Atec Agilent-8568b, Agilent-8566b User Manual

Your High-Performance
Spectrum Analyzer can also
be a Test Receiver

Add the 85685A RF preselector to the
8566B or 8568B general-purpose spec­trum analyzer, and you have a test receiv­er for specialized applications. The RF
preselector enhances these high-perfor­mance spectrum analyzers with tracking
filters and preamplifiers that cover the
20 Hz to 2 GHz range. The spectrum
analyzer/test receiver is sensitive to
low-level signals while providing over­load protection from out-of-band signals.
The result, for tests in the presence of
high-level interference, is a measure­ment range 30 dB greater than that of the
spectrum analyzer alone. (The improve­ment is even greater in the presence of
broadband pulse-interference.)

Agilent
RF Preselector, 20 Hz to 2 GHz
For the 8566B or 8568B Spectrum Analyzer

Data Sheet

The test receiver is easy to operate; sim­ply use the spectrum analyzer controls
without concern for preselector settings.
The preselector automatically adjusts
input-filter tracking, and the spectrum
analyzer reports preselector operating
conditions on the CRT display. For remote
operation with a computer, the receiver
system is fully GPIB programmable (GPIB
is hardware, software, documentation,
and support for IEEE-488 and IEC-625,
worldwide standards for interfacing
instruments.)

The 85685A preselector adds:

Automatic filter tracking

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Input overload protection

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Low system noise

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to the 8566B and 8568B spectrum analyzers.

EMI Testing According
to CSPR Publication 16
Recommendations

Combining the 85685A RF preselector
with the 8566B or 8568B spectrum ana­lyzer and the 85650A quasi-peak adapter
produces an EMI receiver with the char­acteristics recommended in CISPR pub­lication 16
the measurement sensitivity and over­load protection needed for FCC and VDE
radiated emission testing at open sites.
For commercial and MIL-STD conducted
EMI tests, the low-frequency input toler­ates large impulses and line impedance
stabilization network (LISN) transients. A
built-in calibrator ensures ±2.0 dB abso­lute-amplitude accuracy as required by
the FCC and VDE. For measurement con­fidence, a linearity check tests for system
overload and distortion.

The sample display shows results for
VDE 0871 emission testing at an open
site. To prevent overload from the high­level ambient signals, a spectrum analyz­er needs input attenuation. This however,
increases displayed noise, which can
mask the low-level emissions. Using the
RF preselector in this test eliminates the
need for adding attenuation. The noise
of the spectrum analyzer, as shown,
exceeds the VDE limit, but the spectrum
analyzer/test receiver noise is more than
10 dB below the lowest limit.

1. Comite International Special Des Perturbations
Radio-Electriques (CISPR) publication 16 is the
"CISPR specification for radio interference measur­ing apparatus and measurement methods."

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. The RF preselector provides

Signal Monitoring in the
Presence of High-Level
Interference

The RF preselector gives the 8566B
or the 8568B spectrum analyzer the
sensitivity and selectivity of a receiver.
The spectrum analyzer/test receiver
measures signals within the preselec­tor filter passband and rejects out­of-band interference by 40 dB. Even
in the presence of interference with
a total input power of +10 dBm, your
test receiver can monitor signals down
to -150 dBm.

The RF preselector improves signal
reception for the broadband signal
environment of a mobile test station.
In the 150 – 170 MHz business band,
the RF preselector reduces interfer­ence from radio and TV broadcast
stations and from amateur radios. For
the 800 – 900 MHz cellular radio band,
the spectrum analyzer/test receiver
makes field strength measurements
on cellular base-station transmitters
while rejecting interference from cel­lular mobile transmitters.

Transmitter Spurious
Testing with Fast Wideband
Measurements

Reduce transmitter-spurious test time
by adding the RF preselector to your
8566B or 8568B spectrum analyzer. The
preselector decreases input overload
from the out-of-band carrier and thereby
increases the range for measuring low­level signals. Compared to the spectrum
analyzer alone, the spectrum analyzer/
test receiver uses a wider resolution
bandwidth for the same measurement
range, resulting in a faster sweep time.
For example, to measure spurious sig­nals over a 1 GHz frequency range at
–100 dB relative to the transmitter car­rier, a spectrum analyzer by itself takes
3000 seconds, but when configured as a
test receiver it requires only 3 seconds.

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Specifications

Specifications describe the instrument's warranted performance over the temperature range of 0°C to +55°C unless otherwise
noted. Typical values for the specified parameters represent probable but non-warranted performance. Nominal values provide
useful but non-warranted information about functional performance.

Test Receiver

The following system specifications apply when the 85685A RF preselector (RFP) operates with the 8566B or 8568B spectrum
analyzer (SA) and with or without the 85650A quasi-peak adapter (QPA). The test receiver system is fully GPIB programmable.
Refer to the specific instrument data sheets for more detailed information.

Test receiver frequency

Parameter Specification

Frequency range

RFP bypass

SA frequency resolution 1 Hz

SA frequency accuracy ±(tuned frequency x freq. reference error) Hz for SA zero span

SA frequency reference error Settability2 < 10-8, Drift < 2 x 10-7/year

SA Frequency selectivity

3 dB resolution BW

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20 Hz – 1.5 GHz with 8568B
20 Hz – 2.0 GHz with 8566B
20 Hz – 18 GHz (nominal) with 8568B

10 Hz – 3 MHz in 1, 3, 10 sequence

Test receiver amplitude

Parameter Specification

Measurement range -150 to +30 dBm (-43 to +137 dBµV) (nominal)

Gain compression (0 dB atten. for RFP and SA

Inside RFP passband
Outside RFP passband

Displayed average noise level

(0 dB atten. for RFP and SA 10 Hz resolution BW)

Broadband signal sensitivity

(0 dB atten. for RFP and SA, 10 Hz resolution BW)

Second harmonic distortion (0 dB atten. for RFP and SA)
For -35 dBm input signal:
Within RFP passband
Outside RFP passband

Third order intermodulation (0 dB atten. for RFP and SA)
For two -35 dBm input signals:
Within RFP passband
Outside RFP passband

Residual responses

(RFP input terminated, 0 dB atten. for RFP and SA

Amplitude accuracy6

(+10° to + 30°C, 10 dB SA atten. 0 –20 dB RFP atten.)

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< 1 dB (nominal) for input ≤ -30 dBm
< 1 dB (nominal) for input ≤ +10 dBm

< -132 dBm (-25 dBµV) for input 9 kHz – 1 MHz
< -150 dBm (-43 dBµV) for input 1 – 1500 MHz
< -147 dBm (-40 dBµV) for input ≤ 2.0 GHz

< 31 dBµV/MHz (nominal) for input < 1 MHz4
< 13 dBµV/MHz (nominal) for input = 1 – 1500 MHz
< 16 dBµV/MHz (nominal) for input ≤ 2.0 GHz

< -55 dBc (nominal), Equiv. SOI = +20 dBm
< -75 dBc (nominal), Equiv. SOI = +40 dBm

< -40 dBc (nominal), Equiv. SOI = -15 dBm
< -110 dBc (nominal), Equiv. SOI = +20 dBm

< -90 dB for input 2 kHz – 1 MHz
< -112 dB for input ≥1 MHz
< -120 dB (typical) for input ≥1 MHz

±2.0 dB for input < 1.0 GHz
±3.0 dB for input ≥1.0 GHz

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RFP bypass

SA specification plus:

± 0.5 dB (nominal) for input ≤ 2.0 GHz
± 1.0 dB (nominal) for input > 2.0 GHz

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CISPR EMI Receiver

The following system specifications apply when the 85685A RF preselector (RFP) operates with the 8566B or 8568B spectrum
analyzer (SA) and with the 85650A quasi-peak adapter (QPA). The EMI receiver system has the characteristics recommended in
CISPR publication 16 and is fully GPIB programmable. Refer to the specific instrument data sheets for more information.

CISPR EMI receiver frequency

Parameter Specification

Frequency range 10 kHz – 1 GHz

SA frequency resolution 1 Hz

SA frequency accuracy ±(tuned frequency x freq. reference error) Hz

SA frequency reference error Settability2 < 10-8, Drift < 2 x 10-7/year

SA Frequency selectivity

CISPR 6 dB bandwidth (QPA)

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200 Hz for input = 10 – 150 kHz (band A)
9 kHz for input = 150 kHz – 30 MHz (band B)
120 kHz for input = 300 – 1000 MHz (band C, D)

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Make dedicated receiver measurements
with a general-purpose spectrum analyzer

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CISPR EMI Amplitude

Parameter Specification

Measurement range +137 dBµV to noise floor (refer to amplitude sensitivity table)

Amplitude accuracy

(+10° to +30°C, 0 – 20 dB RFP atten.)

Calibration

Linearity check 3 dB input attenuator test for system overload and distortion

Impulsive signal tolerance Input #1 withstands LISN transients (RFP)

Detection

Audio output Speaker with volume control (QPA)

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±2.0 dB for 10 dB SA atten.
± 2.5 dB for 0 dB SA atten.

Automatic calibration for absolute amplitude with comb
generator (RFP)

(RFP)

Input #2 withstands CISPR calib. pulses (RFP)

Peak and average (SA), quasi-peak (QPA)

CISPR EMI Amplitude sensitivity

EMI receiver Specification

Frequency band Resolution bandwidth (6 dB) Average noise6

(RFP/SA atten. = 0 dB)

10 – 150 kHz (band A) 200 Hz -12 dBµV4

-17 dBµV typical

150 kHz – 1 MHz (band B) 9 kHz +4 dBµV

-1 dBµV typical

1 – 30 MHz (band B) 9 kHz -13 dBµV

-16 dBµV typical

30 – 1000 MHz (band C, D) 120 kHz -1 dBµV

-6 dBµV typical

Quasi-peak noise
(RFP/SA atten. = 0 dB)

-15 dBµV (nominal)

0 dBµV (nominal)

-11 dBµV (nominal)

0 dBµV (nominal)

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85685A RF Preselector

The following instrument specifications apply to the 85685A RF preselector (RFP).

85685A RF preselector input

Parameter Specification

Input #1 Input #2

Frequency range

RFP bypass

Connector type

Fuse blow time

Maximum safe input power
Average power
Impulsive signals

≥ 10 dB RFP atten.
≥ 20 dB RFP atten.

DC voltage 0 Volts

Standing wave ratio (SWR)12
10 dB RFP atten.
0 dB RFP atten.
RFP bypass

Attenuator range

Linearity check

Filter characteristics
Fixed filter BW (3 dB)
Tracking filter BW (3 dB)

Stopband attenuation

Preamplifier gain 20 dB (nominal) for 0 dB RFP atten.

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20 Hz – 50 MHz 20 MHz – 2 GHz

BNC, 50 Ω (nominal)
< 0.1 sec for > + 35 dBm

+30 dBm (1 Watt)

100 Watts peak for a 10 µs pulse
2,000 Watts peak for a 10 µs pulse11 (nom.)

< 1.5:1
< 1.5:1 (nominal)
NA

0 – 50 dB in 10 dB steps (nominal)
Add 3 dB (nominal)

BW range = 10 kHz• 1 MHz (nom.) for input < 2 MHz
10% (nom.) of tuned freq. for input = 2 – 55 MHz
5% (nom.) of tuned freq. for input = 55 – 500 MHz
20 MHz (nom.) for input = 500 – 2000 MHz
> 40 dB (nominal)

DC – 18 GHz (nom.)

Type N, 50 Ω (nom.)
NA

+30 dBm (1 Watt)

NA

< 1.5:1
< 2.0:1 (nominal)
< 1.5:1 (nominal)

Parameter Specification

Comb generator

Line spacing
Line amplitude
SWR

GPIB interface*

Private BUS
Public BUS interface functions (public BUS)

85685A RF preselector output

100 kHz, 500 kHz, 1 MHz, 5 MHz (nominal)

-40 to -60 dBm (nominal)
< 1.5:1 (nominal)

Digital BUS and sweep control between RFP and SA
IEEE 488-1978 BUS
SH1, AH1, T6, L4, SR1, RL1, PPO, DC1, DT1, C0, E1

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General

Parameter Specification

Temperature 0° to + 55°C operating

-40° to +75°C storage

Warm-up time 30 minutes after cold start

Temp. equilibrium 2 hours after warm-up

EMI Conducted and radiated interference is in compliance with MIL-STD 461A methods in CE03 and

RE02, CISPR publication 11 (1975), and Messempfaenger-Postverfuegung 526/527/79
(Kennzeichnung Mit F-Nummer/Funkschutzzeichen).

Power requirements 100, 120, 220, or 240 V RMS +5%, -10%; 50 –400 Hz; 35 VA (nominal)

Weight 19 kg (42 lbs) net (nominal)

Size 133 mm (5.25") H x 425 mm (16.75") W x 508 mm (20.0") D (nominal)

Firmware compatibility

for RFP operation with:
8566B, firmware data ≥ 5.5.85
8566B, firmware data < 5.5.85
8566A, any firmware date
8568B, firmware data ≥ 14.1.85
8568B, firmware data < 14.1.85
8568A, any firmware date

Compatible
85685A Option 066 required
8566A + 01K retrofit kit required
Compatible
85685A Option 068 required
8568A + 01K retrofit kit required

Product Information

85685A RF preselector

Option 010, Rack mount slide kit
Option 908, Rack flange kit without handles
Option 910, Extra manual
Option 913, Rack flange kit with handles

Firmware compatibility options (see compatibility specifications above)

85685A Option 066, Firmware upgrade kit* for 8566B
85685A Option 068, Firmware upgrade kit* for 8568B
8566A + 01K Retrofit kit
8568A + 01K Retrofit kit
8566B spectrum analyzer
8568B spectrum analyzer
85650A Quasi-peak adapter

Accessories

85864B EMI measurement software
Transit case, part number 1540-0663
EMI accessories13: Antennas, LISNs, current probes, and amplifiers

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Footnotes:

1. The RFP bypass switch connects input
#2 directly to the RF output.

2. Refer to spectrum analyzer test and
adjustment manual for the correct
frequency reference adjustment.

3. Refer to spectrum analyzer data sheet
for filter BW accuracy and filter shape.

4. 17 dB higher with 8566B for frequency
< 50 kHz.

5. Sensitivity is approximately equal to
system peak noise level.

6. Peak noise is nominally 8 dB higher
than average noise.

7. Measurement sensitivity is normalized
to 1 MHz resolution BW.

8. Specifications apply after system
calibration with the comb generator
in the 85685A. Refer to 85685A operat­ing manual for correct amplitude mea­surement technique.

9. The system meets CISPR publication
16 recommendations for resolution
BW, detector time constant, and
detector pulse response.

10. System calibration can be verified with
an external CISPR standard pulse cali­bration generator.

11. Typical LISN transients.

12. SWR is measured at the tuned
frequency of the spectrum analyzer.

13. Refer to the EMI measurement
solutions guide (5954-2702) for more
information.

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