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SignalVu-PC

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SignalVu-PC Vector Signal Analysis Software

ZZZ

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077-0720-12

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Table of Contents

Welcome

Welcome............................................................................................................. 1

Software and documentation

How to install product software................................................................................... 3

How to activate and purchase new application licenses (options) . ................................ ........... 3

How to install a license........................................................................................ 5

How to return a license........................................................................................ 6

How to move a license to a different host................................................................... 7

How to activate legacy options (application licenses).......................................................... 8

How to activate options in free trial (evaluation) mode....................................................... 10

How to manage legacy option licenses.......................................................................... 11

Available application options..................................................................................... 11

Features by product...................................... ................................ .......................... 14

Documentation and support

Available product documentation ................. ................................ .......................... 14

Available demonstration guides ................. ................................ ............................ 15

Video tutorials................................................................................................. 17

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Orientation

Selecting Files for Analysis ........................ .................................. ............................ 19

Right-Click Action Menu ........................................................................................ 19

Elements of the Display........................................................................................... 21

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Restoring Default Settings........................................ ................................ ................ 25

Presets... ................................ .................................. ................................ .......... 25

Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connectivity.................... ................................ .................................. .................. 35

Using the Measurement Displays

Selecting Displays............... ................................ .................................. ................ 41

Available Measurements

Measurements

Available Measurements........... .................................. ................................ ........ 43

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GeneralSignalViewing

Overview ........................................................................................................... 53

DPX

DPX primer.................................................................................................... 53

DPX display overview ....................................................................................... 74

DPX display ................................................................................................... 74

DPX settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Time Overview

Time Overview Display...................................................................................... 89

Time Overview Settings ..................................................................................... 90

Navigator View ....... .................................. ................................ ...................... 92

Spectrum

Spectrum Display ................... .................................. ................................ ........ 95

Spectrum Settings............................................................................................. 97

Spectrogram

Spectrogram Display ....................... ................................ ................................ .. 99

Spectrogram Settings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Amplitude Vs Time

Amplitude Vs Time Display................... ................................ ............................ 105

Amplitude Vs Time Settings .................. ................................ ............................ 106

Frequency Vs Time

Frequency Vs Time Display ............................................................................... 107

Frequency Vs Time Settings......................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Phase Vs Time

Phase Vs Time Display..................................................................................... 109

Phase Vs Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

RF I & Q Vs Time

RF I & Q vs Time Display................................................................................. 111

RF I & Q vs Time Settings....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 112

Common Controls for General Signal Viewing Displays

General Signal Viewing Shared Measurement Settings ................................................ 113

Analog Modulation

Overview ......................................................................................................... 127

AM Display ......................... ................................ ................................ ........ 127

AM Settings ................................................................................................. 128

FM Display.................................................................................................. 133

FM Settings.................................................................. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

PM Display.................................................................................................. 141

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PM Settings.................................................................................................. 143

RF Measurements

Overview ......................................................................................................... 151

Channel Power and ACPR

Channel Power and ACPR (Adjacent Channel Power Ratio) Display............ .................... 151

Channel Power and ACPR Settings ........................ ................................ .............. 154

Signal Strength Display

Signal Strength Display ...... ................................ ................................ .............. 157

Signal Strength Settings.................... ................................ ................................ 158

MCPR

MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) Display .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

MCPR Settings............................................ ................................ .................. 168

Occupied BW & x dB BW

Occupied BW & x dB BW Display..................... ................................ .................. 175

Occupied BW & x dB BW Settings .. ................................ .................................. .. 178

Spurious

Spurious display ............................................................................................ 179

Spurious display settings......................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

CCDF

CCDF Display............................................................................................... 191

CCDF Settings .............................................................................................. 192

Settling Time Measurements

Settling Time Measurement Overview ............................................. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Settling Time Displays

Settling Time Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Settling Time Settings .............................................. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 207

Common Controls for Settling Time Displays

Settling Time Displays Shared Measurement Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

SEM (Spectrum Emission Mask)

SEM Display ................................................................................................ 215

Spectrum Emission Mask Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Common C ontrols for RF Measurements Displays

RF Measurements Shared Measurement Settings . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

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Tracking Generator

Tracking Generator.............................................................................................. 233

How to use the Transmission Gain display .............. ................................ ................ 233

Transmission Gain Settings

Transmission Gain Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

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Calibration for Cable Loss, Return Loss, and D TF measurements

Calibration for Cable Loss, Return Loss, and DTF measurements ........................................ 243

Calibration types................... ................................ .................................. ............ 243

How to perform a new calibration ............. ................................ ................................ 244

How to load a User calibration. .................................. ................................ .............. 249

How to load a Factory calibration ....................... .................................. .................... 249

How to save a calibration ............................. ................................ .......................... 251

Calibration status messages ...................................... ................................ .............. 255

Return Loss Measurements

Return Loss measurements overview ......................... .................................. .............. 257

How to make a Cable Loss measurement..................................................................... 257

How to make a Return Loss measurement.......................... ................................ .......... 261

How to make a Distance to Fault measurement................................ .............................. 264

How to change the vertical scale units .............. ................................ .......................... 267

How to select the appropriate settings for DTF Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

How to improve the display of distance to fault measurements ............................................ 269

How to improve the resolution of distance to fault measurements......................................... 270

RL/DTF display overview...................................................................................... 270

Cable Loss Display Settings

RL/DTF Display Settings

WLAN Measurements

WLAN Overview.......... ................................ .................................. .................... 293

WLAN Chan Response

WLAN Channel Response Display......... .................................. ............................ 295

WLAN Channel Response Settings................................................................... .. .. 297

WLAN Constellation

WLAN Constellation Display ............................................................................. 298

WLAN Constellation Settings............................................................................. 299

WLAN EVM

WLAN EVM Display ............ ................................ ................................ .......... 300

WLAN EVM Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 301

WLAN Mag Error

WLAN Magnitude Error Display ......................................................................... 302

WLAN Magnitude Error Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

WLAN Phase Error

WLAN Phase Error Display............................................................................... 304

WLAN Phase Error Settings........................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

WLAN Power vs Time

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WLAN Power vs Time Display ........................................................................... 306

WLAN Power vs Time Settings........................................................................... 308

WLAN Spectral Flatness

WLAN Spectral Flatness Display............... ................................ .......................... 309

WLAN Spectral Flatness Settings .......................................... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

WLAN Summary

WLAN Summary Display

WLAN Summary Settings................................................................................. 315

WLAN Symb Table

WLAN Symbol Table Display .. .................................. ................................ ........ 316

WLAN Symbol Table Settings ............................................................................ 318

Common Controls for WLAN Analysis Displays

WLAN Analysis Shared Measurement Settings ........................................................ 318

802.11 ad Analysis

Overview of 802.11ad........................................................................................... 329

802.11ad measurements.............................. ................................ ...................... 332

802.11ad displays........................................................................................... 333

802.11ad Constellation Display

802.11ad Constellation Display ........................................................................... 333

802.11ad EVM vs Time

802.11ad EVM vs Time .................................................................................... 337

802.11ad Symbol Table

802.11ad Symbol Table Display ............ ................................ .............................. 339

802.11ad Summary

802.11ad Summary Display ............................................................................... 341

802.11ad Control Panel Settings

802.11ad Control Panel Settings .... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

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OFDM Analysis

Overview ......................................................................................................... 355

OFDM Chan Response

OFDM Channel Response Display ....................................................................... 355

OFDM Channel Response Settings ............................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

OFDM Constellation

OFDM Constellation Display ............................................................................. 358

OFDM Constellation Settings ..................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 359

OFDM EVM

OFDM EVM Display ................ ................................ .................................. .... 359

OFDM EVM Settings .......................................... .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

OFDM Flatness

OFDM Spectral Flatness Display ......... ................................ ................................ 361

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OFDM Spectral Flatness Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

OFDM Mag Error

OFDM Magnitude Error Display ......................................................................... 363

OFDM Magnitude Erro

OFDM Phase Error

OFDM Phase Error Display ............................................................................... 365

OFDM Phase Error Settings .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 367

OFDM Power

OFDM Power Display ..................................................................................... 367

OFDM Power Settings ....... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

OFDM Summary

OFDM Summary Display............................ .................................. .................... 369

OFDM Summary Settings ................................................................................. 371

OFDM Symb Table

OFDM Symbol Table Display............................................................................. 372

OFDM Symbol Table Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Common Controls for OFDM Analysis Displays

OFDM Analysis Shared Measurement Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 373

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Pulsed RF

Overview ......................................................................................................... 381

Cumulative Histogram Display

Cumulative Histogram Display ....................................... .................................. .. 383

Cumulative Histogram display settings .......................................... ........................ 385

Cumulative Statistics Table

Cumulative Statistics Table display......................... ................................ .............. 387

Cumulative Statistics Table display settings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Pulse-Ogram

Pulse-Ogram display ....................................................................................... 390

Pulse-Ogram display settings.................... ................................ .......................... 392

Pulse Table Display

Pulse Table display ................... .................................. ................................ .... 392

Pulse Table display settings................................................................................ 394

Pulse Trace Display

Pulse Trace display ............................. .................................. .......................... 394

Pulse Trace display settings ........................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 396

Pulse Statistics

Pulse Statistics display ..................................................................................... 396

Pulse Statistics settings. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Common Controls for Pulsed RF Displays

Pulsed RF Measurement Settings ................... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

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EMC Accessories

EMC accessories................................................................................................. 419

Radiated tests introduction ....................... ................................ .............................. 420

EMI-BICON-ANT (ABF-900A biconical antenna) ............................. ............................ 422

EMI-TRIPOD (AT-812 antenna tripod)....................................................................... 424

EMI-CLP-ANT (ALC-100 Log Periodic Dipole Array (antenna)......................................... 425

EMI-PREAMP (PAM-103 preampliﬁer)...................................................................... 427

Radiated pre-compliance test setup (30 MHz to 300 MHz) ................................................ 428

Radiated pre-compliance test setup (300 MHz to 1 GHz) .. ................................ ................ 431

Conducted tests introduction ........... ................................ ................................ ........ 433

EMI-LISN50UH (TBLC08 Line Impedance Stabilization Network) ... ................................ .. 436

CABLE (coaxial Type N to Type N) ............ ................................ .............................. 437

EMI-LISN5UH (TBOH01 Line Impedance Stabilization Network) .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

EMI-TRANS-LIMIT (LIT-153A transient limiter)............................ .............................. 438

EMI-NF-AMP (TBWA2 ampliﬁer)............................................................................ 439

EMI-NF-PROBE (TBPS01 near ﬁ eld probe set)............................................................. 440

Accounting for accessories contributions in EMCVu software..................... ........................ 441

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EMC Analysis

Introduction ...................................................................................................... 443

EMC standards.............................................................................................. 443

Key features ........................... ................................ ................................ ...... 444

How to open EMCVu .............................. .................................. ...................... 445

Pre-compliance

Pre-compliance.............................................................................................. 447

How to perform an EMC pre-complia

EMC Project Setup Wizard ................................................................................ 452

Measure ambient.... .................................. ................................ ...................... 467

Re-measure spot ........................ .................................. ................................ .. 469

Generating and saving reports............................................................................. 470

Troubleshooting

EMC Troubleshooting...................................................................................... 474

Harmonic Markers.......................................................................................... 475

Inspect........................................................................................................ 476

Level Target . .................................. ................................ .............................. 480

Compare Traces........................... ................................ ................................ .. 480

Persistence Display ......................................................................................... 484

EMC-EMI-display

EMC-EMI display .................................... ................................ ...................... 484

EMC-EMI settings

EMC-EMI settings.......................... ................................ ................................ 489

Accessories setup

nce test........................................... ................ 448

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APCO P25 Analysis

APCO P25 Analysis................................... ................................ .......................... 523

Overview ...................... .................................. ................................ ............ 523

P25 Standards Presets ........................ ................................ .............................. 524

P25 Displays ................................................................................................ 525

P25 Measurements.......................................................................................... 526

P25 Test Patterns............................................................................................ 534

P25 Constellation

P25 Constellation Display ....................... .................................. ........................ 537

P25 Constellation Settings . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 539

P25 Eye Diagram

P25 Eye Diagram Display ................................................................................. 540

P25 Eye Diagram Settings................................................................................. 542

P25 Power vs Time

P25 Power vs Time Display ............... ................................ ................................ 543

P25 Power vs Time Settings . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 544

P25 Summary

P25 Summary Display ....................... ................................ .............................. 545

P25 Summary Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548

P25 Symbol Table

P25 Symbol Table Display............................... ................................ .................. 548

P25 Symbol Table Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551

P25 Frequency Deviation Vs Time

P25 Frequency Dev vs Time Display................... ................................ .................. 552

P25 Frequency Dev Vs Time Settings...................... ................................ .............. 554

Common Controls for P25 Analysis Displays

P25 Analysis Shared Measurement Settings............................................................. 555

LTE Analysis

LTE Analysis................... ................................ ................................ .................. 567

Overview ...................... .................................. ................................ ............ 567

LTE Standards preset test setups ........ ................................ ................................ .. 568

LTE displays..... ................................ .................................. .......................... 573

LTE measurements ......................................................................................... 573

LTE Status Messages....................... ................................ ................................ 580

LTE A C L R

LTE ACLR display ......................................................................................... 580

LTE ACLR Settings ............ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583

LTE Channel Spectrum

LTE Channel Spectrum display ........................................................................... 583

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LTE Channel Spectrum Settings .......................................................................... 585

LTE Constellation

LTE Constellation display ................................................................................. 585

LTE Constellation Settings ........................ .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587

LTE Power vs Time

LTE Power vs Time display . ................................ ................................ .............. 587

LTE Power vs Time Settings . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589

Common Controls for LTE Analysis Displays

LTE Analysis Measurement Settings ..................................................................... 589

Bluetooth Analysis

Bluetooth Analysis .............................................................................................. 607

Overview ...................... .................................. ................................ ............ 607

Bluetooth Standards presets ..................... ................................ .......................... 609

Bluetooth displays .......................................................................................... 611

Bluetooth measurements and test setups................................................................. 612

Bluetooth Status Messages ............................ ................................ .................... 617

Bluetooth (BT) Constellation

Bluetooth Constellation display........................................................................... 618

BT Constellation Settings.................................................................... .. .. .. . . . . . . . . 620

Bluetooth (BT) Eye Diagram

Bluetooth Eye Diagram display ........................................................................... 621

BT Eye Diagram Settings.............................. ................................ .................... 623

Bluetooth (BT) CF Offset and Drift

Bluetooth Carrier Frequency Offset and Drift display................ .................................. 624

BT CF Offset and Drift Settings .......................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 626

Bluetooth (BT) Summary

Bluetooth Summary display ..................................... .................................. ........ 627

BT Summary Settings .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631

Bluetooth (BT) Symbol Table

Bluetooth Symbol Table display .......................................................................... 631

BT Symbol Table Settings .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 635

Bluetooth (BT) Frequency Deviation Vs Time

Bluetooth Frequency Dev vs Time display ................ ................................ .............. 635

BT Frequency Dev Vs Time Settings. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 639

Bluetooth (BT) 20dB Bandwidth

Bluetooth 20dB Bandwidth display....................................................................... 639

BT 20dB BW settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641

Bluetooth (BT) InBand Emission

Bluetooth InBand Emission display .......................................... ............................ 642

Common C ontrols for Bluetooth Analysis Displays

Bluetooth Analysis Measurement Settings............................................................... 644

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Audio Analysis

Overview ......................................................................................................... 659

Audio Spectrum

Audio Spectrum Display................................................................................... 659

Audio Spectrum Settings... .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660

Audio Summary

Audio Summary Display........................................... ................................ ........ 661

Audio Summary Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662

Common Controls for Audio Analysis Displays

Audio Analysis Measurement Settings................................................................... 663

Audio Demodulation

Audio Demodulation............................................................................................ 673

GP Digital Modulation

Overview ......................................................................................................... 675

Constellation

Constellation Display....................................................................................... 676

Constellation Settings .................................................................................. .. .. 677

Demod I & Q vs Time

Demod I & Q vs Time Display............................................................................ 678

Demod I & Q vs Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 680

EVM vs Time

EVM vs Time Display...................... ................................ ................................ 680

EVM vs Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681

Eye Diagram

Eye Diagram Display......................... .................................. ............................ 682

Eye Diagram Settings ................ ................................ ................................ ...... 684

Frequency Deviation vs Time

Frequency Deviation vs Time Display ................................................................... 684

Frequency Deviation vs Time Settings ..... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 686

Magnitude Error vs Time

Magnitude Error vs Time Display .............. ................................ .......................... 687

Magnitude Error vs Time Settings ................ ................................ ........................ 688

Phase Error vs Time

Phase Error vs Time Display ........................ ................................ ...................... 689

Phase Error vs. Time Settings .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690

Signal Quality

Signal Quality Display ............. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691

Signal Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696

Symbol Table

Symbol Table Display............................ ................................ .......................... 697

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Symbol Table Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698

Trellis Diagram

Trellis Diagram Display.......................................................................... .. .. .. . . . . 699

Trellis Diagram Settings ................................................................................... 7 01

Common Controls for GP Digital Modulation Displays

GP Digital Modulation Shared Measurement Settings ................................................. 701

Standard Settings Button........................................... ................................ ........ 702

Symbol Maps

Symbol Maps.................... ................................ .................................. .......... 719

User Filters

Overview: User Deﬁned Measurement and Reference Filters......................................... 725

User Filter File Format ..................................................................................... 726

Marker Measurements

Using Markers

Using Markers............................................................................................... 729

Controlling Markers with the Right-Click Actions Menu...................................... .. .. .. . . 729

Measuring Frequency and Power in the Spectrum Display ...... ................................ ...... 731

Common Marker Actions

Marker Action Controls ............................................................................... 732

Peak.................................. .................................. ................................ .. 732

Next Peak ............................................................................................... 732

Marker to Center F

Deﬁne Markers Control Panel

Enabling Markers and Setting Marker Properties .......................................... .. . . . . . . 732

Markers Toolbar

Using the Markers Toolbar...... ................................ ................................ ...... 734

Noise Markers in the Spectrum Display

Measuring Noise Using Delta Markers in the Spectrum Display................................. 735

Table of Contents

requency ........................ ................................ .................. 732

Mask Testing

The Mask Test Tool . ................................ ................................ ............................ 739

Mask Test Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739

Deﬁne Tab (Mask Test) ....................... .................................. ................................ 739

Actions Tab........................... .................................. ................................ .......... 744

Analyzing Data

Analysis Settings

Analysis Settings.. ................................ ................................ .......................... 745

Analysis Time Tab.......................................................................................... 745

Spectrum Time Tab................. ................................ .................................. ...... 747

Frequency Tab............................................................................................... 747

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Units Tab................................. ................................ .................................. .. 750

Analyzing Data Using Replay

Replay Overview ........................................................................................... 751

Replay Menu .................. ................................ ................................ .............. 753

Acq Data........................... ................................ .................................. ........ 754

DPX Spectra................................................................................................. 754

Replay All Selected R

Replay Current Record..................................................................................... 755

Replay from Selected....................................................................................... 755

Pause ............... .................................. ................................ ........................ 755

Stop........................................................................................................... 755

Select All .................................................................................................... 755

Select Records from History............................................................................... 755

Replay Toolbar .............................................................................................. 756

Amplitude Corrections

Amplitude Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 759

Internal Settings Tab .............................. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759

External Gain/Loss Correction Tab.............................. ................................ .............. 760

External Gain Value ........................................................................................ 760

Apply External Corrections To........ .................................. ................................ .. 760

External Loss Tables ....................................................................................... 761

ecords ........................ .................................. .................... 754

Controlling the Acquisition of Data

Acquisition Controls in the Run Menu

Continuous Versus Single Sequence.......... ................................ ............................ 765

Run ................... ................................ ................................ ........................ 765

Resume....................................................................................................... 765

Abort ............... .................................. ................................ ........................ 766

Acquisition Controls in the Acquire Control Panel

Acquire................................... ................................ ................................ .... 766

IQ Sampling Parameters ................... ................................ ................................ 767

Acquisition Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768

Advanced ...................................... .................................. ............................ 769

Frequency Reference ............................ ................................ .......................... 770

Timing Reference ............................. ................................ .............................. 772

Acquisition Controls in the Recording Control Panel

The Recording Control Panel............................ ................................ .................. 773

Record Setup ................................................................................................ 774

Record................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 777

Playback ..................................................................................................... 780

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Triggering

Triggering............................................................................................... 781

Frequency Mask Trigger .................... ................................ .......................... 784

Mask Editor (Frequency Mask Trigger) ....................... .................................. .... 784

Trigger Settings ............................................ ................................ ............ 787

Event Tab ............................................................................................... 788

Advanced Tab (Triggering). ................................ ................................ .......... 793

Actions Tab (Triggering).............................................................................. 794

GNSS and Antenna Features

How to set up GNSS .................... ................................ ................................ ........ 795

How to use the Antenna feature................................................................................ 797

How to use Map It........................... .................................. ................................ .. 803

Conﬁgure In/Out and IQ Streaming

IQ Streaming overview ... .................................. ................................ .................... 807

IQ Streaming API.................................. .................................. ............................ 808

40 GbE IQ Streaming Ethernet................................................................................. 809

IQ Streaming LVDS ............................................................................................. 810

Table of Contents

Signal Database and Channel Navigation

How to use the Signal Database ............................................................................... 813

Channel Navigation toolbar ................ ................................ ................................ .... 816

Signal Classiﬁcation

Signal Classiﬁcation............................... ................................ .............................. 819

How to classify a signal............................ .................................. ...................... 819

Signal Survey toolbar ........................................................................................... 827

The Signal Survey Editor .................................................................................. 828

The Deﬁne Survey control panel.................................... ................................ ...... 829

The Declare Region window (classify)......................... ................................ .......... 831

Managing Data, Settings, and Pictures

Saving and Recalling Data, Settings, and Pictures........................................................... 833

Data, Settings, and Picture File Formats .......................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840

Printing Screen Shots ................... ................................ .................................. ...... 844

Reference

Application Help................................. ................................ ................................ 845

About the Vector Signal Analysis Software .......... ................................ ........................ 845

Mapping Measurements

Mapping Measurements.................................................................................... 846

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Menus

Main menu overview....................................................................................... 846

File Menu

View Menu

Run Menu

Replay

Markers Menu

Setup Menu

Presets Menu

Tools Menu

Battery Status

Connect menu

Window menu

Help Menu

PI Command Search

Favorites bar

Troubleshooting

Error and Information Messages ........ ................................ ................................ .. 864

Displaying the Windows Event Viewer .................................................................. 871

Upgrading the Product Software

How to Find Out if Software Upgrades are Available .................................................. 872

Changing Settings

Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 872

File Menu ............................................................................................... 848

View Menu ............................................................................................. 852

Run Menu........................................... ................................ .................... 856

Replay Menu ........................................................................................... 857

Markers Menu.......................................................................................... 857

Setup Menu................... ................................ .................................. ........ 857

Presets Menu ..................................... ................................ ...................... 858

Tools Menu ........................... ................................ ................................ .. 858

Battery Status tab ...................................................................................... 860

Connect menu .......................................................................................... 862

Window menu.......... ................................ ................................ ................ 862

Help Menu ................ ................................ ................................ .............. 863

PI Command Search tool.................................. ................................ ............ 863

Favorites bar menus ................................................................................... 864

Glossary

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Welc o me Welcom e

Welcome

This Help provides in-depth information on how to use the SignalVu-PC Vector Signal Analysis Software.

Using the signal analysis engine of the RSA5100 and RSA6100 Series real-time signal analyzer, this vector signal analysis software helps you move your analysis of acquisitions off the instrument.

SignalVu-PC allows you to connect to the RSA306B, RSA500A series, RSA600A series, and RSA7100A spectrum analyzers. With Option CON installed, you can also connect to a MDO4000B/C series oscilloscope to acquire live data. Several features and settings become available in SignalVU-PC once connected

NOTE. Some of the screen illustrations in this document are taken from the vector signal analysis software version that runs on the RSA5100 Series R eal-time Signal Analyzers. These instruments support additional hardware-based functionality and buttons that are not present in the SignalVu™ or SignalVu-PC application.

to one of these instruments. These are noted where appropriate throughout this Help document.

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How to install product software

The SignalVu-PC product software is made up of the base software and any additionally purchased applications software (licensed optional software). The base software provides access to the standard SignalVu-PC at www.Tek.com\downloads. Once you have the base version, you can purchase licenses for optional SignalVu-PC applications or choose to activate 30-day free trials of those applications.

SignalVu-PC optional applications (purchased after December 4, 2015) are controlled via license ﬁles, rather than the previous method of installing license keys.

SignalVu-PC licenses can be associated with and stored on either your PC or any RSA300 series, RSA500 series, RSA600 series, and RSA7100A spectrum analyzers. Two types of licenses (Node-locked and Floating) are available, and there are three methods to purchase them, (1) as a n option to your hardware, or separately as a (2) Node-locked or (3) Floating license. Licenses are managed using the Tektronix Asset Management System (AMS) on Tek.com. If your licenses are purchased as an option to your instrument, use o f th with SignalVu-PC, and the licenses will be recognized automatically.

nix is working to make it easier for you to manage the options you purchase for SignalVu-PC. If

Tektro you purchase an optional license after December 4, 2015, you will set up a product license account that allows you to m anage your product licenses. However, you can still activate or reactivate any options you have already purchased using the same option keys in the same way.

applications. It is available for download, free of c harge, from the Tektronix Web site

e Tektronix AMS is not required for you to use them. Just connect the instrument to your PC

NOTE. Options purchased prior to December 4, 2015 are referred to as legacy options.

You will ﬁnd the information y ou need to activate currently held legacy option licenses, newly purchased option licenses, and free trial licenses in the Help topics below:

How to activate and purchase new application licenses (options) (see page 3)

How to activate legacy options (application licenses) (see page 8)

How to activate options in free trial evaluation mode (see page 10)

ow to manage legacy option licenses

List of available application options (see page 11)

(see page 11)

How to activate and purchase new application licenses (options)

A v ariety of optional, licensed applications are available for purchase for SignalVu-PC. These licenses can be associated with and stored on either your PC or any RSA300 series, RSA500 series, RSA600 series, and RSA7100A spectrum analyzers. Licenses can be purchased as an option to your hardware, or separately as a Node-locked or a Floating license.

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Contact your local Tektronix Account Manager to purchase a license. If your purchased license is not ordered as an option to your instrument, you will receive an email with a list of the applications purchased and

the URL to the Tektronix Product License Web page, where you will create an account and can then manage your licenses using the Tektronix Asset Management System (AMS):

http://www.tek.com/products/product-license

AMS provides an inventory of the license(s) in your account. It enables you to check out or check in a license and view the history of licenses.

NOTE. If you purchased licenses as options to the RSA7100A, these licenses are pre-installed on the instrument. No activation or installation is required.

Optional applications are enabled by one of the following license types.

License type Description

Node locked license (NL) purchased as an option to your instrument

Node locked license (NL) purchased separately

Floating license (FL) purchased separately This license can be moved between different host ids, which can be either

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ou can view a list o f the currently installed application licenses and options in your product as follows:

This license is initially assigned to a speciﬁc host id, which can be either a PC or an instrument. It can be reassociated to either a PC or another

m analyzer two times using Tek AMS.

spectru

When associated with an instrument, this license is factory-installed on that instrument at the time of manufacture. It w ill be recognized by any PC

ing with SignalVu-PC when the instrument is connected. However,

operat the licensed application is deactivated from the PC if the licensed instrument is disconnected.

the most common form of licensing, as it simpliﬁes management

This is of your applications.

This license is initially assigned to a speciﬁc host id, which can be either a PC or an instrument. It can be reassociated to either a PC or instrument

mesusingTekAMS.

two ti

This license is delivered via email and is associated with either your PC or with an instrument when you install the license.

license should be purchased when you want your license to stay on

This your PC, or if you have an existing USB instrument on which you would like to install a license.

or instruments. It can be reassociated to different PCs or instruments

PCs an unlimited number of times using Tek AMS.

This license is delivered via email and is associated with either your PC or

th an instrument when you install the license.

This is the most ﬂexible license and is recommended in applications where the license needs to be moved frequently.

Select Tools > Licenses > Manage from the application’s main toolbar.

Select Help > About Tektronix Real Time Signal Analyzer to view a list of the installed options.

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How to install a license

Before installing an application license, you must ﬁrst have purchased one and downloaded the license to your product or a portable memory device. The following instructions include information about how to download and purchase licenses.

(See List of available application options

(Visit http://www.Tek.com/products/product-license

1. Select To o l

2. Select This computer or other license host from the list on the left side of the window. Notice that the

Host ID ﬁeld will populate with the ID for the selected host. Currently installed licenses associated with that host will also appear in the bottom right panel of the window under Installed Licenses.

s > Licenses > Manage to open the Manage Licenses window.

3. If you already have a license ﬁle (*.lic) downloaded, click the Install new license button and navigate to the license you want to install, and then click Open. The license will install and appear in the

alled Licenses list. This task is now complete.

Inst

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4. If the license you want to install is in your TekAMS system account, do the following:

a. Select the host on which you want to install the license from the Select license host list. For

example, if you want to install the license on the computer, select This computer. Notice that the Host ID ﬁeld on the right will populate with the ID for the selected host.

b. Click

c. Navigate to the TekAMS system, log in, and enter the host ID in the appropriate ﬁeld. The Tek AMS

system can be a ccessed from a link on this page http://www.Tek.com/products/product-license

d. Follow the instructions online to download the desired license ﬁle (*.lic).

e. Once the license is downloaded, perform step 3 above.

5. If you do not have a license yet, do the following:

a. Using an Ethernet connection, navigate to www.Tek.com/products and ﬁnd your product.

b. Click on the Additional Options tab. This tab lists all available software license options.

c. Find the option you want, then click on the related link to download a free trail version.

d. Click on the related link to request a quote.

e. After your purchase is complete, you will receive instructions for c reating a TekAMS account to

access and manage your licenses. Once your account is set up, perform step 4 above.

to copy the host ID.

Howtoreturnalicense

You can return (uninstall) a license from a particular product as follows:

1. Select Tools > Licenses > Manage to open the Manage Licenses window.

2. In the Manage Licenses window, select the license you want to return.

3. Click Uninstall selected license. The following window will appear.

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4. Click Ye s to uninstall the license. You will then be prompted to save an exit license ﬁle.Thisistheﬁle you will check into (return to) your TekAMS account.

5. Save the exit license ﬁle to the desired location.

6. Click Close.

7. Navigate

to your TekAMS account and check in the saved exit license ﬁle.

How to move a license to a different host

You can return a purchased license and t hen reassign it to a different host, as indicate d below. See the

Available application options

Node locked license (NL): This license type can be reassigned no more than two times. This allows you to reassign the license in the case of an upgrade to a new Windows platform, for example.

Floating license (FL): This license type can be reassigned an unlimited number of times.

When a be enabled on the host. Afte r the license expires, the feature is automatically disabled on that host and the license in then available to be assigned to a different host.

Free trial license (FT): This license type expires after 30 days.

ssigning a ﬂoating license, you need to specify the host id and the duration the feature is to

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