1.3. User Interface

This Chapter describes the main user interface window of the APEX DS application. The secondary dialog windows that may be displayed while using APEX DS will also be covered here.

Example APEX DS Application Window

After launching the APEX DS application, the main user interface window will be displayed. It has a layout similar to the one shown on the image above. There are two major areas on the APEX DS user interface:

• The tool bar area at the top of the window. This contains the main application menu, various accelerator buttons and some display areas. The accelerator buttons duplicate the most frequently used functions of the menu for quick access. Components in this area will be explained in subsequent sections.
• The data view area occupies the larger bottom part of the window. It can show one of several different possible views of the current data acquisition task.

Sections:

• 1.3.1. Menu Toolbar
  • 1.3.1.1. Time Display
  • 1.3.1.2. File Menu
  • 1.3.1.3. View Menu
  • 1.3.1.4. Data Menu
  • 1.3.1.5. Setup Menu
  • 1.3.1.6. Help Menu
• 1.3.2. Acquisition Toolbar
  • 1.3.2.1. Acquisition Controls
  • 1.3.2.2. Data Point Controls
• 1.3.3. Display Toolbar
• 1.3.4. Data Plots View
• 1.3.5. Test Ops View
• 1.3.6. Calibration View
  • 1.3.6.1. Voltage Calibration
  • 1.3.6.2. EU Calibration
  • 1.3.6.3. Calibration Theory
• 1.3.7. Simulator Dialog
• 1.3.8. Preferences Dialog
  • 1.3.8.1. Plot Colors
  • 1.3.8.2. APEX Utilities
  • 1.3.8.3. Number Formats
• 1.3.9. Data Point Dialog
  • 1.3.9.1. Test information
  • 1.3.9.2. Current Data Point
  • 1.3.9.3. Next Data Point
• 1.3.10. Alarms Dialog
• 1.3.11. Licensing Dialogs
  • 1.3.11.1. License Configuration
  • 1.3.11.2. License Agreement