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FSPN
Phase Noise Analyzer
Getting Started
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Page 1: ...R S FSPN Phase Noise Analyzer Getting Started 1179437002 Version 01 Ý Ô2 ...
Page 2: ...1 29 0 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change data without tolerance limits is not binding R S is a registered trademark of Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Trade names are trademarks of the owners 1179 4370 02 Version 01 R S FSPN Throughout this manual products from Rohde Schwarz are indicated without the symbol e g R S FSPN is indicated as R S FSPN ...
Page 3: ...ge caused by dangerous situations Safety information is provided as follows In Chapter 1 1 Safety Instructions on page 3 The same information is provided in many languages as printed Safety Instructions The printed Safety Instructions are delivered with the product Throughout the documentation safety instructions are provided when you need to take care during setup or operation 1 1 Safety Instruct...
Page 4: ... lifting or transporting equipment such as lift trucks and forklifts Follow the instructions provided by the equipment manu facturer Choosing the operating site Only use the product indoors The product casing is not waterproof Water that enters can electrically connect the casing with live parts which can lead to elec tric shock serious personal injury or death if you touch the casing If Rohde Sch...
Page 5: ... the voltage and frequency indica ted on the product match the available power source If the power adapter does not adjust automatically set the correct value and check the rating of the fuse Only use the power cable delivered with the product It complies with country specific safety requirements Only insert the plug into an outlet with protective conductor terminal Only use intact cables and rout...
Page 6: ... live parts Risk of electric shock fire personal injury or even death Hot surface Do not touch Risk of skin burns Risk of fire Protective conductor terminal Connect this terminal to a grounded external conductor or to protective ground This connection protects you against electric shock if an electric problem occurs 1 2 Warning Messages in the Documentation A warning message points out a risk or d...
Page 7: ...ed 1179 4370 02 01 NOTICE Potential risks of damage Could result in damage to the supported product or to other property 1 3 Korea Certification Class A 이 기기는 업무용 A급 전자파 적합기기로서 판매자 또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하 시기 바라며 가정외의 지역에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 합니다 Korea Certification Class A ...
Page 8: ...er manual contains the description of all instrument modes and functions It also provides an introduction to remote control a complete description of the remote control commands with programming examples and information on main tenance instrument interfaces and error messages Includes the contents of the getting started manual The contents of the user manual are available as help in the R S FSPN T...
Page 9: ...duct 2 6 Data Sheets and Brochures The data sheet contains the technical specifications of the R S FSPN It also lists the firmware applications and their order numbers and optional accessories The brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific characteristics See www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet FSPN 2 7 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledg ment OSA The rel...
Page 10: ...ohde schwarz com firmware FSPN 2 8 Application Notes Application Cards White Papers etc These documents deal with special applications or background information on particular topics See www rohde schwarz com application FSPN Application Notes Application Cards White Papers etc ...
Page 11: ...S FSPN carefully 2 Retain the original packing material Use it when transporting or shipping the R S FSPN later 3 Using the delivery notes check the equipment for completeness 4 Check the equipment for damage If the delivery is incomplete or equipment is damaged contact Rohde Schwarz 3 3 Choosing the Operating Site Specific operating conditions ensure proper operation and avoid damage to the produ...
Page 12: ...t suitable for class B environments If class A equipment causes radio disturbances take appropriate measures to eliminate them 3 4 Setting Up the R S FSPN The R S FSPN is designed for use on a bench top or in a rack See also Setting up the product on page 4 Intended use on page 3 3 4 1 Placing the Product on a Bench Top To place the product on a bench top 1 Place the product on a stable flat and l...
Page 13: ... Mounting the R S FSPN in a Rack To prepare the rack 1 Observe the requirements and instructions in Setting up the product on page 4 2 NOTICE Insufficient airflow can cause overheating and damage the product Design and implement an efficient ventilation concept for the rack To mount the R S FSPN in a rack 1 Use an adapter kit to prepare the R S FSPN for rack mounting a Order the rack adapter kit d...
Page 14: ... In the standard version the R S FSPN is equipped with an AC power supply connector The R S FSPN can be used with different AC power voltages and adapts itself automatically to it Refer to the datasheet for the requirements of voltage and fre quency For safety information see Connecting to power on page 5 To connect the AC power 1 Plug the AC power cable into the AC power connector on the rear pan...
Page 15: ...D of the Power key is orange See Chapter 4 1 2 Power Key on page 29 2 Press the Power key See Table 3 1 The LED changes to green The R S FSPN boots After booting the instrument is ready for operation Warm up time for OCXO When the instrument is switched on the OCXO requires an extended warm up time see data sheet To shut down the product The product is in the ready state Press the Power key The op...
Page 16: ...a controlling device and the test device e g to run a remote control program To access or control the measurement from a remote computer using the Remote Desktop application or a similar tool To connect external network devices e g printers To transfer data from a remote computer and back e g using network folders Network environment Before connecting the product to a local area network LAN consid...
Page 17: ... Windows automatically detects the network connection and activates the required drivers By default the R S FSPN is configured to use DHCP and no static IP address is configured The default instrument name is Type variant serial_number for example FSPN6 123456 For information on determining the serial number see Chapter 4 2 12 Device ID on page 40 For more information on LAN configuration see the ...
Page 18: ...screen has a screen resolution of 1280x800 pixels Usually the display of the external monitor is a duplicate of the instrument s monitor If you configure the external monitor to be used as the only display in the Windows configuration dialog box Show only on 2 the maximum screen resolution of the monitor is used In this case you can maximize the R S FSPN application window and see even more detail...
Page 19: ...turn to the previous settings if necessary 7 Select OK if the settings are suitable 3 10 Windows Operating System The instrument contains the Microsoft Windows operating system which has been configured according to the instrument s features and needs Changes in the sys tem setup are only required when peripherals like a keyboard or a printer are installed or if the network configuration does not ...
Page 20: ...twork should be updated regularly Firewall settings A firewall protects an instrument by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to it through a network Rohde Schwarz highly recommends the use of the firewall on your instrument Rohde Schwarz instruments are shipped with the Windows firewall enabled and preconfigured in such a way that all ports and connections for remote control are enab...
Page 21: ... the IECWIN tool see the Network and Remote Control chapter of the R S FSPN user manual All necessary system settings can be defined in the Start Settings menu For required settings refer to the Microsoft Windows documentation and to the hardware description 3 11 Logging On Microsoft Windows requires that users identify themselves by entering a user name and password in a login window By default t...
Page 22: ...nction Note that when you change the default password the default auto login function no longer works In this case you must enter the new password manually to log on Adapting the auto login function to a new password If you change the password that is used during auto login this function no longer works Adapt the settings for the auto login function first 1 Open the C R_S INSTR USER user AUTOLOGIN...
Page 23: ...box is displayed in which you can enter the different user account name and password For information on deactivating and reactivating the auto login function see the R S FSPN user manual 3 12 Checking the Supplied Options The instrument can be equipped with both hardware and firmware options To check whether the installed options correspond to the options indicated on the delivery note proceed as ...
Page 24: ...e in the status bar Instrument warming up indicates that the oper ating temperature has not yet been reached Depending on the installation settings an automatic self alignment is performed each time the instrument is switched on A dialog is displayed indicating how much warm up time is still required before self alignment can be performed 1 Press the Setup key 2 Press the Alignment softkey 3 Selec...
Page 25: ...ur when you connect or disconnect a DUT NOTICE Risk of electrostatic discharge Electrostatic discharge can damage the electronic components of the product and the device under test DUT Ground yourself to prevent electrostatic discharge damage a Use a wrist strap and cord to connect yourself to ground b Use a conductive floor mat and heel strap combination Signal input and output levels Information...
Page 26: ...l View 26 Rear Panel View 36 4 1 Front Panel View This chapter describes the front panel including all function keys and connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 8 12 11 13 Figure 4 1 Front panel of the R S FSPN 1 Display touchscreen 2 Power key 3 System control keys 4 USB 2 0 interfaces 5 Power sensor connector 6 Probe power connector 7 DC power connectors 8 Baseband connector 9 RF input 10 Trigger in and o...
Page 27: ...obe Power Connector 3 Pins 34 Baseband Input 35 Trigger Input and Output 35 DC Power Supply 35 4 1 1 Display Touchscreen The touchscreen on the front panel of the R S FSPN displays the measurement results Additionally the screen display provides status and setting information and allows you to switch between various measurement tasks The screen is touch sensitive offering an alternative means of u...
Page 28: ...ns diagram specific information 9 Softkeys provide access to measurement functions A touchscreen is a screen that is touch sensitive i e it reacts in a specified way when a particular element on the screen is tapped by a finger or a pointing device for example Any user interface elements that can be clicked on by a mouse pointer can also be tapped on the screen to trigger the same behavior and vic...
Page 29: ...ide access to the basic instrument configuration Refer to the User Manual for an extensive description of the system configuration functionality Resets the instrument to its default configuration Selects a particular measurement application or operating mode Provides functionality to configure basic instrument characteristics for example the LAN connection the date and time the display configurati...
Page 30: ...meters like the level or frequency Provides functionality to define various filter bandwidths Provides functionality to configure the measurement for example Provides functionality to configure data acquisition and analyze measured data for example Provides functionality to activate and position absolute and relative markers markers and delta markers Performs a peak search for active markers If no...
Page 31: ... or input fields The keypad containing the alphanumeric keys also provides keys that select a particular unit Provide access to numbers and special characters Inserts a decimal point at the cursor position Changes the sign of a numeric value or inserts a dash character in case of alphanumeric input Select a particular unit for a numeric value The labels on and next to the key state the units it se...
Page 32: ...efault or focused element in dialog boxes 4 1 6 Navigation Control Navigation control consists of a rotary knob and cursor keys These keys allow you to navigate within the display or within dialog boxes In addition to the rotary knob and the cursor keys the navigation control also pro vides undo redo functionality Rotary knob The rotary knob allows you to do several things It increases or decrease...
Page 33: ...direction The up and down keys move markers around The step size is fix The cursor keys allow you to navigate to a cell in a table The cursor keys move a scroll bar vertical or horizontal in dialog boxes that have one Undo and redo functionality Reverts the software to an older state by erasing the last change you have applied The undo function is useful for example if you are performing a measure...
Page 34: ...r details refer to the data sheet For details on coupling see the chapter on radio frequency input in the R S FSPN user manual See also Chapter 3 14 Considerations for Test Setup on page 24 4 1 8 USB Ports The three USB ports on the front panel type A allow you to connect devices like keyboards mouses or memory sticks The R S FSPN provides additional USB ports including one type B port on the rear...
Page 35: ...e range from 0 5 V to 3 5 V the default value is 1 4 V The typical input impe dance is 10 kΩ When you are using the connector as a trigger output the TTL compatible signal is transmitted 0 V 5 V Note that you can find another connector for trigger input and output on the rear panel For more information about controlling and configuring trigger input and output refer to the User Manual 4 1 13 DC Po...
Page 36: ...he R S FSPN The individual elements are described in more detail in the subsequent sections 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 6 7 Figure 4 2 Rear panel of the R S FSPN 1 Removable hard disk 2 AC power connector and power switch 3 DisplayPort and DVI 4 LAN interface 5 USB ports 6 IF Video Demod output 7 Trigger in output 8 Sync trigger input and output 9 AUX port 10 GPIB interface 11 Ref input and output Rear Pa...
Page 37: ...he removable hard disk is accessible from the rear of the instrument In addition to the operating system and the firmware the R S FSPN also stores measurement data on that disk When you remove the hard disk you can store it and the data on it somewhere secure 4 2 2 AC Power Supply Connection and Main Power Switch An AC power supply connector and main power switch are located in a unit on the rear ...
Page 38: ...or unshielded twisted pair and STP for shielded twisted pair For details see the R S FSPN user manual 4 2 5 USB Ports The four USB ports on the rear panel type A allow you to connect devices like keyboards mouses or memory sticks The male USB connector type B allows you to connect the R S FSPN to a com puter and establish a remote control connection for example All USB connectors support standard ...
Page 39: ...ails refer to Setting Up Remote Control in the R S FSPN user manual 4 2 9 OCXO The OCXO generates a 10 MHz reference signal with a very precise frequency If no external signal is used this signal is used as an internal reference It can also be used to synchronize other connected devices via the REF OUTPUT 10 MHz connector Warm up time for OCXO When the instrument is switched on the OCXO requires a...
Page 40: ... FSPN to another device REF OUTPUT 640 MHz 16 dBm To provide a 640 MHz reference signal from the R S FSPN to another device SYNC TRIGGER The SYNC TRIGGER connector can also be used to synchronize the refer ence frequency on several devices 4 2 11 Labels on R S FSPN Labels on the casing inform about Personal safety see Meaning of safety labels on page 6 Product and environment safety see Table 4 1 ...
Page 41: ... of the device order number and a serial number The serial number is used to define the default instrument name which is Type variant serial_number For example FSPN6 123456 The instrument name is required to establish a connection to the instrument in a LAN Rear Panel View ...
Page 42: ...47 Measuring integrated noise on page 47 The baseband noise measurement How to measure baseband noise at the RF input on page 48 Trace smoothing How to smooth the trace by averaging the measurement data on page 49 How to smooth the trace by adjusting the number of XCORR operations on page 50 How to smooth the trace graphically on page 50 How to remove spurs from a trace on page 51 Integration rang...
Page 43: ...voltage on page 56 An in depth description of all features including remote commands is available in the R S FSPN user manual Initial Setup 43 Measurements 44 Result Evaluation 49 Measurement Configuration 54 5 1 Initial Setup Preparing the R S FSPN 1 Connect the R S FSPN to an electrical outlet as described in Chapter 3 5 Connecting the AC Power on page 14 2 Turn on the R S FSPN as described in C...
Page 44: ... starting a new measurement it is always recommended to perform a preset and restore the default configuration of the instrument or the measurement application 1 Select the PRESET key on the front panel to restore the default state of the R S FSPN 2 Enter the Overview dialog box and select the Preset Channel item to restore the default state of the selected measurement channel All other mea sureme...
Page 45: ...suring phase noise 1 Perform a PRESET The application automatically starts a continuous measurement First it searches for a carrier signal see How to search for signals When one has been found it measures the noise characteristics of the DUT in the default measurement or frequency offset range If no carrier could be found a corresponding error message is displayed in the status bar below the diagr...
Page 46: ...from the Result dropdown menu 4 Start a new measurement to determine the AM noise of the DUT The Phase AM Noise menu item displays the sum of phase and ampli tude noise Tip If you d like to view both results separately at the same time open two phase noise diagrams one that shows the phase noise the other showing the AM noise and perform a measurement In addition to the graphical representation of...
Page 47: ...ox Measuring integrated noise Integrated measurements show various noise characteristics like the residual noise integrated over a certain offset frequency range Open the SmartGrid and drag the Integrated Measurements item from the evaluation bar into the display The table contains a list of integrated measurement results For more information on the table contents see the R S FSPN user manual Tip ...
Page 48: ...y 4 You can stop the measurement to analyze the measurement data in detail with the RUN SGL or RUN CONT key RUN SGL performs one more measurement then stops RUN CONT stops immediately By default two traces are displayed the first trace shows the smoothed data without spurs the second trace the raw data including spurs Tip Integrated measurement results Note that the PM FM and Jitter results are al...
Page 49: ...Tools 53 5 3 1 Trace Smoothing How to smooth the trace by averaging the measurement data When you average the trace the application measures the data several times and builds an average over all measurements when it is done Averaging mea surement data yields a smoother trace Trace averaging is applied to all traces 1 Enter the Overview dialog box and from there enter the Noise Config dia log box 2...
Page 50: ...u can see the resulting operations in the table of the Noise Config dialog box The number of operations calculated for each half decade targets a similar measurement time for all half decades so that the measurement is done at roughly the same time in each half decade You can also see the resulting number of operations in the green bar at the bottom of the diagram area For more information on how ...
Page 51: ...lay spurs individually You can also enter a threshold that defines a level from which a spur is recognized as a spur The application removes all signals that are above the threshold from the trace spur removal is applied to Signals with levels below the threshold are not regarded as spurs and are still displayed For more information about spur removal refer to the R S FSPN user man ual Note Note t...
Page 52: ...ration ranges 5 Define the frequency ranges Range Start and Range Stop over which you would like to integrate The application calculates the measurement results as defined Result in the integrated measurements result table are adjusted accordingly see Measur ing integrated noise on page 47 for a description on how to view that table Figure 5 2 Custom integration range results frequency range from ...
Page 53: ...the other hand when the measurement trace lies above the gray area throughout about 10 dB it is not possible to improve the results any more 1 Enter the Overview dialog box and from there enter the Noise Config dia log box 2 Select the Noise Config tab 3 Change the XCORR Factor run a single measurement and see how the position of the gray area changes Figure 5 4 Increasing XCORR operations changes...
Page 54: ...the Export to ASCII File button and select the destination where you want to save that data 5 View the dat file that has been created with your preferred program 5 4 Measurement Configuration The Phase Noise application provides several tools that make the measurement process easier to handle or allow you to customize the measurement configura tion according to your needs Frequency Configuration 5...
Page 55: ... dialog box 2 Turn on the Auto Search feature it is on by default 3 Define the frequency range in which the search should take place Start and Stop By default the search is done in the maximum frequency range sup ported by the hardware 4 Define a Threshold for the search Signals below the threshold are ignored during the search When the application finds a signal with appropriate characteristics i...
Page 56: ...l configuration mode with the Half Decade Config feature 3 In case of an automatic configuration define an RBW factor and an XCORR Factor From these values the application calculates the best and least time consum ing absolute resolution bandwidth and cross correlation operations for each half decade 4 In case of a manual configuration define the resolution bandwidth and num ber of cross correlati...
Page 57: ...ts When you define limits the supplied voltage will not go below or above these For more information on configuring DC outputs refer to the R S FSPN user manual 3 Turn on the output of voltage or current with the DC Power feature Tip You can turn the output on and off easily with the DC On Off button in the toolbar The DC Config button provides access to a softkey menu that lets you define the sig...
Page 58: ...keys and other interaction methods and how to use the Online Help Understanding the Display Information 58 Accessing Functions 67 Changing the Focus 71 Entering Data 72 Displaying Results 75 Remote Control 83 6 1 Understanding the Display Information The following figure shows a measurement diagram in the Phase Noise applica tion All different information areas are labeled They are explained in mo...
Page 59: ...display area for the measurement results Setup Display Displayed Items For details see the R S FSPN User Manual Channel Bar 59 Window Title Bar 61 Marker Information 62 Spot Noise Information 63 Measurement Progress Information 64 Frequency Information in Diagram Footer 65 Instrument and Status Information 65 Error Information 66 6 1 1 Channel Bar Using the R S FSPN you can handle several differen...
Page 60: ... error or warning is available for that measurement channel This is particularly useful if the MultiView tab is displayed The icon indicates the currently active channel during an automatic measure ment sequence Sequencer functionality Beneath the channel name information on channel specific settings for the mea surement are displayed in the channel bar Channel information varies depend ing on the...
Page 61: ...nts performed in a single sweep Only displayed if you are in single sweep measurement mode Count The current signal count for measurement tasks that involve a specific number of subsequent sweeps Meas Currently selected measurement Icons for individual settings A bullet next to the setting indicates that user defined settings are used not auto matic settings A green bullet indicates this setting i...
Page 62: ...g Trace smoothing characteristics Only displayed if trace smoothing has been turned on for a trace Spur removal Spur removal characteristics Only displayed if spur removal has been turned on for a trace Trace offset Trace offset characteristics Only displayed if an offset has been defined for a trace 6 1 3 Marker Information Marker information is provided either in the diagram grid or in separate ...
Page 63: ...ternal Ref Reference for delta markers Trc Trace to which the marker is assigned X value x value of the marker Y value y value of the marker 6 1 4 Spot Noise Information Spot noise information in diagram grid The diagram contains information about all spot noise positions T x Spot noise information is made up out of the position of the spot noise measurement on the x axis and the y axis The value ...
Page 64: ...ange of the corresponding half decade The bar has several features Measurement times less than 1 s The numbers within the green bar indicate the number of cross correlation operations applied to the corresponding half decade Measurement times greater than 1 s The numbers within the green bar show the progress of the cross correlation operations in the half decade the application currently works on...
Page 65: ...tions the instrument status and any irregulari ties are indicated in the status bar beneath the diagram In the MultiView tab the status bar always displays the information for the cur rently selected measurement The following information is displayed Instrument status The state of the DC Power features white label DC Power has been turned off green label DC Power has been turned on and is within t...
Page 66: ... status bar 6 1 8 Error Information If errors or irregularities are detected a keyword and an error message if availa ble are displayed in the status bar Depending on the type of message the status message is indicated in varying colors Table 6 4 Status bar information color coding Color Type Description red Error An error occurred at the start or during a measurement e g due to missing data or wr...
Page 67: ...ware was detected NO REF Instrument was set to an external reference but no signal was detected on the reference input OVEN The OCXO reference frequency has not yet reached its operating tempera ture The message usually disappears a few minutes after power has been switched on RF OVLD Overload of the input mixer or of the analog IF path Reduce the input level UNCAL One of the following conditions ...
Page 68: ...t Softkeys on the touchscreen Context menus for specific elements on the touchscreen Icons on the tool bar in the touchscreen Displayed setting on the touchscreen Toolbar 68 Softkeys 70 Context Menus 70 On screen Keyboard 71 6 2 1 Toolbar The icons in the toolbar provide access to general functions You can hide the toolbar display for example when using remote control in order to enlarge the displ...
Page 69: ... dia gram Zoom off displays the diagram in its original size SmartGrid activates SmartGrid mode to configure the screen layout Sequencer opens the Sequencer menu to perform consecutive measure ments DC Power turns the DC power output on and off DC Configuration provides quick access to configure the main parameters for DC power supply Help Select allows you to select an element for which context s...
Page 70: ...Color Meaning orange associated dialog box is open blue associated function is active for toggle keys currently active state gray instrument function is temporarily not available due to a specific setting or missing option You can hide the softkey display e g when using remote control in order to enlarge the display area for the measurement results Setup Display Displayed Items See the User Manual...
Page 71: ...e the TAB key on the on screen keyboard to move the focus from one field to another in dialog boxes 6 3 Changing the Focus Any selected function is always performed on the currently focused element in the display e g a dialog field diagram or table row Which element is focused is indi cated by a blue frame diagram window table or is otherwise highlighted soft key marker etc Moving the focus is mos...
Page 72: ...rnal keyboard Transparent dialog boxes You can change the transparency of the dialog boxes to see the results in the windows behind the dialog box Thus you can see the effects that the changes you make to the settings have on the results immediately To change the transparency select the transparency icon at the top of the dialog box A slider is displayed To hide the slider select the transparency ...
Page 73: ... and one number The decimal point key represents special characters and the sign key toggles between capital and small letters For the assignment refer to Table 6 6 You can change the default behavior of the keypad for text input This is useful if you frequently enter numeric values in text fields for example to define file names consisting of numbers For details see System Configuration Setttings...
Page 74: ...the right of the entry you want to delete 2 Press the BACKSPACE key The entry to the left of the cursor is deleted 3 Enter your correction To complete the entry Press the ENTER key or the rotary knob To abort the entry Press the ESC key The dialog box is closed without changing the settings Table 6 6 Keys for alphanumeric parameters Key name upper inscription Series of special characters and numbe...
Page 75: ...d Deactivating Channels When you activate an application a new measurement channel is created which determines the measurement settings for that application The same application can be activated with different measurement settings by creating several chan nels for the same application Whenever you switch channels the corresponding measurement settings are restored Each channel is displayed in a se...
Page 76: ...n nel tab A new tab is displayed for the new channel To change the application in an active channel 1 Select the tab of the channel you want to change 2 Select the Mode key 3 In the Mode dialog box select the new application to be displayed on the Replace Current Channel tab The selected application is displayed in the current channel To close a measurement channel Displaying Results ...
Page 77: ...ossibilities The SmartGrid functionality provides the fol lowing basic features Windows can be arranged in columns or in rows or in a combination of both Windows can be arranged in up to four rows and four columns Windows are moved simply by dragging them to a new position on the screen possibly changing the layout of the other windows as well All evaluation methods available for the currently sel...
Page 78: ...ions The position in the Smart Grid where you drop the window determines its position on the screen Figure 6 1 Moving a window in SmartGrid mode The brown area indicates the possible drop area for the window i e the area in which the window can be placed A blue area indicates the approximate layout of the window as it would be if the icon were dropped at the current position The frames indicate th...
Page 79: ...sert row above or below the existing row 2 Create a new column in the existing row 3 Replace a window in the existing row SmartGrid functions Once the evaluation icon has been dropped icons in each window provide delete and move functions The Move icon allows you to move the position of the window possi bly changing the size and position of the other displayed windows The Delete icon allows you to...
Page 80: ...layed in a separate window Up to 16 individual windows can be displayed per channel i e per tab 1 Activate SmartGrid mode All evaluation methods available for the currently selected measurement are displayed as icons in the evaluation bar 2 Select the icon for the required evaluation method from the evaluation bar 3 Drag the required icon from the evaluation bar to the SmartGrid which is dis playe...
Page 81: ...placed 3 Move the window until a suitable area is indicated in blue 4 Drop the window in the target area The windows are rearranged to the selected layout and Delete and Move icons are displayed in each window 5 To close a window select the corresponding Delete icon 6 5 3 Changing the Size of Windows Each channel tab may contain several windows to evaluate the measurement results using different m...
Page 82: ...playing several windows at the same time may be helpful However the individual windows may become rather small In this case it is useful to maximize an individual window to the entire screen temporarily in order to analyze the results in more detail To switch between a split and a maximized display without having to close and re open windows press the SPLIT MAXIMIZE key on the front panel In maxim...
Page 83: ...te Activating or deactivating the touch sensitivity of the screen Zooming into the diagram 6 6 Remote Control In addition to working with the R S FSPN interactively located directly at the instrument it is also possible to operate and control it from a remote PC Various methods for remote control are supported Connecting the instrument to a LAN network See the R S FSPN user manual Using the Window...
Page 84: ...s of the instrument Thus remote operation of the instrument is possible The Remote Desktop Client is part of the installed Windows operating system For other versions of Windows Microsoft offers the Remote Desktop Client as an add on 6 6 2 Connecting a PC via the GPIB Interface You can connect a PC to the R S FSPN via the GPIB interface to send remote commands to control and operate the instrument...
Page 85: ...uct contact our customer support center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation program ming or applications of Rohde Schwarz products Contact information Contact our customer support center at www rohde schwarz com support or fol low this QR code Figure 7 1 QR code to the Rohde Schwarz support page ...
