
Multi-Instrument Setups
R&S
®
SMBV100B
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Note:
Avoid unnecessary cable length and branching points.
Use cables of the same length and type for all connections between the master
and the slaves and between slaves.
2. To distribute the internal reference signal of one of the instruments (in this example
the master), connect the instruments in a
concerning the reference
frequency
.
That is, connect Ref Out of the master R&S
SMBV100B to the Ref In of the first
slave, etc.
See
Chapter 6.8, "Reference Oscillator"
Configure the master R&S
SMBV100B
1. Select "RF > Reference Frequency > Source > Internal".
2. Select "System Config > System Config > Multi Instruments".
3. Select "Multi Instrument Trigger" >
"Master"
.
4. Select "State > On".
5. In the "Global Connector Settings" dialog, and observe current signal assignment.
Per default, the synchronization signal ("Baseband Sync Out") is output at the
User
5
.
6. If you use
: in the "Global Connector Settings" dialog, for all con-
nectors on that you want to output the synchronization signal:
a) Set "Direction > Output "
b) Set "Signal > Baseband Sync Out"
7. Configure the baseband signal as required for the particular test setup.
Configure the trigger signal for example as follows:
a) Select "Baseband > EUTRA/LTE > Trigger In"
b) Select "Trigger Mode > Armed Retrigger" and "Trigger Source > Internal"
c) Set "Sync. Out to Trigger > On".
The trigger parameters of all basebands are coupled. Once the basebands are
activated, they will use common trigger signal.
See also
"Starting the signal generation with the first sample"
Configure the slave R&S
SMBV100B
1. Select "RF > Reference Frequency > Source > External".
Use the default reference frequency settings.
2. Select "System Config > System Config > Multi Instruments > Multi Instrument
Trigger" >
"Slave"
.
3. Select "State > On".
4. Observe current synchronization status.
The parameter indicates that the instruments are not synchronized.
Generating Time-Aligned Baseband Signals