Manual Operation; Program Module "Terminal; Main Control Elements - R&S NRP-Z27 Operating Manual

R&S NRP-Z27/-Z37

3 Manual Operation

The previous section describes the Power Viewer program module supplied with the instrument. This
module simplifies the most frequently used function of a power meter – measuring the average power of
an RF signal. Other program modules are also part of the supplied equipment and can be selected in
the Start menu:
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Power Viewer: A detailed description of this virtual power meter module is provided in section 2.
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Terminal: Program module for sending commands and command sequences to the power sensor
module and for displaying measurement results, status information and other data from the sensor
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Firmware Update: Program module for updating the firmware in the power sensor module.
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Update S-Parameters: Program module for loading an s-parameter table into the sensor. The
power splitter integrated in the power sensor module already occupies this data record. Thus, any
adapters or attenuators connected ahead of the power sensor modules cannot be taken into
consideration via the S-parameter correction function. Since overwriting the existing data record
would result in the loss of the functionality of the power sensor module, Update S-Parameters is not
further described.

Program module "Terminal"

Main control elements

With the USB terminal, commands and command sequences can be sent to the power sensor module
in two different ways:
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Commands are entered in the Input field (Fig. 3-1). Consecutive commands can be entered as
separate lines, one below the other. The buttons associated with the Input field are described in
Table 3-1.
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Commands or command sequences are stored in command files. Command files are created with a
text editor, for instance, and then stored. They can be called as often as required (Fig. 3-2). The
buttons of the Command File field are described in Table 3-2.
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Program module "Terminal"
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