NETWORK ANAL YZERS - Helmut Singer Elektronik
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1. 200 mA damage level Accessories Supplied 4 ea 190 mm 7 5 in SOQ cables with Type N male connectors for connection to HP 3577A HP Part No 8120 4387 ie Set interconnect cable to HP 3577A HP Part No 35677 l ea Rear Panel Lock Foot Kit HP Part No 5061 0099 l ea Service Manual HP Part No 35677 90010 General Characteristics Power All power is obtained through the HP 35677A interconnect cable Weight 6 kg 13 Ib net 122 kg 25 Ib shipping Dimensions 90mm H x 425mm W x 584mm D 3 5 in x 16 75 in x 22 75 in Add 1 inch to depth to include front panel connectors HP 35676A B Reflection Transmission Test Kits Low frequency and broadband measurements with the HP 3577A are greatly simplified with the HP 35676A B Reflection Transmission Test Kits Operating in conjunction with internal calibration routines in the HP 35774A the test kits provide all the measurement capabilities re quired for reflection transmission and impedance measurements throughout the entire 5 Hz to 200 MHz frequency range Separate ver sions are available for SON HP 35676A or 752 HP 35676B environ ments Each HP 35676A B Reflection Transmission Test Kit contains a precision resistive divider 50N HP 35676A or 750 HP 35676B reference load coaxial short carrying case and all cables and hardware necessary for basic measurements with the HP 3577A Network Analyz cr HP 35676A B Operating Characteristics Freq Range 5Hz to 200 MHz2. and Amplitude Sweep capabilities meet measurement needs in a wide range of applications Accessories such as S Parameter Test Sets Power Splitters Minimum Loss Pad Cables Calibration Kits Tran sistor Fixtures Adapters and Current and Voltage Probes ensure a complete solution to your measurement needs The built in autoscale functions put the measurement on the screen quickly with a full scale display Digital Display Markers with Mark er Min or Max and Marker Offset capabilities provide accurate high resolution readout of data points on a fully annotated dual trace display Direct Digital Plot using an HP graphics plotter without a computer of displayed traces graticule annotation and marker data provides quick cost effective hard copy of measurement results Non volatile Save Recall Memory of five front panel instrument states is convenient for making rapid and repeatable measurements Similarly trace data can be stored in magnitude and phase format in any one of four data registers Since data is stored with full accura cy and resolution it can be rescaled as needed Measurement Display Modes Magnitude phase polar real imaginary and delay modes are di rectly accessible from the soft key display menu Input data stored data and user defined constants can then be combined using built in vector math functions to create arbitrary measurement dis play modes As an example a feedback amplifier can be mathem
3. 72 000 deg span Calibration Transmission Both traces can be normalized to measured data with full accuracy and resolution Reflection Corrects for directivity frequency response and source match errors Programming Characteristics Capability Remote programming via the Hewlett Packard Interface Bus HP IB The HP 35677A B S Parameter Test Sets are program mable through the HP 3577A interface only interface Functions SH1 AHI T5 TEO L4 LEO SR1 RL PPI DCI DT1 CO E1 For more on these codes refer to the HP IB section of this catalog Output Data Transfer Time 401 data points single parameter can be transferred directly to an HP 200 series computer in Basic language as follows ASCII mode Typically 1500 ms Binary floating point mode Typically 160 ms Graphics Capabilities 12 lines of text with 40 alphanumeric charac ters per line and high resolution line vectors can be displayed through HP IB commands General Characteristics External Reference Frequency Input Frequency 10 MHz N N is an integer from to 100 Level 0 dBm 10 dB nominal Impedance 502 nominal Connector BNC female rear panel Reference Frequency Output Frequency 10 MHz Level Typically 0 dBm Impedance 502 nominal Connector BNC femaie rear panel External Trigger Triggers on negative TTL transition or contact cio sure to ground Connector BNC female rear panel Plotter Control Directly compatible with HP IB graphics
4. A B and R input Impedance Selectable 509 with gt 25 dB return loss or MQ in parallel with approximately 30 pF Input Connectors 502 Type N female Full Scale Input Level 13 dBV from 10 kHz to 200 MHz with internal 20 dB attenuators ON 0dBm at 502 Resolution Bandwidth Selectable kHz 100 Hz 10 Hz or 1 Hz Sensitivity Due to noise and internal crosstalk between source and receiver inputs Resolution Bandwidth 30 kHz 200 MHz 500 30 kHz 20 MHz 1 MQ Internal 20 d8 Internal 20 d8 Attenuator ON Attenuator OFF 130 dBm 130 dBm 125 48m 115 dBm Crosstalk gt 100 dB isolation between inputs Electrical Length Reference Plane Extension Provides equivalent electrical line length or delay at inputs A B and R Range 3 x 108m to 3 x 10 m or 1 s to ls Resolution 5 digits or 0 1 cm 3 3 ps whichever is greater Accuracy 0 1 cm or 0 02 whichever is greater NETWORK ANALYZERS Audio Video Baseband IF Network Analyzer 5 Hz to 200 MHz HP Model 3577A cont Magnitude Characteristics Range Full Scale Input to Sensitivity Resolution Marker 0 00 dB log 5 digits linear Display 0 01 dB div to 20 dB div log absolute 0 01 dB div to 200 dB div log ratio 0 1 nV div to 10 V div linear absolute 10 div to 107 div linear ratio Display Units dB dBm dBV V and linear ratio Accuracy at 100 kHz 25 C and Full Scale Input Absolute A B R 0 2 dB Rati
5. HP 3577A can be easily upgraded to an HP 3577S Network Analyzer System with full twelve term Vector Error Cor rection as the need for uncompromising measurement accuracy arises HP IB Programmability The HP 3577A is fully programmable over the Hewlett Packard Interface Bus Simple programming codes minimize the time it takes to develop control software for automatic measurements Quickly ac cess a single point or an entire 401 point trace in either fast binary or ASCII modes Customize the built in vector display via the HP IB to draw test limit lines operator instructions or connection diagrams HP 3577A Network Analyzer Abbreviated Specifications Source Frequency Range 5 Hz to 200 MHz Resolution 0 001 Hz Stability 5X10 day 0 to 55 C Amplitude Range 15 dBm to 49 dBm 1 26Vrms to 7934 Vrms 2dBV to 62 dBY into a 500 load Resolution 0 1 dB Accuracy 1 dB at 15 dbm and 100 kHz Below 15 dBm add the greater of 0 02 dB dB or 0 2 dB Flatness 1 5 dBp p from 5 Hz to 200 MHz Impedance 500 gt 20 dB return loss at all levels RF Output Connector 500 Type N female Sweep Types Linear alternate cw and log frequency log ampli tude Sweep Time 00 ms span to 200 ms span for frequency sweep 1 ms step to 16 s step for amplitude sweep Sweep Modes Continuous single manual Trigger Modes Free run immediate line external input Characteristics Frequency Range 5 Hz to 200 MHz inputs Three receiver inputs
6. Test Port impedance 50 2 typical HP 35676A 75 2 typical HP 35676B insertion Loss Source Input to Test Output 10 dB typical Equivalent Directivity 40 dB typical Equivalent Source Match 30 dB typical HP 35676A 25 dB typical HP 35676B Ordering information See page 617 for Ordering Information Typical assuming proper calibration with accessories supplied
7. plotters that use Hewlett Packard Graphics Language HP GL with listen only ca pability HP 7470A HP 7475A HP 7550A HP 7090A Save Recaill Front panel setups can be stored in non volatile memory locations through 5 Last state is saved when power is removed Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C to 55 C Relative Humidity lt 95 at 40 C Altitude lt 4 572m 15 000 ft Non Operating Conditions Temperature 40 C to 75 C Altitude lt 15 240m 50 000 ft Power 115V 10 25 47 Hz to 440 Hz or 230 V 10 15 47 Hz to 66Hz 450 VA maximum Weight 31 kg 67 lb net 41 kg 90 Ib shipping Dimensions 222 mm H x 426 mm W x 578 mm D 8 75 in x 16 75 in x 22 75 in HP 35677A B S Parameter Test Sets While test setups can be constructed from discrete RF components such as power dividers directional bridges cables pads etc it is much easier to use a fully integrated test set such as the HP Model 35677A B The test set contains the hardware required to make transmission and reflection measurements in both the forward and reverse directions The only setup required is to connect the device under test to the two mea surement ports the HP 3577A Network Analyzer controls the switch ing functions so that even reverse measurements can be made without changing device connections The HP 35677A is used for 509 systems and the HP 35677B is used for 75Q systems HP 35677A B S Parameter Test Set Specif
8. NETWORK ANALYZERS With compliments Helmut Singer Elektronik www helmut singer de info helmut singer de fon 49 241 155 315 fax 49 241 152 066 Feldchen 16 24 D 52070 Aachen Germany Audio Video Baseband IF Network Analyzer 5 Hz to 200 MHz Model HP 3577A e High speed high accuracy measurements e 001 dB 005 degree 1 ps 001 Hz resolution e Built in three term error correction plus normalization FAT SOTIA NETWORK ARALYZER tq misu Rewnert rackane HP 3577A Introduction HP Model 3577A is a high performance network analyzer for au dio video baseband and IF applications from 5Hz to 200MHz The 3577A makes precision measurements to characterize filters amplifi ers crystal devices cables and subsystems used in communications telecommunications consumer electronics components and general purpose testing Convenient soft key selection of measurement functions allows you to quickly measure transfer functions magnitude phase insertion loss gain attenuation electrical length and gain compression In ad dition measurement of phase distortion parameters such as group de lay and deviation from linear phase can be made with high resolution With the HP 3577A s flexible receiver input impedances you can measure in either 50 2 or high impedance 1 MQ environments Use the HP 35677A B S Parameter Test Sets or the HP 35676A B Re flection Transmission Test Kits with the HP 3577A to make reflec tion measur
9. ati cally analyzed by measuring its open loop gain storing the data and then adjusting a complex variable which represents the amount of feedback in the closed loop gain equation High Performance Group Delay Measurements The HP 3577A measures group delay directly by dividing the mea sured phase changes across a selected frequency aperture by the aper ture value The frequency aperture can be set from 0 5 to 16 of span with annotation directly in Hertz thus allowing the user to change span and still retain the same effective smoothing Sophisticated measurements of both magnitude and phase distor tion in communication systems can be made Cables and transmission lines can be tested for maximally fiat de lay with a resolution of up to psec Vector Noise Averaging Noise reduction in the HP 3577A is accomplished by Vector Noise Averaging and or selectable Resolution Bandwidth filters With the Proper use of these two noise reduction methods greater than 130 dB dynamic range can typically be achieved Built in Error Correction Three term Vector Error Correction in the HP 3577A is used to remove the effects of directivity frequency response and source mis match from one port measurements Similarly vector normalization enhances the accuracy of two port measurements at the push of a button These powerful accuracy enhancement routines can be used to cancel the repeatable error introduced by cable and test fixtures Moreover the
10. el Relative to Full Scale Input OdB to 10 dB 10 dB to 50 dB 50 dB te 60 dB 60 dB to 80 dB 80 dE to 100 dB UNCERTAINTY input Level in dB Relative to Full Scale Input Reterence Level Resolution 0 01 deg Temperature Stability Typically lt 0 05 deg C Time Stability Typically lt 0 05 deg hr at 25 C Delay Characteristics Range ips to 20 000s Resoultion 01ns div to 1000s div Normalized Accuracy Dynamic Phase Accuracy 43S 360 x Aperture Hz Aperture Range 0 5 to 16 Or frequency span Reference Level 10 S General Display Characteristics Traces No Traces Two simultaneous traces may be present with a rectan gular graticule One trace with polar or Smith graticules Markers Each trace has one main marker and an offset marker Markers indicate data at corresponding trace coordinates in the same units as used to set the Reference Level Markers can be used to modi fy certain display parameters Marker resolution is the same as hori zontal display resolution Graticules Rectangular Graticule 0 to 100 full scale deflection in 0 05 increments Logrithmic and Linear Polar Smith Chart Graticule 500 deg in 0 001 deg increments Noise Averaging Type Exponentially weighted vector averaging on successive sweep data Averaging Factor Selectable 1 off 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 Linear Phase Slope Compensation Provides linear phase slope offset of 72 000 deg span to
11. ements such as return loss reflection coefficient and impedance in 50 Q or 75 2 systems while simultaneously displaying transmission parameters SYSTEMS e Magnitude phase polar real imaginary and group delay display modes e Convenience features including direct plotter control and vector math functions With the addition of an HP 9000 Series 200 or 300 Computer and appropriate system software the HP 3577A becomes the hub of a powerful network measurement solution the HP 3577S Network An alyzer System A full description of the HP 3577S begins on page 616 Unprecedented Measurement Precision Precision measurements can be made to characterize both wide band and narrowband devices with high accuracy and resolution Dy namic magnitude and phase accuracy is 0 02 dB and 0 2 deg respectively Device responses can be examined in fine detail with 0 001 dB 0 005 deg and ps resolution A built in synthesized LO and tracking generator assure superb frequency accuracy with 0 001 Hz resolution Dynamic range is 100 dB and the noise floor is 130 dBm for the most demanding measurements Versatility and Convenience User defined Vector Math functions operate on measured data constants and functions to present measurement results in the form you need Multiple Display Formats with electronic graticules pro vide accurate display in rectangular polar or Smith chart coordi nates Frequency Sweep Logarithmic Linear or Alternate
12. ications Frequency Range 100 kHz to 200 MHz Test Port impedance HP 35677A 502 HP 356778 750 Directivity gt 40 dB Frequency Response Transmission S21 S12 1 dB x5 degrees Reflection S11 S22 1 dB 5 degrees Port Match Test Ports 1 2 HP 35677A gt 26 dB HP 35677B gt 24 dB Test Ports 1 2 Open Short Ratio HP 35677A lt 0 75 dB magni tude and lt 5 degrees phase HP 35677B lt 1 dB magnitude and lt 7 5 degrees phase Input Port gt 20 dB return loss Output Ports A B and R gt 26 dB return loss Test Port Isolation gt 100 dB Insertion Loss RF Input to Test port 1 or 2 HP 35677A typically 13 dB HP 35677B typically 19 dB RF Input to Output Ports A B or R HP 35677A typically 19 DB HP 35677B typically 31 dB Test Port Reciprocity Transmission S24 S22 Typically lt 0 5 dB magnitude and lt 5 degrees phase Reflection S44 S22 Typically lt 0 5 dB magnitude and lt 5 de grees phase incident Power Ratio Test Port 1 to Test Port 2 Typically lt 1 5 dB RF input Maximum Operating Level 25 dBm or 30 Vdc RF Input Damage Level 27 dBm or 30 Vdc Port 1 or 2 Damage Level 27 dBm or 30 Vdc Connectors Input Port and Output Ports A B and R 502 Type N female Test Ports 1 and 2 HP 35677A 502 Type N female HP 35677B 75Q Type N female OC Bias inputs BNC female rear panel OC Bias Range Typically 30 Vdc and 20 mA with some degrada tion of RF specifications
13. o A R B R A B 0 15 dB 509 0 2 dB 1 MQ Dynamic Accuracy Input Level Relative to Full Scale Input Resolution Bandwidth 1 kHz 100 Hz 10 Hz 1 Hz 04 dB OdBto 10 dB 02 dB 10 dB to 50 dB 05 dB 50 dB to 60 dB 2 15 dB 60 dB to 80 dB 80 dB te 90 dB 90 dB to 100 dB UNCERTAINTY Input Level in dB Relative to Full Scale Input z 3 5 68 mmr a a Sa a ih 25 ao 32 0 o8 h a z 9 5 _ _ UNCERTAINTY oB o 20 4 Input Level in dB Relative to Fuil Scale input 6t 86 100 Frequency Response when driven from a 500 source and with 500 receiver input impedance Absolute A B8 R 0 3 dBpp from 20 Hz to 20 MHz 0 6 dBpp from 5 Hz to 200 MHz Ratio A R B R A B 0 3 dBpp from 20 Hz to 20 MHz 0 4 dB from 5 Hz to 200 MHz Reference Level Range 207 dBm to 33 dBm 220 dBV to 20 dBV Log absolute 400 dB to 400 dB log ratio 0 V to 10 V linear absolute 0 to 10 linear ratio Resolution 0 00 dB log 5 digits linear Stability Temperature Typically lt 0 02 dB C Time Typically lt 0 05 dB hour at 25 C Phase Characteristics A R B R A B Range 80 deg Resolution Marker 0 005 deg 0 00 rad Display 0 01 deg div to 200 deg div 0 00018 rad div to 3 49 rad div Accuracy at 100 kHz 28 C and Full Scale Input 2 0 Dynamic Accuracy input Lev
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