Menu Bar and Accelerator Keys

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Real-Time and Single Line Windows:

When the Real-time or Single Line window is active, the following menu items can be accessed.

File:

Replay: 

Opens the Replay window and Replay Control dialog box. This window and dialog box is used to create PSN event file(s) from the data stored to disk for each channel. Pressing the 'R' key will also open the Replay Window.

Force Event File:

Force WinSDR into an alarm state. Pressing the 'E' key will also force the system into an alarm state.

Stop Event Files:

Stops any event file(s) from being saved. Active if WinSDR is in the alarm state. Pressing the Ctrl+S keys will also stop event files from being saved.

Stop Teleseismic Event Files:

Stops any event file(s) from being saved if triggered by the teleseismic event detection process. Pressing the Ctrl+T keys will also stop teleseismic event files from being saved.

Dataset Volume Control:

Opens the Dataset Volume Control dialog box. PSN Dataset Volume files contain two or three event records in one file. This dialog box controls what channels will be associated with the dataset volume file. 

Stop Recording Data:

Selecting this menu item will open Data Control dialog box. If you press the Stop Recording Data button, WinSDR will zero out any incoming data from the ADC board. This can be used if you will be doing any maintenance on your sensor(s). A time limit of 1 hour is used in case you forget to deactivate the stop recording of data feature.    

Upgrade Firmware:

Opens the Upgrade A/D Board Firmware dialog box. This dialog box is used to upgrade the firmware or program that runs on the PSN-SERIAL-ATOD board.

WinQuake Location:

Used to input the location of the WinQuake program file winqk32.exe. WinSDR can open WinQuake after saving event files if it knows the location of this file. See the Save Event dialog box for more information.

Get Remote Channel Information:

This is part of the WinSDR TCP/IP Server/Client feature. This menu item will be active if WinSDR is running in the client mode. When selected, WinSDR will request that the WinSDR server send back channel information. This information is saved as a ini file for each channel. The ini file can then be loaded in using the Channel Settings dialog box.

Convert Daily Record Files:

This menu item is used to convert the daily record file names produced by older version of WinSDR to the new file name format. Older record files only used the Julian date (1 to 365/366) as the file extension. The new format includes the full date to remove year rollover problems with just using the Julian date.   

Exit:

Exits the WinSDR application.

Alarm:

Clear Alarm:

Stops the alarm sound. Active if the alarm is sounding using either the PC's speaker or sound card. Pressing the 'A' or Space key will also clear the alarm. 

System Settings:

Opens the System Settings dialog box.

Reset Teleseismic Data:

Resets the teleseismic event detection process. 

Channel 1-12:

Opens the Channel Settings dialog box to the selected channel. Pressing the Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9, Ctrl+F10,Ctrl+F11 or Ctrl+F12  keys will also open the Alarm Settings dialog box to the selected channel.

Channel:

All:

Display all channels. Pressing the ESC key will also display all channels.

Channel 1-12:

Display one channel. Pressing the 1 through 9, F10, F11, or F12 key will also display the selected channel.

Settings:

Display:

Opens the Display Control dialog box. Pressing the F5 key will also open this dialog box.

Single Line Display:

Opens the Single Line display settings dialog box. This window resembles an oscilloscope where the trace scrolls to the left as new data is added to the display.

System:

Opens the System Settings dialog box.

FTP Upload:

Opens the FTP Upload Settings dialog box. This dialog box is used to control automatic event file uploads to an FTP server.

GIF Files:

Settings:

Opens the GIF File Settings dialog box.

Create Files:

Forces WinSDR to create a set of GIF file images.

Upload Settings:

Opens the GIF Image Upload Settings dialog box.

Upload Now:

Forces WinSDR to upload GIF file images.

GPS:

Check Time Using GPS:

Forces a GPS time test. Only active if GPS is selected in the Time Reference Type field of the System Settings dialog box. Pressing the G key will also activate this function.

Reset GPS Receiver: 

Resets the ONCORE GPS receiver to its default settings. 

GPS Location:

Opens the GPS Location dialog box. When this dialog box is open WinQuake will average the position data from the GPS receiver and display the results in this dialog box.  

Channel 1-12:

Opens the Channel Settings dialog box to selected channel number. Pressing the Alt+1 through Alt+9, Alt+F10, Alt+F11 or Alt+F12 keys will also open the Channel Settings dialog box to selected channel.

View:

Pause Display:

Pauses the trace(s) in the real-time window. 

Clear Display:

Clears the data and starts the trace at the top left hand side of the real-time window. Pressing F7 will also clears the display.

Redisplay:

Redisplays the data in the real-time window. Pressing F8 will also redisplay the real-time window.

Clear Min/Max:

Clears the Minimum and Maximum accumulators when displaying one channel. Pressing the C key will also clear the accumulators. 

Clear Event Counter:

Clears the event counter displayed on the status bar. Pressing the Ctrl+C keys will also clear the event counter.

Display Mode:

The menu items below allow the user to display text data in the Real-time and Single Line windows in various formats.  

A/D Counts:

When selected, the text data will be displayed in A/D counts from the converted chip. For a 16-Bit system the range is +-32767 counts. The Shift-C keys can also be used to display the data in this format.

A/D Volts:

When selected, the text data will be display in volts. To display volts you must place a value in the A/D Input field located in the Channel Settings dialog box. Normally the input range of the PSN-ADC-SERIAL is +-10 volt so a 10 should be placed in A/D Input field. The Shift-V keys can also be used to display the data in this format.

Amp Volts:

When selected, the text data will be display in volts as seen by the input to the Amplifier. To display data in this format the A/D Input and Amp Gain fields in the Channel Settings dialog box must have values in them. The Shift-A keys can also be used to display the data in this format.

STA/LTA:

When selected, STA/LTA (Short Term Averaging/Long Term Averaging) trigger information will be display. This information can be used to help set up the STA/LTA event trigger parameters. The Shift-S keys can also be used to display the data in this format.

Teleseismic STA/LTA:

When selected, Teleseismic STA/LTA (Short Term Averaging/Long Term Averaging) trigger information will be display. This information can be used to help set up the STA/LTA event trigger parameters for the teleseismic event detection feature. The Shift-T keys can also be used to display the data in this format.

Log File:

View Log File:

Opens and closes the Log File Viewer window. When this viewer is open any debug information saved to the winsdr.log file will also be displayed in the window.

Delete Log File:

Deletes the current winsdr.log file. 

Options:

Opens the System Settings dialog box to the log file settings tab.

Status Viewer:

Opens the Status Viewer dialog box. This dialog box has general WinSDR status information as well as status information of the remote A/D board

View GIF Files:

Uses PSNExporer to display the GIF file images created by WinSDR. See the GIF File Settings dialog box for more information. 

Single Line Display:

Opens the Single Channel  window. This window resembles an oscilloscope where the trace scrolls to the left as new data is added to the display.  

Last:

5 Min to 24 Hours. Various times that can be used to redisplay the Real-time and Single Line windows. 

Window:

Cascade:

Cascades all open windows.

Tile:

Tiles all open windows.

Help:

Help:

Opens the WinSDR documentation using the PSNExplorer browser.

About WinSDR:

Opens the About WinSDR dialog box. This dialog box has information on the release version number, copyright and author information. 


Replay Window:

When the Replay window and Replay Control dialog box are active, the following menu items can be accessed.

File:

Zero Data:

This menu item can be used to zero out (set to 0) ADC data saved in the daily record file that is currently being displayed in the Replay window. This feature can be used to clean up your record files do to sensor maintenance etc.  

WinQuake Location:

Used to input the location of the WinQuake exe file winqk32.exe. WinSDR can open WinQuake after saving event files if it knows the location of this file. See the Save Event dialog box for more information.

Close:

Closes the Replay window and Replay Control dialog box.

Channel:

Used to change the current display channel.

Y-Scale:

Used to change the Y-Scale of the current selected channel.

Window:

Cascade:

Cascades all open windows.

Tile:

Tiles all open windows.

Help:

Help:

Opens the WinSDR documentation using the PSNExplorer browser.

About WinSDR:

Opens the About WinSDR dialog box. This dialog box has information on the release version number, copyright and author information.


Popup Menus:

When the Real-Time window is active the user can press the right hand mouse button to display this popup menu:

 

Alarm Settings:

Opens the Channel Settings dialog box's Event Detection settings tab for the current channel being displayed.

Channel Settings:

Opens the Channel Settings dialog box to one of the sub-menu channels.

Display Channel:

Used to change the channel to display.

Display Settings:

Opens the Real-Time window Display Control dialog box.

Replay:

Opens the Replay window and control dialog box.

Pause:

Pauses the display.

 

When the Replay window is active the user can press the right hand mouse button to display this popup menu:

View:

Used to set the X-Scale to one of the sub-menu display times.

Channel:

Used to change the channel to display.

Y-Scale:

Used to set the Y-Scale to one of the sub-menu values.

Zero-Data:

This menu item can be used to zero out (set to 0) ADC data saved in the daily record file that is currently being displayed in the Replay window. This feature can be used to clean up your record files do to sensor maintenance etc.

When the Single Line window is active the user can press the right hand mouse button to display this popup menu:

Pause Display:

Pauses / Resumes the updating of the Single Line display.

Save Event:

Opens the Save Event dialog box.

Channel:

Used to change the channel to display.

Display Settings:

Opens the Single Line Display Settings dialog box.

Display Filtered Data:

Currently not used.

Title Bar:

Toggles the Single Line window's title bar on or off.

Last:

Used to set the X-Scale to one of the sub-menu display times.


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