Agilent Technologies Signal Analyzer N9030a User Manual
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5 Legacy Command Descriptions
VAVG (Video Average)
Condition
Legacy Spectrum Analyzers
N9061A application
All conditions.
8566 and 8568 only - Original trace
is displayed in Trace C.
Only displays the averaged trace. The averaged trace
is displayed in Trace A.
Average Count value set to
0.
Cannot be set to 0.
Video averaging is turned off if the Averaging Count
is set to 0.
Change in Average Count
setting to a higher value.
8566 and 8568 only - Continues
counting from where the previous
value left off.
Resets the counter to zero and starts the
measurement again.
Change in average counter
setting to a lower value.
8566 and 8568 only - Updates the
screen annotation with the lower
averaging value.
If the new count value has not been reached,
continues until the new lower count has been
reached.
If the new, lower count value has already been
reached, the instrument will stop and wait until you
take a new sweep.
Averaging turned on.
Sweep time remains unchanged.
Sweep time changes due to the selection of the
sample detector.
Change in resolution
bandwidth, video
bandwidth, sweep time,
reference level or
attenuation.
8566 and 8568 only - In single
sweep mode, resets counter to zero
and starts the averaging again.
Continues the measurement without resetting the
counter.
Change in center frequency
or span.
In single sweep mode, resets
counter to zero and starts the
averaging again.
8566 and 8568 only - Also resets
the counter after changes in RBW,
VBW, Sweep Time, Ref. Level and
Attenuation.
In single sweep mode the X-Series instrument uses
all stored averages. Does not reset the counter after
changes in RBW, VBW, Sweep Time, Ref. Level and
Attenuation.
Legacy Analyzers - Video Averaging Behavioral Differences
Format
VAVG
Range: Integer from 1 to 999
VAVG UP|DN (8560 series only)
UP or DN: Increments by 1
VAVG ON|OFF
VAVG?
Query Data Type
SCPI Equivalent Commands
:TRACe#:TYPE AVERage (for VAVG ON)
:TRACe#:TYPE WRITe (for VAVG OFF)
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