Power Meter Operation.....................................................................

2-1

Introduction...................................................................................

2-2

Zeroing the Power Meter ..............................................................

2-3

Calibrating the Power Meter........................................................

2-4

Calibration Procedure Using HP E-Series

 

Power Sensors.........................................................................

2-5

Calibration Procedure using HP 8480 Series

 

Power Sensors.........................................................................

2-5

Making Measurements with the HP E-Series

 

Power Sensors ...............................................................................

2-8

Procedure ................................................................................

2-8

Making Measurements with the HP 8480 Series

 

Power Sensors ...............................................................................

2-10

Procedure ................................................................................

2-10

Making Measurements using Sensor Calibration Tables...........

2-13

Selecting a Sensor Calibration Table ....................................

2-13

Making the Measurement......................................................

2-14

Editing Sensor Calibration Tables ........................................

2-15

Setting the Units of Measurement...............................................

2-22

Selecting Units of Measurement from the Softkeys ...................

2-23

Making Relative Measurements ..................................................

2-24

Procedure ................................................................................

2-24

Setting the Resolution ..................................................................

2-25

Setting Offsets...............................................................................

2-26

Setting Channel Offsets .........................................................

2-26

Setting Display Offsets ..........................................................

2-26

Setting Averaging .........................................................................

2-28

Measuring Pulsed Signals ............................................................

2-30

Setting Measurement Limits .......................................................

2-32

Checking for Limit Failures...................................................

2-33

Channel Measurements................................................................

2-35

Making Difference Measurements...............................................

2-36

Making Ratio Measurements .......................................................

2-37

Selecting a Digital or Analog Display..........................................

2-38

Setting the Range .........................................................................

2-41

Configuring the Remote Interface................................................

2-42

HP-IB Address........................................................................

2-42

Recorder Output............................................................................

2-43

Leveling a Source Output ......................................................

2-44

Saving and Recalling Power Meter Configurations ....................

2-45

How Measurements are Calculated.............................................

2-47

Presetting the Power Meter .........................................................

2-48

Preset Conditions ...................................................................

2-48

Contents-2

HP EPM-442A User’s Guide