Designing Your Own Measurement; Defining A Measurement - HP 3048A Operating Manual

Designing Your
Own Measurement
Defining a
Measurement
To set up the demonstration measurement, you pressed the
System Preset key. This caused the system to automatically
load a predefined "test definition" file containing the
measurement parameters required for this example. If you
plan to set up your own noise measurements, you will need
to determine and enter the parameter data required for
your measurement. This process is called "Defining a
Measurement".
1. Press the Define Msrmnt key.
TO DEFINE A fMEflSUREMENT':
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1) Specify Measurement Type and Freq. Range..[ Press 'Type / Range' ]
2) Enter Source and Interface Parameters [Press 'Instr. Params' ]
3) Specify a Calibration Process [ Press 'Calibr Process']
4) Specify the Control of Signal Sources [ Press 'Source Control']
5) • Define the Graph of Results [ Press 'Define Graph' ]
To store/load a test definition to/from disk [ Press 'Test Files' ]
To view a summary of current parameters [ Press 'Param Summary' ]
To return to the MAIN SOFTWARE LEVEL [ Press 'DONE' ]
Notice steps 1 through 5 on the Measurement Definition
Menu. When you setup your own noise measurements, you
will need to define the measurement you wish to make by
completing these five steps.
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