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RSA7100 Series
Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer

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Quick Start User Manual

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Page 7: ...sories 2 Product options 2 Service options 3 Operating requirements 4 Introduction to the instrument 6 Front panel RSA7100 6 Rear panel RSA7100 7 Front panel CTRL7100 8 Rear panel CTRL7100 9 How to clean the instrument 10 How to return the instrument 10 Installation 11 Connection and power on 11 Power off 12 Verify instrument operation 12 How to activate Microsoft Windows 10 13 How to connect and ...

Page 8: ...Table of Contents Print 41 Save data 43 Recall data 46 Record data to RAID 47 Plot measurements on a map 48 Advanced techniques 62 Index ii RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 9: ...tion of hazardous voltages Use personal protective equipment to prevent shock and arc blast injury where hazardous live conductors are exposed While using this product you may need to access other parts of a larger system Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system When incorporating this equipment into a system the safety of th...

Page 10: ...s further operation Examine the exterior of the product before you use it Look for cracks or missing pieces Use only specified replacement parts Do not operate in wet damp conditions Be aware that condensation may occur if a unit is moved from a cold to a warm environment Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere Keep product surfaces clean and dry Remove the input signals before you clean the pro...

Page 11: ...duct unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present Disconnect power To avoid electric shock switch off the product power and disconnect the power cord from the mains power before removing any covers or panels or opening the case for servicing Use care when servicing with power on Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product Disconnect power remove ba...

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Page 13: ...000 3 3 Voltage changes fluctuations and flicker European contact Mfr Compliance Contact Tektronix Inc PO Box 500 MS 19 045 Beaverton OR 97077 USA www tek com 1 This product is intended for use in nonresidential areas only Use in residential areas may cause electromagnetic interference 2 Emissions which exceed the levels required by this standard may occur when this equipment is connected to a tes...

Page 14: ...N 61010 1 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements U S nationally recognized testing laboratory listing UL 61010 1 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements Canadian certification CAN CSA C22 2 No 61010 1 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment f...

Page 15: ...controlled The area is protected from direct sunshine rain or direct wind Pollution degree 4 Pollution that generates persistent conductivity through conductive dust rain or snow Typical outdoor locations Pollution degree rating Pollution degree 2 as defined in IEC 61010 1 Rated for indoor dry location use only IP rating IP20 as defined in IEC 60529 Measurement and overvoltage category description...

Page 16: ...es we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately This symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2012 19 EU and 2006 66 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE and batteries For information about recycling options...

Page 17: ...bandwidth at frequencies 3 6 GHz for advanced Radar communications and spectrum management requirements Real time performance 419 nsec for 100 Probability of Intercept at full signal level Streaming capture to internal RAID of over 2 hours maximum 2 75 hours at full 800 MHz bandwidth enables environment recording and analysis of long event sequences Simultaneous streaming and real time analysis fo...

Page 18: ...nted characteristics This manual is available as a PDF file Data security RSA7100 Series Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Declassification and Security Instructions This document helps customers with data security concerns to sanitize or remove memory devices This document is available as a PDF file Demonstration guides Interference Hunting This demonstration guide shows how spectrum management operato...

Page 19: ... per the standard selected Failing qualification can mean design turns that will delay the final product release and draw additional significant development cost SignalVu PC This demonstration guide is designed to help you understand the benefits of SignalVu PC for analysis of waveforms captured by Tektronix DPO DSA MSO Series digital oscilloscopes MDO4000 Multi Domain Oscilloscopes and Tektronix ...

Page 20: ...Preface xiv RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 21: ...yboard 119 8814 00 Controller CTRL7100 rackmount kit 016 2120 00 Convertor RSA7100 rackmount kit 016 2124 00 LVDS RSA7100 Series Converter Kit When Option 05 is installed 020 3185 00 Power cord See next table International power cords Your instrument was shipped with one of the following power cord options Power cords for use in North America are UL listed and CSA certified Cords for use in areas ...

Page 22: ... options The following options are available for your product For the most updated list of product options see the product datasheet on www Tek com Option Description RSA7100 05 Digital IQ through LVDS The LVDS card comes installed on the CTRL7100 controller RSA7100 14 Frequency range 16 kHz 14 GHz RSA7100 16 Frequency range 16 kHz 26 5 GHz RSA7100 GPS GPS receiver includes IRIG B and PPS connecto...

Page 23: ...neral Purpose Modulation Analysis to work with analyzer of any acquisition bandwidth and MDO SVPHNL SVPC Node locked License Pulse Analysis to work with analyzer of any acquisition bandwidth and MDO TRIGHNL SVPC Node locked License Advanced triggers Frequency Mask Density to work with RSA7100 analyzer SV25HNL SVPC Node locked License WLAN 802 11ac measurement to work with analyzer of any acquisiti...

Page 24: ...sing the circuit breaker to reset it and then reconnecting the power cable Environmental requirements The environmental requirements for the instrument and controller are listed in the following table For instrument accuracy ensure that the instrument has warmed up for 20 minutes and meets the environmental requirements listed here Requirement RSA7100 CTRL7100 Temperature Operating 0 C to 40 C 32 ...

Page 25: ...g the RSA7100 and CTRL7100 This system ships with a rackmount kit for each instrument Instructions for installing the rackmounts are supplied in the kits Neither of these rackmounts is meant for use in vehicles They are intended only for racks in a stationary environment such as a laboratory or factory If a vehicle rackmount is desired a tray plus perimeter clamp should be used instead of the rail...

Page 26: ...lVu PC application 3 GPS antenna port is a SMA female connector that can be used to connect an optional GNSS antenna 4 Noise Source Control port is a BNC female connector that outputs 28 V DC at 140 mA to drive an external noise source 5 Trigger In port is a BNC female external trigger input connector 6 Reference Out port is a BNC female connector for reference frequency output 7 Reference In port...

Page 27: ...5 A circuit breaker switch located on the instrument rear panel will trip if an over current condition is encountered This will help prevent damage to the instrument You can reset the circuit breaker by first disconnecting the power cable pressing the circuit breaker switch to reset it and then reconnecting the power cable 3 Inhibit voltage MON connector 4 LAN connector 5 Inhibit mode switch Manua...

Page 28: ...scription 1 Reserved 2 USB connectors 3 ID button with integrated LED 4 Non Maskable Interrupt NMI button Acts as a reset button that cannot be ignored by any hardware or software that is masking out interrupts 5 System reset button 6 Power button with integrated LED 7 Peripheral bay 8 Status LEDs 9 RAID drives 8 RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 29: ...cific ID indicates the test at which the failure occurred 8 ID LED 9 40 GbE port with status LEDs 10 LVDS port with status LEDs CAUTION The pins and casing of the 80 pin connector on the LVDS port in the CTRL7100 controller are fragile Use great care when disconnecting and connecting the ribbon cable If the pins are bent or the casing broken the LVDS card in the controller may need to be replaced ...

Page 30: ...xterior cleaning use just enough moisture to dampen the cloth or swab Use only deionized or distilled water when cleaning Use a 75 isopropyl alcohol solution as a cleanser and rinse with deionized or distilled water Do not use chemical cleaning agents they might damage the chassis Avoid chemicals that contain benzene toluene xylene acetone or similar solvents How to return the instrument If you re...

Page 31: ...g tab facing inward connect the PCIe cable from the convertor front panel to the controller rear panel port CAUTION The PCIe cable has a locking tab If you pull on the PCIe cable to disconnect it without first using the locking tab you could damage the connector To prevent damage to the connector pull the locking tab toward you before pulling the cable out to disconnect it 8 Push the power button ...

Page 32: ...witch to reset it and then reconnecting the power cable Verify instrument operation Once the system is connected and powered on you can perform diagnostics tests to verify correct operation For detailed performance verification procedures see the RSA7100 Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference available for download from www Tek com manuals Confi...

Page 33: ...at ships with this product is shipped in Deferred Activation mode Microsoft has a default activation method that requires a connection to the Internet If you do not have a connection you can activate Windows 10 by phone or you can continue to operate in Deferred Activation mode First time activation You can activate Windows 10 two ways 1 Connect to the Internet Windows will automatically activate ...

Page 34: ... the Connect status indicator to turn red If the SignalVu PC application is already connected to another instrument either USB PCIe or network an automated connection will not take place In this situation do the following 1 Select Disconnect From Instrument to end the existing connection 2 Select Connect To Instrument You should see the USB connected RSA in the instrument list 3 Select the instrum...

Page 35: ... display The analyzers allow you to view the captured signals in a wide variety of time correlated displays This is useful for device troubleshooting and signal characterization applications All measurements are based on the same real time data however the DPX display has a unique method for processing storing and displaying the data Tektronix real time analyzers may have a frequency mask trigger ...

Page 36: ...ce can be a live acquisition or a saved acquisition data file The sharing of acquisition data between displays allows you to view the same data in multiple ways For example you can display a power versus frequency spectrum display and a spectrogram diagram at the same time Because the data source is shared among the different displays the displays are correlated That is a point or set of points wi...

Page 37: ...reas of the application window are shown in the following figure NOTE If values or buttons on the application UI become truncated or displaced you may need to adjust the Microsoft Windows display settings or custom DPI percentage setting RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 17 ...

Page 38: ...s 2 Save Opens the Save As dialog in order to save setup files pictures screen captures acquisition data files or export measurement settings 3 Undo Redo Undoes or redoes the previous edit to a display or measurement settings a preset or a measurement change 4 Displays Opens the Select Displays dialog box so that you can select measurement displays 5 Settings Opens the Settings control panel for t...

Page 39: ...evel configure internal attenuation and specify external gain loss corrections 10 GNSS Antenna Opens the GNSS Antenna control panel so that you can configure and activate an external GNSS receiver and antenna 11 Audio Demodulation Only available when an RSA306 RSA306B RSA500A series RSA600A series or MDO4000B C is connected to SIgnalVu PC Opens the Audio control panel so that you can define the au...

Page 40: ...lect Continuous in the Run Stop toolbar or Run Continuous in the Run menu the data acquisition runs until stopped Run menu The Run menu also includes Resume and Abort Resume restarts data acquisition but does not reset accumulated results such as Average or MaxHold This allows you to stop acquisitions temporarily then continue Abort immediately halts the current acquisition measurement cycle In pr...

Page 41: ...PC SV24NL FL SVPC and SV25HNL FL SVPC Each of these options provide OFDM analysis of WLAN802 11 standards All three options combined provide analysis for WLAN802 11a b g j p n ac signals Examples of these displays include Constellation Symbol Table EVM and Power vs Time P25 Analysis Available with Option SV26NL FL SVPC APCO P25 analysis is a complete set of push button Telecommunication Industry A...

Page 42: ...plays Select displays one by one as needed 1 Click the desired application folder in the Select Displays dialog box The available displays for each folder are listed in the Available Displays pane 2 Click one of the display icons 3 Click Add or double click the icon to add the selected display to the Selected displays list Repeat the procedure to add other displays 4 Click OK to close the dialog b...

Page 43: ...to open the User Presets window The Presets drop down list shows three default user presets provided with the software 4 Add your own User presets to the list that appears in the User Presets dialog box as follows a Select Save As from the File menu to open the Save As dialog box b Select to save to C SignalVu PC Files User Presets c Enter a file name The name you give the file will appear in the ...

Page 44: ...ur application 1 Click Application Presets in the Select Displays dialog box 2 Use the pull down list to display the presets NOTE Some presets appear only if the associated instrument option is installed 3 Select a preset from the list 24 RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 45: ...plays Time Frequency Analysis Frequency vs Time Spectrogram Spectrum Time Overview Spectrum Analysis Spectrum Modulation Analysis Option SVMNL FL SVPC only Constellation DPX Spectrum Signal Quality Symbol Table Pulse Analysis Option SVPNL FL SVPC only DPX Spectrum Pulse Table Pulse Trace Time Overview Spur Search Multi Zone 9k 1GHz Spurious RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 25 ...

Page 46: ...Table 2 NOTE Some presets appear only if the associated option is installed Table 2 Standards presets Presets Displays WLAN Option SV25NL FL SVPC SEM Time Overview WLAN Summary WLAN Constellation P25 Option SV26NL FL SVPC MCPR Time Overview P25 Summary P25 Constellation Bluetooth Option SV27NL FL SVPC BT Eye Diagram BT Frq Dev vs Time BT Summary BT CF Offset and Drift Spectrum Time Overview NOTE B...

Page 47: ...ts particular measurement Select the display that contains the message Click Run if the analyzer is not already acquiring data Acquisitions are not running and the measurement now requests a wider bandwidth than the last acquisition Click Run to perform a new acquisition with a wider bandwidth The data is from a recalled file There is no way to increase the acquisition bandwidth for saved data You...

Page 48: ... have additional controls not described here Prefs tab controls To turn on or off the graticule select the Show graticule check box To turn on or off the marker readout select the Show Marker readout in graph check box To turn on or off the trace legend select the Show trace legend check box The trace legend includes information on the trace number detection and function such as average for each t...

Page 49: ...quency can all be accessed on the display without bringing up the Settings panel Start and stop an acquisition 1 Click the Run button to start an acquisition To select the Run mode click the drop list icon to the right of the Run button Select Single or Continuous to set the Run mode If the analyzer is in Continuous Run mode the Replay button is dimmed while acquisitions are active 2 Click Stop to...

Page 50: ...kers in the Spectrum display to measure frequency and power The example assumes that all markers are turned off and that a signal is on the screen 1 Click Markers to open the Marker toolbar at the bottom of the Analysis window Alternately press the front panel Markers Define button 2 Select Add Marker from the drop down list on the Marker Toolbar The first marker is designated the marker reference...

Page 51: ...u more about how markers function For more detailed information about markers see the instrument Help When you drag markers along a trace with either the touch screen or the mouse the marker will seek the high points The marker stays within 20 trace points of the mouse position If there are no peaks within the current range of trace points the marker finds the highest point When you attach the mar...

Page 52: ...lute value of the peak amplitude When repeatedly moving the marker it can move in any direction depending on the location of the next peak If the marker is attached to the DPX bitmap trace this button moves it to the next lower amplitude density peak at the same frequency Moves the selected marker to the next higher peak value The peak value refers to the absolute value of the peak amplitude When ...

Page 53: ...n Use the control panel to Add or delete markers Turn markers off Assign markers to specific traces Set the marker readouts to absolute delta or power Define the threshold and excursion values Quick tip You can add or delete markers using the drop down list next to Define in the Marker toolbar or by right clicking in the desired display and selecting Add marker RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manu...

Page 54: ...or either additional processing or storage Connection to an RSA7100 with one of the following options installed is required 05 LVDS STREAM 40 GbE and CUSTOM API API The Configure In Out menu allows you to access the IQ Streaming control panel with its related features Select Setup Configure In Out from the Main menu to access the IQ Streaming control panel 34 RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual...

Page 55: ...anel Tab Description API See page 36 Stream IQ data to your custom application Requires Option CUSTOMAPI Ethernet See page 37 Stream IQ data to the 40 GbE card on a client controller Requires Option STREAM LVDS See page 38 Stream IQ data through the LVDS interface to a client controller Requires Option 05 RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 35 ...

Page 56: ...k and or the Trigger time stamp using an API command The Auxiliary data block is always available for retrieval The API tab provides access to this streaming function This feature requires a RSA7100 with Option CUSTOM API Select Setup Configure In Out from the Main menu to access the IQ Streaming control panel and the API tab 1 Run your custom application 2 Click the Start button in the Streaming ...

Page 57: ...3 Copy the IP address associated with the 40 GbE card NOTE If needed you can open the Network Sharing Center in Windows to view connection properties The 40 GbE card is labeled Mellanox ConnectX 3 Ethernet Adapter 4 Run your application using the IP address and valid port number For example you would type AppCustom exe 33 0 0 1 21505 in the command prompt and then Enter 5 In the SignalVu PC applic...

Page 58: ...e LVDS port in the client side of the system 3 Turn on the host system 4 Launch SignalVu PC and select Setup Configure In Out from the Main menu to access the IQ Streaming control panel and the LVDS tab 5 If you want to test the LVDS device is functioning before streaming the IQ data click Test Counting Pattern and check that data is being received in the client side application 6 When you ready t...

Page 59: ...front panel The time code of that signal is used to set the time of SignalVu PC System Set the timing reference to local PC time This is the default setting IRIG B AM When an IRIG B signal is connected to the instrument using the IRIG B connector on the front panel the system first checks if an IRIG B AM signal is present If detected the time code of that signal is used to set the time of SignalVu...

Page 60: ...rk file to include the following parameters timestamp_source to indicate last valid signal type event_code to indicate software_marker and each signal pulse to be noted with a time and sample number All other event codes such as triggers and acquisition status events will reference the last valid external timing reference signal IRIG B signals You can use the IRIG B connector on the RSA7100 to con...

Page 61: ...ts with Option GPS and a 1 PPS connector Print You can print a copy of the screen and its contents a screen shot to a printer or a file 1 Push the Print button on the front panel or select Print from the File menu 2 Fill out the details in the Print dialog box and then click OK The Print dialog box is the standard Microsoft Windows Print dialog box The printer controls are dependent on your printe...

Page 62: ...ages with a white background 1 Select Options from the Tools menu 2 Select the Prefs tab in the control panel 3 Set the Color Scheme to Blizzard The background color changes from black to white in the graphs 42 RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 63: ...Settings and Picture File and Record Setup topics in the SignalVu PC application Help for more detailed information about file types Table 5 File types for save File type File extension Description Setup files setup Setup files enable you to save instrument settings for later recall Using these files saves setup time and ensures consistent measurements Picture png jpg bmp Screen capture of SignalV...

Page 64: ...estore only the acquisition data or both data and setup If the instrument is already set up for a specific measurement you will probably want to recall only the acquisition data Recalling both data and setup returns the instrument to the same state it was in at the time you saved the file GNSS time locked with GPS enabled Acquisition Data csv These files contain IQ sample data before it has been p...

Page 65: ...on GNSS time locked with GPS enabled xdat sample data file containing binary IQ samples in normal 16 bit integer or packed 12 bit integer data type xhdr header file containing instrument setup information in XML format xmrk marker file in XML format containing time location GPS only and the time stamp of the GPS PPS or IRIG B event during recording Quick tips Select File Save to save the informati...

Page 66: ...ame to load the file Quick tip If you recall a trace that has an x axis range that does not fall within the x axis range of the current graph the trace will not be visible A small arrow will point off screen in the direction of the recalled trace Use the Frequency and Span or Span and Offset controls to bring the trace on the screen in the Spectrum display In other displays use Horizontal Scale an...

Page 67: ...h you want to save the file or type in the path 4 Select the base filename This will be used for all recorded files This base name is appended with additional information creating unique file names 5 Enter the Acq BW or select the Auto check box to use the detected bandwidth 6 If you require 16 bit samples uncheck the Data packed at 12 bits sample for 800 MHz BW box If you do select the box you ca...

Page 68: ...a program named RSA Map that allows you to record measurement results and their location on a map Use of this application requires the MAPNL FL SVPC application license Map files RSA Map uses MIF format map files or Windows bitmap files bmp to indicate location The bmp format map files can be either geo referenced using world map file format to specify geographic location or non geo referenced whi...

Page 69: ...remain loaded until it is replaced by a new map A default and demo map are included in the C RSAMap Files Example Files folder if you would like to see what a map looks like prior to loading your own 1 Select File Load Map 2 Navigate to the location of them map file to be loaded and select the map file to load you may need to specify the file type of the map RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 70: ...data Install any necessary software for the GPS receiver before running RSA Map 1 Connect a GPS receiver with USB interface to one of the USB ports on the instrument 2 Click on the GPS icon This displays the Setup GPS window 3 Click the Enable check box 4 Click the COM port drop down list arrow and scroll through the list Select the port that displays the name of the attached GPS receiver 5 Set th...

Page 71: ... the Status area will update to display current location information 7 Click OK to accept the GPS settings you have entered and close the Setup GPS window When the analyzer is locked onto the GPS signal the GPS icon displays a green lock icon RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 51 ...

Page 72: ...r the Chan Pwr ACPR display as required for the signal you will be measuring 1 In the RSA Map application select one of the measurement buttons The selected measurement is surrounded with a blue highlight and the name of the measurement appears below the Thumbnail area 2 Click the Single Measurement button 3 Click or tap on the map If a GPS receiver is active and you are using a geo referenced map...

Page 73: ...imited to 200 When the limit is reached RSA Map shows a message stating that the limit has been reached and discards any following measurements Select File Save As to save the map and measurements to a file or select File Clear All Measurements to clear the map and resume adding measurements to the map NOTE To add measurements at a new location on a geo referenced map with an active GPS receiver y...

Page 74: ...ps results as soon as the measurement acquisition is done For example if the instrument requires 20 seconds to take a measurement but the time interval is set to 10 seconds then the instrument maps results every 20 seconds 1 Set up the measurement parameters frequency bandwidth and so on in the SignalVu PC application 2 Select Tools RSA Map to return to the RSA Map application 3 Enable GPS as prev...

Page 75: ...The instrument adds a measurements to the map at the current GPS position The instrument will repeat measurements based on time or distance as specified on the Settings Repeat Measurement tab 9 Tap the map to stop measurements RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 55 ...

Page 76: ...ns The RSA Map application uses icons on the map to represent a measurement taken at that location You can perform various actions on measurement icons including viewing the measurement results of an icon moving the icon deleting an icon and attaching a measurement direction arrow to an icon See the following sections and the RSA Map online help for more information Viewing and deleting measuremen...

Page 77: ...lete repeatedly select and tap Delete Measurement 6 Tap OK to close the dialog box NOTE To delete all the measurement icons from a map select File Clear All Measurements Draw a measurements azimuth direction arrow The RSA Map azimuth direction arrow function lets you draw an arrow on a mapped measurement to indicate the direction your antenna was pointing when you took a measurement 1 Tap the Chan...

Page 78: ... are updated to help you set the direction accurately The information shown depends on the map type geo referenced or image The example shown is for a geo referenced map 3 To change the arrow direction draw a new line RSA Map replaces the existing arrow with the new direction arrow You can also change the direction of the arrow by tapping the measurement selecting Change Azimuth from the Map Measu...

Page 79: ...easurement icon with the direction arrow to delete RSA Map opens the Map Measurements dialog box 3 Tap the measurement name that has the direction arrow to delete 4 Tap the Delete Azimuth button 5 Tap OK RSA Map closes the dialog box and deletes the direction arrow RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 59 ...

Page 80: ...Measurement data files exported results Map file used for the measurements Google Earth KMZ file Recallable results files trace and setup files MapInfo compatible MIF MID files For complete details on the saved archive contents see the RSA Map Help To save measurement results 1 Select File Save As 2 Navigate to the location where you want to save the results and type a name for the file 3 Select S...

Page 81: ...ement results 1 Select File Recall 2 Navigate to the location where you want to save the results and type a name for the file 3 Select Save to save the results RSA Map loads the contents of the recalled measurement archive RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 61 ...

Page 82: ...t is the selected Source then you can set the trigger type Type specifies what type of violation will define a trigger event Power This trigger type triggers the analyzer on time domain signal characteristics The incoming data is compared to a user selected level in dBm You can select the time domain bandwidth and trigger on the rising or falling edge If the RF input signal crosses the specified l...

Page 83: ... Event tab to select Source and Type for trigger Set parameters that define trigger events The parameters vary depending on the trigger Source and Type selections 4 Use the Advanced tab to set parameters for trigger position 5 Use the Actions tab to set parameters for the Save on trigger function The Save on trigger function allows you to save an acquisition data file and or a screen capture when ...

Page 84: ...he RF Input of the RSA7100 2 In the SignalVu PC application set the Span to include the frequency of the signal source 3 Click to open the Trigger control panel 4 Select Triggered 5 Set Source to RF Input Type to Power select the slope and set the Level to the amplitude of the signal source 6 Select the Time Qualified tab and set the Time 1 and Time 2 values 7 If desired you can view the sample ra...

Page 85: ... capture transient events that may be partially obscured by other higher amplitude or more frequent signals If you can see it in the DPX bitmap you can trigger on it The DPX Density area measurement is used to select the region of interest in the display and to measure its current density You set a density threshold and the instrument triggers when the density measurement exceeds your threshold Th...

Page 86: ...he center of the box and set the values to adjust the width and height of the measurement box For events that are partially masked by stronger signals you will often need to adjust the density Threshold based on density measurements of the event of interest and of the obscuring signal For example if the density of the background color representing only the stronger signal is 7 and the density meas...

Page 87: ... Auto Draw method The following procedure explains the manual method For a procedure on how to use the Auto Draw method see the topic Mask Editor Frequency Mask Trigger in the online help 1 Click Trig to open the Trigger control panel 2 Select the Event tab in the control panel 3 Set the Source to RF Input 4 Set the Type to Frequency Mask 5 Click Mask Editor to open the Mask Editor The Mask Editor...

Page 88: ...frequency with the left right arrow keys Quick tips Click Auto draw to generate a mask automatically adjusted to the Reference Set the X Margin frequency and Y Margin amplitude before pressing Auto draw Right click on the display screen to add a new point Click Add Points and then click on the graph to add a new point in the graph Click Next to select the next point in the graph Click the X delete...

Page 89: ...lates the mask above the line F The instrument triggers whenever the signal has no points in the mask T F One transition defines the trigger event The signal must go out of the mask no violation after being inside of the mask violation F T One transition defines the trigger event The signal must go into the mask after being outside of the mask T F T Two transitions define the trigger event The sig...

Page 90: ...ich display controls the acquisition parameters by clicking anywhere in that display When there are multiple displays the highlighted display controls the acquisition parameters In this example there are two displays a Spectrum display and a DPX Spectrum display The highlighted title bar on the Spectrum display indicates that it is the selected display The check mark indicator in the upper left co...

Page 91: ...eal time data such as the Amplitude vs Time measurement while another display requires swept data such as a Spectrum graph with a very wide span 1 Click the Preset button Main preset to set the analyzer to the default settings 2 Tune the analyzer to the frequency of your signal and then set the span 3 Click the Displays icon to open the Select Displays dialog box 4 Select the General Signal Viewin...

Page 92: ...ndicates when acquisitions are swept When the acquisitions are in Real Time all measurements usually run If the acquisitions are swept only the selected display can run 10 Click the Amplitude vs Time display to make it the active display The acquisition switches back to real time because the selected display requires real time The data is now suitable for the Amplitude vs Time display but doesn t ...

Page 93: ...d low pass filter LPF and a tunable bandpass filter BPF Due to the narrow band nature of the tuned BPF it is necessary to bypass this filter for wideband analysis of signals with bandwidth 50 MHz The tuned BPF preselector is enabled depending on the acquisition mode swept or real time frequency range and user selection of preselector state Auto On Off The LPF preselector is naturally wideband so t...

Page 94: ...is setting bypasses the preselector filters except for the LPF which is always present when the span is greater than the allowed acquisition bandwidth The maximum available real time span is equal to the maximum available acquisition bandwidth at the selected frequency When the span of the analysis exceeds the available acquisition bandwidth for the selected frequency the step size of the sweep is...

Page 95: ... provide pass fail results The available choices include only results from displays that are currently open Selecting Mask Test from the Tools menu displays the Mask Test control panel These settings define test parameters and specify actions to be performed when the test conditions are met To start a mask test Perform the following steps to set up for any mask test 1 Open the Spectrum display or ...

Page 96: ...epending on the run mode In Run mode the analyzer can sound a beep stop acquisitions save acquisition data save trace data and save a picture of the display In Replay mode it can sound a beep and stop analyzing 7 To have the analyzer take an action when a match occurs select the desired action You can select any combination of actions to perform on a match If you select all actions they will all o...

Page 97: ...elow a specified level select either is greater than or is less than 2 Press the Run button to initiate a test Click the Replay button on the toolbar to initiate a test on the current data record 3 Notice the vertical red bar It highlights results that match the test definition 4 Click the close box to remove the Mask Test control panel RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 77 ...

Page 98: ...lick the Edit limits button to display the Mask Test Editor window 3 Click the New button to create a table This clears the existing points and loads the default table You can also click Open to open an existing table 4 To edit values add points or delete points in a table a To edit an existing value double click on the cell you want to edit and enter the desired value The active point shows as a ...

Page 99: ...draw feature to automatically place points on the chosen mask enable the desired mask from the drop down menu and then click the Auto draw button 5 To delete a point from the table select the point to be removed and click the X button 6 To save the mask to a file for later recall click Save As 7 From the Save As dialog name the file and save it in the desired location NOTE Masks are saved in XML f...

Page 100: ...outside mask test with Upper Mask enabled The vertical red bar highlights results that have exceeded the test limits The shaded region shows the mask area The following figure shows the results of a passing is outside mask test with Upper Mask enabled 80 RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 101: ... shows the results of a failing is outside mask test with Lower Mask and Upper Mask enabled The red area highlights the area of failure which occurs at the lower mask Markers are also in use RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual 81 ...

Page 102: ...Operation 82 RSA7100 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 103: ...f the display 17 F Features xi File types 43 Filters how to bypass 73 Free Run trigger mode 62 Frequency mask Mask Editor 67 Frequency Mask triggering 62 Front panel CTRL7100A 8 Front panel RSA7100A 6 G General signal viewing displays 21 Greater than Mask Test 77 H Help 15 Humidity 4 I Information messages 27 Ink saver mode 42 Installation 1 11 IQ streaming 34 36 38 is inside mask Mask Test 78 is ...

Page 104: ...rades xiii Spectrum analyzer real time concepts 15 Standards presets 26 Start acquisitions 29 Stop acquisitions 29 Streaming IQ data 34 IQ data through LVDS 38 IQ data with API 36 T Temperature 4 Test using a mask 77 78 Testing signals 75 Time qualified triggering 62 Time stamp 40 Trace legend 28 Trigger control panel 62 mask 67 minimum off time 65 minimum pulse width 65 violations 69 Trigger Even...

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