Average Tab (MeasSetup)

Menu Path: MeasSetup > Average

The Average tab sets averaging parameters and turns averaging on or off.

• Average Type selects an averaging function.

  • Continuous Peak Hold Averaging

  • Peak Hold Averaging

  • RMS (Video) Averaging

  • RMS (Video) Exponential Averaging

  • Time Averaging

  • Time Exponential Averaging

• Count specifies the number of averages to perform.

• Repeat Average is valid only for linear average types and causes the VSA to continue instead of stopping after completing the average.

• Fast Average is used to increase measurement speed for some configurations. When Fast Average is enabled, the VSA updates the display only after accumulating the number of averages specified by Update Rate.

• Update Rate is used with Fast Average (described above).

See Also

Pausing Averaging

Selecting an Averaging Type

About Averaging

Averaging with Digital Demod, WCDMA, and cdma2000 demodulation