Points - Agilent Technologies PSA Series User And Programming Manual

Instrument Functions: P - Z
SWEEP

4.8.6 Points

Sets the number of points per sweep, from 101 to 8192 in non-zero span and 2 to 8192 in
zero span. Resolution of setting the sweep time will depend on the number of points
selected. If
Factory Preset
per sweep will default to 601. The current value of points is displayed parenthetically, next
to the sweep time in the lower-right corner of the display (refer to "Display Annotation" in
your Getting Started guide).
Changing the number of points has several effects on the analyzer. Since markers are read
at the point location, the marker reading may change. All trace data for the active trace is
cleared. If sweep is set to
average is set to (press
On
limit lines are set to
On
By selecting a number of sweep points greater than 601, you are optimizing
NOTE
frequency resolution and accuracy while accepting a reduced measurement speed. In
addition to sweep points, the span, resolution bandwidth, video bandwidth, average
detection and center frequency will also affect measurement speed.
This function is coupled with the span setting. Increasing the span can
change the number of sweep points. In order to maintain accurate
measurements, the number of sweep points is increased if required to keep
the width of each sweep point at most 150 MHz.
When zone span is set to
value for points.
Key Path:
Sweep
State Saved: Saved in instrument state
Factory Preset: 601
Range: 101 to 8192, 2 to 8192 in zero span
Remote Command:
[:SENSe]:SWEep:POINts <number of points>
[:SENSe]:SWEep:POINts?
Example:
SWE:POIN 501
SWE:POIN?
240
is selected, or the analyzer power is cycled, the number of points
(press ,
Cont Sweep Sweep
, ), the averaging starts over with a count of 0. If
BW/Avg Average
(press , ,
Display Limits Modify
(press
On
), a new sweep begins immediately. If
, ), the limit lines are updated.
Limit 1 or 2
, . ), each window has its own
Span Zone Zone
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