Device Tab

The Device tab is the main settings tab for the connected instrument and is available on all PQSC instruments.

Features

Option and upgrade management
External clock referencing (10/100 MHz)
Instrument connectivity parameters
Device monitor

Description

The Device tab serves mainly as a control panel for all settings specific to the instrument that is controlled by LabOne in this particular session. Whenever the tab is closed or an additional one of the same type is needed, clicking the following icon will open a new instance of the tab.

Table 1. App icon and short description
Control/Tool	Option/Range	Description
Device		Provides instrument specific settings.

The Device tab (see Figure 1) is divided into five sections: general instrument information, configuration, communication parameters, device presets, and a device monitor.

Figure 1. LabOne UI: Device tab

The Information section provides details about the instrument hardware and indicates the installed upgrade options. This is also the place where new options can be added by entering the provided option key.

The Configuration section allows one to change the reference from the internal clock to an external 10 / 100 MHz reference. The reference is to be connected to the Clock Input on the instrument back panel. The section also allows one to select a frequency of 10 or 100 MHz of the reference clock output, which is generated at the Clock Output on the instrument back panel.

Any change to the reference clock setting, either input and output, will disconnect all the devices connected over ZSync. The connections will not be automatically re-established and that should be done manually on every instrument.

The Communication section offers access to the instruments TCP/IP settings.

The Statistics section gives an overview on communication statistics.

Packet loss on command streaming over TCP or USB: command packets should never be lost as it creates an invalid state.

The Device Monitor section is collapsed by default and generally only needed for servicing. It displays vitality signals of some of the instrument’s hardware components.

Functional Elements

Table 2. Device tab
Control/Tool	Option/Range	Description
FPGA	integer number	HDL firmware revision.
Digital Board	version number	Hardware revision of the FPGA base board.
Firmware	integer number	Revision of the device internal controller software.
FX3 USB	version number	USB firmware revision.
Serial	1-4 digit number	Device serial number
Type	string	Device type
Installed Options	short names for each option	Options that are installed on this device.
Install		Click to install options on this device. Requires a unique feature code and a power cycle after entry.
More Information		Display additional device information in a separate browser tab.
Upgrade Device Options		Display available upgrade options.
Input Reference Clock Source		Selects internal or external reference clock source. When the source is changed, all the instruments connected with ZSync links will be disconnected.
	Internal	The internal 100MHz clock is used as the frequency and time base reference.
	External	An external clock is intended to be used as the frequency and time base reference. Provide a clean and stable 10MHz or 100MHz reference to the appropriate back panel connector.
Actual Input Reference Clock Source		Currently active clock source. This might differ from the Set Source choice if the set clock is not available.
	Internal	Internal 100MHz clock is actually used as the frequency and time base reference.
	External	An external clock is actually used as the frequency and time base reference.
Input Reference Clock Frequency		Indicates the frequency of the input reference clock.
Input Reference Clock Status		Indicates the status of the input reference clock. Green: locked. Yellow: the device is busy trying to lock onto the input reference clock signal. Red: there was an error locking onto the input reference clock signal. The instrument is currently not operational.
Output Reference Clock Enable		Enable clock signal on the reference clock output.
Output Reference Clock Frequency		Selects the frequency of the output reference clock to be 10MHz or 100MHz.
MAC Address	80:2F:DE:xx:xx:xx	MAC address of the device. The MAC address is defined statically, cannot be changed and is unique for each device.
IPv4 Address	default 192.168.1.10	Current IP address of the device. This IP address is assigned dynamically by a DHCP server, defined statically, or is a fall-back IP address if the DHCP server could not be found (for point to point connections).
Static IP	ON / OFF	Enable this flag if the device is used in a network with fixed IP assignment without a DHCP server.
IPv4 Address	default 192.168.1.10	Static IP address to be written to the device.
IPv4 Mask	default 255.255.255.0	Static IP mask to be written to the device.
Gateway	default 192.168.1.1	Static IP gateway
Program		Click to program the specified IPv4 address, IPv4 Mask and Gateway to the device.
Pending	integer value	Number of buffers ready for receiving command packets from the device.
Processing	integer value	Number of buffers being processed for command packets. Small values indicate proper performance. For a TCP/IP interface, command packets are sent using the TCP protocol.
Packet Loss	integer value	Number of command packets lost since device start. Command packets contain device settings that are sent to and received from the device.
Bandwidth	numeric value	Command streaming bandwidth usage on the physical network connection between device and data server.
Pending	integer value	Number of buffers ready for receiving data packets from the device.
Processing	integer value	Number of buffers being processed for data packets. Small values indicate proper performance. For a TCP/IP interface, data packets are sent using the UDP protocol.
Packet Loss	integer value	Number of data packets lost since device start. Data packets contain measurement data.
Bandwidth	numeric value	Data streaming bandwidth usage on the physical network connection between device and data server.
Interface		Active interface between device and data server. In case multiple options are available, the priority as indicated on the left applies.