BERT Measurement
Step 1.
Press the MEAS/DISP key and then the
BERT soft key.
Step 2. Press the
Measure Duration soft key and use the Up/Down arrow key to select
the duration of the measurement, and press ENTER. Figure 7-5 shows the T1
measurement display.
Step 3. To display the measurement data in a histogram format, press the
Display Raw
Data/Histogram
soft key.
Step 4. Press the
Measure Duration soft key to set the duration of the measurement, and
press ENTER. The maximum measurement duration is two days.
Step 5. Press the
Time Scale soft key and use the Up/Down arrow key to select the histo-
gram resolution, and press ENTER. The maximum time scale is 60 minutes.
NOTE: The unit sets the histogram display and collects and displays the data
based on the selected time scale. For example, if the time scale is set to 30
minutes, the unit collects and updates the histogram display data every 30 min
-
utes. When the time scale is set to Auto, the unit automatically sets the histo
-
gram display to collect the data based on the selected measurement duration.
Step 6. Press the
Start/Stop Measure soft key to begin the measurement.
Step 7.
Press the SYS key, then the
Application Options and Log Data soft keys to save
the data. A message window will display if there is insufficient memory to log
the complete duration. Adjust the Measurement Duration and Time Scale as nec
-
essary to log the data.
NOTE: The RUN/HOLD key can also be used to start or stop the measurement.
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Chapter 9 T1 Measurements
Figure 9-5. T1 BERT Measurement Display