Loading, Unloading, and Modifying a Pattern

Use the pattern document toolbar or context menu to interact with patterns.

Loading Patterns

Digital Pattern Editor prompts you to load a pattern on the digital pattern instrument before bursting. The editor also prompts you to load all referenced waveforms and required patterns if the waveforms and patterns have not already been loaded, such as patterns that contain the target locations for call, jump, jump_if, exit_loop, or exit_loop_if opcodes.

To manually load a pattern on the instrument, use the Load PatternLoad or Apply button in the pattern document toolbar.
Note Loading patterns using this button does not load referenced patterns or waveforms. Use System View to view all patterns currently loaded on the instrument.

Unloading Patterns

To remove patterns and waveforms from an instrument, use the following buttons in the pattern document toolbar:
  • Unload All Patterns and Waveform ConfigurationsUnload
    Note This button does not unload keep alive patterns.
  • Unload All Patterns, Keep Alive Patterns, and Waveform ConfigurationsUnload Keep Alive Patterns
Note Unloading patterns also unloads source (.tdms) and capture (.digicapture) waveform configuration files.

Modifying Patterns

If you modify and save a pattern, you must unload and reload the pattern for the changes to take effect on the instrument. You must save the pattern before you can load or burst it on the digital pattern instrument. The Digital Pattern Editor prompts you to save modified files before loading and bursting a pattern.