5. Automatize a Measurement

This part deals with Sweep Plan explanation which is a very powerful tool to automatize measurement. IQSTAR sweep plan is made in order to run massive measurements sequence with minimum human intervention.

The interface allows anyone to build complex measurements scenario without programming skills requirement. With the sweep plan on person can run multiple benches at the same time to speed up testing.

The sweep plan could be used for any kind of measurements (S-Parameters, 1-Tones, 2-Tones or modulated signals) dependent of the hardware setup.

Sweep plan tool requires at least:

• Hardware setup ready
• Schematic configuration ready
• Calibration ready

All the actions are explained in the following sections:

• Overview
• Basic
• Setup & Measurement
• Reporting
• DUT Biasing
• Tuning Station
• Switch Manager
• Thermal Manager
• Probe Station
• Hardware monitoring
• SCPI
• Scripting