Rohde & Schwarz NRP-Z Series, Getting Started

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Connecting to a PC
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5 Connecting to a PC
There are different possibilities for connecting a power sensor to a PC, which can
differ depending on the type of power sensor and available accessories.
The following chapter gives an overview of the possible setups and what equip-
ment is needed for each of them.
For details on powering the R&S NRP
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Z power sensor, see Chapter 4.6, "Power-
ing the R&S NRP
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Z Power Sensors" , on page 17.
5.1 Using a Passive USB Adapter
The R&S NRP
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Z power sensors can be used with the R&S NRP
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Z4 for power
measurements where no external triggering is required.
Required equipment
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R&S NRP
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Z power sensor
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R&S NRP
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Z4 passive USB adapter
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PC with installed R&S NRP Toolkit, see Chapter 6.1, "R&S NRP Toolkit" ,
on page 24
Setup
Figure 5-1: Setup with a passive USB adapter
1 = Signal source
2 = R&S NRP
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Z power sensor
3 = R&S NRP
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Z4
4 = USB connector
5 = PC with a USB interface
Using a Passive USB Adapter