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Power Meter Remote Operation

Measuring Pulsed Signals

The E-Series E9320 power sensors are best suited for peak and pulse

power measurement However, the E-Series E9300, 8480 or N8480

Series power sensors can be used.

Pulse measurements are not recommended using E-Series E4410

power sensors.

Using Duty Cycle

The following method describes pulse measurement without the use of an

E-Series E9320 power sensor. The measurement result is a mathematical

representation of the pulse power rather than an actual measurement.

The power meter measures the average power of the pulsed input signal

and then divides the measurement result by the duty cycle value to obtain

the pulse power reading. The allowable range of values is 0.001% to

99.999%. The default is 1.000%. A duty cycle value can be set using the

following command:

[SENSe[1]]|SENSe2:CORRection:DCYCle|GAIN3 <numeric_value>

Making the Measurement

An example of a pulsed signal is shown in Figure 1-7.

EPM-P Series Power Meters Programming Guide

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