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SENSe Subsystem

For 600 Ohms:

 

2.2, −3.8. −9.8, or −15.8 dBm

 

60.0, 54.0, 48.0, or 41.9 dBmV

 

0.0017, 0.00042, 0.0001, or 0.000026 W

 

For 1 M Ohm:

 

Values for 1 M Ohm vary according to selected

 

reference impedance.

Default Units: DBM

Remarks:

You must be in the Basic, W-CDMA, cdma2000 mode to

 

use this command. Use INSTrument:SELect to set the

 

mode.

History:

Added revision A.05.00

Baseband I/Q - Select I/Q Voltage Range

[:SENSe]:VOLTage:IQ:RANGe[:UPPer] <level>

[:SENSe]:VOLTage:IQ:RANGe[:UPPer]?

Selects upper voltage range when I or Q port is selected. This setting helps set the gain which is generated in the variable gain block of the baseband IQ board to improve dynamic range.

Range:

1.0, 0.5, .025, or 0.125 volts

Default Units:

V

Remarks:

You must be in the Basic, W-CDMA, cdma2000 mode to

 

use this command. Use INSTrument:SELect to set the

 

mode.

History:

Added revision A.05.00

Channel Commands

Select the ARFCN—Absolute RF Channel Number

[:SENSe]:CHANnel:ARFCnRFCHannel <integer>

[:SENSe]:CHANnel:ARFCnRFCHannel?

Set the analyzer to a frequency that corresponds to the ARFCN (Absolute RF Channel Number).

Factory Preset

 

and *RST:

38

Range:

0 to 124, and 975 to 1023 for E-GSM

 

1 to 124 for P-GSM

 

0 to 124, and 955 to 1023 for R-GSM

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Agilent Technologies E4406A VSA manual Channel Commands, Baseband I/Q Select I/Q Voltage Range
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