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User Manual

User Manual

Version 05

 

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Page 1: ...R S NRX Power Meter User Manual User Manual Version 05 1178556602 2...

Page 2: ...308 02 2019 Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG M hldorfstr 15 81671 M nchen Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Fax 49 89 41 29 12 164 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change Data...

Page 3: ...2 Key Features 12 2 Safety Information 13 3 Instrument Tour 14 3 1 Front Panel Tour 14 3 1 1 Sensor Connector A and B 14 3 1 2 Module Bay 14 3 1 3 Touchscreen 16 3 1 4 Keys 16 3 1 5 USB Host Interface...

Page 4: ...USB and External Devices 28 5 Operating Concepts 29 5 1 Manual Operation 29 5 1 1 Start Dialog 29 5 1 2 Main Measurement Dialog 30 5 1 3 Status Information 32 5 1 4 Notification Center 33 5 1 5 Select...

Page 5: ...3 8 1 Continuous Average 63 8 1 1 Continuous Average Result Display 63 8 1 2 Continuous Average Settings 64 8 2 Burst Average 65 8 2 1 Burst Average Result Display 66 8 2 2 Burst Average Settings 66 8...

Page 6: ...103 9 Sensor Configuration 104 9 1 Mode Settings 104 9 2 Correction Settings 108 9 3 Filter Settings 111 9 4 Range Settings 115 9 5 For NRT Measurement Type 117 9 5 1 NRT Mode Settings 118 9 5 2 NRT C...

Page 7: ...3 Updating the Application Firmware 162 14 Remote Control Commands 163 14 1 Conventions Used in SCPI Command Descriptions 163 14 2 Common Commands 163 14 3 Starting and Ending a Measurement 172 14 4...

Page 8: ...verage Calculation Functions with Buffering 278 14 5 2 3 Burst Average Calculation Functions 285 14 5 2 4 Timeslot Calculation Functions 293 14 6 Configuring Sensors 301 14 6 1 Setting the Frequency 3...

Page 9: ...us Register Commands 372 14 13 2 Reading Out the CONDition Part 372 14 13 3 Reading Out the EVENt Part 373 14 13 4 Controlling the ENABle Part 373 14 13 5 Controlling the Negative Transition Part 374...

Page 10: ...1 Syntax for Common Commands 419 15 2 2 Syntax for Device Specific Commands 419 15 2 3 SCPI Parameters 420 15 2 4 Overview of Syntax Elements 423 15 2 5 Structure of a Command Line 423 15 2 6 Respons...

Page 11: ...e description of the remote control commands with programming examples and information on maintenance instrument interfaces and error messages Includes the contents of the getting started manual 1 1 3...

Page 12: ...chwarz com application NRX 1 2 Key Features The R S NRX supports Easy RF power measurements Multi channel measurements RF pulse analysis System integration The R S NRX is a versatile user friendly bas...

Page 13: ...aboratory environ ments Use the R S NRX only for its designated purpose Observe the operating con ditions and performance limits stated in the data sheet Where do I find safety information Safety info...

Page 14: ...ys see Cursor keys on page 18 6 USB host interface see Chapter 3 1 5 USB Host Interface on page 18 7 On standby key see Chapter 3 1 6 On Standby Key on page 18 3 1 1 Sensor Connector A and B See 2 in...

Page 15: ...setting Off No signal is generated Off Steady green Continuous wave is output CW Blinking green Pulse signal is output Pulse Blinking red Settings conflict exists For example if Pulse is set and the...

Page 16: ...ge 29 3 1 4 Keys See 4 in Figure 3 1 Esc Local If you press shortly Changes to the next higher hierarchy level Escapes from the entry mode in text boxes and lists Closes dialogs without losing any ent...

Page 17: ...ries in text fields dialogs and selections in lists Shows a frame around the control in focus You can change the focus using the Cursor keys Freq Sets the carrier frequency of the applied signal This...

Page 18: ...e See 6 in Figure 3 1 USB 2 0 universal serial bus interface of the type A host USB Used to connect USB power sensors and external devices like a keyboard mouse or memory stick Further information Cha...

Page 19: ...age 20 6 IEC 625 IEEE 488 interface optional see Chapter 3 2 6 IEC 625 IEEE 488 Interface on page 20 7 Sensor connectors C and D optional used to connect R S power sensors see Chapter 3 2 7 Sensor Con...

Page 20: ...to the AC supply it automatically sets itself to the correct range for the applied voltage The range is printed on the type label There is no need to set the voltage manually For more details see Cha...

Page 21: ...21 User Manual 1178 5566 02 05 3 2 7 Sensor Connectors C and D See 7 Figure 3 2 Requires 3rd and 4th R S NRP sensor connector R S NRX B4 For more details see Chapter 3 1 1 Sensor Connector A and B on...

Page 22: ...trument needs to be transported or ship ped later you can use the material to protect the control elements and connectors 4 1 1 Accessory List The R S NRX comes with the following accessories Printed...

Page 23: ...to connect yourself to the ground Use a conductive floor mat and heel strap combination EMI impact on measurement results Electromagnetic interference EMI may affect the measurement results To suppres...

Page 24: ...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 damaged due to t...

Page 25: ...upplied It is either ready for operation STANDBY or in operating mode 1 Plug the AC power cable into the AC power connector on the rear panel of the R S NRX Only use the power cable delivered with the...

Page 26: ...0 Off Further information Chapter 10 Saving and Recalling Settings on page 123 Chapter 3 1 6 On Standby Key on page 18 4 8 Connecting Power Sensors The R S NRX supports a wide range of R S power sens...

Page 27: ...sensor to the signal source For details see the user manual of the R S power sensor Note Incorrectly connecting disconnecting an R S power sensor can damage the power sensor or lead to erroneous resul...

Page 28: ...n increase the number of connected devices by using USB hubs Due to the large number of available USB devices there is almost no limit to the possi ble expansions In the following useful USB devices a...

Page 29: ...most ele ments on the screen to access the settings belonging to that element topic In graphs use the following gestures Pan put your fingers on the touchscreen and move them while keeping contact Thu...

Page 30: ...e 33 7 Measurement pane In the measurement pane the settings results and status of the active measurements are displayed The layout depends on the selected display layout See Chapter 5 1 5 Selecting t...

Page 31: ...ype The dialog is divided into touch areas that lead to different settings Figure 5 2 Layout of the main measurement dialog example 1 Settings displayed in the measurement pane 2 Limit values displaye...

Page 32: ...tion of the measurement result and further measurement specific set tings See Chapter 7 Configuration for All Measurement Types on page 46 Tapping other areas in the measurement pane can open further...

Page 33: ...corner The displayed symbol belongs to the most severe message For example if one error and 5 notices are present the symbol of the error message is displayed The symbols used are explained in Table 5...

Page 34: ...needed If you want to delete a specific notice tap the bin symbol next to the notice If you want to delete all notices tap the bin symbol in the right corner 5 1 5 Selecting the Display Layout You ca...

Page 35: ...l 1178 5566 02 05 3 Select how many measurement panes you want to display For example if you select 2 panes the measurement display looks as follows Figure 5 3 Two measurement panes Remote command DIS...

Page 36: ...rop The numbering of the panes is not changed To change the position of a measurement pane Touch hold a measurement pane and drag it into the new position The two panes have changed position In the Se...

Page 37: ...1 7 Editing Parameters Tap a parameter to change its value Depending on the selected parameter a numeric or an alphanumeric editor is dis played The numeric editor shows for each parameter the specif...

Page 38: ...assword are instru ment In the Notification Center a Notice message shows the file path and name Remote control SYSTem HCOPy on page 206 Further information Chapter 4 9 Connecting USB and External Dev...

Page 39: ...ss http hostname or http IP address For example http nrx 104711 See also Overview tab on page 129 3 Enter the password The preconfigured password is instrument 5 3 Remote Control The R S NRX is equipp...

Page 40: ...S NRX is in remote control you can display settings using the front panel keys and the touchscreen but you cannot change settings To do that you have to return to manual operation The R S NRX remains...

Page 41: ...NRP power meter family You can configure the display to accommodate the number of measurements you want to watch simultaneously see Chapter 5 1 5 Selecting the Display Layout on page 34 If you connect...

Page 42: ...hows where the problematic setting is located See Chapter 6 5 Settings Conflict on page 44 Example Using different ports for the same sensor type 1 Connect an R S NRQ6 to port A 2 Perform a trace meas...

Page 43: ...nformation on topics that need your special attention Starting a measurement 1 Preset the R S NRX and the connected R S power sensors a Press the Preset key b Tap Preset See also Chapter 10 Saving and...

Page 44: ...Other contradictory settings for example the lower limit value is higher than the upper limit value Contradictory settings are allowed so that you are not hampered in your workflow But they cause an e...

Page 45: ...lving the error 1 Tap the displayed measurement value or graphic See also Figure 5 2 The Measurement Settings dialog is displayed The Measurement Type is highlighted 2 Select another measurement type...

Page 46: ...for all measurements are described in the following while mea surement specific settings are described in Chapter 8 Measurement Types and Result Displays on page 63 7 1 Display Settings Access Main me...

Page 47: ...ction Upper Limit 53 Resolution Configures the resolution of the measurement For logarithmic power values dB dBm or dB V the number of decimal places is set directly For linear power values W 1 the nu...

Page 48: ...Values Available for the graphic displays of continuous average burst average measure ments Only displayed if the measurement result display is shown in full screen Determines which additional informa...

Page 49: ...ay Format is set to Scalar Analog available for continuous average burst average time gate timeslot measurements Specifies the upper limit of the display Remote command CALCulate Measurement METer Dir...

Page 50: ...the grid Remote command CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DB on page 185 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DBM on page 185 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DBUV on page 186 CALCula...

Page 51: ...imum value Min Minimum value Max Min Difference between maximum and minimum value Remote command CALCulate Measurement HOLD FUNCtion on page 177 Limit Monitor Available for continuous average burst av...

Page 52: ...nnel UPPer DATA RATio RFRatio on page 197 CALCulate Measurement LIMit DirectionalChannel UPPer DATA RATio RLOSs on page 198 CALCulate Measurement LIMit DirectionalChannel UPPer DATA RATio SWR on page...

Page 53: ...e more measured values into one result Further information Chapter 7 3 Triggering on page 54 See the power sensor user manual for examples on the interplay of the controlling mechanisms 7 2 1 Controll...

Page 54: ...ent After powered on the power sensor is in the idle state Waiting for trigger The power sensor waits for a trigger event that is defined by the trigger source When the trigger event occurs the power...

Page 55: ...l trigger signal that is supplied at the trigger input output of the power sensor TRIGger Measurement IMMediate Sensor Check Source Requires the sensor check source R S NRX B1 option If enabled the se...

Page 56: ...activated whenever the trigger threshold is crossed you can obtain also unambiguous triggering for many complex signals If you use a hold off time instead of a dropout time you can obtain stable trigg...

Page 57: ...Automatically starts a measurement if no trigger event has occurred after 300 ms Remote command TRIGger undef ALL MODE on page 212 TRIGger Measurement MODE on page 212 Trigger Source Primary Sensor Tr...

Page 58: ...has been underrun with internal triggering it is sometimes useful to wait some time drop out time before retriggering The measurement of unwanted sig nal components can thus be suppressed See Chapter...

Page 59: ...tributed to the trigger slaves and if Trigger Source for Trigger Output is set to Sensor A to D to the trigger output Remote command TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel MASTer STATe on page 213 Trigge...

Page 60: ...splayed measurement value or graphic See also Layout of the main measurement dialog on page 31 In this dialog you select the measurement type and the channel calculation function Based on the selected...

Page 61: ...ion Function the secondary sensor is disabled If a power sensor does not support the selected Measurement Type a settings conflict is displayed See also Chapter 6 5 Settings Conflict on page 44 Remote...

Page 62: ...te Measurement MATH EXPRession on page 270 CALCulate Measurement MATH EXPRession CATalog on page 272 Quick Setup Available for continuous average burst average trace pulse analysis time gate time slot...

Page 63: ...0 Timeslot 85 Statistics 91 NRT 98 8 1 Continuous Average The power sensor measures the signal average power asynchronously within a defined time interval the so called aperture or sampling window Aft...

Page 64: ...ements is set to On or Set Sets the reference value Remote command SENSe Sensor POWer REFerence on page 220 CALCulate Measurement RELative DirectionalChannel POWer MAGNitude on page 260 CALCulate Meas...

Page 65: ...rval in which the average power is measured starts when the power exceeds the trigger level and ends when the trigger logic detects the end of the pulse Power Time Trigger level Dropout time Dropout t...

Page 66: ...te value or related to a reference value 8 2 2 Burst Average Settings Access Measurement Settings Measurement Type Burst Average Unit 66 Resolution 66 Display 66 Rel 66 Trigger 66 Unit See Unit on pag...

Page 67: ...nts The entire result is called a trace Each trace must be triggered separately Trace Result Display 67 Trace Settings 67 Trace Marker Dialog 69 8 3 1 Trace Result Display Displays the waveform Use th...

Page 68: ...of the power axis to the trace The scaling of the time axis is adap ted only if the power sensor supports it Info Marker Shows or hides additional information below the graph Info Displays measurement...

Page 69: ...Mode on page 57 Trig Source Trigger See Trigger Source on page 57 Trig Slope Trigger See Slope on page 58 Level Trigger See Trigger Level on page 57 Sensor Trigger Trigger See Chapter 7 3 Triggering o...

Page 70: ...tion Useful if you use the marker as Reference Marker Measure Shows a triangle at the marker position Remote command DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker MODE on page 227 Position Mode Defines wh...

Page 71: ...nder Position Mode Remote command DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker POSition TIME on page 230 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker POSition RELative TIME on page 230 DISPlay WINDow Window...

Page 72: ...ion to the reference marker Marker result is p Time Diff to Ref Measures the time difference in relation to the reference marker Marker result is t Average Power to Ref Measures the average power betw...

Page 73: ...y a symbol that is also used to select the result You can choose which results you want to display see Chapter 8 4 3 Pulse Analysis Dialog on page 74 8 4 2 Pulse Analysis Settings Access Measurement S...

Page 74: ...are displayed below the trace The R S NRX can display a maximum of 12 measurement results If you select more a warning is displayed 100 Amplitude Time s 0 1 0 2 Pulse width Pulse period Overshoot Pul...

Page 75: ...ab Selects the time related measurement results that are displayed below the trace The selections on this tab apply to all traces Pulse Width Time tab Time between the first positive edge and the subs...

Page 76: ...tion from the pulse base level to the pulse top level Remote command DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement TRANsition POSitive DURation STATe on page 244 Fall Time Time tab Time the pulse requires t...

Page 77: ...measurement results that are displayed below the trace The selections on this tab apply to all traces Pulse Top Power tab Pulse top power level detected by the selected Algorithm This value is used a...

Page 78: ...ASurement POWer PULSe BASE STATe on page 240 Trace Min Power tab Minimum power measured within the analysis window Remote command DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement POWer MINimum STATe on page 24...

Page 79: ...ELation on page 243 Algorithm Configuration tab Selects the analysis algorithm for detecting the pulse top and the pulse base power of a pulsed signal From these power levels the reference levels are...

Page 80: ...the falling edge of the pulse Used for the measurement of the rise or fall time Remote command DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement POWer PULSe LREFerence STATe on page 241 Reset to Defaults Confi...

Page 81: ...pe Measurement Settings Measurement Type Time Gate 2 Select the display format Display Display Format Scalar display Figure 8 3 Time gate scalar digital display The measurement result is a single scal...

Page 82: ...ng touch gestures If you have a channel calculation function running that involves 2 power sensors a legend in the upper right corner shows the assignment of curve to measurement channel In the lower...

Page 83: ...or the scalar displays See Resolution on page 47 Pos Scaling Available for the graphical display Defines the effect of the cursor keys on the displayed trace Pos Shifts the position Press one of the c...

Page 84: ...tion Dialog Access depends on the selected measurement type and display format Time gate scalar display Time Gate Gates Time gate graphical display Tap the lower pane where the gate information is dis...

Page 85: ...gth Remote command CALCulate Measurement POWer TGATe Gate AVG EXCLude MID STATe on page 247 Start of Fence Sets the start time of the fence The start time refers to the start of the gate Remote comman...

Page 86: ...t parameters Adopt the timeslot width to the test signal You can restrict the measurement to the rel evant part of a timeslot by excluding intervals at the start and the end of the timeslot Also you c...

Page 87: ...isplay Figure 8 7 Timeslot scalar digital display The measurement result is a single scalar value It refers to the selected timeslot If Scalar Analog is set as Display Format a bar chart visualizes th...

Page 88: ...splayed with Measurement values Av Average power within gate Pk Peak power within gate Cf Width Borders see t1 t2 t3 t4 t5 If you tap the lower pane the Timeslot Configuration Dialog opens 8 6 2 Times...

Page 89: ...os Scaling is disabled Selects a border so that you can change the timeslot length and included excluded intervals The selected border is displayed as dashed line t1 Nominal Width t2 Exclude from Star...

Page 90: ...COUNt on page 248 Nominal Width Sets the length of the timeslot Remote command CALCulate Measurement POWer TSLot AVG WIDTh on page 249 Exclude from Start Defines an interval at the start of the timesl...

Page 91: ...n page 249 8 7 Statistics Supported by wideband power sensors The power sensor measures power over time Using the statistics measurement type you can analyze the statistical distribution of the envelo...

Page 92: ...l display The graph displays the waveform of the selected trace Tap Table to display the measurement results in tabular format The table contains the measurement results for 2 traces The second trace...

Page 93: ...on page 96 dBm dB marker Positions the x marker to a power value The associated measurement result is dis played in the lower pane see Figure 8 10 Remote command CALCulate Measurement STATistics MARKe...

Page 94: ...ng the statistical distribution of the envelope power CCDF Complementary cumulative distribution function Probability that the envelope power is higher than the corresponding x axis power value Linear...

Page 95: ...annot measure with a second power sensor Remote command CALCulate Measurement STATistics AWGN STATe on page 252 8 7 4 Scale Configuration Dialog Access Statistics Scaling Used for configuring the axes...

Page 96: ...Sets linear or logarithmic scaling for the y axis Remote command CALCulate Measurement STATistics SCALe Y SPACing on page 258 Y Maximum Available if Linear is set under Scaling of Y Axis Sets the max...

Page 97: ...e scaling functions Start Time on page 49 Time Div on page 50 Power Reference on page 50 Power Div on page 50 Unit on page 51 Pos Scaling Defines the effect of the cursor keys on the displayed trace P...

Page 98: ...disabled The same gates are used in the time gate and statistics measurements See t0 t1 t2 t3 on page 83 8 8 NRT Requires the sensor interface for R S NRT R S NRX B9 see Chapter 3 1 2 Mod ule Bay on p...

Page 99: ...e 100 CCDF 100 Peak Envelope Power PEP 100 Absorption Average 100 Crest Factor CF 100 Absorption PEP 101 Burst Average 101 Absorption Burst 101 Reflection 101 Off 101 Reverse Power 101 Standing Wave R...

Page 100: ...t the beginning of a burst The peak envelope power PEP is an important parameter for describing the modula tion characteristics of transmitter output stages Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANne...

Page 101: ...thin the burst If the burst is unmodulated and has no overshoots the average burst is equal to the Peak Envelope Power PEP Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel FEED Channel POWer FORWa...

Page 102: ...te Measurement CHANnel Channel FEED Channel POWer RLOSs Reflection Coefficient Reflection Reflection coefficient Forward power Reverse power Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel FEED C...

Page 103: ...Type See Measurement Type on page 61 Sensor Assigns the power sensor to the NRT measurement Suitable are R S NRT directional power sensors connected to the sensor interface for R S NRT R S NRX B9 See...

Page 104: ...connected to one of the sensor ports of the R S NRX These sensors are called primary sensor and secondary sensor Further information Primary Sensor Secondary Sensor on page 61 Chapter 8 Measurement Ty...

Page 105: ...Rection DCYCle STATe on page 305 Duty Cycle Available for continuous average measurements Sets the duty cycle for measuring pulse modulated signals The duty cycle defines the percentage of one period...

Page 106: ...eak Requires a wideband power sensor Highest power measured peak power Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel FEED Channel on page 215 Aperture Available for continuous average statistic...

Page 107: ...eriods are required to obtain the same effect as with smoothing enabled The sampling values are considered equivalent and are averaged in a sampling window which yields an integrating behavior of the...

Page 108: ...ns the power sensor calculates the power at the input of the attenuator or the directional coupler If you want to correct the influence of an amplifier connected ahead use a negative off set S Paramet...

Page 109: ...port file name Import file name 111 Export table to file Import table from file 111 Gamma Correction 111 Gamma Phase 111 Gamma Magnitude 111 Offset State Enables or disables the offset entered under O...

Page 110: ...es the selected table If enabled the measurement results are corrected using the specified offset If the exact frequency value is not available in the table the values of the table are interpola ted I...

Page 111: ...ion STATe on page 311 Gamma Phase Available if Gamma Correction is enabled Sets the phase angle of the complex reflection coefficient of the source Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel...

Page 112: ...112 Filter Length 113 Recalc Filter Length 113 Clear Filter Buffer 113 Fixed Noise Mode 113 Noise Content 113 Maximum Settling Time 113 Timeslot 114 Moving Average State 114 Moving Average 114 Averag...

Page 113: ...Noise Mode Available for continuous average burst average time gate measurements Sets the autofilter Normal Sets the averaging number so that the intrinsic noise of the power sensor 2 standard deviati...

Page 114: ...vailable for continuous average burst average trace pulse analysis timeslot statis tics measurements Defines how the measurement results are output This is called termination control On Outputs interm...

Page 115: ...page 320 9 4 Range Settings Access Measurement Settings Primary Sensor Config Range Measurement Settings Secondary Sensor Config Range Available for continuous average burst average trace pulse analys...

Page 116: ...AUTO on page 321 Range Available if Range State is set to User Sets the active measurement path in which the power sensor is measuring Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel POWer AVG RA...

Page 117: ...c setting of the input attenuation Once Adjusts the input attenuation one time then disables the automatic setting Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel INPut ATTenuation AUTO on page 3...

Page 118: ...by all power sensors The power sensor automatically recognizes the duty cycle of the burst series and calculates the average burst power from this duty cycle and the average power Set an appropriate V...

Page 119: ...r 1 2 2 1 Sets a fixed direction of the forward power either from port 1 to port 2 or from port 2 to port 1 The two ports are indicated on the directional power sensor Remote command CALCulate Measure...

Page 120: ...nel CORRection OFFSet RPLane on page 329 INPut Sensor PORT POSition on page 331 Offset Considers the transmission loss in a cable that connects the desired measurement point set by INPut Sensor PORT P...

Page 121: ...command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel NRT DMODulation WCDMa CRATe on page 330 9 5 3 NRT Filter Settings Access Measurement Main Configuration Sensor Configuration Filter Video Bandwidth 121 I...

Page 122: ...if Integration Time Mode is set to User Defines the integration time for a single measurement Remote command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel NRT APERture VALue on page 333 Averaging Mode Sets th...

Page 123: ...eset See Preset on page 124 If you want to save specific measurement settings to reuse at another time save the setup in a file The R S NRX offers 20 setup files for this purpose Access Preset Save Re...

Page 124: ...a setting conflict results See also Chap ter 6 5 Settings Conflict on page 44 For details on sensor settings see the user manual of the R S power sensor Remote command SYSTem PRESet on page 353 RST on...

Page 125: ...a sured value is less than 10 dB above the lower measurement range limit Access Zero Zeroing Sensors dialog Figure 11 1 Zeroing Sensors dialog The table below Zero All Sensors shows all connected sens...

Page 126: ...78 5566 02 05 3 You can zero an individual sensor or all sensors at once Tap Zero All Sensors Tap in the row of the sensor you want to zero The status changes from in progress to successful Remote com...

Page 127: ...log The System Overview dialog is divided into the following tabs Connections 127 Instrument Info 142 Hardware Configuration 153 Test 153 Global Settings 154 12 1 Connections Access System Connections...

Page 128: ...configuration assign a valid address information before connecting the R S NRX to the LAN Contact your network administrator to obtain valid IP addresses After integrating the R S NRX into a network y...

Page 129: ...change the hostname the R S NRX restarts its connection to the network which can take several seconds During this time you cannot address the R S NRX After the restart you can only address the R S NR...

Page 130: ...contact your network administrator regarding the data to be set Dynamic Automatic assignment A DHCP server must be available in the net work Static Manual assignment Obtain the IP address subnet mask...

Page 131: ...Mode Sets the IP address of the default gateway Remote command SYSTem COMMunicate NETWork IPADdress GATeway on page 357 SYSTem COMMunicate INET SELF GATeway ADDRess on page 357 DNS Server IPv4 tab Ava...

Page 132: ...remote control In a LAN the VISA resource string is required to establish a communication session between the controller and the R S NRX The resource string is a unique identifier composed of the spe...

Page 133: ...NRX Native remote command set of the R S NRX based on the standard commands for programmable instruments SCPI 99 Rohde Schwarz NRP2 Emulation for the predecessor the R S NRP2 Remote command SYSTem LAN...

Page 134: ...option identification string Remote command SYSTem OPT ANSWer on page 361 12 1 3 Input Output Settings I O Access System Connections I O The I O dialog is divided into the following tabs Sensor Check...

Page 135: ...es Remote command SOURce OUTPut STATe on page 334 OUTPut SOURce STATe on page 334 SOURce PULM STATe on page 334 Frequency Sensor Check Source tab Sets the frequency of the output signal Remote command...

Page 136: ...message is displayed in the notification center and the new version is displayed here as shown in Figure 12 3 Tap the info field to update the sensor check source R S NRX B1 Figure 12 3 New version a...

Page 137: ...e that is proportional to the displayed value Limit Violation Available for continuous average burst average time gate timeslot measure ments Out 1 Trig Out BNC connector I O 1 tab Sets the fail volta...

Page 138: ...sponds to the output voltage of 0 V Remote command OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWer CCDF on page 337 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWer POWer on page 338 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWer RATio RCO...

Page 139: ...auses a limit violation Low 0 V High 5 V Remote command OUTPut LIMit FAIL on page 336 Trigger Source for Trigger Output I O 1 I O 2 tabs Available if Mode is set to Trigger Out Sets the trigger source...

Page 140: ...e are not recognized auto matically Add them see To add a LAN power sensor on page 140 Symbol Description Tap the LED icon to identify a connected power sensor If the power sensor has a status LED it...

Page 141: ...Adds a LAN power sensor See To add a LAN power sensor on page 140 Remote command SENSe Sensor ADD on page 324 Sensor Info Displays information about the selected power sensor including calibration dat...

Page 142: ...provides detailed information that you can use for troubleshooting Test Verdict shows the status of the selftest Remote command SYSTem SENSor Sensor TEST on page 346 TEST SENSor Sensor on page 346 12...

Page 143: ...tab you display and configure the following settings System Info 143 Security Settings 146 Options Settings 149 Open Source Licenses 152 12 2 1 System Info Access System Instrument Info System Info Di...

Page 144: ...ock Number HW Version CPLD Version Complex programmable logic device CPLD version Serial Device ID SW Build Version of software build Options Short names of the installed options MAC Address Ethernet...

Page 145: ...MM DD Remote command SYSTem DATE UTC on page 365 SYSTem DATE LOCal on page 365 Time Date and Time Settings Sets the current time in the format HH MM SS Remote command SYSTem TIME UTC on page 367 SYSTe...

Page 146: ...dialog is divided into the following tabs General tab 146 Security Password to Unlock Settings 147 USB Storage 147 Volatile Mode 147 User Interface 147 LAN Settings tab 147 LAN Services 148 SCPI over...

Page 147: ...are disabled automatically For default value and further information see Security Password tab on page 148 USB Storage General tab Enables or disables the file transfer via USB storage Volatile Mode...

Page 148: ...a web application VNC LAN Settings tab Enables or disables access using a virtual network computing VNC interface a graphical desktop sharing system that uses RFB protocol to control the R S NRX remo...

Page 149: ...rity Password tab New security password Confirm Password Security Password tab New security password for confirmation Note The new password is not assigned until you tap Change Password Change Passwor...

Page 150: ...ser Manual 1178 5566 02 05 Import 151 Export 151 Details tab 151 HW Options tab Displays the installed hardware options Remote command OPT on page 168 SW Options tab Displays all software options and...

Page 151: ...e software options have been installed but are not active any more for example because the license key is expired Remote command OPT on page 168 Manage License Keys tab Used to install or deinstall so...

Page 152: ...02 05 If you want to see more information on a specific option tap 12 2 4 Open Source Licenses Access System Instrument Info Open Source Licenses Displays the license texts of open source software pac...

Page 153: ...05 12 3 Hardware Configuration Access System Hardware Configuration Lists the hardware details of the R S NRX assemblies This tab can be useful for look ing up the revision of hardware for example wh...

Page 154: ...when the test is finished success fully The results passed or failed are displayed for each test Remote command TEST DEVice ALL on page 345 Creating information for troubleshooting 1 If you want to s...

Page 155: ...this setting are marked too Thus you can find the setting easily if you want to use a preset value Tabs Position Specifies the position of the tabs in dialogs top or bottom Hide Sensor Overload Messa...

Page 156: ...d USB or Ethernet Con nection This chapter contains information on installing updating the firmware on the R S NRX via PC and USB or Ethernet connection Use the Firmware Update program PureFW to load...

Page 157: ...yellow excla mation mark in the Windows device manager Abort the installation process and install a recent VISA software To prepare an update via network connection 1 Make sure a recent VISA software...

Page 158: ...lowing window should appear The program automatically starts scanning for R S power sensors and meters attached via USB When the scan is completed all recognized power sensors and meters are listed in...

Page 159: ...cal network for VISA network devices automati cally This can be more time consuming than adding the device manually as described above To do this check the setting Including VISA Network Devi ces befo...

Page 160: ...ate file or press the ellipsis button to browse the file system for it New firmware for the R S NRX generally has an rsu Rohde Schwarz Update extension 5 Select Update to download the new firmware and...

Page 161: ...a a USB flash memory stick are as follows PC or mobile device with free USB port running any operating system and software that supports copying files to the USB flash memory stick USB flash memory st...

Page 162: ...If there are more than one matching Rohde Schwarz update files select the file you want to use for the update The latest version is on top Then press Update to start the update process 3 After copyin...

Page 163: ...ndard are indicated as SCPI con firmed All commands used by the R S NRX follow the SCPI syntax rules Asynchronous commands A command which does not automatically finish executing before the next com m...

Page 164: ...6 DMC 166 EMC 166 ESE 166 ESR 166 GCLS 167 GMC 167 GOPC 167 GWAI 167 IDN 167 IST 167 LMC 168 OPC 168 OPT 168 PMC 168 PRE 169 PSC 169 RCL 169 RMC 169 RST 169 SAV 170 SRE 170 SRQ 170 STB 170 TRG 170 TST...

Page 165: ...trigger Usage Event GTL Goto local Usage Event GTM Goto local with remote state Usage Event GTR Goto remote Usage Event HFC Hardware flow control Usage Event LLO Local lockout Usage Event NREN Not rem...

Page 166: ...tichannel device Parameters instrument_no The assigned instrument DMC Label Macro DMC Label Defines a macro command Parameters Macro Parameters for setting and query Label EMC Enable Enables macro com...

Page 167: ...return if all pending operations in all internal instruments are finished Usage Query only GWAI Waits for all pending operations in all internal instruments Usage Event IDN IDeNtification query Retur...

Page 168: ...ince OPC waits until all previous commands are executed 1 is returned in all cases OPC basically functions like the WAI command but WAI does not return a response OPC is preferred to WAI because with...

Page 169: ...g RCL num ReCaLl Recalls the instrument settings from the specified intermediate memory Setting parameters number Number of the intermediate memory Range 0 to 19 RST 0 Usage Setting only Manual operat...

Page 170: ...cified value This command deter mines under which conditions a service request is triggered Parameters register Range 0 to 255 RST 0 SRQ timeout A generic srq wait command to be used without srq event...

Page 171: ...ecution of the subsequent commands until all preceding commands have been executed and all signals have settled Usage Event XESE xese Specifies the standard event status enable register ESE This regis...

Page 172: ...ement In a basic scenario the measurement is started immediately after the measurement mode is enabled If you want to start the measurement only if a specific condition is fulfilled define a trig ger...

Page 173: ...ABORt undef ALL Applies to all connected power sensors See ABORt Measurement on page 173 Suffix undef 1 to n No suffix required Usage Event INITiate Measurement CONTinuous state Enables or disables t...

Page 174: ...ble the R S NRP2 emulation using SYSTem LANGuage NRP2 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters state RST 0 INITiate Undef ALL DISable state Applies to all connected power sensors See I...

Page 175: ...vent INITiate Undef ALL IMMediate Applies to all connected power sensors See INITiate Measurement IMMediate on page 174 Suffix Undef 1 to n No suffix required Usage Event 14 4 Measurement Settings and...

Page 176: ...DISPlay MESSage TEXT CLEar 179 DISPlay MESSage TEXT DATA 180 DISPlay MESSage TYPE 180 DISPlay MESSage STATe 180 DISPlay LAYout 180 DISPlay OVERload STATe 181 DISPlay PIXMap 181 DISPlay UPDate 181 DIS...

Page 177: ...urement HOLD FUNCtion function For all measurement functions the R S NRX stores the maximum and minimum val ues and the calculated differences between these values The setting applies to both power an...

Page 178: ...red Parameters type MAX MIN DIFFerence RST MAX CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef STATe state Alias for CALCulate Measurement HOLD STATe on page 177 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel undef...

Page 179: ...ement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor Parameters value DEFault RST DEFault DISPlay BRIGthness brightness Enables or disables the display backlight Parameters brightness Rang...

Page 180: ...r defined messages Parameters type QUERy MESSage QUERy The execution of remote control commands is blocked until the dialog containing the query is closed by pressing the MENU key MESSage Remote contr...

Page 181: ...Sensor Overload Message on page 155 DISPlay PIXMap Queries the display content The return value is a binary block data for example 577110xxxxxx x 577110 block data header xxxxxx x binary format compri...

Page 182: ...N DB 183 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe SPAN DBM 183 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe SPAN DBUV 184 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe SPAN DPCT 184 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe SPAN O...

Page 183: ...ACe X SCALe LENGth value Sets the duration of the trace Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value Range 8 3e 9 to 30 0 RST 0 01 Default unit s Manual operation See Trace Length on...

Page 184: ...value Range 0 005 to 400 0 RST 100 0 Default unit dB V Manual operation See Power Span on page 50 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe SPAN DPCT value Effective for trace measurements Specifies the va...

Page 185: ...o 2e9 RST 1e 3 Default unit W Manual operation See Power Span on page 50 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DB value Effective for trace measurements Specifies the reference value for the power a...

Page 186: ...RST 150 0 Default unit dBuV Manual operation See Power Reference on page 50 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DPCT value Effective for trace measurements Specifies the reference value for the p...

Page 187: ...Play WINDow Window ANALog AUTO state DISPlay WINDow Window METer AUTO state Automatically determines the scaling for the analog display The upper and the lower limit value are set depending on the cur...

Page 188: ...ers time Range 15 0 to 15 0 RST 0 0 Default unit s Manual operation See Trace Length on page 50 SENSe Sensor TRACe TIME time Sets the vertical scaling Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connecte...

Page 189: ...t POWer VALue 190 UNIT Measurement POWer RATio unit Sets the output unit for the measured power ratio values Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters unit DB DPCT O The character O sta...

Page 190: ...AUTO 191 CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef CLEar IMMediate 191 CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef FAIL 192 CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef FCOunt 192 CALCulate Measurement LIMit DirectionalChannel L...

Page 191: ...ctionalChannel LOWer DATA RATio VALue 201 CALCulate Measurement METer DirectionalChannel LOWer DATA POWer 202 CALCulate Measurement METer DirectionalChannel UPPer DATA CCDF 202 CALCulate Measurement M...

Page 192: ...hannel undef 1 to n No suffix required Usage Query only CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef FCOunt Queries the number of limit violations that occurred The counter is zeroed if one of the following even...

Page 193: ...el DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters value Manual operation See Forward Lower Limit Reflection Lower Limit on page 52 CALCulate Measurement LIMit DirectionalChannel L...

Page 194: ...uffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters value Range 0 0 to 100 0 RST 0 0 Default unit pc...

Page 195: ...enter a value without unit the unit is defined by UNIT Measurement POWer RATio For further information see Chapter 14 4 1 3 Units on page 188 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel DirectionalC...

Page 196: ...rse Parameters value Manual operation See Forward Upper Limit Reflection Upper Limit on page 53 CALCulate Measurement LIMit DirectionalChannel UPPer STATe state Enables or disables the checking of the...

Page 197: ...urement channel DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters value Range 1e18 to 1e18 RST 5 0 Default unit Manual operation See Upper Limi...

Page 198: ...nalChannel UPPer DATA RATio SWR value Upper limit value for SWR Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection re...

Page 199: ...tion see Chapter 14 4 1 3 Units on page 188 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters val...

Page 200: ...METer DirectionalChannel LOWer DATA RATio RFRatio value Lower limit value for ratio of forward reverse power bargraph display Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1...

Page 201: ...Range 0 0 to 1e18 RST 1 0 Default unit Manual operation See Scale Lower Limit on page 49 CALCulate Measurement METer DirectionalChannel LOWer DATA RATio VALue value Lower limit value for power ratio...

Page 202: ...e Range 120 0 to 150 0 RST 60 0 Default unit dBm Manual operation See Scale Lower Limit on page 49 CALCulate Measurement METer DirectionalChannel UPPer DATA CCDF value Upper limit value for CCDF bargr...

Page 203: ...asurement channel DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters value Range 0 0 to 100 0 RST 100 0 Default unit pct Manual operation See Sc...

Page 204: ...y If you enter a value without unit the unit is defined by UNIT Measurement POWer RATio For further information see Chapter 14 4 1 3 Units on page 188 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Dir...

Page 205: ...Parameters sregister ASCii HEXadecimal OCTal BINary RST ASCii Example FORM SREG ASC FORMat READings BORDer border Selects the order of bytes in 64 bit binary data Parameters border NORMal SWAPped NOR...

Page 206: ...ement CHANnel Channel ATRigger STATe 207 TRIGger undef ALL COUNt 207 TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel COUNt 207 TRIGger undef ALL DELay AUTO 208 TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel DELay AUTO 208 T...

Page 207: ...emulation using SYSTem LANGuage NRP2 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor Parameters stat ON OFF RST OFF TRIGger undef ALL COUNt count TRIGg...

Page 208: ...ned to measure ment 1 and so on the command works If port 1 is assigned to measurement 2 for example enable the R S NRP2 emulation using SYSTem LANGuage NRP2 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement chan...

Page 209: ...so on the command works If port 1 is assigned to measurement 2 for example enable the R S NRP2 emulation using SYSTem LANGuage NRP2 Suffix Measurement Measurement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sen...

Page 210: ...rameters holdoff Range 0 0 to 10 0 RST 0 0 Default unit s Manual operation See Holdoff on page 58 TRIGger undef ALL HYSTeresis hysteresis TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel HYSTeresis hysteresis Sets...

Page 211: ...er RST COMPensate Manual operation See Jitter Suppression on page 59 TRIGger undef ALL LEVel level TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel LEVel level Effective only if TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel...

Page 212: ...starts a measurement if TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel SOURce IMMediate is set If another trigger source is set this setting is automatically changed to AUTO SINGle Disables continuous triggerin...

Page 213: ...ort or vice versa The command is not fully R S NRP2 compatible If port 1 is assigned to measure ment 1 and so on the command works If port 1 is assigned to measurement 2 for example enable the R S NRP...

Page 214: ...hannel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor Parameters source INTernal INTA INTB INTC INTD EXTernal EXT2 EXTernal2 CHKSource BUS HOLD IMMediate See Chapter 7 3 2 Trigger Sources on page...

Page 215: ...returned to the idle state The command is not fully R S NRP2 compatible If port 1 is assigned to measure ment 1 and so on the command works If port 1 is assigned to measurement 2 for example enable t...

Page 216: ...RANDom Available for continuous average burst average trace pulse analysis time gate timeslot measurements string POWer TRACe POWer PEAK TRACe POWer RANDom TRACe POWer AVERage ON SWEep 1 to 4 POWer P...

Page 217: ...tio on page 102 See Evaluate on page 106 CALCulate Measurement TYPE type Specifies the measurement type Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters type CONTav NRT TRACe STATistics TGATe...

Page 218: ...e port where the power sensor is connected Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Example CAT Query 1 NRP Z81 105303 2 NRP Z85...

Page 219: ...r INFO 220 SENSe Sensor POWer AVG BUFFer SIZE 220 SENSe Sensor POWer AVG BUFFer STATe 220 SENSe Sensor POWer REFerence 220 SENSe Sensor POWer AVG BUFFer CLEar Used in buffered mode to clear the buffer...

Page 220: ...ues for the buffered continuous average measurement Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters count Range 1 to 131072...

Page 221: ...gs In a trace measurement you can use commands that combine several setting com mands They are described in Chapter 14 4 6 2 Combining Trace Commands on page 223 The same principle is used for the cal...

Page 222: ...28 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters value RST OFF SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement STATe value Enables or disables automatic pulse mea...

Page 223: ...Mandatory Primary and secondary sensor The number for each sensor is prece ded by the character The entire expression is enclosed in parentheses Example 3 2 Sensor C is the primary sensor and sensor...

Page 224: ...capture_time source_list MEASure Measurement XTIMe POWer RATio scope_size capture_time source_list Power ratio over time measured by two power sensors The used parameters are described in Parameter li...

Page 225: ...r WATT 230 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker POSition RELative TIME 230 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker POSition TIME 230 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker REFerence 231 DISP...

Page 226: ...DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker FUNCtion function Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Marker 1 to 4 Marker M1 to M4 Parameters function POWer RPOWer RTIMe RPAVerage POWer Measures the...

Page 227: ...osition of the marker MEASure Measures power ratio or time difference RST OFF Manual operation See Marker Mode on page 70 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker POSition MODE mode Defines where the...

Page 228: ...power Sets an absolute power value for the marker position defined under DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker POSition MODE on page 227 Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Marker 1 to 4 Mea...

Page 229: ...Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Marker 1 to 4 Marker M1 to M4 Parameters power Range 200 0 to 200 0 RST 0 0 Default unit dB Manual operation See Position on page 71 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKe...

Page 230: ...tion RELative POWer WATT power DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Marker POSition POWer WATT power Sets an absolute power value for the marker position defined under DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer...

Page 231: ...RST 1 Manual operation See Reference Marker on page 72 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MARKer Undef SELection markerNo Shows the selected marker in the trace Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Unde...

Page 232: ...CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement TRANsition POSitive OVERshoot 239 CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement TRANsition SPERiod 239 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement POWer AVG STATe 240 DIS...

Page 233: ...LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters time Range 0 0 to 30 0 RST 0 01 Default unit s SENSe Sensor TRACe MID TIME time Sets the start time of the gate in which the pulse analysis is performed Suffix Sensor 1 to...

Page 234: ...for pulse analysis measurements Sets the high reference level in terms of percentage of the pulse power amplitude The high reference level defines the end of the rising edge and the start of the fall...

Page 235: ...power level at DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement POWer PULSe HREFerence STATe Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage Query only CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement POWer LREFere...

Page 236: ...ing or falling thresholds Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage Query only CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement POWer PULSe TOP Effective for pulse analysis measurements Queries the p...

Page 237: ...1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage Query only CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement PULSe PERiod Effective for pulse analysis measurements Queries the time between two consecutive edges of the same po...

Page 238: ...dge referenced to the delayed trigger event Indicates the stop point of the first power pulse within the analysis window Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage Query only CALCulate Measur...

Page 239: ...se within the analysis window Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage Query only CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement TRANsition POSitive OVERshoot Effective for pulse analysis measurem...

Page 240: ...ximum power measured within the analysis window Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value RST OFF Manual operation See Trace Peak on page 77 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement POW...

Page 241: ...ee High Reference Level on page 80 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement POWer PULSe LREFerence STATe value Enables or disables the display of the rising edge start and the falling edge end of the p...

Page 242: ...f the puls duration Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value RST OFF Manual operation See Pulse Width on page 75 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement PULSe PERiod STATe value Enabl...

Page 243: ...eted either voltage related or power related Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters refRelation POWer VOLTage RST POWer Manual operation See Reference Levels relate to on page 79 DISPlay...

Page 244: ...ime on page 76 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement TRANsition NEGative OVERshoot STATe value Enables or disables the display of the relative amount of negative overshoot Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measu...

Page 245: ...itive overshoot Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value RST OFF Manual operation See Pos Overshoot on page 78 14 4 8 Time Gate Further information Chapter 8 5 Time Gate on page 80 CA...

Page 246: ...ange 50 0e 9 to 0 1 RST 1 0e 3 Default unit s Manual operation See Start of Gate on page 85 CALCulate Measurement POWer TGATe Gate AVG EXCLude MID OFFSet TIME value Sets length of the fence Suffix Mea...

Page 247: ...interval where the fence overlaps with the gate is excluded from the measurement Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Gate 1 to 4 Time gate Parameters value RST OFF Manual operation See Fence...

Page 248: ...ts the time that is excluded at the beginning of the integration period Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value Range 0 0 to 15 0 RST 0 0 Default unit s Manual operation See Exc...

Page 249: ...to 0 1 RST 1 0e 3 Default unit s Manual operation See Nominal Width on page 90 CALCulate Measurement POWer TSLot AVG EXCLude MID OFFSet TIME value Determines the distance from the start of the timesl...

Page 250: ...als in the timeslots Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value RST OFF Manual operation See Fence on page 91 14 4 10 Statistics Further information Chapter 8 7 Statistics on page...

Page 251: ...stics APERture the time interval in which the power for the statistical evaluation is measured Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5...

Page 252: ...If enabled you cannot measure with a second power sensor Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value RST OFF Manual operation See AWGN on page 95 CALCulate Measurement STATistics S...

Page 253: ...ory Time interval during which the power for the statistical evaluation is measured Corresponds to SENSe Sensor STATistics TIME on page 403 source_list Mandatory Defines the primary and secondary sens...

Page 254: ...ution function CCDF The used parameters are described in Parameter list on page 253 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters statistics_size expr capture_time Default unit s sour...

Page 255: ...nnel Parameters value Range 0 01 to 1000 0 RST 0 2 Default unit Manual operation See Y div on page 96 CALCulate Measurement STATistics PDF SCALe Y TOP value Sets the maximum value of the y axis if PDF...

Page 256: ...ement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value ABSolute RELative RST ABSolute Manual operation See Scaling of Power Axis on page 95 CALCulate Measurement STATistics SCALe X POINts value Sets the me...

Page 257: ...nge for the analysis result in a power relative dis play This level can be assigned to the first pixel The level assigned to the last pixel is equal to the level of the first pixel plus the level rang...

Page 258: ...ition RELative 259 CALCulate Measurement STATistics PDF MARKer Y POSition 259 CALCulate Measurement STATistics CDF MARKer Y POSition value Sets the CDF marker Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement cha...

Page 259: ...ment 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value Range 200 0 to 200 0 RST 0 0 Default unit dB Manual operation See dBm dB marker on page 93 CALCulate Measurement STATistics PDF MARKer Y POSition value...

Page 260: ...ion RANGe LIMit STATe 266 SENSe Sensor POWer REFLection RANGe LOWer 266 SENSe Sensor POWer REFLection RANGe UPPer 266 SENSe Sensor POWer POWer RANGe AUTO 267 SENSe Sensor POWer POWer RANGe LIMit DETec...

Page 261: ...mary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters value Range 0 0 to 1 0 RST 0 5 Default unit CALCulate Measurement RELative DirectionalChannel RATio RFRatio value Relative v...

Page 262: ...eters value Range 0 0 to 1 0 RST 0 5 Default unit CALCulate Measurement RELative DirectionalChannel RATio MAGNitude value Reference value for NRT measurements Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement cha...

Page 263: ...RELative DirectionalChannel STATe state Enables or disables the relative measurement Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel DirectionalChannel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 fo...

Page 264: ...nctions for the specified channel Suffix Sensor 101 Channel 1 to 2 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Usage Event SENSe Sensor FUNCtion OFF FUNC function Requires the sensor interface for R S NRT R S NRX...

Page 265: ...ON The scale limits of the bargraphs are automatically adapted to the current measured value OFF The scale limits remain fixed RST 1 SENSe Sensor POWer REFLection RANGe LIMit DETect value Effective if...

Page 266: ...the entry has no unit the meaning of the entered numeric value depends on the selected display mode For SWR the value 1 0 means matching whereas for the reflection coefficient the same value means to...

Page 267: ...connector is configured as monitoring output for the power indication for example using SENSe Sensor POWer POWer RANGe LIMit STATe ON Defines when a logic high level 2 7 V is output at the Out 1 Trig...

Page 268: ...SB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters lower Range 1999 0 to 1999 0 RST 0 0 SENSe Sensor POWer POWer RANGe UPPer upper Effective if SENSe Sensor POWer REFLection RANGe AUTO is disabled Sets the lower sca...

Page 269: ...nt COUNt DATA Queries the number of measured values that are included for the calculationof the mean value and standard deviation Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Usage Query only CALCula...

Page 270: ...Usage Query only CALCulate Measurement SDEViation DATA Queries the standard deviation of all measured values The standard deviation is cal culated and reset together with the mean value CALCulate Mea...

Page 271: ...transmission factor of a DUT The output unit is set to percent UNIT RAT PCT SENSn SENSm Sensor n measures the forward power of a wave sensor m measures the reflected transmitted power RLOS SENSn SENSm...

Page 272: ...eters for example CONF returns the parameters trans fered the last time Since the instrument settings can be changed after sensing a CONFigure command the query does not return the current instrument...

Page 273: ...rce_list source_list Used for CALCulate Measurement MATH EXPRession SENS1 to SENS4 Measured average power measured by one power sensor The used parameters are described in Parameter list on page 272 S...

Page 274: ...ed parameters are described in Parameter list on page 272 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list expr Usage...

Page 275: ...The used parameters are descri bed in Parameter list on page 272 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list exp...

Page 276: ...sed parameters are described in Param eter list on page 272 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list expr Usag...

Page 277: ...s are described in Parameter list on page 272 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list expr Usage Query only C...

Page 278: ...d for CALCulate Measurement MATH EXPRession RLOS SENSn SENSm Return loss transmission loss of a DUT measured by two power sensors The used parameters are described in Parameter list on page 272 Suffix...

Page 279: ...power sensor with buffering The used parameters are described in Parameter list on page 278 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters buffered_size expr expected_value_or_source_l...

Page 280: ...easured by two power sensors with buffering The used parame ters are described in Parameter list on page 278 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters buffered_size expr expected_...

Page 281: ...resolution_or_source_list source_list MEASure Measurement ARRay POWer AVG RATio RELative buffered_size expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list Used for CALCulate Measureme...

Page 282: ...t expr Usage Query only CONFigure Measurement ARRay POWer AVG RELative buffered_size expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list FETCh Measurement ARRay POWer AVG RELative buff...

Page 283: ...Measurement channel Query parameters buffered_size expr expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list expr Usage Query only CONFigure Measurement ARRay POWer AVG SUM buffered_si...

Page 284: ...age 278 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters buffered_size expr expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list expr Usage Query only CONFigure Measuremen...

Page 285: ...Mandatory Amount of time at the end of a timeslot or integration period that is not evaluated Corresponds to SENSe Sensor TIMing EXCLude STOP expected_value Optional Value that is expected for the me...

Page 286: ...source_list expr Usage Query only CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt RELative dtolerance start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list FETCh Meas...

Page 287: ...ent SCALar POWer BURSt DIFFerence dtolerance start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list Used for CALCulate Measurement MATH EXPRession SENSn SENSm Di...

Page 288: ..._or_source_list source_list expr Usage Query only CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt SUM dtolerance start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list...

Page 289: ...re Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt SUM RELative dtolerance start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list Used for CALCulate Measurement MATH EXPRession S...

Page 290: ...ge Query only CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt RATio RELative dtolerance start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list FETCh Measurement SCALar...

Page 291: ...RSt SWR dtolerance start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list Used for CALCulate Measurement MATH EXPRession SWR SENSn SENSm Standing wave ratio meas...

Page 292: ...e_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list expr Usage Query only CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt RLOSs dtolerance start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolutio...

Page 293: ...COUNt on page 397 start_exclude Mandatory Amount of time at the beginning of a timeslot or integration period that is not evaluated Corresponds to SENSe Sensor TIMing EXCLude STARt end_exclude Mandato...

Page 294: ...in Param eter list on page 293 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters tslot_width Default unit s no_slots Default unit s start_exclude Default unit s end_exclude Default unit s...

Page 295: ...slot_width no_slots start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list READ Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot DIFFerence tslot_width no_slots start_exclude end_...

Page 296: ...tslot_width no_slots start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list Used for CALCulate Measurement MATH EXPRession Relative difference measured by two p...

Page 297: ...urce_list expr Usage Query only CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot SUM RELative tslot_width no_slots start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list...

Page 298: ...AD Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot RATio tslot_width no_slots start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list MEASure Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot RATio...

Page 299: ...used parameters are described in Parameter list on page 293 Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Query parameters tslot_width Default unit s no_slots Default unit s start_exclude Default unit...

Page 300: ...h no_slots start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list READ Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot REFLection tslot_width no_slots start_exclude end_exclude e...

Page 301: ...e_list source_list MEASure Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot RLOSs tslot_width no_slots start_exclude end_exclude expected_value_or_source_list resolution_or_source_list source_list Used for CALCulate Me...

Page 302: ...D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters frequency Range 0 0 to 110 0e9 RST 1 0e9 Default unit Hz Manual operation See Freq on page 17 SENSe Sensor FREQuency FIXed frequency See SENSe S...

Page 303: ...er flows is taken as the forward direction OFF If the forward and reverse power are almost equal the orienta tion of the power sensor is defined using INPut Sensor PORT SOURce VALue RST 0 Example INP2...

Page 304: ...hannel POWer AVG APERture VALue 307 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel POWer AVG SMOothing STATe 307 CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement TRANsition ESAMpling AUTO STATe 308 CALCulate Measuremen...

Page 305: ...1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor Parameters state RST OFF Manual operation See Duty Cycle State on page 105 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel CORRection DCYCle VALue duty_cycle Effective for co...

Page 306: ...t aliasing effects for particular types of modulation signal Aliasing can occur because the sampling frequency is located within the video bandwidth which means that spectral components near the sampl...

Page 307: ...eters value Range 8 3e 9 to 30 0 RST 0 01 Default unit s Manual operation See Aperture on page 106 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel POWer AVG SMOothing STATe value Enables or disables digital low...

Page 308: ...AMma PHASe 309 SENSe Sensor RGAMma MAGNitude 309 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel CORRection OFFSet STATe 310 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel CORRection OFFSet TABLe INDex 310 CALCulate Mea...

Page 309: ...r data set selected by SENSe Sensor CORRection SPDevice SELect Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters state ON OFF...

Page 310: ...ALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel CORRection OFFSet STATe state Enables or disables the offset correction Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary s...

Page 311: ...Rection OFFSet MAGNitude value Sets an offset correction value for the selected reference plane This can correct the influence of cables etc and does not influence measurement accuracy Suffix Measurem...

Page 312: ...secondary sensor Parameters value Range 360 0 to 360 0 RST 0 0 Default unit deg Manual operation See Gamma Phase on page 111 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel SGAMma MAGNitude value Available if C...

Page 313: ...Channel TRACe AVERage TCONtrol ENUM 318 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel TRACe AVERage STATe 319 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel POWer NCORrection STATe 319 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel C...

Page 314: ...ST 1 0 Default unit s Manual operation See Maximum Settling Time on page 113 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel AVERage COUNt AUTO NSRatio value Effective if CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel A...

Page 315: ...lution Takes the setting of SENSe Sensor AVERage COUNt AUTO RESolution into account NSRatio Takes the setting of CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel AVERage COUNt AUTO NSRatio into account RST RESol...

Page 316: ...sensor 2 secondary sensor Parameters state RST ON Manual operation See Moving Average State on page 114 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel AVERage TCONtrol ENUM mode Effective for continuous avera...

Page 317: ...the averaging domain Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor Parameters type POWer VIDeo LINear RST POWer Manual operation See Averaging Domain...

Page 318: ...essage Range 1 to 65536 RST 4 Manual operation See Filter Length on page 113 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel TRACe AVERage TCONtrol AUTO state Effective for trace measurements Enables or disable...

Page 319: ...very long The average count is set using CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel TRACe AVERage COUNt VALue RST MOVing Manual operation See Moving Average on page 114 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Chann...

Page 320: ...M 5 MHz E1M5 1 5 MHz E0M3 300 kHz RST EFULl Manual operation See Video Bandwidth on page 115 14 6 6 Sensor Ranges CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel INPut ATTenuation AUTO 320 CALCulate Measurement...

Page 321: ...value Requires an R S frequency selective power sensor Effective if CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel INPut ATTenuation AUTO OFF is set Sets the input attenuation Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measure...

Page 322: ...to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor Parameters value RST OFF Manual operation See User Defined Transition on page 116 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel POWer AVG RANGe CLEVel VALue value Redu...

Page 323: ...ement CHANnel Channel ROSCillator REFio OUTPut STATe 324 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel ROSCillator SOURce 324 SENSe Sensor ADD 324 SENSe Sensor BANDwidth RESolution TYPE AUTO STATe 325 SENSe S...

Page 324: ...source Only effective for R S frequency selective power sensors Sets the source of the reference oscillator Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary s...

Page 325: ...alue Only effective for R S frequency selective power sensors Sets the filter type for resolution bandwidth filter The filter bandwidth is not affected If you want to set the filter type automatically...

Page 326: ...328 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel NRT BURSt MODE mode Defines how the average burst power is determined Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 seconda...

Page 327: ...rement CHANnel Channel NRT BURSt MODE USER is set Sets the burst width Suffix Measurement 1 to 4 Measurement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection revers...

Page 328: ...l Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters direction AUTO FORWard REVerse AUTO The port with the greater measured power is interpreted as for war...

Page 329: ...face for R S NRT R S NRX B9 Enables or disables the modulation correction Set the communication standard using SENSe Sensor DM STANdard Suffix Sensor 101 Parameters state RST 0 SENSe Sensor DM STANdar...

Page 330: ...ement channel Channel 1 to 2 1 primary sensor 2 secondary sensor or 1 forward 2 reflection reverse Parameters modulation OFF IS95 WCDMa DVBT DAB RST OFF Manual operation See Modulation on page 120 CAL...

Page 331: ...128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters pos SOURce LOAD SOURce Source connector of the power sensor LOAD Load connector of the power s...

Page 332: ...l AVERage COUNt AUTO STATe OFF is set Sets the number of readings that are averaged for one measured value The higher the count the lower the noise and the longer it takes to obtain a measured value S...

Page 333: ...al operation See Integration Time on page 122 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel NRT VBWidth VALue value For measuring the peak envelope power specify the video bandwidth that is used for measuring...

Page 334: ...ALue 334 SOURce PULM STATe 334 SOURce RF FREQuency VALue 335 OUTPut SOURce STATe state SOURce OUTPut STATe state Requires sensor check source R S NRX B1 Enables or disables the signal output Parameter...

Page 335: ...t RECorder output FEED INDex 337 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWer CCDF 337 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWer VALue 337 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWer POWer 338 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWe...

Page 336: ...FLIM or RLIM is set Sets the measurement that is monitored Parameters index Manual operation See Measurement for Limit Output on page 139 OUTPut MODE output mode Sets the functionality of the Out 1 T...

Page 337: ...eters index Manual operation See Measurement for Recorder Output on page 138 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit LOWer CCDF value Enter the CCDF measurement value that corresponds to the output voltage of 0...

Page 338: ...unit the unit is defined by UNIT Measurement POWer VALue For further information see Chapter 14 4 1 3 Units on page 188 Suffix output 1 to 2 BNC connectors at the rear 1 Out 1 Trig Out 2 Trig In Out 2...

Page 339: ...surement value that corresponds to the output voltage of 0 V Below this limit the analog output is set to 0 V Suffix output 1 to 2 BNC connectors at the rear 1 Out 1 Trig Out 2 Trig In Out 2 Parameter...

Page 340: ...nter the CCDF measurement value that corresponds to the output voltage of 2 5 V Above this limit the output is set to 2 5 V Suffix output 1 to 2 BNC connectors at the rear 1 Out 1 Trig Out 2 Trig In O...

Page 341: ...it UPPer RATio RCOefficient value Enter the reflection coefficient measurement value that corresponds to the output volt age of 2 5 V Above this limit the output is set to 2 5 V Suffix output 1 to 2 B...

Page 342: ...tput is set to 2 5 V Suffix output 1 to 2 BNC connectors at the rear 1 Out 1 Trig Out 2 Trig In Out 2 Parameters value Range 1e18 to 1e18 RST 10 0 Default unit Manual operation See 2 5 V Equivalent on...

Page 343: ...roing causes an error While zero calibration is in progress no queries or other setting commands are allowed since the command is synchronous Any communication attempt can run into a timeout Use WAI t...

Page 344: ...age Setting only CALibration Sensor ZERO FAST AUTO auto Effective for trace measurements Performs fast zeroing Since the commands are processed very quickly they are not overlapping The command is not...

Page 345: ...346 TEST SENSor Sensor 346 DIAGnostic INFO OTIMe Queries the count of the built in elapsed time meter The count is always output in hours h and cannot be changed Example DIAG INFO OTIM Usage Query onl...

Page 346: ...rrection tables Further information Chapter 10 Saving and Recalling Settings on page 123 Frequency Dependent Offset on page 110 MEMory CATalog STATe 347 MEMory CATalog TABLe 347 MEMory CATalog ALL 347...

Page 347: ...the R S NRX The response consists of used disk space remaining disk space table 1 table 2 table 3 Each table consists of name data type required disk space in bytes Example Table 2 TABL 84 Usage Query...

Page 348: ...r setup carrying the specified name Notice Once send you cannot cancel this command Cleared values are irretrievably lost Setting parameters name Name of the correction table or setup Example MEM CLE...

Page 349: ...e R S NRX Usage Query only MEMory STATe DEFine register_name register_number MEMory STATe MAP register_name register_number Assigns a name to the setup stored in the memory location Take care to use r...

Page 350: ...ncy offset in the selected table Use MEMory TABLe SELect to select the table Usage Query only MEMory TABLe FREQuency value Defines the frequency values in the selected correction table Existing data i...

Page 351: ...FREQuency If the numbers differ excess values are ignored Use MEMory TABLe SELect to select the table Setting parameters value Numeric values with a maximum of 3 digits after the decimal point separat...

Page 352: ...etes the content of all frequency dependent correction tables and resets the names to factory default Table 1 Table 2 and so on To delete the content of a specific table use MEMory CLEar TABLe Usage E...

Page 353: ...SYSTem PRESet 353 SYSTem SENSor Sensor RESet 353 SYSTem PRESet Sets the R S NRX to a defined initial state This command corresponds to the RST command Usage Event Manual operation See Preset on page...

Page 354: ...roduct marketing The rsu file is usually packed in a zip archive that must be extracted before If you want to integrate a firmware update function in their own application use the SYSTem FWUPdate comm...

Page 355: ...1 8 10242884 1 10242905 In a pseudo string notation it is SYST FWUP 810242884 file content LF Where LF is a single 0x0a character and file content is the direct byte by byte contents of the rsu file...

Page 356: ...TWork COMMon WORKgroup Workgroup Sets an individual workgroup name for the instrument Parameters Workgroup SYSTem COMMunicate NETWork MACaddress Queries the MAC address of the network adapter Usage Qu...

Page 357: ...IPADdress MODE STATic is set Sets the IP address of the network DNS server Parameters DNS DNS server IPv4 address consisting of four blocks separated by dots Range 0 to 255 Example SYST COMM NETW DNS...

Page 358: ...ctive if SYSTem COMMunicate NETWork IPADdress MODE STATic is set Sets the subnet mask Parameters Mask Consists of four blocks separated by dots Range 0 to 255 Example SYST COMM NETW SUBN MASK 255 255...

Page 359: ...h which the R S NRX can be addressed via the IEC IEEE bus Parameters address Range 1 to 30 RST 20 Manual operation See GPIB Address on page 133 SYSTem HELP HEADers Item Returns a list of all SCPI comm...

Page 360: ...ate Enables or disables the automatic instrument identification for IDN Parameters status ON OFF RST 1 SYSTem IDN MODE mode Selects which instrument identification string is used Parameters mode AUTO...

Page 361: ...ption string OPT Response Test Option Manual operation See Custom OPT String on page 134 SYSTem OPT AUTO state Enables or disables the automatic instrument identification for OPT Parameters status ON...

Page 362: ...m INFO TERMchar 363 SYSTem INFO INFO 363 SYSTem DID SYSTem DEVice ID Queries the Rohde Schwarz instrument ID Return values DeviceID Usage Query only SYSTem DFPRint Path Generates the device footprint...

Page 363: ...ecific information add the query parameter SYST INFO string Query parameters argument Manufacturer Type Stock Number Serial SW Build MAC Address Hostname IP Address Domain Subnetmask Gateway Mode Stat...

Page 364: ...MinPower 1e 10 Resolution 5e 07 SPD Mnemonic SW Build 18 06 14 01 Sensor Name NRP33SN 900004 Serial 900444 Stock Number 1419 7777K02 Technology 3 Path Diode TestLimit 0 160 dB TestLimit pd 0 160 dB T...

Page 365: ...rameters year YYYY month Range 1 to 12 day Range 1 to 31 Manual operation See Date on page 145 SYSTem DATE UTC year month day Sets the date in the coordinated universal time UTC Parameters year YYYY m...

Page 366: ...clock is automatically adjusted SYSTem TIME DSTime RULE rule Sets the timezone You can query the list of the available timezones with SYSTem TIME DSTime RULE CATalog Parameters rule Manual operation...

Page 367: ...cifies the offset of the local time to the UTC time due to the time zone There can be an additional offset due to daylight saving time DST Changing the time zone offset does not affect an eventual DST...

Page 368: ...epending on the setting of SYSTem STANdard TRIGger SOURce Setting parameters string block_data Usage Setting only SYSTem STANdard PWSettings state Specifies the effect of SYSTem STANdard PRESet on dia...

Page 369: ...umbers are instrument dependent Negative error numbers are reserved by the SCPI standard ErrorText Short error description Usage Query only SYSTem ERRor CODE ALL Queries all unread entries in the erro...

Page 370: ...ves it from the queue The response consists of an error number and a short error description Return values ErrorCode Positive error numbers are instrument dependent Negative error numbers are reserved...

Page 371: ...in the error queue if shared locking is not enabled Return values result Usage Query only SYSTem LOCK TIMeout timeout Sets the maximum time in milliseconds to wait when processing a command if the dev...

Page 372: ...Dition Part STATus DEVice CONDition STATus OPERation BIT bitno CONDition STATus OPERation CALibrating CONDition STATus OPERation CONDition STATus OPERation LLFail RegisterIndex CONDition STATus OPERat...

Page 373: ...QUEStionable WINDow RegisterIndex SUMMary EVENt Suffix RegisterIndex 1 to 8 Register Usage Query only 14 13 4 Controlling the ENABle Part STATus DEVice ENABle value STATus OPERation BIT bitno ENABle R...

Page 374: ...Stionable MEASure RegisterIndex NTRansition value STATus QUEStionable POWer NTRansition value STATus QUEStionable WINDow RegisterIndex NTRansition value Suffix RegisterIndex 1 to 8 Register Parameters...

Page 375: ...r 375 CALCulate Measurement STATistics MARKer VERTical POSition Y 375 CALCulate Measurement TRACe MARKer Marker XPOSition 376 CALCulate Measurement STATistics MARKer HORizontal POSition X POWer value...

Page 376: ...ult unit s 14 14 2 DISPlay Commands DISPlay ILLumination 376 DISPlay WINDow Undef SELect 377 DISPlay WINDow Undef SIZE 377 DISPlay WINDow Window ANALog LOWer POWer 377 DISPlay WINDow Window ANALog LOW...

Page 377: ...command None The commands of the DISPlay system conform to the R S NRX concept Suffix Undef 1 to n No suffix required Parameters size NORMal ZOOMed RST NORMal DISPlay WINDow Window ANALog LOWer POWer...

Page 378: ...ALog UPPer RATio value Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement METer DirectionalChannel UPPer DATA RATio VALue on page 204 Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measureme...

Page 379: ...lChannel LOWer DATA POWer on page 202 Suffix Window 1 to 4 Measurement channel Parameters value DISPlay WINDow Window METer LOWer RATio value Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX c...

Page 380: ...I OI OOI OOOI DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe LOWer value Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe SPAN DB CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe S...

Page 381: ...ALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe SPAN WATT CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DB CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DBM CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP DBUV CALCulate Measurement T...

Page 382: ...utput Suffix output 1 to 2 BNC connectors at the rear 1 Out 1 Trig Out 2 Trig In Out 2 Parameters state OUTPut RECorder output FEED VALue string Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NR...

Page 383: ...ded R S NRX command OUTPut LIMit FEED INDex Parameters feed OUTPut TTL STATe state Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command OUTPut MODE output Parameters state 14 14 4 SENSe Co...

Page 384: ...95 SENSe Sensor POWer NCORrection STATe 395 SENSe Sensor POWer TGATe SELect 395 SENSe Sensor POWer TGATe Gate OFFSet TIME 396 SENSe Sensor POWer TGATe Gate TIME 396 SENSe Sensor POWer TGATe Gate EXCLu...

Page 385: ...r PULSe BASE 409 SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement POWer PULSe TOP 409 SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement POWer REFerence 409 SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement PULSe DCYCle 410 SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement PU...

Page 386: ...0 RST 0 01 Default unit dB SENSe Sensor AVERage COUNt AUTO SLOT slot Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel AVERage COUNt AUTO SLOT Suf...

Page 387: ...commended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel AVERage COUNt ENUM Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Para...

Page 388: ...ed sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters type POWer VIDeo LINear RST POWer SENSe Sensor AVERage STATe state Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Rec...

Page 389: ...AUTO SENSe Sensor BURSt PERiod value Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel NRT BURSt PERiod Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor c...

Page 390: ...SENSe Sensor CORRection DCYCle STATe state Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel CORRection DCYCle STATe Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Config...

Page 391: ...NRX command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel CORRection OFFSet MAGNitude Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Usage Qu...

Page 392: ...port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters state RST OFF SENSe Sensor CORRection OFFSet VALue offset Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCul...

Page 393: ...on RST POWer AVG SENSe Sensor INFormation Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command SYSTem SENSor Sensor INFO Usage Query only SENSe Sensor INPut ATTenuation AUTO auto Available...

Page 394: ...D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters method COMPensate MEASure NONE RST COMPensate SENSe Sensor POWer AVG APERture VALue integration_time Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recom...

Page 395: ...ort 5 to 100 Parameters tolerance Range 0 00 to 0 30 RST 1 000e 6 Default unit s SENSe Sensor POWer NCORrection STATe state Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate M...

Page 396: ...ME time Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement POWer TGATe Gate AVG TIME Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX...

Page 397: ...al Default unit s SENSe Sensor POWer TGATe EXCLude MID STATe state Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement POWer TGATe Gate AVG EXCLude MID STATe Suffix...

Page 398: ...CALCulate Measurement POWer TSLot AVG EXCLude MID OFFSet TIME Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters time Range 0 0...

Page 399: ...ensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters ref Range 290 0 to 110 0 RST 0 0 Default unit dBm SENSe Sensor POWer PEP HOLD time Available for R S NRP2 compa...

Page 400: ...Culate Measurement CHANnel Channel POWer AVG RANGe VALue Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters range Range 0 to 2...

Page 401: ...S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters value HOST INTernal REFio RST INTernal SENSe Sensor SAMPling sampling_rate Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate...

Page 402: ...P2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel SGAMma MAGNitude Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN p...

Page 403: ...port 5 to 100 Parameters range Range 0 01 to 100 0 RST 50 0 Default unit dB SENSe Sensor STATistics SCALe X RLEVel rlev Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measu...

Page 404: ...ensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters time Range 0 0 to 0 3 RST 0 0 Default unit s SENSe Sensor STATistics EXCLude MID TIME time Available for R S NR...

Page 405: ...to 100 Parameters exclude_stop Range 0 0 to 15 0 RST 0 0 Default unit s SENSe Sensor TRACe AVERage COUNt filter length Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measur...

Page 406: ...nded R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel TRACe ESAMpling Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters a...

Page 407: ...MEASurement DEFine TRANsition HREFerence Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Parameters value Range Depends on the sensor R...

Page 408: ...nsor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Usage Query only SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement POWer LREFerence Available for R S NRP2 compatib...

Page 409: ...1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Usage Query only SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement POWer PULSe TOP Available for R S NRP2 compatibility...

Page 410: ...or 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Usage Query only SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement PULSe PERiod Available for R S NRP2 compatibility...

Page 411: ...ALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement TRANsition NEGative DURation Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured sensor connected at port A 1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Usage Query only SE...

Page 412: ...tion POSitive OCCurrence Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement TRACe MEASurement TRANsition POSitive OCCurrence Suffix Sensor 1 to 128 Configured senso...

Page 413: ...1 port D 4 R S NRX B9 101 USB and LAN port 5 to 100 Usage Query only SENSe Sensor TRACe POINts points Available for R S NRP2 compatibility Recommended R S NRX command CALCulate Measurement TRACe X PO...

Page 414: ...rotocol on page 417 Socket communica tion SCPI raw TCPIP host address LAN device name port SOCKET Chapter 15 1 2 4 Socket Communication on page 418 GPIB IEEE488 interface R S NRX B8 GPIB IEEE 488 GPIB...

Page 415: ...ased on the sensor address and some instrument and vendor specific information The syntax of the used USB resource string is USB vendor ID product ID serial number INSTR vendor ID is the vendor ID for...

Page 416: ...the sensor the IP address is assigned by a DHCP server when the sensor requests one Alternatively the IP address is deter mined with a procedure called Zeroconf You can also assign a LAN device name w...

Page 417: ...rn relies on TCP IP as the network transport layer The TCP IP network protocol and the associated network services are preconfigured TCP IP ensures connection oriented communication where the order of...

Page 418: ...e Socket connections are established on a specially defined port The socket address is a combination of the IP address or hostname of the sensor and the number of the port configured for remote contro...

Page 419: ...rm The mnemonics feature a long form and a short form The short form is marked by upper case letters here to distinguish it from the long form which constitutes the com plete word Either the short for...

Page 420: ...ate IMMediate Command INIT IMM is equivalent to INIT Parameters Parameters must be separated from the header by a white space If several parame ters are specified in a command they are separated by a...

Page 421: ...unit the default or set unit is used See also Chapter 14 4 1 3 Units on page 188 If you need decimal multiples and submultiples of a unit you can use SCPI prefixes see Table 15 2 Because SCPI uses on...

Page 422: ...of infinite from infinite and the representation of missing values Boolean Parameters Boolean parameters represent two states The ON state logically true is represen ted by ON or a numeric value 1 Th...

Page 423: ...t known or if speed or other considerations prevent segmentation of the data into blocks of definite length 15 2 4 Overview of Syntax Elements The following table provides an overview of the syntax el...

Page 424: ...e command line reads as follows TRIG LEV 0 1E 3 DEL 3E 3 A new command line always begins with the complete path Example TRIG LEV 0 1E 3 TRIG DEL 3E 3 15 2 6 Responses to Queries A query is defined fo...

Page 425: ...Remote Control Basics R S NRX 425 User Manual 1178 5566 02 05 Setting command TRIGger SOURce INTernal Query TRIG SOUR Response INT SCPI Command Structure...

Page 426: ...t control protocol DNS Domain name system E EMC Electromagnetic compatibility EMI Electromagnetic interference G GPIB General purpose interface bus H HiSLIP High speed LAN instrument protocol I IDN In...

Page 427: ...S NRX 427 User Manual 1178 5566 02 05 SSH Secure shell SWR Standing wave ratio U USB Universal serial bus V VISA Virtual instrument software architecture VNC Virtual network computing W WCDMA Wideban...

Page 428: ...FFSet TIME 398 SENSe Sensor POWer TSLot AVG EXCLude MID TIME 398 SENSe Sensor POWer TSLot AVG EXCLude MID STATe 398 SENSe Sensor ADD 324 SENSe Sensor AUXiliary mode 217 SENSe Sensor AVERage COUNt AUTO...

Page 429: ...Sensor FUNCtion STATe 264 SENSe Sensor FUNCtion ON 393 SENSe Sensor INFormation 393 SENSe Sensor INPut ATTenuation AUTO 393 SENSe Sensor INPut ATTenuation VALue 393 SENSe Sensor INTernal TRIGger JITTe...

Page 430: ...MEASurement DEFine TRANsition LREFerence 407 SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement OFFSet TIME 233 SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement POWer AVG 408 SENSe Sensor TRACe MEASurement POWer HREFerence 408 SENSe Senso...

Page 431: ...66 ESR 166 GCLS 167 GMC 167 GOPC 167 GWAI 167 IDN 167 IST 167 LMC 168 OPC 168 OPT 168 PMC 168 PRE 169 PSC 169 RCL 169 RMC 169 RST 169 SAV 170 SRE 170 SRQ 170 STB 170 TRG 170 TST 171 WAI 171 XESE 171 X...

Page 432: ...t LIMit DirectionalChannel UPPer DATA RATio VALue 198 CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef CLEar AUTO 191 CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef CLEar IMMediate 191 CALCulate Measurement LIMit undef FAIL 192...

Page 433: ...ATistics SAMPles MINimum 252 CALCulate Measurement STATistics TGATe SELection 253 CALCulate Measurement STATistics CDF MARKer Y POSition 258 CALCulate Measurement STATistics CDF SCALe Y LINear PDIVisi...

Page 434: ...SCALe TOP DPCT 186 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP ONE 186 CALCulate Measurement TRACe Y SCALe TOP WATT 187 CALCulate Measurement TSLot TIMing EXCLude STARt 248 CALCulate Measurement TSLot TIM...

Page 435: ...age COUNt VALue 318 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel TRACe AVERage TCONtrol AUTO 318 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel TRACe AVERage TCONtrol ENUM 318 CALCulate Measurement CHANnel Channel TR...

Page 436: ...er BURSt REFLection 291 CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt RELative 286 CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt RLOSs 292 CONFigure Measurement SCALar POWer BURSt SUM RELative 289 CONFigure Mea...

Page 437: ...SPlay WINDow Window METer UPPer 188 DISPlay WINDow Window METer UPPer POWer 379 DISPlay WINDow Window METer UPPer RATio 380 DISPlay WINDow Window POSition 182 DISPlay WINDow Window RESolution 380 DISP...

Page 438: ...urement TRANsition NEGative OVERshoot STATe 244 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement TRANsition POSitive DURation STATe 244 DISPlay WINDow Window TRACe MEASurement TRANsition POSitive OCCurrence ST...

Page 439: ...ALar POWer AVG RLOSs 278 FETCh Measurement SCALar POWer AVG SUM RELative 275 FETCh Measurement SCALar POWer AVG SUM 275 FETCh Measurement SCALar POWer AVG SWR 277 FETCh Measurement SCALar POWer AVG 27...

Page 440: ...r POWer TSLot REFLection 300 MEASure Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot RELative 294 MEASure Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot RLOSs 301 MEASure Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot SUM RELative 297 MEASure Measur...

Page 441: ...OUTPut RECorder output LIMit UPPer POWer 341 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit UPPer RATio RCOefficient 341 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit UPPer RATio RFRatio 341 OUTPut RECorder output LIMit UPPer RATio RL...

Page 442: ...300 READ Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot RELative 294 READ Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot RLOSs 301 READ Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot SUM RELative 297 READ Measurement SCALar POWer TSLot SUM 297 REA...

Page 443: ...OPERation MEASuring PTRansition 374 STATus OPERation MEASuring SUMMary EVENt 373 STATus OPERation NTRansition 374 STATus OPERation PTRansition 374 STATus OPERation SENSe CONDition 372 STATus OPERation...

Page 444: ...UEStionable WINDow RegisterIndex CONDition 372 STATus QUEStionable WINDow RegisterIndex ENABle 373 STATus QUEStionable WINDow RegisterIndex NTRansition 374 STATus QUEStionable WINDow RegisterIndex PTR...

Page 445: ...O 363 SYSTem LANGuage 360 SYSTem LOCK SHARed STRing 371 SYSTem LOCK TIMeout 371 SYSTem OPT ANSWer 361 SYSTem OPT AUTO 361 SYSTem OPT MODE 361 SYSTem PRESet 353 SYSTem REBoot 353 SYSTem SENSor Sensor I...

Page 446: ...LEVel 211 TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel MASTer PORT 212 TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel MASTer STATe 213 TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel SLOPe 213 TRIGger Measurement CHANnel Channel SO...

Page 447: ...and Time dialog 145 Default settings 124 Delete key 16 Details tab 151 Display layout 34 Changing 34 Examples 36 Display settings 46 Documentation overview 11 Dropout time Trigger 55 E Electromagnetic...

Page 448: ...8 Pulse analysis 72 Statistics 91 Time gate 80 Timeslot 85 Trace 67 Messages Deleting 34 Displaying 33 Mnemonics 418 Module bay 14 N Network dialog 128 Notification center 33 Symbols 33 NRT 98 Result...

Page 449: ...ge 66 Display 46 Input Output 134 Network 128 NRT 99 Open Source Licenses 152 Options 149 Pulse analysis 73 74 Remote 131 Scale configuration 95 Security 146 Sensor Manager 139 Statistics 93 Statistic...

Page 450: ...ubleshooting Information 154 Tutorials 11 U Units 421 Unpacking 22 USB Device interface 20 Host interface 18 20 USB interface Remote control 414 USB resource string 415 User Interaction Needed dialog...

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