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Agilent technologies 24A User's Guide (453 pages)

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Table of contents

User’s Guide

1

Certiﬁcation

2

Assistance

2

Safety Notes

3

How to Use This Guide

3

Documentation Map

4

Contents

10

1 Making Measurements

14

Making a Basic Measurement

17

Using Display Functions

23

Blanking the Display

34

Using Markers

37

To Activate Display Markers

38

To Use Delta (∆) Markers

41

To Activate a Fixed Marker

42

To Use Polar Format Markers

45

To Use Smith Chart Markers

46

Setting the CW Frequency

51

Measuring Electrical Length

56

Measuring Phase Distortion

59

Deﬁnitions

63

Measuring Ampliﬁers

66

Measuring Gain Compression

67

(ES Analyzers Only)

71

Trans: FWD S21 (B/R)

80

Connect the Device Under Test

81

Calibrate and Measure

84

(Power: 0 dBm/IF BW: 3700 Hz)

85

Using Linear Sweep

85

Using Swept List Mode

85

Creating Flat Limit Lines

87

Creating a Sloping Limit Line

89

Creating Single Point Limits

91

Editing Limit Segments

92

Running a Limit Test

92

Offsetting Limit Lines

93

Editing Ripple Test Limits

98

Running the Ripple Test

100

Making Measurements

101

RIPL LIMIT on OFF

101

RIPL VALUE BAND

103

RIPL VALUE [ABSOLUTE ]

103

RIPL VALUE [MARGIN ]

104

Setting Up Bandwidth Limits

105

Running a Bandwidth Test

107

BW MARKER on OFF

108

BW DISPLAY on OFF

109

Using Test Sequencing

111

Running a Sequence

113

Stopping a Sequence

113

Editing a Sequence

113

Changing the Sequence Title

116

Storing a Sequence on a Disk

117

Loading a Sequence from Disk

117

Purging a Sequence from Disk

117

Printing a Sequence

118

Loop Counter Example Sequence

127

Limit Test Example Sequence

130

2 Making Mixer Measurements

132

Using This Chapter

133

Measurement Considerations

135

How RF and IF Are Deﬁned

138

mode, the

139

Power Meter Calibration

143

Scale Ref

149

AUTOSCALE

149

Measurement

155

Fixed IF Mixer Measurements

157

Sequence 2 Setup

162

Phase Measurements

165

Amplitude and Phase Tracking

169

, press:

172

LO to RF Isolation

175

RF Feedthrough

177

SWR / Return Loss

180

Velocity Factor

190

--------=

190

Time Domain Bandpass Mode

192

Time Domain Low Pass Mode

195

(Real Format)

198

the CW frequency. For

203

Windowing

207

Circuit (Real Format)

209

Resolution

212

Range Resolution

214

Setting the Gate

216

Selecting Gate Shape

216

Measurement Results

217

Conﬁguring a Print Function

220

Deﬁning a Print Function

222

1. Press

223

Conﬁguring a Plot Function

226

Deﬁning a Plot Function

231

Selecting Line Types

233

Choosing Scale

233

Choosing Plot Speed

234

To View Plot Files on a PC

238

Using Ami Pro

239

Using Freelance

239

Save/Recall

247

Parameters

250

SYSTEM CONTROLLER

251

Places Where You Can Save

252

Saving an Instrument State

254

Saving Measurement Results

255

ASCII Data Formats

257

#HZSDBR50

259

Saving in Textual (CSV) Form

260

Instrument State Files

262

GRAPHICS on OFF

264

DEFINE DISK-SAVE

264

Re-Saving an Instrument State

266

Deleting a File

267

Renaming a File

268

Recalling a File

269

Formatting a Disk

269

Interconnecting Cables

274

Connector Repeatability

274

Temperature Drift

275

Frequency Drift

275

Performance Veriﬁcation

275

, the test

278

Increasing Sweep Speed

280

To Widen the System Bandwidth

282

To Set the Sweep Type

282

To Activate Chop Sweep Mode

283

To Use External Calibration

283

Increasing Dynamic Range

285

Reducing Noise

286

Reducing Receiver Crosstalk

288

Reducing Recall Time

288

6 Calibrating for Increased

289

How to Use This Chapter

290

Introduction

291

Calibration Considerations

292

Saving Calibration Data

293

Restarting a Calibration

293

The Calibration Standards

293

360° fl××()

295

Interpolated Error Correction

296

Types of Error Correction

298

Receiver Calibration

303

Measurements

305

DONE ENH RESP CAL

313

DONE: 1-PORT CAL

316

DONE 2-PORT CAL

320

Matched Adapters

333

Fixtures

337

TRL Error Correction

339

LRM Error Correction

342

7 Operating Concepts

346

System Operation

348

The Built-In Test Set

349

The Receiver Block

349

The Microprocessor

349

Required Peripheral Equipment

349

Processing

350

Processing Details

351

Operating Concepts

352

Processing

352

COUPLED CH OFF

352

Output Power

354

Power Coupling Options

355

Sweep Time

356

Channel Stimulus Coupling

359

Sweep Types

360

Power Sweep (dBm)

364

CW Time Sweep (Seconds)

364

Selecting Sweep Modes

364

S-Parameters

365

The S-Parameter Menu

367

Analyzer Display Formats

369

Group Delay Format

370

Smith Chart Format

371

Polar Format

372

Linear Magnitude Format

373

SWR Format

374

Real Format

374

Imaginary Format

375

Group Delay Principles

375

SMOOTHING APERTURE

377

Electrical Delay

378

Noise Reduction Techniques

379

IF Bandwidth Reduction

381

Measurement Calibration

382

RESUME CAL SEQUENCE

393

Calibration Routines

399

Modifying Calibration Kits

401

Procedure

402

Modify Calibration Kit Menu

402

may still

404

Verify performance

409

Why Use TRL Calibration?

411

TRL Terminology

412

Calibration

415

The TRL Calibration Procedure

416

OFFSET Z0

418

SET REF: THRU

421

GPIB Operation

422

GPIB STATUS Indicators

423

System Controller Mode

423

Talker/Listener Mode

423

Pass Control Mode

423

Address Menu

424

Using the Parallel Port

424

The GPIO Mode

425

Limit Line Operation

426

Edit Limits Menu

427

Edit Segment Menu

427

Offset Limits Menu

427

Knowing the Instrument Modes

428

8753E 8753ES

431

Yes Yes Yes

433

General Information

435

Safety Symbols

437

Instrument Markings

437

Safety Considerations

438

Servicing

439

Declaration of Conformity

441

, conversion

445

Index-10

451

Index-11

452

Index-12

453

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