Agilent Technologies E8362/3/4C Option H85 User’s Guide Microwave PNA Series High Power Configurable Test Set Manufacturing Part Number: E8364-90040 Printed in USA: May 2008 Supersede: March 2008 © Copyright 2008 Agilent Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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E8362/3/4C Option H85 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 E8362/3/4C Option H85 Default Option Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Default Configuration Includes the Following Options: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E8362/3/4C Option H85 User’s Guide 1
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Description Description The Agilent E8362/3/4C Option H85 is a modified version of the standard E8362/3/4C PNA Series Network Analyzer. Option H85 is designed to permit insertion of high power amplifiers and other signal conditioning equipment to allow high power network measurements at RF levels up to 20 Watts (+43 dBm) from 10 MHz to 40 GHz and 10 Watts (+40 dBm) from 40 GHz to 50 GHz. Refer to Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5 for high power configurations.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 E8362/3/4C Option H85 Default Option Configuration E8362/3/4C Option H85 Default Option Configuration Default Configuration Includes the Following Options: • UNL (Extended power range & bias tee. Adds two attenuators and two bias tee) • 014 (Configurable test set) • 080 (Frequency Offset Mode) • 081 (Reference switch. Add an internal solid state switch in the R1 reference.) • 016 (35 dB Receiver Attenuators. Add two step receiver attenuators.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Specifications for Option H85 are the same as the standard E8362/3/4C PNA Series with Option UNL. Specifications are available from the PNA Series Data Sheet at our web site: http://www.agilent.com/find/pna The high power, or large signal capability specifications for the Option H85 are not tested at the factory, in the field or at service centers.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Table 2 Reference Receiver Inputs (RCVR R1 IN and RCVR R2 IN) Description Typical (dBm) Maximum Input Level E8362CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz –15 500 MHz to 2 GHz –11 2 GHz to 10 GHz −11 10 GHz to 20 GHz −11 E8363CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz –14 500 MHz to 2 GHz –10 2 GHz to 10 GHz −10 10 GHz to 20 GHz −9.5 20 GHz to 30 GHz –14 30 GHz to 40 GHz –15.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Table 3 Reference Outputs (Reference 1 SOURCE OUT and Reference 2 SOURCE OUT) Description Typical (dBm) Maximum Output Level E8362CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz –24 500 MHz to 2 GHz –23 2 GHz to 10 GHz −23 10 GHz to 20 GHz −26 E8363CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz –11.5 500 MHz to 2 GHz –10.5 2 GHz to 10 GHz −11 10 GHz to 20 GHz −11 20 GHz to 30 GHz –11 30 GHz to 40 GHz –11 E8364CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz –11.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Table 4 Source Outputs (Port 1 SOURCE OUT and Port 2 SOURCE OUT) Description Typical (dBm) Maximum Output Level E8362CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz 4 500 MHz to 2 GHz 5 2 GHz to 10 GHz 5 10 GHz to 20 GHz 2 E8363CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz 3.5 500 MHz to 2 GHz 5 2 GHz to 10 GHz 5 10 GHz to 20 GHz 3.5 20 GHz to 30 GHz 0 30 GHz to 40 GHz –2.5 E8364CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz 3.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Table 5 Coupler Inputs (Port 1 CPLR THRU and Port 2 CPLR THRU) Description Typical (dB) Insertion Loss to Test Port E8362CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz 1 500 MHz to 2 GHz 2 2 GHz to 10 GHz 2 10 GHz to 20 GHz 2 E8363CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz 0.5 500 MHz to 2 GHz 1 2 GHz to 10 GHz 2 10 GHz to 20 GHz 3 20 GHz to 30 GHz 4 30 GHz to 40 GHz 5 E8364CH85 45 MHz to 500 MHz 0.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Table 6 Coupler Outputs (Port 1 CPLR ARM, Port 2 CPLR ARM) Description Typical Damage Level E8362/3/4CH85 30 dBm Maximum DC Level E8362/3/4CH85 Table 7 7V Test Port Input Description Typical Damage Level E8362/3/4CH85 30 dBm Maximum DC Level E8362/3/4CH85 Table 8 0V Watts to dBm Conversion Linear (Watts) Log (dBm) 0.001 0 0.01 10 0.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Specifications: Front Panel Jumpers and Test Ports Table 9 Frequency Band Crossing Band Frequency (GHz) Band Frequency (GHz) E8362/3/4CH85 10 0 0 to 0.045 14 15.2 to 16.0 1 0.045 to 0.748 15 16.0 to 20.0 2 0.748 to 1.5 3 1.5 to 3.0 16 20.0 to 22.8 4 3.0 to 3.8 17 22.8 to 25.6 5 4.0 to 4.5 18 25.6 to 30 6 4.5 to 4.8 19 30.0 to 32.0 7 4.8 to 6.0 20 32.0 to 36.0 8 6.0 to 6.4 21 36.0 to 38.4 9 6.4 to 7.6 22 38.4 to 40 10 7.6 to 10.0 11 10.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Operation Operation The Agilent Option H85 can be configured differently for many applications. Included in this manual are three typical configurations: • Figure 3, “2-Port Two Way High Power Configuration.” • Figure 4, “2-Port One Way High Power Configuration.” • Figure 5, “2-Port Forward DUT Configuration.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Operation Figure 1 E8362/3/4C Option H85 2-Port Block Diagram Figure 2 Front Panel Display 12 User’s Guide
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Operation Figure 3, “2-Port Two Way High Power Configuration” on page 14. Ports 1 and 2 are configured to allow the user to stimulate each port with high power. Each port must have a high power amplifier and high power coupler. The isolators, reference and measured receiver attenuators are optional. They are dependent on the high power couplers coupling factor, amplifiers reverse isolation and power required to test the device.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Operation Figure 3 2-Port Two Way High Power Configuration 2-Port Two Way High Power Configuration RCVR A IN RCVR B IN CPLR ARM CPLR ARM Fix Attenuator Fix Attenuator SOURCE OUT SOURCE OUT DUT CPLR THRU CPLR THRU RCVR R2 IN RCVR R1 IN Booster Amplifier Booster Amplifier Fix Attenuator RF INPUT Fix Attenuator RF OUTPUT RF OUTPUT Coupler Arm Coupler Arm 20 dB 20 dB Coupler Main 14 RF INPUT Coupler Output Coupler Output Coupler Main User’s Guide
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Operation Figure 4 2-Port One Way High Power Configuration 2-Port One Way High Power Configuration RCVR A IN CPLR ARM RCVR B IN CPLR ARM Fix Attenuator Fix Attenuator SOURCE OUT SOURCE OUT CPLR THRU DUT CPLR THRU RCVR R1 IN Out In Booster Amplifier Fix Attenuator RF INPUT RF OUTPUT Isolator Coupler Arm 20 dB Coupler Main User’s Guide Coupler Output 15
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Operation Figure 5 2-Port Forward DUT Configuration 2-Port Forward DUT Configuration RCVR B IN CPLR ARM Fix Attenuator SOURCE OUT CPLR THRU DUT Out In Isolator 16 User’s Guide
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 This section describes how to set up the analyzer to perform high power measurements. Analyzers equipped with the Option H85 can be configured to measure high power devices.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 Initial Setup 1. If the analyzer is in the standard mode configuration remove the jumper between Port 1 SOURCE OUT and CPLR THRU connector on the front panel, see to Figure 6. This can also be done for Port 2 if high power measurements are necessary for the reverse parameters of a device under test (DUT). Two booster amplifiers and two 20 dB couplers are required for both forward and reverse measurements. 2.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 User Preset Setup CAUTION Before continuing, reduce the power and set the initial power setting to −65 dBm at the test port to reduce the risk of damaging the PNA or your device. Save this state and set it up as the User Preset. CAUTION The microwave PNA has 25 frequency bands. The firmware turns off the RF power level during band-crossings.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 To find the User Preset: 2. In the Utility drop-down menu select User Preset. Check User Preset Enable > Save current state as User Preset and press OK. See Figure 8.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 Initial Source Port Power Setup 1. In the Stimulus drop-down menu select Power > Power and Attenuators. In the application window type [–20 dBm] into Port Power for Port 1. Verify that Port Powers Coupled is checked to ensure that Ports 1 and Port 2 power levels are the same. Press OK. Uncoupled ports should be used when adjusting the S12 power level. 2. Turn On the booster amplifier. 3.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 Additional Setup 1. Turn Off the booster amplifier. 2. Connect the open port of the 20 dB coupler to the Port 1 CPLR THRU connector on the front panel. This can also be done on Port 2 if reverse parameters high power measurements are required. Refer to Table 1 on page 4 and Table 6 on page 9. 3. Disconnect the REFERENCE SOURCE OUT and RCVR R1 IN jumper on the front panel.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 Select Source Port Power Ranges 1. Select a power range that will not exceed the maximum estimated power level, but will force the DUT into compression. For example; if your booster amplifier has a gain of +15 dB, the DUT will compress if supplied with +15 dBm. You may need to adjust the analyzer output power to not exceed 0 dBm. To adjust the output power follow steps a and b. a.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 Figure 10 Isolators and Attenuator Connections 2-Port One Way High Power Configuration RCVR A IN CPLR ARM RCVR B IN CPLR ARM Fix Attenuator Fix Attenuator SOURCE OUT SOURCE OUT CPLR THRU CPLR THRU RCVR R1 IN Out Booster Amplifier In Isolator Fix Attenuator RF INPUT RF OUTPUT Coupler Arm 20 dB Coupler Main Coupler Output Select Receiver Port Power Ranges 1.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 2. Set the receiver attenuator to the value calculated in the previous step (rounding off to the highest 5 dB step). Setting the receiver attenuation will establish the internal attenuation. In the Stimulus drop-down menu select Power > Power and Attenuators. In the application window, select Receiver Attenuators. Set Receiver A to [10 dB] and Receiver B to [20 dB] and press OK.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 External Reference Mixer Switch Setup 1. In the Trace/Chan drop-down menu select Channel > Hardware Setup > Test Set. Figure 12 Trace/Chan 2. In the application window, select External: flow through R1 Loop. Figure 13 R1 Input Path 3. Measure the output power at Test Port 1, using a power meter. Verify the power measurement.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 Final Setup 1. Verify that all of the power and attenuator settings are correct. 2. In the Response drop-down menu select Measure > S21. Figure 14 Response Menu 3. To Perform a response calibration following steps a, b, c and d: a. Connect the test port cables of the analyzer to form a thru configuration. b. In the Response drop-down menu select Cal Wizard (see Figure 14).
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 c. Select Response > Next. Figure 16 Response d. Select THRU > Next. Follow the analyzers window prompts to finish calibration.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Example: Making High Power Measurements with Option H85 4. Configure the test setup as shown in Figure 18. Turn On the DUT and measure the S21 gain of the amplifier under test to confirm the proper operation of the measurement test setup.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Service Information Service Information Servicing information can be found in the Agilent Technologies PNA Series Microwave Network Analyzer E8362/3/4C Service Guide. Please visit our website at http://www.agilent.com/find/pna. Follow the Service Guide instructions for all repair, replacement procedures, tests and adjustments. Replaceable Parts Special options are built to order, so long lead times may be encountered when ordering replacement parts.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Safety and Regulatory Information Safety and Regulatory Information Introduction Review this product and related documentation to familiarize yourself with safety markings and instructions before you operate the instrument. The documentation contains information and warnings that must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the product in a safe condition.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Safety and Regulatory Information General Safety Considerations Safety Earth Ground WARNING This is a Safety Class I product (provided with a protective earthing ground incorporated in the power cord). The mains plug shall only be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact. Any interruption of the protective conductor, inside or outside of the instrument, will make the instrument dangerous. Intentional interruption is prohibited.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Safety and Regulatory Information Servicing Warnings applicable to this instrument. WARNING For continued protection against fire hazard replace line fuse only with same type and rating: Fuse 3.15A/250V, Part Number 2110-0655 The use of other fuses or material is prohibited. WARNING This is a Safety Class I product (provided with a protective earthing ground incorporated in the power cord).
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Safety and Regulatory Information Regulatory Information This section contains information that is required by various government regulatory agencies. Instrument Markings The instruction documentation symbol. The product is marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to refer to the instructions in the documentation. This symbol indicates that the instrument requires alternating current (ac) input.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Safety and Regulatory Information Compliance with Canadian EMC Requirements This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001. Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB du Canada. Compliance with German FTZ Emissions Requirements This product complies with the German FTZ 526/527 Radiated Emissions and Conducted Emission requirements.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Electrostatic Discharge Protection Electrostatic Discharge Protection Protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) is essential while removing assemblies from or connecting cables to the network analyzer. Static electricity can build up on your body and can easily damage sensitive internal circuit elements when discharged. Static discharges too small to be felt can cause permanent damage.
E8362/3/4C Option H85 Agilent Support and Assistance Agilent Support and Assistance Service and Support Options The analyzer’s standard warranty is a one-year return to Agilent Technologies service warranty. See “Service Information” on page 30 for PNA information. NOTE There are many other repair and calibration options available from the Agilent Technologies support organization. These options cover a range of service agreements with varying response times.
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