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R&S

 

FS-K30 

General Information 

Introduction

 to R&S FS-K30 & Noise Measurements 

Software Manual 1300.6637.42 - 03 

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1 General Information 

The Rohde & Schwarz R&S FS-K30 application extends the functionality of the R&S 
FSP and R&S FSU spectrum analyzers to enable noise figure measurements. 

This manual supports the user in working with R&S FS-K30. It aids the preparation, 
execution and evaluation of a measurement and gives many helpful hints and 
examples. 

For the user wanting to make a quick start to using R&S FS-K30, the Quick Start Guide 
section below works step-by-step through an ordinary noise figure measurement. The 
remainder of this section describes all of the basic information about how the R&S FS-
K30 application works, without covering noise measurements in detail. A detailed 
description of all measurement modes, settings and results can be found in section 

2

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Section 

3

covers remote control operation of R&S FS-K30. 

This section covers the following subjects: 

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Introduction to R&S FS-K30 & noise measurements 

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Installation 

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Starting the application 

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Quick start guide – allows the user to get up-and-running in minimum time 

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Navigation 

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Save/recall – saving & recalling user settings & measurement results 

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Printing 

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Limit lines 

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Markers 

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Exiting the application 

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Getting started – example measurements 

1.1  Introduction to R&S FS-K30 & Noise Measurements 

The use of an R&S FSP/R&S FSU/R&S FSQ spectrum analyzer with its high sensitivity 
and level accuracy enables the accurate and reproducible measurement of the noise 
figure of a Device Under Test, for example, of low-noise FET amplifier circuits with 
noise figures of less than 1 dB. Compared with specialist noise-measurement 
instruments, the properties of the analyzer are ideal for noise measurements: 

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Different configurations of the sweep number and sweep time for the level 
measurement also allows the noise figure (and even the gain) of the DUT to be 
determined even at low frequencies. 

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The high dynamic range of the analyzer enables measurements on highly 
amplifying DUTs. 

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The frequency range of the analyzer can be fully utilised as a measurement range. 

R&S FS-K30 makes full use of the features and accuracy of the spectrum analyzer to 
provide accurate and flexible noise measurements that are very easy to use. 

Summary of Contents for FS-K30

Page 1: ...R S FS K30 Application Firmware for Noise Figure and Gain Measurments for R S Analyzers Software Manual 1300 6637 42 03 Test and Measurement Software Manual ...

Page 2: ...e provided on the user documentation CD ROM included in delivery Package Link License Xitami http www xitami com 2 5b6 Rohde Schwarz would like to thank the open source community for their valuable contribution to embedded computing 2008 Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG 81671 Munich Germany Printed in Germany Subject to change Data without tolerance limits is not binding R S is a registered trademark of R...

Page 3: ...f the product The product is used for its designated purpose if it is used in accordance with its product documentation and within its performance limits see data sheet documentation the following safety instructions Using the product requires technical skills and a basic knowledge of English It is therefore essential that only skilled and specialized staff or thoroughly trained personnel with the...

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Page 17: ...2 Performing the amplifier measurement 15 1 6 Navigation 16 1 6 1 Hotkeys 16 1 6 2 Softkeys 18 1 6 2 1 Settings Softkeys 18 1 6 2 2 Other Softkeys 19 1 6 3 Hardkeys 20 1 6 4 External Keyboard 21 1 6 5 Mouse 22 1 6 6 Selecting Editing Parameters 22 1 6 6 1 Numeric Keypad 22 1 6 6 2 Rollkey 23 1 6 6 3 Cursor Keys 24 1 6 6 4 Selection of a parameter within a settings view 24 1 6 6 5 Entry of an enume...

Page 18: ...er Display 42 1 11 3 Assigning Markers to Traces 42 1 12 MKR Menu 43 2 Measurements Settings 44 2 1 Measurement modes schematics 44 2 1 1 Direct measurements 44 2 1 2 Frequency converting measurements 45 2 1 3 Calibration 46 2 2 Running measurements 48 2 3 Measurement results 49 2 3 1 Frequency List measurements 49 2 3 2 Single Frequency measurement 51 2 3 3 Fixed Frequency measurements 51 2 4 Fre...

Page 19: ...4 Average 62 2 5 3 5 RF Attenuation 62 2 5 3 6 Automatic Ref Level 62 2 5 3 7 Ref Level 63 2 5 3 8 Range 63 2 5 3 9 Pre selector 64 2 5 3 10 Pre amplifier Pre select 64 2 5 3 11 Pre amplifier Electronic Attenuator 65 2 5 4 Generator Settings 65 2 5 4 1 Automatic Control 65 2 5 4 2 Level 66 2 5 4 3 Generator Select 66 2 5 4 4 GPIB Address 66 2 5 4 5 Init before Meas 67 2 5 4 6 Auto Switch OFF 67 2 ...

Page 20: ...splay 79 2 8 3 Noise Trace Settings 80 2 8 3 1 Y Axis 80 2 8 3 2 Automatic Scaling 81 2 8 3 3 Min Y Axis NF 81 2 8 3 4 Min Y Axis Temp 81 2 8 3 5 Max Y Axis NF 81 2 8 3 6 Max Y Axis Temp 82 2 8 3 7 Symbols 82 2 8 4 Gain Trace Settings 82 2 8 4 1 Y Axis 82 2 8 4 2 Automatic Scaling 83 2 8 4 3 Min Y Axis 83 2 8 4 4 Max Y Axis 83 2 8 4 5 Symbols 83 2 8 5 Noise and Gain X Axis Settings 84 2 8 5 1 X Ax...

Page 21: ... CALCulate MARKer Subsystem 98 3 1 5 CONFigure Subsystem 99 3 1 6 DISPlay Subsystem 101 3 1 7 FETCh Subsystem 105 3 1 8 FORMAT Subsystem 107 3 1 9 INITiate Subsystem 107 3 1 10 INPut Subsystem 108 3 1 11 INSTrument Subsystem 109 3 1 12 SENSe Subsystem 109 3 1 12 1 Equipment Settings 110 3 1 12 2 Measurement Settings 115 3 1 13 SOURce Subsystem 120 3 1 14 STATus Subsystem 122 3 1 15 SYSTem Subsyste...

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Page 23: ... the documentation are enclosed by quotation marks Other conventions I Remote commands Remote commands may include abbreviations to simplify input In the description of such commands all parts that have to be entered are written in capital letters Additional text in lower case characters is for information only I Procedure descriptions When describing how to operate the device several alternative ...

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Page 25: ...ng the application I Quick start guide allows the user to get up and running in minimum time I Navigation I Save recall saving recalling user settings measurement results I Printing I Limit lines I Markers I Exiting the application I Getting started example measurements 1 1 Introduction to R S FS K30 Noise Measurements The use of an R S FSP R S FSU R S FSQ spectrum analyzer with its high sensitivi...

Page 26: ...AL SETUP softkey and then the OPTIONS softkey A list of the options currently activated is displayed 4 Press the INSTALL OPTION softkey A Dialog is displayed allowing the option key to be entered 5 Enter the option key supplied with the R S FS K30 software 6 When a valid option key has been supplied a dialog will be displayed explaining that a reboot is required to complete this operation Select O...

Page 27: ...hat if the spectrum analyzer is powered down whilst R S FS K30 is active then when the spectrum analyzer is powered up again it will start up in the R S FS K30 application The application will start up with the same settings as those at the end of the last measurement 1 4 Exiting the application To exit the R S FS K30 option press the SPECTRUM hotkey at the bottom of the screen This will cause the...

Page 28: ...ge from 220 MHz to 320 MHz 1 5 1 Setting up the measurement 1 Start the R S FS K30 application 2 Press the SET FREQ softkey to open the Frequency Settings view 3 Enter the desired frequency range in the Frequency Settings group of parameters In our example enter a Start Frequency of 220 MHz and a Stop Frequency of 320 MHz Frequency Settings Start Freq 220 MHz Stop Freq 320 MHz Step Freq 10 MHz Mod...

Page 29: ...ues in the table on the right hand side of the ENR Settings view For a noise source with a frequency dependent ENR sampled ENR values must be entered for a number of different frequencies The manufacturer of the noise source supplies these sampled values For the purposes of this introduction to R S FS K30 it is sufficient to specify a constant ENR value for this measurement The default Selection f...

Page 30: ...ose the SET MEAS Settings view by pressing the NOISE hotkey 1 5 1 1 Performing calibration 1 Connect the noise source to the RF input of the spectrum analyzer see Fig 1 2 Connect the supplied lowpass filter to the voltage supply input of the noise source Provide the voltage supply for the noise source by connecting it to the 28V socket of the analyzer labelled NOISE SOURCE on the instrument via a ...

Page 31: ...es the progress through the calibration measurement After successful calibration the Status Bar will display Measurement Complete and the title bar at the top of the screen will show a CALIBRATED status on the right hand side Note that this calibration measurement calibrates only the R S FS K30 application and not the spectrum analyzer itself 1 5 2 Performing the amplifier measurement After calibr...

Page 32: ...ssing the DISPLAY softkey 1 6 Navigation This section deals with navigation within the option Navigation here is taken to mean all forms of interaction with the option except for remote control The different methods of interacting with the option are I Hotkeys I Softkeys I Hardkeys I Numeric Keypad I Roll key I Cursor Keys I External Keyboard I Mouse 1 6 1 Hotkeys Hotkeys are allocated to the seve...

Page 33: ...s Calibration or a fixed frequency measurement the running measurement will be aborted before the single frequency range measurement is started Pressing the RUN SGL hotkey whilst a single frequency range measurement is running causes the measurement to be stopped aborted RUN CONT The RUN CONT hotkey starts a continuous frequency range measurement If another measurement is running such as Calibrati...

Page 34: ...eters These softkeys are always available except for when editing limit lines or trace memories and when using Save Recall print manager and are as follows Measurement settings calibration analyser generator settings Frequency settings measurement frequencies measurement mode schematic display SET FREQ SET MEAS LOSS ENR GRAPHIC ENR settings constant list Loss settings Loss Input Loss Output consta...

Page 35: ...lable is coloured grey with a 3D border A softkey that is disabled because its function is not available is coloured grey without a 3D border Softkeys may become disabled because of the state of the instrument or because other settings disable the function associated with the softkey An active softkey highlighted in green is used when the softkey selects an item or view For example the SCHEMATIC s...

Page 36: ...g displayed SWEEP Hardkey When the SWEEP hardkey is pressed the General Settings view is displayed if it is not already being displayed and the Capture Time parameter is selected MEAS Hardkey When the MEAS hardkey is pressed the Main softkey menu is displayed if it is not already being displayed TRACE Hardkey When the TRACE hardkey is pressed the General Settings view is displayed if it is not alr...

Page 37: ...ng views and some of the pop up dialogs Navigate between the individual items within drop down menus Move the cursor left right inside the entry window to reach a particular position in the string during alphanumeric entry Up and Down Cursor keys are used to Navigate between individual parameters within the setting views and some of the pop up dialogs Navigate between the individual items within d...

Page 38: ...n and selection of parameters The numeric keypad rollkey and cursor keys on the front panel and an external keyboard optional are provided for the entry of parameter values 1 6 6 1 Numeric Keypad mV 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER OK ESC CANCEL GHz MHz kHz Hz dBm dBm dB dB BACK s V ms mV s V ns nV The numeric keypad is provided for entry of numeric parameters It contains the following keys I Number keys...

Page 39: ...r an alphanumeric value the new value is set to that displayed using the current unit if applicable I In a drop down menu the parameter is set to the currently selected value in the list 1 6 6 2 Rollkey The rollkey has various functions In a settings view the rollkey can be used to navigate between individual parameters the parameter selected being highlighted In drop down menus the rollkey can be...

Page 40: ...ogs I Navigate between the individual items within drop down menus I Increment or decrement the value of a parameter during numeric entry 1 6 6 4 Selection of a parameter within a settings view Selection using rollkey 1 Press SET FREQ softkey for example Frequency settings view is displayed 2 Rotate the rollkey until reaching the required parameter Turning the rollkey clockwise selects parameters ...

Page 41: ...s RF IF Fixed IF LO RF IF Fixed LO IF RF LO Direct When ENTER is pressed a drop down menu is displayed which contains all the available settings to which the Mode parameter can be set Selection using mouse 1 Use the mouse to move the cursor to the parameter and press the left mouse button to select the parameter 2 To start editing the parameter either press the ENTER key on the numeric keypad or p...

Page 42: ...r is not set to the new value until either one of the unit keys on the numeric keypad the ENTER or the rollkey is pressed If ststhe new value is not valid then a message box is displayed and the entered value will be replaced with a valid value For example when a value above the maximum allowed is entered then the maximum value allowed will be shown in the entry box The parameter will still be rea...

Page 43: ... value using number keys 0 9 in the same way as for using the number keys on the numeric keypad see above Terminating the entry 1 Press one of the unit keys on the numeric keypad The unit is entered in the parameter s edit box and the new parameter value is set immediately 2 Press the ENTER key on numeric keypad or external keyboard or press the rollkey The new parameter value is set immediately P...

Page 44: ...f ways To start editing the parameter either press the ENTER key on the numeric keypad press the rollkey or left click with the mouse on the drop down button before following the instructions below When the rollkey or ENTER is pressed a drop down menu is displayed which contains all the available settings that may be selected for the parameter Selection of setting using cursor keys 1 Cursor or unt...

Page 45: ...setting is Off Once a parameter has been selected see above a new value for a Boolean parameter can be entered in a number of ways Because Boolean parameters are very simple it is not necessary to press the ENTER key on the numeric keypad or to press the rollkey in order to edit them Toggle between the two states of a checkbox using rollkey 3 Press the rollkey to toggle between the two states Exam...

Page 46: ...MHz 570 MHz 570 MHz 572 MHz 574 MHz 576 MHz 578 MHz 580 MHz RF LO IF Image Frequency Table 2 Press rollkey or the ENTER key to select the first field in the table 550 MHz 10 MHz 560 MHz 552 MHz 10 MHz 562 MHz 554 MHz 10 MHz 564 MHz 556 MHz 10 MHz 566 MHz 558 MHz 10 MHz 568 MHz 560 MHz 10 MHz 570 MHz 570 MHz 572 MHz 574 MHz 576 MHz 578 MHz 580 MHz RF LO IF Image Frequency Table 3 The fields in the ...

Page 47: ... option is not taken into account in measurements when the second stage correction is switched off 1 6 7 2 Status Bar The main status bar is displayed at the bottom of the display just above the hotkeys When a parameter in a settings view is selected the status bar will display the minimum and maximum settings for the selected parameter see Fig 9 MIN XX XX MAX XX XX Fig 9 Status Bar When a paramet...

Page 48: ...t analyser Refer to the user manual for the spectrum analyser for details of the save recall facility operation The save recall facility in R S FS K30 provides the following items that can be saved and or recalled I Current Settings All user settings provided by R S FS K30 I All Limit Lines Noise Gain limit lines I All Traces The current set of measurement results I ENR All data entered in the ENR...

Page 49: ...nu Any settings views on display when the print softkey menu is displayed shall be closed Fig 11 Print softkey menu The print facility provided by FS K30 is exactly the same as that provided by the host analyser Refer to the user manual for the spectrum analyser for details of the print facility operation To close the print softkey menu and return to the main R S FS K30 softkey menu press the NOIS...

Page 50: ...ion The LINES hardkey brings up Limit Line selection view and softkey menu Any settings views on display when the limit lines selection view is displayed shall be closed Fig 12 Limit Line selection view From the Limit Line selection view it is possible to add new limit lines edit existing limit lines delete limit lines and enable disable the display of limit lines ...

Page 51: ... as required press the SAVE softkey to save the changes Pressing the ESC hardkey will display a prompt requesting whether the limit line data should be stored or not Select the appropriate response with the cursor keys or rollkey and hit ENTER or press the rollkey to perform the selected action 1 9 1 1 Name The Name field allows each limit line to be uniquely identified The name can contain any co...

Page 52: ...ncy Limit list When focus is moved to the Frequency Limit Table at the bottom left of the view the current parameter in the table is highlighted Navigation through the table is possible in all four directions using the cursor keys It is possible to add individual values directly into the Frequency Limit Table including insertion and deletion of RF Limit value pairs rows in the list The list can co...

Page 53: ...he limit line selected in the limit line selection view to be modified After pressing the EDIT softkey the limit line selection view will be replaced with the limit line data view containing the limit line data for the selected limit line Fig 16 Limit Line data view for an existing limit line Once the limit line data has been modified as required press the SAVE softkey to save the changes Pressing...

Page 54: ... in the relevant results graph and limit checking will be performed When a limit line is disabled it will not be displayed and no limit checking for this line will be performed To enable disable a limit line select the required limit line in the limit line selection view When the required limit line is highlighted press the ENTER key or press the rollkey to toggle the state of the limit line betwe...

Page 55: ...ents This facility is recommended in order to graphically compare and document the effects of small changes on the DUT In addition to the current measurement results R S FS K30 can store and display up to 3 sets of trace memory results DATA MEM The DATA MEM softkeys 1 2 3 allows the current trace results to be transferred to the relevant trace memory As soon as trace data has been transferred to m...

Page 56: ... no data is held in the relevant trace memory Fig 19 Trace Memory softkey menu next page ASCII FILE EXPORT The ASCII FILE EXPORT softkey stores the active trace in ASCII format on a given disk The file consists of the header containing important scaling parameters and a data section containing the trace data The data of the file header consist of three columns each separated by a semicolon paramet...

Page 57: ...erals for the function ASCII FILE EXPORT With the selection of the decimal separator different language versions of evaluation programs eg MS Excel can be supported 1 11 Marker Menu This section of the user manual describes the Marker facility of the option The markers are used for marking points on traces reading out measurement results and for quickly selecting a display section R S FS K30 provi...

Page 58: ...arker is not displayed softkey has grey background causes the Marker pop up to be displayed and the marker to be switched on The associated marker then become the currently active marker MARKER 1 Pressing the MARKER softkey when the Marker pop up is displayed softkey has red background causes the marker to be switched off MARKER 1 Pressing the MARKER softkey when the Marker is displayed but the Ma...

Page 59: ...ve marker to the peak of the trace If no marker is active when MKR menu is called MARKER 1 is automatically switched on and the peak search is performed MIN The MIN softkey sets the active marker to the minimum of the selected trace If no marker is active when MKR menu is called MARKER 1 is automatically switched on and the min search is performed ...

Page 60: ... different measurement modes I Direct I Fixed IF LO RF IF I Fixed IF LO abs RF IF I Fixed LO IF RF LO I Fixed LO IF abs RF LO The Measurement Mode can be selected in the Frequency Settings view by pressing the SET FREQ softkey R S FS K30 also provides a schematic display of the test set up for each of the above measurement modes This provides a diagrammatic summary of the test set up and frequency...

Page 61: ...ting measurements There are four types of frequency converting measurements two with a fixed intermediate frequency IF and two with a fixed Local Oscillator LO frequency All have a similar test set up schematic an example of which is shown below the example shown is for a Fixed IF LO RF IF measurement mode Fig 23 Schematic diagram for frequency converting measurements ...

Page 62: ...introduced to a signal by the spectrum analyzer itself This can then be compensated for in measurements on a Device Under Test This compensation is called 2nd Stage Correction because the spectrum analyzer is the second stage of the test set up the DUT being the first stage The 2nd Stage Correction setting can be found in the Measurement Settings view by pressing the SET MEAS softkey The calibrati...

Page 63: ...bration 3 Set the Second Stage Correction parameter in the Measurement Setting view to ON Calibration cannot be performed until this parameter is set 4 Start the calibration of R S FS K30 by pressing the CAL hotkey During calibration the text Running is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen The progress bar indicates the progress through the calibration measurement After successf...

Page 64: ...equency from the measurement results table it is not possible to run a fixed frequency measurement until after a frequency list measurement has been completed The FIX FREQ hotkey will therefore be disabled until a frequency list measurement has been run Always perform calibration before running measurements It is possible to run measurements when R S FS K30 is uncalibrated but the measurement resu...

Page 65: ... of a Frequency List measurement the display will show either a graphical or list tabular view of the measurement results depending on the currently selected view All of the settings for the measurement results view can be found in the Graphic Settings view press the GRAPHIC softkey Two typical views are shown below Fig 25 A typical graphical display of measurement results ...

Page 66: ...sults for the currently selected measurement point in the frequency list At the completion of a measurement this will display the settings results of the last point in the list When another point in the frequency list is selected the Current Value section will update accordingly This includes the following I RF Receive Frequency at the DUT at which the current values were measured Hz I LO Local Os...

Page 67: ...ncy at which any fixed frequency measurement will be performed by pressing the FIX FREQ hotkey 2 3 2 Single Frequency measurement Single Frequency measurements give access to the functionalities of Frequency List measurements for quick measurements at one particular frequency only one frequency has to be set before running the measurement and the measurement is performed at this frequency only As ...

Page 68: ... for Direct measurements I ENR ENR value dB refers to the Receive Frequency RF I Loss In Loss at the Input of the DUT dB refers to the Receive Frequency RF I Loss Out Loss at the Output of the DUT dB refers to the Intermediate Frequency IF for all measurements except Direct measurements where it refers to the Receive Frequency RF The right column contains the measurement results These values will ...

Page 69: ...T then neither a Fixed LO nor Fixed IF frequency has any meaning so these parameters are greyed out Similarly for a DIRECT measurement the LO and IF columns in the Frequencies List are not applicable and so will be greyed out and not available for editing When a particular parameter is selected within the Frequency Settings view the status bar changes to display information about the valid setting...

Page 70: ... Frequency Step Frequency 3 Start Frequency Step Frequency 2 4 Start Frequency Step Frequency 3 n Stop Frequency If the Start Frequency is larger than the Stop Frequency then the RF values will be generated into a list of descending frequencies with the Step Frequency being subtracted for each step If thevaluesforStart Stop StepFrequency willresult in aFrequenciesListof morethan 100measurement ste...

Page 71: ...1 3 Step Frequency TheStepFrequencywill bethe increment or decrement in Receive Frequency RF between each measurement step in the Frequencies List If the Step Frequency is larger thanthe difference betweentheStart Frequency andthe Stop Frequency thenthe Frequencies List will contain just the Start Frequency and Stop Frequency Changing the Step Frequency will regenerate the list of measurement step...

Page 72: ...List the list of measurement steps 2 4 1 6 Fixed IF The Fixed IF is the fixed intermediate frequency for measurement Modes I Fixed IF LO RF IF I Fixed IF LO abs RF IF Changing the Fixed IF will replace all IF values in the Frequencies List the list of measurement steps 2 4 1 7 Image Rejection The Image Rejection is the suppression applied to the second sideband during calculations for measurement ...

Page 73: ...Measurement is selected by checking the Single Freq checkbox the Stop and Step Frequency fields are disabled and the Stop Frequency is always set to the Start Frequency value Thus the Frequency List contains only one value giving quicker access to both Single and Continuous measurements at that frequency 2 4 2 Frequency Table The Frequency Table lists each Receive Frequency RF at which a measureme...

Page 74: ...rement will be performed INSERT The INSERT softkey inserts a new row in the Frequency Settings table directly above the row currently selected The new row will contain zero values The cursor will be moved to the corresponding column in the new row ready for detailed entry DELETE The DELETE softkey deletes the currently selected row in the Frequency Settings table Note that no confirmation is requi...

Page 75: ...s view are logically grouped together into I Calibration Settings I Analyzer Settings I Generator Settings I Generator Frequency Any parameters that are not available for editing will have a grey background This usually occurs when one parameter setting makes another parameter invalid for example if the Control of the Generator is MANUAL then none of the parameters below this Level Generator Selec...

Page 76: ...en no corrections are made to the measurement results When the 2nd Stage Correction is switched off it is not possible to calibrate the option the CAL hotkey is disabled The 2nd Stage Correction setting can be turned OFF and ON without losing calibration data 2 5 3 Analyzer Settings The Analyzer settings are the general settings for the spectrum analyser concerning the level attenuation and bandwi...

Page 77: ...measurement step Note that two sweeps are performed for each measurement step once for noise source on once with noise source off For narrow bandwidths the Sweep Time should be increased in order to give accurate measurement results 2 5 3 3 Settling Time The Settling Time is the time taken for the DUT to settle after a noise source has been turned on or off Most noise sources generate an interferi...

Page 78: ...surement sweep This is sufficient for most cases 2 5 3 5 RF Attenuation RF Attenuation is the attenuator setting that the spectrum analyzer will use for the measurement that is the attenuation that will be applied to the RF signal received To obtain a low noise figure for the analyzer and hence more accurate noise measurements 0 dB should be set With high DUT power levels or for critical matching ...

Page 79: ... from these results The Range setting is not significant Then the rest of the measurement is performed Setting Auto Ref Level OFF will reduce the total measurement time for a noise measurement since no reference level measurement will be performed 2 5 3 7 Ref Level Ref Level is the reference level that the spectrum analyzer will use for the measurement All measurements are taken relative to this a...

Page 80: ... the pre selector when option B2 is installed If the B2 option is not installed then the Pre selector field is not selectable The Pre selector provides a pre amplifier that may be used when it has been turned on using this parameter Note that if both B2 and B25 options are installed only one pre amplifier may be switched on In this case the setting of this parameter determines which of the Pre amp...

Page 81: ...ent Modes I Fixed IF LO RF IF I Fixed IF LO abs RF IF I Fixed LO IF RF LO I Fixed LO IF abs RF LO The Measurement Mode can be selected in the Frequency Settings view by pressing the SET FREQ softkey The Generator Settings group of parameters controls the set up of this external signal generator 2 5 4 1 Automatic Control Automatic Control defines whether R S FS K30 controls the signal generator via...

Page 82: ... the desired output power level of the external signal generator This parameter is only available when Automatic Control is set to ON This parameter is not displayed when the B10 option is not installed 2 5 4 3 Generator Select Generator Select is used to select an external signal generator model from the defined list This is necessaryto ensure that the correct GPIB commands are sent to the signal...

Page 83: ... can be pressed to get R S FS K30 to send the initialisation sequence of GPIB commands to the signal generator at any time This parameter is only available when Automatic Control is set to ON This parameter is not displayed when the B10 option is not installed 2 5 4 6 Auto Switch OFF When the Auto Switch Off option is selected R S FS K30 will automatically switch the external generator s RF output...

Page 84: ... ENR values are used to calculate the effective noise temperature of the noise source and this is used during calculation of measurement results The manufacturer of the noise source supplies ENR values for it ENR The ENR softkey brings up the ENR Settings view Fig 31 ENR Settings view The ENR settings are logically grouped together into I Main ENR settings on the left I ENR table list on the right...

Page 85: ...om Temperature Room Temperate is the current room temperature as an absolute value in Kelvin This is used in the calculation of the noise results 2 6 3 ENR Table The ENR table lists the ENR values of the noise source for different Receive Frequency RF values The manufacturer of the noise source normally supplies this list of values R S FS K30 will interpolate between points in the list for RF valu...

Page 86: ...ig 32 ENR Table INSERT The INSERT softkey inserts a new row in the ENR Settings table directly above the row currently selected The new row will contain zero values The cursor will be moved to the corresponding column in the new row ready for detailed entry Fig 33 Inserting ENR data ...

Page 87: ... Measurements Settings ENR Settings Software Manual 1300 6637 42 03 71 DELETE The DELETE softkey deletes the currently selected row in the ENR Settings table Note that no confirmation is required for this action ...

Page 88: ... specified manually in order to achieve accurate results LOSS The LOSS softkey brings up the Loss Settings view Fig 34 Loss Settings view The Loss settings are logically grouped together into I The additional loss between the noise source and the DUT Loss input I The additional loss between the DUT and the analyzer Loss output When a particular parameter is selected within the Loss Settings view t...

Page 89: ...ction is set to Constant 2 7 3 Loss Input Table The Loss Input Table lists the Loss Input values for different Receive Frequency RF values R S FS K30 will interpolate between points in the list for RF values used in a measurement that are not explicitly entered in the Loss Input Settings list When focus is moved to the Loss Input table at the bottom left of the view the current parameter in the ta...

Page 90: ...w in the Loss Input Table directly above the row currently selected The new row will contain zero values The cursor will be moved to the corresponding column in the new row ready for detailed entry The INSERT softkey is disabled when the maximum number of entries in the Loss Input Table has been reached Fig 36 Inserting data in the Loss Input table ...

Page 91: ...ormed The Loss Output Constant value will be ignored and will not be selectable 2 7 4 2 Loss Output Constant Loss Output Constant is the constant Loss Output value that is to be used across the entire frequency range This parameter is only available when Selection is set to Constant 2 7 5 Loss Output Table The Loss Output Table lists the Loss Output values for different Receive Frequency RF values...

Page 92: ...er to section Save Recall for details of how to use Save Recall Fig 37 Loss Output table INSERT The INSERT softkey inserts a new row in the Loss Output Table directly above the row currently selected The new row will contain zero values The cursor will be moved to the corresponding column in the new row ready for detailed entry The INSERT softkey shall be disabled when the maximum number of entrie...

Page 93: ...Loss Settings Software Manual 1300 6637 42 03 77 Fig 38 Inserting data in the Loss Output table DELETE The DELETE softkey deletes the currently selected row in the Loss Output Table Note that no confirmation is required for this action ...

Page 94: ...hese are the settings related to the graphical display of Noise results I Gain Trace Settings These are the settings related to the graphical display of Gain results I Noise and Gain X Axis Settings Any parameters that are not available for editing will have a grey background This usually occurs when one parameter setting makes another parameter invalid for example if the Automatic Scaling of the ...

Page 95: ...isplay The Combined Trace Display setting specifies whether Noise and Gain results are to be displayed in the same Graph or within separate graphs When the Combined Trace Display is set to On both Noise and Gain traces shall be displayed in the same Trace Display Fig 40 Combined Graphical Results When the Combined Trace Display is set to Off both Noise and Gain traces shall be displayed in the sep...

Page 96: ...e settings are the specific settings associated with the graphical display of Noise Noise Figure and Noise Temperature results 2 8 3 1 Y Axis The Y Axis setting specifies what type of Noise result if any is to be displayed graphically The possible values for the Y Axis settings are Noise Figure Noise Temperature Off Noise results are not displayed graphically ...

Page 97: ...s set to Off then the scale for the y axis of noise results has to be specified manually 2 8 3 3 Min Y Axis NF The Min Y Axis NF setting specifies the minimum noise figure result that can be displayed graphically This value is used for scaling the Y Axis when Automatic scaling is switched Off and the Y Axis is set to Noise Figure 2 8 3 4 Min Y Axis Temp The Min Y Axis Temp setting specifies the mi...

Page 98: ... scaling is switched Off and the Y Axis is set to Noise Figure 2 8 3 7 Symbols The Symbols field allows each measured Noise value displayed graphically to be marked by a symbol Displaying symbols for results helps to distinguish result types when several traces are printed on a monochrome printer 2 8 4 Gain Trace Settings The Gain Trace settings are the specific settings associated with the graphi...

Page 99: ...e y axis of gain results has to be specified manually 2 8 4 3 Min Y Axis The Min Y Axis setting specifies the minimum gain result that can be displayed graphically This value is used for scaling the Y Axis when Automatic scaling is switched Off and the Y Axis is switched On 2 8 4 4 Max Y Axis TheMaxY Axis settingspecifiesthemaximumgain result that can be displayed graphically This value is used fo...

Page 100: ... The total gain of the DUT together with the external attenuator should lie within the range 10 dB to 60 dB A total gain of 20 dB to 30 dB is recommended For a DUT with a gain of e g 64 dB it is recommended to use an external 40 dB attenuator If an external attenuator is used the entry in the Range field in the Measurement Settings view should be modified according to the total gain Gdut external ...

Page 101: ...ase of the fixed intermediate frequency measurements fix IF LO RF IF fix IF LO abs RF IF For measurements of a DUT with fixed LO frequency control of an external signal generator by R S FS K30 is not absolutely necessary One of the following settings for the Mode parameter in the Frequency Settings view must be selected in the case of the fixed local oscillator frequency measurements fix LO IF RF ...

Page 102: ...urement on a mixer without sideband suppression IF 100 MHz LO Freq 500 MHz RF 400 MHz Image Freq 600 MHz freq LO RF IF Image If the input and image frequencies are converted with the same application an error of 3 dB occurs in the measurement results if the image rejection is not taken into account In this case set the Image Rejection parameter in the Frequency Settings view to a small value e g 0...

Page 103: ... frequency must not be reduced The insertion loss must be considered if applicable Withthistestsetup themeasurementonamixerwithoutsidebandsuppressioncorrespondsto themeasurementona single sideband mixer and as setting the Image Rejection parameter intheFrequencySettingsviewto a large value e g 999 99dB will produce accurate results If the characteristics of the filter are to be taken into account ...

Page 104: ...mmand subsystems The notation is adapted to the SCPI standard The SCPI conformity information is included in the individual description of the commands Table of Commands Command In the command column the table provides an overview of the commands and their hierarchical arrangement see indentations Parameter The parameter column indicates the requested parameters together with their specified range...

Page 105: ...3 SENSe FREQuency FIXed 1E3 A vertical stroke in parameter indications marks alternative possibilities in the sense of or The effect of the command is different depending on which parameter is used Example Selection of the parameters for the command DISPlay FORMat FULL SPLit If parameter FULL is selected full screen is displayed in the case of SPLit split screen is displayed Key words in square br...

Page 106: ...lue UP This keyword increments the parameter value DOWN This keyword decrements the parameter value The numeric values associated to MAXimum MINimum DEFault can be queried by adding the corresponding keywords to the command They must be entered following the quotation mark Example SENSe FREQuency CENTer MAXimum returns the maximum possible numeric value of the center frequency as result arbitrary ...

Page 107: ...ory comment can also be given for each Example Definition and use of a new limit line 5 for trace in the Noise Figure trace screen with the following features upper limit line 5 ref values 126 MHz 40 dB 127 MHz 40 dB 128 MHz 20 dB 129 MHz 40 dB 130 MHz 40 dB Definition of the line Defining the name CALC LIM5 NAME TEST1 Entering the comment CALC LIM5 COMM Upper limit line Associated trace in screen...

Page 108: ...s RST value SCPI device specific CALCulate LIMit 1 to 6 STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the limit check for the selected limit The result of the limit check can be queried with CALCulate LIMit 1 to 6 FAIL Example CALC LIM STAT ON Switches on the limit check for limit line 1 CALC LIM STAT OFF Switches off the limit check for limit line 1 Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming CALCul...

Page 109: ...onable LIMit condition and event registers Note this command does not effect the display of the limit check on the display for the appropriate limit line Example CALC LIM CLE Deletes the result of the limit check for limit line 1 Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming This command is an event and is therefore not assigned an RST value CALCulate LIMit 1 to 6 COMMent string This command defines a...

Page 110: ...to 6 If it does not exist already a limit line with this name is created name name of the new limit line given as a string Example CALC LIM1 NAME NFIG1 Assigns the name NFIG1 to limit line 1 Characteristics RST value REM1 to REM8 for lines 1 to 8 SCPI device specific CALCulate LIMit 1 to 6 DELete This command deletes the selected limit line Example CALC LIM1 DEL Deletes limit line 1 Characteristic...

Page 111: ...it line by the indicated value in x direction The line is shifted by modifying the individual x values Example CALC LIM2 CONT SHIF 50KHZ Shifts all reference values of limit line 2 by 50 kHz Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific This command is an event and is therefore not assigned an RST value and has no query 3 1 3 3 CALCulate LIMit LOWer Subsystem The CALCulate LIMit LOWer subsystem d...

Page 112: ...n limit line 4 lower limit CALC LIM4 LOW STAT OFF Switches off limit line 4 lower limit Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming CALCulate LIMit 1 to 6 LOWer SHIFt numeric_value This command shifts a limit line by the indicated value in Y direction The line is shifted by modifying the individual y values Example CALC LIM3 LOW SHIF 20DB Shifts all Y values of limit line 3 by 20 dB Characteristics ...

Page 113: ...ines 5 upper limit values for limit line 2 in the preset unit CALC LIM2 UPP Outputs the upper limit values for limit line 2 separated by a comma Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming CALCulate LIMit 1 to 6 UPPer STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the indicated limit line The limit check is activated separately with CALC LIM STAT ON Example CALC LIM4 UPP STAT ON Switches on limit line...

Page 114: ... is switched on CALCulate MARKer AOFF This command switches off the marker1 Example CALC MARK AOFF Marker 1 is switched off CALCulate MARKer TRACe NOISe GAIN This command assigns the marker1 to the indicated trace Example CALC MARK TRAC NOIS Assigns marker 1 to the Noise trace CALCulate MARKer X This command positions the marker1 to the indicated frequency measurement point If the marker is off it...

Page 115: ...ing trace The marker 1 is activated first or switched to the marker mode Example CALC MARK MIN Positions marker 1 to the minimum of the selected trace 3 1 5 CONFigure Subsystem CONFigure ARRay MEMory 1 to 3 ONCE This restamote control command copies the last recorded measurement results Noise Figure Noise Temperature and Noise Gain traces into the selected memory Example CONF ARR MEM1 ONCE Copies ...

Page 116: ...rted when the user issues the INITiate command Example CONF FREQ CONT R S FS K30 is configured to run continuous frequency measurements Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific This command is an event and is therefore not assigned an RST value and has no query CONFigure FREQuency SINGle This remote control command configures R S FS K30 for a single frequency measurement single measurement a...

Page 117: ...has no query CONFigure LIST SINGle This remote control command configures R S FS K30 for a single frequency list measurement After this command has been executed a single frequency list measurement will be the measurement started when the user issues the INITiate command Example CONF LIST SING R S FS K30 is configured to run single frequency list measurements Characteristics RST value SCPI device ...

Page 118: ...ingle combined graph Example DISP FORM SING Sets the R S FS K30 display to full screen Characteristics RST value SINGle SCPI device specific DISPlay DATA TRACe 1 NFIGure TEFFective This remote control command allows the user to specify the type of data to be displayed in trace 1 The user can select either to display either Noise Figure results NFIGure or Noise temperature TEFFective to keep compat...

Page 119: ...y the command DISP WIND TRAC 1 2 STAT ON Example DISP TRAC SYMB ON Switches on the display of symbols for trace 1 Noise results Characteristics RST value OFF for both TRACe1 and TRACe2 SCPI device specific DISPlay WINDow 1 TRACe 1 2 X SCALe RF IF This command allows user to select RF or IF frequency to be displayed on the X axis when the DUT is not amplifier The numeric suffix TRACe 1 to 2 is irre...

Page 120: ... or the specified trace is not currently active Example DISP TRAC Y BOTT 30 Sets the minimum Y axis display to 30 dB for trace 1 Characteristics RST value 0 dBm SCPI conforming DISPlay WINDow 1 TRACe 1 2 Y SCALe RLEVel numeric_value This command sets the reference level for the Y axis display value for all trace displays Example DISP TRAC Y RLEV 0 Sets the reference level 0 dBm Characteristics RST...

Page 121: ...play the table of results Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific 3 1 7 FETCh Subsystem The FETCh subsystem retrieves results for the most recently completed fixed frequency or frequency list measurements Frequency list results are returned as a list of results where the result is that requested in the specific fetch command Single frequency results are single numbers in the described u...

Page 122: ... previously entered Noise figure or temperature measurements will be active if the remote control command DISP WIND TRAC Y SCAL NFIG ON or DISP WIND TRAC Y SCAL NTEM ON was previously entered Example FETCh ARRay NOIS GAIN The R S FS K30 option will return an array of 100 measured elements associated with the last noise gain measurement assuming the measurement is currently active Characteristics R...

Page 123: ...arator decimal point or comma is to be used for outputting measurement data to the file in ASCII format Different languages of evaluation programs eg MS Excel can thus be supported Example FORM DATA DEXP DSEP COMM Sets the decimal point as comma 3 1 9 INITiate Subsystem The INITiate subsystem configures the instrument prior to a measurement being carried out It is basically used to tell the instru...

Page 124: ...on is switched on Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific The command is only available with the preselector option B2 INPut GAIN STATe ON OFF This remote control command switches the pre amplifier on and off If only the B2 or B25 option is present then the pre amplifier of the installed option is controlled If both the B2 and B25 options are present then the pre amplifier controlled by...

Page 125: ... will be selected as the active option Characteristics RST value 1 SCPI conforming 3 1 12 SENSe Subsystem The SENSe command is used to set and get the values of parameters in the remote instrument The get variant of the SENSe command differs from set in that it takes no parameter values unless otherwise stated but is followed by the character and will return the parameter s value in the same forma...

Page 126: ... R S FS K30 option uses the currently configured constant ENR value specified for input frequencies Characteristics RST value SPOT SCPI device specific SENSe CORRection ENR SPOT numeric_value The ENR remote control command allows the ENR value applicable to the Noise source for all input frequencies to be specified This value provides a simple mechanism to enter an ENR value that is applicable thr...

Page 127: ... GHz The ENR figure must be a value in dB Example SENS CORR ENR MEAS TABL DATA 1MHZ 10 2MHZ 12 The R S FS K30 option will overwrite the current ENR list with the two entry pairs specified Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific SENSe CORRection TEMPerature numeric_value This ENR remote control command allows the room temperature of the operating environment to be specified This value will b...

Page 128: ...loss constant value to 10 dB for all measured input frequencies Characteristics RST value 0 dB SCPI device specific SENSe CORRection LOSS INPut TABLe numeric value numeric value This remote control command allows a new user defined input loss lookup table list to be specified The list arguments specified will completely overwrite all current input loss list entries regardless of how many entries a...

Page 129: ...sed Example SENS CORR LOSS OUTP MODE SPOT The R S FS K30 option uses the currently configured output loss constant as the output loss value applicable for all input frequencies to be measured Characteristics RST value SPOT SCPI device specific SENSe CORRection LOSS OUTPut SPOT numeric value This remote control command allows the loss output constant to be set to a value applicable for all input fr...

Page 130: ...cified in Hz kHz MHz or GHz with a maximum of two decimal places The loss figure must be a value in dB accurate to two decimal places Example SENS CORR LOSS OUTP TABL 1MHz 10 2MHz 12 The R S FS K30 option will overwrite the current internal loss output table with the two entry pairs specified Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific SENSe CORRection IREJection numeric value This remote contr...

Page 131: ... RST value 1 MHz SCPI conforming SENSe SWEep TIME numeric value This remote control command allows the sweep time to be specified Example SENS SWE TIME 100MS sets sweep time to 100 milliseconds Characteristics RST value 100 milliseconds SCPI conforming SENSe SWEep COUNt numeric value This remote control specifies the number of sweeps over which the measurement results are to be averaged The higher...

Page 132: ...the basis of one of the input criteria for computing a new frequency list Example SENS FREQ STOP 700MHZ the ending frequency for a new list yet to be created is set to a value of 700 MHz Characteristics RST value 560 MHz SCPI conforming SENSe FREQuency STEP numeric value This remote control command can be used to specify the step frequency for a new frequency measurement list that requires computi...

Page 133: ...ll remain as the active list until such time that a new list is automatically created If the frequency list mode is set to DIRECT then the LO and IF frequencies specified in this command are ignored and the query version of this command returns 0 s for these parameters in this case The values specified in this command are not used if a single frequency measurement is initiated Parameter numeric_va...

Page 134: ...al oscillator frequency for a new frequency measurement list that requires computing This value will form the basis of one of the input criteria for computing a new frequency list The command will not have any immediate effect if a direct frequency list is being used which is set by the SENS CONF MODE DUT AMPL command or a variable local osciallator frequency has been specified which is set by the...

Page 135: ... by the command SENS CONF MODE SYST LOSC VAR i e the DUT has a fixed IF frequency Using a fixed Local Oscillator frequency as set by the command SENS CONF MODE SYST LOSC FIX i e the DUT has a variable IF frequency The command will not have any immediate effect if the current frequency measurement mode is fixed as is set by the command SENS FREQ MODE FIX RF All the above settings for frequency list...

Page 136: ...sets a frequency offset of the generator transmit frequency compared to the analyzer receive frequency of 1 GHz Characteristics RST value 0 Hz SCPI device specific SOURce EXTernal FREQuency FACTor NUMerator numeric value numeric 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 ...

Page 137: ...r FGenerator FLO Offset 1 Denominator Offset 2 if applied to the start and stop frequency of the analyzer This command is only valid in combination with option Ext Generator Control R S FSP B10 Example SOUR EXT FREQ NUM 4 SOUR EXT FREQ DEN 3 sets a multiplication factor of 4 3 i e the transmit frequency of the generator is 4 3 times the analyzer frequency Characteristics RST value 1 SCPI device sp...

Page 138: ...forming STATus QUESionable CORRection CONDition This command queries the contents of the CONDition section of the STATus QUEStionable CORRection register Readout does not delete the contents of the CONDition section Example STAT QUES CORR COND Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming STATus QUESionable CORRection ENABle numeric value This command sets the bits of the ENABle section of the STATus ...

Page 139: ...ue SCPI conforming STATus QUESionable CORRection NTRansition numeric value This command determines what bits in the STATus QUESionable CORRection Condition register will set the corresponding bit in the STATus QUESionable CORRection Event register when that bit has a negative transition 1 to 0 The variable number is the sum of the decimal values of the bits that are to be enabled Example STAT QUES...

Page 140: ... the individual events of the associated EVENt section for the summary bit Example STAT QUES FREQ ENAB 65535 All events bits will be represented in the CORRection summary bit Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming STATus QUESionable FREQuency PTRansition numeric value This command determines what bits in the STATus QUESionable FREQuency Condition register will set the corresponding bit in the S...

Page 141: ...UES FREQ NTR 65535 All condition bits will be summarized in the Event register when a positive transition occurs Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming STATus QUESionable LIMit EVENt This command queries the contents of the EVENt section of the STATus QUEStionable LIMit register Readout deletes the contents of the EVENt section Example STAT QUES LIM Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming STA...

Page 142: ... QUESionable LIMit Event register when that bit has a positive transition 0 to 1 The variable number is the sum of the decimal values of the bits that are to be enabled Example STAT QUES LIMit PTR 65535 All condition bits will be summarized in the Event register when a positive transition occurs Characteristics RST value SCPI conforming STATus QUESionable LIMit NTRansition numeric value This comma...

Page 143: ...cluding the associated interface Generator Generator Min Freq Generator Max Freq Generat or Min Power dBm Generat or Max Power dBm SME02 5 kHz 1 5 GHz 144 16 SME03 5 kHz 3 0 GHz 144 16 SME06 5 kHz 6 0 GHz 144 16 SMG 100 kHz 1 0 GHz 137 13 SMGL 9 kHz 1 0 GHz 118 30 SMGU 100 kHz 2 16 GHz 140 13 SMH 100 kHz 2 0 GHz 140 13 SMHU 100 kHz 4 32 GHz 140 13 SMIQ02B 300 kHz 2 2 GHz 144 13 SMIQ02E 300 kHz 2 2...

Page 144: ...100 kHz 1 0 GHz 137 13 SMY01 9 kHz 1 04 GHz 140 13 SMY02 9 kHz 2 08 GHz 140 13 HP8340A 10 MHz 26 5 GHz 110 10 HP ESG A Series 1000A 2000A 3000A 4000A 250 kHz 4 GHz 136 20 HP ESG D SERIES E4432B 250 kHz 3 GHz 136 10 1 Requires mounting of option SMR B11 NOTICE Generators with TTL interface can also be operated via IECBUS GPIB alone The command is only available with option Ext Generator Control B10...

Page 145: ...sing an external signal generator before each measurement adds a time overhead to each measurement Example SYST CONF GEN INIT AUTO ON The R S FS K30 option initialises the selected signal generator prior to starting each requested measurement Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific SYSTem CONFigure GENerator SWITch AUTO ON OFF This remote control command is used to specify whether a seq...

Page 146: ...is information is stored in the status registers and in the error queue The status registers and the error queue can be queried via IEC bus The information is of a hierarchical structure The register status byte STB defined in IEEE 488 2 and its associated mask register service request enable SRE form the uppermost level The STB receives its information from the standard event status register ESR ...

Page 147: ...IL LMARgin 4 FAIL LMARgin 5 FAIL LMARgin 6 FAIL LMARgin 7 FAIL LMARgin 8 FAIL LIMit 1 FAIL LIMit 2 FAIL LIMit 3 FAIL LIMit 4 FAIL LIMit 5 FAIL LIMit 6 FAIL LIMit 7 FAIL LIMit 8 FAIL Screen A Screen B Screen A Screen B OVEN COLD LO UNLocked Screen A LO UNLocked Screen B ALT2 LOWer FAIL Screen B ALT2 UPPer FAIL Screen B ALT1 LOWer FAIL Screen B ALT1 UPPer FAIL Screen B ADJ LOWer FAIL Screen B ADJ UP...

Page 148: ... not available from the R S FS K30 command tree I STATus QUESTionable POWer This register is provided by the analyser and is not available from the R S FS K30 command tree I STATus QUEStionable CORRection This register is provided by the R S FS K30 option itself The deviations from the status register structure of the base system are detailed below STATus OPERation Register In the CONDition part t...

Page 149: ...s set if a frequency is questionable cf section STATus QUEStionable FREQuency Register 6 to 7 These bits are not used 8 CALibration The bit is set if a measurement is performed uncalibrated label UNCAL 9 LIMit device specific This bit is set if a limit value is violated see also section STATus QUEStionable LIMit Register 10 LMARgin device specific This bit is set if a margin is violated see also s...

Page 150: ...rrected measurement data one or more points could not be corrected using existing user calibration Set to 0 at the start of each sweep redisplay of result Will remain zero until an attempt is made to correct a point and the calibration data does not exist the required range has not been calibrated Note that if no user calibration data exists this bit will not be set when an attempt is made to make...

Page 151: ...equency ranges of the tables covers the range of frequencies to be measured For each measurement frequency where ENR Loss In or Loss Out cannot be determined 0 is used Generator connection error No connection could be made to the external signal generator Check the connection between the analyzer and the signal generator Also check that the correct GPIB address has been specified for the signal ge...

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Page 153: ...g 134 ESC Key 21 Exiting the application 11 F Fixed IF 56 Fixed LO 56 Frequency Table 57 Delete 58 Insert 58 Function Keys 21 G Gain Large 84 Gain Trace Automatic Scaling 83 Gain Trace Max Y Axis 83 Gain Trace Min Y Axis 83 Gain Trace Symbols 83 Gain Trace Y Axis 82 Generator Automatic Control 65 Generator Frequency 67 Generator Level 66 Generator Select 66 GPIB Address 66 H Hardkey AMPT 20 DISP 2...

Page 154: ...and Mixer 86 Measurement Mode 55 MKR Menu 43 Mouse 22 N Navigation 16 Tables 30 Noise Tace Symbols 82 Noise Trace Automatic Scaling 81 Noise Trace Max Y Axis NF 81 Noise Trace Max Y Axis Temp 82 Noise Trace Min Y Axis NF 81 Noise Trace Min Y Axis Temp 81 Noise Trace Y Axis 80 Numeric Keypad 22 P Parameters Selecting Editing 22 Selection using external keyboard 25 Selection using mouse 25 Pre ampli...

Page 155: ...S FS K30 List of Warnings Error Messages Status reporting registers Software Manual 1300 6637 42 03 139 W Warnings Error Messages 135 X X Axis 84 ...

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