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Operating the instrument

R&S

®

ZND

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Getting Started 1316.2407.02 ─ 62

Using the menu bar

The menu bar at the bottom of the application screen provides alternative access to 

all

instrument functions. To repeat the measured quantity selection described above,

► Select TRACE – [MEAS] > "Z←Sij" > "Z←S11".

The diagram immediately reflects your selection. The active trace shows the mea-
surement results for the selected measured quantity. At the same time, the related
softtool tab is opened.

Using context menus

Context menus are another alternative for quick access to instrument settings.

1. Touch and hold (right-click) the measured quantity section in the trace info for a

couple of seconds until the context menu appears.

Manual operation

Summary of Contents for ZND

Page 1: ...R S ZND Vector Network Analyzers Getting Started 1316240702 Version 62 H72 ...

Page 2: ...D K6 R S ZND K6 Bidirectional measurements 9 kHz to 8 5 GHz order no 1328 5329 02 requires R S ZND K1 not compatible with R S ZND K5 and R S ZND K8 R S ZND K8 Frequency range extension to 8 5 GHz for bidirectional instrument order no 1328 5412 02 requires R S ZND K5 not compatible with R S ZND K1 and R S ZND K6 R S ZND K7 Extended Power Range order no 1328 5335 02 R S ZND K19 1 mHz Frequency Resol...

Page 3: ...Application notes application cards white papers etc 12 3 Preparing for use 13 3 1 Lifting and carrying 13 3 2 Unpacking and checking 13 3 3 Choosing the operating site 13 3 4 Setting up the product 14 3 4 1 Placing the product on a bench top 14 3 4 2 Mounting the product in a rack 15 3 5 Considerations for test setup 16 3 6 Connecting the analyzer to the AC supply 17 3 7 Switching the instrument ...

Page 4: ...nts of the application window 36 5 2 1 Title bar 37 5 2 2 Toolbar 37 5 2 3 Softtools 38 5 2 4 Menu bar 39 5 2 5 Menu structure 40 5 2 6 Hardkey panel 41 5 2 7 Status bar 41 5 3 Working with dialogs 42 5 4 Handling diagrams traces and markers 43 5 4 1 Adding new traces and diagrams 43 5 4 2 Adding new markers 45 5 4 3 Deleting display elements 46 5 4 4 Using drag and drop 46 5 5 Entering data 47 5 ...

Page 5: ...t 56 6 1 1 Connecting the instrument for transmission measurements 56 6 1 2 Selecting the sweep range and other parameters 57 6 1 3 Calibrating the instrument 58 6 1 4 Evaluating data 61 6 1 5 Saving and printing data 62 6 2 Reflection S parameter measurement 63 7 Administrative tasks 65 7 1 Firmware installation 65 7 2 Remote operation in a LAN 66 7 2 1 Assigning an IP address 66 7 2 2 Using comp...

Page 6: ...Contents R S ZND 6 Getting Started 1316 2407 02 62 ...

Page 7: ...ions Products from the Rohde Schwarz group of companies are manufactured according to the highest technical standards To use the products safely follow the instructions provided here and in the product documentation Keep the product documentation nearby and offer it to other users Use the product only for its intended use and within its performance limits Intended use and limits are described in t...

Page 8: ...l over and cause injury If you mount products in a rack ensure that the rack has sufficient load capacity and stability Observe the specifications of the rack manufacturer Always install the prod ucts from the bottom shelf to the top shelf so that the rack stands securely Secure the product so that it cannot fall off the rack Connecting to power The product is an overvoltage category II product Co...

Page 9: ...tential hazard Read the product documentation to avoid personal injury or product damage Electrical hazard Indicates live parts Risk of electric shock fire personal injury or even death Hot surface Do not touch Risk of skin burns Risk of fire Protective conductor terminal Connect this terminal to a grounded external conductor or to protective ground This connec tion protects you against electric s...

Page 10: ... and regulatory information R S ZND 10 Getting Started 1316 2407 02 62 1 3 Korea certification class A 이 기기는 업무용 A급 전자파 적합기기로서 판매자 또는 사용자는 이 점을 주의하시기 바라며 가정외의 지역에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 합니다 Korea certification class A ...

Page 11: ...tions It also provides an introduction to remote control a complete description of the remote control commands with programming examples and information on maintenance instrument interfaces and error messages Includes the contents of the getting started manual The contents of the user manual are available as help in the R S ZND The help offers quick context sensitive access to the complete informa...

Page 12: ...nal accessories The brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific char acteristics See https www rohde schwarz com brochure datasheet ZND 2 7 Release notes and open source acknowledgment OSA The release notes list new features improvements and known issues of the current firmware version and describe the firmware installation The open source acknowledgment document pr...

Page 13: ...the operating site Specific operating conditions ensure proper operation and avoid damage to the prod uct and connected devices For information on environmental conditions such as ambi ent temperature and humidity see the data sheet See also Choosing the operating site on page 8 Electromagnetic compatibility classes The electromagnetic compatibility EMC class indicates where you can operate the pr...

Page 14: ...age 8 Always fold the feet completely in or out With folded out feet do not place any thing on top or underneath the product 3 WARNING A stack of products can fall over and cause injury Never stack more than three products on top of each other Instead mount them in a rack Stack as follows If the products have foldable feet fold them in completely It is best if all products have the same dimensions...

Page 15: ... damage the product Design and implement an efficient ventilation concept for the rack To mount the R S ZND in a rack 1 Use an adapter kit to prepare the R S ZND for rack mounting a Order the rack adapter kit R S ZZA KN5 order number 1175 3040 00 b Mount the adapter kit Follow the assembly instructions provided with the adapter kit 2 Lift the R S ZND to shelf height 3 Grab the handles and push the...

Page 16: ...P USB Standard cables length 3m Signal input and output levels Information on signal levels is provided in the data sheet Keep the signal levels within the specified ranges to avoid damage to the product and connected devices Preventing electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic discharge is most likely to occur when you connect or disconnect a DUT NOTICE Electrostatic discharge can damage the elec...

Page 17: ...witch on the R S ZND 1 Switch the AC power switch to position I On The AC power switch is located in the upper part of the rear panel together with the mains connector see Chapter 4 2 Rear panel on page 29 After power on the analyzer automatically goes to standby or ready state depend ing on the state of the standby toggle key at the front panel when the instrument was switched off last time 2 If ...

Page 18: ...nt from the power supply In ready state the left green LED is on and all modules are power supplied When switched to ready state the analyzer initiates its startup procedure Observe the instructions for startup and shutdown in Chapter 3 7 Switching the instru ment on and off on page 17 3 9 Windows operating system The analyzer is equipped with a Windows operating system which has been config ured ...

Page 19: ...creates security updates and other patches to protect Windows based operating systems They are released through the Microsoft Update website and associated update server Update instruments using Windows regularly especially instruments that connect to a network Firewall settings A firewall protects an instrument by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to it through a network Rohde Sch...

Page 20: ...ortcut icon on the desktop and open the Properties dialog 2 In the Shortcut tab select Run Minimized A software update restores the original shortcut properties 3 11 Connecting external accessories The analyzer s standard PC interfaces Monitor USB LAN can be used to connect various accessories An external monitor expands displays the Windows desktop which is by default covered by the vector networ...

Page 21: ...on window to add the virtual Hard Key Panel to the application window 3 11 2 Connecting a keyboard A keyboard can be connected to any of the USB connectors After being auto detected by the operating system it can safely be disconnected and reconnected even during measurements Keyboard configuration The default input language is English US Select Settings Time language Region language from the Wind...

Page 22: ...itiated using the operating system s Add Printer Wizard The wizard is self explanatory A printer driver must be installed only once A great variety of printer drivers is available on the analyzer To obtain the complete list select Settings Devices Printers scanners from the Windows Start menu Windows 7 select Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers from the Windows Start menu To acce...

Page 23: ...n IP address on page 66 2 Connect a CAT6 or CAT7 LAN cable to the LAN port The LAN port of the analyzer is an auto crossover Ethernet port You can connect it to a network but you can also set up a direct connection to a computer or another instru ment For both connection types you can use either crossover or straight through patch cables The IP address information is displayed in the SYSTEM SETUP ...

Page 24: ...uchscreen with the diagrams and softtool panels left side the hardkey area right side and the test port area below Brief explanations on the controls and connectors the hardkey area and the rear panel can be found on the next pages Figure 4 1 Front View of R S ZND 4 1 1 Touchscreen The analyzer is equipped with a 12 1 XGA color touchscreen The touchscreen pres ents all measurement results mostly i...

Page 25: ...t Plan Set tings Turn off the display 4 1 2 Function keys Most of the keys in the TRACE CHANNEL STIMULUS and SYSTEM keypads call up a related softtool of the analyzer GUI Every softtool provides access to a group of rela ted measurement settings The TRACE keys give access to all trace settings to the limit check settings and to the marker functions including marker search The MEAS settings select ...

Page 26: ...r recall set The Windows key opens the startup menu of the Windows operating system from where you can perform system configurations and call up additional software utilities HELP opens the context sensitive help system of the analyzer PRESET performs a preset of the instrument settings 4 1 3 Data entry keys The keys in the DATA ENTRY keypad are used to enter numbers units and charac ters The data...

Page 27: ...he ENTER key in the DATA ENTRY keypad respectively STEP SIZE opens an input box to select the steps in units of the current physical parameter between two consecutive numerical values The step size is also valid for value changes using the Cursor Up and Cursor Down keys See also Chapter 5 5 2 Using the numeric editor on page 48 4 1 5 Navigation keys The keys in the NAVIGATION keypad are used to na...

Page 28: ...1 Test ports Numbered type N female connectors The test ports serve as outputs for the RF stimulus signal and as inputs for the mea sured RF signals from the DUT response signals With a single test port it is possible to generate a stimulus signal and measure the response signal in reflection For a measurement example refer to Chapter 6 2 Reflection S parameter measurement on page 63 With 2 test p...

Page 29: ...ors are available on all instruments LAN is an RJ 45 connector Use this connector to integrate the instrument to a Local Area Network primarily for remote control purposes see Chapter 7 2 1 Assigning an IP address on page 66 Connector DVI can be used to connect an external monitor see Chapter 3 11 1 Connecting a monitor on page 21 USER PORT is a 25 pin D Sub connector used as an input and output f...

Page 30: ...stem drive including operating system and firmware The ground connector in the lower left corner of the rear panel provides the ground of the analyzer s supply voltage Use this connector for ESD protection see Pre venting electrostatic discharge ESD on page 16 The following optional connectors can be installed in addition Option R S ZND B10 provides a GPIB bus connector according to standard IEEE ...

Page 31: ...te control are described in the GUI Ref erence and Command Reference chapters of the user manual respectively GUI func tions and related remote commands are linked bidirectionally Background information is provided in the Concepts and Features chapter of the user manual 5 1 Manual operation The analyzer functions are accessible via several tabbed softtools each presenting related functions and set...

Page 32: ...key panel by selecting deselecting Display View Bar Hard Key Panel On from the main menu The following table shows possible touchscreen operations with the corresponding mouse operations Touchscreen Mouse Typical task Tap control element for a short time Click control element left mouse button Select button or tab Tap for an extended time tap and hold Click right button Open context menu Tap twice...

Page 33: ...onal R S ZND right bidirectional R S ZND 3 Select a control element e g Z S11 The diagram immediately reflects your selection The active trace shows the mea surement results for the selected measured quantity A control element with three dots e g SYSTEM SETUP Setup System Con fig opens a dialog containing a group of related settings a wizard or additional information Manual operation ...

Page 34: ...lect TRACE MEAS Z Sij Z S11 The diagram immediately reflects your selection The active trace shows the mea surement results for the selected measured quantity At the same time the related softtool tab is opened Using context menus Context menus are another alternative for quick access to instrument settings 1 Touch and hold right click the measured quantity section in the trace info for a couple o...

Page 35: ...tting Started 1316 2407 02 62 left unidirectional R S ZND right bidirectional R S ZND 2 Select S Parameter to open the Meas S Params softtool tab left unidirectional R S ZND right bidirectional R S ZND 3 Select Z Sij Z S11 Manual operation ...

Page 36: ...sults There are several alternative ways for accessing an instrument function Using a function key on the virtual hardkey panel to open the related softtool rec ommended provides all settings Using the menus and submenus of the menu bar alternative to the previous method Using the context menus of certain display objects for important actions in the context of this object Using the icons in the to...

Page 37: ...l screen mode using SYSTEM DISPLAY View Bar Title and Task Bar On If full screen mode is switched off the main application window of the vector network analyzer application provides a standard Windows title bar 5 2 2 Toolbar The toolbar above the diagram area contains the most frequently used control ele ments of the user interface All controls are also accessible via Softtools The toolbar is divi...

Page 38: ...rary trace drag drop its trace info field to the trash icon Or delete all markers of a trace drag drop the marker info field to the trash icon These icons provide the following actions from left to right Print the current diagrams to a bitmap file same as SYSTEM FILE Print To File By default all diagrams are printed no matter if displayed or not However you can also choose to print only the active...

Page 39: ... is located below the diagram area As in any Windows application menus can be controlled with the touchscreen or a mouse A short tap left mouse click expands a menu or submenu If a menu com mand has no submenu assigned a short tap left mouse click opens a dialog or directly activates the menu command When a sub menu is selected the R S ZND displays the corresponding softtool Overview of menu funct...

Page 40: ...des assistance with the network analyzer and its operation You can toggle the visibility of the menu bar using SYSTEM DISPLAY View Bar Menu Bar 5 2 5 Menu structure All menus show an analogous structure A menu command with a right arrow expands a submenu with further related set tings Example Marker expands a submenu with marker related properties A menu command with three dots appended calls up a...

Page 41: ... ZND it is hidden by default You can display the Hard Key panel using one of the following methods Select SYSTEM DISPLAY View Bar Hard Key Panel Select Display View Bar Hard Key Panel On from the menu bar Select Hard Key from the context menu of the softtool panel 5 2 7 Status bar The status bar shows the active channel the current channel s sweep averaging counter e g Ch i Avg 9 10 or Ch i Avg No...

Page 42: ... the number of sweep points is low You can hide show the sta tus bar using SYSTEM DISPLAY View Bar Status Bar 5 3 Working with dialogs Dialogs provide groups of related settings and allow to make selections and enter data in an organized way The settings are visualized if possible An example is shown below All dialogs are operated in a similar way To open a dialog select a softtool button with thr...

Page 43: ...angular diagrams Markers are used to read specific numerical values and to search for points or regions on a trace The following section presents some of the graphical tools the R S ZND pro vides for trace and marker handling For further reference Refer to chapter Concepts and Features in the R S ZND Help or in the User Manual to learn more about traces channels and screen elements 5 4 1 Adding ne...

Page 44: ...isting diagram or whether you want to add a new diagram The highlighted area indicates the target diagram 3 In the dialog box that is opened when you release the New Trace icon select the S parameter to be measured left bidirectional R S ZND right unidirectional R S ZND The R S ZND generates a new trace for the selected S parameter Handling diagrams traces and markers ...

Page 45: ...nd drop the New Marker icon from the toolbar to the desired position in the target diagram The marker appears on the target diagram s active trace The marker info field dis plays the stimulus value x axis value and response value y axis value at the marker position The response value varies as the analyzer continues performing sweeps Active trace alternative control elements The trace line of the ...

Page 46: ...ted To hide the limit lines and disable the limit check drag and drop the PASS FAIL message onto the Delete icon The limit line itself is not deleted you can re use it any time The context menu of some display elements also provides the Delete function Undo function If you happen to delete a display element unintentionally you can restore it using the Undo toolbar icon 5 4 4 Using drag and drop Yo...

Page 47: ...in diagram Marker info field move to one of several pre defined positions Delete See Chapter 5 4 3 Deleting display elements on page 46 5 5 Entering data The analyzer provides dialogs with various types of input fields where you can enter numeric values and character data Data entry with a mouse and an external keyboard is a standard procedure known from other Windows applications However there ar...

Page 48: ... wrong entries deleting the character to the left of the current cursor position Press ENTER to complete an entry Press ESC to discard the entries made 3 To enter letters other than G M or K you can also use one of the methods descri bed in the following sections Chapter 5 5 3 Using the analyzer s on screen keyboard on page 49 Chapter 5 5 4 Using the Windows on screen keyboard on page 49 5 5 2 Usi...

Page 49: ...of the rotary knob and mouse wheel 5 5 3 Using the analyzer s on screen keyboard The on screen Keyboard allows you to enter characters in particular letters without an external keyboard It is available for all text input fields in the analyzer GUI 1 Activate a character data input field in a softtool or a dialog 2 Double tap click the input field to open the on screen keyboard 3 Select character b...

Page 50: ...convenient for you 5 6 1 Using the graphical zoom The graphical zoom function magnifies a rectangular portion of the diagram zoom win dow to fill the entire diagram area The sweep points are not affected The graphical zoom function is only supported for cartesian trace formats For inver ted Smith and polar diagrams it is not available To activate the graphical zoom Select the Zoom Config icon in t...

Page 51: ...in both horizontal and verti cal direction In general the zoom window covers only a part of the sweep range the horizontal distance between the sweep points increases The reduced display range is indicated in an additional zoom line in the channel info area Use the Zoom Reset icon to restore the original diagram Alternatively you can drag and drop the Zoom label from the additional channel info li...

Page 52: ...trace by moving the rectangular area in the overview To zoom the stimulus range keeping the number of sweep points constant use the Zoom Config toolbar icon and select Mode Stimulus Zoom Then use the Zoom Select icon to narrow the sweep range and adjust the vertical scaling 5 6 2 Setting the sweep range The sweep range for all related channels is displayed in the channel info area at the bottom of...

Page 53: ...es displayed The Scale Div and the Ref Value are indicated in the scale section of the trace info In the example below a Scale Div of 10 dB and a Ref Value of 0 dB is used To change such a scale parameter use one of the following methods Open the TRACE SCALE Scale Values softtool tab and proceed from there Tap and hold with a mouse right click the scale section in the trace info and select a setti...

Page 54: ...e scale section in the trace info and select the parameter from the context menu Select the parameter from the Trace Scale menu Use the Set by Marker functions see Chapter 5 6 6 Set by marker on page 54 5 6 6 Set by marker The Set by Marker functions are a convenient tool for scaling in particular magnify ing diagrams without entering explicit numeric values You simply place a marker to a trace po...

Page 55: ...Select TRACE MARKER Set by Marker Max Marker to move the trace towards the upper diagram edge leaving the values of the vertical divisions Scale Div and the overall vertical scale unchanged Analogously select Min Marker to move the trace towards the lower diagram edge or select Ref Val Marker to move the trace towards the Ref Value You can also use marker values in the Numeric Editor see Chapter 5...

Page 56: ...urement parameters and the diagrams 4 Define the sweep range 5 Adjust the receiver and source settings measurement bandwidth source power 6 Perform a calibration 6 1 Transmission S parameter measurement In a transmission measurement the analyzer transmits a stimulus signal to the input port of the device under test DUT and measures the transmitted wave at the DUT s output port The trace settings a...

Page 57: ...ty is the transmission S parameter S21 Select TRACE TRACE CONFIG and use the control elements in the Traces soft tool tab if you wish to create additional traces and diagrams 6 1 2 Selecting the sweep range and other parameters After a system preset the display shows a diagram with a dB magnitude scale and the S parameter S21 is selected as a measured quantity This S parameter is the forward trans...

Page 58: ...ge 47 to learn more about entering numeric values and characters 2 In the Stop Frequency input field enter the highest frequency you want to mea sure e g 2 5 GHz 3 Select TRACE SCALE Scale Values and activate the Auto Scale Trace function The analyzer adjusts the scale of the diagram to fit in the entire S21 trace leaving an appropriate display margin Tip Refer to Chapter 5 6 Scaling diagrams on p...

Page 59: ...y the Through standard of your calibration kit Make sure to dis connect all calibration units 2 Select CHANNEL CAL Start Manual to open the Calibration Setting wizard 3 Select the port combination Port 1 P1 and Port 2 P2 and the calibration type Trans Norm Make sure to define port 1 as the source port Tip For a unidirectional R S ZND only port 1 can be the source port Hence cali brations that requ...

Page 60: ...alibration dock widget indicates the standard measurements that make up a Trans Norm calibration Select Through mm to initiate the measurement of the connected Through stan dard Measuring the isolation between ports 1 and 2 is optional Skip it for now Transmission S parameter measurement ...

Page 61: ...s to optimize the display and analyze the measure ment data For instance you can use markers to determine maxima and minima on the trace and change the display format to obtain information about the group delay of the transmitted wave 1 Select TRACE MARKER Markers Mkr 1 This places marker M1 to its default position center of the sweep range A marker symbol triangle appears on the trace a marker in...

Page 62: ...on or in an external application Data transfer is made easier if external accessories are connected to the analyzer or if the instrument is integrated into a LAN Refer to Chapter 3 11 Connecting external accessories on page 20 and Chapter 7 2 Remote operation in a LAN on page 66 to obtain information about the necessary steps 1 Activate the SYSTEM FILE Trace Data softtool tab 2 In the Trace Data s...

Page 63: ...ifferent trace for mats allow you to express and display the results depending on what you want to learn from the data Only one analyzer test port is required for reflection measure ments In principle a reflection measurement involves the same steps as a transmission mea surement Note the following differences The basic test setup for reflection measurements involves a single DUT and ana lyzer por...

Page 64: ... S parameters Some of the trace formats are particularly suited for reflection measurements For instance you can display the measured reflection coefficient S11 in a Smith chart to obtain the complex input impedance at port 1 Proceed as described in Chapter 3 7 Switching the instrument on and off on page 17 to shut down your analyzer Reflection S parameter measurement ...

Page 65: ...e 19 for details To perform a firmware update 1 Copy the setup file to any storage medium accessible from the analyzer This can be either the internal mass storage drive an external storage medium USB mem ory stick external CD ROM drive or a network connection LAN The default name of the internal drive is C External storage devices are automati cally mapped to the next free drive i e D E etc 2 Run...

Page 66: ...mati cally If the network does not support DHCP or if the analyzer is set to use alternate TCP IP configuration the addresses must be set manually By default the analyzer is configured to use dynamic TCP IP configuration and obtain all address information automatically Hence it is safe to establish a physical connec tion to the LAN without any previous analyzer configuration Manual TCP IP configur...

Page 67: ...d Sharing Center Local Area Connection Status dialog 4 Select Properties and confirm the user account control message depending on your current user account If your current account is an administrator account select Yes If your account is an account with standard user rights enter the password of the administrator account and select Yes Figure 7 1 User Account Control dialog 5 In the Connection Pr...

Page 68: ...computer name but this name can be changed The default instrument name is a case insensitive string with the following syntax ZND serial_number The serial number can be found on the rear panel of the instrument It is the third part of the device ID printed on the bar code sticker ZND 102030 for example 7 2 3 Remote Desktop connection Remote Desktop is a Windows application which you can use to acc...

Page 69: ...S ZND the firewall is enabled A remote desktop connection does not require any changes in the firewall settings Admin account You need administrator rights to change the firewall settings See note on User accounts and password protection on page 19 above for details Some actions require a different firewall configuration e g To transfer data with other hosts in the LAN you have to allow File and P...

Page 70: ...uct contact our customer sup port center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation programming or applica tions of Rohde Schwarz products Contact information Contact our customer support center at www rohde schwarz com support or follow this QR code Figure 8 1 QR code to the Rohde Schwarz support page ...

Page 71: ...tallation 65 Front panel 24 Front panel keys 31 G Getting started 11 GPIB 29 Graphic zoom 50 Ground connector 29 H Hardkey panel 41 I Instrument calibration 58 Instrument security procedures 12 Instrument tour 24 IP address setting 66 K Keyboard 21 L LAN 29 connection 23 Remote operation 66 M Marker 43 set by 54 Measurement examples 56 Menu bar 39 Menus 40 Minimize application 20 Monitor 21 MONITO...

Page 72: ...and ready state 18 Standby key 28 Startup and shutdown 17 Status bar 41 Step Size dialog 49 STIMULUS 26 Sweep range selection 57 Sweep range setting 52 SYSTEM 26 T Test port 28 Title bar 37 Toolbar 37 Touchscreen 24 Trace 43 TRACE 25 Transmission measurement example 56 U USB 28 USER PORT 29 V Virus protection 66 W White papers 12 Windows 18 Wizard 56 Z Zoom 50 ...

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