Setting The Measurement Rate - Keysight 53147A Operating And Programming Manual

2 Operating Your Instrument
The measurement resolution has a direct effect on the amount of time the
NOTE
Counter requires to complete a measurement. Measurements made at the
Counter's maximum resolution setting (1 Hz) are noticeably slower than at lower
resolutions. This is especially noticeable when the Counter is set to average a
number of measurements.

Setting the Measurement Rate

The measurement Rate setting determines how frequently the instrument initiates
measurements (frequency, power, and/or voltage). Since the actual measurement
rate is also affected by the Counter's resolution setting and the signal quality, as
mentioned earlier, the available rate settings (FAST, MED, and SLOW) do not
equate to a fixed number of measurements in a given amount of time. The HOLD
setting turns off automatic measurements, so that a single measurement is made
each time you press the Reset/Local key.
Rate Setting Example
1 Press the Rate key to enter the rate-setting mode.
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MODIFY
Cal Pwr
Factor Offset
Freq Avg
Rate
+ / - Enter
The current rate setting is displayed (the current value and the indicator
between the arrow keys are flashing to indicate that you can use the up- and
down-arrow keys to change the setting).
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