Document Outline

• Virtual Power Meter
  • Changes to this Manual
  • Literature Contents
    • Chapter Layout
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Figure 1 VPM Compatible Sensors
• Chapter 2 Set Up
  • Installing the VPM
    • Figure 2 Install, Prerequisites Installation
  • Preferences
    • General
      • Automatically connect to sensor on startup
      • List sensors on startup
      • Display menu bar icons
      • Language
        • Installing Language Files
      • Clear Message Box State
        • Figure 3 Preferences, General
    • File Locations
      • Session Directory
      • Preset Directory
      • Measurement Data Directory
        • Figure 4 Preferences, File Locations
    • Advanced
      • Chart History (points)
      • Playback History (frames)
        • Figure 5 Preferences, Advanced
  • Connecting a Sensor
    • Figure 6 Sensor Connection Manager
    • Connecting the Directional Power Sensor (DPS)
      • Figure 7 DPS Element Orientation
    • Connecting the Wideband Power Sensor (WPS)
    • Connecting the Terminating Power Sensor (TPS)
    • Connecting the Statistical Power Sensor (SPS)
• Chapter 3 Average Power Mode
  • Display Types
    • Power Display
      • Bar Graph
      • Limit Indicators
      • Sensor Details
      • Sensor Status
        • Figure 8 VPM Screen, Power Display
    • Meter Display
      • Sensor Readings
        • Figure 9 VPM Screen, Meter Display
    • Chart Display
      • Figure 10 VPM, Chart Display
      • Show Markers
      • Show Grid
      • Show Points
      • Best Fit Data
      • Set Lower/Upper Delta Marker
        • Figure 11 Chart Display, Options Menu
    • Markers
      • Figure 12 Chart Display, Markers
    • Axis Scaling
      • Figure 13 Chart Display, Changing Scale
      • Manual Axis Scaling
        • Figure 14 Chart Display, Manual Axis Scaling
  • Menu Bar
    • File
      • New Sensor Session
      • Open
      • Close Session
      • Save Session
      • Save Session As...
      • Save Measurement Snapshot
      • Save Measurement Snapshot As...
      • Save Preset As...
      • Recent Sessions
      • Recent Measurements
      • Preferences...
      • Exit
    • Mode
      • Statistical
      • Time Domain
      • Average Power
    • Configure
      • Input Offset
      • Match Offset
      • Smoothing
      • Frequency Setpoint
      • Duty Cycle
    • Measurement
      • Type
      • Units
      • Start Acquisition
      • Stop Acquisition
      • Max Hold
      • Zero
    • Log
      • Enable Data Logging
      • Logging Settings
        • Figure 15 VPM, Logging Settings
    • View
      • Control Panel
      • Playback Controls
      • Details
      • Fullscreen Mode
      • Display Style
      • Meter Range
      • Smoothing
      • Playback
    • Window
      • Cascade Sessions
      • Tile Sessions Horizontally
      • Tile Sessions Vertically
    • Help
      • User Manual
      • About Virtual Power Meter
      • About Sensor
  • Menu Label Keys
    • Configure
      • For Wide Band Power Sensors
        • Figure 16 Video Filter Settings, 300 kHz Signal
        • Figure 17 VPM, Configure, WPS
      • For Sensor 5015 and 5015-EF
        • Figure 18 VPM, Configure, TPS
      • For Sensor 5014
        • Figure 19 VPM, Configure, DPS
      • For Statistical Senors
    • Measurement
      • Figure 20 VPM, Type, WPS
      • Figure 21 VPM, Type, DPS
      • Forward and Reflected Power
      • Match
        • Figure 22 Average and Peak Envelope Power, Square Wave Signal
      • Forward Peak Power
      • Peak Average Power
      • Burst Average Power
        • Figure 23 Burst Average Power
      • Crest Factor
        • Figure 24 Crest Factor, 10 dB CDMA Signal, 100 W Peak, 10 W Ave
      • Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF)
        • Figure 25 CCDF, 100 W Signal, 80 W Threshold, 20% CCDF
    • Units
      • Figure 26 VPM, Units, WPS
      • Figure 27 VPM, Units, TPS
      • Figure 28 VPM, Units, DPS
    • File
      • Save
      • Save As
        • Figure 29 VPM, File
      • Enable Logging
      • Open Preset
  • Logging
    • Analyzing Logged Data
      • Opening .xml Files in Excel
      • Opening .csv Files in Excel
  • Zeroing a Sensor
    • Figure 30 Zeroing Sensor
• Chapter 4 Time Domain Mode
  • Display
    • Figure 31 Screen Features, Time Domain
  • Menu Bar
    • File
    • Mode
    • Configure
      • Input Offset
      • Scale
      • Bandwidth
      • Frequency Setpoint
      • Duty Cycle
    • Measurement
      • Start Acquisition
      • Stop Acquisition
      • Enable Pulse Measurement
      • Zero
    • Trigger
      • Source
      • Mode
      • Edge
      • Level...
      • Delay...
      • Holdoff...
      • Manual Trigger
      • Zero Delay
    • Log
    • View
    • Window
    • Help
• Chapter 5 Statistical Power Mode
  • Display
    • Figure 32 Screen Features, Statistical Mode
  • Statistical Power Measurement Methodology
    • Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF)
      • Example - 9 Channel CMA, One Signal
      • Example - LTE vs Gaussian Noise
    • Interpreting Statistical Data
  • Menu Bar
    • File
    • Mode
    • Configure
      • Scale
      • Run Mode
      • Bandwidth
      • Confidence Factor
        • Figure 33 Confidence Factor
    • Measurement
      • Start Acquisition
      • Stop Acquisition
      • Show/Hide Reference
    • Log
    • View
    • Window
    • Help
• Chapter 6 Power Sensors
  • Accuracy
    • Sensor Uncertainty
    • Mismatch Uncertainty
  • Directional Power Sensor (DPS) Measurements
    • Description
      • 43 Type Elements
      • APM/DPM Elements
  • Terminating Power Sensor (TPS)
    • Description
    • Zeroing Sensor
    • Correction Factors
  • Wideband Power Sensor (WPS) Measurements
    • Description
    • Zeroing Sensor
  • Statistical Power Sensor (SPS) Measurements
    • Description
    • Zeroing Sensor
• Chapter 7 Specifications
  • Minimum PC Requirements
    • Appendix Error Messages