User`s guide

Agilent E5505A User’s Guide 13
Defining the measurement 254
Figure 182. Select the parameters definition file 254
Figure 183. Select measurement type 255
Figure 184. Enter frequencies in source tab 256
Figure 185. Enter parameters into the call tab 257
Figure 186. Select parameters in the block diagram tab 257
Figure 187. Select Graph Description on Graph Tab 258
Setup considerations 258
Beginning the measurement 259
Figure 188. Select meter from view menu 259
Figure 189. Selecting New Measurement 259
Figure 190. Confirm new measurement 260
Figure 191. Setup diagram for the FM discrimination measurement example 260
Table 41. Test Set Signal Input Limits and Characteristics 261
Figure 192. Connect diagram example 262
Making the measurement 262
Figure 193. Calibration measurement (1 of 5) 263
Figure 194. Calibration measurement (2 of 5) 263
Figure 195. Calibration measurement (3 of 5) 264
Figure 196. Calibration measurement (4 of 5) 264
Figure 197. Calibration measurement (5 of 5) 264
When the measurement is complete 265
Figure 198. Typical phase noise curve using double-sided spur calibration 265
Table 42. Parameter data for the double-sided spur calibration example 266
Discriminator Measurement using FM Rate and Deviation Calibration 268
Required equipment 268
Table 43. Required equipment for the FM discriminator measurement example 268
Determining the discriminator (delay line) length 269
Figure 199. Discriminator noise floor as a function of delay time 269
Defining the measurement 269
Figure 200. Select the parameters definition file 270
Figure 201. Select measurement type 270
Figure 202. Enter frequencies in Source tab 271
Figure 203. Enter parameters into the Cal tab 272
Figure 204. Enter parameters in the Block Diagram tab 273
Figure 205. Select graph description on Graph tab 273
Setup considerations 274
Beginning the measurement 275
Figure 206. Select meter from the View menu 275
Figure 207. Selecting New Measurement 275
Figure 208. Confirm new measurement 276