The Acquire Control Panel; Sampling Parameters Tab - Tektronix SPECMON3 Manual

Controlling the Acquisition of Data

The Acquire Control Panel

Menu Bar: Setup > Acquire
Application Toolbar:
Selecting Acquire displays the Acquire control panel. These settings control the hardware acquisition
parameters for the signal analyzer. Normally, these parameters are automatically adjusted for selected
measurements. You can use Acquire to change these parameters manually if necessary.
Tab
Sampling Parameters (see
page 372)
Advanced (see page 374)
FastSave (see page 377)
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Run
Run mode specifies whether the analyzer will stop acquiring data after it completes a measurement
sequence.
Continuous - In Continuous mode, once the analyzer completes a measurement sequence, it begins
another.
Single - In Single mode, once the analyzer completes a measurement sequence, it stops.
NOTE. A measurement sequence can require more than one acquisition. If the analyzer is configured to
average 100 traces together, the measurement sequence will not be completed until 100 traces have
been acquired and averaged.

Sampling Parameters Tab

The Sampling Parameters tab enables you to set the controls for data acquisition. There are two settings
on the Sampling Parameters Tab, the Adjust setting and FastFrame. Depending on the setting chosen
for Adjust, two additional parameters can be set. Normally, the best results are achieved by leaving
the Adjust control set to All Auto. Manually overriding the automatic settings affects both real-time
and swept acquisitions.
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Description
Sets the parameters that control the acquisition of the signal.
Sets the Dither parameters.
Sets the FastSave parameters. Initiates FastSave acquisitions.
The Acquire Control Panel
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