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Spectrum Analyzer

GSP-818 Series

Quick Start Guide

GW INSTEK PART NO.

ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER

Summary of Contents for GSP-818 Series

Page 1: ...Spectrum Analyzer GSP 818 Series Quick Start Guide GW INSTEK PART NO ISO 9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER ...

Page 2: ...other language without prior written consent of the Good Will company The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing However Good Will continues to improve products and reserves the right to change specification equipment and maintenance procedures at any time without notice Good Will Instrument Co Ltd No 7 1 Jhongsing Rd Tucheng Dist New Taipei City 236 Taiwan ...

Page 3: ... Operation 9 Electro static Discharge ESD Protection 10 First Time to Power on 11 GETTING STARTED 12 Front Panel Overview 13 Rear Panel 15 Front Panel Function Key 17 Parameter Input 20 User Interface 22 Build in Help 24 Basic Measurement 24 APPENDIX 28 Specifications 28 Declaration of Conformity 33 ...

Page 4: ...d to keep the GSP 818 series in the best possible condition Safety Symbols These safety symbols may appear in this manual or on the GSP 818 WARNING Warning Identifies conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life CAUTION Caution Identifies conditions or practices that could result in damage to the GSP 818 or to other properties DANGER High Voltage Attention Refer to the Manua...

Page 5: ...irectly connected to Mains Note below Do not disassemble the GSP 818 unless you are qualified as service personnel The equipment is not for measurements performed for CAT II III and IV Measurement categories EN 61010 1 2010 specifies the measurement categories and their requirements as follows The GSP 818 falls under category I Measurement category IV is for measurement performed at the source of ...

Page 6: ...Pollution Degree EN 61010 1 2010 specifies the pollution degrees and their requirements as follows THE GSP 818 falls under degree 2 Pollution refers to addition of foreign matter solid liquid or gaseous ionized gases that may produce a reduction of dielectric strength or surface resistivity Pollution degree 1 No pollution or only dry non conductive pollution occurs The pollution has no influence P...

Page 7: ...ture 20 C to 70 C Disposal Do not dispose this instrument as unsorted municipal waste Please use a separate collection facility or contact the supplier from which this instrument was purchased Please make sure discarded electrical waste is properly recycled to reduce environmental impact ...

Page 8: ...onnected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Blue or Black The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or P or coloured Brown or Red If in doubt consult the instructions provided with the equipment or contact the supplier This cable appliance should be protected by a suitably rated and approved HBC mains fuse refer to the ra...

Page 9: ...to the instrument or personal injury Make sure the grounding conductor of the spectrum analyzer is grounded before turning on the instrument After which the AC power cord can be connected Do not use a non ground power cord Allowed Variation Range of Supply Power Parameters The spectrum analyzer is compatible with 100V 240V 50Hz 60Hz AC power The table below lists the power requirement to run the s...

Page 10: ...external power cable power cord or an auto transformer without grounded protection If this product is to be powered via an external auto transformer for voltage reduction ensure that its common terminal is connected to a neutral earthed pole of the power supply Make sure the supply power is stable before turning on the analyzer to protect it from damage Refer to First Time to Power on on page 11 E...

Page 11: ...taff must wear anti static gloves before touching the connector cord or doing any assemble work 3 Assure all the instruments are grounded properly to avoid static storage First Time to Power on Connect the three pin AC power cord into the instrument Insert the plug into a power socket provided with a protective ground WARNING Check the power source before turning on the spectrum analyzer to protec...

Page 12: ...front rear panel the user interface and explains how to use the instrument with a measurement example demonstration Front Panel Overview 13 Rear Panel 15 Front Panel Function Key 17 Parameter Input 20 Numeric Keypad 20 User Interface 22 Build in Help 24 Basic Measurement 24 ...

Page 13: ...s The F1 to F7 function keys directly correspond to the soft keys on the right hand side of display 3 Function keys See page 17 for details 4 Knob During parameter editing turn the knob clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the parameter values at specified steps 5 Arrow keys 1 Increase or decrease the parameter value at specific steps while editing a parameter 2 Move the cursor th...

Page 14: ...the input The specific meaning of unit is decided by the type of input parameter frequency amplitude or time 8 Numeric keypad See page 20 for details 9 TG output connector The output of the tracking generator can be connected to a receiver through an N type male connector users can purchase this option if required 10 TG output On Off button When the TG function is enabled the backlight of button t...

Page 15: ...gh a VGA cable or with a projector 5 LAN interface Through this interface the analyzer can be connected to your local network for remote control An integrated testing system can be built quickly as the analyzer conforms to the LXI C Device class instrument standards 6 USB Device interface This configurable USB port permits external USB devices It supports PictBridge printer and remote control conn...

Page 16: ...GSP 818 Quick Start Guide 16 8 Lock hole You can lock the spectrum analyzer to a fixed location using the security lock please buy it yourself to secure the spectrum analyzer ...

Page 17: ...er frequency function and accesses the frequency function menu Activates the frequency sweep span function and set Full Span Zero Span Last Span Activates the reference level function and accesses the amplitude softkeys with which you set functions that affect data on the vertical axis Searches the signal automatically within the full frequency range ...

Page 18: ...set the sweep time select the sweep mode of the analyzer Accesses the softkeys that allow you to select the trigger mode of the analyzer Accesses the softkeys that allow you to set the tracking generator Accesses the softkeys that allow you to set the demodulation Marker measure keys Places a marker on the highest peak and accesses the Peak functions menu Accesses the marker control keys that sele...

Page 19: ... the system parameters and accesses the calibration menu Accesses the softkeys that allow you to configure the file system of the analyzer Resets the analyzer to the factory settings or user state This state can be specified in System PowerOn Preset Preset Save the contents of the current screen quickly Accesses the soft keys that allow you to save current screen trace data or user state Press the...

Page 20: ... a parameter When pressed the first time a will be inserted and changed into following the second press Cancel key 1 During the editing process this key will clear the inputs in the active area and exit editing mode at the same time 2 Turn off the display in the active area 3 Exit current test mode while in keyboard test Back key 1 During the process of parameter editing this key will delete the c...

Page 21: ...asurement unit for the parameter automatically Unit keys Unit keys include GHz dBm Sec MHz dB mSec kHz dBmV μSec and Hz mV nSec After entering the desired numbers choose an appropriate unit to complete the input The specific meaning of unit is decided by the type of input parameter frequency amplitude or time ...

Page 22: ...7 9 10 11 No Name Description Related Key 1 Amplitude Division Type Can choose logarithmic or linear Scale Type 2 Amplitude Division Display division scale Scale Div 3 Reference level Reference level Ref Level 4 Detection type Display detection type 5 Attenuation Display input attenuation setting Attenuation ...

Page 23: ...ent menu belongs to 12 LAN access sign LAN access sign 13 USB storage device Show if USB storage device is inserted 14 Temperature sign Display device internal temperature 15 Sweep Time System sweep time Sweep Time 16 Span Display span width Span 17 Video bandwidthDisplay video bandwidth VBW 18 Center frequency Display center frequency Center Freq 19 Resolution bandwidth Display resolution bandwid...

Page 24: ...esolution bandwidth 3 Activate marker 4 Setting amplitude For example to measure a 100MHz 20dBM signal you must turn on the spectrum analyzer and ensure it is warmed up for 30 minutes to ensure measurement accuracy Equipment connection 1 Connect the output terminal of signal generator to the RF Input 50Ω terminal of spectrum analyzer Set the parameters as follows Frequency 100 MHz Amplitude 20 dBm...

Page 25: ...nit as MHz on the numeric keypad The keys can be used to set the exact value but the knob and directional keys can also be used to set the center frequency 3 Setting Frequency Span Press the SPAN button input 1 and select MHz as its unit using the numeric keypad or press button to decrease to 1MHz 4 Press the BW button and set resolution bandwidth to manual Input 30 and select kHz as its unit usin...

Page 26: ...cording to frequency span Sweep time can be self adapted too Activate Marker 1 Press the Marker button in the function area Press the soft key to select Marker 1 2 3 4 5 Select Marker 1 and the marker is located at horizontal center by default That is the signal peak point or its neighbor 2 Press Peak button and enter the next level menu Select Max Search Frequency and amplitude values are read by...

Page 27: ...20dB reference level to increase the dynamic range 2 Press the AMPTD button The amplitude setting menu will pop up and the reference level soft key will be activated The reference level can be input at the top left of the display grid Input 20 using the numeric keypad and set the unit to dBm You can also use the key or the knob for adjustment The reference level is set at 20dBM which is the signal...

Page 28: ... been self calibrated Typical and nominal for this product are defined as follows Typical Refers to the performance of the product under certain conditions Nominal Refers to the approximate value under product application process Model GSP 818 Frequency Range 9 kHz to 1 8 GHz Resolution 1 Hz Frequency Span Span Range 0 Hz 100 Hz to max frequency of instrument Span Uncertainty span sweep points 1 I...

Page 29: ...Hz to 3 MHz Amplitude Amplitude and level Amplitude measurement range DANL to 10 dBm 100 kHz to 1 MHz Preamp Off DANL to 20 dBm 1 MHz to1 5 GHz Preamp Off Reference Level 80 dBm to 30 dBm 0 01dB by step Preamp 20 dB nominal 9 kHz to 1 8 GHz Input Attenuation 0 to 40 dB in 1 dB step Max Input DC Current 50 VDC Max continuous power 30dBm average continuous power Display Average Noise Level Input Att...

Page 30: ...vel Preamp Off 0 4 dB input signal level 20 dBm Preamp On 0 5 dB input signal level 40 dBm Uncertainty Input signal range 0 dBm to 50 dBm 1 5 dB VSWR Input 10 dB RF attenuation 1MHz to 1 8GHz 1 5 Nominal Distortion and spurious response Second harmonic distortion fc 50 MHz Preamp off signal input 20 dBm 0 dB RF attenuation 20 C to 30 C 65 dBc Third order intermodulation fc 50 MHz Input double tone...

Page 31: ... 8 GHz Demodulation Type FM AM USB LSB AM Measurement Frequency Range 10MHz to 1 8GHz Modulation rate 20Hz to 100kHz Modulation Rate Accuracy 1Hz nominal Modulation rate 1 kHz 0 1 modulation rate nominal Modulation rate 1 kHz Depth 5 to 95 Depth Accuracy 4 nominal FM Measurement Frequency Range 10 MHz to 1 8 GHz Modulation rate 20 Hz to 100 kHz Modulation Rate Accuracy 1Hz nominal Modulation rate ...

Page 32: ...l USB 2 0 Host End USB Device Connector B Plug Protocol 2 0 Version VGA Connector 15 pins D SUB female Resolution 800 600 60 Hz General Specification Display Type TFT LCD Resolution 800 600 Size 10 4 inches Color 65536 Remote Control USB USB TMC LAN 10 100Base RJ 45 Mass Memory Internal Memory 256M Bytes Temperature Operating Temperature Range 0 C to 40 C Storage Temperature Range 20 C to 70 C App...

Page 33: ... 2006 Voltage Fluctuations EN 61000 3 3 2013 Conducted Susceptibility EN 61000 4 6 2014 Electrostatic Discharge EN 61000 4 2 2009 Power Frequency Magnetic Field EN 61000 4 8 2010 Radiated Immunity EN 61000 4 3 2006 A1 2008 A2 2010 Voltage Dip Interruption EN 61000 4 11 2004 Safety Low Voltage Equipment Directive 2014 35 EU Safety Requirements EN 61010 1 2010 EN 61010 2 030 2010 GOOD WILL INSTRUMEN...

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