RF generator Pulse generator Counter
Frequency Power
Pulse
width
PRI
Start
delay
Measu-
rement
time
Sensi-
tivity
Manual
acq
frequency
F1 (GHz) F2 (GHz) Frequency
measured
+F1-F2
Tolerance P/F
1 GHz -10
dBm
100
ns
1 ms 10 ns 50 ns HIGH 1 GHz ±0.15 MHz
1 GHz -10
dBm
500
ns
1 ms 50 ns 410 ns HIGH 1 GHz ±15 kHz
1 GHz -10
dBm
1 µs 1 ms 100
ns
800 ns HIGH 1 GHz
±7.5 kHz
1 GHz -10
dBm
10 µs 1 ms 1 µs 8 µs HIGH 1 GHz
±0.8 kHz
Performance Check
7-18
USER MANUAL ● CNT 9x Series ● Rev.22 February 2020
Table 7-16. Frequency accuracy with short-pulse compensation:
Table 7-17. Pulse width measurement
RF generator Pulse generator Counter
Frequency Power
Pulse
width
Pulse
repetition
interval
Sensi-
tivity
Manual acq
frequency
Pulse width
measured
Tolerance P/F
1 GHz -10 dBm 50 ns 1 ms HIGH 1 GHz ±12 ns
1 GHz -10 dBm 100 ns 1 ms HIGH 1 GHz ±12 ns
1 GHz -10 dBm 1 µs 1 ms HIGH 1 GHz
±12 ns
1 GHz -10 dBm 10 µs 1 ms HIGH 1 GHz
±12 ns
1 GHz -10 dBm 100 µs 1 ms HIGH 1 GHz
±12 ns
Pulse width measurements
Set up Pulsed RF Pulse Width measurement on the CNT-90XL
“Meas Func => Pulsed RF
=> Width => Pos => C”
The following measurements should be made, by changing the required parameters.