Taking Measurements
In addition to the standard measurement capabilities of each instrument interface (refer to the SA Instruments Manual) SA has a number of measurement operations that are initiated from within the SA application that can be very helpful in automation applications. These come in three categories:
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Auto Measure and Batch Measurement. Auto Measure provides advanced tools for measuring a list of items including individual item selection and iterative measurement. Also in this category are Batch measurements which offer full automation by simply measuring a list of items in a single complete pass.
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Guided Points. Are designed to lead an operator to a specified location or feature for measurement or to provide proximity based name control using a set of reference items.
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Proximity Trigger. Provides a means to add automation to a user guided measurement. This operation guides a user to a target for measurement and, when the probe gets within a proximity threshold, the measurements are triggered at those locations automatically.