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CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
NI PXIe-5653
This document contains the verification and adjustment procedures for the National Instruments
PXIe-5653 RF synthesizer (NI 5653). Refer to
about calibration solutions.
Contents
Software.................................................................................................................................... 2
Documentation.......................................................................................................................... 2
Test Equipment......................................................................................................................... 2
Test Conditions......................................................................................................................... 5
Initial Setup............................................................................................................................... 5
Self-Calibrating the NI 5653 .................................................................................................... 5
As-Found and As-Left Limits................................................................................................... 6
Verification............................................................................................................................... 6
Verifying 10 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy ......................................................... 6
Verifying 10 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy......................................................... 7
Verifying 100 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy ....................................................... 7
Verifying 100 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy....................................................... 8
Verifying LO1 Frequency Accuracy ................................................................................ 9
Verifying LO1 Amplitude Accuracy ................................................................................ 10
Verifying LO2 Amplitude Accuracy ................................................................................ 10
Verifying LO3 Amplitude Accuracy ................................................................................ 11
Verifying LO1 Phase Noise.............................................................................................. 11
Verifying LO2 Phase Noise.............................................................................................. 12
Verifying LO3 Phase Noise.............................................................................................. 14
Adjustment................................................................................................................................ 15
Adjusting Reference Accuracy ......................................................................................... 15
Adjusting YIG Frequency ................................................................................................ 16
Adjusting LO1, LO2, and LO3 Output Power ................................................................. 17
EEPROM Update ..................................................................................................................... 17
Reverification ........................................................................................................................... 17
Reverifying 10 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy ..................................................... 18
Reverifying 100 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy ................................................... 18
Reverifying LO1 Amplitude Accuracy ............................................................................ 18
Reverifying LO2 Amplitude Accuracy ............................................................................ 19
Reverifying LO3 Amplitude Accuracy ............................................................................ 19
Reverifying Other Device Performance Specifications.................................................... 20
Worldwide Support and Services ............................................................................................. 20
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE NI PXIe-5653 This document contains the verification and adjustment procedures for the National Instruments PXIe-5653 RF synthesizer (NI 5653). Refer to for more information ni.com/calibration about calibration solutions. Contents Software............................ 2 Documentation.......................... 2 Test Equipment......................... 2 Test Conditions......................... 5 Initial Setup.......................... -
Page 2: Software
Table 1 lists the equipment NI recommends for the performance verification and adjustment procedures. If the recommended equipment is not available, select a substitute using the minimum requirements listed in the table. 2 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... - Page 3 Table 1. Required Equipment Specifications for NI 5653 Calibration Equipment Recommended Model Where Used Minimum Requirements Signal source analyzer Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) Verifying 10 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy Frequency range: 9 MHz to 10 GHz FSUP Signal Source Analyzer Verifying 100 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy Frequency accuracy: 1 ppb over the frequency range, 900 MHz to 9 GHz...
- Page 4 Table 1. Required Equipment Specifications for NI 5653 Calibration (Continued) Equipment Recommended Model Where Used Minimum Requirements Power meter Anritsu ML2438A with a Verifying 10 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy Range: 0 dBm to +20 dBm MA247xD Series Diode Verifying 100 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy Frequency range: 9 MHz to 8.3 GHz Sensor Verifying LO1 Amplitude Accuracy...
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Page 5: Test Conditions
Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX). Self-Calibrating the NI 5653 No signal connections are needed for self-calibration. Note You can self-calibrate the NI 5653 using the self-calibration features provided with NI-RFSG. NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 5... -
Page 6: As-Found And As-Left Limits
Frequency span: 1 kHz • Reference clock source: External • Frequency counter mode: 0.1 Hz resolution Use the signal source analyzer frequency counter to measure the frequency of the peak at approximately 110 MHz. 6 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... -
Page 7: Verifying 10 Mhz Reference Amplitude Accuracy
Create a new device session for the NI 5653. Set the RF frequency to 4 GHz and commit the settings to hardware. Check the signal generation status and verify that there are no reported errors or warnings. NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 7... -
Page 8: Verifying 100 Mhz Reference Amplitude Accuracy
After correcting for the measurement frequency, use the power meter to measure the NI 5653 REF OUT 100 MHz front panel connector power. Ensure that the power is between 1 dBm and 10 dBm. Close the device session. 8 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... -
Page 9: Verifying Lo1 Frequency Accuracy
Initial Accuracy = 50 10 9 – × 100 10 × Aging = NumberofYearsSinceLastAdjustment ------------------------- - Year 9 – × Temperature Stability = 10 10 12. Close the device session. NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 9... -
Page 10: Verifying Lo1 Amplitude Accuracy
After correcting for the measurement frequency, use the power meter to measure the LO2 output power. Ensure that the output power is between 6.5 dBm and 13 dBm. Close the device session. 10 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... -
Page 11: Verifying Lo3 Amplitude Accuracy
3 kHz to 10 kHz 300 Hz 10,000 10 kHz to 30 kHz 1 kHz 10,000 30 kHz to 100 kHz 1 kHz 5,000 100 kHz to 300 kHz 3 kHz 1,000 NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 11... -
Page 12: Verifying Lo2 Phase Noise
Create a new device session for the NI 5653. Configure the signal source analyzer as follows: • Phase noise measurement using cross-correlation PLLs and internal generators • Automatic DUT detection • Spur suppression enabled 12 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... - Page 13 10. Ensure that the recorded measurements are within the limits set in Table 5. Table 5. LO2 Phase Noise Density (dBc/Hz) Offset 100 Hz <-92 1 kHz <-121 10 kHz <-134 100 kHz <-134 1 MHz <-143 5 MHz <-155 NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 13...
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Page 14: Verifying Lo3 Phase Noise
Check the signal generation status and verify that there are no reported errors or warnings. Use the signal source analyzer to measure the phase noise. Record the results. Close the device session. 14 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... -
Page 15: Adjustment
• Reference clock source: External Create a new external calibration session using the appropriate password. The default password for password-protected operations is Note Create a new Reference Clock calibration session. NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 15... -
Page 16: Adjusting Yig Frequency
Measure frequency: Frequency at peak power as measured • Measure power level: Maximum peak power as measured Adjust the YIG frequency using the measurements taken in step 6 for the Measured LO1 Frequency and Measured LO1 Power parameters. 16 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... -
Page 17: Adjusting Lo1, Lo2, And Lo3 Output Power
If any test fails reverification after performing an adjustment, verify that you Note have met the Test Conditions before returning your device to NI. Refer to Worldwide Support and Services for information about support resources or service requests. NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 17... -
Page 18: Reverifying 10 Mhz Reference Amplitude Accuracy
Connect the NI 5653 LO1 front panel connector to the power meter. Create a new device session for the NI 5653. Create a list of test frequencies from 3.2 GHz to 8.3 GHz in 100 MHz increments, including endpoints. 18 | ni.com | NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure... -
Page 19: Reverifying Lo2 Amplitude Accuracy
Complete the following procedure to determine the as-left status of the NI 5653. Connect the NI 5653 LO3 front panel connector to the power meter. Create a new device session for the NI 5653. NI PXIe-5653 Calibration Procedure | © National Instruments | 19... -
Page 20: Reverifying Other Device Performance Specifications
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