Technical data

8510C Service Quick Reference Guide 4-3

Performance Verification

Preparation for Performance Verification

Table 4-1 lists the equipment needed to run the tests.

Table 4-1 Equipment Required

a. All of the equipment listed is required for performance verification.

• 8510C network analyzer and accessories

•test set

• source

b. 8360 source with 1 Hz resolution needed to pass performance verification.

• For PC based Performance Verification

— Laptop or PC running BASIC for Windows (Rev. 6.32 or greater under Windows 95/98/NT).

— GPIB card for PCs (National Instruments or Agilent)

— PCMIA card for Laptops (National Instruments)

• For workstation based Performance Verification

— 200 or 300 series controller (except 9826

and 9816

) with 4 megabytes of available memory

after loading BASIC (1 megabyte memory boards are available for all 200 and 300 series

computers)

c. Wrap around display problem

d. Only 2.0 Mb of memory

Other controllers include:

— HP Vectra 386 with an HP 82300C BASIC language processor card

— UNIX based workstation with Rocky Mountain BASIC (RMB)

— Various workstations with BASIC 5.0 or higher, drivers, and language extensions disks

(uses approximately 0.6 megabytes of memory)

• 8510 Specification Performance Verification software

(08510-10033, Revision A.05.01, DOS and LIF formats)

• Compatible printer or plotter

•Cables:

test port cables (2)

coax 3.5 mm (m to f)

• Adapters:

2.4 mm (f) to 3.5 mm (f) for 50 GHz system)

3.5 mm (f) to BNC (m)

• 5343 option 001, 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz frequency counter

• Calibration kit (customer supplied)

• Verification kit (customer supplied)

Note: It is not required to have the 8510 system connected to the computer/controller when

generating specifications, or measurement uncertainties. All that is required is the software and

computer/controller. A printer is required for hardcopy output.