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    Quick Start Guide Agilent T echnologies ESG F amily Signal Generators P art No. E4400-90326 Printed in USA October 2000 Supersedes April 2000 © Copyright 1999, 2000 Agilent T echnologies Serial Number Prefixes: (Affix Label Here) qsg.book Page i Friday, September 22, 2000 3:13 PM[...]

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    Quick Start Guide iii Contents 1. Getting Started The Signal Generator at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Creating an FM Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Setting the Carrier Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Quick Start Guide 1- 1 ESG Famil y Signal Generators 1 Getting Started This chapter will help you learn how to do the following with your signal generator: • create an FM signal • generate step and list sweeps • use the save and recall functions • set up a digital modulation in GSM format (Option UN8 only) qsg.book Page 1 Friday, September [...]

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    1- 2 Quick Start Guide Getting Star ted ESG Famil y Signal Generators The Signal Generator at a Glance The Signal Generator at a Glance Refer to the figure and descriptions below as you use the procedures in this chapter . F or detailed front and rear panel information, refer to Chapter 2, “Exploring the User Interface. ” 1. Active Entry Area.[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 1- 3 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Getting Star ted Creating an FM Signal Creating an FM Signal This procedure will show you how to configure the signal generator to output a frequency-modulated signal with the following characteristics: • carrier frequency set to 104.9 MHz • power level set to 0 dBm • FM deviation set to 7[...]

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    1- 4 Quick Start Guide Getting Star ted ESG Famil y Signal Generators Creating an FM Signal Setting the FM Deviation Setting the FM Rate Turning On F requency Modulation The signal generator is now configured to output a 0 dBm, frequency-modulated carrier at 104.9 MHz with the FM deviation set to 75 kHz and the FM rate set to 10 kHz. The shape of [...]

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    Quick Start Guide 1- 5 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Getting Star ted Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep This section will show you two wa ys to set up the signal generator to sweep a defined set of points . Y ou will create a ten-point step sweep with the settings listed below , then use these points as [...]

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    1- 6 Quick Start Guide Getting Star ted ESG Famil y Signal Generators Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep Turning On Continuous Step Sweep 8. Press the Ampl Stop softkey . Enter 0 using the numeric keypad and press the dBm softkey . This sets the new po wer lev el f or the end of the step sweep to 0 dBm. 9. Press the # P oints softkey . Enter 10[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 1- 7 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Getting Star ted Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep Configuring a List Sweep Using Step Sweep Data 1. Press the Sweep T ype List Step softkey . This toggles the Sweep T ype List Step softk ey from Step to List . 2. Press the Configure List Sweep softkey . Another menu is displayed with soft[...]

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    1- 8 Quick Start Guide Getting Star ted ESG Famil y Signal Generators Creating a Step Sweep and a List Sweep Turning On List Sweep for a Single Sweep 1. Press Return . This mov es the softkey men u up one lev el. Notice that the Sweep softke y is still set to sweep both frequency and amplitude data. 2. Press the Sweep Repeat Single Cont softkey . T[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 1- 9 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Getting Star ted Saving and Recalling an Instrument State Saving and Recalling an Instrument State Using this procedure, you will learn how to save instrument settings to a memory register and to recall the settings . Creating an Instrument State 1. Press Preset . This sets the signal generator t[...]

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    1- 10 Quick Start Guide Getting Star ted ESG Famil y Signal Generators Saving and Recalling an Instrument State Saving an Instrument State Recalling an Instrument State 1. Press Save followed by the Select Seq softkey . The sequence number becomes the activ e function. The signal generator displa ys the last sequence that you hav e used. 2. Enter 1[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 1- 11 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Getting Star ted Setting Up a Digital Modulation in the GSM Format Setting Up a Digital Modulation in the GSM F ormat NO TE Y ou must have an ESG-D or ESG-DP Series Signal Generator with Option UN8 to perform this procedure. Using this procedure you will set up the signal generator to output a G[...]

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    1- 12 Quick Start Guide Getting Star ted ESG Famil y Signal Generators Setting Up a Digital Modulation in the GSM Format Selecting the Data F ormat Setting Up Timeslot 0 1. Press Mode . Then press the following softkeys: Real Time I/Q Baseband (if it appears) > TDMA > GSM . This selects the GSM communications standard. 2. Press the Data Forma[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 1- 13 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Getting Star ted Setting Up a Digital Modulation in the GSM Format Setting Up Timeslot 7 6. Press the FIX4 softkey . This changes the transmitted data to a fix ed 4-bit repeating sequence. The def ault 4-bit repeating sequence of 0000 is shown in the activ e entr y area of the display . 7. Ente[...]

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    1- 14 Quick Start Guide Getting Star ted ESG Famil y Signal Generators Setting Up a Digital Modulation in the GSM Format Turning On the GSM F ormat and the Modulation The signal generator is now configured to burst two uplink timeslots with a − 5.0 dBm, GMSK digitally modulated carrier at 891 MHz. F ollow these remaining steps to output the fram[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 1 ESG Famil y Signal Generators 2 Exploring the User Interface This chapter provides you with an overview of your signal generator’ s user interfaces: • front panel hardkeys and connectors • display fields and annotations • rear panel connectors qsg.book Page 1 Friday, September 22, 2000 3:13 PM[...]

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    2- 2 Quick Start Guide Exploring the User Interface ESG Famil y Signal Generators Front P anel F ront P anel The following pages describe the numbered items shown in the figure below . qsg.book Page 2 Friday, September 22, 2000 3:13 PM[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 3 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Exploring the User Interface Front P anel 1. EXT 1 INPUT This female BNC input connector accepts a 1-V pk signal for FM, Φ M, and AM. 2. EXT 2 INPUT This female BNC input connector accepts a 1-V pk signal for FM, Φ M, AM, and pulse modulation. 3. Help Press this hardkey for a short textual desc[...]

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    2- 4 Quick Start Guide Exploring the User Interface ESG Famil y Signal Generators Front P anel 11. Return The Return key cancels the current active function and moves you from your current softkey menu to the softkey menu that precedes it. 12. Display Contrast Decrease Press this key and hold it down to cause the display background to darken in com[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 5 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Exploring the User Interface Front P anel 21. Display The LCD displa y provides information on the current instrument state such as modulation status , frequency and amplitude settings, status indicators , and error messages. Softkey labels corresponding to their adjacent keys are located on the [...]

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    2- 6 Quick Start Guide Exploring the User Interface ESG Famil y Signal Generators Front P anel 30. Recall This hardkey lets you restore any instrument state that you previously saved in a memory register . Y ou can save up to 100 different instrument states in a combination of 100 memory registers and 10 register sequences. The number of states you[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 7 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Exploring the User Interface Display Display The following pages describe the numbered items shown in the figure below . 1. Frequency Area The current CW frequency setting is shown in this portion of the display . 2. Amplitude Area The current output power level setting is shown in this portion [...]

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    2- 8 Quick Start Guide Exploring the User Interface ESG Famil y Signal Generators Display 4. Error Messages Area Abbreviated error messages are reported in this space. When multiple error messages occur , only the most recent message remains displayed. All of the reported error messages with details can be viewed by pressing Utility > Error Info[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 9 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Exploring the User Interface Display ENVLP This annunciator appears if the burst envelope modulation is turned on. This annunciator is present only on ESG-D and ESG-DP Series Signal Generators. ERR This annunciator appears when an error message is placed in the error queue. This annunciator will [...]

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    2- 10 Quick Start Guide Exploring the User Interface ESG Famil y Signal Generators Display RF OFF This annunciator toggles between RF OFF and RF ON and is alwa ys visible in the display . This annunciator indicates whether the RF signal is present at the RF OUTPUT connector . S The S annunciator appears when the signal generator has generated a ser[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 11 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Exploring the User Interface Rear Panel Rear P anel The following pages describe the numbered items shown in the figure below . 1. AC P ower Receptacle The power cord receptacle accepts a three-pronged cable that is shipped with the instrument. The line voltage is connected here. 2. GPIB The GP[...]

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    2- 12 Quick Start Guide Exploring the User Interface ESG Famil y Signal Generators Rear Panel 4. AUXILIARY INTERFACE This male DB-9 connector is an RS-232 serial port that can be used for controlling the signal generator remotely . It is functionally equivalent to the GPIB connector . 5. DA T A CLK OUT The TTL/CMOS-compatible DATA CLK OUT connector[...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 13 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Exploring the User Interface Rear Panel 12. P A TTERN TRIG IN This input can accept either a TTL/CMOS low to TTL/CMOS high or TTL/CMOS high to TTL/CMOS low edge trigger . With Option UN8 this input triggers the internal digital modulation pattern generator to start a single pattern output or to [...]

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    2- 14 Quick Start Guide Exploring the User Interface ESG Famil y Signal Generators Rear Panel 18. BASEBAND GEN REF IN With Option UN8 enabled, the B ASEBAND GEN REF IN connector accepts a 0 to +20 dBm sinewa ve or TTL squarewave signal from an external 13-MHz timebase reference. This female BNC connector is present only on instruments with Options [...]

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    Quick Start Guide 2- 15 ESG Famil y Signal Generators Exploring the User Interface Rear Panel 26. BER DA T A IN Use this connector to input the data streams for the bit-error -rate measurements . This female BNC connector is present only on instruments with Option UN7. 27. BER CLK IN Use this connector to input the clock signal for the bit-error -r[...]