R&S
®
ZN-Z15x
Calibration Units
User Manual
1337596302Version 03
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Page 1: ...R S ZN Z15x Calibration Units User Manual 1337596302 Version 03 UÉÍ2 ...
Page 2: ...Hz 1319 6178 34 R S ZN Z156 1 85 mm f 2 ports 5 GHz to 67 GHz 1332 7239 02 User manual 1326 5080 02 covers the R S ZN Z154 calibration unit 2021 Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Mühldorfstr 15 81671 München Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change data without tolerance limits is not binding R S is a registered trademark of Rohde Schwarz Gmb...
Page 3: ...e of Conformity and has left the manufacturer s plant in a con dition fully complying with safety standards To maintain this condition and to secure safe operation you must observe all instructions and warnings given in this manual and in the user manual of the R S network analyzer 1 1 ESD Protective Measures To protect the calibration unit against Electrostatic Discharge ESD damage use the wrist ...
Page 4: ...able delivered with the calibration unit if possible The calibration unit relies on a USB voltage supply of 5V If you connect it via a USB hub you have to use an active one During a firmware update of the network analyzer the calibration unit must be disconnected Do not disconnect the unit while data is being transferred between the analyzer and the unit 1 3 RF Connections The calibration unit pro...
Page 5: ...racteristic data of these standards is stored in the calibration unit so that the analyzer can calculate the error terms and apply the calibration without any fur ther input Automatic calibration is faster and less error prone than manual calibration There is no need to connect calibration standards manually which is particu larly time saving if you want to calibrate multiple ports Invalid calibra...
Page 6: ... page 6 The unit is ready to use as outlined below 4 Function of the Status LED The LED on top of the Calibration Unit informs about the actual status of the device The different states have the following meaning OFF The calibration unit is not connected or defective Red The micro controller is running but there is no USB communication with the network analyzer With a current network analyzer firm...
Page 7: ... the calibration unit Wear a grounded wrist strap during steps 3 and 4 see Chapter 1 1 ESD Protective Measures on page 3 Accuracy considerations To ensure an accurate calibration please observe the following items Do not use adaptors between the calibration unit and the test ports After connecting the unit to the USB port allow for a sufficient warm up time see data sheet before starting the calib...
Page 8: ...flash memory or on the microSD card R S ZN Z152 R S ZN Z153 Use the Characterize Cal Unit function of your network analyzer for this purpose For details refer to the analyzer s help system 7 Mounting the Calibration Unit To mount the calibration unit e g on a wafer prober remove the elastic buffers on the bottom of the housing There are either two threads R S ZN Z156 or four threads for use of M2 ...
