Agilent Technologies N8201A manual

Agile nt T echn ologi es Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz User’ s Guide Editio n, January 22, 2008 N8201- 90006[...]

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Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Introducing th e N8201A Performance Downconverter The Agi lent T echno logies N8 201A perform ance do wnconvert er down co nvert s a microw ave sign al to an I F signa l provid ing IF output fr equen cies of 7. 5, 21. 4, and 32 1.4 MHz to off er thre e [...]

4 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter Synthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz[...]

Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Contents Intro ducing t he N820 1A Perfor mance Dow nconver ter 3 1 Software Installation Installing Software and Instrument Drivers 6 Step 1. I nstall Microso ft .N ET V ersio n 1.1 7 Step 2. Instal l the Agilen t I/O Libraries 8 Step 3. Inst all the I[...]

2 Ag ilent N8201 A Performa nce Downc onverter Sy nthetic In strument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz How to Deter mine a PCs Config uratio n Setti ngs 60 If the Instrume nt was Una ble to Join the L AN 62 If the LA N LED is Red 62 If the Instr ument’ s IP Address o r Hostname Ca nnot be F ound with Ping 63 If the Instr ument is No t Found by the Synth[...]

Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 COHERENT C ARRIERS 84 EXT MI XER 85 IF OUTPUTS 85 TRIG GERS 85 REFERENC ES 85 IF LOG VI DEO (Option V 7L) 86 NOISE SO URCE +2 8 V (PU LSED) (O ption 21 9) 86 VGA OUT 86 N8201A P erfor mance Dow nconver ter Rear Panel F eatur es 87 AC Power Recep tacle 8[...]

4 Ag ilent N8201 A Performa nce Downc onverter Sy nthetic In strument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz Safety 10 4 Safety Summa ry 104 Equipmen t Installatio n 105 Envir onmen tal Co nditi ons 106 Before Appl ying Power 106 Magnetic Susceptibili ty 10 7 Vibration 107 Ground th e Instrument o r System 107 Fuses and Circuit Breakers 108 Maint enance 10 8 Sa[...]

5 User’s Guide Agilent T echnolo gies 1 Software Installation This instal lation pro cess install s the required software and instrument drivers u sed by the N8201 A perf ormance d ownco nverter : “V erify the PC Meets Minimum R equirements" on page 6 “Ste p 1. Insta ll Micros oft .NE T V e rsion 1. 1" on pag e 7 “Step 2. In stall[...]

6 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter Synthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation Installi ng Software and Instru ment Drivers 1 V e rify the PC M eets Minimum Re quirements • 1 GHz Int el Pentium proces sor • Micr osoft Win dow s XP Prof es sional or Home Editi on (Ser vice P ack 1 or 2), W indo ws 20 00 (Se[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 7 Step 1. Install Microsoft .NET V ersion 1.1 1 Select Microsof t V ersio n 1.1 . 2 Click the c heck box, “ Do not show this message again ” so that the che ck box is selected. This will stop the message from disp layi ng ea c[...]

8 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter Synthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation Step 2. Install th e Agilent I/O Libraries 1 Select Agilent I/O Libr aries . 2 Follow the instructions a nd accept the defa ult setting s. 3 Click Finish .[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 9 Step 3. Install th e IVI Shared Components 1 Select IVI Shared Components . 2 Run the I viCl eanupUti lity b efore runni ng the Iv iSha redCo mpone nts or a n etwor k acce ss error may occur d uring ins tallatio n of the Iv iSha[...]

10 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation 3 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. 4 Click Finish .[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 11 Step 4. Install th e Agilent Synthetic I nstrument Fin der 1 Select Agilent Synthetic Instr ument Fin der . 2 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. 3 Click Close .[...]

12 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation Step 5. Install th e Agilent Synthetic I nstrument GUI 1 Select Agil ent Synt het ic Instr ument GUI . 2 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. Click Close .[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 13 Step 6. Install th e IVI-COM D rivers There ar e two different I VI-COM drivers ava ilable for th e N8201A perf ormance downc onverter. • If the N82 01A perfor mance do wnconverter is equi pped with Option H02 , a differ ent [...]

14 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation 2 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. Y o u should see the above di alog when th e installation is complete fo r IVI-COM that supports Optio n H02 and th e below di alog when th e installation i[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 15 Step 7. Install th e Agilent N82 01A Performanc e Downconver ter Use r Interface 1 Select Agilent N 8201A Perf ormance Downcon verter User Interface . 2 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. 3[...]

16 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation Installi ng Optional Software and In strument Drivers Softwar e for step s 8, 9, 10 , and 11 ca n be instal led on yo ur PC, but Option H 02 is requ ired to use thes e softwar e applic ations w ith the N8 201A p erforman ce down co[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 17 (Optional) Step 8. Install the Agilent N8201A Option H02 Spec trum Analyz er GUI 1 Select Agilent N8201A Option H02 Spectru m Analyzer GU I . NOTE Before performing this optiona l installat ion step, re ad about “Instal ling [...]

18 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation 2 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. 3 Click Close .[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 19 (Optional) Step 9. Insta ll the Microsof t Virtual Machine (VM) 1 Select Micr osoft V ir tual Mac hine (V M) . 2 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. 3 Click OK . NOTE Before performing this [...]

20 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation 4 Click No on the Mi crosoft VM di alog box. T his step will be comp leted later in the process after the SA Remote Web Server i s installed.[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 21 (Optional) Step 10. Insta ll the Apache HTTP Server 1 Select Apache HTTP Server . NOTE Before performing this optiona l installat ion step, re ad about “Instal ling Optio nal Software and Instrument Dr ivers" o n page 16[...]

22 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation 2 Follow the installa tion instructions a nd accept the defa ult settings 3 Click Next . 4 Click Next .[...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 23 5 Click Finish .[...]

24 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation (Optional) Step 11. Insta ll the SA Remote Web Server 1 Select SA Re mote W eb Server . NOTE Before performing this optiona l installat ion step, re ad about “Instal ling Optio nal Software and Instrument Dr ivers" o n page [...]

Software Install ation 1 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 25 2 Follow the installatio n instructions an d accept the defaul t settings. 3 Click Finish . 4 Click Cance l on the Conf igure dialo g box. This st ep will be comp leted la ter in the process after restarting the co mputer . 5 C[...]

26 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 1 Software Installation[...]

27 User’s Guide Agilent T echnolo gies 2 Hardware Setup an d Configuration “Ste p 1. Unpa ck the N8 201A Pe rform ance Dow nconver ter" on page 28 “Step 2. Connect LAN Cables an d T urn On Power" o n page 29 “Ste p 3. V erify Conn ection with S ynthet ic Instru ment F inder" on page 32 “(Optional) Step 4 . Connect to th e A[...]

28 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion Step 1. Unpack t he N8201A Performance Downconverter Ve r i f y t h e S h i p m e n t 1 Inspec t the sh ipping co ntainer for damage . Signs of damage may include a dent ed or torn shi pping con tainer or cus hioning ma[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 29 Step 2. Connec t LAN Cabl es and T urn On Power Insta ll the N82 01A pe rforma nce do wnconver te r so that the d etachable power cord is readil y identif iable and i s easily re ached by the ope rator . The detacha[...]

30 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion 1 Conne ct a LAN ca ble from t he LAN co nnecto r on your PC to an empty co nnector on your inte rnal loca l area ne twork or LAN hub. 2 Connect a LAN cable f rom the LAN connector on the rear panel of the N8201 A perf [...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 31 (Optional) Connect to a LA N with a C ross-Over LAN Cable If you wish to comm unicat e direc tly betwe en the N8 201A pe rforman ce down converter a nd your PC w ithout the u se of a L AN hub, yo u can co nnect dir [...]

32 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion Step 3. V erify Connection wi th Synthetic Instrument Fi nder Agilent supplies a program named t he Syntheti c Instrument Finder that en ables connecti on between a PC and inst ruments th at are co nnected on a LAN [Loc[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 33 3 Select Open W ebpage and a W eb browser should app ear that all ows viewin g and modifying settings for i nstruments on the netw ork. • If this W eb p age d oes n ot ope n or you e xperi ence a n erro r , refe r[...]

34 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion (Optiona l) Step 4. Con nect to the Agi lent N8201A Option H02 Spectrum Analyzer GUI NOTE If Op tion H0 2 is not installe d, the Agilent N82 01A Option H02 Sp ectrum Analyzer GUI softw are cann ot be used ! In addi tion[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 35 This se ction de scribes ho w to acces s and use t he Agilent N8 201A Opt ion H02 Spectrum Analyzer GUI. 1 From the W indow s Deskt op, cl ick Start > All Programs > Agilent SI T ools > N820 1A Option H02 S[...]

36 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion (Optional) Step 5. Connect to an SA Remote W eb Server 1 Fro m the W ind ows De sktop, select Start > All Programs > Agilent I/O Librar ies Suite > A gilent Co nnection Expert . 2 Click Add Interface . NOTE If [...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 37 3 Select Remote GPIB (vi a E581 0 or Re mote IO Serve r) . 4 Click Add . 5 Enter th e N8201 A perfo rmance downco nverter’ s IP add ress. If you d o not kn ow the IP ad dress, use the Synthet ic Inst rument Fin de[...]

38 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion The Remote GPI B interfa ce dialog box should look similar to the fol lowing: 6 Select IP address and enter the IP Address of the N8201A perfor mance dow nconv erter in the Re mote GPIB Inte rface dialo g box. 7 Ente r [...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 39 10 Fro m the W ind ows De sktop, select Start > All Programs > Ag ilent Web Remote > SA > C onfigure and a Config ure d ialog box s imilar to the foll owing s hould appe ar . 11 Click Continue a nd a dia[...]

40 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion 16 From the co mmand window prom pt, type ipconfig to get the IP Address o f your computer . 17 Write down yo ur computer 's IP address. IP Address: __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ This IP a ddress is n e[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 41 18 Fro m the W ind ows De sktop, select Start > All Programs > Ag ilent Web Remote > SA > Star t Serv er to start the Spectr um Analy zer Instr ument Se rver . 19 From the Windows Desktop, select Microso[...]

42 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion 21 Select W eb Contro l SA on the left o f the web page. • If one of the followi ng dialog boxes appea rs, click Run or Install and acc ept the instal lation. If the following display appea rs, the SA Remot e W eb Ser[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 43 (Optional) Step 6. V erify Operation < 3 GHz Operation verification is a test that, when co mp leted, will ensure th at the downconv erter is oper atin g corr ectly in the low band (< 3 G Hz). Performing a S e[...]

44 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion Perform the foll owin g proced ure to r un a se lf-test: 1 Close SA R emote W e b Server . 2 Fro m the W ind ows De sktop, select Start > All Programs > Agilent SI T ools > Agilen t Synt heti c Instru ment GU I[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 45 4 The fo llowing di alog box should appe ar .[...]

46 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion Measurement Procedure 5 T une the Spectru m Analyzer to the fol lowing: • Fre quency : 7.5 MH z • Amplitu de: 10 dBm • Span: 100 kH z 6 T u ne the do wnconverter to the followin g: • Level: Attenu ator: 20 dBm ?[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 47 (Optional) Step 7. V erify Operation > 3 GHz Operation ve rification is a test that, when completed, will ensu re that the N8201 A perf ormance d ownco nverter is oper ating cor rectly i n the hi gh band ( > 3[...]

48 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion 2 Click th e downconv erte r in the Agile nt Synth etic Ins trument GU I dialog box listed un der Recent Connecti ons. 3 The fo llowing di alog box should appe ar .[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 49 Measurement Procedure 4 T une the Spectru m Analyzer to the fol lowing: • Fre quency : 7.5 MH z • Amplitu de: 10 dBm • Span: 100 kH z 5 T u ne the do wnconverter to the followin g: • Cent er Fr equen cy: 3.5[...]

50 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion T roubleshooting Alternative W ays to V erify Connect ivity to the PC In add ition to usin g “Step 3. V erify Conn ection with Synthe tic Inst rument Finder " on page 3 2 and “(Optional) Step 4. Con nect to the[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 51 How to Use the Sy nthetic Instrumen t Finder Agilent supplies a program named t he Syntheti c Instrument Finder that en ables connecti on between a PC and inst ruments th at are co nnected on a LAN [Local Are a Netw[...]

52 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion The Synthe tic Inst rument Find er window is divided i nto two main sections : • right pane cont ains inf ormation s pecific to the instrumen t highli ghted in the lef t pane. • left pa ne contains a list of equipme[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 53 Left-Pane Functions In the l eft pane, right-cli ck on the N82 01A performan ce downconver ter and t he followi ng menu shoul d appear . Interact ive IO Opens th e Agilent Int eractiv e IO applic ation whic h allows[...]

54 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion Open W ebpage Op ens t he W e b page asso ciat ed wi th the curren tly selec ted in stru ment . From this W eb page, settings fo r the ins trument ca n be viewed a nd modified. Ti p: There are two ot her ways t o access[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 55 How to Reset the LAN Co nfigur ation On the ins trument fron t panel, ne ar the powe r switch, is a recesse d button label ed “RESET”. Th is button enables yo u to place th e LAN configur ation of the inst rumen[...]

56 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion How to Set a Static IP Address The DHCP serve r automate s the proc ess of sett ing up the I P address es on your n etwork by defaul t. When the N820 1A performance downconv erter i s turned on, it searc hes for a DHCP [...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 57 Figure 2 Connecting the PC LAN cab le to the instr ument LAN (cross-over cable) 3 T urn o n power to the PC. 4 T urn on powe r to the N8201A pe rformance downco nvert er and wa it until the LAN LED turns solid gr ee[...]

58 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion 7 Click View & Modify L AN Config i n the left-pan e of the Web page. Th e followi ng dialog box sho uld appear . 8 Click Modify Configur ation to access the Password dialog. 9 Click Submit (accept the defau lt pass[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 59 10 Change the DHCP and Auto IP radio-button s to Of f . Ch ange the IP ad dress, S ubnet Mask, and Defa ult Gateway value s to meet your network requ irements. 11 Click Save to save the n ew settings. Parameters ma [...]

60 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion How to T rou bleshoot Connectivity Proble ms on the Network The Synth etic I nstrument Finder p rogram is used to find inst ruments o n a n etwork when the N8201A pe rformance downconvert er is conn ected throug h a rou[...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 61 • Defaul t Gatewa y • DHCP Server Address • Lease Obtained • Lease Ex pired • Primary WINS Servers • Secondary WINS Servers[...]

62 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion If the Instrument was Unable to J oin the LAN or If the LAN LED is Red Symptom Possible Causes Possible Solutions The instrument is n ot connected to a LAN. If connecting the instrume nt to a switch or hub, verify that [...]

Hardware Setu p and Configurati on 2 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 63 If the Instrument’ s IP Address or Hostname Cannot be Fou nd with Ping If the Instrument is Not Found by the Synt hetic Inst rument Finder If the Instrument’ s Hostname and PC Ca nnot Communicate Possible Causes[...]

64 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 2 Hardware Setup and Configura tion If the Instrume nt W eb Page is Not V isible If the Softwa re Driver Will Not Ope n the Connecti on Possible Causes Possible Solutions • The instrument ha s not yet joined the LAN. • The instrument is unabl e to joi[...]

65 User’s Guide Agilent T echnolo gies 3 Using the Agilent Synthetic Instrumen t GUI “Starting the Ag ilent Synthetic Instrumen t GUI" on page 67 “Features of the Agilent Syn thetic Instrument GUI " on pag e 69 “Settings on the Ag ilent Synthetic In strument GUI" on pag e 74[...]

66 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI NOTE Althoug h only one interf ace can be used at any g iven tim e, the N8201A perfor mance downconverter can be controlled with an y of the following: • Agilent N820 1A Option H 02 Spectru m Anal yzer GUI ?[...]

Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 3 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 67 Starti ng the Ag ilent Sy ntheti c Instrumen t GUI This section describes how to access and use the Agilent Synthetic Instrument GUI. 1 Fro m the W ind ows De sktop, click St art > All Prog rams > Agi[...]

68 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 4 Select an N8201A pe rforma nce downconv erter and click Te s t (lower-left corner) on the Connect t o Instr ument dialog b ox. • If the botto m of the dialog box displ ays the messag e “Connection S ucce[...]

Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 3 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 69 Features of t he Agilen t Synthet ic Inst rument GUI File Menu The File menu accesses options for instrument connection, save and recall settings, and exitin g the appl ication. Theses task s are also av ai[...]

70 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI Disconnect T erminates the connecti on to the active instrument that is using the Synthe tic Inst rument G UI. Load Settings Accesses the Load Instrument Prop erties dialo g box where y ou can recall user-defi[...]

Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 3 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 71 Left Pane Start P age The Star t Page lists the i nstruments pr eviously con nected to the Ag ilent Syntheti c Instr umen t GUI. Error Log Displays a history o f all instrument and GUI related errors and me[...]

72 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI Right Pane The upp er por tion of the rig ht pane a lways displa ys the f unction s that a re mos t commo nly used fo r a measurem ent. These function s are also a ccessible fro m the left pa ne. Changin g one[...]

Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 3 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 73 Instrument Information Provid es inform ation about you r N82 01A pe rforma nce dow nconver ter such as the serial number , I P address, software revision used, and so on. Figure 8 Instrume nt Informati on [...]

74 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI Settings on t he Agilent Synt hetic Instrumen t GUI Frequency Sets the cente r frequ ency or fr equency of fset of the N82 01A perfor mance d ownconver ter. Center Frequency Sets the center f requency wh ile t[...]

Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 3 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 75 T rig ger Source (set t o ALAR M0) T rig ger De tectio n Controls the trigger polarity . It is Positive to trigg er on a rising edg e and Negative to tri gger on a fall ing edge. Execute T rigger Sends the [...]

76 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI Level Sets the input attenuat ion. The in put attenua tion can be set from 0 to 70 dB in 2 dB steps. The input i mpedance is set to 50 oh ms. Input atten uation is used to minimize compressi on caused by a sig[...]

Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 3 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 77 Pr esele cto r (Op tion 123) Adjust Allows you to manually a djust the pr eselector filter cen ter freque ncy to optimize i ts response on the signal of interest. When enabled, the center frequency must be [...]

78 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI • G - 140 t o 220 GHz • Y - 170 to 26 0 GHz • J - 220 to 325 G Hz Harmonic A use r defin ed freq uency band. L imits ar e − 50 to − 1 or 1 to 50. Mixer Bias T urns on/off the mix er bias and adjusts [...]

Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI 3 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 79 Settli ng Mode Selects the oper ating mod e for the Settli ng Channel: Disabled, Dr iven, or Wired OR . Wire d OR is only a vailable fo r LXI channels.Use Wired OR i f more than o ne instrument is drivin g [...]

80 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3 Using the Agilent Synt hetic Instrument GUI Pr eset Sets the instrument to a known state and clears any current setting s. Refresh All V alues Re-reads the settings from the instrument.[...]

81 User’s Guide Agilent T echnolo gies 4 Front and Rear Panel Features “N8201 A Perform ance Do wnconver ter Fro nt Pane l Features " on pag e 82 “N8201 A Perf ormance Downco nverter Rear Pane l Feat ures" on page 87 “Int erconne ct Cabl ing" on page 89 “Opera tional Consi deratio ns" on page 90 CAUTION Electr ostati c[...]

82 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 4 Front and Rear Pa nel Feature s N8201A Performa nce Downconverte r Front Panel F eatures Figure 10 N8201A performanc e downc onverter front p anel fe atures RF INPUT The inpu t for an external 3 Hz to 26.5 G Hz RF sign al. If AC C oupled, the range is 2[...]

Front and Rear Pane l Featur es 4 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 83 Line Power LED The pow er indicator ha s the followi ng states: The green LED indicates when the down converter standb y switch is set t o the on positi on. The gr een LED is of f when th e switch is i n the stan dby p[...]

84 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 4 Front and Rear Pa nel Feature s 1588 LED The IE EE 158 8 LE D clock stat us has the fo llowin g stat es: COHE RENT CA RRIE RS 3-7 GHz 1st L O In Provide s the 1st LO inpu t signal (3 to 7 GHz) to the down converters internal LO distribution ci rcuitry .[...]

Front and Rear Pane l Featur es 4 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 85 EXT MIXER 1st LO Out The 1st LO out put (3-7 GHz at +1 5 dBm max) allo ws connec tions for ex ternal mixing. The 1st LO o utput routes th e internal first LO signal to an external mixer , which use s the highe r harmon[...]

86 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 4 Front and Rear Pa nel Feature s IF LOG VIDEO (Option V7L) 321.4 MHz In Connector SMB male Impe dance of 50 ohm (no minal) V ideo Out Connector SMB male Impe dance of 50 ohm (no minal) Maximum input power +10 dBm NOISE SOURCE +28 V (PULSED) (Option 219) [...]

Front and Rear Pane l Featur es 4 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 87 N8201A Performa nce Downconverte r Rear Panel F eatures Figure 11 N8201A performanc e downc onver ter rear p anel fe atur es AC Power Recep tacle The AC volta ge is conne cted here. The power cord receptacle accepts a [...]

88 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 4 Front and Rear Pa nel Feature s LXI T rigger Bus The L XI (LAN eXten sions fo r Instrument ation) T rigg er Bus is a hardwar e bus pro viding eight trigge r chan nels usin g M-L VDS ( low- vol tage di fferen tial sig nalin g). C ables c onnect vario us [...]

Front and Rear Pane l Featur es 4 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 89 Interconnec t Cabling Figure 12 Interc onnect ca bling for the N8221 A IF dig itizer/N 8201A perform ance dow nconv erter 1-30MHz I n 10 M Hz Ou t 300 M Hz 12 3 21 .4 M Hz 7.5 M Hz Pr e-S el Ou t IF In REF ERENC ES In [...]

90 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 4 Front and Rear Pa nel Feature s Operation al Consideration s This sectio n include s instructions f or configur ing a LAN int erface to th e Agilent T ech nologi es N8221A IF di gitizer and the N8201 A perf ormanc e down converte r. The instructions ass[...]

91 User’s Guide Agilent T echnolo gies 5 Preventive Maintenanc e “Usin g, Ins pecti ng, an d Cleani ng RF Connect ors" on page 92 ” “Gen eral Proced ures a nd T echniqu es" on page 95 “Instrument R emoval" on pa ge 98” “Instrument I nstallation" on page 100 This cha pter provides p reventativ e maintenanc e informa[...]

92 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 5 Prevent ive Main tenance Using, Inspecti ng, and Cleaning RF Connectors T aking pr oper care o f cables and co nnectors wil l protect your system’ s ability to ma ke accurate measu rements. One of the main so urces of measurem ent inacc uracy ca n be [...]

Prev entive Main tenan ce 5 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 93 • Do not bend cab les near the con nectors . • If any o f the cables w ill be flexed repeat edly , buy a ba ck-up cable. T his will allo w immediate rep lacement and wi ll minimize system do wn time. Before connecting th[...]

94 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 5 Prevent ive Main tenance Cleanin g Procedure 1 Blow partic ulate matt er from connecto rs using an en vironmental ly -safe a erosol such as Aero-Du ster . (This pr oduct is r ecommend ed by the U nited St ates Env ironmen tal Prote ction Age ncy and con[...]

Prev entive Main tenan ce 5 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 95 General Procedures and T echniques This s ection introd uces you to the var ious ca ble and conn ector types used in the system. Read this secti on before attemp ting to remo ve or install an i nstrument! Ea ch connector typ[...]

96 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 5 Prevent ive Main tenance Connector R emoval GPIB connecto rs These ar e removed b y two captu red screws, one on each end of the con nector; these usually can be turned by h and. Use a flathead screwdrive r if necessary . GPIB connector s often are stac[...]

Prev entive Main tenan ce 5 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 97 • T u rn the silver nut clockw ise by hand until it is snu g, then tighten w ith an 8 inch-l b torqu e wrench ( part numb er 8720 -1765). Bent Se mirigid Cabl es Semirig id cables ar e not intended to be bent ou tside of t[...]

98 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downco nverter Synthetic Instru ment Mod ule, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 5 Prevent ive Main tenance Instrum ent Remov al T o remo ve an i nstrume nt from th e system , use o ne of the follo wing proc edures. Required tools • #2 Phil lips screw driver • #2 POZIDRI V screwdrive r Standard instru ment NOTE Detai led infor mat[...]

Prev entive Main tenan ce 5 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 99 Half-Rack- Width Instrument Bench T op Instrument T o remove a half-w idth instrument from a system rack 1 Power o ff th e system. • For detail s see the system insta llation guid e. 2 Remove the sel ected ins trument’ s[...]

100 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 5 Prevent ive Main tenance Instrum ent Insta llation T o install or reinst all an inst rument in a system, u se one of the fo llowing pr ocedures. Required tools • #2 Phil lips screw driver • #2 POZIDRI V screwdrive r • system installation guide S[...]

Prev entive Main tenan ce 5 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 101 Half-Rack- Width Instrument Bench T op Instrument T o install the instrumen t in a rack Step Note 1 Make su re the sy stem is pow ered off . 2 Insert t he atta ched inst ruments in the same slot from whic h you removed them[...]

102 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 5 Prevent ive Main tenance[...]

103 User’s Guide Agilent T echnolo gies 6 Servi ce, Sup port, and Sa fety Information “Safety and Regula tory Info rmation" on page 10 4” “Service and Su pport" on pag e 111 This chapt er pr ovide s saf ety a nd re gulat ory i nform atio n tha t shou ld be revi ewed p rio r to work ing with th e Ag ilen t sys tem. The in form atio[...]

104 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 6 Service, Support, and Safety Information Safety and Regulatory Information EMC Complie s with Eu ropean EMC Dir ective 89 /336/EEC , amended by 93/6 8/EEC • IEC/E N 61326 • CISP R Pub 11 Gr oup 1, Class A • AS/NZS CISPR 11 :2002 • ICES /NM B-0[...]

Service, Support, and Safet y Information 6 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 105 All light- emitting diode s (LEDs ) used i n this pr oduct ar e Class 1 LEDs p er IEC 60825-1 . Equipment Installation Install t he instrument or system so that the detachable po wer cord is read ily identif[...]

106 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 6 Service, Support, and Safety Information Environme ntal Conditi ons Before Applyin g Power W ARN ING DO NO T REMOVE AN INSTR UMENT CO VER. Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers. Component replacement and internal adjustments mu st be m[...]

Service, Support, and Safet y Information 6 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 107 Magnetic Susceptibi lity Vi br a t i o n Ground the Instrume nt or System W ARN ING The mains wiring and connect ors shall be compatible wi th the connector used in the premise electrical system. Failure to [...]

108 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 6 Service, Support, and Safety Information Fuses and Circuit Breakers Refer to i ndividu al instrument manuals for de tailed info rmation on operator accessible fuses. Agilent syste m cabinet po wer strips a re equipped with a ther mal circuit br eaker [...]

Service, Support, and Safet y Information 6 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 109 Ta b l e 6 Safety symbols an d instrument markings Safety symbol s Defin ition W arning: risk of electric sho ck. W arning: hot surf ace. Caution: ref er to instrument documentati on. The CE ma rk is a regis[...]

110 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 6 Service, Support, and Safety Information Frame or ch assis termin al. T ermin al is at earth po tential . Used fo r measur ement and control circuits design ed to be operat ed with one term inal at earth pote ntial. T erminal for neu tral conductor on[...]

Service, Support, and Safet y Information 6 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 111 Service and Support Any adju stment, mainte nance , or repai r of this produc t must be perform ed by qu alifie d pers onnel. Contact yo ur Agilen t T echnol ogies S ervice Cen ter fo r assis tance. Agilent [...]

112 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 6 Service, Support, and Safety Information Return Procedure In any co rrespon dence or t elephon e conver sations w ith Agile nt T echno logies, p lease re fer to the in strument by its mode l number (N82 01A, for exa mple) and ser ial number . With thi[...]

113 User’s Guide Agilent T echnolo gies 7 Glossary Auto-IP A ut o - I P i s a m e t h o d u s ed b y a d e vi c e t o s e l f s e l e c t an I P a d d r es s . W h e n a d ev i c e is using Auto-IP , it randomly selects an address of the form 169.254.x.x . If another device is alread y using that address, it selects anot her random address, and c[...]

114 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 7 Glossary DNS [Domain Name Server] A domain name server allows someone to communicate with a device usi ng the device’ s h ostname. When a device joins a ne twork, it tells the domain name server its hostname and its IP a ddr ess. When a hostname is [...]

Glossary 7 Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synthet ic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 115 Private Net work All of the devices on a private n etwork use IP a ddresses that h ave been reserved for p rivate use. T he most common private ne twork IP a ddresses are of the form 192.168.x.x and 169.254.x. x . Dev ices which ha ve been [...]

116 Agile nt N8201A Performanc e Downconv erter S ynthetic Instrume nt Modul e, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 7 Glossary The subn et mask can be used w ith a device’ s IP address to determine th e address of th e subnet that the de vice is on . T o do this, yo u perform a lo gical AND of the subnet mask an d the IP add ress. (A logical AND combines two binary[...]

Agilen t N8201 A Perfo rmance D ownconverte r Synth etic Ins trument Modu le, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz Index- 1 Numerics 3.5 mm connec tors, 96 removing , 96 C cables inspecting for wear, 93 clean ing connector s, 94 clean ing supp lies, con nector , 94 Complian ce with Canadian EMC Requirem ents, 104 CSA 101 0 Edition 2, 109 European EMC D irecti ve, 104 [...]

Index -2 Agilent N8201A Pe rformance Downconvert er Synt hetic In strument Module, 3 Hz to 26 .5 GHz[...]