Connecting Your Psa Analyzer To An External Source; Connecting The Cables; Configuring The Psa Series Analyzer - Agilent Technologies PSA Series Manual

Getting Started
Setting Up Your Signal Analyzer and Signal Source
• You may also need accessories such as an open, short, directional
coupler, or directional bridge, depending on your particular
measurement.

Connecting Your PSA Analyzer to an External Source

Once you have the required equipment and cables, you are ready to set
up your measurement. You will need to connect the PSA analyzer and
the external source, before configuring the analyzer to recognize the
source.

Connecting the Cables

1. Using the first BNC cable, connect the
panel of the external source to the
the PSA. For the PSG signal generator series, the external source
Trigger Out signal must be terminated in 50 Ω. This can be done by:
a. connecting a 50 Ω feedthrough directly to the PSA
connector and then connecting the BNC cable between the other
end of the feedthrough and the external source
connector.
or
b. connecting a tee to the PSA
connecting one output of the tee to a 50 Ω. load and using the
BNC cable to connect the other tee output to the external source
connector.
TRIGGER OUT
2. Using the second BNC cable, connect the
panel of the external source to
of the PSA Series analyzer.
3. Either connect each instrument to the LAN using two separate LAN
cables, or connect the two instruments together using a single LAN
crossover cable.
4. Using the third BNC cable, connect the
source rear panel to the PSA rear panel
use the external frequency reference, press
to (external).
Freq Ref Ext

Configuring the PSA Series Analyzer

After the instruments are connected, you need to configure the PSA to
find the IP Address of the external source, so the two instruments can
communicate with each other.
When the analyzer and source instruments are connected using a
"crossover" (cross-pinned) LAN cable setup refer to
page 47 for more information regarding IP addressing requirements.
Find the IP Address of the external source.
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TRIGGER OUT
on the rear panel of
TRIGGER IN
TRIGGER OUT
connector. Then
TRIGGER IN
SWEEP OUT
on the front panel
EXT TRIGGER INPUT
on the external
10 MHz OUT
. Set the PSA to
EXT REF IN
,
System Reference
"IP Address" on
on the rear
TRIGGER IN
on the rear
,
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