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ZNA

Vector Network Analyzers
Getting Started

1178645602
Version 18

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Page 1: ...R S ZNA Vector Network Analyzers Getting Started 1178645602 Version 18 2...

Page 2: ...ts 2 4 mm order no 1332 4500K45 R S ZNA50 10 MHz to 50 GHz 2 test ports 2 4 mm order no 1332 4500K52 R S ZNA50 10 MHz to 50 GHz 4 test ports 2 4 mm order no 1332 4500K54 R S ZNA67 10 MHz to 67 GHz 2 t...

Page 3: ...Application notes application cards white papers etc 12 3 Preparing for use 13 3 1 Lifting and carrying 13 3 2 Unpacking and checking 13 3 3 Choosing the operating site 13 3 4 Setting up the product 1...

Page 4: ...8 5 2 2 Toolbar 38 5 2 3 Softtools 39 5 2 4 Menu bar 40 5 2 5 Menu structure 41 5 2 6 Hardkey panel 42 5 2 7 Status bar 43 5 3 Touchscreen gestures 43 5 4 Working with dialogs 45 5 5 Handling diagrams...

Page 5: ...ing the instrument for transmission measurements 62 6 1 2 Selecting the sweep range and other parameters 63 6 1 3 Calibrating the instrument 64 6 1 4 Evaluating data 67 6 1 5 Saving and printing data...

Page 6: ...Contents R S ZNA 6 Getting Started 1178 6456 02 18...

Page 7: ...Products from the Rohde Schwarz group of companies are manufactured according to the highest technical standards To use the products safely follow the instructions provided here and in the product doc...

Page 8: ...lways fold the feet completely in or out to ensure sta bility The feet can collapse if they are not folded out completely or if the product is moved without lifting it The foldable feet are designed t...

Page 9: ...ccessible If the product is integrated into a system that does not meet these requirements provide an easily accessible circuit breaker at the system level Cleaning the product Use a dry lint free clo...

Page 10: ...The sig nal word indicates the severity of the safety hazard and how likely it will occur if you do not follow the safety precautions WARNING Potentially hazardous situation Could result in death or...

Page 11: ...ions It also provides an introduction to remote control a complete description of the remote control commands with programming examples and information on maintenance instrument interfaces and error m...

Page 12: ...brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific char acteristics See https www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet ZNA 2 7 Release notes and open source acknowledgment OSA...

Page 13: ...ing site Specific operating conditions ensure proper operation and avoid damage to the prod uct and connected devices For information on environmental conditions such as ambi ent temperature and humid...

Page 14: ...of the product For information on the weight see the data sheet 2 WARNING A stack of products can fall over and cause injury Never stack more than two products Otherwise mount them in a rack Stack as...

Page 15: ...to shelf height 3 Grab the handles and push the R S ZNA onto the shelf until the rack brackets fit closely to the rack 4 Tighten all screws in the rack brackets with a tightening torque of 1 2 Nm to s...

Page 16: ...pecified ranges to avoid damage to the product and connected devices Preventing electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic discharge is most likely to occur when you connect or disconnect a DUT NOTICE...

Page 17: ...The AC power switch is located in the upper part of the rear panel above the mains connector see Chapter 4 2 Rear panel on page 31 After power on the analyzer automatically goes to standby or ready s...

Page 18: ...ront panel In standby state the LED on the standby toggle key is orange in ready state it is green The standby power only supplies the power switch circuits and the optional high precision quartz R S...

Page 19: ...t as a password for both users To protect the analyzer from unauthorized access it is recommended to change the preset pass words To switch from one user account to another log off from Windows and th...

Page 20: ...minimized VNA application you can access your analyzer s Windows desktop or run other applications To exit the default full screen mode of the VNA application deselect System Display View Bar Title Ba...

Page 21: ...ed via USB External monitor keyboard and mouse are not required for local operation The R S ZNA can be fully controlled by tapping the touchscreen 3 11 1 Connecting a monitor A standard monitor can be...

Page 22: ...File Print Print the analyzer checks whether a printer is connected and turned on and whether the appropriate printer driver is installed Printer driver installation If necessary the printer driver in...

Page 23: ...hernet port You can connect it to a network but you can also set up a direct connection to a computer or another instru ment For both connection types you can use either crossover or straight through...

Page 24: ...R S ZNA consists of a large scale capacitive touchscreen and the test port area below it Brief explanations on the controls and connectors can be found on the next pages Two port and four port network...

Page 25: ...er receives no command for a selectable period of time The display is switched on again when the touchscreen is touched 4 1 1 1 Application window The left part of the touchscreen is reserved for the...

Page 26: ...a trace configure their properties and select the for mat of the numerical readout Markers can also be used to locate specific points on the trace define the sweep range and scale the diagram The Cha...

Page 27: ...characters The appearance of the panel depends on the data type of the setting selected in the Application window Figure 4 1 Data Entry panel left numeric value right string value While most of the k...

Page 28: ...calibration Green all the traces have a valid calibration RF Interlock RF interlock mode is activated by RF Off Control BNC connector on the rear panel of the R S ZNA see Chapter 4 2 Rear panel on pag...

Page 29: ...uts for the RF stimulus signal and as inputs for the mea sured RF signals from the DUT response signals With a single test port it is possible to generate a stimulus signal and measure the response si...

Page 30: ...eceived signal to be measured The Meas In signal goes to the receiver input for the measured sig nal Generator PORT Meas Receiver Ref Receiver Source Out Ref Out Meas Out The direct generator receiver...

Page 31: ...rnal monitor connector DisplayPort see Chapter 3 11 1 Connecting a monitor on page 21 3 DVI Digital only External monitor connector DVI D see Chapter 3 11 1 Connecting a monitor on page 21 4 LAN RJ 45...

Page 32: ...protection see Preventing electrostatic discharge ESD on page 16 Table 4 2 Optional rear panel elements Index Label Description 16 Converter LO Hardware option R S ZNA B8 provides a local oscillator o...

Page 33: ...d in the GUI Ref erence and Command Reference chapters of the user manual respectively GUI func tions and related remote commands are linked bidirectionally Background information is provided in the C...

Page 34: ...fixed You can display or hide most elements You can also drag and drop traces and info fields Using the Touchscreen To access an instrument function 1 Press a virtual key e g the Meas key in the Trac...

Page 35: ...1 The diagram immediately reflects your selection The active trace shows the mea surement results for the selected measured quantity A control element with three dots e g System Setup Setup System Con...

Page 36: ...e Meas S Params Wave a1 Src Port 1 The diagram immediately reflects your selection The active trace shows the mea surement results for the selected measured quantity At the same time the related softt...

Page 37: ...everal alternative ways for accessing an instrument function Using a function key on the virtual hardkey panel to open the related softtool rec ommended provides all settings Using the menus and subme...

Page 38: ...screen mode using System Display View Bar Title and Task Bar On If full screen mode is switched off the main application window of the vector network analyzer application provides a standard Windows...

Page 39: ...a bitmap file same as System File Print Print To File By default all diagrams are printed no matter if displayed or not However you can also choose to print only the active diagram see System File Pr...

Page 40: ...a textual menus The menu bar is located below the diagram area As in any Windows application menus can be controlled with the touchscreen or a mouse A short tap left mouse click expands a menu or subm...

Page 41: ...ss service functions and define various system related settings The Help menu provides assistance with the network analyzer and its operation You can toggle the visibility of the menu bar using System...

Page 42: ...ction keys on page 26 The Hard Key panel is particularly useful if the analyzer is controlled from an external monitor or Remote Desktop For the R S ZNA it is hidden by default In Single Window Mode i...

Page 43: ...igure 5 3 R S ZNA with frequency converters The progress bar shows a moving color gradient if the current sweep is too fast to be monitored e g because the number of sweep points is low You can hide s...

Page 44: ...two fingers Move two fingers apart on the display spread or move two fingers together on the dis play pinch On the R S ZNA these gestures take effect for diagrams only The effect depends on the curre...

Page 45: ...Right click Touch hold for 1 second and release Drag drop click and hold then drag and release Touch then drag and release n a Change hardware settings Spread and pinch two fingers Mouse wheel to scr...

Page 46: ...t applies to all dialogs Use the icon to create a screenshot of the dialog Drag and drop the lower right corner of the dialog to modify its size Some dialogs are subdivided into tabs containing groups...

Page 47: ...and display an additional quantity Typical scenario The transmission coefficient S21 is measured as described in Chap ter 6 1 Transmission S parameter measurement on page 62 A trace is added to displ...

Page 48: ...1178 6456 02 18 3 In the dialog box that is opened when you release the New Trace icon select the S parameter to be measured For a four port analyzer The R S ZNA generates a new trace for the selecte...

Page 49: ...tions Select System Display to access more diagram handling functions 5 5 2 Adding new markers A marker is needed for instance to read a particular numerical trace value To add a new marker Drag and d...

Page 50: ...drop its trace line onto the Delete icon The active trace can also be deleted by tapping clicking the Delete icon Note however that the last remaining trace cannot be deleted To delete a diagram drag...

Page 51: ...5 2 Adding new markers on page 49 Move horizontally Marker symbol Delete Marker or marker info field Delete icon see Chapter 5 5 3 Deleting display elements on page 50 Marker info field Add See Chapte...

Page 52: ...keyboard on page 53 5 6 2 Using the numeric editor The Numeric Editor is a tool for convenient entry and modification of numeric values It is available for all numeric input fields in the analyzer GU...

Page 53: ...ntry panel opens a dialog containing the Step Size panel of the numeric editor Select the adequate step size for efficient operation of the on screen wheel and mouse wheel 5 6 3 Using the analyzer s o...

Page 54: ...uttons to compose the input string 4 Select Enter to apply your selection and close the keyboard 5 6 4 Using the Windows on screen keyboard The Windows on screen keyboard allows you to enter character...

Page 55: ...iagram zoom win dow to fill the entire diagram area The sweep points are not affected The graphical zoom function is only supported for cartesian trace formats For inver ted Smith and polar diagrams i...

Page 56: ...window covers only a part of the sweep range the horizontal distance between the sweep points increases The reduced display range is indicated in an additional zoom line in the channel info area Use...

Page 57: ...The upper part of the diagram then shows a small version of the unzoomed diagram You can move the zoomed part of the trace by moving the rectangular area in the overview To zoom the stimulus range ke...

Page 58: ...orks for radial diagrams Changing the Scale Div modifies the value of the vertical or radial diagram divi sions and thus the entire range of response values displayed The Scale Div and the Ref Value a...

Page 59: ...methods Locate it on the Trace Scale Scale Values softtool tab Tap and hold with a mouse right click the scale section in the trace info and select the parameter from the context menu Select the param...

Page 60: ...2 Place M1 to a particular trace point e g use the Marker Search functions to locate a maximum or minimum on the trace 3 Select Trace Marker Set by Marker Max Marker to move the trace towards the uppe...

Page 61: ...Operating the instrument R S ZNA 61 Getting Started 1178 6456 02 18 Use the context menu of the diagram the System Display key or the Display menu to access the display settings Scaling diagrams...

Page 62: ...s allow you to select the measured quantities and display formats depending on what you want to learn from the data A minimum of two ana lyzer test ports are required for transmission measurements In...

Page 63: ...Trace Config and use the control elements in the Traces softtool tab if you wish to create additional traces and diagrams 6 1 2 Selecting the sweep range and other parameters After a system preset the...

Page 64: ...ate display margin Tip Refer to Chapter 5 7 Scaling diagrams on page 55 to learn more about the different methods and tools for diagram scaling 6 1 3 Calibrating the instrument Calibration system erro...

Page 65: ...t the first row in the Cal Settings table If the table is empty use Add to create a calibration setup 4 Tap on the Calibration cell of the first row in the Cal Settings table to open the Define Calibr...

Page 66: ...weep for the measured quantity S21 The magnitude and phase of the result is displayed in two diagrams together with the expected typical result for a Through standard The similarity of real and expect...

Page 67: ...a marker info field in the upper right corner of the diagram The marker info field displays the stimulus value frequency and response value magnitude of the transmission coefficient converted to a dB...

Page 68: ...ted into a LAN Refer to Chapter 3 11 Connecting external accessories on page 21 and Chapter 7 2 Remote operation in a LAN on page 72 to obtain information about the necessary steps 1 Activate the Syst...

Page 69: ...o learn from the data Only one analyzer test port is required for reflection measure ments In principle a reflection measurement involves the same steps as a transmission mea surement Note the followi...

Page 70: ...ited for reflection measurements For instance you can display the measured reflection coefficient S11 in a Smith chart to obtain the complex input impedance at port 1 Proceed as described in Chapter 3...

Page 71: ...storage devices are automati cally mapped to the next free drive i e D E etc 2 Run the setup file from the Windows Explorer Follow the instructions of the setup wizard Setup files can be reinstalled F...

Page 72: ...ati cally If the network does not support DHCP or if the analyzer is set to use alternate TCP IP configuration the addresses must be set manually By default the analyzer is configured to use dynamic T...

Page 73: ...Select Properties and confirm the user account control message depending on your current user account If your current account is an administrator account select Yes If your account is an account with...

Page 74: ...ss which is especially useful when a DHCP server is used as a new IP address can be assigned each time the instrument is restarted Each instrument is delivered with an assigned computer name but this...

Page 75: ...esktop connection type Remote Desktop Connection at the Windows Start Search menu and hit enter 3 In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog enter the VNA s computer name or IP address and select Connect...

Page 76: ...2 18 Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off to enable or disable the firewall Confirm the user account control message to allow the desired changes see Fig ure 7 1 For detailed information about the f...

Page 77: ...ct contact our customer sup port center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation programming or applica...

Page 78: ...l Data Logger Connector 31 External Handler IO Connector 31 F Factory calibration 71 Firewall 75 Firmware Setup file 71 Firmware installation 71 Front panel 24 Front panel keys 33 Function keys 26 Cha...

Page 79: ...58 Reference value 58 Reflection measurement example 69 Release notes 12 Remote desktop 75 Removable System Drive 31 RFFE Interface 32 S Safety instructions 7 12 Saving data 68 Scaling diagrams 55 Scr...

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