Power Meter Application
Make an Average Power (CW) Measurement
This example procedure applies to all instrument models and assumes a signal
source with the following parameters:
CW Frequency:
1 GHz
Power Level:
0 dBM (1 mW)
Modulation:
off
RF Power:
off
CAUTION.
Do not 23 dBm, 200 mW, or 3.15 VRMS.
1.
For PSM4000 and PSM5000 series instruments, click the
Pulse/CW
button
on the Settings Panel to activate CW mode. You can also enable CW from the
Measurement
menu.
NOTE.
For PSM3000 series instruments, the software is always in CW mode,
so the button is not available.
2.
Click
Measurement > Set Frequency
and the
Set Frequency
dialog box
will open.
3.
Enter 1 GHz, and click
OK
.
4.
Con
fi
rm that the instrument is set to continuously trigger, and then click
Triggering > Internal Continuous
.
5.
Connect the instrument to the RF source and turn on RF power.
The display indicates approximately 0 dBm at 1 GHz. The software tracks
changes as you vary the source power.
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