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Z2090B-170 (-171) Pulse Analyzer System (PAS) User`s Manual

1. ls i PKT Time Interval Histogram 2 0475 _ ipio pini Channels Results EB Markers 495 30 0 r3 ET Mikr 25 Ext 10MHz Reference Delta Markers Modify System Ce a Parameters 2344000 2 345000 2 345000 2347000 2 348000 i C Use Hw Trigger Time Interval u5 1 0000 nS Div mn Apply Changes 8 Mkr2A 0 0000 S 2 3360 pS NE Mkr2B 2 3431 ps 0 0000 MkriA 0 0000 5 2 3360 p Mkri B 2 3431 ps 0 0000 Summary Parameters r U10514 Hy G Delta 0 00005 0 00005 Delta 0 00005 0 0000 R Timeout m E Pulse Count RFI 495 Time Calculator Units uS vi 5 ze Ti Adjust PD Pulse Count ERF2 495 i ps Memay SY Data Source Hw Figure 4 1 12 Time Interval Display Panel User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 37 Rev D 10 22 08 Tabular Results Display The tabular results display provides a summary collection of data parameters displayed for each time event This provides a quick look capability of the PAS This tabular data may be exported to a csv file using the File gt Save Formatted Results section from the menu The maximum number of displayed results is controlled from this panel to optimize update rate given a set of acquired measurements Selection controls also are used to select RF1 or RF2 data inputs or if running 2 channel measurements Time Interval results may also be displayed NOTE in single channel mode this display is not active Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Di
2. PAS COMLevel 0 5 or PAS Error PAS COMLevel 0 5 COMPolarity Pos PAS COMPolarity Pos or PAS Error User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 69 Rev D 10 22 08 COM Trigger Set Polarity Query COMPolarity Query CH1 Request Data CH1Data Command CH1 Request Data Reply Status Data Socket Read Data Read CH2 Request Data CH2Data Command CH2 Request Data Reply Status Data Socket Read Data Read Send query command and reply shown in Example NONE number of bytes to be returned as integer stream of 8 bit Bytes containing the CH1 data NONE number of bytes to be returned as integer stream of 8 bit Bytes containing the CH2 data Query command to collect CH1 Data Response to query command The data to be read back will be sourced on the next highest socket port asa dedicated stream of 8bit Byte values representing the CH1 Data Each CH1 data value is a double precision number thus 8 Bytes represent 1 measured data point Query command to collect CH2 Data Response to query command The data to be read back will be sourced on the next highest socket port asa dedicated stream of 8bit Byte values representing the CH2Data Each CH2 data value is a double precision PAS COMPolarity Pos CH1Data PAS CH1 Data 952 data to be streamed CH2Data PAS CH2Data 952 data to be streamed User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 70 Rev
3. Show TDC2 Data AF1 Fall Summary Parameters Show TDC3 Data AF2 Rise Es 10514 Hw Show TDC4 Data RF2 Fall eT JU Pulse Count RF1 990 eL 2 8 Display Ready Figure 4 1 10 Raw Data vs Time Display Raw Data vs Time Channels TOC Markers RF1 1 RF1 2 RF2 1 RF2 2 Delta Markers Delta AF1 Deta RF2 Di HRF1 2 0 00005 amp HRF 2 2 24 000 ps RF1 1 0 0000 5 RF2 1 0 00005 Delta 0 0000 Delta 24 000 pS Units uS v Time Calculator Data Source Hw Again the user may select to have the display automatically scaled when the measurement is refreshed The user may also select each available channel i e TDC1 TDC4 and the markers may be used to analyze the data as before User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 35 Rev D 10 22 08 PRF vs Time Display Another PAS display shows PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency versus time This data is similar to the PRI vs time except that by taking the reciprocal of the PRI the result is PRF Keeping the X axis as time the result is PRF change versus time Figure 4 1 11 below shows this display gt Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PAPA vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time ET PRF vs Time TENT Stp reset 997450 Channels Acquisition Mode TOC 939740 0 Markers rer RF1 1 pm Pa E wi Ld RF1 a Single p n _ Conti
4. System Ext 1OMH Reference Modify System se s Time us C Use Hw Trigger 500005 Div s Apply Changes 7 do Puset RFI 2 0 00008 RF2 2 34 789 pS RF1 1 0 0000 S RF2 1 24 797 1S Rrz f ii Delta 0 0000 S Delta 9 9915 pS Pulse Count RF1 52 Units uS A Time Adjust Pulse Count RF2 52 sce Summary Parameters VO INDAH G H Timeout Display Ready Data Source Hw Figure 4 1 3 Pulse Envelope versus Time Display Zoomed View User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 27 Rev D 10 22 08 Display Legend Controls and Information a Play Pause Triangle means the display is paused and the display is we NOT updating Two bars means the displayis updating Clicking this control will toggle pause and update Zooming ALWAYS pauses the display Copy display to clipboard this button will copy the entire display section with markers to the clipboard This allows the user to easily import the screen to a reporting application ae Print Display this button will print the display with all markers e Save Display this button will save the display as a bitmap image for documentation purposes Setup Display this button provides control of markers and marker links Undo Last Zoom Re Do Last Zoom Undo Any All Zooming This is a very important control because the zoom state will remain until this button is clicked to release all zooming The results can be confusing if zooming is
5. D 10 22 08 CH3 Request Data CH3 Request Data Reply Data Socket Read CH4 Request Data CH4 Request Data Reply Data Socket Read CH3Data CH4Data Command NONE number of bytes to be returned as Status integer stream of 8 bit Bytes containing the CH3 Data Read data Command NONE number of bytes to be returned as Status integer stream of 8 bit Bytes containing the CH4 Data Read data number thus 8 Bytes represent 1 measured data point Query command to collect CH3 Data Response to query command The data to be read back will be sourced on the next highest socket port asa dedicated stream of 8bit Byte values representing the CH3Data Each CH3 data value is a double precision number thus 8 Bytes represent 1 measured data point Query command to collect CH4 Data Response to query command The data to be read back will be sourced on the next highest socket port asa dedicated stream of 8bit Byte values representing the CH4Data CH3Data PAS CH3Data 952 data to be streamed CH4Data PAS CH4Data 952 lt data to be streameds User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 71 Rev D 10 22 08 Each CH4 data value is a double precision number thus 8 Bytes represent 1 measured data point Product specifi cations and descriptions in this document subject to change without notice www agilent com Agilent Technologies Inc 2008 Pr
6. D 10 22 08 o Single provide a single shot capture or collection of time data up to the selected memory size o Continuous provides a continuous update of single captures of measurement data up to the selected memory size o Capture provides a set of multiple captures of data using the dual memory bank nature of the TDC module to allow the system to stitch together multiple acquisitions The number of acquisitions banks is entered next to this selection o Stream to File provides capability of collecting very large acquisition of pulses by streaming the collected pulse data directly to the hard disk This mode doesn t display the data during acquisition to maximize speed and throughput This mode is described in more detail later in this section Clicking on the Set Input Parameters button will display the Channel Controls panel This panel is broken into three sections Combined Single and System controls This panel may be hidden as well after parameters are entered Agilent Pulse Analyzer Ele Control Qepury Utiities Help Ms C canh cd Pulse Erivelope PRI Pu vs Time Pulse Histogram Raw Time Dots PAF vs ran Tene interval Tabulas Results o a Pulse Envelope vs Time ETT ge cand as eg Channels Acquinibon Mode T Afi Single Continuous Barks Marten Captue Display 10 e s P AF 2 1 S bean ta Fie oa dede RFI CLE Delta Markers RFZ TRIG g Deta RF1 Det ot Fi Channel
7. O MEO 0 00 2 og i 0 040 02 4 0 020 Coupling Bw AC v Through w 0 060 C Couple All RF Settings 0 080 C el Chane JEN Unanne 0 100 200 Time uS C HEBHGS 2D Mkr2 250 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkr4 250 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkrl 250 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkr3 250 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkrl Mkr2 Mki3 Mkr4 Hide Vert Trig Time Settings Settings Time Capture Window Sample Interval 500 00 pS aana Kasan memory Available Summary Parameters lt lt lt 320 00 pS gt gt gt Sample Rate 2 0000 GSa 5 267795456 U10654 Status Delay 10 000 pS vo Loc Timeout e us B Lee Points 640000 ADC Calculator R TOL m Ji Combine Channels Display Ready Data Source HW Figure 4 2 2 Pulse Envelope versus Time Display The figure above shows the pulsed RF signal that has been captured by the ADC on RF input 1 Note that the system was set to perform a single capture of a 320uSec time window The Sample rate frequency was set to 2 GHz which was more than adequate for the carrier frequency of 100MHz that was measured You can also see on the left side of the form that we ve set the full scale voltage to 0 2V with no offset voltage and we ve bypassed the reconstruction filter This view allows the user to view the voltage of the waveform as a function of time Using the built in marker display capability allows us to view the period of the waveform and also measure the voltage at various points of the waveform The user ma
8. Time Settings Time Capture Window Manual Set S ample Rate Overlap Memory amp vallable Delay 10 000 us Ba Lee 20000 GHz 380000 Points Combine Channels The Time Display Section is updated to reveal the overlap setting which is used to control the speed of the playback by applying the difference percentage of new data into the display result window This feature is similar to the overlap processing used by the VSA software User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 62 Rev D 10 22 08 4 3 89601A Vector Signal Analysis 172 Option The Z2090B 172 option to the PAS ADC based systems adds the 89601 Vector Signal Analysis VSA software This software is designed to provide detailed analysis of waveforms using the PAS ADC module Refer to the 89601A help and user documentation for detailed information on the VSA software as only a limited set of information on the product is included in this guide Specifications data sheets and installation instructions may be located on the web at htip www agilent com find 89600 The VSA software connects to the installed ADC through the Acqiris VSA Server application NOTE This application cannot run simultaneously with the PAS RF Analysis software since both applications utilize the same driver set to communicate with the ADC module The VSA may be used simultaneously as the PAS Pulse Analysis software running the TDC module if the PAS Pulse Analysis software is laun
9. u5 RF1 Data 400 00pS Div EDI 200 PW Histogram MeanPw Sete 998 00 n Std Dev 136 93 p B00 400 blin EV 997 80n y 200 MaxPwW 338 20 n 0 997200 0 997600 Bin Resolution Time u5 ED oS v PHI Markers mem 400 00 pf Div PY Markers 50 000 p PRI 2 10 027 u5 Pa 997 00 n5 0 0000 PRI 1 10 027 ps Pi 997 00 n5 0 0000 Summary Parameters DOSA Hw Delta 0 0000 5 0 0000 Delta 0 0000 5 0 0000 Timeout a JAN Pulse Count RF1 990 Units u5 5 x Time Adjust 2 Time Calculator Data Source Hw Display Ready Figure 4 1 9 Pulse Histogram Display Again the autoscale check box works as before The Bin Resolution is a parameter that may be modified by the user to set the number of bins X axis for a given collection User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 34 Rev D 10 22 08 Raw Time Data Display To supplement the internal display modes within the PAS the user may select or export the raw measured time data This data may be post processed by the user to provide additional display choices or reports Individual channel data may be selected for local display Figure 4 1 10 below shows an example of a set of raw time data displayed gt Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Stop Acquisition Mode Single Continuous Capture Memory a Set Input FFT CLE Paramters HF2 TRIG dh Show TOC Data AF Rise
10. 1 1 below shows the main user interface screen along with the software control sections outlined Menu Controls Display Selection Ay lent Pulse Analyzer Pulse Envelope PRI PW wi Time Pulse Hatoguams Fuse Time Data PRF vs Time Tane interval Taby Results Pulse Envelope vs Time Acquisition CC ux a Channels Controls Singe orirun Barks Markers C Capre Dica 10 sek 7 Steam to File M22 D ISp d y Pameten RF 0 T9060 JA em Results Channel Controls Time uS a System Display rae seas aoi mes Delta 10 024pS ontrols amin E merga c o Geo Timing Controls Figure 4 1 1 Agilent Pulse Analyzer Software Display The figure above lists the different control sections e Menu Controls provides direct mouse control to perform the following menu functions o File perform save recall state and recording functions preset instrument and exit the application o Control alternative method of starting or stopping the application select hardware input vs recorded input select local control of hardware o Display clear displays o Utilities perform TDC reset and calibration and display current system hardware parameters o Help display PAS version and display help documentation for system e Acquisition Controls provides the overall control of how data is collected and enables disables the PAS measurement The 3 modes of acquisition are User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 20 Rev
11. 1000us or 1ms per acquisition Capture Display This mode utilizes the dual banked memory structure of the card and provides a way of collecting additional pulses and displaying the results In this mode the user selects the number of memory points and timeout as before but now an additional choice of the number of memory Banks is entered The number of banks is User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 41 Rev D 10 22 08 also set if the user uses the time calculator In capture mode the TDC performs an acquisition bank switches the memory and performs another acquisition This process repeats until all of the selected banks are filled Then the application will combine the data results and display them on the selected display IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT CAPTURE DISPLAY MODE Since the PAS is capable of measuring millions of pulses display points and array sizes can grow to extremely large values The result of this is that the PC and OS can become overtaxed and OS memory overflow errors can occur if you are trying to display too much information To help protect against these overflow errors the software will guard against these errors by limiting either the memory size or number of banks that can be selected for a given acquisition If extremely large acquisitions are needed a better choice is to use the stream to File mode discussed next S Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time P
12. Controls Polanty Threshold O Pos ox 50 10 0 TT 201 25 0 20 0 Vo Heg KI Time uS L 50000 m5 Div sss m mada E RFI 2 25 000 pS RF2 2 35 024 pS RF1 1 25 000 ps RF2 1 25 000 uS RFZ Summary Parameter EC Delta 0 0000 S Delta 10 024 uS WO UOSIAHW e c ana R Timecut Time Adjust eT Pulse Count RF1 58 mpm eL Loc LB _ Pulse Count AF 58 Data Source HW User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 21 Rev D 10 22 08 Combined Channel Controls These controls allow the user to enable the input channel for combined mode operation set the channel threshold and polarity o Enable Checkbox enables or disables the channel pair o Threshold sets the level where the edge event is measured o Polarity sets the pulse direction polarity for the incoming signal o HF1 Indicator will turn green if a RF1 event is detected during an acquisition oingle Channel Controls Single Channel Mode will disable the first three display choices and allow the user to measure raw time data or PRF vs Time on each of the 4 channels Separate measurements will treat the measurements on the four channels as individual channel collections and doesn t attempt to combine the results For example to calculate pulse width the results on channels 1 and 2 or RF1 are combined to make this calculation If however the user is interested in looking at the raw data or frequency vs time displays of a modulated pulse
13. FM Chirp for example the user can enable this checkbox to prevent the system from trying to combine the results of both channels When this mode is activated the first three display choices Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time and Pulse Histograms will not be visible and only the Raw Time and Frequency vs Time displays will be available oystem Controls to prevent inadvertent adjustments on the system tab most of the controls are locked and can be enabled by clicking on the Modify System Parameters button This section provides indication and control of system parameters o CLK and COM Level threshold voltage settings for the CH6 input used as an absolute time reference from the IRM and for the COM input used for HW trigger Alternatively CH5 may be used as the CLK source and may be selected here o CLK and COM Indicators will turn green when either a CLK or COM trigger event is detected o CLK and COM Polarity sets the polarity of the trigger COM or clock signal to positive or negative o CLK source normally TDC channel 6 is used as the clock input reference signal however the user may select CH5 using this control o Ext 10MHz Reference Clock This checkbox normally this should be checked or enabled sets the TDC card to use the external 10 MHz reference signal o Use HW Trigger Checkbox if enabled the system will look for a trigger event on the COM input to trigger the acquisition if disabled the system w
14. Recall Streaming Capture User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 46 Rev D 10 22 08 A dialog box will allow the user to navigate to the folder containing the desired str file for analysis Select this file and a streaming file player display will appear as shown below gt TDC Stream Signal Play Control Active File C Documents and Settings inmei Desktop 10_22_2008_17_3 46 128691902374218750RF1 str__ ee 249974 499949 49924 399099 Playback Controls je Step Size 1000 Start Pulse a Continuous Play Step Play Figure 4 1 21 Streaming File Player Control Here you can see the file that has been selected The user can then play any portion of the file captured and display the results on the different PAS GUI displays The size of display is set on this utility along with the start point of display To guard against memory overflow errors an individual step size is limited to 100 000 pulses but any portion of the signal capture may be analyzed with this utility Furthermore the user can dynamically play through the capture by selecting the Continuous Play option Other controls include Play Stop and Forward or Reverse Step Additionally the user can use the slider box to select any portion of the waveform to be analyzed The figure below shows the pulse envelope of the first portion of the streamed capture User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 47 Rev D 10 22 08 Apilant Pulse Anal
15. age 40 Rev D 10 22 08 If the system does not detect a signal prior to the timeout setting the display will not update and you will see a status message stating that no signal was detected Continuous This mode is a free running collection of single acquisitions A single acquisition based on the parameters is performed and displayed and then the process repeats providing a dynamic updating display gt Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results Pulse Envelope vs Time Stop Channels Acquisition Mode RF 1 Single 3 Markers Continuous Bank RF1 1 FF 1 2 Capture Display 10 Delta Markers Delta RF1 Stream to File a Set Input RF1 CLK 9 H Paramters RF2 TRIG 9 I AHHH LIU 600 S00 1000 Time uS 1000045 Div Mean PRI Mean PW CD WO Puse MEME RF2 2 37 250 nS 9 9839 n 982 02 n RFI 1 RF1 1 37 250 nS RF2 1 37 250 nS E A RF2 1 hid Parameters Delta 0 0000 S Delta 0 0000 S QR U10514 Hw Timeout beh 2 Pulse Count RF1 116 Time Adjust TA Time Calculator Units uS v e a Memor C 7 j Data Source Hw Figure 4 1 15 Continuous Mode Display In this example the result length is slightly larger than
16. discussed in section 4 3 below It should be noted however that either application may interact with the hardware and either application will run with the standard TDC based pulse application If simultaneous TDC amp ADC measurements are required it is recommended to launch the TDC application first as outlined in section 4 2 above then the ADC application either the standard 171 or VSA 172 application Refer to the U1065A documentation for ADC parameters referred to in this document To launch the Agilent RF Pulse Analyzer application the user may double click on the Agilent RF Analyzer shortcut that is on the desktop of the PAS controller PC Agilent RF Analyzer Ink When the application launches a hardware search will commence and the software will look for any installed ADC modules If an ADC module is located the software will check to see if a valid license file exists for the installed hardware If either of the previous checks fails the software will launch in a simulation only mode Simulation mode will allow the user to analyze previously recorded waveforms but will not access the hardware for measurements User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 50 Rev D 10 22 08 RF PAS Operation Figure 4 2 1 below shows the main user interface screen along with the software control sections outlined Menu Controls Display Selection Ayilent RF Analyzer 07 RF Volts vs Time Acquisition Channels Controls is aae Cimera Cha
17. li 9 150 NA lal 041004 0 050 4 a 0 000 5 i RF Volts vs Time Channels mum FF 1 Cursors Mkr1 Mikr Mikra kra Trigger Level Links WK Mkr3 4 0 0504 0 Hw DC m POS E I 0 100 I Delay 10 us iw i 0150 4 0 0580 V Sel Trag 0 200 x ix ZEILE 50 10 0 15 0 zu 25 0 30 0 Time u5 Figure 4 2 1b Show Trigger Level Display e System Controls displays the data source for the current result recording or hardware as well as indicates the status of the U1065A ADC hardware green is active blue is simulation The timeout entry is used to set the ADC timeout for acquisition duration e Timing Memory Controls These controls configure the time parameters of the ADC including sample rate sample length and delay for acquisition o Time Adjust Buttons These left right button choices will adjust the time window length by altering the sample clock and memory size for a given acquisition As values are adjusted the display windows will update the sample rate and delay User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 53 Rev D 10 22 08 o Time Window Manual Set Allows manual configuration of the acquisition time window Entries must be input using the entry box and terminator drop down box and then the Set button must be clicked after they are entered to be accepted by the ADC o Manual Set This button will bring up a menu to manually c
18. number af acquired pulses and the PAS RF ADC settings will be adjusted in an attempt to match the desired parameters Enter Humber of Pulses 10 Results Calculated Sample Hate 200 HHz Calculated Memory Value 1000 Calculated Time Out Value 0 5 Calculate Results e Display Display Selection Marker Results These sections control and display the data collected by the PAS hardware in a variety of formats for the user The display selections across the top are used to select one of the display modes to be covered in a later section below The display results are shown on the central display and the marker results section will display the marker readout for the markers on a given trace including the delta marker display results Traces are color coded to match the channel control section Marker colors match the marker readout section and may be positioned using the mouse to click and position the marker to the desired position RF PAS Displays The PAS system will display the ADC signal measurements in the following formats 1 Time Domain 2 Power vs Time 3 Frequency Domain User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 55 Rev D 10 22 08 NOTE The PAS RF Analyzer software provides limited display capability so for detailed signal analysis beyod this capability the VSA software option is recommended Z2090B 172 Time Domain Figure 4 2 2 below shows the time domain display for a pulsed RF signal result that has been acquir
19. vs Time e RF Spectrum vs Frequency e Compatibility with the 89601A VSA Software The core option 171 ADC capability and its corresponding control interface offers a limited set of analysis capability For detailed digitizer signal analysis measurements the VSA software 89601A or Z2090B 172 provides this capability Refer to the documentation included with the 89601A VSA software for details on this software solution 2 0 Hardware Configuration The PAS system leverages from the U1051A TC890 TDC module and the U1065A 004 DC282 ADC module Refer to Agilent documents U1092 90017 and U1092 90004 for instructions on installation and replacement of the installed modules in the PAS system This section will describe the specific configuration issues as they pertain to the PAS system The manuals mentioned above also provide specifications and descriptions of each of the key modules installed in the PAS system User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 5 Rev D 10 22 08 2 1 Hardware Components The PAS system Z2090B 170 includes the following hardware components e 1 5 Slot cPCI Mainframe e 1 Embedded PC Controller Module 1cPCI Slot e 1 U1051A TDC Module 1cPCI Slot e 1 Input Reference Module 2cPCI Slots e 1 HF PAS Cable Set The PAS system with optional ADC Z2090B 171 includes the following hardware components e 1 5 Slot cPCI Mainframe e 1 Embedded PC Controller Module 1cPCI Slot e 1 U1051A TDC Module 1cPCI Slot e 1 I
20. will apply all hardware trigger parameter changes to the ADC If there is a modification to the trigger subsystem this button will turn green representing the fact that this button must be clicked to apply the trigger settings o Trigger Source used to select internal channel RF1 RF4 or external trigger o Trigger Coupling specifies the coupling DC AC for the trigger input o Trigger Polarity specifies positive or negative trigger polarity User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 52 Rev D 10 22 08 o Trigger Voltage trigger voltage threshold value is entered in volts o Trigger Delay this control box is used to adjust the time delay setting of the ADC relative to the trigger input Negative values represent pre trigger delay o Show Trigger Level this control button will display the current trigger level on the Time Domain display The trigger level will be displayed as a solid white line on the display This trigger level will remain displayed for approximately 10 seconds The user may then adjust the trigger level by re positioning this line with the mouse The Set Trig button must be clicked to apply the modified trigger level setting 2 Agilent RF Analyzer Ele Control Utilities Help Main Control Time Domain Power vs Time FreqDomain 20 000 mV ee Stop l Acquistion Mode a Single O Continuous Banks C Capture 5 Vertical Trigger Trager Settings O Sw RF 1 T 0 200 4
21. 0 0000 S Delta 0 0000 S Ul051AHw QR Timeout Pulse Count RF1 52 Units uS v oT Loc 05 s Time Adjust 9 Pulse Count RF2 52 bn i sole Q Display Ready Data Source Hw Figure 4 1 5 Envelope Display Controls and Information Every display contains an Autoscale Set Scale and Center Marker button The autoscale is designed to zoom the display around the signal and round the result to provide an even scaled optimal viewing result The Set Scale button allows the user to adjust the start and stop X and Y axis scale The center marker button will center all markers in the middle of the display whether zoomed or not Every display also contains a set of white on black scroll bars These horizontal and vertical scroll bars will step the display in 1 graticule increments up down left or right The Display Control section Figure 4 1 5 above displays the total pulse count that was acquired during this capture for all enabled channels i e 52 pulses were collected during this measurement on both channels This section allows the user to enable or User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 30 Rev D 10 22 08 disable the results from either of the channels using the checkbox on the left If no data was measured for a channel this control will have no effect since there is no valid data for that channel Since the pulse envelope display requires additional data points to represent the results there are cases with high pulse count sign
22. 000 1200 1400 1600 1800 C Use Hw Trigger Time uS 200 00 nS Di Apply Changes Top Markers C gh Bottom Markers Mkr2A 0 0000 S 0 0000 Mkr2B 0 0000 S 0 0000 5 Mkr1A 0 0000 5 0 0000 S MkriB 0 0000 5 0 0000 5 Summary Parameters v Couple Traces 0 UIDSIAHW Delta 0 0000 S 0 0000 S Delta 0 0000 5 0 00008 h Show Pulses Timeout eT Pulse Count RF1 223 Units uS v LOC 0 5 lt eL Loc Pulse Count RF2 223 ne E3 Time Calculator o Display Ready Data Source Hw Figure 4 1 6 PRI PW vs Time Display User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 31 Rev D 10 22 08 Shown in red above are selection controls to allow the user to toggle between the results measured on RF1 and RF2 The top display will show RF1 PRI and RF2 PW and the bottom display will show RF1 PW and RF2 PRI This flexibility allows the user to compare PR s and PW s from both channels simultaneously ZE TAI TIR Pulse Analyzer Ele Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PAF vs Time lt ro _ 1 0000 ns RF1 PRI vs Time Cse E Acquisition Mode 3 10 02900 Continuous E 10 02800 4I CO Capture 10 02700 10 026500 Hide Input AFT CLK 9 tg T zm an ee SES DEDE T JE X Paramters RF2 TRIG 9 00 50 0 100 0 150 0 200 0 250 0 300 0 350 0 400 0 450 0 500 0 DER Ezra Time uS Combined Single System kasa 50 000 uS Div DITE x 500 00 pS RF1 PW vs Time Ch
23. 02366718750_2 bin 2 606KB BIN File 10 22 2008 5 03 PM 128691902374218750CH1 str 7 813KB STR File 10 22 2008 5 04 PM 128691902374218750CH2 str 7 813KB STR File 10 22 2008 5 04 PM Detail deus 9 128691902374218750RF1 str 15 625 KB STR File 10 22 2008 5 04 PM 4 My Computer Figure 4 1 20 File Structure Post Stream Capture Notice that there are several files that have been written to this folder First the folder is named using the date and time of the beginning of the acquisition for example the folder shown was created on Oct 22 2008 at a start time of 17 03 46 17h O3min 46sec Contained in this folder are the 3 raw segment binary files After all of these raw files are captured the application will process the signal files into a set of str files These are the actual files used for analysis The file named CH1 str contains the raw time events collected on TDC channel 1 The file named CH2 str contains the raw time events collected on TDC channel 2 The file named RF1 str is a combined file which represents the combined RF signal on RF1 containing rise and fall events This is normally the file that will be analyzed Analyzing Captured Stream Files Once the streaming acquisition is completed the user can analyze the stream file captures or str files using the standard PAS GUI When the user exits the TDC otreaming GUI the standard PAS GUI will re appear To analyze a streaming file use the menu and select File
24. 1 Remote Socket Commands amp Status Signal Group System Select Remote Remote Reply Select Local Local Reply Preset PAS Acquisition Mode Command Connect Disconnect Preset AcqMode Signal Type Command Status Command Status Command Command Parameters ip address of remote controller as string TCP IP port as integer NONE NONE Sing Cont Capt as string if Capt then number of captures as integer 2 29 2008 Description Initial command to place PAS in remote user must send their local IP address and port to use Reply from PAS PAS Remot e means command was executed PAS Error means the PAS system has an error Remote command will place PAS in Local if not already in local User may also locally select local control Reply from PAS PAS Local means command was executed PAS Error means the PAS system has an error Presets the PAS to default state Command to set acquisition mode to either single continuous or capture Ver 2 0 compatible Socket Communication is via ASCII Bytes for Strings Example Connect 192 168 2 210 8001 PAS Remote PAS Error Disconnect PAS Local PAS Error Preset AcqMode Sing or AcqMode Cont or AcqMode Capt 10 User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 66 Rev D 10 22 08 Acquisition Mode Reply Acquisition Mode Query AcqMode Data Source DataSource Data S
25. IRM The IRM will then route the input signal to the TDC and optional ADC modules to perform the pulse analysis measurements The IRM also has internal RF detectors to perform signal detection or these detectors may be bypassed depending on the signal routing See section 2 0 for details Pulsed RF CH1 U1051A RF TDC Card Source RF Detector 100Hz Clock 10ms 10 MHz REF optional RF Input DC 2GHz U1065A 004 ADC Card Input Reference Module Card 10 bit 8 GSals Figure 1 0 1 PAS Block Diagram User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 3 Rev D 10 22 08 The IRM also provides a very low phase noise 10 MHz clock reference to the TDC and ADC modules Additional 10 MHz ports are available for external equipment The TDC module performs the time measurements of the pulse edges and the optional ADC module will sample the input RF signal up to 2 GHz input frequency to provide frequency RF power and RF power versus time measurements The ADC is also compatible with the 89601A Vector Signal Analysis VSA software to provide extremely detailed time frequency and modulation domain signal analysis PAS Measurements Figure 1 0 2 below shows how the TDC module makes measurements on the pulsed input signals TDC channel 1 is assigned to the leading edge of a pulsed waveform and channel 2 Is assigned to the trailing edge of the pulse Pulse polarity can be set to either positive or negative via the PAS control software Pu
26. P Agilent Technologies Z2090B 170 171 Pulse Analyzer System PAS User s Manual Hev D E Agilent Technologies 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 User s Manual Outline Overview Hardware Configuration 2 1 Hardware Components 2 2 LZ2090B 170 TDC Configuration Setup 2 3 Z2090B 171 ADC Configuration Setup Software Installation 3 1 Z2090B 170 TDC Software Setup 3 2 Z2090B 171 ADC Software Setup 3 3 Z2090B 172 89601A VSA Software Setup PAS Operation 4 1 PAS Detected Pulse Application 4 2 PAS RF Digitizer Application 4 3 89601A Vector Signal Analysis Remote Software Interface User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 2 Rev D 10 22 08 1 0 Overview The Z2090B 170 Pulse Analyzer System PAS is a Pulsed and Pulsed RF analyzer system designed to provide precise timing measurements of RADAR and other pulsed waveforms The PAS base configuration will provide timing measurements using a Time to Digital Converter TDC module to measure edge event times with 50ps accuracy Optionally a digitizer module PN Z2090B 171 will provide a 10 bit 8Gsa sec Analog to Digital Converter ADC module to complement the timing measurements of the base system with the ability to provide amplitude frequency and modulation information on pulsed RF or standard RF signal inputs Figure 1 0 1 below shows a partial block diagram of the PAS hardware The user applies a pulse detected RF pulse or pulsed RF input signal to the Input Reference Module
27. Polarity Command Status Query Command Status Query Command Status Query Command Status Query Command Status Query Command Status shown in Example Pos Neg as string Send query command and reply shown in Example Combine Separate as string Send query command and reply shown in Example V as real Send query command and reply shown in Example On Off as string Send query command and reply shown in Example V as real Send query command and reply shown in Example Pos Neg as string Set the CH12 polarity Hemote response to Stop command Combines or separates CH12 channels Hemote response to Stop command Sets the threshold level in V Hemote response to Stop command Enable COM Port for HW triggering Remote response to stop command Sets the threshold level in V Remote response to stop command Set the COM or trigger in polarity Remote response to stop command CH12Polarity Pos PAS CH12Polarity Pos or PAS Error PAS CH12Polarity Pos CH12Channels Combine or CH12Channels Combine PAS CH12Channels Combine Of PAS CH12Channels Combine or PAS Error PAS CH12Channels Combin e CH6Level 0 5 PAS CH6Level 0 5 or PAS Error PAS CH6Level 0 5 COMEnable On PAS COMEnable On or PAS Error PAS COMEnable On COMLevel 0 5
28. RI PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PAF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results 100 15 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 17 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 17 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 17 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 14 kHz 100 17 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 17 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 15 kHz 100 16 kHz 100 15 kHz 1h 17 LH Time Calculator Units uS vi Memon Data Source Hw Pulse Count HF1 495 Pulse Count RF 495 Time Adjust T Hen eL Loc S Figure 4 1 13 Tabular Results Display User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 38 Rev D 10 22 08 Save Recall Operations The PAS software supports the ability to save and recall both signals and instrument states These functions are controlled using the File menu dialog at the top of the PAS control interface Signals Once a measurement has been acquired the user may save the signal as a recording in either a binary or text readable csv format These recordings may be analyzed by the software at a later time or analyzed off line using the same PAS software package running in simulation mode Further the files may be imported into other software packages for further analysis Signals may also be recalled into the PAS analysis software in binary format oignals may also be saved as formatted trace data results for any of the display modes on the pulse analyze
29. Status jo n DE Storage Directory Path ae C Program Files Agilent PAS Agilent Pulse AnalyzertStreaming Captures Start Capture Time Estimated Time to Complete Channel Setup Set Input S Capture Complete Time Bank Acquisition Progress 2 Overall Progress Active Bank Number Acquisition Setup Humber of Streamed Banks 3 Time Calculator Memory per Bank 433 5 Memory Adjust per Bank Exit Streaming Mode C Status Figure 4 1 18 File Streaming Setup Example Notice that since a change was applied to the hardware the acquisition LED changed to yellow At this point the system is ready to begin acquisition User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 44 Rev D 10 22 08 3 The user then clicks the Start Capture button to begin capturing TDC data segments The GUI will indicate the overall acquisition process and identify when the acquisition is complete Additionally the acquisition start and stop time Is Identified as shown below Agilent Pulse Analyzer TDC File Streaming Exit Streaming Utilities Main Control start Capture Acquisition Begun Capture Status Select Storage Directory Storage Directory Path C Documents and Settings YxmeiiDesktopit10_22 2008 17 3 46 Estimated Time to Complete Start Capture Time 7 Seconds 10 22 2008 5 03 46 PM Capture Complete Time Bank Acquisition Progress Active Bank Number 1 Overall Progress Acquisition Setup Number of St d B
30. a B 4 nn nnmnn e nn z 9nmnn 4 42 nn 4nnn amp 4A enn 95 nnn AEAEE amp ennn 2521500 2522000 2522500 2523000 2523500 2524000 2524500 2525000 2525500 2525000 Time uS Eus 500 00 uS 7Di L W Ltt Bottom Markers E Mkr2A 2 5213 5 9 9791 pS NE Mkr2B 2 52138 979 38 nS Mkr1A 2 5213 S 9 9791 PS Mkr1B 2 5213 S 379 38 nS Summary Parameters Couple Traces U10514 Hw Delta 0 0000 5 0 0000 5 Delta 0 0000 5 0 0000 5 C Show Pulses Timeout Pulse Count RF1 1000 Time Calculator Units uS wv Time Adjust Memory D Top Markers Data Source Stream gt TDC Stream Signal Play Control Sele Active File C Documents and Settings ixmeitDesktop 10_22_2008_17_3_46 128691902374218750RF1 str__ BEEN 249974 433343 743324 333833 a Ec T da Step Size 1000 E Start Pulse 252534 C Continuous Play Step Play Figure 4 1 23 Additional Streaming Analysis The figure above shows how a portion of the streaming capture can be analyzed using this display tool Here the user has selected 1000 pulses to be analyzed starting at pulse number 252534 User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 49 Rev D 10 22 08 4 2 PAS RF Digitizer Application 171 Option To control the optional ADC hardware for the Z2090B 171 configured PAS systems the user may use the included operational software or the optional 172 VSA software 89601A to communicate with the ADC module The VSA software will be
31. al measurements may be performed This panel displays the Mean Std Deviation Min and Max time interval results for a given acquisition along with the number of measured results acquired Additionally Time Interval vs Time is plotted on the upper graph along with a time interval histogram displayed on the lower graph All of the marker and display features are similar to the other displays Figure 4 1 12 below shows an example of this display Measurement results relative to either channel may be selected in the upper left corner selection gt Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help WAN AN Pulse Envelope PRI FW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PAF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results TL RFT gt RF2 1 0000 nS Time Interval vs Time Div Center Markers KEN T Are gt AFI 2 34800 4 Channels Acquisition Mode Eei ater T 2 34700 i ih Al T Markers i Hy M In AT iH Mkr 1 4 j lt Y NW iV la Wf W Wkr 24 MN Wi p i WW NW IE m l M Y M IN T Mkr 2 9 Single im 4Pcn i 2 Continuous Banks Mean T I 2 34600 Hl Capture Display 10 2 3456 H n 2 34500 LE Delta Markers Stream to File Std Dev MESI Hide Input RF CLK 6 1 1475n M a ji a a Paramters AF2 TRIG dh Min T D 200 400 B00 fa 1000 1200 1400 1500 1800 2000 creme ee Time uS ome kaa sui 2 3436 H iis 200 00 uS Div
32. aller P 1 17 2008 2 13 PM 421KB Application 1 17 2008 2 12 PM Other Places Details A My Computer User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 15 Rev D 10 22 08 4 When the installer launches click Next see below ig Agilent RF Analyzer Welcome to the Agilent RF Analyzer Setup Wizard The installer vall quide you through the steps required to install Agilent AF Analyzer on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel 1 5 On the Select Installation Folder prompt below leave all of the default choices selected and click Next i Agilent RF Analyzer Select Installation Folder The installer will install Agilent AF Analyzer to the following folder To install in this folder click Nest Ta install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files Agilent PAS Agilent AF Analyzer Browse Disk Cost Install Agilent AF Analyzer For yourself ar for anyone who uses this computer f Eyverone Just me 6 On the next menu click the Next Button below and the software will complete installation User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 16 Rev D 10 22 08 iw Agilent RF Analyzer m ie Agilent RF Ana
33. als and settings where the envelope display will become disabled When this occurs the other more efficient data displays will be available to obtain the results PRI vs Time PW vs Time The second tab display choice is PRI PW vs Time PRI stands for Pulse Repetition Interval and PW stands for Pulse Width PRI is the pulse period which is a common parameter for RADAR and pulsed RF signals Figure 4 1 6 below shows the dual display of PRI vs Time and PW vs Time These displays show how the PRI or PW change as a function of time For figure 4 1 6 below we see that the Y axis is about 10us for PRI and about 1us for PW thus we see that the PRI and PW are not changing for this capture gt Agilent Pulse Analyzer Ele Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time mong ee RF1 PRI vs Time v n LENG Makes Stop O i Channels 10 03000 EA Acquisition Mode CHA Single 10 02900 Markers Continuous s vu 3 amp 10 02800 4 hw A Al lt A Capture ome Mkr 2A 10 02700 Delta Markers Memory J ua incase RFI CLK pa RF2 ace D 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 PE Ezra Time uS Combined Single System 200 00 uS Div I pS RF1 PW vs Time lt iv 0 99900 Are x Delta Markers Ext TOUMH2 Reference Deta B Modify System E p q Ep DUUMSTST IESPTUM Parameters 200 400 600 800 1
34. anks Time Calculator puris nggi ng ian Memory per Bank Memory Adjust per Bank Agilent Pulse Analyzer TDC File Streaming Exit Streaming Utilities Main Control Start Capture Channel Setup Capture Status Select Storage Directory Storage Directory Path C Documents and SettingsyxmeilDesktopX1O 22 2008 17 3 46 Estimated Time to Complete Start Capture Time 7 Seconds 10 22 2008 5 03 46 PM Capture Complete Time 10 22 2008 5 03 56 PM Bank Acquisition Progress Active Bank Number 3 Overall Progress TOOT Acquisition Setup Number of St dBanks 3 Time Calculator ag ears eer omar Memory per Bank Memory Adjust per Bank Exit Streaming Mode Done All Files Processed in Folder Figure 4 1 19 Acquisition in Progress Displays Upon completion of acquisition you will see the message Done All Files Processed in Folder User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 45 Rev D 10 22 08 4 When the acquisition has finished the user can navigate to the folder where the file data has been written The figure below shows an example of a streamed signal capture on RF1 10 22 2008 17 3 46 PEE File Edit View Favorites Tools Help y Bacl gt d Ka Search lc Folders Fl Address B CADocuments and SektingsYixmeilDeskktopiiO 22 2008 17 3 46 Size Type Date Modified File and Folder Tasks j 2 606KB BIN File 10 22 2008 5 03 PM 2 606KB BIN File 10 22 2008 5 03 PM Other Places B 1286919
35. annels CHB CHB Putses Markers Mkr 1B pee ome LU 26 0 99750 Ext 10MHz Reference Delta Markers 0 39700 Delta B Modify System L a Parameters 00 50 0 100 0 150 0 200 0 250 0 300 0 350 0 400 0 450 0 500 0 C Use HW Trigger Time uS 50 000 pS 7Div Apply Changes Top Markers L J E Mkr2A 0 0000 S 0 0000 5 Mkr2B 0 0000 S 0 0000 5 Mkr1A 0 0000 5 0 0000 Mkr1B 0 0000 S 0 0000S Summary Parameters hzl Couple Trace 0 Delta 0 00005 0 0000 Delta 0 0000 5 0 0000 5 gh Dese Timeout Pulse Count RF1 223 Units uS v 0 5 lt lt lt Time Adjust gt gt gt Pulse Count RF2 223 Data Source HW Bottom Markers Figure 4 1 7 PRI PW vs Time with Pulses Shown since this display contains two graphs each one has a corresponding marker display section at the bottom of the displays The other controls on this display are again the Autoscale control which operates identically to the Envelope vs Time display and the Show Pulses check box When the user clicks on this check box an additional trace Is added to each window to help identify when the pulses were captured during this display trend Figure 4 1 7 above shows this The Couple Traces checkbox will force the bottom display scale to track the top scale X axis to maintain time alignment User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 32 Rev D 10 22 08 While this display may not be optimal for a steady state signal the power in this disp
36. ched first To launch the VSA server click on the following icon on the PAS desktop E Acairis VSA Server 2 Ink The VSA server window will now be displayed Click on the Start button and the connection will be made to the hardware Xf Agilent Acgiris VSA Server Build 1 00 001 r Frafile Digitizer serial number detected Serial Number Model Options Bus Slot Server Fort 21850 U10654 004 DC282 MZ56M Nod 5 14 3575 Hew Delete Acqiis SS Server DGNZG081 3575 Alignment Status Performing Alignments 000000000 Once the status shows OK the VSA application may be launched by clicking on the following icon on the PAS desktop User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 63 Rev D 10 22 08 Vector Signal Analyzer Ink The VSA software can now communicate with the ADC module Figure 4 3 1 below shows an example of some of the analysis capability of the VSA software Iz Agilent 89600 Vector Signal Analyzer File Edit Control Source Input TestSetup MeasSetup Display Trace Markers Utilities Help e ADODO sidaz fo lil TT C Ch Main Time Range 100 my 180 n i i EUE l deg Start 1 uSec Stop 298 96 uSec Trig Ch 1 Delay 1 uSec Trig Lvl 20 mV D Chl Main Time Range 100 mi 10 dBVp k Start 1 uSec Stop 798 96 uSec Trig Ch 1 Delay 1 uSec Trig Lvl 20 mi Waiting for Trigger INT REF Figure 4 3 1 VSA Analysis Display The VSA software supports time domain frequency
37. dBm as a function of time Figure 4 2 4 below shows an example of this display Agilent RF Analyzer File Control Utilities Help Main Control Stat 10 000 dB Power vs Time Div Preset Channels RF1 Acquisition Made O Singa Cursors Es Mkr1 Time Domain Power vs Time FregDomain 9 Continuous Banks eb Capture 5 E ded w in Vertical Trigger Mkr1 2 Trigger Settings sw RF 1 e Hw DC RF Power dBm _ POS Delay 10 us Set Tria 0 0580 V 140 175 210 245 Time uS E C 3590005 piv Show RF1 Mkr2 615 61 nS 10 736 dBm Show RF2 Mkri 500 00 pS 0 0000 dBm Show AF3 Show AF4 Hide Vert Trig Time Settings SE Sellings Time Capture Window Sample Interval 500 00 pS Memor Available 3 s mory Summary Parameters ex 320 00 uS gt gt gt Sample Rate 2 0000 GSa 5S 267795456 3 Delay 2 5000 pS dh U10654 Status Sel coni Ta 1 0 LOL be Points 640000 ADC Calculator Manual Set b Combine Channels F I L DataSource HW Delta 615 11 nS Q Display Ready Figure 4 2 4 RF Power vs Time Display User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 60 Rev D 10 22 08 Frequency Domain The final display selection is the Frequency Domain display which displays RF Power as a function of frequency This spectrum view of the waveform resembles that obtained using an RF spectrum analyzer Figure 4 2 5 below shows an example of this display Agilent RF Analyzer F
38. dition The timeout value and the memory size are adjusted based on an expected signal condition If only 10 events are collected prior to the system timing out the user will see the 10 event result times but a timeout would occur Display Selection Each display selection will have display specific controls and indicators that will be covered in a later section where we discuss each of the measurement displays Timing Controls These controls located at the bottom of the GUI configure the time window of acquisition or X axis of the majority of the displays of the PAS o Time Adjust Buttons These left right button choices will adjust the time by altering the memory size for a given acquisition The greater the memory size the longer the time capture Thus when these buttons are clicked the memory size will change by a factor of 2 either up or down The user may also enter in a specific memory capture size by clicking on the Memory link in the Acquisition Controls section o Memory this control link allows direct entry of memory size for acquisition Normally users would use the time adjustment arrows in the timing section to control memory but the user may override these values by clicking this link User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 23 Rev D 10 22 08 o Time Calculator the time calculator may be accessed by pressing the Time Calculator button on the lower right portion of the PAS GUI This calculator provides a method
39. domain and modulation domain analysis of RF signals The VSA is also capable of performing Modulation on Pulse MOP analysis including FM Chirp and Barker Code modulation Refer to the VSA documentation and on line help for instructions on using this software User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 64 Rev D 10 22 08 5 0 Remote Software Interface The PAS Pulse Analysis software that communicates with the TDC module supports a remote LAN interface to allow remote applications and computers to connect to the PAS application software This remote interface allows users to configure hardware initiate measurements and retrieve raw measurement data from the PAS application The remote interface is accomplished using a LAN TCP IP Socket interface The PAS network is set using the Windows XP LAN settings under the Control Panel Once the IP address is set on the PAS hardware the socket port 8000 is assigned to the PAS Thus to communicate with the PAS the remote application the user needs only to command the LAN socket using the IP address and the socket Port number 8000 The table below shows the remote command and status set for the PAS remote interface Initially the user selects remote by sending the command Connect ip address client socket port number to the IP address and socket port 8000 for the PAS workstation User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 65 Rev D 10 22 08 Pulse Analyzer System TCP IP LAN Socket Interface Description Table
40. e by 10 LAA n O Janie Output Output 100 Hz Out 40 MHz Out a E TTL 13 dBm Detected Outputs CH 1 Input 2 Channel Inputs one shown Figure 2 2 3 Input Reference Module Block Diagram 2 3 Z22090B 171 ADC Configuration Setup Pulsed RF Signal Routing Figure 2 3 1 below shows the cable configuration when applying an external pulsed RF signal with the added option 171 ADC This system is configured very similarly to the previous configurations however there is an RF output from the IRM that is routed to the channel inputs of the ADC The user connects the test signal into RF in 1 input port on the IRM as before Also shown is the external trigger input port for the TDC module and ADC module These triggers are optional since the system may be triggered using a software trigger from the controlling software If hardware triggering is used the trigger input is routed to the TDC COM IN port and the ADC TRIGGER IN port The PAS cable set includes cables to perform module interconnect TO FROM signal Description TDC CH1 IN IRM Out 1 1 CH1 TDC Input Leading Edge TDC CH2 IN IRM Out 1 2 CH2 TDC Input Trailing Edge User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 9 Rev D 10 22 08 TDC CHS IN TDC CH4 IN TDC CH6 IN TDC REF IN IRM DET IN 1 IRM DET IN 2 ADC CH1 IN ADC CH2 IN ADC CLK IN IRM OUT 2 1 IRM OUT 2 2 IRM 100Hz TTL IRM 10MHz 1 IRM DET OUT 1 IRM DET OUT 2 IRM RF1 OUT IRM RF2 OUT IRM 10MHz 2 RF IN 1 CH3 TDC Input Lead
41. e default choices selected and click Next 5 Agilent Pulse Analyzer Select Installation Folder The installer will install Agilent Pulse Analyzer to the following folder To install in this folder click Mest To install to a different Folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files Agilent PAS Agilent Pulse Analyzer Browse Disk Cost Install Agilent Pulse Analyzer for yourself ar for anyone who uses this computer Everyone C Just me Cancel lt Back User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 12 Rev D 10 22 08 6 On the next menu click the Next Button below and the software will complete installation ie Agilent Pulse Analyzer a 13 Agilent Pulse Analyzer Installing Agilent Pulse Analyzer Confirm Installation Agilent Pulse Analyzer is being installed The installer is ready to install Agilent Pulse Analyzer on your computer Click Next to start the installation Please wait Cancel lt Back i ie Agilent Pulse Analyzer Installation Complete Agilent Pulse Analyzer has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework At this point the software is installed There should now be a shortcut on the desktop that looks like this Agilent Pulse Analyzer Ink Licensing the PAS Software Now that the software is installed it needs to be licensed against the hardwar
42. e that is installed in the mainframe This license file needs to reside in the following directory on the PAS embedded PC controller C Program Files Agilent PAS VAgilent Pulse Analyzer Licenses User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 13 Rev D 10 22 08 The license file will resemble what is shown below in Figure 3 1 1 r Licenses E Ed ae Fie Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Q sack we Jd JO Search li Folders E C lProagram Filest gilent PASYAgilent Pulse nalyzeriLicenses Mame Type Date Modified File and Folder Tasks 22828 License lic License 12 20 2007 5 34 PM 3 123456 License lic License 12 19 2007 11 36 AM Other Places 123456700 License lic License 12 19 2007 12 00 PM amp D012345678900 License lic License 12 19 2007 11 46 AM Details 33 bytes E My Computer Figure 3 1 1 Example License File Directory The license file names will contain the serial number for the installed TDC module For example if the serial number of the TDC was 22828 then the license file name would be 22828 License lic The license files if not already present on the system can be obtained by contacting your Agilent Technologies representative Without the proper license file the software will only work in the simulation mode and will not connect to the hardware When the new license file is obtained from Agilent then the file simply needs to reside in this directory C Program Files VAgilent PAS MAgilent Pulse Analyzer Licenses U
43. ed by the ADC The signal analyzed in this section is a 8us wide RF pulse with an 80us PRI or period The time domain trace will display RF volts versus time since this is now an ADC measurement it is important to review the process in making a measurement Measurement Process with ADC 1 Set the input settings by adjusting the Fs voltage until the OV indication appears on this input settings window You will need to click on the start button to test your settings Also adjust the coupling and reconstruction filter adjustments to match your input frequency Typically you would set the BW to a frequency higher than your input frequency but low enough to prevent aliasing by the digitizer 2 Adjust the trigger parameters to either software control or hardware control with the appropriate settings 3 Adjust your sample rate and timing parameters to properly sample the signal of interest 4 Repeat this process until the acquisition is set properly User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 56 Rev D 10 22 08 gt Agilent RF Analyzer File Control Utilities Help Main Control Time Domain Power vs Time FreqDomain VARIUS B O 20 000 mY RF Volts vs Time Dw Center Markers f 0 100 Channels RF1 Ac quisition M ode 0 080 Single Cursors Mkr1 Mkr2 Capture 5 Mkr3 0 040 Mkr4 dim f en Continuous Banks A 0 060 Vertical Trigger pm Links 0 020 Input Settings M34 Enable Range V BI 0 000 Om Offset
44. he PAS mainframe The embedded controller does not contain a CD drive thus the installation media if not already present on the system needs to be transferred via USB memory stick or using the Local Area Network LAN interface 3 Double click on the setup exe application and it will begin the installation process for the software Wr Release di zl av File Edit view Favorites Tools Help pack lad d Search li Falders Address B CiDocuments and SetkingsijxmeiDeskkaplJT3 Project TCeo04agilent Pulse AnalvzerlR elease v an Date Modified Mame Size Type File and Folder Tasks Y LU dslAgilent Pulse Analyzer msi 9 544 KB Windows Installer P 12 12 2007 8 30 AM setup exe 421 KE Application 12 12 2007 8 30 AM Other Places Details 2 objects X My Computer User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 11 Rev D 10 22 08 4 When the installer launches click Next see below in Agilent Pulse Analyzer Welcome to the Agilent Pulse Analyzer Setup Wizard The installer will guide vou through the steps required to install Agilent Pulse Analyzer an pour computer WARNING This computer program i protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication ar distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will he prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law 5 On the Select Installation Folder prompt below leave all of th
45. ile Control Utilities Help ee P Main Control Time Domain Power vs Time FreqDomain 10 000 dB O E RF Power Spectrum Stop rese E Channels RF1 Acquisition Mode Single Continuous Banks Marker Groups Max 30 at 100 MHz Cursors Mkr1 Mkr2 Mkr3 Mkr4 Links Mkr1 2 Mkr3 4 Capture 5 Vertical Trigger Trigger Setting Sw RF 1 Hw DC RF Power dBm POS Delay 10 u v Set Tria 0 0580 V Show Trigger Level i ip 99 60 93 70 99 80 99 90 100 00 100 10 100 20 100 30 100 40 100 50 a Frequency MHz E Hanning Window Find Pk ON Show RF1 gt 99 500 MHz 0 0000 dBm 99 500 MHz 0 0000 dBm Show RF2 99 500 MHz 0 0000 dBm 99 500 MHz 0 0000 dBm Show RF3 Mkrl Mk2 Mam ena Show RF4 Mki3 Mki4 0 0000 MHz 0 0000 dB 0 0000 MHz 0 0000 dB Hide Vert T nig Time Settings Settings Time Capture Window Sample Interval 500 00 pS Memory Available Summary Parameters lt lt lt 320 00 pS gt gt gt Sample Rate 2 0000 GSa S 267795456 U1065A Status Delay 2 5000 pS vo Loc Timeout e E je Points 640000 ADC Calculator Q Fi Q T Qo L 10 5 Q Combine Channels Display Ready Data Source HW Figure 4 2 5 RF Spectrum Display The PAS spectrum response is a Hanning windowed spectrum which may be disabled using the checkbox This display does not have the detailed analysis that the VSA software has but it does provide a quick look display of the signal spectrum To supp
46. ill use a software trigger to begin acquisition Note If multiple trigger User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 22 Rev D 10 22 08 events are applied to the COM input port the TDC module will reset and a new acquisition will begin Ensure only 1 trigger event per desired acquisition is sent when using hardware trigger o HW Rec Indicators This indication is on the lower right hand corner of the display GUI HW on means that the software is connected to and controlling the system hardware Rec on means that the user is analyzing a recorded signal also available in simulation mode o U1051A HW Indicator displays green when hardware is detected and blue when in simulation mode o I OR T L Indicators display the status when the PAS is in remote control by an external computer R green remote T blinking PAS is talking to remote computer L blinking PAS is receiving information from the remote computer o LOC Button button to select local control of the PAS application away from a remote computer user This control matches the operation performed under the Control menu choice o Timeout Box this entry will specify the hardware timeout parameter for a collection For example if the user selects hardware trigger input and a trigger event has occurred the system will look for signal edge events until the timeout parameter time has been achieved This may require the user to adjust this parameter based on a given measurement con
47. ing Edge CH4 TDC Input Trailing Edge 10 mS Absolute Clock Reference Clock Reference for TDC Module Routing of Detected Signal 1 Routing of Detected Signal 2 ADC Channel 1 Input RF ADC Channel 2 Input RF 10 MHz External Clock Source RF IN 2 In U1091A C80 6U 5 Slot WA EXT HW Trigger IN Figure 2 3 1 Interconnect Diagram for the Z2090B 171 Configuration User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 10 Rev D 10 22 08 3 0 Software Installation The PAS system is delivered with all software installed and configured for the hardware set installed If however a system needs to be rebuilt or modified a complete set of instructions follows for software installation 3 1 Z2090B 170 TDC Software Setup The software setup for the PAS system leverages from the U1051A TC890 TDC module and the U1065A 004 DC282 ADC module Refer to Agilent documents U1092 90017 and U1092 90004 for instructions on software setup and installation of the Agilent drivers and initial OS configuration of the embedded PC controller Once the installation steps are completed and the drivers are installed for the hardware follow the procedure outlined below to configure the PAS software 1 Using the delivered PAS Software installation CD insert this CD into a PC computer that contains a CD drive and a free USB port 2 Copy the two files Agilent Pulse Analyzer msi amp setup exe to a USB memory stick so that they can be transferred to the embedded PC workstation on t
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49. lay can be seen if we analyze a signal that changes PRI or PW during the collection Figure 4 1 8 below shows a collection that has 3 different PRIs and 3 different PWs The 3 different PRI values can clearly be shown on this display and also measured using the markers Here we start to see the power in this sort of display as a RADAR changes mode the PRI and PW will typically vary and the PAS will track these changes SS Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope FRI PwW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time ram RF1 PRI vs Time Stop reset O RE2 PAV Acquisition Mode Single Continuous Capture Th Iii i j E Delta Markers Deta 4 kemon W y 18 0 Hide Input RFI CLE S z il goce gis puce um EA unos UE iu ios I EE ae Paramters RAF e TRIG e LU 100 0 ZULU SUL 400 0 SUL BULL FULL aei WHILE LT 1000 0 Time uS e Combined Single System RFT Pw CO RF2 FRI Channels CHE CHB Pulses Markers Mkr 1B umm dcr 2 EI Ext 10MHz Reference a i n Delta Markers h Delta B Madify System E om of a E k of a E Eoo o o Parameters 0 0 100 0 700 0 300 0 400 0 500 0 600 0 700 0 Time u5 C Use Hw Trigger Apply Changes Top Markers E Mkr2A 352 23 IS 50 934 iS E Mkr2B 447 79 S 10 204 pS MkrlA 131 58 E 10 499 ps Mkr1B 236 96 ps 95 409 n5 100 00 p5 Di AR Lose Bottom Markers summar
50. le Streaming Exit Streaming Utilities Main Control Capture Status o cR ME Storage Directory Path Directory Stop C Program Files t4gilent PAS Agilent Pulse AnalpzertStreaming Captures Start Capture Time Estimated Time to Complete Channel Setup Set Input CE Capture Complete Time Bank Acquisition Progress D Overall Progress Active Bank Number 1 Pt Acquisition Setup f Humber of Streamed Banks 3 Time Calculator B Timeout Memory per Bank 255 SE Memory Adjust per Bank Exit Streaming Hode Status Figure 4 1 17 TDC File Streaming Control GUI User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 43 Rev D 10 22 08 This control GUI provides a simple user interface to set up the TDC for file streaming The acquisition process is as follows 1 The user selects the storage directory using the blue Select Storage Directory button If no selection is made the default folder used is C Program Files Agilent PAS Agilent Pulse Analyzer Streaming Captures 2 The user then selects the size of the acquisition by adjusting the memory and timeout settings The easiest way to do this is to use the Time Calculator In the example below we ve selected an acquisition of 1 Million pulses running at a 10us PRI The calculator determined that 3 banks would be needed and adjusted the memory and timeout settings appropriately see below ES Agilent Pulse Analyzer TDC File Streaming Exit Streaming Ukilities Main Control Capture
51. left on a a E3 il Channels RF1 RF2 Markers RF1 1 RF1 2 Zoom both axis In Scaling purposes RF2 1 Zoom both axis Out Scaling purposes RF2 2 ne Channels Markers Delta Markers Delta Markers ia Delta RF4 Channels A trace is referred to as a Channel on the display Each trace will be color coded on this legend to match the signal being analyzed Delta RF2 P i Highlighting any ofthe legend items will correspondingly highlight them onthe display lia Markers or Cursors are a set of vertical and or horizontallines onthe ka display that are used to make measurementson the display The number Mingi of markers varies with the display result e Delta Markers or Marker Links provide a method of doing delta measurements between two markers Each display has a default pairing of markers to enable delta measurements Figure 4 1 3b Display Legend Information The figure above shows the display legend present on all displays in both the TDC and ADC PAS applications Clicking on the display will reveal this display legend and provides display control features described above NOTE Whenever the user performs a zoom operation on a display the display is paused even if the measurement system is still acquiring data To re enable display operation the user needs to push the play pause button shown above Also whenever a zoom operation is performed either
52. les Agilent PAS Agilent Pulse Analyzer Recordings testsignal bin PAS File path and name gt Saved or PAS Error No Data Start PAS Start or PAS Error PAS Running or PAS Stopped Stop PAS Stop or PAS Error Timeout 5 PAS Timeout 5 or PAS Error PAS Timeout 5 User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 67 Rev D 10 22 08 Memory Size Memory Size Reply Memory Size Query External Clock Enable External Clock Enable Reply External Clock Enable Query Reset TDC Module Reset TDC Module Reply Calibrate TDC Module Calibrate TDC Module Reply CH12 Enable CH12 Enable Reply CH12 Enable Query CH12 Set Level CH12 Set Level Reply CH12 Set Level Query MemSize MemSize ExtClock ExtClock Reset Calibrate CH12Enable CH12Enable CH12Level CH12Level Command Status Query Command Status Query Command Status Command Status Command Status Query Command Status Query memory size val as integer up to max ch limit Send query command and reply shown in Example Enable Disable as string Send query command and reply shown in Example NONE NONE On Off as string Send query command and reply shown in Example V as real Send query command and reply Sets the acquisition depth or memory size for the capture Remote response to set memory size Enables
53. lse width measurements are made by subtracting channel 2 from channel 1 shown below as T2 T1 Pulse Repetition Interval PRI or period measurements are made by comparing subsequent channel 1 measurements shown below as 3 T1 Y Detected Pulses l l I l l 1 I l L i i i l l l I l l I l L l TO T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11T12 PRI T2 T1 ae PW T2 T1 Figure 1 0 2 PAS Measurement of Pulses User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 4 Rev D 10 22 08 The 3 and 4 inputs of the TDC module perform the same function as the input channels 1 and 2 for a second full measurement port For notation purposes RF1 refers to the combination of TDC channels 1 and 2 and RF2 refers to the combination of TDC channels 3 and 4 Once the data is collected from the TDC module the PAS system presents the measured data in the following formats e Pulse Envelope vs Time e PRI vs Time e PW vs Time e PRI Histogram and Statistics e PW Histogram and Statistics e Frequency vs Time from Channels 1 2 3 and 4 RF1 amp RF2 e Raw Time Data from Channels 1 2 3 and 4 RF1 amp RF2 The raw time data is available to be exported to a remote computer or stored in a file on the PAS controller to be analyzed off line ADC Measurements Option 171 Adding the 4 channel ADC module will add in the following additional measurements e Volts vs Time e RF Power
54. lyzer Confirm Installation i Installing Agilent RF Analyzer The installer is ready to install Agilent RF Analyzer on your computer Agilent RF Analyzer is being installed Click Next to start the installation Please wait Cancel lt Back i i Agilent RF Analyzer Installation Complete Agilent RF Analyzer has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework At this point the software is installed There should now be a shortcut on the desktop that looks like this Agilent RF Analyzer Ink Licensing the PAS RF ADC Software Now that the software is installed it needs to be licensed against the hardware that is installed in the mainframe This license file needs to reside in the following directory on the PAS embedded PC controller C Program Files Agilent PAS VAgilent RF Analyzer Licenses User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 17 Rev D 10 22 08 The license file will resemble what is shown below in Figure 3 2 1 Wr Licenses File Edit View Favorites Tools Help A Search E gt rides Address Folders Type Date Modified 21650 License lic License 117 2008 1 35 PM 22626 License lic License 12 20 2007 5 34 PM 123456 License lic License 12 19 2007 11 36 AM 1235456 700 License lic License 12 19 2007 12 00 PM 0012345678900 License lic License 12 19 2007 11 46 AM a i 5 objects Disk F
55. nfiguration is ordered the optional Z2090B 172 VSA software may be added and used as a controlling software package for the PAS ADC system The VSA provides the full feature set of time frequency and modulation domain analysis including demodulation The option 171 Agilent RF Analyzer software does accommodate control of the ADC PAS systems and is capable of making signal recordings compatible with the VSA software Simultaneous operation of Agilent Pulse Analyzer and Agilent RF Analyzer software is available and the Agilent Pulse Analyzer software may be run simultaneously with the VSA software to control the ADC if the Agilent Pulse Analyzer software is launched before the VSA software 4 1 PAS Detected Pulse Application To launch the Agilent Pulse Analyzer application the user may double click on the Agilent Pulse Analyzer shortcut that is on the desktop of the PAS controller PC Agilent Pulse Analyzer Ink When the application launches a hardware search will commence and the software will look for any installed TDC modules If a TDC module is located the software will check to see if a valid license file exists for the installed hardware If either of the previous checks fails the software will launch in a simulation only mode Simulation mode will allow the user to analyze previously recorded waveforms but will not access the hardware for measurements User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 19 Rev D 10 22 08 PAS Operation Figure 4
56. nits uS v Pulse C t BF2 58 Time Adjust Pulse Coun Memor Data Source Hw Figure 4 1 2 Pulse Envelope versus Time Display The figure above shows a signal that has been captured on both RF inputs The signal on channel 1 is a pulsed signal with a 1usec pulse width and a 10usec period shown in yellow and the second HF input is a pulse with a 700ns pulse width and 10usec period User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 26 Rev D 10 22 08 shown in green These signals were applied to the PAS hardware and the start button was clicked to provide a single capture The first tab labeled Pulse Envelope is selected to display the pulse envelope vs time This signal capture has been zoomed in with several pulses displayed The user can then drag across a portion of the graph to zoom in on a portion of the waveform for more detailed analysis as shown in Figure 4 1 3 below gt Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope FRI Pw vs Time Pulse Histograms Haw Time Data PRF vs Time Start s wr Pulse Envelope vs Time ee lk Stop Teset eee QE RE Channels Acquisition Mode scien i ENGET E NENGGE Kn IE RFA 9 Single RF2 Continuous Markers O Capture RF1 1 wee FF 2 Memory RF2 1 gu m FF 2 7 Hide Input FFT amp CLE amp Delta Markers Paramters AF2 TRIG amp Delta RFA Broan Delta RFZ Combined Single
57. nnel Nisa ispla Controls aes Results Trigger Controls amr C Couple All RF Settings 15 0 25 0 30 0 35 0 40 0 450 50 0 M d rke r x Time uS je 5 000045 7Div Dis p ay Mki2 0 00005 0 0000 V Mki4 0 00005 o 0000V Mkri 000005 0 0000 VY Mkr3 0 00005 oO 0000V System EE Co n t ro S elige ks Time Capture Window Sample Interval 500 00 pS TRE d Units uS v Ti min g qs rn LS 80 000 1S Us Te 10 000 5S senn g Memory vo toc maj 2 w B Usa Points 160000 Cape Cada Manual Set Conbine Channel Controls Figure 4 2 1 Agilent RF Pulse Analyzer Software Display The figure above lists the different control sections e Menu Controls provides direct mouse control to perform the following menu functions o File perform save recall state and recording functions preset instrument and exit the application o Control alternative method of starting or stopping the application select hardware input vs recorded input select local control of hardware o Utilities perform ADC reset and calibration modify system parameters and show current system hardware parameters o Help display PAS version and display help documentation for system e Acquisition Controls provides the overall control of how data is collected and enables disables the PAS measurement The 3 modes of acquisition are User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 51 Rev D 10 22 08 o Single provide a single shot capture or collection of time data up t
58. nput Reference Module 2cPCI Slots e 1 U1065A 004 ADC Module 1cPCI Slot 2 2 Z2090B 170 TDC Configuration Setup Pulsed RF Signal Routing Figure 2 2 1 below shows the cable configuration when applying an external pulsed RF signal Connecting into the RF in 1 input port on the IRM will route the signal through the internal RF Detector contained inside the IRM Also shown is the external trigger input port for the TDC module This trigger is optional since the system may be triggered using a software trigger from the controlling software If hardware triggering is used the trigger input is routed to the TDC COM IN port The PAS cable set includes cables to perform module interconnect TO FROM oignal Description TDC CH1 IN IRM Out 1 1 CH1 TDC Input Leading Edge TDC CH2 IN IRM Out 1 2 CH2 TDC Input Trailing Edge TDC CH3 IN IRM OUT 2 1 CH3 TDC Input Leading Edge TDC CHA IN IRM OUT 2 2 CH4 TDC Input Trailing Edge TDC CH6 IN IRM 100Hz TTL 10 mS Absolute Clock Reference TDC REF IN IRM 10MHz 1 Clock Reference for TDC Module User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 6 Rev D 10 22 08 IRM DET IN 1 IRM DET OUT 1 Routing of Detected Signal 1 IRM DET IN 2 IRM DET OUT 2 Routing of Detected Signal 2 RF IN 1 RF IN 2 In U1091A C80 6U 5 Slot Chassis EXT HW Trigger IN Figure 2 2 1 PAS Cable Configuration for Pulsed RF Measurements Externally Detected Pulse or Pulsed Signal Routing Figure 2 2 2 below shows the cable configuration when the u
59. nuous O Capture oo 397530 0 Delta Markers Memory s Delta RFA Set Input FFT CLE S Hl m Pararnters HF2 TRIG dh ll Hl A Wa INI f Hil n H a I iHi IM CIN g98725 0 x iu dealt Al FN Yl ku LR VN nn Hill TII A IN T i UL TA h Wn F 38720 0 4 Win Met nl ha diata l i Wi li dji N Mh WAT WAN NAN NO MET M V Ii Frequency 299715 0 M 339710 0 gars 99700 0 s500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 S000 1 Time uS Show TOC Data AF Rise 500 00 5 Diw 444 C Show TOC Data RF1 Fall C Show TDC3 Data RF2 Rise C Show TOC4 Data RF2 Fall 8 RF1 2 0 00005 0 0000 Hz E RF2 2 0 00008 0 0000 Hz RF1 1 0 00005 0 0000 Hz RF2 1 0 00005 0 0000 Hz Summary Parameters In L1051A Hu Delta 0 0000 5 0 0000 Hz Delta 0 00005 0 0000 Hz A Timeout Pulse Count RF1 990 Units uS w QT mim oL 2 E Time Adjust l Time Calculator Display Ready Data Source Hw Figure 4 1 11 PRF versus Time Display User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 36 Rev D 10 22 08 Time Interval Display Two channel time interval and delay measurements may also be performed using the PAS These results are displayed on the Time Interval panel NOTE If only 1 signal channel is active then this display will remain blank If inputs are provided however on both RF1 and RF2 then time interv
60. o the selected memory size o Continuous provides a continuous update of single captures of measurement data up to the selected memory size o Capture provides a set of multiple captures of data using the dual memory bank nature of the TDC module to allow the system to stitch together multiple acquisitions The number of acquisitions or Banks is entered next to this selection o Start This control button will initiate a measurement in the selected capture mode o Stop This control button will stop the measurement currently running o Preset This control button will set the acquisition mode to Continuous and begin running the measurement system with a default configuration Channel Controls provides channel controls such as enabling the channel setting the channel threshold and polarity o Fs Voltage ADC full scale voltage setting for digitizer o Offset ADC offset voltage setting o Coupling Set the channel coupling to AC or DC for the input o BW Select the ADC reconstruction filter LPF setting for the input Trigger Controls provides control of ADC trigger parameters This control panel is visible by selecting the Trigger tab PEER TET Vertical Tnager Trager Settings O sw RF 1 v D Hw DC wv POS v Delay 10 uss Set Trg 00580 V Show Trigger Level o SW HW Selection used to specify software trigger trigger immediately on a software request or hardware trigger o Set Trig Button
61. of setting the memory and timeout parameters along with the number of banks needed for a given acquisition state The user simply enters in the expected PRI and number of pulses to be analyzed and the calculator will determine the necessary parameters needed to be used for this acquisition For complex signals with varying PRI values the user will have to estimate an average PRI value to use with the calculator The user can then click on the Calculate Results button to view the needed parameter settings for the TDC card Pressing the Apply Results to PAS button will apply these settings to the hardware lt gt PAS Time Calculator This calculator is designed to aid the user in calculating PAS system parameters based on expected Pulse input signals Enter in the PRI and desired number of acquired pulses and the PAS Timeout and Memory settings will be adjusted in an attempt ta match the desired parameters These results are based an using 1 combined channel and will need ta be multiplied by 2 for dual channel operation Enter PHI Enter Humber of Pulses Results Calculated Memory Value 80112 Calculated Time Out Yalue 4 Humber of Banks Needed 1 Calculate Results Apply Results ta PAS User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 24 Rev D 10 22 08 e Display Display Selection Marker Results These sections control and display the data collected by the PAS hardware in a variety of formats for the user The display selections acros
62. ontrol the sample rate sample points and delay for acquisition o Combine Channels this check box is used to combine the resources from both channels into a single channel This will improve the maximum sample rate and memory length for acquisition When the button is pressed the control panel shown below will appear to allow the user to select the channel combination configuration The U1065A supports combining 2 channels into 1 or 4 channels to 1 The 2 to 1 combination allows the user to double the sample rate to 4 Gsa sec The Use HW Channels will allow the user to select which physical hardware channels are used after combination is applied The user may also select a 4 to 1 combination allowing the maximum sample rate to be set at 8 Gsa sec Again the user selects which of the 4 physical hardware channels are used after combination Combined Channel Configuration Sat Number of Channels to Combine None 0251 4 1 Dual Combine Options Use HW Channels Apply Changes e ADC Calculator this tool is used as an aid to the user to provide a method of setting up the sample rate and memory of the ADC based on carrier frequency PHI and number of pulses to be analyzed User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 54 Rev D 10 22 08 gt PAS RF Settings Calculator This calculator is designed to aid the user in calculating PAS RF system parameters based on expected input signals Enter in the RF Frequency FRI and desired
63. ort detailed analysis of the RF signals captured by the PAS system this utility can store the captured waveform as a csv file which may be imported into the 89601A VSA software Section 4 3 below details this and the other features available within the VSA software application User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 61 Rev D 10 22 08 Basic Recording Analysis The RF Pulse Analyzer Software supports state and recording recall playback under the File menu Figure 4 2 6 below shows a recalled signal file being analyzed gt Agilent RF Analyzer File Control Utiities Help aaa Main Control Time Domain Power vs Time FreqDomain 50 000 mV s J ox RF Volts vs Time Gere Channels Acquisition Mode 0 200 Single 9 Continuous Banks 0 150 Capture 5 0 100 du 0 050 6 000 TT 0 100 0 150 0 200 0 250 100 Time uS 200 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkr4 200 00 pS 244 14 pV 200 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkr3 200 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkrl Mkr2 Mkr3 Mkr4 0 00005 0 0000V Delta 0 00005 0 0000 V Show Vert T ng Time Settings Settings Tim ture Window its uS 9 e Capture do Sample Interval 1 0000 nS Niven X anao eT Units v Summary Parameters 1 0000 mS Sample Rate 1 0000GHz 4 A 1000000 U10654 Status Delay 2 5000 pS vo ioc Timeout 2 5 us w Set Points 1000000 ADC Calculator R eel 10 S Manual Set Combine Channels Q Display Ready Data Source Rec Figure 4 2 6 Recalled Recording
64. ource Reply Data Source Query DataSource Save Data SaveData Save Reply Start Start Start Reply Start Query Start Stop Stop Stop Reply Timeout Timeout Timeout Reply Timeout Query Timeout Status Query Command Status Query Command Status Command Status Query Command Status Command Status Query Send query command and reply shown in Example HW Rec as string if recording then pass filename as string Send query command and reply shown in Example path amp filename as string NONE Send query command and reply shown in Example NONE timeout val as real Send query command and reply shown in Example Remote response to Acquisition Mode changes Command to set the system for hardware acquisition or recording analysis Default path choices are used for recordings Remote response to data source command Command to save Command to Start acquisition Remote response to Start command Command to stop acquisition Remote response to stop command Sets the timeout value for acquisition in seconds Remote response to timeout command PAS AcqMode Sing or PAS AcqMode Cont or PAS AcqMode Capt 10 or PAS Error AcqMode Sing DataSource HW or DataSource Rec SampleFile b In PAS DataSource HW or PAS DataSource Rec Sample File bin or PAS Error PAS DataSource HW SaveData C Program Fi
65. r otates An instrument states defines the configuration of all of the PAS parameters These states may be stored as a state file under the File Save Recall State operation Instrument states identify all system configuration parameters and may also be tied to either a hardware or recorded signal input Save Recall Operations The PAS software supports the ability to save and recall both signals instrument states and formatted data results The display results and signal formats may be saved as csv files for good portability In addition signal files may be stored as bin files to be a more compact file format for captures allowing users to capture signals with one PAS hardware set and perform off line analysis on another computer with PAS software running in a no hardware mode These functions are accessed using the File menu dialog at the top of the PAS control interface User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 39 Rev D 10 22 08 Making PAS Measurements The process to make measurements with the PAS can be summarized in this manner 1 PAS Modes Set the acquisition parameters using the Time Calculator or manually setting the memory and timeout values Verify the input threshold levels are set appropriately select the Acquisition Mode Single Continuous Capture Display or Stream to File These different modes are explained in further detail in the next paragraph Select the desired display tab Press the start button to begin
66. ree space 200 GB 38 bytes X My Computer Figure 3 2 1 Example License File Directory The license file names will contain the serial number for the installed ADC module For example if the serial number of the ADC was 12345 then the license file name would be 12345 License lic The license files if not already present on the system can be obtained by contacting your Agilent Technologies representative Without the proper license file the software will only work in the simulation mode and will not connect to the hardware When the new license file is obtained from Agilent then the file simply needs to reside in this directory C Program Files Agilent PAS Agilent Pulse Analyzer Licenses User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 18 Rev D 10 22 08 3 3 Z2090B 172 89601A VSA Software Setup Only for Optional VSA The VSA software Is a standard off the shelf PC software package used to perform detailed signal analysis of digitized signals The specifications operation and installation instructions can be downloaded from the following web link http www agilent com find 89600 4 0 PAS Operation The PAS system is controlled via the operational software installed on the embedded PC workstation The basic configuration Z2090B 170 is controlled using the Agilent Pulse Analyzer software while the optional ADC configuration Z2090B 171 is operated from a different controlling application called the Agilent RF Analyzer Furthermore if the ADC co
67. rtical and or horizontallines onthe display that are used to make measurements on the display The number ofmarkers varies with the display result e Delta Markers or Marker Links provide a method of doing delta measurements between two markers Each display has a default pairing of markers to enable delta measurements Figure 4 2 3b Display Legend Information The figure above shows the display legend present on all displays in both the TDC and ADC PAS applications Clicking on the display will reveal this display legend and provides display control features described above NOTE Whenever the user performs a zoom operation on a display the display is paused even if the measurement system is still acquiring data To re enable display operation the user needs to push the play pause button shown above Also whenever a zoom operation is performed either with the mouse by dragging over a region or using the zoom tools in the toolbar it is important to remove the zooming using the Undo All Zooming button described above This will ensure that the display is set to match what the measurement acquisition User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 59 Rev D 10 22 08 Power vs Time The second tab display choice is RF Power vs Time This display uses the measured voltage versus time as was previously discussed and identifies the peak values and formats the results to display only these results The voltage is converted to RF power in
68. s the top are used to select one of the display modes to be covered in a later section below The display results are shown on the central display and the marker results section will display the marker readout for up to 2 markers on a given trace including the delta marker display results User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 25 Rev D 10 22 08 PAS Displays The PAS system will display the TDC signal measurements in the following formats Pulse Envelope PRI vs Time PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results EE 2E ee 1 Pulse Envelope vs Time Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRAF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results Start O z Stt Pulse Envelope vs Time Stop jJ Acquisition Mode Channels RF 1 Single RF2 Markers RF1 1 Continuous Banks Capture Display 10 RF1 2 RF2 1 RF2 2 Set Input AFT CLK e _ Delta Markers Parameters RF2 TRIG Delta RF1 Stream to File Delta RF2 Ar A Am 29 U 3U U 23 JU Time uS 5 0000uS Div Mean PRI Mean PW CD DPuse an RF2 2 35 024 pS 9 9827 u 981 78 n RF 1 RF1 1 25 000 uS RF2 1 25 000 uS c PPS 9 9827 n 1 9679 p RF2 11 STR UIS Delta 0 0000S Delta 10 024 uS 120 Ut blAHw R Timeout Pulse Count RF1 58 Time Calculator U
69. ser has already detected the pulsed RF signal i e detected video or if the user is analyzing pulses and not pulse modulated RF signals In this configuration the user provides the signal input after the internal detector s contained in the IRM Also shown is the external trigger input port for the TDC module This trigger is optional since the system may be triggered using a software trigger from the controlling software If hardware triggering is used the trigger input is routed to the TDC COM IN port The PAS cable set includes cables to perform module interconnect User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 7 Rev D 10 22 08 TO FROM Signal Description TDC CH1 IN IRM Out 1 1 CH1 TDC Input Leading Edge TDC CH2 IN IRM Out 1 2 CH2 TDC Input Trailing Edge TDC CHS IN IRM OUT 2 1 CH3 TDC Input Leading Edge TDC CH4 IN IRM OUT 2 2 CH4 TDC Input Trailing Edge TDC CH6 IN IRM 100Hz TTL 10 mS Absolute Clock Reference TDC REF IN IRM 10MHz 1 Clock Reference for TDC Module RF IN 1 RF IN 2 Detected Detected In U1091A C80 6U 5 Slot Chassis EXT HW Trigger IN Figure 2 2 2 PAS Cable Configuration for Pulse and Detected RF Pulse Inputs As Shown detector jumpers removed User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 8 Rev D 10 22 08 Figure 2 2 3 below shows a partial block diagram RF1 Path Only of the IRM to help visualize the signal flow within this module Input Reference Module Q 2S Agilent Technologies 6 dB 10 MHz V v V Reference Divid
70. ser s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 14 Rev D 10 22 08 3 2 Z2090B 171 ADC Software Setup Only for Optional ADC The software setup for the PAS system leverages from the U1051A TC890 TDC module and the U1065A 004 DC282 ADC module Refer to Agilent documents U1092 90017 and U1092 90004 for instructions on software setup and installation of the Agilent drivers and initial OS configuration of the embedded PC controller Once the installation steps are completed and the drivers are installed for the hardware follow the procedure outlined below to configure the PAS software 1 Using the delivered PAS Software installation CD insert this CD into a PC computer that contains a CD drive and a free USB port 2 Copy the two files Agilent RF Analyzer msi amp setup exe to a USB memory stick so that they can be transferred to the embedded PC workstation on the PAS mainframe The embedded controller does not contain a CD drive thus the installation media if not already present on the system needs to be transferred via USB memory stick or using the Local Area Network LAN interface 3 Double click on the setup exe application and it will begin the installation process for the software Debug File Edit View Favorites Tools Help A sac P d J Search i Folders Hab Address B C Documents and Settings jxmeiiDesktooiITS ProjechpczSziAgilent RF Analyzer Debug wv ian Size Type Date Modified File and Folder Tasks 11 316 KB Windows Inst
71. splay Utilities Help Main Control Stop Acquisition Made Data Select PRIAPW vs Time RFT 5 2 Entry Ka Single C3 PRI Pw vs Time RFZ Continuous oaks p Q Ti Capture Display 10 Ed sme ler C5 Stream to File Hide Input RFI CLE Paramters HF2 TRIG dh Combined Single System CHE CHS Ext 1OMH Reference Modify System Parameters C Use Hw Trigger Apply Changes Max Result Length Eon E Summary Farameters VO U10514 Hw A 9 Timeout Time 0 0000 s 7 0651 ps 17 050 ps 27 033 ps 37 017 ps 47 002 us 56 987 ps 66 970 ps 76 954 ps 86 939 ps 36 924 us 106 91 ps 116 89 ps 126 88 ps 136 86 ps 146 84 pus 156 83 ps 166 81 ps 176 80 ps 186 78 ps 196 77 us 206 75 us 216 73 ps 226 72 ps 236 70 ps 246 69 ps 256 67 us IRR GR ne 3 9848 ps 2 9848 ps 2 9831 ps 9 9845 ps 2 9847 ps 9 9848 pus 2 9829 ps 2 9845 ps 9 9851 ps 3 9843 ps 3 9844 pus 3 9834 us 3 9845 ps 3 9847 ps 3 9840 ps 3 9836 pus 3 9844 ps 3 9856 ps 3 9828 ps 9 9852 pis 3 9847 us 3 9832 us 3 9841 ps 3 9844 ps 3 9848 ps 3 9841 ps 3 9852 us Q QR 24 ne 381 65 ns 9381 65 ns 981 00 ns 9382 25 ns 932 20 ns 982 05 ns 381 65 ns 333 05 ns 383 00 ns 382 00 ns 381 80 ns 381 80 ns 9282 70 ns 282 25 ns 381 55 ns 382 05 ns 9282 70 ns 282 50 ns 381 00 ns 982 75 ns 381 70 ns 281 35 ns 282 45 ns 282 50 ns 982 70 ns 382 00 ns 3872 10 ns GRA 1 nc Pulse Envelope P
72. splays include Display Legend Controls and Information Play Pause Triangle means the display is paused and the display is nakal NOT updating Two bars means the displayis updating Clicking this control will toggle pause and update Zooming ALWAYS pauses the display e Copy display to clipboard this button will copy the entire display section with markers to the clipboard Thisallowsthe userto easily __ importthe screen toa reporting application 3 Print Display this button will print the display with all markers e Save Display this button will save the display as a bitmap image for documentation purposes Channels Setup Display this button provides control of markers and marker links RF1 Undo Last Zoom RF2 Re Do Last Zoom Undo Any All Zooming This is a very important control because the Markers zoom state will remain until this button is clicked to release all RF 1 1 zooming The results can be confusing if zooming is left on zi I Zoom both axis In Scaling purposes RF2 1 TeZoom both axis Out Scaling purposes ome RF 2 2 Channels Markers Delta Markers Delta Markers Delta RF1 Delta RF2 Channels A trace is referred to as a Channel on the display Each trace will be color coded on this legend to match the signal being analyzed Highlightingany ofthe legend items will correspondingly highlight them he onthe display Markers or Cursors are a set of ve
73. th of RF2 and the other marker pair measuring the period at about 10us The marker colors will correspond to the display legend to help identify the selected marker ID Pulse AFI 1 a E lt RF1 1 24 766 ps RF2 1 26 769 ps HF 2 i Delta 10 020 ps Delta 702 92 n5 Figure 4 1 4 Marker Display RF1 2 34 808 ps RF2 2 29 492 15 User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 29 Rev D 10 22 08 Pulse ID Feature The PAS software also provides a pulse identification feature which allows a user to enter in a specific pulse number and the pulse is highlighted on the display trace as shown in Figure 4 1 5 below Notice that the 3 pulse of RF1 yellow is identified and the 9 pulse of the RF2 signal green is also identified Furthermore the pulse count for each RF input is displayed in the lower portion of the GUI gt Agilent Pulse Analyzer DER Ele Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time Start O i Pulse Envelope vs Time Tg PE Stop Channels Acquisition Mode 4 9 Single Continuous Capture Memory Hide Input RFI CLK gi Paramters RF2 9 TRIG 2 2 m Delta Markers Combined Single System Delta RF1 Deta RF2 Modify System Parameters Use Hw Trigger N a y RF1 2 250 00 pS RF2 2 250 00 pS RF1 RF1 1 250 00 pS RF2 1 250 00 ps Summary Parameters RF2 19 UO OAN Delta
74. the External Clock By default PAS system uses external clock Remote response to set external clock Resets the TDC Hardware Remote response to reset command Executes the TDC hardware calibration Remote response to reset command Enable CH12 Remote response to stop command Sets the threshold level in V Remote response to stop command MemSize 10000 PAS MemSize 10000 or PAS Error PAS MemSize 10000 ExtClock Enable PAS ExtClock Enable or PAS Error PAS ExtClock Enable Reset PAS Reset or PAS Error Calibrate PAS Calibrate or PAS Error CH12Enable On PAS CH12Enable On or PAS Error PAS CH12Enable On CH12Level 0 5 PAS CH12Level 0 5 or PAS Error PAS CH12Level 0 5 User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 68 Rev D 10 22 08 CH12 Set Polarity CH12 Set Polarity Reply CH12 Set Polarity Query Separate Channels CH12 Separate Channels Reply CH12 Separate Channels Query CH6 Set Level CH6 Set Level Reply CH6 Set Level Query COM HW Trigger Enable COM HW Trigger Enable Reply COM HW Trigger Enable Query COM Trigger Set Level COM Trigger Set Level Reply COM Trigger Set Level Query COM Trigger Set Polarity COM Trigger Set Polarity Reply CH12Polarity CH12Polarity CH12Channels CH12Channels CH6 Level CH6Level COMEnable COMEnable COMLevel COMLevel COM
75. the acquisition If desired perform the on screen analysis using the markers or zooming features of the display If desired save the formatted or raw data for further analysis or reporting Single This mode is a single one shot acquisition The PAS will collect enough signal events to fill the selected memory or if no signal is present the system will time out Agilent Pulse Analyzer E Ek File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Q Stop Preset Acquisition Mode Single Continuous Banks Capture Display 10 Stream to File Hide Input AFI CLK o Paramters RF2 TRIG 9 Combined Single System RF1 Input Parameters Enable Polarity Threshold O Pos 0 1 yo 9 Neg RF2 Input Parameters Enable Polarity Threshold Pos V Neg Apply Changes Summary Parameters UO inosi Hw O QR Timeout oT eL uc 2 s Pulse Envelope PRI PW vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results Pulse Envelope vs Time Channels Markers Delta Markers _ 50 000 pS Div Mean PRI Mean PW CO iD Puse ERRES RF2 2 37 250 nS RFI 1 RF1 1 37 250 nS RF2 1 37 250 nS AF2 11 Delta 0 0000 5 Delta 0 0000 5 Time Calculator Units uS v J Time Adjust gt gt gt Memory No Signal Detected Check Inputs and or Timeout Setting Data Source HW Figure 4 1 14 Timeout Example User s Manual Z2090B 170 P
76. ulse Histograms Raw Time Data PAF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results Start Pulse Envelope vs Time Stop reset Channels Acquisition Mode i Single ud Continuous Banks d Capture Display 3 enti Delta Markers Delta RF1 Stream to File Set Input AFI CLE Paramters RF2 TRIG Center Markers 900 1200 1500 1800 2400 3000 Time uS 3000045 Div Mean PRI Mean PW L ipPue Pee RF2 2 37 250 nS 9 9841 pj 982 00 n RFI 1 RF1 1 37 250 nS RF2 1 37 250 nS A EN RF2 mdi oss EUR Delta 0 0000 S Delta 0 0000S 0 nosjAHw GO Q HR Memory Data Source Hw Timeout Pulse Count RFI 350 VIS SM i Time Adjust Figure 4 1 16 Capture Display Mode Example User s Manual Z2090B 170 Page 42 Rev D 10 22 08 In this example the same signal is applied but this time capture mode was selected and 3 banks of capture were collected resulting in a 3000uS or 3ms collection Stream to File This mode also utilizes the dual banked memory structure of the card but instead of displaying all of the results post capture it will stream the TDC data directly to a file to provide a very efficient and fast collection mechanism for PAS To perform a streaming capture first the user selects the Stream to File mode under the Acquisition Mode section of the GUI Immediately the main GUI is replaced with the streaming control GUI shown below Agilent Pulse Analyzer TDC Fi
77. with the mouse by dragging over a region or using the zoom tools in the toolbar it is important to remove the zooming using the Undo All Zooming button described above This will ensure that the display is set to match what the measurement acquisition User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 28 Rev D 10 22 08 From the zoomed view Figure 4 1 3 above we see a couple of pulses displayed in this view The pulse envelope view is essentially constructed by combining the rising edge time of the pulse with the falling edge time of the pulse The resulting display is a reconstructed waveform of the time domain pulse response The magnitude of the pulse is normalized to 1 and is unit less because the TDC module does not measure amplitude directly For accurate amplitude information the optional ADC solution 171 may be added The timing parameters however are accurately collected to within 50ps accuracy At this point the user may select and control the two markers to position them for measurements of waveform features If the two markers are not visible the user may right click on the display and select the View Marker option The user then may position the markers by clicking on the markers and positioning each one independently Figure 4 1 4 below shows a zoomed in view of the marker display which shows that the time difference from the leading edge of one pulse to the falling edge pulse width yellow The delta measures 702ns or the pulse wid
78. y Parameters Couple T VD WHOA HW HAMA Delta 220 65 IS 40 435 pS Delta 208 84 uS 10 109 pS i e Timeout Pulse Count RF1 223 Units us WA wise oun z nils u w mm s Time Adjust C o Pulse Count RF ted Time TENES o cem Ready l Data S Ounce Ber Figure 4 1 8 PRI PW vs Time 3 Mode Signal User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 33 Rev D 10 22 08 Pulse Histograms The next display selection is the Pulse Histograms display This trace is also a dual trace display showing the statistics of a given series of pulses The first trace is a histogram of the PRI results and the second trace is a histogram of the PW results Figure 4 1 9 below shows an example of this display In addition to the histogram a set of statistics including Mean Standard Deviation Min and Max are displayed for both the PRI and PW count results The marker features are similar to the other displays previously discussed EI 5 HN nang ES Agilent Pulse Analyzer i ma File Control Display Utilities Help Main Control Pulse Envelope PRIAPW v Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF ve Time Ga Stop i i klean PRI 250 Channels Acquisition Mode 10 028 u T PF U d 200 seule Std Dev Markers 2 Continuous 395 80 p E 450 PRIA CO Capture TEL einn Delta Mark TEPER Min PRI p poca nee ES E E i 50 a Delta FRI 10 028 p s HU TN pm I Paramters AF2 TRIG HM 10 027200 10 027600 10 028400 Time
79. y zoom in on any portion of the signal by using the right click functions on the display see Figure 4 2 3 below User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 57 Rev D 10 22 08 gt Agilent RF Analyzer File Control Utilities Help Main Control Time Domain Power vs Time FreqDomain 18 983 mV a Ce O9 EE unn RF Volts vs Time Stop rese Channels RF1 Acquisition Mode 0 076 Single Cursors z Mkr1 Continuous Banks 9 0 Mkr2 O Capture 5 Mkr3 0 038 Mkr4 MS Links 0 0193 k Input Settings rl Enable Mkr 3 4 Range V B 0 000 MIU TH mt M 02 B OB Offset iv Ei 000 2 O 0 038 Coupling Bw AC v Through w Vertical T rigger 0 019 0 057 C Couple All RF Settings 0 076 Set C 0 095 10 07 10 19 Time uS Mkr2 250 00 pS 244 14 p Mk i4 250 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkrl 250 00 pS 244 14p Mki3 250 00 pS 244 14 pV Mkrl Mki2 Mkr3 Mkr4 Delta 0 0000S 0 0000V Delta 0 00005 0 0000 V Hide Vert Trig Time Settings emot Time Capture Window Sample Interval 500 00 pS Memory Available Summary Parameters 320 00 uS Sample Rate 2 0000 GSa S 267795456 U10654 Status Delay 10 000 pS vo Timeout 2 5 us w Set Points 640000 ADC Calculalor ereter 1019 Combine Channels Display Ready Data Source HW Figure 4 2 3 Zoomed in View of Volts vs Time User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 58 Rev D 10 22 08 Display options which are available on all di
80. yzer Fie Cord Depay LEES Help Pulte Errak PALA vs Tie Palis Hatloaramns Foe Tima Dita PAT va Tes Tine Interval Tablas Flauta Pulse Envelope vg Time Chanmols one FF A Markos serai oom FF 1 Delta Markers Telia REY Tai kani Br d ULK d bp Pam MITE de TRIG pa bra a Time us LJ L aas Dre saa RSR zm ee pare 17 750 nS PETIT w RE fi HFI 1 3 254 n5 AF 37 2 5 nS BERE 1 Dena WAWI S Deha 0 0000 S fme Calculer Uman uti we oT Pulse Count RFI 1000 amma t 1 fet uc js TERN Time Adjust Ce Marr Hoan FO Mean PW umm 21 93 A Gina FA aradin ED AH 8 e Cesta Toce neam p Done Figure 4 1 22 Streaming File Analysis User s Manual Z2090B 170 P age 48 Rev D 10 22 08 S Agilent Pulse Analyzer File Control Display Utilities Help Pulse Envelope PRI Pw vs Time Pulse Histograms Raw Time Data PRF vs Time Time Interval Tabular Results nro a TCHERE RF1 PRI vs Time RF2Pw Channels CH A Markers Mkr 1 4 WAN m Mkr 24 TW NEL FRU URL HE NU TU AU NP Fil ili i ALAA i Delta Markers Delta A Set Input PF CLK 6 eens ain pena sen wa Neen wk tue ee anga wees Paramters RF2 oO TRIG oO 2521500 2522000 2522500 2523000 2523500 2524000 2524500 2525000 2525500 2 ezza Time uS 500 00 uS Div _ RF1 PW vs Time Div Channels CHB Markers Mkr 1B wes Mkr 2B Delta Markers Delt

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