Rohde & Schwarz R&S ZNA Series - 4.5.7.1 Calibration procedure; 4.5.7.2 Calibration types

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For an overview of measurements and recommended calibration methods refer to
Table 4-14.
4.5.7.1 Calibration procedure
A SMARTerCal is a fully menu-guided process which is performed like a regular sys-
tem error correction. The calibration wizard defines the calibrated ports and the calibra-
tion type; it also initiates the calibration sweeps for all calibration standards. The cali-
bration sweep for the external power meter is performed in analogy to a sweep for a
one-port calibration standard. However, the analyzer uses the "Reference Receiver Cal
Power" setting from the scalar power calibration. The order of the system error correc-
tion and power calibration sweeps is arbitrary; ensure that you always connect the
proper equipment.
The R&S ZNA also supports a SMARTerCal based on the calibration units. The cali-
bration units provide the n-port system error correction data (TOSM or UOSM); a sub-
sequent power calibration sweep completes the calibration.
4.5.7.2 Calibration types
The names of the SMARTerCal calibration types consist of a prefix "P" (indicating the
additional power calibration) plus the system error correction type. The R&S ZNA sup-
ports the SMARTerCal equivalent of all full n-port system error corrections; an overview
is shown below.
Table 4-16: SMARTerCal calibration types
SMARTerCal Type Based on ... Manual calibration Calibration unit
P-Ref Receiver
(Calibrate All only)
= reference receiver
(scalar power) calibra-
tion
☑ ☐
P-Refl Norm Open Refl Norm Open
☑ ☑
P-Refl Norm Short Refl Norm Short
☑ ☑
P-Refl Norm OSM OSM
☑ ☑
P-Trans Norm Trans Norm
☑ ☑
P-Trans Norm Both Trans Norm Both
☑ ☑
P-One Path Two Ports One Path Two Ports
☑ ☑
PTOSM TOSM
☑ ☑
PUOSM UOSM
☑ ☑
PTRL TRL
☑ ☐
PTOM TOM
☑ ☐
PTSM TSM
☑ ☐
PTRM TRM
☑ ☐
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