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Instrument Functions: A - L
BW/Avg
Instrument Functions: A - L
Key Path: BW/Avg or Auto Couple
Saved State: Saved in Instrument State
Factory Preset: Auto (Log-power)
Remote Command:
[:SENSe]:AVERage:TYPE RMS|LOG|SCALar
[:SENSe]:AVERage:TYPE?
[:SENSe]:AVERage:TYPE:AUTO OFF|ON|0|1
[:SENSe]:AVERage:TYPE:AUTO?
Example: AVER:TYPE:RMS Sets Power (RMS) averaging
AVER:TYPE:SCAL Sets Voltage averaging
AVER:TYPE:LOG Sets Log-Power (video) averaging
2.3.5.1 Auto
Chooses the optimum type of averaging for the current instrument measurement settings.
Auto selects Power (RMS) Averaging if Marker Noise is on, Band/Intvl Power is on, or Detector
is set to
Man and Average. It selects Voltage Averaging if Amplitude, Scale Type is set to Lin
or Detector is set to Quasi Peak or EMI Average. For other conditions,
Auto selects
Log-Power Average.
Key Path:
BW/Avg, Avg/VBW Type
Remote Command:
See “Avg/VBW Type” on page 74.
Example: AVER:TYPE:AUTO ON