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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.
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 .
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 .
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 7.
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 App.
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.
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 q.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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, .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 Spectr.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 p.
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.
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 .
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 wi.
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.
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 Instrum.
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 ive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 P.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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 9.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 rope.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 connect.
Index -2 Agilent N8201A Pe rformance Downconvert er Synt hetic In strument Module, 3 Hz to 26 .5 GHz.
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