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PN: 10585-00016, Rev. A

MA24104A UG

Measurement Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Time Varying Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Multitone Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Noise and Averaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Settling Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Maximum Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

3-6

Uncertainty of a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Uncertainty Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

3-7

Error States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

Chapter 4—Remote Operation

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

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Remote Operation Commands Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4-3

Remote Operation Command Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Appendix A—Connector Care and Handling

Appendix B—Sample Visual Basic Code

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Demo Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B-2

Using the Demo Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Appendix C—Upgrading the Firmware

Index

Table of Contents (Continued)

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Page 1: ...e MA24104A Inline High Power Sensor Average Power 600 MHz to 4 GHz Anritsu Company 490 Jarvis Drive Morgan Hill CA 95037 2809 USA PN 10585 00016 Revision A Printed February 2009 Copyright 2009 Anritsu...

Page 2: ...PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL ANRITSU COMPANY OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FO...

Page 3: ...on another computer or loan lease or transfer them to another user except as part of the permanent transfer of all SOFTWARE and written materials 5 WARRANTY ACUS warrants for a period of one 1 year f...

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Page 5: ...e Requirements 2 1 2 3 Driver Installation 2 1 Chapter 3 Using the Power Sensor 3 1 Introduction 3 1 3 2 Sensor Overview 3 1 3 3 Graphical User Interface 3 2 Buttons 3 3 Data Entry Fields 3 3 Display...

Page 6: ...a Measurement 3 17 Uncertainty Examples 3 17 3 7 Error States 3 19 Chapter 4 Remote Operation 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Remote Operation Commands Summary 4 1 4 3 Remote Operation Command Details 4 2 A...

Page 7: ...ch as 3G 4G OFDM and multi tone signals In other words it measures true RMS power regardless of the type of input signal 1 4 Initial Inspection Inspect the shipping container for damage If the shippin...

Page 8: ...vise Anritsu Customer Service they will send a new shipping container free of charge In the event neither of these two options is possible instructions for packaging and shipment are given below Use a...

Page 9: ...g the software Intel Pentium III or equivalent processor Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit only Windows XP or Windows 2000 512 MB of RAM 100 MB of available hard disk space 1024 768 display resolution PC...

Page 10: ...he installation 3 Click Next in the following screen to begin the installation process 4 Browse for the installation folder select the desired permissions and then click Next The default installation...

Page 11: ...nstallation MA24104A UG PN 10585 00016 Rev A 2 3 5 Select I Agree to the license agreement and then click Next 6 Select Next to continue with the software installation Figure 2 4 License Agreement Fig...

Page 12: ...e installation completes click Close 8 Connect the MA24104A power sensor to the USB port of the PC with the supplied USB cable then press and hold the ON button for one second The status LED lights gr...

Page 13: ...appears select No not this time to search for software and then click Next If the Wizard does not start refer to Appendix C Serial Port Compatibility for troubleshooting information 10 Select Install...

Page 14: ...PN 10585 00016 Rev A MA24104A UG 11 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and then click Next 12 Select the hardware type Computer and then click Next Figure 2 10 Found New Hardware...

Page 15: ...ation on your hard drive where you installed the program If the default settings were chosen during the application installation click Browse as shown below and then select C Program Files Anritsu Anr...

Page 16: ...A MA24104A UG 16 Select Anritsu MA24104A from the list and then click Next as shown below 17 The Hardware Installation Warning dialog will appear as shown in Figure 2 15 Click Continue Anyway Figure 2...

Page 17: ...Finish to close the wizard 19 The MA24104A is now ready for use Launch the Anritsu Power Meter application from the new desktop icon or from the Start Programs menu Refer to Chapter 3 for information...

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Page 19: ...n with a PC or Anritsu Handheld instrument 4 2 color LED reports functional status of the sensor Green Sensor ON Status OK Amber Error Condition see Table 3 5 Blinking Low Battery 5 RF Output 6 RS232...

Page 20: ...r application always launches in the default state as described below Frequency 600 MHz Power Units W Averages 1 Fixed Offset 0 dB Time Aperture Low fast mode Communication with the sensor does not ta...

Page 21: ...number is 1 Fixed Offset Applies an offset in dB Input positive value for attenuation Apply Applies the current entry in the data entry field Exit Terminates the program Data Entry Fields The data ent...

Page 22: ...ure 3 5 Measured Power Relative Power Units of Power Fixed Offset Offset Table Status Bar The status bar displays the model number serial number cal factor frequency averaging number and operational s...

Page 23: ...s RF input port High Aperture Time When High Aperture Time mode is selected the sensor provides more accurate measurements of TDMA signals In this mode the ADC acquisition time is increased and the di...

Page 24: ...value csv files that can be directly opened in Microsoft Excel The filenames have the following format xxxxxxx_yyyy_mm_dd_hhmmss csv where xxxxxxx Serial number of the power sensor yyyy Four digit yea...

Page 25: ...ned logging interval Power Graph The Power Graph feature provides the ability to plot measured power with respect to time This feature can be used for drift testing tuning circuits and for monitoring...

Page 26: ...rsus time graph Figure 3 13 The default settings of the graph are as follows Time X axis 30 minutes Power Y axis 60 dBm 1000 Watts Clicking Setup opens the Graph Setup dialog below where the scales of...

Page 27: ...n the table is used Similarly when the cal factor frequency is lower than the lowest frequency in the offset table then the offset for the lowest frequency in the offset table is used The procedure fo...

Page 28: ...nd save as a file in the directory of your choice see Figure 3 16 Any number of device responses can be stored The files are stored as comma separated value files csv 6 To recall a response click Open...

Page 29: ...for five seconds as a reminder of the changed set up The set up information is lost once the application is closed or a different model sensor is connected 3 4 Making Measurements This section presen...

Page 30: ...wer sensor 6 Read the power measurement from the Anritsu Power Meter application window power readings are continuous with the default setting Note Operation with the RS232 port requires an external p...

Page 31: ...ng operation the message box states Sensor zero failed and ZERO_ERROR will be displayed on the application screen until the problem is corrected If RF is detected a reminder message will pop up asking...

Page 32: ...Averages Needed for 0 15 dB Noise Number of Averages Needed for 0 10 dB Noise Number of Averages Needed for 0 05 dB Noise Number of Averages Needed for 0 01 dB Noise 50 100 1 1 1 1 2 45 31 6 1 1 1 4...

Page 33: ...e sensor and the pulse repetition rate of the signal may be close enough that they can beat together resulting in low frequency modulation of the power indication If averages are not calculated over m...

Page 34: ...first If averaging is required as described above settling time increases by N sample period where N is the number of averages and the sample period is the time is milliseconds The measurement sample...

Page 35: ...or is caused by the differing impedances between the power sensor and the devices to which the power sensor is connected Mismatch uncertainty can be calculated as follows Source Mismatch Source Mismat...

Page 36: ...ar 0 3 0 3 Source Mismatch Uncertainty 1 3 1 3 Rectangular 0 8 0 8 Load Mismatch Uncertainty 3 7 3 7 Rectangular 2 1 2 1 Effect of Digital Modulation 0 0 Rectangular 0 0 Combined Uncertainty RSS Room...

Page 37: ...s specified range of 0 C to 55 C Operate the sensor within its specified range Sensor zero failed This message box appears if the zero operation is unsuccessful The reason could be the presence of RF...

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Page 39: ...Remote Operation Commands Summary The following is a list of commands available to control the MA24104A Note In Low Aperture Time mode the sensor takes about 70 milliseconds to respond to all commands...

Page 40: ...n IDN Description Gets identification information from the sensor Syntax IDN LF Return Value ANRITSU Model Serial Module Serial firmware version PWR Description Gets the power reading from the power s...

Page 41: ...zero failure the STATUS command can be used to retrieve more detail about the error See the STATUS command for more detail It takes 19 seconds to zero a sensor please wait at least this long to get a...

Page 42: ...de for the sensor when powered up ASDON Description Turns on auto shutdown mode Syntax ASDON LF Return Value OK or ERR Remarks This command applies when RS232 connectivity is used with battery power T...

Page 43: ...pin depth is one that is too long with respect to the reference plane of the connector Figure A 1 left The pin depth of DUT connectors should be measured to assure compatibility before attempting to m...

Page 44: ...y dirt and other contamination adhering to the connector interfaces When not in use keep the connectors covered To clean the connector interfaces use a clean cotton swab that has been dampened with de...

Page 45: ...which can be added from Visual Basic 6 0 IDE by navigating to Project Components B 2 Using the Demo Application Once connected to the PC using the USB cable the MA24104A shows up as a Serial port dev...

Page 46: ...en True MSComm1 RThreshold 1 MSComm1 SThreshold 1 Wait for half a second before sending START command Delay 0 5 Arm sensor to start making measurements txtCommand Text START Call btnSend_Click Exit Su...

Page 47: ...ext PWR Call btnSend_Click End Sub Event handler for SetFreq button Private Sub btnSetFreq_Click txtCommand Text FREQ txtFreq Text Call btnSend_Click End Sub Event handler for ZeroSensor button Privat...

Page 48: ...00016 Rev A MA24104A UG Delay routine Public Sub Delay ByVal Seconds As Single Dim fStartTimer As Single Dim fFinish As Single fStartTimer Timer Do DoEvents fFinish Timer If Abs fFinish fStartTimer S...

Page 49: ...enu in the Anritsu Power Meter application and follow the on screen instructions 3 Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable from the power sensor Push the sensor s power button for three seconds to turn...

Page 50: ...UG 4 Once the upgrade driver has been installed click OK on the dialog below 5 Select the power sensor that you intend to upgrade from the drop down list box Figure C 3 Firmware Upgrade Dialog Figure...

Page 51: ...essages will be displayed during the program operation MESSAGE Programming FLASH Completed MESSAGE Erasing and Programming FLASH Figure C 5 Open File Dialog Warning Do Not disconnect the MA24104A powe...

Page 52: ...power sensor Push the sensor s power button for three seconds to turn the sensor On note that the LED will illuminate Click OK to complete the firmware upgrade procedure 9 Launch the Anritsu Power Me...

Page 53: ...cting DUT 3 13 connectors 3 13 care A 1 cleaning A 2 of sensor 3 1 pin depth A 1 torquing A 2 contents shipping 1 1 correction calibration factor 3 13 D data bits 4 1 data entry fields 3 3 data loggin...

Page 54: ...1 external power supply 1 1 RS232 cable 1 1 software CD 1 1 USB cable 1 1 pin depth A 1 power excessive A 2 measured 3 4 measurement 3 12 relative 3 4 units 3 4 y axis of graph 3 8 power supply 1 1 po...

Page 55: ...P 4 3 tools menu 3 5 torquing connectors A 2 U uncertainty 3 17 example 3 17 measurement 3 17 mismatch 3 17 noise 3 17 temperature compensation 3 17 zero drift 3 17 zero set 3 17 units of power 3 4 up...

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