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R&S
®
ZVL
V
ector Network
Analyzer
Operating Manual
1303.6580.32
–
09
Test and Measurem
ent
Operating Manual
2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
24
Preparing for Use
26
Front Panel Tour
26
Display
27
Setup Keys
27
Function Keys
28
Navigation Keys
29
Data Entry Keys
30
Rotary Knob
31
Power On/Off Key
31
Test Ports
32
USB Connectors
32
Probe Power
33
Rear Panel Tour
34
Putting the Instrument into Operation
36
Unpacking the Instrument and Checking the Shipment
36
Instrument Setup
37
Bench Top Operation
37
Mounting in a 19" Rack
38
EMI Protective Measures
38
Power Supply Options
38
Connecting the Instrument to the AC Supply
39
Power on and off
39
Instrument States with AC Power Supply
39
Replacing Fuses
40
DC Power Supply and Battery
41
Charging the Battery
42
Maintenance
43
Storing and Packing
43
Starting and Shutting down the Analyzer
44
Connecting External Accessories
45
Connecting a Mouse
45
Connecting a Keyboard
45
Connecting a Printer
46
Connecting a Monitor
47
Connecting a LAN Cable
47
Remote Control in a LAN
49
Assigning an IP Address
49
Remote Desktop Connection
51
Windows XP
52
Accessing Windows Xp's Start Menu
52
Firmware Update
53
Operation with and Without Administrator Rights
54
Table of Contents
56
Getting Started
58
Reflection Measurements
58
Instrument Setup for Reflection Measurements
58
Parameter and Sweep Range Selection
59
Instrument Calibration
60
Evaluation of Data
62
Saving and Printing Data
63
Transmission Measurements
64
Basic Tasks
65
Control Via Front Panel Keys
65
Data Entry
67
Scaling Diagrams
69
Table of Contents
74
System Overview
76
Basic Concepts
76
Global Resources
77
Setups
77
Traces, Channels, and Diagram Areas
77
Trace Settings
78
Channel Settings
79
Data Flow
79
Navigation Tools of the Screen
81
Menu Bar
81
Menu Structure
82
Softkey Bar
83
Front Panel Key Bar
84
Status Bar
85
Display Elements in the Diagram Area
85
Title
86
Traces
86
Trace Types
87
Trace List and Trace Settings
88
Markers
89
Marker Info Field
90
Channel Settings
91
Context Menus
92
Dialogs
92
Immediate Vs. Confirmed Settings
93
On-Screen Keyboard
93
Numeric Entry Bar
94
Display Formats and Diagram Types
95
Paste Marker List
94
Cartesian Diagrams
95
Conversion of Complex into Real Quantities
96
Polar Diagrams
97
Smith Chart
98
Inverted Smith Chart
100
Measured Quantities and Display Formats
102
Measured Quantities
104
S-Parameters
104
Impedance Parameters
105
Admittance Parameters
106
Calibration Overview
108
Calibration Standards and Calibration Kits
109
Calibration Types
109
Full One-Port Calibration
110
Normalization
110
One-Path Two-Port Calibration
111
TOSM Calibration
111
Automatic Calibration (Introduction)
112
Optional R&S ZVL Extensions
113
Distance-To-Fault (R&S ZVL-K2)
115
Spectrum Analysis (R&S ZVL-K1)
115
Time Domain (R&S ZVL-K3)
115
AM/FM/ M Measurement Demodulator (R&S FSL-K7)
116
Bluetooth Measurements (R&S FSL-K8)
116
Gated Sweep (R&S FSL-B8)
116
Noise Figure and Gain Measurements (R&S FSL-K30)
116
Spectrogram Measurements (R&S FSL-K14)
116
TV Trigger (R&S FSL-B6)
116
WCDMA Measurements (3GPP/FDD BTS) (R&S FSL-K72)
117
WLAN OFDM Analysis (R&S FSL-K91)
117
Wimax OFDM/OFDMA Analysis (R&S FSL-K93)
117
Measurement Examples
118
Measurement Examples
119
Basic Measurement Tasks
119
Display Configuration
119
Screen Control
120
Data Transfer
120
Setting up a Sweep
121
Optimization
123
Optimizing the Measurement Speed
123
Calibrating a Measurement Channel
124
Advanced Tasks
125
Time Domain Measurements
125
Distance-To-Fault Measurements
125
Network (De-)Embedding
127
Gui Reference
130
GUI Reference
139
Nwa-File Menu
139
New
139
Close
140
Recall Nwa
140
Open Dialog
140
Save Nwa
141
Save Nwa as
141
Save as Dialog
141
Page Setup
142
Page Setup Dialog
142
Recent File
142
Exit Firmware
142
Trace Menu
143
Trace
143
Data -> Mem
144
Math = Data/Mem
145
Show Data
146
Show Mem
146
Traces
146
Trace Statistics
151
Smoothing Aperture
154
Smoothing on
154
Time Domain Transform
155
Import/Export Data
165
Shift Response Value
172
Max Hold on
173
Restart Hold
173
Shift Stimulus Value
173
Marker
174
Next Peak
174
Center = Marker
175
Max = Marker
175
Min = Marker
175
Ref Value = Marker
175
Start = Marker
175
Stop = Marker
175
Zero Delay at Marker
175
Marker Search
176
Def Peak
185
Marker Tracking
185
Search Range
186
Marker
187
Marker 1, 2, 3
189
Ref Marker
189
All Mkrs off
190
Delta Mode
190
Mkr Format
190
Ref.marker -> Marker
190
Coupled Mkrs
192
More Mkrs
192
Discrete Mkrs
193
Mkr Properties
193
Export Mkrs
194
Meas
194
S11, S12, S21, S22
195
S-Parameter Wizard
196
Distance-To-Fault
197
Impedance
204
Admittance
205
Stability Factors
206
Format
207
Db Mag
208
Phase
208
Group Delay
209
Polar
209
Smith
209
Aperture
210
Swr
211
Imag
212
Lin Mag
212
Real
212
Inv Smith
213
Unwrapped Phase
213
Scale
213
Autoscale
214
Autoscale All
215
Ref Position
215
Ref Value
215
Scale / DIV
215
Maximize
216
Overlay All
216
Split All
217
Lines
217
Show Limit Line
218
Define Limit Line
219
Limit Check on
219
Global Limit Check on
224
Horizontal Line
224
Ripple Test
224
Global Check
225
Show Ripple Limits
225
Define Ripple Test
226
Ripple Check on
226
Channel Menu
229
Stimulus
230
Pwr Bw
231
Power
231
Meas Bandwidth
232
RF off
232
Step Atten B1
232
Cal
233
Start Cal
234
Correction off
241
Port Extensions
241
Repeat Prev Cal
241
Cal Manager
250
Recall Last Cal Set
251
Automatic Calibration (Procedure)
252
Cal Kits
255
Sweep
266
Sweep Type
267
Frequency Step Size
273
Number of Points
273
Meas Delay
274
Restart
274
Single (All Chans)
274
Define Restart
275
Trigger
275
Average Factor
277
Channel Select
278
Next Channel
279
Add Chan + Trace
280
Add Chan + Trace + Diag Area
280
Select Channel
280
Channel Manager
281
Delete Channel
281
Nwa-Setup Menu
282
Display
282
Delete Diag Area
283
Dual Split
284
Triple Split
284
Quad Split
285
Split Manager
285
Title
287
Display Config
287
Color Scheme
288
Define User Color Scheme
288
Frequency Info
290
Front Panel Keys
290
Softkey Labels
290
Status Bar
290
Undo
291
Redo
291
Setup Info
291
System Config
291
External Tools
293
Help Menu
293
Help Topics
294
About NWA
294
FILE Key
294
Navigation in the Dialog Boxes for Saving and Loading Settings Files
296
Save
297
Save File / Recall File
297
Select Path
297
Select File
298
Edit File Name
298
Edit Comment
298
Select Items
298
Enable All Items / Disable All Items
298
Delete File
298
Recall
299
Startup Recall
299
Startup Recall Setup
299
File Manager
299
Recall Shortcuts
299
Export / Import
299
Hardcopy
300
File Manager
300
Copy
301
Cut
301
Edit Path
301
New Folder
301
Rename
301
Current File List 1/2
302
Date
302
Delete
302
Extension
302
File Lists 1/2
302
Name
302
Network Drive
302
Paste
302
Size
302
Sort Mode
302
Disconnect Network Drive
303
Map Network Drive
303
SETUP Key
303
Reference Int/Ext
305
Firmware Update
305
Option Licenses
305
Install Option
306
Preset Network
306
Preset Spectrum
306
Shutdown Off/Standby
306
General Setup
306
Configure Network
307
Meas Display
307
Monitor Int/Ext
307
Open Start Menu
307
Soft Frontpanel
307
Time+Date
307
Network Address
308
Computer Name
308
DHCP On/Off
308
IP Address
308
Subnet Mask
308
LXI Configuration Menu
308
Description
309
Info
309
LAN Status On/Off
309
Password
309
LAN Reset
310
LXI Browser Interface
310
GPIB (Option GPIB Interface, with Option R&S FSL-B10 Only)
315
Display Update On/Off
316
GPIB Address
316
GPIB Language
316
GPIB Terminator LFEOI/EOI
316
ID String Factory
316
ID String User
316
I/O Logging On/Off
317
IDN Format Leg./Zvl
317
System Info
317
Hardware Info
317
System Messages
317
Versions+Options
317
Clear All Messages
318
Service
318
Comb Frequency
319
Input Rf/Cal/Tg
319
Reset Password
319
Selftest
319
Selftest Results
319
Password
320
Service Function
320
PRINT Key
320
Print Screen
320
Device Setup
321
Device 1/2
321
Comment
321
Install Printer
321
MODE Key
321
Control Menus
322
Restore
323
Move
323
Size
323
Minimize
323
Maximize
323
Close
323
Next
324
Remote Control
326
Remote Control
328
Network Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer Mode
328
Remote Control Operation
329
Remote Control: Introduction
329
GPIB Explorer
329
Switchover to Remote Control
331
Setting the Device Address
333
Return to Manual Operation
333
Combining Manual and Remote Control
334
Messages
335
GPIB Interface Messages
335
RSIB and VXI-11 Interface Messages
335
Device Messages (Commands and Device Responses)
335
SCPI Command Structure and Syntax
336
Common Commands
336
Instrument-Control Commands
336
Structure of a Command Line
338
Responses to Queries
339
SCPI Parameters
339
Numeric Values
339
Boolean Parameters
340
Text Parameters
340
Block Data Format
341
Overview of Syntax Elements
341
Strings
341
Basic Remote Control Concepts
342
Traces, Channels, and Diagram Areas
342
Active Traces in Remote Control
343
Initiating Measurements, Speed Considerations
344
Command Processing
345
Input Unit
345
Command Recognition
345
Data Base and Instrument Hardware
346
Status Reporting System
346
Output Unit
346
Command Sequence and Command Synchronization
347
Status Reporting System
348
Overview of Status Registers
349
Structure of an SCPI Status Register
350
Status Registers
352
Contents of the Status Registers
352
STB and SRE
352
ESR and ESE
353
IST Flag and PPE
353
Status:operation
354
Status:questionable
354
Status:questionable:limit1<1|2
354
Status:questionable:integrity
355
Application of the Status Reporting System
356
Service Request
356
Serial Poll
357
Parallel Poll
358
Query of an Instrument Status
358
Error Queue
359
Reset Values of the Status Reporting System
359
Command Reference
360
Command Reference
361
Special Terms and Notation
361
Common Commands
363
Instrument-Control Commands
365
Calculate
365
Configure
439
Diagnostic:service
441
Display
442
Format
457
Hcopy
459
Initiate<Ch
466
Input
467
Instrument
468
Memory
469
Mmemory
471
Output<Pt
496
Program
497
[Sense
498
Source<Ch
547
Status
548
System
552
Trace
564
Trigger<Ch
569
Unit
570
Programming Examples
572
Programming Examples
573
Basic Tasks
573
Typical Stages of a Remote Control Program
573
Basic Instrument Settings
573
Adjusting the Test Setup
574
Start of the Measurement and Command Synchronization
574
Retrieving Measurement Results
575
Handling of Channels, Traces and Diagram Areas
576
Several Traces with Equal Channel Settings
576
Several Traces with Different Channel Settings
581
Markers and Limit Lines
585
Condensed Programming Examples
590
Calibration
590
Modeling a Max Hold Function
592
Retrieving the Results of Previous Sweeps
593
Interfaces and Connectors
596
Interfaces and Connectors
598
Front Panel Connectors
598
Test Ports
598
USB Connectors
598
Probe Power
599
Rear Panel Connectors
599
Lan
599
Ext Trigger
599
Ext Ref
600
POWER SENSOR (Option R&S FSL-B5, Additional Interfaces)
600
NOISE SOURCE CONTROL (Option R&S FSL-B5, Additional Interfaces)
600
IF/VIDEO out (Option R&S FSL-B5, Additional Interfaces)
601
AUX PORT (Option R&S FSL-B5, Additional Interfaces)
601
GPIB Interface (Option R&S FSL-B10)
602
DC Power Supply (Option R&S FSL-B30)
602
Battery Pack (Option R&S FSL-B31)
603
IEC/IEEE Bus Interface
603
Interface Functions
604
Interface Messages
605
Instrument Messages
606
Protocol
606
Interface Messages
607
RSIB Interface Functions
608
Error Variable Iberr
608
Variables Ibsta, Iberr, Ibcntl
608
Count Variable - Ibcntl
609
Overview of Interface Functions
609
Description of Interface Functions
610
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Rohde & Schwarz ZVL series Specifications
General
Dynamic Range
> 120 dB
Number of Ports
2
Impedance
50 Ω
Interfaces
LAN, USB, GPIB
Display
10.4" TFT color display
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