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High measurement speed is essential in high-volume manufacturing of RF and
microwave components and systems. Faster testing time will improve your
productivity by enabling you to test more devices in a shorter time.
Like all the Agilent power meters, there are three types of measurement
speed settings for N1913/1914A: normal (by default), double (x2), and fast. In
normal and double modes, full sensor functionality is available. In fast mode,
averaging limits are disabled and set to 1 that allows fast measurement with
uncompromised accuracy.
When the N1913/1914A operates with the E9300 or E4410 Series power
sensors, the maximum achievable measurement speed is 400 readings/second
in fast mode. The E4418/4419B can only achieve up to 200 readings/second.
See Table 1 for specific comparisons of measurement speed.
Because of the SCPI backward compatibility, the same SCPI command for
fast measurement mode can be used between the N1913/1914A and the
E4418/4419B. Therefore, the N1913/1914A can be used directly by current
E4418/4419B users without needing software recoding. For example, using
the SCPI command of SENS1:SPE 200 sets the measurement speed on
Channel 1 to 200 readings/second. But in reality, the N1913/1914A can achieve
up to 400 readings/second in fast measurement mode while the E4418/4419B
achieves 200 readings/second only.
Power Sensor Measurement Speed (readings/second)
E4418/4419B N1913/1914A
Normal x2 Fast Normal x2 Fast
8480 Series
2040-2040-
N8480 Series
2040-2040-
E9300 Series
20 40 200 20 40 400
E4410 Series
20 40 200 20 40 400
U2000 Series
- - - 20 40 110
Table 1. Measurement speed comparison between N1913/1914A and E4418/4419B
Faster Measurement
Speed
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