Agilent 8753ES Manual Supplement

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For

8753ET/ES Network Analyzers

Documentation Set (08753-90470)

and

8753ES Option 011

Documentation Set (08753-90477)

Updates for Network Analyzers with Firmware Revision 7.66

Part Number 08753-90534

Printed in USA

July 2000

Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Agilent Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material,

including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular purpose. Agilent Technologies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidentalor consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance,or use of this material.

Certiﬁcation

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Regulatory and Warranty Information

The regulatory and warranty information is located in Chapter 8, “Safety and Regulatory Information” of your 8753ET or 8753ES network analyzer user’s guide.

Assistance

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Manuals that This Document Supplements

SOFTKEY

This manual supplement provides documentation updates for all 8753ET and 8753ES network analyzers with ﬁrmware revision of 7.66 and documentation printed prior to July 2000.

• In the 8753ET/ES Network Analyzers Documentation Set (part number 08753-90470), this document supplements the following manuals:

— 8753ET and 8753ES Network Analyzers User’s Guide (part number 08753-90472) — 8753ET and 8753ES Network Analyzers Reference Guide (part number

08753-90473)

— 8719ET/ES, 8720ET/ES, 8722ET/ES, and 8753ET/ES Network Analyzers

Programmer’s Guide (part number 08753-90475)

• In the 8753ES Option 011 Network Analyzer Documentation Set (part number 08753-90477), this document supplements the following manuals:

— 8753ES Option 011 Network Analyzer User’s Guide (part number 08753-90479) — 8753ES Option 011 Network Analyzer Reference Guide (part number 08753-90480) — 8719ET/ES, 8720ET/ES, 8722ET/ES, and 8753ET/ES Network Analyzers

Programmer’s Guide (part number 08753-90475)

The information within this manual supplements has been included in manuals printed during or after July 2000.

How to Use This Guide

This guide uses the following conventions:

Front-Panel Key

Screen Text This represents text displayed on the instrument’s screen.

This represents a key physically located on the instrument.

This represents a “softkey,” a key whose label is determined by the instrument’s ﬁrmware.

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Documentation Map

The Installation and Quick Start Guide provides procedures for installing, conﬁguring, and verifying the operation of the analyzer. It also will help you familiarize yourself with the basic operation of the analyzer.

The User’s Guide shows how to make measurements, explains commonly-used features, and tells you how to get the most performance from your analyzer.

The Reference Guide provides reference information, such as speciﬁcations, menu maps, and key deﬁnitions.

The Programmer’s Guide provides general GPIB programming information, a command reference, and example programs. The Programmer’s Guide contains a CD-ROM with example programs.

The CD-ROM provides the Installation and Quick Start Guide, the User’s Guide, the Reference Guide, and the Programmer’s Guide in

PDF format for viewingor printing from a PC. This supplement isnot included on the CD-ROM.

The Service Guide provides information on calibrating, troubleshooting,and servicing your analyzer. The Service Guideis not part of a standard shipment and is available only as Option 0BW, or by ordering part number 08753-90484 (8753ES without Option 011 and 8753ET) or by ordering part number 08753-90485 (8753ES with Option 011). A CD-ROM with the Service Guide in PDF format is included for viewing or printing from a PC.

Contents

1. Supplement for the User’s Guide

Using This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Using Limit Lines to Test a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

Creating Flat Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Creating a Sloping Limit Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Creating Single Point Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Editing Limit Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Running a Limit Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Offsetting Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Using Test Sequencing to Test a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Limit Test Example Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Setting Up the List of Ripple Limits to Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Editing Ripple Test Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Running the Ripple Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Using Bandwidth Limits to Test a Bandpass Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17

Setting Up Bandwidth Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Running a Bandwidth Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19

Conversion Loss Using the Frequency Offset Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

Setting Measurement Parameters for the IF Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

Performing a Power Meter (Source) Calibration Over the IF Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-25

Setting the Analyzer to the RF Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26

Performing a Power Meter Calibration Over the RF Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-28

Performing the R-Channel Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29

To View Plot Files on a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

Saving Measurement Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

Saving in Textual (CSV) Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

Saving in Graphical (JPEG) Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-34

Calibrating for Non-Coaxial Devices (ES Analyzers Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35

TRL Error Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35

LRM Error Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36

Create a User-Deﬁned LRM Calibration Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36

Modifying Calibration Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37

Saving Modiﬁed Calibration Kits to a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-37

2. Supplement for the Reference Guide

In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Menu Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Hardkey/Softkey Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9

Analyzer Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Error Messages in Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Error Messages in Numerical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Options and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Accessories Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Preset State and Memory Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Preset State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

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Contents

3. Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Alphabetical Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

BWLIMDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

BWLIMDISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

BWLIMMAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

BWLIMMIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

BWLIMSTAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

BWLIMTEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

BWLIMVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

CLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

EDITRLIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

OUTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

RLIMLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

RLIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

RLIMSTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

RLIMSTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

RLIMTEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

RLIMVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

SAVECSV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

SAVEJPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12

SELBND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Preset Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Preset State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Command Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Alphabetical List of New Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

OPC-Compatible List of New Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

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1 Supplement for the User’s Guide

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LIMIT LINE

LIMIT MENU

RECALL KEYS

RECALLKEYS MENU

Using This Chapter

This chapter contains the supplemental information changes to the user’s guides that coincide with the release of ﬁrmware revision 7.66. These changes pertain to the following user’s guides.

• 8753ET and 8753ES Network Analyzers User’s Guide (part number 08753-90472)

• 8753ES Option 011 Network Analyzer User’s Guide (part number 08753-90479) The following list describes the changes to 8753ET and 8753ES user’s guides printed prior

to July 2000. Each of the changes are described in detail in the remainder of this chapter. The page references in this list refer to page numbers in this supplement.

• Making Measurements Chapter — Add the softkey after the softkey in all existing

locations.

— Add the softkey between the key and the

Save/Recall

softkey in the section titled “Limit Test Example Sequence”

in “Using Test Sequencing to Test a Device” on page 1-5. — Add “Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device” on page 1-7 to the chapter. — Add “UsingBandwidth Limits to Testa Bandpass Filter” on page 1-17 to the chapter.

• Making Mixer Measurements Chapter — Replace the section titled “Conversion Loss Using the Frequency Offset Mode” on

page 1-23.

• Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results Chapter — Add a note referencing the new “Saving in Graphical (JPEG) Form” section after the

displayed paragraph in “To View Plot Files on a PC.”

— Add the new sections “Saving in Textual (CSV) Form” on page 1-33 and “Saving in

Graphical (JPEG) Form” on page 1-34 to the “Saving Measurement Results” section.

• Calibrating for Increased Measurement Accuracy Chapter — Add a paragraph explaining the frequency entry to step 5 of “Calibrating for

Non-Coaxial Devices (ES Analyzers Only).”

— Append a note referencing the new “Saving Modiﬁed Calibration Kits to a Disk”

section to step 19 of the “Calibrating for Non-Coaxial Devices (ES Analyzers Only)” section.

— Append a note referencing the new “Saving Modiﬁed Calibration Kits to a Disk”

section to step 19 of the “LRM Error Correction” section.

• Operating Concepts Chapter — Append “Saving Modiﬁed Calibration Kits to a Disk” on page 1-37 to the end of the

section titled “Modifying Calibration Kits.”

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Using Limit Lines to Test a Device

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

CLEAR LIST

YES

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

CLEAR LIST

YES

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

CLEAR LIST

YES

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

CLEAR LIST

YES

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

CLEAR LIST

YES

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

CLEAR LIST

YES

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

Creating Flat Limit Lines

In step 1, replace the following line:

System

with

System

Creating a Sloping Limit Line

In step 1, replace the following line:

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Using Limit Lines to Test a Device

System

with

System

Creating Single Point Limits

In step 1, replace the following line:

System

with

System

Editing Limit Segments

In step 1, replace the following line:

System

with

System

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LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT LINE ON

EDIT LIMIT LINE

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT TEST ON

BEEP FAIL ON

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT TEST ON

BEEP FAIL ON

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE OFFSETS

STIMULUS OFFSET

LIMIT MENU

LIMIT LINE

LIMIT LINE OFFSETS

STIMULUS OFFSET

Using Limit Lines to Test a Device

Deleting Limit Segments

In step 1, replace the following line:

System

with

System

Running a Limit Test

In step 1, replace the following line:

System

with

System

Activating the Limit Test

In this section, replace the following line:

System

with

System

Offsetting Limit Lines

In step 1, replace the following line:

System

with

System 3 M/µ

3 M/µ

1-4

Using Test Sequencing to Test a Device

RECALLKEYS MENU

RECALL REG1

RECALL KEYS

RECALLKEYS MENU

RECALL REG1

Using Test Sequencing to Test a Device

Limit Test Example Sequence

In step 1, replace the following line:

Save/Recall

with:

Save/Recall

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Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device

Setting Up the List of Ripple Limits to Test

Two tasks are involved in preparing for ripple testing:

• First, set up the analyzer settings to view the frequency of interest.

• Second, set up the analyzer to test over the appropriate frequencies against your speciﬁc limits.

This example will show you how to set up the analyzer to test ripple limits. In this example, we will be testing the pass band of a bandpass ﬁlter where the center frequency of the ﬁlter is approximately 1.8 GHz and has a bandwidth of approximately 2.9 GHz. Refer to Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1 Bandpass Filter Being Ripple Tested

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Trans: FWD S21 (B/R)

TRANSMISSN

AUTO SCALE

CALIBRATE MENU

RESPONSE

THRU

AUTO SCALE

Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device

Setting Up the Analyzer to Perform the Ripple Test

This section sets up the analyzer so that a bandpass ﬁlter can be easily viewed on the analyzer display.

1. Connect your ﬁlter as shown in Figure 1-2.

Figure 1-2 Connections for an Example Ripple Test Measurement

2. Press and choose the measurement settings. For this example, the

Preset

measurement settings are as follows:

• or on ET models:

Meas

•

Center 1.8 G/n

•

Span 3.4 G/n

•

Scale Ref

You may also want to select settings for the number of data points, power, averaging, and IF bandwidth.

3. Substitute a thru for the device and perform a response calibration by pressing:

Cal

4. Reconnect your test device.

5. To better view the measurement trace, press . Refer to

Scale Ref

Figure 1-3.

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Figure 1-3 Filter Pass Band Before Ripple Test

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Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device

Setting Up Limits for Ripple Testing

This section instructs you on setting up the ripple tests parameters. You must set up the analyzer to check the DUT at the correct frequencies and compare the measured values against the maximum allowable ripple value for each frequency band. To do this, you set up individual frequency bands. You deﬁne the stop and start frequency and the maximum allowable ripple value of each frequency band. You may set up as many as 12 frequency bands for testing ripple.The frequencybands are combined in a list that is displayedwhile the ripple frequency bands are being edited.

In this example, we will create one ripple limit (or frequency band) that spans the entire pass band from 500 MHz to 3.2 GHz. We will also create two additional frequency bands that when merged, will span the pass band with tighter limits. Using the Ripple Edit Menu, we will create a ripple limits list on the analyzer that is similar to the following table.

Table 1-1 Ripple Limits for Ripple Test Example

Frequency Band Minimum Frequency Maximum Frequency Maximum Ripple

1 500 MHz 3.2 GHz 2.0 dB 2 500 MHz 1.85 GHz 1.3 dB 3 1.85 GHz 3.2 GHz 1.3 dB

Notice that Frequency Band 1 overlaps in frequency the remaining frequency bands. Whereas, Frequency Bands 2 and 3 are separate bands that cover the same span of frequency. This can be done to put tighter limits over narrower frequency spans within the bandpass or to customize the ripple test to meet your speciﬁc requirements.

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LIMIT MENU

RIPPLE LIMIT

EDIT RIPL LIMIT

ADD

MINIMUM FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM RIPPLE

DONE

EDIT RIPL LIMIT

FREQUENCY BAND

Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device

1. To access the ripple test menu, press:

System

2. To access the ripple test edit menu, press .

3. Add the ﬁrst frequency band (Frequency Band 1) to be tested by pressing .

4. Set the lower frequency value of Frequency Band 1 by pressing:

500 M/µ

5. Set the upper frequency value of Frequency Band 1 by pressing:

3.2 G/n

6. Set the maximum allowable ripple amplitude value of Frequency Band 1 by pressing:

2.0 x1

7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for the two remaining frequency bands to be tested for maximum ripple.

The network analyzer allows you to enter up to 12 frequency bands to be tested for maximum ripple.

8. After you have entered all of the ripple test frequency band parameters, return to the ripple test menu by pressing .

Editing Ripple Test Limits

Once the frequency band limits for ripple testing has been created, the limits may be changed using the same menu that was used to create them. Using the edit ripple test menu, you may:

• change existing frequency band limits

• add more frequency band limits

• delete individual frequency band limits

• clear all frequency band limits

Changing Existing Frequency Band Limits

Existing frequency band limits may be changed for testing the ripple. This procedure guides you through changing the existing frequency band limits.

1. To access the ripple test edit menu from the ripple test menu, press:

2. Enter the frequency band whose limits you want to change by pressing: a.

b. The numeric key indicating the frequency band number that you are changing.

The frequency band number is located in the left column of the list of frequency bands.

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MINIMUM FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM RIPPLE

DONE

EDIT RIPL LIMIT

ADD

MINIMUM FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM RIPPLE

DONE

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3. Make the changes to the selected band by pressing: a. and the new value to change the lower frequency of the

frequency band.

b. and the new value to change the upper frequency of the

frequency band.

c. and the new decibel value to change the maximum allowable

ripple of the frequency band. Terminate the new decibel value with the key.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for additional frequency bands to be changed to test the ripple.

5. After you have entered the necessary changes to the ripple test frequency band parameters, return to the ripple test menu by pressing .

Adding Additional Frequency Bands

More frequencyband limits may be added for testing the ripple. This procedure guides you through adding the more frequency band limits.

The network analyzer allows you to enter up to 12 frequency bands for maximum ripple testing.

1. To access the ripple test edit menu, press .

2. Create a new frequency band by pressing .

3. Set the lower frequency value of the frequency band by pressing: a.

b. the numeric keys indicating the minimum frequency value of the frequency band c. the appropriate frequency key (either , , or )

G/n M/µ k/m

4. Set the upper frequency value of the frequency band by pressing: a.

b. the numeric keys indicating the maximum frequency value of the frequency band c. the appropriate frequency key (either , , or )

G/n M/µ k/m

5. Set the maximum allowable ripple amplitude value of the frequency band by pressing: a.

b. the decibel value of the frequency band’s maximum allowable ripple c.

6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for additional frequency bands to be tested for maximum ripple.

7. After you have added all of the new frequency bands, return to the ripple test menu by pressing .

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EDIT RIPL LIMIT

FREQUENCY BAND

DELETE

CLEAR LIST

DONE

RIPL TEST on OFF

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Deleting Existing Frequency Bands

Frequency band limits may be deleted for testing the ripple. This procedure guides you through deleting existing frequency band limits. You may delete individual frequency bands or delete all of the frequency bands from the list.

1. To access the ripple test edit menu, press:

2. Select the ﬁrst frequency band (as an example, Frequency Band 3) to be deleted by pressing:

3 x1

3. Repeat step 2 until you have deleted the required frequency bands from the list.

4. If you need to delete all of the frequency bands, you can delete them all by pressing:

When this softkey is pressed, you will be asked to conﬁrm that you want to delete all of the frequency bands from the list.

5. After you have ﬁnished deleting the frequency bands, you can return to the ripple test menu by pressing .

Running the Ripple Test

Once the list of ripple limits has been set up, you are ready to run the ripple test. From the Ripple Test Menu, you can:

• start and stop the ripple test

• display and hide the ripple test limit lines

• select a frequency band and display its ripple measurement in two ways:

❏ the absolute measured ripple value ❏ the margin which the measured ripple passes or fails the user-deﬁned maximum

ripple value

Starting and Stopping the Ripple Test

Once the list of ripple limits have been set up, start the ripple test by pressing

from the Ripple Test Menu until ON is displayed on the softkey. Pressing this softkey toggles the analyzer between ripple test on and ripple test off status.

Figure 1-4 shows the ﬁlter pass band (with the scale changed to 1 dB/division) being ripple

tested. Note that the ﬁlter fails the ripple test. The portions of the pass band trace which do not meet the test requirements are displayed in red.

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RIPL LIMIT on OFF

Figure 1-4 Filter Passband with Ripple Test Activated

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As the analyzer measures the ripple, a message is displayed indicating whether the measurement passes or fails:

• If the ripple test passes, a RIPLn PASS message (where n = the channel number) is displayed in the color assigned to Channel 1 Memory. The ripple test must pass in all frequency bands before the pass message is displayed.

• If the ripple test fails, a RIPLn FAIL message (where n = the channel number) is displayed in red. The portion of the trace that exceeds the user-speciﬁed maximum ripple value is also displayed in red.

Displaying the Ripple Limits

After the list of ripple limits has been set up, display the ripple test limits by pressing

from the Ripple Test Menu until ON is displayed on the softkey. Pressing this softkey toggles the analyzer ripple limits display on and off. If the ripple limits are displayed and the ripple test is off,the ripple limits are displayednear the top of the graticule and are not compared with the displayed trace. However, once the ripple test is started, the ripple limits are displayed with respect to the measured trace in the following manner:

• If the ripple test passes, the ripple limits are drawn on the display for each frequency

band. Within each frequency band, an upper and lower ripple limit is drawn such that they are equidistant above the upper point of the measured trace and below the lower point of the measured trace.

• If the ripple test fails, the ripple limits are drawn on the display for each frequency

band. Within eachfrequency band, the lower ripple limit is drawn atthe lowest point on the measured trace and the upper ripple limit is drawn at the user-speciﬁed maximum

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ADJUST DISPLAY

MODIFY COLORS

RIPPLE LIM LINES

TINT

RIPL VALUE [ ]

RIPL VALUE [OFF ]

RIPL VALUE [ABSOLUTE ]

RIPL VALUE [MARGIN ]

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ripple value above the lower ripple limit. The ripple that exceeds the maximum ripple value extends above the upper limit. This measured trace that extends above the upper limit is displayed in red.

Figure 1-5 shows the ﬁlter pass band tested with the ripple limits activated. Notice that

there are three sets of ripple limits shown. Also notice that the measured trace exceeds the upper ripple limit only in Frequency Band 3.

Figure 1-5 Filter Pass Band with Ripple Test and Ripple Limits Activated

Changing the Ripple Limits Line Color. The color of the lines that represent the

ripple limits can be changed by:

1. pressing the key

Display

2. pressing

3. pressing and turning the analyzer front panel knob until the desired color appears (You may also use the step keys or the numeric keypad instead of the front panel knob to change the color.)

Checking the Ripple Value

Once the ripple test has been started and is running, you may display the ripple value of each frequency band in one of two formats, the absolute format or the margin format. Both formats are described in this section.

To display the ripple value, press . Pressing this softkey toggles between , , and

. from the Ripple Test Menu until ON is

displayed on the softkey. Pressing this softkey toggles the analyzer between ripple test on

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RIPL VALUE BAND

RIPL VALUE [ABSOLUTE ]

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and ripple test off status. When the Absolute and Margin choicesare selected,the frequency band and measurement

value are displayed to the right side of the pass/fail message described previously. This display is displayed in the same color as the pass/fail message.

The frequency band of the displayed value is displayed as Bn (where n = the frequency band number). The frequency band may be changed to display the value of each band. To change the displayed frequency band value, from the Ripple Test Menu, press

and then use the and keys (or the numerical keypad) to

select the desired frequency band.

Viewing the Ripple Value in Absolute Format

When is selected, the absolute ripple value of the selected frequency band is displayed. The absolute ripple value is the measured maximum level minus the measured minimum level within the frequency band. This value is displayed in dB.

Figure 1-6 shows the ripple test with absolute ripple value displayed for Frequency

Band 1. The B1 indicates that the ripple value displayed is for Frequency Band 1. Notice that Frequency Band 1 passes the ripple test. It has an absolute ripple value of 1.675 dB while the maximum ripple value entered for Frequency Band 1 was 2.0 dB. Thus, even though the ripple test fails because of Frequency Band 3, the ripple passes in Frequency Band 1.

Figure 1-6 Filter Pass Band with Absolute Ripple Value for Band 1 Activated

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RIPL VALUE [MARGIN ]

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Viewing the Ripple Value in Margin Format

When is selected, the margin by which the ripple value passed or failed is displayed. The ripple value margin is the user-deﬁned maximum ripple minus the absolute ripple value within the frequency band. This value is displayed in dB. A positive value is the margin that the ripple passes the ripple test in the frequency band. A negative value is the margin that the ripple fails the ripple test in the frequency band.

Figure 1-7 shows the ripple test with margin ripple value displayed for Frequency Band 2.

Notice that Frequency Band 2 passes the ripple test with a margin of 0.097 dB. The plus sign (+) indicates this band passes the ripple test by the amount displayed. A minus sign (−) would indicate that the band failed by the displayed amount.

Figure 1-7 Filter Pass Band with Margin Ripple Value for Band 2 Activated

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Using Bandwidth Limits to Test a Bandpass Filter

The bandwidth testing mode can be used to test the bandwidth of a bandpass ﬁlter. The bandwidth test ﬁnds the peak of a signal in the passband and locates a point on each side of the passband at an amplitude below the peak (that you specify during the test setup). The frequency between these two points is the bandwidth of the ﬁlter. This bandwidth is compared to minimum and maximum allowable bandwidths that you specify during the test setup.

This example shows you how to test the bandwidth of a bandpass ﬁlter. In this example, we will be testing the pass band of a bandpass ﬁlterwhere thecenter frequency of the ﬁlter is approximately 321 MHz. Refer to Figure 1-8.

Figure 1-8 Bandpass Filter Being Bandwidth Tested

Setting Up Bandwidth Limits

When you set up the bandwidth limits to test the bandpass ﬁlter, you will ﬁrst set up the analyzer to perform the bandwidth test and then you will set up bandwidth limits of the bandwidth test.

Setting Up the Analyzer to Perform the Bandwidth Test

This section sets up the analyzer so that a bandpass ﬁlter can be easily viewed on the analyzer display.

1. Connect your ﬁlter as shown in Figure 1-9.

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TRANSMISSN

AUTO SCALE

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Figure 1-9 Connections for a Bandpass Filter Example Measurement

2. Press and choose the measurement settings. For this example, the

Preset

measurement settings are as follows: a. or on ET models:

Meas

Center 321 M/µ

Span 200 M/µ

Scale Ref

You may also want to select settings for the number of data points, power, averaging, and IF bandwidth.

Figure 1-10 Filter Pass Band Before Bandwidth Test

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CALIBRATE MENU

RESPONSE

THRU

LIMIT MENU

BANDWIDTH LIMIT

N DB POINTS

MINIMUM BANDWIDTH

MAXIMUM BANDWIDTH

BW TEST on OFF

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3. Substitute a thru for the device and perform a response calibration by pressing:

Cal

4. Reconnect your test device. Refer to Figure 1-10.

Setting Up the Bandwidth Limits

When you set up the bandwidth limits to test the bandpass ﬁlter, you will set

• the amplitude below the peak that is used to measure the ﬁlter’s bandwidth. This setting is called N dB Points.

• the Maximum Bandwidth value. If the measured bandwidth is greater than this value, the test will fail.

• the Minimum Bandwidth value. If the measured bandwidth is less than this value, the test will fail.

1. To access the bandwidth menu, press:

System

2. Toset the amplitude below the peak passband amplitude that you wantto measure the bandwidth. In this case, we are setting the bandwidth that will be measured 40 dB below the peak amplitude of the bandpass ﬁlter by pressing:

40 x1

3. To set the minimum bandwidth for the bandwidth test, press:

100 M/µ

4. To set the maximum bandwidth for the bandwidth test, press:

150 M/µ

Running a Bandwidth Test

After setting up the bandwidth limits, you are ready to run the bandwidth test and check the test results. For this example, we will:

• Start the test.

• Display the bandwidth markers.

• Review the test results.

Activating the Bandwidth Test

1. Start the bandwidth test by pressing the softkey until ON is displayed.

The bandwidth test continues to run until the softkey is returned to the OFF position. The test displays a message in the upper left corner of the graticule showing that the

bandwidth test is being performed and the channel on which the test is being

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BW MARKER on OFF

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performed. For example, BW1: indicates that the bandwidth test is being run on channel 1. See Figure 1-11.

The test also displays a message indicating whether the ﬁlter passes or fails the bandwidth test. When the ﬁlter is passing the test, the message indicates Pass. When the ﬁlter is failing the test, the failure message indicates either Wide (when the pass band is wider than the maximum bandwidth input) or Narrow (when the pass band is narrower than the minimum bandwidth input).

When the ﬁlter passes the bandwidthtest, thecolor of the bandwidth test Passmessage is green. When the ﬁlter fails the bandwidth test, the color of the bandwidth test Wide/Narrow message is red.

Figure 1-11 Filter Pass Band with Bandwidth Test Activated

Displaying the Bandwidth Markers

1. Display the bandwidth markers by pressing the softkey until ON is displayed on the softkey.

When the bandwidth markers are displayed, amarker isplaced on each side of the peak amplitude at a position equal to the N dB Points value below the peak. The markers are placed at the 40 dB points on the signal in Figure 1-12. The bandwidth markers resemble the following symbol: T

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BW DISPLAY on OFF

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Figure 1-12 Bandwidth Markers Placed 40 dB Below the Bandpass Peak

Displaying the Bandwidth Value

1. Display the bandwidth value by pressing the softkey until ON is displayed on the softkey.

When this softkey is set to the ON position, the measured bandwidth value is displayed in the upper left corner of the display, to the right of the bandwidth Pass/Wide/Narrow message. This value changes as the analyzer continues measuring the bandwidth. The bandwidth value is displayed in Figure 1-13.

If the ﬁlter is failing the bandwidth test, the color of the bandwidth value is red, the same color as the failure (Wide) message of Figure 1-11. If the ﬁlter is passing the bandwidth test, the displayed bandwidth value is green (the same color as the bandwidth test Pass message).

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Figure 1-13 Filter Pass Band with Bandwidth Value Displayed

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PWR RANGE MAN

Conversion Loss Using the Frequency Offset Mode

Conversion loss is the measure of efﬁciency of a mixer. It is the ratio of side-band IF power to RF signal power, and is usually expressed in dB. The mixer translates the incoming signal, (RF), to a replica, (IF), displaced in frequency by the local oscillator, (LO). Frequency translation is characterized by a loss in signal amplitude and the generation of additional sidebands. For a given translation, two equal output signals are expected, a lower sideband and an upper sideband.

Figure 1-14 An Example Spectrum of RF, LO, and IF Signals Present in a

Conversion Loss Measurement

The following procedure describes the R channel swept IF frequency conversion loss measurement of a broadband component mixer with power meter calibration. For this example, we will use an LO frequency of 1 GHz (1000 MHz), an IF start frequency of 100 MHz, and an IF stop frequency of 350 MHz.

1. Set the LO source to the desired CW frequency of 1000 MHz and power level to 13 dBm.

2. Connect the measurement equipment as shown in Step 1 of Figure 1-15 (or Step 1 of

Figure 1-16).

3. Set the desired analyzer RF power to the value which will provide −10 dBm or less to the R channel input.

For 8753ET/ES, press . For 8753ES with Option 011, press .

Power

0 x1

Power 0 x1

CAUTION To prevent connector damage, use an adapter (part number 1250-1462) as a

connector saver for R CHANNEL IN.

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Figure 1-15 8753ET/ES Connections for R Channel and

Source Calibration (IF Range)

Figure 1-16 8753ES Option 011 Connections for R Channel and

Source Calibration (IF Range)

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INSTRUMENT MODE

FREQ OFFS MENU

LO MENU

FREQUENCY: CW

INPUT PORTS

SYSTEM CONTROLLER

SET ADDRESSES

ADDRESS: P MTR/GPIB

POWER MTR [ ]

PWRMTR CAL

LOSS/SENSR LISTS

CAL FACTOR

SENSOR A

ADD

FREQUENCY

CAL FACTOR

DONE

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Setting Measurement Parameters for the IF Range

1. From the front panel of the analyzer, set the desired receiver (IF) frequency and source output power by pressing:

System Start 100 M/µ Stop 350 M/µ

If the LO frequency is not set to 0 Hz, press:

0 x1

2. Select the measurement trace.

• For 8753ET/ES, press .

• For 8753ES with Option 011, press .

Meas

The measurement trace is shown on the display.

3. To select the analyzer as the system controller by pressing

Local

Performing a Power Meter (Source) Calibration Over the IF Range

1. Calibrate and zero the power meter.

2. Set the power meter's address:

(where aa is the GPIB address of the power meter)

3. Select the appropriate power meter by pressing until the correct model number is displayed (Agilent 436A or Agilent 438A/437).

NOTE The Agilent E4418B and Agilent E4419B power meters have a “437

emulation” mode. This allows these power meters, with an Agilent 848X-series power sensor, to be used with the network analyzer. In this step, when selecting a power meter, choose the 438A/437 selection.

4. Press and enter the correction factors as listed on the power sensor. Press

(where fff is the frequency of the calibration factor in MHz)

fff nnn

factor. When ﬁnished, press .

Cal

M/µ

(where nnn is the calibration factor number) for each correction

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PWRMTR CAL

ONE SWEEP

TAKE CAL SWEEP

CALIBRATE MENU

RECEIVER CAL

TAKE RCVR CAL SWEEP

INSTRUMENT MODE

FREQ OFFS MENU

LO MENU

FREQUENCY:CW

RETURN

DOWN CONVERTER

RF < LO

FREQS OFFS ON

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5. To perform a one sweep power meter calibration over the IF frequency range at 0 dBm, press:

Cal 0 x1

NOTE Because power meter calibration requires a longer sweep time, you maywant

to reduce the number of points before pressing . After the power meter calibration is ﬁnished, return the number of points to its original value and the analyzer will automatically interpolate this calibration.

6. Tocalibrate the R channel over the IF range,connect the equipment as shown in Step 2 of Figure 1-15 (or Figure 1-16) and press:

Cal

0 x1

❏ The low pass ﬁlter is required to limit the range of frequencies passed into the R

channel input port. The ﬁlter is selected to pass the IF frequencies for the measurement but prevent the LO feedthrough and unwanted mixer products from

confusing the phase-lock loop operation. ❏ A pad is used to isolate the ﬁlter and improve the IF port match for the mixer. Once completed, the display should read 0 dBm.

Setting the Analyzer to the RF Frequency Range

1. While the analyzer is still set to the IF frequency range, set the frequency offset mode LO frequency from the analyzer by pressing:

System

1000 M/µ

The LO menu is used to set only the LO CW frequency. All other settings apply when using the HP/Agilent 8625A external source.

2. To select the converter type and a high-side LO measurement conﬁguration, press:

3. Turn on frequency offset operation by pressing:

Notice in this high-side LO, down conversion conﬁguration, the analyzer's source is actually sweeping backwards, as shown in Figure 1-17.

The measurement setup diagram is shown in Figure 1-18 and Figure 1-19. Note the RF frequency values are shown in this illustration.

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Figure 1-17 Diagram of Measurement Frequencies

Figure 1-18 8753ET/ES Measurement Setup from Display

Figure 1-19 8753ES Option 011 Measurement Setup from Display

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PWRMTR CAL

ONE SWEEP

TAKE CAL SWEEP

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Performing a Power Meter Calibration Over the RF Range

1. Make the connections as shown in Figure 1-20 (or Figure 1-19) for the one-sweep power meter calibration over the RF range.

Figure 1-20 8753ET/ES Power Meter Calibration Equipment Setup

for the RF Range

Figure 1-21 8753ES Option 011 Power Meter Calibration Equipment Setup

for the RF Range

2. Use the power meter settings that were set up in steps 1 through 4 of the “Performing a

Power Meter (Source) Calibration Over the IF Range” section.

Perform a one-sweep power meter calibration over the RF frequency range at 0 dBm by pressing .

Cal

0 x1

NOTE Do not reduce the number of points to perform this power meter calibration.

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Performing the R-Channel Measurement

1. Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 1-22 (or Figure 1-23).

Figure 1-22 8753ET/ES R-Channel Mixer Measurement Equipment Setup

Figure 1-23 8753ES Option 011 R-Channel Mixer Measurement Equipment Setup

The analyzer is now displaying the conversion loss of the mixer calibrated with power meter accuracy.

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AUTOSCALE

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2. To view the conversion loss in the best vertical resolution, press

Figure 1-24 Conversion Loss Example Measurement

Scale Ref

In this measurement, you set the input power and measured the outputpower. Figure1-24 shows the absolute loss through the mixer versus mixer output frequency. If the mixer under test contained built-in ampliﬁcation, then the measurement results would have shown conversion gain.

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To View Plot Files on a PC

To modify the color or font size, consult the documentation for the particular application being used.

NOTE Plot ﬁles may also be saved to a ﬂoppy disk as a JPEG ﬁle and used on a

personal computer. Refer to “Saving in Graphical (JPEG) Form” on page 1-34.

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SAVE FILE FORMATS

TEXT FMT [CSV]

FILETYPE: TEXT

SAVE FILE

Saving Measurement Results

Saving in Textual (CSV) Form

Textual measurement results can be saved in a comma-separated value (CSV) format and imported into a spreadsheet application. Additional information is also saved as a preamble to the measurement results. The saved information includes:

• network analyzer model number and ﬁrmware version

• date the ﬁle was saved

• type of measurement being done

• start and stop frequencies

• sweep time

• port power

• IF bandwidth

• channel number

• number of points

• format

• the frequency (or time) and the real and imaginary measurement values for each of points measured

1. Press .

Save/Recall

2. Make sure that is displayed.

3. Make sure that is underlined. If it is not underlined, press the softkey so that TEXT is underlined.

4. Insert a 3.5-inch ﬂoppy disk in the network analyzer’s disk drive.

5. Press to save the display information as text in the CSV format. The text ﬁle may be retrieved from the ﬂoppy disk on personal computer and can be

imported into an application that accepts text in the comma-separated value format, such as a spreadsheet.

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SAVE FILE FORMATS

GRAPH FMT [JPG]

FILETYPE: GRAPHIC

SAVE FILE

Saving Measurement Results

How the Analyzer Names These Files Sequentially

When text ﬁles are saved, the analyzer generates the ﬁle names automatically in the following format:

txtcss.csv

where: txt is a constant that indicates that this is a text ﬁle,

c is the indicator of the channel (1−4) on which the measurement data was

taken (channel-ﬁle index number).

ss is a 2-digit, sequential indicator of the measurement (ﬁle index number). The

ﬁle index number may be numbered from 00−31. As the next measurement is taken, the ﬁle index number is incremented.

If all four channels are making measurements and a save is performed, there will be four channel numbers that share the same ﬁle index number. For example, the ﬁles would be named txt100.csv, txt200.csv, txt300.csv, and txt400.csv. If a measurement does not include all four channels, unused channel-ﬁle index numbers will not be used by the next measurement. However, if all of the ﬁles that share a ﬁle index number are erased, that ﬁle index number will be re-used.

csv is the ﬁle format, comma-separated value in this case.

Saving in Graphical (JPEG) Form

Graphical measurement results can be saved in JPEG format and used as an illustration in a text editor or desktop publishing application.

1. Press .

Save/Recall

2. Make sure that is displayed.

3. Make sure that is underlined. If it is not underlined, press the softkey so that GRAPHIC is underlined.

4. Insert a 3.5-inch ﬂoppy disk in the network analyzer’s disk drive.

5. Press to save the display as a graphic in the JPEG format. The graphic ﬁle may be retrieved from the ﬂoppy disk on personal computer and can be

imported into an application that accepts graphics in the JPEG format.

1. The network analyzer ﬁrmware is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

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DEFINE STANDARD

DELAY/THRU

MODIFY STD DEFINITION

SPECIFY OFFSET

OFFSET DELAY

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY

STD OFFSET DONE

KIT DONE (MODIFIED)

SAVE USER KIT

Calibrating for Non-Coaxial Devices (ES Analyzers Only)

TRL Error Correction

Modify the Standard Deﬁnitions

5. To deﬁne the LINE/MATCH standard, press:

6 x1

.08 G/n

Enter a frequency greater than the maximum frequency range of the analyzer. For example, press . Then, press .

Label the Calibration Kit

19. To save the newly deﬁned kit into nonvolatile memory, press:

10 G/n

NOTE Refer to “Saving Modiﬁed Calibration Kits to a Disk” in the “Operating

Concepts” chapter for information about saving modiﬁed calibration kits, along with calibration data and instrument states, to a disk.

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KIT DONE (MODIFIED)

SAVE USER KIT

LRM Error Correction

Create a User-Deﬁned LRM Calibration Kit

19. To save the newly deﬁned kit into nonvolatile memory, press:

NOTE Refer to “Saving Modiﬁed Calibration Kits to a Disk” in the “Operating

Concepts” chapter for information about saving modiﬁed calibration kits, along with calibration data and instrument states, to a disk.

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CAL KIT

SELECT CAL KIT

USER KIT

SAVE STATE

Modifying Calibration Kits

Saving Modiﬁed Calibration Kits to a Disk

The calibration kit, along with any calibration data and other instrument state information, can be saved to an ISTATEﬁle on a ﬂoppy disk. To save a modiﬁed calibration kit with an instrument state, press:

Cal Save/Recall

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In This Chapter

This chapter contains the supplemental information changes to the reference guides that coincide with the release of ﬁrmware revision 7.66. These changes pertain to the following reference guides.

• 8753ET and 8753ES Network Analyzers Reference Guide (part number 08753-90473)

• 8753ES Option 011 Network Analyzer Reference Guide (part number 08753-90480)

The following list describes the changes to 8753ET and 8753ES reference guides printed prior to July 2000. Each of the changes are described in detail in the remainder of this chapter. The page references in this list refer to page numbers in this supplement.

• Menu Maps Chapter — Replace the Display menu map using Figure 2-1 on page 2-3.

— Replace the Save/Recall menu map using Figure 2-2 on page 2-4. — Replace the System menu map for the 8753ET using Figure 2-3. — Replace the System menu map for the 8753ES using Figure 2-4.

• Hardkey/Softkey Reference Chapter — Replace the description for ﬁve existing softkeys. See “Existing Softkeys” on

page 2-9.

— Add 24 new softkeys and their descriptions. See “New Softkeys” on page 2-10.

• Error Messages Chapter — Add four new error messages. See to “Error Messages” on page 2-15.

• Options and Accessories Chapter — Update the Agilent Technologies Internet URL. See “Accessories Available” on

page 2-16.

• Preset State and Memory Allocation Chapter — Add the Limit Menu preset conditions for Ripple Limits and Bandwidth Limit to the

Preset Conditions table. See “Preset Conditions” on page 2-17.

2-2

Menu Maps

Figure 2-1 Menu Map for Display

Supplement for the Reference Guide

Menu Maps

2-3

Supplement for the Reference Guide

Menu Maps

Figure 2-2 Menu Map for Save/Recall

2-4

Set Clock

TIME STAMP

ON off

ROUND

SECONDS

SET

MINUTES

SET

HOUR

SET DAY

SET

MONTH

SET

YEAR

RETURN

User Settings

PRESET

SETTINGS

K36 MODE

on OFF

K39 MODE

on OFF

Preset Settings

CAL INTERP

ON off

Select Limits

LIMIT LINE

RIPPLE

LIMIT

BANDWIDTH

LIMIT

RETURN

Ripple

Test Menu

RIPL LIMIT

on OFF

RIPL TEST

on OFF

RIPL VALUE

[]

OFF

RIPL VALUE

BAND

EDIT

RIPL LIMIT

RETURN

Edit Ripple

Limits Menu

FREQUENCY

BAND

MINIMUM

FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM

FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM

RIPPLE

DELETE

ADD

CLEAR

LIST

DONE

Bandwidth

Test Menu

BW TEST

on OFF

BW DISPLAY

on OFF

BW MARKER

on OFF

N DB

POINTS

MINIMUM

BANDWIDTH

MAXIMUM

BANDWIDTH

RETURN

Limits

LIMIT LINE

on OFF

LIMIT TEST

on OFF

BEEP FAIL

on OFF

EDIT

LIMIT LINE

OFFSETS

RETURN

Edit Limits

SEGMENT

EDIT

DELETE

ADD

CLEAR

LIST

LIMIT TYPE

DONE

Edit Segment

STIMULUS

VALUE

MARKER

STIMULUS

UPPER

LIMIT

LOWER

LIMIT

DELTA

LIMITS

MIDDLE

VALUE

MARKER

MIDDLE

DONE

Edit List

SEGMENT

EDIT

DELETE

CLEAR

DONE

ADD

LIST

Edit Sensor

FREQUENCY

CAL

FACTOR

DONE

****

System

SET CLOCK

CONFIGURE

LIMIT

TRANSFORM

HARMONIC

MEAS

INSTRUMENT

MODE

SERVICE

***

Configure

RAW OFFSET

ON off

SPUR AVOID

ON off

USER

SETTINGS

RETURN

Instrument

Mode Menu

NETWORK

ANALYZER

EXT SOURCE

AUTO

EXT SOURCE

MANUAL

TUNED

RECEIVER

FREQ OFFS

RETURN

Offset Limits

STIMULUS

OFFSET

AMPLITUDE

OFFSET

MARKER

AMP. OFS.

RETURN

Frequency

Offset Menu

FREQ OFFS

on OFF

DOWN

CONVERTER

RF > LO

RF < LO

VIEW

MEASURE

RETURN

FREQUENCY :

LO CONTROL

LO SOURCE

Transform

TRANSFORM

SET FREQ

LOW PASS

IMPULSE

LOW PASS

BANDPASS

WINDOW

SPECIFY

RETURN

SWEEP

POWER :

FIXED

SWEEP

on OFF

ADDRESS

VIEW

MEASURE

RETURN

on OFF

STEP

GATE

Specify Gate

Harmonic

Mode Menu

HARMONIC

OFF

SECOND

THIRD

RETURN

GATE

on OFF

GATE:

START

STOP

CENTER

SPAN

GATE

SHAPE

RETURN

Window

WINDOW:

MAXIMUM

NORMAL

MINIMUM

USE MEMORY

AMPLITUDE

Service

TESTS

TEST

OPTIONS

SELF

DIAGNOSIS

SERVICE

MODES

ANALOG BUS

on OFF

PEEK /

POKE

FIRMWARE

REVISION

RETURN

on OFF

DEMOD:

OFF

PHASE

RETURN

Gate Shape

GATE SHAPE

MAXIMUM

NORMAL

MINIMUM

RETURN

Tests Menu

EXECUTE

TEST

INTERNAL

TESTS

EXTERNAL

TESTS

SYS VER

TESTS

ADJUSTMENT

TESTS

DISPLAY

TESTS

RETURN

WIDE

Limit Type

SLOPING

LINE

FLAT

LINE

SINGLE

POINT

RETURN

Test Options

CONTINUE

TEST

REPEAT

on OFF

RECORD

on OFF

LIMITS

[ NORM ]

PWR LOSS

on OFF

LOSS / SENSR

LISTS

DUMP GRAPH

on OFF

RETURN

Offset Table

USE SENSOR

CAL FACTOR

A / B

SENSOR A

SENSOR B

POWER

LOSS

RETURN

Service Modes

FRACN TUNE

on OFF

SRC ADJUST

SOURCE PLL

ON off

PLL AUTO

ON off

PLL DIAG

on OFF

PLL PAUSE

[ CONT ]

RETURN

Source

Adjust Menu

SRC TUNE

on OFF

SRC TUNE

FREQ

ALC

ON off

PWR DAC

on OFF

SLOPE

DAC

SRC ADJUST

DACS

HB FLTR SW

on OFF

RETURN

Peek / Poke

PEEK / POKE

ADDRESS

MEMORY

RETURN

PEEK

POKE

RESET

Adjust DACS

SLOPE

OFFSET DAC

SQUARE LAW

LINEAR DAC

DETECTOR

OFFSET DAC

LOG

WRITE

EEPROM

RETURN

Serve Mode

More Menu

SAMPLE COR

IF GAIN

SPUR TEST

STORE EEPR

SPUR AVOID

RETURN

ON off

AUTO

OFF

on OFF

ON off

Only appears on instruments

equipped with Option 010.

Only appears on instruments

equipped with Option 002.

Service

***

****

menu key descriptions are located in the 8753D Option 011 Network Analyzer Service Guide.

Loss appears thru the power loss path.

ka538e

Menu Map for System (8753ET only)

Set Clock

TIME STAMP

ON off

ROUND

SECONDS

SET

MINUTES

SET

HOUR

SET DAY

SET

MONTH

SET

YEAR

RETURN

User Settings

PRESET

SETTINGS

K36 MODE

on OFF

K39 MODE

on OFF

*****

******

Preset Settings

CAL INTERP

ON off

Select Limits

LIMIT LINE

RIPPLE

LIMIT

BANDWIDTH

LIMIT

RETURN

Ripple

Test Menu

RIPL LIMIT

on OFF

RIPL TEST

on OFF

RIPL VALUE

[]

OFF

RIPL VALUE

BAND

EDIT

RIPL LIMIT

RETURN

Edit Ripple

Limits Menu

FREQUENCY

BAND

MINIMUM

FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM

FREQUENCY

MAXIMUM

RIPPLE

DELETE

ADD

CLEAR

LIST

DONE

Bandwidth

Test Menu

BW TEST

on OFF

BW DISPLAY

on OFF

BW MARKER

on OFF

N DB

POINTS

MINIMUM

BANDWIDTH

MAXIMUM

BANDWIDTH

RETURN

Limits

LIMIT LINE

on OFF

LIMIT TEST

on OFF

BEEP FAIL

on OFF

EDIT

LIMIT LINE

OFFSETS

RETURN

Edit Limits

SEGMENT

EDIT

DELETE

ADD

CLEAR

LIST

LIMIT TYPE

DONE

Edit Segment

STIMULUS

VALUE

MARKER

STIMULUS

UPPER

LIMIT

LOWER

LIMIT

DELTA

LIMITS

MIDDLE

VALUE

MARKER

MIDDLE

DONE

Edit List

SEGMENT

EDIT

DELETE

CLEAR

DONE

ADD

LIST

Edit Sensor

FREQUENCY

CAL

FACTOR

DONE

****

System

SET CLOCK

CONFIGURE

LIMIT

TRANSFORM

HARMONIC

MEAS

INSTRUMENT

MODE

SERVICE

***

Configure

TESTSET SW

CONTINUOUS

RAW OFFSET

ON off

SPUR AVOID

ON off

USER

SETTINGS

RETURN

Instrument

Mode Menu

NETWORK

ANALYZER

EXT SOURCE

AUTO

EXT SOURCE

MANUAL

TUNED

RECEIVER

FREQ OFFS

RETURN

Offset Limits

STIMULUS

OFFSET

AMPLITUDE

OFFSET

MARKER

AMP. OFS.

RETURN

Frequency

Offset Menu

FREQ OFFS

on OFF

DOWN

CONVERTER

RF > LO

RF < LO

VIEW

MEASURE

RETURN

FREQUENCY :

LO CONTROL

LO SOURCE

Transform

TRANSFORM

SET FREQ

LOW PASS

IMPULSE

LOW PASS

BANDPASS

WINDOW

SPECIFY

RETURN

SWEEP

POWER :

FIXED

SWEEP

on OFF

ADDRESS

VIEW

MEASURE

RETURN

on OFF

STEP

GATE

Specify Gate

Harmonic

Mode Menu

HARMONIC

OFF

SECOND

THIRD

RETURN

GATE

on OFF

GATE:

START

STOP

CENTER

SPAN

GATE

SHAPE

RETURN

Window

WINDOW:

MAXIMUM

NORMAL

MINIMUM

USE MEMORY

AMPLITUDE

Service

TESTS

TEST

OPTIONS

SELF

DIAGNOSIS

SERVICE

MODES

ANALOG BUS

on OFF

PEEK /

POKE

FIRMWARE

REVISION

RETURN

on OFF

DEMOD:

OFF

PHASE

RETURN

Gate Shape

GATE SHAPE

MAXIMUM

NORMAL

MINIMUM

RETURN

Tests Menu

EXECUTE

TEST

INTERNAL

TESTS

EXTERNAL

TESTS

SYS VER

TESTS

ADJUSTMENT

TESTS

DISPLAY

TESTS

RETURN

WIDE

Limit Type

SLOPING

LINE

FLAT

LINE

SINGLE

POINT

RETURN

Test Options

CONTINUE

TEST

REPEAT

on OFF

RECORD

on OFF

LIMITS

[ NORM ]

PWR LOSS

on OFF

LOSS / SENSR

LISTS

DUMP GRAPH

on OFF

RETURN

Offset Table

USE SENSOR

CAL FACTOR

A / B

SENSOR A

SENSOR B

POWER

LOSS

RETURN

Service Modes

FRACN TUNE

on OFF

SRC ADJUST

SOURCE PLL

ON off

PLL AUTO

ON off

PLL DIAG

on OFF

PLL PAUSE

[ CONT ]

RETURN

Source

Adjust Menu

SRC TUNE

on OFF

SRC TUNE

FREQ

ALC

ON off

PWR DAC

on OFF

SLOPE

DAC

SRC ADJUST

DACS

HB FLTR SW

on OFF

RETURN

Peek / Poke

PEEK / POKE

ADDRESS

MEMORY

RETURN

PEEK

POKE

RESET

Adjust DACS

SLOPE

OFFSET DAC

SQUARE LAW

LINEAR DAC

DETECTOR

OFFSET DAC

LOG

WRITE

EEPROM

RETURN

Serve Mode

More Menu

SAMPLE COR

IF GAIN

SPUR TEST

STORE EEPR

SPUR AVOID

RETURN

ON off

AUTO

OFF

on OFF

ON off

***

****

*****

******

Only appears on instruments

equipped with Option 010.

Only appears on instruments equipped with Option 002.

Service

menu key descriptions are located in the 8753D Option 011 Network Analyzer Service Guide.

Loss appears thru the power loss path.

Only appears on instruments equipped with Option K36.

Only appears on instruments equipped with Option K39.

ka537e

Menu Map for System (8753ES only)

Supplement for the Reference Guide

ADD

SEGMENT

CLEAR LIST

DELETE

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY

MINIMUM FREQUENCY

OFFSET DELAY

Hardkey/Softkey Reference

Analyzer Functions

Existing Softkeys

The description of these softkeys changed for reference guides printed prior to July 2000:

1) displays the edit segment menu and adds a new segment to the endof the list. The new segment is initially a duplicate of the segment indicated by the pointer > and

selected with the softkey.

2) adds a new frequency band to the Ripple Limit list which is indicated by the pointer >. The new frequency band is a duplicate of the most recently selected frequency band.

deletes all segments or bands in the list. deletes the segment or the frequency band indicated by

the > pointer. is used to:

1) deﬁne the highest frequency at which a calibration kit standard can be used during measurement calibration. In waveguide, this is normally the upper cutoff frequency of the standard.

2) set the maximum frequency of the selected frequency band when setting up ripple test parameters.

is used to:

1) deﬁne the lowest frequency at which a calibration kit standard can be used during measurement calibration. In waveguide, this must be the lower cutoff frequency of the standard, so that the analyzer can calculate dispersive

effects correctly (see ).

2) set the minimum frequency of the selected frequency band when setting up ripple test parameters.

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BANDWIDTH LIMIT

BW DISPLAY on OFF

BW MARKER on OFF

BW TEST on OFF

N DB POINTS

MINIMUM BANDWIDTH

MAXIMUM BANDWIDTH

EDIT RIPL LIMIT

Hardkey/Softkey Reference

New Softkeys

These are new softkeys and do not appear in reference guides printed prior to July 2000:

selects the bandwidth limit line choice. This selection leads to the menu used to deﬁne and test bandwidth limits of a bandpass ﬁlter. Refer to the “Using Bandwidth Limits to Test a Bandpass Filter” section in the “Making Measurements” chapter of the user’s guide.

displays the measured bandwidth value to the right of the pass/fail message.

displays the cutoff frequencies of the bandwidth using markers on the data trace.

turns bandpass ﬁlter bandwidth testing on or off. When bandwidth testing is on, the analyzer locates the maximum point of the data trace and uses it as the reference from which to measure the ﬁlter’s bandwidth. Then, the analyzer determines the two cutoff frequencies of the bandpass ﬁlter. The cutoff frequencies are the two points on the data trace at a user-speciﬁed amplitude below the reference point. The cutoff frequencies are also referred to as the N dB Points where “N” is deﬁned as the number of decibels below the peak of the bandpass that the ﬁlter is speciﬁed. (The amplitude is speciﬁed using the

softkey.)

The bandwidth is the frequency difference between the two cutoff frequencies. The bandwidth is compared to the user-speciﬁed minimum and maximum bandwidth limits

(entered using the and

softkeys).

If the test passed, a message is displayed in green text in the upper left portion of the LCD. An example of this message is: BW1: Pass, where the “1” indicates the channel where the bandwidth test is performed. If the bandwidth test does not pass, a fail message indicating whether the bandpass was too wide or too narrow is displayed in red text. An example of this message is BW1: Wide.

selects the menu used to edit the ripple limits. The edit ripple limits menu allows you to add, change, or delete ripple limits for the ripple test.

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Supplement for the Reference Guide

FILETYPE: GRAPHIC

SAVE FILE

GRAPH FMT [ ]

FILETYPE: TEXT

SAVE FILE

TEXT FMT [ ]

FREQUENCY BAND

GRAPH FMT [ ]

FILETYPE: GRAPHIC

LIMIT MENU

MAXIMUM BANDWIDTH

MAXIMUM RIPPLE

MINIMUM BANDWIDTH

N DB POINTS

RECALL KEYS

RIPL LIMIT on OFF

Hardkey/Softkey Reference

saves the display to the disk drive as a graphic ﬁle when

is pressed. The format of the graphic ﬁle is

determined by the selection. saves the display to the disk drive as a text ﬁle

when is pressed. The form of the text ﬁle is determined by the selection.

selects an existing frequency band to be reviewed, edited, or deleted. The maximum numberof frequencybands is 12 (numbered 1 to 12).

sets the format of the graphic ﬁle when

is selected. The only graphic

selection currently available is the JPEG format. accesses the menu thatallows you to set up the three limit

line types: standard limit lines, ripple limit lines, and bandwidth limit lines.

sets the maximum bandwidth value of the bandwidth test limits.

sets the maximum ripple allowed ofthe selectedfrequency band. The maximum allowable ripple is 100 dB.

sets the minimum bandwidth value of the bandwidth test limits.

sets the N dB point which is used to determine the bandwidth test cutoff frequencies. Enter the number of decibels below the peak of the bandpass that the ﬁlter is speciﬁed.

accesses two recall keys which allows you to set the recall keys menu as the initial menu displayed when

Save/Recall

is pressed or select speciﬁc registers to recall.

displays lines that represent the ripple limits when the ripple test is set to ON.

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Supplement for the Reference Guide

RIPL TEST on OFF

RIPL VALUE [ ]

RIPL VALUE BAND

RIPL VALUE [ ]

Hardkey/Softkey Reference

turns ripple testing on oroff. When rippletesting is on, the analyzer sets the lower ripple limit line at the lowest amplitude point within the frequency band and sets the upper limit line at the user-speciﬁed amplitude above. If the trace data remains at or below the upper limit line, that portion of the ripple test passes.If the trace data rises above the upper limit line within the frequency band, the test fails. Data within each frequency band is compared with the deﬁned ripple limit of the band. The ripple test checks each frequency band using this method. A maximum of 12 frequency bands can be tested on each channel. These bands may overlap in frequency. If all of the channel’s frequency bands pass the ripple test, the analyzer displays a pass message.

If the test passed, a message is displayed in orange text in the upper right portion of the LCD. An example of this message is: RIPL1 PASS, where the “1” indicates the channel where the ripple test is performed. If the ripple test does not pass, a fail message is displayed in red text. An example of this message is RIPL1 FAIL.

displays the ripple value of the selected frequency band. The ripple value can be displayed in two ways or turned off.Selecting OFF removes the displayedripple value from the display. Selecting ABSOLUTE or MARGIN displays the ripple value. The ripple value is preceded on the display by an indicator of the selected band. For example, when the ripple value is preceded by “B2”, this indicates that the ripple value shown is for Band 2. The frequency band indicator and ripple value are displayed in the same color as the pass/fail message for the overall ripple test.

When ABSOLUTE is selected, the display shows the absolute ripple of the data trace within the frequency band.

When MARGIN is selected, the display shows the difference between the maximum allowable ripple and the absolute ripple valuewithin the frequencyband. When the margin value is preceded by a plus sign (+), this indicates that the ripple within the selected frequency band is passing by the value shown. When the margin value is preceded by a negative sign (−), this indicates that the ripple within the selected band is failing by the value shown.

2-12

selects a frequency band to display the ripple value.When

is set to the absolute or margin choices, this softkey selects the ripple measurement for the selected frequency band.

Supplement for the Reference Guide

RIPPLE LIM LINES

RIPPLE LIMIT

SAVE FILE

SAVE FILE FORMATS

TEXT FMT [ ]

FILETYPE: TEXT

Hardkey/Softkey Reference

selects ripple limit line trace on the display color modiﬁcation.

selects the ripple limit line choice. This selection leads to menus used to deﬁne ripple limits or speciﬁcations with which to compare a test device. Refer to the “Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device” section in the “Making Measurements” chapter of the user’s guide.

saves the display information to the disk drive. The type of information saved is dependent on the FILETYPE selection. The FILETYPE selection can either be graphic or text.

accesses the save ﬁle menu which allows you to save the display information to the disk drive as either graphic or textual information.

sets the format of the text ﬁle when is selected. The only text selection currently available is the comma separated values (CSV) format.

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Hardkey/Softkey Reference

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2-14

Error Messages

Error Messages in Alphabetical Order

BANDWIDTH LIMIT INVALID: MIN BW > MAX BW

Supplement for the Reference Guide

Error Messages

Information Message

CAUTION: FLOPPY DISK IS FULL

Error Number 218

CAUTION: TOO MANY SEGMENTS OR POINTS

Information Message

RIPPLE LIMIT TABLE EMPTY

Information Message

The bandwidth test has a minimum bandwidth greater than the maximum bandwidth. Change the minimum bandwidth to a frequency less than the frequency of the maximum bandwidth or change the maximum bandwidth to a frequency greater than the frequency of the minimum bandwidth.

This message is displayed if you try to save ﬁles to the ﬂoppy disk that does not have enough memory toperform the save task. Correctby inserting a newﬂoppy disk in the front panel disk drive or by erasing ﬁles from the current ﬂoppy disk.

This message is displayed if you try to insert too many segments or points using your current function.

The ripple limit table does not have any frequency bands deﬁned. Add at least one frequency band to the ripple limit table for ripple testing.

Error Messages in Numerical Order

Error

Number

218 CAUTION: FLOPPY DISK IS FULL

2-15

Supplement for the Reference Guide

Options and Accessories

Accessories Available

For accessories not listed in this section, refer to the conﬁguration guide for your analyzer or refer to the following Internet site:

www.agilent.com/find/8753

2-16

Preset State and Memory Allocation

Preset State

Table 2-1 Preset Conditions

Preset Conditions Preset Value

Limit Menu

Limit Lines

Limit Lines Off Limit Testing Off Limit List Empty Edit Mode Upper/Lower Limits Stimulus Offset 0 Hz

Supplement for the Reference Guide

Preset State and Memory Allocation

Amplitude Offset 0 dB Limit Type Sloping Line Beep Fail Off

Ripple Limit

Ripple Limit Off Ripple Test Off

Bandwidth Limit

Bandwidth Test Off Bandwidth Display Off Bandwidth Marker Off

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3 Supplement for the Programmer’s

Guide

3-1

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

In This Chapter

This chapter contains the supplemental information changes to the programmer’s guide that coincides with the release of ﬁrmware revision 7.66. These changes pertain to:

The Programmer’s Guide for 8719ET/ES, 8720ET/ES, 8722ET/ES, and 8753ET/ES Network Analyzers (part number 08753-90475)

The following list describesthe changesto programmer’sguides printed prior to July 2000. Each of the changes are described in detail in the remainder of this chapter. The page references in this list refer to page numbers in this supplement.

• Alphabetical Command Reference Chapter — Add 20 programming commands. See the “Alphabetical Command Reference” on

page 3-3.

• Appendix A: Preset Conditions — Replace the Limit Line Conditions table in the “Preset State” section using Table 3-1

on page 3-15.

• Appendix B: Command Listings — Add 22 new programming commands to the “Alphabetical List of Commands” using

the “Alphabetical List of New Commands” on page 3-17.

— Add one new programming command to the “OPC-Compatible List of Commands”

using the “OPC-Compatible List of New Commands” on page 3-17.

3-2

Alphabetical Command Reference

N DB POINTS

BW DISPLAY on OFF

BWLIMDB

Syntax

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Alphabetical Command Reference

BWLIMDB<num>;

BWLIMDB?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

BWLIMDB Enters the N dB Point, the amplitude

below the peak thatisusedtomeasurethe ﬁlter’s bandwidth.

0.001 to 300 dB

<num><

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

BWLIMDB

System

BWLIMDISP

Syntax

BWLIMDISP<ON|OFF>;

BWLIMDISP?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

BWLIMDISP Turns the measured bandwidth value in

the upper left corner of the display on and off. The measured bandwidth value is displayed near the bandwidth Pass/Wide/Narrow message.

N/A

<0|1><

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

BWLIMDISP

System

3-3

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

MAXIMUM BANDWIDTH

MINIMUM BANDWIDTH

Alphabetical Command Reference

BWLIMMAX

Syntax

BWLIMMAX<num>[HZ|KHZ|MHZ|GHZ];

BWLIMMAX?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

BWLIMMAX Entersthe maximum bandwidth value. If the

measured bandwidth is greater than this value, the filter fails the bandwidth test.

a. Refer to “Preset State and Memory Allocation” in your analyzer’s reference guide.

stimulus range

<num><

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

BWLIMMAX

System

BWLIMMIN

Syntax

BWLIMMIN<num>[HZ|KHZ|MHZ|GHZ];

BWLIMMIN?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

BWLIMMIN Enters the minimum bandwidth value. If

the measured bandwidth is less than this value, the filter fails the bandwidth test.

stimulus range

<num><

a. Refer to “Preset State and Memory Allocation” in your analyzer’s reference guide.

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

BWLIMMIN

System

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Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

BW TEST on OFF

Alphabetical Command Reference

BWLIMSTAT

Syntax

BWLIMSTAT;

Description

Command Description Range Response

BWLIMSTAT Returns the results of the bandwidth test.

A returned value of 0 indicates that the filter passed the bandwidth test. A returned value of −1 indicates that the filter failed the bandwidth test because it is narrower than the bandwidth limit. A returned value of 1 indicates that the filter failed the bandwidth test because it is wider than the bandwidth limit.

No Front Panel Equivalents

GPIB only: no front panel equivalent.

BWLIMTEST

Syntax

BWLIMTEST<ON|OFF>;

Description

BWLIMTEST?;

N/A

<−1|0|1><

BWLIMTEST Turns the bandwidth test on and off. N/A

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Description Range Query Response

<0|1><

Command Hardkey Softkey

BWLIMTEST

System

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Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

CLEAR LIST

Alphabetical Command Reference

BWLIMVAL

Syntax

BWLIMVAL;

Description

Command Description Range Response

BWLIMVAL Returns the measured bandwidth value. N/A

<num><

Front Panel Equivalents

GPIB only: no front panel equivalent.

CLER

Syntax

CLER;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

CLER Clears(ordeletes)theallofexistingripple

test limits.

Front Panel Equivalents

N/A N/A

Command Hardkey Softkey

CLER

3-6

System

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

EDIT RIPL LIMIT

Alphabetical Command Reference

EDITRLIM

Syntax

EDITRLIM;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

EDITRLIM Begins the editing of the ripple limit list. N/A N/A

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

EDITRLIM

System

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Alphabetical Command Reference

OUTP

NOTE Because this is an “Alphabetical Command Reference,” the output commands

are listed alphabetically, rather than byfunction, in both the “Syntax” section and the “Description” section.

Syntax

OUTPFARPLPT; OUTPRPLBNDALL; OUTPRPLBNDPF; OUTPRPLBNDVAL;

Description

NOTE Most commandsthat output an array require that you set the format for data

transfers with the FORM command.

Command Description Range Response

OUTPFARPLPT Outputs the onscreen failed ripple point

information in the following commaseparated value format: the number of failed points followed by pairs of numbers representing the first failed frequency, first failurevalue,secondfailed frequency, second failure value, and so on.

OUTPRPLBNDALL Outputs the measured ripple values for all

active frequency bands in the following comma-separated value format: the number of bands followed by pairs of numbers representing the first band number (1), ripple value of first band, second band number (2), ripple value of second band, and so on.

OUTPRPLBNDPF Outputs the pass/fail status for selected

frequency band (see “SELBND”) as “1” (band passes) or as “0” (band fails).

OUTPRPLBNDVAL Outputs the ripple value for selected

frequency band (see “SELBND”).

N/A

<num,array><

<0|1><

<num><

Front Panel Equivalents

GPIB only: no front panel equivalent.

3-8

RLIMLINE

RIPL LIMIT on OFF

MAXIMUM RIPPLE

Syntax

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Alphabetical Command Reference

RLIMLINE<ON|OFF>;

RLIMLINE?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

RLIMLINE Turns the lines that represent the ripple

test limits on and off.

N/A

<0|1><

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

RLIMLINE

System

RLIMM

Syntax

RLIMM<num>[DB];

RLIMM?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

RLIMM Sets the value of the maximum allowable

ripple limit for current frequency band.

0.01 to 100 dB

<num><

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

RLIMM

System

3-9

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY

MINIMUM FREQUENCY

Alphabetical Command Reference

RLIMSTP

Syntax

RLIMSTP<num>[HZ|KHZ|MHZ|GHZ];

RLIMSTP?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

RLIMSTP Sets the stop frequency of the current

frequency band.

stimulus range

<num><

a. Refer to “Preset State and Memory Allocation” in your analyzer’s reference guide.

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

RLIMSTP

System

RLIMSTR

Syntax

RLIMSTR<num>[HZ|KHZ|MHZ|GHZ];

RLIMSTR?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

RLIMSTR Sets the start frequency of the current

ripple limit.

stimulus range

<num><

a. Refer to “Preset State and Memory Allocation” in your analyzer’s reference guide.

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

RLIMSTR

System

3-10

RLIMTEST

RIPL TEST on OFF

RIPL VALUE [ ]

Syntax

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Alphabetical Command Reference

RLIMTEST<ON|OFF>;

RLIMTEST?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

RLIMTEST Turns the ripple limit test on and off. N/A

<0|1><

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

RLIMTEST

System

RLIMVAL

Syntax

RLIMVAL<OFF|ABS|MAR>;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

RLIMVAL Displays the ripple limit value of the

selected band (see “SELBND”) in absolute format (ABS) or margin format (MAR). OFF turns the displayed ripple limit value off.

N/A N/A

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

RLIMVAL

System

3-11

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

SAVE FILE

GRAPH FMT [ ]

FILETYPE: GRAPHIC

SAVE FILE

GRAPH FMT [ ]

FILETYPE: GRAPHIC

Alphabetical Command Reference

SAVECSV

Syntax

SAVECSV;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

SAVECSV Saves the current measurement to the

disk drive in the comma-separated value (CSV) format.

N/A N/A

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

SAVECSV

Save/Recall

when is set to CSV and

is selected.

SAVEJPG

Syntax

SAVEJPG;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

SAVEJPG Saves the currentdisplay to the disk drive

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

SAVEJPG

3-12

in the JPG format. OPC-compatible.

Save/Recall

N/A N/A

when is set to JPG and

is selected.

SELBND

FREQUENCY BAND

Syntax

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Alphabetical Command Reference

SELBND<num>;

SELBND?;

Description

Command Description Range Query Response

SELBND Selects the ripple frequency band for the

following commands: OUTPRPLBNDPF, OUTPRPLBNDVAL, and RLIMVAL.

integers 1−12

<num><

Front Panel Equivalents

Command Hardkey Softkey

SELBND

System

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Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Alphabetical Command Reference

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Preset Conditions

Preset State

Table 3-1 Limit Line Conditions

Preset Conditions Preset Value

Limit Lines

Limit Lines Off Limit Testing Off Limit List Empty Edit Mode Upper/Lower Limits Stimulus Offset 0 Hz Amplitude Offset 0 dB

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Preset Conditions

Limit Type Sloping Line Beep Fail Off

Ripple Limit

Ripple Limit Off Ripple Test Off

Bandwidth Limit

Bandwidth Test Off Bandwidth Display Off Bandwidth Marker Off

3-15

Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Preset Conditions

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Supplement for the Programmer’s Guide

Command Listings

Alphabetical List of New Commands

BWLIMDB EDITRLIM RLIMSTR BWLIMDISP OUTPFARPLPT RLIMTEST BWLIMMAX OUTPRPLBNDALL RLIMVAL BWLIMMIN OUTPRPLBNDPF SAVECSV BWLIMSTAT OUTPRPLBNDVAL SAVEJPG BWLIMTEST RLIMLINE SELBND BWLIMVAL RLIMM CLER RLIMSTP

Command Listings

OPC-Compatible List of New Commands

SAVEJPG

3-17

Index

absolute

ripple test value absolute value, ripple test accessories URL activating the bandwidth test

1-19

Agilent Technologies URL analyzer functions

band

adding a frequency changing a frequency deleting a frequency

frequency bandwidth bandwidth limit

preset state bandwidth markers

displaying bandwidth test

activating

display of measurement status

3-5

display of measurement value

3-3

maximum width minimum width on/off control returning measured value running setting dB point amplitude setting up limits

bandwidth testing bandwidth value

displaying

BWLIMDB BWLIMDISP BWLIMMAX BWLIMMIN BWLIMSTAT BWLIMTEST BWLIMVAL

calibration data, saving calibration kit, saving a modiﬁed

changing the ripple limits color clear list

CLER color

changing the ripple limits ripple test message

, 1-19–1-22

1-37 1-14

, 3-6

, 1-14, 1-15

, 3-11

, 2-16

, 2-9

, 1-11

, 1-10

, 1-12

, 1-9

, 1-19

, 2-17

, 1-20

, 1-19

, 3-4

, 3-5

, 3-6

, 3-3 , 1-17–1-19 , 1-17–1-22

, 1-21

, 3-3

, 3-4

, 3-5 , 3-5

, 3-6

, 1-37

, 1-14

, 1-13

comma-separated values, saving

3-12

comma-separated values. See

CSV format

conversion loss using frequency

offset mode CSV ﬁles, saving CSVformat,savingmeasurement

results in

delete frequency band list display

bandwidth test measurement

status

bandwidth test measurement

value

ripple test measured value Display menu map display ripple test limits display ripple test values displaying the bandwidth

markers

displaying the bandwidth value

1-21

edit

ripple test limit list editing ripple limits EDITRLIM error messages existing softkeys

ﬁle

index numbers

sequential CSV naming of ﬁrmware

revision frequency band

clearing list frequency bands

adding

changing

deleting

selecting for ripple test

setting frequency offset mode, conversion

loss

functions, analyzer

graphic ﬁles

, 1-23

saving as JPG

, 1-23

, 3-12

, 1-33

, 3-5

, 3-3

, 1-20

, 3-7

, 2-15

, 2-9

, 1-34

, 2-2, 3-2

, 3-6

, 1-11

, 1-10

, 1-12

, 1-9

, 3-12

, 3-6

, 2-3

, 1-13

, 1-14

, 3-7

, 1-10–1-12

, 3-13

, 2-9

, 3-11

, 1-34

saving measurement results as

1-34

instrument state internet

jpeg ﬁles, saving results as JPG ﬁles, saving

limit lines limit list limit menu

manual part number margin

margin value, ripple test maximum

maximum and minimum maximum bandwidth measured value

measurement

measurements

menu map

messages minimum minimum bandwidth

mixer

modifying calibration kits

, 1-37

saving

, 2-16

preset state editing for ripple test preset state

ripple test value

allowable ripple value bandwidth value

for ripple test, output of results, saving graphically

returningbandwidthtestvalue

3-6

saving as graphic ﬁles saving as text ﬁles

Display Save/Recall System

error bandwidth value

measurement diagram, using

saving to a disk

, 2-3

, 2-4, 2-7

, 2-15

1-26

, 1-34

, 3-12

, 2-17

, 3-7

, 2-17

, 2-2, 3-2

, 1-14, 1-16

, 3-11

, 3-9

, 3-4

, 1-19

, 3-8

, 1-34

, 3-12

, 2-3

, 3-4

, 1-19

, 1-37

Index

n dB

setting for bandwidth test N dB Point names for CSV ﬁles new softkeys

on/off control

bandwidth test

ripple test OUTPFARPLPT OUTPRPLBNDALL OUTPRPLBNDPF OUTPRPLBNDVAL output

failed ripple test points

ripple test measured value

ripple test measured values

ripple test pass/fail status

part number

reference guide pass/fail status

for ripple test, output of preset state

reference guide

changes

part number RF frequency range

using the mixer measurement ripple limit

preset state ripple limit testing ripple limits

editing

running the test

setting ripple test

absolute value

band start frequency

band stop frequency

clear frequency band list

display measured value

displaying limits

displaying values

edit limit list

frequency bands

margin value

maximum ripple

message color

on/off control

, 1-19

, 3-11

, 2-17

, 2-2, 3-2

diagram

, 1-10–1-12 , 1-7–1-10

, 1-34

, 2-10

, 3-5

, 3-8

, 2-2, 3-2

, 3-8

, 2-2, 3-2

, 1-26

, 2-17

, 1-7–1-16

, 1-12–1-16

, 1-15

, 3-10

, 3-6

, 3-11

, 1-13

, 1-14

, 3-7

, 1-9

, 1-16

, 3-9

, 1-13

, 3-11

, 3-3

, 3-8

output all band measured

values output measured value output pass/fail status outputting failed points selecting frequency bands starting and stopping

RLIMM RLIMSTP RLIMSTR RLIMTEST RLIMVAL running a bandwidth test

1-19–1-22

running the ripple limits test

1-12–1-16

save

measurements as graphic ﬁles measurements as text ﬁles

Save/Recall menu map SAVECSV SAVEJPG saving

calibration data instrument state measurement results

modiﬁed calibration kits to a disk

SELBAND setting ripple limits setting up bandwidth test limits

1-17–1-19

softkeys

existing new

spreadsheet, saving test ﬁle for a

1-33

start frequency

ripple test bands

starting the ripple test stop frequency

ripple test bands

stopping the ripple test System menu map

test

bandwidth ripple limit

text ﬁle, saving measurements as

text ﬁles

saving as CSV

, 3-8

, 3-9

, 3-10

, 3-11

3-12

, 3-12

graphically

, 1-37

, 3-13

, 2-9

, 2-10

, 1-17–1-22

, 1-7–1-16

, 1-33

, 3-8

, 3-13

, 1-12

, 3-12

, 2-3

, 1-37

, 1-34

, 1-37

, 1-7–1-10

, 3-10

, 1-12

, 3-10

, 1-12

, 2-4, 2-7

, 3-12

TRL error correction

label the calibration kit, 1-35

URL

Agilent Technologies for accessories

world wide web

, 2-16

2 Index

Agilent 8753ES Manual Supplement

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Documentation Map

1 Supplement for the User’s Guide

Using This Chapter

Using Limit Lines to Test a Device

Creating Flat Limit Lines

Creating a Sloping Limit Line

Creating Single Point Limits

Editing Limit Segments

Running a Limit Test

Offsetting Limit Lines

Using Test Sequencing to Test a Device

Limit Test Example Sequence

Using Ripple Limits to Test a Device

Setting Up the List of Ripple Limits to Test

Editing Ripple Test Limits

Running the Ripple Test

Using Bandwidth Limits to Test a Bandpass Filter

Setting Up Bandwidth Limits

Running a Bandwidth Test

Conversion Loss Using the Frequency Offset Mode

Setting Measurement Parameters for the IF Range

Performing a Power Meter (Source) Calibration Over the IF Range

Setting the Analyzer to the RF Frequency Range

Performing a Power Meter Calibration Over the RF Range

Performing the R-Channel Measurement

To View Plot Files on a PC

Saving Measurement Results

Saving in Textual (CSV) Form

Saving in Graphical (JPEG) Form

Calibrating for Non-Coaxial Devices (ES Analyzers Only)

TRL Error Correction

LRM Error Correction

Modifying Calibration Kits

2 Supplement for the Reference Guide

In This Chapter

Menu Maps

Hardkey/Softkey Reference

Analyzer Functions

Error Messages

Error Messages in Alphabetical Order

Error Messages in Numerical Order

Options and Accessories

Accessories Available

Preset State and Memory Allocation

Preset State

In This Chapter

Alphabetical Command Reference

BWLIMDB

BWLIMDISP

BWLIMMAX

BWLIMMIN

BWLIMSTAT

BWLIMTEST

BWLIMVAL

CLER

EDITRLIM

OUTP

RLIMLINE

RLIMM

RLIMSTP

RLIMSTR

RLIMTEST

RLIMVAL

SAVECSV

SAVEJPG

SELBND

Preset Conditions

Preset State

Command Listings

Alphabetical List of New Commands

OPC-Compatible List of New Commands

Index