Agilent Technologies E9300 manual

Agilent T echnologies Pa rt no. E9300-9001 6 January 199 9 Operating and Service Guide Agilent T echnologies E-Series E9300 Power Sensors[...]

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Legal Info rmation 3 Legal Informati on Notice The informat ion cont ained in this doc ument is subje ct to ch ange without not ice. Agilent T echnologies make s no warranty of any kind with regar d to this mat erial, inc luding bu t not limited t o, the impli ed warrantie s of mercha ntabil ity and fitness f or a part icula r purpose. Agilent T ec[...]

Legal Inform ation 4 Limitation of W arranty The fore going wa rranty sha ll not appl y to defec ts result ing from impro per or inadequ ate mai ntena nce by B uyer , Buyer -suppl ied so ftware o r inter facin g, unauthorize d modificatio n or misuse, ope ration outside o f the envir onmental specificati ons for the pr oduct, or im proper site pr e[...]

General Safety Informati on 5 General S afety Inform ation The fol lowin g genera l safe ty pr ecauti ons must b e obs erved d uring a ll ph ases of operation, se rvice and repair of this sensor. Failure to comply with the se precau tions or spe cific warning s elsewhe re in this manu al violat es safety standards of de sign manufa cture and i nten[...]

General S afety Informatio n 6 Conventions The following t ext and for mat c onvention s are used to highlight items of sa fety and the o peration of the associated p ower meter. Safety This guide uses ca utions and warnings to denot e hazards. Caution Caution de notes a hazar d. It calls att ention to a proc edure tha t, if not corre ctl y pe rf o[...]

Documentation 7 Documenta tion Sensors Covered by Manual These sensor s have a two-part serial numbe r: the prefix (t wo letters and the first four numbers), and the suffix (the last f our numbers). The two letters identify the coun try in which the unit wa s manufactured. Th e four numbers of the prefix are a c ode identifying the dat e of the las[...]

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s P age 9 Legal Information......................... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... .... 3 Notice .............. ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... ........... .......... 3 Certification........................... ........... ........... ............ ..........[...]

10 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Measurements .....................27 Measurement Accuracy and Speed .......... ........... ........... ............ ..........28 Setting the Range .................... ............ ................. ........... ........... .....28 Measurement Considerations ................. ............ ........... ..........[...]

1 Introduction[...]

12 Wha t Y ou’l l Fi nd In Th is Chap ter This Chap ter int roduces you to the H P E-serie s E9300 power sensor s, some detail on th eir operation , the min imum powe r meter re quirement s and connecti ng to your power me ter . It contains the following sectio ns: • “General I nformatio n” on pa ge 13 • “The Agilent E-Series E9300 Powe[...]

General Informati on 13 General Information W elcome to the HP E-series E9300 power sensors Operating and Service Guide ! This guide contains inform ation about the initial inspe ction, opera tion, specifications and repair of the HP E -series E9300 power sensors. Use this guid e as a su pplem ent to the Agile nt EPM serie s power m eters User’s [...]

General Information 14 The Agilent E-Series E9300 Power Se nsors in Detail Most pow er sen sors used for m easuring avera ge po wer e mploy ei ther thermo couple or d iode tec hnologies. Di ode based sensors f requen tly rely on the app lication of correct ion fact ors to exten d their dy namic ra nge beyond their square law response region, typica[...]

General Informati on 15 average of c omplex modulation formats across a wide dynamic range, irrespect ive of signal ba ndwidth. The dua l range Modi fied Ba rrier Inte grated Diode (MBID) 1 package inc ludes further r efinemen ts to improve powe r handling allowing ac curate mea surement of high level sig nals with hig h crest factors w ithout in c[...]

Getting Started 16 Getting Started Initia l Insp ection Inspect th e shippin g contai ner for dam age. If th e shippin g contai ner or packag ing mater ial is damage d, it should be kept u ntil the conte nts of th e shipment have been checked mechanic ally and electrically . If there is mechani cal dam age, not ify th e ne arest Agi lent T echnolog[...]

Getting Started 17 First ch eck the section labe lled '635HYLVLRQ  . Release A .01.11 or lat er is required. If your power mete r has an earlier release, please contact your nearest Service Of fice (list ed on page -7 0) to arr ange a n upgrade. Next check t he section labe lled 0DLQ):5HY . Release A1.04.00 or later is requir[...]

Getting Started 18 • On the power meter , press , (or / ). During zer oing the wait symbol is di splayed. • When the wait period is comple te connect the Agilent E-ser ies power sensor to the pow er meter’s POWER R EF output. • Press (or , / ). The wait symbol is again displaye d during ca libration. On completion the power meter and sensor[...]

2 Making Measurements[...]

20 What You ’ ll F ind In Th is Chap ter This Chapter shows you how to use the HP E- series E930 0 power sensors to make power me asurements on signa ls with different modu lation format s. For all other opera tions please refer to your Agilent EPM serie s power meter User’s Guide. This chapter contains the following sec tions: • “Power Met[...]

Power Meter Con figuration Ch anges 21 Power Mete r Configur ation Ch anges The Agil ent EPM series po wer mete r recog nizes when an Agil ent E-se ries E9 3 0 0 p o w e r se ns o r i s c o n n e ct e d. T h e se n s or c a li b r at i o n da t a i s au t o ma t i ca l l y read by the power meter . In addition, the HP E-series E9300 power sensors c[...]

Measuring Spread Spectrum and Multitone Signals 22 Measuring Spr ead Spectrum and Multitone Signals T o achieve high data transfer rates within a g iven bandwid th, many transmission sc hemes are based aroun d phase and am plitude (I a nd Q) modulation. The se include CDMA, W-CDMA and digital television. The se signals are charac terized by the ir [...]

Measuring Spre ad Spectrum and Multito ne Signals 23 CDMA Si gnal Measur ements Figure 6 a nd Figure 7 show typi cal results ob tained when me asuring a CDMA signal. In these examples, the e r ror is determined by measuring the source at the amplit ude of intere st, with and wit hout CDMA modu lation, adding attenuat ion until the di fference betw [...]

Measuring Spread Spectrum and Multitone Signals 24 Multitone Signal Measurements In addition to wid e dynamic rang e, the HP E-series E9300 po wer sensors also have an exception ally flat calibra tion fact or versus fre quency re sponse acr oss the entire frequency range as shown in Figure 8. This is ideal for amplifier intermodu l ation d istorti [...]

Measuring TDMA Signa ls 25 Measu ring TDMA Sign als Power Meter and Sensor Operation The volt ages generat ed by the diod e detector s in the pow er sensor can be very small. Gai n and signal c onditioni ng are requi red to allow accurate measurement. This is achieve d using a 22 0 Hz (440 Hz in fast mode) square wave output from the po wer meter t[...]

Measuring TDM A Signals 26 Note Y ou should also en sure the filt er is not reset when a step increase o r decrease i n power is dete cted by switchin g the step detection off. Switch of f step detection a s follows: 1. Press , , . 2. Press t h e softkey t o access the fi lter menu. 3. Press to highlig ht . The section “S etting the Range, Resolu[...]

Electromag netic Compatib ility (EMC) Mea sure men ts 27 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Measurem ents The low frequency range of the Agilent 9304A m ake it the ideal choice for making EMC measuremen ts to CISPR (Comite I nternational Sp ecial Pert urbatio ns Radioelect riques) req uirements, an d elect romagnetic interfer ence (E MI) test a pp[...]

Measurem ent A ccura cy and Spee d 28 Measurement Accuracy and Spee d Th e p ow e r me t e r ha s n o i n te r n a l r a n ge s . T he o nl y r a ng e s y o u ca n s e t a r e th o s e of the HP E-series E9300 power sensors (and other HP E-ser ies power sensors). Wi th an Agilent E-series E9300 power sensor the range can be set eit h er a utomat ic[...]

Measure ment Accuracy and Speed 29 Configure the pow er meter as fo llows: Note The examp le shows the ke y labels for a single ch annel powe r meter. Dual ch annel meters are similar , adding chann el identifica tion to the softkey l abels. 1. Press , . The current setting i s displaye d under the softkey . 2. T o c hange this press . A pop up win[...]

Measurem ent A ccura cy and Spee d 30 power path (-1 0 dBm to +20 dBm) sho uld be used to ensur e a more acc urate measurement of this signal. Ho wever , range holding in “UPPER” (the high power path), f or a more accurate me asurement , results in consid erab ly more filtering. Speed and A verag ing The same signal also req u ires that conside[...]

3 Specific ations a nd Characteristics[...]

Introduction 32 Introduction The Agi lent E-series E 9300 power sensors a re average, wi de dynamic range power sensors designed for use with the Agilent EPM ser i es power meters. These specificat ions are valid ONL Y a fter proper c alibration of the power meter and apply for continuo us wave (CW) sign als unless ot herwise stated. Specif ication[...]

E9300/1/ 4/A Power Sensor Spe cifications 33 E9300/1/4/A Power Sensor Specifications Frequency Range Connector Type T ype - N (Male) 50 ohm Maxi mum S WR (25°C ± 10°C) Freq uenc y Ran ge E9300 A 10 MHz to 18.0 GHz E9301 A 10 MHz to 6.0 GHz E9304A 9 kHz to 6.0 GHz Freque ncy SWR E9300 A 10 MHz to 30 MHz 1.15 30 MHz to 2 GHz 1.13 2 GHz to 14 GHz 1[...]

E9300/1/4 /A Power Sensor Specifica tions 34 Max imum SWR (0 ° C to +55 ° C) Figure 9 Typical SWR 1 0 MHz to 18 GHz (25°C ± 10°C) Frequ ency SWR E9300A 10 MHz to 3 0 MHz 1.21 30 MH z to 2 GHz 1.15 2 GHz to 14 GHz 1.20 14 GHz to 16 GHz 1.23 16 GHz to 18 GHz 1.27 E9301A 10 MHz to 3 0 MHz 1.21 30 MH z to 2 GHz 1.15 2 GHz to 6 GHz 1.2 0 E9304A 9 k[...]

E9300/1/ 4/A Power Sensor Spe cifications 35 Figure 10 Typical SWR 9 kHz t o 6 GHz (25°C ± 10°C) E9304A Maxi mum P ower +25 dBm ( 320 mW) averag e +33 dBm peak (2 W) <10 µ s Maximum DC Voltage The Agilent E9304A sensor is dc coupled. DC c oupling of the input allow s excel lent low frequenc y c overage. However , the presence o f dc v oltage[...]

E9300/1/4 /A Power Sensor Specifica tions 36 Figure 11 Typ ical Power Error Introduced in an Agil e nt E9304 A power se nsor b y DC V ol tage Power Linearity After Ze ro and Calibra tion at am bient en vironmen tal condit ions. Power Level Linearit y 25 ° C ± 10 ° C Line arity 0 ° C to 55 ° C -60 dBm to -10 d Bm ± 3.0% ± 3.5% -10 dBm to 0 d [...]

E9300/1/ 4/A Power Sensor Spe cifications 37 Figure 1 2 Typic al Power L inearity at 25°C, after zero an d calibration, with associated Measurement Uncertainty Note If the temperature changes after calibration and you choose not to re-calibrate the sensor , A dditional Power Linearity Error (next table) should be added to the Power Linearity speci[...]

E9300/1/4 /A Power Sensor Specifica tions 38 Additional Power Linearity Error Due to Change in Temperature Figure 13 Relative Mode Power Measurement Linearity wi th Agilent EPM po wer meter at 25°C ± 10°C (typical) Figure 13 shows the typic al uncert ainty in mak ing a relat ive power measureme nt, using the same power meter channel and same pow[...]

E9300/1/ 4/A Power Sensor Spe cifications 39 Switchi ng Point The Agilent E-series E9300 pow er sensors hav e two paths, a low power path covering -60 dBm to -10 dBm, and a high power path cover ing -10 dBm to +20 dBm. The power met er autom atically se lects the pro per pow er level path. T o avoid unnecessary switching when the power l evel is ne[...]

E9300/1/4 /A Power Sensor Specifica tions 40 Settli n g Time In FA S T m o d e (u s i ng F re e Ru n tr i g ge r ) , f o r a 1 0 d B d ec r e a s i n g p o w er s t ep , t h e settling tim e is: Tim e E4418B 10 ms 1 1. Whe n a power ste p crosses the a uto-ran g e swi tch point of th e sens or, ad d 25 ms. E4419B 20 ms a Number of Av er a g e s 1 2[...]

E9300/1/ 4/A Power Sensor Spe cifications 41 Figure 14 Autofilter , default resolution, 10 dB decreasing power step (not across the switchin g point ) Calibration Factor and R eflection Coeffici ent Calibra tion Factor ( CF) and Refle ction Coef ficient (R ho) data ar e provided on a data sheet inc luded with the pow er sensor. This data is unique [...]

E9300/1/4 /A Power Sensor Specifica tions 42 Cal Fact or Uncert ainty (Low Pow er Path,-6 0 to -10 dBm) Cal Fact or Uncert ainty (Hig h Powe r Path,-1 0 to +20 dB m ) Fre quenc y Uncertainty (25 °C ±± 10° C) Unce rtainty (0 °C to 55° C) E9300A E 9301A E9304A E93 00A E9301A E9304A 9 kHz t o 10 MHz -- ± 1.7% - - ± 2.0% 10 MHz to 30 MHz ± 1.8[...]

E9300/1/ 4/A Power Sensor Spe cifications 43 General Physica l Characteristic s Net W eight 0.18 kg (0 .4 lb) Dimens ions Length: 130 mm (5.1 in) Width : 38 mm (1.5 in) He ig h t : 30 mm (1 .2 in ) St orag e an d Shi pme nt Envi ronment The sensor should be store d in a cl ean, dr y en vironmen t Te m p e r a t u r e -55°C to + 75°C Relative Hu m[...]

E9300/1B a nd H Power Sensor Specificatio ns 44 E9300/1B and H Powe r Sensor Specifica tions Frequency Range Connector Type T ype - N (Male) 50 ohm Max imum SWR (25 ° C ± 10 ° C) Freque ncy Range E9300B/ H 10 MHz to 18.0 GHz E9301B/ H 10 MHz to 6.0 GHz Frequ ency SWR E9300B 10 MHz t o 2 GHz 1 .12 2 GHz to 12.4 GHz 1.17 12.4 GHz to 1 8 GHz 1.24 E[...]

E9300/1B and H Power Sensor Specifications 45 Maxi mum S WR (0 ° C to +55 ° C) Figure 15 E9300B Ty pi cal SWR ( 25°C ± 10°C) Freque ncy SWR E9300B 10 MHz to 2 GHz 1.14 2 GHz to 12.4 GHz 1.18 12.4 GHz to 18 GHz 1.25 E9301B 10 MHz to 6 GHz 1.14 E9300H 10 MHz to 8 GHz 1.17 8 GHz to 12.4 GHz 1.26 12.4 GHz to 18 GHz 1.29 E9301H 10 MHz to 6 GHz 1.17[...]

E9300/1B a nd H Power Sensor Specificatio ns 46 Figure 16 E9300H Typ i cal SWR 10 MHz to 18 GHz (25°C ± 10°C) 0 2 4 6 8 1 0 1 21 41 6 1 8 1.00 1.05 1.20 1.15 1.10 GHz SWR[...]

E9300/1B and H Power Sensor Specifications 47 Maxi mum P ower Power Linearity After Ze ro and Calibra tion at am bient en vironmen tal condit ions. Maxi mum Power Sensor 0 ° C to 35 ° C 35 ° C to 55 ° C <6.0 GHz >6.0 GH z E9300 /1B 30 W average 25 W averag e 500 W Peak 125 W Peak 500 W µ s per pulse 500 W µ s per pulse 500 W µ s per pu[...]

E9300/1B a nd H Power Sensor Specificatio ns 48 Figure 17 E9300B Typical Power Linearity at 25°C, after zero and calibra tion w ith ass ociated Measure ment Uncertai nty See Note on p age -49. E9300/1 B -6 to 0 dBm 0 to 10 dBm 10 to 2 0 d Bm 20 to 26 dBm Measur ement Uncertainty ± 0.65 % ± 0.55% ± 0. 45% ± 0.31% -1 0 -5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0[...]

E9300/1B and H Power Sensor Specifications 49 Figure 18 E9300H Typic al Power Linearity at 25°C, after zero and calibration with associa t ed Measurement Unce rtainty Note If the temperature changes after calibration and you choose not to re-calibrate the sensor , A dditional Power Linearity Error (next table) should be added to the Power Linearit[...]

E9300/1B a nd H Power Sensor Specificatio ns 50 Additional Power Linearity Error due to Change in Temperature Figure 19 shows the typic al uncert ainty in mak ing a relat ive power measureme nt, using the same power meter channel and same power sensor to obtain the reference and measu red values. It a ssumes that neg ligible chan ges in frequen cie[...]

E9300/1B and H Power Sensor Specifications 51 Figure 19 Relati ve Mod e Power Measur ement L inearity with Agilent EPM power mete r at 25°C ± 10°C ( typical) Switchi ng Point The Agi lent E-seri es E9300 p ower sensors have t wo paths, a l ower p ath an d a higher path. T he power meter autom atically se lects the prop er powe r level path. T o [...]

E9300/1B a nd H Power Sensor Specificatio ns 52 Error Off s et at Swit ch Po in t ≤± 0. 5% ( ≤± 0.02 dB) typical Switch ing Point Hyster esi s 0.5 dB t yp ical E9300/ 1B Con dit ions (RH) 1 1. RH is the abbreviatio n for Relative Humidity . Zero Set Zero Drift 2 2. W ithin 1 h our after z ero set, at a consta nt temperat ure, afte r a 24 hour[...]

E9300/1B and H Power Sensor Specifications 53 Settli n g Time In FA S T mode (using Free Run trigger ), f or a 10 dB decreasing power step, th e settling tim e is: Tim e E4418B 10 ms 1 1. Whe n a power ste p crosses the a uto-ran g e swi tch point of th e sens or, ad d 25 ms. E4419B 20 ms a Number of Av er a g e s 1 2 4 8 1 6 3 2 6 4 12 8 25 6 51 2[...]

E9300/1B a nd H Power Sensor Specificatio ns 54 Figure 20 E9300/1B & H Autofilter , default resolution, 10 dB decreasi ng pow er step ( not acr oss the switch ing po int) Calibration Factor and Reflec tion Coef ficient Calibra tion Factor ( CF) and Reflect ion Coeff icient (Rho) data are prov ided on a data sheet inc luded with the pow er senso[...]

E9300/1B and H Power Sensor Specifications 55 Maximum uncer tainties of the CF data are listed in the following tables. As the Agilent E-series E930 0 power senso rs have two inde pendent measurement paths (high and lo w power pa ths), there are two ca libration factor uncertainty tables for each sensor. The unce r tainty analysis for the calibrati[...]

E9300/1B a nd H Power Sensor Specificatio ns 56 Cal Fact or Uncert ainty (Hi gh Powe r Path) Freq uenc y Uncertainty (2 5 ° C ±± 10 ° C) Uncertainty (0 ° C to 55 ° C) E930 0B E9301B E9300H E93 01H E9300B E 9301B E9300H E 9301H 10 MHz to 30 MHz ± 2. 1% ± 2.1% ± 2.6% ± 2. 6% ± 4. 0% ± 4.0% ± 5.0% ± 5.0% 30 MHz to 500 M Hz ± 1.8% ± 1.8[...]

E9300/1B and H Power Sensor Specifications 57 General References TIA is the T eleco mmunicatio ns Industry A ssociation ; EIA is the Ele ctronic Industries A ssociatio n. TIA/EIA/IS-9 7-A is the Recomm ended Mini mum Performa nce Standar ds for Base Station s Support ing Dual-Mode Wideband Spre ad Spectru m Cellular Mobile Stati ons. TIA/EIA/IS-9 8[...]

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4 Service[...]

General Information 60 General Information This chap ter contains information a b out g eneral mainten ance, perform ance tests, troublesh ooting and re pair of Agi lent E-serie s E9300 powe r sensors. Cleaning Use a clean, damp clot h to clean the body of the Ag ilent E-serie s E9300 power sensor. Connector Cleaning Caution The RF co nnector bead [...]

Performance Te st 61 Performance T est Standing W ave Ratio (SWR ) and Reflection Coefficient (Rho) Perfo rmance T est This section does not establish preset SWR test pr o cedures since there are several test methods and d ifferent eq uipment available for testing t he SWR or reflect ion coeffi cient. There fore, the act ual accurac y of the test e[...]

Performan ce Test 62 T able 5: Power Sensor SWR and Reflection Coeff icient for the Agilent 9304 A T able 21 Power Sensor SWR and Reflection Coeff icient for the Agilent E9300B T able 22 Power Sensor SWR and Reflection Coeff icient for the Agilent E9301B T able 23 Power Sensor SWR and Reflection Coeff icient for the Agilent E9300H T able 24 Power S[...]

Replac eable Par ts 63 Replaceable Parts Figure 25 is the illustrated par ts breakdown (IPB ) that identifie s all of the replacea ble parts. T o order a pa rt, quote the Agilent part number, specify the quanti ty required, a nd address the order to the nearest Agil ent offic e. Note Wi thi n the USA, it is be tter to order directly from the Agilen[...]

Replac eable Parts 64 Figure 25 Illust rated Parts Break down[...]

Replac eable Par ts 65 MP Refere nce Designation Agilent Pa rt Number Qty Des cription A1/A2 E9300 A E9300 B E9300 H E9301 A E9301 B E9301 H E9304 A E9300- 60006 E9300- 60017 E9300- 60018 E9301- 60007 E9301- 60001 E9301- 60002 E9304- 60003 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SENSOR MODULE SENSOR MODULE SENSOR MODULE SENSOR MODULE SENSOR MODULE SENSOR MODULE SENSOR MODUL[...]

Replac eable Parts 66 1 Inc ludes a ttenuator asse mbly MP26 E9301-80003 1 LABEL, ID E9301B MP26 E9301-80002 1 LABEL, ID E9301H MP26 E9304-80001 1 LABEL, ID E9304A MP27 7121-7389 2 LABEL, POWER SEN SOR MP30 7121-7388 1 LABEL, C AL/ESD MP30 E9304-80002 1 LABEL, CAUTION E 9304A MP31 00346-80011 1 LABEL, C AUTION Refere nce Designation Agilent Pa rt N[...]

Service 67 Servic e Service in structions consist of princ iples of operat ion, troubleshoo ting, and repairs. Principles of Operation The A 1 Bul khead ass embl y on the A gilen t E -serie s E9 300 p ower sen sors provides a 50 ohm load to the RF signal applied to the power sensor . The A1 Bulkhea d assembly on t he E9300/1B sensors inclu des a 30[...]

Service 68 T roubleshooting T rou bleshooting informatio n is intended to first isolate the pow er sensor, the cable, or the power meter a s t he defective compone nt. When the po wer sensor is isolated, an a ppropriate Se nsor Module must be used for repair. If error message 2 41 or 310 is indicated on the power meter , suspect a failed power sens[...]

Service 69 Figure 26 Removin g Power Sensor Shell 1. At the rear of the power sensor, insert the blade of a screwdriver between the plastic shells ( See Figure 26). T o pr event damage t o the plast ic sh ell s us e a s crewdr iver bl ade a s w ide as the slot bet ween the two shells. 2. Pry alternately at both sides of the connector J1 u n til the[...]

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