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Operating Manual 1164.4556.12 - 06

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R&S FSP

Remote Control – Description of Commands

Alphabetical List of Remote Commands

SOURce<1|2>:EXTernal<1|2>:POWer[:LEVel]

<numeric_value>

6.211

SOURce<1|2>:EXTernal<1|2>:ROSCillator[:SOURce]

INTernal | EXTernal 

6.212

SOURce<1|2>:EXTernal<1|2>[:STATe]

ON | OFF 

6.212

SOURce<1|2>:FM:DEViation

100Hz to 10MHz 

6.207

SOURce<1|2>:FM:STATe

ON | OFF 

6.208

SOURce<1|2>:FREQuency:OFFSet

-150MHz  to  150MHz 

6.208

SOURce<1|2>:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]

<numeric_value> 6.208

SOURce<1|2>:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet

-200dB  to  +200dB 

6.209

SOURce<1|2>:POWer:MODE

FIXed | SWEep 

6.209

SOURce<1|2>:POWer:STARt

-30 dBm to 0 dBm 

6.209

SOURce<1|2>:POWer:STOP

-30 dBm to 0 dBm 

6.209

STATus:OPERation:CONDition?

6.213

STATus:OPERation:ENABle

   0 to 65535

6.213

STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]?

6.213

STATus:OPERation:NTRansition

0 to 65535

6.213

STATus:OPERation:PTRansition

0 to 65535

6.214

STATus:PRESet

6.214

STATus:QUEStionable:ACPLimit:CONDition?

6.214

STATus:QUEStionable:ACPLimit:ENABle

0 to 65535

6.214

STATus:QUEStionable:ACPLimit[:EVENt]?

6.214

STATus:QUEStionable:ACPLimit:NTRansition

0 to 65535

6.215

STATus:QUEStionable:ACPLimit:PTRansition

0 to 65535

6.215

STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?

6.215

STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle

0 to 65535

6.215

STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]?

6.215

STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:CONDition?

6.216

STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:ENABle

0 to 65535

6.216

STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency[:EVENt]?

6.216

STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:NTRansition

0 to 65535

6.216

STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:PTRansition

0 to 65535

6.216

STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2>:CONDition?

6.217

STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2>:ENABle

0 to 65535

6.217

STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2>[:EVENt]?

6.217

STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2>:NTRansition

0 to 65535

6.217

STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2>:PTRansition

0 to 65535

6.217

STATus:QUEStionable:LMARgin<1|2>:CONDition?

6.218

STATus:QUEStionable:LMARgin<1|2>:ENABle

0 to 65535

6.218

STATus:QUEStionable:LMARgin<1|2>[:EVENt]?

6.218

STATus:QUEStionable:LMARgin<1|2>:NTRansition

0 to 65535

6.218

STATus:QUEStionable:LMARgin<1|2>:PTRansition

0 to 65535

6.218

STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition

0 to 65535

6.219

STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:CONDition?

6.219

STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:ENABle

0 to 65535

6.219

STATus:QUEStionable:POWer[:EVENt]?

6.219

STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:NTRansition

0 to 65535

6.219

STATus:QUEStionable:POWer:PTRansition

0 to 65535

6.220

STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition

0 to 65535

6.220

STATus:QUEue[:NEXT]?

6.220

SYSTem:APPLication:SRECovery[:STATe]

ON | OFF

6.221

SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:RDEVice:COMMand

0...30,<’command string’>

6.221

SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:RDEVice:GENerator<1|2>:ADDRess

0 to 30

6.222

SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess

0 to 30

6.222

SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:RTERminator

LFEOI | EOI 

6.222

SYSTem:COMMunicate:PRINter:ENUMerate:FIRSt?

6.223

SYSTem:COMMunicate:PRINter:ENUMerate:NEXT?

6.223

Command

Parameter

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Summary of Contents for R&S FSP Series

Page 1: ...R S FSP Spectrum Analyzer Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 Test Measurement Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ... 02 R S FSP B9 1129 6991 02 R S FSP B10 1129 8042 03 R S FSP B16 1129 8042 03 R S FSP B21 1155 1758 03 R S FSP B28 1162 9915 02 2009 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 Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Trade names are trademarks of the owners The following abbreviations are used thr...

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...

Page 4: ...he positions specified by the manufacturer without the product s ventilation being obstructed If the manufacturer s specifications are not observed this can result in electric shock fire and or serious personal injury or death Applicable local or national safety regulations and rules for the prevention of accidents must be observed in all work performed 1 Unless otherwise specified the following r...

Page 5: ...at it is in proper operating condition By taking appropriate safety measures and carefully laying the power cable you can ensure that the cable will not be damaged and that no one can be hurt by for example tripping over the cable or suffering an electric shock 6 The product may be operated only from TN TT supply networks fused with max 16 A higher fuse only after consulting with the Rohde Schwarz...

Page 6: ... damage may occur It is the responsibility of the employer operator to select suitable personnel for operating the products 2 Before you move or transport the product read and observe the section titled Transport 3 As with all industrially manufactured goods the use of substances that induce an allergic reaction allergens such as nickel cannot be generally excluded If you develop an allergic react...

Page 7: ... sunlight must be avoided Keep cells and batteries clean and dry Clean soiled connectors using a dry clean cloth 3 Cells or batteries must not be short circuited Cells or batteries must not be stored in a box or in a drawer where they can short circuit each other or where they can be short circuited by other conductive materials Cells and batteries must not be removed from their original packaging...

Page 8: ... regulations must be observed Also observe the relevant safety instructions in the product documentation The improper disposal of hazardous substances or fuels can cause health problems and lead to environmental damage Informaciones elementales de seguridad Es imprescindible leer y observar las siguientes instrucciones e informaciones de seguridad El principio del grupo de empresas Rohde Schwarz c...

Page 9: ...s imprescindible leer detalladamente y comprender por completo las siguientes informaciones de seguridad antes de usar el producto y respetarlas durante el uso del producto Deberán tenerse en cuenta todas las demás informaciones de seguridad como p ej las referentes a la protección de personas que encontrarán en el capítulo correspondiente de la documentación del producto y que también son de obli...

Page 10: ...por el fabricante respecto a los estados operativos y posiciones de funcionamiento sin que se obstruya la ventilación Si no se siguen las indicaciones del fabricante pueden producirse choques eléctricos incendios y o lesiones graves con posible consecuencia de muerte En todos los trabajos deberán ser tenidas en cuenta las normas nacionales y locales de seguridad del trabajo y de prevención de acci...

Page 11: ...red eléctrica Si los productos sin interruptor están integrados en bastidores o instalaciones se deberá colocar el interruptor en el nivel de la instalación 5 No utilice nunca el producto si está dañado el cable de conexión a red Compruebe regularmente el correcto estado de los cables de conexión a red Asegúrese mediante las medidas de protección y de instalación adecuadas de que el cable de conex...

Page 12: ...o ya se hayan producido condensaciones sobre el producto o en el interior de éste como p ej al desplazarlo de un lugar frío a otro caliente La entrada de agua aumenta el riesgo de choque eléctrico 18 Antes de la limpieza desconecte por completo el producto de la alimentación de tensión p ej red de alimentación o batería Realice la limpieza de los aparatos con un paño suave que no se deshilache No ...

Page 13: ...hwarz Si se reponen partes con importancia para los aspectos de seguridad p ej el enchufe los transformadores o los fusibles solamente podrán ser sustituidos por partes originales Después de cada cambio de partes relevantes para la seguridad deberá realizarse un control de seguridad control a primera vista control del conductor de protección medición de resistencia de aislamiento medición de la co...

Page 14: ...s personales o daños en el producto siga las instrucciones de seguridad del fabricante del medio de transporte o elevación utilizado 3 Si se utiliza el producto dentro de un vehículo recae de manera exclusiva en el conductor la responsabilidad de conducir el vehículo de manera segura y adecuada El fabricante no asumirá ninguna responsabilidad por accidentes o colisiones No utilice nunca el product...

Page 15: ... only be disposed of at a Rohde Schwarz service center or at a suitable depot Normas de Seguridad para Baterías Según BattV Este equipo lleva una batería que contiene sustancias per judiciales que no se debe desechar en los contenedores de basura domésticos Después de la vida útil la batería sólo se podrá eliminar en un centro de servicio de Rohde Schwarz o en un depósito apropiado Consignes de sé...

Page 16: ...ance with EN 50419 Once the lifetime of a product has ended this product must not be disposed of in the standard domestic refuse Even disposal via the municipal collection points for waste electrical and electronic equipment is not permitted Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG has developed a disposal concept for the environmental friendly disposal or recycling of waste material and fully assumes its obligat...

Page 17: ...ment system stan dards The Rohde Schwarz quality management system is certified according to standards such as ISO9001 and ISO14001 Environmental commitment Energy efficient products J J Continuous improvement in J J environmental sustainability ISO14001 certified environmental J J management system Cher client Vous avez choisi d acheter un pro duit Rohde Schwarz Vous disposez donc d un produit fa...

Page 18: ...nd an e mail to the Customer Support Center stating your instrument and your wish We will take care that you will get the right information USA Canada Monday to Friday except US public holidays 8 00 AM 8 00 PM Eastern Standard Time EST Tel from USA 888 test rsa 888 837 8772 opt 2 From outside USA 1 410 910 7800 opt 2 Fax 1 410 910 7801 E mail CustomerSupport rohde schwarz com East Asia Monday to F...

Page 19: ...ider Documentation Overview Chapter 1 Putting into Operation Chapter 2 Getting Started Chapter 3 Manual Operation Chapter 4 Instrument Functions Chapter 5 Remote Control Basics Chapter 6 Remote Control Description of Commands Chapter 7 Remote Control Programming Examples Chapter 8 Maintenance and Instrument Interfaces Chapter 9 Error Messages Index ...

Page 20: ...are provided on an extra CD ROM For an overview of all options available for the R S FSP visit the R S FSP Spectrum Analyzer Inter net site Base unit models R S FSP3 9 kHz to 3 GHz R S FSP7 9 kHz to 7 GHz R S FSP13 9 kHz to 13 6 GHz R S FSP30 9 kHz to 30 GHz R S FSP31 9 kHz to 31 GHz R S FSP40 9 kHz to 40 GHz Options described in the base unit manuals R S FSP B3 Audio Demodulator R S FSP B4 OCXO r...

Page 21: ...allation of Firmware Options Chapter 4 Basic Operation Chapter 5 Basic Measurement Examples Chapter 6 LAN Interface Appendix A Printer Interface Appendix B External Generator Control Appendix C Brief Introduction to Remote Control Chapter 1 Putting into Operation see Quick Start Guide chapters 1 and 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started see Quick Start Guide chapter 5 Chapter 3 Manual Operation see Quick St...

Page 22: ...up to date information on the R S FSP The current operating manual at a time is available as printable PDF file in the download area Also provided for download are firmware updates including the associated release notes instrument drivers current data sheets and application notes Release Notes The release notes describe the installation of the firmware new and modified func tions eliminated proble...

Page 23: ...Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 1 1 R S FSP Putting into Operation 1 Putting into Operation For details refer to the Quick Start Guide chapter 1 Front and Rear Panel and chapter 2 Preparing for Use ...

Page 24: ...R S FSP Putting into Operation 1 2 Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 ...

Page 25: ... phase noise of a signal generator at a carrier offset of 10 kHz 2 22 2 5 Measurements on Modulated Signals 2 23 2 5 1 Measurements on AM signals 2 23 2 5 1 1Measurement Example 1 Displaying the AF of an AM signal in the time domain 2 24 2 5 1 2Measurement Example 2 Measuring the modulation depth of an AM carrier in the frequency domain 2 25 2 5 2 Measurements on FM Signals 2 26 2 5 2 1Measurement...

Page 26: ...ic character are provided in the Quick Start Guide chapter 5 as an introduction 2 2 Measuring the Spectra of Complex Signals 2 2 1 Intermodulation Measurements If several signals are applied to a DUT with non linear characteristics unwanted mixing products are generated mostly by active components such as amplifiers or mixers The products created by 3rd order intermodulation are particularly troub...

Page 27: ...put of the amplifier as long as the amplifier is operating in linear range If the level at the amplifier input is changed by 1 dB there is a 1 dB level change at the amplifier output At a certain input level the amplifier enters sat uration The level at the amplifier output does not increase with increasing input level The level of the 3rd order intermodulation products increases 3 times faster th...

Page 28: ...FSP to its default settings Press the PRESET key The R S FSP is in its default state 2 Set center frequency to 1 GHz and the frequency span to 1 MHz Press the FREQ key and enter 1 GHz Press the SPAN key and enter 1 MHz 3 Set the reference level to 10 dBm and RF attenuation to 0 dB Press the AMPT key and enter 10 dBm Press the RF ATTEN MANUAL softkey and enter 0 dB By reducing the RF attenuation to...

Page 29: ...ignals and the intermodulation products It is then displayed on the screen Fig 2 1 Result of intrinsic intermodulation measurement on the R S FSP The 3rd order intercept TOI is displayed at the top right corner of the grid The level of a Spectrum Analyzer s intrinsic intermodulation products depends on the RF level of the useful signals at the input mixer When the RF attenuation is added the mixer...

Page 30: ...hermal noise of the R S FSP At high signal levels the range is determined by intermodulation products At low signal levels intermodulation products disappear below the noise floor i e the noise floor and the phase noise of the R S FSP determine the range The noise floor and the phase noise depend on the resolution bandwidth that has been selected At the smallest resolution bandwidth the noise floo...

Page 31: ...kHz Fig 2 12 At greater bandwidths the influence of the phase noise is greater than it would be with small bandwidths The optimum mixer level at the bandwidths under consideration becomes almost independent of bandwidth and is approx 40 dBm Fig 2 12 Intermodulation free dynamic range of the FSP3 as a function of level at the input mixer and of the selected resolution bandwidth useful signal offset...

Page 32: ...ed noise is increased by 10 dB Impact of the reference level setting If the reference level is changed the R S FSP changes the gain on the last IF so that the voltage at the logarithmic amplifier and the A D converter is always the same for signal levels corresponding to the reference level This ensures that the dynamic range of the log amp or the A D converter is fully utilized Therefore the tota...

Page 33: ...cisely If the bandwidth is increased by a factor of 10 the displayed noise increases by a factor of 10 i e 10 dB Because of the way the resolution filters are designed the sensitivity of Spec trum Analyzers often depends on the selected resolution bandwidth In data sheets the displayed average noise level is often indicated for the smallest available band width for the R S FSP 10 Hz The extra sens...

Page 34: ...robability of obtaining a high noise amplitude increases with the dwell time on a pixel For short sweep times the display approaches that of the sample detector since the dwell time on a pixel is only suffi cient to obtain an instantaneous value Minimum peak detector The min peak detector indicates the minimum voltage of the IF envelope in the fre quency range assigned to a pixel at each pixel in ...

Page 35: ...ency range assigned to each test point It therefore measures the linear average noise The level of sinewave signals is only displayed correctly if the selected resolution bandwidth RBW is at least as wide as the fre quency range which corresponds to a pixel in the trace At a resolution bandwidth of 1 MHz this means the maximum frequency display range is 501 MHz Quasi peak detector The quasi peak d...

Page 36: ...measured with the auto peak detector and is completely swamped by the intrinsic noise of the R S FSP 5 To suppress noise spikes the trace can be averaged Press the TRACE key Press the AVERAGE softkey The traces of consecutive sweeps are averaged To perform averaging the R S FSP automatically switches on the sample detector The RF signal therefore can be more clearly distinguished from noise Fig 2 ...

Page 37: ... the resolution bandwidth by a factor of 10 the noise is reduced by 10 dB Press the RES BW MANUAL softkey and enter 300 kHz The displayed noise is reduced by approx 10 dB The signal therefore emerges from noise by about 10 dB Compared to the previous setting the video bandwidth has remained the same i e it has increased relative to the smaller resolution bandwidth The averaging effect is therefore...

Page 38: ...y the R S FSP has an easy to use marker function This marker function calculates the noise power density from the measured marker level 2 4 1 1 Measurement example Measuring the intrinsic noise power density of the R S FSP at 1 GHz and calculating the R S FSP s noise figure 1 Set the R S FSP to its default state Press the PRESET key The R S FSP is in its default state 2 Set the center frequency to...

Page 39: ... R S FSP therefore corrects the noise figure by 2 51 dB To standardize the measurement result to a bandwidth of 1 Hz the result is also cor rected by 10 log RBWnoise with RBWnoise being the power bandwidth of the selected resolution filter RBW Detector selection The noise power density is measured in the default setting with the sample detector and using averaging Other detectors that can be used ...

Page 40: ... Hz The noise figure of the R S FSP is obtained as follows NF 153 174 19 dB Fig 2 15 Correction factor for measured noise power as a function of the ratio of total power to the intrinsic noise power of the R S FSP If noise power is measured at the output of an amplifier for example the sum of the internal noise power and the noise power at the output of the DUT is mea sured The noise power of the ...

Page 41: ...minated with 50 Ω Measurement with the R S FSP 1 Set the R S FSP to its default state Press the PRESET key The R S FSP is in its default state 2 Set the center frequency to 1 GHz and the span to 2 MHz Press the FREQ key and enter 1 GHz Press the SPAN key and enter 2 MHz 3 To obtain maximum sensitivity set RF attenuation on the R S FSP to 0 dB Press the AMPT key Press the RF ATTEN MANUAL softkey an...

Page 42: ...he channel power is referred to a bandwidth of 1 Hz The measurement is corrected by 10 log ChanBW with ChanBW being the channel bandwidth that was selected Method of calculating the channel power When measuring the channel power the R S FSP integrates the linear power which corresponds to the levels of the pixels within the selected channel The R S FSP uses a resolution bandwidth which is far smal...

Page 43: ...e selected If the resolution bandwidth is too small the required sweep time becomes too long and the measurement time increases considerably Detector selection Since the power of the trace is measured within the channel bandwidth only the sample detector and RMS detector can be used These detectors provide measured values that make it possible to calculate the real power The peak detectors Pos Pea...

Page 44: ...ple detector especially if the sweep time is increased The measurement uncertainty can be reduced considerably In the default setting the R S FSP therefore uses the RMS detector to measure the chan nel power For both detectors sample and RMS the video bandwidth VBW must at least be three times the resolution bandwidth so that the peak values of the video voltage are not cut off by the video filter...

Page 45: ...lated samples contribute to the RMS value the number of sam ples can be calculated from the sweep time and the resolution bandwidth Samples can be assumed to be uncorrelated if sampling is performed at intervals of 1 RBW The number of uncorrelated samples Ndecorr is calculated as follows Ndecorr SWT RBW The number of uncorrelated samples per trace pixel is obtained by dividing Ndecorr by 501 pixel...

Page 46: ...dBm signal generator level Press the AMPT key and enter 0 dBm 4 Enable phase noise measurement Press the MKR FCTN key Press the PHASE NOISE softkey The R S FSP activates phase noise measurement Marker 1 main marker and marker 2 delta marker are positioned on the signal maximum The position of the marker is the reference level and frequency for the phase noise measurement A horizontal line represen...

Page 47: ...sk to assure transmission quality and to ensure the integrity of other radio services This task can be performed easily with a Spectrum Analyzer Modern Spectrum Analyzers also provide the test routines that are essential to simplify com plex measurements 2 5 1 Measurements on AM signals The R S FSP detects the RF input signal and displays the magnitudes of its compo nents as a spectrum AM modulate...

Page 48: ... FREQ key and enter 100 MHz Press the SPAN key and enter 0 Hz 3 Set the reference level to 6 dBm and the display range to linear Press the AMPT key and enter 6 dBm Press the RANGE LINEAR softkey 4 Use the video trigger to trigger on the AF signal in order to obtain a stationary display Press the TRIG key Press the VIDEO softkey The video trigger level is set to 50 if the instrument is switched on ...

Page 49: ...P switches the AM demodulator on automatically Turn up volume control A 1 kHz tone is output by the built in loudspeaker 2 5 1 2 Measurement Example 2 Measuring the modulation depth of an AM carrier in the frequency domain Test setup Settings on the signal generator e g R S SMIQ Measurement with the R S FSP 1 Set the R S FSP to its default state Press the PRESET key The R S FSP is in its default s...

Page 50: ...s With FM signals the voltage at the output of the envelope detector is constant as long as the frequency deviation of the signal is within the flat part of the passband characteristic of the resolution filter which has been selected Amplitude variations can only occur if the current frequency lies on the falling edge of the filter characteristic This effect can be used to demodulate FM signals Th...

Page 51: ... bandwidth of 300 kHz Press the BW key Press the RES BW MANUAL softkey and enter 300 kHz 4 Set a display range of 20 dB and shift the filter characteristics to the middle of the display Press the AMPT key Press the RANGE LOG MANUAL softkey and enter 20 dB Press the NEXT key Set the GRID softkey to REL Press the PREV softkey Using the spinwheel shift the reference level so that the filter edge inte...

Page 52: ...et a frequency deviation of 0 Hz on the R S FSP Press the SPAN key Press the ZERO SPAN The demodulated FM signal is displayed The signal moves across the screen 7 Creating a stable display by video triggering Press the TRIG key Press the VIDEO softkey A stationary display is obtained for the FM AF signal Result 10 5 dB this means that a deviation of 100 kHz is obtained if the demod ulator characte...

Page 53: ...a Gaussian amplitude distribution is correct Apart from this common method the R S FSP also has a true power detector i e an RMS detector It correctly displays the power of the test signal within the selected resolution bandwidth irrespective of the amplitude distribution without additional correction factors being required With an absolute measurement uncertainty of 0 5 dB and a relative measurem...

Page 54: ...y From the list of standards select CDMA IS95A REV using the spinwheel or the cursor down key below the spinwheel and press ENTER The R S FSP sets the channel configuration according to the IS95 standard for mobile stations with 2 adjacent channels above and below the transmit channel The spectrum is displayed in the upper part of the screen the numeric values of the results and the channel config...

Page 55: ...of the resolution bandwidths makes it possible to select a filter characteristics that is precisely tailored to the signal In case of CDMA IS95 the power in the useful channel is measured with a bandwidth of 1 23 MHz and that of the adjacent channels with a bandwidth of 30 kHz Therefore the R S FSP jumps from one channel to the other and measures the power at a bandwidth of 1 23 MHz or 30 kHz usin...

Page 56: ... channel see Fig 2 3 The numerical results over consecutive measurements become much more stable Fig 2 3 Measuring the channel power and adjacent channel power ratio for IS95 signals in the time domain Fast ACP The following figure shows the repeatability of power measurements in the transmit channel and of relative power measurements in the adjacent channels as a function of sweep time The standa...

Page 57: ...ion signals the frequency spacing of the adjacent channel to the nominal transmit channel is specified as 750 kHz The adjacent channels are therefore so close to the transmit channel that the power of the transmit signal leaks across and is also measured in the adjacent channel if the usual method using the 30 kHz resolu tion bandwidth is applied The reason is the low selectivity of the 30 kHz res...

Page 58: ...ent for IS136 signals Press the MEAS key Press the CHAN PWR ACP softkey Press the CP ACP STANDARD softkey Select NADC IS136 from the list of standards and press ENTER The R S FSP performs the power measurement in 5 channels in the useful channel and in the two upper and two lower adjacent channels Signal generator FSP Ext Ref IN Ext Ref Out RF Inp As the modulation spectrum of the IS136 signal lea...

Page 59: ...power of an NADC signal in each of the two adjacent channels below and above the transmit channel To increase repeatability especially in the adjacent channels the R S FSP s Fast ACP routine is recommended 6 Switching on the Fast ACP routine Press the CP ACP CONFIG softkey Set the FAST ACP softkey to ON Press the ADJUST REF LEVEL softkey The R S FSP makes consecutive measurements on the 5 channels...

Page 60: ...ransmit channel Fig 2 3 below shows the standard deviation of results in the different channels as a function of the selected sweep time The standard deviation for the various sweep times was recorded using a signal generator as a source With real DUTs the amplitude distributions in adjacent channels may be different so that the standard deviation could differ from that shown in Fig 2 3 To evaluat...

Page 61: ... output port The BNC output Trigger 1 of the R S SMIQ Z5 provides a TTL trigger signal on the rising edge of the IS136 burst which is used to start the R S FSP sweep in the Gated Sweep mode Settings on signal generator R S SMIQ Switch the signal generator to the IS136 burst mode time slots 1 and 4 are switched on the other time slots are switched off The R S SMIQ is set as follows to generate the ...

Page 62: ...oftkey Press the EXTERN softkey Press the GATE SETTINGS softkey The R S FSP switches to time domain measurement so that the setting of the Gated Sweep parameters can be checked visually Press the SWEEPTIME softkey and enter 10 ms Exactly one TDMA burst will be displayed Press the GATE DELAY softkey and enter 2 ms or set the Gate Delay using the spinwheel so that the burst is reliably detected Pres...

Page 63: ...resolution bandwidth The small resolution bandwidth cannot settle to the peak amplitudes of the test signal This problem is avoided in the R S FSP by performing time domain measurements with the root raised cosine filter specified in the IS136 standard If the peak detector is used instead of the default RMS detector which is selected when the standard is selected the true adjacent channel power ge...

Page 64: ...er 6 Select the peak detector and increase the sweep time to 10 s Press the TRACE key Press the DETECTOR softkey Press the DETECTOR MAX PEAK softkey Press the SWEEP key Press the SWEEP TIME softkey and enter 10 s The R S FSP measures the adjacent channel power generated by the burst edges and the modulation Fig 2 5 Adjacent channel power due to modulation spectrum and transient spec trum The peak ...

Page 65: ... the channel configuration to the 3GPP W CDMA standard for mobiles with two adjacent channels above and below the transmit channel The frequency span the resolution and video bandwidth and the detector are automatically set to the correct values The spectrum is displayed in the upper part of the screen and the channel power the level ratios of the adjacent channel powers and the channel configurat...

Page 66: ...JUST REF LVL softkey The R S FSP measures the power of the individual channels in the time domain A root raised cosine filter with the parameters α 0 22 and chip rate 3 84 Mcps receive filter for 3GPP W CDMA is used as the channel filter Fig 2 7 Measuring the adjacent channel power of a W CDMA signal with the Fast ACP method With W CDMA the R S FSP s dynamic range for adjacent channel measure ment...

Page 67: ...ative level total ACPR in the adjacent channel are displayed on the vertical axis The optimum mixer level is 21 dBm The relative adjacent channel power ACPR at an optimum mixer level is 65 dBc Since at a given signal level the mixer level is set in 10 dB steps with the 10 dB RF attenuator the optimum 10 dB range is shown in the figure it spreads from 16 dBm to 26 dBm The obtainable dynamic range i...

Page 68: ...the amplitude distribution the R S FSP has simple measurement func tions to determine both the APD Amplitude Probability Distribution and CCDF Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function In the APD display mode the probability of occurrence of a certain level is plotted against the level In the CCDF display mode the probability that the mean signal power will be exceeded is shown in percent 2 5...

Page 69: ...actor peak power mean power is output as well see Fig 2 1 Fig 2 1 Amplitude probability distribution of white noise 3 Switch to the CCDF display mode Set the CCDF softkey to ON The APD measurement is switched off and the CCDF display mode is switched on Fig 2 2 The CCDF of white noise The CCDF trace indicates the probability that a level will exceed the mean power The level above the mean power is...

Page 70: ...s Since the video bandwidth of the R S FSP is limited to 10 MHz lowpass filtering occurs during measurements with a resolution bandwidth of 10 MHz Additional band limiting occurs at a resolution bandwidth of 10 MHz due to the lowpass filtering at the output of the log amplifier The latter limits the video signal to a bandwidth of 8 MHz in order to obtain sufficient suppression of the 20 4 MHz IF T...

Page 71: ...Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 3 1 R S FSP Manual Operation 3 Manual Operation For details refer to the Quick Start Guide chapter 4 Basic Operation ...

Page 72: ...R S FSP Manual Operation 3 2 Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 ...

Page 73: ... 4 25 4 5 5 Sweep Settings SWEEP Key 4 27 4 5 6 Triggering the Sweep TRIG Key 4 29 4 5 7 Selection and Setting of Traces TRACE Key 4 37 4 5 8 Selection of Trace Functions 4 37 4 5 8 1Selection of Detector 4 44 4 5 8 2Mathematical Functions for Traces 4 48 4 5 9 Recording the Correction Data CAL Key 4 49 4 5 10 Markers and Delta Markers MKR Key 4 51 4 5 10 1Frequency Measurement with the Frequency ...

Page 74: ... Display DISP Key 4 157 4 6 3 Instrument Setup and Interface Configuration SETUP Key 4 163 4 6 3 1External Reference 4 165 4 6 3 2External Noise Source 4 167 4 6 3 3RF Preamplifier 4 167 4 6 3 4Transducer 4 167 4 6 3 5Programming the Interface Configuration and Time Setup 4 172 4 6 3 6System Information 4 186 4 6 3 7Service Menu 4 188 4 6 3 8Firmware Update 4 192 4 6 4 Saving and Recalling Data Se...

Page 75: ...5 4 10 3 Remote Data Transfer with TCP IP Services 4 245 4 11 RSIB Protocol 4 247 4 11 1 Remote Control via RSIB Protocol 4 247 4 11 1 1Windows Environment 4 247 4 11 1 2UNIX Environment 4 248 4 12 RSIB Interface Functions 4 249 4 12 1 Overview of Interface Functions 4 249 4 12 1 1Variables ibsta iberr ibcntl 4 250 4 12 1 2Description of Interface Functions 4 251 4 12 2 Programming via the RSIB Pr...

Page 76: ...lay DISP Key on page 4 157 Instrument Setup and Interface Configuration SETUP Key on page 4 163 Saving and Recalling Data Sets FILE Key on page 4 193 Measurement Documentation HCOPY Key on page 4 202 5 Additional and optional functions Tracking Generator Option R S FSP B9 on page 4 212 External Generator Control Option R S FSP B10 on page 4 226 LAN Interface Option R S FSP B16 on page 4 245 LO IF ...

Page 77: ...ding to the following table The settings are selected in a way that the RF input is always protected against overload provided that the applied signal levels are in the allowed range for the instrument The initial instrument state set by the PRESET key can be adapted to arbitrary applications using the STARTUP RECALL function With this function the STAR TUP RECALL data set is loaded upon pressing ...

Page 78: ...Hz 13 6 GHz 30 GHz 40 GHz R S FSP 3 7 13 30 40 RF attenuation auto 10 dB Reference level 20 dBm Level range 100 dB log Level unit dBm Sweep time auto Resolution bandwidth auto 3 MHz Video bandwidth auto 10 MHz FFT filters off Span RBW 50 RBW VBW 0 33 Sweep cont Trigger free run Trace 1 clr write Trace 2 3 blank Detector auto peak Trace math off Frequency offset 0 Hz Reference level offset 0 dB Ref...

Page 79: ... hotkey sets R S FSP to analyzer mode For details on the softkey menus refer to section Analyzer Mode on page 4 9 The analyzer mode is the default mode of R S FSP Remote command INST SEL SAN INST NSEL 1 MORE The MORE hotkey switches to side hotkey bar s and back to the main hotkey bar In the side hotkey bar s the hotkeys for the options are located For further infor mation refer to the description...

Page 80: ...yed is the main menu of the current mode Inserting the measurement diagrams The blanked diagrams traces and display fields are inserted Generating the message OPERATION COMPLETE If at the time of pressing the LOCAL softkey the synchronization mechanism via OPC OPC or WAI is active the currently running measurement procedure is aborted and synchronization is achieved by setting the corresponding bi...

Page 81: ... axis of the active display window The frequency axis can be defined either by the start and stop frequency or by the center frequency and bwthe span SPAN key With two windows SPLIT SCREEN displayed at the same time the input data always refer to the window selected in the SYSTEM DISPLAY menu The softkeys in the CF STEPSIZE menu depend on the selected domain frequency domain or time domain FREQ If...

Page 82: ...0 1 SPAN The 0 1 SPAN softkey sets the step size for the center frequency entry to 10 of the span Remote command FREQ CENT STEP LINK SPAN FREQ CENT STEP LINK FACT 10PCT 0 5 SPAN The 0 5 SPAN softkey sets the step size for the center frequency entry to 50 of the span Remote command FREQ CENT STEP LINK SPAN FREQ CENT STEP LINK FACT 50PCT X SPAN The X SPAN softkey allows the factor defining the cente...

Page 83: ...EQ CENT STEP LINK RBW FREQ CENT STEP LINK FACT 50PCT X RBW The X RBW softkey allows the factor defining the center frequency step size to be entered as of the resolution bandwidth Values between 1 and 100 in steps of 1 are allowed The default setting is 10 Remote command FREQ CENT STEP LINK RBW FREQ CENT STEP LINK FACT 20PCT CENTER The CENTER softkey sets the step size coupling to MANUAL and the s...

Page 84: ...SHOLD For that purpose the maximum signal is searched PEAK SEARCH on the screen and the center frequency set to this signal MARKER CENTER after each fre quency sweep within the search bandwidth If the signal falls below the level threshold or jumps out of the search bandwidth around the center frequency the center frequency is not varied until a signal is in the search bandwidth above the level th...

Page 85: ...n The entry of the span SPAN MANUAL softkey is automatically active for span 0 Hz For span 0 Hz the entry for sweep time SWEEPTIME MANUAL is automatically active With two windows SPLIT SCREEN displayed at the same time the input data always refer to the window selected with the SCREEN A B hotkey SPAN SPAN MANUAL The SPAN MANUAL softkey activates the window for manually entering the fre quency span...

Page 86: ...ult state is LIN The logarithmic frequency axis is only available in analyzer mode and it is not avail able in zero span mode in external mixer mode with frequency offset or if the ratio stop frequency start frequency is below 1 4 Remote command DISP WIND 1 2 TRAC X SPAC LIN 4 5 3 Level Display Setting and RF Input Configuration AMPT Key The AMPT key is used to set the reference level the maximum ...

Page 87: ...ubmenu for selecting or dB for the scaling When linear scaling is selected the scaling is first activated see also RANGE LINEAR dB softkey Remote command DISP WIND TRAC Y SPAC LIN RANGE LINEAR The RANGE LINEAR softkey selects linear scaling in for the level display range i e the horizontal lines are labelled in The grid is divided in decadic steps Markers are displayed in the selected unit delta m...

Page 88: ...in 10 dB steps between 0and 70 dB in 5 dB steps between 0 and 75 dB if option B25 Electronic Attenuator is fitted Other entries will be rounded to the next higher integer value If the defined reference level cannot be set for the given RF attenuation the refer ence level will be adjusted accordingly and the warning Limit reached will be out put Remote command INP ATT 40 DB RF ATTEN AUTO The RF ATT...

Page 89: ...d GRID ABS REL The GRID ABS REL softkey switches between absolute and relative scaling of the level axis GRID ABS is the default setting For setting RANGE LINEAR linear scaling labelling of axes in the softkey is not displayed since the unit itself implies a relative scale Remote command DISP WIND TRAC Y MODE ABS 4 5 3 1 Electronic Attenuator Besides the mechanical attenuator at the RF input the R...

Page 90: ...n is only available with option ELECTRONIC ATTENUATOR B25 RF INPUT 50Ω 75Ω The RF INPUT 50 Ω 75 Ω softkey switches the input impedance of the instrument between 50 Ω default setting and 75 Ω The setting 75 Ω should be used if the input impedance 50 Ω is transformed to 75 Ω using the corresponding adapter unit of type RAZ 25 Ω in series to the input impedance of the R S FSP The correction value use...

Page 91: ...aks and pulsed signals so that only the signal average is displayed If pulsed signals are to be mea sured it is recommended to use a video bandwidth that is large compared to the resolution bandwidth VBW 10 RBW for the amplitudes of pulses to be mea sured correctly BW The BW key opens a menu for setting the resolution bandwidth the video bandwidth the sweep time and their couplings The BW AUTO sof...

Page 92: ...BW MANUAL softkey activates the manual data entry for the video bandwidth The video bandwidth can be selected in 1 3 10 steps in the range between 1 Hz and 10 MHz For numeric inputs the values are always rounded to the nearest possible allowed bandwidth For rotary knob or UP DOWN key inputs the bandwidth is adjusted in steps either downwards or upwards The manual input mode of the video bandwidth ...

Page 93: ...ble in the frequency domain span 0 Hz The softkey is deactive in the time domain Remote command BAND AUTO ON VIDEO BW AUTO The VIDEO BW AUTO softkey couples the video bandwidth to the resolution band width If the resolution bandwidth is changed the video bandwidth is automatically adjusted The coupling of the video bandwidth is always recommended when the minimum sweep time is required for a selec...

Page 94: ...s Only one softkey can be enabled at any one time The softkeys are only effective for the VBW AUTO selection in the main menu The softkeys SPAN RBW are also selection keys They are only effective for the RBW AUTO selection in the main menu RBW VBW SINE 1 3 The RBW VBW SINE 1 3 softkey sets the following coupling ratio video bandwidth 3 resolution bandwidth This is the default setting for the coupl...

Page 95: ...ND VID RAT 10 This setting is only effective for the VBW AUTO selection in the main menu SPAN RBW AUTO 50 The SPAN RBW AUTO 50 softkey sets the following coupling ratio resolution bandwidth span 50 This coupling ratio is the default setting of the R S FSP Remote command BAND RAT 0 02 This setting is only effective for the RBW AUTO selection in the main menu SPAN RBW MANUAL The SPAN RBW MANUAL soft...

Page 96: ... time is reduced from 5 s to 40 ms FFT filters are particularly suitable for stationary signals sinusoidal signals or signals that are continuously modulated in time For burst signals TDMA or pulsed signals normal filters are preferable Additionally a number of especially steep edged channel filters are available for power measurement since firmware version 1 10 CHANNEL general steep edged channel...

Page 97: ...e Application 100 Hz 200 Hz 300 Hz 500 Hz CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter A0 1 kHz 1 5 kHz 2 kHz 2 4 kHz 2 7 kHz 3 kHz 3 4 kHz 4 kHz 4 5 kHz 5 kHz 6 kHz 7 5 kHz 8 5 kHz 9 kHz CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter CFILter SSB DAB Satellite ETS300 113 12 5 kHz channels AM Radio 10 kHz 12 5 kHz 14 kHz 15 kHz 16 kHz 18 kHz α 0 35 20 kHz...

Page 98: ...garithmic level units a reduction of the linear power by 50 reduces the logarithmic signal level by only 3 dB This is important for EMI measurements above 1 GHz Below 1 GHz CISPR 16 1 1 defines the linear average detector only Above 1 GHz both the linear and the loga rithmic average detector may be specified in product standards Some standards e g ANSI C63 4 2000 require the linear average detecto...

Page 99: ...d for the active window only The CONTINUOUS SWEEP SINGLE SWEEP and SGL SWEEP DISP OFF soft keys are mutually exclusive selection keys SWEEP CONTINUOUS SWEEP The CONTINUOUS SWEEP softkey activates the continuous sweep mode which means that the sweep takes place continuously according to the trigger mode set When working in the split screen mode and with different settings in the two win dows screen...

Page 100: ...ed sweeps Remote command INIT CONM SWEEPTIME MANUAL The SWEEPTIME MANUAL softkey activates the window for entering the sweep time manually see also BW menu Remote command SWE TIME 10s SWEEPTIME AUTO The SWEEPTIME AUTO softkey activates the automatic selection of the sweep time as a function of the bandwidth of the resolution and video filters see also BW menu Remote command SWE TIME AUTO ON SWEEP ...

Page 101: ...ght ing the corresponding softkey For video trigger a trigger threshold can be entered which is represented in the dia gram as a horizontal line To indicate that a trigger mode other than FREE RUN has been set the enhance ment label TRG is displayed on the screen If two windows are displayed TRG appears next to the appropriate window The TV and RF Trigger R S FSP B6 option adds a number of trigger...

Page 102: ...l dia gram height Remote command TRIG SOUR VID TRIG LEV VID 50 PCT EXTERN The EXTERN softkey activates triggering via a TTL signal at the input connector EXT TRIGGER GATE on the rear panel The external trigger level can be adjusted in the range from 0 5 V to 3 5 V The default value is 1 4 V Remote command TRIG SOUR EXT numeric_value SWE EGAT SOUR EXT TRIG SEQ LEV EXT IF POWER The IF POWER softkey ...

Page 103: ...mmon input signal is used for both trigger and gate when selecting EXTERN and IF POWER changes to the gate delay will affect the trigger delay TRIGGER OFFSET as well Remote command TRIG HOLD 10US POLARITY POS NEG The POLARITY POS NEG softkey selects the polarity of the trigger source The sweep starts after a positive or negative edge of the trigger signal The selected setting is highlighted The se...

Page 104: ... softkey The setting of the mode takes place in the GATE SETTINGS submenu GATED TRIGGER The GATED TRIGGER softkey switches the sweep mode with gate on and off When gate is switched on a gate signal applied to the rear panel connector EXT TRIGGER GATE or the internal IF power detector controls the sweep of the R S FSP This selection is made via the EXTERN and IF POWER softkeys for trig ger and gate...

Page 105: ... the enhancement label GAT is dis played on the screen This label appears to the right of the window for which the gate is configured Remote command SWE EGAT ON SWE EGAT SOUR IFP or SWE EGAT SOUR EXT GATE SETTINGS The GATE SETTINGS softkey calls a submenu for making all the settings required for gated sweep operation At the same time a transition is made to the time domain span 0 and the time para...

Page 106: ...enu Remote command SWE EGAT POL POS GATE DELAY The GATE DELAY softkey activates the window for setting the delay time between the gate signal and the continuation of the sweep This may be useful for taking into account a delay between the gate signal and the stabilization of an RF carrier for example As gate delay values between 125 ns and 100 s may be set The position of the delay on the time axi...

Page 107: ... gate length GL can be adjusted to the burst signal by entering numeric values or by means of the rotary knob FREQ 802 MHz Level 0 dBm Return Digital Mod Select GMSK Select Source Select PRBS Select Return Level Attenuation Select 60 dB Return KEY Menu called by this key All information between the brackets refers to this menu Number Numeric value to be entered for the parameter on hand SOFTKEY So...

Page 108: ...more information refer to section TV and RF Trigger Option R S FSP B6 on page 4 209 DELAY COMP ON OFF The DELAY COMP ON OFF softkey enables the filter group delay compensation for the external trigger and IF power trigger If a bursted signal is analyzed in zero span and the delay compensation is on a change of the RBW will not change the rising slope of the signal Default is OFF Remote command TRI...

Page 109: ...imum value of the level within a pixel The sample detector displays the instantaneous value of the level at a pixel The rms detector displays the power rms value of the measured values within a pixel the average detector the average value 4 5 8 Selection of Trace Functions The trace functions are subdivided as follows Display mode of trace CLEAR WRITE VIEW and BLANK Evaluation of the trace as a wh...

Page 110: ...ent anew Remote command DISP WIND TRAC MODE WRIT MAX HOLD The MAX HOLD softkey activates the max peak detector The R S FSP saves the sweep result in the trace memory only if the new value is greater than the previous one The detector is automatically set to MAX PEAK The maximum value of a signal can thus be determined over several sweeps This is especially useful with modulated or impulsive signal...

Page 111: ... running averaging apply to the average display analogously There are two methods for calculating the average For a sweep count 0 a run ning average is calculated according to the following formula Due to the weighting between the new measured value and the trace average past values have practically no influence on the displayed trace after about ten sweeps With this setting signal noise is effect...

Page 112: ...e changed display range This allows an amplitude zoom to be made after the measurement in order to show details of the trace Remote command DISP WIND TRAC MODE VIEW BLANK The BLANK softkey activates the blanking of the trace on the screen Remote command DISP WIND TRAC OFF SWEEP COUNT The SWEEP COUNT softkey activates the entry of the number of sweeps used for averaging The allowed range of values ...

Page 113: ...e span the trace is automatically reset so that erroneous evaluations of previous results are avoided This mechanism can be switched off for those exceptional cases where the described behavior is unwelcome Remote command DISP WIND TRAC MODE HCON ON OFF AVG MODE The AVG MODE softkey selects logarithmic or linear averaging for the logarithmic level display mode At the same time the difference calcu...

Page 114: ... 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 parameter name numeric value base unit The data section starts with the key word Trace n n number of stored trace followed by the measured data in one or several columns depending on measurement which are also separat...

Page 115: ...atistics measurements x Axis LIN Scaling of x axis linear LIN or logarithmic LOG Start 10000 Hz Stop 100000 Hz Start stop of the display range Unit Hz for span 0 s for span 0 dBm dB for statistics measurements Ref Level 30 dBm Reference level Level Offset 0 dB Level offset Ref Position 75 Position of reference level referred to diagram limits 0 lower edge y Axis LOG Scaling of y axis linear LIN or...

Page 116: ...k detectors MAX PEAK and MIN PEAK on page 4 45 Auto peak detector on page 4 45 Sample detector on page 4 45 RMS detector on page 4 45 Average detector on page 4 46 Quasipeak detector on page 4 46 The peak detectors compare the current level value with the maximum or minimum level from the previously sampled data When the number of samples defined by the instrument setting is reached the samples ar...

Page 117: ...connected by a ver tical line Sample detector The SAMPLE detector routes through the sampled data without any further evalua tion and either displays them directly or for reasons of speed in case of short sweep times first writes them into a memory and processes them subsequently There is no data reduction i e no summing up of measured values of neighboring frequencies or time samples If during a ...

Page 118: ...g pulse shaped spurious DETECTOR The DETECTOR softkey opens a submenu for selecting the detector for the selected trace The softkey is highlighted if the detector is not selected with AUTO SELECT The detector can be selected independently for each trace The AUTO SELECT mode selects the optimum detector for each display mode of the trace Clear Write Max Hold or Min Hold The softkeys for the detecto...

Page 119: ...DET POS DETECTOR MIN PEAK The DETECTOR MIN PEAK softkey activates the min peak detector Weak sine wave signals become clearly visible in noise using this detector In case of a com posite signal made up of sinewave and impulsive signals the impulsive signals are suppressed Remote command DET NEG DETECTOR SAMPLE The DETECTOR SAMPLE softkey activates the sample detector It is used for measuring uncor...

Page 120: ...e above Remote command DET AVER DETECTOR QPK The DETECTOR QPK softkey activates the quasipeak detector This detector evaluates the sampled level values during the sweep of a pixel like an analog voltmeter On switching the quasipeak detector on the video bandwidth is automatically set to 10 RBW so as to exclude the influence of the video filter on the signal evaluation With an active quasipeak dete...

Page 121: ...TS softkey For service purposes the use of correction data can be deactivated by means of the CAL CORR ON OFF softkey If the correction data recording is aborted the last complete correction data set is restored The CAL key opens a menu with the available functions for recording displaying and activating the data for self alignment CAL CAL TOTAL The CAL TOTAL softkey starts the recording of correc...

Page 122: ...ESULTS The CAL RESULTS softkey calls the CALIBRATION RESULTS table which shows the correction data found during calibration The CALIBRATION RESULTS table contains the following information date and time of last record of correction values overall results of correction value record list of found correction values according to function module The results have the following meaning The YIG CORR ON OF...

Page 123: ...markers The availability of marker functions depends on whether the measurement is per formed in the frequency time or level domain The marker that you can move is defined in the following as the active marker Fig 4 7 Examples of marker display Temporary markers are used in addition to the markers and delta markers to evalu ate the measurement results They disappear when the associated function is...

Page 124: ...e been switched on MARK ERS 2 to 4 are delta markers that refer to MARKER 1 These markers can be con verted into markers with absolute value display by means of the MARKER NORM DELTA softkey When MARKER 1 is the active marker pressing the MARKER NORM DELTA softkey switches on an additional delta marker Pressing the MARKER 1 2 3 4 softkey again switches off the selected marker MARKER 1 2 3 4 MARKER...

Page 125: ...F signal at the inter mediate frequency Using the measured IF R S FSP calculates the frequency of the RF input signal by applying the known frequency conversion factors The frequency measurement error depends only upon the accuracy of the frequency standard used external or internal reference Although R S FSP always operates synchronously irrespective of the set span the frequency counter delivers...

Page 126: ...ime required for a frequency measurement depends on the selected fre quency resolution The resolution is set in the side menu If no marker is enabled when the SIGNAL COUNT softkey is pressed MARKER 1 is switched on and set at the largest signal In addition the SIGNAL COUNT function is displayed in the marker info field on the screen with Tx CNT Switching the SIGNAL COUNT function off is accomplish...

Page 127: ... level plus the level offset The level offset is set to 0 dB on enabling the REFERENCE FIXED or PHASE NOISE function Remote command CALC DELT2 FUNC FIX RPO Y OFFS 0dB REF POINT FREQUENCY With the REF POINT FREQUENCY softkey a reference frequency can be manually activated for the delta markers when the REFERENCE FIXED or PHASE NOISE function is used Remote command CALC DELT2 FUNC FIX RPO X 10 7MHz ...

Page 128: ...RKER OFF The ALL MARKER OFF softkey switches off all markers reference and delta mark ers It also switches off all functions and displays associated with the markers delta markers Remote command CALC MARK AOFF MKR TRACE The MKR TRACE softkey places the active marker on a new trace The trace is selected via a data entry field Only those traces can be selected which are visible on the screen in the ...

Page 129: ...en changing the x axis value by knob wheel or UP DOWN keys the delta marker1 will follow automatically The delta marker1 x value can not be changed away from 0 as long as the link func tionality is active Remote command CALC DELT LINK ON OFF CNT RESOL The CNT RESOL softkeys select the counter resolution They are selection switches i e only one of the can be active at any one time The marker stop t...

Page 130: ...point and comma for the function MKR FILE EXPORT Remote command FORM DEXP DSEP POIN 4 5 11 Marker Functions MKR FCTN Key The MKR FCTN menu offers further measurements with the markers Measurement of noise density NOISE MEAS softkey Measurement of phase noise PHASE NOISE softkey Measurement of filter or signal bandwidth N DB DOWN softkey Activating of AF demodulation MARKER DEMOD softkey On calling...

Page 131: ...n Remote command CALC MARK1 ON CALC MARK1 X value CALC MARK1 Y PEAK The PEAK softkey sets the active marker delta marker to the peak of the trace Remote command CALC MARK1 MAX CALC DELT1 MAX SELECT MARKER PEAK NOISE MEAS PHASE NOISE PH NOISE ON OFF REF POINT LEVEL REF POINT LVL OFFSET REF POINT FREQUENCY PEAK SEARCH AUTO PEAK SEARCH N DB DOWN PEAK LIST NEW SEARCH SORT MODE FREQ LEVEL PEAK EXCURSIO...

Page 132: ...bilize the measured values With RMS detector used trace averaging must not be used since in this case it produces too low noise levels which cannot be corrected Instead the sweep time can be increased to obtain stable measurement results The R S FSP uses the following correction factors to evaluate the noise density from the marker level Since the noise power is indicated with reference to 1 Hz ba...

Page 133: ...notch filter is switched on to suppress the carrier A noise power density measurement is carried out with the delta marker or delta markers This measurement corresponds to the NOISE function in the MARKER menu MKR The result of the phase noise measurement is the difference in level between the reference point and the noise power density The following possibilities can be selected on switching on P...

Page 134: ...ed in the delta marker field in dBc Hz spacing in dB of the noise power from the carrier level in 1 Hz bandwidth If several delta markers are enabled only the value read by the active marker is shown in the marker field If several delta markers are active their measurement results are shown in the marker info field The reference value for the phase noise measurement can be defined with REF POINT L...

Page 135: ...he refer ence fixed marker 1 at the end of each particular sweep This function may be used for tracking of a drifting source during a phase noise measurement The delta marker 2 which shows the phase noise measurement result keeps the delta frequency value Therefore the phase noise measurement leads to reliable results in a certain offset although the source is drifting Only if the marker 2 is reac...

Page 136: ...ote command CALC MARK1 FUNC NDBD STAT ON To query the result pulse width Remote command CALC MARK1 FUNC NDBD RES To query the two marker x values in seconds separated by comma Remote command CALC MARK1 FUNC NDBD TIME Span 0 Further remote commands Remote command CALC MARK1 FUNC NDBD 3dB CALC MARK1 FUNC NDBD FREQ Span 0 4 5 11 5 Measurement of a Peak List PEAK LIST The PEAK LIST softkey allows the ...

Page 137: ...AK LIST OFF key to delete the list from the screen Remote command INIT CONT OFF CALC MARK TRAC 1 CALC MARK FUNC FPE SORT X INIT WAI CALC MARK FUNC FPE 10 CALC MARK FUNC FPE COUN CALC MARK FUNC FPE Y CALC MARK FUNC FPE X NEW SEARCH The NEW SEARCH softkey starts a new peak search and enters the results in the peak list Remote command INIT WAI CALC MARK FUNC FPE 10 CALC MARK FUNC FPE COUN CALC MARK F...

Page 138: ...C filename txt DECIM SEP The DECIM SEP softkey selects the decimal separator between decimal point and comma for the function PEAK LIST EXPORT With the selection of the decimal separator different language versions of evaluation programs e g Microsoft Excel can be supported Remote command FORM DEXP DSEP POIN 4 5 11 6 AF Demodulation The R S FSP provides demodulators for AM and FM signals The demod...

Page 139: ...di ble AF is cut off The squelch function is associated with the internal trigger function TRIGGER menu which will be switched on automatically with the squelch Squelch level and trigger level do have the same value The default setting for the squelch is off Remote command CALC MARK1 FUNC DEM SQU ON OFF CALC MARK1 FUNC DEM SQU LEV 80 PCT MKR STOP TIME The MKR STOP TIME softkey defines the stop tim...

Page 140: ...on markers and delta markers On opening the menu the entry for the last active marker is activated if no marker was enabled MARKER 1 is activated and a peak search is performed MKR MKR TRACE 1 The marker jumps to Trace 2 but remains at the previous frequency or time MKR TRACE 3 The marker jumps to Trace 3 SELECT MARKER PEAK CENTER MKR FREQ REF LEVEL MKR LVL NEXT PEAK NEXT PEAK RIGHT NEXT PEAK LEFT...

Page 141: ...mmand CALC MARK FUNC CENT Example A spectrum is displayed with a large span after PRESET A signal off the center is to be examined in detail REF LEVEL MKR LVL The REF LEVEL MKR LVL softkey sets the reference level to the current marker level Remote command CALC MARK FUNC REF Example A spectrum is displayed with a large span after PRESET A signal off the center is to be examined in detail PRESET R ...

Page 142: ...u in which the search range limits can be set in the x and y direction LEFT LIMIT RIGHT LIMIT The LEFT LIMIT and RIGHT LIMIT softkeys define the two vertical lines F1 and F2 in the frequency domain span 0 and T1 T2 in the time domain span 0 The search is performed between these lines in the frequency and time domain If only LEFT LIMIT is enabled line F1 T1 is the lower limit and the upper limit co...

Page 143: ...Remote command CALC MARK FUNC CST Example The harmonics levels of a CW carrier are to be measured at 100 MHz MIN The MIN softkey sets the active marker delta marker to the minimum of the selected trace Remote command CALC MARK MIN CALC DELT MIN NEXT MIN The NEXT MIN softkey sets the active marker delta marker to the next higher mini mum of the selected trace Remote command CALC MARK MIN NEXT CALC ...

Page 144: ...e the next lower maximum or next higher minimum will always be detected If NEXT PEAK LEFT or NEXT PEAK RIGHT is selected these functions search for the next relative maximum left or right of the current marker position irrespective of the current signal amplitude Relative maximum is understood to mean a decrease of the signal amplitude by a defined value i e the peak excursion right and left of th...

Page 145: ... find any signal as the signal level does not decrease by more than 30 dB to either side of any signal Order of signals detected or With 20 dB peak excursion NEXT PEAK and NEXT PEAK RIGHT will also detect signal 2 as the signal level decreases at least by 29 85 dB to either side of this sig nal which is now greater than the peak excursion signal min amplitude decrease to both sides of the signal 1...

Page 146: ...ce under test to keep track of the current peak marker position and level The current marker search limit settings LEFT LIMIT RIGHT LIMIT THRESHOLD EXCLUDE LO are taken into account Remote command CALC MARK MAX AUTO ON OFF CALC MARK MIN AUTO ON OFF PEAK Signal 1 NEXT PEAK Signal 2 NEXT PEAK Signal 2 no further signal detected PEAK Signal 1 NEXT PEAK LEFT Signal 1 no further signal detected NEXT PE...

Page 147: ...ntain a defined percentage of the power and the power dissipation allowed in the adjacent channels Additionally the menu contains functions to determine the modulation depth of AM modulated signals and to measure the 3rd order intercept point The measurements and the corresponding settings are selected in the MEAS menu MEAS The MEAS key opens the menu to select and set the power measurement The fo...

Page 148: ...esult is displayed in the marker info field The measured values are updated after each sweep or averaged over a user defined number of sweeps AVERAGE ON OFF and NUMBER OF SWEEPS in order to determine e g the mean power over several bursts For determination of the peak value MAX HOLD ON the maximum value from several sweeps is dis played Example Marker info field for MEAN selected AVERAGE ON and MA...

Page 149: ... SUMM PPE RES CALC MARK FUNC SUMM RMS ON CALC MARK FUNC SUMM RMS RES CALC MARK FUNC SUMM MEAN ON CALC MARK FUNC SUMM MEAN RES CALC MARK FUNC SUMM SDEV ON CALC MARK FUNC SUMM SDEV RES PEAK The PEAK softkey switches on the calculation of the peak value from the points of the displayed trace or a segment thereof For the maximum peak the largest peak value obtained since the activation of MAX HOLD ON ...

Page 150: ...oints from the mean value and outputs them as measured value The measurement of the mean power is automatically switched on at the same time For the maximum peak the largest standard deviation obtained since the activation of MAX HOLD ON is displayed With AVERAGE ON the standard deviations of a trace are averaged over several sweeps and displayed The number of sweeps over which the average or the ...

Page 151: ...ve power measurement The reference value for the relative power is defined by SET REFERENCE The value 0 dBm is used if the reference value is not defined Remote command CALC MARK FUNC SUMM MODE ABS MAX HOLD ON OFF The MAX HOLD ON OFF softkey switches the display of the maximum peak obtained from measurements at successive sweeps on and off The displayed maximum peak is only updated at the end of a...

Page 152: ...d is then continued as running averaging Calculation of the maximum peak MAX HOLD is performed continuously irrespective of the selected number of sweeps NUMBER OF SWEEPS 0 Continuous averaging is carried out over 10 measured values NUMBER OF SWEEPS 1 No averaging maxhold or minhold is carried out NUMBER OF SWEEPS 1 Averaging is carried out over the set number of measured values This setting is eq...

Page 153: ...s divided into subspectra This is done by means of a bandwidth which is small compared to the channel band width These subspectra are then combined by integration of the trace pixels With the IBW method the transmission channels or adjacent channels are marked by vertical lines at a distance of half the channel bandwidth to the left and to the right of the corresponding channel center frequency se...

Page 154: ...with one single measurement at the same time Example ACP Measurement A and Measurement B are using identical TX channel settings Channel Bandwidth The ADJ settings for Measurement A and measurement B are different It is now possible to do both measurements at the same time Configure the ACP measurement with number of ADJ channels 2 Define ADJ settings bandwidth spacing as required for measurement ...

Page 155: ...method Fig 4 10 Screen display of adjacent channel power measurement using the time domain method Limit values for the adjacent channel power can be defined for the measurement If limit checking is switched on a pass fail information indicating that the power has been exceeded is displayed during the measurement in the table in the lower half of the screen ...

Page 156: ...s MULT CARR ACP depending on the current measure With the CP ACP measurement switched on the functions SPLIT SCREEN and FULL SCREEN are inhibited CP ACP ON OFF CP ACP STANDARD CP ACP CONFIG NO OF ADJ CHAN NO OF TX CHAN CHANNEL BANDWIDTH CHANNEL SPACING ACP REF SETTINGS CP ACP ABS REL CHAN PWR HZ POWER MODE CLEAR WRITE MAX HOLD ADJUST SETTINGS Side menu ACP LIMIT CHECK EDIT ACP LIMITS WEIGHTING FIL...

Page 157: ...ACP ABS REL softkey When multi carrier ACP measurement is activated the number of test points is increased to ensure that adjacent channel powers are measured with adequate accuracy Remote command CALC MARK FUNC POW SEL CPOW ACP MCAC CALC MARK FUNC POW RES CPOW ACP MCAC CALC MARK FUNC POW OFF CP ACP STANDARD The CP ACP STANDARD softkey opens a table for the selection of the settings according to p...

Page 158: ...e signal maximum close to the reference level without forcing an overload message The default setting is CP ACP STANDARD NONE CDMA2000 MC3 TD SCDMA WLAN 802 11a WLAN 802 11b WIMAX WIBRO USER NADC IS136 TETRA PDC PHS CDPD For the R S FSP the channel spacing is defined as the distance between the center frequency of the adjacent channel and the center frequency of the transmis sion channel The defin...

Page 159: ...oftkey SWEEP TIME MANUAL in the BW menu Remote command SWE TIME value NOISE CORR ON OFF If the NOISE CORR ON OFF softkey is activated the results will be corrected by the instrument s inherent noise which increases the dynamic range When the function is switched on a reference measurement of the instrument s inherent noise is carried out The noise power measured is then subtracted from the power i...

Page 160: ...time is to be increased to 200 ms Remote command SENS POW HSP ON DIAGRAM FULL SIZE The DIAGRAM FULL SIZE softkey switches the diagram to full screen size Remote command DISP WIND1 SIZE LARG SMAL ADJUST REF LVL The ADJUST REF LVL softkey adjusts the reference level of the R S FSP to the measured channel power This ensures that the settings of the RF attenuation and the reference level are optimally...

Page 161: ...BW as a function of the channel bandwidth RBW 1 40 of channel bandwidth The maximum possible resolution bandwidth with respect to the requirement RBW 1 40 resulting from the available RBW steps 1 3 is selected Video bandwidth VBW For a correct power measurement the video signal must not be limited in band width A restricted bandwidth of the logarithmic video signal would cause signal averaging and...

Page 162: ...struments harddisk in XML file format Softkey SAVE AS USER STD opens a dialog box to store the user defined configu ration The following list shows the parameters that you can customize Number of Adjacent Channels Channel Bandwidth of TX ADJ and ALT channels Channel Spacings Resolution Bandwidth Video Bandwidth ACP Limit State and ACP Limits Sweeptime Sweeptime Coupling Detector Trace Mode Clr Wri...

Page 163: ...o be considered in the adjacent channel power measurement Numbers from 0 to 12 can be entered The following measurements are performed depending on the number of the chan nels NO OF ADJ CHAN NO OF TX CHAN CHANNEL BANDWIDTH CHANNEL SPACING ACP REF SETTINGS CP ACP ABS REL CHAN PWR HZ POWER MODE CLEAR WRITE MAX HOLD ADJUST SETTINGS Side menu ACP LIMIT CHECK EDIT ACP LIMITS WEIGHTING FILTER ADJ REFLVL...

Page 164: ...n channels and the adjacent channels The transmission channel bandwidth is normally defined by the transmission stan dard The correct bandwidth is set automatically for the selected standard see CP ACP STANDARD softkey With the IBW method FAST ACP OFF the channel bandwidth limits are marked by two vertical lines right and left of the channel center frequency It can in this way be visually checked ...

Page 165: ...S POW ACH BWID ACH 1kHz SENS POW ACH BWID ALT1 14kHz SENS POW ACH BWID ALT2 14kHz CHANNEL SPACING The CHANNEL SPACING softkey opens a table for defining the channel spacings for the TX channels as well as for the adjacent channels TX channels The spacing between every TX channels can be defined separately Therefore a TX spacing 1 2 for the spacing between the first and the second carrier a TX spac...

Page 166: ...ce and channel spacing ALT2 to three times the adjacent channel spacing and so on Thus only one value needs to be entered in case of equal channel spacing The same holds true for the ALT2 channels when the bandwidth of the ALT1 chan nel is entered Remote command SENS POW ACH SPAC CHAN 20kHz SENS POW ACH SPAC ACH 20kHz SENS POW ACH SPAC ALT1 40kHz SENS POW ACH SPAC ALT2 60kHz The channel spacings c...

Page 167: ...d as a reference channel MAX POWER TX CHANNEL The transmission channel with the highest power is used as a reference channel LOWEST HIGHEST CHANNEL The outer left hand transmission channel is the reference channel for the lower adjacent channels the outer right hand transmission channel that for the upper adjacent chan nels A C P R E F E R E N C E C H A N N E L T X C H A N N E L 1 T X C H A N N E ...

Page 168: ...um algorithm The higher value is remained MAX HOLD mode is only applicable if the number of adjacend channels is 0 Remote command CALC MARK FUNC POW MODE WRIT MAXH CP ACP ABS The absolute power in the transmission channel and in the adjacent channels is displayed in the unit of the y axis e g in dBm dBmV CP ACP REL For adjacent channel power measurements NO OF ADJ CHAN 0 the level of the adjacent ...

Page 169: ...he transmission channel spacing the adjacent channel spacing and the bandwidth of one of adjacent channels ADJ ALT1 or ALT2 whichever is furthest away from the transmission channels No of transmission channels 1 transmission channel spacing 2 adjacent channel spacing adjacent channel bandwidth measurement margin The measurement margin is approx 10 of the value obtained by adding the channel spacin...

Page 170: ...ive and if the higher of both limit values is exceeded the measured value is marked accordingly Remote command CALC LIM ACP ON CALC LIM ACP ACH 0dB 0dB CALC LIM ACP ACH STAT ON CALC LIM ACP ACH ABS 10dBm 10dBm CALC LIM ACP ACH ABS STAT ON CALC LIM ACP ALT1 0dB 0dB CALC LIM ACP ALT1 STAT ON CALC LIM ACP ALT1 ABS 10dBm 10dBm CALC LIM ACP ALT1 ABS STAT ON CALC LIM ACP ALT2 0dB 0dB CALC LIM ACP ALT2 S...

Page 171: ...igthing filter settings of a predefined standard Select the predefine standard CP ACP STANDARD Use SAVE AS USER STD to create an own user standard Select this user standard CP ACP STANDARD USER with the specified name Change the weigthing filter configuration Save the user standard again with SAVE AS USER STD Note that in version 4 4x it is possible to specifiy separate filter configuration for al...

Page 172: ...eference level to 0 dBm MEAS Call the menu for the measurement functions CHAN PWR ACP Select the channel and adjacent channel power measure ment function The measurement is performed with the default settings or a previously defined setting The sub menu for setting the desired new configuration is opened CP ACP STANDARD select IS136 ENTER Select the NADC IS136 standard CP ACP CONFIG Call the subme...

Page 173: ...are mea sured CHANNEL BANDWIDTH 1 23 MHz Ud 30 kHz Set the channel bandwidth to 1 23 MHz in accordance with IS 95 Set the adjacent channel bandwidth to 30 kHz Upon entry of 30 kHz for the adjacent channel the alter nate channels are also set to 30 kHz CHAN SPACING 1 25 MHz Ud 885 kHz Ud 1 98 MHz Ud 2 97 MHz Open the list for entering the channel spacings Upon entry of 885 kHz for the adjacent chan...

Page 174: ...e channel only CHANNEL BANDWIDTH 1 23 MHz Set the channel bandwidth to 1 23 MHz in line with IS95 ADJUST SETTINGS Set the optimum span 5 MHz resolution bandwidth RBW 30 kHz video bandwidth VBW 300 kHz and detector RMS for the measurement automatically The absolute channel power and the relative power of the adjacent channels and alternate channels are displayed on the screen Go to the main menu fo...

Page 175: ... temporary markers OCCUP BW ON OFF The OCCUP BW ON OFF softkey switches measurement of the occupied band width on or off Remote command CALC MARK FUNC POW SEL OBW CALC MARK FUNC POW RES OBW CALC MARK FUNC POW OFF POWER BANDWIDTH The POWER BANDWIDTH softkey opens the entry of the percentage of power related to the total power in the displayed frequency range which defines the occu pied bandwidth pe...

Page 176: ...he reference level is not influenced by ADJUST SETTINGS For an optimum dynamic range it should be selected in a way that the signal maximum is close to the reference level The adjustment is carried out only once if necessary the instrument settings may be changed later Remote command SENS POW PRES OBW Measurement principle For example the bandwidth containing 99 of the signal power is to be determ...

Page 177: ... measurement functions OCCUPIED BANDWIDTH Select measurement of the occupied bandwidth and open the submenu for configuring the measurement POWER BANDWIDTH 99 Select 99 for the bandwidth to be measured CHANNEL BANDWIDTH 21 kHz Enter the channel bandwidth of 21 kHz specified by PDC ADJUST SETTINGS Optimize the measurement parameters for the specified channel bandwidth Allow for a complete frequency...

Page 178: ... transmitter two port network is depen dent on the amplitude of the peak values as well as on their probability The probability of amplitude values can be measured with the APD function Ampli tude Probability Distribution During a selectable measurement time all occurring amplitude values are assigned to an amplitude range The number of amplitude val ues in the specific ranges is counted and the r...

Page 179: ...It shows the probability of an amplitude exceeding a specific value For the APD function the x axis is scaled in absolute values in dBm whereas for the CCDF function the x axis is scaled relative to the MEAN POWER measured Definitions Crest factor peak voltage to rms CCDF complementary cumulative distribution function During an active statistic measurement the functions FULL SCREEN SPLIT SCREEN an...

Page 180: ...ence the peak amplitudes the video bandwidth is automatically set to 10 times the resolution bandwidth The sample detector is used for detecting the video voltage APD ON OFF The APD ON OFF softkey switches on or off the amplitude probability distribution function When the APD function is switched on the CCDF function is switched off automatically Remote command CALC STAT APD ON CCDF ON OFF The CCD...

Page 181: ...itched on Remote command BAND 3 MHz NO OF SAMPLES The NO OF SAMPLES softkey sets the number of power measurements taken into account for the statistics Please note that the overall measurement time is influenced by the number of sam ples selected as well as by the resolution bandwidth set up for the measurement as the resolution bandwidth directly influences the sampling rate Remote command CALC S...

Page 182: ...0 As the y axis scaling has a logarithmic axis the distance between max and min value must be at least one decade Remote command CALC STAT SCAL Y UPP value Y AXIS MIN VALUE The Y AXIS MIN VALUE softkey defines the lower limit of the displayed probability range As the y axis scaling has a logarithmic axis the distance between max and min value must be at least one decade Valid values are in the ran...

Page 183: ...a and calculating the APD or CCDF curve depending on the selected measurement At the beginning of the measurement previously obtained measurement results are dis carded Remote command INIT CONT OFF INIT IMM Hint for usage of the marker functions with measurement of signal statistics With the signal statistic measurement level always is displayed on x axis Y axis always is a normalized value betwee...

Page 184: ...e point T 0 is defined by the external trigger event and the instrument s trigger offset GATED TRIGGER activates the gating for statistics functions The trigger source is changed to EXTERN if this function is switched on CCDF ON OFF Switch on measurement of the complementary cumulative distribution function The R S FSP switches to zero span mode The power of the signal and the CCDF is calculated f...

Page 185: ...turing is repeated until the configured number of valid samples is reached If the active gate period is outside the I Q capture buffer or the resulting gate time is zero the measurement will not reach its end In this case the range start and stop values have to be checked Comment Comment string Period Period of the signal to be measured Range x Start Begin of time period to be taken into account R...

Page 186: ...arrier It is searched when the func tion is activated and is marked by means of the REFERENCE FIXED marker The noise power of the channel is subtracted from the signal level obtained C N and in the case of a C No measurement it is referred to a 1 Hz bandwidth There are two methods for measuring the carrier noise ratio 1 The carrier is outside the channel examined In this case it is sufficient to s...

Page 187: ... submenu for configuring the carrier noise ratio measurement The user can choose between measurement without C N and measurement with reference to the bandwidth C No In addition it is possible to select the bandwidth of the channel and to adapt the span C N C NO The C N and C NO softkeys enable and disable the measurement of the carrier noise ratio the C No measurement also being referred to a 1 H...

Page 188: ...s on the measurement of the AM modu lation depth An AM modulated carrier is required on the screen for ensuring correct operation The level value of MARKER 1 is taken as the carrier level When this function is acti vated MARKER 2 and MARKER 3 are automatically set symmetrically to the carrier on the adjacent peak values of the trace as delta markers and MARKER 2 is acti vated for the entry When th...

Page 189: ...termodulation product generated from one of the useful signals and the 2nd harmonic of the second useful signal in case of two tone modulation The frequencies of the intermodulation products are above and below the useful sig nals Fig 4 14 Intermodulation products PU1 and PU2 shows intermodulation prod ucts PI1 and PI2 generated by the two useful signals PU1 and PU2 PRESET The R S FSP is set to th...

Page 190: ... intermodulation sig nals and useful signals is reduced by 2 dB This is illustrated in Fig 4 15 Dependence of intermodulation level on useful signal level Fig 4 15 Dependence of intermodulation level on useful signal level The useful signals at the two port output increase proportionally with the input level as long as the two port is in the linear range A level change of 1 dB at the input causes ...

Page 191: ...he third order intercept from the level spacing between normal markers and delta markers and outputs it in the marker info field Remote command CALC MARK FUNC TOI ON CALC MARK FUNC TOI RES Example A two tone signal with frequencies of 100 MHz and 101 MHz is applied to the RF input of the R S FSP The level of the two signals is 10 dBm SELECT MARKER The SELECT MARKER softkey activates the selection ...

Page 192: ...th will be automatically adjusted RBWn RBW1 n if that RBW is not available the next higher value is used The results can be obtained via the following remote commands Trace read out via the normal trace subsystem The first harmonic frequency can be read out via the center frequency command THD value comma separated in and dB Remote command CALC MARK FUNC HARM DIST TOT Comma separated list of harmo...

Page 193: ... to 26 Remote command CALC MARK FUNC HARM NHAR numerical value HARMONIC SWEEPTIME The HARMONIC SWEEPTIME softkey allows to set the value how long the zero span measurement on each harmonic frequency shall take place This is an alias softkey to the normal sweep time of the zero span therefore the same parser com mand is to be used HARMONIC RBW AUTO The softkey HARMONIC RBW AUTO disables the resolut...

Page 194: ... device settings are used Up to 20 subranges can be defined they need not directly follow one another across which the R S FSP sweeps in subsequent order However the measure ment ranges must not overlap The measurement parameters can be selected inde pendently from each other in every subrange SWEEP LIST menu EDIT SWEEP LIST Limit lines are defined and displayed irrespective of the sweep ranges i ...

Page 195: ...st off SWEEP LIST The SWEEP LIST softkey opens a submenu where predefined sweep ranges can be edited or new ranges generated or deleted A table listing the current sweep ranges is displayed Remote command EDIT SWEEP LIST The EDIT SWEEP LIST softkey opens the table for editing the sweep ranges When a limit line is defined in steps the weaker limit is used at the frequency point with the straight ve...

Page 196: ...d sweep time mode is automatically set to MANUAL Detector Specifies the range detector AUTO PEAK MAX PEAK MIN PEAK SAMPLE RMS AVER AGE REF Level Reference level in dBm The upper edge of the displayed screen area is the value of the maximum reference level corrected by the associated transducer factor RF Attenuator Mode AUTO MANUAL RF Attenuator Number as with Sweep Time PRE AMP ON OFF preamplifier...

Page 197: ...measurement while the submenu is simultaneously exited When the measurement is started the R S FSP sets up the measurement diagram in the selected measurement window and starts the measurement in the selected mode With SINGLE a single frequency sweep occurs afterwards the R S FSP remains on the stop frequency With CONTINUOUS the measurement continues until it is stopped You can stop the measuremen...

Page 198: ...CH and VIEW PEAK LIST are not available Remote command CALC1 PEAK AUTO ON OFF STOP MEAS See STOP MEAS on page 4 125 START MEAS See START MEAS on page 4 125 PEAK SEARCH The PEAK SEARCH softkey starts the process of determining the list of the sub range maximums from the existing sweep results This procedure can be repeated as often as desired e g to experiment with the various threshold settings It...

Page 199: ...table according to the entries in the FREQUENCY column in descending order Remote command SORT BY DELTA LIM The SORT BY DELTA LIM softkey sorts the table according to the entries in the DELTA LIM column default in descending order If no limit line has been specified an offset of 200 dB is assumed for all peaks Remote command ASCII FILE EXPORT The ASCII FILE EXPORT softkey stores the peak list in A...

Page 200: ...ng mode of the device Start 9000 000000 Hz Stop 7000000000 000000 Hz Start stop of the span Unit Hz x Axis LIN Linear LIN or logarithmic LOG future feature scaling of the x axis Sweep Count 1 Selected number of sweeps File contents Explanation TRACE 1 Selected trace Trace Mode CLR WRITE Display mode of trace CLR WRITE AVERAGE MAX HOLD MIN HOLD VIEW BLANK x Unit Hz Unit of x values y Unit dBm Unit ...

Page 201: ...purious Emissions measurement a range defines a segment for which you can define the following parameters sepa rately start and stop frequency RBW VBW sweep time reference level attenuator settings and limit values Via the sweep list you define the ranges and their settings for details on settings refer to the SWEEP LIST softkey The following rules apply to ranges The minimum span of a range is 10...

Page 202: ... LTE Category A Freq 1GHz DL BW_10_0_MHz__CFhigher1GHz xml LTE Category A Freq 1GHz DL BW_10_0_MHz__CFlower1GHz xml LTE Category A Freq 1GHz DL BW_15_0_MHz__CFhigher1GHz xml LTE Category A Freq 1GHz DL BW_15_0_MHz__CFlower1GHz xml LTE Category A Freq 1GHz DL BW_20_0_MHz__CFhigher1GHz xml LTE Category A Freq 1GHz DL BW_20_0_MHz__CFlower1GHz xml LTE Category A Freq 1GHz DL D r_s instr sem_std EUTRA ...

Page 203: ...1_39 xml W CDMA 3GPP 31 39 dBm DL PowerClass_39_43 xml W CDMA 3GPP 39 43 dBm DL PowerClass_43_INF xml W CDMA 3GPP 43 INF dBm DL PowerClass_negINF_31 xml W CDMA 3GPP INF 31 dBm DL D r_s instr sem_std WCDMA 3GPP UL 3GPP_UL xml W CDMA 3GPP UL D r_s instr sem_std WIBRO DL PowerClass_29_40 xml WiBro TTA 29 40 dBm DL PowerClass_40_INF xml WiBro TTA 40 INF dBm DL PowerClass_negINF_29 xml WiBro TTA INF 29...

Page 204: ...ic_safety_band_Mask_M_10MHz xml 802 11 high power U S 4 9GHz public safety band Mask M 10MHz 802_11_highpower_US_4_9GHz_public_safety_band_Mask_M_20MHz xml 802 11 high power U S 4 9GHz public safety band Mask M 20MHz 802_11_lowpower_US_4_9GHz_public_safety_band_Mask_L_5MHz xml 802 11 low power U S 4 9GHz public safety band Mask L 5MHz 802_11_lowpower_US_4_9GHz_public_safety_band_Mask_L_10MHz xml 8...

Page 205: ...m_std WLAN 802_11p 802_11p_5MHz_US_5GHz_band_power_class_A_0dBm xml 802 11p 5MHz US 5GHz band power class A 0dBm 802_11p_5MHz_US_5GHz_band_power_class_C_20dBm xml 802 11p 5MHz US 5GHz band power class C 20dBm 802_11p_5MHz_US_5GHz_band_power_class_B_10dBm xml 802 11p 5MHz US 5GHz band power class B 10dBm 802_11p_5MHz_US_5GHz_band_power_class_D_28_8dBm xml 802 11p 5MHz US 5GHz band power class D 28 ...

Page 206: ...s on the measurement itself The other attributes and child nodes are used to display information about the Spectrum Emission Mask Standard on the measurement screen The child nodes and attributes of this element are shown in Table 4 3 In the example above PowerClass_31_39 xml under D r_s instr sem_std WCDMA 3GPP these attributes are defined as follows Standard W CDMA 3GPP LinkDirection DL PowerCla...

Page 207: ...ierarchy of the XML can not be seen in the tables either view one of the default files already stored on the analyzer in the D r_s instr sem_std directory or check the structure as shown below Below a basic example of the structure of the file is shown containing all mandatory attributes and child nodes Note that the PowerClass element and the range ele ment are themselves elements of the Base For...

Page 208: ...p to twenty Range nodes Range PowerClass The Range element is structered as follows Range Index n Name Name ChannelType Channel Type Channel Type WeightingFilter Type FilterType Type RollOffFactor Factor RollOffFactor Bandwith Bandwidth Bandwidth WeightingFilter FrequencyRange Start RangeStart Start Stop RangeStop Stop FrequencyRange Limit Start Unit Unit Value Value Stop Unit Unit Value Value Lim...

Page 209: ...f the instrument No Application SA Name of the application No MinimumSweepPoints Value SweepPoints No LinkDirection Name Downlink Uplink None Yes ShortName DL UL No ReferencePower Yes Method TX Channel Power TX Channel Peak Power Yes ReferenceChannel string No Child Node Attribute Value Parameter Description Mandatory Index 0 Only index 0 is currently supported others are ignored Yes StartPower Va...

Page 210: ... is the reference range Type RRC CFILTer Type of weighting filter Yes RollOfffactor 0 1 Excess filter bandwidth Only if filter type is RRC Bandwidth bandwidth in Hz Filter bandwidth Only if filter type is RRC FrequencyRange Yes Start frequency in Hz Start value of the range Yes Stop frequency in Hz Stop value of the range Yes Limit A Range must contain exactly two limit nodes one of the limit node...

Page 211: ...rameter Description Mandatory File Content Description RefType CPOWER TxBandwidth 9540000M Hz FilterState ON Alpha 0 22 PeaksPerRange 1 Values 4 0 22500000 9270000 1000000 2986455000 74 762840270996094 10 576210021972656 45 762840270996094 PASS 1 9270000 4770000 100000 2991405000 100 17695617675781 35 990325927734375 1 490325927734375 PASS 3 4770000 9270000 100000 3005445000 100 17695617675781 35 ...

Page 212: ...er a preset the sweep list contains a set of default ranges and parameters For each range you can change the parameters listed below To insert or delete ranges use the INS BEFORE RANGE INS AFTER RANGE and DELETE RANGE softkeys SPEC EM ON OFF SWEEP LIST EDIT SWEEP LIST INS BEFORE RANGE INS AFTER RANGE DELETE RANGE NEXT RANGES PREVIOUS RANGES REFERENCE RANGE POW REF CHAN PEAK TX BANDWIDTH RRC FILT O...

Page 213: ...dth not applicable for Channel and RRC filters Remote command ESP RANG1 BAND VID 5000000 TX BANDWIDTH RRC FILT ON OFF ALPHA BT START MEAS STOP MEAS SWEEP LIST RANGE 1 RANGE 2 Ref RANGE 3 RANGE 4 RANGE 5 Range Start 250 MHz 2 52 MHz 2 52 MHz Range Stop 2 52 MHz 2 52 MHz 250 MHz Filter Type NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL RBW 30 kHz 30 kHz 30 kHz VBW 10 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz Sweep Time Mode AUTO AUTO AUTO Sweep Ti...

Page 214: ...TO MANUAL Remote command ESP RANG1 INP ATT AUTO ON RF Attenuator Shows the current RF attenuation The R S FSP automatically calculates the RF attenuation if AUTO mode is selected and displays the corresponding value in this field If the field is edited the RF Attenuator mode is automatically set to MANUAL Remote command ESP RANG1 INP ATT 10 PRE AMP Activates ON or deactivates OFF the preamplifier ...

Page 215: ...ote command ESP RANG1 LIM ABS STAR 10 Abs Limit Stop Sets the absolute limit value at the stop frequency of the range The unit depends on the unit selected via the UNIT softkey Remote command ESP RANG1 LIM ABS STOP 20 Rel Limit Start Sets the relative limit value at the start frequency of the range The unit is dBc Remote command ESP RANG1 LIM REL STAR 20 Rel Limit Stop Sets the relative limit valu...

Page 216: ...thin the reference range Chan Measures the channel power within the reference range integral bandwidth method Remote command ESP RTYP PEAK TX BANDWIDTH Defines the bandwidth used for measuring the channel power Possible values are from 20 Hz to the span of the reference range Remote command ESP BWID 20 HZ RRC FILT ON OFF Activates or deactivates the RRC filter Remote command ESP FILT RRC STAT ON A...

Page 217: ...a failed limit check The trace limit line result of the limit check and the channel power of the reference range are displayed in full screen too if the LIST EVALUATION is inactive Remote command CALC ESP PSE AUTO ON MARGIN Opens an edit dialog box to enter the margin used for the limit check peak search LOAD STANDARD Opens a dialog box to select a customized standard in the xml file format Refer ...

Page 218: ... under this name and can be examined in the table LIMIT LINES The domain in which the limit line is to be used Here a distinction is made between the time domain span 0 Hz and the frequency domain span 0 Hz The reference of the interpolation points to the x axis The limit line may be specified either for absolute frequencies or times or for frequencies which are related to the set center frequency...

Page 219: ...he marked level values have been underranged or exceeded 4 6 1 1 Selection of Limit Lines LINES The LINES key opens the menu for fixing the limit lines and the display lines SELECT LIMIT LINE EDIT LIMIT LINE NEW LIMIT LINE NAME VALUES INSERT VALUE DELETE VALUE SHIFT X LIMIT LINE SHIFT Y LIMIT LINE SAVE LIMIT LINE COPY LIMIT LINE DELETE LIMIT LINE X OFFSET Y OFFSET DISPLAY LINES DISPLAY LINE 1 DISP...

Page 220: ...n 0 or times span 0 in the diagram The SELECTED LIMIT LINE table provides information about the characteristics of the marked limit line The characteristics of the limit line are set in the EDIT LIMIT LINE NEW LIMIT LINE submenu SELECT LIMIT LINE The SELECT LIMIT LINE softkey activates the LIMIT LINES table and the selection bar jumps to the uppermost name in the table The following information is...

Page 221: ... NOGO test is performed in the active screen In the center of the diagram a display window appears which indicates the results of the limit check test The following example shows two active limit lines A check for violations of limit lines takes place only if the limit line of the assigned measurement curve trace is enabled If LIM CHECK is set to OFF for all active limit lines then the limit line ...

Page 222: ... can be arbitrarily chosen and input via an entry window max of 8 characters Remote command CALC LIM3 COPY 2 or CALC LIM3 COPY GSM2 DELETE LIMIT LINE The DELETE LIMIT LINE softkey erases the selected limit line Before deletion a message appears requesting confirmation Remote command CALC LIM3 DEL X OFFSET The X OFFSET softkey horizontally shifts a limit line which has been specified for relative f...

Page 223: ...d oper ation is to be guaranteed The frequencies times for each data point must be entered in ascending order however for any single frequency time two data points may be input vertical segment of a limit line The data points are allocated in order of ascending frequency time Gaps are not allowed If gaps are desired two separate limit lines must be defined and then both enabled The entered frequen...

Page 224: ...it lines with the LIM extension Remote command CALC LIM3 NAME GSM1 Domain Select time or frequency domain The default setting is frequency NAME VALUES INSERT VALUE DELETE VALUE SHIFT X LIMIT LINE SHIFT Y LIMIT LINE SAVE LIMIT LINE Name Enter name Domain Select domain Unit Select units X Axis Select interpolation Limit Select upper and lower limit value X Scaling Entry of absolute or relative value...

Page 225: ... order to shift the mask in the time domain into the center of screen Remote command CALC LIM3 CONT MODE ABS CALC LIM3 UPP MODE ABS CALC LIM3 LOW MODE ABS Unit Select the vertical scale units for the limit line The selection of units takes place in a selection box The default setting is dBm Remote command CALC LIM3 UNIT DBM Limit Select upper lower limit A limit line can be defined as either an up...

Page 226: ...te limit value Example The preset value is at 200 dBm The field is displayed if the value RELATIVE is entered in the field Y SCALING Remote command CALC LIM3 UPP THR 30 dBm or CALC LIM3 LOW THR 30 dBm Comment Enter comments Comments are arbitrary however they must be less than 41 characters long Remote command CALC LIM3 COMM Upper limit VALUES The VALUES softkey activates the entry of the data poi...

Page 227: ...AME softkey Remote command CALC LIM3 CONT SHIF 50KHz SHIFT Y LIMIT LINE The SHIFT Y LIMIT LINE softkey calls an entry window where the complete limit line may be shifted parallel in the vertical direction The shift takes place according to the vertical scale for logarithmic units relative in dB for linear units as a factor In this manner a new limit line can be easily generated based upon an exist...

Page 228: ...y background 1st press The line is switched on softkey with red background and the data input function is activated The position of the display line can be selected by means of the rotary knob the step keys or a numerical entry in the appropriate field The data input function is disabled if another function is activated The line however remains switched on softkey with green background 2nd press T...

Page 229: ... ranges see section Marker Functions MKR FCTN Key on page 4 58 Remote command CALC TLIN STAT ON CALC TLIN 10ms 4 6 2 Configuration of Screen Display DISP Key The DISPLAY menu allows the configuration of the diagram display on the screen and also the selection of the display elements and colors The POWER SAVE mode is also configured in this menu for the display The test results are displayed on the...

Page 230: ...d via SCREEN A or SCREEN B hotkey If only one window is displayed it is the diagram in which the measurements are performed the diagram not displayed is not active for measurements Fig 4 16 Typical split screen display settings are uncoupled DISP The DISP key opens the menu for configuring the screen display and selecting the active diagram in SPLIT SCREEN mode FULL SCREEN SPLIT SCREEN REF LEVEL C...

Page 231: ...esponding key in the hotkey bar The active window is marked by highlighting fields and on the right of the diagram Remote command DISP FORM SPL REF LEVEL COUPLED The REF LEVEL COUPLED softkey switches the coupling of the reference level on and off In addition to the reference level the mixer level and input attenuation are coupled with one another For the level measurement the same reference level...

Page 232: ...e diagram Remote command DISP TIME OFF LOGO ON OFF The LOGO ON OFF softkey switches the Rohde Schwarz company logo dis played in the upper left corner of the display screen on or off Remote command DISP LOGO ON ANNOTATION ON OFF The ANNOTATION ON OFF softkey switches the displaying of frequency informa tion on the screen on and off ON Frequency information is displayed OFF Frequency information is...

Page 233: ...s The first keystroke activates the power save mode and opens the editor for the response time The response time is entered in minutes between 1 and 6 minutes and is confirmed by ENTER The power save mode is deactivated by pressing the key again On leaving the menu with the power save mode in the activated state the softkey is highlighted in color on returning to the menu and opens again the edito...

Page 234: ...command DISP CMAP3 HSL hue sat lum TINT The TINT softkey activates the entry of the color tint of the selected element The entered value is related to a continuous color spectrum ranging from red 0 to blue 100 Remote command DISP CMAP3 HSL hue sat lum SATURATION The SATURATION softkey activates the entry of the color saturation for the selected element The range of inputs is from 0 to 100 Remote c...

Page 235: ...erface Configuration SETUP Key The SETUP key opens the menu for configuration of the R S FSP SETUP REFERENCE FREQUENCY REFERENCE INTERNAL EXTERNAL REFERENCE EXT INT REFERENCE FREQUENCY REF BW NORM WIDE NOISE SRC ON OFF PREAMP TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER FACTOR NEW FACTOR EDIT TRD FACTOR TRD FACTOR NAME TRD FACTOR UNIT TRD FACTOR VALUES INSERT LINE DELETE LINE SAVE TRD FACTOR DELETE FACTOR VIEW TRANSDUCE...

Page 236: ...IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK DHCP ON OFF CONFIGURE NETWORK SHOW CONFIG NETWORK LOGIN OPTIONS INSTALL OPTION REMOVE OPTION Side menu SOFT FRONTPANEL LXI DISPLAY ON OFF INFO PASSWORD DESC LAN RESET SYSTEM INFO HARDWARE INFO STATISTICS SYSTEM MESSAGES CLEAR ALL MESSAGES SERVICE INPUT RF INPUT CAL SELFTEST SELFTEST RESULTS ENTER PASSWORD 1 Side menu CAL GEN 128 MHZ CAL GEN COMB PULSE 2 side menu COMMAND TRA...

Page 237: ...tion of the instrument the switching cycle statistics and system messages For details refer to section SYSTEM INFO on page 4 186 The SERVICE softkey opens a submenu in which special device functions and system information can be selected for servicing The password required for service functions can be entered in this submenu For details refer to section SERVICE on page 4 188 The FIRMWARE UPDATE op...

Page 238: ... source automatically switches to use the internal reference signal Once the R S FSP has switched to the internal reference signal it stays with the internal reference You have to switch back to the external reference signal manually press REFERENCE EXTERNAL and then activate REFERENCE EXT INT again The current source internal or external is indicated in the lower part of the softkey Remote comman...

Page 239: ...efined is displayed As soon as a transducer is activated the unit of the transducer is automatically used for all the level settings and outputs The unit cannot be changed in the AMPT menu since the R S FSP and the transducer used are regarded as one measuring instru ment Only if the transducer has the unit dB will the unit originally set on the R S FSP be maintained and can be changed If a transd...

Page 240: ...transducer factor is not active the scrollbar is placed on the first line of the table Remote command CORR TRAN SEL name CORR TRAN ON OFF EDIT TRD FACTOR The EDIT TRD FACTOR softkey gives access to the submenu for editing and gener ating transducer factors For details refer to section Entry and Editing of Transducer Factors on page 4 169 NEW FACTOR The NEW FACTOR softkey gives access to the submen...

Page 241: ...l through large tables that cannot completely be displayed on the screen PAGE DOWN The PAGE DOWN softkey is used to scroll through large tables that cannot com pletely be displayed on the screen Entry and Editing of Transducer Factors A transducer factor is characterized by the following Reference values with frequency and factor Values Unit of the factor Unit and Name Name to distinguish the vari...

Page 242: ... factor are entered in the columns During editing a transducer factor remains stored in the background until the factor edited is saved with the SAVE TRD FACTOR softkey or until the table is closed A factor that was edited by mistake can be restored by leaving the entry function The softkeys in the UNIT submenu of the AMPT key cannot be operated if the transducer is on TRD FACTOR NAME TRD FACTOR U...

Page 243: ...o a box for selecting the unit of the transducer factor The default setting is dB Remote command CORR TRAN UNIT string Entry of value TRD FACTOR VALUES The TRD FACTOR VALUES softkey sets the scrollbar on the first reference value The desired reference values for FREQUENCY and TDF dB must be entered in ascending order of frequencies After the frequency has been entered the scrollbar automatically g...

Page 244: ... reference value complete line The reference values that follow move one line up Remote command SAVE TRD FACTOR The SAVE TRD FACTOR softkey saves the changed table in a file on the internal hard disk If there is already a transducer factor that has the same name a confirmation query is output If the new factor is active the new values become immediately valid Remote command executed automatically ...

Page 245: ...TORY ID STRING USER GPIB LANGUAGE IF GAIN NORM PULS SWEEP REP ON OFF COUPLING FSP HP COM INTERFACE TIME DATE CONFIGURE NETWORK COMPUTER NAME IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK DHCP ON OFF CONFIGURE NETWORK SHOW CONFIG NETWORK LOGIN OPTIONS INSTALL OPTION REMOVE OPTION Side menu SOFT FRONTPANEL LXI DISPLAY ON OFF INFO PASSWORD DESC LAN RESET ...

Page 246: ...ult address is 20 Remote command SYST COMM GPIB ADDR 20 ID STRING FACTORY The ID STRING FACTORY softkey selects the default response to the IDN query Remote command ID STRING USER The ID STRING USER softkey opens an editor for entering a user defined response to the IDN query Max length of output string 36 characters Remote command GPIB LANGUAGE The GPIB LANGUAGE softkey opens a list of selectable...

Page 247: ...20 before Start stop frequency reference level and of sweep points will be adapted to the selected instrument model 8568A_DC and 8568B_DC are using DC input coupling as default if it is supported by the instrument The HP model 8591E is compatible to HP model 8594E the HP models 71100C 71200C and 71209A are compatible to HP models 8566A B Model of Trace Points Start Freq Stop Freq Ref Level Input C...

Page 248: ...B 8568A B and 8594E on page 6 253 If the repeated sweep is OFF the marker is set without sweeping before This softkey is only available if a HP languge is selected via the GPIB LANGUAGE softkey Remote command SYST RSW ON COUPLING FSP HP The COUPLING FSP HP softkey controls the default coupling ratios for span and resolution bandwidth Span RBW and resolution bandwidth and video bandwidth RBW VBW fo...

Page 249: ...baud The default set ting is 9600 baud Remote command SYST COMM SER BAUD 9600 Bits Number of data bits per word For the transmission of text without special characters 7 bits are adequate For binary data as well as for text with special characters 8 bits must be selected default setting Remote command SYST COMM SER BITS 7 Baud rate data transmission rate Bits number of data bits Parity bit parity ...

Page 250: ...nected on both transmitter and receiver For a simple 3 wire connection this is not the case and hardware handshake cannot be used here Default setting is NONE Remote command SYST COMM SER CONT DTR OFF SYST COMM SER CONT RTS OFF SW Handshake Software handshake protocol Besides the hardware handshake mechanism using interface lines it is also possi ble to achieve the same effect by using a software ...

Page 251: ...ields so that day month and year can be input separately For the selection of the month pressing a unit key opens a list of abbreviations wherein the desired month can be selected Remote command SYST DATE 1009 03 01 Configuration of Network Settings The instrument can be connected to an Ethernet LAN local area network by means of the LAN Interface This allows data transmission via the network and ...

Page 252: ...ts of four number blocks separated by dots Each block con tain 3 numbers in maximum e g 100 100 100 100 but also one ore two numbers are allowed in a block as an example see the preinstalled address For more details see the Quick Start Guide 6 LAN Interface DHCP ON OFF If the DHCP ON OFF softkey is set ON a new IP address is assigned each time the instrument is restarted This address must first be...

Page 253: ...ows the current network configuration NETWORK LOGIN The NETWORK LOGIN softkey opens the dialog box with the auto login settings Important The password was changed to 123456 with firmware version 4 5 For version 4 5 the password is instrument When a network is installed the preset user name instrument and the password 123456 can be adapted to a new user see the Quick Start Guide 6 LAN Inter face A ...

Page 254: ...d system memory would exceed the available sys tem memory The application hotkey will not be visible in the hotkey bar if the license key is disabled The MIN MEM value lists the additional base system memory required for this appli cation This part of the memory remains allocated when the application is left and therefore is not available for other applications The MAX MEM value is the addi tional...

Page 255: ...ears in table FIRMWARE OPTIONS On entry of an invalid license key the message OPTION KEY INVALID is displayed in the status line Remote command REMOVE OPTION The REMOVE OPTION softkey removes all firmware options from the instruments Execution of this function must be confirmed in a message box in order to avoid removal of the firmware options by mistake Remote command Emulation of the Instrument ...

Page 256: ...e rear panel Prior to performing the resolution change the user is prompted for confirmation whether the required monitor is connected Switching off the front panel display restores the original screen resolution Key assignment Button labels largely correspond to those of the front panel keys The rotation func tion of the rotary knob is assigned to the KNOB LEFT and KNOB RIGHT buttons the press fu...

Page 257: ...of the LAN indicator green device connected red device disconnected or limited Fault Back Auto IP A flashing LXI logo is used as Device Indication Remote command SYST LXI DISP ON OFF INFO The INFO softkey opens an window that shows the current parameters of LXI class C including the current version class and various computer parameters like the computer name or IP adress While active the dialog is...

Page 258: ...their initial states Remote command SYST LXI LANR 4 6 3 6 System Information The SYSTEM INFO softkey opens a submenu in which detailed information on mod ule data device statistics and system messages is displayed SYSTEM INFO Display of Module Data HARDWARE INFO The HARDWARE INFO softkey opens a table in which the modules INSTALLED COMPONENTS installed in the instrument are listed together with th...

Page 259: ...y delivered device dashes are displayed Remote command Display of System Messages SYSTEM MESSAGES The SYSTEM MESSAGES softkey opens a submenu including a table in which the generated system messages are displayed in the order of their occurrence The most recent messages are placed at the top of the list The following information is available The screenshot lists the components of an R S FSP7 with ...

Page 260: ...tes all messages in the table The softkey is only available when table SYSTEM INFO is active Remote command SYST ERR 4 6 3 7 Service Menu The service menu offers a variety of additional functions which are used for mainte nance and or trouble shooting SERVICE The service functions are not necessary for normal measurement operation How ever incorrect use can affect correct operation and or data int...

Page 261: ...R S FSP contains a variety of service functions which if incorrectly used can affect correct operation of the R S FSP These functions are normally not accessi ble and are only usable after the entry of a password see instrument service man ual Remote command SYST PASS Password CAL GEN 128 MHZ The CAL GEN 128 MHZ softkey selects a sinusoidal signal at 128 MHz as output signal for the internal calib...

Page 262: ...this folder Option license key codes Board specific data IMPORT DEV DATA reads these data back onto the instrument Select the folder where the instrument specific sub folder is located and press OPEN A dialog asks to perform a reboot when the import is done This function is helpful to backup device specific data e g the option license keys It is also helpful if you have to use a removable flash di...

Page 263: ...e results of the module test are displayed In case of failure a short description of the failed test the defective module the associated value range and the corresponding test results are indicated Remote command DIAG SERV STE RES PAGE UP PAGE DOWN The PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN softkey sets the SELFTEST RESULTS table to the next or previous page Remote command Hardware Adjustment Some of the R S FSP mo...

Page 264: ... RESTORE FIRMWARE The RESTORE FIRMWARE softkey restores the previous firmware version Remote command UPDATE PATH The UPDATE PATH softkey is used to select the drive and directories under which the archive files for the firmware update are stored The firmware update can thus also be performed via network drives or USB memory sticks USB CD ROM drives Remote command SYST FIRM UPD D USER FWUPDATE APPL...

Page 265: ... copying and deleting renaming files The R S FSP is capable of internally storing complete instrument settings with instrument configurations and measurement data in the form of data sets The respective data are stored on the internal hard disk or if selected on a memory stick or on a floppy The hard disk and floppy disk drives have the following names floppy disk A hard disk D FILE It is possible...

Page 266: ...ady contains a suggestion for a new name the file name used in the last saving process is counted up to the next unused name For example if the name last used was test_004 the new name test_005 is sug gested but only if this name is not in use If the name test_005 is already in use the next free name is suggested e g test_006 You can change the suggested name to any name conform to the following n...

Page 267: ...as test_004 the new name test_005 is sug gested but only if this name is not in use If the name test_005 is already in use the next free name is suggested e g test_006 You can change the suggested name to any name conform to the following naming conventions The name of a settings file consists of a base name followed by an underscore and three numbers e g limit_lines_005 In the example the base na...

Page 268: ...clude current configuration of general instrument parameters current measurement hardware settings active limit lines A data set may contain maximum 8 limit lines for each window It always contain the activated limit lines and the de activated limit lines used last if any Consequently the combination of the restored deactivated limit lines depends on the sequence of use with command MMEM LOAD the ...

Page 269: ...d and outputs DEFAULT in the ITEMS field of the SAVE RECALL DATA SET table Remote command MMEM SEL DEF STARTUP RECALL The STARTUP RECALL softkey activates the selection of a data set which is auto matically loaded when the instrument is powered on and after PRESET For this pur pose the Dialog Startup Recall is opened analogously to DATA SET LIST The field Files lists all data sets stored in the se...

Page 270: ...current drive are displayed in the upper left cor ner of the File Manager dialog The table below shows the files of the current directory and potential subdirectories A file or a directory in the table is selected via cursor keys The ENTER key is used to switch from one subdirectory to another The softkeys COPY RENAME CUT and DELETE are only visible if the entry focus is set to a file and not to a...

Page 271: ...nfirm your selection with ENTER Open subdirectories by using CURSOR RIGHT and use CURSOR LEFT to close them again When you have found the subdirectory you looked for mark it with ENTER Remote command MMEM MSIS a MMEM CDIR D user NEW FOLDER The NEW FOLDER softkey creates subdirectories The entry of an absolute path name e g USER MEAS as well as the path rela tive to the current directory e g MEAS i...

Page 272: ...the ENTER key Remote command MMEM COPY D user set cfg a RENAME The RENAME softkey opens the help line editor to rename a file or a directory anal ogously to the COPY softkey Remote command MMEM MOVE test02 cfg set2 cfg CUT The CUT softkey shifts the selected file into the clipboard from where it can be cop ied into a different directory at a later time by means of PASTE Remote command PASTE The PA...

Page 273: ...test SORT MODE The SORT MODE softkey opens the submenu to select the sorting mode for the dis played files Directory names are located at the top of the list after the entry for the next higher directory level Remote command NAME The NAME softkey sorts the file list by name Remote command DATE The DATE softkey sorts the file list by date Remote command EXTENSION The EXTENSION softkey sorts the fil...

Page 274: ...cidental destruction of disk data confirmation by the user is requested Remote command MMEM INIT a 4 6 5 Measurement Documentation HCOPY Key The HCOPY key opens the HARDCOPY menu for starting and configuring the print out The installation and configuration of printers is described in the Quick Start Guide chapters 1 Preparing for Use 6 LAN Interface and appendix A HCOPY The second file list can al...

Page 275: ...S submenu allows switch over between black and white and color print outs default provided that the printer connected can produce color printouts In addition the colors are set in this submenu For detailed information refer to section Selecting Printer Colors on page 4 205 The COMMENT SCREEN A B softkeys allow text to be added to the printout date and time are inserted automatically Use the INSTAL...

Page 276: ...RIN HCOP DEST SYST COMM MMEM DEVICE 1 2 The R S FSP is able to manage two hardcopy settings independently of each other They are selected via the DEVICE 1 2 softkey which displays also the associated setting if the DEVICE SETUP dialog is open For details on selecting and configur ing printers and printing out the measurement results refer to the Quick Start Guide chapter 1 Preparing for Use and ch...

Page 277: ...HCOP ITEM WIND2 TEXT Comment INSTALL PRINTER A certain number of printer drivers is already installed on the R S FSP The INSTALL PRINTER softkey opens the Printers and Faxes dialog where more printer drivers can be installed For details refer to the Quick Start Guide appendix A Remote command 4 6 5 1 Selecting Printer Colors COLORS The COMMENT softkey opens the auxiliary line editor where the desi...

Page 278: ...and all color lines in black This improves the contrast on the printout The default setting is COLOR ON Remote command HCOP DEV COL ON SCREEN COLORS The SCREEN COLORS softkey selects the current screen colors for the printout Remote command HCOP CMAP DEF1 OPTIMIZED COLOR SET The OPTIMIZED COLOR SET softkey selects an optimized color setting for the printout to improve the visibility of the colors ...

Page 279: ...mote command BRIGHTNESS The BRIGHTNESS softkey serves for determining the brightness of the graphic ele ment selected A value between 0 and 100 can be entered Remote command HCOP CMAP5 HSL hue sat lum TINT The TINT softkey serves for determining the hue of the element selected The per centage entered refers to a continuous color spectrum from red 0 to blue 100 Remote command HCOP CMAP5 HSL hue sat...

Page 280: ...REDEFINED COLORS The PREDEFINED COLORS softkey opens a list from which predefined colors for the displayed elements can be selected Remote command HCOP CMAP1 26 PDEF color SET TO DEFAULT The SET TO DEFAULT softkey reactivates the default color setting OPTIMIZED COLOR SET Remote command ...

Page 281: ...urement of spurious emis sions e g for pulsed carriers is possible even when the carrier lies outside the selected frequency span This RF power trigger can be used as long as the RF sig nal at the input mixer is in the range of 10 dBm to 50 dBm The resulting range for the input signal at the RF input connector can be calculated using the following for mula The RF Power Trigger can be selected and ...

Page 282: ...C ODD FIELD VERT SYNC EVEN FIELD The softkeys VERT SYNC ODD FIELD and VERT SYNC EVEN FIELD configure the trigger for the vertical sync signal of the first or second field Remote command TRIG VID FIEL SEL EVEN ODD HOR SYNC The HOR SYNC softkey configures the trigger for the horizontal sync signal and opens the data entry field for selection of the corresponding line The trigger can be set on any li...

Page 283: ... to the standards B G I M colour standard PAL or NTSC Default setting is VIDEO POL NEG Remote command TRIG VID SSIG POL NEG LINES 625 525 The LINES 625 525 softkey selects the line system currently in use Default setting is 625 LINES Remote command TRIG VID FORM LPFR 625 CCVS INT EXT The CCVS INT EXT softkey selects the input channel for the TV trigger input sig nal An external CCVS signal can be ...

Page 284: ...or can be used in all operating modes Acquisition of test setup calibration values SOURCE CAL and normalization using these correction values NORMALIZE is only possible in the NETWORK operating mode The tracking generator is activated by means of the NETWORK hotkey in the hotkey bar at the bottom of the screen for details refer to section Mode Selection Hotkey Bar on page 4 7 4 8 1 Tracking Genera...

Page 285: ...s on screen or during data entry MODULATION OFF POWER SWEEP POWER SWP ON OFF START POWER STOP POWER Additional softkeys are available in the displayed menus for controlling an external generator if option External Generator Control R S FSP B10 is fitted For detailed information see section External Generator Control Option R S FSP B10 on page 4 226 When the tracking generator is switched on the ma...

Page 286: ...nsmission characteristics of a two port network The built in tracking generator serves as a signal source It is connected to the input connector of the DUT The input of the R S FSP is fed from the output of the DUT Fig 4 19 Test setup for transmission measurement A calibration can be carried out to compensate for the effects of the test setup e g frequency response of connecting cables 4 8 2 1 Cal...

Page 287: ...surements the whole test setup is through connected THRU CAL TRANS The CAL TRANS softkey triggers the calibration of the transmission measurement It starts a sweep that records a reference trace This trace is then used to calculate the difference for the normalized values Fig 4 20 Calibration curve for transmission measurement During the calibration the following message is displayed After the cal...

Page 288: ... normalization is switched on in the currently active window Different types of normalization can be active in the two windows Normalization is aborted when the NETWORK operating mode is quit Remote command CORR ON REF VALUE POSITION The REF VALUE POSITION softkey marks a reference position in the active window at which the normalization result calculated difference with a reference trace is dis p...

Page 289: ...sured trace and the reference trace Setting the REF VALUE to a different value helps to compensate for changes to the level conditions in the signal path after the calibration data have been recorded If e g after a source calibration a 10 dB attenuation is inserted into the signal path between DUT and R S FSP input the measurement trace will be moved by 10 dB down Entering a REF VALUE of 10 dB wil...

Page 290: ...line has been moved by entering a REF VALUE of 10 dB the deviation from the nominal power level can be displayed with high resolution e g 1 dB div The power is still displayed in absolute values which means that in the above example 1 dB below the nominal power reference line 11 dB attenuation Fig 4 24 Measurement of a 10dB attenuator pad with 1dB DIV Remote command DISP WIND TRAC Y RVAL 10dB ...

Page 291: ...ses the normalized measurement data to generate a transducer factor with up to 625 points The trace data are converted to a transducer with unit dB after the transducer name has been entered The number of points is defined by SWEEP COUNT The frequency points are allocated in equidistant steps between start and stop frequency The generated transducer factor can be further adapted in the SETUP menu ...

Page 292: ... and a reference curve independent of the selected type of measurement transmission reflection The hardware settings used for measuring the reference curve are included in the reference data set Even with normalization switched on the device settings can be changed in a wide area without stopping the normalization This reduces the necessity to carry out a new normalization to a minimum For this pu...

Page 293: ...s corresponds to a doubling of the span Aborted normalization 625 and more extrapolated points within the current sweep limits in case of span doubling At a reference level REF LEVEL of 10 dBm and at a tracking generator output level of the same value the R S FSP operates without overrange reserve i e the R S FSP is in danger of being overloaded if a signal is applied whose amplitude is higher tha...

Page 294: ...ts FREQUENCY OFFSET The FREQUENCY OFFSET softkey activates the input of the frequency offset between the output signal of the tracking generator and the input frequency of the R S FSP Possible offsets are in a range of 150 MHz in 0 1 Hz steps The default setting is 0 Hz Offsets 0 Hz are marked with the enhancement label FRQ If a positive frequency offset is entered the tracking generator generates...

Page 295: ...ime and which ones can be combined with the fre quency offset function Table 4 7 Simultaneous modes of modulation tracking generator can be combined EXT AM The EXT AM softkey activates an AM modulation of the tracking generator output signal The modulation signal is applied to the TG IN I AM connector An input voltage of 1 V corresponds to 100 amplitude modulation Switching on an external AM disab...

Page 296: ... modulation disables the following functions active external AM active external FM Functional description of the quadrature modulator Fig 4 27 I Q modulation I Q modulation is performed by means of the built in quadrature modulator The RF signal is divided into two orthogonal I and Q components in phase and quadrature phase Amplitude and phase are controlled in each path by the I and Q modulation ...

Page 297: ...weep time of the zero span the power at the internal tracking generator is changed linear from start power to stop power The start and stop power values are shown on the right side below the diagram Remote command SOUR POW MODE SWE SOUR POW MODE FIX START POWER The START POWER softkey defines the start power of the power sweep The start power can be set between 30 dBm and 0 dBm Remote command SOUR...

Page 298: ...ng procedure has to be completed before recording of measured values is possible In the case of generators with TTL interface a list of the frequencies to be set is entered into the generator before the beginning of the first sweep Then the sweep is started and the next frequency point selected by means of the TTL handshake line TRIGGER The recording of measured values is only enabled when the gen...

Page 299: ...e entry of a constant level offset of the generator With this offset attenuator pads or amplifiers connected to the output connector of the generator can be handled during the input and output of output lev els The permissible setting range is 200 dB to 200 dB in steps of 0 1 dB Positive off sets handle a subsequent amplifier and negative offsets an attenuator pad The default setting is 0 dB offse...

Page 300: ...nsate for the effects of the test setup e g frequency response of connecting cables 4 9 2 1 Calibration of Transmission Measurement SOURCE CAL The SOURCE CAL softkey opens a submenu comprising the calibration functions for the transmission and reflection measurement For information on the calibration of the reflection measurement CAL REFL SHORT and CAL REFL OPEN and its mechanisms refer to section...

Page 301: ...n measurement It starts a sweep that records a reference trace This trace is then used to obtain the differences to the normalized values Fig 4 29 Calibration curve for transmission measurement During the calibration the following message is displayed After the calibration sweep the following message is displayed This message is cleared after approx 3 seconds Remote command CORR METH TRAN ...

Page 302: ...he normalization is switched on in the current win dow Different normalizations can be active in the two windows Normalization is aborted when the NETWORK mode is quit Remote command CORR ON REF VALUE POSITION The REF VALUE POSITION softkey reference position marks a reference position in the active window on which the normalization difference formation with a refer ence curve is performed When pr...

Page 303: ...level difference which is assigned to the reference line In the default setting the reference line corresponds to a level difference of 0 dB If e g a 10 dB attenuator pad is inserted between DUT and R S FSP input between recording of the calibration data and normalization the trace will be shifted down by 10 dB By entering a REF VALUE of 10 dB the reference line for difference forma tion can also ...

Page 304: ...fter the reference line has been shifted by entering REF VALUE 10 dB depar tures from the nominal value can be displayed with high resolution e g 1 dB Div The absolute measured values are still displayed in the above example 1 dB below nominal value reference line 11 dB attenuation Fig 4 33 Measurement of a 10 dB attenuator pad with 1dB DIV Remote command DISP WIND TRAC Y RVAL 10dB ...

Page 305: ...TOR SAVE AS TRD FACTOR uses the normalized measurement data to generate a transducer factor with up to 625 points The trace data are converted to a transducer with unit dB after the transducer name has been entered The number of points is defined by SWEEP COUNT The frequency points are allocated in equidistant steps between start and stop frequency The generated transducer factor can be further ad...

Page 306: ...e curve independent of the selected type of measurement transmission reflection The hardware settings used for measuring the reference curve are included in the reference data set Even with normalization switched on the device settings can be changed in a wide area without stopping the normalization This reduces the necessity to carry out a new normalization to a minimum For this purpose the refer...

Page 307: ...mits corresponds to a doubling of the span Aborted normalization more than 500 extrapolated points within the current sweep limits in case of span doubling At a reference level REF LEVEL of 10 dBm and at a tracking generator output level of the same value the analyzer operates without overrange reserve i e the analyzer is in danger of being overloaded if a signal is applied whose amplitude is high...

Page 308: ...UENCY OFFSET The FREQUENCY OFFSET softkey activates the input of the frequency offset between the output signal of the generator and the input frequency of the R S FSP The value range depends on the selected generator The default setting is 0 Hz Offsets 0 Hz are marked with the enhancement label FRQ If a positive frequency offset is entered the tracking generator generates an output signal above t...

Page 309: ...n R S FSP B10 4 9 6 Configuration of an External Generator EXT SOURCE The EXT SOURCE softkey opens a submenu for configuration of the external gen erator The R S FSP is able to manage two generators one of which can be active at the time EXT SRC ON OFF SELECT GENERATOR FREQUENCY SWEEP GEN REF INT EXT ...

Page 310: ... means of EXT SRC ON the R S FSP switches off the internal tracking generator and starts programming the generator settings via the GPIB interface IEC2 Programming requires takeover of the remote control at this interface by the R S FSP To avoid any access conflicts ensure that no other controller is con nected to the IEC2 interface or the external generator when selecting EXT SRC ON The maximum s...

Page 311: ...t at once and subsequently perform the frequency stepping via TTL handshake which is a big advantage in terms of speed GPIB ADDR GPIB address of the respective generator Addresses from 0 to 30 are possible MODE Operating mode of generator The generator activated using the FREQUENCY SWEEP softkey is automatically set to remote mode REMOTE the other to manual operation LOCAL F MIN F MAX Frequency ra...

Page 312: ... 30 SMGU GPIB 100 kHz 2 16 GHz 140 13 SMH GPIB 100 kHz 2 0 GHz 140 13 SMHU GPIB 100 kHz 4 32 GHz 140 13 SMIQ02B TTL 300 kHz 2 2 GHz 144 13 SMIQ02E GPIB 300 kHz 2 2 GHz 144 13 SMIQ03B TTL 300 kHz 3 3 GHz 144 13 SMIQ03E GPIB 300 kHz 3 3 GHz 144 13 SMIQ04B TTL 300 kHz 4 4 GHz 144 10 SMIQ06B TTL 300 kHz 6 4 GHz 144 10 SML01 GPIB 9 kHz 1 1 GHz 140 13 SML02 GPIB 9 kHz 2 2 GHz 140 13 SML03 GPIB 9 kHz 3 3...

Page 313: ... GHz 130 3 20 3 SMT02 GPIB 5 0 kHz 1 5 GHz 144 13 SMT03 GPIB 5 0 kHz 3 0 GHz 144 13 SMT06 GPIB 5 0 kHz 6 0 GHz 144 13 SMV03 GPIB 9 kHz 3 3 GHz 140 13 SMU200A TTL 100 kHz 2 2 GHz 145 13 SMU02B31 TTL 100 kHz 2 2 GHz 145 19 SMU03 4 TTL 100 kHz 3 GHz 145 13 SMU03B31 TTL 100 kHz 3 GHz 145 19 SMU04 TTL 100 kHz 4 GHz 145 13 SMU04B31 TTL 100 kHz 4 GHz 145 19 SMU06 TTL 100 kHz 6 GHz 145 13 SMU06B31 TTL 100...

Page 314: ...ontrol in the SELECT GENERATOR table POWER Permits to enter the generator level within the limits P MIN to P MAX of the SELECT GENERATOR table NUM Numerator DEN Denominator OFFSET Offset used to derive the generator frequency from the current frequency of the R S FSP according to the following formula Note that the frequencies resulting from start and stop frequency of the R S FSP do not exceed th...

Page 315: ...rator crosses the 0 Hz Frequency it is indicated by the additional statement via 0 Hz Example for reverse sweep via 0 Hz FAnalyzerStart 100 MHz FAnalyzerStop 200 MHz FOffset 150 MHz Numerator Denominator 1 FGeneratorStart 50 MHz FGeneratorStop 50 MHz via 0 Hz Remote command SOUR EXT FREQ NUM 1 SOUR EXT FREQ DEN 1 SOUR EXT FREQ OFFS 300MHZ RESULT The frequency range of the generator resulting from ...

Page 316: ...GEN REF INT EXT softkey switches over the reference oscillator of the gener ator switch over between internal and external reference source Selection EXT allows connecting the external generator to an external reference frequency source The internal reference source is selected as the default setting Remote command SOUR EXT1 ROSC INT ...

Page 317: ... user must log into the network only once and is given access to the resources according to his her access rights The individ ual resources and users are managed as objects in a hierarchical tree NDS TREE The position of the object in the tree is referred to as CONTEXT with NETWARE and must be known for access to the resources 4 10 2 MICROSOFT Network In case of a MICROSOFT network data can be exc...

Page 318: ...x xx IP address e g 89 0 0 13 Data transfer The command PUT file name transfers the data to the target system The command GET file name transfers the data from the target system The command TYPE B transfers the data in BINARY format no conversion takes place The command TYPE A transfers the data in ASCII format converting control characters so that text files can also be read on the target system ...

Page 319: ...e control applications For 16 bit applications the file RSIB DLL must be additionally copied to the directories mentioned The files RSIB DLL and RSIB32 DLL are included on the instrument in directory D R_S Instr RSIB For the different programming languages there are files available that contain the declarations of the DLL functions and the definition of the error codes For C C programs import libr...

Page 320: ...ink name librsib so and pointing to librsib so X Y in a directory for which the control application has read rights Example ln s usr lib librsib so 1 0 usr lib librsib so Linker options for creating applications lrsib import library Lxxx path information where the import library can be found This is where the above file link has been created Example L usr lib Additional linker options for creating...

Page 321: ...SDLLilwrt Sends a certain number of bytes to a device RSDLLibwrtf Sends the contents of a file to a device RSDLLibrd Reads data from a device into a string RSDLLilrd Reads a certain number of bytes from a device RSDLLibrdf Reads data from a device into a file RSDLLibtmo Sets time out for RSIB functions RSDLLibsre Switches a device to the local or remote state RSDLLibloc Temporarily switches a devi...

Page 322: ...bytes each time a read or write function is called Bit designation Bit Hex code Description ERR 15 8000 Is set when an error has occurred on calling a function If this bit is set iberr contains an error code that specifies the error in greater detail TIMO 14 4000 Is set when a time out has occurred on calling a function CMPL 8 0100 Is set if the response of the GPIB parser has been read out comple...

Page 323: ... with the handle ud VB format Function RSDLLibfind ByVal udName ibsta iberr ibcntl As Integer C format short WINAPI RSDLLibfind char far udName short far ibsta short far iberr unsigned long far ibcntl C format UNIX short RSDLLibfind char udName short ibsta short iberr unsigned long ibcntl Parameters udName IP address of device Example ud RSDLLibfind 89 10 38 97 ibsta iberr ibcntl VB format Functio...

Page 324: ...unsigned long Cnt short ibsta short iberr unsigned long ibcntl Parameters ud Device handle Wrt String sent to the GPIB parser Cnt Number of bytes sent to the device Example RSDLLilwrt ud 100 ibsta iberr ibcntl VB format Function RSDLLibwrtf ByVal ud ByVal file ibsta iberr ibcntl As Integer C format short WINAPI RSDLLibwrt short ud char far Wrt short far ibsta short far iberr unsigned long far ibcn...

Page 325: ...e string RSDLLibrdf Reads data from the device with the handle ud into the file file VB format Function RSDLLilrd ByVal ud ByVal Rd ByVal Cnt ibsta iberr ibcntl As Integer C format short WINAPI RSDLLilrd short ud char far Rd unsigned long Cnt short far ibsta short far iberr unsigned long far ibcntl C format UNIX short RSDLLilrd short ud char Rd unsigned long Cnt short ibsta short iberr unsigned lo...

Page 326: ...rt tmo short ibsta short iberr unsigned long ibcntl Parameters ud Device handle tmo Time out in seconds Example RSDLLibtmo ud 10 ibsta iberr ibcntl VB format Function RSDLLibsre ByVal ud ByVal v ibsta iberr ibcntl As Integer C format void WINAPI RSDLLibsre short ud short v short far ibsta short far iberr unsigned long far ibcntl C format UNIX short RSDLLibsre short ud short v short ibsta short ibe...

Page 327: ...forms a serial poll and provides the status byte of the device VB format Function RSDLLibeot ByVal ud ByVal v ibsta iberr ibcntl As Integer C format void WINAPI RSDLLibsre short ud short v short far ibsta short far iberr unsigned long far ibcntl C format UNIX short RSDLLibsre short ud short v short ibsta short iberr unsigned long ibcntl Parameters ud Device handle v 0 no END message 1 send END mes...

Page 328: ...ta iberr ibcntl As Integer C format void WINAPI RSDLLibonl short ud short v short far ibsta short far iberr unsigned long far ibcntl C format short RSDLLibonl short ud short v short ibsta short iberr unsigned long ibcntl Parameters ud Device handle v Device state 0 local 1 remote Example RSDLLibonl ud 0 ibsta iberr ibcntl VB format Function RSDLLTestSrq ByVal ud Result ibsta iberr ibcntl As Intege...

Page 329: ...sult ibsta iberr ibcntl As Integer C format void WINAPI RSDLLWaitSrq short ud short far result short far ibsta short far iberr unsigned long far ibcntl C format UNIX short RSDLLWaitSrq short ud short result short ibsta short iberr unsigned long ibcntl Parameters ud Device handle result Reference to an integer value in which the library returns the status of the SRQ bit 0 No SRQ occurred during the...

Page 330: ...ommand Space Generating a string of the length 100 Dim Response as String 100 Dim Response as String Response Space 100 If a response is to be output as a string from the measuring instrument the appended blanks can be removed using the Visual Basic Function RTrim Example Response Space 100 Call RSDLLibrd ud Response ibsta iberr ibcntl Response RTrim Response Output of Response Reading out trace d...

Page 331: ...ts As Byte Number of digits of length indication Dim TraceBytes As Long Length of trace data in bytes Dim TraceData 625 As Single Buffer for floating point Binary data Set up connection to instrument ud RSDLLibfind 89 10 38 97 ibsta iberr ibcntl Query trace data in real format Call RSDLLibwrt ud FORM DATA REAL 32 ibsta iberr ibcntl Call RSDLLibwrt ud TRACE TRACE1 ibsta iberr ibcntl Read number of ...

Page 332: ...trument Dim Response As String Response string Set up connection to measuring instrument ud RSDLLibfind 89 10 38 97 ibsta iberr ibcntl If ud 0 Then Error treatment End If Send query command Call RSDLLibwrt ud FREQ START ibsta iberr ibcntl Provide space for response Response Space 100 Read response from measuring instrument Call RSDLLibrd ud Response ibsta iberr ibcntl In this example a Save Recall...

Page 333: ...berr ibcntl and send the data Call RSDLLibwrtf ud C db sav ibsta iberr ibcntl 4 12 2 2 Visual Basic for Applications Winword and Excel Programming tips The programming language Visual Basic for Applications VBA is supported as a macro language by various manufacturers The programs Winword and Excel use this language for the versions Winword 97 or Excel 5 0 and higher For macros created with Visual...

Page 334: ...t off space Insert value in current document Winword Selection InsertBefore Response Selection Collapse wdCollapseEnd Terminate connection to measuring instrument Call RSDLLibonl ud 0 ibsta iberr ibcntl End Sub The entry of the peak value in the Winword document can be replaced as follows for Excel Insert value in current document Excel ActiveCell FormulaR1C1 Response 4 12 2 3 C C Programming tips...

Page 335: ...rings If instrument responses are to be further processed as strings a zero termination must be appended Example char buffer 100 RSDLLibrd ud buffer ibsta iberr ibcntl buffer ibcntl 0 Programming example In the following C program example a single sweep is started on the device with the IP address 89 10 38 97 and subsequently a marker is set to maximum level Prior to the search for maximum a synch...

Page 336: ... request at the end of the sweep RSDLLibwrt ud INIT CONT off INIT OPC ibsta iberr ibcntl Wait for SRQ end of sweep RSDLLWaitSrq ud srq ibsta iberr ibcntl Clear RQS MSS bit RSDLLibrsp ud spr ibsta iberr ibcntl if sweep is terminated if srq then set marker to first maximum and query the level RSDLLibwrt ud CALC MARK MAX Y ibsta iberr ibcntl RSDLLilrd ud MaxPegel MAX_RESP_LEN ibsta iberr ibcntl MaxPe...

Page 337: ...y menu Three port mixer Connect the LO OUT IF IN output of the R S FSP to the LO port of the external mixer Connect the IF IN input of the R S FSP to the IF port of the external mixer Feed the signal to be measured to the RF input of the external mixer Use the coaxial cable supplied to feed in the LO signal If no external mixers are connected to the R S FSP cover the two front connec tors LO OUT I...

Page 338: ...anual Operation The FREQ hardkey opens the menu for selecting the frequency and the frequency range details see Frequency and Span Selection FREQ Key on page 4 9 extended by the following functions for external mixing FREQ S P E C T R U M A N A L Y Z E R 9 k H z 3 G H z F S P 1 09 3 4 4 95 03 M AD E IN GE R MA N Y P RE S E T M AD E IN GE R MA N Y L O O U T IF IN E x te rn a l M ix e r R F IN P U T...

Page 339: ... levels of the input signals should lie well below this value to avoid generation of harmonics of these signals in the mixer These are converted by the LO signals harmonics of higher order and appear in the displayed spectrum EXTERNAL MIXER The EXTERNAL MIXER softkey opens a submenu for setting the parameters of the external mixer The softkey automatically switches on the external mixer EXT MIXER ...

Page 340: ...lected that allows conversion of input signals in the whole band If due to LO frequency the conversion is not possible using one harmonic the band is splitted Frequency range and order of harmonic of the resulting parts are shown within the field Within the band USER the order of harmonic is defined by the user The resulting frequency range will be automatically entered into the field RANGE The or...

Page 341: ...press ACCEPT BIAS softkey See section Bias Cur rent on page 4 270 Remote command MIX BIAS 7mA AVG CONV LOSS Average of conversion loss of the external mixer Remote command MIX LOSS 12DB CONV LOSS TABLE Conversion loss depending on frequency Alternatively to the average value stated under AVG CONV LOSS conversion loss can be taken into account as a function of frequency The CONV LOSS TABLE field gi...

Page 342: ...ND in the file specified in the table The user is prompted to confirm the storage The new setting will be stored only when confirmed with YES This softkey can only be used if CONV LOSS TABLE conversion loss taken into account by means of frequency dependent values is active Remote command LO LEVEL The softkey LO LEVEL changes the LO level of the external mixer LO port from 13 0 dBm to 17 0 dBm in ...

Page 343: ...now exactly the current flowing through the diode since the conversion loss must be set to minimum with the frequency It therefore makes no difference whether the setting is performed by an open circuit voltage or by a short circuit current A DC return path is ensured via the 66 Ω resistor which is an advantage in some mixers 4 13 3 Conversion Loss Tables Conversion loss tables allow the conversio...

Page 344: ... The LOAD TABLE softkey opens a submenu with a table TABLES ON DISK specify ing all files stored on the inserted disk with mixer correction data ACL extension The file selected is copied onto the hard disk Name PREVIEW Comment Band Harmonic Bias RS_Band_U_4 Mixer FS_Z60 U S N 12345678 4 Ports 2 0 00 mA TABLES Band_A_2 Band_A_4 Band_W_8 Band_Q_4 Freq range 40 000 GHz to 60 000 GHz Press ENTER to ed...

Page 345: ... FSP The correction data are stored in ASCII format Example Mixer Name R S FS Z60 Serial Number 832439 001 Band U Number of Harmonic 4 Bias 0 0 Ports 2 Comment R S FS Z60 40 60 GHZ Date 21 02 2003 Calibration data 40000000000 17 49 40410000000 17 5755102 40820000000 17 56102041 58780000000 19 86081633 59180000000 20 08387755 59590000000 19 91693878 60000000000 19 95 TABLES ON DISK RS_Band_U_4 Band...

Page 346: ...EDIT TABLE or NEW TABLE softkey activates a submenu in which all entries of an existing table can be modified or in which a new table can be generated Remote command The table either contains data of the mixer selected or no data at all INSERT LINE DELETE LINE SAVE TABLE PAGE UP PAGE DOWN Name EDIT CONVERSION LOSS TABLE Comment FREQUENCY 40 000 GHz 20 5 Band Harmonic Bias 20 8 CONV LOSS dB RS_Band...

Page 347: ...onal Remote command CORR CVL MIX FS_Z60 Band Designation of waveguide band A waveguide band can be selected from a list This field is mandatory Remote command CORR CVL BAND E S N Serial number Serial number of the mixer Entries in this field are optional Remote command CORR CVL SNUM 123 4567 Harmonic Order of harmonic Order of harmonic used for conversion For the conversion loss is valid for one h...

Page 348: ...e contains only two values If it contains more than two reference values spline interpolation is carried out Outside the frequency range covered by the table the conversion loss is assumed to be the same see illustration below as that for the first and last reference value Remote command CORR CVL DATA 1MHZ 30DB 2MHZ 40DB INSERT LINE The INSERT LINE softkey inserts a blank line at the cursor positi...

Page 349: ...r is asked if the old table is to be overwritten If the user does not wish to overwrite the old file he can further edit the new table e g assign it a new name not used so far Upon exiting the EDIT menu the table can be activated from the relevant selection list 4 13 4 Signal Identification In the EXTERNAL MIXER submenu see section EXTERNAL MIXER on page 4 267 the SIGNAL ID and AUTO ID softkeys ac...

Page 350: ...me frequency in the test and reference sweeps i e theoretically identical signal levels are expected in the two sweeps at the frequency of the real mixer product If the level difference is lower than the tolerance set with AUTO ID THRESHOLD the signal obtained in the test sweep is displayed If a signal occurs only in the test sweep or reference sweep it is an unwanted mixer product The level of th...

Page 351: ...rect identification If the S N ratio of a mixer product is less than the tolerance the decision criterion is fulfilled even if only the noise floor is recorded in the reference sweep at the frequency of this mixer product Unwanted mixer prod ucts are therefore not detected as such by AUTO ID They can only be identified by a visual comparison of the two traces using the function SIGNAL ID In order ...

Page 352: ... 37 is obtained Fig 4 37 Components of a mixer product blanked out with AUTO ID There are components of a blanked signal the level difference of which is smaller than the tolerance predefined with AUTO ID THRESHOLD as compared with the noise floor These components are therefore not blanked out The tolerance chosen was 10 dB in this example which can be seen at the level difference between marker a...

Page 353: ...wanted mixer products are blanked out with AUTO ID If a signal identified as real is examined at approx 29 615 GHz see marker in Fig 4 38 with a reduced span using SIGNAL ID see Fig 4 38 screen B it can be seen that the mixer products represented in the test sweep and reference sweep differ by approx 16 5 MHz in their frequency For the span of 13 4 GHz set in Fig 4 38 screen A a frequency range of...

Page 354: ... the test sweep was generated by mixing with 3rd order har monic Since the frequency axis scaling is based on the 2nd order the mixer product or the resulting diagram of the IF filter is compressed by a factor of 2 3 The signal recorded in the reference sweep was generated by mixing with the fun damental of the LO signal Since the frequency axis scaling is based on the 2nd order the mixer product ...

Page 355: ...the multiplier output is to be recorded in the range of 52 to 60 GHz using a 2 port mixer for the V band The mixer used is a double diode mixer R e f 3 0 d B m A R B W 3 0 k H z V B W 1 0 0 k H z S W T 2 0 m s C e n t e r 2 9 4 6 8 1 3 4 0 3 G H z S p a n 2 0 0 k H z 2 0 k H z EXT 1 SA AVG 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 Conventions for setting the analyzer during measurement KEY Press a key ...

Page 356: ... of the R S FSP to the LO IF port of the external mixer Connect the multiplier to the external mixer Apply a sinewave signal with f 14 5 GHz to the input of the multiplier 2 Activating the external mixing and selecting the mode Activate the external mixing with FREQUENCY EXTERNAL MIXER 3 Default setting Prior to the measurement select the required band in this case the V band with FREQUENCY EXTERN...

Page 357: ... used select a table valid with the cursor keys or the rotary knob and confirm with ENTER If such a table is not yet available create a new table with CONV LOSS TABLE EDIT TABLE or copy from a disk to the hard disk of the R S FSP with CONV LOSS TABLE LOAD TABLE See section Conversion Loss Tables on page 4 271 and select the file created or loaded from a disk in the selection list as described befo...

Page 358: ...be opened to select the permissible harmonic The entered average value is taken into account for the spectrum display irrespective of the frequency The precision that can be obtained depends on the frequency response of the mixer With this type of level correction measurements can be easily performed at single frequencies 7 Taking into account the cable loss in the IF path On performing level corr...

Page 359: ...is used in this example Activate the function AUTO ID with FREQUENCY EXTERNAL MIXER SIGNAL ID AUTO ID To obtain a display with the correct level when using AUTO ID the tolerance limit taken as a basis for the use of AUTO ID is to be adapted to the mixer see explanations on the AUTO ID function and Remarks Concerning Signal Identification with AUTO ID on page 4 278 The tolerance limit has been set ...

Page 360: ... before data acquisition is started Trigger signals received by the R S FSP during the settling time will therefore be ignored This behavior is not critical in most cases as long as the trigger signal is periodic and the test signal is stationary Fig 4 43 Test with stationary test signal and periodic trigger signal In the above case the R S FSP will respond to the first trigger signal received aft...

Page 361: ...on the instrument settings To minimize this overhead the port supplies a signal that indicates the R S FSP s readiness to collect measured data The signal is reset on detection of the next trig ger signal In this way a handshake is established between the R S FSP and the DUT and between the R S FSP and the controller which ensures reliable measure ments and reduces the time overhead to the settlin...

Page 362: ...R S FSP Instrument Functions Trigger Port Option R S FSP B28 4 290 Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 ...

Page 363: ... 4 4 2Return to Manual Operation 5 8 5 5 Messages 5 8 5 5 1 GPIB Interface Messages 5 8 5 5 2 Device Messages Commands and Device Responses 5 8 5 6 Structure and Syntax of the Device Messages 5 9 5 6 1 SCPI Introduction 5 9 5 6 2 Structure of a Command 5 9 5 6 3 Structure of a Command Line 5 12 5 6 4 Responses to Queries 5 13 5 6 5 Parameters 5 13 5 6 6 Overview of Syntax Elements 5 15 5 6 7 Instr...

Page 364: ...tionable Register 5 24 5 7 3 6STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit Register 5 25 5 7 3 7STATus QUEStionable FREQuency Register 5 26 5 7 3 8STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 Register 5 27 5 7 3 9STATus QUEStionable LMARgin 1 2 Register 5 28 5 7 3 10STATus QUEStionable POWer Register 5 29 5 7 4 Application of the Status Reporting Systems 5 30 5 7 4 1Service Request Making Use of the Hierarchy Structure 5 30 5 7...

Page 365: ...ller for remote control In addition the instrument can be remotely controlled in a local area network LAN interface if option R S FSP B16 is installed The instrument supports the SCPI version 1997 0 Standard Commands for Pro grammable Instruments The SCPI standard is based on standard IEEE 488 2 and aims at the standardization of device specific commands error handling and the status registers see...

Page 366: ...ess the LOCAL key at the front panel 5 4 Starting Remote Control On power on the instrument is always in the manual operating state LOCAL state and can be operated via the front panel It is switched to remote control REMOTE state During remote control operation via the front panel is disabled The instrument remains in the remote state until it is reset to the manual state via the front panel or vi...

Page 367: ...or via remote control Addresses 0 to 30 are permissible Manually 1 Call SETUP GENERAL SETUP menu 2 Enter desired address in table GPIB ADDRESS 3 Terminate input using the ENTER key Via GPIB CALL IBFIND DEV1 analyzer Open port to the instrument CALL IBPAD analyzer 20 Inform controller about old address CALL IBWRT analyzer SYST COMM GPIB ADDR 18 Set instrument to new address CALL IBPAD analyzer 18 I...

Page 368: ...t the control characters including can be recognized by the interface Manually Setting the COM interface 1 Call SETUP GENERAL SETUP menu 2 Select desired baudrate bits stopbit parity in table COM PORT 3 Set owner to OS in table COM PORT 4 Terminate input using the ENTER key 5 4 3 2 Return to Manual Operation Return to manual operation is possible via the front panel or via RS 232 interface Manuall...

Page 369: ...ent access via VXI11 or RSIB is usually achieved from high level program ming platforms by using VISA as an intermediate abstraction layer VISA encapsu lates the low level VXI RSIB or even GPIB function calls and thus makes the transport interface transparent for the user The necessary VISA library is available as a separate product For details contact your local R S sales representative 5 4 4 1 S...

Page 370: ... by a controller which has the remote control Interface commands can be subdivided into universal commands and addressed commands Universal commands act on all devices connected to the GPIB without previous addressing addressed commands only act on devices previously addressed as lis teners The interface messages relevant to the instrument are listed in chapter Maintenance and Instrument Interface...

Page 371: ...rd Commands for Programmable Instruments describes a standard command set for programming instruments irrespective of the type of instrument or manufacturer The goal of the SCPI consortium is to standardize the device specific commands to a large extent For this purpose a model was developed which defines the same functions inside a device or for different devices Command sys tems were generated w...

Page 372: ...epresented by combined headers Headers of the highest level root level have only one key word This key word denotes a complete command system Example SENSe This key word denotes the command system SENSe For commands of lower levels the complete path has to be specified starting on the left with the highest level the individual key words being separated by a colon Example SENSe FREQuency SPAN 10MHZ...

Page 373: ...compatibility with the SCPI standard Some commands are considerably shortened by these optional key words Example SENSe BANDwidth RESolution AUTO This command couples the resolution bandwidth of the instrument to other parame ters The following command has the same effect BANDwidth AUTO Long and short form The key words feature a long form and a short form Either the short form or the long form ca...

Page 374: ...10 This command line contains two commands The first one is part of the SENSe command system and is used to determine the center frequency of the instrument The second one is part of the INPut command system and sets the input signal attenuation If the successive commands belong to the same system having one or several lev els in common the command line can be abbreviated For that purpose the seco...

Page 375: ...h AUTO Response 1 for ON 5 Text character data is returned in a short form Example SYSTem COMMunicate SERial CONTrol RTS Response for standard STAN 5 6 5 Parameters Most commands require a parameter to be specified The parameters must be sep arated from the header by a white space Permissible parameters are numerical values Boolean parameters text character strings and block data The type of param...

Page 376: ...ative INFinity NINF represent the numerical values 9 9E37 or 9 9E37 respectively INF and NINF are only sent as device responses NAN Not A Number NAN represents the value 9 91E37 NAN is only sent as device response This value is not defined Possible causes are the division of zero by zero the subtraction of infinite from infinite and the representation of missing values Boolean Parameters Boolean p...

Page 377: ... are transmitted This format only supports a byte count up to 9 digits for the number of bytes For more than 999999999 bytes following additional format is used Example HEADer HEADer 1100000000 xxxxxxxx The byte length count if put into brackets In the example the byte counts indicates a length of 1 100 000 000 bytes The data bytes follow the close bracket 5 6 6 Overview of Syntax Elements The fol...

Page 378: ... up to then are processed Subsequently the GPIB traffic is continued If however the buffer is not yet full when receiving the delimiter the input unit can already receive the next command during command recognition and execution The receipt of a DCL clears the input buffer and immediately initiates a message to the command recognition 5 6 9 Command Recognition The command recognition analyses the ...

Page 379: ... execution error is signalled to the status reporting system The alteration of the data base are cancelled the instrument hardware is not reset GPIB queries induce the data base management to send the desired data to the out put unit 5 6 11 Status Reporting System The status reporting system collects information on the instrument state and makes it available to the output unit on request The exact...

Page 380: ...ble SRE form the uppermost level The STB receives its information from the standard event sta tus register ESR which is also defined in IEEE 488 2 with the associated mask reg ister standard event status enable ESE and registers STATus OPERation and STATus QUEStionable which are defined by SCPI and contain detailed information on the instrument The IST flag Individual STatus and the parallel poll ...

Page 381: ...ent status This register part can only be read but not written into or cleared Its contents is not affected by read ing PTRansition part The Positive TRansition part acts as an edge detector When a bit of the CONDition part is changed from 0 to 1 the associated PTR bit decides whether the EVENt bit is set to 1 PTR bit 1 the EVENt bit is set PTR bit 0 the EVENt bit is not set This part can be writt...

Page 382: ...d with the associated ENABle bit symbol The results of all logical operations of this part are passed on to the sum bit via an OR function symbol ENABle Bit 0 the associated EVENt bit does not contribute to the sum bit ENABle Bit 1 if the associated EVENT bit is 1 the sum bit is set to 1 as well This part can be written into and read by the user at will Its contents is not affected by reading Sum ...

Page 383: ...porting System 5 7 2 Overview of the Status Registers The following figure shows the status registers used by the R S FSP base unit The status registers used by the R S FSP options are described in the separate soft ware manuals Fig 5 4 Overview of the status registers base unit ...

Page 384: ... in greater detail by polling the error queue The poll provides an informative error message This procedure is to be recommended since it considerably reduces the problems involved with GPIB control 3 QUEStionable status sum bit The bit is set if an EVENt bit is set in the QUEStionable status register and the associated ENABle bit is set to 1 A set bit indicates a questionable instrument status wh...

Page 385: ... OPC exactly when all previous commands have been executed 1 This bit is not used 2 Query Error This bit is set if either the controller wants to read data from the instrument without having send a query or if it does not fetch requested data and sends new instructions to the instrument instead The cause is often a query which is faulty and hence cannot be executed 3 Device dependent Error This bi...

Page 386: ...ion 1 to 7 These bits are not used 8 HardCOPy in progress This bit is set while the instrument is printing a hardcopy 9 This bit is not used 10 Sweep Break This bit is set when end of sweep range is reached spurious measurement mode analyzer Command INIT CONM has to be used to proceed 11 to 14 These bits are not used 15 This bit is always 0 Bit No Meaning 0 to 2 These bits are not used 3 POWer Thi...

Page 387: ...limit is exceeded in the lower adjacent channel 2 ALT1 UPPer FAIL Screen A This bit is set if in screen A the limit is exceeded in the upper 1st alternate channel 3 ALT1 LOWer FAIL Screen A This bit is set if in screen A the limit is exceeded in the lower 1st alternate channel 4 ALT2 UPPer FAIL Screen A This bit is set if in screen A the limit is exceeded in the upper 2nd alternate channel 5 ALT2 ...

Page 388: ...nd alternate channel 13 ALT2 LOWer FAIL Screen B This bit is set if in screen B the limit is exceeded in the lower 2nd alternate channel 14 This bit is not used 15 This bit is always set to 0 Bit No Meaning Bit No Meaning 0 OVEN COLD This bit is set if the reference oscillator has not yet attained its operating temperature OCXO will then be displayed 1 LO UNLocked Screen A This bit is set if the l...

Page 389: ...tion and STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 EVENt Bit No Meaning 0 LIMit 1 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 1 is violated 1 LIMit 2 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 2 is violated 2 LIMit 3 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 3 is violated 3 LIMit 4 FAIL This bit is set if limit line 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 ...

Page 390: ...d STATus QUEStionable LMAR gin 1 2 EVENt Bit No Meaning 0 LMARgin 1 FAIL This bit is set if limit margin 1 is violated 1 LMARgin 2 FAIL This bit is set if limit margin 2 is violated 2 LMARgin 3 FAIL This bit is set if limit margin 3 is violated 3 LMARgin 4 FAIL This bit is set if limit margin 4 is violated 4 LMARgin 5 FAIL This bit is set if limit margin 5 is violated 5 LMARgin 6 FAIL This bit is ...

Page 391: ...s overloaded OVLD or IFOVL and the Trace Modes AVERAGE MAXHOLD or MINHOLD are active OVTRC will then be displayed This bit only clears if the sweep is started again A temporary overload will therefore be detected e g if the overload condition occurs only on sweep number 10 of 1000 during the average process 4 to 7 not used 8 OVERload Screen B This bit is set if the RF input is overloaded OVLD will...

Page 392: ...ESB After its settings have been completed the instrument generates an SRQ The SRQ is the only possibility for the instrument to become active on its own Each controller program should set the instrument in a way that a service request is initi ated in the case of malfunction The program should react appropriately to the ser vice request A detailed example for a service request routine is to be fo...

Page 393: ...e registers What is returned is always a number which represents the bit pattern of the register queried Evaluat ing this number is effected by the controller program Queries are usually used after an SRQ in order to obtain more detailed information on the cause of the SRQ 5 7 4 5 Error Queue Query Each error state in the instrument leads to an entry in the error queue The entries of the error que...

Page 394: ...n a command line i e immediately following a PROGRAM MESSAGE TERMINATOR clears the output buffer Event Switching on supply voltage DCL SDC Device Clear Selected Device Clear RST or SYSTem PRESet STATus PRESet CLS Power On Status Clear Effect 0 1 Clear STB ESR yes yes Clear SRE ESE yes Clear PPE yes Clear EVENTt parts of the registers yes yes Clear Enable parts of all OPERation and QUEStionable reg...

Page 395: ...te LIMit UPPer Subsystem 6 42 6 5 6 CALCulate MARKer Subsystem 6 45 6 5 6 1General CALCulate MARKer Commands 6 45 6 5 6 2CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion Subsystem 6 54 6 5 6 3CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion HARMonics Subsystem 6 66 6 5 6 4CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion POWer Subsystem 6 69 6 5 6 5CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion STRack Subsystem 6 78 6 5 6 6CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion SUMMary Subsystem 6 80 6 5 7 CALCulate...

Page 396: ... Subsystem 6 199 6 16 12 SENSe SWEep Subsystem 6 201 6 16 13 SENSe TV Subsystem 6 206 6 17 SOURce Subsystem 6 207 6 17 1 Internal Tracking Generator 6 207 6 17 2 SOURce EXTernal Subsystem 6 210 6 18 STATus Subsystem 6 213 6 19 SYSTem Subsystem 6 221 6 20 TRACe Subsystem 6 234 6 20 1 General Trace Commands 6 234 6 20 2 Number and Format of the Measurement Values for the Different Operating Modes 6 ...

Page 397: ...ommands for Harmonic Distortion 6 273 6 23 4 4Commands for Spurious 6 274 6 23 5 856x Emulation of the Phase Noise Utility 85671A 6 275 6 23 6 Special Behavior of Commands 6 276 6 23 7 Model Dependent Default Settings 6 278 6 23 8 Data Output Formats 6 278 6 23 9 Trace Data Output Formats 6 279 6 23 10 Trace Data Input Formats 6 279 6 23 11 GPIB Status Reporting 6 279 6 24 Differences in GPIB Beha...

Page 398: ... page 6 102 DISPlay Subsystem on page 6 106 FORMat Subsystem on page 6 115 HCOPy Subsystem on page 6 116 INITiate Subsystem on page 6 121 INPut Subsystem on page 6 124 INSTrument Subsystem on page 6 127 MMEMory Subsystem on page 6 129 OUTPut Subsystem on page 6 142 SENSe Subsystem on page 6 143 SOURce Subsystem on page 6 207 STATus Subsystem on page 6 213 SYSTem Subsystem on page 6 221 TRACe Subsy...

Page 399: ...ry form whether the command has only one query form whether the command is implemented only with a certain option of the instrument Indentations The different levels of the SCPI command hierarchy are repre sented in the table by means of indentations to the right The lower the level the further the indentation to the right Please note that the complete notation of the command always includes the h...

Page 400: ...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 brackets can be omitted when composing the header cf chapter Remote Control Basics section Optional key words on page 5 11 The full command length must be accepted by the instrument for reasons of com patibility with the SCPI standards Parameters in sq...

Page 401: ...gest possible value DEFault This key word is used to reset the parameter to its default value UP This key word increments the parameter value DOWN This key word decrements the parameter value The numeric values associated to MAXimum MINimum DEFault can be queried by adding the corresponding key words to the command They must be entered fol lowing the quotation mark Example SENSe FREQuency CENTer M...

Page 402: ...nsition parts of the registers It clears the output buffer ESE 0 to 255 EVENT STATUS ENABLE sets the event status enable register to the value indicated The query form ESE returns the contents of the event status enable register in decimal form ESR STANDARD EVENT STATUS QUERY returns the contents of the event status register in decimal form 0 to 255 and subsequently sets the register to zero Comma...

Page 403: ...Remote Control Basics OPC OPERATION COMPLETE QUERY writes message 1 into the output buffer as soon as all preceding commands have been executed cf chapter Remote Control Basics OPT OPTION IDENTIFICATION QUERY checks which options the instrument contains and returns a list of installed options The individual options are separated by commas Position Option 1 R S FSP B3 Audio Demodulator 2 R S FSP B4...

Page 404: ...et during power up 26 R S FS K76 TD SCDMA BTS 27 reserved 28 R S FS K30 Noise Figure and Gain Measurments 29 R S FS K40 Phase Noise Tests 30 R S FS K5 GSM GSM EDGE 31 R S FS K77 TD SCDMA UE 32 R S FS K7 FM Demodulator 33 R S FS K8 Application Firmware Bluetooth Transmitter measurement 34 R S FS K9 Power sensor measurements 35 R S FS K72 WCDMA 3G FDD BTS 36 R S FS K73 WCDMA 3G FDD UE 37 reserved 38...

Page 405: ...er which conditions a service request is generated The query form SRE reads the contents of the service request enable register in decimal form Bit 6 is always 0 STB READ STATUS BYTE QUERY reads out the contents of the status byte in decimal form TRG TRIGGER initiates all actions in the currently active test screen expecting a trigger event This command corresponds to INITiate IMMediate cf section...

Page 406: ...ystem contains the commands for aborting triggered actions An action can be triggered again immediately after being aborted All commands trigger events and therefore they have no RST value ABORt This command aborts a current measurement and resets the trigger system Example ABOR INIT IMM Characteristics RST value 0 SCPI conform Mode A ...

Page 407: ...ent windows SCREEN A and SCREEN B CALCulate1 Screen A CALCulate2 Screen B For commands without suffix screen A is selected automatically Full Screen The settings are valid for the measurement window selected with the numeric suffix They become effective as soon as the corresponding measurement window has been selected as active measurement window using the command DISPLay WIN Dow 1 2 SELect Trigge...

Page 408: ... to the peak of the selected trace For phase noise measurements CALCulate DELTamarker FUNCtion PNOise STATe ON the command defines a new reference point level for delta marker 2 in the selected measurement window Example CALC DELT FUNC FIX RPO MAX Sets the reference point level for the delta marker in screen A to the peak of the trace Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This comm...

Page 409: ...marker FUNCtion PNOise STATe ON the command defines an additional level offset which is included in the display of delta marker 2 in the selected measurement window Example CALC DELT FUNC FIX RPO Y OFFS 10dB Sets the level offset for the measurement with fixed reference value or the phase noise measurement in screen A to 10 dB Characteristics RST value 0 dB SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 ...

Page 410: ...be switched on if necessary Example CALC DELT FUNC PNO RES Outputs the result of phase noise measurement of the selected delta marker in screen A Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only a query and therefore has no RST value CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 FUNCtion PNOise STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the phase noise measurement with all active delta...

Page 411: ...AX LEFT Sets delta marker 1 in screen A to the next smaller maximum value to the left of the current value Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MAXimum NEXT This command positions the specified delta marker to the next smaller maximum value of the trace The corresponding delta marker...

Page 412: ...MIN LEFT Sets delta marker 1 in screen A to the next higher minimum to the left of the current value Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MINimum NEXT This command positions the specified delta marker to the next higher minimum value of the trace The corresponding delta marker will b...

Page 413: ... span 0 It affects all delta markers independent of the measurement window Example CALC DELT MODE ABS Switches the frequency time indication for all delta markers to absolute values CALC DELT MODE REL Switches the frequency time indication for all delta markers to relative to marker 1 Characteristics RST value REL SCPI device specific Mode A Mode CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 STATe ON OFF This com...

Page 414: ...d CALCulate DELTamarker MODE If the reference fixed measurement CALCulate DELTamarker FUNCtion FIXed STATe ON is active relative values refer to the reference position are entered The query always returns absolute values Example CALC DELT MOD REL Switches the input for all delta markers to relative to marker 1 CALC DELT2 X 10 7MHz Positions delta marker 2 in screen A 10 7 MHz to the right of marke...

Page 415: ... to the sweep end must be performed between the activation of the delta marker and the query of the y value This is only possible in single sweep mode Depending on the unit defined with CALC UNIT or on the activated measuring functions the query result is output in the units below DBM DBPW DBUV DBMV DBUA Output unit DB WATT VOLT AMPere Output unit W V A Statistics function APD or CCDF on Dimension...

Page 416: ... DLINe 1 2 MINimum MAXimum depending on current unit This command defines the position of Display Line 1 or 2 These lines enable the user to mark any levels in the diagram The unit depends on the setting made with CALC UNIT Example CALC DLIN 20dBm Characteristics RST value STATe to OFF SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 DLINe 1 2 STATe ON OFF This command switches Display Line 1 or 2 level ...

Page 417: ...rch AUTO ON OFF This command activates or deactivates the list evaluation of the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement Example CALC ESP PSE AUTO OFF Deactivates the list evaluation Characteristics RST value ON SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 ESPectrum PSEarch PEAKsearch MARGin 200dB 200dB This command sets the margin used for the limit check peak search of the Spectrum Emission Mask measure...

Page 418: ...een B CALCulate 1 2 FLINe 1 2 0 to fmax This command defines the position of the frequency lines The frequency lines mark the frequencies specified in the measurement window Frequency lines are only available with SPAN 0 Example CALC FLIN2 120MHz Characteristics RST value STATe to OFF SCPI device specific Mode A F CALCulate 1 2 FLINe 1 2 STATe ON OFF This command switches the frequency line on or ...

Page 419: ...g the x axis CALCulate LIMit CONTrol Subsystem on page 6 37 and of the commands for defining the lower and upper limit values CALCulate LIMit LOWer Subsystem on page 6 39 CALCulate LIMit UPPer Subsystem on page 6 42 Example analyzer mode Definition and use of a new limit line 5 for trace 2 in screen A and trace 1 in screen B with the following features upper limit line absolute x axis in the frequ...

Page 420: ...es at CALCulate 1 2 and LIMit 1 8 are ignored Return value The return values are sorted in alphabetic order If no limit line is active an empty string is returned Example CALC LIM ACT Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is a query only and therefore has no RST value CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CATalog This command queries all the names of the limit lines saved on the har...

Page 421: ...d max 40 characters Up to 8 limit lines can be defined at the same time The comment is independent from the measurement window Example CALC LIM5 COMM Upper limit for spectrum Defines the comment for limit line 5 Characteristics RST value blank comment SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 COPY 1 to 8 name This command copies one limit line onto another one Up to 8 limit lines can be ...

Page 422: ... therefore be provided Up to 8 limit lines can be defined at the same time The numeric suffixes 1 2 of CALCulate indicate the measurement window The result of the limit check responds with 0 for PASS 1 for FAIL and 2 for MARGIN Example INIT WAI Starts a new sweep and waits for its end CALC2 LIM3 FAIL Queries the result of the check for limit line 3 in screen B Characteristics RST value SCPI confor...

Page 423: ...e 1 to 3 This command assigns a limit line to a trace Up to 8 limit lines can be defined at the same time The numeric suffixes 1 2 of CALCulate indicate the measurement window Example CALC LIM2 TRAC 3 Assigns limit line 2 to trace 3 in screen A CALC2 LIM2 TRAC 1 Assigns limit line 2 to trace 1 in screen B at the same time Characteristics RST value 1 SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 LIMit ...

Page 424: ...re irrelevant for this command Parameter The first value is the limit for the lower and the upper adjacent channel The second limit value is ignored but must be indicated for reasons of compatibility with the FSE family Example CALC LIM ACP ACH ABS 35DBM 35DBM Sets the absolute limit value in screen A for the power in the lower and upper adjacent channel to 35 dBm Characteristics RST value 200DBM ...

Page 425: ...alue OFF SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 ACPower ACHannel RELative 0 to 100dB 0 to 100dB This command defines the relative limit of the upper lower adjacent channel for adjacent channel power measurements in the selected measurement window The reference value for the relative limit value is the measured channel power It should be noted that the relative limit value has no effec...

Page 426: ... the lower and upper adjacent channel to 35 dBm CALC LIM ACP ON Switches on globally the limit check for the channel adjacent channel measurement in screen A CALC LIM ACP ACH REL STAT ON Switches on the check of the relative limit values for adjacent channels in screen A CALC LIM ACP ACH ABS STAT ON Switches on the check of absolute limit values for the adjacent channels in screen A INIT WAI Start...

Page 427: ...rnate 1 11 ABSolute 200DBM to 200DBM 200DBM to 200DBM This command defines the absolute limit value for the lower upper alternate adjacent channel power measurement Adjacent Channel Power in the selected measurement window The numeric suffix after ALTernate 1 11 denotes the alternate channel The numeric suffixes 1 8 are irrelevant for this command It should be noted that the absolute limit value f...

Page 428: ...d alternate adjacent channel to 35 dBm CALC LIM ACP ON Switches on globally the limit check for the channel adjacent channel measurement in screen A CALC LIM ACP ACH REL STAT ON Switches on the check of the relative limit values for the alternative adjacent channels in screen A CALC LIM ACP ACH ABS STAT ON Switches on the check of absolute limit values for the alternative adjacent channels in scre...

Page 429: ...d The result can be queried with CALCulate LIMit ACPower ALTernate 1 11 RESult It should be noted that a complete measurement must be performed between switching on the limit check and the result query since otherwise no valid results are obtained Example CALC LIM ACP ALT2 30DB 30DB Sets the relative limit value in screen A for the power in the lower and upper second alternate adjacent channel to ...

Page 430: ... in screen A for the power in the lower and upper second alternate adjacent channel to 35 dBm CALC LIM ACP ON Switches on globally the limit check for the channel adjacent channel measurement in screen A CALC LIM ACP ALT STAT ON Switches on the limit check for the adjacent channels in screen A INIT WAI Starts a new measurement and waits for the sweep end CALC LIM ACP ALT RES Queries the limit chec...

Page 431: ...e x axis of limit line 2 separated by a comma Characteristics RST value LIMit STATe is set to OFF SCPI conform Mode A CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CONTrol DOMain FREQuency TIME This command defines the frequency or time domain for the x axis values Example CALC LIM2 CONT DOM TIME Defines the time domain for the x axis of limit line 2 Characteristics RST value FREQuency SCPI device specific Mode A CALCu...

Page 432: ...rement window In analyzer mode the unit of values depends on the frequency or time domain of the x axis i e it is HZ with CALC LIM CONT DOM FREQ and S with CALC LIM CONT DOM TIME Example CALC LIM2 CONT SHIF 50KHZ Shifts all reference values of limit line 2 by 50 kHz Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate ...

Page 433: ...analyzer mode the units DEG RAD S HZ PCT are not available Example CALC LIM2 LOW 30 40 10 40 30 Defines 5 lower limit values for limit line 2 in the preset unit CALC LIM2 LOW Outputs the lower limit values of limit line 2 separated by a comma Characteristics RST value LIMit STATe is set to OFF SCPI conform Mode A CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 LOWer MARGin numeric_value This command defines a margin to a...

Page 434: ...at the same time The shift is independent of the measurement window Example CALC LIM3 LOW SHIF 20DB Shifts all Y values of limit line 3 by 20 dB Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 LOWer SPACing LINear LOGarithmic This command selects linear or logarithmic interpolation for the lower limi...

Page 435: ... absolute threshold value is used in the limit check as soon as it exceeds the relative limit value The unit must correspond to the unit selected with CALC LIM UNIT except dB which is not allowed If no unit is indicated the unit defined with CALC LIM UNIT is automatically used exception dBm instead of dB The units DEG RAD S HZ PCT are not available Example CALC LIM2 LOW THR 35DBM Defines an absolu...

Page 436: ...ues exceed the UPPer limit line Example CALC LIM2 UPP 10 0 0 10 5 Defines 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 LIMit STATe is set to OFF SCPI conform Mode A CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 UPPer MARGin numeric_value This command defines a margin to an upper limit line at which o...

Page 437: ... at the same time The shift is independent of the measurement window Example CALC LIM3 UPP SHIF 20DB Shifts all Y values of limit line 3 by 20 dB Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 UPPer SPACing LINear LOGarithmic This command selects linear or logarithmic interpolation for the upper lim...

Page 438: ... threshold value is used in the limit check as soon as it exceeds the relative limit value The unit must correspond to the unit selected with CALC LIM UNIT except dB which is not possible If no unit is indicated the unit defined with CALC LIM UNIT is automatically used exception dBm instead of dB In analyzer mode the units DEG RAD S HZ PCT are not available Example CALC LIM2 UPP THR 35DBM Defines ...

Page 439: ...d switches off all active markers in the indicated measurement window All delta markers and active marker delta marker measurement functions are also switched off Example CALC MARK AOFF Switches off all markers in screen A Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 COUNt ON OFF This command swi...

Page 440: ... MARK COUN FREQ Outputs the measured value of the marker in screen A Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only a query and therefore has no RST value CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 COUNt RESolution 0 1 1 10 100 1000 10000 Hz This command specifies the resolution of the frequency counter in the selected measurement window The setting is independent of the selected marker ...

Page 441: ... X values on the trace Example CALC MARK2 MAX LEFT Positions marker 2 in screen A to the next lower maximum value to the left of the current value Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 MAXimum NEXT This command positions the specified marker to the next smaller maximum value of the corresp...

Page 442: ...IGH Positions marker 2 in screen A to the next lower maximum value to the right of the current value Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 MINimum AUTO ON OFF This command switches an automatic minimum peak search for marker 1 at the end of each particular sweep on and off The current mark...

Page 443: ...ue Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 MINimum PEAK This command positions the specified marker to the current minimum value of the corresponding trace The corresponding marker is activated first or switched to marker mode if necessary Example CALC MARK2 MIN Positions marker 2 in screen ...

Page 444: ...ected operating mode Example CALC MARK PEXC 10dB Defines peak excursion 10 dB Characteristics RST value 6dB SCPI device specific Mode A The numeric suffix in MARKer 1 4 is irrelevant CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the selected marker If no indication is made marker 1 is selected automatically If marker 2 3 or 4 is selected and used as a delta marker it is swi...

Page 445: ... value SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 X SLIMits LEFT 0 to MAX frequency sweep time This command sets the left limit of the search range for markers and delta markers in the selected measurement window Depending on the x axis domain the indicated value defines frequency span 0 time span 0 The function is independent of the selection of a marker i e the numeric suffix in MARKer...

Page 446: ...1 2 MARKer 1 4 X SLIMits STATe ON OFF This command switches between a limited ON and unlimited OFF search range in the selected measurement window The function is independent of the selection of a marker i e the numeric suffix MARKer 1 4 is irrelevant If the time domain power measurement is active this command limits the evaluation range on the trace Example CALC MARK X SLIM ON Switches on search ...

Page 447: ... with synchronization to the sweep end must be performed between the activation of the marker and the query of the y value This is only possible in single sweep mode The query result is output in the unit determined with the CALCulate 1 2 UNIT POWer command Only with linear level scaling is the output in Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode CALC MARK2 ON Switches marker 2 in screen ...

Page 448: ...ency in the selected measurement window to the X value of the current marker If marker 2 3 or 4 is selected and used as delta marker it is switched to the marker mode Example CALC2 MARK3 FUNC CST Sets the center frequency of screen B to the same value as the frequency of marker 3 Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A F This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no ...

Page 449: ...odulator The command is independent of the measurement window and of the selected marker i e suffixes 1 2 and 1 4 are irrelevant This command is only available with the audio demodulator option R S FSP B3 Example CALC MARK FUNC DEM SEL FM Characteristics RST value AM SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion DEModulation SQUelch LEVel 0 to 100 PCT This command sets the trigger ...

Page 450: ...turned Example CALC MARK FUNC FPE 3 searches the 3 highest maxima for trace 1 CALC MARK FUNC FPE COUN queries the number of maxima found Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion FPEaks IMMediate numeric_value This command searches the selected trace for the indicated number of maxima The results are entered in a list and can be queried with commands C...

Page 451: ... search for maxima Parameter X the maxima are sorted in the list of responses according to increasing X values Y the maxima are sorted in the list of responses according to decreasing Y values Example CALC MARK FUNC FPE SORT Y sets the sort mode to decreasing y values Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion FPEaks X This query reads out the list of X...

Page 452: ... FUNC FPE COUN queries the number of maxima found CALC MARK FUNC FPE Y queries the levels of the maxima found Return value 37 5 58 3 59 6 level in decreasing order Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion MDEPth RESult This command queries the AM modulation depth in the indicated measurement window A complete sweep with synchronization to sweep end mu...

Page 453: ... and the delta markers If the two AM sidebands differ in power the average value of the two power values is used for calculating the AM modulation depth The numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant with this command Example CALC MARK X 10MHZ Sets the reference marker marker 1 to the carrier signal at 10 MHz CALC MARK FUNC MDEP ON Switches on the modulation depth measurement in screen A CALC DELT...

Page 454: ...ion bandwidth to 1 MHz and the video bandwidth to 3 MHz DET RMS Sets the RMS detector TRIG SOUR VID LEV VID 50 PCT Selects the trigger source VIDeo and sets the level of the video trigger source to 50 PCT SWE TIME 50ms Sets the sweep time to 50 ms INIT WAI Starts the measurement with synchronization CALC MARK FUNC MSUM 50US 450US 576 9US 8 Queries 8 bursts with an offset of 50 µs a test time of 45...

Page 455: ...e N dB down marker in the selected measurement window The numeric suffix 1 4 is irrelevant for this command The two frequency values are separated by comma and output in ascending order A complete sweep with synchronization to sweep end must be performed between switching on the function and querying the measured value to obtain a valid query result This is only possible in single sweep mode Examp...

Page 456: ...dB down function in screen A Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion NDBDown TIME This command queries the two time values of the N dB Down markers in the specified measurement window The suffix 1 4 has no meaning with this command The two time values are output in ascending order separated by commas To obtain a valid query response a complete sw...

Page 457: ...PI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion NOISe STATe ON OFF This command switches the noise measurement on or off for all markers of the indicated measurement window The noise power density is measured at the position of the markers The result can be queried with CALCulate MARKer FUNCtion NOISe RESult Example C...

Page 458: ...single sweep mode The numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant of this command Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode CALC MARK FUNC TOI ON Switches the intercept measurement in screen A INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for the end CALC MARK FUNC TOI RES Outputs the measured value of screen A Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only a query and the...

Page 459: ...ent frequency sweep is stopped at the marker position and the frequency of the signal is counted This frequency becomes the new center frequency and the zoomed span is set In order to recognize the end of the operation the synchronization to the sweep end should be activated This is only possible in single sweep mode Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode CALC MARK FUNC ZOOM 1kHz WAI ...

Page 460: ...e to query the calculated values with this command The function is independent of the marker selection i e the suffix 1 2 or 1 4 of CALCulate or MARKer is irrelevant Example CALC MARK FUNC HARM BAND Returns the used bandwidth values of the harmonics measurement Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific This command is a query and therefore has no RST value CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion HA...

Page 461: ... in the single sweep mode The function is independent of the marker selection i e the suffix 1 2 or 1 4 of CALCulate or MARKer is irrelevant Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode CALC MARK FUNC HARM NHARM 3 Sets the number of harmonics to 3 CALC MARK FUNC HARM ON Switches on the measurement of harmonics INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for the end CALC MARK FUNC HARM LIST Outputs th...

Page 462: ...ment of harmonics Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query Mode A F A T CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion HARMonics STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the measurement of the harmonics of a carrier signal The carrier signal is the first harmonic The function is independent of the marker selection i e the suffix 1 2...

Page 463: ...ment window and previously switches on the corresponding measurement if required The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant The configuration for a standard comprises of the parameters weighting filter channel bandwidth and spacing resolution and video bandwidth as well as detector and sweep time Meaning of the CDMA standard abbreviations...

Page 464: ...Tra E UTRA LTE Square RRC Use this standard setting to measure the assumed adjacent channel carrier configuration 1 28 3 84 7 68 Mcps UTRA In this mode a square filter is applied to the Tx channel and a RRC filter is applied to the adjacent alternate channels string string is the file name of a customized standard that has been saved with SAVE AS USER STD The settings for standards IS95A and C dif...

Page 465: ...width of the main channel to 30 kHz SENS2 POW ACH BAND ACH 40KHZ Sets the bandwidth of all adjacent channels to 40 kHz SENS2 POW ACH BAND ALT1 50KHZ Sets the bandwidth of all alternate adjacent channels to 50 kHz SENS2 POW ACH BAND ALT2 60KHZ Sets the bandwidth of alternate adjacent channel 2 to 60 kHz SENS2 POW ACH SPAC 30KHZ Sets the spacing between channel and adjacent chan nel as well as betwe...

Page 466: ...nnel 4 Power of lower alternate channel 1 5 Power of upper alternate channel 1 6 Power of lower alternate channel 2 7 Power of upper alternate channel 2 The number of measured values returned depends on the number of adjacent alternate channels selected with SENSe POWer ACHannel ACPairs With logarithmic scaling RANGE LOG the power is output in the currently selected level unit with linear scaling ...

Page 467: ...el 1 17 Power of upper alternate channel 1 18 Power of lower alternate channel 2 19 Power of upper alternate channel 2 The number of measured values returned depends on the number of carrier signals and adjacent alternate channels selected with SENSe POWer ACHannel TXCHannel COUNt and SENSe POWer ACHan nel ACPairs If only one carrier signal is measured the total value of all carrier signals will n...

Page 468: ...mission channel and alternate channel 1 to 60 kHz and the spacing between the transmission channel and alternate channel 2 to 90 kHz SENS2 POW ACH SPAC ALT1 100KHZ Sets the spacing between the transmission channel and alternate channel 1 to 100 kHz and the spacing between the transmission channel and alternate channel 2 to 150 kHz SENS2 POW ACH SPAC ALT2 140KHZ Sets the spacing between the transmi...

Page 469: ... FSE family This command is a query and therefore has no RST value The occupied bandwidth measurement is performed for the trace on which marker 1 is positioned To select another trace for the measurement marker 1 is to be positioned on the desired trace by means of CALC MARK TRAC 1 2 3 Parameter ACPower adjacent channel power measurement with a single carrier signal CPOWer Channel power measureme...

Page 470: ...LC MARK FUNC POW SEL ACP activate ACP measurement CALC MARK FUNC POW PRES FW3G use WCDMA 3GPP as basis CALC LIM ACP ACH REL 60 60 change ACP limit to 60dBc CALC MARK FUNC POW STAN SAVE my_acp_std save as ACP USER standard my_acp_std CALC MARK FUNC POW STAN DEL my_acp_std delete the user standard my_acp_std Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion POWe...

Page 471: ...e 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion POWer STATe OFF This command switches off the power measurement in the selected measurement window Example CALC MARK FUNC POW OFF Switches off the power measurement in screen A Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A F This command is an event and therefore has no RST value ...

Page 472: ...for screen A to 1 MHz CALC MARK FUNC STR BWID 1MHZ Alternative command for the same function Characteristics RST value span 10 on activating the function SCPI device specific Mode A F CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion STRack STATe ON OFF This command switches the signal track function on or off for the selected measurement window The function is independent of the selected marker i e the numeric s...

Page 473: ...NC STR THR 50DBM Sets the threshold for signal tracking in screen A to 50 dBm Characteristics RST value 120 dBm SCPI device specific Mode A F CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion STRack TRACe 1 to 3 This command defines the trace on which the largest signal is searched for in the selected measurement window The function is independent of the selected marker i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irr...

Page 474: ...c suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain span 0 Averaging is reset by switching it off and on again The number of results required for the calculation of average is defined with SENSe 1 2 AVERage COUNt It should be noted that synchronization to the end of averaging is only possible in single sweep mode Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode CALC2 MA...

Page 475: ... peak hold function has been switched on previously using CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary AVERage The query is possible only if the peak hold function is active The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain span 0 A complete sweep with synchronization to sweep end must be performed between sw...

Page 476: ...UNCtion SUMMary MEAN STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the measurement of the mean value in the selected measurement window The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain span 0 Example CALC MARK FUNC SUMM MEAN ON Switches on the function in screen A Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device ...

Page 477: ...This command is used to query the result of the measurement of the averaged positive peak value in the selected measurement window The query is only possible if averaging has been activated previously using CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary AVERage The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 in MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain ...

Page 478: ...lue in screen A INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for the end CALC MARK FUNC SUMM PPE PHOL RES Outputs the result of screen A Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A T This command is only a query and therefore has no RST value CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary PPEak RESult This command is used to query the result of the measurement of the positive peak value in the selected ...

Page 479: ...the measurement of RMS value and average is not activated the reference value 0 dBm is used If the function SUMMary AVERage or SUMMary PHOLd is switched on the current value is the accumulated measurement value at the time considered Example CALC MARK FUNC SUMM REF AUTO ONCE Takes the currently measured power in screen A as reference value for the relative time domain power measurement Characteris...

Page 480: ... query is only possible only if the peak hold function has been activated previously using CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary PHOLd The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain span 0 A complete sweep with synchronization to sweep end must be performed between switching on the function and quer...

Page 481: ...therefore has no RST value CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary RMS STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the measurement of the effective RMS power in the selected measurement window If necessary the function is switched on previously The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain span 0 Ex...

Page 482: ...s in the selected measurement window The query is possible only if the peak hold function is active The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain span 0 A complete sweep with synchronization to sweep end must be performed between switching on the function and querying the measured value to obtain a val...

Page 483: ...y and therefore has no RST value CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the measurement of the standard deviation in the selected measurement window The function is independent of the marker selection i e the numeric suffix 1 4 of MARKer is irrelevant It is only available in the time domain span 0 On switching on the measurement the mean p...

Page 484: ...RACE1 TRACE3 Selects the subtraction of trace 1 from trace 3 in screen B Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A T CALCulate 1 2 MATH MODE LINear LOGarithmic POWer This command selects linear or logarithmic video calculation of the mathematical functions related to the traces The calculation of the average is one of the affected functions The setting is valid for all measurement windows i e ...

Page 485: ...tem CALCulate 1 2 MATH STATe ON OFF This command switches the mathematical relation of traces on or off The measurement windows are selected via CALCulate1 screen A or 2 screen B Example CALC MATH STAT ON Switches on the trace mathematics in screen A Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI conform Mode A T ...

Page 486: ... This command activates the generation of a peak list The numeric suffix in CALCULATE 1 2 is not significant Example CALC PEAK Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 PEAKsearch PSEarch MARGin MINimum MAXimum This command defines the margin for the peak search The numeric suffix in CALCULATE 1 2 is not...

Page 487: ...Culate 1 2 STATistics CCDF STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the measurement of the complementary cumulative distribution function CCDF On activating this function the APD measurement is switched off Example CALC STAT CCDF ON Switches on the CCDF measurement Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 STATistics CCDF X 1 3 P0_01 P0_1 P1 P10 This command reads...

Page 488: ...stics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 STATistics RESult 1 3 MEAN PEAK CFACtor ALL This command reads out the results of statistical measurements of a recorded trace The trace is selected with the numeric suffix 1 3 attached to RESult The required result is selected via the following parameters Parameter MEAN A...

Page 489: ...ce specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query CALCulate 1 2 STATistics SCALe X MPOSition 0 100 This command defines the relative X position of the mean power value for the CCDF measurement The default position is 0 left corner of the grid This function is only available if the statistics measurement function CCDF is switched on Example CALC STAT SCAL X MPO...

Page 490: ...9 to 0 1 This command defines the lower limit for the y axis of the diagram in statistical measurements Since probabilities are specified on the y axis the entered numerical values are dimensionless Example CALC STAT SCAL Y LOW 0 001 Characteristics RST value 1E 6 SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 STATistics SCALe Y UNIT PCT ABS This command toggles the scaling of y axis between percentage...

Page 491: ...e for the maximum minimum search of markers with marker search functions MAX PEAK NEXT PEAK etc in the selected measurement window The associated display line is automatically switched on Example CALC THR 82DBM Sets the threshold value for screen A to 82 dBm Characteristics RST value STATe to OFF SCPI device specific Mode A CALCulate 1 2 THReshold STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the t...

Page 492: ...or 2 screen B CALCulate 1 2 TLINe 1 2 0 to 1000s This command defines the position of the time lines The time lines mark the times specified in the measurement window Time lines are only available with SPAN 0 Example CALC TLIN 10ms Characteristics RST value STATe auf OFF SCPI device specific Mode A T CALCulate 1 2 TLINe 1 2 STATe ON OFF This command switches the time line on or off Example CALC TL...

Page 493: ...Unit subsystem defines the units for power measurement settings CALCulate 1 2 UNIT POWer DBM V A W DBPW WATT DBUV DBMV VOLT DBUA AMPere DBPT DBUV_M DBUA_M This command selects the unit for power in the selected measurement window Example CALC UNIT POW DBM Sets the power unit for screen A to dBm Characteristics RST value dBm SCPI device specific Mode A ...

Page 494: ...n the status byte can be used If the associated bit is set in the Service Request Enable Register the instrument generates a service request after the acquisition of correction data has been completed Example CLS Resets the status management SRE 16 Enables MAV bit in the Service Request Enable Register CAL Starts the correction data recording and then a service request is generated Characteristics...

Page 495: ...racteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A CALibration STATe ON OFF This command determines whether the current calibration data are taken into account by the instrument ON or not OFF Example CAL STAT OFF Sets up the instrument to ignore the calibration data Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A ...

Page 496: ...contents of the module info table Table lines are output as string data and are separated by commas component 1 serial order model HWC rev sub rev component 2 serial order model HWC rev sub rev The individual columns of the table are separated from each other by The numeric suffix 1 2 is ignored with this command Example DIAG SERV HWIN Result shortened RF_ATTEN_7 650551 007 1067 7684 02 00 20 04 I...

Page 497: ... This command sets the frequency of the rectangle calibration signal in the selected measurement window suffix 1 2 Only 5 kHz can be set Example DIAG SERV INP RECT PRAT 128 MHz Characteristics RST value 5 kHz with option R S FSP B15 SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only available for the model R S FSP 40 or with the option R S FSP B15 DIAGnostic 1 2 SERVice INPut RECTangle STATe ON OFF ...

Page 498: ...is command Example DIAG SERV NSO ON Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A DIAGnostic 1 2 SERVice SFUNction string This command activates a service function which can be selected by indicating the five parameters function group number board number function number parameter 1 and parameter 2 see service manual The contents of the parameter string is identical to the code to be en...

Page 499: ...est out of the instrument The lines of the result table are output as string data separated by commas The numeric suffix 1 2 is ignored with this command Parameter Total Selftest Status PASSED Date dd mm yyyy 09 07 2006 TIME 16 24 54 Runtime 00 06 Example DIAG SERV STES RES Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only a query and therefore has no RST value ...

Page 500: ...ult2 are available The numeric suffix of CMAP is irrelevant Example DISP CMAP DEF2 Selects default setting 2 for setting the colors Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no query and no RST value DISPlay CMAP 1 26 HSL hue sat lum This command defines the color table of the instrument Each numeric suffix of CMAP is assigned one or several graphical...

Page 501: ...f the instrument using predefined color values Each numeric suffix of CMAP is assigned one or several graphical elements which can be modified by varying the corresponding color setting The same assignment as for DISPlay CMAP 1 26 HSL applies Example DISP CMAP2 PDEF GRE Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A The values set are not changed by RST CMAP16 Table softkey background CMAP17 Table ...

Page 502: ...DISP LOGO OFF Characteristics RST value ON SCPI device specific Mode A DISPlay PSAVe HOLDoff 1 to 60 This command sets the hold off time for the power save mode of the display The available value range is 1 to 60 minutes the resolution 1 minute The entry is dimensionless Example DISP PSAV HOLD 30 Characteristics RST value 15 SCPI device specific Mode A DISPlay PSAVe STATe ON OFF This command switc...

Page 503: ...indow Initiating measurements and querying results in the inactive window yields an error message execution error In split screen mode the selection of the active window for result queries is irrelevant In full screen mode settings can also be performed in the inactive measurement window They become effective as soon as the corresponding window becomes active Example DISP WIND2 SEL Selects screen ...

Page 504: ...f the screen display of date and time The numeric suffix in WINDow 1 2 is irrelevant Example DISP TIME ON Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 MODE WRITe VIEW AVERage MAXHold MINHold This command defines the type of display and the evaluation of the traces in the selected measurement window WRITE corresponds to the Clr Write mode of manual operatio...

Page 505: ... a change causes a compulsory new measurement the trace is automatically reset in order to prevent erroneous measurements of previous measurement results e g when the span changes For applications in which this behavior is not desired this mechanism can be switched off Parameter OFF The traces are reset after specific parameter changes ON The reset mechanism is switched off Example DISP WIND1 TRAC...

Page 506: ... 3 Y SCALe MODE ABSolute RELative This command defines the scale type of the y axis absolute or relative in the selected measurement window SYSTem DISPlay is set to OFF this command has no immediate effect on the screen The numeric suffix in TRACe 1 3 is irrelevant Example DISP TRAC Y MODE REL Characteristics RST value ABS SCPI device specific Mode A DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 Y SCALe RLEVel 130...

Page 507: ...king Generator Ext Generator Option R S FSP B9 R S FSP B10 with active normalization RPOSition defines the reference point for the output of the normalized measurement results Example DISP TRAC Y RPOS 50PCT Characteristics RST value 100PCT analyzer mode 50 PCT NETWORK mode SCPI conform Mode A DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 Y SCALe RVALue numeric_value If the tracking generator option or the external...

Page 508: ...ssible If the FM demodulator R S FS K7 is active and result display AF spectrum of FM AM or PM is selected only the parameters LINear and LOGarithmic are permissible The numeric suffix in TRACe 1 3 is irrelevant Example DISP TRAC Y SPAC LIN Characteristics RST value LOGarithmic SCPI conform Mode A DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 Y UNIT This command returns the Y unit that has been set This command is...

Page 509: ...parated by commas REAL data are transmitted as 32 bit IEEE 754 floating point numbers in the definite length block format The FORMat command is valid for the transmission of trace data The data format of trace data received by the instrument is automatically recognized regardless of the format which is programmed FORMat DEXPort DSEParator POINt COMMA This command defines which decimal separator de...

Page 510: ...OLOR SET and DEFault3 USER DEFINED The numeric suffix in CMAP is not significant Example HCOP CMAP DEF2 selects OPTIMIZED COLOR SET for the color settings of a hardcopy Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no query and no RST value This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher HCOPy CMAP 1 26 HSL hue sat lum This command defines ...

Page 511: ... in USER DEFINED COLORS using predefined color values To each numeric suffix of CMAP is assigned one or several picture elements which can be modified by varying the corresponding color setting The same assignment as for HCPOy CMAP 1 26 HSL applies Example HCOP CMAP2 PDEF GRE Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A The values set are not changed by RST CMAP14 Limit check fail CMAP15 Table so...

Page 512: ...be selected for HCOPy DEVice LANGuage SYST COMM CLIP Directs the hardcopy to the clipboard EWMF should be selected for HCOPy DEVice LANGuage Example SYST COMM PRIN SEL2 LASER on LPT1 Selects the printer and output medium for device 2 HCOP DEST2 SYST COMM PRIN Selects the printer interface as device 2 Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST va...

Page 513: ...t to the clipboard HCOPy DEVice SYST COMM CLIP BMP Bitmap Data format exclusively for output to files HCOPy DEVice SYST COMM MMEM BMP is available only for HCOPY MODE SCReen Example HCOP DEV LANG WMF Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A HCOPy IMMediate 1 2 This command starts a hardcopy output The numeric suffix selects which printer configuration 1 or 2 is to be used for the hardcopy out...

Page 514: ...characters line feed by means of character Example HCOP ITEM WIND2 TEXT comment Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A HCOPy ITEM WINDow 1 2 TRACe STATe ON OFF This command selects the output of the currently displayed trace Example HCOP ITEM WIND TRACe STAT ON Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A The command HCOPy ITEM WINDow 1 2 TRACe STATe OFF as well as comm...

Page 515: ...ormed with the command OPC OPC or WAI In the continuous sweep mode synchronization to the sweep end is not possible since the overall measurement never ends Example INIT2 CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode DISP WIND TRAC MODE AVER Switches on trace averaging SWE COUN 20 Setting the sweep counter to 20 sweeps INIT2 WAI Starts the measurement and waits for the end of the 20 sweeps INIT2 CONM WAI...

Page 516: ...mple SENS SWE MODE ESP activates the SEM measurement INIT CONT OFF Set to Single Sweep INIT ESP Starts a SEM measurement Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A INITiate 1 2 IMMediate The command initiates a new sweep in the indicated measurement window With Sweep Count 0 or Average Count 0 this means a restart of the indicated number of measurements With trace functions MAXHold MINH...

Page 517: ...nform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query INITiate 1 2 SPURious This command starts a new spurious measurement Example INIT CONT OFF switches to single sweep mode INIT SPUR WAI starts the measurement by waiting for the end of the 20 measurements Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A ...

Page 518: ... the coupling to the reference level is switched off Example INP ATT 40dB Sets the attenuation on the attenuator to 40 dB and switches off the coupling to the reference level Characteristics RST value 10 dB AUTO is set to ON SCPI conform Mode A INPut 1 2 ATTenuation AUTO ON OFF This command automatically couples the input attenuation to the reference level state ON or switches the input attenuatio...

Page 519: ...e 0 dB state is set to OFF SCPI device specific Mode A The command is only available with the electronic attenuator option B25 INPut 1 2 EATT AUTO ON OFF This command automatically couples the electronic input attenuation to the reference level and the attenuation of the mechanical attenuator state ON or switches the input attenuation to manual entry state OFF Example INP EATT STAT ON Switches the...

Page 520: ... is only available with the option electronic attenuator R S FSP B25 INPut 1 2 IMPedance 50 75 This command sets the nominal input impedance of the instrument The set impedance is taken into account in all level indications of results The setting 75 Ω should be selected if the 50 Ω input impedance is transformed to a higher impedance using a 75 Ω adapter of the RAZ type 25 Ω in series to the input...

Page 521: ...upling The two measurement windows are operated like two independent virtual devices RLEVel The reference levels of the two measurement windows are coupled CF_B The center frequency of screen B is coupled to the frequency of marker 1 in screen A CF_A The center frequency of screen A is coupled to the frequency of marker 1 in screen B Example INST COUP NONE Switches off the coupling of measurement ...

Page 522: ...nd enables you to switch between modes by entering the mode designation Parameter SANalyzer spectrum analyzer ADEMod FM demodulator BTOoth BLUETOOTH Example INST SAN Switches the instrument to SPECTRUM Characteristics RST value SANalyzer SCPI conform Mode A A changeover to a mode other than SANalyzer is only possible if the correspond ing option is installed ...

Page 523: ... special characters _ and Reserved file names are CLOCK CON AUX COM1 to COM4 LPT1 to LPT3 NUL and PRN The two characters and have the function of so called wildcards i e they are variables for selection of several files The question mark replaces exactly one character the asterisk means any of the remaining characters in the file name thus means all files in a directory MMEMory CATalog LONG path T...

Page 524: ...letters and the WMF extension Return value List of file names in the form of strings separated by commas i e SPOOL1 WMF SPOOL2 WMF SPOOL3 WMF Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A MMEMory CDIRectory directory_name This command changes the current directory In addition to the path name the indication of the directory may contain the drive name The path name complies with the DOS conventions...

Page 525: ...ery MMEMory COMMent string This command defines a comment max 60 characters for a device setting to be stored Example MMEM COMM Setup for FM measurement Characteristics RST value blank comment SCPI device specific Mode A MMEMory COPY file_source file_destination This command copies the files indicated in file_source to the destination directory indicated with file_destination or to the destination...

Page 526: ...he file to be transferred The binary data block block has the following structure it always begins with the character followed by a digit for the length of the length information followed by the indicated number of digits as length information number of bytes for the binary data themselves finally the binary data with the indicated number of bytes Example MMEM DATA TEST01 HCP 216This is the file m...

Page 527: ...r msus A Only drive name A is accepted Example MMEM INIT A Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query MMEMory LOAD AUTO 1 file_name This command defines which device setting is automatically loaded after the device is switched on The contents of the file are read after switching on the device and used to define the new device ...

Page 528: ...ation of the path and may also include the drive name The path name complies with DOS conventions Parameter directory_name DOS path name Example MMEM MDIR D USER DATA Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query MMEMory MOVE file_source file_destination This command renames existing files if file_destination contains no ...

Page 529: ...nclude the drive name The file name and path information comply with DOS conventions Parameter file_name DOS file name Example HCOP DEV LANG BMP Selection of data format HCOP DEST MMEM Selection of the output device MMEM NAME PRINT1 BMP Selection of file name HCOP IMM Start of the printout Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no ...

Page 530: ...ion data for source calibration only in conjunction with option Tracking Generator B9 or External Generator Control B10 Trace data non used transucers factors and non used limit lines are not included Example MMEM SEL DEF Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value MMEMory SELect ITEM HWSettings ON OFF This command includes the hard...

Page 531: ...ic Mode A MMEMory SELect ITEM LINes ALL ON OFF This command adds all limit lines activated and de activated to the list of device settings to be stored loaded Example MMEM SEL LIN ALL ON Characteristics RST value ON SCPI device specific Mode A MMEMory SELect ITEM NONE This command deletes all data subsets from the list of device settings to be stored loaded Example MMEM SEL NONE Characteristics RS...

Page 532: ...ecific Mode A This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher MMEMory STORe 1 2 MARKer file_name This command saves the data of all active markers to a file file_name Example MMEM STOR MARK C marker txt Generates a MARKER TXT file that contains all data of the active markers in screen A If in screen A two markers are active the gemerated MARKER TXT file includes the following Marker...

Page 533: ...STATe 1 file_name This command stores the current device settings in a specified file name The file name includes indication of the path and may also include the drive name The numeric suffix in STORe 1 2 is irrelevant with this command For a detailed discription of the selectable items refer to the command MMEMory SELect ITEM ALL on page 6 136 Parameter file_name DOS file name without extension E...

Page 534: ...r LIN or logarithmic LOG future feature scaling of the x axis Sweep Count 1 Selected number of sweeps Range 1 Loop across all defined sweep ranges 1 to 20 Start 9000 000000 Hz Range start frequency in Hz Stop 150000 000000 Hz Range stop frequency in Hz Filter Type NORMAL Range filter type NORMAL RRC or CFILTER RBW 10000 000000 Hz Resolution bandwidth of the measurement filter VBW 30000 000000 Hz R...

Page 535: ...ion TRACE 1 Selected trace x Unit Hz Unit of x values y Unit dBm Unit of y values Values 2500 Number of measurement points 9000 000000 99 619965 9225 961538 105 416908 9451 923077 100 938057 9677 884615 99 483894 9903 846154 106 879539 10129 807692 108 772316 Measurement values x value y value File contents Explanation ...

Page 536: ...d in conjunction with option tracking generator R S FSP B9 With the tracking generator switched on the maximum stop frequency is limited to 3 GHz This upper limit is automatically modified by the set frequency offset of the generator If measurements in compliance with specs are to be performed with the tracking generator the start frequency has to be 3 x resolution bandwidth The minimum sweep time...

Page 537: ...Deo the average value of the measured logarithmic power is calculated and in case of linear average calculation the linear power is averaged before the logarithm is applied The measurement windows are selected by SENSe1 screen A and SENSe2 screen B SENSe 1 2 AVERage COUNt 0 to 32767 This command defines the number of measurements which contribute to the average value It should be noted that contin...

Page 538: ...es on the average calculation for trace 3 in screen B Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 AVERage TYPE VIDeo LINear This command selects the type of average function If VIDeo is selected the logarithmic power is averaged and if LINear is selected the power values are averaged before they are converted to logarithmic values The type of average calculation is equally set for ...

Page 539: ...ese filters are implemented as 4 circuit LC filters in the range from 300 kHz to 10 MHz and as digital filters with analog characteristic in the range of 10 Hz to 100 kHz In addition the EMI bandwidths 200 Hz 9 kHz and 120 kHz are available 6 dB bandwidths each These bandwidths can only be obtained by entering numeric values and not with the commands INCrement and DECrement FFT filters from 1 Hz t...

Page 540: ...span RBW used in manual operation Example BAND RAT 0 1 Characteristics RST value 0 02 with BAND TYPE NORMal or RBW 30 kHz 0 01 with BAND TYPE FFT for RBW 30 kHz SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth RESolution TYPE NORMal FFT CFILter RRC PULSe This command switches the filter type for the resolution bandwidth between normal analog or FIR filters in 1 3 10 steps and the FFT filtering for b...

Page 541: ...ST value ON SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth VIDeo RATio 0 01 to 1000 This command defines the ratio video bandwidth Hz resolution bandwidth Hz The ratio to be entered is reciprocal to the ratio RBW VBW used in manual operation Example BAND VID RAT 3 Sets the coupling of video bandwidth to video bandwidth 3 resolution bandwidth Characteristics RST value 3 SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 ...

Page 542: ...SENSe Subsystem 6 148 Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 Example BAND VID TYPE LIN Video filter ahead of the logarithmic amplifier Characteristics RST value LIN SCPI device specific Mode A This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher ...

Page 543: ...ied out This is only possible in the single sweep mode Example INIT CONT OFF Selects single sweep operation CORR COLL THR WAI Starts the measurement of reference data using direct connection between generator and device input and waits for the sweep end Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query This command is only valid in c...

Page 544: ...SP 40 only SENSe 1 2 CORRection CVL CLEar This command deletes the selected Conversion Loss Table Prior to this command the command SENS CORR CVL SEL must be sent Example CORR CVL SEL LOSS_TAB CORR CVL CLE Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event which is why it is not assigned an RST value This command is only available with the option R S FSP B21 modell R S ...

Page 545: ...s Table Prior to this command the command SENS CORR CVL SEL must be sent Example CORR CVL SEL LOSS_TAB CORR CVL HARM 4 Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only available with the option R S FSP B21 modell R S FSP 40 only SENSe 1 2 CORRection CVL MIXer string This command defines the type designation of the mixer in the Conversion Loss Table Prior to this command t...

Page 546: ...the serial number of the mixer in the Conversion Loss Table Prior to this command the command SENS CORR CVL SEL must be sent Parameter string Serial number of mixer with a maximum of 16 characters Example CORR CVL SEL LOSS_TAB CORR CVL SNUM 123 4567 Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only available with the option R S FSP B21 modell R S FSP 40 only SENSe 1 2 CORR...

Page 547: ...nce trace for the selected type of measurement transmission reflection see command SENSe 1 2 CORRection COLLect ACQire Example CORR ON Activates normalization in screen A Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI conform Mode A This command is only valid in conjunction with the tracking generator ext generator control option B9 B10 SENSe 1 2 CORRection TRANsducer ACTive This command queries the active tr...

Page 548: ...ode A This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher SENSe 1 2 CORRection TRANsducer DATA freq level This command defines the reference values of the transducer factor selected These values are entered as a sequence of frequency level pairs The frequencies must be sent in ascending order Prior to this command the command SENS CORR TRAN SEL must be sent The level values are sent as ...

Page 549: ...cy scaling of the transducer factor is linear or logarithmic Prior to this command the command SENS CORR TRAN SEL must be sent Example CORR TRAN SEL FACTOR1 CORR TRAN SCAL LOG Characteristics RST value LINear SCPI device specific Mode A This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher SENSe 1 2 CORRection TRANsducer SELect name This command selects the transducer factor designated by...

Page 550: ...0 or higher SENSe 1 2 CORRection TRANsducer VIEW ON OFF This command switches on the display of the active transducer factor or set Prior to this command the command SENS CORR TRAN SEL must be sent This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher Example CORR TRAN SEL FACTOR1 CORR TRAN VIEW ON Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode R A SENSe 1 2 CORRection YIG TEMPer...

Page 551: ...le CORR YIG TEMP OFF Switches off automatic correction of the YIG filter frequency drift Characteristics RST value ON SCPI device specific Mode A This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher Order No Rev SubRev 1130 2396 02 01 1130 2544 02 01 1093 8249 08 01 1093 8584 02 01 1130 3240 02 01 ...

Page 552: ...mpling time is displayed whereas the RMS value of the power measured at each measurement point is displayed with the RMS detector The AVERage detector displays the power average value at each measurement point The QPEak detector performs a signal evaluation for EMC measurements If QPEak is selected the video filter is automatically switched off The couplings between span and RBW as well as between...

Page 553: ...el power in the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement if the RRC filter is switched on The numeric suffix at SENSe 1 2 is irrelevant Example ESP FILT RRC ALPH ON RRC filter switched on Characteristics RST value 0 22 SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum FILTer RRC STATe ON OFF This command activates or deactivates the use of a RRC filter for measuring the channel power in the Spectrum Emiss...

Page 554: ...em_std WCDMA 3GPP DL ESP PRES Returns W CDMA 3GPP 31 39 dBm DL Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 BANDwidth RESolution numeric_value This command selects the resolution bandwidth RBW of a range in the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement The numeric suffixes 1 20 specify the range The numeric suffix at SENSe 1 2 is irrelevant Example ESP RANG2 BAND 1...

Page 555: ...SP RANG2 DEL deletes range 2 Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 FILTer TYPE NORMal CFILter RRC PULSe This command sets the filter in the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement For details on filter type refer to Filter Types on page 4 24 The numeric suffixes 1 20 specify the range The numeric suffix at SENSe 1 2 is irrelevant Example ESP RANG2 FILT TYP...

Page 556: ...irrelevant Example ESP RANG2 INP ATT 30db RF attenuation of range 2 to 30 dB Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 INPut ATTenuation AUTO ON OFF This command switches the attenuation mode of a range in the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement to AUTO ON or MANUAL OFF The numeric suffixes 1 20 specify the range The numeric suffix at SENSe 1 2 is irreleva...

Page 557: ...e 1 2 is irrelevant Parameter 400 to 400 dBm Example ESP RANG5 LIM ABS STAR 40 Absolute limit at start frequency in range 5 is 40 dBm Characteristics RST value 13dBm SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 LIMit ABSolute STOP numeric_value This command defines the absolute limit at the stop frequency of the range for the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement The numeric suffixes 1 ...

Page 558: ...1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 LIMit STATe ABSolute RELative AND OR This command sets the type of limit check for all ranges of Spectrum Emission Mask measurement ABSolute Checks only the absolute limits defined RELative Checks only the relative limits Relative limits are defined as relative to the measured power in the reference range AND Combines the absolute and relative limit The limit check fails w...

Page 559: ... in range 2 to 1 ms Characteristics RST value depends on range SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 SWEep TIME AUTO ON OFF This command controls the automatic coupling of the sweep duration on the frequency span and the bandwidth settings in a Spectrum Emission Mask measurement range The numeric suffixes 1 20 specify the range The numeric suffix at SENSe 1 2 is irrelevant Exa...

Page 560: ...SP RRAN Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RTYPe PEAK CPOWer This command sets selects the type of power measurement in the reference range The numeric suffixes 1 20 specify the range The numeric suffix at SENSe 1 2 is irrelevant Parameter PEAK Measures the highest peak within the reference range CPOWer Measures the channel power within the reference range in...

Page 561: ...mmand defines the step width of the center frequency Example FREQ CENT STEP 120MHz Characteristics RST value AUTO 0 1 SPAN is switched on SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 FREQuency CENTer STEP LINK SPAN RBW OFF This command couples the step width of the center frequency to span span 0 or to the resolution bandwidth span 0 or cancels the couplings Parameter SPAN Coupling to frequency display range for...

Page 562: ...f the instrument Example FREQ OFFS 1GHZ Characteristics RST value 0 Hz SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 FREQuency SPAN 0 to fmax In analyzer mode this command defines the frequency span Example FREQ SPAN 10MHz Characteristics RST value fmax with fmax maximum frequency SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 FREQuency SPAN FULL In analyzer mode this command sets the frequency span to its maximum Example FREQ SP...

Page 563: ...scription of Commands SENSe Subsystem SENSe 1 2 FREQuency STOP 0 to fmax This command defines the stop frequency of the R S FSP This command is only available in the frequency domain span 0 Example FREQ STOP 20MHz Characteristics RST value fmax SCPI conform Mode A F ...

Page 564: ...point Analyzer frequency Reference level RF attenuation of attenuator only with option B25 Resolution filter Resolution bandwidth Video bandwidth Measurement time Detector The number of frequencies is limited to 100 entries The commands of this subsystem can be used in two different ways 1 Instrument setup measurement and querying of the results in a single command With this method there is the le...

Page 565: ...m 10dB 10dB NORM 30kHz 100kHz 434us 0 935 6MHz 20dBm 10dB 20dB NORM 30kHz 100kHz 434us 0 OPC Further actions of the control computer during measurement to Response to service request On SRQ SENSe LIST POWer RESult Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST POWer SEQuence analyzer freq ref level rf att el att filter type rbw vbw meas time trigger level This command configu...

Page 566: ...l att RF input attenuation of electronic attenuator Range of values 0 dB to 30 dB in 10 dB steps OFF electronic attenuator not in signal path If option B25 is missing OFF is to be used filter type NORMal normal resolution filter CFILter channel filter These are especially steep edged filters which are used for example in Fast ACP measurement to ensure the band limiting of a transmission channel in...

Page 567: ...sequence with the following settings SENSe LIST POWer 935 2MHz 20dBm 10dB OFF NORM 1MHz 3MHz 434us 0 935 4MHz 20dBm 10dB 10dB CFIL 30kHz 100kHz 434us 0 935 6MHz 20dBm 10dB 20dB CFIL 30kHz 100kHz 434us 0 performs the same measurement and returns the result list immediately after the last frequency point Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A Step Freq MHz Ref Level RF Att el Att Filt...

Page 568: ... power average detector OFF deactivates the measurement of the average power trigger mode Selection of the trigger source used for the list measurement Possible values IMMediate VIDeo EXTernal IFPower trigger slope Used trigger slope Possible values POSitive NEGative trigger offset Offset between the detection of the trigger signal and the start of the measurement at the next frequency point Range...

Page 569: ... specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 BANDwidth RESolution numeric_value This command selects the resolution bandwidth RBW of a range in the spurious measurement Example LIST RANG2 BAND 10E3 Sets the RBW to 10 KHz Characteristics RST value 10 kHz SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 BANDwidth VIDeo numeric_value This command selects the video bandwidth VBW of a range in the s...

Page 570: ... DETector APEak NEGative POSitive SAMPle RMS AVERage This command sets the detector in the spurious measurement Example LIST RANG2 DET APE Autopeak detector Characteristics RST value POS SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 FILTer TYPE NORMal CHANnel RRC PULSe This command sets the filter in the spurious measurement For details on filter type refer to chapter 4 section Filter Type...

Page 571: ...autoranging of a range in the spurious measurement on or off Example LIST RANG2 INP ATT AUTO ON Activates autorange for range 2 Characteristics RST value ON SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 INPut GAIN STATe ON OFF This command switches the preamplifier of a range in the spurious measurement on or off Example LIST RANG2 INP GAIN STAT ON Activates the preamplifier for range 2 Ch...

Page 572: ... device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 POINts numeric_value This command defines the number of sweep points of a range in the spurious measurement Example LIST RANG2 POIN 301 Sets 301 sweep points in range 2 Characteristics RST value 625 SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 RLEVel numeric_value This command defines the reference level of a range in the spurious measurem...

Page 573: ...th settings in a spurious measurement range Example LIST RANG2 SWE TIME AUTO ON Activates the coupling of frequency range and bandwidths in range 2 Characteristics RST value ON SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 TRANsducer string This command sets the transducer factor for a range in the spurious measurement Example LIST RANG2 TRAN fac_1 Sets the transducer factor fac_1 in range...

Page 574: ...P B21 and external mixer activated SENSe 1 2 MIXer BIAS LOW numeric_value This command sets the bias current for the active band If two harmonics are used for the band it is set for the lower harmonic Example MIX ON MIX BIAS 7mA Characteristics RST value 0 A SCPI conform Mode A This command is only available for model R S FSP 40 with option R S FSP B21 and external mixer activated SENSe 1 2 MIXer ...

Page 575: ...ble for model R S FSP 40 with option R S FSP B21 and external mixer activated SENSe 1 2 MIXer LOPower numeric_value This command changes the LO level of the external mixer LO port from 13 0 dBm to 17 0 dBm in 0 1 dB steps Default value is 15 5 dB Example MIX ON MIX ON MIX LOP 16 0DBM Characteristics RST value 15 5 dBm SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only available for model R S FSP 40 ...

Page 576: ... HIGH mix_1_6 Characteristics RST value no table set SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only available for model R S FSP 40 with option R S FSP B21 and external mixer activated SENSe 1 2 MIXer LOSS TABLe LOW file_name This command selects a conversion loss table and sets it for the active band If two harmonics are used for the band it is set for the lower harmonic Parameter file_name file...

Page 577: ...FSP B21 and external mixer activated SENSe 1 2 MIXer STATe ON OFF This command activates or shuts off the external mixer Example MIX ON Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A This command is only available for model R S FSP 40 with option R S FSP B21 and external mixer activated SENSe 1 2 MIXer THReshold numeric_value This command determines the maximum permissible level differe...

Page 578: ...t separately If option R S FSP B6 is installed you can also use an RF signal as a trigger signal The threshold can also be set separately If an external trigger signal is used the threshold is adjusted to those of the normal trigger settings TRIG key while with a video signal the threshold can be set as desired The following graphics shows the relation between trigger time trigger offset for delay...

Page 579: ...IST This command queries the results of a multiple burst power measurement as configured and initiated with SENSe MPOWer SEQuence The results are output in a comma separated list of floating point values The unit used for the return values is always dBm This command may be used to obtain measurement results in an asynchronous way using the service request mechanism for synchronization with the end...

Page 580: ...nt Further actions of the control computer during measurement On SRQ Response to service request SENSe MPOWer RESult MIN Characteristics RST value SCPI instrument specific Mode A F A T SENSe 1 2 MPOWer SEQuence analyzer freq rbw meas time trigger source trigger level trigger offset type of meas of meas This command configures the instrument setup for multiple burst power measurement and starts a m...

Page 581: ...nput on the rear of the unit VIDeo The internal video signal is used as trigger signal IFPower The internal IF signal with 10 MHz bandwidth is used as the trigger signal RFPower If option R S FSP B6 is installed the RF signal with a 80 MHz bandwidth is used as the trigger signal trigger level Signal level at which the trigger becomes active For trigger source VIDeo this is the level of the video s...

Page 582: ...or the return values is always dBm The command SENSe MPOWer 935 2MHz 1MHz 434us VIDEO 50PCT 5us MEAN 20 may for instance cause the following list to be returned 18 3 18 6 18 1 18 0 17 9 18 3 18 6 18 1 18 0 17 9 18 3 18 6 18 1 18 0 17 9 18 3 18 6 18 1 18 0 17 9 Example SENSe MPOWer 935 2MHz 1MHz 434us VIDEO 50PCT 5us MEAN 20 performs a measurement sequence with the following settings Frequency 935 ...

Page 583: ...also holds true if only part of the parameters e g only the trigger delay are changed as in this case the rest of the parameters will be cached This measurement is not compatible with other measurements especially as far as marker functions adjacent channel measurement or statistics are concerned The corresponding functions are therefore automatically switched off In return incompatible commands w...

Page 584: ...nt channels are automatically set to the same value With SENS POW HSP ON the steep edged channel filters from the table List of available channel filters in chapter Instrument Functions section Setting the Bandwidths and Sweep Time BW Key on page 4 18 are available Example POW ACH BWID ACH 30kHz Sets the bandwidth of all adjacent channels to 30 kHz Characteristics RST value 14 kHz SCPI device spec...

Page 585: ...ine standard is selected This command changes the setting for the alternate channels as well Example POW ACH FILT ALPH ACH 0 26 sets Alpha to 0 26 Characteristics RST value 0 22 SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 POWer ACHannel FILTer ALPHa ALL 0 1 This command sets the rolloff factor of the RRC weighting filter for the TX channel the adjacent channel and all alternate channels as well It is on...

Page 586: ...he weighting filter Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 POWer ACHannel FILTer STATe ALL ON OFF This command switches the weigthing filter state for TX channel adjacent channel and all alternate channels on or off It is only available if Fast ACP is not active and no predefine standard is selected Example POW ACH FILT STAT ALL ON activates weighting filters for all c...

Page 587: ...I device specific Mode A F SENSe 1 2 POWer ACHannel PRESet ACPower CPOWer MCACpower OBANdwidth OBWidth CN CN0 This command adjusts the frequency span the measurement bandwidths and the detector as required for the number of channels the channel bandwidths and the channel spacings selected in the active power measurement If necessary adjacent channel power measurement is switched on prior to the ad...

Page 588: ... Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A F SENSe 1 2 POWer ACHannel PRESet RLEVel OFFSet 0 100 dB This command allows to modify the ADJUST REF LEVEL function for user standards It defines an additional level offset to be taken into account for the analyzer s reference level setting It is only available if Fast ACP is not active and no predefine standard is selected Example POW ACH PR...

Page 589: ... REF TXCH AUTO MAX The transmission channel with the highest power is used as a reference channel Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A F SENSe 1 2 POWer ACHannel REFerence TXCHannel MANual 1 to 12 This command selects a transmission channel to be used as a reference channel in relative adjacent channel power measurements The command is available only for multi carrier channel and ...

Page 590: ...r ACHannel SPACing CHANnel 1 11 100 Hz to 2000 MHz This command defines the channel spacing of the carriers At the same time the spacing of carriers with higher channel number are set to the same value If the spacing is equal between all carriers it is sufficient to set the spacing between carrier 1 and 2 with the command SENS POW ACP SPAC CHAN1 or SENS POW ACP SPAC CHAN If the spacing are set in ...

Page 591: ...with cos characteristic or very steep sided channel filters are used for band limitation The command is only available in the frequency domain span 0 Example POW HSP ON Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A F SENSe 1 2 POWer NCORrection ON OFF This command switches on or off the correction of the instrument inherent noise for channel power measurement On activating this functio...

Page 592: ...orresponding trace must be active i e its state must be different from blank Example POW TRAC 2 Assigns the measurement in screen A to trace 2 SENS2 POW TRAC 3 Assigns the measurement in screen B to trace 3 Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A The measurement of the occupied bandwidth OBW is performed on the trace on which marker 1 is positioned To evaluate another trace marker 1 ...

Page 593: ...signal and is available only with an external reference frequency of 10 MHz The reference settings are not changed if a preset occurs to maintain the specific setup of a test system The factory default is NORMal This function requires a synthesizer board revision with hardware code 7 or above You can check this information in the HWC column of the hardware info window see HARDWARE INFO on page 4 1...

Page 594: ...elected EXT EAUT the reference signal must be connected to the rear panel of the instrument The reference settings are not changed after a preset Example ROSC SOUR EXT Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A RST is not influencing this parameter SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator SOURce EAUTo This command queries the current source of the reference signal if the external reference source EXT INT is used ...

Page 595: ...ement data over 10 sweeps Example SWE COUN 64 Sets the number of sweeps to 64 INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for its end Characteristics RST value 0 SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 SWEep COUNt CURRent This query command returns the current number of started sweeps A sweep count value should be set and the device should be in single sweep mode This comma...

Page 596: ...ppears A delay between applying the gate signal and the start of recording measured values can be defined with SWEep EGATe HOLDoff During a sweep the gate can be opened and closed several times The synchronization mechanisms with OPC OPC and WAI remain completely unaffected The sweep end is detected when the required number of measurement points 625 in analyzer mode has been recorded Example SWE E...

Page 597: ...wer This command toggles between external gate signal and IF power RF power signal as a signal source for the gate mode If an IF power signal is used the gate is opened as soon as a signal at 20 dBm is detected within the IF path bandwidth 10 MHz Example SWE EGAT SOUR IFP Switches the gate source to IF power Characteristics RST value IFPower SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe TRACe ...

Page 598: ...nge Example SWE EGAT TRAC2 STAT1 ON Range 1 for trace 2 is switched on Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe TYPE LEVel EDGE This command sets the type of triggering level or edge by the external gate signal The gate opening time cannot be defined with the parameter EGATe LENGth in case of level triggering The gate is closed when the gate signal disappears...

Page 599: ...e frequency domain 2 5 ms to 16000 s with span 0 and in the time domain 1 µs to 16000 s with span 0 Used as a query this command also returns the acquisition time of the FFT filter If SWEep TIME is directly programmed automatic coupling to resolution bandwidth and video bandwidth is switched off Example SWE TIME 10s Characteristics RST value AUTO is set to ON SCPI conform Mode A SENSe 1 2 SWEep TI...

Page 600: ...V CCVS INTernal EXTernal This command selects between an internal and an external CCVS signal as TV demodulator input signal Example TV CCVS EXT Characteristics RST value INT SCPI device specific Mode A T This command is only available with option R S FSP B6 TV and RF Trigger SENSe 1 2 TV STATe ON OFF This command switches triggering on TV signals on or off Example TV ON Characteristics RST value ...

Page 601: ... for screen A Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI conform Mode A SOURce 1 2 DM STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the external I Q modulation of the tracking generator in the selected measurement window External AM and external FM are switched off if active This command is only valid in conjunction with the tracking generator option B9 Example SOUR2 DM STAT ON Switches on the external I Q...

Page 602: ...be measured with this setting The possible value range is 150 MHz to 150 MHz It should be noted that the terms start frequency tracking frequency offset and stop frequency tracking frequency offset are both 1 kHz or both 1 kHz External I Q modulation is switched off if active This command is only valid in conjunction with the tracking generator option B9 Example SOUR FREQ OFFS 10MHz Switches on th...

Page 603: ... mode span 0Hz During the sweep time of the zero span the power at the internal tracking generator is changed linear from start power to stop power The start and stop power values are shown on the right side below the diagram Example SOUR POW MODE SWE switches on the level sweep in screen A Characteristics RST value FIX SCPI conform Mode A SOURce 1 2 POWer STARt 30 dBm to 0 dBm This command define...

Page 604: ...umeric_value This command defines the numerator of the factor with which the analyzer frequency is multiplied to obtain the transmit frequency of the selected generator 1 or 2 in the selected window The commands of the SOURce EXTernal subsystem assume that the addressed generator was correctly configured with the commands of subsystem SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB RDEVice GENerator If no external genera...

Page 605: ...d activates or deactivates the frequency sweep for generator 1 or 2 in the selected window This command is only valid in combination with option Ext Generator Control R S FSP B10 Example SOUR EXT1 FREQ SWE ON Activates the frequency sweep for ext generator 1 Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A SOURce 1 2 EXTernal 1 2 POWer LEVel numeric_value This command sets the output powe...

Page 606: ...ristics RST value INT SCPI device specific Mode A This command is available from firmware version 1 40 or higher SOURce 1 2 EXTernal 1 2 STATe ON OFF This command activates or deactivates the external generator selected with SOUR EXT 1 2 FREQ SWE ON in the selected window The suffix behind EXTernal is irrelevant for this command This command is only available in connection with option Ext Generato...

Page 607: ... A STATus OPERation ENABle 0 to 65535 This command sets the bits of the ENABle section of the STATus OPERation register The ENABle register selectively enables the individual events of the associated EVENt section for the summary bit in the status byte Example STAT OPER ENAB 65535 Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A STATus OPERation EVENt This command queries the contents of the EVENt se...

Page 608: ...ot passed on Example STAT PRES Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit CONDition This command queries the contents of the CONDition section of the STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit register Readout does not delete the contents of the CONDition section Example STAT QUES ACPL COND Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A STATus QUEStionable ACPLimit ENABle ...

Page 609: ...ue SCPI device specific Mode A STATus QUEStionable CONDition This command queries the CONDition section of the STATus QUEStionable register Readout does not delete the contents of the CONDition section Example STAT QUES COND Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A STATus QUEStionable ENABle 0 to 65535 This command sets the bits of the ENABle section of the STATus QUEStionable register The EN...

Page 610: ...acteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A STATus QUEStionable FREQuency EVENt This command queries the contents of the EVENt section of the STATus QUEStionable FREQuency register Example STAT QUES FREQ Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A Readout deletes the contents of the EVENt section STATus QUEStionable FREQuency NTRansition 0 to 65535 This command sets the edge detect...

Page 611: ...aracteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 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 device specific Mode A STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 NTRansition 0 to 65535 This command sets the edge detectors...

Page 612: ...acteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A STATus QUEStionable LMARgin 1 2 EVENt This command queries the contents of the EVENt section of the STATus QUEStionable LMARgin register Readout deletes the contents of the EVENt section Example STAT QUES LMAR Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A STATus QUEStionable LMARgin 1 2 NTRansition 0 to 65535 This command sets the edge dete...

Page 613: ...QUEStionable POWer ENABle 0 to 65535 This command sets the bits of the ENABle section of the STATus QUEStionable POWer register The ENABle register selectively enables the individual events of the associated EVENt section for the summary bit Example STAT QUES POW ENAB 65535 Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A STATus QUEStionable POWer EVENt This command queries the contents of the EVENt ...

Page 614: ...command sets the edge detectors of all bits of the STATus QUEStionable register from 0 to 1 for the transitions of the CONDition bit Example STAT QUES PTR 65535 Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A STATus QUEue NEXT This command returns the earliest entry to the error queue and deletes it Positive error numbers indicate device specific errors negative error numbers are error messages defi...

Page 615: ...fic Mode A SYSTem COMMunicate GPIB RDEVice COMMand 0 30 command string This command sends a command or query string to the external generator connected via the GPIB interface of the Ext Generator Control R S FSP B10 Usually an external generator is connected to this interface Parameter 0 30 GPIB address of the external generator connected via the GPIB interface of the Ext Generator Control R S FSP...

Page 616: ...Rminator LFEOI EOI This command changes the GPIB receive terminator According to the standard the terminator in ASCII is LF and or EOI For binary data transfers e g trace data from the control computer to the instrument the binary code 0AH 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 ch...

Page 617: ...rn to the beginning of the printer list and query the name of the first printer The names of other printers can then be queried with NEXT After all available printer names have been output an empty string enclosed by quotation marks is output for the next query Further queries are answered by a Query Error Example SYST COMM PRIN ENUM NEXT Characteristics RST value NONE SCPI device specific Mode A ...

Page 618: ... considerable speed advantages Example SYST COMM RDEV GEN LINK TTL Selects GPIB TTL interface for generator operation Characteristics RST value GPIB SCPI device specific Mode A SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice GENerator 1 2 TYPE name This command selects the type of external generator 1 or 2 For a list of the available generator types including the associated interface see chapter External Generator Con...

Page 619: ... this parameter factory default 9600 SCPI conform Mode A SYSTem COMMunicate SERial RECeive BITS 7 8 This command defines the number of data bits per data word for the serial interface COM Example SYST COMM SER BITS 7 Characteristics RST value no influence on this parameter factory default 8 SCPI conform Mode A SYSTem COMMunicate SERial RECeive PACE XON NONE This command switches on or off the soft...

Page 620: ...ommand activates or deactivates the display of the front panel keys on the screen With the display activated the instrument can be operated on the screen using the mouse by pressing the corresponding buttons This may be useful if the instrument is operated in a detached station by means of a remote program such as PCANYWHERE Example SYST DISP FPAN ON Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device speci...

Page 621: ...l with the command STATus QUEue NEXT This command is a query and therefore has no RST value Example SYST ERR Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A SYSTem ERRor CLEar ALL This command deletes all entries in the table SYSTEM MESSAGES This command is an event and therefore has no query and no RST value Example SYST ERR CLE ALL Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A SYSTem ERRor...

Page 622: ...DATE Starts the firmware update from directory D USER FWUPDATE using the files of the subfolders DISK1 to DISK n including the contents of the EXTENSION subfolder Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no query and no RST value SYSTem HPCoupling FSP HP This command controls the default coupling ratios Span RBW and RBW VBW for HP emulation m...

Page 623: ...DE NORMal PULSe This command switches the 10 dB overload reserve on or off This command can only be selected in the HP emulation mode Parameter NORM switches the overload reserve off PULSe switches the overload reserve on Example SYST LANG 8566B Switches the HP emulation on SYST IFG MODE PULS Switches the overload reserve on Characteristics RST value SCPI device specific Mode A SYSTem KLOCk ON OFF...

Page 624: ...onality on page 4 316 Example SYST LXI DISP ON Shows the LXI Observer dialog box Characteristics RST value OFF SCPI device specific Mode A When SCPI is selected the 8566B 8568B 8594E command set is available in addition When 8566A 8566B 8568A or 8568B is selected both command sets A and B are available as far as they are supported The HP model 8591E is compatible to HP model 8594E the HP models 71...

Page 625: ...is command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query SYSTem LXI LCI This command executes the LAN configuration initialize LCI on the instrument To use this command the LXI Class C functionality must be installed and enabled for details see LXI Class C Functionality on page 4 316 As of firmware version 4 5x the LXI functionality has been expanded Instead of this command use SYSTem LX...

Page 626: ...ode A SYSTem PASSword CENable password This command enables access to the service functions by means of the password Example SYST PASS XXXX Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A This command is an event and therefore has no RST value and no query SYSTem PRESet This command initiates an instrument reset The effect of this command corresponds to that of the PRESET key with manual operation o...

Page 627: ...olume is set by 0 and maximum volume by 1 The value 0 is the lowest volume the value 1 the highest volume Example SYST SPE VOL 0 5 Characteristics RST value 0 SCPI device specific Mode A The command is only available with the audio demodulator option R S FSP B3 SYSTem TIME 0 to 23 0 to 59 0 to 59 This command sets the internal clock The sequence of entry is hour minute second Example SYST TIME 12 ...

Page 628: ...his command transfers trace data from the control computer to the instrument the query reads trace data out of the instrument The numeric suffix at TRACe 1 2 selects the measurement window Parameter TRACE1 to TRACE3 selects trace 1 to 3 LIST reads the peak list in the spurious measurement LIST EVALUATION for details on this measurement see page 220 The suffix at TRACe 1 2 is irrelevant As results ...

Page 629: ...inactive 1 0 is output as the 6th value For R S FS K72 seven values are transmitted for each assigned channel class channel number absolute level relative level timing offset pilot length active inactive R S FS K73 six values are transmitted for each assigned channel class channel number absolute level relative level IQ mapping active inactive Return value The returned values are scaled in the cur...

Page 630: ...ormat these data are values separated by commas If the transfer takes place using the format real REAL 32 the data are transferred in block format The parameter of the query is the trace name TRACE1 to TRACE3 it indicates which trace memory will be read out 6 20 2 Number and Format of the Measurement Values for the Different Operating Modes The number of measurement values depends on the instrumen...

Page 631: ... waiting for the sweep end TRAC1 IMM LEV queries the level of the last measured measurement point Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A TRACe 1 2 IMMediate RESult This query returns the current X and Y results of the sweep During a sweep the last measured values are read out Example INIT CONT OFF switches to single sweep mode INIT starts a sweep without waiting for the sweep end TRAC IMM R...

Page 632: ...ng concept 21 4 MHz IF 32 MHz Sampling rate the image frequency is suppressed only by the 10 MHz analog IF filter When applying an input signal at the edge of the 10 MHz band 5 MHz from center the image frequency appears 800 kHz above the input signal The image frequency in MHz is calculated as follows fimage 2 x fcenter 5 4 MHz fsignal where fimage image frequency in MHz fcenter center frequency ...

Page 633: ...er of test points to be recorded prior to the trigger time can be selected for all of the available trigger sources except for FREE RUN where this parameter is always to be assigned the value 0 Measurement results are output in the form of a list with the Q values following immediately after the list of I values in the output buffer The FOR MAT command can be used to select between binary output 3...

Page 634: ...riggering Filter type NORMAL analogue RBW 10 MHz Sample Rate 32 MHz Trigger external Slope positive TRAC IQ AVER ON Enables averaging of the I Q measurement data TRAC IQ AVER COUN 10 Selects averaging over 10 data sets TRAC IQ DATA Starts the measurement and reads out the averaged data Characteristics RST value 0 SCPI conform Mode A This command is available from firmware version 1 32 or higher TR...

Page 635: ...TRAC IQ DATA command Parameter COMPatible 512k I data and 512k Q data is alternately transferred IQBLock First all I and then all Q data is transferred IQPair I Q data is transferred in pairs Example TRAC IQ DATA FORM IQP Characteristics RST value COMP SCPI device specific Mode A TRACe 1 2 IQ DATA MEMory RF offset samples of samples This command permits the readout of previously acquired and frequ...

Page 636: ...ger Slope Positive Pretrigger Samples 100 of Samples 4096 INIT WAI starts the measurement and waits for its end FORMat REAL 32 specifies the format of the response data Reading the results TRAC IQ DATA MEM 0 2048 reads in 2048 I Q values starting with the beginning of the sampling TRAC IQ DATA MEM 2048 1024 reads in 2048 I Q values starting with the beginning of the sampling TRAC IQ DATA MEM 100 5...

Page 637: ...e RF input of the instrument ASCII Format FORMat ASCII In this case the command returns a comma separated list of the measured voltage values in floating point format Comma Separated Values CSV The number of values returned is 2 number of samples the first half being the I values the second half the Q values Binary Format FORMat REAL 32 In this case the command returns binary data Definite Length ...

Page 638: ...ndwidth of the analog filters in front of the A D converter as well as setting the sample rate trigger conditions and the record length Parameter filter type NORMAL Selects the analog analyzer resolution filters as filter type This is currently the only available filter type rbw Bandwidth of the analog filters in front of the A D converter Value range 300 kHz 10 MHz in steps of 1 3 10 sample rate ...

Page 639: ...L analog RBW 10 MHz Sample Rate 32 MHz Trigger External Slope Positive TRAC IQ SET NORM 1MHz 4MHz EXT POS 1024 512 Reads 512 I Q values from 1024 measurement points before the trigger point Filter type NORMAL analog RBW 1 MHz Sample Rate 4 MHz Trigger External Slope Positive Characteristics RST values NORM 3MHz 32MHz IMM POS 0 128 SCPI device specific Mode A T RFPower requires the TV and RF Trigge...

Page 640: ...ze STATe ON OFF This command switches on or off the synchronization of the start of I Q data acquisition to the trigger event Prior to this command I Q data acquisition has to be switched The synchronization is only active for sampling rate 32 MHz It delays the internal trigger event up to 5us to ensure a phase relation between different I Q data measurements This is required for I Q average For I...

Page 641: ... 32MHz EXT POS 0 2048 Reads 2048 I Q values starting at the trigger point Filtertype NORMAL analog RBW 10 MHz Sample Rate 32 MHz Trigger External Slope Positive TRAC IQ AVER ON Enables averaging of the I Q measurement data TRAC IQ AVER COUN 10 Selects averaging over 10 data sets TRAC IQ DATA Starts the measurement and reads out the averaged data Characteristics RST value ON SCPI device specific Mo...

Page 642: ...cs RST value 0 s SCPI conform Mode A TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence HOLDoff ADJust AUTO ON OFF This command defines whether the group delay of the bandwidth filters for the external or IF power trigger is compensated ON or not OFF If a burst signal is analyzed in the time domain mode the rising edge will remain at the same time position if compensation is on and the bandwidth changes Example TRIG HOLD ADJ A...

Page 643: ...e selected trigger slope applies to all trigger signal sources Example TRIG SLOP NEG Characteristics RST value POSitive SCPI conform Characteristics SCPI device specific Mode A TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence SOURce IMMediate EXTernal VIDeo IFPower RFPower TV This command selects the trigger source for the start of a sweep Parameter The trigger source selection has to be done with the command TRIGger 1 2 SEQ...

Page 644: ... FORMat LPFRame 525 625 This command defines the line system in use 525 or 625 lines with active TV trigger Example TRIG VID FORM LPFR 525 Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A T This command is only available with option R S FSP B6 TV and RF Trigger TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence VIDeo LINE NUMBer numeric_value With active TV trigger this command activates triggering at the horizontal sync signal o...

Page 645: ...ystem TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence VIDeo SSIGnal POLarity NEGative POSitive With active TV trigger this command selects the polarity of the video sync signal Example TRIG VID SSIG POL NEG Characteristics RST value SCPI conform Mode A T This command is only available with option R S FSP B6 TV and RF Trigger ...

Page 646: ...er DBM DBPW WATT DBUV DBMV VOLT DBUA AMPere V A W DB DBPT PCT UNITLESS DBUV_MHZ DBMV_MHZ DBUA_MHZ DBUV_M DBUA_M DBUV_MMHZ DBUA_MMHZ This command selects the unit for power for the selected measurement window DBxx_MHZ indicates the units dBxx MHz and DBxx_MMHZ indicates the units dBxx mMHz the measured level is referenced to a 1 MHz bandwidth Example UNIT POW DBM Sets the power unit for screen A to...

Page 647: ... the GPIB using the SYSTem LANGuage command To make it possible to also emulate device models that are not part of the selection list of the GPIB LAN GUAGE softkey the identification string received in response to the ID command can be modified key sequence SETUP GENERAL SETUP GPIB ID STRING USER This allows any device model to be emulated whose command set is compatible with one of the supported ...

Page 648: ...NNOT ANNOT ON OFF ANNOT 1 0 ANNOT 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 in V3 3x and above 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 availa...

Page 649: ...1 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 alignment HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available CF CF numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ CF UP CF DN CF Center Frequency HP 8566A HP 8568A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available CHANPWR CHANPWR TRA TRB numeri...

Page 650: ... HP 8568A available in V3 3x and above DA 2 DA Display address available in V3 7x and above DEMOD 1 DEMOD ON OFF AM FM AF Demodulator HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available DEMODAGC 2 DEMODAGC ON OFF 1 0 DEMODAGC Demodulation AGC HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available in V3 2x and above DEMODT DEMODT numeric_value S MS US SC DEMODT UP DN DEMODT Demodulation time HP 856xE HP 8566B HP ...

Page 651: ...imit line HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above ERR ERR 250 cal level error ERR 300 LO unlock ERR 472 cal error digital filter ERR 473 cal error analog filter ERR 552 cal error log amp ERR 902 unscale tracking generator ERR 906 oven cold ERR117 numeric unit error ERR112 Unrecognized Command Now some FSx errors are mapped to HP errors HP8568A HP856xE Available in V3 7x and above ERR ERR Error queue...

Page 652: ...x and above 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 available GL 1 GL numeric_value US MS SC GL DN GL UP GL HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available GP 1 GP POS NEG GP HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B H...

Page 653: ...ve KS KS Unlock register HP 8566A HP 8568A available in V3 4x and above KS91 KS91 Read Amplitude Error HP 8566A HP 8568A available in V3 4x and above KSA KSA Amplitude Units in dBm HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSB KSB Amplitude Units in dBmV HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSC KSC Amplitude Units in dBuV HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSD KSD Amplitude Units in V HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSE KSE numeri...

Page 654: ...KSa Normal Detection HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSb KSb Pos Peak Detection HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSd KSd Neg Peak Detection HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSe KSe Sample Detection HP 8566A HP 8568A available KSg CRT beam off KSh CRT beam on 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 ...

Page 655: ...imit line HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above LIMIREL relative limit line HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above LIMISAV save limit line HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above LIMITEST limit line test HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above LIML lower limit line value HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above LIMM middle limit line value HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above LIMTFL flat limit line segme...

Page 656: ...unt on HP 8566A HP 8568A available MDS MDS Measurement data size HP 8566B available in V3 7x and above MEAS Measurement status HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above 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 H...

Page 657: ...n hidden MKFC MKFC ON OFF Frequency Counter on off HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available in V3 2x and above MKFCR 1 MKFCR numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ MKFCR DN MKFCR UP MKFCR Frequency Counter Resolution HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKMIN MKMIN Marker Min HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKN MKN MKN numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ MKN DN MKN UP MKN ON MKN OFF MKN...

Page 658: ... and above MKSS MKSS CF Stepsize Marker Freq HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKT MKT numeric_value S MS US SC MKT MKF fstart MKT SWT Span HP 856xE HP 8594E available in V3 3x and above MKTRACE MKTRACE TRA TRB TRC Marker to Trace HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKTRACK MKTRACK ON OFF MKTRACK 1 0 MKTRACK Signal Track HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available MKTYPE MK...

Page 659: ...66A HP 8568A available O2 O2 Format Binary Values 0 to 4095 HP 8566A HP 8568A available in V3 3x and above O3 O3 Format ASCII HP 8566A HP 8568A available OA OA Output All HP 8566A HP 8568A available OL OL 80 characters OL Output Learn String HP 8566A HP 8568A available OT OT Output Trace Annotations HP 8566A HP 8568A available PA 2 PA numeric_value numeric_value Plot command HP 8566A HP 8568A avai...

Page 660: ...et Status Bit Enable HP 8566A HP 8568A available R3 R3 Set Status Bit Enable HP 8566A HP 8568A available R4 R4 Set Status Bit Enable HP 8566A HP 8568A available RB RB numeric_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 i...

Page 661: ...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 segment HP 856xE available in V4 3x and above SAVES SAVES numeric_value Save State Register HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SAVE...

Page 662: ...S Source Power Offset HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SRCPWR 1 SRCPWR numeric_value DB DM SRCPWR DN SRCPWR UP SRCPWR ON SRCPWR OFF SRCPWR Source Power HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available SS SS numeric_value HZ KHZ MHZ GHZ SS DN SS UP SS AUTO SS CF Step Size HP 8566A HP 8568A HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available ST ST numeric_value US MS SC ST DN ST UP ST AUTO ST Sw...

Page 663: ...4E available in V3 2x and above T0 T0 Threshold off HP 8566A HP 8568A available T1 T1 Free Run Trigger HP 8566A HP 8568A available T2 2 T2 Line Trigger HP 8566A HP 8568A available T3 T3 External Trigger HP 8566A HP 8568A available T4 T4 Video Trigger HP 8566A HP 8568A available TA TA Transfer A HP 8566A HP 8568A available TACL TACL Returns instantaneous measurement results See TRACe trace IMMediat...

Page 664: ... Mode HP 856xE HP 8566B HP 8568B HP 8594E available TM LINE 2 TM LINE Trigger Line HP 8566B available in V3 7x and above 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 in V3 3x and above TS TS Take Sweep HP 856x...

Page 665: ...pported Commands value integer or floating point numerical value units code DM DM DB HZ KZ MZ GZ MV UV SC MS US delimiter CR LF ETX SPC 3210 ETX 310 Command sections given in are optional The R S FSP GPIB hardware differs from that used in the HP analyzers Therefore the following con straint exists LF EOI are still used as delimiters since the GPIB hardware is able to identify them The other delim...

Page 666: ...and above Command Supported subset Function Corresponding HP Models Status SP_TOI Executes TOI measurement HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_TOIFA Lower primary signal frequency in Hz HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_TOIFB Upper primary signal frequency in Hz HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_TOIFS Primary signal frequency spacing in Hz HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above S...

Page 667: ...and above SP_HPWMIN Minimum resolution bandwidth HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_H_LVL 1 10 Array of amplitudes for each harmonic in dBc relative to the fundamental SP_H_LVL 1 0 the level of the fundamental in dBc The index is the number of the harmonic HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_THD Total harmonic distortion in percent HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_H_NS 1 10 Arra...

Page 668: ...above SP_SR_TH Lower search amplitude limit in dBm or dBc HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_SR_TG Upper search amplitude limit in dBm or dBc HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_SRTFLG Sort flag 0 sort output by frequencies 1 sort output by amplitudes HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_SR_TM Estimated search time in seconds HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above SP_NUMSP Number of ...

Page 669: ...lable in V4 1x and above PH_VBR Filtering HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above PH_RMSPT Amount of data points to skip when doing the integration HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above PH_RMSFL Lower integration frequency in Hz HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above PH_RMSFU Upper integration frequency in Hz HP 856xE available in V4 1x and above PH_EXIT Quits phase noise HP 856xE available in V4 1x ...

Page 670: ...r bit in the status register but always returns a 0 in response FA Default value range step size FB Default value range step size ID Query of instrument type The instrument type entered with SETUP GENERAL SETUP GPIB ID STRING USER will be returned M2 Default value range step size M3 Default value range step size MKACT Only marker 1 is supported as the active marker MKBW Default value MKPT Step siz...

Page 671: ...ize SS Default value range step size ST Default value range step size STB The status bits are mapped as described with command RQS Bit 2 and 4 are always set in parallel if Command Complete or End of Sweep are recognized The R S FSP cannot distinguish between these conditions Addi tionally these bits are not suitable for synchronization on the end of sweep in con tinuous sweep operation TA Output ...

Page 672: ...ies Therefore in response to a query the R S FSP returns data of the same structure as that used by the original instruments this applies in particular to the number of characters returned Two formats are currently supported when trace data is output Display Units command O1 and physi cal values command O2 O3 or TDF P As to the Display Units format the level data of the R S FSP is converted to mat...

Page 673: ...strument model 1001 for 8566A B and 8568 A B 601 for 8560E to 8565E 401 for 8594E 6 23 10 Trace Data Input Formats Trace data input is only supported for binary date TDF B TDF A TDF I MDS W MDS B 6 23 11 GPIB Status Reporting The assignment of status bits by commands R1 R2 R3 R4 RQS is supported starting at firmware ver sion 1 8x The STB command and the serial poll respond with an 8 bit value havi...

Page 674: ...FSE alone in column Devices denotes the instrument families FSE FSIQ FSET and ESIB unless otherwise noted in column Notes Devices Command Sheet 1 of 47 Parameter Notes R S FSP FSE CAL R S FSP executes total calibration FSE executes short calibration R S FSP FSE CLS R S FSP FSE ESE R S FSP FSE ESR R S FSP FSE IDN model indicator and version index is different for R S FSP and FSE R S FSP FSE IST R S...

Page 675: ...tion for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate STATistics SCALe AUTO ONCE new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate STATistics X RANGe 10dB to 200dB new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate STATistics X RLEVel 130dBm to 30dBm new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate STATistics Y LOWer 1E 9 to 0 1 new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate STATistics Y UPPer 1E 8 to 1 0 new function for R S FSP FSE CALCul...

Page 676: ... CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 FUNCtion FIXed STATe ON OFF R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 FUNCtion PNOise RESult R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 FUNCtion PNOise STATe ON OFF FSE CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MAXimum APEak not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MAXimum LEFT R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MAXimum NEXT R S FSP FSE CALCulate...

Page 677: ...Culate 1 2 DLINe 1 2 STATe ON OFF FSE CALCulate 1 2 FEED XTIM DDEM MEAS XTIM DDEM REF XTIM DDEM ERR MPH XTIM DDEM ERR VECT XTIM DDEM SYMB XTIM AM XTIM FM XTIM PM XTIM AMSummary XTIM FMSummary XTIM PMSummary TCAP not available for R S FSP FSET CALCulate 1 2 FEED XTIM DDEM MEAS XTIM DDEM REF XTIM DDEM ERR MPH XTIM DDEM ERR VECT XTIM DDEM SYMB TCAP not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 ...

Page 678: ...ACHannel STATe of FSE FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 ACPower ALTernate 1 2 0 to 100 DB 0 to 100 DB compatible to CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 ACPower ALTernate 1 2 RELative of R S FSP not available for FSET R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 ACPower ALTernate 1 2 ABSolute 200 to 200 DBM 200 to 200 DBM new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 ACPower ALTernate 1 2 ABSolute STATe ON OFF new fun...

Page 679: ... 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CONTrol SHIFt numeric_value R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CONTrol SPACing LINear LOGarithmic FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CONTrol UNIT TIME S SYM not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CONTrol DATA numeric value numeric value R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 COPY 1 to 8 name R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 DELete R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8...

Page 680: ...IB FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 SPECtrum SWITching not available for R S FSP FSET and ESIB FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 SPURious FAILs TXBand OTXBand RXBand IDLeband not available for R S FSP FSET and ESIB FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 SPURious TXBand OTXBand RXBand IDLeband not available for R S FSP FSET and ESIB R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 STATe ON OFF R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 TRA...

Page 681: ... THReshold numeric value new function for R S FSP R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 UPPer DATA numeric value R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 AOFF R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 COUNt ON OFF R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 COUNt FREQuency R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 COUNt RESolution 0 1 1 10 100 1000 10000 Hz FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 COUPled STATe ON OFF not available...

Page 682: ...UNCtion DEModulation SELect AM FM R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion DEModulation STATe ON OFF R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion FPEaks IMMediate numeric value new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion FPEaks COUNt new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion FPEaks X new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtio...

Page 683: ... OBWidth MCACpower MCACpower is not available on the FSE MCACpower ACPower and CPOWer are not available on the FSET R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion POWer SELect ACPower CPOWer OBANdwidth OBWidth CN CN0 MCACpower MCACpower is not available on the FSE MCACpower ACPower and CPOWer are not available on the FSET R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion POWer STATe OFF R S FSP FSE CAL...

Page 684: ...y MEAN AVERage RESult R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary MEAN PHOLd RESult R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary MEAN RESult R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary MEAN STATe ON OFF FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary MIDDle AVERage RESult not available for R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary MIDDle PHOLd RESult not avai...

Page 685: ...MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation RESult new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMarySDEViation AVERage RESult new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation PHOLd RESult new function for R S FSP R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation STATe ON OFF new function for R S FSP R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKe...

Page 686: ...E CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 STEP INCRement numeric_value not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 TRACe 1 to 3 R S FSP 3 traces are available per screen FSE 4 traces are available in full screen mode and 2 traces per screen in split screen mode R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 X 0 to MAX frequency sweep time additional unit SYM is available for FSE R S FSP CALCulate 1 2 MA...

Page 687: ...PRession DEFine expr for R S FSP traces can only be subtracted from trace 1 therefore there is no numeric suffix behind MATH and expr may only consist of TRACE1 TRACE2 or TRACE1 TRACE3 FSE CALCulate 1 2 RLINe MIN to MAX not available for R S FSP replaced by CALC MATH POS FSE CALCulate 1 2 RLINe STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP replaced by CALC MATH POS R S FSP FSE CALCulate 1 2 THReshold MIN...

Page 688: ...late 1 2 X UNIT TIME S SYM not available for R S FSP R S FSP CALibration ABORt new function for R S FSP FSE CALibration BANDwidth BWIDth RESolution not available for R S FSP FSE CALibration IQ not available for R S FSP FSE CALibration LDETector not available for R S FSP FSE CALibration LOSuppression not available for R S FSP FSE CALibration PPEak not available for R S FSP ESIB CALibration PRESelec...

Page 689: ...not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure SPECtrum MODulation IMMediate not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure SPECtrum SWITching COUNt 1 to 1000 not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure SPECtrum SWITching IMMediate not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure SPURious ANTenna CONDucted RADiated not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure SPURious COUN RXBandt 1 t...

Page 690: ...BTS NETWork PHASe 1 2 PLUS not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure BTS NETWork TYPE PGSM PGSM900 EGSM EGSM900 DCS GSM1800 PCS GSM1900 RGSM RGSM900 not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure BTS POWer CLASs 1 to 8 1 to 4 M1 M2 M3 not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure BTS POWer COUPled ON OFF not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure BTS POWer DYNamic 0 to 15 not ava...

Page 691: ... MS NETWork PHASe 1 2 PLUS not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure MS NETWork TYPE PGSM PGSM900 EGSM EGSM900 DCS GSM1800 PCS GSM1900 RGSM RGSM900 not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure MS POWer CLASs numeric_value not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure MS POWer COUPled ON OFF not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE CONFigure MS POWer EXPected numeric_value not available...

Page 692: ...DIAG SERV SFUNction FSET DIAGnostic SERVice HGENerator OFF 10 kHz 100 kHz BALanced not available for R S FSP R S FSP DIAGnostic SERVice HWINfo new function for R S FSP R S FSP FSE DIAGnostic SERVice INPut SELect CALibration RF R S FSP DIAGnostic SERVice INPut PULSed STATe ON OFF new command for R S FSP R S FSP DIAGnostic SERVice INPut PULSed PRATe numeric_value new command for R S FSP R S FSP FSE ...

Page 693: ...SP DISPlay WINDow 1 2 SELect new function for R S FSP R S FSP DISPlay WINDow 1 2 SIZE LARGe SMALl new function for R S FSP R S FSP FSE DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TEXT STATe ON OFF R S FSP FSE DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TEXT DATA string R S FSP FSE DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TIME ON OFF R S FSP FSE DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 MODE WRITe VIEW AVERage MAXHold MINHold R S FSP 3 traces are available per screen FSE 4 traces a...

Page 694: ...INear LOGarithmic PERCent PERCent is not available for R S FSP FSE TRACE 1 4 R S FSP FSE DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 Y SCALe 10dB to 200dB R S FSP TRACe 1 3 FSE TRACE 1 4 FSET ESIB DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 4 Y SCALe BOTTom numeric_value not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 Y SCALe MODE ABSolute RELative R S FSP TRACe 1 3 FSE TRACE 1 4 FSE DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1...

Page 695: ...le for R S FSP and FSET FSE FETCh BURSt PERRor RMS STATus not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE FETCh BURSt POWer IMMediate not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE FETCh MODulation ALL ARFCn TXBand RXBand COMBined DCSRx1800 not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE FETCh PTEMplate REFerence TXBand not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE FETCh SPECtrum MODulation REFerence TXBand not available for R S ...

Page 696: ... CLIP SYST COMM GPIB SER1 SER2 is not available for R S FSP FSIQ ESIB HCOPy DESTination 1 2 MMEM SYST COMM PRIN SYST COMM CLIP R S FSP FSE HCOPy DEVice COLor ON OFF R S FSP HCOPy DEVice LANGuage 1 2 GDI WMF EWMF BMP FSE FSET HCOPy DEVice LANGuage 1 2 HPGL PCL4 PCL5 POSTscript ESCP WMF PCX HP7470 to FSIQ ESIB HCOPy DEVice LANGuage 1 2 WMF GDI EWMF BMP to FSE FSET HCOPy DEVice PRESet 1 2 ON OFF not ...

Page 697: ...E INITiate 1 2 DISPlay ON OFF R S FSP FSE INITiate 1 2 IMMediate FSET INPut PRESelection CATalog not available for R S FSP FSET INPut PRESelection USET NAME name of user defined preselector set to edit existing set or to create new set not available for R S FSP FSET INPut PRESelection USET CLEar not available for R S FSP FSET INPut PRESelection USET COMMent comment for preselector set not availabl...

Page 698: ...new function for R S FSP INPut 1 2 EATT STATe ON OFF new function for R S FSP FSET INPut 1 2 GAIN 0 to 30dB not available for R S FSP FSET ESIB INPut 1 2 GAIN AUTO ON OFF not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE INPut 1 2 GAIN STATe ON OFF R S FSP FSE INPut 1 2 IMPedance 50 75 FSE INPut 1 2 IMPedance CORRection RAM RAZ not available for R S FSP FSET INPut 1 2 LISN PEARth GROunded FLOating not availab...

Page 699: ... set not available for R S FSP FSET INPut 1 2 PRESelection STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP FSET INPut 1 2 TYPE RF BALanced not available for R S FSP ESIB INPut 1 2 TYPE INPUT1 INPUT2 not available for R S FSP FSE INPut 1 2 UPORt 1 2 STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP FSE INPut 1 2 UPORt 1 2 VALue not available for R S FSP ESIB INPut2 COUPling AC DC not available for R S FSP INSTrument C...

Page 700: ...Mory CLear STATe 1 path R S FSP FSE MMEMory COMMent string R S FSP FSE MMEMory COPY path file path file R S FSP FSE MMEMory DATA filename block data R S FSP FSE MMEMory DELete path filename R S FSP FSE MMEMory LOAD AUTO 1 path R S FSP FSE MMEMory LOAD STATe 1 path R S FSP FSE MMEMory MDIRectory path R S FSP FSE MMEMory MOVE path R S FSP FSE MMEMory MSIS A D R S FSP valid drives are A and D FSE val...

Page 701: ...n the R S FSP FSE MMEMory SELect ITEM MACRos ON OFF not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE MMEMory SELect ITEM NONE R S FSP FSE MMEMory SELect ITEM SCData ON OFF R S FSP MMEMory SELect ITEM TRACe ACTive ON OFF no numeric suffixes behind TRACe FSE MMEMory SELect ITEM TRACe 1 4 ON OFF numeric suffixes behind TRACe FSE MMEMory SELect ITEM TRANsducer ALL ON OFF not available for R S FSP FSE MMEMory SEL...

Page 702: ...t POWer LEVel not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE READ BURSt POWer STATic not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE READ BURSt POWer not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE READ BURSt REFerence IMMediate not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE READ SPECtrum MODulation ALL not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE READ SPECtrum SWITching ALL not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE READ SPURious STEP not ...

Page 703: ...H MEDium LOW not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth VIDeo 1Hz to 10MHz FSET SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth VIDeo 1Hz to 500MHz R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth VIDeo AUTO ON OFF FSET SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth VIDeo EXTernal STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP R S FSP SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth VIDeo RATio 0 0001 to 1 only numeric values available Parameter ranges di...

Page 704: ...tion CVL CATalog not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection CVL CLEar not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection CVL COMMent string not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection CVL DATA freq level to not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection CVL MIXer string not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection CVL PORTs 2 3 ...

Page 705: ...ot available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection TSET BREak ON OFF not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection TSET CATalog not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection TSET COMMent string not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection TSET DELete not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRection TSET RANGe 1 10 freq freq name to not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 CORRectio...

Page 706: ...SP FSE ESIB SENSe 1 2 DDEMod PRESet GSM EDGe NADC TETRa DCS1800 PCS1900 PHS PDCup PDCDown APCO25CQPSK APCO25C4FM CDPD DECT CT2 ERMes MODacom PWT TFTS F16 F322 F324 F64 FQCDma RQCDma FNADc RNADc BPSK18 GMSK18 QPSK18 GMSK36 not available for R S FSP FSIQ SENSe 1 2 DDEMod PRESet GSM EDGe NADC TETRa PHS PDCup PDCDown APCO25CQPSK APCO25C4FM CDPD DECT CT2 ERMes MODacom PWT TFTS F16 F322 F324 F64 FWCDma ...

Page 707: ...C OFFSet numeric_value not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 DDEMod SEARch SYNC PATTern string not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 DDEMod SEARch SYNC SELect string not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 DDEMod SEARch SYNC STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 DDEMod SEARch TIME 100 to 1600 not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 DDEMod SRATe 160 Hz to 1 6 MHz not available fo...

Page 708: ...ailable for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 FILTer CCITt STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 FILTer CMESsage STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 FILTer DEMPhasis LINK DISPlay AUDio not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 FILTer DEMPhasis TCONstant numeric_value not available for R S FSP and FSET FSE SENSe 1 2 FILTer DEMPhasis STATe ON OFF not avai...

Page 709: ...uency ranges are different for R S FSP and FSE R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 FREQuency SPAN FULL FSE SENSe 1 2 FREQuency SPAN LINK CENTer STOP SPAN not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 FREQuency STARt 0 to fmax frequency ranges are different for R S FSP and FSE FSET SENSe 1 2 FREQuency STARt FLINe STATe ON OFF not available for R S FSP Replaced by CALC MARK FUNC SLIMits FSE SENSe 1 2 FREQuency ...

Page 710: ...FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 MIXer BIAS LIMit MAX numeric_value not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 MIXer BLOCk ON OFF not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 MIXer HARMonic numeric_value not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 MIXer HARMonic BAND A Q U V E W F D G Y J not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 MIXer HARMonic TYPE ODD EVEN EODD not available for R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 MIXer LOSS HIGH numeric...

Page 711: ... FSE SENSe 1 2 MSUMmary RUNit PCT DB not available for R S FSP and FSET FSET SENSe 1 2 PM DEViation RANGe UPPer numeric_value not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 POWer ACHannel ACPairs 0 to 3 R S FSP new parameter value 0 for channel power measurement R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 POWer ACHannel BANDwidth BWIDth ACHannel 100 to 1000MHz R S FSP parameter range starts at 100Hz FSE parameter rang...

Page 712: ...dth BWIDth 10 to 99 9PCT different parameter range R S FSP SENSe 1 2 POWer HSPeed ON OFF new function for R S FSP R S FSP SENSe 1 2 POWer NCORrection ON OFF new function for R S FSP R S FSP SENSe 1 2 POWer TRACe 1 to 3 new function for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator INTernal TUNe 0 to 4095 R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator INTernal TUNe SAVe FSE SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator EXTernal FREQuency ...

Page 713: ...Se 1 2 SWEep EGATe ON OFF R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe HOLDoff 0 to 100s R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe LENGth 0 to 100s FSE SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe LENGth 0 to 100s FSE SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe LEVel 5V to 5V not availabe for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe POLarity POSitive NEGative R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe SOURce EXTernal IFPower RFPower R S FSP FSE SENSe 1 2 SWEep EGATe T...

Page 714: ...ric_value new command for R S FSP R S FSP SOURce EXTernal FREQuency FACTor NUMerator numeric_value new command for R S FSP R S FSP SOURce EXTernal FREQuency FACTor DENominator numeric_value new command for R S FSP R S FSP SOURce EXTernal FREQuency SWEep STATe ON OFF new command for R S FSP R S FSP SOURce EXTernal POWer LEVel numeric_value new command for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SOURce FM STATe ON OFF ...

Page 715: ... FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable FREQuency ENABle 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable FREQuency NTRansition 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable FREQuency PTRansition 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable FREQuency EVENt R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 CONDition R S FSP individual registers for screen A and B R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 ENABle 0 to 65535 R S F...

Page 716: ...5535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable POWer NTRansition 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable POWer PTRansition 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable POWer EVENt R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable PTRansition 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable SYNC CONDition R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable SYNC ENABle 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE STATus QUEStionable SYNC NTRansition 0 to 65535 R S FSP FSE ...

Page 717: ... GENerator 1 2 LINK GPIB TTL new function for R S FSP R S FSP SYSTem COMMunicate RDEVice GENerator 1 2 TYPE name new function for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SYSTem COMMunicate SERial CONTrol DTR IBFull OFF only SERial1 available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SYSTem COMMunicate SERial CONTrol RTS IBFull OFF only SERial1 available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SYSTem COMMunicate SERial RECeive BAUD 110 300 600 1200 24...

Page 718: ... S FSP FSE SYSTem PRESet ESIB FSIQ SYSTem PRESet COMPatible FSE OFF not available for R S FSP R S FSP FSE SYSTem SET R S FSP FSE SYSTem SPEaker VOLume 0 to 1 R S FSP FSE SYSTem TIME 0 to 23 0 to 59 0 to 59 R S FSP FSE SYSTem VERSion R S FSP FSE TRACe COPY TRACE1 TRACE2 TRACE3 TRACE1 TRACE2 TRACE3 only TRACE1 TRACE3 available for R S FSP FSET ESIB TRACe FEED CONTrol 1 4 ALWays NEVer not available f...

Page 719: ...EQuence SOURce VIDeo FSE TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence LEVel EXTernal 5 0 to 5 0V not available for R S FSP R S FSP TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence LEVel IFPower numeric_value new command for R S FSP R S FSP FSE TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence SLOPe POSitive NEGative R S FSP TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence SOURce IMMediate LINE EXTernal VIDeo IFPower FSE ESIB TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence SOURce IMMediate LINE EXTernal VIDeo RFPower TV AF FSIQ TRI...

Page 720: ...TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence SYNChronize SOURce FRAMe TSC not available for R S FSP and FSET R S FSP UNIT 1 2 POWer DBM DBPW WATT DBUV DBMV VOLT DBUA AMP V A W available units are compatible to the FSE FSE FSIQ UNIT 1 2 POWer DBM DBPW WATT DBUV DBMV VOLT DBUA AMP DB PCT UNITLESS DBUV_MHZ DBMV_MHZ DBUA_MHZ DBUV_M DBIA_M DBUV_MMHZ DBUA_MMHZ for R S FSP the following units apply DBM DBPW WATT DBUV DBMV VOLT ...

Page 721: ...d STATe ON OFF 6 15 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 FUNCtion PNOise AUTO ON OFF 6 16 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 FUNCtion PNOise RESult 6 16 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 FUNCtion PNOise STATe ON OFF 6 16 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 LINK ON OFF 6 17 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MAXimum LEFT 6 17 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MAXimum NEXT 6 17 CALCulate 1 2 DELTamarker 1 4 MAXimum PEAK 6 17 CALC...

Page 722: ...NTrol OFFSet numeric_value 6 37 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CONTrol SHIFt numeric_value 6 38 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 CONTrol SPACing LINear LOGarithmic 6 38 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 COPY 1 to 8 name 6 27 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 DELete 6 28 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 FAIL 6 28 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 LOWer DATA numeric_value numeric_value 6 39 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit 1 8 LOWer MARGin numeric_value 6 39 CALCula...

Page 723: ...6 58 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion MDEPth STATe 6 59 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion MSUMmary time offset of first pulse measurement time period of pulses to measure 6 59 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion NDBDown numeric_value 6 61 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion NDBDown FREQuency 6 61 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion NDBDown RESult 6 61 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion NDBDown STATe ON ...

Page 724: ... RESult 6 87 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary RMS STATe ON OFF 6 87 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation AVERage RESult 6 87 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation PHOLd RESult 6 88 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation RESult 6 89 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary SDEViation STATe ON OFF 6 89 CALCulate 1 2 MARKer 1 4 FUNCtion SUMMary S...

Page 725: ... 1E 9 to 0 1 6 96 CALCulate 1 2 STATistics SCALe Y UNIT PCT ABS 6 96 CALCulate 1 2 STATistics SCALe Y UPPer 1E 8 to 1 0 6 96 CALCulate 1 2 THReshold MINimum to MAXimum depending on current unit 6 97 CALCulate 1 2 THReshold STATe ON OFF 6 97 CALCulate 1 2 TLINe 1 2 0 to 1000s 6 98 CALCulate 1 2 TLINe 1 2 STATe ON OFF 6 98 CALCulate 1 2 UNIT POWer DBM V A W DBPW WATT DBUV DBMV VOLT DBUA AMPere DBPT ...

Page 726: ...PACing LINear LOGarithmic LDB 6 114 DISPlay WINDow 1 2 TRACe 1 3 Y UNIT 6 114 FORMat DATA ASCii REAL UINT 8 32 6 115 FORMat DEXPort DSEParator POINt COMMA 6 115 HCOPy ABORt 6 116 HCOPy CMAP 1 26 DEFault 1 2 3 6 116 HCOPy CMAP 1 26 HSL hue sat lum 6 116 HCOPy CMAP 1 26 PDEFined BLACk BLUE BROWn GREen CYAN RED MAGenta YELLow WHITe DGRAy LGRAy LBLUe LGREen LCYan LRED LMAGenta 6 117 HCOPy DESTination ...

Page 727: ... MMEMory STORe 1 2 PEAKlist file_name 6 138 MMEMory STORe 1 2 SPURious file_name 6 139 MMEMory STORe 1 2 STATe 1 file_name 6 139 MMEMory STORe 1 2 TRACe 1 to 3 file_name 6 139 OUTPut 1 2 STATe ON OFF 6 142 SENSe 1 2 AVERage COUNt 0 to 32767 6 143 SENSe 1 2 AVERage STATe 1 3 ON OFF 6 144 SENSe 1 2 AVERage TYPE VIDeo LINear 6 144 SENSe 1 2 BANDwidth BWIDth FFT WIDE AUTO NARROW 6 145 SENSe 1 2 BANDwi...

Page 728: ...value 6 160 SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 BANDwidth VIDeo numeric_value 6 160 SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 COUNt 6 161 SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 DELete 6 161 SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 FILTer TYPE NORMal CFILter RRC PULSe 6 161 SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 FREQuency STARt numeric_value 6 161 SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1 20 FREQuency STOP numeric_value 6 162 SENSe 1 2 ESPectrum RANGe 1...

Page 729: ...FF 6 177 SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 LIMit 200dB to 200dB 6 177 SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 LIMit STATe ON OFF 6 178 SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 POINts numeric_value 6 178 SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 RLEVel numeric_value 6 178 SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 SWEep TIME numeric_value 6 178 SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 SWEep TIME AUTO ON OFF 6 179 SENSe 1 2 LIST RANGe 1 20 TRANsducer string 6 179 SENSe 1 2 MIXer BIA...

Page 730: ...er NCORrection ON OFF 6 197 SENSe 1 2 POWer TRACe 1 to 3 6 198 SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator EXTernal FREQuency 1MHz to 20MHz 6 199 SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator EXTernal PLL NORMal WIDE 6 199 SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator INTernal TUNe 0 to 4095 6 199 SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator INTernal TUNE SAVE 6 200 SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator SOURce INTernal EXTernal EAUTo 6 200 SENSe 1 2 ROSCillator SOURce EAUTo 6 200 SENSe 1 2 SWEep COUNt 0 ...

Page 731: ...QUEStionable FREQuency ENABle 0 to 65535 6 216 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency EVENt 6 216 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency NTRansition 0 to 65535 6 216 STATus QUEStionable FREQuency PTRansition 0 to 65535 6 216 STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 CONDition 6 217 STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 ENABle 0 to 65535 6 217 STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 EVENt 6 217 STATus QUEStionable LIMit 1 2 NTRansition 0 to 6553...

Page 732: ...em LANGuage language 6 230 SYSTem LXI DISPlay ON OFF 6 230 SYSTem LXI INFO 6 231 SYSTem LXI LANReset 6 231 SYSTem LXI LCI 6 231 SYSTem LXI MDEScription 6 231 SYSTem LXI PASSword password 6 232 SYSTem MSIZe MBOard 6 232 SYSTem PASSword CENable password 6 232 SYSTem PRESet 6 232 SYSTem RSWeep ON OFF 6 232 SYSTem SHUTdown 6 233 SYSTem SPEaker VOLume 0 to 1 6 233 SYSTem TIME 0 to 23 0 to 59 0 to 59 6 ...

Page 733: ...IGger 1 2 SEQuence SLOPe POSitive NEGative 6 249 TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence SOURce IMMediate EXTernal VIDeo IFPower RFPower TV 6 249 TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence VIDeo FIELd SELect ALL ODD EVEN 6 250 TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence VIDeo FORMat LPFRame 525 625 6 250 TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence VIDeo LINE NUMBer numeric_value 6 250 TRIGger 1 2 SEQuence VIDeo SSIGnal POLarity NEGative POSitive 6 251 UNIT 1 2 POWer DBM DBPW WATT DB...

Page 734: ...R S FSP Remote Control Description of Commands Alphabetical List of Remote Commands 6 340 Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 ...

Page 735: ...actor Measurement Using n dB Down 7 8 7 3 1 3Measuring the Third Order Intercept Point 7 9 7 3 1 4Measuring the AM Modulation Depth 7 11 7 3 2 Limit Lines and Limit Test 7 12 7 3 3 Measuring the Channel and Adjacent Channel Power 7 14 7 3 4 Occupied Bandwidth Measurement 7 16 7 3 5 Time Domain Power Measurement 7 17 7 3 6 Fast Power Measurement on Power Ramps 7 18 7 3 6 1Power Measurement with Mul...

Page 736: ...Arrival of a Service Request on page 7 3 Waiting Without Blocking the Keyboard and Mouse on page 7 4 Service Request Routine on page 7 5 Evaluation of SCPI Status Registers on page 7 6 Evaluation of Event Status Register on page 7 6 Basic examples that explain the programming of the instrument and can serve as a basis to solve more complex programming tasks are provided in the Quick Start Guide ch...

Page 737: ... 7 2 1 2 Waiting for the Arrival of a Service Request There are basically two methods of waiting for the arrival of a service request Blocking user inputs not possible This method is appropriate if the waiting time until the event to be signalled by an SRQ is short shorter than the selected time out if no response to user inputs is required during the waiting time and if as the main criterion the ...

Page 738: ...ploy the Hold auxiliary function which returns control to the operating system for a selectable waiting time see section Waiting Without Block ing the Keyboard and Mouse on page 7 4 so enabling user inputs during the wait ing time result 0 For i 1 To 10 Abort after max 10 loop iterations Call viGetAttribute board VI_ATTR_GPIB_SRQ_STATE result Check service request line If result 0 Then CALL Srq If...

Page 739: ...mer count DoEvents Return control to operating system to enable control of desired elements as long as timer has not elapsed LOOP END SUB REM The waiting procedure is activated simply by calling Hold Waiting time in millisec onds 7 2 1 4 Service Request Routine A service request is processed in the service request routine REM Service request routine Public SUB Srq ON ERROR GOTO noDevice No user ex...

Page 740: ...tCnt status viRead analyzer Oper 20 retCnt PRINT Operation Status Oper END SUB REM 7 2 1 6 Evaluation of Event Status Register REM Subroutine for evaluating the Event Status Register Public SUB Esrread Esr SPACE 20 Preallocate blanks to text variable status viWrite analyzer ESR 5 retCnt Read ESR status viRead analyzer Esr 20 retCnt IF VAL Esr AND 1 0 THEN PRINT Operation complete IF VAL Esr AND 2 ...

Page 741: ...e 7 2 and the Quick Start Guide chapter 6 7 3 1 Using Marker and Delta Marker 7 3 1 1 Measuring Spurious Emissions In transmission measurements it is often necessary to search a large frequency range for unwanted spurious emissions This can be done by means of the R S FSP s LIST PEAKS function which finds up to 50 peaks in a preselected frequency range and outputs them as a list The search range c...

Page 742: ...d it in status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC FPE X 21 retCnt Query and read status viRead analyzer freqlist 1000 retCnt frequency list status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC FPE Y 21 retCnt Query and read status viRead analyzer powerlist 1000 retCnt level list Print of spurious countstr Output number of results Print Frequencies freqlist Output frequency list Print Power powerlist Output level l...

Page 743: ...s viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC NDBD RES 24 retCnt at 60 dB status viRead analyzer result 100 retCnt result60 Val result Measure 3 dB Down value status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC NDBD 3dB 23 retCnt Read out bandwidth measured status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC NDBD RES 24 retCnt at 60 dB status viRead analyzer result 100 retCnt result3 Val result Read out shape factor Print Shapefaktor ...

Page 744: ... registers status viWrite analyzer RST 4 retCnt Reset instrument status viWrite analyzer INIT CONT OFF 13 retCnt Single sweep status viWrite analyzer SYST DISP UPD ON 16 retCnt ON display on OFF off Set frequency status viWrite analyzer FREQ STARt 85MHz STOP 125 MHz 29 retCnt Span Set level status viWrite analyzer DISP WIND TRAC Y RLEV 20dBm 28 retCnt Reference level status viWrite analyzer INIT W...

Page 745: ...LL SetupInstrument Default setting Peak search status viWrite analyzer INIT CONT OFF 13 retCnt Single sweep status viWrite analyzer INIT WAI 9 retCnt Perform sweep with sync status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK PEXC 6DB 18 retCnt Peak excursion status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK STAT ON 17 retCnt Marker 1 on status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK TRAC 1 16 retCnt Assign marker1 to trace1 Measure modulation...

Page 746: ...ne result Space 100 R S FSP default setting CALL SetupInstrument Default setting status viWrite analyzer FREQUENCY CENTER 128MHz Span 10MHz 34 retCnt Span status viWrite analyzer Diag Serv Inp Cal CSO 30dBm 28 retCnt Cal signal on Definition of limit lines status viWrite analyzer CALC LIM5 NAME TEST1 22 retCnt Define name status viWrite analyzer CALC LIM5 COMM Upper limit 28 retCnt Define comment ...

Page 747: ...iWrite analyzer CALC1 LIM5 STAT ON 18 retCnt Activate limit check in screen A status viWrite analyzer INIT WAI 9 retCnt Perform sweep with sync status viWrite analyzer CALC1 LIM5 FAIL 16 retCnt Query result of limit check status viRead analyzer result 100 retCnt Result 1 FAIL Read out result Print Limit Result Line 5 result Evaluate limit line in screen A by means of status register status viWrite...

Page 748: ...ency status viWrite analyzer FREQ CENT 800MHz 16 retCnt Set frequency Set level status viWrite analyzer DISP WIND TRAC Y RLEV 10dBm 27 retCnt Reference level Example 1 Configure CP ACP for CDMA status viWrite analyzer CALC2 MARK FUNC POW SEL ACP 27 retCnt ACP measurement on status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC POW PRES F8CDMA 30 retCnt Select CDMA800 FWD status viWrite analyzer SENS POW ACH ACP ...

Page 749: ... viWrite analyzer SENS POW ACH PRES RLEV WAI 27 retCnt Optimize reference level status viWrite analyzer SENS POW ACH MODE ABS 21 retCnt Absolute measurement Start measurement and query result status viWrite analyzer INIT WAI 9 retCnt Perform sweep with sync status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC POW RES ACP 27 retCnt Query result status viRead analyzer result 100 retCnt Read out result Print Resul...

Page 750: ...le sweep status viWrite analyzer SYST DISP UPD ON 16 retCnt ON display on OFF off Configure R S FSP for OBW for GSM status viWrite analyzer FREQ CENT 935 2MHz 18 retCnt Set frequency status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC POW SEL OBW 26 retCnt OBW measurement on status viWrite analyzer SENS POW ACH BAND 200KHZ 24 retCnt Channel bandwidth 200 kHz status viWrite analyzer SENS POW BWID 95PCT 19 retCn...

Page 751: ...Write analyzer SYST DISP UPD ON 16 retCnt ON display on OFF off Configure R S FSP for time domain power measurement status viWrite analyzer FREQ CENT 100MHz SPAN 0Hz 25 retCnt Set frequency status viWrite analyzer BAND RES 300kHz 15 retCnt Resolution bandwidth status viWrite analyzer SWE TIME 200US 14 retCnt Sweep time status viWrite analyzer CALC MARK FUNC SUMM PPE ON 26 retCnt Peak measurement o...

Page 752: ...es occur at identical time intervals which is typical of GSM transmission in slots for example The level of the first signal is reliably above threshold The subsequent pulses may have any levels The function uses the first pulse as a trigger signal The power of the subsequent pulses is determined exclusively via the timing pattern selected for the pulse sequence The function is therefore suitable ...

Page 753: ... retCnt Set reference level to 10 dB status viWrite analyzer INP ATT 30 dB 13 retCnt Set input attenuation to 30 dB status viWrite analyzer BAND RES 1MHz VID 3MHz 22 retCnt Bandwidth setting status viWrite analyzer DET RMS 7 retCnt Select RMS detector status viWrite analyzer TRIG SOUR VID 13 retCnt Trigger source video status viWrite analyzer TRIG LEV VID 50 PCT 19 retCnt Trigger threshold 50 stat...

Page 754: ...rticularly suitable for re measuring DUTs already adjusted and whose output power is within the specified range The measurement is optimized for minimum overhead relative to the actual measurement time Fig 7 2 Block diagram illustrating signal processing by the R S FSP Either the root mean square power or the peak power is measured depending on whether the RMS detector or the PEAK detector is sele...

Page 755: ...ion REM Public Sub MultiBurstPower result Space 200 R S FSP default setting CALL SetupStatusReg Configure status register status viWrite analyzer RST 4 retCnt Reset instrument status viWrite analyzer INIT CONT OFF 13 retCnt Single sweep mode status viWrite analyzer SYST DISP UPD OFF 17 retCnt OFF display off Perform measurement and query results cmd MPOW cmd cmd 935 2 MHZ Center frequency cmd cmd ...

Page 756: ...n be programmed but also the measurement types PEAK RMS AVG to be performed simultaneously can be selected The example below describes a harmonics measurement on a dual band amplifier The harmonics level in general decreases as the frequency increases To boost measurement sensitivity therefore the reference level is lowered by 10 dB from the third harmonic The following settings are used Reference...

Page 757: ...iWrite analyzer TRIG LEV VID 45PCT 18 retCnt Video trigger threshold status viWrite analyzer LIST POWer SET ON ON OFF VID POS 100us 0 40 retCnt Perform measurement and query results cmd LIST POWer cmd cmd 935 2MHZ 10dBm 20dB OFF NORM 1MHz 3MHz 300us 0 cmd cmd 1805 2MHZ 10dBm 20dB OFF NORM 1MHz 3MHz 300us 0 cmd cmd 1870 4MHZ 10dBm 20dB OFF NORM 1MHz 3MHz 300us 0 cmd cmd 2805 6MHZ 0dBm 20dB OFF NORM...

Page 758: ...simulated cable correction The factor is defined and can be activated as required REM Public Sub TransducerFactor Define transducer factor status viWrite analyzer CORR TRAN SEL TRANSTEST 25 retCnt Define Transtest transducer factor status viWrite analyzer CORR TRAN UNIT DB 19 retCnt Unit dB status viWrite analyzer CORR TRAN SCAL LIN 18 retCnt Linear frequency axis status viWrite analyzer CORR TRAN...

Page 759: ...ry format the length information carried in the message header is evaluated and used for calculating the x axis values In ASCII format only a list of voltage values is output Binary data is read in three steps 1 The number of digits carrying the length information is read 2 The length information itself is read 3 The trace data is read This procedure is necessary with programming languages like Vi...

Page 760: ...r TRAC IQ DATA 13 retCnt Measure read out I Q data status viRead analyzer result 2 retCnt Read and store length for digits Val Mid result 2 1 number of digits result Space 100 Re initialize buffer status viRead analyzer result digits retCnt Read and store length IQBytes Val Left result digits IQBytes IQBytes 2 Divide no per buffer in half status viRead32 analyzer IData 0 IQBytes retCnt Read I data...

Page 761: ...requency will the measurement be performed phase synchronous with the trigger signal If all of the above conditions are fulfilled no phase shift will occur between consecu tive test runs Phase shift may invalidate the measured average so that in extreme cases a value of 0 is obtained The default setting of the instrument for data measurement without averaging has to be changed as follows R S FSP d...

Page 762: ... results Default setting of status register Call SetupStatusReg Configure status register Read out file status viWrite analyzer MMEM DATA D USER DATA TEST1 SET 35 retCnt Select file status viRead analyzer result 2 retCnt Read and store number of digits Val Mid result 2 1 digits of length information status viRead analyzer result digits retCnt Read and store length fileBytes Val Left result digits ...

Page 763: ...er for simple results Default setting of status register Call SetupStatusReg Configure status register Prepare the definite length block data fileBytes FileLen test1 set Determine length of file fileSize Str fileBytes digits Len fileSize 1 Determine number of digits of fileSize Right fileSize digits length information FileBuffer Right Str digits 1 fileSize Store length information in file buffer R...

Page 764: ...R S FSP Remote Control Programming Examples More Complex Programming Examples 7 30 Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 ...

Page 765: ...7 8 3 3 3Transmission Parameters 8 8 8 3 3 4Control Characters 8 9 8 3 3 5Handshake 8 9 8 1 Introduction The following chapter contains information on the maintenance of the R S FSP and on the instrument interfaces Maintenance on page 8 2 Instrument Interfaces on page 8 2 Please follow the instructions in the service manual when exchanging modules or ordering spares The order no for spare parts ca...

Page 766: ...e 8 2 Printer Interface LPT on page 8 5 RS 232 C Interface COM on page 8 7 For further information on the front and back panel connectors refer to the Quick Start Guide chapter 1 8 3 1 GPIB Interface The standard instrument is equipped with an GPIB connector An IEEE 488 interface connector is located on the rear panel of the R S FSP An external controller for remote control of the instrument can b...

Page 767: ...is the least significant DIO8 the most significant bit Control bus with 5 lines IFC Interface Clear active low resets the interfaces of the devices connected to the default setting ATN Attention active low signals the transmission of interface messages inactive high signals the transmission of device messages SRQ Service Request active low enables a device connected to send a service request to th...

Page 768: ...n page 8 5 Interface Messages Interface messages are transferred on the data lines of the GPIB when the ATN control line is active LOW They are used for communication between controller and instruments and can only be sent by the controller which currently has control of the GPIB Universal Commands The universal commands are encoded 10 1F hex They affect all instruments con nected to the bus witho...

Page 769: ... CHR 20 Aborts the processing of the commands just received and sets the command processing software to a defined initial state Does not change the instrument settings IFC Interface Clear IBSIC controller Resets the interfaces to the default setting LLO Local Lockout IBCMD controller CHR 17 The LOC IEC ADDR key is disabled SPE Serial Poll Enable IBCMD controller CHR 24 Ready for serial poll SPD Se...

Page 770: ... printer is ready to receive the next byte active LOW 11 BUSY I Signal is active when the printer cannot accept data active HIGH 12 PE I Signal is active when the paper tray is empty active HIGH 13 SELECT I Signal is active when the printer is selected active HIGH 14 AUTOFEED O When signal is active the printer automatically performs a line feed after each line active LOW 15 ERROR I This signal is...

Page 771: ...gnal from 15 V to 3 V External instrument controller can be connected Fig 8 4 Pin assignment of the RS 232 C interface 8 3 3 2 Signal Lines DCD Data Carrier Detect Not used in R S FSP Input active LOW Using this signal the local terminal recognizes that the modem of the remote station receives valid signals with sufficient level DCD is used to disable the receiver in the local terminal and prevent...

Page 772: ...he same settings The parameters are defined in the SETUP GENERAL SETUP menu Example Transmission of character A 41 hex in 7 bit ASCII code with even parity and 2 stop bits Transmission rate baud rate The following transmission rates can be set in the instrument 110 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 138000 Data bits Data transmission is in 7 or 8 bit ASCII code The first bit tran...

Page 773: ...troller indicates to the instrument that it is ready to receive data in the same way Cable required for software handshake The connection of the instrument with a controller for software handshake is made by crossing the data lines The following wiring diagram applies to a controller with a 9 pin or 25 pin configuration Fig 8 5 Wiring of the data lines for software handshake Control string or char...

Page 774: ... logic 0 on both lines activates the data output and a logic 1 on both lines stops the data output of the instrument The data output takes place via the TxD line Cable for hardware handshake The connection of the instrument to a controller is made with a so called zero modem cable Here the data control and acknowledge lines must be crossed The following wiring diagram applies to a controller with ...

Page 775: ...Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 9 1 R S FSP Error Messages 9 Error Messages 9 1 Introduction 9 2 9 2 SCPI Specific Error Messages 9 3 9 3 Device Specific Messages 9 8 ...

Page 776: ...following answer to the query SYS Tem ERRor 113 Undefined header TEST COMMAND The subsequent list contains the description of error texts displayed on the instru ment Distinction is made between error messages defined by SCPI which are marked by negative error codes and the device specific error messages for which positive error codes are used 9 2 SCPI Specific Error Messages on page 9 3 Device Sp...

Page 777: ...lon is missing after the command 104 Data type error The command contains an invalid value indication Example ON is indicated instead of a numeric value for frequency setting 105 GET not allowed A Group Execute Trigger GET is within a command line 108 Parameter not allowed The command contains too many parameters Example Command SENSe FREQuency CENTer permits only one frequency indication 109 Miss...

Page 778: ...trument Example nHz is not defined 134 Suffix too long The suffix contains more than 12 characters 138 Suffix not allowed A suffix is not allowed for this command or at this position of the command Example The command RCL does not permit a suffix to be indicated 140 Character data error The command contains a faulty text parameter 141 Invalid character data The text parameter either contains an in...

Page 779: ... data not allowed The command contains a mathematical expression at an invalid position Error code Error text in the case of queue poll Error explanation 200 Execution error Error on execution of the command 201 Invalid while in local The command is not executable while the device is in local due to a hard local control Example The device receives a command which would change the rotary knob state...

Page 780: ...nge of the instrument 223 Too much data The command contains too many data Example The instrument does not have sufficient storage space 224 Illegal parameter value The parameter value is invalid Example The text parameter is invalid TRIGger SWEep SOURce TASTe 230 Data corrupt or stale The data are incomplete or invalid Example The instrument has aborted a measurement 231 Data questionable The mea...

Page 781: ... 310 System error This error message suggests an error within the instrument Please inform the R S Service 313 Calibration memory lost Loss of the non volatile data stored using the CAL command This error occurs when the correction data recording has failed 330 Selftest failed The selftest could not be executed 350 Queue overflow This error code is entered in the queue instead of the actual error ...

Page 782: ... output when the phase regulation of the local oscillator fails in the RF frontend 1060 Trigger Block Gate Delay Error gate length Gate Delay This message is output when the gate signal length is not sufficient for the pull in delay with a predefined gate delay 2022 OPTIONS INI invalid This message is output when an error has been recognized in the file OPTIONS INI which contains the clearing code...

Page 783: ...rement 4 214 CCDF function 4 108 CCIR 473 4 4 210 CCVS signal 4 211 Center frequency 4 10 step size 4 10 Channel bandwidth 4 92 4 103 4 116 number 4 91 4 92 power 4 96 spacing 4 93 Channel filters 4 25 Channel power measurement 4 85 Characters special 6 6 Clear Write mode 4 38 Colon 5 15 Color 4 163 4 206 Color printout 4 206 COM interface 8 7 Comma 5 15 Command 5 15 addressed 8 5 colon 5 15 comma...

Page 784: ...ry 5 31 Error variable iberr 4 250 ESE event status enable register 5 23 ESR event status register 5 23 EVENt part status register 5 20 Example of operation 4 283 External Generator R S FSP B10 option 4 226 External Mixer 4 265 External noise source 4 167 External trigger gate input 4 30 F Fast power measurement 4 87 FFT filter 4 23 Field first or second 4 210 File copy 4 200 delete 4 201 rename 4...

Page 785: ... 149 ACP measurement 4 97 Limit line copy 4 150 delete 4 150 domain 4 153 edit 4 151 limit check 4 149 offset 4 150 scaling 4 153 select 4 148 shift 4 155 unit 4 153 value 4 154 Line frequency Frequency Line 1 2 4 157 level Display Line 1 2 4 157 limit 4 148 reference tracking generator 4 216 4 230 threshold 4 70 time Time Line 1 2 4 157 Line system 4 211 LO exclude 4 72 Logo 4 160 Lower case 6 6 ...

Page 786: ...meter block data 5 15 boolean 5 14 numerical values 5 13 string 5 15 text 5 14 Password service functions 4 189 Path 4 199 Peak search 4 59 4 69 Phase noise measurement spectrum analysis mode 4 61 Polarity external trigger gate 4 34 trigger edge 4 31 video 4 211 Power bandwidth percentage 4 103 mean 4 78 Power measurement 4 75 CP ACP 4 81 occupied bandwidth 4 103 signal amplitude statistics 4 106 ...

Page 787: ...163 general 4 172 SETUP Key 4 163 Signal amplitude statistics 4 106 count 4 54 identification 4 277 search bandwidth 4 13 tracking 4 12 type 4 278 Single sweep 4 28 deactivating repeated sweep 4 176 Softkey POWER BANDWIDTH 4 103 6 197 CENTER 4 10 4 11 MARKER 4 11 0 1 RBW 4 11 6 167 0 1 SPAN 4 10 6 167 0 5 RBW 4 11 6 167 0 5 SPAN 4 10 6 167 2 FILE LISTS 4 202 ABSOLUTE PEAK MIN 6 17 6 18 ACCEPT BIAS...

Page 788: ...TE FILE 4 197 DELETE LIMIT LINE 4 150 6 28 DELETE LINE 4 172 4 276 DELETE RANGE 4 125 4 143 DELETE TABLE 4 274 DELETE USER STD 4 90 DELETE VALUE 4 155 DESC 4 186 DETECTOR 4 46 6 158 DETECTOR AUTOPEAK 4 47 6 158 DETECTOR AVERAGE 4 48 6 158 DETECTOR MAX PEAK 4 47 6 158 DETECTOR MIN PEAK 4 47 6 158 DETECTOR QPK 4 48 6 158 DETECTOR RMS 4 47 6 158 DETECTOR SAMPLE 4 47 6 158 DEVICE 1 2 4 204 6 118 6 119...

Page 789: ... MEAN 4 78 6 82 MEAN PWR POSITION 4 111 MIN 4 71 6 18 6 49 MIN HOLD 4 41 6 110 MIN PEAK 6 158 MIXER 4 16 MIXER LOW NOISE 4 17 MKR DEMOD ON OFF 4 67 6 56 MKR FILE EXPORT 4 58 MKR STOP TIME 4 67 6 55 MKR CF STEPSIZE 4 71 6 54 MKR TRACE4 56 4 67 4 71 6 20 6 50 MODULATION 4 223 MODULATION DEPTH4 116 6 58 6 59 MODULATION OFF 4 224 6 207 6 208 MULT CARR ACP 4 84 N DB DOWN 4 64 6 61 6 62 NAME4 152 4 201 ...

Page 790: ...OFF 4 144 SATURATION4 162 4 207 6 106 6 116 SAVE 4 194 SAVE AS TRD FACTOR 4 219 4 233 SAVE AS USER STD 4 90 SAVE LIMIT LINE 4 155 SAVE TABLE 4 276 SAVE TRD FACTOR 4 172 SCALING 4 109 6 96 SCREEN COLORS 4 206 SCREEN TITLE 4 160 6 110 SEARCH LIMIT OFF 4 71 6 52 SEARCH LIMITS 4 70 6 52 SEARCH NEXT LEFT 6 17 6 18 6 47 6 49 SEARCH NEXT RIGHT6 18 6 19 6 48 6 50 SELECT BAND 4 267 SELECT GENERATOR4 238 6 ...

Page 791: ...27 VIEW TRANSDUCER 4 169 VOLT 4 16 6 252 WATT 4 16 6 252 WEIGHTING FILTER 4 98 X RBW 4 11 6 167 X SPAN 4 10 6 167 X OFFSET 4 150 6 37 X AXIS RANGE 4 110 6 95 X AXIS REF LEVEL 4 109 6 96 Y OFFSET 4 150 6 40 6 43 Y AXIS MAX VALUE 4 110 6 96 Y AXIS MIN VALUE 4 110 6 96 YIG CORR ON OFF 4 50 6 156 Y UNIT ABS 4 110 ZERO SPAN 4 14 6 168 Span 4 13 Special characters 6 6 Spectrum analysis mode 4 9 Split sc...

Page 792: ...d 4 41 position for 0 difference 4 49 power measurement 4 100 select 4 37 signal tracking 4 13 storing ASCII format 4 127 Trace info 4 48 Trace mode average 4 39 blank 4 40 clear write 4 38 max hold 4 38 view 4 40 Tracking generator 4 212 Transducer activating 4 167 editing 4 169 entry 4 169 Transmission measurement built in tracking generator 4 214 Transmission measurement external generator 4 22...

Page 793: ...R S FSP Index Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 4 11 ...

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Page 795: ...Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 4 13 R S FSP ...

Page 796: ...R S FSP 4 14 Operating Manual 1164 4556 12 06 ...

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