Cannot generate waterfall

**exojam** · **07-19-09, 05:08 PM**

Has anyone seen an issue where waterfalls cannot be generated? I took some measurements today (REW 4.11, JRE 1.6.0_13) and I cannot generate any waterfalls for them.

When I go to the waterfall tab, I see the measurement file I had opened right above the “overlay” with the check next to it. The file I had opened only had one sweep in there and it also has a check mark next to it but both of them are grayed out. It is also like this on the “Spectral Decay” tab.

All other tab have it to where I can check-uncheck what I need.

Thanks, James

**brucek** · **07-19-09, 05:58 PM**

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it also has a check mark next to it but both of them are grayed out

It will remain grayed out until the waterfall is generated.

Click the 'Generate Waterfall' button in the bottom right hand corner of the Waterfall page.

Each measurement has to have the waterfall generated.

brucek

**exojam** · **07-19-09, 06:27 PM**

Bruce,

I will try again with the button. Right now it jsut shows the progress window but does not move. If I recall from the previous version, each sweep could be checked or unchecked before needing to click the generate waterfall button. Also, on the last version, it was pretty dang quick, click the GW button and the waterfall was there.

One other thing, not sure it matters but just in case. Next to the file which is labeled "July 19 14:26:01" it shows -180.db

What I am looking at.

James

**brucek** · **07-19-09, 06:52 PM**

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it shows -180.db

That's the level at the cursor position. It's not important if the cursor is located at a position outside the measurements bandwidth.

Why do you have the vertical scale of the waterfall from -8to 48dB? The signal level will be around 75dB, which is above the level you have set.

Does the frequency response and impulse response look OK?

Let's see them both.

brucek

**exojam** · **07-19-09, 07:07 PM**

Bruce, for the graph setting I must have been moving it around before I grabbed the screen shot. Even if I move up to the 75db area, there is no data.

I had also clicked the GW button and even after about 15 minutes the progress bar had not even started to move.

These the ones you were looking for?
Thanks, James

**brucek** · **07-19-09, 07:15 PM**

Huh, everything looks fine there.

You're one version back on Java. You might try and update that to the latest version. Just go to the Windows Control panel and open the Java console and update it.

You might also try to select the REW Settings pull-down and select Delete Settings and Shutdown. Then restart REW and try it. (you'll have to rebrowse to your cal files).

brucek

**exojam** · **07-19-09, 08:06 PM**

Bruce,

I updated to the lastest JRE right before I posted. Trying the other step now.

It is probably something I am doing. I have not used REW in so long it took me about 2 hours just to get some measurements taken

James

**exojam** · **07-19-09, 09:18 PM**

Bruce,

Something in those saved files must be messed up. I reinstalled REW and pulled up an old sweep and can get a waterfall, just not with anything made today.

James

**brucek** · **07-19-09, 10:08 PM**

OK good. At least it seems to be working now. I have no explanation for the problem....

**exojam** · **07-19-09, 10:20 PM**

Bruce,

Since no root cause was found for this, if you want to zap this theard that is fine by me.

James

**1972nosay** · **07-20-09, 05:35 PM**

Thank!
Very interesting!

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