IVIPWRMETER_ATTR_UNITS

CVI/LabWindows IVI Class Driver

IVIPWRMETER_ATTR_UNITS

IviPwrMeterBase Attribute

Data
type
Access Applies to Coercion High Level Functions
ViInt32 R/W N/A None IviPwrMeter_ConfigureUnits

Description

Specifies the unit to which the RF power is converted after measurement.

The actual RF power of the signal on a channel is always measured in Watts. The value of this attribute is used to determine the units in which the IVIPWRMETER_ATTR_RANGE_LOWER [RNG] and IVIPWRMETER_ATTR_RANGE_UPPER [RNG] attributes are specified. The unit of the measurement result returned by the Read and Fetch functions also depends on the value of this attribute.

Defined Values

IVIPWRMETER_VAL_DBM

IVIPWRMETER_VAL_DBMV

IVIPWRMETER_VAL_DBUV

IVIPWRMETER_VAL_WATTS