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Visualizers and Data Monitors
Figure 9 - Connecting visualizers
When connecting a visualizer to a component output port, OptiSys_Design will first insert a
default Data Monitor in the component output port, and then the visualizer will be connected.
Visualizers are always connected to monitors; this is why you can have multiple visualizers
attached to the same port, because actually they are attached to the same monitor. Data
monitors are represented by a rectangle around the component output port.
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Optical
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Figure 10 - Monitors and Visualizers
Visualizers post process the data saved by the data monitor, you can also insert a monitor to
a port without connecting to a visualizer, and the monitor will always save the data after the
simulation is finished. This means that if you insert a monitor in a port before the simulation
starts, after the simulation has finished you can connect visualizer to this monitor without
running the simulation again.
• From the Layout tools toolbar select the Monitor Tool, the cursor will change to the
Monitor mode,
• Click in the output port of the CW Laser component.
• Click on the Layout tool to disable the Monitor mode.
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