72 Chapter 3
Making Measurements
RF Power Measurement
Troubleshooting Hints
You may have following red status indicator in the measurement result window, or
error messages on the bottom of the screen:
• PMError -- No Power Meter connected or you need to perform the Power
Meter Calibration. If the power meter is not used to make the measurement,
press
Meas Setup, Use Power Meter, NO. This will disable the error message.
For more error information, press
System, Show Errors.
Table 3-1
Status Bar Messages
Message Meaning Type
Connecting to Power Meter is failed Can not open a connection
between the PSA and Power
meter.
Error
Connecting to Power Meter is timed
out
When sending a SCPI command
to external Power, no value
return in the specified time
Error
No cal factors for the power sensor
available
The power calibration factors file
for the power sensor is not
loaded or inputted, so the
measurement will use 100% as
the default for all frequency
points.
Warning
Please zero and cal the power meter Please zero and cal the power
meter before measuring
Error
Please zero the power meter Please zero the power meter
before measuring
Error
Please cal the power meter Please cal the power meter
before measuring
Error
Zeroing the power meter is failed Zeroing the power meter is failed Error
Calibrating the power meter is failed Calibrating the power is failed Error
Power Meter model is not supported The power meter model is not
supported
Error
Power Sensor hardware is missing Power Sensor hardware is
missing
Error
RF Frequency exceeds the Cal Table The measured RF frequency
exceeds the Cal Table
Warning
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