Config Tab

The Config tab provides access to all major LabOne settings and is available on all HDAWG instruments.

Features

define instrument connection parameters
browser session control
define UI appearance (grids, theme, etc.)
store and load instrument settings and UI settings
configure data recording

Description

The Config tab serves as a control panel for all general LabOne settings and is opened by default on start-up. 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
Config		Provides access to software configuration.

The Config tab (see Figure 1) is divided into four sections to control connections, sessions, settings, user interface appearance and data recording.

Figure 1. LabOne UI: Config tab

The Connection section provides information about connection and server versions. Access from remote locations can be restricted with the connectivity setting.

The Session section provides the session number which is also displayed in the status bar. Clicking on Session Dialog opens the session dialog window (same as start up screen) that allows one to load different settings files as well as to connect to other instruments.

The Settings section allows one to load and save instrument and UI settings. The saved settings are later available in the session dialog.

The User Preferences section contains the settings that are continuously stored and automatically reloaded the next time an HDAWG instrument is used from the same computer account.

For low ambient light conditions the use of the dark display theme is recommended (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. LabOne UI: Config tab - dark theme

Functional Elements

Table 2. Config tab
Control/Tool	Option/Range	Description
About		Get information about LabOne software.
Web Server Version and Revision	string	Web Server version and revision number
Host	default is localhost: 127.0.0.1	IP-Address of the LabOne Web Server
Port	4 digit integer	LabOne Web Server TCP/IP port
Data Server Version and Revision	string	Data Server version and revision number
Host	default is localhost: 127.0.0.1	IP-Address of the LabOne Data Server
Port	default is 8004	TCP/IP port used to connect to the LabOne Data Server.
Connect/Disconnect		Connect/disconnect the LabOne Data Server of the currently selected device. If a LabOne Data Server is connected only devices that are visible to that specific server are shown in the device list.
Status	grey/green	Indicates whether the LabOne User Interface is connected to the selected LabOne data server. Grey: no connection. Green: connected. Red: error while connecting.
Connectivity	Localhost Only	Forbid/Allow to connect to this Data Server from other computers.
Connectivity	From Everywhere
File Upload	drop area	Drag and drop files in this box to upload files. Clicking on the box opens a file dialog for file upload. Supported files: Settings (*.xml).
Session Id	integer number	Session identifier. A session is a connection between a client and LabOne Data Server.
Session Manager		Open the session manager dialog. This allows for device or session change. The current session can be continued by pressing cancel.
File Name	selection of available file names	Save/load the device and user interface settings to/from the selected file on the internal flash drive. The setting files can be downloaded/uploaded using the Files tab.
Include		Enable Save/Load of particular settings.
	No Include Settings	Please enable settings type to be included during Save/Load.
	Include Device	Enable Save/Load of Device settings.
	Include UI	Enable Save/Load of User Interface settings.
	Include UI and Device	Enable Save/Load of User Interface and Device settings.
	Include Preferences	Enable loading of User Preferences from settings file.
	Include UI, Device and Preferences	Enable Save/Load of User Interface, Device and User Preferences.
Save		Save the user interface and device setting to a file.
Load		Load the user interface and device setting from a file.
Language		Choose the language for the tooltips.
Display Theme	Light	Choose theme of the user interface.
Display Theme	Dark	Choose theme of the user interface.
Plot Print Theme	Light	Choose theme for printing SVG plots.
Plot Print Theme	Dark	Choose theme for printing SVG plots.
Plot Grid	Dashed	Select active grid setting for all SVG plots.
	Solid
	None
Plot Rendering		Select rendering hint about what tradeoffs to make as the browser renders SVG plots. The setting has impact on rendering speed and plot display for both displayed and saved plots.
	Auto	Indicates that the browser shall make appropriate tradeoffs to balance speed, crisp edges and geometric precision, but with geometric precision given more importance than speed and crisp edges.
	Optimize Speed	The browser shall emphasize rendering speed over geometric precision and crisp edges. This option will sometimes cause the browser to turn off shape anti-aliasing.
	Crisp Edges	Indicates that the browser shall attempt to emphasize the contrast between clean edges of artwork over rendering speed and geometric precision. To achieve crisp edges, the user agent might turn off anti-aliasing for all lines and curves or possibly just for straight lines which are close to vertical or horizontal.
	Geometric Precision	Indicates that the browser shall emphasize geometric precision over speed and crisp edges.
Resampling Method		Select the resampling interpolation method. Resampling corrects for sample misalignment in subsequent scope shots. This is important when using reduced sample rates with a time resolution below that of the trigger.
	Linear	Linear interpolation
	PCHIP	Piecewise Cubic Hermite Interpolating Polynomial
Show Shortcuts	ON / OFF	Displays a list of keyboard and mouse wheel shortcuts for manipulating plots.
Dynamic Tabs	ON / OFF	If enabled, sections inside the application tabs are collapsed automatically depending on the window width.
Graphical Mode	Auto	Select the display mode for the graphical elements. Auto format will select the format which fits best the current window width.
	Expanded
	Collapsed
Log Format	Telnet	Choose the command log format. See status bar and [User]\Documents\Zurich Instruments\LabOne\WebServer\Log
	MATLAB
	Python
	.NET
CSV Delimiter	Comma	Select which delimiter to insert for CSV files.
	Semicolon
	Tab
CSV Locale	Default locale. Dot for the decimal point and no digit grouping, e.g. 1005.07	Select the locale used for defining the decimal point and digit grouping symbols in numeric values in CSV files. The default locale uses dot for the decimal point and no digit grouping, e.g. 1005.07. The system locale uses the symbols set in the language and region settings of the computer.
CSV Locale	System locale. Use the symbols set in the language and region settings of the computer
HDF5 Saving	Single file. All measurements go in one file	For HDF5 file format only: Select whether each measurement should be stored in a separate file, or whether all measurements should be saved in a single file.
HDF5 Saving	Multiple files. Each measurement goes in a separate file
Auto Start	ON / OFF	Skip session manager dialog at start-up if selected device is available. In case of an error or disconnected device the session manager will be reactivated.
Update Reminder	ON / OFF	Display a reminder on start-up if the LabOne software wasn’t updated in 180 days.
Update Check	ON / OFF	Periodically check for new LabOne software over the internet.
Drive		Select the drive for data saving.
Format	MATLAB	File format of recorded and saved data.
	CSV
	SXM (Nanonis)
Open Folder		Open recorded data in the system File Explorer.
Folder	path indicating file location	Folder containing the recorded data.
Save Interval	Time in seconds	Time between saves to disk. A shorter interval means less system memory consumption, but for certain file formats (e.g. MATLAB) many small files on disk. A longer interval means more system memory consumption, but for certain file formats (e.g. MATLAB) fewer, larger files on disk.
Queue	integer number	Number of data chunks not yet written to disk.
Size	integer number	Accumulated size of saved data in the current session.
Record	ON / OFF	Start and stop saving data to disk as defined in the selection filter. Length of the files is determined by the Window Length setting in the Plotter tab.
Writing	grey/green	Indicates whether data is currently written to disk.
Display	filter or regular expression	Display specific tree branches using one of the preset view filters or a custom regular expression.
Tree	ON / OFF	Click on a tree node to activate it.
All		Select all tree elements.
None		Deselect all tree elements.

For more information on the tree functionality in the Record Data section, please see Tree Selector.