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® R&S NRP Series Power Sensors Getting Started (>C1Ô2) 1419017002 Version 18...
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Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. ® 1419.0170.02 | Version 18 | R&S NRP Series ® Throughout this manual, products from Rohde & Schwarz are indicated without the symbol, for example ®...
® Safety and regulatory information R&S NRP Series Safety instructions Safety and regulatory information The product documentation helps you use the product safely and efficiently. Fol- low the instructions provided here and in the following chapters. Intended use The power sensors are intended for accurate and uncomplicated power measure- ments in production, R&D and calibration labs as well as for installation and main-...
® Safety and regulatory information R&S NRP Series Labels on the product Use the product only for its intended use and within its performance limits. Inten- ded use and limits are described in the product documentation such as the data sheet, manuals and the printed "Safety Instructions".
® Safety and regulatory information R&S NRP Series Warning messages in the documentation Table 1-1: Labels regarding environment safety Labeling in line with EN 50419 for disposal of electrical and electronic equipment after the product has come to the end of its service life.
This chapter provides an overview of the user documentation and an introduction to the R&S NRP series power sensor. Documentation overview This section provides an overview of the R&S NRP series power sensor user doc- umentation. Unless specified otherwise, you find the documents at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/nrp-a-an www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/nrp_s_sn...
They are provided on the product page of the internet. 2.1.4 Instrument security procedures Deals with security issues when working with the R&S NRP series power sensor in secure areas. It is available for download on the Internet. 2.1.5...
® Welcome R&S NRP Series Key features www.rohde-schwarz.com/firmware/nrp-a-an www.rohde-schwarz.com/firmware/nrp_s_sn www.rohde-schwarz.com/firmware/nrp-t-tn 2.1.8 Application notes, application cards, white papers, etc. These documents deal with special applications or background information on particular topics. www.rohde-schwarz.com/application/nrp_s_sn www.rohde-schwarz.com/application/nrp18s-xx Key features The NRP power sensors are the successors of the established R&S NRP‑Z ser- ies from Rohde &...
® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Choosing the operating site Preparing for use Here, you can find basic information about setting up the product for the first time. ● Unpacking and checking................. 11 ● Choosing the operating site................11 ●...
® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Considerations for test setup – Residential environments – Environments that are directly connected to a low-voltage supply network that supplies residential buildings ● Class A equipment is intended for use in industrial environments. It can cause radio disturbances in residential environments due to possible conducted and radiated disturbances.
® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a DUT To suppress electromagnetic radiation during operation: ● Use high-quality shielded cables, for example, double-shielded RF and inter- face cables. ● Always terminate open cable ends. ● Ensure that connected external devices comply with EMC regulations.
Carefully loosen the union nut at the front of the RF connector of the power sensor. 2. Remove the power sensor. Powering the power sensor The electrical power for the R&S NRP series power sensor is supplied over one of the following interfaces: ● Host interface Chapter 4.3, "Host interface",...
® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting a cable to the host interface If you use the Ethernet interface of the LAN power sensors, you have to pro- vide the electrical power by power over Ethernet (PoE). In this case, you cannot provide the electrical power over the host interface instead.
® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host 2. Remove the cable. Connecting to a controlling host As a controlling host, you can use: ● Computer ● Base unit For operating the power sensor, you can choose from various possibilities. For details, see Chapter 5, "Operating...
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host Setup 3-Path Diode Power Sensor MHz to GHz, 100 pW to 200 mW (−70 dBm to +23 dBm) SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ‑ ZKU cable Figure 3-1: Setup with an R&S NRP 1 = Signal source 2 = R&S NRP power sensor...
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host ● 1 R&S NRP‑ZK6 cable per power sensor ● R&S NRP‑Z5 sensor hub with external power supply unit and USB cable ● BNC cables to connect the trigger input and trigger output signals (optional) Setup Figure 3-2: Setup with an R&S NRP-Z5 sensor hub...
® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host 2. Connect the power sensors to the R&S NRP‑Z5 sensor hub. You can connect up to four power sensors. 3. Connect the R&S NRP‑Z5 to the computer. 4. NOTICE! Incorrectly connecting or disconnecting the power sensor can dam- age the power sensor or lead to erroneous results.
® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host 3.7.3 Using a LAN connection Requires a power sensor with networking capabilities, a LAN power sensor. 3.7.3.1 Connecting a LAN power sensor to the LAN Depending on the available equipment, you can choose from different ways to connect a LAN power sensor to a controlling host.
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host Connect the power sensor to the signal source. 2. NOTICE! Risk of damaging the power sensor. Only use PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) as described in "Choose the PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) with care"...
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host 2. NOTICE! Risk of damaging the power sensor. Only use PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) as described in "Choose the PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) with care" on page 15.
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host 2. NOTICE! Risk of damaging the power sensor. Only use PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) as described in "Choose the PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) with care" on page 15.
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host Troubleshooting for peer-to-peer connections 1. Allow a waiting time, especially if the computer was used in a network before. 2. Check that only the main network adapter is active on the computer. If the...
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host ID: 1419.0035K02 - 101441 - Zd Serial Number Figure 3-6: Serial number on the name plate Example: Serial number of the power sensor: 101441 Default hostname: nrp18sn-101441 Hostname in zero configuration networks, including peer-to-peer networks The power sensor supports zero configuration networking, used in networks with- out DHCP server, such as peer-to-peer networks.
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® Preparing for use R&S NRP Series Connecting to a controlling host ceed or if the instrument is set to using alternate TCP/IP configuration, the IP address must be set manually. For a description on how to set the IP address manually, refer to the user manual.
® Power sensor tour R&S NRP Series Power sensor tour This chapter provides an overview of the available connectors and LEDs of the power sensor. In the following figure, the USB power sensor is shown on the left, the LAN power sensor is shown on the right.
® Power sensor tour R&S NRP Series RF connector RF connector The RF connector is used for connecting the power sensor to a device under test (DUT) or a signal generator. See Chapter 3.4, "Connecting to a DUT", on page 13.
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® Power sensor tour R&S NRP Series RF connector ‑ xx RF connector characteristics Table 4-3: R&S NRP18S Power sensor Male connector Matching female Tightening torque connector R&S NRP18S 1.36 Nm (12'' lbs) Table 4-4: R&S NRPxxT(N) RF connector characteristics...
® Power sensor tour R&S NRP Series Trigger I/O connector Status information The status LED gives information about the state of the power sensor. The follow- ing states are defined: Indication State White Idle state. The power sensor performs no measurement and is ready for use.
® Power sensor tour R&S NRP Series LAN PoE interface Further information: ● For details on configuration, see the user manual. LAN PoE interface Available only for LAN power sensors. An Ethernet RJ45 connector is used to connect the LAN connector to a local area network (LAN).
® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S NRP Toolkit Operating concepts For operating the power sensor, you can choose from various possibilities: ● Chapter 5.2, "Browser-based user interface", on page 35 ● Chapter 5.3, "Remote control", on page 37 ●...
® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S NRP Toolkit To obtain an R&S NRP Toolkit for an operating system other than Microsoft Win- dows, contact the Rohde & Schwarz customer support: customersupport@rohde- schwarz.com 5.1.2 System requirements Hardware requirements: ● Desktop computer or laptop, or an Intel-based Apple Mac ●...
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® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S NRP Toolkit 3. Accept the license terms to continue with the installation. 4. Click "Next" and complete the installation process. 5.1.3.1 Components of the R&S NRP Toolkit Access: "Start" > "NRP-Toolkit" The following tools are part of the R&S NRP Toolkit for Windows.
® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series Browser-based user interface For further details, see the user manual. NRP Version Display Displays version information of all installed, power measurement-relevant soft- ware packages. R&S NRP‑Z Uncertainty Calculator Determines the expanded measurement uncertainty. The tool comes with a man- ual (PDF) that is also available in the "Start"...
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® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series Browser-based user interface – Mozilla Firefox 33 or later – Google Chrome 36 or later – Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or later – Safari 5.1 or later Setup HOST INTERFACE TRIG2 3 V or 5 V logic OUT: min.
For a detailed description of the web user interface, refer to the corresponding chapter in the user manual. Remote control You can remote control the R&S NRP series power sensor easily. The change to remote control occurs "on the fly" and has no influence on the manual operation. Further information: ●...
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® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S NRPV The R&S NRPV is provided on your documentation CD-ROM and on the Rohde & Schwarz website as a separate standalone installation package. Required equipment ● R&S NRP power sensor ● R&S NRP‑ZKU cable or an R&S NRP‑Z5 sensor hub and an R&S NRP‑ZK6 cable to connect the power sensor to the computer ●...
® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S Power Viewer Starting a measurement For a detailed description of how to measure in this setup, refer to the operating manual of the R&S NRPV. 1. Start the R&S NRPV. 2. Execute zeroing.
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® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S Power Viewer Setup 3-Path Diode Power Sensor MHz to GHz, 100 pW to 200 mW (−70 dBm to +23 dBm) SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY Figure 5-3: Setup with the R&S Power Viewer 1 = Signal source 2 = R&S NRP power sensor...
You can download the R&S Power Viewer Mobile free of charge from the Google Play Store. ® The 1MA215 "Using R&S NRP Series Power Sensors with Android Handheld Devices" application note gives a detailed description on installation and features of the R&S Power Viewer Mobile. The application note is provided on the docu- mentation CD-ROM and at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/application/nrpz...
® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S NRX R&S NRX In a measurement, the R&S NRX uses all power sensor-dependent measurement functions and displays the results. Thus, you can configure both the measure- ment and the power sensor. Required equipment ●...
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® Operating concepts R&S NRP Series R&S NRX Starting a measurement For a detailed description of how to measure in this setup, refer to the user man- ual of the R&S NRX. 1. Preset the R&S NRX and the connected R&S power sensors.
NRP Series USB interface Remote control interfaces and protocols For remote control, communication between the R&S NRP series power sensor power sensors and the controlling host is established based on various interfaces and protocols. Depending on the power sensor type, the power sensors support different interfa- ces for remote control.
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® Remote control interfaces and protocols R&S NRP Series USB interface matically when the USB connection is established. Apart from the USBTMC driver (which comes with the installation of the R&S NRP Toolkit), you do not have to install a separate driver.
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® Remote control interfaces and protocols R&S NRP Series USB interface R&S NRP power sensor USB product ID R&S NRP18S 0x0138 R&S NRP18SN 0x0139 R&S NRP33S 0x0145 R&S NRP33SN 0x0146 R&S NRP33SN-V 0x0168 R&S NRP40S 0x015F R&S NRP40SN 0x0160 R&S NRP50S 0x0161 R&S NRP50SN...
® Remote control interfaces and protocols R&S NRP Series Ethernet interface R&S NRP power sensor USB product ID R&S NRP90T 0x026C R&S NRP90TN 0x026D R&S NRP110T 0x015A Table 6-6: R&S NRPxxTWG(N) USB product IDs R&S NRP power sensor USB product ID R&S NRP75TWG...
® Remote control interfaces and protocols R&S NRP Series Ethernet interface 6.2.1 VISA resource strings The VISA resource string is required to establish a communication session between the controller and the power sensor in a LAN. The resource string is a unique identifier, composed of the specific IP address of the power sensor and some network and VISA-specific keywords.
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® Remote control interfaces and protocols R&S NRP Series Ethernet interface Socket communication TCPIP::<IP address or hostname>::port::SOCKET ● port determines the used port number ● SOCKET indicates the raw network socket resource class Socket communication requires the specification of the port (commonly referred to as port number) and of "SOCKET"...
® Contacting customer support R&S NRP Series Contacting customer support Technical support – where and when you need it For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz product, contact our customer support center. A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, program- ming or applications of Rohde &...
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