BIRD IQC5000B - Arming

IQC 5000B Operation Manual
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Arming
The spectrum analyzer must first be armed before starting a recording by clicking the Arm/Record/Stop toggle
button, located at the right of the IQC5000 management pane. This button will change from Arm to Record when
the unit has successfully armed, from Record to Stop after the recording has been initiated, and from Stop to Arm
after the recording has stopped.
The Arming process automates configuring often complex settings on the spectrum
ana
lyzer for recording. This
automation must otherwise be carried out manually when not using IQC Control for recording; i.e., using the front
panel to record.
Note: The spectrum analyzer cannot be armed until a file name is specifie
d.
Arm
ing takes a different amount of time depending on the model of spectrum
analyzer:
Table 26 - Relative Arming Times for Spectrum Analyzers
Vendor Spectrum Analyzer Relative Arming Time
Relative De-Arming
Ti
m
e
Keysight UXA 3 seconds 3 seconds
PXA
MXA
EXA
Rohde and Schwarz FSV/FSVR 14 seconds Immediate
FSW
Tekt ro nix RSA 6000 Series Immediate Immediate
RSA 5000 Series
Anritsu MS2090A 1 second Immediate
Starting a Recording Manually
After arming, the recording can be manually started by pressing t
he Record button.
Stopping
For any recording, pressing the Stop button will end the recording,
even if a stop event is specified.