User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Getting Started
- Introduction and Measurement
- Phase Noise Basics
- Expanding Your Measurement Experience
- Starting the Measurement Software
- Using the Asset Manager
- Using the Server Hardware Connections to Specify the Source
- Setting GPIB Addresses
- Testing the 8663A Internal/External 10 MHz
- Testing the 8644B Internal/External 10 MHz
- Viewing Markers
- Omitting Spurs
- Displaying the Parameter Summary
- Exporting Measurement Results
- Absolute Measurement Fundamentals
- Absolute Measurement Examples
- Residual Measurement Fundamentals
- What is Residual Noise?
- Assumptions about Residual Phase Noise Measurements
- Calibrating the Measurement
- Measurement Difficulties
- Residual Measurement Examples
- FM Discriminator Fundamentals
- FM Discriminator Measurement Examples
- AM Noise Measurement Fundamentals
- AM Noise Measurement Examples
- Baseband Noise Measurement Examples
- Evaluating Your Measurement Results
- Advanced Software Features
- Reference Graphs and Tables
- Approximate System Noise Floor vs. R Port Signal Level
- Phase Noise Floor and Region of Validity
- Phase Noise Level of Various Agilent Sources
- Increase in Measured Noise as Ref Source Approaches DUT Noise
- Approximate Sensitivity of Delay Line Discriminator
- AM Calibration
- Voltage Controlled Source Tuning Requirements
- Tune Range of VCO for Center Voltage
- Peak Tuning Range Required by Noise Level
- Phase Lock Loop Bandwidth vs. Peak Tuning Range
- Noise Floor Limits Due to Peak Tuning Range
- Tuning Characteristics of Various VCO Source Options
- 8643A Frequency Limits
- 8644B Frequency Limits
- 8664A Frequency Limits
- 8665A Frequency Limits
- 8665B Frequency Limits
- System Specifications
- System Interconnections
- PC Components Installation
- Overview
- Step 1: Uninstall the current version of Agilent Technologies IO libraries
- Step 2: Uninstall all National Instruments products.
- Step 3: Install the National Instruments VXI software.
- Step 4: Install the National Instruments VISA runtime.
- Step 5: Install software for the NI Data Acquisition Software.
- Step 6: Hardware Installation
- Step 7. Finalize National Instruments Software Installation.
- Step 8: System Interconnections
- Step 9: Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package use default settings
- Step 10: Install the Agilent I/O Libraries
- Step 11: Install the E5500 Phase Noise Measurement software.
- Step 12: Asset Configuration
- Step 13: License Key for the Phase Noise Test Set
- Overview
- PC Digitizer Performance Verification
- Preventive Maintenance
- Service, Support, and Safety Information
- Safety and Regulatory Information
- Safety summary
- Equipment Installation
- Environmental conditions
- Before applying power
- Ground the instrument or system
- Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Maintenance
- Safety symbols and instrument markings
- Regulatory Compliance
- Declaration of Conformity
- Compliance with German noise requirements
- Compliance with Canadian EMC requirements
- Service and Support
- Return Procedure
- Safety and Regulatory Information
Absolute Measurement Examples
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Agilent E5505A User’s Guide 201
6 Downconverter Tab
Input Frequency
L.O. Frequency
I.F. Frequency
Millimeter Frequency
L.O. Power
Maximum AM Detector Level
Input Attenuation
I.F. Gain
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Auto
Microwave/Millimeter Band
Millimeter Band Mixer Bias
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Enable
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Current
Reference Chain
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Reference
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External Tune Enable
Tuning Sensitivity
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Nominal
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100 MHz PLL Bandwidth
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600 MHz PLL Bandwidth
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12 E + 9
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Auto
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(Calculated by software)
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0
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20 dBM
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0 dBm
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0 dB
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0 dB
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Checked
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Microwave (0 to 26.5 GHz)
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Unchecked
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0 mA
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10 MHz
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Unchecked
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0 ppm/v
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0 ppm/V
•
126 Hz
•
10000 Hz
7Graph Tab
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Title
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Graph Type
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X Scale Minimum
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X Scale Maximum
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Y Scale Minimum
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Y Scale Maximum
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Normalize trace data to a:
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Scale trace data to a new
carrier frequency of:
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Shift trace data DOWN by:
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Trace Smoothing Amount
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Power present at input of DUT
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Microwave Source (12 GHz) vs. Agilent 8644B
using EFC
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Single-sideband Noise (dBc/Hz)
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10 Hz
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4 E + 6 Hz
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0 dBc/Hz
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–170 dBc/Hz
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1 Hz bandwidth
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1 times the current carrier frequency
•
0 dB
•
0
•
0 dB
Table 28 Parameter data for the microwave source measurement (continued)
Step Parameters Data