User Manual
Table Of Contents
- PSA Spectrum Analyzers User's and Programmer's Reference
- Table of Contents
- List of Commands
- 1 Using This Document
- 2 Instrument Functions: A - L
- 3 Instrument Functions: M - O
- 4 Instrument Functions: P - Z
- 4.1 Peak Search
- 4.2 Preset
- 4.3 Print
- 4.4 Print Setup
- 4.5 Save
- 4.6 SPAN / X Scale
- 4.7 SWEEP
- 4.8 System
- 4.8.1 Show Errors
- 4.8.2 Power On/Preset
- 4.8.3 Time/Date
- 4.8.4 Alignments
- 4.8.5 Config I/O
- 4.8.6 Reference
- 4.8.7 Show System
- 4.8.8 Show Hdwr
- 4.8.9 Color Palette
- 4.8.10 Diagnostics
- 4.8.11 Restore Sys Defaults
- 4.8.12 Licensing
- 4.8.13 Personality
- 4.8.14 Service
- 4.8.15 Keyboard Lock (Remote Command Only)
- 4.8.16 Remote Message
- 4.8.17 Remote Message Turned Off
- 4.8.18 Power On Elapsed Time (Remote Command Only)
- 4.8.19 SCPI Version Query (Remote Command Only)
- 4.9 Trace/View
- 4.10 Trig
- 5 One-Button Measurement Functions
- 5.1 MEASURE (Spectrum Analysis Mode)
- 5.1.1 Command Interactions: MEASure, CONFigure, FETCh, INITiate and READ
- 5.1.2 Meas Off
- 5.1.3 Channel Power
- 5.1.4 Occupied BW
- 5.1.5 Adjacent Channel Power—ACP
- 5.1.6 Multi-Carrier Power
- 5.1.7 Power Stat CCDF
- 5.1.8 Harmonic Distortion
- 5.1.9 Burst Power
- 5.1.10 Intermod (TOI)
- 5.1.11 Spurious Emissions
- 5.1.12 Spectrum Emission Mask
- 5.1.13 Current Measurement Query (Remote Command Only)
- 5.2 Meas Control
- 5.3 Mode Setup
- 5.4 Restart
- 5.5 Single
- 5.6 Meas Setup (Adjacent Channel Power—ACP)
- 5.7 Trace/View (ACP Measurement)
- 5.8 Meas Setup (Burst Power)
- 5.9 Trace/View (Burst Power)
- 5.10 Meas Setup (ComplementaryCumulativeDistributionFunction—CCDF)
- 5.11 Display (ComplementaryCumulativeDistributionFunction—CCDF)
- 5.12 SPAN X Scale
- 5.13 Marker (ComplementaryCumulativeDistributionFunction—CCDF)
- 5.14 Meas Setup (Channel Power—CHP)
- 5.15 Trace/View (Channel Power Measurement)
- 5.16 Meas Setup (Harmonic Distortion)
- 5.17 Trace/View (Harmonics)
- 5.18 Meas Setup (Intermod (TOI))
- 5.19 Meas Setup (Multi-Carrier Power—MCP)
- 5.20 Trace/View (Multi-Carrier Power Measurement)
- 5.21 Meas Setup (Occupied Bandwidth—OBW)
- 5.22 Meas Setup (Spectrum Emissions Mask—SEM)
- 5.23 Trace/View (Spectrum Emissions Mask)
- 5.24 Display (Spectrum Emissions Mask—SEM)
- 5.25 SPAN X Scale
- 5.26 Marker (Spectrum Emissions Mask—SEM)
- 5.27 Meas Setup (Spurious Emissions)
- One - Button Measurement Functions
- 5.1 MEASURE (Spectrum Analysis Mode)
- 6 Programming Fundamentals
- SCPI Language Basics
- Improving Measurement Speed
- Turn off the display updates.
- Use binary data format instead of ASCII
- Minimize the number of GPIB transactions.
- Avoid unnecessary use of *RST.
- Put ADC Ranging in Bypass for FFT Measurements
- Minimize DUT/instrument setup changes.
- Consider using LAN instead of GPIB.
- Using an Option Mode: Minimize the number of GPIB transactions.
- Using an Option Mode: Avoid automatic attenuator setting.
- Using an Option Mode: Optimize your GSM output RF spectrum switching measurement.
- Using an Option Mode: Avoid using RFBurst trigger for single burst signals.
- Using an Option Mode: When making power measurements on multiple bursts or slots, use CALCulate:D...
- Programming Command Compatibility Across Model Numbers and Across Modes
- Using the LAN to Control the Instrument
- Programming in C Using the VTL
- Overview of the GPIB Bus
- 7 Using the STATus System
- 8 Menu Maps: Spectrum Analysis
- Alpha Editor Keys, 1 of 2
- AMPLITUDE Y Scale Key, 1 of 2 (
- Auto Couple Key, 1 of 3 (
- BW/Avg Key (
- Det/Demod Key (
- Display Key, 1 of 2 (
- File Key, 1 of 6 (
- FREQUENCY Channel Key (
- Input/Output Key (
- Marker Key (
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- Marker Fctn Key (
- MODE Key (
- Peak Search Key (
- Preset Key (
- Print Setup Key (
- SPAN X Scale Key (
- SPAN X Scale Key for CCDF Measurement (
- Sweep Key (
- System Key, 1 of 4 (
- Trace/View Key (
- Trig Key (
- 9 Menu Maps: One-Button Measurement Functions
- One-Button Measurement Menu Maps
- MEASURE Key
- Meas Control Key
- Mode Setup Key
- Mode Setup Key (2 of 2)
- ACP Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- ACP Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Burst Power Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Burst Power Measurement: Trace/View Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Trace/View Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Display Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Span X Scale Key
- CCDF (Power Stat) Measurement: Marker Key
- Channel Power Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Channel Power Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Harmonic Distortion Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Harmonic Distortion Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Intermod (TOI): Meas Setup Key
- Multi-Carrier Power Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Multi-Carrier Power Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Occupied Bandwidth Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Trace/View Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Display Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Span X Scale Key
- Spectrum Emission Mask Measurement: Marker Key
- Spurious Emissions Measurement: Meas Setup Key
- One-Button Measurement Menu Maps
- Index
Index
Index - 1
Index
Symbols
*LRN
, 564
*RST
, 45
Numerics
10 dB step
, 68
10 MHz Out key
, 270
2dBstep
, 68
3GPP W-CDMA key
, 335
488.2 IEEE commands
, 563
802.11a key
, 338
802.11b key
, 339
802.11g key
, 339
A
absolute limit
, 493, 495
Absolute Limit key
, 493, 495
ACP
Meas Setup menu
, 629
Trace/View menu
, 630
ACP key
, 305
Activate key
, 277
ADC dither
automatic
, 79
off
, 80
on
, 80
ADC Dither key
, 79
ADC ranging
automatic
, 80
bypass
, 80, 81
ADC Ranging key
, 80
adjacent channel power
key
, 305
measurement
, 305
measurement setup
, 351
adjacent channel power
measurement
measurement setup
, 371
trace
, 367
viewing trace
, 367
Agilent Technologies URL
, 2
align
now
, 568
Align ADC key
, 259
Align All Now key
, 257
Align Current IF Flatness key
,
259
Align Current SysGain key
, 261
Align IF key
, 258
Align RF key
, 258
Align Subsys key
, 258
aligning
ADC
, 259
align all
, 257
automatic align
, 255
IF
, 258
IF flatness
, 259
RF
, 258
subsystems
, 258
system gain
, 261
alignment functions
, 279
alignments
time corrections
, 262
Alignments key
, 255, 268
All key
, 131
All Traces key
, 142
alpha
, 401
alpha editor
menu map
, 588, 589
Amplitude key
, 115
amplitude reference
, 171
amplitude Y scale
menu map
, 590, 591
AMPLITUDE Y Scale front-panel
key
, 49
AmptdInterpkey
, 119
Amptd Ref key
, 171
angle parameter (variables)
, 507
Annotation key
, 125, 480
antenna
correction
, 61
Antenna correction key
, 61, 62,
64
applet
, 538
applications
installing
, 278
selecting
, 203, 204, 206
applications, selecting
, 203
Appling Corrections key
, 61
arbitrary block data
, 508
ASCII data format
, 160
Attenuation key
, 50
attenuator step
10 dB
, 68
2dB
, 68
Attn Step key
, 68
Auto Align key
, 255
Auto All key
, 71
auto couple
, 71
menu map
, 592, 593, 594
AUTO COUPLE front-panel key
,
71
auto coupling
Auto All
, 71
Auto key
, 90, 97
phase noise
, 76
Auto Sweep Time key
, 243
Autorange key
ADC ranging
autorange
, 81
Average key
, 87, 98
average mode
, 353, 372, 409, 430,
486
average number
, 351, 399, 429,
485
averaging
, 87
log-power
, 89
power
, 89
traces
, 451, 452, 582, 583
type
, 93
Auto
, 90
Log power
, 90
power
, 91
voltage
, 91
video
, 89
voltage
, 89
Avg Mode key
, 353, 372, 409, 430,
452, 486
Avg Number key
, 351, 371, 399,
409, 423, 429, 451, 457, 485
Avg/VBW Type key
, 89, 93
phase noise
, 78
B
B,M,T measurements
, 514
Band Class key
, 342
Band/Intvl Power key
, 193
bandwidth power
, 193
bandwidth ratio
videotoresolution
, 86
base station setup
, 341
BASIC programming
, 531
binary data order, setting
, 160
bit_pattern parameter
(variables)
, 507
Bitmap
format
, 141
screen file
, 129
Bitmap key
, 141
Blank key
, 286, 370, 379, 407,
450
block data
arbitrary
, 508
identifying block size
, 508
parsing output
, 508
Bluetooth key
, 338
book
terms
, 45
book, using
, 44
boolean parameter (commands)
,
506
bottom/middle/top
measurements
, 514
Burst Power
Meas Setup menu
, 631
Trace/View menu
, 632
burst power measurement,
trace/view
, 377
bus
clear command
, 530