
3659 0.8 mm Cal/Ver Kit & 2300-580-R PVS UG
PN: 10410-00327 Rev. D
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Chapter 1 — 3659 0.8 mm
Calibration/Verification Kit Overview
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Introduction
This manual provides description and maintenance instructions for the Model 3659 0.8 mm Calibration and
Verification Kit and describes the use of the Anritsu 2300-580-R Performance Verification Software (PVS) for
the VectorStar™ ME7838D, ME7838D4, and ME7838G Modular BB/mm-Wave VNA Measurement Systems.
This chapter provides an illustration and description of the kit components. General connector care
instructions applicable to all calibration kits are provided in
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Operation and use of the 3659 0.8 mm Calibration/Verification Kit is documented in procedures in the
VectorStar Operation Manual and Measurement Guide.
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Description
The 0.8 mm calibration kit allows you to calibrate the performance of the following systems:
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VectorStar ME7838D Series Modular BB/mm-VNA System
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VectorStar ME7838D4 Series Modular BB/mm-VNA System
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VectorStar ME7838G Series Modular BB/mm-VNA System (using this kit to 145 GHz)
The components in this kit provide the basis for issuing a calibration certification label.
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Required Equipment
This section describes the recommended equipment for installing and running the 2300-580-R software.
GPIB Controller PC Operating System
Make sure that the following minimum requirements are met before installing and using the software:
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Intel® Pentium® III with 1 GB RAM or Intel® Pentium® IV with 512 MB RAM, or equivalent
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Intel® Pentium® IV with at least 1 GB RAM
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Windows XP SP2 or Windows 7
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This application has not been tested on Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows 8, or Windows 10.
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20 MB hard-disk free space
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National Instruments® PCI-GPIB Controller and associated drivers installed
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Display resolution 1024 × 768
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USB Port
Note
The components in this kit are of the highest quality and accuracy. All components are NIST
(National Institute of Standards Technology) traceable.
Note
This program may not function on international versions of Microsoft Windows that use 4-byte
character sets.