Specifications and Characteristics 1
Keysight N1913/1914A Service Guide 35
Settling Time
For Keysight 8480 Series power sensors
0 to 99% settled readings over the GPIB.
Manual filter, 10 dB decreasing power step (refer to Table 1-6).
Auto filter, default resolution, 10 dB decreasing power step, normal and x2 speed
modes (refer to Figure 1-1).
Figure 1-1 8480 Series settling time with auto-filter
For Keysight E-Series power sensors
For E441X Series and E9300 Series power sensors in normal and x2 speed modes,
manual filter, 10 dB decreasing power step (refer to Table 1-7).
Auto-filter, default resolution, 10 dB decreasing power step, normal and x2 speed
modes (refer to Figure 1-2 for E441X Series sensors and Figure 1-3 for E9300
Series sensors).
Table 1-6 8480 Series settling time
Number of averages 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024
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