Agilent Technologies 85032B/E 50 manual

Us er ’s a nd S erv ice G uid e Agi lent T echno log ies 85 032B/ E 50 Ω Type- N Calibr at ion Kit s Agilent P art Num ber : 8503 2-90 020 Pri nted in US A Print D a te: July 2 002 Supersed es: J une 2 000 © Copyright 1993, 2000, 2002 Agi lent T echnol ogies , I nc. All ri ghts res erved.[...]

ii 85032B/ E Docu me ntat ion W arra nty THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THIS D OCUM ENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS ," AND IS SUBJECT TO BEING CHANGED, WITHOUT NOTICE, IN FUTURE EDITIONS . FURTHER, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERM ITTED BY APPLIC ABLE LA W , AGILENT DISCLAIMS ALL W ARRANT I ES , EIT HER EXPRESS OR IMP LIED WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL AND ANY [...]

Contents 85032B/E iii 1. Gen era l I n f or mat io n Calibr atio n Ki t O verv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Ki t Cont ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 2 Broadba nd [...]

iv 85032B/E Contents 4. P erformance V erifi cation Int rod uctio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 2 H o w A g i l e n t V e r i f i es th e De vi c es in Th is K i t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 2 Re cer[...]

85032B/ E 1- 1 1 Gen e ral In forma tio n[...]

1- 2 850 32B/E General Inf ormation Calibrati on Kit Overview Calibr ati on Kit Overview The Agil ent 85032B a nd 85032E type- N calibr ation kits are used to cal ibrate Agi lent network analyzers up to 6 G Hz for measureme nts of c omponents wit h 50 Ω type-N connector s . Kit Contents The 85032B calib ration k it co ntains the fo llo wing : •[...]

85032B/ E 1-3 General Information Calibrat ion Kit Overvie w Adap ters Like the other devic es in the kit, t he adapter s are b uilt t o very ti ght tole rances to p rovide good broadb and performanc e. T he adapter s utili ze a dual -beaded connector struc ture to ensure st able , r ep ea tabl e conn ections . The beads are desi gned to mini mize [...]

1- 4 850 32B/E General Inf ormation Incoming Inspection Inc o mi ng Ins p e c tio n V er ify that the shi pment is c omplete by ref erring to Figu re 6- 1 or Figu re 6-2 . Check for damage . The f oam-lined storag e case provi des prot ection during shi pping. If the case or any devi ce appea rs damaged, or i f the s hipment is inco mplete, conta c[...]

85032B/ E 1-5 General Information Recording t he Devi ce Serial Numbers Recor ding the Devic e Seri al Numbers In additi on to the kit ser ial number , the devic es i n this kit are ind ividuall y serial ized (serial numbers are l abeled onto the b ody of e ach dev ice). Rec ord these s eri al numbers in T able 1 -1 for the 8503 2B and T a ble 1 -2[...]

1- 6 850 32B/E General Inf ormation Clarifyin g the Sex of a Connector Clarify ing the Sex of a C onn e ctor In thi s manual, the s ex of c a li bra tion de vices a nd ada pt ers ar e r ef erred to in t erms of thei r connector inter face . F or example , a male open ha s a male connector . However , duri ng a measureme nt calibr ation, the net wor[...]

85032B/ E 2-1 2 Spec ifica tion s[...]

2-2 85032B/ E Specificati ons En vir onmental Requi rement s Environment al Requirement s T emperature —What to W atch Out F or Changes i n temperatur e can aff ect el ectric al charac teristi cs. Theref ore , the operating temperatur e is a critica l fact or in performance . During a measurement c alibrat ion, the temperatur e of t he calib rati[...]

85032B/ E 2-3 Specifications Mechanical Characterist ics Mechani cal Ch ara cteri sti cs Mechanical charact eristics such a s center conduct or protrus ion and pi n depth a re not performance specific ations . They are , howev er , important s upplemental c harac teristi cs related to electrica l perfor mance . Agi lent T echnologi es verifies the [...]

2-4 85032B/ E Specificati ons Mechanical Character istics NO TE The gage s for measuri ng type-N c onnectors compensate f or the d esigned offs et of 5.2 6 mm (0.2 07 inc h), theref ore, pro trusion and recession r eadings are in relatio n to a zero re ference pl ane (as i f the i nner and o uter conductor planes w ere int ended to be f lush). Gage[...]

85032B/ E 2-5 Specifications Electrical Specifi cations Elec tr ical Spec ifica tio ns The electr ical specific ations i n T able 2- 3 apply to the devices in y our calib ration kit when connected with an Agil ent pr ecision inte rface . Certification Agilent T echnol ogies c er tif i es tha t t his pr oduct met it s pu blished sp ec ific a tio ns [...]

2-6 85032B/ E Specificati ons Electrical Specifi cat ions[...]

85032B/ E 3-1 3 Us e, Main ten anc e, an d Ca re of the De vic es[...]

3-2 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Electr ostatic Disc harge Elect ros tati c Discha rg e Protect ion agai nst ESD ( electrosta tic di scharge) i s es sential whi le c onnecting , ins pecting , or cl eaning connectors attached to a static -sensitiv e circuit (such as t hose found in test sets) . Stati c el ectricity can bui l[...]

85032B/ E 3-3 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Visual Inspection Visual Ins pect ion Visual inspe ction and, i f nec essary , cl eaning s hould be done every time a c onnection is made. Metal parti cl es from the c onnector t hreads may fal l into the connector when i t is disconnect ed. One c onnection made with a d irty or damaged conne[...]

3-4 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Cleani ng Connect or s Inspect F emale Connectors P ay specia l attent ion to the contact fingers in the female c enter cond uctor . These can be bent o r broken, a nd damage to t hem is not alw ays e asy to see . A connect or with damag ed contact finger s will negatively affect elect rical[...]

85032B/ E 3-5 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Cleani ng Connect ors Use a l int-fr ee swa b or cl eaning c loth mo istened wit h isopr opyl alc ohol to r emove any dirt or stubbor n conta minants on a connec tor t hat cannot b e removed w ith compress ed air or nitrogen. Refer to T a ble 6-3 on page 6-5 for part numbers for isopropy l al[...]

3-6 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Gagi ng Connect ors Gagi ng Connec to rs The g ages avail able f rom Agilent T echnol ogies a re int ended fo r preventiv e maintenance and tr oubleshooti ng purposes only . (See T a bl e 6-3 o n pag e 6-5 fo r par t num ber inf ormation.) They are eff ecti ve in detec ting excessive c enter[...]

85032B/ E 3-7 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Gagi ng Connect ors When to Gage C onnectors Gage a connec tor at the f ollowing tim es: • Prior to using a device for the f irst ti me: record the pin d epth measur ement so tha t it can be compared with future r eadings . (It wi ll serve as a good tr oubleshoot ing tool when you sus pect [...]

3-8 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Gagi ng Connect ors Gaging Procedures Gaging Male Type-N Connectors NO TE Alwa ys ho ld a connec tor gage by the gag e barrel, below the dial i ndicat or . This g ives the best stabilit y , and improves measurement ac curacy . 1. Select the p roper gage for y our connect or . (Refer to T a b[...]

85032B/ E 3-9 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Gagi ng Connect ors Fi gure 3-3 Gaging Male Type- N Connectors[...]

3-10 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Gagi ng Connect ors Gaging F emale Type-N C onnectors NO TE Alwa ys ho ld a connec tor gage by the gag e barrel, below the dial i ndicat or . This g ives the best stabilit y , and improves measurement ac curacy . 1. Select the p roper gage for y our connect or . (Refer to T a bl e 6-3 for g[...]

85032B/ E 3-11 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Gagi ng Connect ors Fi gure 3-4 Gaging F emale Type-N Connectors[...]

3-12 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Connect ions Co nne c ti on s Good connecti ons requi re a ski lled op erator . The mo st com m o n caus e of me asu re me n t erro r is bad connect ions . The f ollowing procedure s illustr ate how to make good c onnecti ons . How to Make a Connection Preliminary Connect ion 1. Ground your[...]

85032B/ E 3-13 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Connections Using a torque wrenc h guara ntees that the c onnection is not too tight, preventing possib le connect or damage . It also gua rantees that all connections a re eq ually ti ght each ti me. 2. Prevent the rota tion of anything o ther tha n the conne ctor nut tha t you a re tighten[...]

3-14 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Connect ions 5. Ap pl y do wnwa rd force perpendic ul ar t o the wrench han dle . See Fi gu re 3- 6 . This ap plies torque to the c onnection through the wrenc h. Do not hol d the wre nch so ti ghtly that you p ush the hand le straig ht down along its length ra ther tha n pivoti ng it, othe[...]

85032B/ E 3-15 Use, Maintenance, and Care of t he Devices Handli ng and Storage How to Separate a Connection T o a void l ateral (bending) f orce on the connecto r mating plane s urf aces , alw ays supp ort the devices and connectio ns. CAUTI ON Turn the connect or nut, not the device bod y . Major damage to the c enter conductor c an occur i f the[...]

3-16 85032B/ E Use, Maintenance, and Care of the D evi ces Handli ng and Storage[...]

85032B/ E 4-1 4 P erform an ce V er ificat ion[...]

4-2 85032B/ E P erf ormance V erification Int roduct ion In troduct ion The perfor mance of your cali bra tio n kit c an on ly be verif ied b y retur ning the kit to Agilen t T echnolog ies for r ecert ificati on. The eq uipment requir ed to v erify the specif ication s of the devic es in the ki t has been speci ally manufa ctured and is not c omme[...]

85032B/ E 4-3 P erf ormance V erification Recer ti fication Rec ert ification The foll owing will be prov ided with a recer tified kit: • a new calibrati on sti cker affixed to t he c ase • a cert i fic at e of ca l ib rati on • a calibrati on repor t for ea ch devi ce in the kit l isting measured val ues , specif icati ons , and unc ertainti[...]

4-4 85032B/ E P erf ormance V erification Recertification[...]

85032B/ E 5-1 5 T roub le shoot ing[...]

5-2 85032B/ E T r oubleshoot ing T ro ubl eshoot ing Pr ocess Tr oub l esh ooting Pr ocess If you suspec t a bad c alibration, or if your network analy zer does not pass per formance verif ication, follow the ste ps in Figure 5-1 . Fi gure 5 -1 T roubleshooting Fl owchart[...]

85032B/ E 5-3 T roubleshooting Returning a Kit o r Device to Agilent Ret u rning a K it or Device t o Agilent If your ki t or device requi res service , conta ct the Agile nt T ec hnologies office nearest yo u for informati on on wher e to send i t. See T ab le 5-1 . Inc lude a service t ag ( located nea r the end of thi s manual) on w hich you pro[...]

5-4 85032B/ E T r oubleshoot ing Returni ng a Kit or Devi ce to A gilent[...]

85032B/ E 6-1 6 R eplacea ble P arts[...]

6-2 85032B/ E Replaceab le P ar ts Int roduct ion In troduct ion T able 6-1 lists the r eplac ement part number s for items incl uded in the 8503 2B calibrat ion kit and Figu r e 6 -1 i llustrates each of t hese items . T able 6-2 lists the r eplac ement part number s for items incl uded in the 8503 2E calibrat ion kit and Figu r e 6 -2 i llustrate[...]

85032B/ E 6-3 Replaceable Parts Intr oducti on Figur e 6-1 R epl acea b le P arts f or the 85032B C a libration Kit[...]

6-4 85032B/ E Replaceab le P ar ts Int roduct ion Figure 6-2 Repla cea ble P a rts for the 8 5032 E Calib ration Kit T able 6-2 Re plac eable P arts for the 8 503 2E Calib ration Kit Ite m No. Desc ription Qty P er Ki t Agil ent P art Number Calibration Devices (50 Ω Type- N) 1 Male bro adba nd load 1 00909- 60009 2 Male combin atio n open/s hor [...]

85032B/ E 6-5 Replaceable Parts Intr oducti on Ta b l e 6 - 3 R epl acea b le P arts— Item s Not I nclud ed in the C alib ration K it Item N o. Desc ri pt ion Qt y Agi l ent Part N um ber Connector Gages a (Type-N) a. T o ensure you choose th e corr ect ga ge, ref er to , “Clar ify in g th e Sex of a C onne cto r” on p ag e 1-6 . 1 Gage s et [...]

6-6 85032B/ E Replaceab le P ar ts Int roduct ion[...]

85032B/ E A-1 A S tand ard D efini tio ns[...]

A-2 85032B/ E Standard De finitions Standar d Class Assignments Stand ard C lass A ssignm ents Class a ssignment orga nizes cal ibration s tandards i nto a for mat compatib le with t he err or models us ed i n the measu rement c ali brat ion. A cl ass or g roup of c las ses corr es ponds t o the syste matic err ors to b e removed from the measured [...]

85032B/ E A-3 Standard Definitions Standar d Class Assignments Blank F orm The standard c lass a ssignments l isted i n T able A-1 may be changed to m eet your specif ic requirements . T able A-2 i s provided to re cord the modified standard cl ass as signments . T able A -2 Standard Class Assignments B lank F orm Calibr at ion Ki t Labe l: _ _____[...]

A-4 85032B/ E Standard De finitions Nominal Standar d Definit ions Nomina l Stand ard De fi nit ions Standard definiti ons p rovide the c onstants needed to m athematicall y model t he elect rical charac teristi cs (del ay , atten uation, and impedance) of ea ch calib ration sta ndard. T he nominal values o f these c onstants are theor eticall y de[...]

85032B/ E A-5 Standard Definitions Nominal Standar d Definiti ons T able A -3 Standard Definitions Sy st em Z 0 a = 50 Ω a. Ensur e syste m impe d ance (Z 0 ) of networ k anal y z er is set to this value . Ca libr ati on K it L abe l: Stand ard b b. Op en, sho rt, l oad , del ay/th r u, or a rb itr ary im pe dan ce. C0 × 10 − 15 F C1 × 10 −[...]

A-6 85032B/ E Standard De finitions Nominal Standar d Definit ions Blank F orm The sta ndard defi nitions l isted in T a ble A-3 may be c hanged to meet your sp ecific requir ements . T able A-4 is pr ovided to r ecord t he modified s tandard definitions . T ab le A-4 S tandard Defini tions Blank F orm Syst em Z 0 a = _ ___ _______ ___ a. Ensur e s[...]

Index 85032B/ E Index-1 A adapt ers , 1- 3 part numbers , 6- 5 Agilent T e ch nologie s, cont act ing , 5-3 alcohol isopropyl as cl eanin g solvent , 3- 4 altitud e , 2-2 B blank fo rm standa rd cla ss as sign ments , A-3 st anda rd d efi ni ti ons , A-6 bro adb a nd load s , 1-2 C cal kit content s , 1-2 overvie w , 1-2 return to Agile nt , 5- 3 s[...]

Index-2 85032B/ E Index connec ting , 3-14 disc onne ctin g , 3-14 freq uency spe cificat ions , 2-5 freq uency ra nge , 2- 5 , 4-3 G gage connec tor di al , 3- 7 handling , 3-8 , 3- 10 mas ter , 3-8 , 3- 1 0 , 6-5 readin g , 3- 7 zeroing , 3-8 , 3- 10 gage mast er part numbe rs , 6-5 using , 3-8 , 3-10 gages , 1- 3 gaging fem ale con nect ors , 3-[...]

Index 85032B/ E Index-3 tempe rature , 2-2 supplem ent al char acteri st ics , 2-3 supplem ent al elec tri cal charac ter istic s , 2- 5 supplies cleaning , 1-3 sys te m im pe dan c e setti ng , A-4 T tag se rv ice , 1-4 , 4-3 , 5- 3 temp erature cali bration , 2-2 devi c e , 2-2 error -corr ect ed te mper atur e range , 2-2 measu rement , 2-2 oper[...]