Rohde & Schwarz NRPM OTA Power Measurement Solution, Manual

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Preparing for use
R&S
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NRPM
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– R&S NRPM-A90D: occupies two channels of the sensor module. You can
split the antenna module cables of one R&S NRPM-A90D antenna module
on two interface or feedthrough modules.
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One of the following:
– Filtered cable feedthrough module R&S
NRPM-ZD3 (RF shielded box) and
the interface cable R&S NRPM-ZKD3.
– Three channel interface module R&S NRPM-Z3 (RF test chamber).
Tool for fixing the strain relieve: torx screwdriver TX8.
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Desktop PC or laptop with:
– Linux, macOS, or MS
Windows operating system.
– The required software, see Mandatory software .
– USB interface.
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LAN connection cables
RJ-45 Ethernet cable (at least CAT6 STP).
How to:
Chapter 6.3.4, "Using the LAN connection" , on page 50
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USB connection cables
Double shielded cables, e.g. R&S
NRP-ZKU, or NRP-ZK6.
For this connection, Rohde & Schwarz provides two types of cables:
– R&S NRP-ZKU cable with a USB connector
– NRP-ZK6 cable with a push-pull type connector
You can get both cables with different lengths up to 5
meters.
How to: Chapter 6.3.3, "Using the USB connection" , on page 47.
See Chapter 6, "Setting up a measurement" , on page 38 for examples on how to
set up an R&S NRPM OTA power measurement.
4.5.2 Mandatory software
The sensor module are smart sensor module that can be directly connected to a
controlling PC.
To communicate with the sensor module, you can use the VISA I/O standard.
It is required to install:
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A driver software which supports I/O communication functions, known as
VISA software library, see
Chapter 4.6.1, "VISA driver installation" ,
on page 24. You can use any VISA library, but we recommend that you use
the R&S
VISA.
Hardware and software requirements