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Picotest M3500A
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Remote Interface Operation
Use the following commands to enable and configure MX+B function:
CALCulate:FUNCtion MXB
CALCulate:STATe {OFF|ON}
CALCulate:STATe?
CALCulate:MXB:MMFactor {<value>|MINimum|MAXimum}
CALCulate:MXB:MMFactor? [MINimum|MAXimum]
CALCulate:MXB:MBFactor {<value>|MINimum|MAXimum}
CALCulate:MXB:MBFactor? [MINimum|MAXimum]
4.3.7 dB/dBm
A. dB
Definition
The dB feature takes a DC or AC voltage measurement and displays it in
decibel unit in correspondence to a relative reference value. The
calculation of dB is listed below:
or
dB = (Input signal in dBm) – (relative value in dBm)
NOTE: The
in
V
is the input signal and the
ref
V
is the relative reference.
The dB measurement is applied to DC and AC voltage only. The relative
value is adjustable and is stored in a volatile memory. The range for the
relative value is between 0
dBm and 200 dBm.
How to set the relative value
You can either manually select a number for the relative reference or let
the multimeter
take the first reading
(0 dB).
Front Panel Operation
Press CONFIG+ SHIFT+ NULL buttons, and then use
and
to move
through the digits and
and
buttons to increase or decrease the
numbers to your desired value. Press ENTER to set the value. The
)log(20
Vref
V
dB
in
×=

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