Migration

to
Master Software Tools

for HHST and HHCL Users,

with a
Quick Start Guide
This documentation compares and describes the functions,
features, capabilities, and differences between Handheld
Software Tools and Master Software Tools.

Anritsu Company
490 Jarvis Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2809
USA
Revision: 2.17
Printed: November 2009
Copyright 2008 Anritsu Company
Features and Benefits 3
Working with File Converters 4
MST Quick Start for Previous HHST Users 5
Supported Commands 12
Menu Bar 13
Toolbar 19
Commands Not Supported in MST 24
MST Code Loading for Cell Master, Site Master, & Spectrum Master 25
Appendix A 28
Supported Anritsu D Model Instruments Migrated to MST 28

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 Migration to MST
for HHST & HHCL Users
This document is to assist Handheld Software Tools and Handheld Code Loader users transition to Master
Software Tools fairly easy. It has five major sections – Features, Quick Start, Supported Commands,
Commands Not Supported in MST, and MST Code Loading for Cell Master, Site Master, and Spectrum
Master. Quick Start includes connecting between MST and the test instrument, downloading a
measurement, using Markers and Limit Lines, and editing antenna, cable, and signal standard files. The
Supported Commands section describes and compares similar commands between HHST and MST. Next is
the section titled Commands No Longer Supported in MST. It is just a list of commands in HHST without
an exact or similar command like it in MST. The last section is MST Code Loading for Cell Master, Site
Master, and Spectrum Master. It is a step-by-step procedure for code loading in MST.

Features and Benefits

As you acquaint yourself with MST, take note of the additional features that were not part of HHST.
 Ease of use
o Standard Windows file management for easier file downloading, dragging, and dropping.
o Setup one trace and copy setup parameters to the other files with Group Edit.
o Easy to edit or create titles and subtitles for multiple traces.
o Improved limit line editing features allow you to create advance limit line masks.
 File format conversions
o VNA to DATA file converter to allow compatibility with certain required report formats.
o The DAT to VNA file conversion tool allows you to work with existing traces.
o Save data as JPEG or CSV files.
o Create AVI files from Spectrogram measurements.
 Easy software updates
o MST combines the function and features of HHST and HHCL, only on.
o Improved upload and download times resulting in significant time savings.
o The product update feature keeps you informed of new firmware updates for the
instrument.
 Measurement Mapping for rapid analysis
o Create maps showing the exact location of your measurement with Map Point.

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Working with File Converters
1. Working with DATA File Conversion Tool

a. Pull down the Tool menu and select DATA File Conversion Tool.
b. In the Source area at the top area of the window, navigate to the directory that contains the
traces that are to be converted.
c. In the Destination area, select the directory into which the converted traces are to be placed.
d. Select the desired Conflicting Filenames option that is to be used – Keep Existing, Overwrite,
Prompt (for a decision), or Skip (skip the conversion of the file for which a conflict exists).
e. Select the measurement or measurements to be converted.
f. Press the View button to preview the new file format.
g. Press the Convert button. Note that the new traces appear in the destination window.

2. Exporting DAT files from MST with the VNA to DAT File Conversion Tool

a. Pull down the File menu and select Save Folders as DATA tool.
b. Select the folder with VNA files to be converted to DATA files

c. Press OK
d. The files in the selected folder are converted to DAT files.

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 MST Quick Start for Previous HHST Users

1. Connecting

a. Connect the serial cable or serial/USB cable between the instrument and PC.
Note: For users connecting in serial only communications mode, Dell 610 & 620 Laptops with
their wireless features turned on, create a communication problem between the instrument and
MST. Please turn off this feature for the laptops stated.

2. Configure Master Software Tools

a. Click Connect – RS232: COMx in the Connection menu. Note the command line is checked
and grayed. The connection list menu displays SERIAL and the connector symbol turns
green.

Toolbar
Component

3. Import Measurements into the Active Measurement Window

There are three methods for transferring measurements from the instrument into the Active
Measurement Window.

Active
Measurement
File List Window

Measurement File
Preview/Summary
Window
Active
Measurement

 Click the Capture Measurement button, , on the toolbar.

 Highlight and double click on a file in the File List window.
 Drag a file from the File List Window into the Active Measurement Window.
Note: When the File Summary button is pressed for the Measurement File Preview/Summary
Window, information regarding the trace and graph set up are displayed.

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4. Set Up Markers
Method 1 – Editing in the Active Measurement Window
a. Display the marker table
i. On the Graphic Display Editor Toolbar, click .
or
i. Open the Plot Setup window.

ii. Click on the Graphic Display Editor toolbar.

iii. In the Data Display Options page, check the Marker Table box.
iv. Click to select the marker type

or
i. Place the cursor on the active measurement screen and press the right mouse button to
open the context menu.
ii. Scroll down to Data Markers and click Display Marker Table.

b. Click the boxes in the Ref column to activate the desired markers.
c. Place the cursor on a marker, hold down left mouse button, and drag the cursor to desired
coordinate.

Method 2 – Set Up Markers with Trace Editor

a. Place the cursor on the active measurement screen and press the right mouse button to open
the context menu.
b. Highlight and click Trace Editor. The measurement is opened in the Trace Editor.

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 c. Click on the desired Marker buttons.

d. Place the cursor on a marker or marker label, hold down left mouse button, and drag the
cursor to desired coordinate.
e. Click on either of the buttons to place the markers in Marker to Peak or Marker to Valley
mode.

5. Set Up Limit Lines

Method 1 – Editing in the Active Measurement Window
a. Set Up Limit Lines
i. Click on the Graphic Display Editor toolbar.
ii. In the Data Display Options page, check one or both of the limit lines – Upper Limit line,
Lower Limit Line.
iii. Set the amplitude value for the either the Upper Limit Line or Lower Limit Line.

b. View Limit Lines

i. Place the cursor on the active measurement screen and press the right mouse button to
open the context menu.
ii. Scroll down to View Limit Lines and click the desired limit line to be displayed

Method 2 – Using Trace Editor

a. Place the cursor on the active measurement screen and press the right mouse button to open
the context menu.
b. Highlight and click Trace Editor. The measurement is opened in the Trace Editor
c. Press the Limit Line pull down arrow button.

d. Move the Limit Line

 Move the Limit Line
1. Place the cursor over the graph. Click the right mouse button.
2. Scroll down the context menu and click Select Line. All the nodes of the limit line
are highlighted in red.
3. Place the cursor on one of the nodes.
4. Hold down the left mouse button and move the limit line to the desired position.
 Move a Segment or Multiple Segments
1. Place the cursor on the graph and hold down the left mouse button.
2. Draw a dotted box (lasso) around the desired segment or segments.
3. Release the left mouse button and the nodes for the selected segments are highlighted
in red.
4. Place the cursor on one of the nodes.
5. Hold down the left mouse button and move the segment or segments to the new
position.

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6. Working with Plot Overlay/Undo Plot Overlay
a. Place two similar type graphs into the active measurement window.
b. On the Graphic Display Editor toolbar, list the mouse functions and click Drag Overlay.

c. Place the mouse cursor on the active measurement panel, hold the left mouse button down,
and drag the cursor onto the second measurement panel.

d. Click to turn off the overlaid trace.

7. Open/Save/Save All

a. Open, Save, Save All are general file management type commands. Please review the section
for further details regarding these and other similar file management commands.

8. Working with the Cable Editor

a. To create a new cable list, highlight New… in the File menu and click Cable File. To append
a current cable list, click on Download Cable List in the Sync menu.

Or
The Cable List Editor window opens.

b. Click a box to enter a cable name or cable parameter.

c. Pull down the File menu and click Save to save the new cable list.
d. Press the button to upload this file into the instrument.

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9. Working with the Antenna Editor

a. To create a new Antenna List, highlight New… in the File menu and click Antenna File. To
append a current antenna list, click Download Antenna List in the Sync menu.

The Antenna Editor window opens.

b. Click a box to enter an antenna name or antenna parameter.

c. Pull down the File menu and click Save to save the new cable list.
d. Press the button to upload this file into the instrument.

10. Working with the Signal Standard Editor

a. To create a new signal standard list, click on the desired standard list type after scrolling
through the sub-menus New… and Signal Standard in the File menu. To append a current
signal standard list, click Download Signal Standards in the Sync menu.

The Signal Standards Editor window opens.

b. Place the cursor over Signal Standard and press the right mouse button. A context menu
opens.

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 c. Click Add Signal Standard. A New Signal Standard is listed and highlighted for entry at the
bottom of the signal standard list.
d. Enter a name for the new signal standard. Set the signal standards accordingly.

e. Press the to upload this file into the instrument.

11. Printing

 Print the Active Measurement

a. Highlight and click on Print in the File menu or click on on the toolbar.
 Print All Files in the Active Measurement Window
a. Highlight and click on Print All in the File menu. The Print All Measurement window
opens.

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12. Select the desired print output parameters
 Page Layout
 Page Orientation
 Printer
a. Press the Print button.
 Generate a Report
The report format generated is determined by the parameters set in the Program Options
window. It will display as an HTML or PDF page. See MST User Guide, page 78, Report
Generator for more information.
a. Click on the toolbar.
b. A report is generated and displayed on your monitor.

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 Supported Commands
This section details the MST commands equivalent to HHST commands. The description format is set up in
a table. At the top of the table in bold text is the HHST command. The left column describes the HHST
command the right column describes the equivalent MST command. There are four rows under the
program title labeled Locate or Activate the Command, The Actual HHST and MST Command or Button,
Command Function, and Additional Instructions, Definitions, or Information. Locate or Activate the
Command contains an instruction or list of instructions to locate the command or button. The Actual HHST
and MST Command or Button row has a picture of the command or button in the software. The Command
Function row details what the command does. If the MST command functions exactly like the HHST
command, the MST Command Function box will be empty. The bottom row will list any additional
instructions, definitions related to the command.

Equivalent MST Command

HHST Command
Program Title
Locate or Activate the
Command
The Actual HHST and
MST Command or
Button (label names)

Command Function

Additional Instructions,
Definitions, or Information

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Menu Bar
Undo Plot Overlay
HHST MST
Click Edit on the menu bar On the Active Measurement Edit Toolbar, click

Removes the overlaid trace from the plot. Turns off all overlays from view in plot.
For additional information related to Overlays see
MST User Guide:
pg 52, Section 3-4 Graphic Display Edit Toolbar
Mouse Function
Drag Overlay
Overlay Control
pg 86, Section 4-4 Overlays

Capture Plots to Screen, Start Plot Capture Button

HHST MST
Click Capture on the menu bar Click File on the menu bar

(Start Plot Capture)

(Save All)

Opens the Plots Download to Screen window to
select the file you want to store on the PC.
Saves all measurements in the measurement
window to the default directory.
For additional information related to Save All see
MST User Guide:
pg 40, Section 3-2 Menu Bar, topics related to the
File Menu

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Capture Current Plot to Screen
HHST MST
Pull down the Capture menu and click On the toolbar, click

(Capture Current Measurement)

Captures the measurement from the instrument and

places it in the measurement display window.

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Cable Editor

HHST MST

Pull down the Tools menu and click Pull down the Sync menu and click

For additional information related to the Cable Editor

window see MST User Guide:
pg 106, Section 5-4 Cable Editor

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Antenna Editor

HHST MST

Pull down the Tools menu and click Pull down the Sync menu and click

For additional information related to the Antenna

Editor window see MST User Guide:
pg 104, Section 5-2 Antenna Editor

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Signal Standard Editor

HHST MST

Pull down the Tools menu and click Pull down the Sync menu and click

For additional information related to the Signal

Standard Editor window see MST User Guide:
pg 105, Section 5-3 Signal Standard Editor

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Program Preferences Window
HHST MST
Pull down the Settings menu and click Pull down the Tools menu and click

Opens the Program Preferences window.

Opens the Program Options window.

For additional information related to the Program

Options window see MST User Guide:
pg 75, Program Options

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Toolbar
Open Plot, Save Plot
HHST MST
On the toolbar, click On the toolbar, click

(Open a measurement file, Save current

(Open Plot, Save Plot) measurement to file)

Open Plot opens a window to retrieve a saved file

and opens it in the active measurement window.
Save Plot opens the Save File window to save the
plot a default directory on the PC.

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Plot Properties
HHST MST
Click Edit Graph
or
Place the cursor on the desired active measurement
screen. Click the right mouse button to pop up the
On the toolbar, click
context menu. Highlight Data Display Mode and
click.
or
Press Ctrl+O on the keyboard.

or

(Plot Properties)

Opens the Plot Properties window. Opens the Plot Setup window.

The equivalent to HHST Auto Scale, not in the Plot

Setup window, is on the Active
Measurement Edit toolbar.
For additional information related to Plot Setup see
MST User Guide:
pg 52, Section 3-4 Graphic Display Edit Toolbar
Autoscale
pg 56, Section 3-11 Context Menus & Plot Setup
Options
pg 89, Section 4-8 Using Markers

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Plot Information
HHST MST
Above the Measurement Preview/Summary
On the toolbar, click
Window, click

(Plot Information)

Opens the Plot Information window.

Data related to the active measurement plot is Data related to the active measurement plot is
displayed in the window. displayed in the File Summary window of MST.

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Limit Lines
HHST MST

Click
On the toolbar, click
or
Press Ctrl+O on the keyboard.

Opens the Plot Setup window.

Places a limit line at the entered value.
Check the box to display the desired limit line.
Change the location of the line if not using the
default value. Click the OK button. If both Upper
Limit Line and Lower Limit Line are selected, they
will be set to different colors.
For additional information related to the Limit
Lines window see MST User Guide:
pg 89 Section 4-7 Working with Limit Lines
pg 93 Section 4-11 Trace Editor

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Markers

HHST MST

Click
or
Press Ctrl+M on the keyboard.
or
Place the cursor on the active measurement plot. Click the
right mouse button to open the context sensitive menu.
On the toolbar, click any of the six Mx
Scroll down to Data Markers and click Display Marker
buttons. (x=1-6)
Table in the marker setup sub-menu.

A table of six markers opens below the plot.

Immediately places the enabled marker on
the plot.
Click any of the boxes in the Ref column to enable a
marker. A black box is an enabled marker. A red box is the
current active marker. If needed, place the cursor on the
desired marker, hold down the left mouse button, and
move the marker to a new location.
For additional information related to the Markers window
see MST User Guide:
pg 89 Section 4-8 Using Markers
pg 93 Section 4-11 Trace Editor

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Toggle Mouse Function

HHST MST
On the toolbar, click On the Active Measurement Edit toolbar, click

(Toggle Mouse Function) (Set the mouse function in the active window)

Changes the mouse function on the active
measurement plot between Plot Overlaying and
Marker/Limit/Zoom.
Opens a list menu to select between Position,
Distance, Zoom, and Drag Overlay when on the
active measurement window.
For additional information related to the Mouse
Function pull down menu see MST User Guide:
pg 51 Mouse Function

Commands Not Supported in MST

Database
Save Plot to Database
Note: The above commands are not necessary because files are saved in an individual user
determined subdirectory on the PC
Electrical Length Calculator

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MST Code Loading for Cell Master, Site Master, &
Spectrum Master
For Handheld Code Loader users transitioning to Master Software Tools, use this set of instructions to code
load your instrument.

1. On the Tools menu, click Program Updates.

The Products Updates window opens.

2. Notice the differences in the Status column for the list of firmware above.
 File Status Ready
The highlighted file’s status is Ready and the Install to Unit button is active. (This means
the firmware is already on the user’s PC and ready to load into the instrument.)
Immediately click Install to Unit button to update the test instrument with the new
firmware.
 File Status Available
Some files’ status in this window are listed as Available and the Install to Unit button is
gray and inactive. This means that the updated file is on the Anritsu’s Product Support
Web Site, available, and needs to be retrieved to your PC. Once the file has been
downloaded and placed in a folder on your PC, the status will change to Ready and the
Install to Unit button becomes active. Follow the instructions below.

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 i. Click on the Retrieve File button. The firmware will download to your PC.
ii. The status changes to Ready, reselect the downloaded file.
iii. Click on the now active Install to Unit button. The test instrument is updated
with the new firmware.
iv. Click the Install to Unit button to update the test instrument with the new
firmware.
3. The MST Code Loader program opens.

4. Follow the instructions in the MST Code Loader window or the list of instructions below.
a. Power Off the instrument.
b. Connect the Serial cable between the instrument and PC.
c. Press and hold F1, F3, and F5 on instrument as shown above.
d. Power On the instrument.
e. Release the F1, F3, and F5 keys.
f. Click the Start button to begin loading the firmware.

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 The screen on the instrument changes. See picture above. Observe the progress bar.
 Once the instrument is completed with loading the firmware, it will reset and then
continue on to erase mode. See picture below.
 During the erase mode the comments in the status line on the instrument display changes
from
Erasing SETUPS from EPROM
Erasing all Cal
Erasing all Sweeps

 The firmware installation process is complete after the erase mode. The Remote status is
removed from display and one measurement sweep is taken. The instrument is ready for
use.

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Appendix A
Supported Anritsu D Model Instruments Migrated to MST
• MS2711D – Spectrum Master
• MT8212B – Cell Master
• S311D – Site Master
• S312D – Site Master
• S325D – Site Master
• S331D – Site Master
• S332D – Site Master
• S810D – Site Master
• S820D – Site Master

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