Page 1 ® R&S Vector Network Analyzers User Manual (;×íÇ2) 1173.9557.02 ─ 13...
Page 2 This manual describes the following vector network analyzer type and its options: ● ® R&S ZNC3, order no. 1311.6004K12 (2 test ports) The firmware of the instrument makes use of several valuable open source software packages. For information, see the "Open Source Acknowledgement"...
Page 3 Basic Safety Instructions Always read through and comply with the following safety instructions! All plants and locations of the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies make every effort to keep the safety standards of our products up to date and to offer our customers the highest possible degree of safety. Our products and the auxiliary equipment they require are designed, built and tested in accordance with the safety standards that apply in each case.
Page 4 Basic Safety Instructions Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Warning! Hot surface Alternating current (AC) Protective conductor terminal Direct/alternating current (DC/AC) Ground Device fully protected by double (reinforced) insulation Ground terminal EU labeling for batteries and accumulators For additional information, see section "Waste disposal/Environmental protection", item 1.
Page 5 Basic Safety Instructions Operating states and operating positions The product may be operated only under the operating conditions and in the positions specified by the manufacturer, without the product's ventilation being obstructed. If the manufacturer's specifications are not observed, this can result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury or death. Applicable local or national safety regulations and rules for the prevention of accidents must be observed in all work performed.
Page 6 Basic Safety Instructions 6. The product may be operated only from TN/TT supply networks fuse-protected with max. 16 A (higher fuse only after consulting with the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies). 7. Do not insert the plug into sockets that are dusty or dirty. Insert the plug firmly and all the way into the socket provided for this purpose.
Page 7 Basic Safety Instructions 2. Before you move or transport the product, read and observe the section titled "Transport". 3. As with all industrially manufactured goods, the use of substances that induce an allergic reaction (allergens) such as nickel cannot be generally excluded. If you develop an allergic reaction (such as a skin rash, frequent sneezing, red eyes or respiratory difficulties) when using a Rohde &...
Page 8 Basic Safety Instructions 2. Adjustments, replacement of parts, maintenance and repair may be performed only by electrical experts authorized by Rohde & Schwarz. Only original parts may be used for replacing parts relevant to safety (e.g. power switches, power transformers, fuses). A safety test must always be performed after parts relevant to safety have been replaced (visual inspection, protective conductor test, insulation resistance measurement, leakage current measurement, functional test).
Page 9 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Waste disposal/Environmental protection 1. Specially marked equipment has a battery or accumulator that must not be disposed of with unsorted municipal waste, but must be collected separately. It may only be disposed of at a suitable collection point or via a Rohde &...
Page 10 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Se parte del uso correcto del producto para los fines definidos si el producto es utilizado conforme a las indicaciones de la correspondiente documentación del producto y dentro del margen de rendimiento definido (ver hoja de datos, documentación, informaciones de seguridad que siguen). El uso del producto hace necesarios conocimientos técnicos y ciertos conocimientos del idioma inglés.
Page 11 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Símbolo Significado Símbolo Significado Aviso: Cuidado en el manejo de dispositivos Distintivo de la UE para la eliminación por sensibles a la electrostática (ESD) separado de dispositivos eléctricos y electrónicos Más información en la sección "Eliminación/protección del medio ambiente", punto 2.
Page 12 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales 1. Si no se convino de otra manera, es para los productos Rohde & Schwarz válido lo que sigue: como posición de funcionamiento se define por principio la posición con el suelo de la caja para abajo, modo de protección IP 2X, uso solamente en estancias interiores, utilización hasta 2000 m sobre el nivel del mar, transporte hasta 4500 m sobre el nivel del mar.
Page 13 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales 6. Solamente está permitido el funcionamiento en redes de alimentación TN/TT aseguradas con fusibles de 16 A como máximo (utilización de fusibles de mayor amperaje solo previa consulta con el grupo de empresas Rohde & Schwarz). 7.
Page 14 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Funcionamiento 1. El uso del producto requiere instrucciones especiales y una alta concentración durante el manejo. Debe asegurarse que las personas que manejen el producto estén a la altura de los requerimientos necesarios en cuanto a aptitudes físicas, psíquicas y emocionales, ya que de otra manera no se pueden excluir lesiones o daños de objetos.
Page 15 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Reparación y mantenimiento 1. El producto solamente debe ser abierto por personal especializado con autorización para ello. Antes de manipular el producto o abrirlo, es obligatorio desconectarlo de la tensión de alimentación, para evitar toda posibilidad de choque eléctrico. 2.
Page 16 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales 2. Las asas instaladas en los productos sirven solamente de ayuda para el transporte del producto por personas. Por eso no está permitido utilizar las asas para la sujeción en o sobre medios de transporte como p. ej. grúas, carretillas elevadoras de horquilla, carros etc. Es responsabilidad suya fijar los productos de manera segura a los medios de transporte o elevación.
Page 17 Quality management Certified Quality System ISO 9001 and environmental Certified Environmental System management ISO 14001 Sehr geehrter Kunde, Dear customer, Cher client, Sie haben sich für den Kauf You have decided to buy a Vous avez choisi d’acheter un eines Rohde & Schwarz Produk- Rohde &...
Page 18 Customer Support Technical support – where and when you need it For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz equipment, contact one of our Customer Support Centers. A team of highly qualified engineers provides telephone support and will work with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, programming or applications of Rohde &...
Page 19: Table Of Contents
® Contents R&S Contents 1 Documentation Map................9 Getting Started Guide....................9 User Manual........................9 Help System........................9 Documentation CD-ROM....................9 2 Release Notes for Firmware V1.81.............10 3 Concepts and Features...............11 Basic Concepts......................11 3.1.1 Global (Persistent) Settings..................11 3.1.2 Recall Sets........................12 3.1.3 Traces, Channels and Diagrams...................12 3.1.4 Sweep Control.......................14 3.1.5...
Page 20 ® Contents R&S 3.5.2 Calibration Standards and Calibration Kits..............75 3.5.3 Calibration Pool......................81 3.5.4 Calibration Labels......................81 3.5.5 Automatic Calibration....................81 3.5.6 Scalar Power Calibration....................86 Offset Parameters and Embedding................91 3.6.1 Offset Parameters......................92 Optional Extensions and Accessories..............97 3.7.1 Time Domain (R&S ZNC-K2)..................98 3.7.2 GPIB Interface (R&S ZNC-B10)..................103 3.7.3 Handler I/O (Universal Interface, R&S ZN-B14)............103 3.7.4...
Page 21 ® Contents R&S 4.4.3 Calibration........................233 4.4.4 Channel Config......................276 4.4.5 Trigger.........................283 4.4.6 Offset Embed......................287 Display Settings......................294 4.5.1 Display > Diagram.......................295 4.5.2 Display > Split......................299 4.5.3 Display > Config......................301 4.5.4 Define User Color Scheme (Dialog)................303 4.5.5 Display > View Bar......................306 4.5.6 Display > Touchscreen....................307 System Settings......................307 4.6.1 System >...
Page 22 ® Contents R&S Messages........................336 5.2.1 Device Messages (Commands and Device Responses)..........336 5.2.2 SCPI Command Structure and Syntax................336 5.2.3 SCPI Parameters......................340 Basic Remote Control Concepts................342 5.3.1 Traces, Channels, and Diagram Areas...............342 5.3.2 Active Traces in Remote Control................343 5.3.3 Initiating Measurements, Speed Considerations............344 5.3.4 Addressing Traces and Channels................345 Command Processing....................346...
Page 23 ® Contents R&S SCPI Command Reference..................371 6.3.1 CALCulate Commands....................372 6.3.2 CONFigure Commands....................453 6.3.3 CONTrol Commands....................460 6.3.4 DIAGnostic Commands....................469 6.3.5 DISPlay Commands....................470 6.3.6 FORMat Commands....................493 6.3.7 HCOPy Commands.....................495 6.3.8 INITiate Commands....................499 6.3.9 INSTrument Commands.....................502 6.3.10 MEMory........................503 6.3.11 MMEMory Commands....................504 6.3.12 OUTPut Commands....................529 6.3.13 PROGram Commands....................531 6.3.14...
Page 24 ® Contents R&S 8.1.1 Asynchronous Errors....................734 8.1.2 Errors during Measurement..................734 8.1.3 Obtaining Technical Support..................735 Errors during Firmware Installation/Update............735 9 Annexes....................737 Interfaces and Connectors..................737 9.1.1 Rear Panel Connectors....................737 9.1.2 LAN Interface......................739 9.1.3 GPIB Interface......................739 9.1.4 Universal Interface......................742 Maintenance......................750 9.2.1 Storing and Packing the Instrument................750 9.2.2 Replacing Fuses......................750 Showroom Mode.......................751...
Page 25: Documentation Map
® Documentation Map R&S Getting Started Guide 1 Documentation Map The R&S ZNC documentation is delivered as a printed Getting Started guide and a doc- umentation CD-ROM providing the complete user documentation. In addition, a help system is embedded in the instrument. 1.1 Getting Started Guide The Getting Started guide describes everything that is needed to put the instrument into operation and helps you to get familiar with the R&S ZNC.
Page 26: Release Notes For Firmware V1.81
® Release Notes for Firmware V1.81 R&S 2 Release Notes for Firmware V1.81 Version V1.81 of the R&S ZNC firmware provides the following changes: Bug fix: Missing in C hannel Bits S egmented sweeps Software version ► To check your R&S ZNC firmware version, press "Help > About...". User Manual 1173.9557.02 ─...
Page 27: Concepts And Features
® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts 3 Concepts and Features The following chapter provides an overview of the analyzer's capabilities and their use. This includes a description of the basic concepts that the analyzer uses to organize, process and display measurement data, of the screen contents, possible measured quantities, calibration methods and typical test setups.
Page 28: Recall Sets
® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts ● Connector types ● Cal pool data including system error correction and power correction data ● Directories for trace data, limit lines calibration data etc. ● Color schemes and printer settings ● System configurations, to be accessed via "SYSTEM > SETUP" ●...
Page 29 ® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts 3.1.3.1 Trace Settings The trace settings specify the mathematical operations used in order to obtain traces from the measured or stored data. They can be divided into several main groups: ● Selection of the measured quantity (S-parameters, wave quantities, ratios, impedan- ces,...) ●...
Page 30: Sweep Control
® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts ● Correction data ("Calibration", "Offset") The "Channel" menu provides all channel settings. 3.1.3.3 Active and Inactive Traces and Channels A window can display several diagrams simultaneously, each with a variable number of traces. One of these traces is active at each time. The active trace is highlighted in the trace list on top of the active diagram (Trc3 in the figure below): Tapping a trace in the list selects the trace as the active trace.
Page 31 ® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts After changing the channel settings or selecting another measured quantity, the analyzer needs some time to initialize the new sweep. This preparation period increases with the number of points and the number of partial measurements involved. It is visualized by a "Preparing Sweep"...
Page 32 ® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts Use the "Alternated" mode to increase the accuracy of measurements on DUTs with long level settling times (e.g. quartzes, SAW filters). To measure DUTs with short settling times and obtain a trace from the beginning of the sweep, use "Chopped" mode. In "Auto" mode, the analyzer will optimize the display update: Fast sweeps are performed in "Alterna- ted"...
Page 33: Data Flow
® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts The ranges of numerical values must be compatible with the instrument model. The con- ditions for the stimulus range depend on the sweep type: ● Lin. Frequency/Log. Frequency/Segmented Frequency The supported frequency range is listed in c hapter 6.3.14.8, "[SENSe:]FRE- Quency...", on page 586.
Page 34 ® Concepts and Features R&S Basic Concepts User Manual 1173.9557.02 ─ 13...
Page 35: Screen Elements
® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements 3.2 Screen Elements This section describes the operating concept of the network analyzer, including the alter- native navigation tools for touchscreen, mouse and hardkey operation, the trace settings, markers and diagrams. For a description of the different quantities measured by the ana- lyzer refer to ...
Page 36 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements ● Refer to c hapter 4.5, "Display Settings", on page 294 and learn how to customize the screen. 3.2.1.1 Title Bar The main application window of the vector network analyzer application provides a title ®...
Page 37 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements context menu. Tapping a control element in the softtool panels activates a setting. You can also enter values and open dialogs with extended settings. A softtool panel consists of a title (e.g. "Display") with a close/re-open icon and the control element area below.
Page 38 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements Overview of menu functions ● ® The "File" menu provides standard Windows functions that can be used to create, save, recall or print recall sets, to copy the current screen or to shut down the appli- cation.
Page 39 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements 3.2.1.6 Hardkey Panel The hardkey panel (see "SYSTEM > DISPLAY > View Bar") shows the setup keys which you also find at the front panel of the R&S ZNC. Most keys open a particular tab of the softtool panel providing related control elements.
Page 40: Display Elements In The Diagram
® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements A green LXI status symbol indicates that a LAN connection has been established; a red symbol indicates that no LAN cable is connected. ● the current date and time The progress bar slowly oscillates from left to right and back if the sweep is too fast to be monitored, e.g.
Page 41 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements 3.2.2.1 Title An optional title across the top of the diagram may be used for a brief description of the diagram contents. Select "SYSTEM > DISPLAY > Diagram > Show Title" to display or hide the title. 3.2.2.2 Traces A trace is a set of data points displayed together in the diagram.
Page 42 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements ● Measured quantity (for the active trace): The measured quantity is indicated in the trace list; see " Trace List and Trace Settings" on page 26. A trace can be either a data trace, a memory trace, or a mathematical trace; see "...
Page 43 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements ● The next sections show the value of the vertical or radial diagram divisions ("Scale Div.") and the reference value ("Ref"). ● The channel section shows the channel that each trace is assigned to. It is omitted if the all traces in the diagram are assigned to the same channel.
Page 44 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements ● A (normal) marker ("M1, M2 ...") determines the coordinates of a measurement point on the trace. Up to 10 different normal markers can be assigned to a trace. ● The reference marker ("R") defines the reference value for all delta markers. ●...
Page 45 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements The info field contains the following information: ● "M1, M2, ..." denote the marker numbers. Markers are displayed with the same color as the associated trace. ● The marker coordinates are expressed in one of the marker formats selected via "TRACE >...
Page 46 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements The settings correspond to the most common functions in the "TRACE > MARKER > Markers", "TRACE > MARKER > Marker Properties", and "TRACE > MARKER > Marker Search" menus. Marker Coupling The concept of marker coupling means that corresponding markers on different traces (i.e.
Page 47 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements of a user-defined subrange termed the "Search Range") in order to find one of the fol- lowing: ● Absolute or relative (local) maxima and minima (minimum/maximum search). ● Trace points with a specific response value (target search). ●...
Page 48 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements ● The "Quality Factor (3 dB)" is the ratio between the "Center" frequency and the 3-dB "Bandwidth"; it does not depend on the selected bandwidth factor. ● The "Quality Factor (BW)" is the ratio between the "Center" frequency and the "Bandwidth"...
Page 49 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements ● The values behind the color legend show the constant stimulus value, which is either the power of the internal signal source (for frequency sweeps and time sweeps) or the CW frequency (for power sweeps), and the measurement bandwidth ("BW"). ●...
Page 50: Dialogs
® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements Except from some particular screen configurations, anything that can be done from the context menu can also be done from the menu bar, the front panel keys or softtool panels. Use whatever method is most convenient. 3.2.3 Dialogs Dialogs provide groups of related settings and allow to make selections and enter data in an organized way.
Page 51: Display Formats And Diagram Types
® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements In most dialogs, however, it is possible to cancel an erroneous input before it takes effect. The settings in such dialogs must be confirmed explicitly. The two types of dialogs are easy to distinguish: ●...
Page 52 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements 3.2.4.1 Cartesian Diagrams Cartesian diagrams are rectangular diagrams used to display a scalar quantity as a func- tion of the stimulus variable (frequency / power / time). ● The stimulus variable appears on the horizontal axis (x-axis), scaled linearly (sweep types "Lin Frequency", "Power", "Time", "CW Mode") or logarithmically (sweep type "Log Frequency").
Page 53 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements Trace Format Description Formula Lin Mag Magnitude of z, unconverted |z| = sqrt ( x dB Mag Magnitude of z in dB dB Mag(z) = 20 * log|z| dB Phase Phase of z φ...
Page 54 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements Examples for definite magnitudes and phase angles: ● The magnitude of the reflection coefficient of an open circuit (Z = infinity, I = 0) is one, its phase is zero. ● The magnitude of the reflection coefficient of a short circuit (Z = 0, U = 0) is one, its phase is –180 deg.
Page 55 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements The basic properties of the Smith chart follow from this construction: ● The central horizontal axis corresponds to zero reactance (real impedance). The center of the diagram represents Z/Z = 1 which is the reference impedance of the system (zero reflection).
Page 56 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements ● The center of the Γ plane (Γ = 0) is mapped to the reference impedance Z , whereas the circle with |Γ| = 1 is mapped to the imaginary axis of the Z plane. ●...
Page 57 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements A comparison of the inverted Smith chart with the Smith chart and the polar diagram reveals many similarities between the different representations. In fact the shape of a trace does not change at all if the display format is switched from "Polar" to "Inverted Smith"...
Page 58 ® Concepts and Features R&S Screen Elements            According to the two equations above, the graphical representation in an inverted Smith chart has the following properties: ● Real reflection coefficients are mapped to real admittances (conductances). ●...
Page 59: Measurement Results
® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Complex dimensionless quan- Complex quantities with dimensions: Real quantities: tities: Wave quantities, Z-parameters, Y- Stability Factors S-parameters and ratios parameters, impedances, admittan- Lin Mag ON (default for Z-parameters, Y-param- ON (default) eters, impedances, admittances) dB Mag ON (default) ON (default for wave quantities)
Page 60 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results The figure above is sufficient for the definition of S-parameters but does not necessarily show the complete signal flow. In fact, if the source and load ports are not ideally matched, part of the transmitted waves are reflected off the receiver ports so that an additional a contribution occurs in forward measurements, and an a contribution occurs in reverse measurements.
Page 61: Impedance Parameters
® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Table 3-2: Squared S-parameters Available incident power at the input of a two-port (= the power pro- vided by a generator with a source impedance equal to the reference impedance Z Available incident power at the output Reflected power at the input of a two-port Reflected power at the output Reflection loss at the input...
Page 62 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Relation with S-parameters The converted impedances Z are calculated from the reflection S-parameters S accord- ing to:    The transmission parameters are calculated according to:       ...
Page 63: Admittance Parameters
® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results     Meaning of Z-parameters The four 2-port Z-parameters can be interpreted as follows: ● is the input impedance, defined as the ratio of the voltage V to the current I measured at port 1 (forward measurement with open output, I = 0).
Page 64 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results n) under the condition that each of the other ports is terminated with its reference impedance (matched-circuit parameters). (i ≠ j) can describe a pure serial impedance ● A two-port transmission parameter Y between the two ports.
Page 65: Wave Quantities And Ratios
® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Meaning of Y-parameters The four 2-port Y-parameters can be interpreted as follows: ● is the input admittance, defined as the ratio of the current I to the voltage V measured at port 1 (forward measurement with output terminated in a short circuit, = 0).
Page 66 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Examples for using wave quantities The wave quantities provide the power at the different receive ports of the analyzer. This is different from an S-parameter measurement, where the absolute power of a linear device is cancelled.
Page 67 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Examples for using ratios A measurement of ratios is particularly suitable for the following test scenarios: ● The test setup or some of its components (e.g. active components or non-reciprocal devices) do not allow a system error correction so that a complete S-parameter mea- surement is not possible.
Page 68: Unbalance-Balance Conversion
® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results ● AVG Real Imag collects all valid results at each sweep point during the "Meas. Time" set in the "More Ratios" or "More Wave Quantities" dialog and calculates the complex arithmetic mean value of these results. This yields the complex average of the wave quantities or ratios.
Page 69 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Unbalance-balance conversion avoids the disadvantages of real transformers: ● There is no need to fabricate test fixtures with integrated baluns for each type of DUT. ● The measurement is not impaired by the non-ideal characteristics of the balun (e.g. error tolerances, limited frequency range).
Page 70 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results 3.3.5.2 Mixed Mode Parameters Mixed mode parameters are an extension of normal mode parameters (e.g. S-parame- ters, impedances and admittances) for balanced measurements. The analyzer can mea- sure mixed mode parameters as soon as a balanced port configuration is selected. Mixed mode parameters are used to distinguish the following three port modes: ●...
Page 71 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results Mixed Mode Parameters for Different Test Setups Which types of mixed mode parameter are available depends on the measured device and the port configuration of the analyzer. The following examples of mixed mode param- eters can all be obtained with a 2-port analyzer.
Page 72 ® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results In general the imbalance is a quantity with two numeric indices numbering the logical output port and the logical input port of the DUT during the measurement (Imb <out><in> 3.3.5.4 Reference Impedances Changing the reference impedances of the analyzer ports is often referred to as renorm- alization of port impedances.
Page 73: Stability Factors
® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results                                The renormalized S-matrix S1 is calculated as ...
Page 74: Delay, Aperture, Electrical Length
® Concepts and Features R&S Measurement Results                     where denotes the complex conjugate of S. Stability factors are calculated as functions of the frequency or another stimulus param- eter.
Page 75: Operations On Traces
® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces      meas    The aperture Δf must be adjusted to the conditions of the measurement. If the delay is constant over the considered frequency range (non-dispersive DUT, e.g. a cable), then τ...
Page 76 ® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces Similar to this segmentation, ripple limits may be defined in several ranges. The limit lines (except circle limits) can be stored to a file and recalled. Data or memory traces can be used to define the segments of an upper or lower limit line.
Page 77 ® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces While "Show Limit Line" is active, the diagrams display all limit line segments. Exception: In a segmented frequency sweep with point-based x-axis, gaps between the segments are minimized. To facilitate the interpretation, the R&S ZNC displays only the limit line segments which provides the limit check criterion (the "tighter"...
Page 78 ® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces The following rules ensure a maximum of flexibility: ● Ranges do not have to be sorted in ascending or descending order (e.g. the "Start Stimulus" value of range no. n doesn't have to be smaller than the "Start Stimulus" value of range no.
Page 79 ® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces ● With a circle limit line adjusted to the right border of a Smith diagram (Z = infinity), you can check whether the imaginary part of the impedance (Im(Z), reactance) falls below a limit. ●...
Page 80: Trace Files
® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces Compatibility with other instruments Network analyzers of the R&S ZVA/ZVB family use the same file format. Limit line files can be interchanged without restriction. 3.4.1.5 File Format for Ripple Limits The analyzer uses a simple ASCII format to export ripple limit data. By default, the ripple limit file has the extension *.ripple and is stored in the directory shown in the "Save Ripple Limits"...
Page 81 ® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces 3.4.2.1 Touchstone Files All Touchstone files contain a header, a comment section, and the actual trace data: # HZ S RI R 50.0000 ! Rohde & Schwarz ZNC ! Measurement: S11 ! 2003-07-07 60297750.000000 0.498113 -0.054290 80297000.000000...
Page 82 ® Concepts and Features R&S Operations on Traces data line is terminated by a new line character. All data sets are arranged in increasing order of frequency. When exporting traces to a Touchstone file, it is recommended to set the analyzer to single sweep mode (Channel –...
Page 83: Calibration
® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration ● <reTrace2> first response value of second trace: re<Trace_Name>, mag<Trace_Name> or db<Trace_Name> for output format Re/Im, lin. Mag-Phase or dB Mag-Phase, respectively. The data format for export files can be selected in the Export Data dialog. ●...
Page 84 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration within the entire sweep range. In some calibration procedures (TRL, TNA, TRM), part of the characteristics of the standards can be auto-determined due to implicit redun- dancy (self-calibration). 2. The analyzer compares the measurement data of the standards with their known, ideal response.
Page 85: Calibration Types
® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration 3.5.1 Calibration Types The analyzer provides a wide range of calibration types for one, two or more ports. The calibration types differ in the number and types of standards used, the error terms, i.e. the type of systematic errors corrected and the general accuracy.
Page 86 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Calibration Type Standards Parameters Error Terms General Accuracy Application Reflect (equal at Reflection tracking, High Reflection and both ports), Match, transmission meas- (2-port) Source match, urements, espe- Through Directivity, cially in test fixtures. Load match, Transmission track- Reflect (at both Reflection tracking,...
Page 87 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration 3.5.1.2 Reflection OSM Calibration A reflection OSM (full one-port) calibration requires a Short, an Open and a Match stand- ard to be connected to a single test port. The three standard measurements are used to derive all three reflection error terms: ●...
Page 88 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration TOSM with unknown Through, UOSM The network analyzer supports different connector types at its test ports in order to mea- sure DUTs with different port connectors. To perform a TOSM calibration, the DUT must be replaced by a Through connection, which generally involves an adapter between the two connector types.
Page 89 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration 3.5.1.8 TRL Calibration A TRL (Through – Reflect – Line) calibration requires the two-port standards Through and Line, which are both assumed to be ideally matched. Beyond that, the Through must be lossless, and its length must be exactly known. The length of the Line standard must be known approximately.
Page 90 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration ● For a TRL calibration with 2 Lines, a second Line standard must be measured in addition. ● For a TRM calibration, The Reflect and Match standards at both ports and the Through must be measured. See also c hapter 3.5.2.3, "Sliding Match Standards", on page 79.
Page 91: Calibration Standards And Calibration Kits
® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Low-frequency extension with TRM TRL calibration becomes inaccurate if the electrical length difference between Line and Through standard corresponds to a phase shift below 20°. In practice this means that TRL is only practicable above a threshold frequency f which depends on the lengths of the longest line and through standards.
Page 92 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration The analyzer provides a large number of predefined cal kits but can also import cal kit files and create new kits: ● A selection of predefined kits is available for all connector types. The parameters of these kits are displayed in the "Add/Modify Standards"...
Page 93 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration       mech Delay Electrical Length mech The default delay is 0 s, the default step width is 1 ns, corresponding to a step width of 299.792 mm for the electrical length. The relations hold for one-port and 2-port standards.
Page 94 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Load parameters and standard types Load parameters are used to describe all types of standards except a Through, a Sliding Match, a Line, and an Attenuation. ● The Through standard is a through-connection between two ports with minimum loss which is taken into account by the offset parameters.
Page 95 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Standard (Gender) R (Load) Electrical Length (Offset) Match (f, m) (characteristic impedance of the 0 mm connector type) Sliding Match (f, m) – 0 mm ∞ Ω Reflect (f, m) 0 mm Through (ff, mm, mf) –...
Page 96 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Cal kit file contents Cal kit files are independent of the current recall set and contain the following information: ● Name and label of the calibration kit ● Connector type including all connector type parameters (name, polarity, offset model, reference impedance) ●...
Page 97: Calibration Pool
® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration The decimal separator used by the "PNA Cal Kit Editor" depends on the language version ® of the Windows operating system: Cal kit files generated on an English operating system contain dots, the ones generated on a German system contain commas. The network analyzer expects the dot as a separator and displays an error message when a *.prn file with commas is loaded.
Page 98 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration For R&S ZNC analyzers, the calibration unit R&S ZV-Z51 is recommended, however, all of the calibration units listed below can be used. The connector types of the calibration unit should be selected according the connectors of the DUT.
Page 99 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Advantages of automatic calibration Automatic calibration is generally faster and more secure than manual calibration, because: ● There is no need to connect several standards manually. The number of connections to be performed quickly increases with the number of ports. ●...
Page 100 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Safety aspects ● The calibration unit is intended for direct connection to R&S ZNC network analyzers following the procedure described above. You can also connect the unit before switching on the analyzer. Do not connect the unit to other USB hosts, e.g. a PC, or insert any USB hubs between the analyzer and the unit, as this may cause damage to the unit or the host.
Page 101 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Accuracy considerations To ensure an accurate calibration, please observe the following items: ● Unused ports of the calibration unit must be terminated with a 50 Ω match. ● No adaptors must be inserted between the calibration unit and the test ports of the analyzer.
Page 102: Scalar Power Calibration
® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration The procedure involves the following steps: 1. Perform a calibration of your network analyzer, using the test setup and the calibration type you wish to perform with your calibration unit. 2. Connect the calibration unit to the network analyzer. 3.
Page 103 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration In general, a power calibration involves two stages: 1. Source power calibration: An external power meter is connected to the calibration plane. The analyzer uses the power meter readings to calibrate its reference receiver. Subsequently, it modifies its source power so that the calibrated reference receiver reading corresponds to the desired source power value (flatness calibration).
Page 104 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration The power which the external power meter measured at the calibration plane is dis- played in the calibration sweep diagram, together with the reference receiver reading. The difference between the two traces is used to correct the reference receiver read- ing, i.e.
Page 105 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Calibration procedure The measurement receiver calibration is based on a received wave b with known power. The calibration involves a connection to a (previously source power-calibrated) source port. (m ≠ n). Alter- The received wave to calibrate is generated by the other analyzer port P natively, it is possible to connect an Open or Short standard to port P : The measurement receiver is calibrated using the reflected wave a...
Page 106 ® Concepts and Features R&S Calibration Label Meaning PCao The power calibration is applied, however, the source power (channel base power) was changed. PCax The power calibration is applied, however the calibration data is extrapolated. The cur- rent stimulus range exceeds the calibrated stimulus range. The power calibration data of the first calibrated sweep point is used for all smaller stimulus values;...
Page 107: Offset Parameters And Embedding
® Concepts and Features R&S Offset Parameters and Embedding Test and measurement procedure: 1. Perform the calibration without the additional two-port. During the calibration the analyzer decreases the power sensor values by the 2-port transmission coefficients to move the calibration plane of the power calibration towards the input of the DUT. The calibration plane corresponds to the output of the 2-port which is placed in- between the network analyzer port and the DUT.
Page 108: Offset Parameters
® Concepts and Features R&S Offset Parameters and Embedding 3.6.1 Offset Parameters Offset parameters compensate for the known length and loss of a (non-dispersive and perfectly matched) transmission line between the calibrated reference plane and the DUT. The analyzer can also auto-determine length and loss parameters, assuming that the actual values should minimize the group delay and loss across the sweep range.
Page 109 ® Concepts and Features R&S Offset Parameters and Embedding Loss" tab. For a lossless transmission line, Loss = Loss(f ) = 0 dB. In practice, the frequency-dependent loss often represents the dominant contribution so that Loss be set to zero. Experimentally, the two loss values Loss and Loss(f ) are determined in two separate...
Page 110 ® Concepts and Features R&S Offset Parameters and Embedding Preconditions for Auto Length, effect on measured quantities and exceptions "Auto Length" is enabled if the measured quantity contains the necessary phase infor- mation as a function of frequency, and if the interpretation of the results is unambiguous: ●...
Page 111 ® Concepts and Features R&S Offset Parameters and Embedding Calculation of loss parameters The loss is assumed to be given in terms of the DC loss Loss , the reference frequency , and the loss at the reference frequency Loss(f ).
Page 112 ® Concepts and Features R&S Offset Parameters and Embedding Auto Length and Loss vs. Direct Compensation "Auto Length and Loss" compensation is a descriptive correction type: The effects of the test fixture connection are traced back to quantities that are commonly used to charac- terize transmission lines.
Page 113: Optional Extensions And Accessories
® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories Each offset parameter is assigned to a particular port. The delay parameters affect the phase of all measured quantities related to this port; the loss parameters affect their magnitude. An offset at port 1 affects the S-parameters S ...
Page 114: Time Domain (R&S Znc-K2)
® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories 3.7.1 Time Domain (R&S ZNC-K2) The network analyzer measures and displays complex S-parameters and other quantities as a function of the frequency. The measurement results can be filtered and mathemat- ically transformed in order to obtain the time domain representation, which often gives a clearer insight into the characteristics of the DUT.
Page 115 ® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories to the symmetry of the trace in the frequency domain, the time domain result is har- monic. See also c hapter 3.7.1.4, "Harmonic Grid", on page 100. Two different types of response are available in low pass mode; see below. Table 3-9: Comparison of band pass and low pass modes Transform Band pass...
Page 116 ® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories Table 3-10: Properties of frequency windows Window Sidelobe suppres- Relative impulse Best for... sion width No Profiling (Rect- 13 dB – angle) Low First Sidelobe 43 dB Response resolution: separation of closely (Hamming) spaced responses with comparable ampli- tude...
Page 117 ® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories ciently above the f , the entire set of sweep points is shifted towards lower frequen- cies so that the stop frequency is decreased. If the start frequency of the sweep is close to f , then the sweep points may have to be shifted towards higher frequencies.
Page 118 ® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories Table 3-11: Properties of grid types Grid type: Keep Sweep Time Unambig- Algorithm fails if... time domain uous resolution range Stop freq. and no. of – points Freq. gap and no. of Stop frequency beyond upper fre- points quency limit...
Page 119: Gpib Interface (R&S Znc-B10)
® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories The gated trace is transformed back into frequency domain using a "No Profiling (Rect- angle)" window. The shape, width and position of the time gate affect the gated frequency domain trace. The window type selection in the "Define Transform"...
Page 120: External Power Meters
® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories 3.7.5 External Power Meters The connection of an external power meter to the R&S ZNC can serve different purposes. ● Extended measurement functionality: Each external power meter represents an addi- tional receive port. External generators increase the number of RF output signals of a DUT that the analyzer can measure simultaneously.
Page 121 ® Concepts and Features R&S Optional Extensions and Accessories Zeroing Zeroing calibrates the external power meter by adjusting its reading at zero signal power. For this purpose, the RF cable between the analyzer and the power sensor must be disconnected (see tips below!). R&S power sensors and power meters automatically detect the presence of any significant input power.
Page 122: Gui Reference
® GUI Reference R&S File Settings 4 GUI Reference This chapter explains all functions of the analyzer and their application. It is organized according to the menus of the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The topics in this chapter can be called up directly using the HELP key or the Help buttons in the dialogs.
Page 123 ® GUI Reference R&S File Settings Creates a new recall set. The default names for recall sets are "Set1", "Set2" ... Recall sets are accessible via tabs in the diagram area: Tip: To open an existing recall set, use "Open Recall...". To rename a setup, use "Save..." Remote command: ...
Page 124 ® GUI Reference R&S File Settings Save Saves and names the active recall set. The analyzer opens a dialog box to select a recall set file name (*.znx) and location for the recall set file. Remote command: M MEMory: S TORe: S TATe Save dialog Specifies the name and location of a particular file (e.g.
Page 125: File > Print
® GUI Reference R&S File Settings 4.1.2 File > Print The "File > Print" buttons allow to send the active recall set (i.e. the contents of the active diagrams) to an external printer, to a file or to the clipboard. Access: SYSTEM >...
Page 126 ® GUI Reference R&S File Settings Content ← Print... The "Content > Print Charts" panel specifies how the diagrams of the active recall set are printed. Refer to the text in the dialog for a description. The "Marker" and "Setup Info" is printed on a separate page.
Page 127: File > Trace Data
® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings To Clipboard Copies the current diagram to the clipboard from where you can paste it into another application. 4.1.3 File > Trace Data Imports and exports trace data. The settings are identical with the "TRACE > TRACE CONFIG >...
Page 128: Meas Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 3.1.3, "Traces, Channels and Diagrams", on page 12 ● c hapter 3.1.3.1, "Trace Settings", on page 13 ● c hapter 3.1.4, "Sweep Control", on page 14 4.2.1 Meas Settings The "Meas"...
Page 129 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Some of the softkeys in the "S-Params" tab open dialogs. ● see c hapter 4.2.1.2, "S-Parameter Wizard", on page 114 ● see c hapter 4.2.1.3, "Balanced Ports Dialog", on page 116 S-Parameter Selects a scattering parameter (S-parameter) as measured quantity for the active trace.
Page 130 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The S-parameters are the basic measured quantities of a network analyzer. They describe how the DUT modifies a signal that is transmitted or reflected in forward or reverse direction. S-parameters are expressed as S , where <out>...
Page 131 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The measurement comprises the following stages: 1. Select the test setup Choose the single-ended or balanced ports of the analyzer according to the port configuration of your DUT and connect the DUT to the selected analyzer ports. This dialog corresponds to the "Predefined Configs"...
Page 132 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Choose the frequency range and the number of measurement points per sweep. The sweep range is defined by two values (start and stop frequency or center frequency and span). The measurement points are equidistant across the sweep range. Increasing the number of points also increases the measurement time per single sweep.
Page 133 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Currently, "non-standard" logical port assignments created via S OURce<Ch>: can neither be created nor edited with the balanced port dialog. They LPORt<LogPt> are erroneously displayed as the 1:1 standard mapping between physical and (single- ended) logical ports.
Page 134 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The port configurations are arranged in a scrollable list. The resulting port number assignment is shown on the left-hand side of the "Predefined Configs" tab. ● For a single-ended port, the diagram shows a single line between the physical test port and the logical port.
Page 135 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● To dissolves a balanced port, select it and tap "Single". ● To exclude a single physical port from the measurement, select the port and tap "Unused". Remote command: S OURce<Ch>: L PORt<LogPt> ...
Page 136 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings For balanced ports it is possible to define separate complex reference impedances for differential and for common mode. Single-ended Physical Port Logical Port (unbalanced) port ref, default connector Single- ended port Balanced port: Differential mode Balanced port Common mode...
Page 137 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Access: TRACE > MEAS key or Alt + Shift + A b1 / a1 Source Port 1 ... b1/a2 Source Port 2 Selects predefined complex ratios of the standard 2-port wave quantities a , and The predefined wave quantities can all be obtained with the same test setup, where a 2- port DUT is connected between the analyzer ports 1 and 2.
Page 138 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings More Ratios Opens a dialog to select arbitrary ratios of wave quantities, e.g. for different source ports or higher port numbers. 4.2.1.5 More Ratios (Dialog) The "More Ratios" dialog provides arbitrary ratios with arbitrary source ports as measured quantities.
Page 139 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Denominator Selects the type (left pull-down list) and the port number assignment (right pull-down list) of the wave that forms the denominator of the ratio. Remote command: C ALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: M EASure "<Trace_Name>", "B2/A1"...
Page 140 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings a1 Source Port 1 ... b1 Source Port 2 Selects the standard 2-port wave quantities a , and b for different source ports. The predefined wave quantities are obtained with different source ports. "a1 Source Port 1, b1 Source Port 1"...
Page 141 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The analyzer can also measure arbitrary wave quantities for other source ports; see M ore Wave Quantities. Remote command: C ALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: M EASure "<Trace_Name>", "A1" | ... Create new trace and select trace name and measurement parameter: ...
Page 142 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Wave Quantity Selects the type (left pull-down list) and the port number assignment (right pull-down list) of the wave quantitiy. Remote command: C ALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: M EASure "<Trace_Name>", "A1" ... Create new trace and select trace name and measurement parameter: ...
Page 143 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 3.3.2, "Impedance Parameters", on page 45 ● c hapter 3.3.2.1, "Converted Impedances", on page 45 Access: TRACE > MEAS key or Alt + Shift + A Z <- Selects a converted impedance parameter as a measured quantity for the active trace.
Page 144 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Tip: Use the "Y- Z-Params" tab to measure Z-parameters including the transfer param- eters. Use the Smith chart to obtain an alternative, graphical representation of the con- verted impedances in a reflection measurement. Remote command: ...
Page 145 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Converted admittance parameters are expressed as Y <- , where <out> and <in> <out>< in> denote the output and input port numbers of the DUT. Remote command: C ALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: M EASure "<Trace_Name>", "Y-S11"...
Page 146 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 3.3.2, "Impedance Parameters", on page 45 ● c hapter 3.3.3, "Admittance Parameters", on page 47 ● c hapter 3.3.2.2, "Z-Parameters", on page 46 ●...
Page 147 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● is the forward transfer admittance, defined as the ratio of the current I to the voltage V (forward measurement with output terminated in a short circuit, V = 0). ● is the reverse transfer admittance, defined as the ratio of the current I to the voltage V (reverse measurement with input terminated in a short circuit, V...
Page 148 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 3.3.5, "Unbalance-Balance Conversion", on page 52 ● c hapter 3.3.5.3, "Imbalance Parameters", on page 55 Access: TRACE > MEAS key or Alt + Shift + A Imbalance Selects an imbalance parameter as a measured quantity for the active trace.
Page 149 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Balanced Ports... Opens a dialog to define a balanced port configuration. See c hapter 4.2.1.3, "Balanced Ports Dialog", on page 116. 4.2.1.12 Meas > Stability Selects one of the three two port stability factors K, μ or μ...
Page 150 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings μ1 21 / μ2 21 / K 21 Selects one of the standard 2-port stability factors as a measured quantity for the active trace. The buttons are available if none of the logical ports 1 and 2 is defined as a bal- anced port.
Page 151: Format Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Show as Selects the physical unit of the displayed trace. It is possible to display the measured "Voltage" V or convert the wave quantity into an effective power according to P = V Re(Z ).
Page 152 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 3.2.4, "Display Formats and Diagram Types", on page 35 ● c hapter 3.2.4.6, "Measured Quantities and Display Formats", on page 42 Access: TRACE > FORMAT key or Alt + Shift + B dB Mag Selects a Cartesian diagram with a logarithmic scale of the vertical axis to display the magnitude of the complex measured quantity.
Page 153 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Application: Phase measurements, e.g. phase distortion, deviation from linearity. Tip (alternative formats): The magnitude of each complex quantity can be displayed on a linear scale or on a logarithmic scale. It is possible to view the real and imaginary parts instead of the magnitude and phase.
Page 154 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings For more information refer to c hapter 3.3.7, "Delay, Aperture, Electrical Length", on page 58. Application: Transmission measurements, especially with the purpose of investigating deviations from linear phase response and phase distortions. To obtain the delay a fre- quency sweep must be active.
Page 155 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Calculation of Δf and ΔΦ With a given number of aperture steps n the delay at sweep point no. m is calculated as follows: ● If n is even (n = 2k), then Δf (m) = f (m+k) – f (m–k) and ΔΦ(m) = ΔΦ (m+k) – ΔΦ (m–k).
Page 156 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Application: Reflection measurements with conversion of the complex S-parameter to a real SWR. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: F ORMat Unwrapped Phase Selects a Cartesian diagram with an arbitrarily scaled linear vertical axis to display the phase of the measured quantity.
Page 157: Scale Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Tip: The axis for the sweep variable is lost in Smith charts but the marker functions easily provide the stimulus value of any measurement point. dB values for the magnitude and other conversions can be obtained by means of the "Marker Format" functions. Remote command: ...
Page 158 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The "Scale" settings depend on the diagram type (Trace > Format) because not all dia- grams can be scaled in the same way: ● In Cartesian diagrams, all scale settings are available. ● In circular diagrams, no "Scale/Div.", no "Ref. Position", and no "Max" and "Min" val- ues can be defined.
Page 159 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Auto Scale Trace Adjusts the "Scale/Div" and the "Ref Value" in order to display the entire active trace in the diagram area, leaving an appropriate display margin. ● In Cartesian diagrams, the analyzer re-calculates the values of the vertical divisions so that the trace fits onto approx.
Page 160 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● In circular diagrams ("Polar, Smith, Inverted Smith"), Ref. Value defines the value of the outer circumference. Changing Ref. Value enlarges or scales down the diagram, leaving the center unchanged. The unit is U (units) for all circular diagrams. Remote command: ...
Page 161 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Couple ... To Trace Applies the scale settings of the reference trace ("To Trace") to the active trace or to all traces. Remote command: Decouple Active Trace / All Traces Assigns independent scale settings to the active trace or to all traces. Remote command: 4.2.3.3 Scale >...
Page 162 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Zoom Reset Disables the zoom function. Remote command: D ISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T RACe<WndTr>: Z OOM[: S TATe] Zoom Select Enables the zoom function. With active zoom, the numerical input fields "Max", "Min", "Start", "Stop"...
Page 163: Trace Config Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings 4.2.4 Trace Config Settings The "Trace Config" settings store traces to the memory and perform mathematical oper- ations on traces. 4.2.4.1 Trace Config > Traces Provides functions to handle traces and diagram areas, and assign traces to channels. Related information Refer to the following sections: ●...
Page 164 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Add Trace Creates a new trace in the active diagram area and assigns it to the active channel. The new trace is created with the trace and channel settings of the former active trace but displayed with another color.
Page 165 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings All existing traces of the current recall set are listed in a table with several editable (white) or non-editable (gray) columns. Trace Manager Table The list contains the following columns: ● "Name" indicates the current trace name. The default names for new traces are Trc<n>...
Page 166 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Creates a new trace and adds it to the list in the "Trace Manager", assigning it to the channel and diagram area of the active trace. Remote command: C ALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: S DEFine ...
Page 167 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings 4.2.4.4 Trace Config > Mem Math Stores traces to the memory and performs mathematical operations on traces. Background information Refer to " Trace Types" on page 26. Access: TRACE > SCALE key or Alt + Shift + D Destination Shows the available memory traces.
Page 168 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Data to <Destination> Stores the current state of the active trace as a memory trace. No trace functions are applied to the stored trace. The memory trace is displayed in the active diagram area with another color, and its properties are indicated in the trace list: Memory traces are named "Mem<n>[<Data_Trace>]"...
Page 169 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings "Data to <Destination>" stores the raw trace without the trace functions, "Data & Funct to <Destination>" stores the trace after it has been transformed using the trace functions. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ATH: M EMorize Show <Destination>...
Page 170 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings This function is disabled unless a memory trace is coupled to the active data trace. Trace coupling ensures that the two traces have the same number of points so that the math- ematical trace is well-defined. Remote command: ...
Page 171 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Mathematical Expression The mathematical expression appears in the upper part of the dialog. The operands and operators in the expression can be selected from a keyboard and the list of "Operands": ● The keyboard supports the entry of numeric values, constants, and mathematical functions.
Page 172 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Table 4-1: Effect of the operators on a complex quantity z = x + jy. +, -, *, / Basic arithmetic operations Grouping parts of an expression Lin Mag |z| = sqrt ( x2 + y2 ) Exponential, e.g.
Page 173 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings In the "More Wave Quantities" dialog, the "Show as:" control element specifies whether wave quantities are displayed as voltages or equivalent powers, using the port impedan- ces for a conversion between the two representations. "Result is Wave Quantity" is rel- evant for mathematical traces displayed in units of "dBm"...
Page 174 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings All Data to Mem Stores all data traces in the current recall set to memory traces, in accordance with the "Copy Dest" setting. No trace functions are applied to the stored traces. If no memory trace is associated with a data trace, then a new memory trace is created. The new trace is named "Mem<n+1>[<Data_Trace>]", where n is the largest of all existing memory trace indices.
Page 175 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Show / Hide All Data / Mem Displays or hides all data or memory traces. Hidden traces are not deleted. Remote command: D ISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T RACe<WndTr>: S HOW Delete all Mem Deletes all memory traces in the active recall set.
Page 176 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Time Domain Selects the time domain representation for the active diagram area. The softkey is enabled if a linear frequency sweep ("CHANNEL > SWEEP > Sweep Type > Lin. Fre- quency") is active. The analyzer automatically quits time domain representation as soon as a different sweep type is selected.
Page 177 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Note: The frequency domain window is used to filter the trace prior to the time domain transformation. An independent time gate ("TRACE CONFIG > Time Gate") can be used after the transformation in order to eliminate unwanted responses. The analyzer always uses a "No Profiling (Rectangle)"...
Page 178 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Set Harmonic Grid and Keep The three buttons provide alternative algorithms for calculation of a harmonic grid, based on the current sweep points. ● Keep "Stop Frequency and Number of Points" calculates a harmonic grid based on the current stop frequency ("STIMULUS STOP") and the current number of sweep points ("CHANNEL SWEEP >...
Page 179 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● If the properties of the DUT at f = 0 are sufficiently well known, then it is recommend- able to enter the DC value manually ("Manual Entry") and let the analyzer calculate the remaining values (red dots) by linear interpolation of the magnitude and phase. Examples: At f = 0 the reflection factor of an open-ended cable is 1.
Page 180 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Time Gate Enables or disables the time gate for the time domain and frequency domain traces. "Gat" is displayed in the trace list while the time gate is active. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: F ILTer[: G ATE]: T IME: S TATe Axis Pair "Start"...
Page 181 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● A "Notch" filter rejects all information in the specified time region and passes every- thing else. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: F ILTer[: G ATE]: T IME[: T YPE] Shape Selects a gate shape which the R&S ZNC uses to filter the trace in the time domain. The drop-down list visualizes how the time gate will affect a constant function after transfor- mation back into the frequency domain.
Page 182 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Statistical Functions The upper two softkeys in the "Trace Statistics" tab display or hide groups of statistical results. The values are based on all response values of the trace in the selected evalu- ation range ("Eval Range..."). Suppose that the trace in the evaluation range contains n stimulus values x and n cor- responding response values y...
Page 183 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings wave quantities is 1 Volt. The RMS value has zero phase. The selected trace format is applied to the unformatted RMS value, which means that the RMS result of a trace does depend on the trace format. Remote command: ...
Page 184 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Flatness / Gain / Slope Displays or hides trace parameters that the analyzer calculates for the selected evalua- tion range ("Eval Range..."). Suppose that A and B denote the trace points at the beginning and at the end of the evaluation range, respectively.
Page 185 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● "Cmp In" is the stimulus level at the compression point in units of dBm. "Cmp In" always corresponds to the driving port level (e.g. the level from port no. j, if a trans- mission parameter S is measured).
Page 186 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Evaluation Range Selects a predefined evaluation range. Up to ten different ranges are available for each recall set. "Full Span" means that the search range is equal to the entire sweep range. The statistical and phase evaluation and the compression point measurement take into account all measurement points with stimulus values x between the "Start"...
Page 187 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Smoothing Activates the smoothing function for the active trace, which may be a data or a memory trace. With active smoothing function, each measurement point is replaced by the arith- metic mean value of all measurement points located in a symmetric interval centered on the stimulus value.
Page 188 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings To avoid errors, observe the following recommendations. ● Start with a small aperture and increase it only as long as you are certain that the trace is still correctly reproduced. ● As a general rule, the smoothing aperture should be small compared to the width of the observed structures (e.g.
Page 189 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● The "Phase" factor rotates a trace that is displayed in a polar diagram around the origin, leaving the magnitude unchanged. ● The "Real" added constant shifts a real trace in vertical direction, leaving the imagi- nary part unchanged.
Page 190 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Export... Calls up a dialog to store data or memory traces to a trace file of the selected file format. See c hapter 4.2.4.15, "Export Data (Dialog)", on page 175 Remote command: on page 526 M MEMory:...
Page 191 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings "Import Complex Data" is a standard "Open File" dialog with an additional button. Import Data to New Mem Qualifies whether the loaded data overwrite the active memory trace (box unchecked, analogous to "Data -> Mem" with selected memory trace) or whether they are used to generate a new memory trace (box checked, analogous to "Data ->...
Page 192 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Ask before Overwriting Activates a message box to be displayed before an older trace file with the same file name and directory is overwritten. Add Ref Impedances For ASCII (*.csv) or Matlab (*.dat) files only: Includes the reference impedances Z for all analyzer ports in the file header.
Page 193: Lines Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Decimal Separator For ASCII (*.csv) files only: Selects either the "Point" or the "Comma" (if needed to process the exported data with an external application) as a separator for decimal num- bers. Field Separator For ASCII (*.csv) or Matlab (*.dat) files only: Defines the separator that the analyzer uses to separate different numbers in each line of the file.
Page 194 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings 4.2.5.1 Lines > Limit Test Defines limits for the measurement results, visualizes them in the diagrams and activates/ deactivates the limit check. The analyzer provides upper and lower limits, and a circle test. Limit lines are available for all Cartesian diagram types (TRACE > FORMAT). For Smith and Polar diagrams, the circle test is available.
Page 195 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The limit line colors are defined in the "Define User Color Scheme" dialog ("SYSTEM > DISPLAY > Config > Define User Color..."). You can choose between various options: ● Display upper and lower limit lines with different colors. ●...
Page 196 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Limit Fail Beep Activates or deactivates the fail beep. The fail beep is a low-tone acoustic signal that is generated each time the analyzer detects an exceeded limit. No fail beep can be gener- ated if the limit check is switched off.
Page 197 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings If the active trace exceeds the limits, then no TTL signal is generated. It is possible to activate both pass/fail signals for the same trace or assign several traces to a signal. Monitoring several traces If a channel contains several traces, is possible to assign them one after another to each pass/fail signal.
Page 198 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Creating limit lines with minimum effort Choose one of the following methods to efficiently create and handle limit lines: ● To define limit lines with only a few segments, use "Add Segment" and edit each segment in the segment table individually.
Page 199 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The limit line segment is calculated as a straight line connecting the two points (<Start Stimulus>, <Start Response>) and (<Stop Stimulus>, <Stop Response>); see c hap- ter 3.4.1.1, "Rules for Limit Line Definition", on page 60. Remote command: ...
Page 200 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Import Trace / File... The buttons open a dialog to load a limit line from a data or memory trace in the active recall set or from a trace which has been stored to a file (see c hapter 4.2.4.13, "Trace Config >...
Page 201 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Some of the softkeys are coupled to the softkeys in the "Limit Test" tab and provide identical results: ● G lobal Check ● T TL 1 / 2 Pass Show Ripple Limits Shows or hides the ripple limit lines associated with the active trace in a Cartesian dia- gram area.
Page 202 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Note: Ripple limit check and display of the ripple limit lines are independent of each other: With disabled limit check, the limit line can still be displayed. If no limit lines are defined for the active trace, the limit check can still be switched on but the info field will display a warning ("No ripple defined!").
Page 203 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Defining ripple limits with minimum effort Choose one of the following methods to efficiently create and handle ripple limit ranges: ● To configure a limit test with only a few ranges, use "Add" and edit each range in the table individually.
Page 204 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The ripple limit range is displayed as two parallel, horizontal lines in the diagram. "Stop Stimulus" – "Start Stimulus" is the length of both lines (if the range is within the sweep range); "Ripple Limit" is their vertical distance. See c hapter 3.4.1.2, "Rules for Ripple Test Definition", on page 61.
Page 205 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings 4.2.5.5 Circle Test Defines circular limit lines for the measurement results in circular diagrams ("Polar", "Smith", "Inverted Smith"), visualizes them in the diagram and activates/deactivates the circle limit check. Most of the control elements in the "Circle Test" tab are unavailable unless the active diagram is a circular diagram.
Page 206 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings The limit line colors are defined in the "Define User Color SCheme" dialog ("Display > Config > Define User Color..."). You can choose between various options: ● Assign the same color to traces and associated limit lines. ●...
Page 207 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Clear Test Resets the limit check results. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: C IRCle: C LEar Draw Circle Activates touchscreen operation; tap the diagram at one border of the limit circle and draw the circle to the required size and position.
Page 208: Marker Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings 4.2.6 Marker Settings The marker settings are used to position markers on a trace and define their properties. Markers are also convenient tools for searching special points on traces and for scaling diagrams. Background information Refer to the following sections: ●...
Page 209 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Mkr Stimulus / On / Delta Mode The functions on top of the softkey panel act on all markers; see " Mkr 1 ... Mkr 10" on page 193. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: X ...
Page 210 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Ref Mkr Creates a reference marker and assigns it to the active trace. When a marker is created, a triangle labeled "R" is positioned on the trace and the marker coordinates are displayed in the info field. The stimulus position of the active reference marker can be entered in the "Ref Marker Stimulus"...
Page 211 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Marker Name Assigns a (new) name to the active marker. Marker names may exceed the length of the input box and contain letters, numbers, blanks and special characters. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: N AME ...
Page 212 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Marker Format Description Formula Delay Group delay, neg. derivative of the phase – d φ (z) / d ω response*) Real Real part of z Re(z) = x Imag Imaginary part of z Im(z) = y (Voltage) Standing Wave Ratio SWR = (1 + |z|) / (1 –...
Page 213 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Ref Mkr -> Mkr Places the reference marker to the position of the active marker. "Ref. Mkr -> Mkr" is not active if the active marker is a reference marker. Remote command: Export Markers Calls up a "Save As"...
Page 214 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Max / Min Sets the active marker to the absolute maximum or minimum in the search range, i.e. to the largest or smallest of all response values. If a complex trace format (e.g. a polar diagram) is active, the marker is set to the measurement point with the maximum or minimum magnitude.
Page 215 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● If "Min" is active, then the marker is set to the next minimum. The next minimum is the minimum with the smallest response value that is above the current marker response value. ● If "Min or Max"...
Page 216 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings See also c hapter 4.2.4.10, "Trace Config > Trace Statistics", on page 165. Access: TRACE > MARKER > Marker Search > Search Range... It is possible to define up to ten different search ranges for each recall set and assign them to the markers no.
Page 217 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Note: The search ranges are identical to the evaluation ranges for trace statistics. For more information see c hapter 4.2.4.11, "Evaluation Range (Dialog)", on page 169. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: D OMain: U SER ...
Page 218 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Some of the "Target Search" functions are equal to the corresponding "Marker Search" functions. Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 4.2.6.4, "Search Range (Dialog)", on page 199 ● " Search Mode" on page 199 ●...
Page 219 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Target Format Description Formula (Voltage) Standing Wave Ratio SWR = (1 + |z|) / (1 – |z|) Default Identical to trace format. Note: the Smith and Polar traces use "Lin Mag" as the default format for target value.
Page 220 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings If the target is not found (e.g. because the active trace doesn't contain the target value), then the active marker is not moved away from its original position. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: E XECute RTARget ...
Page 221 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Bandwidth Specifies the minimum excursion of the bandpass and bandstop peaks. ● A bandpass peak must fall off on both sides by the specified <Bandwidth> value to be considered a valid peak. ● A bandstop peak must be <Bandwidth> below the maximum level in the search range (bandpass value) to be considered a valid peak.
Page 222 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings  Center The bandfilter search results are displayed in the movable bandfilter info field. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: B WIDth: M ODE BPASs C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: E XECute BFILter ...
Page 223 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings  Center The bandfilter search results are displayed in the movable bandfilter info field. Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: B WIDth: M ODE BSTop C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: E XECute BFILter Result Off Hides the movable info field with the results of a bandpass or a bandstop search and...
Page 224 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings Tracking modes are available for all search modes. The tracking modes for minimum/ maximum/peak search and target search are coupled; tracking for bandfilter search can be activated separately. Bandfilter tracking is activated automatically when one of the bandfilter search modes is selected.
Page 225 ® GUI Reference R&S Trace Settings ● Span = Marker sets the span of the sweep range equal to the absolute value of the first coordinate of the active delta marker, i.e. to the difference between the delta marker and the reference marker positions. The function is available only if the active marker is in "Delta Mode".
Page 226: Stimulus Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Stimulus Settings Background information Refer to " Marker Info Field" on page 28 Access: TRACE > MARKER key or Alt + Shift + G 4.3 Stimulus Settings The "Channel > Stimulus" settings define the sweep range in the current channel, depending on the sweep type.
Page 227 ® GUI Reference R&S Stimulus Settings Start / Stop / Center / Span Frequency (Power / Time) Defines the sweep range: ● "Start ..." is the lowest value of the sweep variable (e.g. the lowest frequency mea- sured) and corresponds to the left edge of the Cartesian diagram. ●...
Page 228: Stimulus > Power
® GUI Reference R&S Stimulus Settings Power Determines the output power at the test ports for the sweep types "Power", "CW Mode", and "Time". The setting has no effect for "Power" sweeps, where the source power is varied over a continuous range. Remote command: ...
Page 229: Stimulus > Time Domain X-Axis
® GUI Reference R&S Stimulus Settings RF Off All Channels "RF Off" switches the internal power source for all channels off (if checked) or on. Switch- ing off the RF power helps to prevent overheating of a connected DUT while no mea- surement results are taken.
Page 230: Channel Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Remote command: C ALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: S TARt C ALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: S TOP C ALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: C ENTer C ALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: S PAN Time / Distance "Time"...
Page 231: Power Bandwidth Average Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings 4.4.1 Power Bandwidth Average Settings The "Power Bw Avg" menu defines the power of the internal signal source(s), sets the step attenuators and the IF bandwidths, and configures the sweep average. 4.4.1.1 Power Bw Avg > Power Defines the power of the internal signal source(s).
Page 232 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Bandwidth Sets the measurement bandwidth of the IF filter. Values can be set between 1 Hz and 300 kHz. The entered value is rounded up to 1.5 * 10 Hz, 2 * 10 Hz, 3 * 10 Hz, 5 * Hz, 7 * 10 Hz, 10 * 10...
Page 233: Sweep Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Factor / On / Reset "Factor" defines the number of averaged traces, "On" enables or disables the sweep average, "Reset" starts a new average cycle. The average cycle is also re-started when the "Mode" is changed. Calculation of the average trace Let c be the average factor and assume that n sweeps have been measured since the start of the average cycle (start of the measurement or "Reset").
Page 234 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 3.1.4, "Sweep Control", on page 14 ● c hapter 3.1.4.2, "Stimulus and Sweep Types", on page 16 4.4.2.1 Sweep > Sweep Params Controls the scope and timing of the measurement in the active channel.
Page 235 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The sweep points for "Lin Frequency" sweeps may alternatively be defined using the "Frequency Step Size". Tip: Measurement time and screen resolution A large number of points improve the resolution of the trace but increases the measure- ment time.
Page 236 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Meas Delay Adds a delay time before the start of the partial measurements. See c hapter 3.1.4.1, "Partial Measurements and Driving Mode", on page 15. ● If "All Partial Meas'ments" is selected, the delay time is added before each partial measurement.
Page 237 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Lin Freq In a "Lin Freq" sweep the stimulus frequency is swept in equidistant steps over the con- tinuous frequency range. The frequency range (sweep range) is defined with the STIM- ULUS settings. The step width between two consecutive sweep points is constant and given by <Span>/(n - 1) where n is the specified "Number of Points"...
Page 238 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Tip: In "Log Freq" representation, limit lines and ripple limit lines appear as exponential curves; see c hapter 3.4.1.1, "Rules for Limit Line Definition", on page 60. Remote command: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: T YPE LOGarithmic Segmented In a "Segmented"...
Page 239 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Tip: Generator power The power range for a power sweep replaces the fixed internal source power which is defined via "POWER BW AVG > Power". The power is the output power at all test ports which supply the stimulus signals for the active channel.
Page 240 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The time interval between two consecutive trigger pulses must not be smaller than the minimum measurement time per measurement point. See " Sweep Time / Auto" on page 219. Remote command: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: T YPE POINt Time "Time"...
Page 241 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Seg x-Axis Scales the x-axis for a segmented frequency sweep: ● In frequency based mode, the x-axis covers the frequency ranges of all sweep seg- ments, including possible gaps between the segments. Equal frequency spacings correspond to equal distances on the x-axis.
Page 242 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Table Columns The table in the upper part of the "Define Segments" dialog contains an automatically assigned current number for each segment plus the following editable or non-editable columns: ● "On" provides check boxes to activate or deactivate each individual segment. "Sweep"...
Page 243 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings When overlapping sweep segments are created, the marker functions, trace evaluation functions, trace search functions and band filter functions are still available. It is possible, however, that these tools show an unexpected behavior when used in overlapping sweep segments.
Page 244 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Import... / Export... The buttons open standard dialogs to import and export sweep segment settings. ● "Import..." loads a sweep segment list from a sweep segment file. ● "Export..." stores the current sweep segments to a sweep segment file. Sweep segment files The analyzer uses a simple ASCII format to export sweep segment data.
Page 245 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings 4.4.2.4 Displayed Columns (Dialog) The "Displayed Columns" dialog selects the segment-specific channel settings that the analyzer displays in the "Define Segments" and in the "Point List" dialogs. All settings can be adjusted in the "Define Segments" dialog. By default, the first sweep segment is created with the channel settings defined for unsegmented sweep types.
Page 246 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● "Time" defines the sweep time for each segment. The default configuration for a new segment is equal to the sweep time setting for unsegmented sweeps; see " Sweep Time / Auto" on page 219. When "Time"...
Page 247 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Continuous / Single Activate either continuous or single sweep mode for the active channel. ● In "Continuous" mode, the analyzer measures continuously, repeating the current sweep. ● In "Single" sweep mode, the measurement is stopped after the number of selected "Sweeps".
Page 248 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings All Channels Continuous / on Hold Selects a common sweep control mode for all channels of the active recall set. ● "All Channels Continuous:" The R&S ZNC continuously repeats the sweeps in all channels. ●...
Page 249: Calibration
® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Sweep Active Channel Apply the sweep control settings to the active channel only. The number of sweeps in a "Single" sweep sequence is equal to the number of "Sweeps" in the active channel. The table lists all channels in the active recall set and allows you to define individual numbers of sweeps for all channels.
Page 250 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The Repeat... (Manual) button opens the last dialogs of the calibration wizards from where you can directly (re-)start the calibration sweeps, maintaining the calibration set- tings of the active channel calibration. It provides a convenient means of repeating or correcting the calibration.
Page 251 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Fig. 4-1: Calibration Unit Wizard: Ports Ports Selects the test port(s) to be calibrated. Remote command: The port parameters in many calibration commands define the calibrated port(s). Cal Unit Displays the connected calibration units. The R&S ZNC auto-detects all calibration units which are connected to one of its USB ports.
Page 252 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Tip: If the characterization wizard is password-protected, the "Characterization" button is unavailable. Use this functionality to prevent inadvertent activation of inappropriate characterizations. See " Authentication / Set Password" on page 261. See also c hapter 3.5.5.3, "Characterization of Calibration Units", on page 85.
Page 253 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Step 2: Connections Defines the port assignment(s) between the R&S ZNC and the calibration unit. Access: CHANNEL > CAL > Start Cal > Start... (Cal Unit) > Next Cal Type / Ports Displays the automatic calibration to be performed, identified by its calibration type and calibrated ports.
Page 254 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings If auto-detection fails because of a high attenuation in the signal path, you can either enter the port assignment manually or connect matching port numbers and select "Default Port Assignment". Remote command: [ SENSe: ] CORRection: C OLLect: A UTO: P ORTs: C ONNection? Default Port Assignment Restores the default port assignment.
Page 255 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings In the upper part of the "Cal Unit" screen, the R&S ZNC shows the calibration sweep diagrams for the currently measured S-parameter, the lower part visualizes the active port assignment and the measurement progress. Calibration Sweep Diagrams Each diagram presents an S-parameter trace and a typical result trace for the measured standard type.
Page 256 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● the calibration may be invalid If auto-detection fails because of a high attenuation in the signal path, you can either enter the port assignment manually or connect matching port numbers and select "Default Port Assignment".
Page 257 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Background information Refer to c hapter 3.5, "Calibration", on page 67 for background information. ● If the active channel is already equipped with a system error correction, the "Cali- bration Presetting" wizard loads the underlying setup. If the calibration setup is not changed and sweep data are available (see ...
Page 258 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Fig. 4-2: Calibration Presetting: Ports and Type Ports Selects the test port(s) to be calibrated. Remote command: The port parameters in many calibration commands define the calibrated port(s). Type / Source Selects the calibration type. The green arrow symbols give a preview of the type and the number of calibration sweeps involved: ●...
Page 259 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Calibrate all Channels Check this box to apply the acquired correction data to all channels in the active recall set. Leave it unchecked (preset setting) to apply them only to the active channel. Note that this option is available only if the active recall set contains multiple channels. Remote command: ...
Page 260 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Fig. 4-3: Calibration Presetting: Connectors and Cal Kits The upper part of the panel shows the port(s) and the calibration type selected in S tep 1: Ports and Type. The lower part gives access to the connector and cal kit settings. Connector / Gender Defines the connector types and genders of the ports to be calibrated.
Page 261 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Use "Import Cal Kit..." to add new kits to the list. Remote command: [ SENSe: ] CORRection: C KIT: S ELect Use Sliding Match Available for cal kits which contain a Sliding Match standard; see c hapter 3.5.2.3, "Sliding Match Standards", on page 79.
Page 262 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings In the upper part of the calibration screen, the R&S ZNC shows the calibration sweep diagrams for the currently measured S-parameter, the lower part displays the calibrated ports and standards and visualizes the measurement progress. Calibration Sweep Diagrams Each diagram presents an S-parameter trace and a typical result trace for the measured standard type.
Page 263 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● For a TRL calibration, at least one line standard must be measured between any pair of calibrated ports. See c hapter 3.5.1.8, "TRL Calibration", on page 73. Remote command: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect[: A CQuire]: S ELected See also: ...
Page 264 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Screen Elements From top to bottom, the screen consists of the following elements. Calibration Sweep Diagram The calibration sweep diagram in the upper part of the screen shows the progress of the calibration and the accuracy of a completed calibration ("Verification"). The diagram is scaled in "dB Mag"...
Page 265 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings After successful measurement receiver calibration, the b<n> trace should be close to the a<m> trace. Due to the previous power calibration, both traces should be close to the cal power. Remote command: S OURce<Ch>: P OWer<PhyPt>: C ORRection[: A CQuire]: V ERification: RESult?...
Page 266 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Port Overview The dialog shows all source ports of the network analyzer. The selected port is displayed with the current cal power settings (see c hapter 4.4.3.13, "Modify Cal Power Dialog", on page 266); moreover, a circuit diagram visualizes the purpose of the flatness and reference receiver calibration.
Page 267 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Access:CHANNEL > CAL > Start Cal > Power Cal... > Meas. Receiver Port Overview The dialog shows all receiver ports of the network analyzer. The selected port is displayed with the current cal power settings (see c hapter 4.4.3.13, "Modify Cal Power Dialog", on page 266);...
Page 268 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Start Cal Sweep Start the calibration sweep for the selected port and power calibration settings and close the dialog. The calibration is performed as described in " Calibration procedure" on page 89. No additional calibration settings are needed. Remote command: ...
Page 269 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The list shows the available connector types with their name ("Conn Type"), polarity ("Sexless"). The remaining columns in the list are described below. Storing connector type settings Calibration kits and connector types are global resources; the parameters are stored independently and available for all recall sets.
Page 270 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings defined. The default permittivity is the value for air. TEM-type lines have no cutoff frequency. ● If the calibration kit standards contain waveguides, then the lowest frequency where a wave propagation is possible ("Cutoff Frequency f ") can be defined.
Page 271 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Related information Refer to the following sections: ● See also c hapter 3.5.2, "Calibration Standards and Calibration Kits", on page 75 ● c hapter 3.5.2.4, "Cal Kit Files", on page 79 ● ...
Page 272 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● "Standards..." opens the "Kit Standards" dialog. This dialog shows the contents of the cal kit file. For user-defined or imported kits, you can modify the contents. See chapter 4.4.3.8, "Kit Standards Dialog", on page 256. Remote command: The following two commands create new calibration kits and modify calibration kits: ...
Page 273 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings One port and two port standards are listed in two separate tables. Most of the buttons on the right side are available only if the "Kit Standards" dialog was opened for a user-defined calibration kit. Table Columns The standard table contain the following information: ●...
Page 274 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ibration kit file, instead of the gender. During the calibration, the analyzer checks whether the cal kit contains the necessary standard types for the required ports. Remote command: [ SENSe: ] CORRection: C KIT: < StandardType> ...
Page 275 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The diagram in the "View / Modify Cal Kit Standards" dialog depends on the standard type for which the dialog was opened. Moreover, it is possible to modify the circuit model using the buttons in the upper right of the dialog. Offset Parameters The entries on the left-hand side specify the offset parameters for the transmission lines of the selected calibration standard.
Page 276 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The circuit model for the load consists of capacitance C which is connected in parallel to an inductance L and a resistance R, both connected in series. ● "R" is the constant resistive contribution. It is possible to select a special value ("Open"...
Page 277 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Calibration Unit Displays the connected calibration units. The R&S ZNC auto-detects all calibration units which are connected to one of its USB ports. If several cal units are connected, one of them must be selected for characterization (active cal unit). Remote command: ...
Page 278 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The properties of the selected characterization are shown below the list. "Delete" deletes the selected characterization file; "Start Characterization" opens the characterization wizard to create a new characterization. Remote command: S YSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: A KAL: C KIT: C ATalog? ...
Page 279 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Test Port Assignment Defines the assignment between test ports and cal unit ports. In the default "Manual" assignment, VNA ports and cal unit port numbers match. If you decide to use a different assignment, you can auto-detect the actual assignment ("Automatic") or select the ana- lyzer port numbers manually.
Page 280 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Step 2: Save Characterization Data Saves the characterization data to an internal file on the calibration unit. Access: CHANNEL > CAL > Cal Devices > Characterize Cal Unit... > Start Character- ization... Comment / Filename / Finish Selects a characterization file name to reference the characterization data set in the "Characterize Cal Unit"...
Page 281 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Efficient power calibration procedure ● For standard applications, open the "Start Cal" tab and select "Scalar Power Cal > Power Cal..." to perform the necessary calibration sweeps with default power cali- bration settings. You do not need any of the buttons in the "Pwr Cal Settings" tab. ●...
Page 282 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Flatness Cal > Total Readings Sets a limit for the number of calibration sweeps. See also " Calibration procedure" on page 87. Remote command: S OURce<Ch>: P OWer<PhyPt>: C ORRection: N REadings ...
Page 283 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The diagram in the center of the dialog visualizes the settings and results below. Access: CHANNEL > CAL > Pwr Cal Settings > Cal Power... Port Overview The dialog shows all source ports of the network analyzer. Each port is displayed with the current "Power Result"...
Page 284 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Cal Power Offset For power calibrations only (not supported in the current firmware version): Specifies a gain (positive values) or an attenuation (negative values) in the signal path between the source port and the calibrated reference plane. With a "Cal Power Offset" of n dB, the target power at the reference plane (cal power) is equal to the actual output power at the port plus n dB.
Page 285 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Access: CHANNEL > CAL > Pwr Cal Settings > Transm. Coefficients... Test Setup Selects a test setup with an additional two port in front of the DUT (during the measure- ment) or in front of the power meter (during power calibration). "No Coefficients" disables the transmission coefficients but does not delete the entries in the "Two Port Configura- tion"...
Page 286 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Transmission Coefficients; Insert / Delete / Delete All The required two-port information is a list of transmission coefficients at different fre- quency values (power loss list). The buttons in the dialog provide different ways of cre- ating and modifying the list.
Page 287 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Import File... Imports the transmission coefficients from a trace file. The imported file must be either in Touchstone (*.s<n>p) or in *.csv format; see also c hapter 3.4.2, "Trace Files", on page 64. Remote command: ...
Page 288 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings User Cal Active Activates or deactivates the system error correction in the active channel. "User Cal Active" is available only if a valid system error correction is available for the active chan- nel; see "Channel State" in c hapter 4.4.3.18, "Calibration Manager Dialog", on page 273.
Page 289 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Port Overview Shows all source ports together with the possible power calibrations. Either a source power calibration ("Power") or a measurement receiver calibration ("Meas. Receiver") can be performed at each analyzer port P1 ... PN. Power calibrations can be enabled or disabled after the necessary calibration data has been acquired;...
Page 290 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings A warning appears before a calibration in the pool is overwritten by the new calibration. To continue the calibration confirm by using button "Overwrite current File?" or " Resolve Pool Link" on page 275. Channel State The "Channel State"...
Page 291 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Add / Add All / Replace / Apply / Apply to All The buttons between the tables are used to modify the calibration pool and apply cali- bration data sets (cal groups) to channels: ●...
Page 292: Channel Config
® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings 4.4.4 Channel Config The "Channel Config" functions select, create and delete channels and optimize the measurement process. 4.4.4.1 Channel Config > Channels Creates and deletes channels and selects a channel as the active channel. You can monitor the channel activity using the ...
Page 293 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Add Ch + Trace Creates a new channel and a new trace, which is displayed in the active diagram area. The new channel settings (including a possible channel calibration) are identical to the previous channel settings; the trace is created with the trace settings of the former active trace but displayed with another color.
Page 294 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Channel On Toggles the measurement state of the A ctive Channel. Remote command: C ONFigure: C HANnel<Ch>: M EASure[: S TATe] 4.4.4.2 Channel Manager (Dialog) The "Channel Manager" dialog provides convenient access to certain actions of the "CHANNEL >...
Page 295 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● "Delete" deletes the channel selected in the table. This button is disabled if the setup contains only one channel: In manual control, each setup must contain at least one diagram area with one channel and one trace. Remote command: ...
Page 296 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Image Suppr. The "Image Suppr." settings define whether the analyzer measures with a local oscillator frequency LO below or above the RF input frequency. This feature can be used to elim- inate known spurious components in the input signal that can distort the measurement, especially in the low frequency range.
Page 297 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The spurious signal can be eliminated by dividing the sweep range into two segments with different LO settings: ● In the low-frequency segment, ranging up to the center frequency of the bandpass filter, the frequency of the local oscillator is set to LO < RF. This ensures that the spurious signal b' is not measured at port 2.
Page 298 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● Learn Sweep: During the learn sweep, the analyzer determines the appropriate static gain settings for the measured a- and b-waves, i.e. for all a- and b-waves measured in the current channel. The acquired settings can be overwritten manually. At the start of the learn sweep, "Auto"...
Page 299: Trigger
® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings 4.4.4.4 Channel Config > Pwr Cal Settings Provides access to all functions for power meter and power calibration data handling (transmission coefficients). The settings are identical with the "CHANNEL > CAL > Pwr Cal Settings" settings; see c hapter 4.4.3.12, "Calibration >...
Page 300 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Free Run / External / Manual / Multiple Triggers The four buttons select the source of the trigger event: ● In "Free Run" mode a new measurement is started immediately without waiting for a trigger event and without fixed time reference.
Page 301 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● "Sweep" means that each trigger event starts an entire sweep, according to the cur- rent sweep configuration. ● "Point" means that each trigger event starts the measurement at the next sweep point. ● "Partial Measurement"...
Page 302 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings ● High Level / Low Level means that the analyzer performs a free run measurement as long as the external trigger signal is high / low. The measurement is discontinued when the trigger signal changes to low / high. Remote command: ...
Page 303: Offset Embed
® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Source / Slope / Level / Delay The table defines all multiple trigger settings. The following trigger sources are available: ● Free Run selects an untriggered measurement sequence. ● External 1 is the external trigger signal fed in at either the EXT TRIG IN connector on the rear panel or pin 2 of the USER PORT connector.
Page 304 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 3.6, "Offset Parameters and Embedding", on page 91 4.4.6.1 Offset Embed > Offset Defines length offset parameters for each port. The "Zero Delay at Marker" function overwrites the offset parameters. Background information Refer to the following sections.
Page 305 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Port Physical test port of the analyzer. You can define independent offset parameters for all ports. Remote command: The <PhyPt> numeric suffix in the [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:... commands iden- tifies the physical port. Delay / Electrical Length / Mechanical Length Defines the length offset at the selected port as a delay, an electrical length, or a mechan- ical length.
Page 306 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings The position of the time gate is always relative to the end of the offset transmission line. As a consequence, "Adjust Time Gate" allows measurements at variable offset but fixed time gate position. Example: The impedance of an antenna with possible faults is measured using a time gate and a variable length offset.
Page 307 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings Auto Length Adds an electrical length offset to the selected test port with the condition that the residual delay of the active trace (defined as the negative derivative of the phase response) is minimized across the entire sweep range. If "Delay" is the selected trace format, the entire trace is shifted in vertical direction and centered around zero.
Page 308 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings tion", a frequency-dependent transmission factor is calculated; see " Auto Length and Loss vs. Direct Compensation " on page 96. ● "Prompt for Measurement" interrupts the fixture compensation process after each fixture compensation sweep so that you can modify your test setup (e.g. terminate the next measured port).
Page 309 ® GUI Reference R&S Channel Settings 4.4.6.2 Offset Embed > One Way Loss Defines loss parameters for each port. Background information Refer to the following sections. ● c hapter 3.6, "Offset Parameters and Embedding", on page 91 ● c hapter 3.6.1.2, "Definition of Loss Parameters ", on page 92 ●...
Page 310: Display Settings
® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings See also c hapter 3.6.1.2, "Definition of Loss Parameters ", on page 92. Note: The entered parameters define the loss for a signal traveling in one direction through the transmission line. To account for the propagation in both directions, the mag- nitude shift of a reflection parameter due to a given loss is twice the magnitude shift of a transmission parameter.
Page 311: Display > Diagram
® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings 4.5.1 Display > Diagram Selects a diagram as the active diagram, defines a title, deletes or adds diagrams and arranges them on the screen. Many of the functions are unavailable if the active recall set contains only one diagram.
Page 312 ® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings ● Some of the functions of the "TRACE > TRACE CONFIG > Traces" tab activate a particular trace including the corresponding diagram. Remote command: The numeric suffix <Wnd> appended to the DISPlay:WINDow<Wnd>:... commands selects a diagram area. Add Tr+Diag Creates a new diagram and a new trace which is displayed in the new diagram.
Page 313 ® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings Remote command: D ISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T ITLe: D ATA D ISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T ITLe[: S TATe] In remote control, it is also possible to define a diagram name, and to retrieve lists of diagram areas and traces: ...
Page 314 ® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings Tip: To hide all traces except the active one, select "Split All" and tap and hold to maxi- mize the active diagram. Remote command: No command; display configuration only. Split All Splits the active window into as many diagrams as there are traces and assigns a single trace to each area.
Page 315: Display > Split
® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings 4.5.2 Display > Split Arranges different diagrams on the screen. Access: SYSTEM > DISPLAY key or Alt + Shift + S Some of the "Split" settings are also available in the "Display > Diagram" tab. Refer to the following sections: ●...
Page 316 ® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings If less than two (three / four) traces are available, the new diagrams are created with a default trace. Dual (triple / quad) split corresponds to "Split Type: Tile Horizontal" with 2 (3 / 4) diagrams. Tip: To vary the size and position of the diagrams, drag and drop the separating frames or use the functions in the "Diagram"...
Page 317: Display > Config
® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings Tip: To vary the size and position of the diagrams, drag and drop the separating frames or use the functions in the "Diagram" tab. Remote command: D ISPlay: L AYout D ISPlay: L AYout: G RID Additional Functionality: SCPI Commands The analyzer provides remote control commands for efficient diagram handling.
Page 318 ® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings Color Scheme Controls the colors in the diagram areas. Color schemes are global settings and apply to all active recall sets. The following predefined color schemes are optimized for the analyzer screen and for color hardcopies, respectively: ●...
Page 319: Define User Color Scheme (Dialog)
® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings Remote command: D ISPlay: A NNotation: T RACe[: S TATe] Info Table / Position Shows or hides the info table. The info table is a possible container for the marker info fields and may be placed to the bottom, to the left, or to the right of the screen. See also ...
Page 320 ® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings Element Selects the screen element to be modified. The list contains the background and all traces, text elements and lines in the diagrams. Remote command: The <DispEl> suffix in the DISPlay:CMAP<DispEl>... commands identifies the screen element.
Page 321 ® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings The example below shows a lower limit line at –10 dB. Due to the rule described above, a marker placed on the colorized ("failed") trace point at 5.004050 GHz stil indicates a response value within the allowed range (–9.7222 dB > –10 dB). Remote command: ...
Page 322: Display > View Bar
® GUI Reference R&S Display Settings General > Same Color all Markers Selects a common marker color, which is independent of the trace colors. Remote command: D ISPlay: C MAP: M ARKer[: S TATe] General > Black White Scheme / Line Styles Scheme / Light Sheme Modifies the user color scheme, in particular the trace and channel lines, in a predefined way.
Page 323: Display > Touchscreen
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings S YSTem: D ISPlay: B AR: M ENU[: S TATe] S YSTem: D ISPlay: B AR: S TATus[: S TATe] S YSTem: D ISPlay: B AR: H KEY[: S TATe] S YSTem:...
Page 324: System > Setup > Setup
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings 4.6.1 System > Setup > Setup Gives access to system-related settings and service functions and selects the language of the graphical user interface. Access: SYSTEM > SETUP key or Alt + Shift + T The "Setup"...
Page 325 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings 4.6.2.1 Presets Specifies the behavior of the R&S ZNC upon a preset. Preset Scope Qualifies whether a preset affects all open recall sets ("Instrument") or the active recall set only. Remote command: S YSTem: P RESet: S COPe Remote Preset Configuration "Align *RST to User Defined Preset"...
Page 326 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Preset Configuration Specifies whether "System >Preset" will perform a factory preset or restore the settings stored in a user preset file. A user preset file is an arbitrary recall set (.znx) file, to be stored using "FILE >...
Page 327 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Save Sweep Data Causes the raw measurement data of the standards to be stored after a calibration is completed. This function applies to all calibrations and allows you to optimize a previous calibration without repeating the measurement of all standards. If "Save Sweep Data"...
Page 328 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Instrument Messages / Sounds / Transparent Info Fields / Show Sweep Symbols The buttons switch the instrument messages, acoustic messages, transparent info fields for markers and trace statistics, and sweep symbols on or off. Sounds are generated when the analyzer generates a notice/status message or a warning (alarm sounds) or during calibration.
Page 329 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Reset Colors / Reset Dialogs / Reset Units Resets the color settings ("SYSTEM > DISPLAY> Config"), the dialog properties and the "Decimal Places" settings. The settings are global and not affected by an instrument preset.
Page 330: Info (Dialog)
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Pin 16 - 19 Selects the control mechanism for the signals at pins 16, 17, 18, 19 of the USER PORT connector. ● Channel Bits: Signals are controlled by channel bits 4 to 7. No drive port indication at the USER PORT connector.
Page 331 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Save... / Print... / Save Report The buttons across the bottom of the the "Info" dialog save the contents of the open tab to a file or create a hardcopy. "Save Report" saves the current selftest results to a zipped error log file which you may send in for fault diagnosis;...
Page 332: Service Function (Dialog)
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings 4.6.3.5 Error Log Contains a chronological record of errors that occurred in the current and in previous sessions. While the error log is open, additional buttons for printing, closing or clearing (delete) the log are provided. The deleted error log shows the message "No errors found".
Page 333: System > Setup > Remote Settings
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings State Indicates the state of the internal phase locked loop: If the frequencies are properly synchronized, the state is "locked". Remote command: Internal / External Selects the internal or an external reference clock signal for synchronization. ●...
Page 334 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings IP Address Displays the current IP address of the R&S ZNC. By default, the analyzer is configured to use dynamic TCP/IP configuration (DHCP) and obtain all IP address information auto- matically. See chapter "Assigning an IP Address" in the Help or in the Getting Started guide.
Page 335 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Show Errors Activates a information popup box (tooltip), to be displayed whenever the parser encoun- ters an remote control command error. The tooltip is not displayed for SCPI errors no. – 113, "Undefined header". The tooltip is to provide information that can be useful for program development and optimization;...
Page 336: Remote Lxi (Dialog)
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings 4.6.7 Remote LXI (Dialog) The "Remote LXI" dialog provides basic LXI functions for the analyzer and displays IP and MAC address information. Background information Refer to the following sections: ● c hapter 5.6, "LXI Configuration", on page 362 ●...
Page 337: System > Setup > External Devices
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings The LAN settings are configured in the browser interface; see c hapter 5.6.2, "LXI Browser Interface", on page 364. Remote command: LXI Status Enabled Switches the LXI logo in the status bar on or off. Remote command: 4.6.8 System >...
Page 338: External Power Meters (Dialog)
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings USB-to-IEC/IEEE adapter, VISA To control external devices equipped with a GPIB interface (but not with a USB interface) you can use the USB-to-IEC/IEEE Adapter (option R&S ZVAB-B44, order no. 1302.5544.03). Option R&S ZVAB-B44 consists of an adapter and a driver software. The driver software is installed on the network analyzer.
Page 339 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings 2. tap"Scan Instruments" and wait until the power meter appears in the table of "Known Devices". 3. tap to copy the power meter into the list of configured devices. If the R&S ZNC fails to detect a connected power meter, ►...
Page 340 ® GUI Reference R&S System Settings When using the NI-VISA library, ensure that the network analyzer itself is not listed as a network device in the Measurement & Automation Explorer. Otherwise, "Scan Instru- ments" will send an identification query (*IDN?), causing the analyzer to close the "Exter- nal Power Meters"...
Page 341: External Power Meter Config (Dialog)
® GUI Reference R&S System Settings Auto Config NRP-Zxx Causes the analyzer to clear the lists of "Known Devices" and "Configured Devices" and automatically configure all NRP-Zxx power meters detected at any of the USB ports as Pmtr 1, Pmtr 2... No manual configuration is required. Remote command: ...
Page 342: Applic Menu
® GUI Reference R&S Applic Menu A preset may be a factory preset or a user-defined preset. It does not change e.g. the data related to global resources (e.g. cal pool, cal kit data), the position of dialogs, the color scheme of the diagrams, and the directory and printer settings. Many of these properties can be reset in the "System Config"...
Page 343 ® GUI Reference R&S Applic Menu GPIB Explorer Opens a tool that allows you to connect to the analyzer, obtain an overview of all imple- mented remote control programs, test programs, compile and run test scripts. For a detailed description refer to c hapter 5.1.2, "GPIB Explorer", on page 331.
Page 344: Help Menu
® GUI Reference R&S Help Menu 4.8 Help Menu The "Help" menu provides assistance with the network analyzer and its operation. Access: SYSTEM > HELP key or Help menu Contents... / Index... Opens the "Contents" or the "Index" page of the help system. About...
Page 345 ® GUI Reference R&S Control Menu Maximize Enlarges the active window to fill the available space. Close Ends the analyzer session. Note: The "Close" application command is equivalent to the "Exit" command in the "File" menu. Moreover "Close" has the same effect as a tap and hold on the "Control" menu icon or a tap and hold on the icon in the title bar of the active window.
Page 346: Remote Control
® Remote Control R&S Introduction to Remote Control 5 Remote Control This chapter provides instructions on how to set up the analyzer for remote control, a general introduction to remote control of programmable instruments, and the description of the analyzer's remote control concept. For reference information about all remote con- trol commands implemented by the instrument, complemented by comprehensive pro- gram examples, refer to ...
Page 347: Starting A Remote Control Session
® Remote Control R&S Introduction to Remote Control 5.1.1 Starting a Remote Control Session A remote control program must open a connection to the analyzer (using VISA function- ality), before it can send commands to the analyzer and receive device responses (e.g. measurement data).
Page 348 ® Remote Control R&S Introduction to Remote Control The following options are provided: ● NT named pipe (not supported at present) ● GPIB address (for connection to controllers equipped with a National Instruments GPIB interface using the GPIB bus connector) ●...
Page 349: Switchover To Remote Control
® Remote Control R&S Introduction to Remote Control It remote logging is enabled (SYSTem:LOGGing:REMote[:STATe] ON) the analyzer stores all received commands to the file 'C:\Users\Public\Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\RemoteLog'. 5.1.3 Switchover to Remote Control On power-up, the instrument is always in the manual operating state and can be operated via the front panel controls.
Page 350 ® Remote Control R&S Introduction to Remote Control Switching on the display is ideal for program test purposes but tends to slow down the measurement. Therefore, it is recommended to switch off the display in real measurement applications where a tested program script is to be executed repeatedly. The analyzer provides a third display option where the measurement screen is only updated when this is triggered by the remote control command SYSTem:DISPlay:UPDate ONCE.
Page 351: Combining Manual And Remote Control
® Remote Control R&S Introduction to Remote Control 5.1.3.1 Setting the Device Address The GPIB address (primary address) of the instrument is factory-set to 20. It can be changed manually in the "SYSTEM > SETUP > Remote Settings" tab or via remote con- trol.
Page 352: Messages
® Remote Control R&S Messages 5.2 Messages The messages transferred on the data lines of the GPIB bus or via the RSIB / VXI-11 protocol can be either interface messages or device messages. For a description of interface messages refer to the relevant sections: ●...
Page 353 ® Remote Control R&S Messages The analyzers are compatible to the final SCPI version 1999.0. Not all of the commands supported by the instrument are taken from the SCPI standard (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments), however, their syntax follows SCPI rules. The SCPI stand- ard is based on standard IEEE 488.2 and aims at the standardization of instrument-con- trol commands, error handling and the status registers.
Page 354 ® Remote Control R&S Messages Some mnemonics occur on several levels within one command system. Their effect depends on the structure of the command, i. e. on the position in the command header they are inserted in. Example: SOURce:FREQuency:CW lGHZ This command contains the mnemonic SOURce in the first command level.
Page 355 ® Remote Control R&S Messages Example: TRIGger:SOURce EXTernal;:SENSe:FREQuency:STARt 1GHZ This command line contains two commands. The first command belongs to the TRIGger system and defines the trigger source (external trigger). The second command belongs to the SENSe system and defines the start frequency of the sweep. If the successive commands belong to the same system, having one or several levels in common, the command line can be abbreviated.
Page 356: Scpi Parameters
® Remote Control R&S Messages 5.2.3 SCPI Parameters Many commands are supplemented by a parameter or a list of parameters. The param- eters must be separated from the header by a "white space". Permissible parameters are numerical values, Boolean parameters, text, character strings and block data. The type of parameter required for the respective command and the permissible range of values are specified in the command description.
Page 357 ® Remote Control R&S Messages 5.2.3.2 Boolean Parameters Boolean parameters represent two states. The ON state (logically true) is represented by ON or a numerical value different from 0. The OFF state (logically false) is represented by OFF or the numerical value 0. A query responds with 0 or 1. Example: Setting command: SWEep:TIME:AUTO ON Query: SWEep:TIME:AUTO? returns 1 5.2.3.3...
Page 358: Basic Remote Control Concepts
® Remote Control R&S Basic Remote Control Concepts The comma separates several parameters of a command. The question mark forms a query. The asterisk marks a common command. ', " Quotation marks introduce a string and terminate it. The hash sign # introduces binary, octal, hexadecimal and block data. Binary: #B10110 Octal: #O7612 Hexadecimal: #HF3A7...
Page 359: Active Traces In Remote Control
® Remote Control R&S Basic Remote Control Concepts Create new trace and new channel CALCulate<Ch>:PARameter:SDEFine '<Trace Name>','< Meas Parameter> (if channel <Ch> does not exist yet) Delete trace CALCulate<Ch>:PARameter:DELete '<Trace Name>' Create or delete channel CONFigure:CHANnel<Ch>[:STATe] ON | OFF Create or delete diagram area DISPlay:WINDow<Wnd>:STATe ON | OFF Display trace in diagram area DISPlay:WINDow<Wnd>:TRACe<WndTr>:FEED...
Page 360: Initiating Measurements, Speed Considerations
® Remote Control R&S Basic Remote Control Concepts The following program example illustrates how to create, select and reference traces. It is instructive to observe the analyzer screen in order to check the effect of each step. Example: *RST Reset the analyzer, creating channel no. 1 with the default trace "Trc1". The trace is displayed in diagram area no.
Page 361: Addressing Traces And Channels
® Remote Control R&S Basic Remote Control Concepts Example: *RST; :INITiate:CONTinuous:ALL OFF Activate single sweep mode for all channels (including the channels created later). INITiate1:IMMediate; *WAI Start a single sweep in channel no. 1, wait until the sweep is terminated before proceeding to the next command (see ...
Page 362: Command Processing
® Remote Control R&S Command Processing Method Commands / Example Assign or query trace name of a trace numbered CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:NAME 'ABCD' <Trc> CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:NAME? (returns 'ABCD') Query trace number assigned to a trace named CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:NAME:ID? 'ABCD' 'ABCD' (returns the actual trace number; the trace suffix is ignored) Table 5-3: Mixed commands Method...
Page 363: Data Base And Instrument Hardware
® Remote Control R&S Command Processing The command recognition detects syntax errors in the commands and transfers them to the status reporting system. The rest of a command line after a syntax error is still exe- cuted, if possible. After the syntax check, the range of the numerical parameters is checked, if required.
Page 364: Output Unit
® Remote Control R&S Command Processing 5.4.5 Output Unit The output unit collects the information requested by the controller, which it receives from the data set management. It processes it according to the SCPI rules and makes it avail- able in the output buffer. If the information requested is longer, it is made available in portions without this being recognized by the controller.
Page 365: Status Reporting System
® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System The analyzer implements INITiate[:IMMediate]... commands as overlapped commands. Assuming e.g. that INITiate[:IMMediate][:DUMMy] takes longer to execute than *OPC, sending the command sequence INIT; *OPC. results in initiating a sweep and, after some time, setting the OPC bit in the ESR. Sending the commands: INIT;...
Page 366: Overview Of Status Registers
® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System ● STB, SRE: The STatus Byte (STB) register and its associated mask register Service Request Enable (SRE) form the highest level of the status reporting system. The STB provides a rough overview of the instrument status, collecting the information of the lower-level registers.
Page 367: Structure Of An Scpi Status Register
® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System not used not used not used -&- -&- -&- not used not used Limit trace no. 14 -&- -&- -&- not used not used Limit trace no. 13 -&- -&- -&- not used not used Limit trace no.
Page 368 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System The sum bit is obtained from the EVENt and ENABle part for each register. The result is then entered into a bit of the CONDition part of the higher-order register. The instrument automatically generates the sum bit for each register. Thus an event can lead to a ...
Page 369: Contents Of The Status Registers
® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System bol '&'). The results of all logical operations of this part are passed on to the sum bit via an OR function (symbol '+'). ● ENAB bit = 0: The associated EVENt bit does not contribute to the sum bit. ●...
Page 370 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System is generated. Bit 6 of the SRE is ignored, because it corresponds to the summary bit of the STB. The bits in the STB are defined as follows: Bit No. Meaning Error Queue not empty If this bit is enabled by the SRE, each entry of the error queue generates a ...
Page 371 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System Related common commands The IST flag is queried using the common command *IST?. The PPE can be set using *PRE and read using *PRE?. See also C ommon Commands. 5.5.3.3 ESR and ESE The Event Status Register (ESR) indicates general instrument states.
Page 372 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System Related common commands The Event Status Register (ESR) can be queried using ESR?. The Event Status Enable (ESE) register can be set using the command *ESE and read using *ESE?. See also C ommon Commands.
Page 373 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System The bits in the STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit2 register are defined as follows: Bit No. Meaning Not used Failed Limit Check for Trace no. 15 This bit is set if any point on trace no. 15 fails the limit check. Failed Limit Check for Trace no.
Page 374 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System Bit No. Meaning Not used Reference frequency lock failure With external reference signal (System – External Reference active) or option ZVAB-B4 (oven quartz), the reference oscillator is phase locked to a 10 MHz signal. This bit is set if this phase locked loop (PLL) fails.
Page 375: Application Of The Status Reporting System
® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System Bit No. Meaning Overload at DC MEAS This bit is set if the input voltage at one of the DC input connectors on the rear panel is too high. Reduce the input voltage. Power settings exceed hardware limits This bit is set if the source power at one of the test ports is too high or too low.
Page 376 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System 3. Insert *OPC in the command sequence (e.g. at the end of a sweep) As soon as all commands preceding *OPC have been completed, the instrument gener- ates an SRQ. Example: Generate an SRQ when a limit is exceeded 1.
Page 377 ® Remote Control R&S Status Reporting System 5.5.4.3 Parallel Poll In a parallel poll, up to eight instruments are simultaneously requested by the controller by means of a single command to transmit 1 bit of information each on the data lines, i.e., to set the data line allocated to each instrument to a logical "0"...
Page 378: Reset Values Of The Status Reporting System
® Remote Control R&S LXI Configuration SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? provides one entry from the error queue. If no error messages are stored there any more, the instrument responds with 0, "No error". The error queue should be queried after every SRQ in the controller program as the entries describe the cause of an error more precisely than the status registers.
Page 379: Lxi Classes And Lxi Functionality
® Remote Control R&S LXI Configuration intended to be the LAN-based successor to GPIB, combining the advantages of Ethernet with the simplicity and familiarity of GPIB. 5.6.1 LXI Classes and LXI Functionality LXI-compliant instruments are divided into three classes, A, B and C, with the functionality of the classes hierarchically based one upon the other: ●...
Page 380: Lxi Browser Interface
® Remote Control R&S LXI Configuration 5.6.2 LXI Browser Interface The instrument's LXI browser interface works correctly with all W3C compliant browsers. Typing the instrument's host name or IP address in the address field of the browser on your PC, e.g. "http://10.113.10.203"...
Page 381: Lan Configuration
® Remote Control R&S LXI Configuration 5.6.3 LAN Configuration Comprises the following navigation entries. ● Configuration....................365 ● Advanced Config....................365 ● Ping Client......................366 5.6.3.1 IP Configuration The LAN configuration parameters required by the LXI standard can be accessed via the navigation entry "IP Configuration". The "TCP/IP Mode"...
Page 382 ® Remote Control R&S LXI Configuration The advanced LAN configuration parameters are used as follows: ● "Negotiation": The negotiation configuration field provides different Ethernet speed and duplex mode settings. In general, the "Auto Detect" mode is sufficient. ● "ICMP Ping" must be enabled to use the ping utility. ●...
Page 383 ® Remote Control R&S LXI Configuration User Manual 1173.9557.02 ─ 13...
Page 384: Command Reference
® Command Reference R&S Special Terms and Notation 6 Command Reference This chapter describes all common commands and SCPI commands implemented by the analyzer. Validity of the command set The commands reported in this chapter are valid for vector network analyzers with 2 or 4 ports.
Page 385: Upper/Lower Case
® Command Reference R&S Special Terms and Notation 6.1.1 Upper/Lower Case Upper/lower case characters characterize the long and short form of the mnemonics in a command. The short form consists of all upper-case characters, the long form of all upper case plus all lower case characters. It is recommended to use either the short form or the long form;...
Page 386: Common Commands
® Command Reference R&S Common Commands The marker suffix must be in the range between 1 and 10, the number of ports depends on the analyzer model. No restrictions apply to channel, trace, and diagram suffixes. In remote control, one active trace can be selected for each channel; see c hapter 5.3.2, "Active Traces in Remote Control", on page 343.
Page 387: Scpi Command Reference
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Command Parameters / Remarks Short Description *PCB 0...30 / no query Indicates the controller address to which GPIB bus control is returned after ter- mination of the triggered action. Pass Control Back *PRE 0...255 Sets parallel poll enable register to the value indicated.
Page 388: Calculate Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ● STATus Commands....................645 ● SYSTem Commands....................648 ● TRACe Commands....................670 ● TRIGger Commands.....................673 6.3.1 CALCulate Commands The CALCulate... commands perform post-acquisition data processing. Functions in the SENSe subsystem are related to data acquisition, while the CALCulate subsystem operates on the data acquired by a SENSe function.
Page 389: Calculate: D Ata
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ..............377 CALCulate<Chn>: D ATA: N SWeep: C OUNt? ................377 CALCulate<Chn>: D ATA: N SWeep: F IRSt? ...............378 CALCulate<Chn>: D ATA: N SWeep[: L AST]? ..................379 CALCulate<Ch>: D ATA: S GRoup? .
Page 390 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; SWE:POIN 20 Create a trace with 20 sweep points, making the created trace the active trace of channel 1 (omitted optional mnemonic SENSe1). CALC:DATA? FDAT Query the 20 response values of the created trace. In the FDATa setting, 20 comma-separated ASCII values are returned.
Page 391: Calculate: D Ata: A Ll
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference The following parameters denote the error terms generated during a calibration. Table 6-3: Error terms in the CALCulate:DATA... commands Error Term Description Receive Ports (S-parameter) 2-port error terms; see SCORr1, ..., SCORr12 1 and 2 (S11, S12, S21, S22) [ SENSe<Ch>:...
Page 392: Calculate: D Ata: C All
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Query only CALCulate<Ch>:DATA:CALL? <Format> Reads the current response values of all S-parameter data traces in channel no. <Ch>. If a full n-port system error correction (TOSM, TOM, TRL ...) is active in the referenced channel, the command reads the full nxn S-matrix of the calibrated ports (there is no need to create or display the S-parameter traces).
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate:DATA:DALL? <Format> Reads the current response values of all data traces of the current recall set. Use to query data traces and memory traces. CALCulate: D ATA: A LL? Query parameters: <Format> FDATa | SDATa | MDATa Output format for the S-parameter data, see ...
Page 394 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <FwCount> Number of first sweep to be read. 1 denotes the first sweep acquired, 2 denotes the second and so forth. The sweep count in single sweep mode is defined via [ SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: COUNt...
Page 395 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <RvCount> Number of sweep to be read. 1 denotes the last sweep acquired, 2 denotes the second-last and so forth. Range: 1 to sweep count defined via [SENSe<Ch>:]SWEep:COUNt Example: SWE:COUN 10 Define the number of sweeps (10) to be measured in single sweep mode.
Page 396 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <TraceName> String parameter containing the trace name <Format> FDATa | SDATa | MDATa | NCData Data format; see D ata format identifiers used in the CALCu- late:DATA... commands. See Example: D ata format identifiers used in the CALCulate:DATA...
Page 397 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Horizontal Line" on page 191 6.3.1.4 CALCulate:FILTer[:GATE]... The CALCulate:FILTer[:GATE]... commands define the properties of the time gate which is used to optimize the time domain response.................381 CALCulate: F ILTer[: G ATE]: T IME: A OFFset .
Page 398 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <CenterTime> Center time of the time gate Range: -99.8999999 s to +99.8999999 s Increment: 0.1 ns *RST: 1.5E-009 s Default unit: s Example: *RST; :CALC:TRAN:TIME:STAT ON; :CALC:FILT:TIME: STAT ON Reset the instrument and enable the time domain representation and the time gate.
Page 399 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <TimeGate> MAXimum | WIDE | NORMal | MINimum MINimum - Steepest edges (rectangle) WIDE - Normal gate (Hann) NORM - Steep edges (Hamming) Maximum - Maximum flatness (Bohman) *RST: WIDE Example: *RST; :CALC:FILT:TIME:SHAP? Reset the instrument and query the type of time gate used.
Page 400 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Parameters: <Boolean> ON - time gate enabled OFF - time gate disabled *RST: Example: *RST; :CALC:TRAN:TIME:STAT? CALC:FILT:TIME:STAT? Reset the instrument, activating a frequency sweep, and query whether the default trace is displayed in the time domain and whether the time gate is enabled.
Page 401 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Parameters: <TimeGate> RECT | HAMMing | HANNing | BOHMan | DCHebyshev RECT - steepest edges (rectangle) HANN - normal gate (Hann) HAMMing - steep edges (Hamming) BOHMan - minimum flatness (Bohman) DCHebyshev - arbitrary gate shape (Dolph-Chebychev) *RST:...
Page 402 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Note: The analyzer allows arbitrary combinations of display formats and measured quan- tities; see c hapter 4.2.2, "Format Settings", on page 135 and CALCulate<Ch>:PARameter... commands. Nevertheless, it is advisable to check which display formats are generally appropriate for an analysis of a particular measured quantity;...
Page 403 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference COMPlex (for compatibility with R&S ZVR analyzers) x, y, displayed in a polar diagram MAGNitude (for compatibility with R&S ZVR ana- Magnitude (sqrt(x )), displayed in a Cartesian lyzers) diagram with a logarithmic scale CALCulate<Chn>:FORMat:WQUType <Unit>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference 6.3.1.7 CALCulate:LIMit... The CALCulate:LIMit... commands define the limit lines and control the limit check................388 CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: C IRCle: D ATA ..............389 CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: C IRCle: D ISPlay[: S TATe] .
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Radius> Range: Virtually no restriction for radius (use positive val- ues). *RST: Default unit: UNIT See Example: C ALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: C IRCle[: S TATe] Manual operation: "Radius / Center X/Y" on page 191 CALCulate<Chn>:LIMit:CIRCle:DISPlay[:STATe] <Boolean>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - Fail beep on or off. *RST: Example: CALCulate:LIMit:CIRCle:STATe ON; SOUNd ON Switch the limit check on and activate the fail beep. Manual operation: "Limit Fail Beep" on page 190 CALCulate<Chn>:LIMit:CIRCle[:STATe] <Boolean>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference , CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: U PPer[: D ATA] C ALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: LOWer[: D ATA] Note: The generated segments are upper or lower limit line segments, depending on the setting. C ALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: S EGMent<Seg>: T YPE CALCulate<Ch>:LIMit:CONTrol[:DATA] does not overwrite the type setting.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :CALC:LIM:CONT 1 GHZ, 2 GHZ Define a limit line segment in the stimulus range between 1 GHz and 2 GHz, using default response values. CALC:LIM:CONT:SHIF 1; :CALC:LIM:CONT? Shift the segment by 1 Hz. The modified limit line segment ranges from 1000000001 (Hz) to 2000000001 (Hz).
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:LIMit:DELete:ALL Deletes all limit line segments. Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Example: *RST; :CALC:LIM:CONT 1 GHZ, 1.5 GHZ Define an upper limit line segment in the stimulus range between 1 GHz and 1.5 GHz, using default response values.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :CALC:LIM:CONT 1 GHZ, 2 GHZ Define an upper limit line segment in the stimulus range between 1 GHz and 2 GHz, using default response values. CALC:LIM:STAT ON; FAIL? Switch the limit check on and query the result. CALC:LIM:STAT:AREA LEFT, TOP For a subsequent check at the GUI or a hardcopy, move the pass/ fail message to the top left position.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:LIMit:SEGMent:COUNt? Returns the number of limit line segments, including enabled and disabled segments. Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Example: CALC:LIM:DATA 1,1500000000, 2000000000,2,3 Define an upper limit line segment (segment no. 1) in the stimulus range between 1.5 GHz and 2 GHz, assigning response values of +2 dB and +3 dB.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CALC:LIM:DATA 1,1500000000, 2000000000,2,3 Define an upper limit line segment (segment no. 1) in the stimulus range between 1.5 GHz and 2 GHz, assigning response values of +2 dB and +3 dB. CALC:LIM:SEGM:STIM:STAR 1GHZ; STOP 2 GHZ; : CALC:LIM:SEGM:TYPE LMIN Change the segment to a lower limit line segment with a stimulus range between 1 GHz and 2 GHz.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - Fail beep on or off. *RST: CALC:LIM:STAT ON; SOUN ON Example: Switch the limit check on and activate the fail beep. Manual operation: "Limit Fail Beep"...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:LIMit:TTLout<Pt>[:STATe] <Boolean> Switches the TTL pass/fail signals on or off. The signals are applied to the USER PORT connector as long as the active trace <Chn> is within limits, including the ripple limits. Suffix: <Chn>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Response> Default unit: dBm <Response> Pair(s) of response values Range: Virtually no restriction for limit segments *RST: The response value of a segment that is created by defining its stimulus values only (e.g. by means of CALCulate<Chn>:LIMit:CONTrol[:DATA]), is -40 dB.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CALC:LIM:LOW:FEED 1 GHZ, -10 Use the stimulus values of the active trace, shifted by 1 GHz to the right and decreased by –10 dB, to create a lower limit line. CALC:LIM:UPP:FEED 1 GHZ, 10 Use the stimulus values of the active trace, shifted by 1 GHz to the right and increased by 10 dB, to create an upper limit line.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ................401 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: A OFF ................402 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: B WIDth ............403 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: C OUPled[: S TATe] ..............404 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: D ELTa[: S TATe] ................404 CALCulate<Chn>:...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Suppose that the active recall set contains an active trace no. 1. CALC:MARK1 ON; MARK2 ON Create markers 1 and 2 and assign them to the trace no. 1. CALC:MARK:AOFF Remove both markers. Usage: Event Manual operation:...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CALC:MARK:FUNC:BWID:MODE BST Select a bandstop filter search. CALC:MARK:FUNC:EXEC BFIL Initiate the bandpass filter search for the current trace. Create markers M1 to M4. CALC:MARK:SEAR:BFIL:RES ON Display the marker info field in the diaram area. CALC:MARK:BWID 6 Select a 6-dB bandwidth for the bandstop.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:DELTa[:STATe] <Boolean> Switches the delta mode for marker <Mk> on trace no. <Chn> on or off. The marker must be created before using ON. If the active C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>[: S TATe] trace contains no reference marker, the command also creates a reference marker.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference DEFault The format of the trace no. <Chn> (MLOG after *RST); see CALCulate<Ch>:FORMat. MLINear |z| = sqrt ( x2 + y2 ) MLOGarithmic |z| = sqrt ( x2 + y2 ) MDB (for R&S ZVR compatibility) dB Mag(z) = 20 * log|z| dB φ(z) = arctan( Im(z) / Re(z) ) PHASe...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: B WIDth Manual operation: "Bandpass Ref to Max" on page 205 CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:FUNCtion:CENTer Sets the center of the sweep range equal to the stimulus value of the marker <Mk> on trace no.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:FUNCtion:DOMain:USER:SHOW <Boolean> Displays or hides range limit lines for the search range selected via CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: D OMain: U SER Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. <Mk>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Mk> Marker number in the range 1 to 10. For a bandfilter search (BFILter) this numeric suffix is ignored and may be set to any value because the bandfilter search functions always use markers M1 to M4.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Max / Min" on page 198 CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:FUNCtion:SPAN Sets the sweep span of the sweep range equal to the absolute value of the first coordinate of the active delta marker <Mk> on trace no. <Chn>. Suffix: <Chn>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:MODE <Mode> Sets marker no. <Mk> to continuous or discrete mode. The marker doesn't have to be created before ( ON), the mode can be C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>[: S TATe] assigned in advance. Suffix: <Chn>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:REFerence:MODE <Mode> Sets the reference marker to continuous or discrete mode. The marker doesn't have to be created before ( ON), the mode can be C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>[: S TATe] assigned in advance. Suffix: <Chn>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. <Mk> Marker number in the range 1 to 10. This numeric suffix is ignored and may be set to any value. Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - creates or removes the marker.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Mk> Marker number in the range 1 to 10. This numeric suffix is ignored and may be set to any value. Parameters: <MarkerValue> Stimulus value of the reference marker. Range: -9.9E+11 Hz to +9.9E+11 Hz (for frequency sweeps); -999 dBm to +999 dBm (for power sweeps);...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON - show the bandfilter search results. If no bandfilter search has been initiated before ( C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: BFILter), nothing is displayed. FUNCtion: E XECute OFF - hide the bandfilter search results. *RST: See ...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Suppose that the active recall set contains an active trace no. 1. CALC:MARK ON; :CALC:MARK:FUNC:EXEC MAXimum Create marker no. 1 and assign them to trace no. 1. Activate a maximum search for marker no. 1. CALC:MARK:SEAR:TRAC ON Enable the tracking mode for the created marker.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Suppose channel 1's selected trace is POLar and marker 1 isn't yet created :CALCULATE1:MARKER1 ON Create/enable Marker 1 :CALCulate1:MARKer1:FUNCtion:SELect TARGet Select TARGet search mode for marker 1 :CALCulate1:MARKer1:SEARch:FORMat? Query the target format of marker 1. The result is DEF and for polar diagrams the default target format is "Phase".
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Parameters: <HorizontalPos> LEFT | MID | RIGHt Horizontal position <VerticalPos> TOP | MID | BOTTom Vertical position See Example: C ALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: Y ? Manual operation: "Mkr 1 ...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Mode> NORMal | FIXed NORMal - response value changes according to the measurement result. FIXed - marker keeps its current response value. *RST: NORMal Example: CALC:MARK ON; :CALC:MARK:TYPE FIX Create marker 1and display it in the center of the sweep range as a fixed marker.
Page 435 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Suppose that the active recall set contains an active trace no. 1. CALC:MARK ON Create marker no. 1 and display it in the center of the sweep range. CALC:MARK:Y? Query the measurement value at the marker position. CALC:MARK:STAT:AREA LEFT, TOP For a subsequent check at the GUI or a hardcopy, move the info field to the top left position.
Page 436 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Type Complete List Description Operands <Trace name> | All traces and memory traces of the active recall set | activeTrc | Active trace | Mem[activeTrc] Active memory trace assigned to the active trace Constants e, pi | Constants |...
Page 437 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference "Data / Mem, Data – Mem" Manual operation: on page 153 CALCulate<Chn>:MATH:MEMorize Copies the current state of the active data trace to a memory trace. If a mathematical trace is active, the data trace associated with the mathematical trace is copied. The memory trace is named Mem<n>[<Data_Trace>] where <n>...
Page 438 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :CALC:MATH:MEM Copy the current state of the default trace 'Trc1' to a memory trace named 'Mem2[Trc1]'. The memory trace is not displayed. CALC:MATH:SDEF 'Trc1 / Mem2[Trc1]' Define a mathematical trace, dividing the data trace by the stored memory trace.
Page 439 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ................423 CALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: C ATalog? ..............423 CALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: D EFine: S GRoup ................425 CALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: D ELete .................425 CALCulate: P ARameter: D ELete: A LL ..............425 CALCulate<Ch>:...
Page 440 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <LogicalPort1> Logical (balanced or unbalanced) port numbers. The port numbers must be in ascending order, their number is limited by the test ports of the analyzer. With n logical port numbers, the command gen- erates n traces.
Page 441 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "All S-Params" on page 114 CALCulate<Ch>:PARameter:DELete <TraceName> Deletes a trace with a specified trace name and channel. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number. Setting parameters: Trace name, e.g. 'Trc4'. See "Rules for trace names" in <TraceName>...
Page 442 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Event Manual operation: "Delete Trace" on page 148 CALCulate<Ch>:PARameter:DELete:SGRoup Deletes a group of logical ports (S-parameter group), previously defined via CALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: D EFine: S GRoup Suffix: <Ch> Channel number. <Ch> may be used to reference a previously defined channel.
Page 443 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CALC4:PAR:SDEF 'Ch4Tr1', 'S11' Create channel 4 and a trace named Ch4Tr1 to measure the input reflection coefficient S CALC4:PAR:MEAS 'Ch4Tr1', 'a1' Change the measurement parameter of the trace and measure the wave quantity a CALC4:PAR:MEAS? 'Ch4Tr1' Query the measured quantity.
Page 444 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CALC4:PAR:SDEF 'Ch4Tr1', 'S11' Create channel 4 and a trace named Ch4Tr1 to measure the input reflection coefficient S DISP:WIND2:STAT ON Create diagram area no. 2. DISP:WIND2:TRAC:FEED 'CH4TR1' Display the generated trace in diagram area no. 2. Usage: Setting only Manual operation:...
Page 445 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference 'MUF221' | 'MUF212' | ... Stability factor 2 (for unbalanced ports only) 'Pmtr1D1' | 'Pmtr2D2' Power sensor measurement using a power meter 'Pmtr<no>' and analyzer source port 'D1' or 'D2' *) Selecting a parameter Y...<n><m> or Z...<n><m> sets the range of port numbers to be considered for the Y and Z-parameter measurement to <n>:<m>.
Page 446 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <HoldFunc> MIN | MAX | OFF MIN - Enable the min hold function. MAX - enable the max hold function. OFF - disable the max hold or min hold function. *RST: Example: *RST;...
Page 447 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Setting parameters: <SweepType> FLIN | FLOG | FSEG | FSINgle | TLIN | TLOG | PLIN | PLOG | PSINgle Keywords for the units of the stimulus values; frequency, power, and time units. The selected unit must be compatible with the sweep type (...
Page 448 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <RippleLimRange> Parameter list in the format <Type>, <StartStimulus>, <StopSti- mulus>, <RippleLimit>{, <Type>, <StartStimulus>, <StopStimu- lus>, <RippleLimit>}, where: <Type> – Boolean identifier for the ripple limit range type. 1 for ripple limit range on (with limit check). 0 for ripple limit range off: The range is defined, but no limit check result displayed.
Page 449 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:RIPPle:DISPlay[:STATe] <Boolean> Displays or hides all ripple limit lines (including all ranges) associated to the active trace. Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - ripple limit line on or off. *RST: Example: *RST;...
Page 450 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Setting parameters: <UnitRef> COMPlex | MAGNitude | PHASe | REAL | IMAGinary | SWR | GDELay | L | C Keyword for the physical unit of the response values; dimension- less numerss, relative power, phase, time, inductance, capaci- tance units.
Page 451 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Seg> Number of the ripple limit range. Parameters: <Limit> Ripple limit in the range. The unit is adjusted to the format of the active trace ( C ALCulate<Chn>: F ORMat Range: Virtually no restriction for ripple limit ranges. *RST: n/a (no ripple limit line defined after a reset) Default unit: See above.
Page 452 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:RIPPle:SEGMent<Seg>[:STATe] <Boolean> Enables or disables the limit check in the ripple limit range no. <Seg>. Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. <Seg> Number of the ripple limit range. Parameters: <Boolean>...
Page 453 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Range List" on page 187 CALCulate<Chn>:RIPPle:SOUNd[:STATe] <Boolean> Switches the acoustic signal (fail beep) on or off. The fail beep is generated each time the analyzer detects an exceeded ripple limit. Suffix: <Chn>...
Page 454 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Ripple Check" on page 185 CALCulate<Chn>:RIPPle:CLEar Resets the limit check results for the ripple test. Suffix: <Chn> Channel number Usage: Event Manual operation: "Clear Test" on page 186 6.3.1.13 CALCulate:SMOothing... The CALCulate:SMOothing... commands provide the settings for trace smoothing. .
Page 455 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - smoothing on or off. *RST: See Example: C ALCulate<Chn>: S MOothing: A PERture Manual operation: "Smoothing" on page 171 6.3.1.14 CALCulate:STATistics... The CALCulate:STATistics... commands evaluate and display statistical and phase information of the trace.
Page 456 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :CALC:STAT:DOM:USER? Query the default evaluation range. The response is zero, i.e. the evaluation range is equal to the complete sweep range CALC:STAT:DOM:USER 1 CALC:STAT:DOM:USER:STARt 1GHZ; STOP 2GHZ; SHOW ON Select evaluation range no. 1 and define the evaluation range between 1 GHz and 2 GHz.
Page 457 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:STATistics:EPDelay[:STATe] <Boolean> CALCulate<Chn>:STATistics:MMPTpeak[:STATe] <Boolean> CALCulate<Chn>:STATistics:MSTDdev[:STATe] <Boolean> These commands display or hide the "Phase/El Length" results, the "Min/Max/Peak- Peak" results, and the "Mean/Std Dev" results in the diagram area of trace no. <Chn>. Suffix: <Chn>...
Page 458 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; SWE:TYPE POW Select a power sweep with default CW frequency and sweep range. CALC:STAT:NLIN:COMP:LEV 2 Define a compression value of 2 dB. CALC:STAT:NLIN:COMP:RES? Query the compression point results <Cmp In>, <Cmp Out>. An execution error message (error no.
Page 459 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Result> MEAN | STDDev | MAX | MIN | RMS | PTPeak | PEAK2p | ELENgth | PDELay | GAIN | SLOPe | FLATness | ALL MEAN - return arithmetic mean value of all response values of the trace in the entire sweep range (or in the evaluation range defined in manual control).
Page 460 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Flatness / Gain / Slope" on page 168 CALCulate<Chn>:STATistics[:STATe] <Boolean> Displays or hides all statistical results in the diagram area of trace no. <Chn> except the compression point results. Tip: You can display or hide the "Min/Max/Peak-Peak", "Mean/Std Dev/RMS", "Phase/ El Length"...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Compr Point / Value" on page 168 6.3.1.15 CALCulate:TRANsform... The CALCulate:TRANsform... commands convert measured data from one repre- sentation to another and control the transformation into the time domain (with option R&S ZNC-K2).
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Result> S | Y | Z S-parameters, Y-parameters, Z-parameters Example: *RST; CALC:PAR:MEAS 'Trc1'", '"Y-S22' Select the converted admittance Y <-- S22 as measurement parameter of the default trace. CALC:TRAN:COMP S Convert the converted Y-parameter into an S-parameter. CALCulate<Chn>:TRANsform:IMPedance:RNORmal <Model>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:TRANsform:TIME:DCHebyshev <SidebandSupp> Sets the sideband suppression for the Dolph-Chebyshev window. The command is only available if a Dolph-Chebyshev window is active ( C ALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: TIME: W INDow DCHebyshev). Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. Parameters: <SidebandSupp>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <DCValue> DC value of the measured quantity Range: Depending on the measured quantity (-1 to +1 for S- parameters) *RST: Example: *RST; :CALC:TRAN:TIME:STAT ON Reset the instrument, activating a frequency sweep with S measured quantity, and enable the time domain transformation for the default trace.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CALCulate<Chn>:TRANsform:TIME:LPASs:DCSParam:EXTRapolate Extrapolates the measured trace towards f = 0 and overwrites the current DC value ( ) . The command is relevant CALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: L PASs: D CSParam for low pass time domain transforms. Suffix: <Chn>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Span> Time span of the diagram in time domain. Range: 2E-012 s to 200 s. Increment: 0.1 ns *RST: 5E-009 s Default unit: s See Example: C ALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: C ENTer Manual operation: "Time Start / Stop / Center / Span"...
Page 467: Calculate: T Ransform: T Ime: S Timulus
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON - time domain representation active. OFF - frequency domain representation active. *RST: Example: *RST; :CALC:TRAN:TIME:STAT? Reset the instrument, activating a frequency sweep, and query whether the default trace is displayed in the time domain. The response is 0.
Page 468: Calculate: T Ransform: T Ime[: T Ype]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Note: If the stop frequency entered is smaller than the current start frequency ( ) , the start frequency is set to the stop CALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: S TARt frequency minus the minimum frequency span ( C ALCulate<Chn>:...
Page 469: Configure Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: C ALCulate<Chn>: T RANsform: T IME: D CHebyshev Manual operation: "Impulse Response" on page 160 CALCulate<Chn>:TRANsform:TIME:XAXis <Unit> Switches over between the x-axis scaling in time units or distance units. Suffix: <Chn>...
Page 470: Configure:channel:catalog
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CONFigure:CHANnel:CATalog? Returns the numbers and names of all channels in the current recall set. The response is a string containing a comma-separated list of channel numbers and names; see exam- ple below. If all channels have been deleted the response is an empty string (""). *RST;...
Page 471: Configure: C Hannel: N Ame
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :CONFigure:CHANnel2 ON; CHANnel3 ON Create channels 2 and 3, in addition to the default channel no. 1. The analyzer performs sweeps in all three channels. CONFigure:CHANnel:MEASure:ALL OFF Disable the measurement in all channels CONFigure:CHANnel2:MEASure ON (Re-)enable the measurement in channel no.
Page 472: Configure: C Hannel[: S Tate]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CONFigure:CHANnel<Ch>[:STATe] <Boolean> Creates or deletes channel no. <Ch> and selects it as the active channel. defines the channel name. CONFigure: C HANnel<Ch>: N AME A channel created with CONFigure:CHANnel<Ch>[:STATe] ON can be configured but has no trace assigned so that no measurement can be initiated.
Page 473: Configure:trace:catalog
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :CONF:CHAN:TRAC:REN 'Testtrace_1' Reset the analyzer to create a default trace in channel 1 and set this trace as the active trace. Rename the trace 'Testtrace_1'. CALC:PAR:SDEF 'Testtrace_2', 'S11' Create a new trace which will become the active trace in channel no.
Page 474: Configure: T Race: N Ame
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Trc> Trace number. This suffix is ignored; the trace is referenced by its name. Parameters: <TraceName> Trace name, e.g. 'Ch2Trc2'. See Example: C ONFigure: T RACe: C ATalog? Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Add Ch + Trace"...
Page 475: Configure: T Race: R Ename
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Trc> Trace number. This suffix is not relevant and may be omitted (the command returns the actual trace number). Parameters: <TraceName> Trace name, e.g. 'Ch2Trc2'. See Example: C ONFigure: T RACe: C ATalog? Usage: Query only CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:REName <OldTraceName>, <NewTraceName>...
Page 476: Control Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference The diagram number is equal to the <Wnd> suffix in D ISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: and similiar commands; see example. TRACe<WndTr>: F EED Parameters: <TraceName> Trace name (string), e.g. 'Trc1' Example: *RST; :CALC:PAR:SDEF 'Trc2', 'S11' Create a new trace named Trc2.
Page 477: Control: A Uxiliary: C [: D Ata]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference .................467 CONTrol: H ANDler: P ASSfail: P OLicy ................468 CONTrol: H ANDler: P ASSfail: S COPe ................468 CONTrol: H ANDler: P ASSfail: S TATus? ....................468 CONTrol: H ANDler: R ESet .
Page 478: Control: H Andler: A [: D Ata]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <DecValue> Decimal value. The values correspond to the following states of the USER PORT connector: 0 - no signal at any of the no signal at any of the eight pins 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19 1 - output signal at pin 8 2 - output signal at pin 9...
Page 479: Control: H Andler: A : M Ode
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <DecValue> Decimal representation fo an n-bit binary value. The ranges are: Port A: 0 to 255 (pins A7 ... A0) Port B: 0 to 255 (pins B7 ... B0) Port C: 0 to 15 (pins C3 ... C0) Port D: 0 to 15 (pins D3 ...
Page 480: Control: H Andler[: E Xtension]: I Ndex: S Tate
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CONTrol:HANDler[:EXTension]:INDex:STATe <Boolean> Selects the digital signal that is routed to pin 20 of the Universal Interface connector. Parameters: <Boolean> ON - /INDEX signal at pin 20 OFF - /PORT_B6 signal at pin 20 *RST: n/a (default: OFF) Note:*RST or "Preset"...
Page 481: Control: H Andler: O Utput: U Ser
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CONTrol:HANDler:LOGic <Logic> Selects the logic of the data ports A to H of the Universal Interface. For output ports, a change in logic reverses the state of the output lines immediately. For input ports, a change in logic will be reflected next time when data is read.
Page 482: Control: H Andler: P Assfail: L Ogic
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Pt> Output port number: 1 - /OUTPUT1 (pin 3) 2 - /OUTPUT2 (pin 4) The parameters MIN, MAX, DEF are not supported. Note:*RST or "Preset" do not change the configuration of the Uni- versal Interface.
Page 483 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Mode> NOWait | PASS | FAIL NOWait – the /PASS FAIL line is set as soon as a failure condition occurs. PASS – the line stays in PASS state (as defined by C ONTrol:...
Page 484 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CONTrol:HANDler:PASSfail:SCOPe <Scope> Specifies the "sweep end" condition that will cause the /PASS FAIL line (pin 33) to report the status of the global limit check. Note: This setting is not valid if the pass/fail mode is NOWait ( C ONTrol:...
Page 485: Diagnostic Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference CONTrol:HANDler:SWEepend <SweepEnd> Specifies the event that will cause the /SWEEP END line (pin 34) to go low; see c hap- ter 9.1.4.4, "Timing of Control Signals", on page 749. Parameters: <SweepEnd> SWEep | CHANnel | GLOBal SWEep –...
Page 486: Display Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Save... / Print... / Save Report" on page 315 DIAGnostic:SERVice:RFPower <Boolean> Turns the internal source power at all ports and the power of all external generators on or off. This command is equivalent to O UTPut<Ch>[:...
Page 487 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Phase DEG, KDEG, MDEG, UDEG, NDEG, PDEG Group delay S, MS, US, NS, PS Impedance OHM, GOHM, MOHM, KOHM Admittance SIE, MSIE, USIE, NSIE Inductance H, MH, UH, NH, PH, FH Capacitance F, MF, UF, NF, PF, FF Dimensionless UNIT, MUNIT, UUNIT, NUNIT, PUNIT, FUNIT .
Page 488 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ..........492 DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T RACe<WndTr>: Z OOM: S TOP ..........493 DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T RACe<WndTr>: Z OOM: B OTTom ...........493 DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T RACe<WndTr>: Z OOM: T OP DISPlay:ANNotation:CHANnel[:STATe] <Boolean>...
Page 489 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON - the limit line colors are defined via DISPlay:CMAP<DispEl>:RGB where <DispEl> = 9 ... 12. The limit line colors are independent of the trace colors. OFF - all limit lines have the color of the associated trace. *RST: n/a (a *RST does not affect the setting).
Page 490 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Green> Green content of the defined color. Range: 0 (zero intensity, corresponding to a 0 in the 24-bit color model) to 1 (full intensity, corresponding to 255 in the 24-bit color model). <Blue> Blue content of the defined color.
Page 491 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <DispEl> Display Element Horizontal Line / Vertical Range Lines Diagram Title Limit Fail Trace Color Limit Line Type Off Limit Line Type Upper Limit Line Type Lower Trace 1 (see also D ISPlay: C MAP: T RACe: R GB Trace 2 Trace 3 Trace 4...
Page 492 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "General > Trace Colors per Diagram" on page 305 DISPlay:CMAP:TRACe:RGB <TraceName>, <Red>, <Green>, <Blue>[, <TraceStyle>, <TraceWidth>] Defines the color of a trace referenced by its name, based on the Red/Green/Blue color model.
Page 493 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <LayoutMode> LINeup | STACk | HORizontal | VERTical | GRID LINeup – the diagrams are arranged side by side. STACk – the diagrams are arranged one on top of the other. HORizontal – the diagrams are arranged in horizontal rows. VERTical –...
Page 494 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Use or to create more compli- D ISPlay: L AYout: J OIN D ISPlay: L AYout: E XECute cated (nested) layouts. Note: The maximum number of diagrams in a layout is 256. Parameters: <LayoutFormatMode>HORizontal | VERTical Horizontal or vertical layout;...
Page 495 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: C reating Diagrams Manual operation: "Additional Functionality: SCPI Commands" on page 301 DISPlay:LAYout:GRID <Rows>, <Columns> Defines the number of rows and columns if DISPlay:LAYout GRID is set. Parameters: <Rows> Range: 1 to 16 *RST: <Columns>...
Page 496 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <RelFontSize> Relative font size Range: 80 % to 170 % *RST: 100 % Default unit: percent Example: *RST; :DISP:RFS 80 Use smaller fonts to gain more space for the traces in the diagram. Manual operation: "Font Size"...
Page 497 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Wnd> Number of the diagram area to become the active diagram area. DISPlay:WINDow<Wnd>:MAXimize acts on all diagrams of the current recall set, however, the diagram no. <Wnd> is displayed on top of the others. Parameters: <Boolean>...
Page 498 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference DISPlay[:WINDow<Wnd>]:STATe <Boolean> Creates or deletes a diagram area, identified by its area number <Wnd>. Suffix: <Wnd> Number of the diagram area to be created or deleted. Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - creates or deletes diagram area no. <Wnd>. *RST: Example: CALC4:PAR:SDEF 'Ch4Tr1', 'S11'...
Page 499 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - displays or hides the title. *RST: See Example: D ISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: T ITLe: D ATA Manual operation: "Title" on page 296 DISPlay[:WINDow<Wnd>]:TRACe<WndTr>:CATalog? Returns the numbers and names of all traces in diagram area no. <Wnd>. Suffix: <Wnd>...
Page 500 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference DISPlay[:WINDow<Wnd>]:TRACe<WndTr>:EFEed <TraceName> Assigns an existing trace ( < TraceName>) to C ALCulate<Ch>: P ARameter: S DEFine a diagram area <Wnd>, and displays the trace. Use D ISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: to assign the trace to a diagram area using a numeric suffix (e.g. TRACe<WndTr>:...
Page 501 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <TraceName> String parameter for the trace name, e.g. 'Trc4'. Example: CALC4:PAR:SDEF 'Ch4Tr1', 'S11' Create channel 4 and a trace named Ch4Tr1 to measure the input reflection coefficient S DISP:WIND2:STAT ON Create diagram area no. 2. DISP:WIND2:TRAC9:FEED 'CH4TR1' Display the generated trace in diagram area no.
Page 502 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Show <Destination>" on page 153 DISPlay[:WINDow<Wnd>]:TRACe<WndTr>:X:OFFSet <StimulusOffset> Shifts the trace <WndTr> in horizontal direction, leaving the positions of all markers unchanged. Suffix: Number of an existing diagram area (defined by means of <Wnd>...
Page 503 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <RealPart> Real and imaginary part of added complex constant, optional for setting command but returned by query Range: -3.4*1038 to +3.4*1038 *RST: <ImaginaryPart> *RST; :DISP:WIND:TRAC:X:OFFS 1MHZ; :DISP:WIND: Example: TRAC:Y:OFFS 10 Create the default trace and shift it horizontally by 1 MHz, vertically by 10 dB.
Page 504 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference DISPlay[:WINDow<Wnd>]:TRACe<WndTr>:Y[:SCALe]:PDIVision <VerticalDiv>[, <TraceName>] Sets the value between two grid lines (value “per division”) for the diagram area <Wnd>. When a new PDIVision value is entered, the current RLEVel is kept the same, while the top and bottom scaling is adjusted for the new PDIVision value.
Page 505 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: Number of an existing diagram area (defined by means of <Wnd> ON). This suffix is ignored if DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: S TATe the optional <TraceName> parameter is used. Existing trace number, assigned by means of <WndTr>...
Page 506 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Existing trace number, assigned by means of <WndTr> D ISPlay[: . This suffix is ignored if WINDow<Wnd>]: T RACe<WndTr>: F EED the optional <TraceName> parameter is used. Parameters: <RefPosition> Value of the reference position in percent. The top of the y-axis is defined to have a reference position of 100%, while the bottom of the y-axis is defined to have a reference position of 0%.
Page 507 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <UppEdge> Value and unit for the lower or upper diagram edge. Range and unit depend on the measured quantity, see " Units for DISPlay... commands" on page 470. *RST: Depending on the measured quantity. The default lower edge for a dB Mag diagram is -80 dB.
Page 508 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <TraceName> Optional string parameter for the trace name, e.g. 'Trc4'. If this optional parameter is present, both numeric suffixes are ignored (trace names must be unique across different channels and win- dows). Example: *RST;...
Page 509: Format Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference DISPlay[:WINDow<Wnd>]:TRACe<WndTr>:ZOOM:BOTTom <LowEdge>[, <TraceName>] DISPlay[:WINDow<Wnd>]:TRACe<WndTr>:ZOOM:TOP <UppEdge>[, <TraceName>] These commands specify the lower and upper edge of the zoom window. In contrast to manual control, all or part of the zoom window may be outside the original diagram. Suffix: Number of an existing diagram (defined by means of ...
Page 510 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <ByteOrder> NORMal | SWAPped SWAPped - the least significant byte is transferred first (little endian). NORMal - the most significant byte is transferred first (big endian). *RST: SWAPped (if the GPIB Language is set to PNA or HP xxxx, then the order is NORMal) Example: FORM:BORD NORM...
Page 511: Hcopy Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference 6.3.7 HCOPy Commands The HCOPy... commands control the output of screen information to an external device. Part of the functionality of this system is included in the "File" menu.......................495 HCOPy: D ESTination .
Page 512 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Format> BMP | PNG | JPG | PDF | SVG BMP - Windows bitmap JPG - JPEG bitmap PNG - portable network graphics format ® PDF - portable document format (Adobe Systems) SVG - scalable vector graphics format, XML-based *RST: n/a (*RST does not affect the printer configuration)
Page 513 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - marker list is included or excluded. *RST: n/a (*RST does not affect the printer configuration) Example: HCOP:ITEM:ALL Select the complete information to be printed. HCOP:ITEM:MLISt ON; :HCOP Include the marker list in the printed output and start printing.
Page 514 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference HCOPy:PAGE:MARGin:LEFT <LeftMargin> Defines the distance between the left edge of the page and the left edge of the printed information. Parameters: <LeftMargin> Left margin Range: 0.01 mm to 10000 mm *RST: n/a (*RST does not affect the printer configuration) Example: HCOP:PAGE:MARG:LEFT 10;...
Page 515: Initiate Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference HCOPy:PAGE:WINDow <PrintDiagram> Defines the number of diagrams per printed page. Parameters: <PrintDiagram> ALL | SINGle | ACTive | NONE NONE - print no diagram at all. ALL - all diagrams are printed on one page. SINGle - one diagram per page.
Page 516 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON - the analyzer measures continuously, repeating the current sweep. OFF - the measurement is stopped after the number of sweeps defined via . [ SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: C OUNt I NITiate<Ch>[:...
Page 517 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON - the analyzer measures continuously in all channel, repeating the current sweep. The query returns ON (1) if at least one channel is measured continuously. OFF - the measurement is stopped after the number of sweeps defined via ...
Page 518: Instrument Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Restart Sweep" on page 231 INITiate<Ch>[:IMMediate]:SCOPe <Scope> Selects the scope of the single sweep sequence. The setting is applied in single sweep mode only ( I NITiate<Ch>: C ONTinuous OFF). This command is needed in the "ZVR" and "ZVABT" compatibility modes only ( SYSTem:...
Page 519: Memory
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: INST:PORT:COUN? Return the number of ports of your analyzer. Usage: Query only INSTrument:TPORt:COUNt? Returns the total number of test ports (=analyzer ports). Usage: Query only 6.3.10 MEMory The MEMory... commands control the loaded recall sets of the analyzer. Storing setups The MEMory...
Page 520: Mmemory Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "New" on page 107 MEMory:DELete:ALL Deletes all loaded recall sets. Example: MEM:DEL:ALL; :MEM:CAT? Delete all recall sets. The query MEM:CAT? returns an empty string. The local screen shows no recall set. Usage: Event MEMory:DELete[:NAME] <Name>...
Page 521 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Internal and external mass storage The mass storage of the analyzer may be internal or external. The internal mass storage location is either the public folder or the instrument folder of the internal hard disk (C:\Users\Public or C:\Users\Instrument, see below).
Page 522 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ................514 MMEMory: L OAD: C ORRection: R ESolve ..............515 MMEMory: L OAD: C ORRection: T COefficient ....................516 MMEMory: L OAD: L IMit ....................517 MMEMory: L OAD: R IPPle .....................518 MMEMory:...
Page 523 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <CalKitFile> Name and (possibly) directory of the cal kit file to be used for the automatic calibration (optional string parameter): – If the parameter is omitted, the analyzer uses the last charac- terized cal kit file. –...
Page 524 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Query only MMEMory:CATalog:ALL? [<Directory>] Returns the contents of the current or of a specified directory and all subdirectories. The information is returned in the following format: Directory of <Directory>, <Used Size>, <FreeDiskSpace>{,<FileEntry>}{,<DirectoryEn- try>}{,Directory of <Subdirectory>, <Used Size>, <FreeDiskSpace>{,<FileEntry>} {,<DirectoryEntry>}} See also ...
Page 525 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <NewFile> String parameters to specify the name of the file to be copied and the name of the new file. *RST: Example: MMEM:COPY 'C:\Users\Public\Documents\ Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\RecallSets\SET1.znx','D:' Copy file Set1.znx in directory C:\Users\Public\Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\ RecallSets to the external storage medium, mapped to drive D:\.
Page 526 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Setting parameters: <CalGroupName> String parameter to specify the name of the cal group file to be deleted. Cal group files must have the extension *.cal. The directory path must not be specified; the analyzer always uses the default cal pool directory 'C: \Users\Public\Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\ Calibration\Data'.
Page 527 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <CalKitName> String parameter containing the name of a calibration kit available on the analyzer. <StandardType> MMTHrough | MFTHrough | FFTHrough | MMLine | MMLine1 | MMLine2 | MMLine3 | MFLine | MFLine1 | MFLine2 | MFLine3 | FFLine | FFLine1 | FFLine2 | FFLine3 | MMATten | MFATten | FFATten | MMSNetwork | MFSNetwork | FFSNetwork | MOPen | FOPen | MSHort | FSHort | MOSHort | MOSHort1 | MOSHort2 |...
Page 528 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference MMEMory:LOAD:CKIT:UDIRectory <Directory> Specifies the "Search Path for Additional Cal Kits and Connector Types". All cal kit files in the specified directory will be (re-)loaded automatically as predefined kits (i.e. read- only kits which cannot be modified) every time the VNA application is started. Parameters: <Directory>...
Page 529 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference MMEMory:LOAD:CORRection <Channel>[, <CalGroupFile>] Applies a system error correction data set stored in the cal pool (cal group file) to channel no. <Ch>. Parameters: <Channel> Channel number of an existing channel. ALL applies the selected data set to all channels.
Page 530 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <CalGroupFile> String parameters with the names of the merged cal group files. Cal group files must have the extension *.cal. The file exten- sions must be specified as part of the string parameters. In con- trast the directory path must not be specified;...
Page 531 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <CalGroupFile> Optional string parameter to specify the name of the cal group file. Cal group files must have the extension *.cal. The directory must not be specified; the analyzer always uses the default path C: \Users\Public\Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\Vna \Calibration\Data.
Page 532 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference MMEMory:LOAD:LIMit <TraceName>, <LimLineFile>[, <TouchstoneFile>, <StimulusOffset>, <ResponseOffset>, <LimLineType>] Loads a limit line definition from a specified file and assigns it to a trace with a specified name. Limit lines are created using the CALCulate<Ch>:LIMit... commands. Note: Limit lines can be loaded from Touchstone files (*.s<n>p, where <n>...
Page 533 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Assume that the current recall set contains two traces named Trc1 and Trc2, respectively, and that limit lines have been defined for Trc1. MMEM:STOR:LIM 'TRC1', 'C: \Users\Public\Documents \Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\LIMitLines\Lim_Trc1.limit' Store the limit line definition of Trc1 to a limit line file. MMEM:LOAD:LIM 'TRC2', 'C: \Users\Public\Documents \Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\LIMitLines\Lim_Trc1.limit'...
Page 534 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Assume that the current setup contains two traces named Trc1 and Trc2, respectively, and that ripple limits have been defined for Trc1. MMEM:STOR:RIPP 'TRC1', 'C: \Users\Public\Documents \Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\LIMitLines\Lim_Trc1.limit' Store the ripple limit definition of Trc1 to a ripple limit file. MMEM:LOAD:RIPP 'TRC2', 'C: \Users\Public\Documents Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\LIMitLines\Lim_Trc1.limit'...
Page 535 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference MMEMory:LOAD:STATe <Compatibility>, <RecallSetFile> Loads configuration data from a specified recall set file and sets the analyzer to the cor- responding instrument state. Setting parameters: <Compatibility> 1 (this value is used for compatibility with the SCPI standard but is ignored).
Page 536 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Assume that the current recall set contains a trace named Trc1. MMEM:STOR:TRAC 'TRC1', 'C:\Users\Public \Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\Traces\Trc1.s1p' Store the current trace data of Trc1 to a trace file. MMEM:LOAD:TRAC 'TRC1', 'C:\Users\Public \Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\Traces\Trc1.s1p' Load the previously created trace file and create a memory trace assigned to Trc1.
Page 537 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Setting parameters: <SourceFile> <NewFile> String parameters to specify the name and the path of the file to be copied and the name and the path of the new file. MMEM:MOVE 'C:\Users\Public\Documents Example: \Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\RecallSets\SET1.znx','D:' Move file Set1.znx in directory C: \Users\Public\Documents \Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\RecallSets to an external storage...
Page 538 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference MMEMory:STORe:CKIT <CalKitName>, <CalKitFile> Stores the data of a calibration kit to a specified file. The calibration kit is identified by its name. Setting parameters: <CalKitName> Name of a user-defined calibration kit available on the analyzer. Tip: It is not possible to modify or store predefined or ideal kits.
Page 539 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference MMEMory:STORe:CMAP <ColorSchemeFile> Stores a color scheme to a specified VNA color scheme file. Setting parameters: <ColorSchemeFile> String parameter to specify the name and directory of the color scheme file to be created. If no path is specified the analyzer uses the current directory, to be queried with ...
Page 540 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Recall... / Save..." on page 271 MMEMory:STORe:LIMit <TraceName>, <LimLineFile> Saves the limit lines associated to a specified trace to a limit line file. Limit lines are created using the CALCulate<Chn>:LIMit... commands. Setting parameters: <TraceName>...
Page 541 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference MMEMory:STORe:RIPPle <TraceName>, <RippleLimFile> Saves the ripple limits associated with a specified trace to a ripple limit file. Ripple limit definitions are created using the CALCulate<Chn>:RIPPle... commands. Setting parameters: <TraceName> Name of an existing trace in the active setup (string parameter) for which a ripple limit definition exists.
Page 542 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <RecallSetFile> String parameter to specify the name and directory of the created recall set file. The default extension (manual control) for recall set files is *.znx, although other extensions are allowed. If no path is specified the analyzer uses the current directory, to be queried with ...
Page 543 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <DecSeparator> POINt | COMMa POINt - decimal separator: point. COMMa - decimal separator: comma. If the third optional parameter is omitted, points are used. <FieldSeparator> SEMicolon | COMMa | TABulator | SPACe SEMicolon - field separator: semicolon COMMa - field separator: comma.
Page 544 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Format> COMPlex | LINPhase | LOGPhase COMPlex - complex values (real and imaginary part) LINPhase - linear magnitude and phase. LOGPhase - dB-magnitude and phase. If the second optional parameter is omitted, the command stores complex data.
Page 545: Output Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <TouchstoneFile> String parameter to specify the name and directory of the created Touchstone file. The file extension *.s<n>p for a n-port Touch- stone file is mandatory. If no path is specified the analyzer uses the current directory, to be queried with ...
Page 546 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference OUTPut:UPORt:ECBits <Boolean> Defines the usage of pins pins 16 to 19 of the USER PORT connector. Parameters: ON – channel bits 4 to 7 <Boolean> OFF – drive port 1 to 4 *RST: See ...
Page 547: Program Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <BinValue> Binary value. The values correspond to the following states of the USER PORT connector: #B00000000 - no signal at any of the eight pins 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19 #B00000001 - output signal at pin 8 #B00000010 - output signal at pin 9 #B00000011 - output signal at pins 8 and 9...
Page 548 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Tip: Executing batch files; command prompt When executing batch scripts or other DOS applications, the analyzer does not display any DOS windows; the screen is left for the vector network analyzer (VNA) application. The same applies to the Windows NT command prompt (cmd.exe).
Page 549 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: PROG:INIM 'c:\preferences\myapp', 'this is a message' Write the string this is a message into the file c:\preferences\myapp.ini. The contents of the file look like: [MESSAGE] Send="this is a message" Receive= Suppose the external program writes the string this is a response to the Receive key (and possibly deletes the contents of the Send key.
Page 550: Sense:] Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference PROGram[:SELected]:NAME <Program> Selects the application to be run on the analyzer. At present, only the general parameter PROG is available. This means that can start any P ROGram[: S ELected]: E XECute program.
Page 551 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Event Manual operation: "Factor / On / Reset" on page 217 [SENSe<Ch>:]AVERage:COUNt <AverageFactor> Defines the number of consecutive sweeps to be combined for the sweep average ("Factor"). Suffix: <Ch> Channel number Parameters: <AverageFactor>...
Page 552 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - enables or disables the automatic calculation of the sweep average over the specified number of sweeps ( [SENSe<Ch>: ] AVERage: C OUNt *RST: See Example: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] AVERage: C LEar Manual operation: "Factor / On / Reset"...
Page 553 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:CDATa <ErrorTerm>, <SourcePort>, <LoadPort>, <CorrectionData>... Writes or reads system error correction data for a specific channel <Ch>, calibration method ( ) , and port combi- [ SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: M ETHod: D EFine nation <SourcePort>, <LoadPort>.
Page 554 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <ErrorTerm> String parameters describing the different error terms, depending on the current calibration method; see table below. Each term contains one complex value (real and imaginary part) for each sweep point. The parameters must be transferred in full length. The following strings are allowed: 'DIRECTIVITY' –...
Page 555 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference TOSM TOSM 'DIRECTIVITY', 'SRCMATCH', 'REFLTRACK', 'LOADMATCH', 'TRANSTRACK' TOM, TSM, TRM, TRL, TNA TOM | TSM | TRM | TRL | TNA 'DIRECTIVITY', 'SRCMATCH', 'REFLTRACK', 'LOADMATCH', 'TRANSTRACK' (for reading and writing) 'G11' ... 'G22' and 'H11', 'H12', 'H22' (for reading only;...
Page 556 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <CalKitName> String parameter containing the name of a calibration kit available on the analyzer. See "Cal kit naming conventions " above. *RST: n/a (A *RST does not change the assignment between connector types and calibration kits.) Example: MMEM:LOAD:CKIT 'C:\Users\Public \Documents\Rohde-Schwarz...
Page 557 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <CalKitName> String parameter containing an imported or user-defined calibra- tion kit available on the analyzer. <Label> String parameter containing the label. CORR:CKIT:FOP 'N 50 Ohm','New Kit 1', '', Example: 0,4000000000,0,0,50,99,-2.3,0.22,0,0,0,0,0 Create a new cal kit "New Kit 1" and assign an open (f) standard for the N 50 Ω...
Page 558 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C ONNection: C ATalog? Usage: Query only [SENSe:]CORRection:CKIT:<StandardType> <ConnType>, <CalKitName>, <StandardLabel>, <MinFreq>, <MaxFreq>, <ElLength>, <Loss>, <Z0>, <C0>, <C1>, <C2>, <C3>, <L0>, <L1>, <L2>, <L3>, [OPEN | SHORt | MATCh, <Resistance>, <Port1>, <Port2>] Defines the parameters of a non-ideal 1 port or 2-port calibration standard <StandardType>.
Page 559 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Add / Copy / Delete / Standards..." on page 255 The parameters in the [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:CKIT:<StandardType>, [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:CKIT:<StandardType>:WLABels, and [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:CKIT:<ConnectorType>:<StandardType> com- mands have the following meaning: Table 6-5: Parameter list Parameter Meaning Comment/Unit '<ConnectorName>' Name of the connector type.
Page 560 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference The different standard types are defined by the following parameters. Port restrictions are indicated in brackets: Table 6-6: Standard types and their parameters <std_type> Meaning Parameters in [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRec- tion:CKIT:<ConnType>:<Standard- Type> MOPen | FOPen Open (m) or open (f) '<CalkitName>' ...
Page 561 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <std_type> Meaning Parameters in [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRec- tion:CKIT:<ConnType>:<Standard- Type> MMATten | MFATten | Attenuation (m - m) or attenuation (m - f) or attenuation (f - f) '<CalkitName>' ... <MaxFreq>[, <Port1>, FFATten <Port2>] no offset parameters, no load parameters (polynomial coefficients), no OPEN | SHORt | MATCh MMSNetwork |...
Page 562 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <CalKitLabel> String parameter containing the label of a calibration kit available on the analyzer, usually the serial number. *RST: n/a (A *RST does not change the assignment between connector types and calibration kits.) Example: MMEM:LOAD:CKIT 'C:\Users\Public \Documents\Rohde-Schwarz...
Page 563 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <CalKitName> String parameter containing an imported or user-defined calibra- tion kit available on the analyzer. <CalkitLabel> String parameter containing the current label. <NewLabel> String parameter containing the new calibration kit label. Example: CORR:CKIT:FOP:WLAB 'N 50 Ohm','New Kit 1', 'Test kit created today', '',...
Page 564 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: MMEM:LOAD:CKIT 'C:\Users\Public \Documents\Rohde-Schwarz \Vna\Calibration\Kits\New Kit 1 (123456).calkit' Load the previously created cal kit file New Kit 1 (123456).calkit from the default cal kit directory. CORR:CKIT:LSEL 'N 50 Ohm', 'New Kit 1', '123456' Assign the imported kit to the N 50 Ω...
Page 565 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <StandardType> Standard type. For reflection standards, the first character denotes the gender, e.g.: FOPen, MOPen: Open (f) or Open (m) standard. The following reflection standards are supported: MOPen, FOPen, MSHort, FSHort, OSHort, MOSHort, FOSHort, MMTCh, FFTCh, MREFLect, FREFLect For transmission standards, the first two characters denotes the genders on both ends, e.g.:...
Page 566 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ............557 [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: A UTO: P ORTs ..........558 [SENSe: ] CORRection: C OLLect: A UTO: P ORTs: C ONNection? ..........558 [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: A UTO: P ORTs: T YPE .
Page 567 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]:RSAVe <Boolean> Activates or deactivates the calibration mode where the raw measurement data of the standards is stored after the calibration is completed ("Repeat Previous Cal"). The setting is valid for the current calibration, where it overwrites the global setting ( [ SENSe<Ch>:...
Page 568 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Save Sweep Data" on page 311 [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect[:ACQuire]:SELected <Type>, <TestPort>[, <SecondPort>, <Boolean>, <DelayTimePhase>] Starts a calibration measurement in order to acquire measurement data for the selected standards. The standards are reflection or transmission standards and can be connected to arbitrary analyzer ports.
Page 569 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <DelayTimePhase> Optional entry of delay time or phase for UTHRough standard: AUTO - the analyzer determines the delay time or phase during the calibration sweep. <delay or phase> - entry of the delay time in ps (for non-dispersive standards) or of the phase at the start frequency of the sweep in deg (for dispersive standards).
Page 570 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Channel number of the calibrated channel Setting parameters: <Characterization> Name and (possibly) directory of the characterization (cal kit file) to be used for the automatic calibration (string parameter): – If an empty string (' ') is specified, the factory cal kit file stored in the active calibration unit is used.
Page 571 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Comment / Filename / Finish" on page 264 [SENSe:]CORRection:COLLect:AUTO:CKIT:PASSword <Password> Enters a password to enable a single password-protected action in the automatic cali- bration or in the characterization wizard. If password protection has been activated man- ually in the "Characterize Cal Unit"...
Page 572 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe:]CORRection:COLLect:AUTO:CKIT:PORTs <Characterization>, <TestPort1>, <CalUnitPort1>, <TestPort2>... Generates a characterization (cal kit file) with the specified name containing the cal kit data of the active calibration unit ( S YSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: A KAL: A DDRess ).
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Prerequisite: SYSTem:COMMunicate:RDEVice:AKAL:ADDRess 'MyCalU' Sets 'MyCalU' as the active calibration unit. SYSTem:COMMunicate:RDEVice:AKAL:PORTs? 'abc' Queries the ports of characterization 'abc'; returns something like '3,N 50 Ohm,MALE,4,N 50 Ohm,MALE'. In particular, ports 1 and 2 are not yet characterized. SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:AUTO:CKIT:PORTs:ADD 'abc',1,2 Extend characterization 'abc' with test port 1 assigned to port 2 of...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CORR:COLL:AUTO:PORT '', 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 1 Perform an automatic 3-port calibration at the analyzer test ports 1, 2, and 4 using the calibration unit's default calibration kit file and ports 2, 4, and 1 of the cal unit. Usage: Setting only Manual operation:...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Characterization> Name and (possibly) directory of the characterization (cal kit file) to be used for the automatic calibration (string parameter): – If an empty string (' ') is specified, the factory cal kit file stored in the active calibration unit is used.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: Suppose that a power meter no. 1 is configured and USB-con- nected to the analyzer. SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:PMETer:ID 1, 2 Select power meter no. 1, to be connected to Port 2, for the SMARTerCal. -->...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Characterization> Name and (possibly) directory of the characterization (cal kit file) to be used for the automatic calibration (string parameter): – If an empty string (' ') is specified, the factory cal kit file stored in the active calibration unit is used.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Calibrate all Channels" on page 236 [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect:CONNection<PhyPt> <ConnectorType> Selects a connector type at a specified port <PhyPt> and its gender. Tip: Use to select an [ SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: S CONnection<PhyPt> arbitrary connector type using a string variable.

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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Gender> ALL | SINGle ALL – equal (uniform) genders. If the gender at one port is changed, the connector type at all other ports is changed accord- ingly. SINGle – independent (possibly non-uniform) genders at the ports. *RST: SINGle See ...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Setting parameters: <CalName> Name of the calibration (string parameter) defined together with the calibration type ( [ SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: METHod: D EFine ALL - the analyzer deletes all calibrations. If nothing is specified the analyzer deletes the last system error correction stored by means of ...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; CORR:COLL:FIXT:LMP:LOSS OFF Configure a fixture compensation measurement (for all channels): The analyzer performs an Auto Length (no loss) calculation. CORR:COLL:FIXT:ACQ OPEN, 2; :CORR:COLL:FIXT:ACQ SHOR, 4 Perform a fixture compensation sweep at port 2, terminated with an open standard, and at port 4, terminated with a short.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: F IXTure[: ACQuire] Manual operation: "Fixture Compensation" on page 291 [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect:FIXTure:LMParameter[:STATe] <Boolean> Selects an Auto Length (and Loss) calculation or a Direct Compensation. Suffix: <Ch>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Fixture Compensation" on page 291 [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect:LOAD:SELected <CalGroupFile>, <Standard>, <TestPort1>[, <TestPort2>] Reloads a set of previously acquired calibration data for a particular standard from a file in the cal pool. The loaded data may be combined with new calibration measurement data (...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Ports and Standards" on page 246 [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect:METHod:DEFine <CalName>, <CalType>, <TestPort1>, <TestPort2>... Selects a calibration type for channel <Ch> at arbitrary test ports. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number of the calibrated channel Parameters: <CalName>...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe:]CORRection:COLLect:PMETer:ID <PowerMeter>, <TestPort> Selects an external power meter for the SMARTerCal and assigns it to an analyzer port. Note: The command cannot be used unless a power meter is connected via GPIB bus, USB or LAN interface and configured in the "External Power Meters"...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CORR:COLL:METH:DEF 'Test',RSHort,1 Select a one-port normalization at port 1 with a short standard as calibration type. CORR:COLL:SAVE:SEL:DEF Calculate a dummy system error correction for the normalization at port 1. The dummy system error correction provides the reflec- tion tracking error term 'REFLTRACK'.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect:SCONnection<PhyPt> <Type>[, <Gender>] Selects a connector type at a specified port <PhyPt> and its gender. In contrast to , this command uses a [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: C ONNection<PhyPt> string variable to identify the connector type. Suffix: <Ch>...

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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <RefImpedance> For TEM type connectors: reference impedance in Ω (without unit), For waveguide (WGUide) type connectors: cutoff frequency in Hz (without unit). Range: Ref. impedance: 1µΩ to 1000 MΩ. Cutoff frequency: 0 Hz to 1000 GHz. *RST: CORR:CONN 'USERCON',TEM,GEND,1.00000,50 Example:...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CORRection:CONNection:CATalog? Query connector types. Possible response: 'N 50 Ohm,N 75 Ohm,7 mm,3.5 mm,2.92 mm,2.4 mm,1.85 mm,7-16,Type F (75)' CORRection:CKIT:CATalog? 'N 50 Ohm' Query cal kits for N (50 Ω) connector types. Possible response: 'N 50 Ohm Ideal Kit,3653,85054D,ZV-Z121,ZCAN 50 Ohm,ZV-Z21 typical,85032B/E,85032F,85054B,New Kit 1'.
Page 590 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Number of the calibrated channel. <Sfk> Number of the system error correction. Must be omitted or set to 1. Parameters: <SfkSettingType> STARt | STOP | POINts | SPOWer | STYPe | BANDwidth | PDLY | RATTenuation | TYPE | PORTs | THRoughs The requested setting.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SENSe:CORRection:DATA:PARameter? Unrestricted query. Result looks like this: 100000,8500000000,201,-10,LIN SENSe:CORRection:DATA:PARameter? STARt SENSe:CORRection:DATA:PARameter? STYPe Query settings one by one. SENSe:CORRection:DATA:PARameter? RATTenuation Query receiver attenuations. Result looks like this: 1,0.000000,2,0.000000 Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Apply"...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CORR:COLL:METH REFL1 Select a one-port normalization at port 1 as calibration type. CORR:COLL OPEN1 Measure an open standard connected to port 1 and store the measurement results of this standard. CORR:COLL:SAVE Calculate the system error correction data and apply it to the active channel.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:EDELay<PhyPt>:DIELectric <Permittivity> Defines the permittivity for the offset correction at test port <PhyPt>. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number of the offset-corrected channel <PhyPt> Port number of the analyzer Parameters: <Permittivity> Permittivity Range: 1 to +1E+6 *RST: 1.00062 See ...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CORR:EDEL2:ELEN 0.3 Define an electrical length of 30 cm for channel 1 and port no. 2. CORR:EDEL2:DIST?; DIEL? Query the values of the mechanical length and the permittivity at port 2. The mechanical length is equal to the electrical length divi- ded by the square root of the permittivity;...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: E DELay<PhyPt>: E LENgth Manual operation: "Loss at DC / Loss at Freq / Freq for Loss" on page 293 [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:LOSS<PhyPt>:AUTO <Activate> Defines the offset parameters for the active test port such that the residual delay of the active trace (defined as the negative derivative of the phase response) is minimized and the measured loss is reproduced as far as possible across the entire sweep range ("Auto Length and Loss").
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Channel number of the offset-corrected channel <PhyPt> Port number of the analyzer Parameters: <OffsetLoss> Frequency-independent part of the offset loss Range: -200 dB to +200 dB Increment: 0.001 dB *RST: 0 dB Default unit: dB See ...
Page 597 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <PhyPt> Calibrated port number. This suffix is ignored because the port number is specified in the parameter list. Setting parameters: <Wave> AWAVe | BWAVe | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 AWAVe – calibration of reference waves a , ..
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:PCAL <ActivatePowerCals> Activates or deactivates all power calibrations. Suffix: <Ch> Calibrated channel number Setting parameters: <ActivatePowerCals> NONE | ALL NONE – deactivate all power calibrations. ALL – activate all power calibrations. *RST: Example: *RST;...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:POWer:DATA <Wave>, <CorrData>... Reads or writes receiver power correction data sets. A power correction data set contains n real values where: ● Each value corresponds to the ratio of the actual power at the receiver input (value provided by the used source) to the uncalibrated power in dB.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <PhyPt> Calibrated port number Parameters: <Boolean> Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the receiver power calibration for the received waves b <PhyPt> *RST: Example: *RST; CORR:POW:ACQ BWAVe,1,PORT,2 Perform a receiver power calibration of the wave b1 using port 2 as a source port, assuming that the source power a is correct.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :CORR? Reset the instrument and query whether channel 1 is system error corrected. The response is 1. Manual operation: "User Cal Active" on page 272 [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:STIMulus? Queries the stimulus values of the active calibration. A calibration must be selected before the command is executed;...
Page 602 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Channel number. This suffix is ignored; the sweep mode applies to all channels in the active recall set. Parameters: <Order> ALL | AUTO | NONE AUTO - optimized display update: fast sweeps are performed in alternated mode, slower sweeps in chopped mode ALL - chopped sweep mode, complete all partial measurements before proceeding to the next sweep point...
Page 603 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]FREQuency:CENTer <CenterFreq> Defines the center of the measurement and display range for a frequency sweep (sweep range). The default center frequency is the center of the analyzer's maximum frequency )/2. The range is listed in table range: (f t able 6-7.
Page 604 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]FREQuency:CONVersion:GAIN:LMCorrection <Boolean> Enables or disables the load match correction for frequency conversion transmission S- parameters (conversion gain factors). Suffix: <Ch> Channel number Parameters: <Boolean> *RST: See Example: S OURce<Ch>: F REQuency<PhyPt>: C ONVersion: ARBitrary:...
Page 605 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Tip: In a segmented frequency sweep, it is possible to set the sideband (SBANd) param- eter individually for each segment; see . The [ SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: D EFine [SENSe<Ch>:]FREQuency:SBANd setting is global and not valid for segmented sweeps.
Page 606 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]FREQuency:SPAN <Span> Defines the width (span) of the measurement and display range for a frequency sweep (sweep range). The default span equals to the maximum frequency range of the analyzer: – f . The range is listed in table t able 6-7.
Page 607 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference If the stop frequency entered is smaller than the current start frequency, the start fre- quency is set to the stop frequency minus the minimum frequency span. 6.3.14.9 [SENSe:]LPORt... The [SENSe:]LPORt... commands define the reference impedances of the balanced ports.
Page 608 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference 6.3.14.10 [SENSe:]PORT... The [SENSe:]PORT... commands define the reference impedances at the physical ports. [SENSe<Ch>:]PORT<PhyPt>:ZREFerence <RealPart>[, <ImaginaryPart>] Specifies the complex reference impedance for the physical port numbered <PhyPt>. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number <PhyPt> Physical port number Parameters: <RealPart>...
Page 609 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]POWer:GAINcontrol <ReceiverName>, <Mode> [SENSe<Ch>:]POWer:GAINcontrol? <ReceiverName> Defines port-specific gain settings. Note: ● Without the E xtended Power Range option only the gain of the measurement receiv- ers (the b-waves) can be statically set (to LNOise or LDIStortion); the reference receiver always uses automatic gain control (AUTO).
Page 610 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <AGCModesGlobal> LNOise | LDIStortion | AUTO | MANual AUTO – automatic/adaptive gain control (AGC) according to the RF input level. LNOise – static, large IF gain, for low input levels. LDIStortion – static, small IF gain, for high input levels. MANual –...
Page 611 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]POWer:AGCMode<PhyPt>:MEASure <Mode> [SENSe<Ch>:]POWer:IFGain<PhyPt>:MEASure <AGCMode> These two equivalent commands activate manual gain control and select the IF gain in the measurement channels (b-waves). The IF gain in the reference channel (a-waves) is set automatically if not otherwise defined using [ SENSe<Ch>:...
Page 612 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Ext Frequency" on page 317 [SENSe<Ch>:]ROSCillator[:SOURce] <Source> Selects the source of the reference oscillator signal. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number. This suffix is ignored in the ROSCillator sub- system and can be set to any value. Parameters: <Source>...
Page 613 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ..............605 [SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: P OWer[: L EVel] ............605 [SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: P OWer: G AINcontrol ..........607 [SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: P OWer: G AINcontrol: C ONTrol ...........607 [SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: P OWer[: L EVel]: C ONTrol .
Page 614 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Seg> Sweep segment number Parameters: <ResBandwidth> Resolution bandwidth Range: See above Increment: 1-1.5-2-3-5-7 steps *RST: 10 kHz Default unit: Hz See Example: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: B WIDth[: RESolution]: C ONTrol Manual operation: "Table Columns"...
Page 615 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Channel number Example: SEGM:ADD Create a new sweep segment no. 1 in channel no. 1 using default settings. SEGM OFF Disable the measurement in the created sweep segment. SEGM:COUN? Query the number of segments. Usage: Query only Manual operation:...
Page 616 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Duration of the sweep in the segment. See <SegmentTime> [ SENSe<Ch>: . In the setting ]SEGMent<Seg>: S WEep: T IME [ SENSe<Ch>: DWELl, this parameter is ]SEGMent<Seg>: I NSert: S ELect replaced by <MeasDelay>.
Page 617 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <TimeRef> SWTime | DWELl SWTime - use segment sweep time. DWELl - use measurement delay. Example: SEGM1:DEF:SEL DWEL Select the measurement delay to determine the sweep time in a new sweep segment no. 1. SEGM1:DEF 1MHZ, 1.5MHZ, 111, -21DBM, 0.01S, 0, 10KHZ Create a sweep segment with a sweep range between 1.0 MHz...
Page 618 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SEGM:ADD Create a new sweep segment no. 1 in channel no. 1 using default settings. SEGM:DEL Delete the created segment. Manual operation: "Add / Insert / Delete / Delete All" on page 227 [SENSe<Ch>:]SEGMent<Seg>:FREQuency:CENTer? [SENSe<Ch>:]SEGMent<Seg>:FREQuency:SPAN? These commands return the center frequency and the span (width) of sweep segment...
Page 619 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SEGM:INS 1MHZ, 1.5MHZ, 111, -21DBM, 0.5S, 0, 10KHZ Create a sweep segment with a sweep range between 1.0 MHz and 1.5 MHz. SEGM:FREQ:STAR?; STOP? Query the start and stop frequency of the created segment. The response is 1000000;1500000.
Page 620 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Internal source power in the segment. See <Power> [ SENSe<Ch>: ]SEGMent<Seg>: P OWer[: L EVel] Default unit: dBm Duration of the sweep in the segment. See <SegmentTime> [ SENSe<Ch>: . In the setting ]SEGMent<Seg>:...
Page 621 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Channel number <Seg> Sweep segment number Parameters: <TimeRef> SWTime | DWELl SWTime - use segment sweep time. DWELl - use measurement delay. *RST: SWTime Example: SEGM1:INS:SEL DWEL Select the meas. delay to determine the sweep time in a new sweep segment no.
Page 622 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference These settings apply if and only if "Segmented AGC" is enabled (see [ SENSe<Ch>: ]SEGMent<Seg>: P OWer: G AINcontrol: C ONTrol Note: ● Without the E xtended Power Range option only the gain of the measurement receiv- ers (the b-waves) can be statically set (to LNOise or LDIStortion);...
Page 623 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]SEGMent<Seg>:POWer:GAINcontrol:CONTrol <arg0> Defines whether common or independent gain control settings shall be used for the indi- vidual sweep segments. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number <Seg> Sweep segment number. This suffix is ignored; the setting controls the whole segmented sweep.
Page 624 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SEGM:ADD Create a new sweep segment no. 1 in channel no. 1 using default settings and thus -10 dBm internal source power. SEGM:POW -20 Decrease the power to -20 dBm. SEGM:POW:CONT OFF Couple the powers in all segments and reset the power in segment no.
Page 625 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <MeasDelay> Measurement delay before each partial measurement. Changing the delay leaves the number of points unchanged but has an impact on the duration of the sweep ( [ SENSe<Ch>: ]SEGMent<Seg>: S WEep: T IME Range: 0 s to 2500 s *RST:...
Page 626 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SEGM:ADD Create a new sweep segment no. 1 in channel no. 1 using default settings and thus 0 s meas. delay. SEGM:SWE:DWELl 0.1 Increase the meas. delay to 0.1 s. SEGM:SWE:DWELl:CONT OFF Couple the meas.
Page 627 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <SegSweepTime> Segment time. The minimum segment time depends on the other channel settings, in particular on the number of points ( ) , the IF band- [SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: S WEep: P OINts width (...
Page 628 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SEGM:ADD Create a new sweep segment no. 1 in channel no. 1. SEGM:SWE:TIME 0.1 Increase the segment sweep time to 0.1 s. SEGM:SWE:TIME:CONT OFF Couple the sweep times in all segments and reset the sweep time in segment no.
Page 629 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Sweep> Number of consecutive sweeps to be measured. Range: 1 to 100000 *RST: See Example: C ALCulate<Chn>: D ATA: N SWeep: F IRSt? Manual operation: "Sweeps" on page 231 [SENSe:]SWEep:COUNt:ALL <Sweep> Defines the number of sweeps to be measured in single sweep mode (...
Page 630 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]SWEep:DWELl <MeasDelay> Defines the "Meas. Delay" before each partial measurement or the first partial measure- ment (depending on whether "All Partial Meas'ments" or "First Partial Meas'ment" is selected). Setting a delay disables the automatic calculation of the (minimum) sweep time;...
Page 631 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference [SENSe<Ch>:]SWEep:POINts <SweepPoint> Defines the total number of measurement points per sweep ("Number of Points"). Values between 1 and 5,001 can be set. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number 1 Parameters: <SweepPoint> Number of points per sweep Range: see above *RST:...
Page 632 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: CALC4:PAR:SDEF "Ch4Tr1", "A1" Create channel 4 and a trace named "Ch4Tr1" to measure the wave quantity a . The trace automatically becomes the active trace. SENS4:SWE:SRCP 2 Select drive port 2 for the active trace. CALC4:PAR:MEAS? "Ch4Tr1"...
Page 633 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Note: The sweep time is ignored for the sweep types "Time" and "CW Mode" ( [SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: T YPE Suffix: <Ch> Channel number Parameters: <SweepDuration> Sweep time. The minimum sweep time depends on the other channel settings, in particular on the number of points (...
Page 634 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SWE:TIME 1 Set a total sweep time of 1 s. SWE:TIME:AUTO? A query returns the value 1. Manual operation: "Sweep Time / Auto" on page 219 [SENSe<Ch>:]SWEep:TYPE <Format> Selects the sweep type, i.e. the sweep variable (frequency/power/time) and the position of the sweep points across the sweep range.
Page 635: Source Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST Reset the analyzer, activating a linear frequency sweep. SWE:TYPE LOG Change to a logarithmic frequency sweep, resetting the stimulus values of the sweep points. Manual operation: "Lin Freq" on page 221 6.3.15 SOURce Commands The SOURce...
Page 636 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <Numerator> Parameters of the frequency formula. The source frequency f calculated according to f = <Numerator>/<Denominator> * f <Offset> where f represents the channel base frequency (param- eter SWEep). For parameters CW or FIXed, f = 0.
Page 637 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SOURce<Ch>:FREQuency<PhyPt>:CONVersion:ARBitrary:IFRequency <Numerator>, <Denominator>, <Offset>, <SweepType> Defines the port-specific source frequency for frequency-converting measurements. The port frequency is either a range (for frequency sweeps) or a CW frequency (for power, time and "CW Mode" sweeps). Note: The frequency formula is applied even if the analyzer returns an error message, because the frequency is outside the allowed range.
Page 638 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <SweepType> CW | FIXed | SWEep SWEep - the full formula is applied. For frequency sweeps, the command defines a sweep range. CW | FIXed - the reduced formula with f = 0 is applied; the com- mand defines a fixed frequency.
Page 639 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: FUNC "XPOW:POW:A1" Activate a power sweep and select the wave quantity a as mea- sured parameter for channel and trace no. 1. SOUR:FREQ:CW 100 MHz Set the CW frequency to 100 MHz. Manual operation: "CW Frequency"...
Page 640 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <PhysicalPort2> Number of second physical port (optional), forming a balanced port with the first physical port The port numbers must be different. Moreover, a physical port cannot be assigned to several logical ports. Range: 1 to number of test ports Example:...
Page 641 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Setting parameters: <Scope> If ALL is specified, all balanced ports are dissolved; the <log_port> suffix is ignored. If ALL is omitted, only the specified balanced port is dissolved. See Example: S OURce<Ch>: L PORt<LogPt> Usage: Setting only Manual operation:...
Page 642 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See on how to define logical ports. S OURce<Ch>: L PORt<LogPt> Note: It is not possible to create more than one port group with arbitrary ports. To avoid errors, use the setting command only while the channel contains a single port group (e.g. after a *RST).
Page 643: Source: P Ower: C Orrection[: A Cquire]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Define Physical to Logical Port Relation" on page 118 6.3.15.4 SOURce:POWer... The SOURce:POWer... commands define the power of the internal and external signal sources and control a scalar source power calibration. Port-specific and general settings The SOURce:POWer...
Page 644: Source:Power:Correction[:Acquire]:Verification:result
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Note: The command cannot be used unless a power meter is connected via GPIB bus, USB or LAN interface and configured in the "External Power Meters" dialog. Suffix: <Ch> Calibrated channel number <PhyPt> Calibrated port number.
Page 645: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: C Ollect: A Verage[: C Ount]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ● <Boolean> – 1 for "calibration passed" (the maximumr offset is below the tolerance), 0 for "calibration failed". ● <MaxOffset> – maximum power offset between the measured power at the reference plane and the "Cal Power" during the verification sweep in dB. If no verfication sweep is available, or if the result has been queried already, the response is 0.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Flatness Cal > Total Readings" on page 266 SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:CORRection:COLLect:AVERage:NTOLerance <Tolerance> Specifies the maximum deviation of the measured power from the target power of the calibration. The command is valid for all channels and calibrated ports. Suffix: <Ch>...
Page 647: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: D Ata
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Calibrated channel number. This parameter is ignored; the param- eter is valid for all channels. <PhyPt> Calibrated port number. This parameter is ignored; the parameter is valid for all sources. Parameters: <NoReadings>...
Page 648: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: G Enerator[: S Tate]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :SWE:POIN 10 Reset the instrument and reduce the number of sweep points to SOUR:POW:CORR:ACQ PORT,1 Perform a source power calibration using port 1 as a source port. SOUR:POW:CORR:DATA? 'A1' Query the correction values. The analyzer returns 10 comma-sep- arated real numbers.
Page 649: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: O Sources[: S Tate]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <NoCalSweeps> Number of readings Range: 1 to 100 *RST: See Example: S OURce<Ch>: P OWer<PhyPt>: C ORRection[: A CQuire] Manual operation: "Flatness Cal > Total Readings" on page 266 SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:CORRection:OSOurces[:STATe] <Boolean> Switches off all other sources during the calibration sweep for channel <Ch>.
Page 650: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: P Power
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:CORRection:PPOWer <RecCalPower> Defines the source power which the R&S ZNC uses to perform the first calibration sweep of the source power calibration ("Reference Receiver Cal Power"). The power value is ignored if the R&S ZNC is set to use the port power result ( S OURce<Ch>:...
Page 651: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: S Tate
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:CORRection:STATe <Boolean> Enables or disables the source power calibration for channel <Ch> and for port number <PhyPt>. The setting command is disabled unless a source power calibration for the analyzer port has been performed ( S OURce<Ch>:...
Page 652: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: T Coefficient: C Ount
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SOUR:POW:CORR:TCO:COUN? Query the number of points. The response is 3. SOUR:POW:CORR:TCO ON Enable the use of two-port transmission coefficients. SOUR:POW:CORR:TCO:FEED 'Trc1' Replace the previous 3 points by the trace points of the default trace "Trc1".
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:CORRection:TCOefficient:DEFine<ListNo> <Frequency>, <TransCoeff> Adds a new frequency and transmission coefficient to the end of the power loss list. The query returns the frequency and transmission coefficient no. <ListNo>. Suffix: <Ch> Calibrated channel number. This parameter is ignored; the trans- mission coefficient settings are valid for all channels.

Page 654: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: T Coefficient: D Elete[: D Ummy]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Transmission Coefficients; Insert / Delete / Delete All" on page 270 SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:CORRection:TCOefficient:DELete<ListNo>[: DUMMy] Deletes a single point no. <ListNo> in the power loss list. Suffix: <Ch> Calibrated channel number. This parameter is ignored; the trans- mission coefficient settings are valid for all channels.
Page 655: Source: P Ower: C Orrection: T Coefficient[: S Tate]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Ch> Calibrated channel number. This parameter is ignored; the trans- mission coefficient settings are valid for all channels. <PhyPt> Calibrated port number. This parameter is ignored; the transmis- sion coefficient settings are valid for all sources. <ListNo>...
Page 656: Source:Power:Correction:data:parameter:Count
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:CORRection:DATA:PARameter<Wv>:COUNt? Gets the number of available power calibrations (both source power and measurement receiver). Use to retrieve the rela- S OURce<Ch>: P OWer: C ORRection: D ATA: P ARameter<Wv>? ted settings. Suffix: <Ch>...
Page 657 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Port Overview" on page 249 SOURce:POWer... (Contd.) The SOURce:POWer... commands define the power of the internal signal source..........641 SOURce<Ch>: P OWer<PhyPt>: C ORRection: L EVel: O FFSet .
Page 658 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] <IntSourcePow> Defines the power of the internal signal source (channel power). The setting is valid for all sweep types except power sweep. Tip: Use and S OURce<Ch>: P OWer<PhyPt>: S TARt S OURce<Ch>:...
Page 659 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Offset> Port-specific power offset Range: -300 dB to +300 dB (adjust to the analyzer's actual source power range and the test setup) Increment: 0.01 dB (other values are rounded) *RST: 0 dB Default unit: dB <OffsetType>...
Page 660 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:STATe <Boolean> Turns the RF source power at a specified test port on or off. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number <PhyPt> Test port number of the analyzer Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF - turns the internal source power at the specified test port no.
Page 661: Status Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference If the stop power entered is smaller than the current start power (SOURce<Ch>:POWer<PhyPt>:STARt), the start power is set to the stop power minus the minimum power span of 0.01 dB. 6.3.16 STATus Commands The STATus:...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? STATus:QUEStionable:INTegrity:CONDition? STATus:QUEStionable:INTegrity:HARDware:CONDition? STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<Lev>:CONDition? Returns the contents of the CONDition part of the QUEStionable... registers. Read- ing the CONDition registers is nondestructive. Suffix: Selects one of the two QUEStionable:LIMit registers; see <Lev> "STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2>"...
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference STATus:QUEStionable:INTegrity:HARDware:NTRansition <BitPattern> STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<Lev>:NTRansition <BitPattern> Sets the negative transition filters of the QUEStionable... status registers. If a bit is set, a 1 to 0 transition in the corresponding bit of the associated condition register causes a 1 to be written in the associated bit of the corresponding event register.
Page 664: System Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Suffix: <Lev> 1 | 2 Selects one of the two QUEStionable:LIMit registers; see "STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit<1|2>" on page 356. Example: STAT:QUES:LIM1? Query the EVENt part of the QUEStionable:LIMit1 register to check whether an event has occurred since the last reading. Usage: Query only STATus:QUEue[:NEXT]?
Page 665 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference .............654 SYSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: A KAL: S DATa? ..........655 SYSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: A KAL: W ARMup[: S TATe]? ..........655 SYSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: P METer<Pmtr>: A ZERo .
Page 666 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <GBIBAddress> GPIB address (integer number) Range: 0 to 30 Example: SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR 10 Set the GPIB address to 10. *RST; :SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR? After a reset, the address is maintained (the response is 10). Manual operation: "GPIB Address"...
Page 667 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SYST:COMM:RDEV:AKAL:ADDR:ALL? Query the names of all connected calibration units. SYST:COMM:RDEV:AKAL:ADDR 'ZV-Z52::1234' Select the cal unit named 'ZV-Z52::1234' for calibration. CORR:COLL:AUTO '', 1, 2, 4 Perform an automatic 3-port TOSM calibration at test ports 1, 2, and 4 using the calibration unit's default calibration kit file and arbitrary test ports of the cal unit.
Page 668 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SYST:COMM:RDEV:AKAL:ADDR:ALL? Query the names of all connected calibration units. SYST:COMM:RDEV:AKAL:ADDR 'ZV-Z52::1234' Select the cal unit named 'ZV-Z52::1234'. SYSTem:COMMunicate:RDEVice:AKAL:CKIT:CATalog? Query all characterizations stored on the connected calibration unit. SYSTem:COMMunicate:RDEVice:AKAL:SDATa? 'My_calkit', OPEN, S11, 1 Query the characterization data for the characterization named 'My_calkit' and an open standard (one-port, port restriction).
Page 669 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SYSTem:COMMunicate:RDEVice:AKAL:DATE? <CalUnitName> Queries the creation date and time of a cal unit characterization (cal kit file) <CalUnitName>. A possible response is 'Friday, May 26, 2011, 10:13:40'. An empty string is returned if no calibration unit is connected. If several cal units are USB-connected to the analyzer, the command queries the cal unit selected via ...
Page 670 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <CalUnitName> String parameter containing the name of a cal unit characteriza- tion. 'Factory' denotes the factory characterization; an empty string ' ' denotes the last referenced characterization. See Example: S YSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: A KAL: C KIT: CATalog?...
Page 671 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference <FirstPort> Fist port number (sufficient for one-port standards). Port numbers can be omitted if the cal kit data is valid for all ports; see MMEMory: L OAD: C KIT: S DATa <SecondPort> Second port number, for two-port standards.
Page 672 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: S YSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: P METer<Pmtr>: DEFine Usage: Event Manual operation: "Configured Devices" on page 323 SYSTem:COMMunicate:RDEVice:PMETer<Pmtr>:CATalog? Queries the numbers of all configured external power meters. The response is a string containing a comma-separated list of power meter numbers.
Page 673 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SYSTem:COMMunicate:RDEVice:PMETer:COUNt? Queries the number of configured external power meters. The result is an integer number of power meters. See Example: S YSTem: C OMMunicate: R DEVice: P METer<Pmtr>: CATalog? Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Configured Devices"...
Page 674 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SYST:COMM:RDEV:PMET:CONF:AUTO OFF Disables "Auto Config NRP-Zxx" (if it was enabled previously). SYST:COMM:RDEV:PMET1:DEF 'USB Power Meter', 'NRP-Z55', 'usb', '100045' Configure an R&S NRP power meter as external power meter no. 1, assigning the name "USB Power Meter" and a serial number 100045.
Page 675 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference ......................662 SYSTem: F PReset ....................662 SYSTem: F REQuency? .....................663 SYSTem: I DENtify: F ACTory .....................663 SYSTem: I DENtify[: S TRing] ......................663 SYSTem: K LOCk ......................663 SYSTem: L ANGuage .
Page 676 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Save... / Print... / Save Report" on page 315 SYSTem:DISPlay:BAR:HKEY[:STATe] <Boolean> SYSTem:DISPlay:BAR:MENU[:STATe] <Boolean> SYSTem:DISPlay:BAR:STATus[:STATe] <Boolean> SYSTem:DISPlay:BAR:STOols[:STATe] <Boolean> SYSTem:DISPlay:BAR:TITLe[:STATe] <Boolean> SYSTem:DISPlay:BAR:TOOLs[:STATe] <Boolean> Displays or hides the hardkey panel (HKEY), the menu bar below the diagram area (MENU), the status bar below the diagram area (STATus), the softtool panel (STOols), the title bar of the main VNA application window (TITLe), and the toolbar above the diagram area (TOOLs).
Page 677 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Activate> ON | OFF - switch the display on or off. If the display is switched on, the analyzer shows the diagrams and traces like in manual control. ONCE - switch the display on and show the current trace. This parameter can be used for occasional checks of the measurement results or settings.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference The entry consists of an error number and a short description of the error. Positive error numbers are instrument-dependent. Negative error numbers are reserved by the SCPI standard; see section E rror Messages and Troubleshooting.
Page 679: System:identify:factory
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Return values: <Frequency> MINimum | MAXimum Return minimum or maximum frequency. See Example: [ SENSe<Ch>: ] FREQuency: C ENTer Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Start / Stop / Center / Span Frequency (Power / Time)" on page 211 SYSTem:IDENtify:FACTory Resets the response to the *IDN? query to the factory default value.
Page 680: System: L Ogging: R Emote[: S Tate]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Language> Command syntax for the analyzer, string variable: 'SCPI' – R&S ZNC-specific command set: the analyzer supports all commands described in this documentation. 'ZVR' | 'ZVABT' – compatibility with network analyzers of the R&S ZVR and R&S ZVA/B/T families.
Page 681: System: P Assword[: C Enable]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameters: <Options> String parameter containing the available options See Example: S YSTem: O PTions: F ACTory Manual operation: "Define *IDN? + *OPT?" on page 319 SYSTem:PASSword[:CENable] <Password> Sends a password to the analyzer enabling a class of service functions to function (Com- mand ENable).
Page 682: System: P Reset: U Ser[: S Tate]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Preset Configuration" on page 310 SYSTem:PRESet:USER[:STATe] <Boolean> Selects a factory preset or a user-defined preset. Note: The user-defined preset can be initiated using "System > Preset" (manual control) or MMEMory:LOAD:STATe. *RST and SYSTem:PRESet[:DUMMy] always initiate a fac- tory preset.
Page 683: System:preset[:Dummy]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SYSTem:PRESet[:DUMMy] Performs a factory preset of all instrument settings (i.e. all open recall sets) or of the active recall set, depending on the SYSTem:PRESet:SCOPe settings. The command is equiv- alent to *RST and to the action of the PRESET key on the front panel. Note: If a user-defined preset is active (...
Page 684: System: S Ound: A Larm[: S Tate]
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SYST:SHUT Switch the analyzer to standby state. Usage: Event SYSTem:SOUNd:ALARm[:STATe] <Boolean> SYSTem:SOUNd:STATus[:STATe] <Boolean> These commands switch alarm or status sounds on or off. Parameters: <Boolean> ON | OFF *RST: Example: SYST:SOUN:ALAR OFF; STAT OFF Switch alarm and status sounds off.
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® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: SYSTem:TSLock SCReen Lock the entire screen. SYSTem:USER:KEY <Key>[, <Label>] Labels a user-defined key in the remote display. In the query form the command returns whether or not a user-defined key was tapped. Parameters: <Key>...
Page 686: Trace Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference SYSTem:SMATrix:OPTimization <Unit> Sets/gets the switch matrix route selection algorithm. Parameters: <Unit> SPEed | PRECision SPEed – Optimizes measurement speed by minimizing the total number of switching procedures. This is highly recommended for matrices with mechanical switches. PRECision –...
Page 687 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Parameter Meaning Used in CHMem Active memory trace assigned C ALCulate<Chn>: M ATH[: E XPRession][: to the IMPlied trace DEFine] MDATA1 Memory trace named T RACe: C LEar Mem<n> [Trc<m>]. The trace MDATA2 ...
Page 688 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :SWE:POIN 20 Create a trace with 20 sweep points, making the created trace the active trace of channel 1 (omitted optional mnemonic SENSe1). TRAC:COPY "Mem_Pt20",CH1DATA Copy the current state of the created trace to a memory trace named "Mem_Pt20".
Page 689: Trigger Commands
® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Example: *RST; :SWE:POIN 20 Create a trace with 20 sweep points, making the created trace the active trace of channel 1 (omitted optional mnemonic SENSe1). CALC:MATH:SDEF 'Trc1 / 2'; :CALC:MATH:STAT ON Define a mathematical trace, dividing the data trace by 2. Activate the mathematical mode and display the mathematical trace instead of the data trace.
Page 690 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference TRIGger:CHANnel<Ch>:AUXiliary<n>:DURation <TrigOutDuration> Specifies the width of the output trigger pulses at EXT TRIG OUT. The trigger duration must be shorter than the time lag between two consecutive triggered masurements. This time lag is equal to the "Sweep Time" (if the output trigger signal is sent once every sweep, TRIGger:CHANnel<Ch>:AUXiliary<n>:INTerval SWEep) or to the sweep time divided by the number of points (for TRIGger:CHANnel<Ch>:AUXiliary<n>:INTerval POINt).
Page 691 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference TRIGger:CHANnel<Ch>:AUXiliary<n>:INTerval <Type> Specifies whether the trigger output pulses are sent once every measurement point or once every sweep. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number <n> Auxiliary channel number. This suffix is ignored; it can be set to 1 or omitted.
Page 692 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference See Example: T RIGger: C HANnel<Ch>: A UXiliary<n>[: E NABle] TRIGger<Ch>[:SEQuence]:HOLDoff <DelayTime> Sets a delay time between the trigger event and the start of the measurement ("Trigger Delay"). Suffix: <Ch> Channel number. Parameters: <DelayTime>...
Page 693 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference Manual operation: "Sequence" on page 284 TRIGger<Ch>[:SEQuence]:MULTiple:HOLDoff <MeasSequence>[, <DelayTime>] Sets a delay time between the trigger event and the start of the measurement ("Trigger Delay") in multiple trigger mode. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number Parameters: <MeasSequence>...
Page 694 ® Command Reference R&S SCPI Command Reference TRIGger<Ch>[:SEQuence]:MULTiple:SOURce <Sequence>[, <TrigSource>] Selects the source of the trigger events that the analyzer uses to start a measurement sequence in multiple trigger mode. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number Parameters: <Sequence> SWEep | SEGMent | POINt | PPOint Triggered measurement sequence, PPOint denotes "partial mea- surement";...
Page 695: R&S Zvr/Zvab Compatible Commands
® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands TRIGger<Ch>[:SEQuence]:SOURce <TrigSource> Selects the source of the trigger events that the analyzer uses to start a measurement sequence. Suffix: <Ch> Channel number Parameters: <TrigSource> IMMediate | EXTernal | MANual | MULTiple IMMediate - free run measurement (untriggered). EXTernal - trigger by external signal applied to the EXT TRIGGER connector or pin 2 of the USER PORT on the rear panel.
Page 696 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands ..................688 DIAGnostic: S ERVice: F UNCtion .....................688 FORMat: D EXPort: S OURce ......................689 INSTrument[: S ELect] ....................689 OUTPut<Chn>: D PORt ........690 [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C KIT: < ConnType>: < StandardType> .
Page 697 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: SWE:TYPE POW Select a power sweep. CALC:LIM:CONT:DOM PLIN Delete all existing limit line segments and select level units for the limit line of the active trace. CALC:LIM:CONT -20 DBM, -10 DBM Define a limit line segment in the stimulus range between -20 dBm and -10 dBm.
Page 698 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Setting parameters: <UnitRef> COMPlex | MAGNitude | PHASe | REAL | IMAGinary | SWR | GDELay | L | C Keyword for the physical unit of the response values. The param- eters form four groups: COMPlex, REAL, IMAGinary, and SWR select dimensionless numbers (U) for the limit line.
Page 699 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: CALC:LIM:LOW -10, 0, 0, -10 Define two limit line segments covering the entire sweep range. Two upper limit line segments with default response values are created in addition. CALC:LIM:UPP 0, 5, 5, 0 Change the response values of the upper limit line segments.
Page 700 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: CALC4:PAR:DEF 'Ch4Tr1', S11 Create channel 4 and a trace named Ch4Tr1 to measure the input reflection coefficient S11. DISP:WIND:STAT ON Create diagram area no. 1. DISP:WIND:TRAC2:FEED 'CH4TR1' Display the generated trace in diagram area no. 1, assigning a trace number 2.
Page 701 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:FUNCtion:DELTa:STATe <Boolean> Switches the delta mode for marker <Mk> on trace no. <Chn> on or off. Note: This command is the ZVR-compatible equivalent of C ALCulate<Chn>: MARKer<Mk>: D ELTa[: S TATe] Suffix: <Chn>...
Page 702 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Suffix: <Chn> Channel number used to identify the active trace. <Mk> Marker number in the range 1 to 10. For a bandfilter search (BFILter) this numeric suffix is ignored and may be set to any value because the bandfilter search functions always use markers M1 to M4.
Page 703 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:SEARch:LEFT CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:SEARch:NEXT CALCulate<Chn>:MARKer<Mk>:SEARch:RIGHt These commands selects a search mode for marker no. <Mk> and initiate a search for the next valid peak to the left, the next highest or lowest value among the valid peaks, and the next valid peak to the right.
Page 704 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Parameters: <Expression> <list> (<operand1><operator1><operand2>[<operator2> <operand3>]) The expression must be enclosed in brackets. Operands: See list of trace names in c hapter 6.3.18, "TRACe Commands", on page 670. Operators: +, -, *, / Example: *RST;...
Page 705 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands FDATa Formatted trace data, according to the selected trace format ( C ALCulate<Chn>: ) . 1 value per trace point for Cartesian diagrams, 2 values for polar diagrams. FORMat SDATa Unformatted trace data: Real and imaginary part of each measurement point. 2 val- ues per trace point irrespective of the selected trace format.
Page 706 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: CALC4:PAR:SDEF 'Ch4Tr1', 'A1' Create channel 4 and a trace named "Ch4Tr1" to measure the wave quantity a . The trace automatically becomes the active trace. OUTP4:DPOR PORT2 Select drive port 2 for the active trace. [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:CKIT:<ConnType>:<StandardType>...
Page 707 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: CORR:CKIT:N50:FOPEN 'ZV-Z21','', 0,1.8E+010,0.0151,0,0,0.22,-0.22,0.0022 Define the properties of the open (f) standard for the N 50 Ω con- nector type contained in the ZV-Z21 calibration kit: Assign a valid frequency range of 0 Hz to 18 GHz, an electrical length of 15.1 mm, 0 dB loss and define the polynomial coefficients of the fringing capacitance as 0 fF, 0.22 fF/GHz, –0.22 fF/(GHz) , 0.0022 fF/...
Page 708 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Setting parameters: <Standard> THRough | OPEN1 | OPEN2 | OPEN12 | SHORt1 | SHORt2 | SHORt12 | MATCh1 | MATCh2 | MATCh12 | NET | ATT | IMATch12 | REFL1 | REFL2 | SLIDe1 | SLIDe2 | SLIDe12 | LINe1 | LINe2 | LINe3 | M1O2 | O1M2 | OSHort1 | OSHort11 | OSHort12 | OSHort13 | OSHort2 | OSHort21 | OSHort22 | OSHort23 | M1S2 | S1M2 | UTHRough...
Page 709 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Parameters: <CalType> FRTRans | FTRans | RTRans | TOM | TSM | TRM | TRL | TNA | TOSM | ETOM | ETSM | FOPort1 | FOPort2 | FOPort12 | FOPTport | ROPTport | REFL1 | REFL2 | REFL12 | TPORt | UOSM Calibration types, TOM, TRM, TRL, TNA, TOSM, Full One Port, One Path Two Port, Normalization (REFL1, REFL2 and REFL12...
Page 710 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: CORR:COLL:METH REFL1 Select a one-port normalization at port 1 with an open standard as calibration type. CORR:COLL:SAVE:DEF Calculate a dummy system error correction for the normalization at port 1. The dummy system error correction provides the reflec- tion tracking error term SCORR3.
Page 711 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:DATA <ErrorTerm>, <Parameter>... Writes or reads system error correction data for a specific channel <Ch> and calibration method ([SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:COLLect:METHod). The analyzer test ports 1 or 2 are implicitly specified with the correction terms. The setting command can be used to transfer user-defined correction data to the analyzer;...
Page 712 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Parameters: <ErrorTerm> String parameters describing the different error terms, depending on the current calibration method; see table below. Each term contains one complex value (real and imaginary part) for each sweep point. The parameters must be transferred in full length. The following strings are allowed: 'SCORR1' - directivity at port 1 'SCORR2' - source match at port 1...
Page 713 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Calibration type Parameter in Available error terms (depending on port [SENSe<Ch>:]CORRec- numbers) tion:COLLect:METHod TOSM TOSM 'SCORR1' to 'SCORR12' (at present the isolation terms 'SCORR4' and 'SCORR10' are not included) TOM, TSM, TRM, TRL, TOM | TRM | TRL | TNA 'DIRECTIVITY', 'SRCMATCH', 'REFLTRACK', 'LOADMATCH', 'TRANSTRACK' (for reading...
Page 714 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: FREQ:MODE CW Activate a time sweep. FREQ:CW 100MHz Set the CW frequency to 100 MHz. [SENSe<Ch>:]SEGMent<Seg>:CLEar Deletes all sweep segments in the channel. The command is equivalent to [SENSe<Ch>: ] SEGMent<Seg>: D ELete: A LL Suffix: <Ch>...
Page 715 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: FUNC "XFR:POW:S12" Activate a frequency sweep and select the S-parameter S measured parameter for channel and trace no. 1. SWE:SPAC LOG Change to sweep type "Log Frequency". [SENSe<Chn>:]FUNCtion[:ON] <SweepType> Defines the sweep type and the measurement parameter in a single string. Note: To select a measurement parameter without changing the sweep type, use ...
Page 716 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands POWer:S<Ptout><Ptin> S-parameter with output and input port number of the DUT, e.g. S11, S POWer:RATio A<Ptout> | B<Ptin>, Ratio, e.g. B2, A1 for b drive Port 1 A<Ptout> | B<Ptin> Output: A<Ptout>/B<Ptin> POWer:A<Ptout>...
Page 717 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Start Cal Sweep" on page 250 TRACe:CLEar <MemTrace> Deletes one of the memory traces Mem<n>[Trc<m>], where n = 1, ... 8. Parameters: <MemTrace> MDATa1 | MDATa2 | MDATa3 | MDATa4 | MDATa5 | MDATa6 | MDATa7 | MDATa8 Identifier for the memory trace;...
Page 718 ® Command Reference R&S R&S ZVR/ZVAB Compatible Commands Example: SWE:POIN 20 Create a trace with 20 sweep points, making the created trace the active trace of channel 1 (omitted optional mnemonic SENSe1). CALC:FORM MLIN; :FORM ASCII; FORM:DEXP:SOUR FDAT Select the trace data format: linear magnitude values, ASCII for- mat and formatted trace data (1 value per sweep point).
Page 719: Programming Examples
® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks 7 Programming Examples This chapter contains detailed programming examples on various tasks. The syntax and use of all SCPI commands is described in c hapter 6, "Command Refer- ence", on page 368, where you will also find additional examples. For a general intro- duction to remote control of the analyzer refer to ...
Page 720 ® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks Considerations for high measurement speed The measurement speed depends on the sweep time but also on an efficient preparation of the instrument and on proper command synchronization. The following items should be kept in mind: ●...
Page 721 ® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks In the present example the sweep must be completed before measurement results can be retrieved. To prevent wrong results (e.g. a mix-up of results from consecutive sweeps) the controller must synchronize its operation to the execution of INITiate<Ch>[:IMMediate].
Page 722: Channel, Trace And Diagram Handling
® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks // The controller may still send messages, the analyzer continues to parse // and execute commands. INITiate1:IMMediate; *OPC // Controller waits for service request from the analyzer // (program syntax depends on your programming environment). <Wait for service request>...
Page 723 ® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks Important remote control features for this program example The following command sequence illustrates the structure of the remote commands dis- cussed in section Basic Remote Control Concepts. In particular it shows that: ● A trace can be created and handled without being displayed. ●...
Page 724 ® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks // 3. One channel, four traces, four diagrams // Reset the instrument, add diagrams no. 2, 3, 4. *RST; :DISPlay:WINDow2:STATe ON DISPlay:WINDow3:STATe ON DISPlay:WINDow4:STATe ON // Assign the reflection parameter S11 to the default trace. :CALCulate1:PARameter:MEASure 'Trc1', 'S11' // Assign the remaining S-parameters to new traces Trc2, Trc3, Tr4;...
Page 725 ® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks // 1. Create all channels and traces // Reset the instrument, creating the default trace Trc1 in channel 1. // The default measured quantity is the forward transmission S-parameter S21. // The default format is dB Mag. *RST // Create two more traces in channel 1, assigning a trace name and a measured // quantity to each of them.
Page 726 ® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks // Change the display format for the 'Z_trace'. The trace is the active trace // in channel 3, so it is referenced by the channel suffix 3. // Update the display CALCulate3:FORMat PHASe // Update the display SYSTem:DISPlay:UPDate ONCE 7.1.2.3 Markers and Limit Lines...
Page 727 ® Programming Examples R&S Basic Tasks // 2. Marker settings // Adjust the sweep range to consider an interesting segment of the trace and // re-scale the diagram. SENSe1:FREQuency:STARt 4.5 GHz; STOP 5.5 GHz // in the autoscale command the trace is referenced by its number in the diagram DISPlay:WINDow1:TRACe1:Y:SCALe:AUTO ONCE // Select trace Trc1 as the active trace of the channel, define a reference // marker and a delta marker.
Page 728: Condensed Programming Examples
® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Check the result on the local screen // Go to local SYSTem:DISPlay:UPDate ONCE 7.2 Condensed Programming Examples This section contains short program examples for select issues. The comments have been commented in concise style; for more detailed information on the commands refer to ...
Page 729: Trace And Diagram Handling
® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples mended to define all paths relative to the default directory, to be set via MMEMory:CDIRectory DEFault. // Select default directory, change to sub-directory (relative to default directory) MMEMory:CDIRectory DEFault MMEMory:CDIRectory 'Traces' MMEMory:STORe:TRACe 'Trc1', 'S21.s1p' MMEMory:LOAD:TRACe 'Trc1', 'S21.s1p' // Alternative, more compact definition MMEMory:CDIRectory...
Page 730 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Select active traces for channel 4 :CALCULATE4:PARAMETER:SELECT "Ch4Trc2" :CALCULATE4:PARAMETER:SELECT? //:CALCULATE4:FORMAT POLAR :CALCULATE4:PARAMETER:SELECT "Ch4Trc3" //:CALCULATE4:FORMAT DB_LIN :CALCULATE4:PARAMETER:SELECT? :CALCULATE4:PARAMETER:SELECT "Ch4Trc2" :CALCULATE4:FORMAT? :CALCULATE4:PARAMETER:SELECT "Ch4Trc3" :CALCULATE4:FORMAT? // Create trace :CALCULATE1:PARAMETER:SDEFINE "Trc2","S21" :CALCULATE1:PARAMETER:SDEFINE "Trc3","S31" :CALCULATE1:PARAMETER:CATALOG? // Delete trace :CALCULATE1:PARAMETER:DELETE "Trc2"...
Page 731 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Reset the analyzer *RST :SYSTEM:DISPLAY:UPDATE ON :SENSE1:SWEEP:POINTS 20 // Create memory trace of the "active" trace (active for the parser !) // the name of the created memory trace is "Mem2[Trc1]" :TRACE:COPY MDATA2,CH1DATA :SENSE1:FUNCTION:ON 'XFREQUENCY:POWER:S11' :CALCULATE1:PARAMETER:CATALOG? // Assign the memory trace to a window = diagram, diagram 1 always exists...
Page 732 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Create new channel 3 and new trace :CALCULATE3:PARAMETER:SDEFINE "Ch3Trc1","S21" :CALCULATE3:PARAMETER:SELECT 'Ch3Trc1' // now active for channel 3 :CALCULATE3:PARAMETER:SELECT? %'Ch3Trc1' :SENSE1:SWEEP:POINTS 22 :TRACE:COPY MDATA8,CH3DATA :TRACE:COPY MDATA7,CH3DATA :DISPLAY:WINDOW2:TRACE1:FEED 'Mem8[Ch3Trc1]' :TRACE:DATA:RESPONSE? MDATA7 // assigned to no diagram // Copy with arbitrary trace names, no blanks in trace names !!! :TRACE:COPY 'Trace_Name','Ch3Trc1' :DISPLAY:WINDOW2:TRACE2:FEED 'Trace_Name'...
Page 733 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples :CALCULATE1:MATH:FUNCTION NORMAL :CALCULATE1:MATH:FUNCTION? *RST // Create Trc2 in channel 1 and display it in diagram 1 :CALCULATE1:PARAMETER:SDEFINE "Trc2","S11" :DISPLAY:WINDOW1:TRACE2:FEED 'Trc2' // Create diagram 2 and Trc3 in new channel :DISPLAY:WINDOW2:STATE ON :CALCULATE2:PARAMETER:SDEFINE "Trc3","S11" :DISPLAY:WINDOW2:TRACE1:FEED 'Trc3' // Select active traces for channels 1 and 2 :CALCULATE1:PARAMETER:SELECT "Trc1"...
Page 734 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples :CALCULATE1:MATH:SDEFINE "Max (sin (6 * Pi * StimVal / 8e9), cos (6 * Pi * StimVal / 8e9))" :CALCULATE1:MATH:SDEFINE "Trc1 ^ 2" :CALCULATE1:MATH:SDEFINE "Trc1 + Trc2 + Trc3" :CALCULATE1:MATH:SDEFINE "(Trc1 + e) * Pi + Mem8[Trc3] + StimVal + Min (Trc1, Mem7[Trc1])"...
Page 735 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples :CALCulate1:STATistics:DOMain:USER:STOP 100 GHZ :CALCULATE1:STATISTICS:RESULT? MEAN :CALCULATE1:STATISTICS:RESULT? MAX 7.2.2.5 Bandfilter Search The following example shows how to use markers for a bandpass or bandstop search. // Reset the analyzer *RST :SYSTEM:DISPLAY:UPDATE ON :SENSe1:FREQuency:STARt 1 GHZ :SENSe1:FREQuency:STOP 6 GHZ // Bandpass search ref.
Page 736 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples :CALCulate1:MARKer:FUNCtion:BWIDth:MODE? %BsRM :INITiate; *WAI; :CALCulate1:MARKer:FUNCtion:EXECute BFILter 7.2.2.6 Creating Diagrams In the following example, remote control commands are used to position several diagrams on the screen. The remote control commands presented here extend the functionality of the "Display >...
Page 737 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Check the executable formats of the generated layouts :DISPlay:LAYout:DEFine? 1 %(1,1,0.00,0.00,(1,2,1.00,1.00,[0.30,1.00],[0.70,1.00])) :DISPlay:LAYout:DEFine? 2 %(1,1,0.00,0.00,(2,1,1.00,1.00,[1.00,0.50],[1.00,0.50])) // Join the 2 layouts, display the nested layout :DISPlay:LAYout:JOIN 1,2,2 :DISPlay:LAYout:APPLy 1 // Check the last applied (i.e. the joined) layout for the correct format :DISPlay:LAYout:EXECute? %(1,1,0.00,0.00,(1,2,1.00,1.00,[0.30,1.00], %(1,1,0.70,1.00,(2,1,1.00,1.00,[1.00,0.50],[1.00,0.50]))))
Page 738: Using Markers
® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Set the layout format directly (horizontal, joined layout) :DISPlay:LAYout:EXECute '(1,1,0.00,0.00,(1,2,1.00,1.00,[0.30,1.00], (1,1,0.70,1.00,(2,1,1.00,1.00,[1.00,0.50],[1.00,0.50]))))' // Alternative direct definition of the joined layout as a vertical layout :DISPlay:LAYout:DEFine 3, VERT, '0.3,1.0;0.7,0.5,0.5' :DISPlay:LAYout:APPLy 3 :DISPlay:LAYout:EXECute? %(1,2,0.00,0.00,(1,1,0.3,1.00,[1.00,1.0]),(2,1,0.7,1.00,[1.00,0.5],[1.00,0.5])) 7.2.3 Using Markers The following example shows you how to define markers and use them to read trace values.
Page 739 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples :CALCULATE1:MARKER2 ON :CALCULATE1:MARKER2:X 2GHZ :CALCULATE1:MARKER3 ON :CALCULATE1:MARKER3:X 3GHZ :CALCULATE1:MARKER4:DELTA:STATE ON :CALCULATE1:MARKER:REFERENCE ON :CALCULATE1:MARKER:REFERENCE:X 5GHZ :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:TYPE FIXED // Query marker response values :CALCULATE1:FORMAT MLINEAR :CALCULATE1:MARKER1 ON :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:X DEF :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:FORMAT MLINEAR // DataBase EMarkerFormat::LIN_MAG :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:Y? :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:FORMAT MLOGARITHMIC ..
Page 740: Data Handling
® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Range 2 (includes the stimulus range) :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:FUNCTION:DOMAIN:USER 2 :CALCulate1:MARKer1:FUNCtion:DOMain:USER:START 0.8GHZ :CALCulate1:MARKer1:FUNCtion:DOMain:USER:STOP 2.2GHZ // Use range 0 (stimulus range of the trace) :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:FUNCTION:DOMAIN:USER 0 // Select linear magnitude scale for diagram :CALCULATE1:FORMAT MLINEAR // Search for global minimum and maximum (MIN, MAX) // (initial marker value may be inside or outside the marker search range) :CALCULATE1:MARKER1:X 1.5GHZ...
Page 741 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples 7.2.4.1 Single Sweep Mode The commands CALCulate<Ch>:DATA:NSWeep...? SDATa, <Trace_Hist_Count> retrieve the results of any sweep within a previously defined single sweep group. This means that, in single sweep mode, you can first measure a specified number of sweeps (SENSe<Ch>:SWEep:COUNt <sweeps>) and then read any of the data traces acquired.
Page 742 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples 7.2.4.2 Modeling a Max Hold Function The following example shows you how to emulate a max hold function. // Reset the analyzer *RST :DISPlay:WINDow1:TITLe:DATA 'Max Hold Function Emulation' // Create a trace with the last extremum as memory trace. :TRACe:COPY 'LastExtr', 'Trc1' // Display this last extremum trace.
Page 743 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Reset the analyzer *RST :SYSTEM:DISPLAY:UPDATE ON // Create a second channel with a second trace :CALCULATE2:PARAMETER:SDEFINE "Trc2","S11" :CALCULATE2:PARAMETER:SELECT "Trc2" :DISPLAY:WINDOW2:STATE ON :DISPLAY:WINDOW2:TRACE1:FEED 'Trc2' // Select active trace for the created channel 2. Adjust the number of sweep points. :CALCULATE2:PARAMETER:SELECT "Trc2"...
Page 744: Calibration
® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples if (CALCULATE1:DATA:NSWEEP:COUNT? > 2) :CALCULATE1:DATA:NSWEEP:FIRST? SDATA, 1 // first trace data :CALCULATE1:DATA:NSWEEP:FIRST? SDATA, 3 // third trace data 7.2.4.4 Exporting S-Parameters The calibration defines which S-Parameters are allowed to be exported to a Touchstone file.
Page 745 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // Instead, use the global, channel-independent setting: :SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:ACQuire:RSAVe:DEFault OFF // Full one port = OSM // Select cal procedure :SENSe1:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:DEFine 'Test SFK OSM 1', FOPORT, 1 // Measure Standards :SENSe1:CORRection:COLLect:ACQuire:SELected OPEN, :SENSe1:CORRection:COLLect:ACQuire:SELected SHORT, 1 :SENSe1:CORRection:COLLect:ACQuire:SELected MATCH, 1 // Apply cal...
Page 746 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples Performing a Calibration, Saving the Error Terms // Reset the analyzer *RST // Set frequency range :SENSe1:FREQuency1:STARt 1GHz :SENSe1:FREQuency1:STOP 4GHz :SENSe1:SWEep:POINts 6 // Select calibration type: TOSM at ports 1 and 2 :SENSe1:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:DEFine 'Test SFK TOSM 12', TOSM, 1, 2 // Measure Standards :SENSe1:CORRection:COLLect:ACQuire:SELected...
Page 747 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // @TRACEFILE:scorr10.dat // :CALCulate1:DATA? SCORr10 @TRACEFILE:scorr11.dat :CALCulate1:DATA? SCORr11 @TRACEFILE:scorr12.dat :CALCulate1:DATA? SCORr1 Performing a New Calibration, Recalling the Error Terms // Reset the analyzer *RST // Set frequency range :SENSe1:FREQuency1:STARt 1GHz :SENSe1:FREQuency1:STOP 4GHz :SENSe1:SWEep:POINts 6 // Select calibration type: TOSM at ports 1 and 2 :SENSe1:CORRection:COLLect:METHod:DEFine 'XYZ', TOSM, 1, 2...
Page 748 ® Programming Examples R&S Condensed Programming Examples // 'SCORR8' 'SRCMATCH', 2, 0 <Port 2> = 0 ignored // 'SCORR9' 'REFLTRACK', 2, 0 <Port 2> = 0 ignored // 'SCORR10' 'ISOLATION', 2, 1 // 'SCORR11' 'LOADMATCH', 2, 1 // 'SCORR12' 'TRANSTRACK', 2, 1 // Set format for data transfer :FORMAT REAL,32...
Page 749: Error Messages And Troubleshooting
® Error Messages and Troubleshooting R&S Errors during Firmware Operation 8 Error Messages and Troubleshooting 8.1 Errors during Firmware Operation An error generally causes the analyzer to display a tooltip across the lower part of the screen. The tooltip provides a textual description of the error, e.g.: The errors can be divided into three categories: ●...
Page 750: Asynchronous Errors
® Error Messages and Troubleshooting R&S Errors during Firmware Operation 8.1.1 Asynchronous Errors Asynchronous errors can occur any time while the analyzer is operating. The analyzer is checked periodically for asynchronous errors. Many of these errors also cause an entry in the status reporting system.
Page 751: Obtaining Technical Support
® Error Messages and Troubleshooting R&S Errors during Firmware Installation/Update Error Description Remedy Bit no.*) Overload at DC The input voltage at one of the DC input connectors Reduce input voltage. MEAS <range> on the rear panel is too high. Port <i>...
Page 752 ® Error Messages and Troubleshooting R&S Errors during Firmware Installation/Update Fig. 8-1: FPGA update failure In this case the installation proceeds but requires additional steps to be taken in order to perform the failed FPGA update manually. No matter if the manual FPGA update described below is successful or not, write down the error code and contact our support.
Page 753: Annexes
® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors 9 Annexes The following sections cover mostly hardware and service-related topics. 9.1 Interfaces and Connectors This chapter provides a detailed description of the rear panel connectors of the R&S ZNC. For an overview of the rear panel connectors refer to section "Rear Panel Tour" in the Help or in the Getting Started guide.
Page 754 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors Pin No. Name Input (I) or Function Output (O) CHANNEL BIT 3 Channel-specific bit 3 GNDD Digital ground Pass/fail result of limit check; TTL Out Pass 1 (see PASS 1 T TL 1 / 2 Pass PASS 2 Pass/fail result of limit check TTL Out Pass 2...
Page 755: Lan Interface
® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors 9.1.2 LAN Interface To be integrated in a LAN, the instrument is equipped with a LAN interface, consisting of a RJ-45 connector, a network interface card and protocols. The network interface card supports IEEE 802.3 for a 10 Mbps Ethernet and IEEE 802.3u for a 100 Mbps Ethernet. Instrument access is possible via the VXI-11 protocol.
Page 756 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors ● Wired OR if several instruments are connected in parallel Pin assignment Bus lines ● Data bus with 8 lines D0 to D7: The transmission is bit-parallel and byte-serial in the ASCII/ISO code. D0 is the least significant bit, D7 the most significant bit.
Page 757 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors 9.1.3.1 Interface Functions Instruments which can be controlled via GPIB bus can be equipped with different interface functions. The interface function for the R&S ZNC are listed in the following table. Control character Interface function Handshake source function (source handshake), full capability Handshake sink function (acceptor handshake), full capability Listener function, full capability, de-addressed by MTA.
Page 758: Universal Interface
® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors Addressed commands Addressed commands are encoded in the range 00 through 0F hex. They are only effec- tive for instruments addressed as listeners. Command QuickBASIC com- Effect on the instrument mand IBTRG (device%) Triggers a previously active device function (e.g. a sweep). The effect of the command is the same as with that of a pulse at the (Group Execute external trigger signal input.
Page 759 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors Fig. 9-1: Possible stages of an automated test Preparation of the network analyzer and the part handler The network analyzer configuration depends on the measurement to be made. Starting from the preset state, you will usually have to adjust the following settings: 1.
Page 760 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors ● The CONTrol:HANDler:OUTPut<Pt>... commands set the output signals to a definite state and specify whether this state will change to "Low" when the Input 1 signal goes to "Low". This mechanism provides either static output signals or output signals which are controlled by Input 1.
Page 761 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors Fig. 9-3: Data ports and related signals Combined ports (ports E, F, G, H) A combination of ports A / B and ports C /D provides two additional 16-bit and 8-bit-wide bidirectional ports. The combined ports are termed ports E and F, respectively. A com- bination of ports A / B / C and ports A / B / C / D provides two 20-bit and 24-bit-wide bidirectional ports.
Page 762 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors 9.1.4.3 Universal Interface Connector Option R&S ZN-B14, Handler I/O (Universal Interface), must be installed by an R&S service representative. The option includes a Centronics 36 input/output connector which is placed in the right-hand part of the network analyzer's rear panel. The pin assignment of the connector is shown below.
Page 763 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors Pin No. Signal Input (I) Description or Output /PORT A2 I or O Port A, bit no. 2 /PORT A3 I or O Port A, bit no. 3 /PORT A4 I or O Port A, bit no. 4 /PORT A5 I or O Port A, bit no.
Page 764 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors Pin No. Signal Input (I) Description or Output /PASS FAIL Indicates the status of the global limit check for the last measurement: ● Low: global limit check failed ● High: global limit check passed Other configurations are possible;...
Page 765 ® Annexes R&S Interfaces and Connectors The default configuration of the signals is listed below. Notice that *RST or "Preset" do not change the configuration of the Universal Interface. Use C ONTrol: H ANDler: to restore default values. RESet Signal *RST Configuration Port A, Port B...
Page 766: Maintenance
® Annexes R&S Maintenance Time Description Value Pulse duration of /EXTERNAL TRIGGER Minimum value: 1 μs Response time of /PASS FAIL STROBE 1 μs Pulse duration of /PASS FAIL STROBE 1 μs Pulse duration of /SWEEP END 12 μs The timing of the data port signals and the input/output signals is as follows: ●...
Page 767: Showroom Mode
® Annexes R&S Showroom Mode To replace the fuses, 1. Use a small screwdriver to bend the small clamps on both sides of the fuse drawer inward so that you can lift the fuse drawer out of its slot. 2. Exchange the fuses. 3.
Page 768: Glossary: Frequently Used Terms
® Glossary: Frequently Used Terms R&S Glossary: Frequently Used Terms Active channel: Channel belonging to the active trace. The active channel is highlighted in the channel list below the diagram. The active channel is not relevant in remote control where each channel can contain an active trace. Active marker: Marker that can be changed using the settings of the Marker menu (Delta Mode, Ref.
Page 769 ® Glossary: Frequently Used Terms R&S tings complement the definitions of the Trace menu; they apply to all traces assigned to the channel. Compression point: The x-dB compression point of an S-parameter or ratio is the stim- ulus signal level where the magnitude of the measured quantity has dropped by x dB compared to its value at small stimulus signal levels (small-signal value).
Page 770 ® Glossary: Frequently Used Terms R&S Forward: A measurement on a two-port DUT is said to be in forward direction if the source signal (stimulus) is applied to port 1 of the DUT. Harmonic: Integer multiple of the fundamental frequency. The fundamental is the first harmonic, the nth harmonic is n times the frequency of the fundamental.
Page 771 ® Glossary: Frequently Used Terms R&S Limit line: A limit line is a set of data to specify the allowed range for some or all points of a trace. Typically, limit lines are used to check whether a DUT conforms to the rated specifications (conformance testing).
Page 772 ® Glossary: Frequently Used Terms R&S Reflection tracking error: Frequency-dependent variation of the ratio of the reflected wave to the reference wave at a test port when an ideal reflection coefficient (= 1) is measured. The reflection tracking error can be corrected by means of a reflection nor- malization or one of the more sophisticated calibration methods.
Page 773 ® Glossary: Frequently Used Terms R&S TRL: A calibration type using the two-port standards Through and Line, which are both assumed to be ideally matched. Beyond that, the through must be lossless, and its length must be exactly known. Especially useful for DUTs in planar line technology. TRM: A calibration type which requires a low-reflection, low-loss Through standard with an electrical length that may be different from zero, a Reflect, and a Match.
Page 774: List Of Commands
® List of Commands R&S List of Commands CALCulate: C LIMits: F AIL? ..........................372 CALCulate: D ATA: A LL? ..........................375 CALCulate: D ATA: D ALL? ..........................377 CALCulate: D ATA: T RACe? ..........................379 CALCulate: F ILTer[: G ATE]: T IME: A OFFset ....................381 CALCulate:...
Page 775 ® List of Commands R&S CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: C ONTrol: D OMain .....................680 CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: C ONTrol: S HIFt ......................391 CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: C ONTrol[: D ATA] ......................390 CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: D ATA ........................392 CALCulate<Chn>: L IMit: D ELete: A LL ......................393 CALCulate<Chn>:...
Page 776 ® List of Commands R&S CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion: T ARGet ..................685 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: F UNCtion[: S ELect] ..................685 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: M AXimum ....................686 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: M INimum ....................686 CALCulate<Chn>: M ARKer<Mk>: M ODE .......................410 CALCulate<Chn>:...
Page 777 ® List of Commands R&S CALCulate<Chn>: S MOothing[: S TATe] ......................438 CALCulate<Chn>: S TATistics: D OMain: U SER ....................439 CALCulate<Chn>: S TATistics: D OMain: U SER: S HOW ...................440 CALCulate<Chn>: S TATistics: D OMain: U SER: S TARt ..................440 CALCulate<Chn>:...
Page 778 ® List of Commands R&S CONFigure: T RACe<Trc>: N AME: I D? ......................458 CONFigure: T RACe<Trc>: R EName .......................459 CONTrol: A UXiliary: C [: D ATA] .........................461 CONTrol: H ANDler: A : M ODE ..........................463 CONTrol: H ANDler: A [: D ATA] ..........................462 CONTrol:...
Page 779 ® List of Commands R&S DISPlay: R FSize .............................479 DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: C ATalog? ......................480 DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: M AXimize ......................480 DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: N AME ........................481 DISPlay[: W INDow<Wnd>]: O VERview[: S TATe] .....................481 DISPlay[:...
Page 780 ® List of Commands R&S INSTrument: N SELect ............................502 INSTrument: P ORT: C OUNt? ..........................502 INSTrument: T PORt: C OUNt? .........................503 INSTrument[: S ELect] .............................689 MEMory: C ATalog? ............................503 MEMory: D EFine .............................503 MEMory: D ELete: A LL .............................504 MEMory:...
Page 781 ® List of Commands R&S OUTPut: U PORt: E CBits ..........................530 OUTPut<Ch>: U PORt[: V ALue] ........................530 OUTPut<Ch>[: S TATe] ...........................529 OUTPut<Chn>: D PORt ...........................689 PROGram[: S ELected]: E XECute ........................531 PROGram[: S ELected]: I NIMessage .......................532 PROGram[:...
Page 782 ® List of Commands R&S SOURce<Ch>: P OWer<PhyPt>[: L EVel][: I MMediate][: A MPLitude] ..............642 STATus: P RESet ............................645 STATus: Q UEStionable: C ONDition? ......................646 STATus: Q UEStionable: E NABle ........................646 STATus: Q UEStionable: I NTegrity: C ONDition? ....................646 STATus:...
Page 783 ® List of Commands R&S SYSTem: D ISPlay: B AR: S TATus[: S TATe] ......................660 SYSTem: D ISPlay: B AR: S TOols[: S TATe] .......................660 SYSTem: D ISPlay: B AR: T ITLe[: S TATe] ......................660 SYSTem: D ISPlay: B AR: T OOLs[: S TATe] .......................660 SYSTem:...
Page 784 ® List of Commands R&S TRIGger<Ch>[: S EQuence]: M ULTiple: S LOPe<Num> ...................677 TRIGger<Ch>[: S EQuence]: M ULTiple: S OURce ....................678 TRIGger<Ch>[: S EQuence]: S LOPe .......................678 TRIGger<Ch>[: S EQuence]: S OURce ......................679 [SENSe: ] CORRection: C KIT: < ConnType>: L SELect ..................545 [SENSe:...
Page 785 ® List of Commands R&S [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: F IXTure: S TARt ..................566 [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: F IXTure[: A CQuire] ................564 [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: L OAD: S ELected .................567 [SENSe<Ch>: ] CORRection: C OLLect: M ETHod .....................692 [SENSe<Ch>:...
Page 786 ® List of Commands R&S [SENSe<Ch>: ] FREQuency: S PAN .........................590 [SENSe<Ch>: ] FREQuency: S TARt ........................590 [SENSe<Ch>: ] FREQuency: S TOP .........................590 [SENSe<Ch>: ] FREQuency[: C W] ........................588 [SENSe<Ch>: ] LPORt<LogPt>: Z COMmon ....................591 [SENSe<Ch>:...
Page 787 ® List of Commands R&S [SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: S TEP .........................616 [SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: T IME ..........................616 [SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: T IME: A UTO .......................617 [SENSe<Ch>: ] SWEep: T YPE .........................618 [SENSe<Chn>: ] CORRection: P STate? ......................585 [SENSe<Chn>:...
Page 788: Index
® Index R&S Index Symbols Applic Menu ..............326 Apply *.csv file format ..............66 System Error Correction .......... 247 *.limit ................63 Apply (calibration) ............249 *.ripple ................64 ASCII (*.csv) file .............. 66 *.s<n>p file format ............65 Ask before Overwriting ..........
Page 789 ® Index R&S Source port .............. 242 Color Scheme ..............302 Start Cal ..............233 Command Sweep Diagrams ..........239, 246 common ..............336 Type ................ 242 device-specific ............336 Use Cal ..............271 processing .............. 346 Calibration (System Configuration) ........ 310 recognition ..............
Page 790 ® Index R&S Delete Cal Pool .............. 311 Delete Channel .............. 277 Factor (average) ............217 Delete Diagram .............. 296 Delete Trace ..............148 Field Separator .............. 177 File settings ..............106 Delta Mode ..............193 Denominator ..............123 Fixed (marker) ..............196 Destination ..............
Page 791 ® Index R&S Impedance ..............45 Loss parameters Import definition ..............92 Cal Kit ..............245 Low Distortion ..............281 sweep segments ............228 Lower edge (bandfilter) ............ 31 Import (trace data) ............173 Lower limit ..............59 Import Complex Data (dialog) ........174 Low Noise ..............
Page 792 ® Index R&S Minimize ................ 328 Persistent settings ............11 MINimum ..............340 Phase / El Length ............167 Mixed mode parameters ..........54 Phase (softkey) .............. 136 Mkr 1 ... Mkr 10 .............. 193 Pin 16 - 19 ..............314 Mkr Stimulus ..............
Page 793 ® Index R&S R&S ZV-Zxx ..............81 S12 (softkey) ..............113 Range Limit Lines on S21 (softkey) ..............113 Evaluation Range ............ 170 S22 (softkey) ..............113 Search Range ............201 Same Color all Markers ..........306 Ratio ................50 Save (recall set) ............
Page 794 ® Index R&S Show Mem ..............153 Sweep Show Point List .............. 227 Sweep Control ............230 Show Range Limits ............164 Sweep Params ............218 Show Results All Traces ..........186 Sweep Type ............220 Show Ripple Limits ............185 Sweep Active Channel ..........
Page 795 ® Index R&S Trigger ................283 Z<-S11 (softkey) ............127 Sweep Control ............287 Z<-S12 (softkey) ............127 Trigger ..............283 Z<-S21 (softkey) ............127 Trigger Manager (dialog) ..........286 Z<-S22 (softkey) ............127 Triple Split ..............299 Z <-- Sij (menu) .............. 126 Troubleshooting ............

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