National Instruments PXIe-5673, Calibration Procedure

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Test Equipment
Table 2 lists the equipment NI recommends for the performance verification procedures. If the
recommended equipment is not available, select a substitute using the minimum requirements
listed in the table.
Table 2. Recommended Equipment for PXIe-5673 Calibration
Equipment
Recommended
Model Where Used
Minimum
Requirements
Spectrum analyzer Rohde & Schwarz
(R&S) FSU Spectrum
Analyzer with
high-frequency
preamplifier option
(B23) Modulation
impairments,
Modulation bandwidth
and impairments,
Output power level
accuracy,
Output
intermodulation
products,
Noise floor,
RF harmonics,
Baseband
linearity-related spurs,
Single-sideband phase
noise,
Frequency accuracy Frequency range:
50 MHz to 19.8 GHz
Noise floor:
<-152 dBm/Hz to
6.6 GHz
SMA(m)-to-SMA(m)
cable, 36 inches Huber+Suhner (H+S)
ST-18-SMAm/
SMAm/36 Operating frequency:
DC to 18 GHz
Impedance: 50
Ω
Insertion loss: <1.5 dB
Return loss: >19 dB
Connectors: SMA(m)
BNC(m)-to-BNC(m)
cable, 36 inches — 50
Ω
, RG-233
Frequency reference Symmetricom/Datum
8040 Rubidium
Frequency Standard Modulation
impairments,
Modulation bandwidth
and impairments,
Output power level
accuracy,
Output
intermodulation
products,
Noise floor,
RF harmonics,
Baseband
linearity-related spurs,
Single-sideband phase
noise Frequency: 10 MHz
Frequency accuracy:
±1E-9
BNC(m)-to-SMA(m)
cable, 36 inches — 50
Ω
, RG-233
Power meter Anritsu ML2438A and
an MA2472 diode
sensor LO output power,
Output power level
accuracy Frequency range:
50 MHz to 6.6 GHz
Power range: -70 dBm
to +10 dBm
Accuracy: 0.5%
SMA(m)-to-N(f)
adapter S.M. Electronics
SM4241 VSWR: 1.15:1