Specifications and Characteristics 10
Agilent N1913/1914A EPM Series Power Meters User’s Guide 227
Settling Time
For Agilent 8480 Series power sensors
0 to 99% settled readings over the GPIB.
Manual filter, 10 dB decreasing power step (refer to Table 10- 6)
Auto filter, default resolution, 10 dB decreasing power step, normal and
x2 speed modes (refer to Figure 10-1).
Table 1 0 -6 8480 Series Settling Time
Figure 10-1 8480 Series Settling Time with Auto-Filter
Number of Averages12481632641282565121024
Settling Time (s)
(Normal Mode)
0.15 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.9 3.4 6.6 13 27 57
Settling Time (s)
(X2 Mode)
0.15 0.18 0.22 0.35 0.55 1.1 1.9 3.5 6.9 14.5 33
+20 dB
+10 dB
150 ms
350 ms
550 ms
3.5 s
+10 dB
Normal
Mode
150 ms
500 ms
1.1 s
6.6 s
X2
Mode
Sensor
Dynamic
Range
Typical
Settling
Times
+10 dB
Max dBm
Min dBm