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PNA Microwave Network Analyzer

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Author: Bert Schlper Approved by: Quang Ton Released by: Bruce Williams
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Rev. No. A B C D E Date 2/07/07 4/12/07 7/25/08 6/19/09 7/20/10 11/29/11 DCN No. New AI2990 AI3431 AI3747 AI4132 AI4829 Changes Initial Release Updated Figures 2-5 and 2-6. Added PNA-X and LAN configuration information Add troubleshooting & scripting sections, PNA-X Receiver Various details External sources, receiver multiplier setting, removed older PNAs
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Table of Contents
1 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................ 1 1.3 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS ......................................................................................... 2 1.4.1 PNA family of network analyzers................................................................................ 2 1.4.2 PNA configurations..................................................................................................... 2 1.4.3 PNA Options ............................................................................................................... 3 1.4.4 NSI2000 controller configurations ............................................................................. 4 1.5 PNA OPERATION ISSUES .................................................................................................. 4 2 PNA HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS ....................................................................... 5 2.1 PNA STANDALONE CONFIGURATION ................................................................................ 5 2.1.1 Description.................................................................................................................. 5 2.1.2 Hardware setup........................................................................................................... 5 2.1.3 Operation .................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.4 Power levels ................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 PNA STANDALONE WITH AMPLIFIER ................................................................................ 7 2.2.1 Description.................................................................................................................. 7 2.2.2 Hardware setup........................................................................................................... 7 2.3 OPERATION ...................................................................................................................... 8 2.3.1 Power levels ................................................................................................................ 8 2.4 PNA STANDALONE WITH MULTIPLIER .............................................................................. 9 2.4.1 Description.................................................................................................................. 9 2.4.2 Hardware setup........................................................................................................... 9 2.4.3 Operation .................................................................................................................. 10 2.4.4 Power levels .............................................................................................................. 10 2.5 PNA WITH ONE EXTERNAL SOURCE ............................................................................... 11 2.5.1 Description................................................................................................................ 11 2.5.2 Hardware setup......................................................................................................... 11 2.5.3 Operation .................................................................................................................. 12 2.5.4 Power levels .............................................................................................................. 12 2.6 PNA WITH ONE EXTERNAL SOURCE AND FREQUENCY CONVERTER ................................ 13 2.6.1 Description................................................................................................................ 13 2.6.2 Hardware setup......................................................................................................... 13 2.6.3 Operation .................................................................................................................. 14 2.6.4 Power levels .............................................................................................................. 15 2.7 PNA WITH TWO EXTERNAL SOURCES AND FREQUENCY CONVERTER .............................. 16 2.7.1 Description................................................................................................................ 16 2.7.2 Hardware setup......................................................................................................... 16 2.7.3 Operation .................................................................................................................. 18 2.7.4 Operation with manually controlled sources............................................................ 18 2.7.5 Power levels .............................................................................................................. 19 2.8 PNA WITH INTERNAL LO SOURCE AND FREQUENCY CONVERTER .................................. 20 2.8.1 Description................................................................................................................ 20 2.8.2 Hardware setup......................................................................................................... 20 iii
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2.9 OPERATION .................................................................................................................... 22 2.10 MM-WAVE CONFIGURATION WITH AGILENT N526XA AND OML MODULES .................. 23 2.10.1 Description............................................................................................................ 23 2.10.2 Hardware setup..................................................................................................... 23 2.10.3 Operation .............................................................................................................. 24 2.11 PNA-X RECEIVER CONFIGURATIONS.............................................................................. 27 2.11.1 Description............................................................................................................ 27 2.11.2 Hardware setup..................................................................................................... 27 2.11.3 Operation .............................................................................................................. 29 2.11.4 Power levels .......................................................................................................... 29 3 CONTROLLER CONFIGURATIONS .......................................................................... 30 3.1 SERIES A VS. B............................................................................................................... 30 3.2 PNA TRIGGER INTERFACE ............................................................................................. 31 3.3 CONTROLLING A REMOTE DEVICE OVER GPIB............................................................... 31 3.4 SERIES-A CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................ 32 3.4.1 PNA control interface ............................................................................................... 32 3.4.2 Software setup........................................................................................................... 33 3.4.3 V35 Controller Trigger setup ................................................................................... 34 3.4.4 Dialogs...................................................................................................................... 35 3.4.5 Control wiring drawing ............................................................................................ 43 3.4.6 Switch control ........................................................................................................... 45 3.5 SERIES-B CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................. 46 3.5.1 PNA control interface ............................................................................................... 46 3.5.2 Software setup........................................................................................................... 46 3.5.3 NSI System Configurator utility................................................................................ 47 3.5.4 Controller configuration dialogs .............................................................................. 47 3.5.5 PNA receiver dialogs ................................................................................................ 48 3.5.6 PNA Source dialogs .................................................................................................. 51 3.5.7 External source dialogs ............................................................................................ 53 3.5.8 Control wiring drawing ............................................................................................ 55 3.5.9 Triggering the RF devices......................................................................................... 58 3.5.10 Switch control ....................................................................................................... 60 4 SCRIPT COMMANDS FOR PNA CONTROL ............................................................. 61 4.1 4.2 5 SERIES A CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................. 61 SERIES B CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................. 65
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE........................................................................................... 67 SERIES-A INITIALIZATION FILE EXAMPLES................................. 68
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B SERIES-B INITIALIZATION FILE EXAMPLES..................................... 70 B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4 B.5 B.6 PNA STANDALONE ........................................................................................................ 70 PNA STANDALONE WITH AMPLIFIER .............................................................................. 73 PNA STANDALONE WITH MULTIPLIER ............................................................................ 73 PNA WITH ONE EXTERNAL SOURCE, NO FREQUENCY CONVERTER ................................. 73 PNA WITH ONE EXTERNAL PSG SOURCE AND FREQUENCY CONVERTER ........................ 76 PNA WITH TWO EXTERNAL PSG SOURCES AND FREQUENCY CONVERTER...................... 78 iv
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PNA WITH INTERNAL LO SOURCE AND FREQUENCY CONVERTER .................................. 80 MM-WAVE CONFIGURATION WITH AGILENT N5260A AND OML MODULES .................. 81 PNA DCOM/LAN CONFIGURATION ................................................... 82
APPENDIX C
C.1 REFERENCE AND DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................... 82 C.2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................ 82 C.3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................... 82 C.3.1 NSI2000 Software Installation.............................................................................. 82 C.3.2 Configure NSI2000 workstation Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) .......................... 83 C.3.3 Configure PNA Network Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ...................................... 85 C.4 NSI2000 WORKSTATION AND PNA NETWORK CONNECTION TEST ............................... 85 C.5 PNA PROXY INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ....................................................... 87 C.6 DCOM PERMISSIONS AND ACCESS CONFIGURATION .................................................... 88 C.7 DCOM COMPONENT SERVICES SETTINGS .................................................................. 91 C.8 PNA AUTHENTICATION TEST PROGRAM ......................................................................... 92 C.9 NSI2000 SETUP ............................................................................................................. 95 APPENDIX D DCOM CONNECTION TROUBLESHOOTING ................................... 96
APPENDIX E EXTERNAL SOURCE CONFIGURATION............................................... 99 E.1 E.2 E.3 E.4 E.5 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS FOR EXTERNAL SOURCES ..................................................... 99 CONFIGURING THE SOURCE ON THE PNA....................................................................... 99 PNA WARNINGS ........................................................................................................... 102 CONFIGURING THE EXTERNAL SOURCE (AGILENT MXG)............................................ 103 CONFIGURING THE EXTERNAL SOURCE (AGILENT PSG).............................................. 103
Figures
Figure 2-1 Figure 2-2 Figure 2-3 Figure 2-4 Figure 2-5 Figure 2-6 Figure 2-7 Figure 2-8 Figure 2-9 Figure 2-10 Figure 3-1 Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 Figure 3-5 Figure 3-6 Figure 3-7 Figure 3-8 Figure 3-9 Figure 3-10 Figure 3-11 Figure 3-12 Figure 3-13 Figure 3-14 Figure 3-15 Wiring, PNA standalone ......................................................................................................................5 Wiring, PNA and amplifier .................................................................................................................7 Wiring, PNA and multiplier ................................................................................................................9 Wiring, PNA and PSG .......................................................................................................................11 Wiring, PNA with PSG and Frequency Converter .........................................................................14 Wiring, PNA with 2 PSGs and Frequency Converter.....................................................................17 Wiring, PNA with internal LO Source and Frequency Converter ................................................21 Wiring, mm-wave configuration with OML heads .........................................................................24 Wiring, mm-wave configuration with OML heads and 2 PSGs.....................................................25 Wiring, PNA-X Receiver configuration with MXG sources ..........................................................28 PNA Trigger/Ready cable pinouts ....................................................................................................31 Remote GPIB control with GPIB-140A extenders ..........................................................................32 Remote GPIB control with GPIB-ENET/100 Ethernet-to-GPIB Controller................................32 Series-A controller, RF subsystem, Control tab ..............................................................................34 V3.5 Configure Dialog for CIO.........................................................................................................34 V3.5 Configure Dialog for DSP Interface ........................................................................................35 Series-A controller, RF subsystem, Configure tab ..........................................................................36 Series-A PNA driver, Control tab.....................................................................................................37 IF Bandwidth selection ......................................................................................................................39 User-defined parameter selection .....................................................................................................39 Series-A PNA driver, Receiver Setup tab.........................................................................................40 Series-A PNA driver, Source Setup tab............................................................................................42 Series-A control diagram (CIO-DIO Trigger).................................................................................43 CIO-DIO to Trig and Stop Sweep cable (200202) pinouts .............................................................44 Series-A control diagram (DSP Trigger)..........................................................................................45
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Figure 3-16 Figure 3-17 Figure 3-18 Figure 3-19 Figure 3-20 Figure 3-21 Figure 3-22 Figure 3-23 Figure 3-24 Figure 3-25 Figure 3-26 Figure 3-27 Figure 3-28 Figure 3-29 Figure 3-30 Figure 4-1 Figure 4-2 Figure C-1 Figure C-2 Figure C-3 Figure C-4 Figure C-5 Figure C-6 Figure C-7 Figure C-8 Figure C-9 Figure C-10 Figure C-11 Figure C-12 Figure C-13 Figure C-14 Figure C-15 Figure C-16 Figure C-17 Figure C-18 Figure C-19 Figure C-20 Figure C-21 Figure D-1 Figure D-2 Figure D-3 Figure E-1 Figure E-2 Figure E-3 Figure E-4 Figure E-5 Figure E-6 Figure E-7
Series-B controller configuration dialog ..........................................................................................47 Series-B PNA receiver Control dialog ..............................................................................................48 Series-B PNA receiver Setup dialog..................................................................................................49 Series-B PNA receiver Pulse Mode dialog........................................................................................50 Series-B PNA receiver Information dialog.......................................................................................50 Series-B PNA Source Control dialog ................................................................................................51 Series-B PNA Source Setup dialog....................................................................................................52 Series-B PNA source Information dialog .........................................................................................53 Series-B PSG Source Control Dialog................................................................................................54 Series-B PSG Source Setup Dialog ...................................................................................................55 Series-B control diagram, using NSIMotion controller ..................................................................56 Series-B control diagram, using MEI controller .............................................................................57 Series-B control diagram, using GPIB controller ...........................................................................58 SBC to Dual Source cable (630502) pinouts.....................................................................................59 SBC Trigger Connections ..................................................................................................................60 Object browser showing source properties......................................................................................66 Object browser showing PNA receiver properties ..........................................................................66 NSI2000 workstation and PNA interconnection..............................................................................82 Network Connections Page................................................................................................................83 Network connection status: cable unplugged ..................................................................................83 NSI2000 Local Area Connection Properties ....................................................................................84 NSI2000 Workstation TCP/IP Address Setting...............................................................................84 PNA TCP/IP Address Settings ..........................................................................................................85 "Run" command panel......................................................................................................................86 Command line Ping test .................................................................................................................86 "My Network Places" showing PNA's computer name..................................................................87 Removing previous PNAProxy .........................................................................................................88 "dcomcnfg" prompt...........................................................................................................................88 "My Computer" Component Services .............................................................................................89 COM Security Setting........................................................................................................................89 Access Permission Setting..................................................................................................................90 Launch Permission Setting ................................................................................................................90 Agilent PNA Series DCOM Properties Access ................................................................................91 Agilent PNA Series Properties - Location Tab ................................................................................92 Windows Firewall turned off.............................................................................................................92 "PNAAuthentication" Test Program ...............................................................................................93 Success Connection Test ................................................................................................................94 "Error" Detected During Connection Test......................................................................................94 "Run" command panel......................................................................................................................97 GUID Value Assigned to NSI2000.exe AppID.................................................................................97 GUID Value Assigned to NSI2000.exe..............................................................................................98 Configure External Sources ............................................................................................................100 RF source configuration ..................................................................................................................100 RF Source Properties .......................................................................................................................101 LO source configuration ..................................................................................................................101 Saving configuration as User Preset ............................................................................................102 Source frequency warning on PNA-X ............................................................................................103 MXG Configuration.........................................................................................................................103
Tables
Table 1-1 Table 1-2 Table 1-3 Table 2-1 Table 2-2 Table 2-3 Table 2-4 Abbreviations........................................................................................................................................1 PNA configuration comparison...........................................................................................................3 Speed comparison.................................................................................................................................3 Settings for standalone PNA configuration........................................................................................6 Settings for PNA + amplifier configuration .......................................................................................8 Settings for PNA and multiplier configuration................................................................................10 Settings for PNA + PSG configuration .............................................................................................12
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Table 2-5 Table 2-6 Table 2-7 Table 2-8 Table 2-9 Table 2-10 Table 2-11 Table 3-1 Table 3-2 Table 3-3 Table 3-4 Table 3-5 Table 3-6 Table 3-7 Table 3-8 Table 3-9 Table 3-10 Table 3-11 Table 3-12 Table 3-13 Table 3-14 Table 3-15 Table 3-16 Table 3-17 Table 3-18 Table 3-19 Table 3-20 Table 4-1 Table 4-2 Table 5-1 Table 5-2
Settings for PNA + PSG + Frequency Converter configuration ....................................................15 Settings for PNA + 2 PSGs + Frequency Converter configuration................................................18 Specifications for NSI-RF-5939 amplifier ........................................................................................21 Settings for PNA with Internal LO Source + Frequency Converter configuration .....................22 Settings for PNA + N5260A + OML heads configuration ..............................................................25 Settings for PNA + N5260A + 2 PSGs + OML heads configuration..............................................26 Settings for PNA-X receiver + DFC + 2 sources configuration......................................................29 Series A/B capability comparison .....................................................................................................30 Controller.ini settings (Series-A).......................................................................................................33 NscPnaX.ini settings (Series-A).........................................................................................................33 RF subsystem Control Dialog............................................................................................................35 Series-A Frequency Control dialog items.........................................................................................37 Series-A Receiver Setup dialog fields ...............................................................................................40 Series-A Source Setup dialog items ..................................................................................................42 Parts list for Series-A control diagram (CIO-DIO Trigger)...........................................................44 Parts list for Series-A control diagram (DSP Trigger) ...................................................................45 Example [RF system] section in NSIMeas.ini ..................................................................................46 Series-B PNA Receiver Control Dialog ............................................................................................48 Series-B PNA Receiver Setup Dialog................................................................................................49 Series-B PNA Source Control Dialog ...............................................................................................51 Series-B PNA Source Setup Dialog...................................................................................................52 Series-B PSG Source Control Dialog................................................................................................54 Series-B PSG Source Setup Dialog ...................................................................................................55 Parts list for Series-B control with NSIMotion controller..............................................................56 Parts list for Series-B control with DSP controller .........................................................................57 Parts list for Series-B control with GPIB controller .......................................................................58 Trigger connections between SBC and RF hardware.....................................................................59 PNA control methods .........................................................................................................................61 PNA control properties (Series A) ....................................................................................................62 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................96 Configuration settings for PNA with external sources ...................................................................99
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1.1
Purpose
Introduction This User Guide describes the operation of the Agilent PNA family of network analyzers when controlled by the NSI2000 Antenna Measurement Software. It describes the supported configurations and provides block diagrams, software setup instructions and operational notes for each one. For information on the E836x PNA models, refer to NSI Document UG-PNA E-Series.
1.2
Applicable documents Agilent documentation on PNA Vector Network Analyzer, NSI2000 Operating Manual, Near-field Edition, NSI Doc. SOM-NSI2000-V4, NSI AMS Operating Manual, Far-field Edition, NSI Doc. SOM-NSI-FF-V4, PNA Pulse Mode User Guide, NSI Doc. UG-PNA-Pulse, RF Switch Configuration for NSI2000, NSI Doc. UG-RF SW2000.
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Definitions The following abbreviations are used in this document: Table 1-1
ARC AUT CW DCOM DFC DSP FIFO GUID IFBW LAN LO MEI Mm-wave OML PNA PSG RF Antenna Range Controller Antenna Under Test Continuous-wave, or non-pulsed signal Distributed Component Object Model NSI Distributed Frequency Converter Digital Signal Processor First In First Out Globally Unique Identifier Intermediate Frequency Bandwidth Local Area Network Local Oscillator Motion Engineering, Inc. millimeter-wave OML, Inc. (formerly Oleson Microwave Labs) Agilent Network Analyzer Agilent E82xx-series Signal Generator Radio Frequency
Abbreviations
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Rx SBC SCU SNR TTL Tx
Receive NSI Standard Beam Controller Switch Control Unit Signal-to-Noise Ratio Transistor-Transistor Logic Transmit
In this document, formatting is used to distinguish between the PNA in general and specific members of the PNA family. PNA without special formatting refers to a generic PNA. When we need to identify a specific PNA family member, we use PNA for the E836x models, PNA-X for the N524x, and so on. 1.4 1.4.1 Hardware configurations PNA family of network analyzers The Agilent PNA family of network analyzers that are supported by NSI2000 consists of the following members: 1) N5230C PNA-L (for N5230A, refer to UG-PNA E-Series) 2) E836x PNA (not discussed in this document, refer to UG-PNA E-Series) 3) N522x PNA 4) N524x PNA-X 5) N5264 PNA-X Receiver 6) Discontinued RF PNA models including the E835x (2 ports, 4 receivers), E880x (2 ports, 3 receivers) and N338x (3 ports, 4 receivers) (not discussed in this document, refer to UG-PNA E-Series) For each of the configurations described below, information is provided on the PNA models that support it and options that are required. 1.4.2 PNA configurations The PNA supports a variety of different configurations. Setups that NSI2000 supports are: 1) PNA standalone configuration 2) PNA standalone with amplifier 3) PNA standalone with multiplier 4) PNA with one external source 5) PNA with one external source and frequency converter 6) PNA with two external sources and frequency converter 7) PNA with internal LO source and frequency converter 2
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8) Millimeter-wave configuration with Agilent N5260A millimeter-wave test set controller and OML modules These configurations are described in section 2. The table below offers a comparison of the various configurations. Table 1-2
Configuration PNA standalone PNA with amplifier PNA with multiplier PNA with external source PNA with external source and frequency converter PNA with 2 external sources and frequency converter PNA with internal LO source and frequency converter (including mm-wave systems) Speed High High High Low Low Low High
PNA configuration comparison

Dynamic Range Low to High Medium to High Medium to High Medium to High High High High Cost Low Low Low Medium Mediumhigh High High Most suitable for Small systems Small to medium systems Small high-frequency systems Small far-field systems Far-field systems, large near-field systems Large systems with remote control room Medium to large systems
The measurement speed of the various PNA configurations depends on the type of PNA, the external source (if used) and the mode of operation of the PNA. See the table below. Table 1-3
Configuration PNA and PNA-X standalone, or with multiplier or frequency converter PNA-X Receiver 8360-series source PSG source MXG source MXG source (option UNZ)
Speed comparison
Frequency switching time (typical) 0.2 ms Depends on source 6 8 ms 6 8 ms 5 ms 1 ms Retrace time (typical) Up to 30 ms (no FIFO) 0.5 ms (using FIFO buffer) Up to 100 ms (no FIFO) 0.5 ms (using FIFO buffer) 6 8 ms 6 8 ms 5 ms 1 ms
1.4.3
PNA Options A large number of options is available for the PNA. These can be divided into 3 categories: 1. Options required for certain configurations. These are noted for each configuration presented in Section 2. 3
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2. Options that enhance performance or provide a wider range of capabilities under NSI2000. These include: a. Configurable Test Set (standard on PNA-X ) b. Extended Power Range c. Fast-CW Mode d. Pulse Mode The controller configuration (see Section 3) may affect whether such options are supported or not. 3. Options that provide capabilities outside of NSI2000. These are not accessible from NSI2000. Examples are: a. Time Domain b. Receiver Attenuators c. 4 Ports (but see Table 3-7 on how to use the PNAs 2nd source as LO source)
1.4.4
NSI2000 controller configurations The NSI2000 software supports two distinct hardware solutions for controlling the PNA: 1) The NSI V35 controller is the beam controller. This configuration is called Series-A. 2) The NSI Standard Beam Controller is the beam controller. This configuration is called Series-B. Instructions for setting up the Series-A and Series-B controller configurations are provided in section 3.
1.5
PNA operation issues When NSI2000 starts, it presets the PNA. While NSI2000 has control over the PNA, do not press the Local button on the PNA to use the front panel. You can, however, use the mouse on the PNA to view menus. Any changes you make on the PNA may cause errors in NSI2000 or affect the data being measured. Likewise, touching the screen on PNAs equipped with a touch-screen can cause errors.
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PNA Hardware Configurations

PNA standalone configuration Description The RF hardware for the standalone configuration consists of just the PNA and RF cables connecting to the transmitting and receiving antennas. This configuration can be used for any PNA model. This configuration offers high dynamic range if the RF cables are short and the transmit loss between the probe and AUT is low.
2.1.1
2.1.2
Hardware setup Connect the transmitting antenna to Port 1. Connect the receiving antenna to Port 2. If the PNA is equipped with a configurable test set (option xx5 on PNA-L , option 201 on N522x PNA , standard on PNA-X ), connect the receiving antenna to the B Input for an improvement in dynamic range of 10 dB to 15 dB. Other than the recommended configurable test set option, there are no options required for the PNA.
Figure 2-1
Wiring, PNA standalone
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Operation Operational settings for this configuration are as follows: Table 2-1 Settings for standalone PNA configuration
Parameter RF Source (PNA built-in source) Power Harmonic Offset As desired 1 0 Setting
LO Source (Not applicable) Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Measurement Ratio As desired Normal N/A S21 (= B/R1)
2.1.4
Power levels The front-panel PNA receiver inputs A, B, R1 and R2 typically have maximum input levels that are lower than the maximum source port output level. The levels are different for the various PNA family members; see the PNA Help or specification sheets for detailed information. Typically, the insertion loss between the Port1 output and the B receiver input should be at least 15 dB to prevent receiver overload. The PNA does not provide a warning when the input level is too high. An easy way to check for overload is to reduce the source power by 10 dB and verifying that the ratioed amplitude does not change by more than 0.1 dB.
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PNA standalone with amplifier Description This configuration is a similar to the standalone configuration, except that an RF amplifier and directional coupler are added. The amplifier provides higher RF power. To maximize the system dynamic range, the amplifier should be located close to the transmit antenna. A directional coupler takes a sample of the transmitted signal back to the PNA, so that any drift in the amplifier is removed from the ratioed measurement. This configuration does not affect the speed of the PNA.
2.2.2
Hardware setup The wiring diagram is shown in Figure 2-2. This configuration requires a PNA equipped with a configurable test set (option xx5 on PNA-L , option 201 on N522x PNA , standard on PNA-X ) to allow access to the reference receiver input. Instead of using the A receiver input, the R1 input may also be used.
Figure 2-2
Wiring, PNA and amplifier
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Operation Operational settings for this configuration are as follows: Table 2-2 Settings for PNA + amplifier configuration
Setting
Parameter RF Source (PNA built-in source) Power Harmonic Offset As desired 1 0
LO Source (Not applicable) Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Measurement Ratio Reference Path As desired Normal N/A If using R1 input: S21 (= B/R1) If using A input: B/A If using R1, set to External
2.3.1
Power levels The front-panel PNA receiver inputs A, B, R1 and R2 typically have maximum input levels that are lower than the power level at the coupled port of the directional coupler. An attenuator should be used to reduce the reference level. If the transmission loss and cable losses are small, an attenuator may also be required in the test signal path. The PNA does not provide a warning when the input level is too high. An easy way to check for overload is to reduce the source power by 10 dB and verifying that the ratioed amplitude does not change by more than 0.1 dB. If the amplifier is saturated, reduce the source power until the amplifier is in its linear region. See the PNA Help or specification sheets for detailed information on maximum input levels.
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PNA standalone with multiplier Description This configuration is useful for higher-frequency applications (up to 67 GHz) where the cable loss between the PNA and the transmitting antenna must be minimized. By using a multiplier close to the transmitting antenna, the PNA source frequency is limited to the RF frequency divided by the multiplication factor. This allows using a cable with much lower loss. In addition, if an active multiplier is used, the available transmit power can be much higher than the PNA output power. The cable between the receiving antenna and PNA should be kept as short as possible.
2.4.2
Hardware setup The wiring diagram is shown in Figure 2-2. This configuration requires a PNA equipped with a configurable test set (option xx5 on PNA-L , option 201 on N522x PNA , standard on PNA-X ) to allow access to the reference receiver input, and frequency offset mode (option 080) because the PNA will receive at a different frequency than it is transmitting.
In this configuration, the PNA must support the highest measurement frequency, even though the PNA source frequency is limited. For example, if the multiplier is a frequency doubler with an output frequency range of 20 GHz to 40 GHz, a 40 GHz (or higher) PNA is required.
Figure 2-3
Wiring, PNA and multiplier
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Operation Operational settings for this configuration are as follows: Table 2-3 Settings for PNA and multiplier configuration
Setting
Parameter RF Source (PNA built-in source) Power Harmonic Offset
As required for the multiplier input power to be in the specification range Multipliers multiplication factor 0
LO Source (Not applicable) Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Offset Multiplier Divisor Measurement Ratio Reference Path As desired Normal Enabled 0 1 1 If using R1 input: S21 (= B/R1) If using A input: B/A If using R1, set to External
2.4.4
Power levels The multiplier output power is usually at a fixed level and cannot be controlled by varying the multiplier input power. Use attenuators to adjust the power levels. The front-panel PNA receiver inputs A, B, R1 and R2 typically have maximum input levels that are lower than the power level at the coupled port of the directional coupler. An attenuator should be used to reduce the reference level. If the transmission loss and cable losses are small, an attenuator may also be required in the test signal path. See the PNA Help or specification sheets for detailed information.
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PNA with one external source Description This configuration is suitable for applications where the receiving antenna and the PNA are close together, but the transmit antenna is located some distance away and cable losses need to be minimized. One example is an indoor far-field antenna range. The external source can be either an Agilent 8360-series source or an Agilent PSG. A disadvantage of this setup is that the frequency switching speed is limited by the external source; its typical switching speed is 6 ms to 8 ms. A reference signal is required for ratioed measurements.
2.5.2
Hardware setup The following assumes that the external source is an Agilent PSG. Connect the transmitting antenna to the RF output of the PSG, and connect the receiving antenna to the B Input of the PNA. Connect the reference signal to either the R1 or the A Input. The 10 MHz reference of the PSG and PNA must be tied together, i.e. either the PNA uses the external reference of the PSG, or vice versa. This configuration requires a PNA equipped with a configurable test set (option xx5 on PNA-L , option 201 on N522x PNA , standard on PNA-X ) to allow access to the reference receiver input.
Figure 2-4
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Operation Operational settings for this configuration are as follows: Table 2-4 Settings for PNA + PSG configuration
Setting
Parameter RF Source (PSG) Power Harmonic Offset As desired 1 0
LO Source (Not applicable) Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Measurement Ratio Reference Path As desired Normal Disabled If using R1 input: S21 (= B/R1) If using A input: B/A If using R1, set to External
2.5.4
Power levels The front-panel PNA receiver inputs A, B, R1 and R2 typically have maximum input levels that are lower than the power level at the coupled port of the directional coupler. An attenuator should be used to reduce the reference level. If the transmission loss and cable losses are small, an attenuator may also be required in the test signal path. The PNA does not provide a warning when the input level is too high. An easy way to check for overload is to reduce the RF source power by 10 dB and verifying that the ratioed amplitude does not change by more than 0.1 dB. See the PNA Help or specification sheets for more detailed information.
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PNA with one external source and frequency converter Description This configuration is intended for applications where PNA is some distance away from both the transmitting and receiving antennas. One example is an outdoor far-field antenna range. The internal source of the PNA provides the LO signal for the frequency converter. The PNA receivers are set to the IF frequency, usually 20 MHz. If the PNA is properly equipped, the IF signals can be fed into the rear-panel IF inputs of the PNA, bypassing the PNA front end receivers. The external source can be an Agilent 8360-series source, an Agilent PSG or an Agilent MXG (Series A controller only). A manually controlled source may be used for singlefrequency measurements. The frequency switching speed of this configuration is limited by the external source. An advantage of this configuration is that the upper frequency limit can be extended above the PNA frequency range by using an external multiplier and mixers suitable for the higher frequency. For example, using an external x6 multiplier and WR10 waveguide mixers allows the system to work up to 110 GHz using a 20 GHz PNA.
2.6.2 Hardware setup The following assumes that the external source is an Agilent PSG. Connect the transmitting antenna to the RF output of the PSG, and connect the receiving antenna to the test mixer RF input. The reference signal may either be obtained using a directional coupler or a reference antenna. Connect the reference signal to the reference mixer RF input. Connect the PNA source output (Port 1) to the LO input of the frequency converter. Connect the test and reference IF cables to the front panel B and A inputs, or use the rear-panel inputs. The 10 MHz reference of the PSG and PNA must be tied together, i.e. either the PNA uses the external reference of the PSG, or vice versa. This configuration requires a PNA equipped with a configurable test set (option xx5 on PNA-L , option 201 on N522x PNA , standard on PNA-X ) to allow access to the reference receiver input, and frequency offset mode (option 080) because the PNA will receive at a different frequency than it is transmitting.
For a PNA-X with external RF source, only the rear-panel LO output can be used as the LO source, not the front-panel output. The IF can be set to the internal IF of the PNA and go into the rear-panel IF ports (requires option 020) or be set to a higher value (>10 MHz) and go into the front panel receiver inputs.
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Wiring, PNA with PSG and Frequency Converter
Operational settings for this configuration are as follows:
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Settings for PNA + PSG + Frequency Converter configuration

Parameter Setting
RF Source (PSG) Power Harmonic Offset LO Source (PNA) Power Harmonic 5 dBm (depending on frequency converter) 1 for fundamental mixing, 3 for 3rd harmonic mixing. Higher for mm-wave mixers 20 MHz for front-panel inputs on PNA, or for rear-panel IF inputs: DSP v4: 7.605634 MHz * (1 N)/N, DSP v5 1 : 7.438017 MHz * (1 N)/N, where N is the LO harmonic number. NSI2000 provides a checkbox to calculate the offset automatically Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Offset As desired Internal (if using front-panel RF inputs) External (if using rear-panel IF inputs) Enabled 20 MHz if using 20 MHz IF, or any value if using rear-panel IF inputs (since receivers are not used) 0 1 B/A As desired 1 (or n if using xn multiplier) 0
Offset
Multiplier Divisor Measurement Ratio
2.6.4
Power levels The power level at the RF input to the mixers should be kept below the maximum input level of the mixers. The IF level should be kept below the maximum input level of the PNA. Check the PNA documentation for maximum input levels of the front-panel inputs. If the PNA has option 020, the rear-panel IF inputs may be used. These have a maximum input level for 0.1 dB compression of -10 dBm. The damage level is +20 dBm. The damage level is far above the maximum output of the LO/IF unit, so under normal conditions the rear-panel IF inputs cannot be damaged.
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PNA with two external sources and frequency converter Description This configuration is intended for applications where the PNA is located far away from both the transmitting and receiving antennas. One example is an outdoor far-field antenna range with a remotely located control room. The PNA is operated in CW mode, with both source and receivers set to the IF frequency, usually 20 MHz. The frequency switching speed of this configuration is limited by the external sources. As with the previous configuration, this setup allows extending the upper frequency above the PNA frequency range by using an external multiplier and mixers suitable for the higher frequency. For example, using an external x6 multiplier and WR10 waveguide mixers allows the system to work up to 110 GHz using a 20 GHz PNA. The external sources can be Agilent 8360-series sources, Agilent PSGs, Agilent MXGs or manually controlled sources, in any combination. The frequency switching speed of this configuration is limited by the external sources. A configuration using manual sources is limited to single-frequency operation.
2.7.2
Hardware setup The following assumes that the external sources are Agilent PSGs. Connect the transmitting antenna to the RF output of the RF PSG, and connect the receiving antenna to the test mixer RF input. The reference signal may either be obtained using a directional coupler or a reference antenna. Connect the reference signal to the reference mixer RF input. Connect the LO PSG source output to the LO input of the frequency converter. Connect the test and reference IF cables to the front panel B and A inputs, or use the rear-panel B and A. The 10 MHz reference of both PSG sources and the PNA must be tied together. The IF frequency is usually 20 MHz but can be the PNA internal IF frequency if using the rear-panel IF inputs, or any frequency above 10 MHz if using the front-panel inputs. The PNA needs to have a configurable set (option xx5 on PNA-L , option 201 on N522x PNA , standard on PNA-X ), to allow access to the reference receiver input.
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Operation Operational settings for this configuration are as follows: Table 2-6 Settings for PNA + 2 PSGs + Frequency Converter configuration
Parameter RF Source (PSG) Power Harmonic Offset LO Source (PSG) Power Harmonic 0 dBm to 5 dBm (depending on frequency converter) 1 for fundamental mixing 3 for 3rd harmonic mixing Higher for mm-wave mixers 20 MHz for front-panel inputs on PNA, or for rear-panel IF inputs (requires option 020): DSP v4: 7.605634 MHz * (1 N)/N, DSP v5 2 : 7.438017 MHz * (1 N)/N, where N is the LO harmonic number. NSI2000 provides a checkbox to calculate the offset automatically Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Measurement Ratio As desired Internal (if using front-panel RF inputs) Normal (if using rear-panel IF inputs) Disabled B/A As desired 1 (or n if using xn multiplier) 0 Setting
Offset
2.7.4
Operation with manually controlled sources If the sources are manually controlled (single-frequency operation only), then it is important that the relation between the RF frequency and the PNA frequency is known to NSI2000. An example of such a configuration is a mm-wave setup where the sources are set manually and the PNA receives a fixed IF frequency. If the frequency entered in NSI2000 is the IF frequency, then even though the PNA frequency is correct, the Auto Scan Setup and will be based on the IF frequency instead of the RF frequency, and any data processing will be using the wrong frequency.

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The way the IF frequency for the PNA is defined depends on the system configuration. In SeriesA (see section 3), the receiver frequency is set using the source offset (see equation for Series-A menus in Table 3-7). In Series-B, if the PNA has frequency offset (option 080), then the PNA frequency is determined by the offset. If the PNA does not have option 080 then the Offset field is not available and the offset value must be defined in NSIPNA.ini. 2.7.5 Power levels The power level at the RF input to the mixers should be kept below the maximum input level of the mixers. The IF level should be kept below the maximum input level of the PNA. Check the PNA documentation for maximum input levels of the front-panel inputs. If the PNA has option 020, the rear-panel IF inputs may be used. These have a maximum input level for 0.1 dB compression of -10 dBm. The damage level is +20 dBm. The damage level is far above the maximum output of the LO/IF unit, so under normal conditions the rear-panel IF inputs cannot be damaged.
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PNA with internal LO source and frequency converter Description This configuration is intended for applications where the PNA is located fairly close to both the transmitting and receiving antennas. It has been used for planar near-field scanners of up to 12 m x 6 m (40 ft x 20 ft). The PNAs internal RF and LO sources are used in this configuration, so no external sources are required. The advantage of this setup is that frequency switching speed is not restricted by external sources. As with the previous configurations, this setup allows extending the upper frequency above the PNA frequency range by using an external multiplier and mixers suitable for the higher frequency. For example, using an external x6 multiplier and WR10 waveguide mixers allows the system to work up to 110 GHz using a 20 GHz PNA. Below the minimum frequency of the mixers (typ. 1 GHz), this configuration cannot be used unless a low-frequency mixer is used. Alternatively, all active components may be bypassed and the PNA used in standalone configuration. Because of the low cable loss at low frequencies, operating in this mode should provide adequate performance even on very large systems.
2.8.2
Hardware setup Required options for a PNA and PNA-X are: 200, 2-port model 080, frequency offset 020, IF access.
This configuration is not supported for a PNA-L . Connect the transmitting antenna to the RF output of the PNA, and connect the receiving antenna to the test mixer RF input. The reference signal may either be obtained using a directional coupler or a reference antenna. Connect the reference signal to the reference mixer RF input. Connect the rear-panel LO output of the PNA to the LO input of the frequency converter. Usually an amplifier must be placed in the LO signal path to provide sufficient LO power to the frequency converter. The rear-panel LO output from the PNA is at a low level (typically -10 dBm) and must be amplified before it can be used by the frequency converter. A suitable amplifier is the NSI Broadband Microwave Amplifier, 2 18 GHz, Model No. NSI-RF-5939. Specifications for this amplifier are shown in Table 2-7.
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Wiring, PNA with internal LO Source and Frequency Converter Table 2-7 Specifications for NSI-RF-5939 amplifier
Specification 2 GHz to 18 GHz (usable from 1 GHz to 20 GHz) 25 dB minimum, 27.5 dB typical +10 dBm typical +15.5 dBm typical <2.5:1 typical
Parameter Frequency Range Gain, minimum Output power at 1 dB compression Output power, saturated VSWR, input and output
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Parameter RF Source (PNA) Power Harmonic Offset As desired 1 (or n if using xn multiplier) 0 Setting
LO Source (Not applicable, controlled by the PNA) Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Offset As desired External Enabled DSP v4: 7.605634 MHz * (1 N)/N, DSP v5 3 : 7.438017 MHz * (1 N)/N, where N is the LO harmonic number. NSI2000 provides a checkbox to calculate the offset automatically 1 1 for fundamental mixing 3 for 3rd harmonic mixing Higher for mm-wave mixers S21 (= B/R1), B/A or A/B, depending on system configuration
Multiplier Divisor
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2.10 Mm-wave configuration with Agilent N526xA and OML modules 2.10.1 Description This configuration is intended for small millimeter-wave system applications where the PNA is located close to the transmitting and receiving antennas. It is similar in operation to the configuration described in the previous section. The configuration is sold as a complete Agilent solution for banded millimeter-wave measurements. The Agilent N526xA millimeter-head controller provides amplification and switching for the RF, LO and IF signals, as well as DC power for the OML millimeter-wave modules. Two millimeter-wave modules are required; they can both be T/R modules, for full Sparameter test capability, or one can be a T module, for forward measurements only. A third type of module, the S module, is available as well. One S module and one T module provide S21 measurement capability, which is usually sufficient for antenna measurements. Both the PNAs RF source and LO source, available from rear-panel outputs, are used in this configuration, so no external sources are required. The IF outputs from the N526xA are connected to the rear-panel IF inputs on the PNA. Some Agilent configurations for frequencies of 100 GHz and above include two PSG sources to improve the noise performance of the system. In standalone mode, the PNA can control both PSG sources, but for antenna measurement applications they are controlled by the NSI2000 software. See section 2.6.4 for more information on this configuration.
Note for Series-B configurations: NSI2000 controls PSG sources with a frequency resolution of 1 Hz. Because of the RF and LO multiplier factors, the resulting IF will deviate from the nominal IF. The IF frequency error can be as high as 18 Hz in the WR-03 band (RF multiplier = 18, LO multiplier = 18). This can affect the measurement SNR for narrow IF bandwidths.
2.10.2 Hardware setup Connect the system components following the documentation provided by Agilent. Required options for the PNA or PNA-X are: 200, 2-port model 080, frequency offset 020, IF access.
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R1 IN
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RF
LO
R1
RF
Port 1 RF OUT A IF
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R1
Agilent N5260A Millimeter-Head Controller
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LO
Test Set Interface
LO IF DC DC IF
LO
BIAS REF IF VxxVNA2-T/R LO IN RF IN
VxxVNA2-T IF
BIAS
AUT
probe 1
LO IN
For 50 GHz to 75 GHz use V15VNA2 modules For 60 GHz to 90 GHz use V12VNA2 modules For 75 GHz to 110 GHz use V10VNA2 modules A T/R module may be used instead of a T module to support both AUT Tx and AUT Rx modes
Figure 2-8 2.10.3 Operation
Wiring, mm-wave configuration with OML heads
For operation in mm-wave bands, the PNA will be configured to use a Millimeter Module Configuration. This is a banded setup, also known as the Agilent N5250A network analyzer. The system uses an Agilent N5260A test set controller as an LO/IF distribution unit. The banded millimeter-head setup takes care of the Frequency Offset mode settings; to the operator, the offset mode settings will appear to be off. Note that the front panel ports of the PNA are turned off in mm-wave mode. As an alternative, mm-wave operation can be configured using the setup in section 2.8, even when using the N5260A. Operational settings for the millimeter-wave configuration without PSG sources are shown in Table 2-9. 24
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Wiring, mm-wave configuration with OML heads and 2 PSGs Settings for PNA + N5260A + OML heads configuration
Parameter RF Source (PNA) Power As required per the Agilent documentation. Note that the RF power after multiplication cannot be controlled. Multiplication factor appropriate for the mm-wave head 0 Setting
Harmonic Offset
LO Source (Not applicable, controlled by the PNA) Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Measurement Ratio As desired External Disabled S21 (= B/R1)
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Parameter RF Source (PSG) Power As required per the Agilent documentation. Note that the RF power after multiplication cannot be controlled. Multiplication factor appropriate for the mm-wave head 0 Setting
Harmonic Offset LO Source (PSG) Power Harmonic Offset Receiver IFBW IF Switch Frequency Offset Measurement Ratio
As required per the Agilent documentation. LO harmonic factor appropriate for the mm-wave head 0
As desired External Disabled S21 (= B/R1)
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2.11.1 Description This configuration is intended as a drop-in replacement for the 8530A receiver. The receiver is essentially a PNA-X network analyzer without RF front end. It has 5 IF inputs, to allow 4 ratioed measurements (the PNA-X analyzer has 4 IF inputs). The receiver has an option for a built-in LO source (option 108), and an optional Fast-CW mode (option 118). Option 118 is highly recommended, since the retrace time is very high (up to 100 ms) without it. The PNA-X receiver supports Agilent 8360-series, PSG and MXG sources. The receiver controls the sources; their operation is transparent to NSI2000. Sources can be controlled using the GPIB or LAN interface. If the PNA-X Receiver has option 108, then only one external source is required. The LO output of the PNA-X Receiver is then connected to the LO input of the frequency converter. No amplifier for the LO should be needed since the PNA-X Receiver LO source output power is +10 dBm. 2.11.2 Hardware setup See 5Appendix E for instructions on configuring external sources for the receiver. No options are required to operate the PNA-X Receiver. However option 118 (Fast CW mode) is highly recommended.
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NSI
Test IF Test LO/IF
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Distributed Frequency Converter LO/IF Unit
LO/IF
LO/IF
DFC Mixer
RF
DFC Mixer
RF
Attenuator
xn
Frequency multiplier (optional)
Directional coupler
AUT
probe
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Parameter RF Source Power Harmonic Offset LO Source Power Receiver IFBW Frequency Offset Offset As desired Enabled DSP v4: 7.605634 MHz * (1 N)/N, DSP v5 4 : 7.438017 MHz * (1 N)/N, where N is the LO harmonic number. NSI2000 provides a checkbox to calculate the offset automatically 1 1 for fundamental mixing 3 for 3rd harmonic mixing Higher for mm-wave mixers B/R As required As required 1 (or n if using xn multiplier) 0 Setting
Multiplier Divisor
Measurement Ratio
2.11.4 Power levels The IF inputs have a maximum input power (for 0.1 dB compression) of -9 dBm. The damage level is +23 dBm. The damage level is far above the maximum output of the LO/IF unit, so under normal conditions the receiver inputs cannot be damaged.

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Controller Configurations
Series A vs. B The controller is the software interface between the NSI2000 software and the hardware controlling the scanner and/or positioners. NSI2000 supports two different controllers: the Series-A controller and the Series-B controller. Each controller is configured differently. The Series-A controller uses the NSI-PC-5518 (V35) controller as the beam controller. The V35 controller provides triggering of the RF system as well as switch control based on the motor position. The trigger can be generated internally, either based on stepper-motor position or by monitoring a position readout, or it can be provided by an external input. The Series-A setup is explained in section 3.4. The Series-B controller uses an NSI-RF-5918 Standard Beam Controller (SBC) as the beam controller. It provides triggering of the beams (frequencies and switch positions) based on a position trigger input from the positioner controller. The setup for a Series-B controller is explained in section 3.5.
PNA systems that use an SBC are Series-B systems. PNA systems without an SBC are Series-A systems.
Table 3-1 compares the capabilities of the Series-A and Series-B configuration. indicates a feature is supported; means a feature is not supported. Table 3-1
Feature Support for all PNA family members (excluding N5264A PNA-X Receiver) Support for N5264A PNA-X Receiver Support for Fast-CW mode (Option 118, FIFO buffer) PNA control using GPIB PNA control using LAN Support for external sources External source controller External source types
Series A/B capability comparison

Series-A Series-B
(limited support) (LAN or GPIB control)

PNA All types supported by PNA
(GPIB control only)

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Single-frequency trace buffer: When measuring data for a single frequency, data transfer from the PNA to the control computer is done at the end of the cut, minimizing overhead. The frequency axis needs to be in the outer loop. Switch axes are allowed in the inner loop. PNA Trigger Interface
3.2
Both the Series-A and Series-B controller use the AUX I/O interface of the PNA-L for the trigger and ready signals. A cable (NSI part number 04-00133, manufacturing part number 200678-4) is required to provide an interface to BNC connectors. Figure 3-1 shows the interface cable pinout.
P1
NC NC NC NC Common NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC Trig ready Ext. Trig in NC NC NC NC NC NC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
W1 Trigger Ready
P2
W2 Ext. Trigger In
P3
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PNA Trigger/Ready cable pinouts
For the PNA , PNA-X and PNA-X Receiver the rear-panel BNC connectors for receiver trigger and ready are used. These devices do not require the trigger/ready cable. Connect the receiver trigger cable to MEAS TRIG IN and connect the stop sweep cable to MEAS TRIG RDY. 3.3 Controlling a remote device over GPIB For any devices that are controlled over GPIB that are located more than about 8 m (26 ft) away from the control computer, a GPIB extender device must be used. Compatible extenders that can be used are the National Instruments GPIB-140A fiber-optic GPIB extender, or the National Instruments GPIB-ENET/100 Ethernet-to-GPIB controller. Connection diagrams for both of these devices are shown below.
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Remote GPIB control with GPIB-140A extenders
The GPIB-140A requires T7 optical cables for transmission distances of up to 1 km.
Figure 3-3
Remote GPIB control with GPIB-ENET/100 Ethernet-to-GPIB Controller
One difference between these extenders is that the GPIB-140A requires a GPIB card in the control computer, whereas the GPIB-ENET/100 does not. 3.4 3.4.1 Series-A configuration PNA control interface With the Series-A controller, the PNA can be controlled using either the GPIB or the LAN interface. The LAN interface is preferred since it is faster and does not require an interface card in the computer. However, it is advised to install a separate LAN interface in the computer dedicated to the PNA this to avoid conflicts with corporate network setups. See Appendix C for instructions on configuring DCOM for the PNA. All NSI measurement workstation computers are provided with a dedicated LAN interface for the PNA. When using GPIB, connect the GPIB cable from the control computer to the PNA. On PNAs with two GPIB interfaces, connect to the one labeled GPIB(1) Talker/Listener. On startup, NSI2000 tries to connect to the PNA using LAN. If it cant find the PNA, it will try to connect using the GPIB interface. If that fails as well, the driver will assume the PNA is offline and display an error message.
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Software setup Configuration settings for the Series-A setup are saved in initialization files (ini files). The main initialization file is controller.ini, located in the dlls folder in the NSI2000 application directory (usually c:\nsi2000). In the [Setup] section, set EnablePNAX=1, as shown in Table 3-2. Do not set EnablePNA; it is used for older PNAs (see UG-PNA E-Series) Table 3-2
[Setup] EnableNsi3x=1 EnablePNA=0 EnablePNAX=1
Controller.ini settings (Series-A)

; 0 = no, 1 = use V35 Controller
When the PNA is enabled in controller.ini, the file NscPnaX.ini is created automatically. It contains the current settings for the PNA. An example is shown in Table 3-3. Table 3-3 NscPnaX.ini settings (Series-A)
[PNA Rcvr] CWFreq=9370000000 AxisType=RfPna ConnectTo=Rcvr Name=Frequency UpperLimitFreq=20.000 GHz ; Upper position software limit LowerLimitFreq=10.000 MHz ; Lower position software limit IFBW=10000 SettlingTime=10.000 usec ; The time between the trigger and the start of integration S_ParameterIndex=1 ; 0=S11, 1=S21, 2=S12, 3=S22, 4=Others OtherReadMode=AB ; BA, AB, B/R1, etc... CWDataTransfer=1 ; 0 = Point, 1 = Cut DisplayEnabled=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes DisplaySegment=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes DisplayRefLevel=-50 ; Display reference level DisplayRefPosition=10 ; Display Y-axis division PointTrigger=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes TriggerSense=1 ; 0 = High level, 1 = Low level, 2 = Positive Edge, 3 = Negative Edge XmitPower=5 ; Transmit power in dBm UpperLimitPower=20 ; Upper position software limit LowerLimitPower=-100 ; Lower position software limit IsRfOn=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes SourceHarmonicRatio=1 SourceFrequencyOffset=0 OutputScale=1.000 Hz ; Smallest unit of increment for this axis Dwell=0.000 sec ; The dwell or settling time for an axis DwellLoopCount=2 ; Number of times to loop during dwell measurement. Must be greater than 0. DwellPaddingFactor=1.50 ; Padding factor applied to measured dwell values. Must be equal or greater than 1. ReceiverProcessingTime=100.000 msec ; The time between the start of data read and data display UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator=0 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes ReceiverFreqOffset=20.000 MHz FrequencyOffsetDivisor=1 FrequencyOffsetMultiplier=1 R1_ReferenceMixerPosition=0 ; 0 = Internal, 1 = External IFAccess_A_R1_Position=0 ; 0 = Normal, 1 = External IFAccess_B_R2_Position=0 ; 0 = Normal, 1 = External PulseEnable=0 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes PulseIFBW=1000 PulsePRF=9000000 [Setup] IPAddress=192.168.6.5 GpibBoardNumber=0 ; GPIB board number. GpibAddress=16 ; GPIB Primary address. GpibSecondaryAddress=0 ; GPIB secondary address. GpibTimeout=13 ; GPIB time out: 12 = 3 seconds, 13 = 10 seconds (default) GpibEOS=10
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V35 Controller Trigger setup PNA triggering is done using the V35 controller. The trigger setup is defined in the NSI3.5 sub Controller configuration dialog. The dialog is accessed by selecting Hardware, Hardware axes from the NSI2000 pull-down menus. This brings up the NSI Integrated Controller dialog, shown in Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-4
Series-A controller, RF subsystem, Control tab
In the sub Controllers pull-down menu at the top of the dialog, select NSI 3.5, Configure. This displays the dialog shown in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5
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Figure 3-6 3.4.4 Dialogs
V3.5 Configure Dialog for DSP Interface
The configuration and control dialogs for the Series-A PNA driver are explained below. Items in the RF subsystem Control dialog (see Figure 3-4) are: Table 3-4
Frequency value, Set Frequency drop-down list
RF subsystem Control Dialog

The current CW frequency. To change the frequency, enter a new value and press Enter, or click Set Select the RF item to edit. For PNA systems without external sources, only Frequency can be selected. Note that the name of the axis can be changed in the Receiver Setup dialog (Figure 3-11), so a different name may be shown here. For PNA systems with external sources, the list can include one or two sources. Displays the properties of the selected axis The System Monitor amplitude and phase readings, and the derived SNR. These are updated approximately once per second. Stops the updating of the System Monitor readings.
Edit Amp, Phase, S/N (Read-only)
Live RF Hold
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Series-A controller, RF subsystem, Configure tab
The Configure tab (Figure 3-7) shows the assignments of available RF components. To use the PNA receiver, the item Frequency on PNA Rcvr must be assigned to the Receiver axis in the system. If it is listed in the Unassigned RF Axes, it can be made the active receiver by dragging and dropping it into the Receiver axis field. Similarly, unassigned RF switches can be assigned by dragging and dropping them into an available switch field. To active a Pol switch, drag & drop it into the Pol Axis field. To view or change the PNA settings, start at the Integrated Controller dialog shown in Figure 3-4, and then click the Edit button. This displays the NSIPNA Frequency form shown in Figure 3-8.
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3.4.4.1 Series-A PNA Control tab
(shown with Fast CW Off, Measure S21) Figure 3-8 Items in the PNA Control tab are: Table 3-5
IFBW
(shown with Fast CW On, Measure B/A)
Series-A PNA driver, Control tab
Series-A Frequency Control dialog items

This drop-down list offers a selection of IF Bandwidth settings, with the associated integration time, see Figure 3-9. The integration time is measured during an IFBW Cal (see below). It is approximately equal to 1/IFBW, with some overhead added. These parameters are derived from the selections in this dialog These items define the measurements for the MTI feature in NSI2000, which includes the drift-during-scan measurements. The total MTI integration time is specified; multiple receiver readings will be made, if necessary, to arrive at the total. The quantization (IF Bandwidth) for each reading can be specified. If the quantization is short (high bandwidth) then multiple readings may be required. The first beam dwell is set to this value. The recommended
Integration time, Measurement Time (Read-only) MTI Setup
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Time allocated to read the measurement data from the PNA. When not using FIFO, the minimum is 40 ms. With FIFO enabled, the minimum is 5 ms. This delay is added to the integration time to prevent triggering the next point prematurely. This item is only available on the PNA-X if equipped with option 118. Check to enable the Fast-CW buffer, which will significantly reduce the retrace time. Set the processing time to 5 ms when FIFO mode is enabled. Firmware ID of the PNA. Also includes the serial number of the PNA. Point indicates each point in the PNA sweep is triggered using a pulse on the trigger input. Sweep indicates the entire sweep is triggered with a single trigger pulse. This mode is currently disabled. Sense defines the logic state for the trigger pulse; it is normally set to Low Level.
Settling time FIFO Enabled
Firmware revision Trigger IN Port and Sense
Dwell Measurement Loop Count Dwell Measurement Padding Factor Measure group
The number of sweeps executed for the Load Suggested Dwells function. The maximum is 20. The measured frequency switching times are multiplied by this number, to account for variation in the readings Read Mode: The drop-down list provides selection of the parameter being measured. For a PNA or PNA-X , when using internal sources, the selections are the four Sparameters S11, S21, S12 and S22. When an external RF source is configured, the selections are A/R1, B/R1, A/R2 and B/R2. For the PNA-X Receiver , the selections are A/R, B/R, C/R and D/R. If Ratioed or Others is selected (see Figure 3-10), the independent selection of Input and Reference is enabled, allowing selection of any ratioed or unratioed measurement (see Figure 3-10). In this example, the measured ratio is B/A. To select an unratioed measurement, set the Reference to 1. Source Port is the port on the PNA that the RF signal is coming out of. If an external RF source is configured, the selection is fixed to 1-RF.
IFBW CAL
Starts a calibration routine that measures the integration time for all IFBW values. It will take several minutes to complete. The results are stored in NscPnaX.ini, and are tied to the serial number of the PNA.
The IFBW Cal routine should be run once for each system, and repeated if the PNA or PNA firmware is changed.
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Figure 3-9
IF Bandwidth selection
Figure 3-10 User-defined parameter selection
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3.4.4.2 Series-A PNA Receiver Setup tab
(Shown with Offset mode Off, and Normal IF)
(Shown with Offset mode On, and External IF)
Figure 3-11 Series-A PNA driver, Receiver Setup tab
Items on the Receiver Setup tab are: Table 3-6

Name Limits Display R1 Input Path
Series-A Receiver Setup dialog fields

The name of the axis. Default is Frequency. The upper and lower system limits Controls the PNA display settings Only available for a PNA with option 201, or PNA-X . Select External if the front-panel R1 Input is being used. Otherwise, set to Internal. Only available for a PNA or PNA-X with option 020. Allows selection of the rear-panel IF inputs. Set to External if using the rear-panel IF inputs. Otherwise, set to Normal.
IF Switch Configuration
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Only available if the PNA has Option 080. Settings depend on the PNA configuration. See section 2 for more information on the offset settings. The checkbox Use PNA Offset Calculator only applies when using the rear-panel LO output of the PNA, or an external LO source. It is used to calculate the offset based on the multiplier and divisor, using the equation below.
The receiver offset frequency is determined as Offset = PNA Internal IF * (1 N)/N, where N is the LO harmonic number The PNA Internal IF frequency depends on the DSP version used in the PNA. 1) For PNA models with DSP version 4: IF = 7.605634 MHz [9 x (60e6 / 71)] 2) For PNA models with DSP version 5: IFBW <= 600 kHz: IF = 7.438017 MHz [(9 x (100e6 / 121)] IFBW = 1 MHz: IF = 7.692 MHz IFBW = 3 MHz: IF = 8.163 MHz IFBW = 5 MHz: IF = 6.897 MHz IFBW = 10 MHz: IF = 15.38 MHz IFBW = 15 MHz: IF = 22.22 MHz
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3.4.4.3 Series-A PNA Source Setup tab
Figure 3-12 Series-A PNA driver, Source Setup tab Items on the Source Setup tab are: Table 3-7
Power Limits
Series-A Source Setup dialog items

The maximum and minimum power level limits. These should be set to the applicable hardware limits, to prevent error messages from the PNA. Turns the RF and LO source output on or off. The internal LO source power is always on. External (shown if the PNA is configured with an external source named 1-RF) specifies an external RF source. Level is the RF source power setting. The LO group is available if the PNA is configured with an external source named 2-LO, or if the PNA is a 4-port model. External specifies an external LO source (must be defined first, see 5Appendix E). Level is the LO source power setting. Note that the power level of the internal LO source is fixed. For a 4-port PNA the port to use for the LO signal can be selected. Sets the RF source power slope in dB/GHz. Using a power slope may affect the measurement speed. The harmonic ratio and frequency offset control the calculation of the commanded source frequency for a given RF frequency. The relation between Source Frequency FreqSource and RF Frequency
Power On RF group
LO group
Slope Harmonic Ratio, Frequency Offset
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SourceFreq = (CommandedFreq + FreqOffset)/HarmonicRatio For systems using frequency multipliers, set the Harmonic Ratio to the multiplication factor of the multiplier. If the system uses external, manually controlled sources (as described in section 2.7.4), then the Frequency Offset specifies the offset between the RF frequency and the PNA input frequency. For example, if the RF measurement frequency is 100 GHz and the PNA receiver input frequency is 10 GHz, then the Offset needs to be set to -90000 MHz.
3.4.4.4 Series-A PNA Pulse Setup tab On PNAs with option H08 or 008, a Pulse Setup tab may be visible as well. See UG-PNA-Pulse for information on using Pulse Mode for the PNA. 3.4.5 Control wiring drawing Figure 3-13 shows the control wiring diagram for the Series-A configuration. Instead of using GPIB to control the PNA, the LAN interface may be used. See Appendix C for information on configuring the DCOM/LAN connection.
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Parts list for Series-A control diagram (CIO-DIO Trigger)

NSI P/N 11-00027 11-00199 06-00535 04-00360 06-00107 03-00089 03-01592 02-00084 Description 10 ft PC Data-Transfer "Laplink" Cable, Universal Serial RJ45 CAT5e Crossover Cable, Orange, 14 ft. Cable, DB37 (m,f), 10 ft Cable, CIO/DIO to Trig and Stop Sweep, DB37F to 5xBNC(F) (octopus) Coaxial Cable RG-58, BNC (m,m), 3 ft Antenna Measurement Workstation with Monitor Monitor, part of item N1 Controller Assembly, Rack Mount, w/2xCIO Antenna Range Controller (ARC), 4-Axis Agilent PNA Microwave Network Analyzer
Item Qty Ref 1 1 A01 2 1 A02 3 1 A03 4 1 A04 5 2 A05, A06 6 1 N1 7 1 N2 8 1 N3 9 1 N4 10 1 N5
Triggering of the PNA and any external sources is provided from the V35 controller using a parallel I/O card (CIO-DIO card) at address of 800, 808 or 816. Cable A07, NSI part number 04-00360, NSI manufacturing number 200202, is required to provide trigger outputs and ready line inputs. See Figure 3-14 for a drawing of this cable.
GND GND GND GND GND PC7 PC6 PC5 PA1 PA0
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Figure 3-14 CIO-DIO to Trig and Stop Sweep cable (200202) pinouts On systems that have a scanner equipped with laser optics, the NSI-OP-5905 DSP Interface Unit can be used to trigger the PNA. In this case, cable A07 and one CIO-DIO card are not needed. See Figure 3-15 and Table 3-9.
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Figure 3-15 Series-A control diagram (DSP Trigger) Table 3-9 Parts list for Series-A control diagram (DSP Trigger)
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Item Qty Ref 1 1 A01 2 1 A02 3 1 A03 4 2 A04, A05 5 1 N1 6 1 N2 7 1 N3 8 1 N4 9 1 N5 10 1 N6
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Switch control The V35 controller provides parallel output ports that can be used for control of switches, either solid-state or electromechanical. RF switches provide range configuration switching or multiple RF ports for the transmitting and/or receiving antennas. The V35 controller provides one or two CIO-DIO output-only ports at address 804 and, optionally, 812. Each port provides 24 single-ended TTL output bits. An NSI-RF-5915 RF Switch Driver can convert an 8-bit word to differential TTL to drive switches that require differential control. Also, an NSI-RF-6002 High Speed Beam Controller can convert a 24-bit word to differential TTL (three 8-bit words) to drive multiple switches.
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See RF Switch Configuration for NSI2000, NSI Document UG-RF SW2000 for information on how to configure NSI2000 to control switches. 3.5 3.5.1 Series-B configuration PNA control interface The Series-B controller only supports GPIB to control the PNA. Connect the GPIB cable from the control computer to the PNA. On PNAs with two GPIB interfaces, connect to the one labeled GPIB(1) Talker/Listener. If NSI2000 cannot find the PNA on startup, it will switch to a simulated RF system. 3.5.2 Software setup Configuration settings for the Series-B setup are saved in initialization files (ini files). The main initialization file is NSIMeas.ini, located in the dlls folder in the NSI2000 application directory (usually c:\nsi2000). NSIMeas.ini defines the RF configuration. The section [RF system] specifies which drivers are used for the receiver and sources. There are predefined examples of configurations that can be enabled by removing the comments. To set up a specific RF configuration, use the NSI System Configurator, as described in 3.5.3. To configure manually, edit the NSIMeas.ini file and enable (by removing comments) the desired section. Make sure only one [RF System] section is active. As an example, Table 3-10 shows the settings for a standalone PNA configuration. Table 3-10 Example [RF system] section in NSIMeas.ini
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;; Start of RF System section ;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Only 1 RF system is allowed ; Uncomment lines pertaining to the desired hardware setup ; ; RF system parameters: ; Name Any name desired by user to identify the system ; NumberSources=1 Number of sources in the RF system ; IsDualSource Indicates if Dualsource ; LoOffsetGHz=0.02 Offset frequency for the LO, Used in Dual source systems ; IsSourceInternal=True Indicates if the source is internal/independent to the VNA or not ; BeamTableDwellIsPostTrigger=True Indicates if the beam table dwell is applied after the receiver trigger ; ReceiverProcessingTime =0.025 Time to dwell after all beams are triggered before reading receiver ; ; Receiver parameters ; ReceiverDriver Ascii Name of the Receiver class in the Receiver dll ; ReceiverIniFile Ascii name of the ini file to be loaded at startup ; ; Depending on the number of sources in the RF section there may be multiple source sections ; They are read in order from 1 to NumberSources. ; For dual-source systems the RF source is always [Source 1] and the LO source is [Source 2] ; ; Source parameters ; SourceDriver Ascii Name of the Source class in the Source dll ; SourceIniFile Ascii name of the ini file to be loaded at startup ; RFListDriver Ascii Name of the RFList class in the Source dll ; RFListIniFile Ascii name of the ini file to be loaded at startup ; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;; PNA settings ;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; [RF system] Name=PNA NumberSources=1 IsDualSource=False LoOffsetGHz=0.02 IsSourceInternal=True
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In this example, the initialization file NSIPNA.ini is specified. For other configurations, multiple initialization files may be required. The various initialization files defined in the active RF System section are created automatically by NSI2000 when the command Save settings as default is given. These files contain the settings available in the property pages of the selected configuration. See Appendix B for listings of the Series-B initialization files. 3.5.3 NSI System Configurator utility The NSI System Configurator resides in the dlls folder in the NSI2000 installation directory. It facilitates setting up the various initialization files for Series-B configurations, depending on the hardware selections you make. See the Help function of the System Configurator program for details. 3.5.4 Controller configuration dialogs The configuration dialog for the Series-B PNA driver is shown in the following Figure. The dialog is accessed from the Hardware pull-down menu in the NSI2000 menu bar.
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The NSIPNA group in the upper right-hand corner controls the settings for the PNA driver. The available devices in the table depend on the PNA configuration, as controlled by NSIMeas.ini. In this example, the settings are for a standalone PNA configuration. To access the device properties, select the item in the list and click Component properties. 3.5.5 PNA receiver dialogs
3.5.5.1 Series-B PNA Receiver Control tab
Figure 3-17 Series-B PNA receiver Control dialog Items on the Control dialog are: Table 3-11
Frequency (Read-Only) Upper Limit, Lower Limit (Read-Only) IF Bandwidth
Series-B PNA Receiver Control Dialog

The current system monitor frequency The system frequency limits. Set in NSIPNA.ini The Receiver IF Bandwidth. The selection in the drop-down list is a subset of the values allowed by the PNA. The S-parameter that is measured by the PNA When checked, the Read Mode changes to an input field where you can enter any desired ratioed or non-ratioed parameter. Examples are: B/A, B/R1, B/R2, A/R1, A/R2, A, B, R1, R2 The PNA GPIB address. Set in NSIPNA.ini These parameters are derived from the selections in this dialog Resets the PNA to return it to a known state.
Read Mode Others
GPIB Address Integration Time, Settling Time (ReadOnly) Reset
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The Read Mode field allows selecting the parameter that the PNA is measuring. The drop-down list provides selection of any S-parameter. For other selections, checking the Others box will make available an input field where you can enter any desired ratioed or non-ratioed parameter. Examples are: B/A, B/R1, B/R2, A/R1, A/R2, A, B, R1, R2. 3.5.5.2 Series-B PNA Receiver Setup tab
Figure 3-18 Series-B PNA receiver Setup dialog Items in the Receiver Setup dialog are: Table 3-12
Disable Display Display Segment Table Display Level, Ref Position, dB/Division R1 Input Path IF Switch Configuration Frequency Offset
Series-B PNA Receiver Setup Dialog

Disables the PNA display during scans Displays the Segment table on the PNA Sets the scale for the PNA display Only available for N522x PNA with option 201 or PNA-X . Select External if the front-panel R1 Input is being used Only available for a PNA or PNA-X with option 020. Allows selection of the rear-panel IF inputs Available only if the PNA has Option 080. Settings depend on the PNA configuration. See section 2 for more information on the offset settings. The checkbox Use PNA Offset Calculator only applies when using the rear-panel LO output of the PNA. It is used to calculate the offset based on the multiplier and divisor, using the equation for offset in Table 2-8.
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3.5.5.3 Series-B PNA Receiver Pulse Mode tab
Figure 3-19 Series-B PNA receiver Pulse Mode dialog When Pulse Mode is enabled, this dialog shows the PRF and IF Bandwidth. Setup for pulse mode is done using an NSI2000 script, so there are no user entries on this dialog. See UG-PNAPulse for information on using the PNA in Pulse Mode. 3.5.5.4 Series-B PNA Receiver Information tab
Figure 3-20 Series-B PNA receiver Information dialog The Information Dialog shows firmware and software versions for the PNA environment.
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PNA Source dialogs The PNA source may be configured to be either the RF or the LO source in the system. In either case, the properties of the source can be adjusted. The properties are described below.
3.5.6.1 Series-B PNA Source Control tab
Figure 3-21 Series-B PNA Source Control dialog Items in the Source Control dialog are: Table 3-13 Series-B PNA Source Control Dialog
The current frequency Source power level
Frequency (Read-Only) Power Level
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3.5.6.2 Series-B PNA Source Setup tab
Figure 3-22 Series-B PNA Source Setup dialog Items in the Source Setup dialog are: Table 3-14
Device Name (Read-only) GPIB Address (Read-Only) Frequency limits (Read-Only) Power limits (Read-Only) Harmonic Ratio, Frequency Offset
Series-B PNA Source Setup Dialog

The name of the source. Defined in the applicable initialization file for the source, defined in NSIMeas.ini The GPIB address of the source The upper and lower limits of the source frequency The upper and lower power limits of the source The harmonic ratio and frequency offset control the calculation of the commanded source frequency for a given RF frequency. The relation between Source Frequency FreqSource and RF Frequency CommandedFreq is: SourceFreq = (CommandedFreq + FreqOffset)/HarmonicRatio
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3.5.6.3 Series-B PNA Source Information tab
Figure 3-23 Series-B PNA source Information dialog The Information Dialog shows firmware and software versions for the source and the driver. In this case, the PNA source is being used. 3.5.7 External source dialogs If the RF system includes a separate source, then the NSIPNA group on the controller configuration screen (Figure 3-16) will include an entry for the source. The source can be either an RF source or an LO source. To access the source property pages, select it and click Component properties. The available controls depend on the type of source (either PSG or 8360series); the following dialogs apply for a PSG source.
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3.5.7.1 Series-B External Source Control tab
Figure 3-24 Series-B PSG Source Control Dialog Items in the PSG Source Control dialog are: Table 3-15
Frequency (Read-only) Power Level Pulse Mode Simulated (Read-only)
Series-B PSG Source Control Dialog

The current RF frequency The power level setting The Pulse Mode settings for the source. Pulse mode is currently not supported for PSG sources. If checked, the source is simulated. If the source is not detected when starting NSI2000, the driver will fall back to a simulated mode.
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3.5.7.2 Series-B External Source Setup tab
Figure 3-25 Series-B PSG Source Setup Dialog Items in the PSG Source Setup dialog are: Table 3-16
Device Name Frequency limits (Read-Only) Power limits (Read-Only) GPIB Address (Read-only) Harmonic Ratio, Frequency Offset1 & 2
Series-B PSG Source Setup Dialog

The name of the device. This is the name shown in the Controller Configuration dialog (see Figure 3-16) The upper and lower limits of the source frequency The upper and lower power limits of the source The GPIB address of the source The harmonic ratio and frequency offsets control the calculation of the commanded source frequency for a given RF frequency. The relation between Source Frequency FreqSource and RF Frequency Freq is: FreqSource = FreqOffset1 + (Freq + FreqOffset2)/Harmonic
3.5.8
Control wiring drawing Figure 3-26 shows the control wiring diagram for the Series-B configuration. Note that the Trigger Input into the Standard Beam Controller provides the major trigger signal from the positioner controller. Three different configurations are shown below.
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B IN PORT 1 PORT 2
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GPIB Meas Trig In Meas Trig Ready A06 A05 Trig Out COM3 COM1
R1 IN
N2
N5
NSI
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General I/O
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Trig In
RS485 In
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NSI
A01
N3
Nearfield Systems Inc.
Control J9 TTL Trigger
FAULT
SAFE BYPASS
I
J12 INTERLOCK
N4
POWER
Antenna Range Controller
Figure 3-26 Series-B control diagram, using NSIMotion controller The parts list for the Series-B configuration with NSIMotion controller is shown in Table 3-8. Table 3-17
Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Qty 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Parts list for Series-B control with NSIMotion controller

REF A01 A02 A03 A04 A05, A06, A07 A08 N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 NSI P/N 11-00027 06-00532 04-00136 04-00146 06-00107 06-00535 03-00634 03-00782 02-00084 02-00158 Description 10 ft PC Data-Transfer "Laplink" Cable, Universal Serial GPIB Type X2 Cable, 4 meter Length Cable SBC RS232 Control, 10 ft, NSI 200536-120 Cable, DB25 to BNC, SBC to Dual Source Coaxial Cable RG-58, BNC (m,m), 3 ft Cable, DB37 (m,f), 10 ft NSI System Control Workstation with GPIB, Monitor Monitor, part of item N1 Controller Assembly, Rack Mount Antenna Range Controller, 4-Axis Standard Beam Controller (SBC) Agilent PNA Microwave Network Analyzer
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3.5.8.2 Using MEI DSP-based controller Some systems use a Windows workstation with integrated MEI DSP-based motion controller. This configuration is shown in Figure 3-27.
Figure 3-27 Series-B control diagram, using MEI controller The parts list for this configuration is: Table 3-18
Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Qty 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Parts list for Series-B control with DSP controller

NSI P/N 06-00584 06-00532 04-00136 04-00146 06-00107 06-00535 03-00338 02-00137 02-00084 02-00158 Description Dual Ribbon Cable for LC/DSP GPIB Type X2 Cable, 4 meter Length Cable SBC RS232 Control, 10 ft, NSI 200536-120 Cable, DB25 to BNC, SBC to Dual Source Coaxial Cable RG-58, BNC (m,m), 3 ft Cable, DB37 (m,f), 10 ft NSI System Control Workstation, ISA with DSP, GPIB, Monitor Monitor, part of item N1 LC/DSP to ARC Box Interface Antenna Range Controller, 4-Axis Standard Beam Controller (SBC) Agilent PNA Microwave Network Analyzer
REF A01 A02 A03 A04 A05, A06, A07 A08 N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6
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GPIB A02 Keyboard, Video, Mouse
N5

B IN PORT 1 PORT 2
GPIB Meas Trig In Meas Trig Ready A06 A05 Trig Out A01 W1 A04 A03
COM1
R1 IN
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Trig In
General I/O
RS485 In
A07
N3
< > 1 4
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Axis 1 Axis 2 IEEE 488
2 5 8 0
3 6 9 .
O O O
O O O
Trigger Out
7 -
Figure 3-28 Series-B control diagram, using GPIB controller The parts list for this setup is shown below. Table 3-19
Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Qty 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
Parts list for Series-B control with GPIB controller

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Triggering the RF devices The SBC provides a BNC connector (Trig Out) for the receiver trigger. The receiver ready signal, as well as source trigger and ready lines, are available on a cable connected to the 58
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General I/O port of the SBC (cable A07 in Figure 3-26). The cable required is NSI part number 04-00146, NSI manufacturing number 630502F. See Figure 3-29 for a schematic of this cable.
P5
Source 1 SS NC NC NC NC NC NC Common NC NC Source Trigger NC SBC SS Source 2 SS NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
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W1 Source-1 Stop Sweep
P1
W2 Source-2 Stop Sweep
P2
W3 Source Trigger
P3
W4 SBC Stop Sweep
P4
Figure 3-29 SBC to Dual Source cable (630502) pinouts The trigger connections between the SBC to Dual Source cable (cable A07 in Figure 3-26) and the RF hardware depend on the RF configuration. See Table 3-20 and Figure 3-30 for details on the trigger connections. Table 3-20
PNA configuration PNA standalone, or PNA with internal sources + DFC, or PNA mm-wave PNA + PSG PNA + PSG + Frequency Converter PNA + 2 PSGs + Frequency Converter
[1] [2]
Trigger connections between SBC and RF hardware

LO Source W1 Connection PNA Ready W2 Connection W3 Connection -
RF Source PNA
PSG[1] PSG PSG (RF)
PNA PSG (LO)
PNA Ready[2] PNA Ready[2] LO Source Settled[3]
PSG Source Settled[2] PSG Source Settled[2] RF Source Settled[3]
PSG Trigger PSG Trigger PSG (RF) and PSG (LO) Trigger
PNA source active but not used.
SBC ports used for trigger and stop sweep signals are defined in the NSIPNA.ini and NSIPSG.ini, section [RFList].
[3]
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PSG Ready
To PSG Trigger
Figure 3-30 SBC Trigger Connections 3.5.10 Switch control The SBC provides parallel output ports that can be used for control of switches, either solid-state or electromechanical, to provide range configuration switching or multiple RF ports for the transmitting and/or receiving antennas. A total of 24 bits of differential TTL control are provided on 3 SCU ports. See RF Switch Configuration for NSI2000, NSI Doc. UG-RF SW2000 for information on how to configure NSI2000 to control switches.
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Script commands for PNA control

Series A configuration The following is a list of script commands available for PNA control using the Series-A configuration. The general syntax for these is: To set a property:
CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Property.keyword", value) CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Apply")
To read a property: To execute a method:
Value = CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Property.keyword")
CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.keyword") CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Apply")
In the above, keyword is the name of a property and value is its value. See Table 4-1 for the methods related to pulse mode. See Table 4-2 for pulse properties. A series of properties can be set before issuing an Apply command.
Table 4-1
Method Apply Initialize
PNA control methods

Corresponding control dialog field Apply button Reset button
Applies to Any PNA Any PNA
If you try to set or read a property that does not exist, you will get an error. To avoid errors, only access existing keywords. Existing keywords are those listed in the cmds list:
CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Property.cmds")
As an example, the following code reads the receiver averages if the Averages property exists, and reads the IF Bandwidth if the IFBW property exists:
With CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL If InStr(.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Property.cmds"), "Averages") <> 0 Then S = "Averages = " & .executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Property.Averages") ElseIf InStr(.executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Property.cmds"), "IFBW") <> 0 Then S = "IFBW = " & .executecmd("Freq.Rcvr.Property.IFBW") Else S = "Neither Averages nor IFBW exists" End If End With Debug.Print S
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Property DisplayEnabled DisplayRefLevel DisplayRefPosition DisplaySegment DisplayYaxisDivision DwellLoopCount DwellPaddingFactor FIFOEnabled FreqLowerLimit FrequencyOffsetDivisor FrequencyOffsetMultiplier FreqUpperLimit IFAccessAR1Position IFAccessBR2Position IFBW Syntax
PNA control properties (Series A)

Applies to Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA PNA-X only Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA PNA, PNA-X PNA, PNA-X Any PNA Corresponding control dialog field Receiver tab, Display, Enable Display checkbox Receiver tab, Display, Ref. Level Receiver tab, Display, Ref. Level Receiver tab, Display, Show Segment Table checkbox Receiver tab, Display, Y (dB)/Division Control tab, Dwell Measurement, Loop Count Control tab, Dwell Measurement, Padding Factor 1=Enabled , 0=Disabled Receiver tab, Lower Frequency Limit (Hz) Receiver tab, Frequency Offset Settings Divisor Receiver tab, Frequency Offset Settings Multiplier Receiver tab, Upper Frequency Limit (Hz) Receiver tab, Receiver IF Switch Configuration, A and R1 Receiver tab, Receiver IF Switch Configuration, B and R2 Control tab, IF Bandwidth (Value in Hz). Note the value must be one of the available selections in
Get DisplayEnabled () As Boolean Let DisplayEnabled (bValue as Boolean) Get DisplayRefLevel () As Double Let DisplayRefLevel (dValue as Double) Get DisplayRefPosition () As Long Let DisplayRefPosition (lValue as Long) Get DisplaySegment () As Boolean Let DisplaySegment (bValue as Boolean) Get DisplayYaxisDivision () As Long Let DisplayYaxisDivision (lValue as Long) Get DwellLoopCount () As Long Let DwellLoopCount (lValue as Long) Get DwellPaddingFactor () As Double Let DwellPaddingFactor (dValue as Double) Get FIFOEnabled () As Long Let FIFOEnabled (lValue as Long) Get FreqLowerLimit () As Double Let FreqLowerLimit (dValue as Double) Get FrequencyOffsetDivisor () As Double Let FrequencyOffsetDivisor (dValue as Double) Get FrequencyOffsetMultiplier () As Double Let FrequencyOffsetMultiplier (dValue as Double) Get FreqUpperLimit () As Double Let FreqUpperLimit (dValue as Double) Get IFAccessAR1Position () As Long Let IFAccessAR1Position (lValue as Long) Get IFAccessBR2Position () As Long Let IFAccessBR2Position (lValue as Long) Get IFBW () As Long Let IFBW (lValue as Long)
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Property IsFrequencyOffsetModeEnabled IsPowerSlopeON IsRFON LOPower
Syntax Get IsFrequencyOffsetModeEnabled () As Boolean Let IsFrequencyOffsetModeEnabled (bValue as Boolean) Get IsPowerSlopeON () As Boolean Let IsPowerSlopeON (bValue as Boolean) Get IsRFON () As Boolean Let IsRFON (bValue as Boolean) Get LOPower () As Double Let LOPower (dValue as Double) Get LOSourcePortNo () As Long Let LOSourcePortNo (dValue as Long) Get Name () As String Let Name ((sValue as String) Get PowerLowerLimit () As Double Let PowerLowerLimit (dValue as Double) Get PowerSlope () As Double Let PowerSlope (dValue as Double) Get PowerUpperLimit () As Double Let PowerUpperLimit (dValue as Double) Get RatioedDenominator () As String Let RatioedDenominator (sValue as String) Get RatioedNumerator () As String Let RatioedNumerator (sValue as String) Get ReceiverFrequencyOffset () As Double Let ReceiverFrequencyOffset (dValue as Double) Get ReceiverProcessingTime () As Double Let ReceiverProcessingTime (dValue as Double) Get ReferenceMixerPosition () As Long Let ReferenceMixerPosition (lValue as Long) Get RFPower () As Double Let RFPower (dValue as Double)
Applies to Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA with ext. LO source or 4-port PNA Any PNA with ext. LO source or 4-port PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA PNA, PNA-X PNA-X, PNA-X Receiver with
Corresponding control dialog field the list: 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300 etc. Receiver tab, Frequency Offset Settings Enabled Source tab, Slope checkbox Source tab, Power ON checkbox Source tab, Power, LO Power (dBm). Used for external LO source Source tab, Power, LO
LOSourcePortNo
Name PowerLowerLimit PowerSlope PowerUpperLimit RatioedDenominator RatioedNumerator ReceiverFrequencyOffset ReceiverProcessingTime ReferenceMixerPosition RFPower
Source tab, Lower Power Limit (dBm) Source tab, Power Slope (dB/GHz) Source tab, Upper Power Limit (dBm) Control tab, Measure, Reference Control tab, Measure, Input Receiver tab, Frequency Offset Settings Freq. Offset (Hz) Control tab, Processing Time (s) Receiver tab, R1 Input Path (0 = Internal, 1 = External) Source tab, Power, RF Power (dBm). Used for external RF source power
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Property SCPICommand SCPIResponse SourceFrequencyOffset SourceHarmonicRatio SourcePort SParameterIndex UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator XmitPower
Syntax Get SCPICommand () As String Let SCPICommand (sValue as String) Get SCPIResponse () As String Get SourceFrequencyOffset () as Double Let SourceFrequencyOffset (dValue as Double) Get SourceHarmonicRatio () As Double Let SourceHarmonicRatio (dValue as Double) Get SourcePort () As Long Let SourcePort (lValue as Long) Get SParameterIndex () As Long Let SParameterIndex (lValue as Long) Get UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator () As Boolean Let UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator (bValue as Boolean) Get XmitPower () As Double Let XmitPower (dValue as Double)
Applies to ext. RF source Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA Any PNA PNA, PNA-X
Corresponding control dialog field N/A. Used to send a SCPI command to the PNA N/A. Used to read a response to a SCPI command from the PNA Source tab, Frequency Conversion, Frequency Offset (Hz) Source tab, Frequency Conversion, Harmonic Ratio Control tab, Measure, Source Port (value) Control tab, Measure, Read Mode dropdown list (index) Receiver tab, Frequency Offset Settings, Use PNA Frequency Offset Calculator checkbox Source tab, Transmit Power (dBm). Used for PNA source power
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Series B configuration In Series B, the PNA properties and methods are accessed using COM. Set references to NSIPNA.dll and NSIiRFSystemIF.dll to access the PNA, then use the Object Browser to find the available properties and methods. Only a limited set of commands is available. The following example code sets the source power and IFBW:
'#Reference {F73C2F5C-F0BD-43E4-A87A78EDC2DEA248}#1.0#0#D:\NsiAms\NSIiRFSystemIF\NSIiRFSystemIF.dll#NSIiRFsystemIF '#Reference {5B1D13D4-26EF-4FBF-9462F69B3FDD948E}#1.1#0#D:\NsiAms\MeasSystem\HP\PNA\NSIPNA.dll#NSIPNA 'In series B PNA, the parameters are set to desired values prior to calling "Initialize" method to apply the settings. 'Methods and properties are available in both the interface and base classes. Dim Dim Dim Dim riPNARcvr As INSIReceiver rbPNARcvr As NSIPNA.Receiver riPNASrc As INSISource rbPNASrc As NSIPNA.Source ' ' ' ' Interface to Receiver Object Base Receiver Object Interface to Source Object Base Source Object
Sub Main Set riPNARcvr = CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.RFSystem.Receiver Set rbPNARcvr = CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.RFSystem.Receiver Set riPNASrc = CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.RFSystem.RFsource Set rbPNASrc = CONTROLLER_OBJECT_MODEL.RFSystem.RFsource 'Set source power to -5 dBm riPNASrc.Power = -5.00 'Apply Power setting riPNASrc.Initialize 'Set IFBW to 1000 Hz rbPNARcvr.SetIFBW 1000 'Apply the setting riPNARcvr.Initialize 'Clear all objects when done Set riPNARcvr = Nothing Set rbPNARcvr = Nothing Set riPNASrc = Nothing Set rbPNASrc = Nothing End Sub
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Figure 4-1
Object browser showing source properties
Figure 4-2
Object browser showing PNA receiver properties
Note that to control source power, you use the RF System Interface, whereas to control IFBW, you use the PNA base receiver object. The reason for the different interfaces is that the power setting is common to all RF systems, whereas IF bandwidth is not. Specific PNA features are accessed through the PNA base receiver object.
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Technical Assistance
For technical assistance on using the PNA with the NSI2000 software, or NSI antenna measurement systems, contact Nearfield Systems Inc. Please refer to this document UG-PNA when requesting technical assistance.
Nearfield Systems Incorporated 19730 Magellan Drive Torrance, CA 90502 Tel: (310) 525-7000 Fax: (310) 525-7100 Web: www.nearfield.com
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Appendix A
Series-A initialization file examples
For the Series-A controller, the PNA is selected as the receiver by specifying the following in the [Setup] section of Controller.ini: Controller.ini, [Setup] section:
[Setup] EnablePNAX=1
When the PNA driver is enabled, a new file NscPnaX.ini is created automatically when you give the command Save settings as default from within NSI2000. Below is a complete listing of NscPnaX.ini. Note that some of these depend on the type of PNA and the menu settings. NscPnaX.ini:
[Setup] IPAddress=192.168.10.5 [PNA Rcvr] CWFreq=8.200 GHz AxisType=RfPna ConnectTo=Rcvr Name=Frequency FreqUpperLimit=27.000 GHz ; Upper position software limit FreqLowerLimit=10.000 MHz ; Lower position software limit IFBW=3000 MtiIFBW=10 MtiIntegrationTime=100.000 msec ; Total time interval for the MTI integration. This is achieved by summing the receiver readings at the MTI quantization period. SettlingTime=10.000 usec ; The time between the trigger and the start of integration ReceiverProcessingTime=60.000 msec ; The time to wait from the start of the data read to the next trigger S_ParameterIndex=4 ; 0=S11, 1=S21, 2=S12, 3=S22, 4=Ratioed SourcePort=2 ; Port selected to output signal, applicable only in ratioed measurement RatioedNumerator=B ; Ratioed measurement numerator RatioedDenominator=A ; Ratioed measurement denominator DisplayEnabled=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes DisplaySegment=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes DisplayRefLevel=0 ; Display reference level DisplayRefPosition=10 ; Display Y-axis division FrequencyOffsetEnabled=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes ReceiverFreqOffset=0.000 GHz FrequencyOffsetMultiplier=1 FrequencyOffsetDivisor=1 UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes R1_ReferenceMixerPosition=0 ; 0 = Internal, 1 = External IFAccess_A_R1_Position=1 ; 0 = Normal, 1 = External IFAccess_B_R2_Position=1 ; 0 = Normal, 1 = External PointTrigger=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes TriggerSense=1 ; 0 = High level, 1 = Low level, 2 = Positive Edge, 3 = Negative Edge XmitPower=13 ; Transmit power in dBm PowerUpperLimit=30 ; Upper position software limit PowerLowerLimit=-30 ; Lower position software limit IsRfOn=1 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes
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SourceHarmonicRatio=1 SourceFrequencyOffset=0 PowerSlope=0 ; Power slope in dB/GHz to compensate for cable loss - span +/-2 IsPowerSlopeOn=0 ; 0 = No, 1 = Yes OutputScale=1.000 Hz ; Smallest unit of increment for this axis Dwell=0.000 sec ; The dwell or settling time for an axis DwellLoopCount=2 ; Number of times to loop during dwell measurement. Must be greater than 0, and less than 20. DwellPaddingFactor=1.20 ; Padding factor applied to measured dwell values. Must be equal or greater than 1, and less than 2. MinRetraceTime=30.000 msec ; Minimum time required for the PNA to retrace. [MY49421506] 5 MHz=69.562 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 3 MHz=73.752 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 1 MHz=73.752 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 280 KHz=78.781 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 100 KHz=85.486 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 30 KHz=106.438 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 10 KHz=219.581 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 3 KHz=434.972 usec ; Calibrated integration time. 1 KHz=1.023 msec ; Calibrated integration time. 300 Hz=3.091 msec ; Calibrated integration time. 100 Hz=8.976 msec ; Calibrated integration time. 30 Hz=29.637 msec ; Calibrated integration time. 10 Hz=88.567 msec ; Calibrated integration time. 3 Hz=294.751 msec ; Calibrated integration time. 1 Hz=884.053 msec ; Calibrated integration time.
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Series-B initialization file examples
The following includes excerpts from NSIMeas.ini, showing the setup for the [RFsystem] section for the PNA configurations from section 2, as well as any initialization files defined in this section. Note that these listings are examples only. The settings will change depending on the selections made in the driver property sheets. Also, keywords may change or additional keys may be added when drivers are updated. You should always keep a backup of the initialization files for your system. B.1 PNA standalone NSIMeas.ini, [RF system] section:
[RF system] Name=NSIPNA NumberSources=1 IsDualSource=False LoOffsetGHz=0.02 IsSourceInternal=True BeamTableDwellIsPostTrigger=True ReceiverProcessingTime =0.025 [Receiver] ReceiverDriver=NSIPNA.Receiver ReceiverIniFile=NSIPNA.ini [Source 1] SourceDriver=NSIPNA.Source SourceIniFile=NSIPNA.ini RFListDriver=NSIPNA.RFList RFListIniFile=NSIPNA.ini
Below is a complete listing of NSIPNA.ini. Note that some of these depend on the type of PNA and the menu settings. The last four entries in the file deal with the Trigger and Ready line connections to the SBC. NSIPNA.ini:
[Receiver] DeviceName=NSIPNA receiver Firmware=A.04.87.01 GPIBBoardNo=0 GPIBAddress=16 DeviceModel=E8364B BufferSize=32676 IntegrationType=1 BWOptionNumber=6 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 50 GHz FrequencyOffsetMode=False FreqOffsetMultiplier=1.000 FreqOffsetDivisor=1.000 UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator=False R1InputPath=Internal IFSwitchConfiguration_A_R1=Normal IFSwitchConfiguration_B_R2=Normal FreqOffsetGHz= 0 GHz
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FreqCurrentGHz= 9 GHz SettlingTime= .001 sec HasRealTimeUpdate=False ReadMode=S21 DisableDisplay=False DisplaySegmentTable=True ReferenceLevel=-50 ReferencePosition=5 DisplayYAxisPerDivision=10 ReceiverPreReadHoldSec=5.05695999525025E-02 PulsedIFBW=0 PRFinHz=0 [Averaging] NumberBWOptions=12 [Averaging1] BW=1 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=1 IntegrationTime=1.000 InBandSuggestedDwell=1.3725 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=1.65 [Averaging2] BW=3 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=1 IntegrationTime=0.333333 InBandSuggestedDwell=1.3725 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=1.65 [Averaging3] BW=10 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.14 IntegrationTime=0.100 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.156 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.18 [Averaging4] BW=30 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.14 IntegrationTime=0.033333 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.156 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.18 [Averaging5] BW=100 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.09 IntegrationTime=0.010 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.0216 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0276 [Averaging6] BW=300 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.09 IntegrationTime=0.003333 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.0216 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0276 [Averaging7] BW=1000 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.07 IntegrationTime=0.001
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InBandSuggestedDwell=0.004365 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0144 [Averaging8] BW=3000 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.05 IntegrationTime=0.000333 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.00348 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0147 [Averaging9] BW=10000 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.02 IntegrationTime=0.0001 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.00315 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0144 [Averaging10] BW=30000 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.0088 IntegrationTime=0.000033 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.00306 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0132 [Averaging11] BW=35000 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.0074 IntegrationTime=0.000029 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.0027 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0111 [Averaging12] BW=40000 SettlingTime=0.001 TrainDelay=0.0064 IntegrationTime=0.000025 InBandSuggestedDwell=0.0027 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.0096 [BandEdges] NumberBandEdges=25 BandEdge1=0.045 BandEdge2=0.748 BandEdge3=1.5 BandEdge4=3 BandEdge5=3.8 BandEdge6=4.5 BandEdge7=4.8 BandEdge8=6 BandEdge9=6.4 BandEdge10=7.6 BandEdge11=10 BandEdge12=12 BandEdge13=12.8 BandEdge14=15.2 BandEdge15=16 BandEdge16=20 BandEdge17=22.8 BandEdge18=25.6 BandEdge19=30 BandEdge20=32 BandEdge21=36 BandEdge22=38.4
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BandEdge23=40 BandEdge24=45.6 BandEdge25=48 [Source] DeviceName=NSIPNA Source GPIBBoardNo=0 GPIBAddress=16 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 50 GHz PowerLowerLimitdBm=-100 dBm PowerUpperLimitdBm= 10 dBm HarmonicRatio=1 FreqOffsetGHz= 0 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 9 GHz PowerdBm= 0 dBm TriggerOnSweep=False [RFList] DeviceName=NSIPNA RFList ListSize=200 HasFwdFreqList=True HasRevFreqList=True HasFwdPowerList=True HasRevPowerList=True FreqListStartGHz= 3 GHz FreqListDeltaGHz= .1 GHz FreqListPoints=1 SetupTriggerRequired=False DwellPaddingFactor=1.25 HasRealTimeDwellMeasurement=True DwellMeasureCount=2 SBCTriggerPort=1 SBCTriggerSense=NEGative SBCStopSweepPort=1 SBCStopSweepSense=HI
B.2
PNA standalone with amplifier The NSIMeas.ini and NSIPNA.ini are the same as for the PNA without amplifier.
B.3
PNA standalone with multiplier NSIMeas.ini is the same as for the PNA without amplifier. NSIPNA.ini is also the same, except that Frequency Offset mode will be on and the multiplier will be >1; these settings are accessible through the PNA property pages.
B.4
PNA with one external source, no frequency converter The following assumes the external source is an Agilent 8360-series source. If it is a PSG, the initialization file for the source would be NSIPSG-RF.ini. NSIMeas.ini, [RF system] section:
[RF system] Name=NSIPNA8360 NumberSources=2 IsDualSource=True LoOffsetGHz=0.02 IsSourceInternal=True BeamTableDwellIsPostTrigger=False ReceiverProcessingTime =0.025
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[Receiver] ReceiverDriver=NSIPNA.Receiver ReceiverIniFile=NSIPNA.ini [Source 1] SourceDriver=NSIH83630B.Source SourceIniFile=HP83630B-RF.ini RFListDriver=NSIH83630B.RFList RFListIniFile=HP83630B-RF.ini [Source 2] SourceDriver=NSIPNA.Source SourceIniFile=NSIPNA.ini RFListDriver=NSIPNA.RFList RFListIniFile=NSIPNA.ini
This configuration requires 2 initialization files: NSIPNA.ini (for Receiver and Source2) and NSIH83630B-RF.ini for the RF source. The PNA source output is not used, but the PNA source still needs to be commanded to the correct frequency for the PNA to receive the signal, so the setup counts as a dual-source configuration. NSIPNA.ini:
[Receiver] DeviceName=NSIPNA receiver Firmware=A.04.87.01 GPIBBoardNo=0 GPIBAddress=16 DeviceModel=E8364B BufferSize=32676 IntegrationType=1 BWOptionNumber=6 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 50 GHz FrequencyOffsetMode=True FreqOffsetMultiplier=1.000 FreqOffsetDivisor=1.000 UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator=False R1InputPath=Internal IFSwitchConfiguration_A_R1=Normal IFSwitchConfiguration_B_R2=Normal FreqOffsetGHz= 0 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 9 GHz SettlingTime= .001 sec HasRealTimeUpdate=False ReadMode=BA DisableDisplay=False DisplaySegmentTable=True ReferenceLevel=-50 ReferencePosition=5 DisplayYAxisPerDivision=10 ReceiverPreReadHoldSec=5.05695999525025E-02 PulsedIFBW=0 PRFinHz=0 <<< Averaging and BandEdges sections removed see B.1 above >>> [Source] DeviceName=NSIPNA Source GPIBBoardNo=0 GPIBAddress=16
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FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 50 GHz PowerLowerLimitdBm=-100 dBm PowerUpperLimitdBm= 10 dBm HarmonicRatio=1 FreqOffsetGHz= 0 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 9 GHz PowerdBm=-27 dBm TriggerOnSweep=False [RFList] DeviceName=NSIPNA RFList ListSize=200 HasFwdFreqList=True HasRevFreqList=True HasFwdPowerList=True HasRevPowerList=True FreqListStartGHz= 3 GHz FreqListDeltaGHz= .1 GHz FreqListPoints=1 SetupTriggerRequired=False DwellPaddingFactor=1.25 HasRealTimeDwellMeasurement=True DwellMeasureCount=2 SBCTriggerPort=1 SBCTriggerSense=NEGative SBCStopSweepPort=1 SBCStopSweepSense=HI
NSIH83630B-RF.ini:
[RFList] ListName=HP83630B Freq List ListSize=1601 FreqListStartGHz=10 FreqListDeltaGHz=0.1 FreqListPoints=1 HasFwdFreqList=True HasRevFreqList=True HasFwdPowerList=True HasRevPowerList=True InBandSuggestedDwell=0.015 BandCrossingSuggestedDwell=0.05 DwellPaddingFactor=1.75 SBCTriggerPort=2 SBCStopSweepPort=2 SBCTriggerSense=NEGative SBCStopSweepSense=LOW UseBiDirection=True LoadDwellsFromIni=False DwellPaddingPercent=1.75 [Source] DeviceName=HP83630B-RF GPIBAddress=19 BufferSize=0 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 20 GHz PowerLowerLimitdBm=-19 dBm PowerUpperLimitdBm= 19 dBm
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HarmonicRatio=1 FreqOffsetGHz= 0 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 10 GHz PowerdBm= 15 dBm SourcePulseType=0 SourcePulseEnabled=False HideGPIBExtenderOption=True
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PNA with one external PSG source and frequency converter The following assumes the external source is a PSG. If it is an 8360-series source, the initialization file for the source would be NSIH83630B-RF.ini. NSIMeas.ini, [RF system] section:
[RF system] Name=NSIPNAPSG NumberSources=2 IsDualSource=True LoOffsetGHz=0.02 IsSourceInternal=True BeamTableDwellIsPostTrigger=False ReceiverProcessingTime =0.025 [Receiver] ReceiverDriver=NSIPNA.Receiver ReceiverIniFile=NSIPNA.ini [Source 1] SourceDriver=NSIPSG.Source SourceIniFile=NSIPSG.ini RFListDriver=NSIPSG.RFList RFListIniFile=NSIPSG.ini [Source 2] SourceDriver=NSIPNA.Source SourceIniFile=NSIPNA.ini RFListDriver=NSIPNA.RFList RFListIniFile=NSIPNA.ini
NSIPNA.ini:
[Receiver] DeviceName=NSIPNA receiver Firmware=A.04.87.01 GPIBBoardNo=0 GPIBAddress=16 DeviceModel=E8362B BufferSize=32676 IntegrationType=1 BWOptionNumber=6 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 20 GHz FrequencyOffsetMode=True FreqOffsetMultiplier=0.000 FreqOffsetDivisor=1.000 UsePNAFreqOffsetCalculator=False R1InputPath=Internal FreqOffsetGHz= .02 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 2.7 GHz SettlingTime= .001 sec
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HasRealTimeUpdate=False ReadMode=BA DisableDisplay=False DisplaySegmentTable=True ReferenceLevel=-50 ReferencePosition=5 DisplayYAxisPerDivision=10 ReceiverPreReadHoldSec=3.64560002235174E-02 PulsedIFBW=0 PRFinHz=0 <<< Averaging and BandEdges sections removed see B.1 above >>> [Source] DeviceName=NSIPNA Source GPIBBoardNo=0 GPIBAddress=16 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 20 GHz PowerLowerLimitdBm=-100 dBm PowerUpperLimitdBm= 10 dBm HarmonicRatio=1 FreqOffsetGHz=-.02 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 2.7 GHz PowerdBm= 0 dBm TriggerOnSweep=False [RFList] DeviceName=NSIPNA RFList ListSize=200 HasFwdFreqList=True HasRevFreqList=True HasFwdPowerList=True HasRevPowerList=True FreqListStartGHz= 3 GHz FreqListDeltaGHz= .1 GHz FreqListPoints=1 SetupTriggerRequired=False DwellPaddingFactor=1.25 HasRealTimeDwellMeasurement=True DwellMeasureCount=2 SBCTriggerPort=1 SBCTriggerSense=NEGative SBCStopSweepPort=1 SBCStopSweepSense=HI
NSIPSG.ini:
[Source] DeviceName=PSG Source GPIBAddress=19 GPIBBoardNo=1 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 100 GHz PowerLowerLimitdBm=-130 dBm PowerUpperLimitdBm= 20 dBm HarmonicRatio=1 FreqOffset1GHz= 0 GHz FreqOffset2GHz= 0 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 2.7 GHz
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PowerdBm= 10 dBm SourcePulseType=0 SourcePulseEnabled=False [RFList] DeviceName=PSG RFList ListSize=0 HasFwdFreqList=True HasRevFreqList=True HasFwdPowerList=True HasRevPowerList=True FreqListStartGHz= 0 GHz FreqListDeltaGHz= 0 GHz FreqListPoints=0 DwellPaddingFactor=1.3 FirstListDwell=0 SBCTriggerPort=2 SBCStopSweepPort=2 SBCTriggerSense=NEGative SBCStopSweepSense=HIGH ExtraTriggeCount=1 ExtraTriggerPosition=POST ExtraTriggerDwell=0 ExtraTriggerHold=0.001
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PNA with two external PSG sources and frequency converter NSIMeas.ini, [RF system] section:
[RF system] Name=PNA2PSG NumberSources=2 IsDualSource=True LoOffsetGHz=0.02 IsSourceInternal=False BeamTableDwellIsPostTrigger=False ReceiverProcessingTime =0.025 [Receiver] ReceiverDriver=NSIPNA.Receiver ReceiverIniFile=C:\NSI2000\dlls\NSIPNA.ini [Source 1] SourceDriver=NSIPSG.DLL.Source SourceIniFile=C:\NSI2000\dlls\NSIPSG-RF.ini RFListDriver=NSIPSG.DLL.RFList RFListIniFile=C:\NSI2000\dlls\NSIPSG-RF.ini [Source 2] SourceDriver=NSIPSG.DLL.Source SourceIniFile=C:\NSI2000\dlls\NSIPSG-LO.ini RFListDriver=NSIPSG.DLL.RFList RFListIniFile=C:\NSI2000\dlls\NSIPSG-LO.ini
NSIPNA.ini:
[Receiver] DeviceName=NSIPNA receiver GPIBAddress=16 DeviceModel=E8362B BufferSize=32676 IntegrationType=1
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BWOptionNumber=6 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 40 GHz FrequencyOffsetMode=False FreqOffsetMultiplier=0.000 FreqOffsetDivisor=1.000 R1InputPath=External FreqOffsetGHz= .02 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 1 GHz SettlingTime= .001 sec HasRealTimeUpdate=False ReadMode=BA DisableDisplay=False DisplaySegmentTable=True ReferenceLevel=-100 ReferencePosition=5 DisplayYAxisPerDivision=20 IgnoreTestSetOption=True <<< Averaging and BandEdges sections removed see B.1 above >>>
NSIPSG-RF.ini:
[RFList] ListName=NSIPSG RFList ListSize=0 FreqListStartGHz= 0 GHz FreqListDeltaGHz= 0 GHz FreqListPoints=0 HasFwdFreqList=True HasRevFreqList=True HasFwdPowerList=True HasRevPowerList=True DeviceName=NSIPSG RFList DwellPaddingFactor=1 SBCTriggerPort=2 SBCStopSweepPort=1 SBCTriggerSense=NEGative SBCStopSweepSense=HI ExtraTriggeCount=1 ExtraTriggerPosition=POST [Source] DeviceName=NSIPSG RF GPIBAddress=19 BufferSize=0 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 40 GHz PowerLowerLimitdBm=-100 dBm PowerUpperLimitdBm= 20 dBm HarmonicRatio=1 FreqOffsetGHz= 0 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 10 GHz PowerdBm= 18 dBm SourcePulseType=0 SourcePulseEnabled=False FreqOffset1GHz= 0 GHz FreqOffset2GHz= 0 GHz
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NSIPSG-LO.ini:
[RFList] ListName=NSIPSG LOList ListSize=0 FreqListStartGHz= 0 GHz FreqListDeltaGHz= 0 GHz FreqListPoints=0 HasFwdFreqList=True HasRevFreqList=True HasFwdPowerList=True HasRevPowerList=True DeviceName=NSIPSG LOList DwellPaddingFactor=1 SBCTriggerPort=2 SBCStopSweepPort=2 SBCTriggerSense=NEGative SBCStopSweepSense=HI ExtraTriggeCount=1 ExtraTriggerPosition=POST [Source] DeviceName=NSIPSG LO GPIBAddress=18 BufferSize=0 FreqLowerLimitGHz= .01 GHz FreqUpperLimitGHz= 20 GHz PowerLowerLimitdBm=-40 dBm PowerUpperLimitdBm= 20 dBm HarmonicRatio=1 FreqOffsetGHz= .02 GHz FreqCurrentGHz= 6.68666666666667 PowerdBm= 5 dBm SourcePulseType=0 SourcePulseEnabled=False FreqOffset1GHz= .02 GHz FreqOffset2GHz= 0 GHz
GHz
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PNA with internal LO source and frequency converter The NSIMeas.ini is the same as for the standalone PNA. In NSIPNA.ini, only the lines concerning Frequency Offset mode and External IF settings are different; these are accessible through the property pages. Only those lines are shown below. NSIPNA.ini (Frequency Offset and IF switch settings only):
[] FrequencyOffsetMode=True FreqOffsetMultiplier=1.000 FreqOffsetDivisor=1.000 R1InputPath=Internal IFSwitchConfiguration_A_R1=External IFSwitchConfiguration_B_R2=External FreqOffsetGHz= 0 GHz []
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Mm-wave configuration with Agilent N5260A and OML modules The mm-wave configuration is identical to that shown in B.7 if there are no PSG sources. If there are PSG sources, use the setup from B.6.
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Appendix C
PNA DCOM/LAN configuration
This section provides instructions for configuring a DCOM/LAN connection between the NSI2000 workstation and the Agilent PNA. C.1 Reference and Disclaimer The following procedure was developed based on information provided by Agilent at http://na.tm.agilent.com/pna/. The PNA comes configured to be wide-open via DCOM to allow access and control to all Windows users regardless of level of privileges. Please consult with your IT professionals regarding DCOM security issues. When installing a firmware update on the PNA, you will encounter a Choose Configuration dialog box. Always choose the Easy Connection setting. If you choose More Secure then it will be very hard to make NSI2000 work with the PNA, and NSI cannot provide assistance should you wish to use this setting. The following assumes the Easy Connection has been chosen. For help troubleshooting DCOM configuration, please refer to Appendix D, DCOM Connection Troubleshooting. C.2 Hardware Configuration It is recommended that a dedicated LAN card is used for this purpose. Make the PNA to NSI2000 workstation connection directly using a cross-over cable, or with a LAN Hub/Switch, Figure C-1.
LAN LAN Agilent PNA Microwave Network Analyzer
B IN PORT 1 PORT 2
R1 IN
Figure C-1 C.3 Software Configuration
NSI2000 workstation and PNA interconnection
C.3.1 NSI2000 Software Installation Install NSI2000 before starting the PNA DCOM/LAN configuration. If NSI2000 is already installed, and the system was previously configured to work with the PNA, proceed to section C.7 - DCOM Component Services Settings for further instructions.
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C.3.2 Configure NSI2000 workstation Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 1) Open the Network Connections page. You can access this page via the Network Connections entry in the Control Panel, or by a right-click on My Network Places and select Properties from the pop-up menu. See Figure C-2 for an example of the Network Connections page.
Figure C-2
Network Connections Page
2) Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties. If you have multiple network connections and are not sure which one to edit, temporarily disconnect the Ethernet cable between the PNA and the LAN card and note which connections status changes to Network cable unplugged. This is the network connection you want to edit, Figure C-3.
Figure C-3
Network connection status: cable unplugged
3) On the General tab (for a local area connection), or the Networking tab (for all other connections), click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties, Figure C-4.
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Figure C-4
NSI2000 Local Area Connection Properties
4) Enter TCP/IP address and settings per Figure C-5. 5) Click OK to save changes and close the properties page.
Figure C-5
NSI2000 Workstation TCP/IP Address Setting.
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C.3.3 Configure PNA Network Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 1) Connect a keyboard and mouse to the PNA hardware. 2) If the PNA Network Analyzer program is running, use the Exit entry on the File menu to end the program. 3) Repeat the same steps above (section C.3.2) to configure TCP/IP properties per Figure C-6.
Figure C-6
PNA TCP/IP Address Settings
4) Identify the PNA network name by going to the System Properties page. You can access this page via the System entry in the Control Panel, or by a right-click on My Computer and select Properties from the pop-up menu. 5) Depending on the operating system, switch to the tab labeled Computer Name or Network Identification. 6) Write the Computer Name assigned to the PNA here: _______________________. This name will be used in a later step. 7) Restart the PNA Network Analyzer program. C.4 NSI2000 Workstation and PNA Network Connection Test 1) Open a Windows Command Prompt window on the NSI2000 workstation. In Windows XP: Click Start, click Run, type Cmd and click OK. See Figure C-7.
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Figure C-7
"Run" command panel
In Windows 7: Type +R to access the Run command, or click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt. 2) In the Command Prompt window, type ping 192.168.6.5 (without quotes). See Figure C-8.
Figure C-8
Command line Ping test
3) Figure C-8 shows the case where the ping command succeeded. If the ping command returns the message Request timed out, make sure that the LAN has been connected and the TCP/IP settings are correct for both systems. You cannot proceed with the next step until the ping command returns with no errors. 4) If you did not copy the Computer Name assigned to the PNA in section C.3.3, you can locate the PNA to obtain its name via My Network Places. Starting at Entire Network, navigate to Microsoft Windows Network to WorkGroup, Figure C-9.
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Figure C-9 C.5
"My Network Places" showing PNA's computer name
PNA Proxy Installation and Configuration This step registers the PNA application and type library on the workstation. Locate the appropriate version of PNAProxy.exe on the NSI2000 Installation CD. PNA Proxy versions are stored under their respective directories (PNAProxy/PNA or PNA-X). These versions of PNAProxy.exe were tested for Type Library compatibility. Your PNA may come with a more current PNAProxy.exe; however, its type library may not be compatible with NSI2000. Use the PNAProxy in the PNA-X folder. The PNA folder is only used for older E-series PNA (E836xB) or N5230A PNA-L. See UG-PNA E-Series for configuration of older PNAs.
It is recommended that the currently installed version of PNAProxy be removed prior to installing the new one. To remove the PNA version of Proxy: Run PNAProxy.exe located in the PNAProxy/PNA directory To remove the PNA-X version: Run PNAProxy.exe located in the PNAProxy/PNAX directory You will be prompted with options to Modify, Repair, or Remove, see Figure C-10. Select Remove and follow the prompts to complete the uninstalling process.
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Figure C-10 Removing previous PNAProxy 1) Copy PNAProxy.exe into the NSI2000\Dlls directory on the NSI2000 workstation. 2) Double click PNAProxy.exe to start installing the DCOM components 3) Enter the PNAs computer name when prompted. (PNA4 in this example) 4) Follow the installation prompt to finish the installation. If the PNAProxy.exe has already been run once on the workstation, you will reach a menu with the following options: Modify, Repair, or Remove. You can select the Remove option and start again with step 2) above. C.6 DCOM Permissions and Access Configuration From NSI2000 Workstation 1) Click Start, click Run, type dcomcnfg (without quotes) and click OK. See Figure C-11. In Windows 7, type +R to access the Run command.
Figure C-11 "dcomcnfg" prompt 2) Navigate to and right-click My Computer, Figure C-12.
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Figure C-12 "My Computer" Component Services 3) Click Properties and navigate to the COM Security tab, Figure C-13.
Figure C-13 COM Security Setting 4) For Access Permissions click the Edit Limits button to open the Access Permissions property page. For each entry in the Group or user names list, check the Allow box for Local Access and Remote Access. See Figure C-14.
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Figure C-14 Access Permission Setting 5) For Launch and Activation Permissions click the Edit Limits button to open the Launch and Activation Permissions property page. For each entry in the Group or user names list, check the Allow box for Remote Launch and Remote Activation, Figure C-15.
Figure C-15 Launch Permission Setting
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C.7
DCOM Component Services Settings This section is optional, if you have just completed section C.5 PNA Proxy Installation and Configuration and section C.6 DCOM Permissions and Access Configuration. Use the steps below to verify DCOM settings. For systems that were previously configured to work with the PNA, the permissions and access privileges are already set. It now requires DCOM to point to appropriate PNA, using its computer name. Perform the steps below to configure the new PNA for DCOM connection. 1) Follow instructions in section C.3.3 Configure PNA Network Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to set its IP address (192.168.6.5), and to record the PNAs computer name. 2) Follow instructions in section C.4 to perform the network connection test. 3) Follow instructions in section C.6 to activate DCOM configuration program (Component Services). 4) Within Component Services, select folder DCOM Config, Figure C-16. 5) Right-click Agilent PNA Series and select Properties.
Figure C-16 Agilent PNA Series DCOM Properties Access 6) Verify the PNAs computer name is properly entered in Run Application on the following computer, Figure C-17. If a different PNA is used, enter that PNAs computer name in its place.
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Figure C-17 Agilent PNA Series Properties - Location Tab C.8 PNA authentication test program Prior to executing this test, it is required that the Windows Firewall, accessible from the Control Panel, is turned off.
Figure C-18 Windows Firewall turned off
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Note: If it is not acceptable to leave the Windows Firewall turned off, then NSI2000.exe, PNAAuthentication.exe, and appropriate ports that the PNA uses to access the NSI2000 workstation must be added to the firewall exception list. To obtain specific port numbers being used by the PNA, use the firewall log function to monitor their activity. Consult your IT department for more information regarding firewall settings.
Locate PNAAuthentication.exe on the NSI2000 Installation CD. Copy this file into the NSI2000\Dlls directory on the NSI2000 workstation. As part of configuring the system, you can exercise this test program to make sure that the connection is successfully established and access permission is correctly set. Run PNAAuthentication as follows: 1) Double click PNAAuthentication.exe to launch the program. It will attempt to connect to the PNA via LAN and report back its finding via an ID string, Figure C-19.
Figure C-19 "PNAAuthentication" Test Program 2) Click Run to start running the program to verify that proper access and launch permissions are properly configured. Refer to Figure C-20 and Figure C-21 for example results of the verification.
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Figure C-20 Success Connection Test
Figure C-21 "Error" Detected During Connection Test
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C.9
NSI2000 Setup The following concludes the process of NSI2000 and PNA network communication configuration. 1) Connect all the trigger cables per the system drawing. 2) Make sure the PNA receiver is selected in controller.ini. See section 3.4.2. 3) Start NSI2000, open the Measurements form and click Create New Scan. The System Monitor area should be updating with readings from the PNA. If communication with the PNA is not functioning, please refer to Appendix D.
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Appendix D
DCOM Connection Troubleshooting
This section provides troubleshooting suggestions in case of difficulty enabling the DCOM/LAN connection between the NSI2000 workstation and the Agilent PNA. Table 5-1 Item No. 1 Solution Troubleshooting
Description / Solution Cant see PNA on the Local Area Network. 1. Check to make sure the same Work Group is available on both PNA and NSI2000 Windows workstation. 2. Check to make sure PNA is connected to the LAN via either a cross-over cable or a network switch. 3. Test the connection by pinging from the Windows computer. See section C.3.3 for more detail instructions. Note: For unknown reasons, the PNA is sometimes not seen on the LAN, but if it passes the ping test, its ok to move on to the next step. PNA Proxy is installed and configured but it does not pass the test when running PNAAuthentication.exe This indicates either the installed version of PNA Proxy is not compatible with NSI2000 or PNAAuthentication.exe. Reinstall PNAProxy. Execute the provided PNAProxy.exe to remove the current installation, and reinstall PNA Proxy (executing PNAProxy.exe) by following the steps outlined in section C.5. Connection is successful when executing PNAAuthentication.exe, but it fails the verification test when RUN is clicked. This indicates a DCOM permissions and access issue. Follow steps outlined in section C.6 for detailed instructions to configure permissions. Firewall may be turned ON, see section C.8 for more information on how to turn the firewall off. NSI2000 fails to connect to the PNA, even though it passes the PNA DCOM Verification test (PNAAuthentication.exe) This indicates a problem with registry settings within the NSI2000 workstation. To check/edit these parameters: 1. Click Start, Run, type regedit (without quotes) into the Open: box (see Figure D-1) to start the Windows registry editor. In Windows 7, type +R to access the Run command. 2. Navigate to the NSI2000.exe key as shown in Figure D-2 and note the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier). In this example, it is {91189010-4217-11dd-ae16-0800200c9a66} 3. In the left pane, scroll up to find the entry for the NSI2000.exe GUID found in step 2, as shown in Figure D-3. If the entry does not exist, one must be 96
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created. If the entry exists but does not have the AuthenticationLevel key or has an incorrect value for the (Default) key, then the key(s) must be added or modified. 4. To add a GUID entry in the left pane, scroll up and click on the AppId folder, then click Edit, New, Key. Then click Edit, Modify, and set the default value to NSI2000.exe. 5. To add the AuthenticationLevel key to a GUID, select the GUID, then click Edit, New, DWORD value and enter the key name. Then click Edit, Modify, and enter the desired value (which is 1). Note: To get to these settings, you will need to drill down to its level by selecting the appropriate directory level. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE] +[SOFTWARE] ++[Classes] +++[AppID] ++++. ++++[{91189010-4217-11dd-ae16-0800200c9a66}] ++++. ++++[NSI2000.exe]
Figure D-1
"Run" command panel
Figure D-2
GUID Value Assigned to NSI2000.exe AppID
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Figure D-3
GUID Value Assigned to NSI2000.exe
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Appendix E
External Source Configuration
This section provides information on configuring external sources for the PNA-X Receiver , the PNA or the PNA-X for use with NSI2000. E.1 Hardware connections for external sources Connect the system components following the documentation provided by Agilent. The sources may be connected using GPIB cables or via LAN. If using LAN, the sources may be connected to the same LAN as the PNA, using a LAN switch or router. The PNA triggers the sources. It is recommended to use TTL trigger connections, which is significantly faster than using GPIB triggering. Prior to controlling the PNA from NSI2000, it must be configured in a specific way for NSI2000 to operate correctly. The following table summarizes the required configuration and settings. Table 5-2
Parameter RF Source Name LO Source Name Trigger connections
Configuration settings for PNA with external sources

Setting 1-RF 2-LO MXG and PSG Sources PNA AUX Trig1/2 In to Source Trig Out, PNA AUX Trig1/2 Out to Source Trig In
HP 836xx (AG836XX) Sources User Preset PNA AUX Trig1/2 In to Source Stop Sweep In/Out, PNA AUX Trig1/2 Out to Source Trigger Input
Must be saved with no trace defined
E.2
Configuring the source on the PNA Note that the layout of the following PNA screens may be different depending on the firmware version. 1) On the PNA, select the External Source Configuration screen
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Figure E-1
Configure External Sources
2) Add the RF source. Click Configure, Add, and select the source you are using. Name the RF source 1-RF. Configure the source as follows (example for MXG source). Enter the IP address in the Selected: box; ignore the Available: option. Note the dwell is set to 0 ms.
Figure E-2
RF source configuration
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Figure E-3
RF Source Properties
3) Next, add the LO source (unless you are using the built-in LO source of the PNA-X or PNAX receiver). The LO source must be named 2-LO. Settings for the LO source are:
Figure E-4
LO source configuration
4) Click OK to exit out of the dialogs. Verify the sources are being addressed make sure their IP or GPIB addresses are set properly (Default GPIB addresses are 19 for the RF source, 18 for the LO source).
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Figure E-5
Saving configuration as User Preset
5) On the PNA, save the configuration as User Preset by clicking the Save button (hardkey), located in the Utility section of the PNA-X receiver front panel. Click User Preset... to get the User Preset dialog, then click Save current state as User Preset. The configuration must be saved as User Preset for NSI2000 to work properly. NOTE: Make sure that no traces or channels are defined before saving the state as User Preset. To remove traces or channels, select Trace/Chan | Trace|Delete Trace or Channel|Turn Off
E.3
PNA warnings If the frequency range of the external sources is different than the PNA, you may see the warning shown below. This error should be ignored.
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Figure E-6
Source frequency warning on PNA-X
E.4
Configuring the External Source (Agilent MXG) Figure E-7 shows the MXG configuration screen, with the source configured for LAN control . To access this menu, press Local, Utility, I/O Config, LAN Setup, Manual Config Settings. Set the IP address to 192.168.6.6 for the RF source, and 192.168.6.7 for the LO source. After setting the address, select Config Type, Manual to apply the manually entered parameters.
Figure E-7 E.5
MXG Configuration
Configuring the External Source (Agilent PSG) To set the IP address on the PSG, press Utility, GPIB/RS-232 LAN, LAN Setup. Select LAN Config, then Manual. Set the IP address 10 192.168.6.6 for the RF source, and 192.168.6.7 for the LO source.
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