Specifies how NI-RFSG interprets the value of the PowerLevel property.

Syntax

Namespace: NationalInstruments.ModularInstruments.NIRfsg

public enum RfsgRFPowerLevelType

Members

NameValueDescription
AveragePower(int)7000

Average power indicates the desired power averaged in time. The driver maximizes the dynamic range by scaling the I/Q waveform. If you write more than one waveform, NI-RFSG scales each waveform without preserving the power level ratio between the waveforms.

PeakPower(int)7001

The power level type is peak power. Peak power indicates the maximum power level of the RF signal averaged over one period of the RF carrier signal frequency (the peak envelope power). This setting requires that the magnitude of the I/Q waveform must always be less than or equal to one. When using the peak power level type, the power level of the RF signal matches the specified power level at moments when the magnitude of the I/Q waveform equals one. If you write more than one waveform, the relative scaling between waveforms is preserved.

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