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Antenna and cable
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ZOOM series

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Summary of Contents for ZOOM series

Page 1: ...RigExpert Software manual Antenna and cable analyzer ZOOM series ...

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Page 3: ... to your computer 2 Updating the firmware 3 AntScope program 3 1 Quick start 3 2 Data window 3 3 Saving loading data 3 4 Saving images 3 5 Screen shots 3 6 Analyzer memory 3 7 AntScope menus 3 8 Time domain reflectometer TDR mode 3 9 Calibration mode Table of contents ...

Page 4: ...are may be found at the Downloads section of the rigexpert com website Windows and Mac OS are available as separate downloads Important To avoid damage caused by possible electrostatic discharge always follow this sequence 1 Connect the coaxial cable to the antenna connector of your analyzer 2 Connect the analyzer to the USB port of your computer 4 1 Connecting RigExpert Antenna Analyzer to your c...

Page 5: ...rmware Just run the program and follow on screen instructions You may also download binary files of the firmware for the off line updating if necessary The LCD of the analyzer will flash during the firmware update process Notice It is safe for the analyzer to cancel the firmware update process at any time and then start it over 5 2 Updating the firmware ...

Page 6: ...ency range or click Set full range and a number of points to set the scan resolution Click OK to perform the scan 4 After the scan is complete use F2 to F8 keys to switch between charts displaying various parameters SWR phase angle complex impedance parallel and serial models return loss impulse and step responses and reflection coefficient at Smith chart The main function of the AntScope program ...

Page 7: ...pert Antenna Analyzer The screen shot below shows a typical AntScope screen 3 2 Data window You will see a pop up data window when the cursor is moved over the graph displaying various parameters of a load 7 ...

Page 8: ...tance CSV data can be easily imported into a Microsoft Excel sheet R and X active and reactive parts of impedance values are saved into the CSV file for each point on the graph To calculate SWR or other parameters use corresponding formulas 3 4 Saving images To paste the graph to other software such as Microsoft Word a graphical editor or an e mail message editor just select Edit Copy image menu i...

Page 9: ...e screen shot is placed to the clipboard automatically 3 6 Analyzer memory You may download a previously save graph from one of memory slots of your analyzer Make sure the analyzer is connected to your computer then select File Read from analyzer menu Select a memory slot from the list then press Choose to download the data 9 ...

Page 10: ...ne S1P file Export to CSV file save results frequency R and X to a CSV file contents of the csvheader txt file will be added as a header by default this file contains a header for the Zplots program NWL file save results frequency R and X to an NWL file Touchstone file save results to Touchstone S1P file in different formats Read from analyzer read a graph from the analyzer memory Print print curr...

Page 11: ... Z R jX show R X Z series model Z R jX show R X Z parallel model Return loss show return loss graph Time domain reflectometer show TDR graph see below AA 230 ZOOM only Zoom in TDR Zoom out TDR zoom graph in the TDR mode AA 230 ZOOM only Smith chart show Smith chart Set SWR circle radius set radius of reference circle in SWR units Zoom in graph Zoom out graph zoom the vertical axis of the graph Inf...

Page 12: ...A 230 ZOOM Units set metric or US units System impedance set reference impedance for the system usually 50 or 75 Ohm Apply OSL calibration apply calibration data to the current display see below Save last measured data save calibration data see below Parameters of calibration standards select a model or load the parameters see below Cable parameters enter cable impedance velocity factor cable loss...

Page 13: ...tart measurement at a single frequency RF on off turn on or off RF output RF generator mode Set frequency and amplitude set frequency for single point or generator mode Note amplitude can t be set Continuous mode restart measurement when it finishes Auto start automatically run measurement Help About AntScope output version number and other data 13 ...

Page 14: ... bad condition For best results perform a scan over the full frequency range with 1000 or more points Make sure the characteristic impedance and the velocity factor of the cable are set in the Configure Cable parameters menu This will let you see the exact distance to the discontinuity For TDR measurements it is not important if the cable ends with antenna open circuit or short circuit The followi...

Page 15: ... method three calibration standards are required an open a short and a load usually a 50 Ohm load For better results these standards should be of a good quality Additionally physical length of all loads should be the same If the user can measure parameters of calibration standards precisely such as in a metrology laboratory the Configure Parameters of calibration standards Loaded from files menu m...

Page 16: ...Copyright 2016 Rig Expert Ukraine Ltd RigExpert is a registered trademark of Rig Expert Ukraine Ltd Made in Ukraine Doc date 19 Aug 2016 http www rigexpert com ...

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