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R&S®FSV-K40 Phase Noise

1. R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 This mode is not available for statistics measurements Remote command DISP TRAC MODE AVER see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 View Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 The current contents of the trace memory are frozen and displayed Note If a trace is frozen the instrument settings apart from level range and reference level see below can be changed without impact on the displayed trace The fact that the displayed trace no longer matches the current instrument setting is indicated by the icon on the tab label If the level range or reference level is changed the R amp S FSV automatically adapts the measured data to the changed display range This allows an amplitude zoom to be made after the measurement in order to show details of the trace Remote command DISP TRAC MODE VIEW see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Blank Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 Hides the selected trace Remote command DISP TRAC OFF see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt STATe on page 68 Smoothing lt Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 Activates or deactivates smoothing for the selected trace according to the Trace Set tings on page 17 If activated the trace on the screen is smoothed by the smoothing percentage see Smo
2. This bit is set if a questionable temperature occurs 5 FREQuency The bit is set if a frequency is questionable 6 to 7 These bits are not used 8 CALibration The bit is set if a measurement is performed uncalibrated label UNCAL 9 LIMit device specific This bit is set if a limit value is violated for the Spectrum Mask measurement only see chapter 2 2 13 3 STATus QUEStionable LIMit Register on page 90 10 LMARgin device specific These bits are not used within R amp S FSV K40 11 SYNC device dependent These bits are not used within R amp S FSV K40 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 89 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 El Remote Control Bit No Meaning 12 ACPLimit These bits are not used within R amp S FSV K40 13 PNoise This bit is set if a phase noise error occurs see chapter 2 2 13 4 STATus QUEStiona ble PNOise Register on page 91 14 Not used 15 This bit is always 0 2 2 13 3 STATus QUEStionable LIMit Register This register contains information about the observance of limit lines It can be read using the commands STATus QUEStionable LIMit CONDition and STATus QUEStionable LIMit EVENt Note that no limit lines are displayed in screen B and as such all bits in the LIMit2 register will always be set to 0 Table 2 5 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUEStionable LIMit r
3. This keyword is provided for commands the parameters of which consist of a binary data block CALCulate subsystem CALCulate DELTamarker SUDSYStOM 0 0 ssssse sees sees senses enen 50 CALCulate EVALuation Subsystem see eee eee eee 52 CAL Culata LIM SUDSYStGIM eccna a ENEE EEEENSNEEE SEAN 53 Programming Example for Limit Lines 60 CALculate MARkKer subsvsiem cesse essere seer eenn nenen 61 CALCulate SNOise Subsystem sse esse ee esse ee essen nnn nenen nnn 64 Other CAL Culate Commands enrica n REE RE 65 CALCulate DELTamarker subsystem CALCulat sn DEE Tamarker lt m gt sAOFE ege cece edie SEENEN ee ees de 50 CAL Culate nz DEL TamarkercmzfSTATel iian iiaiai iendadaniai anann 50 CAL Culate lt ns DEL Tamarkercmz TR ACe 51 CALCu latesn gt DEL Tamatker Ma deen ESA See id 51 CAL Culatesnet DEL Tamarka M em EE 51 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt AOFF This command turns all active delta markers off Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt Selects the marker Example CALC DELT AOFF Switches off all delta markers CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt STATe lt State gt This command turns delta markers on and off If the corresponding marker was a normal marker it is turned into a delta marker No suffix at DELTamarker turns on delta marker 1 Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 50 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measuremen
4. in the base unit description lt Boolean gt This keyword refers to parameters which can adopt two states on and off The off state may either be indicated by the keyword OFF or by the numeric value 0 the on state is indicated by ON or any numeric value other than zero Parameter queries are always returned the numeric value 0 or 1 lt numeric_value gt lt num gt These keywords mark parameters which may be entered as numeric values or be set using specific keywords character data The following keywords given below are per mitted e MAXimum This keyword sets the parameter to the largest possible value e MINimum This keyword sets the parameter to the smallest possible value e DEFault This keyword is used to reset the parameter to its default value e UP This keyword increments the parameter value e DOWN This keyword decrements the parameter value The numeric values associated to MAXimum MINimum DEFault can be queried by add ing the corresponding keywords to the command They must be entered following the quotation mark Example Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 49 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 7 2 2 2 1 Remote Control SENSe FREQuency CENTer MAXimum Returns the maximum possible numeric value of the center frequency as result lt arbitrary block program data gt
5. Example CALC LIM1 DEL Deletes limit line 1 Usage Event CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt FAIL This command queries the result of a limit check Note that for SEM measurements the limit line suffix lt k gt is irrelevant as only one specific SEM limit line is checked for the currently relevant power class To get a valid result you have to perform a complete measurement with synchronization to the end of the measurement before reading out the result This is only possible for single sweeps Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt limit line Return values lt Result gt 0 PASS 1 FAIL Example INIT WAI Starts a new sweep and waits for its end CALC LIM3 FAIL Queries the result of the check for limit line 3 Usage Query only Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 56 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Remote Control CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt LOWer DATA lt LimitLinePoints gt This command defines the vertical definition points of a lower limit line If the measured values are smaller than the LOWer limit line the limit check is violated Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 Selects the limit line Parameters lt LimitLinePoints gt Variable number of x axis values Note that the number of horizontal values has to be the same as the number of vertical values set with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt CONTrol DATA If not the R amp S FSV eit
6. The Select Limit Line dialog box is displayed For each limit line the following infor mation is given Name Unique ID of the limit line as defined in the Name field see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 Domain Frequency or time domain Units Unit of the y axis Limit Type of limit for phase noise upper X Scaling Absolute or relative scaling Y Scaling Absolute or relative scaling Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 38 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ech Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Trace No Selected trace defined in Trace No field see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 Compatible Indicates compatibility of the limit line to the current measurement settings Check Activates Deactivates the limit check using the limit line for the trace If a limit check is performed the trace values are checked whether they exceed the limit values and the result Pass Fail is indicated in the display Comment Optional description as defined in the Comment field see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 2 Todefine a new limit line press the New softkey and enter the limit line character istics as described in chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 3 To modify a limit line select the limit line you want to edit and press the Edit softkey
7. This command positions a marker on a particular coordinate on the x axis Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt Selects the marker Parameters lt Position gt Numeric value that defines the marker position on the x axis The unit is either Hz frequency domain or s time domain or dB sta tistics Range The range depends on the current x axis range Example CALC MARK2 X 1 7MHz Positions marker 2 to frequency 1 7 MHz CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt Y lt YValue gt This command queries the measured value of the selected marker in the window speci fied by the suffix lt n gt or defines its y value The corresponding marker is activated before or switched to marker mode if necessary To obtain a correct query result a complete sweep with synchronization to the sweep end must be performed after the change of a parameter and before the query of the Y value This is only possible in single sweep mode The y value is defined in dBc Hz Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt m gt marker number Parameters lt YValue gt numeric value Return values lt Result gt The measured value of the selected marker is returned Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 63 RAS FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 2 6 Remote Control Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to singl
8. essssssrrseresrerirenssannarardreastsnnssnendna 31 Continuous Sweep remote control sse eee 72 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 Cont Meas remote control eee eee 72 Decim Sep remote Control K 72 Delete we 38 Display SettingS T 27 EIS saaTad 38 Frequency n 29 General Settings cesser eee eee eee eee 27 eT dE 38 Level 30 Marker Pe e TL IT 36 Marker 1 to 4 remote control ee 51 63 Marker to Trace we OT Marker to Trace remote control sese e 62 Marker ZOOM eciccivessesscctetcadesossuszsasouscennsvsaestectedesasees 36 Max Hold v Se Meas Settings cara cia ieden ara aea a Tira TO 28 Min ON WEE 32 45 nh Preamp On Off remote control see e ee eee ee 74 Preset Settings E 29 Ref Level remote control idy ass dO tef MeS icenaren aiandi n dari ara E aE aai Residual e cT SAVE carrii Save remote control Select 1 2 3 4 remote control eee ee 63 Signal Settings i we 27 Single Meas remote control sese eee 72 Single Sweep EE 31 Single Sweep remote control i Bee Tere ln e MEN Smoothing Smoothing Span Start Span Stop Spot Noise Ges Start remote Control 78 Start Frequency remote control sese eee 78 Stop remote control sae 18 Stop Frequency remote control eee 78 Subspan RBW Sweep Count remote control SC Sweep List remote control eee Kee Sweep Mode gg Eege Eed ee SWEEPOUT s Sweep Points remote control eee eee Trace Mode re
9. 4 Select the suitable keyword by using the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys or the rotary knob 5 Press the ENTER key to display the help topic The View tab with the corresponding help topic is displayed Changing the zoom 1 Change to the Zoom tab 2 Set the zoom using the rotary knob Four settings are available 1 4 The smallest size is selected by number 1 the largest size is selected by number 4 Closing the help window K Press the ESC key or a function key on the front panel Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 9 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurement Software R amp S FSV K40 extends the measurement capabil ities of Rohde amp Schwarz signal and spectrum analyzers by phase noise tests The R amp S FSV is ideal for this purpose because of its low inherent phase noise and noise figure The high phase noise measurement speed is achieved through the high sweep rates of all analyzers It is possible to trade off speed against accuracy at small resolution bandwidths 1 kHz by using either FFT or digital filters The software allows different settings within a phase noise diagram e g FFT close to the carrier and analog digital filters far off the carrier This part of the documentation consists of the following chapters 2 1 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 11 2 1 1
10. Continuous sweep Menu Auto Set Phase Noise see 35 D Min Hold trace mode sssi eeieiriririrererernna 32 45 detector N Le UE A0 Display SettingS cee ee cece a 17 Negative Peak detector cccecceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeteeteeeeees 40 E O Error Reporting TT 87 Online help OXPOFt eu E 45 WOKING KL EE 8 OVErWrite MO ssiri anaE EE A A EENET 32 44 F P Te EE 23 Filters Positive Peak detector sccsssercessecaseneuteneseenessesecees 40 OVGIVIEW dees eege ees Sintra aia 42 e TTT 41 R Types Filter type Range ahar diana Ra AE Geesen deed Zaan TEET Filter types RBW Normal eler eebe SES 41 Ratio Ereouencn cscccccccessesesecsescscessesee setsesesssstsesscatsesestsesetetees 15 Recalling GET 16 Limit lines ENEE 26 Results 26 l Settings eee e 26 Residual Calculations eee eee ven TE IEC IEEE bus Eyal Fottoen Ss vun WO Command description sss sees ee eee ee eee 47 E E E E va zx 19 Use Meas Settings sucecasseececnusssseonsacossnnenrer crnartencane 19 K Results Recalling Key Saving Edert eege 54 RMS Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 VBW ances a a eats otek as dee Secu e RMS detector 96 R amp S FSV K40 Index RUN CONT Key EE 23 RUN SINGLE KY ege inaenda a EEE EEE 23 S Sample s o eT A0 Saving Ss T 26 RESUS TT 26 SCLIN EE 26 SCPI Conformity information sse eee eee eee eee ee 47 Settings Measurement fe as raise E dE 28 FREGAINING WEE 26 Saving Signal SOUS
11. Mode PHN 2 2 8 INPut Subsystem The INPut subsystem controls the input characteristics of the RF inputs of the instrument ell EIER AE 74 INPUPPRESEECIOnI STATE E 74 INPut GAIN STATe lt State gt This command turns the 20 dB preamplifier on and off With option R amp S FSV B22 the preamplifier only has an effect below 7 GHz With option R amp S FSV B24 the amplifier applies to the entire frequency range This command is not available when using R amp S Digital UO Interface R amp S FSV B17 Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example INP GAIN STAT ON Turns the preamplifier on INPut PRESelection STATe lt State gt Switches the preselection on or off Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example INP PRES STAT ON preselection is switched on Mode PHN The command is only available with the preselector option B2 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 74 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 9 2 2 10 Remote Control INSTrument subsystem The INSTrument subsystem selects the operating mode of the unit either via text param eters or fixed numbers IDES Trumen SELOG EE 75 INSTrument NSELEGI T 75 INSTrument SELect lt Mode gt This command switches between the measurement modes by means of text parameters Parameters lt Mode gt PNOise Phase Noise Mode R amp S FSV K40 option INSTrument NSELect lt Mode gt This command switches b
12. Mode PHN Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 52 RAS FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 2 3 Remote Control CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STARt lt Frequency gt This command specifies the start frequency for residual noise calculation when CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STATe on page 52 is switched OFF Suffix lt n gt 1 4 window Parameters lt Frequency gt Range 1 Hz to 3 GHz RST 1 kHz Example CALC EVAL STARt 1MHZ Specifies that residual noise is calculated starting from 1 MHz Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STOP lt Frequency gt This command specifies the stop frequency for residual noise calculation when CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STATe on page 52 is switched ON This command has no effect if CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STATe on page 52is switched OFF Suffix lt n gt 1 4 window Parameters lt Frequency gt Range 3 Hz to 10 GHz RST 1 MHz Example CALC EVAL STOP 1 MHZ Specifies that residual noise is calculated up to 1 MHz Mode PHN CALCulate LIM subsystem The CALCulate LIMit subsystem consists of commands for the limit lines and the corresponding limit checks The limit lines can be defined as upper or lower limit lines The number of X and Y values must be identical Up to 8 limit lines can be defined at the same time LIMIT1 to LIMITS8 for each window Each limit line can be assigned a name An explanatory comment can
13. OFF RST OFF Example CALC LIM4 LOW STAT ON Switches on limit line 4 lower limit CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt NAME lt Name gt This command selects a limit line that already exists or defines a name for a new limit line Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 NF 1 6 Selects the limit line Parameters lt Name gt String containing the limit line name RST REM1 to REM8 for lines 1 to 8 Example CALC LIM1 NAME FM1 Assigns the name FM1 to limit line 1 CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt STATe lt State gt This command turns the limit check on and off To query the limit check result use CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt FAIL Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt Selects the limit line Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC LIM STAT ON Switches on the limit check for limit line 1 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 58 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 ESE SSS SSeS SS Ss Remote Control CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt TRACe lt Number gt This command assigns a limit line to the selected trace Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 limit line Parameters lt Number gt 1 6 Trace number RST 1 Example CALC LIM1 TRAC 2 Assigns the limit line 1 to trace 2 Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt UPPer DATA lt LimitLinePoints gt This command defines the vertical definition points of an upper limit
14. as described in chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 4 To save a limit line press the Save softkey If data is missing or if some data is invalid an error message is displayed 5 To delete a limit line select the limit line you want to edit and press the Delete softkey 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines When you press the New softkey to define a new limit line See New on page 37 or the Edit softkey to edit an existing limit line see Edit on page 38 the Edit Limit Line dialog box and the Limit Line Editor submenu are displayed Spectrum Phase Noise Name Upper Limit Line 1 i Absolute Frequency ine Absolute Value dBc Hz Upper Comment Upper limit line for spectrum Insert Frequency Limits dBe Hz 1 MHz 10 dBc Hz 30 MHz 0 dBc Hz 100 MHz 0 dBc Hz 300 MHz 10 dBc Hz 1 GHz 5 dBc Hz To create or edit a limit line 1 Enter the following settings as required Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 39 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 1 15 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Name Name of the limit line to uniquely identify every limit line Any combination of alphanumeric characters is allowed If the entered name already exists an error message is displayed with the request to alter the name Trace No Trace number for which the limit line is defined Comment Description for the limit line Any combin
15. 1 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Working with Limit Lines sse esse eee sees resse eee ee ee eee anette nenen 38 Editing Limit LINCS ecc cceecccsccceseccsepesaedeccetpeseecedeceseeasdaaecepeegednaecenendadaccenensedadadenenacdaaeeeets 39 Detector CVerVISW as sssasz css s t 5922 ens cvt eee teneeeeeeeteneeeeeeeseneaeeeeeteneaaeeeeseeeaaeeeeteeaaeereneeaaaes 40 Selecting the Appropriate Filter Type 41 List of Available RRC and Channel Eilters see eee 42 Trace Mode Overview sss sss sse cesses rees eee eenn ennenen nnn 44 ASCII File Export Format sese eee eee 45 Measurements and Results This section contains a detailed description of performing measurements and their results It covers the following subjects Overview of General Gettngs eee ee sees essere ennenen nenn 13 Overview of Measurement Gettngs css s e sesee esse sese ee sees sees eenn 20 Running Measurements seht SEEdN EEN secede denen aeia deeg EEN 22 Measurement Settings and Results Display 24 Saving and Recalling Settings and Results 26 Overview of General Settings This section describes the General Settings view where all settings related to the gen eral measurement can be modified i e the signal characteristics display settings trace settings residual calculation settings and spot noise settings When a particular parameter is selected within the General Settings view the status bar changes to display information
16. 36 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 All Marker Off Switches all markers off It also switches off all functions and displays that are associated with the markers delta markers Remote command CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt AOFF on page 61 2 1 11 Softkeys of the Marker To Menu MKR gt key R amp S FSV K40 The following table shows all softkeys available in the Marker To menu in Phase Noise mode MKR gt key EE eebe 37 Marker to RRE 37 Select Marker Opens a submenu to select one of the markers Marker to Trace Opens an edit dialog box to enter the number of the trace on which the marker is to be placed Remote command CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt TRACe on page 62 2 1 12 Softkeys of the Lines Menu LINES key R amp S FSV K40 The LINES key is used to configure limit and display lines The Lines menu and the Select Limit Line dialog box are displayed For details on the Select Limit Line dialog box refer to chapter 2 1 13 Working with Limit Lines on page 38 The following table shows all softkeys available in the Lines menu in Phase Noise mode LINES key ee 37 EE 38 TTT 38 A EE 38 EE 38 Beete 38 Ee 38 Eed Ee 38 New Displays the Edit Limit Line dialog box and the Limit Line Editor submenu For details on creating a new limit line see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Lim
17. CALC LIM2 CONT 1 MHz 30 MHz 100 MHz 300 MHz 1 GHz Defines 5 reference values for the x axis of limit line 2 CALC LIM2 CONT Outputs the reference values for the x axis of limit line 2 separated by acomma CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt CONTrol SHIFt lt XValue gt This command moves a limit line by the indicated value in x direction The line is shifted by modifying the individual x values Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 limit line Parameters lt XValue gt lt numeric_value gt RST CALC LIM is set to OFF Example CALC LIM2 CONT SHIF 50 kHz Shifts all reference values of limit line 2 by 50 kHz Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt COPY lt Line gt This command copies a limit line Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt Selects the limit line Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 55 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 EE ED Remote Control Parameters lt Line gt 1to8 number of the new limit line lt name gt String containing the name of the limit line Example CALC LIM1 COPY 2 Copies limit line 1 to line 2 CALC LIM1 COPY FM2 Copies limit line 1 to a new line named FM2 CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt DELete This command deletes a limit line Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt Selects the limit line
18. Documentation OVEIrViICW viii sciiciccccicciecesccsscoccbacedeesccadaveteascscdovencessscdeavacesbartadsndeabascebances 5 1 2 Conventions Used in the Documentation c cccscscecceseeseeeeeseseneeeeeesseeesseeeenseeeees 7 1 3 How to Use the Help System essseeeeesseeee essere cesser essere resne erenn rener r ne 8 2 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S ESVKAD een 10 2 1 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 11 2 2 Remote Control EE 46 List of COMMING Sioa sss sss sss sss sees 93 DINO EE 96 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 3 R amp S FSV K40 Preface Documentation Overview 1 Preface 1 1 Documentation Overview The user documentation for the R amp S FSV is divided as follows e Quick Start Guide e Operating Manuals for base unit and options e Service Manual e Online Help e Release Notes Quick Start Guide This manual is delivered with the instrument in printed form and in PDF format on the CD It provides the information needed to set up and start working with the instrument Basic operations and basic measurements are described Also a brief introduction to remote control is given The manual includes general information e g Safety Instruc tions and the following chapters Chapter 1 Introduction General information Chapter 2 Front and Rear Panel Chapter 3 Preparing for Use Chapter 4 Firmware Update and Installation
19. Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 e Autoscale Once on page 17 e Y Axis Top on page 17 e Y Axis Range on page 17 X Axis Start Display Settings Specifies the minimum frequency for the X axis When X Axis Start changes the Start parameter in the Measurement Settings view is updated accordingly Remote command SENSe FREQuency STARt on page 78 X Axis Stop Display Settings Specifies the maximum frequency for the X axis When X Axis Stop changes the Stop parameter in the Measurement Settings view is updated accordingly Remote command SENSe FREQuency STOP on page 78 Autoscale Once Display Settings If activated the y axis scaling is calculated from the results The autoscaling is only carried out once in the first sweep The subsequent sweeps do not autoscale the y axis When Autoscale Once is on Y Axis Top and Range parameters are unavailable When it is off the Y Axis Top and Range parameters are editable Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe AUTO on page 70 Y Axis Top Display Settings Specifies the maximum phase noise level in the y axis for the trace results Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVel on page 70 Y Axis Range lt Display Settings Specifies the distance from the top to the origin in the y axis Remote command SENSe POWer
20. K40 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 The video filters are responsible for smoothing the displayed trace Using video band widths that are small compared to the resolution bandwidth only the signal average is displayed and noise peaks and pulsed signals are repressed If pulsed signals are to be measured it is advisable to use a video bandwidth that is large compared to the resolution bandwidth VBW 10 x RBW for the amplitudes of pulses to be measured correctly The following filter types are available e Normal 3dB Gaussian filters The Gaussian filters are set by default The available bandwidths are specified in the data sheet e CISPR 6 dB filters e MIL Std 6 dB filters Note that the 6 dB bandwidths are available only with option R amp S FSV K54 e Channel filters For details see chapter 2 1 17 List of Available RRC and Channel Filters on page 42 Channel filters do not support FFT mode e RRC filters For details see chapter 2 1 17 List of Available RRC and Channel Filters on page 42 RRC filters do not support FFT mode e 5 Pole filters The available bandwidths are specified in the data sheet 5 Pole filters do not support FFT mode 2 1 17 List of Available RRC and Channel Filters For power measurement a number of especially steep edged channel filters are available see the following table The indicated filter bandwidth is the 3 dB bandwidth For RRC filters the fixe
21. Measurements and Results ccc ssse eee essen ennenen 13 2 1 2 Softkeys of the Phase Noise Menu R amp S FSV KA0T see 26 ENK Mel 29 E EE CH 30 215 lg 30 21 6 BW Koyone iaiia aaea i a a a Ad 30 2 1 7 Softkeys of the Sweep Menu SWEEP key R amp S FSV KA0I eee 31 2 1 8 Softkeys of the Trace Menu TRACE key R amp S ESV kAOL 31 2 1 9 Softkeys of the Auto Set menu AUTO SET Key R amp S FSV KA0 35 2 1 10 Softkeys of the Marker Menu MKR key R amp S EGV kAO eee 36 2 1 11 Softkeys of the Marker To Menu MKR gt key R amp S FSV KA0 e 37 2 1 12 Softkeys of the Lines Menu LINES key R amp S FSV KA0I see ee 37 2 1 13 Working with Limit Lines 38 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines 39 2 1 15 Detector Overview sse esse ee esse eee rere tne ee nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 40 2 1 16 Selecting the Appropriate Filter Type cccceeecceecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeneennsaeeaeeaeeeeeees 41 2 1 17 List of Available RRC and Channel Filter 42 2 1 18 Trace Mode Overview sss ses ssseee esser ereer ennenen nnn 44 2 1 19 ASCII File Export Format eee eee 45 2 2 Remote Comnt0ol isic cccissies scccdecesessiee ENNEN EE cessed ecco eeeecheacecetieedanscecieevecaereccsteevdersecereee 46 221 NOAM T 47 2 2 2 CALCulatesubsvstem eee esse sees eenn nnn 50 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 10 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ech Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 2 2 3
22. PNOise PTRANSItION esse seene eee 85 STATus QUEStionable PNOise EVENt 86 STATus QUEStionable POWer CONDItION 0 eee cece cecceeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeseaaaeeeseaeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeae 86 SGTATusOUEG onable POWerENAble 86 STATusOUEGtonable POWerNTRansition 87 SGTATusOUEGtonable POWWer P Ransitton nnn 87 STATuS QOUESonabie POWern EVENUZ nenanem 86 STATus QUEStionable EVENt TRAC GSN DATA KEE 92 SENSe JADJUSEAL E 76 IGENGeIADlust ER Ouency EAEEAANEAE EENE EEEE SEEEN EAS EEAEEES EAEE ASEARA SEEE 76 SENS JADUUSt LEVET rin aa E e a e ri ev ieee E ies ISENS JAVERa esn gt ee TE SENSe BANDwidth BWIDth RESolution RATio IGENSGe IDANDwidtblDwWlD RE Golutont bt ISENS FREQUENCY CEN Let eetesgeuegh Eege Eege AEN SENSE FRE aiT OK ra eege eege deed 78 SENSe FREQuency ST OP inriepen aea EES EE Rod eae aa Aa SeA E E E aaa EEEE Ea E 78 SENSe FREQUSNCY TRACK sii ssxscveeziedetencsiesiocuedeteenleediinuiacass vey eaaa eaae arer aeea Ede td a AE E avec EAE SENSe FREQuency VERify TOLerance IGENZGe IER Ouencv VERIiv TOL erance REI ative eee ee 79 SENSe FREQuency VERITfy S TATE ssccisscvcescaseicckscaceavenssiceuscvvesscncencanscadesccnedecvandnddsddnadaceesacdead radan aot 78 SENSe LIST RANGE lt 1 20 gt SWEep COUN ssisccscssescesssssecsccnsdecsesdavsecesssadendendsnevsdeaecatescsadssavessesesansavscesedes 80 SENSe LIST RANGe lt range gt BANDwidth RE Goluton ee 79 i ee Operati
23. PNOise Register 91 STATus QUEStionable POWer Register 91 TIRAGG epbevetem 22 sss vso sss vosssvvza stes so sens angna otan onenn nenos adnan NEANKE aaa 92 Other Commands Referenced in this Document 92 Notation In the following sections all commands implemented in the instrument are first listed and then described in detail arranged according to the command subsystems The notation is adapted to the SCPI standard The SCPI conformity information is included in the indi vidual description of the commands Individual Description The individual description contains the complete notation of the command An example for each command the RST value and the SCPI information are included as well The options and operating modes for which a command can be used are indicated by the following abbreviations Abbreviation Description A spectrum analysis Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 47 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 KEE Remote Control A F spectrum analysis span gt 0 only frequency mode A T spectrum analysis zero span only time mode ADEMOD analog demodulation option R amp S FSV K7 BT Bluetooth option R amp S FSV K8 CDMA CDMA 2000 base station measurements option R amp S FSV K82 EVDO 1xEV DO base station analysis option R amp S FSV K84 GSM GSM Edge measurements option R amp S FSV K10 IQ IQ Analyzer
24. RLEVel VERify TOLerance on page 81 Trace Settings The trace settings configure the trace and contain the following parameters e Trace Offset on page 18 e Smoothing on page 18 e Smoothing Type on page 18 If smoothing is activated using the Smoothing on page 33 softkey in the Trace menu the trace on the screen is smoothed by the defined smoothing percentage see Smooth ing on page 18 Each trace trace1 trace2 and trace3 can be smoothed and unsmoothed individually Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 17 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 The smoothing algorithm used is as follows ES EH 2 y s 10 Log gt io Where s the trace sample number y s the phase noise at sample s x the sample offset from s n the width of the sliding window When x exceeds the boundary samples the boundary sample is used i e if the trace has samples numbered 0 to 500 then with n 5 and s 0 the average is calculated as y0 yxa ka y 0 10 Log str ie cig 5 If both trace averaging see Sweep Mode Settings on page 21 and smoothing are activated then trace smoothing is applied first and averaging is performed on the smoothed trace When smoothing is applied to a trace the original unsmoothed trace is still held in memory This makes it possible to tog
25. SMOotbingtGTATel 69 DISWIavlWINDow nslTRAC e YT SC AL el AUTO 70 DiSblavfWiNDow nz TRACectGIGCAL et EVel nnen 70 Oe Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 93 R amp S FSV K40 List of Commands DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVel OF FSet cccccececeeeeeeeceeeeeeaeeeeseeeeeseeneeeeseeaeeeeeeaee 71 DlSblavfWiNDow nzTR ACectGtGrATel Rada Vhora 68 FETCH PNOISGIREM osain aieiaa saatei ia ee iaa E a Ea aae Sae a i a Der eaan aea 71 EEIGh ENG RMS ostadar edene sea eaea a e a de aardi na ree ar ea A anee 71 FETCH le ET RN 71 FORMatDEXPorn DSEP lT 72 FORMat RN NEE 72 INITiiatesn gt CON TINUOUS deeg okee Edge ege edd Eege ae ane deed oneal ded 72 IV S STT e O 73 INMiate lt gt IMM eG tate WEE 73 INPUEGAINES RE 74 INPutiPRESelection STATE reicinn veacacevaceus shceareosacsatacesacd cssavenevadtacendvaciessennavdes nideacnaessevitevsarsn 74 Uy STEE Lea eT INSTrument SELect TOMATEN 75 STATuS QUEStionabl e el ILL 84 STATusOUEG onable LIMt CONDiton ararnar anar a aaka aeaa aaaea 86 STATusOUEG onable LIMENADie see 86 SGTATusOUEGtonable LU IMrNTRanstion ss sees sees eee eee eee 87 STATus QUEStionable LIMit PTRansition CH STATus QUEStionable UM EVEN jsccsssccvesivercsvssenecierseeavacsavancuni rearea aaa aeia akaa ia ea ene 86 STATusOUEG onable PDNOise CONDiton ee eee eee 84 STATusOUEG onablebhNOtseENAble A 85 SGTATusOUEG onablebphNOtsehN Tanson 85 STATus QUEStionable
26. TRAC MODE MAXH see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 44 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 l EE eee Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Min Hold The minimum value is determined from several measurements and displayed The R amp S FSV saves the smallest of the previously stored currently measured values in the trace memory The detector is automatically set to Negative Peak This mode is useful e g for making an unmodulated carrier in a composite signal visible Noise interference signals or modulated signals are suppressed whereas a CW signal is recognized by its constant level This mode is not available for statistics measurements Remote command DISP TRAC MODE MINH see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Average The average is formed over several sweeps The Sweep Count determines the number of averaging procedures All available detectors can be selected If the detector is automatically selected the sam ple detector is used see chapter 2 1 15 Detector Overview on page 40 This mode is not available for statistics measurements Remote command DISP TRAC MODE AVER see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 View The current contents of the trace memory are frozen and displayed Note If a trace is frozen the i
27. The tolerance used during the measurement is the highest of the absolute and the relative tolerance values Parameters lt FreqTolerance gt lt numeric value gt from 0 to 100 RST 1 PCT Example SENS FREQ VER TOL REL 10 Sets the relative frequency tolerance for the verification measure ment to 10 Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe LIST RANGe lt range gt BANDwidth RESolution lt Value gt This command sets the RBW value for the specified range Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 79 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 SSS rs nd Remote Control Suffix lt range gt 1 20 range Parameters lt Value gt Refer to the data sheet RST depends on sub band Example LIST RANG2 BAND RES 5000 Sets the RBW for range 2 to 5 kHz Mode PHN SENSe LIST RANGe lt range gt FiILTer TYPE lt Type gt This command sets the filter type for the specified range sub band Suffix lt range gt 1 20 range sub band Parameters lt Type gt NORMal Gaussian filters FFT FFT filter RST NORM The available bandwidths of the filters are specified in the data sheet Example LIST RANG1 FILT TYPE FFT Sets the FFT filter type for range 1 Mode PHN SENSe LIST RANGe lt 1 20 gt SWEep COUNt lt Value gt Selects the sweep count for the specified sub band Parameters lt Value gt lt numeric value gt RST sub band dependent Example SENS LI
28. This function is not available for input from the R amp S Digital lO Interface option R amp S FSV B17 Remote command SENSe ADJust FREQuency on page 76 Auto Level Defines the optimal reference level for the current measurement automatically This function overwrites the Level setting in the Signal Settings see Level on page 15 Remote command SENSe ADJust LEVel on page 77 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 35 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 2 1 10 Softkeys of the Marker Menu MKR key R amp S FSV K40 The MKR key opens a submenu for the marker settings The following table shows all softkeys available in the Marker menu in Phase Noise mode e E 021 BG EE 36 Marker Norm Dela T 36 Marker Zoom span gt EE 36 AMIKET OR ee a e N AT A E 37 Marker 1 2 3 4 Selects the corresponding marker and activates it Marker 1 is always a normal marker After Marker 2 to 4 have been switched on they are delta markers that are referenced to Marker 1 These markers can be converted into markers with absolute value displays using the Marker Norm Delta softkey When Marker 1 is the active marker pressing the Marker Norm Delta softkey switches on an additional delta marker Pressing the Marker 1 to Marker 4 softkey again switches the corresponding marker off Remote command CALCulate lt
29. also be assigned For details see chapter 2 1 13 Working with Limit Lines on page 38 A short programming example for limit lines is provided in chapter 2 2 2 4 Programming Example for Limit Lines on page 60 CAL Culate nzLlMitcks CLEartiMMedatel A 54 CAL Gulatesm BII COMMEN E 54 CALCu late sna LIMite k CONTO DATA wncicts cased iiinn iaaeaie aaa Aaa 54 CALCUlatesn HUMI k gt CONTES eT ciie a a e i etc 55 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 53 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 REENERT Remote Control Te IER E e Ch EE 55 CALCu latesn gt LlMite k gt DELSI6 eaaa aaa aaa a a a aA a aa a aaa 56 SEH tee ed eege dE Sege 56 CALGulatesn LIMit lt k gt LOWerf DATA 0 0 2nc2isieecediissssseneeceaanetecentadenesensnuecedenatenedeceasenanans 57 CAE Culate lt n gt sLIMItSkK LOW er SHURE T 57 Ee DE Ee Re NR KEE 57 CAl Culatesn Er CT TEE 58 CAL Culate lt m gt LIMIRCK gt STAT 2 0cc0ccc csdecccneetsecsaeccssaseeeasecsencetesesedeeuvess SEENEN ENER ais 58 CAL Culate lt pi gt LUMIS K TRA CG EE 59 CAL Culate lt n gt tLIMit lt k gt UPPerDATA 2 casiesseeeceasnnaceeccnedhaaveteseeeaeaceneneh ENNER 59 GALGulate lt n gt LIMitsk gt UPPer S Hl Ftna ainiin iiaa aaia iaaa iaaa 59 CALCu latesnr LMt k gt BT la EN KEE 60 CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt CLEar IMMediate This command deletes the result of the current limit check stored in the STATus QUEStionable LIMit event register for the sel
30. amp S FSV The detector activated for the specific trace is indicated in the corresponding trace display field by an abbreviation The detectors of the R amp S FSV are implemented as pure digital devices They collect signal power data within each measured point during a sweep The default number of sweep points is 691 The following detectors are available Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 40 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ech Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Table 2 1 Detector types Detector Indicator Function Auto Peak Ap Determines the maximum and the minimum value within a measurement point not available for SEM Positive Peak Pk Determines the maximum value within a measure ment point Negative Peak min peak Mi Determines the minimum value within a measurement point RMS Rm Determines the root mean square power within a measurement point Average Av Determines the linear average power within a mea surement point Sample Sa Selects the last value within a measurement point The result obtained from the selected detector within a measurement point is displayed as the power value at this measurement point All detectors work in parallel in the background which means that the measurement speed is independent of the detector combination used for different traces Number of measured values During a frequency
31. base unit For details see the Save Rcl menu description for the base unit Specifically in the R amp S FSV K40 option the following items can be saved or recalled e Current Settings all user settings for phase noise measurements e K40 Results all current trace results e All Limit Lines all defined limit lines 2 1 2 Softkeys of the Phase Noise Menu R amp S FSV K40 The following table shows all softkeys available in the Phase Noise menu Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 26 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 a a ae eee Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 ENEE E 27 E TTT 27 L Display SWAG iis sdviesscircsacadtadaovtasidindasnd atutedotnmadsiaindiaaidnaatseaidediecadesanaes 27 L Trace Seths EE 27 EE 27 L Spot Noise 27 GL KEE 27 EE EE 28 L SWEEP Mode 28 L Span T E 28 ETT 28 L Subspan RBW Sicoadanlindnlthcaurtae E siasiadd vacwbihedldariaselntieewaredsnubinbliabivastivent 28 E T ee E 28 Mi T 28 E al e EE 28 veni OM ET 28 Br c ee Te EE 28 Track Freg ee T 29 PRESSU Le 29 Autoscale T 29 Rof lee eege Eege Ee EES 29 General Settings Displays the General Settings view and the General Settings submenu See Overview of General Settings for details Signal Settings General Settings Switches to the first setting in the Signal Settings area of the General Settings view Display Settings General Settings Switches to the first s
32. has been performed all active limit lines as well as the limit result are displayed Measurement Settings and Results Display The diagram header shows the general measurement settings used to obtain the current measurement results Spectrum Phase Noise Settings Residual Noise Spot Noise T1 Signal Freq 15 000000 GHz Eval from H 1 kHz ain Signal Level 10 dBm Residual PM Ee 10 kHz Signal Freq A ost Residual FM dcp 100 kHz Signal Level A SaS RMS Jitter 00 1 MHz Top 20 dBc Hz RF Atten Fig 2 3 Diagram header with measurement settings and results The header includes the following information Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 24 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Settings Signal Frequency The frequency of the measured input signal Signal Level The level of the input signal Signal Freq A The measured frequency difference during verification and tracking Signal Level A The measured level difference during verification and tracking Top The Y Axis top the maximum phase noise level in the y axis for the trace results RF Atten The RF attenuation Residual Noise Eval from to The frequency range for which residual noise is calculated The range of the residual noise calculations is displayed in the results trace by two lines marker EL1 and EL2 Residu
33. is displayed in italics Links Links that you can click are displayed in blue font References References to other parts of the documentation are enclosed by quotation marks Conventions for Procedure Descriptions When describing how to operate the instrument several alternative methods may be available to perform the same task In this case the procedure using the touchscreen is described Any elements that can be activated by touching can also be clicked using an additionally connected mouse The alternative procedure using the keys on the instru ment or the on screen keyboard is only described if it deviates from the standard oper ating procedures The term select may refer to any of the described methods i e using a finger on the touchscreen a mouse pointer in the display or a key on the instrument or on a keyboard Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 7 R amp S FSV K40 Preface EH How to Use the Help System 1 3 How to Use the Help System Calling context sensitive and general help gt To display the general help dialog box press the HELP key on the front panel The help dialog box View tab is displayed A topic containing information about the current menu or the currently opened dialog box and its function is displayed For standard Windows dialog boxes e g File Properties Print dialog etc no context sensitive help is available gt Ifthe help is already displayed press the softkey for
34. mode OFDM WiMAX IEEE 802 16 OFDM measurements option R amp S FSV K93 OFDMA WiBro WiMAX IEEE 802 16e OFDMA WiBro measurements option R amp S FSV K93 NF Noise Figure measurements R amp S FSV K30 PHN Phase Noise measurements R amp S FSV K40 PSM Power Sensor measurements option R amp S FSV K9 SFM Stereo FM measurements optionR amp S FSV K7S SPECM Spectogram mode option R amp S FSV K14 TDS TD SCDMA base station UE measurements option R amp S FSV K76 K77 VSA Vector Signal Analysis option R amp S FSV K70 WCDMA 3GPP Base Station measurements option R amp S FSV K72 3GPP UE measure ments option R amp S FSV K73 WLAN WLAN TX measurements option R amp S FSV K91 The spectrum analysis mode is implemented in the basic unit For the other modes the corresponding options are required Upper Lower Case Notation Upper lower case letters are used to mark the long or short form of the key words of a command in the description The instrument itself does not distinguish between upper and lower case letters Special Characters A selection of key words with an identical effect exists for several commands These keywords are indicated in the same line they are separated by a vertical stroke Only one of these keywords needs to be included in the header of the command The effect of the command is independent of which of the keywords is used Example SENSe FREQuency CW FIXed es e
35. of Firmware Options Chapter 5 Basic Operations Chapter 6 Basic Measurement Examples Chapter 7 Brief Introduction to Remote Control Appendix Printer Interface Appendix LAN Interface Operating Manuals The Operating Manuals are a supplement to the Quick Start Guide Operating Manuals are provided for the base unit and each additional software option The Operating Manual for the base unit provides basic information on operating the R amp S FSV in general and the Spectrum mode in particular Furthermore the software options that enhance the basic functionality for various measurement modes are descri bed here The set of measurement examples in the Quick Start Guide is expanded by more advanced measurement examples In addition to the brief introduction to remote control in the Quick Start Guide a description of the basic analyzer commands and pro gramming examples is given Information on maintenance instrument interfaces and error messages is also provided Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 5 R amp S FSV K40 Preface Documentation Overview In the individual option manuals the specific instrument functions of the option are described in detail For additional information on default settings and parameters refer to the data sheets Basic information on operating the R amp S FSV is not included in the option manuals The following Operating Manuals are available for the R amp S FSV e R amp S FSV base unit in additi
36. on the valid settings for the selected parameter Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 13 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 El Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Spectrum Phase Noise General Settings U x Signal Settings Residual Calculations Freguency 15 000000 GHz Use Meas Settings V Level 10 dBm Eval From 1 kHz Sweep Forward E To 1 MHz Verify Freq amp Level VY Frequency Tolerance max Rel Tol Abs Tol Spot Noise Settings Relative 10 Enable v Absolute 1 kHz Offset Freqi 1 kHz Level Tolerance 10 dB Offset Freq2 10 kHz Offset Freq3 100 kHz AFC Settings Offset Freq4 1 MHz Track Frequency R Track Level Analyzer Settings PreSelector Display Settings Preamplifier Presel X Axis Start 1 kHz Preamplifier X Axis Stop 1 MHz Autoscale Once Lei Y Axis Top 20 dBc Hz Y Axis Range 100 dB Trace Settings Trace Offset 0 dB Smoothing 1 Smoothing Type Linear Fig 2 1 General Settings view The parameters within the General Settings view are logically grouped together into MIG Mie SSMU EE 15 PEE TT 15 CM ER 15 L Sweep Forward 15 L Verify Freq and Level 15 L EE 16 L Lev l ne 16 AFC Sattings Track le Le 16 Gr EE 16 Depay SUNOS eenn a EEA edna dened tees bea 16 EE 17 L e T 17 EE 17 e dE EE 17 lk ZE 17 hre e ed EE 17 EE 18 GE 18 Re TK THO ecrane eaa Ea a i
37. performed from the stop offset frequency to the start offset frequency Remote command SENSe SWEep FORWard on page 82 Verify Freq and Level Signal Settings Enables a search across a frequency tolerance range for the carrier of greatest magni tude Carrier frequency and level are measured If the level is within a level tolerance range the measured level overrides the specified Level Otherwise the measurement is aborted This should be used when the carrier frequency is not known precisely Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 15 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 When Verify Freq is on Frequency Tolerance and Level Tolerance parameters become enabled Remote command SENSe FREQuency VERify STATe on page 78 Frequency Tolerance Signal Settings Used to verify the input signal frequency the value used is the higher value of the speci fied Relative or Absolute tolerance values Relative The Relative Frequency Tolerance parameter is the ratio of the sub span s start frequency A frequency and level check is carried out before each subsweep Absolute The Absolute Frequency Tolerance is the range either side of the Signal Frequency within which the carrier is known to be A frequency and level check is carried out before each subsweep Remote command SENSe FREQue
38. steps of 1 3 10 Tip you can switch directly to the first RBW field in the span by pressing the BW key Range lt Carrier Frequency Offset Table 0 1 30 of the start frequency in that row Average Carrier Frequency Offset Table The number of sweeps to average over for each sub band Range lt Carrier Frequency Offset Table 1 10000 FFT Carrier Frequency Offset Table Selection to use the FFT Resolution Filter or the conventional filter for each decade FFT is only available for RBW values between 1 Hz and 30 kHz Meas Time Carrier Frequency Offset Table The estimated measurement time for each sub band Note this time is for the measure ment only and does not include processing time Preset Settings The Preset Settings display the default values used for RBW Average FFT when the Preset Settings softkey is pressed see Preset Settings on page 29 For sweep mode MANUAL you can edit these settings In this case the values in the Carrier Frequency Offset table are changed accordingly see Carrier Frequency Offset Table on page 22 2 1 1 3 Running Measurements To start a measurement press the RUN SINGLE or RUN CONT key e RUN SINGLE switches to single sweep mode and performs a single sweep just as the Single Sweep softkey in the Sweep menu does Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 23 RAS FSV K40 Q 2 1 1 4 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ins
39. the instrument is automatically recognized regardless of the format which is programmed Parameters lt Format gt ASCI ASCII data are transmitted in plain text separated by commas REAL REAL data are transmitted as 32 bit IEEE 754 floating point num bers in the definite length block format RST ASCII Example FORM REAL 32 FORM ASC FORMat DEXPort DSEParator lt Separator gt This command defines which decimal separator decimal point or comma is to be used for outputting measurement data to the file in ASCII format Different languages of eval uation programs e g MS Excel can thus be supported Parameters lt Separator gt POINt COMMA RST factory setting is POINt RST does not affect set ting Example FORM DEXP DSEP POIN Sets the decimal point as separator INITiate subsystem INITIATES MN TEE 72 VTR RAG T eT cece caeaee eee ease ee teteteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesesesasaeaaaaaaaeaaenenes 73 MINI Mate lt n GE 73 INITiate lt n gt CONTinuous lt State gt This command determines whether the trigger system is continuously initiated continu ous or performs single measurements single Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 72 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 EE Remote Control The sweep is started immediately Suffix lt n gt irrelevant Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST ON Example INIT CONT OFF Switches the sequence to single swe
40. the parameter s value in the same format as it is set e g SENS FREQ 10GHZ sets the frequency to 10 GHz SENS FREQ response 10GHZ returns the current frequency SEN Se ADJS E T 76 SENSE ADJS tF e 76 SEN Se JADJust L EVel sxs g ANE ENNEN NENNEN ee Nanana Kaa aaan 77 ISENSeIBANDwOONBWIDORERE Solution RATIO cesses seesesevstsesevanetsesenenes 77 SENSe BANDwIdinIBWIDmLRESoIuHanITYBE 77 ISENSePREQuUCHCY GENM CR pia tence naianei eaaa ed eegen 77 PENSe FREQUeNn V STARU iieiaei anaaiai cecensiencessanedcateebveanbdageasseasdcceeetenneenceressandangrens 78 SENSE FREQU NGV STOP eoar E Ea Eia cade eri ie 78 SENSS amp IFREQUeN OV TRAGE EE 78 SENS FREQUenc y VERIM STA Tel s sas cg soav xt XR y c ERa ROO cT devy yyy 78 SENSe JFREQuency VERIN R eR TTT 79 SENSe FREQuency VERify TOLerance RELAative ccccccecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeneees 79 SENSe LIST RANGe lt range gt BANDwidth RESolution E 79 SENSe LIST RANGe lt range gt FILTer TYPE 80 SENSe LIST RANGe 1 20 gt SWEeprCOUNG 2s sg 2 43 dianian aa anaa EE EENS 80 SENSE ee e EE 80 ISGENGe JPOWer RL EVe VERT GTATel teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaaaaaeeeeteeeees EN aS ST R Vel VERI TOLETANCE ainicin aiia ia Aa 81 SENSE POWer TRACK nannini a idea ste AER See ETE EES EE oaaae 81 SENSe SWEep COUNTL c esseseseseescseseesseseseessesssesseesscevanssvanssesavetstevanstennestseneevanses 82 DENSE SWEep FO RWARG E aiina ianiai inki bada iniiaieo i
41. 2 5 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 7 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 5 2 2 6 2 2 7 2 2 8 2 2 9 2 2 10 2 2 11 2 2 12 2 2 13 2 2 13 1 2 2 13 2 2 2 13 3 2 2 13 4 2 2 13 5 2 2 14 2 2 15 2 2 1 Remote Control CALculate MARkKer subsvsiem ccc eeeeennte eter eeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeseeeeaaeeeeeeeneeeaas 61 CALCulate SNOise Gubevstem eee ee 64 Other CALCulate commande 65 CONFigure Gubesvsiem cece cent eree eenn nnn nnn nnn 66 RIESEN ea saecatneriaaeseieehirieaseeseeatee nae 67 FETC SUDSYSICIMN 2 c ccicecececcceiecaeceecsepesacdaccerpasaecedectsesasdeaecendededeaecehendadacecenensaaaaeterva 71 FORMat SUDSYStOM 00 eee cece cette tenet ee etree teeneeee seer eeecneeeeeeeeeseeneaeeeeeeeseeeeaeeeeeeseneaaees 72 INITiate SUDSYStOM 0 0 cee et tire i eee ieee eee een aeeeeee eee naeeeeeeneenaeeeeeeee 72 INPUT SUDSY SUG II ia ces ieceeedeeessawace dates cevaabe tate evs sused aen caddseevsnseecedseseeuaebettecnense 74 INSTrument subsvstem ee esse sees se eee sesee eee tne eenn eenn 75 MMEMory SUDSYStOM 000 eee cece cesses cette teeta cette te nnn nnn nnn nenn 75 SENSE SUDSYSUCML cece ceceseesnecteceseneesecessennecseceuennecedaneenneecaaseennecedenseniacceaseenseceteesene 76 STATUS SUDSYStOM cc sssssss sss sssssss asses sssgagss ogn sassss ogaao nnan angna annon anD EaR 83 Status Reporting Gvsiem ccc cece eee 87 STATus OPERation Register 88 STATus QUEStionable Register 89 STATus QUEStionable LIMit Register 90 STATus QUEStionable
42. 40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 2 1 4 SPAN key This key opens the Measurement Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Start Offset field see Start Offset on page 22 Span Settings on page 22 Furthermore the Frequency submenu is displayed see chapter 2 1 3 FREQ key on page 29 2 1 5 AMPT key This key opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Level field see Level on page 15 Furthermore a submenu with the following softkeys is displayed Level Opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Level field see Level on page 15 Remote command SENSe POWer RLEVel on page 80 Autoscale Once Activates or deactivates the Autoscale Once function see Autoscale Once on page 17 Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe AUTO on page 70 Y Axis Top Opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Y Axis Top field see Y Axis Top on page 17 Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVel on page 70 Y Axis Range Opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Y Axis Range field see Y Axis Range on page 17 Remote command SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify TOLerance on page 81 2 1 6 BWkey This key opens the Measurement Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Swe
43. CONFigure Subsystem 0000 ccc e eect sss sverosye sove nnan naos nnn nonne onna annan 66 2 2 4 DISPlay SUDSYStOM 0000 eee eee tenee raini asosan ananas Renan naaayon anna 67 2 2 5 FETCH SUDSYSICIN 0 202050 ceccet cece sidaaedecceeseededeceeepenaecdceceeeagedeaccetindeaeaceetendadanecenenaadedsreeva 71 2 2 6 FORMat SUDSYStOM 0 00 cece eect etree tenn eee terre tecneaaeeeeeeteceaaeeeeeeseeeaeeeeeeseeeaaaees 72 2 2 f INIMiate SUDSYStGIMN arnai ARENAER AALER AEAN 72 2 2 8 INPUt SUDSYStOM cc ect eee e eee nee etter ee iniaiaiai EANNA NEREA EEE aaa 74 2 2 9 INSTrument subevstem ccc ee eee eee 75 2 2 10 MMEMory subsvestem cece sees neseser eonenn nenen 75 2 2 11 SENSe Subsystem cette eee ieee eee eee eee eee eee aeee eee taaeee eee AAAA AKANE 76 2 2 12 STATUS Gubsvetem cee ct nr te ne eee ee ieee eee naaeeeeeee ee naeeeeeee 83 2 2 13 Status Reporting System cee eee eee 87 2 2 14 RACesubsvstem sse ees sse sese sssse ereenn ennenen nnn nenen 92 2 2 15 Other Commands Referenced in this Document 92 2 1 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 To open the main Phase Noise measurements menu e Ifthe Phase Noise mode is not the active measurement mode press the MODE key and activate the Phase Noise option e lf the Phase Noise mode is already active press the HOME key The main phase noise figure measurements menu is displayed Menu and softkey description In the following sections the sp
44. EE aE E EAER 18 Residual Calculations Use Meas Settings sss sssssessessssssss esse seess ennenen nne 19 Eval e TTT 19 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 14 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 SSS SS ee eee Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 De TT 19 Spol NOISE Te DEET 19 G TTT 20 G e r DEE 20 a Lee deet dee EE EES 20 Preamplifier PreSGleGt a oe sein gecect ENEE EELER EENS 20 le EE 20 Signal Settings The Signal Settings are the general settings concerning the level and frequency of the signal to be measured These settings contain the following parameters Frequency on page 15 Level on page 15 Sweep Forward on page 15 Verify Freq and Level on page 15 Frequency Tolerance on page 16 Level Tolerance on page 16 Frequency lt Signal Settings Specifies the center frequency of the signal to be measured Tip you can switch directly to this field by pressing the FREQ key Remote command SENSe FREQuency CENTer on page 77 Level Signal Settings Specifies the expected level of the RF input signal Tip you can switch directly to this field by pressing the AMPT key SENSe POWer RLEVel on page 80 Sweep Forward Signal Settings Determines the sweep direction for the current measurement ON The measurement is performed from the start offset frequency to the stop offset frequency OFF The measurement is
45. Offset table is updated from the instrument s default settings Tip You can switch directly to this field by pressing the Sweep Mode softkey In fast normal and averaged modes the table is not editable it is for information only Fast Not averaged The measurement is very fast as the average column is set to 1 for all sub bands Normal Normal averaged The measurement is slower than the Fast mode but the sub bands are averaged more Averaged Highly averaged The measurement is very slow with high average in each sub band for more accurate results Manual The RBW Average and FFT columns in the Carrier Ferquency Offset Table as well as the Preset Settings can be set by the user see Carrier Frequency Offset Table on page 22 and Preset Set tings on page 23 Sweep Settings Sweep Mode Settings The following sweep settings are displayed for information only Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 21 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Sweep type FFT Sweep or Auto Window function Window function for FFT e g Window FLATTOP Use overlap Overlapping FFTs Span Settings Defines the span settings of the measurement Start Offset Span Settings Defines the start frequency of the measurement When this parameter changes the X Axis Start on page 17 parameter in the General Settings view is updated accordingly The selected span for the n
46. R amp S FSV K40 Firmware Option Phase Measurements Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 ROHDE amp SCHWARZ Noise Test amp Measurement Operating Manual This manual describes the following R amp S FSV options es R amp S FSV K40 1310 8403 02 This manual is applicable for the following analyzer models with firmware version 2 0 and higher e R amp S FSV 3 1307 9002K03 e R amp S FSV 7 1307 9002K07 e R amp S FSV 13 1307 9002K13 e R amp S FSV 30 1307 9002K30 e R amp S FSV 40 1307 9002K39 e R amp S FSV 40 1307 9002K40 YS LHS Dae DH The firmware of the instrument makes use of several valuable open source software packages For information see the Open Source Acknowledgement on the user documentation CD ROM included in delivery Rohde amp Schwarz would like to thank the open source community for their valuable contribution to embedded computing 2013 Rohde amp Schwarz GmbH amp Co KG Muhldorfstr 15 81671 Munchen Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Fax 49 89 41 29 12 164 E mail info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Printed in Germany Subject to change Data without tolerance limits is not binding R amp S is a registered trademark of Rohde amp Schwarz GmbH amp Co KG Trade names are trademarks of the owners The following abbreviations are used throughout this manual R amp S FSV is abbreviated as R amp S FSV RAS FSV K40 Contents n H E ER 5 1 1
47. SCPI confirmed Mode PHN Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 78 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 E Remote Control SENSe FREQuency VERify TOLerance lt FreqTolerance gt Specifies the absolute frequency tolerance for the verification of the signal If the signal frequency varies from the specified center frequency by a value greater than the tolerance then the verification fails The setting for this parameter only has an effect if the SENSe FREQuency VERify STATe on page 78 or SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify STATe on page 81 command is set to ON The tolerance used during the measurement is the highest of the absolute and the relative tolerance values Parameters lt FreqTolerance gt lt numeric value gt RST 1 PCT Example SENS FREQ VER TOL 1KHZ Sets the absolute frequency tolerance for the verification mea surement to 1 kHz Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe FREQuency VERify TOLerance RELative lt FreqTolerance gt Specifies the relative frequency tolerance for the verification of the signal If the signal frequency varies from the specified center frequency by a value greater than the tolerance then the verification fails The setting for this parameter only has an effect if the SENSe FREQuency VERify STATe on page 78 or SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify STATe on page 81 command is set to ON
48. ST RANG2 SWE COUN 1 Sets the sweep count to 1 Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe POWer RLEVel lt Power gt This command specifies the expected power Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 80 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 SSS Se ee ed Remote Control Parameters lt Power gt numeric value in dB Range 100 to 30 RST 10 dB Example SENS POW RLEV 0 DB Sets the expected power level to 0 dB Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify STATe lt State gt Specifies whether frequency and level verification are to be performed before a phase noise measurement This command is synonymous with SENSe FREQuency VERify STATe on page 78 Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST ON Example SENS POW RLEV VER 1 Specifies that frequency and level verification is to be performed Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify TOLerance lt PowerTolerance gt Specifies the power tolerance for the verification of the signal If the signal level varies from the specified level by a value greater than the tolerance then the verification fails The setting for this parameter only has an effect if the SENSe FREQuency VERify STATe on page 78 or SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify STATe on page 81 command is set to ON Parameters lt PowerTolerance gt lt numeric value gt RST 10
49. STATus QUEStionable POWer Register This register contains all information about possible overloads of the unit It can be read using the commands STATus QUEStionable POWer CONDition and STATus QUEStionable POWer EVENt Table 2 6 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUEStionable POWer register Bit No Meaning 0 OVERIoad Screen A This bit is set if the RF input is overloaded OVLD is displayed 1 UNDerload Screen A This bit is set if the RF input is underloaded UNLD is displayed 2 IF_OVerload Screen A This bit is set if the IF path is overloaded IFOVL is displayed 3 to 7 Not used 8 OVERIload Screen B This bit is set if the RF input is overloaded OVLD is displayed 9 UNDerload Screen B This bit is set if the RF input is underloaded UNLD is displayed 10 IF_OVerload Screen B This bit is set if the IF path is overloaded IFOVL is displayed 11 14 Not used 15 This bit is always 0 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 91 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 14 2 2 15 Remote Control TRACe subsystem TRACe lt n gt DATA This command returns the current phase noise trace results as a comma separated list Suffix lt n gt 1 4 window For applications that have only one measurement screen the suffix is irrelevant Usage Query only Mode PHN Other Commands Reference
50. T 15 Tele T 18 eT 18 softkey AllMarker Offi cis cuseavteticencovenctneepernansncsveeeencercatancenetners ASCII Trace Export Ve AUAI TT Continue Single Sweep remote control eee eee 73 Continuous Sweep remote control M Cont Meas remote control sese eee Copy to remote control eee eee ee Decim Sep E Delete remote control sese eee ee Edit remote control cece vov ssversosovr ees Limit Line Select dialog box remote control 57 Marker 1 remote Control eee eee Marker 1 to 4 remote control o Marker 2 remote Control eee e Marker 3 remote Control see eee ee Marker 4 remote control A Marker Norm Delta sss Marker Norm Delta remote control esse 50 Marker to Trace remote control ge D Marker Zoom remote Control Name remote control 00 0 0 eee eee New remote control Ref Level Offset remote control eee 71 RERMEAS ade AEE Select 1 2 3 4 remote control 2 Select Traces to check remote control eee 58 Single Meas remote control see ee Single Sweep remote control E TE T1 T3 gt T1 T2 T3 gt T2 E Trace 1 2 3 4 5 6 remote control 0 0 eee 68 Trace Math remote control eee eee 66 Trace Math Off Value remote control eee 54 55 57 59 Softkey AUTO d E AUTO RTT le ee Autoscale Y Axis PV Te E SIT TTT Center remote control Clear Write oeesoannnnnsessnnnrnnrirsssrnrrnrireessrnrern 32 44 Continuous Sweep
51. To setting cannot be set lower than the Eval From on page 19 setting Remote command CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STOP on page 53 Spot Noise Settings In spot noise settings you can specify up to 4 discrete frequency points from which the phase noise result from a measurement sweep can be obtained and displayed Spot noise results are updated while a sweep is running Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 19 RAS FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 1 1 2 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Enable Spot Noise Settings Activates and deactivates spot noise calculations Remote command CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt STATe on page 64 CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt AOFF on page 64 Offset Freq 1 2 3 4 Spot Noise Settings In the Offset Freq settings you can specify up to four frequency points at which spot noise calculations are performed If an offset frequency is specified which is outside the measurement frequency range no results are displayed for that offset frequency Remote command CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt X on page 65 PreSelector Activates or deactivates the preselector if installed Remote command INPut PRESelection STATe on page 74 Preamplifier Preselect Activates or deactivates the preamplifier on the preselector if installed Remote command INPut GAIN STATe onpage 74 Preamplifier Activates or deacti
52. aaea 82 GE E Tee E 82 SENSe IS WES POINGS E 83 SENSe JADJust ALL This command determines the ideal frequency and level configuration for the current measurement Example ADJ ALL SENSe ADJust FREQuency This command defines the center frequency automatically by determining the highest level in the frequency span Example ADJ FREQ Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 76 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Deg Remote Control SENSe JADJust LEVel This command automatically sets the optimal reference level for the current measure ment Example ADJ LEV SENSe BANDwidth BWIDth RESolution RATio lt Ratio gt This command specifies the RBW value to be used for each sub span as a ratio of the start frequency of the sub span A value of 10 for example specifies that the RBW will be set to 10 of the start frequency value If the required RBW is not valid the nearest RBW value is used Parameters lt Ratio gt percentage of the start frequency RST 10 PCT Example BAND RAT 1 PCT Sets the RBW ratio to 1 of the start frequency Mode PHN SENSe BANDwidth BWIDth RESolution TYPE lt Filterlype gt This command defines the filter type for the resolution bandwidth Parameters lt FilterType gt NORMal Gaussian filter FFT FFT filter RST NORMal Example BAND TYPE FFT Mode PHN SENSe FREQuency CENTer lt Frequency gt This command defines the center
53. acts Trace3 from Trace2 and copies the results into Trace2 To switch off the trace math use the Trace Math Off softkey Remote command CALCulate lt n gt MATH EXPression DEFine on page 66 CALCulate lt n gt MATH STATe on page 66 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 34 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Trace Math Off Trace Math Deactivates any previously selected trace math functions Remote command CALC MATH STAT OFF see CALCulate lt n gt MATH STATe on page 66 Softkeys of the Auto Set menu AUTO SET Key R amp S FSV K40 The following table shows all softkeys available in the Auto Set menu These functions automatically select the optimal settings for the current measurement Tt EE 35 Las T 35 PUNO Levo EE 35 Auto All Performs all automatic settings e Auto Freq on page 35 e Auto Level on page 35 This function overwrites the Level and Frequency settings in the Signal Settings see Signal Settings on page 15 Remote command SENSe ADJust ALL on page 76 Auto Freq Defines the center frequency automatically by determining the highest frequency level in the frequency span This function uses the signal counter thus it is intended for use with sinusoidal signals This function overwrites the Frequency setting in the Signal Settings see Fre quency on page 15
54. al PM The residual PM result over the selected evaluation range Residual FM The residual FM result over the selected evaluation range RMS Jitter The RMS jitter result over the selected evaluation range Spot Noise 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz 1MHz Spot noise results at selected frequencies within the evaluation range Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 25 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Spectrum Analyzer Phase Noise Settings Residual Noise Spot Noise T1 Signal Freq 999 999793 MHz Eval from 10 kHz to 300 kH 1 kHz 105 24 dBc Hz Signal Level 14 18 dBm Residual PM BE 10 kHz 105 97 dBc Hz Signal tred A 988 82 mHz Residual FM 108 73 Hz 100 kHz 117 59 dBc Hz Signal Level A 0 34 dBm RMS Jitter 0 2782 ps 1 MHz 134 50 dBe Hz Top 90 dBc Hz RF Atten OdB 2 Clrwr j 100 kHz V 10 MHz 30 MHz Frequency Offset Fig 2 4 Phase Noise Measurement Results Note that the residual noise results are displayed at the end of a measurement sweep If you change the range for the residual noise results in the General Setting view after a measurement sweep has been run the residual noise results are automatically updated The range of the residual noise calculations is displayed in the results trace by two lines marker EL1 and EL2 The save recall functions for phase noise measurements using R amp S FSV K40 are the same as for the
55. al Settings on page 13 e chapter 2 1 1 2 Overview of Measurement Settings on page 20 e chapter 2 1 1 3 Running Measurements on page 23 e chapter 2 1 13 Working with Limit Lines on page 38 e chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 2 1 1 Measurements and Results sssse eee eessse eee essen ennenen 13 2 1 1 1 Overview of General Geitngs eee eee eee 13 2 1 1 2 Overview of Measurement Gettmgs eee eee eee ee 20 2 1 1 3 Running Measurement sss sees sss ses s sssse eee ee sees tees eee ereenn ennenen nnn 22 2 1 1 4 Measurement Settings and Results Display 24 2 1 1 5 Saving and Recalling Settings and Results sees 26 2 1 2 Softkeys of the Phase Noise Menu R amp S ESV kKAn e 26 2 13 FREQ nid nda enna EE SEN 29 20 4 SPAN EE 30 20 5 AMPT k nt eege 30 201 6 EE 30 2 1 7 Softkeys of the Sweep Menu SWEEP key R amp S ESV kAO 31 2 1 8 Softkeys of the Trace Menu TRACE key R amp S ESV kAOL 31 2 1 9 Softkeys of the Auto Set menu AUTO SET Key R amp S FSV KA01 35 2 1 10 Softkeys of the Marker Menu MKR key R amp S EGV kKA0 e 36 2 1 11 Softkeys of the Marker To Menu MKR gt key R amp S FSV KA0I e 37 2 1 12 Softkeys of the Lines Menu LINES key R amp S ESV KA01 eee 37 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 12 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 1 13 2 1 14 2 1 15 2 1 16 2 1 17 2 1 18 2 1 19 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 2 1 1
56. alue gt RST 0 Example CONF POW EXP RF 9 The FSV K40 option assumes an input signal strength of 9 dBm Mode PHN CONFigure REFMeas ONCE Configures and initiates a reference measurement Example CONF REFM ONCE A reference measurement is started Mode PHN 2 2 4 DISPlay Subsystem The DISPLay subsystem controls the selection and presentation of textual and graphic information as well as of measurement data on the display DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt STATe 2 scceseceeeeeeaeeteeeceneaeeceseneeaaeacensaeetedeneeess 68 DiSblavlfWiNDow nztTR ACectzMODE eee ce cane ee ee eee teteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesesasaeaaaaaeaaes 68 DiSblavlfWiNDow nzTR ACe t SMOotbing AbtRture 68 DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing STAT cceeeceneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeneeeeeeeeeaees 69 DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing TYPE eee ese ee eee eee 69 DiSblavtuiNtowenstTRAC ess NESCAL el AUTO 70 DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVEl E 70 DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet 0 eeeceeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 71 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 67 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Deg Remote Control DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt STATe lt State gt This command switches on or off the display of the corresponding trace The other meas urements are not aborted but continue runni
57. asure ments option makes use of bits not used within the base system e STATus QUEStionable Although this register is provided by the base system the Noise Figure Measure ments option makes use of bits not used within the base system e STATus QUEStionable LIMit e STATus QUEStionable PNOise Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 87 Remote Control e This register is provided by the R amp S FSV K40 option e STATus QUEStionable POWer Although this register is provided by the base system the Noise Figure Measure ments option makes use of bits not used within the base system 15 not used 14 13 12 1 logical OR of all bits 19 9 indicates FS K40 only E Wata omy 8 HCOPy in progress 7 6 5 D MEASuring Screen A 3 not used 2 1 D CALibrating STATus OPERation 7 6 5 not used 4 LIMit 8 FAIL 3 LIMit 7 FAIL VERIN signal failed l 2 LIMit 6 FAIL SIGNal not found 1 E eee een LIMit 5 FAIL No traces active 8 0 14 LIMit 4 FAIL IF_OVerload Screen B PNOise LIMit 3 FAIL STB l l UNDerload Screen B mm ACPLimit STATus QUEStionable PNOise LIMit 2 FAIL OVERIoad Screen B 11 SYNC LIMit 1 FAIL 40 LMARgin 6 STATus QUEStionable LIMit lt 1 2 gt LIMit 9 g CALibration UNCAL 7 6 IF_OVerload Screen A e UP UNDerload Screen A 4 Temperature OVERIoad Screen A 3 POWer STATus QUEStio
58. ation of alphanumeric characters is allowed Frequency Receive frequencies in Hz Limit Limits for the receive frequencies in dBc Hz The Frequency Limits table lists the limit values for specific frequency values The list can contain up to 100 frequency limit value pairs Note that the frequency values must be in ascending order 2 To insert a new frequency limit entry press the ENTER key after entering a limit or press the Insert softkey To delete a frequency limit entry select the entry and press the Delete softkey 3 When you have entered all required values press the Save softkey If data is missing or if some data is invalid an error message is displayed Correct the input if necessary 4 Inthe Select Limit Line view define whether the limit line is to be used to perform a limit check for the trace by activating or deactivating the Check option for the limit line Remote commands CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt COMMent on page 54 Specifies a description for the limit line CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt CONTrol DATA on page 54 Specifies the receive frequencies CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt LOWer DATA on page 57 CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt UPPer DATA on page 59 Specifies the limits for the receive frequencies Detector Overview The measurement detector for the individual display modes can be selected directly by the user or set automatically by the R
59. cribed in chapter 2 2 13 Status Reporting Sys tem on page 87 Usage Query only Mode PHN STATus QUEStionable LIMit EVENt STATus QUEStionable POWer EVENt The EVENt part indicates whether an event has occurred since the last reading It only indicates events passed on by the transition filters It is permanently updated by the instrument This part can only be read by the user Reading the register clears it Possible events are described in chapter 2 2 13 3 STATus QUEStionable LIMit Register on page 90 chapter 2 2 13 5 STATus QUEStionable POWer Register on page 91 Usage Query only SCPI confirmed Mode PHN STATus QUEStionable LIMit CONDition STATus QUEStionable POWer CONDition Contains the current status of the instrument This register part can only be read but not written into or cleared Readout does not delete the contents of the CONDition section Usage Query only SCPI confirmed Mode PHN STATus QUEStionable LIMit ENABle STATus QUEStionable POWer ENABle lt Filter gt Determines whether the EVENt bit of the associated status register contributes to the sum bit of the STATus QUEStionable register Each bit of the EVEN part is ANDed with the associated ENABle bit The results of all logical operations of this part are passed on to the event sum bit via an OR function Parameters lt Filter gt The sum of the decimal values of the event bits that are to be enabled for t
60. cts trace 4 from trace 1 TRACe1 TRACe5 Subtracts trace 5 from trace 1 TRACe1 TRACe6 Subtracts trace 6 from trace 1 Example CALC1 MATH TRACel TRACe2 Selects the subtraction of trace 2 from trace 1 CALCulate lt n gt MATH STATe lt State gt This command switches the mathematical relation of traces on or off Suffix lt n gt irrelevant Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC MATH STAT ON Switches on the trace mathematics CONFigure Subsystem The CONFigure subsystem contains commands for configuring complex measurement tasks The CONFigure subsystem is closely linked to the functions of the FETCH sub system where the measurement results of the measurements are queried CONFigure POWeRAUTO EE 67 CON Figure ee RE 67 CONFiguire REPMeas ONCE EE 67 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 66 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 EENEG Remote Control CONFigure POWer AUTO lt State gt Switches on or off automatic power level detection When switched on power level detection is performed at the start of each measurement sweep Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST 1 Example CONF POW AUTO 1 The FSV K40 option detects the input power level automatically Mode PHN CONFigure POWer EXPected RF lt InputLevel gt Specifies the input power level of the source signal as supplied to the Analyzer RF input Parameters lt InputLevel gt lt numeric v
61. cy gt Positions the selected slot noise marker to the indicated frequency Suffix lt n gt 1 window lt m gt 1 4 spot noise marker Parameters lt Frequency gt lt numeric value gt Example CALC1 SNO X 2MHz Positions spot noise marker 1 in screen A to time 2 MHZ Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt Y Returns the measured spot noise marker result in the selected measurement window The units for this command are dBc Hz Suffix lt n gt 1 window lt m gt 1 4 spot noise marker Return values lt Result gt lt numeric value gt Example CALC1 SNO Y Outputs the measured value of spot noise marker 1 in screen A Usage Query only Mode PHN Other CALCulate commands CAL Culate nzMATHtENbressonft DEFINE cicirenna anaedai aia diaaa 66 CAL Culate nzMATHSTATe cece en eeeeeetee eee eeee eee eee eae a aaa teens eeeeeeeeseesaeaeaaaaeeeeneeeees 66 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 65 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 3 Remote Control CALCulate lt n gt MATH EXPression DEFine lt Expression gt This command defines the mathematical expression for relating traces to trace1 Suffix lt n gt irrelevant Parameters lt Expression gt TRACe1 TRACez2 TRACe1 TRACe3 TRACe1 TRACe4 TRACe1 TRACe5 TRACe1 TRACe6 TRACe1 TRACe2 Subtracts trace 2 from trace 1 TRACe1 TRACe3 Subtracts trace 3 from trace 1 TRACe1 TRACe4 Subtra
62. d in this Document SENS AVERA gE Sir COUNT T 92 SENSe AVERage lt n gt COUNt lt NoMeasurements gt This command defines the number of measurements which contribute to the average value Note that continuous averaging is performed after the indicated number has been reached in continuous sweep mode In single sweep mode the sweep is stopped as soon as the indicated number of meas urements sweeps is reached Synchronization to the end of the indicated number of measurements is only possible in single sweep mode This command has the same effect as the SENSe lt source gt SWEep COUNt com mand In both cases the number of measurements is defined whether the average cal culation is active or not The number of measurements applies to all traces in the window Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window Parameters lt NoMeasurements gt 0 to 32767 RST 0 Example SWE CONT OFF Switching to single sweep mode AVER COUN 16 Sets the number of measurements to 16 AVER STAT ON Switches on the calculation of average INIT WAI Starts the measurement and waits for the end of the 16 sweeps Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 92 R amp S FSV K40 List of Commands List of Commands CAL Culate nz DEL T amarker lt ms AOEE n SSE EnASEEEENEEEEENEEEEENEEEA EEEE Sannn nanen nnee 50 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt TRACe eee 51 CAL Culatesn gt DEL Mamarker lt im X sccccssccees
63. d roll off factor a is also indicated Table 2 2 Filter types Filter Bandwidth Filter Type Application 100 Hz CFiLter 200 Hz CFiLter AO 300 Hz CFiLter 500 Hz CFiLter 1 kHz CFiLter 1 5 kHz CFiLter 2 kHz CFiLter 2 4 kHz CFiLter SSB 2 7 kHz CFILter Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 42 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 l EE SE eee Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Filter Bandwidth Filter Type Application 3 kHz CFiLter 3 4 kHz CFlLter 4 kHz CFiLter DAB Satellite 4 5 kHz CFlLter 5 kHz CFiLter 6 kHz CFlLter 6 kHz a 0 2 RRC APCO 8 5 kHz CFiLter ETS300 113 12 5 kHz channels 9 kHz CFiLter AM Radio 10 kHz CFiLter 12 5 kHz CFiLter CDMAone 14 kHz CFiLter ETS300 113 20 kHz channels 15 kHz CFiLter 16 kHz CFiLter ETS300 113 25 kHz channels 18 kHz a 0 35 RRC TETRA 20 kHz CFiLter 21 kHz CFlLter PDC 24 3 kHz a 0 35 RRC IS 136 25 kHz CFiLter 30 kHz CFiLter CDPD CDMAone 50 kHz CFiLter 100 kHz CFiLter 150 kHz CFiLter FM Radio 192 kHz CFiLter PHS 200 kHz CFiLter 300 kHz CFiLter 500 kHz CFiLter J 83 8 VSB DVB USA 1 MHz CFiLter CDMAone 1 228 MHz CFlLter CDMAone 1 28 MHz a 0 22 RRC Sl Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 43 R amp S FSV K40 Phase N
64. dB Example SENS POW RLEV TOLerance 5DB Sets the level tolerance for the verification measurement to 1 dB Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe POWer TRACk lt State gt Switches the automatic level control on and off Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 81 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 EE ED Remote Control Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST ON Example SENS POW TRACk ON Sets the automatic level control to ON Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe SWEep COUNt lt NumberSweeps gt This command defines the number of sweeps started with single sweep which are used for calculating the average or maximum value If the values 0 or 1 are set one sweep is performed Parameters lt NumberSweeps gt 0 to 32767 RST 0 GSM 200 PHN 1 Example SWE COUN 64 Sets the number of sweeps to 64 INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for its end SENSe SWEep FORWard lt State gt Specifies the sweep direction When switched on the sweep direction is from the start frequency to the stop frequency When switched off the sweep direction is reversed Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example SENS SWEep FORWard 1 The sweep direction is set to sweep from start to stop frequency Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe SWEep MODE lt Mode gt This remote control command specifies the general sweep mod
65. details Span Stop Meas Settings Switches to the Stop Offset setting in the Span Settings area of the Measurement Settings view See Overview of Measurement Settings for details Subspan RBW lt Meas Settings Switches to the first field in the RBW column for the subspan in the Measurement Settings view This softkey is only available in sweep mode MANUAL See Overview of Measurement Settings for details RBW lt Meas Settings Switches to the RBW setting in the Preset Settings area of the Measurement Set tings view This softkey is only available in sweep mode MANUAL See Overview of Measurement Settings for details Average Meas Settings Switches to the Average setting in the Preset Settings area of the Measurement Set tings view This softkey is only available in sweep mode MANUAL See Overview of Measurement Settings for details Use FFT On Off Meas Settings Switches to the FFT Filters setting in the Preset Settings area of the Measurement Settings view This softkey is only available in sweep mode MANUAL See Overview of Measurement Settings for details Verify On Off toggles frequency and level verification on and off Remote command SENSe FREQuency VERify STATe Track Level On Off toggles level tracking on and off Remote command SENSe POWer TRACk Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 28 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R a
66. e Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 48 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Remote Control The two following commands with identical meaning can be created They set the fre quency of the fixed frequency signal to 1 kHz SENSe FREQuency CW 1E3 SENSe FREQuency FIXed 1E3 A vertical stroke in parameter indications marks alternative possibilities in the sense of or The effect of the command differs depending on which parameter is used Example Selection of the parameters for the command SENSe lt 1 4 gt AVERage lt 1 4 gt TYPE VIDeo LiINear U Key words in square brackets can be omitted when composing the header The full command length must be accepted by the instrument for reasons of compatibility with the SCPI standards Parameters in square brackets can be incorporated optionally in the command or omitted as well Parameters in braces can be incorporated optionally in the command either not at all once or several times Description of Parameters Due to the standardization the parameter section of SCPI commands consists always of the same syntactical elements SCPI has therefore specified a series of definitions which are used in the tables of commands In the tables these established definitions are indicated in angled brackets lt gt and is briefly explained in the following For details see the chapter SCPI Command Structure
67. e for the measurement The sweep mode is used to set the RBW Average and FFT settings for each sub sweep to specific values When the sweep mode is set to MANual then the sub sweep settings may be speciifed Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 82 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 12 Remote Control Parameters lt Mode gt FAST NORMal AVERaged MANual FAST Not averaged The measurement is very fast as the average col umn is set to 1 for all sub bands NORMal Normal averaged The measurement is slower than the Fast mode but the sub bands are averaged more AVERaged Highly averaged The measurement is very slow with high aver age in each sub band for more accurate results MANual The RBW Average and FFT columns in the Carrier Fre quency Offset Table as well as the Preset Settings can be set by the user see SENSe LIST RANGe lt range gt BANDwidth RESolution on page 79 SENSe SWEep COUNT on page 82 and SENSe LIST RANGe lt range gt FILTer TYPE on page 80 RST MANual Example SENS SWEep MODe FAST Sets the sweep mode such that each sub sweep is executed as fast as possible Mode PHN SENSe SWEep POINts lt NumberPoints gt This command queries the number of points measured for trace 1 Parameters lt NumberPoints gt Example SWE POIN 251 Usage Query only Mode PHN STATus Subsystem The STAT
68. e line CALC LIM5 UPP STAT ON Switching on the limit CALC LIM5 STAT ON Starting a new measurement with synchronization INIT WAI Querying the limit check result CALC LIM5 FAIL CALculate MARker subsystem GALGulat lt n gt MARKer lt m gt AOFF 2 00 20 lt cccscancscnecchaancsendccheaaecandccnnaseddedsceanaedaadecntabsddadentanes 61 CAL Culate nz M Abker mmzEUNGCHon ZO0OM 62 CAL Culatesa gt MARKersii STAVE EE 62 CALCulatesnMARKersm gt TRACO rsio naaa rescued odpiind eege E ed 62 CALGultatesn MARKES M gt EX ccd oiinadi anii i aa a EEA A 63 GAL Culate lt pim MARKETS E 63 CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt AOFF This command all markers off including delta markers and marker measurement func tions Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt depends on mode irrelevant Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 DNR R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Deg Remote Control Example CALC MARK AOFF Switches off all markers Usage Event CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt FUNCtion ZOOM lt Range gt This command defines the range to be zoomed around marker 1 Marker 1 is activated first if necessary The subsequent frequency sweep is stopped at the marker position and the frequency of the signal is counted This frequency becomes the new center frequency and the zoomed span is set Note that you should perform a complete measurement with s
69. e measurement and waits for the end of the 16 sweeps DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing APERture lt Value gt Specifies the aperture of the window to be used when trace smoothing is performed Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 68 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 ao OUU 0 P 7 I Remote Control A single aperture applies to all traces which require smoothing Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt t gt irrelevant Parameters lt Value gt lt numeric value gt RST 0 Example DISP TRAC1 SMO APER 1 Sets the smoothing window for trace 1 to 1 Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing STATe lt State gt Specifies whether smoothing of a particular trace is carried out Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt t gt 1223 trace Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example DISP TRAC1 SMO 1 Specifies that smoothing of trace 1 is to be performed Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing TYPE lt Type gt Specifies whether linear or logarithmic smoothing is to be used when trace smoothing is performed Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt t gt 1 3 trace Parameters lt Type gt LINear LOGarithmic RST LIN Example DISP TRAC1 SMO TYPE LIN Sets the smoothing type for trace 1 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 69 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Optio
70. e sweep mode CALC MARK2 ON Switches marker 2 INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for the end CALC MARK2 Y 7 Outputs the measured value of marker 2 Mode PHN CALCulate SNOise Subsystem The CALCulate SNOise subsystem allows spot noise measurement points to be set and results returned Note that for all spot noise commands the suffix for the CALCulate command must be 1 CAL eI T LET m gt Lae F anei aanre anaa aiara aaa anara ia aaan E a Aaaa ka Enara aaan 64 ele EE SNOSE ER KN RE 64 GAL Gulat lt n gt SNOISCSMP IX E 65 CAL Culate nz GNOlsecmscy nnna 65 CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt AOFF Switches off all active spot noise markers in the specified measurement window Suffix lt n gt 1 window lt m gt 1 4 spot noise marker Example CALC1 SNO AOFF Switches off all spot noise markers in the screen A window Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt STATe lt State gt Switches on or off the currently selected spot noise marker in the selected measurement window If no indication is made marker 1 is selected automatically Suffix lt n gt 1 window lt m gt 1 4 spot noise marker Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 64 RAS FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 2 7 Remote Control Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST 1 Example CALC1 SNO1 STATE ON Switches the screen A marker ON Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt X lt Frequen
71. ecific softkeys available for phase noise measurements are described e chapter 2 1 2 Softkeys of the Phase Noise Menu R amp S FSV K40 on page 26 e chapter 2 1 7 Softkeys of the Sweep Menu SWEEP key R amp S FSV K40 on page 31 e chapter 2 1 8 Softkeys of the Trace Menu TRACE key R amp S FSV K40 on page 31 e chapter 2 1 9 Softkeys of the Auto Set menu AUTO SET Key R amp S FSV K40 on page 35 e chapter 2 1 12 Softkeys of the Lines Menu LINES key R amp S FSV K40 on page 37 e chapter 2 1 10 Softkeys of the Marker Menu MKR key R amp S FSV K40 on page 36 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 11 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Eh Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 e chapter 2 1 11 Softkeys of the Marker To Menu MKR gt key R amp S FSV K40 on page 37 The Trigger Meas Config Input Output and Marker Functions menus are not available for Phase noise measurements Further information e chapter 2 1 1 4 Measurement Settings and Results Display on page 24 e chapter 2 1 15 Detector Overview on page 40 e chapter 2 1 18 Trace Mode Overview on page 44 e chapter 2 1 16 Selecting the Appropriate Filter Type on page 41 e chapter 2 1 17 List of Available RRC and Channel Filters on page 42 chapter 2 1 19 ASCII File Export Format on page 45 Tasks e chapter 2 1 1 1 Overview of Gener
72. ected limit line Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 limit line Example CALC LIM CLE Deletes the result of the limit check Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt COMMent lt Comment gt This command defines a comment for the selected limit line in all windows Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt Selects the limit line Parameters lt Comment gt String containing the comment The maximum number of charac ters the string may contain is 40 Example CALC LIM5 COMM Upper limit for spectrum Defines the comment for limit line 5 CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt CONTrol DATA lt LimitLinePoints gt This command defines the horizontal definition points of a lower limit line Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 54 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 REESEN Remote Control lt k gt 1 8 Selects the limit line Parameters lt LimitLinePoints gt Variable number of x axis values Note that the number of horizontal values has to be the same as the number of vertical values set with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt LOWer DATA ofr CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt UPPer DATA If not the R amp S FSV either adds missing values or ignores surplus values RST CALC LIM is set to OFF Example
73. egister Bit No Meaning 0 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 1 is violated 1 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 2 is violated 2 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 3 is violated 3 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 4 is violated 4 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 5 is violated 5 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 6 is violated 6 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 7 is violated 7 LIMit FAIL This bit is set if limit line 8 is violated 8 to 14 These bits are not used 15 This bit is always 0 SS Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 90 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Remote Control 2 2 13 4 STATus QUEStionable PNOise Register The bits in the STATus QUEStionable PNOise register indicate events that occur during phase noise measurements To query the status use the commands STATus QUEStionable PNOise CONDition on page 84 or STATus QUEStionable PNOise EVENt on page 86 Bit No Meaning 0 No traces are active This bit is set when all the traces are switch off 1 SIGNal not found This bit is set if no valid signal is detected 2 VERify signal failed This bit is set if verification failed to detect a signal within the supplied tolerances 3 to 14 These bits are not used 15 This bit is always 0 2 2 13 5
74. ep INIT CONT ON Switches the sequence to continuous sweep Mode all INITiate lt n gt IMMediate The command initiates a new measurement sequence With sweep count gt 0 or average count gt 0 this means a restart of the indicated number of measurements With trace functions MAXHold MINHold and AVERage the previous results are reset on restarting the measurement In single sweep mode you can synchronize to the end of the measurement with OPC OPC or WAI In continuous sweep mode synchronization to the end of the measure ment is not possible Thus it is not recommended that you use continuous sweep mode in remote control as results like trace data or markers are only valid after a single sweep end synchronization Suffix lt n gt irrelevant Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode DISP WIND TRAC MODE AVER Switches on trace averaging SWE COUN 20 Setting the sweep counter to 20 sweeps INIT WAI Starts the measurement and waits for the end of the 20 sweeps Mode all INITiate lt n gt DISPlay lt State gt This command configures the behaviour of the display during a single sweep Suffix lt n gt irrelevant Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 73 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 KEE Remote Control Parametere lt State gt ON OFF ON The display is switched on during the measurement OFF The display is switched off during the measurement
75. ep Mode field see Sweep Mode Settings on page 21 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 30 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 1 7 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Softkeys of the Sweep Menu SWEEP key R amp S FSV K40 Continuous Sweep Sets the continuous sweep mode the sweep takes place continuously according to the trigger settings This is the default setting The trace averaging is determined by the sweep count value see the Sweep Count softkey Sweep Count on page 31 Remote command INIT CONT ON see INITiate lt n gt CONTinuous on page 72 Single Sweep Sets the single sweep mode after triggering starts the number of sweeps that are defined by using the Sweep Count softkey The measurement stops after the defined number of sweeps has been performed Remote command INIT CONT OFF see INITiate lt n gt CONTinuous on page 72 Sweep Count Opens an edit dialog box to enter the number of sweeps to be performed in the single sweep mode Values from 0 to 32767 are allowed If the values 0 or 1 are set one sweep is performed The sweep count is applied to all the traces in a diagram If the trace configurations Average Max Hold or Min Hold are set the sweep count value also determines the number of averaging or maximum search procedures In continuous sweep mode if sweep count 0 default averaging is performed over 10 sweeps F
76. etting in the Display Settings area of the General Settings view See Overview of General Settings for details Trace Settings General Settings Switches to the first setting in the Trace Settings area of the General Settings view See Overview of General Settings for details Residual Calc General Settings Switches to the first setting in the Residual Calculations area of the General Settings view See Overview of General Settings for details Spot Noise General Settings Switches to the first setting in the Spot Noise Settings area of the General Settings view See Overview of General Settings for details Smoothing General Settings Switches to the Smoothing setting in the Trace Settings area of the General Settings view See Overview of General Settings for details Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 27 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Meas Settings Displays the Meas Settings view and the Meas Settings submenu See Overview of Measurement Settings for details Sweep Mode lt Meas Settings Switches to the Sweep Mode setting in the Measurement Settings view See Overview of Measurement Settings for details Span Start Meas Settings Switches to the Start Offset setting in the Span Settings area of the Measurement Settings view See Overview of Measurement Settings for
77. etween the measurement modes by means of numbers Parameters lt Mode gt 20 Phase Noise Mode R amp S FSV K40 option MMEMory subsystem TEE ele 75 MMEMory STORe lt n gt TRACe lt Trace gt lt FileName gt This command stores the selected trace in the specified window in a file with ASCII for mat The file format is described in chapter 2 1 19 ASCII File Export Format on page 45 The decimal separator decimal point or comma for floating point numerals contained in the file is defined with the FORMat DEXPort DSEParator command see FORMat DEXPort DSEParator on page 72 Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant Parameters lt Trace gt 1to3 selected measurement trace lt FileName gt DOS file name The file name includes indication of the path and the drive name Indication of the path complies with DOS conventions Example MMEM STOR TRAC 3 TEST ASC Stores trace 3 in the file TEST ASC Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 75 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 REESEN Remote Control 2 2 11 SENSe Subsystem The SENSe command is used to set and get the values of parameters in the remote instrument The get variant of the SENSe command differs from set in that it takes no parameter values unless otherwise stated but is followed by the character and returns
78. frequency frequency domain or measuring frequency time domain Parameters lt Frequency gt Range 0 to fmax RST fmax 2 Default unit Hz fmax iS specified in the data sheet min span is 10 Hz Example FREQ CENT 100 MHz Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 77 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 EENEG Remote Control SENSe FREQuency STARt lt Frequency gt This command specifies the start frequency for a phase noise measurement Parameters lt Frequency gt RST 1 kHz Example FREQ STAR 20kHz Mode PHN SENSe FREQuency STOP lt Frequency gt This command specifies the stop frequency for a phase noise measurement Parameters lt Frequency gt RST 1 MHz Example FREQ STOP 2 MHz Mode PHN SENSe FREQuency TRACKk lt State gt Switches the automatic frequency control on and off Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST ON Example SENS FREQ TRACk ON Sets the automatic frequency control to ON Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN SENSe FREQuency VERify STATe lt State gt Specifies whether frequency and level verification are to be performed before a phase noise measurement This command is synonymous with SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify STATe on page 81 Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST ON Example SENS FREQ VER ON Specifies that frequency and level verification is to be performed Usage
79. gle between a smoothed and unsmoothed trace without the need to run a new measurement sweep Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing APERture on page 68 Trace Offset Trace Settings Defines an arithmetic reference level offset which is added to the y axis labelling Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet on page 71 Smoothing lt Trace Settings Specifies the of the display width to be used as a window when a trace is smoothed The larger the setting of the Smoothing parameter the greater the smoothing effect Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing APERture on page 68 Smoothing Type Trace Settings Defines whether linear or logarithmic smoothing is to be used Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing TYPE on page 69 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 18 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Residual Calculations Use Meas Settings Specifies whether to use the whole measurement range or the user defined evaluation range for the residual calculations If the Use Meas Settings is activated the Eval From on page 19 and To on page 19 fields become disabled and residual calculations are performed across the complete range of the measurement results If the Use Meas Set
80. he summmary bit Range 0 to 65535 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 86 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 H ee ee ed Remote Control Usage Query only SCPI confirmed Mode PHN STATus QUEStionable LIMit NTRansition STATus QUEStionable POWer NTRansition lt Mode gt This bit acts as a transition filter When a bit of the CONDition part of the associated status register for the result type is changed from 1 to 0 the NTR bit decides whether the EVENt bit is set to 1 Usage Query only SCPI confirmed Mode PHN STATus QUEStionable LIMit PTRansition STATus QUEStionable POWer PTRansition This bit acts as a transition filter When a bit of the CONDition part of the associated status register for the result type is changed from 0 to 1 the PTR bit decides whether the EVENt bit is set to 1 Parameters lt Filter gt The sum of the decimal values of the event bits that are to be enabled Range 0 to 65535 Example STAT QUES LIM PTR 65535 All condition bits will be summarized in the Event register when a positive transition occurs Usage Query only SCPI confirmed Mode PHN 2 2 13 Status Reporting System In addition to the registers provided by the base system the following registers are used or modified in the Phase Noise Measurements option R amp S FSV K40 e STATus OPERation Although this register is provided by the base system the Noise Figure Me
81. her adds missing values or ignores surplus values RST LIMit STATe is set to OFF Example CALC LIM2 LOW 30 40 10 40 30 Defines 5 lower limit values for limit line 2 in the preset unit CALC LIM2 LOW Outputs the lower limit values of limit line 2 separated by a comma CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt LOWer SHIFt lt YValue gt This command moves a limit line by the indicated value in y direction The line is shifted by modifying the individual y values Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 limit line Parameters lt YValue gt lt numeric_value gt RST CALC LIM is set to OFF Example CALC LIM2 LOW SHIF 20 dB Shifts all Y values of limit line 2 by 20 dB Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt LOWer STATe lt State gt This command turns a lower limit line on and off Before you can use this command you have to select a limit line with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt NAME Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 57 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 REESEN Remote Control The limit check is activated separately with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt STATe The result of the limit check can be queried with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt FAIL Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 Selects the limit line Parameters lt State gt ON
82. it Lines on page 39 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 37 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Name lt New Switches to the Name field of the Limit Line Editor For details see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 Remote command CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt NAME on page 58 Value New Switches to the Frequency field of the Limit Line Editor For details see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 Insert New Inserts a row above the currently selected row in the Frequency Limits table of the Limit Line Editor For details see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 Delete New Deletes the currently selected row in the Frequency Limits table of the Limit Line Editor For details see chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 This action requires no confirmation Save New Saves the currently displayed limit line definition If data is missing or if some data is invalid an error message is displayed Edit Displays the Edit Limit Line dialog box in edit mode with all data of the selected limit line For further details refer to chapter 2 1 14 Editing Limit Lines on page 39 Delete Deletes the selected limit line Remote command CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt DELete on page 56 2 1 13 Working with Limit Lines 1 Press the LINES key
83. line If the measured values exceed the UPPer limit line the limit is violated Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 Selects the limit line Parameters lt LimitLinePoints gt Variable number of x axis values Note that the number of horizontal values has to be the same as the number of vertical values set with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt CONTrol DATA If not the R amp S FSV either adds missing values or ignores surplus values RST LIMit STATe is set to OFF Example CALC LIM2 UPP 10 0 0 10 5 Defines 5 upper limit values for limit line 2 in the preset unit CALC LIM2 UPP Outputs the upper limit values for limit line 2 separated by a comma CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt UPPer SHIFt lt YValue gt This command moves a limit line by the indicated value in y direction The line is shifted by modifying the individual y values Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 59 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 KEE Remote Control lt k gt 1 8 limit line Parameters lt YValue gt lt numeric_value gt RST CALC LIM is set to OFF Example CALC LIM2 UPP SHIF 20 dB Shifts all Y values of limit line 2 by 20 dB Mode PHN CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt UPPer STATe lt State gt This command turns a lower limit line on a
84. mote control sss ee Trace Settings Sech TRACKFREQONIOFF e Track Freq Lee TRACKLEVELON OFF isis Track Level On Off wescccssccscisscccessccssscesssssceatisiartessoseces VERIFYONIOEFF sessirnir Verify On Off Ss KA EE EAR d X Axis Stop S b AxiS e L YAXS Real Span Settings Gs Special characters sc zygs esset 2790125427 2172530354 yZ 5242557 en 7 Spot Noise Enable oss cpccsneiveteevecavsevenscanecvvegveiwecscaveetaessanetvaseoesensees 20 Offset Fregi 25334 EE 20 STE Te EE 19 Start Frequency sa Start Offset T 22 Status registers STATUS OPERATION T 88 STATus QUEStionabIe 00 0 ec cceceececeeeseeeeesseeeeees 89 STATus QUEStionable LIMit San 90 STATus QUEStionable POWer eee 91 Lee E e 23 tele e EE 22 sweep COUNT T 31 33 Sweep Continuous Single Sweep Forward Sweep Mode Settings sse ereer eee ereer 21 T Trace Clear Write os nneoesnninoesnnnneenirnnnserninnesrrinrnnnsene 32 44 Offset Settings Trace mode EE eebe ee 32 45 Blank oe Clear Write e 32 44 Max Hold anataka kE dya 2R T aaya ogas 32 A4 Min Hold nee 32 45 View eeeeeeeeee 33 45 Track EFEQUENCY i ccavnevensercessnavsercaders cuca sanepnastdsnenneanennasnees 16 bele HOVE T 16 U Upper case commands eee ee 48 Vv VBW Sey TT Verify Freq and Level View trace ale TT XxX KEE 17 L Ee e BEE 17 Y Y AXIS Tie L 17 YAXIS TOP EE 17 Z ZOOM EE 36 Tes T 33 45
85. mp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Track Freq On Off toggles frequency tracking on and off Remote command SENSe FREQuency TRACk Preset Settings Presets the option back to the default settings Autoscale Y Axis Scales the Y axis according to the trace results Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe AUTO on page 70 Ref Meas Performs a measurement and stores the trace as a reference trace in trace 3 Remote command CONFigure POWer EXPected RF 2 1 3 FREQ key This key opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Frequency field see Frequency on page 15 Furthermore a submenu with the following softkeys is displayed Frequency Opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the Frequency field see Frequency on page 15 Remote command SENSe FREQuency CENTer on page 77 X Axis Start Opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the X Axis Start field see X Axis Start on page 17 Remote command SENSe FREQuency STARt on page 78 X Axis Stop Opens the General Settings dialog box and jumps directly to the X Axis Stop field see X Axis Stop on page 17 Remote command SENSe FREQuency STOP on page 78 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 29 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K
86. n R amp S FSV K40 EENEG Remote Control Usage SCPI confirmed Mode PHN DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe AUTO Mode This command turns automatic scaling of the y axis on and off If on the R amp S FSV determines the ideal scale of the y axis for the current measurement results Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt t gt only 1 trace Parameters lt Mode gt ON Automatic scaling is on OFF Automatic scaling is off ONCE Automatic scaling is performed once RST OFF Example DISP WIND2 TRAC Y SCAL AUTO ONCE Activates automatic scaling of the Y axis for the active trace Mode CDMA EVDO OFDM OFDMA WiBro PHN DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVel lt ReferenceLevel gt This command defines the reference level With the reference level offset 0 the value range of the reference level is modified by the offset Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt t gt irrelevant Parameters lt ReferenceLevel gt The unit is variable Range see datasheet RST 10dBm Example DISP TRAC Y RLEV 60dBm Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 70 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 5 Remote Control DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt Y SCALe RLEVel OFFSet lt Value gt This command defines a reference level offset Suffix lt n gt irreleva
87. n gt MARKer lt m gt STATe on page 62 CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt X on page 63 CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt Y on page 63 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt STATe on page 50 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt X on page 51 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt Y on page 51 Marker Norm Delta Changes the active marker to a normal norm or delta marker with respect to marker 1 Remote command CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt STATe on page 62 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt STATe on page 50 Marker Zoom span gt 0 Opens an edit dialog box to enter a display range for the zoom The area around marker 1 is expanded accordingly and more details of the result can be seen If no marker is activated marker 1 is switched on and set on the largest signal The following sweep is stopped at the position of the reference marker The frequency of the signal is counted and the measured frequency becomes the new center frequency The zoomed display range is then configured and the new settings are used by the R amp S FSV for further measurements If the display has not yet been switched to the new frequency display range and you press the softkey the procedure is aborted If an instrument setting is changed during this operation the procedure is also aborted Remote command CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt FUNCtion ZOOM on page 62 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06
88. nable POWer 2 1 0 STATus QUEStionable 2 2 13 1 STATus OPERation Register This register contains information on which actions the instrument is executing or which actions the instrument has executed since the last reading It can be read using the com mands STATus OPERation CONDition or STATus OPERation EVENt R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Remote Control Table 2 3 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus OPERation register Bit No Meaning 0 CALibrating This bit is set as long as the instrument is performing a calibration 1 3 Not used 4 MEASuring This bit is set when a measurement is in progress R amp S FSV K40 specific 5 7 Not used 8 HardCOPy in progress This bit is set while the instrument is printing a hardcopy 9 14 Not used 15 This bit is always 0 2 2 13 2 STATus QUEStionable Register This register contains information about indefinite states which may occur if the unit is operated without meeting the specifications It can be read using the commands STATus QUEStionable CONDition or STATus QUEStionable EVENt Table 2 4 Meaning of the bits used in the STATus QUEStionable register Bit No Meaning 0 to 2 These bits are not used 3 POWer This bit is set if a questionable power occurs see chapter 2 2 13 5 STATus QUEStiona ble POWer Register on page 91 4 TEMPerature
89. ncy VERify TOLerance RELative on page 79 SENSe FREQuency VERify TOLerance on page 79 Level Tolerance Signal Settings Offset relative to the Level It is used to verify the Level of the input signal Level Tolerance specifies the maximum and mimum deviation from the specified Level setting that the input signal may vary by and still pass the verification i e the measured level between Level Level_ Tolerance and Level Level_ Tolerance is accepted Remote command SENSe POWer RLEVel VERify TOLerance on page 81 AFC Settings Track Frequency Enables or disables the signal frequency tracking mechanism during the measurement This parameter is only available when the Verify Freq and Level on page 15 parameter is enabled Remote command SENSe FREQuency TRACk on page 78 Track Level AFC Settings Track Frequency Enables or disables the signal level tracking mechanism during the measurement This parameter is only available when the Verify Freq and Level on page 15 parameter is enabled Remote command SENSe POWer TRACk on page 81 Display Settings The display settings configure the display of the measurement results The settings con tain the following parameters e X Axis Start on page 17 e X Axis Stop on page 17 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 16 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 SSS aaa
90. nd off Before you can use this command you have to select a limit line with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt NAME The limit check is activated separately with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt STATe The result of the limit check can be queried with CALCulate lt n gt LIMit lt k gt FAIL Suffix lt n gt irrelevant lt k gt 1 8 Selects the limit line Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC LIM4 UPP STAT ON Switches on limit line 4 upper limit 2 2 2 4 Programming Example for Limit Lines The following example describes a simple limit line scenario via remote control Programming task Definition and use of a new limit line 5 for a trace in the Noise Figure window with the following features e upper limit line e 5reference values 126 MHz 40 dB 127 MHz 40 dB 128 MHz 20 dB 129 MHz 40 dB 130 MHz 40 dB Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 60 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 2 5 Remote Control Definition of the line Defining the name CALC LIM5 NAME TEST1 Entering the comment CALC LIM5 COMM Upper limit line Associated trace in screen A CALC LIM5 TRAC 2 Defining the X axis values CALC LIM5 CONT 126MHZ 127MHZ 128MHZ 129MHZ 130MHZ Defining the y values CALC LIM5 UPP 40 40 30 40 40 Switching on and evaluating the line Switching on th
91. ng Manual 1173 0708 02 06 94 IGENGe IUISTbRANGe zangez El Ter 80 EISE Te Ee BEE 80 SENSe POWer RLEVel VERIfy TOLeranGg es seene eee 81 IENGe IbOWerRL EVel VER STATE A 81 SENSe POWer TRACK AA SENSe SWEep COUNt z SENSe SWEep FORWard EE 82 SENSe SWEep MODE aeli tirisan aeyaeee eed odede taaa Arer eh abides 82 SENSe e S Re TT 83 R amp S FSV K40 Index A RUN SINGLE T 23 SWEEP T 31 Deel E Analyzer Settings 8 L Preamplifier ege EE Preamplifier PreSelect ccccccccsseeceseteseeseseeeeeees 20 Level eee PreSelector 8 Tolerance R ASCII Trace export ccccccccseccsessesceececesceeseececeseeceescseees 45 LIMIT CHECK isuri n a Eege ec See Auto Peak detector cccccccssscscscsessesesesesesesesessseseseeeees 40 Limit lines Autoscale Once CHECKING EE 39 Auto Set menu Editor 39 Average sese ssseseceesesesessnensnsesesesesesenes Recalling 26 Average detector SAVING siipii wa 26 Average trace mode s ssssisisieeisiininieisnninrenrnrnrnnn 32 45 Lower case commande eee eee ee 48 B M Blank trace mode sosieieieiieseieisiieieisiririrerersierernen 33 45 Marker e 36 C Markers DEL 0 le Carrier Frequency Offset Table 0 0 0 0 eee 22 Max Hold trace mode Characters Measurement Special sesasine iaa pd eea i ES RESUS aircon naaa E AE 24 Clear Write trace mode Running 23 Commands Settings we 20 Seene TIME TT 23
92. ng in the background Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt t gt trace Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST ON for TRACe1 OFF for TRACe2 to 6 Example DISP TRAC3 ON DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE lt Mode gt This command defines the type of display and the evaluation of the traces WRITE cor responds to the Clr Write mode of manual operation The trace is switched off BLANK in manual operation with DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt STATe The number of measurements for AVERage MAXHold and MINHold is defined with the SENSe T AVERage lt n gt COUNt or SENSe SWEep COUNTY commands It should be noted that synchronization to the end of the indicated number of measurements is only possible in single sweep mode Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt t gt trace Parameters lt Mode gt WRITe VIEW AVERage MAXHold MINHold BLANk RST WRITe for TRACe1 STATe OFF for TRACe2 3 4 5 6 For details on trace modes refer to chapter 2 1 18 Trace Mode Overview on page 44 Example INIT CONT OFF Switching to single sweep mode SWE COUN 16 Sets the number of measurements to 16 DISP TRAC3 MODE MAXH Switches on the calculation of the maximum peak for trace 3 INIT WAI Starts th
93. nn nanne nnen 60 CAL Culate nzLlMitck Uber DATA 59 CALCu latesn gt MARKer lt m gt AOF F apeissonar aaaea araa EE aa DAABA A A a 61 CAL Culate nz MAb ker mz EUNGCion ZOOM 62 CAL Culate cnz MA ker mz TRACe ntt n nutk rnn tEEnENEEEAAEEEENEEES EEANN EESN EEEn E EnS EE nann Ennen 62 CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt X 63 CAL Culatesn gt MARKersime y TT 63 CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt ESTAT 6 scccsctecisitcscseassteeasetvesbeasateeneesueaberenseepecsusabersinecoveasstecnaatecbstesotsecsascaciacsssee 62 CAL Culate lt n gt MATHiISTAT Ciscsciccsecsecicetecctecsecreseseseeessccasacssabersstbavsetecseesecvertnebacendesacissussberaadevdsedesstreveeradese see 66 CALCulate lt n gt MATH EXPression DEFIne 0 cece cece eee eeenee sees sees eeneeeseesseseeseaeeseaeeseeeseaeeseneeees 66 CALCulate lt n gt SNOIs sm gt AOEFF EE 64 CALCulate lt n gt SNOise lt m gt STATe 64 CAL Culatesn gt SNOISESM gt X a 0 eke bens pike di Albian Mia eid Al ts Bhai deeded ible 65 CALCulate lt n gt SNOISC lt M gt 2Y 7 65 CONFiguire POW TE B T He 67 CONFigure POWerEXPeCted RE wivcstccscousetcssscstsnccnisncssdcnetnesoubsuancensctdessetactetassscdaatsestesssstedusiesdensoutcndeneassendiad 67 CONFigure REFMeas ONGE eegne edel a cece ddadda daoias DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE DiSblavfWiNDow nz TRACectG SMOotbing Abtei 68 DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing TYPE 69 DiSblavfWiNDow nz TRACectG
94. nsition lt BitDefinition gt Determines what bits in the STATus QUEStionable PNOIse Condition register sets the corresponding bit in the STATus QUEStionable PNOIse Event register when that bit has a positive transition 0 to 1 The variable lt number gt is the sum of the decimal values of the bits that are to be enabled Parameters lt BitDefinition gt Range 0 to 65535 RST 65535 Example STAT QUES PNO PTR 65535 All condition bits are summarised in the Event register when a positive transition occurs Mode PHN STATus QUEStionable PNOise NTRansition lt BitDefinition gt Determines which bits in the STATus QUEStionable PNOIse Condition sets the corresponding bit in the STATus QUEStionable PNOIse Event register when that bit has a negative transition 1 to 0 The variable lt number gt is the sum of the decimal values of the bits that are to be enabled Parameters lt BitDefinition gt Range 0 to 65535 RST 0 Example STAT QUES PNO NTR 65535 All condition bits are summarised in the Event register when a positive transition occurs Mode PHN Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 85 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 REESEN Remote Control STATus QUEStionable PNOise EVENt This command queries the contents of the EVENt section of the STATus QUEStionable PNOise register Readout deletes the contents of the EVENT section Which events can occur is des
95. nstrument settings apart from level range and reference level see below can be changed without impact on the displayed trace The fact that the displayed trace no longer matches the current instrument setting is indicated by the icon on the tab label If the level range or reference level is changed the R amp S FSV automatically adapts the measured data to the changed display range This allows an amplitude zoom to be made after the measurement in order to show details of the trace Remote command DISP TRAC MODE VIEW see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Blank Hides the selected trace Remote command DISP TRAC OFF see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt STATe on page 68 2 1 19 ASCII File Export Format The data of the file header consist of three columns each separated by a semicolon parameter name numeric value basic unit The data section starts with the keyword Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 45 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Remote Control Trace lt n gt lt n gt number of stored trace followed by the measured data in one or several columns depending on measurement which are also separated by a semicolon File contents header and data section Description Type FSV Instrument model Version 1 50 Firmware version Date 01 Apr 2010 Date of data set storage Screen A Instrumen
96. nt lt t gt irrelevant Parameters lt Value gt Range 200 to 200 RST 0 Default unit dB Example DISP TRAC Y RLEV OFFS 10dB FETCh Subsystem The FETCh subsystem contains commands for reading out results of complex measure ment tasks This subsystem is closely linked to the CONFigure and SENSe subsystems FETCHPNOIEREM ooieoe ahaa seaweeds es aus boneaesiyancensianseVnnkstvawabtldawesaenessdancttvae 71 PE PCH EE THT 71 ee CE Te EE 71 FETCh PNOise RFM Returns the measured Residual FM result for the specified trace Example FETC PNO1 RFM Returns the Residual FM result for Trace Usage Query only Mode PHN FETCh PNOise RPM Returns the measured Residual PM result for the specified trace Example FETC PNO2 RPM Returns the Residual PM result for Trace2 Usage Query only Mode PHN FETCh PNOise RMS Returns the measured Residual RMS result for the specified trace Example FETC PNO3 RMS Returns the Residual RMS result for Trace3 Usage Query only Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 71 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 6 2 2 7 Remote Control Mode PHN FORMat subsystem POA eT C 72 FORMatDEXPGR DG EP TT 72 FORMat DATA lt Format gt This command selects the data format for the data transmitted from the R amp S FSV to the controlling computer It is used for the transmission of trace data The data format of trace data received by
97. oise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ech Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Filter Bandwidth Filter Type Application 1 5 MHz CFiLter DAB 2 MHz CFiLter 3 MHz CFiLter 3 75 MHz CFlLter 3 84 MHz a 0 22 RRC W CDMA 3GPP 4 096 MHz a 0 22 RRC W CDMA NTT DOCoMo 5 MHz CFiLter 20 MHz CFiLter 28 MHz CFiLter 40 MHz CFliLter 2 1 18 Trace Mode Overview The traces can be activated individually for a measurement or frozen after completion of a measurement Traces that are not activate are hidden Each time the trace mode is changed the selected trace memory is cleared The R amp S FSV offers 6 different trace modes Clear Write Overwrite mode the trace is overwritten by each sweep This is the default setting All available detectors can be selected Remote command DISP TRAC MODE WRIT see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Max Hold The maximum value is determined over several sweeps and displayed The R amp S FSV saves the sweep result in the trace memory only if the new value is greater than the previous one The detector is automatically set to Positive Peak This mode is especially useful with modulated or pulsed signals The signal spectrum is filled up upon each sweep until all signal components are detected in a kind of envelope This mode is not available for statistics measurements Remote command DISP
98. oise measurement is highlighted in the Carrier Frequency Offset Table on page 22 table Tip you can switch directly to this setting by pressing the SPAN key Stop Offset Span Settings Defines the stop frequency of the measurement When this parameter changes the X Axis Stop on page 17 parameter in the General Settings view is updated accordingly The selected span for the noise measurement is highlighted in the Carrier Frequency Offset Table on page 22 table Carrier Frequency Offset Table 1 MI x zi a S a S Sl S S E Note The selected spans for the noise measurement are highlighted in the Carrier Fre quency Offset table The RBW Avg and FFT fields are editable in Manual sweep mode only For all other sweep modes this table is for information only R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ech Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 The total measurement time for the selected sub bands is displayed at the bottom of the table From Carrier Frequency Offset Table The start frequency of each sub band Remote command SENSe FREQuency STARt on page 78 To Carrier Frequency Offset Table The stop frequency of each sub band Remote command SENSe FREQuency STOP on page 78 RBW lt Carrier Frequency Offset Table The resolution filter bandwidth used for each sub band Enter values in
99. on R amp S FSV K9 Power Sensor Support R amp S FSV K14 Spectrogram Measurement e R amp S FSV K7 Analog Demodulation and R amp S FSV K7S FM Stereo Measurements e R amp S FSV K10 GSM EDGE Measurement e R amp S FSV K30 Noise Figure Measurement e R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurement e R amp S FSV K70 Vector Signal Analysis Operating Manual R amp S FSV K70 Vector Signal Analysis Getting Started First measurements e R amp S FSV K72 3GPP FDD BTS Analysis e R amp S FSV K73 3GPP FDD UE Analysis e R amp S FSV K76 77 3GPP TD SCDMA BTS UE Measurement e R amp S FSV K82 83 CDMA2000 BTS MS Analysis e R amp S FSV K84 85 1xEV DO BTS MS Analysis e R amp S FSV K91 WLAN IEEE 802 1 1a b g j n e R amp S FSV K93 WiMAX IEEE 802 16 OFDM OFDMA Analysis e R amp S FSV K100 K104 EUTRA LTE Downlink Measurement Application e R amp S FSV K101 K105 EUTRA LTE Uplink Measurement Application These manuals are available in PDF format on the CD delivered with the instrument The printed manual can be ordered from Rohde amp Schwarz GmbH amp Co KG Service Manual This manual is available in PDF format on the CD delivered with the instrument It describes how to check compliance with rated specifications instrument function repair troubleshooting and fault elimination It contains all information required for repairing the R amp S FSV by replacing modules The manual includes the following chapters Chapter 1 Performance Te
100. ontents of the CONDition part Example STAT QUES COND Mode all STATus QUEStionable EVENt This command queries the contents of the EVENt part of the STATus QUEStionable register The EVENt part indicates whether an event has occurred since the last reading itis the memory of the condition part It only indicates events passed on by the transition filters It is permanently updated by the instrument This part can only be read by the user Reading the register clears it Example STAT QUES Usage Query only Mode all STATus QUEStionable PNOise CONDition Queries the contents of the CONDition section of the STATus QUEStionable PNOIse register Readout does not delete the contents of the CONDition section Example STAT QUES PNO COND Usage Query only SCPI confirmed Mode PHN Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 84 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 REENERT Remote Control STATus QUEStionable PNOise ENABle lt BitDefinition gt Sets the bits of the ENABle section of the STATus QUEStionable PNOise EVENt on page 86 The ENABle register selectively enables the individual events of the associated EVENt section for the summary bit Parameters lt BitDefinition gt Range 0 to 65535 RST 65535 Example STAT QUES PNO RNAB 65535 All events bits are represented in the PNOlse summary bit Mode PHN STATus QUEStionable PNOise PTRa
101. or sweep count 1 no averaging maxhold or minhold operations are per formed Remote command SENSe SWEep COUNt on page 82 Softkeys of the Trace Menu TRACE key R amp S FSV K40 The TRACE key is used to configure the data acquisition for measurement and the analysis of the measurement data In this section only the commands specific to the phase noise option are described The following softkeys of the Trace menu are avail able for phase noise measurements Trace 1 Trace 21 WACO EE 32 e TAT 32 L Max Hold 32 G aa DEE 32 EE 32 EE AE 33 e EE 33 T EE 33 Sweep COMME EE 33 ASCII Trace EXPO TE 34 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 31 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 SSS aaa Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 PPCM E 34 PAGS AAEM EE 34 aes c Da oe EE 34 BT TTT 34 L K E EE 35 Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 Selects the active trace 1 2 3 and opens the Trace submenu for the selected trace Clear Write Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 Overwrite mode the trace is overwritten by each sweep This is the default setting All available detectors can be selected Remote command DISP TRAC MODE WRIT see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Max Hold lt Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 The maximum value is determined over several sweeps and displayed The R amp S FSV saves the sweep result in the trace memor
102. othing on page 18 Toggling this softkey has an immediate effect on the active trace on display Each trace trace1 trace2 and trace3 can be smoothed unsmoothed individually For details on smoothing see Trace Settings on page 17 Remote command DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt SMOothing STATe on page 69 Sweep Count Opens an edit dialog box to enter the number of sweeps to be performed in the single sweep mode Values from 0 to 32767 are allowed If the values 0 or 1 are set one sweep is performed The sweep count is applied to all the traces in a diagram If the trace configurations Average Max Hold or Min Hold are set the sweep count value also determines the number of averaging or maximum search procedures In continuous sweep mode if sweep count 0 default averaging is performed over 10 sweeps For sweep count 1 no averaging maxhold or minhold operations are per formed Remote command SENSe SWEep COUNt on page 82 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 33 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Ich Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 ASCII Trace Export Opens the ASCII Trace Export Name dialog box and saves the active trace in ASCII format to the specified file and directory The file consists of the header containing important scaling parameters and a data section containing the trace data For details on an ASCIl file
103. see chapter 2 1 19 ASCII File Export Format on page 45 This format can be processed by spreadsheet calculation programs e g MS Excel It is necessary to define as a separator for the data import Different language versions of evaluation programs may require a different handling of the decimal point It is therefore possible to select between separators decimal point and comma using the Decim Sep softkey see Decim Sep on page 34 Remote command FORMat DEXPort DSEParator on page 72 MMEMory STORe lt n gt TRACe on page 75 Decim Sep Selects the decimal separator with floating point numerals for the ASCII Trace export to support evaluation programs e g MS Excel in different languages The values dec imal point and comma can be set Remote command FORMat DEXPort DSEParator on page 72 Trace Math Opens the Trace Math submenu to select a trace math function The following functions are available e T1 T3 gt T1 on page 34 e T2 T3 gt T2 on page 34 T1 T3 gt T1 Trace Math Activates Deactivates the trace math function that substracts Trace3 from Trace1 and copies the results into Trace1 To switch off the trace math use the Trace Math Off softkey Remote command CALCulate lt n gt MATH EXPression DEFine on page 66 CALCulate lt n gt MATH STATe on page 66 T2 T3 gt T2 Trace Math Activates Deactivates the trace math function that substr
104. st Chapter 2 Adjustment Chapter 3 Repair Chapter 4 Software Update Installing Options Chapter 5 Documents Online Help The online help contains context specific help on operating the R amp S FSV and all available options It describes both manual and remote operation The online help is installed on Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 6 R amp S FSV K40 Preface 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 Conventions Used in the Documentation the R amp S FSV by default and is also available as an executable chm file on the CD delivered with the instrument Release Notes The release notes describe the installation of the firmware new and modified functions eliminated problems and last minute changes to the documentation The corresponding firmware version is indicated on the title page of the release notes The current release notes are provided in the Internet Conventions Used in the Documentation Typographical Conventions The following text markers are used throughout this documentation Convention Description Graphical user interface ele All names of graphical user interface elements on the screen such as dia ments log boxes menus options buttons and softkeys are enclosed by quota tion marks KEYS Key names are written in capital letters File names commands File names commands coding samples and screen output are distin program code guished by their font Input Input to be entered by the user
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106. sweep the R amp S FSV increments the first local oscillator in steps that are smaller than approximately 1 10 of the bandwidth This ensures that the oscillator step speed is conform to the hardware settling times and does not affect the precision of the measured power The number of measured values taken during a sweep is independent of the number of oscillator steps It is always selected as a multiple or a fraction of 691 default number of trace points displayed on the screen Choosing less then 691 measured values e g 125 or 251 will lead to an interpolated measurement curve choosing more than 691 points e g 1001 2001 will result in several measured values being overlaid at the same frequency position O RMS detector and VBW If the RMS detector is selected the video bandwidth in the hardware is bypassed Thus duplicate trace averaging with small VBWs and RMS detector no longer occurs However the VBW is still considered when calculating the sweep time This leads to a longer sweep time for small VBW values Thus you can reduce the VBW value to achieve more stable trace curves even when using an RMS detector Normally if the RMS detector is used the sweep time should be increased to get more stable trace curves 2 1 16 Selecting the Appropriate Filter Type All resolution bandwidths are realized with digital filters Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 41 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV
107. t mode Points per Symbol 4 Points per symbol x Axis Start 13 sym Start value of the x axis x Axis Stop 135 sym Stop value of the x axis Ref value y axis 10 00 dBm Y axis reference value Ref value position 100 Y axis reference position Trace 1 Trace number Meas Result Result type Meas Signal Magnitude Result display Demodulator Offset QPSK Demodulation type ResultMode Trace Result mode x unit sym Unit of the x axis y unit dBm Unit of the y axis Trace Mode Clear Write Trace mode Values 592 Number of results lt values gt List of results 2 2 Remote Control This section specifies the remote control commands specific to the R amp S FSV K40 option Only those commands provided for this option are specified For further information on analyzer or basic settings commands refer to the correspond ing subsystem in the base unit description 2 2 1 NOAM TTT 47 2 2 2 CAL Culate SUDSYStOM iania A AAAA AARAA RAAR A 50 2 2 2 1 CALCulate DELTamarker Subavsatenm eee eee 50 2 2 2 2 CALCulate EVALUation Subsystem eee eee eee eee 52 2 2 2 3 CALCulate LIM SUDSYSIOM 2 ccecesnenceeeeeseeedeeeesenanceeeesnnenceeeestnaadeeeesbeaedddeessnaaeaeeesbens 53 2 2 2 4 Programming Example for Limit Lines 60 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 46 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2
108. tings is deactivated the Eval From on page 19 and To on page 19 fields become enabled Use them to specify the range over which residual calculations are performed Remote command CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STATe on page 52 Eval From Specifies the start of the measurement range for which residual calculations are to be performed The minimum value that can be specified for the Eval From setting is the value of the X Axis Start on page 17 setting The maximum value that can be specified for the Eval From setting is the value of the X Axis Stop on page 17 setting When the X Axis Start on page 17 or X Axis Stop on page 17 settings are modified the Eval From is automatically adjusted to ensure that it is not outside the measurement range The Eval From setting cannot be set higher than the To setting Remote command CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STARt on page 53 To Specifies the end of the measurement range for which residual calculations are to be performed The minimum value that can be specified for the To setting is the value of the X Axis Start on page 17 setting The maximum value that can be specified for the To setting is the value of the X Axis Stop on page 17 setting When the X Axis Start on page 17or X Axis Stop on page 17 settings are modified the Eval From on page 19 setting is automatically adjusted to ensure that it is not outside the measurement range The
109. trument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 e RUN CONT switches to continuous sweep mode and starts sweeping just as the Continuous Sweep on page 31 softkey in the Sweep menu does If you press one of the RUN keys while a measurement is running the measurement is aborted During a measurement the text Running is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen A progress bar is also displayed to show progress through the current measurement sweep After successful completion of a single measurement the status bar displays Measurement Complete If the Verify Freq and Level on page 15 parameter is selected in the General Set tings view then R amp S FSV K40 checks if there is a signal within the specified frequency and level tolerance ranges relative to the specified signal frequency and level If no signal is found or a signal is found which is outside the tolerance range then a message is displayed in the status bar No signals found within tolerance range and the measure ment is aborted While a measurement sweep is running changing any of the settings in the General Settings or Meas Settings views causes the measurement to be aborted apart from the following settings e Verify On Off on page 28 e Track Level On Off on page 28 e Track Freq On Off on page 29 e Preset Settings on page 29 e Autoscale Y Axis on page 29 e Ref Meas on page 29 Once a measurement sweep
110. ts Option R amp S FSV K40 a SSS ee ee ed Remote Control lt m gt Selects the marker Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC DELT1 ON Switches marker 1 to delta marker mode CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt TRACe lt TraceNumber gt This command selects the trace a delta marker is positioned on The corresponding trace must have a trace mode other than Blank Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt Selects the marker Parameters lt TraceNumber gt 1 6 Trace number the marker is positioned on Example CALC DELT3 TRAC 2 Assigns delta marker 3 to trace 2 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt X lt Position gt This command positions a delta marker on a particular coordinate on the x axis The position is an absolute value Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt Selects the marker Parameters lt Position gt 0 to maximum frequency or sweep time Example CALC DELT X Outputs the absolute frequency time of delta marker 1 CALCulate lt n gt DELTamarker lt m gt Y This command queries the measured value of the selected delta marker in the specified window or defines its position on the y axis The corresponding delta marker is activated if necessary The output is always a relative value referred to marker 1 or to the reference position reference fixed active To obtain a correct query result a complete sweep with synchroni
111. us subsystem contains the commands for the status reporting registers specific to R amp S FSV K40 see chapter 2 2 13 Status Reporting System on page 87 RST does not influence the status registers SPATUSMOUESHONADIE C ON DIGOM ME 84 STA Ne Ee KE 84 STATusOUEGuonable PDhNOtse CONDton innisis iinannani iaiaaeaia 84 STATUS QOUESnonable DhNOisetNAble 85 STAT S QUEStionable PDhNOise P Ransitton a aai aa 85 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 83 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 REENERT Remote Control STATusOUEGuonable DhNOisehNTRansiton s e ee ee eee 85 STA TUS QUEStionable ler GT EE 86 STATUS QUEStionableLIMIEEVENG 2 0 c0cc cceeeeheielehe cee eee EES ENEE 86 STATUS QUEStionable POWE EVEN rcii anniina jioa aa a ai aaa 86 STATUS QUEStionable LIMICCONDION leede aaa aaa aaa aaa 86 STATUS QUEStonable POWer CONDINOR EE 86 STATUS QUESHiGnable LIMMENABIE asii iseia anaana aeaa Aa a aE SAAE ESR 86 STATUS QOUESnonable POWerENARBIe7 e 86 STATUSIQUEST Ona bles LIMIPNTIREMSIIOR iaioa NdeEedeAE 87 STATUS e Ee e CA NEE TEE 87 STATusOUEGuonable UM P Ransitton innnan inania aaia 87 STATUS QUESHionable e e RR Ee KE 87 STATus QUEStionable CONDition This command queries the CONDition part of the STATus QUEStionable register This part contains the sum bit of the next lower register This register part can only be read but not written into or cleared Readout does not delete the c
112. vates the preamplifier Remote command INPut GAIN STATe onpage 74 Overview of Measurement Settings This section describes the Measurement Settings view in which the settings associated with measurement sweep are specified The Measurement Settings are logically grouped together into e Sweep Mode Settings on page 21 e Span Settings on page 22 e Carrier Frequency Offset Table on page 22 e Preset Settings on page 23 When a particular parameter is selected within the Measurement Settings view the status bar changes to display information about the valid settings for the selected param eter Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 20 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 Instrument Functions of Phase Noise Measurements R amp S FSV K40 Spectrum Phase Noise e NORMAL sl Sweep Sattingsf al Window FLATTOP Use Overlap i MHz 3 MHz 30 kHz 10 T 296 36 ms 2 MHz 10 kon kHz 10 II 222 77 ms i0 MHz 20 MHz 300__kHz _ 10 r 202 15 ms 20 NMHSI100 MHz i MHz o T 21415 ms i00 kilo MHz 3 MHz 10 T 327 75 msl 300 MHz orl MHz 10 T 34423 ms Siz es Gre TT E e EE RER TT 2 GHz 10 orl 10 wel 10 T 351 18 ms Preset Settings Total Estimated Measurement Time RBW J109 of start frequency Average 1 Fig 2 2 Measurement Settings view Sweep Mode Settings When the Sweep Mode parameter is changed the Carrier Frequency
113. which you want to display help A topic containing information about the softkey and its function is displayed If a softkey opens a submenu and you press the softkey a second time the submenu of the softkey is displayed Contents of the help dialog box The help dialog box contains four tabs e Contents contains a table of help contents e View contains a specific help topic e Index contains index entries to search for help topics e Zoom contains zoom functions for the help display To change between these tabs press the tab on the touchscreen Navigating in the table of contents e To move through the displayed contents entries use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys Entries that contain further entries are marked with a plus sign e Todisplay a help topic press the ENTER key The View tab with the corresponding help topic is displayed e To change to the next tab press the tab on the touchscreen Navigating in the help topics e To scroll through a page use the rotary knob or the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys e To jump to the linked topic press the link text on the touchscreen Searching for a topic 1 Change to the Index tab Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 8 R amp S FSV K40 Preface EE How to Use the Help System 2 Enter the first characters of the topic you are interested in The entries starting with these characters are displayed 3 Change the focus by pressing the ENTER key
114. y only if the new value is greater than the previous one The detector is automatically set to Positive Peak This mode is especially useful with modulated or pulsed signals The signal spectrum is filled up upon each sweep until all signal components are detected in a kind of envelope This mode is not available for statistics measurements Remote command DISP TRAC MODE MAXH see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Min Hold Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 The minimum value is determined from several measurements and displayed The R amp S FSV saves the smallest of the previously stored currently measured values in the trace memory The detector is automatically set to Negative Peak This mode is useful e g for making an unmodulated carrier in a composite signal visible Noise interference signals or modulated signals are suppressed whereas a CW signal is recognized by its constant level This mode is not available for statistics measurements Remote command DISP TRAC MODE MINH see DISPlay WINDow lt n gt TRACe lt t gt MODE on page 68 Average lt Trace 1 Trace 2 Trace 3 The average is formed over several sweeps The Sweep Count determines the number of averaging procedures All available detectors can be selected If the detector is automatically selected the sam ple detector is used See chapter 2 1 15 Detector Overview on page 40 Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 32
115. ynchronization to the end of the measurement This is only possible for single sweeps Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt Selects the marker Parameters lt Range gt lt numeric_value gt Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode CALC MARK FUNC ZOOM 1kHz XWA T Activates zooming and waits for its end CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt STATe lt State gt This command turns markers on and off If the corresponding marker number is currently active as a deltamarker it is turned into a normal marker Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt depends on mode Selects the marker Parameters lt State gt ON OFF RST OFF Example CALC MARK3 ON Switches on marker 3 or switches to marker mode CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt TRACe lt Trace gt This command selects the trace a marker is positioned on The corresponding trace must have a trace mode other than Blank Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 62 R amp S FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 EENEG Remote Control If necessary the corresponding marker is switched on prior to the assignment Suffix lt n gt Selects the measurement window lt m gt depends on mode Selects the marker Parameters lt Trace gt 1 6 Trace number the marker is positioned on Example CALC MARK3 TRAC 2 Assigns marker 3 to trace 2 CALCulate lt n gt MARKer lt m gt X lt Position gt
116. zation to the sweep end must be performed between the activation of the delta marker and the query of the y value This is only possible in single sweep mode Operating Manual 1173 0708 02 06 51 RAS FSV K40 Phase Noise Measurements Option R amp S FSV K40 2 2 2 2 Remote Control The query result is output in dBc Hz Suffix lt n gt window For applications that do not have more than 1 measure ment window the suffix lt n gt is irrelevant lt m gt marker number Example INIT CONT OFF Switches to single sweep mode INIT WAI Starts a sweep and waits for its end CALC DELT2 ON Switches on delta marker 2 CALC DELT2 Y Outputs measurement value of delta marker 2 Mode PHN CALCulate EVALuation Subsystem CALCUlatesn TEEN KN VE 52 E EE STARE iir a E A A 53 CAL CUlate lt n gt EVALUGIORIS TOP E 53 CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STATe lt State gt This command specifies whether residual noise values are calculated over the entire trace or within a specified frequency range Suffix lt n gt 1 4 window Parameters lt State gt ON 1 OFF 0 ON 1 The residual noise values are calculated over the range specified by CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STARt on page 53 and CALCulate lt n gt EVALuation STOP on page 53 OFF 0 The results are calculated over the entire trace RST 0 Example CALC EVAL 0 Specifies that residual noise is calculated over the entire trace

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