When operating as a power meter, the 5230 series can make more than 200 measurements per second. The Model 5232, a dual-channel meter, allows input and output measurements to be made and viewed simultaneously. The dual-channel meter also allows readings in different units, such as dB and mW, to be displayed simultaneously on different channels. It also features a zero correction function that stores the zero offsets of each range and automatically corrects all subsequent readings. Whether in voltage or power measurement mode, all controls are activated by touch-sensitive switches.
Menus are intuitive through each step, making operation almost automatic.
To make measurements easy to read, even when two channels of data are displayed, the 5230 series has a 4-line x 20 character LCD display and 5 digit resolution. The 5230 series comes equipped with either a GPIB interface as standard or RS-232 as an option.