Most measurements have a setup window that provides for the entry of a multi-measurement count value. This specifies how many measurements the test set will perform to obtain a set of values from which to calculate the following statistical measurement results:
The advantages of using the multi-measurement feature to obtain statistical measurement data include: reduced time associated with GPIB bus traffic, and reduced time configuring hardware. This is because the number of measurements specified in the multi-measurement count value are performed during one measurement cycle.
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:DAPOWER:COUNt 10" !Enters a Digital Average Power count !of 10, and turns the Digital Average Power !multi-measurement state on.