Sweep - Agilent Technologies ESA-E Series User Manual

Sweep

Activates the sweep time function and accesses the following menu
keys:
Selects the length of time the analyzer takes to tune across the
Sweep Time
displayed frequency span (or, in zero span, the time the analyzer takes
Auto Man
to sweep the full screen). Reducing the sweep time increases the sweep
rate. The sweep time can be changed using the step keys, the knob, or
the numeric keypad.
In non-zero spans:
When the sweep time is auto-coupled, the analyzer selects the optimum
(shortest) sweep time for the current settings. This selection process is
influenced by several factors:
You may select a sweep time less than the auto-coupled value; however
this may generate measurement errors. If this happens, the error
message: Meas Uncal is displayed in the status line.
In zero span:
The minimum sweep time is determined by the maximum sample rate
of the ADC and the number of sweep points. With Option B7D, the
fastest sweep time is 2.5 microseconds (with 101 sweep points). As the
number of points increases, the sweep time increases. With Option
AYX, the fastest sweep time is 5 microseconds (with 101 sweep points).
With neither option installed, the fastest sweep time is 1 millisecond
(with 101 sweep points) and 4 milliseconds (with 401 sweep points).
The maximum sweep time is 4000 seconds for any set of conditions.
Refer to the Agilent Technologies ESA Spectrum Analyzers
Specifications Guide for more information about Sweep Time and its
relation to other instrument settings.
Chapter 6
•The maximum tuning rate of the spectrum analyzer
•The selected Resolution Bandwidth and Video Bandwidth filters
•The maximum sample rate of the Analog-to-Digital converter
(ADC) (Trace data are digitized and stored in memory)
•The number of trace points (
Front-Panel Key Reference
, )

Sweep

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