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R&S

NRP Series

Power Sensors

Getting Started

1419017002
Version 16

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Page 1: ...R S NRP Series Power Sensors Getting Started 1419017002 Version 16 C1 2...

Page 2: ...rs 2022 Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Muehldorfstr 15 81671 Muenchen Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change data without tolerance limits...

Page 3: ...rity procedures 9 2 1 5 Basic safety instructions 9 2 1 6 Data sheets and brochures 9 2 1 7 Release notes and open source acknowledgment OSA 9 2 1 8 Application notes application cards white papers et...

Page 4: ...ng concepts 32 5 1 R S NRP Toolkit 32 5 1 1 Versions and downloads 32 5 1 2 System requirements 33 5 1 3 R S NRP Toolkit for Windows 33 5 2 Browser based user interface 35 5 3 Remote control 37 5 4 R...

Page 5: ...lication depends on the power sensor type and the frequency range of the power sensor For details see the user manual or the data sheet Where do I find safety information Safety information is part of...

Page 6: ...d to repair the product If any part of the product is damaged or broken stop using the product Contact Rohde Schwarz customer service at http www customersupport rohde schwarz com Choosing the operati...

Page 7: ...of its service life For more information see the user manual 1 3 Warning messages in the documentation A warning message points out a risk or danger that you need to be aware of The signal word indica...

Page 8: ...Getting started manual Introduces the R S NRP series power sensor and describes how to set up and start working with the product Includes basic operations and general information e g safety instructi...

Page 9: ...ries The brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific characteristics www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet nrp a an www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet nrp_s_sn...

Page 10: ...rface that constitutes both the communication port and the power supply connection Also most power sensors are available with an additional Gigabit Ethernet inter face with Power over Ethernet PoE pow...

Page 11: ...sporting or shipping the product later 3 Using the delivery notes check the equipment for completeness 4 Check the equipment for damage If the delivery is incomplete or equipment is damaged contact Ro...

Page 12: ...tions the maximum surface tem peratures of the power sensor can exceed the limits defined in the EN 61010 1 standard safety requirements for electrical equipment for mea surement control and laborator...

Page 13: ...r with the RF power attenuator supplied If the power sensor is oper ated without attenuator the lower test limits of the R S NRP18S power sensor apply as specified in the data sheet Preventing electro...

Page 14: ...self Tighten the RF connector manually 5 Tighten the RF connector using a torque wrench with the nominal torque rec ommended in Chapter 4 1 RF connector on page 28 to ensure maximum measurement accura...

Page 15: ...the host interface For connecting the power sensor to a USB host use the host interface See Chapter 4 3 Host interface on page 30 Depending on the USB host use one of the following cables Computer or...

Page 16: ...n operate the power sensor in several ways For details see Chapter 5 Operating concepts on page 32 Establish the connection using Host interface See Chapter 3 7 1 1 Simple USB connection on page 16 Se...

Page 17: ...age 15 2 Connect the R S NRP ZKU cable to the computer 3 NOTICE Incorrectly connecting or disconnecting the power sensor can dam age the power sensor or lead to erroneous results Ensure that you conne...

Page 18: ...23 dBm SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY Figure 3 2 Setup with an R S NRP Z5 sensor hub 1 External power supply unit 2 Connect to AC power supply 3 Connect to computer with USB host interface 4 Optional Connect...

Page 19: ...he trigger input of the R S NRP Z5 with a BNC cable to the trigger source optional 7 Connect the trigger output of the R S NRP Z5 with a BNC cable to the trigger device optional 8 On the computer star...

Page 20: ...measurement results To avoid any impact use category 5 cables or better Setup with a PoE Ethernet switch 3 1 2 4 6 HOST INTERFACE IN 3 V or 5 V logic OUT min 2 V into 50 max 5 3 V TRIG2 I 0 PoE SMART...

Page 21: ...etwork on page 23 Setup with a PoE injector and a non PoE Ethernet switch HOST INTERFACE IN 3 V or 5 V logic OUT min 2 V into 50 max 5 3 V TRIG2 I 0 PoE SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY NRP 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 22: ...ensor and the network See Chapter 3 7 3 2 Establishing a connection to the network on page 23 Setup with a PoE injector HOST INTERFACE IN 3 V or 5 V logic OUT min 2 V into 50 max 5 3 V TRIG2 I 0 PoE S...

Page 23: ...controlling host are connected only over the switch peer to peer network In both cases you can address the LAN power sensor as follows Chapter 3 7 3 3 Using hostnames on page 24 Chapter 3 7 3 4 Assig...

Page 24: ...r with both the default host name and the hostname extended with local for example nrp18sn 101441 nrp18sn 101441 local 3 7 3 3 Using hostnames In a LAN that uses a domain name system DNS server each c...

Page 25: ...r sensor try the default hostname and the hostname extended with local as shown in the example below All commu nication for resolving names in the top level domain TLD local are defined to be executed...

Page 26: ...names to identify the sensor In networks using a DHCP server it is recommended that you address the sensor by its unambiguous hostnames see Chapter 3 7 3 3 Using host names on page 24 A hostname is a...

Page 27: ...R P S M A R T S E N S O R T E C H N O L O G Y N R P 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 4 8 5 6 7 Figure 4 1 R S NRP series power sensors example 1 RF connector see Chapter 4 1 RF connector on page 28 2 Status LED see Cha...

Page 28: ...A N RF connector characteristics Power sensor Male connector Matching female connector Tightening torque R S NRP6A N N 1 36 Nm 12 lbs R S NRP6AN R S NRP18A R S NRP18AN Table 4 2 R S NRPxxS N RF connec...

Page 29: ...3 50 mm 2 92 mm SMA 0 90 Nm 8 lbs R S NRP33TN R S NRP40T 2 92 mm R S NRP40TN R S NRP50T 2 4 mm 2 4 mm 1 85 mm R S NRP50TN R S NRP67T 1 85 mm R S NRP67TN R S NRP90T 1 35 mm 1 35 mm R S NRP90TN R S NRP...

Page 30: ...th SYSTem SERRor Fast flashing red Critical static error You can query the error type with SYSTem SERRor Note If this state occurs after a firmware update the update was not successful Perform the fir...

Page 31: ...or to their default values Power over Ethernet status LED The power status LED shows whether the sensor is correctly powered over PoE or not Color State Green The sensor is powered over PoE You can op...

Page 32: ...you start using the power sensor we recommend to install the R S NRP Toolkit The R S NRP Toolkit is the basic software package that supplies low level driv ers and tools for all power sensors The com...

Page 33: ...1 32 64 bit Microsoft Windows 10 32 64 bit 5 1 3 R S NRP Toolkit for Windows The R S NRP Toolkit installer for Windows based systems contains the compo nents described in the release notes available a...

Page 34: ...you have troubles establishing a LAN connection with an R S NRP LAN power sensor The tool provides the following functions Configuring the network settings by temporary connecting the selected sen sor...

Page 35: ...nication program for sending commands to the power sensor 5 2 Browser based user interface Requires a power sensor with networking capabilities a LAN power sensor With the integrated browser based gra...

Page 36: ...browser installed 7 Ethernet switch supporting PoE power delivery 1 NOTICE Incorrectly connecting or disconnecting the power sensor can dam age the power sensor or lead to erroneous results Ensure th...

Page 37: ...asurement For a detailed description of the web user interface refer to the corresponding chapter in the user manual 5 3 Remote control You can remote control the R S NRP series power sensor easily Th...

Page 38: ...ess Setup 1 2 3 4 5 6 NRP 3 Path Diode Power Sensor MHz to GHz 100 pW to 200 mW 70 dBm to 23 dBm SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY Figure 5 2 Setup with an R S NRPV 1 Signal source 2 R S NRP power sensor 3 Host...

Page 39: ...simplifies many measurement tasks It is provided on your documentation CD ROM and on the Rohde Schwarz website as a separate standalone installation package Required equipment R S NRP power sensor R S...

Page 40: ...nnect or disconnect the power sensor as described in Chapter 3 4 Connecting to a DUT on page 13 Connect the power sensor to the signal source 2 Connect the cables as shown in Figure 5 3 For a detailed...

Page 41: ...ad the R S Power Viewer Mobile free of charge from the Google Play Store The 1MA215 Using R S NRP Series Power Sensors with AndroidTM Handheld Devices application note gives a detailed description on...

Page 42: ...ng to a DUT on page 13 Connect the power sensor to the signal source 2 Connect the cables as shown in Figure 5 4 If the power sensor is a R S NRP LAN power sensor you can set up a LAN connection inste...

Page 43: ...re the measurement a In the Measurement Settings dialog select the Measurement Type for example Continuous Average b Tap Quick Setup Auto Set 4 Switch on the signal source The measurement starts and t...

Page 44: ...and Library USB All power sensors USBTMC USB vendor ID product ID serial number INSTR VISA NRP legacy protocol Ethernet R S NRP LAN power sensors VXI 11 TCPIP host address LAN device name INSTR VISA H...

Page 45: ...of the R S NRP power sensors with the R S NRP Z series of power sensors The usage of this protocol is not recommended for new applications The resource string represents an addressing scheme that is...

Page 46: ...50SN 0x0162 R S NRP67S 0x024A R S NRP67SN 0x024B R S NRP67SN V 0x026A Table 6 4 R S NRP18S xx USB product IDs R S NRP power sensor USB product ID R S NRP18S 10 0x0148 R S NRP18S 20 0x014A R S NRP18S 2...

Page 47: ...f the R S NRP LAN power sensors allows you to inte grate them in a local area network LAN For remote control via a network the computer and the power sensor must be connected via the Ethernet interfac...

Page 48: ...s tics of the connection See the description of the VISA resource string below for the corresponding interface protocols The string of the LAN device name is emphasized in italics HiSLIP TCPIP IP addr...

Page 49: ...the IP address 10 111 11 20 the valid resource string using VXI 11 protocol is TCPIP 10 111 11 20 INSTR The DNS host name is nrp18sn 100001 the valid resource string is TCPIP nrp18sn 100001 hislip0 H...

Page 50: ...oduct contact our customer support center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation program ming or appli...

Page 51: ...ing LAN 20 R S NRX 20 Customer support 50 D Data sheets 9 Disconnecting Host interface 15 RF 14 Documentation overview 8 Download R S NRP Toolkit 32 DUT Connecting 13 Disconnecting 13 E Electromagneti...

Page 52: ...NRP Z5 17 R S NRPV 37 R S NRX 41 R S Power Viewer 39 R S Power Viewer Mobile 41 Regulatory information 5 Release notes 9 Remote control Ethernet interface 47 Interfaces 44 Protocols 44 USB interface 4...

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