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FSPN

User Manual 1179.4363.02 ─ 01

7.2.1

Single Zoom Versus Multiple Zoom............................................................................ 147

7.2.2

Zoom Functions.......................................................................................................... 149

7.2.3

How to Zoom Into a Diagram...................................................................................... 150

7.3

Trace Configuration.................................................................................................. 152

7.3.1

Basics on Traces.........................................................................................................152

7.3.2

Trace Configuration.....................................................................................................155

7.3.3

Trace Export and Import..............................................................................................158

7.3.4

Copying Traces........................................................................................................... 162

7.3.5

Trace Math.................................................................................................................. 163

7.3.6

Trace Labels................................................................................................................163

7.3.7

How to Configure Traces.............................................................................................164

7.3.8

References..................................................................................................................165

7.4

Markers...................................................................................................................... 165

7.4.1

Basics on Markers and Marker Functions...................................................................165

7.4.2

Marker Settings........................................................................................................... 167

7.4.3

Marker Search Settings and Positioning Functions.................................................... 171

7.5

Limit Lines................................................................................................................. 174

7.5.1

Basics on Limit Lines.................................................................................................. 174

7.5.2

Limit Line Settings and Functions............................................................................... 177

7.5.3

How to Define Limit Lines........................................................................................... 181

8 Data Management.............................................................................. 185

8.1

Restoring the Default Instrument Configuration (Preset)..................................... 185

8.2

Storing and Recalling Instrument Settings and Measurement Data.................... 186

8.2.1

Quick Save/Quick Recall.............................................................................................187

8.2.2

Configurable Storage and Recall................................................................................ 189

8.2.3

How to Save and Load Instrument Settings................................................................194

8.3

Import/Export Functions.......................................................................................... 195

8.4

Creating Screenshots of Current Measurement Results and Settings................197

8.4.1

Print and Screenshot Settings.....................................................................................197

8.4.2

How to Store or Print Screenshots of the Display....................................................... 206

9 General Instrument Setup................................................................. 210

9.1

Alignment...................................................................................................................210

9.1.1

Basics on Alignment....................................................................................................210

Summary of Contents for FSPN

Page 1: ...R S FSPN Phase Noise Analyzer and VCO Tester User Manual 1179436302 Version 01 2...

Page 2: ...29 0 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change data without tolerance limits is not binding R S is a registered trademark of Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Trade names a...

Page 3: ...nowledgment OSA 16 2 8 Application Notes Application Cards White Papers etc 16 3 Getting Started 17 3 1 Preparing for Use 17 3 1 1 Lifting and Carrying 17 3 1 2 Unpacking and Checking 17 3 1 3 Choosin...

Page 4: ...3 4 4 Measurement Configuration 76 4 Applications 79 4 1 R S MultiView 79 4 2 Running a Sequence of Measurements 80 4 2 1 The Sequencer Concept 80 4 2 2 Sequencer Settings 81 4 2 3 How to Set Up the...

Page 5: ...onfiguration 126 6 7 1 Sweep Configuration 127 6 7 2 Trace Configuration 129 6 8 Spot Noise vs Tune Configuration 130 6 8 1 Trace Configuration 130 6 9 PN Transient Analysis Configuration 131 6 9 1 Fr...

Page 6: ...ositioning Functions 171 7 5 Limit Lines 174 7 5 1 Basics on Limit Lines 174 7 5 2 Limit Line Settings and Functions 177 7 5 3 How to Define Limit Lines 181 8 Data Management 185 8 1 Restoring the Def...

Page 7: ...232 9 4 4 Firmware Updates 233 9 4 5 General Configuration Settings 235 9 5 Service Functions 236 9 5 1 R S Support Information 236 9 5 2 Self test Settings and Results 237 9 5 3 Calibration Signal Di...

Page 8: ...4 7 How to Set Up Remote Desktop 302 10 4 8 How to Start a Remote Control Session from a PC 309 10 4 9 How to Return to Manual Operation 310 11 Remote Control 311 11 1 Conventions Used in SCPI Command...

Page 9: ...s to Store 456 11 8 3 Saving and Loading Instrument Settings 459 11 8 4 Storing and Printing Screenshots 462 11 8 5 Saving Measurement Results 473 11 8 6 Examples Managing Data 474 11 9 Configuring th...

Page 10: ...6 Controlling the Positive Transition Part 518 11 11 Programming Examples 519 11 11 1 Service Request 519 12 Troubleshooting 528 12 1 Collecting Information for Support 528 12 2 Contacting Customer S...

Page 11: ...d with the product Throughout the documentation safety instructions are provided when you need to take care during setup or operation 1 1 Safety Instructions Products from the Rohde Schwarz group of c...

Page 12: ...a sheet Setting up the product Always place the product on a stable flat and level surface with the bottom of the prod uct facing down If the product is designed for different positions secure the pro...

Page 13: ...nts provide an easily accessible circuit breaker at the system level Cleaning the product Use a dry lint free cloth to clean the product When cleaning keep in mind that the casing is not waterproof Do...

Page 14: ...Could result in death or serious injury if not avoided CAUTION Potentially hazardous situation Could result in minor or moderate injury if not avoided NOTICE Potential risks of damage Could result in...

Page 15: ...s It also provides an introduction to remote control a complete description of the remote control commands with programming examples and information on maintenance instrument interfaces and error mess...

Page 16: ...s The brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific char acteristics See www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet FSPN 2 7 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment OS...

Page 17: ...ivery notes check the equipment for completeness 4 Check the equipment for damage If the delivery is incomplete or equipment is damaged contact Rohde Schwarz 3 1 3 Choosing the Operating Site Specific...

Page 18: ...tended use on page 11 3 1 4 1 Placing the Product on a Bench Top To place the product on a bench top 1 Place the product on a stable flat and level surface Ensure that the surface can support the weig...

Page 19: ...adapter kit Follow the assembly instructions provided with the adapter kit 2 Lift the R S FSPN to shelf height 3 Grab the handles and push the R S FSPN onto the shelf until the rack brackets fit clos...

Page 20: ...hing the Instrument On and Off Table 3 1 Overview of power states Status LED on Power key Position of main power switch Off gray 0 Standby orange I Ready green I To switch on the R S FSPN The R S FSPN...

Page 21: ...d you the appropriate rights and adap ted the Windows firewall configuration you can use the interface for example To transfer data between a controlling device and the test device e g to run a remote...

Page 22: ...S FSPN is configured to use DHCP and no static IP address is configured The default instrument name is Type variant serial_number for example FSPN6 123456 For information on determining the serial nu...

Page 23: ...nt s monitor If you configure the external monitor to be used as the only display in the Windows configuration dialog box Show only on 2 the maximum screen resolution of the monitor is used In this ca...

Page 24: ...d needs Changes in the system setup are only required when peripherals like a keyboard or a printer are installed or if the network configuration does not comply with the default settings After the R...

Page 25: ...ettings and scan any removable storage device used with a Rohde Schwarz instru ment regularly It is also recommended that you install anti virus software on the instru ment Rohde Schwarz does NOT reco...

Page 26: ...ogin An administrator can change the password in Microsoft Windows for any user at any time via Start Settings Account SignIn Options Password Change Auto login When shipped the instrument automatical...

Page 27: ...login function on page 299 3 1 12 Checking the Supplied Options The instrument can be equipped with both hardware and firmware options To check whether the installed options correspond to the options...

Page 28: ...tic interference EMI Electromagnetic interference EMI can affect the measurement results To suppress electromagnetic radiation during operation Use high quality shielded cables for example double shie...

Page 29: ...all function keys and connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 8 12 11 13 Figure 3 1 Front panel of the R S FSPN 1 Display touchscreen 2 Power key 3 System control keys 4 USB 2 0 interfaces 5 Power sensor conne...

Page 30: ...ontains general functionality of the firmware 2 Channel tab contains measurement channel 3 Channel bar shows measurement settings 4 Result display contains measurement results 5 Window title bar conta...

Page 31: ...r left corner of the front panel It starts up and shuts down the instrument See also Connecting to power on page 12 3 2 1 3 System Control Keys System control keys provide access to the basic instrume...

Page 32: ...e Provides functionality to automatically define various parameters like the level or fre quency Provides functionality to define various filter bandwidths Provides functionality to configure the meas...

Page 33: ...e cursor position Changes the sign of a numeric value or inserts a dash character in case of alphanumeric input Select a particular unit for a numeric value The labels on and next to the key state the...

Page 34: ...crease turning it to the left to a decrease of a numeric value It works like a cursor key in dialog boxes or lists for example dropdown menus In that case you can navigate to one of the items with the...

Page 35: ...he RF Input connector on the R S FSPN Do not overload the input For maximum allowed values see the data sheet The RF input can be coupled to the DUT by alternating current AC or direct current DC AC c...

Page 36: ...sing the connector as a trigger input you can apply voltages in the range from 0 5 V to 3 5 V the default value is 1 4 V The typical input impedance is 10 k When you are using the connector as a trigg...

Page 37: ...USB ports 6 IF Video Demod output 7 Trigger in output 8 Sync trigger input and output 9 AUX port 10 GPIB interface 11 Ref input and output For information about the trigger in and output available on...

Page 38: ...d from the AC power supply For details refer to Connecting to power on page 12 and Chapter 3 1 5 Connecting the AC Power on page 19 3 2 2 3 Display Port and DVI You can connect an external monitor or...

Page 39: ...ax 5 V The output signals can be used to control external devices 3 2 2 8 GPIB Interface The GPIB interface is in compliance with IEEE488 and SCPI A computer for remote control can be connected via th...

Page 40: ...40 MHz 16 dBm To provide a 640 MHz reference signal from the R S FSPN to another device SYNC TRIGGER The SYNC TRIGGER connector can also be used to synchronize the reference fre quency on several devi...

Page 41: ...scribe what kind of information is displayed in the diagram area how to operate the R S FSPN via the front panel keys and other interaction methods and how to use the Online Help Understanding the Dis...

Page 42: ...Diagram footer contains diagram specific information 9 Softkeys provide access to measurement functions Hiding elements in the display You can hide some of the elements in the display for example the...

Page 43: ...r matches the current instrument settings This may be the case for example if a trace is frozen and the instrument settings are changed As soon as a new measurement is per formed the icon disappears T...

Page 44: ...f you are in single sweep measurement mode Count The current signal count for measurement tasks that involve a specific number of subsequent sweeps Meas Currently selected measurement Icons for indivi...

Page 45: ...id or in separate marker tables depending on the configuration Marker information in diagram grid Within the diagram the x axis and y axis positions of the last 2 markers or delta mark ers that were s...

Page 46: ...n when the calculation of spot noise has been turned on Table 3 5 Spot noise information result table Label Information Wnd Measurement window that the spot noise has been calculated for Only if there...

Page 47: ...sy access to various parameters to set up the mea surement 3 3 1 6 Frequency Information in Diagram Footer Graphical result displays contain information in the diagram footer The information beneath t...

Page 48: ...ning measurement time is supported by the following measure ments Phase noise Baseband noise In the MultiView tab the progress bar indicates the status of the currently selected measurement not the me...

Page 49: ...FO reg ister for the application concerned see STATus QUEStionable EXTended INFO Reg ister on page 270 Messages of a specific type can be queried using the SYST ERR EXT command see SYSTem ERRor EXTend...

Page 50: ...ts System and function keys on the front panel of the instrument Softkeys on the touchscreen Context menus for specific elements on the touchscreen Icons on the tool bar in the touchscreen Displayed s...

Page 51: ...ut Sequencer opens the Sequencer menu to perform consecutive measurements DC Power turns the DC power output on and off DC Configuration provides quick access to configure the main parameters for DC p...

Page 52: ...e to a specific setting or missing option You can hide the softkey display e g when using remote control in order to enlarge the display area for the measurement results Setup Display Displayed Items...

Page 53: ...the focus is most easily done by tapping on the element on the touchscreen Alternatively use the Tab key on the on screen keyboard or the rotary knob to move the focus from one element to the next on...

Page 54: ...or change the currently used parame ter value by using the rotary knob small steps or the UP or DOWN keys large steps 2 After entering the numeric value via keypad press the corresponding unit key The...

Page 55: ...versa press the sign key 6 When you have chosen the desired value wait for 2 seconds to use the same key again or start the next entry by pressing another key To enter a blank Press the Space bar or...

Page 56: ...Activating and Deactivating Channels When you activate an application a new measurement channel is created which deter mines the measurement settings for that application The same application can be a...

Page 57: ...ate NEW on page 317 INSTrument CREate DUPLicate on page 317 To change the application in an active channel 1 Select the tab of the channel you want to change 2 Select the Mode key 3 In the Mode dialog...

Page 58: ...o a new position on the screen pos sibly changing the layout of the other windows as well All evaluation methods available for the currently selected measurement are dis played as icons in the evaluat...

Page 59: ...ustrated in Figure 3 4 If an existing win dow would be replaced the drop area is highlighted in a darker color shade Positioning the window The screen can be divided into up to four rows Each row can...

Page 60: ...of the following Select the SmartGrid icon from the toolbar Select the Display Config button in the configuration Overview Select the Display Config softkey from the Meas Config menu The SmartGrid fun...

Page 61: ...dows 1 Select an icon from the evaluation bar or the Move icon for an existing evaluation window 2 Drag the evaluation over the SmartGrid A blue area shows where the window will be placed 3 Move the w...

Page 62: ...aximized Window Display To get an overview of the results displaying several windows at the same time may be helpful However the individual windows may become rather small In this case it is useful to...

Page 63: ...nterfaces is described in the User Manual The R S FSPN is delivered with IECWIN installed the auxiliary remote control tool provided free of charge by Rohde Schwarz For details on the IECWIN tool see...

Page 64: ...68 Measuring integrated noise on page 68 The baseband noise measurement How to measure baseband noise at the RF input on page 69 How to measure baseband noise at the baseband input on page 69 Trace s...

Page 65: ...o an electrical outlet as described in Chapter 3 1 5 Con necting the AC Power on page 19 2 Turn on the R S FSPN as described in Chapter 3 1 6 Switching the Instrument On and Off on page 20 Selecting t...

Page 66: ...he selected measurement channel All other measurement chan nels keep their custom configuration 3 4 2 Measurements Measuring the phase noise characteristics of a DUT requires a simple measurement setu...

Page 67: ...s RUN CONT stops immediately By default two traces are displayed the first trace shows the smoothed data with out spurs the second trace the raw data including spurs Measuring amplitude noise The test...

Page 68: ...e Spot noise is the phase noise or AM noise at a specific offset frequency for example the phase noise at 500 kHz Open the SmartGrid and drag the Spot Noise item from the evaluation bar into the displ...

Page 69: ...sure baseband noise at the RF input For baseband noise measurements on the RF input proceed as follows 1 Connect the DUT to the RF input 2 Perform a PRESET The application automatically starts a conti...

Page 70: ...dds a second instance of the phase noise application which is inde pendent of the first one 3 4 3 Result Evaluation The phase noise application provides several tools to control the data displayed in...

Page 71: ...d to all traces 1 Enter the Overview dialog box and from there enter the Noise Config dialog box 2 Define the cross correlation factor as required in the XCORR Factor input field The application calcu...

Page 72: ...er a threshold that defines a level from which a spur is recognized as a spur The application removes all signals that are above the threshold from the trace spur removal is applied to Signals with le...

Page 73: ...or a description on how to view that table Figure 3 6 Custom integration range results frequency range from 3 kHz to 500 kHz applied to trace 2 Note that the integration ranges are displayed graphical...

Page 74: ...ement trace for the current number of cross correlation operations Thus the position of this area depends on the number of cross correlations that are currently applied in each half decade This in tur...

Page 75: ...Analysis dialog box 2 Select the vertical Traces tab and the horizontal Trace Label tab 3 Turn on the trace label for a certain trace and define a string of text as a label The application adds a labe...

Page 76: ...surement range You can see this change for example in the noise diagram result display Note In case of baseband measurements the measurement range is defined by an absolute start and stop frequency in...

Page 77: ...ncy of the carrier signal you can define it manually and reduce the measurement time 1 Enter the Overview dialog box and from there enter the Frequency dialog box 2 Turn off the Auto Search feature 3...

Page 78: ...up that way 1 Enter the Overview dialog box and from there enter the Output dialog box 2 Select the DC Config tab There you have the following options Turn each of the three DC outputs on or off Defin...

Page 79: ...nnels for the same application Each channel is represented by a separate tab on the screen Note that the number of channels can be limited by the available memory of the R S FSPN R S MultiView 79 Runn...

Page 80: ...he individual channels are updated in the tabs as the measure ments are performed Sequential operation itself is independent of the currently dis played tab Sequencer modes Three different Sequencer m...

Page 81: ...hted blue During an active Sequencer process the selected mode softkey is highlighted orange Single Sequence Each measurement is performed once until all measurements in all active channels have been...

Page 82: ...e currently active channels are performed one after the other in the order of the tabs until the Sequencer is stopped The result displays in the individual channels are updated as the measurements are...

Page 83: ...ements Residual Effects 83 5 1 1 Residual Effects Residual noise effects are modulation products that originate directly from the phase noise It is possible to deduct them mathematically from the phas...

Page 84: ...range of interest frequency Carrier with rad ResidualPM Jitter s 0 0 2 f f Figure 5 1 Residual noise based on an integration between 10 kHz and 100 kHz offset 5 2 Performing Measurements To start sing...

Page 85: ...ement select one of the following RUN CONT key Continuous Sweep softkey in the Sweep menu After each sweep is completed a new one is started automatically While the mea surement is running the RUN CON...

Page 86: ...5 3 Selecting Measurements Access MEAS The R S FSPN provides several noise measurements each determining different noise aspects of different types of signal Phase noise Measurement 86 Baseband noise...

Page 87: ...unction of the tuning voltage also known as sweep voltage Remote command CONFigure SNTune MEASurement STATe on page 324 PN Transient analysis Provides tools to analyze the transient response of a DUT...

Page 88: ...c Power 94 Spot Noise vs Tune PN 95 Spot Noise vs Tune AM 95 Frequency Transient Analysis 95 Frequency Deviation 96 Phase 96 Marker Table 96 Noise Diagram The Noise Diagram result display shows the po...

Page 89: ...the y axis by changing the y axis scale The measurement results are displayed as traces in the diagram area Up to six active traces at any time are possible Each of those can have a different setup a...

Page 90: ...TCh n RANGe j PNOise t RFM on page 331 AM FETCh n RANGe j PNOise t RAM on page 330 PM FETCh n RANGe j PNOise t RPM on page 332 Jitter FETCh n RANGe j PNOise t RMS on page 331 Spurious List Spurs are p...

Page 91: ...spot that is part of the measurement range It is thus like a fixed marker The unit of spot noise results is dBc Hz variable unit for baseband noise measure ments The application shows the results in...

Page 92: ...al ues to an unstable DUT When you measure the stability of an oscillator the resulting curve has a characteristic shape The shape is the same for variance and deviation The point of interest in the d...

Page 93: ...e VCO operates at a given tuning voltage or current in Hz Remote command TRACe n DATA on page 333 Sensitivity The Sensitivity result display shows the slope of the DUT characteristics expressed as the...

Page 94: ...DC source When VSupply is configured to supply current and selected as the Fix Source the diagram shows the voltage in Volt In all other cases it shows the current in mA Remote command TRACe n DATA o...

Page 95: ...cy offsets measured on each measurement point Each measurement point corresponds to a specific tuning voltage or current that was applied to the DUT The x axis shows the tuning characteristics of the...

Page 96: ...tion The frequency deviation calculation settings are described in Chapter 6 9 7 Fre quency Deviation on page 140 Remote command Trace data TRACe n DATA on page 333 Phase The Phase result display show...

Page 97: ...Analysis Configuration 131 6 1 Configuration Overview Access Overview Throughout the measurement channel configuration an overview of the most important currently defined settings is provided in the...

Page 98: ...acteristics of a DUT Phase Noise Phase noise and AM noise measurements for continuous wave signals Baseband Noise Noise measurement in absolute terms over a selected frequency range VCO Characterizat...

Page 99: ...test setups Overview Input Input Source Radio Fre quency Test Setup The RF Input is the default input source A typical test setup for measurements over the RF input depends on the selected mea suremen...

Page 100: ...S FSPN For an external LO specify whether the signal at the input has a low or high Level A low level corresponds to signals with a level of approximately 0 dBm A high level corresponds to signals wit...

Page 101: ...or the determined frequency spectrum horizontal x axis The settings for the vertical axis regarding amplitude and scaling are described here Signal Attenuation 101 Amplitude Characteristics 102 Diagra...

Page 102: ...se ratio decrease the RF attenuation Another positive effect is that high attenuation also helps to avoid intermodulation For ideal sinusoidal signals the displayed signal level is independent of the...

Page 103: ...rease the attenuation manually make sure that the signal level does not exceed the maximum level allowed at the RF input Otherwise an overload of the input mixer can cause hardware damage Remote comma...

Page 104: ...ude Scaling Scale The scale settings define the scale of the y axis in graphical result displays The remote commands required to configure the amplitude are described in Chap ter 11 6 4 Remote Command...

Page 105: ...Y SCALe RLEVel on page 352 Bottom DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RLEVel LOWer on page 353 Range DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe on page 351 Selecting the unit of the y axis Baseband noise measurem...

Page 106: ...a signal 107 Capture Range 108 Defining the measurement range 108 Measuring low frequency and low level signals 108 Low signal frequencies 109 Low signal levels 109 Multicarrier signals 110 Defining...

Page 107: ...nter can improve measurement speed however The measurement starts only if a signal is present within the frequency search limits that you have defined via the Auto Search feature The search range is d...

Page 108: ...e using For baseband noise measurements the frequency range is defined by absolute start and stop frequencies instead of relative offset frequencies The center frequency repre sents the carrier freque...

Page 109: ...NSe FILTer LPASs STATe on page 358 Cutoff frequency SENSe FILTer LPASs FREQuency MANual on page 357 Low signal levels Measuring low frequency and low level signals The R S FSPN supports different mode...

Page 110: ...ability Configuration 122 6 5 1 Triggered Measurements Phase Noise CW The start of the noise measurements can be defined via the Trigger hardkey If Free Run is selected no trigger source is considered...

Page 111: ...lf decade 6 5 3 Noise Configuration Access Overview Noise Config Noise Config The measurement range parameters define the way the phase noise of a DUT is mea sured The remote commands required to conf...

Page 112: ...dwidth RBW is the filter bandwidth applied during the noise mea surement Noise measurements apply a different resolution bandwidth to each half decade that is measured small bandwidths for small frequ...

Page 113: ...erations that are per formed depends on the half decade that is measured Small offsets which usually have a higher noise level require fewer operations to get accurate results while large offsets whos...

Page 114: ...reshold SENSe SWEep XOPTimize THReshold on page 366 Finish segment SENSe SWEep FSEGment on page 365 Turning the display of the cross correlation gain indicator on and off It shows the rejection of unc...

Page 115: ...f decades 1 MHz For the forward sweep Sweep Forward On the measurement sequence is Analysis of half decades 1 MHz Analysis of half decades between 30 MHz and 1 MHz Analysis of half decades 30 MHz Othe...

Page 116: ...anual configuration mode Remote command Configuration mode SENSe SWEep MODE on page 365 Start offset SENSe LIST RANGe r FREQuency STARt on page 362 Stop offset SENSe LIST RANGe r FREQuency STOP on pag...

Page 117: ...zed integration range The application shows orange lines Range x in the graphical result display to indicate custom ranges Remote command State CALCulate n RANGe j EVALuation STATe on page 369 Start C...

Page 118: ...preview They define by which amount dB residual effects are corrected for specific fre quencies For example you could say that at a frequency of 100 MHz the residual effects are corrected by 5 dB Ins...

Page 119: ...can turn off the displayed spot noise information any time for example if you want a better view of the measurement results You can also select the trace the displayed spot noise information refers t...

Page 120: ...emote command See Chapter 11 6 6 3 Spot Noise Configuration on page 371 6 5 6 Spur Display Access Overview Noise Config Spurious Spurs are usually undesired peak levels that can occur in the measured...

Page 121: ...ow to apply manage and design weight ing filters see Working with weighting filters on page 117 Remote command SENSe SPURs WEIGhting on page 377 Defining the spurious color The spurious color feature...

Page 122: ...ance and deviation are derived from the phase noise measurement Thus the frequency stability measure ments and the phase noise measurement use the same configuration The Frequency Stability dialog con...

Page 123: ...ont panel for different purposes Proper configuration of the DC ports Setting DC voltages and currents properly is an important step during the configuration in order not to damage the device under te...

Page 124: ...VOLTage CHANnel COUPling on page 342 Configuring the DC power output The R S FSPN features three outputs that allow you to supply external devices like the DUT or external measurement equipment with D...

Page 125: ...erately Remote command SOURce VOLTage POWer i LEVel MODE on page 346 Defining the output level Configuring the DC power output For all three outputs you can control the voltage that should be output t...

Page 126: ...the font of these result values is green If the voltage or current that is output differs from the values that you have defined the font turns red This may be the case for example If the DUT draws too...

Page 127: ...Chapter 6 3 Level Characteristics on page 101 DC source configuration Chapter 6 6 DC Source Configuration on page 123 Measurement configuration Chapter 5 2 Performing Measurements on page 84 Limit lin...

Page 128: ...ement which voltage or current is applied for each measurement the sweep range and the measurement time for each measurement point You can define sweep settings for each DC source individually Definin...

Page 129: ...ge or current of the tuning range are measured Remote command Settling time VCO Characterization CONFigure VCO SWEep DELay POINt on page 380 Settling time Spot Noise vs Tune CONFigure SNTune SWEep DEL...

Page 130: ...cteristics on page 101 Frequency configuration Chapter 6 4 Frequency on page 105 Noise configuration Chapter 6 5 3 Noise Configuration on page 111 Spot noise configuration Chapter 6 5 5 Spot Noise Inf...

Page 131: ...Select Measurement PN Transient Analy sis Access settings Overview The PN transient analysis measurement determines the frequency and phase charac teristics of a signal over time It is thus an appropr...

Page 132: ...o measure the signal Wideband mode Wide Select the wideband mode for measurements with a span 40 MHz Wideband mode only works in the frequency range between 256 MHz and 8 GHz Thus the maximum span is...

Page 133: ...page 359 Stop frequency SENSe FREQuency STOP on page 359 Span SENSe FREQuency SPAN on page 389 Defining a frequency step size Defines the step size by which the center frequency is increased or decrea...

Page 134: ...urement starts when measured signal exceeds or falls below a specified frequency The frequency trigger available for transient measurements is an online trigger An online trigger responds to a trigger...

Page 135: ...defines whether triggering occurs when the signal level or frequency rises to the trigger level or frequency or falls down to it Remote command TRIGger SEQuence SLOPe on page 393 Defining a trigger dr...

Page 136: ...nt time defines the scale of the x axis The remote commands required to configure the data acquisition are described in Chapter 11 6 9 3 Data Acquisition on page 390 Functions in the Data Acquisition...

Page 137: ...amplitude settings configure the characteristics of the input signal The remote commands required to configure the amplitude are described in Chap ter 11 6 9 2 Amplitude Configuration on page 389 Func...

Page 138: ...ly adjusted in the other In addition you can select how the frequency is displayed on the y axis Absolute Frequencies are displayed as absolute frequencies Relative Frequencies are displayed as relati...

Page 139: ...age 397 Auto scale once DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe AUTO on page 352 Unit DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe UNIT on page 397 Selecting the AF coupling mode The AF Coupling property controls the au...

Page 140: ...yed in the channel bar The remote commands required to configure the settling time calculation are described in Chapter 11 6 9 6 Settling Time on page 398 6 9 7 Frequency Deviation Access Overview Fre...

Page 141: ...Configuration on page 401 Settings in the Traces dialog box described elsewhere Select trace Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 Trace 4 Trace 5 Trace 6 on page 156 Trace mode Trace Mode on page 156 Trace export...

Page 142: ...phase noise measurement only with a different scale time on the x axis and frequency or phase on the y axis Relative limits in the fre quency diagram always refer to current center frequency you have...

Page 143: ...displayed and evaluated using various different methods also at the same time Depending on the currently selected measurement in particular when using optional firmware applications not all evaluation...

Page 144: ...e eval uation icon in relation to the existing windows All display configuration actions are only possible in SmartGrid mode When Smart Grid mode is activated the evaluation bar replaces the current s...

Page 145: ...e drop area for the window in the SmartGrid The row can be split into columns or a new row can be inserted above or below the existing row if the maximum of 4 has not yet been reached 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 A...

Page 146: ...per channel i e per tab 1 Activate SmartGrid mode All evaluation methods available for the currently selected measurement are dis played as icons in the evaluation bar 2 Select the icon for the requir...

Page 147: ...page 409 7 2 Zoomed Displays You can zoom into the diagram to visualize the measurement results in greater detail Using the touchscreen or a mouse pointer you can easily define the area to be enlarged...

Page 148: ...r Manual 1179 4363 02 01 areas can be moved and resized any time The zoom area that corresponds to the indi vidual zoom display is indicated in the lower right corner between the scrollbars Figure 7 3...

Page 149: ...erent areas of the trace simultane ously An overview window indicates the zoom areas in the original trace while the zoomed trace areas are displayed in individual windows The zoom area that corre spo...

Page 150: ...s activated 2 Tap and drag your finger in the diagram to select the area to be enlarged The selected area is indicated by a dotted rectangle When you leave the touchscreen the diagram is replaced by t...

Page 151: ...w diagram with the selected area indicated by a dotted rectangle The zoomed trace area is displayed in a separate window see Figure 7 4 3 In the overview diagram select the next area to be enlarged Th...

Page 152: ...determines whether The data is frozen View The data is hidden Blank The data is replaced by new values Clear Write The data is replaced selectively Max Hold Min Hold Average Each time the trace mode i...

Page 153: ...ts A sweep in this context is the measurement over the complete measurement range once A complete measurement however can consist of more than one sweep In that case the application measures until the...

Page 154: ...n dBc and refers to the scale on the right side of the phase noise diagram The lines indicating a spur are not part of the trace data When you export the trace for example the spur data is not exporte...

Page 155: ...figuration they carry different information or evaluate the results differently Restoring default traces The application allows you to easily restore the default trace configuration Trace 1 and 2 with...

Page 156: ...R S FSPN saves each trace point in the trace mem ory only if the new value is greater than the previous one Min Hold The minimum value is determined from several measurements and displayed The R S FSP...

Page 157: ...external noise sources from the results The trace offset is a visual device that shifts the trace by certain level You can apply an offset to all active traces individually Offset State and define an...

Page 158: ...u can export the measurement data to a standard format file ASCII or XML The following data types can be exported depending on the application Trace data Table results for example result summaries mar...

Page 159: ...specific trace only for export see Trace to Export The results are output in the same order as they are displayed on the screen window by window trace by trace and table row by table row Remote comma...

Page 160: ...e imported or exported Depending on the external program in which the data file was created or is evaluated a comma separated list CSV or a plain data format DAT file is required Remote command FORMat...

Page 161: ...xplorer Remote command not supported Select ASCII File The Select ASCII File button opens a dialog box to select results that you want to import You can select files with the extensions csv or dat Rem...

Page 162: ...tly displayed from the Destination Trace dropdown menu the import overwrites the trace The trace mode for trace 1 is replaced by trace mode View If you select 5 Blank Blank indicates that the trace is...

Page 163: ...lt to one of the traces T1 T3 T1 for example subtracts trace 3 from trace 1 and writes the result to trace 1 You can apply one operation at a time To turn off trace mathematics use the Trace Math Off...

Page 164: ...h measurement point the measured trace position and value are output The file is stored with a DAT extension For details on the storage format see Chapter 7 3 8 1 Reference ASCII File Export Format on...

Page 165: ...ace and table row by table row 7 4 Markers Markers help you analyze your measurement results by determining particular values in the diagram Thus you can extract numeric values from a graphical displa...

Page 166: ...s in the Marker To menu Marker types All markers can be used either as normal markers or delta markers A normal marker indicates the absolute signal value at the defined position in the diagram A delt...

Page 167: ...ea The following information is displayed there The marker type M for normal D for delta or special function name The marker number 1 to 16 The assigned trace number in square brackets The marker valu...

Page 168: ...Marker 169 Linking to Another Marker 169 Assigning the Marker to a Trace 169 Select Marker 169 All Markers Off 170 Selected Marker Marker name The marker which is currently selected for editing is hi...

Page 169: ...er Marker Links the current marker to the marker selected from the list of active markers If the x axis value of the initial marker is changed the linked marker follows to the same posi tion on the x...

Page 170: ...view Analysis Markers Settings Some general marker settings allow you to influence the marker behavior for all mark ers The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap ter...

Page 171: ...he search settings are available in the MKR menu Search settings are also available via the Marker key or in the vertical Marker Con fig tab of the Analysis dialog box horizontal Search Settings tab M...

Page 172: ...ency When you turn on spur tracking you can define a frequency range within which the R S FSPN tracks the spur and adjusts the marker position automatically The tracking Range defines an area around t...

Page 173: ...r m MAXimum RIGHt on page 435 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum LEFT on page 435 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum NEXT on page 433 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum RIGHt on page 433 CALCulate n DELTamark...

Page 174: ...ty of the storage device used Limit line data can also be exported to a file in ASCII CSV format for further evalua tion in other applications Limit lines stored in the specified ASCII CSV format can...

Page 175: ...e limit line must be exceeded before a violation occurs Offsets and Shifting A configured limit line can easily be moved vertically or horizontally Two different methods to do so are available An offs...

Page 176: ...heck Results A limit check is automatically performed as soon as any of the limit lines is activated Visibility setting Only the specified Traces to be Checked are compared with the active limit lines...

Page 177: ...guration file is recalled Always remember to store the settings again after changing the limit line values After recalling measurement settings the limit line values applied to the measurement may be...

Page 178: ...isibility 178 Traces to be Checked 179 Comment 179 Included Lines in Overview View Filter 179 Create New Line 179 Edit Line 179 Copy Line 179 Delete Line 179 Disable All Lines 179 Name The name of the...

Page 179: ...w Com patible Only compatible lines Whether a line is compatible or not is indicated in the Compatibility setting Show All All stored limit lines with the file extension LIN in the limits sub folder o...

Page 180: ...r time domain Scaling mode absolute or relative values Not supported Scaling linear or logarithmic Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE on page 445 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer MODE on page 44...

Page 181: ...d shift width Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SHIFt on page 444 Shift y Shifts the y value of each data point vertically by the defined shift width Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li LOWe...

Page 182: ...t once select the Disable All Lines button The limit checks for the deactivated limit lines are stopped and the results are removed form the display How to edit existing limit lines Existing limit lin...

Page 183: ...t c Select Insert Value again and define the second data point d Repeat this to insert all other data points To insert a data point before an existing one select the data point and then Insert Value T...

Page 184: ...o shift the complete limit line parallel in the horizontal direction select the X Off set button and enter an offset value To shift the complete limit line parallel in the vertical direction select th...

Page 185: ...has a default configuration You can restore this defined initial state at any time as a known starting point for measurements This is often recommendable as a first step in troubleshooting when unusua...

Page 186: ...ttings applied during measurement In these cases you can store and recall instrument and measurement settings and possibly other related measurement data Two different methods are available for managi...

Page 187: ...the updated limit values can be created Quick Save Quick Recall 187 Configurable Storage and Recall 189 How to Save and Load Instrument Settings 194 8 2 1 Quick Save Quick Recall The Quick Save and Qu...

Page 188: ...e of the save sets to store the current settings in or to be recalled At the time of storage the QuickSave 1 QuickSave 10 placeholder is replaced by a label indicating the storage date and time and th...

Page 189: ...s as saved in the selected settings file If the settings file contains settings for a specific Channel only a new channel with the stored set tings is activated otherwise all Channel s and instrument...

Page 190: ...ternal flash disk or if selected on a memory stick or net work drive The operating system firmware and stored instrument settings are located on drive C The storage location and filename are selected...

Page 191: ...nd MMEMory CATalog on page 451 File Name Contains the name of the data file without the path or extension By default the name of a user file consists of a base name followed by an underscore Multiple...

Page 192: ...page 457 MMEMory SELect ITEM SGRam on page 458 MMEMory SELect ITEM TRACe 1 3 ACTive on page 458 MMEMory SELect ITEM TRANsducer ALL on page 458 Save File Saves the settings file with the defined filena...

Page 193: ...page 459 Selecting Storage Location Drive Path Files Select the storage location of the file on the instrument or an external drive Remote command MMEMory CATalog on page 451 File Name Contains the na...

Page 194: ...t be restored and will be overwritten by the stored values when the configuration file is recalled 4 To restore the settings select the Open icon from the toolbar 5 Select the save set in which the se...

Page 195: ...l with the saved settings will be opened 6 Select Recall The settings and selected items from the saved measurement are restored and you can repeat the measurement with the same settings Note that any...

Page 196: ...ed in applications that process I Q data such as the I Q analyzer or other optional applications See the corresponding user manuals for those applications for details These functions are only availabl...

Page 197: ...s and the most important settings for the currently per formed measurement you can create a screenshot of the current display Screenshots can either be printed or stored to a file Print and Screenshot...

Page 198: ...is included in the printout Note that some content settings are independent of the selected printing device others are printing device specific Print Screenshot 199 Print Multiple Windows 199 Comment...

Page 199: ...board for the selected printing device it is automatically changed to be a PDF file Remote command HCOPy CONTent on page 465 HCOPy PAGE WINDow 1 2 STATe on page 472 HCOPy PAGE WINDow 1 2 CHANnel STATe...

Page 200: ...displayed dialog in the screenshot printout This setting is printing device specific and only available if Print Screenshot is selected Print Date and Time Includes or removes the current date and ti...

Page 201: ...8 4 1 1 Print Content Settings on page 198 the printout can consist of multiple pages Use these functions to scroll within the preview to see the individual pages Print Starts to print or store the s...

Page 202: ...printer and a file and switch between configura tions easily simply by selecting the appropriate device before printing Select Device 1 2 203 Destination 203 Destination File 203 Destination Clipboard...

Page 203: ...opies the printout to the clipboard Since only single pages can be copied only screenshots can be copied to this destination not multiple windows see Chap ter 8 4 1 1 Print Content Settings on page 19...

Page 204: ...le using the selected printer driver Remote command To enable HCOP DEST1 MMEM To disable HCOP DEST1 SYSTem COMMunicate PRINter Install Printer This softkey opens the standard Windows dialog box to ins...

Page 205: ...ge 470 Windows Per Page Defines how many windows are displayed on a single page of the printout This setting is only available if Print Multiple Windows is active see Chapter 8 4 1 1 Print Content Set...

Page 206: ...1 2 UNIT on page 470 8 4 1 5 Print Color Settings Access Print Print Config Color tab The settings provided here are identical to those in the Print Colors section of the Display Theme Color dialog b...

Page 207: ...Some settings are independent of the printing device 3 In the Content tab define the elements of the screen and additional information to be included in the printout a Select Print Screenshot to incl...

Page 208: ...2 to define which printing device you want to config ure 3 In the Content tab define the elements of the screen and additional information to be included in the printout a Select Print Selected Window...

Page 209: ...hat reflects the colors you see on the screen but with a white background select Screen Colors Print b Check the Print Preview to find out if the setting is appropriate 10 Select Print to execute the...

Page 210: ...uency Settings 227 System Configuration Settings 230 Service Functions 236 9 1 Alignment 9 1 1 Basics on Alignment When you put the instrument into operation for the first time or when strong tempera...

Page 211: ...e results are available until the next self alignment process is started or the instru ment is switched off Temperature check During self alignment the instrument s frontend temperature is measured as...

Page 212: ...alignment to be performed directly after installation In addition you can activate a pre ceding warmup time before self alignment which is strongly recommended If you do not activate this option make...

Page 213: ...on Alignment on page 210 Note A running Sequencer operation is aborted when you start a self alignment During self alignment do not connect a signal to the RF input connector Running a self alignment...

Page 214: ...firmware to a beta version After rebooting the instrument you must re activate this function if you still want to reuse the old alignment data Note however that re using old alignment data can lead t...

Page 215: ...een checked successfully a message is dis played 9 1 4 How to Align the Instrument Operating temperature Before performing this functional test make sure that the instrument has reached its operating...

Page 216: ...the other corners 9 2 Display Settings 9 2 1 Display Settings Access Setup Display Some general display settings are available regardless of the current application or operating mode For information o...

Page 217: ...n Touch Diagram Off Touchscreen is deactivated for the diagram area of the screen but active for the surrounding softkeys toolbars and menus Remote command DISPlay TOUChscreen STATe on page 488 Displa...

Page 218: ...the screen display can be hidden or shown as required for exam ple to enlarge the display area for the measurement results Toolbar 218 Status Bar 219 Softkey Bar 219 Channel Bar 219 Diagram Footer Ann...

Page 219: ...7 Channel Bar The channel bar provides information on firmware and measurement settings for a specific channel Remote command DISPlay ANNotation CBAR on page 486 Diagram Footer Annotation The diagram...

Page 220: ...information see Chapter 9 2 3 How to Work with the Soft Front Panels on page 226 Remote command SYSTem DISPlay FPANel STATe on page 489 Mini Front Panel If you require a front panel display but do no...

Page 221: ...em That is useful when you are working from a remote PC and the front panel function is not active Remote command SYSTem DISPlay FPANel STATe on page 489 9 2 1 3 Display Theme and Colors You can confi...

Page 222: ...int Colors Defines the color settings used for printout In addition to the predefined settings a user defined color set can be configured see Defining User specific Colors on page 224 If Show Print Co...

Page 223: ...ng to your specific requirements The colors are configured in the identical Screen Color Setup Printer Color Setup dialog boxes Selecting the Object Modifying User Defined Color Assignments Selects th...

Page 224: ...allows you to select the color directly The color settings allow you to define values for tint saturation and brightness Remote command HCOPy CMAP it HSL on page 464 Restoring the User Settings to Def...

Page 225: ...box However you can restore the default instrument resolution 1280x800 on the monitor using the instrument function Setup Display Configure Monitor Screen Res olution Restore to default Setup 225 Scr...

Page 226: ...a different color The Preview area indicates the currently selected color 5 To assign a user specific color to the selected object do one of the following Select the color from the palette Enter valu...

Page 227: ...ess a single function key If you want the window to remain open deactivate the Auto close option You can close the window manually by selecting Close planel or the key combination ALT M be aware of th...

Page 228: ...used EXT REF is displayed in the status bar Table 9 1 Available Reference Frequency Input Setting Source Connector Frequency Tuning Range Loop Band width Description Internal OCXO 10 MHz 1 100 Hz Inte...

Page 229: ...onize to an external reference signal with a very precise frequency Due to the very narrow loop bandwidth unwanted noise or spurious components on the external reference input signal are strongly atte...

Page 230: ...settings are restored You can restore the default values for all input sources using the Preset Channel function 9 4 System Configuration Settings Access Setup System Configuration Hardware Informati...

Page 231: ...all new firmware options in this dialog box The table also contains The open source acknowledgements PDF file for the firmware and other software packages used by the R S FSPN Expired option licenses...

Page 232: ...tall options Install Option by XML Opens a file selection dialog box to install an additional option to the R S FSPN using an XML file Enter or browse for the name of an XML file that contains the opt...

Page 233: ...es button The following information is available No device specific error code Message brief description of the message Component hardware messages name of the affected module software messages name o...

Page 234: ...k your sales representa tive or check the Rohde Schwarz website for availability of firmware updates A firm ware update package includes at least a setup file and release notes Before updating the fir...

Page 235: ...ation has finished the instrument again reboots automatically Note Do not switch off the instrument during the reconfiguration process Now the firmware update is complete It is recommended that you pe...

Page 236: ...ou press the key multiple times in quick succession you tog gle through the symbols assigned to the key For the assignment refer to Table 3 8 9 5 Service Functions Access Setup Service When unexpected...

Page 237: ...rz support to get help for a certain problem send these files to the support in order to identify and solve the problem faster Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice SINFo on page 508 Save Device Footprint...

Page 238: ...ou start a self test If you start a self test remotely then select the Local softkey while the test is still run ning the instrument only returns to the manual operation state after the test is comple...

Page 239: ...page 484 Frequency Calibration Frequency RF Defines the frequency of the internal broadband calibration signal to be used for IF fil ter calibration max 64 MHz For narrowband signals 64 MHz is sent Ca...

Page 240: ...not necessary for normal measurement operation Incorrect use can affect correct operation and or data integrity of the R S FSPN Therefore only user accounts with administrator rights can use service f...

Page 241: ...ng on how restrictive their use is handled Each service level has a different password Reset Password clears any previously entered password and returns to the most restrictive service level Remote co...

Page 242: ...rvice dialog box Relays Cycle Counter 242 Relays Cycle Counter The hardware relays built into the R S FSPN may fail after a large number of switch ing cycles see data sheet The counter indicates how m...

Page 243: ...ent via remote control is provided here This information applies to all applications and operating modes on the R S FSPN For additional information on remote control of spectrum analyzers see the foll...

Page 244: ...te with instruments A VISA installation on the controller is a prerequisite for remote control using the indicated interfaces See also Chapter 10 1 3 VISA Libraries on page 252 Within this interface d...

Page 245: ...KET indicates the raw network socket resource class Example Instrument has the IP address 192 1 2 3 the valid resource string using VXI 11 protocol is TCPIP 192 1 2 3 INSTR The DNS host name is FSPN26...

Page 246: ...uccessful return of a VISA operation such as viWrite guarantees only that the command is delivered to the instrument s TCP IP buffers There is no confirmation that the instrument has started or finish...

Page 247: ...ment and the remote PC is also available Using this feature several users can access and operate the R S FSPN simultaneously This is useful for troubleshooting or training purposes If you do not want...

Page 248: ...Manager License Manager allows you to install or uninstall license keys and to acti vate register or unregister licenses Help www rohde schwarz com opens the Rohde Schwarz home page 10 1 1 2 GPIB Inte...

Page 249: ...nds act on all instruments connected to the GPIB bus without previous addressing Addressed commands only act on instruments previously addressed as listeners The following figure provides an overview...

Page 250: ...Network and Remote Operation R S FSPN 250 User Manual 1179 4363 02 01 Figure 10 1 Communication lines used by the GPIB interface Remote Control Basics...

Page 251: ...ruments addressed as listeners Command Effect on the instrument GET Group Execute Trigger Triggers a previously active instrument function e g a sweep The effect of the command is the same as with tha...

Page 252: ...face messages are transmitted to the instrument on the data lines with the attention line being active LOW They are used to communicate between the con troller and the instrument Interface messages ca...

Page 253: ...PI rules as permitted by the standard Instrument responses Instrument responses response messages and service requests are messages the instrument sends to the controller after a query They can contai...

Page 254: ...ncy numeric_value numeric_value Long and Short Form 254 Numeric Suffixes 254 Optional Mnemonics 255 Long and Short Form The mnemonics feature a long form and a short form The short form is marked by u...

Page 255: ...ption The instrument must recognize the long command to comply with the SCPI standard Some commands are considerably shortened by these optional mnemonics Example Definition HCOPy IMMediate Command HC...

Page 256: ...he unit is missing the basic unit is used Allowed unit prefixes are G giga MA mega MOHM MHZ K kilo M milli U micro N nano Example SENSe FREQ STOP 1 5GHz SENSe FREQ STOP 1 5E9 Some settings allow relat...

Page 257: ...ing mnemonic after the question mark Example SENSe LIST FREQ MAXimum Returns the maximum numeric value as a result Boolean Parameters Boolean parameters represent two states The ON state logically tru...

Page 258: ...requires a NL END message to terminate the data block This format is useful when the length of the transmission is not known or if speed or other considerations prevent segmentation of the data into...

Page 259: ...wing commands with identical meaning can be created SENS BAND RES 1 SENS BWID RES 1 Mnemonics in square brackets are optional and may be inserted into the header or omitted Example HCOPy IMMediate HCO...

Page 260: ...According to SCPI the responses to queries are partly subject to stricter rules than in standard IEEE 488 2 The requested parameter is transmitted without a header Example HCOP PAGE ORI Response LAND...

Page 261: ...thin one command line even though they may be implemented as sequential commands are not necessarily serviced in the order in which they have been received In order to make sure that commands are actu...

Page 262: ...oller OPC Sets the Operation Complete bit in the Stan dard Event Status Register ESR after all previous commands have been executed Setting bit 0 in the ESE Setting bit 5 in the SRE Waiting for servic...

Page 263: ...ecute ESE 1 Sets the OPC mask bit bit No 0 of the Standard Event Status Register ESR to 1 2 Send the overlapped command without OPC OPC or WAI Example INIT OPC 3 Poll the operation complete state peri...

Page 264: ...LIMit 8 FAIL logic AND logic OR of all bits TEMPerature 15 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 1 2 not used STAT QUES TEMPerature Frontend temp error INPut_overload Range completed SWEeping MEASuring Waiting for TRIGger...

Page 265: ...ual bits are independent of each other i e each hardware status is assigned a bit number which is valid for all five parts Bit 15 the most significant bit is set to zero for all parts Thus the content...

Page 266: ...the entire register ENABle The ENABle part determines whether the associated EVENt bit contributes to the sum bit see below Each bit of the EVENt part is ANDed with the associated ENABle bit symbol Th...

Page 267: ...from 0 to 1 a service request SRQ is generated The SRE can be set using the command SRE and read using the command SRE Table 10 6 Meaning of the bits used in the status byte Bit No Meaning 0 1 Not us...

Page 268: ...ble Register ESE The ESR is defined in IEEE 488 2 It can be compared with the EVENt part of a SCPI register The event status register can be read out using command ESR The ESE corresponds to the ENABl...

Page 269: ...subregisters e g bit 2 sums up the information for all STATus QUEStionable TIMe registers For some subregisters there may be separate registers for each active channel Thus if a status bit in the STAT...

Page 270: ...to 14 Unused 15 This bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable EXTended Register The STATus QUEStionable EXTended register contains further status information not covered by the other status registers of t...

Page 271: ...ng data or wrong set tings so that the measurement cannot be completed correctly 4 FATal This bit is set if a serious error occurs in the application and regular operation is no longer possi ble 5 to...

Page 272: ...4 is violated 4 LIMit 5 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 5 is violated 5 LIMit 6 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 6 is violated 6 LIMit 7 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 7 is violated 7 LIMit 8...

Page 273: ...ster exists for each active channel You can read out the register with STATus QUEStionable POWer CONDition or STATus QUEStionable POWer EVENt STATus QUEStionable POWer DCPNoise Available for the phase...

Page 274: ...s bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature Register The STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature register contains information about possible temperature deviations that may occur during operation of th...

Page 275: ...uest is a request from an instrument for information advice or treatment by the controller Usually this service request initiates an interrupt at the con troller to which the control program can react...

Page 276: ...gister PPE which is ANDed with the STB bit by bit considering bit 6 as well This register is ANDed with the STB bit by bit considering bit 6 as well The results are ORed the result is possibly inverte...

Page 277: ...Ror NEXT provides one entry from the error queue If no error mes sages are stored there any more the instrument responds with 0 No error The error queue should be queried after every SRQ in the contro...

Page 278: ...maximum possible operating convenience In con trast the priority of remote control is the predictability of the instrument status Thus when a command attempts to define incompatible settings the comm...

Page 279: ...on without notice IECWIN offers the following features Connection to instrument via several interfaces protocols GPIB VISA named pipe if IECWIN is run on the instrument itself RSIB Interactive command...

Page 280: ...Help button in the dialog box The IECWIN offers an online help with extensive information on how to work with the tool 10 3 Network and Remote Control Settings Access SETUP Network Remote The remote c...

Page 281: ...instrument is delivered with an assigned computer name but this name can be changed The naming conventions of Windows apply If too many characters and or numbers are entered an error message is displ...

Page 282: ...he subnet mask consists of four number blocks separated by dots Each block con tains 3 numbers in maximum e g 100 100 100 100 but also one or two numbers are allowed in a block as an example see the p...

Page 283: ...rom 0 to 30 are allowed The default address is 20 Remote command SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB SELF ADDRess on page 493 Identification String Defines the identification string for the R S FSPN which is prov...

Page 284: ...code used for LF might be included in the binary data block and therefore should not be interpreted as a terminator in this particular case This can be avoided by using only the receive terminator EOI...

Page 285: ...ines when the remote commands that change hardware settings on the R S FSPN are executed If enabled default remote commands are always executed immediately when they are received by the instrument If...

Page 286: ...nel with the Phase Noise application The PSA language is only available for the Spectrum application If you select the PSA mode in an application other than the Spectrum application the R S FSPN autom...

Page 287: ...nterface on page 294 Only user accounts with administrator rights are able to use LAN configuration and web browser functionality Current LAN Configuration 287 LAN Password 288 LAN Reset 288 Current L...

Page 288: ...XI LANReset on page 495 10 3 5 Remote Errors Access SETUP Network Remote Remote Errors tab The error messages generated by the R S FSPN during remote operation are dis played here The messages are dis...

Page 289: ...he instrument switches from remote to manual operation Note If the local lockout function LLO has been activated in the remote control mode manual operation is no longer available until GTL is execute...

Page 290: ...computer using SCPI com mands Before you send remote commands you must configure the instrument in a LAN network or connect it to a PC via the GPIB interface as described in Chap ter 10 4 1 How to Co...

Page 291: ...ng network made with an ordinary RJ 45 network cable The instrument is assigned an IP address and can coexist with a computer and with other hosts on the same network A dedicated network connection Po...

Page 292: ...termine the IP address on page 293 Risk of network errors Connection errors can affect the entire network If your network does not support DHCP or if you choose to disable dynamic TCP IP configuration...

Page 293: ...aved and you are prompted to restart the instrument 8 Confirm the displayed message Yes button to restart the instrument Using a DNS server to determine the IP address If a DNS server is configured on...

Page 294: ...specially useful when a DHCP server is used as a new IP address may be assigned each time the instrument is restarted Each instrument is delivered with an assigned computer name but this name can be c...

Page 295: ...AN connection has been established a red symbol indicates an error for example that no LAN cable is connected When a device is connecting to the instrument the LAN icon blinks The Device Indica tor se...

Page 296: ...strument in the LAN Ping Client Ping is a utility that verifies the connection between the instrument and another device The ping command uses the ICMP echo request and echo reply packets to determine...

Page 297: ...limited access The instrument provides an auto login function for the administrator account i e login with unrestricted access is carried out automati cally in the background By default the user name...

Page 298: ...in the toolbar to access the operating system 2 Press Ctrl Alt Delete then select Change a password 3 Enter the user account name 4 Enter the old password 5 Enter the new password in the upper text l...

Page 299: ...ou can enter the different user account name and password Deactivating the auto login function When shipped the instrument is already configured to automatically log on the instru ment user under Micr...

Page 300: ...out additional installation Most instru ment controls are available via the front panel simulation File upload and download between the instrument and the remote PC is also available To access the R S...

Page 301: ...FSPN to which you want to copy a file b Under File to Upload select Browse to open a file selection dialog box and select the required file on the PC c Select Upload to copy the file from the PC to t...

Page 302: ...er through a LAN connection While the instru ment is in operation the instrument screen contents are displayed on the remote com puter and Remote Desktop provides access to all of the applications fil...

Page 303: ...address is assigned each time the instru ment is restarted This address must first be determined on the instrument itself Thus using a DHCP server is not suitable for remote operation of the R S FSPN...

Page 304: ...te Desktop Client With Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Client is part of the operating system and can be accessed via Start Programs Accessories Remote Desktop Connection For other versions of Window...

Page 305: ...the options are activated or deactivated 6 To improve the performance you can deactivate the Desktop background Show contents of window while dragging and Menu and window animation options 7 Open the...

Page 306: ...S FSPN activate the Printers option Do not change the remaining settings 10 Open the Display tab The options for configuring the R S FSPN screen display are displayed 11 Under Remote desktop size you...

Page 307: ...r In the Password field enter 894129 3 To save the connection configuration for later use a Select the Save As button The Save As dialog box is displayed b Enter the name for the connection informatio...

Page 308: ...application window The Windows Start menu can be made available by expanding the Remote Desktop window to full size During the connection with the controller the login entry is displayed on the R S FS...

Page 309: ...command GTR Go to Remote from a controller to the instru ment The instrument is switched to remote control remote state Operation via the front panel is disabled Only the Local softkey is displayed t...

Page 310: ...age 284 10 4 9 How to Return to Manual Operation Before you switch back to manual operation all remote command processing must be completed Otherwise the instrument will switch back to remote control...

Page 311: ...to set a value and it is the result of a query Parameters required only for setting are indicated as Setting parameters Parameters required only to refine a query are indicated as Query parameters Par...

Page 312: ...n Commands CAL 312 CLS 313 ESE 313 ESR 313 IDN 313 IST 313 OPC 314 OPT 314 PCB 314 PRE 314 PSC 314 RST 315 SRE 315 STB 315 TRG 315 TST 316 WAI 316 CAL Calibration query Initiates a calibration of the...

Page 313: ...enable register in decimal form Parameters Value Range 0 to 255 ESR Event status read Returns the contents of the event status register in decimal form and then sets the reg ister to zero Return valu...

Page 314: ...on query Queries the options included in the instrument For a list of all available options and their description refer to the data sheet Usage Query only PCB Address Pass control back Indicates the c...

Page 315: ...e default settings are indicated in the description of commands The command is equivalent to SYSTem PRESet Usage Setting only SRE Contents Service request enable Sets the service request enable regist...

Page 316: ...occurred For details see the Service Manual supplied with the instru ment 0 No errors occurred Usage Query only WAI Wait to continue Prevents servicing of the subsequent commands until all preceding c...

Page 317: ...age Event INSTrument CREate NEW ChannelType ChannelName This command adds an additional measurement channel You can configure up to 10 measurement channels at the same time depending on available memo...

Page 318: ...r to be able delete it Usage Setting only INSTrument LIST This command queries all active channels This is useful in order to obtain the names of the existing channels which are required in order to r...

Page 319: ...named MyIQSpectrum for example before executing further commands for that channel 11 4 2 Performing a Sequence of Measurements INITiate SEQuencer ABORt 319 INITiate SEQuencer IMMediate 319 INITiate SE...

Page 320: ...taneously and performed once After all measure ments are completed the next group is started After the last group the measurement sequence is finished CONTinuous Each measurement group is started one...

Page 321: ...several measurements in a sequence in a remote environment 2xSpectrumanalyzer 2xIQ start Sequencer at the end test OPC Preparing the instrument and first channel RST Activate new IQ channel INSTrument...

Page 322: ...t 7 Single Sweep mode INIT CONT OFF Switch back to first IQ channel INST SEL IQ 1 WAI Perform a measurement INIT IMM OPC Retrieve results CALC MARK Y Activate Multiview DISPlay ATAB ON Performing a se...

Page 323: ...ng Measurements 325 Querying Results 327 Programming Examples 336 11 5 1 Measurement Selection CONFigure PNOise MEASurement 323 CONFigure SNTune MEASurement STATe 324 CONFigure TRANsient MEASurement S...

Page 324: ...EAS OFF Manual operation See Spot noise vs tune on page 87 CONFigure TRANsient MEASurement STATe State This command selects the PN Transient Analysis measurement To select the Spot Noise vs Tune measu...

Page 325: ...sets the trigger system To prevent overlapping execution of the subsequent command before the measure ment has been aborted successfully use the OPC or WAI command after ABOR and before the next comma...

Page 326: ...measurement and waits for the end of the 20 mea surements INIT CONM WAI Continues the measurement next 20 measurements and waits for the end Result Averaging is performed over 40 measurements Manual o...

Page 327: ...ate n SNOise s TRACe t DECades Y on page 373 CALCulate n SNOise s TRACe t Y on page 374 FETCh n RANGe j PNOise t DUT GAIN 327 FETCh n PNOise t SPURs 328 FETCh n PNOise t SPURs COUNt 328 FETCh n PNOise...

Page 328: ...ndow t Trace Return values SpurCoordinates Returns two values frequency and level for each each spur that has been detected Example Query spur characteristics FETC PNO SPUR would return e g 1999 23266...

Page 329: ...g 2 3e 08 Usage Query only Manual operation See Spurious List on page 90 FETCh n PNOise t SPURs JITTer This command queries the jitter of the measured spurs Suffix n Window t Trace Return values Jitt...

Page 330: ...command queries the integrated phase noise Suffix n Window j Integration range t Trace Return values Level numeric value Default unit dBc Example Query integrated phase noise FETC RANG2 PNO2 IPN would...

Page 331: ...ues Frequency numeric value Default unit Hz Example Query residual FM FETC RANG2 PNO RFM would return e g 88110000 Usage Query only Manual operation See Integrated Measurements on page 89 FETCh n RANG...

Page 332: ...orts the spur information to a file Suffix n 1 n Window Setting parameters FileName String containing the path and name of the target file Trace numeric value integer only Trace from which the spur in...

Page 333: ...st offset frequency Example Query trace data TRAC TRACE1 would return the data of trace 1 e g 1000 000000 82 326393 1011 579712 82 411499 1023 292969 82 538643 Usage Query only Manual operation See No...

Page 334: ...hat was defined Minimum start offset is 0 Hz Default unit Hz Stop numeric value Defines the stop offset of the frequency range whose trace data you like to query The stop offset must be within the mea...

Page 335: ...RACE1 Usage Query only TRACe n DATA X Trace Queries X trace values merged with spurs for a given window and trace Suffix n 1 n Window Query parameters Trace TRACe1 TRACe2 TRACe3 TRACe4 TRACe5 TRACe6 R...

Page 336: ...number of points of trace data merged with spurs Suffix n 1 n Window Query parameters Trace TRACe1 TRACe2 TRACe3 TRACe4 TRACe5 TRACe6 Return values Points numeric value integer Usage Query only Manual...

Page 337: ...nfigure the Frequency 356 Phase Noise Measurement Configuration 360 VCO Characterization Configuration 379 Spot Noise vs Tune Configuration 382 Transient Analysis 386 11 6 1 Remote Commands to Configu...

Page 338: ...This command selects the type of local oscillator in the test setup Suffix 1 2 1 2 irrelevant Parameters Location EXTernal External local oscillator connected to the LO AUX Input of the R S FSPN INTer...

Page 339: ...URce VOLTage AUX LEVel LIMit LOW 342 SOURce VOLTage AUX LEVel STATe 342 SOURce VOLTage CHANnel COUPling 342 SOURce VOLTage CONTrol i LEVel AMPLitude 343 SOURce VOLTage CONTrol i LEVel LIMit HIGH 343 S...

Page 340: ...ent SOUR CURR CONT LIM HIGH returns 0 02 Usage Query only SOURce CURRent POWer i LIMit HIGH Current This command defines the maximum current of the Vsupply connector Prerequisites for this command Vsu...

Page 341: ...ry power output by the DC power sources SOUR POW SEQ RES would return e g 0 000000 1 000000 0 200000 Usage Query only Manual operation See Reading the actual output levels on page 126 SOURce VOLTage A...

Page 342: ...l STATe State This command turns the auxiliary voltage source Vaux on and off Note that DC power is actually supplied only if you additionally activate the outputs in general Prerequisites for this co...

Page 343: ...es an output voltage of 1 V on the Vtune source SOUR VOLT CONT LEV AMPL 1 Manual operation See Defining the output level on page 125 SOURce VOLTage CONTrol i LEVel LIMit HIGH Voltage This command defi...

Page 344: ...ne on and off Note that DC power is actually supplied only if you additionally activate the outputs in general Prerequisites for this command Turn on DC power sources SOURce VOLTage STATe Suffix i 1 n...

Page 345: ...tage Current This command defines the maximum voltage that may be supplied by the Vsupply source Suffix i 1 n irrelevant Parameters Voltage Current numeric value The type of value depends on whether y...

Page 346: ...ce VOLTage POWer i LEVel MODE Mode This command selects whether you want to control the output in terms of current or voltage Suffix i 1 n irrelevant Parameters Mode CURRent Control the output in term...

Page 347: ...rol it in terms of voltage the value is a current A When you control it in terms of current the value is a volt age V Range 0 to 16 V or 2000 mA RST 16 V or 2000 mA Default unit V or A Example Define...

Page 348: ...meters State ON 1 DC power sources are ready for use OFF 0 DC power sources are turned off RST OFF Example Turn on signal source SOUR VOLT AUX LEV ON SOUR VOLT ON Manual operation See Turning the DC o...

Page 349: ...ntrol lines of the user ports for the AUX PORT connector This 9 pole SUB D male connector is located on the rear panel of the R S FSPN Suffix up irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 User port...

Page 350: ...DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe AUTO 352 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RLEVel 352 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RLEVel LOWer 353 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y UNIT 353 INPut 1 2 ATTenuation 354 I...

Page 351: ...al scaling of the x axis DISP TRAC X AUTO OFF DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t X SPACing This command queries the scale of the x axis in any measurement window Suffix n 1 n Window t 1 n irrelevant Return valu...

Page 352: ...n Window t 1 n irrelevant Parameters Mode ON 1 Scales the y axis after each measurement OFF 0 Allows you to define the scale manually ONCE Scales the y axis once The scale remains the same for subse q...

Page 353: ...l displayed on the y axis Prerequisites for this command Turn off automatic scaling of the y axis DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe AUTO Suffix n 1 n Window t 1 n irrelevant Parameters Level numeric va...

Page 354: ...rameters Attenuation numeric value integer only Range See data sheet Increment 5 Default unit dB Example Defines an attenuation of 10 dB INP ATT AUTO OFF INP ATT 10 Manual operation See Attenuating th...

Page 355: ...Wer RLEVel This command queries the currently measured signal level Return values Level numeric value Default unit dBm Example Query signal level POW RLEV would return e g 9 28192 Usage Query only Man...

Page 356: ...an define the signal frequency with SENSe FREQuency CENTer Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 Example Define a signal frequency of 100 MHz ADJ CONF FREQ AUT OFF FREQ CENT 100MHZ Manual operation See Searchin...

Page 357: ...it LOW Frequency This command defines the lower limit of the frequency search range Prerequisites for this command Turn on the automatic signal search with SENSe ADJust CONFigure FREQuency AUTosearch...

Page 358: ...et is limited to 30 of the filter cut off frequency SENSe FREQuency STOP DC coupling should be used for measurements on carrier frequencies below 1 MHz INPut ip COUPling Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 Wh...

Page 359: ...span of 500 MHz from 500 MHz to 1 GHz FREQ STAR 500MHZ FREQ STOP 1GHZ Manual operation See Defining the measurement range on page 108 See Defining the frequency range of the measurement on page 133 S...

Page 360: ...range Parameters CaptureRange NORMal Normal capture range for stable DUTs or DUTs whose frequency drifts slowly over a short distance WIDE Wide capture range for DUTs whose frequency drifts quickly an...

Page 361: ...ENSe SWEep TIME 365 SENSe SWEep XFACtor 366 SENSe SWEep XOPTimize STATe 366 SENSe SWEep XOPTimize THReshold 366 SENSe TIME STARt 367 SENSe TIME STOP 367 DISPlay XGINdicator STATe State This command tu...

Page 362: ...Suffix r 1 n Half decade Parameters BandWidth numeric value RST Automatic configuration mode is on Default unit Hz Example Define an RBW of 1 kHz for the fifth half decade SWE MODE MAN LIST RANG5 BWID...

Page 363: ...perations done in a half dec ade The application of the command depends on the half decade configuration mode SENSe SWEep MODE Automatic mode The number of cross correlations can only be queried becau...

Page 364: ...n stops the measurement and calculates the average after the average count has been reached Parameters SweepCount When you set a sweep count of 0 or 1 the R S FSPN performs one single measurement in s...

Page 365: ...f decade with SENSe LIST RANGe r BWIDth RESolution Define the number of cross correlations for a half decade with SENSe LIST RANGe r XCOunt NORMal Automatic mode the application selects the resolution...

Page 366: ...factor of 10 SWE XFAC 10 Manual operation See Defining cross correlation parameters on page 113 SENSe SWEep XOPTimize STATe State This command turns optimization of the cross correlation operations on...

Page 367: ...ingly For example 1 MHz stop offset corresponds to 1 s Parameters Tau numeric value RST 1 ms Default unit s Example Define start time for frequency stability measurement TIME STAR 1US Manual operation...

Page 368: ...quency This command defines the start frequency of a custom integration range for residual effects calculation Prerequisites for this command Turn off integration over the complete measurement range C...

Page 369: ...ns off residual calculation for the respective range RST Depends on the range Example Use trace 1 as the data source for range 2 CALC RANG2 EVAL TRAC TRACE1 Manual operation See Selecting the trace fo...

Page 370: ...e applied to the calculation of residual effects Setting parameters Name String containing the comment Example See SENSe CORRection WEIGhting NAME on page 371 Manual operation See Designing weighting...

Page 371: ...er CORR WEIG DATA 10MHZ 0DB 20MHZ 2DB 40MHZ 5DB Manual operation See Designing weighting filters on page 118 SENSe CORRection WEIGhting SELect Name This command selects a weighting filter whose values...

Page 372: ...ers State ON OFF 1 0 RST All ON Example See CALCulate n SNOise s TRACe t USERdefined STATe CALCulate n SNOise s X Frequency This command defines the horizontal position of a custom spot noise position...

Page 373: ...is command queries the vertical position of the 10x offset frequency spot noise infor mation Suffix n Window s irrelevant t Trace Return values Level List of phase noise level values one for each 10x...

Page 374: ...relevant t irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Turn on user defined spot noise positions CALC SNO USER ON Turn on custom spot noise marker 2 at an offset of 500 kHz CALC SNO3 STAT O...

Page 375: ...on See Displaying spot noise information on page 119 DISPlay SNINfo TRACe Trace This command selects the trace for which spot noise information is evaluated Parameters Trace Range 1 to 6 RST 1 Example...

Page 376: ...Play WINDow n TRACe t SPURs THReshold Threshold This command defines a level threshold for spur removal Prerequisites for this command Turn on spur removal DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t SPURs THReshold Suf...

Page 377: ...e This command defines the spurious filter mode Parameters Mode OFF SUPPress SHOW OFF No spurious filter is applied SUPPress The spurs in the spurious filter are removed from the spurious list the dia...

Page 378: ...ILTer OFFSet OffsetValues This command creates a new offset table with defined frequency ranges Parameters OffsetValues Default unit Hz Example SENS SPUR FILT OFFS 1 3e3 2 6e5 Manual operation See Fil...

Page 379: ...ious lines Parameters Color TRACe SHIFted Example SENS SPUR COL TRAC Manual operation See Defining the spurious color on page 121 11 6 7 VCO Characterization Configuration Sweep Configuration 379 11 6...

Page 380: ...peration See Defining the settling time on page 129 CONFigure VCO SWEep DELay POINt SettlingTime This command defines a delay time that allows the DUT to settle when a new tuning voltage is applied an...

Page 381: ...Source VAUX Selects the Vaux connector as the sweep source VSUPly Selects the Vsupply connector as the sweep source VTUNe Selects the Vtune connector as the sweep source Example Select the Vsupply con...

Page 382: ...Noise vs Tune Configuration Sweep Configuration 382 Trace Configuration 384 11 6 8 1 Sweep Configuration CONFigure SNTune SWEep DELay INITial 382 CONFigure SNTune SWEep DELay POINt 383 CONFigure SNTun...

Page 383: ...lue integer only RST 10 Example See CONFigure SNTune SWEep SOURce Manual operation See Defining the sweep range on page 128 CONFigure SNTune SWEep SOURce PowerSource This command selects the source co...

Page 384: ...t depends on whether you tune the VCO with a voltage or current see CONFigure SNTune SWEep SOURce RST 0 Default unit V or A Example See CONFigure SNTune SWEep SOURce Manual operation See Defining the...

Page 385: ...NSe SMOothing STATe State This command turns trace smoothing for a specific trace on and off When you turn on trace smoothing you can define the smoothing magnitude with SENSe SMOothing APERture Prere...

Page 386: ...ible in all measurements except Spot Noise vs Tune use DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t SPURs THReshold Parameters Threshold numeric value RST 0 Default unit dB Example Remove spurs SPUR SUPP ON SPUR THR 5 Ma...

Page 387: ...de and adjusts the center start and stop frequencies if necessary WIDE Wideband mode For measurements with a frequency span 40 MHz but only in frequency range between 276 MHz and 7 980 GHz If you defi...

Page 388: ...ue OFF Step size is a custom percentage of the span or an absolute custom value in Hz You can define a percentage with SENSe FREQuency CENTer STEP LINK FACTor You can define a custom value with SENSe...

Page 389: ...e of the measurement on page 133 11 6 9 2 Amplitude Configuration Commands to configure the amplitude described elsewhere Attenuation mode INPut 1 2 ATTenuation AUTO Attenuation level INPut 1 2 ATTenu...

Page 390: ...oving average over the average count In case of single sweep mode the application stops the measurement and calculates the average after the average count has been reached Suffix n irrelevant SENSe BW...

Page 391: ...umeric value RST 0 Default unit s Example Define a drop out time TRIG DTIM 200MS Manual operation See Defining a trigger drop out time on page 135 TRIGger SEQuence FREQuency Frequency This command def...

Page 392: ...n page 135 TRIGger SEQuence IFPower HOLDoff Period This command defines the holding time before the next trigger event Note that this command can be used for any trigger source not just IF Power despi...

Page 393: ...tion See Defining a trigger slope on page 135 TRIGger SEQuence SOURce Source This command selects the trigger source Parameters Source EXTernal EXT2 External trigger The measurement starts when the si...

Page 394: ...t MODE 394 CONFigure TRANsient WINDow n AF COUPling RPOint X 395 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe MODE 395 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe PDIVision 396 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RPOSition 396...

Page 395: ...is command defines the position of the zero phase Prerequisites for this command Turn on manual selection of the zero phase position CONFigure TRANsient WINDow n AF COUPling RPOint MODE Select DC AF c...

Page 396: ...ingle diagram division on the y axis of the phase result display Prerequisites for this command Phase result display must be available and selected Suffix n 1 n Window t 1 n irrelevant Parameters Valu...

Page 397: ...ference position Prerequisites for this command Phase result display must be available and selected Suffix n 1 n Window t 1 n irrelevant Parameters RefValue numeric value RST 0 Default unit Depends on...

Page 398: ...cy LIMit UPPer 399 CALCulate n SETTling TIME RESult 399 CALCulate n SETTling TIME STATe State This command defines the state of settling time measurement Suffix n irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1...

Page 399: ...Example CALC1 SETT TIME UPP FREQ LIM 1000 CALCulate n SETTling TIME RESult This command returns the settling time Suffix n irrelevant Example CALC1 SETT TIME RES Usage Query only 11 6 9 7 Frequency D...

Page 400: ...Trace This command selects the trace for frequency deviation calculation Suffix n irrelevant Parameters Trace TRACe1 TRACe2 TRACe3 TRACe4 TRACe5 TRACe6 Example CALC FREQ DEV TRAC Trace1 CALCulate n FR...

Page 401: ...This command returns the slope of the regression line A single floating point value with the unit Hz s is returned Suffix n irrelevant Example CALC1 FREQ DEV SLOP Usage Query only 11 6 9 8 Trace Confi...

Page 402: ...guration 413 Marker 425 Limit Lines 438 11 7 1 Display Configuration DISPlay FORMat 402 DISPlay WSELect 403 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w SELect 403 DISPlay WINDow n SIZE 403 LAYout ADD WINDow 404 LAYo...

Page 403: ...measurements with multiple results in subwindows the command also selects the subwindow Use this command to select the sub window before querying trace data Suffix n Window w subwindow Not supported...

Page 404: ...rmine the name and index of all active windows use the LAYout CATalog WINDow query Direction LEFT RIGHt ABOVe BELow Direction the new window is added relative to the existing win dow WindowType text v...

Page 405: ...f a window Return values WindowIndex Index number of the window Example LAY WIND IDEN 2 Queries the index of the result display named 2 Response 2 Usage Query only LAYout MOVE WINDow WindowName Window...

Page 406: ...d replaces the window type for example from Diagram to Result Sum mary of an already existing window in the active channel while keeping its position index and window name To add a new window use the...

Page 407: ...on of the splitter as a fraction of the screen area without channel and status bar and softkey menu The point of origin x 0 y 0 is in the lower left corner of the screen The end point x 100 y 100 is i...

Page 408: ...To replace an existing window use the LAYout WINDow n REPLace command This command is always used as a query so that you immediately obtain the name of the new window as a result Suffix n Window Query...

Page 409: ...Suffix n Window Example LAY WIND2 REM Removes the result display in window 2 Usage Event LAYout WINDow n REPLace WindowType This command changes the window type of an existing window specified by the...

Page 410: ...window Not supported by all applications Parameters x1 Diagram coordinates in of the complete diagram that define the zoom area The lower left corner is the origin of coordinate system The upper right...

Page 411: ...n 1 origin of coordinate system x1 0 y1 0 2 end point of system x2 100 y2 100 3 zoom area e g x1 60 y1 30 x2 80 y2 75 Suffix n Window w subwindow Not supported by all applications zn Selects the zoom...

Page 412: ...operation See Multi Zoom on page 149 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM MULTiple zn STATe State This command turns the multiple zoom on and off Suffix n Window w subwindow Not supported by all applica...

Page 413: ...THReshold DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t MODE 413 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t LABel STATe 414 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t LABel TEXT 415 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t PERSistence DECay 415 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t PE...

Page 414: ...memory are frozen and dis played BLANk Hides the selected trace WRHold The trace is overwritten when new data is available but only after all cross correlation operations defined for a half decade ar...

Page 415: ...Decay This command defines the time period that an event remains visible until it fades away decay Prerequisites for this command Turn on persistence DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t PERSistence STATe Suffix...

Page 416: ...by the trace Suffix n 1 n Window t 1 n Trace Parameters Resulttype PN Phase noise results AM AM noise results PNAM Sum of phase noise and AM noise Example Show AM noise characteristics on trace 2 DISP...

Page 417: ...level offset of 10 dB DISP TRAC Y RLEV OFFS 10 Manual operation See Shifting the trace on page 157 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet STATe State This command turns the offset for a trace...

Page 418: ...moothing for a specific trace on and off When you turn on trace smoothing you can define the smoothing magnitude with DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t SMOothing APERture Suffix n 1 n Window t 1 n Trace Parame...

Page 419: ...Port DSEParator 420 FORMat DEXPort FORMat 421 FORMat DEXPort HEADer 421 FORMat DEXPort TRACes 421 MMEMory LOAD n TRACe 422 FORMat DATA Format BitLength This command selects the data format that is use...

Page 420: ...ple FORM REAL 32 FORMat DEXPort CSEParator Separator This command selects the column separator for exported trace data The selected value is not affected by a preset The command therefore has no reset...

Page 421: ...s FileFormat CSV DAT RST DAT Example FORM DEXP FORM CSV Manual operation See File Type on page 160 FORMat DEXPort HEADer State If enabled additional instrument and measurement settings are included in...

Page 422: ...ause the ASCII file can contain trace information for several result windows you can select a specfic result window whose trace s are imported The selected window must be compatible to the destination...

Page 423: ...DEFine 423 CALCulate n MATH STATe State This command turns trace mathematics on and off Suffix n 1 n Window Parameters State ON 1 Turns trace mathematics on and selects the operation that has been se...

Page 424: ...ommand the data is returned in the format defined using the FORMat DATA on page 419 The possible formats are described here ASCII Format FORMat ASCII The data is stored as a list of comma separated va...

Page 425: ...m TRACe 427 CALCulate n DELTamarker m X 428 CALCulate n MARKer m AOFF 428 CALCulate n MARKer ms LINK TO MARKer md 428 CALCulate n MARKer m STATe 429 CALCulate n MARKer m TRACe 429 CALCulate n MARKer m...

Page 426: ...f ON 1 Switches the function on Example CALC DELT4 LINK TO MARK2 ON Links the delta marker 4 to the marker 2 Manual operation See Linking to Another Marker on page 169 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MODE M...

Page 427: ...If necessary the command activates the delta marker first No suffix at DELTamarker turns on delta marker 1 Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Sw...

Page 428: ...xis Range The value range and unit depend on the measure ment and scale of the x axis Example CALC DELT X Outputs the absolute x value of delta marker 1 Manual operation See Marker Position X value on...

Page 429: ...active as a delta marker it is turned into a normal marker Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Example CALC MARK3 ON Swi...

Page 430: ...the x axis The unit depends on the result display Range The range depends on the current x axis range Default unit Hz Example CALC MARK2 X 1 7MHz Positions marker 2 to frequency 1 7 MHz Manual operati...

Page 431: ...31 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion SPTRacking RANGe 431 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion SPTRacking STATe 432 CALCulate n MARKer m PEXCursion Excursion The peak excursion sets the requirements for a peak t...

Page 432: ...arameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Turn on spur tracking CALC MARK FUNC SPTR ON Manual operation See Spurious Tracking on page 172 11 7 4 4 Positioning Markers CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimu...

Page 433: ...marker m MAXimum NEXT This command moves a marker to the next higher value Suffix n 1 n Window m 1 n Marker Manual operation See Search Next Peak on page 173 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum RIGHt Th...

Page 434: ...t higher minimum value Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Minimum on page 173 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MINimum RIGHt This command moves a delta marker to the next higher minimu...

Page 435: ...ee Search Next Peak on page 173 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum RIGHt This command moves a marker to the next lower peak The search includes only measurement values to the right of the current marker pos...

Page 436: ...mmand moves a marker to the next minimum value The search includes only measurement values to the right of the current marker posi tion Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Minimu...

Page 437: ...erence marker Example CALC DELT3 X REL Outputs the frequency of delta marker 3 relative to marker 1 or relative to the reference position Usage Query only CALCulate n DELTamarker m Y Queries the resul...

Page 438: ...ATe 440 CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t 441 CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk 441 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer STATe 442 CALCulate n LIMit li ACTive This command queries the names of all active limit line...

Page 439: ...to 8 number of the new limit line name String containing the name of the limit line Example CALC LIM1 COPY 2 Copies limit line 1 to line 2 CALC LIM1 COPY FM2 Copies limit line 1 to a new line named FM...

Page 440: ...1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Manual operation See Visibility on page 178 CALCulate n LIMit li STATe State This command turns the limit check for a specific limit lin...

Page 441: ...ndow li Limit line t irrelevant Example CALC LIM2 TRAC 3 Assigns limit line 2 to trace 3 CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk State This command turns the limit check for a specific trace on and off To...

Page 442: ...Main 443 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol MODE 443 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SHIFt 444 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SPACing 444 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer DATA 445 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE 445 C...

Page 443: ...fault unit HZ Manual operation See Data Points on page 181 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DOMain SpanSetting This command selects the domain of the limit line Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameter...

Page 444: ...ing an offset this command actually changes the limit line definition points by the value you define Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Distance Numeric value The unit depends on the scale o...

Page 445: ...OFF Default unit DBM Manual operation See Data Points on page 181 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE Mode This command selects the vertical limit line scaling Suffix n Window li Limit line Parameters Mod...

Page 446: ...l operation See Y Axis on page 180 CALCulate n LIMit li NAME Name This command selects a limit line that already exists or defines a name for a new limit line Suffix n Window li Limit line Parameters...

Page 447: ...on See Data Points on page 181 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer MODE Mode This command selects the vertical limit line scaling Suffix n Window li Limit line Parameters Mode ABSolute Limit line is defined by...

Page 448: ...448 CALCulate n LIMit li FAIL 448 CALCulate n LIMit li CLEar IMMediate This command deletes the result of the current limit check The command works on all limit lines in all measurement windows at the...

Page 449: ...lect the unit dBc_Hz for limit line 1 CALC LIM1 UNIT DBC_HZ Define 5 vertical definition points for limit line 1 CALC LIM1 UPP 60 80 90 100 110 Shift the limit line 1 by 10 dB CALC LIM1 UPP SHIF 10DB...

Page 450: ...racters and can be used as wildcards Wildcards are variables for a selection of several files The question mark replaces exactly one character the asterisk replaces any of the remaining characters in...

Page 451: ...n page 452 The path may be relative or absolute Using wildcards is possible to query a certain type of files only If you use a specific file as a parameter the command returns the name of the file if...

Page 452: ...Example MMEMory COMMent ACP measurement with Standard Tetra from 23 05 MMEMory MMEMory STORe1 STATe 1 ACP_T As a result in the selection list for recall settings the comment ACP measurement with Stan...

Page 453: ...ter means 2 hash sign and length of the length information 20 bytes 2 digits 20 indicates the number of subsequent binary data bytes Contents of the file store 20 binary bytes characters to the file M...

Page 454: ...al purposes depending on the context it is used in It creates a new and empty file It defines the file name for screenshots taken with HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 Note that you have to route the printer outpu...

Page 455: ...onnects at logon with the same user name OFF 0 Does not reconnect at logon MMEMory NETWork UNUSeddrives This command returns a list of unused network drives Return values DriveName List of network dri...

Page 456: ...Settings 457 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM LINes ALL 457 MMEMory SELect ITEM LINes ALL 457 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM NONE 457 MMEMory SELect ITEM NONE 457 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM SGRam 458 MMEMory...

Page 457: ...han 8 limit lines This number includes active limit lines as well as inactive limit lines that were used last Therefore the combination of inactivate limit lines depends on the sequence of use with MM...

Page 458: ...N OFF 1 0 RST 0 Example MMEM SEL SGR ON Adds the spectrogram data to the list of data subsets Manual operation See Items on page 192 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM TRACe ACTive State MMEMory SELect ITEM...

Page 459: ...trument configuration files in the current directory You can select the directory with MMEMory CDIRectory on page 452 Example MMEM CLE ALL MMEMory CLEar STATe 1 FileName This command deletes an instru...

Page 460: ...using the MMEMory LOAD STATe com mand without a previous MMEMory SELect ITEM command may vary depending on previous actions in the GUI or in previous scripts even if the script starts with the RST com...

Page 461: ...iguration in a dfl file The file name depends on the one you have set with MMEMory STORe 1 2 STATe on page 461 This command adds a consecutive number to the file name Suffix 1 2 irrelevant Example MME...

Page 462: ...EL Spectrum2 Selects the channel for Spectrum2 SYST PRES CHAN EXEC Restores the factory default settings to the Spectrum2 channel Usage Event Manual operation See Preset Channel on page 98 11 8 4 Stor...

Page 463: ...PRINter SELect 1 2 473 DISPlay LOGO State Activates deactivates the printout of the Rohde Schwarz company logo at the top of each page Parameters State 1 0 ON OFF 1 ON Logo is printed 0 OFF Logo is n...

Page 464: ...changes for a screenshot HCOP CMAP DEF4 HCOPy CMAP it HSL hue sat lum This command selects the color for various screen elements in print jobs Suffix it Selects the item for which the color scheme is...

Page 465: ...lly changed to be a PDF file for the currently selected printing device HCOPy Selects all measurement results displayed on the screen for the current channel or MultiView diagrams traces markers marke...

Page 466: ...1 2 SYSTem COMMunicate CLIPboard Sends the hardcopy to the clipboard RST SYST COMM CLIP Example To print on a printer Destination printer deactivate print to file HCOP DEST1 SYSTem COMMunicate PRINter...

Page 467: ...e The printer driver configured under Windows is used to generate a printer specific file format Example To print a screenshot to a PNG file Destination PNG file HCOP DEV LANG PNG Define file name MME...

Page 468: ...nsisting of multi ple pages HCOPy CONTent on page 465 Parameters arg0 1 0 ON OFF 1 ON The page number is printed 0 OFF The page number is not printed RST 1 Example HCOP PAGE COUN STAT ON Manual operat...

Page 469: ...the margin at the right side of the printout page on which no elements are printed The margins are defined according to HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 UNIT on page 470 Suffix 1 2 1 2 Printing device Parameters...

Page 470: ...ntout The command is only available if the output device is a printer or a PDF file Suffix 1 2 1 2 Printing device Parameters arg0 LANDscape PORTrait RST PORTrait Example HCOP DEV LANG1 PDF HCOP PAGE...

Page 471: ...Parameters arg0 integer RST 1 Example HCOP PAGE WIND2 COUN 2 Manual operation See Windows Per Page on page 205 HCOPy PAGE WINDow 1 2 SCALe arg0 This command determines the scaling of the windows in t...

Page 472: ...is the same as its index To determine the name and index of all active windows in the active channel use the LAYout CATalog WINDow query arg2 1 0 ON OFF 1 ON The window is included in the printout 0 O...

Page 473: ...e 203 SYSTem COMMunicate PRINter SELect 1 2 arg0 This command selects the printer that processes jobs sent by the R S FSPN Use HCOPy DESTination 1 2 to select another output destination Suffix 1 2 1 2...

Page 474: ...MMEM MSIS C Selects drive C as the default storage device Connecting a network drive MMEM NETW USED Returns a list of all drives in use in the network MMEM NETW UNUS Returns a list of free drive names...

Page 475: ...y MMEM CAT C R_S INSTR USER Results xml or MMEM CAT xml Returns a list of all xml files in the directory C R_S INSTR USER Results MMEM CAT LONG xml Returns additional information about the xml files i...

Page 476: ...ER Screenshot bmp Select all screen elements for printing HCOP ITEM ALL Add a comment to the printout HCOP ITEM WIND TEXT ACLRResults Store the printout in a file called Screenshot bmp HCOP Store anot...

Page 477: ...1 9 1 Basic Instrument Setup SYSTem CLOGging 477 SYSTem REBoot 477 SYSTem SHUTdown 477 SYSTem DATE 478 SYSTem TIME 478 SYSTem CLOGging State This command turns logging of remote commands on and off Pa...

Page 478: ...e Frequency SENSe ROSCillator COUPling BANDwidth 478 SENSe ROSCillator COUPling BANDwidth MODE 479 SENSe ROSCillator COUPling MODE 479 SENSe ROSCillator LBWidth 479 SENSe ROSCillator O640 480 SOURce s...

Page 479: ...idth mode ROSC COUP BAND MODE AUTO SENSe ROSCillator COUPling MODE State This command turns the coupling of the internal reference frequency on and off Parameters State AUTO Automatically turns the co...

Page 480: ...witches the reference off ON 1 Switches the reference on Example Output reference signal of 100 MHz ROSC O100 ON Manual operation See Reference Frequency Output on page 229 SOURce si EXTernal ext ROSC...

Page 481: ...connec tor is used if none is available an error flag is displayed in the status bar EAUTo The external reference is used as long as it is available then the instrument switches to the internal refere...

Page 482: ...a locked state During this locking process NO REF is displayed in the status bar WIDE The larger deviation 6 ppm allows the instrument to syn chronize to less precise external reference input signals...

Page 483: ...ol commands In order to recognize when the acquisition of correction data is completed the MAV bit in the status byte can be used If the associated bit is set in the Service Request Enable SRE registe...

Page 484: ...ne frequencies Manual operation See Calibration Frequency MW on page 239 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut PULSed CFRequency Frequency This command defines the frequency of the calibration signal Before you ca...

Page 485: ...izer 2 on page 239 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SYNThtwo FREQuency Frequency This command selects the frequency which the synthesizers are calibrated for The command is available when you select the synth...

Page 486: ...dicates a possible deviation Suffix si irrelevant Return values Temperature Temperature in degrees Celsius Example SOUR TEMP FRON Queries the temperature of the frontend sensor 11 9 4 Customizing the...

Page 487: ...19 DISPlay SBAR STATe State This command turns the status bar on and off Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Example DISP SBAR OFF Manual operation See Status Bar on page 219 DISPlay SKEYs STATe State T...

Page 488: ...and menus RST 1 Example DISP TOUC STAT ON Manual operation See Deactivating and Activating the Touchscreen on page 217 DISPlay WINDow n TIME State This command adds or removes the date and time from...

Page 489: ...on page 220 11 9 4 2 Selecting Colors and Schemes Useful commands to select colors and schemes described elsewhere HCOPy CMAP it DEFault ci HCOPy CMAP it HSL HCOPy CMAP it PDEFined DISPlay CMAP it DEF...

Page 490: ...ffix it 1 n Selects the item for which the color scheme is to be defined Parameters hue tint Range 0 to 1 sat saturation Range 0 to 1 lum brightness Range 0 to 1 Example DISP CMAP2 HSL 0 3 0 8 1 0 Cha...

Page 491: ...on See Theme on page 222 11 9 4 3 CMAP Suffix Assignment Several commands to change the color settings of individual items of the display or printout are available Which item is to be configured is de...

Page 492: ...ck Text CMAP31 Limit and Margin Check Margin CMAP32 Table Overall Title Text CMAP33 Table Overall Title Background CMAP34 Table Overall Text CMAP35 Table Overall Background CMAP36 Table Value Title Te...

Page 493: ...nual operation See GPIB Address on page 283 SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB SELF RTERminator Terminator This command selects the GPIB receive terminator Output of binary data from the instrument to the contro...

Page 494: ...remote control operation Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Example SYST DISP UPD ON Manual operation See Remote Display Update on page 284 SYSTem ERRor CLEar REMote This command deletes all contents...

Page 495: ...fication String on page 283 SYSTem KLOCk State This command activates the local lockout remote control or returns to the local mode Parameters State ON LLO local lockout OFF GTL go to local RST OFF Ex...

Page 496: ...xecuted depending on the state of the wideband option It is only available for PSA89600 emulation Parameters State ON OFF HIGH OFF The option is indicated as B7J ON The 40 MHz wideband is used The opt...

Page 497: ...Event Manual operation See Set Hardware Immediately on page 285 11 9 6 Configuring HUMS This section includes all commands needed for R S HUMS remote operations DIAGnostic HUMS DELete ALL 498 DIAGnos...

Page 498: ...ta in JSON format XML Returns the HUMS data in XML format RST JSON Example Return data in JSON format DIAG HUMS FORM JSON DIAGnostic HUMS STATe State This command turns the HUMS service and data colle...

Page 499: ...t For more information see DIAGnostic HUMS TAGS ALL on page 498 Example Delete tag DIAG HUMS TAGS DEL 0 Usage Setting only DIAGnostic HUMS TAGS VALue ID Key Value DIAGnostic HUMS TAGS VALue ID This co...

Page 500: ...ontaining the community name Example Set community name SYST COMM SNMP VERS V12 SYST COMM SNMP COMM RO ABC Usage Setting only SYSTem COMMunicate SNMP COMMunity RW CommunityString This command sets the...

Page 501: ...e Return SNMP location SYST COMM SNMP LOC SYSTem COMMunicate SNMP USM USER Name Access Level Auth_pwd Priv_pwd This command defines a SNMP user profile Prerequisites for this command Select SNMPv3 SYS...

Page 502: ...ame of SNMP user profile to be deleted Example Delete SNMP user profile SYST COMM SNMP USM USER DEL Peter Usage Setting only SYSTem COMMunicate SNMP USM USER DELete ALL This command deletes all SNMP u...

Page 503: ...STem ERRor NEXT 506 SYSTem FIRMware UPDate 506 SYSTem FORMat IDENt 506 SYSTem PRESet FILTer 507 DIAGnostic INFO CCOunt Relay This command queries how many switching cycles the individual relays have p...

Page 504: ...nt serial serial number of the component order order number of the component model model of the component code code of the component revision revision of the component subrevision subrevision of the c...

Page 505: ...s MessageType ALL INFO WARNing FATal ERRor MESSage ChannelName String containing the name of the channel The parameter is optional If you omit it the command works for the currently active channel Ret...

Page 506: ...ers indicate device specific errors negative error numbers are error messages defined by SCPI If the error queue is empty the error number 0 No error is returned For details on error queues see Chapte...

Page 507: ...r RST NORMal Example Select the 6 dB filters as the default filter type SYST PRES FILT PULS 11 9 8 Using Service Functions DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction 507 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction LASTresult 508...

Page 508: ...l operation See Clear Results on page 241 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction RESults SAVE FileName This command saves the results of the most recent service function you have used Parameters FileName String...

Page 509: ...turns to the most restrictive service level Manual operation See Password on page 241 SYSTem PASSword CENable arg0 Provides a password for subsequent service functions Parameters arg0 string Example S...

Page 510: ...LCulate PN xch TRACe trc MARKer mk SEARch EXECute RPEak CALCulate PN xch TRACe trc MARKer mk SEARch PEAK EXCursion CALCulate PN xch TRACe trc MARKer mk STATe CALCulate PN xch TRACe trc MARKer mk X CAL...

Page 511: ...PN SOURce TRIGger SOPC 11 9 10 Reference Command Set of Emulated PSA Models Despite the differences in system architecture and device features the supported com mands have been implemented in a way t...

Page 512: ...RLEVel OFFSet numeric FORMat BORDer NORMal SWAPped FORMat DATA ASCii REAL UINT MATLAB numeric INITiate CONTinuous OFF ON INITiate IMMediate INSTrument CATalog INSTrument NSELect numeric MMEMory CATalo...

Page 513: ...SENSe WAVeform PDIT ON OFF SENSe WAVeform SRATe numeric SENSe WAVeform SWEep TIME numeric SENSe WAVeform TRIGger EOFFset SENSe WAVeform TRIGger INTerpolation ON OFF SENSe WAVeform TRIGger SOURce EXTe...

Page 514: ...e GPIB SELF ADDRess integer SYSTem DATE year month day SYSTem ERRor NEXT SYSTem KLOCK SYSTem MESSage string SYSTem PRESet SYSTem TIME hour minute second SYSTem VERSion TRACe COPY src_trace dest_trace...

Page 515: ...onable TEMPerature Register on page 274 STATus QUEStionable TIMe Register on page 274 General Status Register Commands 515 Reading Out the CONDition Part 516 Reading Out the EVENt Part 516 Controlling...

Page 516: ...Name STATus QUEStionable FREQuency CONDition ChannelName STATus QUEStionable LIMit n CONDition ChannelName STATus QUEStionable LMARgin n CONDition ChannelName STATus QUEStionable PNOise CONDition Chan...

Page 517: ...or more information on the enable part see Chapter 10 1 7 2 Structure of a SCPI Status Register on page 265 STATus OPERation ENABle SumBit STATus QUEStionable ENABle SumBit STATus QUEStionable ACPLimi...

Page 518: ...ion SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable PNOise NTRansition SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable POWer NTRansition SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable POWer DCPNoise NTRansition SumBit ChannelN...

Page 519: ...ion in the corresponding bit of the associated regis ter The transition also writes a 1 into the associated bit of the corresponding EVENt register Suffix n Window Parameters SumBit Range 0 to 65535 C...

Page 520: ...recognized subroutine for evaluation END SUB REM Private mbSession As MessageBasedSession Sub Main Console WriteLine Example of initialization _ of the SRQ in the case of errors Dim SRQWaitTimeout 400...

Page 521: ...broutine for evaluation Srq End If Catch exp As Exception Console WriteLine exp Message End Try Catch exp As InvalidCastException Console WriteLine Resource selected must be a message based session Ca...

Page 522: ...uest Then If SRQ is recognized subroutine for evaluation Srq End If Non blocking user inputs possible This method is recommended if the waiting time until the event to be signaled by an SRQ is long lo...

Page 523: ...ouse triggered events to be executed by the associated elements For example it allows the operation of buttons and input fields while the user waits for an instrument setting to be completed The follo...

Page 524: ...RQ routine REM REM Subroutine for evaluation Service Request Routine Public Sub Srq Try Dim mySTB As Short mbSession ReadStatusByte Serial poll read status byte Console WriteLine Reading Service Reque...

Page 525: ...Public SUB ErrorQueueHandler ERROR SPACE 100 Make space for error variable CALL InstrWrite analyzer SYSTEM ERROR CALL InstrRead analyzer ERROR Debug Print Error Description ERROR END SUB REM REM Subr...

Page 526: ...Nt Read QSR Console WriteLine Questionable Status myQSR Catch exp As Exception Console WriteLine exp Message End Try End Sub REM Subroutine for evaluating Operation Status Register Public Sub Operatio...

Page 527: ...srread Try Dim myESR As Short mbSession Query ESR Read ESR If myESR And 1 0 Then Console WriteLine Operation complete If myESR And 2 0 Then Console WriteLine Request Control If myESR And 4 0 Then Cons...

Page 528: ...he existing event logs see To create Windows event log files on page 529 System Configuration The System Configuration dialog box in the Setup menu provides information on Hardware Info hardware assem...

Page 529: ...s Start Button in the bottom left corner 2 Enter Event Viewer and select Enter 3 Select and expand Windows Logs in the Console Tree 4 Right click on each subsection and select Save All Events As Figur...

Page 530: ...mer sup port center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation programming or applica tions of Rohde Schwa...

Page 531: ...tection and packing material designed for the product If you do not have the original packaging use similar materials that provide the same level of protection Securing When moving the product in a v...

Page 532: ...ons e g tem perature range and climatic load meet the values specified in the data sheet 14 3 Transporting Lifting and carrying See Lifting and carrying the product on page 12 Chapter 3 1 1 Lifting an...

Page 533: ...abeled as follows cannot be disposed of in normal household waste after it has come to the end of its service life Even disposal via the municipal collection points for waste electrical and electronic...

Page 534: ...REQuency CENTer STEP LINK 388 SENSe FREQuency CENTer STEP LINK FACTor 388 SENSe FREQuency SPAN 389 SENSe FREQuency STARt 359 SENSe FREQuency STOP 359 SENSe LIST BWIDth RESolution RATio 361 SENSe LIST...

Page 535: ...SWEep XOPTimize THReshold 366 SENSe SWEep XOPTimize STATe 366 SENSe TIME STARt 367 SENSe TIME STOP 367 CAL 312 CLS 313 ESE 313 ESR 313 IDN 313 IST 313 OPC 314 OPT 314 PCB 314 PRE 314 PSC 314 RST 315 S...

Page 536: ...li CONTrol MODE 443 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SHIFt 444 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SPACing 444 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DATA 443 CALCulate n LIMit li COPY 439 CALCulate n LIMit li DELete 439...

Page 537: ...e s TRACe t DECades X 372 CALCulate n SNOise s TRACe t DECades Y 373 CALCulate n SNOise s TRACe t DECades STATe 373 CALCulate n SNOise s TRACe t USERdefined STATe 374 CALCulate n SNOise s TRACe t Y 37...

Page 538: ...ERVice INPut SYNThtwo FREQuency 485 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SELect 485 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction 507 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction LASTresult 508 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction RESults DELete 508 DIA...

Page 539: ...er 353 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet 417 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet STATe 417 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RPOSition 396 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RVALu...

Page 540: ...2 HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 467 HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 NEXT 467 INITiate SEQuencer ABORt 319 INITiate SEQuencer IMMediate 319 INITiate SEQuencer MODE 320 INITiate n CONMeas 326 INITiate n CONTinuous 326 INITia...

Page 541: ...SELect CHANnel ITEM ALL 456 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM DEFault 457 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM HWSettings 457 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM LINes ALL 457 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM NONE 457 MMEMory S...

Page 542: ...e si EXTernal ext ROSCillator EXTernal FREQuency 480 SOURce si TEMPerature FRONtend 486 STATus OPERation CONDition 516 STATus OPERation ENABle 517 STATus OPERation NTRansition 518 STATus OPERation PTR...

Page 543: ...nable POWer DCPNoise NTRansition 518 STATus QUEStionable POWer DCPNoise PTRansition 519 STATus QUEStionable POWer DCPNoise EVENt 517 STATus QUEStionable POWer ENABle 517 STATus QUEStionable POWer NTRa...

Page 544: ...IRMware UPDate 506 SYSTem FORMat IDENt 506 SYSTem IDENtify FACTory 495 SYSTem IDENtify STRing 495 SYSTem KLOCk 495 SYSTem LANGuage 495 SYSTem LXI LANReset 495 SYSTem LXI MDEScription 496 SYSTem LXI PA...

Page 545: ...List of commands R S FSPN 545 User Manual 1179 4363 02 01 TRIGger SEQuence IFPower HOLDoff 392 TRIGger SEQuence LEVel EXTernal 1 2 392 TRIGger SEQuence SLOPe 393 TRIGger SEQuence SOURce 393...

Page 546: ...Range 108 114 Case sensitivity SCPI 254 Channel Creating remote 317 319 Deleting remote 318 Duplicating remote 317 Querying remote 318 Renaming remote 318 Replacing remote 317 Selecting remote 319 Cha...

Page 547: ...rmat 218 Hiding restoring 219 Instrument setting 217 Date and Time Printing 200 DC connectors 123 DC power 123 DC source Fix 127 Sweep 127 Tuning 127 DCL 251 Decimal separator Trace export 160 DEF 256...

Page 548: ...Storage settings 192 filename Data files 190 Settings 191 193 Firmware Updating 233 Firmware Update Remote control 506 Focus Changing 53 Format Data 424 Data remote 421 Date and time 218 see also Fil...

Page 549: ...4 85 RUN SINGLE 84 85 86 Keywords Mnemonics 253 L LAN Configuration 287 Configuring 294 Connector 38 Interface 244 IP address 245 LAN configuration 296 Password 288 Ping 296 Remote control interface 2...

Page 550: ...Evaluation methods 143 Menus Context sensitive 52 Messages Commands 252 Instrument 252 Instrument responses 253 Interface 252 Microsoft Windows Access 24 MIN 256 MIN trace information 45 Mini front p...

Page 551: ...s 131 Ports User 349 Position Limit line values 181 POWER Key 31 Power seonsors 35 Power supply Connector 38 PPC 251 PPE register 264 268 PPU 251 Preset channel settings 186 Key 185 Recalling settings...

Page 552: ...VLD status display 49 Rotary knob 34 RUN CONT Key 84 85 RUN SINGLE Key 84 85 86 S Safety instructions 11 16 Save Recall Mode Settings 192 Savesets Settings 188 Saving Data types 189 Functions 190 Inst...

Page 553: ...On Off 193 Status 51 Trace Config 163 Trigger Offset 135 SPD 251 SPE 251 Specifics for Configuration 98 Split Window 62 Split screen mode 31 Splitters Window size 62 Spot noise 119 Spur Color 121 Spu...

Page 554: ...restoring 218 Overview 50 touchscreen Alignment 211 214 Touchscreen Alignment 212 216 Colors 222 De Activating 217 Displayed items 218 Overview 30 Settings 216 Theme 222 Trace information 45 Trace num...

Page 555: ...bar 44 Windows Adding 60 146 Adding remote 404 Arranging 61 147 Closing 61 146 Closing remote 409 Configuring 98 Dialog boxes 54 Layout remote 406 Maximizing remote 403 Querying remote 404 405 Replac...

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