2
Introductory
Measurement
Sequence
Introduction
There
is
no
b etter
w
a
y
to
appreciate
the
sp eed
and
accuracy
of
an
8510C
net
w
ork
analyzer
system
than
b
y
p erforming
an
actual
measuremen
t
on
a
device.
Use
a
device
with
kno
wn
c
haracteristics
to
use
this
in
tro
ductory
measuremen
t
sequence.
The
sequence
suggests
a
simple
test
device,
but
y
ou
may
measure
an
y
appropriate
device.
Pro
cedures
describ ed
in
this
section
assume
that
the
net
w
ork
analyzer
system
is
prop erly
installed,
otherwise,
refer
to
Chapter
9,
\System
Installation"
in
the
A
gilent
8510C
On-Site
Servic
e
Manual
.
The
pro cedures
also
assume
that
the
system
is
functioning
within
its
op erating
sp ecications.
Initially
,
the
system
op eration
needs
v
erication
as
explained
in
\V
erifying
System
Setup."
Then
b egin
with
the
rst
stage
of
four
stages
in
the
example
measuremen
t
sequence,
as
listed
b elow:
1.
Setting
Up
the
Measuremen
t
Learn
ab out
making
connections
and
c
hec
king
the
connectors.
Then,
c
ho ose
the
instrumen
t
settings
appropriate
for
the
in
tended
measuremen
t.
2.
P
erforming
Measuremen
t
Calibration
Learn
to
establish
a
magnitude
and
phase
reference
for
the
test
setup.
Then,
remov
e
measuremen
t
errors
to
the
desired
degree.
3.
Measuring
the
Device
Under
T
est
Learn
ab out
connecting
the
device
under
test
(DUT),
then
measuring
it
with
a
net
w
ork
analyzer.
4.
Sa
ving
and
Getting
an
Output
of
the
Result
Learn
ab out
getting
the
measuremen
t
results
data
to
a
prin
ter
or
a
plotter,
on
to
a
disc,
or
sa
v
ed
to
memory
.
V
erifying
the
System
Setup
V
erifying
the
system
setup
in
v
olv
es
c
hec
king
the
system
bus
addresses.
Press
the
fron
t
panel
k
ey
lab
eled
4
LOCAL
5
to
display
the
address
men
u.
Chec
k
the
address
of
eac
h
instrumen
t
to
v
erify
whether
it
is
the
same
as
the
setting
sho
wn
on
the
display
.
F
or
incorrect
addresses,
those
dieren
t
from
the
addresses
listed
b elow,
and
sho
wn
in
the
active
en
try
area,
use
the
instrumen
t
fron
t-panel
en
try
con
trols
to
correct
the
addresses.
The
net
w
ork
analyzer
system
bus
c
hec
ks
for
the
v
arious
system
instrumen
ts
at
the
follo wing
addresses:
Source
Address
19
for
an
y
of
the
compatible
sources
T
est
Set
Address
20
for
an
y
of
the
compatible
test
sets
Printer
GPIB
address
1
for
prin
ters
Plotter
GPIB
address
5
for
plotters
Net
w
ork
Analyzer
(8510)
Address
16
for
the
net
w
ork
analyzer
Introductory
Measurement
Sequence
2-1
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