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Using the Front-Panel Interface
Introduction This chapter gives you an overview of how to use the front-panel interface.
The front-panel user interface is merely accessing the many menus and
using the convenient touch-screen to move around the menu tree. The
front panel itself consists of a disk drive, the knob, power switch, display,
and receptacle for connecting the optional mouse.
The user interface allows you to configure the logic analyzer and each
analyzer (machine) within the logic analyzer. It also displays acquired
data and measurement results.
Using the front-panel interface is a basic process of:
• Selecting the desired menu
• Selecting a desired field within a menu
• Displaying the options or current variable data associated with the
desired field
• Selecting the desired option or entering new data (editing current
data) in the field
• Starting and Stopping data acquisition when the logic analyzer is
connected and configured
Using the
Mouse
Everything that can be done with the touch screen and knob on the
HP 16500A can also be done with the optional mouse. The mouse plugs
into the connector in the lower right of the front panel. As soon as the
mouse is plugged in, it is active.
When the mouse is plugged in, a white cursor (cross) appears on the
screen. Moving the mouse causes the cursor to move. To "touch" a field
with the mouse, move the cursor to the field and press the left button on
the mouse.
To use the mouse to perform the functions of the front-panel knob, hold
down the right button and move the mouse. When you release this button,
the function returns to the cursor.
HP 16510B Using the Front-Panel Interface
Front-Panel Reference 3-1