Information In This Chapter; Chapter Five At-A-Glance - Agilent Technologies N5230A Service Manual

Theory of Operation

Information in This Chapter

Information in This Chapter
This chapter provides a general description of the operating theory of the N5230A 2-port
PNA-L microwave network analyzer.
• Theory of operation is explained to the assembly level only.
• Component-level circuit theory is not provided.
• Simplified block diagrams are included for each functional group.
• More detailed block diagrams are located at the end of
IMPORTANT Although simplified block diagrams are included within the description of
each functional group, it is recommended that the more detailed block
diagrams, located at the end of
read the information in this chapter.

Chapter Five at-a-Glance

Section Title
Network Analyzer System
Operation
Synthesized Source Group
Operation
Signal Separation Group
Operation
Receiver Group Operation
Digital Processing and Digital
Control Group Operation
Power Supply Group
Operation
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Chapter
Summary of Content
A summary of the theory of operation for the
analyzer.
A summary of the operation of the major
functional groups of the analyzer.
Operation of the assemblies associated with the
source group, including Option 080, frequency
offset mode.
Operation of the assemblies associated with
signal separation, including the operation of
Option 014, configurable test set, and
Option 1E1, source step attenuators.
Operation of the assemblies associated with the
receiver group.
Operation of the assemblies associated with
digital processing and control.
Operation of the power supply assembly group.
PNA Series Microwave Network Analyzers
Chapter 4, "Troubleshooting."
4, be available for reference, as you
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