A1.5.2 Visualisation

Three visualisation modes are available according to the option selected in the display radio box, i.e. vector, C.D.F or P.D.F. You may save each visualised data by pressing the "Save" button as explained below. Further details on the save extension (.txt, .xls, .xlsx) is also given in Section ‎2.12.

• Vector: this mode displays an events plot of the generated signal vector.

Figure 364: Vector GUI and the equivalent saved file in .txt

The saved data are formatted in two columns: the first column contains the event numbers and the second column contains the corresponding value of the signal strength for that event (in the units displayed). 

Figure 365: Format of the vector file

• C.D.F.: this mode allows to display the Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) of the generated signal. The CDF is computed on the generated signal vector raw data, i.e. as expressed in dBm and not on linear values.

Figure 366: CDF GUI and the corresponding .txt file

The saved data are formatted in three columns: the first column contains the event numbers, the second column contains the values of the signal strength in the units displayed, and the third column contains the corresponding value of the cumulative distribution function.

Figure 367: Format of the CDF file

• P.D.F.: this mode allows displaying the probability density function (PDF) of the generated signal, i.e. a statistical histogram showing the square root of the number of given signal strength values. The user can change the number of bins

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Figure 368: PDF GUI and the corresponding .txt file

The saved data are formatted in two columns: the first column contains the value (in the units displayed) and the second column contains the corresponding probability.

Figure 369: Format of the PDF file