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User's Guide DSA800 Series Spectrum Analyzer

1. 4 Noise BW Set the bandwidth of the noise to be measured You can use the numeric keys Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 2 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Offset Frequency 100 the minimum is 1Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 46 Noise Bandwidth for C N Ratio Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 2 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Noise BW 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence 5 Carrier BW Set the bandwidth of the carrier to be measured The carrier bandwidth is related to the noise bandwidth and the range available is from noise bandwidth 20 to noise bandwidth x20 You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 47 Carrier Bandwidth for C N Ratio Measurement User s Guide for DSA800 Series Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 2 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Carrier Noise 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence RIGOL RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Harmo Dist Measurement Interface Ref_0 00 dBm Att 100 enter Freq 40 000 MHz Span RBW 1 0000 MHz VBW 1 0000 MHz SWT Harmonic Distortion
2. 2 39 Relative Frequency 2 39 Reset eisen 2 52 ROS Cli sir nn aa arti Sabet 2 108 Resolution Bandwidth 2 23 RM ces ap evan ones eds 2 55 RMS AVO eh reinste 2 26 Sample 2 26 Save Presets nenne 2 109 Scale type cerren 2 15 Scale DIV aesae ia 2 14 Ser State nich 2 114 Screen Test ennseeeeneeeennnnenen 2 117 Search Para 2 95 Sel Ealibrafenaa sent 2 109 Sig Capture esseere 2 50 signal track ccccseeeeceeeeceeeeeeeees 2 6 Single Sweep 2 29 Spanne aa aa a Nei 2 9 User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Spahi a le 2 76 Span Palr cccscssscseeceneeeeeeeees 2 85 start frequency 2 3 Start Line nr 2 55 Stop frequency 2 4 St p Line ans 2 56 StOr Retina 2 44 Subnet mask ccce 2 111 Sweep Time ennseeennneeennenenn nn 2 28 SWEEPS number 2 31 System Information 2 116 System Message 2 117 Toner rasieren 2 41 Time Date ce 2 117 TO 2 48 TP TYPE i ans ek 2 55 TPOWE ieie teten 2 47 2 54 tracking generator acc 2 41 Trigger Edge ccn 2 33 Trigger Level 2 32 RI sera 2 119 WS BS een 2 112 User Preset C ccecce 2 124 USErKeY jst cn ieee a 2 100 Userkey Setting 2 115 VIR Rati O netni a 2 24 VBW reena eaa aeiia 2 23 Video AVG ccecce 2 35 Video Bandwidth s a 2 23 Video Trigger ccce 2 32 Voltage AVG nee 2 26 Vollmer 2 80 MSWR seele een 2 46 2 52 VSWR Ref Level aa 2 53 Y aX S UN 2 16 Zero Span 2 10 3
3. gt 0 dBm Spurious Response Spurious response inherent DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 input terminated 50 Q attenuation 0 dB 20 C to 30 C lt 90dBm E B typ 8edBm YP anod typ Intermediate frequency lt 60 dBc System related sidebands referenced to local oscillators referenced to A D conversion referenced to subharmonic of first LO referenced to harmonic of first LO lt 60 dBc Input related spurious mixer level 30dBm lt 60 dBc Note Except the internal local oscillator 1820 MHz and its harmonics User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 9 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications Sweep Sweep DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Sweep span gt 100 Hz 10 ms to 1500 s 1 ms to 3200s 1 ms to 7500 s time zero span 20 us to 1500s 20 us to 3200 s 20 us to 7500 s span 100 Hz 5 nom Sweep zero span time sweep time R uncertainty setting pp OM value gt 1 ms Sweep mode continuous single Tracking Generator Option TG Output DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Frequency range 100 kHz to 1 5 GHz 100 kHz to 3 2 GHz 100 kHz to 7 5 GHz 20 dBm t Output level range Au 40 dBm to 0 dBm dBm Output level resolution 1 dB Output flatness relative to 50 MHz 3 dB nom Trigger Trigger Trigger source free run video external Externa
4. 1 Switch Turn on or off the Pass Fail test function and the default is Off When the function is enabled the system changes to split screen display At this point T2 and T3 are used for marking the upper and lower limits separately Settings Limit select the desired limit line upper or lower for editing Then press Edit to set the limit conditions Test enable or disable the test function Each limit line has its own switch You can test according to both together either one or neither Note Trace P F gt Pass Fail gt Switch is only used to enable or disable the setting menu of Pass Fail test not the test itself e Edit edit the properties of the limit lines Note The edited limit line data can be stored in the internal or external memory of the analyzer and can be recalled when needed After the editing is finished press to store the data according to the method introduced in Storage Table 2 21 Pass Fail menu Function Explanation Limit Quickly select the limit line to be edited Point Set the number of the point to be edited The range is from 1 to 200 X axis Edit the X axis value frequency or time of the current Amplitude Edit the amplitude of the current point If the Rel Ampt is point If the X axis unit is frequency and the Rel Freq is enabled edit the frequency difference between the frequency of the current point and the center frequency enabled edit the amplitude
5. 3 math trace Trace detectors normal positive peak negative peak sample RMS voltage average quasi peak with EMI DSA800 option Trace functions clear write max hold min hold average view blank Units of level axis dBm dBmV dBuV nV uV mV V nW W mW W Frequency Response DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Frequency response fe 100 kHz attenuation 10 dB relative to 50 MHz 20 C to 30 C 100 kHz to 1 5 GHz lt 0 7 dB i 1 5 GHz to 3 2 GHZ lt 0 5 dB lt 0 3 dB typ 3 2 GHz to 7 5 GHz lt 0 7 dB lt 0 3 dB typ f 1MHz attenuation 10 dB relative to 50 MHz 20 C to 30 C 100 kHz to 1 5 GHz lt 1 0 dB 1 5 GHz to 3 2 GHz SOT SB IE NP 3 2 GHz to 7 5 GHz lt 0 9 dB lt 0 3 dB typ Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Setting range 0 dB to 30 dB in 1 dB step Switching uncertainty fe 50 MHz relative to 10 dB 20 C to 30 C lt 0 5 dB lt 0 3 dB Absolute Amplitude Uncertainty DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Uncertainty fe 50 MHz peak detector preamplifier off attenuation 10 dB input signal level 10dBm 20 C to 30 C lt 0 4 dB lt 0 3 dB User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 7 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications RBW Switching Uncertainty Uncertainty relative to 1 kHz RBW lt 0 1 dB R
6. Begriffe in diesem Guide Diese Begriffe k nnen in diesem Handbuch auftauchen WARNI NG N Die Kennzeichnung WARNING beschreibt Gefahrenquellen die leibliche Sch den oder den Tod von Personen zur Folge haben k nnen A CAUTI ON Die Kennzeichnung Caution Vorsicht beschreibt Gefahrenquellen die Sch den am Ger t hervorrufen k nnen Begriffe auf dem Produkt Diese Bedingungen k nnen auf dem Produkt erscheinen DANGER weist auf eine Verletzung oder Gef hrdung hin die sofort geschehen kann WARNING weist auf eine Verletzung oder Gef hrdung hin die m glicherweise nicht sofort geschehen CAUTION weist auf eine Verletzung oder Gef hrdung hin und bedeutet dass eine m gliche Besch digung des Instruments oder anderer Gegenst nde auftreten kann Symbole auf dem Produkt Diese Symbole k nnen auf dem Produkt erscheinen A A h Gef hrliche Sicherheits Spannung Hinweis Schutz erde Geh usemasse Erde User s Guide for DSA800 Series IX RIGOL General Care and Cleaning General Care Do not store or leave the instrument where it may be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time Cleaning Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions To clean the exterior surface perform the following steps 1 Disconnect the instrument from all power sources 2 Clean the loose dust on the outside of the instrument with a lint free cloth with a mild detergent or water When clean
7. Frequency Counter Resolution 1 Hz 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz Uncertainty frequency indication x reference frequency accuracy counter resolution Note The specifications except the TG specifications listed in this manual are those when the tracking generator is off 5 2 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Frequency Span Range 0 Hz 100 Hz to maximum frequency of instrument Uncertainty span number of sweep points 1 SSB Phase Noise 20 C to 30 C fe 1 GHz Carrier offset DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 10 kHz lt 80 dBc Hz lt 98 dBc Hz lt 100 dBc Hz 100 kHz lt 100 dBc Hz typ typ x Residual FM 20 C to 30 C RBW VBW 1 kHz DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Residual FM lt 50 Hz nom lt 20 Hz nom Bandwidths DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Resolution bandwidth 3 dB 100 Hz to 1 MHz in 1 3 10 sequence 10 Hz to 1 MHz in 1 3 10 sequence RBW uncertainty lt 5 nom Resolution filter shape factor 60 dB 3 dB lt 5 nom Video bandwidth 3 dB 1 Hz to 3 MHz in 1 3 10 sequence Resolution bandwidth 6 dB EMI DSA800 option 200 Hz 9 kHz 120 kHz User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 3 RIGOL Amplitude Chapter 5 Specifications Measurement Range f 2 10 MHz Range DANL to 20
8. 3 14 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message This chapter lists the commonly encountered failures of the analyzer and their solutions In addition the meaning of each message in the message list is also introduced Subjects in this chapter m Troubleshooting m Messages User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 1 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Troubleshooting The commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below When you encounter those problems please solve them following the corresponding steps If the problem remains still please contact RIGOL and provide your device information System gt Information gt System I nfo 1 2 3 4 2 The screen is still dark no display after power on 1 Check whether the fan is running If yes the connection of the internal screen cable may be loose If not the instrument has failed to start up and please refer to step 2 2 Check the power Check whether the power supply has been connected correctly and the power switch has been turned on Check whether the power fuse is burned If a new fuse needs to be installed please use a specified fuse 250V AC T2A 5 mmx20 mm The key is unresponsive or gives a wrong response 1 Press all the keys at the front panel to check if all of them are normal after power on 2 Press System gt Self Test gt
9. 3 dB bandwidth and EMI 6 dB bandwidth When EMI is selected resolution bandwidth can be 200 Hz 9 kHz or 120 kHz only The default is Gause the instrument will switch to EMI filter automatically when Quasi Peak detector is selected User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 27 RIGOL Sweep Trig Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Set parameters about the Sweep and Trigger functions including sweep time auto sweep time sweep mode number of sweep trigger type etc Sweep Time Set the time needed for the spectrum analyzer to finish a sweep within the span range The sweep time can be set in Auto or Manual mode and the default is Auto Key Points In non zero span the analyzer selects the shortest sweep time on the basis of the current RBW and VBW settings if Auto is selected Decreasing the sweep time would speed the measurement However an error may be caused if the specified sweep time is less than the minimum sweep time in Auto coupling at this point UNCAL is shown in the status bar on the screen You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 16 Sweep Time Parameter Explanation Default 37 5 ms Range 20 us to 7500 s Unit ks s MS US NS ps Knob Step Sweep time 100 Min 1 us Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 seq
10. 3 Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware 4 a Dee User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL Found New Hardware Wizard Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next If you have a disk that contains the driver you want to install click Have Disk Show compatible hardware Mode GSB Test and Measurement Device IVI 5 A This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why driver signing is important 6 Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the widhrd installs the software Sm rad USB Test and Measurement Device IVI D User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 5 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control Hardware Update Wizard Completing the Hardware Update Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for USB Test and Measurement Device IVI Click Finish to close the wizard 7 LL Frin LAN interface Connect your analyzer to the local area network of the PC and set the network parameters correctly following the instructions in I O Settings GPIB interface Use the USB GPIB interface converter option to connect the analyzer to PC with GPIB card through the USB Host interface and set the GPIB address correctly following the inst
11. Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results 3 TP Type Peak Display the power of the signal with the maximum amplitude between the start line and stop line The detector type is set to Pos Peak automatically Average Display the average power of signals between the start line and stop line The detector type is set to Voltage Avg automatically e RMS Display the mean square root in power unit of the voltages of signals between the start line and stop line The detector type is set to RMS Avg automatically 4 Start Line Set the left margin in time unit of T Power measurement The data calculated under this measurement is between the start line and stop line You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 55 RIGOL 5 Table 2 29 Start Line for T Power Measurement Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Parameter Description Default 0 us Range 0 us to Stop Line Unit ks s MS US NS ps Knob Step Sweep Time 600 Min lus Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence Stop Line Set the right margin in time unit of T Power measurement The data calculated under this measurement is between the start line and stop line You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify t
12. Off The display was locked please press Esc to unlock will be displayed At this point the screen stops updating and the measurement speed is improved In remote mode the screen is always locked Brightness Set the LCD brightness of the analyzer You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 64 Brightness setting Userkey Turn on or off the display of the definition of Msg Switch Parameter Explanation Default 2 Range 1 to 10 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 User Key in the main interface Enable or disable the display of messages The types of messages in this analyzer include Information Message Error Message and Status Message Only Information Messages will be displayed if the message display is turned off For more details about messages refer to Messages 2 114 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Work Setting 1 Front Switch Set the status of the front switch and the default is On On when the analyzer is powered on press the power switch at the front panel to start up the analyzer Off when the analyzer is powered on it starts automatically 2 Line Mode Enter line mode In line mode in order to avoid fault operation all the keys at the front panel except the following are disabled Men
13. Remote I O Off DHCP On Auto IP On Manual IP Off USB Dev Class TMC Dev Addr 1 GPIB Address 18 Front Switch On UserKey Set Off Time Date On Self Cal On Display Line Off 0 dBm Active Fctn Top Graticule 3 Scr State On Brightness 2 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 105 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation UserKey On Msg Switch On Storage File Type All Format BIN File Source T1 Browser File Input Style English Prefix Switch Off Print Setup Orientation Landsc Page Size Default Inverted Off Palette Gray Copies 1 Date Prints Off Qualities Default File Type Default Note The function is only applicable to DSA800 installed with the corresponding option Not be affected by pressing Preset This function is only available for DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG 2 106 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Print 7 Press to save or print the current screen Key Points When a printer is currently connected press this key and the analyzer prints the current screen image according to the print settings please refer to the introduction in Print Setup If a USB storage device rather than printer is currently connected press this key and the analyzer switches to the storage and recall interface You can save the current screen data with the specified filename in bmp format under the specified directory i
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15. Table 2 33 Adjacent Channel Bandwidth for ACP Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 2 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Knob Step Adjacent Channel BW 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence 5 CH Spacing Set the difference between the center frequency of the main channel and the center frequency of the adjacent channels Adjusting this parameter will also adjust the distance between the upper lower channel and the main channel You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 34 Channel Spacing for ACP Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 2 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Channel Spacing 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 59 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Chan Pwr Measurement I nterface _42Ref 12 00 dBm i Marker1 45 500 MHz 16 34 dBm 92 102 11 2 6nter Freq 45500 MHz Span 10 000 MHz RBW VBW 300 00 KHz SWT 10 000 ms Channel Power Avg Mode Exp Avg Num 4 10 Channel Power 5 22 dBm Integ BW 40 Power Spectral Density 8 dBm Hz CH Pwr Span 10 Figure 2 16 Channel Power Measurement Interface Measurement Results channel power and power spectral density Channel Power power within the integration bandwi
16. please download it from www rigol com XIV User s Guide for DSA800 Series Contents RIGOL Contents Guaranty and Declaration uuuu2n0000n00000nn0n0nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nun nn nun nun nn Safety Requirement nuunnuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nannan nanana lI General Safety Summe ia I Safety Terms and SymbOls une ra nr V Allgemeine Sicherheits Informationen VI Sicherheits Begriffe und Symbole eee IX General Care and Cleaning re erregen X Environmental Considerations c ccc eerie XI DSA800 Series Overvie W uuununnaunnnnnannnunnunnaunnunnnunnunnunnnunnnnnnnnnunnnnn nun XII Document Overview uuunnunnunnnnnnunnunnannnunnnnnnunnunnnnnnnnnannnunnunnnunnunnnnnnnnnn XIII Chapter 1 Quick Start uuunuunnnunnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn anne 1 1 General Irispectio mnariana lta a OA cave 1 2 Appearance and Dimensions 1 3 To Prepare for Use uuesseeessenennnnnnenenennenennenensnnnnnnennsnnnnnsnnnnenen nennen 1 4 To Adjust the Supporting Legen ei nde 1 4 To C nnect tO Power Peine 1 5 Power On Inspection 0 0 eect rr etree nn 1 6 S l COND Fa ON yc sures oy va ng tule en aaipaeece ngs tances aye cd poeta ees a Aal 1 6 To Set the System Language eensseensnenennnnnennenennenennnennnnen nn nennen 1 6 Eront Panel s a ra naman EL 1 7 Front Panel Function K YS ccc eee anne 1 8 Front Panel Key Backlight eerren nenene 1 10 Front Panel Connect rs na
17. 2 Front Panel Operation Select Cont Single sweep status Enter continuous sweep mode and Sweep again and wait for trigger wait for trigger condition condition Figure 2 9 Process of Continuous Sweep Single In single sweep mode this menu is used to execute trigger initialization After that the analyzer will execute the specified number of sweeps or measurements if the trigger conditions are satisfied Key Points f the instrument is in continuous sweep mode and no measurement function is enabled press this key and the system will enter single sweep mode and execute the specified number of sweeps if the trigger conditions are satisfied f the instrument is in continuous sweep mode and a measurement function is on press this key and the system will enter single measurement mode and execute the specified number of measurements if the trigger conditions are satisfied f the system is already in single sweep mode press this key and the system will execute the specified number of sweeps or measurements if the trigger conditions are satisfied In single sweep mode trigger initialization press Sweep Trig gt Single or send the INIT command through the remote interface should be executed before trigger condition judgment 2 30 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation ia Enter single sweep mode and wait for trigger condition Ii
18. BG Numbers Single sweep mode ARE Sweep again and wait for trigger condition ma Figure 2 10 Process of Single Sweep Press Single Measurement status ER single u ha for trigger u measurement mode and and make single RIGOL Single sweep mode ee oe trigger oy wa ur Set the number of sweeps for a single sweep In single sweep mode the system executes the specified number of sweeps and the number shown on the icon in the status bar at the left of the screen varies with the process of the sweep Table 2 17 Numbers Parameter Explanation Default 1 Range 1 to 9999 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Trig Type The trigger type can be Free Run Video or External The corresponding icon of the trigger type will be displayed in the status bar at the left of the screen 1 Free Run The trigger conditions are satisfied at any time and the analyzer generates trigger signals continuously 2 Video A trigger signal will be generated when the system detects a video signal of which the voltage exceeds the specified video trigger level Note This function is invalid in non zero span mode or RMS Avg detection or Voltage Avg detection in zero span mode 3 External In this mode an external signal TTL signal is input from the TRIGGER IN connector at t
19. DSA Utility Kit RF Adaptor Kit RIGOL Chapter 6 Appendix 30dB high power attenuator max power 100W ATT03301H CB NM NM 75 L RF cable 12G CB NM SMAM 7 SMA M RF cable 5 1 12G RF demo kit transmitter TX1000 RF demo kit receiver RX1000 VSWR bridge with VSWR DSA800 1 MHz to 2 GHz VB1020 a bridge with VSWR DSA800 800 MHz to 4 VB1040 VSWR bridge with VSWR DSA800 2 GHz to 8 GHz VB1080 rack mount kit RM DSA800 BAG G1 USB to GPIB interface converter for instrument USB GPIB Note For more option and accessory information please contact RIGOL salesman or local distributor 6 2 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 6 Appendix RIGOL Appendix B Warranty RIGOL warrants that its products mainframe and accessories will be free from defects in materials and workmanship within the warranty period If a product is proven to be defective within the respective period RIGOL guarantees the free replacement or repair of products which are approved defective To get repair service please contact with your nearest RIGOL sales or service Office RIGOL does not provide other warranty items except the one being provided by this warranty statement The warranty items include but not being subjected to the hint guarantee items related to tradable characteristic and any particular purpose RIGOL will not take any responsibility in cases regarding to indirect particular and ensuing damage User s Guide for DSA
20. Hz Knob Step 37 5 MHz Direction Key Step CF Step User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 5 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation CF Step Set the step of center frequency Changing the center frequency in a fixed step continuously switches the channel to be measured Key Points The CF step can be set in Manual or Auto mode In Auto mode the CF step is 1 10 of the span in Non zero span mode or equals the RBW while in Zero span mode in Manual mode you can set the step using the numeric keys After you set an appropriate CF step and select Center Freq use the up and down direction keys to switch between measurement channels in a specified step in order to sweep the adjacent channel manually You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 5 CF Step Parameter Explanation Default 750 MHz Range 1 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Span gt 0 step Span 200 Span 0 step 100 Hz Min 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 2 5 sequence Signal Track Turn on or off signal track This function is used to track and measure signal with unstable frequency and less than 3 dB transient variation in amplitude Place Markerl see Marker Measurements onto the signal under measurement to track and measure the variation of the signal continuously The signal track proce
21. Key Test to check if all the keys are working properly 3 If a key is not working the numeric keyboard connection might be loose or the numeric keyboard is broken Do not disassemble the instrument by yourself and contact RIGOL The spectrum lines on the screen do not update for a long period of time 1 Check whether the screen is locked if so press Esd to unlock it 2 Verify whether all the trigger conditions have been met and whether there is a valid trigger signal 3 Check whether the analyzer is in single sweep 4 Check whether the current sweep time is too long User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 4 Wrong measurement results or poor precision To calculate the system errors and check the measurement results and precision refer to the introductions in Specifications To reach these specifications please 1 Check whether all the external devices are successfully connected and are working normally 2 Get some knowledge of the signal under measurement and set appropriate instrument parameters 3 Make measurements under proper conditions for example warm up the instrument appropriately and operate the instrument under the specified environment temperature 4 Calibrate the instrument regularly to reduce or avoid errors that might occur over time If you need a specific calibration after the stated calibration period contact RIGOL or get paid service
22. Meas Setup Open the parameter setting menu of the function selected in the Meas menu This key is only available when a measurement function is enabled VSWR Measurement Interface RIGOL 15 42 56 2014 04 15 Status 4o Ref 0 00 dBm Marker3 165 0 Cal Open YSWR Marker M2 3 4 7 UserKey Set Marker gt Mkr4 gt CF Marker State i aa Center Freq 14 Z Span 0 RBW 1 Z VBW 1 0000 MHz 10 000 ms Off Ref Lvl Marker Trace Return Loss Refl Coefficient 40 00 dB 1 124787 5 141672 4 116724 Figure 2 13 VSWR Measurement Interface Measurement Results return loss reflection coefficient and VSWR Return Loss the formula is RL dB 101g P P Wherein RL dB is the return loss P is the incident power and P is the reflected power Reflection Coefficient the ratio of the reflected voltage to the incident voltage VSWR the ratio of the maximum voltage to the minimum voltage of the standing wave This measurement requires the VSWR VSWR bridge options and TG DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG Two measurements have to be performed according to User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 51 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation the measurement wizard at the lower side of the interface measurement with the device under test disconnected represented by trace 2 and measurement with the device under test connected represented by trace 1 The return loss represented by the math trace is determined by the d
23. Order Intermodulation For advanced measurement functions the measurement mode can be single or continuous you can restart pause and resume the measurement VSWR Turn on or off the VSWR measurement function This function is an option for DSA800 When the VSWR measurement function is turned on the screen is divided into two windows automatically the lower window provides the measurement wizard At this point you can perform the VSWR measurement according to the wizard Press to set the corresponding parameters Tip VSWR bridge and TG are required in VSWR measurement Therefore this function is only available when the VSWR measurement kit VSWR bridge and TG are installed When the VSWR measurement is enabled the TG is enabled automatically and the backlights of Meas and TG at the front panel turns on Measurement Function This function is an option for DSA800 and is only available when the advanced measurement kit is installed When a measurement function is selected the screen is divided into two windows with the upper window the basic measurement window displaying the sweep trace and the lower window displaying the measurement results 2 46 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL T Power The system enters zero span mode and calculates the power within the time domain The types of powers available include Peak Average and RMS Select T Power and press Meas Setup t
24. RBW Refer to VBW for more details Sweep Time The sweep time RBW VBW and span maintain coupling relationships Refer to BW Det for more details Information View the system information or messages recently shown on the screen 1 System I nformation Model Serial Number Version of Main Board Version of Radio Frequency Board FPGA Version of Digital Board FPGA Version of TG Board FPGA only for DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG Version of Firmware Version of Boot 2 116 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 2 System Message View the system messages recently displayed up to 71 items For more information about system messages refer to Messages Self Test 1 Screen Test Test whether the screen has a dot defect using five colors White Red Green Blue and Black Press any key to switch the screen color and exit the test 2 Key Test Enter the keyboard test interface Press the function keys at the front panel one by one and observe whether the corresponding key lights If not an error may have occurred in that key To exit the test press Esd three times Note If the keys at the front panel are transparent the corresponding backlight will go on when testing it Time Date The system time is displayed in hh mm ss YYYY MM DD format in the DSA800 user interface The output file can include the time information when printing or storing interface image
25. amp Message RIGOL 359 360 400 401 402 403 412 413 420 460 461 462 463 464 465 470 Invalid function when trace is not enabled A marker could not be assigned to a trace when the trace is not enabled User preset failed The user preset has failed because the edition of the saved status data is incorrect or the status data has been damaged In this situation the system will execute Factory settings as the defaults Input signal power out of range Indicate that the input signal power is out of range Working in this state for a long time would cause damage to the device Please reduce the input power 1st LO unlock The first LO is unlocked Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support 2nd LO unlock The second LO is unlocked Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support Track LO unlock Track LO is unlocked Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support DA overrange due to volume adjustment in FM Intermediate frequency signal out of range Option not installed The desired operation cannot be performed because the option required is not installed No peak found No signal peak that meets the criteria was found under Peak Search No fundamental wave found Indicate that no fundamental wave greater than 50dBm is found No two tone signal found Invalid function as cursor is not enabled The cursor cannot be set to the referen
26. dBm Maximum nput Level DC voltage 50 V attenuation 30 dB CW RF power 20 dBm 100 mW Max damage level 30 dBm 1 W Displayed Average Noise Level DANL DSA815 Frequency attenuation 0 dB RBW VBW 100 Hz sample detector trace average gt 50 tracking generator off 20 C to 30 C input impendence 50 Q PA 100 kHz to 1 MHz lt 90 dBm lt 110 dBm typ off 1 MHz to 1 5 GHz lt 110 dBm 6 x f 1 GHz dB lt 115 dBm typ PA 100 kHz to 1 MHz lt 110 dBm lt 130 dBm typ on 1 MHz to 1 5 GHz lt 130 dBm 6 x f 1 GHz dB lt 135 dBm typ Note When f gt 10 MHz input level gt 25 dBm and PA is Off the protection switch will be on 5 4 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Displayed Average Noise Level DANL DSA832 DSA875 Frequency attenuation 0 dB RBW VBW 10 Hz sample detector trace average 50 tracking generator off 20 C to 30 C input impendence 50 Q 9 kHz to 100 kHz lt 110 dBm typ lt 110 dBm typ 100 kHz to 5 MHz Dee en ss 130 dBm 130 dBm j 5 MHz to 3 2 GHz ey ee typ a typ 3 2 GHz to 6 GHz a ee 6 GHz to 7 5 GHz ea sal ee 100 kHz to 1 MHz lt 142 dBm typ AEAN 1 MHz to 5 MHz meee ee ce a 147 dBm 147 dBm is 5 MHz to 3 2 GHz ae fe typ ae e
27. difference between the amplitude of the current point and the reference level Connected Connect this point with the previous one or not Del Point Delete the point you are editing User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL X Axis set the X axis unit to frequency or time unit Note that all the points of the current limit line will be deleted when the X axis unit changes Freq interp set the Freq Interp to Log or Lin In Log mode both the frequency and amplitude use Log unit to make interpolation operation in Lin mode the frequency uses a Lin unit and the amplitude uses a Log unit for interpolation operation Rel Setting enable or disable Relative Frequency Rel Freq or Relative Amplitude Rel Ampt When the Rel Freq is enabled the frequency you are editing is the difference between the frequency of the current point and the center frequency When the Rel Ampt is enabled the amplitude you are editing is the difference between the amplitude of the current point and the reference level e Del Limit delete the limit line you are editing Fail Stop select whether to perform the next sweep if the test fails Beeper turn on or off the beeper When the beeper is on it beeps when the test fails 3 Restart Re execute the active or suspended test 4 Pause Suspend the test after the current test is finished At this point the measurement data stops updating but the sw
28. display the result In this type noise can be rejected and weak signals can be clearly observed 1 Vems Tar 2 8 Wherein Vays is the mean square root of voltage in V N is the number of sampled values for each point displayed v is the envelop of the sampled value in V The reference impedance R can be used for power calculation 2 P _ Vs OR 6 Voltage Avg For each data point average see equation 2 9 all the sampled data within the corresponding time interval and display the result Ver XV 2 9 Wherein V is the average of voltage in V N is the number of sampled values for each point displayed v is the envelop of the sampled value in V 2 26 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 7 Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Quasi Peak an option for DSA800 It is a weighted form of peak detector For each data point the detector detects the peaks within the corresponding time interval The peaks detected are weighted using circuit with specified charge and discharge structures as well as the display time constant specified in the CISPR Publication 16 standards and the result is displayed Quasi Peak detector is applicable to EMI testing Note Compared to the discharge time the charge time of Quasi Peak detector is much shorter and can reflect the amplitude as well as time distribution of the signal Filter Type Set the RBW filter type Key Points DSA800 supports two kinds of RBW filters Gause
29. from authorized measurement agencies The analyzer provides auto calibration function If required press gt Calibrate gt Self Cal and select On The instrument will perform self calibration regularly Within half an hour after power on the analyzer executes a self calibration every 10 minutes and per hour after being powered on for more than half an hour Press System gt Calibrate gt Cal Now to make a self calibration immediately 5 Pop up Message The instrument may display prompt messages error messages or state messages according to the current working status These messages are displayed to help you to use the instrument correctly and are not instrument failures For information of the pop up messages please refer to Messages User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 3 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Messages Messages fall into three types on the basis of their purpose and severity Information Message Error Message and Status Message These messages can help you to get accurate measurements and know the working status of the analyzer 1 Information Message Inform you that the current task has been finished or the analyzer has entered a specified state Information messages are always marked with Mf They are displayed on the screen in message box for several seconds and then disappear automatically You can also press any key to clear the message Message number 1 199 2 Error Messa
30. groups of parameters Start Frequency and Stop Frequency fon Fstop or Center Frequency and Span foenter S span If any of the parameters is changed the others would be adjusted automatically in order to ensure the coupling relationship among them Jema oip ag Tinn 2 2 1 Jon 5 Yeah ne 2 2 2 2 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Center Freq Set the center frequency of the current channel Press this key to switch to center frequency span input mode The center frequency and span values are displayed at the lower left and right sides of the grid respectively Key Points The start and stop frequencies vary with the center frequency when the span is constant Changing the center frequency horizontally shifts the current channel and the adjustment is limited by the specified frequency range n Zero Span mode the start frequency stop frequency and center frequency are always the same If one is changed the others are updated to match You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys Refer to Parameter Setting for more details Table 2 1 Center Frequency Parameter Explanation Default 3 75 GHz Range 0 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Span gt 0 step Span 200 Span 0 step RBW 100 Min 1 Hz Direction Key Step CF step Note The range is from 50 Hz to 7 5 GHz 50 Hz in non
31. in Storage Ref 10 00 dBm Att 008 Marker1 99 450 MHz 11 21 dBm g 1 10 center Freq 255 00 MHz Span RBW 0 MHz VBW 1 0000 MHz SWT Peak Table Peak X Axis 1 c Figure 2 27 Peak Table 1 State Turn on or off the peak table and the default is Off 2 Peak Sort Select a rule for peak sorting and the default is frequency ascending 3 Pk Readout Set the peak display condition to Normal gt DL or lt DL Normal Display the first ten qualified peaks in the table ee gt DL Display the first ten peaks that not only meet the peak search conditions but also have amplitudes greater than the specified display line set in gt Display in the table lt DL Display the first ten peaks that not only meet the peak search conditions but also have amplitudes lower than the specified display line set in gt Display in the table User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 97 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Shortcut Key Auto Search for signals automatically throughout the full frequency range adjust the frequency and amplitude for optimum display effect of the signal to realize one key signal search and auto setting of parameters 9 Ref 0 00 dBm Att Span VBW 1 0000 MHz SWT Figure 2 28 Before Auto Search 2 98 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Ref_0 00 dBm Att Center Freq AHz Span 10 RBW Hz VBW 300 00 kHz SWT Figure 2 29 After Auto Se
32. in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 2FSK Only for DSA815 Measurement I nterface RIGOL 015 03 09 2FSK Status Ref 0 00 dBm At SBM i An 10 Reset Peak gt Ampt Down im i Tem Pass Fail On Off SWP Cont Limit Edit Mark Line1 750 00000 MHz an Mark Line2 Center Freq 2 span Z 750 00000 MHz RBW SWT 444 ms Ea PF Ratio 100 00 Figure 2 22 2FSK Measurement Interface Measurement Results Peak1 Freq and Amp Peak2 Freq and Amp Freq Deviation and Carrier Offset Peaki Freq and Amp the frequency and amplitude values corresponding to signal 1 of 2FSK Peak2 Freq and Amp the frequency and amplitude values corresponding to signal 2 of 2FSK Freq Deviation modulation frequency deviation Freq Deviation Peakl Freq Peak2 Freq 2 Carrier Offset Carrier Offset Peakl Freq Peak2 Freq 2 Center Frequency 1 Reset Delete the original signal and capture new signals Note The reset operation has no effect on the user settings 2 Pass Fail Turn the pass fail function on or off User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 77 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 3 e on Bis displayed in the test result display window If the amplitudes of the two signals of 2FSK are within the amplitude limit range the instrument passes the test P green is displayed in the test result display window the count val
33. instrument switches the scale type of X axis to Lin automatically User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 11 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation AMPT Set the amplitude parameters of the analyzer Through modifying these parameters signals under measurement can be displayed in a proper mode for easier observation and minimum error Auto Scale This function enables the readout resolution of the Y axis to be the maximum possible while at the same time ensures the completeness of the signal When enabled the system sets the reference level automatically in order to place the peak of the signal within the topmost grid for easier observation of the trace 415 Ref 15 00 dBm Att Center Freq 99 gt erg Span RBW 2 VBW 300 00 kHz Figure 2 4 Before Auto Scale 2 12 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL _5 Ref 5 00 dBm Att 10dB 95 105 Center Freq AHz Span VBW 300 00 kHz SWT Figure 2 5 After Auto Scale Ref Level Set the maximum power or voltage can be currently displayed in the window The value is displayed at the upper left corner of the screen grid Key Points The maximum reference level available is affected by the maximum mixing level input attenuation and preamplifier When you adjust it the input attenuation is adjusted under a constant maximum mixing level in order to fulfill the following inequality Leg Arr tapa S Enix 2 3 we Lips L Wherein PS fr
34. is selected turn the knob clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the parameter value at the specified step 1 Press FREQ gt Center Freq 2 Rotate the knob until the parameter is set to the desired value 800 MHz Figure 1 11 The Knob Note In the storage function the knob can also be used to select the current path or file 3 Use the direction keys When the parameter is editable namely when the parameter is selected you can increase or decrease the parameter value at the specific step using the direction keys 1 Press gt Center Freq 2 Press the up down direction key until the parameter is set to the desired value 800 MHz 1 22 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Figure 1 12 Direction Keys Note In the storage function the direction keys can also be used to select the current path or file User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 23 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start To Input Filename DSA800 supports filenames consisting of Chinese characters English letters numbers and 1 Enter the filename input interface Press Storage and select the desired file type and storage location Then press Save to enter the filename input interface You can press to switch among English Chinese and number input modes i 2h 3B 43 5E Ge Tim sm OB Pinyin Selecting Area Chinese Character Selecting Arear Chinese Characters Entered Chinese Input Mode a Chinese In
35. memory lost Indicate that the nonvolatile data saved by the SAV command has been lost 315 Configuration memory lost Indicate that nonvolatile configuration data saved by the device has been lost 321 Out of memory An internal operation needed more memory than that was available Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team 330 Self test failed The self test failed For more information please refer to the result of the Self test 340 Calibration failed The calibration failed Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team 350 Queue overflow Error occurs when the code enters into the queue This message indicates that there is no room in the queue and an error occurred but was not recorded 360 Communication error 4 16 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 365 300 301 302 303 304 310 311 312 320 321 322 323 324 325 Time out error Communicating with USB GPIB interface converter times out Please restart the converter Print paper error Fail to print Please check whether print papers are available and in the correct position Print ink error Fail to print Please check the quantity of ink or confirm whether the ink is installed correctly Printer hardware error Fail to print A printer hardware error occurred and please check it Print file type error Fail to print owin
36. near the center frequency in Zero span mode 2 Resolution Set the resolution of the frequency counter manually or automatically The available resolutions are 1 Hz 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz and 100 kHz Table 2 57 Resolution of frequency counter Parameter Explanation Default 1 kHz Range 1 Hz to 100 kHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step 10 times Direction Key Step 10 times User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 93 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Peak Open the peak search setting menu and execute peak search Key Points e f Max is selected in Search Para gt Peak Search the system will search for and mark the maximum on the trace e f Param is selected in Search Para gt Peak Search the system will search for and mark the peak that meets the peak search condition The search of Next Peak Peak Right Peak Left or peaks in the peak table must meet the specified peak search condition The spurious signal caused by LO feed through at zero frequency is ignored When no peak that meets the specified peak search condition is found No peak found is displayed Next Peak Search for and mark the peak whose amplitude is closest to that of the current peak and which meets the peak search condition Peak Right Search for and mark the nearest peak which is located at the right side of the current peak and meets the peak search condition Peak Left Search for and mark the n
37. not affected by RBW You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 14 VBW Parameter Explanation Default 1 MHz Range 1 Hz to 3 MHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step in 1 3 10 sequence Direction Key Step in 1 3 10 sequence V R Ratio Set the ratio of VBW to RBW Key Points This value is different while measuring different kinds of signals Sine signal use 1 to 3 for faster sweeps Pulse signal use 10 to reduce the influence on the amplitude of transient Signals Noise signal generally use 0 1 to obtain the average of noises You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Table 2 15 V R Ratio Parameter Explanation Default 1 Range 0 0000010 to 30000 Unit N A Knob Step in 1 3 10 sequence Direction Key Step in 1 3 10 sequence Detector Type The analyzer displays the swept signal on the screen in the form of trace For each trace point the analyzer always captures all the data within a specific time interval and processes Peak Average and etc the captured data using the detector currently selected then display the processed data one point on the screen Key Points Select an appropr
38. operator might be exposed to the danger of electrical shock Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed II User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Do Not I nsert Anything I nto the Holes of Fan Do not insert anything into the holes of the fan to avoid damaging the instrument Use Proper Fuse Please use the specified fuses Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposure Do not touch exposed junctions and components when the unit is powered Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument have it inspected by RIGOL authorized personnel before further operations Any maintenance adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel Keep Well Ventilation Inadequate ventilation may cause an increase of instrument temperature which would cause damage to the instrument So please keep the instrument well ventilated and inspect the intake and fan regularly Do Not Operate in Wet Conditions In order to avoid short circuiting to the interior of the device or electric shock please do not operate the instrument in a humid environment Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere In order to avoid damage to the device or personal injuries it is important to operate the device away from an explosive atmosphere Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry To avoid the influence of dust and or moisture in the air
39. please keep the surface of the device clean and dry Electrostatic Prevention Operate the instrument in an electrostatic discharge protective environment to avoid damage induced by static discharges Always ground both the internal and external conductors of cables to release static before making connections User s Guide for DSA800 Series III RIGOL Proper Use of Battery If a battery is supplied it must not be exposed to high temperature or in contact with fire Keep it out of the reach of children Improper change of battery note lithium battery may cause explosion Use RIGOL specified battery only Handling Safety Please handle with care during transportation to avoid damage to buttons knob interfaces and other parts on the panels IV User s Guide for DSA800 Series Safety Terms and Symbols RIGOL Terms Used in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual WARNI NG AN Warning statements indicate conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life A CAUTI ON Caution statements indicate conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property Terms Used on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER It calls attention to an operation if not correctly performed could result in injury or hazard immediately WARNING It calls attention to an operation if not correctly performed could result in potential injury or hazard C
40. the specified power ratio Transmit Frequency Error difference between the center frequency of the channel and the center frequency of the analyzer Measurement Parameters average number average mode max hold span and power ratio 1 Avg Num Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result and the default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 63 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 38 Average Number for OBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results 3 Max Hold Enable or disable max hold and the default is Off When Max Hold is enabled each measurement result is compared with the previous result and the maximum is displayed When Max Hold is disabled the current measurement result is displayed Max Hold and average measurement mode are mutually exclusive and average measurement mode will be automatically disabl
41. to 1 5 GHz with DSA815 preamplifier spectrum analyzer 9 kHz to 3 2 GHz DSA832 spectrum analyzer 9 kHz to 7 5 GHz DSA875 spectrum analyzer 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz with Model preamplifier with tracking generator factory DSA815 TG spectrum analyzer a kHz to 3 2 GHz with tracking DSA832 TG generator factory installed installed spectrum lyzer 9 kHz to 7 5 GH ith tracki pectru anal ze gt zto 7 5 GHz with tracking DSA875 TG generator factory installed Standard quick guide hard copy QGD07X00 ER CDROM user s guide programming guide Bere f power cable ER preamplifier 100 kHz to 3 2 GHz only for DSA832 PA DSA832 preamplifier 100 kHz to 7 5 GHz only for Options DSA875 PA DSA875 EMI filter amp quasi peak detector EMI DSA800 advanced measurement kit AMK DSA800 VSWR measurement kit DSA PC software include N SMA cable BNC BNC cable N BNC adaptor N SMA adaptor 75 Q to 50 Q adaptor 900 MHz 1 8 GHz antenna 2pcs 2 4 GHz antenna 2pcs include N F N F adaptor 1pcs N M N M Optional adaptor 1pcs N M SMA F adaptor 2pcs accesories N M BNC F adaptor 2pcs SMA F SMA F adaptor 1pcs SMA M SMA M adaptor 1pcs BNC T type adaptor 1pcs 50 Q SMA load 1pcs 50 Q BNC impedance adaptor 1pcs include 50 Q to 75 Q adaptor 2pcs RF CATV Kit include 6dB attenuator 1pcs 10dB attenuator RF Attenuator 2pcs Kit User s Guide for DSA800 Series 6 1
42. 01 102 103 104 105 108 109 110 Message Description Command error A generic syntax error indicates that the device cannot detect more specific errors This code indicates that only Command Error defined in EEE 488 2 11 5 1 1 4 has been found Invalid character The syntactic element contains an invalid character for example the command header contains an ampersand SETUP amp This error might be used in place of errors 114 121 141 and perhaps some others Syntax error An unrecognizable command or data type was encountered for example a string not supported by the device was received Invalid separator The parser was expecting a separator but received an illegal character for example the semicolon following a program message was omitted EMC 1 CH1 VOLTS 5 Data type error The parser recognized a data element other than the one allowed for example numeric or string data was expected but block data was encountered GET not allowed A Group Execute Trigger was contained in a program message see IEEE 488 2 7 7 Parameter not allowed More parameters were received than expected for the command header for example the EMC common command only accepts one parameter so EMC 0 1 is not allowed Missing parameter Fewer parameters were contained than required in the command header for example the EMC common command requires one parameter so EMC is not allowed Command header erro
43. 08 25 105 115 Center Freq 50 016 MHz 10 000 MHz RBW 1 0000 MHz VBW 100 0C kHz 10 000 ms Figure 2 6 Before Auto Range User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 17 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Ref 5 00 dBm 95 105 Center Freq 50 Z RBW 1 2 VBW 100 00 kHz Figure 2 7 After Auto Range Key Points Unlike Auto Scale this function can solve the problem of signal overrange due to parameter settings and adjust the maximum mixing level according to the signal under measurement Unlike Auto this function adjusts the signal within the current channel and does not modify the channel frequency setting While Auto will search for signal within the full frequency range and locate the signal at the center frequency 2 18 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Start Peak Search Peak gt Ref Level Y Adjust Ref Level N Large signal Y Y Decrease maximum Increase maximum mixing level mixing level 4 Auto Scale Figure 2 8 Process of Auto Range RF Preamp Turn on or off the preamplifier located at the front of the RF signal path When the signal under measurement is small turning on the preamplifier can reduce the displayed average noise level therefore you can distinguish small signals from the noise Key Points The corresponding icon E will be highlighted in t
44. 1 5 1 1 5 has occurred 201 Invalid while in local Indicate that a command is not executable while the device is in local mode see IEEE 488 2 5 6 1 5 select a proper communication interface to switch to remote mode 203 Command protected Indicate that a legal password protected program command or query could not be executed because the command was disabled 220 Parameter error Indicate that a program data element related error occurred This error message is always used when the device cannot detect the more specific errors described in errors 221 to 229 221 Settings conflict Indicate that a legal program data element was parsed but could not be executed due to the current device state see IEEE 488 2 6 4 5 3 and 11 5 1 1 5 222 Data out of range Indicate that a legal program data element was parsed but could not be executed because the interpreted value was outside of the legal range defined by the device see IEEE 488 2 11 5 1 1 5 223 Too much data Indicate that a legal program data element of block expression or string type was received but could not be executed because it contained more data than the device could handle due to memory or related device requirements 224 Illegal parameter value Used where the specified value in the parameter list was expected 225 Out of memory The device has insufficient memory to perform the requested operation 233 Invalid version Indicate that a legal program data ele
45. 800 Series 6 3 Index Index Tp ATM bes cevivtscctiavateatervis cokes 2 87 PFSR rennen 2 49 3rd Order Lower 2 75 3rd Order Upper noce 2 75 Accurate Calibrate 2 109 INCE re 2 47 2 57 Active FCtn ccce 2 113 Adj CH BW a 2 58 Almen 2 80 Amplitude Correction 2 20 PUGS een 2 98 Auto RANGE crcr 2 17 Auto Scale 2 12 Auto SWT seen 2 29 Auto IP c 2 111 Average nr 2 55 Average Reset 2 40 Average Times cce 2 35 AVG Mode 2 55 AVg NUM ennee sis srenn 2 54 Base Lower ccce 2 75 Base Upper eneseenssnenneenennnnn een 2 75 BIN essen nee er eg 2 126 Brightness 2 114 C N Ratio aa 2 47 2 69 Cal Open aA 2 52 Calibrate Now 2 109 Carrier BW satte tt 2 71 Carrier Power cecce 2 69 center frequency 2 3 CF gt Step crcr 2 9 CE Step ar Hat 2 6 CH PWE EI nT enaua tans 2 57 CH Pwr Span A aiid 2 61 User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL CH SHACHA 2 59 Chan PWr iriiringa niii 2 47 Channel POWEr sece 2 60 Clear WritEeicouriortii resnega 2 34 Collapse Dir 2 127 2 129 Constant 2 36 Cont Peak 2 95 Continuous SWEEP cette 2 29 Correction factor 2 20 Correction Table 2 21 Couple Parameter 2 115 OSM TEEN ESTER 2 126 Delta Marker anc una 2 84 Delta Pair neee 2 85 Demod Time cascada uber 2 81 demodulation type 2 80 Detector Type ccce 2 25 DACP ei 2 111 Display Line 2 113 DNS orein enari meon 2 112 Earphone 2 80 EBW recien 2 47 2 66 EBW X d
46. 800 allows users to store and recall various kinds of files in internal or external memory DSA800 provides a storage space User Preset C for user defined instrument states a local memory Local D and an external memory Mobile Disk E e Cdisk provide 6 state file storage locations Users can store 6 state files through gt Reset Save Preset Ddisk provide storage locations for various kinds of files such as setup state and trace e E disk available when a USB storage device connected to the USB Host interface at the front panel is detected you can save the file with the same type as D disk Press Storage at the front panel to enter the storage and recall interface 10 00 07 2014 04 15 lt Storage File Type File Name DIES rese SB local O amp Mobile Disk E Browser Dir Save Expand Dir Collapse Dir 1 3 Figure 2 32 File Manager Note DSA800 can only recognize files with filenames consisting of Chinese characters English characters and numbers If the filename or folder name contains other characters the file or folder might not be displayed normally in the storage and recall interface 2 124 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation File Type RIGOL Press gt File Type to select the desired file type The file types available include All Setup State Trace Corrections Measure Marker Table Peak Table and Limit The default is All
47. AUTION It calls attention to an operation if not correctly performed could result in damage to the product or other devices connected to the product Symbols Used on the Product These symbols may appear on the product A A a Hazardous Safety Protective Chassis Voltage Warning Earth Ground Terminal User s Guide for DSA800 Series Test Ground RIGOL Allgemeine Sicherheits nformationen berpr fen Sie diefolgenden Sicherheitshinweise sorgfaltigumPersonenschadenoderSchaden am Geratundan damit verbundenen weiteren Ger tenzu vermeiden Zur Vermeidung vonGefahren nutzen Sie bitte das Ger t nur so wiein diesem Handbuchangegeben Um Feuer oder Verletzungen zu vermeiden verwenden Sie ein ordnungsgem es Netzkabel Verwenden Sie f r dieses Ger t nur das f r ihr Land zugelassene und genehmigte Netzkabel Erden des Ger tes Das Ger t ist durch den Schutzleiter im Netzkabel geerdet Um Gefahren durch elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden ist es unerl sslich die Erdung durchzuf hren Erst dann d rfen weitere Ein oder Ausg nge verbunden werden Anschluss einesTastkopfes Die Erdungsklemmen der Sonden sindauf dem gleichen Spannungspegel des Instruments geerdet Schlie enSie die Erdungsklemmen an keine hohe Spannung an Beachten Sie alle Anschl sse Zur Vermeidung von Feuer oder Stromschlag beachten Sie alle Bemerkungen und Markierungen auf dem Instrument Befolgen Sie die Bedienungsanleitung f r weit
48. Avg Mode Exp Avg Num THD 160 Real Harmonics 10 Sweep Time 50 000 ce M 9 80 dBm z 5 0 006 Hz Bm 10 z Figure 2 20 Harmonic Distortion Measurement Interface Measurement Results amplitude of each order of harmonic and total harmonic distortion Up to 10 order of harmonic can be measured Measurement Parameters average number average mode number of harmonics and sweep time 1 Avg Num Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result and the default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter 2 72 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 48 Average Number for Harmo Dist Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode RIGOL Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results 3 NO of Harmo Set the number of the harmonics to measure before calculating the total harmonic distortion You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 49 Number of Harmonic
49. B 2 68 Edit Pre nn la 2 130 EMI Filter a 2 27 Expand Dir 2 127 External Trigger 2 32 Factory Settings 2 101 File SOUPS a ee 2 126 File Typerane 2 125 RR EEE AA 2 80 Free Run Trigger 2 32 Freezen ann line 2 35 Frequency Counter 2 93 1 RIGOL Frequency Interpolation 2 21 Front SWItch cecccesceeeeeeeeeees 2 115 Full Span iira 2 10 FUNGCHON ana 2 36 Qateway 00 eects teeta ees 2 111 GPIB ss as 2 112 Graticule ccccceeeecseeeeseeeeees 2 113 Harmo DISt cceccceeeeeeeeeneeeees 2 48 Harmonic ST ceser 2 73 Input attenuation see 2 14 Input Impedance 2 22 Install see 2 118 Integ BW usa paian 2 61 Intercepts ie 2 75 IP address n s 2 111 Key Telnet tn 2 117 LANG hen 2 110 Language sieren 2 108 Last Span cerere 2 11 License Info eee 2 118 Line Mode 2 115 Local Di wide Aa ik den 2 124 Main CH BW ccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeaes 2 58 Manual IP uesseeeseeesneeeenen nen 2 111 Marke hitsaceicuancttanavotvetivletialees 2 52 Marker State eee 2 52 Marker Table 2 87 marker types 2 83 MX ng 2 94 Max Hold 2 35 2 64 2 67 MAXMIXL ccececeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 22 Min HOId cccccseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 35 Min Search 2 95 Mkr Trace wes ececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeanes 2 86 Mkr gt CF ooo ccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 89 Mkr gt Ref an 2 90 Mkr gt Start cccccecccesecseceneeeees 2 89 Mkr gt Step nen tia 2 89 Mkr gt Stop ensseeennsn
50. B T Power Avg Num off 10 Avg Mode Exp TP Type Peak Start Line 0 us Stop Line 37 5 ms ACP Avg Num off 10 Avg Mode Exp Main CH BW 2 MHz Adj CH BW 2 MHz CH Spacing 2 MHz Chan Pwr Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp Integ BW 2 MHz CH Pwr Span 3 MHz OBW User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 103 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp Max Hold Off OBW Span 2 MHz Power Ratio 99 EBW Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp Max Hold Off EBW Span 2 MHz EBW X dB 10 dB C N Ratio Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp Offset Freq 2 MHz Noise BW 2 MHz Carrier BW 2 MHz Harmo Dist Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp NO of Harmo 10 Harmonic ST Auto 37 5 ms TOI Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp TOI Span 2 MHz Demod Demod Off Earphone Off Volume 100 Demod Time 100 ms Marker Select Mkr 1 Mkr Type Normal Delta Pair Delta Span Pair Center 2 104 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Mkr Trace Auto Readout Frequency Mkr Table Off Peak Cont Peak Off Peak Search Max Pk Excursn 10 dB Pk Thresh 90 dBm Peak Table Off Peak Sort Freq Pk Readout Normal Marker Fctn Mkr Fctn Off N dB BW 3 dB Freq Count State Off Resolution Auto 1 kHz System Preset Type Factory Power On Preset Language English
51. BW 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence 4 CH Pwr Span Set the frequency range of the channel This span which is the same with the span of the analyzer is the frequency range of the sweep Modifying this parameter will change the span of the analyzer The channel power span is related to the integration bandwidth and the range available is from integration bandwidth to integration bandwidth x20 You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 37 Channel Power Span for Chan Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 3 MHz Range 100 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Channel Power Span 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL OBW Measurement I nterface 42 Ref 12 00 dBm Att 112 enter Freq 45 516 MHz Span RBW 100 00 kHz VBW 100 00 kHz SWT Occupied BandWidth Avy Mode Exp Avg Num 1 10 Occupied BandWidth 15 Z OBW Span Transmit Freq Error 16 Power Ratio 99 00 Figure 2 17 OBW Measurement Interface Measurement Results occupied bandwidth and transmit frequency error e Occupied Bandwidth integrate the power within the whole span and then calculate the bandwidth occupied by the power according to
52. Delta type marker in that you can modify both the reference marker and delta marker at the same time User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 85 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Off Turn off the marker currently selected The marker information displayed on the screen and functions based on the marker will also be turned off Mkr Trace Select the trace to be marked by the current marker from 1 2 3 Math or Auto default When Auto is selected the system searches for the desired trace in the order of Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold Video Avg Power Avg and Freeze then selects one from them in the sequence of the trace number 1 2 and 3 if more than two traces are found Readout Select a desired readout type of the X axis for the marker and different markers can use different readout types This setting will change the readout type and affect the marker readings in the active function area and at the upper right corner of the screen but will not change the actual value Frequency In this type Normal marker shows the absolute frequency while Delta marker Delta Pair marker and Span Pair marker show the frequency difference between the delta marker and reference marker The default readout mode in non zero span mode is Frequency Note This type is invalid in Zero span mode e Period In this type Normal marker shows the reciprocal of frequency while Delta marker Delta Pair marker and Span Pair marker show the rec
53. Earphone jack Function key area USB Host Knob Power switch Direction keys Help Numeric Keyboard Print RF input Preset Note This function is only available for DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 7 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Front Panel Function Keys Marker t 2 Marker M FA MF Figure 1 6 Function Key Area Table 1 2 Function keys description Description Set the center start and stop frequency etc enable the signal tracking function Set the frequency span of the sweep Set the reference level RF attenuator scale and the unit of Y axis etc Set the reference level offset maximum mixing level and input impedance Execute auto scale and auto range as well as turn on the RF preamplifier Set the resolution bandwidth RBW video bandwidth VBW BW Det and V R ratio Set the detector and filter types Sweep Trig Set the sweep and trigger parameters Set the parameters related to trace Trace P F Configure the Pass Fail test Set the tracking generator Select and control the measurement function Set the parameters for the selected measurement function 1 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Set the demodulation function Read the amplitude frequency and sweep time of a certain point on the trace via marker Set other system parameters on the b
54. For the details about each type of file see the table below Note 1 The State file only stores all the settings which are affected by pressing see Table 2 60 The Setup file not only stores all the settings which are affected by pressing but also stores the amplitude correction list the frequencies and amplitudes of the points to be corrected the current trace data up to four traces and the marker information the readout type readings and the display status of the markers 2 Measure Marker Table and Peak Table in File Type are only available when the corresponding functions are enabled 3 When no external memory is connected the various types of files will be saved in BIN format by default Table 2 66 File type File Type Format Extension Setup BIN set State BIN sta Trace BIN trc CSV CSV Amplitude BIN cbl correction CSV CSV Measurement data CSV CSV Marker table BIN mkr CSV CSV Peak table CSV CSV Limit BIN lim Note Mobile Disk E supports all types of files User Preset C only supports State files and Local D supports all types of files except Measure Marker Table and Peak Table User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 125 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Format Press Storage gt Format to set the storage format of the file to BIN default or CSV BIN the current file can be saved in binary format a
55. GOL by adjusting the reference position when normalization is enabled The function of this menu is similar to that of Norm Ref Lvl When it is set to 0 the normalization reference level is displayed at the bottom of the screen grid and at the top when it is set to 100 You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 26 TG reference position Parameter Explanation Default 100 Range 0 to 100 Unit Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 10 5 Ref Trace Set whether to display the reference trace or not If View is selected the reference trace saved Trace 3 will be shown in Freeze type Note When normalization is enabled the unit of Y axis is dB and will not be influenced by the definition in AMPT gt Units At this point dB is displayed under the Y axis scale in the user interface Tip When the tracking generator is directly used as a signal generator please switch the sweep mode of the spectrum analyzer to Single User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 45 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Measurement Settings Meas Provide VSWR and various advanced measurement functions including T Power ACP Adjacent Channel Power Chan Pwr Channel Power OBW Occupied Bandwidth EBW Emission Bandwidth C N Ratio Harmo Dist Harmonic Distortion and TOI Third
56. Guide for DSA800 Series 2 95 RIGOL Table 2 58 PK Excursn Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Parameter Explanation Default 10 dB Range 0 dB to 200 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step 1 dB 2 PK Thresh Assign a minimum for the peak amplitude Peaks whose amplitudes are greater than the specified peak threshold are treated as real peaks Table 2 59 PK Thresh Parameter Explanation Default 90 dBm Range 200 dBm to 0 dBm Unit dBm dBm mV uV Knob Step 1 dBm Direction Key Step 1 dBm 3 Peak Search Set the peak search condition The available options are Maximum and Para f Max is selected the system searches for the maximum on the trace e f Para is selected the system searches for the peak that meets the parameter condition on the trace Note This setting applies only to the peak search executed by pressing at the front panel while other searches such as Next Peak Peak Right Peak Left and Min Search are all based on the Para Peak Table Open the peak table in the lower window which lists the peaks with frequency and amplitude that meet the peak search condition Up to 10 peaks can be displayed in the table User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL The peak table currently opened can be stored in external memory and be recalled when needed Press Storage to save the peak table according to the method introduced
57. L Sweep and Function Settings BW Det Set the RBW Resolution Bandwidth VBW Video Bandwidth and detector type parameters of the analyzer RBW Set the desired resolution bandwidth in order to distinguish between signals which are close in frequency Key Points Reducing RBW will increase the frequency resolution but will increase the sweep time Sweep Time is affected by a combination of RBW and VBW when it is in Auto mode RBW varies with the span non zero span in Auto RBW mode You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Note If the detector type is Quasi Peak or the filter type is EMI RBW can be 200 Hz 9 kHz or 120 kHz only Table 2 13 RBW Filter Type is Gauss Parameter Explanation Default 1 MHz Range 10 Hz to 1 MHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step in 1 3 10 sequence Direction Key Step in 1 3 10 sequence User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 23 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation VBW Set the desired video bandwidth in order to filter out the noise outside the video band Key Points Reducing the VBW will smooth the spectrum line to differentiate small signals from noise but will increase the sweep time Sweep Time is affected by a combination of RBW and VBW when it is in Auto mode VBW varies with RBW when it is set to Auto While in Manual mode VBW is
58. Noise Level DANL lt 161 dBm Typical Phase Noise lt 98 dBc Hz 10 kHz offset Typical Level Measurement Uncertainty lt 0 8 dB Minimum Resolution Bandwidth RBW 10 Hz EMI Filter and Quasi Peak Detector Kit Option VSWR Measurement Kit Option AM FM Demodulation Function Various measurement functions option 1 5 GHz Tracking Generator DSA815 TG 3 2 GHz Tracking Generator DSA832 TG 7 5 GHz Tracking Generator DSA875 TG 8 inch 800x480 pixels high definition display with clear vivid and easy to use graphical interface Various interfaces such as LAN USB Host USB Device and GPIB option XII User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Document Overview Topics in this manual Chapter 1 Quick Start This chapter introduces the front rear panel and user interface as well as announcements during first use of the analyzer Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation This chapter gives detailed function descriptions of the front panel keys with their associated menu keys Chapter 3 Remote Control This chapter shows how to control the analyzer in remote mode Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message This chapter lists the troubleshooting information and messages that may appear during the use of the analyzer Chapter 5 Specifications This chapter lists the specifications and general specifications of the analyzer Chapter 6 Appendix This chapter lists the options and accessories that can be ordered along with your a
59. Note that the length of the folder name is limited to 48 characters Press this key to enter the filename editing interface and refer to To Input Filename to edit the folder name Then press Save to create an empty folder under the current directory Note This operation is only available when the USB storage device connected is recognized by the analyzer Disk I nfo View the disk information including the disk name type file system the used space and the total space Note This menu is available only when external storage device is selected User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 129 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Name Prefix 1 Prefix Switch Enable or disable the edited prefix name The input box will automatically load the prefix name after you press Save when Prefix Switch is set to On 2 Edit Prefix Edit the desired prefix name using the numeric keyboard Up to 15 characters can be entered System Update Press this key to update the analyzer software after selecting the update file in the USB storage device 2 130 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control Users can control DSA800 series spectrum analyzer through USB LAN or GPIB option remote interface This chapter introduces remote control as well as the control method Subjects in this chapter m Remote Control Overview m Remote Control Method User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 1 RIGOL Cha
60. RIGOL User s Guide DSA800 Series Spectrum Analyzer Mar 2015 RI GOL Technologies Inc RIGOL Guaranty and Declaration Copyright 2014 RIGOL Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Trademark I nformation RIGOL is a registered trademark of RIGOL Technologies Inc Publication Number UGD07107 1110 Software Version DSA815 00 01 13 DSA832 DSA875 00 01 00 Software upgrade might change or add product features Please acquire the latest version of the manual from RIGOL website or contact RIGOL to upgrade the software Notices RIGOL products are covered by P R C and foreign patents issued and pending RIGOL reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications and pricing policies at company s sole decision Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material Information in this publication is subject to change without notice RIGOL shall not be liable for either incidental or consequential losses in connection with the furnishing use or performance of this manual as well as any information contained Any part of this document is forbidden to be copied photocopied or rearranged without prior written approval of RIGOL Product Certification RIGOL guarantees this product conforms to the national and industrial standards in China as well as the 1S09001 2008 standard and the 1S014001 2004 standard Other international standard conformance certifi
61. Ratio Measurement Interface Measurement Results carrier power noise power and C N ratio e Carrier Power power within the carrier bandwidth Noise Power power within the noise bandwidth C N Ratio the ratio of the carrier power to the noise power Measurement Parameters average number average mode offset frequency noise bandwidth and carrier bandwidth 1 Avg Num Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result and the default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 69 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 44 Average Number for C N Ratio Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results 3 Offset Freq Set the difference between the carrier center frequency and the noise center frequency You can use the numeric keys knob and direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 45 Frequency Offset for C N Ratio Measurement
62. Set the status of the earphone When it is on the demodulated signal can be heard through the earphone during the demodulation By default it is Off 2 Volume Set the volume of the earphone 2 80 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 53 Volume Parameter Explanation Default 100 Range 0 to 255 Unit N A Knob Step 10 Direction Key Step 20 3 Demod Time RIGOL Set the time for the analyzer to complete a signal demodulation after each sweep If Earphone is set to On you will hear the demodulated signal through the earphone during the demodulation You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 54 Demod Time Direction Key Step Parameter Explanation Default 100 ms Range 5 ms to 1 ks Unit ks s MS US NS ps Knob Step 5 ms to 10 ms step 0 1ms 10 ms to 100 ms step 1 ms 100 ms to 1 s step 10 ms 1 sto 10s step 100 ms 10 s to 100s step 1s 100 s to 1 ks step 10 s in 1 2 5 sequence User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Marker Measurements Marker The marker appears as a rhombic sign as shown below for identifying the point on the trace You can easily read the amplitude frequency and sweep time of the marked point on the trace 51 Ref 51 00 dBm Marker1 300 03 MH
63. a typ 3 2 GHz to 6 GHz 2 on lt 138 dBm 6 GHz to 7 5 GHz lt 142 dBm typ User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 5 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications Displayed Average Noise Level DANL Normalized to 1Hz DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 attenuation 0 dB RBW VBW 100 Hz sample detector trace average 50 tracking generator off RpeQuency normalized to 1Hz 20 C to 30 C input impendence 502 9 kHz to 100 kHz Zone S eem typ oki im EN lt 135 dBm Seen SID denen a R 1 MHz to 5 MHz lt 130 dBm 6 x typ f 1 GHz dB er EN PATTET Sr off 1 5 GHz to 3 2 lt 144 dBm typ vb GHz lt 136 dBm 3 2 GHz to 6 GHz lt 140 dBm typ lt 131 dBm 6 GHz to 7 5 GHz lt 135 dBm typ lt 130 dBm lt 152 dBm 100 kHz to 1 MHz lt 150 dBm typ lt 152 dBm typ typ lt 150 dBm 6 x lt 152 dBm Sao 1 MHz to 5 MHz lt 155 dBm f 1 GHz dB lt 155 dBm typ ia NH LS amp es lt 157 dBm PA 1 5 GHz to 3 2 a ee el lt 161 dBm on GHz typ lt 153 dBm 3 2 GHz to 6 GHz lt 157 dBm typ lt 148 dBm 6 GHz to 7 5 GHz lt 152 dBm typ 5 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Level Display Logarithmic level axis 1 dB to 200 dB Linear level axis 0 to reference level Number of display points 601 Number of traces
64. according to your setting 1 Time Date Enable or disable the Time Date display 2 SetTime Set the display time of the analyzer The time format should be hhmmss for example 231211 denotes 23 12 11 3 Set Date Set the display date of the analyzer The date format should be YYYYMMDD for example 20140124 denotes J anuary 24th 2014 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 117 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation License DSA800 provides many kinds of options to fulfill various measurement requirements To order the corresponding option please contact RIGOL 1 To Acquire the License 1 Please order the desired option and the option key is provided 2 Log in RIGOL website www rigol com click Customer Center and select License Generate to enter the software license generation interface 3 Input the correct option key instrument serial number press gt Information gt System Info to acquire the serial number and identifying code as well as click Generate to acquire the corresponding option license 2 To install and view the option Press License to enter the option management interface to view the option status and the license key of the installed option as well as install the desired option 1 Option Info Press Option I nfo to view the installation status of options 2 License Info Press License I nfo to view the license key of the option installed 3 Install Press Install and use the n
65. ak as the center frequency CF of the analyzer The function is invalid in Zero Span mode 5 Ref 5 00 dBm i Att 75 A J i I i a i I Via MeN Ay m 95 Center Freq ET E ee eee ea ee eee Center Freq Span 10 000 MHz RBW Z VBW 300 0C kHz SWT 10 000 ms Figure 2 2 Before Peak gt CF _5 Ref 5 00 dBm Att Marker1 50 016 MHz 10 66 dBm awi Peak 5 F T T k uN 1 7 au ye Wh aA aly wr Center Freq 10 000 MHz VBW 300 00 kHz 10 000 ms Figure 2 3 After Peak gt CF 2 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL CF gt Step Set the current center frequency as the CF step At this point the CF step will switch to Manual mode automatically This function is usually used with channel switching Take harmonic waveform measurement for example locate a signal at the center frequency of a channel execute CF gt Step and then press the down direction key continuously to measure each order of harmonic in sequence SPAN Set the span of the analyzer The change of this parameter will affect the frequency parameters and restart the sweep Span Set the frequency range of the current channel Press this key to switch to center frequency span input mode The center frequency and span are displayed at the lower left and right sides of the grid respectively Key Points The start and stop frequencies vary with the span when the center frequency is constant In manual spa
66. alue to B from Tracel Trace 2 or Trace 3 The default is Trace 2 T2 4 Constant Set the value of the constant You can use the numeric keys to modify this parameter Please refer to Parameter Setting for more details Table 2 20 Constant in the math operation Parameter Explanation Default 0 dB Range 300 dB to 300 dB Unit dB 2 36 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 5 Operate Enable or disable the display of the math trace and the default is Off Note This menu is valid only when A or B is set to the selected type of trace Blank All Disable all the traces displayed on the screen This operation will stop the current advanced measurement as there is not valid data source Pass Fail DSA800 supports the Pass Fail test function In this function the measured curve is compared with the pre edited curve If the related rules are met the result is Pass or else is Fail The measurement interface is as shown in the figure below Ref_0 00 dBm Att 10 dB Amplitude 4 70 dBm 00 center Freq 16 2 Span RBW 3 HZ VBW SWT Pass Fail Pass 55 PF Ratio 100 00 Connected Hum Lower X Axis Amp Connected 2 165 1 000 MHZ 90 00 dBm Yes Figure 2 11 Interface of Pass Fail Test User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 37 RIGOL Result Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation The results of Pass Fail test contain the pass number and the pass ratio
67. and amplitude 7 Corr View e All view the data of all the correction factors Sel view the data of the selected correction factor User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 21 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation MaxMixL Set the max input level of the mixer according to the magnitude of the signal Key Points Fora larger input signal select a smaller maximum mixing level to increase the input attenuation and reduce the distortion of the signal for a smaller input signal select a larger maximum mixing level to reduce the input attenuation and noise Parameters in inequality 2 3 are always modified on the basis of the maximum mixing level You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 12 Maximum Mixing Level Parameter Explanation Default 10 dBm Range 30 dBm to 0 dBm Unit dBm dBm mV uV Knob Step 1 dBm Direction Key Step 10 dBm Input Impedance Set the input impedance for voltage to power conversions refer to equation 2 4 The default is 50 Q To measure a 75 Q device you should use a 75 Q to 50 Q adapter option supplied by RIGOL to connect the analyzer with the system under test and then set the input impedance to 75 Q Note 75 Q will be shown in the status bar on the screen in this situation 2 22 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGO
68. aracter data element contains an invalid character or a particular character Character data too long The character data element contains more than twelve characters see IEEE 488 2 7 7 1 4 Character data not allowed A legal character data element was used in a position prohibited by the device String data error This error as well as errors 151 to 159 is generated when parsing a string data element This error message is always used when the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid string data A string data element was expected but was invalid for some reason see IEEE 488 2 7 7 5 2 for example an END message was received before the terminal quote character String data not allowed A legal string data element was encountered but was not allowed by the device at this point in parsing User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 11 RIGOL 160 161 168 170 171 178 180 181 183 184 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Block data error This error as well as errors 161 to 169 is generated when parsing a block data element This error message is always used when the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid block data A block data element was expected but was invalid for some reason see IEEE 488 2 7 7 6 2 for example an END message was received before the length was satisfied Block data not allowed A legal block data element was encountered but was no
69. arameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 2 Table 2 31 Average Number for ACP Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 Avg Mode Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results Main CH BW Set the bandwidth of the main channel and the power of the main channel is the power integral within this bandwidth You can use the numeric keys knob and direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 32 Main Channel Bandwidth for ACP Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 2 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Main Channel BW 100 the minimum is 1Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence Adj CH BW Set the frequency width of the adjacent channels The adjacent channel bandwidth is related to the main channel bandwidth and the range available is from main channel bandwidth 20 to main channel bandwidthx20 You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series
70. arch Key Points Inthe process of auto search the backlight of Auta turns on and Auto Tune is shown in the status bar on the screen until the search is finished During the auto search press Auto to stop the search Some parameters such as the reference level scale input attenuation and maximum mixing level may be changed during the auto search User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 99 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation User Key User defined shortcut key For some hard to find but commonly used function menu users can define it as shortcut key for the defining method refer to the introduction in UserKey Setting After that press the shortcut key under any operation interface to quickly open and set the desired menu or function Note You can use User Key to define all the keys at the front panel as well as the sub menus of these keys except Storage 2 100 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Preset Recall the preset setting and restore the analyzer to a specified status Key Points RIGOL Press System gt Reset gt Preset Type to select Factory or one of User1 to User6 Press Preset to load the factory settings listed in the following table except items marked with or User defined settings Table 2 60 Factory Settings Parameter Default Fre
71. arches for the signal with the maximum amplitude and moves it to the center of the screen Then the backlight turns off Meas The backlight of Meas turns on when VSWR or any of the advanced measurements is enabled and stays on until all measurement functions are disabled This function is only available for DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG This function is only applicable to DSA800 installed with the corresponding option User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Front Panel Connectors USB Host Tracking generator output GEN OUTPUT 50Q N RF INPUT 50Q MAX 50V DC MAX 20dBm 50V DC Figure 1 7 Front Panel Connectors 1 USB Host The analyzer can serve as a host device to connect external USB devices This interface is available for USB storage devices and USB GPIB interface converter USB Storage Device Read the trace or state file stored in the USB storage device store the current instrument state or trace in the USB storage device or store the contents currently displayed on the screen in the USB storage device in bmp format e USB GPIB Interface Converter Extend a GPIB interface for the analyzer 2 Earphone J ack The analyzer provides AM and FM demodulations Insert the earphone to the jack to acquire the audio output of the demodulated signal You can turn on or off the earphone output and adjust the volume via Demod gt Demod Setup CAUTION For fear of damaging your hearing p
72. are standard interfaces and GPIB should be configured by using a USB GPIB interface converter option provided by RIGOL 1 Remotel O Select LAN USB or GPIB or disable all the three interfaces 2 LAN Set or reset the LAN parameters 13 50 36 2014 04 15 Vv DHCP v Auto IP W Manu IP IP Address 172 16 3 5 Config Subnet Mask 0 DHCP Off Gateway Auto IP off DNS Manual IP Off Configure DHCP UserKey Set System Figure 2 30 LAN parameter setting The following items can be set through the front panel or remote interface Reset Turn on DHCP and Auto IP turn Manual IP off Clear the network password set to restore it to factory setting e Config After the LAN interface configuration is finished press Config gt OK to apply the configuration 2 110 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL DHCP One of the setting methods of IP address When DHCP is enabled the DHCP server assigns network parameters such as the IP address subnet mask and gateway to the analyzer on the basis of the current network configuration Auto IP One of the setting methods of IP address When auto IP is enabled the analyzer obtains an IP address from 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 254 and the subnet mask 255 255 0 0 automatically Manual IP One of the setting methods of IP address When manual IP is enabled users can define a desired IP address for the analyzer P Set
73. arkers in Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker type e if Normal marker is selected this function is invalid The function is invalid in Zero span mode 2 90 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Marker Fctn Special marker functions including Noise Mkr N dB BW and Freq Count Select Mkr Select the marker to be used for the specified measurement function and the default is marker 1 Noise Mkr Execute the Noise marker function for the selected marker and read the noise power spectral density Key Points ifthe current marker is Off in the Marken menu pressing Noise Mkr will first set it to Normal type automatically then measure the average noise level at the marked point and normalize this value to 1 Hz bandwidth During this process certain compensation is always made on the basis of the detection and trace types The measurement will be more precise if RMS Avg or Sample detection type is used This function can be used for measuring the C N ratio N dB BW Enable the N dB BW measurement or set the value of N dB The N dB BW denotes the frequency difference between two points that are located on both sides of the current marker and with N dB fall N lt 0 or rise N gt 0 in amplitude as shown in the figure on the next page User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 91 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Ref 0 00 dBm Att 1009B8 E Marker1 160 01 MHz 5 30 dB
74. asis of the current Marker gt marker value Special functions of the marker such as noise marker N dB Marker Fen bandwidth measurement and frequency counter Open the peak search menu and search for peaks immediately Peak System Set the system parameters Print Setup Set the print parameters Stora Provide file storage and recall functions Search for signals automatically within full frequency range User defined shortcut key Restore the system to factory settings or user defined state Print or save the current screen Turn on the built in help Note This function is only available for DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG This function is only available for DSA800 with the corresponding option User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 9 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Front Panel Key Backlight The on off state and the color of the backlights of some keys at the front panel indicate the working state of the spectrum analyzer The states are as listed below 1 Note Power Switch Flash on and off alternatively in breathing state indicate the unit is in stand by state Constant on indicate the instrument is in normal operating state TG When the TG function is enabled the backlight of TG turns on and turns off when the function is disabled When Auto is pressed the backlight turns on The instrument starts sweeping within the full frequency range se
75. aved owing to limited space Invalid license key The length of the license key must be no more than 20 characters Invalid File Type to load Invalid installation please insert U disk again Invalid sweep data confirm to continue DHCP renew failed Fail to configure IP address with DHCP server Please try manual IP IP conflict The IP address received is already in use Please try another IP address Invalid IP The IP address received is invalid Can t auto couple sweep time in zero span Sweep time can not be coupled automatically in zero span Please set it manually Zero span unavailable for other measurements except T power Pre amplifier can not be enabled Please adjust the settings of the reference level attenuator as well as maximum mixing level Scale div invalid in linear scale mode Invalid function in zero span In zero span the following operations cannot be executed Signal Track On Span Zoom In Span Zoom Out Peak gt CF Mkr gt CF Mkr gt Step Mkr gt Start Mkr gt Stop Mkr Delta gt CF Mkr Delta gt Span setting the Mark readout as FREQ or PERIOD TG power sweep Invalid function in non zero span Video trigger and the1 ATime in marker readout are invalid in non zero span Invalid mark readout type For Delta Pair marker the 1 ATime marker readout type is invalid and for normal marker MkrA gt CF and MkrA gt Span are invalid User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
76. cate that a legal program command or query could not be executed because there is not enough space on the disk File name not found Indicate that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the file to be read or copied does not exist File name error Indicate that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the name of the file to be copied is already in use User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 258 Media protected Indicate that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the disk was in write protect mode User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 15 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Device Specific Error Number Message Description 300 Device specific error A generic device dependent error indicates that the device cannot detect more specific errors This code indicates that only a Device Dependent Error defined in IEEE 488 2 11 5 1 1 6 has occurred Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team 310 System error Indicate that some error termed system error by the device has occurred Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team 311 Memory error Indicate that local C disk is not formatted or an error occurred during self test If restarting the device is still of no effect please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team 314 Save recall
77. cation is in progress Contact Us If you have any problem or requirement when using our products or this manual please contact RIGOL E mail service rigol com Website www rigol com User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Safety Requirement General Safety Summary Please review the following safety precautions carefully before putting the instrument into operation so as to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and any product connected to it To prevent potential hazards please use the instrument only specified by this manual Use Proper Power Cord Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized for use within the local country could be used Ground the I nstrument The instrument is grounded through the Protective Earth lead of the power cord To avoid electric shock it is essential to connect the earth terminal of the power cord to the Protective Earth terminal before connecting any inputs or outputs Connect the Probe Correctly If a probe is used do not connect the ground lead to high voltage since it has isobaric electric potential as the ground Observe All Terminal Ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard observe all ratings and markers on the instrument and check your manual for more information about ratings before connecting the instrument Use Proper Overvoltage Protection Make sure that no overvoltage such as that caused by a thunderstorm can reach the product or else the
78. ce level unless it is enabled Menus under Storage can not be set to Userkey Invalid function Calibration memory lost Indicate that the calibration data before delivery or last valid calibration data has been lost Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 19 RIGOL 471 472 473 474 475 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Calibration data of TG lost Indicates that the calibration data before delivery or last valid calibration data has been lost Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team USB firmware lost Device information lost Data of menu help message and font lost Preset data to load is damaged User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL Query Error Number Message Description 400 Query error A generic query error indicates that the device cannot detect more specific errors This code indicates that only a Query Error defined in I EEE 488 2 11 5 1 1 7 and 6 3 has occurred 410 Query INTERRUPTED Indicate that an INTERRUPTED Query error occurred due to some reason see IEEE 488 2 6 3 2 3 for example a query was added to DAB or GET before a response was completely sent 420 Query UNTERMI NATED Indicate that an UNTERMINATED Query error occurred due to some reason see IEEE 488 2 6 3 2 2 for example the device was addressed to communicate but an incomplete program me
79. changed from Log to Lin The scale type does not affect the unit of Y axis User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 15 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Units Set the unit of the Y axis to dBm dBmV dBuV Volts or Watts Wherein dBm dBmV and dBuV are for Log scale Volts and Watts are for Linear scale The default is dBm Key Points The conversion relationships between units are as follows 2 dBm 10log Vous x l 2 4 R 0001W dBuV zoog Yet 2 5 luv dBmV 2010 vake 2 6 ImV 2 iama 2 7 Wherein R denotes the reference resistance Ref Offset Assign an offset to the reference level to compensate for gains or losses generated between the device under measurement and the analyzer Key Points The change of this value changes both the reference level readout and the amplitude readout of the marker but does not impact the position of the curve on the screen You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting 2 16 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Table 2 10 Reference Level Offset Parameter Explanation Default 0 dB Range 300 dB to 300 dB Unit dB Knob Step N A Direction Key Step N A Auto Range Adjust the amplitude parameters within the current span range automatically in order to display the whole signal optimally on the screen 15Ref 15 00 dBm Att 15
80. click LAN Then click in the pop up window and the software starts searching for the analyzer resources connected to LAN When a LAN resource is found its name will be displayed in the resource box on the right side of the panel Select the desired resource and click x to add the resource As shown in the figures below Manual Input LAN Instrument IP TEST Po aa Auto detect of LAN Instrument mt User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 9 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control Create LAH Instrument Resource Remove OK TCPIP 172 16 3 82 INSTR TEST Manual Input LAN Instrument IP Auto detect of LAN Instrument Search b Figure 3 3 Search for LAN Resources 4 View the resource The resources found are shown under the RIGOL Online Resource catalog as shown in the figure below GPIB USB TMC RS232 VerifyAl amp CF ABTS L BDSA8TS ICPIP 172 16 3 82 INSTR IVI Class DriverControl Other Onlin IDN Rigol Techno es DSASTS DSASA1344 108 00 00 00 00 03 Figure 3 4 View the Resource 5 Communication test Right click the resource name such as DSA875 TCPI P 172 16 3 82 INSTR and select SCPI Panel Control to open the remote control panel as shown in the figure below from which you can write commands and read data 3 10 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL DSA875 ICPIP 172 16 3 82 INSIR 2014 5 8 10 23 44 082 EIER Figu
81. creen Then press the key that you want to get help of and the relevant help information will be shown at the center of the screen Page up and down If there is more than one page of information you can read the help information on the previous or next page using the direction keys or the knob Close the current help information Press any key at the front panel to close the help information currently displayed at the center of the screen Acquire the menu help Press Help and the help information display window is displayed at the center of the screen Then press the menu key and the help information of the corresponding menu item is displayed Acquire the help information of any function key Press Help and the help information display window is displayed at the center of the screen Then press any function key and the corresponding function help information is displayed User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL enter Freq Figure 1 14 The Built in Help Interface User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 29 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start To Use the Security Lock If necessary use a security lock to lock the analyzer in a desired location As shown in the figure below align the lock with the lock hole and plug it into the lock hole vertically turn the key clockwise to lock the instrument and then pull the key out Security Lock Hole Key Security Lock Figure 1 15 To Use the Securi
82. ction data can be stored in the internal or external memory of the analyzer and can be recalled when needed When correction data editing is finished press Storage to save the correction data using the method introduced in Storage You can increase the number of point to 2 after point 1 is edited User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Table 2 11 Edit menus of amplitude correction Menu Explanation Point Create or edit the data point of a correction factor Range 1 to 200 Frequency Set the frequency of the specified point in the correction factor Amplitude Set the amplitude correction of the specified point in the correction factor Range 120 dB to 100 dB Del Point Delete the specified point data in the correction factor frequency and amplitude correction 4 Freq interp Set the interpolation type of the points between two points in the correction table during amplitude correction in Lin mode the frequency and amplitude use a Lin and Log unit to perform interpolation respectively in Log mode both of the parameters use a Log unit 5 Delete Clear all the frequency and amplitude correction data of the selected correction factor 6 Corr Table Turn on the correction table to view the correction data edited At this moment the screen is divided into two parts with the upper showing the measurement curve and the lower showing the points edited frequency
83. d Printing task finished 5 Printing task paused Printing task is paused due to an error Please solve the problem and select RESUME For the cause of the error please refer to the message list 6 Printing task stopped An irretrievable error occurred during printing Please select Cancel to stop the printing A w 7 Printing task canceled 8 Printing task resumed 10 U Disk connected A USB storage device is connected and is waiting for initialization 11 U Disk installed successfully 12 U Disk removed 13 Start updating firmware The firmware is updating please wait and keep the USB storage device connected For any problem please contact RIGOL technical support 14 Updating firmware completed Firmware update is finished The new firmware program will be executed automatically as soon as you restart the device 15 Saving file completed 16 Overwrite file existed 17 Load data with old revision Load old version data into the current system The data might not be correctly recognized and the instrument might not work normally 18 The last spell char is allowed to input 4 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 19 20 30 31 32 40 41 42 43 44 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Please select the valid file type U Disk is not connected LAN connected LAN disconnected Network setting
84. dB below the highest point within the span During the measurement the analyzer first determines the frequency fo of the maximum amplitude point within the span and then finds the two frequency points f and f2 at each side of f at which the signal amplitude is X dB below the maximum amplitude The emission bandwidth is f f Measurement Parameters average number average mode max hold span and X dB 1 Avg Num Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result and the default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter 2 66 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 41 Average Number for EBW Measurement RIGOL Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results 3 Max Hold Enable or disable max hold and the default is Off When Max Hold is enabled each measurement result is compared with the previous result and the maximum is displayed When Max Hold is disab
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86. direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 27 VSWR Ref Level Parameter Explanation Default 0 dB Range 200 dB to 200 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step 10 dB User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 53 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation T Power Measurement I nterface Att 1008 1166 Shter Freq 100 01 MHz RBW 3 Span 00 00 k VBW __ 300 00 kHz SWT T POWER Avg Mode Exp Avg Num 1 10 Start Line 1 000 ms T POWER 22 57 dBm Stop Line 9 000 ms TP Type Peak Measurement Result Measurement Parameters Figure 2 14 T Power Measurement Interface Measurement Result T power namely the power of the signal from the start line to the stop line Measurement Parameters average number average mode TP type start line and stop line 1 Avg Num Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result The default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter 2 54 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Table 2 28 Average Number of T Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in
87. dth Power Spectral Density power in dBm Hz normalized to 1 Hz within the integration bandwidth Measurement Parameters average number average mode integration bandwidth and channel power span 1 AvgNum Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result and the default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter 2 60 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 35 Average Number for Chan Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode RIGOL Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results 3 Integ BW Set the frequency width of the channel to be tested and the power of the channel is the power integral within this bandwidth You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 36 Integration Bandwidth for Chan Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Integration
88. e character currently selected by the cursor 5 During parameter editing process press this key to clear the inputs in the active function area and exit parameter input While in the process of file name editing press this key to delete characters that have been entered Press this key to turn off the display of the active function area when the main measurement screen is displayed Press this key to exit the current test mode in keyboard test Press this key to unlock the screen when it is locked When the instrument is in remote mode use this key to return to local mode 6 During the process of parameter editing press this key to delete the character on the left of the cursor While in the process of file name editing press this key to delete the character on the left of the cursor 1 14 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Rear Panel The rear panel of DSA800 is as shown in the figure below Figure 1 9 Rear Panel 1 AC Power Connector The AC power supply specification of this spectrum analyzer is 100 240 V 45 440 Hz 2 Fuse Seat You can replace the fuse DSA800 supports 250V AC T2A fuse 3 Security Lock Hole If needed you can use a security lock buy it yourself to lock the analyzer to a desired location 4 Handle Users can adjust the handle to the vertical position for easier carry of the analyzer 5 10MHzIN DSA800 can use internal or external refe
89. e expected mean or average performance or a designed attribute such as the 50Q connector This data is not warranted and is measured at room temperature approximately 25 C Measured meas an attribute measured during the design phase which can be compared to the expected performance such as the amplitude drift variation with time This data is not warranted and is measured at room temperature approximately 25 C Note All charts in this manual are the measurement results of multiple instruments at room temperature unless otherwise noted User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 1 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications Technical Specifications Frequency Frequency DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Frequency range 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz 9 kHz to 3 2 GHz 9 kHz to 7 5 GHz Frequency resolution 1 Hz Internal Reference Frequency DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Reference frequency 10 MHz Accuracy time since last calibration x aging rate temperature stability calibration accuracy Initial calibration accuracy lt 1 ppm Temperature stability 0 C to 50 C reference to 25 C lt 2 ppm lt 0 5 ppm Aging rate lt 2 ppm year lt 1 ppm year Frequency Readout Accuracy Marker resolution span number of sweep points 1 Marker uncertainty frequency indication x reference frequency accuracy 1 x span 10 x resolution bandwidth marker resolution
90. e function will be turned off automatically at this point the instrument screen will not turn dark Sig Capture Only for DSA815 Turn the Sig Capture function on or off This function is only available when the 2FSK DSA815 option is installed You can press Meas Setup to set the related parameters Note When the 2FSK function is not turned on the instrument screen turns dark for a period of time when the Sig Capture function is turned on or off this is a normal phenomenon for mode switching When the Sig Capture function is turned on after the 2FSK function is turned on the 2FSK function will be turned off automatically at this point the instrument screen will not turn dark 1 After the 2FSK and Sig Capture functions are turned on the instrument will automatically set the Span to 202 kHz the RBW and VBW to 3 kHz as well as the SWT to 22 444 ms After the above functions are turned off the instrument will restore the previous settings 2 After the 2FSK and Sig Capture functions are turned on the Start Freq Stop Freq RBW VBW V R Ratio Sweep Time and Auto SWT menus are grayed out the SPAN Demod and Auto functions are not available In addition the two functions and some other functions include the marker table peak table pass fail amplitude correction VSWR and advanced measurement functions are mutually exclusive 2 50 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL
91. earest peak which is located at the left side of the current peak and meets the peak search condition 2 94 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Min Search Search for and mark the peak with the minimum amplitude on the trace Peak Peak Execute peak search and minimum search at the same time and mark the results with delta pair markers Wherein the result of peak search is marked with the delta marker and the result of minimum search is marked with the reference marker Cont Peak Enable or disable continuous peak search and the default is Off When enabled the system will always execute a peak search automatically after each sweep in order to track the signal under measurement The difference between Cont Peak and Signal Track In Cont peak the system always searches for the maximum in the current channel while in Signal Track the system will search for and mark the point with no more than 3 dB variation in amplitude near the marker before Signal Track is enabled as well as set the frequency of this point as the center frequency Search Para Define the conditions of peak search for various peak searches A real peak should meet the requirements of both the PK Excursn and PK Thresh 1 PK Excursn Set the excursion between the peak and the minimum amplitude on both sides of it Peaks whose excursions are beyond the specified excursion are treated as real peaks User s
92. ed when Max Hold is enabled 4 OBW Span Set the frequency range of integration This span which is the same with the span of the analyzer is the frequency range for the sweep Modifying this parameter will also change the span of the analyzer You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 39 Span for OBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step OBW Span 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence 5 Power Ratio RIGOL Set the percentage the signal power takes up in the whole span power You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 40 Power Ratio for OBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 99 Range 1 to 99 99 Unit Knob Step 0 01 Direction Key Step 1 User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation EBW Measurement I nterface 99 Ref_20 00 dBm Att 60 7 80 Center Freq 160 01 MH Span 1 RBW 100 2 VBW 100 00 kHz SWT 10 0 Emission BandWidth Avg Mode Exp Avg Num 1 10 Emission BandWidth 18 0 kHz EBW Span 1 500000 MHz EBWXdB 10 00 dB Figure 2 18 EBW Measurement Interface Measurement Results emission bandwidth namely the bandwidth between two points on a signal which are X
93. eennnnen 2 90 MkrA gt CF oo cccccccececeeeeeseeeeeeeaees 2 90 MkrA gt Span cccceccssseeeeceneeeees 2 90 Mobile Disk E eee 2 124 Msg Switch 2 114 NAB BW a ur 2 91 Neg Peak 2 25 Next Peak 2 94 NO of Harmo nsee 2 73 Noise BW uu cecesseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 70 Noise Marker eeen 2 91 Noise Power cceceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 69 Norm Ref POS seee 2 44 Normale at 2 26 Normalization Reference level 2 44 Normalize 2 44 OBWin ae 2 47 2 63 OBW Span 2 64 Offset Freq seit aaeei 2 70 Option Info 2 118 Parar a a canvases 2 94 Pass Fail l a 2 37 Peak Arsen 2 55 Peak tS CE in 2 8 Peak Left nn ann 2 94 Peak Peak seese 2 95 Peak Right na anne 2 94 peak search 2 94 Peak Search 2 96 Peak Sort seeen 2 97 Peak Table wicsiccceets iiss tibivraetens 2 96 PK EXCUFSN o iiia i aa i 2 95 Pk Readout 2 97 PK Thresh eerren 2 96 POS Peak rear 2 25 Power AVO niiina 2 35 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Index Power ON 2 108 Power Ratio 2 65 Power Spectral Density 2 60 Power SWEED ce eeeeeettee eee ee ees 2 42 preamplifier is 2 19 Prefix Switch seere 2 130 Pressen rs 2 101 Preset TYPen sus seen 2 108 Printing state ICONS 2 121 QUASI PEAK oc cececeeeeeeeeesavaeees 2 27 RA EE A 2 23 RBW filter en 2 27 readout type ccecce 2 86 Ref Trace en 2 45 reference level 2 13 reference level offset 2 16 Reference Marker 2 84 Relative Amplitude
94. eep continues H is displayed in the test result display window 5 Resume Resume the suspended test and the test data begins updating again iS displayed in the test result display window 6 Meas Mode Set the measurement mode to single or continuous In single mode the analyzer stops after the specified number of tests After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes the specified number of tests and updates the test data In continuous mode the analyzer tests continuously User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 39 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 7 Single In single mode the analyzer stops after the specified number of tests After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes the specified number of tests and updates the test data Average Reset Achieve the recalculation of the trace average Note You can use this function only when the trace type is set to Video Avg or Power Avg 2 40 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL TG Set the parameter related to the tracking generator TG The tracking generator provides two working modes Power Sweep output when Power Sweep is On and Fixed Power output when Power Sweep is Off The TG function is only valid when your analyzer is DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG TG TG is used to enable or disable the TG When the TG is enabled a signal with the same frequency of the current sweep sig
95. eference Level Range 100 dBm to 20 dBm in 1 dB step log scale 0 01 dB Resolution 7 Fer linear scale 4 digits Preamplifier DSA815 PA DSA832 PA DSA875 standard option option 100 kHz to 1 5 GHz 20 dB nom 17 dB Gain 1 5 GHz to 3 2 GHz BAM a7 aa non 3 2 GHz to 7 5 GHz Level Measurement Uncertainty DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 95 confidence level S N gt 20 dB RBW VBW 1 kHz preamplifier off attenuation 10 dB 50 dBm lt input level lt 0 dBm f gt 10 MHz 20 C to 30 C Level measurement uncertainty lt 1 5 dB nom lt 0 8 dB nom RF Input VSWR DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 attenuation 10 dB a az lt 1 5 nom lt 1 5 nom lt 1 5 nom VSWR 1 5 GHz to 3 2 GHz 3 2 GHz to 7 5 GHz lt 1 8 nom 5 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Second Harmonic I ntercept DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 fe 250 MHz input signal level 20 dBm Second harmonic intercept Zen SHI attenuation 10 dB 40 dBm 45 dBm Third order I ntercept DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 hird order intercent fe 250 MHz two 20 dBm tones at input mixer l TO P spaced by 200 kHz attenuation 10 dB 10 dBm 11 dBm 15 dBm typ 1dB Gain Compression 1dB compression of input mixer Pigg fe 250 MHz attenuation 0 dB
96. en Default is selected the page size depends on the printer currently connected 6 Inverted Turn on or off the inverted print and the default is Off 7 Palette Set the print color to Gray or Color and the default is Gray 8 Copies Set the print copies and the default is 1 The range available is from 1 to 999 9 Date Print Turn on or off the date print and the default is Off When it is turned on the file printed will contain the system date 10 Qualities Set the print quality to Normal Draft Fine or Default When Default is selected the quality depends on the printer connected Tip Fine printing may consume more ink than others 2 122 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 11 File Type Set the printing file type to Default or Exif PEG When Default is selected the type depends on the printer currently connected Tip The analyzer can automatically identify the characteristics of the printer such as the page size during the printer installation If some configuration is not supported by the current printer the corresponding menu in the analyzer is invalid For example if the current printer does not support color printing the Color option in the Palette menu is invalid User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 123 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Storage DSA
97. encies at marker 1 and marker 2 are the same the two vertical lines will overlap with the red vertical line corresponding to marker 2 being displayed at the upper layer User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Sig Capture Only for DSA815 The Sig Capture function can continuously capture signals of which the powers change suddenly 1 MaxHold Turn max hold on or off When max hold is turned on the signal captured each time will be compared with the signal captured before and the maximum value will be displayed 2 Restart Delete the original signal and capture new signals Note The reset operation has no effect on the user settings User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 79 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Demod Press Demod at the front panel to enter the demodulation setting menu Both AM and FM demodulations are available in this device Demod Set the demodulation type to AM or FM or disable the demodulation function The default is Off Key Points The system will enable a marker automatically place it at the center frequency and perform AM or FM demodulation on this frequency point after you enable AM or FM demodulation DSA800 provides earphone jack and the demodulated signal can be output in audio frequency AF mode through the earphone The frequency and intensity of AF denotes the frequency and amplitude of the signal respectively Demod Setup 1 Earphone
98. ency of the analyzer to the frequency of the current marker e f Normal marker is selected the start frequency will be set to the frequency of the current marker f Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker is selected the start frequency will be set to the frequency of the Delta Marker The function is invalid in Zero span mode User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 89 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Mkr gt Stop Set the stop frequency of the analyzer to the frequency of the current marker e f Normal marker is selected the stop frequency will be set to the frequency of the current marker e f Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker is selected the stop frequency will be set to the frequency of the Delta Marker The function is invalid in Zero span mode Mkr gt Ref Set the reference level of the analyzer to the amplitude of the current marker f Normal marker is selected the reference level will be set to the amplitude of the current marker e f Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker is selected the reference level will be set to the amplitude of the Delta Marker MkrA gt CF Set the center frequency of the analyzer to the frequency difference between the two markers in Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker type e f Normal marker is selected this function is invalid The function is invalid in Zero span mode MkrA gt Span Set the span of the analyzer to the frequency difference between the two m
99. enter the lower menu directly User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start 5 Direct Execution Peak gt CF RIGOL Press the key to execute the corresponding function For example press Peak gt CF to execute a peak search and set the center frequency of the analyzer to the frequency of the current peak signal 6 Function Switch Parameter Input 7 User s Guide for DSA800 Series CF Step 150 00000 MHz State Selection Free Run Press the corresponding menu key to switch between functions change the parameter directly using the numeric keys For example press CF Step to switch between Auto and Manual if Manual is selected you can directly input the desired number to change the CF Step Press the corresponding menu key to modify the parameter and return to the menu one level up For example press Trig Type gt Free Run to select free trigger and the analyzer is in Free Run state at present RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Parameter Setting Users can enter the desired parameter values using the numeric keys knob or direction keys This section describes the three methods of parameter setting through an example to set the center frequency to 800 MHz 1 Use the numeric keyboard 1 Press FREQ gt Center Freq 2 Input 800 using the numeric keys 3 Select the desired unit MHz from the popup menu 2 Use the knob When the parameter is editable namely when the parameter
100. er defined setting into the internal non volatile memory You can store and name up to 6 system states correspond to User1 to User6 in the preset type When one of User1 to User6 is selected in Preset Type press Save Preset and the instrument automatically opens the filename input interface refer to To Input Filename to store the setting Note This menu is grayed out and disabled when Factory is selected in Preset Type Calibrate 1 Cal Now Press this key and the analyzer will use the internal calibration source to perform a self calibration immediately Self calibration would last about 5 s and Calibrating is displayed in the user interface status bar during the calibration 2 Self Cal When auto calibration is enabled the analyzer executes self calibration regularly Within half an hour after power on the analyzer executes a self calibration every 10 minutes and per hour after being powered on for more than half an hour 3 Acc Cal Press this key and the analyzer executes comprehensive calibration which includes the amplitude calibration when the preamplifier is turned on off and the spurious signal calibration Calibrating is displayed in the user interface status bar during the calibration User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 109 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 1 O Settings This analyzer supports communications through LAN USB and GPIB interfaces Both LAN and USB
101. er s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 87 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 6 7 2014 04 15 Status Ref 6 00 dBm Att 2006 Markeri 159 06 N NN Peak TRIG Free SWP Cont Center Freq RBW Marker Table 00 kHz Marker Trace 1D 1 2R Frequency Figure 2 24 Marker Table All Off Turn off all the markers turned on and the related functions 2 88 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Marker gt Set the other system parameters such as center frequency and reference level using the current marker readings Press to enable a marker automatically if no marker is currently enabled Mkr gt CF Set the center frequency of the analyzer to the frequency of the current marker e f Normal marker is selected the center frequency will be set to the frequency of the current marker e f Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker is selected the center frequency will be set to the frequency of the Delta Marker The function is invalid in Zero span mode Mkr gt Step Set the center frequency step of the analyzer to the frequency of the current marker f Normal marker is selected the center frequency step will be set to the frequency of the current marker e f Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker is selected the center frequency step will be set to the frequency of the Delta Marker The function is invalid in Zero span mode Mkr gt Start Set the start frequ
102. ere Informationen bevor Sie weitere Anschl sse an das Instrument legen Verwenden Sie einen geeigneten berspannungsschutz Stellen Sie sicher da keinerlei berspannung wie z B durch Gewitter verursacht das Ger t erreichen kann Andernfallsbestehtf r den Anwender die GefahreinesStromschlages Nicht ohne Abdeckung einschalten Betreiben Sie das Ger t nicht mit entfernten Geh use Abdeckungen VI User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Betreiben Sie das Gerat nicht geoffnet Der Betrieb mit offenen oder entfernten Geh useteilen ist nicht zul ssig Nichts in entsprechende ffnungen stecken L fter z B Passende Sicherung verwenden Setzen Sie nur die spezifikationsgem en Sicherungen ein Vermeiden Sie ungesch tzte Verbindungen Ber hren Sie keine unisolierten Verbindungen oder Baugruppen w hrend das Ger t in Betrieb ist Betreiben Sie das Ger t nicht im Fehlerfall Wenn Sie am Ger t einen Defekt vermuten sorgen Sie daf r bevor Sie das Ger t wieder betreiben dass eine Untersuchung durch RIGOL autorisiertem Personal durchgef hrt wird Jedwede Wartung Einstellarbeiten oder Austausch von Teilen am Ger t sowie am Zubeh r d rfen nur von RIGOL autorisiertem Personal durchgef hrt werden Bel ftung sicherstellen Unzureichende Bel ftung kann zu Temperaturanstiegen und somit zu thermischen Sch den am Ger t f hren Stellen Sie deswegen die Bel ftung sicher und kontrollieren regelm ig L fter und Be
103. et System Figure 2 31 TX1000 control panel Note This function is available only when the analyzer is connected with the TX1000 option For the detailed application of TX1000 please refer to TX1000 ApplicationNote User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 119 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Sanitation Press Sanitation to clear all data set by user and restore them to factory settings The user data saved in the NVRAM and NorFlash are restored to factory settings HOST NAME IP address and password in LXI are restored to factory settings 2 120 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Print Setup Set the print parameters The analyzer supports PictBridge printer Connect the analyzer USB Device interface with the PictBridge printer using a USB cable Press gt 1 O Setting gt USB gt Dev Class gt Printer and set the desired print parameters then press g to print the current measurement results Printer Connection and Printing Procedures 1 Turn on the PictBridge printer and wait until the power on initialization is finished Use the USB cable provided in the accessories to connect the analyzer with the PictBridge printer PictBridge printer connected is shown on the analyzer screen to prompt you that the instrument now is initializing the driver and the print module If the printer is successfully installed PictBridge printer installed succes
104. fer to the To Input Filename to edit the new filename Then press Save to save the file with the new filename Delete Delete the selected file Copy 1 Copy From Copy files or folders When Dir is selected in Browser pressing this key will copy all the files or folders under the current path When File is selected in Browser pressing this key will copy the selected file or folder 2 Copy To Paste the directory or file When the copy path is the same as the paste path and the current path has contained a file or folder with the same name the corresponding copy file with the dup prefix is generated after performing the paste operation When the copy path is different from the paste path and the current path has contained a file or folder with the same name Replace file press this key to replace the original file or folder 2 128 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Cancel press this key to cancel the paste operation Note This operation is only available when the USB storage device connected is recognized by the analyzer 3 Apply To Apply the state file selected in the external memory to the specified user defined configuration Userl to User6 4 Browser A shortcut key Refer to Browser 5 Expand Dir A shortcut key Refer to Expand Dir 6 Collapse Dir A shortcut key Refer to Collapse Dir Create Dir Create a folder
105. frequency and stop frequency 25 Manual setting The corresponding parameter is in manual setting User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL symbol mode 26 VBW Video bandwidth 27 Spectrum line Display the spectrum line display area RBW Resolution bandwidth Center or start frequency The frequency range of the current sweep channel can be expressed by the combination of center frequency and span or the combination of start frequency and stop frequency Y scale Label of Y scale Parameter status Icons on the left side of the screen indicate the status of system parameters Detector type Pos peak Neg peak Sample Normal RMS Avg Voltage Avg and Quasi Peak Trigger type Free video and external Sweep mode Continuous or Single sweep with the current number of sweeps Correction switch Signal tracking Turn amplitude correction on or off Enable or disable the signal tracking function Preamplifier status Trace 1 type and status Enable or disable the preamplifier Trace types Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold Video Avg Power Avg and Freeze Trace status yellow denotes On and gray denotes Off Trace 2 type and status Trace types Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold Video Avg Power Avg and Freeze Trace status purple denotes On and gray denotes Off Trace 3 type and status Trace types Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold V
106. fy the keys The range of this parameter is as follows FREQ SPAN AMP FREQ SPAN AMPT keys BW SWEEP TRACE TG BW Det Sweep Trig Trace P F TG keys MARK MARKFUNC MARKTO PEAK Marker Marker Fctn Marker gt Peak keys TUNE Auto key MEAS MEASSET DEMOD Meas Meas Setup Demod keys SYSTEM PRINTSETUP STORAGE System Print Setup Storage keys PRESET PRINT Preset Print keys The parameter ON OFF 1 O is used to lock or unlock the key Select ON 1 to lock the specified key select OFF O to unlock the specified key When more than one key is locked or unlocked at the same time please use to separate the keys SYSTem KLOCK ON 1 ALL Lock all keys except the power switch and knob at the front panel SYSTem KLOCK OFF 0 ALL Unlock all keys and knob at the front panel 2 Send the commands to lock or unlock the keyboard via Ultra Sigma Build the communication between spectrum analyzer and the PC Start up the Ultra Sigma and search for the instrument resources Open the remote command control panel and send the above commands User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 27 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start To Use the Built in Help The built in help system provides information about every function key at the front panel and every menu softkey 1 How to acquire built in help Press Help and a prompt about how to obtain help information will be shown at the center of the s
107. g to wrong print file type Unknown print error Updating error with wrong image file An error occurred when updating firmware because the format of the image file is incorrect or the file has already been damaged Updating error with wrong revision An error occurred when updating firmware because of a revision incompatibility Updating error with failing to write flash An error occurred when updating firmware owing to a failure to write to the flash Invalid file path The file path received may not exist or an illegal path format was received Invalid input An illegal string has been received File name too long The file name is too long The length should not exceed 48 characters U Disk failed to install The USB storage device cannot be correctly installed and please examine it for possible damage For any question please contact RIGOL technical support File name existed The file name received already exists and please re input Input empty User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 17 RIGOL 326 327 328 329 331 332 333 334 340 341 342 350 351 354 355 356 357 358 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message The input is empty Please input a legal string before saving Fail to save file Other language except English not supported Any other languages are disabled except English File operation failed No space to save file The file or folder can not be created or s
108. ge 200 dB to 200 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step 10 dB Power Sweep Only for DSA815 Enable or disable the power sweep function When enabled the output power of the TG varies with the sweep rate of the analyzer within the specified sweep frequency range from start to stop frequency and increases gradually from the specified TG power see TG Level within the specified power range see Power Range When disabled the TG output is fixed at the specified power see TG Level Note This function in not available in zero span mode 2 42 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Ampl dBm A Power en 1 Range TG Level gt Start Freq TG Output Stop Freq Freq Hz Figure 2 12 Power Sweep Power Range Only for DSA815 Set the output power range of the TG in power sweep mode This parameter together with the TG level forms the boundary parameters in power sweep mode You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 24 Power Range of TG Parameter Explanation Default 0 dB Range 0 dB to 20 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step 10 dB User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 43 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Normalize Normalization can eliminate the error of TG Level Before using th
109. ge Warn you that the current operation cannot be executed and has been ignored or paused for some reason Error messages are always marked with El They are displayed on the screen in message box for several seconds and then disappear automatically You can also press any key to clear the error massage On the basis of the cause of the error error messages are divided into Command Error Execution Error Device Specific Error and Query Error Each kind of error corresponds to a specific bit in the Standard Event Status Register see IEEE 488 2 11 5 1 In remote mode if you observe an error in the standard event status register send the SYSTem ERRor command to get the specific error message and locate the cause of the error 1 Command Error Indicate a command error is detected by the parser while in remote control see EEE488 2 6 1 6 Possible reasons are The parser detects a syntax error see IEEE488 2 7 1 2 2 An unrecognized header causes semantic error see EEE488 2 10 Message number 199 to 100 4 4 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 2 Execution Error Indicate an execution error is detected by the Execution Control Block Possible reasons are A parameter following the command header is evaluated by the device as being outside of its legal input range The command could not be properly responded to due to the current device condition Message numbe
110. he rear panel and trigger signals are generated when this signal fulfills the specified trigger edge condition Trig Setup 1 Trigger Level Set the trigger level in video trigger At this point the trigger level line TL and value are displayed on the screen You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Please refer to Parameter Setting for more details 2 32 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 18 Trigger level Parameter Explanation Default 0 dBm Range 300 dBm to 50 dBm Unit dBm Knob Step 1 dBm Direction Key Step 10 dBm Note It is related to the specified unit of Y axis 2 Edge RIGOL Set the trigger edge in external trigger to the rising Pos or falling Neg edge of the pulse Note When Free Run is selected Trig Setup is grayed out and disabled User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Trace P F The sweep signal is displayed as a trace on the screen In addition DSA800 provides the Pass Fail P F test function Trace P F is used to set parameters related to the trace and P F test Select Trace DSA800 allows for up to four traces to be displayed at the same time Each trace has its own color Trace 1 yellow Trace 2 purple Trace 3 light blue and Trace 4 green All traces can be set freely except Trace 4 a math operation trace that can only be obta
111. he status bar at the left side of the screen when the preamplifier is turned on User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 19 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Correction Correct the amplitude in order to compensate for the gain or loss from external devices such as Antenna and Cable When using this function you can view the correction data table and save or load the current correction data When amplitude correction is turned on both the trace and related measurement results will be corrected the corresponding icon Bi is highlighted in the status bar at the left of the screen Select Select a correction factor from Antenna Cable Other and User for the current correction and the default is Off turn off all the correction factors After choosing the desired correction factors press Correction to enable the correction factors selected Multiple correction factors can be enabled at the same time Correction Enable or disable amplitude correction and the default is Off When amplitude correction is enabled the data of the correction factor currently selected is used for amplitude correction If multiple factors are enabled all related data will be used for amplitude correction Edit Edit the frequency of the correction factor and the correction data of the corresponding amplitude You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For details refer to the table on the next page Note The edited corre
112. his parameter Table 2 30 Stop Line for T Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 37 5 ms Range Start Line to Sweep Time Unit ks S MS US NS ps Knob Step Sweep Time 600 Min lus Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation ACP Measurement I nterface 49 Ref 12 00 dam 102 1 12Center Freq 45 500 MHz RBW 100 00 kHz Adjacent Channel Power Main CH Pwr Upper Lower re RIGOL 410dB E _Marker1 45 500 MHz 16 37 dBm Span SWT Avg Num VBW Avg Mode 100 00 kHz Exp Main CH BW 1 24748 Adj CHBW 709 1 747611 MHz 60 01dBc 1dBc CH Spacing Figure 2 15 Adjacent Channel Power Measurement Interface Measurement Results Main CH Pwr Upper and Lower CH Pwr display the power within the bandwidth of the main channel Upper display the power of the upper channel and the power difference between the upper channel and the main channel in dBc Lower display the power of the lower channel and the power difference between the lower channel and the main channel in dBc Measurement Parameters average number average mode main channel bandwidth adjacent channel bandwidth and channel spacing 1 Avg Num Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result and the default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this p
113. iate detector type according to the actual application in order to ensure the accuracy of the measurement The available types are Pos Peak Neg Peak Sample Normal RMS Avg Voltage Avg and Quasi Peak The default is Pos Peak The corresponding icon as shown in the figure below of the detector type selected is displayed in the status bar at the left side of the screen 1 Pos Peak For each trace point Positive Peak detector displays the maximum value of data sampled within the corresponding time interval 2 Neg Peak For each trace point Negative Peak detector displays the minimum value of data sampled within the corresponding time interval User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 25 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 3 Sample For each trace point Sample detector displays the transient level corresponding to the central time point of the corresponding time interval This detector type is applicable to noise or noise like signal 4 Normal Normal detector also called rosenfell detector displays the maximum value and the minimum value of the sample data segment in turn namely for an odd numbered data point the maximum value is displayed for an even numbered data point the minimum value is displayed In this way the amplitude variation range of the signal is clearly shown 5 RMS Avg For each data point perform mean square root operation see equation 2 8 of the sampled data within the corresponding time interval and
114. ideo Avg Power Avg and Freeze Trace status light blue denotes On and gray denotes Off MATH trace type and status Trace types A B A Const A Const Trace status green denotes On and gray denotes Off User Key definition User s Guide for DSA800 Series Display the definition of User Key RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Menu Operation There are 7 types of menus according to their operation modes Each type of menu and its operation method are introduced below 1 Parameter Input Center Freq 750 00000 MHz State Switching Signal Track un When selected use the numeric keys to modify the parameters directly For example select Center Freq input the desired figure and press Enter to change the center frequency Press the corresponding menu key to switch between the sub options For example press Signal Track to enable or disable the signal tracking function Enter Lower Menu with parameter Units dBm Press the corresponding menu key to enter the lower menu and change the option currently selected The parameter in the upper menu will change when you return to the upper menu For example press Units to enter the lower menu Select dBm and return to the previous menu The unit of Y axis changes to dBm 4 Enter Lower Menu without parameter Corrections Press the corresponding menu key to enter the lower menu For example press Corrections to
115. ifference of the results of the two measurements and the reflection coefficient and VSWR are determined by the return loss 1 Reset Reset the VSWR measurement parameters 2 Cal Open Disconnect the device under test and then press this softkey The instrument executes the first measurement and the measurement result is represented by trace 2 3 VSWR Connect the device under test and then press this softkey The instrument executes the second measurement and the measurement result is represented by trace 1 At the same time the analyzer calculates the difference between the two measurement results represented by the math trace and calculates the return loss reflection coefficient and VSWR on the basis of the difference 4 Marker Select one of the four markers and the default is marker 1 When a marker is selected you can set its state The marker selected is marked onto the math trace and the measurement result at the current marker is displayed in the measurement wizard You can use the knob to move the marker to view the measurement results of different positions 5 Marker State Set the state of the current marker 6 Ref Level Adjust the vertical position of the trace on the screen Being different from Ref Level in the AMPT menu this parameter has no influence on the reference level of the analyzer 2 52 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL You can use the numeric keys knob or
116. ile the Delta Marker is active You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to change the location of the Delta Marker The frequency or time delta and amplitude delta between the two markers are displayed at the upper right corner of the screen There are two methods for defining a point as the reference point a Open a Normal marker and locate it onto a point Then switch the marker type to Delta at this time this point is the reference point You can modify the location of the delta point to achieve delta measurement b Open a Delta marker and locate it onto a point Then reselect the Delta menu to locate the reference marker onto this point You can modify the location of the delta point to achieve delta measurement When the Noise Mkr function under the menu is activated the result of the noise measurement will be corrected automatically and be normalized to 1 Hz The application of Delta marker Measure the signal noise ratio of single spectrum signal Place the reference and delta Markers onto the signal and noise respectively the amplitude in the measurement result is the signal noise ratio 2 84 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Delta Pair One of the marker types When selected a pair of markers will appear on the trace Reference Marker marked by a combination of the marker number and letter R such as IR and the Delta Marker
117. ils please refer to Span In Zero Span mode the start frequency stop frequency and center frequency are always the same If one is changed the others are updated to match You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 4 Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 3 Stop Frequency Parameter Explanation Default 7 5 GHz Range 0 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Span gt 0 step Span 200 Span 0 step VBW 100 Min 1 Hz Direction Key Step CF step Note The range is from 100 Hz to 7 5 GHz in non zero span Freq Offset RIGOL You can set a frequency offset value to account for frequency conversions between the device under test and the input terminal of the spectrum analyzer Key Points The change of this parameter only changes the display values of the center frequency start frequency and stop frequency but does not impact any hardware settings of the spectrum analyzer You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting To eliminate an offset you can perform Preset operation or set the frequency offset to OHz Table 2 4 Frequency Offset Parameter Explanation Default 0 Hz Range 100 GHz 100 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz
118. ined using the other three traces Select Trace 1 Trace 2 or Trace 3 to set the corresponding parameters By default Trace 1 is selected and turned on The default trace type is Clear Write Note The trace currently displayed on the screen can be stored in the internal or external memory of the analyzer and can be recalled when needed Press to save the trace according to the method introduced in Storage Trace Type Set the type of the current trace or disable it The system calculates the sampled data using a specific operation method according to the trace type selected and displays the result Trace types include Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold Video Avg Power Avg and Freeze The corresponding icon of the trace type will be displayed in the status bar at the left of the screen Take Trace 1 yellow as an example and the icons are as shown in the figure below 1 Clear Write Set the trace data to the minimum and display the data sampled in real time 2 34 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL of each point on the trace 2 Max Hold Display the maximum from multiple sweeps for each point of the trace and update the data if a new maximum is generated in successive sweeps 3 Min Hold Display the minimum from multiple sweeps for each point of the trace and update the data if a new minimum is generated in successive sweeps 4 Video Avg Display the logarithmic average of data from multiple
119. ing the LCD take care to avoid scarifying it N CAUTION To avoid damage to the instrument do not expose it to caustic liquids A WARNI NG To avoid short circuit and personal injury resulting from moisture make sure the instrument is completely dry before reconnecting it to power supply X User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Environmental Considerations The following symbol indicates that this product complies with the WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC a Product End of Life Handling The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health In order to avoid the release of such substances into the environment and harm to human health we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately Please contact your local authorities for disposal or recycling information User s Guide for DSA800 Series xI RIGOL DSA800 Series Overview DSA800 series spectrum analyzers which are small light and cost effective are portable spectrum analyzers designed for starters Configured with easy to operate numeric keyboard high resolution color LCD display and various remote communication interfaces they can be widely used in various fields such as education company research and development as well as industrial manufacture Main features The highest frequency 1 5 GHz 3 2 GHz 7 5 GHz Displayed Average
120. int is in process E denote the print has been paused Print process USB storage device status Operation status Menu title Show the current print copy and total print copies is displayed when USB storage device is installed Display Local in local mode or Rmt in remote mode Function of the current menu Menu items Menu items of the current function Reference level Reference level Active function area Current parameter and its value Attenuator settings Attenuator settings Trigger level Set the trigger level in video trigger Display line Reading reference and threshold condition for peak value display Average times Average times of trace Cursor X Current X value of the cursor Note that X indicates different physical quantities in different functions Cursor Y Current Y value of the cursor Note that Y indicates different physical quantities in different functions 20 Invalid data Current measured data is invalid as a full sweep does not complete after the system parameters have been modified 21 Menu page number Show the current page number and total number of pages 22 Sweep position Current sweep position 23 Sweep time Sweep time 24 Span or stop The frequency range of the current sweep channel frequency can be expressed by the combination of center frequency and span or the combination of start
121. iprocal of frequency difference When the frequency difference is zero the reciprocal is infinite and 10 Ts is displayed Note This type is invalid in Zero span mode 2 86 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL e ATime In this type Normal marker shows the time difference between the marker and the start of the sweep while Delta marker Delta Pair marker and Span Pair marker show the sweep time difference between the delta marker and reference marker The default readout mode in Zero span mode is ATime e 1 ATime In this type the reciprocal of sweep time difference between the delta marker and reference marker will be shown When the time difference is zero the reciprocal is infinite and 100 THz is displayed Note This type is available only in Zero span mode when a Delta type marker is selected and is suitable for the frequency measurement of a video signal Mkr Table Enable or disable the Marker Table Display all the markers enabled on the lower portion of the screen including marker number trace number marker readout type X axis readout and amplitude Through this table you can view the measurement values of multiple points The table allows for up to eight markers to be displayed at one time Note The marker table currently opened can be stored in external memory and be recalled when needed Press Storage to save the marker table according to the method introduced in Storage Us
122. is function connect the GEN OUTPUT 50Q output terminal of the TG with the RF INPUT 502 input terminal of the analyzer 1 Stor Ref Save the data of Trace 1 to Trace 3 as the reference value for normalization This operation should be done before you enable the normalization 2 Normalize Enable or disable the normalization When enabled the reference trace will be stored automatically after the current sweep finishes if no reference trace is stored before During the reference trace storage the corresponding prompt message is displayed When normalization is enabled the corresponding value of the reference trace will be subtracted from the trace data after every sweep 3 Norm Ref Lvl Adjust the vertical position of the trace on the screen by adjusting the reference level when normalization is enabled Being different from the Ref Level function in the AMPT menu this parameter has no influence on the reference level of the analyzer You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 25 Reference level under normalization Parameter Explanation Default 0 dB Range 200 dB to 200 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step 10 dB 4 Norm Ref Pos Adjust the vertical position of the normalization reference level on the screen 2 44 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RI
123. l ftungs ffnungen Nicht in feuchter Umgebung betreiben Zur Vermeidung von Kurzschlu im Ger teinneren und Stromschlag betreiben Sie das Ger t bitte niemals in feuchter Umgebung Nicht in explosiver Atmosph re betreiben Zur Vermeidung von Personen und Sachsch den ist es unumg nglich das Ger t ausschlie lich fernab jedweder explosiven Atmosph re zu betreiben Ger teoberfl chen sauber und trocken halten Um den Einflu von Staub und Feuchtigkeit aus der Luft auszuschlie en halten Sie bitte die Ger teoberfl chen sauber und trocken Schutz gegen elektrostatische Entladung ESD Sorgen Sie f r eine elektrostatisch gesch tzte Umgebung um somit Sch den und User s Guide for DSA800 Series VII RIGOL Funktionsst rungen durch ESD zu vermeiden Erden Sie vor dem Anschlu immer Innen und Au enleiter der Verbindungsleitung um statische Aufladung zu entladen Die richtige Verwendung desAkku Wenneine Batterieverwendet wird vermeiden Sie hohe Temperaturen bzw Feuer ausgesetzt werden Bewahren Sie es au erhalbder Reichweitevon Kindern auf Unsachgem e nderung derBatterie Anmerkung Lithium Batterie kann zu einer Explosion f hren VerwendenSie nur von RIGOL angegebenenAkkus Sicherer Transport Transportieren Sie das Ger t sorgf ltig Verpackung um Sch den an Bedienelementen Anschl ssen und anderen Teilen zu vermeiden VIII User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Sicherheits Begriffe und Symbole
124. l trigger level 5 V TTL level User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Input Output Front Panel Connectors impedance 50 Q nom RF input connector N female Tracking generator impedance 50 Q nom output connector N female Internal External Reference frequency 10 MHz output level 3 dBm to 10 dBm 8 dBm typ Internal reference impedance 50 Q nom connector BNC female frequency 10 MHz 5 ppm REN input level 0 dBm to 10 dBm impedance 50 Q nom connector BNC female External Trigger Input External trigger impedance 1 kQ nom input connector BNC female Communication Interface connector A plu USB host p 19 protocol version2 0 connector B plu USB device 2 2 protocol version2 0 LXI core LAN 10 100Base RJ 45 2011 device i J B GPIB EE GPIB bus USB G IEEE488 2 option User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 11 RIGOL General Specifications Chapter 5 Specifications Display Type TFT LCD Resolution 800 x 480 pixels Size 8 inch Colors 64k Printer Supported Protocol PictBridge Mass Memory Mass memory flash disk internal USB storage device not supplied Power Supply Input voltage range AC 100 V to 240 V nom AC supply frequency 45 Hz to 440 Hz Power consumption 35 W typ
125. lease turn the volume down to zero and gradually turn the volume up after putting on the earphone User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 11 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start 3 GEN OUTPUT 502 The output of the tracking generator can be connected to a receiver through a cable with an N male connector The tracking generator is only available for DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG CAUTION To avoid damage to the tracking generator the reverse power cannot exceed 10 dBm when the frequency is lower than 10 MHz the reverse power cannot exceed 20 dBm when the frequency is greater than 10 MHz The reverse DC voltage cannot exceed 50 V 4 RF INPUT 50Q The input terminal of the signal under measurement RF INPUT 50Q can be connected to the device under measurement via a cable with an N male connector CAUTION AN To avoid damage to the instrument for the signal input from the RF input terminal the DC voltage component and the maximum continuous power of the AC RF signal component can not exceed 50 V and 20 dBm respectively 1 12 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Use the Numeric Keyboard DSA800 provides a numeric keyboard at the front panel as shown in the figure below The numeric keyboard which supports the Chinese characters English uppercase lowercase characters numbers and common symbols including decimal point space and are mainly used to edit file or folder name refer to To In
126. led the current measurement result is displayed Max Hold and average measurement mode are mutually exclusive and average measurement mode will be automatically disabled when Max Hold is enabled 4 EBW Span This span which is the same with the span of the analyzer is the frequency range for the sweep Modifying this parameter will also change the span of the analyzer You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 42 Span for EBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step EBW Span 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 67 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 5 EBW X dB Set the value of X dB used for EBW calculation You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 43 X dB for EBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 dB Range 100 dB to 0 1 dB Unit dB Knob Step 0 1 dB Direction Key Step 1 dB 2 68 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL C N Ratio Measurement I nterface _17 Ref_ 12 00 dBm 11 2 enter Freq 45 516 M Span RBW 300 00 k VBW SWT CIN Ratio Avg Mode Exp Avg Num 1 10 Carrier Power dBm OffsetFreq 2 3 MHz Noise Power im Noise BW 1 CIN Ratio 56 89 dB Carrier BW 1 380707 MHz Figure 2 19 C N
127. lp 2 Build Communication between I nstrument and PC You need to build the communication between the analyzer and PC USB interface Use a USB cable to connect the analyzer and PC At this point the Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed Then follow the instructions to install the USB Test and Measurement Device IVI The procedures are as follows 1 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and press Next 2 Select Don t search will choose the driver to install and press User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 3 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control Next Select USB Test and Measurement Device IVI and press Next Press Finish after the installation finishes Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB Test and Measurement Device IVI If your hardware came with an installation CD Q or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search LAN BROADCOM a KH Don t search will choose the driver to install
128. m N dB BY 553 670 kHz 10 00 dB 90 100 Center Freq 160 V RBW 300 00 ki VBW 30 000 kHz Figure 2 25 N dB BW measurement Key Points When the measurement starts the analyzer will search for the two points which are located at both sides of the current point with N dB fall or rise in amplitude and display the frequency difference between the two points in the active function area would be displayed if the search fails You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify the value of N for more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 56 N dB BW parameter settings Parameter Explanation Default 3 dB Range 100 dB to 100 dB Unit dB Knob Step 0 1 dB Direction Key Step 1 dB Function Off Turn off the noise marker enabled or N dB BW measurement but not the marker itself 2 92 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Freq Count 4aRef 1200 Em AE 1090B8 tr 45 500195 MHz 16 36 dBm Marker J 45 500000 MHz 16 36 dBm 12 Center Freq J i z Span RBW VBW 300 00 kHz SWT Figure 2 26 Frequency Counter Measurement 1 State Turn on or off the frequency counter Key Points If no active marker currently exists turning on the frequency counter will open a Normal marker automatically The frequency readout is more accurate when the frequency counter is enabled The frequency counter measures the frequency
129. marked by the marker number such as 1 Key Points You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to set the locations of the reference marker selecting Ref and the delta marker selecting Delta respectively e This is different from the Delta type marker in that you can modify both the reference selecting Ref and delta selecting Delta points Additionally both the X and Y values of the reference marker are stable for Delta marker during the sweep but the Y value of the reference marker updates along with the sweep for Delta Pair marker Span Pair One of the marker types When selected a pair of markers will appear on the trace Reference Marker marked by a combination of the marker number and letter R such as 1R and the Delta Marker marked by the marker number such as 1 Key Points You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to set the locations of both the reference marker and delta marker at the same time If Span is selected setting the Span Pair will keep the center position of the two markers unchanged and move them towards the two sides value increases or the middle value decreases If Center is selected setting the Span Pair will keep the relative distance between the two markers unchanged and move their center position left value decreases or right value increases This is different from the
130. max 50 W with all options Environmental operating OC to 50 C temperature range NE storage temperature a 20 C to 70 C range en 0 C to 30 C lt 95 rel humidity Y 30C to 40 C lt 75 rel humidity Altitude operating height up to 3 000m User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Electromagnetic Compatibility and Safety in line with EN61326 1 2006 IEC 61000 4 2 2001 IEC 61000 4 3 2002 4 0 kV contact discharge 4 0 kV air discharge 3 V m 80 MHz to 1 GHz 3 V m 1 4 GHz to 2 GHz 1 V m 2 0 GHz to 2 7 GHz IEC 61000 4 4 2004 1 kV power lines EMC IEC 61000 4 5 2001 0 5 kV phase to neutral 0 5 kV phase to PE 1 kV neutral to PE IEC 61000 4 6 2003 3 V 0 15 to 80 MHz IEC 61000 4 11 2004 voltage dip 0 UT during half cycle 0 UT during 1 cycle 70 UT during 25 cycles short interruption 0 UT during 250 cycles Electrical safety in line with UL 61010 1 2012 CAN CSA C22 2 No 61010 1 12 EN 61010 1 2010 With tracking generator Dimensions 361 6 mm x 178 8 mm x 128 mm WxHxD ees 14 2 in x 7 0 in x 5 0 in Weight DSA815 DSA832 DSA875 Standard 4 55 kg 10 0 Ib ALOIS TON alla User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 6 Appendix RIGOL Chapter 6 Appendix Appendix A Ordering Information eee Order spectrum analyzer 9 kHz
131. ment was parsed but could not be User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 13 RIGOL 240 241 250 251 252 253 254 256 257 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message executed because the version of the data is incorrect for the device This particular error message is always used when file or block data formats can be recognized by the instrument but cannot be executed due to version incompatibility For example an unsupported file version an unsupported instrument version Hardware error Indicate that a legal program data or query could not be executed because of a hardware problem in the device This error message is always used when the device cannot detect the more specific error described in error 241 Hardware missing Indicate that a legal program data or query could not be executed because the option was not installed Mass storage error Indicate that a mass storage error occurred This error message is always used when the device cannot detect the more specific errors described in errors 251 to 258 Missing mass storage Indicate that a legal program command or query could not be executed because the mass storage was not installed Missing media Indicate that a legal program command or query could not be executed because no disk can be found Corrupt media Indicate that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of a bad disk or wrong disk formatting Media full Indi
132. ministor for an available address Press DNS and use the numeric keys to input the desired address 3 USB DSA800 provides a USB Device interface at the rear panel Dev Class The analyzer may serve as a slave device to connect computer or PictBridge printing device through this interface You can set the class and address of the USB slave device The device classes include Auto Configure TMC default and Printer Auto Configure the device class depends on the USB host device TMC use the analyzer as a Test amp Measurement Class device Printer use the analyzer as a Printer Class device Dev Addr View the device address The device address shows the current USB address and can t be edited by users 4 GPIB Set the GPIB address You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 61 GPIB address Parameter Explanation Default 18 Range 0 to 30 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 112 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Display Control the screen display of the analyzer such as setting the display line active function area grid brightness screen state brightness UserKey status and message switch 1 Display Line Turn on or off the display line or change its position This line can be used as either the reference for you to read the mea
133. n mode the span can be set down to 100 Hz the only way into the zero span mode is pressing the Zero Span menu option and up to the full span described in Specifications When the span is set to the maximum the analyzer enters full span mode Modifying the span in non zero span mode may cause an automatic change in both CF step and RBW if they are in Auto mode Besides the change of RBW may influence VBW in Auto VBW mode e Variation in the span RBW or VBW would cause a change in the sweep time In non zero span mode neither Video trigger nor 1 Atime readout function is valid You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 9 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 6 Span Parameter Explanation Default 7 5 GHz Range 0 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Span 200 Min 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 2 5 sequence Note 0 Hz is available only in zero span Full Span Set the span of the analyzer to the maximum Zero Span Set the span of the analyzer to 0 Hz Both the start and stop frequencies will equal the center frequency and the horizontal axis will denote time The analyzer measures the time domain characteristics of the amplitude of the corresponding frequency point on the input signal Key Points As opposed to Non zer
134. n the USB storage device f the key is pressed when neither a printer nor a USB storage device is successfully connected Missing media is displayed and the operation is ignored User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 107 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation System Settings System Set the system parameters Language DSA800 supports multi language menu Chinese and English built in help and popup messages Press this key to select the desired display language Reset Functions include select the instrument settings to be recalled after the analyzer is powered on Last or Preset set the preset type Factory or one of User1 to User6 and save system configuration 1 Power On Set the power on setting to Last or Preset When Last is selected settings before the last power off would be recalled automatically at power on When Preset is selected settings defined in Preset Type would be recalled automatically at power on 2 Preset Type Set the preset type to factory default or one of Userl to User6 When Power On is set to Preset the specified preset type will be recalled at power on e After the instrument starts press Preset at the front panel under any operation interface will recall the specified preset type 2 108 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 3 Save Preset Save the current instrument setting as us
135. nal will be output from the GEN OUTPUT 50Q connector at the front panel The power of the signal could be set through the menu The tracking generator provides two working modes Power Sweep output when Power Sweep is On and Fixed Power output when Power Sweep is Off TG Level Set the output power of the signal of the tracking generator In Power Sweep mode this parameter indicates the start power of the sweep You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 22 TG level Parameter Explanation Default 20 dBm Range 40 dBm to 0 dBm Unit dBm dBm mV uV Knob Step 1 dBm Direction Key Step 10 dBm User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 41 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation TG Lvl Offset Assign a certain offset to the output power of the TG when gains or losses occur between the TG output and external device in order to display the actual power value Key Points This parameter only changes the readout of the TG output power rather than the actual value of it The offset could be either a positive gain in the external output or a negative loss in the external output You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 23 TG Level Offset Parameter Explanation Default 0 dB Ran
136. nalyzer as well as the service and support information User s Guide for DSA800 Series XIII RIGOL Format Conventions in this manual 1 Buttons The keys at the front panel are usually denoted by the format of Button name Bold textbox For example FREQ denotes the FREQ key Menu keys The menu softkeys are usually denoted by the format of Menu word Bold character shading For example Center Freq denotes the center frequency menu item under the FREQ function key Connectors The connectors at the front or rear panel are usually denoted by the format of Connector name Bold square brackets Bold such as GEN OUTPUT 509 Operation steps gt represents the next step of operation For example FREQ gt Center Freq indicates pressing FREQ at the front panel and then pressing the menu softkey Center Freq Content Conventions in this Manual The DSA800 series spectrum analyzer includes the following six models The illustrations in this manual are based on DSA875 Model Frequency Range Tracking Generator DSA815 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz None DSA832 9 kHz to 3 2 GHz None DSA875 9 kHz to 7 5 GHz None DSA815 TG 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz 1 5 GHz DSA832 TG 9 kHz to 3 2 GHz 3 2 GHz DSA875 TG 9 kHz to 7 5 GHz 7 5 GHz User manuals provided with this product User s Guide Quick Guide Programming Guide Data sheet etc For the desired manual
137. nd you can recall it when required CSV the current file can be saved to a USB storage device in character format After that you can open the file to view the table information or process the corresponding data using the spreadsheet program on the computer Tips You can also generate a csv file using the spreadsheet program on the computer Then you can open the file to edit the required parameters in the excel table directly and save it to a USB storage device In addition you can also load the file to the spectrum analyzer when required Note This menu is available only when external memory is connected and the corresponding file type is selected File Source Press Storage gt File Source to set the file source of the storage to T1 T2 T3 Math Trace or All Note that this menu is available only when the File Type is set to Trace the Format is set to CSV and external memory is connected In addition the file source type is available only when the corresponding trace type is turned on T1 only store the data of Trace 1 T2 only store the data of Trace 2 T3 only store the data of Trace 3 Trace Math only store the data of the math operation trace Trace All store the data of all the traces currently displayed on the screen 2 126 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Browser Press gt Browser to set browser type to Dir directory or File You can
138. nese character selecting area Use the same method to input the other Chinese characters 3 Input English Filename 1 Press dem to switch to English input mode You can also press wal to User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 25 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start switch between upper and lower cases At this point the corresponding label is displayed at the lower right corner of the filename input interface 2 Press the key of the desired letter At this point the letters available are displayed in the letter selecting area Press this key repeatedly or rotate the knob until the desired letter is selected the background color of the letter becomes brown Then press Enter to input the desired letter 3 Use the above method to input the other letters Tip If you need to use numbers as the filename or part of the filename press en to switch to number input mode and use the numeric keys to input the desired number 1 26 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Lock the Keyboard Only for DSA815 You can lock one or more function keys or all keys except the power switch and knob at the front panel using keyboard lock commands 1 The introduction of keyboard lock commands SYSTem KLOCk ON OFF 1 0 lt key gt Lock or unlock the specified key SYSTem KLOCk lt key gt Query whether the specified key is locked Wherein the parameter lt key gt is used to speci
139. nnected to print screen image or a PC can be connected to control DSA800 remotely through programming or PC software 1 16 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start User Interface Table 1 3 User interface labels Ref 0 00 dBm 10 100 Center Freq RBW Center Frequency 3 750000000 GHz 20 RIGOL 16 51 11 201 4 04 15 a 999 Frequency Avg 1 Marker1 3 7500 G z 65 90 dBm Center Freq 3 7500000 GHz Start Freq TL 27 00 d8m OHz Stop Freq 7 5000000 GHz DL 45 00 dBm Freq Offset OHz CF Step 750 00000 MHz Identification j E Signal Track Peak gt CF VBW 1 0000 MHz 27 26 24 2322 21 Figure 1 10 User Interface Description RIGOL Logo of RIGOL System status Auto Tune UNCAL and Auto Range Identification are Wait for Trigger displayed in different Calibrating place as others refer to the figure above UNCAL Measurement is not calibrated Identification LXI instrument is identified External reference Ext Ref Time System time Input impedance Show 759 if the current input impedance is 750 oO O11 amp Ww Printer status E displayed alternatively denote the printer User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 17 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start connection is in process EE denote the connection succeeds the print finishes or the printer is idle El displayed alternatively denote the pr
140. nnn nenne nenn 5 12 Chapter 6 Appendix uuauunn00naunnunnannnnnnnnnunnnnn ann nnunnunnnnnnnnnannannannnunnen 6 1 Appendix A Ordering Information 6 1 Appendix B Warranty uunussensssnensnnnnnnnnnnnneennnnen nen EEEE EEEE EEEE 6 3 Index ATT T T T 1 User s Guide for DSA800 Series XVII Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start This chapter guides users to quickly get familiar with the appearance dimensions front rear panel and the user interface as well as announcements during first use of DSA800 series spectrum analyzer Subjects in this chapter General Inspection Appearance and Dimensions To Prepare for Use Front Panel Rear Panel User Interface Menu Operation Parameter Setting To Input Filename To Lock the Keyboard Only for DSA815 To Use the Built in Help To Use the Security Lock To Replace the Fuse User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 1 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start General I nspection 1 1 2 Inspect the shipping container for damage Keep the damaged shipping container or cushioning material until the contents of the shipment have been checked for completeness and the instrument has passed both electrical and mechanical tests The consigner or carrier shall be liable for the damage to instrument resulting from shipment RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance rework or replacement of the unit Inspect the instrument In case of any damage or defect or failure no
141. number An invalid character for the data type being parsed was encountered for example an alpha in a decimal numeric or 9 in octal data Exponent too large The exponent was larger than 32000 see IEEE 488 2 7 7 2 4 1 Too many digits The mantissa of a decimal numeric data element contained more than 255 digits excluding leading zeros see IEEE 488 2 7 7 2 4 1 Numeric data not allowed A legal numeric data element was received but the device does not support one in this position for the header User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 130 131 134 138 140 141 144 148 150 151 158 Suffix error This error as well as errors 131 to 139 is generated when parsing a suffix This error message is always used when the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid suffix The suffix does not follow the syntax described in IEEE 488 2 7 7 3 2 or the suffix is inappropriate for this device Suffix too long The suffix contained more than 12 characters see IEEE 488 2 7 7 3 4 Suffix not allowed A suffix was encountered after a numeric element which does not allow suffixes Character data error This error as well as errors 141 to 149 is generated when parsing a character data element This error message should be used if the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid character data The command header is invalid when the ch
142. o set the corresponding parameters ACP Measure the powers of the main channel and adjacent channels as well as the power difference between the main channel and each of the adjacent channels When this function is enabled the span and resolution bandwidth of the analyzer are adjusted to smaller values automatically Select ACP and press Meas Setup to set the corresponding parameters Chan Pwr Measure the power and power density within the specified channel bandwidth When this function is enabled the span and resolution bandwidth are automatically adjusted to smaller values Select Chan Pwr and press to set the corresponding parameters OBW Integrate the power within the whole span and calculate the bandwidth occupied by this power according to the specified power ratio The OBW function also indicates the difference namely Transmit Freq Error between the center frequency of the channel under measurement and the center frequency of the analyzer Select OBW and press to set the corresponding parameters EBW Measure the bandwidth between two points on the signal which are X dB below the highest point within the span Select EBW and press Meas Setup to set the corresponding parameters C N Ratio Measure the powers of the carrier and noise with the specified bandwidth as well as their power ratio Select C N Ratio and press to set the corresponding User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 47 RIGOL Chapter 2 Fron
143. o span the screen shows the time domain characteristics of the fixed frequency component of the signal in zero span mode The following functions are invalid in Zero span mode FREQ Peak gt CF and Signal Track e SPAN Zoom In and Zoom Out Marker gt Mkr gt CF Mkr gt Step Mkr gt Start Mkr gt Stop MkrA gt CF and MkrA gt Span e Marker gt Readout Frequency Period and 1 ATime valid in Delta marker type TG Power Sweep only for DSA815 TG DSA832 TG DSA875 TG 2 10 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Zoom In Set the span to half of its current value At this point the signal on the screen is zoomed in to observe signal details Zoom Out Set the span to twice the current value At this point the signal on the screen is zoomed out to gain more information about the signal Last Span Set the span to the previous span setting X Scale Only for DSA815 Select the scale type of X axis to Lin or Log The default is Lin Key Points In Log scale type the frequency scale of X axis is displayed in the logarithmic form When the scale type of X axis is set to Log and any advanced measurement function including T Power ACP Adjacent Channel Power Chan Pwr Channel Power OBW Occupied Bandwidth EBW Emission Bandwidth C N Ratio Harmo Dist Harmonic Distortion and TOI Third Order Intermodulation is selected the
144. pter 3 Remote Control Remote Control Overview DSA800 supports communication with PC via USB LAN or GPIB option interface for remote control The remote control is realized on the basis of SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments command set DSA800 supports SCPI 1999 1 version When the instrument is in remote mode the Rit _ icon is displayed in the user interface and the front panel keys except Esc are locked At this point you can press Esd to exist the remote mode 3 2 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL Remote Control Method The remote control of the analyzer on the basis of SCP commands can be realized through two ways 1 User defined programming 2 PC software User defined Programming Users can program and control DSA800 by using the SCPI commands on the basis of NI VISA National Instrument Virtual Instrument Software Architecture library 1 Install NI VISA Library You need to install the VISA library of NI download from http www ni com visa on your PC NI VISA is an application program interface developed by NI according to the VISA standards You can use NI VISA to realize the communication between the analyzer and PC through instrument buses such as USB VISA defines a set of software commands with which users can control the instrument without the need to understand how the interface bus works For details please refer to the NI VISA He
145. put Filename and set parameters refer to Parameter Setting Figure 1 8 Numeric Keyboard The numeric keyboard consists of the following parts 1 The input mode is fixed at number input during parameter setting During parameter setting press this key to input the symbol or of the figure When the key is pressed for the first time the parameter symbol is and when the key is pressed again Press to switch among Chinese English and number input during file or folder name editing 2 Number Letter Multiplexing keys for numbers and letters They are used to directly input the desired number or letter 4 n R f o Caa press this key to input 1 in number input and switch between uppercase and lowercase letter in English input This key is invalid in Chinese input User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 13 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start N o is the multiplexing key for 0 and space Press this key to input 0 in number input and space in Chinese or English input 3 Press this key to input a decimal point at the current cursor position in number input Press this key to input in English input e This key is invalid in Chinese input 4 When pressed during parameter editing process the system will complete the input and insert a default unit for the parameter automatically While in the process of file name editing this key is used to input th
146. put Mode Enter to Confirm EJ EN Letter Selecting Area Uppercase Lowercase Letters Entered English Input Mode b English Input Mode 1 24 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Numbers Entered Number Input Mode c Number Input Mode Figure 1 13 Filename Input Interface Tip If a USB storage device is currently connected the instrument will also enter the filename input interface when is pressed 2 Input Chinese Filename 1 4 Press dwen to switch to Chinese input mode At this point the corresponding label is displayed at the lower right corner of the filename input interface Press the key of the first letter of the pinyin of the Chinese character At this point the pinyins available are displayed in the pinyin selecting area and the corresponding Chinese characters of the pinyin currently selected are displayed in the Chinese character selecting area If the desired pinyin is displayed refer to 3 Otherwise please continue to input the other letters in the pinyin and then refer to 3 Rotate the knob until the background color of the desired pinyin becomes brown Then press Enter to select the pinyin At this point the corresponding Chinese characters are numbered and displayed in the Chinese character selecting area Use the numeric keys to select the desired Chinese character You can also use the direction keys to open the previous or next page in the Chi
147. quency Center Freq 3 75 GHz Start Freq 0 Hz Stop Freq 7 5 GHz CF Step Auto 750 MHz Signal Track Off Span Span 7 5 GHz Amplitude Ref Level 0 dBm Ref Offset 0 dB Scale Div 10 dB Input Atten Auto 10 dB Scale Type Log Units dBm RF Preamp Off Input 50 Q MaxMixL 10 dBm Corrections Off BW Det BW RBW Auto 1 MHz VBW Auto 1 MHz User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 101 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation V R Ratio 1 Detector Det Type Pos Peak Filter Type Gauss Sweep Trig Sweep Time Auto 37 5 ms Auto SWT Normal Mode Cont Numbers 1 Trig Trig Type Free Run Trig Level 0 dBm Edge Positive Trace P F Trace Select Trace 1 Trace Type of Trace 1 Clear Write Avg Times 100 Function A B A T1 B T2 Const 0 dB Operate Off P F Switch off Meas Mode Cont Limit Upper Test Off X axis Freq Freq Interp Lin Fail Stop On Beeper Off Rel Freq Off Rel Ampt Off TG 2 102 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL TG Off Power Sweep Off Power Range 0 dB Ref Trace Off TG Level 20 dBm TG Lvl Offset 0 dB Normalize Off Norm Ref Lvl 0 dB Norm Ref Pos 100 Measure VSWR Off Meas Mode Cont Meas Fctn Off Measure Setup VSWR Marker 1 Marker State On Ref Lv 0 00 d
148. r User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 9 RIGOL 111 112 113 114 115 120 121 123 124 128 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message An error was detected in the command header This error message is always used when the device cannot detect more specific errors described in errors 111 to 119 Header separator error An illegal command header separator was encountered while parsing the command header for example no space is allowed following the command header thus GMC MACRO is wrong Program mnemonic too long The command header contains more that twelve characters see EEE 488 2 7 6 1 4 1 Undefined header The command header is syntactically correct but it is not defined by the device for example XYZ is not defined by any device Header suffix out of range A numeric suffix value was attached to a program mnemonic making the header invalid Unexpected number of parameters The number of parameters received does not correspond to the number of parameters expected This is typically due to an inconsistency with the number of the instrument in the selected group see INSTrument DEFine GROup Numeric data error This error as well as errors 121 to 129 is generated when parsing a numeric data element and non decimal number is contained in the numeric representation area This error message is always used when the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid character in
149. r pa and mix denote the reference level input attenuation preamplifier and maximum mixing level respectively You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 13 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 7 Reference Level Parameter Explanation Default 0 dBm Range 100 dBm to 20 dBm Unit dBm dBm mV uV Knob Step In Log scale mode step Scale 10 In Lin scale mode step 0 1 dBm Direction Key Step In Log scale mode step Scale In Lin scale mode step 1 dBm Input Atten Set the front attenuator of the RF input in order to ensure big signals or small signals to pass through the mixer with low distortion or low noise Key Points When the preamplifier is turned on the input attenuation could be set up to 30 dB You can adjust the reference level to ensure that the specified parameter meets the inequality 2 3 You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 8 Input Attenuation Parameter Explanation Default 10 dB Range 0 dB to 30 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step 5 dB Scale Div Set the logarithmic units per vertical grid division on the display This function is only available when the scale type i
150. r 299 to 200 Device Specific Error The command cannot be correctly executed due to the current settings of the hardware and software of the device Message number 399 to 300 defined in SCPI standard and 300 to 1000 Query Error Indicate a query error is generated when the output queue controller detects a Message Exchange Protocol error see IEEE488 2 6 1 10 Possible reasons are see EEE488 2 6 5 7 When trying to read the output queue the queue has no data or is being suspended Data in the output queue has been lost Message number 499 to 400 3 Status Message Warn you that the analyzer is now in a certain or abnormal condition and should be paid attention to Status messages are always marked with W They are displayed on the screen until the instrument exits the condition the Esc key is pressed or the CLS command is sent The status messages are stored in the corresponding status register and can be queried by sending Status or SYSTEM ERROR NEXT Message number 200 to 299 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 5 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Information Message Number Message Description 1 PictBridge printer connected PictBridge printer is connected successfully and is waiting for initialization 2 PictBridge printer installed successfully PictBridge printer has already been installed successfully and is ready for printing PictBridge printer disconnecte
151. re 3 5 Write and Read Commands via LAN 6 Load LXI webpage The analyzer conforms to LXI Core 2011 Device standards You can load LXI webpage conveniently through Ultra Sigma right click the resource name and select LXI Web By default some important information about the analyzer such as the model manufacturer serial number description MAC address and IP address is displayed on the webpage shown as shown in the figure below Welcome to Web of DSA Q oppg 1 Figure 3 6 LXI Webpage Note If you want to view or modify the network settings of this instrument please click must be uppercase letters in the pop up window by default the user and input the initial password RIGOL User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 11 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control name is empty In addition you can click to reset the password Remote Control via GPI B 1 2 3 4 Connect the devices Connect the analyzer to the PC configured with GPIB card using RIGOL USB GPIB interface converter option Install the device driver of the GPIB card Install the driver of the GPIB card connected to the PC Set the GPI B address Set the GPIB address of the analyzer according to the description in GPIB of I O Settings Search device resource Start up Ultra Sigma and click to open the panel as shown in the figure below Then click Search and the software start
152. rence source e When a 10 MHz external clock signal is received through the LOMHz IN User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 15 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start connector this signal is used as the external reference source and Ext Ref is displayed in the status bar of the user interface When the external reference is lost transfinite or not connected the instrument switches to its internal reference source automatically and Ext Ref on the screen disappears The LOMHz IN and LOMHz OUT connectors are usually used to build synchronization among multiple instruments 6 10MHz OUT DSA800 can use internal or external reference source When internal reference source is used the LOMHz OUT connector can output a 10 MHz clock signal generated by the analyzer This signal can be used to synchronize other instruments The LOMHz OUT and LOMHz IN connectors are usually used to build synchronization among multiple instruments 7 TRIGGER IN In external trigger mode the connector receives an external trigger signal through a BNC cable 8 LAN Interface Through this interface the analyzer can be connected to your local network for remote control An integrated testing system can be built quickly as the analyzer conforms to LXI Core 2011 Device instrument standards 9 USB Device Interface The analyzer can serve as a slave device to connect external USB devices Through this interface a PictBridge printer can be co
153. ructions in I O Settings 3 Programming Then you can select a familiar software developing tool for programming The developing tools available include Visual C 6 0 Visual Basic 6 0 LabVIEW 8 6 and etc For detailed information about SCPI commands and programming method refer to DSA800 Programming Guide To Use PC software Users can also use the PC software to send commands and control the analyzer remotely The PC softwares supported by DSA800 include 3 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL 1 General PC software Ultra Sigma of RIGOL 2 Measurement amp Automation Explore of NI National Instrument Corporation 3 Agilent IO Libraries Suite of Agilent Agilent Technologies Inc This section introduces in details how to use Ultra Sigma to send commands through each kind of interface to control the analyzer Please refer to Ultra Sigma Help to install the software and the components required correctly This software is contained in the resource CD in the standard accessories You can also download the latest version of the software from www rigol com 1 Remote Control via USB 1 2 3 4 Connect the devices Connect the analyzer USB Device with PC USB Host using a USB cable Install the USB drive As the analyzer is a USBTMC device after you connect the analyzer to the PC and turn both on the analyzer will be configured as USB interface automatically the PC will display
154. s searching for the GPIB device resources connected to the PC automatically When a GPIB resource is found its device source descriptor will be displayed on the right side of the panel RS232 Setting GPIB Setting Remove OK GPIBO 0 INSTR GPIBO 0 INSTR WB Hyperchannel Search TEST Figure 3 7 GPIB Setting If resources cannot be found automatically Select the GPIB card address of the PC and the GPIB address of the analyzer from the GPIB and INSTR dropdown boxes separately User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL Click Test to see if the GPIB communication works normally if not please follow the prompt messages step by step 5 View the resource Click ox and return back to the main interface of Ultra Sigma The resources found are shown under the RIGOL Online Resource catalog 7 LAN GPIB USB TMC RS232 Verify All a RIGOL Online Resource 5 IDN Rigol Technologies DSASTS D5A8A134400008 00 00 00 00 03 Figure 3 8 View the GPIB Resource 6 Communication test Right click the resource name DSA875 GPI BO 1 1NSTR and select SCPI Panel Control to open the remote control panel as shown in the figure below from which you can write commands and read data User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 13 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control INSIR 2014 5 8 10 29 20 692 0 00 00 00 03 Figure 3 9 Write and Read Commands via GPIB
155. s for Harmo Dist Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 2to 10 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 4 Harmonic ST Set the sweep time of the harmonic measurement namely the sweep time of the analyzer You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 50 Sweep Time for Harmo Dist Measurement Parameter Description Default 37 5 ms Range 20 us to 7 5 ks Unit ks s MS US NS ps Knob Step lus Direction Key Step 1 us 2 74 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation TOI Measurement I nterface gRef 0 00 dBm 100 center Freq 100 10 MHz RBW 1 000 kHz VBW 1 000 kHz TOI Avg Mode Freq dBm Base Lower 100 000000 MHz 5 70 dBm Base Upper 5 65 dBm 3rd Order Lower 0000 M 60 16 dBm 3rd Order Upper 0 00 M 60 93 dBm RIGOL Span 1 0000 MHz SWT 1 0000 s Avg Num dBe Intercept Figure 2 21 TOI Measurement Interface Measurement Results Base Lower Base Upper TOI 3rd Order Lower TOI 3rd Order Upper the frequency and amplitude of each kind of signal the amplitude difference between each kind of signal and the base lower as well as the intercepts of the base lower and base upper Wherein the intercept of 3rd Order Lower Base Lower Power 3rd Order Lower Power 2 Base Lower Power the intercep
156. s set to Log 2 14 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Key Points By changing the scale the amplitude range available is adjusted The range of the amplitude that can be displayed Minimum reference level 10 x the current scale value Maximum the reference level You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 9 Scale Parameter Explanation Default 10 dB Range 0 1 dB to 20 dB Unit dB Knob Step Scale 1 step 1 dB Scale lt 1 step 0 1 dB Direction Key Step in 1 2 5 sequence Scale Type Set the scale type of Y axis to Lin or Log The default is Log Key Points in Log scale type the Y axis denotes the logarithmic coordinate the value shown at the top of the grid is the reference level and each grid represents the scale value The unit of Y axis will automatically switch to the default unit dBm in Log scale type when the scale type is changed from Lin to Log In Lin scale type the Y axis denotes the linear coordinate the values shown at the top of the grid and the bottom of the grid are the reference level and 0 V respectively Each grid represents 10 of the reference level and the scale setting function is invalid The unit of Y axis will automatically switch to the default unit Volts in Lin scale type when the scale type is
157. s will be reset press yes to continue Welcome to Super Mode Welcome to User Mode Welcome to Production Mode Welcome to Maintenance Mode Welcome to Color Egg Mode Please confirm and press again The display was locked please press Esc to unlock Display unlocked Please select the valid file It is not allowed to delete folder Fail to load file Local disk is being formatted please wait for a moment Formatting is finished Software version does not match file loading fails Invalid source Select where to load antenna cable user or others Option is activated Option is deleted The edited frequency already exists Limit lines are cleaned because of change of X Axis type Copy completed Do you want to overwrite the existing file Please select the file to be copied Fail to copy as the destination is the same as the source Updating the reference trace Enter line mode Exit line mode Please press ESC to exit remote control mode The USB cable became disconnectable Safety clear succeeded Press the keys to be locked and then press ESC User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 7 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message 92 Press the keys to be unlocked and then press ESC 93 The key is locked 94 Keys are locked success 95 Keys are unlocked success 4 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL Error Message Command Error Number 100 1
158. sfully will be displayed on the analyzer screen At this point you can set the print parameters and start to print After the corresponding measurement is done set the sweep mode to Single to stop the sweep and save the frozen measurement result Then execute the print operation The printer symbol print state and process are shown in the status bar on the analyzer screen during the printing You can pause and resume the printing if necessary The printer enters idle state and waits for the next task after the printing is finished Table 2 65 Printing state icons Icon Explanation The two icons are displayed alternately indicating that the printer now is connecting The printer is successfully connected the printing is finished or the printer is idle The two icons are displayed alternately indicating that the printing is in progress 2 The printing has been paused User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 121 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 1 print Print the current screen according to print parameter settings when the printer has been successfully installed and is in idle state 2 Resume Resume the print task that has been paused 3 Cancel Stop the current print task 4 Orientation Set the print orientation to Landscape or Portrait and the default is Landscape 5 Page Size Set the page size to Default A4 A5 A6 or B5 Wh
159. ss is as shown in the figure below 2 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Start Execute a sweep Active Marker i Y exists N Searth for Search for and mark the peak and frequency point variation mark it as lt 3dB near the Marker Marker Set marker frequency to 4 center freq Execute the next sweep Figure 2 1 Process of Signal Track Key Points When Signal Track is turned on the ST Signal Track icon Gi is highlighted in the status bar at the left of the screen If an active marker currently exists when Signal Track is enabled the instrument will search for and mark the point with no more than 3 dB variation in amplitude near the marker as well as set the frequency of this point as the center frequency to hold the signal at the center of the screen If no marker is currently active when Signal Track is enabled the instrument will activate Marker 1 execute a peak search automatically and set the frequency of the current peak as the center frequency to hold the signal at the center of the screen In continuous sweep the system tracks the signal continuously in single sweep the instrument only performs a single signal track in Zero Span Signal Track is invalid User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 7 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Peak gt CF Execute a peak search and use the frequency of the current pe
160. ssage was received 430 Query DEADLOCKED Indicate that a DEADLOCKED Query error occurred due to some reason see IEEE 488 2 6 3 1 7 for example both input buffer and output buffer are full and the device cannot continue 440 Query UNTERMI NATED after indefinite response Indicate that a query was received before the error response generated from the previous query was solved see IEEE 488 2 6 5 7 5 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 21 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Status Message Number 202 203 204 205 252 253 254 255 Message Description Auto range Auto tune Calibrating Waiting for triggered If it is not in freerun mode the system will keep waiting until it receives a trigger signal Auto range finished Auto tune finished Self calibration finished Triggered User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications Specifications are valid under the following conditions the instrument is within the calibration period is stored for at least two hours at 0 C to 50 C temperature and is warmed up for 40 minutes Unless otherwise noted the specifications in the manual include the measurement uncertainty Typical typ characteristic performance which 80 percent of the measurement results will meet at room temperature approximately 25 C This data is not warranted and does not include the measurement uncertainty Nominal nom th
161. surement result or the threshold condition for the peaks displayed in the peak table Key Points This line is a horizontal reference of which the amplitude is equal to the set value and the corresponding amplitude unit is the same as the Y axis unit You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 62 Display line Parameter Explanation Default 0 dBm Range Current amplitude range Unit dBm dBm mV uV Knob Step Step Scale 10 Log scale type Step 0 1 dB Lin scale type Direction Key Step Step Scale Log scale type Step 1 dB Lin scale type 2 Active Fctn Set the position of the active function area for convenient observation of the trace Selectable positions are Top default Center and Bottom of the screen Pressing Esd key closes the display of the active function area 3 Graticule Set the brightness of the grid to highlight the trace You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 113 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 63 Graticule Parameter Explanation Default 3 Range 0 to 10 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 4 Scr State Turn on or off the screen and the default is On If you select
162. sweeps for each point of the trace Traces in this type are smoother 5 Power Avg Display the average of data from multiple sweeps of each point of the trace Traces in this type are smoother 6 Freeze Stop updating the trace data to observe the trace and read the measurement data This type is generally used by traces loaded from storage devices or remote interface as default 7 Blank Disable the trace display and all measurements of this trace Average Times Set the number of averages of the selected trace Key Points More averages can reduce the noise and the influence of other random signals thus highlighting the stable signal characteristics The larger the number of averages is the smoother the trace will be You can use the numeric keys to modify this parameter Please refer to Parameter Setting for more details User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 35 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 19 Average times Parameter Explanation Default 100 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step N A Direction Key Step N A Trace Math 1 Function Set the computational method of the math trace A B subtract Trace B from A e A Constant add a constant to Trace A e A Constant subtract a constant from Trace A 2 A Select T1 T2 or T3 Assign a value to A from Tracel Trace 2 or Trace 3 The default is Trace 1 T1 3 B Select T1 T2 or T3 Assign a v
163. t Panel Operation parameters 7 Harmo Dist Measure the power of each order of harmonic and THD total harmonic distortion of the carrier The highest order of harmonic available is 10 and the fundamental wave amplitude must be greater than 50 dBm or else the measurement will be invalid Select Harmo Dist and press Meas Setup to set the corresponding parameters 8 TOI Measure the parameters of the TOI production of two signals with the same amplitude and similar frequency Those parameters include the frequencies and amplitudes of the Base Lower Base Upper 3rd Order Lower and 3rd Order Upper signal as well as the Intercepts of both the Base Lower and Base Upper Select TOI and press Meas Setup to set the corresponding parameters Restart Re execute the active or suspended measurement This setting is only available for advanced measurement functions Pause Suspend the measurement after the current measurement is finished The measurement data stops updating but the sweep continues H is displayed in the measurement result display window This setting is only available for advanced measurement functions 2 48 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Resume Resume the suspended measurement and the measurement data begins updating again H is displayed in the measurement result display window This setting is only available for advanced measurement functions Meas Mode Set the meas
164. t allowed by the device at this point in parsing Expression error This error as well as errors 171 to 179 is generated when parsing an expression data element This error message is always used when the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid expression The expression data element was invalid see IEEE 488 2 7 7 7 2 for example unmatched parentheses or an illegal character Expression data not allowed A legal expression data was encountered but was not allowed by the device at this point in parsing Macro error This error as well as errors 181 to 189 is generated when defining a macro or executing a macro This error message is always used when the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid outside macro definition Indicate that a macro parameter placeholder lt number was encountered outside of a macro definition Invalid inside macro definition Indicate that the program message unit sequence sent with a DDT or DMC command is syntactically invalid see IEEE 488 2 10 7 6 3 Macro parameter error Indicate that the command parameter type or value inside the macro definition is wrong User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL Execution Error Number Message Description 200 Execution error A generic syntax error indicates that the device cannot detect more specific errors This code indicates that only an Execution Error defined in IEEE 488 2 1
165. t of 3rd Order Upper Base Upper Power 3rd Order Upper Power 2 Base Upper Power Measurement Parameters average number average mode and span 1 AvgNum Specify the number of averages used when calculating the measurement result and the default is Off You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL 2 Table 2 51 Average Number for TOI Measurement Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 Avg Mode Set the average operation mode to Exp or Repeat and the default is Exp When Exp is selected the result is the exponential average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results When Repeat is selected the result is the arithmetic average of the current N N is specified in Avg Num measurement results Span This span which is the same with the span of the analyzer is the frequency range for sweep Modifying this parameter will also change the span of the analyzer You can use the numeric keys Knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 52 Span for TOI Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step TOI Distortion Span 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step
166. the Found New Hardware Wizard Please install the USB Test and Measurement Device driver following the directions of the wizard For the procedures refer to User defined Programming Search for device resource Start up Ultra Sigma The software starts searching for the analyzer USB TMC resources currently connected to the PC or click to search manually View the resource The resources found are shown under the RIGOL Online Resource catalog The instrument model and USB interface information are also displayed as shown in the figure below User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 7 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control LAN GPIB USB TMC y Verify All m RIGOL Online R IVI Other Onlin IDN Rigol Technologies DSASTS DSASA134 00 00 00 03 Figure 3 1 View the Resource 5 Communication test Right click the resource name such as DSA875 USBO 0x1AB1 0x0960 DSA8A134400008 1 NSTR and select SCPI Panel Control to open the remote control panel as shown in the figure below from which you can write commands and read data Figure 3 2 Write and Read Commands via USB 3 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL 2 Remote Control via LAN 1 Connect the devices Connect the analyzer to your LAN 2 Configure LAN parameters Select LAN interface according to the description in LAN of I O Settings 3 Search device resource Start up Ultra Sigma and
167. the correct voltage range automatically and users do not need to select the voltage range manually Figure 1 4 Power Cord Connection CAUTION AN Make sure that the instrument is properly grounded to avoid electric shock User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 5 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Power on I nspection After connecting the instrument to power source correctly press at the front panel to start the spectrum analyzer Following the start up screen which shows the start up initialization process information the sweep curve is displayed Self calibration After the instrument starts execute self calibration Press System gt Calibrate gt Cal Now and the instrument will perform self calibration using the internal calibration source To Set the System Language DSA800 series spectrum analyzer supports multiple system languages You can press System gt Language to switch the system language 1 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Front Panel The front panel of DSA800 is as shown in the figure below 1 2 3 4 5 6 YS J 11 10 9 8 7 Figure 1 5 Front Panel Table 1 1 Front Panel Description Description Description LCD Tracking generator output Menu softkeys menu control keys
168. the IP address subnet mask and gateway manually a Press IP Address and use the numeric keys to input the desired IP address The format of IP address is nnn nnn nnn nnn Wherein the range of the first nnn is from 1 to 223 except 127 and the ranges of the other three nnn are from 0 to 255 It is recommended that you ask your network administor for an available IP address b Press Mask and use the numeric keys to input the desired subnet mask The format of subnet mask is nnn nnn nnn nnn wherein the range of nnn is from 0 to 255 It is recommended that you ask your network administor for an available subnet mask c Press Gate and use the numeric keys to input the desired gateway The format of gateway is nnn nnn nnn nnn Wherein the range of the first nnn is from 1 to 223 except 127 and the ranges of the other three nnn are from 0 to 255 It is recommended that you ask your network administor for an available gateway Note The analyzer always tries to get an IP address in the order of DHCP Auto IP and Manual IP These three methods cannot be disabled at the same time User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 111 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Domain Server DNS Set the IP address of the DNS server The format of domain server address is nnn nnn nnn nnn Wherein the range of the first nnn is from 1 to 223 except 127 and the ranges of the other three nnn are from 0 to 255 It is recommended that you ask your network ad
169. the marker types It is used to measure the X Frequency or Time and Y Amplitude values of a certain point on the trace When selected a marker with the number of the current marker such as 1 appears on the trace Key Points If no active marker exists currently a marker will be enabled automatically at the center frequency of the current trace You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to move the marker The readouts of the marker will be displayed at the upper right corner of the screen User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 83 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation The readout resolution of the X axis frequency or time is related to the span For higher readout resolution reduce the span Delta One of the marker types It is used to measure the delta values of X Frequency or Time and Y Amplitude between the reference point and a certain point on the trace When selected a pair of markers appears on the trace Reference Marker marked by a combination of the marker number and letter R such as 1R and the Delta Marker marked by the marker number such as 1 Key Points Areference marker will be activated at the position of the current marker if an active marker currently exists or else both the reference marker and delta marker will be simultaneously activated at the center frequency The location of the reference marker is always fixed both on the X axis and the Y axis wh
170. tify your RIGOL sales representative Check the accessories Please check the accessories according to the packing lists If the accessories are incomplete or damaged please contact your RIGOL sales representative User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Appearance and Dimensions 361 6 OOO 0000 goood 0000 goood 000 0000 DO o 1788 j AALT d g 0000 Figure 1 1 Front View Unit mm Figure 1 2 Side View Unit mm User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 3 Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Prepare for Use To Adjust the Supporting Legs Users can unfold the supporting legs to use them as stands to tilt the instrument upwards for easier operation and observation Users can also fold the supporting legs when the instrument is not in use for easier storage or shipment To fold the supporting legs To unfold the supporting legs Figure 1 3 To Adjust the Supporting Legs User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 4 Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Connect to Power Please use the power cord provided with the accessories to connect the spectrum analyzer to AC power source as shown in the figure below The AC power supply specification of this spectrum analyzer is 100 240 V 45 440 Hz The power consumption of the instrument cannot exceed 50 W When the spectrum analyzer is connected to AC power supply via the power cord the instrument select
171. ty Lock Note Please do not insert other articles into the security lock hole to avoid damaging the instrument 1 30 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL To Replace the Fuse Please replace the old fuse with specified fuse according to the following steps when needed Turn off the instrument cut off the power and remove the power cord Use a small straight screw driver to prize out the fuse seat Take out the fuse seat Replace the old fuse with a specified fuse Install the fuse seat okt WN HH Fuse Seat WARNING AN Please ensure that the instrument has been turned off the power source has been cut off and the fuse to be used is a specified one before replacing the fuse in order to avoid electric shock User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 31 Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation This chapter describes in detail the function keys at the front panel and the associated functions Subjects in this chapter Basic Settings Sweep and Function Settings Measurement Settings Marker Measurements Shortcut Key System Settings User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 1 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Basic Settings FREQ Set the frequency parameters of the analyzer The analyzer sweeps within a specified frequency range and restarts sweeping every time the frequency parameters are modified The frequency range of a channel can be expressed by either of two
172. u softkeys select the desired preset type Esc exit line mode 3 UserKey Setting Define a relative function for at the front panel the defining method is as described below After that pressing User Key under any operation interface can quickly enable the pre defined function Press UserKey Set and select On Open the desired function menu such as gt Self Test gt Key Test Press User Key and the definition is finished UserKey Set turns off automatically Coup Param Set all the related parameters automatically according to the coupling relationship Definitions of the auto coupling parameters 1 CF Step This parameter maintains a coupling relationship with RBW or span in zero span or non zero span mode Refer to CF Step for more details User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 115 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Reference level The reference level input attenuation preamplifier and maximum mixing level maintain coupling relationships Refer to the introduction of equation 2 3 in Ref Level for more details Input Attenuation The input attenuation reference level preamplifier and maximum mixing level maintain coupling relationships Refer to the introduction of equation 2 3 in Ref Level for more details RBW This parameter maintains a coupling relationship with the span Refer to RBW for more details VBW This parameter maintains a coupling relationship with
173. ue in the Pass box increases by 1 and the pass ratio of the test is displayed in the P F Ratio box If any or both of the amplitudes of the two signals of 2FSK exceeds the amplitude limit range the test fails F red is displayed in the test result display window the count value in the Pass box does not change and the pass ratio of the test is displayed in the P F Ratio box e off M is displayed in the test result display window The values in the Pass box and P F Ratio box are cleared Limit Edit Set the amplitude limit range of the two signals of 2FSK in the pass fail test e Signal select the signal to be modified Ampt Up set the amplitude upper limit of signal 1 or signal 2 Ampt Down set the amplitude lower limit of signal 1 or signal 2 Mark Linel Turn marker 1 on or off When marker 1 is turned on a blue vertical line is displayed in the basic measurement window In addition the frequency at marker 1 is displayed in this menu or you can set the frequency at marker 1 via this menu You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Mark Line2 Turn marker 2 on or off When marker 2 is turned on a red vertical line is displayed in the basic measurement window In addition the frequency at marker 2 is displayed in this menu or you can set the frequency at marker 2 via this menu You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Note f the frequ
174. uence Note The minimum in non zero span mode is 1 ms User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Auto SWT Set the auto setting method of the sweep time to Normal or Accy The sweep will be faster if Normal is selected while in Accy type higher measurement precision can be obtained Mode Set the sweep mode to Single or Cont The default is Cont The corresponding icon of the sweep mode will be displayed in the status bar at the left side of the screen Single Continuous 1 Single Set the sweep mode to Single The number 10 on the parameter icon denotes the current sweep number 2 Cont Set the sweep mode to Cont The character Cont on the parameter icon denotes the analyzer is sweeping continuously Key Points ifthe instrument is in single sweep mode and no measurement function is enabled press this key and the system will enter continuous sweep mode and sweep continuously if the trigger conditions are satisfied ifthe instrument is in single sweep mode and a measurement function is on press this key and the system will enter continuous sweep mode and measure continuously if the trigger conditions are satisfied In continuous sweep mode the system will send a trigger initialization signal automatically and enter the trigger condition judgment directly after each sweep User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 29 RIGOL Chapter
175. umeric keypad and the knob on the front panel to enter the option license For example DASXZ WFDAMPGSN7VAW9HTMB8YCCA After all the characters are entered press OK to finish the input The analyzer identifies the entered license key and matches it to the corresponding option automatically At this point the option is installed and activated Y is displayed in the Active column 2 118 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Tips You can also install the option by controlling the spectrum analyzer remotely 1 Build the communication between the analyzer and PC using USB LAN or GPIB option interface About the connection method please refer to the descriptions of Remote Control 2 Send the SYSTem LKEY lt license key gt command for example SYSTem LKEY DASXZ WFDAMPGSN7VAW9HTMB8YCCA the analyzer identifies the received license key and matches it to the corresponding option automatically At this point the option is installed and activated Y is displayed in the Active column TX1000 Option DSA800 supports RIGOL TX1000 series spectrum analyzer RF Demo Kit Press this key to open the TX1000 control panel as shown in the figure below TX1000 Piss sai Ois sei Yis J8 J1 J10 4 ox ox H 2 d of S Band Pass Amplifier Band Pass Filter Filter RIGOL TX1000 RF Demo Kit 6 External LO 1 LO output lt b 10MHz Reference input 1000MHz output UserKey S
176. urement mode to single or continuous In single mode the analyzer stops after the specified number of measurements After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes the specified number of measurements and updates the measurement data In continuous mode the analyzer measures continuously This setting is only available for advanced measurement functions Single In single mode the analyzer stops after the specified number of measurements After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes the specified number of measurements and updates the measurement data This setting is only available for advanced measurement functions 2FSK Only for DSA815 Turn the 2FSK function on or off This function is only available when the 2FSK DSA815 option is installed When the 2FSK function is turned on the user interface is divided into two areas automatically the upper side is the basic measurement window and displays the sweep trace the lower side is the measurement result display window You can press Meas Setup to set the related parameters Note When the Sig Capture function is not turned on the instrument screen turns dark for a period of time when the 2FSK function is turned on or off this is a User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 49 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation normal phenomenon for mode switching When the 2FSK function is turned on after the Sig Capture function is turned on the Sig Captur
177. use the direction keys or the knob to select the desired disk or file e Dir when selected use the knob or direction keys to switch among C D and E when a USB storage device is connected disks e File when selected use the knob or direction keys to switch among files or folders under the current directory Save Save the file using the specified file type file format and file source Press this key to enter the filename editing interface and refer to To Input Filename to edit the new filename Note that the length of a filename is limited to 48 characters After finishing the filename editing press Save to save the file to the directory currently selected Press Cancel to cancel the storage operation When storing a file in a USB storage device if the filename is already in use select Cover file or Reenter Cover file press this key to replace the original file or folder Reenter press this key to return the filename input interface You can reenter a filename Expand Dir Expand E disk or the folder currently selected in E disk when a USB storage device is installed Collapse Dir Collapse E disk or the folder currently selected in E disk when a USB storage device is installed User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 127 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Recall Read the selected file and load it into the system Rename Rename a stored file Press this key to enter the filename editing interface and re
178. z 54 67 dBm Span 30 000 kHz SWT Figure 2 23 Schematic of the Marker Key Points The analyzer allows for up to four pairs of markers to be displayed at one time but only one pair or a single marker is active every time You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to modify the desired frequency or time as well as view the readouts of different points on the trace 2 82 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Select Mkr Select one of the four markers and the default is Markerl When a marker is selected you can set its type trace to be marked readout type and other related parameters The enabled marker will appear on the trace selected through the Mkr Trace option and the readouts of this marker are also displayed in the active function area and at the upper right corner of the screen Table 2 55 Marker parameters Parameter Explanation Default 3 75 GHz Range 0 to 7 5 GHz Unit Readout Frequency or Period units available are GHz MHz kHz Hz or ks s ms us NS ps Readout Time or 1 Atime units available are ks s ms us ns ps or GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Readout Frequency or Period step Span Sweep Points 1 Readout Time or 1 Atime step Sweep Time Sweep Points 1 Direction Key Step Readout Frequency or Period step Span 10 Readout Time or 1 Atime step Sweep Time 10 Normal One of
179. zero span Start Freq Set the start frequency of the current channel Press this key to switch to start stop frequency input mode The start and stop frequencies are displayed at the lower left and right sides of the grid respectively Key Points The span and center frequency vary with the start frequency The change of User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 3 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation span would affect other system parameters For more details please refer to Span In Zero Span mode the start frequency stop frequency and center frequency are always the same If one is changed the others are updated to match You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys Refer to Parameter Setting for more details Table 2 2 Start Frequency Parameter Explanation Default 0 GHz Range 0 Hz to 7 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Span gt 0 step Span 200 Span 0 step RBW 100 Min 1 Hz Direction Key Step CF step Note The range is from 0 Hz to 7 5 GHz 100 Hz in non zero span Stop Freq Set the stop frequency of the current channel Press this key to switch to start stop frequency input mode The start and stop frequencies are displayed at the lower left and right sides of the grid respectively Key Points The span and center frequency vary with the stop frequency The change of span would affect other system parameters For more deta

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