Chapter 1
21
Getting Started
Setting Up Your Signal Analyzer and Signal Source
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Setting Up Your Signal Analyzer and Signal
Source
You will need the following equipment to use your PSA Series spectrum
analyzer to control an external signal source:
• A PSA Series analyzer with Option 215 software installed and with
time gating capability.
If you are not sure whether your PSA Series analyzer has Option 215
installed, press
System
,
More
,
More
,
Personality
, and look for Option
215 Ext Src Control
. If you cannot see Option 215 listed, it needs to be
installed. See
“Installing Option 215” on page 14
for instructions on
how to do this. Information about the time gating hardware is found
in
“Hardware and Firmware Requirements” on page 7
.
• An Agilent signal generator that supports LAN connectivity.
Examples of signal generators are: the ESG-C, the PSG-C, and the
PSG-D, but not the PSG-A. The PSG-A signal source is not
supported.
• Either one LAN crossover cable to connect the two instruments
directly if you are not connecting to a local area network, or you need
two LAN cables to connect both instruments to your local area
network
• Three BNC cables.
• Cables to connect to your device under test.
Spectrum
Analyzer
Swept Signal
Source
Trigger
Ext Frequency Reference
Sweep
LAN
sa_ss_connect.vsd
Trigger Out
(rear panel)
Trigger In
(rear panel)
Sweep Out
(rear panel)
Ext Trigger In
(front panel)
Signal Source drives the sweep of each PSA bucket
Drives the start of the PSA sweep
10 MHz Out
(rear panel)
Ext Ref In
(rear panel)
50 ohm feedthrough
MUST
be connected at the PSA
end of the cable