Power Meter Remote Operation 1
N1911A/1912A P-Series Power Meters Programming Guide 45
Sensor
Different measurement rates are achievable depending on the sensor type
being used, as shown in Table 1- 4:
Tab le 1-4 Model of Sensor and Measurement Rates
Trigger Mode
The power meter has a very flexible triggering system. For simplicity, it
can be described as having three modes:
•Free Run: When a channel is in Free Run, it continuously takes
measurements on this channel. A channel is in free run when
INITiate:CONTinuous is set to ON and TRIGger:SOURce is set to
IMMediate.
• Triggered Free Run: When a channel is in Triggered Free Run
Continuous Trigger, it takes a new measurement each time a trigger
event is detected. A channel is in Triggered Free Run Continuous
Trigger when INITiate:CONTinuous is set to ON and TRIGger:SOURce
is not set to IMMediate.
Sensor Measurement Rate
NORMal DOUBle FAST
8480 Series and N8480 Series 20 reading/s 40 reading/s NA
E-Series E4410 and E9300 50 ms
20 reading/s
25 ms
40 reading/s
Up to 400
E-Series E9320,
AVERage only mode
50 ms
20 reading/s
25 ms
40 reading/s
Up to 400
E-Series E9320,
NORMal mode
50 ms
20 reading/s
25 ms
40 reading/s
Up to 1000
P-Series 50 ms
20 reading/s
25 ms
40 reading/s
Up to 1500