2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 3: Functions and features
2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
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Figure 45: Decreasing logarithmic sweep
Solving for
k
and
b
provides the following formulas:
Where:
V
end
= The source value at the end point
V
start
= The source value at the start point
N
= The number of points in the sweep
A
= The asymptote value
The number of points in a sweep is one greater than the number of steps in the sweep.