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Tektronix RSA3408A, Technical Reference

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Technical Reference

RSA3408A
8 GHz Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer
Performance Verification and Specifications

077-0007-02

www.tektronix.com

Summary of Contents for RSA3408A

Page 1: ...Technical Reference RSA3408A 8 GHz Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Performance Verification and Specifications 077 0007 02 www tektronix com...

Page 2: ...nd pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektr...

Page 3: ...duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintena...

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Page 5: ...es 1 3 Functional Tests 1 4 Diagnostics 1 8 Performance Tests 1 9 Prerequisites 1 10 Equipment Required 1 11 Frequency Checks 1 12 Noise Sideband Checks 1 16 Amplitude Checks 1 19 Spurious Response Ch...

Page 6: ...d A D overflow indicator 1 7 Figure 1 4 Spectrogram display 1 7 Figure 1 5 Diagnostic screen 1 8 Figure 1 6 Hookup for calibrating the power sensor 1 20 Figure 1 7 Hookup for setting the signal genera...

Page 7: ...Table 2 9 Trace and display line 2 9 Table 2 10 Display 2 10 Table 2 11 Measurement function 2 10 Table 2 12 Analog demodulation accuracy 2 10 Table 2 13 Pulse measurement 2 11 Table 2 14 Digital demo...

Page 8: ...Table of Contents iv RSA3408A Technical Reference...

Page 9: ...f the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is...

Page 10: ...erms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CA...

Page 11: ...as warranted This document also contains the specifications for the RSA3408A analyzer Related Manuals The following documents relate to the use or service of the analyzer H The RSA3408A User Manual d...

Page 12: ...Preface viii RSA3408A Technical Reference...

Page 13: ...Performance Verification...

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Page 15: ...tages These procedures are quick to do require no external equipment or signal sources and perform functional and accuracy testing to provide high confidence that the analyzer will perform properly Th...

Page 16: ...ep 2 Second Step H Instructions for menu selection follow this format FRONT PANEL KEY Side Menu Key Submenu Key For example Press MODE DEMOD Digital Demod Constellation MODE DEMOD indicates the DEMOD...

Page 17: ...internal calibration signal as a test signal source for further verifying that the analyzer functions properly The Diagnostics use internal routines to verify that the instrument functions properly an...

Page 18: ...ion and options a Press the SYSTEM key on the front panel b Press the Versions and Installed Options side key c Check the version in the Main System field and the options in the option table 3 Check t...

Page 19: ...ace the marker on the peak see Figure 1 1 b Check the marker readouts on screen The frequency should be 100 MHz and the amplitude should be approximately 20 dBm c Press MARKER SETUP Markers Off Check...

Page 20: ...eck the reference level a Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel b Make sure that the reference level is set to 0 dBm with the Ref Level side key Check that 0 dBm is displayed on the upper left si...

Page 21: ...heck the spectrogram display a Press S A S A with Spectrogram Check that the spectrogram is displayed on the lower side of the screen see Figure 1 4 Spectrogram Figure 1 4 Spectrogram display b Press...

Page 22: ...hecks that the acquisition memory works correctly A40 board Equipment Required None Prerequisites Power on the analyzer and allow a 20 minute warm up before doing this procedure 1 Press CAL Service Pa...

Page 23: ...d in Chapter 2 Specification The characteristics that are checked appear with the n symbol in the Characteristics column in Chapter 2 You can use the form at the end of this section as a test record R...

Page 24: ...3 H A signal path compensation must have been done within the recommended calibration interval and at a temperature within 3 _C of the present operating temperature If at the time you did the prerequi...

Page 25: ...lity 0 13 dB Agilent E4440A Checking level linearity 5 Frequency counter Frequency range 10 MHz Aging rate 5 10 10 day Accuracy 0 01 ppm at 10 MHz Agilent 53132A option 010 Checking the reference out...

Page 26: ...cable Item 10 Prerequisites Refer to page 1 10 1 Prepare for the test a Initialize the analyzer H Press the SYSTEM key on the front panel H Press the Reset All to Factory Defaults side key b Set the g...

Page 27: ...al purpose knob b Measure peak frequency H Press the PEAK key to place the marker on the peak signal H Read the marker readout Confirm that the value is 10 MHz 1 kHz 3 Check frequency accuracy in the...

Page 28: ...ker on the peak signal H Read the marker readout Confirm that the value is 5 GHz 2 0 kHz 5 Check frequency accuracy in the RF3 band a Modify the generator control Frequency 7 GHz b Modify the analyzer...

Page 29: ...p the frequency counter Connect REF OUT on the rear panel of the analyzer through a 50 precision coaxial cable and a 50 precision terminator to Channel 1 of the counter See the following figure Freque...

Page 30: ...t settings H Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel H The Center Freq menu item is selected by default Set the frequency to 1 GHz using the numeric key pad H Press the AMPLITUDE key on the...

Page 31: ...b or the numeric keypad b Perform the C N measurement H Press MEASURE C N MEAS SETUP H Press the Offset Frequency side key and set the value to 10 kHz using the general purpose knob H Press the Carrie...

Page 32: ...the phase noise C No at the bottom of the screen Confirm that the value is 112 dB Hz or more 4 Check phase noise for a span of 5 MHz a Modify the analyzer controls H Press the SPAN key on the front pa...

Page 33: ...ensor NOTE Store the power sensor correction factors in the power meter if you have not yet done so a Connect the power meter and the power sensor See the following figure Sensor input Power meter Pow...

Page 34: ...utput through a 50 N N coaxial cable to the power sensor input See Figure 1 7 Output Signal generator Power meter Power sensor Figure 1 7 Hookup for setting the signal generator output b Set the signa...

Page 35: ...itude accuracy b Initialize the analyzer H Press the SYSTEM key on the front panel H Press the Reset All to Factory Defaults side key c Modify the default settings H Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on...

Page 36: ...Bm c Modify the power meter control Frequency 100 MHz d Adjust the output level of the signal generator so that the power meter reads 20 dBm 0 05 dBm e Disconnect the cable from the power sensor input...

Page 37: ...H Press CAL Calibrate Gain H Press Amplitude Auto Level 8 Check the amplitude a Press the PEAK key on the front panel to place the marker on the peak b Check that the marker readout is within 20 dBm...

Page 38: ...or controls Frequency 100 MHz Amplitude 25 dBm RF output On b Hook up the generator Connect the generator output through a 50 N N coaxial cable to the analyzer INPUT See the following figure 50 N N co...

Page 39: ...tt side key set the attenuation to 0 dB using the numeric keypad or the general purpose knob 2 Measure the reference amplitude at 0 dB attenuation a Press the PEAK key on the front panel to place the...

Page 40: ...rker on the peak b Record the peak amplitude at the marker readout as the reference value Let the value be P1 7 Check the amplitude for attenuation from 35 to 55 dB a Press the RF Att side key and set...

Page 41: ...page 1 10 1 Set up the power meter and sensor Do step 1 on page 1 19 to set up the power meter and sensor 2 Set the signal generator output a Hook up the instruments Connect the signal generator Item...

Page 42: ...Reference power 10 dBm Pr0 0 dBm Pr1 10 dBm Pr2 20 dBm Pr3 30 dBm Pr4 4 Modify the hookup a Connect the generator output through a 50 N N coaxial cable to the spectrum analyzer Item 4 input See the f...

Page 43: ...6 Determine the reference power in 40 dBm a Set the signal generator amplitude to 40 dBm to measure the power as Pr5 Signal generator amplitude Reference power 40 dBm Pr5 b Disconnect the cable from t...

Page 44: ...n 10 dB steps to measure the power as Pm1 to 5 c Get the level linearity Pfx x 1 to 5 as Pfx Pmx Pm0 Prx Pr0 Table 1 4 Level linearity test result Signal generator amplitude Reference power Measured p...

Page 45: ...One power combiner Item 8 Three 50 N SMA coaxial cables Item 11 Prerequisites Refer to page 1 10 1 Prepare for the test a Connect each generator output through a 50 N SMA coaxial cable to each power c...

Page 46: ...d H Press the SPAN key on the front panel H The Span menu item is selected by default Set the span to 1 MHz using the general purpose knob H Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel H The Ref Level...

Page 47: ...ing the general purpose knob initially 10 dB b Measure the amplitude for the signals of 1999 55 MHz and 2000 45 MHz H Press the MARKER SETUP key H Press the Select Marker side key to select 1 H Place...

Page 48: ...l H With the Center Freq side key set the frequency to 10 MHz using the general purpose knob H Press the SPAN key on the front panel H With the Span side key set the span to 1 MHz using the general pu...

Page 49: ...requency to 2 GHz using the general purpose knob H Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel H With the Ref Level side key set the level to 50 dBm using the general purpose knob H Press the RF Atten...

Page 50: ...y the analyzer control H Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel H With the Center Freq side key set the frequency to 7 GHz using the general purpose knob b Check against limits Read the me...

Page 51: ...using the general purpose knob H Press the SPAN key on the front panel H With the Span side key set the span to 40 MHz using the general purpose knob H Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel H Wi...

Page 52: ...nst limits Confirm that the residual signal level is 93 dBm or less at 1 MHz or more 3 Check residual response in the RF1 band a Modify the analyzer controls H Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the f...

Page 53: ...k against limits Read the marker readout Confirm that the residual signal level is 85 dBm or less within the whole bandwidth 5 Check residual response in the RF3 band a Modify the analyzer controls H...

Page 54: ...y set the span to 10 MHz using the general purpose knob H Press the RBW FFT key on the front panel H Press the RBW FFT side key to select Man H With the RBW side key set the value to 50 kHz using the...

Page 55: ...req side key set the frequency to the same value as the generator output using the numeric keypad c Measure the amplitude H Press the Select Marker side key to select 1 H Press the PEAK key and then t...

Page 56: ...h c until all frequency settings listed in Table 1 5 are checked Table 1 5 Spurious measurement Band Frequency Spurious response Baseband 25 MHz 73 dBc RF1 2 GHz 73 dBc RF2 5 GHz 70 dBc RF3 7 GHz 70 d...

Page 57: ...Performance Tests RSA3408A Technical Reference 1 43 Test Record Photocopy the following test record pages and use them to record the perfor mance test results for your analyzer...

Page 58: ...5 GHz 4 999 998 0 kHz 5 000 002 0 kHz 7 GHz 6 999 997 6 kHz 7 000 002 4 kHz 10 MHz reference output test Low limit Test result High limit Accuracy 9 999 998 0 Hz 10 000 002 0 Hz Noise sideband test Sp...

Page 59: ...dB 30 dB 0 2 dB 0 2 dB 30 dB P1 35 dB 0 2 dB 0 2 dB 40 dB 0 2 dB 0 2 dB 45 dB 0 2 dB 0 2 dB 50 dB 0 2 dB 0 2 dB 55 dB 0 2 dB 0 2 dB Level linearity test Amplitude Low limit Test result High limit 0 d...

Page 60: ...2 GHz 150 dBm Hz 3 GHz 150 dBm Hz 7 GHz 142 dBm Hz Residual response test Band Frequency range Low limit Test result High limit Baseband 1 to 40 MHz 93 dBm RF1 0 5 to 3 5 GHz 90 dBm RF2 3 5 to 6 5 GHz...

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Page 63: ...d in the Performance Verification appear with the n symbol in the Characteristics column Performance Conditions The performance limits in this specification are valid with these conditions H The analy...

Page 64: ...uncertainty due to the reference frequency error The second term shows the uncertainty due to the limited bin number Because more than 500 bins are available in the frequency display 0 5 bin uncertai...

Page 65: ...03 dBc Hz 109 dBc Hz 109 dBc Hz 109 dBc Hz 112 dBc Hz 132 dBc Hz 138 dBc Hz 138 dBc Hz 138 dBc Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 30 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 5 MHz 7 MHz 10 MHz Frequency 6000 MHz 97 dBc Hz 106 dBc Hz 10...

Page 66: ...Hz 100 kHz 1 MHz 5 MHz 7 MHz 10 MHz Table 2 3 Input Characteristics Description Signal input Input connector N type RF and baseband input BNC type Option 03 IQ input Input impedance 50 VSWR 1 4 2 5 GH...

Page 67: ...z 1 2 dB 40 MHz to 3 5 GHz 1 7 dB 3 5 GHz to 6 5 GHz 1 7 dB 5 GHz to 8 GHz Typical 0 3 dB 100 kHz to 40 MHz 0 5 dB 40 MHz to 3 5 GHz 1 0 dB 3 5 GHz to 6 5 GHz 1 0 dB 5 GHz to 8 GHz at 10 to 40 _C 0 7...

Page 68: ...GHz to 8 GHz Local feed through to input connecter Typical 40 dBm local frequency 4 2 to 5 GHz 55 dBm local frequency 5 to 6 GHz 60 dBm local frequency 6 to 7 GHz 60 dBm local frequency 7 to 7 7 GHz I...

Page 69: ...MHz span 6 4 Msps 2 MHz span 2 56 Msps 1 MHz span 1 28 Msps 500 kHz span 640 ksps 200 kHz span 256 ksps 100 kHz span 128 ksps 50 kHz span 64 ksps 20 kHz span 25 6 ksps 10 kHz span 12 8 ksps 5 kHz spa...

Page 70: ...gth Power trigger 0 to 40 dBfs Frequency mask trigger Option 02 Mask resolution 1 bin Level range 0 to 60 dBfs Real time event detection bandwidth Baseband 40 MHz 1024 point FFT 50 overlapping RF 36 M...

Page 71: ...Hz 10 kHz 500 kHz Span 20 MHz 1 kHz 200 kHz Span 500 kHz 500 Hz 100 kHz Span 200 kHz 200 Hz 50 kHz Span 100 kHz 100 Hz 20 kHz Span 50 kHz 50 Hz 10 kHz Span 20 kHz 20 Hz 5 kHz Span 10 kHz 10 Hz 2 kHz S...

Page 72: ...Resolution 800 600 pixels Color Maximum 256 colors Table 2 11 Measurement function Characteristics Description S A mode Channel power Adjacent channel power ratio Occupied bandwidth Emission bandwidt...

Page 73: ...ymbol rate 51 2 Msps Standard setup PDC PHS NADC TETRA GSM CDPD and Bluetooth Measurement functions Constellation EVM I Q versus Time Eye diagram Symbol table AM AM AM PM CCDF PDF Display format Vecto...

Page 74: ...10 MHz 20 MHz Center frequency 3 GHz 0 5 0 5 0 6 0 9 1 8 100 kHz 1 MHz 4 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz Center frequency 5 GHz 0 7 0 7 0 9 1 6 2 4 100 kHz 1 MHz 4 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 4 DQPSK EVM EVM Typical Symbol r...

Page 75: ...r frequency 5 GHz 0 9 0 5 0 7 1 3 2 0 100 kHz 1 MHz 4 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz Table 2 15 ACLR measurement Option 27 Characteristics Description ACLR 3GPP down link Test model 1 16 ch 1800 to 2200 MHz carrie...

Page 76: ...power connector Connector type LEMO 6 poles Pin assignment Pin 1 NC Pin 2 ID1 Pin 3 ID2 Pin 4 12 V Pin 5 GND Pin 6 12 V Digital I Q output Option 05 Connector type MDR 3M 50 pins 2 Pin assignment Ref...

Page 77: ...age 100 to 240 VAC Voltage range 90 to 250 VAC Line frequency 47 to 63 Hz Mains Fuse Data Densei Lambda supplies 5 A Time delayed 250 V not operator replaceable Cosel supply 2 A Time delayed 250 V not...

Page 78: ...cription Temperature Operating 10 to 40 _C Nonoperating 20 to 60 _C Relative humidity Operating and nonoperating 20 to 80 no condensation maximum wet bulb temperature 29 _C Altitude Operating Up to 30...

Page 79: ...ge fluctuation flicker Australia New Zealand Declaration of Conformity EMC Complies with EMC provision of Radiocommunications Act per the following standard s AS NZS 2064 1 2 Industrial Scientific and...

Page 80: ...used only in the environment for which they are rated Pollution Degree 1 No pollution or only dry nonconductive pollution occurs Products in this category are generally encapsulated hermetically seal...

Page 81: ...l name Description 1 IQ_ENABLE IQ output enable signal input Open IQ output disable Connect to GND IQ output enable 26 GND Ground 2 GND Ground 27 GND 3 EXT_I0 I output data bit 0 LVDS 28 EXT_I0 4 EXT_...

Page 82: ...EXT_I8 14 EXT_I9 I output data bit 9 LVDS 39 EXT_I9 15 EXT_I10 I output data bit 10 LVDS 40 EXT_I10 16 EXT_I11 I output data bit 11 LVDS 41 EXT_I11 17 GND Ground 42 GND 18 EXT_I12 I output data bit 1...

Page 83: ...EXT_Q0 4 EXT_Q1 Q output data bit 1 LVDS 29 EXT_Q1 5 EXT_Q2 Q output data bit 2 LVDS 30 EXT_Q2 6 EXT_Q3 Q output data bit 3 LVDS 31 EXT_Q3 7 GND Ground 32 GND 8 EXT_Q4 Q output data bit 4 LVDS 33 EXT...

Page 84: ...me 16 EXT_Q11 Q output data bit 11 LVDS 41 EXT_Q11 17 GND Ground 42 GND 18 EXT_Q12 Q output data bit 12 LVDS 43 EXT_Q12 19 EXT_Q13 Q output data bit 13 LVDS 44 EXT_Q13 20 EXT_Q14 Q output data bit 14...

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