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4.7.18 External Power Meters
The connection of an external power meter to the R&S
ZNB/ZNBT can serve different
purposes.
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Extended measurement functionality: Each external power meter represents an
additional receive port. External power meters increase the number of RF input sig-
nals of a DUT that the analyzer can measure simultaneously. They can also pro-
vide accurate results for signals at inaccurate or unknown frequencies. A typical
example is a mixer measurement with an unknown LO signal (and therefore
unknown IF output frequency).
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Power calibration: An external power meter can measure the exact signal power at
an arbitrary point in the test setup (reference plane) and thus provide the reference
values for a power calibration. A typical example is a source power calibration for
an arbitrary analyzer port.
External power meters must be configured with their connection type and device
address before they are available as additional receivers ("SYSTEM SETUP > External
Devices > Power Meters"). Configured power meters appear in many control elements
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