Concepts and Features
R&S
®
ZNB/ZNBT
214
User Manual 1173.9163.02 ─ 38
For the R&S
ZNBT the Direct Control interface provides the only possibility to furnish
4.7.11 Handler I/O (Universal Interface)
Option R&S
ZN-B14 / R&S
ZNBT-Z14
A network analyzer that is equipped with a Handler I/O (Universal Interface), can inter-
act with an external part handler. The digital control signals on the interface connector
indicate the possible start and the end of a measurement, as well as a global limit
check result. Typically, the handler will insert the device to be tested into a test fixture,
provide a trigger pulse to initiate the measurement, remove and replace the device
after the measurement is complete and sort it into pass/fail bins. For details refer to
Chapter 10.2.4, "Handler I/O (Universal Interface)"
4.7.12 RFFE GPIO Interface
Internal: Option R&S
ZN-B15 (R&S
ZNB only)
External: Option R&S
ZN-Z15
The trend in mobile radio communication is towards higher scale of integration of exter-
nal components such as filters, switches, low noise and power amplifiers. The require-
ment for test and measurement equipment is to allow the user to control those compo-
nents directly from the instrument without the need of additional external tools e.g. an
USB to RFFE adapter.
For these kinds of applications, Rohde & Schwarz has developed a RFFE-GPIO exten-
sion board for the R&S
ZNB/ZNBT. This board is equipped with a 25 pin female con-
nector interface providing 2 independent RF Front-End (RFFE) interfaces according to
the MIPI® Alliance "System Power Management Interface Specification" and 10 Gen-
eral Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pins. RFFE command execution and GPIO voltage
settings can be synchronized with the sweep (Sweep Sequencer functionality); how-
ever, RFFE read is not supported in Sweep Sequencer mode.
Versions and Variants
The following variants of the RFFE-GPIO extension board are available:
●
R&S
ZN-B15 variant
02
, order number 1323.9355.
02
●
R&S
ZN-B15 variant
03
, order number 1323.9355.
03
, including current and voltage
measurements for all RFFE and GPIO pins
●
R&S
ZN-Z15 variant
02
, order number 1325.5905.
02
, the external version of
R&S
ZN-B15 variant
02
●
R&S
ZN-Z15 variant
03
, order number 1325.5905.
03
, the external version of
R&S
ZN-B15 variant
03
Optional Extensions and Accessories
