Agilent Technologies 8360 B Series - Page 400

A
UTOMATED
PERFORMANCE
TESTS
1.
Step
A
ttenuator Flatness
Test
P
erformance
v
erication
test
for
Option 001
Description
Ap
ow
er
meter
is
used
to
mak
e
relativ
e
p
o
w
er
measuremen
ts
to
determine
the actual
atten
uation
of
eac
h
atten
uator
card.
Mismatc
h
error
is
minimized
b
y including
a xed
atten
uation
in
fron
t
of the
card b
eing measured
for
b
oth
parts
of
the
relativ
e
measuremen
t
(with/without the
card).
The
soft
w
are
uses
the
v
alue
of
eac
h
atten
uator
card
to
calculate
what
the
actual
atten
uation
is
when
set
to
a
sp
ecic
value.
For
example, the
atten
uator
v
alue
for
the
30
dB
setting
is the
sum of
the
10
dB
and
the
20
dB
cards.
The
eect
of
digital
ALC
correction
is accoun
ted
for
b
y
the
soft
w
are.
The follo
wing
test
equipmen
t
is
required
for
this
p
erformance
test.
No
substitutions
are
allo
w
ed.
T
able
5-2.
T
est
Equipment
Required
Instrumen
t
HP/Agilen
t
Mo
del
Num
b
er
10
dB
A
tten
uator
8493C
30
dB
A
tten
uator
11708A
P
o
w
er
Meter
438A
P
o
w
er
Sensor
(50
MHz
to
26.5
GHz)
8485A
1
Po
wer
Sensor (50
MHz
to
26.5
GHz)
8485D
1
P
o
w
er
Sensor
(100
kHz
to
4.2
GHz)
8482A
1
Substitute
HP/Agilen
t
8487A/D
for
40
GHz
syn
thesizers.
Agilent 8360 Automated Tests 5-5