Operation; Basic Concepts - Tektronix RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual

Operation

This Quick Start User Manual provides information to get you started with basic operation and use. A detailed operations
guide for the analyzer is available in the SignalVu-PC application and on the Tektronix Web site at www.Tek.com/manuals.
1. Click Help on the main menu bar in the SignalVu-PC application.
2. Select User Manual to open a navigable file that contains full operation details.
3. You can also select User Manual (PDF) to open a PDF version of the Help file.

Basic concepts

Real time analyzers
DPX™ technology allows you to view the RF signal as a live display. You can view very short transient signals, multilevel
signals, and time-varying events. You also have the ability to measure and trigger on signal density values in the DPX display.
The analyzers allow you to view the captured signals in a wide variety of time-correlated displays. This is useful for device
troubleshooting and signal characterization applications. All measurements are based on the same real-time data, however
the DPX display has a unique method for processing, storing, and displaying the data.
Tektronix real-time analyzers may have a frequency mask trigger. The frequency mask trigger allows you to set up a spectral
mask to capture a signal when a spectral anomaly occurs. This allows the analyzer to check 100% of the input signal before
acquiring, and then capture precisely the intermittent RF event of interest.
Measurement displays
The analyzer window can show one or any combination of general purpose and application-specific displays.
This example shows a DPX Spectrum Split
display. A DPXogram display appears
on the top and a DPX Spectrum display
appears on the bottom.
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