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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PC Components Installation
Making Connections
1
Connect the following cables between the PC Digitizer card adapter and the
test set:
• SMA (male) to BNC (male) cable between the PC digitizer card adapter’s
IN connector and the test set’s front-panel connector
ANALYZER <100 MHz OUT.
• SMA (male) to BNC (male) cable between the PC digitizer card adapter’s
OUT connector and the test set’s rear-panel connector
CHIRP SOURCE IN.
2
Refer to Figure 322 below and Figure 323 on page 420 for examples of
system interconnections.
Table 73 E5505A connectors and adapters
Part
Number
Description N5500A
Standard
N5500A
Opt. 001
N5500A
Opt. 201
N5501A
N5502A
N5507A N5508A N5508A
Opt. 002
0960-0053 Termination, coaxial SMA
(male), 50 Ω
433
1250-0207 Termination, BNC, 50 Ω 111
1250-0780 Adapter, Type N (male) to BNC
(female)
3231
1250-0839 Termination, coaxial SMC
(female), 50 Ω
111
1250-1200 Adapter, SMA (male) to BNC
(female)
2
1250-1250 Adapter, N (male) to SMA
(female)
121
1250-2015 Adapter, SMA (female) to BNC
(male)
1
1250-2076 Termination, coaxial SMB
(female), 50 Ω
111
5061-5311 Adapter/Connector saver, 3.5
mm (female) to 3.5mm (female)
22 312
5813-0803 GPIB extension 1 with E5505A System, or 2 for use with Agilent Technologies E5500 SCPI
Remote Interface GPIB slave Port
E5505-60001 Digitizer adapter for PC 1 with E5505A system
NOTE
For easy re-installation, label each end of the cables with the corresponding instrument
connectors.