Performing A Power Meter (Source) Calibration Over The Rf Range - Agilent Technologies 8719ES User Manual

Performing a Power Meter (Source) Calibration Over the RF Range

1. Calibrate and zero the power meter.
2. Set the power meter's address:
SET ADDRESSES
ADDRESS: P MTR/GPIB
x1
3. Select the appropriate power meter by pressing
model number is displayed (Agilent 436A or Agilent 438A/437).
The Agilent E4418B and E4419B (EPM) power meters have a "437emulation"
NOTE
mode which can be used in this procedure by following these steps.
• If you are using an Agilent EPM power sensor and your network analyzer
has firmware revision 7.72 or greater:
a. Select the remote interface command set on the power meter by
pressing the System Inputs key and the following softkeys: Remote
Interface, Command Set, SCPI
b. Skip step 4 and continue at step 5.
The power sensor factors are automatically read by the analyzer.
• If you are using an Agilent 848X-series power sensor or your network
analyzer does not have firmware revision 7.72 or greater:
a. Choose the 438A/437 selection on the network analyzer by pressing:
Local
POWER MTR [ ]
b. Select the remote interface command set on the power meter by
pressing the System Inputs key and the following softkeys: Remote
Interface, Command Set, 437B
4. Press
PWRMTR CAL
Cal
enter the correction factors as listed on the power sensor. Press
(where fff is the frequency of the calibration factor in MHz)
fff
(where nnn is the calibration factor number)
nnn
factor. When finished, press
(where aa is the GPIB address of the power meter)
aa
SET ADDRESSES
until it reads
LOSS/SENSR LISTS
.
DONE
Making Mixer Measurements (Option 089 Only)
Conversion Loss Using the Frequency Offset Mode
until the correct
POWER MTR [ ]
POWER MTR: [438A/437]
CAL FACTOR
ADD
M/µ
for each correction
DONE
x1
and
SENSOR A
FREQUENCY
CAL FACTOR
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