Rohde & Schwarz SMW200A - How to Connect and Configure Instruments in Master-Slave Mode

Multi-Instrument Setups
R&S
®
SMW200A
611User Manual 1175.6632.02 ─ 16
"Connector = USER 6": "Direction = Output", "Signal = Baseband Sync Out"
"Connector = USER 5": "Direction = Input", "Signal = Baseband Sync In"
See also:
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Chapter 9.3.1.2, "How to Connect and Configure Instruments in Master-Slave
Mode", on page 611.
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Chapter 11.2, "Configuring the Local and Global Connectors", on page 661
9.3.1.2 How to Connect and Configure Instruments in Master-Slave Mode
Option: R&S SMW-B9
Proceed as follows:
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Connect the instruments and distribute the synchronization signal and the refer-
ence frequency
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Configure the master R&S SMW
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Configure the slave R&S SMW
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Compensate signal mis-alignment:
Connect the instruments and distribute the synchronization signal and the refer-
ence frequency
1. With the default connector settings of the R&S SMW, connect the instruments in
one of the following ways:
a) In a daisy chain:
RF A
REF OUT
RF B
REF INUSER6 USER5
REF OUT
USER6
REF IN USER5
RF A
RF B
RF
Ref. Signal
Ref. Signal
Sync and Trigger Signal
Sync and Trigger Signal
Master Slave#1
Slave#2
Figure 9-1: Example: Daisy chain connection for distributing the synchronization signal
(simplified)*
* = I/Q, LAN etc. connections are not shown
Master = Instrument acting as synchronization and trigger signal source
Salve = One or more cascaded instruments, receiving (and forwarding) the synchroni-
zation and trigger signal
REF OUT, REF
IN
= Reference frequency connectors
USER X = Synchronization and trigger signal connectors
RF x = Signal output
● Connect USER 6 connector of the master R&S SMW to USER 5 connector
of the first slave.
● Connect USER 6 connector of the first slave to the USER 5 connector of
the second slave, etc.
Generating Time-Aligned Baseband Signals