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PXIe-5673E Calibration Procedure

Test Conditions

The following setup and environmental conditions are required to ensure the PXIe-5673E meets 
published specifications.

Verify that the PXIe-5611, PXIe-5450/5451, and PXIe-5650/5651/5652 are properly 
connected as indicated in the 

PXIe-5673E Getting Started Guide

 before starting 

verification.

Keep cabling as short as possible. Long cables and wires act as antennas, picking up extra 
noise that can affect measurements.

Verify that all connections, including front panel connections and screws, are secure.

Use a torque wrench appropriate for the type of RF connector you are using. 
NI recommends using a 0.565 N · m (5 lb · in.) torque wrench for SMA connectors and a 
0.90 N · m (8 lb · in.) torque wrench for 3.5 mm connectors.

Power splitter

Aeroflex/Weinschel 
1593

Output power level 
accuracy

VSWR: 1.25:1
Amplitude tracking: 
<0.25 dB

6 dB attenuator

Anritsu 41KB-6

Frequency range: 
DC to 12 GHz
VSWR: 1.1:1

SMA(m)-to-SMA(m) 
adapter

(H+S) 
32_N-SMA-50-1/
11_NE

VSWR: 1.05:1

50 

 terminator 

(included in the 
PXIe-5673E kit)

NI 778353-01

PXIe-5673E cable 
accessory kit 
(Matched-length I/Q 
semi-rigid SMA cables 
(4x)
LO semi-rigid SMA 
cable (1)
RF flexible SMA cable 
(1x))

NI 780567-01

SMA torque wrench 
1 N  ·  m

NI 187106-01

Table 2.  

Recommended Equipment for PXIe-5673E Calibration (Continued)

Equipment

Recommended 

Model

Where Used

Minimum 

Requirement

Содержание NI PXIe-5673E

Страница 1: ...haracterizing the Power Splitter 5 As Found and As Left Limits 8 Verification 8 Verifying LO Output Power Accuracy 9 Verifying Modulation Impairments 9 Verifying Modulation Bandwidth and Impairments 1...

Страница 2: ...ice To calibrate the PXIe 5450 5451 Waveform Generator PXIe 5611 IQ Modulator or PXIe 5650 5651 5652 RF Analog Signal Generator individually refer to their calibration procedures at ni com manuals Cal...

Страница 3: ...oise Frequency accuracy Frequency range 50 MHz to 19 8 GHz Noise floor 152 dBm Hz to 6 6 GHz SMA m to SMA m cable 36 inches Huber Suhner H S ST 18 SMAm SMAm 36 Operating frequency DC to 18 GHz Impedan...

Страница 4: ...opriate for the type of RF connector you are using NI recommends using a 0 565 N m 5 lb in torque wrench for SMA connectors and a 0 90 N m 8 lb in torque wrench for 3 5 mm connectors Power splitter Ae...

Страница 5: ...100 ms for each other iteration Zero and calibrate the power meter sensors before each test Initial Setup Refer to the PXIe 5673E Getting Started Guide for information about how to install the softwar...

Страница 6: ...hould always be used with the splitter for subsequent verification procedures in this document that require a splitter 8 Connect one available output port of the power splitter to the power sensor wit...

Страница 7: ...Store the resulting measurements as splitter i dB 1 PXIe 5650 5651 5652 RF Analog Signal Generator PXIe 5652 shown 2 Splitter 3 Power Sensor 4 N f to SMA m Adapter 5 Power Meter 6 CH A Connector 7 Spe...

Страница 8: ...pecifications when it is received for calibration The as left limits are equal to the published NI specifications for the PXIe 5673E less guard bands for measurement uncertainty temperature drift and...

Страница 9: ...5652 85 MHz to 6 6 GHz Store the resulting measurements If the results are within the selected test limit the device has passed this portion of the verification Verifying Modulation Impairments Compl...

Страница 10: ...o span mode of the spectrum analyzer shortens test time by avoiding unnecessary frequency sweeping To obtain the average power convert the zero span trace data to linear volts perform a mean calculati...

Страница 11: ...CSR from step 8 for each LO frequency If the results are within the selected test limit the device has passed this portion of the verification Verifying Modulation Bandwidth and Impairments Complete...

Страница 12: ...6 Use the spectrum analyzer to measure the mean output power of image using the following spectrum analyzer parameter settings Center frequency Frequency in step 4 offset in step 4 Reference level 5 d...

Страница 13: ...Table 5 If the results are within the selected test limit the device has passed this portion of the verification Table 5 Modulation Bandwidth Impairment Verification Test Limits CW Source LOFrequency...

Страница 14: ...gnal Generator PXIe 5652 shown 4 Power Sensor 5 BNC m to SMA m Cable 6 Rubidium Frequency Source Rear Panel 7 BNC m to BNC m Cable Power Meter 8 CH A Connector 9 Connection from Rubidium Frequency Sou...

Страница 15: ...of this section 4 Connect port A of the power splitter to the power meter through the SMA m to N f adapter Note The port used to connect the power splitter to the 6 dB attenuator in step 9 of the Cha...

Страница 16: ...he SpecAn i values in the above equation are used only to determine the Corrections i values that are used in the 60 dBm and 90 dBm measurements described in steps 13 and 14 When verifying the 30 dBm...

Страница 17: ...selected test limit the device has passed this portion of the verification Verifying Output Intermodulation Products Complete the following steps to verify the output intermodulation IMD performance...

Страница 18: ...frequency Frequency in step 4 F1 Reference level 0 dBm Frequency span 0 Hz Resolution bandwidth 500 Hz Sweep time 5 ms Reference clock source External 7 Use the spectrum analyzer to measure the mean...

Страница 19: ...fundamental tone power P1 or P2 11 Compare the Output IMD value from step 10 to the corresponding limit in Table 8 12 Repeat steps 4 through 11 for the following frequency ranges in 250 MHz increments...

Страница 20: ...C m cable 4 Generate an arbitrary waveform signal using an array of all zeros with the following niRFSG property settings Frequency Hz 85 MHz Power Level dBm 10 dBm Generation Mode Arb Waveform Power...

Страница 21: ...m analyzer RF INPUT front panel connector through the SMA m to SMA m cable 2 Connect the PXIe 5650 5651 5652 REF IN OUT front panel connector to any rubidium frequency reference rear panel BNC connect...

Страница 22: ...time 5 ms Reference clock source External Note Only measure subharmonic tones at fundamental frequencies 3 3 GHz 7 Calculate the power level in dBc of each harmonic tone 6 6 GHz by subtracting the fun...

Страница 23: ...bidium frequency reference rear panel BNC connector through the BNC m to SMA m cable 3 Connect any available rubidium frequency reference rear panel BNC connector to the spectrum analyzer REF IN rear...

Страница 24: ...xternal 7 Calculate the power level of the baseband linearity related spur in dBc by subtracting the measured RF output power from step 5 from the measured baseband linearity related spur from step 6...

Страница 25: ...vel dBm 0 dBm Generation Mode Arb Waveform Reference Clock Source RefIn 5 Use the spectrum analyzer to measure the maximum power within the configured span of the spectrum analyzer using the following...

Страница 26: ...able 2 Connect any available rubidium frequency reference rear panel BNC connector to the spectrum analyzer REF IN rear panel connector through the BNC m to BNC m cable 3 Generate a signal with the fo...

Страница 27: ...rt resources or service requests Updating Calibration Date Performing any adjustment procedure on the PXIe 5611 updates the calibration date If you do not want to perform an adjustment you can update...

Страница 28: ...ustomers The data contained in this manual was developed at private expense and is subject to the applicable limited rights and restricted data rights as set forth in FAR 52 227 14 DFAR 252 227 7014 a...

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