Technical data

Det/Demod 5
Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 26.5 GHz 113
Peak
For each interval (bucket) in the trace, Peak detection displays the highest amplitude within
the interval. Peak detection is used for CW measurements and some pulsed-RF
measurements. For swept analysis, peak detection basically obtains the maximum video
signal between the end of the previous bucket and the end of the current one. Gain is
increased to compensate for the effects of faster sweep rates, to keep the displayed value
accurate. For FFT analysis, the highest spectral amplitude is displayed, even if that peak
amplitude falls between samples of the spectrum computed in the FFT process.
When Peak is selected, Peak appears on the left side of the display.
Key Path: Det/Demod, Detector
Remote Command:
See“Detector Auto Manual" on page 106.
Example:
DET POS