Improving Measurement Throughput - Agilent Technologies E5071C Manual

Improving Measurement Throughput

This section explains the methods to improve measurement throughput.
Change Sweep Mode
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Turning off the updating of information displayed on the LCD screen
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Turning off system error correction
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Other topics about Optimizing Measurements
Change Sweep Mode
The E5071C provides the two sweep modes: Stepped Mode and Swept
Mode.
Mode
Measurement
Reliability
Sweep Time
Restrictions on
measurement
Procedure to select the sweep mode
1. Press
Sweep Setup
2. Click Sweep Mode.
3. Select Stepped or Swept for your appropriate sweep mode.
Overview
In the stepped mode, the frequency is changed stepwise and sampling is
performed at a fixed frequency for each measurement point. On the other
hand, in the swept mode, sampling is performed with the frequency always
swept for each measurement point.
Stepped
High
Long
No Particular
restriction
key.
Swept
Low
Short
DUT with long electrical
delay cannot be measured
correctly.
Measurement
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