Language Reference

 

SENSe Subsystem

Range:

8 to 1,048,576

Remarks:

To use this command, the appropriate mode should be

 

selected with INSTrument:SELect.

History:

Short form changed from LENgth to LENGth, A.03.00

Spectrum—FFT Window

[:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FFT:WINDow[:TYPE]BH4TapBLACkman

FLATtopGAUSsianHAMMingHANNingKB70KB90KB110UNIForm

[:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FFT:WINDow[:TYPE]?

Select the FFT window type.

BH4Tap - Blackman Harris with 4 taps

BLACkman - Blackman

FLATtop - flat top, the default (for high amplitude accuracy)

GAUSsian - Gaussian with alpha of 3.5

HAMMing - Hamming

HANNing - Hanning

KB70, 90, and 110 - Kaiser Bessel with sidelobes at −70, −90, or −110 dBc

UNIForm - no window is used. (This is the unity response.)

Factory Preset

 

and *RST:

FLATtop

Remarks:

This selection affects the acquisition point quantity and

 

the FFT size, based on the resolution bandwidth

 

selected.

 

To use this command, the appropriate mode should be

 

selected with INSTrument:SELect.

Spectrum—Frequency Span

[:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:SPAN <freq>

[:SENSe]:SPECtrum:FREQuency:SPAN?

Set the frequency span to be measured.

Factory Preset

 

and *RST:

1.0 MHz

 

100.0 kHz for iDEN mode

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E4406A VSA specifications

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