Specifications
Table 28: Trigger (cont.)
Characteristic
Description
Power Trigger Minimum Event
Duration, nominal
6.2 ns (Acq BW = 85/125/165 MHz, no TDBW, Option B85/B125/B16x)
25 ns (Acq BW = 25/40 MHz, no TDBW, Standard/Option B40)
Frequency Edge Trigger Range,
nominal
±(1/2 x (ACQ BW or TDBW if TDBW is active))
Frequency Edge Trigger Timing
Uncertainty, nominal
Same as power trigger position timing uncertainty.
Frequency Mask Trigger Mask Point
Horizontal Resolution, nominal
<0.12% of span
Frequency Mask Trigger Level
Range, nominal
0 to -80 dB from reference level
for spans
≤
25 MHz (Standard)
for spans
≤
40 MHz (Opt B40)
for spans
≤
85 MHz (Opt. B85)
for spans
≤
125 MHz (Opt. B125)
for spans
≤
165 MHz (Opt B16x)
Frequency Mask Trigger Level
Resolution, nominal
0.1 dB
Frequency Mask Trigger Level
Accuracy (with respect to Reference
Level)
Instrument Center Frequency
≥
100 MHz
Typical
±(Channel Response Fl 1 dB) (for mask levels
≥
–50 dB) for masks >30 dB above
the noise
fl
oor
Nominal
±(Channel Response Fl 2.5 dB) (for mask levels of –50 dB to –70 dB) for masks
>30 dB above the noise
fl
oor
Frequency Mask Trigger Maximum
Real-time Event Detection Bandwidth
25 MHz (1024 point FFT, 50% overlapping, Option B25)
40 MHz (1024 point FFT, 50% overlapping, Option B40)
85 MHz (1024 point FFT, 50% overlapping, Option B85)
125 MHz (1024 point FFT, 50% overlapping, Option B125)
165 MHz (1024 point FFT, 50% overlapping, Option B16x)
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