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Hardkey and Softkey Reference

Mode - DECT

[:SOURce]:RADio:DECT:RFPart:SLOT0|[1]|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11:TRAFfic:S <64 bit 
value>

[:SOURce]:RADio:DECT:RFPart:SLOT0|[1]|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11:TRAFfic:A?

All Timeslots

Press this softkey to output a 1-bit pulse to the EVENT 1 rear panel connector that 
is synchronized to the first bit of each timeslot in a frame. If you have entered a 
value for 

Sync Out Offset

, the synchronizing pulse is offset by the number of bits 

specified.

Softkey Location: Press 

Mode

, 

DECT

, 

Data Format Pattern Framed

, 

More (1 of 2)

, 

Sync Out

, 

All Timeslots

SCPI Commands:

[:SOURce]:RADio:DECT:SOUT ALL

B

Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for internal data generation (PN9, 
PN15, fixed, 4-bit repeating sequences, set patterns of ones and zeroes) or you can 
choose to supply your own data (download a binary file or input data using the 
DATA INPUT connector) for configuring the timeslot data bit fields (B field). 
(The A field and the B field are sub-fields of the DECT D field.)

Softkey Location: Press 

Mode

, 

DECT

, 

Data Format Pattern Framed

, 

Configure Timeslot

, 

Configure Traffic Bearer

, 

B

B

 is also located in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio 

fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus.

Status after Normal Preset: PN9

SCPI Commands:

[:SOURce]:RADio:DECT:PPart:SLOT0|[1]|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11:LCAPacity:B?

[:SOURce]:RADio:DECT:PPart:SLOT0|[1]|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11:TRAFfic:B?

[:SOURce]:RADio:DECT:RFPart:SLOT0|[1]|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11:LCAPacity:B?

[:SOURce]:RADio:DECT:RFPart:SLOT0|[1]|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11:TRAFfic:B?

Summary of Contents for ESG-D Series

Page 1: ...i c i a n sw i t ho v e r 1 5 0y e a r so f s p e c i a l i z a t i o n 9 0d a yw a r r a n t y 5d a yr i g h t o f r e t u r no na l l e q u i p me n t 1 3y e a r w a r r a n t i e sf o r n e wa n d p r e mi u m r e f u r b i s h e de q u i p me n t E v e r yu n i t t e s t e dt oO E Ms p e c i f i c a t i o n s S a t i s f a c t i o ng u a r a n t e e d Y o uh a v ep l a n s w ew i l l h e l py ...

Page 2: ...pany name prefix where a product name number was HP XXXX the current name number is now Agilent XXXX For example model number HP 8648 is now model number Agilent 8648 Contacting Agilent Sales and Service Offices The sales and service contact information in this manual may be out of date The latest service and contact information for your location can be found on the Web at http www agilent com fin...

Page 3: ... US3723 HP ESG D4000A US3704 through US3723 HP Part No E4400 90081 Printed in USA Print Date December 1997 Supersedes June 1997 Copyright Hewlett Packard Company 1997 All Rights Reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws 1400 Fountaingrove Parkway Santa Rosa CA 95403 1799 USA ...

Page 4: ...ii ...

Page 5: ...heck 1 9 2 Using Functions Setting Frequency and Power Levels 2 2 To Set the RF Frequency 2 2 To Set a Frequency Reference and a Frequency Offset 2 3 To Set the RF Output Power Level 2 4 To Set an Amplitude Reference and an Amplitude Offset 2 4 Setting Up Internally Generated Amplitude Modulation 2 6 Setting the Carrier Frequency 2 6 Setting the Power Level 2 6 Setting the AM Depth 2 6 Setting the...

Page 6: ...iting List Sweep Points 2 14 Turning On List Sweep for a Single Sweep 2 15 Saving and Recalling an Instrument State 2 16 3 Troubleshooting If You Encounter a Problem 3 2 No RF Output 3 2 RF Output Power too Low 3 2 No Modulation at the RF Output 3 2 Can t Turn Off Sweep Mode 3 3 Recalled a Register and Sweep List is Missing 3 3 All of the Registers Where You Previously Stored Instrument States are...

Page 7: ...escription 3 10 Command Error 3 11 Command Error Message Descriptions 3 11 Execution Error 3 17 Execution Error Message Descriptions 3 17 Device Specific Error 3 25 Device Specific Error Message Descriptions 3 25 Query Error 3 28 Query Error Message Descriptions 3 28 ESG D Series Signal Generator Instrument Specific Error Messages 3 30 Returning Your Signal Generator to HP 3 55 HP Sales and Servic...

Page 8: ...l Sine Ampl Ratio 5 4 AM Off On 5 5 AM Path 1 2 WB 5 5 AM Rate 5 6 AM Source 5 7 AM Start Rate 5 8 AM Stop Rate 5 9 AM Sweep Time 5 9 AM Sweep Trigger 5 10 AM Tone 1 Rate 5 10 AM Tone 2 Rate 5 11 AM Waveform 5 11 Bus 5 12 Dual Sine 5 12 Ext 5 12 Ext 1 AC Coupled 5 13 Ext 1 DC Coupled 5 14 Ext 2 AC Coupled 5 15 Ext 2 DC Coupled 5 15 Immediate 5 16 Internal 5 16 Noise 5 17 Ramp 5 17 Sine 5 17 ...

Page 9: ...et 5 23 Ampl Ref Off On 5 24 Atten Hold Off On 5 25 Do Power Search 5 25 Power Search Manual Auto 5 26 Amplitude 5 27 Arrow Keys 5 29 Display Contrast Keys 5 31 FM 5 33 Bus 5 33 DCFM DCΦM Cal 5 34 Dual Sine 5 34 Ext 5 34 Ext 1 AC Coupled 5 35 Ext 1 DC Coupled 5 35 Ext 2 AC Coupled 5 36 Ext 2 DC Coupled 5 36 FM ΦM 5 37 FM Dev 5 37 FM Dev Couple Off On 5 38 FM Dual Sine Ampl Ratio 5 38 FM Off On 5 3...

Page 10: ... 48 Ramp 5 48 Sine 5 48 Square 5 49 Swept Sine 5 49 Triangle 5 49 Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5 50 Trigger Key 5 51 Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5 51 Freq 5 53 Adjust Phase 5 53 Freq Multiplier 5 54 Freq Offset 5 55 Freq Ref Off On 5 56 Freq Ref Set 5 56 Mode 1 Optimize 10kHz Offset 5 57 Mode 2 Optimize 10kHz Offset 5 57 Optimize Φ Noise 5 58 Phase Ref Set 5 58 Frequency 5 59 Help 5 61 Hold 5 63 I...

Page 11: ...tments Off On 5 73 I Q Calibration 5 73 I Q Gain 5 74 I Q Off On 5 74 I Q Source 5 75 Int Burst 5 75 Int I Q 5 76 Phase Polarity Normal Invert 5 76 Power Search Manual Auto 5 77 Q Offset 5 78 Revert to Default Cal Settings 5 78 Start Frequency 5 79 Stop Frequency 5 80 LF Out 5 81 Bus 5 81 DC 5 82 Dual Sine 5 82 Ext 5 83 Function Generator 5 83 Immediate 5 84 Internal 5 84 LF Out Amplitude 5 85 LF ...

Page 12: ...93 LF Out Width 5 94 Noise 5 94 Pulse 5 95 Ramp 5 95 Sine 5 96 Square 5 96 Swept Sine 5 97 Triangle 5 97 Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5 98 Trigger Key 5 99 Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5 99 Local 5 101 Mod On Off 5 103 Mode 5 105 Mode DECT 5 107 4 1 s 4 0 s 5 107 8 1 s 8 0 s 5 108 16 1 s 16 0 s 5 109 32 1 s 32 0 s 5 110 64 1 s 64 0 s 5 111 A 5 112 All Timeslots 5 113 B 5 113 BBG Data Clock Ext Int ...

Page 13: ...t 5 122 Configure Traffic Bearer 5 122 Custom 5 123 Data 5 124 Data Format Pattern Framed 5 124 DECT Off On 5 127 Dect Patterns 5 127 DM0 5 128 DM1 5 129 Dummy Bearer 1 5 129 Dummy Bearer 2 5 130 Ext 5 130 Ext Delay Bits 5 131 Ext Delay Off On 5 132 FACC 5 132 Fall Delay 5 133 Fall Time 5 133 FDEV1_FS 5 134 FDEV1_HS 5 135 FDEV2_FS 5 136 Filter 5 136 Filter BbT 5 137 FIX4 5 138 Frame Repeat Single ...

Page 14: ... Restore Default Bit Rate 5 147 Restore Default Burst Shape 5 148 Restore Default Filter BbT 5 148 Rise Delay 5 148 Rise Time 5 149 S 5 149 Select File 5 151 Sync Out 5 152 Sync Out Offset 5 152 Traffic Bearer 5 153 Timeslot 5 153 Timeslot Off On 5 154 Timeslot Type 5 154 Transmit Link RFP PP 5 155 Trigger Key 5 155 User File 5 156 Mode GSM 5 157 4 1 s 4 0 s 5 157 8 1 s 8 0 s 5 158 16 1 s 16 0 s 5...

Page 15: ...dware 5 170 Configure Normal 5 170 Configure Sync 5 172 Configure Timeslot 5 173 Custom 5 173 Data 5 173 Data Format Pattern Framed 5 174 Diff Encode Off On 5 176 Dummy 5 176 E 5 177 ET 5 177 Ext 5 178 Ext Delay Bits 5 179 Ext Delay Off On 5 179 External 13 MHz Off On 5 180 Fall Delay 5 180 Fall Time 5 181 FCorr 5 181 Filter 5 181 Filter BbT 5 182 FIX4 5 182 Frame Repeat Single Cont 5 183 Frame Tr...

Page 16: ...Mode Normal Quick Option 1EH Only 5 190 PN15 5 191 Restore Default Bit Rate 5 191 Restore Default Burst Shape 5 192 Restore Default Filter BbT 5 192 Rise Delay 5 192 Rise Time 5 193 S 5 193 SS 5 194 Select File 5 194 Sync 5 195 Sync Out 5 195 Sync Out Offset 5 196 Timeslot 5 196 Timeslot Off On 5 197 Timeslot Type 5 197 Trigger Key 5 198 TS 5 198 User File 5 199 Mode NADC 5 201 4 1 s 4 0 s 5 201 8...

Page 17: ...5 212 Configure Timeslot 5 212 Configure Up Custom 5 212 Configure Up TCH 5 213 Data 5 215 Data Format Pattern Framed 5 215 Down Custom 5 218 Down TCH 5 218 Down TCH All 5 219 Ext 5 219 Ext Data Clock Normal Symbol 5 220 Ext Delay Bits 5 220 Ext Delay Off On 5 221 Fall Delay 5 221 Fall Time 5 222 Filter 5 222 Filter Alpha 5 222 Filter RNYQ NYQ 5 223 FIX4 5 223 Frame Repeat Single Cont 5 224 Frame ...

Page 18: ... 230 PN15 5 231 Rate Full Half 5 231 Restore Default Bit Rate 5 232 Restore Default Burst Shape 5 232 Restore Default Filter Alpha 5 232 Rise Delay 5 232 Rise Time 5 233 SACCH 5 233 Select File 5 234 SYNC 5 235 Sync Out 5 235 Sync Out Offset 5 236 Timeslot 5 236 Timeslot Off On 5 237 Timeslot Type 5 237 Trigger Key 5 238 Up Custom 5 238 Up TCH 5 239 Up TCH All 5 239 User File 5 240 Mode PDC 5 241 ...

Page 19: ...2 Configure Timeslot 5 252 Configure Up Custom 5 252 Configure Up TCH 5 253 Configure Up VOX 5 255 Data 5 256 Data Format Pattern Framed 5 257 Down Custom 5 259 Down TCH 5 260 Down TCH All 5 260 Ext 5 261 Ext Data Clock Normal Symbol 5 262 Ext Delay Bits 5 262 Ext Delay Off On 5 263 Fall Delay 5 263 Fall Time 5 264 Filter 5 264 Filter Alpha 5 264 Filter RNYQ NYQ 5 265 FIX4 5 266 Frame Repeat Singl...

Page 20: ... 273 PN9 Mode Normal Quick Option 1EH Only 5 273 PN15 5 274 Rate Full Half 5 274 Restore Default Bit Rate 5 275 Restore Default Burst Shape 5 275 Restore Default Filter Alpha 5 275 Rise Delay 5 276 Rise Time 5 276 SACCH 5 277 Select File 5 278 SW 5 279 Sync Out 5 279 Sync Out Offset 5 280 TCH 5 280 Timeslot 5 281 Timeslot Off On 5 281 Timeslot Type 5 282 Trigger Key 5 283 Up Custom 5 283 Up TCH 5 ...

Page 21: ...stom 5 295 Configure Frame 5 296 Configure Hardware 5 296 Configure TCH 5 296 Configure Timeslot 5 297 Configure SYNC 5 298 Control Channel Dnlink Uplink 5 299 CSID 5 300 Custom 5 300 Data 5 301 Data Format Pattern Framed 5 301 Ext 5 304 Ext Data Clock Normal Symbol 5 305 Ext Delay Bits 5 305 Ext Delay Off On 5 306 Fall Delay 5 306 Fall Time 5 307 Filter 5 307 Filter Alpha 5 307 Filter RNYQ NYQ 5 ...

Page 22: ... 315 PHS Off On 5 316 PN9 5 317 PN9 Mode Normal Quick Option 1EH Only 5 317 PN15 5 318 PSID 5 318 Restore Default Bit Rate 5 319 Restore Default Burst Shape 5 319 Restore Default Filter Alpha 5 319 Rise Delay 5 320 Rise Time 5 320 SA 5 321 Scramble Off On 5 321 Scramble Seed 5 322 Select File 5 323 SYNC 5 323 Sync Out 5 324 Sync Out Offset 5 324 TCH 5 325 TCH All 5 325 Timeslot 5 326 Timeslot Off ...

Page 23: ...Custom Cont 5 342 Configure Dn Custom Disc 5 343 Configure Dn Normal Cont 5 344 Configure Dn Normal Disc 5 345 Configure Dn Sync Cont 5 347 Configure Dn Sync Disc 5 348 Configure Frame 5 350 Configure Hardware 5 350 Configure Timeslot 5 350 Configure Up Control 1 5 350 Configure Up Control 2 5 351 Configure Up Custom 5 353 Configure Up Normal 5 354 Data 5 355 Data Format Pattern Framed 5 356 Dn Cu...

Page 24: ...w 5 373 Goto Row 5 373 Goto Top Row 5 374 Modify Standard 5 374 Optimize RNYQ For EVM ACP 5 374 Other Patterns 5 375 Page Down 5 375 Page Up 5 375 Pattern Repeat Single Cont 5 376 Pattern Trigger 5 376 Phase Polarity Normal Invert 5 376 PN9 5 377 PN9 Mode Normal Quick 5 378 PN15 5 379 Restore Default Bit Rate 5 379 Restore Default Burst Shape 5 380 Restore Default Filter Alpha 5 380 Rise Delay 5 3...

Page 25: ...meric Keypad 5 395 Phase Modulation 5 397 ΦM Dev 5 397 ΦM Dev Couple Off On 5 399 ΦM Dual Sine Ampl Ratio 5 399 ΦM Off On 5 400 ΦM Path 1 2 5 401 ΦM Rate 5 402 ΦM Source 5 403 ΦM Start Rate 5 404 ΦM Stop Rate 5 405 ΦM Sweep Time 5 405 ΦM Sweep Trigger 5 406 ΦM Tone 1 Rate 5 406 ΦM Tone 2 Rate 5 407 ΦM Waveform 5 407 Bus 5 408 DCFM DCΦM Cal 5 408 Dual Sine 5 408 Ext 5 409 Ext 1 AC Coupled 5 409 Ext...

Page 26: ...gger Key 5 416 Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5 416 Power Switch 5 417 Preset 5 419 Pulse 5 429 Ext2 DC Coupled 5 429 Internal Pulse 5 430 Internal Square 5 430 Pulse Off On 5 431 Pulse Period 5 431 Pulse Rate 5 432 Pulse Width 5 432 Pulse Source 5 433 Recall 5 435 Delete All Regs in Seq n 5 435 Delete All Sequences 5 435 Delete Seq n Reg nn 5 436 Recall Reg 5 436 Select Seq 5 437 Return 5 439 RF On...

Page 27: ...447 Sweep List 5 449 Points 5 449 Ampl 5 450 Ampl Start 5 450 Ampl Stop 5 451 Bus 5 451 Configure List Sweep 5 452 Configure Step Sweep 5 452 Delete File 5 453 Delete Item 5 453 Delete Row 5 453 Dwell Type List Step 5 453 Edit Item 5 454 Ext 5 454 Freq 5 455 Freq Ampl 5 455 Freq Start 5 456 Freq Stop 5 456 Goto Bottom Row 5 456 Goto Middle Row 5 457 Goto Row 5 457 Goto Top Row 5 457 Immediate 5 45...

Page 28: ...Single Cont 5 465 Sweep Trigger 5 465 Sweep Type List Step 5 465 Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos 5 466 Trigger Key 5 466 Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos 5 467 Trigger 5 469 Utility 5 471 All 5 471 Binary 5 472 Black Pixels Screen Test 5 472 Brightness 5 472 Calibrate Options 1EH UN3 UN4 HO3 5 473 Catalog Type 5 473 Clear Error Queue s 5 473 Clear Text 5 474 Copy File 5 474 Delete All Binary Files 5 475 D...

Page 29: ...ion UN3 5 483 Install Option UN4 5 483 Install Remove Options 5 483 Instrument Adjustments 5 484 Instrument Info Help Mode 5 484 Inverse Video Off On 5 484 List 5 485 Memory Catalog 5 485 Mod Status Info Off On 5 485 Off 5 486 Page Down 5 486 Page Up 5 486 PN9 Mode Preset Normal Quick 5 486 Power On Last Preset 5 487 Power On Preset 5 487 Preset Language 5 488 Preset Normal User 5 488 Recall Ref O...

Page 30: ...or Message 5 499 View Previous Error Message 5 500 White Pixels Screen Test 5 500 6 Options and Accessories Signal Generator Options 6 2 Front Handles Option 1CN 6 2 Rack Mount Flanges without Handles Option 1CM 6 2 Rack Mount Flanges with Handles Option 1CP 6 2 Three Year Warranty Option W30 6 2 I Q Baseband Generator Option UN3 6 3 I Q Baseband Generator Option UN4 6 3 Move All Front Panel Conne...

Page 31: ...emote Interface HP 83300A 6 8 RS 232 Cable Kit 6 8 Upgrade and Retrofit Kits 6 9 Firmware Upgrade Kit 6 9 Firmware Upgrade Kit with Documentation 6 9 Option 1EH to Option UN3 Upgrade Kit Option 001 6 9 Option 1EH to Option UN4 Upgrade Kit Option 002 6 9 Standard Digital to Option UN4 Retrofit Kit Option 003 6 10 7 Operation Framed Data Pattern Transmissions Options UN3 and UN4 7 2 Data Dependencie...

Page 32: ...file Applications 7 14 Digital Modulation Data Remote Programming with Userfiles 7 14 Querying the Userfile s Digital Modulation Data 7 16 Reviewing the Memory Catalog 7 16 Userfile Example Programs 7 17 8 Safety and Regulatory Safety Notes 8 2 Instrument Markings 8 3 General Safety Considerations 8 4 Statement of Compliance 8 5 Warranty 8 6 Assistance 8 7 Certification 8 8 Declaration of Conformi...

Page 33: ...M 9 12 Pulse Modulation 9 12 Internal Modulation Source 9 13 LF Out Internal Modulation Source 9 14 External Modulation Inputs 9 14 Simultaneous Modulation 9 15 Level Accuracy with Digital Modulation 9 15 I Q Modulation 9 16 External Burst Envelope 9 17 I Q Baseband Generator Options UN3 and UN4 9 18 Specifications for Digital Communications Standards 9 20 Coherent Carrier Out 9 22 Remote Programm...

Page 34: ...Contents 30 ...

Page 35: ...1 1 1 Preparing for Use This chapter contains procedures that show you how to install your signal generator and how to perform a functional check to verify signal generator operation ...

Page 36: ...signal generator s HP IB address selecting the programming language Checking the Shipment 1 Inspect the shipping container for damage Look for signs of damage such as a dented or torn shipping container or cushioning material that shows signs of unusual stress or compacting 2 Carefully remove the contents from the shipping container and verify that your order is complete Refer to Table 1 1 for a l...

Page 37: ...082 Programming Guide part of manual set E4400 90080 Standard E4400 90083 Quick Reference Guide part of manual set E4400 90080 Standard E4400 90084 Calibration Guide part of manual set E4400 90080 Standard E4400 90080 Additional Manual Set OB1 E4400 90014 Service Guide 0BW 0BX E4400 90015 Component Level Information Guide 0BV 0BX E4400 90030 User s Guide Chinese for Taiwan AB0 E4400 90029 User s G...

Page 38: ...ith the kits The kit part numbers are listed in Table 1 2 Providing Adequate Ventilation CAUTION Ventilation Requirements When installing the product in a cabinet the convection into and out of the product must not be restricted The ambient temperature outside the cabinet must be less than the maximum operating temperature of the product by 4 C for every 100 watts dissipated in the cabinet If the ...

Page 39: ...RNING This is a Safety Class 1 Product provided with a protective earthing ground incorporated in the power cord The mains plug shall only be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact Any interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside of the product is likely to make the product dangerous Intentional interruption is prohibited CAUTION Always use the three pro...

Page 40: ...tween the background and the text will still be visible Pressing the increase contrast key and holding it down causes the display background to gradually brighten in comparison to the text on the display If the background does not appear to change it is probably set to the maximum contrast Selecting Inverse Video The normal display mode for the signal generator is dark text on a light background T...

Page 41: ...nge the delay by pressing Screen Saver Delay in the same menu The current screen saver delay is displayed in the softkey label and also in the active entry area To change the delay enter a new value using the numeric keypad and then press Enter or rotate the front panel knob The acceptable range of delay values is 1 through 12 hours in 1 hour increments The screen saver settings do not change when...

Page 42: ... 8657J PHS digital modulation capability HP 8648 compatible language and SCPI language Press the softkey for the selection that you desire You can also change the language selection by sending the appropriate command over HP IB Refer to the programming guide for instructions for changing the language over HP IB You can set the signal generator to default to a selected language as a persistent stat...

Page 43: ...be lit and the instrument will perform a check 3 When the display is lit check to see if the ERR annunciator is turned on 4 If the ERR annunciator is turned on review the error messages in the queue by pressing Utility Error Info The first error message in the queue will be shown in the text area of the display Refer to Chapter 3 Troubleshooting for information about the error message If there is ...

Page 44: ...or s Check Equipment Setup 3 Preset the signal generator to the factory defined conditions a Press Utility Power On Preset and toggle Preset until Normal is highlighted b Press the front panel Preset key 4 Set the signal generator to its maximum specified frequency a Press Frequency b Use the numeric keypad to enter the signal generator s maximum specified frequency as shown in Table 1 3 c Termina...

Page 45: ...ck to see if the UNLEVEL or ERR display annunciators have turned on If these annunciators are on refer to the service guide for troubleshooting information Table 1 3 Frequency and Power Level Limits Instrument Model Maximum Specified Frequency Maximum Specified Power Power Level Accuracy Limits1 1 The values provided are confidence levels only they are not specifications HP ESG D1000A 1 GHz 13 dBm...

Page 46: ...1 12 Preparing for Use Verifying Signal Generator Operation ...

Page 47: ...ontains procedures that show you how to use some of the major functions of your signal generator including setting frequency and power levels setting up modulations creating step and list sweeps and saving and recalling instrument states ...

Page 48: ...or 4 The signal generator is set to output an RF signal however the RF On Off key must be set to On before the RF signal is available at the RF OUTPUT connector Press RF On Off Notice that the display annunciator changes from RF OFF to RF ON The maximum specified frequency is now being output at the RF OUTPUT connector 5 Change the frequency to 700 MHz by pressing Frequency The current RF frequenc...

Page 49: ...cy to 700 MHz 3 Turn on frequency reference mode and set the current output frequency 700 MHz as the reference value Press Freq Freq Ref Set The frequency displayed is 0 Hz the frequency output by the hardware 700 MHz minus the reference value 700 MHz Notice that the REF indicator is turned on and the Freq Ref softkey has toggled to On 4 Set the RF On Off key to On Notice that the display annuncia...

Page 50: ...d the front panel knob Practice changing the amplitude using these methods also To Set an Amplitude Reference and an Amplitude Offset The following procedure sets the RF output power as an amplitude reference to which all other amplitude parameters are relative The amplitude initially shown on the display will be 0 dB the power output by the hardware minus the reference power Although the display ...

Page 51: ...e Ampl Offset softkey and enter 10 dB using the numeric keypad The amplitude display shows 20 dB the power output by the hardware 10 dBm minus the reference power 20 dBm plus the offset 10 dB Notice that the OFFS indicator is turned on The power at the RF OUTPUT connector is still 10 dBm ...

Page 52: ...r softkey The new carrier frequency is shown in the frequency area of the display You should see 1 340 000 00 MHz Setting the Power Level 1 Press the front panel Amplitude key Amplitude becomes the active function and the normal preset value for amplitude is displayed in the active entry area 2 Enter 0 dBm using the numeric keypad and pressing the dBm terminator softkey The new power level is show...

Page 53: ...ignal generator is now configured to output a 0 dBm amplitude modulated carrier at 1340 kHz with the AM depth set to 90 and the AM rate set to 10 kHz The shape of the waveform is a sinewave notice that sine is the default for the AM Waveform softkey Follow these remaining steps to output the amplitude modulated signal 1 In the same AM menu press the AM Off On softkey AM toggles from Off to On Noti...

Page 54: ... carrier frequency is shown in the frequency area of the display You should see 104 900 000 00 MHz Setting the Power Level 1 Press the front panel Amplitude key Amplitude becomes the active function and the normal preset value for amplitude is displayed in the active entry area 2 Enter 0 dBm using the numeric keypad and pressing the dBm terminator softkey The new power level is shown in the amplit...

Page 55: ...configured to output a 0 dBm frequency modulated carrier at 104 9 MHz with the FM deviation set to 75 kHz and the FM rate set to 10 kHz The shape of the waveform is a sinewave notice that sine is the default for the FM Waveform softkey press More 1 of 2 to see the softkey Follow these remaining steps to output the frequency modulated signal 1 In the same FM menu press the FM Off On softkey FM togg...

Page 56: ...elected as the data pattern for timeslot 3 Setting the Carrier Frequency 1 Press Preset to return the signal generator to the factory defined instrument state 2 Press the front panel Frequency key Frequency becomes the active function and the normal preset value for frequency is displayed in the active entry area 3 Enter 1 89515 GHz using the numeric keypad and pressing the GHz terminator softkey ...

Page 57: ... On softkey shows that timeslot 1 is turned on Finally the Timeslot Type softkey shows that timeslot 1 is configured as a traffic channel 2 Change the timeslot type to custom by pressing the Timeslot Type softkey Another menus of softkeys is displayed Press the Custom softkey You are automatically returned to the previous menu of softkeys Notice that the Timeslot Type softkey has changed from TCH ...

Page 58: ...ally supplied data patterns either via the DATA connector or by downloading a binary file Notice that the display has changed showing you a visual representation of the timeslot Press PN15 to select a pseudorandom bit pattern The new data pattern is displayed in the TCH field near the bottom of the text area of the display You should see TCH PN15 The data pattern is also displayed below the Data s...

Page 59: ... Step softkey to Step 3 Press the Configure Step Sweep softkey Another menu is displayed with softkeys that you will use to create the sweep points 4 Change the start frequency of the step sweep Press the Freq Start softkey Enter 525 MHz using the numeric keypad and pressing the MHz terminator softkey 5 Change the stop frequency of the step sweep Press the Freq Stop softkey Enter 600 MHz using the...

Page 60: ...as been previously created the default is one point set to the signal generator s maximum frequency 135 dBm with a dwell time of 2 ms 3 Press More 1 of 2 Load List From Step Sweep Confirm Load From Step Sweep The points you defined in the step sweep are automatically loaded into the list Editing List Sweep Points 1 Change the dwell time for point 1 to 100 ms Press the right arrow key twice until t...

Page 61: ...me for point 11 should now be highlighted Press the Insert Item softkey The dwell time from the previous point 11 has been copied into the new point 11 A new dwell time item is placed at point 11 and the dwell time item previously occupying that position has shifted down to point 12 Turning On List Sweep for a Single Sweep 1 Press Return to move up one menu level 2 Notice that the Sweep softkey is...

Page 62: ...w keys Press the Select Reg softkey The register number in sequence 1 becomes the active function The signal generator will either display the last register used accompanied by the text in use or if no registers are in use will display register 00 accompanied by the text available Use the arrow keys to select register 01 4 Press the Save Seq 1 Reg 01 softkey The current instrument settings includi...

Page 63: ...chapter contains instructions for troubleshooting problems you may encounter during operation of the signal generator it explains error messages you might see and it explains how to return your signal generator to HP for service ...

Page 64: ...es not affect the output power The amplitude displayed is equal to the current power output by the signal generator hardware plus the value for the offset To eliminate the offset press Ampl Ampl Offset Enter 0 using the numeric keypad and press the dB terminator softkey REF tells you that the amplitude reference mode is turned on When this mode is on the displayed amplitude value is not the output...

Page 65: ...To verify that the battery has failed turn power off line power to the signal generator and unplug it Then plug in the instrument and cycle power on If either error message 311 or 700 is stored in the error message queue your battery has failed Refer to the service guide for battery replacement instructions Saved an Instrument State in a Register but the Register is Empty or Contains the Wrong Sta...

Page 66: ...rator In single mode the factory preset condition when you press the Help key help text is provided for your next key press Now press any key and you will exit the help function and the function of the key you pressed is also executed When you are in continuous help mode when you press the Help key help text is provided for your next key press and that key s function is also executed except for th...

Page 67: ...eys to review the messages If there are any unviewed messages in the front panel error queue the ERR annunciator will be activated on the signal generator s display you can optionally rotate the RPG or use the arrow keys to view the error messages To empty the queue press Utility Error Info Clear Error Queue s There are some special error types called permanent errors These include unlock ovencold...

Page 68: ...y detected When all the errors have been read from the queue further error queries will return 0 No error The SCPI query SYSTem ERRor is used to view messages in the SCPI error queue The error queue will be cleared when any of the following occur IEEE 488 2 section 11 4 3 4 Upon power up Upon receipt of a CLS command Upon reading the last item from the queue In the SCPI error queue the permanent e...

Page 69: ...lly followed by additional information regarding the error Short descriptions of the standard error numbers are described in this section The information that follows the error message may contain corrective actions that should be followed to correct the error condition The device dependent info section of the response may contain information which will allow you to determine the exact error and c...

Page 70: ...erated 1 of N basis The SCPI defined error numbers and the error_description portions of the error query response are listed here The first error described in each class for example 100 200 300 400 is a generic error In selecting the proper error number to report more specific error codes are preferred ...

Page 71: ...message indicates that the error queue contains no errors Error Number Error Description description explanation examples 0 No error The queue is empty Every error in the queue has been read or the queue was purposely cleared by power on or CLS ...

Page 72: ...CPI error numbers are always negative with the exception of 0 No error SCPI Error Message The SCPI error message is Data out of range in this example Detailed Description The information that appears after the semicolon provides more detail as to the exact nature of the error In this example value clipped to lower limit tells you that you have entered a value outside the allowable range and the si...

Page 73: ...nd incorrect or unimplemented IEEE 488 2 common commands Events that generate command errors will not generate execution errors device specific errors or query errors see the error definitions in this chapter Command Error Message Descriptions This section lists the signal generator s command error messages and their associated descriptions Error Number Error Description description explanation ex...

Page 74: ... code 108 Parameter not allowed More parameters were received than expected for the header For example the ESE common command only accepts one parameter so receiving ESE 0 1 is not allowed 109 Missing parameter Fewer parameters were received than required for the header For example the ESE common command requires one parameter so receiving ESE is not allowed 110 Command header error An error was d...

Page 75: ...specific error 121 Invalid character in number An invalid character for the data type being parsed was encountered For example an alpha in a decimal numeric or a 9 in octal data 123 Exponent too large The magnitude of an exponent was greater than 32000 see IEEE 488 2 7 7 2 4 1 124 Too many digits The mantissa of a decimal numeric data element contained more than 255 digits excluding leading zeros ...

Page 76: ...ific error 141 Invalid character data Either the character data element contains an invalid character or the particular element received is not valid for the header 144 Character data too long The character data element contains more that twelve characters see IEEE 488 2 7 7 1 4 148 Character data not allowed A legal character data element was encountered where prohibited by the device 150 String ...

Page 77: ...ta element was encountered but not allowed by the device at this point in the parsing 170 Expression data error This error as well as errors 171 through 179 are generated when parsing an expression data element This particular error message is used if the device cannot detect a more specific error 171 Invalid expression The expression data element was invalid see IEEE 488 2 7 7 7 2 For example unm...

Page 78: ...encountered outside of a macro definition 183 Invalid inside macro definition Indicates that the program message unit sequence sent with a DDT or a DMC command is syntactically invalid see IEEE 488 2 10 7 6 3 184 Macro parameter error Indicates that a command inside the macro definition had the wrong number or type of parameters ...

Page 79: ...d Rounding a numeric data element for example will not be reported as an execution error Events that generate execution errors will not generate command errors device specific errors or query errors see the error definitions in this chapter Execution Error Message Descriptions This section lists the signal generator s execution error messages and their associated descriptions Error Number Error De...

Page 80: ...ignored 213 Init ignored Indicates that a request for a measurement initiation was ignored as another measurement was already in progress 214 Trigger deadlock Indicates that a trigger source for the initiation of a measurement is set to GET and a subsequent measurement query is received The measurement cannot begin until a GET is received but the GET would cause an INTERRUPTED error 215 Arm deadlo...

Page 81: ...l program data element of block expression or string type was received that contained more data than the device could handle due to memory or related device specific requirements 224 Illegal parameter value Used where exact value from a list of possibilities was expected 225 Out of memory The device has insufficient memory to perform the requested operation 226 Lists not same length Attempted to u...

Page 82: ...40 Hardware error Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of a hardware problem in the device The definition of what constitutes a hardware problem is completely device specific This error is used when the device cannot detect the more specific errors described for errors 241 through 249 241 Hardware missing Indicates that a legal program command or query coul...

Page 83: ...dicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the file name on the device media could not be found For example an attempt was made to read or copy a nonexistent file The definition of what constitutes a file not being found is device specific 257 File name error Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because a file name on the device med...

Page 84: ...ro definition see IEEE 488 2 10 7 6 3 272 Macro execution error Indicates that a syntactically legal macro program data sequence could not be executed due to an error within the macro definition see IEEE 488 2 10 7 6 3 273 Illegal macro label Indicates that the macro label defined in the DMC command was a legal string syntax but could not be accepted by the device see IEEE 488 2 10 7 3 and 10 7 6 ...

Page 85: ...or occurred This error message is used when the device cannot detect the more specific errors described for errors 281 through 289 The syntax used in a program and the mechanism for downloading a program is device specific 281 Cannot create program Indicates that an attempt to create a program was unsuccessful This may be due to insufficient memory 282 Illegal program name Indicates that the name ...

Page 86: ...ndirectly caused an error related to memory or data_handles This is not the same as bad memory 291 Out of memory A downloaded program required more memory than was available in the instrument 292 Referenced name does not exist A downloaded program attempted to access an undefined element a variable constant filename etc 293 Referenced name already exists A downloaded program attempted to define an...

Page 87: ...apped The error_message string for positive error codes is not defined by SCPI The occurrence of any error in this class will cause the device specific error bit bit 3 in the event status register IEEE 488 2 section 11 5 1 to be set Events that generate device specific errors will not generate command errors or query errors see the other error definitions in this section Device Specific Error Mess...

Page 88: ... 320 Storage fault Indicates that the firmware detected a fault when using data storage This error is not an indication of physical damage or failure of any mass storage element 321 Out of memory Indicates that an internal operation needed more memory than was available 330 Self test failed Indicates that the device has detected a failure during its self test procedure 340 Calibration failed Indic...

Page 89: ... specific errors described for errors 361 through 363 361 Parity error in program message Indicates that the parity bit was not correct when data was received for example an incorrect parity bit on a serial port 362 Framing error in program message Indicates that a stop bit was not detected when data was received for example a baud rate mismatch ...

Page 90: ...nd errors execution errors or device specific errors see the other error definitions in this section Query Error Message Descriptions This section lists the signal generator s query error messages and their associated descriptions Error Number Error Description description explanation examples 400 Query Error This is a generic query error for devices that cannot detect more specific errors The cod...

Page 91: ...EE 488 2 6 3 1 7 For example both the input buffer and the output buffer are full and the device cannot continue 440 Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response Indicates that a query was received in the same program message after a query requesting an indefinite response was executed see IEEE 488 2 6 3 7 5 ...

Page 92: ...g calibration Error Number Error Description description explanation examples 100 Command error R0 No standby mode allowed Indicates that in HP 8656 57 compatibility mode R0 was received via HP IB This command is not supported by the compatibility mode Command error Remote active function DN UP not available Indicates that in HP 8656 57 compatibility mode either DN or UP was received via HP IB The...

Page 93: ... Cannot initiate sweep in manual mode Indicates that the manual mode is on and therefore the instrument cannot sweep Init ignored Sweep is already initiated Indicates that the list sweep is currently initiated and sweeping therefore the command is not legal according to SCPI Init ignored Sweep is already continuously initiated Indicates that the list sweep is continuously initiated and sweeping th...

Page 94: ...Continuous Discontinuous setting conflict All selected Continuous timeslots are now switched to Discontinuous Indicates that while in TETRA mode an attempt has been made to simultaneously assign continuous and discontinuous protocols to the timeslots Continuous and discontinuous protocols cannot coexist in TETRA mode If a discontinuous protocol is selected for any timeslot all timeslots protocols ...

Page 95: ...ore than one element and they are not of equal size If any of the frequency power or dwell lists have more than one element they must all have the same number of elements A list of a single element is the same as a list of equal size with the single element repeated the necessary number of times Settings conflict Power list and dwell list are of unequal size Set one to size one or make their sizes...

Page 96: ...ther FM2 PM2 deviation causes the FM2 or PM2 deviation to be greater than the FM1 or PM1 deviation It will also be reported when FM2 PM2 is being turned on and the last FM1 PM1 deviation setting is less than the current FM2 PM2 deviation setting In both cases the FM1 PM1 deviation will be adjusted to match the FM2 PM2 deviation Settings conflict FM1 PM1 value set less than FM2 PM2 value FM2 PM2 ch...

Page 97: ...ware conflict for the burst envelope using the EXT1 source I Q menu and AM1 AM2 The most recently requested modulation will be turned on the previous modulation will be turned off Settings conflict FM PM not allowed Indicates that there is a hardware conflict between FM and PM The most recently requested modulation will be turned on the previous modulation will be turned off Settings conflict Puls...

Page 98: ...in Continuous mode To continue data transmission Pattern repeat has been changed to Continuous mode Settings conflict Uplink Downlink setting conflict All selected Uplink timeslots are now set to Downlink Indicates that an Uplink timeslot type has been selected while another timeslot s has Downlink selected In NADC and PDC digital modulation for bursted data only either Uplink base to mobile or Do...

Page 99: ...width The instrument automatically adjusts the pulse period to match the pulse width Settings conflict PDC and NADC Custom protocols are now uplink protocols so the timeslots with Custom selected were changed to Downlink Custom Indicates that because PDC or NADC has downlink protocols selected and also has Custom in one or more timeslots the timeslots with Custom are set to Downlink Custom Otherwi...

Page 100: ...t the instrument received an internal request for a frequency outside of its supported frequency range Report the circumstances to the factory Data out of range Manual point exceeds list sizes Limiting to maximum point Indicates that the sweep list manual point has been reassigned to a smaller number value due to the longest list decreasing in size or being turned off Its new value is the length o...

Page 101: ... RAM copy of filename The non volatile RAM copy of a file is either corrupt or is out of date with the EEPROM master copy if one exists The system automatically re initializes the file from EEPROM if appropriate or from a default algorithm A potential cause is a failing backup battery Data corrupt or stale EEPROM copy of filename The EEPROM copy of a file is either corrupt or otherwise unusable Th...

Page 102: ...OM The system is still functional but files written to EEPROM such as updated calibration data may be lost when the instrument s line power is cycled Contact the nearest HP Sales and Service office 253 Corrupt media User File System Indicates that the main memory area used for storing instrument states and sequences as well as other data files is corrupt The system will automatically clear and rec...

Page 103: ...ave to be created These files are the persistent information for list sweep mode They contain the dwell list the frequency list or the power list Invoking the list editor will recreate the missing file to a length of one element 257 File name error Delete empty sequence sequence_name Delete sequence ignored Indicates that the user has attempted to delete a sequence which is empty all registers unu...

Page 104: ...m The valid user choices are DEFAULT STATE and LIST File name error Only one is allowed Indicates that only one is allowed in any filename specification It specifies the memory subsystem that a user file actually resides in 286 Program runtime error Floating Point Exception Indicates that a floating point math error such as a divide by zero has been detected The system will attempt to recover auto...

Page 105: ... the persistent state has been forced to return to factory preset values Configuration memory lost Persistent state version is bad Using factory defaults Indicates that the persistent state version is not recognized as valid and is assumed to be corrupt The persistent state is reinitialized with the factory preset values Configuration memory lost Persistent state checksum is bad Using factory defa...

Page 106: ...e graphical user interface due to an inability to allocate memory possibly due to fragmentation Please report the circumstances to the factory The instrument is still functional Out of memory Cannot uncompress file Indicates that a STATE file cannot be uncompressed because there is not enough memory to run the decompression algorithm Recall will fail and there will be no instrument state change Re...

Page 107: ...mory consumption should be reduced There was not enough memory in the system to properly update the display Some inconsistencies may be seen The size of any list sweep should be reduced and the source should be preset to clear up any inconsistencies Report the circumstances to the nearest HP Sales and Service office Out of memory Unable to check Data Generator memory There was not enough memory in...

Page 108: ...t failed Burst Generator Memory Test 0x____ Indicates that the burst generator memory failed Modulation data produced by the burst generator may not be correct However if an Unable to check Burst Generator Memory error was also seen this result is not conclusive The address of the first location that failed is reported Contact the nearest HP Sales and Service office Self test failed Bad address po...

Page 109: ...ort the problem to the factory 208 I O error Unable to delete saved state from non volatile memory No instrument state change Indicates that a STATe file could not be deleted due to the file not being found file corruption or another file related problem If the file is displayed by a memory catalog delete it explicitly I O error Save a state register ignored Indicates that a STATe file could not b...

Page 110: ...es that the state file is not readable and the recall was aborted 214 Not owner Unable to delete saved state from non volatile memory No instrument state change Indicates that the user has attempted to write to a read only memory subsystem 501 Attenuator hold setting over range Frequency change forced attenuator adjust Indicates that the firmware has changed the attenuator setting because while in...

Page 111: ...port to factory 511 Output unleveled Indicates that the instrument s output is unleveled 512 Reference unlocked Indicates that the instrument s reference is unlocked If an external reference is connected check the frequency and power It is possible for this to occur during a poor connection disconnection of an external reference If this error reoccurs when no external reference is connected the in...

Page 112: ...lected and no clock was provided for the data clock input or if there was an incorrect setting selected for data clock symbol clock 517 Calibration failure DCFM DC overrange Indicates that the instrument was unable to perform a DCFM or DCΦM calibration due to the input signal being outside of the offset range that can be calibrated for Calibration failure Upgrade calibration failed Data not stored...

Page 113: ...l meter circuit failed to return a meaningful value This event indicates that the power is in a range that the leveling loop cannot properly level The power will be set to the last properly leveled power 605 DSP FW download failed Indicates that the instrument s firmware was unable to successfully initialize the internal DSP Report the circumstances to the nearest HP Sales and Service office 606 D...

Page 114: ...y configuration for an option board does not match the known memory limits of the board If this error has occurred as the result of a customer installed option uninstall all options and then reinstall the correct options If the error persists contact the factory Configuration error Installed option boards do not match configuration information This indicates that the option boards have not been pr...

Page 115: ...so the recall was ignored If state file exists delete explicitly using the memory catalog State Save Recall Error Recall data different from FW revision No instrument state change Indicates that an attempt was made to recall a state that was saved with an incompatible version of the instrument firmware This typically occurs when a state file is copied from an instrument with a newer version of fir...

Page 116: ...ror The state file is from a different firmware revision that does not support comments Indicates that an attempt was made to write a comment to a state file revision that does not support comments Comments in saved state files are not supported by the A 01 00 and A 01 01 releases of the instrument firmware ...

Page 117: ...ch information as possible about the problem record any error messages that appeared on the display and include performance test results or any other specific data on the performance of the signal generator Ship the instrument in the original factory packaging materials if they are available If not use similar packaging to properly protect the instrument Return the instrument to the nearest HP sal...

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Page 119: ...t and Rear Panel This chapter contains descriptions of the keys and connectors and other hardware on the front and rear panels It also describes which information is displayed in the various parts of the display ...

Page 120: ...deviation or depth With burst modulation 0 V is on and 1 V is off with linear control between 0 V and 1 V When AC coupled inputs are selected for FM ΦM or AM HI LO annunciators will light if the peak input voltage differs from 1 0 V by more than 3 The input impedance is 50Ω The damage levels are 5 Vrms and 10 Vpk If you configure your signal generator with Option 1EM this input is relocated to a r...

Page 121: ...gger a specified event or series of events You can trigger a step or list sweep or initiate a burst to output a frame or a data sequence in a digital modulation format 5 LF OUTPUT Connector This female BNC connector is the output connector for modulation signals generated by the LF source function generator You can also output signals where the frequency and shape are set by the internal source as...

Page 122: ...to positive or negative Use these keys at any time when the active function requires a value input 10 Arrow Keys The up and down arrow keys increase or decrease a numeric value You can also use these keys to scroll through displayed lists to select items The left and right arrow keys choose the highlighted digit in the active function display which is modified by the up and down arrow keys You can...

Page 123: ...INPUT Connector This female BNC connector accepts an externally supplied analog quadrature phase component of I Q modulation The signal level is 0 5 Vrms The input impedance is 50Ω The damage level is 1 Vrms If you configure your instrument with Option 1EM this input is relocated to a rear panel female BNC connector 20 I INPUT Connector This female BNC connector accepts an externally supplied anal...

Page 124: ...25 Amplitude Key Press this hardkey to activate the power level amplitude function so that you can change the amplitude of the RF output 26 Frequency Key Press this hardkey to activate the frequency function so that you can change the frequency of the RF output 27 Save Key This hardkey lets you save up to 100 different instrument states in a combination of 100 memory registers and 10 register sequ...

Page 125: ...ents with Option UN3 or UN4 The DATA CLOCK connector accepts an externally supplied data clock input for digital modulation applications The expected input is a CMOS signal either bit or symbol where the rising edge is aligned with the beginning data bit The CMOS falling edge is used to clock the DATA and SYMBOL SYNC signals The maximum clock rate is 1 152 MHz The damage levels are 8 and 4 V If yo...

Page 126: ...lay Indicators are also displayed in this area when a frequency offset or multiplier is set or if frequency reference mode is turned on 2 Amplitude Area The current output power level setting is shown in this portion of the display Indicators are also displayed in this area when an amplitude offset is set or if amplitude reference mode is turned on ...

Page 127: ...ea and that setting will change as you enter a new value If the active function has an increment value associated with it that value is displayed here also 7 Annunciators The display annunciators show the status of some of the signal generator functions and indicate error conditions of the instrument The following annunciators are available ΦM This annunciator is turned on when phase modulation is...

Page 128: ...w and delete error messages using the Utility menu EXT1 LO HI This annunciator toggles between EXT1 LO and EXT1 HI This annunciator is turned on if the AC coupled signal to the EXT 1 input is less than 0 97 Vpk or greater than 1 03 Vpk EXT2 LO HI This annunciator toggles between EXT2 LO and EXT2 HI This annunciator is turned on if the AC coupled signal to the EXT 2 input is less than 0 97 Vpk or g...

Page 129: ...1E5 has dropped below an acceptable level When this annunciator is turned on frequency accuracy will be degraded This condition should only occur if the signal generator is disconnected from line power The annunciator is timed and automatically turns off after a specified period of time PDC This annunciator is only present on instruments with Option UN3 or UN4 It is turned on when PDC modulation i...

Page 130: ...tal modulations are displayed in the same position as this annunciator The modulations can never be turned on at the same time so the annunciators will never conflict UNLEVEL This annunciator is turned on when the signal generator is unable to maintain the correct output level The UNLEVEL annunciator is not necessarily an indication of instrument failure Unleveled conditions can occur during norma...

Page 131: ... meters and external controllers 3 SYMBOL SYNC OUT Connector This female BNC connector is only available on instruments with Option UN3 or UN4 The SYMBOL SYNC OUT connector outputs a symbol synchronization pulse one data clock period wide for use in digital modulation applications The pulse output is synchronized with the first symbol in the internal pattern generator sequence The damage levels ar...

Page 132: ... connector outputs a clock signal for digital modulation data The output signal level is CMOS with the rising edge aligned with the beginning of the data bit and the falling edge occurring when the data and symbol synchronization signal are valid The damage levels are 8 and 4 V If you configure your instrument with Option 1EM this output is changed from a BNC to an SMB connector Pin Number Signal ...

Page 133: ...ector 8 TRIGGER OUT Connector This female BNC connector outputs a TTL signal that is asserted high at the start of a dwell sequence or at the start of waiting for the point trigger in manual sweep mode and low when the dwell is over or when the point trigger is received The logic polarity can be reversed 9 TRIGGER IN Connector This female BNC connector accepts a TTL signal for triggering point to ...

Page 134: ...URST GATE IN connector accepts a CMOS signal for gating burst power in digital modulation applications The burst gating is used when you are externally supplying data and clock information The input signal must be synchronized with the external data input which will be output during the burst The burst power envelope and modulated data are internally delayed and re synchronized The input signal mu...

Page 135: ...e 13 MHz IN connector accepts a 0 to 20 dBm sinewave or TTL squarewave signal from an external 13 MHz timebase reference This digital modulation reference clock is used by the internal pattern generator in GSM applications Only the internal digital data generator can be locked to this external reference the RF frequency remains locked to the 10 MHz reference The nominal input impedance is 50Ω at 1...

Page 136: ...ernal baseband generator The nominal output impedance of this connector is 50Ω DC coupled The damage levels are 2 V and 2 V The DC origin offset is typically 10 mV The output signal levels into a 50Ω load are as follows 0 5 Vpk typical corresponds to one unit length of the I Q vector 0 69 Vpk 2 84 dB typical maximum crest factor for peaks for π 4 DQPSK with alpha 0 5 0 71 Vpk 3 08 dB typical maxim...

Page 137: ...hapter describes each front panel hardkey and each softkey associated with the hardkey The SCPI programming commands are listed in addition to normal preset and power on conditions The chapter is organized alphabetically by front panel hardkey ...

Page 138: ...5 2 Hardkey and Softkey Reference ...

Page 139: ...ive entry area To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 to 100 The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Notice that the new value of AM depth applies only to whichever AM path configuration AM Path 1 or AM Path 2 you...

Page 140: ...tio of the depth of AM tone 2 to the depth of AM tone 1 as a percent The range of values allowed is 0 to 100 The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 The sum of the two AM depths results in the total AM depth set by the AM Depth softkey in the initial AM Menu For example if the total AM depth is 30 and you set AM Dual Sine Ampl Ratio to 50 then the depth of AM tone 1 will be 20 and the depth of AM ton...

Page 141: ... 1 AM Path 1 is the default after a normal preset If AM Path 1 is not highlighted press the AM Path 1 2 WB softkey until the selection toggles to AM Path 1 Configure the modulation characteristics such as depth source rate and waveform using the remaining softkeys in the AM menu Then enable AM by setting AM Off On to On To configure a second amplitude modulation configuration toggle to AM Path 2 D...

Page 142: ...TATe AM Rate Use this softkey to change the internal modulation frequency for the AM Path 1 and AM Path 2 configurations To change the value press the softkey once The current value for AM rate is displayed in the active entry area To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and pre...

Page 143: ...ternal 1 and 2 sources have multiple uses You can use them for amplitude frequency and phase modulation For burst modulation you can only use the external 1 source and you must use the external 2 source for pulse modulation However any given source can only be routed to one enabled modulation at a time If for example you were using the external 1 source in a frequency modulation configuration for ...

Page 144: ...kHz terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the AM Rate softkey in the initial AM Menu and the AM Tone 1 Rate softkey in the AM Dual Sine Menu Any value set for AM Start Rate is reflected in the AM Rate and AM Tone 1 Rate softkeys Conversely if you change the value for either the AM Rate softkey or the AM...

Page 145: ...r the AM Tone 2 Rate softkey the value for AM Stop Rate is changed to match Softkey Location Press AM AM Waveform Swept Sine AM Stop Rate Status after Normal Preset 400 0 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate val unit SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate AM Sweep Time Press this softkey to set the sweep time for swept sine amplitude modulation The signal generator w...

Page 146: ...M tone 1 Enter the desired rate using the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a value using the numeric keypad and press the kHz or Hz terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz through 50 kHz The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the AM Rate softkey in the initial AM Menu and the AM Start Rate softkey in the AM Swept Sine Menu Any value ...

Page 147: ...keys Conversely if you change the value for either the AM Rate softkey or the AM Stop Rate softkey the value for AM Tone 2 Rate is changed to match Softkey Location Press AM AM Waveform Dual Sine AM Tone 2 Rate Status after Normal Preset 400 0 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate val unit SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate AM Waveform Pressing this softkey reveal...

Page 148: ...ones In addition you can set the AM depth for AM Path 1 and AM Path 2 and also set a ratio of the tone 2 AM depth to the tone 1 AM depth Softkey Location Press AM AM Waveform Dual Sine SCPI Commands SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe DUALsine SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe Ext This softkey is one of the choices in the AM Sweep Trigger menu Choosing Ext allows you to trigger swept sin...

Page 149: ...ou were using the external 1 input in a frequency modulation configuration for FM Path 1 and then you configured AM Path 2 to also use the external 1 input the signal generator would turn off FM Path 1 and assign the external 1 input to your AM Path 2 configuration For the purpose of this discussion the external 1 AC coupled input is the same as the external 1 DC coupled input Softkey Location Pre...

Page 150: ...uration for FM Path 1 and then you configured AM Path 2 to also use the external 1 input the signal generator would turn off FM Path 1 and assign the external 1 input to your AM Path 2 configuration For the purpose of this discussion the external 1 AC coupled input is the same as the external 1 DC coupled input Softkey Location Press AM AM Source Ext 1 DC Coupled Status after Normal Preset AM Sour...

Page 151: ...al 2 DC coupled input Softkey Location Press AM AM Source Ext 2 AC Coupled Status after Normal Preset AM Source is set to Internal SCPI Commands SOURce AM 1 2 SOURce EXTernal2 SOURce AM 1 2 EXTernal2 COUPling AC SOURce AM 1 2 EXTernal2 COUPling Ext 2 DC Coupled This softkey lets you input an external DC coupled amplitude modulation signal to the EXT 2 INPUT connector The external 2 input has multi...

Page 152: ...ate SCPI Commands SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 SWEep TRIGger IMMediate SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 SWEep TRIGger Internal This softkey lets you connect an internally generated calibrated signal to the AM modulator The default state of the internal waveform generator is a 400 Hz sinewave with 0 1 depth The internal source has multiple uses but can be used for only one modulation at a time If for example y...

Page 153: ...n waveform for the AM Path 1 and AM Path 2 configurations Notice that the selected waveform applies only to whichever AM path configuration you have currently selected Softkey Location Press AM AM Waveform Ramp SCPI Commands SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe RAMP SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe Sine This softkey lets you specify sine as the amplitude modulation waveform for the AM Pa...

Page 154: ...ou can set the signal generator to a single externally triggered sweep on either a negative or positive TTL level or you can choose continuous sweep triggered immediately In this menu you can also select either a positive or negative polarity for the TRIGGER OUT signal Softkey Location Press AM AM Waveform Swept Sine SCPI Commands SOURce AM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe SWEPtsine SOURce AM 1 2 INT...

Page 155: ...nversely if the Trigger In Slope Neg Pos softkey is toggled in the swept sine FM ΦM or LF Out menus it will cause the swept sine AM softkey to toggle also This is also true for the Ext Neg and Ext Pos step or list sweep trigger selections Softkey Location Press AM AM Waveform Swept Sine Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos Status after Normal Preset Pos SCPI Commands TRIGger SEQuence SLOPe POSitive NEGativ...

Page 156: ...s concluded Setting Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos to Neg reverses the polarity where a high is 0 V and a low is 5 V This softkey is coupled to the Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos softkey in the swept sine FM ΦM and LF Out menus and the sweep list menu When the polarity is toggled for this softkey in any one of these menus it affects all locations of the softkey Softkey Location Press AM AM Waveform Sw...

Page 157: ...ation is turned on and automatically set to normal when I Q modulation is turned off Setting ALC BW Normal Narrow to Narrow limits the bandwidth to 100 Hz which can improve EVM Narrow bandwidth mode may however also slow the settling time for frequency changes to as much as 40 ms This softkey is inactive when internal I Q modulation is turned on Softkey Location Press Ampl ALC BW Normal Narrow Sta...

Page 158: ...omplished using a modulator which precedes the ALC detector The ALC must therefore measure a pulsed signal and it is able to do this if the pulse width exceeds 2 µs For narrower pulses set the ALC softkey to Off With external I Q modulation the ALC loop acts to hold the signal generator s average output power constant in spite of variations in the I Q input power I2 Q2 Rapid variations of I2 Q2 pr...

Page 159: ...ter the desired offset value using the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a value using the numeric keypad and press the dB terminator softkey When a non zero offset has been entered the OFFSET indicator is turned on in the amplitude area of the display Softkey Location Press Ampl More 1 of 2 Ampl Offset Status after Normal Preset 0 00 dB SCPI Commands SOURce POWer LEVel IMMediat...

Page 160: ...ll amplitude parameters will now be set as relative to the reference value Amplitude offsets can be used with amplitude reference mode In this situation the display will show the amplitude calculated as the current hardware output power minus the reference value plus the amplitude offset Amplitude reference mode only changes the display it does not change the RF output power For example if you set...

Page 161: ...s Ampl Atten Hold Off On Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce POWer ATTenuation AUTO ON OFF 1 0 SOURce POWer ATTenuation AUTO Do Power Search Press this softkey to execute the power search routine one time Power search is an internal calibration routine used to achieve calibrated output power when the ALC is off You can execute a power search at any time by pressing this softkey You...

Page 162: ...ou are using external I Q modulation the power search routine assumes that the I Q input level is 0 5 Vrms Actual output amplitude will scale directly with When you set Power Search Manual Auto to Manual the power search routine is not run until the Do Power Search softkey is pressed As with auto mode you do not need to disconnect modulation inputs during power search however modulation is disable...

Page 163: ...emf mV uV mVemf or uVemf terminator softkey The output power range allowed depends on your instrument model Refer to Chapter 9 Specifications The current RF output power level is always shown in the amplitude area of the display except under the following conditions Amplitude reference mode is turned on An offset is applied A step or list amplitude sweep is in process The RF Off On front panel key...

Page 164: ...5 28 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Amplitude ...

Page 165: ...d right arrow keys choose the highlighted digit in the active entry area which is modified by the up and down arrow keys When a digit is highlighted it overrides the increment value used with the up and down arrow keys This override remains in effect until the Incr Set key is pressed an instrument preset occurs or power is cycled For example if frequency is the active parameter and you press the r...

Page 166: ...5 30 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Arrow Keys ...

Page 167: ...splay The minimum contrast setting is not a completely black display Some contrast between the background and the text will still be visible Pressing the increase contrast key and holding it down causes the display background to gradually brighten in comparison to the text on the display If the background does not appear to change it is probably set to the maximum contrast Display contrast is a pe...

Page 168: ...5 32 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Display Contrast Keys ...

Page 169: ...ation section in this chapter Bus This softkey is one of the choices in the FM Sweep Trigger menu With Bus selected you use the HP IB to trigger single sweeps of swept sine frequency modulation Softkey Location Press FM ΦM More 1 of 2 FM Waveform Swept Sine FM Sweep Trigger Bus Status after Normal Preset FM sweep trigger is set to Immediate SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 SWEep TRIGger BUS ...

Page 170: ... for FM Path 1 and FM Path 2 and also set a ratio of the tone 2 FM deviation to the tone 1 FM deviation Softkey Location Press FM ΦM More 1 of 2 FM Waveform Dual Sine SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe DUALsine SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe Ext This softkey is one of the choices in the FM Sweep Trigger menu Choosing Ext allows you to trigger swept sine frequency modula...

Page 171: ... coupled source Softkey Location Press FM ΦM FM Source Ext 1 AC Coupled SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 SOURce EXTernal1 SOURce FM 1 2 EXTernal 1 COUPling AC SOURce FM 1 2 EXTernal 1 COUPling Ext 1 DC Coupled This softkey lets you input an external DC coupled frequency modulation signal to the EXT 1 INPUT connector The external 1 input has multiple uses but can be used for only one modulation at a tim...

Page 172: ...C coupled source Softkey Location Press FM ΦM FM Source Ext 2 AC Coupled SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 SOURce EXTernal2 SOURce FM 1 2 EXTernal 2 COUPling AC SOURce FM 1 2 EXTernal 2 COUPling Ext 2 DC Coupled This softkey lets you input an external DC coupled frequency modulation signal to the EXT 2 INPUT connector The external 2 input has multiple uses but can be used for only one modulation at a ti...

Page 173: ...nd press the Hz kHz MHz or GHz terminator softkey The range of values allowed depends on the carrier frequency The maximum peak deviation for a frequency is calculated by multiplying N times 10 MHz The following table lists the values for N and the resulting maximum peak deviations For example if you choose a carrier frequency of 400 MHz multiply 0 5 times 10 MHz resulting in a 5 MHz maximum peak ...

Page 174: ... Ratio Press this softkey to set the ratio of the deviation of FM tone 2 to the deviation of FM tone 1 as a percent The range of values allowed is 0 to 100 The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 The sum of the two FM deviations results in the total FM deviation set by the FM Dev softkey in the initial FM Menu For example if the total FM deviation is 3 0 kHz and you set FM Dual Sine Ampl Ratio to 50 ...

Page 175: ...to On Whenever frequency modulation is enabled the FM annunciator is turned on in the display There are two paths for FM modulation which can be simultaneously enabled as long as they use different sources Int Ext1 or Ext2 FM Path 2 is limited to a maximum rate of 1 MHz FM Path 2 must be set to a deviation less than or equal to FM Path 1 The modulation signals from both paths are summed internally...

Page 176: ...cteristics for this second configuration and enable FM by setting FM Off On to On The RF carrier is available at the RF OUTPUT connector when you set RF On Off to On Set Mod On Off to On to modulate the RF carrier with the modulations that you have enabled FM Path 1 and FM Path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation Either path can be switched to any one of the modulation sources Int Ext...

Page 177: ...up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Hz or kHz terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz to 10 kHz 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz is the range allowed if sinewave is selected as the internal waveform The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz Notice that the new value of FM rate applies only to whichever FM path configuration you have currently selected So...

Page 178: ...xternal 1 and 2 sources have multiple uses You can use them for amplitude frequency and phase modulation For burst modulation you can only use the external 1 source You must use the external 2 source for pulse modulation However any given source can only be routed to one enabled modulation at a time If for example you were using the external 1 source in a frequency modulation configuration for FM ...

Page 179: ...minator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the FM Rate softkey in the initial FM Menu and the FM Tone 1 Rate softkey in the FM Dual Sine Menu Any value set for FM Start Rate is reflected in the FM Rate and FM Tone 1 Rate softkeys Conversely if you change the value for either the FM Rate softkey or the FM Tone 1...

Page 180: ... Rate softkey the value for FM Stop Rate is changed to match Softkey Location Press FM ΦM More 1 of 2 FM Waveform Swept Sine FM Stop Rate Status after Normal Preset 400 0 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate val unit SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate FM Sweep Time Press this softkey to set the sweep time for swept sine frequency modulation The signal generator w...

Page 181: ...M tone 1 Enter the desired rate using the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a value using the numeric keypad and press the kHz or Hz terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz through 50 kHz The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the FM Rate softkey in the initial FM Menu and the FM Start Rate softkey in the FM Swept Sine Menu Any value ...

Page 182: ...the value for the FM Stop Rate softkey the value for FM Tone 2 Rate is changed to match Softkey Location Press FM ΦM More 1 of 2 FM Waveform Dual Sine FM Tone 2 Rate Status after Normal Preset 400 0 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate val unit SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate FM Waveform Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of FM waveform choices for your FM P...

Page 183: ... SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 SWEep TRIGger IMMediate SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 SWEep TRIGger Internal This softkey lets you internally generate an AC coupled frequency modulation signal The internal source has multiple uses but can be used for only one modulation at a time If for example you were using the internal source in an amplitude modulation configuration for AM Path 1 and then yo...

Page 184: ...orm for the FM Path 1 and FM Path 2 configurations Notice that the selected waveform applies only to whichever FM path configuration you have currently selected Softkey Location Press FM ΦM More 1 of 2 FM Waveform Ramp SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe RAMP SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe Sine This softkey lets you specify sine as the frequency modulation waveform for t...

Page 185: ...et the signal generator to a single externally triggered sweep on either a negative or positive TTL level or you can choose continuous sweep triggered immediately In this menu you can also select either a positive or negative polarity for the TRIGGER OUT signal Softkey Location Press FM ΦM More 1 of 2 FM Waveform Swept Sine SCPI Commands SOURce FM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe SWEPtsine SOURce FM ...

Page 186: ...softkey is also set to Neg for swept sine AM ΦM and LF Out And in addition if the step or list sweep trigger is set to Ext Pos the trigger selection will automatically be changed to Ext Pos The same softkeys will toggle to Pos or to Ext Pos if you select Pos in the Swept Sine FM Menu Conversely if the Trigger In Slope Neg Pos softkey is toggled in the swept sine AM ΦM or LF Out menus it will cause...

Page 187: ... Neg Pos This softkey toggles the polarity of the TTL signal that is output at the rear panel TRIGGER OUT connector When Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos is set to Pos the output signal is asserted high 5 V at the start of the swept sine frequency modulation sweep and low 0 V when the sweep is concluded Setting Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos to Neg reverses the polarity where a high is 0 V and a low is ...

Page 188: ...5 52 Hardkey and Softkey Reference FM ...

Page 189: ...es in frequency and must be readjusted If you first press Phase Ref Set the current output phase is set as a zero reference and any subsequent phase adjustment is displayed as relative to the zero reference Phase adjustment cannot be used with frequency or phase modulation To change the phase press the softkey once Phase adjustment becomes the active function To enter a new value rotate the front ...

Page 190: ...nter a value from 1 through 50 Use the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a value using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey For example set the output frequency to 1 MHz Then press Freq Freq Multiplier 3 Enter The display will now show an output frequency of 3 MHz but the actual output frequency will remain at 1 MHz For any multiplier greater than 1 the MULT...

Page 191: ...quency at the output of a frequency translating device A frequency offset can be entered at any time during normal operation and also when you are operating in frequency reference mode To enter an offset press Freq Offset and enter the desired frequency value using the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a value using the numeric keypad and press the Hz kHz MHz or GHz terminator s...

Page 192: ...rdware output frequency minus the reference value plus the frequency offset Frequency reference mode only changes the display it does not change the RF output frequency For example if you set your RF output frequency to 700 MHz set your reference value and then turn frequency relative mode on your display shows your frequency as 0 Hz but your output frequency remains at 700 MHz Softkey Location Pr...

Page 193: ...Freq Optimize Φ Noise Mode 1 Optimize 10kHz Offset SCPI Commands SOURce FREQuency SYNThesis 1 SOURce FREQuency SYNThesis Mode 2 Optimize 10kHz Offset Press this softkey to set the signal generator to mode 2 which optimizes phase noise at offsets above 10 kHz Softkey Location Press Freq Optimize Φ Noise Mode 2 Optimize 10kHz Offset SCPI Commands SOURce FREQuency SYNThesis 2 SOURce FREQuency SYNThes...

Page 194: ...low or above 10 kHz offsets as shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Phase Noise Performance Mode 1 Versus Mode 2 Softkey Location Press Freq Optimize Φ Noise Status after Normal Preset Mode 2 Phase Ref Set This softkey sets the current output phase as a zero reference All phase parameters are then set as relative to the zero reference Softkey Location Press Freq Phase Ref Set SCPI Commands SOURce PHASe ...

Page 195: ... Hz terminator softkey The output frequency range allowed depends on your instrument model Refer to Chapter 9 Specifications The current RF output frequency is always shown in the frequency area of the display unless you have altered the display by turning on frequency reference mode or entering an offset or a multiplier The frequency area of the display is blanked whenever a frequency sweep is se...

Page 196: ...5 60 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Frequency ...

Page 197: ...strument operation The Help key can be set to either single or continuous mode In single mode when you press the Help key help text is provided only for the next key that you press and then you are returned to normal operation In continuous mode when you press the Help key help text is provided for the next key that you press and that key s function is also executed except for the Preset key This ...

Page 198: ...5 62 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Help ...

Page 199: ...s this front panel hardkey to de activate the current active function and blank the softkey menu Once Hold is pressed the front panel knob the arrow keys and the numeric keypad have no effect To return to normal operation press any front panel hardkey ...

Page 200: ...5 64 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Hold ...

Page 201: ...ue of the up and down arrow keys for frequency becomes the active function You can change the value by using three different methods Use the up and down arrow keys The arrow keys will change the incremental value in steps equal to the current incremental value in this example these are 1 MHz steps Use the front panel knob Use the numeric keypad and complete your entry with a terminator softkey Pre...

Page 202: ...5 66 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Incr Set ...

Page 203: ...re are some modulation conditions which the ALC circuit cannot handle properly which lead to output level errors In these conditions better power level accuracy can be obtained by turning the ALC off and using power search Refer to the Power Search Manual Auto softkey documented in this section for more information about power search ALC off is useful with pulse modulation with a pulse width narro...

Page 204: ...ress I Q More 1 of 2 ALC Off On Status after Normal Preset On SCPI Commands SOURce POWer ALC STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce POWer ALC STATe Burst Envelope Off On Press this softkey to toggle on and off the burst envelope modulator The burst envelope modulator is used to burst the RF carrier When the Burst Source softkey is set to Ext1 DC the shape of the burst output is the same as the shape of the EXT 1...

Page 205: ...s burst is turned on in an enabled digital modulation format you can toggle between the internal and external burst sources Softkey Location Press I Q Burst Source Status after Normal Preset Ext1 DC SCPI Commands SOURce BURSt SOURce Calibration Type User Full Press this softkey to toggle between an I Q calibration executed over the full frequency range of the signal generator Full or an I Q calibr...

Page 206: ...Actual output amplitude will scale directly with The following conditions must be met in order to execute the power search routine ALC Off On is set to Off RF On Off is set to On Softkey Location Press I Q More 1 of 2 toggle ALC Off On softkey to Off press Do Power Search SCPI Commands SOURce POWer ALC SEARch ONCE Execute Cal Press this softkey to begin the I Q calibration for the frequency range ...

Page 207: ...e BURSt SOURce Ext I Q Press this softkey to change the I Q source to externally supplied I and Q signals Apply the in phase and quadrature phase signals to the I INPUT and Q INPUT connectors The recommended signal level is 0 5 Vrms With equal levels at I and Q as is usually the case this is equivalent to 0 35 Vrms simultaneously at I and Q For typical π 4DQPSK signals a 0 35 Vrms waveform will be...

Page 208: ...oggle I Q Off On softkey to On press High Crest Mode Off On Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce DM EXTernal HICRest STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce DM EXTernal HICRest STATe I Offset Press this softkey to enter an origin offset voltage for internally generated or externally applied in phase signals Enter the value as a percentage of full scale 500 mV The range of values allowed is 100 to 1...

Page 209: ...ftkey is set to On Softkey Location Press I Q I Q Adjustments I Q Adjustments Off On Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce DM IQADjustment STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce DM IQADjustment STATe I Q Calibration Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for executing an I Q calibration An I Q calibration should be performed approximately every 30 days but it can be performed at any time t...

Page 210: ...SCPI Commands SOURce DM IQADjustment GAIN val unit SOURce DM IQADjustment GAIN I Q Off On This softkey enables the I Q modulation Notice however that although you can enable I Q modulation with this softkey the RF carrier is modulated only when you have also set Mod On Off to On I Q Off On is also toggled automatically to On when any of the digital modulation formats are enabled Option UN3 or UN4 ...

Page 211: ...signal level is 0 5 Vrms See the sections on Ext I Q and High Crest Mode Softkey Location Press I Q I Q Source Status after Normal Preset Ext I Q SCPI Commands SOURce DM SOURce Int Burst This softkey is automatically selected for the burst source when you have enabled one of the digital modulation formats with burst on Option UN3 or UN4 only In this mode the internal baseband generator bursts the ...

Page 212: ...Invert Press this softkey to toggle between the Normal and Invert settings for I Q phase polarity In the inverted mode the input applied to the I INPUT connector is physically routed to the Q input port of the internal I Q modulator In addition the input applied to the Q INPUT connector is physically routed to the I input port of the internal I Q modulator This inverts the direction of phase rotat...

Page 213: ... using external I Q modulation the power search routine assumes that the I Q input level is 0 5 Vrms Actual output amplitude will scale directly with When you set Power Search Manual Auto to Manual the power search routine is not run until the Do Power Search softkey is pressed As with auto mode you do not need to disconnect modulation inputs during power search however modulation is disabled duri...

Page 214: ...ocation Press I Q I Q Adjustments Q Offset Status after Normal Preset 0 0 SCPI Commands SOURce DM IQADjustment QOFFset val unit SOURce DM IQADjustment QOFFset Revert to Default Cal Settings Press this softkey to restore the original factory calibration data for the internal I Q modulator The latest calibration data from the user calibration is discarded Although the factory calibration data may no...

Page 215: ...se the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Hz kHz MHz or GHz terminator softkey This softkey is automatically set to the minimum specified frequency of the signal generator if you have set the Calibration Type User Full softkey to Full entire frequency range of the signal generator The User value for Start Frequency is not changed however If you toggle ...

Page 216: ... use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Hz kHz MHz or GHz terminator softkey This softkey is automatically set to the maximum specified frequency of the signal generator if you have set the Calibration Type User Full softkey to Full entire frequency range of the signal generator The User value for Stop Frequency is not changed however If you toggle...

Page 217: ...is softkey is one of the choices in the LF Out Sweep Trigger menu With Bus selected you use the HP IB to trigger single sweeps of swept sine low frequency output Softkey Location Press LF Out LF Out Source Function Generator LF Out Waveform Swept Sine LF Out Sweep Trigger Bus Status after Normal Preset LF out sweep trigger is set to Immediate SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SWEep TRIGger BU...

Page 218: ...LF Out Waveform is set to DC SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe DC SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe Dual Sine Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for setting the dual sine low frequency output parameters In this menu you can set the frequencies for two separate tones In addition you can set a ratio of the tone 2 LF amplitude to the tone 1 LF amplitude Softkey Location Press LF ...

Page 219: ...t sweep trigger is set to Immediate SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SWEep TRIGger EXTernal SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SWEep TRIGger Function Generator This softkey lets you set the LF Out Source to be a function generator You can select a frequency and shape in addition to selecting the amplitude for a signal that is output at the LF OUTPUT front panel connector When you use the internal sour...

Page 220: ...he frequency and shape of the signal is set by the internal source as it is being used by a modulation For example if the internal source is currently assigned to an AM path configuration and AM is turned on the signal output at the LF OUTPUT connector will have the frequency and shape of the amplitude modulating signal You can scale the amplitude of the output signal using the LF Out Amplitude so...

Page 221: ...s softkey to set the modulating frequency for the LF output signal when you have selected the internal source as a function generator To change the frequency press the softkey once The current modulating frequency is displayed in the active entry area To enter a new frequency rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using th...

Page 222: ...oftkey to change the pulse period for the pulsed low frequency waveform To change the period press the softkey once The current value for pulse period is displayed in the active entry area To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the µsec or msec terminator softkey The ...

Page 223: ...For example if the internal source is currently assigned to an AM path configuration and AM is turned on the signal output at the LF OUTPUT connector will have the frequency and shape of the amplitude modulating signal You can scale the amplitude of the output signal using the LF Out Amplitude softkey If you choose to set the internal source as a function generator you can select a frequency and s...

Page 224: ...owed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the LF Out Freq softkey in the initial LF Out Menu and the LF Out Tone 1 Freq softkey in the LF Out Dual Sine Menu Any value set for LF Out Start Freq is reflected in the LF Out Freq and LF Out Tone 1 Freq softkeys Conversely if you change the value for either the LF Out Freq softkey or the LF Out Tone 1 Freq softkey the value for LF Out Start Freq is chan...

Page 225: ...0 1 Hz to 50 kHz The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the LF Out Tone 2 Freq softkey in the LF Out Dual Sine Menu Any value set for LF Out Stop Freq is reflected in the LF Out Tone 2 Freq softkey Conversely if you change the value for the LF Out Tone 2 Freq softkey the value for LF Out Stop Freq is changed to match This softkey is only active when you have selected th...

Page 226: ...n Press LF Out LF Out Source Function Generator LF Out Waveform Swept Sine LF Out Sweep Time Status after Normal Preset 100 0 msec SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SWEep TIME val unit SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SWEep TIME LF Out Sweep Trigger Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for triggering swept sine low frequency output You can choose triggering that occurs immediately triggeri...

Page 227: ...and the LF Out Start Freq softkey in the LF Out Swept Sine Menu Any value set for LF Out Tone 1 Freq is reflected in the LF Out Freq and LF Out Start Freq softkeys Conversely if you change the value for either the LF Out Freq softkey or the LF Out Start Freq softkey the value for LF Out Tone 1 Freq is changed to match This softkey is only active when you have selected the internal source to operat...

Page 228: ...ut amplitude is 300 mVp and you set LF Out Tone 2 Ampl Of Peak to 33 then the amplitude of LF Out tone 1 will be 200 mVp and the amplitude of LF Out tone 2 will be 100 mVp 33 of 300 mVp so that the amplitude of the two tones adds up to 300 mVp 200 mVp plus 100 mVp This softkey is only active when you have selected the internal source to operate as a function generator Softkey Location Press LF Out...

Page 229: ...F Out Stop Freq softkey the value for LF Out Tone 2 Freq is changed to match This softkey is only active when you have selected the internal source to operate as a function generator Softkey Location Press LF Out LF Out Source Function Generator LF Out Waveform Dual Sine LF Out Tone 2 Freq Status after Normal Preset 400 0 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion FREQuency ALTernate val unit SOURc...

Page 230: ... you have selected the internal source to operate as a function generator and when the LF Out waveform is specified as pulse Softkey Location Press LF Out LF Out Source Function Generator LF Out Waveform More 1 of 2 Pulse LF Out Width Status after Normal Preset 40 µs SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion PWIDth val unit SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion PWIDth Noise This softkey lets you specify noise as ...

Page 231: ...ation Press LF Out LF Out Source Function Generator LF Out Waveform More 1 of 2 Pulse Status after Normal Preset LF Out Waveform is set to Sine SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe PULSe SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe Ramp This softkey lets you specify ramp as the waveform for the LF output signal This softkey is only active when you have selected the internal source to operate as a functi...

Page 232: ...LF Out Waveform is set to Sine SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe SINe SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe Square This softkey lets you specify square as the waveform for the LF output signal This softkey is only active when you have selected the internal source to operate as a function generator Softkey Location Press LF Out LF Out Source Function Generator LF Out Waveform More 1 of 2 Square...

Page 233: ...LF Out Source Function Generator LF Out Waveform Swept Sine SCPI Commands SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe SWEPtsine SOURce LFOutput FUNCtion SHAPe Triangle This softkey lets you specify triangle as the waveform for the LF output signal This softkey is only active when you have selected the internal source to operate as a function generator Softkey Location Press LF Out LF Out Source Function Genera...

Page 234: ... addition if the step or list sweep is set to externally trigger the selection will automatically be set to Ext Neg The same softkeys will toggle to Pos or to Ext Pos if you select Pos in the Swept Sine LF Out Menu Conversely if the Trigger In Slope Neg Pos softkey is toggled in the swept sine AM FM or ΦM menus it will cause the swept sine LF Out softkey to toggle also This is also true for the Ex...

Page 235: ...olarity of the TTL signal that is output at the rear panel TRIGGER OUT connector When Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos is set to Pos the output signal is asserted high 5 V at the start of the swept sine low frequency sweep and low 0 V when the sweep is concluded Setting Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos to Neg reverses the polarity where a high is 0 V and a low is 5 V This softkey is coupled to the Trigger...

Page 236: ...5 100 Hardkey and Softkey Reference LF Out ...

Page 237: ...to restore the front panel menu and status area display after RS 232 control You can also press this key to restore the display once the screen saver has started This key has autorepeat capability Hold it down and its function is continuously executed until you release it Status after Normal Preset Local unless a LOCAL LOCKOUT command has been sent ...

Page 238: ...5 102 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Local ...

Page 239: ...ou have enabled All modulation types can be simultaneously enabled except FM with ΦM AM with external burst source and wideband AM with I Q An annunciator is always turned on in the display to indicate whether modulation is turned on or off Status after Normal Preset Mod Off SCPI Commands OUTPut MODulation STATe ON OFF 1 0 OUTPut MODulation STATe ...

Page 240: ...5 104 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Mod On Off ...

Page 241: ...signal generators with Option UN3 or UN4 The softkeys for each of the communications standards are described in alphabetical order in the appropriate section see Mode DECT Mode GSM Mode NADC Mode PDC Mode PHS and Mode TETRA Pressing the Mode key twice causes the currently active mode menu to be displayed For example if NADC is enabled the NADC Off On softkey is set to On but the NADC menu is not c...

Page 242: ...5 106 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Mode ...

Page 243: ... will show this selection Also P4 is displayed in the B field located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P4 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of four ones followed by four zeroes followed by four ones and four zeroes and so on until the data field in the timeslot is filled Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Other Patterns 4 1 s 4 0 s or press M...

Page 244: ...nsists of enough repetitions of eight ones followed by eight zeroes followed by eight ones and eight zeroes and so on until the data field in the timeslot is filled Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s 8 1 s 8 0 s is also located in the Other Patt...

Page 245: ...sists of enough repetitions of sixteen ones followed by sixteen zeroes followed by sixteen ones and sixteen zeroes and so on until the data field in the timeslot is filled Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s 16 1 s 16 0 s is also located in t...

Page 246: ...consists of enough repetitions of thirty two ones followed by thirty two zeroes followed by thirty two ones and thirty two zeroes and so on until the data field in the timeslot is filled Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Other Patterns 32 1 s 32 0 s or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field Other Patterns 32 1 s 32 0 s 32 1 s 32 0 s is al...

Page 247: ...consists of enough repetitions of sixty four ones followed by sixty four zeroes followed by sixty four ones and sixty four zeroes and so on until the data field in the timeslot is filled Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s 64 1 s 64 0 s is al...

Page 248: ...earer A A is also located in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus Status after Normal Preset 0000FFFF0000FFFF SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity A 64 bit value SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity A SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TRAF...

Page 249: ...l data generation PN9 PN15 fixed 4 bit repeating sequences set patterns of ones and zeroes or you can choose to supply your own data download a binary file or input data using the DATA INPUT connector for configuring the timeslot data bit fields B field The A field and the B field are sub fields of the DECT D field Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Conf...

Page 250: ...ns selected If a PN9 or PN15 data pattern is selected a single frame is generated The data fields of the frame are filled sequentially with the PRBS data The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the frame each time it is transmitted Any combination of external data and a PN9 data pattern will cause 511 frames to be generated The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the first of...

Page 251: ...UT FRAME Begin Timeslot Press this softkey to output a 1 bit signal to the EVENT 1 rear panel connector that is synchronized to the first bit of a selected timeslot If you have entered a value for Sync Out Offset the synchronizing pulse is offset by the number of bits specified Select the timeslot by pressing Begin Timeslot The timeslot number for the synchronization signal becomes the active func...

Page 252: ...RATe value SOURce RADio DECT BRATe Burst Shape Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for modifying the burst shape of the framed data In this menu you can change the rise and fall time of the burst in bits and you can change the rise and fall delay of the burst in bits A softkey is also provided to return the default burst shape values Softkey Location Press Mode DECT More 1 of 2 Modify ...

Page 253: ...m timeslot is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes DECT specific patterns user files or external data Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Custom Configure Custom or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Transmit Link RFP PP Timeslot Type Custom Configure Cust...

Page 254: ...The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the guard time fields P AAAA always The preamble is a 16 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the start symbol field S E98A Indicates that the 16 bit synchronization word is set to hexadecimal E98A Press the S softkey in the Configure Dummy Bearer 1 menu to change ...

Page 255: ...at you cannot change the contents of the guard time fields P AAAA always The preamble is a 16 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the start symbol field S E98A Indicates that the 16 bit synchronization word is set to hexadecimal E98A Press the S softkey in the Configure Dummy Bearer 2 menu to change the contents of the synchronization word fie...

Page 256: ...fic needs Softkey Location Press Mode DECT More 1 of 2 Configure Hardware Configure Low Capacity Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for configuring a timeslot as a low capacity burst The following figure shows an example of display graphics for a radio fixed part low capacity timeslot The portable part low capacity timeslot is identical except for the instrument preset values In this...

Page 257: ...cannot change the contents of the Z field Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Low Capacity Configure Low Capacity or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Transmit Link RFP PP Timeslot Type Low Capacity Configure Low Capacity Configure Timeslot Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for configuring the timesl...

Page 258: ...0000FFFF0000FFFF Press the A softkey in the Configure Low Capacity menu to change the contents of the A field I B PN9 Indicates that the B field data selection is PN9 Press the B field softkey in the Configure Low Capacity menu to change the data selection Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes DECT specific patterns user files or external data...

Page 259: ...ce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TYPE CUSTom Data Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for internal data generation PN9 PN15 fixed 4 bit repeating sequences set patterns of ones and zeroes DECT specific patterns or you can choose to supply your own data download a binary file or input data using the DATA INPUT connector This softkey is available in the DECT menu to sel...

Page 260: ... Framed softkey is coupled to the Burst Envelope Off On softkey in the I Q menu At any time that DECT is enabled DECT Off On is set to On and Data Format Framed is selected the ENVLP annunciator is turned on in the display indicating that Burst Envelope On is also selected The following figure shows the display graphics that appear when the DECT menu is accessed Data Format Pattern Framed is set t...

Page 261: ...e has been selected for transmitting without framing In this example the text in this field is grey indicating an inactive function framed mode is on Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes DECT specific patterns user files or external data Repeat Cont Indicates that the data pattern repeat is set to continuous mode If you select single mode thi...

Page 262: ...key Location Press Mode DECT DECT Off On Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio DECT STATe Dect Patterns Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of DECT specific data pattern selections The following internally generated patterns are available FDEV1_HS frequency deviation half slot 8 bits repetitive pattern of 1 0 1 0 followed by 32 ones 32 zeroes...

Page 263: ... text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field Dect Patterns DM0 DM0 is also located in the Dect Patterns menus found in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus and also in the radio fixed part and portable part Configure Custom menus SCPI...

Page 264: ...rt and portable part Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CUSTom DM1 SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity B DM1 SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TRAFfic B DM1 SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CUSTom DM1 SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity B DM1 SO...

Page 265: ...xt for configuring the timeslot data fields EXT is displayed in either the Data field or the B field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display In framed mode the external data is gated to the data regions of the timeslot Another Ext softkey is located in the Frame Trigger and Pattern Trigger menus Press Ext in either of these two menus to select external triggering ...

Page 266: ...xt Delay Off On is set to On a value greater than 0 will delay the transmission of the triggered data after the external trigger event by the number of bits specified To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 ...

Page 267: ...a binary data pattern frequency accuracy that consists of a repetitive pattern of 4 ones followed by 4 zeroes This internally generated data pattern is available for framed transmissions only When FACC is selected both the B field and the Dect Patterns softkeys will show this selection Also FACC is displayed in the B field located near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey Location Pr...

Page 268: ...ode DECT More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Burst Shape Fall Delay Status after Normal Preset 0 00 bits SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT BURSt SHAPe FALL DELay value SOURce RADio DECT BURSt SHAPe FALL DELay SOURce RADio DECT BURSt SHAPe FDELay value SOURce RADio DECT BURSt SHAPe FDELay Fall Time Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a falling edge time To change the f...

Page 269: ...key Location Press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field Dect Patterns FDEV_FS FDEV1_FS is also located in the Dect Patterns menus found in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus and also in the radio fixed part and portable part Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADi...

Page 270: ...Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field Dect Patterns FDEV_HS FDEV1_HS is also located in the Dect Patterns menus found in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus and also in the radio fixed part and portable part Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1...

Page 271: ...ortable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus and also in the radio fixed part and portable part Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CUSTom FDEV2_FS SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity B FDEV2_FS SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TRAFfic ...

Page 272: ...anel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 20 through 0 70 Softkey Location Press Mode DECT More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Filter BbT Status after Normal Preset 0 50 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT BBT value SOURce RADio DECT BBT ...

Page 273: ...ramed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field FIX4 FIX4 is also located in the B field menus found in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus and also in the radio fixed part and portable part Configure Custom menus Status after Normal Preset 0000 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio DECT DATA FIX4 ...

Page 274: ...ame is generated The selected pattern repeats until the data fields are completely filled Each trigger transmits the same frame PN9 A single frame is generated The data fields are filled with the leading bits of the PN9 sequence A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted The data fields of this frame are then filled sequentially with the next series of PN9 data bits A trigger causes the frame to...

Page 275: ... Continuous SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT REPeat SINGle CONTinuous SOURce RADio DECT REPeat Frame Trigger Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for triggering your framed pattern You can choose to trigger using the front panel Trigger key an external trigger supplied to the PATTERN TRIG IN connector or by a TRG command or GET group execute trigger signal sent over HP IB This softkey is...

Page 276: ...menu Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data User File Goto Row Goto Middle Row or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field User File Goto Row Goto Middle Row Goto Row Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys that help you move the selection bar through the rows of file names in the User File menu You can also go to a specific row by rota...

Page 277: ...e display is immediately updated to show your configuration Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Low Capacity or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Transmit Link RFP PP Timeslot Type Low Capacity SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TYPE LCAPacity SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4...

Page 278: ...r File Page Down or press Mode DECT Data User File Goto Row Page Down or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field User File Page Down or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field User File Goto Row Page Down Page Down is also located in the User File menus found in the portable part Configure...

Page 279: ...a pattern Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Pattern Repeat Single Cont Status after Normal Preset Continuous SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT REPeat SINGle CONTinuous SOURce RADio DECT REPeat Pattern Trigger Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for triggering a modulated data pattern that is not framed You can choose to trigger using the front panel Trigger key an external trigger supplie...

Page 280: ... the in phase component will lag the quadrature phase component by 90 in the resulting modulation The inverted selection also applies to the I OUT and Q OUT signals Softkey Location Press Mode DECT More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Phase Polarity Normal Invert Status after Normal Preset Normal SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT POLarity ALL NORMal INVerted SOURce RADio DECT POLarity ALL ...

Page 281: ...Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT DATA PN9 SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CUSTom PN9 SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity B PN9 SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TRAFfic B PN9 SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CUSTom PN9 SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity B ...

Page 282: ...field PN15 PN15 is also located in the B field menus found in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus and also in the radio fixed part and portable part Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT DATA PN15 SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CUSTom PN15 SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 283: ...me BbT filter parameter to its default value 0 50 This softkey is a convenience feature for quickly resetting the filter BbT You can also change the bit rate by pressing the Filter BbT softkey Softkey Location Press Mode DECT More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Restore Default Filter BbT Rise Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a rising edge delay To ch...

Page 284: ...set hexadecimal value when normal preset is selected for synchronization reflects the DECT standard however you can enter a new value by pressing this softkey To enter a value in hexadecimal press S The synchronization value becomes the active function Enter a new value using the front panel knob up and down arrow keys or use the numeric keypad and the A B C D E and F softkeys and press the Enter ...

Page 285: ...DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DUMM 1 S SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DUMM2 S 16 bit value SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DUMM2 S SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity S 16 bit value SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCAPacity S SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TRAFfic ...

Page 286: ... near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode DECT Data User File Select File or press Mode DECT Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field User File Select File Select File is also located in the User File menus found in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus a...

Page 287: ...Commands SOURce RADio DECT SOUT Sync Out Offset Press this softkey to move the synchronization signal forward or back from the beginning of the data pattern frame or timeslot To set the number of bits of offset press Sync Out Offset and synchronization offset becomes the active function Enter the desired value using the front panel knob up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric k...

Page 288: ... Timeslot Type Traffic Bearer SCPI Commands SOURce RADio DECT PPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TYPE TRAFfic SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TYPE TRAFfic Timeslot Press this softkey to select a timeslot to be configured Choose any of the twelve timeslots Your selection will apply to the timeslots in either the radio fixed part or the portable part channel depending on whic...

Page 289: ...10 11 STATe SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio DECT RFPart SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 STATe Timeslot Type Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for setting the timeslot type for the active timeslot You can choose to set any radio fixed part timeslot to be a traffic bearer low capacity dummy bearer 1 or 2 or custom timeslot You can choo...

Page 290: ...Status after Normal Preset RFP Trigger Key Press this softkey to select the front panel Trigger key as the pattern trigger for a single output of a modulated data transmission that is not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern or select the Trigger key as the frame trigger for a single output of your framed data Once selected you can trigger a single event at any time by pressing the ...

Page 291: ...attern which are too few to completely fill a frame are truncated If two files of unequal sizes are selected for the same framed transmission enough frames will be generated to transmit as much of the data pattern of the largest file as will fit into complete frames The remaining bits of the data pattern are truncated The smaller file will be repeated as many times as necessary to completely fill ...

Page 292: ...rmat Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Traffic Bearer B field User File User File is also located in the B field menus found in the portable part Configure Traffic Bearer menu and the radio fixed part and portable part Low Capacity menus and also in the radio fixed part and portable part Configure Custom menus ...

Page 293: ...e selected 4 1 s 4 0 s in a framed data transmission both the E and the Other Patterns softkeys will show this selection Also P4 is displayed in either the Data field or the E field encryption bits both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P4 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of four ones followed by four zeroes followed by four...

Page 294: ...yption bits both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P8 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of eight ones followed by eight zeroes followed by eight ones and eight zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s or press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern...

Page 295: ...tion bits both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P16 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of sixteen ones followed by sixteen zeroes followed by sixteen ones and sixteen zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s or press Mode GSM Data Forma...

Page 296: ...y A single output of a framed P32 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of thirty two ones followed by thirty two zeroes followed by thirty two ones and thirty two zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled If this data pattern is selected for a timeslot with fewer than 64 bits available in the data field the data pattern is truncated at the point where the timeslot is...

Page 297: ... A single output of a framed P64 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of sixty four ones followed by sixty four zeroes followed by sixty four ones and sixty four zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled If this data pattern is selected for a timeslot with fewer than 128 bits available in the data field the data pattern is truncated at the point where the timeslot is...

Page 298: ...that is synchronized to the first bit of each timeslot in a frame If you have entered a value for Sync Out Offset the synchronizing pulse is offset by the number of bits specified Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed More 1 of 2 Sync Out All Timeslots SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM SOUT ALL BBG Data Clock Ext Int Press this softkey to select the internal data clock for the ba...

Page 299: ...ll cause a discontinuous PN15 A discontinuous PN15 pattern consists of as many complete frames of PN15 data as can be generated The remaining bits that do not completely fill a frame are truncated The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the first frame each time that frame is transmitted Any combination of user s files and a PN15 data pattern will cause a discontinuous PN15 The synchron...

Page 300: ...ut Begin Timeslot SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM SOUT SLOT SOURce RADio GSM SOUT SLOT value SOURce RADio GSM SOUT SLOT Bit Rate There are two softkeys named Bit Rate The first is a menu key distinguished by an arrow pointing to the right Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for setting the transmission bit rate In this menu there is another softkey named Bit Rate Press this softkey to s...

Page 301: ...nframed data pattern or as the frame trigger for a single output of framed data Once selected you can trigger a single event at any time by sending a trigger command over HP IB TRG or by asserting the HP IB GET group execute trigger line Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern Trigger Bus or press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Frame Repeat Single Cont Frame Trigger...

Page 302: ...ays Indicates that the 3 bit tail field contains hexadecimal zero The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the value for the tail bit field EG The extended guard time appears in the visual representation of the timeslot as a 68 25 bit field In the actual implementation the guard time field in timeslots 0 and 4 are 69 bits long and the remaining timeslots contain 68 bit fiel...

Page 303: ...terns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data G Guard time appears in the visual representation of the timeslot as an 8 25 bit field In the actual implementation the guard time field in timeslots 0 and 4 are 9 bits long and the remaining timeslots contain 8 bit fields This implementation is documented in the GSM standard GSM REC 05 10 Section 5 7 as follows Optionally the BS ...

Page 304: ... timeslot shows each field of the dummy timeslot In this example T 0 always Indicates that both of the 3 bit tail fields are always hexadecimal zero The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the tail bit fields M1 3EDD8293824407C always Indicates that the 58 bit mixed bit field is set to 3EDD8293824407C The text in this field is grey indicating that you canno...

Page 305: ... TN 0 and 4 and 156 bit periods on timeslots with TN 1 2 3 5 6 7 rather than 156 25 bit periods on all timeslots The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the guard time field Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Dummy Configure Dummy Configure FCorr Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for co...

Page 306: ... periods on all timeslots The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the guard time field Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type FCorr Configure FCorr Configure Frame This softkey will be used in the future for controlling the entire frame At present this softkey has no function Softkey Location Press Mode G...

Page 307: ...at the 26 bit training sequence for this timeslot is hexadecimal 0970897 Press the TS softkey in the Configure Normal menu to change the contents of the training sequence G Guard time appears in the visual representation of the timeslot as an 8 25 bit field In the actual implementation the guard time field in timeslots 0 and 4 are 9 bits long and the remaining timeslots contain 8 bit fields This i...

Page 308: ...ons allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data TS B962040F2D45761B Indicates that the 64 bit training sequence for this timeslot is hexadecimal B962040F2D45761B Press the TS softkey in the Configure Sync menu to change the contents of the training sequence G Guard time appears in the visual representation of the timeslot as an 8 25 bit f...

Page 309: ...by supplying external data The custom timeslot is provided for users flexibility but it is not a standard GSM timeslot type When you have selected Custom for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your configuration Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Custom SCPI Commands SOU...

Page 310: ...m of your selected data pattern Select the data pattern using the Data softkey The Data softkey is activated when you select Data Format Pattern and inactivated when you select Data Format Framed The Data Format Pattern Framed softkey is coupled to the Burst Envelope Off On softkey in the I Q menu At any time that GSM is enabled GSM Off On is set to On and Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Fram...

Page 311: ...at 1 bit per symbol is required according to the GSM standard Bit Rate 270 833kbps The bit rate is set according to the GSM standard This can be changed in the Bit Rate menu A next to the value indicates that it differs from the standard Filter 0 30 Gaussian Indicates that the Gaussian filter is used with a BbT of 0 30 This can be changed in the Filter menu A next to the BbT value indicates that i...

Page 312: ...N OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio GSM BURSt STATe Diff Encode Off On Press this softkey to toggle differential encoding on and off Set Diff Encode to On to transmit only the data bits that are different from the previous bit Set Diff Encode to Off to transmit the true data pattern Softkey Location Press Mode GSM More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Diff Encode Off On Status after Normal Preset On SCPI Commands SOURce...

Page 313: ...e RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NORMal ENCRyption PN9 PN15 FIX4 filename EXTernal P4 P8 P16 P32 P64 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NORMal ENCRyption SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SYNC ENCRyption PN9 PN15 FIX4 filename EXTernal P4 P8 P16 P32 P64 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SYNC ENCRyption ET Press this softkey to change the 8 bit extended tail field ET The preset hexadecimal v...

Page 314: ... data regions of the timeslot Another Ext softkey is located in the Frame Trigger and Pattern Trigger menus Press Ext in either of these two menus to select external triggering for your data pattern Apply a TTL input to the rear panel PATTERN TRIG IN connector to trigger your frame or pattern data Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Ext or press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Times...

Page 315: ...Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Frame Repeat Single Cont Frame Trigger Ext Ext Delay Bits Status after Normal Preset 0 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay value SOURce RADio GSM TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay Ext Delay Off On Press this softkey to toggle the external trigger delay on and off When this function is turned on the transmission of the triggered data will be ...

Page 316: ...REFerence ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio GSM EREFerence Fall Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a falling edge delay To change the fall delay rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the bits terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 through...

Page 317: ... SHAPe FTIMe value SOURce RADio GSM BURSt SHAPe FTIMe FCorr Press this softkey to select frequency correction as the timeslot type for the active timeslot Frequency correction is a burst where all of the bits are set to zero This burst is used for synchronizing the mobile to the correct frequency When you select FCorr for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display ...

Page 318: ... panel knob up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey If you have selected FIX4 as a data pattern for modulated transmissions that are not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern FIX4 is displayed in the Data field in the top line of the text area of the display If you have selected FIX4 for configuring the timeslot data f...

Page 319: ... data fields are completely filled Each trigger transmits the same frame Other Patterns fixed patterns of equal quantities of ones and zeroes A single frame is generated The selected pattern repeats until the data fields are completely filled Each trigger transmits the same frame PN9 A single frame is generated The data fields are filled with the leading bits of the PN9 sequence A trigger causes t...

Page 320: ...Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Frame Repeat Single Cont Status after Normal Preset Continuous SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM REPeat SINGle CONTinuous SOURce RADio GSM REPeat Frame Trigger Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for triggering your framed pattern You can choose to trigger using the front panel Trigger key an external trigger supplied to the PATTE...

Page 321: ...iddle Row or press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Normal E User File Goto Row Goto Middle Row Goto Row Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys that help you move the selection bar through the rows of file names in the User File menu You can also go to a specific row by rotating the front panel knob using the up and down arrow keys or entering the row numb...

Page 322: ...odulated by the enabled modulation only when you have also set Mod On Off to On Setting GSM Off On to On presets the following softkeys in the I Q menu I Q Off On is set to On and I Q Source is set to Int I Q You can override these selections in the I Q menu Softkey Location Press Mode GSM GSM Off On Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio GSM ST...

Page 323: ...isual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Normal All SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TYPE NORMAL_ALL Other Patterns Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of data pattern selections Each of the selections in this menu is a patt...

Page 324: ...Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data User File Page Up or press Mode GSM Data User File Goto Row Page Up or press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Normal E User File Page Up or press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Normal E User File Goto Row Page Up Page Up is also located in the User File menus found in the Configure Custom Configu...

Page 325: ... Press Mode GSM Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern Trigger Status after Normal Preset Trigger Key SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM TRIGger SOURce Phase Polarity Normal Invert Press this softkey to reverse the direction of rotation of the phase modulation vector Choose Invert and the in phase component will lag the quadrature phase component by 90 in the resulting modulation The inverted selection al...

Page 326: ...re Access Menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM DATA PN9 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ACCess ENCRyption PN9 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CUSTom PN9 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NORMal ENCRyption PN9 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SYNC ENCRyption PN9 PN9 Mode Normal Quick Option 1EH Only Press this softkey to toggle between normal and quick PN9 modes A single output of ...

Page 327: ... GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Normal E PN15 PN15 is also located in the Configure Custom menu and in the E Menus found in the Configure Sync and Configure Access Menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM DATA PN15 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ACCess ENCRyption PN15 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CUSTom PN15 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NORMal ENCRypt...

Page 328: ... 30 This softkey is a convenience feature for quickly resetting the filter BbT You can also change the bit rate by pressing the Filter BbT softkey Softkey Location Press Mode GSM More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Restore Default Filter BbT Rise Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a rising edge delay To change the rise delay rotate the front panel knob...

Page 329: ...Rce RADio GSM BURSt SHAPe RISE TIME value SOURce RADio GSM BURSt SHAPe RISE TIME SOURce RADio GSM BURSt SHAPe RTIMe value SOURce RADio GSM BURSt SHAPe RTIMe S Press this softkey to change the 1 bit binary stealing flag for both stealing flag fields in the normal burst timeslot The stealing flag fields accept binary values of zero or one however the front panel data entry is actually hexadecimal An...

Page 330: ...tkey to select a file in the displayed catalog of binary files To make your selection first scroll through the list using the front panel knob or up and down arrow keys until the desired file is highlighted Press Select File and the highlighted file is specified as your data selection If you have selected a custom file as a data pattern for modulated transmissions that are not framed Data Format P...

Page 331: ...rn on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Sync SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TYPE SYNC Sync Out Press this softkey to reveal a menu of choices for outputting a 1 bit synchronization signal to the EVENT 1 rear panel connector In this menu you can choose to set the s...

Page 332: ...r softkey The range of values allowed is 155 through 155 bits Softkey Location Press Mode GSM Data Format Pattern Framed More 1 of 2 Sync Out Sync Out Offset Status after Normal Preset 0 bits SCPI Commands SOURce RADio GSM SOUT OFFSet value SOURce RADio GSM SOUT OFFSet Timeslot Press this softkey to select a timeslot to be configured Choose any of the eight timeslots Enter the timeslot number usin...

Page 333: ... GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio GSM SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STATe Timeslot Type Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for setting the timeslot type for the active timeslot You can choose between normal frequency correction synchronization dummy and access timeslots An additional selection custom is available This choice is provided for users flexibility but it is not h...

Page 334: ... however you can enter a new value by pressing this softkey To enter a value in hexadecimal press TS The TS value becomes the active function Enter a new value using the front panel knob up and down arrow keys or use the numeric keypad and the A B C D E and F softkeys and press the Enter terminator softkey The current value for TS is displayed in the TS field near the bottom of the text area of th...

Page 335: ... same framed transmission enough frames will be generated to transmit as much of the data pattern of the largest file as will fit into complete frames The remaining bits of the data pattern are truncated The smaller file will be repeated as many times as necessary to completely fill these frames Data will be truncated for the smaller file to coincide with the end of the last frame If a user s file...

Page 336: ...5 200 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Mode GSM ...

Page 337: ... the text area of the display If you have selected 4 1 s 4 0 s in a framed data transmission both the Data and the Other Patterns softkeys will show this selection Also P4 is displayed in the Data field near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P4 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of four ones followed by four zeroes followed by four ones and four zeroes...

Page 338: ... the Data field near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P8 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of eight ones followed by eight zeroes followed by eight ones and eight zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s or press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Ti...

Page 339: ...he Data field near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P16 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of sixteen ones followed by sixteen zeroes followed by sixteen ones and sixteen zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s or press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Con...

Page 340: ...in the Data field near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P32 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of thirty two ones followed by thirty two zeroes followed by thirty two ones and thirty two zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Other Patterns 32 1 s 32 0 s or press Mode NADC Data Format Pa...

Page 341: ...xty four ones and sixty four zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s or press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH Data Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s 64 1 s 64 0 s is also located in the Other Patterns menus found in the Down TCH menu the Up Custom menu and the Down custo...

Page 342: ...ns selected If a PN9 or PN15 data pattern is selected a single frame is generated The data fields of the frame are filled sequentially with the PRBS data The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the frame each time it is transmitted Any combination of external data and a PN9 data pattern will cause 511 frames to be generated The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the first of...

Page 343: ...pulse to the EVENT 1 rear panel connector that is synchronized to the first bit of a selected timeslot If you have entered a value for Sync Out Offset the synchronizing pulse is offset by the number of bits specified Select the timeslot by pressing Begin Timeslot The timeslot number for the synchronization signal becomes the active function Enter a value using the front panel knob up and down arro...

Page 344: ...value SOURce RADio NADC BRATe Burst Shape Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for modifying the burst shape of the framed data In this menu you can change the rise and fall time of the burst in bits and you can change the rise and fall delay of the burst in bits A softkey is also provided to return the default burst shape values Softkey Location Press Mode NADC More 1 of 2 Modify Stand...

Page 345: ...Enter terminator softkey The current value for CDVCC is displayed in the CDVCC field near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH CDVCC CDVCC is also located in the Configure Down TCH menu Status after Normal Preset 000 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DTCHannel CDVCcode bit_pattern S...

Page 346: ...raphics for a downlink custom timeslot In this example Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this custom timeslot is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Down Custom Configure Down Custom SCPI Commands SOURce R...

Page 347: ...rol channel is set to hexadecimal 000 Press the SACCH softkey in the Configure Down TCH menu to change the contents of the slow associated control channel field Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this down traffic channel is PN9 Press the Data softkey in the Configure Down TCH menu to change the data selection Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of...

Page 348: ...ey Location Press Mode NADC More 1 of 2 Configure Hardware Configure Timeslot Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for configuring the timeslots In this menu set the timeslots to either full rate or half rate Select which timeslots to turn on and choose from up or down traffic channels and uplink or downlink custom bursts Then use the subsequent menus to configure the timeslots This sof...

Page 349: ... allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Up Custom Configure Up Custom SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UCUStom Configure Up TCH Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for configuring a timeslot as an uplink traffic c...

Page 350: ... ones and zeroes user files or external data SYNC A91DE4A Indicates that the synchronization word is set to hexadecimal A91DE4A Press the SYNC softkey in the Configure Up TCH menu to change the contents of the synchronization word field SACCH 000 Indicates that the slow associated control channel is set to hexadecimal 000 Press the SACCH softkey in the Configure Up TCH menu to change the contents ...

Page 351: ...amed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH Data Data is also located in the Configure Down TCH menu Status after Normal Preset PN9 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC DATA SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DCUStom SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DTCHannel DATA SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UCUStom SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UTCHannel DATA Data Format Pattern Framed Press this softkey to...

Page 352: ...d transmission This field changes to Data Format Pattern when Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern indicating that you are transmitting a continuous stream of your selected data pattern Modulation π 4DQPSK Indicates that π 4DQPSK modulation is being internally generated NADC STANDARD Indicates that the structure of the NADC transmission follows the standard as defined by the NADC protocol ...

Page 353: ... phase modulation vector If you select inverted mode this field changes to Phase Pol Invert The visual representation of the NADC timeslot pattern shows in this case that timeslots 1 and 4 are on and configured as up traffic channels Timeslots 2 3 5 and 6 are off and configured as uplink custom timeslots The timeslot pattern is displayed only when Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Framed NADC i...

Page 354: ...n Press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Down Custom SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 TYPE DCUStom Down TCH Press this softkey to select downlink traffic channel base station to mobile as the timeslot type for the active timeslot Downlink timeslots cannot be mixed with uplink timeslots If you already have any timeslots designated as uplink they ...

Page 355: ...data pattern for modulated transmissions that are not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern Ext is displayed in the Data field in the top line of the text area of the display If you have selected Ext for configuring the timeslot data fields EXT is displayed in the Data field near the bottom of the text area of the display In framed mode the external data is gated to the data regions ...

Page 356: ...al Softkey Location Press Mode NADC More 1 of 2 Configure Hardware Ext Data Clock Normal Symbol Status after Normal preset Normal SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC EDCLock SYMBol NORMal SOURce RADio NADC EDCLock Ext Delay Bits Press this softkey to specify the number of bits for the external trigger delay When Ext Delay Off On is set to On a value greater than 0 will delay the transmission of the tr...

Page 357: ...nt Frame Trigger Ext Ext Delay Off On Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio NADC TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe Fall Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a falling edge delay To change the fall delay rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed ...

Page 358: ...APe FTIMe value SOURce RADio NADC BURSt SHAPe FTIMe Filter Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for changing the filter selection between root Nyquist root raised cosine and Nyquist raised cosine for changing the default filter alpha and for restoring the default filter alpha Softkey Location Press Mode NADC More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Filter Alpha Press this softkey to change th...

Page 359: ...he Enter terminator softkey If you have selected FIX4 as a data pattern for modulated transmissions that are not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern FIX4 is displayed in the Data field in the top line of the text area of the display If you have selected FIX4 for configuring the timeslot data fields your 4 bit pattern is displayed in the Data field near the bottom of the text area o...

Page 360: ...transmits the same frame PN9 A single frame is generated The data fields are filled with the leading bits of the PN9 sequence A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted The data fields of this frame are then filled sequentially with the next series of PN9 data bits A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted This process continues transmitting the entire PN9 sequence frame by frame The last bit...

Page 361: ...nnector or by a TRG command or GET group execute trigger signal sent over HP IB This softkey is inactive until Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Framed and Frame Repeat Single Cont is set to Single Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Frame Repeat Single Cont Frame Trigger Status after Normal Preset Trigger Key SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC TRIGger SOURce Goto Bottom Ro...

Page 362: ...o Row or press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH Data User File Goto Row Goto Top Row Press this softkey to move the selection bar to the top row of file names in the Goto Row menu that is accessed from the User File menu Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data User File Goto Row Goto Top Row or press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Conf...

Page 363: ...ride these selections in the I Q menu Softkey Location Press Mode NADC NADC Off On Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio NADC STATe Optimize RNYQ For EVM ACP Press this softkey to optimize the root Nyquist filter for minimized error vector magnitude select EVM or for minimized adjacent channel power select ACP The EVM selection provides the mo...

Page 364: ...le menus found in the Configure Down Custom Configure Up Custom and Configure Down TCH menus Page Up Press this softkey to move up one page at a time in the displayed catalog of files Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data User File Page Up or press Mode NADC Data User File Goto Row Page Up or press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH Data User File Page Up or p...

Page 365: ... Cont is set to Single Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern Trigger Status after Normal Preset Trigger Key SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC TRIGger SOURce Phase Polarity Normal Invert Press this softkey to reverse the direction of rotation of the phase modulation vector Choose Invert and the in phase component will lag the quadrature phase component by 90 in the resul...

Page 366: ...H menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC DATA PN9 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DCUStom PN9 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DTCHannel DATA PN9 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UCUStom PN9 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UTCHannel DATA PN9 PN9 Mode Normal Quick Option 1EH Only Press this softkey to toggle between normal and quick PN9 modes A single output of a framed normal PN9 data patt...

Page 367: ...Up Custom menus and also in the Data menu found in the Configure Down TCH menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC DATA PN15 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DCUStom PN15 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DTCHannel DATA PN15 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UCUStom PN15 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UTCHannel DATA PN15 Rate Full Half Press this softkey to toggle between NADC full or half rat...

Page 368: ...s menu Softkey Location Press Mode NADC More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Burst Shape Restore Default Burst Shape Restore Default Filter Alpha Press this softkey to reset the filter alpha parameter to its default value 0 35 This softkey is a convenience feature for quickly resetting the filter alpha You can also change the bit rate by pressing the Filter Alpha softkey Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Mo...

Page 369: ... SOURce RADio NADC BURSt SHAPe RISE TIME SOURce RADio NADC BURSt SHAPe RTIMe value SOURce RADio NADC BURSt SHAPe RTIMe SACCH Press this softkey to change the 12 bit slow associated control channel SACCH The preset hexadecimal value when normal preset is selected for SACCH reflects the NADC standard however you can enter a new value by pressing this softkey To enter a value in hexadecimal press SAC...

Page 370: ... are not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern UserFile is displayed in the Data field in the top line of the text area of the display If you have selected a custom file for configuring timeslot data fields the file name you selected is displayed in the Data field near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data User File Select File or press Mode...

Page 371: ...ormat Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH SYNC SYNC is also located in the Configure Down TCH menu Status after Normal Preset A91DE4A SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DTCHannel SWORd bit_pattern SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DTCHannel SWORd SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UTCHannel SWORd bit_pattern SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 UTCHannel SWORd Sync Out ...

Page 372: ...ough 323 bits Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed More 1 of 2 Sync Out Sync Out Offset Status after Normal Preset 0 bits SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC SOUT OFFSet value SOURce RADio NADC SOUT OFFSet Timeslot Press this softkey to select a timeslot to be configured Choose any of the timeslots Select from six timeslots if you are using half rate and three timeslots if you a...

Page 373: ...s after Normal Preset On for timeslot 1 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 STATe Timeslot Type Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for setting the timeslot type for the active timeslot You can choose between uplink and downlink traffic channels TCH and uplink and downlink custom timeslots You cannot however mix uplink an...

Page 374: ...tom Press this softkey to select an uplink custom timeslot type for the active timeslot A custom timeslot is configured using an internally generated data pattern a downloaded sequence of bits stored in a user file or by supplying external data Uplink timeslots cannot be mixed with downlink timeslots If you already have any timeslots designated as downlink they will be changed to uplink when any o...

Page 375: ...your selection Softkey Location Press Mode NADC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Up TCH SCPI Commands SOURce RADio NADC SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 TYPE UTCH Up TCH All Press this softkey to select uplink traffic channel mobile to base station as the timeslot type for all timeslots When you select Up TCH the frame pattern is bursted with RF power turning off during off timeslots Wh...

Page 376: ...rated to transmit as much of the data pattern of the largest file as will fit into complete frames The remaining bits of the data pattern are truncated The smaller file will be repeated as many times as necessary to completely fill these frames Data will be truncated for the smaller file to coincide with the end of the last frame If a user s file and a PN9 or PN15 file are selected for the same fr...

Page 377: ...display If you have selected 4 1 s 4 0 s in a framed data transmission both the TCH and the Other Patterns softkeys will show this selection Also P4 is displayed in either the Data field or the TCH field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P4 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of four ones followed by four zeroes followed b...

Page 378: ... or the TCH field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P8 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of eight ones followed by eight zeroes followed by eight ones and eight zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s or press Mode PDC Data Format P...

Page 379: ...r the TCH field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P16 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of sixteen ones followed by sixteen zeroes followed by sixteen ones and sixteen zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s or press Mode PDC Data...

Page 380: ...ld or the TCH field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P32 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of thirty two ones followed by thirty two zeroes followed by thirty two ones and thirty two zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Other Patterns 32 1 s 32 0 s or pre...

Page 381: ...ty four zeroes followed by sixty four ones and sixty four zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s or press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH TCH Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s 64 1 s 64 0 s is also located in the Other Patterns menus found in the Up Custom menu the Down c...

Page 382: ... selected If a PN9 or PN15 data pattern is selected a single frame is generated The data fields of the frame are filled sequentially with the PRBS data The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the frame each time it is transmitted Any combination of external data and a PN9 data pattern will cause 511 frames to be generated The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the first of t...

Page 383: ... pulse to the EVENT 1 rear panel connector that is synchronized to the first bit of a selected timeslot If you have entered a value for Sync Out Offset the synchronizing pulse is offset by the number of bits specified Select the timeslot by pressing Begin Timeslot The timeslot number for the synchronization signal becomes the active function Enter a value using the front panel knob up and down arr...

Page 384: ...e value SOURce RADio PDC BRATe Burst Shape Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for modifying the burst shape of the framed data In this menu you can change the rise and fall time of the burst in bits and you can change the rise and fall delay of the burst in bits A softkey is also provided to return the default burst shape values Softkey Location Press Mode PDC More 1 of 2 Modify Stand...

Page 385: ...the Enter terminator softkey The current value for CC is displayed in the CC field near the bottom line of the text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH CC CC is also located in the Configure Down TCH and the Configure Up VOX menus Status after Normal Preset 00 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 DTCHannel CCO...

Page 386: ...isual representation of the timeslot shows each field of the downlink custom timeslot In this example Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this custom timeslot is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Down Custo...

Page 387: ...eamble field TCH PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this down traffic channel is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data SW 87A4B Indicates that the frame synchronization word is set to hexadecimal 87A4B Press the SW softkey in the Configure Down TCH menu to change the contents of the synchronization word f...

Page 388: ...PDC More 1 of 2 Configure Hardware Configure Timeslot Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for configuring the timeslots In this menu set the timeslots to full rate or half rate Select which timeslots to turn on and choose from uplink or downlink traffic channels uplink vox and uplink or downlink custom bursts Then use the subsequent menus to configure the timeslots This softkey is inac...

Page 389: ...t field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the guard time field Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Custom Configure Custom SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UCUStom Configure Up TCH Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for configuring a timeslot as an uplink traffic chann...

Page 390: ...4 Press the SW softkey in the Configure Up TCH menu to change the contents of the synchronization word field CC 00 Indicates that the color code is set to 00 Press the CC softkey in the Configure Up TCH menu to change the contents of the color code field SF 0 always Indicates that the steal flag is set to 0 The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the steal flag SACCH 0000 ...

Page 391: ...uard time field R Ramp time is a 4 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the ramp time field P 2 always The preamble is a 2 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change contents of the preamble field SW 785B4 Indicates that the frame synchronization word is set to hexadecimal 785B4 Press the SW softkey in the Config...

Page 392: ...download a binary file or input data using the DATA INPUT connector This softkey is available in the PDC menu to select a data pattern for modulated transmissions that are not framed With PDC Off On set to On and Data Format Pattern Framed set to Pattern the signal generator then outputs either a single occurrence Pattern Repeat Single or a continuous stream Pattern Repeat Cont of your choice of d...

Page 393: ...menu At any time that PDC is enabled PDC Off On is set to On and Data Format Framed is selected the ENVLP annunciator is turned on in the display indicating that Burst Envelope On is also selected The following figure shows the display graphics that appear when the PDC menu is accessed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Framed and you are not configuring a timeslot In this example PDC On Indicat...

Page 394: ... toggles to ACP This field changes to Filter NYQ α 0 50 if you select the Nyquist filter raised cosine Data PN9 Indicates that a PN9 sequence has been selected for transmitting without framing In this example the text in this field is grey indicating an inactive function framed mode is on Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or ext...

Page 395: ...attern Framed Status after Normal Preset Pattern SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC BURSt STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio PDC BURSt STATe Down Custom Press this softkey to select a downlink custom timeslot type for the active timeslot A custom timeslot is configured using an internally generated data pattern a downloaded sequence of bits stored in a user file or by supplying external data Downlink times...

Page 396: ...diately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Down TCH SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 TYPE DTCH Down TCH All Press this softkey to select downlink traffic channel base station to mobile as the timeslot type for all timeslots When you select Down TCH All the frame pattern is output with continuous R...

Page 397: ... and Pattern Trigger menus Press Ext in either of these two menus to select external triggering for your data pattern Apply a TTL input to the rear panel PATTERN TRIG IN connector to trigger your frame or pattern data Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Ext or press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH TCH Ext or press Mode PDC Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern...

Page 398: ...e RADio PDC EDCLock Ext Delay Bits Press this softkey to specify the number of bits for the external trigger delay When Ext Delay Off On is set to On a value greater than 0 will delay the transmission of the triggered data after the external trigger event by the number of bits specified To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow ...

Page 399: ...l Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio PDC TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe Fall Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a falling edge delay To change the fall delay rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using th...

Page 400: ...APe FTIMe value SOURce RADio PDC BURSt SHAPe FTIMe Filter Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for changing the filter selection between root Nyquist root raised cosine and Nyquist raised cosine for changing the default filter alpha and for restoring the default filter alpha Softkey Location Press Mode PDC More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Filter Alpha Press this softkey to change the ...

Page 401: ...oot Nyquist root raised cosine and Nyquist raised cosine Notice that your filter selection is shown on the display in the Filter field Softkey Location Mode PDC More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Filter RNYQ NYQ Status after Normal Preset RNYQ SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC FILTer RNYQuist NYQuist SOURce RADio PDC FILTer ...

Page 402: ... PDC Data FIX4 or press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH TCH FIX4 FIX4 is also located in the Configure Down Custom and Configure Up Custom menus and in the TCH menu found in the Configure Down TCH menu Status after Normal Preset 0000 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio PDC DATA FIX4 0 15 SOURce RADio PDC DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2...

Page 403: ...econd PN9 sequence PN15 A single frame is generated The data fields are filled with the leading bits of the PN15 sequence A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted The data fields of this frame are then filled sequentially with the next series of PN15 data bits A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted This process continues transmitting the entire PN15 sequence frame by frame The last bit o...

Page 404: ... that is accessed from the User File menu Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data User File Goto Row Goto Bottom Row or press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH TCH User File Goto Row Goto Bottom Row Goto Middle Row Press this softkey to move the selection bar to the middle row of file names in the Goto Row menu that is accessed from the User File menu Softkey Loc...

Page 405: ...fying the standard transmission in the following ways changing the filter from root Nyquist to Nyquist changing the filter alpha changing the transmission bit rate changing the burst rising edge time and delay changing the burst falling edge time and delay inverting the phase polarity Softkey Location Press Mode PDC More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Optimize RNYQ For EVM ACP Press this softkey to optimi...

Page 406: ...User File Goto Row Page Down or press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH TCH User File Page Down or press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH TCH User File Goto Row Page Down Page Down is also located in the User File menus found in the Configure Down Custom Configure Up Custom and Configure Down TCH menus Page Up Press this ...

Page 407: ...oup execute trigger signal sent over HP IB This softkey is inactive until Pattern Repeat Single Cont is set to Single Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern Trigger Status after Normal Preset Trigger Key SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC TRIGger SOURce PDC Off On Press this softkey to enable the PDC communications standard Setting PDC Off On to On sets up the internal hard...

Page 408: ...ion of the phase modulation vector Choose Invert and the in phase component will lag the quadrature phase component by 90 in the resulting modulation The inverted selection also applies to the I OUT and Q OUT signals Softkey Location Press Mode PDC More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Phase Polarity Normal Invert Status after Normal Preset Normal SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC POLarity ALL NORMal INVerted ...

Page 409: ...in the Configure Down TCH menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC DATA PN9 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 DCUStom PN9 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 DTCHannel TCHannel PN9 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UCUStom PN9 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UTCHannel TCHannel PN9 PN9 Mode Normal Quick Option 1EH Only Press this softkey to toggle between normal and quick PN9 modes A single output of a fram...

Page 410: ...gure Down Custom and Configure Up Custom menus and in the TCH menu found in the Configure Down TCH menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC DATA PN15 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 DCUStom PN15 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 DTCHannel TCHannel PN15 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UCUStom PN15 SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UTCHannel TCHannel PN15 Rate Full Half Press this softkey to toggle betwe...

Page 411: ...lay 8 00 bits fall time 3 83 bits fall delay 9 50 bits This softkey is a convenience feature for quickly resetting the burst shape You can also change each of the burst characteristics individually by using the Rise Time Rise Delay Fall Time and Fall Delay softkeys in this menu Softkey Location Press Mode PDC More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Burst Shape Restore Default Burst Shape Restore Default Filte...

Page 412: ...Lay value SOURce RADio PDC BURSt SHAPe RISE DELay SOURce RADio PDC BURSt SHAPe RDELay value SOURce RADio PDC BURSt SHAPe RDELay Rise Time Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a rising edge time To change the rise time rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and...

Page 413: ...or softkey The current value for SACCH is displayed in the SACCH field near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH SACCH SACCH is also located in the Configure Down TCH and Configure Up VOX menus Status after Normal Preset 0000 Up TCH and Up VOX 000000 Dn TCH SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 ...

Page 414: ...If you have selected a custom file for configuring timeslot data fields the file name you selected is displayed in the Data field or the TCH field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data User File Select File or press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up TCH TCH User File Select File Select File i...

Page 415: ... the Configure Down TCH and Configure Up VOX menus Status after Normal Preset 785B4 Up TCH and Up VOX 87A4B Dn TCH SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 DTCHannel SWORd bit_pattern SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 DTCHannel SWORd SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UTCHannel SWORd bit_pattern SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UTCHannel SWORd SOURce RADio PDC SLOT0 1 2 3 4 5 UVOX SWORd bit_pat...

Page 416: ... Sync Out Offset Status after Normal Preset 0 bits SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PDC SOUT OFFSet value SOURce RADio PDC SOUT OFFSet TCH Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for internal data generation PN9 PN15 fixed 4 bit repeating sequences set patterns of ones and zeroes or you can choose to supply your own data download a binary file or input data using the DATA INPUT connector for con...

Page 417: ... Normal Preset 0 Timeslot Off On Press this softkey to toggle the active timeslot on and off For example to turn on timeslot 2 select the timeslot by pressing the Timeslot softkey in this same menu Enter the number 2 to make timeslot 2 active Then turn this timeslot on by toggling Timeslot Off On to On Notice that the visual representation of the timeslot pattern now shows timeslot 2 turned on and...

Page 418: ...ion channel VOX or an uplink or downlink custom timeslot You cannot however mix uplink and downlink timeslots in the same frame When you have selected the type for the timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Status after Normal ...

Page 419: ...om Press this softkey to select an uplink custom timeslot type for the active timeslot An uplink custom timeslot is configured using an internally generated data pattern a downloaded sequence of bits stored in a user file or by supplying external data Uplink timeslots cannot be mixed with downlink timeslots If you already have any timeslots designated as downlink they will be changed to uplink whe...

Page 420: ...PE UTCH Up TCH All Press this softkey to select uplink traffic channel mobile to base station as the timeslot type for all timeslots When you select Up TCH All the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode PDC Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Up TCH All SCPI Commands SOURce RADio...

Page 421: ...enough frames will be generated to transmit as much of the data pattern of the largest file as will fit into complete frames The remaining bits of the data pattern are truncated The smaller file will be repeated as many times as necessary to completely fill these frames Data will be truncated for the smaller file to coincide with the end of the last frame If a user s file and a PN9 or PN15 file ar...

Page 422: ...5 286 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Mode PDC ...

Page 423: ... have selected 4 1 s 4 0 s in a framed data transmission both the TCH and the Other Patterns softkeys will show this selection Also P4 is displayed in either the Data field or the TCH field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P4 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of four ones followed by four zeroes followed by four ones an...

Page 424: ...eld both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P8 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of eight ones followed by eight zeroes followed by eight ones and eight zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed ...

Page 425: ...d both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P16 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of sixteen ones followed by sixteen zeroes followed by sixteen ones and sixteen zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s or press Mode PHS Data Format Patter...

Page 426: ...field both of which are located near the bottom of the text area of the display A single output of a framed P32 data pattern consists of enough repetitions of thirty two ones followed by thirty two zeroes followed by thirty two ones and thirty two zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Other Patterns 32 1 s 32 0 s or press Mode PHS Da...

Page 427: ... followed by sixty four ones and sixty four zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH TCH Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s 64 1 s 64 0 s is also located in the Other Patterns menus found in the uplink and downlink Configure Custom menus...

Page 428: ... selected If a PN9 or PN15 data pattern is selected a single frame is generated The data fields of the frame are filled sequentially with the PRBS data The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the frame each time it is transmitted Any combination of external data and a PN9 data pattern will cause 511 frames to be generated The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the first of t...

Page 429: ...UT FRAME Begin Timeslot Press this softkey to output a 1 bit signal to the EVENT 1 rear panel connector that is synchronized to the first bit of a selected timeslot If you have entered a value for Sync Out Offset the synchronizing pulse is offset by the number of bits specified Select the timeslot by pressing Begin Timeslot The timeslot number for the synchronization signal becomes the active func...

Page 430: ...ATe value SOURce RADio PHS BRATe Burst Shape Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for modifying the burst shape of the framed data In this menu you can change the rise and fall time of the burst in bits and you can change the rise and fall delay of the burst in bits A softkey is also provided to return the default burst shape values Softkey Location Press Mode PHS More 1 of 2 Modify Sta...

Page 431: ...ld Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this custom timeslot is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data G Guard time is a 16 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the guard time field Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure...

Page 432: ...ur specific needs Softkey Location Press Mode PHS More 1 of 2 Configure Hardware Configure TCH Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for configuring a timeslot as a traffic channel The following figure shows an example of display graphics for a downlink traffic channel timeslot The uplink traffic channel timeslot is not identical The visual representation of the timeslot shows each fiel...

Page 433: ...e PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data CRC CI SA TCH Indicates that a cyclic redundancy check is performed on the channel identifier the slow associated control channel and the data fields The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the CRC G Guard time is a 16 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you canno...

Page 434: ...ndicating that you cannot change the contents of the start symbol field PR 1999999999999999 always The preamble is a 62 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the preamble field UW 050EF2993 Indicates that the unique word is set to hexadecimal 050EF2993 Press the UW softkey in the Configure SYNC menu to change the contents of the unique word fiel...

Page 435: ...a 16 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the guard time field Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type SYNC Configure SYNC or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Control Channel Dnlink Uplink Timeslot Type SYNC Configure SYNC Control Channel Dnlink Uplink Press this so...

Page 436: ...k Configure SYNC menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 SCHannel CSID bit_pattern SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 SCHannel CSID SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 SCHannel CSID bit_pattern SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 SCHannel CSID Custom Press this softkey to select a custom timeslot type for the active timeslot A custom timeslot is configured using an internally gener...

Page 437: ...ress Mode PHS Data Status after Normal Preset PN9 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DATA SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel TCHannel Data Format Pattern Framed Press this softkey to toggle between Data Format Pattern and Data Format Framed modes When you select Framed you will be transmitting your framed data pattern in a PHS format When you select Data Format Pattern you will be transmitti...

Page 438: ...SK Indicates that π 4DQPSK modulation is being internally generated PHS STANDARD Indicates that the structure of the PHS transmission follows the standard as defined by the PHS protocol This field changes to PHS MODIFIED under the following circumstances filter is NYQ filter alpha is changed bit rate is changed burst shape is changed phase polarity is set to invert Bit Symbol 2 Indicates that 2 bi...

Page 439: ...a Repeat Cont Indicates that the data pattern repeat is set to continuous mode If you select single mode this field changes to Repeat Single Phase Pol Normal Indicates the direction of rotation of the phase modulation vector If you select inverted mode this field changes to Phase Pol Invert The visual representation of the PHS timeslot pattern shows in this case that the downlink channel timeslots...

Page 440: ...er and Pattern Trigger menus Press Ext in either of these two menus to select external triggering for your data pattern Apply a TTL input to the rear panel PATTERN TRIG IN connector to trigger your frame or pattern data Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Ext or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH TCH Ext or press Mode PHS Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern ...

Page 441: ...e RADio PHS EDCLock Ext Delay Bits Press this softkey to specify the number of bits for the external trigger delay When Ext Delay Off On is set to On a value greater than 0 will delay the transmission of the triggered data after the external trigger event by the number of bits specified To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow ...

Page 442: ...l Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio PHS TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe Fall Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a falling edge delay To change the fall delay rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using th...

Page 443: ...APe FTIMe value SOURce RADio PHS BURSt SHAPe FTIMe Filter Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for changing the filter selection between root Nyquist root raised cosine and Nyquist raised cosine for changing the default filter alpha and for restoring the default filter alpha Softkey Location Press Mode PHS More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Filter Alpha Press this softkey to change the ...

Page 444: ...oot Nyquist root raised cosine and Nyquist raised cosine Notice that your filter selection is shown on the display in the Filter field Softkey Location Mode PHS More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Filter RNYQ NYQ Status after Normal Preset RNYQ SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS FILTer RNYQuist NYQuist SOURce RADio PHS FILTer ...

Page 445: ...a FIX4 or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH TCH FIX4 FIX4 is also located in the Data menu found in the uplink Configure TCH menu and in the downlink and uplink Configure Custom menus Status after Normal Preset 0000 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio PHS DATA FIX4 0 15 SOURce RADio PHS DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUSTom ...

Page 446: ...econd PN9 sequence PN15 A single frame is generated The data fields are filled with the leading bits of the PN15 sequence A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted The data fields of this frame are then filled sequentially with the next series of PN15 data bits A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted This process continues transmitting the entire PN15 sequence frame by frame The last bit o...

Page 447: ...enu that is accessed from the User File menu Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data User File Goto Row Goto Bottom Row or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH TCH User File Goto Row Goto Bottom Row Goto Middle Row Press this softkey to move the selection bar to the middle row of file names in the Goto Row menu that is accessed from the User File menu Softkey Loc...

Page 448: ...new value by pressing this softkey To enter a value in hexadecimal press IDLE The IDLE value becomes the active function Enter a new value using the front panel knob up and down arrow keys or use the numeric keypad and the A B C D E and F softkeys and press the Enter terminator softkey The current value for IDLE is displayed in the IDLE field near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey...

Page 449: ...djacent channel power select ACP The EVM selection provides the most ideal passband The ACP selection improves stopband rejection Softkey Location Press Mode PHS More 1 of 2 Configure Hardware Optimize RNYQ For EVM ACP Status after Normal Preset EVM SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS CHANnel EVM ACP SOURce RADio PHS CHANnel Other Patterns Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of data pattern selections...

Page 450: ...Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data User File Page Up or press Mode PHS Data User File Goto Row Page Up or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH TCH User File Page Up or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH TCH User File Goto Row Page Up Page Up is also located in the User File menus found in the Data menu the uplink Confi...

Page 451: ... Press Mode PHS Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern Trigger Status after Normal Preset Trigger Key SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS TRIGger SOURce Phase Polarity Normal Invert Press this softkey to reverse the direction of rotation of the phase modulation vector Choose Invert and the in phase component will lag the quadrature phase component by 90 in the resulting modulation The inverted selection al...

Page 452: ...ciators are turned on in the display Although the digital modulation is enabled with this softkey the RF carrier is modulated by the enabled modulation only when you have also set Mod On Off to On Setting PHS Off On to On presets the following softkeys in the I Q menu I Q Off On is set to On and I Q Source is set to Int I Q You can override these selections in the I Q menu Softkey Location Press M...

Page 453: ...Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DATA PN9 SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUSTom PN9 SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel TCHannel PN9 SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUSTom PN9 SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel TCHannel PN9 PN9 Mode Normal Quick Option 1EH Only Press this softkey to toggle between normal and quick PN9 modes A single output of a fram...

Page 454: ...2 3 4 CUSTom PN15 SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel TCHannel PN15 SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUSTom PN15 SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel TCHannel PN15 PSID Press this softkey to change the 28 bit personal station identification code PSID The preset hexadecimal value when normal preset is selected for PSID reflects the PHS standard however you can enter a new value ...

Page 455: ...t Shape Press this softkey to reset the burst shape characteristics to their default values rise time 4 98 bits rise delay 6 50 bits fall time 4 54 bits fall delay 8 50 bits This softkey is a convenience feature for quickly resetting the burst shape You can also change each of the burst characteristics individually by using the Rise Time Rise Delay Fall Time and Fall Delay softkeys in this menu So...

Page 456: ...Lay value SOURce RADio PHS BURSt SHAPe RISE DELay SOURce RADio PHS BURSt SHAPe RDELay value SOURce RADio PHS BURSt SHAPe RDELay Rise Time Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a rising edge time To change the rise time rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and...

Page 457: ...Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH SA or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Control Channel Dnlink Uplink Configure TCH SA SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel SACChannel bit_pattern SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel SACChannel SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel SACChannel bit_pattern SOURce RADi...

Page 458: ...he active function Enter a new value using the front panel knob up and down arrow keys or use the numeric keypad and the A B C D E and F softkeys and press the Enter terminator softkey The range of values allowed is hexadecimal 000 through 3FF Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Frame Scramble Seed Status after Normal Preset 3FF SCPI Commands SOU...

Page 459: ...ation Press Mode PHS Data User File Select File or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH TCH User File Select File Select File is also located in the User File menus found in the uplink Configure TCH menu and in the downlink and uplink Configure Custom menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DATA file name SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUSTom file name SOURc...

Page 460: ... Commands SOURce RADio PHS SOUT Sync Out Offset Press this softkey to move the synchronization signal forward or back from the beginning of the data pattern frame or timeslot To set the number of bits of offset press Sync Out Offset and synchronization offset becomes the active function Enter the desired value using the front panel knob up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric k...

Page 461: ...ot Configure TCH TCH or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type TCH or press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Control Channel Dnlink Uplink Timeslot Type TCH Status after Normal Preset PN9 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TCHannel TCHannel SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TYPE TCH SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TYPE ...

Page 462: ...eslot Timeslot Timeslot Off On Press this softkey to toggle the active timeslot on and off For example to turn on timeslot 2 select the timeslot by pressing the Timeslot softkey in this same menu Enter the number 2 to make timeslot 2 active Then turn this timeslot on by toggling Timeslot Off On to On Notice that the visual representation of the timeslot pattern now shows timeslot 2 turned on in ei...

Page 463: ...hannel Dnlink Uplink Timeslot Type Status after Normal Preset TCH for downlink timeslot 1 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio PHS DLINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TYPE SOURce RADio PHS ULINk SLOT 1 2 3 4 TYPE Trigger Key Press this softkey to select the front panel Trigger key as the pattern trigger for a single output of a modulated data transmission that is not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern or se...

Page 464: ...attern which are too few to completely fill a frame are truncated If two files of unequal sizes are selected for the same framed transmission enough frames will be generated to transmit as much of the data pattern of the largest file as will fit into complete frames The remaining bits of the data pattern are truncated The smaller file will be repeated as many times as necessary to completely fill ...

Page 465: ...softkeys and press the Enter terminator softkey The current value for UW is displayed in the UW field near the bottom of the text area of the display Status after Factory Preset 3D4C downlink TCH E149 uplink TCH 050EF2993 downlink SYNC B899AF0 uplink SYNC Softkey Location Press Mode PHS Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure TCH UW UW is also located in the uplink Configure TCH me...

Page 466: ...5 330 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Mode PHS ...

Page 467: ...generating data patterns that are formatted into a framed structure where the data bits are located in fields defined by the TETRA protocol or for generating just the data pattern where the data sequence can be output a single time or repeatedly These softkeys are described in this section in alphabetical order ...

Page 468: ...gh repetitions of four ones followed by four zeroes followed by four ones and four zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Other Patterns 4 1 s 4 0 s or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data Other Patterns 4 1 s 4 0 s 4 1 s 4 0 s is also located in the Other Patterns menus found in ev...

Page 469: ...pattern consists of enough repetitions of eight ones followed by eight zeroes followed by eight ones and eight zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data Other Patterns 8 1 s 8 0 s 8 1 s 8 0 s is also located in the Othe...

Page 470: ...tern consists of enough repetitions of sixteen ones followed by sixteen zeroes followed by sixteen ones and sixteen zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data Other Patterns 16 1 s 16 0 s 16 1 s 16 0 s is also located ...

Page 471: ...pattern consists of enough repetitions of thirty two ones followed by thirty two zeroes followed by thirty two ones and thirty two zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Other Patterns 32 1 s 32 0 s or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data Other Patterns 32 1 s 32 0 s 32 1 s 32 0 s i...

Page 472: ...pattern consists of enough repetitions of sixty four ones followed by sixty four zeroes followed by sixty four ones and sixty four zeroes and so on until the data fields in the timeslot are filled Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data Other Patterns 64 1 s 64 0 s 64 1 s 64 0 s i...

Page 473: ...e function Enter a new value using the front panel knob up and down arrow keys or use the numeric keypad and the A B C D E and F softkeys and press the Enter terminator softkey The current value for broadcast bits is displayed in the B field near the bottom of the text area of the display Status after Factory Preset 00000000 Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Ti...

Page 474: ... 3 4 DCNormal B1 14 bit value SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCNormal B1 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DDNormal B1 14 bit value SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DDNormal B1 B2 Press this softkey to change the 16 bit broadcast bits B2 value To enter a value in hexadecimal press B2 The broadcast bits value becomes the active function Enter a new value using the front panel knob up and down arrow k...

Page 475: ...e number of bits specified The number of trigger pulses generated depends on the framed data patterns selected If a PN9 or PN15 data pattern is selected a single frame is generated The data fields of the frame are filled sequentially with the PRBS data The synchronizing pulse occurs at the beginning of the frame each time it is transmitted Any combination of external data and a PN9 data pattern wi...

Page 476: ...egin Pattern SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SOUT FRAME Begin Timeslot Press this softkey to output a 1 bit signal to the EVENT 1 rear panel connector that is synchronized to the first bit of a selected timeslot If you have entered a value for Sync Out Offset the synchronizing pulse is offset by the number of bits specified Select the timeslot by pressing Begin Timeslot The timeslot number for th...

Page 477: ...e value SOURce RADio TETRa BRATe Burst Shape Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for modifying the burst shape of the framed data In this menu you can change the rise and fall time of the burst in bits and you can change the rise and fall delay of the burst in bits A softkey is also provided to return the default burst shape values Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA More 1 of 2 Modify S...

Page 478: ...lot The visual representation of the timeslot shows each field of the timeslot In this example Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this custom timeslot is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn ...

Page 479: ...text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the ramp time field Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this custom timeslot is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data G Guard time is a 14 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the content...

Page 480: ...is first training sequence field PA Phase Adjustment There are two 2 bit phase adjustment fields The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of either phase adjustment field Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for both 216 bit data fields is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or extern...

Page 481: ...n Normal Cont Configure Dn Normal Cont Configure Dn Normal Disc Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for configuring a timeslot as a downlink discontinuous normal timeslot The following figure shows an example of display graphics for a downlink discontinuous normal timeslot The visual representation of the timeslot shows each field of the timeslot as it is defined by the TETRA standard...

Page 482: ...2 bit training sequence field contains hexadecimal 343A74 Press the TS softkey in the Configure Dn Normal Disc menu to change the value of this second training sequence field B2 0000 Indicates that the 16 bit broadcast bits field contains hexadecimal 0000 Press the B2 softkey in the Configure Dn Normal Disc menu to change the value of the broadcast bits field TS3 2 always Indicates that the 2 bit ...

Page 483: ...quence field PA Phase Adjustment There are two 2 bit phase adjustment fields The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of either phase adjustment field FCOR FF0000000000000000FF Indicates that 80 bit frequency correction field contains hexadecimal FF0000000000000000FF Press the FCOR softkey in the Configure Dn Sync Cont menu to change the value of the frequency ...

Page 484: ...e field always contains hexadecimal 2DC The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of this third training sequence field Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Cont Configure Dn Sync Cont Configure Dn Sync Disc Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for configuring a timeslot as ...

Page 485: ...ntains hexadecimal 30673A7067 Press the STS softkey in the Configure Dn Sync Disc menu to change the value of the synchronization training sequence field B 00000000 Indicates that the 30 bit broadcast bits field contains hexadecimal 00000000 Press the B softkey in the Configure Dn Sync Disc menu to change the value of the broadcast bits field Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for the 216 ...

Page 486: ... the subsequent menus to configure the timeslot fields Scramble capability is also available in this menu and the PN9 data pattern can be set to normal or quick for downlink timeslots This softkey is inactive until you set Data Format Pattern Framed to Framed Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Control 1 Pressing this softkey reveals a menu ...

Page 487: ...that the 30 bit training sequence field contains hexadecimal 2743A743 Press the TS softkey in the Configure Up Control 1 menu to change the value of the training sequence field G There are two guard time fields The first is a 15 bit field for subslot 1 The second is a 255 bit field that fills subslot 2 The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the guard time ...

Page 488: ...lds Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for both 84 bit data fields is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data TS 2743A743 Indicates that the 30 bit training sequence field contains hexadecimal 2743A743 Press the TS softkey in the Configure Up Control 2 menu to change the value of the training sequence fiel...

Page 489: ...in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the ramp time field Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for this custom timeslot is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data G Guard time is a 14 bit field The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of ...

Page 490: ...it tail fields always contain hexadecimal B The text in this field is grey indicating that you cannot change the contents of the tail bits fields Data PN9 Indicates that the data selection for both 216 bit data fields is PN9 Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data TS 343A74 Indicates that the training sequence field c...

Page 491: ...m Pattern Repeat Cont of your choice of data This softkey is also available for timeslot configuration Choose from the same menu of selections for configuring the timeslot data fields Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data Data is also located in all of the other configure timeslot menus except the uplink an...

Page 492: ...t Envelope Off On softkey in the I Q menu At any time that TETRA is enabled TETRA Off On is set to On and Data Format Framed is selected the ENVLP annunciator is turned on in the display indicating that Burst Envelope On is also selected The following figure shows the display graphics that appear when the TETRA menu is accessed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Framed and you are not configurin...

Page 493: ...r NYQ α 0 35 if you select the Nyquist filter raised cosine Data PN9 Indicates that a PN9 sequence has been selected for transmitting without framing In this example the text in this field is grey indicating an inactive function framed mode is on Other selections allowed include PN15 fixed 4 bit patterns fixed patterns of ones and zeroes user files or external data Repeat Cont Indicates that the d...

Page 494: ... to downlink when any other timeslot is designated as downlink The following table shows the timeslot type interchanges that will occur if the frame was designated as uplink and then either continuous downlink or discontinuous downlink is selected When you have selected Dn Custom Cont for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show you...

Page 495: ...designated as downlink The following table shows the timeslot type interchanges that will occur if the frame was designated as uplink and then either continuous downlink or discontinuous downlink is selected When you have selected Dn Custom Disc for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your configuration Softkey Location Press M...

Page 496: ...nk and then either continuous downlink or discontinuous downlink is selected When you select Dn Normal Cont for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Normal Cont SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4...

Page 497: ...link and then either continuous downlink or discontinuous downlink is selected When you select Dn Normal Disc for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Normal Cont SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3...

Page 498: ...s uplink and then either continuous downlink or discontinuous downlink is selected When you select Dn Sync Cont for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Cont SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3...

Page 499: ... as uplink and then either continuous downlink or discontinuous downlink is selected When you select Dn Sync Disc for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Cont SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2...

Page 500: ... trigger your frame or pattern data Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Ext or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data Ext or press Mode TETRA Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern Trigger Ext or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Frame Repeat Single Cont Frame Trigger Ext Ext is also located in the uplink and downlink configure custom menu ...

Page 501: ...RADio TETRa EDCLock Ext Delay Bits Press this softkey to specify the number of bits for the external trigger delay When Ext Delay Off On is set to On a value greater than 0 will delay the transmission of the triggered data after the external trigger event by the number of bits specified To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow ...

Page 502: ...eset Off SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe ON OFF 1 0 SOURce RADio TETRa TRIGger SOURce EXTernal DELay STATe Fall Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a falling edge delay To change the fall delay rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using th...

Page 503: ...d down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the bits terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 024 through 30 bits Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Burst Shape Fall Time Status after Normal Preset 7 814 bits SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa BURSt SHAPe FALL TIME value SOURce RADio TETRa BURSt SHAPe FALL TIME SOURce RADio TETRa BURS...

Page 504: ...f the text area of the display Status after Factory Preset FF0000000000000000FF Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Cont Configure Dn Sync Cont FCOR or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Disc Configure Dn Sync Disc FCOR SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 ...

Page 505: ...cation Press Mode TETRA More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Filter Alpha Status after Normal Preset 0 35 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa ALPHa value SOURce RADio TETRa ALPHa Filter RNYQ NYQ Press this softkey to toggle the filter selection between Root Nyquist root raised cosine and Nyquist raised cosine Notice that your filter selection is shown on the display in the Filter field Softkey Location...

Page 506: ...RA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data FIX4 FIX4 is also located in the uplink and downlink configure custom menu and in the Data menus found in every other TETRA configure timeslot type menu Status after Normal Preset 0000 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio TETRa DATA FIX4 0 15 SOURce RADio TETRa DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUS...

Page 507: ...DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DDSync DATA FIX4 0 15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DDSync DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 UC1 DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 UC1 DATA FIX4 0 15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 UC1 DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 UC2 DATA FIX4 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 UC2 DATA FIX4 0 15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 UC2 DATA FIX4 S...

Page 508: ...ond PN9 sequence PN15 A single frame is generated The data fields are filled with the leading bits of the PN15 sequence A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted The data fields of this frame are then filled sequentially with the next series of PN15 data bits A trigger causes the frame to be transmitted This process continues transmitting the entire PN15 sequence frame by frame The last bit of ...

Page 509: ... is accessed from the User File menu Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data User File Goto Row Goto Bottom Row or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data User File Goto Row Goto Bottom Row Goto Middle Row Press this softkey to move the selection bar to the middle row of file names in the Goto Row menu that is accessed from the User File menu Softkey ...

Page 510: ... modifying the standard transmission in the following ways changing the filter from root Nyquist to Nyquist changing the filter alpha changing the transmission bit rate changing the burst rising edge time and delay changing the burst falling edge time and delay inverting the phase polarity Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Optimize RNYQ For EVM ACP Press this softkey to...

Page 511: ... or press Mode TETRA Data User File Goto Row Page Down or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data User File Page Down or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data User File Goto Row Page Down Page Down is also located in the User File menus found in every other TETRA configure timeslot type menu Page Up P...

Page 512: ...xternal trigger supplied to the PATTERN TRIG IN connector or by a TRG command or GET group execute trigger signal sent over HP IB This softkey is inactive until Pattern Repeat Single Cont is set to Single Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Pattern Repeat Single Cont Pattern Trigger Status after Normal Preset Trigger Key SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa TRIGger SOURce Phase Polarity Normal Invert Pr...

Page 513: ... Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data PN9 PN9 is also located in the uplink and downlink configure custom menu and in the Data menus found in every other TETRA configure timeslot type menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa DATA PN9 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUSTom PN9 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCCustom PN9 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCNo...

Page 514: ...f a framed quick PN9 data pattern consists of one entire PN9 sequence plus enough of a second PN9 sequence to fill the remaining data fields in the current frame The second PN9 sequence is therefore truncated Quick PN9 mode is only available for downlink timeslots Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Frame PN9 Mode Normal Quick Status after Norm...

Page 515: ...nus found in every other TETRA configure timeslot type menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa DATA PN15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 CUSTom PN15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCCustom PN15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCNormal DATA PN15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCSync DATA PN15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DDCustom DATA PN15 SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DDNormal DATA PN15 SOURc...

Page 516: ...a convenience feature for quickly resetting the filter alpha You can also change the bit rate by pressing the Filter Alpha softkey Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA More 1 of 2 Modify Standard Filter Restore Default Filter Alpha Rise Delay Press this softkey to change the shape of the bursted RF signal by entering a rising edge delay To change the rise delay rotate the front panel knob until the d...

Page 517: ...ise Time Status after Normal Preset 9 376 bits SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa BURSt SHAPe RISE TIME value SOURce RADio TETRa BURSt SHAPe RISE TIME SOURce RADio TETRa BURSt SHAPe RTIMe value SOURce RADio TETRa BURSt SHAPe RTIMe Scramble Off On Press this softkey to enable the scramble capability When Scramble Off On is set to On the data in the related fields will be scrambled using the seed valu...

Page 518: ...d consists of four fields The two least significant bits are defined by the TETRA standard to always be 1 They must be specified anyway The remaining 30 bits are the extended color code which is divided into three fields mobile country code mobile network code and color code The two least significant bits are appended to the color code so if for example you set a color code of 1 a scramble seed of...

Page 519: ...eld located near the bottom of the text area of the display Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data User File Select File or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal Data User File Select File Select File is also located in the User File menus found in every other TETRA configure timeslot type menu SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa DATA file name SOURce RADi...

Page 520: ... block bits is displayed in the SSB field near the bottom of the text area of the display Status after Factory Preset 000000000000000000000000000000 Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Cont Configure Dn Sync Cont SSB or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Disc ...

Page 521: ...67 Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Cont Configure Dn Sync Cont STS or press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type More 2 of 2 Dn Sync Disc Configure Dn Sync Disc STS SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCSync STS 38 bit value SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCSync STS SOURce...

Page 522: ...o TETRa SOUT OFFSet value SOURce RADio TETRa SOUT OFFSet TETRA Off On Press this softkey to enable the TETRA communications standard Setting TETRA Off On to On sets up the internal hardware to generate the structure that follows the TETRA standard The internal I Q modulator generates π 4DQPSK digital modulation and the TETRA and I Q annunciators are turned on in the display Although the digital mo...

Page 523: ...lot on and off For example to turn on timeslot 2 select the timeslot by pressing the Timeslot softkey in this same menu Enter the number 2 to make timeslot 2 active Then turn this timeslot on by toggling Timeslot Off On to On Notice that the visual representation of the timeslot pattern now shows timeslot 2 turned on Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot T...

Page 524: ...ttern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Status after Normal Preset Uplink Normal for all timeslots SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 TYPE Trigger Key Press this softkey to select the front panel Trigger key as the pattern trigger for a single output of a modulated data transmission that is not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern or select the Trigger key as the fr...

Page 525: ...ownlink normal continuous and discontinuous 2743A743 uplink control 1 and 2 Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Configure Up Normal TS TS is also located in the uplink configure control 1 and control 2 menus and in the downlink configure normal continuous and discontinuous menus SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 DCNormal TSEQuence 30 bit valu...

Page 526: ...s that will occur if the frame was designated as downlink and then uplink is selected When you select Up Control 1 for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Up Control 1 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 TYPE U...

Page 527: ...s that will occur if the frame was designated as downlink and then uplink is selected When you select Up Control 1 for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your selection Softkey Location Press Mode TETRA Data Format Pattern Framed Configure Timeslot Timeslot Type Up Control 2 SCPI Commands SOURce RADio TETRa SLOT 1 2 3 4 TYPE U...

Page 528: ...hanged to uplink when any other timeslot is designated as uplink The following table shows the timeslot type interchanges that will occur if the frame was designated as downlink and then uplink is selected When you have selected Up Custom for a timeslot the visual representation of the timeslot pattern on the display is immediately updated to show your configuration Softkey Location Press Mode TET...

Page 529: ...in the signal generator s memory You can select a custom file from this catalog for your data pattern Scroll through the listed files and when your selection is highlighted press the Select File softkey If you have selected User File as a data pattern for modulated transmissions that are not framed Data Format Pattern Framed is set to Pattern UserFile is displayed in the Data field in the top line...

Page 530: ...h frames will be generated to transmit the PN9 15 The end of the PN9 15 data will coincide with the end of the last frame The smaller user s file will be repeated as many times as necessary to completely fill these frames Data will be truncated for the smaller file to coincide with the end of the last frame If a user s file and a PN9 file are selected for the same framed transmission and the user ...

Page 531: ...s If the value is positive pressing the backspace key deletes the entire value and also changes the sign to a negative state Subsequent key presses change the sign between positive and negative states If you are entering a new value If the cursor is to the right of the digits pressing the backspace key deletes the digit immediately to the left When no digits remain subsequent key presses change th...

Page 532: ...5 396 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Numeric Keypad ...

Page 533: ... Path 1 and ΦM Path 2 configurations To change the value of the ΦM deviation press the softkey once The current value for ΦM deviation is displayed in the active entry area To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the pi rad rad or deg terminator softkey The range of va...

Page 534: ... ΦM Path 1 must be greater than or equal to the deviation for ΦM Path 2 Softkey Location Press FM ΦM hardkey toggle FM ΦM softkey to ΦM press ΦM Path 1 2 Status after Normal Preset 0 radians SCPI Commands SOURce PM 1 2 DEViation val unit SOURce PM 1 2 DEViation Table 5 1 Maximum Deviation Values for Phase Modulation Mode Maximum Deviation Maximum Rates 3 dB BW ΦM Path 1 ΦM Path 2 Normal N1 x 90 ra...

Page 535: ...the deviation of ΦM tone 1 as a percent The range of values allowed is 0 to 100 The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 The sum of the two ΦM deviations results in the total ΦM deviation set by the ΦM Dev softkey in the initial ΦM Menu For example if the total ΦM deviation is 300 radians and you set ΦM Dual Sine Ampl Ratio to 50 then the deviation of ΦM tone 1 will be 200 radians and the deviation of...

Page 536: ...se modulation is enabled the ΦM annunciator is turned on in the display There are two paths for ΦM modulation which can be simultaneously enabled as long as they use different sources Int Ext1 or Ext2 ΦM Path 2 is limited to a maximum rate of 1 MHz ΦM Path 2 must be set to a deviation less than or equal to ΦM Path 1 The modulation signals from both paths are summed internally for composite modulat...

Page 537: ...tics for this second configuration and enable ΦM by setting ΦM Off On to On The RF carrier is available at the RF OUTPUT connector when you set RF On Off to On Set Mod On Off to On to modulate the RF carrier with the modulations that you have enabled ΦM Path 1 and ΦM Path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation Either path can be switched to any one of the modulation sources Int Ext1 or E...

Page 538: ...rrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Hz or kHz terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz to 10 kHz 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz is the range allowed if sinewave is selected as the internal waveform The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz Notice that the new value of ΦM rate applies only to whichever ΦM path configuration you have currently selected Softkey Locatio...

Page 539: ...ternal 1 and 2 sources have multiple uses You can use them for amplitude frequency and phase modulation For burst modulation you can only use the external 1 source and you must use the external 2 source for pulse modulation However any given source can only be routed to one enabled modulation at a time If for example you were using the external 1 source in a frequency modulation configuration for ...

Page 540: ... The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the ΦM Rate softkey in the initial ΦM Menu and the ΦM Tone 1 Rate softkey in the ΦM Dual Sine Menu Any value set for ΦM Start Rate is reflected in the ΦM Rate and ΦM Tone 1 Rate softkeys Conversely if you change the value for either the ΦM Rate softkey or the ΦM Tone 1 Rate softkey t...

Page 541: ...op Rate is changed to match Softkey Location Press FM ΦM hardkey toggle FM ΦM softkey to ΦM press More 1 of 2 ΦM Waveform Swept Sine ΦM Stop Rate Status after Normal Preset 400 0 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate val unit SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate ΦM Sweep Time Press this softkey to set the sweep time for swept sine phase modulation The signal generat...

Page 542: ...the ΦM tone 1 Enter the desired rate using the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a value using the numeric keypad and press the kHz or Hz terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 0 1 Hz through 50 kHz The minimum increment allowed is 0 1 Hz This softkey is coupled to the ΦM Rate softkey in the initial ΦM Menu and the ΦM Start Rate softkey in the ΦM Swept Sine Menu Any v...

Page 543: ...tkey the value for ΦM Tone 2 Rate is changed to match Softkey Location Press FM ΦM hardkey toggle FM ΦM softkey to ΦM press More 1 of 2 ΦM Waveform Dual Sine ΦM Tone 2 Rate Status after Normal Preset 400 0 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate val unit SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 FREQuency ALTernate ΦM Waveform Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of ΦM waveform choices for yo...

Page 544: ...ion eliminates the offset in DC phase modulation so that the carrier phase remains the same with no modulation applied External DC coupled ΦM must be active when this command is executed Softkey Location Press FM ΦM hardkey toggle FM ΦM softkey to ΦM press More 1 of 2 DCFM DCΦM Cal SCPI Commands CALibration DCFM Dual Sine Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for setting the dual sine ph...

Page 545: ...d phase modulation signal to the EXT 1 INPUT connector The modulation signal is tested for voltage and a display annunciator will report a high or low condition if the voltage is 3 of 1 Vpk The external 1 input has multiple uses but can be used for only one modulation at a time If for example you were using the external 1 input in an amplitude modulation configuration for AM Path 1 and then you co...

Page 546: ...1 2 EXTernal 1 COUPling DC SOURce PM 1 2 EXTernal 1 COUPling Ext 2 AC Coupled This softkey lets you input an external AC coupled phase modulation signal to the EXT 2 INPUT connector The modulation signal is tested for voltage and a display annunciator will report a high or low condition if the voltage is 3 of 1 Vpk The external 2 input has multiple uses but can be used for only one modulation at a...

Page 547: ...ress ΦM Source Ext 2 DC Coupled SCPI Commands SOURce PM 1 2 SOURce EXTernal2 SOURce PM 1 2 EXTernal2 COUPling DC SOURce PM 1 2 EXTernal2 COUPling FM ΦM Normal High BW This softkey toggles between the menus for FM normal ΦM and wideband ΦM Normal ΦM lets you set the phase deviation as high as N x 90 radians with a 3 dB bandwidth of 100 kHz Wideband ΦM provides increased bandwidth while restricting ...

Page 548: ...URce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 SWEep TRIGger IMMediate SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 SWEep TRIGger Internal This softkey lets you internally generate an AC coupled phase modulation signal The internal source has multiple uses but can be used for only one modulation at a time If for example you were using the internal source in an amplitude modulation configuration for AM Path 1 and then you configured ΦM Path ...

Page 549: ...Path 1 and ΦM Path 2 configurations Notice that the selected waveform applies only to whichever ΦM path configuration you have currently selected Softkey Location Press FM ΦM hardkey toggle FM ΦM softkey to ΦM press More 1 of 2 ΦM Waveform Ramp SCPI Commands SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe RAMP SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe Sine This softkey lets you specify sine as the phase mod...

Page 550: ...erator to a single externally triggered sweep on either a negative or positive TTL level or you can choose continuous sweep triggered immediately In this menu you can also select either a positive or negative polarity for the TRIGGER OUT signal Softkey Location Press FM ΦM hardkey toggle FM ΦM softkey to ΦM press More 1 of 2 ΦM Waveform Swept Sine SCPI Commands SOURce PM 1 2 INTernal 1 FUNCtion SH...

Page 551: ... set to Neg for swept sine AM FM and LF Out And in addition if the step or list sweep trigger is set to Ext Pos the trigger selection will automatically be changed to Ext Neg The same softkeys will toggle to Pos or to Ext Pos if you select Pos in the Swept Sine ΦM Menu Conversely if the Trigger In Slope Neg Pos softkey is toggled in the swept sine AM FM or LF Out menus it will cause the swept sine...

Page 552: ...olarity Neg Pos This softkey toggles the polarity of the TTL signal that is output at the rear panel TRIGGER OUT connector When Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos is set to Pos the output signal is asserted high 5 V at the start of the swept sine phase modulation sweep and low 0 V when the sweep is concluded Setting Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos to Neg reverses the polarity where a high is 0 V and a low ...

Page 553: ...witch is off but the instrument is still connected to the mains circuit by way of the power cord The detachable power cord is the instrument disconnecting device The front panel power switch therefore is not and should not be used as a line switch CAUTION Avoid turning off power to the signal generator unless it is quiescent not currently changing state as a result of front panel operation or remo...

Page 554: ...5 418 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Power Switch ...

Page 555: ...reset conditions are shown in the following table To set your signal generator to default to these conditions set the Preset Normal User softkey to Normal Or you can define your own preset conditions and set your signal generator to preset to that unique state Refer to the Preset Normal User softkey description which is part of the Utility key section SCPI Commands SYSTem PRESet ...

Page 556: ...h Increment Persistent State AM Rate 400 Hz AM Rate Increment Persistent State AM Source Internal AM Waveform Sine AM Depth Coupling Off DECT Option UN3 and UN4 Parameter Condition Parameter Condition DECT Off Data Format Pattern Data PN9 Pattern Repeat Continuous Sync Out Begin Pattern Sync Out Offset 0 Bits Filter BbT 0 50 Phase Polarity Normal BBG Data Clock Internal Bit Rate 1 152000 Mbps Burs...

Page 557: ...State Screen Saver Delay Persistent State Contrast Persistent State Frequency Parameter Condition Parameter Condition Frequency Max Specified Frequency Increment Persistent State Frequency Offset 0 00 Hz Frequency Offset Increment Persistent State Frequency Reference State Off Frequency Reference 0 Hz Frequency Multiplier 1 Phase Adjustment 0 000 Radians Phase Adjustment Increment Persistent State...

Page 558: ...Burst Rise Time 4 22 bits Burst Rise Delay 0 00 bits Burst Fall Time 3 44 bits Burst Fall Delay 4 38 bits HP IB RS 232 Parameter Condition Parameter Condition HP IB Address Persistent State Remote Language SCPI RS 232 Baud Rate Persistent State RS 232 Echo Persistent State Transmit Pace Persistent State Receive Pace Persistent State HP IB RS 232 Parameter Condition Parameter Condition RTS Persiste...

Page 559: ... Modulation Status Information On LF Output Parameter Condition Parameter Condition LF Out Off LF Out Source IntMod LF Out Amplitude 0 000 V LF Out Amplitude Increment Persistent State LF Out Modulation Frequency 400 Hz LF Out Modulation Freq Incr Persistent State LF Out Period 80 µs LF Out Period Increment Persistent State LF Out Width 40 µs LF Out Width Increment Persistent State LF Out Waveform...

Page 560: ...91DE4A SACCH Up TCH Down TCH 000 CDVCC Up TCH Down TCH 000 PDC Options UN3 and UN4 Parameter Condition Parameter Condition PDC Off Data Format Pattern Data PN9 Pattern Repeat Continuous Sync Out Begin Pattern Sync Out Offset 0 Bits Filter Root Nyquist Filter Alpha 0 50 Optimize RNYQ For EVM External Data Clock Normal BBG Data Clock Internal Bit Rate 42 000 kbps Burst Rise Time 5 47 bits Burst Rise...

Page 561: ...S Off Data Format Pattern Data PN9 Pattern Repeat Continuous Sync Out Begin Pattern Sync Out Offset 0 Bits Filter Root Nyquist Filter Alpha 0 50 Optimize RNYQ For EVM External Data Clock Normal BBG Data Clock Internal Bit Rate 384 000 kbps Burst Rise Time 4 98 bits Burst Rise Delay 6 50 bits Burst Fall Time 4 54 bits Burst Fall Delay 8 50 bits Phase Polarity Normal Control Channel Uplink Scramble ...

Page 562: ...ondition Pulse Modulation Off Pulse Source Internal Pulse Pulse Period 80 µs Pulse Period Increment Persistent State Pulse Width 40 µs Pulse Width Increment Persistent State Pulse Rate 400 0 Hz Pulse Rate Increment Persistent State Sweep List Parameter Condition Parameter Condition Sweep Off Sweep Type List Step Sweep Start Frequency Maximum Specified Step Sweep Stop Frequency Maximum Specified St...

Page 563: ...ts Burst Fall Time 7 814 bits Burst Fall Delay 9 50 bits Phase Polarity Normal PN9 Mode Normal Scramble Off Scramble Seed FFFFFFFF FIX4 Pattern 0000 Framed Data PN9 Timeslots Turned On 1 Timeslot 1 Type Uplink Normal Timeslot 2 3 and 4 Type Uplink Normal TS Uplink Normal Downlink Normal Cont Downlink Normal Disc 343A74 TS Uplink Control 1 Uplink control 2 2743A743 B1 Downlink Normal Cont Downlink ...

Page 564: ...5 428 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Preset ...

Page 565: ...es but can be used for only one modulation at a time If for example you were using the external 2 input in a frequency modulation configuration for FM Path 1 and then you configured the pulse modulation source to also use the external 2 input the signal generator would turn off FM Path 1 and assign the external 2 input to your pulse configuration Softkey Location Press Pulse Pulse Source Ext2 DC C...

Page 566: ...ce PULM SOURce INT SOURce PULM SOURce SOURce PULM INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe PULSe SOURce PULM INTernal 1 FUNCtion SHAPe Internal Square This softkey lets you internally generate squarewave pulse modulation The duty cycle is set at 50 and you can set the pulse rate from 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz For additional specifications refer to Chapter 9 Specifications The internal source has multiple uses but can be ...

Page 567: ...ulation To change the period press the softkey once The current value for pulse period is displayed in the active entry area To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the msec or µsec terminator softkey The range of values allowed is 16 µs to 30 s If the value for pulse ...

Page 568: ... Status after Normal Preset 400 Hz SCPI Commands SOURce PULM INTernal 1 FREQuency val unit SOURce PULM INTernal 1 FREQuency Pulse Width Use this softkey to change the pulse width for internal pulse modulation To change the pulse width press the softkey once The current value for pulse width is displayed in the active entry area To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired val...

Page 569: ...r The internal and external 2 sources have multiple uses However you can use each source for only one modulation type at a time If for example you were using the external 2 source in a frequency modulation configuration for FM Path 1 and then you configured the pulse modulation source to also use the external 2 source the signal generator would turn off FM Path 1 and assign the external 2 source t...

Page 570: ...5 434 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Pulse ...

Page 571: ...a 4 using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey Sequence 4 is now displayed in all softkeys which specify a sequence in this menu Now press Delete All Regs in Seq 4 and the data in all of the registers stored in sequence 4 will be deleted Be certain that you want to delete this data you cannot recover it once deleted NOTE This softkey has exactly the same function as the softke...

Page 572: ...be deleted The instrument state that you had recalled from this register remains however until you change it If you deleted this register in error you can immediately resave it using the Save Seq n Reg n softkey in the Save menu NOTE This softkey has exactly the same function as the softkey with the identical name in the front panel Save key menu Softkey Location Press Recall Delete Seq n Reg nn R...

Page 573: ... enter a 4 using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey Sequence 4 is now displayed in all softkeys which specify a sequence in this menu There are 100 registers available 0 through 99 in each of 10 0 through 9 sequences You can use these registers in any combination so long as the total number of registers used does not exceed 50 NOTE The actual number of states that can be sav...

Page 574: ...5 438 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Recall ...

Page 575: ... will display another menu You should now see the LF Out Source menu Press Return and you are moved back to the LF Out menu When you are at the top level of the menus the Return key has no function The Return key has autorepeat capability Hold it down and you are moved repeatedly back through the menus until you either release the key or you reach the top level of the menus While you are entering ...

Page 576: ...5 440 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Return ...

Page 577: ...PUT connector Although you can configure and engage various modulations no signal is available at the RF OUTPUT connector until RF On Off is set to On An annunciator is always turned on in the display to indicate whether RF is turned on or off Status after Normal Preset RF Off SCPI Commands OUTPut STATe ON OFF 1 0 OUTPut STATe ...

Page 578: ...5 442 Hardkey and Softkey Reference RF On Off ...

Page 579: ...numeric characters and special characters To add or change a comment the following editing capabilities are provided The Editing Mode Insert Replace softkey in the Editing Keys menu toggles the editing mode from inserting text to replacing text Insertion mode causes text to be entered in the position directly to the right of the cursor Replacement mode causes the text to be entered in the position...

Page 580: ...ess this softkey until you have selected the correct sequence using the Select Seq softkey For example if you want to delete all of the registers that are saved in sequence 4 press Select Seq The currently selected sequence is displayed in the active entry area Change the number to 4 using the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a 4 using the numeric keypad and press the Enter ter...

Page 581: ...softkey Sequence 4 is now displayed in all softkeys which specify a sequence number in this menu Now select register 5 press Select Reg The currently selected register is displayed in the active entry area Change the number to 5 in the same way that you changed the sequence number Register 5 is now displayed in all softkeys which specify a register number in this menu Now press Delete Seq 4 Reg 05...

Page 582: ... Select Reg softkeys For example if you want to save to register 5 in sequence 4 press Select Seq The currently selected sequence is displayed in the active entry area Change the number to 4 using the up and down arrow keys the front panel knob or enter a 4 using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey Sequence 4 is now displayed in all softkeys which specify a sequence in this m...

Page 583: ...instrument state has been saved to register 6 There are 100 registers available 0 through 99 in each of 10 0 through 9 sequences You can use these registers in any combination so long as the total number of registers used does not exceed 100 Softkey Location Press Save Select Reg Select Seq Press this softkey to choose a sequence for all softkeys which specify a sequence in this menu For example i...

Page 584: ...5 448 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Save ...

Page 585: ...er the number of points in the sweep press Points The number of step sweep points becomes the active function and the current value is shown in the active entry area To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the Enter terminator softkey A step sweep must always have a mi...

Page 586: ...Wer MODE Ampl Start Press this softkey to set the amplitude of the first point in the sweep You can set the value anywhere in the range of the signal generator s specified output power Press Ampl Start and amplitude becomes the active function for the first point in the sweep To enter the value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter...

Page 587: ...eep Ampl Stop Status after Normal Preset 135 dBm SCPI Commands SOURce POWer STOP val unit SOURce POWer STOP Bus This softkey is one of the choices in both the Sweep Trigger menu and the Point Trigger menu Press either the Sweep Trigger softkey or the Point Trigger softkey to view these menus Choosing Bus in the Sweep Trigger menu allows you to trigger a list or step sweep using the HP IB Choosing ...

Page 588: ...eded In this menu you can also edit existing points in the sweep Softkey Location Press Sweep List Configure List Sweep SCPI Commands SOURce LIST DWELl val val SOURce LIST DWELl SOURce LIST DWELl POINts SOURce LIST FREQuency val val SOURce LIST FREQuency SOURce LIST FREQuency POINts SOURce LIST POWer val val SOURce LIST POWer SOURce LIST POWer POINts Configure Step Sweep Pressing this softkey reve...

Page 589: ...t is replaced by the default value Softkey Location Press Sweep List Configure List Sweep Delete Item Delete Row Press this softkey to delete a selected row in the sweep list Use the up and down arrow keys until any item is selected in the row you wish to delete Press Delete Row and the entire row is deleted Be certain that you want to delete the row you cannot recover this sweep data once you pre...

Page 590: ...vailable Highlight the item you want to edit Enter a new value using the numeric keys editing immediately starts for the highlighted item Press the Enter terminator softkey The new value is stored and the next item is highlighted Softkey Location Press Sweep List Configure List Sweep Edit Item Ext This softkey is one of the choices in both the Sweep Trigger menu and the Point Trigger menu Press ei...

Page 591: ...Sweep List Sweep Freq Status after Normal Preset Sweep is set to Off SCPI Commands SOURce FREQuency MODE LIST SOURce FREQuency MODE Freq Ampl Press this softkey to set the signal generator to sweep both frequency and amplitude data Both the frequency and the amplitude lists must have the same number of points or they must have only one point If a list has only one point then that point is used for...

Page 592: ...the range of the signal generator s specified output frequency Press Freq Stop and frequency becomes the active function for the last point in the sweep To enter the value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys or enter the value using the numeric keypad and press the GHz MHz kHz or Hz terminator softkey Softkey Location Press Sweep List Con...

Page 593: ... Load Store menu the softkey helps you move the selection bar through the catalog of list files You can also go to a specific row by rotating the front panel knob using the up and down arrow keys or entering the row number with the numeric keypad Once the desired row number is displayed press the Enter terminator softkey Softkey Location Press Sweep List Configure List Sweep Goto Row or press Swee...

Page 594: ...ess Sweep List More 1 of 2 Sweep Trigger Immediate or press Sweep List More 1 of 2 Point Trigger Immediate Status after Normal Preset Sweep and point trigger are set to Immediate SCPI Commands SOURce LIST TRIGger SOURce IMMediate SOURce LIST TRIGger SOURce Insert Item Press this softkey to place a copy of the selected item directly below that item in the sweep list First use the up and down arrow ...

Page 595: ...1 of 2 Load Store Load From Selected File SCPI Commands MEMory LOAD LIST filename MMEMory LOAD LIST filename Load List From Step Sweep Press this softkey to eliminate the existing sweep list data and replace it with the step sweep data points You can only have one sweep list at a time so be certain that you wish to delete the existing list You cannot recover the sweep list data once you press Load...

Page 596: ... softkey to choose a point in the sweep list When Manual Mode is On the selected sweep list point controls the frequency and amplitude according to the sweep type The current point number is shown in the active entry area when you press Manual Point The frequency of the point is shown in the frequency area of the display The amplitude of the point is shown in the amplitude area of the display You ...

Page 597: ...e of the catalog listing when you are in the Load Store List menu Softkey Location Press Sweep List Configure List Sweep Goto Row Page Down or press Sweep List Configure List Sweep More 1 of 2 Load Store Page Down or press Sweep List Configure List Sweep More 1 of 2 Load Store Goto Row Page Down Page Up Press this softkey to view the previous page of list sweep points when you are in the Configure...

Page 598: ...ng of the following one point at the maximum specified frequency with an amplitude of 135 dBm and a dwell time of 2 ms Be certain that you want to delete the current sweep list you cannot recover the information once you press Preset List Softkey Location Press Sweep List Configure List Sweep More 1 of 2 Preset List Single Sweep Press this softkey to arm the sweep The ARMED annunciator will turn o...

Page 599: ...ternal non volatile memory Press Store To File and you will automatically enter the editing mode to create a file name The file name can consist of up to 23 alpha numeric and special characters The following steps show you how to create the following example file name FREQ 1453 TO 1465 MHZ NOTE The following example uses softkeys to enter the file name You can also use a combination of the front p...

Page 600: ...quency only amplitude only or both frequency and amplitude You can also choose to turn off all sweep functions Softkey Location Press Sweep List Sweep Status after Normal Preset Off SCPI Commands SOURce FREQuency MODE CW FIXed LIST SOURce FREQuency MODE SOURce POWer MODE FIXed LIST SOURce POWer MODE Sweep Direction Down Up This softkey changes the direction of the sweep Choose Up to sweep from the...

Page 601: ...ge of a signal supplied to the TRIGGER IN connector or triggering by the front panel Trigger key Softkey Location Press Sweep List More 1 of 2 Sweep Trigger Status after Normal Preset Immediate SCPI Commands TRIGger SEQuence SOURce BUS IMMediate EXTernal KEY TRIGger SEQuence SOURce Sweep Type List Step This softkey toggles the sweep type from list sweep to step sweep You create a list sweep by sup...

Page 602: ...sely if the Trigger In Slope Neg Pos softkey is toggled in the swept sine AM FM ΦM or LF Out menus it will cause the sweep or point trigger softkeys to toggle also Softkey Location Press Sweep List More 1 of 2 Sweep Trigger Ext Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos or press Sweep List More 1 of 2 Point Trigger Ext Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos Status after Normal Preset Pos SCPI Commands TRIGger SEQuence SLOP...

Page 603: ...d low 0 V when the dwell is over or when the point trigger is received Setting Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos to Neg reverses the polarity where a high is 0 V and a low is 5 V This softkey is coupled to the Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos softkey in the swept sine AM FM ΦM and LF Out menus When the polarity is toggled for this softkey in any one of these menus it affects all locations of the softkey So...

Page 604: ...5 468 Hardkey and Softkey Reference Sweep List ...

Page 605: ...ed if Sweep Trigger is not set to Immediate Also under these conditions the Trigger key has autorepeat capability Hold it down and it will repeatedly trigger the consecutive points in the sweep The Trigger key can start a single sweep of swept sine amplitude frequency or phase modulation under the following conditions Trigger Key is selected in the AM FM or ΦM Sweep Trigger menu Swept sine AM FM o...

Page 606: ...before it finishes when the key repeat is detected With any of the digital modulation formats configured and turned on the Trigger key can initiate a burst to output a frame or a data sequence under the following conditions The digital modulation format is configured and turned on The Pattern Trigger or Frame Trigger softkey in the digital modulation menu is set to Trigger Key SCPI Commands TRIGge...

Page 607: ... This softkey lets you specify that all types of files including instrument state files binary user data and the current sweep list are to be listed on the display when Memory Catalog is selected Catalog type is a persistent state it is not changed by an instrument preset or by a power cycle Softkey Location Press Utility Memory Catalog Catalog Type All SCPI Commands MEMory CATalog ALL ...

Page 608: ...ixels Screen Test Brightness Use this softkey to adjust the display brightness intensity The display is set to maximum brightness at the factory To change the brightness press Utility Display Brightness The current value shown in the active entry area is a relative value for brightness Increasing the number increases the brightness decreasing the number decreases the brightness You can adjust the ...

Page 609: ...stall Remove Options Calibrate Options 1EH UN3 UN4 HO3 Catalog Type Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for displaying files You can choose to display all files including instrument state files binary user data and the current sweep list binary files only list files only or instrument state files only When you have made your selection the display is updated and your choice displayed be...

Page 610: ...pied file will have the same name as the original file so you must rename it To rename the copied file the following editing capabilities are provided The Editing Mode Insert Replace softkey in the Editing Keys menu toggles the editing mode from inserting text to replacing text Insertion mode causes text to be entered in the position directly to the right of the cursor Replacement mode causes the ...

Page 611: ... SCPI Commands MEMory DELete BINary Delete All Files Press this softkey to delete all of the files in the displayed catalog of files You will then confirm that you want to delete all of the files binary instrument state and list files in memory Press the Confirm Delete Of All Files terminator softkey and all of the files are deleted You cannot recover the files after this step If you have changed ...

Page 612: ...files in memory Press the Confirm Delete Of State Files terminator softkey and all of the files are deleted You cannot recover the files after this step If you have changed your mind and do not wish to delete the files press the Return front panel hardkey instead Softkey Location Press Utility Memory Catalog Catalog Type State More 1 of 2 Delete All State Files SCPI Commands MEMory DELete STATe De...

Page 613: ...ftkey reveals a menu of choices for adjusting and testing the display In this menu you are able to set up the screen saver change the display brightness and perform black and white pixel screen tests Softkey Location Press Utility Display Editing Keys Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for editing the name of a file you have just copied When you copy a file its name is copied also As ...

Page 614: ... single and continuous In single mode when you press the Help key help text is provided for the next front panel hardkey or softkey that you press Your next key press returns you to normal operation In continuous mode when you press the Help key help text is provided for the next front panel hardkey or softkey that you press and that key s function is also executed You will stay in this help mode ...

Page 615: ...and the Remote Language menu The HP8656B 8657A B softkey is a language choice for the signal generator that is compatible with the remote language commands used by the HP 8656B and the HP 8657A B Refer to the programming guide for specifics on which commands are implemented Choosing HP8656B 8657A B in the Preset Language menu allows you to select this remote language as the default after a normal ...

Page 616: ...ote Language HP8657D NADC SCPI Commands SYSTem LANGuage NADC SYSTem LANGuage SYSTem PRESet LANGuage NADC SYSTem PREset LANGuage HP8657D PDC This softkey is one of the choices in both the Preset Language menu and the Remote Language menu The HP8657D PDC softkey is a language choice for the signal generator that is compatible with the remote language commands used by the HP 8656D with PDC digital mo...

Page 617: ...Softkey Location Press Utility Power On Preset Preset Language HP8657J PHS or press Utility HP IB RS 232 Remote Language HP8657J PHS SCPI Commands SYSTem LANGuage PHS SYSTem LANGuage SYSTem PRESet LANGuage PHS SYSTem PRESet LANGuage HP IB Address Press this softkey to change the signal generator s HP IB address The HP IB address is set to 19 at the factory You can change the address to any number ...

Page 618: ... want to install the baseband generator press Return Once you have installed the baseband generator calibrate the baseband generator by pressing the Calibrate Options 1EH UN3 UN4 HO3 softkey If an Option 1EH UN3 UN4 or HO3 baseband generator is already installed by the factory or through this softkey this softkey is inactive NOTE Option 1EH is an obsolete I Q baseband generator that has been repla...

Page 619: ...nt to install an Option UN4 baseband generator press this softkey once you have installed the hardware in your signal generator Then press the Confirm Change softkey The signal generator will reboot and return to preset mode If you do not want to install the baseband generator press Return Once you have installed the baseband generator calibrate the baseband generator by pressing the Calibrate Opt...

Page 620: ...Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for the following functions Display diagnostic information about your signal generator Turn on and off the display of information about the status of the modulation modes Toggle the help mode between single and continuous Softkey Location Press Utility Instrument Info Help Mode Inverse Video Off On The normal display mode for the signal generator is...

Page 621: ...menu for choosing the type of files that are displayed and for file management In this menu you can choose to display files by type all files instrument state files only or binary files only and you can copy and delete files Softkey Location Press Utility Memory Catalog Mod Status Info Off On Press this softkey to toggle on and off the modulation status display When the modulation status is set to...

Page 622: ...own Press this softkey to move down one page at a time in the displayed catalog of files Softkey Location Utility Memory Catalog Page Down or press Utility Memory Catalog Goto Row Page Down Page Up Press this softkey to move up one page at a time in the displayed catalog of files Softkey Location Utility Memory Catalog Page Up or press Utility Memory Catalog Goto Row Page Up PN9 Mode Preset Normal...

Page 623: ...SCPI Commands SYSTem PON TYPE PRESet LAST SYSTem PON TYPE Power On Preset Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of choices for preset conditions In this menu you have the following options Set the signal generator to power on in the same state as it was when you powered off or to power on in the instrument preset state Refer to the Power On Last Preset softkey description in this section Set the si...

Page 624: ... Press Utility Power On Preset Preset Language SCPI Commands SYSTem PRESet LANGuage Preset Normal User This softkey toggles the preset state between the factory defined and the user defined states The instrument state conditions for the factory defined preset state are described in the Preset section You choose the instrument state conditions for the user defined preset state Refer to the Save Use...

Page 625: ...s not affected by an instrument preset or by a power cycle Softkey Location Press Utility HP IB RS 232 RS 232 Pace Receive Pace None Xon SCPI Commands SYSTem COMMunicate SERial RECeive PACE XON NONE SYSTem COMMunicate SERial RECeive PACE Reference Oscillator Adjustment Pressing this softkey reveals a menu of softkeys for adjusting the internal reference oscillator This adjustment is for use by ser...

Page 626: ...er to the programming guide for specifics on which commands are implemented Softkey Location Press Utility HP IB RS 232 Remote Language Status after Normal Preset SCPI SCPI Commands SYSTem LANGuage Remove Options 1EH UN3 UN4 HO3 If you want to remove the baseband generator Options 1EH UN3 UN4 or HO3 press this softkey once you have removed the hardware from your signal generator Then press the Con...

Page 627: ...ill discard any unprocessed SCPI input received over RS 232 and places the RS 232 connection in a mode which can detect the optional remote interface All other RS 232 communication parameters such as baud rate are unaffected Softkey Location Press Utility HP IB RS 232 Reset RS 232 SCPI Commands SYSTem COMMunicate SERial RESet ...

Page 628: ...mmand sent over HP IB will reset the RPP circuit and return you to normal signal generator operation This mode is provided for compatibility with systems that use the HP 8648 It is only available when you have selected HP8648A B C D remote language At all other times reverse power protection is set to Normal Operate in this mode with caution Repeatedly tripping the RPP can cause damage to the sign...

Page 629: ...mands SYSTem COMMunicate SERial BAUD number SYSTem COMMunicate SERial BAUD RS 232 Echo Off On This softkey toggles the echo function on and off for the RS 232 serial port AUXILIARY INTERFACE connector When echo is set to on every character sent to the signal generator is immediately sent back No editing capability is available Echo is a persistent state it is not affected by an instrument preset o...

Page 630: ...e CTS line hardware handshaking The signal generator monitors CTS and suspends transmission if this line transitions to its logically low state Up to 16 characters may still be transmitted after the low transition The signal generator will drop RTS if its receive buffer is nearly full RTS will be raised again when there is sufficient room in the buffer This setting is not compatible with an HP 833...

Page 631: ...s softkey to establish your user defined preset state Set up all of the instrument state conditions that you want for your unique preset state When you have defined the instrument state to suit your needs press Save User Preset Only one user defined preset state is allowed so when you save the instrument state you will save over any previously saved state Your instrument state will be recalled by ...

Page 632: ...r press Utility HP IB RS 232 Remote Language SCPI SCPI Commands SYSTem PRESet LANGuage SCPI SYSTem PRESet LANGuage SYSTem LANGuage SCPI SYSTem LANGuage Screen Saver Delay This softkey sets the period of time before the screen saver is activated The screen saver delay is set to 1 hour at the factory You can change the delay by pressing Utility Display Screen Saver Delay The current value for delay ...

Page 633: ...y is turned off after a period of time with no input from the front panel The display turns back on when any front panel key is pressed The screen saver is set to Off at the factory You can turn it on by pressing Utility Display Screen Saver Each time you press Screen Saver Off On the selection toggles between Off and On You can adjust the screen saver mode to turn the light on and off or to turn ...

Page 634: ...Hz steps This ratio only applies when you have a function active that has an associated increment value To change the step knob ratio press Utility Instrument Adjustments Step Knob Ratio The number displayed in the active entry area represents the arrow keys step size in the ratio To enter a new value rotate the front panel knob until the desired value is displayed use the up and down arrow keys o...

Page 635: ...is turned on in the display you have at least one error message stored in the error message queue Use this softkey to display the first error message in the queue The first error message is the oldest error There may be more than one error message in the queue the number of error messages is displayed along with the first message If there is more than one message continue pressing this softkey to ...

Page 636: ...s in order of newest to oldest Press any front panel key to remove the error message from the display and return to normal signal generator operation Softkey Location Press Utility Error Info View Previous Error Message White Pixels Screen Test This softkey is provided for factory use in testing the display Pressing this softkey sets all of the pixels on the display to white Pressing the front pan...

Page 637: ... This chapter describes the options that can be ordered for your signal generator at the time of shipment the options that can be retrofitted to your existing signal generator and the upgrades and the accessories that you can order ...

Page 638: ...anges and the necessary hardware to rack mount the signal generator in an HP System II or System II Plus cabinet Instructions for assembling the parts are included with the kit To order this kit after receipt of your signal generator order HP part number 5063 9214 Rack Mount Flanges with Handles Option 1CP This kit contains two handles two flanges and the necessary hardware to rack mount the signa...

Page 639: ...tes of pattern RAM In addition to providing the modulation formats for modulating data based on the specifications of the standards framing management capabilities are also provided Move All Front Panel Connectors to Rear Panel Option 1EM If you order Option 1EM at the point of sale all of the front panel connectors will be moved to the rear panel If you order Option 1EM in combination with Option...

Page 640: ...an order the complete manual set by ordering HP part number E4400 90080 Extra Manual Set Option 0B1 All instruments are supplied with one complete manual set HP part number E4400 90080 which includes the following documents User s Guide HP part number E4400 90081 Programming Guide HP part number E4400 90082 Quick Reference Guide HP part number E4400 90083 Calibration Guide HP part number E4400 900...

Page 641: ...ts User s Guide HP E4400 90081 Programming Guide HP part number E4400 90082 Quick Reference Guide HP part number E4400 90083 Calibration Guide HP part number E4400 90084 If you order Option 0BV at the point of sale you will also receive the component level information package HP part number E4400 90015 This document provides schematics component locator diagrams and part lists for the signal gener...

Page 642: ...int of sale you will receive at no charge a subset of the user s guide translated into Korean After shipment of your order you can order additional copies of this document by requesting HP part number E4400 90029 This document is not free of charge when you order it after shipment of your signal generator User s Guide Chinese Option AB2 In addition to the standard English language manual set if yo...

Page 643: ...sting HP part number E4400 90032 This document is not free of charge when you order it after shipment of your signal generator User s Guide Japanese Option ABJ In addition to the standard English language manual set if you order Option ABJ at the point of sale you will receive at no charge a subset of the user s guide translated into Japanese After shipment of your order you can order additional c...

Page 644: ...e interface is an accessory to the signal generator consisting of a keypad which is connected by a 1 meter cable to the AUXILIARY INTERFACE rear panel connector RS 232 This keypad lets you recall instrument states This is the same recall function provided by the front panel keys The remote interface is a convenient accessory for use in production environments where multiple instrument states are r...

Page 645: ... the firmware are included In addition the standard documentation set for the signal generator is provided To order this kit request HP part number E4400 60055 Option 1EH to Option UN3 Upgrade Kit Option 001 This kit contains all of the hardware and the instructions to upgrade a signal generator from Option 1EH to Option UN3 Option 1EH is an I Q baseband generator that is no longer available Optio...

Page 646: ...rt number E4400 60056 or order Option 002 Standard Digital to Option UN4 Retrofit Kit Option 003 This kit contains all of the hardware and the instructions to retrofit a standard digital version of the signal generator HP ESG DX000A with Option UN4 I Q baseband generator with 8 Mbytes of pattern RAM To order this kit request HP part number E4400 60031 or order Option 003 ...

Page 647: ...This chapter contains detailed information that will help you learn how to operate your signal generator Much of the information provided here is supporting material for the digital modulation modes Options UN3 and UN4 ...

Page 648: ...ta will be truncated for the smaller file to coincide with the end of the last frame If a user s file and a PN9 file are selected for the same framed transmission and the user s file is shorter than the PN9 511 frames will be generated to transmit the PN9 The end of the PN9 data will coincide with the end of the 511th frame The smaller user s file will be repeated as many times as necessary to com...

Page 649: ...ame can possible be generated External Data External data is clocked into the data fields of the timeslot A single frame is generated Data Dependencies There are some situations where combinations of data patterns or usage of particular data patterns will cause the data to be truncated or discontinuous Because a discontinuous data pattern will make bit error rate testing invalid it is important to...

Page 650: ...LOCK SYMBOL SYNC DATA DATA CLK OUT SYMBOL SYNC OUT DATA OUT Internal Internal NA NA NA NA Internal Bit Clock Internal Symbol Clock Internally Generated Data Internal External Normal User s Bit Clock NA NA Internal Bit Clock Internal Symbol Clock Internally Generated Data Internal External Symbol User s Symbol Clock NA NA Internal Bit Clock Internal Symbol Clock Internally Generated Data External I...

Page 651: ...erated Data External1 1 In all configurations where data is externally supplied the rear panel EVENT 2 output must be used to gate the data into the internally generated frame data Internal NA NA NA User s External Data2 2 The front panel DATA input from the user s external data source must be clocked by the internal bit clock output from the rear panel DATA CLK OUT and be correctly phased with SY...

Page 652: ... The following timing diagram shows the following information external DATA CLOCK INPUT signal in normal and symbol modes SYMBOL SYNC INPUT signal in continuous and single modes symbol bits 2 bits per symbol DATA INPUT pattern Notice that the data should change zero to one or one to zero on the rising edge of the data clock and the data must be stable on the falling edge of the data clock Data Clo...

Page 653: ...OL SYNC OUT signal in continuous mode only applies to digital modulation modes with 2 bits per symbol EVENT 2 OUT signal internal data pattern external data pattern Ext Data Input Event 2 Out Symbol Sync Out Data Clock Out x x x x x x x x x XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX Internal Data x x x x x x x x XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX where x is data transition is data valid 0 or 1 X is data don t care ...

Page 654: ... clock of the trigger edge You can also set the external delay bits function to a value greater than zero One data bit clock period of delay is added per external delay bit to the start of the frame from the trigger For delays set longer than the frame length after a delay period is triggered subsequent trigger pulses occurring up to seven bit clocks before that delay period ends will be ignored N...

Page 655: ...ter the last bit clock falling edge and before the next bit clock falling edge Example 2 In this example two timing diagrams are shown In the first the trigger occurs late 1 5 to 0 5 bit clocks before the present frame ends The outcome is an additional guard bit inserted between the last bit of the present frame and the first bit of the next frame Data Clock Pattern Trig In Data Last Bit of First ...

Page 656: ...N 1 5 to N 2 5 bit clocks after the current frame ends The first bit of the next frame begins N bit clocks after the current frame ends Data Clock Pattern Trig In Data Last Bit of First Bit of Frame Frame N Bits Late Trigger Pattern Trig In Frame Timing Late Trigger First Trigger First Frame Frame Delayed Next Frame ...

Page 657: ...e frame ends Any triggers occurring during the mask are ignored The next frame is delayed until the next valid trigger occurs For PHS the mask is shortened to 6 5 bit clocks before the frame ends to allow more margin before frames are delayed Data Clock Pattern Trig In Data Last Bit of Frame Early Trigger Ignored Pattern Trig In Frame Timing Valid Trigger First Trigger First Frame Frame Delayed Ne...

Page 658: ...will reset to the first bit and re start at the next low to high trigger transition If the PATTERN TRIG IN signal is held high and only pulse it low and then high to trigger the pattern the pattern will not be reset due to an inappropriate high to low trigger transition If there is no input to the PATTERN TRIG IN connector it is internally pulled to a high state A single pattern is output once the...

Page 659: ...ator does not have the capability to over ride a low user input and force the pattern to run In the continuous pattern mode while waiting for the trigger to be sampled high the I and Q outputs will continue to clock and send phase transitions controlled by the first symbol data and the symbol sync state in the pattern Frame versus Pattern Length The pattern generation of the PN9 sequences in the s...

Page 660: ...ulation data Example 1 In the following example the data bytes are in ASCII MMEM DATA NEWDATAFILE 1912SA4D789 NEWDATAFILE the file name 1 defines the number of numeric digits to follow in B After the this number points to the single digit 9 which defines the num ber of bytes of modulation data This variable is represented by A in the sample command line 9 reserves the 9 data digits 12SA4D789 that ...

Page 661: ...he sample command line NOTE A userfile must contain enough data to fill the entire field s for which it is selected If a user file containing a data pattern with less than the required number of bits is selected the resulting signal will not be usable For example if you want to fill the data field E of a normal GSM burst the userfile must contain at least 114 bits of data see the table below If th...

Page 662: ...le 2 In the following example the data bytes are in ASCII MMEM DATA NEWDATAFILE1 NEWDATAFILE1 the file name The data be returned in the same ABC format used in the earlier sample 21012 A 4D789 in ASCII Reviewing the Memory Catalog The memory catalog can be used to review the existing userfiles and any new files that have been transferred to the source s mass memory To review the memory catalog 1 S...

Page 663: ...in the C programming language Example Program 1 Send a File and Data to the Source s Userfile Directory 10 Sig_gen 719 20 LOCAL Sig_gen 30 CLEAR Sig_gen 40 CLEAR SCREEN 50 OUTPUT Sig_gen RST 60 OUTPUT Sig_gen MMEM DATA NEWDATAFILE 1912SA4D789 70 END Example Program 2 Query a File and Data in the Source s Userfile Directory 10 DIM A 10000 20 Sig_gen 719 30 LOCAL Sig_gen 40 CLEAR Sig_gen 50 CLEAR SC...

Page 664: ...Userfile Directory 10 DATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 20 DATA 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 INTEGER A 1 15 B 1 15 40 READ A 50 OUTPUT 719 USING K 15 B MMEM DATA TESTDATA 215 A 60 OUTPUT 719 MMEM DATA TESTDATA 70 DIM A 4 80 ENTER USING K 30 B A B 90 PRINT A B 100 END Example Program 5 Upload User Data Using Integer Arrays to the Source s Userfile Directory C Language V...

Page 665: ...is similar to the Basic example Example Program 4 unsigned char db 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 int main void int db_size sizeof db sizeof unsigned char char token_string 128 char db_size_string 64 int db_size_string_length unsigned char data_buffer 512 sprintf db_size_string d db_size db_size_string_length strlen db_size_string sprintf token_...

Page 666: ...7 20 Operation Userfile Applications ...

Page 667: ...8 1 8 Safety and Regulatory This chapter provides product warranty information regulatory declarations and explanations of caution and warning statements marked on the instrument ...

Page 668: ...a procedure that if not correctly performed or adhered to would result in damage to or destruction of the product Do not proceed beyond a caution sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met WARNING Warning denotes a hazard It calls attention to a procedure which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in injury or loss of life Do not proceed beyond a warning note...

Page 669: ...ry for the user to refer to the instructions in the manual The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community if accompanied by a year it is the year when the design was proven The CSA mark is the Canadian Standards Association safety mark This symbol is used to mark the on position of the power line switch This symbol is used to mark the standby position of the power line switch This...

Page 670: ...G No operator serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified personnel To prevent electrical shock do not remove covers CAUTION Always use the three prong AC power cord supplied with this product Failure to ensure adequate earth grounding by not using this cord may cause product damage ...

Page 671: ...sted in accordance with IEC Publication 1010 Safety Requirements for Electronic Measuring Apparatus and has been supplied in a safe condition The instruction documentation contains information and warnings which must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the product in a safe condition ...

Page 672: ...rd for use with an instrument will execute its programming instructions when properly installed on that instrument Hewlett Packard does not warrant that the operation of the instrument or software or firmware will be uninterrupted or error free LIMITATION OF WARRANTY The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer Buyer supplied software...

Page 673: ...duct maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for Hewlett Packard products For any assistance contact your nearest Hewlett Packard sales and service office Refer to the list of sales and service offices in Chapter 3 ...

Page 674: ...at the time of shipment from the factory Hewlett Packard further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology to the extent allowed by the Institute s calibration facility and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization members ...

Page 675: ...8 9 Safety and Regulatory Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity ...

Page 676: ...re that this instrument is in conformance with the German Regulation on Noise Declaration for Machines Laermangabe nach der Maschinenlaermrerordnung 3 GSGV Deutschland Acoustic Noise Emission Geraeuschemission LpA 70 dB LpA 70 dB Operator position am Arbeitsplatz Normal position normaler Betrieb per ISO 7779 nach DIN 45635 t 19 ...

Page 677: ...9 1 9 Specifications This chapter lists the specifications and supplemental characteristics for the HP ESG D Series Signal Generators whose serial prefixes are listed on the title page ...

Page 678: ...s entire operating and environmental range while in phase noise mode 2 unless otherwise noted Supplemental characteristics shown in italics and denoted typical or nominal provide additional non warranted information useful in applying the signal generator Frequency Range HP ESG D1000A 250 kHz to 1000 MHz HP ESG D2000A 250 kHz to 2000 MHz HP ESG D3000A 250 kHz to 3000 MHz HP ESG D4000A 250 kHz to 4...

Page 679: ...e performance is typically 80 ms when crossing frequency bands at 500 kHz 250 500 or 700 MHz 1 2 2 4 3 2 or 3 7 GHz Phase Offset Phase is adjustable via HP IB or from the front panel in nominal 0 1 degree increments Frequency Bands Band Frequency Range N 1 250 kHz to 249 999 MHz 1 2 249 999 to 500 MHz 0 5 3 500 MHz to 1 GHz 1 4 1 to 2 GHz 2 5 2 to 4 GHz 4 Operating Modes Frequency Step Amplitude S...

Page 680: ... 45 days Temperature 0 to 55 C 1 ppm 0 05 ppm typical Line Voltage 0 1 ppm 5 10 0 002 ppm typical 5 10 Timebase Reference Output Frequency 10 MHz Amplitude 0 35 Vrms into 50Ω load External Reference Input Frequency 1 2 5 10 MHz typically 10 ppm typically 1 ppm Opt 1E5 Amplitude 0 15 Vrms Input Impedance 50Ω Range 250 kHz to 1000 MHz 13 to 136 dBm 1000 MHz to 3000 MHz 10 to 136 dBm 3000 MHz to 4000...

Page 681: ...old Level Range 250 kHz to 1000 MHz 23 dB 1000 MHz to 3000 MHz 20 dB 3000 MHz to 4000 MHz 17 dB Level Accuracy1 1 For 23 5 C Accuracy degrades by 0 02 dB per degree C over the full temperature range and by 0 3 dB above 7 dBm 7 to 127 dBm 127 dBm 250 kHz to 2 GHz 0 5 dB 1 5 dB 2 to 4 GHz 0 9 dB 2 5 dB ...

Page 682: ...ical When Using Power Search 210 ms typical Reverse Power Protection1 1 The reverse power protection circuitry triggers at nominally 1 watt 250 kHz to 2000 MHz 50 watts 2000 MHz to 4000 MHz 25 watts Maximum DC Voltage 50 V SWR typical 250 kHz to 2000 MHz 1 4 1 2000 to 4000 MHz 1 9 1 Output Impedance 50Ω ...

Page 683: ...e Sideband Phase Noise at 1 GHz SSB Phase Noise typical at 20 kHz offset at 500 MHz 120 dBc Hz at 1000 MHz 116 dBc Hz at 2000 MHz 110 dBc Hz at 3000 MHz 104 dBc Hz at 4000 MHz 104 dBc Hz Residual FM CW mode 0 3 to 3 kHz BW CCITT rms Phase Noise Mode 1 N x 2 Hz Phase Noise Mode 2 N x 4 Hz Harmonics 4 dBm output level 30 dBc ...

Page 684: ...ifications apply for FM deviations 100 kHz and are not valid for ΦM Performance is typically limited to 45 dBc at the symbol rate of π 4DQPSK modulating signals At Offsets 3 kHz 10 kHz typical 250 kHz to 1000 MHz 65 dBc 75 dBc 1000 to 2000 MHz 59 dBc 69 dBc 2000 MHz 53 dBc 33 dBc Subharmonics 1000 MHz None 1000 MHz 40 dBc Maximum Deviation N x 10 MHz Resolution 0 1 of deviation or 1 Hz whichever i...

Page 685: ...to 100 kHz dc 5 Hz to 1 MHz 1 Since the internal modulation source operates over 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz FM rates above 50 kHz must be supplied externally Carrier Frequency Accuracy Relative to CW in DCFM1 1 At the calibrated deviation and carrier frequency within 5 C of ambient temperature at time of user calibration 0 1 of set deviation N x 1 Hz Distortion 1 kHz rate THD Deviations N x 100 kHz 1 Extern...

Page 686: ...tion less than FM 1 Maximum Deviation N x 90 radians Resolution 0 1 of set deviation Deviation Accuracy 1 kHz rate 5 of deviation 0 01 radians Modulation Frequency Response Phase Modulation Mode Maximum Deviation Rates 3 dB BW ΦM1 ΦM2 Normal N x 90 radians dc 100 kHz dc 100 kHz High Bandwidth N x 2π radians dc 1 5 MHz typical dc 0 9 MHz typical N x π 2 radians dc 4 MHz typical dc 1 MHz typical Dis...

Page 687: ... The ΦM 2 path is limited to a maximum rate of 1 MHz The ΦM 2 path must be set to a deviation less than ΦM 1 Range envelope peak maximum specified power 0 to 100 Rates 3 dB bandwidth dc 10 Hz to 10 kHz Resolution 0 1 Accuracy 1 kHz rate 5 of setting 1 Distortion 1 kHz rate THD 30 AM 1 5 90 AM 4 External Inputs Ext 1 or Ext 2 Sensitivity 1 Vpk for indicated depth Input Impedance 50Ω nominal Paths A...

Page 688: ...C On 400 Hz to 10 MHz ALC Off dc to 10 MHz External Input I input Sensitivity 0 5 V 100 Input Impedance 50Ω nominal On Off Ratio 3 GHz 80 dB 3 GHz 60 dB Rise Fall Times 150 ns typical Minimum Width ALC On 2 µs typical ALC Off 0 4 µs typical Pulse Repetition Frequency ALC On 10 Hz to 250 kHz typical ALC Off dc to 1 0 MHz typical ...

Page 689: ... execution of power search With ALC on specifications apply for repetition rates 10 kHz and pulse widths 5 µs External Input Ext 2 Input Voltage RF On 0 5 V nominal RF Off 0 5 V nominal Input Impedance 50Ω nominal Internal Pulse Generator Squarewave Rate 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz Period 16 µs to 30s Width 8 µs to 30s Resolution 4 µs Waveforms Sine Square Ramp Triangle and Noise Rate Range Sine 0 1 Hz to 50...

Page 690: ...s Triggered or Continuous Sweeps Frequency Range 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz Sweep Time 1 ms to 65s Resolution 1 ms Dual Sinewave Mode Frequency Range 0 1 Hz to 50 kHz Amplitude Ratio 0 to 100 Resolution 0 1 Amplitude 0 to 3 Vpk into 50Ω Output Impedance 1Ω Modulation Types Ext 1 FM ΦM AM and Burst Envelope Ext 2 FM ΦM AM and Pulse High Low Indicator 100 Hz to 10 MHz BW AC coupled inputs only Indicator is ac...

Page 691: ...uracy with ALC on will be maintained with drive levels between 0 25 and 1 0 Vrms π 4 DQPSK or QPSK Formats Relative to CW with raised cosine or root raised cosine filter and α 0 35 with 10 kHz symbol rate 1 MHz at RF frequency 25 MHz power maximum specified 3 dB 0 15 dB Constant Amplitude Formats FSK GMSK etc No degradation in power level accuracy Level Accuracy with ALC Off1 After power search is...

Page 692: ...l Scale Input1 0 5 Vrms 1 The optimum I Q input level is 0 5 Vrms I Q drive affects EVM origin offset spectral regrowth and noise floor Typically level accuracy with ALC on will be maintained with drive levels between 0 25 and 1 0 Vrms Adjustments Impairments nominal DC Offset I and Q independently adjustable 100 I Q Gain Ratio 4 dB I 2 Q 2 I 2 Q 2 ...

Page 693: ...cy GHz 0 6 0 6 to 2 2 to 3 7 4 Static EVM rms 2 2 Measured at full scale with origin offset removed 0 75 0 5 0 75 1 Magnitude Error rms 2 0 5 0 35 0 5 0 75 Phase Error rms 2 0 35 0 25 0 35 0 5 Origin Offset dBc 46 46 40 40 Input Voltage RF On 0 V RF Off 1 V Linear Control Range 0 to 1 V On Off Ratio 3 GHz 75 dB 3 GHz 60 dB VIN 1 05 V Rise Fall Time 2 µs with rectangular input typical Minimum Burst...

Page 694: ...T standard Continuous PN9 PRBS 29 1 or PN151 PRBS 215 1 1 PN15 is not continuous in bursted mode for TETRA applications Repeating Sequence Any 4 bit sequence Downloadable Data User Files Type Serial Data Minimum Size Must fill entire field for which it was selected Maximum Size 1 Mbits Option UN3 8 Mbits Option UN4 External Data Type Serial Data Inputs Data Bit Symbol Clocks Accepts data rates 5 o...

Page 695: ...9 19 Specifications HP ESG D Series Signal Generators Specifications Internal burst Shape Control Rise Fall Time Range Up to 30 bits Rise Fall Delay Range 0 to 63 5 bits varies with standard ...

Page 696: ...Low ACP Mode typical 1 4 1 8 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 Global Phase Error 1 rms pk typical NA NA NA NA NA 0 8 2 8 0 8 2 8 Deviation Accuracy 1 kHz NA NA NA NA 6 1 2 5 typ NA Channel Spacing kHz 30 25 300 25 1728 200 Adj Channel Power ACP Low ACP Mode dBc typical Cont Burst Cont Burst Cont Burst Cont Burst2 2 ACP for TETRA is measured over a 25 kHz bandwidth with an 18 kHz root raised cosine filter a...

Page 697: ...Hz Span 0 3 MHz Scale 10 dB div Level 4 dBm PDC Spectrum Fc 810 MHz Span 0 25 MHz Scale 10 dB div Level 4 dBm PHS Spectrum Fc 1907 MHz Span 2 MHz Scale 10 dB div Level 4 dBm TETRA Spectrum Fc 400 MHz Span 0 25 MHz Scale 10 dB div Level 4 dBm DECT Spectrum Fc 1800 MHz Span 7 MHz Scale 10 dB div Level 4 dBm GSM Spectrum Fc 920 MHz Span 2 MHz Scale 10 dB div Level 4 dBm ...

Page 698: ...MHz to maximum carrier frequency Level 0 dBm 5 dB typical Impedance 50Ω Interface HP IB IEEE 488 2 1987 with Listen and Talk RS 232 Control Languages SCPI version 1992 0 also compatible with HP 8656B and 8657A B C D J1 mnemonics 1 HP ESG D series does not implement HP 8657A B Standby or On R0 or R1 respectively mnemonics Functions Controlled All front panel functions except power switch and knobs ...

Page 699: ...rference meets MIL STD 461B RE02 Part 2 and CISPR 11 Leakage is typically 1 µV nominally 0 1 µV with a 2 turn loop at 1000 MHz measured with a resonant dipole antenna one inch from any surface with output level 0 dBm all inputs outputs properly terminated Storage Registers Up to 100 storage registers with sequence and register number displayed Up to 10 sequences available Weight 12 7 kg 28 lb net ...

Page 700: ...vice Documentation and Component Level Information Package 1CM Rack Flange Kit without handles 1CN Front Handle Kit 1CP Rack Flange Kit with handles 1E5 Add High Stability timebase UN3 Add I Q Baseband Generator with 1 Mbits of RAM includes pre mod filtering and PRBS UN4 Add I Q Baseband Generator with 8 Mbits of RAM includes pre mod filtering and PRBS 1EM Move All Front Panel Connectors to Rear P...

Page 701: ...r s guide Taiwanese add option 6 6 Adjust Phase softkey 5 53 air flow 1 4 ALC BW Normal Narrow softkey 5 21 ALC OFF annunciator 4 9 5 22 5 68 ALC Off On softkey 5 22 5 67 All softkey 5 471 All Timeslots softkey 5 113 5 205 5 245 5 291 5 337 All Tmeslots softkey 5 162 ALT PWR connector 4 16 altitude requirements 1 5 AM 5 3 AM annunciator 4 9 AM Depth Couple Off On softkey 5 4 AM Depth softkey 5 3 A...

Page 702: ... softkey 5 444 5 474 coded digital verification color code 5 209 NADC 5 211 5 214 COHERENT CARRIER OUT connec tor 4 16 coherent carrier out specifications 9 22 color code PDC 5 251 5 254 5 255 color code PDC 5 249 command error 3 11 compliance statement of 8 5 Configure Access softkey 5 165 Configure Custom softkey 5 117 5 167 5 250 5 295 Configure Dn Custom Cont softkey 5 342 Configure Dn Custom ...

Page 703: ...5 digital modulation learning 7 1 digital modulation inputs outputs 7 4 digital modulation PHS format 2 10 display active entry area 4 9 amplitude area 4 8 annunciators 4 9 brightness 5 472 contrast 5 31 error messages area 4 9 frequency area 4 8 location 4 5 modulation status 5 485 number of hours lit 5 477 text area 4 9 display contrast 1 6 display contrast decrease hardkey 4 4 5 31 display cont...

Page 704: ...y 5 472 instrument state 5 498 list 5 485 filter GSM 5 126 5 175 NADC 5 217 Nyquist 5 217 5 223 5 258 5 265 5 303 5 308 5 357 5 369 PDC 5 258 PHS 5 303 5 357 root Nyquist 5 217 5 223 5 258 5 265 5 303 5 308 5 357 5 369 Filter Alpha softkey 5 222 5 264 5 307 5 369 Filter Bbt softkey 5 137 5 182 Filter RNYQ NYQ softkey 5 223 5 265 5 308 5 369 Filter softkey 5 136 5 181 5 222 5 264 5 307 5 368 firmwa...

Page 705: ... 4 3 5 61 help mode changing 5 478 turning off 3 4 Help Mode Single Cont softkey 5 478 High Crest Mode Off On softkey 5 72 high stability timebase add option 6 3 Hold hardkey 4 6 5 63 HP sales and service offices 3 56 HP8648A B C D softkey 5 478 HP8656B 8657A B softkey 5 479 HP8657D NADC softkey 5 480 HP8657D PDC softkey 5 480 HP8657J PHS softkey 5 481 HP IB address 1 7 HP IB Address softkey 5 481...

Page 706: ...tkey 5 460 Manual Point softkey 5 460 Memory Catalog softkey 5 485 menu hardkeys 4 6 mixed bit field GSM 5 168 MOD OFF annunciator 4 11 MOD ON annunciator 4 11 Mod On Off hardkey 4 3 5 103 Mod Status Info Off On softkey 5 485 Mode 1 Optimize 10kHz Offset soft key 5 57 Mode 2 Optimize 10kHz Offset soft key 5 57 Mode hardkey 5 105 model number 5 477 Modify Standard softkey 5 142 5 186 5 226 5 269 5 ...

Page 707: ...46 5 190 5 230 5 273 5 317 5 377 point trigger bus 5 451 immediate 5 458 trigger key 5 466 Point Trigger softkey 5 462 power cycles number of 5 477 Power On Last Preset softkey 5 487 power on symbol 8 3 Power On Preset softkey 5 487 power output 5 27 power receptacle 4 13 power search 5 25 5 70 Power Search Manual Auto softkey 5 26 5 77 power supply shut down 3 3 power switch 4 5 5 417 power setti...

Page 708: ...elect Seq softkey 5 437 5 447 serial number 5 477 shipment checking 1 2 verification list 1 3 signal generator instrument specific er rors 3 30 simultaneous modulation specifica tions 9 15 Sine softkey 5 17 5 48 5 96 5 413 Single Sweep softkey 5 462 slow associated control channel NADC 5 211 5 214 5 233 PDC 5 252 5 254 5 256 5 277 PHS 5 297 5 321 softkey descriptions 5 1 softkey labels 4 9 softkey...

Page 709: ...State Files 5 476 Delete File 5 453 5 476 Delete Item 5 453 Delete Row 5 453 Delete Seq n Reg nn 5 436 5 445 Diagnostic Info 5 477 Diff Encode Off On 5 176 Display 5 477 DM0 5 128 DM1 5 129 Dn Custom Cont 5 358 Dn Custom Disc 5 359 Dn Normal Cont 5 360 Dn Normal Disc 5 361 Dn Sync Cont 5 362 Dn Sync Disc 5 363 Do Power Search 5 25 5 70 Down Custom 5 218 5 259 Down TCH 5 218 5 260 Down TCH All 5 21...

Page 710: ...de 2 Optimize 10kHz Offset 5 57 Modify Standard 5 142 5 186 5 226 5 269 5 313 5 374 NADC 5 201 NADC Off On 5 227 Noise 5 17 5 48 5 94 5 413 Normal 5 187 Normal All 5 187 Off 5 461 5 486 Optimize Φ Noise 5 58 Optimize RNYQ For EVM ACP 5 227 5 269 5 313 5 374 Other Patterns 5 143 5 187 5 227 5 270 5 313 5 375 Page Down 5 143 5 188 5 228 5 270 5 314 5 375 5 461 5 486 Page Up 5 143 5 188 5 228 5 270 5...

Page 711: ...e 5 499 View Previous Error Message 5 500 White Pixels Screen test 5 500 specifications 9 1 amplitude modulation 9 11 burst envelope 9 17 coherent carrier out 9 22 external modulation inputs 9 14 frequency 9 2 frequency modulation 9 8 general 9 23 I Q baseband generator 9 18 I Q modulation 9 16 internal modulation source 9 13 internal reference oscillator 9 4 level accuracy with digital modula tio...

Page 712: ...e Xon softkey 5 499 Triangle softkey 5 18 5 49 5 97 5 414 Trigger hardkey 4 3 5 469 TRIGGER IN connector 4 15 Trigger In Polarity Neg Pos softkey 5 19 5 50 5 98 5 415 Trigger Key softkey 5 19 5 51 5 99 5 155 5 198 5 238 5 283 5 327 5 388 5 416 5 466 TRIGGER OUT connector 4 15 Trigger Out Polarity Neg Pos softkey 5 20 5 51 5 99 5 416 troubleshooting 3 2 TS softkey 5 198 5 389 U unique word PHS 5 29...

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