Smoothing - Agilent Technologies N9913A User Manual

How to set IF BW
 Press BW 2.
 Then
 Then choose from the following:


Smoothing

Trace smoothing averages a number of adjacent data points to smooth the peak-
to-peak noise values on a displayed trace. The number of adjacent data points
that are averaged is known as the smoothing
specifying a percentage of the X-axis span.
Trace smoothing does NOT significantly increase measurement time.
Smoothing is used in Group Delay measurements, although it can be used with
any NA format EXCEPT Polar or Smith Chart. Learn more about NA Mode
formats, including Group Delay, on page 44.
When enabled,
How to set Smoothing
 Press BW 2.
 Then
 Then
 Press Enter
Single or Continuous Measure
This setting determines whether the FieldFox sweeps continuously or only once
each time the
to allow you to save or analyze a specific measurement trace.
This setting can be changed at any time without affecting calibration accuracy.
How to set Single or Continuous
 Press Sweep 3.
 Then choose one of the following:
You can also use Run / Hold +/- to toggle between Single and Continuous.
NA (Network Analyzer) Mode
IF BW
10 Hz | 100 Hz | 1 kHz | 10 kHz | 100 kHz
More 30 Hz | 300 Hz | 3 kHz | 30 kHz
Smo appears on the FieldFox screen.
Smoothing ON OFF
and enter a value between 0 and 25 (percent) using the
Sm. Aperture
numeric keypad.
button is pressed. Use Single to conserve battery power or
Single
Automatically sets Continuous OFF and causes FieldFox to make
Single
o
ONE sweep, then hold for the next Single key press.
the upper left corner of the display when NOT sweeping, and changes to an
arrow --> while the sweep occurs.
Makes continuous sweeps. This is the typical setting when
Continuous
o
battery power is not critical.
aperture. Aperture is set by
Hold is annotated in
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