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CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:NDBDown:STATe...................................................................368
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:NDBDown:STATe...................................................................424
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:NOISe:RESult?......................................................................369
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:NOISe:RESult?......................................................................425
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:NOISe[:STATe].......................................................................368
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:NOISe[:STATe].......................................................................424
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:OBAN:BANDwidth................................................................. 440
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:OBAN:BANDwidth:PCT.........................................................441
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:OBW:BANDwidth...................................................................441
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:OBW:BANDwidth:PCT...........................................................441
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:POWer:PRESet..................................................................... 436
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:POWer:PRESet:CHECk?...................................................... 437
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:POWer:RESult:PHZ...............................................................440
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:POWer:RESult?.....................................................................437
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:POWer:SELect...................................................................... 435
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:POWer[:STATe]......................................................................436
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:REFerence.............................................................................369
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:REFerence.............................................................................425
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:TDMA:BURSt.........................................................................442
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:TXPower:RESult?..................................................................453
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:FUNCtion:TXPower:RESult?..................................................................457
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MAXimum:NEXT.................................................................................... 360
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MAXimum:NEXT.................................................................................... 416
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MAXimum[:PEAK].................................................................................. 360
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MAXimum[:PEAK].................................................................................. 416
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MINimum[:PEAK]....................................................................................360
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MINimum[:PEAK]....................................................................................416
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MODE.....................................................................................................360
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:MODE.....................................................................................................416
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X............................................................................................................. 361
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X............................................................................................................. 417
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X............................................................................................................. 480
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X:SLIMits<1...2>:LEFT........................................................................... 362
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X:SLIMits<1...2>:LEFT........................................................................... 418
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X:SLIMits<1...2>:RIGHt..........................................................................362
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X:SLIMits<1...2>:RIGHt..........................................................................418
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X:SLIMits<1...2>[:STATe]........................................................................362
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:X:SLIMits<1...2>[:STATe]........................................................................418
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:Y?........................................................................................................... 363
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:Y?........................................................................................................... 419
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>:Y?........................................................................................................... 481
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>[:STATe]................................................................................................... 359
CALCulate<1...2>:MARKer<1...6>[:STATe]................................................................................................... 415
CALCulate<1...2>:MATH<1...2>:COPY:MEMory<1...3>................................................................................352
CALCulate<1...2>:MATH<1...2>:COPY:MEMory<1...3>................................................................................407
CALCulate<1...2>:MATH<1...2>:STATe.........................................................................................................408
CALCulate<1...2>:MATH<1...2>:STATe.........................................................................................................480
CALCulate<1...2>:MATH<1...2>[:EXPRession][:DEFine].............................................................................. 407
CALCulate<1...2>:PMETer:PRESet:BANDwidth:VIDeo................................................................................ 497
CALCulate<1...2>:PMETer:PRESet:SELect.................................................................................................. 498

Summary of Contents for 1321.1211.02

Page 1: ...R S Cable Rider ZPH Handheld Cable and Antenna Analyzer User Manual User Manual Version 07 1321095002 E9 2...

Page 2: ...41 or higher The software contained in this product makes use of several valuable open source software packages For information see the Open Source Acknowledgement document which is available for dow...

Page 3: ...ic Safety Instructions and the product documentation in a safe place and pass them on to the subsequent users Riesgo de lesiones y da os en el instrumento El instrumento se debe usar de manera adecuad...

Page 4: ...die Produktdokumentation gut auf und geben Sie diese an weitere Benutzer des Produkts weiter Risque de blessures et d endommagement de l appareil L appareil doit tre utilis conform ment aux prescript...

Page 5: ...e the batteries See the device manual or data sheet for the exact designation of the charger If the batteries are improperly charged there is a risk of explosion which can cause serious personal injur...

Page 6: ...de Rohde Schwarz Consulte en el manual o en las especificaciones t cnicas del equipo la denominaci n exacta del cargador Si las bater as se cargan de forma incorrecta existe peligro de explosi n lo qu...

Page 7: ...en werden Siehe Handbuch oder Datenblatt des Ger tes f r die genaue Bezeichnung des Ladeger tes Wenn Batterien unsachgem geladen werden besteht Explosionsgefahr was zu schweren Verletzungen bei Person...

Page 8: ...r sont indiqu es dans le manuel ou la fiche technique de l appareil Une recharge incorrecte des batteries peut entra ner des explosions susceptibles de causer des blessures graves 5 Recharger imp rati...

Page 9: ...ument up to date and to be informed about new application notes related to your instrument please send an e mail to the Customer Support Center stating your instrument and your wish We will take care...

Page 10: ...ation 17 3 1 2 Switching the Instrument On and Off 24 3 2 Instrument Tour 25 3 2 1 Front View 26 3 2 2 Top View 27 3 2 3 Left View 29 3 2 4 Right View 30 3 2 5 Rear View 30 3 2 6 Display Overview 31 4...

Page 11: ...Checking Options 66 4 4 3 Managing Options with R S License Manager 67 4 5 Identifying Cable Faults 69 4 6 Measuring Transmissions 74 4 7 Using the Spectrum Analyzer 76 4 7 1 Attenuating the Signal 76...

Page 12: ...ements 101 5 6 Working Directory 102 5 7 Saving On Events 102 5 8 Taking Screenshots 105 5 9 Managing Datasets 107 5 9 1 Saving Datasets 109 5 9 2 Restoring Datasets 111 5 9 3 Deleting Datasets 113 5...

Page 13: ...ing Spectrum Measurements 167 8 1 1 Measuring Basic Signal Characteristics 167 8 1 2 Measuring the Channel Power of Continuously Modulated Signals 168 8 1 3 Measuring the Occupied Bandwidth 172 8 1 4...

Page 14: ...easurements 255 9 2 Using a Directional Power Sensor 258 9 2 1 Connecting a Directional Power Sensor 259 9 2 2 Performing and Configuring Measurements 260 10 Using the Internal Power Meter 263 11 Perf...

Page 15: ...3 Displaying Maps 297 13 3 4 Measuring Interference 304 13 3 5 Collecting Map Data 307 13 3 6 Analyzing Geographic Data 317 13 3 7 Analyzing Indoor Data 318 14 Remote Commands 320 14 1 Interfaces and...

Page 16: ...Management 498 14 6 8 Making and Storing Screenshots 504 14 6 9 Configuring Data Capture 505 14 6 10 Saving Events 507 14 6 11 Configuring the Instrument 509 14 6 12 Status Reporting System 524 15 Men...

Page 17: ...15 4 5 Amplitude Parameters 572 15 4 6 Sweep Configuration 573 15 4 7 Limits Line Parameters 574 15 4 8 TRACE Parameters 574 15 4 9 TRACE Parameters 574 15 5 Functions of the Wizard 575 15 5 1 Measure...

Page 18: ...able Rider ZPH 11 User Manual 1321 0950 02 07 15 7 6 TRACE Parameters 590 15 7 7 MARKER Parameters 591 15 7 8 CAL Parameters 593 16 Appendix 594 16 1 How a Spectrum Analyzer Works 594 List of Commands...

Page 19: ...Contents R S Cable Rider ZPH 12 User Manual 1321 0950 02 07...

Page 20: ...iption of all fea tures of the InstrumentView software package Service manual Describes the performance test for checking the rated specifications module replace ment and repair firmware update troubl...

Page 21: ...nel 1 2 Conventions Used in the Documentation The following conventions are used throughout the R S Cable Rider ZPH manual 1 2 1 Typographical Conventions The following text markers are used throughou...

Page 22: ...The term select may refer to any of the described methods i e using a finger on the touchscreen or a key on the instrument or on a keyboard 1 2 3 Other Conventions Remote commands may include abbrevi...

Page 23: ...able and antenna analyzer developed to meet demanding customer requirements Offering touchscreen input the analyzer enhances user experience in making measurements fast and easy This user manual conta...

Page 24: ...nstrument must be used in an appropriate manner to prevent electric shock fire personal injury or damage Do not open the instrument casing Read and observe the Basic Safety Instructions delivered as a...

Page 25: ...sign of condensation The instrument is positioned as described in the following sections The ambient temperature does not exceed the range specified in the data sheet Signal levels at the input connec...

Page 26: ...etain the original packing material If the instrument needs to be transported or ship ped at a later date you can use the material to protect the control elements and con nectors 3 1 1 2 Accessory Lis...

Page 27: ...e support on the back of the R S Cable Rider ZPH Before you turn on the R S Cable Rider ZPH you should insert the lithium ion battery included in the delivery into the battery compartment located at t...

Page 28: ...AC adapter to the DC port on the left side of the R S Cable Rider ZPH item 1 of Figure 3 1 Make sure to fully insert the AC adapter plug into the DC port Depending on the system you need firmly connec...

Page 29: ...ging current is reduced as the power is partially drained by the usage of the R S Cable Rider ZPH During operation in the field you can also charge the battery with the car adapter R S HA Z302 order n...

Page 30: ...ns and in the following chapters Handling The battery has been designed for a specific application Do not use it for any other applications Do not connect batteries in series or parallel as it can cau...

Page 31: ...ery six months Should the battery voltage be low or even 0 V the battery protection circuit may have gone into a sleep mode In that case reset the battery with an approved charger Transportation No sp...

Page 32: ...LED indication on POWER key LED indication on Power key Descriptions Green LED Instrument is in operation mode Blue LED Instrument is in switch off mode with a fully charged battery A blink ing blue...

Page 33: ...creen area 7 Softkey labels on display 8 Softkey 9 Systems keys 10 DC port behind protective cap 11 Kensington lock 12 Function keys 13 On off key 14 Alphanumeric key 15 Unit keys 16 Back key 17 Cance...

Page 34: ...r model 02 the built in power meter provides a maximum power measurement of 30 dBm or 1 W at the RF input port Connect a cable or DUT to the RF input with an N type connector Use a cable to connect th...

Page 35: ...he label turns green when the reference signal is detected The level of the reference signal must be larger than 0 dBm If there is no reference signal present at the BNC connector the R S Cable Rider...

Page 36: ...bias port When the RF out is configured as a BIAS port the RF out connector provides direct current output Active equipment under test can be supplied with power via the bias port Risk of electrical...

Page 37: ...n lock can be anchored to the R S Cable Rider ZPH housing to secure it to a workstation mechanically 3 2 4 Right View 1 Min USB port 2 LAN port LAN connector RJ 45 connector to connect the instrument...

Page 38: ...tup menu For information of the display areas and touchscreen gestures see the R S Cable Rider ZPH user manual 1 Title bar 2 Measurement result view 3 Measurement trace window 4 Parameter view Risk of...

Page 39: ...Transmissions 74 Using the Spectrum Analyzer 76 Using a Power Sensor 83 Saving and Recalling Results and Settings 88 4 1 Screen Layout and Elements The following figure shows the screen layout in the...

Page 40: ...5 Marker 26 Entry box 27 Parameter view 28 Configuration overview 29 Currently selected softkey function 30 Unavailable softkey function 31 Available softkey function 4 1 1 Title Bar The Title bar is...

Page 41: ...arker Selected marker in the Measurement result view Selected marker in the Measurement trace win dow Note There is a blue frame around the selected marker icon M1 For more information on marker measu...

Page 42: ...t It is located at the right side and bottom section of the screen layout See Figure 4 1 You can select any parameter in the Parameter view to adjust the configurations of the hardware settings See de...

Page 43: ...ltage Available only with model 12 See Configuring the BIAS output port RBW Configure the resolution bandwidth of the DTF mea surement Available only with model 12 Configure Overview Display the confi...

Page 44: ...fig Overview Block Corresponding Dialog Box Description Select Mode to configure the desire measurement in cable and antenna CAT mode See Chap ter 7 1 Performing Cable and Antenna Measurements on page...

Page 45: ...Select Distance to configure the cable length and unit used to determine the cable length See Chapter 7 2 2 2 Setting the Start and Stop Distance for DTF Measurements on page 148 Select Amplitude to c...

Page 46: ...nal Settings 48 Configuring the Display 50 Configuring the Audio Output 52 Configuring Power Supply 53 Internal Alignment 54 Performing Default Calibration 56 Configuring Calibration Kit Model 57 Rese...

Page 47: ...C connector application opens 2 Select the required application Configuring the BIAS output port BIAS output port is only available with model 12 You can supply direct current output via the RF out po...

Page 48: ...otential interfering sources For a comprehensive description of the antennas and their functionality refer to the user manuals delivered with the product Both antennas are embedded with a GPS receiver...

Page 49: ...Compass item A drop down menu to enable or disable the compass opens 2 Select On to enable the compass The R S Cable Rider ZPH shows the magnetic declination of your current position in the Magnetic...

Page 50: ...in the map material 2 Select the required function Calibrating the antenna If you need to know technical specification about the antenna for example for service or support you can get the necessary in...

Page 51: ...al 1321 0950 02 07 3 Select the Calibrate softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH starts the calibration For antenna calibration it is necessary to move the antenna according to the direc tion as instructed o...

Page 52: ...option The R S ZPH B10 order number 1321 0396 02 option is required to activate the internal built in GPS receiver in model 02 to locate the exact position of the measure ment Alternatively for both...

Page 53: ...ettings necessary to configure the GPS receiver Enabling the GPS receiver 1 In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the GPS item A drop down menu opens to turn the GPS receiver on or off 2 Turn the...

Page 54: ...that the GPS receiver is enabled and that there is a fix connection with enough satellites for the GPS receiver to provide the coordinates indicates that the GPS receiver is enabled but that there is...

Page 55: ...th the rotary knob After you have entered the time the R S Cable Rider ZPH verifies the validity of the time If it is not a valid time it sets to the next valid time Selecting the time zone 1 In the I...

Page 56: ...age item A drop down menu opens to select the language 2 Select one of the languages from the drop down menu 3 Reboot the device to activate the choice of selected language Setting the date format The...

Page 57: ...lay quality set the backlight intensity to the minimum brightness needed To optimize the viewing angle adjust the display color scheme settings To achieve the maximum contrast the screen can be switch...

Page 58: ...select the Keyboard Backlight item 2 Enter the backlight intensity you want with the numeric keys The backlight intensity is a percentage from 0 to 100 with 100 being the brightest 3 Confirm the entry...

Page 59: ...oftkey 1 In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Key Click Volume item 2 Enter the volume you want with the numeric keys The key click volume is a percentage from 0 to 100 with 100 being the lou...

Page 60: ...ource shows the source that the R S Cable Rider ZPH is pow ered by When you are using the battery to power up the R S Cable Rider ZPH the remaining Battery Level is displayed as a percentage with 100...

Page 61: ...llows you to auto power up the instrument when supplying with an AC power without pressing the POWER key button 1 In the Instrument Setup dialog box select the Auto Power Up on AC menu item 2 Select O...

Page 62: ...etected a warning message is displayed before align ment is performed For more information on the operating mode of R S Cable Rider ZPH see Chap ter 5 3 4 System Keys on page 95 1 In the Instrument Se...

Page 63: ...ment data and performs the internal alignment If wrong input signal is detected the R S Cable Rider ZPH displays a message of a failed alignment dialog 4 2 10 Performing Default Calibration Factory Ca...

Page 64: ...e Last Calibration Frequency Last Calibration and Last Cal Kit information 4 2 11 Configuring Calibration Kit Model The calibration kit setting loads the selected calibration kit model from the file m...

Page 65: ...re package 4 2 12 Resetting the R S Cable Rider ZPH You can either preset the R S Cable Rider ZPH or reset it to factory settings Presetting the R S Cable Rider ZPH The PRESET key resets the R S Cable...

Page 66: ...for selection Select Yes to perform the reset During the reboot it shows a corresponding message Select No to cancel the reset 4 3 Connecting the R S Cable Rider ZPH to a PC The R S Cable Rider ZPH c...

Page 67: ...Rider ZPH You can set up the LAN connection in the Instrument Settings dialog box For a direct connection between a PC and the R S Cable Rider ZPH DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol has to be t...

Page 68: ...the same subnet the first three digits of the IP address are usually the same See example below Example IP address for PC 192 168 1 10 IP address for R S Cable Rider ZPH 192 168 1 20 IP address 1 Iden...

Page 69: ...iew software 2 Select the LAN tab in the screen layout 3 Select the Add button to create a new network connection 4 Specify a name for the new network connection e g R S Cable Rider ZPH 5 Enter the IP...

Page 70: ...ribed in Chapter 4 3 1 LAN Connection on page 60 After setting up the R S Cable Rider ZPH configure the R S InstrumentView software with the assigned IP address as described in Configuring the R S Ins...

Page 71: ...vely you can connect the R S Cable Rider ZPH to the PC with a USB cable The mini USB interface is located behind a protective cap on the right side of the R S Cable Rider ZPH When you connect the R S...

Page 72: ...measurement tasks you can equip the R S Cable Rider ZPH with various firmware options 4 4 1 Enabling Options To enable options you have to enter a key code The key code is based on the unique serial n...

Page 73: ...talla tion successful If you have entered an incorrect code the instrument displays a message invalid key code 6 Enter the correct code again 4 4 2 Checking Options In the Setup menu the R S Cable Rid...

Page 74: ...License Manager In this part of the R S License Manager you can install and activate licenses on the R S Cable Rider ZPH This page features three areas The first area shows the details of the connect...

Page 75: ...r License Follow this link if you have installed a portable license Portable licenses work in combination with several device IDs However you have to unregi ster it on one device before you can use it...

Page 76: ...example R S FSH Z320 order number 1309 6600 00 and a calibration standard for example R S FSH Z28 Z29 order number 1300 7810 03 1300 7610 03 or R S ZN Z103 order number 3586 9392 00 1 RF input port 1...

Page 77: ...adjust the center frequency to that of the DUT and set the measurement bandwidth Measurement bandwidth The measurement bandwidth for R S Cable Rider ZPH model 02 is fixed at 10 kHz 1 Press the FREQ D...

Page 78: ...ddition to the cable model you should also specify the maximum distance to the cable end 1 Press the FREQ DIST key 2 Select the Stop Dist softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to specif...

Page 79: ...ibration Methods on page 138 1 For model 02 press the CAL key For model 12 press the CAL SPAN key 2 Select the Full 1 Port softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays the selected calibration kit 3 Selec...

Page 80: ...tivates a marker and puts it on the maximum value on the trace A red vertical line represents the position of the marker on the horizontal axis e g the frequency A small red horizontal dash represents...

Page 81: ...ssion characteristics of a lowpass fil ter Test setup To measure the transmission connect the input of the filter to the generator output and the output of the filter to the RF input Setting the frequ...

Page 82: ...ission measurements you have to perform a 2 port normalization to get the best results 1 Press the CAL SPAN key 2 Select the Normalize Trans softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH prompts you to replace the...

Page 83: ...g Harmonics 81 4 7 1 Attenuating the Signal You can attenuate the signal to a suitable level either manually or automatically In case of automatic attenuation the level of attenuation at the RF input...

Page 84: ...e menu item has a blue background and the selected parameters is indicated with a blue dot in the menu item You can also set the attenuation manually The R S Cable Rider ZPH provides attenuation in th...

Page 85: ...after the input protection circuit and before the RF attenuator of the R S Cable Rider ZPH to provide excellent sensitivity when the preamplifier is switched on 1 Press the SCALE AMPT key 2 Select the...

Page 86: ...y spectrum over its full frequency span At 500 MHz the generator signal is displayed as a vertical line To analyze the generator signal at 500 MHz in more detail reduce the frequency span 2 Press the...

Page 87: ...imum scale value of the measurement diagram The increase in the displayed noise floor is minimal The difference between the signal maximum and the displayed noise i e the dynamic range has however bee...

Page 88: ...readout It completes the sweep then counts the frequency at the marker position 1 Press the Marker Function softkey at the Parameter view 2 Select the Frequency Count from the menu item The measureme...

Page 89: ...equencies that are multiples of 100 MHz To measure the second harmonic ratio decrease the span 2 Press the FREQ DIST key 3 Select the Start softkey at the Measurement footer bar The R S Cable Rider ZP...

Page 90: ...The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays this value in the Measurement Result View 4 8 Using a Power Sensor R S Cable Rider ZPH option R S ZPH K9 order number 1321 0409 02 option is required to operate the R...

Page 91: ...30 dBm are permissible Test setup Connect the power sensor cable to the USB port of R S Cable Rider ZPH If the power sensor is having the binder connector i e R S FSH Z1 R S FSH Z18 the FSH Z101 adapt...

Page 92: ...power sensor while zeroing is active A popup message box is displayed to provide instructions during the zeroing of the power sensor 2 Disconnect the power sensor from any signal sources 3 Select the...

Page 93: ...to be inserted into the test setup in such a way that the Forward arrow on the sensor points toward the load in the direction of the power flux When measuring high powers pay strict attention to the...

Page 94: ...rward power and return loss currently measured at the load Zeroing the power sensor Before performing the power measurement you should zeroing the power sensor After zeroing is done the R S Cable Ride...

Page 95: ...al memory removable micro SD card or on a USB flash drive via the USB interface Results and settings are always stored together allowing them to be interpreted in con text when recalled The R S Cable...

Page 96: ...experience in the user interaction with R S Cable Rider ZPH special touchscreen gestures are introduced The following illustra ted the list of special gestures that R S Cable Rider ZPH provides Change...

Page 97: ...djust the reference level or press the SCALE SCALE AMPT key on the front panel to display the Ref Level softkey label for adjustment 5 1 3 Change Span Pinch or stretch two fingers horizontally to adju...

Page 98: ...key on the front panel and select the New Marker from the softkey label to create a marker on the spectrum measurement 5 1 5 Move Marker Tab and drag on the marker icon to change the marker position i...

Page 99: ...m measure ment Alternatively press the MARKER key on the front panel and select the Delete Marker from the softkey label to delete all markers from the spectrum measurement 5 1 7 Hide or Unhide Measur...

Page 100: ...or right direction in the trace window to preview the screenshot Alternatively select the Prev or Next softkey to preview the screenshot 5 1 9 Skip Wizard Measurement Swipe horizontally to the left d...

Page 101: ...nce of usage with the touchscreen input Accessing the on screen keyboard is only available for text based entry e g save or open a filename Touchscreen interface If the touchscreen interface is not ac...

Page 102: ...screenshot key provides a quick way to capture screenshot of the current screen at anytime For more information see Chapter 5 8 Taking Screenshots on page 105 5 3 3 Softkey The six softkeys on the fr...

Page 103: ...g of result and instrument settings 5 3 5 Function Keys The keypad DTF BW CAL SPAN and SCALE AMPT for model 12 are displayed as DTF CONFIG CAL and SCALE for model 02 Function keys provide access to th...

Page 104: ...measure ments See Chapter 6 Working with the Measurement Wizard on page 115 DTF Config DTF BW The DTF Config or DTF W key provide the following func tions Configure the cable model used in the measur...

Page 105: ...lation depth AM Mod Depth Spectrogram Spectrogram Playback Isotropic Antenna MARKER Sets and positions the absolute and relative measurement mark ers markers and delta markers Marker positioning using...

Page 106: ...act like an enter key function CANCEL key Closes all kinds of dialog boxes if the edit mode is not active Quits the edit mode if the edit mode is active In dialog boxes that contain a Cancel button i...

Page 107: ...R S Cable Rider ZPH resets all settings to their default state Restoring the default configuration has the advantage that old settings do not affect measurements The default setup is specific to the...

Page 108: ...ess PRESET 7 Select Discard Calibration Data to define usage of calibration data after preset A drop down menu opens to select the usage of calibration data 8 Select On to apply calibration data or Of...

Page 109: ...1 Press the SETUP key 2 Select the User Preference softkey 3 In the User Preferences dialog box select the Using working directory item 4 Select On to activate the customize folder directory or Off t...

Page 110: ...ile A dataset of the sweep that contains the event set file The GPS coordinates of the location where the event happens gpx file 1 Press the SETUP key 2 Select the User Preference softkey 3 Select the...

Page 111: ...enu item b Limit failure Saves measurement data if a limit line is violated The R S Cable Rider ZPH provides different modes for handling limit check failures You can select one via the Limits Save Mo...

Page 112: ...the internal memory is full In that case you can transfer the screenshots with the R S InstrumentView software to your computer Saving screenshot and dataset at the same time Depending on the Capture...

Page 113: ...iew Screenshot on page 93 1 Press the SAVE RECALL key 2 Select the File Manager softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens the file manager to select a screenshot for the preview 3 Select the screenshot fo...

Page 114: ...t results and config urations Thus you can subsequently reproduce the context of the measurement Using the R S InstrumentView software you can use the datasets for documentation purposes or post proce...

Page 115: ...the Instrument menu The software opens the File Transfer dialog box 2 Select the Template Result synchronization button to process data synchro nization between the computer and instrument This data s...

Page 116: ...box 1 Remaining memory on selected data storage device 2 Currently selected data storage 3 Available data storage 4 Currently folder structure of the selected data storage 5 Dataset name input field 6...

Page 117: ...ts is Dataset set with a new number in ascending order for each new dataset The file extension for datasets is set If you enter another name the R S Cable Rider ZPH uses that name and assigns a new nu...

Page 118: ...select the desired files or files directories 4 Select the Edit softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays a submenu for selection 5 Select the Rename menu item to rename the files or file directories T...

Page 119: ...H provides the function to preview datasets The preview function allows you to take a quick look at the screenshot and its corresponding mea surement settings During preview the R S Cable Rider ZPH do...

Page 120: ...urement settings according to the dataset See also Chapter 5 9 2 1 Previewing a Dataset on page 112 5 9 3 Deleting Datasets If you have to delete a dataset you can do so with the file manager 1 Press...

Page 121: ...Firmware You can download new firmware versions from the R S Cable Rider ZPH website http www rohde schwarz com product zph html The website also provides release notes for each new firmware version T...

Page 122: ...rd for measurements in all the operating modes For details on the individual measurements you can perform with the wizard refer to the corresponding chapters Chapter 7 Cable and Antenna Test Mode on p...

Page 123: ...t softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens the file manager to select the measurement wiz ard set 3 Select the desired measurement wizard set from the file manager 4 Select the Load softkey to confirm th...

Page 124: ...e measurement sequence as defined with the R S InstrumentView soft ware package The field allows you to reduce the number of individual measurements and perform only those measurements that are necess...

Page 125: ...der ZPH software but can also change the cable model on short notice if necessary See Chapter 7 2 1 3 Creating a Cable Model on page 144 Clear Cable Model Deactivates the currently active cable model...

Page 126: ...calibration data folder to the measure ment configurations and required calibration methods in the measurement sequence If the R S Cable Rider ZPH has already been calibrated for a particular configu...

Page 127: ...on page 119 After having successfully calibrated the R S Cable Rider ZPH it starts to go through the measurements that are part of the measurement wizard set The sequence of the measurements is defin...

Page 128: ...you want to abort the measurement The R S Cable Rider ZPH prompts you to save measurement result and exit the wizard measurement Select the Interrupt softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens the wizard i...

Page 129: ...results 3 After each measurement is completed the R S Cable Rider ZPH displays a mes sage Measurement Done in the wizard message box Select the Continue softkey to proceed to the next measurement ste...

Page 130: ...ou can change the different settings or measurements as if wizard is not in used The R S Cable Rider ZPH keeps the results of measurement you have already performed When you finished reconfigured the...

Page 131: ...ets Measurement wizard results All the measurement wizard results are stored in the wizard result folder during the process of the measurement wizards These stored results will not be saved until you...

Page 132: ...measurement 1 Select the Report Generator menu item in the R S InstrumentView The R S InstrumentView opens the Report Generator dialog box that provides all functionality to manage measurement sets 2...

Page 133: ...frequency In reality however you can encounter many possible mechanical defects in the system that cause a deterioration of the transmission quality See Figure 7 1 for the typical defects in a transmi...

Page 134: ...a signal source which is already part of the R S Cable Rider ZPH hardware The signal source transmits a reference signal to the test port 1 Connect the RF cable to the RF input 2 Connect the test cabl...

Page 135: ...p length 13 Cable frequency information 14 Config Overview 15 CAT softkey menu Performing Cable and Antenna Measurements 128 Configuring Cable and Antenna Tests 143 Analyzing Measurement Results 155 7...

Page 136: ...he specified frequency range of the transmission system The return loss is the default measurement mode in R S Cable Rider ZPH SWR The standing wave ratio SWR provides the ratio of the maximum and min...

Page 137: ...ransformation IFFT on the signal that has been received In combination with the characteristics of the cable model the R S Cable Rider ZPH is able to determine the distance the reflections have been t...

Page 138: ...result result are measurement performed by the selected screen window See Figure 7 5 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the DTF softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays the submenu to select the measureme...

Page 139: ...d of the cable under test with a short and open before the cable loss measurement is performed The cable loss measurement evaluates the power attenuation of a cable over a speci fied frequency range i...

Page 140: ...loss trace you should select a span that is large enough to evaluate at least one peak and one minimum Otherwise the result might not be valid If the cable loss is constant over a large span for examp...

Page 141: ...ansmission measurement over its entire frequency range Shows the results of a transmission measurement on a lowpass filter The results show that the characteristics of how the filter performs 7 1 5 Sm...

Page 142: ...nts of the impedance at the marker position The imaginary component is converted to inductance or capacitance Marker frequency and sign are taken into account G jB Shows the real and imaginary compone...

Page 143: ...item The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to select the reference impedance 4 Enter the reference impedance you require The value is from 1 m to 10 k 7 1 6 Phase Measurement The phase measurem...

Page 144: ...ent The R S Cable Rider ZPH provides several calibration methods You will need one of the available calibration standards R S FSH Z28 Z29 order number 1300 7810 03 1300 7610 03 or calibration kit R S...

Page 145: ...H interpolates the correction data between the reference points of the calibration Interpolation is used when you change one of the fre quency parameters start stop or center frequency In that case th...

Page 146: ...on the current calibration state the R S Cable Rider ZPH toggle between the user calibration cal or norm and factory calibration dcal state Note The calibration state is displayed at the top right han...

Page 147: ...icate a successful calibration Figure 7 8 Calibration kit R S ZN Z103 1 RF input 2 Calibration kit R S ZN Z103 3 USB interface of calibration kit R S ZN Z103 7 1 7 3 Calibration Kit When calibration u...

Page 148: ...rforming a Full 2 Port Calibration Cancel calibration You can abort the calibration any time by pressing the Cancel softkey Full 1 Port calibration Full 1 Port calibration is similar to Full 2 Port ca...

Page 149: ...ZPH prompts you to connect a Load to the RF OUT REFLECTION port 10 Disconnect the Short of the calibration standard Firmly connect the Load of the calibration standard to the RF OUT REFLECTION port 1...

Page 150: ...can use without doing anything If you want to test a cable that is not listed you can also define cable models manually either directly on the R S Cable Rider ZPH or with the Cable Model Editor of th...

Page 151: ...le Rider ZPH unload the cable model from the measurement 7 2 1 3 Creating a Cable Model Temporary cable model When you change any cable parameters or load another cable model the temporary cable model...

Page 152: ...ens an input field to specify the frequency 5 Enter the frequency of the cable you are measuring 6 Repeat from step 3 to configure the setting for the cable velocity and cable loss You can now perform...

Page 153: ...eshold softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to specify the threshold in dB 3 Enter the threshold you require The R S Cable Rider ZPH now only shows the peaks that are above the level you ha...

Page 154: ...al Setting for span is defined manually However the maximum span that can be set depends on the maximum cable distance defined Auto The best span is automatically calculated for the best length resolu...

Page 155: ...quency you require The R S Cable Rider ZPH adjusts the frequency range according to your settings Note that the distance from start to stop frequency has to be equal to the span The R S Cable Rider ZP...

Page 156: ...the frequency range you need information about The minimum span for both measurements is 10 Hz the maximum span depends on the R S Cable Rider ZPH and is either 2 998 GHz or 3 998 GHz R S ZPH B4 opti...

Page 157: ...nk or Select Downlink menu items The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens the file manager to select the signal standard 4 Select the standard you require The R S Cable Rider ZPH load the settings of the standar...

Page 158: ...SCALE key For model 12 press the SCALE AMPT key 2 Select the Range softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the range setting 3 Select one of the menu items to select the display rang...

Page 159: ...e Range softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the range setting 3 Select the Ref Position menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to specify the reference position 4...

Page 160: ...r S21 measurements However small bandwidths cause longer measurement times because of the settling time of the filter Possible bandwidths are between 10 Hz and 1 MHz in a 1 3 sequence 1 Press the DTF...

Page 161: ...ng a sweep Thus it indirectly sets the frequencies of those measurements The distance from one measurement point to the next depends on the currently set fre quency range span divided by number of poi...

Page 162: ...trace is the result of the moving average over several sweeps You can define the number of sweeps to be moving averaged 1 Press the TRACE key 2 Select the Trace Mode softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH o...

Page 163: ...e memory trace from the live trace and vice versa and then display the results After you transfer a trace to the trace memory you can per form the trace mathematics function 1 Press the TRACE key 2 Se...

Page 164: ...top to the bottom of the measurement diagram The marker list above the diagram area shows the exact coordinates of all markers in use When measuring the distance to fault the horizontal unit is meter...

Page 165: ...ndow The first marker that is positioned on the trace window is always the main marker the following markers added on the trace window are the delta markers Tab and drag on the marker icon to change t...

Page 166: ...on relative to the normal marker M1 You can perform the following actions Enter a delta marker position with the number keys and confirm the entry with one of the unit keys Change the delta marker pos...

Page 167: ...e active marker or the delta marker on the highest level value of the trace Set To Next Peak The Next Peak function places the active marker or delta marker on the next high est level value of the tra...

Page 168: ...Delete All menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH deletes all markers and delta markers Using Marker Search Limits The R S Cable Rider ZPH allows you to use only a limited section of the trace for the mark...

Page 169: ...ect Marker softkey 10 Select the Selected Marker softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens the submenu to select the search range menu items 11 Select Search Range 1 or Search Range 2 menu item The R S Ca...

Page 170: ...case the accuracy of the display line is 0 3 dB If you enter a value with a higher reso lution the R S Cable Rider ZPH rounds that value See Figure 4 1 You can also move the display line with the rot...

Page 171: ...R S Cable Rider ZPH automatically switches to a logarithmic scaling after you turn on the limit line After turning on a limit line the R S Cable Rider ZPH checks if the signal violates the shape of th...

Page 172: ...e limit line on and off with the Show Limit Lines softkey Alternatively you can define a threshold that works like a limit line A threshold is a simple horizontal limit line 1 Press the Upper Limit or...

Page 173: ...the trace for limit violations after each frequency sweep As long as the signal does not violate the limit line the R S Cable Rider ZPH shows a Pass message in the measurement dia gram When one singl...

Page 174: ...nts 210 Working with Channel Tables 248 Using Transducer Factors 249 8 1 Performing Spectrum Measurements In addition to basic spectrum measurements the R S Cable Rider ZPH provides sev eral specific...

Page 175: ...nnel Other signals in the frequency spectrum do not show in the results When measuring the spectrum within a channel the R S Cable Rider ZPH uses a res olution bandwidth that is small compared to the...

Page 176: ...u can create new configurations to perform measurements on other standards as well 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Standard softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a file manager dialog box to select...

Page 177: ...t measurements the R S Cable Rider ZPH has an automatic routine for setting the reference level 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Level Adjust softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH performs a measurement to...

Page 178: ...ise because too few points of the trace would be in the channel you are measuring 8 1 2 5 Measuring the Maximum Channel Power If signal levels fluctuate significantly you can define the maximum channe...

Page 179: ...e default set ting If you need another percentage for the occupied bandwidth you can set values from 10 to 99 9 After entering the channel bandwidth the R S Cable Rider ZPH automatically selects the m...

Page 180: ...You can create and edit standards with the R S InstrumentView and transfer them to the R S Cable Rider ZPH via the USB or the LAN interface The number of standards the R S Cable Rider ZPH can store i...

Page 181: ...able Rider ZPH performs a measurement to determine the ideal refer ence level It uses a resolution bandwidth of 1 MHz a video bandwidth of 1 MHz and the peak detector After finishing the automatic mea...

Page 182: ...channel power measurement 2 Select the Manual Span softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to define the span manually 3 Enter the span you need The largest possible span for the channel...

Page 183: ...nts mode 2 TDMA power 3 Measurement standard 4 Measurement time 5 Measurement limits 6 Trigger level 7 Trigger delay 8 Measurement time input entry 9 Parameter view 10 Configuration overview 11 TDMA p...

Page 184: ...at the A D converter can be higher than the level indicated by the trace depending on the selected resolution bandwidth To prevent the A D converter from being overloaded the signal must be measured...

Page 185: ...ement range 8 1 5 Measuring the Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio ACLR The Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio ACLR measurement is a method to measure the power over more than one transmission channel and als...

Page 186: ...green lines 13 Marker 14 ACLR softkey menu The predefined standards are the same as for channel power measurements 3GPP WCDMA cdmaOne and CDMA2000 1x systems However you can also customize the setting...

Page 187: ...the channel band width You can select a larger resolution bandwidth if the spectrum within the channel to be measured and around it has a flat characteristic In the standard setting e g for standard...

Page 188: ...been calculated the power units are converted into decibels and the value is displayed as a measurement point In principle the sample detector would be possible as well Due to the limited num ber of...

Page 189: ...borders of Tx channels are displayed red in the trace diagram the borders of adjacent and alternate channels are displayed green Setting the channel bandwidth The channel bandwidth specifies the frequ...

Page 190: ...e closest border of the adja cent channel The R S Cable Rider ZPH does not consider these specifics It always regards the channel spacing as the distance between the center of a channel and the center...

Page 191: ...lue The R S Cable Rider ZPH then calculates all higher adjacent channels from that value If you change the spacing of one of the higher channels the R S Cable Rider ZPH only updates the channel spacin...

Page 192: ...evel is the reference channel Max Pwr Tx Chan The channel with the highest power level is the reference channel Low High Chan The outer left hand transmission channel is the reference channel for the...

Page 193: ...eck are displayed in the Screen Layout and Elements If a result fails the limit check the power level reading turns red and has an asterisk in front of its power level 8 1 6 Measuring the Spectrum Emi...

Page 194: ...S Cable Rider ZPH Figure 8 5 Screen layout for the SEM measurement 1 SEM measurement mode 2 Tx power measurement 3 Tx bandwidth 4 Measurement standard 5 Limit check result 6 SEM measurement list 7 Scr...

Page 195: ...ettings After selecting the standard and applying the signal to the R S Cable Rider ZPH you can optimize measurement settings to avoid overloading the R S Cable Rider ZPH Select the Adjust Setting sof...

Page 196: ...the limit check 8 1 7 Measuring the Harmonic Distortion The Harmonic Distortion measurement is an easy way to identify the harmonics of a DUT In addition to the graphic display of the harmonics this...

Page 197: ...indicated by a marker that the R S Cable Rider ZPH places on the har monic here M1 and M2 Note that all of the markers that have been set are normal markers that show the absolute frequency of the ha...

Page 198: ...er ZPH displays the marker list that contains the values for each harmonic 8 1 8 Measuring the AM Modulation Depth The AM Modulation Depth measurement analyzes AM modulated signals and calcu lates the...

Page 199: ...a marker will be moved by the same distance relative to the nor mal marker Note that this happens only if you move delta marker 2 D2 When mov ing delta marker 3 D3 only this marker is repositioned Fro...

Page 200: ...key 2 Select the Adjust Setting softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH performs a sweep and repeats the peak search sequence for the three markers 8 1 8 3 Activating the Marker List To see the exact frequen...

Page 201: ...the default state a frame is added to the spectrogram after each sweep This means that the amount of data in a frame depends on the sweep time As the spectrogram in the R S Cable Rider ZPH runs from...

Page 202: ...n you enter the spectrogram mode By default the spectrogram is running in a continuous sweep mode If you are in single sweep mode the R S Cable Rider ZPH does not add a line to the spectrogram until y...

Page 203: ...There are two ways to view parts of the measurement result history that have moved outside the visible area of the spectrogram 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Settings softkey 3 Select the Display s...

Page 204: ...ewing results The first and most obvious way to configure the display is to select a different color scheme 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Settings softkey 3 Select the Display softkey The R S Cabl...

Page 205: ...ot easy to distinguish amplitude levels To get a better result change the spectrogram reference level to a level near the maximum power level that has been measured first 2 Select the Display softkey...

Page 206: ...usted the R S Cable Rider ZPH is able to map its com plete color range to the level range of the signal The USB signal parts with a low amplitude are in a shade of green while signal parts with a high...

Page 207: ...reference level of the spectrogram for optimal display 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Settings softkey 3 Select the Display softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu that contains the display...

Page 208: ...save the data of the spectrogram for documentation or for further analysis of the recorded data 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Settings softkey 3 Select the Rec Settings softkey The R S Cable Rider...

Page 209: ...rogram data recording starts immediately and Duration determines when the recording of the spectrogram data stopped The set tings of Start Date Start Time and Stop Date and Stop Time is dis abled When...

Page 210: ...ing interval is the current sweep time and maxi mum recording interval is 1000s Start Time This is only configurable when the Recording Mode is set to Timer When the Recording Mode is set to Immediate...

Page 211: ...the folder Spectrogram Recording results SPG_yyyymmdd_hhmmss SPG_ spm with ascending numbers The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays Recording successfullly completed with infor mation of the recorded spect...

Page 212: ...ram and shows the data in the dis play In general you can perform the same things on a recalled spectrogram as in the spectrogram recording mode e g customize the display to your needs In addition to...

Page 213: ...u can thus browse through the history of spectra stored in memory In the marker information field the R S Cable Rider ZPH shows the timestamp of the time line The timestamp of the first time line T1 i...

Page 214: ...tly displayed spectrum 2 Use the rotary knob to move the marker on the horizontal axis to the frequency you want to analyze or enter the frequency directly with the number keys 3 Select the Select Tim...

Page 215: ...to connect the antennas control cable via the USB interface of the R S Cable Rider ZPH Test setup The test setup consists of an R S Cable Rider ZPH and one of the isotropic antennas The necessary cab...

Page 216: ...rovided with the R S Cable Rider ZPH The factors contain typical correction values for all three antenna elements and the correction values for the cable 1 Press the SCALE AMPT key 2 Select the Transd...

Page 217: ...t is a combination of the results for each antenna element After measuring each of the three directions individually the R S Cable Rider ZPH calculates the total field strength Er based on the results...

Page 218: ...ovides an overview on the most important currently defined settings for the spectrum measurement See Chapter 4 1 4 1 Configuration Overview on page 36 It is displayed when you select the Config Overvi...

Page 219: ...requency or by defining a start and stop frequency for a particular span If you know the frequency of the signal you are measuring it is best to match the cen ter frequency to the signal s frequency I...

Page 220: ...pan or 1 division of the horizontal axis step Center The step size equals the center frequency This step size is ideal for measurements on harmonics When you increase or decrease the center frequency...

Page 221: ...Rider ZPH opens an input field to define the start frequency 3 Enter the start frequency you need 4 Set a stop frequency with the Stop Freq softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH adjusts the horizontal axis...

Page 222: ...er its entire frequency range 3 Select the Last Span softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH restores the span that you have set just before display ing the entire frequency range Time domain measurements You...

Page 223: ...ess the SCALE AMPT key 2 Select the Ref Level softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to define the reference level 3 Enter the reference level you require If you change the reference lev...

Page 224: ...tkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the display range 3 Select the display range you need The R S Cable Rider ZPH adjusts the vertical axis accordingly 8 2 3 3 Selecting the Display...

Page 225: ...10 dB less at the specified reference level If the spectrum is densely occupied with signals e g in a television cable network the input mixer reduces the R S Cable Rider ZPH inherent spurious product...

Page 226: ...RF attenuation Alternatively you can select the ATT softkey on the Parameter View to enter manually for the RF attenuation The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an entry box to set the RF attenuation You can...

Page 227: ...g the Tracking Generator The tracking generator provides a stimulus signal in the spectrum measurement mode Configuring the signal source You can select the type of generator source in three different...

Page 228: ...output level Using a tracking generator attenuation of 0 dB for S12 or S21 measurements can cause an overload at the RF input It is therefore recommended to use an output level of 10 dBm default or l...

Page 229: ...time increases the smaller the resolution bandwidth gets The rule is that if you reduce the bandwidth by a factor of 3 the sweep time goes up by a factor of 9 If you reduce the bandwidth by a factor o...

Page 230: ...gh the envelope detector which removes the IF components and outputs the envelope only This output is also known as the video signal The figure below shows that process on an AM modulated signal in th...

Page 231: ...opens an input field to define the video bandwidth 3 Enter the video bandwidth you need The R S Cable Rider ZPH uses the video bandwidth you have entered for the measurement If the video bandwidth is...

Page 232: ...put field to set the sweep time 3 Enter the sweep time you need If the video bandwidth is no longer coupled to the span or the resolution bandwidth the R S Cable Rider ZPH puts a blue dot at the SWT d...

Page 233: ...le only in the time domain span 0 In the frequency domain the R S Cable Rider ZPH would never start a measure ment with the video trigger because there is no guarantee that there is a signal that gene...

Page 234: ...S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to define the trigger delay 4 Enter the delay time you need Defining the Trigger Level When you are using the video trigger you have to define a trigger level T...

Page 235: ...item The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a softkey submenu to control the gate settings At the same time the R S Cable Rider ZPH switches into time domain as indica ted in the display See Figure 8 11 time d...

Page 236: ...3 Using Trace Mathematics 234 8 2 7 1 Selecting the Trace Mode The R S Cable Rider ZPH provides several trace modes The trace mode defines the way the R S Cable Rider ZPH writes the trace 1 Press the...

Page 237: ...ld The trace shows the minimum power levels that have been measured at each pixel To overwrite a min hold trace change a parameter in a way that the results cannot be compared any more e g the span Us...

Page 238: ...level that was measured in the frequency range covered by a pixel The sample detector is useful for measurements in the time domain span 0 Hz as it provides the only way to represent the timing of th...

Page 239: ...Working with a Second Trace In spectrum mode you can use up to two traces All two traces are based on the same settings except the trace settings like the trace mode or the detector You can use the s...

Page 240: ...he live trace Measurement settings Because the memory trace is just a bitmap any modifications to measurement settings like span or reference level are nor reflected in the memory trace When you save...

Page 241: ...sitioning a Delta Marker 236 Selecting the Marker Type 237 Automatic Positioning of Markers 237 Removing Markers 237 Using Marker Search Limits 238 Using Marker Functions 240 8 2 8 1 Using Markers and...

Page 242: ...e marker label see highlighted line on the marker list as well as the marker label 5 Marker label M x 6 Delta marker label D x 7 Marker input field 8 Marker menu 8 2 8 2 Positioning Markers 1 Press th...

Page 243: ...already in use you can add delta markers 1 Press the MARKER key The marker menu opens 2 Select the New Marker softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH activates a delta marker and positions it on the next maxi...

Page 244: ...utomatic Positioning of Markers The R S Cable Rider ZPH offers functions that make setting the markers easier or allow to make instrument settings on the basis of the current marker position 1 Press t...

Page 245: ...ult View Alternatively press the MARKER key 2 Select the Delete Marker softkey 3 Select the Delete All Delta menu item 4 Confirm the selection by pressing the rotary knob The R S Cable Rider ZPH delet...

Page 246: ...marker The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays the Selected Marker menu 8 Select the Search Range Off menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH activates the marker search limits for the selected marker By default t...

Page 247: ...ions Selecting a marker function again while it is still active will turns that marker function off Measuring the Noise Power Density The marker noise function calculates the noise power density at th...

Page 248: ...has 711 pixels the marker position is just an approximation especially if the span is very wide With the frequency counter however you can get a more accurate result of the hori zontal marker positio...

Page 249: ...The function therefore is a good way to measure the bandwidth of a signal or the bandwidth of a filter for example The temporary markers are represented as two vertical lines The distance to the refer...

Page 250: ...rs this time with a broader bandwidth Demodulating Signals The R S Cable Rider ZPH features an AM and FM demodulator to demodulate and monitor audio signals It demodulates the signal at the marker fre...

Page 251: ...H opens an input field to define the demodulation time 4 Enter the demodulation time you need The range is from 100 ms to 500 s In time domain the R S Cable Rider ZPH demodulates continuously i e the...

Page 252: ...omplies with certain level characteristics A limit line is made up out of two or more points that are connected to a line Each of the points that define the shape of the limit line consists of two coo...

Page 253: ...107 Selecting a Limit Line 246 Performing Limit Checks 247 8 2 10 1 Selecting a Limit Line Before selecting a limit line you need to decide if you want to use it as an upper or lower limit line In ca...

Page 254: ...n issue if you want to create a measurement report because measurements with failed limits are not included in this report Using a display line you can use a line and are able to create a measurement...

Page 255: ...e not listed you can also build channel tables manually with the Channel Table Editor of the R S InstrumentView software package that is delivered with the R S Cable Rider ZPH To use one of the edited...

Page 256: ...rs are assigned to frequencies as follows The first channel is assigned a channel number and a frequency All subsequent channels have ascending numbers The frequency spacing between channels is fixed...

Page 257: ...cers can be switched on at a time The second transducer must be assigned the unit dB The R S Cable Rider ZPH adds the two transducers to a total transducer Units supported for transducer factors dB dB...

Page 258: ...ero i e measurements in this range do not yield conclusive results You can select a second transducer factor with the Select Secondary menu item The secondary transducer factor in that case is added t...

Page 259: ...ference level is shifted by the maximum transducer value in the positive or negative direction 8 4 3 Frequency Range of Transducer If the set frequency range is wider than the span in which a transduc...

Page 260: ...ect on the measurement The power sensor measures the power in the frequency range defined in the data sheet of the power sensor This means that you can measure both sine signals and modulated signals...

Page 261: ...wer sensor softkey menu 9 1 1 Connecting a Power Sensor The R S Cable Rider ZPH controls and powers the power sensors via the USB inter face on the top of the instrument See USB type A connector on pa...

Page 262: ...the power sensor when zeroing was per formed Unscrew the power sensor from the device under test and repeat zeroing Warning Input overloaded The power at the input of the power sensor exceeds the per...

Page 263: ...PH supports the wavelength 850 nm 1300 nm 1310 nm 1490 nm 1550 nm 1610 nm 1625 nm for measurement 1 Select the wavelength softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu for the selection of wavelengt...

Page 264: ...s an input field to set the reference level The R S Cable Rider ZPH shows the currently set reference level in the diagram header 1 Enter the reference level you require Alternatively you can set the...

Page 265: ...offset in the diagram header 1 Select the OFS softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to define the reference offset 2 Enter the offset you require The R S Cable Rider ZPH takes the offse...

Page 266: ...R S Cable Rider ZPH controls and powers the directional power sensors via a special interface on the top of the instrument Connect the power sensor cable via the USB to binder adapter to the USB port...

Page 267: ...cy To get the most accurate results you should synchronize the frequency to that of the signal Note that the R S Cable Rider ZPH maintains the center frequency that you have set in another operating m...

Page 268: ...cting a standard To ensure that true results are output when measuring modulated signals the R S Cable Rider ZPH offers the possibility of taking correction values into account for sev eral common tel...

Page 269: ...ator has to be connected ahead of the power sensor In such cases the coupling attenuation of the directional coupler or the attenuation value of the attenuator are entered as positive dB values see co...

Page 270: ...r sensor In that case you can connect the DUT directly to the R S Cable Rider ZPH and still perform accurate chan nel power measurements Signal source output for model 02 When the SigGen On softkey is...

Page 271: ...9 Analog readout of the measured power 10 Measurement frequency 11 Power measurement softkey menu Zero and Channel BW only available for model 12 SigGen On only available for model 02 Performing and...

Page 272: ...quire The R S Cable Rider ZPH performs a measurement on the selected channel Note that it is not possible to change the measurement time resolution bandwidth and frequency span Activating signal sourc...

Page 273: ...the wideband power sensor 1 Press the MODE key 2 Select the Power Meter softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH activates the mode for power measurements Connecting the power sensor You can connect the wideba...

Page 274: ...ive power measurements 4 Video bandwidth 5 Power offset 6 Configuring the BIAS output port only for model 12 7 Scale of the x axis 8 Diagram showing the pulse characteristics in a graphical format tra...

Page 275: ...from the beginning of one pulse to the beginning of the next pulse Pulse Off Time Time in the displayed trace that is not occupied by the pulse Rise Time Time required for the pulse to transition from...

Page 276: ...dia gram Trace Min Minimum power of the signal displayed in the dia gram Positive Overshoot Height of the local maximum after a rising edge divided by the pulse amplitude The result is a per centage...

Page 277: ...re the measurement result with that of a thermal power sensor Peak Assumes that the peak power of the pulse is also the top level of the pulse The top and base power is also the reference point for th...

Page 278: ...nt noise Using a small video bandwidth thus increases the measurement sensitivity and allows you to accurately determine the pulse peak power even for weak pulses Reducing the video bandwidth also inc...

Page 279: ...hen the actual measurement starts is either a rising slope in the signal or a falling slope Positive or Negative trigger 1 Press the SWEEP key 2 Select the Trigger softkey 3 Select either the Positive...

Page 280: ...model 12 press the SCALE AMPT key 2 Select the Unit softkey 3 Select the unit you prefer The R S Cable Rider ZPH adjusts the y axis accordingly 11 2 6 Scaling the Y Axis For more information see Chapt...

Page 281: ...I Q the demodulator achieves maximum accuracy and temperature stability There is no evidence of typical errors of an analog down conversion and demodulation like AM to FM conversion and vice versa de...

Page 282: ...ulation 3 Analog Modulation Parameters 4 Modulation trace window 5 Demodulation Bandwidth 6 Audio lowpass filter 7 Measurement time 8 Configuration Overview 9 Carrier frequency 10 Softkey menu of anal...

Page 283: ...in dBm Carrier Freq Offset Shows the deviation of the calculated carrier fre quency to the ideal carrier frequency in Hz Mod Index AM domain Shows the difference in amplitude the carrier sig nal is m...

Page 284: ...rmulas apply AM demodulation bandwidth 2 x modulating frequency FM CARSON s rule demodulation bandwidth 2 x frequency deviation highest modulating frequency If the center frequency of the analyzer is...

Page 285: ...ilter 5 If a faster measurement time is desired e g 6 ms the audio lowpass DBW 10 should be selected to fulfill the requirement on the modulating frequency Table 12 2 Relationship on Demodulation Band...

Page 286: ...10 125000 50000 300 62500 25000 150 36250 15000 80 25000 10000 60 12500 5000 30 6250 2500 10 3125 1500 0 DBW 10 250000 100000 60 125000 50000 300 96400 32500 230 62500 25000 150 39100 15000 90 25000 1...

Page 287: ...ation mode is activated the R S Cable Rider ZPH immedi ately starts to measure the modulated signals 12 1 3 1 Analog Modulation The analog modulation is performed in the AM Domain or FM Domain and the...

Page 288: ...carrier frequency of the modulated signals Carrier Frequency For more information see Chapter 8 2 2 1 Defining the Center Frequency on page 212 Carrier Frequency Step Size For more information see Cha...

Page 289: ...softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH performs an auto adjustment on the vertical axis in the FM Domain of Mod Trace measurement RF Attenuation For more information see Chapter 8 2 3 5 Setting the RF Atten...

Page 290: ...urement menu 2 Select the analog modulation domain you require AM Domain or FM Domain softkey 3 Select the Audio Lowpass softkey A drop down menu to select the audio lowpass filter opens 4 Select the...

Page 291: ...io Beep to turn on or off the acoustic audio signal for the limit line check status See index 5 of Figure 12 2 See also Audio signal on page 248 6 Select the Clear Limits to unload the limit line file...

Page 292: ...in the carrier frequency of the measured signal Magnitude Error Difference between the measured magnitude and the magnitude of the reference signal Modulation Index See modulation depth in Table 12 5...

Page 293: ...f 2FSK signal the binary values of 0 and 1 are trans mitted with a certain frequency f1 and f2 respectively For proper demodulation you have to set a center frequency that is the arithmetic mean of f1...

Page 294: ...nal The frequency shift or frequency deviation is the frequency dif ference between the mark binary 1 and space binary 0 frequencies representing the binary dig its The modulation error diagram shows...

Page 295: ...tains the different type of fil ter for selection Root Raised Cosine Frequently used in the transmitter and receive filter to perform matched filtering It helps to remove the Inter symbol interference...

Page 296: ...fine the symbol rate The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an entry box to enter the symbol rate 3 Select the Demod Parameters Number of symbols to view the number of modulated symbols Alternatively select Sy...

Page 297: ...urst Processing from white to blue Selecting a standard Two measuring standards are available for FSK modulation with the following modula tion parameters Measuring standards Filter characteristics Sy...

Page 298: ...ey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens the amplitude menu 2 Select the Ref Position menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an input field to define the reference position in term of percentage 3 Enter the...

Page 299: ...ep mode Selecting the trigger settings In addition to the trigger settings available in the spectrum mode the Digital Demodula tion measurement provides an I O power trigger source The I Q power trigg...

Page 300: ...To measure interferences you need a directional antenna like the R S HL300 order number 4097 3005 02 R S HE300 order number 4067 5900 02 or R S HE400 order number 4104 6000 02 The interference analyz...

Page 301: ...ing mode For more information see Chapter 13 3 Working with Maps on page 294 and Chapter 13 3 5 1 Outdoor Mapping on page 307 Indoor mapping Select the Indoor Mapping menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH...

Page 302: ...ownload and install the maps on the R S Cable Rider ZPH The R S Cable Rider ZPH supports the map material supplied by the OpenStreetMap project http www openstreetmap org The easiest way for you to tr...

Page 303: ...out of the indoor map using the mouse wheel 4 Select the image file of the area you want to measure If you need a small part of the image you have to edit it with an image manipula tion program befor...

Page 304: ...on in a single map For more information see Chapter 13 3 5 Collecting Map Data on page 307 13 3 3 Displaying Maps After you have downloaded or created the maps save them to a USB flash drive which you...

Page 305: ...ut If no screen element is selected the R S Cable Rider ZPH shows the map only The following illustrates the screen layout of the map display Figure 13 1 Map display 1 Current type of measurement mode...

Page 306: ...ion Satel lites Compass Compass Information Enable or disable the display of Compass information The compass informa tion is available with the R S HL300 R S HE300 and R S HE400 antenna Power Bar Enab...

Page 307: ...gate the position to the right side on the map Press 8 key navigate the position downward on the map You can move the maps until you reach the borders of the downloaded content Note that the borders o...

Page 308: ...f the cursor key 1 Select the Settings softkey 2 Select the Cursor Sensitivity menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens an entry field for input 3 Enter a number between 1 and 64 in the input field The...

Page 309: ...The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays triangulation results as circle with a dot in the middle See Figure 13 2 Figure 13 2 Display the geotag of triangulation result By default the circles and dot are blue...

Page 310: ...following 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Settings softkey 3 Select the Colors softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the different coverage con ditions and its associate level d...

Page 311: ...le Rider ZPH supports several antenna models R S HL300 R S HE300 R S HE400 Connected the antenna to the R S Cable Rider ZPH at the USB interface and the RF input You can control the antenna functional...

Page 312: ...Interferers You can configure the R S Cable Rider ZPH to play back an audio signal when it receives a signal The audio signal changes its volume and frequency depending on the strength of the received...

Page 313: ...ible that the audio signal frequency becomes so high or low that it is no longer audible Defining the gain of the audio signal The change of frequency of the audio signal is a constant change of frequ...

Page 314: ...ea In the map display a geotag is displayed as a dot with color indication to show the sig nal strength measured in that location Equipped with option R S ZPH K15 the geotag provides also an azimuth r...

Page 315: ...S receiver and it includes the azimuth Alternatively create a geotag of an arbitrary location 1 Select Manual Position and Azimuth menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays the GPS Position dialog bo...

Page 316: ...e The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the different event types For more information see Event types on page 103 5 Activate the Save on Event menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH turns on t...

Page 317: ...g checkbox 9 Select View softkey to display complete information of the geotag see Figure 13 6 10 Select Delete softkey to remove the selected geotag 11 Select Delete all softkey to remove all the lis...

Page 318: ...ew the next item number in the GPS position list 6 Select Edit softkey to edit the Name and Description of the geotag information 7 Select Exit softkey to quit from the view The R S Cable Rider ZPH al...

Page 319: ...The R S Cable Rider ZPH displays or removes the geotag items accordingly on the map 13 3 5 2 Triangulation With option R S ZPH K15 the R S Cable Rider ZPH is able to locate the source of interference...

Page 320: ...nterference 1 Select the GPS Position softkey 2 Select the GPS Position List softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens the GPS position list dialog box 3 Select two or three geotags and display them on th...

Page 321: ...the Indoor Mapping application the R S Cable Rider ZPH always shows the signal strength at the top of the display or in the power bar at the left side of the display See Figure 13 1 The method to coll...

Page 322: ...the following option to save the measured data 2 Press the MEAS key 3 Select the Indoor Position softkey The R S Cable Rider ZPH opens a submenu to select the different geotags saving options 4 Select...

Page 323: ...n addition to the signal information the details of the tag also contain information about the measurement This information includes for example the frequency measured level or time of the measurement...

Page 324: ...u can also restore a GPX file that you have saved previously 1 Press the MEAS key 2 Select the Indoor Position softkey 3 Select the Select GPX File menu item The R S Cable Rider ZPH restores the measu...

Page 325: ...GPS lists 13 3 7 Analyzing Indoor Data The R S InstrumentView software package provides an interface that allows you to export and review your recorded data with external tools This interface transfo...

Page 326: ...Interference Analyzer R S Cable Rider ZPH 319 User Manual 1321 0950 02 07 Figure 13 10 Indoor mapping with signal strength and indices displayed Working with Maps...

Page 327: ...IEEE 488 2 and aims at the standardization of device specific commands error handling and the status registers The tutorial Automatic Measurement Control A tutorial on SCPI and IEEE 488 2 from John M...

Page 328: ...VXI 11 Instrument access via VXI 11 is usually achieved from high level programming plat forms by using VISA as an intermediate abstraction layer VISA encapsulates the low level VXI 11 LAN or USB fun...

Page 329: ...ed via open network computing ONC remote procedure calls RPC With XDR VXI 11 legal RPC messages are known as VXI 11 standard Based on this standard messages are exchanged between the controller and th...

Page 330: ...strument for exclusive access This regulates access to the instrument of several controllers 14 2 Setting Up the Remote Control Connection 14 2 1 Preparing for Remote Control The short and simple oper...

Page 331: ...vi Cmd Len Cmd retCount set reference level to 10 dBm viclose vi viclose default RM The instrument now performs a sweep in the frequency range of 95 MHz to 105 MHz Changing the IP Address In order to...

Page 332: ...ter PRO GRAM MESSAGE TERMINATOR as defined in IEEE 488 2 or the interface mes sage DCL If the input buffer is full the traffic is stopped and the data received up to then are pro cessed Subsequently t...

Page 333: ...he data set The data set management enters the new values e g frequency into the data set however only passes them on to the hardware when requested by the command recognition This only takes place at...

Page 334: ...rd IEEE 488 2 i e it uses the same syntactic basic elements as well as the common commands defined in this standard Part of the syntax of the device responses is defined with greater restrictions than...

Page 335: ...ice specific commands are of hierarchical structure The different levels are repre sented by combined headers Headers of the highest level root level have only one key word This key word denotes a com...

Page 336: ...are marked by square brackets in the description The full command length must be recognized by the instrument for reasons of compatibility with the SCPI standard Some commands are considerably shorte...

Page 337: ...cal stroke in parameter definitions indicates alternative possibilities in the sense of or The effect of the command differs depending on which parameter is used Example DISPlay FORMat SINGle SPLit If...

Page 338: ...to the command Entries without suffix are interpreted like entries with the suffix 1 Optional keywords must be specified if they select a function with the suffix Example SYSTem COMMunicate SERial2 BA...

Page 339: ...has to be separated from the header by a white space The type of parameter required for each command and the allowed range of values are specified in the command description Numeric Values 332 Special...

Page 340: ...t A Number NAN represents the value 9 91E37 NAN is only sent as device response This value is not defined Possible causes are the division of zero by zero the subtraction of infinite from infinite and...

Page 341: ...age A program message may consist of one or several commands It is terminated by the program message terminator which is the NL New Line character for LAN and USB connections Several commands in a pro...

Page 342: ...4 Responses to Queries A query is defined for each setting command unless explicitly specified otherwise It is formed by adding a question mark to the associated setting command According to SCPI the...

Page 343: ...should be terminated before other commands can be executed WAI Stops further command process ing until all commands sent before WAI have been executed Sending WAI directly after the command whose pro...

Page 344: ...ability of commands The cable and antenna test modes are implemented in the basic unit For the other modes the corresponding options are required Following the remote control commands required to perf...

Page 345: ...340 TRG 340 TST 340 WAI 340 CLS Clear status Sets the status byte STB the standard event register ESR and the EVENt part of the QUEStionable and the OPERation registers to zero The command does not al...

Page 346: ...preceding commands have been execu ted This bit can be used to initiate a service request The query form writes a 1 into the output buffer as soon as all preceding commands have been executed This is...

Page 347: ...ly TRG Trigger Triggers all actions waiting for a trigger event In particular TRG generates a manual trigger signal This common command complements the commands of the TRIGger subsystem Usage Event TS...

Page 348: ...the Horizontal Axis The following commands configure the horizontal frequency axis of the active display Commands independent of the operating mode Note that some of the commands for configuring the...

Page 349: ...CF step size of 120 MHz SENSe FREQuency CENTer STEP LINK CouplingState This command couples and decouples the center frequency step size to the span For time domain measurements the command couples t...

Page 350: ...SENSe FREQuency STARt StartFrequency This command defines the start frequency for measurements in the frequency domain span 0 Parameters StartFrequency Range Depends on the operating mode and is speci...

Page 351: ...in the other VNA measurements reflection transmission and cable loss RST ON Example FREQ SETT COUP ENAB OFF Decouple frequency and span CALCulate 1 2 DTF DISTance STARt DtfDistanceStart This command...

Page 352: ...list in the respective section List of commands DISPlay 1 2 WINDow TRACe 1 2 Y SCALe ADJust 345 DISPlay 1 2 LOSS REFerence 346 DISPlay 1 2 LOSS REFerence POSition 346 DISPlay 1 2 LOSS Y SCALe 346 DIS...

Page 353: ...for the cable loss measurement format Each step shifts the reference position one grid line up or down The numeric suffix at DISPlay is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters RefPositi...

Page 354: ...e in the diagram for the magni tude measurement format Each step shifts the reference position one grid line up or down The numeric suffix at DISPlay is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Para...

Page 355: ...ement format The numeric suffix at DISPlay is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters ScalingType LINear LOGarithmic LINear Selects a linear scale LOGarithmic Selects a logarithmic scale...

Page 356: ...range from 1 0 to 70 RST 1 0 Example DISP VSWR Y SCAL MIN 3 Defines a bottom value of 3 for the vertical axis DISPlay 1 2 VSWR Y SCALe MAXimum DisplayRange This command defines the top value of the ve...

Page 357: ...l Range 0 to 40 RST 0 Default unit DB Example SOUR TG ATT 40 Sets the attenuation to 40 dB and therefore an output level of 40 dBm 14 6 2 3 Setting the Bandwidth The following commands configure the f...

Page 358: ...arameters State ON OFF RST ON Example BAND AUTO OFF Decouples the resolution bandwidth from the span SENSe BWIDth RESolution AUTO State This command couples and decouples the resolution bandwidth to t...

Page 359: ...ated with it e g trace mathematics or the selection of the detector List of commands CALCulate 1 2 MATH 1 2 COPY MEMory 1 3 352 DISPlay 1 2 WINDow TRACe 1 2 MEMory 1 3 STATe 353 DISPlay 1 2 WINDow TRA...

Page 360: ...ge max hold or min hold trace mode you can set the number of measurements with SENSe SWEep COUNt SweepCount Note that synchroni zation to the end of the average count is possible only in single sweep...

Page 361: ...te length block format RST ASCii In REAL 32 format a string of return values would look like 42424 value 1 value 2 value n with 4 representing the number of digits of the following number of data byte...

Page 362: ...the peak list of the measurement PHOLd Queries the scanned peak hold list in the receiver mode mea surement RAW Queries the raw FSK ASK data in the analog demodulation mode measurement The R S Cable...

Page 363: ...3 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 6 STATe State This command turns delta markers on and off If you set the suffix at DELTamarker to 1 or use no suffix the R S Cable Rider ZPH interprets this as delta mark...

Page 364: ...first This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at DELTamarker selects the deltamarker Exa...

Page 365: ...sition relative to the reference marker If necessary the corresponding delta marker is activated first The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at DELTamarker...

Page 366: ...turns markers on and off If you do not use a suffix at MARKer marker 1 is selected If one or more delta mark ers 2 to 6 are already active the command turns these delta markers into normal markers The...

Page 367: ...therefore has no RST value and no query The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer selects the marker Example CALC MARK2 MAX NEXT Moves marker 2 to th...

Page 368: ...ALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 X FrequencyOrTime This command positions a marker on a particular coordinate on the horizontal axis If one or more delta markers 2 to 6 are already active the command turns the...

Page 369: ...you first have to turn on search limits with CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 X SLIMits 1 2 STATe on page 362 The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer select...

Page 370: ...e to perform a complete sweep with synchronization to the sweep end between activating the delta marker and reading out the result This is only possible in single sweep mode The unit of the return val...

Page 371: ...ency you want to measure This is only possible in single sweep mode Before you can use the command you have to turn on the frequency counter with CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 COUNt STATe on page 364 The n...

Page 372: ...t in Hz CHANnel Sets the marker frequency mode to channel input as a channel number RST FREQ Example CALC MARK FREQ MODE FREQ Selects the frequency display mode CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion CENTe...

Page 373: ...r position for the demodulation with span 0 The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer selects the marker Parameters HoldTime Range 100 ms to 500 s RST...

Page 374: ...s command defines the distance of the n dB down markers to the reference marker The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer selects the marker Parameter...

Page 375: ...x at MARKer selects the marker Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC MARK FUNC NDBD STAT ON Turns on the n dB marker function CALC MARK FUNC NDBD 3 Positions two temporary markers 3 dB below a...

Page 376: ...C NOIS ON Turns on marker 2 and assigns the noise measurement to that marker INIT WAI CALC MARK2 NOIS RES Performs the measurement and queries the noise marker results Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 M...

Page 377: ...urrently selected unit RST STATe to OFF Default unit dBm Example CALC DLIN 20dBm Sets the display line threshold to 20 dBm CALCulate 1 2 DLINe STATe State This command turns display lines on and off T...

Page 378: ...eeps if a limit line is violated on and off The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at LIMit selects the limit line Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example CA...

Page 379: ...Y75 X76 Y76 X77 Y77 X78 Y78 X79 Y79 X80 Y80 X81 Y81 X82 Y82 X83 Y83 X84 Y84 X85 Y85 X86 Y86 X87 Y87 X88 Y88 X89 Y89 X90 Y90 X91 Y91 X92 Y92 X93 Y93 X94 Y94 X95 Y95 X96 Y96 X97 Y97 X98 Y98 X99 Y99 This...

Page 380: ...ts the limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Example CALC LIM2 DEL Deletes the second limit line CALCulate 1 2 DLINe LinePosition This command defines the position of a display line The numeric suffix at...

Page 381: ...he limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Example INIT WAI CALC LIM1 FAIL Performs a measurement and queries the result of the check for limit line 1 Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 STATe State Th...

Page 382: ...at LIMit selects the limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Example CALC LIM1 UNIT Queries the y unit of the first limit line Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 LOWer SELect LimitLine This command se...

Page 383: ...line The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at LIMit selects the limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Parameters Threshold Numeric value whose unit depends on...

Page 384: ...Measurement Results 380 Calibrating the Measurement 382 Working with a DTF List 385 Selecting the Cable Characteristics The following commands define the cable characteristics for the cable you are t...

Page 385: ...s the reflection measurement S11 LOSS Selects the cable loss measurement RST REFLection Example MEAS MODE LOSS Activates cable loss measurement Selecting the Measurement Format The following commands...

Page 386: ...mmand Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters MeasFormat MAGNitude PHASe VSWR REFLection SMITh LOSS MAGNitude Selects the magnitude format PHASe Selects the phase format VSWR Selects the VSWR format REFLection Sele...

Page 387: ...electrical cable length Reading Out Measurement Results The following commands query various measurement results List of commands CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion DTF PEAK RESult 380 CALCulate 1 2 TR...

Page 388: ...ommand is available when the calculation of the VSWR has been turned on with CALCulate 1 2 TRACe VSWR MAX STATe on page 378 The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1...

Page 389: ...rs Return values Maximum VSWR no unit Example CALC TRAC VSWR MAX STAT ON CALC TRAC VSWR MAX RES Queries the maximum VSWR Usage Query only Calibrating the Measurement The following commands control cal...

Page 390: ...Usage Query only CALibration 1 2 CONTinue This command resumes calibration after a calibration standard has been connected After the command has been sent it returns instructions on what to do to con...

Page 391: ...nd is a query and therefore has no RST value Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters CalibrationType S11Cal S11easy S11Cal Full 1 Port calibration S11easy Easy 1 Port calibration Port 1 CAT mode only Return values...

Page 392: ...Rider ZPH Usage Query only Working with a DTF List The following commands configure the DTF peak list The peak list is available for DTF measurements only List of commands CALCulate 1 2 DTF CABLe LENG...

Page 393: ...This command queries the DTF list The numeric suffix at CALibration is irrelevant for this command and the number suffix at DATA selects an entry in the DTF list This command is a query and therefore...

Page 394: ...dB CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion DTF PEAK THReshold ThresholdLevel This command queries the DTF list All values that exceed the threshold are in the DTF list You can query the list with CALCulate...

Page 395: ...ands configure the horizontal frequency axis of the active display Commands independent of the operating mode Note that some of the commands for configuring the horizontal axis are also valid for othe...

Page 396: ...Ter STEP LINK CouplingState This command couples and decouples the center frequency step size to the span For time domain measurements the command couples the step size to the resolution bandwidth Par...

Page 397: ...domain CW and FIXed set the frequency with SENSe FREQuency CENTer on page 341 In the frequency domain SWEep set the frequency with SENSe FREQuency CENTer on page 341 SENSe FREQuency SPAN on page 342 S...

Page 398: ...with fmax maximum frequency Default unit GHz Example FREQ SPAN 10MHz Defines a span of 10 MHz SENSe FREQuency SPAN AUTO State This command turns on or off the automatic calculation of the ideal span P...

Page 399: ...ameters of the active display Commands independent of the operating mode Note that some of the commands for configuring the vertical axis are also valid for other operating modes If a command is avail...

Page 400: ...arithmic LINear Selects a linear scale LOGarithmic Selects a logarithmic scale RST LOGarithmic Example DISP TRAC Y SPAC LIN Selects linear scaling of the level axis DISPlay 1 2 WINDow TRACe 1 2 Y SCAL...

Page 401: ...The numeric suffix at DISPlay and TRACe are irrelevant for this command Parameters RefLvlOffset Sets the reference level offset Range 100 dB to 100 dB RST 0 dB Default unit dB Example DISP TRAC Y RLE...

Page 402: ...level INPut ATTenuation MODE AttenMode This command selects the attenuation mode Parameters AttenMode LDIStortion LNOise LDIStortion Selects Auto Low Distortion mode LNOise Selects Auto Low Noise mode...

Page 403: ...it on you have to select a transducer factor with SENSe CORRection TRANsducer 1 2 SELect on page 396 The numeric suffix at TRANsducer specifies the primary or secondary transducer Parameters State ON...

Page 404: ...DBUA VOLT WATT DUVM DUAM V W V_M W_M2 DB RHO MRHO Note that the availability of units depends on the operating mode RST DBM Example UNIT POW DBM Sets the power unit to dBm 14 6 3 3 Configuring the Tr...

Page 405: ...G FREQuency TgSourceFrequency This command defines the frequency of the generated signal Available when zero span has been turned on for example with SOURce TG AUTO Parameters TgSrcFreq Frequency of t...

Page 406: ...ange from 0 to 40 dBm RST 0 Default unit dBm Example SOUR TG POW 20 Defines an output level of 20 dBm SOURce TG STATe TgSourceState This command turns the tracking generator on and off Available when...

Page 407: ...and defines the resolution bandwidth Parameters ResolutionBW Range 1 Hz to 3 MHz RST AUTO is set to ON Default unit GHz Example BWID 100 kHz Sets the resolution bandwidth to 100 kHz SENSe BANDwidth RE...

Page 408: ...BW Range 1 Hz to 3 MHz RST AUTO is set to ON Default unit GHz Example BWID VID 10kHz Sets the video bandwidth to 10 kHz SENSe BANDwidth VIDeo AUTO State This command couples and decouples the video ba...

Page 409: ...O 404 WAI Wait to continue Prevents servicing of the subsequent commands until all preceding commands have been executed and all signals have settled see also command synchronization and OPC Usage Eve...

Page 410: ...ep COUNt ofSweeps This command defines the number of sweeps included in a single sweep It also defines the number of sweeps the R S Cable Rider ZPH uses to average traces or calculate maximum values T...

Page 411: ...ple SWE TIME 10s Sets the sweep time to 10 s SENSe SWEep TIME AUTO State This command couples and decouples the sweep time to the span and the resolution and video bandwidths Parameters State ON OFF R...

Page 412: ...is command defines the gate length Parameters GateTriggerLength Range 10 s to 100 s RST 400 s Default unit s Example SWE EGAT LENG 2 5 Sets a gate length of 2 5 seconds SENSe SWEep EGATe TIME GateTrig...

Page 413: ...cts an external trigger VIDeo Selects the video trigger IQPower Selects an IQ Power trigger Gated Selects a gated trigger RST IMMediate For more information see chapter Setting the Sweep Example TRIG...

Page 414: ...hExpression list IMPLied memory Subtracts the trace in memory from the current trace memory IMPlied Subtracts the current trace from the trace in memory Example CALC MATH memory IMPlied Selects the su...

Page 415: ...fix at DISPlay is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at TRACe selects the number of the trace Parameters State ON OFF RST ON for TRACe1 OFF for TRACe2 Example DISP TRAC2 ON Turns on the tr...

Page 416: ...ts the number of measure ments to 16 DISP TRAC MODE MAXH Activates MAXHold mode for the trace INIT WAI Starts the measurement and waits for the end of the 16 sweeps FORMat BORDer TransferOrder This co...

Page 417: ...Example FORM ASC Selects the ASCii data format SENSe DETector 1 2 FUNCtion Detector This command selects a detector function The numeric suffix at DETector specifies the primary or secondary detector...

Page 418: ...Queries the raw FSK ASK data in the analog demodulation mode measurement The R S Cable Rider ZPH returns 711 values Each value cor responds to one pixel of a trace The unit depends on the measurement...

Page 419: ...on and off If you set the suffix at DELTamarker to 1 or use no suffix the R S Cable Rider ZPH interprets this as delta marker 2 because the first marker has to be a normal marker If more than one norm...

Page 420: ...fix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at DELTamarker selects the deltamarker Example CALC DELT2 MAX NEXT Moves delta marker 2 to the next smaller maximum peak Usage Event...

Page 421: ...s activated first The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at DELTamarker selects the deltamarker Parameters FrequencyOrTime Defines the distance of the marker...

Page 422: ...turns markers on and off If you do not use a suffix at MARKer marker 1 is selected If one or more delta mark ers 2 to 6 are already active the command turns these delta markers into normal markers The...

Page 423: ...therefore has no RST value and no query The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer selects the marker Example CALC MARK2 MAX NEXT Moves marker 2 to th...

Page 424: ...ALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 X FrequencyOrTime This command positions a marker on a particular coordinate on the horizontal axis If one or more delta markers 2 to 6 are already active the command turns the...

Page 425: ...you first have to turn on search limits with CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 X SLIMits 1 2 STATe on page 362 The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer select...

Page 426: ...e to perform a complete sweep with synchronization to the sweep end between activating the delta marker and reading out the result This is only possible in single sweep mode The unit of the return val...

Page 427: ...ency you want to measure This is only possible in single sweep mode Before you can use the command you have to turn on the frequency counter with CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 COUNt STATe on page 364 The n...

Page 428: ...t in Hz CHANnel Sets the marker frequency mode to channel input as a channel number RST FREQ Example CALC MARK FREQ MODE FREQ Selects the frequency display mode CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion CENTe...

Page 429: ...r position for the demodulation with span 0 The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer selects the marker Parameters HoldTime Range 100 ms to 500 s RST...

Page 430: ...s command defines the distance of the n dB down markers to the reference marker The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer selects the marker Parameter...

Page 431: ...x at MARKer selects the marker Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC MARK FUNC NDBD STAT ON Turns on the n dB marker function CALC MARK FUNC NDBD 3 Positions two temporary markers 3 dB below a...

Page 432: ...C NOIS ON Turns on marker 2 and assigns the noise measurement to that marker INIT WAI CALC MARK2 NOIS RES Performs the measurement and queries the noise marker results Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 M...

Page 433: ...urrently selected unit RST STATe to OFF Default unit dBm Example CALC DLIN 20dBm Sets the display line threshold to 20 dBm CALCulate 1 2 DLINe STATe State This command turns display lines on and off T...

Page 434: ...eeps if a limit line is violated on and off The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at LIMit selects the limit line Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example CA...

Page 435: ...Y75 X76 Y76 X77 Y77 X78 Y78 X79 Y79 X80 Y80 X81 Y81 X82 Y82 X83 Y83 X84 Y84 X85 Y85 X86 Y86 X87 Y87 X88 Y88 X89 Y89 X90 Y90 X91 Y91 X92 Y92 X93 Y93 X94 Y94 X95 Y95 X96 Y96 X97 Y97 X98 Y98 X99 Y99 This...

Page 436: ...ts the limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Example CALC LIM2 DEL Deletes the second limit line CALCulate 1 2 DLINe LinePosition This command defines the position of a display line The numeric suffix at...

Page 437: ...he limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Example INIT WAI CALC LIM1 FAIL Performs a measurement and queries the result of the check for limit line 1 Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 STATe State Th...

Page 438: ...at LIMit selects the limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Example CALC LIM1 UNIT Queries the y unit of the first limit line Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 LOWer SELect LimitLine This command se...

Page 439: ...line The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at LIMit selects the limit line Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Parameters Threshold Numeric value whose unit depends on...

Page 440: ...ing Channel Tables The following commands configure the channel tables List of commands SENSe CHANnel 1 3 433 SENSe CHANnel TABLe SELect 1 4 433 SENSe CHANnel TABLe SELect DOWNlink 434 SENSe CHANnel T...

Page 441: ...b or CHAN TABL SEL UPL TV Italy chntab Both commands replace the uplink channel table TV China with TV Italy Downlink channel tables are not affected by the commands sent so far FREQ INP MODE CHAN CHA...

Page 442: ...Triggering Measurements on page 402 List of commands CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion POWer SELect 435 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion POWer STATe 436 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion POWer PRESe...

Page 443: ...OW OFF Switches off the power measurement CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion POWer PRESet Standard This command selects one of the predefined configurations for a telecommunications standard This comma...

Page 444: ...ate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion LEVel ONCE This command adjusts the reference level to the measured signal power This automatic routine makes sure that the signal power level does not overload the R S Cab...

Page 445: ...he upper alternate channel 2 etc The unit of the return values depends on the scaling of the verti cal axis logarithmic scaling returns the power in the currently selected unit see UNIT 1 2 POWer on p...

Page 446: ...CPOWer UNIT 440 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion POWer RESult PHZ 440 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion CPOWer BANDwidth ChannelBW This command defines the channel bandwidth for channel power measure...

Page 447: ...ON OFF RST dBm Example CALC MARK FUNC POW RES PHZ ON Displays the measured Channel Power Hz Measuring the Occupied Bandwidth The following commands configure the measurement of the Occupied Bandwidth...

Page 448: ...the power percentage to 95 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion OBW BANDwidth ChannelBW This command defines the channel bandwidth for occupied bandwidth measurements Instead of OBANwidth you can also u...

Page 449: ...sweep time RST 470 us Default unit s Example CALC MARK FUNC TDMA BURS 80 US Sets the burst length to 80 us Measuring the Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio The following commands configure Adjacent Channe...

Page 450: ...DBUA VOLT WATT DUVM DUAM V W V_M W_M2 RST 1 Example CALC MARK FUNC ACP UNIT DBM ACLR Results are converted into the unit dBm SENSe POWer ACHannel ACPairs ofAdjacentChannels This command defines the nu...

Page 451: ...andwidth for the first alternate channel the R S Cable Rider ZPH sets the bandwidth of the other alternate channels to the same value The com mand works hierarchically to set a bandwidth of the 10th a...

Page 452: ...els to the same value The com mand works hierarchically to set a bandwidth of the 10th and 8th channel you have to set the bandwidth of the 8th channel first Instead of BWIDwidth you can also use the...

Page 453: ...a reference channel for relative ACLR measure ments The number of transmission channels and adjacent alternate channels has to be greater than 0 for the command to work Parameters TxReferenceMode MANu...

Page 454: ...he first alternate channel the R S Cable Rider ZPH sets the bandwidth of the other alternate channels to the same value The command works hierarchically to set a spacing of the 10th and 8th channel yo...

Page 455: ...n the first and the second Tx channel POW ACH BAND CHAN2 120KHZ Defines a bandwidth of 120 kHz for the second TX channel POW ACH REF TXCH MAN 2 Selects the second Tx channel as reference channel POW A...

Page 456: ...t CALCulate and LIMit are irrelevant for this command Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC LIM ACP ON Activates the limit check CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 ACPower ACHannel RELative RelativeLimit...

Page 457: ...Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Parameters AbsoluteLimit Range 500 dBm to 500 dBm Default unit dBm Example CALC LIM ACP ACH ABS 30 Sets the absolute limit to 30 dBm CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 ACPower ACHannel AB...

Page 458: ...e limit check if it is below the absolute limit value see CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 ACPower ALTernate 1 11 ABSolute on page 452 This mechanism allows automatic checking of the absolute basic values of a...

Page 459: ...are irrelevant for this command The suffix at ALTernate selects one of the 11 alternate channels Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 11 1 11 Parameters AbsoluteLimit Range 500 dBm to 500 dBm Default unit dBm Exa...

Page 460: ...Usage Query only ACLR Result Query The following commands query results specific to the adjacent channel power mea surement List of commands CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion TXPower RESult 453 CALCul...

Page 461: ...tion ThdType This command queries the total harmonic distortion of the signal To get a valid result you have to perform a complete sweep with synchronization to the sweep end before reading out the re...

Page 462: ...ommand sets the number of harmonics The valid range is from 1 to 6 harmon ics The suffix at CALCulate and MARKer are irrelevant for this command Parameters NofHarmonics Range 1 to 6 RST 2 Example See...

Page 463: ...Example CALC MARK FUNC MDEP ON Activates the AM modulation depth measurement CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion MDEPth RESult This command queries the results of the AM modulation depth measurement Th...

Page 464: ...Ndard FileName This command loads one of the predefined spectrum emission masks for a telecommu nications standard Parameters FileName String containing the filename of the spectrum emission mask Exam...

Page 465: ...RANsducer 1 2 ISOTropic STATe 458 INPut ANTenna MEASure Direction This command selects the direction that the isotropic antenna measures Parameters Direction AUTO X Y Z AUTO Automatically selects the...

Page 466: ...on remote commands that configure and perform analog modulation measurements Availability of remote commands for the analog modulation Note that the listed remote commands take effect only if R S ZPH...

Page 467: ...Example FREQ CENT STEP 120MHz Defines a CF step size of 120 MHz 14 6 4 2 Defining the Vertical Axis The following chapter describes command necessary to define the vertical scale such as the x axis de...

Page 468: ...ic suffix at DISPlay and TRACe is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Parameters DevPerDiv Numeric value with the unit range of Hz kHz MHz MAHz GHz PCT Default unit GHz Example DISP TRA...

Page 469: ...0dB Defines an attenuation of 30 dB and deactivates coupling to the reference level INPut ATTenuation AUTO State This command couples and decouples input attenuation to the reference level Parameters...

Page 470: ...se is 1 76 dB 10 log 75 50 Parameters Impedance 50 75 RST 50 Default unit Ohm Example INP IMP 75 Sets the input impedance to 75 Ohms INPut IMPedance PAD PadType This command selects the matching pad c...

Page 471: ...th Range 5 KHz to 1 MHz Default unit GHz Example ADEM BWID RDEV 1MHz Defines a FM reference deviation of 1 MHz SENSe FILTer LPASs AudioLowpassFilterEnum This command sets the bandwidth of the audio lo...

Page 472: ...s filter 14 6 4 5 Defining the Sweep Mode The following chapter describes command that define the sweep mode and query measurement time List of commands SENSe ADEMod MTIMe 465 INITiate IMMediate 465 I...

Page 473: ...ode Parameters State ON OFF ON Selects continuous sweeps OFF Selects single sweep RST ON Example INIT CONT OFF Turns on single sweep mode 14 6 4 6 Configuring the Limit Line The following chapter desc...

Page 474: ...tion to the sweep end before reading out the result This is only possible in single sweep mode The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Example CALC ADEM LIM FAIL...

Page 475: ...mode to FM Time CALC FEED XTIM FMSummary Switches the analog measurement mode to FM Summary CALC FEED XTIM DDEM ERR MPH Switches the digital measurement mode to error result display CALC FEED XTIM DD...

Page 476: ...lay the measurement results List of commands SENSe ADEMod FM OFFSet 470 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer FUNCtion ADEMod CARRier RESult 470 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer FUNCtion ADEMod AFRequency RESult 470 CALCulate 1 2...

Page 477: ...CARR Reads out the Carrier Power value for both AM FM Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 MARKer FUNCtion ADEMod AFRequency RESult This command queries the modulation frequency The numeric suffix at CALCu...

Page 478: ...ak value MPEak Peak value MIDDle Peak value 2 RMS RMS value Example CALC MARK FUNC ADEM FM RMS Reads out the RMS value for FM Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 MARKer FUNCtion ADEMod MDEPth RESult This c...

Page 479: ...ion ADEMod THD RESult This command displays the THD value for both AM FM The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Example CALC MARK FUNC ADEM THD Reads out the THD...

Page 480: ...e only with model 12 Setting the Frequency 473 Setting the Amplitude 474 Defining the Sweep Control 477 Configuring the Trigger 478 Setting the Marker 479 Setting the Measurement Mode 483 Setting Meas...

Page 481: ...uency OFFSet FreqOffset This command defines a frequency offset Parameters FreqOffset Range 100 GHz to 100 GHz RST 0 Hz Default unit GHz Example FREQ OFFS 1GHZ Defines a frequency offset of 1 GHz 14 6...

Page 482: ...cal axis with DISPlay 1 2 WINDow TRACe 1 2 Y SPACing on page 393 For a linear scale you cannot modify the reference position The numeric suffix at DISPlay and TRACe are irrelevant for this command Par...

Page 483: ...0 dB to 40 dB RST 0 dB AUTO is ON Default unit dB Example INP ATT 30dB Defines an attenuation of 30 dB and deactivates coupling to the reference level INPut ATTenuation AUTO State This command couple...

Page 484: ...pter of the RAZ type 25 in series to the input impedance of the instrument The correction value in this case is 1 76 dB 10 log 75 50 Parameters Impedance 50 75 RST 50 Default unit Ohm Example INP IMP...

Page 485: ...command is an event and therefore has no query and no RST value Example INIT CONT OFF DISP WIND TRAC MODE AVER Turns on single sweep mode and trace averaging INIT WAI Starts the measurement and waits...

Page 486: ...G SOUR IQP TRIG LEV IQP 10 Configure I Q power trigger TRIGger SEQuence SOURce TriggerSource This command selects the trigger source Parameters TriggerSource IMMediate EXTernal VIDeo IQPower GATed IMM...

Page 487: ...le CALC MATH STAT ON Switches on the trace mathematics CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 AOFF This command turns off all active markers delta markers and active marker measure ment functions This command is an...

Page 488: ...n single sweep mode The unit of the return value depends on UNIT 1 2 POWer The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command The numeric suffix at MARKer selects the marker Parameters Mar...

Page 489: ...sible to place the marker outside the visible trace In that case this value is invalid If necessary the corresponding delta marker is activated first The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for...

Page 490: ...ou have to perform a complete sweep with synchronization to the sweep end between activating the delta marker and reading out the result This is only possible in single sweep mode In spectrum analyzer...

Page 491: ...mode to FM Time CALC FEED XTIM FMSummary Switches the analog measurement mode to FM Summary CALC FEED XTIM DDEM ERR MPH Switches the digital measurement mode to error result display CALC FEED XTIM DD...

Page 492: ...6 5 7 Setting Measurement Configuration The following chapter describes command necessary to set the measurement configu ration List of commands CALCulate 1 2 FSK DEViation REFerence VALue 485 SENSe...

Page 493: ...processing SENSe DDEMod FILTer ALPHa Alpha This command defines the roll off factor of the measurement filter alpha or BT value Parameters Alpha Range 0 to 1 RST 1 Example DDEM FILT ALPH 0 35 Define...

Page 494: ...easurement filter RST 100 Example DDEM TIME 150 Define the number of symbols 14 6 5 8 Reading out Measurement Results The following chapter describes command necessary to display the measurement resul...

Page 495: ...ft of the measured signal Prerequisites for this command Select FSK demodulation SENSe DDEMod on page 491 The numeric suffix at CALCulate is not irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters F...

Page 496: ...r FUNCtion DDEMod MDEViation RESult This command queries the frequency deviation of the measured signal Prerequisites for this command Select FSK demodulation SENSe DDEMod on page 491 The numeric suff...

Page 497: ...r this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters ModIndex numeric value Default unit PCT Example CALC MARK FUNC DDEM MIND Query modulation index Usage Query only CALCulate 1 2 MARKer FUNCtion DDEMod MOERror R...

Page 498: ...modulation Example DDEM ASK Select measurement SENSe DDEMod FSK OFFSet This command queries the measured frequency deviation of an FSK signal Prerequisites for this command Select FSK demodulation SE...

Page 499: ...f a trace The unit depends on the measurement and the unit you have set with UNIT 1 2 POWer Note If you use the auto peak detector the command reads out positive peak values only Example TRAC DATA TRA...

Page 500: ...PMET FREQ 500 MHZ Sets the power sensor s frequency to 500 MHz 14 6 6 2 Setting the Wavelength The following chapter describes commands necessary to define the wavelength set tings for the operation...

Page 501: ...mand sets the current measurement result as the reference level for relative measurements This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query The numeric suffix at CALCulate is irrele...

Page 502: ...1 R S FSH Z18 or USB power sensors sets unit to dBm When measuring with the R S FSH Z14 or R S FSH Z44 sets unit of forward power to dBm 14 6 6 4 Defining the Measurement Time The following chapter de...

Page 503: ...or FUNCtion 496 SENSe PMETer DETector FUNCtion Detector This command selects the forward power display of the power sensor Parameters Detector AVERage PENVelope AVERage Displays the average power PENV...

Page 504: ...This command queries the results of measurements with the power sensor The numeric suffix at FETCh is irrelevant for this command Parameters Return values The return values depend on the power sensor...

Page 505: ...umeric suffix at CALCulate is irrelevant for this command Parameters Standard E g GSM EDGE WCDMA CDMAOne CDMA2000 DVBT DAB TETRA USER Example CALC PMET PRES SEL GSM Selects the GSM standard for power...

Page 506: ...current directory This command is a query and therefore has no RST value Example MMEM CDIR Public Opens directory Public MMEM CAT DIR Returns all directories in the Public directory Usage Query only M...

Page 507: ...sign number represents length of the length information number represents length information of the binary data number of bytes data binary data with the indicated number of bytes Example MMEM NAME Pu...

Page 508: ...nge 1 to 31 Example MMEM FILE DATE Public Screen Shots Screen0001 png 2006 04 01 Sets the date to April 1st 2006 MMEM FILE DATE Public Screen Shots Screen0001 png Returns the modification date of the...

Page 509: ...e Setting only MMEMory MDIRectory DirectoryName This command creates a new directory This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query Parameters DirectoryName String containing the...

Page 510: ...ent and therefore has no RST value and no query Parameters DirectoryName String containing the path of the directory to delete Example MMEM RDIR Public Screen Shots Deletes the directory Screen Shots...

Page 511: ...etFile This command makes a screenshot of the current display content in png or jpg format and stores it on the R S Cable Rider ZPH internal memory You can select a filename for the screenshot in png...

Page 512: ...n Shots Test png HCOP Makes and stores a screenshot of the current screen in a file Test png Usage Event MMEMory NAME FileName This command defines the path and filename that the R S Cable Rider ZPH u...

Page 513: ...or excludes datasets from the data capture Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example SYST CAPT DAT ON Includes datasets into the data capture SYSTem CAPTure MODE CaptureMode This command selects the da...

Page 514: ...l 508 SYSTem SOEVent STATe 509 SYSTem SOEVent DISTance INTerval Seconds This command defines a distance that you must cover before the R S Cable Rider ZPH saves another coordinate Parameters Seconds D...

Page 515: ...e INTerval on page 507 SYSTem SOEVent SOURce arg0 This command selects the type of event that triggers saving the coordinates of your current location Parameters arg0 TIMeinterval LIMitsfail DISTancei...

Page 516: ...case of certain events on and off Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example See SYSTem SOEVent DISTance INTerval on page 507 14 6 11 Configuring the Instrument The following commands configure general i...

Page 517: ...lation DDEMod digital modulation RECeiver receiver MAPS map ACT cable and antenna analyzer RST SAN Example INST SAN Selects spectrum analyzer mode INSTrument NSELect OperatingMode This command selects...

Page 518: ...Tem POSition GPS CONNected This command queries if the R S Cable Rider ZPH is currently connected to the GPS receiver Example SYST POS GPS CONN Usage Query only SYSTem POSition GPS CORRection FREQuenc...

Page 519: ...xample SYST POS GPS ON Activates the GPS receiver SYSTem POSition LATitude This command queries the latitude of the current position of the R S Cable Rider ZPH Example SYST POS LAT Return value would...

Page 520: ...d sets the brightness of the display backlight The numeric suffix at DISPlay is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters Brightness Range 0 01 to 1 RST 0 5 Example DISP BRIG 0 80 Sets the...

Page 521: ...splay date format The numeric suffix at DISPlay is irrelevant for this command Suffix 1 2 1 2 Parameters DateFormat DDMMyyyy MMDDyyyy RST DDMMyyyy Example DISP DATE FORM DDMMyyyy 14 6 11 4 Audio Setti...

Page 522: ...Lume Volume This command sets the volume of the keyboard click noise Parameters Volume Range 0 to 1 RST 0 3 Example SYST BEEP KEY VOL 0 10 Sets of keyboard clicking volume to 10 14 6 11 5 Setting up a...

Page 523: ...55 255 0 Example SYST COMM LAN SUBM 255 255 255 0 Sets the subnet mask address to 255 255 255 0 SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet ADDRess IPAddress This command sets the IP address of the R S Cable Rider ZPH...

Page 524: ...em ERRor ALL 519 SYSTem ERRor CODE NEXT 519 SYSTem ERRor CODE ALL 520 SYSTem ERRor COUNt 520 SYSTem FORMat IDENt 520 SYSTem HELP HEADers 520 SYSTem HELP SYNTax 521 SYSTem LANGuage 521 SYSTem LANGuage...

Page 525: ...SOUR EXT Activates external source as reference signal SYSTem ACCessory Accessory This command queries the type of measurement accessory if one is connected to the R S Cable Rider ZPH for example a po...

Page 526: ...ple SYST DATE 2000 6 1 Sets the date to 1 6 2000 SYSTem ERRor NEXT This command queries the oldest entry in the error queue and deletes it This command is a query and therefore has no RST value Exampl...

Page 527: ...This function is intended for re use of existing control programs together with the R S Cable Rider ZPH Parameters Format LEGacy NEW LEGacy Format that is compatible to the older R S Cable Rider ZPH...

Page 528: ...YSTem LANGuage CATalog on page 521 Parameters Language String containing the language Example SYST LANG english Sets the system language to English SYSTem LANGuage CATalog This command lists all langu...

Page 529: ...ON OFF ON Discards user calibration after a preset OFF Keep user calibration after a preset RST OFF Example SYST PRES CAL DISC ON Discards user calibration after a preset SYSTem PRESet FACTory This co...

Page 530: ...SAVE function The data can be read back into the instrument RECALL function by means of command SYSTem SET block Whilst the data records are stored on the instrument hard disk with SAVE RECALL MMEMory...

Page 531: ...The status registers and the error queue can be quer ied via Ethernet The information is of a hierarchical structure The register status byte STB defined in IEEE 488 2 and its associated mask registe...

Page 532: ...er model CONDition part The CONDition part is directly written into by the hardware or the sum bit of the next lower register Its contents reflects the current instrument status This register part can...

Page 533: ...n to the sum bit via an OR function symbol ENABle Bit 0 the associated EVENt bit does not contribute to the sum bit ENABle Bit 1 if the associated EVENT bit is 1 the sum bit is set to 1 as well This p...

Page 534: ...al feature is that bit six acts as the sum bit of the remaining bits of the status byte The STATUS BYTE is read using the command STB or a serial poll The STB is linked to the SRE The latter correspon...

Page 535: ...set if one of the bits in the event status register is set and enabled in the event status enable register Setting of this bit indicates a serious error which can be specified in greater detail by pol...

Page 536: ...mmand is received which is undefined or syntactically incorrect An error message with a number between 100 and 200 which denotes the error in greater detail is entered into the error queue 6 Not used...

Page 537: ...d 10 CALibration The bit is set if a measurement is performed unaligned label UNCAL 11 to 14 Not used 15 This bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency Register This register contains information...

Page 538: ...ment results exceeding or falling short of expected values It can be read using the commands STATus QUEStionable SYNC CONDition and STATus QUEStionable SYNC EVENt 14 6 12 5 Application of the Status R...

Page 539: ...here to SCPI or IEEE 488 2 The VISUAL BASIC command for executing a serial poll is IBRSP Serial poll is mainly used to obtain a fast overview of the state of several instruments connected to the contr...

Page 540: ...ar Selected Device Clear RST or SYS Tem PRE Set STA Tus PRESet CLS Effect 0 1 Clear STB ESR yes yes Clear SRE ESE yes Clear PPE yes Clear EVENt parts of the registers yes yes Clear ENABle parts of all...

Page 541: ...7 STATus QUEStionable LIMit CONDition 537 STATus QUEStionable POWer CONDition 537 STATus QUEStionable ENABle 537 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency ENABle 537 STATus QUEStionable LIMit ENABle 537 STATus QU...

Page 542: ...PERation register The command does not delete the contents of the EVENt section Usage Query only STATus OPERation ENABle DecimalValue This command controls the ENABle part of the OPERation register Th...

Page 543: ...ry only STATus QUEStionable FREQuency EVENt This command reads out the EVENt section of the QUEStionable register The command at the same time deletes the contents of the EVENt section Usage Query onl...

Page 544: ...Stionable register The ENABle part allows true conditions in the EVENt part of the status register to be reported in the summary bit If a bit is 1 in the enable register and its associated event bit t...

Page 545: ...lValue This command controls the Negative TRansition part of the QUEStionable register Setting a bit causes a 1 to 0 transition in the corresponding bit of the associated regis ter The transition also...

Page 546: ...g bit of the associated regis ter The transition also writes a 1 into the associated bit of the corresponding EVENt register Parameters DecimalValue Range 0 to 65535 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency PTRa...

Page 547: ...command control the Positive TRansition part of the QUEStionable register Setting a bit causes a 0 to 1 transition in the corresponding bit of the associated regis ter The transition also writes a 1 i...

Page 548: ...the Cable Antenna 585 15 1 General Functions General R S Cable Rider ZPH Setup 541 File Management 546 Operating Mode Selection 547 15 1 1 General R S Cable Rider ZPH Setup 1 only available with mode...

Page 549: ...pan Span Mode Auto Manual Cable Cable Mode Mark Edit Preview Load Refresh Exit User Model Yes No Frequency Velocity Factor Loss Amplitude Reference Level Linear Scale On Off Scale 50 dB Analysis Trace...

Page 550: ...00 HE 300 HE 400 Compass Off On Show Compass Informa tion On Off Magnetic Declination 0 0 GPS GPS On Off Show GPS Information On Off Coordinate Format dd mm ss sss dd mm mmm LAN MAC Address On Off DHC...

Page 551: ...Audio Key Click Volume 0 100 System Beeper Volume 0 100 Beep on Power Over board On Off Power Current Power Source Battery Level Battery Low Level 0 100 Battery Low Level Beep Repetitive Once Off Aut...

Page 552: ...f Working directory Public Capture Capture Screen On Off Capture Dataset On Off Capture GPX On Off Default Filename Measurement Filename Counter Starts at 001 Capture Screen Format PNG JPG Dataset Def...

Page 553: ...inistration Device ID Install Option Installation Status Exit 15 1 2 File Management The SAVE RECALL key opens the file manager that contains functionality to manage datasets and other files Softkey M...

Page 554: ...only if R S ZPH K1 is installed 4Available only if R S ZPH K7 is installed 5Available only if R S ZPH K19 is installed The MODE key opens the mode menu that contains functionality to select the opera...

Page 555: ...Measurement Selection 548 Frequency Parameters 557 SPAN Selection 558 AMPT Parameters 558 SWEEP Parameters 559 BW Parameters 559 Trace Functionality 559 Limit Lines 560 Markers 561 15 2 1 Measurement...

Page 556: ...c Antenna Auto Channel Power Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Meas Mode Spectrum Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth TDMA Spectrum Emission Mask ACLR Harmonic Distortion AM Mo...

Page 557: ...k ACLR Harmonic Distortion AM Modulation Depth Spectrogram Spectrogram Playback Iso Direction Auto Standard Load Refresh Exit Level Adjust Channel BW Power BW TDMA Softkey Menu or Dialog items Paramet...

Page 558: ...nu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Meas Mode Spectrum Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth TDMA Spectrum Emission Mask ACLR Harmonic Distortion AM Modulation Depth Spectrogram Spectrogram...

Page 559: ...Playback Iso Direction Auto Standard Load Refresh Exit Level Adjust Channel Settings Tx Channel Adj Channel Channel BW Channel Tx Spacing Channel Adj Spacing ACLR Ref Setting Tx Channel Min Pwr TX Ch...

Page 560: ...rmonic Distortion AM Modulation Depth Spectrogram Spectrogram Playback Iso Direction Auto Adjust Setting Harmonics AM Modulation Depth Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Meas...

Page 561: ...Harmonic Distortion AM Modulation Depth Spectrogram Spectrogram Playback Iso Direction Auto Settings Display Reference Level Level Range Auto Range Color Table Green Yellow Green Blue Black White Red...

Page 562: ...selection Meas Mode Spectrum Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth TDMA Spectrum Emission Mask ACLR Harmonic Distortion AM Modulation Depth Spectrogram Spectrogram Playback Iso Direction Auto Settings Disp...

Page 563: ...en KB Exit Recall Load Refresh Exit Select Time Line T1 Line T2 Line Source Mode Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Source Mode Off Tracking CW Coupled CW Source Level Normal...

Page 564: ...Z Axis Exit 15 2 2 Frequency Parameters The FREQ DIST key opens the frequency menu that contains functionality to set up the horizontal axis of the measurement diagram Softkey Menu or Dialog items Par...

Page 565: ...ast Span 15 2 4 AMPT Parameters The SCALE AMPT key opens the amplitude menu that contains functionality to set up the vertical axis of the measurement diagram Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters P...

Page 566: ...y Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Manual SWT Auto SWT Cont Sweep Single Sweep Trigger Free Run Video 0 100 Eternal Rise External Fall Delay 1 10 s 15 2 6 BW Parameters The DTFF BW...

Page 567: ...able Memory 1 Enable Memory 2 Trace Memory Select Trace Trace Math Math Position Off Trace Memory Memory Trace 15 2 8 Limit Lines The LINES key opens a menu that contains the functionality to control...

Page 568: ...control markers and use marker functions Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection New Marker Marker Type Delete Marker Delete Selected Delete All Delta Delete All Select Marker Mar...

Page 569: ...ameters 565 BW Parameters 566 SCALE Parameters 567 Sweep Configuration 568 Limits Line Parameters 569 Trace Parameters 569 Marker Parameters 569 15 3 1 Power Meter Measurements The power meter is avai...

Page 570: ...eter with R S FSH Z14 R S FZH Z44 The directional power meter is available only if you have installed option R S ZPH K9 Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Fwd Pwr Display Ave...

Page 571: ...alog items Parameters Parameters selection SigGenOn Freq1 Unit dBm W dB Rel 2Zero To Ref 2Channel BW 1 If Freq Mode see Frequency Parameters is set to Channel the softkey displays Channel 2 available...

Page 572: ...l Long Table 15 2 Pulse power measurement with trace mode Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Meas Mode Average Pwr vs Time Freq Unit dBm W Zero Algorithm Histogram Integratio...

Page 573: ...annel Select Downlink Refresh Load Exit Select Uplink Refresh Load Exit Set to Downlink Set to Uplink 1 If Freq Mode is set to Channel the softkey displays Channel 2 If Freq Mode is previously configu...

Page 574: ...tion VBW Full 5 MHz 1 5 MHz 300 kHz 15 3 4 SCALE Parameters The SCALE key contains functionality to configure level parameters Table 15 8 Power Meter Directional Power Meter Channel Power Meter Softke...

Page 575: ...s a menu that contains functionality to configure the sweep Table 15 10 Power Meter Directional Power Meter Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Meas Time Short Normal Long Tab...

Page 576: ...rs The TRACE key opens a menu that contains functionality to configure the trace Table 15 13 Pulse Power Measurement Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Trace Mode Clear Write...

Page 577: ...tion mode The modulation analysis is available only if you have installed option R S ZPH K7 Analog Demodulation Measurements 570 Digital Demodulation Measurements 571 Frequency Parameters 572 BW Param...

Page 578: ...ry 15 4 2 Digital Demodulation Measurements The MEAS key opens a menu that contains the functionality to configure measure ments with the digital demodulation Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters P...

Page 579: ...enu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Center Freq CF Stepsize Freq Offset1 1Only available for ASK and FSK modulation scheme 15 4 4 BW Parameters Only available for AM and FM domain meas...

Page 580: ...ra ble up to 20 2Available for ASK and FSK measurement For ASK the Deviation per Div is configu rable in for FSK it is configurable in kHz 3Only available for ASK measurement 4Scale Adjust is only ena...

Page 581: ...o Beep 15 4 8 TRACE Parameters Only available for ASK and FSK domain measurements The TRACE key opens a menu that contains functionality to configure the ltrace dia gram Softkey Menu or Dialog items P...

Page 582: ...t WIZARD Measurement Wizard 575 15 5 1 Measurement Wizard The WIZARD key opens a menu that contains the functionality to perform wizard measurement Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters s...

Page 583: ...upt Finish Wizard Cancel Interrupt Leave Menu1 Resume Sequence Cancel Skip Continue Interrupt Skip Finish Wizard Cancel Finish Wizard Cancel Yes No Finish Wizard Cancel Yes Save Result Discard Result...

Page 584: ...On Off Meas Spec Meas Results Mark Edit Rename Cut Copy Paste Delete Preview Prev Next Exit Refresh Exit Exit 1Press WIZARD key to resume back the wizard measurement 15 6 Functions of the Maps This s...

Page 585: ...nly if you have installed option R S ZPH K15 Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Meas Mode1 Triangulation Outdoor Mapping Indoor Mapping GPS Position Display Trace Current Pos...

Page 586: ...or Black Blue Yellow Red Triangulation Color Black Blue Yellow Red GPS Settings HE400 HE300 HL300 GPS Compass Maps Auto Select Map folder name 2 World 1Available only if option R S ZPH K16 is installe...

Page 587: ...Update Save Current Position Manual Position and Azi muth Go To GPS Position List include View Delete Delete All Exit Select GPX File Mark Edit Preview Load Refresh Exit Exit Zoom in Zoom out Setting...

Page 588: ...ption R S ZPH K15 is installed 2Available only if a connected USB stick is scanned to locate the available map folders See Map folder on page 295 Indoor Mapping Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters...

Page 589: ...Bar Power Result Hardware Settings Current Position Color Black Blue Yellow Res Good Coverage Color Magenta Light Blue Cyan Green Yellow Red Good Coverage Level Average Coverage Color Magenta Light B...

Page 590: ...only if a connected USB stick is scanned to locate the available map folders See Map folder on page 295 15 6 2 Frequency Parameters The FREQ DIST key opens a menu that contains the functionality to se...

Page 591: ...ise Imp 50 75 RAM 75 RAZ 75 FSH Z38 Transducer Primary Secondary Select Primary Refresh Load Exit Select Secondary Refresh Load Exit 15 6 4 BW Parameters The DTF BW key contains functionality to confi...

Page 592: ...Line Parameters The LINES key opens a menu that contains functionality to configure the limits line Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Show Limit Lines Upper Limit Set Thres...

Page 593: ...hat contains the functionality to configure the cable antenna measurements Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection DTF Split Screen Return Loss SWR Return Loss SWR Cable Loss Norm...

Page 594: ...TF Span Coupled Auto Manual DTF Start Freq DTF Stop Freq Table 15 16 Return Loss SWR Cable Loss Smith Phase Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Start Stop Center Span Signal S...

Page 595: ...cale or 100 dB Scale 1 100 dB Scale is only available for S21 measurement model 12 Table 15 18 DTF SWR SWR Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Range SWR Range Scale Max Scale...

Page 596: ...DTF Meas Overview Exit DTF List Cable Config Cable Model Mark Edit Preview Load Refresh Exit User Model User Setting Frequency Velocity Factor Loss Clear Model DTF Meas Overview Exit DTF List DTF Lis...

Page 597: ...onality to set the sweep Table 15 22 DTF Return Loss SWR Cable Loss Smith Phase Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection Number of Points Hold Single Sweep Continuous Sweep 15 7 6...

Page 598: ...RKER key opens a menu that contains the functionality to set the marker Table 15 25 DTF Return Loss SWR Cable Loss Phase Softkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection New Marker Clear W...

Page 599: ...tkey Menu or Dialog items Parameters Parameters selection New Marker Clear Write Average Marker Type Delete Marker Delete Selected Delete All Data Delete All Select Marker Marker Mode Normal dB Magn P...

Page 600: ...ext Peal Set To Minimum All Marker To Peak 15 7 8 CAL Parameters The CAL SPAN key opens a menu that contains the functionality to calibrate the instrument Table 15 27 DTF Return Loss SWR Cable Loss Sm...

Page 601: ...er transform to any signal converts it into its spectral components Depending on the signal characteristic to be measured one method is usually more appropriate than the other With an oscil loscope it...

Page 602: ...This process usually involves several stages It lasts until you get an IF for which good narrowband filters are available The R S Cable Rider ZPH needs three mixing stages to get an IF that the filter...

Page 603: ...r is referred to as the resolu tion bandwidth The R S Cable Rider ZPH has resolution bandwidths from 1 Hz to 3 MHz The bandlimited IF is passed to the envelope detector The envelope detector removes t...

Page 604: ...sured signal The detector comes after the video filter The detector combines the measured spec trum so that it can be represented as one pixel in the trace The R S Cable Rider ZPH uses 711 pixels to f...

Page 605: ...frequency ranges This ensures that all signals are displayed The RMS detector is recommended for power measurements on modulated sig nals However the display range should be chosen so as not to exceed...

Page 606: ...434 SENSe CHANnel TABLe SELect UPLink 434 SENSe CHANnel TABLe SELect 1 4 433 SENSe CHANnel TABLe SET 435 SENSe CHANnel 1 3 433 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer 1 2 ISOTropic STATe 458 SENSe CORRection TRAN...

Page 607: ...Velength 493 SENSe POWer ACHannel ACPairs 443 SENSe POWer ACHannel BANDwidth ACHannel 444 SENSe POWer ACHannel BANDwidth ALTernate 1 11 444 SENSe POWer ACHannel BANDwidth CHANnel 443 SENSe POWer ACHan...

Page 608: ...ulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 6 MINimum PEAK 413 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 6 X 357 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 6 X 413 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 6 X 482 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 6 X RELative 358 CALC...

Page 609: ...LCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 DEFine 428 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 DELete 373 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 DELete 429 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 FAIL 374 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 FAIL 430 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 2 LOWer S...

Page 610: ...tion CPOWer MODE 439 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion CPOWer UNIT 440 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion DEModulation HOLD 366 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion DEModulation HOLD 422 CALCulate 1 2 MAR...

Page 611: ...LCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion TXPower RESult 453 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 FUNCtion TXPower RESult 457 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 MAXimum NEXT 360 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 6 MAXimum NEXT 416 CALCulate 1...

Page 612: ...ion 1 2 STARt 384 CALibration 1 2 STATus 385 DISPlay 1 2 BRIGhtness 513 DISPlay 1 2 CMAP 513 DISPlay 1 2 CMAP DEFault 514 DISPlay 1 2 DATE FORMat 514 DISPlay 1 2 LOSS REFerence 346 DISPlay 1 2 LOSS RE...

Page 613: ...ate 402 INITiate IMMediate 465 INITiate IMMediate 478 INPut ANTenna MEASure 458 INPut ANTenna STATe 458 INPut ATTenuation 394 INPut ATTenuation 462 INPut ATTenuation 476 INPut ATTenuation AUTO 395 INP...

Page 614: ...535 STATus PRESet 534 STATus QUEStionable CONDition 536 STATus QUEStionable ENABle 537 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency CONDition 537 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency ENABle 537 STATus QUEStionable FREQuen...

Page 615: ...YSTem ERRor COUNt 520 SYSTem ERRor NEXT 519 SYSTem FORMat IDENt 520 SYSTem HELP HEADers 520 SYSTem HELP SYNTax 521 SYSTem LANGuage 521 SYSTem LANGuage CATalog 521 SYSTem POSition ALTitude 511 SYSTem P...

Page 616: ...SYSTem TIME 523 SYSTem TZONee 524 SYSTem VERSion 524 TRACe 1 2 DATA 355 TRACe 1 2 DATA 410 TRACe 1 2 DATA 491 TRIGger SEQuence LEVel IQPower 479 TRIGger SEQuence LEVel VIDeo 405 TRIGger SEQuence SLOPe...

Page 617: ...ctor Configuring 39 Brochure 13 C Cable Antenna CAL 593 DTF CONFIG 588 FREQ DIST 586 MARKER 591 SCALE 588 SWEEP 590 TRACE 590 Cable and Antenna Analyzer remote command 341 Cable and Antenna Test Mode...

Page 618: ...ront panel keys 95 Function keys 96 G Gated trigger 226 Getting started 13 GPS receiver 45 H Hardkey WIZARD 575 Hardware settings 39 Harmonic distortion 189 Harmonics 81 Horizontal axis 212 How a Spec...

Page 619: ...339 Managing options with R S License Manager 67 Outdoor Mapping 307 P Package contents 19 Performing Cable and Antenna Measurements 128 1 Port cable loss measurement 128 Distance to Fault 128 Phase...

Page 620: ...porting Systems 524 Event Status Register ESR and Event Status Enable Register ESE 524 Overview of the Status Register 524 Reset Values of the Status Reporting System 524 Status Byte STB Service Reque...

Page 621: ...al 1321 0950 02 07 Wavelength 255 settings 255 White papers 14 WIZARD 575 Working Directory 102 Working with Maps Displaying Maps 294 Transferring Indoor Maps 294 Transferring Maps 294 X X axis 212 Y...

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