Spectrum analyzer interface
A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium usable with a programmable computer, the computer program product having computer-readable code embodied therein for displaying data in a graphical format, the computer-readable code includes, but is not limited to, instructions for mapping a range of detected densities of detected frequency signals to a corresponding range of color hues, generating a spectrum density graph displaying the detected frequency signals and corresponding densities as represented by the mapped corresponding range of color hues, and generating a waterfall spectrum graph displaying the corresponding detected densities utilizing the same color mapping of the detected range of densities of detected frequency signals as utilized by the generated spectrum density graph, thereby providing a density color match between data points on the spectrum density graph and the waterfall spectrum graph.
1. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium usable with a programmable computer, the computer program product having computer-readable code embodied therein for displaying data in a graphical format, the computer-readable code comprising instructions for:
mapping a range of detected densities of detected frequency signals to a corresponding range of color hues;
generating a spectrum density graph displaying the detected frequency signals and corresponding densities as represented by the mapped corresponding range of color hues; and
generating a waterfall spectrum graph displaying the corresponding detected densities utilizing the same color mapping of the detected range of densities of detected frequency signals as utilized by the generated spectrum density graph, thereby providing a density color match between data points on the spectrum density graph and the waterfall spectrum graph.
2. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the mapping a range of detected densities of detected frequency signals to a corresponding range of color hues includes:
mapping a blue hue to a low density value.
3. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the mapping a range of detected densities of detected frequency signals to a corresponding range of color hues includes:
mapping a red hue to a high density value.
4. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the mapping a range of detected densities of detected frequency signals to a corresponding range of color hues includes:
mapping a range of hues including green, yellow and orange hues to a range of density values between the high density value and the low density value.
5. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the mapping a range of detected densities of detected frequency signals to a corresponding range of color hues includes:
mapping one or more colors to a hue saturation value (HSV) color model.
6. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the mapping one or more colors to a hue saturation value (HSV) color model includes:
setting a saturation value to a fixed value.
7. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the mapping one or more colors to a hue saturation value (HSV) color model includes:
mapping amplitude to a hue in the spectrum waterfall display.
8. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the mapping one or more colors to a hue saturation value (HSV) color model includes:
mapping at least one amplitude to a hue in a corresponding spectrum density graph display.
9. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the mapping one or more colors to a hue saturation value (HSV) color model includes:
mapping a frequency spectrum density a value or a saturation.
10. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the mapping a range of detected densities of detected frequency signals to a corresponding range of color hues includes:
mapping a density to an alpha value.
11. The computer program product of claim 1 , further including:
providing an overlay of a device classification onto a visual representation of captured spectrum data for to allow a visual determination of device classification accuracy.
12. The computer program product of claim 1 , further including:
generating and displaying a playback waterfall graph display having selectable regions capable of providing a detailed display of one or more selected timespans of captured or collected spectrum data.
13. The computer program product of claim 12 , further including:
positioning the playback waterfall graph display within a side region of a display screen, such that a main viewing area of the display may display a current timespan of captured or collected spectrum data.
14. The computer program product of claim 12 , further including:
compressing the playback waterfall graph display as appropriate to maintain a constant size of the playback waterfall graph display within the viewing area of the display.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 , further including:
scaling the playback waterfall graph display as an image.
16. The computer program product of claim 14 , further including:
compressing the captured or collected spectrum data represented in the playback waterfall graph display.
17. The computer program product of claim 1 , further including:
generating and displaying one or more user selectable thumbnail versions of points in time of captured frequency spectrum data.
18. The computer program product of claim 17 , further including:
generating and displaying one or more side or border embellishments having a visual appearance of a film strip along a border region of the one or more user selectable thumbnail versions of points in time of captured frequency spectrum data.
19. The computer program product of claim 17 , further including:
generating and displaying a pop-up or pop-out version of the one or more user selectable thumbnail versions of points in time of captured frequency spectrum data, the pop-up or pop-out version viewable when a selection tool hovers over a portion of the graphical display.
20. The computer program product of claim 1 , further including:
generating and displaying an enhanced duty cycle display for one or more amplitude levels.
21. The computer program product of claim 20 , further including:
generating and displaying a duty cycle for each amplitude level on a color scale;
generating and displaying duty cycle information from detected frequency spectrum information; and
generating and displaying density information utilizing the color scale.
22. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein the generating and displaying density information utilizing the color scale further includes:
incorporating density information for each frequency amplitude point into a coloration of the duty cycle, further including:
mapping of the duty cycle with the frequency at each amplitude onto the a designated hue and the density at a corresponding frequency or amplitude point onto a designated color value.
23. The computer program product of claim 1 , further including:
providing a visual indication of a cursor on two or more graphs having at least one common axis.
24. The computer program product of claim 23 , further including:
generating and displaying a visual indication of a cursor location on at least a second graph at a point marked by the cursor on a first graph.
25. The computer program product of claim 1 , further including:
determining a duty cycle change across a monitored frequency band; and
generating and displaying the duty cycle change.