16
Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)
Procedure
Procedure
1.
Configure the equipment as shown in
2.
Press
Mode
,
Spectrum Analyzer
,
Mode Preset
on the analyzer.
3.
Set up the signal analyzer by pressing:
FREQ Channel
,
Center Freq
, 10,
MHz
Input/Output, RF Input
,
RF Coupling
, select
DC
SPAN X Scale
,
Span
, 10,
kHz
AMPTD Y Scale
, –70,
dBm
AMPTD Y Scale
, Attenuation,
Mech Atten
, 0,
dB
BW
,
Res BW
, 1,
kHz
BW
,
Video BW
, 100,
Hz
Meas Setup, Average/Hold, Number
, 20,
Enter
Trace/Detector
,
Trace Average
Single
4.
Press
Restart
, then wait for Average/Hold to display 20/20.
5.
Press
View/Display
,
Display
, then press
Display Line
,
On
.
6.
Rotate the knob and set the display line at the average amplitude of the
displayed noise floor by visual inspection.
7.
Confirm that the measurement is performed on the analyzer noise floor
and not on a residual response within the displayed 10 kHz span.
8.
Enter the value of the display line as the Measured Average Noise Level at
10 MHz column in
.
9.
Normalize the measured value to a 1 Hz BW by adding –30 dB to the
measured value.
10.
Enter the normalized value of the displayed average noise level in
11.
The value of the normalized displayed average noise should be less than
the specification value.
Ignore the residual response if one appears when taking the measurement.
The –30 dB value is added because the formula used to calculate the
value of the noise power in a 1 Hz BW when measured with a 1 kHz BW is:
Normalized Noise = 10 Log (BW 2/BW 1) where BW 2 is the 1 kHz BW we
measure and BW 1 is 1 Hz BW to which we want to normalize.
Therefore, 10 Log (1000) = 30 dB, so the noise floor will be 30 dB lower in a
1 Hz BW.