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R&S
®
ZNA
V
ector Network Analyzers
User Manual
1
178646202
V
ersion 20
(;ÜÎÌ2)
2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Safety and Regulatory Information
15
Safety Instructions
15
Warning Messages in the Documentation
18
Korea Certification Class a
18
Welcome to the R&S ZNA
19
What's New in Firmware Version 2.41
19
Changes in Firmware Version 2.40
20
Documentation Overview
24
Getting Started Manual
24
User Manual and Help
24
Service Manual
24
About this Help
25
Application Notes, Application Cards, White Papers, Etc
25
Data Sheets and Brochures
25
Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment (OSA)
25
Printed Safety Instructions
25
Instrument Security Procedures
25
Getting Started
28
Preparing for Use
28
Lifting and Carrying
28
Unpacking and Checking
28
Choosing the Operating Site
28
Setting up the Product
29
Considerations for Test Setup
31
Connecting the Analyzer to the AC Supply
32
Switching the Instrument on and off
32
Standby and Ready State
33
Windows Operating System
34
Minimizing the VNA Application
35
Connecting External Accessories
36
Instrument Tour
39
Front Panel
39
Rear Panel
45
Operating the Instrument
48
Manual Operation
48
Control Elements of the Application Window
52
Touchscreen Gestures
58
Working with Dialogs
61
Handling Diagrams, Traces, and Markers
62
Entering Data
66
Scaling Diagrams
70
Performing Measurements
75
Transmission S-Parameter Measurement
75
Reflection S-Parameter Measurement
82
Concepts and Features
84
Basic Concepts
84
Global (Persistent) Settings
84
Softtools
85
Traces, Channels and Diagrams
85
Sweep Control
87
Automatic Level Control
92
Data Flow
93
Screen Elements
97
Display Elements of a Diagram
97
Dialogs
109
Trace Formats
113
Measurement Results
122
S-Parameters
122
Reference Impedances
125
Impedance Parameters
127
Admittance Parameters
130
Wave Quantities and Ratios
131
Unbalance-Balance Conversion
134
Stability Factors
139
Delay, Aperture, Electrical Length
140
Operations on Traces
141
Limit Check
141
Trace Files
149
Calibration
158
Calibration Types
160
Calibration Standards and Calibration Kits
172
Calibration Pool
178
Calibration Labels
178
Automatic Calibration
179
Scalar Power Calibration
191
Smartercal
197
Parallel Calibration of Multiple Channels
200
Joining Calibrations
200
Offset Parameters and De-/Embedding
201
Offset Parameters
201
Embedding and Deembedding
207
Optional Extensions and Accessories
219
Spectrum Analyzer Mode
220
Time Domain Analysis
220
Frequency Conversion Measurements
234
Phase Coherent Source Control
247
True Differential Mode
248
Pulsed Measurements
251
Millimeter-Wave Converter Support
253
Increased if Bandwidth 30 Mhz
259
Frequency Resolution 1 Mhz
259
Continuous Data Recording
259
Noise Figure Measurement
260
Measurement Uncertainty Analysis
265
Security Write Protection
267
Eazy De-Embedding Based on IEEE 370
268
In-Situ De-Embedding
270
Smart Fixture De-Embedding
270
Delta-L 4.0 PCB Characterization
271
Health and Usage Monitoring Service (HUMS)
272
Internal 3Rd and 4Th Source for 4-Port R&S ZNA
273
Precision Frequency Reference
273
Second Internal lo Generator for 4-Port R&S ZNA
273
Internal 2Nd Source and 2Nd lo Generator for 2-Port R&S ZNA
274
Memory Extension for Data Streaming
274
LO out
275
RFFE GPIO Interface
276
Direct Generator/Receiver Access
277
Additional Removable System Drive
278
Source Step Attenuators
278
Direct if Access
278
Receiver Step Attenuators
279
Internal Pulse Modulators
279
Trigger Board
279
Direct Source Monitor Access
279
Internal Combiner
281
Internal Low Noise Preamplifier
282
Internal Low Power Spur Reduction Amplifier
283
External Power Meters
285
USB-To-IEC/IEEE Adapter
285
External Generators
290
Generic Devices
292
External Dlls
294
Power Added Efficiency
296
GUI Reference
298
Function Keys and Softtools
298
Meas Softtool
300
Measurement Type
300
S-Params Tab
303
Wave Tab
315
Ratio Tab
318
Noise Figure Tab
322
Intermodulation Tab
334
Gain Compression Tab
346
Time Domain Tab
349
Time Gate Tab
349
Power Sensor Tab
350
Spectrum Tab
351
External DLL Tab
355
Scalar Mixer Meas Tab
362
Vector Mixer Meas Tab
368
Two Tone Group Dly Tab (Frequency-Converting DUT)
370
Format Softtool
374
Scale Softtool
380
Scale Values Tab
380
Scale Coupling Tab
383
Zoom Tab
384
Traces Softtool
386
Traces Tab
386
Mem Tab
392
All Mem All Data Tab
394
Math Tab
396
Time Domain Tab
402
Time Gate Tab
407
Distance to Fault Tab
409
Trace Statistics Tab
410
Smooth Shift Hold Tab
416
Infinite Averaging Tab
420
Trace Data Tab
421
Linearity Deviation Tab
429
Lines Softtool
430
Limit Test Tab
431
Ripple Test Tab
439
Circle Test Tab
444
Display Circle Tab
448
Horiz. Line Tab
449
Marker Softtool
450
Markers Tab
450
Marker Props Tab
453
Marker Search Tab
456
Multiple Peak Tab
462
Target Search Tab
464
Bandfilter Tab
466
Set by Marker Tab
470
Info Field Tab
471
Marker Coupling Tab
472
Stimulus Softtool
473
Stimulus Tab
473
Power Tab
476
Time Domain X-Axis Tab
482
Pwr Bw Avg Softtool
484
Power Tab
484
Bandwidth Tab
484
Average Tab
486
Sweep Softtool
488
Sweep Params Tab
488
Sweep Type Tab
491
Trigger Tab
504
Sweep Control Tab
510
Cal Softtool
515
Start Cal Tab
515
Cal Devices Tab
558
Pwr Cal Settings Tab
572
Use Cal Tab
579
METAS Cal Tab
587
Channel Config Softtool
597
Channels Tab
597
Port Config Tab
612
Pwr Cal Settings Tab
631
Mode Softtool
631
Mode Tab
631
Pulse Mod Tab
636
Source Coherence Rab
646
Timer Settings Tab
650
Offset Embed Softtool
651
Offset Embed Dock Widget
651
Offset Tab
661
One Way Loss Tab
667
Single Ended Tab
669
Fixture Modeling Dialog
672
Port Sets Tab
687
Balanced Tab
690
Ground Loop Tab
693
Differential Match Tab
695
Config Tab
697
Delta-L Tab
698
File Print Softtool
706
Recall Sets Tab
707
Favorites Tab
709
Print Tab
710
Printer Setup Dialog
711
Trace Data Tab
713
More Tab
713
DUT Softtool
713
DUT Centric Wizard
714
DUT Manager Dialog
725
Applic Softtool
728
External Tools Application
729
TDR Application
730
Distance to Fault Application
761
Display Softtool
769
Diagram Tab
770
Split Tab
773
Config Tab
775
View Bar Tab
783
Touchscreen Tab
784
Setup Softtool
785
Setup Tab
785
Table of Contents
787
Calibration Tab
788
User Interface Tab
791
Messages Tab
793
Channel Bits Tab
794
Advanced Tab
795
Power Tab
797
Recovery Tab
800
HUMS Tab
801
Freq. Ref. Tab
811
Remote Settings Tab
813
Power Meter Tab
816
Generator Tab
822
Frequency Converter Tab
827
Port Setup Tab
835
Generic Device Tab
836
Help Softtool
841
Preset Softtool
842
Select Preset Tab
842
Introduction to Remote Control
845
Remote Control
845
Remote Control Via USB
846
Starting a Remote Control Session
846
GPIB Explorer
847
Switchover to Remote Control
849
Combining Manual and Remote Control
851
Device Messages (Commands and Device Responses)
852
Messages
852
SCPI Command Structure and Syntax
852
SCPI Parameters
856
Basic Remote Control Concepts
858
Traces, Channels, and Diagram Areas
858
Active Traces in Remote Control
859
Initiating Measurements, Speed Considerations
860
Addressing Traces and Channels
861
Command Processing
862
Input Unit
862
Command Recognition
863
Data Base and Instrument Hardware
863
Command Sequence and Command Synchronization
864
Output Unit
864
Status Reporting System
864
Status Reporting System
866
Overview of Status Registers
867
Structure of a SCPI Status Register
867
Contents of the Status Registers
869
Application of the Status Reporting System
875
Reset Values of the Status Reporting System
878
Command Reference
880
Special Terms and Notation
880
Numeric Suffixes
881
Parameters
881
Special Characters
881
Upper- Vs. Lower-Case
881
Common Commands
882
SCPI Command Reference
883
Calculate Commands
884
Parameters
886
Calculate:data:all
887
Calculate:data:dall
889
Calculate<Ch>:Data:call
889
Calculate<Ch>:Data:call:catalog
889
Calculate<Ch>:Data:channel:all
889
Calculate<Ch>:Data:channel:dall
889
Calculate<Ch>:Data:mdata:interpolate
890
Calculate<Ch>:Data:sgroup
890
Calculate<Chn>:Data
890
Calculate<Chn>:Data:nsweep[:Last]
893
Calculate<Chn>:Data:nsweep:count
894
Calculate<Chn>:Data:nsweep:first
894
Table of Contents
900
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:input:length:bits
904
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:input:length:prbs
904
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:input:olevel
906
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:input:rtime:data
906
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:input:rtime:threshold
906
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:input:zlevel
906
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:jitter:periodic:magnitude
910
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask AUTO
911
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:data
912
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:fail
913
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:bottom:horizontal
915
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:bottom:state
915
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:bottom:vertical
915
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:polygon:state
915
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:top:horizontal
915
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:top:state
915
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:top:vertical
915
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:polygon:horizontal
916
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:mask:shape:polygon:type
916
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:measurement:data
918
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:measurement:state
920
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:measurement:ttime:threshold
920
Calculate<Chn>:Eye:noise:rms
920
Suffix
955
Calculate:fmodel:sfd<Ph_Pt>:Coupon:measure
956
Calculate:fmodel:sfd<Ph_Pt>:Coupon:measure:filename:clear
956
Calculate:fmodel:sfd<Ph_Pt>:Dut:measure
957
Calculate:fmodel:sfd<Ph_Pt>:Dut:measure:filename:clear
957
Calculate:fmodel:sfd<Ph_Pt>:Preset
958
Calculate:fmodel:sfd<Ph_Pt>:Run:run
958
Calculate
965
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:circle:clear
967
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:circle[:State]
967
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:circle:fail
968
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:circle:sound[:State]
968
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:clear
969
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:control:shift
970
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:dcircle:clear
971
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:dcircle:data
971
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:dcircle[:State]
971
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:dcircle:display[:State]
972
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:display[:State]
972
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:lower:feed
975
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:lower:shift
976
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:upper:feed
976
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:upper:shift
976
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:segment:count
977
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:segment<Seg>:Formula
977
Calculate<Chn>:Limit:segment<Seg>:Interpol
978
Source:marker
982
Calculate:marker:coupled:type
983
Calculate:marker:coupled[:State]
983
Calculate<Chn>:Marker:mpeak:excursion
986
Calculate<Chn>:Marker:mpeak:excursion:state
986
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:spectrum
986
Calculate<Chn>:Marker:search:bfilter:result[:State]:Area
988
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Aoff
988
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Bwidth
988
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Delta[:State]
990
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Excursion
991
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Excursion:state
991
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Format
991
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:center
992
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:domain:user:show
993
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:domain:user[:Range]
993
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:domain:user:start
994
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:domain:user:stop
994
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:execute
995
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:result
995
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:span
995
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:start
996
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Function:stop
996
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Mode
996
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Name
999
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Reference:mode
999
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Reference:name
999
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Reference:type
999
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Reference[:State]
999
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Reference:X
1001
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Search:format
1001
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Search:tracking
1001
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>[:State]
1001
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Target
1002
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Threshold
1004
Calculate<Chn>:Marker<Mk>:Threshold:state
1004
Example
1032
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics[:State]
1033
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:domain:user
1034
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:domain:user:show
1034
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:domain:user:start
1034
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:domain:user:stop
1034
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:epdelay[:State]
1035
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:mmptpeak[:State]
1035
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:mstddev[:State]
1035
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:nlinear:comp:reference
1036
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:nlinear:comp:result
1036
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:nlinear:comp:rlevel
1037
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:nlinear:comp:rphase
1038
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:nlinear:comp[:State]
1040
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:rdomain:user
1040
Calculate<Chn>:Statistics:rdomain:user:show
1040
Options
1044
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time[:Type]
1049
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:center
1050
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:dchebyshev
1052
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:lpass
1055
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:lpass:dcsparam
1055
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:lpass:dcsparam:continuous
1055
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:lpass:dcsparam:extrapolate
1055
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:lpfrequency
1055
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:resolution:efactor
1055
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:span
1055
Calculate<Chn>:Transform:time:start
1055
Table of Contents
1065
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:balanced:embedding<Logpt>:Parameters
1074
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:balanced:embedding<Logpt>:Parameters: L<Cmp
1074
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:differential:embedding<Logpt
1074
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:differential:embedding<Logpt
1076
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:differential:embedding<Logpt
1078
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:differential:embedding<Logpt>: Parameters:l<Cmp
1078
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:differential:embedding<Logpt>:Tndefinition
1079
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:deembedding<Group>[:State]
1079
Parameters:r<Cmp
1079
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:deembedding<Group>:Parameters:C
1080
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:deembedding<Group>:Parameters:g
1080
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:deembedding<Group>:Parameters:l
1080
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:deembedding<Group>:Parameters:r
1080
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:deembedding<Group>:Tndefinition
1080
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:embedding<Group>[:State]
1083
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:embedding<Group>:Parameters:C
1084
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:embedding<Group>:Parameters:g
1084
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:embedding<Group>:Parameters:l
1084
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:embedding<Group>:Parameters:r
1084
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:gloop:group
1087
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:deembedding:delete
1088
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:deembedding<Listid>[:State]
1088
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:deembedding<Listid>:Define
1089
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:deembedding<Listid>:Parameters
1089
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:deembedding<Listid>:Parameters: C<1|2|3
1089
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:deembedding<Listid>:Parameters: L<1|2|3
1089
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:deembedding<Listid>:Parameters: R<1|2|3
1089
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:embedding<Listid>[:State]
1092
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:embedding<Listid>:Define
1093
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:embedding<Listid>:Delete
1094
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:embedding<Listid>:Parameters:C<1|2|3
1094
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:embedding<Listid>:Parameters:g<1|2|3
1094
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:embedding<Listid>:Parameters:l<1|2|3
1094
Calculate<Ch>:Transform:vnetworks:ppair:embedding<Listid>:Parameters:r<1|2|3
1094
Configure Commands
1109
Configure:channel<Ch>:Trace:catalog
1113
Configure:channel<Ch>:Trace:rename
1113
Configure:trace:catalog
1113
Configure:trace:window:trace
1114
Configure:trace<Trc>:Channel:name
1115
Configure:trace<Trc>:Name
1116
Control Commands
1117
(Instrument:nselect
1118
Control<Ch>:Rffe<Bus>:Test:vio:shunt
1128
Control:rffe<Bus>:Test:clock:current
1129
Control:rffe<Bus>:Test:clock:voltage
1129
Control:rffe<Bus>:Test:data:current
1129
Control:rffe<Bus>:Test:data:voltage
1129
Control:rffe<Bus>:Test:vio:current
1129
Control:rffe<Bus>:Test:vio:voltage
1129
Control<Ch>:Segment<Nr>:Sequence:count
1129
Control<Ch>:Segment<Nr>:Delay
1130
Control<Ch>:Segment<Nr>:Gpio<Port>:Voltage
1130
Control<Ch>:Segment<Nr>:Sequence:clear:all
1130
Control<Ch>:Segment<Nr>:Rffe<Bus>:Command:data
1131
Control<Ch>:Sequence:clear:all
1131
Control<Ch>:Sequence:count
1131
Control<Ch>:Sequence<Nr>:Delay
1132
Control<Ch>:Sequence<Nr>:Gpio<Port>:Voltage
1132
Control<Ch>:Sequence<Nr>:Rffe<Bus>:Command:data
1133
Control:vse:local
1134
Diagnostic Commands
1135
Display Commands
1137
Format Commands
1164
Hcopy Commands
1165
Initiate Commands
1170
Instrument Commands
1174
Memory Commands
1174
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R&S ZNA50 Specifications
General
Frequency Range
10 MHz to 50 GHz
Dynamic Range
> 146 dB (typical)
Number of Ports
4
Weight
Approx. 11 kg
Impedance
50 Ω
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