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 (
- menu map:marker to;marker to:menu map
- 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 - 7
Index
Min Search key, 211
mixer level
adjusting
, 69
Mkr to CF key
, 212
mobile station setup
, 341
mode
menu map
, 610
MODE front-panel key
, 203
Mode key
, 251
Mode Preset key
, 224
Mode Setup
menu
, 627, 628
Mode Setup front-panel key
, 333
modes/applications
loading
, 278
monitoring errors
, 567
monitoring instrument status
,
571
monitoring status
, 567
monitoring the instrument
, 557
Monochrome key
, 274
moving
data to a file
, 158
markers
, 197, 199, 200, 209
trace data
, 421, 477, 478
multi carrier power measurement
trace
, 447
viewing trace
, 447
Multi-Carrier Power
Meas Setup menu
, 643
Trace/View menu
, 644
multi-carrier power measurement
measurement setup
, 429
multiple users, system message
to
, 280, 281
N
NADC key, 337
Name key
, 143, 154, 155
naming
files
, 143, 154, 155
Neg Offset Limit key
, 359
Negative Peak key
, 101
Next Page key
, 248
Next Peak key
, 209
Next Pk Left key
, 210
Next Pk Right key
, 210
no response from host error
, 541
Noise Corr key
, 364
noise correction
, 364, 445
Noise Correction key
, 445
None key
, 333
Normal key
, 98, 180, 392, 484
numeric data file format
setting
, 160
O
OBW Span key
, 454
Occ BW % Pwr key
, 454
Occupied Bandwidth
Meas Setup menu
, 645
occupied bandwidth
measurement
, 304
measurement setup
, 423, 451,
457, 485
Occupied BW
measurement results
, 455
transmit frequency error
, 455
Occupied BW key
, 304
Off key marker
, 185, 394, 484
Offset Freq key
, 354, 438
Offset IntegBW key
, 439
Offset key
, 354, 438
offset limit
, 357, 359
Offset/Limits key
, 354
offsets and limits
limits
absolute start level
, 469
Offsets/Limits key
, 438
one measurement
, 329
openSocket
, 538
operation complete, IEEE
command
, 565
operation condition register
, 571,
572
operation status
, 571
Optical Filter key
, 272
Optimize L(f) key
frequencies
, 77
frequencies>50 kHz
, 77
Optimize LO key
fast tuning
, 77
optimize ref level
, 344, 360, 375,
383, 402, 419, 427, 441, 456,
475
Optimize Ref Level key
, 344, 360,
375, 383, 402, 419, 427, 441,
456, 475
Option
key
, 276
Option 1DS
, 59
options
activating
, 277
deleting
, 278
query
, 565
selecting
, 206
options, IEEE command
, 565
Order Up Down key
, 135
orientation
landscape
, 231
portrait
, 231
Orientation key
, 231
other
correction
, 61
other users
system message to
, 280, 281
output data, identifying block
size
, 508
P
packet errors
, 540
Packet Type key
, 342, 344
Page Size key
, 232
pages
displaying next
, 248
displaying previous
, 248
paper orientation
, 231
parameter (variables)
, 507
parameters (commands)
, 506
parameters, variable
, 507
Pause key
, 330
PDC key
, 337
peak excursion
, 496
Peak Excursn key
, 215, 496
Peak key
, 99
peak search
menu map
, 611
Peak Search front-panel key
, 209
Peak Search key
, 218
peak threshold
, 496
percent parameter (variables)
,
507
Period key
, 187
persistent settings
, 539
personalities
selecting
, 203, 204, 206
phase noise
Auto
, 76
optimization
, 76, 77
phase parameter(variables)
, 507
PHNoise Opt key
phase noise optimization
, 76
pinging the analyzer
, 542
Pk Threshold key
, 216, 496
Pk-Pk Search key
, 212
Point key
, 114
Points key
, 244
Portrait key
, 231
Pos Offset Limit key
, 357
power
toggling internal preamp
, 59
YAxisUnits
, 56
dBm
, 57
dBmV
, 57
dBuV
, 57
volts
, 57
watts
, 58
power averaging
, 89
power condition register
, 583,
584, 585