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Spectrum Analyzer GSP-818 Series USER MANUAL GW INSTEK PART NO. ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER...
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May 2019 This manual contains proprietary information, which is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be photocopied, reproduced or translated to another language without prior written consent of the Good Will company. The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing. However, Good Will continues to improve products and reserves the right to change specification, equipment, and maintenance procedures at any time without notice.
Table of Contents Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..........5 USER NOTICE ..............10 General Inspection ........... 10 Safety Precaution before Operation ......11 Electro-static Discharge (ESD) Protection ....12 First Time to Power on ..........13 GETTING STARTED ............14 Package Contents and Accessories ......
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GSP-818 User Manual Peak Search .............. 60 Marker ..............62 Marker→ ..............66 Marker Function ............68 Measurement ............70 Measure Setup ............74 System ..............75 File ................78 Quick Save ..............79 Save ................79 FAQ ................80 APPENDIX ..............
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AFETY INSTRUCTIONS This chapter contains important safety instructions that you must follow when operating the GSP-818, and when keeping it in storage. Read the following before operating the GSP-818 to ensure your safety and to keep the GSP-818 series in the best possible condition.
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GSP-818 User Manual Do not dispose electronic equipment as unsorted municipal waste. Please use a separate collection facility or contact the supplier from which this instrument was purchased. Safety Guidelines Do not place any heavy object on the GSP-818. General ...
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AC Input voltage range: 100-240Vac; Power Supply Frequency: 50/60Hz WARNING Connect the protective grounding conductor of the AC power cord to an earth ground, to avoid electrical shock. Disconnect the power cord before cleaning. Cleaning the ...
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GSP-818 User Manual Location: Indoor Storage environment Relative Humidity: < 80% Temperature: −20°C to 70°C Do not dispose this instrument as unsorted Disposal municipal waste. Please use a separate collection facility or contact the supplier from which this instrument was purchased.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Power cord for the United Kingdom When using the GSP-818 in the United Kingdom, make sure the power cord meets the following safety instructions. NOTE: This lead/appliance must only be wired by competent persons WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT: The wires in this lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green/ Yellow:...
Check the Complete Instrument If there is any physical damage, operational fault, or performance issue please contact your distributor or GW Instek’s local office. If there is any damage to the instrument please ensure you keep the original packaging. Ideally you should always keep the original packaging if the instrument must be returned for repair.
USER NOTICE Safety Precaution before Operation Check Power Supply The analyzer is equipped with a three-wire power cord in accordance with international safety standards. The product must be grounded properly before being powered on, as floating or improper ground may cause damage to the instrument or personal injury.
GSP-818 User Manual Improper grounding may cause damage to the WARNING instrument, or result in personal injury. Make sure the grounding conductor of the spectrum analyzer is grounded before turning on the instrument. Always use a well-grounded power source. Do not use an external power cable, power cord or an auto transformer without grounded protection.
USER NOTICE Quickly ground the internal and external conductor of the coaxial cable before it is connected with the spectrum analyzer. Staff must wear anti-static gloves before touching the connector cord or doing any assemble work. Assure all the instruments are grounded properly to avoid static storage.
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GSP-818 User Manual ETTING STARTED This chapter introduces the front / rear panel, the user interface and explains how to use the instrument with a measurement example demonstration. Package Contents and Accessories ......15 Front Panel Overview ..........16 Rear Panel ..............18 Front Panel Function Key ..........
GETTING STARTED Package Contents and Accessories The GSP-818 has a number of standard and optional accessories that can be ordered. For more information please visit the GW Instek website at www.gwinstek.com or consult your authorized distributor for details. Standard Accessories Description Power Cable Mains power cable (region dependent) CD ROM...
GSP-818 User Manual Front Panel Overview 800x600 color LCD display. The display 1. LCD shows the soft keys for the current function, frequency, amplitude and marker information. The F1 to F7 function keys directly 2. Menu soft correspond to the soft keys on the right- keys hand side of display.
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GETTING STARTED tree in the File function 6. RF Input The RF input may be connected to a device via a N type connector. connector When input attenuator is higher than 10 dB, the RF port Note input signal must be less than +30 dBm. Input voltage at RF input port must not be higher than 50 V DC to avoid damage to the attenuator and input mixer tracking generator.
GSP-818 User Manual Rear Panel 1. Handle Stow the handle for mobile use. 2 AC power AC: frequency 50Hz±10%, single-phase connector alternative 220V±15% or 110V±15% 3. Stool To adjust the angle of the device 4. VGA port provides a VGA signal output which is used through a VGA cable or with a projector 5.
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GETTING STARTED 8. Lock hole You can lock the spectrum analyzer to a fixed location using the security lock (please buy it yourself) to secure the spectrum analyzer.
GSP-818 User Manual Front Panel Function Key Basic keys Utility keys Control keys Marker measure measure Keys Description Basic keys Activates the center-frequency function, and accesses the frequency function menu. Activates the frequency sweep span function, and set Full Span\Zero Span\Last Span. Activates the reference level function, and accesses the amplitude softkeys, with which you set functions that affect data on the vertical axis.
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GETTING STARTED Control keys Activates the RBW (resolution bandwidth) function, and accesses the softkeys that control the bandwidth functions and averaging. Accesses the softkeys that allow you to store and manipulate trace information. Accesses the softkeys that allow you to configure detector functions.
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GSP-818 User Manual Advanced measure keys Accesses the softkeys that let you make transmitter power measurements such as ACPR(adjacent channel power), channel power, and OBW(occupied bandwidth), etc. Sets the parameters for the selected measurement function. Utility keys Sets the system parameters, and accesses the calibration menu.
GETTING STARTED Parameter Input Specific parameter values are able to be entered using the numeric keypad, knob, and directional keys. Numeric Keypad Numbers 0-9 are available to be used. Numeric keys A decimal point "." will be inserted at the Decimal cursor position when this key is pressed.
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GSP-818 User Manual When pressed, the system will complete the Enter key input process and insert a default measurement unit for the parameter automatically. Unit keys include GHz/dBm/Sec, Unit keys MHz/dB/mSec, kHz/dBmV/μSec and Hz/mV/nSec. After entering the desired numbers, choose an appropriate unit to complete the input.
GETTING STARTED User Interface 9 10 Marker measure measure No. Name Description Related Key Can choose → [Scale Type] Amplitude logarithmic or linear Division Type Display division scale → [Scale/Div] Amplitude Division Reference level Reference level → [Ref Level] Display detection type Detection type Display input →...
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GSP-818 User Manual Display current Marker activated marker Display system date → [Date/Time] Date/time and time Display frequency and 8.9. amplitude of current Marker readout marker Menu item of current 10. Menu item function Function of current 11. Menu title menu belongs to.
GETTING STARTED Build-in Help The built-in help provides information that refers to every function key and menu key on the front panel. Users can view this help information if required. Basic Measurement Basic measurements include, input signal frequency and amplitude display, marked by a frequency marker.
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GSP-818 User Manual To clearly observe the signal, reduce the frequency span to 1 MHz and set the center frequency to 100MHz. Setting Center Frequency Press the FREQ button and select Center frequency on corresponding pop up menu. Input "100" and select the unit as MHz on the numeric keypad.
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GETTING STARTED Press the Detector button and set the detection type to positive peak. The signal at a higher resolution Please note that resolution bandwidth, video bandwidth and frequency span are self- adapted. They adjust to certain values according to frequency span. Sweep time can be self-adapted too.
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GSP-818 User Manual Setting amplitude 1. The reference level will be shown at the top of the display grid. To get a better dynamic range, the real signal peak point should be located at or near the top of display grid (reference level).
MENU INTEPRETATION ENU INTEPRETATION This chapter provides you with the information on using the front panel of the spectrum analyzer. Frequency ..............35 Center Freq ................35 Start Freq ................36 Stop Freq ................36 CF Step Auto Manual ............37 Freq Offset ................37 Freq Ref Internal External.............38 Span .................
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GSP-818 User Manual Max Hold ................48 Min Hold ................48 Blank ..................48 View ..................48 Operations► ............... 49 Detector ..............50 Detector type comparison ........... 50 Auto ..................51 Normal ................. 51 Pos Peak ................51 Neg Peak ................51 Sample ..................
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MENU INTEPRETATION FM► ..................59 Peak Search .............. 60 Max Search ................60 Next Peak ................60 Left Peak ................60 Right Peak ................60 Min Search ................61 Mkr→CF ................61 Cont Max On Off ..............61 Marker ..............62 Marker 1 2 3 4 5 ..............62 Trace 1 2 3 4 5 ..............63 Normal .................63 Delta ..................63...
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GSP-818 User Manual Frequency Line On Off ............71 Amplitude Upper limit Lower limit ........71 Freq Start Stop ..............72 Window Scan On Off ............72 Limit Meas► ............... 72 Limit Meas On Off ............... 72 Line Up On Off ..............72 Line Low On Off ..............
MENU INTEPRETATION Frequency The frequency range of a channel can be expressed by either of two groups of parameters: Start Frequency and Stop Frequency; or Center Frequency and Span. If any such parameter is changed, the others would be adjusted automatically in order to ensure the coupling relationship among them ...
GSP-818 User Manual Start Freq Sets the start frequency of the sweep. When pressed, the frequency mode is switched to Start Freq and Stop Freq in order to enter the desired parameter data. The span and center frequency are changed Key Points ...
MENU INTEPRETATION CF Step Auto Manual Sets the step of center frequency. Changing the center frequency in a fixed step continuously switches the channel to be measured. The frequency step type could be “Manual” or Key Points “Auto”. In Auto mode, the CF step is 1/10 of span if it is in Non-zero span mode or equals 25% of RBW while in Zero span mode;...
GSP-818 User Manual While this function activated (frequency offset isn’t 0), you can modify this parameter using the numeric keys, knob or direction keys. Freq Ref Internal External Set the reference frequency as internal or external input, this is regarded as whole device reference.
MENU INTEPRETATION Span Set the spectrum analyzer to span mode. When press the SPAN button, Span, Full Span, Zero Span and Last Span will be available to configure. You can modify span using the numeric keys, knob or direction keys. Use numeric key or Zero Span to clear span. Span Sets the frequency range of the sweep.
GSP-818 User Manual Zero Span Sets the span of the analyzer to 0 Hz. Both the start and stop frequencies will equal the center frequency and the horizontal axis will denote time. The analyzer here is measuring the time domain characteristics of amplitude, located at the corresponding frequency point.
MENU INTEPRETATION Amplitude Sets the amplitude parameters of the analyzer. Through these parameters, signals under measurement can be displayed at an optimal view with minimum error. The pop out amplitude menu includes Ref Level, Attenuation Auto Manual, Scale/Div, Scale Type Lin Log, Ref Offset, Ref Unit and Preamplifier On Off. Ref Level Activate reference level function and sets the maximum power or voltage for display window.
GSP-818 User Manual Attenuation Auto Manual Sets the front attenuator of the RF input in order to permit big signals (or small signals) to pass from the mixer with low distortion (or low noise). It only works under internal mixer mode to adjust input attenuator insider analyzer.
MENU INTEPRETATION By changing the scale, the displayed amplitude Key Points range is adjusted. The amplitude that can be displayed is from reference level minus 10 times the current scale value to the reference level. You can modify this parameter using the ...
GSP-818 User Manual The changing of this value changes both the Key Points readout of the reference level and the amplitude readout of the marker, but will not impact the position of the curve on the screen. You can modify this parameter using the ...
MENU INTEPRETATION Auto Tune Searches for signals automatically throughout the full frequency range, adjusts the frequency and amplitude to their optimum and realizes one-key signal search and auto setting of parameters. Some parameters such as reference level, scale, Key Points ...
GSP-818 User Manual Bandwidth/Average Sets the RBW (Resolution Bandwidth) and VBW (Video Bandwidth) parameters of the analyzer. Pop out the setting menu includes RBW Auto Manual, RBW Mode Default Continuous, VBW Auto Manual, Average On Off and EMI BW►. RBW Auto Manual Adjust the resolution bandwidth ranging from 10Hz-3MHz.
MENU INTEPRETATION Reducing the value of RBW will increase the Key Points frequency resolution, but may also cause sweeps to take longer (Sweep Time is effected by a combination of RBW and VBW when it is in Auto mode). VBW varies with RBW when it is set to Auto.
GSP-818 User Manual Trace As the sweep signal is displayed as a trace on the screen, you can set parameters about the trace using this key. The analyzer allows for up to five traces to be displayed at one time, and press this key to check the menu for trace.
MENU INTEPRETATION Operations► Enter trace math related sub menu. Exchange the trace stock 1 data with trace stock 2 1 ↔ 2 and place them in display mode. 2-DL → 2 Deduct display line value in trace stock 2. This function execute once when activated.
GSP-818 User Manual Detector While displaying a wider span, each pixel contains spectrum information associated with a larger subrange. That is, several samples may fall on one pixel. Which of the samples will be represented by the pixel depends on the selected detector type. Press this key to pop out the relevant menu includes Auto, Normal, Pos Peak, Neg Peak and Sample.
MENU INTEPRETATION Sampling detector is conducive to measurement Sample noise signal. Compared with the standard detection method, it can measure noise better. Auto Set the detector to auto detection mode (default mode). In this mode, when the span is greater than 1MHz, the detection method is set as Normal.
GSP-818 User Manual Display Controls the screen display of the analyzer, such as setting the on or off for window zoom, display line, amplitude scale, grid, label, and display style. Full Screen Set to full-screen display graphical interface, press any key to exit. Zoom On Off In multi-window display mode, press this button to zoom in on the selected window.
GSP-818 User Manual Sweep Sets parameters about the Sweep time and mode including Sweep Time Auto Manual, Sweep Single and Sweep Cont. Sweep Time Auto Manual Sets the time interval for the analyzer to complete a sweep. In non-zero span, the analyzer uses the shortest sweep time on the basis of the current RBW and VBW settings if Auto is selected.
MENU INTEPRETATION Trigger Sets the trigger type and other associated parameters, menu includes Auto Run and Video. Auto Run Set the trigger mode to the free trigger mode so that the scan trigger is as fast as possible with the spectrum analyzer. It meets the trigger conditions at any time, that is, continue to generate a trigger signal.
GSP-818 User Manual Tracking Generator When the Tracking Generator is On, a signal with the same frequency of the current sweep signal will be output from the GEN OUTPUT 50Ω terminal on the front panel. Press the key will pop out related menu includes Track Gen►, Track Gen On Off, Output Power and Network Measure►.
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MENU INTEPRETATION Network Meas Turn on or off the tracking source network On Off measurement function. Tracking source network measurement function, mainly for amplitude and frequency characteristics measurement; RF output and spectrum measurement is fully synchronized, can be used as a scalar network analyzer. When the network measurement function is on, the measurement results show relative values after normalized, expressed in dB.
GSP-818 User Manual Demodulation Enter the demodulation settings, the spectrum analyzer supports audio demodulation and AM, FM digital demodulation. DEMOD► Enter Audio Demod soft menu. Demod On Off Turn audio demodulation on or off. Demod Mode► Enter the demodulation mode soft menu. Including FMW, FM, AM, USB, LSB.
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MENU INTEPRETATION IF BW Auto Set the demodulation bandwidth to auto or Manual manual mode. FM► Enter FM demodulation soft menu. FM On Off Turn FM demodulation On or Off. Carrier Freq Set the carrier frequency of the FM modulation signal.
GSP-818 User Manual Peak Search Executes peak searching immediately and opens the Peak setting menu. If Max is selected from the Peak Search option, it Key Points will search and mark the maximum on the trace. The peak search of Next Peak, Peak Right, Peak ...
MENU INTEPRETATION Min Search Searches the peak with the minimum amplitude on the trace and identifies it with a marker. Mkr→CF Used to move the peak point to the center frequency point. Cont Max On Off Set the peak search form, off by default. On mode will automatically search for the peak.
GSP-818 User Manual Marker The marker appears as a rhombic sign (shown below) for identifying the point on the trace. We can easily readout the parameters of the marked point on the trace, such as the amplitude, frequency and sweep time. The analyzer allows for up to three groups of Key Points ...
MENU INTEPRETATION Trace 1 2 3 4 5 In the trace measurement, the frequency scale used to activate the traces. Normal One of the marker types, which is used to measure the values of X (Frequency or Time) or Y (Amplitude) at certain point of the trace. When selected, a marker will appear with its own digital ID such as “1”...
GSP-818 User Manual activated, press Delta to place the still frequency scale to the active marker. The displayed amplitude difference is expressed in dB, or is the linear unit in terms of the corresponding scale. The Reference Marker will be activated at the Key Points ...
MENU INTEPRETATION All Off Turns off all the opened markers and the related functions. The marker won’t show again. Marker Table On Off Turns on or off the display of all marker table.
GSP-818 User Manual Marker→ A soft menu associated with the marker function is popped out for setting the other system parameters (such as Center frequency, Reference level) by current marker readings. These menus relate to the frequency of the spectrum analyzer, whether the sweep width and marker are in normal or delta marker mode.
MENU INTEPRETATION If Delta Marker is selected, the start frequency will be set to the frequency at which the Delta Marker is located. The function is invalid in Zero span mode. Mkr->Stop Sets the stop frequency of the analyzer based on the frequency of the current marker.
GSP-818 User Manual Marker Function Executes specific marker soft menu. Function Off Turn off marker measurement function. NdB On Off Enables the N dB BW measurement or sets the value of N. The N dB BW denotes the frequency difference between points that are located on both sides of the current marker while the amplitude falls off (N<0) or rises (N>0) N dB separately, When the measurement starts, the analyzer will...
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MENU INTEPRETATION count also pops up an additional counter function for the soft menu, including Freq Count On Off Turn on or off the frequency counter mode. This Freq On Off function is invalid when the trace signal generator is activated. The count value is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
GSP-818 User Manual Measurement Provide a variety of advanced measurement functions, pop-up spectrum analyzer built-in and user-defined measurement function soft menu, turn on or off the time spectrum, adjacent channel power measurement, channel power measurement, occupied bandwidth, Pass-Fail measurement menu. Measure off You can directly close the currently running measurement function, you can also choose to close the measurement menu.
MENU INTEPRETATION OBW On Off Turn on or off the occupied bandwidth measurement. Press the Meas Setup button to pop up the parameter setting soft menu for occupying the bandwidth measurement. Occupied Bandwidth is a measure of the bandwidth occupied by the transmitter signal can be measured from the total power ratio within the in-band power span, with a default value of 99% (the user can set this value).
GSP-818 User Manual Freq Start Stop Start and stop frequencies for scanning line for editing. Window Scan On Off Turn window scan on or off. When the window scan is on, only the window formed by the intersection of the amplitude line and the frequency line is scanned.
MENU INTEPRETATION The region has been edited on the whole Amplitude superimposed on a degree, so that it can move up or down, easy to measure. Does not affect the amplitude setting of the spectrum analyzer. UpLine Edit► Upper line editing is used to edit the control line above the trace, depending on the trace.
GSP-818 User Manual Measure Setup Measurement setting menu for the corresponding measurement parameter settings when adjacent channel power, channel power, occupied bandwidth measurement mode is turned on. Channel BW Set the bandwidth of the channel power measurement, and set the total display power percentage of bandwidth.
MENU INTEPRETATION System A soft menu for system parameter settings pops up. Including System Info ►, Configure I / O ►, Power On / Reset ►, Local Language ►, Date / Time ►, User Calibration ►, System Service ►. For first time you use the spectrum analyzer, set the date and time, the system will store the settings, restart the machine after power off won’t change the settings.
GSP-818 User Manual Power on parameter settings include Factory and Preset► User To save the current system configuration as a user- Note defined configuration, press the [Save] panel key and select the [User Status] menu item. Language► To set the system language, in Chinese by default. Date/Time►...
MENU INTEPRETATION If you do not need the user calibration Factory compensation data, press the [Restore Factory] key to clear the data and return to the factory status. Service► For spectrum analyzer debugging.
GSP-818 User Manual File Pop up file management soft menu. Refresh In the directory state, view the latest stored files. Type► To check file type under directory, includes screen image, trace data and display all. First Page Display first page of current directory. Prev Page Display Previous page.
MENU INTEPRETATION Quick Save Save the contents of the current screen quickly. Save It’s available to save screenshot, trace data, or user status. Screen Pixmap► Enter screenshot save soft menu, you can choose to save screenshots to local or flash memory, the image file format is bmp, the lower left corner of the screen status display bar will display the saved screenshots information.
RF input connector. If there is still no signal display, there may be a problem with the spectrum analyzer hardware circuit. Please contact GW Instek for service. Q3. The signal amplitude readout is not precise.
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→ [frequency reference Internal External].If the frequency is still not precise, then the spectrum analyzer LO has lost its phase lock, please contact GW Instek for service. For more information, contact your local dealer or GW Instek at www.gwinstek.com / marketing@goodwill.com.tw.
GSP-818 User Manual PPENDIX Specifications This chapter lists the technical specifications and general technical specifications of the spectrum analyzer. Unless otherwise stated, the technical specifications apply to the following conditions: The instrument has been preheated for 30 minutes before use. The instrument is in the calibration cycle and ...
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APPENDIX Temperature <2.5ppm (15°C to 35°C) stability Aging rate <1ppm/year SSB Phase Noise (20°C to 30°C, fc=1 GHz, RBW= 1 kHz, VBW=10 Hz, Average ≥ 40) 10 kHz < -82 dBc/Hz 100 kHz < -98 dBc/Hz(Typical) 1 MHz < -110 dBc/Hz(Typical) Bandwidth Resolution 10Hz to 500kHz (1-10 steps by sequence), 1MHz,...
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GSP-818 User Manual Frequency response (20°C to 30°C, 30% to 70% relative humidity, input attenuation=10 dB, reference frequency=50 MHz) Preamp Off (fc ≥100 kHz) ±0.8 dB;±0.4 dB, Typical Preamp On(fc ≥100 MHz) ±0.9 dB;±0.5 dB, Typical Difference and Accuracy RBW Switch Reference: 10 kHz RBW at 50 MHz Difference Log resolution=±0.2 dB, Lin resolution=±0.01...
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APPENDIX Sweep Time None-zero Span 10 ms to 3000 s Zero Span 1 ms to 3000 s Span Mode Continue, Single Tracking Generator (Only apply to - Opt. 01 Tracking Generator) Tracking Generator Output Frequency Range 100 kHz to 1.8GHz Output power level -30 dBm to 0 dBm range...
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GSP-818 User Manual Inputs and Outputs RF Input 50 Ω, Typical Impedance Connector N Type Female Tracking Generator Output 50 Ω, Typical Impedance Connector N Type Female Reference Input Connector BNC Female 10MHz Reference 0 dBm to +10 dBm Amplitude USB Host Connector A Plug...
APPENDIX GSP-818 Factory Default Settings The following default settings are the factory configuration settings for GSP-818. Factory Settings Parameter Value Frequency Center Frequency 900.000000 MHz Start Frequency 0 Hz Stop Frequency 1.800009000 GHz Frequency Step 180.000000 MHz Frequency Offset 0 Hz Frequency Reference Internal SPAN...
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GSP-818 User Manual Trace Trace Type Clear Write Trace 1 Math 1<- ->2 Display Full Display Window Zoom Display Line Amplitude Scale Grid Display Style Default Label Trig Trigger Type Auto Demod Audio Demod Digital Demod Peak Peak Search Marker Fctn Marker Noise Frequency Count Marker...
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APPENDIX Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.1.1 Local Language English Date/Time...
GSP-818 User Manual Declaration of Conformity GOOD WILL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. declare that the below mentioned product Type of Product: Spectrum Analyzer Model number: GSP-818 satisfies all the technical relations application to the product within the scope of council: Directive: 2014/30/EU; 2014/35/EU; 2011/65/EU; 2012/19/EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: ◎...
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