R&S FSVA3000 Series User Manual Download Page 1177

Page: 1177 / 1268

Remote Commands

R&S

FSVA3000/ R&S

FSV3000

1177

User Manual 1178.8520.02 ─ 01

Command

Supported subset

Function

Corresp. HP-
Models

Status

Output All

HP 8566A/

HP 8568A

available

OL <80 characters>

OL?

Output Learn String

HP 8566A/

HP 8568A

available

Output Trace Annota-
tions

HP 8566A/

HP 8568A

available

PA <numeric_value>,
<numeric_value

Plot command

HP 8566A/

HP 8568A

available

PD <numeric_value>,
<numeric_value

Plot command

HP 8566A/

HP 8568A

available

PH_MKF

Spot frequency in Hz

HP 856xE

available

PH_FMIN

Min offset frequency to
be measured

HP 856xE

available

PH_FMAX

Max offset frequency to
be measured

HP 856xE

available

PH_MKA

Queries amplitude at the
spot frequency

HP 856xE

available

PH_DRIFT

0: for stable signals, 1:
for drifty

HP 856xE

available

PH_RLVL

Reference level for the
log plot

HP 856xE

available

PH_SMTHV

Trace smoothing

HP 856xE

available

PH_VBR

Filtering

HP 856xE

available

PH_RMSPT

Amount of data points to
skip when doing the inte-
gration

HP 856xE

available

PH_RMSFL

Lower integration fre-
quency in Hz

HP 856xE

available

PH_RMSFU

Upper integration fre-
quency in Hz

HP 856xE

available

PH_EXIT

Quits phase noise

HP 856xE

available

PH_F_UDT

Updates internal fre-
quency variables

HP 856xE

available

PH_LMT_L

Apply limits to PH_FMIN
and PH_FMAX

HP 856xE

available

PH_MEAS

Generates log frequency
plot

HP 856xE

available

PH_MKF_D

Updates the spot fre-
quency

HP 856xE

available

Emulating Other Instruments' Commands

«
...
1175
1176
1177
1178
1179
...
»

Summary of Contents for FSVA3000 Series

Page 1: ...R S FSVA3000 R S FSV3000 Signal and Spectrum Analyzer User Manual User Manual Version 01 1178852002 D2...

Page 2: ...FSV3 B10 External generator control 1330 3859 02 R S FSV3 B11 YIG preselector bypass 1330 3865 02 R S FSV3 B24 Preamplifier 1330 4049 XX R S FSV3 B25 Electronic attenuator 1330 4078 02 R S FSV3 B114...

Page 3: ...urity Procedures 20 3 5 Basic Safety Instructions 20 3 6 Data Sheets and Brochures 20 3 7 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment OSA 20 3 8 Application Notes Application Cards White Papers etc 2...

Page 4: ...5 4 1 Understanding the Display Information 77 5 4 2 Accessing the Functionality 86 5 4 3 Entering Data 90 5 4 4 Touchscreen Gestures 94 5 4 5 Displaying Results 97 5 4 6 Getting Help 104 5 4 7 Remote...

Page 5: ...urement 192 7 3 9 Reference Predefined CP ACLR Standards 193 7 3 10 Reference Predefined ACLR User Standard XML Files 194 7 4 Carrier to Noise Measurements 195 7 4 1 About the Measurement 195 7 4 2 Ca...

Page 6: ...8 5 APD and CCDF Configuration 269 7 8 6 How to Perform an APD or CCDF Measurement 275 7 8 7 Examples 276 7 8 8 Optimizing and Troubleshooting the Measurement 279 7 9 Time Domain Power Measurement 279...

Page 7: ...Receiving Data Input and Providing Data Output 307 8 2 2 Input Source Settings 311 8 2 3 Power Sensors 316 8 2 4 Optional External Generator Control 325 8 2 5 Output Settings 351 8 2 6 IF Video Outpu...

Page 8: ...SmartGrid 415 9 2 Zoomed Displays 419 9 2 1 Single Zoom Versus Multiple Zoom 419 9 2 2 Zoom Functions 421 9 2 3 How to Zoom Into a Diagram 423 9 3 Marker Usage 426 9 3 1 Basics on Markers 426 9 3 2 M...

Page 9: ...Storage and Recall 534 11 3 3 How to Save and Load Instrument Settings 540 11 4 Import Export Functions 541 11 5 Creating Screenshots of Current Measurement Results and Settings 545 11 5 1 Print and...

Page 10: ...rection 604 12 6 2 User defined Frequency Response Correction Settings 607 12 7 Reference Frequency Settings 614 12 8 System Configuration Settings 617 12 8 1 Hardware Information 617 12 8 2 Informati...

Page 11: ...ontext Sensitive SCPI Command Menu 687 13 4 2 The SCPI Recorder 689 13 4 3 How to Determine the Required SCPI Command 692 13 4 4 How to Create and Export SCPI Scripts 693 13 4 5 Example for a Recorded...

Page 12: ...ower Measurements 748 14 5 3 Measuring the Channel Power and ACLR 752 14 5 4 Measuring the Carrier to Noise Ratio 788 14 5 5 Measuring the Occupied Bandwidth 789 14 5 6 Measuring the Spectrum Emission...

Page 13: ...r Printing Screenshots 1074 14 9 5 Storing Measurement Results 1085 14 9 6 Examples Managing Data 1087 14 10 Configuring the R S FSV A 1090 14 10 1 Configuring the Reference Frequency 1091 14 10 2 Cal...

Page 14: ...erence Command Set of Emulated PSA Models 1189 14 13 4 Reference Command Set of Emulated PXA Models 1193 14 14 Deprecated Commands 1195 14 15 Programming Examples 1198 14 15 1 Programming Example Perf...

Page 15: ...hese features the R S FSV3000 and the R S FSVA3000 are ideal for various measurement tasks for instance Functional check and repair in service and maintenance due to the excellent usa bility Measureme...

Page 16: ...surement type with their corresponding remote control commands Data Management Description of general functions to handle data files configuration and result data not I Q data General Instrument Setup...

Page 17: ...ive methods may be available to per form the same task In this case the procedure using the touchscreen is described Any elements that can be activated by touching can also be clicked using an additio...

Page 18: ...rative and laboratory environ ments Use the R S FSV A only for its designated purpose Observe the operating conditions and performance limits stated in the data sheet Where do I find safety informatio...

Page 19: ...n of all instrument modes and functions It also provides an introduction to remote control a complete description of the remote control com mands with programming examples and information on maintenan...

Page 20: ...sheet contains the technical specifications of the R S FSV A It also lists the firmware applications and their order numbers and optional accessories The brochure provides an overview of the instrume...

Page 21: ...lication Notes Application Cards White Papers etc These documents deal with special applications or background information on particu lar topics See www rohde schwarz com application FSV3000 www rohde...

Page 22: ...uirements Offering low phase noise wide analysis bandwidth and straightforward and intuitive operation the ana lyzer makes measurements fast and easy This user manual contains a description of the fun...

Page 23: ...ribes the basic steps to be taken when setting up the R S FSV A for the first time Risk of injury due to disregarding safety information Observe the information on appropriate operating conditions pro...

Page 24: ...ts is recommended The instrument is dry and shows no sign of condensation The instrument is positioned as described in the following sections The ambient temperature does not exceed the range specifie...

Page 25: ...he handles If a handle is ripped off the falling instrument can cause injury Be aware of the weight of the instrument when lifting it Observe the information on transporting heavy instruments in the b...

Page 26: ...ceed 500 N Risk of injury when stacking instruments A stack of instruments can tilt over and cause injury if not stacked correctly Further more the instruments at the bottom of the stack can be damage...

Page 27: ...uency The AC power connector is located on the rear panel of the instrument For details on the connector refer to Chapter 5 2 2 1 AC Power Supply Connection and Main Power Switch on page 54 Connect th...

Page 28: ...te the firmware Until the firmware version is updated self alignment fails and the instrument s performance is not as specified For details refer to the R S FSV A User Manual When temperature changes...

Page 29: ...eed as follows 1 Press the SETUP key 2 Press the System Config softkey 3 Switch to the Versions Options tab in the System Configuration dialog box A list with hardware and firmware information is disp...

Page 30: ...y 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 recommend running anti...

Page 31: ...Using the Secure User Mode on page 42 Automatic login For the standard instrument account an automatic login function is active by default If activated login is carried out automatically in the backg...

Page 32: ...dialog box is displayed 3 Enter the command C R_S INSTR USER NO_AUTOLOGIN REG 4 Press the ENTER key to confirm This command deactivates the automatic login function The next time you switch on the ins...

Page 33: ...the Network and Remote Control chapter of the R S FSV A user manual To open the taskbar select the Windows icon on the R S FSV A toolbar or press the Windows key or the CTRL ESC key combination on yo...

Page 34: ...he manufacturer Connecting a keyboard The keyboard is detected automatically when it is connected The default input lan guage is English US However you can also connect foreign language keyboards curr...

Page 35: ...er 5 2 2 2 Display Port and DVI on page 54 Screen resolution and format The touchscreen of the R S FSV A is calibrated for a 16 10 format If you connect a monitor or projector using a different format...

Page 36: ...n settings can be configured directly in the Windows operating system The R S FSV A is equipped with a network interface and can be connected to an Ethernet LAN local area network Provided the network...

Page 37: ...ed network connection Point to point connection between the instru ment and a single computer made with a crossover RJ 45 network cable The computer must be equipped with a network adapter and is dire...

Page 38: ...Connection errors can affect the entire network If your network does not support DHCP or if you choose to disable dynamic TCP IP configuration you must assign valid address information before connect...

Page 39: ...line If the settings are correct the configuration is saved and you are prompted to restart the instrument 8 Confirm the displayed message Yes button to restart the instrument Using a DNS server to d...

Page 40: ...er Names In a LAN that uses a DNS server Domain Name System server each PC or instru ment connected in the LAN can be accessed via an unambiguous computer name instead of the IP address The DNS server...

Page 41: ...nds the use of the firewall on your instrument Rohde Schwarz instruments are shipped with the Windows firewall enabled and preconfigured in such a way that all ports and connections for remote control...

Page 42: ...ed so that no information can be written to memory permanently Data that the R S FSV A normally stores on the solid state drive is redirected to volatile memory instead which remains available only un...

Page 43: ...vating secure user mode Only a user with administrator rights can activate the secure user mode Once activa ted a restart is required The special user SecureUser is then logged on to the R S FSV A aut...

Page 44: ...e user mode must be enabled manually once before remote control is possible See SYSTem SECurity STATe This is necessary to prompt for a change of passwords 5 2 Instrument Tour 5 2 1 Front Panel View T...

Page 45: ...of the instrument Use a soft dry lint free dust cloth instead 5 2 1 1 Power Key The power key is on the lower left corner of the front panel It starts up and shuts down the instrument See also Chapte...

Page 46: ...Provides the selection between applications 5 2 1 4 Touchscreen All measurement results are displayed on the screen on the front panel Additionally the screen display provides status and setting infor...

Page 47: ...een is a screen that is touch sensitive that is it reacts in a specified way when you tap a particular element on the screen with a finger or a pointing device for example Any user interface elements...

Page 48: ...unit for the level display Sets the level offset and the Input impedance Activates the preamplifier option RF Preamplifier R S FSV3 B24 Auto Set Enables automatic settings for level frequency or sweep...

Page 49: ...distribution function CCDF Third order intercept point TOI AM modulation depth AM Mod Depth Meas Config Used to define measurement configuration Lines Configures display lines and limit lines Input O...

Page 50: ...deletes the character to the left of the cursor Enter key Concludes the entry of dimensionless entries The new value is accepted With other entries this key can be used instead of the Hz dB unit key...

Page 51: ...s or dialog boxes with horizontal scroll bar move the scroll bar 5 2 1 9 Undo Redo Keys The Undo key reverts the previous action i e the status before the previous action is retrieved The Undo functio...

Page 52: ...olume control above the female connector Risk of hearing damage Before putting on the headphones make sure that the volume setting is not too high to protect your hearing 5 2 1 13 Noise Source Control...

Page 53: ...al elements are described in more detail in the subsequent sections 1 2 6 12 7 3 5 14 13 8 11 16 17 15 18 10 9 4 Figure 5 3 Rear panel view 1 AC Power Supply Connection and Main Power Switch 2 Display...

Page 54: ...ed for this pur pose Display Port DVI digital visual interface The Display Port requires option R S FSV3 B114 For details see Chapter 5 1 4 Connecting an External Monitor on page 35 5 2 2 3 LAN The LA...

Page 55: ...uch as an external generator The voltage levels are of the TTL type max 5 V Short circuit hazard Always observe the designated pin assignment A short circuit can damage the port 5 2 2 7 Trigger 2 3 In...

Page 56: ...he R S FSV A to another device continuously Also used to provide OCXO reference signal to another device REF Input 2 10 MHz 1280 MHz 3 dBm 13 dBm To provide an external reference signal to the R S FSV...

Page 57: ...complete description of the functionality and its usage is given in the R S FSV A User Manual Basic instrument operation is described in Chapter 5 4 Operating the Instrument on page 76 Prerequisites T...

Page 58: ...hat the spectrum of the calibration signal is now displayed in the standard level versus frequency diagram Figure 5 4 Calibration signal as RF input Instrument warmup time Note that the instrument req...

Page 59: ...z becomes visible Figure 5 5 Calibration signal with optimized display settings 5 3 2 Displaying a Spectrogram In addition to the standard level versus frequency spectrum display the R S FSV A also pr...

Page 60: ...display to add an additional window instead Figure 5 6 Adding a Spectrogram to the display Drop the icon 4 Close the SmartGrid mode by tapping the Close icon at the top right corner of the toolbar Yo...

Page 61: ...gurations in parallel and then switch between the channels auto matically to perform the measurements sequentially We will demonstrate this feature by activating additional measurement channels for a...

Page 62: ...y range for this spectrum display In the Frequency dialog box set the center frequency to 500 MHz and the span to 1 GHz Figure 5 9 Frequency spectrum of the calibration signal with a larger span 4 Rep...

Page 63: ...al does not vary over time the level versus time diagram dis plays a straight line Figure 5 10 Time domain display of the calibration signal 5 Create a new channel for I Q analysis a Press the Mode ke...

Page 64: ...nserting a Real Imag diagram for I Q analysis e Close the SmartGrid mode The IQ Analyzer channel displays the real and imaginary signal parts in separate windows To display the MultiView tab An overvi...

Page 65: ...the measurements configured in the active channels can be performed sequentially that means one after the other automatically either once or continuously 1 Tap the Sequencer icon in the toolbar 2 Tog...

Page 66: ...arker on the peak in our first Spectrum measurement 1 In the MultiView tab double tap the Spectrum window frequency sweep with spectrogram display to return to the Spectrum channel 2 Tap the spectrum...

Page 67: ...position is indicated by a dotted blue line Notice how the position and value change in the marker area of the diagram 5 3 6 Displaying a Marker Peak List The marker peak list determines the frequenci...

Page 68: ...contain noise peaks for exam ple define a threshold that is higher than the noise floor a Press the MKR key on the front panel b Tap the Marker Config softkey in the Marker menu c Tap the Search tab...

Page 69: ...enlarged in a second sub win dow Figure 5 16 Zoomed display around a peak 3 In Figure 5 16 the enlarged peak is represented by a very thick trace This is due to the insufficient number of sweep points...

Page 70: ...ise 4 Tap the Multiple Zoom icon in the toolbar again and define a zoom area around markers M4 M5 and M6 Figure 5 18 Multiple zoom windows 5 Tap the Multiple Zoom icon in the toolbar again and define...

Page 71: ...ng into the Display on page 68 were only graphical changes to the display Now we would like to change the measurement settings such that the zoomed result is maintained permanently We will demonstrate...

Page 72: ...4 Place two fingers on the diagram to the left and right of the marker and stretch them apart The area around the marker is enlarged in the result display 5 When the area has the size you require rem...

Page 73: ...ct Adapt Hardware to Zoom selected diagram The span of the measurement is changed and due to the automatic coupling of the span to the sweep time RBW and VBW those values are also changed The num ber...

Page 74: ...ap the Save icon in the toolbar 2 Press the keyboard key on the front panel to display the online keyboard as you will have to enter text in the next step 3 In the Save dialog box tap the File Name fi...

Page 75: ...hows the instrument display right before the settings were stored 5 3 10 Printing and Saving Results Finally after a successful measurement we will document our results First we will export the numeri...

Page 76: ...reenshot of the current display 5 4 Operating the Instrument This chapter provides an overview on how to work with the R S FSV A It describes What kind of information is displayed in the diagram area...

Page 77: ...ch it gently Never scratch the screen surface for example with a finger nail Never rub the screen surface strongly for example with a dust cloth For instructions on cleaning the screen see Chapter 15...

Page 78: ...splay for example the status bar or chan nel bar to enlarge the display area for the measurement results Setup Display Displayed Items For details see the R S FSV A User Manual Channel Bar 78 Window T...

Page 79: ...ons in the channel bar The yellow star icon on the tab label sometimes referred to as a dirty flag indi cates that invalid or inconsistent data is displayed that is the trace no longer matches the dis...

Page 80: ...set If the bandwidth does not correspond to the value for automatic coupling a green bullet appears in front of the field VBW Video bandwidth that has been set If the bandwidth does not correspond to...

Page 81: ...amplifier YIG Bypass The YIG filter is deactivated GAT The frequency sweep is controlled via the TRIGGER INPUT connector TDF A transducer factor is activated 75 The input impedance of the instrument i...

Page 82: ...tain several windows Each window can display either a graph or a table as a result of the channel measurement Which type of result evaluation is displayed in which window is defined in the display con...

Page 83: ...dicates the trace to which the marker is assigned Example M2 1 defines marker 2 on trace 1 For more than two markers a separate marker table is displayed beneath the diagram by default Marker informat...

Page 84: ...in display Pts Number of sweep points or rounded number of currently displayed points in zoom mode 5 4 1 5 Instrument and Status Information Global instrument settings and functions such as LXI config...

Page 85: ...occurred during measurement e g the settings no lon ger match the displayed results or the connection to an external device was interrupted temporarily Gray Information Information on the status of i...

Page 86: ...itched off No correction values are available for example after a firmware update Record the correction data by performing a self alignment For details refer to Performing a self alignment on page 28...

Page 87: ...and thus the attenuation remains unchanged during touch gestures on the screen X Lock The x axis of the diagram is not changed during subsequent touch gestures Y Lock The y axis of the diagram is not...

Page 88: ...tion Starter on page 590 To return to the R S FSV A window use the Alt Tab keys Help Select allows you to select an object for which context specific help is displayed Help displays context sensitive...

Page 89: ...eys or settings in the channel bar If you right click on one of these items or tap it for about 1 second a menu is displayed with context specific menu items for the selected item If SCPI Recording is...

Page 90: ...n be switched on and off as desired using the On Screen Keyboard function key beneath the screen When you press this key the display switches between the following options Keyboard displayed at the to...

Page 91: ...f you want to install a printer original Windows dialog boxes are used In these dialog boxes the rotary knob and function keys do not work Use the touchscreen instead 5 4 3 1 Entering Numeric Paramete...

Page 92: ...c Press the left arrow key to return to the last digit of the numeric value The new unit is applied immediately without further confirmation 5 Select the X to close the input field 5 4 3 2 Entering Al...

Page 93: ...same key again or start the next entry by pressing another key To enter a blank Press the Space bar or press the 0 key and wait 2 seconds To correct an entry 1 Using the arrow keys move the cursor to...

Page 94: ...Tapping Touch the screen quickly usually on a specific element You can tap most elements on the screen in particular any elements you can also click on with a mouse pointer Figure 5 24 Tapping Double...

Page 95: ...ou decrease the size of the currently dis played area showing the surrounding areas previously out of view When you spread two fingers in the display you increase the size of the currently dis played...

Page 96: ...hanges the center frequency and span horizontal or reference level and range vertical or a combination of these set tings diagonal Spreading or pinching a time domain display changes the sweep time an...

Page 97: ...el is created and displayed in a sepa rate tab on the screen The results of a measurement channel can be evaluated in many different ways both graphically and numerically For each evaluation method th...

Page 98: ...ment CREate NEW on page 737 INSTrument CREate DUPLicate on page 736 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 Mod...

Page 99: ...them to 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 e...

Page 100: ...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 be split into up to four columns where each row can ha...

Page 101: ...the MEAS CONFIG menu The SmartGrid functions and the evaluation bar are displayed To close the SmartGrid mode and restore the previous softkey menu select the Close icon in the right hand corner of th...

Page 102: ...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 window u...

Page 103: ...it and Maximized 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 u...

Page 104: ...an be consulted at any time The help system is context sensitive and provides information specifically for the current opera tion or setting to be performed In addition general topics provide an overv...

Page 105: ...rder of the table of contents Up arrow previous topic Down arrow next topic To browse the topics visited before Left arrow back Right arrow forward To increase or decrease the font To navigate the Hel...

Page 106: ...working with the R S FSV A interactively located directly at the instru ment it is also possible to operate and control it from a remote PC Various methods for remote control are supported Connecting...

Page 107: ...ge 30 Via the LXI browser interface to the R S FSV A you can control the instrument remotely from another PC Manual instrument controls are available via the front panel simulation File upload and dow...

Page 108: ...tem For other versions of Windows Microsoft offers the Remote Desktop Client as an add on 5 4 7 3 Connecting a PC via the GPIB Interface You can connect a PC to the R S FSV A via the GPIB interface to...

Page 109: ...application The same application can be activated with different measurement settings by creating several channels for the same applica tion Each channel is displayed in a separate tab on the screen T...

Page 110: ...pplication requires an instrument equipped with the 3GPP User Equipment Measurements option R S FSV3 K73 This application provides test mea surements for W CDMA uplink signals mobile signals according...

Page 111: ...For details see the R S FSV3 I Q Analyzer User Manual Remote command INST SEL IQ see INSTrument SELect on page 739 LTE The LTE application requires an instrument equipped with one of the LTE Measure m...

Page 112: ...s an instrument equipped with the Vector Signal Analysis option R S FSV3 K70 This application provides measurements and evaluations for single carrier digitally modulated signals For details see the R...

Page 113: ...pplications Measurement Channels R S FSVA3000 R S FSV3000 113 User Manual 1178 8520 02 01 Remote command DISPlay FORMat on page 875 6 3 Selecting the Applications Access MODE Selecting the Application...

Page 114: ...arameters for the measurement channel are stored upon exiting and restored upon re entering the channel Thus you can switch between applications quickly and easily Selecting an application 114 New Cha...

Page 115: ...t CREate REPLace on page 737 Duplicate Current Channel Selecting an application The currently active channel can be duplicated i e a new channel of the same type and with the identical measurement set...

Page 116: ...several sweeps The currently active measurement is indica ted by a symbol in the tab label The result displays of the individual channels are updated in the tabs as the measure ments are performed Seq...

Page 117: ...zer For Continuous Sequence the following sweeps will be performed 5x Spectrum 6x Spectrum 2 2 x Spectrum 3 7x IQ Analyzer 5x Spectrum 6x Spectrum 2 2 x Spectrum 3 7x IQ Analyzer For Channel defined S...

Page 118: ...e on page 741 INITiate SEQuencer ABORt on page 740 Sequencer Mode Defines how often which measurements are performed The currently selected mode softkey is highlighted blue During an active Sequencer...

Page 119: ...NT key The measurements configured in the 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 chan...

Page 120: ...played The measurement configuration menu can be displayed at any time by press ing the MEAS CONFIG key The easiest way to configure measurements is using the configuration Overview see Chapter 8 1 C...

Page 121: ...d the settings are configured in compliance with the standard automatically The progress of the auto measurement is indicated in a message box Supported measurements Auto measurements are available fo...

Page 122: ...f the basic input signal characteristics If no other measurement function is selected or if all measurement functions are switched off the R S FSV A performs a basic frequency or time sweep After a pr...

Page 123: ...unctions e g markers may work slightly differently and some may not be available If so this will be indicated in the function descriptions see Chapter 9 Common Analysis and Display Functions on page 4...

Page 124: ...5 Define how the results are evaluated for display Trace dialog box see Chap ter 9 5 1 2 Trace Settings on page 492 6 If necessary configure the vertical axis of the display Amplitude dialog box see...

Page 125: ...dBm can damage the RF attenuator or the input mixer The total power of all occurring signals must be taken into account Test setup Connect the RF output of the signal generator to the RF input of the...

Page 126: ...each trace point represents a span of approximately 1 kHz This corresponds to a maximum uncertainty of 0 5 kHz You can increase the resolution of the trace by reducing the frequency span Reducing the...

Page 127: ...han measuring it with the marker The frequency sweep is stopped at the marker and the R S FSV A measures the frequency of the signal at the marker position see also Chapter 9 3 4 1 Precise Frequency S...

Page 128: ...of the level measurement is influenced by the intrinsic noise of the R S FSV A The displayed noise level of a signal analyzer depends on its noise figure the selected RF attenuation the selected refe...

Page 129: ...the Traces configuration dialog set the Trace Mode to Average see Trace Mode on page 493 The traces of consecutive sweeps are averaged To perform averaging the R S FSV A automatically switches on the...

Page 130: ...rly Figure 7 3 RF sine wave signal with low S N ratio with a smaller video bandwidth 7 By reducing the resolution bandwidth by a factor of 10 the noise is reduced by 10 dB Set the RBW to 100 kHz The d...

Page 131: ...is determined by the resolution bandwidth Selecting a resolu tion bandwidth that is too large may make it impossible to distinguish between spectral components i e they are displayed as a single comp...

Page 132: ...128 015 MHz 3 Set the frequency span to 300 kHz 4 Set the resolution bandwidth to 30 kHz and the video bandwidth to 1 kHz Note Larger video bandwidths The video bandwidth is set to 1 kHz in order to m...

Page 133: ...nals Matching generator and R S FSV A frequencies The level drop is located exactly in the center of the display only if the generator frequencies match the frequency display of the R S FSV A exactly...

Page 134: ...ion bandwidth to 1 kHz The two generator signals are shown with high resolution However the sweep time becomes longer At smaller bandwidths the noise display decreases simulta neously 10 dB decrease i...

Page 135: ...ment routines that output the mod ulation depth numerically in percent directly Figure 7 9 Test setup Table 7 4 Signal generator settings e g R S SMW Frequency 128 MHz Level 30 dBm Modulation 50 AM 10...

Page 136: ...RF input signal that is removes the negative parts and displays it as a magnitude spectrum The rectification also demodulates AM modulated signals The AF voltage can be displayed in zero span if the...

Page 137: ...he 1 kHz AF signal as a static image in zero span Figure 7 12 Measurement of the AF signal of a carrier that is AM modulated with 1 kHz 7 Activate the internal AM demodulator to output the audio signa...

Page 138: ...l generator settings e g R S SMW Frequency 890 MHz Level 0 dBm Modulation GSM one timeslot activated 1 Select PRESET to reset the instrument 2 Set the center frequency to 890 MHz FREQ 3 Set the freque...

Page 139: ...urst g Select the Right Limit input field h By turning the rotary knob clockwise move the vertical line S2 to the end of the burst The R S FSV A displays the average mean power during the activation p...

Page 140: ...P Sweep Time Manual 3 Shift the rising edge of the GSM burst to the center of the display by defining a trig ger offset a Press the TRIG key b Select Trigger Offset c By turning the rotary knob counte...

Page 141: ...tivation phase and the deactivation phase of the transmission burst Therefore the R S FSV A provides a measurement for absolute and relative power in zero span In the following example the measurement...

Page 142: ...c Select Time Dom Power Config d Set the Limits state to On e Select the Left Limit input field f By turning the rotary knob clockwise move the vertical line S1 to the start of the burst g Select the...

Page 143: ...used to measure channel power at highest accuracy However its low selectivity means that it is not suitable for measur ing adjacent channel power as an absolute value or relative to the transmit chan...

Page 144: ...idual channels are indicated by different colored bars in the diagram The height of each bar corresponds to the measured power of that channel In addition the name of the channel Adj Alt 1 Tx 1 etc or...

Page 145: ...ls are also output as a table in the Result Summary window Which powers are measured depends on the number of configured channels For each channel the following values are displayed Label Description...

Page 146: ...akage Power Ratio ACLR is also known as the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio ACPR It is defined as the ratio between the total power of the adjacent channel to the power of the carrier channel An ACLR mea...

Page 147: ...ned adjacent channels There fore most of the samples taken during the sweep time cannot be used for channel power or ACLR calculation To decrease the measurement times the R S FSV A offers a Fast ACLR...

Page 148: ...els and a sweep time of 100 ms This measurement requires a measure ment time per channel of 20 ms To calculate the power in one channel the analyzer considers the following number of effective samples...

Page 149: ...ts in the adjacent channels as a function of sweep time The standard deviation of measurement results is calculated from 100 consecutive measurements Consider the scaling when you compare power values...

Page 150: ...iprocal of the measured band width The number of A D converter values N used to calculate the power is defined by the Sweep Time The time per trace pixel for power measurements is directly propor tion...

Page 151: ...ng 2 x transmission channel bandwidth measurement margin For adjacent channel power measurements the Adjust Settings function sets the fre quency span as a function of the following parameters Number...

Page 152: ...ge mode Power to ensure correct power measurements see Average Mode on page 495 Note that in power measurements this setting affects the VBW regard less of whether or not a trace is actually averaged...

Page 153: ...hieve an optimum dynamic range set the reference level so that the signal is as close to the reference level as possible without forcing an overload message However if the signal to noise ratio become...

Page 154: ...channels lower and upper adjacent channels can be defined as in common ACLR measurement setups Figure 7 24 MSR signal structure Sub block and channel definition The sub blocks are defined by a specif...

Page 155: ...red The required spacing can be determined according to the following formula indicated for lower channels Spacing CF of the gap channel left sub block center RF bandwidth of left sub block 2 Figure 7...

Page 156: ...MSR signals As in common ACLR measurements the individual channels are indicated by different colored bars in the diagram The height of each bar corresponds to the measured power of that channel In a...

Page 157: ...for each gap channel are appended at the end of the table The CACLR results are calculated as the power in the gap channel divided by the power sum of the two closest transmission channels to either s...

Page 158: ...hap ter 7 3 5 MSR ACLR Configuration on page 167 for a description of these settings Auto measurement Use the Auto All function to determine the required measurement parameters automat ically The foll...

Page 159: ...stored as a standard file When such a stan dard is loaded the required channel and general measurement settings are automati cally set on the R S FSV A However the settings can be changed Predefined...

Page 160: ...or delete an existing configuration file For details see Chapter 7 3 6 4 How to Manage User Defined Configurations on page 185 Remote command To query all available standards CALCulate n MARKer m FUN...

Page 161: ...nnels the outer right hand transmission channel that for the upper adjacent channels Remote command SENSe POWer ACHannel REFerence TXCHannel MANual on page 760 SENSe POWer ACHannel REFerence TXCHannel...

Page 162: ...n absolute values If Hz is activated the channel power density is displayed instead Thus the absolute unit of the channel power is switched from dBm to dBm Hz Note The channel power density in dBm Hz...

Page 163: ...ng can be optimized automatically The adjustment is carried out only once If necessary the instrument settings can be changed later The following settings are optimized by Adjust Settings Frequency Sp...

Page 164: ...Bandwidth The Tx channel bandwidth is normally defined by the transmission standard The correct bandwidth is set automatically for the selected standard The bandwidth for each channel is indicated by...

Page 165: ...the channels from top to bottom Tx1 2 Spacing between the first and the second carrier Tx2 3 Spacing between the second and the third carrier If you change the adjacent channel spacing ADJ all higher...

Page 166: ...to determine the influence of individual channels on the total measurement result For each channel you can activate or deactivate the use of the weighting filter and define an individual weighting fa...

Page 167: ...ndependent from the selected center frequency If the Multi Standard Radio standard is selected see Standard on page 159 the ACLR Setup dialog box is replaced by the MSR ACLR Setup dialog box For more...

Page 168: ...d the required channel and general measurement settings are automati cally set on the R S FSV A However the settings can be changed Predefined stand ards are available for standard measurements but st...

Page 169: ...ransmission Tx adjacent Adj and alternate Alt chan nels Channel spacings Weighting filters Resolution bandwidth Video bandwidth Detector ACLR limits and their state Sweep Time and Sweep Time coupling...

Page 170: ...the results by removing the inherent noise of the analyzer which increases the dynamic range In this case a reference measurement of the inherent noise of the analyzer is carried out The measured nois...

Page 171: ...ode The measured power values can be displayed directly for each trace Clear Write or only the maximum values over a series of measurements can be displayed Max Hold In the latter case the power value...

Page 172: ...hannels In addi tion to this setting limits must be defined and activated individually for each channel The results of the power limit checks are also indicated in the STAT QUES ACPL sta tus registry...

Page 173: ...are indicated by a slim blue bar along the fre quency axis Sub Block Center Freq Sub Block Definition Defines the center of an MSR sub block Note that the position of the sub block also affects the po...

Page 174: ...ng filter are pre configured automatically according to the selected technology standard GSM Transmission according to GSM standard W CDMA Transmission according to W CDMA standard LTE_xxx Transmissio...

Page 175: ...rview Select Measurement Channel Power ACLR CP ACLR Standard Standard Multi Standard Radio CP ACLR Config Adjacent Channels tab The Adjacent Channels tab provides all the channel settings to configure...

Page 176: ...f the first Tx chan nel in the first sub block The upper adjacent channels are defined in relation to the CF of the last Tx chan nel in the last sub block Adjacent channels are named Adj and Alt1 to A...

Page 177: ...annel FILTer STATe UALTernate ch on page 774 Alpha value SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer ALPHa ACHannel on page 757 SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer ALPHa ALTernate ch on page 758 SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer A...

Page 178: ...p Channel Setup Access Overview Select Measurement Channel Power ACLR CP ACLR Standard Standard Multi Standard Radio CP ACLR Config Gap Chan nels tab The Gap Channels tab provides all the channel sett...

Page 179: ...ose in the lower gap but inverted Thus in the R S FSV A MSR ACLR measurement only two gap channels are configured Gap channels are indicated using the following syntax The names of the surrounding sub...

Page 180: ...ach individual gap channel Both limit types are considered regardless whether the measured levels are absolute or relative values The check of both limit values can be activated independently Furtherm...

Page 181: ...for asymmetric adjacent channels Remote command SENSe POWer ACHannel SBLock sb NAME CHANnel ch on page 780 SENSe POWer ACHannel NAME ACHannel on page 755 SENSe POWer ACHannel NAME ALTernate ch on pag...

Page 182: ...dit the settings for your specific measurement as described in Chap ter 7 3 6 2 How to Set Up the Channels on page 182 or load a user defined configuration see To load a user defined configuration on...

Page 183: ...pacing If the channel spacing for the adjacent or an alternate channel is changed all higher alternate channel spacings are multiplied by the same factor new spacing value old spacing value The lower...

Page 184: ...d as the distance of the center frequency from the center frequency of the first transmission channel in the first sub block For asymmetrical channels define the upper adjacent channel spacing as the...

Page 185: ...le to the R S FSV A User standards created on an R S FSV A however are not necessarily compatible to the analyzers of the R S FSP family and may not work there To store a user defined configuration 1...

Page 186: ...indicated relative to the fixed reference power 4 Repeat this for any number of measurements 5 To start a new measurement without the fixed reference temporarily define a sec ond channel or preset the...

Page 187: ...the upper part of the screen the numeric values of the results and the channel configuration in the lower part of the screen The various channels are represented by vertical lines on the graph The fr...

Page 188: ...nal Generator R S FSW Signal generator settings e g R S SMW Frequency 1950 MHz Level 4 dBm Modulation 3GPP W CDMA Reverse Link Procedure 1 Preset the R S FSV A 2 Set the center frequency to 1950 MHz 3...

Page 189: ...reference level for the power in the transmission channel to obtain the maximum dynamic range The fol lowing figure shows the result of the measurement Figure 7 31 Measuring the relative adjacent chan...

Page 190: ...mixer level is set in 1 dB steps with the 1 dB RF attenuator Thus the optimum range spreads from 10 dBm to 14 dBm To set the attenuation parameter manually the following method is recommended Set the...

Page 191: ...are discrete spurious signals in the channel Test setup Leave the RF input of the R S FSV A open circuited or terminate it with 50 Procedure 1 Preset the R S FSV A 2 Set the center frequency to 1 GHz...

Page 192: ...require the larger dynamic range see Optimization on page 386 Reduce the Sweep Time and thus the amount of data to be captured and calcu lated however consider the requirements regarding the standard...

Page 193: ...edefined CP ACLR standards with remote command parameters Standard Remote parameter None NONE Multi Standard Radio MSR EUTRA LTE Square EUTRa EUTRA LTE Square RRC REUTra W CDMA 3GPP FWD FW3Gppcdma W C...

Page 194: ...of the transmission channel to the closest border of the adjacent channel This defini tion is also used by the R S FSV A for the standards marked with an asterisk 7 3 10 Reference Predefined ACLR User...

Page 195: ...the ratio to a 1 Hz bandwidth About the Measurement 195 Carrier to Noise Results 196 Carrier to Noise Configuration 197 How to Determine the Carrier to Noise Ratio 198 7 4 1 About the Measurement The...

Page 196: ...or the C N0 measurement and waiting for the end of the next measurement run The fixed reference marker is set to the maximum of the measured carrier signal Then switch off the carrier so that only the...

Page 197: ...rement are available Carrier to noise measurements are not available in zero span mode The easiest way to configure a measurement is using the configuration Overview see Chapter 8 1 Configuration Over...

Page 198: ...rker 1 and measure another trace use the Marker To Trace softkey in the Marker menu see Assigning the Marker to a Trace on page 432 Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion POWer sb SELect on page...

Page 199: ...power In a radio communi cations system for instance the occupied bandwidth must be limited to enable distor tion free transmission in adjacent channels About the Measurement 199 OBW Results 201 OBW...

Page 200: ...instructions see How to determine the OBW for a multicarrier signal using search limits on page 204 Prerequisites To ensure correct power measurement especially for noise signals and to obtain the cor...

Page 201: ...the occupied bandwidth calculated using the temporary OBW markers T1 and T2 This frequency is indicated as a function result Occ Bw Centroid in the marker table Frequency offset The offset of the cal...

Page 202: ...limits as defined for marker search see Search Limits on page 437 However only the left and right limits are consid ered Auto measurement Use the Auto All function to determine the required measuremen...

Page 203: ...ion channel For multicarrier measurements this setting is irrelevant Remote command SENSe POWer ACHannel BANDwidth CHANnel ch on page 755 Adjust Settings Optimizes the instrument settings for the meas...

Page 204: ...sure ment on page 790 How to determine the OBW for a single signal 1 Press the MEAS key or select Select Measurement in the Overview 2 Select the OBW measurement function The measurement is started im...

Page 205: ...ndwidth that occupies 99 of the total power of a PDC signal at 800 MHz level 0 dBm is measured A programming example demonstrating an OBW measurement in a remote environ ment is provided in Chapter 14...

Page 206: ...for each of these ranges In the basic Spectrum application spectrum emissions can be measured for multiple sub blocks of channels where the sub blocks can include gaps or overlap and define separate...

Page 207: ...lso Chapter 7 6 4 2 Limit Lines in SEM Measurements on page 212 The measured signal levels The result of the limit check mask monitoring The defined limit lines TX channel power P The used power class...

Page 208: ...found in Range Up Frequency range end the peak value was found in RBW RBW of the range Frequency Frequency of the peak power level Power Abs Absolute peak power level within the range Power Rel Peak...

Page 209: ...esults for SEM with multiple sub blocks In the Spectrum application only spectrum emissions can be measured for multiple sub blocks of channels see Chapter 7 6 4 5 SEM with Multiple Sub Blocks Multi S...

Page 210: ...list can be queried using TRAC DATA LIST see TRACe n DATA on page 975 7 6 4 SEM Basics Some background knowledge on basic terms and principles used in SEM measure ments is provided here for a better u...

Page 211: ...fine whether the power used for reference is the peak power level or the integrated power of the reference range In the Sweep List the reference range is highlighted in blue and cannot be deleted Rule...

Page 212: ...ned to the frequency ranges Thus the limits for the signal levels can be defined differently for varying input levels For instance for higher input levels a transmission standard can allow for higher...

Page 213: ...of the absolute or relative start and stop limit values for each range Thus the start or stop point of the limit range or both are variable since the maxi mum can vary Abs and Rel If the power exceeds...

Page 214: ...m violation against the limit line Furthermore the absolute power levels and the relative deviation of the peaks from the TX channel power are displayed Values that exceed the limit are indi cated in...

Page 215: ...standard is loaded which contains an active fast SEM setting this setting is disabled For more information on multi SEM measurements see Chapter 7 6 4 5 SEM with Multiple Sub Blocks Multi SEM on page...

Page 216: ...or how the different carriers affect each other i e if unwanted emissions occur On the R S FSV A the MSR SEM mea surement is a standard measurement as for single carriers The MSR settings merely prov...

Page 217: ...blocks cannot they must define dis tinct frequency ranges The sweep list including the limit lines Optionally a standard file or MSR settings to be used for measurement if one is selected the other i...

Page 218: ...nations for overlapping ranges below SUM sum of the two limit lines calculated for linear powers is used MAX maximum of the two limit lines is used This leads to the following combinations for overlap...

Page 219: ...verlapping ranges Range 4 None Range 5 None overlap and cross the mid frequency between sub blocks 1 and 2 Result Subranges 4a and 5a are created left and right of the mid frequency For subrange 4a li...

Page 220: ...re determined Center frequency Span determined signal bandwidth plus 40 SEM standard according to estimated signal bandwidth For pulsed signals gating parameters See also Chapter 7 1 Auto Measurements...

Page 221: ...7 6 5 2 Multi SEM Sub Block Settings on page 227 The following settings are available in individual tabs of the Spectrum Emission Mask configuration dialog box Sweep List 221 Multi SEM Sub Block Setti...

Page 222: ...el 224 RF Att Mode 224 RF Attenuation 224 Preamp 224 Transducer Factor 224 Limit Check n 225 Abs Limit Start Stop n 225 Rel Limit Start Stop n 225 Multi Limit Calc n 226 Min Sweep Points 226 Insert be...

Page 223: ...ap ter 7 6 4 3 Fast SEM Measurements on page 214 Note If you deactivate Fast SEM mode while Symmetrical Setup mode is on Symmetrical Setup mode is automatically also deactivated If you activate Fast S...

Page 224: ...es the auto mode for RF attenuation For details on attenuation see Chapter 8 4 1 2 RF Attenuation on page 368 Remote command SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri INPut ATTenuation AUTO on page 799 RF Attenuati...

Page 225: ...NSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri LIMit li ABSolute STARt on page 800 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri LIMit li ABSolute STOP on page 801 Rel Limit Start Stop n Sets a relative limit value for the n th power class...

Page 226: ...ssary to fulfill all minimum sweep point requirements in all ranges the global Sweep Points setting is increased By default each range is supplied with a minimum of one sweep point For details see Swe...

Page 227: ...ngs Access Overview Select Measurement Spectrum Emission Mask Sub Blocks In the Spectrum application application only spectrum emissions can be measured for multiple sub blocks of channels see Chapter...

Page 228: ...6 5 6 Standard Files on page 234 and Chapter 7 6 5 5 MSR Settings on page 231 Note that either a standard or an MSR setting can be selected if one is selected the other is disabled Remote command SEN...

Page 229: ...Additional settings can be configured for this method See also IBW method on page 146 Peak Power Determines the peak power within the reference range Remote command SENSe ESPectrum sb RTYPe on page 8...

Page 230: ...hich you can then assign to sweep list ranges For details see Power classes on page 212 Used Power Classes 230 PMin PMax 231 Sweep List 231 Adding or Removing a Power Class 231 Used Power Classes Defi...

Page 231: ...i ESPectrum sb PCLass pc MINimum on page 814 CALCulate n LIMit li ESPectrum sb PCLass pc MAXimum on page 814 Sweep List Switches to the Sweep List tab of the Spectrum Emission Mask dialog box and focu...

Page 232: ...34 Band Category Defines the band category for MSR measurements i e the combination of available carriers to measure BC1 LTE FDD and W CDMA BC2 LTE FDD W CDMA and GSM EDGE BC3 LTE TDD and TD SCDMA Rem...

Page 233: ...Bandwidth Defines the relevant RF bandwidth span required to measure all available carriers in MSR SEM measurements Remote command SENSe ESPectrum sb MSR RFBWidth on page 820 Carrier Adjacent to RF B...

Page 234: ...erview Select Measurement Spectrum Emission Mask Stan dard Files You can save the current measurement settings as a user defined standard XML file or load stored measurement settings Furthermore you c...

Page 235: ...Using the Secure User Mode on page 42 Remote command MMEMory CATalog on page 1061 File Name Contains the name of the data file without the path or extension By default the name of a user file consist...

Page 236: ...deliv ery The XML files from the C Program Files Rohde Schwarz FSV3000 version sem_backup folder are copied to the C Program Files Rohde Schwarz FSV3000 version sem_std folder Note that this function...

Page 237: ...e Result Summary Evaluation List to a File Exports the Result Summary of the SEM measurement to an ASCII file for evaluation in an external application If necessary change the decimal separator for ev...

Page 238: ...plit the frequency span of the measurement into ranges for signal parts with simi lar characteristics Starting from the center frequency determine which sections of the signal to the left and right ca...

Page 239: ...ck i e whether absolute values or relative values are checked or both The type of limit check is identical for all power classes b Define the limit start and stop values 7 If the sweep list settings o...

Page 240: ...s 2 Select the Multi SEM Config softkey 3 Define the number of sub blocks up to 3 that contain the relevant carriers 4 For each sub block define the center frequency that is the frequency of the TX ca...

Page 241: ...d file are restored to the R S FSV A and you can repeat the SEM measurement with the stored settings How to save a user defined SEM settings file 1 Configure the SEM measurement as required see Chapte...

Page 242: ...e 237 2 In the Overview select the Analysis button 3 If necessary change the Decimal Separator to COMMA for evaluation in other languages 4 Select the Save button 5 In the file selection dialog box se...

Page 243: ...urement function 6 Select the Sub Blocks softkey and enter Sub Block Count of 2 7 For Sub Block A define the settings for the 3GPP FDD signal Set the Center Frequency to 900 MHz Select MSR Settings Se...

Page 244: ...erwards This way you do not have to modify the XML file itself In addition to saving the current settings to a file settings files can also be created independently of the R S FSV A in an external app...

Page 245: ...The PowerClass element It is embedded in the BaseFormat element and contains settings information about the power classes Up to four different power classes can be defined For details refer to Chapte...

Page 246: ...ce to the tables above Italic font shows the placeholders for the values The BaseFormat element is structured as follows RS_SEM_ACP_FileFormat Version 1 0 0 0 Name Standard Name Instrument Type Instru...

Page 247: ...m Value Value RFAttenuation Mode Auto Unit dB Value Value Preamplifier State State Amplitude MeasPointsMin 1 MeasPointsMin CalcRuleMulti Sum CalcRuleMulti Range Table 7 13 Attributes and child nodes o...

Page 248: ...lative Yes Table 7 15 Attributes and child nodes of the Range element normal ranges Child node Attribute Value Parameter description Mand Index 0 19 Indices are continuous and have to start with 0 Yes...

Page 249: ...ive Absolute and Rel ative Absolute or Relative If used it has to be identical to DefaultLimitFailMode No RBW Bandwidth bandwidth in Hz RBW on page 223 Yes Type NORM PULS CFIL RRC No VBW Bandwidth ban...

Page 250: ...of data set Mode ANALYZER SEM Operating mode and measurement function Center Freq 13250000000 000000 Hz X axis settings Freq Offset 0 000000 Hz Span 25500000 000000 Hz x Axis LIN Start 13237250000 000...

Page 251: ...7 7 Spurious Emissions Measurement Spurious Emissions measurements monitor unwanted RF products outside the assigned frequency band generated by an amplifier About the Measurement 251 Spurious Emissio...

Page 252: ...rements on page 254 The details of the evaluation list can be configured The following information is provided in the evaluation list for each range Column Description Range Low Frequency range start...

Page 253: ...mis sions measurements is provided here for a better understanding of the required config uration settings Ranges and Range Settings 253 Limit Lines in Spurious Measurements 254 7 7 3 1 Ranges and Ran...

Page 254: ...e Sweep List and it is strongly recommended that you use only this limit line definition In the Sweep List you can define a limit line that varies its level according to the specified frequency ranges...

Page 255: ...ted For details see Chapter 7 7 4 3 List Evaluation on page 259 7 7 4 Spurious Emissions Measurement Configuration Access Overview Select Measurement Spurious Emissions The spurious emissions measurem...

Page 256: ...Points 258 Stop After Sweep 258 Transducer 258 Limit Check 259 Abs Limit Start Abs Limit Stop 259 Insert before Range Insert after Range 259 Delete Range 259 Range Start Range Stop Sets the start fre...

Page 257: ...his range For details on the VBW see Chapter 8 5 1 2 Smoothing the Trace Using the Video Bandwidth on page 377 Remote command SENSe LIST RANGe ri BANDwidth VIDeo on page 827 Sweep Time Mode Activates...

Page 258: ...tches the preamplifier on or off For details on the preamplifier see Preamplifier on page 372 Remote command SENSe LIST RANGe ri INPut GAIN STATe on page 830 Sweep Points Sets the number of sweep poin...

Page 259: ...NSe LIST RANGe ri LIMit STOP on page 831 Insert before Range Insert after Range Inserts a new range to the left of the currently focused range before or to the right after The range numbers of the cur...

Page 260: ...trum PEAKsearch AUTO on page 821 TRACe n DATA on page 975 Show Peaks If activated all peaks that have been detected during an active list evaluation are marked with blue squares in the diagram Remote...

Page 261: ...nt to an ASCII file for evaluation in an external application If necessary change the decimal separator for evaluation in other languages Define the file name and storage location in the file selectio...

Page 262: ...t peak detection define a Margin Only peaks that exceed this value are detected To allow for more peaks per range to be detected than the default 1 increase the Peaks per Range value and set Details t...

Page 263: ...e syntax Parameter name numeric value basic unit File contents Explanation File header Type FSVA3 26 Model Version 1 00 Firmware version Date 31 Mar 11 Storage date of data set Mode ANALYZER SPURIOUS...

Page 264: ...n be switched on at a time About the Measurements 264 Typical Applications 265 APD and CCDF Results 265 APD and CCDF Basics Gated Triggering 267 APD and CCDF Configuration 269 How to Perform an APD or...

Page 265: ...large reserves for the peak power to prevent signal compression and thus an increase of the bit error rate at the receiver The peak power or the crest factor of a signal is therefore an important tra...

Page 266: ...on CCDF The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function CCDF shows the probability that the mean signal power amplitude will be exceeded in percent The level above the mean power is plotted along t...

Page 267: ...caling for both the x axis and y axis of the statistics diagram can be configured In particular you can restrict the range of amplitudes to be evaluated and the probabili ties to be displayed Remote c...

Page 268: ...Measurements and Results R S FSVA3000 R S FSV3000 268 User Manual 1178 8520 02 01 Statistical Measurements APD CCDF...

Page 269: ...ting See also Chapter 7 1 Auto Measurements on page 121 Configuration consists of the following settings Make sure the specified reference level is higher than the measured peak value see Reference Le...

Page 270: ...etector is used for detecting the video voltage The calculated measurement time is displayed for reference only Remote command SENSe BANDwidth RESolution on page 892 Number of Samples Defines the numb...

Page 271: ...tics SCALe AUTO ONCE on page 843 7 8 5 2 Gate Range Definition for APD and CCDF Access Overview Select Measurement APD CCDF APD Config CCDF Config Edit Gate Ranges You can configure gate ranges for ga...

Page 272: ...Activates tracing of the defined range during a gated measurement Remote command SENSe SWEep EGATe TRACe t STATe gr on page 841 Range x Start Stop Defines the start and stop points of the range within...

Page 273: ...274 Adjust Settings 274 X Axis Defines the scaling settings for signal level values Ref Level X Axis Defines the reference level for the signal levels in the currently active unit dBm dB V etc For the...

Page 274: ...es the upper max and lower min limit of the displayed probability range Values on the y axis are normalized which means that the maximum value is 1 0 The mini mum value must be in the range 1E 9 Y Min...

Page 275: ...to be included in the measurement 1 Press the MEAS Config key then select the APD Config or CCDF Config soft key The APD APD or CCDF dialog box is displayed 2 Select the Edit Gate Ranges button 3 Defi...

Page 276: ...over the useful part of the signal between t3 and t4 The period of the GSM signal is 4 61536 ms t1 External positive trigger slope t2 Begin of burst after 25 s t3 Begin of useful part to be used for s...

Page 277: ...ng to the central limit theorem and thus corresponds to a white noise signal The true amplitude distribution of the signal therefore cannot be determined A programming example demonstrating a statisti...

Page 278: ...000 278 User Manual 1178 8520 02 01 Figure 7 42 Amplitude probability distribution of white noise 4 Now select the CCDF measurement function from the Select Measurement dia log box Figure 7 43 CCDF of...

Page 279: ...examined define a trigger source and a gate 7 9 Time Domain Power Measurement The Time Domain Power measurement determines the power of a signal in the time domain A time domain power measurement is...

Page 280: ...he measured values are updated after each sweep or averaged over a user defined number of sweeps trace averaging The results can also be queried using the remote commands described in Chap ter 14 5 9...

Page 281: ...n be measured by using a measurement as a reference value and then varying the measurement range In order to get stable measurement results for a limited evaluation range usually a trig ger is require...

Page 282: ...trace or a segment thereof The linear mean value of the equivalent voltages is calcula ted Std Dev The standard deviation of the measurement points from the mean value The measurement of the mean pow...

Page 283: ...the power in the time domain 1 Select the MEAS key 2 From the Select Measurement dialog box select the Time Domain Power mea surement function 3 Select the type of power measurement results to be dete...

Page 284: ...0 s 5 Set the trigger source to IF Power 6 Define a trigger offset of 50 s 7 Select the Time Domain Power measurement function from the Select Measure ment dialog box 8 In the Time Domain Power config...

Page 285: ...CO In addition the total harmonic distortion THD is calculated For measurements in the frequency domain the Harmonic Distortion measurement starts with an automatic search for the first harmonic peak...

Page 286: ...icularly critical regarding high power transmitters such as transceivers because large harmonics can interfere with other radio services Harmonic distortion can be determined as the level of the indiv...

Page 287: ...attenuation The formula for the internally generated level P1 at the 2nd harmonic in dBm is P1 2 PI S H I 2 The lower measurement limit for the harmonic is the noise floor of the signal analyzer The h...

Page 288: ...analyzer contribute to the har monic the reduction in the harmonic level is correspondingly smaller High sensitivity harmonics measurements If harmonics have very small levels the resolution bandwidth...

Page 289: ...Remote commands The results can also be queried using remote commands The first harmonic frequency can be read out via the general center frequency com mand SENSe FREQuency CENTer on page 886 THD CALC...

Page 290: ...s setting is identical to the normal sweep time for zero span see also Sweep Time on page 384 Remote command SENSe SWEep TIME AUTO on page 897 Harmonic RBW Auto Enables disables the automatic adjustme...

Page 291: ...box 2 Define the number of harmonics to be determined using the Number of Harmon ics softkey 3 Perform a sweep The trace for the determined harmonics are displayed in the diagram separated by red disp...

Page 292: ...asure the third order intercept point TOI a two tone signal with equal carrier levels is expected at the R S FSV A input Marker 1 and marker 2 both normal markers are set to the maximum of the two sig...

Page 293: ...xing the 2nd harmonic of useful signal PU1 and signal PU2 fi1 2 fu1 fu2 1 fi2 2 fu2 fu1 2 Dependency on level of useful signals The level of the intermodulation products depends on the level of the us...

Page 294: ...lation products of the third order increase three times as quickly as the useful signals The intercept point is the fictitious level where the two lines intersect It cannot be measured directly since...

Page 295: ...ain the range that is required Since phase noise decreases as the carrier offset increases its influence decreases with increasing fre quency offset from the useful signals The following diagrams illu...

Page 296: ...sure the levels of the useful signals and those of the intermodulation products sep arately using a small span The measurement time will be reduced in particular if the offset of the useful signals is...

Page 297: ...178 8520 02 01 Remote command The TOI can also be queried using the remote command CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion TOI RESult on page 863 7 11 4 TOI Configuration Access Overview Select Measurement Thir...

Page 298: ...the TOI is then recalculated according to the new marker values To reset all marker positions automatically use the Search Signals function Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m X on page 987 CALCulate...

Page 299: ...tion A programming example demonstrating a TOI measurement in a remote environment is provided in Chapter 14 5 11 2 Programming Example Measuring the TOI on page 863 Test setup Signal generator settin...

Page 300: ...ful signals and the intermodulation products It is then displayed on the screen The third order intercept TOI is displayed in the marker information 2 The level of a signal analyzer s intrinsic interm...

Page 301: ...carrier amplitude So for MDepth 0 5 for example the carrier amplitude varies by 50 above and below its unmodulated level and for MDepth 1 0 it varies by 100 When this measurement is activated marker 1...

Page 302: ...M modulation depth in percent M1 Maximum of the signal carrier level D2 Offset of next peak to the right of the carrier D3 Offset of the next peak to the left of the carrier Remote command The AM modu...

Page 303: ...pth is then recalculated accord ing to the new marker values To reset all marker positions automatically use the Search Signals function Note Moving the marker positions manually When the position of...

Page 304: ...he span to three times the value of the AM modulation frequency 7 12 5 How to Determine the AM Modulation Depth The following step by step instructions demonstrate how to determine the AM modula tion...

Page 305: ...Span Configuration 358 Amplitude and Vertical Axis Configuration 366 Bandwidth Filter and Sweep Configuration 376 Trigger and Gate Configuration 391 Adjusting Settings Automatically 409 8 1 Configura...

Page 306: ...Emis sions Measurement Configuration on page 255 7 Optionally Outputs See Chapter 8 2 5 Output Settings on page 351 8 Analysis See Chapter 9 Common Analysis and Display Functions on page 412 9 Display...

Page 307: ...on all sorts of devices to be tested without interfering with the signal The R S FSV A base unit and some optional applications support input from probes Probe connectors Active probes When using act...

Page 308: ...obe to the adapter Probes are automatically detected when you plug them into the R S FSV A The detected information on the probe is displayed in the Probes tab of the Input dialog box To determine whe...

Page 309: ...mode input voltage Vcm Mean voltage between the positive and negative input terminal vs ground The R S FSV A supports all probe modes The mode is configured in the Chap ter 8 2 2 2 Probe Settings on...

Page 310: ...ger on several devices is useful to synchronize the transmitted and received signals within a measurement For details on the connectors see the R S FSV A Getting Started manual External trigger as inp...

Page 311: ...F and video output is only available in the time domain zero span For I Q data only IF output is available IF output is not available if any of the following conditions apply The sample rate is larger...

Page 312: ...nput was discon nected Furthermore a status bit bit 3 in the STAT QUES POW status register is set In this case you must decrease the level at the RF input connector and then close the message box Then...

Page 313: ...ss Pad User The 50 input impedance is transformed to a user defined impe dance value according to the selected Pad Type Series R default or MLP Minimum Loss Pad Remote command INPut ip IMPedance on pa...

Page 314: ...ble for instrument modelsR S FSV A43 50 67 85 for fre quency sweeps in the Spectrum application Generally sweeps exceeding a certain span use different signal paths to measure the required spectrum In...

Page 315: ...odular Remote command SENSe PROBe pb SETup TYPE on page 929 Mode Mode for multi mode modular probes Determines which voltage is measured DM mode Voltage between the positive and negative input termina...

Page 316: ...e Rohde Schwarz probes except for R S RT ZS10E have a configurable microbutton on the probe head By pressing this button you can perform an action on the instrument directly from the probe Select the...

Page 317: ...power sensor measurements are displayed in the marker table For each power sensor a row is inserted The sensor index is indicated in the Type col umn Using a Power Sensor as an External Power Trigger...

Page 318: ...urement cannot be completed For details on gating see Chapter 8 6 2 1 Gated Measurements on page 402 For details see How to Configure a Power Sensor as an External PSE Trigger on page 324 8 2 3 2 Powe...

Page 319: ...ed Remote command SENSe PMETer p UPDate STATe on page 948 Select Selects the individual power sensor for usage if power measurement is generally acti vated State function The detected serial numbers o...

Page 320: ...Reference Value setting Remote command UNIT n PMETer p POWer on page 948 UNIT n PMETer p POWer RATio on page 949 Meas Time Average Selects the measurement time or switches to manual averaging mode In...

Page 321: ...ent from this setting Results become more stable with extended average particularly if signals with low power are measured This setting can be used to minimize the influence of noise in the power sens...

Page 322: ...op Out Time Using the power sensor as an external trigger Defines the time the input signal must stay below the trigger level before triggering again Slope Using the power sensor as an external trigge...

Page 323: ...y Coupling and then either Center to use the center frequency or Marker to use the fre quency defined by marker 1 6 Select the unit for the power result display 7 Select the measurement time for which...

Page 324: ...s displayed How to Configure a Power Sensor as an External PSE Trigger The following step by step instructions demonstrate how to configure a power sensor to be used as an external power sensor trigge...

Page 325: ...This process is referred to as external generator control The generator in this setup is referred to as a tracking generator A measurement with a tracking generator is useful to measure any effects o...

Page 326: ...onization can be used with some Rohde Schwarz generators connected via GPIB The TTL interface is included in the AUX control connector of the External Generator Control option Using the TTL interface...

Page 327: ...be carried out using a reflection coefficient mea surement bridge Figure 8 5 Test setup for reflection measurement Generated signal input In order to use the functions of the external generator an app...

Page 328: ...SMP03 X SMB100A 1 GHz SMB100A1 X 4 GHz SMP04 X 12 GHz SMB100A12 X 22 GHz SMP22 X 2 GHz SMB100A2 X SMR 20 GHz SMR20 20 GHz SMB100A20 X 20 GHz SMR20B11 3 X 3 GHz SMB100A3 X 27 GHz SMR27 X 40 GHz SMB100A...

Page 329: ...firmware version V1 10 x or higher on the signal generator 3 Requires the option SMR B11 on the signal generator 4 Requires firmware version V3 20 200 or higher on the signal generator Generator Setup...

Page 330: ...or each sweep point The measured offsets can then be used as calibration factors for subsequent measurement results The calibration can be performed using either transmission or reflection measure men...

Page 331: ...yed in the spectrum diagram by default at the top of the diagram 100 of the window height It is indicated by a red line labeled NOR followed by the current reference value However it can be shifted ve...

Page 332: ...er ence level does The normalized reference trace 0 dB directly after calibration is displayed on this ref erence line indicated by a red line in the diagram By default the reference line is dis playe...

Page 333: ...selected generator The default setting is 0 Hz Offsets other than 0 Hz are indicated by the FRQ label in the channel bar see also Displayed Information and Errors on page 335 Swept frequency range Th...

Page 334: ...ement rates than pure GPIB control because the frequency stepping of the R S FSV A is directly coupled with the frequency stepping of the generator Reverse sweep The frequency offset for automatic cou...

Page 335: ...g status and error messages may occur during external generator control Message Description Ext Generator GPIB Handshake Error Ext Generator TCPIP Handshake Error Ext Generator TTL Handshake Error Con...

Page 336: ...ator Source Power on page 339 in External Generator Measurement Configuration Increasing the reference level Reference Level in the Amplitude menu 8 2 4 3 External Generator Control Settings Access IN...

Page 337: ...IB TCP IP not by all generators For details on which signal generators support which interfaces see the documenta tion of the corresponding signal generator Remote command SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice G...

Page 338: ...tor Type in read only mode in an editor Although the existing setup files are displayed in read only mode in the editor they can be saved under a different name using File SaveAs Be careful however to...

Page 339: ...of an external generator Remote command SOURce si EXTernal gen STATe on page 933 Source Power The output power of the external generator The default output power is 20 dBm The range is specified in th...

Page 340: ...d SOURce si EXTernal gen FREQuency COUPling STATe on page 931 Manual Source Frequency Defines the fixed frequency to be used by the generator Remote command SOURce si EXTernal gen FREQuency on page 93...

Page 341: ...nd the start value defined for the R S FSV A Result Frequency Stop For reference only The stop frequency for the generator calculated from the config ured generator frequency and the stop value define...

Page 342: ...for short circuit calibration Calibrate Reflection Open Starts an open circuit reflection type measurement to determine a reference trace for calibration If both reflection type calibrations open cir...

Page 343: ...Stop in percent of the total y axis range The top of the diagram is 100 the bottom is 0 By default the 0 dB line is displayed at the top of the diagram 100 This setting is only available if normalizat...

Page 344: ...Connect the signal generator output to the RF input connector of the R S FSV A 3 If the signal generator supports TTL synchronization connect the signal generator to the optional Aux Control port 4 I...

Page 345: ...osition The measurement setup is now calibrated Subsequent measurement results are normalized so that any unwanted effects from the cables and connectors are removed To define a new generator setup fi...

Page 346: ...on this effect can be reflected in the display of the normalized trace on the R S FSV A Thus the measured trace and the normalized trace are not so far apart in the display so that you can zoom into t...

Page 347: ...he rear panel of the R S FSV A 2 Connect the signal generator output to the RF input connector of the R S FSV A 3 Adapt the measurement range of the R S FSV A to the filter to be tested In this measur...

Page 348: ...all effects from the generator the analyzer and the connecting cables from subsequent measurements with the band elimination filter The reference line is displayed at 0 dB at the top of the diagram 10...

Page 349: ...ination filter results 3 Shift the reference line from the top of the diagram to the middle of the diagram by changing the position of the reference point 0 0 dB to 50 In the Source Calibration tab en...

Page 350: ...we will compensate these effects in the result display on the R S FSV A by moving the reference line 1 Connect a 3 dB attenuator between the band elimination filter output and the RF input connector...

Page 351: ...om into the measured trace to determine the offsets to the reference line which represent the effects of the band elimination filter in the measurement setup Change the y axis scaling to 1 dB div or t...

Page 352: ...se source on or off in the firmware you can enable or disable the device as required External noise sources are useful when you are measuring power levels that fall below the noise floor of the R S FS...

Page 353: ...s the frequency at which the IF signal level is provided at the IF output connector if IF Output State is enabled For more information see Chapter 8 2 1 3 IF and Video Signal Output on page 311 Remote...

Page 354: ...ote that output to the AF Out headphones connector on the front panel is always possible regardless of the audio output state Remote command SYSTem SPEaker STATe on page 954 Type Defines the demodulat...

Page 355: ...SENSe DEMod SQUelch LEVel on page 1031 Audio Output Volume Sets the volume of the built in loudspeaker for demodulated signals This setting is used for all applications The setting is available in th...

Page 356: ...R S FSV A Trigger input parameters are available in the Trig ger dialog box Output The R S FSV A sends a trigger signal to the output connector to be used by connected devices Further trigger paramete...

Page 357: ...gger to the output connector Remote command OUTPut TRIGger tp PULSe LENGth on page 918 Send Trigger Output Type Trigger 1 2 Sends a user defined trigger to the output connector immediately Note that t...

Page 358: ...of the signal and spectrum to be analyzed with the R S FSV A Impact of the Frequency and Span Settings 358 Frequency and Span Settings 360 Keeping the Center Frequency Stable Signal Tracking 364 How T...

Page 359: ...to the center frequency In this case each stroke of the arrow key selects the center fre quency of another harmonic Similarly you can define the step size to be equal to the current marker frequency 8...

Page 360: ...gh frequencies precisely The resolution bandwidth should cover at least one sweep point that means the distance between two sweep points should not exceed the RBW If this condition is not met signals...

Page 361: ...R S FSV3000 361 User Manual 1178 8520 02 01 Center Frequency 362 Span 362 Start Stop 362 Frequency Axis Scaling 362 Full Span 362 Zero Span 363 Last Span 363 Center Frequency Stepsize 363 Frequency Of...

Page 362: ...es is allowed fmin fstart fmax spanmin fmin spanmin fstop fmax fmin fmax and spanmin are specified in the data sheet Remote command SENSe FREQuency STARt on page 889 SENSe FREQuency STOP on page 889 F...

Page 363: ...1 Span 0 1 RBW Sets the step size for the center frequency to 10 of the span RBW This is the default setting 0 5 Span 0 5 RBW Sets the step size for the center frequency to 50 of the span RBW x Span...

Page 364: ...z to 100 GHz The default setting is 0 Hz Remote command SENSe FREQuency OFFSet on page 888 8 3 3 Keeping the Center Frequency Stable Signal Tracking If the signal drifts on the display but you want to...

Page 365: ...and Span on page 885 To configure the frequency and span Frequency and span settings can be configured via the Frequency dialog box Signal tracking is configured in the Signal Tracking tab of this dia...

Page 366: ...Amplitude Display 375 8 4 1 Impact of the Vertical Axis Settings Some background knowledge on the impact of the described settings is provided here for a better understanding of the required configura...

Page 367: ...he y axis is changed accordingly To determine the required offset consider the external attenuation or gain applied to the input signal For attenuation define a positive offset so the R S FSV A increa...

Page 368: ...l to noise ratio decrease the RF attenuation For ideal sinusoidal signals the displayed signal level is independent of the RF attenu ation Depending on the type of measurement you must find a compromi...

Page 369: ...en the measured level and the defined reference level Relative values are indicated in percent for linear scaling and in dB for logarith mic scaling 8 4 2 Amplitude Settings Access Overview Amplitude...

Page 370: ...isplays the scaling of the y axis is changed accordingly Define an offset if the signal is attenuated or amplified before it is fed into the R S FSV A so the application shows correct power results Al...

Page 371: ...an be set automatically as a function of the selected reference level Auto mode This ensures that no overload occurs at the RF Input connector for the current reference level It is the default setting...

Page 372: ...e on page 903 INPut ip EATT AUTO on page 902 INPut ip EATT on page 902 Input Settings Some input settings affect the measured amplitude of the signal as well The parameters Input Coupling and Impedanc...

Page 373: ...esolu tion bandwidth and level setting Therefore the correction function is disabled when ever one of these parameters is changed A disable message is displayed on the screen To enable the correction...

Page 374: ...ence level position i e the position of the maximum AD converter value on the level axis in 0 corresponds to the lower and 100 to the upper limit of the diagram For spectrograms this value defines the...

Page 375: ...ing is in dB relative to the reference level only available for logarithmic units dB The upper line of the grid reference level is always at 0 dB Remote command DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe t Y...

Page 376: ...h depend on the selected filter type In addition these settings have an impact on other measurement parame ters The following equation shows the interdependency of these settings TMIN K Span RBW2 wher...

Page 377: ...ncreases the displayed noise by approx 5 dB 4 77 dB precisely If the bandwidth is increased by a factor of 10 the displayed noise increases by a factor of 10 i e 10 dB If there are large level differe...

Page 378: ...a selected reso lution bandwidth Narrow video bandwidths require longer Sweep Time s due to the longer settling time Wide bandwidths reduce the signal noise ratio Table 8 1 Overview of RBW VBW ratios...

Page 379: ...l Gen erator Control Restrictions for Sweep mode Sweep mode is not available for gated measurements see Chapter 8 6 2 Gating on page 402 Optimization In FFT mode FFT analysis is performed to determine...

Page 380: ...the signal is distorted by the filter If the filter is too wide multiple signals can no longer be distinguished Generally the smaller the filter width and the steeper its edges the lon ger the settlin...

Page 381: ...Much Data is Measured Sweep Points and Sweep Count By default 1001 data points are determined in a single sweep During the next sweep 1001 new data points are collected and so on The number of sweep...

Page 382: ...when using the trace configurations Average or Max Hold to take previously recorded measurements into account for averaging maximum search see Analyzing Several Traces Trace Mode on page 489 8 5 2 Ba...

Page 383: ...nt 386 Sweep Points 386 Optimization 386 Sweep Type 387 Single Sweep Run Single 387 Continuous Sweep Run Cont 388 Continue Single Sweep 388 Spectrogram Frames 388 Select Frame 388 Continue Frame 389 F...

Page 384: ...bandwidth is changed the video bandwidth is automatically adjusted Manual For manual mode define the bandwidth value The available video bandwidths are specified in the data sheet Numeric input is al...

Page 385: ...ng ratio between the resolution bandwidth and the video bandwidth This setting is only effective if VBW is set to auto mode For more information see Chapter 8 5 1 3 Coupling VBW and RBW on page 378 Si...

Page 386: ...Min Hold are set this value also deter mines the number of averaging or maximum search procedures In continuous sweep mode if Sweep Count 0 default averaging is performed over 10 sweeps For Sweep Cou...

Page 387: ...able in the following cases when using 5 Pole filters or RRC filters In these cases frequency sweep is used Remote command SENSe SWEep TYPE on page 897 Single Sweep Run Single After triggering starts...

Page 388: ...UN CONT starts the Sequencer in continuous mode For details on the Sequencer see Chapter 6 4 1 The Sequencer Concept on page 116 Remote command INITiate n CONTinuous on page 746 Continue Single Sweep...

Page 389: ...ring a single sweep as opposed to a con tinuous sweep The maximum number of possible frames depends on the history depth see History Depth on page 509 Remote command CALCulate n SPECtrogram FRAMe COUN...

Page 390: ...ILter 6 kHz CFILter 6 kHz a 0 2 RRC APCO 8 5 kHz CFILter ETS300 113 12 5 kHz channels 9 kHz CFILter AM Radio 10 kHz CFILter 12 5 kHz CFILter CDMAone 14 kHz CFILter ETS300 113 20 kHz channels 15 kHz CF...

Page 391: ...MHz CFILter 20 MHz CFILter 28 MHz CFILter 40 MHz CFILter 80 MHz CFILter These filters are only available with option R S FSV3 B8 Resolution Bandwidths 10 MHz Filters larger than 10 MHz require an appr...

Page 392: ...2 Trigger Hysteresis 393 Trigger Drop Out Time 393 Trigger Holdoff 394 Trigger Source The trigger source defines which source must fulfill the condition that triggers the mea surement Basically this c...

Page 393: ...l again On the falling edge however two trigger events occur as the signal exceeds the hysteresis before it falls to the trigger level the second time Trigger level T T T Trigger hysteresis T Trigger...

Page 394: ...er level at least for the duration of the drop out time as defined above However if a drop out time is defined that is longer than the pulse width this condition cannot be met before the final pulse s...

Page 395: ...igured in a separate tab of the dialog box See Chapter 8 2 8 Trigger Input Output Settings on page 355 For step by step instructions on configuring triggered measurements see Chap ter 8 6 1 4 How to C...

Page 396: ...applied to the measurement diagram directly In this case the zero span settings for the preview diagram are not displayed For information on the zero span settings see Center Frequency on page 362 RB...

Page 397: ...om the Trigger 1 Input Output connector on the front panel For details see the Instrument Tour chapter in the R S FSV A Getting Started man ual External Trigger 1 Trigger signal from the Trigger 1 Inp...

Page 398: ...R IFP see TRIGger SEQuence SOURce on page 911 SWE EGAT SOUR IFP for gated triggering see SENSe SWEep EGATe SOURce on page 916 Power Sensor Trigger Source Uses an external power sensor as a trigger sou...

Page 399: ...erval on page 912 Drop Out Time Defines the time the input signal must stay below the trigger level before triggering again For more information on the drop out time see Trigger Drop Out Time on page...

Page 400: ...Quence SLOPe on page 911 SENSe SWEep EGATe POLarity on page 915 8 6 1 3 How to Determine the Required Trigger Gate Parameters 1 In the Trigger And Gate dialog box switch on Show Preview A zero span me...

Page 401: ...igger 1 In the Trigger And Gate dialog box define the Trigger Source IF Power Alternatively define Trigger Source Video The video signal corresponds to the envelope of the IF signal it has been proces...

Page 402: ...active the input signal is ignored Edge The gate opens and the measurement starts when a defined level in the gate source is exceeded and stops when the defined Gate Length is reached Restrictions The...

Page 403: ...ed by the repetition rate of the external IF power or power sensor trigger Now a new function in the R S FSV A allows you to perform a number of measure ments periodically after each external IF power...

Page 404: ...ower or power sensor trigger events not every sweep constellation can be performed using just one external IF power or power sensor trigger event Note the following restrictions The number of gates is...

Page 405: ...en the antenna reaches a specified position measurement is possible A sec ond external trigger can then be used to control the gating periods to measure a burs ted signal 1 RF Signal Ext Trigger1 Fram...

Page 406: ...he gate mode For more information see Chapter 8 6 2 1 Gated Measurements on page 402 Edge The trigger event for the gate to open is the detection of the signal edge After the gate signal has been dete...

Page 407: ...gated sweep after a single external IF power or power sensor trigger is received For details see Continuous gating on page 403 Continuous Gate 407 Gate Period Length 407 Gate Period Count 407 Continuo...

Page 408: ...xample for one or more pulses define Gate Mode Level To measure the signal for a certain time after a level is exceeded for example dur ing a burst a Define Gate Mode Edge b Define the time to measure...

Page 409: ...e asked how the R S FSV A should behave default The measurement for adjustment waits for the next trigger The measurement for adjustment is performed without waiting for a trigger The trigger source i...

Page 410: ...ting the Reference Level Automatically Auto Level on page 371 Remote command SENSe ADJust FREQuency on page 921 Setting the Reference Level Automatically Auto Level Automatically determines a referenc...

Page 411: ...Level function the internal attenuators and the preamplifier are also adjusted To avoid frequent adapta tion due to small changes in the input signal you can define a hysteresis This setting defines...

Page 412: ...us the result display is highly config urable to suit your specific requirements and optimize analysis Here you can find out how to optimize the display for your measurement results Basic operations c...

Page 413: ...es for the active markers Tip To navigate within long marker tables simply scroll through the entries with your finger on the touchscreen Remote command LAY ADD 1 RIGH MTAB see LAYout ADD WINDow on pa...

Page 414: ...description of the individual measurement functions for details Remote command LAY ADD 1 RIGH RSUM see LAYout ADD WINDow on page 876 Spectrogram A spectrogram shows how the spectral density of a signa...

Page 415: ...l evaluation methods available for the currently selected measurement are dis played as icons in the evaluation bar If the evaluation bar contains more icons than can be displayed at once on the scree...

Page 416: ...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 be split into up to four columns where each r...

Page 417: ...key from the MEAS CONFIG menu The SmartGrid functions and the evaluation bar are displayed To close the SmartGrid mode and restore the previous softkey menu select the Close icon in the right hand cor...

Page 418: ...Result Windows 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...

Page 419: ...apted see also Chapter 5 4 4 Touchscreen Gestures on page 94 For example dragging horizontally in a spectrum display changes the center frequency Dragging vertically in a spectrum display changes the...

Page 420: ...zoomed trace areas are displayed in individual windows The zoom 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...

Page 421: ...nlarge several different 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...

Page 422: ...that these settings remain unchanged after a channel preset Level Lock Measurement Zoom If activated default the reference level and thus the attenuation is locked that is remains unchanged during to...

Page 423: ...sis region or hop chirp and re evaluates the new data thus enlarging the display of the remaining data ALL result displays based on the same data analysis region or hop chirp are updated Currently thi...

Page 424: ...en the diagram is replaced by the zoomed trace area 3 Repeat these steps if necessary to enlarge the diagram further Scrolling in the zoomed display You can scroll the diagram area to display the enti...

Page 425: ...the size or position of the individual zoom areas easily at any time To resize a zoom area tap directly on the corresponding frame in the overview window and drag the line to change the size of the fr...

Page 426: ...ial results such as noise or demodulation Markers in Spectrogram Displays In the spectrogram result display you can activate up to 16 markers or delta markers at the same time Each marker can be assig...

Page 427: ...or via the context menu Tap the marker on the touch screen and hold your finger for about 2 seconds until the context menu is opened then select the required entry Softkeys for active markers display...

Page 428: ...s are displayed the marker is set to the maximum value of the trace which has the lowest number and is not frozen View mode The next marker to be activated is set to the frequency of the next lower le...

Page 429: ...he marker information displayed within the diagram area a separate marker table may be displayed beneath the diagram This table provides the following information for all active markers Type Marker ty...

Page 430: ...are defined as delta markers with reference to the first marker All markers are assigned to trace 1 but only the first marker is active Selected Marker 430 Marker State 430 Marker Position X value 43...

Page 431: ...an additional delta marker 1 For any other marker switching the marker type does not activate an additional marker it only switches the type of the selected marker Normal A normal marker indicates the...

Page 432: ...the marker was previ ously assigned to a different trace the marker remains on the previous frequency or time but indicates the value of the new trace If a trace is turned off the assigned markers an...

Page 433: ...is displayed On Displays the marker information in a table in a separate area beneath the diagram Off No separate marker table is displayed If Marker Info is active the marker information is displaye...

Page 434: ...te that this function may not be available in all result displays For State On a vertical and a horizontal red display line are displayed marked as FXD The normal marker 1 is activated and set to the...

Page 435: ...s see Chapter 9 3 4 8 Marker Peak List on page 459 The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap ter 14 8 3 4 Positioning the Marker on page 993 Marker Search Settings 43...

Page 436: ...mediate frequency at the input mixer the LO is represented as a sig nal at 0 Hz To avoid the peak marker jumping to the LO signal at 0 Hz this frequency is excluded from the peak search Off No restric...

Page 437: ...peak search Only peaks that exceed the threshold are detected Remote command CALCulate n THReshold on page 992 Use Zoom Limits Search Limits If activated the peak search is restricted to the active zo...

Page 438: ...tivating All Search Limits 441 Search Mode for Next Peak in X Direction Selects the search mode for the next peak search within the currently selected frame Left Determines the next maximum minimum to...

Page 439: ...Y MINimum ABOVe on page 1008 CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram Y MINimum BELow on page 1004 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MINimum BELow on page 1009 CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram Y MINimu...

Page 440: ...unit and value range depend on the selected result dis play type Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m PEXCursion on page 990 Auto Max Peak Search Auto Min Peak Search If activated a maximum or minimum...

Page 441: ...imum 442 Center Frequency Marker Frequency 442 Reference Level Marker Level 442 Peak Search Sets the selected marker delta marker to the maximum of the trace If no marker is active marker 1 is activat...

Page 442: ...searched in Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum NEXT on page 996 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum LEFT on page 995 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum RIGHt on page 996 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MINimum...

Page 443: ...List 459 Deactivating All Marker Functions 463 9 3 4 1 Precise Frequency Signal Count Marker Access Overview Analysis Marker Functions Select Marker Function Signal Count Signal Count Config Or MKR F...

Page 444: ...lution and then the sweep is allowed to con tinue A measurement example is described in Chapter 7 2 3 2 Measuring the Signal Fre quency Using the Signal Counter on page 127 Signal counters are not ava...

Page 445: ...t in the Marker Table Prerequisite settings The following settings are required to obtain correct values Detector Sample or RMS Video bandwidth 0 1 resolution bandwidth with sample detector 3 x resolu...

Page 446: ...lues are averaged versus time after a sweep The R S FSV A noise figure can be calculated from the measured power density level It is calculated by deducting the set RF attenuation RF Att from the disp...

Page 447: ...itches the type of the selected marker Normal A normal marker indicates the absolute value at the defined position in the diagram Delta A delta marker defines the value of the marker relative to the s...

Page 448: ...nce point can be determined automatically by a peak search after each sweep This function can be used to track a drifting source during a phase noise measurement The delta marker 2 which shows the pha...

Page 449: ...age 1019 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion PNOise RESult on page 1019 Phase Noise Measurement State 449 Defining Reference Point 450 Switching All Phase Noise Measurements Off 450 Phase Noise Measurement...

Page 450: ...se Noise Measurements Off Deactivates phase noise measurement for all markers Remote command CALCulate n DELTamarker m FUNCtion PNOise STATe on page 1018 9 3 4 4 Measuring Characteristic Bandwidths n...

Page 451: ...er 1 ndB Offset value n dB down ndB down Bw PWid Determined bandwidth or pulse width zero span at the offset Q factor Quality factor of the determined bandwidth characteristic of damping or resonance...

Page 452: ...MARKer m FUNCtion NDBDown TIME on page 1026 9 3 4 5 Fixed Reference Marker Access Overview Analysis Marker Functions Reference Fixed Or MKR FUNC Select Marker Function Reference Fixed Instead of using...

Page 453: ...ing the Power in a Channel Band Power Marker Access Overview Analysis Marker Functions Band Power Band Power Config or MKR FUNC Select Marker Function Band Power To determine the noise power in a tran...

Page 454: ...te power at a single point if the reference marker is not a band power marker or the power in a band if the reference marker is a band power marker itself If the reference marker for the band power ma...

Page 455: ...changed in the Marker Function dialog box are also changed in the Marker dialog box and vice versa Remote commands Example Measuring the Power in a Channel Using Band Power Markers on page 1037 CALCul...

Page 456: ...marker and the absolute power for the reference marker see Reference Marker on page 431 The powers are sub tracted logarithmically so the result is a dB value Relative band power Delta2 in dB absolut...

Page 457: ...time domain zero span demodulation is always continuous Optionally a minimum level Squelch Level can be defined so that the signal is only demodulated when it exceeds the set level This is useful duri...

Page 458: ...Defines the demodulation mode for output AM FM The default setting is AM Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion DEModulation SELect on page 1030 Squelch Activates or deactivates the squelch func...

Page 459: ...y the Max Volume setting Remote command SYSTem SPEaker VOLume on page 955 SYSTem SPEaker MUTE on page 954 9 3 4 8 Marker Peak List Access Overview Analysis Marker Functions Marker Peak List Or MKR FUN...

Page 460: ...value that is higher than the difference between the highest and the lowest value mea sured for the displayed inherent noise Effect of peak excursion settings example The following figure shows a tra...

Page 461: ...to keep the maximum value as the reference point for a phase noise measurement This is useful to track a drifting source The delta marker 2 which shows the phase noise measure ment result keeps the d...

Page 462: ...SORT on page 1014 Maximum Number of Peaks Defines the maximum number of peaks to be determined and displayed Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion FPEaks LIST SIZE on page 1013 Peak Excursion D...

Page 463: ...5 1 How to Analyze a Signal Point in Detail Step by step instructions on working with markers are provided here For details on individual functions and settings see Chapter 9 3 2 Marker Settings on p...

Page 464: ...er to the next peak The fixed reference marker is set to the position of marker 1 at the peak value 2 To move the fixed reference marker do one of the following Change the Level and Frequency of the r...

Page 465: ...ion type AM FM PM of the signal 8 To avoid listening to noise during continuous output set Squelch to On and define the signal level below which the signal is ignored Squelch 9 Set Marker Demodulation...

Page 466: ...marker functions Note that this task can be performed much simpler using the Har monic Distortion measurement see Chapter 7 10 Harmonic Distortion Measure ment on page 285 Signal generator settings e...

Page 467: ...the UP key The center frequency is set to the 2nd harmonic 9 Select Auto Level to ensure the R S FSV A measures the harmonics with a high sensitivity 10 Place the delta marker on the 2nd harmonic in t...

Page 468: ...points in time zero span as well as constant level values It is not possible to check automati cally whether the points are below or above the marked level values use limit lines for that task see Ch...

Page 469: ...e 1041 CALCulate n FLINe dl on page 1041 CALCulate n TLINe dl on page 1042 CALCulate n TLINe dl on page 1042 Horizontal Line 1 Horizontal Line 2 Activates a horizontal display line H1 or H2 in the dia...

Page 470: ...r and upper limits may each be specified by a limit line Then the amplitude curve can be controlled either visually or automatically for any violations of the upper or lower limits GO NOGO test The R...

Page 471: ...1000 s Figure 9 8 Example for an upper limit line Limits and Margins Limit lines define strict values that must not be exceeded by the measured signal A margin is similar to a limit but less strict an...

Page 472: ...dual data points This option is only available if relative scaling is used Thus a new limit line can be easily generated based upon an existing limit line which has been shifted horizontally or vertic...

Page 473: ...mon Analysis and Display Functions R S FSVA3000 R S FSV3000 473 User Manual 1178 8520 02 01 Figure 9 9 Margin violation for limit check Figure 9 10 Limit violation for limit check Display and Limit Li...

Page 474: ...limit line values After recalling measurement settings the limit line values applied to the measurement may be different to those displayed in the Limit Lines dialog box see Saving and recalling tran...

Page 475: ...d for the current measurement For details on settings for individual lines see Limit Line Details on page 477 For more basic information on limit lines see Chapter 9 4 2 1 Basics on Limit Lines on pag...

Page 476: ...f the Traces to be Checked violate any of the active limit lines a message is indicated in the diagram Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk on page 1054 Comment An optional description of...

Page 477: ...and CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer OFFSet on page 1047 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer OFFSet on page 1050 Create New Line Creates a new limit line Edit Line Edit an existing limit line configuration Copy Line...

Page 478: ...e limit line name All names must be compatible with Windows conventions for file names The limit line data is stored under this name with a LIN extension Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li NAME on pa...

Page 479: ...the refer ence Scaling linear or logarithmic Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE on page 1047 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer MODE on page 1050 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DOMain on page 1044 C...

Page 480: ...ve offset defined for the entire limit line see Y Offset on page 477 Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer SHIFt on page 1047 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer SHIFt on page 1051 Save Saves the currently...

Page 481: ...e on page 482 How to configure a new limit line on page 482 How to move the limit line vertically or horizontally on page 483 How to find compatible limit lines In the Line Config dialog box select th...

Page 482: ...described in How to configure a new limit line on page 482 5 Save the new configuration by selecting the Save button The new limit line is displayed in the overview and can be activated How to delete...

Page 483: ...gin must be within the valid value range and is not displayed in the dia gram or preview area 8 Optionally if the y axis uses relative scaling define an absolute Threshold as an additional criteria fo...

Page 484: ...ed name and the extension CSV For details on the file format see Chapter 9 4 2 4 Reference Limit Line File For mat on page 485 How to import a limit line Limit line configurations that are stored in a...

Page 485: ...Header data sep Separator for individual values required by Microsoft Excel for example Type RS_LimitLineDefinition Type of data FileFormatVersion 1 00 File format version Date 01 Oct 2006 Date of dat...

Page 486: ...red at the sweep points The number of samples taken during a sweep can be much larger than the number of sweep points that are displayed in the measurement trace Example Assume the following measureme...

Page 487: ...e is displayed Each sweep point thus corresponds to the power of the measured values summed up in the sweep point The RMS detector supplies the power of the signal irrespective of the wave form CW car...

Page 488: ...ed for different traces RMS detector and VBW If the RMS detector is selected the video bandwidth in the hardware is bypassed Thus duplicate trace averaging with small VBWs and RMS detector no longer o...

Page 489: ...n the trace memory only if the new value is greater than the previous one This mode is especially useful with modulated or pulsed signals The signal spectrum is filled up upon each sweep until all sig...

Page 490: ...ing signal noise is effectively reduced without need for restarting the averaging process after a change of the signal In Single sweep mode the current trace is averaged with the previously stored ave...

Page 491: ...For noise or pseudo noise signals the positive peak amplitudes are decreased in loga rithmic averaging due to the characteristic involved The negative peak values are increased relative to the average...

Page 492: ...ing on and off for all traces individually and compare for example the raw and the smooth trace Linear smoothing is based on the following algorithm 2 1 2 1 1 n s x n s x x y n s y Equation 9 1 Linear...

Page 493: ...d Remote command Selected via numeric suffix of TRACe 1 6 commands DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe t STATe on page 961 Trace Mode Defines the update mode for subsequent traces For details see Analy...

Page 494: ...filter mode This is the default setting Type Defines the selected detector type Remote command SENSe WINDow n DETector t FUNCtion on page 964 SENSe WINDow n DETector t FUNCtion AUTO on page 964 Hold I...

Page 495: ...the averaging the data is converted back into its original unit Logarithmic For logarithmic scaling the values are averaged in dBm For linear scaling the behavior is the same as with linear averaging...

Page 496: ...Hold Auto Detector Negative Peak Traces 4 6 Blank Auto Detector Remote command DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe undef PRESet on page 961 Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 Trace 4 Softkeys Displays the Traces...

Page 497: ...tep press the but ton for the required function Preset All Traces Set Trace Mode Max Avg Min Set Trace Mode Max ClrWrite Min For details see Chapter 9 5 1 2 Trace Settings on page 492 3 For Average tr...

Page 498: ...f the signal varies over time for different frequencies Three dimensional spectrograms are also available and are described in Three Dimensional Spectrograms on page 502 Most basic information describ...

Page 499: ...about spectrogram configuration see Chapter 9 5 2 2 Spectro gram Settings on page 507 Remote commands Activating and configuring spectrograms Chapter 14 8 2 2 Configuring Spectrograms on page 965 Stor...

Page 500: ...rmation see Three Dimensional Spectrograms on page 502 The maximum number of frames that you can capture is summarized in Table 9 5 Table 9 5 Correlation between number of sweep points and number of f...

Page 501: ...hen active the timestamp replaces the display of the frame number in the diagram footer see Figure 9 14 Displaying individual frames The spectrogram diagram contains all stored frames since it was las...

Page 502: ...on frame 0 are visible To view markers that are positioned on a frame other than frame 0 in the spectrum result display you must stop the measurement and select the corresponding frame Three Dimensio...

Page 503: ...Note however that the degree of rotation is restricted in the upward direction to avoid confusing views If you rotate the spectrogram such that you see the frequency frame plane directly from above t...

Page 504: ...ween Dark colors indicate low levels light colors indicate high ones Grayscale Shows the results in shades of gray Dark gray indicates low levels light gray indi cates high ones The Value Range of the...

Page 505: ...curve increases or decreases One end of the color palette then covers a large range of results while the other end distributes several colors over a relatively small result range You can use this fea...

Page 506: ...m is covered by red yellow and a few shades of green Figure 9 16 Spectrogram with default linear color curve shape 0 The sample spectrogram is dominated by blue and green colors After shifting the col...

Page 507: ...s on page 510 Settings concerning the frames and how they are handled during a sweep are provided as additional sweep settings for spectrogram display See Chapter 8 5 Bandwidth Filter and Sweep Config...

Page 508: ...510 Clear Spectrogram 510 State Activates and deactivates a Spectrogram subwindow Off Closes the Spectrogram subwindow Remote command CALCulate n SPECtrogram LAYout on page 968 3D Spectrogram State Ac...

Page 509: ...full the R S FSV A deletes the oldest frames stored in the memory and replaces them with the new data Remote command CALCulate n SPECtrogram HDEPth on page 967 3 D Display Depth Defines the number of...

Page 510: ...been performed While the measurement is running the Single Sweep softkey and the RUN SINGLE key are highlighted The running measurement can be aborted by selecting the high lighted softkey or key agai...

Page 511: ...ne graphical representation of all settings available to customize the color scheme 4 5 Color range start and stop sliders define the range of the color map or amplitudes for the spectrogram 6 Color c...

Page 512: ...tructions on how to display and configure a spectrogram are provided here For details on individual functions and settings see Chapter 9 5 2 2 Spectro gram Settings on page 507 The remote commands req...

Page 513: ...pectrogram 1 While a spectrogram is displayed select the MARKER key 2 Select a Marker softkey 3 Enter the frequency or time x value of the marker or delta marker 4 Enter the frame number for which the...

Page 514: ...the Spectrogram menu To select a color scheme You can select which colors are assigned to the measured values In the Color Mapping dialog box select the option for the color scheme to be used Editing...

Page 515: ...10 in the Start field The R S FSV A shifts the start point 10 to the right to 90 dBm Adjusting the reference level and level range Since the color map is configured using percentages of the total val...

Page 516: ...of the curve A negative value 1 to 0 focuses the lower values 0 defines a linear distribution A positive value 0 to 1 focuses the higher values 9 5 3 Trace Math Access TRACE Trace Math If you have sev...

Page 517: ...racts trace 4 from trace 1 T1 T5 T1 Subtracts trace 5 from trace 1 T1 T6 T1 Subtracts trace 6 from trace 1 To switch off the trace math use the Trace Math Off button Remote command CALCulate n MATH t...

Page 518: ...er level values are converted into unit Watt prior to subtrac tion After the subtraction the data is converted back into its original unit Unlike the linear mode the subtraction is always done in W Re...

Page 519: ...oints per x value Auto Peak but the file contains only one each point is duplicated If the detector type requires only one point per x value but the file contains two each second point is ignored If t...

Page 520: ...efore import Only trace 1 is imported to the spectrogram Any other traces may be imported to a Spectrum display if available However they do not change the spectrogram dis play which always refers to...

Page 521: ...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 command FORMat DEXPort TRACes on page 978 Include Instrument...

Page 522: ...me begins with information about the frame number and the time that frame was recorded For large history buffers the export operation can take some time For details on the file format in the Spectrum...

Page 523: ...e trace Import All Traces Import to Trace Importing Traces If the import file contains more than one trace you can import several traces at once overwriting the existing trace data for any active trac...

Page 524: ...e ASCII File Export Format on page 525 For the results of a Spectrum Emission Mask SEM or Spurious Emissions measure ment special file export functions are available see Chapter 7 6 6 2 How to Save SE...

Page 525: ...file selection dialog box select the storage location and file name for the export file 10 Select Save to close the dialog box and export the peak list data to the file 9 6 6 Reference ASCII File Exp...

Page 526: ...e of the sweep type FFT as opposed to Auto in Sweep mode the averaging effect of the RMS detector may be less efficient When performing multiple measurements use multiple channels to switch between me...

Page 527: ...eep time leads to more data to be averaged and thus stabilizes the results In FFT mode a higher sweep time means more FFTs are calculated and combined per bin Thus in the same capture time the FFT mod...

Page 528: ...urement Results and Settings 545 11 1 Restoring the Default Instrument Configuration Pre set When delivered the R S FSV A has a default configuration You can restore this defined initial state at any...

Page 529: ...ure user mode was introduced option R S FSV A K33 In secure user mode the instrument s solid state drive is write protected so that no information can be written to memory permanently Data that the R...

Page 530: ...sks such as LAN configuration and some general instrument settings are not available Refer to the description of the basic instrument setup SETUP menu to find out which functions are affected Activati...

Page 531: ...ement you performed under spe cific conditions on the instrument Or you want to evaluate imported data in another application on the R S FSV A and would like to restore the measurement settings applie...

Page 532: ...er 12 5 2 Transducer Settings on page 594 and toggle the X Axis option from Lin to log and back Due to that change the transducer file is automatically reloaded and the changed transducer values are a...

Page 533: ...cleared see Chapter 5 1 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 42 During recall save sets of type Instrument replace the settings of the entire instru ment All other save sets start a ne...

Page 534: ...ve set Instrument with all Chan nels The instrument settings for all currently active Channel s are stored Current Chan nel Only the instrument settings for the currently selected measurement Channel...

Page 535: ...ed instrument settings are located on drive C Saving instrument settings in secure user mode In secure user mode all data is stored to the SDRAM and is only available during the current session As soo...

Page 536: ...on of the file on the instrument or an external drive The default storage location for the SEM settings files is C Program Files Rohde Schwarz FSV3000 version sem_std Note Saving instrument settings i...

Page 537: ...led or the current Channel settings only Items Defines which data and settings are stored or are recalled Depending on the File Type either channels only or global settings are available Which items a...

Page 538: ...ific Channel only select Recall in New Channel to activate a new channel with the stored settings Select Recall in Current Channel to replace the current Channel settings Note After you use the Recall...

Page 539: ...ument are stored to volatile memory which is restricted to 256 MB Thus a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard disk indicates that storage space is still available To store data perma...

Page 540: ...ed 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 settings were...

Page 541: ...channel 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 t...

Page 542: ...lications that process I Q data such as the I Q Analyzer or optional applications See the corresponding user manuals for those applications for details Exporting I Q data is only possible in single sw...

Page 543: ...frame begins with information about the frame number and the time that frame was recorded For large history buffers the export operation can take some time For details on the file format in the Spectr...

Page 544: ...export settings Chapter 9 6 2 Trace Data Ex Import on page 520 I Q Export Export Opens a file selection dialog box to define an export file name to which the I Q data is stored This function is only a...

Page 545: ...ctions see Chapter 11 5 2 How to Store or Print Screenshots of the Display on page 555 Remote commands for these settings are described in Chapter 14 9 4 Storing or Printing Screenshots on page 1074 T...

Page 546: ...sults displayed on the screen for the current channel or MultiView diagrams traces markers marker lists limit lines etc including the channel bar and status bar for printout on a single page Displayed...

Page 547: ...out of the display Maximum 120 characters are allowed Up to 60 characters fit in one line In the first line a man ual line feed can be forced at any point by entering The comment is printed in the top...

Page 548: ...setting is printing device specific and only available if Print Screenshot is selected Print Date and Time Includes or removes the current date and time at the bottom of the printout This setting is p...

Page 549: ...t 549 Fit Page 550 Zoom 1 1 550 Page Up Page Down 550 Print 550 Zoom In Zoom Out Zooms into enlarges or zooms out of decreases the preview display Note that the zoom functions affect only the preview...

Page 550: ...within the preview to see the individual pages Print Starts to print or store the selected screen contents to a file see Chapter 11 5 1 1 Print Content Settings on page 545 Whether the output is sent...

Page 551: ...e printing Select Device 1 2 551 Destination 552 Suppress File Name Dialog 552 Printer Name 552 Print to file 552 Install Printer 552 Select Device 1 2 Selects the printing device to be configured Two...

Page 552: ...set to Print Screenshot Printer Sends the printout to the printer selected from the Printer Name list Remote command HCOPy DESTination device on page 1077 HCOPy DEVice LANGuage device on page 1078 Sup...

Page 553: ...differ ent printing devices for example a printer and a file and switch between configura tions easily simply by selecting the appropriate device before printing Page settings are only available when...

Page 554: ...ling of the windows in the printout if Print Multiple Windows is active see Chapter 11 5 1 1 Print Content Settings on page 545 If more than one window is printed on one page see Windows Per Page each...

Page 555: ...y easily Two different scenarios can be configured in parallel assigned to different printing devices You can then perform one or the other simply by selecting the corresponding printing device and th...

Page 556: ...boxes currently dis played on the screen in the printout This is useful for example to document the used settings for a particular result e Check the Print Preview to make sure all relevant elements...

Page 557: ...he MultiView before configuring the printout to include result dis plays from any active channel c Optionally add a comment to be printed at the top of each page of the printout d Optionally activate...

Page 558: ...ther time simply press the Print immediate icon at the far right end of the toolbar If you use different printing scenarios alternately perform the following steps to store another file a Select the P...

Page 559: ...le as the Destination 11 Select PDF from the file format selection list 12 Select Suppress File Name Dialog 13 In the Page Setup tab select Landscape as the Orientation 14 Select Windows Per Page 1 to...

Page 560: ...01 b Use the zoom functions to make sure all relevant parts of the result display are visible 18 Select Print to execute the print function The selected data elements are stored to the file as config...

Page 561: ...Alignment 561 Display Settings 567 Event based Actions 580 Application Starter 590 Transducers 592 Frequency Response Correction R S FSV A K544 604 Reference Frequency Settings 614 System Configurati...

Page 562: ...lue too large no correction was possible The found cor rection data is not applicable The results are available until the next self alignment process is started or the instru ment is switched off Temp...

Page 563: ...the R S FSV A firmware you can configure an automatic self alignment to be performed directly after installation In addition you can activate a pre ceding warmup time before self alignment which is st...

Page 564: ...ration before Self Alignment 565 Shut down Device after Self Alignment 565 Reuse Old Alignment Data 565 Starting Touch Screen Alignment 565 Alignment Results 565 Start Self Alignment Starts recording...

Page 565: ...ta 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 to inaccurate meas...

Page 566: ...erforming this functional test make sure that the instrument has reached its operating temperature for details refer to the data sheet To perform a self alignment 1 Press the SETUP key 2 Select the Al...

Page 567: ...splay Some general display settings are available regardless of the current application or operating mode For information on optimizing your display for measurement results see Chapter 9 1 Result Disp...

Page 568: ...s and menus Remote command DISPlay TOUChscreen STATe on page 1118 Display Update Rate By default a fast update rate ensures the most recent measurement results on the dis play However when performance...

Page 569: ...n 570 Date and Time 570 Front Panel 570 Mini Front Panel 571 Toolbar The toolbar provides access to frequently used functions via icons at the top of the screen Some functions such as zooming finding...

Page 570: ...and DISPlay SKEYs STATe on page 1117 Channel Bar The channel bar provides information on firmware and measurement settings for a specific channel Remote command DISPlay ANNotation CBAR on page 1117 Di...

Page 571: ...or more information see Chapter 12 2 3 How to Work with the Soft Front Panels on page 579 Remote command SYSTem DISPlay FPANel STATe on page 1119 Mini Front Panel If you require a front panel display...

Page 572: ...hat 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 1119 12 2 1 3 Display Theme and Colors Access Setup Di...

Page 573: ...ther screen objects The default theme is IndustrialDark Remote command DISPlay THEMe SELect on page 1121 Screen Colors Two different color sets are provided by the instrument a third user defined set...

Page 574: ...HCOP CMAP DEF2 Screen Colors Print Selects the current screen colors for the printout The background is always printed in white and the grid in black HCOP CMAP DEF1 Screen Colors Screenshot Selects th...

Page 575: ...arkers and marker information Remote command Each object is assigned to a specific suffix of the CMAP commands see Chap ter 14 10 5 3 CMAP Suffix Assignment on page 1121 Predefined Colors Modifying Us...

Page 576: ...to define values for tint saturation and brightness Remote command HCOPy CMAP it HSL on page 1077 Restoring the User Settings to Default Colors In addition to the predefined color settings a user def...

Page 577: ...a screen resolution of 1280x800 pixels Most external monitors have a higher screen resolution If the screen resolution of the monitor is set higher than the instrument s resolution the application wi...

Page 578: ...ted the x axis of the diagram is not changed during subsequent touch ges tures Y Lock If activated the y axis of the diagram is not changed during subsequent touch ges tures Adapt Measurement to Zoom...

Page 579: ...lected Object list select the object to which you want to assign a color 4 Do one of the following Select a color from the Predefined Colors Select the Userdefined Colors button to define a different...

Page 580: ...the mini front panel display occasionally to press 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 pl...

Page 581: ...ngs any rule definitions are also stored and loaded including their state After an instrument preset or restart the rules are maintained but disabled The trigger count for rules is cleared Managing Ru...

Page 582: ...Based Actions Modify Rule dialog box to define a new rule as described in Chapter 12 3 2 Defining Rules on page 582 Edit Rule Opens the Event Based Actions Modify Rule dialog box to edit the selected...

Page 583: ...84 Value 585 Result Value 585 Application 585 Result 585 Trigger condition Value is 585 Value 585 Limit Check 585 Application 585 Result 586 Trigger Condition Check for 586 Add Event 586 Remove Event...

Page 584: ...be pro cessed Trigger Condition Limit Line Choose Event The result of the limit check Pass Fail that triggers the actions Window No Limit Line Choose Event Window in which the specified marker is eval...

Page 585: ...the selected application before configuring the rule Result Result Value Choose Event The measurement result whose value is evaluated see also Chapter 12 3 4 Refer ence Overview of Available Result Ev...

Page 586: ...is supported Choose Action Defines the actions to be taken when the specified events occur Depending on the selected action further settings are available Store Screenshot Choose Action Creates and st...

Page 587: ...according to the current measurement If several Auto Level actions are defined for the same rule or for multiple rules only one Auto Level action is performed Start Command Choose Action Executes the...

Page 588: ...ction Removes the selected action from the rule Save Saves the rule definition Saving is only available if the rule definition is valid Invalid parts of the definition are indicated by red font for ex...

Page 589: ...ormation since journal was opened or last updated Clear Clears all currently stored information in the journal Debug Logging If enabled additional debug information is logged in the journal Since this...

Page 590: ...rmware This is useful for example for the following scenarios Starting analysis software for the measurement data such as R S Vector Signal Analysis VSE software Starting the provided auxiliary tool I...

Page 591: ...the Start Applications dialog box Add to Toolbar Access Application icon context menu Not yet available Edit Properties Access Application icon context menu Defines the display and behavior of the se...

Page 592: ...Tab keys 12 5 Transducers 12 5 1 Basics on Transducer Factors The transducer allows you to manipulate the trace at discrete trace points to correct the signal coming from an input device Transducers...

Page 593: ...pports transducer lines with a maximum of 1001 data points Eight of the transducer lines stored in the instrument can be activated simultaneously The number of transducer lines stored in the instrumen...

Page 594: ...factors applied to the measure ment may be different to those displayed in the Transducer dialog box see Saving and recalling transducer and limit line settings on page 532 12 5 2 Transducer Settings...

Page 595: ...For details on settings for individual lines see Chapter 12 5 2 2 Transducer Factors on page 597 For instructions on configuring and working with transducers see Chapter 12 5 4 How to Configure the T...

Page 596: ...of the transducer line Included Transducer Lines in Overview View Filter Defines which of the stored transducer lines are included in the overview The view can be restricted to compatible transducer l...

Page 597: ...ction TRANsducer DELete on page 1099 12 5 2 2 Transducer Factors Access Setup Transducer Edit Line Copy Line New Line The settings and functions available for individual transducer lines are described...

Page 598: ...of the horizontal axis on which the data points of the transducer line are defined Scaling can be linear or logarithmic Remote command SENSe CORRection TRANsducer SCALing on page 1100 Data Points Each...

Page 599: ...ns a file selection dialog box and stores the currently displayed transducer factor to the defined file in CSV format For details on the file format see Chapter 12 5 3 Reference Transducer Factor File...

Page 600: ...ine is defined by Data section for individual data points 100000000 50 000000 x and y values of each data point defining the line 500000000 30 000000 1000000000 0 000000 1500000000 30 000000 250000000...

Page 601: ...the originally measured values are displayed How to edit existing transducer lines Existing transducer line configurations can be edited 1 In the Transducer dialog box select the transducer line 2 Sel...

Page 602: ...a Name and optionally a Comment for the new transducer line 3 Define the scaling for the x axis 4 Define the data points minimum 2 maximum 1000 a Select Insert Value b Define the x value Position and...

Page 603: ...transducer factor 2 Select the New or Edit button 3 Define the transducer factor as described in How to configure a new transducer line on page 602 4 Select Export to save the configuration to a file...

Page 604: ...y to the currently selected input type Be sure to select the appro priate input source before you define the correction data see Chapter 8 2 2 Input Source Settings on page 311 In remote operation be...

Page 605: ...ables DUTs and other compo nents multiple Touchstone and frequency response files can be required for full com pensation In this case the order in which the files are applied is important The R S FSV...

Page 606: ...1115 Since multiple correction settings can be active at the same time the channel bar merely indicates that frequency response correction is being applied but not which files are being used To find o...

Page 607: ...lock format See TRAC IQ DATA FORM described in the R S FSV A I Q Analyzer and I Q Input User Manual 12 6 2 User defined Frequency Response Correction Settings Access SETUP User Correction User defined...

Page 608: ...age 1114 Testing the validity of the correction setting SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER VALid on page 1115 Apply to Determines which channels the correction settings are applied to Note In MSRA mode t...

Page 609: ...ouchstone files Remote command SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER PRESet on page 1108 Touchstone File Information Provides information on loaded Touchstone files and the order of their application If an...

Page 610: ...SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER SLISt sli CLEar on page 1109 Move File Up or Down Moves the selected Touchstone file one position up or down in the list of files changing the order in which the correc...

Page 611: ...the current configuration The maximum number of files per configuration is 15 The default directory for fres files is C R_S INSTR USER Fresponse Remote command SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER FLISt f...

Page 612: ...DATA MAGNitude spi on page 1109 SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER SLISt sli DATA PHASe spi on page 1109 IQ Mode Preview The preview in IQ Mode indicates the frequency ranges covered by the individual c...

Page 613: ...review in Spectrum Mode indicates the frequency ranges covered by the individ ual correction files The blue bar indicates the valid frequency range for which at least one file contains values An LED l...

Page 614: ...r correction files Remote command SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER SPECtrum DATA FREQuency on page 1114 SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER SPECtrum DATA MAGNitude on page 1114 SENSe CORRection FRESponse U...

Page 615: ...0 MHz crystal oscillator is used as the internal reference source In the external reference setting all internal oscillators of the R S FSV A are synchronized to the external reference frequency Exter...

Page 616: ...Additionally the flag NO REF is displayed to indicate that no synchronization was performed for the last measurement Switch to internal refer ence The instrument automatically switches back to the int...

Page 617: ...uration Hardware Information 617 Information on Versions and Options 618 System Messages 619 Firmware Updates 620 General Configuration Settings 622 Signal Generator Settings 624 12 8 1 Hardware Infor...

Page 618: ...packages used by the R S FSV A Installing options in secure user mode Be sure to install any new options before SecureUser Mode is enabled see Chap ter 5 1 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode...

Page 619: ...o enter the license key for the option that you want to install Only user accounts with administrator rights are able to install options Install Option by XML Opens a file selection dialog box to inst...

Page 620: ...e occurrence of the message Remote command SYSTem ERRor LIST on page 1132 12 8 4 Firmware Updates Access Setup System Configuration Firmware Update During instrument start the installed hardware is ch...

Page 621: ...firmware updates before SecureUser Mode is enabled see Chapter 5 1 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 42 For restricted users in secure user mode this function is not available Ente...

Page 622: ...he instrument during the reconfiguration process Now the firmware update is complete It is recommended that you perform a self alignment after the update see Chap ter 12 1 4 How to Align the Instrumen...

Page 623: ...page 42 Remote command SYSTem SECurity STATe on page 1133 Note Initially after installation of the R S FSV A K33 option secure user mode must be enabled manually once before remote control is possibl...

Page 624: ...or These settings configure a connected signal generator that can then be used for vari ous tasks for example for external generator control or NPR measurements IP Address or Computer name of Signal G...

Page 625: ...ction CSTate on page 1134 CONFigure GENerator CONNection STATe on page 1134 Connect Disconnect The R S FSV A attempts to establish a connection to the signal generator or discon nects it If an instrum...

Page 626: ...e with important support information The zip file contains the sys tem configuration information Device Footprint the current eeprom data and a screenshot of the screen display This data is stored to...

Page 627: ...rm a self test of the instrument to identify any defective modules Once the self test is started all modules are checked consecutively and the test result is displayed You can abort a running test In...

Page 628: ...quency 629 Calibration Frequency MW 629 NONE Uses the current RF signal at the input i e no calibration signal default Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SELect on page 1096 Calibration Frequency...

Page 629: ...on signal is pulsed You can define the frequency of the microwave calibration signal The firmware adapts the defined value to the next possible valid value Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SELe...

Page 630: ...tic SERVice SFUNction on page 1135 Send Starts the selected service function Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction on page 1135 Numeric Mode If activated the service function is selected by its...

Page 631: ...DELete on page 1136 Save Results Opens a file selection dialog box to save the results of all previously performed service functions to a file Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction RESults SAVE...

Page 632: ...hanging the frequency in the spectrum application does not by default change the frequency in the vector signal analysis VSA application However sharing settings can be convenient for certain measurem...

Page 633: ...he same time because some parameters are interdependent For example you cannot synchronize the resolution and video bandwidth simultaneously because the video bandwidth depends on the resolution bandw...

Page 634: ...stances of the VSA application and one instance of the Analog Demodulation application You can synchronize only the first instance of the Spectrum application with the first instance of the VSA applic...

Page 635: ...mand INSTrument COUPle USER uc STATe on page 1149 Direction Determines which parameter controls the other Parameter 2 controls parameter 1 If parameter 2 is changed param eter 1 is adapted If paramete...

Page 636: ...g Opens a dialog box to create a new user defined coupling definition Remote command INSTrument COUPle USER uc NEW on page 1146 Category Add New User Coupling Selects the category of parameters to be...

Page 637: ...led All available elements in the selected applications are displayed If no other active measurement channels have the selected Coupling Element 1 Coupling Element 2 is not available Remote command IN...

Page 638: ...Chapter 5 1 5 3 Using Computer Names on page 40 or the signal generator s user documentation By default the IP address is expected To enter the computer name toggle the 123 ABC button to ABC Note Whi...

Page 639: ...TATe on page 1134 CONFigure GENerator CONNection CSTate on page 1134 Coupling State Enables or disables coupling between the R S FSV A and a connected signal genera tor Remote command INSTrument COUPl...

Page 640: ...nchronized with each other in any combination while other channels remain independent How to use predefined parameter couplings 1 Select the SETUP key 2 Select Parameter Coupling 3 In the General tab...

Page 641: ...n if you change a coupled parameter in one channel the parameter in the coupled channel or channels is set to the same value How to edit user defined parameter couplings 1 Select the SETUP key 2 Selec...

Page 642: ...the second Spectrum channel The center frequency in the second Spectrum channel is also set to 1 GHz Synchronizing specific channels The following example demonstrates how to synchronize the attenuat...

Page 643: ...ectrum window 5 From the Channel 2 list select AnaDemod 2 6 From the Coupling Element 2 list select Frequency Marker 1 7 From the Specifics for Window list select window 1 which is the RF Spectrum win...

Page 644: ...Set Up a Network and Remote Control 710 13 1 Remote Control Basics Basic information on operating an instrument via remote control is provided here This information applies to all applications and ope...

Page 645: ...ors are located on the front and rear panel of the instrument For a description of the interface refer to 13 1 1 3 USB Interface VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and o...

Page 646: ...host address port SOCKET where TCPIP designates the network protocol used host address is the IP address or host name of the device LAN device name defines the protocol and the instance number of a s...

Page 647: ...he following characteristics High performance as with raw socket network connections Compatible IEEE 488 2 support for Message Exchange Protocol Device Clear Serial Poll Remote Local Trigger and Servi...

Page 648: ...allows for easy configuration of the LAN and remote control of the R S FSV A without additional installation requirements The instrument s LXI web browser interface works correctly with all W3C compl...

Page 649: ...h instru ment the LXI home page belongs to To identify the instrument activate the Device Indicator Then check the LAN Status indicator of the instruments LAN Configuration allows you to configure LAN...

Page 650: ...Instrument Address on page 717 You can set the GPIB address and the ID response string The GPIB language is set as SCPI by default and cannot be changed for the R S FSV A Notes and Conditions In conn...

Page 651: ...Network and Remote Operation R S FSVA3000 R S FSV3000 651 User Manual 1178 8520 02 01 Figure 13 1 Communication lines used by the GPIB interface Remote Control Basics...

Page 652: ...mands Addressed commands are encoded in the range 00 through 0F hex They only affect instruments addressed as listeners Command Effect on the instrument GET Group Execute Trigger Triggers a previously...

Page 653: ...e R S FSV A13 100001 is the serial number of the particular instrument 13 1 2 SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments SCPI commands messages are used for remote control Commands that are n...

Page 654: ...ument Interface messages can only be sent by instruments that have GPIB bus functionality For details see the sections for the required interface Instrument messages Instrument messages are employed i...

Page 655: ...roller after a query They can contain measurement results instrument settings and information on the instrument status 13 1 5 SCPI Command Structure SCPI commands consist of a header and in most cases...

Page 656: ...FREQuency numeric_value numeric_value Long and short form 656 Numeric Suffixes 656 Optional Mnemonics 657 Long and short form The mnemonics feature a long form and a short form The short form is marke...

Page 657: ...scription 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 Comman...

Page 658: ...can be entered If the 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...

Page 659: ...nding mnemonic after the quotation 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...

Page 660: ...ite format 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...

Page 661: ...value The two following 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...

Page 662: ...mand 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...

Page 663: ...mands within 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...

Page 664: ...amming the controller OPC Sets the Operation Complete bit in the ESR after all previous commands have been exe cuted Setting bit 0 in the ESE Setting bit 5 in the SRE Waiting for service request SRQ O...

Page 665: ...the sequence OPC ESR A return value LSB of 1 indicates that the overlapped command has finished 13 1 7 Status Reporting System The status reporting system stores all information on the current operat...

Page 666: ...4 3 0 1 2 STAT QUES FREQuency not used OVEN COLD LO UNLocked External REFerence STAT QUES LIMit n LIMit 1 FAIL LIMit 2 FAIL LIMit 3 FAIL LIMit 4 FAIL LIMit 5 FAIL LIMit 6 FAIL LIMit 7 FAIL LIMit 8 FAI...

Page 667: ...cording to SCPI By analogy the ESE can be used as the ENABle part of the ESR 13 1 7 2 Structure of a SCPI Status Register Each standard SCPI register consists of 5 parts Each part has a width of 16 bi...

Page 668: ...ast reading it is the memory of the condition part It only indicates events passed on by the transition filters It is permanently updated by the instrument This part can only be read by the user Readi...

Page 669: ...ing bits of the status byte The STB can thus be compared with the CONDition part of an SCPI register and assumes the highest level within the SCPI hierarchy The STB is read using the command STB or a...

Page 670: ...formation in a single bit It can be read by means of a parallel poll see Parallel Poll on page 680 or using the command IST The parallel poll enable register PPE determines which bits of the STB contr...

Page 671: ...er to manual control 7 Power On supply voltage on This bit is set on switching on the instrument STATus OPERation Register The STATus OPERation register contains information on current activities of t...

Page 672: ...r indicates an error the error may have occurred in any of the channel specific subregisters In this case you must check the subregister of each channel to determine which channel caused the error By...

Page 673: ...e specific This bit is set if a limit during ACLR measurements is violated in any of the active channels The STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit Register provides more information on the error type 13 13 14...

Page 674: ...each active channel You can read out the register with STATus QUEStionable EXTended CONDition or STATus QUEStionable EXTended EVENt Table 13 12 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUEStionable EXT...

Page 675: ...n is no longer possi ble 5 to 14 Unused 15 This bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency Register The STATus QUEStionable FREQuency register contains information about the condi tion of the local...

Page 676: ...s violated 1 LIMit 2 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 2 is violated 2 LIMit 3 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 3 is violated 3 LIMit 4 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 4 is violated 4 LIMit 5 FA...

Page 677: ...This bit is set if limit margin 8 is violated 8 to 14 Not used 15 This bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable POWer Register The STATus QUEStionable POWer register contains information about possible ove...

Page 678: ...s for each active channel You can read out the register with STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature CONDition or STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature EVENt Table 13 18 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUESt...

Page 679: ...e status byte are set and enabled in the SRE Each of these bits combines the information of a further register the error queue or the output buffer The ENABle parts of the status registers can be set...

Page 680: ...ST The instrument first has to be set for the parallel poll using the command PPC This command allocates a data line to the instrument and determines whether the response is to be inverted The paralle...

Page 681: ...ller program as the entries describe the cause of an error more precisely than the status registers Espe cially in the test phase of a controller program the error queue should be queried regu larly s...

Page 682: ...incompatible settings the command is ignored and the instrument status remains unchanged i e other settings are not automatically adapted Therefore control programs should always define an initial in...

Page 683: ...ularly since faulty commands from the controller to the instrument are recorded there as well 13 2 GPIB Languages The R S FSV A analyzer family supports a subset of the GPIB commands used by other dev...

Page 684: ...Compatible to 8594E 8594E Command sets A and B are available Command sets A and B differ in the rules regarding the command structure PSA89600 PSA PXA R S FSEA R S FSEB R S FSEM R S FSEK R S FSP R S...

Page 685: ...Hz 20 dBm AC Note The stop frequency indicated in the table may be limited to the corresponding frequency of the R S FSV A if required 13 3 The IECWIN Tool The R S FSV A is delivered with IECWIN insta...

Page 686: ...played Define the connection from the computer the IECWIN tool is installed on to the R S FSV A you want to control If you are using the tool directly on the R S FSV A you can use an NT Pipe COM Parse...

Page 687: ...pasting them into an editor The SCPI Recorder enables you to copy the SCPI command and the current set ting shown in the context sensitive menu and paste them into any suitable editor see To edit a S...

Page 688: ...menu item is displayed if you selected a setting or function A dialog box displays the SCPI command required to perform the setting or function or to query the trace or marker results Figure 13 6 SCP...

Page 689: ...corder displays a list of the currently recorded commands and provides functions to create and export a script of SCPI commands Some additional settings for recording are provided on a separate tab in...

Page 690: ...tions for the list such as copy paste delete undo and redo Remove Last Deletes the last recorded SCPI command from the list Clear All Removes all recorded commands from the current SCPI command list S...

Page 691: ...recorded commands when necessary For instance when a measurement is started a WAI command is inserted to ensure that the next command is only executed after the mea surement has finished Combined Reco...

Page 692: ...s connected the following information is displayed Device type Name and serial number Connection state Remote command CONFigure GENerator CONNection CSTate on page 1134 CONFigure GENerator CONNection...

Page 693: ...he context sensitive menu containing the SCPI command for that particular set ting function or result is displayed Tip If the SCPI command menu is not displayed you probably tapped outside of a softke...

Page 694: ...and list All command lists can be edited after recording either directly on the instrument or in any suitable editor on the controller The following functions describe how to edit the SCPI command lis...

Page 695: ...s with the modified set tings in manual mode How to export a SCPI script When you save a command list to a file only the recorded commands are stored in a text file However to execute a script in an e...

Page 696: ...ccess SETUP Network Remote Network settings in secure user mode Be sure to store all network settings before SecureUser Mode is enabled see Chap ter 5 1 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on...

Page 697: ...lems All parameters can be edited here however beware that changing the computer name has major effects in a network For details see Chapter 13 6 How to Set Up a Network and Remote Control on page 710...

Page 698: ...this name can be changed The naming conventions of Windows apply If too many characters and or numbers are entered an error message is displayed in the status line The default instrument name is a non...

Page 699: ...server is available DHCP On this setting is read only The 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 tw...

Page 700: ...fication String Defines the identification string for the R S FSV A which is provided as a response to the IDN query Maximum 36 characters are allowed Remote command SYSTem IDENtify STRing on page 112...

Page 701: ...ctivates the SCPI error log function All remote control commands received by the R S FSV A are recorded in a log file The files are named according to the following syntax C R_S INSTR ScpiLogging Scpi...

Page 702: ...frequency and level values for the new channel measurement the default settings cause unnecessary hardware settling times This setting is not changed by the preset function Remote command SYSTem SHIMm...

Page 703: ...l and spectrum analyzers As a rule the R S FSV A supports most commands from previous R S signal and spectrum analyzers such as the FSQ FSP FSU or FSV However the default values in particular the numb...

Page 704: ...ing before Note In single sweep mode switch off this setting before you set the marker via the E1 and MKPK HI commands in order to avoid sweeping again This setting is only available if a HP language...

Page 705: ...he REV query for the revision number HP emulation only see Language on page 703 Max 36 characters are allowed Remote command SYSTem REVision STRing on page 1160 Resetting the Factory Revision Resets t...

Page 706: ...707 Current LXI Configuration Displays the current LXI information from the R S FSV A read only Current ver sion Current LXI version LXI Extended Features Detected LXI features such as HiSlip see HiS...

Page 707: ...MDEScription on page 1126 LAN Reset Resets the LAN configuration to its default settings LCI function According to the LXI standard an LCI must set the following parameters to a default state Paramet...

Page 708: ...the newest one is inserted To clear the message buffer use the Clear Error List button It is automatically cleared when the R S FSV A is shut down The following information is available No Device spec...

Page 709: ...in If at the time of pressing the LOCAL softkey the synchronization mechanism via OPC OPC or WAI is active the currently running measurement procedure is aborted and synchronization is achieved by set...

Page 710: ...n test and measurement a common requirement is central monitoring of the T M instruments for remote maintenance and remote diagnostics Equipped with the Remote Desktop software of Windows the R S FSV...

Page 711: ...a network adapter and is directly connected to the instrument The use of hubs switches or gateways is not required however data transfer is still performed using the TCP IP protocol An IP address has...

Page 712: ...rk Remote softkey 3 Select the Network tab 4 In the Network Remote dialog toggle the DHCP On Off setting to the required mode If DHCP is Off you must enter the IP address manually as described in the...

Page 713: ...e 1 Obtain the name of your DNS domain and the IP addresses of the DNS and WINS servers on your network see Chapter 13 6 1 3 How to Change the Instrument Name on page 714 2 Press the Setup key and the...

Page 714: ...ed To change the instrument s computer name 1 Press the Setup key and then the Network Remote softkey The current Computer Name is displayed in the Network tab 2 Enter the new computer name and close...

Page 715: ...e is connected When a device is connecting to the instrument the LXI logo blinks The Device Indicator setting is not password protected The most important control elements in the navigation pane of th...

Page 716: ...Configuration Advanced LAN Configuration parameters are used as fol lows The Negotiation configuration field provides different Ethernet speed and duplex mode settings In general the Auto Detect mode...

Page 717: ...rma nently no special measures are necessary Windows 10 automatically detects the interruption of the network connection and does not set up the connection when the instrument is switched on If you ar...

Page 718: ...must be adapted to the network password and the automatic login mechanism must then be deactiva ted The network administrator is responsible for creating new users in the network 1 Select the Windows...

Page 719: ...sm 1 In the Start menu select Run The Run dialog box is displayed 2 Enter the command C R_S INSTR USER AUTOLOGIN REG 3 Press the ENTER key to confirm The automatic login mechanism is reactivated It wi...

Page 720: ...S FSV A in the browser s address bar The R S FSV A s Welcome page is displayed 3 In the navigation pane select Instrument Control Web Control The instrument s display is shown in a new browser window...

Page 721: ...selection dialog box and select the required file on the PC c Select Upload to copy the file from the PC to the defined folder on the R S FSV A 13 6 6 How to Deactivate the Web Browser Interface If y...

Page 722: ...puter and Remote Desktop provides access to all of the applications files and net work resources of the instrument Thus remote operation of the R S FSV A is possi ble With Windows 10 Remote Desktop C...

Page 723: ...rument itself Thus using a DHCP server is not suitable for remote operation of the R S FSV A via Remote Desktop 2 Select the Windows icon in the toolbar to access the operating system 3 In the Windows...

Page 724: ...Start Programs Accessories Remote Desktop Connection For other versions of Windows Microsoft offers the Remote Desktop Client as an add on 1 Select the Windows icon in the toolbar to access the operat...

Page 725: ...improve the performance you can deactivate the Desktop background Show contents of window while dragging and Menu and window animation options 7 Open the Local Resources tab for enabling printers loc...

Page 726: ...screen in full screen mode is to select Disconnect from the Start menu 13 6 7 3 How to Start and Close the Remote Desktop To set up a connection to the R S FSV A 1 In the Remote Desktop Connection di...

Page 727: ...ware restarts and then automatically opens the Soft Front Panel i e the user interface on which all front panel controls and the rotary knob are mapped to buttons For more information see Chapter 12 2...

Page 728: ...uery is displayed to warn you that the instrument cannot be reactivated via remote operation and asks you whether you want to continue the shutdown process 3 Respond to the safety query with Yes The c...

Page 729: ...FSV A again switch the instrument to local mode GTL Go to Local i e deactivate the REN line of the remote control interface If the instrument is operated exclusively in remote control it is recommend...

Page 730: ...ffixes 731 Common Commands 731 Selecting the Operating Mode and Application 736 Configuring and Performing Measurements 744 Configuring the Result Display 875 Setting Basic Measurement Parameters 885...

Page 731: ...ic values if no other unit is provided with the parameter Manual operation If the result of a remote command can also be achieved in manual operation a link to the description is inserted 14 2 Common...

Page 732: ...to the manual operation state after the alignment is completed Usage Query only Manual operation See Start Self Alignment on page 564 CLS Clear status Sets the status byte STB the standard event regis...

Page 733: ...e IST flag in decimal form The IST flag is the status bit which is sent during a parallel poll Return values ISTflag 0 1 Usage Query only OPC Operation complete Sets bit 0 in the event status register...

Page 734: ...are preserved or reset when the instrument is switched on Thus a service request can be triggered when the instru ment is switched on if the status registers ESE and SRE are suitably configured The qu...

Page 735: ...s of the TRIGger subsystem TRG corresponds to the INITiate IMMediate command see INITiate n IMMediate on page 747 Usage Event TST Self test query Initiates self tests of the instrument and returns an...

Page 736: ...STrument CREate DUPLicate 736 INSTrument CREate NEW 737 INSTrument CREate REPLace 737 INSTrument DELete 738 INSTrument LIST 738 INSTrument REName 739 INSTrument SELect 739 DISPlay ATAB State This comm...

Page 737: ...nnel name to a new channel this will cause an error Example INST CRE SAN Spectrum 2 Adds an additional spectrum display named Spectrum 2 Manual operation See New Channel on page 115 INSTrument CREate...

Page 738: ...to replace or delete the channels Return values ChannelType ChannelName For each channel the command returns the channel type and channel name see tables below Tip to change the channel name use the...

Page 739: ...ew channel INSTrument REName ChannelName1 ChannelName2 This command renames a channel Setting parameters ChannelName1 String containing the name of the channel you want to rename ChannelName2 String c...

Page 740: ...NB IoT on page 111 See Noise Figure on page 111 See Phase Noise on page 112 See Pulse Measurements on page 112 See Vector Signal Analysis VSA on page 112 See WLAN on page 112 See Selecting an applica...

Page 741: ...Tem SEQuencer on page 742 A detailed programming example is provided in Chapter 14 4 3 Programming Exam ple Performing a Sequence of Measurements on page 742 Note In order to synchronize to the end of...

Page 742: ...easurements on page 742 Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 ON 1 The Sequencer is activated and a sequential measurement is started immediately OFF 0 The Sequencer is deactivated Any running sequential measur...

Page 743: ...eep count in Spectrum channel SENS SWEEP COUNT 5 Creating a second measurement channel Create second IQ channel INSTrument CREate NEW IQ IQ 2 Set sweep count SENS SWEEP COUNT 2 Change trace modes DISP...

Page 744: ...AXimum CALC MARK Y Switch to second IQ channel and retrieve results INST SEL IQ 2 WAI CALCulate MARKer MIN CALC MARK Y Switch to first Spectrum channel INST SEL Spectrum WAI Query one of the SEM resul...

Page 745: ...ent 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 command For details see Chapter 13 1...

Page 746: ...WAI Starts the measurement and waits for the end of the 20 sweeps INIT CONM WAI Continues the measurement next 20 sweeps and waits for the end Result Averaging is performed over 40 sweeps Manual oper...

Page 747: ...ns a restart of the corresponding number of measurements With trace mode MAXHold MINHold and AVERage the previous results are reset on restarting the measurement You can synchronize to the end of the...

Page 748: ...ds work for several power measurements CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion POWer sb MODE 748 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion POWer sb RESult 749 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion POWer sb SELect 750 CALCulate n M...

Page 749: ...lternate channels lower upper The unit of the return values depends on the scaling of the y axis logarithmic scaling returns the power in the current unit linear scaling returns the power in W CPOWer...

Page 750: ...FSV A performs the measurement on the trace selected with SENSe POWer TRACe CPOWer Channel power measurement with a single carrier The R S FSV A performs the measurement on the trace selected with SEN...

Page 751: ...t Settings on page 163 See Adjust Settings on page 198 See Adjust Settings on page 203 SENSe POWer ACHannel PRESet RLEVel This command determines the ideal reference level for the current measurement...

Page 752: ...ACLR Measurement 781 Retrieving and Analyzing Measurement Results 781 Programming Examples for Channel Power Measurements 784 14 5 3 1 Managing Measurement Configurations The following commands contro...

Page 753: ...nt Return values Standards List of standard files Usage Query only Manual operation See User Standards on page 160 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion POWer sb STANdard DELete Standard This command deletes...

Page 754: ...annel NAME ALTernate ch 755 SENSe POWer ACHannel NAME CHANnel ch 756 SENSe POWer ACHannel SPACing ACHannel 756 SENSe POWer ACHannel SPACing ALTernate ch 756 SENSe POWer ACHannel SPACing CHANnel ch 756...

Page 755: ...CHannel BANDwidth CHANnel ch Bandwidth This command defines the channel bandwidth of the transmission channels Suffix ch 1 n Tx channel number Parameters Bandwidth Range 100 Hz to 1000 MHz RST 14 kHz...

Page 756: ...m transmission channel to adjacent channel Parameters Spacing Range 100 Hz to 2000 MHz RST 14 kHz Default unit Hz Manual operation See Channel Spacings on page 165 See Adjacent Channel Spacings on pag...

Page 757: ...equency domain Parameters Number Range 1 to 18 RST 1 Manual operation See Number of channels Tx Adj on page 160 14 5 3 3 Defining Weighting Filters The following commands define weighting filters for...

Page 758: ...ers on page 166 See Weighting Filters on page 177 SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer ALPHa CHANnel ch Alpha This command defines the roll off factor for the transmission channel weighting filter Suffix ch 1...

Page 759: ...off Suffix ch 1 n Tx channel number Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Manual operation See Weighting Filters on page 166 14 5 3 4 Selecting the Reference Channel The following commands define the refe...

Page 760: ...e 1 to 18 RST 1 Manual operation See Reference Channel on page 161 14 5 3 5 Checking Limits The following commands configure and query limit checks for channel power and ACLR measurements The results...

Page 761: ...Check on page 165 See Limit Checking on page 177 CALCulate n LIMit li ACPower ACHannel ABSolute STATe This command turns the absolute limit check for the adjacent channels on and off You have to activ...

Page 762: ...have to perform a complete measurement with synchroniza tion to the end of the measurement before reading out the result This is only possible for single sweep mode See also INITiate n CONTinuous on...

Page 763: ...an absolute limit as well as a relative limit the R S FSV A uses the lower value for the limit check Suffix n irrelevant li irrelevant ch 1 n Alternate channel number Parameters LowerLimit The limit o...

Page 764: ...hannel number Parameters LowerLimit The limit of the lower alternate channel Range 0 dB to 100 dB RST 0 dB Default unit dB UpperLimit The limit of the upper alternate channel Range 0 dB to 100 dB RST...

Page 765: ...WAI CALC LIM ACP ACH RES PASSED PASSED Usage Query only CALCulate n LIMit li ACPower ALTernate ch RELative STATe This command turns the relative limit check for the alternate channels on and off You...

Page 766: ...POWer HSPeed State This command turns high speed ACLR and channel power measurements on and off If on the R S FSV A performs a measurement on each channel in the time domain It returns to the frequenc...

Page 767: ...SENSe POWer ACHannel PRESet on page 751 SENSe POWer ACHannel SSETup on page 772 MSR Sub Block and Tx Channel Setup The functions for manual operation are described in Chapter 7 3 5 2 MSR Sub Block an...

Page 768: ...Manual operation See Weighting Filters on page 174 SENSe POWer ACHannel SBCount Number This command defines the number of sub blocks i e groups of transmission channels in an MSR signal For more infor...

Page 769: ...or MSR signals only see CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion POWer sb PRESet on page 752 Suffix sb 1 n sub block number ch 1 n Tx channel number Parameters Frequency absolute frequency in Hz Default unit Hz...

Page 770: ...ALTernate ch 773 SENSe POWer ACHannel BANDwidth UALTernate ch 773 SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer ALPHa UACHannel 773 SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer ALPHa UALTernate ch 773 SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer STATe...

Page 771: ...ACHannel SBLock sb TXCHannel COUNt Number This command defines the number of transmission channels the specific sub block contains This command is for MSR signals only see CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtio...

Page 772: ...RST 40 kHz ALT1 60 kHz ALT2 80 kHz ALT3 Default unit Hz Manual operation See Adjacent Channel Spacings on page 176 SENSe POWer ACHannel SSETup State This command defines whether adjacent channels are...

Page 773: ...Suffix ch 1 n Alternate channel number Parameters Bandwidth Range 100 Hz to 1000 MHz RST 14 kHz Default unit Hz Manual operation See Adjacent Channel Bandwidths on page 177 SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTe...

Page 774: ...onfigure the factor for the lower alternate channels use the SENSe POWer ACHannel FILTer STATe ALTernate ch com mand Suffix ch 1 n Alternate channel number Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Manual ope...

Page 775: ...Gap CACLR channel number Parameters Limit Defines the absolute limit of the specified gap channel in dBm Default unit dBm Reserved Ignored Default unit dBm Example CALC LIM ACP GAP2 ABS 44 2dBm 0 Manu...

Page 776: ...fault unit DB Example CALC LIM ACP GAP1 ACLR REL 3dB Manual operation See Limit Checking on page 180 CALCulate n LIMit li ACPower GAP gap ACLR RELative STATe State This command turns the relative limi...

Page 777: ...operation See Limit Checking on page 180 CALCulate n LIMit li ACPower GAP gap CACLr RELative STATe State This command turns the relative limit check for the specified gap CACLR channel on and off You...

Page 778: ...AP gap Bandwidth SENSe POWer ACHannel BANDwidth GAP gap Bandwidth This command defines the bandwidth of the specified MSR gap CACLR channel This command is for MSR signals only see CALCulate n MARKer...

Page 779: ...meters Bandwidth numeric value in Hz RST gap1 5 MHz gap2 10 MHz Default unit Hz Manual operation See Minimum gap size to show Gap 1 Minimum gap size to show Gap 2 on page 179 SENSe POWer ACHannel SPAC...

Page 780: ...Hannel NAME UACHannel Name This command defines the name for the upper adjacent channel in asymmetrical MSR channel definitions To define the name for the lower adjacent channel use the SENSe POWer AC...

Page 781: ...operation See Tx Channel Definition on page 173 14 5 3 8 Performing an ACLR Measurement The following commands are required to perform an ACLR measurement CALC MARK FUNC POW SEL ACP see CALCulate n M...

Page 782: ...ement before reading out the result This is only possible for single sweep mode See also INITiate n CONTinuous on page 746 Suffix n 1 n li 1 n irrelevant gap 1 n Gap CACLR channel number Return values...

Page 783: ...ck has failed NONE No results available e g because limit checking was deactiva ted Example INIT IMM WAI CALC LIM ACP GAP2 RES PASSED PASSED Usage Query only Manual operation See Limit Checking on pag...

Page 784: ...el power measurements in a remote environment Example Configuring and Performing an ACLR Measurement 784 Example Configuring and Performing an MSR ACLR Measurement 786 Example Configuring and Performi...

Page 785: ...C ALT1 100kHz Selecting a Reference Channel Select relative display of the channel power POW ACH MODE REL Define transmission channel 1 as the reference channel POW ACH REF TXCH MAN 1 Saving the setti...

Page 786: ...OW ACH PRES ACP WAI Determine the ideal reference level for the measurement POW ACH PRES RLEV WAI Initiate a new measurement and waits until the sweep has finished INIT WAI Limit Check Query the resul...

Page 787: ...nnel SBLock1 BANDwidth CHANnel1 2 5MHZ SENSe POWer ACHannel SBLock1 BANDwidth CHANnel2 2 5MHZ SENSe POWer ACHannel SBLock1 BANDwidth CHANnel3 2 5MHZ Configuring Sub block B SENSe POWer ACHannel SBLock...

Page 788: ...sults Return the results for the ACLR measurement CALC MARK FUNC POW RES MCAC Results Transmission channels in sub block A 13 2346727385 13 2346723793 13 2390131759 Transmission channels in sub block...

Page 789: ...ng to the channel bandwidth POW ACH PRES RLEV Determines the ideal reference level for the measurement Performing the Measurement INIT CONT OFF Selects single sweep mode INIT WAI Initiates a new measu...

Page 790: ...POWer sb RESult on page 749 Remote commands exclusive to occupied bandwidth measurements SENSe POWer BWIDth 790 SENSe POWer BANDwidth 790 SENSe POWer BWIDth Percentage SENSe POWer BANDwidth Percentage...

Page 791: ...Retrieving Results Return the occupied bandwidth CALC MARK FUNC POW RES OBW 14 5 6 Measuring the Spectrum Emission Mask All remote control commands specific to spectrum emission mask measurements are...

Page 792: ...RESet STANdard Standard This command loads a measurement configuration Standard definitions are stored in an xml file The default directory for SEM standards is C R_S INSTR sem_std Suffix sb 1 n Sub b...

Page 793: ...to the file Manual operation See Save Standard on page 235 14 5 6 2 Controlling the Measurement The following commands control the measurement itself INITiate n ESPectrum 793 SENSe SWEep MODE 793 INIT...

Page 794: ...ri MLCalc on page 806 Remote commands exclusive to multi SEM measurements SENSe ESPectrum sb SCENter 794 SENSe ESPectrum sb SCOunt 794 SENSe ESPectrum sb SCENter Frequency This command defines the ce...

Page 795: ...SPectrum sb RANGe ri INSert 800 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri LIMit li ABSolute STARt 800 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri LIMit li ABSolute STOP 801 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri LIMit li RELative STARt 801 S...

Page 796: ...fix sb 1 n ri 1 n Selects the measurement range Parameters RBW Resolution bandwidth Refer to the data sheet for available resolution bandwidths RST 30 0 kHz Default unit Hz Manual operation See RBW on...

Page 797: ...rType This command selects the filter type for an SEM range In case of high speed measurements the filter has to be identical for all ranges Suffix sb 1 2 3 ri 1 30 Selects the measurement range Manua...

Page 798: ...measure the ranges that are outside the span results may be invalid greater than the span the sweep list covers the R S FSV A will adjust the start fre quency of the first range and the stop frequency...

Page 799: ...e measurement range Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Example ESP RANG2 INP ATT AUTO OFF Deactivates the RF attenuation auto mode for range 2 Manual operation See RF Att Mode on page 224 SENSe ESPectr...

Page 800: ...fore Range Insert after Range on page 226 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri LIMit li ABSolute STARt Level This command defines an absolute limit for a SEM range Unlike manual operation you can define an abs...

Page 801: ...SPectrum RANGe LIMit ABSolute STOP 15 For a detailed example see Chapter 14 5 6 11 Example SEM Measurement on page 823 Manual operation See Abs Limit Start Stop n on page 225 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe...

Page 802: ...on page 802 Range 400 to 400 RST 13 Default unit dBm Example SENSe ESPectrum RANGe LIMit RELative STARt ABSolute 10 For a detailed example see Chapter 14 5 6 11 Example SEM Measurement on page 823 Man...

Page 803: ...eration you can define a relative limit anytime and regardless of the limit check mode Suffix sb 1 n ri 1 n Selects the SEM range li 1 n Power class for which the limit is defined Parameters Level Rel...

Page 804: ...ANGe ri LIMit li RELative STOP FUNCtion Function This command enables the use of a function when defining the relative limit for a SEM range Suffix sb 1 n ri 1 n Selects the SEM range li 1 n Power cla...

Page 805: ...efined RELative Checks only the relative limits Relative limits are defined as rel ative to the measured power in the reference range AND Combines the absolute and relative limit The limit check fails...

Page 806: ...powers is used MAX maximum of the two limit lines is used RST SUM reference range NONE Manual operation See Multi Limit Calc n on page 226 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri RLEVel RefLevel This command defi...

Page 807: ...for a SEM range on and off In case of high speed measurements the sweep time has to be identical for all ranges Suffix sb 1 n ri 1 n Selects the measurement range Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Exa...

Page 808: ...ymmetrical Setup on page 226 14 5 6 5 Configuring the Reference Range The following commands define the reference range for the SEM sweep list SENSe ESPectrum sb BWID 808 SENSe ESPectrum sb FILTer RRC...

Page 809: ...r in the reference range on and off The RRC filter is available if the power reference is the channel power Suffix sb 1 n Sub block in a Multi SEM measurement Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Manual...

Page 810: ...ctrum sb PCLass pc MAXimum 814 CALCulate n LIMit li ESPectrum sb PCLass pc MINimum 814 CALCulate n LIMit li ESPectrum sb LIMits Max1 Max2 Max3 This command sets or queries up to 4 power classes in one...

Page 811: ...command defines wether the power class is determined automatically or manually Suffix n irrelevant li irrelevant sb 1 n Parameters Mode AUTO The power class and thus the limit line is assigned dynami...

Page 812: ...it line and selects the limit line for P 33 CALCulate n LIMit li ESPectrum sb PCLass pc COUNt NoPowerClasses This command sets the number of power classes to be defined This command must be executed b...

Page 813: ...mit check mode for each power class Suffix n irrelevant li irrelevant sb 1 n pc 1 n power class Parameters State ABSolute RELative AND OR ABSolute Evaluates only limit lines with absolute power values...

Page 814: ...l Range 199 9 dBm to 200 dBm Default unit dBm Example CALC LIM ESP PCL1 MAX 40 dBm Sets the maximum power value of the first power class to 40 dBm Manual operation See PMin PMax on page 231 CALCulate...

Page 815: ...rum sb MSR GSM CPResent 818 SENSe ESPectrum sb MSR LTE CPResent 819 SENSe ESPectrum sb MSR MPOWer 819 SENSe ESPectrum sb MSR RFBWidth 820 SENSe ESPectrum sb MSR APPLy This command configures the SEM s...

Page 816: ...he base station to 3 GHz ESP2 MSR BAND HIGH Set the base station RF bandwidth to 20 MHz ESP2 MSR RFBW 20MHZ Calculate limits for MSR SEM ESP2 MSR APPL Manual operation See Bands on page 233 SENSe ESPe...

Page 817: ...trum sb MSR CLASs Class Defines the class of the base station according to its sending range Suffix sb 1 n Sub block in a Multi SEM measurement Parameters Class WIDE MEDium LOCal WIDE Wide Area MEDium...

Page 818: ...Set the maximum output power to 10 dBm ESP2 MSR MPOW 10 Set the base station RF bandwidth to 20 MHz ESP2 MSR RFBW 20MHZ GSM Edge present ESP2 MSR GSM CPR ON Power of the GSM carrier is 20dBm ESP2 MSR...

Page 819: ...specification demands specific limits for the SEM ranges This command is only available for band category 2 see SENSe ESPectrum sb MSR BCATegory on page 816 Suffix sb 1 n Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 R...

Page 820: ...Station Maximum Output Power on page 233 SENSe ESPectrum sb MSR RFBWidth Bandwidth This command defines the RF bandwidth of the base station for MSR measurements Suffix sb 1 n Sub block in a Multi SE...

Page 821: ...ESPectrum PSEarch PSHow 822 CALCulate n ESPectrum PEAKsearch PSHow 822 CALCulate n ESPectrum PSEarch AUTO State CALCulate n ESPectrum PEAKsearch AUTO State This command turns the list evaluation on an...

Page 822: ...1 0 RST 0 Example CALC ESP PSE PSH ON Marks all peaks with blue squares Manual operation See Show Peaks on page 237 See Show Peaks on page 260 14 5 6 9 Performing an SEM Measurement The following comm...

Page 823: ...ep stop can be ensured by INIT IMM WAI INIT CONT OFF Managing Measurement Configurations Load the 3GPP configuration stored in the file 3GPP_UL xml ESP PRES WCDMA 3GPP UL 3GPP_UL xml Defining the Refe...

Page 824: ...ges can be configured individually ESP HSP OFF Define a resolution bandwidth of 1 MHz for range 2 ESP RANG2 BAND RES 1000000 Select an RRC filter for range 2 ESP RANG2 FILT TYPE RRC Define a video ban...

Page 825: ...limits for all ranges in power class 2 and fails if either limit is violated Since power class 2 is set to be used for the entire measurement values for Limit Check 1 are irrelevant ESP RANG LIM2 STA...

Page 826: ...surement must be initialized before you can start configuring the sweep list or list evaluation INITiate n SPURious 826 INITiate n SPURious This command initiates a Spurious Emission measurement Suffi...

Page 827: ...LIST RANGe ri TRANsducer 832 SENSe LIST RANGe ri BANDwidth RESolution RBW This command defines the resolution bandwidth for a spurious emission measurement range Suffix ri 1 n Selects the measurement...

Page 828: ...ep list range is irrelevant Suffix ri Selects the measurement range Return values Ranges Number of ranges in the sweep list Usage Query only SENSe LIST RANGe ri DELete This command removes a range fro...

Page 829: ...ENSe LIST RANGe ri INPut ATTenuation Attenuation This command defines the input attenuation for a spurious emission measurement range Suffix ri 1 n Selects the measurement range Parameters Attenuation...

Page 830: ...for the range Suffix ri 1 n Selects the measurement range SENSe LIST RANGe ri LIMit STARt Level This command defines an absolute limit for a spurious emission measurement range Suffix ri 1 n Selects...

Page 831: ...ange Suffix ri 1 n Selects the measurement range Parameters Points For more information on sweep points see Chapter 8 5 1 8 How Much Data is Measured Sweep Points and Sweep Count on page 381 RST 1001...

Page 832: ...1 n Selects the measurement range Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Manual operation See Sweep Time Mode on page 257 SENSe LIST RANGe ri TRANsducer Transducer This command selects a transducer factor...

Page 833: ...nges 834 CALCulate n PEAKsearch SUBRanges 834 CALCulate n ESPectrum PSEarch DETails State CALCulate n ESPectrum PEAKsearch DETails State This command configures how detailed the list in the Result Sum...

Page 834: ...labels in the diagram on and off Peak labels are blue squares Suffix n Window Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Example CALC PSE PSH ON Marks all peaks with blue squares CALCulate n PSEarch SUBRanges...

Page 835: ...MODE on page 793 INITiate n IMMediate on page 747 see Chapter 14 5 1 Performing Mea surements on page 745 14 5 7 6 Retrieving and Saving Settings and Results The following commands analyze and retriev...

Page 836: ...t RST Resets the instrument SWE MODE LIST Activates spurious emissions measurement INIT CONT OFF Selects single sweep mode Spurious measurement has to be in single sweep mode to be configured and no s...

Page 837: ...s 601 sweep points for range 1 LIST RANG1 RLEV 20 Defines a reference level of 20 dBm for range 1 LIST RANG1 SWE TIME 5 Defines a manual sweep time of 5 second for range 1 Create a transducer that can...

Page 838: ...tatistical Measurements 838 Configuring Statistical Measurements 839 Using Gate Ranges for Statistical Measurements 840 Scaling the Diagram 842 Performing a Statistical Measurement 845 Retrieving Resu...

Page 839: ...00 Remote commands exclusive to statistical measurements CALCulate n MARKer m Y PERCent 839 CALCulate n STATistics NSAMples 839 CALCulate n MARKer m Y PERCent Probability This command sets a marker to...

Page 840: ...e TRACe t STATe gr 841 SENSe SWEep EGATe TRACe t STOP gr 841 SENSe SWEep EGATe TRACe t COMMent Comment This command defines a comment for the gate of a particular trace Suffix t Trace Parameters Comme...

Page 841: ...1 the start time is 0 ms for gate range 3 the start time is 2 ms for gate range 5 the start time is 4 ms Default unit s Example SWE EGAT TRAC1 STAR1 3ms Sets the Starting point for range 1 on trace 1...

Page 842: ...int for range 1 on trace 1 at 5 ms Manual operation See Range x Start Stop on page 272 14 5 8 4 Scaling the Diagram The following commands set up the diagram for statistical measurements CALCulate n S...

Page 843: ...a complete sweep with synchronization to the end of the auto range process This is only possible in single sweep mode Suffix n Window Manual operation See Adjust Settings on page 271 CALCulate n STATi...

Page 844: ...the diagram Suffix n Window Parameters Magnitude The number is a statistical value and therefore dimensionless Range 1E 9 to 0 1 RST 1E 6 Example CALC STAT SCAL Y LOW 0 001 Manual operation See Y Max...

Page 845: ...ds are required to retrieve the measurement results Useful commands for retrieving results described elsewhere CALCulate n MARKer m X on page 987 Remote commands exclusive to statistical results CALCu...

Page 846: ...power to average power in dB ALL Results of all three measurements mentioned before separated by commas mean power peak power crest factor Example CALC STAT RES2 ALL Reads out the three measurement r...

Page 847: ...on to 1000 Defining Gate ranges SWE EGAT TRAC1 COMM GSM useful part Defines a comment for the gate SWE EGAT TRAC1 PER 4 61536ms Sets the gate period to 4 61536ms SWE EGAT TRAC1 STAR1 15us Sets the sta...

Page 848: ...evel range of 20 dB for the x axis CALC STAT SCAL Y LOW 0 0001 Sets the minimum of the y axis to 0 01 probability CALC STAT SCAL Y UPP 1 0 Sets the maximum of the y axis to 100 probability CALC STAT S...

Page 849: ...r CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion SUMMary AVERage State This command switches on or off averaging for the active power measurement in zero span in the window specified by the suffix n If activated a tim...

Page 850: ...RST 0 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion SUMMary STATe State This command turns time domain power measurements on and off This measurement is only available in zero span When you turn the measurement on th...

Page 851: ...rmine the RMS time domain power on and off The R S FSV A performs the measurement on the trace marker 1 is positioned on Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Manual operation See...

Page 852: ...ave to perform a complete measurement with synchroniza tion to the end of the measurement before reading out the result This is only possible for single sweep mode See also INITiate n CONTinuous on pa...

Page 853: ...sible if averaging has been activated previously using CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion SUMMary AVERage on page 849 To get a valid result you have to perform a complete measurement with synchroniza tion...

Page 854: ...Return values PeakPower Peak power of the signal during the measurement time Usage Query only Manual operation See Results on page 282 Measuring the RMS Power CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion SUMMary RMS...

Page 855: ...r To get a valid result you have to perform a complete measurement with synchroniza tion to the end of the measurement before reading out the result This is only possible for single sweep mode See als...

Page 856: ...e n CONTinuous on page 746 Suffix n Window m Marker Return values StandardDeviation Standard deviation of the signal during the measurement time Usage Query only CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion SUMMary...

Page 857: ...CALC MARK FUNC SUMM MEAN ON CALC MARK FUNC SUMM PPE ON CALC MARK FUNC SUMM RMS ON Turns the evalution of the mean peak and RMS time domain power CALC MARK X SLIM ON Activates limit lines for evaluatio...

Page 858: ...the measurement in the frequency domain the search range for the frequency of the first harmonic whose power is determined is defined by the last span If you perform the measurement in the time domain...

Page 859: ...ST 1 Manual operation See Harmonic RBW Auto on page 290 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion HARMonics NHARmonics NoHarmonics This command selects the number of harmonics that the R S FSV A looks for Suffix...

Page 860: ...ARMonics DISTortion This command queries the total harmonic distortion of the signal To get a valid result you have to perform a complete measurement with synchroniza tion to the end of the measuremen...

Page 861: ...eep mode CALC MARK FUNC HARM ON Turns on the harmonic distortion measurement CALC MARK FUNC HARM NHAR 3 Defines three harmonics to be found CALC MARK FUNC HARM BAND AUTO OFF Turns off automatic bandwi...

Page 862: ...ne the third intercept point A two tone signal with equal carrier levels is expected at the RF input of the instru ment Marker 1 and marker 2 both normal markers are set to the maximum of the two sign...

Page 863: ...oint Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode CALC MARK FUNC TOI ON Switches the intercept measurement INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for the end CALC MARK FUNC TOI RES Outputs the measu...

Page 864: ...age 987 Remote commands exclusive to AM modulation depth measurements CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion MDEPth STATe 864 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion MDEPth SEARchsignal ONCE 864 CALCulate n MARKer m FUN...

Page 865: ...746 Suffix n Window m Marker t Trace Return values ModulationDepth Modulation depth in Usage Query only 14 5 12 2 Example Measuring the AM Modulation Depth This example demonstrates how to determine...

Page 866: ...tions allow for a different instrument setup for each frequency you want to measure You can define most of the settings with the commands described here Set tings not covered by the commands listed be...

Page 867: ...command may be used to obtain measurement results in an asynchronous way using the service request mechanism for synchronization to the end of the measure ment If there are no results the command ret...

Page 868: ...es the measurement time for a list entry MeasTime Defines the measurement time for a list entry Range 1 s to 16000 s Default unit s TriggerLevel The trigger level must be 0 PowerLevel Power level for...

Page 869: ...Selects the trigger slop TriggerOffset Defines the trigger delay Range negative measurement time to 30 s RST 0 Default unit s GateLength Defines the gate length for gated measurements Setting 0 second...

Page 870: ...LIST POW RES Returns the results of the measurements two for each frequency peak and RMS power Initiliazing the measurement and querying results simultaneously LIST POW 935 2MHZ 0 10 OFF NORM 1MHZ 3M...

Page 871: ...different ways Instrument setup measurement and querying of the results in a single command line With this method there is the least delay between the measurement and the result output However it requ...

Page 872: ...INITiate n CONTinuous on page 746 Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters TimeOffset Defines a time offset to start the measurement at the first pulse of a trace RST 0 Default unit s MeasTime Defines the...

Page 873: ...d before initiating the measurement Thus mea surement times are kept as low as possible If you synchronize the measurement with OPC the R S FSV A produces a service request when all frequencies have b...

Page 874: ...nt If there are no results the command returns an error Return values PulsePower Lowest power level of the pulse power measurement The unit is dBm Usage Query only 14 5 14 2 Example Performing a Pulse...

Page 875: ...ribed here The tasks for manual operation are described in Chapter 9 1 Result Display Configu ration on page 412 General Window Commands 875 Working with Windows in the Display 876 Examples Configurin...

Page 876: ...he screen layout for a channel as you do using the SmartGrid in manual operation Since the available evaluation types depend on the selected application some parameters for the following commands also...

Page 877: ...s name by default the same as its number as a result Example LAY ADD 1 LEFT MTAB Result 2 Adds a new window named 2 with a marker table to the left of window 1 Usage Query only Manual operation See Di...

Page 878: ...r 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 WindowName Direction Setting parameters WindowName Str...

Page 879: ...containing the name of the existing window By default the name of a window is the same as its index To determine the name and index of all active windows in the active channel use the LAYout CATalog W...

Page 880: ...1 The direction in which the splitter is moved depends on the screen layout If the windows are positioned horizontally the splitter also moves horizontally If the windows are positioned vertically the...

Page 881: ...window you want to add See LAYout ADD WINDow on page 876 for a list of availa ble window types Return values NewWindowName When adding a new window the command returns its name by default the same as...

Page 882: ...m mand To add a new window use the LAYout WINDow n ADD command Suffix n Window Setting parameters WindowType Type of measurement window you want to replace another one with See LAYout ADD WINDow on pa...

Page 883: ...hanging the size of individual windows Move the splitter between the Frequency Sweep window and the Marker Table window to enlarge the spectrum display to 60 of the entire width LAY SPL 1 3 60 Move th...

Page 884: ...L SGR LAY ADD 1 RIGH MTAB LAY WIND2 ADD RIGH PEAK LAY CAT Result 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Remove Spectrogram LAY WIND2 REM Remove Marker Table window LAY REM 3 Replace Marker Peak List window by Marker Table L...

Page 885: ...Configuring Signal Tracking 889 14 7 1 1 Defining the Frequency Range The following commands are required to define the frequency range CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion CENTer 885 CALCulate n MARKer m F...

Page 886: ...the x axis Suffix n Window w subwindow t Parameters Scale LOGarithmic Logarithmic scaling LINear Linear scaling RST LINear Example DISP TRAC X SPAC LOG Manual operation See Frequency Axis Scaling on p...

Page 887: ...unit Hz Example Set the center frequency to 110 MHz FREQ CENT 100 MHz FREQ CENT STEP 10 MHz FREQ CENT UP Manual operation See Center Frequency Stepsize on page 363 SENSe FREQuency CENTer STEP AUTO Sta...

Page 888: ...a step size fac tor FREQ CENT STEP LINK SPAN FREQ CENT STEP LINK FACT 20PCT Manual operation See Center Frequency Stepsize on page 363 SENSe FREQuency OFFSet Offset This command defines a frequency of...

Page 889: ...Parameters Frequency 0 to fmax min span RST 0 Default unit HZ Example FREQ STAR 20MHz Manual operation See Frequency Sweep on page 122 See Start Stop on page 362 SENSe FREQuency STOP Frequency This co...

Page 890: ...g to keep the center frequency on the signal pea After each sweep the maximum on trace 1 is searched within a range of 2 around the center frequency It must have a minimum power of 90dBm CALC MARK FUN...

Page 891: ...rameters TraceNumber 1 to 6 Range 1 to 6 RST 1 Manual operation See Signal Tracking on page 364 14 7 2 Configuring Bandwidth and Sweep Settings The commands required to configure the bandwidth sweep a...

Page 892: ...3MHz Default unit Hz Example BAND 1 MHz Sets the resolution bandwidth to 1 MHz Manual operation See Analysis Bandwidth on page 270 See RBW on page 383 See RBW on page 396 SENSe BWIDth RESolution AUTO...

Page 893: ...ion See Filter Type on page 385 SENSe BWIDth VIDeo Bandwidth SENSe BANDwidth VIDeo Bandwidth This command defines the video bandwidth The command decouples the video bandwidth from the resolution band...

Page 894: ...r mode measurements with a logarithmic level scale result in flatter falling edges compared to logarithmic mode The reason is the conversion of linear power values into logarithmic level values if you...

Page 895: ...nuous sweep mode if the sweep count is set to 0 a moving average over 10 sweeps is performed Range 0 to 200000 RST 0 Example SWE COUN 64 Sets the number of sweeps to 64 INIT CONT OFF Switches to singl...

Page 896: ...the Sweep Time to Auto to optimize the sweep rate AUTO Uses a medium sized partial span to obtain a compromise between a large dynamic range and a fast sweep rate Zero span mode For zero span measurem...

Page 897: ...E AUTO State This command couples and decouples the sweep time to the span and the resolution and video bandwidths Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Example SWE TIME AUTO ON Activates automatic sweep...

Page 898: ...ARRow AUTO Automatically applies the sweep optimization mode that is best for the current measurement NARRow Optimizes the sweep mode for a large dynamic range WIDE Optimizes the sweep mode for high p...

Page 899: ...lta marker that delta marker is turned into a normal marker Suffix n Window m Marker Example CALC MARK2 FUNC REF Sets the reference level to the level of marker 2 Manual operation See Reference Level...

Page 900: ...Example DISP TRAC Y RLEV OFFS 10dB Manual operation See Shifting the Display Offset on page 274 See Shifting the Display Offset on page 370 SENSe POWer NCORrection State This command turns noise cance...

Page 901: ...ers Attenuation Range see data sheet Increment 5 dB with optional electr attenuator 1 dB RST 10 dB AUTO is set to ON Default unit DB Example INP ATT 30dB Defines a 30 dB attenuation and decouples the...

Page 902: ...f the current reference level is not compatible with an attenuation that has been set manually the command also adjusts the reference level Suffix ip 1 2 irrelevant Parameters Attenuation attenuation...

Page 903: ...c Attenuation on page 371 14 7 3 3 Configuring a Preamplifier INPut ip EGAin STATe 903 INPut ip GAIN STATe 904 INPut ip GAIN VALue 904 INPut ip EGAin STATe State Before this command can be used the ex...

Page 904: ...models note the restrictions described in Preamplifier on page 372 Suffix ip 1 2 irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on RST 0 Example INP...

Page 905: ...905 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe t Y SCALe MODE 906 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe PDIVision 906 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe RPOSition 907 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe t Y SPACing...

Page 906: ...RELative relative scaling of the y axis RST ABSolute Example DISP TRAC Y MODE REL Manual operation See Scaling on page 375 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe PDIVision Value This remote command determi...

Page 907: ...100 corre sponds to the upper display border RST 100 PCT frequency display 50 PCT time dis play Default unit PCT Example DISP TRAC Y RPOS 50PCT Manual operation See Reference Position on page 343 See...

Page 908: ...er Output 916 14 7 4 1 Configuring the Triggering Conditions The following commands are required to configure a triggered measurement TRIGger SEQuence DTIMe 908 TRIGger SEQuence HOLDoff TIME 908 TRIGg...

Page 909: ...er event Note that this command can be used for any trigger source not just IF Power despite the legacy keyword Note If you perform gated measurements in combination with the IF Power trigger the R S...

Page 910: ...on rear panel 2 trigger port 2 TRIG AUX connector on rear panel Parameters TriggerLevel Range 0 5 V to 3 5 V RST 1 4 V Default unit V Example TRIG LEV 2V Manual operation See Trigger Level on page 399...

Page 911: ...PCT RST 50 PCT Default unit PCT Example TRIG LEV VID 50PCT Manual operation See Trigger Level on page 399 TRIGger SEQuence SLOPe Type For all trigger sources except time you can define whether trigge...

Page 912: ...t be configured for Input Trigger signal from the Trigger AUX connector RFPower First intermediate frequency Frequency and time domain measurements only IFPower Second intermediate frequency TIME Time...

Page 913: ...unt 914 SENSe SWEep EGATe CONTinuous PLENgth 914 SENSe SWEep EGATe CONTinuous STATe 914 SENSe SWEep EGATe HOLDoff 915 SENSe SWEep EGATe LENGth 915 SENSe SWEep EGATe POLarity 915 SENSe SWEep EGATe SOUR...

Page 914: ...r Range 1 to 1023 Increment 1 RST 100 Example SWE EGAT CONT PCO 50 Manual operation See Gate Period Count on page 407 SENSe SWEep EGATe CONTinuous PLENgth Time Defines the length in seconds of a singl...

Page 915: ...eep FFT sweep zero span and I Q mode measurements Parameters DelayTime Range 0 s to 30 s RST 0 s Default unit S Example SWE EGAT HOLD 100us Manual operation See Gate Delay on page 406 SENSe SWEep EGAT...

Page 916: ...selects the way gated measurements are triggered Parameters Type LEVel The trigger event for the gate to open is a particular power level After the gate signal has been detected the gate remains open...

Page 917: ...Put OUTPut INPut Port works as an input OUTPut Port works as an output RST INPut Manual operation See Trigger 1 2 on page 356 OUTPut up TRIGger tp LEVel Level This command defines the level of the TTL...

Page 918: ...d trigger signal For more information see OUTPut up TRIGger tp LEVel RST DEVice Manual operation See Output Type on page 356 OUTPut TRIGger tp PULSe IMMediate This command generates a pulse at the tri...

Page 919: ...tings for the current task automatically only once for the current measurement This includes Center frequency Reference level Example ADJ ALL Manual operation See Adjusting all Determinable Settings A...

Page 920: ...Manual on page 411 SENSe ADJust CONFigure HYSTeresis LOWer Threshold Parameters Threshold Range 0 dB to 200 dB RST 1 dB Default unit dB Example SENS ADJ CONF HYST LOW 2 For an input signal level of c...

Page 921: ...l for the current input data and measurement settings This ensures that the settings of the RF attenuation and the reference level are optimally adjusted to the signal level without overloading the R...

Page 922: ...nnects the RF input with the input mixer for the R S FSV A after an overload condition occurred and the protection mechanism intervened The error status bit bit 3 in the STAT QUES POW status register...

Page 923: ...log mixer path is always used Example INP DPAT OFF Manual operation See Direct Path on page 313 INPut ip FILTer YIG STATe State Suffix ip 1 2 irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 0 for I Q Ana...

Page 924: ...pe Defines the type of matching pad used for impedance conversion for RF input Suffix ip 1 2 irrelevant Parameters PadType SRESistor MLPad SRESistor Series R MLPad Minimum Loss Pad RST SRESistor Examp...

Page 925: ...PROBe pb SETup MODE 927 SENSe PROBe pb SETup NAME 927 SENSe PROBe pb SETup NMOFfset 928 SENSe PROBe pb SETup PMODe 928 SENSe PROBe pb SETup PMOFfset 929 SENSe PROBe pb SETup STATe 929 SENSe PROBe pb S...

Page 926: ...erential probe in CM mode is connected to the R S FSV A If the probe is disconnected the common mode offset of the probe is reset to 0 0 V Note that if the offset for DM mode or CM mode is changed the...

Page 927: ...t terminal Default unit V Manual operation See Common Mode Offset Diff Mode Offset P Offset N Off set on page 315 SENSe PROBe pb SETup MODE Mode Suffix pb 1 n Selects the connector 3 RF Parameters Mod...

Page 928: ...Suffix pb 1 n Selects the connector 3 RF Parameters NMOffset The voltage offset between the negative input terminal and ground Default unit V Manual operation See Common Mode Offset Diff Mode Offset...

Page 929: ...ode are adapted accordingly and vice versa For details see MultiMode Function and Offset Compensation for Modular RF Probes on page 309 Suffix pb 1 n Selects the connector 3 RF Parameters PMOffset The...

Page 930: ...see Chapter 8 2 4 2 Basics on External Generator Control on page 325 Measurement Configuration 930 Interface Configuration 934 Source Calibration 936 Programming Example for External Generator Control...

Page 931: ...RF frequency range covers the currently defined span of the R S FSV A unless limited by the range of the signal generator OFF 0 The generator uses a single fixed frequency defined by SOURce si EXTern...

Page 932: ...t exceeded if the following formula is applied to the start and stop frequency of the ana lyzer Offset Analyzer Generator F ator Deno Numerator F F min Suffix si irrelevant gen Parameters Value numeri...

Page 933: ...age 340 SOURce si EXTernal gen POWer LEVel Level This command sets the output power of the selected generator Suffix si irrelevant gen Parameters Level numeric value RST 20 dBm Default unit DBM Exampl...

Page 934: ...OURce 934 SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB RDEVice GENerator gen ADDRess 935 SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice GENerator gen INTerface 935 SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice GENerator gen LINK 935 SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice...

Page 935: ...V GEN INT TCP Manual operation See Interface on page 337 SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice GENerator gen LINK Type This command selects the link type of the external generator if the GPIB interface is used T...

Page 936: ...Manual operation See Generator Type on page 337 SYSTem COMMunicate TCPip RDEVice GENerator gen ADDRess Address Configures the TCP IP address for the external generator Suffix gen Parameters Address TC...

Page 937: ...ssigned to the reference position to 0 Hz Manual operation See Reference Value on page 343 SENSe CORRection COLLect ACQuire MeasType This command initiates a reference measurement calibration The refe...

Page 938: ...gen STATe on page 933 Parameters Type REFLection Selects reflection measurements TRANsmission Selects transmission measurements RST TRANsmission Example CORR METH TRAN Sets the type of measurement to...

Page 939: ...e name Example CORR TRAN GEN SMW200A1 Creates the transducer file C r_s instr trd SMW200A trd Manual operation See Save as Trd Factor on page 343 Programming Example for External Generator Control The...

Page 940: ...cy of the analyzer with an offset of 100 kHz analyzer start 10 Hz analyzer stop 1 MHz analyzer span 999 99 KHz generator frequency start 100 005 KHz generator frequency stop 600 KHz generator span 499...

Page 941: ...er Sensor Measurements 942 Triggering with Power Sensors 949 Configuring Power Sensors SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice PMETer p CONFigure AUTO STATe 941 SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice PMETer p COUNt 941 SYSTem...

Page 942: ...nsor assigned to the specified index Example SYST COMM RDEV PMET2 DEF NRP Z81 123456 Assigns the power sensor with the serial number 123456 to the configuration Power Sensor 2 SYST COMM RDEV PMET2 DEF...

Page 943: ...g the power sensor 2 and delays the execution of further commands until zeroing is concluded Usage Event Manual operation See Zeroing Power Sensor on page 319 CALCulate n PMETer p RELative MAGNitude R...

Page 944: ...ff Suffix n Window p Power sensor index Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Example CALC PMET2 REL STAT ON Activates the relative display of the m...

Page 945: ...f the pulse Suffix p Power sensor Parameters Percentage Range 0 001 to 99 999 RST 99 999 Default unit Example PMET2 DCYC STAT ON Activates the duty cycle correction PMET2 DCYC VAL 0 5 Sets the correct...

Page 946: ...f power sensor measurements Suffix p Power sensor index Parameters Duration SHORt NORMal LONG RST NORMal Example PMET2 MTIM SHOR Sets a short measurement duration for measurements of station ary high...

Page 947: ...ion off ON 1 Switches the function on Example PMET2 MTIM AVER ON Activates manual averaging Manual operation See Meas Time Average on page 320 SENSe PMETer p ROFFset STATe State This command includes...

Page 948: ...ents on and off If on the results are update even if a single sweep is complete Suffix p Power sensor index Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Ex...

Page 949: ...49 SENSe PMETer p TRIGger HYSTeresis 950 SENSe PMETer p TRIGger LEVel 950 SENSe PMETer p TRIGger SLOPe 951 SENSe PMETer p TRIGger STATe 951 SENSe PMETer p TRIGger DTIMe Time This command defines the t...

Page 950: ...esis in dB is the value the input signal must stay below the IF power trigger level in order to allow a trigger to start the measurement Suffix p Power sensor index Parameters Hysteresis Range 3 dB to...

Page 951: ...STATe State This command turns the external power trigger on and off Suffix p Power sensor index Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Example PMET2...

Page 952: ...SERV NSO ON Manual operation See Noise Source Control on page 352 OUTPut up IF IFFRequency Frequency This command defines the frequency for the IF output of the R S FSV A The IF fre quency of the sig...

Page 953: ...ON 1 User port is switched to OUTPut Example OUTP UPOR STAT ON OUTPut up UPORt VALue Value This command sets the control lines of the user ports The assignment of the pin numbers to the bits is as fo...

Page 954: ...m mode and in Analog Demodulation mode To set the volume use the SYSTem SPEaker VOLume command Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Example SYST SP...

Page 955: ...Example SYST SPE VOL 0 Switches the loudspeaker to mute Manual operation See Audio Output Volume on page 355 14 8 Analyzing Measurements Basics The commands for general analysis tasks are described h...

Page 956: ...left corner is the origin of coordinate system The upper right corner is the end point of the system Range 0 to 100 Default unit PCT x2 Diagram coordinates in of the complete diagram that define the...

Page 957: ...14 8 1 2 Using the Multiple Zoom DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM MULTiple zn AREA 957 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM MULTiple zn STATe 958 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM MULTiple zn AREA x1 y...

Page 958: ...igin of coordinate system The upper right corner is the end point of the system Range 0 to 100 Default unit PCT y2 Diagram coordinates in of the complete diagram that define the zoom area The lower le...

Page 959: ...y WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe on page 905 Remote commands exclusive to trace configuration DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t MODE 959 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe t MODE HCONtinuous 960 DISPlay WINDow n SUB...

Page 960: ...lue is lower than the previous one VIEW The current contents of the trace memory are frozen and dis played BLANk Hides the selected trace RST Trace 1 WRITe Trace 2 6 BLANk Example INIT CONT OFF Switch...

Page 961: ...trace settings to the selected window Suffix n 1 n Window w 1 n subwindow undef 1 n Trace Parameters ResultType ALL MAM MCM ALL Preset All Traces MAM Max Avg Min MCM Max ClrWrite Min Example DISP WIN...

Page 962: ...ce smoothing if DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe t SMOothing STATe TRUE Suffix n Window w subwindow t Trace Parameters Aperture Range 1 to 50 RST 2 Default unit PCT Example DISP3 TRAC2 SMO APER 5 De...

Page 963: ...se of single sweep mode the application stops the measurement and calculates the average after the average count has been reached Suffix n irrelevant Parameters AverageCount If you set an average coun...

Page 964: ...operation See Average Mode on page 495 SENSe WINDow n DETector t FUNCtion Detector Defines the trace detector to be used for trace analysis For details see Mapping Samples to sweep Points with the Tra...

Page 965: ...to configure spectrograms in a remote environment are described here For details and manual operation see Chapter 9 5 2 2 Spectrogram Settings on page 507 When configuring spectrograms the window suff...

Page 966: ...result display and clears the memory Manual operation See Clear Spectrogram on page 389 CALCulate n SGRam CONTinuous State CALCulate n SPECtrogram CONTinuous State This command determines whether the...

Page 967: ...ulate n SPECtrogram FRAMe SELect Frame Time This command selects a specific frame for further analysis The command is available if no measurement is running or after a single sweep has ended Parameter...

Page 968: ...ort spectrograms Suffix n Window Example CALC4 SPEC LAY FULL Shows the spectrogram in window 4 The corresponding trace diagram is hidden Manual operation See State on page 508 CALCulate n SGRam STATe...

Page 969: ...the Spectrogram is empty the command returns 0 0 0 0 The times are given as delta values which simplifies evaluating relative results however you can also calculate the absolute date and time as displ...

Page 970: ...e n SPECtrogram FRAMe SELect on page 967 Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Example CALC SGR TST ON Activates the time stamp Manual operation See...

Page 971: ...the color map to 10 Manual operation See Start Stop on page 511 DISPlay WINDow n SGRam COLor SHAPe Shape DISPlay WINDow n SPECtrogram COLor SHAPe Shape This command defines the shape and focus of the...

Page 972: ...ver green to light turquoise with shades of green in between GRAYscale Shows the results in shades of gray RST HOT Example DISP WIND SPEC COL GRAY Changes the color scheme of the spectrogram to black...

Page 973: ...e 517 CALCulate n MATH t MODE Mode This command selects the way the R S FSV A calculates trace mathematics Suffix n Window t irrelevant Parameters Mode For more information on the way each mode works...

Page 974: ...off ON 1 Switches the function on Example CALC MATH STAT ON Turns on trace mathematics Manual operation See Trace Math Function on page 517 See Trace Math Off on page 517 14 8 2 4 Retrieving Trace Re...

Page 975: ...le regardless of the actual data format However the data is not as compact as other for mats may be REAL Floating point numbers according to IEEE 754 in the definite length block format BitLength 16 3...

Page 976: ...f only specific parts of the trace data are of interest If no parameters are specified with the command the entire trace data is retrieved in this case the command returns the same results as TRAC DAT...

Page 977: ...matted in 32 Bit IEEE 754 Floating Point Format The schema of the result string is as follows 41024 value1 value2 value n with 4 Number of digits 4 in the example of the following number of data bytes...

Page 978: ...xport all Traces and all Table Results on page 521 FORMat DIMPort TRACes Selection This command selects the data to be included in a data import file see MMEMory LOAD n TRACe on page 979 For details o...

Page 979: ...available To store data permanently select an external storage location such as a USB memory device For details see Chapter 5 1 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 42 Suffix n Window...

Page 980: ...umber of frames to be recorded per sweep to 100 CALC SGR HDEP 1000 Sets the number of frames to be stored to 1000 10 sweeps CALC SGR TST ON Activates a time stamp for each frame Configuring the Color...

Page 981: ...MAX Sets deltamarker 3 to the maximum level in the entire spectrogram By default its value is the difference to marker 1 We will change it to refer to marker 2 CALC DELT3 MREF 2 Deltamarker 3 now refe...

Page 982: ...ng Up Individual Markers 982 General Marker Settings 988 Configuring and Performing a Marker Search 989 Positioning the Marker 993 Retrieving Marker Results 999 Marker Search Spectrograms 1001 Fixed R...

Page 983: ...ition to the same value Tip to link any marker to a different marker than marker 1 use the CALCulate n DELTamarker ms LINK TO MARKer md or CALCulate n MARKer ms LINK TO MARKer md commands Suffix n Win...

Page 984: ...hen the position of a delta marker is queried the result is always an abso lute value see CALCulate n DELTamarker m X on page 985 Suffix n Window m irrelevant Parameters Mode ABSolute Delta marker pos...

Page 985: ...Type on page 431 See Select Marker on page 432 CALCulate n DELTamarker m TRACe Trace This command selects the trace a delta marker is positioned on Note that the corresponding trace must have a trace...

Page 986: ...Manual operation See Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker 3 Marker 4 on page 298 See Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker 3 on page 303 See Marker Position X value on page 431 CALCulate n MARKer m AOFF This command turns off...

Page 987: ...hes on marker 3 Manual operation See Marker State on page 430 See Marker Type on page 431 See Select Marker on page 432 CALCulate n MARKer m TRACe Trace This command selects the trace the marker is po...

Page 988: ...ge 303 See Marker Table on page 413 See Marker Peak List on page 413 See Marker Position X value on page 431 14 8 3 2 General Marker Settings The following commands control general marker functionalit...

Page 989: ...e takes effect in manual operation only Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Parameters StepSize STANdard the marker moves from one pixel to the next POINts the marker moves from one sweep point to the ne...

Page 990: ...s in all windows The peak excursion sets the requirements for a peak to be detected during a peak search The unit depends on the measurement Application Result display Unit Spectrum dB Suffix n irrele...

Page 991: ...levant Parameters SearchLimit The value range depends on the frequency range or sweep time The unit is Hz for frequency domain measurements and s for time domain measurements RST left diagram border D...

Page 992: ...n MARKer m X SLIMits ZOOM STATe State This command adjusts the marker search range to the zoom area for all markers in all windows Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 S...

Page 993: ...te commands necessary to position the marker on a trace Positioning Normal Markers 993 Positioning Delta Markers 997 Positioning Normal Markers The following commands position markers on the trace CAL...

Page 994: ...level in the currently selected frame The vertical marker position remains the same Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Peak on page 441 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum NEXT This co...

Page 995: ...Next Peak on page 441 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum AUTO State This command turns an automatic marker peak search for a trace minimum on and off The R S FSV A performs the peak search after each sweep...

Page 996: ...2 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum PEAK This command moves a marker to the minimum level In the spectrogram the command moves a marker horizontally to the minimum level in the currently selected frame The...

Page 997: ...command moves a marker horizontally to the maximum level in the currently selected frame The vertical marker position remains the same Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Peak o...

Page 998: ...r to the next higher minimum value The search includes only measurement values to the right of the current marker posi tion In the spectrogram the command moves a marker horizontally to the minimum le...

Page 999: ...ns the same Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Minimum on page 442 14 8 3 5 Retrieving Marker Results The following commands are used to retrieve the results of markers You can...

Page 1000: ...ommand queries the relative position of a delta marker on the x axis If necessary the command activates the delta marker first Suffix n Window m Marker Return values Position Position of the delta mar...

Page 1001: ...mum RIGHt on page 995 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum LEFT on page 995 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum NEXT on page 996 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum PEAK on page 996 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum RIGHt on pa...

Page 1002: ...e time stamp is off The range depends on the history depth Default unit S Time Selects a frame via its time stamp Valid if the time stamp is on The number is the negative distance to frame 0 in second...

Page 1003: ...rch includes only frames above the current marker position It does not change the horizontal position of the marker Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Mode for Next Peak in Y Directi...

Page 1004: ...Culate n MARKer m SGRam Y MINimum ABOVe CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram Y MINimum ABOVe This command moves a marker vertically to the next higher minimum level for the cur rent frequency The search i...

Page 1005: ...tive yet the command first looks for the peak level for all frequencies and moves the marker vertically to the minimum level Suffix n Window m Marker Using Delta Markers The following commands control...

Page 1006: ...rker m SGRam Y MINimum BELow 1009 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MINimum BELow 1009 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MINimum NEXT 1009 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MINimum NEXT 10...

Page 1007: ...late n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram XY MAXimum PEAK This command moves a marker to the highest level of the spectrogram over all fre quencies Suffix n Window m Marker CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam XY M...

Page 1008: ...It does not change the horizontal position of the marker Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Mode for Next Peak in Y Direction on page 438 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum P...

Page 1009: ...NEXT CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MINimum NEXT This command moves a delta marker vertically to the next minimum level for the cur rent frequency The search includes all frames It does not c...

Page 1010: ...d Reference on page 434 See Defining Reference Point on page 450 CALCulate n DELTamarker m FUNCtion FIXed RPOint X RefPoint This command defines the horizontal position of the fixed delta marker refer...

Page 1011: ...s command defines a level offset for the fixed delta marker reference point Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters Offset Numeric value RST 0 Default unit dB CALCulate n DELTamarker m FUNCtion FIXed STAT...

Page 1012: ...lists CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion FPEaks ANNotation LABel STATe 1012 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion FPEaks COUNt 1013 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion FPEaks IMMediate 1013 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion...

Page 1013: ...Peaks This command initiates a peak search Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters Peaks This parameter defines the number of peaks to find during the search Note that the actual number of peaks found du...

Page 1014: ...fix n Window m Marker Parameters SortMode X Sorts the peaks according to increasing position on the x axis Y Sorts the peaks according to decreasing position on the y axis RST X Example CALC MARK FUNC...

Page 1015: ...the peaks on the y axis The order depends on the sort order that has been set with CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion FPEaks SORT Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Return values PeakPosition Position of the...

Page 1016: ...to single sweep mode CALC MARK2 ON Switches on marker 2 CALC MARK2 FUNC NOIS ON Switches on noise measurement for marker 2 INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for the end CALC MARK2 FUNC NOIS RES Output...

Page 1017: ...on PNOise AOFF 1018 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion PNOise RESult 1019 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion PNOise STATe 1019 CALCulate n DELTamarker m FUNCtion PNOise AUTO State This command turns an automati...

Page 1018: ...ements is either a normal marker or a fixed reference If necessary the command turns on the reference marker The correction values for the bandwidth and the log amplifier are taken into account in the...

Page 1019: ...power at the position of the specified normal marker Example CALC MARK2 FUNC PNO RES Outputs the result of phase noise measurement of the marker 2 Usage Query only CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion PNOise...

Page 1020: ...This command selects the way the results for a band power marker are displayed Note relative power results are only availabe for delta markers see CALCulate n DELTamarker m FUNCtion BPOWer MODE on pag...

Page 1021: ...position Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters Span Frequency The maximum span depends on the marker position and R S FSV A model RST 5 of current span Default unit Hz Example CALC MARK FUNC BPOW SPAN 2...

Page 1022: ...er The power unit depends on the CALCulate n UNIT POWer setting DENSity Result is displayed as a density in dBm Hz RPOWer This setting is only available for a delta band power marker The result is the...

Page 1023: ...ments on and off If neccessary the command also turns on a reference marker Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Manual op...

Page 1024: ...DB Example CALC MARK FUNC NDBD 3dB Sets the distance to the reference marker to 3 dB CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion NDBDown FREQuency This command queries the position of the n dB down markers on the...

Page 1025: ...s Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Return values QFactor Usage Query only CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion NDBDown RESult This command queries the distance of the n dB down markers from each other To get...

Page 1026: ...n Example CALC MARK FUNC NDBD STAT ON Turns the n dB Down marker on Manual operation See n dB down Marker State on page 452 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion NDBDown TIME This command queries the position...

Page 1027: ...FREQuency 1028 CALCulate n MARKer m COUNt RESolution 1028 CALCulate n MARKer m COUNt State This command turns the frequency counter at the marker position on and off The frequency counter works for on...

Page 1028: ...easurement before reading out the result This is only possible for single sweep mode See also INITiate n CONTinuous on page 746 Before you can use the command you have to turn on the frequency counter...

Page 1029: ...FUNCtion DEModulation CONTinuous 1029 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion DEModulation HOLDoff 1030 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion DEModulation SELect 1030 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion DEModulation STATe 1...

Page 1030: ...operation See Marker Stop Time on page 458 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion DEModulation SELect DemodMode This command selects the demodulation mode at the marker position Suffix n Window m Marker Param...

Page 1031: ...QUelch STATe State This command turns selective demodulation at the marker position on and off For selective demodulation the R S FSV A turns on a video trigger whose level corre ponds to the squelch...

Page 1032: ...gramming Example Performing a Basic Frequency Sweep on page 1199 has been performed and thus does not begin by presetting the instrument Configuring marker behavior DISP MTAB ON Marker information is...

Page 1033: ...ALC MARK2 Y CALC MARK3 Y CALC MARK4 Y CALC DELT5 Y CALC DELT6 Y Retrieves the marker levels of each active normal and delta marker CALC DELT5 X REL CALC DELT6 X REL Retrieves the frequency difference...

Page 1034: ...an existing trace the following example provides a simple frequency sweep measurement to be used as a basis for the subsequent marker function scripts Configuring the basic frequency sweep RST Resets...

Page 1035: ...t It assumes that the basic frequency sweep descri bed in Basic Frequency Sweep Measurement for Marker Function Examples on page 1034 has been performed and thus does not begin by presetting the instr...

Page 1036: ...mple Measuring Phase Noise This example demonstrates how to measure phase noise using markers in a basic spectrum measurement in a remote environment It assumes that the basic frequency sweep describe...

Page 1037: ...K1 FUNC BPOW STAT ON Activates the band power measurement for the band around marker 1 CALC MARK1 FUNC BPOW SPAN 30MHz Sets the bandwidth to be measured to 30 MHz CALC MARK1 FUNC BPOW MODE DENS Sets t...

Page 1038: ...wer offsets CALC MARK FUNC NDBD QFAC Returns the quality factor of the resulting bandwidth Examples Demodulating Marker Values and Providing Audio Output The following examples demonstrate how to demo...

Page 1039: ...begin by presetting the instrument Configuring the marker demodulation CALC MARK1 ON Activates marker1 CALC MARK1 FUNC DEM SEL FM Selects FM demodulation DEM SQU LEV 10 Sets a squelch level for noise...

Page 1040: ...s in a remote environment are described here Configuring Display Lines 1040 Defining Limit Checks 1043 14 8 4 1 Configuring Display Lines The following commands configure vertical and horizontal displ...

Page 1041: ...ion on Example CALC DLIN2 STAT ON Turns on display line 2 CALCulate n FLINe dl Frequency This command defines the position of a frequency line Suffix n Window dl 1 to 4 frequency line Parameters Frequ...

Page 1042: ...arameters Time Note that you can not set a time line to a position that is higher than the current sweep time Range 0 s to 1600 s RST STATe to OFF Default unit S Example CALC TLIN 10ms Sets the first...

Page 1043: ...Mit li CONTrol SHIFt 1045 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SPACing 1045 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer DATA 1046 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MARGin 1046 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE 1047 CALCulate n LIMit l...

Page 1044: ...ds missing val ues or ignores surplus values The unit is Hz or s RST Default unit HZ Manual operation See Data Points on page 479 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DOMain SpanSetting This command selects t...

Page 1045: ...li Limit line Parameters Offset Numeric value The unit depends on the scale of the x axis RST 0 Default unit HZ Manual operation See X Offset on page 476 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SHIFt Distance Th...

Page 1046: ...he number of vertical values has to be the same as the number of horizontal values set with CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DATA If not the R S FSV A either adds missing values or ignores surplus values...

Page 1047: ...ge 479 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer OFFSet Offset This command defines an offset for a complete lower limit line Compared to shifting the limit line an offset does not actually change the limit line def...

Page 1048: ...rpolType LINear LOGarithmic RST LIN Manual operation See Y Axis on page 479 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer STATe State This command turns a lower limit line on and off Before you can use the command you h...

Page 1049: ...ing the limit line name RST REM1 to REM8 for lines 1 to 8 Manual operation See Name on page 478 CALCulate n LIMit li UNIT Unit This command defines the unit of a limit line Suffix n irrelevant li Limi...

Page 1050: ...Margin This command defines an area around an upper limit line where limit check violations are still tolerated Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Margin numeric value RST 0 Default unit dB...

Page 1051: ...fix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Distance Defines the distance that the limit line moves The unit depends on CALCulate n LIMit li UNIT on page 1049 Manual operation See Shift y on page 480 CA...

Page 1052: ...hold Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Limit Numeric value The unit depends on CALCulate n LIMit li UNIT on page 1049 RST 200 Default unit dBm Manual operation See Threshold on page 478 Man...

Page 1053: ...ulate n LIMit li COPY Line This command copies a limit line Suffix n Window li Limit line Parameters Line 1 to 8 number of the new limit line name String containing the name of the limit line Example...

Page 1054: ...Disable All Lines on page 477 CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk State This command turns the limit check for a specific trace on and off To query the limit check result use CALCulate n LIMit li FAIL...

Page 1055: ...eName String containing the path and name of the target file LimitLineName Name of the limit line to be exported Example MMEM STOR LIM C TEST UpperLimitLine Stores the limit line named UpperLimitLine...

Page 1056: ...2 Usage Query only Manual operation See Limit Check n on page 225 See Limit Check on page 259 Programming Example Using Limit Lines The following examples demonstrate how to work with limit lines in a...

Page 1057: ...nition points relative to the reference level for limit line 3 CALC LIM3 LOW SHIF 2 Shifts the limit line 3 by 2dB CALC LIM3 LOW OFFS 3 Defines an additional 3 dB offset for limit line 3 CALC LIM3 LOW...

Page 1058: ...clear write 2 average 3 max hold Configuring the limit check MMEM LOAD TYPE REPL MMEM LOAD STAT 1 LimitLines_FM1_FM3 Loads the limit lines stored in LimitLines_FM1_FM3 CALC LIM1 NAME FM1 CALC LIM1 UP...

Page 1059: ...Windows file names do not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase notation Wildcards The two characters and can be used as wildcards i e they are variables for a selection of several files The que...

Page 1060: ...064 MMEMory NETWork MAP 1065 MMEMory NETWork UNUSeddrives 1065 MMEMory NETWork USEDdrives 1065 MMEMory RDIRectory 1066 FORMat DEXPort DSEParator Separator This command selects the decimal separator fo...

Page 1061: ...SPOOL PNG Returns all files in C R_S INSTR USER whose names start with SPOOL have 6 letters and the extension PNG e g SPOOL1 PNG SPOOL2 PNG SPOOL3 PNG Example MMEM CAT C R_S INSTR USER SPOOL6 PNG Que...

Page 1062: ...tandard 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 Standard Tetra from 23 05 is added to the ACP entry...

Page 1063: ...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 MMEMory DELete IMMedia...

Page 1064: ...ileName This command has several 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 device Note that yo...

Page 1065: ...containing the password corresponding to the User Name The password is optional Reconnect ON OFF 1 0 ON 1 Reconnects at logon with the same user name OFF 0 Does not reconnect at logon Usage Setting o...

Page 1066: ...t CHANnel ITEM HWSettings 1067 MMEMory SELect ITEM HWSettings 1067 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM LINes ALL 1067 MMEMory SELect ITEM LINes ALL 1067 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM NONE 1068 MMEMory SELect IT...

Page 1067: ...are configuration including markers limit lines Note that a configuration may include no more than 8 limit lines This number includes active limit lines as well as inactive limit lines that were used...

Page 1068: ...ry SELect CHANnel ITEM SPECtrogram State MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM SGRam State MMEMory SELect ITEM SPECtrogram State MMEMory SELect ITEM SGRam State This command includes or excludes spectrogram dat...

Page 1069: ...LEar STATe 1069 MMEMory LOAD AUTO 1070 MMEMory LOAD STATe 1070 MMEMory LOAD TYPE 1071 MMEMory STORe n STATe 1072 MMEMory STORe n STATe NEXT 1072 MMEMory STORe n TYPE 1073 SYSTem PRESet 1073 SYSTem PRE...

Page 1070: ...with this command The contents that are reloaded from the file are defined by the last selection made either in the Save Recall dialogs manual operation or through the MMEMory SELect ITEM commands re...

Page 1071: ...ined Reloads user settings and all limit lines Restart the instrument MMEM LOAD STAT 1 C R_S INSTR USER TEST01 Selected items are set to default Reloads only the user set tings Manual operation See Re...

Page 1072: ...ed to volatile memory which is restricted to 256 MB Thus a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard disk indicates that storage space is still available To store data permanently select...

Page 1073: ...e Save dfl MMEM STOR STAT NEXT Saves the current instrument settings in the file Save_001 dfl MMEM STOR STAT NEXT Saves the current instrument settings in the file Save_002 dfl Manual operation See Sa...

Page 1074: ...NAME on page 1064 Remote commands exclusive to configuring screenshots DISPlay LOGO 1075 HCOPy ABORt 1075 HCOPy CONTent 1075 HCOPy CMAP it DEFault ci 1076 HCOPy CMAP it HSL 1077 HCOPy CMAP it PDEFine...

Page 1075: ...NTent ContType This command determines the type of content included in the printout This setting is independent of the printing device Parameters ContType WINDows HCOPy WINDows Includes only the selec...

Page 1076: ...ci This command defines the color scheme for print jobs For details see Print Colors on page 573 Suffix it Selects the item for which the color scheme is to be defined ci See table below Example HCOP...

Page 1077: ...ined Color This command selects a predefined color for various screen elements in print jobs Suffix it 1 n Selects the item for which the color scheme is to be defined Parameters Color BLACk BLUE BROW...

Page 1078: ...Black and white printing RST 1 Example HCOP DEV COL ON HCOPy DEVice LANGuage device Format This command selects the file format for a print job Suffix device 1 2 Printing device Parameters Format WMF...

Page 1079: ...comment to be added to the printout Suffix n 1 n Parameters Comment String containing the comment Manual operation See Comment on page 547 HCOPy PAGE COUNt STATe State This command includes or exclude...

Page 1080: ...e HCOP PAGE MARG2 LEFT 2 Manual operation See Margins on page 554 HCOPy PAGE MARGin device RIGHt Margin This command defines the margin at the right side of the printout page on which no elements are...

Page 1081: ...nual operation See Margins on page 554 HCOPy PAGE ORIentation device Orientation The command selects the page orientation of the printout The command is only available if the output device is a printe...

Page 1082: ...Py PAGE WINDow n COUNt WinPerPage This command defines how many windows are displayed on a single page of the print out for HCOPy CONTent on page 1075 Suffix n irrelevant Parameters WinPerPage integer...

Page 1083: ...ypes use INSTrument LIST on page 738 WindowName String containing the name of the existing window By default the name of a window is the same as its index To determine the name and index of all active...

Page 1084: ...he name of available printers You have to use SYSTem COMMunicate PRINter ENUMerate FIRSt on page 1084 for this command to work properly Return values PrinterName char_data String containing the name o...

Page 1085: ...STORe n SPECtrogram 1086 MMEMory STORe n SPURious 1087 FORMat DEXPort HEADer State If enabled additional instrument and measurement settings are included in the header of the export file for result d...

Page 1086: ...us a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard disk indicates that storage space is still available To store data permanently select an external storage location such as a USB memory devi...

Page 1087: ...ous FileName This command exports the marker peak list available for spurious emission measure ments to a file Secure User Mode In secure user mode settings that are stored on the instrument are store...

Page 1088: ...ntents Creates the file Test001 txt and writes 12 characters to it Copying the data to another location MMEM COPY C R_S INSTR USER Results Test001 txt Q Copies the specified file to network drive Q MM...

Page 1089: ...w Spectrum2 channel MEMM LOAD TYPE NEW Specifies that settings will be loaded to a new channel besides the existing Spectrum channel MMEM SEL CHAN HWS ON Selects only hardware settings to be loaded MM...

Page 1090: ...side HCOP PAGE ORI1 LAND HCOP PAGE WIND1 COUN 1 HCOP PAGE WIND1 SCAL 1 HCOP PAGE MARG1 BOTT 20 HCOP PAGE MARG1 LEFT 20 HCOP PAGE MARG1 RIGH 20 HCOP PAGE MARG1 TOP 20 Configure the use of optimized col...

Page 1091: ...he loop bandwidth that is the speed of internal synchronization with the refer ence frequency The setting requires a compromise between performance and increas ing phase noise For a variable external...

Page 1092: ...cts the reference oscillator If you want to select the external reference it must be connected to the R S FSV A Parameters Source INTernal The internal reference is used 10 MHz EXTernal EXTernal1 EXT1...

Page 1093: ...cise frequency Due to the very narrow loop bandwidth unwan ted noise or spurious components on the external reference input signal are strongly attenuated Furthermore the loop requires about 30 secon...

Page 1094: ...essful Example CLS Resets the status management SRE 16 Enables MAV bit in the Service Request Enable register CAL Starts the correction data recording and then a service request is generated Manual op...

Page 1095: ...fore you can use the command you have to feed in a calibration signal with DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SELect on page 1096 Parameters Frequency Possible frequencies of the calibration signal are fix If y...

Page 1096: ...Defines a calibration signal frequency of 8 MHz Example DIAG SERV INP SEL WBC DIAG SERV INP PULS WBFR 4MHz DIAGnostic SERVice INPut RF SPECtrum Bandwidth This command selects the bandwidth of the cali...

Page 1097: ...rument s frontend temperature is also measured as soon as the instrument has warmed up completely This temperature is used as a ref erence for a continuous temperature check during operation If the cu...

Page 1098: ...can use the command you have to select and turn on a transducer Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Manual operation See Adjust Ref Level on page 596 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer CATalog This command qu...

Page 1099: ...fines an interpolated transducer line and can be stored on the instru ment Parameters Frequency The unit for Frequency is Hz which may or may not be omit ted Frequencies have to be sorted in ascending...

Page 1100: ...ple CORR TRAN SEL FACTOR1 Manual operation See Activating Deactivating on page 596 See Create New Line on page 596 See Name on page 598 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer STATe State This command turns the s...

Page 1101: ...V file For details on the file format see Chapter 12 5 3 Reference Transducer Factor File Format on page 599 Suffix n irrelevant Parameters FileName Name of the transducer factor to be exported Transd...

Page 1102: ...SER FLISt fli CLEar 1104 SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER FLISt fli CLEar 1104 SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER FLISt fli DATA FREQuency 1104 SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER FLISt fli DATA MAGNitude 110...

Page 1103: ...nd USER SLISt sli MOVE 1111 SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut ip USER SLISt sli MOVE 1111 SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER SLISt sli MOVE 1111 SENSe CORRection FRESponse BASeband USER SLISt sli PORTs FR...

Page 1104: ...ection FRESponse BASeband USER FLISt fli CLEar SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut ip USER FLISt fli CLEar SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER FLISt fli CLEar Removes all frequency response fres files in the...

Page 1105: ...arameters FilePath string Path and file name The default directory for fres files is C R_S INSTR USER Fresponse Example SENS CORR FRES USER FLIS2 INS C FRes fres Manual operation See Add Freq Resp Fil...

Page 1106: ...ES USER FLIS2 PHAS STAT ON Manual operation See Phase on page 611 SENSe CORRection FRESponse BASeband USER FLISt fi REMove SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut ip USER FLISt fli REMove SENSe CORRection FR...

Page 1107: ...SIZE Queries the number of entries in the list of fres files for the current configuration Suffix fli 1 n irrelevant Return values Size integer Range 1 to 15 RST 1 Example SENS CORR FRES BASE USER FLI...

Page 1108: ...tting only Manual operation See Load Settings on page 608 SENSe CORRection FRESponse BASeband USER PRESet SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut ip USER PRESet SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER PRESet Restore...

Page 1109: ...e the maximum index number Return values FileList path and file name of all currently configured touchstone format files Example SENS CORR FRES USER SLIS CAT C R_S INSTR USER MyS7p s7p C R_S INSTR USE...

Page 1110: ...lePath Loads a new Touchstone file for the current configuration The maximum number of files per configuration is 15 The new file is added below the entry specified by the sli index All other entries...

Page 1111: ...S USER SLIS MOVE UP Usage Setting only Manual operation See Move File Up or Down on page 610 SENSe CORRection FRESponse BASeband USER SLISt sli PORTs FROM PortFrom SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut ip...

Page 1112: ...The correction data from port 1 to port 2 is included in the filter Manual operation See To From on page 609 SENSe CORRection FRESponse BASeband USER SLISt sli REMove SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut...

Page 1113: ...LISt sli CATalog on page 1109 Suffix sli 1 n Index in Touchstone file list Use SENSe CORRection FRESponse USER SLISt sli SIZE to determine the maximum index number To replace an existing file in the c...

Page 1114: ...ex number Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Activates the file ON 1 Deactivates the file RST 1 Example SENS CORR FRES USER SLIS2 STAT ON Manual operation See Active on page 609 SENSe CORRection FRESpo...

Page 1115: ...eset for a user defined frequency response correction scenario By default the saveset is stored in the C R_S INSTR USER FResponse directory Setting parameters FilePath string Example SENS CORR FRES US...

Page 1116: ...MHz FREQ CENT 500MHz Activate S2P file SENSe CORRection FRESponse Input1 USER PRESet SENSe CORRection FRESponse Input1 USER SLISt1 SELect c BP_40MHz s2p SENSe CORRection FRESponse Input1 USER STATe ON...

Page 1117: ...nd hides or displays the channel bar information Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Example DISP ANN CBAR OFF Manual operation See Channel Bar on page 570 DISPlay ANNotation FREQuency State This comman...

Page 1118: ...een functionality Parameters State ON FRAMe OFF ON 1 Touch screen is active for entire screen OFF 0 Touch screen is inactivate for entire screen FRAMe Touch screen is inactivate for the diagram area o...

Page 1119: ...ee Date and Time Format on page 568 SYSTem DISPlay FPANel STATe State This command includes or excludes the front panel keys when working with the remote desktop Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Manu...

Page 1120: ...rent colors with a white background and a black grid 2 Optimized colors 3 Customized colors 4 Current screen colors setting for hardcopies Suffix irrelevant for query Return values DefScheme 1 2 3 4 T...

Page 1121: ...estoring the User Settings to Default Colors on page 576 DISPlay THEMe CATalog This command queries all available display themes Return values Themes String containing all available display themes Exa...

Page 1122: ...Limit and Margin Check Fail CMAP15 Softkey Text CMAP16 Softkey Background CMAP17 Selected Field Text CMAP18 Selected Field Background CMAP19 Softkey 3D Bright Part CMAP20 Softkey 3D Dark Part CMAP21...

Page 1123: ...Language Settings SYSTem DISPlay LANGuage 1123 SYSTem DISPlay LANGuage Language Defines the language of the software defined interface elements such as softkeys dialog boxes diagram texts etc Paramete...

Page 1124: ...not require such a terminator change Parameters Terminator LFEOI EOI LFEOI According to the standard the terminator in ASCII is LF and or EOI EOI For binary data transfers e g trace data from the cont...

Page 1125: ...ual operation See Reset to Factory String on page 700 SYSTem IDENtify STRing String This command defines the response to IDN Parameters String String containing the description of the instrument Manua...

Page 1126: ...he LXI instrument description Parameters Description String containing the instrument description Manual operation See LXI Manufacturer Description on page 707 SYSTem LXI PASSword Password This comman...

Page 1127: ...anual operation See Set Hardware Immediately on page 702 SYSTem SHIMmediate STATe State Determines when the remote commands that change hardware settings on the R S FSV A are executed Regardless of th...

Page 1128: ...Tem ERRor CLEar ALL 1130 SYSTem DFPRint 1131 SYSTem ERRor CLEar REMote 1131 SYSTem ERRor EXTended 1131 SYSTem ERRor LIST 1132 SYSTem ERRor NEXT 1132 SYSTem FIRMware UPDate 1132 SYSTem FORMat IDENt 113...

Page 1129: ...lar for frequency drifting DUTs This query is only available in zero span mode Return values StartFreq Example Set to zero span mode FREQ SPAN 0 Set RBW BAND RES 1000000 Set VBW BAND VID 10000 Activat...

Page 1130: ...on of the component subrevision subrevision of the component Example DIAG SERV HWIN Queries the hardware information FRONTEND 100001 003 1300 3009 03 01 00 00 MOTHERBOARD 123456 002 1300 3080 02 00 00...

Page 1131: ...l system messages or all messages of a defined type dis played in the status bar for a specific channel application Note This command queries the strings displayed for manual operation For remote prog...

Page 1132: ...mmand Date Time Comma separated list of errors from the Remote Errors table where Error_no device specific error code Description brief description of the error Command remote command causing the erro...

Page 1133: ...m PRESet COMPatible OpMode This command defines the operating mode that is activated when you switch on the R S FSV A or press the PRESET key Parameters OpMode SANalyzer Default Defines Signal and Spe...

Page 1134: ...tors are described here CONFigure GENerator CONNection CSTate 1134 CONFigure GENerator CONNection STATe 1134 CONFigure GENerator IPConnection ADDRess 1135 CONFigure GENerator CONNection CSTate Queries...

Page 1135: ...92 168 114 90 Manual operation See IP Address or Computer name of Signal Generator on page 624 14 10 10 Using Service Functions DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction 1135 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction LASTresul...

Page 1136: ...le name Manual operation See Save Results on page 631 DIAGnostic SERVice SINFo This command creates a zip file with important support information The zip file con tains the system configuration inform...

Page 1137: ...mands for Synchronizing Parameters The commands for manual operation are described in Chapter 12 10 Synchronizing Measurement Channel Configuration on page 632 Predefined Parameter Coupling 1137 User...

Page 1138: ...turns synchronization of the attenuation and unit between measure ment channels on and off Parameters State ALL NONE ALL 1 Turns on synchronization NONE 0 Turns off synchronization RST ALL Example INS...

Page 1139: ...synchronization of the audio demodulator configuration between measurement channels on and off Parameters State ALL NONE ALL 1 Turns on synchronization NONE 0 Turns off synchronization RST NONE Examp...

Page 1140: ...COUP LIM ALL Synchronizes the limit values INSTrument COUPle LLINes State This command turns synchronization of the limit lines between measurement channels on and off Parameters State ALL NONE ALL 1...

Page 1141: ...ment COUPle RLEVel State This command turns synchronization of the reference level between measurement channels on and off Parameters State ALL NONE ALL 1 Turns on synchronization NONE 0 Turns off syn...

Page 1142: ...nt COUPle USER uc REMove 1149 INSTrument COUPle USER uc STATe 1149 INSTrument COUPle USER uc WINDow LIST 1149 INSTrument COUPle USER uc ChannelName Window Parameter ChannelName Window Parameter arg6 S...

Page 1143: ...indow String containing the name of a measurement window The second window name is only necessary for synchronization between two specific channels If you synchronize all channels of the same type or...

Page 1144: ...uc NUMBers LIST Return values SynchronizableChannel Comma separated list of strings All channels that can be synchronized Example INST COUP USER CHAN LIST Result SPEC1 AD1 All Spectrum All Channels Al...

Page 1145: ...ll parameters that can be coupled to Attenuation in the Spectrum channel Attenuation Attenuation is the only parameter that can be coupled to attenu ation Usage Query only Manual operation See Couplin...

Page 1146: ...f their type Window String containing the name of a measurement window Name To synchronize a specific window only possible in the Analog Demodulation application All Windows To synchronize all measure...

Page 1147: ...ed coupling Note that the returned index numbers do not necessarily have to be the same as those shown in the user interface Example INST COUP USER NEW Spectrum1 All Windows Attenuation Spectrum2 All...

Page 1148: ...Index on page 635 INSTrument COUPle USER uc RELation Direction This command selects the direction in which synchronization works Note that the command is not available if you synchronize over all chan...

Page 1149: ...INSTrument COUPle USER uc STATe State Enables or disables the specified user defined parameter coupling Suffix uc Index of a user defined parameter coupling Which indexes are available is defined by I...

Page 1150: ...ntly of the measurement window Example INST COUP USER WIND LIST Result All Windows Example INST COUP USER WIND LIST Analog Demod Frequency Marker 1 Result All Windows 1 2 3 4 5 6 Usage Query only Manu...

Page 1151: ...al operation See Center Frequency on page 639 INSTrument COUPle GENerator RLEVel OFFSet Level Defines a fixed offset to the reference level of the R S FSV A for the coupled signal generator This comma...

Page 1152: ...more information on the contents of the status registers see STATus OPERation Register on page 671 STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit Register on page 673 STATus QUEStionable EXTended Register on page 674...

Page 1153: ...SCPI If the error queue is empty the error number 0 No error is returned This command is identical to the SYSTem ERRor NEXT command Usage Query only 14 11 2 Reading Out the CONDition Part For more inf...

Page 1154: ...EStionable TEMPerature EVENt ChannelName STATus QUEStionable TIME EVENt ChannelName These commands read out the EVENt section of the status register At the same time the commands delete the contents o...

Page 1155: ...atus Register on page 667 STATus OPERation NTRansition SumBit STATus QUEStionable NTRansition SumBit STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit NTRansition SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable EXTended NTRansitio...

Page 1156: ...Bit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature PTRansition SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable TIME PTRansition SumBit ChannelName These commands control the Positive TRansition part of a register...

Page 1157: ...upports a subset of the GPIB commands of several HP and PSA instruments For details see Chapter 13 2 GPIB Languages on page 683 Setting up Instrument Emulation 1157 Reference GPIB Commands of Emulated...

Page 1158: ...figures the internal IF gain settings in HP emulation mode due to the application needs This setting is only taken into account for resolution bandwidth 300 kHz and is only available if a HP language...

Page 1159: ...ble for FSU FSQ emulation and only if an optional preamplifier is used by the R S FSV A Parameters Option B23 B24 RST B23 Manual operation See FSU FSQ Preamplifier on page 705 SYSTem PSA WIDeband Stat...

Page 1160: ...dels on page 1160 If the repeated sweep is OFF the marker is set without sweeping before This command is only available if a HP language is selected using SYSTem LANGuage on page 1159 Parameters State...

Page 1161: ...Input Formats 1188 GPIB Status Reporting 1188 14 13 2 1 Command Set of Models 8560E 8561E 8562E 8563E 8564E 8565E 8566A B 8568A B 8591E 8594E 71100C 71200C and 71209A As with the original units the R...

Page 1162: ...BPL HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available AMPCORDATA AMPCORDATA freq amp AMPCORDATA Amplitude Correction Data HP 856xE available AMPCOR AMPCOR ON OFF AMPCOR 1 0 AMPCOR Amplitude Correction HP...

Page 1163: ...8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available AXB AXB Exchange trace A and B HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available B1 B1 Clear Write B HP 8566A HP 8568A available B2 B2 Max Hold B HP 8566A HP 8568A availa...

Page 1164: ...HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available CF CF numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ CF UP CF DN CF Center Frequency HP 8566A HP 8568A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available CHANPWR CHANPWR TRA TRB numeric...

Page 1165: ...CV CV Couple VBW HP 8566A HP 8568A available D1 2 D1 Display Size normal HP 8566A HP 8568A available DA 2 DA Display address available DEMOD 1 DEMOD ON OFF AM FM AF Demodulator HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 85...

Page 1166: ...ne enable HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available DONE DONE DONE Done query HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available DW 2 DW Write to display and increment address available E1 E1 Peak Sear...

Page 1167: ...ot yet availa ble ERR ERR Error queue query HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E not yet availa ble EX EX Exchange trace A and B HP 8566A HP 8568A available FA FA numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ FA UP FA...

Page 1168: ...ATE ON OFF GATE 1 0 HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available GATECTL 1 GATECTL EDGE LEVEL GATECTL HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available GD 1 GD numeric_value US MS SC GD DN GD UP GD HP 85...

Page 1169: ...KS KS numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ KS DN KS UP KS Marker Frequency Coun ter Resolution HP 8566A HP 8568A available KS KS Manual Peaking HP 8566A HP 8568A available KS KS Lock register HP 8566A HP 856...

Page 1170: ..._value HPIB address HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSQ 2 KSQ Band lock off HP 8566A HP 8568A available KST KST Fast Preset HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSV KSV numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ KSV Frequency O...

Page 1171: ...HP 8568A available KSp KSp Character display on HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSr KSr Create service request HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSt 2 KSt Band lock on HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSv 2 KSv Sig...

Page 1172: ...G LG numeric_value DB DM LG Amplitude Scale Log HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available LL 2 LL Plot command HP 8566A HP 8568A available LN LN Amplitude Scale Lin HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8...

Page 1173: ...6B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKA MKA numeric_value MKA Marker Amplitude HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKACT MKACT 1 MKACT Select the active marker HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E...

Page 1174: ...MKFCR DN MKFCR UP MKFCR Frequency Counter Res olution HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKMIN MKMIN Marker Min HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKN MKN MKN numeric_value HZ KH...

Page 1175: ...sion HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKRL MKRL Ref Level Marker Level HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKSP MKSP Deltamarker to span HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E avai...

Page 1176: ...ilable MT1 MT1 Marker Track On HP 8566A HP 8568A available MXMH MXMH TRA TRB Maximum Hold HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available NORMALIZE NORMALIZE Normalize trace HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B H...

Page 1177: ...6xE available PH_MKA Queries amplitude at the spot frequency HP 856xE available PH_DRIFT 0 for stable signals 1 for drifty HP 856xE available PH_RLVL Reference level for the log plot HP 856xE availabl...

Page 1178: ...PLOTSRC ANNT GRT TRB TRA ALLDSP GRT Plot command HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available PP PP Preselector Peaking HP 8566A HP 8568A available PRINT 1 PRINT PRINT 1 0 Hardcopy HP 856xE HP 8566B...

Page 1179: ...P 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available RC1 6 RC1 6 Recall Last State HP 8566A HP 8568A available RCLS RCLS numeric_value Recall State Register HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available RCLT RCLT TRA...

Page 1180: ...Request Bit mask HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available S1 S1 Continuous Sweep HP 8566A HP 8568A available S2 S2 Single Sweep HP 8566A HP 8568A available SADD add a limit line segment HP 856xE...

Page 1181: ...P 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E not available SRCPOFS 1 SRCPOFS numeric_value DB DM SRCPOFS DN SRCPOFS UP SRCPOFS Source Power Offset HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E not available SRCPWR 1 SRCP...

Page 1182: ...vailable SUM sum of trace amplitudes HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SV1 6 SV1 6 Save State HP 8566A HP 8568A available SWPCPL 2 SWPCPL SA SR SWPCPL Sweep Couple HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 859...

Page 1183: ...Transfer B HP 8566A HP 8568A available TDF TDF P TDF M TDF B TDF A TDF I Trace Data Format HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available TH TH numeric_value DB DM TH DN TH UP TH ON TH OFF TH AUTO TH...

Page 1184: ...66B HP 8568B HP 8594E available UR 2 UR Plot Command HP 8566A HP 8568A available VARDEF VARDEF Variable definition arrays are not supported HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available VAVG VAVG VAVG TRA TRB...

Page 1185: ...s considerably between models A and models B The command structure for models A is as follows command command code SPC data step SPC delimiter command code delimiter data Value SPC units code SPC deli...

Page 1186: ...urpose ERR Deletes the error bit in the status register but always returns a 0 in response FA Default value range step size FB Default value range step size ID Query of instrument ID The instrument ID...

Page 1187: ...d The following table shows the default settings obtained after a change of the GPIB lan guage and for the commands IP KST and RESET Model of Trace Points Start Freq Stop Freq Ref Level Input Coupling...

Page 1188: ...d such that the number of test points trace points corre sponds to that of the 85xx families 1001 for 8566A B and 8568A B 601 for 8560E to 8565E 401 for 8594E 14 13 2 6 Trace Data Output Formats All f...

Page 1189: ...is not possible Therefore this bit is set as soon as one of the bits 1 to 5 is set It won t be reset by performing a serial poll 14 13 3 Reference Command Set of Emulated PSA Models The R S FSV A ana...

Page 1190: ...numeric DISPlay WINDow TRACe Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet numeric FORMat BORDer NORMal SWAPped FORMat DATA ASCii REAL UINT MATLAB numeric INITiate CONTinuous OFF ON INITiate IMMediate INSTrument CATalog INST...

Page 1191: ...IFGain numeric SENSe WAVeform IFPath NARRow WIDE SENSe WAVeform NCPTrace ON OFF SENSe WAVeform PDIT ON OFF SENSe WAVeform SRATe numeric SENSe WAVeform SWEep TIME numeric SENSe WAVeform TRIGger EOFFset...

Page 1192: ...sition integer STATus OPERation PTRansition integer STATus OPERation EVENt SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB SELF ADDRess integer SYSTem DATE year month day SYSTem ERRor NEXT SYSTem KLOCK SYSTem MESSage string...

Page 1193: ...inal In many cases the selection of commands supported by the R S FSV A is sufficient to run an existing GPIB program without adaptation Table 14 7 Supported PXA commands ABORt CALCulate MARKer AOFF C...

Page 1194: ...g MMEMory DATA file_name data MMEMory DELete file_name directory_name MMEMory LOAD STATe 1 filename MMEMory MDIRectory directory_name MMEMory MOVE string string string string MMEMory RDIRectory direct...

Page 1195: ...rnal1 LEVel level TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal2 SLOPe POSitive NEGative TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal1 SLOPe POSitive NEGative TRIGger SEQuence IF LEVel TRIGger SEQuence IF SLOPe NEGative POSitive TRIGger SE...

Page 1196: ...3 RST 1 Default unit HZ Example ESP2 SCENter 1GHZ SENSe ESPectrum sb SBCount Subblocks This command defines the number of sub blocks in the SEM measurement Note that this command is maintained for co...

Page 1197: ...ion off ON 1 Switches the function on DISPlay WINDow n TYPE WindowType This command selects the results displayed in a measurement window Note that this command is maintained for compatibility reasons...

Page 1198: ...rnal generator SYSTem COMPatible Mode This command enables compatibility to other spectrum and signal analyzers by R S Compatibility is necessary for example regarding the number of sweep points Note...

Page 1199: ...5 10 5 Example Measuring the Harmonic Distortion on page 861 Chapter 14 5 11 2 Programming Example Measuring the TOI on page 863 Chapter 14 5 12 2 Example Measuring the AM Modulation Depth on page 865...

Page 1200: ...ring Attenuation Only if electronic attenuator is available INP EATT STAT ON Switches on the electronic attenuator INP EATT 5dB Sets the electronic attenuation to 5 dB INP ATT 0dB Sets the mechanical...

Page 1201: ...Configures a high trigger signal with a pulse length of 100 us to be output at the front TRIGGER INPUT OUTPUT connector once Configuring the Trace DISP TRAC2 MODE AVER DISP TRAC3 MODE MAXH Configures...

Page 1202: ...nabled in the VISA session 14 15 2 1 Initiate Service Request REM Example of initialization of the SRQ in the case of errors PUBLIC SUB SetupSRQ CALL InstrWrite analyzer CLS Reset status reporting sys...

Page 1203: ...Write SRE 168 Enable service request for STAT OPER STAT QUES and ESR register mbSession Write ESE 60 Set event enable bit for command execution device dependent and query error mbSession Write STAT OP...

Page 1204: ...han the selected timeout if no response to user inputs is required during the waiting time and if as the main criterion the event is absolutely certain to occur Reason From the time the viWaitOnEvent...

Page 1205: ...turns control to the operating system during the time the expected event has not yet occurred In this way the system can respond to user inputs mouse clicks key entries during the waiting time It is a...

Page 1206: ...he keyboard and the mouse remain Rem operative during the waiting period thus allowing desired elements Rem to be controlled Rem Public Sub Hold delayTime As Single Start Timer Save timer count on cal...

Page 1207: ...nd 128 0 Then Call Operationstatus If mySTB And 32 0 Then Call Esrread End If Catch exp As Exception Console WriteLine exp Message End Try End Sub End of SRQ routine Reading out the status event regis...

Page 1208: ...ing result Split If parts 0 0 Then hasErr False Console WriteLine result Else Console WriteLine result End If Loop While hasErr End Sub 14 15 2 7 Evaluation of SCPI Status Registers REM Subroutine for...

Page 1209: ...of Event Status Register REM Subroutine for evaluating the Event Status Register Public SUB Esrread Esr SPACE 20 Preallocate blanks to text variable CALL InstrWrite analyzer ESR Read ESR CALL InstrRe...

Page 1210: ...f myESR And 8 0 Then Console WriteLine Device dependent error If myESR And 16 0 Then Console WriteLine Execution Error Program aborted Output error message Stop Stop software End If If myESR And 32 0...

Page 1211: ...eaning agents contain substances such as solvents thinners acetone etc acids bases or other substances Solvents can damage the front panel labeling plastic parts or screens for example Never use clean...

Page 1212: ...Maintenance R S FSVA3000 R S FSV3000 1212 User Manual 1178 8520 02 01 c If necessary remove any excess moisture with a dry soft cloth Cleaning...

Page 1213: ...d correctly Orange Warning An irregular situation occurred during measurement e g the settings no lon ger match the displayed results or the connection to an external device was interrupted temporaril...

Page 1214: ...pplies Correction data has been switched off No correction values are available for example after a firmware update Record the correction data by performing a self alignment For details refer to Perfo...

Page 1215: ...t possible during measurement sequence This message is displayed when a printout is started during scan sequences that cannot be interrupted Such sequences are for example Recording the system error c...

Page 1216: ...processing the incompleted command is then ready to receive further commands again 3 On the remote channel performing the measurement send the SCPI command ABORt to abort the current measurement and r...

Page 1217: ...ion Data capturing takes too long Particularly for FFT sweeps the time required to process the data may be considerably longer than the time required to capture the data Thus if you only consider the...

Page 1218: ...recalling the save set you must force the application to reload the transducer file To do so simply open the Edit Transducer dialog box see Chapter 12 5 2 Transducer Settings on page 594 and toggle th...

Page 1219: ...ror Log The RSError log file in the C Program Files Rohde Schwarz FSV3000 version log directory contains a chronological record of errors Support file a zip file with important support information can...

Page 1220: ...in which you describe the prob lem Send the email to the customer support address for your region as listed on the Internet http www customersupport rohde schwarz com Packing and transporting the inst...

Page 1221: ...VIDeo TYPE 894 SENSe BWIDth RESolution 892 SENSe BWIDth RESolution AUTO 892 SENSe BWIDth RESolution FFT 898 SENSe BWIDth RESolution RATio 892 SENSe BWIDth RESolution TYPE 893 SENSe CORRection COLLect...

Page 1222: ...RRection FRESponse INPut ip USER SLISt sli PORTs FROM 1111 SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut ip USER SLISt sli PORTs TO 1112 SENSe CORRection FRESponse INPut ip USER SLISt sli REMove 1112 SENSe CORRect...

Page 1223: ...Se CORRection METHod 938 SENSe CORRection RECall 938 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer ADJust RLEVel STATe 1098 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer CATalog 1098 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer COMMent 1099 SENSe CORRec...

Page 1224: ...sb RANGe ri LIMit li STATe 805 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri MLCalc 806 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri POINts MINinum VALue 805 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri RLEVel 806 SENSe ESPectrum sb RANGe ri SWEep TIM...

Page 1225: ...Se PMETer p FREQuency 945 SENSe PMETer p FREQuency LINK 946 SENSe PMETer p MTIMe 946 SENSe PMETer p MTIMe AVERage COUNt 946 SENSe PMETer p MTIMe AVERage STATe 947 SENSe PMETer p ROFFset STATe 947 SENS...

Page 1226: ...el NAME CHANnel ch 756 SENSe POWer ACHannel NAME GAP gap 780 SENSe POWer ACHannel NAME UACHannel 780 SENSe POWer ACHannel NAME UALTernate ch 780 SENSe POWer ACHannel PRESet 751 SENSe POWer ACHannel PR...

Page 1227: ...r SOURce EAUTo 1092 SENSe ROSCillator TRANge 1093 SENSe SWEep COUNt 895 SENSe SWEep COUNt CURRent 748 SENSe SWEep DURation 895 SENSe SWEep EGATe 913 SENSe SWEep EGATe CONTinuous PCOunt 914 SENSe SWEep...

Page 1228: ...997 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum NEXT 997 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum RIGHt 998 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum PEAK 997 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MINimum LEFT 998 CALCulate n DELTamarker...

Page 1229: ...Earch AUTO 821 CALCulate n ESPectrum PSEarch DETails 833 CALCulate n ESPectrum PSEarch MARGin 821 CALCulate n ESPectrum PSEarch PSHow 822 CALCulate n ESPectrum PSEarch IMMediate 821 CALCulate n FLINe...

Page 1230: ...late n LIMit li LOWer MODE 1047 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer OFFSet 1047 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer SHIFt 1047 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer SPACing 1048 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer STATe 1048 CALCulate n L...

Page 1231: ...Ction MDEPth STATe 864 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion MSUMmary 871 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion NDBDown 1024 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion NDBDown FREQuency 1024 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion NDBDown...

Page 1232: ...MMary STATe 850 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion TOI RESult 863 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion TOI SEARchsignal ONCE 862 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion TOI STATe 862 CALCulate n MARKer m LOEXclude 990 CALC...

Page 1233: ...MARKer md 986 CALCulate n MATH t MODE 973 CALCulate n MATH t POSition 973 CALCulate n MATH t STATe 974 CALCulate n MATH t EXPRession DEFine 972 CALCulate n PEAKsearch AUTO 833 CALCulate n PEAKsearch...

Page 1234: ...2 CALCulate n TLINe dl STATe 1042 CALCulate n UNIT POWer 899 CALibration PADJust STATe 922 CALibration PMETer p ZERO AUTO ONCE 943 CALibration RESult 1094 CALibration ALL 1094 CONFigure GENerator CONN...

Page 1235: ...Lor STYLe 972 DISPlay WINDow n STATe 1197 DISPlay WINDow n TIME 1118 DISPlay WINDow n TIME FORMat 1119 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t MODE 959 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe 905 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y...

Page 1236: ...IGHt 1080 HCOPy PAGE MARGin device TOP 1080 HCOPy PAGE MARGin device UNIT 1081 HCOPy PAGE ORIentation device 1081 HCOPy PAGE WINDow n CHANnel STATe 1081 HCOPy PAGE WINDow n COUNt 1082 HCOPy PAGE WINDo...

Page 1237: ...le MARKer 1140 INSTrument COUPle PRESel 1141 INSTrument COUPle RLEVel 1141 INSTrument COUPle SPAN 1141 INSTrument COUPle USER uc 1142 INSTrument COUPle USER uc CHANnel LIST 1144 INSTrument COUPle USER...

Page 1238: ...ves 1065 MMEMory RDIRectory 1066 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM ALL 1066 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM DEFault 1067 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM HWSettings 1067 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM LINes ALL 1067 MM...

Page 1239: ...rator 932 SOURce si EXTernal gen POWer LEVel 933 SOURce si EXTernal gen ROSCillator SOURce 934 SOURce si EXTernal gen STATe 933 SOURce si POWer LEVel IMMediate OFFSet 934 SOURce si TEMPerature FRONten...

Page 1240: ...Wer EVENt 1154 STATus QUEStionable PTRansition 1156 STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature CONDition 1153 STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature ENABle 1155 STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature NTRansition 1155 STATus Q...

Page 1241: ...LANReset 1126 SYSTem LXI MDEScription 1126 SYSTem LXI PASSword 1126 SYSTem PASSword RESet 1137 SYSTem PASSword CENable 1137 SYSTem PREamp 1159 SYSTem PRESet 1073 SYSTem PRESet CHANnel EXEC 1074 SYSTe...

Page 1242: ...Quence LEVel IFPower 910 TRIGger SEQuence LEVel IQPower 910 TRIGger SEQuence LEVel VIDeo 911 TRIGger SEQuence SLOPe 911 TRIGger SEQuence SOURce 911 TRIGger SEQuence TIME RINTerval 912 TRIGger tp SEQue...

Page 1243: ...reen 562 565 Touchscreen 563 All Functions Off 463 Alpha RRC filter SEM 230 Alphanumeric parameters 92 AM modulation Measurement example 135 136 AM modulation depth 301 About 301 Configuring 302 Deter...

Page 1244: ...6 495 Power sensor 321 Average detector 486 Average mode Traces 495 Averaging Continuous sweep 490 Single sweep 490 Sweep count 490 Traces 491 Traces algorithm 490 Traces remote control 963 B Band pow...

Page 1245: ...ying remote 738 Renaming remote 739 Replacing remote 737 Selecting remote 739 Channel bandwidth C N 198 CP ACLR 164 MSR Tx channel 174 MSR adjacent channels 177 MSR gap channels 180 Channel Bandwidth...

Page 1246: ...45 54 Volume 52 Connectors AUX control external generator 326 EXT REF 615 External generator control 326 GPIB 326 IF VIDEO DEMOD 353 REF OUTPUT 616 SYNC TRIGGER 615 Context menus 89 Continue single s...

Page 1247: ...48 DC channel bar 81 DCL 652 Debugging Remote control programs 1216 Decimal separator Trace export 521 523 544 DEF 658 Default Restoring settings 528 Default coupling 386 Default values Remote 734 Del...

Page 1248: ...out 59 Evaluation bar Using 101 417 Evaluation list Details Spurious Emissions 261 Peaks Spurious Emissions 261 Spurious Emissions 252 Evaluation methods Remote 876 EVENt 667 Event status enable regi...

Page 1249: ...erview 389 RBW 377 RRC 380 VBW 377 Weighting remote 758 YIG remote 923 Firmware Updating 620 Firmware Update Remote control 1132 Fixed reference Configuring 464 Defining 434 452 Delta markers 464 Remo...

Page 1250: ...nerator 338 Power range external generator 338 Setup files external generator 329 337 338 Supported external generator 328 GET 652 Getting started 19 GPIB 645 Address 717 Address External generator 33...

Page 1251: ...tions 618 Version 618 Inherent noise Cancelation 161 170 373 Input Coupling 312 Overload remote 922 RF 312 Settings 311 372 Signal parameters 307 Source Configuration softkey 311 Source Radio frequenc...

Page 1252: ...shold 472 478 Time Domain Power measurement 280 Traces 476 View filter 476 Violation 472 Visibility 476 X axis 479 X Offset 476 Y axis 479 Y Offset 477 Limits Absolute SEM range 225 Absolute Spurious...

Page 1253: ...emote control 1017 Position 431 Positioning 441 Positioning remote control 982 Programming example 1032 Remote control 982 Search remote control 989 Setting center frequency 442 Setting reference leve...

Page 1254: ...172 Measurement 153 Number of adj channels 176 Programming example 786 Results 157 Results remote 749 Signal structure 153 Sub block definition 154 Tx channel bandwidth 174 Weighting filters 174 MSR S...

Page 1255: ...Measurement remote control 789 Measurement example 205 Multicarrier signal 200 202 204 Prerequisites 200 Results 201 Search limits 200 202 204 OBW measurement Centroid frequency 201 Occupied Bandwidt...

Page 1256: ...ns 252 Percent marker CCDF 267 Softkey CCDF 270 Period Gate ranges statistics 272 Persistence spectrum Spectrogram 504 Phase noise markers Programming example 1036 Phase noise measurement Activating D...

Page 1257: ...rker search spectrograms 1033 Markers 1032 MSR ACLR 786 n dB down markers 1038 Noise markers 1036 Phase noise markers 1036 Reference Marker 1034 SEM 823 Sequencer 742 Service request 1202 Signal count...

Page 1258: ...ue 370 Reference line External generator 332 Position external generator 343 Shifting external generator 332 343 Value external generator 343 Reference marker 431 Reference Marker Programming example...

Page 1259: ...488 RMS detector 486 VBW 378 Rotary knob 50 RRC filter SEM 230 RUN CONT Key 123 388 509 RUN SINGLE Key 123 387 388 510 S S N ratio Measurement example 128 141 SA trace information 82 Safety instructio...

Page 1260: ...uation state 237 Measurement remote control 791 Measurement result list 236 MSR remote control 815 Multiple sub blocks Multi SEM 216 Peak margins 237 Performing 237 Power class ranges 231 Power classe...

Page 1261: ...l signals Measurement example 125 Slope Edge gate 400 Power sensor trigger 322 Trigger 400 911 Trigger Power sensor 322 SmartGrid Activating 101 417 Arranging windows 102 418 Display 99 415 Evaluation...

Page 1262: ...388 509 Sequencer 118 Set CP Reference 163 Signal Track 364 Single Sequencer 118 Single Sweep 123 387 510 Standard files 234 Start 362 Startup Recall 538 Startup Recall On Off 539 Status 88 Stop 362 S...

Page 1263: ...request 669 679 Standard MSR Tx channel 174 Standard deviation Power time domain 279 Standard files Multi SEM 234 Softkey 234 Standards CP ACLR measurements 159 168 Format description SEM 244 Provide...

Page 1264: ...or 257 Filter type 257 Inserting ranges 259 Limit absolute 259 Limit check 259 Preamplifier 258 Range start stop Spurious Emissions 256 RBW 257 Reference level 258 RF attenuation 258 RF attenuation mo...

Page 1265: ...control 1040 Time trigger Repetition interval 399 Softkey 398 Timestamps Softkey Spectrogram 509 Spectrograms 501 509 TOI 291 About the measurement 292 Basics 292 Calculation method 294 Configuring 2...

Page 1266: ...te 735 External remote 911 External power 321 External errors 1216 Holdoff 394 400 Holdoff Power sensor 322 Hysteresis 393 399 Hysteresis Power sensor 322 Level Power sensor 322 Measurements 392 Offse...

Page 1267: ...on 112 VXI protocol 647 W W CDMA signals CP ACLR 189 Wait Remote 735 Waiting for trigger Status register 671 Warmup time 565 Web browser Configuration interface 714 Weighting filters CP ACLR 166 MSR A...

Page 1268: ...ower sensor 319 Zoom Graphical 96 Measurement 96 Zoom limits Search range 420 Using for searches 437 441 Zooming 419 423 Activating remote 956 Area Multiple mode remote 957 Area remote 955 Multiple mo...

Search results

Summary of Contents for FSVA3000 Series

Reviews:

Related manuals for FSVA3000 Series

Brands by name

Popular brands

R&S FSVA3000 Series, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for FSVA3000 Series

Reviews:

Related manuals for FSVA3000 Series

Brands by name

Popular brands