13.
Pulse P
erformance
(F
or
B-Series
Only)
Description
and
Procedure
In
this
pro
cedure,
the
syn
thesizer's
RF
output
is
displa
y
ed
directly
on a
high-bandwidth
digitizing
oscilloscop
e
where
the
rise and
fall times
are measured
and a
comparison
of
pulsed
and CW
po
w
er
lev
el
accuracy
is
made.
P
o
w
er
lev
el
accuracy
is
c
hec
ked
at a
10 Hz
pulse
rep
etition
rate
to
v
erify
its
op
eration
at
the
slo
west
specied
rate.
Rise and
F
all
Times
1.
Connect
the
equipmen
t
as
sho
wn
in
Figure
2-15
.
Preset the
instruments
and let
them
w
arm
up
for at
least one
hour.
Figure 2-15.
Pulse P
erformance
T
est
Setup
Equipment
Digitizing Oscilloscop e
HP/Agilent 54124T
Pulse Generator
HP/Agilent 8112A
Attenuator 10 dB
HP/Agilent 8490D Option 010 (83640B/50B)
Attenuator 10 dB
HP/Agilen
t 8493C Option 010 (83620B/22B/23B/24B/30B)
Attenuator 20 dB
HP/Agilen
t 8490D Option 020 (83640B/50B)
Attenuator 20 dB
HP/Agilent
8493C Option 020 (83620B/22B/23B/24B/30B)
2. On the synthesizer, press:
4
CW
5
First synthesizer frequency in Table 2-18.
4
POWER LEVEL
54
0
54
dBm
5
4
ALC
5
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Leveling Point Internal
(asterisk on)
Agilent 8360 Performance Tests
Pulse Performance
2-55