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User's Guide DSA800 Series Spectrum Analyzer

1. 1 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start Demod RIGOL Set the demodulation function Marker Read the amplitude frequency and sweep time of a certain point on the trace Marker gt Set other system parameters on the basis of the current marker value Marker Fctn Special functions of the marker such as noise marker N dB bandwidth measurement and frequency counter Peak Open the peak search menu and search for peaks immediately System Set the system parameters Print Setup Set the print parameters Storage Provide file storage and recall functions Auto Search for signals automatically within full frequency range User Key User defined shortcut key Preset Restore the system to factory settings or user defined state Z Print or save the current screen Help Turn on the built in help Note This function is an option for DSA815 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 Power Switch Flash on and
2. 2 Use the knob When the parameter is editable namely when the parameter is selected turn the knob clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the parameter value at specified step 1 Press FREQ gt Center Freq 2 Rotate the knob until the parameter is set to a certain value 800 MHz Figure 1 11 The Knob Note in the storage function the knod can also be used to select the currentpath 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 specific step using the direction keys 1 Press FREQ gt Center Freq 2 Press up down direction key until the parameter is set to a certain value 800 MHz 1 22 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL ws Le 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 number and 1 Enter the filename input interface Press Storage and select the desired file type and storage location Then He press Save to enter the filename input interface You can press Eo to switch among English Chinese and number input modes Enter to Confirm BY E
3. 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 41 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Power Sweep 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 within the specified power range see Power Range When disabled the TG output is fixed at the specified power see TG Note this function in not available in zero span mode Ampl dBm A POWE soso Sse cso g ees caren ys ee soars oe are pane E N ey eens E Ge ee Range 2 oe a TG Level 5 Start Freq TG Output Stop Freq Freq Hz Figure 2 12 Power Sweep Power Range 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 2 42 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 23 Power Range of TG Parameter Explanation Default 0 dB Range 0 dB to 20 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step
4. 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 and direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 48 Number of Harmonics for Harmo Dist Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 2 to 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 and direction keys to modify this parameter User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Table 2 49 Sweep Time for Harmonic Measurement Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Parameter Description Default 50 ms Range 20 us to 1 5 ks Unit Ks s ms US NS pS Knob Step 1 us Direction Key Step 1 us User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation TOI Measurement Interface gRef 0 00 dBm 100 Center Freq RBW 1 000 kHz VBW TOI Base Lower Base Upper 3rd Order
5. RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start connection is in process EE denote the connection succeeds the print finishes or the printer is idle displayed alternatively denote the print is in process E denote the print has been paused 7 Print process Show the current print copy and total print copies 8 USB storage device is displayed when USB storage device is status installed 9 Operation status Display Local in local mode or Rmt in remote mode 10 Menu title Function of the current menu 11 Menu items Menu items of the current function 12 Reference level Reference level 13 Active function area Current parameter and its value 14 Attenuator settings Attenuator settings 15 Display line Reading the reference and the threshold condition for peak value display 16 Trigger level Set the trigger level in video trigger 17 Average times Average times of trace 18 Cursor X Current X value of the cursor Note that X indicates different physical quantities in different functions 19 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 dosen t complete after the system parameters have been modified 21 Menu page number Show the total number of pages and current page number 22 Sweep position Current sweep position 23 Sweep time Sweep time 24 Span or stop The frequency range
6. Letter Selecting Area Uppercase Lowercase Letters Entered English Input Mode a English Input Mode Numbers Entered Number Input Mode b Number Input Mode 1 24 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start 2 RIGOL ias ra m 2m 3B 4 SE ok na ssi XE ads p Pinyin Selecting Area Chinese Character Selecting Arear Chinese Characters Entered Chinese Input Mode c Chinese Input Mode Figure 1 13 Filename Input Interface Tip If USB storage device is currently connected the instrument will also enter the filename input interface when is pressed Input English Filename 1 2 3 Press EAM to switch to English input mode You can also press lad to switch between upper and lower cases At this point the corresponding label is displayed at the lower right corner of the filename input interface Press the key of the desired letter At this point the letters available are displayed in the letter selecting area Press this key repeatedly until the desired letter is selected the background color of the letter becomes brown Then press Enter to input the desired letter Use the above method to input the other letters Input Chinese Filename 1 2 e i Press to switch to Chinese input mode T9 input method At this point the corresponding label is displayed at the lower right corner of the filename input interface Press
7. Noise Mkr Execute the Noise marker function for the selected marker and read the noise power spectral density Key Points If the current marker is Off in the Marker 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 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 The N dB BW denotes the frequency difference between 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 below 2 86 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation o Ref 0 00 dBm E Att 10098 Marker1 160 01 MHz N dB BW 553 670 kHz 10 00 dB 100 Center Freq 60 MHZ Span RBW VBW 30 000 kHz Figure 2 24 N dB BW measurement Key Points RIGOL 5 30 dBm 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 would be displayed if the search fails You can use the numeric keys knob or
8. Span Set the frequency range of the current channel Press this key to switch to center frequency span input mode and 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 automatically In manual span 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 and the change of RBW may influence VBW in Auto VBW mode 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 For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 5 Span Parameter Explanation Default 1 5 GHz Range 0 Hz to 1 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 9 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Full Span Set the span of the analyzer to the maximum
9. 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 the Non zero span the screen shows the time domain characteristics of the fixed frequency component in zero span mode The following functions are invalid in Zero span mode FREQ Peak gt CF and Signal Track 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 Marker gt Readout Frequency Period and 1 ATime valid in Delta marker type ITG Power Sweep Zoom In Set the span to half of its current value At this point the signal on the screen is zommed in on 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 on to gain more information about the signal 2 10 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Last Span Set the span to the previous span setting User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL 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 pro
10. and the delta marker selecting Delta respectively This is different from the Delta type marker in that you can modify both the reference and 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 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 and move their center position left value decreases or right value increases This is different from the Delta type marker in that you can modify both the reference marker and delta marker at the same time 2 80 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Off Turn off the marker currently selected The marker i
11. 102 Syntax error An unrecognizable command or data type was encountered for example a string not supported by the device was received 103 Invalid separator The parser was expecting a separator but recieved an illegal character for example the semicolon following a program message was omitted EMC 1 CH1 VOLTS 5 104 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 105 GET not allowed A Group Execute Trigger was contained in a program message see IEEE 488 2 7 7 108 Parameter not allowed More parameters were received than expected for the header for example the EMC common command only accepts one parameter so EMC 0 1 is not allowed 109 Missing parameter Fewer parameters were contained than required in the header for example the EMC common command requires one parameter so EMC is not allowed 110 Command header error 4 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 111 112 113 114 115 120 121 123 124 128 An error was detected in the header This error message is always used when the device cannot detect the more specific errors described in errors 111 to 119 Header separator error An illegal header separator was encountered while parsing the header for example no space is allowed following the header thus GM
12. G Fo 9 5 Cam re Se ee 6 Figure 1 5 Front Panel Table 1 1 Front Panel Description Description Description LCD Tracking generator output Menu softkeys menu control keys Earphone jack Function key area USB Host Knob Power switch Direction keys Help Numeric Keyboard Print RF input Preset Note This function is an option for DSA815 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 7 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start Front Panel Function Keys Marker Mark Marker ar er Control Print Setup Figure 1 6 Function Key Area Table 1 2 Function keys description Description Set the center start and stop frequency 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 impedence Execute auto scale and auto range as well as turn on the RF preamplifier Set the resolution bandwidth RBW and video bandwidth BW Det VBW Set the detector and filter types Sweep Trig Set the sweep and trigger parameters Trace P F Set aie parameters related to trace Configure the Pass Fail test TG Set the tracking generator Meas Select and control the measurement function Meas Setup Set the parameters for the selected measurement function
13. 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 the continuous mode and sweep continuously if all 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 the continuous sweep mode and measure continuously if all the trigger conditions are satisfied In continuous 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 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 specified number o
14. Input 50 Q MaxMixL 10 dBm BW Det BW RBW Auto 1 MHz VBW Auto 1 MHz V R Ratio 1 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 97 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Detector Det Type Pos Peak Filter Type Gauss Sweep Trig Sweep Time Auto 50 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 Ti B T2 Const 0 Operate off P F Limit Upper Test off X axis Freq Freq Interp Lin Fail Stop On Beeper off TG TG Off Power Sweep Off Power Range 0 dB Ref Trace Off TG Level 20 dBm 2 98 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 dB T Power Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp TP Type Peak Start Line 0 us Stop Line 50 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 Avg Num Off 10 Avg Mode Exp Max Hold Off OBW Span 2 MHz Power Ratio
15. Normal Display the first ten qualified peaks in the table 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 System 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 System Display in the table User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 93 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Shortcut Key Auto Search for signals automatically throughout the full frequency range and adjust the frequency and amplitude for optimum display effect of the signal thus realizing one key signal search and auto setting of parameters go Ref_0 00 dBm Att 1008 100 Center Freq 750 00 MHz Span RBW 1 0000 MHz VBW 1 0000 MHz SWT Figure 2 27 Before Auto Search 2 94 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL _5 Ref_ 5 00 dBm Att 10 dB 15 95 105 Center Freq 5 MHZ Span 10 000 MHz 3 300 00 kHz SWT 10 000 ms Figure 2 28 After Auto Search Key Points Inthe process of auto search the backlight of Autol turns on and Auto Tune is shown in the status bar on the screen until the search is finished Durint the auto search press Auto to stop the search Some parameters such as the reference level scale input attenuation and maximu
16. VSWR Measurement Kit Option Standard with Preamplifier and AM FM Demodulation Function Various measurement functions option 1 5 GHz Tracking Generator option 8 inche 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 Compact design with only 9 4 Ibs User s Guide for DSA800 Series VII 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 analyzer as well as the service and support information VIII User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Format Conventions in this manual 1 Buttons The keys at the front panel are usually denoted by the format of Button name Bold te
17. menu For example press Corrections to enter directly Corrections 1 20 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 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 21 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 MHz by pressing Enter or select the desired unit from the popup menu
18. ready for printing PictBridge printer disconnected Printing task finished Printing task paused Printing task has been paused due to an error please solve the problem and select RESUME For the cause of the error please refer to the message list Printing task stopped An irretrievable error occurred during printing please select Cancel to stop the printing Printing task canceled Printing task resumed U Disk connected USB storage device has already been connected and is waiting for initialization U Disk installed successfully U Disk removed Start updating firmware The firmware is updating please wait and keep the USB storage device connected For any problem please contact RIGOL technical support Updating firmware completed Firmware update is finished and the new firmware program will be executed automatically when you restart the device Saving file completed To Recover file existed Load data with old revision Load data from the old edition to the current system The data User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 18 19 20 30 31 32 41 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 might not be correctly recognized and the instrument might not work normally The last spell char is allowed to input Please select the valid file type U Disk is not connected LAN connected LAN disconnected Netw
19. 10 dB Normalize RIGOL Eliminate the error of TG Level Before using this function connect the GEN OUTPUT 50 Q output terminal of the TG with the RF INPUT 50 Q 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 storing the reference trace the corresponding prompt message is displayed When normalization is enabled the corresponding value of the reference trace will be substracted from the trace data after every sweep 3 Norm Ref Lvl Adjust the vertical position of the trace on the screen when normalization is enabled Being different from the Ref Level function in the 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 43 RIGOL Table 2 24 Reference level under normalization Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 P
20. 4 Enter 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 the character currently selected by the cursor 5 Esc 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 tol 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 6 Back 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 1 2 3 9 Figure 1 9 Rear Panel 1 AC Power Connector Available AC power supply types 100 V 240 V 45 Hz 440 Hz 2 Fuse Seat Lid Open the fuse lid and 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 anal
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22. DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL The function is invalid in Zero span mode Mkr gt Stop Set the stop frequency of the analyzer to the frequency of the current marker If Normal marker is selected the stop frequency will be set to the frequency of the current marker If 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 If Normal marker is selected the reference level will be set to the amplitude of the current marker If 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 The function is invalid in Zero span mode MkrA gt Span Set the span of the analyzer to the frequency difference between the two markers in Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker type The function is invalid in Zero span mode User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 85 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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
23. File types available include All Setup State Trace Corrections Measure Marker Table Peak Table and Limit The default is All For the details about each type of file see the table below Note Measure Marker Table and Peak Table in File Type are only available when the corresponding functions are enabled Table 2 65 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 the State files and Local D supports all types of files except Measure Marker Table and Peak Table Format Press Storage gt Format to set the storage format of the file to BIN default or CSV BIN binary file format CSV character file that can be read by editors such as Excel and supports all data processings under Excel such as drawing histogram Note this menu is available only when external memory is connected User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 119 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation File Sourse Press Storage gt File Sourse 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 Trac
24. Freq 45 500 MHz RBW Channel Power Channel Power Power Spectral Density 8 VBW Avg Mode 6 22 dBm dBm Hz Exp Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Marker1 45 500 MHz 16 34 dBm Span 10 000 MHz SWT 10 000 ms Avg Num 1 10 Integ BW 40 CH Pwr Span 10 01 Figure 2 16 Channel Power Measurement Interface Measurement Results channel power and power spectral density Channel Power power within the integration bandwidth 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 Avg Num Specify the number of measurement 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 58 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Table 2 34 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 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
25. Operation RIGOL 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 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 47 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Meas Mode Set the
26. Peak For each trace point Positive Peak detector displays the maximum value of data sampled within the corresponding time interval 2 Neg Peak User s Guide for DSA800 Series For each trace point Negative Peak detector displays the minimum value of data sampled within the corresponding time interval RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 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 and for an even numbered data point the minimum value is displayed In this way the amplitude variation range of the signal is clearly shown RMS Avg For each data point perform mean square root operation see the equation below of the sample data within the corresponding time interval and display the result In this type noise can be rejected and weak signals can be clearly observed N 1 Veus gt ae yy 2 8 i l Wherein Vus is the mean square root of voltage in V N is the number of sample values for each point displayed v is the envelop of the sample value in V The reference resistance R the reference impedance can be used for 2 F vV power calculat
27. Source Ti User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 101 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Browser File Input Style English Prefix Switch Off Print 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 DSA815 installed with the corresponding option 2 102 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Print Press g 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 Ifan 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 in the USB storage device If 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 2 103 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation System Settings System Set the system parameters Language DSA800 supports multi language menu Chinese and English bulid in help and popup
28. _42Ref_ 12 00 dBm Att 1008 11 2 enter freq 45 516 MHz Span RBW 100 00 kHz VBW 100 00 kHz SWT Occupied BandWidth p Avg Mode Exp Avg Num Occupied BandWidth 333 kHz OBW Span Transmit Freq Error K Power Ratio Figure 2 17 OBW Measurement Interface Measurement Results occupied bandwidth and transmit frequency error Occupied Bandwidth integrate the power within the whole span and then calculate the bandwidth occupied by the power according to 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 measurement 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 61 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 37 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
29. automatically and Ext Ref on the screen disappears 10MHz IN and 10MHz OUT connectors are usually used to build synchronization among multiple instruments Handle Users can adjust the handle to the vertical position for easier carrying of the analyzer User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start User Interface Status pRef 0 00 dBm Att id Center Frequency 750 000000 MHz RIGOL 999 999 p Frequency Marker1 Center Freq 750 00000 MHz Start Freq DL 27 00 dBm OHz Stop Freq 141 5000000 GHz TL 45 00 dBm CF Step 150 00000 MHz Manual Signal Track On Peak gt CF UserKey Set System CF gt Step 100 r Center Freq RBW 29 28 Span VBW 1 0090 MHz SWT 70 s 1 1 27 26 24 23 22 Figure 1 10 User Interface Table 1 3 User interface labels Description RIGOL Logo of RIGOL 2 System status Auto Tune UNCAL and Auto Range Identification Wait for Trigger are displayed in Calibrating different place as others refer to the figure above UNCAL Measurement Uncalibrated Identification LXI Identification External reference Ext Ref Time System time Input impedance Show 75Q if the current input impedance is 752 Oo Or B Ww Printer status E displayed alternatively denote the printer User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 17
30. best match for your hardware 4 lt Back Cancel 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 D Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next IF you cee have a disk that contains the driver you want to install click Have Disk V Show compatible hardware Model C SB Test and Measurement Device ea 5 A This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why driver signing is important 6 Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software D fad USB Test and Measurement Device Hardware Update Wizard Completing the Hardware Update Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Q USB Test and Measurement Device Click Finish to close the wizard 7 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 5 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control 3 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 instructions in I O Settings Programming Then you can select a familiar software developing tool for programming The develop
31. continuous and you can control the measurement including Restart Pause and Resume VSWR Turn on or off the VSWR measurement function This function is an option for DSA815 Turn on the VSWR measurement function 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 Meas Setup 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 1 5 GHz TG are installed Enable the VSWR measurement and the TG and the backlights of Meas and ITG at the front panel turns on Measurement Function This function is an option for DSA815 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 45 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 1 T Power Ths 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 to set the corresponding parameters 2 ACP Measure the powers
32. correction data When Correction is On both the trace and related measurement results will be corrected and the corresponding icon tas is shown in the status bar at the left of the screen 1 Select Select a correction factor from Antenna Cable Other and User for the current correction and the default is Off After chooosing correction factors press Correction to enable the chosen correction factors Multiple correction factors can be enabled at the same time 2 Correction Enable or disable amplitude correction and the default is Off When 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 3 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 correction data can be stored in internal or external memory 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 The edit point can only increase continuously namely the point can only increase to 2 after point 1 is edited 2 20 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Table 2 10 Edit menus of A
33. measurement mode to single or continuous In single mode the analyzer stops after a specified number of measurements After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes 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 a specified number of measurements After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes specified number of measurements and updates the measurement data This setting is only available for advanced measurement functions 2 48 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Meas Setup Open the parameter setting menu of the function selected in the Meas menu This key is only available when the function is enabled VSWR Measurement Interface RIGOL Status go Ref 0 00 dBm Att 30 Cal Open VSWR Marker 1 2 3 4 Marker State VBW 1 0000 MHz 0 Off UserKey Set Marker gt Mkr4 gt CF 60 A gt dB Center Freq 4 AHZ RBW Ref Lvl Marker Trace Return Loss Refl Coefficient me 40 00 dB 24 62 dB Figure 2 13 VSWR Measurement Interface Measurerment Results return loss reflection coefficient and VSWR This measurement requires the VSWR VSWR bridge and TG options Two measurements have to be performed according to the measurement wizard at the
34. of the active function area for convenient observation of the trace Selectable positions are Top default Center and Bottom Pressing Esd key closes the display of the active function area 3 Graticule Set the brightness of the grid to highlight the display of the trace You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 62 Graticule Parameter Explanation Default 3 Range 0 to 10 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 109 RIGOL 4 Scr State Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Turn on or off the screen and the default is On If you select Off The display was locked please press Esc to unlock will be displayed At this point the screen stops updating and the measurement speed improves In remote mode the screen is always locked 5 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 63 Brightness setting Parameter Explanation Default 2 Range 0to7 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 6 Userkey Turn on or off the display of the definition of 7 Msg Switch UserKey in the main interface Enable or disable the display of messages The types
35. span would affect other system parameters For more details please refer to Span You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys knob or direction keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting 2 4 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 3 Stop frequency Parameter Explanation Default 1 5 GHz Range 0 Hz to 1 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 1 5 GHz in non zero span CF Step RIGOL 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 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 4 CF step Parameter Explanation Default 150 MHz Range 1 Hz to 1 5 GH
36. 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 35 Integration Bandwidth for Chan Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 1 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Integration BW 100 the minimum is 1 Hz Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence 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 bandwidthx20 is from integration bandwidth to integration 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 36 Channel Power Span for Chan Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 3 MHz Range 100 Hz to 1 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 Interface
37. 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 mian channel bandwidth 20 to mian channel bandwidthx20 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 32 Adjacent Channel Bandwidth for ACP Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 500 MHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz 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 RIGOL 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 33 Channel Spacing for ACP Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 500 MHz 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 RIGOL Chan Pwr Measurement Interface _47Ref 12 00 dBm i Att 11 Center
38. 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 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 disabled when Max Hold is enabled 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 41 Span for EBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 1 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 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 thi
39. was available Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team Self test failed The self test failed For more information please refer to the result of the Self test Calibration failed The calibration failed Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 15 RIGOL 350 360 365 300 301 302 303 304 310 311 312 320 321 322 4 16 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message 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 Communication error Time out error Communicating with USB GPIB interface converter times out Please restart the converter Print paper error Fail to print Please check whether the print paper is available and in the correct position Print ink error Fail to print Please check the quantity of ink or confirm whether the ink box is installed correctly Print hardware error Fail to print Indicate that a printer hardware error has occurred Please check it Print file type error Fail to print owing 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 occ
40. 0 You can use the numeric keys knob and direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 46 Carrier Bandwidth for C N Ratio Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 500 MHz 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Harmo Dist Measurement Interface oRef 0 00 dBm Att 100 center Freq 40 000 MHz Span RBW 1 0000 MHz VBW 1 0000 MHz SWT Harmonic Distortion Avg Mode Exp Avg Num THD 160 Real Harmonics 10 Sweep Time 50 000 mS 4 M 9 80 dBm 5 00 000000 MHz dBm 10 400 0 00 MHZ 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 measurement 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 70 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 47 Average Number for Harmo Dist Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1
41. 0 dBm to 0 dBm Unit dBm dBm mV uV Knob Step 1 dBm Direction Key Step 1 dBm Peak Search Set the peak search condition The available options are Maximum and Para If Max is selected the system searches for the maximum on the trace If Para is selected the system searches for the peak that meets the parameter condition on the trace This setting applies only to the peak search executed by pressing Peak 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 peaks with frequency and amplitude that meet the peak search condition Up to 10 peaks can be displayed in the table 2 92 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL The peak table currently opened can be stored in internal or external memory and be recalled when needed Press Storage to save the peak table according to the method introduced in Storage Ref 10 00 dam Att O08 Marker1 99 450 MHz 11 21 dBm i 10 0 Center Freq 255 00 MHz Span RBW 0 MHz VBW 1 0000 MHz Peak Table Peak X Axis 1 c Figure 2 26 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
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43. 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz Uncertainty frequency indication x frequency reference uncertainty counter resolution Note Frequency Reference Uncertainty aging rate x period since the last calibration temperature drift Frequency Span Range DSA815 0 Hz 100 Hz to 1 5 GHz Uncertainty span sweep points 1 5 2 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL SSB Phase Noise Carrier Offset 10 kHz lt 80 dBc Hz Bandwidth Resolution Bandwidth 100 Hz to 1 MHz in 1 3 10 3 dB sequence ae Bandwidth Option 200 Hz 9 KHz 120 kHz RBW Uncertainty lt 5 nominal Resolution Filter Shape Factor 60 dB 3 dB lt 5 nominal Video Bandwidth 3 dB 1 Hz to 3 MHz in 1 3 10 sequence Amplitude Measurement Range Range DANL to 20 dBm Maximum rated input level DC Voltage 50 V CW RF Power RF attenuation 30 dB 20 dBm 100 mW Max Damage Level 30 dBm 1W Note When input level gt 25 dBm preamplifier off or 5 dBm preamplifier on the protection switch will be on Displayed Average Noise Level DANL 0 dB RF Attenuation RBW VBW 100 Hz Sample Detector Trace Average 50 DANL Preamplifier Off 100 kHz to 1 MHz lt 90 dBm typical 110 dBm 1 MHz to 1 5 GHz lt 110 dBm 6 x f 1GHz
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45. 199 2 Error Message Warn you that the current operation cannot be executed and has been ignored or paused for some reason The message is always marked with an E icon and displayed on the screen in message box for several seconds and then disappears 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 IEEE488 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 IEEE488 2 10 Message number 199 to 100 2 Execution Error 4 4 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message User s Guide for DSA800 Series Indicate an execution error is detected by the Execution Control Block Possible reasons are A parameter following a header is evaluated by the device as outside of its legal input range The command could not be properly responded to due to the current device cond
46. 3 33 INSTR DSA8A134400002 00 00 00 00 06 Figure 3 6 Write and Read Commands via LAN 3 10 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control 6 Load LXI webpage Beyond Measure RIGOL Wi feb Enable DSA The analyzer conforms to LXI C standards You can load LXI webpage conveniently through Ultra Sigma right click the resource name and select LXI Web On the webpage some important information about the analyzer such as the model manufacturer serial number description MAC address and IP address is shown as shown in the figure below Welcome to Web of DSA nt DSA815A Rigol Technologies erial Number DSABA113800019 rigollan M 13 01 22 33 1A 7 172 16 3 33 evision 00 00 00 00 04 J TCPIP0 172 16 3 33 INSTR Auto MDIX Capable NO VISA USB Connect String Web Identification Indicator 2008 RIGOL Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved 1 2 3 4 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Figure 3 7 LXI Webpage Remote Control via GPIB 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 GPIB address Set the GPIB address of the analyzer according to the description in GPIB of I O Settings Search device resource St
47. 800 Series 1 1 RIGOL General Inspection 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 notify 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 Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Appearance and Dimensions 361 6 See oe ee 383 E S eee eee a m eee eee z a eee B 565859 Et ON 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 up
48. 800 supports SCPI 1999 1 version When the instrument is in remote mode the Em icon is displayed in the user interface and the front panel keys except Esd 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 SCPI 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 Help 2 Build Communication between Instrument and PC You need to build the communication between the analyzer and PC USB interface Use USB cable to connect the analyzer and PC At this point the hardware update wizard dialog box is displayed Then follow the instr
49. 99 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 99 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 50 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 Mkr Trace Auto Readout Frequency Mkr Table Off Peak Cont Peak Off 2 100 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Peak Search Max Pk Excursn 10 dB Pk Thresh 90 dBm Peak Table Off Peak Sort Freq Pk Readout Normal Mkr Fctn Mkr Fetn Off N dB BW 3 dB Freq Count State Off Resolution Auto 1 kHz System Preset Type Factory Power On Preset Language English 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 Time Date On Self Cal On Display Line Off 0 dBm Active Fctn Top Graticule 3 Scr State On Brightness 2 UserKey On Msg Switch On Storage File Type All Format BIN File
50. A815 GPIB1 18 INSTR 2011 11 1 17 01 46 076 Figure 3 10 Write and Read Commands via GPIB User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 13 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 Info I 2 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 select one with these specifications 250V AC T2A 5 mmx20 mm The key is unresponsive or gives a wrong response 1 Press all t
51. C MACRO is wrong Program mnemonic too long The header contains more that twelve characters see IEEE 488 2 7 6 1 4 1 Undefined header The 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 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 f
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53. GOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 4 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 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 opened markers 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 internal or external memory and be recalled when needed Press Storage to save the marker table according to the method introduced in Storage 2 82 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 2011 12 03 E gRef 6 00 dBm Att Marker1 159 06 N 71 85 dBm Center Freq RBW 3 3 000 kHz Marker Table Marker 1D 2R 2D 3R Figure 2 23 Marker Table All Off Turn off all the open
54. IB 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 60 GPIB address Parameter Explanation Default 18 Range 0 to 30 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 Display Control the screen display of the analyzer such as setting the display line active function area graticule 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 measurement result or the threshold 2 108 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 61 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
55. Lower 3rd Order Upper Att 100 10 MHz 1 000 kHz Avg Mode Freq dBm 100 000000 5 70 dBm dBm Bm 100 400000 MHz 60 93 dBm RIGOL Span SWT Avg Num dBc Intercept 0 00 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 Measurement Parameters average number average mode and span 1 Avg Num Specify the number of measurement 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 73 RIGOL Table 2 50 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 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 Span This span whi
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57. 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 2 24 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Table 2 14 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 sweeped 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 etc the captuered data using the detector selected currently then display the processed data one point on the screen Key Points Select an appropriate 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
58. RIGOL User s Guide DSA800 Series Spectrum Analyzer Dec 2011 RIGOL Technologies Inc RIGOL Guaranty and Declaration Copyright 2011 RIGOL Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Trademark Information RIGOL is a registered trademark of RIGOL Technologies Inc Publication Number UGD03103 1110 Notices RIGOL products are protected by patent law in and outside of P R C RIGOL Technologies Inc 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 RIGOL shall not be liable for losses caused by either incidental or consequential 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 or photocopied or rearranged without prior written approval of RIGOL Product Certification RIGOL guarantees this product conforms to the national and industrial standards in China International standard conformance certification is in progress e g ISO At present the analyzer has passed CE PictBridge LXI and cTUVus certification Contact Us If you have any problem or requirement when using our products please contact RIGOL Technologies Inc or your local distributors or visit www rigol com User s Guide for DSA800 Series I RIGOL Safety Requirement Gen
59. Series 2 75 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 52 Volume Parameter Explanation Default 100 Range 0 to 255 Unit N A Knob Step 10 Direction Key Step 20 3 Demod Time Set the time interval 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 53 Demod Time Parameter Explanation Default 100 ms Range 5 ms to 1000s Unit ks s ms US NS PS Knob Step 0 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 sto 100s step 1 s 100 s to 1000 s step 10 s Direction Key Step in 1 2 5 sequence 2 76 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 the amplitude frequency and sweep time of the marked point on the trace 51 Ref 51 00 dBm N Att 0 dB E Marker1 300 03 MHz 54 67 dBm Span VBW 30 000 kHz SWT Figure 2 22 Schematic of the marker Key Points The analyzer allows for up to four pairs of markers to be displayed at one time but only
60. The system calculates the sample data using a specific operation method according to the trace type selected and displays the result Trace types contain 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 The trace continuously displays the points during the sweep of the analyzer 2 34 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 2 Max Hold Maintain the maximum for each point of the trace and update the trace point if a new maximum is generated in successive sweeps Min Hold Maintain the minimum for each point of the trace and update the trace point if a new minimum is generated in successive sweeps Video Avg Display the logarithmic average for each point of the trace Traces in this type are smoother Power Avg Display the average of each point of the trace Traces in this type are smoother 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 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 oth
61. USB TMC LAN 10 100 Base T RJ 45 LXI C Class IEC IEEE BUS GPIB with USB GPIB interface converter option IEEE 488 2 Mass Memory Mass Memory Internal Memory USB Storage Device not supplied Power Supply Input Voltage Range AC 100 V to 240 V nominal AC Supply Frequency 45 Hz to 440 Hz Power Consumption Typical 35 W Max 50 W with all options Range Temperature Operating 5 to 40 C Temperature Range Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 9 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications Dimensions WxHxD 361 6 mm x 178 8 mm x 128mm 14 2 inches x 7 0 inches x 5 0 inches Weight With Tracking 4 25 kg 9 4 Ibs Generator User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 6 Appendix RIGOL Chapter 6 Appendix Appendix A Ordering Infomation SS pee e Model Specunny Analyzer 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz with DSA815 preamplifier eer Standard Quick Guide Hard Copy QGD03X00 Accessories CDROM User s Guide Programming Guide So o Power Cord C a Filter amp Quasi Peak Detector Kit for DSA815 DSA800 EMI VSWR Measurement Kit for DSA815 only DSA800 VSWR VSWR Bridge VB1020 Options Advanced Measurement Kit for DSA815 only DSA800 AMK 1 5 GHz Tracking Generator for DSA815 only RF Demo Kit Transmitter USB to GPIB Interface Converter Rack Mount Kit DSA Access
62. User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Peak Open the peak search setting menu and execute peak search Key Points If Max is selected in Search Para gt Peak Search the system will search and mark the maximum on the trace If Param is selected in Search Para gt Peak Search the system will search 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 and mark the peak whose amplitude is closest to that of the current peak and which meets the peak search condition Peak Right Search 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 and mark the nearest peak which is located at the left side of the current peak and meets the peak search condition 2 90 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Min Search Search and mark the peak with the minimum amplitude on the trace Peak Peak Execute peak search and minimum search at the samt time and mark the results with a pair of markers Wherein the result of peak search is marked with the delta marker
63. a Sigma and click LAN Then click Search in the pop up window and the software starts searching the analyzer resources connected to LAN When a LAN resource is found the name of it will be displayed in the resource box on the right side of the panel Select the desired resourse and click BEREN to add the resource User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 8 Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL As shown in the figures below Create LAH Instrument Resource Remove Manual Input LAN Instrument IP TEST J Add Auto detect of LAN Instrument I Create LAH Instrument Resource Remove Manual Input LAN Instrument IP TCPIP 172 16 Auto detect of LAN Instrument Search b Figure 3 4 Search LAN Resources 4 View the resourse The resources that have been found successfully are shown under the RIGOL Online Resource catalog as shown in the figure on the next page User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 9 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control LAN GPIB USB TMC RS232 IVI Config Verify All i GOL Online Resource 315 IVI Class DriverControl Other Online Resource IDN Rigol Tech 5 344000 10 00 00 00 06 Figure 3 5 View the Resource 5 Communication test Right click the resource name such as DSA815 TCPIP 172 16 3 33 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 ed to TCPIP 172 16
64. alid User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 117 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Storage DSA800 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 C disk provide 6 state file storage locations Users can store 6 state files through System gt Reset Save Preset D disk provide storage locations for various kinds of files such as setup state and trace E disk available when USB storage device connected to the USB Host interface at the front panel is detected Press Storage at the front panel to enter the storage and recall interface 10 00 07 2011 11 12 Local Storage File Type File Name e am oc 0 el am bmp 5 Mobile Disk ERB jw bm Blin bmp Browser Dir Save Expand Dir Collapse Dir 1 3 Figure 2 31 File Manager Note DSA800 can only recognize files with filenames consisting of Chinese characters English characters numbers and underscore If the filename or folder name contains other characters the file or folder might not be displayed normally in the storage and recall interface 2 118 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL File Type Press Storage gt File Type to select the desired file type
65. alified service personnel before further operations Any maintenance adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel Keep Well Ventilated Inadequate ventilation may cause an increase of temperature or damage to the device So please keep 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 in a humid environment Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere In order to avoid damages 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 air please keep the surface of device clean and dry Electrostatic Prevention Operate in an electrostatic discharge protective area environment to avoid damages induced by static discharges Always ground both the internal and external conductors of the cable to release static before connecting Handling Safety Please handle with care during transportation to avoid damages to buttons knob interfaces and other parts on the panels User s Guide for DSA800 Series III RIGOL Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual WARNING AN Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in inj
66. 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 always tracks the signal with the same amplitude as the marker before Signal Track was enabled and uses the frequency of this signal 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 Guide for DSA800 Series 2 91 RIGOL Table 2 57 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 58 PK Thresh Parameter Explanation Default 90 dBm Range 20
67. ar scale The default is dBm Key Points The conversion relationships between units 2 dBm 10log vous x 2 4 R 0 001W 6 dBuV 20log eer 2 5 LuV 3 anay ado Oee 2 6 ImV 2 Wane 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 2 16 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL on the screen You can modify this parameter using the numeric keys For more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 9 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 4g Ref 15 00 dBm Att 158 105 Hz VBW 100 00 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 5 Center Freq 50 Z Span RBW 1 Z VBW 100 0C kHz SWT Figure 2 7 After Auto Range Key Points Unlike Auto Sca
68. art up Ultra Sigma and click to open the panel as shown in the figure below Then click Search and the software starts searching the GPIB device resources connected to PC automatically When a GPIB resource is found the device source descriptor of it will be RIGOL RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control displayed on the right side of the panel RS232 Setting GPIB Setting Remove OK GPIBO 0 INSTR GPIBO 0 INSTR Fi Hyper channel Search TEST Figure 3 8 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 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 x and return back to the main interface of Ultra Sigma The resources that have been found successfully at present are shown under the RIGOL Online Resource catalog LAN GPIB USB TMC RS232 IVI Config Verify All i IVI Class Other Online R instrument Figure 3 9 View the GPIB Resource 3 12 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL 6 Communication test Right click the resource name such as DSA815 GPIB1 18 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 DS
69. aximum 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 8 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 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 Div is invalid The unit of Y axis will automatically switch to the default User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 15 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Volts in Lin scale type when the scale type is changed from Log to Lin The scale type does not affect the unit of Y axis Units Set the unit of the Y axis to dBm dBmV dBuV Volts or Watts Wherein dBm dBmvV and dBuV are for Log scale Volts and Watts are for Line
70. ch 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 51 Span for TOI Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 1 5 GHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step TOI Distortion 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 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 and place it at the center frequency for AM or FM demodulation 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 separately denotes the frequency and amplitude of the signal Demod Setup 1 Earphone 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 User s Guide for DSA800
71. d in E disk when USB storage device is installed 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 refer to the To Input Filename to edit the new filename Then press Save to save the file with the new filename Delete Detele 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 121 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 Replace file press this key to replace the directory or file with the same name under the current path Cancel press this key to cancel the paste operation 3 Aplly To Apply the state file selected in the external memory to the specified user defined configuration User1 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 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 save the folde
72. dB typical 115 dBm User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 3 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications DANL Preamplifier On 100 kHz to 1 MHz lt 110 dBm typical 130 dBm 1 MHz to 1 5 GHz lt 130 dBm 6 x f 1 MHz dB typical 135 dBm Level Display Range Log Scale 1 dB to 200 dB Linear Scale 0 to Reference Level Number of Points 601 Number of Traces 3 Math Trace Trace Detector Normal Positive peak Negative peak Sample RMS Voltage Average Quasi Peak Trace Function Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold Average Freeze Blank Scale Unit dBm dBmV dBpV nV uV mV V nW W mW W Frequency Response 10 dB RF Attenuation Relative to 50 MHz 20 C to 30 C Preamplifier On Frequency Response 100 kHz to 1 5 GHz lt 0 7 dB Preamplifier Off Frequency Response 1 MHz to 1 5 GHz lt 1 0 dB Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty Setting Range 0 to 30 dB in 1 dB step Switching Uncertainty fc 50 MHz relative to 10 dB 20 C to 30 C lt 0 5 dB Absolute Amplitude Uncertainty Uncertainty fc 50 MHz peak detector preamplifier off 10 dB RF attenuation input 0 4 dB 5 4 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL signal 10 dBm 20 C to 30 C RBW Switching Uncertainty U
73. direction keys to modify the value of N for more details please refer to Parameter Setting Table 2 55 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 opened noise marker or N dB BW measurement but not the marker itself User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 87 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Freq Count 12Ref 12 00 dBm Att 10 dB Cntr1 45 500195 MHz 16 36 dBm Marker 45 500000 MHz 16 36 dBm 300 00 kHz Figure 2 25 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 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 2 88 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 56 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 10 times Step RIGOL
74. e If you need a specific calibration after the stated calibration period contact RIGOL or get paid service from authorized measurement agencies The analyzer provides self calibration function If required press System gt Calibrate gt Self Cal and the instrument will perform self calibration automatically once the operating temperature changes 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 the purpose and severity Information Message Error Message and Status Message To get accurate measurements and specific working status of the analyzer you should be familiar with these messages 1 Information Message Give a clue that the current task has been finished or the analyzer has entered a specified state The message is always marked with an W icon and displayed on the screen in message box for several seconds and then disappears automatically You can also press any key to clear the message Message number 1
75. e the Format is set to CSV and external memory is connected 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 Browser Press Storage gt Browser to set browser type to Dir directory or File You can use the direction keys or the knob to select the desired disk file or folder Dir when selected use the knob or direction keys to switch among C D and E when USB storage device is connected disks 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 When storing a file in USB storage device if the filename is already in use select Cover File or Reenter 2 120 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Expand Dir Expand E disk or the folder currently selected in E disk when USB storage device is installed Collapse Dir Collapse E disk or the folder currently selecte
76. e 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 The TG function is an option for DSA815 To purchase please contact RIGOL salesman or your local distributor TG Level Set the output power of the signal from 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 2 40 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 21 TG level Parameter Explanation Default 20 dBm Range 20 dBm to 0 dBm Unit dBm dBm mV uV Knob Step 1 dBm Direction Key Step 10 dBm TG Lvl Offset RIGOL 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 22 TG Level Offset
77. e delta of both the frequency or time and amplitude 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 and then switch the marker type to Delta Then 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 Then you can modify the location of the delta point to achieve delta measurement When the Noise Mkr function under the Marker Fctn menu is activated the result of the noise measurement will be corrected automatically and be normalized to 1 Hz Measure the signal noise ratio of single spectrum signal separately place the reference and delta Markers onto the signal and noise the amplitude in the measurement result is the signal noise ratio User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 79 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 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 the reference marker selecting Ref
78. e ranges of the other three nnn are from 0 to 255 It is recommended that you ask your network administor for an available gateway Press Gate and use the numeric keys to input the desired 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 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 0 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 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 107 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 default TMC 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 GP
79. ect 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 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 element was parsed but could not be 4 12 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 240 241 250 251 252 253 254 256 257 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 e
80. ed 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 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL Device Specific Error Number 300 310 311 313 314 315 321 330 340 Error Description 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 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 Memory error Indicate that local C disc 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 Calibration memory lost Indicate that the data before delivery or last valid calibration data has been lost Please report the error to your RIGOL sales or technical support team Save recall memory lost Indicate that the nonvolatile data saved by the SAV command has been lost Configuration memory lost Indicate that nonvolatile configuration data saved by the device has been lost Out of memory An internal operation needed more memory than that
81. ed markers and the related functions User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 83 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Marker gt Set the other system parameters such as center frequency and reference level using the current marker readings Press Marker gt 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 If Normal marker is selected the center frequency will be set to the frequency of the current marker If 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 If Normal marker is selected the center frequency step will be set to the frequency of current marker If 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 frequency of the analyzer to the frequency of the current marker If Normal marker is selected the start frequency will be set to the frequency of the current marker If Delta Delta Pair or Span Pair marker is selected the start frequency will be set to the frequency of the Delta Marker 2 84 User s Guide for
82. en 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 Status go Ref_0 00 dBm Att 1008 10 Amplitude 4 70 dBm sl center Freq Z Span RBW 3 Hz VBW 300 00 kHz SWT Pass 55 PF Ratio 100 00 Connected Hum Lower X Axis Amp Connected 2 165 000000 MHz 90 00 dBm Yes Figure 2 11 Interface of Pass Fail Measurement Result The results of Pass Fail test contain the pass number and the pass ratio User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 37 RIGOL 1 Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 and 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 both together either one or neither Note gt Pass Fail gt Switch is only used to enable or disable the setting menu of Pass Fail test not the test itself Edit Edit the properties
83. ent 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 2 78 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 The application of Delta marker The reference 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 while the Delta Marker is active You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to change the location of the Delta Marker Th
84. ently and will keep waiting until it receives the trigger signal Auto range finished Auto tune finished Self calibration finished Triggered User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 21 Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications This chapter lists the specifications and general specifications of the analyzer All the specifications apply to the following conditions unless otherwise noted The instrument has been warmed up for 30 minutes The instrument is within the calibration period and a self calibration has been performed Typical value and nominal value are defined as follows Typical value defined as the specifications of the product under specified conditions Nominal value defined as the approximate quantity in the application of the product User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 1 RIGOL Technical Specifications Chapter 5 Specifications Frequency Frequency Frequency Range DSA815 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz Frequency Resolution 1 Hz Internal Frequency Reference Reference Frequency 10 MHz Aging Rate lt 2 ppm year Temperature Drift 20 C to 30 C lt 2 ppm Frequency Readout Accuracy Marker Resolution span sweep points 1 Marker Uncertainty frequency indication x frequency reference uncertainty 1 x span 10 x resolution bandwidth marker resolution Marker Frequency Counter Resolution 1 Hz 10 Hz
85. er 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 by default Input signal power out of range Indicate that the input signal power is out of range If this state continues for a long time some damage may occur to the device Please reduce the input power ist 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 Overrange occurs in DA by a 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 For example press TG when no tracking generator is 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 462 463 464 465 No two tune signal found Invalid function as cursor is not enabled The cursor can not be set to the reference level unless it is enabled Invalid set userkey as menu unde
86. er 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 18 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 A Constant add a constant to Trace A A Constant subtract a constant from Trace A 2 A Select T1 T2 or T3 Assign a value to A from Trace1 Trace 2 or Trace 3 the default is Trace 1 T1 3 B Select T1 T2 or T3 Assign a value to B from Trace1 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 19 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 Clear All Clear all the traces displayed on the scre
87. eral Safety Summary Please review the following safety precautions carefully before putting the instrument into operation so as to avoid any personal injuries or damages 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 by local country could be used Ground the Instrument 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 power cord to the Protective Earth terminal before any inputs or outputs 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 Use Proper Overvoltage Protection Make sure that no overvoltage such as that caused by a thunderstorm can reach the product or else the operator might expose to danger of electrical shock Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed 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 II User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument have it inspected by qu
88. escription Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 2 52 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode 3 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 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 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 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 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 Table 2 28 Start Line for T Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 0 us Ra
89. estion or comment on our document please mail to service rigol com User s Guide for DSA800 Series 6 3 Index Index L ATIM Eesaia 2 82 3rd Order LOWE ceeeeeeees 2 73 3rd Order Upper sesers 2 73 BCP s aicatletpineseciactss a anta 2 46 ACTIVE FCUN ccccseeseseeeeeeseneenes 2 109 Ad CH BW iv erreta aeia n a 2 56 attenuator oe 1 8 Average seoor iaa 2 53 Average TIMES cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 35 AVG Modein siini ean 2 53 AVO N M aing ae 2 52 Base LOWE nsssssenssennsnnnenssnnsens 2 73 Base Upper ssssssssssssrrssrrernsrnernes 2 73 BriQhtnneSS ccecsseeeeseeeeee ees 2 110 C N RatiO c ccecceeesseeeseeeeees 2 46 Cal NOW ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 2 105 Cal Opena n i i 2 50 Carrier BW ccccccccseesseeseeeseenees 2 69 Carrier POWEP cccccccsseesseeseeeees 2 67 CH PWsiik cincsecceticets Geccyivedaicts 2 55 CH Pwr Span ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 59 CH Spacing ceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaee 2 57 Chan PWP es cceeceeeeseeeaeeesaeesaeeees 2 46 Channel POWE seeeeeeeeee 2 58 cleaning e ona vaccsedcucetecedes V Clear WIrit ccccccccecsseesseeseeees 2 34 Collapse Dir 2 122 Constante seeni esei 2 36 Continuous SWeep sses 2 29 Corr Table cccccsseesseeeeeesseeees 2 21 Corr VIQW cseccssecsseeaseeceeesaeeees 2 21 Correction ceceeeeeceeeaeeeaeeeseeeees 2 20 DAND rii e ai siete VII Delta Marker cccccccsseeeeeeeees 2 79 User s Guide for DSA8
90. f RBW and VBW when it is in Auto mode RBW decreases 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 detector type is Quasi Peak or filter type is EMI RBW can be 200 Hz 9 kHz or 120 kHz only Table 2 12 RBW Filter Type is Gauss Parameter Explanation Default 1 MHz Range 100 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 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 13 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
91. f sweeps or measurements if all the trigger conditions are satisfied Key Points Ifthe instrument is in continuous sweep mode and no measurement function is enabled press this key and the system will enter the single sweep mode and execute specified number of sweeps if all the trigger conditions are satisfied Ifthe instrument is in continuous sweep mode and a measurement function is on press this key and the system will enter the single measure mode and execute specified number of measurements if all the trigger conditions are satisfied Ifthe system is already in single sweep mode press this key and the system will execute specified number of sweeps or measurements if all 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 RIGOL Press Single lt Measuring status gt a Single sweep status Single sweep status TEs Meee a E hee ae Enter single sweep mode Sweep again and wait ae Enter single sweep it for trigger Ja and wait for trigger measure mode and wait and make single E condition kor Cree trigger oy ey trigger pa Aw measurement ey Figure 2 10 Process of Single Sweep Numbers Set the number of sweeps for a si
92. five colors White Red Green Blue and Black 2 112 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 Note if the key at the front panel is transparent its backlight will also light when you press it To exit the test press Esd three times 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 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 20111001 denotes October ist 2011 License DSA800 provides many kinds of options to fulfill various measurement requirements To order the corresponding option please contact RIGOL Press License to enter the option management interface to view the option status and the license key of the installed option as well as to install option 1 Option Info Display the status of options User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 113 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 2 Licen
93. he keys at the front panel to check if all of them are normal after power on 2 Press System gt Self Test gt 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 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 Have 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 under the specified environment temperature 4 Calibrate the instrument regularly to reduce or avoid errors that might occur over tim
94. hown 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 Input Filename and set parameters refer to Parameter Setting Sl pi JE JHA a Ca w Figure 1 8 Numeric Keyboard The numeric keyboard consists of the following parts 7 1 ow 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 Gen 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 e a is used to switch between upper and lower cases in English input js the multiplexing key for 0 and space Press this key to input 0 in User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 13 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start 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 This key is invalid in Chinese input
95. ice in bmp format USB GPIB Interface Converter Extend a GPIB interface for the analyzer 2 Earphone Jack The analyzer provides AM and FM demodulations Insert the earphone to the jack to aquire 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 please 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 an option and you can order it when required CAUTION To avoid damage to the tracking generator the reverse power or voltage can not exceed 1 W or 50 V DC 4 RF INPUT 509 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 s
96. ifference 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 measurement 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 55 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 2 4 Table 2 30 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 31 Main Channel Bandwidth for ACP Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 500 MHz Unit GHz MHz kHz Hz Knob Step Main Channel BW 100
97. ing 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 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 For the Ultra Sigma software please contact RIGOL 1 Remote Control via USB 1 Connect the devices Connect the analyzer USB Device with PC USB Host using USB cable 2 Install the USB drive As the analyzer is a USBTMC device after you connect the analyzer to the 3 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL PC and turn both on the analyzer will be configured as USB interface automatically the PC will display the hardware update wizard dialog box Please install the USB Test and Measurement Device driver following the directions of the wizard For the procedures refer to User defined Programming 3 Search device resource Start up Ultra Sig
98. 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 11 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 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 RIGOL 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 o
99. int 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 4 11 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Execution Error Number Error 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 11 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 det
100. int module 4 If the printer is successfully installed PictBridge printer installed successfully will be displayed on the analyzer screen At this point you can set the print parameters and start to print 5 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 6 The printer symbol print state and process are shown in the status bar on the analyzer screen during the printing 7 You can pause and resume the printing if necessary 8 The printer enters idle state and waits for the next task after the printing is finished Table 2 64 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 job is in progress 7 The printing has been paused User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 115 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 job that has been paused 3 Cancel Stop the current print job 4 Orientation Set the print orientation to Landscape or Portrait and the default i
101. ion P ee Voltage Avg For each data point average see the equation below all the sample data within the corresponding time interval and display the result Vig gt 7 2 9 Wherein V is the average of voltage in V N is the number of sample User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL values for each point displayed v is the envelop of the sample value in V 7 Quasi Peak an option for DSA815 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 RBW filter type Key Points DSA800 supports two kinds of RBW filters Gause 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 Chapte
102. ion Key Step 1 User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation EBW Measurement Interface opRef_20 00 dBm Att 80 enter Freq 160 01 MHz 1 5000 MHz RBW 100 00 kHz VBW 100 00 kHz 10 000 ms Emission BandWidth Avg Mode Exp Avg Num 1 10 Emission BandWidth 187 500 kHz EBW Span 1 500000 MHz a 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 dB below the highest point within the span During the measurement the analyzer first determines the frequency fo of the maximum amplitude point and then finds the two frequencies furthest below and furthest above fp at which the signal amplitude is X dB below the maximum amplitude These frequencies are designated as f and f and the emission bandwidth is f2 f4 Measurement Parameters average number average mode max hold span and X cB 1 Avg Num Specify the number of measurement 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 64 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Table 2 40 Average Number for EBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 10 Range 1 to 1000 Unit N A Knob Step 1 Direction Key Step 1 2 Avg Mode Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Set the average operation mode
103. 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 disabled 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 38 Span for OBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 100 Hz to 1 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 muneric keys knob or direction keys to modify this parameter Table 2 39 Power Ratio for OBW Measurement Parameter Description Default 99 Range 1 to 99 99 Unit Knob Step 0 01 Direct
104. ition Message number 299 to 200 3 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 4 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 IEEE488 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 Status Message Warn you that the analyzer is now in a certain or abnormal condition and should be paid attention to The message is always marked with an M icon and displayed on the screen until the instrument exits the condition the Esd key is pressed or the CLS command is sent The status message is stored in the corresponding status register and can be queried by sending Status or SYSTEM ERROR NEXT Message number 200 to 299 RIGOL 4 5 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Information Message Number 1 A 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 6 Error Description PictBridge printer connected PictBridge printer has already been connected successfully and is waiting for initialization PictBridge printer installed successfully PictBridge printer has already been installed successfully and is
105. l be shown at the center of the screen 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 2 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 3 Close the current help information Press any key at the front panel except the direction keys and the knob to close the help information currently displayed at the center of the screen 4 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 5 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 1 27 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start senter Freq que s of the Figure 1 14 The Built in Help Interface 1 28 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL 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 clock
106. le 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 a Auto Scale Figure 2 8 Process of Auto Range RF Preamp Set the status of the preamplifier located at the front of the RF signal path Turning on the preamplifier reduces the displayed average noise level in order to distinguish small signals from the noise when the signal under measurement is small Key Points The corresponding icon E will be displayed in the status bar at the left side of the screen when the preamplifier is 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
107. lid 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 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 160 161 168 170 171 178 180 181 183 184 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 not 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 po
108. 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 difference of the results of the two measurements and the reflection coefficient and VSWR are determined by the return loss User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 49 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 1 Reset Reset VSWR measurement parameters 2 Cal Open Disconnect the device under test and then press this softkey The instrument executes the first measurerment 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 marker from the four and the default is marker 1 When a marker is selected you can set its state The marker sekected 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 cur
109. m mixing level may be changed during the auto search User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 95 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation UserKey User defined shortcut key For some hard to find but commonly used function menu user 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 UserKey to define all the keys at the front panel as well as the sub menus of these keys except Storage 2 96 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Preset Recall the preset setting and restore the analyzer to a specified status Operation Key Points Press System to User6 Press Preset items marked with or User defined settings RIGOL gt Reset gt Preset Type to select Factory or one of User1 to load the factory settings listed in the following table except Table 2 59 Factory Settings Parameter Default Frequency Center Freq 750 MHz Start Freq 0 Hz Stop Freq 1 5 GHz CF Step Auto 150 MHz Signal Track Off Span Span 1 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
110. ma and the software starts searching the analyzer resources currently connected to the PC or click Sed to search manually The status bar of Ultra Sigma at present is as shown in the figure below gt Search USBTMC in Figure 3 1 Search USB Resources 4 View the resourse The resources that have been found successfully are shown under the RIGOL Online Resource catalog and the instrument model and USB interface information are also displayed as shown in the figure below LAN GPIB USB TMC RS232 IVI Config Verify All CO eS RIGOL Online Resource B DSAS1S IVIC 3 Other Online Re IDN Ri gol Technolog S 344000 10 00 00 00 06 Figure 3 2 View the Resource User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 7 RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control 2 5 Communication test Right click the resource name such as DSA815 USBO 0x1AB1 0x04B0 DSA8A134400002 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 DSA815 USBO 0x1AB1 0x04B0 DSA8A134400002 INSTR 2011 11 1 16 38 53 880 MAR Ce Connected to IDN lt Return Co Figure 3 3 Write and Read Commands via USB 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 resourse Start up Ultr
111. 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 User1 to User6 When Power On is set to Preset the specified preset type will be recalled at power on After the instrument starts press Preset at the front panel under any operation interface will recall the specified preset type 2 104 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 3 Save Preset Save the current instrument setting as user 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 a
112. mplitude 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 facor Amplitude Set the amplitude correction of the specified point in the correction facotr 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 separately use a Lin and Log unit to perform interpolation In Log mode both of the parameters use a Log unit 5 Delete Clear 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 and amplitude 7 Corr View 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 For a larger input signal select a smaller maximum mixing level to increase the
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114. ncertainty 100 Hz to 1 MHz relative lt 0 1 dB to 1 kHz RBW Reference Level Range 100 dBm to 20 dBm in 1 dB step Resolution Log Scale 0 01 dB Linear Scale 4 digits Full Amplitude Measurement Uncertainty Full Amplitude 95 confidence level lt 1 5 dB nominal Measurement S N gt 20 dB Uncertainty RBW VBW 1 kHz preamplifier off 10 dB RF attenuation 50 dBm lt Reference level lt 0 10 MHz lt fc lt 1 5 GHz 20 C to 30 C RF Input VSWR 10 dB RF Attenuation VSWR 1 MHz to 1 5 GHz lt 1 5 Intermodulation Second Harmonic 40 dBm Intercept SHI Third order Intercept fc gt 30 MHz 10 dBm TOI User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 5 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications 1dB Gain Compression Total Input Power of Mixer fc 50 MHz preamplifier off gt 0 dBm Note Mixer power level dBm input power dBm input attenuation dB Spurious Responses Image Frequency lt 60 dBc Intermediate Frequency lt 60 dBc Spurious Response Inherent lt 88 dBm typical Spurious Response Others 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 30 dBm lt 60 dBc typical Sweep Sweep Sweep Time Range 100 Hz lt S
115. nd 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 I O Settings This analyzer supports communications through LAN USB and GPIB interfaces Both LAN and USB are standard interfaces and GPIB should be configured by using a USB GPIB interface converter option provided by RIGOL 1 Remote I O Selete LAN USB or GPIB or disable all the three interfaces User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 105 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 2 LAN Set or reset the LAN parameters vV DHCP v Auto IP w Manu IP IP Address 172 16 3 54 Config Subnet Mask 2 0 DHCP Off Gateway Auto IP off DNS Manual IP Configure DHCP UserKey Set System Figure 2 29 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 and then clear the network password set Config After the LAN interface configuration is fini
116. nformation 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 the desired trace in the order of Clear Write Max Hold Min Hold Video Avg Power Avg Freeze and 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 1 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 2 Period In this type Normal marker shows the reciprocal of frequency while Delta marker Delta Pair marker and Span Pair marker show the reciprocal of frequency difference When the frequency difference is zero the reciprocal is infinite and 10 Ts is displayed This type is invalid in Zero span mode 3 ATime In this type Normal marker shows the time difference between the marker User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 81 RI
117. nge 0 us to Stop Line Unit Ks Ss MS US NS ps Knob Step Sweep Time 600 Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence RIGOL 5 Stop Line Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 this parameter Table 2 29 Stop Line for T Power Measurement Parameter Description Default 50 ms Range Start Line to Sweep Time Unit Ks S MS US NS pS Knob Step Sweep Time 600 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 ACP Measurement Interface 42Ref 12 00dBm At 1008 _ Makeni 45 112 Center Freq MAZ j j Span RBW 1 0 kHz VBW 100 00 kHz SWT 10 Adjacent Channel Power Avg Mode Exp Avg Num 1 10 Main CH Pwr 6 14 dBm Main CH BW 1 247481 MHz Upper m 60 Adj CHBW 709 016 kHz Lower 7545 dBm 59 CH Spacing 1 747611 MHZ 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 d
118. ngle sweep In single mode the system executes 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 16 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 2 31 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 All trigger conditions can be 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 This function is invalid in non zero span mode 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 the 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 m
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120. ns a coupling relationship with the RBW or span in zero span or non zero span mode Refer to CF Step for more details 2 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 3 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 111 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 4 RBW This parameter maintains a coupling relationship with the span Refer to RBW for more details 5 VBW This parameter maintains a coupling relationship with RBW Refer to VBW for more details 6 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 Information Model Serial Number Version of Main Board Version of Radio Frequency Board FPGA Version of Digital Board FPGA Version of Firmware Version of Boot 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
121. of messages in this analyzer include Information Message Error Message and Status Message Only Information Messages will be dispayed if the message display is turned off For more details about messages refer to Messages 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 2 110 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 2 Line Mode Enter line mode In line mode in order to avoid fault operation all the keys except the following are disabled Menu softkeys select the desired preset type Esc exit line mode 3 UserKey Setting Define a relative function for UserKey at the front panel the defining method is as described below After that pressing UserKey under any operation interface can quickly enable the pre defined function Press UserKey Set and select On Open the desired function menu such as System gt Self Test gt Key Test Press UserKey and the definition is finished then 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 maintai
122. of the current sweep channel frequency can be expressed by a combination of center frequency and span or a combination of start 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 28 RBW Resolution bandwidth 29 Center or start The frequency range of the current sweep channel frequency can be expressed by a combination of center frequency and span or a combination of start frequency and stop frequency 30 Y scale Label of Y scale 31 Parameter status Icons on the left side of the screen indicate the status of system parameters 32 Detector type Pos peak Neg peak Sample Normal RMS Avg Voltage Avg and Quasi Peak 33 Trigger type Free video and external 34 Sweep mode Continuous or Single sweep with current number of sweeps 35 Correction switch Turn amplitude correction on or off 36 Signal tracking Enable or disable the signal tracking function 37 Preamplifier status Enable or disable the preamplifier 38 Trace 1 type and Trace types Clear Write Freeze Max Hold Min status Hold Video Avg and Power Avg Trace status yellow denotes On and gray denotes Off 39 Trace 2 type and Trace types Clear Write Freeze Max Hold Min status Hold Video Avg and P
123. of the limit lines Note the edited limit line data can be stored in internal or external memory and can be recalled when needed After the editing is finished press Storage to store the data according to the method introduced in Storage Table 2 20 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 properties of the limit lines Amplitude Enter the amplitude of the point you are editing The range is from 400 dBm to 320 dBm Connected Connect this point with the previous one or not Del Point Delete the point you are editing 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 do interpolation operation in Lin mode the frequency uses a Lin unit and the amplitude uses a Log unit for interpolation operation Del Limit delete the limit line you are editing User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 te
124. 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 3 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 Meas Setup to set the corresponding parameters 4 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 between the center frequency of the channel under measurement and the center frequency of the analyzer Select OBW and press Meas Setup to set the corresponding parameters 5 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 6 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 Meas Setup to set the corresponding parameters 2 46 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel
125. off alternatively in breathing state indicate the unit is in stand by state Constant on indicate the instrument is in normal operating state 2 TG When the TG function is enabled the backlight of TG turns on and turns off when the function is disabled 3 Auto When Auto is pressed the backlight turns on The instrument starts sweeping within the full frequency range searches for the signal with the maximum amplitude and moves it to the center of the screen Then the backlight turns off 4 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 Note This function is only applicable to DSA815 installed with the corresponding option User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 1 Quick Start RIGOL Front Panel Connectors Tracking generator lt RF input output GEN OUTPUT 500 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 the 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 dev
126. one pair or one single marker is active every time You can use the numeric keys knob or direction keys to enter the desired frequency or time as well as view the readouts of different points on the trace User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 77 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Select Mkr Select one marker from the four and the default is Marker1 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 54 Marker parameters Parameter Explanation Default Center Frequency Range 0 to 1 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 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 curr
127. or DSA800 Series 4 9 RIGOL 130 131 134 138 140 141 144 148 150 151 158 4 10 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message 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 particular error message should be used if the device cannot detect a more specific error Invalid character data The header is invalid when the character 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 Inva
128. ore details 2 32 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 17 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 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 relateted to the trace and P F test Select Trace DSA800 allows for up to four traces to be displayed at the same time and 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 obtained using the other three traces Select Trace 1 Trace 2 or Trace 3 to set the corresponding parameters The default trace and type is Trace 1 and Clear Write Note the trace currently displayed on the screen can be stored in internal or external memory and can be recalled when needed Press Storage to save the trace according to the method introduced in Storage Trace Type Set the type of the current trace or disable it
129. ories Package includes Optional N SMA Cable BNC BNC Cable N BNC Adapter Pe Accescori s N SMA Adapter 75 Q 50 Q Adapter DSA Utility Kit 2 Antennas 900 MHz 1 8 GHz 2 Antennas Quick Guide Chinese amp English QGD03X00 Optional User s Guide Chinese UGD03000 jee User s Guide English UGD03100 Capi Programming Guide Chinese PGD03000 Programming Guide English PGD03100 Note for more option and accessory information please contact RIGOL salesman or local distributor User s Guide for DSA800 Series 6 1 RIGOL Chapter 6 Appendix 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 and service office RIGOL does not provide any other warranty items except the one being provided by this summary and the 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 6 2 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 6 Appendix RIGOL Appendix C Any Comment or Question If you have any qu
130. ork settings will be reset press yes to continue Welcome to User Mode Please Confirm and press twice 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 is not matched file loading is failed Invalid source Select where to load antenna cable user or others Option is activated Option is deleted The edit frequency has been existed Limit lines are cleaned because of change of X Axis type Copy complete Do you want to replace the exist file Please select the copy Fail to copy as the destination is the same as the source Updating the reference trace Enter production line mode Exit production line mode Please press key ESC to exit remote control mode User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 7 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Error Message Command Error Number Error Description 100 Command error A generic syntax error indicates that the device cannot detect more specific errors This code indicates that only Command Error defined in IEEE 488 2 11 5 1 1 4 has been found 101 Invalid character The syntactic element contains an invalid character for example a header containing an ampersand SETUP amp This error might be used in place of errors 114 121 141 and perhaps some others
131. os Adjust the vertical position of the normalization reference level on the screen 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 25 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 and dB is displayed under the Y axis scale in the user interface 2 44 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 Order Intermodulation For advanced measurement functions the measurement mode can be single or
132. ower Avg Trace status purple denotes On and gray denotes Off 40 Trace 3 type and Trace types Clear Write Freeze Max Hold Min status Hold Video Avg and Power Avg Trace status light blue denotes On and gray denotes Off 41 MATH trace type and Trace types A B A C A C status Trace status green denotes On and gray denotes Off 42 UserKey definition Display the definition of UserKey User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 19 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 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 Center Freq 750 00000 MHz 2 State Switching Press the corresponding menu key to switch between the sub options For example press Signal Track to enable or disable the signal tracking function Signal Track On 3 Enter Lower Menu with parameter Units Press the corresponding menu key to enter the lower menu and change the option currently selected 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 dBm 4 Enter Lower Menu without parameter Press the corresponding menu key to enter the lower
133. pans 1 5 GHz 10 ms to 1500 s Zero Span 20 us to 1500 s Sweep Time 100 Hz sSpans 1 5GHz 5 nominal Uncertainty Zero Span 0 5 nominal Sweep Mode Continuous Single 5 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications RIGOL Trigger Trigger Trigger Source Free run Video External External Trigger Level 5 V TTL level Tracking Generator DSA815 Option TG Output Frequency Range 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz Output Level 20 dBm to 0 dBm in 1 dB step Output Flatness 1 MHz to 1 5 GHz 3 dB referenced to 50 MHz Input Output RF Input Impedance 50 Q Connector N type female TG Out Impedance 50 Q Connector N type female 10 MHz REF In 10 MHz REF Out External Trigger In Connector BNC female 10 MHz REF In 0 dBm to 10 dBm Amplitude 10 MHz REF Out 3 dBm to 10 dBm Amplitude Trigger Voltage 5 V TTL level User s Guide for DSA800 Series 5 7 RIGOL Chapter 5 Specifications USB USB Host Connector B plug Protocol Version 2 0 USB Device Connector A plug Protocol Version 2 0 5 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 5 Specifications General Specifications RIGOL Display Type TFT LCD Resolution 800 x 480 Size 8 Color 64 k Printer Supported Protocol PictBridge Remote Control USB
134. per mode for easier obsercation 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 grip for easier observation of the trace 45Ref 15 00 dBm Att 1008 Center Freq Z Span RBW VBW 300 00 kHz Figure 2 4 Before Auto Scale 2 12 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Ref 5 00 dBm Ss At 10 dB 95 105 s 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 and 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 Lee Arr tap S Liz 2 3 L L Ret Arr Qpa and mix denote the reference level the input attenuation the preamplifier and the 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 Serie
135. r 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 44 Frequency Offset for C N Ratio Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 500 MHz 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 4 Noise BW Set the bandwidth of the noise to be measured 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 45 Noise Bandwidth for C N Ratio Measurement Parameter Description Default 2 MHz Range 33 Hz to 500 MHz 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 bandwidthx2
136. r This operation is only available when the USB storage device connected is recognized by the analyzer Disk Info View the disk information including disk name type file system the used space 2 122 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL and the total space This menu is available only when external storage device is selected 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 123 Chapter 3 Remote Control RIGOL Chapter 3 Remote Control Users can control DSA800 sesies 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 E Remote Control Method User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 1 RIGOL Chapter 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 DSA
137. r 2 Front Panel Operation Set parameters about the Sweep and Trigger functions including Time Auto SWT Mode Numbers 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 Innon 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 and 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 15 Sweep time Parameter Explanation Default 50 ms Range 20 us to 1500 s Unit ks S MS US NS pS Knob Step Sweep time 100 Min 1 ms Direction Key Step in 1 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 sequence Note The minimum in non zero span mode is 10 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
138. r storage Invalid function User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 19 RIGOL Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Query Error Number Error 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 IEEE 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 UNTERMINATED 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 message 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 UNTERMINATED 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 4 20 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL Status Message Number 202 203 204 205 252 253 254 255 Error Description Auto range Auto tune Calibrating Waiting for triggered The system is not in freerun mode curr
139. rent marker 6 Ref Level Adjust the vertical position of the trace on the screen Being different from the Ref Level 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 2 50 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 26 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 RIGOL RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation T Power Measurement Interface 4gRef 16 00dBm tt 96 106 11 6 ohter Freq 100 01 MHz Span Hz RBW 300 00 kHz VBW _300 00 kHz SWT 10 000 ms T POWER D 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 measurement 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 Table 2 27 Average Number of T Power Measurement Parameter D
140. ress 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 at power measurement mode Pre amplifier disable Please adjust the settings of 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 4 17 RIGOL 357 358 359 360 400 401 402 403 412 413 420 460 461 4 18 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Invalid function in non zero span Neither Video trigger nor the 1 ATime in marker readout is effective in non zero span Invalid mark readout When the marker is in Delta Pair mode the 1 A Time in marker readout is of no effect and when the marker is in normal mode MkrA gt CF and Mkr A gt Span are of no effect Invalid function when trace is not enabled A marker could not be assigned to a trace when the correct trace function is not enabled Us
141. rom 50 Hz to 1 5 GHz 50 Hz in non zero span Start Freq Set the start frequency of the current channel Press this key to switch to start stop frequency input mode and 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 1 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 1 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 and 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
142. rrently 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 only one track is done in Zero Span Signal Track is invalid Peak gt CF Execute a peak search and use the frequency of current peak as the center frequency CF of the analyzer The function is invalid in Zero Span mode _5 Ref 5 00 dBm Att 10406 OO Center Freq z RBW 30 HZ VBW 300 0C kHz Figure 2 2 Before Peak gt CF User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 7 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation _s Ref 5 00 dBm Att Marker1 50 016 MHz 10 66 dBm RBW VBW 300 0C kHz Figure 2 3 After Peak gt CF 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 continuously press the down direction key to measure each order of harmonic in sequence 2 8 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL SPAN Set the span of the analyzer The change of this parameter will affect the frequency parameters and restart the sweep
143. rror 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 Indicate 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 4 13 RIGOL 258 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message Media protect
144. s Landscape 5 Page Size Set the page size to Default A4 A5 A6 or B5 When 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 Prints Turn on or off the date print and the default is Off When it is turned on the system date will be printed 10 Qualities Set the print quality to Normal Draft Fine or Default When Default is selected the quality depends on the printer connected 2 116 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Hint Fine printing may consume more ink than others 11 File Type Set the printing file type to Default or Exif JPEG When Default is selected the type depends on the printer currently connected Hint 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 inv
145. s 2 13 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 6 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 from the mixer with low distortion or low noise Key Points When the preamplifier is On the input attenuation could be set up to 30 cB 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 7 Input attenuation Parameter Explanation Default 10 dB Range 0 dB to 30 dB Unit dB Knob Step 1 dB Direction Key Step 5 dB User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL Scale Div Set the logarithmic units per vertical grid division on the display This function is only available when the scale type is set to Log 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 M
146. s parameter Table 2 42 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 66 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL C N Ratio Measurement Interface 49Ref 12 00dBm Att 1008 11 2 6hter Freq 45 516 MHz Span RBW 300 00 kHz VBW SWT CIN Ratio Avg Mode Exp Avg Num 1 10 Carrier Power dBm OffsetFreq 2 Noise Power 7m Noise BW CIN Ratio 56 89 dB Carrier BW 1 Figure 2 19 C N Ratio Measurement Interface Measurement Results carrier power noise power and C N ratio 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 measurement 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 67 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation Table 2 43 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 o
147. se Info Show the license key installed 3 Install Input the license key of the option TX1000 DSA800 supports RIGOL TX1000 series spectrum analyzer RF Demo Kit Press this key to open the TX1000 control panel This function is available only when the analyzer is connected with the TX1000 option 16 39 11 2011 12 03 Local TX1000 Sw1 off as e Sh Band Pass Amplifier Band Pass Filter Filter RIGOL TX1000 RF Demo kit External LO LO output 10MHz Reference input 1000MHz output UserKey Set System Figure 2 30 TX1000 control panel Note this function is an option for DSA815 2 114 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 USB cable press System gt I O Setting gt USB gt Dev Class gt Printer and set the desired print parameters then press to print the current measurement results Ptinter Connection and Printing Procedures 1 Turn on the PictBridge printer and wait until the power on initialization is finished 2 Use the USB cable provided in the accessories to connect the analyzer with the PictBridge printer 3 PictBridge printer connected is shown on the analyzer screen to prompt you that the instrument now is initializing the driver and the pr
148. shed press Config gt OK to apply the configuration 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 2 106 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL 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 IP Set the IP address subnet mask and gateway manually a The format of IP address is nnn nnn nnn nnn Wherein the range of the first nnn is from 0 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 Press IP Address and use the numeric keys to input the desired IP address b 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 Press Mask and use the numeric keys to input the desired subnet mask c The format of gateway is nnn nnn nnn nnn Wherein the range of the first nnn is from 0 to 223 except 127 and th
149. st 4 Pause Suspend the test after the current test is finished At this point the measurement data stops updating but the sweep continues D is displayed in the test result display window 5 Resume Resume the suspended test and the test data begins updating again H 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 a specified number of tests After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes specified number of tests and updates the test data In continuous mode the analyzer tests continuously 7 Single In single mode the analyzer stops after a specified number of tests After this every time when Single is pressed the system executes specified number of tests and updates the test data User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 39 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 an option for DSA815 and can only be used when installed To purchase please contact RIGOL or your local distributor 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 signal will be output from the GEN OUTPUT 50Q connector at the front panel Th
150. 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 25 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start input the other letters in the pinyin and then refer to 3 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 with numbers are displayed in the Chinese character selecting area Use the numeric keys to select the desired Chinese character You can also use the the direction keys to open the previous or next page in the Chinese character selecting area 4 Use the same method to input the other Chinese characters Tip If you need to use numbers as the filename or part of the filename press EFA 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 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 wil
151. uctions to install the USB Test and Measurement Device The procedures are as follows 1 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and press Next 2 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and press User s Guide for DSA800 Series 3 3 RIGOL 3 4 3 4 Chapter 3 Remote Control Next Select USB Test and Measurement Device and press Next Press Finish after the installation finishes Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB Test and Measurement Device If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do palica ecommended stall fi t or specific location Advanced 1 Click Next to continue 2 Back Cancel Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options eS SS 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 i LAN BROADCOM Browse Don t search will choose the driver to install 3 Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the
152. uency range of a channel can be expressed by either of two groups of parameters Start Frequency and Stop Frequency C foo Fstop 7 Or Center Frequency and Span Fenter Sspan2 If any of the parameters is changed the others would be adjusted automatically in order to ensure the coupling relationship among them Posies Ta Fstop F stand 2 2 1 Jopi Taide I sibs 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 and 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 In Zero Span mode the start frequency stop frequency and center frequency are always the same 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 750 MHz Range 0 Hz to 1 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 f
153. uide for DSA800 Series V RIGOL Environmental Considerations The following symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE and batteries E Product End of Life Handling The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and harmful 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 VI User s Guide for DSA800 Series 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 Frequency Range 9 kHz to 1 5 GHz Displayed Average Noise Level DANL 135 dBm Typical Phase Noise 80 dBc Hz 10 kHz offset Total Amplitude Accuracy lt 1 5 dB Minimum Resolution Bandwidth RBW 100 Hz EMI Filter and Quasi Peak Detector Kit Option
154. urred 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 used Invalid input string An illegal string has been received File name too long The file name is too long The length should not exceed 48 characters User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Message RIGOL 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 331 332 333 340 341 342 350 351 354 355 356 U Disk failed to install The USB storage device can not be correctly installed and please examine it for possible damage For any question please contact your distributor or RIGOL technical support File name existed The file name received already exists and please re input Input empty The input is empty and 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 document or file can not be created or saved owing to limited space Invalid option serial number The length of option serial number must be less than 20 characters Invalid File Type to load Invalid installation please insert U disk again DHCP renew failed Fail to configure IP add
155. ury or loss of life CAUTION AN Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury or hazard may immediately happen WARNING indicates an injury or hazard may be accessible potentially CAUTION indicates a potential damage to the instrument or other property might occur Symbols on the Product These symbols may appear on the product A A m Hazardous Refer to Protective Chassis Test Voltage Instructions Earth Ground Ground Terminal IV User s Guide for DSA800 Series RIGOL General Care and Cleaning General Care Do not store or leave the instrument in where the instrument will 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 mild detergent or water When cleaning the LCD take care to avoid scarifying it CAUTION AN To avoid damages to the instrument do not expose them to liquids which have causticity A WARNING To avoid injury resulting from short circuit make sure the instrument is completely dry before reconnecting into a power source User s G
156. wards for easier operation and observation Users can also fold the supporting legs when the instrument is not in use for easier storage or shipment ey SSS EREA ESSE ie To fold the supporting legs To unfold the supporting legs 3 To Adjust the Supporting Legs Figure 1 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 For the AC voltage and frequency requirements refer to Rear Panel St Figure 1 4 Power Cord Connection A CAUTION 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 Inspection 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 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 Ca Ca On
157. wise to lock the instrument and then pull the key out Security Lock Hole Security Lock Figure 1 15 To Use the Security Lock Note Please do not insert other articles into the security lock hole to avoid damaging the instrument User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 29 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start To Replace the Fuse Please replace the burned fuse with specified fuse according to the following steps when needed 1 Open the fuse lid above the power connector 2 Dismount the fuse holder 3 Replace with a new fuse 4 Remount the fuse holder and close the lid Fuse Holder Figure 1 16 To Change the Fuse WARNING AN Please ensure that the instrument has been turned off and the power source has been cut off before replacing the fuse in order to avoid electric shock 1 30 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 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 the sweep is restarted every time you change the frequency parameters The freq
158. xtbox such as FREQ Menu keys The menu softkeys are usually denoted by the format of Menu word Bold character shading such as Center Freq 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 such as FREQ gt Center Freq indicates pressing FREQ at the front panel and then pressing the menu softkey Center Freq User manuals provided with this product User s Guide Quick Guide Programming Guide Data sheet etc For the desired manual please download it from www rigol com User s Guide for DSA800 Series IX RIGOL Contents Guaranty and Declaration 1ccsccssseeeeeseeneeeeeenseneeeaseneeoeseaseneeeaseneeeeseneenees I Safety REQUINCMENG ii scdssstsscissntssscesitessiensicesienddsesiescdsscteraeestasnitartaieenreens II General Safety SUMMARY cicssecadseteciscccsades cadaleliadenvcadscaccacdtcneiaccdvetsasantuesuasas II Safety Terms and Symbols sec cectsivviinectceasmendes Wvictetatesoncucwassamterieielamkore IV General Care and Cleaning cecceeeeeeeeee ee eeee eee ee ae eres ae ee eeaa ee seaeesaaeeeaaeeeeas V Environmental Considerations ccceceeeeeeeeeeeee sees eeeeeeeeseeeesaeeeaaeeesaaees VI DSA800 Series OVErVview c ccesceeeeeeeeneeneeesseneeeeseaseneeeaseneeeuseaeenesonsenenes VII Document
159. yzer to a desired location 4 USB Device Interface The analyzer can serve as a slave device to connect external USB devices Through this interface PictBridge printer can be connected to print screen image or PC can be connected to control DSA800 remotely through programming or PC software 5 LAN Interface Through this interface the analyzer can be connected to your local network User s Guide for DSA800 Series 1 15 RIGOL Chapter 1 Quick Start for remote control An integrated testing system can be built quickly as the analyzer conforms to LXI C class instrument standards TRIGGER IN In external trigger mode the connector receives an external trigger signal through BNC cable 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 10MHz OUT and 10MHz IN connectors are usually used to build synchronization among multiple instruments 10MHz IN DSA800 can use internal or external reference source When a 10 MHz external clock signal is received through the LOMHz IN 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 swithes to its internal reference source
160. z 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 User s Guide for DSA800 Series 2 5 RIGOL Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation 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 by placing Marker1 see Marker Measurements onto the signal under measurement to track and measure the variation of the signal continuously The signal track process is as shown in the figure below Start Execute a sweep Exist active marker N y Search and mark the Search peak frequency point variation and mark lt 3dB near the marker Set marker frequency to lt __ center freq Execute the next sweep Figure 2 1 Process of Signal Track Key Points When Signal Track is On the ST Signal Track icon E is shown 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 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 2 6 User s Guide for DSA800 Series Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation RIGOL center frequency to hold the signal at the center of the screen If no marker is cu

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