Signal Hound BB60A Programmer's Reference Manual

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Table of Contents
Overview ...........................................................................................................................................4
Legend ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Contact Information ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Build/Version Notes ...........................................................................................................................4
What’s New in Version 3.0 ....................................................................................................................................... 5
What’s New in version 2.0 ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Updating From Version 1.2 or Later ........................................................................................................................ 5
Requirements ....................................................................................................................................5
Theory of Operation ...........................................................................................................................6
Opening a Device ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring the Device ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Initiating the Device ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Retrieve Data from the Device ................................................................................................................................. 7
Abort the Current Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Closing the Device .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Calibration ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Modes of Operation ...........................................................................................................................8
Swept Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Real-Time Analysis ................................................................................................................................................... 9
I/Q Streaming ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Gain and Attenuation in the Streaming Mode ................................................................................................. 10
Audio Demodulation .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Scalar Network Analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Sweeping versus Streaming .............................................................................................................. 11
Multi-Threading ............................................................................................................................... 11
Multiple Devices and Inter-process Device Management .................................................................. 11
API Functions ................................................................................................................................... 12
bbGetSerialNumberList .......................................................................................................................................... 12
bbOpenDeviceBySerialNumber ............................................................................................................................. 12
bbOpenDevice........................................................................................................................................................ 13
bbCloseDevice ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
bbConfigureAcquisition ......................................................................................................................................... 14
bbConfigureCenterSpan ......................................................................................................................................... 15
bbConfigureLevel ................................................................................................................................................... 16
bbConfigureGain .................................................................................................................................................... 16
bbConfigureSweepCoupling .................................................................................................................................. 17
bbConfigureWindow .............................................................................................................................................. 19
bbConfigureProcUnits ............................................................................................................................................ 19
bbConfigureIO ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
bbConfigureDemod ................................................................................................................................................ 21
bbConfigureIQ ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
bbConfigureRealTime ............................................................................................................................................ 23
bbInitiate ................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Signal Hound BB60A Specifications

General

Brand	Signal Hound
Model	BB60A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English