2.
Swept
Frequency Accuracy
Description
and Procedure
With the
synthesizer
in sw
ept mo
de, the
sp
ectrum
analyzer
is
set
to
zero
span
at
the
measuremen
t
frequency
.
As
the
syn
thesizer
sw
eeps
through
the
sp
ectrum
analyzer
frequency
setting,
a
signal
is generated
on the
spectrum
analyzer's video
output
that
is
input
to
the
oscilloscop e.
The
syn
thesizer's
TRIGGER
OUTPUT,
used
to
trigger
the
oscilloscop
e,
is
a
series
of
1601
pulses,
ev
enly
spaced
during
the
sw
eep.
The
oscilloscop e
is triggered
on the
pulse that
represents
the desired
measurement
frequency,
and
the
sp
ectrum
analyzer
is
tuned
to
displa
y
the
video
output
on
the
oscilloscop
e.
1.
Connect
the
equipmen
t
as
sho
wn
in
Figure 2-2
. Preset
all instrumen
ts
and
let
them
w
arm
up for
at least
one hour.
Figure 2-2.
Swept Frequency Accuracy T
est Setup
Equipment
Spectrum Analyzer HP/Agilent 8566B
Digitizing Oscilloscop e HP/Agilent 54111D
Oscilloscope Prob es HP/Agilent 10431A
2. On the spectrum analyzer, set the center frequency to the rst center frequency listed in
Table 2-2. Then set:
Agilent 8360 Performance Tests
Swept Frequency Accuracy
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