Rohde & Schwarz R&S NRP-Z Series, Getting Started

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Connecting to a PC
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5 Connecting to a PC
There are different possibilities for connecting a power sensor to a PC, which can differ
depending on the type of power sensor and available accessories.
The following chapter gives an overview of the possible setups and what equipment is
needed for each of them.
For details on powering the R&S NRP
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Z power sensor, see Chapter 4.6, "Powering the
R&S NRP
‑
Z Power Sensors" , on page 15.
5.1 Using a Passive USB Adapter
The R&S NRP
‑
Z power sensors can be used with the R&S NRP
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Z4 for power mea-
surements where no external triggering is required.
Required equipment
●
R&S NRP
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Z power sensor
●
R&S NRP
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Z4 passive USB adapter
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PC with installed R&S NRP Toolkit, see Chapter 6.1, "R&S NRP Toolkit" ,
on page 21
Setup
Figure 5-1: Setup with a passive USB adapter
1 = Signal source
2 = R&S NRP
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Z power sensor
3 = R&S NRP
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Z4
4 = USB connector
5 = PC with a USB interface
Incorrectly connecting/disconnecting the R&S NRP
‑
Z power sensors may damage the
power sensors or lead to erroneous results.
Ensure that you connect/disconnect your power sensors as described in
Chapter 4.4,
"Connecting the R&S NRP
‑
Z Power Sensors" , on page 12 and Chapter 4.5, "Discon-
necting the R&S NRP
‑
Z Power Sensors" , on page 14.
1. Connect the cables as shown in Figure 5-1 :
Using a Passive USB Adapter