Measurement
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Improving Measurement Throughput
This section explains the methods to improve measurement throughput.
• Change Sweep Mode
• Turning off the updating of information displayed on the LCD screen
• Turning off system error correction
Other topics about Optimizing Measurements
Change Sweep Mode
The E5071C provides the two sweep modes: Stepped Mode and Swept
Mode.
Mode Stepped Swept
Measurement
Reliability
High Low
Sweep Time Long Short
Restrictions on
measurement
No Particular
restriction
DUT with long electrical
delay cannot be measured
correctly.
Procedure to select the sweep mode
1. Press Sweep Setup key.
2. Click Sweep Mode.
3. Select Stepped or Swept for your appropriate sweep mode.
Overview
In the stepped mode, the frequency is changed stepwise and sampling is
performed at a fixed frequency for each measurement point. On the other
hand, in the swept mode, sampling is performed with the frequency always
swept for each measurement point.