56 Keysight E8357D/67D & E8663D PSG User’s Guide
Basic Operation
Configuring the RF Output
9.
Press
# Points
>
9
>
Enter
.
This sets the number of sweep points to nine.
10.
Press
Step Dwell
>
500
>
msec
.
This sets the dwell time at each point to 500 milliseconds.
11.
Press
Return
>
Sweep
>
Freq & Ampl
.
This sets the step sweep to sweep both frequency and amplitude data.
Selecting this softkey returns you to the previous menu and turns on the
sweep function.
12.
Press
RF On/Off
.
The display annunciator changes from
RF OFF
to
RF ON
.
13.
Press
Single Sweep
.
A single sweep of the frequencies and amplitudes configured in the step
sweep is executed and available at the RF OUTPUT connector. On the
display, the
SWEEP
annunciator appears for the duration of the sweep and
a progress bar shows the progression of the sweep. The
Single Sweep
softkey can also be used to abort a sweep in progress. To see the
frequencies sweep again, press
Single Sweep
to trigger the sweep.
To Configure a Continuous Step Sweep
Press
Sweep Repeat Single Cont
.
This toggles the sweep from single to continuous. A continuous repetition of
the frequencies and amplitudes configured in the step sweep are now available
at the RF OUTPUT connector. The
SWEEP
annunciator appears on the display,
indicating that the signal generator is sweeping and progression of the sweep
is shown by a progress bar.
Using List Sweep
List sweep enables you to create a list of arbitrary frequency, amplitude, and
dwell time values and sweep the RF output based on the entries in the List
Mode Values table.
Unlike a step sweep that contains linear ascending/descending frequency and
amplitude values, spaced at equal intervals throughout the sweep, list sweep
frequencies and amplitudes can be entered at unequal intervals, nonlinear
ascending/descending, or random order.
For convenience, the List Mode Values table can be copied from a previously
configured step sweep. Each step sweep point’s associated frequency,
amplitude and dwell time values are entered into a row in the List Mode Values
table, as the following example illustrates.
To Configure a Single List Sweep Using Step Sweep Data
In this procedure, you will leverage the step sweep points and change the
sweep information by editing several points in the List Mode Values table. For
information on using tables, see
“Using Table Editors” on page 46
.
