Only the Main Setup commands corresponding to the Modulation Distortion and Modulation Distortion Converters measurement class are documented here. All other commands are identical to the Setup commands for the Standard measurement class and can be accessed by clicking here or by clicking on the softtabs on the graphic below.
Click here to view links to Setup commands for all Measurement Classes.
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Softkey |
Sub-item | SCPI |
COM |
MOD/MODX Setup... |
Sweep Tab | ||
Sweep Type |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:TYPE |
None |
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Carrier Frequency |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:CARRier:FREQuency |
None |
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SA Center |
chan.CenterFrequency |
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SA Start |
chan.StartFrequency |
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SA Span |
chan.FrequencySpan FrequencySpanFull |
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SA Stop |
chan.StopFrequency |
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Noise BW |
SENSe:SA:BANDwidth:NOISe
SENSe:SA:BANDwidth:NOISe:AUTO |
None
None |
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Set Power At |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LEVel
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LEVel:PORT |
None
None |
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S-Param Power At DUT In/Out |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:SPARam:LEVel
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LEVel:PORT |
None
None |
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Power Sweep Type |
ENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LEVel:TYPE |
None |
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Ramp Power Sweep Type |
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Start Power At |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:RAMP:LEVel:STARt |
None |
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Stop Power At |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:RAMP:LEVel:STOP |
None |
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Number of Powers |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:RAMP:POINts |
None |
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Noise BW |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:NBW |
None |
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Auto-Increase NBW at High Powers |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:RAMP:NBW:AUTO |
None |
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List Power Sweep Type |
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Power |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:LEVel |
None |
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Src Atten Fixed Atten Custom |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:SOURce:ATTenuation SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:SOURce:ATTenuation:MODE SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:SOURce:ATTenuation:MODE |
None None None |
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Rcvr Atten Fixed Atten Custom |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:RECeiver:ATTenuation SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:RECeiver:ATTenuation:MODE SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:RECeiver:ATTenuation:MODE |
None None None |
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Noise BW Fixed NBW Custom Auto-Increase |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:NBW SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:NBW:MODE SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:NBW:MODE SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:NBW:MODE |
None None None None |
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Add Row |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:ADD |
None |
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Delete Row |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:DELete |
None |
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Load... |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:LOAD |
None |
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Save... |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:POWer:CARRier:LIST:SAVE |
None |
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Enable DC Outputs |
EnableAllOutput |
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State ON|OFF|PerPort |
State |
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Start DC |
Start |
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Stop DC |
Stop |
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State |
State |
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Min |
LimitMin |
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Max |
LimitMax |
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Sweep Details... |
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Force RF Power OFF at the End of Sweep - System Preference |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:RETRace:POWer |
None |
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Delay Before Start of Sweep |
SweepDelay |
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Delay Before Distortion Measurement |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:DWELl |
None |
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Enable S-Param Sweep |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:SPARam[:STATe] |
None |
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S-Param Source |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:SPARam:TYPE |
None |
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S-Param Freq Step |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:SPARam:STEP |
None |
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S-Param IFBW |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:SPARam:BWIDth |
None |
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Re-use Previous S-Parameter Measurements |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:SPARam:REUSe |
None |
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| VNA Source Attenuator
Include |
SOURce:POWer:ATTenuation
SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:SOURce:ATTenuation:INCLude |
chan.Attenuator
None |
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| Nominal Source Amp | SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:SOURce:NOMinal:AMPLifier | None | |
| DUT Input | SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:DUT:INPut | None | |
| Nominal DUT Gain | SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:DUT:NOMinal:GAIN | None | |
| DUT Output | SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:DUT:OUTPut | None | |
Nominal DUT NF |
SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:DUT:NOMinal:NF |
None |
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| Nominal DUT NF Include | SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:DUT:NOMinal:NF:INCLude | None | |
| Receiver Attenuator | SOURce:POWer:ATTenuation:RECeiver:TEST | None | |
| RF Path Config... | SENSe:PATH:CONFig:ELEMent[:STATe] | Element | |
| Offsets and Limits... | |||
Converter Stages |
SENSe:MIXer:STAGe |
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Enable Embedded LO |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:STATe |
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Enable Embedded LO |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:STATe |
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Tuning Method |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:TUNing:MODE |
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Tune every |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:TUNing:INTerval |
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Broadband Search |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:TUNing:SPAN |
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Noise BW |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:TUNing:NBW |
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Max Iterations |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:TUNing:ITERations |
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Tolerance |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:TUNing:TOLerance |
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LO Frequency Delta |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:LO:DELTa |
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Default |
SENSe:MIXer:ELO:RESet |
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Input |
SENSe:DISTortion:SWEep:CARRier:FREQuency |
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Output |
SENSe:MIXer:OUTPut:FREQuency:SIDE |
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Fractional Multiplier - Numerator |
SENSe:MIXer:LO:FREQuency:NUMerator |
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Fractional Multiplier - Denominator |
SENSe:MIXer:LO:FREQuency:DENominator |
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LO/LO1/LO2 |
SENSe:MIXer:LO:FREQuency:FIXed |
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IF |
SENSe:MIXer:IF:FREQuency:SIDE |
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Source Name |
SENSe:MIXer:LO:NAME SENSe:ROLE:DEVice SENSe:ROLE:CATalog? |
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Power |
SENSe:MIXer:LO:POWer |
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Leveling |
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Attenuator |
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Save... |
SENSe:MIXer:SAVE |
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Load... |
SENSe:MIXer:LOAD |
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| Modulate Tab | |||
Source |
SENSe:DISTortion:MODulate:SOURce |
None |
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| Add Source... | SENSe:ROLE:DEVice | AssignSourceToRole | |
| Load File... | SOURce:MODulation:FILE:LOAD | None | |
| Create... | |||
| Edit... | |||
| Properties... | SOURce:MODulation:FILE:CORRection:CATalog?
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:CORRection:DELete? |
None
None |
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| Enable Modulation | SOURce:MODulation[:STATe] | IsEnhancedModulationControl | |
Source Correction |
SOURce:CORRection[:SELect] |
None | |
| Enable LO Feedthru Monitor | SENSe:SA:COHerence:LO:FTHRu:MONitor[:STATe] | None | |
| Enable Pulse | None | None | |
| Source Cal... | |||
| Pulse Setup... | |||
| LO Monitor... | |||
| Enable LO Feedthru Monitor | SENSe:SA:COHerence:LO:FTHRu:MONitor[:STATe] | None | |
| Threshold Type | SENSe:SA:COHerence:LO:FTHRu:MONitor:TYPE | None | |
| Threshold Level | SENSe:SA:COHerence:LO:FTHRu:MONitor:TOLerance | None | |
| Measure LO at | SENSe:SA:COHerance:LO:FTHRu:MONitor:RECeiver | None | |
| Create/Edit Mod File... | |||
Modulation Type |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TYPE | None | |
Source Name |
SENSe:DISTortion:MODulate:SOURce | None | |
Sample Rate |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:SRATe
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:SRATe:AUTO SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:SRATe:CALCulated? SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:OFILe:SRATe |
None
None None None |
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Filename |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:OFILe | None | |
Signal Span |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:SPAN
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:SPAN:CALCulated? SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:SPAN:PRIority |
None
None None |
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Tone Spacing |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:TONE:SPACing
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:TONE:SPACing:CALCulated? SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:TONE:SPACing:PRIority |
None
None None |
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Number of Tones |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:TONE:NUMBer
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:TONE:NUMBer:CALCulated? SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:TONE:NUMBer:PRIority |
None
None None |
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Peak-to-Avg |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:PAVG?
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:PAVG:CALCulated? SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:PAVG:PRIority SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:PAVG:CALCulated? |
None
None None None |
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Carrier Offset |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:CARRier:OFFSet | None | |
Nmbr of Subcarriers |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:SUBCarrier:NUMBer |
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Sub Span |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:SUBCarrier:SPAN |
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Sub Offset |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:SUBCarrier:OFFSet |
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Phase Type |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:PHASe:TYPE | None | |
Fixed |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:PHASe:FIXed | None | |
Random Phase Seed |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:PHASe:RANDom:SEED | None | |
Nmbr of Notches |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:NPR:NOTCh:NUMBer | None | |
Notch Location |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:NPR:NOTCh:LOCation | None | |
Notch1 Span |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:NPR:NOTCh:SPAN | None | |
Notch1 Offset |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:NPR:NOTCh:OFFSet | None | |
Signal Start Time |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:TIME:STARt
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:TIME:STARt:CALCulated? SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:TIME:STARt:PRIority |
None
None None |
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Number of Files |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:FILE:NUMBer
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:COMPact:FILE:SELect |
None
None |
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DAC Scaling |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:DAC:SCALing | None | |
Enable Optimizer |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:ENABle | None | |
Setup... (Optimizer Setup) |
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Reject up to Harmonic Number |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:HREJect | None | |
Reject Nyquist Frequencies |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:NYQReject:ENABle | None | |
Enable Brick-wall Filter For Spectral Leakage |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:FILTer:ENABle | None | |
Tolerance Type |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:TYPE | None | |
Frequency Tolerance |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:FREQuency:TOLerance | None | |
Min Waveform Period |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:MIN:WAVeform:PERiod | None | |
Min Number of Tones |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:MIN:TONE:NUMBer | None | |
Max Tone Spacing |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:OPTimize:MAX:TONE:SPacing | None | |
Display |
None | None | |
Number of Samples |
None | None | |
Calculated Sample Rate |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SIGNal:SRATe:CALCulated? | None | |
Measurement Time |
None | None | |
Filename |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:LOAD
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SAVE |
None
None |
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Calculate |
None | None | |
Save... |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:SAVE | None | |
Recall... |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:LOAD | None | |
Edit... (Edit Multitone) |
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Tone |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE:COUNt? |
None |
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Frequency |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE:FREQuency? |
None |
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Power (dBm) |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE:POWer |
None |
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Phase (deg) |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE:PHASe |
None |
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State |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE[:STATe] |
None |
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Set All Tones |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE:ALL[:STATe] |
None |
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Display |
None |
None |
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Go To Row |
None |
None |
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Save... |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE:SAVE |
None |
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Load... |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:TONE:LOAD |
None |
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Defaults |
SOURce:MODulation:FILE:INITialize | None | |
| Properties... | None | None | |
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| ACPLo | SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:ACP:LOWer:IBW
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:ACP:LOWer:OFFSet |
None
None |
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| ACPUp | SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:ACP:UPPer:IBW
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:ACP:UPPer:OFFSet |
None
None |
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| Notch | SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:NOTCh:IBW
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:NOTCh:OFFSet |
None
None |
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| Measurement Details | |||
Distortion Measurement Correlation Aperture |
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:CORRelation:APERture
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:CORRelation:APERture:AUTO[:STATe] |
None
None |
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ADC Anti-alias Filter |
SENSe:DISTortion:ADC:FILTer:TYPE | None | |
EVM Normalization |
SENSe:DISTortion:EVM:NORMalize | None | |
Nominal DUT NF |
SENSe:DISTortion:PATH:DUT:NOMinal:NF |
None | |
ADVANCED - Measurement Band Table |
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Add Band |
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:ADD
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:COUNt? SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:NAME |
None
None None |
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Delete Band |
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:DELete | None | |
Autofill from Mod File |
None | None | |
Reset Bands to defaults |
SENSe:DISTortion:MEASure:BAND:INITialize | None | |
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Meas Class... |
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CreateCustomMeasurementEx |
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Quick Start... |
S-Param |
CreateSParameterEx |
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Balanced |
BalSMeasurement BBalMeasurement SBalMeasurement SSBMeasurement |
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Other |
CreateSParameterEx |