Keysight N1911A

8 Using N8480 Series Power Sensors
232 Keysight N1911A/1912A User’s Guide
Power Meter Configuration Changes
The Keysight P-Series power meter recognizes when a Keysight N8480 Series
power sensor is connected. The N8480 Series power sensors (excluding Option
CFT) sensor calibration data is automatically read by the power meter. In addition,
the auto-averaging settings shown in Figure 8-1 are automatically configured.
Figure 8-1 Auto-averaging settings
Sensor Power
Minimum
Maximum
Sensor Power
Sensor Dynamic Range
1234
1128
Resolution Setting
Number of Averages
22432
2432
2 2 16 256
2 8 128 128
4 64 256 512
Upper Range
Lower Range
0 dBm
–1 dBm
–30 dBm
–10 dBm
–20 dBm
2
20 dBm
17 dBm
–10 dBm
10 dBm
0 dBm
N8481/2H
30 dBm
29 dBm
0 dBm
20 dBm
10 dBm
N8481/2B
N8486AQ/AR
N8481/2/5/7A
NOTE
These values are valid only for the power meter channel connected to a Keysight
N8480 Series power sensor. Averaging settings can also be manually configured.
Refer to “Setting Measurement Averaging” on page 78 for more details.