5-4 Measurement Concepts Models 2500 and 2502 User’s Manual
Sweep waveforms
There are three basic sweep types to select from: linear staircase, logarithmic staircase,
and custom, as shown in Figure 5-3.
Staircase sweeps
The linear staircase sweep goes from the start level to the stop level in equal linear steps.
The logarithmic staircase sweep is similar except it is done on a log scale with a specified
number of steps per decade.
Custom sweep
The custom sweep lets you construct your own sweep by specifying the number of mea-
sure points and the source level at each point. See Section 9 for more details on sweep
operation.
Figure 5-3
Basic sweep waveform types
Linear Staircase Sweep
Logarithmic Staircase Sweep
Custom Sweep
Bias
Start
Stop
Bias
First Point
Last Point
Bias
Start
100
10
1
0.1
Stop
Logarithmic scale
shown for staircase steps.
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