Annex-B-1
Annex B
OPTION 008 RF PROFILES AND COMPLEX SWEEP
Contents
Performance data ........................................................................................................................ B-2
RF profile ............................................................................................................................ B-2
Segmented sweep ................................................................................................................ B-2
Modulation waveforms........................................................................................................ B-2
Introduction to Option 008 ......................................................................................................... B-3
RF offset and profiles ................................................................................................................. B-3
Access to RF offset and profile .................................................................................................. B-4
RF offset ..................................................................................................................................... B-4
RF profiles........................................................................................................................... B-6
Creating a profile................................................................................................................. B-7
Enabling a profile ................................................................................................................ B-8
Tutorial examples for RF offset and profiles.............................................................................. B-8
Sequence sweep................................................................................................................. B-10
Selecting a sequence sweep............................................................................................... B-11
Modifying segments .......................................................................................................... B-12
Entering a sweep sequence................................................................................................ B-13
Sweep mode ...................................................................................................................... B-13
Starting to sweep ............................................................................................................... B-13
Tutorial examples for sequence sweep.............................................................................. B-14
Complex sweeps ....................................................................................................................... B-14
RF profiles, offset and sequence sweep ............................................................................ B-14
Suppressing attenuator changes......................................................................................... B-15
Tutorial example for immunity testing .............................................................................. B-15
Square wave modulation .......................................................................................................... B-15
GPIB operation......................................................................................................................... B-17
Segmented sweeps............................................................................................................. B-17
RF profiles......................................................................................................................... B-18
RF offsets ................................................................................................................................. B-19
List of figures
Fig. B-1 Utilities selection menu 2 ......................................................................................... B-4
Fig. B-2
RF level utility menu ................................................................................................ B-4
Fig. B-3 RF offset selection (shown unlocked to Level 1) ..................................................... B-5
Fig. B-4 Main signal generator screen with RF offset enabled............................................... B-6
Fig. B-5
RF profile menu (shown unlocked to Level 1) ......................................................... B-6
Fig. B-6 RF profile editor menu.............................................................................................. B-7
Fig. B-7 Main signal generator screen with RF offset and profiles enabled........................... B-8
Fig. B-8 Two signal generator testing with a resistive combiner............................................ B-9
Fig. B-9 Using a signal generator with an external amplifier ............................................... B-10
Fig. B-10 Example for a segmented sweep............................................................................. B-11
Fig. B-11 Sweep type menu.................................................................................................... B-11
Fig. B-12 Sweep sequence selection menu ............................................................................. B-12
Fig. B-13 Sweep segment editor ............................................................................................. B-12
Fig. B-14 Sweep menu display with the sweep halted............................................................ B-13