Atec Tektronix-VM100-VM101 User Manual
Appendix a: specifications, Terms used in specifications, Performance conditions
VM 100 & VM101 User Manual
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Appendix A: Specifications
This section provides a complete description of the video measure-
ment set specifications.
Refer to the Performance Conditions for
a description of the required temperature range and other
pertinent operating conditions.
Terms Used in Specifications
Characteristic — A characteristic refers to a property of the product.
Performance Requirement [REQ] — Performance Requirements
define characteristics that are essential to the intended application of
the product, usually in limit form.
Reference Information [RI] — Reference Information explains the
performance requirements or stipulates conditions under which the
performance requirements are effective. Reference information is not
considered to be a statement of guaranteed performance.
Specification — A specification is a document or a section of a
document that lists and describes characteristics and performance
requirements of a product. A specification also may contain
reference information.
Typical — Typical refers to instrument performance that can be
expected but is not guaranteed.
Performance Conditions
The Performance Requirements listed in the Electrical Specifications
apply over an ambient temperature range of 0
°
C to +50
°
C. The
rated accuracies are valid over the entire 0
°
C to 50
°
C range and
become “typical” for temperatures from –10
°
C to 0
°
C. Test
equipment used to verify Performance Requirements must be
calibrated and working within the specified limits.
All specifications (with the exception of Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Measurement Accuracy) apply for Signal-to-Noise Ratio
≥
52 dB
(weighted). Averaging (AVG) is enabled for all specifications.