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Power Measurements Using Digital Meter Display

Creating the Digital Meter Display

1. From the Display 1 or Display 2 tab, click the Digital Meter button to create a new display view. Up to four display views can be added per tab.
2. The "Measurement Source Selection" dialog is then displayed. Select one of the available measurements from the list of connected instruments and click OK to proceed. [Resize: 90%]
   
   
   
   
3. The Digital Meter display view is created with the assigned measurement displayed. To edit the measurement currently assigned to this view, click the Assign Measurement button (near the top of the Display tab) and select the desired measurement.
   
   
   

Display Options

On the right side of the current display view, a Tools Palette provides controls for the following display options.

	Change the title at the top of the current display view.
	Reset the displayed Minimum/Maximum measured values.
	Switch to the Compact Mode. This view gives a small, simplified view of one measurement at a time and is suitable for viewing on small computer monitors. For more information, see Using Compact Mode Display.

Capturing Power Measurements Using the Digital Meter Display

1. Before capturing power measurements, you will need to configure your measurements from the Instrument Setup tab. If you have multiple Power Meters connected to this bench application, be sure to configure each instrument from the "Additional Instruments" panel on the left side of the Instrument Setup tab. For more information, see Connecting Additional Instruments.
   
   Note: A subset of the commonly used measurement parameters is also available from the Settings tab located on the Display tab. See the "Calibration", "Channel Setup", "Measurement", and "Trigger Setup" drop-down panes to edit those measurement parameters.
2. To start the measurement acquisition for this view, click the button next to the "Measurement" properties drop-down pane. Measurements and operations will be displayed in real time. To stop the measurement acquisition for this view, click the button next to the "Measurement" properties drop-down pane.
   
3. To start all assigned measurements on all display views simultaneously, click the button located at the bottom of the Settings tab. Measurements and operations will be displayed in real time. To stop all assigned measurements on all display views simultaneously, click the button located at the bottom of the Settings tab.

Information Panel Drop-Down

As shown in the screen capture above, an Information Panel drop-down is provided under the current display view. This panel summarizes important measurement information for the current display view.

For the Digital Meter view, the Information Panel provides a summary of Alert Limit conditions for the current measurement. For more information, see Set Measurement Alert Limits.

See Also

Digital Meter Display Summary

Compact Mode Display