## Data Flow

The analyzer processes the raw measurement data in a sequence of stages in order to obtain the displayed trace. The following diagram gives an overview.

The diagram is consists of an upper and a lower part, corresponding to the data processing stages for the entire channel
and for the individual traces
. All stages in the diagram are configurable. Note that the channel data flow for S-parameters (and quantities derived from S-parameters such as impedances, admittances, stability factors etc.) differs from the channel data flow for wave quantities (and derived quantities such as ratios, PAE etc.).

Click on a stage in the diagram to obtain more information.