User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- U3042AE12
- Title Page
- TOC
- Introduction
- Description
- Available Options
- Verifying the Shipment
- General Specifications
- Typical Reflection Tracking
- Front and Rear Panel Features
- System Setup with N5230A/C
- Controlling the Test Set with N5230A
- System Setup with N5242A
- Controlling the Test Set with N5242A or N5230C
- DUT Control Lines
- Test Set I/O Interface Commands
- Operational Check
- Troubleshooting Operational Check Failures
- Service Information
- Theory of Operation
- RF Switch Components
- S100 - Source to Ports (1, 5, 9 and 13)
- S200 - Source to Ports (2, 6, 10 and 14)
- S300 - Source to Ports (3, 7, 11 and 15)
- S400 - Source to Ports (4, 8, 12 and 16)
- S101 - Receiver to Ports (1, 5, 9 and 13)
- S201 - Receiver to Ports (2, 6, 10 and 14)
- S301 - Receiver to Ports (3, 7, 11 and 15)
- S401 - Receiver to Ports (4, 8, 12 and 16)
- RF Coupler Components
- System Block Diagram
- Safety and Regulatory Information
- Electrostatic Discharge Protection
- Contacting Agilent
User’s Guide 3
U3042AE12 Description
Description
The Agilent U3042AE12 Multiport Test Set is a 12-Port solid-state extension test set.
When combined with a 4-Port N5230A/C PNA-L or N5242A PNA-X Network Analyzer, the
U3042AE12 provides a complete solution for 16-Port full crossbar measurements.
The test set is directly controlled by the network analyzer, no external personal computer
or software is required.
The N5230A/C PNA-L and N5242A PNA-X Network Analyzer’s will be referred to
throughout this document as the PNA-L and the PNA-X. PNA refers to both PNA-L or
PNA-X.
Network Analyzer Requirement
• The Network Analyzer requires Option 551 (N-Port error correction and measurement
capability).
• The N5230A/C PNA-L requires Option 245, 145, 246 or 146 to provide the test set
interface connections and requires test set file u3042ae12_p4.tsx
• The N5242A PNA-X requires Option 400 to provide the test set interface connections
and requires test set file u3042ae12_pnax_p4.tsx.
More PNA information is available on the following websites:
• Documentation - http://www.agilent.com/find/pna
• Network Analyzer Firmware - http://na.tm.agilent.com/pna/firmware/firmware.htm
Refer to “Installing New Firmware” on page 18.
• U3042AE12 Test Set Files - http://na.tm.agilent.com/multiport. (see test set files link)