:MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise

Meas. mode:
Jitter
Package License:
L-RND
L-MFG
Waveform type:
PAM4
Flex Apps:
FlexDCA
PAM RIN Commands

Command Syntax

:MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise

Query Syntax

:MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise?

Description

For a PAM4 waveform, displays a Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) measurement in the Level table. If the measurement is already listed, the measurement is moved to the top of the table. Use the query form of the command to return the measured value. The measurement can be performed on one of four possible levels as shown in the following picture: level 0, 1, 2, or 3. RIN is a measure of the noise-to-signal ratio of an optical source. Because this is a measurement specific to an optical signal, the Jitter Mode's Amplitude panel only lists the RIN measurement when the channel units are set to Watts.

NRZ Waveform?

Use this command instead:

Amplitude analysis must be turned on before the first interference measurement can be made. Use the :MEASure:AMPLitude:DEFine:ANALysis command.

The RIN measurement is only available for optical channels.

Measurement Configuration
Select Command
Based on the one level or based on Optical Modulation Amplitude (OMA) measurement :MEASure:AMPLitude:DEFine:RINoise:TYPe
Normalize the RIN value to the equivalent noise bandwidth of the sampling channel :MEASure:AMPLitude:DEFine:RINoise:UNITs
Results based on FlexDCA's Legacy algorithm or the IEEE 802.3 :MEASure:AMPLitude:DEFine:RINoise:DEFinition

Measurement Identification

Avoid subtle programming errors! To ensure that the correct measurement is installed or queried, always explicitly identify a measurement when installing a measurement or querying a measured value, status, or detail. To identify a measurement, specify the measurement's source waveform (:SOURce child command). With some measurements, you may also need to specify other identifying values. Generally, when selecting a measurement using FlexDCA's GUI, if a dialog appears prompting you to select values, you should explicitly specify these values when remotely identifying the measurement. More information.

For example, to return the status of the measurement, :MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:

flex.write(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:SOURce CHAN1A')
if flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:STATus?') == 'CORR';
    measurement = flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise?')
else:
	details = flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:STATus:DETails?')
	reason = flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:STATus:REASon?')

Child commands for measurement identification:

  • :MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:SOURce

Example Command Sequence

:MEASure:PLEVel:DEFine:ANALysis ON
:MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:SOURce CHAN2A
:MEASure:PLEVel:DEFine:RINoise:TYPe OMA
:MEASure:PLEVel:DEFine:RINoise:UNITs DECibel
:MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise
:MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise?

Measurement Ready?

To confirm that the measurement is ready to read, you can query the measurement's status:

if ('CORR' in Flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:STATus?')):
	measurement = Flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise?')

If averaging is turned on (:ACQuire:AVERaging), you can also confirm if the measurement result is ready by comparing the number of specified averages (:ACQuire:ECOunt?) versus the number of measurement sweeps that have occurred (:MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:COUNt?). The technique uses the :COUNt? common measurement query. For example,

if (Flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise:COUNt?') >= Flex.query(':ACQuire:ECOUNt?')):
	measurement = Flex.query(':MEASure:PLEVel:RINoise?')

You can also use an acquisition limit lest to test that a number of waveform samples, or pattern acquisitions have completed before returning a measurement. Refer to the :LTESt:ACQuire:CTYPe command.

Common Measurement Child Queries

This command supports the use of the following common measurement queries: :LOCation?, :COUNt?, :MAXimum?, :MINimum?, :MEAN?, and :SDEViation?.