Boonton 52000 Series USB CW Power Sensor - Manual (Page 3)

Boonton 52000 Series
User’s Guide
Welcome Thank you for choosing the 52000 Series USB Power
Sensors/Meter and welcome to the Boonton User’s Guide.
This manual will guide you through the following sections:
• Software installation
• Hardware installation
• Using the software
• Getting more from your system
Introduction
The 52000 CW power sensors/meter are a new series of products
which connect directly to a laptop or desktop computer using
a standard USB port, without the need for a stand alone meter.
Measurements from the sensor can be displayed on the laptop or
desktop computer or can be integrated into your test system with a
set of user-defined software functions – supplied as standard.
This guide will take you through the software installation stages.
Then it will outline some typical hardware configurations and how to
get the most from your software. Finally, you will be shown how to
integrate the sensor into your test environment.
Key Features
The key features of the 52000 CW power sensor/meter are:
• Perfect for most Power measurement uses, including:
• Installation and maintenance
• Manufacturing test
• ATE
• Research and Development
• Easy to use software
• Quick configuration
• Flexible set-up and system integration
• Small, compact and rugged
• Multiple sensor support on single PC
• No reference calibration required
• Low cost alternative to tradition power measurements