Measurement Basics
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The measurement range again is divided into several (logarithmic) decades, or, for
configuration purposes, into
half decades
.
Figure 4-3: Measurement range and half decades
This breakdown into several half decades is made to speed up measurements. You
can configure each half decade separately in the "Half Decade Configuration Table".
For quick, standardized measurements, the application provides several predefined
sweep types or allows you to configure each half decade manually, but globally.
The main issue in this context is the
resolution bandwidth
(RBW) and its effect on the
measurement time. In general, it is best to use a resolution bandwidth as small as pos-
sible for the most accurate measurement results. However, accuracy comes at the
price of measurement speed.
To avoid long measurement times, the application provides only a certain range of
RBWs that are available for each half decade.
4.4 Sweep Modes
Sweep modes define the data processing method.
Swept
The application performs a sweep of the frequency spectrum.
I/Q FFT
The application evaluates the I/Q data that has been collected and calculates the trace
based on that data.
4.5 Trace Averaging
The application provides several modes of trace averaging that you can use separately
or in any combination.
The order in which averaging is performed is as follows. For more details for each
averaging mode see below.
Trace Averaging