
R&S
FS-K30
Measurements & Settings
Running
measurements
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2.2 Running measurements
There are two forms of measurement that can be started by
R&S FS-K30
:
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Frequency List measurement – a measurement is performed at each of the
frequencies listed in the frequency list (in the Frequency Settings view). A
frequency list measurement can be run in one of two different modes (single or
continuous). A Frequency list measurement run in single mode will measure each
frequency point once and complete. A continuous frequency list measurement will
measure each point in the frequency list and continue to measure each point in the
frequency list in turn until the user aborts the measurement.
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Fixed Frequency measurement – a continuous measurement is performed at the
single frequency currently selected in the measurement results table.
The frequency list measurement is the normal measurement of R&S FS-K30, since this
measures the noise figure and gain of the DUT across a user-specified range of frequencies.
The fixed frequency measurement is provided so that one individual frequency from a
frequency list measurement can be investigated in more detail, for example to see the
effect of dynamic changes to the noise figure of the DUT at a particular frequency.
To start a frequency list measurement, press the
RUN SGL
hotkey (single) or
RUN
CONT
hotkey (continuous). To start a fixed frequency measurement, press the
FIX
FREQ
hotkey.
Because the fixed frequency measurement requires the user to select a measurement
point (frequency) from the measurement results table, it is not possible to run a fixed
frequency measurement until after a frequency list measurement has been completed.
The
FIX FREQ
hotkey will therefore be disabled until a frequency list measurement
has been run.
Always perform calibration before running measurements. It is possible to run
measurements when R&S FS-K30 is uncalibrated, but the measurement results will
not be corrected for any noise introduced by the spectrum analyzer itself.
Note that if one measurement is started whilst another measurement is in progress, for
example, a Single Frequency measurement is started whilst a Frequency List
measurement is in progress, then the first measurement will be aborted and the new
measurement started immediately.
During a measurement, the text "
Running...
" is displayed in the Status Bar at the
bottom of the screen.
For a frequency list measurement, the progress bar indicates the progress through the
measurement. Note that for a continuous frequency list measurement the progress bar
represents the progress through the current iteration of the frequency list. Measurement
results are updated as the measurement is in progress. After successful completion of a
frequency list measurement, the Status Bar will display “
Measurement Complete
”
For a fixed frequency measurement, the measurement results are continuously
updated in the “Current Results” section of the results table at the top of the screen.
The results graph and table in the bottom half of the screen do not change – these are
the results of the last Frequency List measurement. Because the fixed frequency
measurement is continuous, it does not stop until it is aborted by pressing the
FIX
FREQ
hotkey again or by starting another measurement.