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CALCulate<n>:LIMit<li>:UPPer:SPACing......................................................................................................575
CALCulate<n>:LIMit<li>:UPPer:STATe..........................................................................................................567
CALCulate<n>:LIMit<li>:UPPer:THReshold.................................................................................................. 575
CALCulate<n>:LIMit<li>:UPPer[:DATA]......................................................................................................... 573
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:AOFF...............................................................................................................539
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:COUPled[:STATe]............................................................................................ 543
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:FUNCtion:STRack:BANDwidth........................................................................504
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:FUNCtion:STRack:THReshold........................................................................504
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:FUNCtion:STRack:TRACe.............................................................................. 504
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:FUNCtion:STRack[:STATe]..............................................................................503
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MAXimum:LEFT.............................................................................................. 545
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MAXimum:NEXT............................................................................................. 546
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MAXimum:RIGHt.............................................................................................546
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MAXimum[:PEAK]........................................................................................... 546
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MINimum:LEFT............................................................................................... 546
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MINimum:NEXT...............................................................................................547
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MINimum:RIGHt.............................................................................................. 547
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:MINimum[:PEAK].............................................................................................547
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:PEXCursion.....................................................................................................463
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SCOupled:LSCan............................................................................................541
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SCOupled[:STATe]...........................................................................................541
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:FRAMe...............................................................................................552
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:SARea............................................................................................... 553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:XY:MAXimum[:PEAK]........................................................................553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:XY:MINimum[:PEAK]......................................................................... 553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MAXimum:ABOVe.......................................................................... 553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MAXimum:BELow...........................................................................554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MAXimum:NEXT............................................................................ 554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MAXimum[:PEAK].......................................................................... 554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MINimum:ABOVe........................................................................... 554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MINimum:BELow............................................................................555
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MINimum:NEXT..............................................................................555
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SGRam:Y:MINimum[:PEAK]............................................................................555
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:FRAMe..................................................................................... 552
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:SARea......................................................................................553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:XY:MAXimum[:PEAK]...............................................................553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:XY:MINimum[:PEAK]................................................................553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MAXimum:ABOVe.................................................................553
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MAXimum:BELow................................................................. 554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MAXimum:NEXT...................................................................554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MAXimum[:PEAK].................................................................554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MINimum:ABOVe..................................................................554
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MINimum:BELow.................................................................. 555
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MINimum:NEXT.................................................................... 555
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:SPECtrogram:Y:MINimum[:PEAK].................................................................. 555
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:TRACe.............................................................................................................540
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:X...................................................................................................................... 540
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:X:SLIMits:LEFT............................................................................................... 544
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:X:SLIMits:RIGHt.............................................................................................. 544
CALCulate<n>:MARKer<m>:X:SLIMits[:STATe]............................................................................................543

Summary of Contents for ESW Series

Page 1: ...R S ESW EMI Test Receiver User Manual User Manual Version 08 1177629802 ÛÌð2 ...

Page 2: ... 81671 München Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Fax 49 89 41 29 12 164 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change Data 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 1177 6298 02 Version 08 R S ESW Throughout this manual products from Rohde Schwarz are indicated without the sym...

Page 3: ...nstructions 20 3 6 Data Sheets and Brochures 20 3 7 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment OSA 20 3 8 Application Notes Application Cards White Papers etc 20 4 Preparing for Use 21 4 1 Putting into Operation 21 4 1 1 Unpacking and Checking the Instrument 22 4 1 2 Accessory List 23 4 1 3 Placing or Mounting the Instrument 23 4 1 4 Connecting the AC Power 25 4 1 5 Switching the Instrument On a...

Page 4: ...nstrument Tour 43 5 1 The Front Panel 43 5 1 1 Display Touchscreen 44 5 1 2 Power Key 46 5 1 3 System Control Keys 46 5 1 4 USB Ports 46 5 1 5 Probe Power Connector 3 and 5 Pins 47 5 1 6 Headphone Jack and Volume Control 47 5 1 7 Fast Access Knobs 47 5 1 8 RF Inputs 50 Ω 48 5 1 9 Trigger Input and Output 48 5 1 10 Navigation Control 48 5 1 11 The Keypad 50 5 1 12 The Function Keys 51 5 2 The Rear ...

Page 5: ...nctions 65 6 2 1 Toolbar 66 6 2 2 Softkeys 67 6 2 3 Context Menus 68 6 2 4 On screen Keyboard 68 6 3 Changing the Focus 69 6 4 Entering Data 69 6 4 1 Entering Numeric Parameters 70 6 4 2 Entering Alphanumeric Parameters 70 6 5 Displaying Results 72 6 5 1 Activating and Deactivating Channels 72 6 5 2 Laying out the Result Display with the SmartGrid 74 6 5 3 Changing the Size of Windows 78 6 5 4 Swi...

Page 6: ... Test Automation 102 9 3 1 Background Information 102 9 3 2 Selecting a Test Sequence 111 9 3 3 Performing a Scan 114 9 3 4 Performing a Peak Search 122 9 3 5 Performing Final Measurements 130 9 3 6 Configuring Line Impedance Stabilization Networks LISN 135 9 4 CISPR APD Measurements 137 10 Common Measurement Settings 140 10 1 Using the Fast Access Knobs 140 10 2 Using the Fast Access Panel 142 10...

Page 7: ... Filter Settings 182 10 9 2 Bandwidth and Filter Settings 182 10 10 Trigger Configuration 183 10 10 1 Basics on Triggered Measurements 183 10 10 2 Triggering Measurements 186 11 Common Analysis and Display Functions 190 11 1 Result Display Configuration 190 11 1 1 Basic Evaluation Methods 190 11 1 2 Laying out the Result Display with the SmartGrid 191 11 2 Zoomed Displays 195 11 2 1 Zoom Functions...

Page 8: ...12 4 Import Export Functions 270 12 5 I Q Data Import and Export 271 12 5 1 Import Export Functions 272 12 5 2 I Q Data File Format iq tar 274 12 6 Creating Screenshots of Current Measurement Results and Settings 279 12 6 1 Print and Screenshot Settings 279 12 6 2 How to Store or Print Screenshots of the Display 287 12 6 3 Example for Storing Multiple Measurement Results to a PDF File 290 12 7 The...

Page 9: ...Updates 337 13 5 5 General Configuration Settings 338 13 6 Service Functions 341 13 6 1 R S Support Information 341 13 6 2 Self test Settings and Results 342 13 6 3 Calibration Signal Display 343 13 6 4 Service Functions 344 13 6 5 Hardware Diagnostics 346 13 7 Synchronizing Measurement Channel Configuration 347 13 7 1 General Parameter Coupling 348 13 7 2 Using the Custom Coupling Manager 350 13 ...

Page 10: ...g on to the Network 416 14 5 4 How to Share Directories only with Microsoft Networks 418 14 5 5 How to Control the R S ESW via the Web Browser Interface 419 14 5 6 How to Deactivate the Web Browser Interface 420 14 5 7 How to Set Up Remote Desktop 421 14 5 8 How to Start a Remote Control Session from a PC 427 14 5 9 How to Return to Manual Operation 428 15 Remote Commands in the Receiver Applicati...

Page 11: ... 15 6 5 Diagram Scale 510 15 6 6 Bandwidth and Filter Configuration 511 15 6 7 Trigger Configuration 513 15 7 Analysis 517 15 7 1 Result Display Configuration 517 15 7 2 Zoomed Displays 526 15 7 3 Trace Configuration 528 15 7 4 Markers 537 15 7 5 Display and Limit Line Configuration 560 15 8 Data Management 579 15 8 1 File Management 580 15 8 2 Items to Store 586 15 8 3 Instrument Setting Manageme...

Page 12: ...quest 679 15 11 2 Waiting for the Arrival of a Service Request 681 15 11 3 Waiting Without Blocking the Keyboard and Mouse 683 15 11 4 Service Request Routine 683 15 11 5 Reading Out the Output Buffer 684 15 11 6 Reading Error Messages 685 15 11 7 Evaluation of SCPI Status Registers 685 15 11 8 Evaluation of Event Status Register 686 15 12 Reference GPIB Commands of Emulated HP Models 687 15 12 1 ...

Page 13: ...eaning 722 17 Troubleshooting 724 17 1 Error Information 724 17 2 Error Messages in Remote Control Mode 726 17 3 Troubleshooting Remote Operation 727 17 4 Miscellaneous Troubleshooting Hints 728 17 5 System Recovery 729 17 6 Collecting Information for Support 730 17 7 Contacting Customer Support 732 List of Commands 733 Index 747 ...

Page 14: ...Contents R S ESW 14 User Manual 1177 6298 02 08 ...

Page 15: ...ment types with their corresponding remote control commands Common measurement analysis and display functions Description of the settings and functions provided to analyze results independently of the measurement type with their corresponding remote control commands Data management Description of general functions to handle data files configuration and result data not I Q data General instrument s...

Page 16: ...cumentation are enclosed by quota tion marks 1 2 2 Conventions for Procedure Descriptions When operating the instrument several alternative methods may be available to per form the same task In this case the procedure using the touchscreen is described Any elements that can be activated by touching can also be clicked using an addition ally connected mouse The alternative procedure using the keys ...

Page 17: ... 02 08 The screenshots usually show a fully equipped product that is with all options instal led Thus some functions shown in the screenshots may not be available in your par ticular product configuration Conventions Used in the Documentation ...

Page 18: ...laboratory environ ments Use the R S ESW only for its designated purpose Observe the operating con ditions and performance limits stated in the data sheet Where do I find safety information Safety information is part of the product documentation It warns you about the poten tial dangers and gives instructions how to prevent personal injuries or damage caused by dangerous situations Safety informat...

Page 19: ...e control com mands with programming examples and information on maintenance instrument interfaces and error messages Includes the contents of the getting started manual Manuals for optional firmware applications Contains the description of the specific functions of a firmware application includ ing remote control commands Basic information on operating the R S ESW is not included The contents of ...

Page 20: ...umbers and optional accessories The brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific char acteristics See www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet esw 3 7 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment OSA The release notes list new features improvements and known issues of the current firmware version and describe the firmware installation The open source acknowledgment d...

Page 21: ... in addition to the safety instructions in the following sections In particular Do not open the instrument casing Risk of instrument damage due to inappropriate operating conditions Specific operating conditions are required to ensure accurate measurements and to avoid damage to the instrument Observe the information on appropriate operating conditions provided in the basic safety instructions and...

Page 22: ...ges Signal outputs are connected correctly and are not overloaded EMI impact on measurement results Electromagnetic interference EMI may affect the measurement results To suppress generated electromagnetic interference EMI Use suitable shielded cables of high quality For example use double shielded RF and LAN cables Always terminate open cable ends Note the EMC classification in the data sheet Unp...

Page 23: ...tru ment Packing material Retain the original packing material If the instrument needs to be transported or ship ped later you can use the material to protect the control elements and connectors 4 1 2 Accessory List The instrument comes with the following accessories Power cable Printed Getting Started manual 4 1 3 Placing or Mounting the Instrument The R S ESW is designed for use under laboratory...

Page 24: ...uments have the same dimensions width and length If you need to stack smaller instruments on the top the overall load imposed on the lowest instrument must not exceed 250 N If the instruments have foldable feet fold them in completely Risk of injury if feet are folded out The feet can fold in if they are not folded out completely or if the instrument is shifted Collapsing feet can cause injury or ...

Page 25: ...ncy The AC power connector is located on the rear panel of the instrument For details on the connector refer to Chapter 5 2 2 AC Power Connector and Main Power Switch on page 53 Connect the R S ESW to the AC power supply using the supplied power cable Since the instrument is assembled in line with the specifications for safety class EN61010 it may only be connected to an outlet that has a ground c...

Page 26: ...asked to update the firmware Until the firmware version is updated self alignment fails For details refer to the R S ESW User Manual Furthermore it may be necessary to align the data to a reference source by performing a self alignment when strong temperature changes occur Operating temperature Before performing this functional test make sure that the instrument has reached its operating temperatu...

Page 27: ...ity of the hardware options as indicated in the delivery note 4 2 Windows Operating System The instrument contains the Microsoft Windows operating system which has been con figured according to the instrument s features and needs Changes in the system setup are only required when peripherals like keyboard or a printer are installed or if the net work configuration does not comply with the default ...

Page 28: ...hite paper 1EF96 Malware Protection Windows 10 4 2 2 Service Packs and Updates Microsoft regularly creates security updates and other patches to protect Windows based operating systems These are released through the Microsoft Update website and associated update server Instruments using Windows especially those that con nect to a network should be updated regularly For details and recommendations ...

Page 29: ...W is started without having to enter a password This func tion is active until you explicitly deactivate it or change the password For information on how to deactivate or reactivate the automatic login refer to Chap ter 4 2 3 1 Automatic Login Function on page 29 Passwords For all default user accounts the initial password is 894129 Note that this password is very weak and it is recommended that y...

Page 30: ...s displayed 3 Enter the command C R_S Instr User NO_AUTOLOGIN REG 4 Press the ENTER key to confirm This command deactivates the automatic login function The next time you switch on the instrument the operating system prompts you to enter your user name and password before it starts the firmware Adapting the automatic login function to a new password If you change the Instrument user s password whi...

Page 31: ...provided free of charge and installed by Rohde Schwarz is also available from the taskbar For details on the IECWIN tool see the Network and Remote Control chapter of the R S ESW user manual To open the taskbar select the Windows icon on the R S ESW toolbar or press the Windows key or the CTRL ESC key combination on your external keyboard 4 3 Connecting USB Devices The USB interfaces of the R S ES...

Page 32: ...stallation of a memory stick or CD ROM drive is successful Windows informs you that the device is ready to use The device is made available as a new drive and is dis played in Windows Explorer The name of the drive depends on the manufacturer Connecting a keyboard The keyboard is detected automatically when it is connected The default input lan guage is English US However you can also connect fore...

Page 33: ...nnect an external monitor or projector to the DVI or display port connector on the instrument s rear panel See also Chapter 5 2 3 DisplayPort and DVI on page 54 Screen resolution and format The touchscreen of the R S ESW is calibrated for a 16 10 format If you connect a monitor or projector using a different format e g 4 3 the calibration will not be correct and the screen will not react to your t...

Page 34: ...etwork operations The LAN connection settings can be configured directly in the Windows operating system The R S ESW is equipped with a network interface and can be connected to an Ether net LAN local area network Provided the network administrator has assigned you the appropriate rights and adapted the Windows firewall configuration you can use the interface for example To transfer data between a...

Page 35: ...and can coexist with a computer and with other hosts on the same network A dedicated network connection Point to point connection between the instru ment and a single computer made with a crossover RJ 45 network cable The computer must be equipped with a network adapter and is directly connected to the instrument The use of hubs switches or gateways is not required however data transfer is still p...

Page 36: ...tablish a physical connection to the LAN without any previous instrument configuration Risk of network errors Connection errors can affect the entire network If your network does not support DHCP or if you choose to disable dynamic TCP IP configuration you must assign valid address information before connecting the instrument to the LAN Contact your net work administrator to obtain a valid IP addr...

Page 37: ...alid IP address or subnet mask the message out of range is displayed in the status line If the settings are correct the configuration is saved and you are prompted to restart the instrument 8 Confirm the displayed message Yes button to restart the instrument Using a DNS server to determine the IP address If a DNS server is configured on the R S ESW the server can determine the current IP address f...

Page 38: ...DNS addresses For more information refer to the Windows operating system help 4 5 3 Using Computer Names In a LAN that uses a DNS server Domain Name System server each PC or instru ment connected in the LAN can be accessed via an unambiguous computer name instead of the IP address The DNS server translates the host name to the IP address This is especially useful when a DHCP server is used as a ne...

Page 39: ...ng the Windows 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 enabled For more detail...

Page 40: ...written to memory permanently Data that the R S ESW normally stores on the solid state drive is redirected to volatile memory instead which remains available only until the instru ment is switched off This data includes Windows operating system files Firmware shutdown files containing information on last instrument state Self alignment data General instrument settings such as the IP address Measur...

Page 41: ...ing secure user mode Only a user with administrator rights can activate the secure user mode Once activa ted a restart is required The special user SecureUser is then logged on to the R S ESW automatically using the automatic login function While the secure user mode is active a message is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen Secure Passwords By default the initial password for ...

Page 42: ...strators Instrument user the secure user mode setting is available in the general system configuration settings see SecureUser Mode on page 340 Remote control Initially after installation of the R S ESW K33 option secure user mode must be enabled manually once before remote control is possible See SYSTem SECurity STATe This is necessary to prompt for a change of passwords Protecting Data Using the...

Page 43: ...rol elements of the R S ESW in addition to vari ous connectors as shown in Figure 5 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 9 10 10 8 11 12 13 6 Figure 5 1 Front panel of the R S ESW 1 Display touchscreen 2 Power key 3 System control keys 4 USB ports 5 Probe power connector 6 Headphone jack and volume control 7 Fast access knobs 8 Probe power connector 9 Radiofrequency RF inputs 10 Trigger in and outputs 11 Navigation co...

Page 44: ...allows you to switch between various measurement tasks The screen is touch sensi tive offering an alternative means of user interaction for quick and easy handling of the instrument Risk of touchscreen damage Inappropriate tools or excessive force can damage the touchscreen Observe the following instructions when operating the touchscreen Never touch the screen with ball point pens or other sharp ...

Page 45: ...uchscreen 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 exam ple 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 vice versa Using the touchscreen the following tasks among others can be performed by the...

Page 46: ... tionality 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 configuration the reference frequency firmware update and application installation service functions transducer configuration configuration of th...

Page 47: ...igh impedance probes from Agilent 5 1 6 Headphone Jack and Volume Control The female headphone jack allows you to connect headphones or external speakers with a miniature jack plug You can control the output voltage with the volume control next to the headphone jack If you connect headphones or external speakers the R S ESW automatically turns off the internal speaker Muting sound You can turn the...

Page 48: ...use a 0 dB attenuation level Otherwise the input mixer may be damaged or destroyed When measuring unknown signals on the second RF input turn on the pulse limiter feature Otherwise the input mixer may be damaged or destroyed in case of high power signals 5 1 9 Trigger Input and Output The female BNC connector labeled Trigger Input allows you to receive an external trigger signal The female BNC con...

Page 49: ...fect as pressing the ENTER key as it confirms an entry or selection Cursor keys The cursor keys allow you to do several things The up and down keys increase or decrease any kind of numeric value if an input field is active The cursor keys change numeric values with a fixed step size The cursor keys navigate through dialog boxes or lists for example dropdown menus The left and right keys move the c...

Page 50: ...so completes the entry of a numeric value Note that in case of level entries dB dBm etc or dimensionless values all unit keys have the value 1 as multiplying factor and thus work like the ENTER key Provides the following functions In dialog boxes Closes all kinds of dialog boxes if edit mode is not active Quits edit mode if it is active Selects the Cancel button when available In Edit dialog boxes...

Page 51: ...idths Provides functionality to configure the measurement for example the measurement mode single or continuous measurements the number of measurement points the measurement time Provides functionality to configure data acquisition and analyze measured data for example the trace mode the detector Provides functionality to configure triggered and gated measurements Provides functionality to activat...

Page 52: ...um Emission Mask SEM measurement spectrum application the spurious emission measurement spectrum application the signal statistics spectrum application Provides functionality to configure the measurement Provides functionality to control display and limit lines Provides functionality to configure inputs and outputs Starts a measurement in single measurement mode Starts a measurement in continuous ...

Page 53: ... Port 55 GPIB Interface 55 External Generator Control Optional 55 OCXO Optional 56 REF INPUT REF OUTPUT 56 5 2 1 Removable Hard Disk The removable hard disk is accessible from the rear of the instrument In addition to the operating system and the firmware the R S ESW also stores mea surement data on that disk When you remove the hard disk you can store it and the data on it somewhere secure 5 2 2 ...

Page 54: ...56 5 2 5 USB Ports The four USB ports on the rear panel type A allow you to connect devices like key boards mouses or memory sticks The male USB connector type B allows you to connect the R S ESW to a computer and establish a remote control connection for example All USB connectors support standard 2 0 5 2 6 IF Video Demod Output The two female BNC connectors can be used for various outputs Output...

Page 55: ...e designated pin assignment A short circuit can damage the port 5 2 9 GPIB Interface The GPIB interface is in compliance with IEEE488 and SCPI A computer for remote control can be connected via this interface To set up the connection a shielded cable is recommended For more details refer to Setting Up Remote Control in the User Manual 5 2 10 External Generator Control Optional The optional Externa...

Page 56: ... nected to this instrument Various connectors are provided for different reference signals Connector Reference signal Usage REF INPUT 1 20 MHz 0 10 dBm To provide an external reference signal on the R S ESW REF OUTPUT 1 20 MHz 0 10 dBm To provide the same external reference signal received by the REF INPUT 1 20 MHz connector to another device when available REF OUTPUT 10 MHz 10 dBm To provide the ...

Page 57: ... Understanding the Display Information The following image shows the default display layout in the receiver application All dif ferent information areas are labeled They are explained in more detail in the following sections 1 2 3 4 5 1 Channel bar shows firmware and measurement settings 2 Window title bar shows diagram specific trace information 3 Diagram area contains the measurement results and...

Page 58: ...simply select the corresponding tab If many tabs are open you can also select the tab selection list icon at the right end of the channel bar and select the channel you want to see MultiView tab An additional tab labeled MultiView provides an overview of all active channels at a glance In the MultiView tab each individual window contains its own channel bar with an additional button Tap this butto...

Page 59: ...me For a scan count 1 the measurement time is the sum of all single measurements Preamp lifier Currently selected preamplifier state PS Current state of the preselector Step Currently selected scan type and frequency step mode LIN Stepped scan with linear frequency steps The frequency step size is a fix value in Hz LOG Stepped scan with logarithmic fre quency steps The frequency step size is a per...

Page 60: ...c settings A green bullet indicates that this setting is valid and the measurement is correct A red bullet indicates an invalid setting that does not pro vide useful results 6 1 2 Window Title Bar Each channel in the R S ESW display can contain several windows Each window can display either a graph or a table as a result of the channel measurement Which type of result evaluation is displayed in wh...

Page 61: ...the correction values of active transducer factors Norm NCor Correction data is not used 6 1 3 Marker Information Marker information is provided either in the diagram grid or in a separate marker table depending on the configuration Marker information in diagram grid Within the diagram grid the x axis and y axis positions of the last 2 markers or delta markers that were set are displayed if availa...

Page 62: ...n and the result display Label Information CF Center frequency Span Frequency span frequency domain display ms Time per division time domain display Pts Number of measurement points or rounded number of currently displayed points in zoom mode Start Start frequency of the scan Stop Stop frequency of the scan 6 1 5 Instrument and Status Information Global instrument settings and functions such as LX...

Page 63: ...he measurement currently being performed by a sequencer for example Date and time The date and time settings of the instrument are displayed in the status bar Selecting the date and time icon opens a dialog box to configure the date and time Error messages and warnings If errors or irregularities are detected a keyword and an error message if available are displayed in the status bar Knob configur...

Page 64: ...nded command For more information see the R S ESW User Manual When you select the error message bar or status message bar the R S ESW shows a list of all current errors or status messages In the error message bar you can select one of the error messages to open a dialog box that can help you to remedy the error Refer to the table below for information about which error message opens which dialog b...

Page 65: ...are version is out of date and does not support the currently installed hard ware Until the firmware version is updated this error message is displayed and self alignment fails Selecting the Wrong_FW error message opens a dialog box to manage firmware and options 6 2 Accessing Functions All tasks necessary to operate the instrument can be performed using the user inter face Apart from instrument s...

Page 66: ...Recall menu Store stores data on the instrument or an external device Save Recall menu Print defines print settings Print menu Report Generator opens the softkey menu to configure a report Undo reverts last operation Redo repeats previously reverted operation Select the cursor can be used to select and move elements in the display mark ers lines etc Zoom mode displays a dotted rectangle in the dia...

Page 67: ...otary knob Only applies to the frequency You can still change other parameters with the rotary knob Print immediately prints the current display screenshot as configured In SmartGrid mode only Close Exit SmartGrid mode 6 2 2 Softkeys Softkeys are virtual keys provided by the software Thus more functions can be provi ded than those that can be accessed directly via the function keys on the instrume...

Page 68: ...arkers traces or the channel bar If you right click on one of these items or tap it for about 1 second a menu is displayed which contains the same functions as the corresponding softkey This is useful for example when the softkey display is hidden 6 2 4 On screen Keyboard The on screen keyboard is an additional means of interacting with the instrument with out having to connect an external keyboar...

Page 69: ...t on the touchscreen Alternatively use the Tab key on the on screen keyboard or the rotary knob to move the focus from one element to the next on the display To move the focus between any displayed diagrams or tables in a window press the Change focus key on the front panel The focus moves from the diagram to the first table to the next table etc and then back to the diagram within the same window...

Page 70: ... Numeric Parameters If a field requires numeric input the keypad provides only numbers 1 Enter the parameter value using the keypad or change the currently used parame ter value by using the rotary knob small steps or the UP or DOWN keys large steps 2 After entering the numeric value via keypad press the corresponding unit key The unit is added to the entry 3 If the parameter does not require a un...

Page 71: ... the series starts with the first value again For information on the series refer to Table 6 4 5 To change from capital to small letters and vice versa press the sign key 6 When you have chosen the desired value wait for 2 seconds to use the same key again or start the next entry by pressing another key To enter a blank Press the Space bar or press the 0 key and wait 2 seconds To correct an entry ...

Page 72: ...on method the results are displayed in a separate window in the tab The R S ESW allows you to configure the display to suit your specific requirements and optimize analysis 6 5 1 Activating and Deactivating Channels When you activate an application a new measurement channel is created which deter mines the measurement settings for that application The same application can be acti vated with differ...

Page 73: ...ment CREate NEW on page 436 INSTrument CREate DUPLicate on page 436 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 Remote command INSTrument CREate REPLace on page...

Page 74: ...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 pos sibly changing the layout of the other windows as well All evaluation methods available for the currently selected measurement are dis played as icons in the evaluation bar If the evaluation bar contains more ico...

Page 75: ...icon were dropped at the current position The frames indicate the possible destinations of the new window with respect to the existing windows above below right left or replacement as illustrated in Figure 6 2 If an existing win dow would be replaced the drop area is highlighted in a darker color shade Positioning the window The screen can be divided into up to four rows Each row can be split into...

Page 76: ...e display of the remain ing windows 6 5 2 2 How to Activate SmartGrid Mode All display configuration actions are only possible in SmartGrid mode In SmartGrid mode the evaluation bar replaces the current softkey menu display When the Smart Grid mode is deactivated again the previous softkey menu display is restored To activate SmartGrid mode do one of the following Select the SmartGrid icon from th...

Page 77: ...een the icons and move it up or down until the required icon appears 3 Drag the required icon from the evaluation bar to the SmartGrid which is displayed in the diagram area and drop it at the required position See Chapter 6 5 2 5 How to Arrange the Result Windows on page 77 for more information on posi tioning the window Remote command LAYout ADD WINDow on page 518 LAYout WINDow n ADD on page 522...

Page 78: ... Delete and Move icons are displayed in each window 5 To close a window select the corresponding Delete icon Remote command LAYout REPLace WINDow on page 520 LAYout WINDow n REPLace on page 523 6 5 3 Changing the Size of Windows Each channel tab may contain several windows to evaluate the measurement results using different methods A splitter allows you to change the size of neighboring win dows T...

Page 79: ...he Display The display can be optimized for your individual needs The following display functions are available and are described in detail in Chapter 13 2 Display Settings on page 305 and Chapter 11 1 Result Display Configuration on page 190 Displaying a simulation of the entire front panel of the instrument on the screen Front Panel Displaying the main function hardkeys in a separate window on t...

Page 80: ...dialog boxes e g File Properties Print dialog etc no context sensitive help is available To display a help topic for a screen element not currently focused a Select the Help pointer icon on the toolbar The pointer changes its shape to a and an arrow b Select the screen element to change the focus A topic containing information about the selected now focused screen element is displayed 6 6 2 Using ...

Page 81: ...try field 3 Enter the string you want to find If you enter several strings with blanks between topics containing all words are found same as AND operator For advanced search consider the following To find a defined string of several words enclose it in quotation marks For example a search for trigger qualification finds all topics with exactly trigger qualification A search for trigger qualificati...

Page 82: ...nd remote control of the R S ESW without additional installation requirements For details see Chapter 4 2 3 Login on page 28 Via the LXI browser interface to the R S ESW you can control the instrument remotely from another PC Manual instrument controls are available via the front panel simula tion File upload and download between the instrument and the remote PC is also available Using this featur...

Page 83: ... the R S ESW via the GPIB interface to send remote com mands to control and operate the instrument You can configure the GPIB address and the ID response string The GPIB language is set as SCPI by default but can be changed to emulate other instruments A GPIB interface is integrated on the rear panel of the instrument Remote Control ...

Page 84: ...nt System Messages messages on any errors that may have occurred An xml file with information on the system configuration Device Footprint can be created automatically using the DIAGnostic SERVice SINFo command or as described in To collect the support information on page 84 Error Log The RSError log file in the C Program Files x86 Rohde Schwarz ESW version log directory contains a chronological r...

Page 85: ...name and select Save Collect the error information and attach it to an email in which you describe the prob lem Send the email to the customer support address for your region as listed on the Internet http www customersupport rohde schwarz com Packing and transporting the instrument If the instrument needs to be transported or shipped observe the notes described in Chapter 4 1 1 Unpacking and Chec...

Page 86: ...plication for the first time a set of selected parameters is passed on from the current application to the other one for example the measurement frequency or the attenuation Thus you can switch between applications quickly and easily You can also define a fix set of parameters that are synchronized between applica tions For more information see Chapter 13 7 Synchronizing Measurement Channel Config...

Page 87: ... are available as an evaluation method for the Display Configu ration not by creating a new channel Spectrograms are configured and activated in the Trace settings See Chapter 11 3 1 3 Working with Spectrograms on page 204 for details Receiver 87 CISPR APD 88 Spectrum 88 I Q Analyzer 88 Analog Demodulation 88 Real Time Spectrum 88 Receiver The Receiver application provides measurement functions to...

Page 88: ...ignal This applica tion is used in the initial configuration For details refer to the Spectrum Analyzer User Manual Remote command INST SEL SAN see INSTrument SELect on page 438 I Q Analyzer The I Q Analyzer application provides measurement and display functions for I Q data For details see the I Q Analyzer User Manual Remote command INST SEL IQ see INSTrument SELect on page 438 Analog Demodulatio...

Page 89: ... define a different channel name by selecting double click the corresponding label In remote control the name of the measurement channel can also be changed For details and an overview of default names see INSTrument LIST on page 437 Switching between applications When you enter a new application a set of parameters is passed on from the current application to the new one for example the measureme...

Page 90: ...dentical measurement settings is started The name of the new channel is the same as the copied channel extended by a consecutive number e g Spectrum Spectrum 2 Remote command INSTrument CREate DUPLicate on page 436 8 4 Running a Sequence of Measurements Only one measurement can be performed at any time namely the one in the currently active channel However in order to perform the configured measur...

Page 91: ...ormed Sequential operation itself is independent of the currently dis played tab Sequencer modes Three different Sequencer modes are available Single Sequence Similar to single sweep mode each measurement is performed once until all mea surements in all defined Channel s have been performed Continuous Sequence Similar to continuous sweep mode the measurements in each defined Channel are performed ...

Page 92: ...Sequence the following sweeps will be performed 5x Spectrum 6x Spectrum 2 2 x Spectrum 3 7x IQ Analyzer 5x Spectrum 6x Spectrum 2 2 x Spectrum 3 7x IQ Analyzer For Channel defined Sequence the following sweeps will be performed 5x Spectrum 6x Spectrum 2 2 x Spectrum 3 7x IQ Analyzer 5x Spectrum 2 x Spectrum 3 5x Spectrum 2 x Spectrum 3 RUN SINGLE RUN CONT and Single Sweep Sweep Continuous keys Whi...

Page 93: ...r mode is started immediately Remote command SYSTem SEQuencer on page 444 INITiate SEQuencer IMMediate on page 444 INITiate SEQuencer ABORt on page 443 Sequencer Mode Defines how often which measurements are performed The currently selected mode softkey is highlighted blue During an active Sequencer process the selected mode softkey is highlighted orange Single Sequence Each measurement is perform...

Page 94: ...ments configured in the currently active channels are performed one after the other in the order of the tabs until the Sequencer is stopped The result displays in the individual channels are updated as the measurements are performed To stop the Sequencer To stop the Sequencer temporarily press the highlighted RUN SINGLE or RUN CONT key not for a channel defined sequence To continue the Sequencer p...

Page 95: ...s repeated until you deliberately stop it The duration of each individual measurement cycle for example a single bargraph measurement depends on the measurement time you have set for the measurement in question After each measurement cycle the data of the previous cycle is overwrit ten and replaced by the new data Exception When you are using a max or min hold function the application keeps the hi...

Page 96: ...also stops when the scan stops but it can consist of several new lines in the spectrogram depending on the configuration To start a single scan press either the RUN SINGLE key on the front panel or the Single Scan softkey in the Sweep menu To start a single bargraph measurement press the Single Bargraph softkey in the Sweep menu Note Pressing the RUN SINGLE key again interrupts the scan see Chapte...

Page 97: ...inal measurements are not available Tip Performing a continuous sequence with a single bargraph or scan measurement resets max hold values every time the sequencer starts a measurement in that receiver channel To keep max hold values use continuous measurements in the channel To select the measurement to include in a sequence select SWEEP Sequencer until the required measurement is highlighted blu...

Page 98: ... fac tors Meaning of small vertical lines in the bargraph Depending on the configuration the following small vertical lines can appear in the bar graph A small vertical line with the same color as the bargraph shows the highest value that has been measured on the currently selected frequency A small red vertical line with an SQ label shows the squelch level that you have defined for audio output o...

Page 99: ... measured at frequency different to the current receiver frequency The Bargraph dialog box contains a preview of the measurement and all settings that you can apply to the bargraph Bargraph configuration When you are performing a scan that is not based on a scan table the R S ESW applies the bargraph settings detector measurement time etc to the scan The remote commands required to configure the b...

Page 100: ...ured for each active bargraph detector including the frequency where it was measured Note The little vertical line displayed in the bargraph does not represent the max hold value Instead it shows the highest level that has been measured for the current receiver frequency You can reset the max hold bargraph with the Reset Max Hold button After you have reset the max hold bargraph it starts collecti...

Page 101: ...or if the scan is not based on a scan table Current parameters the bandwidth of the bargraph The R S ESW supports a selected set of resolution bandwidths If you enter a number that is not supported the R S ESW rounds the value up to next available bandwidth More information Remote command Bargraph SENSe BANDwidth RESolution VALue on page 511 Scan table SENSe SCAN sr BANDwidth RESolution on page 45...

Page 102: ...the Measurement Bandwidth 102 Calculating the Number of Measurement Points 103 Line Impedance Stabilization Network LISN Control 105 Overview of Receiver Measurements 107 9 3 1 1 Selecting the Measurement Bandwidth The measurement bandwidth corresponds to the bandwidth of the resolution filter The RF signal is evaluated and displayed according to the bandpass characteristics of the resolution filt...

Page 103: ...erent signal are considered in the measurement and distort the results The displayed noise increases For small measurement bandwidths the measurement time increases Bandwidths and detectors If you use the Quasipeak CISPR Average or RMS Average detector the R S ESW by default couples the resolution bandwidth to the receiver frequency If you need a different bandwidth you can decouple the bandwidth ...

Page 104: ...ncy step size depends on the measurement bandwidth Example Consider the following scan configuration Start frequency 150 kHz Stop frequency 1 MHz Measurement bandwidth 1 kHz The measurement bandwidth of 1 kHz results in a frequency step size of 400 Hz In that case the number of measurement points in this example would be about 2100 Scans with a scan table The frequency step size is either determin...

Page 105: ... a particular LISN Type you can also select the Phase that you want to test for interference Control of a LISN and its phases is possible during scans and during the final mea surement You can control all available LISN phases as required and independently from each other If you select more than one phase the R S ESW measures all phase combinations and determines the maximum value Table 9 1 Suppor...

Page 106: ... N 14 15 L L 15 18 18 12 12 13 5 V 5 V 13 R S Receiver Pin ENV216 Pin Filter PE fl DGND PE flo DGND Adapter Pin 9 pol 25 pol 2 6 3 8 1 Figure 9 5 Connection from R S ESW to R S ESH216 14 N N 14 15 L1 L1 15 16 16 17 17 12 GND GND 12 13 5 V 5 V 13 L2 L3 L2 L3 Filter ENV4200 ENV432 Pin 2 6 7 4 8 1 Adapter Pin 9 pol 25 pol R S Receiver Pin Figure 9 6 Connection from R S ESW to R S ENV4200 or R S ENV43...

Page 107: ... The scanned frequency range is defined by the start and stop frequency set independ ently of the scan table A scan table can thus be defined for each measurement task You can either perform a continuous scan or a single scan A single scan stops when it reaches the stop frequency A continuous scan repeats the scan until you interrupt or abort it deliberately The maximal number of measured frequenc...

Page 108: ...ing peak list then is used for the final measurement where only the frequencies in the peak list are measured with the required detector If the scan uses the detector stipulated by the specifications the peak list already pro vides the final measurement data Data Reduction using the Peak List EMI measurements may take some time because the time constants of up to 160 ms prescribed by the standard ...

Page 109: ...ly for the two detectors so that the distribu tion of narrowband and wideband sources of interference can be taken into account For example the frequency of the maximum determined with the average detector can be used for the final measurement performed with the CISPR Avg detector and the fre quency found in the prescan carried out with the peak detector is taken for the final measurement using th...

Page 110: ...asurement can be interrupted or aborted or the measurement mode can be switched to interactive Measurement settings can not be changed The advantage is that the measurement runs on its own Control of the final measurement is possible in interactive final measurement mode In interactive final measurement mode the R S ESW stops on each frequency of the peak list If required the frequency can be fine...

Page 111: ...t of the selected detector for the bargraph measurement e g average or quasi peak A maximum of three traces can be displayed in parallel The display mode Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold Average View or Blank may be selected independent for each trace The displayed level values do have the full accuracy of the instrument only at the cen ter frequency At all other frequencies the level is typically lo...

Page 112: ...est sequence It stops the test sequence at the point you have defined either after the scan the peak search or the final measurement Note If you start the test sequence with the RUN CONT key the R S ESW starts a continuous scan The test sequence is resumed only when you stop the scan deliberately Starting an independent peak search Press the button The R S ESW starts a peak search on the current t...

Page 113: ...urement bandwidth Scan Type TDomain Fixed frequency scan Measurement on a single frequency and display of the results in the time domain This mode is designed for measurements where the signal has to be monitored over time for example click rate analysis Fixed Frequency On When you turn on fixed frequency scans scans in the frequency domain are not available Remote command SENSe FREQuency MODE on ...

Page 114: ... favor of a high dynamic range regardless of the detector you are using Remote command SENSe FREQuency TDOPtim on page 454 9 3 3 Performing a Scan Designing a Scan Table 114 Interrupting a Scan 115 Configuring the Scan Table 116 9 3 3 1 Designing a Scan Table The scan table is a tool that reduces the effort of performing a scan It divides a given frequency range into smaller portions In that way y...

Page 115: ...sted Gaps between ranges are not considered in the scan 9 3 3 2 Interrupting a Scan Access RUN SGL RUN CONT Hold Scan The R S ESW allows you to hold a scan any time with the Hold Scan feature If you hold it the scan is interrupted immediately When held you can change settings that have a direct effect on the scan for example the frequency When you are finished changing the configuration you have s...

Page 116: ...wo scan ranges with a typical configuration for these frequency ranges Figure 9 10 Overview of the Scan Table The remote commands required to design a scan table are described in Chap ter 15 5 6 Scan Table Configuration on page 454 Functions in the Scan Table dialog box described elsewhere Scan Type Filter Type Adding and removing scan ranges 117 Defining a frequency range for the scan 117 Adjusti...

Page 117: ...can Stop define the global fre quency range considered during a scan The minimum and maximum frequencies supported by the R S ESW depend on the instrument model and are defined in the datasheet Note Make sure that all scan ranges are within the global frequency range Frequen cies outside the global frequency range will not be considered in the measurement Remote command Start frequency SENSe FREQu...

Page 118: ...he measurement progress Dark green Indicates that the scan of the corresponding scan range is done Light green Indicates that the scan of the corresponding scan range is currently in pro gress If you interrupt the scan the bar remains light green The bar of the last scan range also remains light green when the scan is done completely The bar contains the names of the corresponding scan ranges as d...

Page 119: ...measurement is performed every x Hz Example a step size of 4 kHz and a start frequency of 100 kHz does a measure ment at 100 kHz 104 kHz 108 kHz etc When you have selected the logarithmic step mode the step size is a value in the next measurement frequency is a percentage of the last frequency Example a step size of 10 and a start frequency of 100 kHz does a measure ment at 100 kHz 110 kHz 121 kHz...

Page 120: ... on the measurement time of the bargraph Remote command Bargraph SENSe SWEep TIME on page 452 Scan table SENSe SCAN sr TIME on page 461 Final measurement SENSe FMEasurement TIME on page 473 Fixed frequency scan SENSe SCAN sr TDOMain on page 453 CISPR APD SENSe SWEep TIME on page 452 Auto Range Configuring scan ranges Turns automatic configuration of the attenuation and gain on and off When you tur...

Page 121: ...asing Measurement Sensitiv ity or Avoiding an Input Mixer Overload on page 169 The auto ranging feature in the receiver remains active even if you change the attenua tion and preamplifier properties in other measurement channels and then return to the receiver application The R S ESW also allows you to determine the best attenuation automatically In the receiver application turn on the Auto Rangin...

Page 122: ...mplifier State global INPut ip GAIN STATe on page 509 State scan range SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN STATe on page 458 Mode global INPut ip GAIN AUTO on page 508 Mode scan range SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN AUTO on page 457 Low noise preamplifier State global INPut ip GAIN LNA STATe on page 509 State scan range SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN LNA STATe on page 458 Mode global INPut ip GAIN LNA AUTO on page 509 Mo...

Page 123: ...herent noise Limit lines not mandatory The signal level must be above the limit line fail the limit check to be considered as a peak Limit margin only if a limit line is active The level margin defines the distance relative to a limit line that a signal may at most have so that it will be identified as a peak Figure 9 11 Peak definition 1 Limit line 2 Peak excursion 3 Limit margin Thus a potential...

Page 124: ...he size of the peak list is variable The peak list can contain up to 500 entries fre quencies By default the peak search adds peaks until the maximum size of the peak list has been reached and regardless of the distribution of the peaks If there are more peaks than the size of the peak list allows for the R S ESW removes the frequencies with the smallest signal levels If there are fewer peaks than...

Page 125: ...d Selects the peak search mode More information Peaks Looks for a particular number of peaks over the complete scan range Subranges Divides the scan range into smaller equidistant subranges and looks for a particular number of peaks in each subrange Remote command CALCulate n PEAKsearch METHod on page 465 Controlling the size of the peak list Defines the number of peaks that are transferred to the...

Page 126: ...ed as a peak Note a limit line margin defined for the limit line itself see Margin is ignored for a peak search For more information see Defining peak characteristics or When is a peak a peak on page 123 Remote command Peak excursion CALCulate n MARKer m PEXCursion on page 463 Margin CALCulate n PEAKsearch MARGin on page 465 Selecting a limit line Selects one or more limit lines to evaluate for a ...

Page 127: ...represents a trace and shows the limit lines that are assigned to that trace In the screenshot above for example the limit line named Another One is active and assigned to Trace 1 The main table shows the following information for each peak in the peak list The size of the table depends on the number of peaks that have been found Trace Detector Shows the number of the trace and the detector used f...

Page 128: ...requency Note that the frequency has to be in the displayed frequency range Deleting a frequency To remove a peak from the peak list select the corresponding peak list row and delete it with the Delete Peak Entry button Alternatively use the button in the peak list itself You can also delete the complete peak list with the Clear All Entries button Remote command Add frequency CALCulate n PEAKsearc...

Page 129: ...age 224 By default decimal places are separated by a point in the exported list If necessary you can use a comma instead of a point as the decimal separator Remote command Peak list of the scan MMEMory STORe PLISt on page 467 Peak list of the final measurement MMEMory STORe FINal on page 467 Decimal separator FORMat DEXPort DSEParator on page 581 Displaying peaks as symbols Turns the labels on the...

Page 130: ...u are using a scan table in the test sequence the final measurement is based on the contents of the scan table When the scan table has been turned off the final measurement is based on the current bargraph configuration Automatic vs interactive final measurements The R S ESW provides two methods to run a final measurement an automatic final measurement and an interactive one An automatic final mea...

Page 131: ...d result for the current frequency Writes the highest level that was measured for that frequency during the scan to the final peak list without performing a final measurement Stop the final measurement Perform a measurement on the current frequency 4 When the final measurement for the current frequency is done the R S ESW replaces the scan result in the peak list with the result of the final measu...

Page 132: ...r subsequent traces For more information see Chapter 11 3 1 2 Analyzing Several Traces Trace Mode on page 203 Clear Write Displays the level that has been measured last at each trace point The old trace is overwritten Max Hold Displays and saves the highest level that has been measured over several measurements at each trace point Min Hold Displays and saves the lowest level that has been measured...

Page 133: ...elects the Max or Positive Peak detector Min Peak Selects the Max or Positive Peak detector RMS Selects the RMS detector Average Selects the Average detector Quasipeak Selects the Quasipeak detector CISPR Aver age Selects the CISPR Average detector RMS Aver age Selects the RMS Average detector None Ignores the corresponding trace during the final measurement Available for the final measurement Rem...

Page 134: ...via the Final Meas result display More information Select the SmartGrid icon and start the Final Meas result display The remote commands required to manage final results are described in Chap ter 15 5 9 Final Measurement and Trace Configuration on page 472 and Chap ter 15 5 10 Final Results on page 475 Reading the peak list The table at the top of the dialog contains information when you measure w...

Page 135: ... distance of the peak to the nearest limit line that has been assigned to the corresponding trace The distance is a value in dB Available if you are using limit lines Comment Allows you to add a comment to each result as required 9 3 6 Configuring Line Impedance Stabilization Networks LISN Access Overview Test Automation LISN The R S ESW supports several LISN models and provides functionality to c...

Page 136: ...works as follows You can measure more than one phase in a single measurement N L1 L2 and or L3 Instead of selecting the phase in the Phase column of the dialog select the pha ses you want to measure in the Scan or the Final Test column On considers the phase in the measurement Off ignores the phase in the measurement If you are measuring more than one phase the R S ESW performs a measure ment for ...

Page 137: ... the cumulative distribution of the probability of time that the amplitude of disturbance exceeds a specified level CISPR 16 1 1 Amendment 1 2005 So basically the mea surement determines the likelihood that a disturbance is above a specified level at a particular frequency the measurement is usually performed on a fixed frequency The amplitude of the disturbance is expressed in terms of the corres...

Page 138: ...ectrum application Refer to the documentation of the spectrum application for a detailed description of these parameters including remote commands Amplitude settings are similar to those in the spectrum application Refer to the documentation of the spectrum application for a detailed description of these parameters including remote commands Scale settings are similar to those of the APD measuremen...

Page 139: ...e in the CISPR APD application Input source settings are similar to those in the receiver application See Chapter 10 6 1 Configuring the Input on page 148 for a detailed description of these parameters including remote commands External generator settings optional are similar to those available in the spectrum application Refer to the documentation of the spectrum application for a detailed descri...

Page 140: ...larly and change these settings without using the user interface Each knob can carry several different functions Basically the knobs work like the rotary knob When you have selected the Attenua tion parameter for example turning the rotary knob changes the attenuation by a cer tain amount The same is possible with the fast access knobs when you assign the attenuation to one of the knobs you can ch...

Page 141: ...e first time each knob carries a predefined function These predefined functions differ depending on the application you are using For example in the receiver application one knob changes the attenuation and the other changes the measurement bandwidth However you can substitute these prede fined functions So basically the fast access knobs do not carry a specific function If you want to have access...

Page 142: ...ions for Horizontal Line and Vertical Line and thus refer to display lines 4 Save the configuration to a file and restore it later on File Explorer Instead of using the file manager of the R S ESW firmware you can also use the Microsoft Windows File Explorer to manage files Selecting a knob function By default the first function blue dot on the interface to configure knobs is the active one 1 Push...

Page 143: ...at proce dure Plus almost the whole time the result displays are blocked by a dialog box 5 Example Steps necessary to change the attenuation when you have assigned that parameter to the fast access panel 1 Add the fast access panel to the user interface 2 Use the cursor keys in the panel to increase or decrease the attenuation When you want to change the attenuation again simply hit the Up or Down...

Page 144: ...dditional function to the panel select one of the parameters in the left menu and move it to the right menu with the right arrow key Alternatively you can move items via drag drop When you add a function to the knobs the setting is added to the fast access panel 3 To remove a function from the panel select one of the parameters in the right menu and move it to the left menu with the left arrow key...

Page 145: ... terns by changing the state of the indivdiual ports Port x An active port shows a green LED When you configure the user port as an input you can read out the user port con figuration The value is displayed in the panel Individual port selection becomes unavailable For more information about the pin assignment of the user port see Chapter 5 2 8 AUX Port on page 55 For more information about the pi...

Page 146: ...nd TEXT on page 604 Clear notes display DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w NOTes CLEar on page 605 10 5 Configuration Overview Throughout the measurement channel configuration an overview of the most important currently defined settings is provided in the configuration Overview The configuration overview is displayed when you select the Overview softkey which is available at the bottom of all softkey me...

Page 147: ...nstrument to its default values and thus closes all channels on the R S ESW except for the default channel See Preset Mode on page 339 Remote command SYSTem PRESet CHANnel EXEC on page 593 Specific Settings for The channel may contain several windows for different results Thus the settings indi cated in the Overview and configured in the dialog boxes vary depending on the selected window Select an...

Page 148: ...F Input connector on the front panel of the R S ESW In the Receiver application this is the only available input source Functions in the Input dialog box described elsewhere Input Selection on page 122 Input Coupling 148 Impedance 149 Pulse Limiter 149 Input Coupling The RF input of the R S ESW can be coupled by alternating current AC or direct cur rent DC Note that the Input Coupling feature is o...

Page 149: ...t ip IMPedance on page 485 Pulse Limiter The pulse limiter available for the second RF input is a protection mechanism against high level pulses or signals which can damage the input mixer When you turn on the pulse limiter the attenuation is always at least 10 dB Attenua tion smaller than 10 dB is only available when you turn off the pulse limiter Remote command INPut ip ATTenuation LIMiter STATe...

Page 150: ...er and is fed into the input mixer directly You can still use the optional low noise preamplifier however Note that in the receiver application the preselector is always turned on Remote command INPut ip PRESelection STATe on page 487 Preselector Filter Settings Selects the filter of the preselector Most preselector filters are applied automatically during the measurement However you can control t...

Page 151: ...Input External Generator The optional external generator control allows you to control the signal output of vari ous signal generators for example for bargraph measurements or stepped scans Note that the tracking generator settings have no effect for time domain scans Basics on External Generator Control 151 External Generator Control Settings 159 10 6 3 1 Basics on External Generator Control Some...

Page 152: ...onnection is illustrated using an R S SMU generator for example R S SMU rear Analyzer rear BNC Trigger BNC Blank Figure 10 1 TTL connection for an R S SMU generator In Figure 10 2 the connection for an R S SMW is shown Signal generator rear panel Signal analyzer rear panel BNC Blank BNC Trigger Figure 10 2 TTL connection for an R S SMW generator The external generator can be used to calibrate the ...

Page 153: ...the R S ESW External reference frequency In order to enhance measurement accuracy a common reference frequency should be used for both the R S ESW and the generator If no independent 10 MHz reference frequency is available it is recommended that you connect the reference output of the generator with the reference input of the R S ESW and that you enable usage of the external reference on the R S E...

Page 154: ...7 GHz SMR27B11 3 X 2 GHz SMB100A2 X 30 GHz SMR30 X 20 GHz SMB100A20 X 30 GHz SMR30B11 3 X 3 GHz SMB100A3 X 40 GHz SMR40 X 40 GHz SMB100A40 X 40 GHz SMR40B11 3 X SMB100B 1 GHz SMB100B1 X 50 GHz SMR50 X 3 GHz SMB100B3 X 50 GHz SMR50B11 3 X 6 GHz SMB100B6 X 60 GHz SMR60 X SMBV100A 3 GHz SMBV100A3 X 60 GHz SMR60B11 3 X 6 GHz SMBV100A6 X SMT 2 GHz SMT02 SMBV100B 3 GHz SMBV100B3 X 3 GHz SMT03 6 GHz SMBV...

Page 155: ...e version V1 10 x or higher on the signal generator 3 Requires the option SMR B11 on the signal generator 4 Requires firmware version V3 20 200 or higher on the signal generator Generator Setup Files For each signal generator type to be controlled by the R S ESW a generator setup file must be configured and stored on the R S ESW The setup file defines the frequency and power ranges supported by th...

Page 156: ...set for FAnalyzer for example for frequency converting measure ments or harmonics measurements The value range for the offset depends on the selected generator The default setting is 0 Hz Offsets other than 0 Hz are indicated by the FRQ label in the channel bar see also Displayed Information and Errors on page 158 Swept frequency range The FAnalyzer values for a swept measurement start with the st...

Page 157: ...ent rates because the frequency stepping of the R S ESW is directly coupled with the frequency stepping of the generator Reverse sweep The frequency offset for automatic coupling can be used to sweep in the reverse direc tion To do so define a negative offset in the external generator measurement configu ration Note that the frequency is defined as the unsigned value of the equation thus a negativ...

Page 158: ...andshake Error Ext Generator TCPIP Handshake Error Ext Generator TTL Handshake Error Connection to the generator is not possible e g due to a cable damage or loose connection or wrong address Ext Generator Limits Exceeded The allowed frequency or power ranges for the generator were exceeded Reverse Sweep via min Ext Generator Fre quency Reverse sweep is performed frequencies are reduced to the min...

Page 159: ...attenuation in the Amplitude menu Attenuation on page 121 10 6 3 2 External Generator Control Settings Access INPUT OUPUT External Generator Config The External Generator settings are available if the R S ESW External Generator Control option is installed For each measurement channel you can configure one external generator To switch between different configurations define multiple mea surement ch...

Page 160: ...t rates because the frequency stepping of the R S ESW is directly coupled with the frequency stepping of the generator For more information on TTL synchronization see TTL synchronization on page 156 For an overview of which generators support TTL synchronization see Overview of Supported Generators on page 154 Remote command SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice GENerator gen LINK on page 492 GPIB Address TC...

Page 161: ... Min Level Max For reference only Lower and upper power limit for the generator Measurement Settings Access Overview Input External Generator Measurement Configuration Source State 161 Source Power 161 Source Offset 162 Source Frequency Coupling 162 Manual Source Frequency 162 Automatic Source Frequency Numerator Denominator Offset 162 Result Frequency Start 163 Result Frequency Stop 163 Bargraph ...

Page 162: ...ined span of the R S ESW unless limited by the range of the signal generator Manual The generator uses a single fixed frequency defined by Manual Source Frequency which is displayed when you select Manual cou pling Remote command SOURce si EXTernal gen FREQuency COUPling STATe on page 488 Manual Source Frequency Defines the fixed frequency to be used by the generator Remote command SOURce si EXTer...

Page 163: ... For reference only The stop frequency for the generator calculated from the config ured generator frequency and the stop value defined for the R S ESW Bargraph Frequency For reference only The current receiver frequency that the R S ESW is tuned to and that the bargraph evaluates zero span frequency 10 6 4 Configuring Outputs IF Video Demodulation Access Overview Output Output Config The R S ESW ...

Page 164: ...figure each channel separately Remote command OUTPut ou LINK on page 499 Selecting the output type Selects the type of analog signal you want to output IF Output Outputs the IF signal see Configuring the output of the IF signal on page 164 for available settings Unavailable for audio output Video Outputs the video signal see Configuring the output of the Video signal on page 165 for available sett...

Page 165: ...e or more of the following output characteristics IF Output Frequency Controlling and configuring the output Defines the output frequency of the IF signal The range is RBW 2 to 240 MHz RBW 2 Remote command OUTPut ou IF IFFRequency on page 496 Coupling Controlling and configuring the output Selects the type of current that is transferred at the output Available for linear signal output AC Coupling ...

Page 166: ...g audio output over the headphone jack for demodulated AM or FM signals with the Squelch feature When you turn on this feature you can define a Threshold in below which the sig nal is not demodulated and thus not audible The squelch level is indicated by a red line in the diagram Remote command SENSe DEMod SQUelch STATe on page 499 SENSe DEMod SQUelch LEVel on page 499 Scale Controlling and config...

Page 167: ...figuring Line Impedance Stabilization Networks LISN on page 135 10 6 6 Configuring Additional Outputs Access Overview Output Additional Outputs The R S ESW provides additional outputs that you can use for various tasks The remote commands required to configure the outputs are described in Chap ter 15 6 2 2 Additional Output on page 501 Providing output for LISN control is described in Chapter 9 3 ...

Page 168: ...put Type Trigger 2 3 Type of signal to be sent to the output Device Trig gered Default Sends a trigger when the R S ESW triggers Trigger Armed Sends a high level trigger when the R S ESW is in Ready for trig ger state This state is indicated by a status bit in the STATus OPERation reg ister bit 5 as well as by a low level signal at the AUX port pin 9 User Defined Sends a trigger when you select th...

Page 169: ... tp PULSe IMMediate on page 502 10 7 Amplitude and Vertical Axis Configuration In the Receiver application measurement results usually consist of the measured sig nal levels amplitudes displayed on the vertical y axis for the determined frequency spectrum or for the measurement time horizontal x axis The settings for the vertical axis regarding amplitude and scaling are described here Increasing M...

Page 170: ...tion on the allowed maximum pulse energy The signal level at the input mixer is calculated as follows Mixer Level Input Level attenuation gain RF input protection The R S ESW is equipped with an overload protection mechanism This mechanism becomes active as soon as the signal level at the input mixer exceeds the specified limit It ensures that the connection between RF input and input mixer is cut...

Page 171: ... attenuation For further protection of the input mixer the R S ESW does not allow you to select attenuation levels of less than 10 dB unless you explicitly turn on this feature 10 dB Minimum Attenuation Risk of damage to the input mixer Do not apply a 0 dB attenuation when you measure unknown signals or RFI volt age in combination with an artificial network LISN During phase switching such test se...

Page 172: ... S ESW consists of several filters which are automatically applied during measurements The filter that is used depends on the frequency that is currently measured You can see the list of filters and the progress in the Preselector result display The currently applied filter is indicated by a green LED filters that are outside the scan range are ignored Figure 10 5 Preselector result display The gr...

Page 173: ...48 Impedance on page 149 10 dB Minimum Attenuation 173 Unit 174 dBx MHz 174 10 dB Minimum Attenuation Turns the availability of attenuation levels of less than 10 dB on and off When you turn on this feature the attenuation is always at least 10 dB This minimum attenuation protects the input mixer and avoids accidental setting of 0 dB especially if you measure EUTs with high RFI voltage When you tu...

Page 174: ...following units to 1 MHz Unit Relative unit dBµV dBµV MHz dBµV m dBµV mMHz Available for active transducers only dBmV dBmV MHz dBµA dBµA MHz dBµA m dBµA mMHz Available for active transducers only dBpW dBpW MHz dBpT dBpT MHz The conversion to 1 MHz bandwidth is realized via the pulse bandwidth of the selected resolution bandwidth Example Conversion example for dbµV MHz 1 MHz B log 20 P dBµV P dBµV ...

Page 175: ... TRACe t Y SCALe on page 510 Min level DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe BOTTom on page 510 10 7 4 Preselector For more information see Chapter 10 6 2 Configuring the Preselector on page 149 10 8 Frequency and Span Configuration The frequency and span settings define the scope of the signal and spectrum that you want to analyze Impact of the Frequency and Span Settings 175 Frequency and Span Settin...

Page 176: ...ast twice as large as the reso lution bandwidth If you use a frequency that is lower the R S ESW automatically reduces the measurement bandwidth 10 8 1 2 Coping with Large Frequency Ranges Logarithmic Scaling In a linear display the frequencies are distributed linearly across the x axis That means the entire frequency range is divided by the number of measurement points and the distance between me...

Page 177: ...er may miss a signal Resolution filter bandwidth covers one measurement point Resolution filter bandwidth covers several measurement points 10 8 1 3 Keeping the Center Frequency Stable Signal Tracking Note in the Receiver application signal tracking is available for the IF analysis If the signal drifts on the display but you want to keep the center frequency on the sig nal peak the center frequenc...

Page 178: ...4 10 8 2 Frequency and Span Settings Access general frequency settings Overview Frequency Frequency Access signal tracking Overview Frequency IF Signal Tracking Receiver Frequency 178 Synchronizing the receiver frequency to the marker frequency 179 Start Stop Frequency 179 Frequency Axis Scale 179 Frequency Stepsize 180 Couple Bargraph Settings 180 IF Analysis 181 IF Signal Tracking 181 Receiver F...

Page 179: ... frequency and the current marker position once In fact this function only has an effect when Marker Tracking is turned off because otherwise the marker position and frequency are synchronized automati cally The R S ESW always synchronizes to the position of the currently selected marker even if it is a relative delta marker The Marker Tracking and Tune to Marker softkeys are available in the Mark...

Page 180: ... of the receiver fre quency Manual The stepsize is a fixed custom value When you change the frequency with the rotary knob the R S ESW increases or decreases the frequency by 10 of the manual stepsize When you change the frequency with the arrow keys the R S ESW increases or decreases the frequency by the manual stepsize Frequency Stepsize The stepsize is equal to the current receiver frequency Th...

Page 181: ...dwidth Remote command Span SENSe FREQuency SPAN on page 506 RBW SENSe BANDwidth IF on page 511 IF span coupled SENSe BANDwidth SCPL on page 511 IF Signal Tracking Defines the characteristics for signal tracking When you turn on signal tracking the R S ESW tracks the signal and updates the receiver frequency accordingly The signal is assumed to be at highest level that has been found within the tra...

Page 182: ...s and filters refer to the following topics Chapter 9 3 1 1 Selecting the Measurement Bandwidth on page 102 10 9 2 Bandwidth and Filter Settings Access Overview Bandwidth Functions in the Bandwidth dialog box described elsewhere IF Analysis on page 181 Measurement Bandwidth on page 101 Filter Type on page 101 CISPR RBW Uncoupled 182 CISPR RBW Uncoupled Cancels the coupling of the IF bandwidth to t...

Page 183: ... 1 2 Gated Measurements Like a gate provides an opening in a fence a gated measurement lets data from the input signal pass in defined areas only The gate controls exactly when data is included in the measurement results and when not The gate is opened by the trigger source which is also the gate source Gates can be used in two different modes Level The gate opens and the measurement starts when a...

Page 184: ...Common Measurement Settings R S ESW 184 User Manual 1177 6298 02 08 Figure 10 8 Effects of Gate mode Gate delay and Gate length Trigger Configuration ...

Page 185: ...ency components generated during switching Similarly the spectrum can also be analyzed for an inactive carrier The sweep can be controlled by an external gate or by the internal power trigger Figure 10 9 GSM signal with GATE OFF Figure 10 10 GSM signal with GATE ON Gated sweep operation is also possible for zero span measurements This allows you to display level variations of individual slots for ...

Page 186: ...st measured frequency just like if you have interrupted the scan deliberately Each measurement point is measured for a certain period of time defined by the measurement time If the gate closes before the R S ESW is done with any par ticular measurement point the remaining time is measured when the gate opens again The actual results in that case are the sum of the partial measurements Example The ...

Page 187: ...run measurements Remote command TRIGger tp SEQuence SOURce on page 516 Ext Trigger 1 2 Trigger Source Data acquisition starts when the TTL signal fed into the specified input connector meets or exceeds the specified trigger level Note The External Trigger 1 softkey automatically selects the trigger signal from the TRIGGER 1 INPUT connector on the front panel For details see the Instrument Tour cha...

Page 188: ...nd TRIGger tp SEQuence SLOPe on page 516 Gated Trigger Switches gated triggering on or off Note Gating is not available for measurements on I Q based data Remote command SENSe SWEep EGATe on page 514 Gate Mode Sets the gate mode For more information see Chapter 10 10 1 2 Gated Measurements on page 183 Edge The trigger event for the gate to open is the detection of the signal edge After the gate si...

Page 189: ...e length can only be set in the edge triggered gate mode In the level triggered mode the gate length depends on the level of the gate signal In the Spectrum application the gate length in relation to the measurement is indicated by a line labeled GL For more information see Chapter 10 10 1 2 Gated Measurements on page 183 Remote command SENSe SWEep EGATe LENGth on page 513 Trigger Configuration ...

Page 190: ... Configuration Measurement results can be evaluated in many different ways for example graphically as tables statistical evaluations Thus the result display is highly configurable to suit your specific requirements and optimize analysis Here you can find out how to work and lay out the result display General display settings that are usually configured during initial instrument setup independently...

Page 191: ...play with the SmartGrid Measurement results can be evaluated in many different ways for example graphically as summary tables statistical evaluations etc Each type of evaluation is displayed in a separate window in the channel tab Up to 16 individual windows can be displayed per channel i e per tab To arrange the diagrams and tables on the screen the Rohde Schwarz SmartGrid function helps you find...

Page 192: ...kground Information The SmartGrid Principle 192 How to Activate SmartGrid Mode 193 How to Add a New Result Window 194 How to Close a Result Window 194 How to Arrange the Result Windows 195 11 1 2 1 Background Information The SmartGrid Principle SmartGrid display During any positioning action the underlying SmartGrid is displayed Different colors and frames indicate the possible new positions The p...

Page 193: ... 2 2 3 3 A B C Figure 11 2 SmartGrid window positions 1 Insert 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 possibly changing the size and position of ...

Page 194: ... as icons in the evaluation bar 2 Select the icon for the required evaluation method from the evaluation bar If the evaluation bar contains more icons than can be displayed at once on the screen it can be scrolled vertically Touch the evaluation bar between the icons and move it up or down until the required icon appears 3 Drag the required icon from the evaluation bar to the SmartGrid which is di...

Page 195: ...responding Delete icon Remote command LAYout REPLace WINDow on page 520 LAYout WINDow n REPLace on page 523 11 2 Zoomed Displays You can zoom into the diagram to visualize the measurement results in greater detail Using the touchscreen or a mouse pointer you can easily define the area to be enlarged Zooming into the diagram actually changes the scale of the two diagram axes New start and stop freq...

Page 196: ... entire capture buffer and closes all zoom windows Remote command DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM STATe on page 527 Deactivating Zoom Selection Mode Deactivates any zoom mode Tapping the screen no longer invokes a zoom but selects an object Remote command DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM STATe on page 527 11 2 2 How to Zoom into the Diagram in Receiver Mode Basically zooming into a diagram in R...

Page 197: ...rement settings for example the measurement bandwidth depending on the characteristics of the zoom area com pared to the original one Scrolling in the zoomed display Because zooming defines a new measurement range scrolling in diagrams that have been zoomed into is not possible Restoring the original display To restore the original display you have to restore the measurement configuration manually...

Page 198: ... configuration Start frequency 150 kHz Stop frequency 30 MHz Step size 4 kHz Measurement time 100 ms With said settings the R S ESW measures with a dwell time of 100 ms every 4 kHz so the number of measurement points in that example would be about 7500 The trace detector s task is to find a good way to combine the measurement points The result obtained from the selected detector for any measuremen...

Page 199: ... selects an appropriate detector depending on the selected trace mode Trace mode Detector Clear Write Auto Peak Max Hold Positive Peak Min Hold Negative Peak Average Sample Peak View Blank The Auto Peak Detector Available in the spectrum application but not for the Spectrum Emission Mask Combines the peak detectors Positive and Negative Peak The auto peak detector determines the maximum and the mi...

Page 200: ...a surement time and displays the resulting value The integration time corresponds to the measurement time Tips regarding measurement time Unmodulated signals can be measured with the shortest possible measurement time Modulated signals require a measurement time determined by the lowest modula tion frequency to be averaged Pulsed signals require a measurement time that is long enough to capture a ...

Page 201: ...s should be measured with a measurement time of at least 1 s This ensures correct weighting of pulses down to a pulse frequency of 5 Hz Known signals can be measured with a much shorter measurement time After internal switching the R S ESWwaits until the measurement result has stabilized before it starts the actual measurement Since the level does not change during a fre quency scan known signals ...

Page 202: ...an 20 ms the detector weighting changes to plain average weighting When you change the receiver frequency or the attenuation the R S ESW waits until the lowpass filter has settled before starting the measurement The measurement time in that case depends on the resolution bandwidth and the characteristics of the signal The RMS Average Detector The RMS Average detector is a combination of the RMS de...

Page 203: ...lank The data is replaced by new values Clear Write The data is replaced selectively Max Hold Min Hold Average Each time the trace mode is changed the selected trace memory is cleared The R S ESW supports the following trace modes Table 11 2 Overview of available trace modes Trace Mode Description Blank Hides the selected trace Clear Write Overwrite mode the trace is overwritten by each measuremen...

Page 204: ...can be changed without impact on the displayed trace The fact that the dis played trace no longer matches the current measurement settings is indicated by a yel low asterisk on the tab label If you change any parameters that affect the scaling of the diagram axes the R S ESW automatically adapts the trace data to the changed display range This allows you to zoom into the diagram after the measurem...

Page 205: ...he same In this example you see the spectrogram for the calibration signal of the R S ESW compared to the standard spectrum display Since the signal does not change over time the color of the frequency levels does not change over time i e vertically The legend above the spectrogram display describes the power levels the colors represent Result display The spectrogram result can consist of the foll...

Page 206: ...ngs on page 215 Remote commands Activating and configuring spectrograms Chapter 15 7 3 5 Spectrogram Configuration on page 531 Storing results MMEMory STORe n SPECtrogram on page 617 Time Frames 206 Markers in the Spectrogram 207 Color Maps 208 Time Frames The time information in the spectrogram is displayed vertically along the y axis Each line or trace of the y axis represents one or more captur...

Page 207: ...the end of the measurement Thus the individual frames can be identified by their timestamp or their frame count When active the timestamp replaces the display of the frame number in the diagram footer see Figure 11 3 Displaying individual frames The current frame number is indicated in the diagram footer or alternatively a time stamp if activated The current frame displayed at the top of the diagr...

Page 208: ...heme to How the colors are distributed within the value range i e where the focus of the vis ualization lies shape of the color curve The individual colors are assigned to the power levels automatically by the R S ESW The Color Scheme Hot Uses a color range from blue to red Blue colors indicate low levels red colors indi cate high ones Cold Uses a color range from red to blue Red colors indicate l...

Page 209: ...ging the focus is performed by changing the shape of the color curve The color curve is a tool to shift the focus of the color distribution on the color map By default the color curve is linear If you shift the curve to the left or right the distribution becomes non linear The slope of the color curve increases or decreases One end of the color palette then covers a large range of results while th...

Page 210: ...ades of green Figure 11 4 Spectrogram with default linear color curve shape 0 The sample spectrogram is dominated by blue and green colors After shifting the color curve to the left negative value more colors cover the range from 100 dBm to 60 dBm blue green and yellow This range occurs more often in the example The range from 60 dBm to 20 dBm on the other hand is dominated by various shades of re...

Page 211: ...configuration features In addition the Trace Configuration for scans provides the following functionality Predefined Trace Settings Quick Config 211 Predefined Trace Settings Quick Config Commonly required trace settings have been predefined and can be applied very quickly by selecting the appropriate button Function Trace Settings Preset All Traces Trace 1 Clear Write Blank Set Trace Mode Max Avg...

Page 212: ... traces and result tables e g Result Summary marker table etc in the current application for export to an ASCII file Alternatively you can select one specific trace only for export see Trace to Export The results are output in the same order as they are displayed on the screen window by window trace by trace and table row by table row Remote command FORMat DEXPort TRACes on page 528 Include Instru...

Page 213: ...sto gram buffer with all frames is exported to a file The data for a particular frame begins with information about the frame number and the time that frame was recorded For large history buffers the export operation can take some time Remote command MMEMory STORe n TRACe on page 617 11 3 4 Copying Traces Access Overview Analysis Traces Copy Trace The remote commands required to copy traces are de...

Page 214: ...ture Remote command CALCulate n MATH t EXPRession DEFine on page 529 CALCulate n MATH t STATe on page 530 Trace Math Position Defines the zero point on the y axis of the resulting trace in of the diagram height The range of values extends from 100 to 200 Remote command CALCulate n MATH t POSition on page 530 Trace Math Mode Defines the mode for the trace math calculations Lin Activates linear subt...

Page 215: ...rograms in the I Q Analyzer and Analog Demodulator Basically spectrograms in those applications work the same as in the Receiver or Spectrum application However in the I Q Analyzer and Analog Demodulator they have the following distinc tive features Not all result displays support spectrograms Compared to the Receiver or Spectrum application a spectrogram can not be added as an independent result ...

Page 216: ...indow Note that activating a marker or changing the position of the active marker automati cally selects the frame that belongs to that marker This function is only available in single sweep mode or if the sweep is stopped and only if a spectrogram is selected The most recent frame is number 0 all previous frames have a negative number Remote command CALCulate n SPECtrogram FRAMe SELect on page 53...

Page 217: ...ent When active the timestamp replaces the display of the frame number Remote command CALCulate n SPECtrogram TSTamp STATe on page 533 CALCulate n SPECtrogram TSTamp DATA on page 533 Color Mapping Opens the Color Mapping dialog For details see Color Maps on page 208 Clear Spectrogram Resets the spectrogram result display and clears the history buffer This function is only available if a spectrogra...

Page 218: ...es 8 Scale of the horizontal axis value range The remote commands required to configure the color map are described in Color Map Configuration on page 534 Start Stop 218 Shape 218 Hot Cold Radar Grayscale 219 Auto 219 Set to Default 219 Close 219 Start Stop Defines the lower and upper boundaries of the value range of the spectrogram Remote command DISPlay WINDow n SPECtrogram COLor LOWer on page 5...

Page 219: ...les can be expor ted to an ASCII file For each measurement point the measured trace position and value are output The file is stored with a DAT extension For details on the storage format see Chap ter 11 3 8 1 Reference ASCII File Export Format on page 224 To export trace data and table results 1 Select TRACE Trace Config Trace Data Export tab 2 Select Export all Traces and all Table Results to ex...

Page 220: ...e color curve shape graphically using the slider on page 223 To set the color curve shape numerically on page 223 To display a spectrogram 1 In the Overview select Display then drag the evaluation type Spectrogram to the diagram area Alternatively a Select the TRACE key and then the Spectrogram Config softkey b Toggle Spectrogram to On 2 To clear an existing spectrogram display select Clear Spectr...

Page 221: ... single frame d In the Frame Count field define how many frames are to be plotted during a single sweep measurement e To include frames from previous sweeps in the analysis of the new frame for Max Hold Min Hold and Average trace modes only select Continue Frame On 2 Define how many frames are to be stored in total a Select the TRACE key and then the Spectrogram Config softkey b Select the History...

Page 222: ... axis of the diagram that means the difference between the start and stop values must be at least 10 The value range of the color map can be set numerically or graphically To set the value range graphically using the color range sliders 1 Select and drag the bottom color curve slider indicated by a gray box at the left of the color curve pane to the lowest value you want to include in the color ma...

Page 223: ...ift the focus of the color distribution on the color map By default the color curve is linear i e the colors on the color map are distributed evenly If you shift the curve to the left or right the distribution becomes non linear The slope of the color curve increases or decreases One end of the color palette then covers a large number of results while the other end distributes several colors over ...

Page 224: ...ns each separated by a semicolon parameter name numeric value basic unit The data section starts with the keyword Trace n n number of stored trace followed by the measured data in one or several columns depending on the measurement which are also separated by a sem icolon The results are output in the same order as they are displayed on the screen window by window trace by trace and table row by t...

Page 225: ...can 1 RF Att 10 000000 dB Attenuation applied in the scan range Auto Ranging OFF State of the auto ranging feature Meas Time 0 001000 s Measurement time in the scan range Start 150000 000000 Hz Start frequency of the scan range Stop 29998500 000000 Hz Stop frequency of the scan range Step 4500 000000 Hz Frequency stepsize applied in the scan range RBW 9000 000000 Hz Measurement bandwidth applied i...

Page 226: ... the currently selected frame All markers are visible that are positioned on a visible frame Basics on Markers 226 Marker Settings 230 Marker Search Settings and Positioning Functions 234 11 4 1 Basics on Markers Some background knowledge on marker settings and functions is provided here for a better understanding of the required configuration settings Markers are used to mark points on traces to ...

Page 227: ...yed The most commonly required marker settings and functions are also available as softkeys or via the context menu Tap the marker on the touch screen and hold your finger for about 2 seconds until the context menu is opened then select the required entry Softkeys for active markers displayed on the screen are highlighted blue The softkey for the currently selected marker for which functions are p...

Page 228: ...formation in marker table In addition to the marker information displayed within the diagram area a separate marker table may be displayed beneath the diagram This table provides the following information for all active markers Table 11 3 Contents of the marker table in the Receiver application Wnd Window type the marker is positioned in Type Marker type N normal D delta T temporary internal and n...

Page 229: ...arch condition When is a peak a peak Peak excursion During a peak search for example when a marker peak table is displayed noise val ues may be detected as a peak if the signal is very flat or does not contain many peaks Therefore you can define a relative threshold Peak excursion The signal level must increase by the threshold value before falling again before a peak is detec ted To avoid identif...

Page 230: ...t for a phase noise measurement This is useful to track a drifting source The delta marker 2 which shows the phase noise measurement result keeps the delta frequency value Therefore the phase noise mea surement leads to reliable results in a certain offset although the source is drifting In the Receiver application the R S ESW provides an automatic peak search In that case the R S ESW searches for...

Page 231: ...is active Selected Marker 231 Marker State 231 Marker Position X value 231 Frame Spectrogram only 232 Marker Type 232 Reference Marker 232 Assigning the Marker to a Trace 232 Select Marker 232 All Markers Off 233 Selected Marker Marker name The marker which is currently selected for editing is highlighted orange Remote command Marker selected via suffix m in remote commands Marker State Activates ...

Page 232: ... the diagram Delta A delta marker defines the value of the marker relative to the speci fied reference marker marker 1 by default Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m STATe on page 540 CALCulate n DELTamarker m STATe on page 538 Reference Marker Defines a marker as the reference marker which is used to determine relative analysis results delta marker values Remote command CALCulate n DELTamarker m ...

Page 233: ... 2 2 General Marker Settings Access Overview Analysis Marker Marker Settings Some general marker settings allow you to influence the marker behavior for all mark ers Marker Table Display 233 Marker Info 234 Settings Coupled 234 Marker Table Display Defines how the marker information is displayed On Displays the marker information in a table in a separate area beneath the diagram Off No separate ma...

Page 234: ...ill in effect Remote command CALCulate n MARKer m SCOupled STATe on page 541 CALCulate n MARKer m SCOupled LSCan on page 541 11 4 3 Marker Search Settings and Positioning Functions Several functions are available to set the marker to a specific position very quickly and easily or to use the current marker position to define another characteristic value In order to determine the required marker pos...

Page 235: ...side of the current peak Right Determines the next maximum minimum to the right of the current peak Remote command Find a list of remote commands in Chapter 15 7 4 4 Marker Positioning on page 545 Peak Excursion Defines the minimum level value by which a signal must rise or fall so that it is identi fied as a maximum or a minimum by the search functions Entries from 0 dB to 80 dB are allowed the r...

Page 236: ... show not only the current measurement results but also the measure ment history Thus when searching for peaks you must define the search settings within a single time frame x direction and within several time frames y direction Marker search functions for the spectrogram described elsewhere Marker Track Peak Excursion on page 235 Search Limits Left Right on page 235 Search Threshold on page 236 D...

Page 237: ... 6 Spectrogram Markers on page 551 Marker Search Type Defines the type of search to be performed in the spectrogram X Search Searches only within the currently selected frame Y Search Searches within all frames but only at the current frequency position XY Search Searches in all frames at all positions Remote command Find a list of remote commands in Chapter 15 7 4 6 Spectrogram Markers on page 55...

Page 238: ...um RIGHt on page 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum LEFT on page 545 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum NEXT on page 548 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum RIGHt on page 549 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum LEFT on page 548 Search Minimum Sets the selected marker delta marker to the minimum of the trace If no marker is active marker 1 is activated For spectrogram displays define which frame the minim...

Page 239: ...bove the marked level values use limit lines for that task see Chapter 11 5 2 1 Basics on Limit Lines on page 241 Two different types of display lines are provided Two horizontal lines Horizontal Line 1 and Horizontal Line 2 These lines are continuous horizontal lines across the entire width of a diagram and can be shifted up and down Two vertical lines Vertical Line 1 and Vertical Line 2 These li...

Page 240: ...INe dl on page 561 CALCulate n TLINe dl on page 562 Horizontal Line 1 Horizontal Line 2 Activates a horizontal display line H1 or H2 in the diagram at the specified point of the y axis If you activate both horizontal lines the label of the first horizontal line shows the dis tance to second vertical line Remote command CALCulate n DLINe dl on page 560 CALCulate n DLINe dl on page 560 Tuned Frequen...

Page 241: ...M the amplitude of the bursts in a time slot must adhere to a curve that falls within a specified tolerance band The lower and upper limits may each be specified by a limit line Then the amplitude curve can be controlled either visually or automatically for any violations of the upper or lower limits GO NOGO test The R S ESW supports limit lines with a maximum of 200 data points Eight of the limit...

Page 242: ...ta point is 200 GHz the maximum frequency is 200 GHz For the time range representation negative times may also be entered The allowed range is 1000 s to 1000 s Figure 11 8 Example for an upper limit line Limits and Margins Limit lines define strict values that must not be exceeded by the measured signal A margin is similar to a limit but less strict and it still belongs to the valid data range It ...

Page 243: ...e diagram without editing the configured values or positions of the individual data points This option is only available if relative scaling is used Thus a new limit line can be easily generated based upon an existing limit line which has been shifted horizontally or vertically Defining a shift width for the values or position of the individual data points changes the line configuration thus chang...

Page 244: ...Common Analysis and Display Functions R S ESW 244 User Manual 1177 6298 02 08 Figure 11 9 Margin violation for limit check Figure 11 10 Limit violation for limit check Display and Limit Lines ...

Page 245: ...in after changing the limit line values After recalling measurement settings the limit line values applied to the measurement may be different to those displayed in the Limit Lines dialog box see Saving and recalling transducer and limit line settings on page 261 11 5 2 2 Limit Line Settings and Functions Access Overview Analysis Lines Up to 8 limit lines can be displayed simultaneously in the R S...

Page 246: ... measurement For details on settings for individual lines see Limit Line Details on page 248 For more basic information on limit lines see Chapter 11 5 2 1 Basics on Limit Lines on page 241 Name 246 Unit 247 Compatibility 247 Visibility 247 Traces to be Checked 247 Comment 247 Included Lines in Overview View Filter 247 Show Lines for all Modes 247 X Offset 247 Y Offset 248 Limit Check 248 Create N...

Page 247: ...aces to be Checked violate any of the active limit lines a message is indicated in the diagram Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk on page 566 Comment An optional description of the limit line Included Lines in Overview View Filter Defines which of the stored lines are included in the overview Show Com patible Only compatible lines Whether a line is compatible or not is indicated in ...

Page 248: ...te n LIMit li LOWer OFFSet on page 565 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer OFFSet on page 567 Limit Check Turns limit checks for pre measurement on and off Create New Line Creates a new limit line Edit Line Edit an existing limit line configuration Copy Line Copy the selected limit line configuration to create a new line Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li COPY on page 564 Delete Line Delete the selected l...

Page 249: ... 251 File Explorer 252 Name Defines the limit line name All names must be compatible with Windows conventions for file names The limit line data is stored under this name with a LIN extension Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li NAME on page 573 Comment Defines an optional comment for the limit line Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li COMMent on page 568 Threshold Defines an absolute threshold valu...

Page 250: ...garithmic Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE on page 571 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer MODE on page 574 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DOMain on page 569 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SPACing on page 570 Y Axis Describes the vertical axis on which the data points of the limit line are defined Includes the following settings Level unit Scaling mode absolute or relative dB values Relative limi...

Page 251: ...defined shift width as opposed to an additive offset defined for the entire limit line see Y Offset on page 248 Remote command CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer SHIFt on page 572 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer SHIFt on page 574 Save Saves the currently edited limit line under the name defined in the Name field Import Opens a file selection dialog box and loads the limit line from the selected file in CSV for...

Page 252: ...r horizontally on page 254 How to find compatible limit lines In the Line Config dialog box select the View Filter option Show Compatible All stored limit lines with the file extension LIN in the limits subfolder of the main installation folder of the instrument that are compatible to the current mea surement settings are displayed in the overview How to activate and deactivate a limit check A lim...

Page 253: ...ed in How to configure a new limit line on page 253 5 Save the new configuration by selecting the Save button The new limit line is displayed in the overview and can be activated How to delete an existing limit line 1 In the Line Config dialog box select the limit line 2 Select the Delete button 3 Confirm the message The limit line and the results of the limit check are deleted How to configure a ...

Page 254: ... be within the valid value range and is not displayed in the dia gram or preview area 8 Optionally if the y axis uses relative scaling define an absolute Threshold as an additional criteria for a violation 9 Save the new configuration by selecting the Save button The new limit line is displayed in the overview and can be activated How to move the limit line vertically or horizontally A configured ...

Page 255: ...and the extension CSV For details on the file format see Chapter 11 5 2 4 Reference Limit Line File For mat on page 256 How to import a limit line Limit line configurations that are stored in an ASCII file and contain a minimum of required data can be imported to the R S ESW For details on the required file format see Chapter 11 5 2 4 Reference Limit Line File Format on page 256 1 In the Line Conf...

Page 256: ...ata sep Separator for individual values required by Microsoft Excel for example Type RS_LimitLineDefinition Type of data FileFormatVersion 1 00 File format version Date 01 Oct 2006 Date of data set storage OptionID SpectrumAnalyzer Application the limit line was created for Name RELFREQ1 Limit line name Comment Defines the upper limit line Description of limit line Mode UPPER Type of limit line up...

Page 257: ...fault Instrument Configuration Pre set When delivered the R S ESW has a default configuration You can restore this defined initial state at any time as a known starting point for measurements This is often recommendable as a first step in troubleshooting when unusual measurement results arise Factory default configuration The factory default configuration is selected such that the RF input is alwa...

Page 258: ... mode was introduced option R S ESW K33 In secure user mode the instrument s solid state drive is write protected so that no information can be written to memory permanently Data that the R S ESW normally stores on the solid state drive is redirected to volatile memory instead which remains available only until the instru ment is switched off This data includes Windows operating system files Firmw...

Page 259: ...ative tasks such as LAN configuration and some general instrument settings are not available Refer to the description of the basic instrument setup SETUP menu to find out which functions are affected Activating and deactivating secure user mode Only a user with administrator rights can activate the secure user mode Once activa ted a restart is required The special user SecureUser is then logged on...

Page 260: ...ent you performed under spe cific conditions on the instrument Or you want to evaluate imported data in another application on the R S ESW and would like to restore the measurement settings applied during measurement In these cases you can store and recall instrument and measurement settings and possibly other related measurement data Two different methods are available for managing instrument set...

Page 261: ...the application to reload the transducer file To do so simply open the Edit Transducer dialog box see Chapter 13 3 2 Working with Transducers on page 318 and toggle the X Axis option from Lin to log and back Due to that change the transducer file is automatically reloaded and the changed transducer val ues are applied to the current measurement Now you can create a new save set with the updated tr...

Page 262: ...lace the settings of the entire instru ment All other save sets start a new channel with the stored settings If a channel with the same name as the Channel to be restored is already active the name for the new channel is extended by a consecutive number 12 3 1 1 Quick Save Quick Recall Settings Access Save Open icon in the toolbar Quick Save Quick Recall Both dialog boxes are very similar and clos...

Page 263: ...tored Current Chan nel Only the instrument settings for the currently selected measurement Channel s are stored Recall Restores the instrument settings as saved in the selected settings file If the settings file contains settings for a specific Channel only a new channel with the stored set tings is activated otherwise all Channel s and instrument settings are overwritten with the stored settings ...

Page 264: ...ware and stored instrument settings are located on drive C Saving instrument settings in secure user mode In secure user mode all data is stored to the SDRAM and is only available during the current session As soon as the power is switched off on the R S ESW the data is cleared see Chapter 4 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 40 Other storage locations cannot be selected in this ...

Page 265: ...cure user mode settings that are stored on the instrument are stored to volatile memory which is restricted to 256 MB Thus a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard disk indicates that storage space is still available To store data permanently select an external storage location such as a USB memory device For details see Chapter 4 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on pag...

Page 266: ...y or may not be available For example saving spectrogram data is only possible in applications that feature a spectrogram Remote command MMEMory SELect ITEM ALL on page 586 MMEMory SELect ITEM DEFault on page 587 MMEMory SELect ITEM NONE on page 588 MMEMory SELect ITEM HWSettings on page 587 MMEMory SELect ITEM LINes ALL on page 587 MMEMory SELect ITEM SGRam on page 588 MMEMory SELect ITEM TRACe 1...

Page 267: ...command MMEMory LOAD STATe on page 590 12 3 2 4 Startup Recall Settings Access Open icon in the toolbar Startup Recall Startup Recall 267 Selecting Storage Location Drive Path Files 267 File Name 268 Comment 268 Startup Recall Activates or deactivates the startup recall function If activated the settings stored in the selected file are loaded each time the instrument is started or preset If deacti...

Page 268: ...isplayed Remote command MMEMory COMMent on page 582 12 3 3 How to Save and Load Instrument Settings Instrument settings can be saved to a file and loaded again later so that you can repeat the measurement with the same settings Optionally user defined measurement settings can automatically be restored each time you start or preset the instrument To save and recall instrument settings using the Qui...

Page 269: ...figuration file remember to save the settings again Otherwise those settings cannot be restored and will be overwritten by the stored values when the configuration file is recalled To recall configurable instrument settings 1 Select the Open icon from the toolbar 2 In the Recall dialog box switch to the Recall tab 3 In the file selection dialog box select the filename and storage location of the s...

Page 270: ... methods for the results of the performed measurements However you may want to evaluate the data with further external applications In this case you can export the measurement data to a standard format file ASCII or XML Some of the data stored in these formats can also be re imported to the R S ESW for further evaluation later for example in other applications The following data types can be expor...

Page 271: ... on the R S ESW In this case it can be necessary to use an external storage medium Note Secure user mode In secure user mode settings that are stored on the instrument are stored to volatile memory which is restricted to 256 MB Thus a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard disk indicates that storage space is still available To store data permanently select an external storage loca...

Page 272: ...re available in the Save Recall menu which is dis played when you select the Save or Open icon in the toolbar Import Export Functions 272 I Q Data File Format iq tar 274 12 5 1 Import Export Functions Access Save Open icon in the toolbar Import Export The R S ESW provides various evaluation methods for the results of the performed measurements However you may want to evaluate the data with further...

Page 273: ... ESW firmware you can also use the Microsoft Windows File Explorer to manage files It is only available in applications that process I Q data such as the I Q Analyzer or other optional applications For details see the description in the R S ESW I Q Analyzer User Manual Importing and Exporting I Q Data Note Storing large amounts of I Q data several Gigabytes can exceed the available internal storag...

Page 274: ...t changed not com pressed and thus it is possible to read the I Q data directly within the archive without the need to unpack untar the tar file first An application note on converting Rohde Schwarz I Q data files is available from the Rohde Schwarz website 1EF85 Converting R S I Q data files Contained files An iq tar file must contain the following files I Q parameter XML file e g xyz xml Contain...

Page 275: ...hemaLocation RsIqTar xsd xmlns xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema instance Name R S ESW Name Comment Here is a comment Comment DateTime 2011 01 24T14 02 49 DateTime Samples 68751 Samples Clock unit Hz 6 5e 006 Clock Format complex Format DataType float32 DataType ScalingFactor unit V 1 ScalingFactor NumberOfChannels 1 NumberOfChannels DataFilename xyz complex float32 DataFilename UserData UserDefi...

Page 276: ...int8 8 bit signed integer data int16 16 bit signed integer data int32 32 bit signed integer data float32 32 bit floating point data IEEE 754 float64 64 bit floating point data IEEE 754 ScalingFactor Optional describes how the binary data can be transformed into values in the unit Volt The binary I Q data itself has no unit To get an I Q sample in the unit Volt the saved samples have to be multipli...

Page 277: ...nt web browsers that have JavaScript enabled and if the XSLT stylesheet open_IqTar_xml_file_in_web_browser xslt is available Example ScalingFactor Data stored as int16 and a desired full scale voltage of 1 V ScalingFactor 1 V maximum int16 value 1 V 215 3 0517578125e 5 V Scaling Factor Numerical value Numerical value x ScalingFac tor Minimum negative int16 value 215 32768 1 V Maximum positive int1...

Page 278: ...rleaved pairs of I and Q values and multi channel signals contain interleaved complex sam ples for channel 0 channel 1 channel 2 etc If the NumberOfChannels element is not defined one channel is presumed Example Element order for real data 1 channel I 0 Real sample 0 I 1 Real sample 1 I 2 Real sample 2 Example Element order for complex cartesian data 1 channel I 0 Q 0 Real and imaginary part of co...

Page 279: ...r of complex cartesian I Q data i e iqiqiq N 100 iq randn 1 N 1j randn 1 N fid fopen xyz complex float32 w for k 1 length iq fwrite fid single real iq k float32 fwrite fid single imag iq k float32 end fclose fid 12 6 Creating Screenshots of Current Measurement Results and Settings To document the graphical results and the most important settings for the currently per formed measurement you can cre...

Page 280: ...Preview Functions 282 Printer Settings 283 Page Setup 285 Print Color Settings 287 12 6 1 1 Print Content Settings Access Print Print Config Content tab The content settings determine which data is included in the printout Note that some content settings are independent of the selected printing device others are printing device specific Print Screenshot 281 Print Multiple Windows 281 Comment 281 P...

Page 281: ...board for the selected printing device it is automatically changed to be a PDF file Remote command HCOPy CONTent on page 596 HCOPy PAGE WINDow 1 2 STATe on page 602 HCOPy PAGE WINDow 1 2 CHANnel STATe on page 601 Comment Defines an optional comment to be included in the printout of the display Maximum 120 characters are allowed Up to 60 characters fit in one line In the first line a man ual line f...

Page 282: ... displayed dialog in the screenshot printout This setting is printing device specific and only available if Print Screenshot is selected Print Date and Time Includes or removes the current date and time at the bottom of the printout This setting is printing device specific Remote command HCOPy TDSTamp STATe 1 2 on page 603 12 6 1 2 Print Preview Functions Access Print The Print Preview of the prin...

Page 283: ...12 6 1 1 Print Content Settings on page 280 the printout can consist of multiple pages Use these functions to scroll within the preview to see the individual pages Print Starts to print or store the selected screen contents to a file see Chapter 12 6 1 1 Print Content Settings on page 280 Whether the output is sent to the printer or stored in a file or the clipboard depends on the selected printin...

Page 284: ...ne for storage to a file When you execute the Print immediately function the selected printing device and its settings determine the behavior of the R S ESW Destination Defines the medium to which the printout is output File Stores the printout to a file in the selected format The filename is queried at the time of storage or a default name is used see Sup press File Name Dialog Multiple windows c...

Page 285: ...name are used C R_S Instr User ESW_ScreenShot_ date and time Printer Name Defines the printer to print to if a printer is selected as the Destination Any printers detected in the network are listed for selection Tip the printout can also be stored in a print file using the selected printer driver see Print to file on page 285 Remote command SYSTem COMMunicate PRINter ENUMerate NEXT on page 603 SYS...

Page 286: ...to a file When you execute the Print immediately function the selected printing device and its settings determine the behavior of the R S ESW Orientation Selects the page orientation of the printout portrait or landscape Remote command HCOPy PAGE ORIentation 1 2 on page 601 Windows Per Page Defines how many windows are displayed on a single page of the printout This setting is only available if Pr...

Page 287: ...E MARGin 1 2 BOTTom on page 599 HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 LEFT on page 599 HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 RIGHt on page 600 HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 TOP on page 600 HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 UNIT on page 600 12 6 1 5 Print Color Settings Access Print Print Config Color tab The settings provided here are identical to those in the Print Colors section of the Display Theme Color dialog box See Print Colors on page 312 1...

Page 288: ... activate the date and time or the logo so they are added to the print out d Optionally activate Print Dialog to include any dialog boxes currently dis played on the screen in the printout This is useful for example to document the used settings for a particular result e Check the Print Preview to make sure all relevant elements of the display are visible 4 In the Printer tab select Printer as the...

Page 289: ...ltiView before configuring the printout to include result dis plays from any active channel c Optionally add a comment to be printed at the top of each page of the printout d Optionally activate the date and time or the logo so they are added to the print out pages 4 Check the Print Preview to make sure all required result displays are included a Scroll through the individual pages of the printout...

Page 290: ...me simply press the Print immediate icon at the far right end of the toolbar If you use different printing scenarios alternately perform the following steps to store another file a Select the Printer tool in the toolbar b Select Device 1 or Device 2 to select the configured printing device c Select Print to execute the print function 12 6 3 Example for Storing Multiple Measurement Results to a PDF...

Page 291: ...e Destination 11 Select PDF from the file format selection list 12 Select Suppress File Name Dialog 13 In the Page Setup tab select Landscape as the Orientation 14 Select Windows Per Page 1 to print a single result display on each page 15 Select the Scaling option Size to fit to maximize the result display on each page 16 In the Color tab select Screen Colors Print for a printout that reflects the...

Page 292: ...he selected data elements are stored to the file as configured 12 7 The Notes Display Access Notes The Notes display is designed to add comments or explanations to the current mea surement The content of the Notes display can also be included in test reports see Chap ter 12 8 2 Creating a Test Report on page 298 Remote commands Add notes display LAYout ADD WINDow on page 518 The Notes Display ...

Page 293: ...our test reports and save those settings in a template Test report content selection 293 General properties of the test report document 294 Custom information about the measurement 295 Contents of the title page 296 Template management 297 Test report content selection The properties available in the Templates tab define the information that each dataset in the test report should contain You can a...

Page 294: ... General properties of the test report document Access Templates General General The General category defines general properties of the report document The following document properties are supported Format Selects the format of the document A4 or Letter format File type Selects the file type pdf or doc Use Screen Colors Working with Test Reports ...

Page 295: ...ou can specify the directory with the button or by entering a path into the input field Remote command Format HCOPy TREPort PAGesize on page 614 File type HCOPy DEVice LANGuage 1 2 on page 597 Page numbers HCOPy TREPort PAGecount STATe on page 614 Color HCOPy TREPort PCOLors STATe on page 615 Date and time HCOPy TREPort TDSTamp STATe on page 615 Custom information about the measurement Access Temp...

Page 296: ... symbol The symbol opens a dialog box to select a file Reports support pictures in bmp jpg png gif emf or wmf format Similar to the alphanumeric lines in the header you can select the visibility for the logo as well By default the logo is not displayed in the report Remote command State HCOPy TREPort ITEM HEADer STATe on page 609 Title HCOPy TREPort ITEM HEADer LINE line TITLe on page 608 Value HC...

Page 297: ...emplates category contains functions to manage test report templates Test report management functions are always visible at the bottom Load Restores the selected test report configuration Save Saves the current test report configuration Before you save the configuration as a template enter a name for the template in the corresponding field You can specify the directory with the button or by enteri...

Page 298: ...d Append a new dataset of the selected measurement channel to an existing data set Test report limitations The size of the test report is limited to 50 000 measurement points per trace If the number of measurement points is greater than that value only the first 50 000 values are written to the report The rest is dismissed Try to do an ASCII file export when you have more measurement points Config...

Page 299: ...have to fill it with data Test report data is organized in datasets Each dataset contains the results of one measurement or the settings of one measurement which can result in several sub sets You can generate datasets with the generate new dataset or append data to the existing dataset After you have created a dataset you can view the details in the Select Items to Include in the Report pane of t...

Page 300: ... System Configuration Settings 334 Service Functions 341 Synchronizing Measurement Channel Configuration 347 13 1 Alignment 13 1 1 Basics on Alignment When you put the instrument into operation for the first time or when strong tempera ture changes occur align the data to a reference source see Temperature check on page 301 The correction data and characteristics required for the alignment are det...

Page 301: ...t s frontend temperature is also measured as soon as the instrument has warmed up completely This temperature is used as a ref erence for a continuous temperature check during operation If the current temperature deviates from the stored self alignment temperature by a certain degree a warning is displayed in the status bar The warning indicates the resulting deviation in the mea sured power level...

Page 302: ...you can activate a pre ceding warmup time before self alignment which is strongly recommended If you do not activate this option make sure the instrument has reached its operating tempera ture before installing the firmware Furthermore you can force the instrument to shut down after self alignment Note however that you cannot switch the instrument back on remotely afterwards The additional setting...

Page 303: ...ults 304 Start Self Alignment Starts recording correction data for the instrument If the correction data acquisition fails or if the correction values are deactivated a corresponding message is displayed in the status field For details see Chapter 13 1 1 Basics on Alignment on page 300 Note A running Sequencer operation is aborted when you start a self alignment Remote command CAL on page 431 see ...

Page 304: ...erformed successfully and on the applied correction data is displayed The results are available until the next self alignment process is started or the instrument is switched off Remote command CALibration RESult on page 626 13 1 3 How to Perform a Self Test You do not have to repeat the self test every time you switch on the instrument It is only necessary when instrument malfunction is suspected...

Page 305: ...he touchscreen 1 Press the Setup key 2 Select the Alignment softkey 3 Select Touch Screen Alignment A blinking cross appears in the lower left corner of the screen 4 Touch and hold the blinking cross until it stops blinking Repeat this action for the crosses in the other corners 13 2 Display Settings 13 2 1 Display Settings Access Setup Display Some general display settings are available regardles...

Page 306: ...re screen Touch Off Touchscreen is deactivated for the entire screen Touch Diagram Off Touchscreen is deactivated for the diagram area of the screen but active for the surrounding softkeys toolbars and menus Remote command DISPlay TOUChscreen STATe on page 642 Display Update Rate By default a fast update rate ensures the most recent measurement results on the dis play However when performance is p...

Page 307: ...equently used functions via icons at the top of the screen Some functions such as zooming finding help printing screenshots or storing and loading files are not accessible at all without the toolbar Remote command DISPlay TBAR STATe on page 642 Status Bar The status bar beneath the diagram indicates the global instrument settings the instru ment status and any irregularities during measurement or ...

Page 308: ...tion on the x axis of the dia gram display such as The current center frequency and span settings The displayed span per division The number of sweep points Remote command DISPlay ANNotation FREQuency on page 641 Date and Time The date and time display can be switched off independently of the status bar You can set the current date and time and configure the display format in the General tab of th...

Page 309: ... information see Chapter 13 2 3 How to Work with the Soft Front Panels on page 315 Remote command SYSTem DISPlay FPANel STATe on page 644 Mini Front Panel If you require a front panel display but do not want to lose too much space for results in the display area a mini front panel is available The mini version displays only the main function keys in a separate window in the display area Display Se...

Page 310: ... lock on and off When the lock is on the frequency does not change when you turn the rotary knob Only applies to the frequency You can still change other parameters with the rotary knob Remote command not supported Disconnect RF Turns the display of the Disconnect RF icon in the toolbar on and off When the icon is part of the toolbar you can cut off the external signal fed into the RF input quickl...

Page 311: ...rs 313 Theme The theme defines the colors and style used to display softkeys and other screen objects The default theme is BlueOcean Remote command DISPlay THEMe SELect on page 646 Screen Colors Two different color sets are provided by the instrument a third user defined set can be configured The default color schemes provide optimum visibility of all screen objects when regard ing the screen from...

Page 312: ...rs for the printout The background is always printed in white and the grid in black HCOP CMAP DEF1 Screen Colors Screenshot Selects the current screen colors without any changes for a screenshot HCOP CMAP DEF4 User Defined Colors Selects the user defined color setting HCOP CMAP DEF3 Remote command HCOPy CMAP it DEFault ci on page 594 Showing Print Colors on Display Temporarily shows the currently ...

Page 313: ...edefined color set you can configure a user specific color to be used for the selected object When you select Userdefined Colors the set of predefined colors is replaced by a color palette and color configuration settings The color palette allows you to select the color directly The color settings allow you to define values for tint saturation and brightness Remote command HCOPy CMAP it HSL on pag...

Page 314: ...igher screen resolution If the screen resolution of the monitor is set higher than the instrument s resolution the application window uses an area of 1280x800 pix els on the monitor display For full screen display adjust the monitor s screen resolu tion Setup 314 Screen Resolution Restore to Default 314 Setup Opens the standard Windows configuration dialog box to configure the used display devices...

Page 315: ...Object list select the object to which you want to assign a color 4 Do one of the following Select a color from the Predefined Colors Select the Userdefined Colors button to define a different color The Preview area indicates the currently selected color 5 To assign a user specific color to the selected object do one of the following Select the color from the palette Enter values for the Tint Satu...

Page 316: ...board language defined in the operating system To display the soft front panel or mini front panel 1 Press the Setup key and select the Display softkey 2 Select the Displayed Items tab 3 Select Front Panel On or Mini Front Panel On To activate or deactivate the front panel temporarily press the F6 key on the external keyboard if available or on the remote computer 13 3 Transducers 13 3 1 Transduce...

Page 317: ...t transducers in the measurement range or if cable attenuation or an amplifier have to be considered If you are using a transducer set you can divide the complete frequency range defined for the transducer set into 10 smaller frequency ranges Make sure however that the ranges have no gaps in between each other The stop frequency of one range must always be the start frequency of the next one You c...

Page 318: ...tion values to the measurement results If you change the frequency range of the measurement the R S ESW calculates the correction val ues again If several measured values are combined only one value is considered 13 3 2 Working with Transducers The R S ESW allows you to create or edit transducer factors and transducer sets The corresponding functions are combined in a dialog box For more informati...

Page 319: ...anagement of transducer sets 321 Applying a transducer factor The R S ESW allows you to use either a transducer factor or a transducer set in a measurement A combination of transducer factors and transducer sets is not possible A transducer factor or set becomes active when you assign it to one or both RF inputs When you select one of the buttons in the Input Selection column of the transducer lis...

Page 320: ...a transducer factor that already exists Edit Create a new transducer factor New Create a new transducer factor based on an existing one Copy If necessary you can delete the selected transducer factor at any time Delete Each of the options opens the dialog box that contains the functionality to characterize a transducer factor Name Comment Defines a name and or comment of the transducer factor Unit...

Page 321: ...the directory first though File Explorer Instead of using the file manager of the R S ESW firmware you can also use the Microsoft Windows File Explorer to manage files In secure user mode settings that are stored on the instrument are stored to volatile memory which is restricted to 256 MB Thus a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard disk indicates that storage space is still avai...

Page 322: ...set range You can assign up to eight transducer factors to each range but only those whose characteristics frequency range unit are compatible to the characteristics of the selected range Change Factor Replaces the selected transducer factor with another one The selected transducer factor is highlighted Remove Factor Removes the selected transducer factor from the transducer set range Save Sets Sa...

Page 323: ...ically to a different signal path when a transducer break occurs and the transducer properties change Manual changes of the test setup dur ing a measurement are no longer necessary Managing Datasets 323 Programming a Switch Matrix 324 Managing Datasets Access SETUP Transducer Switch Control Information required to control an RF switch is stored in a dataset in the xml file for mat This dataset is ...

Page 324: ...n state The State column shows if an RF switch could be found on the selected RF input and on the network address defined in the corresponding dataset When the RF input OFF the LED is always red Select the RF input Selects the RF input the measurement is performed on Define a network address Selects the network address of the RF switch Delete a dataset The X icon in the last column deletes the cor...

Page 325: ...n SWITch STORe on page 635 Comment SENSe CORRection SWITch COMMent on page 631 Connection between R S ESW to the RF switch Using an RF switch in the measurement requires you to establish a connection between the R S ESW as the controlling device and the RF switch You can define the address of the RF switch in the VISA string input field Depending on the type of connection protocol VXI 11 HiSlip an...

Page 326: ... dataset You can use this default command for example to preset the RF switch Command sets Most devices that you can control support commands that comply to the SCPI stan dard If you are using a device that does not support commands conform to the SCPI stan dard turn off the SCPI property Remote command Default command SENSe CORRection SWITch DEFault COMMand on page 631 Send default command SENSe ...

Page 327: ...ble 13 1 ASCII file format for transducer factor files File contents Description Header data sep Separator for individual values required by Microsoft Excel for example Type RS_TransducerFactor Type of data FileFormatVersion 1 00 File format version Date 01 Oct 2006 Date of data set storage OptionID SpectrumAnalyzer Application the transducer factor was created for Name TestTDF1 Transducer factor ...

Page 328: ...ducer lines In the Transducer dialog box select the View Filter option Show Compatible All transducer lines stored on the instrument that are compatible to the current measurement settings are displayed in the overview How to activate and deactivate a transducer 1 To activate a transducer select a transducer line in the overview and select the Active setting for it The trace is automatically recal...

Page 329: ...onfirm the message The transducer line is deleted After the next sweep the originally measured val ues are displayed How to configure a new transducer line 1 In the Transducer dialog box select the New button The Edit Transducer dialog box is displayed The current line configuration is dis played in the preview area of the dialog box The preview is updated after each change to the configuration 2 ...

Page 330: ...ifted data points by selecting the Save button If activated the trace is recalculated after the next sweep How to export a transducer factor Transducer factor configurations can be stored to an ASCII file for evaluation in other programs or to be imported later for other measurements 1 In the Edit Transducer dialog box select the transducer factor 2 Select the New or Edit button 3 Define the trans...

Page 331: ... first 4 Select the file name of the transducer factor 5 Select the decimal separator that was used in the file 6 Select Select The transducer factor is loaded from the specified file and displayed in the Edit Transducer dialog box 7 Activate the transducer factor as described in How to activate and deactivate a transducer on page 328 13 4 Reference Frequency Settings Access Setup Reference Refere...

Page 332: ...nal or optional OCXO External Reference 10 MHz REF INPUT 1 20 MHz 10 MHz 6 ppm 1 100 Hz Fixed external 10 MHZ reference fre quency Good phase noise performance External Reference 1 20 MHz REF INPUT 1 20 MHz 1 20 MHz in 1 Hz steps 0 5 ppm 0 1 Hz fixed Variable external reference frequency in 1 Hz steps Good external phase noise suppres sion Small tuning range 6 ppm 1 30 Hz Variable external referen...

Page 333: ...this locking process NO REF is displayed in the status bar 6 ppm The larger deviation allows the instrument to synchronize to less pre cise external reference input signals Remote command SENSe ROSCillator TRANge on page 625 Frequency Reference Frequency Input Defines the external reference frequency to be used for variable connectors only Loop Bandwidth Reference Frequency Input Defines the speed...

Page 334: ...5 System Configuration Settings Access Setup System Configuration Hardware Information 334 Information on Versions and Options 335 System Messages 336 Firmware Updates 337 General Configuration Settings 338 13 5 1 Hardware Information Access Setup System Configuration Hardware Info An overview of the installed hardware in your R S ESW is provided Every listed component is described by its serial n...

Page 335: ...in secure user mode Be sure to install any new options before SecureUser Mode is enabled see Chap ter 4 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 40 For restricted users in secure user mode this function is not available Expired option licenses If an option is about to expire a message box is displayed to inform you You can then use the Install Option function to enter a new license key...

Page 336: ...e that contains the option key and select Select File Explorer Instead of using the file manager of the R S ESW firmware you can also use the Microsoft Windows File Explorer to manage files Only user accounts with administrator rights are able to install options 13 5 3 System Messages Access Setup System Configuration System Messages The system messages generated by the R S ESW are displayed The m...

Page 337: ...rmware Until the firm ware version is updated self alignment fails To see which components are not suppor ted see the System Messages The firmware on your R S ESW may also need to be updated in order to enable addi tional new features or if reasons for improvement come up Ask your sales representa tive or check the Rohde Schwarz website for availability of firmware updates A firm ware update packa...

Page 338: ...using the file manager of the R S ESW firmware you can also use the Microsoft Windows File Explorer to manage files 7 Select Install to start the update 8 After the firmware update the R S ESW reboots automatically 9 Depending on the previous firmware version a reconfiguration of the hardware might be required during the first startup of the firmware The reconfiguration starts automatically and a ...

Page 339: ... page 671 Default Filter Type for Spectrum Mode Selects the type of resolution filter that is selected after a preset in the spectrum appli cation Normal 3 dB Selects 3 dB filter Gauss 6 dB Selects 6 dB filter Note that in the receiver application the default filter is always the 6 dB filter Remote command SYSTem PRESet FILTer on page 672 Out of range value behavior By default if you enter a value...

Page 340: ...emote command SYSTem SECurity STATe on page 672 Note Initially after installation of the R S ESW K33 option secure user mode must be enabled manually once before remote control is possible Changing the password SecureUser Mode When the secure user mode is activated the first time after installation you are promp ted to change the passwords for all user accounts in order to improve system security ...

Page 341: ...cters and one num ber If you press the key multiple times in quick succession you tog gle through the symbols assigned to the key For the assignment refer to Table 6 4 13 6 Service Functions Access Setup Service When unexpected problems arise with the R S ESW some service functions may help you solve them For more helpful information for support see also Chapter 7 Collecting Information for Suppor...

Page 342: ...eation If you contact the Rohde Schwarz support to get help for a certain problem send these files to the support in order to identify and solve the problem faster Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice SINFo on page 674 Save Device Footprint Creates an xml file with information on installed hardware software image and FPGA versions The xml file is stored under C Program Files x86 Rohde Schwarz ESW ver...

Page 343: ...ou start a self test If you start a self test remotely then select the Local softkey while the test is still run ning the instrument only returns to the manual operation state after the test is comple ted In this case the self test cannot be aborted Remote command TST on page 434 DIAGnostic SERVice STESt RESult on page 628 13 6 3 Calibration Signal Display Access Setup Service Calibration Signal A...

Page 344: ... Narrowband Used to calibrate the absolute level of the frontend at 64 MHz Broadband Used to calibrate the IF filter Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice INPut RF SPECtrum on page 627 Frequency Calibration Frequency RF Defines the frequency of the internal broadband calibration signal to be used for IF fil ter calibration max 64 MHz For narrowband signals 64 MHz is sent Calibration Frequency MW Uses ...

Page 345: ...fter entering a password These functions are described in the instrument service manual Service Function 345 Send 345 Numeric Mode 346 Clear History 346 Password 346 Clear Results 346 Save Results 346 Result List 346 Service Function Selects the service function by its numeric code or textual name The selection list includes all functions previously selected since the last Clear His tory action Re...

Page 346: ...ervice level Remote command SYSTem PASSword CENable on page 674 SYSTem PASSword RESet on page 674 Clear Results Clears the result display for all previously performed service functions Remote command DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction RESults DELete on page 673 Save Results Opens a file selection dialog box to save the results of all previously performed service functions to a file Remote command DIAGno...

Page 347: ...y regarding their configuration changing a setting in one measurement channel does not automatically change the corresponding setting in another channel For example changing the frequency in the receiver application does not by default change the frequency in the spectrum application However sharing settings can be convenient for certain measurement tasks The R S ESW provides a tool to couple or s...

Page 348: ...e instance of the spectrum application two instances of the receiver application and one instance of the analog demodulation application The currently selected channel is the first receiver channel as shown in the picture When you turn the coupling of the frequency on changing the frequency in the Receiver channel also changes the frequency in the Spectrum Receiver 2 and Analog Demod channels Sync...

Page 349: ...te If you have selected automatic selection of the ideal gain in a receiver application only the calculated gain value is synchronized Remote command INSTrument COUPle GAIN on page 650 Resolution Bandwidth Synchronizes the measurement bandwidth Note Simultaneous synchronization of the video bandwidth and the reso lution bandwidth is not possible Remote command INSTrument COUPle BANDwidth on page 6...

Page 350: ...ling configuration any time with the Default Config button Remote command not supported 13 7 2 Using the Custom Coupling Manager Access SETUP Parameter Coupling User Coupling The User Coupling tab of the coupling manager contains several features that allow you to create new and highly customized synchronization mechanisms The dialog contains a table that shows the custom couplings that you have a...

Page 351: ... in any combination you wish for while other channels remain independent Example You currently run two instances of the spectrum application two instances of the receiver application and one instance of the analog demodulator In this scenario you could for example synchronize only the first instance of the spec trum application with the first instance of the receiver application while the other th...

Page 352: ...nce of the analog demodulation application you can also select the measurement window that should be synchronized This feature is available because in the analog demodulation application the measurement windows can have configurations that are independent from each other You can select the windows you would like to synchronize from the Specifics for Win dow dropdown menus Remote command Query wind...

Page 353: ...couple the parameters 13 7 3 Example for a User Defined Parameter Coupling Currently two Spectrum application channels are active one VSA channel and two Analog Demodulation channels Synchronizing all Spectrum channels The following example demonstrates how to synchronize the center frequency in all Spectrum application channels while the VSA and Analog Demodulation applications remain independent...

Page 354: ... two Analog Demodulation channels AnaDemod1 has an FM Spectrum and an FM Time Domain window AnaDemod2 has an RF Spectrum and an RF Time Domain window Only when the frequency marker in the FM Spectrum window is moved the marker in the RF Spectrum window is to move to the same position 1 Select Add New User Coupling 2 From the Channel 1 list select AnaDemod 1 3 From the Coupling Element 1 list selec...

Page 355: ...annel the frequency marker in the RF Spectrum is also at 900 MHz 12 In the second AnaDemod channel set the frequency marker in the RF Spectrum to 1100 MHz In the first AnaDemod channel the frequency marker in the FM Spectrum is still at 900 MHz Synchronizing Measurement Channel Configuration ...

Page 356: ...rol 409 14 1 Remote Control Basics Basic information on operating an instrument via remote control is provided here This information applies to all applications and operating modes on the R S ESW For additional information on remote control of spectrum analyzers see the following application notes available from the Rohde Schwarz website 1EF62 Hints and Tricks for Remote Control of Spectrum and Ne...

Page 357: ... located on the front and rear panel of the instrument For a description of the interface refer to 14 1 1 3 USB Interface VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and output functions to communicate with instruments A VISA installation on the controller is a prerequisite for remote control using the indicated interfaces See also Chapter 14 1 3 VISA Libraries on page 365 Wi...

Page 358: ...ddress port SOCKET where TCPIP designates the network protocol used host address is the IP address or host name of the device LAN device name defines the protocol and the instance number of a sub instru ment inst0 selects the VXI 11 protocol default hislip0 selects the newer HiSLIP protocol INSTR indicates the instrument resource class optional port determines the used port number SOCKET indicates...

Page 359: ...owing characteristics High performance as with raw socket network connections Compatible IEEE 488 2 support for Message Exchange Protocol Device Clear Serial Poll Remote Local Trigger and Service Request Uses a single IANA registered port 4880 which simplifies the configuration of fire walls Supports simultaneous access of multiple users by providing versatile locking mechanisms Usable for IPv6 or...

Page 360: ...ows for easy configuration of the LAN and remote control of the R S ESW without additional installation requirements The instrument s LXI web browser interface works correctly with all W3C compliant browsers Via the LXI browser interface to the R S ESW you can control the instrument remotely from another PC Manual instrument controls are available via the front panel simula tion File upload and do...

Page 361: ...e instruments LAN Configuration allows you to configure LAN parameters and to initiate a ping See Ping Client on page 415 See Status Bar displays information about the LXI status of the instrument Utilities provides access to the LXI event log functionality required by the LXI standard Instrument Control Web Control provides remote access to the instrument via VNC no installa tion required Manual ...

Page 362: ... be changed for the R S ESW Notes and Conditions In connection with the GPIB interface note the following Up to 15 instruments can be connected The total cable length is restricted to a maximum of 15 m or 2 m times the number of devices whichever is less the cable length between two instruments should not exceed 2 m A wired OR connection is used if several instruments are connected in parallel Any...

Page 363: ...Network and Remote Operation R S ESW 363 User Manual 1177 6298 02 08 Figure 14 1 Communication lines used by the GPIB interface Remote Control Basics ...

Page 364: ...ddressed commands are encoded in the range 00 through 0F hex They only affect instruments addressed as listeners Command Effect on the instrument GET Group Execute Trigger Triggers a previously active instrument function e g a sweep The effect of the command is the same as with that of a pulse at the external trigger signal input GTL Go to Local Transition to the local state manual control GTR Go ...

Page 365: ...s at the standardization of device specific commands error handling and the status reg isters The tutorial Automatic Measurement Control A tutorial on SCPI and IEEE 488 2 from John M Pieper R S order number 0002 3536 00 offers detailed informa tion on concepts and definitions of SCPI Tables provide a fast overview of the bit assignment in the status registers The tables are supplemented by a compr...

Page 366: ...ommands Commands program messages are messages the controller sends to the instrument They operate the instrument functions and request information The commands are subdivided according to two criteria According to the effect they have on the instrument Setting commands cause instrument settings such as a reset of the instru ment or setting the frequency Queries cause data to be provided for remot...

Page 367: ...he headers may consist of several mnemonics keywords Queries are formed by appending a question mark directly to the header The commands can be either device specific or device independent common com mands Common and device specific commands differ in their syntax 14 1 5 1 Syntax for Common Commands Common device independent commands consist of a header preceded by an aster isk and possibly one or...

Page 368: ...y numeric_value numeric_value Long and short form 368 Numeric Suffixes 368 Optional Mnemonics 369 Long and short form The mnemonics feature a long form and a short form The short form is marked by upper case letters the long form corresponds to the complete word Either the short form or the long form can be entered other abbreviations are not permitted Example HCOPy DEVice COLor ON is equivalent t...

Page 369: ...n The instrument must recognize the long command to comply with the SCPI standard Some commands are considerably shortened by these optional mnemonics Example Definition HCOPy IMMediate Command HCOP IMM is equivalent to HCOP Optional mnemonics with numeric suffixes Do not omit an optional mnemonic if it includes a numeric suffix that is relevant for the effect of the command Example Definition DIS...

Page 370: ... entered If the unit is missing the basic unit is used Allowed unit prefixes are G giga MA mega MOHM MHZ K kilo M milli U micro N nano Example SENSe FREQ STOP 1 5GHz SENSe FREQ STOP 1 5E9 Some settings allow relative values to be stated in percent According to SCPI this unit is represented by the PCT string Example HCOP PAGE SCAL 90PCT Special Numeric Values The following mnemonics are special num...

Page 371: ...nemonic after the quotation mark Example SENSe LIST FREQ MAXimum Returns the maximum numeric value as a result Boolean Parameters Boolean parameters represent two states The ON state logically true is represen ted by ON or a numeric value 1 The OFF state logically untrue is represented by OFF or the numeric value 0 The numeric values are provided as the response for a query Example Setting command...

Page 372: ...mat requires a NL END message to terminate the data block This format is useful when the length of the transmission is not known or if speed or other considerations prevent segmentation of the data into blocks of definite length 14 1 5 4 Overview of Syntax Elements The following tables provide an overview of the syntax elements and special charac ters Table 14 4 Syntax elements The colon separates...

Page 373: ...he two following commands with identical meaning can be created SENS BAND RES 1 SENS BWID RES 1 Mnemonics in square brackets are optional and may be inserted into the header or omitted Example HCOPy IMMediate HCOP IMM is equivalent to HCOP Parameters in curly brackets are optional and can be inserted once or several times or omitted Example SENSe LIST FREQuency numeric_value numeric_value The foll...

Page 374: ...cording to SCPI the responses to queries are partly subject to stricter rules than in standard IEEE 488 2 The requested parameter is transmitted without a header Example HCOP PAGE ORI Response LAND Maximum values minimum values and all other quantities that are requested via a special text parameter are returned as numeric values Example SENSe FREQuency STOP MAX Response 3 5E9 Numeric values are o...

Page 375: ...ithin one command line even though they may be implemented as sequential commands are not necessarily serviced in the order in which they have been received In order to make sure that commands are actually carried out in a cer tain order each command must be sent in a separate command line Example Commands and queries in one message The response to a query combined in a program message with comman...

Page 376: ...he controller OPC Sets the Operation Complete bit in the ESR after all previous commands have been exe cuted Setting bit 0 in the ESE Setting bit 5 in the SRE Waiting for service request SRQ OPC Stops command processing until 1 is returned This occurs when all pending opera tions are completed Send OPC directly after the command whose processing must be terminated before other commands can be exec...

Page 377: ...quence OPC ESR A return value LSB of 1 indicates that the overlapped command has finished 14 1 7 Status Reporting System The status reporting system stores all information on the current operating state of the instrument and on errors which have occurred This information is stored in the status registers and in the error queue Both can be queried via GPIB bus or LAN interface STATus commands See C...

Page 378: ...it 7 FAIL LIMit 8 FAIL DIQ logic AND logic OR of all bits TEMPerature 15 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 1 2 not used STAT QUES TEMPerature Frontend temp error INPut_overload Range completed SWEeping MEASuring Waiting for TRIGger one register for each channel EXTended 15 5 4 3 0 1 2 not used STAT QUES TIME INFO 15 5 4 3 0 1 2 STAT QUES EXTended INFO not used INFO MESSage WARNing ERRor FATal CACLR FAIL SCAN result...

Page 379: ...e part of the ESR 14 1 7 2 Structure of a SCPI Status Register Each standard SCPI register consists of 5 parts Each part has a width of 16 bits and has different functions The individual bits are independent of each other i e each hardware status is assigned a bit number which is valid for all five parts Bit 15 the most significant bit is set to zero for all parts Thus the contents of the register...

Page 380: ...nly indicates events passed on by the transition filters It is permanently updated by the instrument This part can only be read by the user Reading the register clears it This part is often equated with the entire register ENABle The ENABle part determines whether the associated EVENt bit contributes to the sum bit see below Each bit of the EVENt part is ANDed with the associated ENABle bit symbol...

Page 381: ...ial poll The STatus Byte STB is linked to the Service Request Enable SRE register Each bit of the STB is assigned a bit in the SRE Bit 6 of the SRE is ignored If a bit is set in the SRE and the associated bit in the STB changes from 0 to 1 a service request SRQ is generated The SRE can be set using the command SRE and read using the command SRE Table 14 7 Meaning of the bits used in the status byt...

Page 382: ... bits of the STB are ANDed with the corresponding bits of the PPE with bit 6 being used as well in contrast to the SRE The IST flag results from the ORing of all results The PPE can be set using commands PRE and read using com mand PRE Event Status Register ESR and Event Status Enable Register ESE The ESR is defined in IEEE 488 2 It can be compared with the EVENt part of a SCPI register The event ...

Page 383: ...ion on current activities of the R S ESW It also contains information on activities that have been executed since the last read out Table 14 9 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus OPERation register Bit No Meaning 0 CALibrating This bit is set as long as the instrument is performing a calibration 1 2 Not used 3 SWEeping Sweep is being performed in base unit applications are not considered identi...

Page 384: ...t in the STATus QUEStionable register indicates an error the error may have occurred in any of the channel specific subregisters In this case you must check the subregister of each channel to determine which channel caused the error By default querying the status of a subregister always returns the result for the currently selected channel Table 14 10 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUEStio...

Page 385: ...it Register provides more information on the error type Available in the Spectrum application 13 TRANsducer break This bit is set if a transducer break occurs and indicates the next range The STATus QUEStionable TRANsducer Register on page 390 provides more information on the error type 14 Unused 15 This bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit Register Available for the Spectrum application T...

Page 386: ...ed by the other status registers of the R S ESW A separate EXTended reg ister exists for each active channel You can read out the register with STATus QUEStionable EXTended CONDition or STATus QUEStionable EXTended EVENt Table 14 12 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUEStionable EXTended register Bit No Meaning 0 not used 1 INFO This bit is set if a status message is available for the applica...

Page 387: ...longer possi ble 5 to 14 Unused 15 This bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency Register The STATus QUEStionable FREQuency register contains information about the condi tion of the local oscillator and the reference frequency A separate frequency register exists for each active channel You can read out the register with STATus QUEStionable FREQuency CONDition or STATus QUEStionable FREQuency...

Page 388: ...4 is violated 4 LIMit 5 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 5 is violated 5 LIMit 6 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 6 is violated 6 LIMit 7 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 7 is violated 7 LIMit 8 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 8 is violated 8 to 14 Unused 15 This bit is always 0 STATus QUEStionable LMARgin Register This register contains information about the observance of limit margins A...

Page 389: ... for each active channel You can read out the register with STATus QUEStionable POWer CONDition or STATus QUEStionable POWer EVENt Table 14 17 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUEStionable POWer register Bit No Meaning 0 OVERload This bit is set if an overload occurs at the RF input causing signal distortion but not yet causing damage to the device The R S ESW displays the keyword RF OVLD 1 ...

Page 390: ...QUEStionable TRANsducer register contains information about the state and condition of measurements with transducer sets A separate TRANsducer register exists for each active channel It indicates that a transducer break has been reached It also indicates the next range that is to be swept You can continue the sweep with INITiate mt CONMeas on page 440 You can read out the register with STATus QUES...

Page 391: ... must receive and evaluate the information of all devices The following standard methods are used Service request SRQ initiated by the instrument Serial poll of all devices in the bus system initiated by the controller in order to find out who sent a SRQ and why Parallel poll of all devices Query of a specific instrument status by means of commands Query of the error queue Service Request Under ce...

Page 392: ... poll is mainly used to obtain a fast overview of the state of several instru ments connected to the controller Parallel Poll In a parallel poll up to eight instruments are simultaneously requested by the controller using a single command to transmit 1 bit of information each on the data lines i e to set the data line allocated to each instrument to a logical 0 or 1 In addition to the SRE register...

Page 393: ...e status summary bit and the ESB bit in the STatus Byte are set Error Queue Each error state in the instrument leads to an entry in the error queue The entries of the error queue are detailed plain text error messages that can be looked up in the Error Log or queried via remote control using SYSTem ERRor NEXT Each call of SYSTem ERRor NEXT provides one entry from the error queue If no error mes sa...

Page 394: ...iately follows a PROGRAM MESSAGE TERMINA TOR clears the output buffer 14 1 8 General Programming Recommendations Initial instrument status before changing settings Manual operation is designed for maximum possible operating convenience In con trast the priority of remote control is the predictability of the instrument status Thus when a command attempts to define incompatible settings the command ...

Page 395: ...e R S ESW analyzer family supports a subset of the GPIB commands used by other devices Thus it can emulate other devices in order to use existing remote control programs The device model to be emulated is selected manually using SETUP Network Remote GPIB tab Language Via the GPIB interface using the SYSTem LANGuage on page 664 command In order to emulate device models that are not part of the sele...

Page 396: ...dress is set to 18 if it was 20 before The Start stop frequency reference level and number of sweep points are adapted to the selected instrument model When you switch between remote control languages the following settings or changes are made SCPI The instrument performs a PRESET 8566A B 8568A B 8594E FSEA FSEB FSEM FSEK The instrument performs a PRESET The following instrument settings are chang...

Page 397: ...he instrument itself RSIB Interactive command entry Browsing available commands on the instrument Error checking following every command Execution of command scripts Storing binary data to a file Reading binary data from a file Generation of a log file For command scripts IECWIN offers the following features Synchronization with the instrument on every command Checking expected result for query co...

Page 398: ...ETUP Network Remote Network settings in secure user mode Be sure to store all network settings beforeSecureUser Mode is enabled see Chap ter 4 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 40 If the currently stored network settings are not suitable you must correct them each time you switch on the R S ESW in secure user mode as the settings are not stored permanently in this case The remot...

Page 399: ...m each time you switch on the R S ESW in secure user mode as the settings are not stored permanently in this case Computer Name 399 IP Address 400 Subnet Mask 400 DHCP 400 Network Configuration 400 Computer Name Each instrument is delivered with an assigned computer name but this name can be changed The naming conventions of Windows apply If too many characters and or numbers are entered an error ...

Page 400: ...The subnet mask consists of four number blocks separated by dots Each block con tains 3 numbers in maximum e g 100 100 100 100 but also one or two numbers are allowed in a block as an example see the preinstalled address DHCP Switches between DHCP server available On or not available Off If a DHCP server is available in the network the IP address and subnet mask of the instrument are obtained auto...

Page 401: ...ote command SYSTem IDENtify STRing on page 663 Reset to Factory String Restores the default identification string Each R S ESW has a unique ID according to the following syntax Rohde Schwarz ESW Unique number Remote command SYSTem IDENtify FACTory on page 663 Remote Display Update Defines whether the display of the R S ESW is updated when changing from manual operation to remote control Turning of...

Page 402: ... the R S FSP FSU FSQ family New R S ESW format Remote command SYSTem FORMat IDENt on page 671 I O Logging Activates or deactivates the SCPI error log function All remote control commands received by the R S ESW are recorded in a log file The files are named according to the following syntax C R_S INSTR ScpiLogging ScpiLog no where no is a sequential number A new log file is started each time loggi...

Page 403: ...rmer R S signal and spectrum analyzers As a rule the R S ESW supports most commands from previous R S signal and spectrum analyzers such as the FSQ FSP FSU or FSV However the default values in particular the number of sweep points or particular bandwidths may vary Therefore the R S ESW can emulate these other devices including their default values in order to repeat previous measurements or suppor...

Page 404: ...eeds This setting is only taken into account for resolution bandwidth 300 kHz NORM Optimized for high dynamic range overload limit is close to reference level PULS Optimized for pulsed signals overload limit up to 10 dB above reference level This setting is only available if an HP language is selected see Language on page 403 Remote command SYSTem IFGain MODE on page 663 Sweep Repeat Controls a re...

Page 405: ...see Language on page 403 Max 36 characters are allowed Remote command SYSTem REVision STRing on page 666 Resetting the Factory Revision Resets the response to the REV query for the revision number to the factory default HP emulation only see Language on page 403 Remote command SYSTem REVision FACTory on page 666 14 4 4 LXI Settings Access SETUP Network Remote LXI tab On the R S ESW the LXI Class C...

Page 406: ...HiSLIP Protocol on page 359 Computer name Name of the R S ESW as defined in the operating system see also Computer Name on page 399 MAC address Media Access Control address MAC address a unique identifier for the network card in the R S ESW IP address IP address of the R S ESW as defined in the operating system see also IP Address on page 400 ICMP Indicates whether the ping responder is active or ...

Page 407: ...P Auto IP Address Dynamic DNS Enabled ICMP Ping Enabled Password for LAN configuration LxiWebIfc The LAN settings are configured in the Network tab of the Network Remote dialog box or using the instrument s LXI Browser interface Remote command SYSTem LXI LANReset on page 665 14 4 5 Remote Errors Access SETUP Network Remote Remote Errors tab The error messages generated by the R S ESW during remote...

Page 408: ... is always in the manual measurement mode and can be operated via the front panel As soon as the instrument receives a remote com mand it is switched to the remote control mode In remote control mode all keys of the instrument except the PRESET key are dis abled The LOCAL softkey and the Remote Display Update softkey are displayed Local The instrument switches from remote to manual operation but o...

Page 409: ...ure Consult your network administrator before performing the following tasks Connecting the instrument to the network Configuring the network Changing IP addresses Exchanging hardware Errors can affect the entire network Remote operation You can operate the instrument remotely from a connected computer using SCPI com mands see Chapter 14 1 2 SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instru ments on ...

Page 410: ...onnect the Instrument to the Network There are two methods to establish a LAN connection to the instrument A non dedicated network Ethernet connection from the instrument to an existing network made with an ordinary RJ 45 network cable The instrument is assigned an IP address and can coexist with a computer and with other hosts on the same network A dedicated network connection Point to point conn...

Page 411: ...etermined on the PC itself Thus when using a DHCP server it is recommended that you use the permanent computer name which determines the address via the DNS server see Using a DNS server to determine the IP address on page 412 Risk of network errors Connection errors can affect the entire network If your network does not support DHCP or if you choose to disable dynamic TCP IP configuration you mus...

Page 412: ...an invalid IP address or subnet mask the message out of range is displayed in the status line If the settings are correct the configuration is saved and you are prompted to restart the instrument 8 Confirm the displayed message Yes button to restart the instrument Using a DNS server to determine the IP address If a DNS server is configured on the R S ESW the server can determine the current IP add...

Page 413: ...specially useful when a DHCP server is used as a new IP address may be assigned each time the instrument is restarted Each instrument is delivered with an assigned computer name but this name can be changed To change the instrument s computer name 1 Press the Setup key and then the Network Remote softkey The current Computer Name is displayed in the Network tab 2 Enter the new computer name and cl...

Page 414: ...at a LAN connection has been established a red symbol indicates an error for example that no LAN cable is connected When a device is connecting to the instrument the LXI logo blinks The Device Indicator setting is not password protected The most important control elements in the navigation pane of the browser interface are the following LAN Configuration opens the menu with configuration pages Sta...

Page 415: ...ral the Auto Detect mode is sufficient ICMP Ping must be enabled to use the ping utility VXI 11 is the protocol that is used to detect the instrument in the LAN According to the standard LXI devices must use VXI 11 to provide a detection mechanism other additional detection mechanisms are permitted mDNS and DNS SD are two additional protocols Multicast DNS and DNS Service Discovery They are used f...

Page 416: ... proceed as described in Chapter 14 5 3 3 How to Activate or Deactivate the Automatic Login Mechanism on page 418 14 5 3 How to Log on to the Network Microsoft Windows requires that users identify themselves by entering a user name and password in a login window You can set up two types of user accounts either an administrator account with unrestricted access to the computer domain or a standard u...

Page 417: ...ork 1 Select the Windows icon in the toolbar to access the operating system 2 Select Start Settings Accounts Other users 3 Select Add someone else to this PC 4 In the Microsoft account dialog box enter the new user name and password 5 Select OK 6 Select Finish The new user is created 14 5 3 2 How to Change the User Password After the new user has been created on the instrument the password must be...

Page 418: ...enu select Run The Run dialog box is displayed 2 Enter the command C R_S Instr User AUTOLOGIN REG 3 Press the ENTER key to confirm The automatic login mechanism is reactivated It will be applied the next time the instrument is switched on 14 5 4 How to Share Directories only with Microsoft Networks Sharing directories makes data available for other users This is only possible in Micro soft network...

Page 419: ... in the browser s address bar The R S ESW s Welcome page is displayed 3 In the navigation pane select Instrument Control Web Control The instrument s display is shown in a new browser window with a software front panel displayed beside or below it 4 Use the mouse cursor to access the functionality in the software front panel or in the display as you would directly on the instrument s front panel T...

Page 420: ...on dialog box and select the required file on the PC c Select Upload to copy the file from the PC to the defined folder on the R S ESW 14 5 6 How to Deactivate the Web Browser Interface If you want to prevent other users in the LAN from accessing or operating the R S ESW via its LXI web browser interface you must deactivate this function Note that after a firmware update the function is automatica...

Page 421: ...s of the instrument Thus remote operation of the R S ESW is possible With Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Client is part of the operating system For other versions of Windows Microsoft offers the Remote Desktop Client as an add on For details refer to the Microsoft Windows operating system documentation 14 5 7 1 How to Configure the R S ESW for Remote Operation via Remote Desktop 1 Create a fixed...

Page 422: ... are to be given access to the R S ESW via Remote Desktop Note The user account under which configuration is carried out is automatically enabled for Remote Desktop a Select the Select Users button b Select the users or create new user accounts as described in Chapter 14 5 3 1 How to Create Users on page 417 c Select OK to confirm the settings 7 The R S ESW is now ready for connection setup with t...

Page 423: ...n the toolbar to access the operating system 2 From the Start menu select All Programs Accessories Remote Desktop Connection The Remote Desktop Connection dialog box is displayed 3 Select the Options button The dialog box is expanded to display the configuration data 4 Open the Experience tab The settings on this tab are used to select and optimize the connection speed 5 In the list select the app...

Page 424: ...faces 8 If you will need to access drives of the controller from the R S ESW e g in order to store settings or to copy files from the controller to the R S ESW select More then enable the Drives option Windows will then map drives of the controller to the corresponding network drives 9 To use printers connected to the controller while accessing them from the R S ESW activate the Printers option Do...

Page 425: ...ontroller on page 423 open the General tab 2 In the Computer field enter the IP address of the R S ESW In the User name field enter instrument to log in as an administrator or Normal User to log in as a standard user In the Password field enter 894129 3 To save the connection configuration for later use a Select the Save As button The Save As dialog box is displayed b Enter the name for the connec...

Page 426: ...nt Pan els on page 315 8 To deactivate or activate the Softfrontpanel press the F6 key After the connection is established the R S ESW screen is displayed in the Remote Desktop application window The Windows Start menu can be made available by expanding the Remote Desktop window to full size During the connection with the controller the login entry is displayed on the R S ESW screen To terminate R...

Page 427: ...n 14 5 8 How to Start a Remote Control Session from a PC When you switch on the R S ESW it is always in manual operation state local state and can be operated via the front panel To start remote control 1 Send an addressed command GTR Go to Remote from a controller to the instru ment The instrument is switched to remote control remote state Operation via the front panel is disabled Only the Local ...

Page 428: ...exclusively in remote control it is recommended that you switch off the display For details see Remote Display Update on page 401 14 5 9 How to Return to Manual Operation Before you switch back to manual operation all remote command processing must be completed Otherwise the instrument will switch back to remote control immediately Select the Local softkey or use the following GPIB command status ...

Page 429: ...mmand can be used for setting or querying only or if it initiates an event the usage is stated explicitly Parameter usage If not specified otherwise a parameter can be used to set a value and it is the result of a query Parameters required only for setting are indicated as Setting parameters Parameters required only to refine a query are indicated as Query parameters Parameters that are only retur...

Page 430: ...the currently selected channel t 1 6 Trace li 1 to 8 Limit line i 1 3 Selects one of the analog output channels 1 2 or Phones k 1 8 Limit line 1 2 Display line Selects a limit or display line peak 1 3000 Selects a peak Selecting windows in multiple channels Note that the suffix n always refers to a window in the currently selected channel 15 3 Common Commands Common commands are described in the I...

Page 431: ...ed Usage Query only Manual operation See Start Self Alignment on page 303 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 alter the mask and transition parts of the registers It clears the output buffer Usage Setting only ESE Value Event status enable Sets the event status enab...

Page 432: ... values ISTflag 0 1 Usage Query only OPC Operation complete Sets bit 0 in the event status register when all preceding commands have been execu ted This bit can be used to initiate a service request The query writes a 1 into the output buffer when all preceding commands have been executed which is useful for command synchronization OPT Option identification query Queries the options included in th...

Page 433: ...tched on Thus a service request can be triggered when the instru ment is switched on if the status registers ESE and SRE are suitably configured The query reads out the contents of the power on status clear flag Parameters Action 0 1 0 The contents of the status registers are preserved 1 Resets the status registers RST Reset Sets the instrument to a defined default status The default settings are ...

Page 434: ...e IMMediate command Usage Event TST Self test query Initiates self tests of the instrument and returns an error code Note If you start a self test remotely then select the Local softkey while the test is still running the instrument only returns to the manual operation state after the test is completed In this case the self test cannot be aborted Return values ErrorCode integer 0 in decimal format...

Page 435: ...es a new measurement channel for the CISPR APD measure ment Note that this is only possible from within a selected spectrum channel Parameters State ON OFF OFF returns to the spectrum application RST OFF Example INST CRE SAN Spectrum INST Spectrum Creates and selects the Spectrum channel CALC STAT CAPD ON Opens a CISPR APD channel DISPlay ATAB State This command switches between the MultiView tab ...

Page 436: ...asurement channel You can configure up to 10 measurement channels at the same time depending on available memory See also INSTrument SELect on page 438 INSTrument DELete on page 437 Parameters ChannelType Channel type of the new channel For a list of available channel types see INSTrument LIST on page 437 ChannelName String containing the name of the channel Note that you can not assign an existin...

Page 437: ... Channel on page 90 INSTrument DELete ChannelName This command deletes a channel If you delete the last channel the default Receiver channel is activated Setting parameters ChannelName String containing the name of the channel you want to delete A channel must exist in order to be able delete it Example INST DEL Receiver Deletes the channel with the name Receiver Usage Setting only INSTrument LIST...

Page 438: ...s command renames a channel Setting parameters ChannelName1 String containing the name of the channel you want to rename ChannelName2 String containing the new channel name Note that you cannot assign an existing channel name to a new channel this will cause an error Channel names can have a maximum of 31 characters and must be compatible with the Windows conventions for file names In particular t...

Page 439: ...Channel on page 90 15 5 Measurements and Result Displays Measurement Control 439 Measurement Sequences 443 Result Retrieval 445 Bargraph Configuration 450 Scan Configuration 453 Scan Table Configuration 454 Peak Search 462 Peak List 467 Final Measurement and Trace Configuration 472 Final Results 475 LISN Configuration 479 CISPR APD Measurement Configuration 482 Programming Example Performing a Seq...

Page 440: ...rt the measurement To do so send a Device Clear command from the control instrument to the R S ESW on a parallel channel to clear all currently active remote channels Depend ing on the used interface and protocol send the following commands Visa viClear GPIB ibclr RSIB RSDLLibclr Now you can send the ABORt command on the remote channel that runs the measure ment Example ABOR INIT IMM Aborts the me...

Page 441: ...ontrol as results like trace data or markers are only valid after a single measurement end synchronization For details on synchronization see Chapter 14 1 6 Command Sequence and Syn chronization on page 375 If the measurement mode is changed for a channel while the Sequencer is active see INITiate SEQuencer IMMediate on page 444 the mode is only considered the next time the measurement in that cha...

Page 442: ...nt based on the peak list Suffix mt irrelevant Example Start the final measurement INIT2 FME Usage Event Manual operation See Performing single measurements on page 96 INITiate mt IMMediate The command initiates a new measurement For a single measurement the R S ESW stops measuring when it has reached the end frequency When you start a continuous measurement it stops only if you abort it deliberat...

Page 443: ...Tiate SEQuencer IMMediate 444 INITiate SEQuencer MODE 444 SYSTem SEQuencer 444 CONFigure RECeiver MEASurement DEFault Measurement This command selects the measurement performed in a receiver channel during mea surement sequences More information Parameters Measurement BARGraph Performs a bargraph measurement NONE Performs no measurement SCAN Performs a scan RST SCAN Example Perform a bargraph meas...

Page 444: ...NGle Sequence mode Parameters Mode SINGle Each measurement group is started one after the other in the order of definition All measurement channels in a group are started simultaneously and performed once After all measure ments are completed the next group is started After the last group the measurement sequence is finished CONTinuous Each measurement group is started one after the other in the o...

Page 445: ...MM Starts the sequential measurements SYST SEQ OFF Manual operation See Sequencer State on page 93 15 5 3 Result Retrieval Trace Data and Result Query 445 15 5 3 1 Trace Data and Result Query This section contains information on the TRACe DATA command and a detailed description of the characteristics of that command Basically the command queries the results of the current measurement The command s...

Page 446: ... for each active bargraph detector Each result is made up out of two values Absolute level Frequency The order of detectors is as shown in the user interface Inactive detectors are ignored Example TRAC PHOLD Querying scan characteristics The SCPI parameter SCAN returns the scan characteristics while the scan is running The number of returned results depends on the scan settings The type of returne...

Page 447: ...ly if trace 6 is active n 1 byte status information for each measurement result bit 2 represents overrange for trace 1 to trace 6 The data is always returned in binary format FORM REAL 32 Note that the SCAN parameter only works while the scan is actually running Example TRAC SCAN Querying results for a peak search The SCPI parameters PLIST1 PLIST6 returns the results of a peak search for a particu...

Page 448: ... parameter SGRam returns the contents of the spectrogram For every frame horizontal line in the spectrogram the command returns the power levels that have been measured one for each sweep or measurement point The num ber of frames depends on the size of the history depth The power level depends on the unit you have currently set TRACe n DATA ResultType This command queries current trace data and m...

Page 449: ...ster The block size depends on scan time and the upper limit defined by TRACe n POINts on page 450 Suffix n irrelevant Parameters Occasion ALWays Block data transmission is on NEVer Block data transmission is off RST NEVer Example Select block data transmission TRAC FEED CONT ALW TRACe n IF DATA ResultType This command queries current trace data and measurement results for IF analysis The data for...

Page 450: ...ay BARGraph LEVel LOWer 450 DISPlay BARGraph LEVel UPPer 450 DISPlay BARGraph PHOLd RESet 451 DISPlay BARGraph PHOLd STATe 451 DISPlay BARGraph TCOupling STATe 451 SENSe DETector t RECeiver FUNCtion 451 SENSe SWEep TIME 452 DISPlay BARGraph LEVel LOWer This command queries the level range of the bargraph Return values Level Lowest level displayed on the bargraph scale Default unit depends on the s...

Page 451: ...bargraph max hold function on and off Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Turn on the bargraph max hold DISP BARG PHOL ON Manual operation See Bargraph Max Hold on page 100 DISPlay BARGraph TCOupling STATe State This command couples or decouples the bargraph detector and trace detector used for the scan Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Couple the type and color of bargraph and s...

Page 452: ...he Max Peak detector QPEak Selects the Quasipeak detector RMS Selects the RMS detector RST AVERage Example Select bargraph detector DET REC POS AVER RMS Manual operation See Detector on page 133 SENSe SWEep TIME Time This command defines the measurement or acquisition time for bargraph measure ments For scans not based on a scan table the command also defines the measurement time for the scan Para...

Page 453: ...he frequency range with SENSe FREQuency STARt SENSe FREQuency STOP SENSe SCAN sr STARt SENSe SCAN sr STOP TDOMain Selects time domain scans in the frequency domain Define the frequency range with the commands for stepped scans RST TDOMain Example Select stepped scan FREQ MODE SCAN Manual operation See Selecting the scan type on page 113 SENSe SCAN sr TDOMain Time This command defines the measureme...

Page 454: ...favor of a high dynamic range regardless of the selected detectors RST AUTO Example Apply small FFT size FREQ TDOP DYN Manual operation See Selecting the mode for time domain scans on page 114 15 5 6 Scan Table Configuration SENSe DETector t FUNCtion 455 SENSe FREQuency STARt 455 SENSe FREQuency STOP 456 SENSe SCAN sr BANDwidth RESolution 456 SENSe SCAN sr BARS 456 SENSe SCAN sr INPut ATTenuation ...

Page 455: ...e Max Peak detector QPEak Selects the Quasipeak detector RMS Selects the RMS detector RST POSitive Example Select scan detector DET RMS Manual operation See Detector on page 133 SENSe FREQuency STARt Frequency This command defines the start frequency of a scan In the spectrum application the command defines the start frequency of a measure ment Parameters Frequency numeric value Range Refer to the...

Page 456: ...n Bandwidth This command defines the resolution bandwidth applied in the selected scan range Suffix sr Selects the scan range Parameters Bandwidth numeric value If you enter a resolution bandwidth that is not supported the R S ESW uses the next available bandwidth instead Range Refer to datasheet Default unit Hz Example Define a measurement bandwidth for the 4th scan range SCAN4 BAND RES 1MHz Manu...

Page 457: ...vel applied in the selected scan range Suffix sr Selects the scan range Parameters Attenuation numeric value integer only Range 0 dB to 79 dB Increment 1 dB RST 10 dB Default unit dB Example Define attenuation for the 4th scan range SCAN4 INP ATT 30dB Manual operation See Attenuation on page 121 SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN AUTO State This command includes and excludes the preamplifier from the auto r...

Page 458: ...NSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN LNA STATe State This command turns the optional low noise amplifier on and off Note that it is not possible to use the low noise amplifier and the preamplifier at the same time Suffix sr Selects the scan range Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Turn on low noise amplifier SCAN INP GAIN LNA STAT ON Manual operation See Preamplifier on page 121 SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAI...

Page 459: ...T2 Selects RF input 2 RST INPUT1 Example Select RF input path for the 4th scan range SCAN4 INP TYPE INPUT2 Manual operation See Input Selection on page 122 SENSe SCAN sr NAME Name This command changes the name of a scan range Suffix sr Selects the scan range Parameters Name String containing the name of the scan range Example Change name of scan range 4 SCAN4 NAME Fourth Range Manual operation See...

Page 460: ...can range Parameters Frequency numeric value Range Refer to the datasheet RST Depends on the scan range Default unit Hz Example Define start frequency for 4th scan range SCAN4 STAR 30MHz Manual operation See Range Start and Range Stop on page 119 SENSe SCAN sr STEP Frequency This command defines the frequency stepsize applied in the selected scan range Available for linear and logarithmic step mod...

Page 461: ...s the measurement time applied in the selected scan range Suffix sr Selects the scan range Parameters Time numeric value Range 100 µs to 100 s RST depends on the range Default unit s Example Define measurement time for 4th scan range SCAN4 TIME 1 ms Manual operation See Measurement Time on page 100 SENSe SWEep COUNt Measurements This command defines the number of measurements that the application ...

Page 462: ...effect on the scale and display of the frequency axis Parameters StepMode LINear Linear frequency steps with a fix stepsize LOGarithmic Logarithmic frequency steps with the stepsize being a percent age of the current frequency AUTO The stepsize is coupled to the resolution bandwidth to get the best measurement results RST AUTO Example Select logarithmic frequency steps SWE SPAC LOG Manual operatio...

Page 463: ...xcursion sets the requirements for a peak to be detected during a peak search The unit depends on the measurement Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Parameters Excursion The excursion is the distance to a trace maximum that must be attained before a new maximum is recognized or the distance to a trace minimum that must be attained before a new minimum is recognized RST 6 dB Example CALC MARK PEXC 10...

Page 464: ...ncludes a scan and a peak search but no final measure ment Suffix n irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Turn on the automated peak search CALC PEAK AUTO ON CALCulate n PSEarch CLEar IMMediate CALCulate n PEAKsearch CLEar IMMediate This command deletes the contents of a peak list Suffix n irrelevant Example Clear the peak list CALC PEAK CLE Usage Event Manual operation See Editin...

Page 465: ...elevant Parameters Method SUBRange Divides the scan range into smaller subranges and looks for a particular number of peaks in each subrange PEAK Looks for a particular number of peaks over the complete scan range RST PEAK Example Divide the scan range into smaller subranges for the peak search CALC PEAK METH SUBR Manual operation See Selecting the peak search method on page 125 CALCulate n PSEarc...

Page 466: ...his command depend on the peak search mode that you have selected Suffix n irrelevant Parameters Peaks Subranges If you have selected the Peaks search mode the command defines the number of peaks to look for during the peak search Range 1 to 500 RST 50 Example Select subrange search and define 25 subranges CALC PEAK METH SUBR CALC PEAK SUBR 25 Manual operation See Controlling the size of the peak ...

Page 467: ...ension of the file is dat Example Export the peak list MMEM STOR PLIS A TEST DAT Usage Setting only Manual operation See Exporting a peak list on page 129 15 5 8 Peak List CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak ALL 468 CALCulate n PEAKsearch PLISt pi ALL 468 CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak COMMent 468 CALCulate n PEAKsearch PLISt pi COMMent 468 CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak DELete 469 CALCulate n PEAKsear...

Page 468: ...each peak the command returns the following information TraceNumber Detector Frequency Level DeltaLimit Comment DeltaLimit is 0 if you use no limit line comment is empty if you have not entered one for the corre sponding peak Example Query peak information CALC PEAK PLIS would return e g TRACE1 Quasi Peak 4 5e 07 53 99 0 yahoo TRACE2 Average 4 5e 07 53 07 0 TRACE3 RMS 4 5e 07 50 89 0 TRACE4 Quasi ...

Page 469: ...earest limit line in the peak search Suffix n irrelevant pi Peak Return values Level If you are using no limit line the return value is 0 Example Query distance to limit line CALC PEAK PLIS4 DELT would return e g 3 23 Usage Query only CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak DETector CALCulate n PEAKsearch PLISt pi DETector This command queries the detector with which a peak was found in the peak search Suf...

Page 470: ...ery only CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak LEVel CALCulate n PEAKsearch PLISt pi LEVel Level This command queries the level of a peak found in the peak search Suffix n irrelevant pi Peak Parameters Level numeric value The unit depends on your selection CALCulate n UNIT POWer Example Query level of the fourth peak CALC PEAK PLIS4 LEV would return e g 53 99 CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak SIZE CALCulate...

Page 471: ...uld return e g TRACE1 Usage Query only CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak DATA CALCulate n PEAKsearch PLISt pi DATA This command queries the information for a peak found in the peak search Suffix n irrelevant pi Peak Return values PeakResults String that contains a list of values for the selected peak The command returns the following information TraceNumber Detector Frequency Level DeltaLimit Comment...

Page 472: ...rrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Turn on automated test sequence CALC FME ON SENSe CORRection TRANsducer VIEW State This command turns the Transducer trace mode on and off Also possible with DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t MODE on page 474 Parameters State ON 1 Turns on the transducer trace The transducer trace represents the correction values of all active transducers over the curre...

Page 473: ...Max Peak detector QPEak Selects the Quasipeak detector RMS Selects the RMS detector RST QPEak Example Select final measurement detector DET FME POS Manual operation See Detector on page 133 SENSe FMEasurement AUTO State This command turns a full automated test sequence on and off A full automated test sequence includes a scan a peak search and a final measure ment Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST O...

Page 474: ...nts considered in the averaging process with SENSe SWEep COUNt Unavailable in Receiver mode BLANk Removes the trace from the display MAXHold Draws a trace based on the highest values that have been mea sured over several measurements You can define the number of measurements with SENSe SWEep COUNt MINHold Draws a trace based on the lowest values that have been mea sured over several measurements Y...

Page 475: ... FMEasurement PLISt pi ALL 475 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi COMMent 476 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi DELTa 476 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi DETector 477 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi FREQuency 477 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi LEVel 477 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi SIZE 478 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi TRACe 478 CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi DATA 478 CALCulate ...

Page 476: ...rement PLISt pi COMMent Comment This command defines a comment for a peak measured in the final measurement Suffix n irrelevant pi Peak Parameters Comment String that contains the comment Example Define a comment for the fourth peak in the peak list CALC FME PLIS4 COMM Woohoo CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi DELTa This command queries the distance of a peak to the nearest limit line in the final ...

Page 477: ...ld return e g Average CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi FREQuency This command queries the frequency of a peak measured in the final measurement Suffix n irrelevant pi Peak Return values Frequency numeric value Default unit Hz Example Query frequency of a peak CALC FME PLIS4 FREQ would return e g 69420000 Usage Query only CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi LEVel Level This command queries the level...

Page 478: ...urn value example 100 Usage Query only CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi TRACe This command queries the trace that a peak measured in the final measurement is located on Suffix n irrelevant pi Peak Return values Trace String that contains the trace number Example Query trace of the peak CALC FME PLIS4 TRAC would return e g TRACE1 Usage Query only CALCulate n FMEasurement PLISt pi DATA This command...

Page 479: ...ASe 479 INPut ip LISN FILTer HPASs STATe 480 INPut ip LISN PHASe 480 INPut ip LISN TYPE 481 SENSe FMEasurement LISN PHASe Phase This command selects the LISN phases to be measured in a final measurement Parameters Phase You can select several phases for the final measurement Phase Phase Phase Phase L1 L2 Available for networks with four phases R S ESH2Z5 R S ENV4200 and R S ENV432 L3 Available for...

Page 480: ...e Phase on page 136 INPut ip LISN FILTer HPASs STATe State This command turns the 150 kHz highpass filter of the ENV216 network on and off Prerequisites for this command Select ENV216 network INPut ip LISN TYPE Suffix ip irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Turn on high pass filter INP LISN TYPE ENV216 INP LISN FILT HPAS ON Manual operation See High Pass Filter 150 kHz on page 13...

Page 481: ...network Suffix ip irrelevant Parameters Type ENV216 R S ENV 216 two phases and highpass are controllable ENV432 R S ENV 432 four phases are controllable ENV4200 R S ENV 4200 four phases are controllable ESH2Z5 R S ESH2 Z5 four phases incl protective earth are controlla ble ESH3Z5 R S ESH3 Z5 two phases incl protective earth are controlla ble FOURphase R S ESH2 Z5 four phases incl protective earth ...

Page 482: ... markers This command is available for CCDF measurements Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters Probability Range 0 to 100 Default unit Example CALC1 MARK Y PERC 95PCT Positions marker 1 to a probability of 95 Manual operation See Percent Marker on page 139 15 5 13 Programming Example Performing a Sequence of Measurements This example demonstrates how to perform several measurements in a sequence in ...

Page 483: ...t CREate NEW SANalyzer Spectrum 2 Activate ACLR measurement in channel Spectrum 2 CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion POWer SELect ACPower Load W CDMA Standard CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion POWer PRESet FW3Gppcdma Change trace modes DISP TRAC2 MODE MAXH DISP TRAC1 MODE MINH Performing a sweep and retrieving results Change sweep count SENS SWEep COUNt 7 Single Sweep mode INIT CONT OFF Switch back to first IQ cha...

Page 484: ...o first Spectrum channel INST SEL Spectrum WAI Query one of the SEM results CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion POWer RESult CPOWer Switch to second Spectrum channel INST SEL Spectrum 2 WAI Query channel power result CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion POWer RESult ACPower 15 6 Configuration Input Configuration 484 Output Configuration 495 Frequency Configuration 503 Amplitude Configuration 506 Diagram Scale 510 Band...

Page 485: ...ut Coupling on page 148 INPut ip IMPedance Impedance This command selects the nominal input impedance of the RF input In some applica tions only 50 Ω are supported Suffix ip 1 2 irrelevant Parameters Impedance 50 75 RST 50 Ω Default unit OHM Example INP IMP 75 Manual operation See Impedance on page 149 INPut ip TYPE Input The command selects the input path Suffix ip 1 n Parameters Input INPUT1 Sel...

Page 486: ...nput that attenuates high level pulses Suffix ip irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST ON Example Turn on pulse limiter INP ATT LIM ON Manual operation See Pulse Limiter on page 149 INPut ip PRESelection FILTer NOTCh notch STATe State This command turns a preselecting notch filter on and off Suffix ip irrelevant notch 1 2 Selects the filter 1 Selects the notch filter suppressing signals from ...

Page 487: ...50 INPut ip PRESelection STATe State This command turns the preselector on and off Suffix ip irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST Depends on application Example Turn on preselector INP PRES ON Manual operation See Preselector State on page 150 15 6 1 3 External Generator Control Optional SOURce si EXTernal gen FREQuency 488 SOURce si EXTernal gen FREQuency COUPling STATe 488 SOURce si EXTern...

Page 488: ...STATe State This command couples the frequency of the external generator output to the R S ESW Suffix si irrelevant gen Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 ON 1 Default setting a series of frequencies is defined one for each sweep point based on the current frequency at the RF input of the R S ESW the RF frequency range covers the currently defined span of the R S ESW unless limited by the range of the si...

Page 489: ...inator Offset on page 162 SOURce si EXTernal gen FREQuency FACTor NUMerator Value This command defines the numerator of the factor with which the analyzer frequency is multiplied in order to obtain the transmit frequency of the selected generator Select the multiplication factor such that the frequency range of the generator is not exceeded if the following formula is applied to the start and stop...

Page 490: ... Default unit HZ Example Define an offset between generator output frequency and ana lyzer frequency SOUR EXT FREQ OFFS 10HZ Manual operation See Automatic Source Frequency Numerator Denominator Offset on page 162 SOURce si EXTernal gen POWer LEVel Level This command sets the output power of the selected generator Suffix si irrelevant gen Parameters Level numeric value RST 20 dBm Default unit DBM ...

Page 491: ...ivates the connected external generator Suffix si irrelevant gen Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Manual operation See Source State on page 161 SOURce si POWer LEVel IMMediate OFFSet Offset This command defines a level offset for the external generator level Thus for exam ple attenuators or amplifiers at the output of the external generator ...

Page 492: ...SYST COMM RDEV GEN INT TCP Manual operation See Interface on page 160 SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice GENerator gen LINK Type This command selects the link type of the external generator if the GPIB interface is used The difference between the two GPIB operating modes is the execution speed While during GPIB operation each frequency to be set is transmitted to the generator sepa rately a whole frequenc...

Page 493: ...ators on page 154 Suffix gen Parameters Name Generator name as string value RST SMU02 Example Select an external generator SYST COMM RDEV GEN TYPE SMW06 Manual operation See Generator Type on page 160 SYSTem COMMunicate TCPip RDEVice GENerator gen ADDRess Address Configures the TCP IP address for the external generator Suffix gen Parameters Address TCP IP address between 0 0 0 0 and 0 255 255 255 ...

Page 494: ...45 INPut ip UPORt VALue This command queries the control lines of the user ports For details see OUTPut up UPORt VALue on page 494 Suffix ip 1 2 irrelevant Return values Level bit values in hexadecimal format TTL type voltage levels max 5V Range B00000000 to B00111111 Example INP UPOR Result B00100100 Pins 5 and 7 are active Manual operation See User port configuration on page 145 OUTPut up UPORt ...

Page 495: ... control lines of the user ports for the AUX PORT connector This 9 pole SUB D male connector is located on the rear panel of the R S ESW Suffix up irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 User port is switched to INPut ON 1 User port is switched to OUTPut Example OUTP UPOR STAT ON Manual operation See User port configuration on page 145 15 6 2 Output Configuration IF Video Demodulation 495 Add...

Page 496: ... AUD ON Manual operation See Phones on page 166 OUTPut ou IF COUPling Coupling This command selects the output coupling type Available for the following output types Video FM Suffix ou Output Parameters Coupling AC AC coupling rejects the DC component of the signal DC DC coupling transfers the complete signal Example Select AC coupling for output 2 OUTP2 IF COUP AC Manual operation See Coupling on...

Page 497: ...r you have turned on the low pass filter with OUTPut ou IF LPASs STATe Suffix ou Output Parameters Frequency Default unit Hz Example Turn on low pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 100 kHz OUTP IF LPAS ON OUTP IF LPAS FREQ MAN 100KHZ Manual operation See Low Pass on page 165 OUTPut ou IF LPASs STATe State This command turns a low pass filter to control the output on and off Available for the fo...

Page 498: ...IF FM OUTP IF SCAL 100KHZ Manual operation See Scale on page 166 OUTPut ou IF SOURce Type This command selects the type of signal data that is output Suffix ou Output Parameters Type AM Outputs the AM signal FM Outputs the FM signal FOCus Outputs the data of the currently selected measurement window Available for analog demodulation IF Outputs the IF signal Unavailable for audio output OFF Turns o...

Page 499: ...m applica tion the command instead selects the level below which the signal at the marker posi tion is not demodulated Parameters Level numeric value Default unit PCT Example Configure squelch for audio output DEM SQU ON DEM SQU LEV 10 Manual operation See Squelch on page 166 SENSe DEMod SQUelch STATe State This command turns a squelch for the audio output on and off The squelch is available for t...

Page 500: ...ng the volume on page 166 SYSTem SPEaker MUTE This command turns off audio output To turn the volume back on again use SYSTem SPEaker VOLume Example Turn off audio output SYST SPE MUTE Turn audio output back on SYST SPE VOL 25 Usage Event Manual operation See Controlling the volume on page 166 SYSTem SPEaker VOLume Volume This command defines the volume with which audio signals are output Paramete...

Page 501: ...eters State ON OFF 1 0 Example Supply 5 pin probe connector with power OUTP PROB2 ON Manual operation See Probe Power Supply on page 167 OUTPut up TRIGger tp DIRection Direction This command selects the trigger direction for trigger ports that serve as an input as well as an output Suffix up irrelevant tp Selects the used trigger port 2 trigger port 2 front 3 trigger port 3 rear panel Parameters D...

Page 502: ...putType This command selects the type of signal generated at the trigger output Suffix up 1 n tp Selects the trigger port to which the output is sent 2 trigger port 2 front 3 trigger port 3 rear Parameters OutputType DEVice Sends a trigger signal when the R S ESW has triggered inter nally TARMed Sends a trigger signal when the trigger is armed and ready for an external trigger event UDEFined Sends...

Page 503: ...conds Default unit S Example OUTP TRIG2 PULS LENG 0 02 Manual operation See Pulse Length on page 169 15 6 3 Frequency Configuration CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion STRack STATe 503 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion STRack BANDwidth 504 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion STRack THReshold 504 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion STRack TRACe 504 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t X SPACing 505 SENSe FREQuency CENTer 505 SENSe ...

Page 504: ... that you have to turn on signal tracking before you can use the command Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Parameters Bandwidth Range 10 Hz to Max span RST span 10 on activating the function Default unit Hz Manual operation See Signal Tracking on page 178 See IF Signal Tracking on page 181 CALCulate n MARKer m FUNCtion STRack THReshold Level This command defines the threshold level for the signal t...

Page 505: ... LINear Linear scale of the frequency axis LOGarithmic Logarithmic scale of the frequency axis RST LOGarithmic Example Select a linear scale for the x axis DISP TRAC X SPAC LIN Manual operation See Frequency Axis Scale on page 179 SENSe FREQuency CENTer Frequency This command defines the measurement frequency for measurements in the frequency or time domain Parameters Frequency numeric value Numer...

Page 506: ... been performed OFF Decouples the bargraph settings from the scan settings SCAN Couples the bargraph settings to the current scan settings or the settings of the current scan range RST OFF Example Couple bargraph settings to settings of last scan FREQ SCO LSC Manual operation See Couple Bargraph Settings on page 180 SENSe FREQuency SPAN Span This command defines the frequency span Manual operation...

Page 507: ...ion VALue Attenuation This command defines the attenuation at the RF input To protect the input mixer attenuation levels of 10 dB or less are possible only if you have turned off the input protection with INPut ip ATTenuation PROTection STATe on page 508 Suffix ip irrelevant Parameters Attenuation Range 0 dB to 79 dB RST 10 dB Default unit dB Example Define attenuation INP ATT 40dB Manual operatio...

Page 508: ... State ON OFF ON Receiver Turns on the auto ranging feature OFF Receiver Turns off the auto ranging feature RST ON Example Turn on auto ranging INP ATT AUTO ON Manual operation See Auto Range on page 120 See Attenuation on page 121 INPut ip ATTenuation PROTection STATe State This command turns the availability of attenuation levels of 10 dB or less on and off Suffix ip irrelevant Parameters State ...

Page 509: ... OFF Example Allow to turn the amplifier on and off manually INP GAIN LNA STAT ON INP GAIN LNA AUTO OFF Manual operation See Preamplifier on page 121 INPut ip GAIN LNA STATe State This command turns the optional low noise amplifier on and off Note that it is not possible to use the low noise amplifier and the preamplifier at the same time Suffix ip irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Ex...

Page 510: ...he y axis for all traces Suffix n Window t irrelevant Parameters Range Range 1 dB to 200 dB RST 100 dB Default unit HZ Example DISP TRAC Y 110dB Manual operation See Grid Range Minimum Level on page 175 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe BOTTom Level This command defines the minimum level displayed on the vertical diagram axis Suffix n Window t irrelevant Parameters Level Minimum displayed level The...

Page 511: ...depend on the span Default unit Hz Example Define resolution bandwidth for IF analysis BAND IF 10KHZ Manual operation See IF Analysis on page 181 SENSe BWIDth RESolution Bandwidth SENSe BANDwidth RESolution VALue Bandwidth This command defines the measurement or resolution bandwidth The available bandwidths depend on the selected filter type A change of the resolution bandwidth automatically turns...

Page 512: ...r Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST ON Example Decouple measurement bandwidth from frequency range BAND AUTO OFF Manual operation See CISPR RBW Uncoupled on page 182 SENSe BWIDth RESolution TYPE FilterType SENSe BANDwidth RESolution TYPE FilterType This command selects the resolution filter type When you change the filter type the command selects the next larger filter bandwidth if the same bandwidt...

Page 513: ...ENSe SWEep EGATe HOLDoff DelayTime This command defines the delay time between the gate signal and the continuation of the measurement Parameters DelayTime Range 0 s to 30 s RST 0 s Default unit S Example SWE EGAT HOLD 100us Manual operation See Gate Delay on page 188 SENSe SWEep EGATe LENGth GateLength This command defines the gate length Parameters GateLength Range 125 ns to 30 s RST 400μs Defau...

Page 514: ...tors IMMediate Free Run mode no trigger RST IMMediate Example Turn on a gated measurement using the first trigger input SWE EGAT ON SWE EGAT SOUR EXT Manual operation See Trigger Source on page 187 SENSe SWEep EGATe State This command turns gated measurements on and off Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Example SWE EGAT ON Switches on the gat...

Page 515: ...ween the trigger event and the start of the measurement data capturing A negative offset is possible for time domain measurements For the trigger sources External or IF Power a common input signal is used for both trigger and gate Therefore changes to the gate delay affect the trigger offset as well Suffix tp irrelevant Parameters Offset For measurements in the frequency domain the range is 0 s to...

Page 516: ... edge RST POSitive Example Select trigger slope TRIG SLOP NEG Manual operation See Trigger Slope on page 188 TRIGger tp SEQuence SOURce Source This command selects the trigger source Note on external triggers If a measurement is configured to wait for an external trigger signal in a remote control program remote control is blocked until the trigger is received and the program can continue Make sur...

Page 517: ...figuration 517 Zoomed Displays 526 Trace Configuration 528 Markers 537 Display and Limit Line Configuration 560 15 7 1 Result Display Configuration General Window Commands 517 Screen Layout 518 Examples Configuring the Result Display 524 15 7 1 1 General Window Commands Note that the suffix n always refers to the window in the currently selected measure ment channel DISPlay FORMat 517 DISPlay WIND...

Page 518: ...e and rearrange the screen layout for a measurement channel as you do using the SmartGrid in manual operation Since the available evaluation types depend on the selected application some parameters for the following commands also depend on the selected measure ment channel Note that the suffix n always refers to the window in the currently selected measure ment channel LAYout ADD WINDow 518 LAYout...

Page 519: ...wWindowName When adding a new window the command returns its name by default the same as its number as a result Usage Query only Table 15 4 WindowType parameter values for the receiver application Parameter value Window type BGRaph Bargraph DIAGram Diagram FACCess Fast access panel FMEas Final measurement IFANalysis IF analysis diagram IFSGram IF analysis spectrogram MTABle Marker table NOTes Note...

Page 520: ... Query parameters WindowName String containing the name of a window Return values WindowIndex Index number of the window Example LAY WIND IDEN 2 Queries the index of the result display named 2 Response 2 Usage Query only LAYout REMove WINDow WindowName This command removes a window from the display in the active channel Setting parameters WindowName String containing the name of the window In the ...

Page 521: ... of availa ble window types Example LAY REPL WIND 1 MTAB Replaces the result display in window 1 with a marker table Usage Setting only LAYout SPLitter Index1 Index2 Position This command changes the position of a splitter and thus controls the size of the win dows on each side of the splitter Note that windows must have a certain minimum size If the position you define con flicts with the minimum...

Page 522: ...ep and 3 Marker Peak List towards the top 70 of the screen The following commands have the exact same effect as any combination of windows above and below the splitter moves the splitter vertically LAY SPL 3 2 70 LAY SPL 4 1 70 LAY SPL 2 1 70 Usage Setting only LAYout WINDow n ADD Direction WindowType This command adds a measurement window to the display Note that with this com mand the suffix n d...

Page 523: ...default state the name of the window is its index Example LAY WIND2 IDEN Queries the name of the result display in window 2 Response 2 Usage Query only LAYout WINDow n REMove This command removes the window specified by the suffix n from the display in the active channel The result of this command is identical to the LAYout REMove WINDow command Suffix n Window Example LAY WIND2 REM Removes the re...

Page 524: ...emonstrates how to configure result displays in a remote envi ronment Example 1 Adding and Arranging Windows Starting from the default initial display in the Spectrum application Frequency Sweep we will configure the following result displays 1 Frequency Sweep 3 Marker Table 2 Spectrogram 4 Marker Peak List Resetting the instrument RST Adding new windows Add a Spectrogram window beneath the Freque...

Page 525: ...t window to enlarge the Spectrogram display to 60 of the entire width LAY SPL 2 4 60 Querying all displayed windows Query the name and number of all displayed windows from top left to bottom right LAY CAT Result 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Maximizing a Window Maximize the window 2 Spectrogram DISP WIND2 SIZE LARG Restore multiple window display DISP WIND2 SIZE SMAL Example 2 Replacing and Removing Windows Sta...

Page 526: ...op left to bottom right LAY CAT Result 1 1 4 4 Changing the size of individual windows Move the splitter between the Frequency Sweep window and the Marker Table window to enlarge the spectrum display to 80 of the entire height LAY SPL 1 4 80 15 7 2 Zoomed Displays DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM AREA 526 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM STATe 527 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM AREA x1 y1 x2 ...

Page 527: ... area The lower left corner is the origin of coordinate system The upper right corner is the end point of the system Range 0 to 100 Default unit PCT y2 Diagram coordinates in of the complete diagram that define the zoom area The lower left corner is the origin of coordinate system The upper right corner is the end point of the system Range 0 to 100 Default unit PCT Manual operation See Single Zoom...

Page 528: ... selected traces and tables is exported Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Manual operation See Include Instrument Measurement Settings on page 212 FORMat DEXPort TRACes Selection This command selects the data to be included in a data export file see MMEMory STORe n TRACe on page 617 For details on exporting data see Chapter 11 3 3 Trace Export on page 211 Parameters Selection SINGle ALL SINGle Onl...

Page 529: ...e n MATH t MODE 530 CALCulate n MATH t POSition 530 CALCulate n MATH t STATe 530 CALCulate n MATH t EXPRession DEFine Expression This command selects the mathematical expression for trace mathematics Prerequisites for this command Turn on trace mathematics CALCulate n MATH t STATe Suffix n Window t Trace that the result of the trace mathematics is written to Parameters Expression TRACE x TRACE y T...

Page 530: ...cts linear calculation Manual operation See Trace Math Mode on page 214 CALCulate n MATH t POSition Position This command defines the position of the trace resulting from the mathematical opera tion Suffix n Window t irrelevant Parameters Position Vertical position of the trace in of the height of the diagram area 100 PCT corresponds to the upper diagram border Range 100 to 200 RST 50 Default unit...

Page 531: ...ram FRAMe SELect 531 CALCulate n SGRam HDEPth 532 CALCulate n SPECtrogram HDEPth 532 CALCulate n SGRam TRACe 532 CALCulate n SPECtrogram TRACe 532 CALCulate n SGRam TSTamp DATA 533 CALCulate n SPECtrogram TSTamp DATA 533 CALCulate n SGRam TSTamp STATe 533 CALCulate n SPECtrogram TSTamp STATe 533 CALCulate n SGRam STATe 534 CALCulate n SPECtrogram STATe 534 CALCulate n SGRam CLEar IMMediate CALCula...

Page 532: ...eep CALC SGR FRAM SEL 25 Selects frame number 25 Manual operation See Select Frame on page 216 CALCulate n SGRam HDEPth History CALCulate n SPECtrogram HDEPth History This command defines the number of frames to be stored in the R S ESW memory Suffix n Window Parameters History The maximum number of frames depends on the number of sweep points Range 781 to 20000 Increment 1 RST 3000 Example Set th...

Page 533: ...een The frame results themselves are returned with TRAC DATA SGR Suffix n Window Query parameters Frames CURRent Returns the starting time of the current frame ALL Returns the starting time for all frames The results are sorted in descending order beginning with the current frame Return values Seconds Number of seconds that have passed since 01 01 1970 till the frame start Nanoseconds Number of na...

Page 534: ...late n SGRam STATe State CALCulate n SPECtrogram STATe State This command turns the spectrogram on and off Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Example CALC SGR ON Activates the Spectrogram result display Manual operation See State on page 216 Color Map Configuration DISPlay WINDow n SGRam COLor DEFault 535 DISPlay WINDow n SPECtrogram COLor DEF...

Page 535: ...entage Statistical frequency percentage Range 0 to 66 RST 0 Default unit Example DISP WIND SGR COL LOW 10 Sets the start of the color map to 10 Manual operation See Start Stop on page 218 DISPlay WINDow n SGRam COLor SHAPe Shape DISPlay WINDow n SPECtrogram COLor SHAPe Shape This command defines the shape and focus of the color curve for the spectrogram result display Suffix n Window Parameters Sh...

Page 536: ...en to light turquoise with shades of green in between GRAYscale Shows the results in shades of gray RST HOT Example DISP WIND SPEC COL GRAY Changes the color scheme of the spectrogram to black and white Manual operation See Hot Cold Radar Grayscale on page 219 15 7 3 6 Formats for Returned Values ASCII Format and Binary Format When trace data is retrieved using the TRAC DATA or TRAC IQ DATA comman...

Page 537: ...er Results 550 Spectrogram Markers 551 15 7 4 1 Individual Marker Configuration CALCulate n DELTamarker m AOFF 537 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MODE 537 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MREFerence 538 CALCulate n DELTamarker m STATe 538 CALCulate n DELTamarker m TRACe 539 CALCulate n DELTamarker m X 539 CALCulate n MARKer m AOFF 539 CALCulate n MARKer m STATe 540 CALCulate n MARKer m TRACe 540 CALCulate n M...

Page 538: ...rker position CALCulate n DELTamarker m MREFerence Reference This command selects a reference marker for a delta marker other than marker 1 Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters Reference Example CALC DELT3 MREF 2 Specifies that the values of delta marker 3 are relative to marker 2 Manual operation See Reference Marker on page 232 CALCulate n DELTamarker m STATe State This command turns delta marker...

Page 539: ...Marker Parameters Trace Trace number the marker is assigned to Example CALC DELT2 TRAC 2 Positions delta marker 2 on trace 2 CALCulate n DELTamarker m X Position This command moves a delta marker to a particular coordinate on the x axis If necessary the command activates the delta marker and positions a reference marker to the peak power Suffix n Window m Marker Example CALC DELT X Outputs the abs...

Page 540: ...Type on page 232 See Select Marker on page 232 CALCulate n MARKer m TRACe Trace This command selects the trace the marker is positioned on Note that the corresponding trace must have a trace mode other than Blank If necessary the command activates the marker first Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters Trace Example Assign marker to trace 1 CALC MARK3 TRAC 2 Manual operation See Assigning the Marker ...

Page 541: ...CALCulate n MARKer m SCOupled LSCan State This command selects the measurement configuration to be applied when you couple receiver settings to scan range settings Prerequisites for this command Couple receiver settings to scan range settings CALCulate n MARKer m COUPled STATe Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Parameters State ON 1 Applies the configuration used during the last scan OFF 0 Applies t...

Page 542: ...ms on and off Suffix n irrelevant Parameters DisplayMode ON 1 Displays the marker information in the diagrams OFF 0 Hides the marker information in the diagrams RST 1 Example DISP MINF OFF Hides the marker information Manual operation See Marker Info on page 234 DISPlay WINDow n MTABle DisplayMode This command turns the marker table on and off Suffix n irrelevant Parameters DisplayMode ON 1 Turns ...

Page 543: ...e receiver frequency to the current marker fre quency Suffix n Marker m irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST OFF Example Couples receiver frequency to marker frequency CALC MARK COUP ON Manual operation See Synchronizing the receiver frequency to the marker fre quency on page 179 CALCulate n MARKer m X SLIMits STATe State This command turns marker search limits on and off for all markers in ...

Page 544: ...LIM LEFT 10MHz Sets the left limit of the search range to 10 MHz Manual operation See Search Limits Left Right on page 235 CALCulate n MARKer m X SLIMits RIGHt SearchLimit This command defines the right limit of the marker search range for all markers in all windows Suffix n irrelevant m irrelevant Example CALC MARK X SLIM ON Switches the search limit function on CALC MARK X SLIM RIGH 20MHz Sets t...

Page 545: ...ts on page 236 15 7 4 4 Marker Positioning Markers 545 Delta Markers 548 Markers CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum LEFT 545 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum NEXT 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum PEAK 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum RIGHt 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum LEFT 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum NEXT 547 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum PEAK 547 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum RIGHt 547 CALCulate n M...

Page 546: ... level in the currently selected frame The vertical marker position remains the same If the marker is not yet active the command first activates the marker Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Peak Search on page 238 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum RIGHt This command moves a marker to the next lower peak The search includes only measurement values to the right of the current marker posi tion...

Page 547: ...inimum on page 238 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum PEAK This command moves a marker to the minimum level In the spectrogram the command moves a marker horizontally to the minimum level in the currently selected frame The vertical marker position remains the same If the marker is not yet active the command first activates the marker Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Minimum on page ...

Page 548: ... horizontally to the maximum level in the currently selected frame The vertical marker position remains the same Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Peak on page 238 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MAXimum NEXT This command moves a marker to the next higher value In the spectrogram the command moves a marker horizontally to the maximum level in the currently selected frame The vert...

Page 549: ...ment values to the right of the current marker posi tion In the spectrogram the command moves a marker horizontally to the minimum level in the currently selected frame The vertical marker position remains the same Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Minimum on page 238 CALCulate n DELTamarker m MINimum NEXT This command moves a marker to the next higher minimum value In the ...

Page 550: ...e same Suffix n Window m Marker Manual operation See Search Next Minimum on page 238 15 7 4 5 Marker Results Commands to retrieve the marker position described elsewhere CALCulate n DELTamarker m X on page 539 CALCulate n MARKer m X on page 540 CALCulate n DELTamarker m X RELative 550 CALCulate n DELTamarker m Y 551 CALCulate n MARKer m Y 551 CALCulate n DELTamarker m X RELative This command queri...

Page 551: ...sewhere CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum LEFT on page 545 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum NEXT on page 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum PEAK on page 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MAXimum RIGHt on page 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum LEFT on page 546 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum NEXT on page 547 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum PEAK on page 547 CALCulate n MARKer m MINimum RIGHt on page 547 CALCulate n MARKer m S...

Page 552: ...imum NEXT 555 CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram Y MINimum NEXT 555 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MINimum PEAK 555 CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram Y MINimum PEAK 555 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam FRAMe Frame Time CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram FRAMe Frame Time This command positions a marker on a particular frame Suffix n Window m Marker Parameters Frame Selects a frame directly by the frame number V...

Page 553: ...ee Marker Search Area on page 237 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam XY MAXimum PEAK CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram XY MAXimum PEAK This command moves a marker to the highest level of the spectrogram Suffix n Window m Marker CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam XY MINimum PEAK CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram XY MINimum PEAK This command moves a marker to the minimum level of the spectrogram Suffix n Window m Mar...

Page 554: ...s all frames It does not change the horizontal position of the marker Suffix n Window m Marker CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MAXimum PEAK CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram Y MAXimum PEAK This command moves a marker vertically to the highest level for the current frequency The search includes all frames It does not change the horizontal position of the marker If the marker hasn t been active yet the ...

Page 555: ...cy The search includes all frames It does not change the horizontal position of the marker Suffix n Window m Marker CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MINimum PEAK CALCulate n MARKer m SPECtrogram Y MINimum PEAK This command moves a marker vertically to the minimum level for the current fre quency The search includes all frames It does not change the horizontal position of the marker If the marker hasn ...

Page 556: ...8 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum BELow 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MAXimum BELow 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum NEXT 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MAXimum NEXT 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum PEAK 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MAXimum PEAK 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MINimum ABOVe 559 CALCulate n DELTamar...

Page 557: ...ea CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram SARea SearchArea This command defines the marker search area for all spectrogram markers in the channel Parameters SearchArea VISible Performs a search within the visible frames Note that the command does not work if the spectrogram is not visible for any reason e g if the display update is off MEMory Performs a search within all frames in the memory RST VI...

Page 558: ...w This command moves a marker vertically to the next higher level for the current fre quency The search includes only frames below the current marker position It does not change the horizontal position of the marker Suffix n Window m Marker CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum NEXT CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MAXimum NEXT This command moves a delta marker vertically to the next hi...

Page 559: ...sition It does not change the horizontal position of the marker Suffix n Window m Marker CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MINimum BELow CALCulate n DELTamarker m SPECtrogram Y MINimum BELow This command moves a delta marker vertically to the next minimum level for the cur rent frequency The search includes only frames below the current marker position It does not change the horizontal position of...

Page 560: ...ine Configuration Display Lines 560 Limit Lines 563 15 7 5 1 Display Lines CALCulate n DLINe dl 560 CALCulate n DLINe dl STATe 561 CALCulate n FLINe dl 561 CALCulate n FLINe dl STATe 561 CALCulate n TFLine STATe 562 CALCulate n TLINe dl 562 CALCulate n TLINe dl STATe 562 CALCulate n DLINe dl Position This command defines the horizontal position of a display line Suffix n Window dl 1 2 Parameters P...

Page 561: ...s command defines the position of a frequency line Suffix n Window dl 1 2 frequency line Parameters Frequency Note that you can not set a frequency line to a position that is outside the current span Range 0 Hz to Fmax RST STATe to OFF Default unit HZ Example CALC FLIN2 120MHz Sets frequency line 2 to a frequency of 120 MHz Manual operation See Vertical Line x on page 240 CALCulate n FLINe dl STAT...

Page 562: ... the frequency line CALC TFL STAT ON Manual operation See Tuned Frequency on page 240 CALCulate n TLINe dl Time This command defines the position of a time line Suffix n Window dl 1 2 time line Parameters Time Note that you can not set a time line to a position that is higher than the current sweep time Range 0 s to 1600 s RST STATe to OFF Default unit S Example CALC TLIN 10ms Sets the first time ...

Page 563: ...ulate n LIMit li COPY 564 CALCulate n LIMit li DELete 564 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer OFFSet 565 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer STATe 565 CALCulate n LIMit li STATe 565 CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t 566 CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk 566 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer OFFSet 567 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer STATe 567 MMEMory LOAD n LIMit 567 MMEMory STORe n LIMit 568 CALCulate n LIMit li ACTive This comma...

Page 564: ...nit depends on the scale of the x axis RST 0 Default unit HZ Manual operation See X Offset on page 247 CALCulate n LIMit li COPY Line This command copies a limit line Suffix n Window li Limit line Parameters Line 1 to 8 number of the new limit line name String containing the name of the limit line Example CALC LIM1 COPY 2 Copies limit line 1 to line 2 CALC LIM1 COPY FM2 Copies limit line 1 to a ne...

Page 565: ...mand turns a lower limit line on and off Before you can use the command you have to select a limit line with CALCulate n LIMit li NAME on page 573 Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 OFF 0 Switches the function off ON 1 Switches the function on Manual operation See Visibility on page 247 CALCulate n LIMit li STATe State This command turns the limit check for a specific li...

Page 566: ...e trace to be checked can be defined directly as a suffix in the new command to activate the limit check see CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk on page 566 Suffix n Window li Limit line t irrelevant Example CALC LIM2 TRAC 3 Assigns limit line 2 to trace 3 CALCulate n LIMit li TRACe t CHECk State This command turns the limit check for a specific trace on and off To query the limit check result use ...

Page 567: ...imit line defi nition points Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Offset Numeric value RST 0 Default unit dB Manual operation See Y Offset on page 248 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer STATe State This command turns an upper limit line on and off Before you can use the command you have to select a limit line with CALCulate n LIMit li NAME on page 573 Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters S...

Page 568: ...ALCulate n LIMit li COMMent 568 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DATA 569 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DOMain 569 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol MODE 569 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SHIFt 570 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SPACing 570 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer DATA 570 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MARGin 571 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE 571 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer SHIFt 572 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWe...

Page 569: ...ith CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer DATA or CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer DATA If not the R S ESW either adds missing val ues or ignores surplus values RST Default unit HZ Manual operation See Data Points on page 250 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DOMain SpanSetting This command selects the domain of the limit line Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters SpanSetting FREQuency TIME FREQuency For limit l...

Page 570: ...ally changes the limit line definition points by the value you define Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Distance Numeric value The unit depends on the scale of the x axis Default unit HZ Manual operation See Shift x on page 251 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SPACing InterpolMode This command selects linear or logarithmic interpolation for the calculation of limit lines from one horizontal...

Page 571: ...ta Points on page 250 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MARGin Margin This command defines an area around a lower limit line where limit check violations are still tolerated Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Margin numeric value RST 0 Default unit dB Manual operation See Margin on page 250 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer MODE Mode This command selects the vertical limit line scaling Suffix n Window...

Page 572: ...SPACing InterpolType This command selects linear or logarithmic interpolation for the calculation of a lower limit line from one horizontal point to the next Suffix n Window li Limit line Parameters InterpolType LINear LOGarithmic RST LIN Manual operation See Y Axis on page 250 CALCulate n LIMit li LOWer THReshold Threshold This command defines a threshold for relative limit lines The R S ESW uses...

Page 573: ...nit If you select dB as the limit line unit the command automatically turns the limit line into a relative limit line RST DBM Manual operation See Y Axis on page 250 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer DATA LimitLinePoints This command defines the vertical definition points of an upper limit line Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters LimitLinePoints Variable number of level values Note that the numb...

Page 574: ... scaling Suffix n Window li Limit line Parameters Mode ABSolute Limit line is defined by absolute physical values The unit is variable RELative Limit line is defined by relative values related to the reference level dB RST ABSolute Manual operation See X Axis on page 250 CALCulate n LIMit li UPPer SHIFt Distance This command moves a complete upper limit line vertically Compared to defining an offs...

Page 575: ...r limit lines with a relative scale The R S ESW uses the threshold for the limit check if the limit line violates the thresh old Suffix n irrelevant li Limit line Parameters Limit Numeric value The unit depends on CALCulate n LIMit li UNIT on page 573 RST 200 Default unit dBm Manual operation See Threshold on page 249 Limit Check CALCulate n LIMit li CLEar IMMediate 575 CALCulate n LIMit li FAIL 5...

Page 576: ...ng Example Using Limit Lines The following examples demonstrate how to work with limit lines in a remote environ ment Example Configuring Limit Lines 576 Example Performing a Limit Check 577 Example Configuring Limit Lines This example demonstrates how to configure 2 limit lines an upper and a lower limit for a measurement in a remote environment Configuing the limit lines CALC LIM1 NAME FM1 Names...

Page 577: ... for limit line 3 CALC LIM3 LOW SHIF 2 Shifts the limit line 3 by 2dB CALC LIM3 LOW OFFS 3 Defines an additional 3 dB offset for limit line 3 CALC LIM3 LOW THR 200DBM Defines a power threshold of 200dBm that must be exceeded for limit to be checked CALC LIM3 LOW MARG 5dB Defines an area of 5dB around limit line 3 where limit check violations are still tolerated Storing the limit lines MMEM SEL CHA...

Page 578: ...onfiguring the limit check MMEM LOAD TYPE REPL MMEM LOAD STAT 1 LimitLines_FM1_FM3 Loads the limit lines stored in LimitLines_FM1_FM3 CALC LIM1 NAME FM1 CALC LIM1 UPP STAT ON Activates upper limit FM1 as line 1 CALC LIM3 NAME FM3 CALC LIM3 LOW STAT ON Activates lower limit line FM3 as line 3 CALC LIM ACT Queries the names of all active limit lines Result FM1 FM3 CALC LIM1 TRAC3 CHEC ON Activates t...

Page 579: ...ows file names do not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase notation Wildcards The two characters and can be used as wildcards Wildcards are variables for a selection of several files The question mark replaces exactly one character the asterisk replaces any of the remaining characters in the file name thus means all files in a directory Path names Storage locations can be specified either a...

Page 580: ...o the controlling computer Note that the command has no effect for data that you send to the R S ESW The R S ESW automatically recognizes the data it receives regardless of the format For details on data formats see Chapter 15 7 3 6 Formats for Returned Values ASCII Format and Binary Format on page 536 Parameters Format ASCii REAL UINT MATLab ASCii ASCii format separated by commas This format is a...

Page 581: ...int as separator Manual operation See Exporting a peak list on page 129 See Decimal Separator on page 212 MMEMory CATalog arg0 This command returns the contents of a particular directory Parameters arg0 String containing the path and directory If you leave out the path the command returns the contents of the directory selected with MMEMory CDIRectory on page 582 The path may be relative or absolut...

Page 582: ...ath may be relative or absolute Using wildcards is possible to query a certain type of files only MMEMory CDIRectory Directory This command changes the current directory Parameters Directory String containing the path to another directory The path may be relative or absolute MMEMory COMMent arg0 This command defines a comment for the stored settings Parameters arg0 String containing the comment Ex...

Page 583: ... structure Hash sign number Length of the length information number Length information of the binary data number of bytes data Binary data with the indicated number of bytes Example MMEM NAME Public User Testfile txt Creates a new file called testfile txt MMEM DATA Testfile txt 220Contents of the file The parameter means 2 hash sign and length of the length information 20 bytes 2 digits 20 indicat...

Page 584: ...Parameters arg0 A C Z String containing the device drive name RST n a MMEMory NAME arg0 This command has several purposes depending on the context it is used in It creates a new and empty file It defines the file name for screenshots taken with HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 Note that you have to route the printer output to a file It defines the name and directory of a test report Parameters arg0 String cont...

Page 585: ...e network The user name is optional arg3 String containing the password corresponding to the User Name The password is optional arg4 ON OFF 1 0 ON 1 Reconnects at logon with the same user name OFF 0 Does not reconnect at logon MMEMory NETWork UNUSeddrives This command returns a list of unused network drives MMEMory NETWork USEDdrives arg0 This command returns a list of all network drives in use Pa...

Page 586: ...s 587 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM LINes ALL 587 MMEMory SELect ITEM LINes ALL 587 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM NONE 588 MMEMory SELect ITEM NONE 588 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM SGRam 588 MMEMory SELect ITEM SGRam 588 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM TRACe ACTive 588 MMEMory SELect ITEM TRACe 1 3 ACTive 588 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM TRANsducer ALL 589 MMEMory SELect ITEM TRANsducer ALL 589 MMEMory SELe...

Page 587: ...ration including markers limit lines Note that a configuration may include no more than 8 limit lines This number includes active limit lines as well as inactive limit lines that were used last Therefore the combination of inactivate limit lines depends on the sequence of use with MMEMory LOAD STATe on page 590 color settings configuration for the hardcopy output Parameters arg0 ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 E...

Page 588: ...n page 589 Example MMEM SEL NONE Manual operation See Items on page 266 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM SGRam State MMEMory SELect ITEM SGRam arg0 This command includes or excludes spectrogram data when storing or loading a con figuration file Parameters arg0 ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Example MMEM SEL SGR ON Adds the spectrogram data to the list of data subsets Manual operation See Items on page 266 MMEMory SE...

Page 589: ...TATe NEXT 592 MMEMory STORe 1 2 TYPE 592 SYSTem PRESet 593 SYSTem PRESet CHANnel EXEC 593 MMEMory CLEar ALL This command deletes all instrument configuration files in the current directory You can select the directory with MMEMory CDIRectory on page 582 Example MMEM CLE ALL MMEMory CLEar STATe arg0 arg1 This command deletes an instrument configuration file Parameters arg0 arg1 String containing th...

Page 590: ...e file are defined by the last selection made either in the Save Recall dialogs manual operation or through the MMEMory SELect ITEM commands remote operation the settings are identical in both cases By default the selection is limited to the user settings User Settings selection in the dialogs HWSettings in SCPI The selection is not reset by Preset or RST As a consequence the results of a SCPI scr...

Page 591: ...ation See Recall on page 263 See Recall in New Channel Recall in Current Channel on page 267 MMEMory STORe 1 2 STATe arg0 arg1 This command saves the current instrument configuration in a dfl file Secure User Mode In secure user mode settings that are stored on the instrument are stored to volatile memory which is restricted to 256 MB Thus a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard d...

Page 592: ... For details see Chapter 4 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 40 Suffix 1 2 irrelevant Example MMEM STOR STAT 1 Save Saves the current instrument settings in the file Save dfl MMEM STOR STAT NEXT Saves the current instrument settings in the file Save_001 dfl MMEM STOR STAT NEXT Saves the current instrument settings in the file Save_002 dfl Manual operation See Save File on page 2...

Page 593: ...ands to take and store screenshots described elsewhere MMEMory NAME on page 584 DISPlay LOGO 594 HCOPy ABORt 594 HCOPy CMAP it DEFault ci 594 HCOPy CMAP it HSL 595 HCOPy CMAP it PDEFined 595 HCOPy CONTent 596 HCOPy DESTination 1 2 597 HCOPy DEVice COLor 597 HCOPy DEVice LANGuage 1 2 597 HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 598 HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 NEXT 598 HCOPy ITEM WINDow 1 2 TEXT 599 HCOPy PAGE COUNt STATe 599 H...

Page 594: ...t printed RST 1 Example DISP LOGO OFF Manual operation See Print Logo on page 281 HCOPy ABORt This command aborts a running hardcopy output Example HCOP ABOR HCOPy CMAP it DEFault ci This command defines the color scheme for print jobs For details see Print Colors on page 312 Suffix it Selects the item for which the color scheme is to be defined For more information see Chapter 15 9 5 3 CMAP Suffi...

Page 595: ...enshot Selects the current screen colors without any changes for a screenshot HCOP CMAP DEF4 HCOPy CMAP it HSL hue sat lum This command selects the color for various screen elements in print jobs Suffix it Selects the item for which the color scheme is to be defined For more information see Chapter 15 9 5 3 CMAP Suffix Assignment on page 646 Parameters hue hue tint Range 0 to 1 sat sat saturation ...

Page 596: ...rd HCOP DEST SYST COMM CLIP or an image file see HCOPy DEVice LANGuage 1 2 on page 597 If the destination is currently set to an image file or the clipboard it is automatically changed to be a PDF file for the currently selected printing device HCOPy Selects all measurement results displayed on the screen for the current channel or MultiView diagrams traces markers marker lists limit lines etc inc...

Page 597: ...printer You can select the printer with SYSTem COMMunicate PRINter SELect 1 2 SYST COMM CLIP Sends the hardcopy to the clipboard The format should be WEMF RST SYST COMM CLIP Manual operation See Destination on page 284 HCOPy DEVice COLor State This command turns color printing on and off Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 ON 1 Color printing OFF 0 Black and white printing RST 1 Example HCOP DEV COL ON HC...

Page 598: ... print job If you are printing to a file the file name depends on MMEMory NAME The command also generates a measurement report when you have selected HCOPy MODE REPort Note that you have to add at least one dataset to the report with HCOPy TREPort NEW on page 614 or HCOPy TREPort APPend Otherwise creating the report results in an error Suffix 1 2 Printing device Example HCOP MODE REPort MMEM NAME ...

Page 599: ...F The page number is not printed RST 1 Example HCOP PAGE COUN STAT ON Manual operation See Print Page Count on page 281 HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 BOTTom arg0 This command defines the margin at the bottom of the printout page on which no ele ments are printed The margins are defined according to HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 UNIT on page 600 Suffix 1 2 1 2 Printing device Parameters arg0 RST 4 23 mm Example HC...

Page 600: ... 2 Printing device Parameters arg0 RST 4 23 mm Example HCOP PAGE MARG2 RIGH 2 Manual operation See Margins on page 287 HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 TOP arg0 This command defines the margin at the top of the printout page on which no elements are printed The margins are defined according to HCOPy PAGE MARGin 1 2 UNIT on page 600 Suffix 1 2 1 2 Printing device Parameters arg0 RST 4 23 mm Example HCOP PAGE ...

Page 601: ...AGE ORI2 LAND Manual operation See Orientation on page 286 HCOPy PAGE WINDow 1 2 CHANnel STATe arg0 arg1 This command selects all windows of the specified channel to be included in the print out for HCOPy CONTent on page 596 Suffix 1 2 irrelevant Parameters arg0 String containing the name of the channel For a list of available channel types use INSTrument LIST on page 437 arg1 1 0 ON OFF 1 ON The ...

Page 602: ...ut for HCOPy CONTent on page 596 Suffix 1 2 irrelevant Parameters arg0 1 0 ON OFF 1 ON Each window is scaled to fit the page size optimally not regard ing the aspect ratio of the original display If more than one win dow is printed on one page see HCOPy PAGE WINDow 1 2 COUNt on page 602 each window is printed in equal size Size to fit 0 OFF Each window is printed as large as possible while maintai...

Page 603: ...Example HCOP PAGE WIND2 STAT IQ Analyzer 1 1 Manual operation See Print Multiple Windows on page 281 HCOPy TDSTamp STATe 1 2 arg0 This command includes or excludes the time and date in the printout Suffix 1 2 1 2 Printing device Parameters arg0 1 0 ON OFF 1 ON The time and date are printed 0 OFF The time and date are not printed RST 1 Manual operation See Print Date and Time on page 282 SYSTem COM...

Page 604: ...NUMerate FIRSt on page 603and SYSTem COMMunicate PRINter ENUMerate NEXT on page 603 to query all available printers RST NONE Manual operation See Printer Name on page 285 15 8 5 Notes Display Commands to configure the Notes display described elsewhere LAYout ADD WINDow DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w NOTes APPend TEXT 604 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w NOTes CLEar 605 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w NOTes...

Page 605: ...surement configuration is added to the notes display The existing content is replaced 15 8 6 Test Reports Commands to create test reports described elsewhere HCOPy DEVice LANGuage 1 2 on page 597 HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 on page 598 MMEMory NAME on page 584 HCOPy MODE 606 HCOPy TREPort APPend 606 HCOPy TREPort DESCription 606 HCOPy TREPort ITEM DEFault 607 HCOPy TREPort ITEM HEADer LINE line CONTrol 60...

Page 606: ...te generates a measurement report RST SCReen Example HCOP MODE REPort HCOP Creates a file containing the measurement report Manual operation See Configuration and printout of the test report on page 298 HCOPy TREPort APPend This command adds the current measurement results to the test report The saved data depends on the items you have selected with HCOPy TREPort ITEM SELect on page 610 Example Pe...

Page 607: ... page 293 See Template management on page 297 HCOPy TREPort ITEM HEADer LINE line CONTrol Repitition This command selects how often the items in the report header are displayed in the document Suffix line 1 6 Selects the header line Parameters Repitition GLOBal The selected header line is displayed at the top of every page of the report NEVer The selected header line is displayed on no page of the...

Page 608: ...of the items are empty Example HCOP TREP ITEM HEAD LINE3 TITL Device under Test Renames the third title into Device under Test HCOP TREP ITEM HEAD LINE3 TEXT Some Device Labels the third title as Some Device Manual operation See Custom information about the measurement on page 295 HCOPy TREPort ITEM HEADer LINE line TITLe Title This command defines a custom name for one of the items part of the re...

Page 609: ...EP ITEM HEAD STAT ON Includes the measurement information in the test report Manual operation See Custom information about the measurement on page 295 HCOPy TREPort ITEM LIST ChannelType This command queries the selected information to be included in the test report for a specific channel type Parameters ChannelType Selects the channel type that you want to query the test report configuration for ...

Page 610: ...epitition GLOBal The selected header line is displayed at the top of every page of the report NEVer The selected header line is displayed on no page of the report Note that a line that does not contain anything is still displayed in the report as a blank line If you select NEVer the line is not dis played at all RST NEVer Example HCOP TREP ITEM LOGO c logo png Selects a picture to be displayed in ...

Page 611: ...e LISN settings Manual operation See Test report content selection on page 293 Table 15 6 Available ChannelTypes ChannelType Description ADEM Analog demodulator CAPD CISPR APD IQ I Q analyzer REC Receiver RTIM Real time SAN Spectrum Table 15 7 Available items in receiver application Item Description Default BARGraph Screenshot of the bargraph DIAGram Screenshot of the scan results x FRESults Numer...

Page 612: ...gs that have been used during a measurement x SPECtrogram Screenshot of the spectrogram x TRANsducer Characteristics of the transducer Table 15 10 Available items in I Q analyzer Item Description Default DIAGram Screenshot of the result diagram x FREQuency Screenshot of the Spectrum results x MAGNitude Screenshot of the Magnitude results x PEAKlist Contents of the peak list x RESultlist Numerical ...

Page 613: ...n e g TemplateX TemplateY TemplateZ Usage Query only Manual operation See Template management on page 297 HCOPy TREPort ITEM TEMPlate DELete Template This command deletes a test report template Parameters Template String containing the name of the template Example HCOP TREP ITEM TEMP DEL myTemplate Deletes a test report template Usage Event HCOPy TREPort ITEM TEMPlate LOAD Template This command lo...

Page 614: ...lected with HCOPy TREPort ITEM SELect on page 610 Example HCOP TREP NEW Creates a test report Usage Event Manual operation See Adding and removing datasets on page 299 HCOPy TREPort PAGesize Size This command selects the size of the test report document Parameters Size A4 Document pages have an A4 size US Document pages have a US letter size RST A4 Example HCOP TREP PAG A4 Selects the A4 size for ...

Page 615: ...test report document on page 294 HCOPy TREPort TDSTamp STATe State This command includes or excludes date and time from the test report Parameters State ON OFF RST ON Example HCOP TREP TDST OFF Does not show any time or date information in the test report Manual operation See General properties of the test report document on page 294 HCOPy TREPort TEST REMove Dataset This command deletes one of th...

Page 616: ...moves all existing datasets from the test report Example HCOP TREP TEST REM ALL Deletes all datasets that are currently in the test report Usage Event Manual operation See Adding and removing datasets on page 299 HCOPy TREPort TITLe Title This command defines the title for the test report as shown on its title page Parameters Title String containing the title Example HCOP TREP TITL My first test r...

Page 617: ...ed to 256 MB Thus a memory limit reached error can occur although the hard disk indicates that storage space is still available To store data permanently select an external storage location such as a USB memory device For details see Chapter 4 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 40 Suffix n Window Parameters FileName String containing the path and name of the target file Example M...

Page 618: ...elects drive C as the default storage device Connecting a network drive MMEM NETW USED Returns a list of all drives in use in the network MMEM NETW UNUS Returns a list of free drive names in the network MMEM NETW MAP T Server ACLRTest Maps drive T to the directory Server ACLRTest Saving data on the instrument MMEM MDIR C R_S INST USER ACLRTest Creates a directory called ACLRTest on drive C MMEM NA...

Page 619: ...ion about the xml files in the directory C R_S INST USER Result 15 8 8 3 Storing Instrument Settings In this example we will store the instrument settings for the Spectrum channel INST SEL SPECTRUM Selects measurement channel SPECTRUM MEMM STOR TYPE CHAN Specifies that channel specific data is to be stored MMEM STOR STAT 1 C R_S Instr user Spectrum Stores the channel settings from the Spectrum cha...

Page 620: ... Screenshot bmp HCOP NEXT Stores the printout in a file called Screenshot_001 bmp 15 8 8 6 Printing on a Printer HCOP DEST2 SYST COMM PRIN Prints the data on a printer SYST COMM PRIN ENUM FIRS SYST COMM PRIN ENUM Returns the available printers e g LASER on LPT1 Means that one printer is available SYST COMM PRIN SEL2 LASER on LPT1 Selects the printer for the print job on device 2 HCOP PAGE ORI2 LAN...

Page 621: ...hat have been sent to a file The destination is C R_S INSTR ScpiLogging ScpiLog no where no is a sequential number A new log file is started each time logging was stopped and is restarted OFF 0 RST 0 Manual operation See I O Logging on page 402 SYSTem REBoot This command reboots the instrument including the operating system SYSTem SHUTdown Unit Performs a shutdown or restart of the FW or OS If the...

Page 622: ...ndwidth Defines the loop bandwidth that is the speed of internal synchronization with the refer ence frequency The setting requires a compromise between performance and increas ing phase noise For a variable external reference frequency with a narrow tuning range 0 5 ppm the loop bandwidth is fixed to 0 1 Hz and cannot be changed Parameters Bandwidth 0 1 Hz 1 Hz 3 Hz 10 Hz 30 Hz 100 Hz 300 Hz The ...

Page 623: ...ence oscillator If the external reference oscillator is selected the reference signal must be connected to the rear panel of the instrument Suffix si 1 n ext 1 n Parameters Frequency Range 1 MHz to 20 MHz Default unit HZ Example ROSC EXT FREQ 13MHZ Sets the frequency to 13 MHz SOUR EXT ROSC EXT FREQ 13MHZ Manual operation See Reference Frequency Input on page 332 SENSe ROSCillator OSYNc State If e...

Page 624: ...le an error flag is displayed in the status bar EAUTo The external reference is used as long as it is available then the instrument switches to the internal reference SYNC The external reference is used if none is available an error flag is displayed in the status bar Example ROSC SOUR EXT Manual operation See Reference Frequency Input on page 332 See Behavior in case of missing external reference...

Page 625: ...process NO REF is displayed in the status bar WIDE The larger deviation 6 ppm allows the instrument to syn chronize to less precise external reference input signals Example ROSC TRAN WIDE Manual operation See Tuning Range on page 333 15 9 3 Calibration and Temperature Check CALibration ALL 625 CALibration RESult 626 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut MC DISTance 626 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut PULSed CFRequenc...

Page 626: ...r CAL Starts the correction data recording and then a service request is generated Manual operation See Start Self Alignment on page 303 CALibration RESult This command returns the results collected during calibration Return values CalibrationData String containing the calibration data Example CAL RES would return e g Total Calibration Status PASSED Date dd mm yyyy 12 07 2004 Time 16 24 54 Runtime...

Page 627: ...Gnostic SERVice INPut RF SPECtrum Bandwidth This command selects the bandwidth of the calibration signal Parameters Bandwidth NARRowband BROadband NARRowband Narrowband signal for power calibration of the frontend BROadband Broadband signal for calibration of the IF filter Manual operation See Spectrum on page 344 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SELect Signal This command activates or deactivates the use...

Page 628: ...l Selftest Status PASSED Date dd mm yyyy 09 07 2004 TIME 16 24 54 Runtime 00 06 Usage Query only SOURce si TEMPerature FRONtend This command queries the current frontend temperature of the R S ESW During self alignment the instrument s frontend temperature is also measured as soon as the instrument has warmed up completely This temperature is used as a ref erence for a continuous temperature check...

Page 629: ...ransducer factor CORR TRAN DATA 1MHZ 10 10MHZ 10 100MHZ 15 1GHZ 15 Turn on the transducer CORR TRAN ON Automatically adjust the reference level CORR TRAN ADJ RLEV ON Managing a transducer set Select or create a transducer set CORR TSET SEL Transducer Set Define a comment for the transducer set CORR TSET COMM Transducer set example Define a unit for the transducer set CORR TSET UNIT DB Turn the tra...

Page 630: ...ANsducer COMMent 636 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer DATA 636 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer DELete 637 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer SCALing 637 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer SELect 637 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer INPut rf STATe 637 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer STATe 637 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer UNIT 638 SENSe CORRection TSET BREak 638 SENSe CORRection TSET CATalog 638 SENSe CORRection TSET COMMent 639 SE...

Page 631: ...twork protocol to the string Example CORR SWIT ADDR TCPIP 192 0 2 0 INSTR CORR SWIT ADDR TCPIP 192 0 2 0 HISLIP CORR SWIT ADDR GPIB 20 INSTR Connects to a device with the corresponding network addresses Manual operation See Connection between R S ESW to the RF switch on page 325 SENSe CORRection SWITch COMMent Comment This command defines a comment for a dataset that controls a switch matrix Param...

Page 632: ...res its default configuration Usage Event Manual operation See RF switch control on page 325 SENSe CORRection SWITch DELete FileName This command deletes a dataset that controls a switch matrix Parameters FileName String containing the file name and path Example CORR SWIT DEL aSwitchProgram Deletes the dataset called aSwitchProgram xml Usage Event SENSe CORRection SWITch INPut Input This command s...

Page 633: ...ataset name is not necessarily the file name if you save the dataset Example CORR SWIT NAME SWITCH Defines a dataset name Manual operation See Dataset name and file name on page 325 SENSe CORRection SWITch OPC State This command turns synchronization with OPC for commands transmitted in each transducer range on and off Parameters State ON OFF RST ON Example CORR SWIT OPC ON Synchronizes the comman...

Page 634: ...ined for transducer range 4 Usage Event SENSe CORRection SWITch SCPI State This command turns the use of remote commands that comply to the SCPI standard on and off Required for switch matrixes that support a command set that does not comply to the SCPI standard Parameters State ON OFF RST ON Example CORR SWIT SCPI ON Command syntax has to comply to the SCPI standard Manual operation See RF switch...

Page 635: ...d in the subsequent transducer range Parameters Delay numeric value RST 100 ms Default unit s Example CORR SWIT WAIT would return e g 0 01 Manual operation See Delay time on page 326 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer INPut rf ACTive SENSe CORRection TRANsducer ACTive This command queries the currently active transducer factor Parameters TransducerFactor String containing the name of the transducer facto...

Page 636: ...82896896 FACTOR1 823 FACTOR2 756 Usage Query only SENSe CORRection TRANsducer COMMent Comment This command defines the comment for the selected transducer factor Before you can use the command you have to select and turn on a transducer Parameters Comment RST empty comment SENSe CORRection TRANsducer DATA Frequency Level This command configures transducer factors for specific trace points A set of...

Page 637: ... TRANsducer SCALing ScalingType This command selects the frequency scaling of the transducer factor Parameters ScalingType LINear LOGarithmic RST LINear SENSe CORRection TRANsducer SELect Name This command selects a transducer factor Parameters Name String containing the name of the transducer factor If the name does not exist yet the R S ESW creates a trans ducer factor by that name Example CORR ...

Page 638: ...W DBPT dBpT SENSe CORRection TSET BREak State This command turns a transducer break on and off Before you can use the command you have to select a transducer set with SENSe CORRection TSET SELect Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF Example See Chapter 15 9 4 Transducers on page 629 SENSe CORRection TSET CATalog This command queries all transducer sets stored on the R S ESW Return values UsedDiskSpace ...

Page 639: ... DELete This command deletes a transducer set Before you can use the command you have to select a transducer set with SENSe CORRection TSET SELect Example CORR TSET SEL Transducer Set CORR TSET DEL Deletes the transducer set Usage Event SENSe CORRection TSET RANGe range Frequency Frequency FileName This command selects a set of transducer factors used for a particular frequency range Ranges 1 to 1...

Page 640: ...mple See Chapter 15 9 4 Transducers on page 629 SENSe CORRection TSET UNIT Unit This command selects the unit of a transducer set Note that the unit of all transducer factors in a transducer set must be the same or in relative terms dB Before you can use the command you have to select a transducer set with SENSe CORRection TSET SELect Parameters Unit String containing one of the following units DB...

Page 641: ... TBAR STATe 642 DISPlay TOUChscreen STATe 642 DISPlay WINDow n TIME 643 DISPlay WINDow n TIME FORMat 643 INPut TERMinator 644 SYSTem DISPlay FPANel STATe 644 DISPlay ANNotation CBAR State This command hides or displays the channel bar information Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Example DISP ANN CBAR OFF Manual operation See Channel Bar on page 308 DISPlay ANNotation FREQuency State This command ...

Page 642: ...s State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Example DISP SBAR OFF Manual operation See Status Bar on page 307 DISPlay SKEYs STATe State This command turns the softkey bar on and off Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Example DISP SKEY OFF Manual operation See Softkey Bar on page 307 DISPlay TBAR STATe State This command turns the toolbar on or off Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Example DISP TBAR ON Manual operatio...

Page 643: ...w n TIME State This command adds or removes the date and time from the display Suffix n irrelevant Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Example DISP TIME ON Manual operation See Date and Time on page 308 DISPlay WINDow n TIME FORMat Format This command selects the time and date format Suffix n irrelevant Parameters Format US DE DE dd mm yyyy hh mm ss 24 hour format US mm dd yyyy hh mm ss 12 hour form...

Page 644: ...e Disconnect RF on page 310 SYSTem DISPlay FPANel STATe State This command includes or excludes the front panel keys when working with the remote desktop Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 RST 1 Manual operation See Front Panel on page 308 See Mini Front Panel on page 309 15 9 5 2 Colors and Schemes Commands to select colors and schemes described elsewhere HCOPy CMAP it DEFault ci on page 594 HCOPy CMAP ...

Page 645: ...cified by the ci suffix Example DISP CMAP DEF2 Selects default setting 2 for setting the colors DISP CMAP DEF Result 2 Manual operation See Screen Colors on page 311 DISPlay CMAP it HSL hue sat lum This command selects the color for various screen elements in the display Suffix it 1 n Selects the item for which the color scheme is to be defined For more information see Chapter 15 9 5 3 CMAP Suffix...

Page 646: ... available display themes Return values Themes String containing all available display themes Example DISP THEMe CAT Usage Query only DISPlay THEMe SELect Theme This command selects the display theme Parameters Theme String containing the name of the theme RST SPL Example DISP THEM SEL OceanBlue Manual operation See Theme on page 311 15 9 5 3 CMAP Suffix Assignment Several commands to change the c...

Page 647: ...ted Field Background CMAP19 Softkey 3D Bright Part CMAP20 Softkey 3D Dark Part CMAP21 Softkey State On CMAP22 Softkey State Dialog open CMAP23 Softkey Text Disabled CMAP24 Logo CMAP25 Trace 4 CMAP26 Grid Minorlines CMAP27 Marker CMAP28 Display Lines CMAP29 Sweepcount Text CMAP30 Limit and Margin Check Text CMAP31 Limit and Margin Check Margin CMAP32 Table Overall Title Text CMAP33 Table Overall Ti...

Page 648: ...INSTrument COUPle ACDC 648 INSTrument COUPle ATTen 649 INSTrument COUPle BWIDth 649 INSTrument COUPle BANDwidth 649 INSTrument COUPle CENTer 649 INSTrument COUPle DEMod 650 INSTrument COUPle GAIN 650 INSTrument COUPle LLINes 650 INSTrument COUPle LIMit 650 INSTrument COUPle MARKer 651 INSTrument COUPle PRESel 651 INSTrument COUPle PROT 651 INSTrument COUPle SPAN 652 INSTrument COUPle VBW 652 INSTr...

Page 649: ...s all measurement chan nels on page 348 INSTrument COUPle BWIDth State INSTrument COUPle BANDwidth State This command turns synchronization of the resolution bandwidth and filter type between measurement channels on and off Parameters State ALL 1 Turns on synchronization NONE 0 Turns on synchronization RST NONE Example INST COUP BWID ALL Synchronizes the resolution bandwidth Manual operation See S...

Page 650: ...guration INSTrument COUPle GAIN State This command turns synchronization of the preamplifier configuration between mea surement channels on and off Parameters State ALL 1 Turns on synchronization NONE 0 Turns off synchronization RST NONE Example INST COUP GAIN ALL Synchronizes the preamplifier configuration Manual operation See Synchronizing parameters across all measurement chan nels on page 348 ...

Page 651: ...tion RST NONE Example INST COUP MARK ALL Synchronizes the receiver frequency and the marker frequency Manual operation See Synchronizing parameters across all measurement chan nels on page 348 INSTrument COUPle PRESel State This command turns synchronization of the preselector configuration between mea surement channels on and off Parameters State ALL 1 Turns on synchronization NONE 0 Turns off sy...

Page 652: ...rement channels on and off Parameters State ALL 1 Turns on synchronization NONE 0 Turns off synchronization RST NONE Example INST COUP SPAN ALL Synchronizes the start and stop frequency Manual operation See Synchronizing parameters across all measurement chan nels on page 348 INSTrument COUPle VBW State This command turns synchronization of the video bandwidth between measurement channels on and o...

Page 653: ...e are not optional Note Make sure to state the right index number via the suffix at USER Suffix j Selects the index of a custom synchronization mechanism You can query the index with INSTrument COUPle USER j NUMBers LIST Example INST COUP USER3 Receiver All Windows Attenuation Spectrum 2 All Windows Attenuation BID ON Synchronizes the attenuation between the channels named Receiver and Spectrum 2 ...

Page 654: ...he name of a measurement channel Parameter Optional SCPI parameter String containing the name of a parameter that you can syn chronize Return values Synchronizable Parameter Case 1 command without SCPI parameters All parameters that can be synchronized as a comma separa ted list of strings Case 2 command with one SCPI parameter Parameters that can be synchronized for the selected Channel Name as a...

Page 655: ...arameter that can be cou pled to the attenuation Usage Query only Manual operation See Selecting the parameter to synchronize on page 352 INSTrument COUPle USER j INFO This command queries additional information about a custom coupling mechanism Suffix j Selects the index of a custom synchronization mechanism You can query the index with INSTrument COUPle USER j NUMBers LIST Parameters Information...

Page 656: ...dula tion application Name To synchronize a specific window All Windows To synchronize all measurement windows Parameter String containing the name of a synchronizable parameter ChannelName String containing the name of a measurement channel or chan nel type The second channel name is only necessary for synchronization between two specific channels When you synchronize all chan nels of the same ty...

Page 657: ... between the channels named Receiver and Spectrum in both directions and turns on the coupling Also returns the index number of the custom coupling Example INST COUP USER NEW All Receiver All Windows Attenuation BID ON would return e g 3 Synchronizes the attenuation between all Receiver channels in both directions and turns on the coupling Also returns the index number of the custom coupling Usage...

Page 658: ...rection in which synchronization works Note that the command is not available if you synchronize over all channels or all channels of the same application Suffix j Selects the index of a custom synchronization mechanism You can query the index with INSTrument COUPle USER j NUMBers LIST Parameters Direction BIDir Changes of a parameter get applied both ways from channel 1 to channel 2 and vice vers...

Page 659: ...NSTrument COUPle USER j NUMBers LIST Parameters State ON OFF Example INST COUP USER2 STAT ON Turns on the coupling with the index number 2 INSTrument COUPle USER j WINDow LIST ChannelName Parameter This command queries the measurement windows that can be synchronized with another channel or measurement window Note that synchronizing with a specific measurement window is only possible in Analog Dem...

Page 660: ...easurement windows to synchronize on page 352 15 9 7 Network and Remote Control Configuration SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB SELF ADDRess 660 SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB SELF RTERminator 661 SYSTem DISPlay MESSage TEXT 661 SYSTem DISPlay MESSage STATe 661 SYSTem DISPlay UPDate 662 SYSTem ERRor CLEar REMote 662 SYSTem ERRor DISPlay 662 SYSTem HPCoupling 663 SYSTem IFGain MODE 663 SYSTem IDENtify FACTory 663 S...

Page 661: ...t the binary code used for LF might be included in the binary data block and therefore should not be interpreted as a terminator in this particular case This can be avoided by using only the receive terminator EOI RST LFEOI Example SYST COMM GPIB RTER EOI Manual operation See GPIB Terminator on page 402 SYSTem DISPlay MESSage TEXT Message This command defines a custom message that is displayed whe...

Page 662: ... traces and display fields only The best performance is obtained if the display is off during remote control operation Parameters State ON OFF 1 0 RST 0 Example SYST DISP UPD ON Manual operation See Remote Display Update on page 401 SYSTem ERRor CLEar REMote This command deletes all contents of the Remote Errors table Note The remote error list is automatically cleared when the R S ESW is shut dow...

Page 663: ...ODE Mode Configures the internal IF gain settings in HP emulation mode due to the application needs This setting is only taken into account for resolution bandwidth 300 kHz and is only available if a HP language is selected using SYSTem LANGuage on page 664 Parameters Mode NORMal PULSe NORMal Optimized for high dynamic range overload limit is close to ref erence level PULSe Optimized for pulsed si...

Page 664: ...etails see Chapter 14 2 GPIB Languages on page 395 Parameters Language SCPI 8560E 8561E 8562E 8563E 8564E 8565E 8566A 8566B 8568A 8568A_DC 8568B 8568B_DC 8591E 8594E 71100C 71200C 71209A PSA89600 PSA PXA FSP FSU FSQ FSV FSEA FSEB FSEM FSEK RST SCPI Example SYST LANG PSA Emulates the PSA Manual operation See Language on page 403 Note If you use PSA89600 you must switch to an HP language first befor...

Page 665: ... the instrument description Manual operation See LXI Manufacturer Description on page 407 SYSTem LXI PASSword Password This command defines the LXI password Parameters Password String containing the password Return values Password The query returns the current password Manual operation See LXI Password on page 406 SYSTem PSA WIDeband State This command defines which option is returned when the OPT...

Page 666: ...ine the system language SYST LANG 8563E Set the response back to factory setting SYS REV FACT Query the revision REV Response 920528 Usage Event Manual operation See Resetting the Factory Revision on page 405 SYSTem REVision STRing Name Sets the response to the REV query to the defined string HP emulation only see SYSTem LANGuage on page 664 Parameters Name Example Define the system language SYST ...

Page 667: ...k Commands to check the system configuration described elsewhere DIAGnostic SERVice SINFo on page 674 DIAGnostic INFO CCOunt 667 DIAGnostic SERVice BIOSinfo 668 DIAGnostic SERVice HWINfo 668 DIAGnostic SERVice VERSinfo 669 SYSTem ERRor CLEar ALL 669 SYSTem ERRor EXTended 669 SYSTem ERRor LIST 670 SYSTem ERRor NEXT 670 SYSTem FIRMware UPDate 671 SYSTem FORMat IDENt 671 SYSTem PRESet COMPatible 671 ...

Page 668: ...taining the BIOS version Example DIAG SERV BIOS Returns the BIOS version Usage Query only DIAGnostic SERVice HWINfo This command queries hardware information Return values Hardware String containing the following information for every hardware component component name of the hardware component serial serial number of the component order order number of the component model model of the component co...

Page 669: ...s K55 permanent Usage Query only SYSTem ERRor CLEar ALL This command deletes all contents of the System Messages table Example SYST ERR CLE ALL SYSTem ERRor EXTended MessageType ChannelName This command queries all system messages or all messages of a defined type dis played in the status bar for a specific channel application Note This command queries the strings displayed for manual operation Fo...

Page 670: ...ault Queries the system messages which occurred during manual operation REMote Queries the error messages that occurred during remote opera tion Note The remote error list is automatically cleared when the R S ESW is shut down Return values SystemMessages String containing all messages in the System Messages table RemoteErrors Error_no Description Command Date Time Comma separated list of errors f...

Page 671: ... directory D FW_UPDATE SYSTem FORMat IDENt IDNFormat This command selects the response format to the IDN query Parameters IDNFormat LEGacy Format is compatible to R S FSP FSU FSQ FSG family NEW FSL R S ESW format Format is also compatible to the R S FSL and R S FSV family RST not reset Example SYST FORM IDEN LEG Adapts the return value of IDN to the R S FSP FSU FSQ fam ily Manual operation See IDN...

Page 672: ...d instrument settings trans ducer files or self alignment data Note Initially after installation of the R S ESW K33 option secure user mode must be enabled manually once before remote control is possible This is necessary to prompt for a change of passwords For details on the secure user mode see Chapter 4 7 Protecting Data Using the Secure User Mode on page 40 Parameters State ON OFF 0 1 ON 1 The...

Page 673: ...ce function is made up out of five numbers separated by a point function group number board number function number parameter 1 see the Service Manual parameter 2 see the Service Manual Manual operation See Service Function on page 345 See Send on page 345 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction LASTresult This command queries the results of the most recent service function you have used Return values xxx Usa...

Page 674: ... values FileName C R_S Instr User R S Device ID _ CurrentDate _ CurrentTime String containing the drive path and file name of the created support file where the file name consists of the following ele ments R S Device ID The unique R S device ID indicated in the Versions Options information CurrentDate The date on which the file is created YYYYMMDD CurrentTime The time at which the file is created...

Page 675: ...neral Status Register Commands 675 Reading Out the CONDition Part 676 Reading Out the EVENt Part 676 Controlling the ENABle Part 677 Controlling the Negative Transition Part 678 Controlling the Positive Transition Part 678 15 10 1 General Status Register Commands STATus PRESet 675 STATus QUEue NEXT 675 STATus PRESet This command resets the edge detectors and ENABle parts of all registers to a defi...

Page 676: ...ble LMARgin n CONDition ChannelName STATus QUEStionable POWer CONDition ChannelName STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature CONDition ChannelName STATus QUEStionable TRANsducer CONDition ChannelName STATus QUEStionable TIME CONDition ChannelName These commands read out the CONDition section of the status register The commands do not delete the contents of the CONDition section Suffix n Window Query parame...

Page 677: ...t ENABle SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable EXTended ENABle SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable EXTended INFO ENABle SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable FREQuency ENABle SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable LIMit n ENABle SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable LMARgin n ENABle SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable POWer ENABle SumBit ChannelName STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature ENABle ...

Page 678: ... TRansition part of a register Setting a bit causes a 1 to 0 transition in the corresponding bit of the associated regis ter The transition also writes a 1 into the associated bit of the corresponding EVENt register Suffix n Window Parameters SumBit Range 0 to 65535 ChannelName String containing the name of the channel The parameter is optional If you omit it the command works for the currently ac...

Page 679: ... which the relevant bits of the transition and enable registers are set In addition the ser vice request event must be enabled in the VISA session 15 11 1 Initiate Service Request REM Example of initialization of the SRQ in the case of errors PUBLIC SUB SetupSRQ CALL InstrWrite analyzer CLS Reset status reporting system CALL InstrWrite analyzer SRE 168 Enable service request for STAT OPER STAT QUE...

Page 680: ...nabled True Try mbSession Write CLS Reset status reporting system mbSession Write SRE 168 Enable service request for STAT OPER STAT QUES and ESR register mbSession Write ESE 60 Set event enable bit for command execution device dependent and query error mbSession Write STAT OPER ENAB 32767 Set OPERation enable bit for all events mbSession Write STAT OPER PTR 32767 Set appropriate OPERation Ptransit...

Page 681: ...waiting time until the event to be signaled by an SRQ is short shorter than the selected timeout if no response to user inputs is required during the waiting time and if as the main criterion the event is absolutely certain to occur Reason From the time the viWaitOnEvent function is called until the occurrence of the expec ted event it does not allow the program to respond to mouse clicks or key e...

Page 682: ...triggered measurements The method necessitates a waiting loop that checks the status of the SRQ line at regu lar intervals and returns control to the operating system during the time the expected event has not yet occurred In this way the system can respond to user inputs mouse clicks key entries during the waiting time It is advisable to employ the Hold auxiliary function which returns control to...

Page 683: ...system for the period of the waiting time selectable in millisec onds Rem Rem The waiting function below expects the transfer of the desired Rem waiting time in milliseconds The keyboard and the mouse remain Rem operative during the waiting period thus allowing desired elements Rem to be controlled Rem Public Sub Hold delayTime As Single Start Timer Save timer count on calling the function Do Whil...

Page 684: ... Then Call ErrorQueueHandler If mySTB And 8 0 Then Call Questionablestatus If mySTB And 128 0 Then Call Operationstatus If mySTB And 32 0 Then Call Esrread End If Catch exp As Exception Console WriteLine exp Message End Try End Sub End of SRQ routine Reading out the status event registers the output buffer and the error event queue is effected in subroutines 15 11 5 Reading Out the Output Buffer R...

Page 685: ... SYST ERR result mbSession ReadString Dim parts As String result Split If parts 0 0 Then hasErr False Console WriteLine result Else Console WriteLine result End If Loop While hasErr End Sub 15 11 7 Evaluation of SCPI Status Registers REM Subroutine for evaluating Questionable Status Register Public SUB Questionablestatus Ques SPACE 20 Preallocate blanks to text variable CALL InstrWrite analyzer ST...

Page 686: ...Read OSR Console WriteLine Operation Status myOSR Catch exp As Exception Console WriteLine exp Message End Try End Sub 15 11 8 Evaluation of Event Status Register REM Subroutine for evaluating the Event Status Register Public SUB Esrread Esr SPACE 20 Preallocate blanks to text variable CALL InstrWrite analyzer ESR Read ESR CALL InstrRead analyzer Esr IF VAL Esr AND 1 0 THEN Debug Print Operation c...

Page 687: ... exp As Exception Console WriteLine exp Message End Try End Sub 15 12 Reference GPIB Commands of Emulated HP Models The R S ESW analyzer family supports a subset of the GPIB commands of HP mod els 8560E 8561E 8562E 8563E 8564E 8565E 8566A 8566B 8568A 8568B and 8594E Despite the differences in system architecture and device features the supported com mands have been implemented in a way to ensure a...

Page 688: ...patible to HP model 8594E the HP models 71100C 71200C and 71209A are compatible to HP models 8566A B Command Supported subset Function Corresp HP Models Status A1 A1 Clear Write A HP 8566A HP 8568A available A2 A2 Max Hold A HP 8566A HP 8568A available A3 A3 View A HP 8566A HP 8568A available A4 A4 Blank A HP 8566A HP 8568A available ABORT 1 ABORT Stop previous function HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B ...

Page 689: ...NOT Annotation HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available APB APB Trace A B Trace A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available AT AT numeric_value DB DM AT DN AT UP AT AUTO AT Attenuation HP 8566A HP 8568A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available AUNITS AUNITS DBM DBMV DBUV AUNITS Amplitude Units HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available AUTOCPL AUTOCPL Coupling default HP 856xE HP ...

Page 690: ...C HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available BXC BXC Exchange Trace B and C HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available BLANK BLANK TRA TRB TRC Blank Trace HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available C1 C1 A B off HP 8566A HP 8568A available C2 C2 A B A HP 8566A HP 8568A available CA CA Couple Attenuation HP 8566A HP 8568A available CAL 1 CAL ALL CAL ON CAL OFF Start analyzer self align men...

Page 691: ...56xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available CONTS CONTS HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available COUPLE COUPLE AC DC Input coupling HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available CR CR Couple RBW HP 8566A HP 8568A available CS CS Couple Step Size HP 8566A HP 8568A available CT CT Couple SWT HP 8566A HP 8568A available CTA Convert to absolute units HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available CV CV Coupl...

Page 692: ...HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available DISPOSE 2 ONEOS TRMATH ONSWP ALL numeric_value available DIV Divide HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available DL DL numeric_value DB DM DL DN DL UP DL ON DL OFF DL Display Line HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available DLE DLE ON OFF Display Line enable HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available DONE DONE DONE Done query HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E av...

Page 693: ... 552 cal error log amp ERR 902 unscale track ing generator ERR 906 oven cold ERR 117 numeric unit error ERR 112 Unrecognized Command Now some FSx errors are mapped to HP errors HP8568A HP856xE not yet availa ble ERR ERR Error queue query HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E not yet availa ble EX EX Exchange trace A and B HP 8566A HP 8568A available FA FA numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ FA UP FA DN FA ...

Page 694: ...ailable FS FS Full Span HP 8566A HP 8568A available FUNCDEF Define Function Function must be in one line between delimiters HP 8594E HP 856xE HP 8566B available GATE 1 GATE ON OFF GATE 1 0 HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available GATECTL 1 GATECTL EDGE LEVEL GATECTL HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available GD 1 GD numeric_value US MS SC GD DN GD UP GD HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E ...

Page 695: ...566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available IP IP Instrument preset HP 8566A HP 8568A available KEYDEF KEYDEF Key definition HP 8566B HP 856xE HP 859xE available KEYEXEC KEYEXEC Key execute HP 8566B available KS KS numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ KS DN KS UP KS Marker Frequency Coun ter Resolution HP 8566A HP 8568A available KS KS Manual Peaking HP 8566A HP 8568A available KS KS Lock register HP 8566A HP 8568A ...

Page 696: ...P 8566A HP 8568A available KSK Marker to Next Peak HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSL Marker Noise off HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSM Marker Noise on HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSO KSO Deltamarker to span HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSP KSP numeric_value HPIB address HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSQ 2 KSQ Band lock off HP 8566A HP 8568A available KST KST Fast Preset HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSV K...

Page 697: ...ble KSj KSj View Trace C HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSk KSk Blank Trace C HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSl KSl Transfer B to C HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSm KSm Graticule off HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSn2 KSn Grid on HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSo KSn Character display off HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSp KSp Character display on HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSr KSr Create service request HP 8...

Page 698: ...56xE available LIMITEST limit line test HP 856xE available LIML lower limit line value HP 856xE available LIMM middle limit line value HP 856xE available LIMTFL flat limit line segment HP 856xE available LIMTSL slope limit line segment HP 856xE available LIMU upper limit line value HP 856xE available LG LG numeric_value DB DM LG Amplitude Scale Log HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available LL ...

Page 699: ...arker Count on HP 8566A HP 8568A available MDS MDS Measurement data size HP 8566B available MEAS Measurement status HP 856xE available MF MF MF Marker Frequency HP 8566A HP 8568A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MINH1 MINH TRC Minimum Hold HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKA MKA numeric_value MKA Marker Amplitude HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKACT MKACT ...

Page 700: ...rker reverse query available MKF MKF numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ MKF Set Marker Frequency HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKFC MKFC ON OFF Frequency Counter on off HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKFCR 1 MKFCR numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ MKFCR DN MKFCR UP MKFCR Frequency Counter Res olution HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKMIN MKMIN Marker Min HP 856xE ...

Page 701: ...vailable MKPK MKPK MKPK HI MKPK NH MKPK NR MKPK NL Marker Search HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKPT MKPT MKPT HI MKPT NH MKPT NR MKPT NL Marker Peak Threshold HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKPX MKPX numeric_value DB MKPX DN MKPX UP MKPX Peak Excursion HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKRL MKRL Ref Level Marker Level HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E a...

Page 702: ...e HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available ML Mixer level HP 856xE available MOV MOV TRA TRB TRC TRA TRB T RC Move Trace Contents HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MPY Multiply HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MT0 MT0 Marker Track Off HP 8566A HP 8568A available MT1 MT1 Marker Track On HP 8566A HP 8568A available MXMH MXMH TRA TRB Maximum Hold HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 859...

Page 703: ...value Plot command HP 8566A HP 8568A available PD PD numeric_value numeric_value Plot command HP 8566A HP 8568A available PH_MKF Spot frequency in Hz HP 856xE available PH_FMIN Min offset frequency to be measured HP 856xE available PH_FMAX Max offset frequency to be measured HP 856xE available PH_MKA Queries amplitude at the spot frequency HP 856xE available PH_DRIFT 0 for stable signals 1 for dri...

Page 704: ... available PH_RMSX Calculates the rms phase noise HP 856xE available PH_SPOTF Executes the spot fre quency measurement HP 856xE available PLOTORG 2 PLOTORG DSP GRT Plot command HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available PLOTSRC 2 PLOTSRC ANNT GRT TRB TRA ALLDSP GRT Plot command HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available PP PP Preselector Peaking HP 8566A HP 8568A available PRINT 1 PRINT PRIN...

Page 705: ...eric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ RB DN RB UP RB AUTO RB Resolution Bandwidth HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available RBR RBR numeric_value RBR DN RBR UP RBR Resolution Bandwidth Ratio HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available RC1 6 RC1 6 Recall Last State HP 8566A HP 8568A available RCLS RCLS numeric_value Recall State Register HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available RCLT RCLT TRA TRB num...

Page 706: ...RLPOS UP RLPOS Reference Level Position HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available ROFFSET ROFFSET numeric_value DB DM ROFFSET Reference Level Offset HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available RQS RQS Service Request Bit mask HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available S1 S1 Continuous Sweep HP 8566A HP 8568A available S2 S2 Single Sweep HP 8566A HP 8568A available SADD add a limit line se...

Page 707: ...LCH ON OFF Squelch HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SP SP numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ SP DN SP UP SP Span HP 8566A HP 8568A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SRCNORM 1 SRCNORM ON OFF SRCNORM 1 0 Source Normalization HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E not available SRCPOFS 1 SRCPOFS numeric_value DB DM SRCPOFS DN SRCPOFS UP SRCPOFS Source Power Offset HP 856xE HP 8566B HP...

Page 708: ...8B HP 8594E available STOREOPEN STOREOPEN Store Open HP 856xE HP 8594E not available STORESHORT STORESHORT Store Short HP 856xE HP 8594E not available STORETHRU STORETHRU Store Thru HP 856xE HP 8594E not available SUB Subtract HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SUM sum of trace amplitudes HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SV1 6 SV1 6 Save State HP 8566A HP 8568A available SWPCPL 2 SWPCPL SA S...

Page 709: ...e TACL TACL Returns instantaneous measurement results See TRACe trace IMMediate LEVel for full description not available TBCL TBCL TCCL TCCL TACR TACR Returns instantaneous measurement results See TRACe trace IMMediate LEVel for full description not available TBCR TBCR TCCR TCCR TB TB Transfer B HP 8566A HP 8568A available TDF TDF P TDF M TDF B TDF A TDF I Trace Data Format HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 85...

Page 710: ...NE 2 TM LINE Trigger Line HP 8566B available TRA TRA B TRA A TRA I Transfer A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available TRB TRB B TRB A TRB I Transfer B HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available TRSTAT TRSTAT Trace State Query HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available TS TS Take Sweep HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available UR 2 UR Plot Command HP 8566A HP 8568A available VARDEF ...

Page 711: ...le 1 HP 8594E only 2 Command is accepted without error message but is ignored 15 12 2 Special Features of the Syntax Parsing Algorithms for 8566A and 8568A Models The command syntax is very different for models A and B Different names are assigned to identical instrument functions and the command structure likewise differs considerably between models A and models B The command structure for models...

Page 712: ...tation is affected AT AT DN UP Step size CAL The CAL commands do not automatically set the command complete bit bit 4 in the sta tus byte An additional DONE command is required for that purpose CF Default value range step size CR Default ratio Span RBW CT Formula for coupled sweep time CV Default ratio RBW VBW DET DET returns SAMP instead of SMP on the R S ESW DET not automatically set the command...

Page 713: ...QS Supported bits 1 Units key pressed 2 End of Sweep 3 Device error 4 Command complete 5 Illegal command 15 12 4 Model Dependent Default Settings If the GPIB language is switched over to an 85xx model the GPIB address is automati cally switched over to 18 provided that the default address of the R S ESW 20 is still set If a different value is set this value is maintained Upon return to SCPI this a...

Page 714: ...O1 and physical values command O2 O3 or TDF P As to the Display Units format the level data of the R S ESW is converted to match the value range and the resolution of the 8566 8568 series Upon transition to the REMOTE state the R S ESW is reconfigured such that the number of test points trace points corre sponds to that of the 85xx families 1001 for 8566A B and 8568A B 601 for 8560E to 8565E 401 f...

Page 715: ...s the behavior of bit 6 when using the STB query On the HP ana lyzers this bit monitors the state of the SRQ line on the bus On the R S ESW this is not possible Therefore this bit is set as soon as one of the bits 1 to 5 is set It won t be reset by performing a serial poll 15 13 Reference Command Set of Emulated PSA Models Despite the differences in system architecture and device features the supp...

Page 716: ...ON DISPlay WINDow TRACe Y SCALe PDIVision numeric DISPlay WINDow TRACe Y SCALe RLEVel numeric DISPlay WINDow TRACe Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet numeric FORMat BORDer NORMal SWAPped FORMat DATA ASCii REAL UINT MATLAB numeric INITiate CONTinuous OFF ON INITiate IMMediate INSTrument CATalog INSTrument NSELect numeric MMEMory CATalog dir_name MMEMory COPY file_name1 file_name2 MMEMory DATA file_name definite...

Page 717: ...1 2 IF IMMediate SENSe WAVeform ADC RANGe P6 SENSe WAVeform APER SENSe WAVeform AVERage TACount numeric SENSe WAVeform BWIDth ACTive SENSe WAVeform BWIDth TYPE FLAT GAUSsian SENSe WAVeform IFGain numeric SENSe WAVeform IFPath NARRow WIDE SENSe WAVeform NCPTrace ON OFF SENSe WAVeform PDIT ON OFF SENSe WAVeform SRATe numeric SENSe WAVeform SWEep TIME numeric SENSe WAVeform TRIGger EOFFset SENSe WAVe...

Page 718: ...s QUEStionable INTegrity NTRansition number STATus QUEStionable INTegrity PTRansition number STATus QUEStionable INTegrity EVENt STATus OPERation CONDition STATus OPERation ENABle integer STATus OPERation NTRansition integer STATus OPERation PTRansition integer STATus OPERation EVENt SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB SELF ADDRess integer SYSTem DATE year month day SYSTem ERRor NEXT SYSTem KLOCK SYSTem MESSa...

Page 719: ...truments Despite the differences in system architecture and device features the supported com mands have been implemented in a way to ensure a sufficiently high degree of corre spondence with the original In many cases the selection of commands supported by the R S ESW is sufficient to run an existing GPIB program without adaptation Table 15 12 Supported PXA commands ABORt CALCulate MARKer AOFF CA...

Page 720: ...Play WINDow 1 TRACe Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet rel_ampl INITiate CONTinuous OFF ON 0 1 INITiate IMMediate INPut COUPling AC DC MMEMory CATalog directory_name MMEMory CDIRectory directory_name MMEMory COPY string string string string MMEMory DATA file_name data MMEMory DELete file_name directory_name MMEMory LOAD STATe 1 filename MMEMory MDIRectory directory_name MMEMory MOVE string string string string...

Page 721: ...p TIME time SENSe SWEep TIME AUTO OFF ON 0 1 TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal2 DELay time TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal1 DELay time TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal2 DELay STATe OFF ON 0 1 TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal1 DELay STATe OFF ON 0 1 TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal2 LEVel level TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal1 LEVel level TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal2 SLOPe POSitive NEGative TRIGger SEQuence EXTernal1 SLOPe POSitive NEGative...

Page 722: ...ts contain substances such as solvents thinners acetone etc acids bases or other substances Solvents can damage the front panel labeling plastic parts or screens for example Never use cleaning agents to clean the outside of the instrument Use a soft dry lint free dust cloth instead Risk of instrument damage due to obstructed fans If the instrument is operated in dusty areas the fans become obstruc...

Page 723: ...Maintenance R S ESW 723 User Manual 1177 6298 02 08 c If necessary remove any excess moisture with a dry soft cloth Cleaning ...

Page 724: ...ement cannot be started or com pleted correctly Orange Warning An irregular situation occurred during measurement e g the settings no lon ger match the displayed results or the connection to an external device was interrupted temporarily Gray Information Information on the status of individual processing steps No color No errors No message displayed normal operation Green Measurement successful So...

Page 725: ... reconnect the RF input to the mixer input Selecting the Input OVLD error message opens a dialog box to configure the ampli tude LOUNL Error in the instrument s frequency processing hardware was detected NO REF Instrument was set to an external reference but no signal was detected on the refer ence input Selecting the No Ref error message opens a dialog box to configure the external reference OVEN...

Page 726: ... LO is Unlocked This message is displayed when the phase regulation of the local oscillator fails in the RF front end 1060 Trigger Block Gate Delay Error gate length Gate Delay This message is displayed when the gate signal length is not sufficient for the pull in delay with a predefined gate delay 1064 Tracking LO is Unlocked This message is displayed when the phase regulation of the local oscill...

Page 727: ...ctive remote channels Depending on the used interface and protocol send the following commands Visa viClear GPIB ibclr RSIB RSDLLibclr The remote channel currently processing the incompleted command is then ready to receive further commands again 3 On the remote channel performing the measurement send the SCPI command ABORt to abort the current measurement and reset the trigger system 4 If the R S...

Page 728: ...this setting In this case use DC coupling instead To change the setting select INPUT OUPUT Input Source Config Radio Frequency Input Coupling DC Invalid trace display If output to the IF 2 GHz OUT connector is activated the measured values are no longer sent to the display thus the trace data currently displayed on the R S ESW becomes invalid A message in the status bar indicates this situation Da...

Page 729: ...e originally stored transducer values are recal led and applied to the measurement In the Transducer dialog box however the changed transducer file values are displayed as no updated transducer file was loa ded The same applies to limit line settings If you want to apply the changed transducer values after recalling the save set you must force the application to reload the transducer file To do so...

Page 730: ...ns of applications and the operating system in event logs You can create event log files to summarize and save the existing event logs see To create Windows event log files on page 84 System Configuration The System Configuration dialog box in the Setup menu provides information on Hardware Info hardware assemblies Versions and Options the status of all software and hardware options instal led on ...

Page 731: ...W_ zip To create Windows event log files 1 Select the Windows Start Button in the bottom left corner 2 Type in Event Viewer and select Enter 3 Select and expand Windows Logs in the Console Tree 4 Right click on each subsection and select Save All Events As Figure 17 1 Event Viewer 5 Enter a file name and select Save Collect the error information and attach it to an email in which you describe the ...

Page 732: ...ogramming or applications of Rohde Schwarz equipment Up to date information and upgrades To keep your instrument 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 stat ing your instrument and your wish We will take care that you will get the right informa tion Europe Africa Middle East Phone 49 89 4129 12345 cu...

Page 733: ...and 633 SENSe CORRection SWITch SCPI 634 SENSe CORRection SWITch SELect 634 SENSe CORRection SWITch STORe 635 SENSe CORRection SWITch WAIT 635 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer ACTive 635 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer ADJust RLEVel STATe 635 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer CATalog 636 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer COMMent 636 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer DATA 636 SENSe CORRection TRANsducer DELete 637 SENSe CORR...

Page 734: ...23 SENSe ROSCillator SOURce EAUTo 624 SENSe ROSCillator TRANge 625 SENSe SCAN sr BANDwidth RESolution 456 SENSe SCAN sr BARS 456 SENSe SCAN sr INPut ATTenuation AUTO 457 SENSe SCAN sr INPut ATTenuation VALue 457 SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN AUTO 457 SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN LNA AUTO 458 SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN LNA STATe 458 SENSe SCAN sr INPut GAIN STATe 458 SENSe SCAN sr INPut TYPE 459 SENSe SCAN sr...

Page 735: ...LCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam XY MINimum PEAK 557 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum ABOVe 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum BELow 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum NEXT 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MAXimum PEAK 558 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MINimum ABOVe 559 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MINimum BELow 559 CALCulate n DELTamarker m SGRam Y MINimu...

Page 736: ... n FMEasurement AUTO 472 CALCulate n LIMit li ACTive 563 CALCulate n LIMit li CLEar IMMediate 575 CALCulate n LIMit li COMMent 568 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DOMain 569 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol MODE 569 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol OFFSet 564 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SHIFt 570 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol SPACing 570 CALCulate n LIMit li CONTrol DATA 569 CALCulate n LIMit li COPY 564 CAL...

Page 737: ... 553 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam XY MINimum PEAK 553 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MAXimum ABOVe 553 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MAXimum BELow 554 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MAXimum NEXT 554 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MAXimum PEAK 554 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MINimum ABOVe 554 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MINimum BELow 555 CALCulate n MARKer m SGRam Y MINimum NEXT 555 CALCulate n MARKer m S...

Page 738: ...earch PLISt pi DATA 471 CALCulate n PEAKsearch SUBRanges PCOunt 465 CALCulate n PEAKsearch SUBRanges VALue 466 CALCulate n PEAKsearch IMMediate 464 CALCulate n PSEarch ADD 463 CALCulate n PSEarch AUTO 464 CALCulate n PSEarch CLEar IMMediate 464 CALCulate n PSEarch MARGin 465 CALCulate n PSEarch METHod 465 CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak ALL 468 CALCulate n PSEarch PLISt peak COMMent 468 CALCulate n...

Page 739: ...INPut PULSed CFRequency 627 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut RF SPECtrum 627 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SYNThtwo FREQuency 628 DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SELect 627 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction 673 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction LASTresult 673 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction RESults DELete 673 DIAGnostic SERVice SFUNction RESults SAVE 673 DIAGnostic SERVice SINFo 674 DIAGnostic SERVice STESt RESult 628 DIAGnostic ...

Page 740: ...lay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe 510 DISPlay WINDow n TRACe t Y SCALe BOTTom 510 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w NOTes APPend TEXT 604 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w NOTes CLEar 605 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w NOTes TEXT 605 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w TRACe t STATe 475 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM AREA 526 DISPlay WINDow n SUBWindow w ZOOM STATe 527 FORMat DEXPort DSEParator 581 FORMat DEXPort HEAD...

Page 741: ...HCOPy TREPort NEW 614 HCOPy TREPort PAGecount STATe 614 HCOPy TREPort PAGesize 614 HCOPy TREPort PCOLors STATe 615 HCOPy TREPort TDSTamp STATe 615 HCOPy TREPort TEST REMove 615 HCOPy TREPort TEST REMove ALL 616 HCOPy TREPort TITLe 616 HCOPy TREPort TITLe STATe 616 HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 598 HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 NEXT 598 HOLD 440 INITiate SEQuencer ABORt 443 INITiate SEQuencer IMMediate 444 INITiate SE...

Page 742: ...UPle PROT 651 INSTrument COUPle SPAN 652 INSTrument COUPle USER j 653 INSTrument COUPle USER j CHANnel LIST 653 INSTrument COUPle USER j ELEMent LIST 654 INSTrument COUPle USER j INFO 655 INSTrument COUPle USER j NEW 655 INSTrument COUPle USER j NUMBers LIST 657 INSTrument COUPle USER j RELation 658 INSTrument COUPle USER j REMove 658 INSTrument COUPle USER j STATe 659 INSTrument COUPle USER j WIN...

Page 743: ...ect CHANnel ITEM HWSettings 587 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM LINes ALL 587 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM NONE 588 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM SGRam 588 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM TRACe ACTive 588 MMEMory SELect CHANnel ITEM TRANsducer ALL 589 MMEMory SELect ITEM ALL 586 MMEMory SELect ITEM DEFault 587 MMEMory SELect ITEM HWSettings 587 MMEMory SELect ITEM LINes ALL 587 MMEMory SELect ITEM NONE 588 M...

Page 744: ...ATe 491 SOURce si POWer LEVel IMMediate OFFSet 491 SOURce si TEMPerature FRONtend 628 STATus OPERation CONDition 676 STATus OPERation ENABle 677 STATus OPERation NTRansition 678 STATus OPERation PTRansition 678 STATus OPERation EVENt 676 STATus PRESet 675 STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit CONDition 676 STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit ENABle 677 STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit NTRansition 678 STATus QUEStiona...

Page 745: ...us QUEStionable TEMPerature NTRansition 678 STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature PTRansition 678 STATus QUEStionable TEMPerature EVENt 677 STATus QUEStionable TIME CONDition 676 STATus QUEStionable TIME ENABle 677 STATus QUEStionable TIME NTRansition 678 STATus QUEStionable TIME PTRansition 679 STATus QUEStionable TIME EVENt 677 STATus QUEStionable TRANsducer CONDition 676 STATus QUEStionable TRANsduce...

Page 746: ...STem LXI MDEScription 665 SYSTem LXI PASSword 665 SYSTem PASSword RESet 674 SYSTem PASSword CENable 674 SYSTem PRESet 593 SYSTem PRESet CHANnel EXEC 593 SYSTem PRESet COMPatible 671 SYSTem PRESet FILTer 672 SYSTem PSA WIDeband 665 SYSTem REBoot 621 SYSTem REVision FACTory 666 SYSTem REVision STRing 666 SYSTem RSWeep 667 SYSTem SECurity STATe 672 SYSTem SEQuencer 444 SYSTem SHUTdown 621 SYSTem SPEa...

Page 747: ...ontrol TTL synchronization external generator 152 AUX PORT Connector 55 AV trace information 61 B Bandwidth 101 102 119 Bargraph Bandwidth 101 119 Detector 133 Measurement time 100 120 Bargraph frequency 163 Block data 372 Boolean parameters 371 Brackets 372 Brochures 20 C Calibration Frequency 343 Frequency MW 344 Frequency RF 344 Remote 431 Remote control 625 Results remote control 626 RF 344 Se...

Page 748: ...8 CONDition 379 Connector AC power supply 53 AUX PORT 55 Display Port 54 DVI 54 GPIB interface 55 Headphones 47 IF VIDEO DEMOD 54 LAN 54 Probe power 47 REF INPUT 56 USB 54 Connectors AUX control external generator 152 EXT REF 332 External generator control 152 External generators 55 GPIB 152 OCXO 56 REF OUTPUT 333 SYNC TRIGGER 54 332 Trigger Input 48 Trigger Output 48 USB 46 Context sensitive menu...

Page 749: ...cific 726 NO REF 65 725 OVEN 65 725 Queues recommendations 395 Remote control programming 395 RF OVLD 65 389 725 UNCAL 65 725 UNLD 389 WRONG_FW 65 300 337 725 ESD 21 ESE event status enable register 382 ESH2 Z5 LISN 105 135 ESH3 Z5 LISN 105 135 ESR event status register 382 Evaluation Modes 190 Modes adding 77 194 Evaluation bar Using 77 194 Evaluation methods Remote 518 EVENt 379 Event status ena...

Page 750: ...ge 117 176 179 Calibration sweep external generator 156 Frequency step size 103 Frequency stepsize 180 Frequency converting measurements External generator 156 Front panel Hiding restoring 308 Frontend Temperature 301 Temperature remote 628 FRQ External generator 158 Full screen mode 46 Function keys Details see user manual 51 Overview 51 G Gain level 121 Gate Delay 188 Length 189 Measurements 183...

Page 751: ...ector 54 IFC 364 Impedance Setting 149 Importing Functions 264 I Q data 271 275 Softkey 273 INF 370 Information Hardware 334 Options 335 Version 335 Input 122 Coupling 148 Input channel bar 59 INPUT OVLD Error 64 725 INPUT OVLD status display 64 725 Inserting Limit line values 251 Installing Options 336 Instrument messages 366 Instrument name Changing 413 Instrument settings Secure user mode 261 I...

Page 752: ...64 Instrument settings 268 Settings 260 261 Logarithmic scaling Sweep points 176 X axis 176 Logging Remote control programs 727 Login Network 416 Operating system 28 Secure user mode 29 Logo Printing 281 Loop bandwidth External reference 333 LOUNL Error 64 725 LOUNL status display 64 725 LVL External generator 158 LXI Browser interface 413 Configuration 406 LAN configuration 415 Manufacturer Descr...

Page 753: ...416 Operating the instrument 416 Setting up 409 Settings 398 Sharing directories 418 Next Minimum 238 Marker positioning 238 Next Mode X Softkey 236 Next Mode Y Softkey 237 Next Peak 238 Marker positioning 238 NINF 370 NO REF Error 65 725 Noise Saving settings 264 NOR External generator 158 Notch channel bar 59 Notes 145 292 NTRansition 379 Numerator Frequencies external generator 156 162 Numeric ...

Page 754: ...ng Channels 147 Pretrigger 188 Print Screen Softkey 283 Printer Selecting 285 Printer configuration see user Manual 21 Printers Installing 285 Printing Colors 310 312 314 Medium 284 Screenshots 283 287 Probe power 47 Probe power supply 167 Product IDs 365 Programming examples Sequencer 482 Service request 679 Statistics 576 577 Protocol VXI 359 PS channel bar 59 PSA emulation 715 PSA89600 Wideband...

Page 755: ...user mode 41 259 Restrictions Storage space 40 259 Result displays Programming example 524 Result frequency External generator 163 Results Data format remote 528 Displaying 72 Exporting 212 Managing 257 Reverse sweep External generator 157 162 Revision string GPIB 405 666 GPIB remote control 666 Resetting 405 RF attenuation 121 RF input 122 RF OVLD Error 65 725 External generator 158 RF OVLD statu...

Page 756: ...s 260 Saving 264 268 Storage location 265 267 Storing 260 261 Setup files External generator 155 160 SGL channel bar 59 Shift x Limit lines 251 Shift y Limit lines 251 Shifting Limit lines 243 Shutdown Automatic 304 Signal tracking 177 181 Bandwidth 178 Softkey 178 State 178 Threshold 178 Trace 178 Single Sequencer Softkey 93 Single zoom 196 SmartGrid Activating 76 193 Arranging windows 77 195 Dis...

Page 757: ...59 Status byte Remote 431 434 Status byte STB 381 Status byte register STB 378 Status display 62 Status registers 378 CONDition 379 ENABle 379 EVENt 379 model 379 NTRansition 379 parts 379 PTRansition 379 STATus OPERation 383 STATus QUEStionable 384 STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit 385 STATus QUEStionable EXTended 386 STATus QUEStionable EXTended INFO 386 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency 387 STATus QUESt...

Page 758: ... 213 219 Mode 132 Saving 264 Settings predefined 211 Traces to be Checked Limit lines 247 Tracking see External generator 161 Tracking bandwidth 178 Tracking generator see External generator 151 Tracking threshold 178 Transducer break 317 Transducer factors 317 Transducer set 317 Transducers 318 Checking 328 Compatible 328 Configuring 327 Copying 329 Creating 329 Deleting 329 Editing 328 Recalling...

Page 759: ...ng for trigger Status register 383 Warmup time 304 Web browser Configuration interface 413 White papers 20 White space 372 Wideband PSA89600 405 Window title bar 60 Windows Adding 77 194 Adding remote 518 Arranging 77 195 Closing 77 194 Closing remote 523 Configuring 147 Dialog boxes 70 Layout remote 521 Maximizing remote 518 Querying remote 519 520 Replacing remote 520 Size 78 Splitting remote 51...

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