In this menu you can set the relations between pulses and time slots in the design. It makes possible to change amplitude or width of many pulses at once by just a single mouse click.
Make the selected pulse an amplitude reference.
You will be prompted to give it a name. The default name is AmplMaster1.
You may change the name later using Rename master » hierarchical menu.
The color of the pulse changes to red.
Note : some restrictions apply to 'master' pulses - you may not delete, cut, clear or paste over them. For workaround see the [ Amplitude ] Promote to master command below.You may copy them and the copied pulse will automatically become its 'slave' equal in size.
Couple the selected pulse to a reference pulse (make it a 'slave' pulse). Invokes a dialog where have to chose a master using a pop-up menu and type the coupling parameters (multiplication and offset).
Its amplitude will from now follow the equation:
When a `coupled' pulse is altered, the software readjusts the amplitude of the master pulse, propagates the change to all related pulses (which may be in different waveforms, even those not shown on the screen), and finally transmits the appropriate information to the waveform generator (if connected and in 'auto' mode).
The color of the coupled pulse changes to blue .
Note : if changing an amplitude of a coupled pulse should cause that an other coupled pulse runs out of range, the amplitude of the current pulse will be readjusted in order to keep all amplitudes within limits. So do not get angry, when the program refuses to place the amplitude bar exactly where you want it - check what happens with other pulses in the coupling chain!
Move the 'master' properties over to the selected 'slave' pulse. The waveforms will not change. The name will not change.
Use this menu command if you wish to delete, cut or clear a sequence containing a master or paste over it (which is not allowed).
Couple together the selection of pulses creating a new coupling chain preserving the current relations between pulse amplitudes. The first pulse in the selection becomes a master and cannot have zero amplitude. Pulses with zero amplitude will not be included in the chain.
Append the selected pulses to an existing coupling chain chosen from dialog.
Make the selected slot a width-reference. You will be prompted to give it a name. The default name consists of the text TauMaster1.
You may change the name later using Rename master » hierarchical menu.
The color of the pulse changes to red.
Note : the same restrictions apply to 'master' slots as to 'master' pulses - you may not delete, cut, clear or paste over them. For workaround see the [ Timing ] Promote to master command.You may copy them and the copied pulse will automatically become its 'slave' equal in size.
Couple the selected slot to a reference slot (make it a 'slave' slot). Invokes a dialog where you have to choose a master from a pop-up menu and type the coupling parameters (multiplication and offset).
The width of the slave pulse will from now on follow the equation:
When a `coupled' slot is altered, the software readjusts the width of the master slot, propagates the change to all related slots, and finally transmits the appropriate information to the waveform generator (if connected and in 'auto' mode).
The color of the coupled pulse changes to blue.
Note : if decreasing the with of a coupled slot should cause that the width of another slot would be reduced to zero, it will be set to 2 time units.
Move the 'master' properties over to the selected 'slave' slot. The waveforms will not change. The name will not change.
Use this menu command if you wish to delete, cut or clear a sequence containing a master or paste over it (which is not allowed).
Couple together the selection of pulses creating a new coupling chain preserving the current relations between pulse amplitudes. The first pulse in the selection becomes a master and cannot have zero amplitude. Pulses with zero amplitude will not be included in the chain.
Append the selected pulses to an existing coupling chain chosen from dialog.
Hierarchical menu of 'masters'. Invokes a dialog where you can change the name of a chosen 'master' pulse or slot.