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Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

Waveform Window Options

You can set the default values for some of the Waveform Window options with the awvSetOptionValue function.

When you set the default of an option in the CIW, the new value takes effect when you open a new Waveform Window or add a subwindow to an existing Waveform Window. The plotting options take effect as soon as you send an image to the plotter.

If you want the defaults to apply to every new session, you need to change the options in the .cdsinit file.

The following table describes various Waveform window options. Their default values are indicated in bold in the Valid Values column of the table.

Option Description Type Valid Values

cursorAction

Controls whether the cursor snaps to waveforms or original data points.

string
  • "data point"
  • "line"

cursorPhase

Controls the phase display (Smith).

string
  • "degree"
  • "radian"

cursorPrecision

Controls the number of digits displayed (at the top of the window) as cursor output

integer

Any integer greater than 2 and less than 16.

Default value: 4.

cursorSuppressed

Removes the tracking cursor display.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

cursorValue

Controls the value display (Smith).

string
  • "normalized admittance"
  • "reflection coefficient"
  • "normalized impedance"

dateStamp

Adds the date to the top right corner of the window.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

displayAxes

Displays axes.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

displayAxesBy125

Displays the axis labels by increments of 1, 2, or 5.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

displayAxesLabel

Displays axes labels.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

displayGrids

Displays grid lines.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

displayMajorTicks

Displays major tick marks.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

displayMinorTicks

Displays minor tick marks.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

hcCopyNum

Specifies the number of copies to plot.

integer

Any positive integer

Default value: 1

hcDisplay

Specifies the display name.

string

Defined in the technology file.

Default value: "display"

hcHeader

Specifies header with plot.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

hcMailLogNames

Emails plot submission output to user.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

hcOrientation

Specifies the orientation of the plot.

string
  • "portrait"
  • "landscape"
  • "automatic"

hcOutputFile

Specifies to plot to the file only.

general (string or nil)

Name of the output file

hcPaperSize

Specifies size of plot paper.

string

Specified in .cdsplotinit

mode

Controls mode type.

string
  • "strip"
  • "smith"
  • "composite"

numIdentifier

Controls the number of identifiers per waveform.

integer

Any positive integer or nil to show all the identifiers

Default value: 6

style

Controls how waveforms are plotted in the window.

string
  • "bar"
  • "scatterPlot"
  • "joined"
  • "auto"

xLog

Displays x axis logarithmically.

Boolean
  • t
  • nil

Related Topics

awvSetOptionDefault

awvSetOptionValue


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