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10-4

Determining System Measurement Uncertainties

Sources of Measurement Errors

Sources of Random Errors

The random error sources are noise, connector repeatability and interconnecting cable
stability. There are two types of noise in any measurement system: low level noise (noise
floor) and high level noise (trace noise).

Low level noise is the broadband noise floor of the receiver which can be reduced through
averaging or by changing the IF bandwidth.

High level noise or trace noise is due to the noise floor, the phase noise of the LO source
inside the test set, or by reducing the IF bandwidth.

Connector repeatability is the random variation encountered when connecting a pair of RF
connectors. Variations in both reflection and transmission can be observed.

Cable stability is dependant on the cable used and the amount of cable movement between
calibration and measurement.

The listing below shows the abbreviations used for random errors in the error models and
uncertainty equations.

• N

F

 = noise floor

• N

T

 = trace noise

• C

R1

 = port 1 cable reflection stability

• C

TM1

 = port 1 cable magnitude transmission stability

• C

TP1

 = port 1 cable phase transmission stability

• C

R2

 = port 2 cable reflection stability

• C

TM2

 = port 2 cable magnitude transmission stability

• C

TP2

 = port 2 cable phase transmission stability

• R

R1

 = port 1 connector reflection repeatability

• R

T1

 = port 1 connector transmission repeatability

• R

R2

 = port 2 connector reflection repeatability

• R

T2

 = port 2 connector transmission repeatability

Summary of Contents for 8719ES

Page 1: ...Reference Guide HP 8719ET 20ET 22ET HP 8719ES 20ES 22ES Network Analyzers HP Part Number 08720 90393 Printed in USA August 1999 Copyright 1999 Hewlett Packard Company ...

Page 2: ...of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material ...

Page 3: ...ny assistance contact your nearest Hewlett Packard sales or service office See the user s guide for the nearest office Safety Notes The following safety notes are used throughout this manual Familiarize yourself with each of the notes and its meaning before operating this instrument All pertinent safety notes for using this product are located in the user s guide WARNING Warning denotes a hazard I...

Page 4: ...ng conventions This represents a key physically located on the instrument This represents a softkey a key whose label is determined by the instrument s firmware Screen Text This represents text displayed on the instrument s screen Front Panel Key SOFTKEY ...

Page 5: ...finitions The Programmer s Guide provides general HP IB programming information a command reference and example programs The Programmer s Guide contains a CD ROM with example programs The CD ROM provides the Installation and Quick Start Guide the User s Guide the Reference Guide and the Programmer s Guide in PDF format for viewing or printing from a PC The Service Guide provides information on cal...

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Page 7: ... and Characteristics Definitions 2 2 Corrected System Performance HP 8719 20ET 2 3 Corrected System Performance HP 8722ET 2 6 Instrument Specifications 2 9 Uncorrected Port Performance 2 9 Test Port Output 2 11 Test Port Input 2 17 General Information 2 28 Speed Parameters 2 34 3 Front Rear Panel Front Panel Features 3 2 Analyzer Display 3 5 Rear Panel Features and Connectors 3 10 4 Menu Maps Menu...

Page 8: ...ment Accessories 7 5 Test Port Cables 3 5 mm 7 5 Test Port Cables 7mm 7 6 Calibration Kits 7 6 RF Electronic Calibration Modules and PC Software 7 8 Verification Kit 7 9 Adapters 7 10 Test Configuration Accessories 7 11 Power Meters 7 11 Power Sensors 7 11 Couplers 7 11 Keyboard Template 7 12 8 Preset State and Memory Allocation Preset State 8 2 Memory Allocation 8 13 Types of Memory and Data Stor...

Page 9: ...ta in Other Data Formats 9 14 Example Data 9 15 10 Determining System Measurement Uncertainties Introduction 10 2 Sources of Measurement Errors 10 3 Sources of Systematic Errors 10 3 Sources of Random Errors 10 4 Determining Expected System Performance 10 5 Determining Cable Stability Terms CR1 CR2 CTM1 CTM2 CTP1 CTP2 10 6 Measurement Uncertainty Equations 10 8 Forward Reflection Uncertainty 10 8 ...

Page 10: ...Contents x Contents ...

Page 11: ...1 1 1 HP 8719 20 22ES Specifications and Characteristics ...

Page 12: ...s of measuring known standards from a calibration kit to characterize a network analyzer s systematic repeatable errors Corrected residual Performance Indicates performance after error correction calibration It is determined by the quality of calibration standards and how well known they are plus system repeatability stability and noise Uncorrected raw Performance Indicates instrument performance ...

Page 13: ...e between the receiver noise floor and the lesser of either the source maximum output or the receiver maximum input The receiver noise floor is specified as 3 standard deviations above the mean of the linear magnitude noise floor trace over the specified frequency band 50 MHz to 840 MHz 77 dB 840 MHz to 8 GHz 100 dB 8 GHz to 20 GHz 100 dB HP 8719 20ES Option 007 a 50 MHz to 840 MHz 82 dB 840 MHz t...

Page 14: ...15 dB typ 50 Hz to 8 GHz 115 dB typ 8 GHz to 20 GHz 113 dB typ 20 GHz to 40 GHz 108 dB typ a The System Transmission Dynamic Range is calculated as the difference between the receiver noise floor and the lesser of either the source maximum output or the receiver maximum input The receiver noise floor is specified as 3 standard deviations above the mean of the linear magnitude noise floor trace ove...

Page 15: ...l temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 50 to 500 MHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz Directivity dB 42 42 38 36 Source Match dB 37 37 31 28 Load Match dB 42 42 38 36 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 006 03 C 0 006 03 C 0 009 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 3 C 0 059 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 028 02 C 0 03 03 C 0 096 03 C 0 158 04 C Phase deg 0 185 ...

Page 16: ... temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 50 to 500 MHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz Directivity dB 48 48 44 44 Source Match dB 40 40 33 31 Load Match dB 48 48 44 44 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 006 03 C 0 006 03 C 0 008 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 3 C 0 053 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 017 02 C 0 018 03 C 0 066 03 C 0 099 04 C Phase deg 0 112 ...

Page 17: ...mp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 50 to 500 MHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz Directivity dB 48 48 50 50 Source Match dB 40 40 50 50 Load Match dB 48 48 50 50 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 006 03 C 0 005 03 C 0 005 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 1 C 0 033 0 3 C 0 033 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 013 02 C 0 017 03 C 0 016 03 C 0 019 04 C Phase deg 0 086 0 1...

Page 18: ...n from cal temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 0 5 GHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 t0 8GHz 8 to 20 GHz Directivity dB 48 48 44 44 Source Match dB 40 39 32 30 Load Match dB 48 45 38 37 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 010 03 C 0 030 03 C 0 031 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 066 0 1 C 0 198 0 3 C 0 205 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 011 02 C 0 016 03 C 0 066 03 C 0 108 04 C Phase...

Page 19: ... temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 0 5 GHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 t0 8GHz 8 to 20 GHz Directivity dB 42 42 38 36 Source Match dB 37 37 30 28 Load Match dB 42 41 36 34 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 010 03 C 0 030 03 C 0 031 04 C Phase deg 0 038 0 1 C 0 069 0 1 C 0 200 0 3 C 0 205 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 018 02 C 0 019 03 C 0 080 03 C 0 141 04 C Phase deg 0 118...

Page 20: ...temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 50 to 500 MHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 18 GHz Directivity dB 52 52 52 52 Source Match dB 48 48 44 41 Load Match dB 51 51 51 51 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 006 03 C 0 017 03 C 0 047 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 1 C 0 112 0 3 C 0 310 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 01 02 C 0 011 03 C 0 022 03 C 0 034 04 C Phase deg 0 066 0 ...

Page 21: ...p Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 50 to 500 MHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 18 GHz Directivity dB 52 52 60 60 Source Match dB 48 48 57 57 Load Match dB 51 51 57 57 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 006 03 C 0 005 03 C 0 005 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 1 C 0 033 0 3 C 0 33 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 008 02 C 0 009 03 C 0 008 03 C 0 009 04 C Phase deg 0 053 0 1 C...

Page 22: ...cal temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 50 to 500 MHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 18 GHz Directivity dB 40 40 36 34 Source Match dB 38 38 33 29 Load Match dB 40 40 36 34 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 006 03 C 0 009 03 C 0 027 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 1 C 0 059 30 C 0 178 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 031 02 C 0 033 03 C 0 094 03 C 0 168 04 C Phase 0 205 0 ...

Page 23: ...al temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 50 to 500 MHz 0 5 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 18 GHz Directivity dB 48 48 42 42 Source Match dB 45 45 36 32 Load Match dB 48 48 42 42 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 005 02 C 0 005 03 C 0 006 03 C 0 015 04 C Phase deg 0 033 0 1 C 0 033 0 1 C 0 040 30 C 0 99 0 50 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 014 02 C 0 015 03 C 0 055 03 C 0 093 04 C Phase deg 0 092...

Page 24: ... Performance HP 8722ES The specifications in this section apply for measurements made using 10 Hz IF bandwidth no averaging and at an environmental temperature of 23 3 C with less than 1 C deviation from the calibration temperature Assumes that an isolation calibration was performed with an averaging factor of 8 ...

Page 25: ...mp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz Directivity dB 42 42 42 38 Source Match dB 41 38 38 33 Load Match dB 42 42 42 38 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 005 03 C 0 010 03 C 0 010 04 C 0 021 06 C Phase deg 0 033 0 1 C 0 066 0 3 C 0 066 0 5 C 0 139 1 0 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 020 03 C 0 038 03 C 0 048 04 C 0 110 06 C Phase deg 0 132 0 1...

Page 26: ...mp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz Directivity dB 42 42 34 26 Source Match dB 40 40 30 23 Load Match dB 42 42 34 26 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 03 C 0 029 03 C 0 029 04 C 0 080 06 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 191 0 3 C 0 191 0 5 C 0 528 1 0 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 022 03 C 0 034 03 C 0 116 04 C 0 372 06 C Phase deg 0 145 0 1...

Page 27: ... Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz 20 to 26 5 GHz Directivity dB 42 38 36 30 Source Match dB 37 31 28 25 Load Match dB 42 38 36 30 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 03 C 0 006 03 C 0 009 04 C 0 012 06 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 30 C 0 059 0 5 C 0 079 1 0 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 026 03 C 0 071 03 C 0 121 04 C 0 266 06 C Phase deg 0 172 0 ...

Page 28: ...p Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz 20 to 26 5 GHz Directivity dB 48 44 44 44 Source Match dB 40 33 31 31 Load Match dB 48 44 44 44 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 03 C 0 006 03 C 0 008 04 C 0 008 06 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 040 0 3 C 0 053 0 5 C 0 053 1 0 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 017 03 C 0 049 03 C 0 077 04 C 0 102 06 C Phase deg 0 112 0 ...

Page 29: ...sol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz 20 to 26 5 GHz Directivity dB 48 50 50 50 Source Match dB 40 50 50 50 Load Match dB 48 50 50 50 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 03 C 0 005 03 C 0 005 04 C 0 005 06 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 033 0 3 C 0 033 0 5 C 0 033 1 0 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 017 03 C 0 013 03 C 0 016 04 C 0 023 06 C Phase deg 0 112 0 1 C...

Page 30: ...3 C with 1 C deviation from cal temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 18 GHz Directivity dB 40 36 34 Source Match dB 38 33 29 Load Match dB 40 36 34 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 03 C 0 009 03 C 0 027 04 C Phase deg 0 040 0 1 C 0 059 0 3 C 0 178 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 026 03 C 0 070 03 C 0 128 04 C Phase deg 0 172 0 1 C 0 462 0 3 C 0 845 0...

Page 31: ...rom cal temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz Directivity dB 42 42 42 38 Source Match dB 40 35 34 31 Load Match dB 41 38 37 35 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 011 03 C 0 037 03 C 0 039 04 C 0 047 06 C Phase deg 0 007 0 1 C 0 007 0 3 C 0 035 0 5 C 0 140 1 0 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 021 03 C 0 054 03 C 0 085 04 C 0 149 06 C Phase deg...

Page 32: ...emp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 20 GHz 20 to 40 GHz Directivity dB 42 42 34 26 Source Match dB 39 35 29 23 Load Match dB 41 38 33 26 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 011 03 C 0 046 03 C 0 048 04 C 0 090 06 C Phase deg 0 074 0 1 C 0 303 0 3 C 0 314 0 5 C 0 593 1 0 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 021 03 C 0 054 03 C 0 130 04 C 0 367 06 C Phase deg 0 147 0 ...

Page 33: ...3 C with 1 C deviation from cal temp Isol cal with avg 8 Description Specification 0 05 to 2 GHz 2 to 8 GHz 8 to 18 GHz Directivity dB 48 42 42 Source Match dB 46 36 33 Load Match dB 48 42 42 Refl Tracking Magnitude dB 0 005 03 C 0 006 03 C 0 015 04 C Phase deg 0 033 0 1 C 0 040 0 3 C 0 099 0 5 C Trans Tracking Magnitude dB 0 013 03 C 0 041 03 C 0 071 04 C Phase deg 0 086 0 1 C 0 271 0 3 C 0 469 0...

Page 34: ...14 8 Load Matcha Standard dB 22 20 12 10 Option 400 dB 20 17 12 10 Option 007 dB 26 24 15 12 Option 085 dB 26 24 15 10 Reflection Trackingb dB b Excludes rolloff below 500 MHz which is typically 18 dB at 100 MHz and 25 dB at 50 MHz 3 3 3 3 Transmission Trackingb dB 3 3 3 3 Tracking Stability Ratio Measurement Magnitude dB 0 02 C typ 0 03 C typ 0 03 C typ 0 04 C typ Phase dB 0 1 C typ 0 1 C typ 0 3...

Page 35: ...eflection Trackingb dB 3 3 3 3 6 Transmission Trackingb 3 3 3 3 6 Tracking Stability Ratio Measurement Magnitude dB 0 02 C typ 0 03 C typ 0 03 C typ 04 dB C typ 06 dB C typ Phase dB 0 1 C typ 0 1 C typ 0 3 C typ 0 5 C typ 1 0 C typ Crosstalkc 60d 85 85 82 72 a Does not include the effect of the cable set on the test ports b Excludes rolloff below 500 MHz which is typically 18 dB at 100 MHz and 25 ...

Page 36: ...0ES 0 05 to 20 05 GHz HP 8722ES 0 05 to 40 05 GHz Resolution 1 Hz Stability Standard 7 5 ppm 0 to 55 C typ 3 ppm year typ Option 1D5 0 05 ppm 0 to 55 C typ 0 5 ppm year typ CW Accuracy 10 ppm at 23 3 C Output Power Level Accuracya a Absolute power accuracy at a given power level Includes absolute accuracy and relative flatness across frequency HP 8719ES 20ES Standard 2 dB at 0 dBm Option 007 2 dB ...

Page 37: ... 05 to 20 GHz 0 dBm char 20 to 40 GHz 5 dBm char Power Rangeb HP 8719 20ES Standard 70 to 5 dBm HP 8719 20ES Option 007 65 to 10 dBm HP 8722ES Standard Options 085 400 0 05 to 13 5 GHz 75 to 5 dBm 13 5 to 20 GHz 75 to 5 dBm 20 to 40 GHz 75 to 10 dBm HP 8722ES Option 007 0 05 to 20 GHz 70 to 0 dBm 20 to 40 GHz 70 to 5 dBm Power Sweep Range HP 8719 20ES 20 dB 30 dB typ HP 8722ES 0 05 to 20 GHz 15 dB...

Page 38: ...nt Specifications Table 1 25 Test Port Output HP 8719ES 20ES Test Port Output Description Specification Supplemental Information Output Power Power Resolution 0 01 dB Attenuator Switch Points Note For Option 400 the switch point between Range 0 and Range 1 is 10 dBm ...

Page 39: ...ument Specifications Table 1 26 Test Port Output HP 8722ES Test Port Output Description Specification Supplemental Information Output Power Power Resolution 0 01 dB Attenuator Switch Points Note For Option 400 the switch point between Range 0 and Range 1 is 0 dBm ...

Page 40: ...0 35 dB 10 dB from reference 0 6 dB 10 dB from reference 1 0 dB Impedance Standard 50 Ω nominal Attenuator Accuracyb 0 dB reference at 50 MHz 5 dB 0 6 dB char 10 dB 0 9 dB char 15 dB 1 25 dB char 20 dB 1 5dB char 25 dB 2 0 dB char 30 dB 2 5 dB char 35 dB 2 8 dB char 40 dB 3 0 dB char 45 dB 3 1 dB char 50 dB 3 2 dB char 55 dB 3 2 dB char a Change in source output power for a given change in source ...

Page 41: ... 5 dB from reference 50 MHz to 20 GHz 0 35 dB 10 dB from reference 0 6 dB Impedance Standard 50 Ω nominal Attenuator Accuracyb 0 dB reference at 50 MHz 5 dB 0 5 dB char 10 dB 0 5 dB char 15 dB 0 6 dB char 20 dB 0 6 dB char 25 dB 0 7 dB char 30 dB 0 7 dB char 35 dB 1 0 dB char 40 dB 1 0 dB char 45 dB 1 2 dB char 50 dB 1 2 dB char 55 dB 1 6 dB char a Change in source output power for a given change ...

Page 42: ...fication Supplemental Information Signal Purity 2nd Harmonic 0 05 GHz to one half the maximum source frequency at the maximum output level 15 dBc typ Non harmonic Spurious Mixer Related at 100 kHz offset 40 dBc typ at 200 kHz offset 45 dBc typ at 200 kHz offset 65 dBc typ Phase Noise 60 kHz from carrier at 2 GHz 55 dBc typ 60 kHz from carrier at 20 GHz 35 dBc typ ...

Page 43: ...GHz 1 5 dB char 20 05 to 32 GHz 2 5 dB char 32 to 40 GHz 2 5 dB to 6 dB char Channels A and B 50 to 500 MHz 2 5 dB to 28 dB char 0 5 to 20 GHz 2 5 dB char 20 to 32 GHz 3 dB char 32 to 40 GHz 3 dB to 6 dB char Impedance Standard 50 Ω nominal Return Loss Standard See uncorrected load match chart Maximum Input Levela a Maximum level at which no test port overload messages are seen Standard 10 dBm Com...

Page 44: ... dBm typ 8 to 20 GHz 118 dBm typ 20 to 40 GHz 113 dBm typ Frequency Offset Operation Option 089 b Frequency Range 50 MHz to maximum frequency Reference R Input Level Maximum HP 8719ES 20ES 7 dBm typ HP 8722ES 12 dBm typ Minimum HP 8719ES 20ES 22ES 34 dBm typ LO Spectral Purity and Accuracy Maximum Spurious Input 25 dBc typ Residual FM 20 kHz typ Frequency Accuracy 16 MHz typ a The receiver noise f...

Page 45: ...receiver input and no averaging Trace noise is defined as the variation of a high level trace due to noise Magnitude 0 05 GHz to 13 5 GHz 0 03 dB rms typ 0 003 dB rms typ 13 5 GHz to 20 GHz 0 04 dB rms typ 0 004 dB rms typ 20 GHz to 40 GHz 0 15 dB rms typ 0 015 dB rms typ Phase 0 05 GHz to 13 5 GHz 0 3 rms typ 0 03 rms typ 13 5 GHz to 20 GHz 0 4 rms typ 0 04 rms typ 20 GHz to 40 GHz 1 5 rms typ 0 ...

Page 46: ... power reading relative to the reference input power level Inputs testport 1 and 2 For test port powers 50 dBm and 0 dBm magnitude dynamic accuracy is 0 02 dB 0 0015 dB dB from the reference power phase dynamic accuracy is 0 132 deg 0 0066 deg dB from the reference power For test port powers 80 dBm and 50 dBm magnitude dynamic range is 02 dB 003 dB dB from the reference power For test port powers ...

Page 47: ...1 37 HP 8719 20 22ES Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 1 34 Test Port Input HP 8719 20ES Test Port Input ...

Page 48: ... input power reading relative to the reference input power level Inputs testport 1 and 2 For test port powers 50 dBm and 0 dBm magnitude dynamic accuracy is 0 020 dB 0 0015 dB dB from the reference power phase dynamic accuracy is 0 132 deg 0 0066 deg dB from the reference power For test port powers 80 dBm and 50 dBm magnitude dynamic range is 02 dB 003 dB dB from the reference power For test port ...

Page 49: ...1 39 HP 8719 20 22ES Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 1 35 Test Port Input HP 8722ES Test Port Input ...

Page 50: ...upplemental Information Display Range Magnitude 200 dB at 20 dB div max Phase 180 max Polar 10 pico units min 1000 units max Display Resolution Magnitude 0 001 dB div min Phase 0 01 div min Reference Value Range Magnitude 500 dB max Phase 360 max Reference Level Resolution Magnitude 0 001 dB min Phase 0 01 min Marker Resolution Magnitude 0 001 dB min Phase 0 01 min Polar 0 01 mUnit min 0 01 min ...

Page 51: ... be ten meters In general the following formula can be used to determine the accuracy in seconds of specific group delay measurement Relative Phase Accuracyb deg 360 Aperture Hz Depending on the aperture and device length the phase accuracy used is either phase dynamic accuracy specification or worst case transmission uncertainty phase specification a Group delay is computed by measuring the phase...

Page 52: ... Outputs a TTL signal which can be set to a TTL high pulse default or low pulse at end of sweep or a fixed TTL high or low If limit test is on the end of sweep pulse occurs after the limit test is valid This is useful when used in conjunction with test sequencing Test Set Interconnect 25 pin D sub DB 25 female use for external special test sets K36 K39 etc Measure Restart Floating closure to resta...

Page 53: ...put Impedance 50 Ω nom VGA Video Output 15 pin mini D Sub female Drives VGA compatible monitors HPIB Type 57 24 pin Microribbon female Parallel Port 25 pin D Sub DB 25 female may be used as printer port or general purpose I O port RS232 9 pin D Sub DB 9 male Mini DIN Keyboard Barcode Reader 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 female Line Power A third wire ground is required Frequency 47 Hz to 66 Hz Voltage at 11...

Page 54: ...rking display the following will not occur complete rows or columns of stuck pixels more than 5 stuck pixels not to exceed a maximum of 2 red or blue and 3 green 2 or more consecutive stuck pixels stuck pixels less than 6 5 mm apart Dark Pixels Dark stuck on pixels may appear against a white background In a properly working display the following will not occur more than 12 stuck pixels not to exce...

Page 55: ...ers up phase locks and displays no error messages within this temperature range Error corrected temperature range see system specifications Humidity 5 to 95 at 40 C non condensing Altitude 0 to 4 5 km 15 000 ft Storage Conditions Temperature 40 C to 70 C Humidity 0 to 95 RH at 65 C non condensing Altitude 0 to 15 24 km 50 000 ft Cabinet Dimensions Height x Width x Depth 222 x 425 x 457 mm nom 8 75...

Page 56: ...1034 259 2010 866 7885 Typical Time for Completion in ms Start 50 MHz Stop 13 5 GHz IFWB 6000 Uncorrected 484 597 553 1014 614 1490 926 4336 1 port and Enh Resp cala 484 597 553 1014 614 1490 926 4336 2 port calb 996 1222 1133 2069 1259 3057 1876 8892 Typical Time for Completion in ms Start 50 MHz Stop 20 GHz IFWB 6000 Uncorrected 449 581 538 1017 598 1490 900 4335 1 port and Enh Resp cala 449 581...

Page 57: ...l and Sweep Dual Chan 1601 On 2 630 2 460 1 438 1 277 Recall and Sweep Dual Chan 1601 Off 2 252 2 083 1 060 0 899 Sweep only no Recall Dual Chan 1601 N A 1 192 1 184 N A N A Error Correction OFF Recall and Sweep Single Chan 201 On 0 523 0 421 0 458 0 360 Recall and Sweep Single Chan 201 Off 0 511 0 409 0 445 0 348 Sweep only no Recall Single Chan 201 N A 0 065 0 061 N A N A Recall and Sweep Single...

Page 58: ...me 201 points 6000 0 066 3700 0 091 3000 0 116 1000 0 243 300 0 700 100 2 018 30 7 058 10 21 475 Table 1 45 Sweep Time vs Number of Points Number of Points Typical Sweep Time seconds a a Preset condition CF 1 GHz Span 100 MHz Correction off includes retrace time 3700 points Measurement speed can be improved by selecting the widest IF bandwidth setting of 6000 Hz 51 0 034 101 0 053 201 0 091 401 0 ...

Page 59: ...ry sweep in continuous correction mode and to the first sweep in sample and sweep mode Subsequent sweeps in sample and sweep mode will be much faster Characteristic Accuracy dB b b The accuracy values were derived by combining the accuracy of the power meter and linearity of the analyzer s internal source as well as the mismatch uncertainty associated with the power sensor 5 dBm 1 2 3 33 64 95 0 7...

Page 60: ...1 50 HP 8719 20 22ES Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications ...

Page 61: ...2 1 2 HP 8719 20 22ET Specifications and Characteristics ...

Page 62: ...dbands as a specification Typical typ Expected performance of an average unit which does not include guardbands It is not covered by the product warranty Nominal nom A general descriptive term that does not imply a level of performance It is not covered by the product warranty Calibration The process of measuring known standards from a calibration kit to characterize a network analyzer s systemati...

Page 63: ...and the lesser of either the source maximum output or the receiver maximum input The receiver noise floor is specified as 3 standard deviations above the mean of the linear magnitude noise floor trace over the specified frequency band 50 MHz to 840 MHz 102 dB 840 MHz to 8 GHz 104 dB 8 GHz to 20 GHz 104 dB Table 2 2 System Dynamic Range All Device Connector Types HP 8722ET All Options All Cal Kits ...

Page 64: ... 48 44 44 Source Match dB 40 40 33 31 Load Match dB One Port Cal 22 22 22 17 Tracking Magnitude dB 0 006 02 C 0 006 03 C 0 006 03 C 0 008 04 C Phase deg 0 040 1 C 0 040 1 C 0 040 3 C 0 053 0 5 C Transmission Measurementsb Source Match dB Enhanced Response Cal 40 40 33 31 Response Only Cal 16 20 14 11 Load Match dB 22 22 22 17 Tracking Enhanced Response Cal Magnitude dB 0 014 02 C 0 012 03 C 0 027 ...

Page 65: ...ertainty Enhanced Response Calibration Specification Transmission Uncertainty Response Calibration Specification Reflection Uncertainty One Port Calibration Specification a Option 004 may degrade transmission source match as much as 2 dB resulting in up to 0 05 dB additional uncertainty in transmission uncertainty ...

Page 66: ...Performance HP 8722ET The specifications in this section apply for measurements made using 10 Hz IF bandwidth no averaging and at an environmental temperature of 23 3 C with less than 1 C deviation from the calibration temperature Assumes that an isolation calibration was performed with an averaging factor of 8 ...

Page 67: ...8 Source Match dB 41 38 38 33 Load Match dB One Port Cal 22 20 20 15 Tracking Magnitude dB 0 005 03 C 0 010 03 C 0 010 04 C 0 021 06 C Phase deg 0 033 1 C 0 066 3 C 0 066 5 C 0 139 1 0 C Transmission Measurementsb Source Match dB Enhanced Response Cal 41 38 38 33 Response Only Cal 16 14 11 10 Load Match dB 22 20 20 15 Tracking Enhanced Response Cal Magnitude dB 0 018 03 C 0 026 03 C 0 031 04 C 0 0...

Page 68: ...rtainty Enhanced Response Calibration Specification Transmission Uncertainty Response Calibration Specification Reflection Uncertainty One Port Calibration Specification a Option 004 may degrade transmission source match as much as 2 dB resulting in up to 0 05 dB additional uncertainty in transmission uncertainty ...

Page 69: ... 14 11 Load Matcha dB 22 22 22 17 Reflection Trackingb dB b Does not include rolloff below 500 MHz which is typically 18 dB at 100 MHz and 25 dB at 50 MHz 3 3 3 3 Transmissiona Tracking dB 3 3 3 3 Tracking Stability Ratio Measurement Magnitude dB 0 02 C typ 0 03 C typ 0 03 C typ 0 04 C typ Phase deg 0 1 C typ 0 1 C typ 0 3 C typ 0 5 C typ Crosstalkc dB c Measurement conditions Normalized to a thru...

Page 70: ...a Tracking dB 3 3 3 3 3 Tracking Stability Ratio Measurement Magnitude dB 0 02 C typ 0 03 C typ 0 03 C typ 0 04 C typ 0 06 C typ Phase deg 0 1 C typ 0 1 C typ 0 3 C typ 0 5 C typ 1 0 C typ Crosstalkc dB 95 95 95 88 82 a Does not include effects of cable on test ports b Does not include rolloff below 500 MHz which is typically 18 dB at 100 MHz and 25 dB at 50 MHz c Measurement conditions Normalized...

Page 71: ...ET 20ET 22ET Test Port Output Description Specification Supplemental Information Frequency Range HP 8719ET 0 05 to 13 51 GHz HP 8720ET 0 05 to 20 05 GHz HP 8722ET 0 05 to 40 05 GHz Resolution 1 Hz Stability Standard 7 5 ppm 0 to 55 C typ 3 ppm year typ Option 1D5 0 05 ppm 0 to 55 C typ 0 5 ppm year typ CW Accuracy 10 ppm at 23 C 3 C ...

Page 72: ... 10 dBm 18 to 12 dBm typ HP 8719 20ET Option 004 65 to 10 dBm HP 8722ET Standard 0 05 to 20 GHz 15 to 0 dBm 23 to 2 dBm typ 20 to 40 GHz 15 to 5 dBm 23 to 3 dBm typ HP 8722ET Option 004 0 05 to 20 GHz 70 to 0 dBm 20 to 40 GHz 70 to 5 dBm Power Sweep Range HP 8719 20ET 20 dB 30 dB typ HP 8722ET 0 05 to 20 GHz 15 dB 25 dB typ 20 to 40 GHz 10 dB 20 dB typ a Absolute power accuracy at a given power le...

Page 73: ...s and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 2 9 Test Port Output HP 8719ET 20ET Test Port Output Description Specification Supplemental Information Output Power Option 004 Only Power Resolution 0 01 dB Attenuator Switch Points ...

Page 74: ...ons and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 2 10 Test Port Output HP 8722ET Test Port Output Description Specification Supplemental Information Output Power Option 004 Only Power Resolution 0 01 dB Attenuator Switch Points ...

Page 75: ...eference Power 0 dBm 5 dB from reference 0 35 dB 5 dB from reference 0 35 dB 0 6 dB 10 dB from reference 10 dB from reference 1 0 dB Impedance Standard 50 Ω nominal Attenuator Accuracyb Option 004 Only b The accuracy relative to the 0 dB setting of each setting of an attenuator at a given frequency 0 dB reference at 50 MHz 5 dB 0 6 dB char 10 dB 0 9 dB char 15 dB 1 25 dB char 20 dB 1 5 dB char 25 ...

Page 76: ...dBm 5 dB from reference 50 MHz to 20 GHz 0 35 dB 20 GHz to 40 GHz 0 6 dB 5 dB from reference 0 35 dB 0 6 dB 50 MHz to 20 GHz 10 dB from reference Impedance Standard 50 Ω nominal Attenuator Accuracyb Option 004 Only b The accuracy relative to the 0 dB setting of each setting of an attenuator at a given frequency 0 dB reference at 50 MHz 5 dB 0 5 dB char 10 dB 0 5 dB char 15 dB 0 6 dB char 20 dB 0 6...

Page 77: ...y Response B R Channel R 0 05 to 20 05 GHz 1 5 dB char 20 05 to 32 GHz 2 5 dB char 32 to 40 GHz 2 5 dB to 6 dB char Channel B 0 05 to 20 05GHz 2 5 dB char 20 to 32 GHz 3 0 dB char 32 to 40 GHz 3 0 dB to 6 dB char Impedance Standard 50 Ω nominal Return Loss Standard See uncorrected load match chart Maximum Input Levela a Maximum level at which no test port overload messages are seen Standard 5 dBm ...

Page 78: ... and a short for a reflection measurement with the source set to the lesser of the maximum source output or the maximum receiver input and no averaging Trace noise is defined as the variation of a high level trace due to noise Magnitude 0 05 GHz to 13 5 GHz 0 03 dB rms typ 0 003 dB rms typ 13 5 GHz to 20 GHz 0 04 dB rms typ 0 004 dB rms typ 20 GHz to 40 GHz 0 15 dB rms typ 0 015 dB rms typ Phase 0...

Page 79: ...Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 2 15 Test Port Input HP 8719 20 22ET Test Port Input Description Specification Supplemental Information Reference Level Magnitude Range 500 dB Resolution 0 001 dB Phase Range 500 Resolution 0 01 ...

Page 80: ...ications Table 2 16 Test Port Input HP 8719 20ET Test Port Input Transmission Dynamic Accuracy Characteristic For transmission accuracy of the test port input power reading relative to the reference input power level Inputs transmission port For test port powers up to 0 dBm ...

Page 81: ...2 21 HP 8719 20 22ET Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 2 16 Test Port Input HP 8719 20ET Test Port Input Transmission ...

Page 82: ...cifications Table 2 17 Test Port Input HP 8719 20ET Test Port Input Reflection Dynamic Accuracy Characteristic For reflection accuracy of the test port input power reading relative to the reference input power level Inputs reflection port For test port powers up to 0 dBm ...

Page 83: ...2 23 HP 8719 20 22ET Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 2 17 Test Port Input HP 8719 20ET Test Port Input Reflection ...

Page 84: ...ifications Table 2 18 Test Port Input HP 8722ET Test Port Input Transmission Dynamic Accuracy Characteristic For transmission accuracy of the test port input power reading relative to the reference input power level Inputs transmission port For test port powers up to 0 dBm ...

Page 85: ...2 25 HP 8719 20 22ET Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 2 18 Test Port Input HP 8722ET Test Port Input Transmission ...

Page 86: ...pecifications Table 2 19 Test Port Input HP 8722ET Test Port Input Reflection Dynamic Accuracy Characteristic For reflection accuracy of the test port input power reading relative to the reference input power level Inputs reflection port For test port powers up to 0 dBm ...

Page 87: ...2 27 HP 8719 20 22ET Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications Table 2 19 Test Port Input HP 8722ET Test Port Input Reflection ...

Page 88: ...Supplemental Information Display Range Magnitude 200 dB at 20 dB div max Phase 180 max Polar 10 pico units min 1000 units max Display Resolution Magnitude 0 001 dB div min Phase 0 1 div min Reference Level Range Magnitude 500 dB max Phase 360 max Reference Level Resolution Magnitude 0 001 dB min Phase 0 01 min Marker Resolution Magnitude 0 001 dB min Phase 0 01 min Polar 0 01 mUnit min 0 01 min ...

Page 89: ...ers In general the following formula can be used to determine the accuracy in seconds of specific group delay measurement Relative Phase Accuracyb deg 360 Aperture Hz Depending on the aperture and device length the phase accuracy used is either phase dynamic accuracy specification or worst case transmission uncertainty phase specification a Group delay is computed by measuring the phase change wit...

Page 90: ...Outputs a TTL signal which can be set to a TTL high pulse default or low pulse at end of sweep or a fixed TTL high or low If limit test is on the end of sweep pulse occurs after the limit test is valid This is useful when used in conjunction with test sequencing Test Set Interconnect 25 pin D sub DB 25 female use for external special test sets K36 K39 etc Measure Restart Floating closure to restar...

Page 91: ...utput 15 pin mini D Sub female Drives VGA compatible monitors HPIB Type 57 24 pin Microribbon female Parallel Port 25 pin D Sub DB 25 female may be used as printer port or general purpose I O port RS232 9 pin D Sub DB 9 male Mini DIN Keyboard Barcode Reader 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 female Line Power A third wire ground is required Frequency 47 Hz to 66 Hz Voltage at 115 V setting 90 V to 132 V 115 V no...

Page 92: ...rking display the following will not occur complete rows or columns of stuck pixels more than 5 stuck pixels not to exceed a maximum of 2 red or blue and 3 green 2 or more consecutive stuck pixels stuck pixels less than 6 5 mm apart Dark Pixels Dark stuck on pixels may appear against a white background In a properly working display the following will not occur more than 12 stuck pixels not to exce...

Page 93: ...rs up phase locks and displays no error messages within this temperature range Error corrected temperature range see system specifications Humidity 5 to 95 at 40 C non condensing Altitude 0 to 4 5 km 15 000 ft Storage Conditions Temperature 40 C to 70 C Humidity 0 to 95 RH at 65 C non condensing Altitude 0 to 15 24 km 50 000 ft Cabinet Dimensions Height x Width x Depth 222 x 425 x 457 mm nom 8 75 ...

Page 94: ...8 1034 259 2010 866 7885 Typical Time for Completion in ms Start 50 MHz Stop 13 5 GHz IFWB 6000 Uncorrected 484 597 553 1014 614 1490 926 4336 1 port and Enh Resp cala 484 597 553 1014 614 1490 926 4336 2 port calb 996 1222 1133 2069 1259 3057 1876 8892 Typical Time for Completion in ms Start 50 MHz Stop 20 GHz IFWB 6000 Uncorrected 449 581 538 1017 598 1490 900 4335 1 port and Enh Resp cala 449 5...

Page 95: ...l and Sweep Dual Chan 1601 On 2 630 2 460 1 438 1 277 Recall and Sweep Dual Chan 1601 Off 2 252 2 083 1 060 0 899 Sweep only no Recall Dual Chan 1601 N A 1 192 1 184 N A N A Error Correction OFF Recall and Sweep Single Chan 201 On 0 523 0 421 0 458 0 360 Recall and Sweep Single Chan 201 Off 0 511 0 409 0 445 0 348 Sweep only no Recall Single Chan 201 N A 0 065 0 061 N A N A Recall and Sweep Single...

Page 96: ...me 201 points 6000 0 066 3700 0 091 3000 0 116 1000 0 243 300 0 700 100 2 018 30 7 058 10 21 475 Table 2 29 Sweep Time vs Number of Points Number of Points Typical Sweep Time seconds a a Preset condition CF 1 GHz Span 100 MHz Correction off includes retrace time 3700 points Measurement speed can be improved by selecting the widest IF bandwidth setting of 6000 Hz 51 0 034 101 0 053 201 0 091 401 0 ...

Page 97: ...ry sweep in continuous correction mode and to the first sweep in sample and sweep mode Subsequent sweeps in sample and sweep mode will be much faster Characteristic Accuracy dB b b The accuracy values were derived by combining the accuracy of the power meter and linearity of the analyzer s internal source as well as the mismatch uncertainty associated with the power sensor 5 dBm 1 2 3 33 64 95 0 7...

Page 98: ...2 38 HP 8719 20 22ET Specifications and Characteristics Instrument Specifications ...

Page 99: ...3 1 3 Front Rear Panel ...

Page 100: ...ake the line switch for the disk eject button See the following illustrations If the line switch is mistakenly pushed the instrument will be turned off losing all settings and data that have not been saved Figure 3 1 HP 8719 20 22ES Front Panel Figure 3 2 HP 8719 20 22ET Front Panel ...

Page 101: ...ntrol the analyzer source s frequency power and other stimulus functions 7 RESPONSE function block The keys in this block allow you to control the measurement and display functions of the active display channel 8 ACTIVE CHANNEL keys The analyzer has two independent primary channels and two auxiliary channels These keys allow you to select the active channel Any function you enter applies to the se...

Page 102: ...d Refer to Chapter 8 Preset State and Memory Allocation for a complete listing of the instrument preset condition 12 ES R CHANNEL connectors These connectors allow you to apply an input signal to the analyzer s R channel for frequency offset mode 13 ES PORT 1 and PORT 2 These ports output a signal from the source and receive input signals from a device under test PORT 1 allows you to measure S12 a...

Page 103: ...nt parameters The measurement data traces Figure 3 3 illustrates the locations of the different information labels described below In addition to the full screen display shown in the illustration above multi graticule and multi channel displays are available as described in the Using Instrument Functions chapter of the user s guide Several display formats are available for different measurements a...

Page 104: ... Chapter 5 Hardkey Softkey Reference For CW time and power sweep measurements the CW frequency is displayed centered between the start and stop times or power values 3 Status Notations This area shows the current status of various functions for the active channel The following notations are used Avg Sweep to sweep averaging is on The averaging count is shown immediately below See the key in Chapte...

Page 105: ...ffset mode is on See the Making Mixer Measurements chapter in the user s guide Of ES Frequency offset mode error the IF frequency is not within 10 MHz of expected frequency LO inaccuracy is the most likely cause See the Making Mixer Measurements chapter in the user s guide Gat Gating is on time domain Option 010 only For time domain measurement procedures and theory refer to the Making Time Domain...

Page 106: ...ng the displayed trace Source parameters changed measured data in doubt until a complete fresh sweep has been taken 4 Active Entry Area This displays the active function and its current value 5 Message Area This displays prompts or error messages 6 Title This is a descriptive alphanumeric string title that you define and enter through an attached keyboard or as described the Printing Plotting and ...

Page 107: ... in Cartesian formats 12 Marker Values These are the values of the active marker in units appropriate to the current measurement Refer to Using Analyzer Display Markers in the Making Measurement chapter of the user s guide 13 Marker Stats Bandwidth These are statistical marker values that the analyzer calculates when you access the menus with the key Refer to Using Analyzer Display Markers in the ...

Page 108: ...nd other instruments for an automated system Refer to Chapter 7 Options and Accessories for HP IB information limitations and configurations 2 PARALLEL interface This connector allows the analyzer to output to a peripheral with a parallel input Also included is a general purpose input output GPIO bus that can control eight output bits and read five input bits through test sequencing Refer to Chapt...

Page 109: ...al frequency reference feature when a signal is connected to this input When the signal is removed the analyzer automatically switches back to its internal frequency reference 11 AUXILIARY INPUT connector This allows for a dc or ac voltage input from an external signal source such as a detector or function generator which you can then measure using the S parameter menu You can also use this connec...

Page 110: ...standard configuration 18 BIAS INPUTS AND FUSES These connectors bias devices connected to port 1 and port 2 The fuses 1 A 125 V protect the port 1 and port 2 bias lines 19 Serial number plate The serial number of the instrument is located on this plate 20 RF IN OUT Option 085 This allows the connection of an optional booster amplifier to increase the output power of the analyzer 21 EXTERNAL MONIT...

Page 111: ...4 1 4 Menu Maps ...

Page 112: ...u Map Figure Number Menu Map Figure Number Avg Figure 4 1 Meas ES Models Figure 4 8 Cal ET Models Fold Out Power Sweep Setup ET Models Figure 4 9 Cal ES Models Fold Out Power and Sweep Setup ES Models Figure 4 10 Copy Figure 4 2 Preset Figure 4 11 Display Figure 4 3 Save Recall Figure 4 12 Format Figure 4 4 Scale Ref Figure 4 13 Local Figure 4 5 Seq Fold Out Marker Marker Fctn and Marker Search Fi...

Page 113: ...4 3 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 2 Menu Map for Copy ...

Page 114: ...4 4 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 3 Menu Map for Display ...

Page 115: ...4 5 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 4 Menu Map for Format Figure 4 5 Menu Map for Local ...

Page 116: ...4 6 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 6 Menu Map for Marker Marker Fctn and Marker Search ...

Page 117: ...VERSION INPUT PORTS RESOLUTION LOW AUX OUT on OFF COUNTER OFF ANALOG BUS FRAC N DIV FRAC N RETURN OFF Z Ref l Z Trans Y Ref I Y Trans 1 S RETURN A R B R A B A B R RETURN ka513e Meas Aux input menu appears only when the analog bus on OFF service menu key under the system hardkey is turned to ON S Parameter Menu Aux Input Menu Conversion Menu Input Ports Menu ...

Page 118: ...4 8 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 9 Menu Map for Power and Sweep Setup ET only ...

Page 119: ...4 9 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 10 Menu Map for Power and Sweep Setup ES only ...

Page 120: ...4 10 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 11 Menu Map for Preset ...

Page 121: ...4 11 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 12 Menu Map for Save Recall ...

Page 122: ...4 12 Menu Maps Menu Maps Figure 4 13 Menu Map for Scale Ref ...

Page 123: ...BER of READINGS PWR LOSS on OFF LOSS SENSR LISTS RETURN Power Meter Cal Main Menu FREQUENCY CAL FACTOR DONE Seg Edit Cal Factor Menu FREQUENCY LOSS DONE Seg Edit Pwr Loss Menu DEFINE STANDARD SPECIFY CLASS LABEL CLASS LABEL KIT TRL LRM OPTION KIT DONE MODIFIED Modify Cal Kit Menu S11A S11B S11C S22A S22B S22C MORE SPECIFY CLASS DONE Specify Class Menu FWD TRANS REV TRANS FWD MATCH REV MATCH RESPON...

Page 124: ... MORE RETURN Select Cal Kit Menu Calibration Factor Softkey Path Power Loss Softkey Path HELP ADAPT REMOVAL RECALL CAL SETS ADAPTER DELAY ADAPTER COAX WAVEGUIDE REMOVE ADAPTER RETURN Adapter Removal Menu SPECIFY OFFSET LABEL STD STD DONE DEFINED Define Delay Thru Menu SPECIFY OFFSET LABEL STD STD DONE DEFINED Define Short Menu C0 C1 C2 C3 SPECIFY OFFSET LABEL STD STD DONE DEFINED Define Open Menu ...

Page 125: ...ing More Menu Seq Load Menu Select Seq Menu Select Seq Menu2 SELECT LETTER SPACE BACK SPACE ERASE TITLE DONE STORE SEQ SEQX PURGE SEQUENCES RETURN PURGE SEQ SEQ 1 PURGE SEQ SEQ 2 PURGE SEQ SEQ 3 PURGE SEQ SEQ 4 PURGE SEQ SEQ 5 PURGE SEQ SEQ 6 READ SEQ FILE TITLS GET SEQ TITLES File Title Menu Seq Store Menu Purge Seq Menu EMIT BEEP TITLE TO PRNTR HPIB TITLE TO P MTR HPIB SHOW MENUS ASSERT SRQ P MT...

Page 126: ...MEMORY on OFF DEMOD OFF AMPLITUDE PHASE RETURN Window Menu GATE on OFF GATE START STOP CENTER SPAN GATE SHAPE RETURN Specify Gate Menu STIMULUS VALUE MARKER STIMULUS UPPER LIMIT LOWER LIMIT DELTA LIMITS MIDDLE VALUE MARKER MIDDLE DONE Edit Segment Menu SLOPING LINE FLAT LINE SINGLE POINT RETURN Limit Type Menu TRANSFORM on OFF SET FREQ LOW PASS LOW PASS IMPULSE LOW PASS STEP BANDPASS WINDOW SPECIF...

Page 127: ...WIDE NORMAL MINIMUM RETURN Gate Shape Menu WINDOW MAXIMUM NORMAL MINIMUM USE MEMORY on OFF DEMOD OFF AMPLITUDE PHASE RETURN Window Menu GATE on OFF GATE START STOP CENTER SPAN GATE SHAPE RETURN Specify Gate Menu STIMULUS VALUE MARKER STIMULUS UPPER LIMIT LOWER LIMIT DELTA LIMITS MIDDLE VALUE MARKER MIDDLE DONE Edit Segment Menu SLOPING LINE FLAT LINE SINGLE POINT RETURN Limit Type Menu TRANSFORM o...

Page 128: ...5 1 5 Hardkey Softkey Reference ...

Page 129: ...ront panel functions in alphabetical order includes a brief description of each function cross reference of programming commands to key functions cross reference of softkeys to front panel access keys NOTE The keys are not included in this chapter Information on the keys can be found in the service guide SERVICE MENU SERVICE MENU ...

Page 130: ...ng Measurement Results in the user s guide describes techniques and functions for achieving the best measurement results Operating Concepts chapter of the user s guide contains explanatory style information about many applications and analyzer operation The programmer s guide provides a complete description of all HP IB mnemonics Guide Terms and Conventions The eight keys along the right side of t...

Page 131: ... step down the current value of the active function The analyzer defines the step size for different functions No units terminator is required For editing a test sequence this key can be used to scroll backwards through the displayed sequence without executing it has two independent functions modifies entries and test sequences moves marker information off of the graticules The backspace key will ...

Page 132: ...eturned to the screen In the marker menu the first key is now labeled The notation REF 1 appears at the top right corner of the graticule makes marker 2 the delta reference Active marker stimulus and response values are then shown relative to this reference makes marker 3 the delta reference makes marker 4 the delta reference makes marker 5 the delta reference sets a user specified fixed reference...

Page 133: ...tions to quickly set up multiple channel displays and information on multiple channel displays selects the HP 85038A F M cal kit selects the HP 85050B D cal kit measures the absolute power amplitude at input A calculates and displays the complex ratio of input A to input B calculates and displays the complex ratio of the signal at input A to the reference signal at input R puts the name of the act...

Page 134: ...by the analyzer retrieves the full frequency list sweep turns the source ALC off sets the power to maximum May cause a test port overload message measures only one input A or B per frequency sweep in order to reduce spurious signals Thus this mode optimizes the dynamic range for all four S parameter measurements adds or subtracts an offset in amplitude value This allows limits already defined to b...

Page 135: ...o the AUX INPUT BNC connector on the rear panel makes averaging factor the active function Any value up to 999 can be used The algorithm used for averaging is where A n current average S n current measurement F average factor turns the averaging function on or off for the active channel Avg is displayed in the status notations area at the left of the display together with the sweep count for the a...

Page 136: ... which sounds to indicate completion of certain operations such as calibration or instrument state save turns the limit fail beeper on or off When limit testing is on and the fail beeper is on a beep is sounded each time a limit test is performed and a failure detected The limit fail beeper is independent of the warning beeper and the operation complete beeper toggles the warning annunciator When ...

Page 137: ...on standards used The key also leads to softkeys which activate interpolated error correction and power meter calibration accepts a power sensor calibration factor for the segment brings up the segment modify menu and segment edit calibration factor menu which allows you to enter a power sensor s calibration factors The calibration factor data entered in this menu will be stored for power sensor A...

Page 138: ...characteristic impedance of the system for TRL LRM calibration leads to the calibration menu which provides several accuracy enhancement procedures ranging from a simple frequency response calibration to a full two port calibration At the completion of a calibration procedure this menu is returned to the screen correction is automatically turned on and the notation Cor or C2 is displayed at the le...

Page 139: ... prints selects channel 3 data trace and limit line for display color modification selects channel 3 memory trace for display color brings up the printer color selection menu The channel 2 data trace default color is green for color prints brings up the printer color selection menu The channel 4 data trace default color is blue for color prints selects channel 4 data trace and limit line for displ...

Page 140: ...sures S22 in log mag format is used to apply the same power levels to Chan 1 3 2 4 is used to apply different power levels to Chan 1 3 2 4 configures multiple channel displays so that the auxiliary channels are adjacent to or beneath the primary channels measures A and B inputs simultaneously for faster measurements when the parallel port is configured for GPIO 8 output bits can be controlled with...

Page 141: ...ode of the analyzer in which the sweep is triggered automatically and continuously and the trace is updated with each sweep brings up the conversion menu which converts the measured data to impedance Z or admittance Y When a conversion parameter has been defined it is shown in brackets under the softkey label If no conversion has been defined the softkey label reads provides access to the menus us...

Page 142: ...urements chapter in the user s guide for information on how to use this function to make gain compression measurements sets the source tune DAC for frequencies above 20 05 GHz sets the source tune DAC for frequencies below 2 55 GHz sets the source tune DAC for frequencies above 2 55 GHz and below 20 05 GHz ES only displays both the current data and memory traces specifies whether or not to store t...

Page 143: ...o the factory set default values that are stored in non volatile memory resets the plotting parameters to their default values resets the printing parameters to their default values leads to the define save menu Use this menu to specify the data to be stored on disk in addition to the instrument state leads to a sequence of three menus The first defines which elements are to be plotted and the aut...

Page 144: ...rectory files to be initialized on a disk This is particularly useful with a hard disk where you may want a directory larger than the default 256 files or with a floppy disk you may want to reduce the directory to allow extra space for data files The number of directory files must be a multiple of 8 The minimum number is 8 and there is no practical maximum limit Set the directory size before initi...

Page 145: ...ced response calibration menus ES only has two functions It shows the current sequences in memory To run a sequence press the softkey next to the desired sequence title When entered into a sequence this command performs a one way jump to the sequence residing in the specified sequence position SEQUENCE 1 through 6 jumps to a softkey position not to a specific sequence title Whatever sequence is in...

Page 146: ...h allows you to enable the auxiliary channels and configure multiple channel displays duplicates a sequence currently in memory into a different softkey position Duplicating a sequence is straightforward Follow the prompts on the analyzer screen This command does not affect the original sequence Power meter calibration occurs on each sweep Each measurement point is measured by the power meter whic...

Page 147: ...tated in units of time with secondary labeling in distance for the current velocity factor causes the instrument to beep once terminates the HP GL LB command sets the TTL output on TEST SEQ BNC or the test set interconnect to normally high with a 10 microseconds pulse high at the end of each sweep sets the TTL output on TEST SEQ BNC or the test set interconnect to normally low with a 10 µs pulse l...

Page 148: ...s electrical delay to the input B reference plane for any B input measurements including S parameters extends the reference plane for measurements of S11 S21 and S12 extends the reference plane for measurements of S22 S12 and S21 toggles the reference plane extension mode When this function is on all extensions defined above are enabled when off none of the extensions are enabled selects an option...

Page 149: ...chart format with a magnitude phase marker a real imaginary marker an R jX marker or a G jB marker this applies to the first part of the complex data pair Fixed marker response values are always uncoupled in the two channels To read absolute active marker response values following a operation the response value can be reset to zero defines a flat limit line segment whose value is constant with fre...

Page 150: ...n on sets the LO frequency to CW mode for frequency offset sets the LO frequency to sweep mode for frequency offset provides access to the series of menus used to perform a complete calibration for measurement of all four S parameters of a two port device This is the most accurate calibration for measurements of two port devices measures the forward isolation of the calibration standard Label Clas...

Page 151: ...he stopping time of the gate Option 010 only leads to the gate shape menu Option 010 only selects the widest time domain gate with the smallest passband ripple Option 010 only selects the narrowest time domain gate with the largest passband ripple Option 010 only selects an intermediate time domain gate Option 010 only selects an intermediate time domain gate copies the sequence titles currently i...

Page 152: ...e selected bandwidth value is shown in brackets in the softkey label jumps to one of the six sequence positions SEQUENCE 1 through 6 if the limit test fails This command executes any sequence residing in the selected position Sequences may jump to themselves as well as to any of the other sequences in memory When this softkey is pressed the analyzer presents a softkey menu showing the six sequence...

Page 153: ...um for subsequent save and recall activity turns interpolated error correction on or off The interpolated error correction feature allows the operator to calibrate the system then select a subset of the frequency range or a different number of points Interpolated error correction functions in linear frequency power sweep and CW time modes When using the analyzer in linear sweep it is recommended t...

Page 154: ... and saved in memory with an instrument state In a listing of values from the copy menu with limit lines on the upper limit and lower limit are listed together with the pass or fail margin as long as other listed data allows sufficient space leads to a series of menus used to define limits or specifications with which to compare a test device Refer to Limit Line Operation in the Operating Concepts...

Page 155: ...rmat used for unitless measurements such as reflection coefficient magnitude ρ or transmission coefficient magnitude τ and for linear measurement units It is used for display of conversion parameters and time domain transform data displays a readout of the linear magnitude and the phase of the active marker Marker magnitude values are expressed in units and phase is expressed in degrees provides a...

Page 156: ...ment in a swept list measurement When on sets power range mode to manual to set a range for the power values The range can be chosen using the key The power values can be entered using the key If ports are uncoupled the power can be set independently for each port When off the key will not function and the power column in the swept list table will display asterisks In this case the power is set by...

Page 157: ...over HP IB by a computer The exception to this is when local lockout is in effect this is a remote command that disables the key making it difficult to interfere with the analyzer while it is under computer control activates a logarithmic frequency sweep mode The source is stepped in logarithmic increments and the data is displayed on a logarithmic graticule This is slower than a continuous sweep ...

Page 158: ...s coupled arm power loss when a directional coupler is used to sample the RF output Allows calibration factor data to be entered for one or two power sensors Each function provides up to 12 separate frequency points called segments at which the user may enter a different power loss or calibration factor The instrument interpolates between the selected points Two power sensor lists are provided bec...

Page 159: ...ker at that stimulus value changes the stimulus center value to the stimulus value of the active marker and centers the new span about that value sets the CW frequency of the analyzer to the frequency of the active marker This feature is useful in automated compression measurements Test sequences allow the instrument to automatically find a maximum or minimum point on a response trace The command ...

Page 160: ...limit line segment using the active marker Move the marker to the desired starting stimulus value before pressing this key and the marker stimulus value is entered as the segment start value changes the stimulus stop value to the stimulus value of the active marker turns on marker 1 and makes it the active marker The active marker appears on the display as The active marker stimulus value is displ...

Page 161: ...ers track the same stimulus values on each channel as long as they are within the displayed stimulus range places markers only on measured trace points determined by the stimulus settings allows the marker stimulus values to be controlled independently on each channel moves the active marker to the maximum point on the trace is used to define the highest frequency at which a calibration kit standa...

Page 162: ...ed during measurement calibration In waveguide this must be the lower cutoff frequency of the standard so that the analyzer can calculate dispersive effects correctly see leads to the marker search menu which is used to search the trace for a particular value or bandwidth calculates and displays the mean standard deviation and peak to peak values of the section of the displayed trace between the a...

Page 163: ...t selects the HP 85036B E cal kit sets the analyzer to network analyzer mode activates the sequence edit mode and presents the new modify sequence menu with a list of sequences that can be created or modified puts a new line command into the display title steps forward through a tabular list of data page by page triggers a user specified number of sweeps and returns to the hold mode This function ...

Page 164: ...should initially set the source power so that it is approximately correct at the device under test If power uncertainty at the device under test is expected to be greater than a few dB it is recommended that the number of readings be greater than 1 selects the calibration standard load as being offset is used to specify the one way electrical delay from the measurement reference plane to the stand...

Page 165: ...ntrol of peripheral devices rather than selection of measurement parameters defines the standard type as an open used for calibrating reflection measurements Opens are assigned a terminal impedance of infinite Ωs but delay and loss offsets may still be added for cal kits with different models for male and female test port standards this selects the open model for a female test port Note that the s...

Page 166: ... This softkey is not visible on the display and the function is not available unless programmed into analyzer memory selects the number of the pen to plot the data trace The default pen for channel 1 is pen number 2 and for channel 2 is pen number 3 selects the number of the pen to plot the graticule The default pen for channel 1 is pen number 1 and for channel 2 is pen number 1 selects the number...

Page 167: ...values are to be drawn on or not drawn off on the plot supplies a name for the plot file generated by a PLOT to disk Brings up the TITLE FILE MENU toggles between fast and slow speeds selects plotting of all displayed text except the marker values softkey labels and display listings such as the frequency list table or limit table Softkey labels can be plotted under the control of an external contr...

Page 168: ...power levels at each port allows you to set different power levels at each port makes power level the active function and sets the RF output power level of the analyzer s internal source The analyzer will detect an input power overload at any of the three receiver inputs This is indicated with the message OVERLOAD ON INPUT R A B If power meter cal is on cal power is the active entry sets the exter...

Page 169: ...e current configuration number of points IF bandwidth averaging etc presents a menu to select a factory or user defined preset state is used to select the preset conditions defined by the factory is used to select a preset condition defined by the user This is done by saving a state in a register under and naming the register UPRESET When is underlined the key will bring up the state of the UPRESE...

Page 170: ...onditional form feed to the printer configures the port the analyzer will use to communicate with the printer directs prints to the HP IB port and sets the HP IB address the analyzer will use to communicate with the printer configures the analyzer for a printer that has a parallel centronics interface configures the analyzer for a printer that has a serial RS 232 interface sets the printer type to...

Page 171: ... equivalent capacitance or inductance This is the default Smith chart marker NOTE Each of the range softkeys will have different ranges dependent on the analyzer model and options installed selects power range 0 when in manual power range selects power range 1 when in manual power range selects power range 2 when in manual power range selects power range 3 when in manual power range selects power ...

Page 172: ...them in the softkey labels No more than five titles are displayed at one time If there are more than five repeatedly pressing this key causes the next five to be displayed If there are fewer than five the remaining softkey labels are blanked is a disk file directory command Pressing this softkey will read the first six sequence titles and display them in the softkey labels These sequences can then...

Page 173: ...r Cal Menu selects the display reference line for color modification selects the reference line for printer color modification sets the position of the reference line on the graticule of a Cartesian display with 0 the bottom line of the graticule and 10 the top line It has no effect on a polar or Smith display The reference position is indicated with a small triangle just outside the graticule on ...

Page 174: ...but should be used when extreme accuracy is not required It effectively removes the frequency response errors of the test setup for reflection or transmission measurements When in the specify class more menu is used to enter the standard numbers for a response and isolation calibration This calibration corrects for frequency response and directivity in reflection measurements or frequency response...

Page 175: ...ass lets you enter a label for the reverse match class The label appears during a calibration that uses this class Specify Class specifies which standards are in the reverse match class in the calibration kit is used to enter the standard numbers for the reverse match thru calibration For default kits this is the thru Label Class lets you enter a label for the reverse transmission class The label ...

Page 176: ...d to enter the standard numbers for the third class required for an S11 1 port calibration For default kits this is the load measures the short circuit TRL LRM calibration data for PORT 1 provides an S11 and S21 enhanced response calibration forward direction Enhanced response generates a 1 port cal for S11 and an improved calibration over the response cal for S21 ES only provides a measurement ca...

Page 177: ...er it has been modified selects ASCII format for data storage to disk selects binary format for data storage changes the response value scale per division of the displayed trace In polar and Smith chart formats this refers to the full scale value at the outer circumference and is identical to reference value toggles between two selections for plot scale FULL and GRAT is the normal scale selection ...

Page 178: ...entries Use the entry block controls to move the pointer to the required segment number The indicated segment can then be edited or deleted If the table of limits is designated EMPTY new segments can be added using the or softkey sets the center frequency of a subsweep in a list frequency sweep enters the IF bandwidth for the active segment in a swept list table This key is disabled if is set to O...

Page 179: ...you to create modify and store up to 6 sequences which can be run automatically activates editing mode for the segment titled SEQ1 default title activates editing mode for the segment titled SEQ2 default title activates editing mode for the segment titled SEQ3 default title activates editing mode for the segment titled SEQ4 default title activates editing mode for the segment titled SEQ5 default t...

Page 180: ...set the year in the analyzer s internal clock sets the characteristic impedance used by the analyzer in calculating measured impedance with Smith chart markers and conversion parameters Characteristic impedance must be set correctly before calibration procedures are performed sets up four graticule four channel display as described in the menu All four graticules are in log format sets up two grat...

Page 181: ...hen a single point terminates a sloping line or when it terminates a flat line and has the same limit values as the flat line the single point is not displayed as and The indication for a single point segment in the displayed table of limits is SP enables a measurement of a single segment of the frequency list without loss of calibration The segment to be measured is selected using the entry block...

Page 182: ... is displayed below its percent value in the active entry area Smoothing aperture is also used to set the aperture for group delay measurements Note that the displayed smoothing aperture is not the group delay aperture unless smoothing is on turns the smoothing function on or off for the active channel When smoothing is on the annotation Smo is displayed in the status notations area turns the sour...

Page 183: ...nge When the key is pressed it becomes the active function The value is displayed in the active entry area and can be changed with the knob step keys or numeric keypad is used to end the specify offset sequence is used to specify the type of calibration device being measured defines the standard type as a transmission line of specified length for calibrating transmission measurements defines the s...

Page 184: ...value This allows limits already defined to be used for testing in a different stimulus range Use the entry block controls to specify the offset required is used to define the stop frequency of a frequency range When the key is pressed it becomes the active function The value is displayed in the active entry area and can be changed with the knob step keys or numeric keypad sets the stop frequency ...

Page 185: ...entered for each peripheral device This mode can only be selected manually from the analyzer s front panel and can be used only if no active computer controller is connected to the system through HP IB If you try to set system controller mode when another controller is present the message ANOTHER SYSTEM CONTROLLER ON HP IB BUS is displayed Do not attempt to use this mode for programming Each data ...

Page 186: ...is used to set configurations before running the service tests is used to direct the RF power to port 1 or port 2 For non S parameter inputs only is used to support specialized test sets such as a test set that measures duplexers It allows you to set three bits D1 D2 and D3 to a value of 0 to 7 and outputs it as binary from the rear panel test set connector It tracks the coupling flag so if coupli...

Page 187: ... amplitude limit test results and loop counter value allows the operator to rename any sequence with an eight character title All titles entered from the front panel must begin with a letter and may only contain letters and numbers A procedure for changing the title of a sequence is provided at the beginning of this chapter moves the title string data obtained with the command into a data array st...

Page 188: ...ction with other search features to track the search with each new sweep Turning tracking on makes the analyzer search every new trace for the specified target value and put the active marker on that point If bandwidth search is on tracking searches every new trace for the specified bandwidth and repositions the dedicated bandwidth markers When tracking is off the target is found on the current sw...

Page 189: ...alibration menu selects the TRL LRM Option Menu under the modify cal kit menu is used to enter the standard numbers for the TRL LINE or MATCH class is used to enter the standard numbers for the TRL THRU class is used to enter the standard numbers for the TRL REFLECT class sets the TTL output TEST SEQ BNC on the back of the analyzer high sets the TTL output TEST SEQ BNC on the back of the analyzer ...

Page 190: ...ith the talker listener mode and also allows the analyzer to become a controller in order to plot print or directly access an external disk During this peripheral operation the host computer is free to perform other internal tasks that do not require use of the bus the bus is tied up by the network analyzer during this time The pass control mode requires that the external controller is programmed ...

Page 191: ...lumes on the disk pauses the execution of subsequent sequence commands for x number of seconds Terminate this command with Entering a 0 in wait x causes the instrument to wait for prior sequence command activities to finish before allowing the next command to begin The wait 0 command only affects the command immediately following it and does not affect commands later in the sequence selects the di...

Page 192: ...as the reference point from which the bandwidth amplitude is measured For example if marker 1 is the delta marker and is set at the passband maximum and the width value is set to 3 dB the bandwidth search finds the bandwidth cutoff points 3 dB below the maximum and calculates the 3 dB bandwidth and Q If marker 2 the dedicated bandwidth center point marker is the delta reference marker the search f...

Page 193: ...port data transmit control mode between the Xon Xoff protocol handshake and the DTR DSR data terminal ready data set ready hardwire handshake converts reflection data to its equivalent admittance values converts transmission data to its equivalent admittance values converts reflection data to its equivalent impedance values converts transmission data to its equivalent impedance values x1 XMIT CNTR...

Page 194: ...6 1 6 Error Messages ...

Page 195: ...ted by the instrument over HP IB An alphabetical listing of all error messages including An explanation of the message Suggestions to help solve the problem A numerical listing of all error messages NOTE Some messages described in this chapter are for information only and do not indicate an error condition These messages are not numbered and so they will not appear in the numerical listing ...

Page 196: ...d to the analyzer such as ENTER 716 without first requesting data with an appropriate output command such as OUTPDATA The analyzer has no data in the output queue to satisfy the request ALL REGISTERS HAVE BEEN USED Error Number 200 You have used all of the available registers you can store no more instrument states even though you may still have sufficient memory There are 31 registers available p...

Page 197: ...statement ASCII MISSING VAR STATEMENT Error Number 196 The CITIfile you just downloaded over the HP IB or via disk was not properly organized The analyzer is unable to read the VAR statement AVERAGING INVALID ON NON RATIO MEASURE Error Number 13 You cannot use sweep to sweep averaging in single input measurements Sweep to sweep averaging is valid only for ratioed measurements A R B R A B and S par...

Page 198: ...ing a calibration so the calibration in progress was terminated Make sure the appropriate channel is active and restart the calibration CALIBRATION REQUIRED Error Number 63 A calibration set could not be found that matched the current stimulus state or measurement parameter You will have to perform a new calibration CANNOT FORMAT DOS DISKS ON THIS DRIVE Error Number 185 You have attempted to initi...

Page 199: ...auxiliary channel is enabled The auxiliary channels are restored when correction is turned on by pressing CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 TARGET VALUE NOT FOUND Error Number 159 Your target value for the marker search function does not exist on the current data trace CONTINUOUS SWITCHING NOT ALLOWED Error Number 10 Your current measurement requires different power ranges on channel 1 and channel 2 To protect the ...

Page 200: ...ssage is displayed when a calibration is restored and that calibration previously had one or both auxiliary channels enabled CORRECTION TURNED OFF Error Number 66 Critical parameters in your current instrument state do not match the parameters for the calibration set therefore correction has been turned off The critical instrument state parameters are sweep type start frequency frequency span and ...

Page 201: ...correctly Refer to the service guide for troubleshooting information If using an external disk drive refer to the disk drive operating manual DISK IS WRITE PROTECTED Error Number 48 The store operation cannot write to a write protected disk Slide the write protect tab over the write protect opening in order to write data on the disk DISK MEDIUM NOT INITIALIZED Error Number 40 You must initialize t...

Page 202: ... Perform a new time domain transform on the new state DUPLICATING TO THIS SEQUENCE NOT ALLOWED Error Number 125 A sequence cannot be duplicated to itself EXCEEDED 7 STANDARDS PER CLASS Error Number 72 When modifying calibration kits you can define a maximum of seven standards for any class FILE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH INSTRUMENT Information Message You cannot recall user graphics that had been saved o...

Page 203: ...or Number 204 The number of points selected for setting the low pass transform frequencies is too high Reduce the number of points so that the low pass criteria is met FUNCTION NOT AVAILABLE Error Number 202 The function you requested over HP IB is not available on the current instrument FUNCTION NOT VALID Error Number 14 The function you requested is incompatible with the current instrument state...

Page 204: ...en enabled and swept list mode is on you will not be able to change the IF bandwidth using the key To change the IF bandwidth edit the swept list table ILLEGAL UNIT OR VOLUME NUMBER Error Number 46 The disk unit or volume number set in the analyzer is not valid Refer to the disk drive operating manual INIT DISK removes all data from disk Information Message Continuing with the initialize operation...

Page 205: ...mit table LIST MODE OFF INVALID WITH LO FREQ Error Number 182 List mode has been turned off in the frequency offset mode because it is incompatible with your selected LO frequency LIST TABLE EMPTY Error Number 9 The frequency list is empty To implement list frequency mode add segments to the list table LOG SWEEP REQUIRES 2 OCTAVE MINIMUM SPAN Error Number 150 A logarithmic sweep is only valid if t...

Page 206: ...elf diagnose function of the instrument operates on an internal test failure At this time no failure has been detected NO FILE S FOUND ON DISK Error Number 45 No files of the type created by an analyzer store operation were found on the disk or the disk drive is empty If you requested a specific file title that file was not found on the disk NO IF FOUND CHECK R INPUT LEVEL Error Number 5 The first...

Page 207: ...un the memory packer NOT ALLOWED DURING POWER METER CAL Error Number 198 When the analyzer is performing a power meter calibration the HP IB bus is unavailable for other functions such as printing or plotting NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON DISK FOR STORE Error Number 44 The store operation will overflow the available disk space Insert a new disk or purge files to create free disk space NO VALID MEMORY TRACE ...

Page 208: ...T B POWER REDUCED ES only Error Number 59 See OVERLOAD ON INPUT R POWER REDUCED error number 57 OVERLOAD ON REFL PORT POWER REDUCED ET only Error Number 58 See OVERLOAD ON INPUT R POWER REDUCED error number 57 OVERLOAD ON TRANS PORT POWER REDUCED ET only Error Number 59 See OVERLOAD ON INPUT R POWER REDUCED error number 57 OVERLOAD ON INPUT R POWER REDUCED Error Number 57 You have exceeded approxi...

Page 209: ... This message may also appear if you turn on frequency offset mode before you define the offset PHASE LOCK FAILURE Error Number 7 The first IF signal was detected at pretune but phase lock could not be acquired Check the signal level to the R channel input to make sure it is 35 dBm or higher Refer to the service guide for troubleshooting PHASE LOCK LOST Error Number 8 Phase lock was acquired but t...

Page 210: ...here is either a hardware failure in the source or you have attempted to set the power level too high The analyzer allows the output power to be set higher or lower than the specified available power range However these output powers may be unleveled or unavailable Check to see if the power level you set is within specifications If it is refer to the service guide for troubleshooting PRINT ABORTED...

Page 211: ...lel port is off PRINT PLOT IN PROGRESS ABORT WITH LOCAL Error Number 166 If a print or plot is in progress and you attempt a second print or plot this message is displayed and the second attempt is ignored To abort a print or plot in progress press PROCESSING DISPLAY LIST Information Message The display information is being processed for a screen print to a copy device and stored in the copy spool...

Page 212: ...nge the power range SEGMENT n START FREQ OVERLAPS PREVIOUS SEGMENT Information Message A segment entered in the swept list table caused one or more frequency segments to overlap This message appears when swept list mode is not on and reports the first segment that is overlapping another Change the frequency ranges of the overlapping segments SELECTED SEQUENCE IS EMPTY Error Number 124 The sequence...

Page 213: ...r STARTING COPY SPOOLER Information Message The analyzer is beginning to output data from the spool buffer to the copy device The analyzer resumes normal operation the data is being output to the copy device in the background SWEEP MODE CHANGED TO CW TIME SWEEP Error Number 187 If you select external source auto or manual instrument mode and you do not also select CW mode the analyzer is automatic...

Page 214: ...ST FREQ INVALID Error Number 133 You have set frequencies in the list that are outside of the allowable frequency range of the analyzer Reduce the frequency range of the list TOO MANY NESTED SEQUENCES SEQ ABORTED Error Number 164 You can only nest sequences to a maximum level of six The sequence will abort if you nest more than six TOO MANY SEGMENTS OR POINTS Error Number 50 You can have a maximum...

Page 215: ...ed the analyzer to use pass control USEPASC When you send the analyzer an instruction that requires active controller mode the analyzer requests control of the bus and simultaneously displays this message If the message remains the system controller is not relinquishing the bus WRITE ATTEMPTED WITHOUT SELECTING INPUT TYPE Error Number 32 You have sent the data header A to the analyzer with no prec...

Page 216: ...CHING NOT ALLOWED 11 SWEEP TIME INCREASED 12 SWEEP TIME TOO FAST 13 AVERAGING INVALID ON NON RATIO MEASURE 14 FUNCTION NOT VALID 15 NO MARKER DELTA SPAN NOT SET 16 TRANSFORM GATE NOT ALLOWED 17 DEMODULATION NOT VALID 21 POWER SUPPLY HOT 22 POWER SUPPLY SHUT DOWN 24 PRINTER not on not connect wrong addrs 25 PRINT ABORTED 26 PLOTTER not on not connect wrong addrs 27 PLOT ABORTED 28 PLOTTER NOT READY...

Page 217: ...OR STORE 45 NO FILE S FOUND ON DISK 46 ILLEGAL UNIT OR VOLUME NUMBER 47 INITIALIZATION FAILED 48 DISK IS WRITE PROTECTED 49 DISK WEAR REPLACE DISK SOON 50 TOO MANY SEGMENTS OR POINTS 51 INSUFFICIENT MEMORY 54 NO VALID MEMORY TRACE 55 NO VALID STATE IN REGISTER 56 INSTRUMENT STATE MEMORY CLEARED 57 OVERLOAD ON INPUT R POWER REDUCED 58 OVERLOAD ON INPUT A POWER REDUCED ES only 58 OVERLOAD ON REFL PO...

Page 218: ... VALID FOR MEASUREMENT 77 WRONG DISK FORMAT INITIALIZE DISK 111 DEADLOCK 112 SELF TEST n FAILED 113 TEST ABORTED 114 NO FAIL FOUND 115 TROUBLE CHECK SETUP AND START OVER 117 PWR MTR NOT ON CONNECTED OR WRONG ADDRS 119 DEVICE not on not connect wrong addrs 123 NO MEMORY AVAILABLE FOR INTERPOLATION 124 SELECTED SEQUENCE IS EMPTY 125 DUPLICATING TO THIS SEQUENCE NOT ALLOWED 126 NO MEMORY AVAILABLE FO...

Page 219: ...OD SEQUENCE 164 TOO MANY NESTED SEQUENCES SEQ ABORTED 165 PARALLEL PORT NOT AVAILABLE FOR GPIO 166 PRINT PLOT IN PROGRESS ABORT WITH LOCAL 167 PARALLEL PORT NOT AVAILABLE FOR COPY 168 INSUFFICIENT MEMORY FOR PRINT PLOT 169 HPIB COPY IN PROGRESS ABORT WITH LOCAL 170 COPY device not responding copy aborted 171 PRINTER paper error 172 PRINTER not on line 173 PRINTER not connected 174 PRINTER power of...

Page 220: ...196 ASCII MISSING VAR statement 197 FILE NOT FOUND OR WRONG TYPE 198 NOT ALLOWED DURING POWER METER CAL 199 CANNOT MODIFY FACTORY PRESET 200 ALL REGISTERS HAVE BEEN USED 201 FUNCTION NOT VALID FOR INTERNAL MEMORY 202 FUNCTION NOT AVAILABLE 203 CANNOT READ WRITE HFS FILE SYSTEM 204 FREQS CANNOT BE CHANGED TOO MANY POINTS 205 LIMIT TABLE EMPTY 206 ARGUMENT OUT OF RANGE 207 POWER OUT MAY BE UNLEVELED...

Page 221: ...rror Messages Error Messages in Numerical Order 214 CORRECTION ON AUX CHANNEL S RESTORED 215 CAUTION CORRECTION OFF AUX CHANNEL S DISABLED 216 CAUTION AUX CHANNELS MEASURE S PARAMETERS ONLY Error Number Error ...

Page 222: ...7 1 7 Options and Accessories ...

Page 223: ...his Chapter Using This Chapter This chapter contains information on the following subjects Analyzer options available Accessories available Configuring the analyzer to use peripherals Configuring the analyzer to use a computer controller ...

Page 224: ... It shows the response of a test device as a function of time or distance Displaying the reflection coefficient of a network versus time determines the magnitude and location of each discontinuity Displaying the transmission coefficient of a network versus time determines the characteristics of individual transmission paths Time domain operation retains all accuracy inherent with the correction th...

Page 225: ...s direct access to the receiver Option 012 Option 089 Frequency Offset Mode ES Only This option adds the ability to offset the source and receiver frequencies for frequency translated measurements This provides the instrument with mixer measurement capability It also provides a graphical setup that allows easy configuration of your mixer measurement Option 400 Four Sampler Test Set ES Only This op...

Page 226: ...m HP 85131C single semi rigid 3 5 mm to 3 5 mm 81 cm 32 in For the HP 8719ET ES or HP 8720ET ES HP 85131D set semi rigid 3 5 mm to 3 5 mm 53 cm 21 in each For the HP 8719ET ES or HP 8720ET ES HP 85131E single flexible 3 5 mm to 3 5 mm 96 cm 38 in For the HP 8719ET ES or HP8720ET ES HP 85131F set flexible 3 5 mm to 3 5 mm 53 cm 21 in each For the HP 8719ET ES or HP 8720ET ES HP 85132C single semi r...

Page 227: ...3 5 mm standard calibration kit 0 045 to 26 5 GHz Contains fixed loads sliding loads open and short circuits and adapters for both connector sexes for use with 3 5 mm test port cables Option K11 PSC 3 5 slotless female center contact repair kit HP 85052C 3 5 mm LTRA calibration kit 0 045 to 26 5 GHz Contains fixed loads open and short circuits TRL lines and adapters for both connector sexes for us...

Page 228: ...fixed loads open and short circuits and terminationss HP 85056A 2 4 mm standard calibration kit 0 045 to 50GHz Contains fixed loads sliding loads open and short circuits and adapters HP 85056D 2 4 mm economy calibration kit 0 045 to 50 GHz Contains fixed loads open and short circuits and adapters HP 85056K K connector calibration kit 2 92 mm Contains 2 4 mm fixed loads open and short circuits and ...

Page 229: ...ubstitutes 3 5 mm m to 3 5 mm m MW ECal module Option 001 adds a 30 kHz to 6 GHz RF ECal module Option 00A adds 3 5 mm f to 3 5 mm f adapter 3 5 mm m to 3 5 mm m adapter HP 85097A ECal PC interface kit and software Contains PC interface module for connecting an ECal module to a PC and ECal control software HP 85093A 3 5 mm m to 3 5 mm f ECal module 30 kHz to 6 GHz Option 00F substitutes 3 5 mm f t...

Page 230: ...cate with test data HP 85051B 7 mm verification kit 0 045 to 18 GHz Includes attenuators airline and stepped impedance airline with data on a 3 5 inch disk for use in confirming accuracy enhanced system measurement performance traceable to national standards Test procedure is provided in the service guide Option 1BP adds the MIL STD 45662A calibration certificate with test data HP 85057B 2 4 mm ve...

Page 231: ...pter kit Contains adapters for type N m to 7 16 m type N m to 7 16 f type N f to 7 16 m and type N f to 7 16 f HP 11906C 7 16 to 7 mm adapter kit Contains two 7 mm to 7 16 m adapters and two 7 mm to 7 16 f adapters HP 11906D 7 16 to 3 5 mm adapter kit Contains adapters for 3 5 mm m to 7 16 m 3 5 mm m to 7 16 f 3 5 mm f to 7 16 m and 3 5 mm f to 7 16 f adapters HP 85130B Test Port 3 5 mm to 7 mm ad...

Page 232: ...onnection to the network analyzer HP 8481B 10 MHz to 18 GHz type N m 25 watt HP 8482B 100 kHz to 4 2 GHZ type N m 25 watt HP 8485A 50 MHz to 26 5 GHZ 3 5 mm m 100 mwatt HP 8481A 10 MHz to 18 GHz type N m 100 mwatt HP 8482A 100 kHz to 4 2 GHz type N m 100 mwatt HP 8487A 50 MHz to 50 GHz 2 4 mm m 100 mwatt Couplers HP 87300B coaxial 1 to 20 GHz SMA f 10 dB coupling HP 87300C coaxial 1 to 26 5 GHz 3 ...

Page 233: ... Key Name Analyzer Function Keyboard Key Name Analyzer Function F1 Softkey 1 Shift F8 CAL F2 Softkey 2 Shift F9 MARKER F3 Softkey 3 Shift F10 MARKER SEARCH F4 Softkey 4 Shift F11 MARKER FUNCTION F5 Softkey 5 Shift F12 SEQ F6 Softkey 6 Ctrl F1 CHAN 3 F7 Softkey 7 Ctrl F2 CHAN 4 F8 Softkey 8 Ctrl F3 POWER F9 x1 Ctrl F4 SWEEP SETUP F10 k m Ctrl F5 START F11 M µ Ctrl F6 STOP F12 G n Ctrl F7 CENTER Shi...

Page 234: ...8 1 8 Preset State and Memory Allocation ...

Page 235: ...s shown in Table 8 1 The same conditions are true following a PRES or RST command over HP IB although the self test routines are not executed You also can create an instrument state and define it as your user preset state 1 Set the instrument state to your desired preset conditions 2 Save the state save recall menu 3 Rename that register to UPRESET 4 Press PRESET USER The key is now toggled to the...

Page 236: ...f Step Sweep Opt 085 On Display Mode Start Stop Trigger Type Continuous External Trigger Off Sweep Time 515 79 ms Auto Mode depends on model Start Frequency 50 MHz Stop Frequency HP 8719ES 13 51 GHz Stop Frequency HP 8720ES 20 05 GHz Stop Frequency HP 8722ES 40 05 GHz Frequency Span HP 8719ES 13 46 GHz Frequency Span HP 8720ES 20 GHz Frequency Span HP 8722ES 40 GHz Start Time 0 Time Span 100 5 ms ...

Page 237: ... 20 dB Power Span HP 8722 15 dB Coupled Channel Power On Source Power On Coupled Channels On Coupled Port Power ES Only On Power Range Auto Range 0 Power Range Opt 400 Auto Range 1 Number of Points 201 List Freq Sweep Mode Swept Frequency List Frequency List Empty Edit Mode Start Stop Number of Points Response Conditions Parameter ES Channel 1 S11 Channel 2 S21 Channel 3 S12 Channel 4 S22 Paramete...

Page 238: ...isabled Retrace Power Standard Test Set Switch ES continuous Test Set Switch Opt 007 or 085 hold Split Display 2X Intensity 100 Beeper Done On Beeper Warning Off D2 D1 to D2 Off Title Channel 1 hp Channel 2 Empty IF Bandwidth 3000 Hz IF Averaging Factor 16 Off Smoothing Aperture 1 SPAN Off Phase Offset 0 Degrees Electrical Delay 0 ns Scale Division 10 dB Division Table 8 1 Preset Conditions Preset...

Page 239: ... Chop A and B ES On Chop RFL TRN ET On Power Meter Calibration Off Number of Readings 1 Power Loss Correction Off Sensor A B A Interpolated Error Correction On Markers coupled Markers 1 2 3 4 5 1 GHz All Markers Off Last Active Marker 1 Reference Marker None Marker Mode Continuous Display Markers On Delta Marker Mode Off Coupling On Marker Search Off Marker Target Value 3 dB Marker Width Value 3 d...

Page 240: ...es Off Limit Testing Off Limit List Empty Edit Mode Upper Lower Limits Stimulus Offset 0 Hz Amplitude Offset 0 dB Limit Type Sloping Line Beep Fail Off Time Domain Transform Off Transform Type Bandpass Start Transform 1 nanoseconds Transform Span 4 nanoseconds Gating Off Gate Shape Normal Gate Start 500 picoseconds Gate Span 500 picoseconds Demodulation Off Window Normal Use Memory Off Table 8 1 P...

Page 241: ...ast Active State Plotter Handshake Last Active State HP IB Address Last Active State Printer Type Last Active State Printer Port Last Active State Printer Baud Rate Last Active State Printer Handshake Last Active State Printer HP IB Address Last Active State Disk Save Configuration Define Store Data Array Off Raw Data Array Off Formatted Data Array Off Graphics Off Data Only Off Directory Size Def...

Page 242: ...ode Off Plot Plot Data On Plot Memory On Plot Graticule On Plot Text On Plot Marker On Autofeed On Plot Quadrant Full Page Scale Plot Full Plot Speed Fast Pen Number Ch1 Ch3 Data 2 Ch2 Ch4 Data 3 Ch1 Ch3 Memory 5 Ch2 Ch4 Memory 6 Ch1 Ch3 Graticule 1 Ch2 Ch4 Graticule 1 Ch1 Ch3 Text 7 Ch2 Ch4 Text 7 Ch1 Ch3 Marker 7 Ch2 Ch4 Marker 7 Table 8 1 Preset Conditions Preset Conditions Preset Value ...

Page 243: ... Ch1 Ch3 Data Magenta Ch1 Ch3 Mem Green Ch2 Ch4 Data Blue Ch2 Ch4 Mem Red Graticule Cyan Warning Black Text Black Reference Line Black a The directory size is calculated as 0 013 of the floppy disk size which is 256 or 0 005 of the hard disk size b Pressing preset turns off sequencing modify edit mode and stops any running sequence Table 8 1 Preset Conditions Preset Conditions Preset Value ...

Page 244: ... Smith Chart 1 00 1 0 Polar 1 00 1 0 Linear Magnitude 0 1 0 0 0 0 Real 0 2 5 0 0 0 Imaginary 0 2 5 0 0 0 SWR 1 00 0 0 1 0 Table 8 3 Power On Conditions versus Preset HP IB MODE Talker listener SAVE REGISTERS Power meter calibration data and calibration data not associated with an instrument state are cleared COLOR DISPLAY Default color values SEQUENCES Sequence 1 through 5 are erased DISK DIRECTOR...

Page 245: ...to HP 438A 437 INTERNAL REGISTER TITLESa are set to defaults REG1 through REG32 a Only applies to HP IB operation EXTERNAL REGISTER TITLESa store files are set to defaults FILE1 through FILE 5 PRINT TYPE is set to default MONOCHROME PRINTING PLOTTING SETUPS are set to the following defaults PARALLEL PORT COPY PLOTTER TYPE PLOTTER PLOTTER PORT HP IB PLOTTER BAUD RATE 9600 PLOTTER HANDSHAKE Xon Xoff...

Page 246: ...onsists of all the stimulus and response parameters that set up the analyzer to make a specific measurement Some data that you may think is part of the instrument state such as calibration data and memory traces are actually stored in non volatile memory See Non Volatile Memory to read more about the differences Volatile memory is cleared upon a power cycle of the instrument and except as noted up...

Page 247: ... instrument state In addition the number of instrument states and associated calibrations and memory traces are limited by the available memory To display the amount of unused memory on the analyzer press Be sure you have selected as your disk type In the upper right hand portion of the display the value displayed as Bytes free is the unused non volatile memory When you save to the internal memory...

Page 248: ... points 58 k the memory trace array 4 9 k the instrument state 6 k The total memory requirement is 68 9 kbytes There is sufficient memory to store 29 calibrations of this type However the same calibration performed with 1601 points and 2 channels uncoupled would require 255 k bytes a full 2 port calibration with 1601 points two channels uncoupled 230 k the memory trace array 19 k the instrument st...

Page 249: ...a Length Bytes a Approximate Totals Bytes 401pts 801pts 1601 pts 1 chan 1 chan 2chans Calibration Arrays Response Response and isolation 1 Port 2 Port Interpolated cal N 6 52 N 6 2 52 N 6 3 52 N 6 12 52 Same as above in addition to regular cal 2 5 k 5 k 7 k 29 k 5 k 10 k 14 k 58 k 10 k 19 k 29 k 115 k 19 k 38 k 58 k 230 k Power Meter Calb Nc 2 number channelsd 208 1 k 1 8 k 3 4 k 6 6 k Measurement...

Page 250: ...ard disks refer to Table 8 1 The maximum number of instrument states and calibrations that can reside on a disk is limited by the available disk space To see the available disk space displayed on the analyzer press Be sure you have selected either or depending on your disk type In the upper right hand portion of the display the value displayed as Bytes free is the available disk space If your disk...

Page 251: ...l 4 C Cal K Cal kit 1 Cal data channel 1 0 1 to 9 A B C Stimulus state Coefficients 1 to 9 Coefficient 10 Coefficient 11 Coefficient 12 2 Cal data channel 2 0 to C same as channel 1 M Memory trace data 1 2 3 4 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 S Error corrected data S2P c 1 2 Channel 1 Channel 2 a These are two channel instrument states readable by previous firmware versions b Files R1 throu...

Page 252: ...one Therefore a saved calibration can be used for multiple instrument states as long as the measurement parameter frequency range and number of points are the same A full 2 port calibration is valid for any S parameter measurement with the same frequency range and number of points When an instrument state is deleted from memory the associated calibration set is also deleted if it is unused by any ...

Page 253: ...8 20 Preset State and Memory Allocation Memory Allocation ...

Page 254: ...9 1 9 Understanding the CITIfile Data Format ...

Page 255: ...tion and data The use of a single common format will allow data to be more easily moved between instruments and computers This chapter contains the following sections CITIfile Data Format Description and Overview Definition Of CITIfile Terms CITIfile Examples CITIfile Keywords Useful Calculations NOTE For many data processing applications the S2P file filename S1 and filename S2 may provide a more...

Page 256: ...ackages using CITIfile are able to load and work with data created on another instrument or computer It is possible for example for a network analyzer to directly load and display data measured on a scalar analyzer or for a software package running on a computer to read data measured on the network analyzer Data Formats There are two main types of data formats binary and ASCII CITIfile uses the AS...

Page 257: ...nsists of one or more arrays of data Example 1 shows the basic structure of a CITIfile package Example 1 A CITIfile Package The header part CITIFILE A 01 00 NAME MEMORY VAR FREQ MAG 3 DATA S RI The data part BEGIN 3 54545E 2 1 38601E 3 0 23491E 3 1 39883QE 3 2 00382E 3 1 40022E 3 END When stored in a disk file there may be more than one CITIfile package With the 8510 network analyzer for example s...

Page 258: ...pair is 0E0 All information is true formatted data in the same format as on the analyzer display dB SWR etc A CITIfile package may contain more than one array of data Arrays of data start after the BEGIN keyword and the END keyword will follow the last data element in an array A CITIfile package does not necessarily need to include data arrays for instance CITIfile could be used to store the curre...

Page 259: ...ation is not included in the CITIfile package Note that instrument specific information NA Network Analyzer information is also stored in this file This convention allows the designer to define keywords that are particular to his or her particular implementation Example CITIFILE A 01 00 NA VERSION HP8510B 05 00 NAME MEMORY NA REGISTER 1 VAR FREQ MAG 5 DATA S RI BEGIN 1 31189E 3 1 47980E 3 3 67867E...

Page 260: ...d frequency information was recorded in a segment list table Example CITIFILE A 01 00 NA VERSION HP8510B 05 00 NAME DATA NA REGISTER 1 VAR FREQ MAG 10 DATA S 1 1 RI SEG_LIST_BEGIN SEG 1000000000 4000000000 10 SEG_LIST_END BEGIN 0 86303E 1 8 98651E 1 8 97491E 1 3 06915E 1 4 96887E 1 7 87323E 1 5 65338E 1 7 05291E 1 8 94287E 1 4 25537E 1 1 77551E 1 8 96606E 1 9 35028E 1 1 10504E 1 3 69079E 1 9 13787...

Page 261: ...ould strive to handle data arrays that are arranged in any order Example CITIFILE A 01 00 NA VERSION HP8510B 05 00 NAME CAL_SET NA REGISTER 1 VAR FREQ MAG 4 DATA E 1 RI DATA E 2 RI DATA E 3 RI NA SWEEP_TIME 9 999987E 2 NA POWER1 1 0E1 NA POWER2 1 0E1 NA PARAMS 2 NA CAL_TYPE 3 NA POWER_SLOPE 0 0E0 NA SLOPE_MODE 0 NA TRIM_SWEEP 0 NA SWEEP_MODE 4 NA LOWPASS_FLAG 1 NA FREQ_INFO 1 NA SPAN 1000000000 30...

Page 262: ...37E 1 5 58410E 1 4 84252E 1 8 07098E 1 END When an instrument s frequency list mode is used as it was in Example 4 a list of frequencies is stored in the file after the VAR_LIST_BEGIN statement The unsorted frequency list segments used by this instrument to create the VAR_LIST_BEGIN data are defined in the NA ARB_SEG statements ...

Page 263: ...n RAW_DATA Uncorrected data DATA Data that has been error corrected When only a single data array exists it should be named DATA FORMATTED Corrected and formatted data MEMORY Data trace stored for comparison purposes CAL_SET Coefficients used for error correction CAL_KIT Description of the standards used DELAY _TABLE Delay coefficients for calibration VAR VAR FREQ MAG 201 defines the name of the i...

Page 264: ...he independent variable declared in the VAR statement follow Only the MAG format is supported in revision A 01 00 VAR_LIST _END VAR_LIST_END defines the end of a list of values for the independent variable DATA DATA S 1 1 RI defines the name of an array of data that will be read later in the current CITIfile package and the format that the data will be in Multiple arrays of data are supported by u...

Page 265: ...device specification is an example of this No constants were defined for revision A 01 00 of CITIfile CITIfile revision A 01 01 defined the following constant CONSTANT TIME year month day hour min secs Example The COMMENT statement is not absolutely required but is highly recommended to aid readability The year should always be the full four digits 1999 is correct but 99 is not This is to avoid pr...

Page 266: ...a new frequency column to the left of the data pairs Use the following formula to obtain each frequency point Fn Fstart n 1 Fstop Fstart of points 1 where Fstart Start Frequency Fstop Stop Frequency Fn Frequency point with n being an integer of points number of sample points per sweep Here is an example of how this formula may be entered F1 30E3 1 1 6E9 30E3 201 1 30E3 30 kHz F2 30E3 2 1 6E9 30E3 ...

Page 267: ... refer to the real and imaginary data pair numeric values that have been entered into specific cells in the Microsoft Excel spread sheet Log Magnitude 20 Log10 Re2 Im2 1 2 20 LOG10 SQRT SUMSQ ReCell 1 Im Cell 1 dB Phase tan 1 Im Re or arctan Im Re ATAN2 ReCell 1 ImCell 1 180 PI Degree Polar Magnitude Re2 Im2 1 2 Magnitude SQRT SUMSQ ReCell 1 Im Cell 1 Phase tan 1 Im Re or Phase ATAN2 ReCell 1 ImCe...

Page 268: ...hart Readings Calculated Polar Readings Real Value Imag Value Calculated LogMag Calculated Phase Resistance Reactance Magnitude Phase 4 43Ε 02 4 52Ε 01 6 8593 84 4025 35 5204 40 4294 0 4539 84 4025 6 32Ε 02 4 47Ε 01 6 9150 98 0545 29 9477 33 5840 0 4510 98 0545 1 66Ε 01 4 38Ε 01 6 5847 110 7272 25 1562 28 2510 0 4685 110 727 Table 9 2 Marker Reading Values Log Mag Marker Phase Marker S11 Smith Cha...

Page 269: ...9 16 Understanding the CITIfile Data Format Useful Calculations ...

Page 270: ...10 1 10 Determining System Measurement Uncertainties ...

Page 271: ...ely remove systematic errors using the vector math capabilities of the analyzer Differences between calibration standard measured and modeled responses yield residual errors The residual systematic errors remain after error correction primarily due to the limitations of how accurately the electrical characteristics of the calibration devices can be defined and determined Random errors cannot be co...

Page 272: ...urce match residual load match and residual transmission tracking The listing below shows the abbreviations used for residual systematic errors that are in the uncertainty equations EDF forward residual directivity ESF forward residual source match ERF forward residual reflection tracking EXF forward crosstalk ELF forward load match ETF forward transmission tracking EDR reverse residual directivit...

Page 273: ...tion encountered when connecting a pair of RF connectors Variations in both reflection and transmission can be observed Cable stability is dependant on the cable used and the amount of cable movement between calibration and measurement The listing below shows the abbreviations used for random errors in the error models and uncertainty equations NF noise floor NT trace noise CR1 port 1 cable reflec...

Page 274: ...e errors are caused by improper cleaning procedures scratches worn plating and rough seating If proper connection techniques and connector care is observed Table 10 1 provides an indication of connector repeatability Table 10 1 Connector Repeatability RR1 RR2 RT1 and RT2 Connector Type Connector Type Frequency Range Repeatability Frequency Range Repeatability 2 4 mm 3 5 mm 0 to 2 GHz 0 0002 0 to 2...

Page 275: ...epts useful in determining cable stability In each case a cable HP part number 8120 4779 was connected to port 1 with a fixed load connected to the free end A reference trace is obtained by measuring S11 with the free end held close to port 2 and storing the results in memory Two additional S11 measurements are made one with the cable flexed out to its straight position and the other with the cabl...

Page 276: ...n of the two way cable transmission stability The one way transmission magnitude stability is determined by dividing the two way magnitude measurement by two before it is converted to linear A 0 013 dB peak on the chart yields transmission magnitude stability estimated as 10 0 013 40 1 or 0 00075 The one way transmission phase stability is determined by dividing the two way phase measurement by tw...

Page 277: ...se l80 to 180 Forward Reflection Uncertainty Equation 10 1 Forward Reflection Magnitude Uncertainty Equation 10 2 Forward Reflection Phase Uncertainty S11 mag Systematic Stability 2 Noise 2 Where Systematic EDF ERFS11 ESFS11 2 ELFS21S12 AMS11 Stability C 2 R 2 C 2 CRM1 2 1 S11 4 4CTM1 2 S11 2 CRM2 2 S21 2 S12 2 R 2 RR1 1 S11 2 2RT1S11 2 RR2S21S12 2 Noise 2 NT S11 2 NF 2 S11 phase sin 1 Systematic ...

Page 278: ...ic Stability 2 Noise 2 Where Systematic EXF S21 ETF E SF S11 ELFS22 ESFELF S21S12 AM Stability C 2 R 2 C 2 S21 2 CTM1 2 CTM2 2 CR1S11 2 CR2S22 2 R 2 S21 2 RT1 RR1S11 2 RT2 RR2S22 2 Noise 2 NT S21 2 NF 2 S21 phase sin 1 Systematic Stability 2 Noise 2 S21 CTP1 CTP2 Where Systematic EXF S21 ETF ESFS11 ELFS22 ESFELFS21S12 AP sin Stability C 2 R 2 C 2 S21 2 CTM1 2 CTM2 2 CR1S11 2 CR2S22 2 R 2 S21 2 RT1...

Page 279: ...ability 2 Noise 2 Where Systematic EDR ERRS22 ESRS22 2 ELRS21S12 AMS22 Stability C 2 R 2 C 2 CRM2 2 1 S22 4 4CTM2 2 S22 2 CRM1 2 S21 2 S12 2 R 2 RR2 1 S22 2 2RT2S22 2 RR1S21S12 2 Noise 2 NT S22 2 NF 2 S22 phase sin 1 Systematic Stability 2 Noise 2 S22 2CTP2 Where Systematic EDR ERRS22 ESRS22 2 ELRS21S12 AP sin S22 Stability C 2 R 2 C 2 CRM2 2 1 S22 4 4CTM2 2 S22 2 CRM1 2 S21 2 S12 2 R 2 RR2 1 S22 ...

Page 280: ...tic Stability 2 Noise 2 Where Systematic EXR S12 ETR E SR S22 ELRS11 ESRELR S21S12 AM Stability C 2 R 2 C 2 S12 2 CTM1 2 CTM2 2 CR1S11 2 CR2S22 2 R 2 S12 2 RT1 RR1S11 2 RT2 RR2S22 2 Noise 2 NT S12 2 NF 2 S12 phase sin 1 Systematic Stability 2 Noise 2 S12 CTP1 CTP2 Where Systematic EXR S12 ETR ESRS22 ELRS11 ESRELRS21S12 AP sin Stability C 2 R 2 C 2 S12 2 CTM1 2 CTM2 2 CR1S11 2 CR2S22 2 R 2 S12 2 RT...

Page 281: ...10 12 Determining System Measurement Uncertainties Measurement Uncertainty Equations ...

Page 282: ...n 012 7 3 display analyzer 3 5 drift errors 10 2 E equations forward reflection uncertainty 10 8 forward transmission uncertainty 10 9 reverse reflection uncertainty 10 10 reverse transmission uncertainty 10 11 uncertainty 10 8 error correction 10 2 error messages 6 2 error messages in alphabetical order 6 3 error messages in numerical order 6 23 expressing CITIfile data in other data formats 9 14...

Page 283: ...n sets 8 19 service and support options 7 4 settings and data 3 2 source attenuator Option 004 7 3 specifications 1 40 2 28 definitions 1 2 2 2 general information 1 40 2 28 stability cable 10 6 storing data to disk 8 17 system measurement uncertainty 10 1 system performance 10 5 systematic errors 10 2 10 3 T test configuration accessories power meters 7 11 time domain Option 010 7 3 U uncertainti...

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