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Keysight 2050/60 X-Series Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors Wide dynamic range power sensors for any modulated signals User’s Guide...
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Altitude Storage condition – Up to 15420 m (50000 ft) Regulatory Information The 2050/60 X-Series complies with the following Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) compliances: – IEC 61326-1/EN 61326-1 – Canada: ICES/NMB-001 – Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR11 Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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......... 42 General Operating Information Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue ..44 Quick start example to perform an average power measurement .
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Additional Instrument Setup tab settings description Table A-1 Range of values for limits ..... . 75 Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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Keysight 2050/60 X-Series Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors User’s Guide Getting Started Overview Theory of Operation Standard shipped items Hardware Installation and Configuration Connect the U2053XA/63XA sensor Connect the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA sensor LED Indicator Sequence During Power-Up for the U2053XA/63XA Sensor...
100 meters via the Power over Ethernet (PoE)/LAN connectivity. The PoE connectivity is compliant to the IEEE 3 W, 802.3af or 802.3at Type 1 standard. The typical LAN port on your PC or Keysight instruments is not able to power up the L2050/ NOTE 60 Series LAN power sensor.
USB cable External trigger ports USB port LED ind icator Indicates the U2041/42/43/44/53/63XA state. Refer to “LED Ind icator Sequence During Power-Up for the U2053XA/ 63XA Sensor” on page for more information. Figure 1-1 U2053XA/63XA sensor Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
LED ind icators Blinks when a valid link activity is detected. Indicate the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/ 61XA/62XA/63XA/L2051XA/52XA/ 53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA state. Refer to “LED Ind icator Sequences for the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/ 63XA Sensor” on page for more Figure 1-2 L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA sensor Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
The corresponding “de-chopping” is carried out in digital section to allow proper correction and measurement of input signal. The chopper stabilization circuit essentially remove the offset and low frequency noise contribution of the signal condition stages from Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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The robust back end system also allows 2050/60 X-Series to be paired with either conventional USB or LAN based interface. With a LAN based interface, the prefix “U” is replaced with “L”. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
If there is any mechanical damage, notify the nearest Keysight Sales and Service Office. Keep the damaged shipping materials (if any) for inspection by the carrier and a Keysight representative.
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Certificate of calibration Trigger cable, BNC male to SMB Shielded LAN cable 5 ft (1.5 m), female, 50 W, 1.5 m (Quantity: 2) default cable length (for Option 100) (for Option 100) Certificate of calibration Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Figure 1-4 Connect the U2053XA/63XA sensor to the PC 2 Launch the Keysight Connection Expert by selecting the IO icon ( ). Auto-locate the sensor as shown in Figure 1-5. Click Rescan to start searching. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
3 Click Send Commands To This Instrument > Send & Read to verify the sensor is connected. 4 When the sensor is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue Power Meter application, or proceed to operate the sensor via remote programming.
-310, "System error;The sensor could not obtain a LAN configuration using DHCP. The sensor will try to obtain IP address using AutoIP if enabled”. For more information on LAN instrument connectivity, refer to the Keysight IO Libraries Suite Connectivity Guide.
Properties and set the following properties. Figure 1-7 Set automatic LAN settings on the PC 3 Launch the Keysight Connection Expert by selecting the IO icon ( ). Set the instrument host name (Figure 1-8). Every L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA has Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Example: K-L2051XA-XXXXX Figure 1-8 Add a LAN instrument in Keysight Connection Expert via host name 4 Select Allow *IDN Query and click Test This VISA Address to verify the L2051XA/52XA/ 53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA is connected. Once verified, click Accept. 5 Alternatively, you can auto-locate the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA as shown in Figure 1-9.
6 Click Send Commands To This Instrument > Send & Read to verify the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/ 61XA/62XA/63XA is connected. 7 When the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue, or proceed to operate the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA via remote programming.
2 On your PC, set the LAN settings to the automatic configuration. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Local Area Connection > Properties and set the following properties. Figure 1-11 Set automatic LAN settings on the PC Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
4 Click Send Commands To This Instrument > Send & Read to verify the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/ 61XA/62XA/63XA is connected. 5 When the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue, or proceed to operate the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA via remote programming.
2 On your PC, set the LAN settings to the automatic configuration. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Local Area Connection > Properties and set the following properties. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Getting Started Figure 1-14 Set automatic LAN settings on the PC 3 Launch the Keysight Connection Expert by selecting the IO icon ( ). Auto-locate the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA as shown below. Click Rescan to start searching. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Getting Started Figure 1-15 Auto-locate a LAN instrument in Keysight Connection Expert 4 To enable static IP, click Send Commands To This Instrument and send the following SCPI commands: – SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DHCP[:STATe] 0 //Turns off Dynamic IP – SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:AIP[:STATe] 0 //Turns off Auto IP –...
– The static IP addresses for the host PC and the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/ 63XA must be different from the IP address of the PoE injector to avoid conflict. 6 Launch the Keysight Connection Expert by selecting the IO icon ( ). Auto-locate the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA as shown in Figure 1-17.
IP address (192.168.0.10) at the Manual Configuration tab. 8 When the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue, or proceed to operate the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA via remote programming.
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– configure and renew the LAN settings via the instrument web browser. Refer to “Dynamic IP mode” on page for the procedure. You will need to power cycle the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA for the new network settings to take effect. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
– interactive IO – familiarization with instrument capabilities – determining/changing instrument configuration 1 On the Keysight Connection Expert, click Start Instrument Web Interface to launch the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA web-based interface. Figure 1-18 Start instrument web interface The web-based interface can also be opened directly from a web browser by entering the NOTE L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA’s IP address or hostname in the ‘address’...
Getting Started Figure 1-21 View and modify LAN configuration settings 3 Click Mod ify Configuration to edit the LAN configuration settings. Figure 1-22 Modify configuration 4 Enter the default password “keysight”. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
5 On this page, you can configure and renew the LAN settings, as well as power cycle the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA or reset the LAN settings. Figure 1-24 Modify and renew LAN configuration settings If you have changed the password, resetting the LAN configuration will reset the password NOTE to default as well. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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Getting Started Configuring the LAN remotely using SCPI commands You can send SCPI commands to automatically or manually configure the LAN settings for the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA. Refer to the 2050/60 X-Series Programming Guide for details. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
HW/OS error Zeroing and calibration error Send the SYST:ERR? query to read the error message. It is recommended to return the 2050/60 X-Series to Keysight if this condition persists after power cycle. Other LED indicators Table 1-1 Other LED indicators Amber Secure erase, flash formatting, or firmware update in progress.
Perform a LAN reset by power cycling the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA or via its LAN reset switch. It is recommended to return the L2051XA/52XA/53XA/61XA/62XA/63XA to Keysight if this condition persists after a LAN LAN connection error reset. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Firmware Upgrade To download the latest firmware version for the 2050/60 X-Series, go to www.keysight.com/find/pm_firmware. The latest firmware includes the executable file and help file for installing the Firmware Upgrade Utility application in order to upgrade the 2050/60 X-Series.
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Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors User’s Guide General Operating Information Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue Quick start example to perform an average power measurement Quick start example to set up a measurement in the Trace view Quick overview of the BenchVue Power Meter...
For more information on how to configure each 2050/60 X-Series function or use each NOTE BenchVue Power Meter feature, refer to the Keysight BenchVue Power Meter help documentation. Go to Start > All Programs > Keysight > Keysight BenchVue > Keysight BenchVue to launch the BenchVue Power Meter application. Instrument panel Figure 2-1...
For power measurements below –50 dBm, it is recommended to perform external zeroing NOTE and turn off the RF output for better accuracy and repeatability. 4 Set the frequency of the 2050/60 X-Series to 1 GHz. Figure 2-4 Setting the frequency Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
6 To monitor the average power over a period of time, create a Datalog display view by clicking Figure 2-6 Creating Datalog display view Select one of the available measurements from the list and click Ok. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Indicates the channel name, measurement number, measurement type Tools palette to provide control for the datalog chart (refer to the BenchVue Power Meter help documentation for details) d Summary of marker measurements and alert limit conditions for the current measurement. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information 7 Place a marker (or up to five markers) on the chart by clicking to obtain the reading. Figure 2-9 Placing a marker on the chart Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
2 Turn on the RF output of the signal generator. Launch the BenchVue Power Meter application (refer to page 44). 3 Create a Trace display view by clicking Figure 2-10 Creating a trace 4 Perform calibration and zeroing for an accurate measurement result. Figure 2-11 Performing calibration and zeroing Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Setting the frequency 6 You can set the trace scales to configure the pulse on the trace display. Figure 2-13 Setting the trace scales 7 To enable gates on the trace, click at the Tools Palette. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
For more precise control of your gate parameters, you can set up the gates via the Instrument Setup tab and enter a starting point and length (in seconds) for each of the four gate controls. Figure 2-15 Setting the gates through Instrument Setup tab Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
8 View the power measurement results of the pulse at the Pulse Analysis tab under Information Panel. Figure 2-16 Viewing the power measurement results of the pulse You can select additional pulse and gate measurements to display by clicking the Measurement Selector tab. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Quick overview of the BenchVue Power Meter For details on each of the BenchVue Power Meter features, refer to the Keysight BenchVue NOTE Power Meter help documentation. Access the common measurement settings for the current measurement display view.
Access advanced settings such as corrections (frequency-dependent offset, gamma, and S-parameter), alert limits, recorder output, trace/pulse duration reference levels, input impedance, and trigger output. For more information, refer to “Instrument Setup tab” on page 61. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Power meter settings in the Average only mode Common Average only mode power measurement settings Add a display view Assign a measurement to the selected view Start/Stop all acquisitions Figure 2-22 Power meter settings in the Average only mode Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
– Select the positive or negative slope type to determine if the trigger event is recognized on the rising or falling edge of a signal respectively. – Set the holdoff time to disable the trigger mechanism after a trigger event occurs. – Set the qualification value. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Common Normal mode power measurement settings Common Normal mode Trace view settings Add a display view Assign a measurement to the selected view Run/stop all acquisitions Figure 2-23 Power meter settings in the Normal mode Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
It can be applied to both rising and falling edge trigger generation. Hysteresis is only available for the internal trigger source and manual trigger level. – Set the qualification value. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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Set the trace unit, start time, X-axis scale, Y-axis maximum value, and Y-axis scale. Trigger Setup Select to enable trace for the single and continuous trigger modes. (in the Trace view) [a] When the 2050/60 X-Series frequency is set to ≥300 MHz. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Instrument Setup tab This tab provides you an option to configure additional instrument settings for your measurements as described in Table 2-3. Figure 2-24 Instrument Setup tab Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
– Enable the 10 MHz timebase. View all connected instruments and select any instrument to use on the BenchVue Power Meter application. You can Additional Instruments connect up to 15 instruments per BenchVue Power Meter application. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Select the instruments to use at Instrument Setup > Add itional Instruments. Add up to four Digital Meter display views by clicking and selecting the measurement sources to display. Figure 2-25 Multiple Digital Meter display example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Multi-list display view Select the instruments to use at Instrument Setup > Add itional Instruments. Add a Multilist display view by clicking and selecting the measurement sources to display. Figure 2-26 Multi-list display example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Single Trace display view with multiple traces Select the instruments to use at Instrument Setup > Add itional Instruments. Add a Trace display view by clicking and selecting the trace sources to display. Figure 2-27 Multi-trace example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Multiple bench operation Set the sensor bench view layout Corresponds with respective sensor number Sensor number Double-click each connected sensor icon to open its related bench application window Figure 2-28 Multiple bench display example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Keysight 2050/60 X-Series Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors User’s Guide Characteristics and Specifications For the characteristics and specifications of the 2050/60 X-Series, refer to the datasheet at NOTE http://literature.cdn.keysight.com/litweb/pdf/5992-0040EN.pdf.
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The four resolution levels represent: – 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 dB respectively if the measurement suffix is dBm or dB. – 1, 2, 3, or 4 significant digits respectively if the measurement suffix is W or %. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Appendix Bandwidth Filter Shapes Amplitude <–3 dB 300 kHz 1.5 MHz 5 MHz Frequency Bandwidth setting High [1] When the 2050/60 X-Series frequency is set to ≥300 MHz. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Average “off” power level ahead of the pulse Gate 2, average measurement Peak-to-average ratio Gate 1, peak-to-average measurement Gate 3, average measurement, minus Gate 4, average Pulse droop measurement Gate 3 Gate 4 Trigger Gate 2 Gate 1 Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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