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
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System Specifications
Specifications
This section contains mechanical and environmental specifications, operating
characteristics, power requirements, and PC requirements for the system. It
also provides specifications for accuracy, measurement qualifications, and
tuning.
Table 66 contains the mechanical and environmental specifications for a
system. Table 67 shows the system’s operating characteristics.
Table 66 Mechanical and environmental specifications
Specifications Values
Temperature:
Operating
Non-operating/storage
0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 131 °F)
-40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
Altitude type tested from 0 to 3000 m (9,842 ft) - operating
4600 m (15,000 ft) - non-operating
Relative humidity type tested at 95%, +40°C (non-condensing)
Air flow space required 102 mm (4 in) on all sides
System weight: Benchtop 1.6 Meter Rack 2 Meter Rack
Approximate, typical 210 lbs (95.5 kg) 431 lbs (195.5 kg) 465 lbs (211 kg)
System dimensions:
Height
Width
with rack-mounted flat-panel display
with benchtop PC and display
Depth
711 to 915 mm (28 to 36
in)
432 mm (17 in)
n/a
1,016 mm (40 in)
711 mm (28 in)
1,620 mm (64 in)
600 mm (23.6 in)
1438 mm (56.7 in)
n/a
905 mm (35.7 in)
2,020 mm (79.5 in)
600 mm (23.6 in)
1438 mm (56.7 in)
n/a
905 mm (35.7 in)
Table 67 Operating characteristics
Warm up time required 30 minutes
Carrier frequency ranges 50 KHz to 1.6 GHz
50 KHz to 6 GHz
50 KHz to 18 GHz
50 KHz to 26.5 GHz
Offset frequency ranges 0.01 Hz to 2 MHz
0.01 Hz to 100 MHz
System noise response –180 dBc/Hz typically (>10 kHz offsets)
System spurious response ≤120 dBc typically