Calibrating Using Electronic Calibration (Ecal); Set Up The Measurement - Agilent Technologies 8719ES User Manual

Calibrating for Increased Measurement Accuracy

Calibrating Using Electronic Calibration (ECal)

Calibrating Using Electronic Calibration (ECal)

This section describes Electronic Calibration (ECal).
Use the following steps to perform the calibration.
1. Set up the measurement for which you are calibrating. Refer to
Measurement."
2. Connect the ECal equipment. Refer to
3. Select the ECal options. Refer to
4. Perform the calibration. Refer to
5. Perform the confidence check. Refer to

Set Up the Measurement

1. Press .
Preset
2. Select the type of measurement you want to make.
If you want to make a reflection measurement on PORT 1 (in the forward direction,
S ), leave the instrument default setting or press:
11
Refl: FWD S11 (A/R)
Meas
If you want to make a transmission measurement in the forward direction (S
press:
Trans: FWD S21 (B/R)
Meas
For ES analyzers, if you want to make a transmission measurement in the reverse
direction (S ), press:
12
Meas Trans: REV S12 (A/R)
For ES analyzers, if you want to make a reflection measurement on PORT 2 (in the
reverse direction, S
Refl: REV S22 (B/R)
Meas
3. Set any other measurement parameters that you want for the device measurement:
frequency, span, power, sweep type, number of points, or IF bandwidth.
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"Connect the ECal Equipment" on page
"Select the ECal Options" on page
"Perform the Calibration" on page
"Perform the Confidence Check" on page
or on ET models:
or on ET models:
), press:
22
"Set Up the
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REFLECTION
TRANSMISSN
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