User Manual
Table Of Contents
- PSA Spectrum Analyzers User's and Programmer's Reference
- Table of Contents
- List of Commands
- 1 Using This Document
- 2 Instrument Functions: A - L
- 3 Instrument Functions: M - O
- 4 Instrument Functions: P - Z
- 4.1 Peak Search
- 4.2 Preset
- 4.3 Print
- 4.4 Print Setup
- 4.5 Save
- 4.6 SPAN / X Scale
- 4.7 SWEEP
- 4.8 System
- 4.8.1 Show Errors
- 4.8.2 Power On/Preset
- 4.8.3 Time/Date
- 4.8.4 Alignments
- 4.8.5 Config I/O
- 4.8.6 Reference
- 4.8.7 Show System
- 4.8.8 Show Hdwr
- 4.8.9 Color Palette
- 4.8.10 Diagnostics
- 4.8.11 Restore Sys Defaults
- 4.8.12 Licensing
- 4.8.13 Personality
- 4.8.14 Service
- 4.8.15 Keyboard Lock (Remote Command Only)
- 4.8.16 Remote Message
- 4.8.17 Remote Message Turned Off
- 4.8.18 Power On Elapsed Time (Remote Command Only)
- 4.8.19 SCPI Version Query (Remote Command Only)
- 4.9 Trace/View
- 4.10 Trig
- 5 One-Button Measurement Functions
- 5.1 MEASURE (Spectrum Analysis Mode)
- 5.1.1 Command Interactions: MEASure, CONFigure, FETCh, INITiate and READ
- 5.1.2 Meas Off
- 5.1.3 Channel Power
- 5.1.4 Occupied BW
- 5.1.5 Adjacent Channel Power—ACP
- 5.1.6 Multi-Carrier Power
- 5.1.7 Power Stat CCDF
- 5.1.8 Harmonic Distortion
- 5.1.9 Burst Power
- 5.1.10 Intermod (TOI)
- 5.1.11 Spurious Emissions
- 5.1.12 Spectrum Emission Mask
- 5.1.13 Current Measurement Query (Remote Command Only)
- 5.2 Meas Control
- 5.3 Mode Setup
- 5.4 Restart
- 5.5 Single
- 5.6 Meas Setup (Adjacent Channel Power—ACP)
- 5.7 Trace/View (ACP Measurement)
- 5.8 Meas Setup (Burst Power)
- 5.9 Trace/View (Burst Power)
- 5.10 Meas Setup (ComplementaryCumulativeDistributionFunction—CCDF)
- 5.11 Display (ComplementaryCumulativeDistributionFunction—CCDF)
- 5.12 SPAN X Scale
- 5.13 Marker (ComplementaryCumulativeDistributionFunction—CCDF)
- 5.14 Meas Setup (Channel Power—CHP)
- 5.15 Trace/View (Channel Power Measurement)
- 5.16 Meas Setup (Harmonic Distortion)
- 5.17 Trace/View (Harmonics)
- 5.18 Meas Setup (Intermod (TOI))
- 5.19 Meas Setup (Multi-Carrier Power—MCP)
- 5.20 Trace/View (Multi-Carrier Power Measurement)
- 5.21 Meas Setup (Occupied Bandwidth—OBW)
- 5.22 Meas Setup (Spectrum Emissions Mask—SEM)
- 5.23 Trace/View (Spectrum Emissions Mask)
- 5.24 Display (Spectrum Emissions Mask—SEM)
- 5.25 SPAN X Scale
- 5.26 Marker (Spectrum Emissions Mask—SEM)
- 5.27 Meas Setup (Spurious Emissions)
- One - Button Measurement Functions
- 5.1 MEASURE (Spectrum Analysis Mode)
- 6 Programming Fundamentals
- SCPI Language Basics
- Improving Measurement Speed
- Turn off the display updates.
- Use binary data format instead of ASCII
- Minimize the number of GPIB transactions.
- Avoid unnecessary use of *RST.
- Put ADC Ranging in Bypass for FFT Measurements
- Minimize DUT/instrument setup changes.
- Consider using LAN instead of GPIB.
- Using an Option Mode: Minimize the number of GPIB transactions.
- Using an Option Mode: Avoid automatic attenuator setting.
- Using an Option Mode: Optimize your GSM output RF spectrum switching measurement.
- Using an Option Mode: Avoid using RFBurst trigger for single burst signals.
- Using an Option Mode: When making power measurements on multiple bursts or slots, use CALCulate:D...
- Programming Command Compatibility Across Model Numbers and Across Modes
- Using the LAN to Control the Instrument
- Programming in C Using the VTL
- Overview of the GPIB Bus
- 7 Using the STATus System
- 8 Menu Maps: Spectrum Analysis
- Alpha Editor Keys, 1 of 2
- AMPLITUDE Y Scale Key, 1 of 2 (
- Auto Couple Key, 1 of 3 (
- BW/Avg Key (
- Det/Demod Key (
- Display Key, 1 of 2 (
- File Key, 1 of 6 (
- FREQUENCY Channel Key (
- Input/Output Key (
- Marker Key (
- menu map:marker to;marker to:menu map
- Marker Fctn Key (
- MODE Key (
- Peak Search Key (
- Preset Key (
- Print Setup Key (
- SPAN X Scale Key (
- SPAN X Scale Key for CCDF Measurement (
- Sweep Key (
- System Key, 1 of 4 (
- Trace/View Key (
- Trig Key (
- 9 Menu Maps: One-Button Measurement Functions
- One-Button Measurement Menu Maps
- MEASURE Key
- Meas Control Key
- Mode Setup Key
- Mode Setup Key (2 of 2)
- ACP Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- ACP Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Burst Power Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Burst Power Measurement: Trace/View Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Trace/View Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Display Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Span X Scale Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Marker Key
- Channel Power Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Channel Power Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Harmonic Distortion Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Harmonic Distortion Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Intermod (TOI): Meas Setup Key
- Multi-Carrier Power Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Multi-Carrier Power Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Occupied Bandwidth Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Display Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Span X Scale Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Marker Key
- Spurious Emissions Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- One-Button Measurement Menu Maps
- Index
406 Chapter 5
One-Button Measurement Functions
Trace/View (Channel Power Measurement)
One-Button Measurement Functions
5.15.3.1 Trace (1 2 3)
Determines which trace the menu keys will affect. Press Trace123until the number of the
desired trace is underlined.
Key Path:
Trace/View, Trace
State Saved: Saved in Instrument State for all traces
History: Added with firmware revision A.02.00
Remote Command:
:TRACe[1]|2|3:MODE WRITe|MAXHold|MINHold|VIEW|BLANk
WRITe =
Clear Write
MAXHold = Max Hold
MINHold = Min Hold
VIEW = View
BLANk = Blank
:TRACe[1]|2|3:MODE?
Example: TRAC:MODE WRIT
TRAC:MODE MAXH
TRAC:MODE MINH
TRAC:MODE VIEW
TRAC:MODE BLANk
TRAC:MODE?
5.15.3.2 Clear Write
See
“Clear Write” on page 285 for more information.
5.15.3.3 Max Hold
See
“Max Hold” on page 285 for more information.
5.15.3.4 Min Hold
See
“Min Hold” on page 285 for more information.
5.15.3.5 View
See
“View” on page 286 for more information.