Agilent Technologies Signal Analyzer N9030a User Manual
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6 RLC Swept SA Measurement Front-Panel & SCPI Reference
Sweep/Control
Gate Holdoff
Lets you increase or decrease the wait time after a gate event ends before the analyzer will
respond to the next gate signal.
After any Gate event finishes, the analyzer must wait for the sweep system to settle before it can
respond to another Gate signal. The analyzer calculates a "wait time," taking into account a
number of factors, including RBW and Phase Noise Optimization settings. The goal is to achieve
the same accuracy when gated as in ungated operation. The figure below illustrates this concept:
When Gate Holdoff is in Auto, the wait time calculated by the analyzer is used. When Gate Time is
in Manual, the user may adjust the wait time, usually decreasing it in order to achieve greater
speed, but at the risk of decreasing accuracy.
When the Method key is set to Video or FFT, the Gate Holdoff function has no effect.
In measurements that do not support Auto, the value shown when Auto is selected is “---“ and the
manually set holdoff is returned to a query.
Key Path
Sweep/Control, Gate
Remote Command
[:SENSe]:SWEep:EGATe:HOLDoff <time>
[:SENSe]:SWEep:EGATe:HOLDoff?
[:SENSe]:SWEep:EGATe:HOLDoff:AUTO OFF|ON|0|1
[:SENSe]:SWEep:EGATe:HOLDoff:AUTO?
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Remote Language Compatibility Measurement Application Reference