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  • Page 1 ® R&S SMCV100B Vector Signal Generator User Manual (;Ý5ï2) 1179059702 Version 07...
  • Page 2 R&S SMCVB-K709 Low phase noise (1434.3590.xx) ● R&S ® SMCVB-K980 HUMS (Health and Utilization Monitoring Service) (1434.5757.xx) ® This manual describes firmware version FW 5.20.043.xx and later of the R&S SMCV100B. © 2023 Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG Muehldorfstr.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S SMCV100B Contents 1 Safety and regulatory information............15 Safety instructions......................15 Labels on R&S SMCV100B..................17 Warning messages in the documentation..............18 Where to find key documents on Rohde & Schwarz..........18 Korea certification class B..................18 2 Welcome....................20 Key features.........................20 What's new........................21 Documentation overview....................21...
  • Page 4 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B Connecting to RF 50 Ω....................31 3.1.11 3.1.12 Connecting to Ref In/Ref Out..................31 3.1.13 Connecting to Dig. IQ HS x................... 31 3.1.14 Connecting to IP Data....................32 3.1.15 Switching on or off......................34 Instrument tour......................35 3.2.1 Front panel tour......................35 3.2.2 Rear panel tour......................
  • Page 5 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 3.5.7 Remote control......................74 3.5.8 Remote operation over VNC..................74 4 Configuring internal baseband signals..........75 Overview of the signal generation modes..............75 Accessing the functions in the baseband domain..........76 Generating signals according to broadcast standards...........77 Common functions and settings in the baseband domain........80 4.4.1 Basics on signals, modulation types and filters.............80 4.4.2...
  • Page 6 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 4.9.3 Multi-carrier settings....................223 4.9.4 How to use the multi-carrier function................235 4.10 Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals..........238 4.10.1 FM/PhiM/AM configuration and settings..............238 4.10.2 Pulse modulation configuration and settings...............242 4.11 Shifting and boosting the baseband signal............244 4.11.1 About baseband offsets....................244 4.11.2 Baseband offsets settings...................
  • Page 7 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 6.1.4 AWGN settings......................285 6.1.5 How to configure the noise generator for receiver tests..........292 Impairing the signal....................294 6.2.1 Required options......................294 6.2.2 About the linear I/Q impairments.................294 6.2.3 Digital impairments settings..................296 7 Applying I/Q vector modulation............298 Required options.......................298 About the I/Q modulator...................
  • Page 8 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 8.10 Improving level performance................... 352 8.10.1 Attenuator........................353 8.10.2 User correction......................355 8.10.3 Using power sensors....................367 8.10.4 To calibrate the power level with an R&S NRP power sensor........383 9 Configuring a multi-instrument setup..........387 Synchronizing instruments..................387 Connecting to R&S SMW..................387 Configuring the setup....................389 Multi-instrument settings..................
  • Page 9 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 11.8 Using the file manager....................428 11.8.1 File manager settings....................429 11.8.2 Map network share settings..................430 11.8.3 How to display all saved files..................432 11.8.4 How to map a network folder..................432 11.9 How to transfer files from and to the instrument........... 434 11.9.1 Removing file system protection.................
  • Page 10 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 12.5 Managing licenses and license keys...............466 12.5.1 Manage license keys settings..................466 12.5.2 Using the license server....................470 12.5.3 How to move a portable license.................. 479 12.6 Using the security settings..................481 12.6.1 Protection level settings....................482 12.6.2 Setting security parameters..................
  • Page 11 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 13.5.6 HUMS enhanced settings................... 527 13.5.7 QR code........................535 13.6 LXI settings........................536 13.6.1 LXI status settings.......................536 13.6.2 LXI browser settings....................537 13.7 To configure the instrument for remote access............. 543 13.7.1 To find the VISA resource string..................543 13.7.2 To configure the accces over LAN................
  • Page 12 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 14.4 Preset commands..................... 580 14.5 MMEMory subsystem....................581 14.5.1 File naming conventions..................... 582 14.5.2 Accessing files in the default or in a specified directory..........583 14.5.3 Programming examples....................584 14.5.4 Remote control commands..................586 14.6 CALibration subsystem....................592 14.7 DIAGnostic subsystem.....................596 14.8...
  • Page 13 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 14.16.12 SOURce:ROSCillator subsystem................796 14.16.13 SOURce:SWEep subsystem..................800 14.17 SYSTem subsystem....................808 14.18 STATus subsystem....................831 14.19 TEST subsystem....................... 835 14.20 TRIGger subsystem....................836 14.21 UNIT subsystem......................838 15 Troubleshooting and notifications........... 840 15.1 Notifications......................840 15.1.1 Volatile notifications.....................840 15.1.2 Permanent notifications....................841 15.2...
  • Page 14 ® Contents R&S SMCV100B 17.3.5 FPGA/uC update settings................... 868 17.4 Disposal........................870 Annex....................871 A Reference....................871 Extensions for user files..................871 Unit shortcuts......................871 Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations.....874 List of remote commands (base unit)..........879 Index....................895 User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─...

  • Page 15: Safety And Regulatory Information

    ® Safety and regulatory information R&S SMCV100B Safety instructions 1 Safety and regulatory information The product documentation helps you use the product safely and efficiently. Follow the instructions provided here and in the following chapters. Intended use The product generates radio frequency (RF) signals for the development, production and verification of electronic components, modules or devices.
  • Page 16 ® Safety and regulatory information R&S SMCV100B Safety instructions Never open the casing of the product. Only service personnel authorized by Rohde & Schwarz are allowed to repair the product. If any part of the product is dam- aged or broken, stop using the product. Contact Rohde & Schwarz customer service at https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/support.

  • Page 17: Labels On R&S Smcv100B

    ® Safety and regulatory information R&S SMCV100B Labels on R&S SMCV100B Take the following measures for your safety: ● Before switching on the product, ensure that the voltage and frequency indicated on the product match the available power source. If the power adapter does not adjust automatically, set the correct value and check the rating of the fuse.

  • Page 18: Warning Messages In The Documentation

    ® Safety and regulatory information R&S SMCV100B Korea certification class B ● Product and environment safety, see Table 1-1. ● Identification of the product, see the serial number on the rear panel. Table 1-1: Labels regarding R&S SMCV100B and environment safety Labeling in line with EN 50419 for disposal of electrical and electronic equipment after the prod- uct has come to the end of its service life.
  • Page 19 ® Safety and regulatory information R&S SMCV100B Korea certification class B 이 기기는 가정용(B급) 전자파 적합기기로서 주로 가정에서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 하 며, 모든 지역에서 사용할 수 있습니다. User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─ 07...

  • Page 20: Welcome

    ® Welcome R&S SMCV100B Key features 2 Welcome The R&S SMCV100B vector signal generator features a new Direct-RF DAC concept for RF signal generation. This concept enables I/Q modulation and up-conversion in the digital domain which eliminates I and Q imbalance errors and LO leakage as known from traditional analog I/Q modulators.

  • Page 21: What's New

    ® Welcome R&S SMCV100B Documentation overview For more information, see data sheet. 2.2 What's new This manual describes firmware version FW 5.20.043.xx and later of the ® R&S SMCV100B. Compared to the previous version, it provides the new features listed below: ●...

  • Page 22: Service Manual

    ® Welcome R&S SMCV100B Documentation overview mands with programming examples, and information on maintenance, instrument interfaces and error messages. Includes the contents of the getting started manual. ● Software option manual Contains the description of the specific functions of an option. Basic information on operating the R&S SMCV100B is not included.

  • Page 23: Application Notes, Application Cards, White Papers, Etc

    ® Welcome R&S SMCV100B Documentation overview The software makes use of several valuable open source software packages. An open- source acknowledgment document provides verbatim license texts of the used open source software. www.rohde-schwarz.com/firmware/smcv100b 2.3.8 Application notes, application cards, white papers, etc. These documents deal with special applications or background information on particu- lar topics.

  • Page 24: Getting Started

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use 3 Getting started This chapter contains the same information as the getting started manual. 3.1 Preparing for use Here, you can find basic information about setting up the product for the first time. 3.1.1 Lifting and carrying "Lifting and carrying the product"...

  • Page 25: Setting Up The R&S Smcv100B

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use ● Class A equipment is intended for use in industrial environments. It can cause radio disturbances in residential environments due to possible conducted and radi- ated disturbances. It is therefore not suitable for class B environments. If class A equipment causes radio disturbances, take appropriate measures to eliminate them.

  • Page 26: Considerations For Test Setup

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use ● Keep a minimum distance of 10 cm between the fan openings of the product and any object in the vicinity to provide sufficient airflow and ventilation. ● Do not place the product next to heat-generating equipment such as radiators or other products.

  • Page 27: Connecting To Power

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use To suppress electromagnetic radiation during operation: ● Use high-quality shielded cables, especially for the following connector types: – Double-shielded BNC cables. How to: "To connect to pluggable connectors" on page 30 – Double-shielded USB cables.

  • Page 28: Connecting A Monitor

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use ● Ensure that the network settings comply with the security policies of your company. Contact your local system administrator or IT department before connecting your product to your company LAN. ● When connected to the LAN, the product may potentially be accessed from the internet, which may be a security risk.

  • Page 29: Connecting Usb Devices

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use 3.1.9 Connecting USB devices You can connect or disconnect all USB devices from the R&S SMCV100B during oper- ation. To connect USB storage devices USB storage devices, such as memory sticks, allow data transfer from or to the R&S SMCV100B.
  • Page 30 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use To prepare for connecting 1. NOTICE! Damaged or not clean connections can lead to RF insertion loss and mis- match, and even premature wear of the connectors. Before connecting to the port, inspect the RF connector visually. Check that it is clean, undamaged and mechanically compatible.

  • Page 31: Connecting To Rf 50 Ω

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use For information on how to handle and maintain the RF port, to minimize measurement deviations and ensure its longevity, see the application note 1MA99. If you want to mount test port adapters to your RF connector, see the application note 1MA100.

  • Page 32: Connecting To Ip Data

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use 1 = QSFP+ plug 2 = QSFP+ cage 3 = QSFP+ connector To connect to Dig. IQ HS x interface 1. For connection, use the QSFP+ cable R&S DIGIQ-HS. "Cable selection and electromagnetic interference (EMI)" on page 26.
  • Page 33 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use 1 = SFP+ cage 2 = SFP+ connector To connect to IP Data interface 1. For connection, use an SFP+ to RJ-45 adapter and an RJ-45 cable. "Cable selection and electromagnetic interference (EMI)" on page 26.

  • Page 34: Switching On Or Off

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Preparing for use See also chapter "Local IP Data Network Settings" in the corresponding broadcast standard user manuals. 3.1.15 Switching on or off The following table provides an overview of power states, LEDs and positions of the power switch.

  • Page 35: Instrument Tour

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument tour avoid instrument restart, make sure that peak power levels are within the specified ranges in the data sheet. To shut down the product The product is in the ready state. ► Press the [On/Standby] key. The operating system shuts down.
  • Page 36 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument tour Figure 3-2: Front panel view On/Standby Utility keys Touchscreen Rotary knob Function keys Editing keys Connectors 3.2.1.1 Touchscreen The block diagram and the most important settings are displayed on the screen on the front panel.
  • Page 37 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument tour Figure 3-3: Touchscreen elements 1 = Status bar (frequency and level display) 2 = Block diagram 3 = Taskbar/softkey bar Any user interface elements that react to a click by a mouse pointer also react to a tap on the screen, and vice versa.
  • Page 38 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument tour Utility keys The utility keys cause the R&S SMCV100B to return to a defined instrument state and provide information on the instrument and assistance. For more information, refer to Chapter 12, "General instrument functions", on page 444.

  • Page 39: Rear Panel Tour

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument tour Rotary knob The rotary knob has several functions: ● Increments (clockwise direction) or decrements (counterclockwise direction) numeric instrument parameters at a defined step width. ● Moves the selection, e.g. to a function block in the block diagram. ●...
  • Page 40 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument tour Figure 3-4: Rear panel AC power supply connector and switch Display Port 3 = Serial number (six digits in the string 1432.7000.02-<serial number>-<checksum>) Dig. IQ HS x IP Data User x Ref In/Ref Out 3.2.2.1 Connectors AC power supply connector and switch...
  • Page 41 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument tour Two female USB (universal serial bus) 3.0 connectors of type A (host USB). They have the same functionality as the USB connectors on the front panel, but provide higher data rates. See "USB" on page 39.

  • Page 42: Trying Out The Instrument

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument Ref In/Ref Out Input/output for external reference signal. BNC connectors for reference signals from 1 MHz to 100 MHz. How to: Chapter 3.1.12, "Connecting to Ref In/Ref Out", on page 31 3.3 Trying out the instrument This chapter introduces the most important functions and settings of the R&S SMCV100B step by step.

  • Page 43: Generating An Unmodulated Carrier

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument 3.3.1 Generating an unmodulated carrier We start out by generating a simple unmodulated signal. The R&S SMCV100B has a minimum configuration as in "Prerequisites" on page 42. 1. On the R&S SMCV100B front panel, press the Preset key to start out in a defined instrument configuration.

  • Page 44: Generating A Digitally Modulated Signal

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument Figure 3-5: Block diagram: Generating an unmodulated signal The 1.955 GHz signal is output at the RF 50 Ω connector at the front panel of the R&S SMCV100B. Connect RF 50 Ω of the R&S SMCV100B to a signal analyzer, for example R&S ®...
  • Page 45 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument Prerequisites ● Minimum configuration as in "Prerequisites" on page 42 ● Option custom digital modulation R&S SMCVB-K199 The initial situation is not the instrument's preset state but rather the configuration described in Chapter 3.3.1, "Generating an unmodulated carrier", on page 43.
  • Page 46 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument The instrument activates automatically "I/Q Mod", uses the internal trigger and clock signals, and generates a WCDMA-3GPP signal, modulated with a QPSK 45° offset modulation. Figure 3-7: Block diagram: Generating a digitally modulated signal 4.

  • Page 47: Triggering The Instrument With An External Signal

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument Figure 3-8: Display of the used modulation type 3.3.3 Triggering the instrument with an external signal The following configurations are rather theoretical cases, because you rarely use the R&S SMCV100B as a standalone instrument. Usually, the instrument would be con- nected to a device under test (DUT) and/or other measurement equipment.
  • Page 48 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument To verify the current connector configuration The R&S SMCV100B is equipped with multipurpose bi-directional User connectors. Because the signal direction, input or output, and the signal mapping are configurable, we recommend that you check the current configuration before cabling or further instrument's configurations.
  • Page 49 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument The "Global Connectors" dialog displays the current connectors configuration. The settings are configurable, but in this example we use the default mapping. 3. Alternatively, select "Block Diagram > Baseband > Misc > Custom Digital Mod", select the "Trigger In"...
  • Page 50 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument The instrument expects an external global trigger event. In the current configura- tion, the "Global Trigger" signal has to be supplied at the input connector User 2. The Trigger/Marker/Clock status LEDs in the block diagram confirm that an exter- nal trigger signal is selected;...

  • Page 51: Enabling And Configuring A Marker Signal

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument Figure 3-10: Simplified representation of a test setup** ** = The figure depicts the cabling as a general principle; particular test setups do not require all con- nections at the same time Figure 3-10 depicts the location of the connectors and explains the connection as principle.
  • Page 52 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument With suitable marker settings for instance, you can mark slot or frame boundaries or mark the start of a particular modulation symbol. Prerequisites ● Minimum configuration as in "Prerequisites" on page 42 ●...

  • Page 53: Verifying The Generated Signal With The Graphics Display

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument To learn more about this topic, refer to Chapter 4.4.1.2, "Regular marker output sig- nals", on page 84. 3.3.5 Verifying the generated signal with the graphics display It is often useful to check the spectra of the configured signals, before you enable the RF output of the instrument.
  • Page 54 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument 2. Select "Source > Baseband". 3. Select "Add" to enable signal display. In the "Summary" tab, you can verify, that "Channel 0" graphic is visible in the table: A new thumbnail (minimized view) indicating the active diagram appears in the "Taskbar".
  • Page 55 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument The "Constellation Diagram" displays the 3GPP FDD signal. 5. To retrieve more information, zoom in. In some diagrams you can select "Show Marker" to measure the distance, for example, between two signals. In principle, the zoom in function works like the two-finger pinching for magnifying images on your cellphone.

  • Page 56: Saving And Recalling Settings

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument See also Chapter 10, "Monitoring signal characteristics", on page 394. 3.3.6 Saving and recalling settings To restore the results of our measurements later, we save the instrument settings to a file. To save the instrument settings to a file We assume, a test configuration as described in Chapter 3.3.4, "Enabling and configur-...
  • Page 57 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument 4. Tap the "Recall" button. All instrument settings are restored and the display resembles the instrument dis- play right before the settings were saved. To display all parameters with values different to their preset values After loading saved instrument setting, visualize all parameters that have been changed from their default state.

  • Page 58: Generating A Dab Signal

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument See also Chapter 11, "File and data management", on page 413. 3.3.7 Generating a DAB signal The main application field of the R&S SMCV100B is the generation of digital signals in accordance with broadcast standards, like DAB, DVB-T2 or ATSC3.0, to name a few.
  • Page 59 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Trying out the instrument As in the user interfaces of all broadcast standards, the "T-DMB/DAB" dialog is divided into several tabs. The "T-DMB/DAB" tab comprises the primary settings of the standard. Also, the functions for storing and recalling settings and provides access to further functions and dialogs.

  • Page 60: System Overview

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B System overview 6. On the "Status Bar", activate the RF output: Set "RF On > RF On". The instrument generates a DAB test signal with the set frequency, and level. With these first steps, you have gained an impression of the provided functionality. For a comprehensive description of the full range of capabilities, refer to the user man- ual "DAB Digital Standard for R&S SMCV100B".

  • Page 61: Signal Flow At A Glance

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B System overview 3.4.2 Signal flow at a glance The R&S SMCV100B is equipped with a large touchscreen, that displays a block dia- gram. The block diagram represents the signal flow and the general stages the signal generation goes through.

  • Page 62: Internal Baseband Source ("Baseband" Block)

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B System overview Table 3-8: Required options per functional block (excerpt) Functional block Required option "Baseband" "BB Input" R&S SMCVB-K19 "AWGN" R&S SMCVB-K62 "I/Q Stream Mapper" "I/Q Mod" "I/Q Digital" R&S SMCVB-K19 "RF" 3.4.3 Internal baseband source ("Baseband" block) The "Baseband"...

  • Page 63: Additional White Gaussian Noise ("Awgn" Block)

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B System overview The external and internal baseband signals can be shifted in frequency and phase. The "I/Q Digital" block is the access point to the settings of the digital I/Q output sig- nals. 3.4.5 Additional white gaussian noise ("AWGN" block) The "AWGN"...

  • Page 64: Instrument Control

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control ● Generation of signals with up to 240 MHz signal bandwidth (R&S SMCVB-K523) 3.5 Instrument control This chapter provides an overview on how to work with the R&S SMCV100B. It covers the following topics: ●...

  • Page 65: Understanding The Display Information

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control Tapping the screen works like clicking mouse buttons: – Touch quickly = click: Selects a parameter or provokes an action. – Touch and hold = right-click: Opens a context-sensitive menu. – Touch and swipe = drag: Scrolls through the contents of a display element larger than the screen, e.g.
  • Page 66 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control 1 = Status bar (frequency and level display) 2 = Block diagram 3 = Taskbar/softkey bar ● Status bar........................66 ● Block diagram......................66 ● Taskbar........................67 ● Additional display characteristics................68 3.5.3.1 Status bar The status bar at the top of the screen indicates the RF frequency and the level of the output signal provided to the DUT.
  • Page 67 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control 1, 10, 11 = Connector icons (digital, RF) 2, 9 = Control signal block = Status indicator = Functional block 5, 6 = Graphics indicator = Signal line (digital) = Signal line (analog) Starting from left up to the "I/Q Mod"...
  • Page 68 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control Figure 3-14: Taskbar fully assigned 1 = System configuration 2 = Graphics 3 = Remote control connections 4 = Dialogs 5 = Diagram / more System Config Provides access to general system configurations like setup, display, or remote.
  • Page 69 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control ● Key parameters indicated in tab labels Most dialogs are divided into tabs with logically grouped parameters. The tab label expresses the content and can also contain status indicators or the set value of a key parameter.

  • Page 70: Accessing The Functionality

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control 3.5.4 Accessing the functionality All functionalities are provided in dialog boxes as known from computer programs. You can control the instrument intuitively with the touchscreen. This section provides an overview of the accessing methods. The instrument's functions and settings can be accessed by selecting one of the follow- ing elements: ●...

  • Page 71: Entering Data

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control ● Use the rotary knob. 3.5.5 Entering data Some parameters have their own key on the front panel. For data input in dialog boxes, the instrument provides on-screen keypads for entering numeric and alphanumeric values. Thus, you can always set the parameters via the touchscreen, the front panel, or an external keyboard.

  • Page 72: Getting Information And Help

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control If you edit numeric data in tables, the entry field must be in edit mode: Press the rotary knob to activate the edit mode. 3.5.5.2 Entering alphanumeric parameters If a field requires alphanumeric input, you can use the on-screen keyboard to enter let- ters and (special) characters.
  • Page 73 ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control Contents of the help dialog box The help dialog box covers two main areas: ● "Contents" - contains a table of help contents ● "Topic" - contains a specific help topic The help system also provides an "Index" and a "Find" area, and "Zoom" functions that are accessed via the corresponding buttons.

  • Page 74: Remote Control

    ® Getting started R&S SMCV100B Instrument control Using the index 1. Select the "Index" button. 2. Enter the first characters of the topic you are interested in. The entries starting with these characters are displayed. 3. Tap on the index entry. The corresponding help topic is displayed.

  • Page 75: Configuring Internal Baseband Signals

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Overview of the signal generation modes 4 Configuring internal baseband signals The R&S SMCV100B is a vector signal generator with internal signal generation and real-time functionality and with integrated arbitrary waveform generator. The instrument enables you to generate various digital modulation signals in accord- ance with the definitions in the corresponding specifications or with user-definable characteristics.

  • Page 76: Accessing The Functions In The Baseband Domain

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Accessing the functions in the baseband domain Playing a waveform The R&S SMCV100B is equipped with an arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) used to generate test signals and to process waveform files. Waveforms are files with settings provided for repeatable tests with the same test signal.

  • Page 77: Generating Signals According To Broadcast Standards

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating signals according to broadcast standards The "Baseband" block comprises all functions and settings concerning the base- band signal. The functions and settings include all generation modes as described in the Chapter 4.1, "Overview of the signal generation modes", on page 75.
  • Page 78 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating signals according to broadcast standards DTMB The digital standard requires an instrument equipped with the DTMB option R&S SMCVB-K166. The option provides functionality to generate signals in accordance with the DTMB (digital terrestrial multimedia broadcast) standard. For details, see the R&S SMCV100B DTMB user manual.
  • Page 79 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating signals according to broadcast standards DVB-S The digital standard requires an instrument equipped with the DVB-S / DVB-S2 option R&S SMCVB-K167. The option provides functionality to generate signals in accordance with DVB-S digital video broadcast standards.

  • Page 80: Common Functions And Settings In The Baseband Domain

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain AM/FM/RDS The digital standard requires an instrument equipped with the AM/FM/RDS option R&S SMCVB-K155. The option provides functionality to generate digital audio broadcast signals, such as AM signals, FM mono signals and FM stereo signals.
  • Page 81 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain ● Control signals Signal sources The data, the clock and the trigger signals can be both internally generated and sup- plied from an external source. Control signals however are always generated internally. Depending on the current configuration, the internally generated data and marker sig- nals are output on one or several connectors.
  • Page 82 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain PRBS generator Length in bits Feedback to GUI selection 16-bit Registers 5, 3, 2, 0 PRBS 16/PN16 -1 = 65535 20-bit Registers 3, 0 PRBS 20/PN20 -1 = 1048575 21-bit Registers 2, 0...
  • Page 83 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain A dedicated internal "Control Data Editor" is provided for defining the control signals. Refer to Chapter 4.5.3.8, "Control and marker lists editor", on page 120 for a descrip- tion on the provided settings.
  • Page 84 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Figure 4-2: Signal behavior when power ramping and level attenuation are enabled Several parameters are provided for precise definition of the form and the steepness of ramp.
  • Page 85 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Related settings: ● Chapter 4.4.2.2, "Marker settings", on page 104 ● Chapter 12.2, "Configuring global connectors", on page 449 ● Marker settings in the dialogs of the firmware options Marker modes Marker mode restart The generated marker signal is a single "On"...
  • Page 86 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Example: In the following example, the marker signal is defined by a pattern 100100..Marker mode On/Off ratio Similar to "Pulse" but with independent lengths of the On and Off periods. The length of the periods is entered as several symbols/sample periods.
  • Page 87 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain For information on the trigger signals used in the RF domain, see Chapter 8.9.1, "Sig- nal generation and triggering in the sweep and list modes", on page 318.
  • Page 88 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Table 4-2: Impact of the trigger events on the generated signal "Trigger Mode" Signal generation 1st Trigger event Subsequent trigger event Trigger event mode "Exec. Trigger" or "Exec.
  • Page 89 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Figure 4-4: Trigger mode single * = Internal trigger event (to simplify the description) ** = The signal is generated once to the length specified with "Trigger Signal Duration" ●...
  • Page 90 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Figure 4-6: Trigger mode retrigger * = Internal trigger event (to simplify the description) Compare the shape and the length of the red curve in single mode and in retrigger mode.
  • Page 91 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Figure 4-8: Trigger mode armed retrigger * = Internal trigger event (to simplify the description) Impact of the additional trigger settings The R&S SMCV100B provides a set of settings to configure the behavior upon receiv- ing of a trigger signal.
  • Page 92 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Table 4-3: Impact of the parameter Sync. Output to (External) Trigger "Sync. Output to (External) Trigger = On" "Sync. Output to (External) Trigger = Off" Suitable for long signal sequences Suitable for triggering of short signal sequences with signal duration comparable with the processing time...
  • Page 93 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Figure 4-9: Trigger delay and trigger inhibit in trigger mode retrigger Specifying delay and inhibit values Trigger delay and inhibit values are expressed in the units of the generated signal, e.g. in samples or symbols.
  • Page 94 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Step 2: Enable the following settings: ● "ARB > Trigger In > External Delay Unit > Time" ● "ARB > Trigger In > Specified External Delay = 10 us" Logically, the "Actual External Delay"...
  • Page 95 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain produced in accordance with ETSI standard ETS 300429 for digital video broadcasting (DVB). The QAM procedures 256QAM and 1024QAM are not specified in this stan- dard, but have been produced according to the same basic principles.
  • Page 96 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain 4.4.1.6 Supported baseband filters In the wireless transmission technique, filters are applied to shape the baseband signal before it is modulated on the RF. The selected baseband filter type and shape affect the output stream, especially while generating broadband signals.
  • Page 97 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain the entire bandwidth of the desired signal is allowed to pass and adjust the filter form to reach the spectrum mask requirements. Cut Off Frequency The cut-off frequency or corner frequency is a filter characteristic that defines the fre- quency at the 3 dB down point.
  • Page 98 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain ● A "Cut Off Frequency Shift" = -1 results in a very narrow-band filter ● Increasing the value up to 1 makes the filter more broad-band ●...
  • Page 99 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain The provided crest factor reduction methods include: ● Internal calculation of optimized carrier phases for the individual carriers in a multi carrier signal ● Automatic calculation of the carrier start phases in a multi-carrier continuous wave signal Applying clipping and filtering Another common and simple approach for achieving a lower PAR is the combination of...

  • Page 100: Common Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Example: The following figures demonstrate the effect of the clipping on the crest factor for typi- cal scenarios. Enabled is clipping with vector mode (|I+q|), using a signal configuration with 2 active channels.
  • Page 101 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Routing and enabling a trigger Use the Global connector settings to configure the signal mapping, the polarity, the trig- ger threshold and the input impedance of the input connectors. To route and enable a trigger signal, perform the following general steps: ●...
  • Page 102 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Remote command: on page 676 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM[:TRIGger]:SEQuence on page 724 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary[:TRIGger]:SEQuence Signal Duration Enters the length of the signal sequence to be output in the "Single" trigger mode. Use this parameter to output part of the signal deliberately, an exact sequence of the signal, or a defined number of repetitions of the signal.
  • Page 103 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain Remote command: on page 676 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger:SOURce on page 724 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SOURce Sync. Output to External Trigger/Sync. Output to Trigger Enables signal output synchronous to the trigger event. For a detailed description of the impact of this parameter, see "Impact of the additional trigger settings"...
  • Page 104 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain ● "Specifying delay and inhibit values" on page 93 The parameter Actual Trigger Delay/Actual External Delay displays the delay conver- ted in time. Remote command: on page 678 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:DELay on page 678...
  • Page 105 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Common functions and settings in the baseband domain The instrument routes the generated marker signals to the selected output connectors. See also Chapter 12.2, "Configuring global connectors", on page 449. "CList" A marker signal as defined in the selected control list. Remote command: on page 679 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:MODE...

  • Page 106: Generating Custom Digital Modulated Signals

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals 4.4.2.4 Global connector settings The "Input Signal" dialog, the "Trigger/Marker/Clock" dialog and "Trigger In", "Marker" and "Clock" tabs in "Baseband > ARB/Custom Digital Mod" configuration dialogs pro- vide quick access to the related connector settings. Click the "Global Connectors" but- ton to access the settings.

  • Page 107: Custom Digital Modulation Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals the selected settings, the generated modulation signal does not correspond to this dis- play. The displayed message disappears when a conflict-free setting is selected. Refer to Chapter 15, "Troubleshooting and notifications", on page 840 for a list of the possible settings conflicts and messages in digital modulation.
  • Page 108 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Settings: State..........................108 Set To Default......................108 Save/Recall......................... 108 Set according to Standard...................109 Symbol Rate........................109 Coding.........................109 Power Ramp Control....................110 State Enables/disables digital modulation. Switching on digital modulation turns off all other digital standards.
  • Page 109 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Remote command: on page 667 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:SETTing:CATalog? on page 668 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:SETTing:DELete on page 668 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:SETTing:LOAD on page 668 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:SETTing:STORe Set according to Standard Selects a predefined communication standard. Communication standard Selects a predefined communication standard.

  • Page 110: Trigger, Marker And Clock Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals A subsequent modification to a modulation type for which the selected coding is not available, automatically disables the coding ("Coding = Off"). Remote command: on page 671 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CODing Power Ramp Control Accesses the power ramp control dialog, see Chapter 4.5.3.6, "Power ramp control...
  • Page 111 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals "All 0, All 1" A sequence containing 0 data or 1 data is internally generated. "PRBS, PRBS Type" Selects internally generated PRBS data in accordance with the IUT-T. Use the parameter "PRBS Type"...

  • Page 112: Modulation Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Irrespectively on the way they are created, control lists are not automatically used (see "How to assign and activate control signals from a control list" on page 125). Remote command: on page 682 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CLISt:CATalog?
  • Page 113 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Modulation Type Selects a modulation type. The associated symbol mapping is displayed. If the selected "Coding" is not allowed with the configured modulation type, the value of the parameter Coding is set to "Off".

  • Page 114: Filter Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals FSK Type For "Variable FSK", selects the FSK modulation type. Available are 4FSK, 8FSK and 16FSK. Remote command: on page 673 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FSK:VARiable:TYPE Deviation xxxx For "Variable FSK", sets the deviation of the associated symbol. The number of sym- bols depends on the selected modulation type.
  • Page 115 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Settings: Filter..........................115 Filter Parameter......................115 Cutoff Frequency Factor....................115 Bandwidth........................116 Load User Filter......................116 Filter Selects the baseband filter. Refer to Chapter 4.5.5.2, "Predefined baseband filters", on page 132 for an overview of the available filter types, their filter shapes and filter parameters.

  • Page 116: Power Ramp Control Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Bandwidth Determines the bandwidth of the cosine filter, so that the function in H(f) = 0 is fulfilled for f >= (1 + rolloff)* bandwidth /2. Remote command: on page 669 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FILTer:PARameter:COSine:BANDwidth Load User Filter...
  • Page 117 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Settings: State..........................117 Source......................... 117 Ramp Function......................117 Ramp Time........................117 Rise Delay........................117 Fall Delay........................118 Attenuation........................118 In Baseband Only......................118 State Enables/disables power ramping. Remote command: on page 676 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp[:STATe] Source Defines the source for the power ramp control signals.

  • Page 118: Data List Editor

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Fall Delay Sets the offset in the falling edge of the envelope at the end of a burst, see Figure 4-3. A positive value delays (the envelope length increases) and a negative value causes an advance (the envelope length decreases).
  • Page 119 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals 3. Navigate to the required directory. 4. Select "New". 5. Enter a filename. For example, in the directory /var/user/, enter "Filename" = dl_3gpp The "Data List Editor" is a list of binary values with a maximum length of 2 bits.

  • Page 120: Control And Marker Lists Editor

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Start Select/Undo Select Defines the current cursor position as the start position for the range to be selected. To define the stop position, select "GoTo > Go To Offset" and define the offset. Selecting "Undo Select"...
  • Page 121 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals 5. Select "Edit". The dedicated internal "Control Data Editor" is an intuitive graphical interface provi- ded for defining and managing of: ● Marker signals ● Control signals, like the CW, "Hop", "Burst Gate", and "Lev_Att" control signals (see also "Control signals"...
  • Page 122 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Positions Control Signal....................123 Zoom/Visible........................123 Save/Save As......................123 Configure Control Signal Displays the color the marker/control signal has been assigned. The status checkbox indicates whether the individual marker or control signal is assigned or enabled (see Chapter 4.5.4.1, "How to create and assign a control list",...
  • Page 123 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Remote command: n.a. Cursor Position Displays/enters the cursor position in the graphical display If the entered value exceeds the selected length of the definition range, the length is adjusted automatically.

  • Page 124: How To Create Data And Control Lists

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Remote command: n.a. 4.5.4 How to create data and control lists This section provides step-by-step instructions on configuring and using the provided settings. For details on individual functions and settings, see Chapter 4.5.3, "Custom digital modulation settings",...
  • Page 125 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Ramps outside the displayed area are not lost. Figure 4-10: Example of control list settings 3. Select "Save" or "Save As" to save the used settings as a control list file. The created file is an ASCII file with the extension *.dm_iqc.
  • Page 126 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals ● To use the tag-oriented format and create a data list file, see "To create a data list file using tag file format" on page 166. ● To use SCPI commands and create a file in binary format, see "To create a data list in binary format"...

  • Page 127: References

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals d) To select the file, confirm with "Select". 4.5.5 References Table 4-4: Custom digital modulation default values Parameter Value "State" Not affected "Data Source" "PRBS 9" "Standard" "GSM" "Symbol Rate"...
  • Page 128 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Standard Modulation Symbol rate Filter Coding Parameter for SCPI command APCO Phase2 H- pi/8-D8PSK 4 ksym/s Cosine, roll off = 1, BW = APCO25(8PSK) APCOPH2HD8PSKN D8PSK Narrow 5 kHz APCO Phase1 pi/4-DQPSK 4.8 ksym/s...
  • Page 129 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Table 4-6: Permissible coding combinations for modulation symbols and modulation type Differ- Phase Diff.+ Gray NADC, TFTS/ INMARSAT, APCO2 APCO25 ential Diff. Gray PDC, TETR ICO, 5 (FSK) (8PSK) PHS, WCDMA,...
  • Page 130 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Differ- Phase Diff.+ Gray NADC, TFTS/ INMARSAT, APCO2 APCO25 ential Diff. Gray PDC, TETR ICO, 5 (FSK) (8PSK) PHS, WCDMA, TETRA, cdma2000 APCO25 (PSK), 16APSK 32APSK 4.5.5.1 Common coding algorithms In the notation used below, a denotes the n input symbol and b...
  • Page 131 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals Example: Differential coding for QPSK modulation with K = 2 bit/symbol Decimal display; the value range for modulation symbols is a = {0, 1, 2, 3}. According to Table 4-7 and for k = 2, the recursive coding is defined as b = (a...
  • Page 132 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals 4.5.5.2 Predefined baseband filters Table 4-11 shows the filters that are available, together with their associated parameters. The filter characteristic is displayed in graphical form. Table 4-11: Overview of the baseband filters "Raised Cosine (RC)"...
  • Page 133 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals "Edge Wide Pulse Shape" "cdmaOne" "cdmaOne 705kHz" "cdmaOne + Equalizer" User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 134 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals "cdmaOne 705kHz + Equalizer" "cdma2000 3X" "APCO25" "APCO25 (H-CPM)" "Roll Off Factor" User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 135 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals "APCO25 (LSM)" "Split Phase" "Gauss Cut Off Frequency" "B*T" "Lowpass Cut Off Frequency" "Rectangular" "Dirac" User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 136 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating custom digital modulated signals "Lowpass (ACP optim.)" "Lowpass (EVM optim.)" User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─ 07...

  • Page 137: Using The Arbitrary Waveform Generator (Arb)

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) "EUTRA/LTE" 4.6 Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) The arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) is an I/Q modulation source of the R&S SMCV100B. The ARB allows the playback and output of any externally calculated modulation signals in the form of waveform files.

  • Page 138: About Arb

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) You can output waveform signals at several connectors. Dedicated connector output requires the following options: ● Output at the RF connector: RF frequency option (e.g. R&S SMCVB-B103) ●...
  • Page 139 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Several digital standards provide the special function "Generate Waveform File". With this function, the calculated signals are saved as a waveform file that you can play back using the ARB generator. ●...
  • Page 140 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) In the most common case, the ARB generator plays back a waveform file with a selectable clock frequency. The R&S SMCV100B loads the entire file into the ARB memory from where the IQ samples are played repeatedly.
  • Page 141 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) The signal is mapped on both the I and Q samples. The mapping results in two dis- tinct points in the I/Q plane. The "Offset DC" shifts both points along the diagonal I(t) = Q(t).
  • Page 142 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) ● b = 0.4165 Impact of the resampling filter As illustrated in Figure 4-12, the filter in the resampling stage is distortion-free for sig- nals with the following maximum baseband bandwidth: Usable_Bandwidth [MHz] = b* f input...

  • Page 143: Arb Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: Calculating the maximum waveform length The calculation in this example assumes R&S SMCV100B equipped with option R&S SMCVB-K511 (512 Msamples). ● Total memory size = 512 MB ●...

  • Page 144: Settings: State

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) This tab provides access to the default ARB settings, selecting a waveform file and enabling the ARB generator. Further settings depend on selected "System Configuration" and waveform type: ●...

  • Page 145: Load Waveform/File

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) The output is based on the waveform file that is loaded. The name of the waveform file is displayed next to "Load Waveform". When a multi-segment waveform is loaded, the display expands and lists more settings, grouped in the "Multi Segment Waveform Options"...

  • Page 146: Clock Frequency

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Remote command: For non-multi segment waveform files, use the Tag commands (see Chapter 4.6.7, "Tags for waveforms, data and control lists", on page 173). Clock Frequency Displays or sets the ARB output clock rate. The value of this parameter is set to the clock rate defined in the loaded waveform file ({CLOCK} tag).

  • Page 147: Create Multi Carrier

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Create Multi Carrier Accesses the dialog for creating multi-carrier waveforms (see Chapter 4.9, "Generating multi-carrier signals", on page 220). Test Signal Form Selects the form of the test signal. A choice between a sinusoidal, rectangular, AWGN or test signal with constant I/Q is provided.
  • Page 148 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Settings: Frequency........................148 Samples per Period.....................148 Phase Offset Q......................148 Generate Signal File....................148 Generate Signal RAM....................148 Frequency Enters the frequency of the test signal. Remote command: on page 699 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:FREQuency Samples per Period...
  • Page 149 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 2. Select "Create Test Signal". This dialog provides settings for configuration of a rectangular test signal. A rectan- gular test signal with a duty factor of 0.5 is created. Amplitude and offset are adjustable.
  • Page 150 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Offset DC Enters a DC component. Remote command: on page 698 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:OFFSet Generate Signal File Generates a signal and saves it as a waveform file on the hard disk. Use the standard "File Select"...
  • Page 151 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Remote command: on page 697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:I on page 697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:Q Generate Signal File Generates a signal and saves it as a waveform file on the hard disk. Use the standard "File Select"...

  • Page 152: How To Create, Generate And Play Waveform Files

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) The instrument routes the generated marker signals to the selected output connectors. See also Chapter 12.2, "Configuring global connectors", on page 449. "Unchanged" The marker signal remains unchanged as defined in the waveform file.
  • Page 153 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 4.6.4.1 How to create and save ARB test signals If your test case requires a simple sine or square test file, consider to use the provided ARB test signals. To generate a sine test signal 1.
  • Page 154 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 4.6.4.3 How to use waveform files with R&S WinIQSIM2 The following example illustrates how to use R&S WinIQSIM2 to generate an EUTRA/LTE waveform and load it in the ARB of the R&S SMCV100B. The workflow consists of three main steps, each described in a separate step-by-step instruction: ●...
  • Page 155 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 4. Close the dialog. 5. In the block diagram, select "Vector Sig Gen" block and select the R&S SMCV100B form the list. 6. In the block diagram, select "ARB Sig Gen" block and select the R&S SMCV100B form the list.
  • Page 156 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) The R&S WinIQSIM2 calculates the signal and displays important signal parame- ters, like the used "Sample Rate" and "Number of Samples". User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 157 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Use "Graphics > Graphic 1 (Complete)" view to retrieve more information on the gener- ated signal. The display confirms the expected EUTRA/LTE 10 MHz spectrum. To transfer the waveform file to the R&S SMCV100B 1.
  • Page 158 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) The waveform is transmitted to the default directory of the R&S SMCV100B. 3. In the R&S SMCV100B, select "Baseband > ARB". The dialog confirms that the ARB is enabled and plays the transmitted waveform. 4.6.4.4 How to manually create a waveform using tag file format The provided example uses a sine function in the I channel and a cosine function in the...
  • Page 159 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Figure 4-13: Principle of creating a waveform manually The following steps outline how to create the waveform file SICO.wv: 1. Calculate the sine and cosine values, e.g. use the SICO.cpp program. The result is saved in the file SICO.txt.
  • Page 160 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Figure 4-15 shows the calculation and conversion steps. The highlighted col- umns contain the resulting I and Q values represented in Little endian format. Figure 4-15: I and Q values calculation and conversion 3.
  • Page 161 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Note: There is no readable representation for binary values in this document. This is why we use the sequence I0Q0I1Q1...InQn to characterize the binary code in the present example. The following figure shows this waveform in a data editor.
  • Page 162 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) // SICO.wv // Generating a binary data set from the I/Q pairs in the file SICO.txt // and storing the result to file SICO.wv FILE *fp_sour, *fp_dest; float i_float, q_float;...
  • Page 163 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) To define periodical marker trace The waveform in the example on Figure 4-16 consists of 3 frames, each frame is 100- samples long. The waveform is processed continuously ("Trigger Mode > Auto"). Figure 4-16: Example: Defining marker traces (CONTROL LENGTH tag is not used) To define a restart marker and a frame start marker, use the following tags: 1.
  • Page 164 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: How the CONTROL LENGTH tag influences the processing of the traces For the example on Figure 4-16, use the same marker traces and set the CONTROL LENGTH tag, e.g.
  • Page 165 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) They can be inserted after the TYPE tag in arbitrary order. An example of the control list file contents could be: {TYPE:SMU-CL}{COPYRIGHT:Rohde&Schwarz} {DATE:2012-06-11;15:00:09}{HOP LIST:0:0;498:1;506:0} {CW MODE LIST:0:0;380:1}{LEVATT LIST 3:0:0;464:1} {BURST LIST:0:0;122:1;270:0;582:1;924:0} {MARKER LIST 4:0:0;706:1;764:0} {MARKER LIST 3:0:0;530:1;633:0}...
  • Page 166 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: How to assign and activate control signals from a control list Note: Irrespectively on the way they are created, generated control lists are not auto- matically used. We assume, that a control list clist.dm_iqc containing information on marker 2, burst gate and level attenuation control signals is created and saved in the direc- tory /var/user/temp/.
  • Page 167 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) See also: ● Figure 4-11 for representation of the created data list in the "Data List Editor". ● Example"How to assign and activate a data list" on page 167 To create a data list in binary format ►...

  • Page 168: How To Work With Waveform Libraries

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 4.6.5 How to work with waveform libraries The R&S SMCV100B offers waveform libraries containing waveform files (*.wv) with a wide range of ready-made signals for testing systems with different transmission parameters.
  • Page 169 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 3. After product registration, log in at GLORIS. 4. In the menu bar, select "Support&Services > My Products > Vector Signal Genera- tor Customer Web". The "R&S SMCV100B Customer Web" page opens. ®...
  • Page 170 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 3. Optionally, deactivate the filtering to display all waveform and stream library con- tent. a) On the left menu, select "Show options". b) Click "Filtering on. Reset all filters.". 4.

  • Page 171: How To Stream Waveforms From An External Storage Device

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) ● Internal memory (SSD): Use the internal memory to save single files to the user directory /var/user/ of the R&S SMCV100B, for example, using FTP via a LAN connection.
  • Page 172 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) The R&S SMCV100B supports the following storage formats: ext2/ext3/ext4, FAT16/FAT32, NTFS (read-only), ISO9660, UDF 2. Save the waveform file on the HDD. 3. Connect the HDD to one of the USB 3.0 connectors on the rear panel of the instru- ment.

  • Page 173: Tags For Waveforms, Data And Control Lists

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) 2. In the block diagram, select "RF > On". The waveform stream signal is modulated onto the RF carrier and output at the RF 50 Ω connector. 4.6.7 Tags for waveforms, data and control lists The R&S SMCV100B uses a simple tag-oriented format for externally or internally gen- erated waveforms, data and control lists.
  • Page 174 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Related step-by-step decriptions See: ● Chapter 4.6.4.5, "How to define periodically repeating traces", on page 162 ● Chapter 4.6.4.4, "How to manually create a waveform using tag file format", on page 158 ●...
  • Page 175 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) start is a pointer to the first byte after the # character in the WAVEFORM tag length is the number of bytes between start and the closing curly bracket (excluding the latter;...
  • Page 176 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Usage: Setting only {DATE: yyyy-mm-dd;hh:mm:ss} (optional) The tag contains the date and time at which the file was created. The year must be expressed as four digits. The instrument does not analyze this tag. Example: {DATE: 2009-04-02;14:32:12} BB:ARB:WAV:TAG? 'DATE'...

  • Page 177: Clock: Frequency

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) {MWV_SEGMENT_FILES: ......186 “FileNameSeg0.wv”, “FileNameSeg1.wv”, …, “FileNameSegN-1.wv”} ................186 {MWV_SEGMENTx_COMMENT: text} ..........186 {CONTROL LIST WIDTH4–Length: #m0m1…mx…mM-1} {CLOCK: frequency} (mandatory for waveforms) The tag specifies the clock frequency at which the waveform has to be output, in Hz (on multi-segment waveforms this tag contains the maximal clock of all segments).

  • Page 178: Emptytag-Length: #Emptysequence

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Figure 4-19: Example: Processing of MARKER TRACE if CONTROL LENGHT is not used To maintain marker signals and waveform data synchronized, set the CONTROL LENGTH to be equal to the number of samples specified with the tag SAMPLES. See also Chapter 4.6.4.5, "How to define periodically repeating traces",...

  • Page 179: Level Offs: Rmsoffset_Db,Peakoffset_Db

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: {TYPE:SMU-WV, 837236424} {COPYRIGHT:2003 Rohde&Schwarz SMU} {DATE:2012-07-11;14:38:01} {SAMPLES:80000} {CLOCK:8666666.666666666} {VECTOR MAX:1.000000038569158} {LEVEL OFFS:3.333553817875577e-07,0} {MARKER LIST 1:0:1;1:0;1249:0} {MARKER LIST 2:0:1;1:0;1249:0} {MARKER LIST 3:0:1;1:0;1249:0} {MARKER LIST 4:0:1;1:0;1249:0} {EMPTYTAG-15947:# ...} {WAVEFORM-320017:#IQIQIQ...} The example waveform file contains 436 (0x1b4) bytes before the # sign in the EMPTYTAG;...

  • Page 180: Marker Mode [#]: Generator

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Crest Factor = |PeakOffset_dB - RMSOffset_dB| {LEVEL OFFS: 3.45,2} Example: BB:ARB:WAV:TAG? 'LEVEL OFFS' Queries the content of the LEVEL OFFS tag of the selected waveform file. Response: 3.45,2 The level of the waveform is below full scale, clipping does not occur.

  • Page 181: Burst List [#]: Pos0:State0; Pos1:State1

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: {SAMPLES: 1000} BB:ARB:WAV:TAG? 'SAMPLES' Queries the content of the SAMPLES tag of the selected wave- form file. Response: 1000 The waveform contains 1000 I/Q samples. Usage: Setting only See also Chapter 4.6.4.5, "How to define periodically repeating...

  • Page 182: Waveform-Length: #I0Q0I1Q1

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: {MARKER LIST 1: 0:0;10:1;20:0;30:1} BB:DM:CLIS:TAG? 'MARKER LIST 1' Queries the content of the MARKER LIST 1 tag of the selected control list file. Response: '0:0;10:1;20:0;30:1' The marker setting for samples 0 to 9 = 0 (low), for 10 to 19 = 1 (high) and for 20 to 29 = 0.

  • Page 183: Mwv_Segment_Count: Numofseg

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: One segment waveform {WAVEFORM-401:#I ,...I 100 I/Q pairs with 4 bytes each are transmitted - none multi-seg- ment Example: Multi-segment waveform {WAVEFORM-1201: ,...I 0,Seg0 0,Seg0 1,Seg0 1,Seg0 99,Seg0 99,Seg0...

  • Page 184: Mwv_Segment_Start

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) {MWV_SEGMENT_START: SampleStartOffsetSeg0, SampleStartOffsetSeg1, …, SampleStartOffsetSegN-1} (mandatory for multi-segment waveforms) The tag contains a list of I/Q sample start offsets for every segment in the multi-seg- ment waveform in ASCII integer format. Example: {MWV_SEGMENT_START: 0,100} 2 segments with 100 samples in segment 0 and 200 samples in...

  • Page 185: Mwv_Segment_Level_Mode: Mode

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Example: {MWV_SEGMENT_CLOCK: 100e6,80e6} 2 segments: clock of segment 0 is 100 MHz, clock of segment 1 is 80 MHz. Note: If the segments have different clock frequencies, there are some restrictions on signal output, i.e.

  • Page 186: Mwv_Segment_Settings_File: Segsettingfilepath

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) {MWV_SEGMENT_SETTINGS_FILE: SegSettingFilePath} (optional for multi-segment waveforms) The tag contains the file path and filename of the multi-segment file, used for the calcu- lation of the multi-segment waveform. Example: {MWV_SEGMENT_SETTINGS_FILE: "/var/user/Settings.inf_mswv"}...
  • Page 187 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Figure 4-20: Marker element in 4-bit binary format bit order For standard waveforms, the tags are a more compact way to define MARKER LIST x markers. In principle, however, the CONTROL LIST WIDTH4 format can also be used instead of the MARKER LIST x tags.
  • Page 188 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) Usage: Setting only {DATA LIST-Length: #d0d1...dx...dN-1…} (mandatory for data lists) The tag contains the actual bit sequence of the data list in binary format. Setting parameters: Length Defines the number of bytes in the DATA LIST tag in ASCII Format (see {WAVEFORM-Length:...
  • Page 189 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Using the arbitrary waveform generator (ARB) If the CONTROL LENGTH tag is not used, the marker and control list length are deter- mined by the last position, that is the last {Pos:State} couple, defined in the particular [TRACE] LIST tag;...

  • Page 190: Reducing The Crest Factor

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files 1 to 3 Sets the marker or control trace number; supported is only LEVATT LIST 1. Specifies in ASCII format the position (i.e. sample number or data value), with effect from which the binary State of the marker or of the control signal changes.

  • Page 191: Required Options

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files test signals, the R&S SMCV100B provides the functionality to generate multi-segment waveform files. This section introduces the concept of the multi-segment waveform files, together with description of the provided settings and some typical configuration examples. 4.8.1 Required options Chapter 4.6.1, "Required options",...
  • Page 192 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files 4.8.2.1 Multi-segment waveforms processing Processing of the waveform is triggered by the "Create" or "Create and Load" function. To process the waveform, the instrument loads the entire multi-segment waveform into the memory.
  • Page 193 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files waveform file. That is, the same sequencing list file can be reused for different multi-segment waveform files with the same number of segments. Changes and recalculations of a multi-segment waveform file cause a recheck whether the assigned sequencing list files are still valid.
  • Page 194 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Figure 4-25: Marker priority used by assigning of marker signals to a hardware connector 4.8.2.5 Impact of the trigger settings and next segment settings The ARB dialog is equipped with the standard (regular) trigger settings. These settings are provided for triggering of the composed multi-segment waveform as a sequence, i.e.
  • Page 195 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files = To simplify the description, an internal next segment trigger event ("Exec. Next Segment") and an internal trigger event ("Execute Trigger") are used; an external trigger event has the same effect on the signal generation.

  • Page 196: Multi-Segment Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Table 4-13: Transition examples Next Segment switching Next Segment Seamless Understanding the Trigger Examples A simplified diagram in the ARB dialog is intended to explain the effect of the triggering on the signal processing.
  • Page 197 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files The "ARB: Multi Segment" dialog enables direct assignment of waveforms to the multiple segments, adjusting the clock, level, and marker settings of the composed waveform and selecting the output file. For description on the provided settings, refer to: Chapter 4.8.3.1, "Setting for handling the multi-segment files and output file set- tings",...
  • Page 198 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files ● Setting for handling the multi-segment files and output file settings..... 198 ● Segment table.......................200 ● Level / clock / marker settings................202 ● Multi-segment waveform sequencing..............204 ● Multi-segment waveform trigger settings..............
  • Page 199 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Save List/Save List As... Saves the current entries of the Segment table in a configuration list (file), including the level mode, clock mode, segment marker mode, and output filename settings. See also Chapter 4.8.2.3, "File concept",...
  • Page 200 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Remote command: To define the configuration file (*.inf_mswv) used by the calculation of the output file: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CREate [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CLOad To define the filename of the output waveform file (*.wv): [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:OFILe 4.8.3.2 Segment table Access:...
  • Page 201 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files "Segment#" Indication of segment index. Within the manual and remote control configuration, this segment index indicates the segment explicitly. Tip: Use the segment index, for example, to define the subsequent sequence to be output in Next Segment Mode "Next Segment"...
  • Page 202 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files "Samples" Selects the number of samples for the blank segment. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure: on page 709 BLANk:APPend "Period" Displays the resulting period for the blank segment. "Append Blank" Adds the blank segment to the multi-segment file. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure: on page 709...
  • Page 203 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files "Unchanged" Concerning the level settings, the segments are output exactly as defined in the individual files. The "Level" display applies only to the segment with the highest RMS value. Sometimes, the remaining seg- ments are output at a lower level than the displayed value.
  • Page 204 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Sequence Restart Enables/disables the generation of an extra restart marker in the output waveform file. If additional marker generation is enabled, the existing marker signals in the individual segment waveform files are not considered, see also Chapter 4.8.2.4, "Impact of the marker settings",...
  • Page 205 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files 8. Select "ARB: Multi Segment Waveform Sequencing > Sequencing Play List" to cre- ate a “play list”. A new sequencing list contains no information. 9. Use the "Append/Delete" and "Up/Down" functions to configure the order the seg- ments are processed.
  • Page 206 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files All segments in a “play list” must have the same clock rate. Settings: ● General settings....................206 ● Sequencing play list settings.................207 General settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > ARB > General > Multi Segment > Sequencing List...". Settings: New/Load Sequencing List..................
  • Page 207 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Sequencing play list settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > ARB > General > Multi Segment > Sequencing List... > Sequencing Play List". Settings: Sequencing Play List....................207 └ Next.......................208 └ Append......................208 └...
  • Page 208 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files "Repetition Cycles" Sets the number of times the selected segment is cyclically repeated before the next segment in the sequence is processed. "Info" Opens a dialog with detailed information about the currently selected waveform.
  • Page 209 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Access: 1. Enable and load a multi-segment waveform in the ARB, see Chapter 4.8.3, "Multi- segment settings", on page 196. 2. Select "Baseband > ARB > Trigger In (MSW)". The "Next Segment Trigger In"...
  • Page 210 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files ● An internal segment trigger, that is a change in the segment index in the "Segment" field Use the parameter Next Segment Mode to define whether the new segment is gener- ated immediately or only after the previous segment has been fully generated (wrap around).
  • Page 211 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Remote command: on page 708 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SMODe Next Segment Source Determines whether the next segment is switched upon receiving of an external trigger signal or upon executing of software next segment trigger (see Figure 4-26).

  • Page 212: How To Create And Work With Multi-Segment Waveform Files

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Remote command: n.a. 4.8.4 How to create and work with multi-segment waveform files This section provides step-by-step instructions on how to configure and use the multi- segment settings. The Figure 4-27 shows the essential stages of multi-segment wave- form configuration, together with the corresponding user interface dialogs and if appli-...
  • Page 213 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files The following description emphasizes on the settings required to fulfill the particular task or achieve the desired performance; standard basic settings are not discussed. All provided examples use the example segment sequence as shown on Figure 4-28.
  • Page 214 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files The "ARB > Trigger In (MSW)" settings display the currently output segment: "Cur- rent Segment Name = Seg#0" and "Curent Segment Index = 0". Seg#0 is output continuously. 5. Set "ARB > Trigger In (MSW) > Segment = 3" to output the second segment in the sequence order.
  • Page 215 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files 4. A segment ("Current Segment") is output continuously as long as the value of the parameter "Segment" is not changed. Change the value of the parameter "ARB > Trigger In (MSW) > Segment" to select the segment index processed after com- pleting the current one.
  • Page 216 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files To configure a multi-segment sequence using the play list function The ARB Sequencer mode requires waveform files with equal clock rate! We assume, that a multi-segment sequence composed of four segments (Seg#0, Seg#1, Seg#2 and Seg#3) is created and loaded in the ARB (see "To apply a manual segment switch to the output segments in the required order"...

  • Page 217: Reference To Triggering Of Multi-Segment Waveforms

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files 7. Select "ARB > Trigger (MSW) > Trigger Source = Internal" The segments are played back (output) as defined in the sequencing list, i.e. the switch over to the next segment is performed automatically according to the rules and segment order defined in the "Sequencing Play List".
  • Page 218 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Table 4-15: Waveform triggering: "Next Trigger Mode = Same Segment", "Trigger Source = Internal" "Trigger Mode" Description "Auto" Output starts at once and the segment is generated continuously. Trigger events are ignored.
  • Page 219 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-segment waveform files Table 4-17: Waveform triggering: "Next Trigger Mode = Next Segment", "Trigger Source = External" "Trigger Mode" Description "Auto" Output starts at once and the segment is generated continuously. Further trigger events are ignored. Each next segment trigger event switches over to outputting the subsequent segment, following a system-imposed signal gap.

  • Page 220: Generating Multi-Carrier Signals

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals Table 4-18: Waveform triggering: "Next Trigger Mode = Next Segment Seamless", "Trigger Source = Internal" "Trigger Mode" Description "Auto" Output starts at once and the segment is generated continuously. If the segment is changed in "Segment", the new segment is output seamlessly after the output of the current segment is complete.

  • Page 221: Required Options

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals ● Multi-carrier waveforms composed of several signals from the same communica- tion standard as in LTE Advanced. 4.9.1 Required options Chapter 4.6.1, "Required options", on page 137. Multi-carrier waveform files require the corresponding digital standard options (R&S SMCV100B-K2xx) of all included standards.
  • Page 222 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals General principle for composing the multi-carrier signal The following is a list of the general steps used for composing the multicarrier signal: ● In the default mode, the up to 512 carriers are equally spaced and centered toward the RF frequency or the baseband DC line.

  • Page 223: Multi-Carrier Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals 4.9.2.2 Optimizing the crest factor An introduction to the topic is provided in Chapter 4.4.1.7, "Methods for optimizing the crest factor", on page 98. This section focuses on the settings provided for and related to the multicarrier signals.

  • Page 224: Set To Default

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals 4.9.3.1 General settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > ARB > General > Create Multi Carrier". This tab comprises settings for selecting the output waveform file, enabling the genera- tion, and the configuration of the carrier distribution. Settings: Set to Default......................

  • Page 225: Save/Recall Frame

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals Parameter Value "Number of Carriers" "1" "Carrier Spacing" "0 MHz" "Crest Factor Mode" "Off" "Signal Period Mode" "Longest file wins" Remote command: on page 713 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:PRESet Save/Recall Frame Accesses the standard "Save/Recall" dialog, i.e. the standard instrument function for storing and recalling the complete dialog-related settings.

  • Page 226: Carrier Spacing

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals Carrier Spacing Sets the frequency spacing between adjacent carriers of the multi-carrier waveform. The carriers are arranged symmetrically around the RF carrier and the maximum car- rier spacing is limited to: "Carrier Spacing"...

  • Page 227: Signal Period Mode

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals When the cutoff frequency is set as half of the output sample rate, a final lowpass filter improves the spectrum of the clipped multicarrier signal. This process can increase the resulting crest factor.
  • Page 228 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals "RMS" The individual carriers are leveled based on their RMS power and the configured "Carrier Gain". Example: A multi carrier signal is composed from two waveform files. First carrier "Gain" = 0 dB Second carrier "Gain"...

  • Page 229: Output Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals Remote command: on page 717 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:POWer:REFerence Output Settings The output settings indicate the name, the file size, and the clock rate of the currently calculated multi-carrier output file. Output File ← Output Settings Accesses the standard "File Select"...
  • Page 230 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals This multi-carrier waveform is saved with filename specified in "Output File". Depend- ing on the configuration of the multi-carrier waveform, calculation can take some time. To stop the calculation, use the "Abort" function. Remote command: on page 718 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CREate...
  • Page 231 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals Phase.......................... 231 Delay........................... 231 File..........................232 Info..........................232 !!!..........................232 Number of Carriers Defines the number of carriers of the multi-carrier waveform. This parameter is identical to the one in the "General Setting" section. Remote command: on page 714 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier:COUNt...
  • Page 232 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals File Accesses the standard "File Select" function for selecting the input file. The input file contains the I/Q signal that is modulated onto the carrier. Remote command: on page 720 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:FILE Info Indicates the sample rate, number of I/Q value pairs (number of samples), and the sig-...
  • Page 233 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals The "Carrier Table Assistant" dialog enables the configuration of a selectable sub- set of carrier. The provided settings are an optional way to create a multi-carrier scenario within a specified carrier range. Settings: Carrier State........................233...
  • Page 234 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:PHASe[:STARt] on page 722 Phase Step Sets the step width that is used to increment the phase. The resulting phase in the carrier table equals: Phase = "Phase Start" + n*"Phase Step" n is a value between 0 and the difference of "Carrier Stop"...

  • Page 235: How To Use The Multi-Carrier Function

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals 2. Select "ARB: Multi Carrier > Carrier Graph" The carrier graph is a graphical representation of the current multi-carrier configu- ration in the frequency domain. The height of the bars corresponds to the gain of each individual carrier. The bars width indicates the bandwidth of the carriers signals.
  • Page 236 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals c) Confirm with "Select". 2. To enable signal generation, select "3GPP FDD > General > ON". 3. To create a 3GPP ARB file, select "3GPP FDD > Generate Waveform". Enter the name of the waveform, that you want to generate, for example: 3gpp_1_16.
  • Page 237 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating multi-carrier signals 6. Select "ARB: Multi Carrier > Carrier Graph" to visualize the configuration. 7. Select "ARB: Multi Carrier > General > Output Settings > Output File" and enter the name of the output file, for example 4x5MHz_3gpp_1_16. 8.

  • Page 238: Generating Fm/Phim/Am/Pulse Modulation Signals

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals 4.10 Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals Required options Additional to the minimum configuration, generating FM/Phi(Φ)M/AM/Pulse modulation signals at the R&S SMCV100B requires additional options: ● Option Basic AM/FM/PhiM (R&S SMCVB-K197) ●...
  • Page 239 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals Access: 1. Select "Baseband > FM/ΦM/AM > FM". 2. If enabled, the baseband block displays "FM > On". The tab provides settings necessary to configure basic frequency modulation. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in "FM com- mands"...
  • Page 240 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals Remote command: on page 732 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM:SHAPe FM Deviation Sets the frequency modulation deviation in kHz. Remote command: on page 731 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM:DEViation 4.10.1.2 PhiM settings Access: 1. Select "Baseband > FM/ΦM/AM > ΦM". 2.
  • Page 241 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals Remote command: on page 735 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:FREQuency Modulation Period Displays the period of the modulation signal. Remote command: on page 735 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:PERiod Modulation Shape Displays the shape of the modulation signal. Remote command: on page 735 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:SHAPe...

  • Page 242: Pulse Modulation Configuration And Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals Settings: State..........................242 Modulation Frequency....................242 Modulation Period....................... 242 Modulation Shape....................... 242 Depth........................242 State Activates the standard and deactivates all the other digital standards and digital modu- lation modes in the same path. Remote command: on page 734 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM[:STATe]...
  • Page 243 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating FM/PhiM/AM/Pulse modulation signals 2. If enabled, the baseband block displays "Pulse > On". The tab provides settings necessary to configure pulse modulation. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in "PULM com- mands"...

  • Page 244: Shifting And Boosting The Baseband Signal

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Shifting and boosting the baseband signal Pulse Width Sets the pulse width in microseconds. Remote command: on page 737 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:WIDTh Double Pulse Delay Requires "Pulse Mode > Double". Sets the double pulse delay in microseconds. Remote command: on page 736 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:DOUBle:DELay...
  • Page 245 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Shifting and boosting the baseband signal 4.11.1.1 Impact of the frequency offset For some applications, it is helpful to shift the baseband signal with a user-defined baseband frequency offset to a different center frequency to improve signal character- istics.
  • Page 246 ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Shifting and boosting the baseband signal Example: To calculate the maximum frequency offset This example uses the following signal: ● Standard: "Baseband > Custom Digital Modulation" ● "Set according to Stanard > WCDMA-3GPP" ●...

  • Page 247: Baseband Offsets Settings

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Shifting and boosting the baseband signal To observe the effect of offsetting the phase Use the built-in real-time graphical display ("System Configuration > Graphics > Con- stellation") and observe that the points on the I/Q constellation diagram are turning counterclockwise.

  • Page 248: How To Improve Signal Characteristics By Shifting The Baseband Signal

    ® Configuring internal baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Shifting and boosting the baseband signal Phase Offset Enters the phase offset for the baseband signal (see Chapter 4.11.1.2, "Impact of the phase offset", on page 246). The phase offset affects the signal on the "Baseband block" output. Use this parameter, for example, to change the start phase of the baseband signal.

  • Page 249: Configuring External Baseband Signals

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Overview of the input and output signals and interfaces 5 Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B is rarely used as a standalone instrument. Usually, the instrument is connected to a device under test (DUT) or other measurement equipment. Test setups have different requirements, for example: ●...

  • Page 250: Overview Of The Baseband Signal Sources

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Overview of the input and output signals and interfaces 5.1.1 Overview of the baseband signal sources Table 5-1 gives an overview of the available input signals and the connectors they are supplied at. Any of the specified input signals can be processed by the I/Q modula- tor and output at the RF outputs.

  • Page 251: Interdependencies

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Overview of the input and output signals and interfaces 5.1.3 Interdependencies The following functions deactivate each other. You can only use one of these functions at a time: ● The internal baseband generator ("Baseband" block) and the external digital base- band input ("BB Input"...
  • Page 252 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Overview of the input and output signals and interfaces In the R&S SMCV100B, level values are represented as relative to full-scale values (see Figure 5-1). Where to find the necessary values ● Dialog "BB Input" Chapter 5.3, "Digital baseband input settings", on page 267...
  • Page 253 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Overview of the input and output signals and interfaces 1) Enable an appropriate measurement time. 2) Execute one measurement for each baseband source. 3) Set the measurement period to a time value that is long enough to capture several periods of the input signal.

  • Page 254: System Configuration Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Estimating or defining the sample rate The sample rate of the signal at the digital interface can be determined with one of the following methods: ● Estimated sample rate Enable the instrument to evaluate the received I/Q data clock ●...

  • Page 255: External Rf And I/Q Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Settings: Frequency Offset......................255 Phase Offset........................255 Map Stream X to Connector..................255 Frequency Offset Sets an absolute frequency offset f offset Tip: Use this parameter to shift the used frequency band in the RF frequency section without modifying the RF settings.
  • Page 256 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Access: ► Select "Taskbar > System Config > System Configuration > External RF and I/Q". The dialog provides an overview of all available I/Q input and output connectors and comprises the settings necessary to establish the connection to the external instruments.

  • Page 257: Display

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Couple........................260 (Delta) RF Frequency/ RF Level................. 260 State........................260 Display Filters the displayed connectors upon one of the following criteria: "All Connectors" No filter is applied. "Mapped Connectors" Displayed are only the connectors to which a stream is mapped. Note: To prevent faults, use this filter before you further configure the external instruments.

  • Page 258: Preset Behavior: Keep Connections To External Instruments

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Remote command: on page 641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:CONNect[:ALL] on page 641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:DISConnect[:ALL] Preset behavior: Keep connections to external instruments Sets the effect of R&S SMCV100B preset ([Preset] or *RST) on the following: ●...

  • Page 259: I/Q Connection

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings In most test setups, all instruments must use a common reference frequency signal, either from an external common reference source or using the distributed reference frequency of the R&S SMCV100B. I/Q Connection Depends on the interface type.
  • Page 260 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings RF Couple If enabled, this parameter couples all major RF setting (like the "RF Frequency", the "RF Level" and the "RF State") of the external instrument to the R&S SMCV100B. The R&S SMCV100B acts as a primary instrument, i.e the external instruments syn- chronize their settings and the RF output state to the R&S SMCV100B.
  • Page 261 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Settings: Remote config settings....................261 Remote control settings....................264 Show connector......................266 Remote config settings Access: ► Select "Taskbar > System Config > System Configuration > External RF and I/Q > External Instruments >...
  • Page 262 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Detect/Scan If you connect an external instrument, you can fill in the required information in the "External Instrument Configuration" dialog manually or use one of the provided "Detect/ Scan" functions. Both functions consider the connections via the supported interfaces, USB or LAN.
  • Page 263 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Remote command: on page 645 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:LIST? on page 645 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:ADD on page 646 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:REMote:ISELect Set Symbolic Name Sets the alias name of the instrument. Remote command: on page 645 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:ADD on page 647 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:REMote:INFO? Remote Channel...
  • Page 264 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings Remote command: :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:INITialization:CATalog? on page 647 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:REMote:INITialization:FILE on page 648 Remove Initialization Sequence Deletes the loaded sequence. Apply Confirms the settings and displays the external instrument in the "External RF and I/Q" dialog.
  • Page 265 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings 3. In the "<Dig. Conn. Name>: External Instrument Configuration" dialog, select "Remote Control". In this dialog, you can send individual SCPI commands or a sequence of SCPI commands to the connected instruments. The sent commands and their results are displayed in the "Command Trace"...

  • Page 266: Overview

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B System configuration settings File, Sequence, Send Sequence Accesses the standard "File Select" dialog for loading of user-defined files with exten- sion *.iec. The provided navigation possibilities in the dialog are self-explanatory. When a file is selected, its name and content are displayed, and the first command is selected.

  • Page 267: Digital Baseband Input Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Digital baseband input settings Access: ► Select "System Configuration" > "Overview". The overview tab shows information on the following: ● Input signals and output signals: Type (RF, reference, HS Dig IQ, User 1/2) and state (active, inactive) ●...
  • Page 268 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Digital baseband input settings To access and configure the "Baseband Input" settings The "BB Input" block provides access to the settings for frequency offset and path gain, and to the available configuration parameters of the external signal. The digital baseband input interface Dig.

  • Page 269: General Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Digital baseband input settings The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap- ter 14.16.2, "SOURce:BBIN subsystem", on page 653. Settings: ● General settings....................269 ● Signal input settings....................270 5.3.1 General settings Access: ►...

  • Page 270: Signal Input Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Digital baseband input settings "HS Digital I/Q In" Estimates the sample rate value based on the information transmitted by the transmitter. Resulting value per channel is displayed by the parameter Sample Rate. Remote command: on page 657 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:SRATe:SOURce Connected Device...
  • Page 271 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Digital baseband input settings └ Peak Level....................271 └ Level......................271 └ BB......................... 271 Aggregated Link Sample Rate..................272 DIG IQ Auto Setting....................272 Measurement Period....................272 Auto Level Set......................272 Channel Table Displays information on the up to 8 digital channels at the Dig. IQ HS 1 interface: Number ←...

  • Page 272: I/Q Digital Output Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B I/Q digital output settings You can only activate one channel at a time. Toggle the state of the channel to test all channels one after another. Remote command: on page 655 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:BB:STATe Aggregated Link Sample Rate Indicates the aggregated sample rate and the maximum sample rate, where: ●...

  • Page 273: General Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B I/Q digital output settings ● Option digital baseband input/output R&S SMCVB-K19 (incl. the digital interface Dig. IQ HS 2 used as output) The current firmware does not support output of baseband signal at the Dig. IQ HS 2 interface.
  • Page 274 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B I/Q digital output settings Settings: State..........................274 Show Connector......................274 Value........................... 274 Connected Device.......................274 State Displays the digital I/Q output state, that is deactivated. Remote command: on page 767 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:STATe Show Connector Accesses a dialog that displays the physical location of the selected connector on the front/rear panel of the instrument.

  • Page 275: Channels Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B I/Q digital output settings 5.4.2 Channels settings Access: ► Select "I/Q Digital > I/Q Digital Settings > Channels". The channels are displayed in table form, where the number of rows corresponds to the number of channels. Settings: Number........................
  • Page 276 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B I/Q digital output settings Sets the peak level of the output signal relative to full scale of 0.5 V (in terms of dB full scale). Option: R&S SMCVB-B9/-K19 Parameter is read-only in the configuration "Mode > Advanced" and "Signal Outputs > Analog&Digital".

  • Page 277: Signal Output Settings

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B I/Q digital output settings 5.4.3 Signal output settings Access: ► Select "I/Q Digital > I/Q Digital Settings > Signal Output". The tab comprises settings necessary to configure the I/Q digital signal output parameters. Settings: Signal output level settings..................

  • Page 278: Generating Time-Aligned Baseband Signals

    ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating time-aligned baseband signals Level ← Signal output level settings Setting this parameter requires "Set Level Via > Level". Sets the RMS level of the output signal relative to full scale of 0.5 V (in terms of dB full scale).
  • Page 279 ® Configuring external baseband signals R&S SMCV100B Generating time-aligned baseband signals To share common trigger signal: ● Let the primary instrument R&S SMCV100B#1 generate a dedicated signal that triggers all R&S SMCV100B instruments. Example"Triggering several R&S SMCV100B instruments simultaneously" on page 279. ●...

  • Page 280: Adding Noise To And Impairing The Signal

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal 6 Adding noise to and impairing the signal The test case scenarios in accordance with the specifications often require a not "clean" signal but rather a signal that is impaired or interfered. To fulfill such require- ments, the R&S SMCV100B is equipped with a noise generator and provides the pos- sibility to impair the digital I/Q signal.
  • Page 281 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal AWGN modes The AWGN generator generates signal in one of the following different modes: ● "Additive Noise": the generated noise signal superimposes the interference-free useful signal ●...
  • Page 282 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal In the most test cases, the signal and the noise power are not defined directly but with the target signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) or carrier/noise ratio. The carrier power is a measure for the signal without the noise distribution.
  • Page 283 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal Bit Rate f = "Symbol Rate" * Modulation Value Where the bit rate value is retrieved from? The parameter "AWGN > Noise Power / Output Results > Bit Rate" indicates the value used by the C/N or E calculation.

  • Page 284: Awgn Block

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal Figure 6-3: AWGN: Understanding the displayed information Bit Rate derived from the selected "Symbol Rate = 3.840 Msym/s" = Selected Carrier/Noise Ratio Noise Power calculated from the "Carrier Power" and the "Carrier/Noise Ratio" = -30 dBm - 10 dB = -40 dBm 4, 7, 10 = Carrier Power...

  • Page 285: Awgn Settings

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal 6.1.4 AWGN settings Access: 1. Select "Block Diagram > AWGN". The dialog contains the settings for noise level configuration and CW interfering parameters. 2. To activate the AWGN generator, select "Block Diagram > AWGN > On". The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap- ter 14.16.3.5, "SOURce:AWGN...
  • Page 286 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal Mode Activates/deactivates the generation of an AWGN signal. The interferer (AWGN or CW interferer, depending on the selected mode) is generated after the generator is activa- ted.
  • Page 287 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal Also the "Minimum Noise/System Bandwidth Ratio" is updated corresponding to the coupled "System Bandwidth". "Bandwidth Coupling" is deactivated for "Audio AM", "Audio FM" and all other base- band signals, e.g.

  • Page 288: Show Powers For Output

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal Carrier + Noise Power, Signal + Noise Power (System Bandwidth), Carrier + Interferer Power, Signal + Interferer Power................291 Carrier + Noise PEP, Signal + Noise PEP (Total Bandwidth), Carrier + Interferer PEP, Signal + Interferer PEP....................

  • Page 289: Carrier/Noise Ratio, Signal/Noise Ratio

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal Remote command: on page 743 [:SOURce<hw>]:AWGN:BRATe Carrier/Noise Ratio, Signal/Noise Ratio In "Additive Noise" and "CW Interferer" mode, sets the carrier/noise, signal/noise or signal/interferer ratio. Whether a configuration of C/N or S/N is enabled, depend on the selected output Show Powers For Output.

  • Page 290: Noise Power (System Bandwidth), Interferer Power

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal The name of this parameter depends on the selected output Show Powers For Output. ● In "Reference Mode > Carrier": sets the carrier power. This indication corresponds to the "Level"...

  • Page 291: Noise Power (Total Bandwidth)

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal See also Figure 6-3. Remote command: on page 744 [:SOURce<hw>]:AWGN:POWer:NOISe Noise Power (Total Bandwidth) Displays the power of the noise signal in the total bandwidth in "Noise Only" and "Addi- tive Noise"...

  • Page 292: How To Configure The Noise Generator For Receiver Tests

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal Noise Bandwidth For "Additive Noise" and "Noise Only" modes and with activated AWGN generator, indicates the real noise bandwidth. See also Figure 6-2. Remote command: on page 742 [:SOURce<hw>]:AWGN:BWIDth:NOISe? Resulting CW Frequency Offset...
  • Page 293 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Adding noise to the signal ● "Set Noise Power Via = C/N" ● "Reference Mode = Carrier" ● "Carrier/Noise Ratio = 12.6 dB" The dialog confirms the required mean power of the interfering signal "Noise Power (System Bandwidth) = -82.5 dBm".

  • Page 294: Impairing The Signal

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Impairing the signal 6.2 Impairing the signal In the R&S SMCV100B, digital linear impairments such as I/Q imbalance and quadra- ture error can be added to the generated signal. 6.2.1 Required options The base unit is sufficient.
  • Page 295 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Impairing the signal Figure 6-5: Negative gain imbalance (left) and positive gain imbalance (right) in the I/Q constellation diagram 6.2.2.2 I and Q offset An I offset adds a constant value to all I amplitudes, leaving the Q amplitudes unchanged.

  • Page 296: Digital Impairments Settings

    ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Impairing the signal Figure 6-7: Positive quadrature offset in the I/Q constellation diagram 6.2.3 Digital impairments settings You can add digital impairments to each internal generated I/Q stream. See also Chapter 6.2.2, "About the linear I/Q impairments", on page 294.
  • Page 297 ® Adding noise to and impairing the signal R&S SMCV100B Impairing the signal State Activates the impairment of the I/Q signal. If activated, the settings for I/Q offset, I/Q imbalance, and quadrature offset become effective. Remote command: on page 747 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:IMPairment:STATe I/Q Offset Sets a carrier offset (in percent) of the amplitudes (scaled to the peak envelope power...

  • Page 298: Applying I/Q Vector Modulation

    ® Applying I/Q vector modulation R&S SMCV100B I/Q modulator settings 7 Applying I/Q vector modulation The R&S SMCV100B offers I/Q modulation with an external digital signals or an inter- nally generated digital signal. For a description on the signal impairment functionality and settings for applying non- linear effects, see: ●...
  • Page 299 ® Applying I/Q vector modulation R&S SMCV100B I/Q modulator settings The dialog comprises the I/Q modulator settings and settings for enabling digital impairments. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap- ter 14.16.7, "SOURce:IQ subsystem", on page 765. For a description on the signal impairment functionality and settings for applying non-linear effects, see: ●...
  • Page 300 ® Applying I/Q vector modulation R&S SMCV100B I/Q modulator settings Figure 7-1: Definition of I/Q modulator in IS2000 and the R&S SMCV100B IS2000 = The RF signal s(t) is derived from the baseband I/Q signal as s(t)=i(t)cos(2*pi*f t) + q(t)sin(2*pi*f R&S SMCVB = The RF signal s(t) is based on the definition s(t)=i(t)cos(2*pi*f t) - q(t)sin(2*pi*f "Off"...

  • Page 301: Optimizing I/Q Modulation Performance

    ® Applying I/Q vector modulation R&S SMCV100B Optimizing I/Q modulation performance 7.4 Optimizing I/Q modulation performance When using the default settings of the I/Q Modulator, the R&S SMCV100B provides a vector modulated signal. This signal is optimized for time sensitive measurements that require lower noise signals and narrowband signals.

  • Page 302: Configuring The Rf Signal

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B 8 Configuring the RF signal The vector signal generator R&S SMCV100B generates RF signals with outstanding spectral purity within the frequency range from 8 kHz up to 7.125 GHz and with adjust- able signal level over a wide range. In addition to these real-time CW signals, you can generate RF signals from predefined lists and sweep signals that vary according to the frequency or amplitude curves.

  • Page 303: Required Options

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B How to activate the RF signal output Chapter 8.9, "Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode", on page 317. 8.1 Required options The equipment layout for generating the RF signal includes: ●...

  • Page 304: How To Set The Frequency And Level

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B How to set the frequency and level b) At the front panel, press the [RF on/off] key. The blue color of the "RF On" icon and the RF block indicate that the RF signal out- put is enabled.
  • Page 305 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B How to set the frequency and level RF frequency and level display with a downstream instrument If your test setup includes a downstream instrument, you can enter the parameter of the downstream instrument in the frequency or level settings dialog of the R&S SMCV100B.

  • Page 306: Rf Frequency Settings

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B RF frequency settings 8.5 RF frequency settings Access: ► Select "RF" > "RF Frequency" > "Frequency". In the "RF Frequency" dialog, you can configure: ● RF frequency, incl. an offset or multiplication factor of a downstream instrument ●...
  • Page 307 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B RF frequency settings The display is disabled when: – List mode is running, see Chapter 8.9, "Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode", on page 317. Remote command: on page 760 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency[:CW|FIXed] Offset Sets the frequency offset.

  • Page 308: Rf Level Settings

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B RF level settings 8.6 RF level settings Access: 1. Select "RF" > "RF Level" > "Level". In the "RF Level" dialog, you can configure the offset-free level, the level limit, and the step width for varying the level with the rotary knob. 2.
  • Page 309 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B RF level settings Amplitude Sets the level of the RF signal. The value is offset-free and corresponds to the level at the RF 50 Ω connector. "RF frequency and level display with a downstream instrument" on page 305.
  • Page 310 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B RF level settings "RF frequency and level display with a downstream instrument" on page 305. Remote command: on page 794 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet Setting Characteristics Selects additional quality characteristics to optimize the behavior of the RF signal level for the specific application.

  • Page 311: Rf Phase Settings

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B RF phase settings Variation Step ← User Variation Sets the user-defined step width. Remote command: on page 765 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STEP[:INCRement] on page 793 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STEP[:INCRement] 8.7 RF phase settings The phase in sinusoidal signals defines the initial angle at its origin. Access: ►...

  • Page 312: Reference Oscillator

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Reference oscillator 8.8 Reference oscillator The R&S SMCV100B is equipped with an internal reference oscillator that generates a reference frequency of 10 MHz. It is used as internal reference source for the synthe- sizer.
  • Page 313 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Reference oscillator The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap- ter 14.16.12, "SOURce:ROSCillator subsystem", on page 796. Settings: Set to Default......................313 Source.........................313 Show Connector......................313 Deactivate RF Output (if external reference is missing)..........314 External Reference Frequency...................
  • Page 314 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Reference oscillator Deactivate RF Output (if external reference is missing) Turns off the RF output when the external reference signal is selected, but no signal is supplied. This function prevents that no improper RF signal due to the missing external refer- ence signal is used for measurements.

  • Page 315: Reference Output Settings

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Reference oscillator Nominal Synchronization Bandwidth Indicates the nominal synchronization bandwidth for the selected External Reference Frequency and the Synchronization Bandwidth. Remote command: on page 799 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:NSBandwidth? Minimum Locking Range Indicates the minimum locking range for the selected External Reference Frequency and the Synchronization...

  • Page 316: Adjustment Settings

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Reference oscillator "Input Signal (loop through)" Requires "Reference Frequency > Source > External". Passes the external reference frequency to the output directly. You can pass through frequencies of 10 MHz or 13 MHz. Remote command: on page 799 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:OUTPut:FREQuency:MODE...

  • Page 317: Varying The Rf Signal In List Or Sweep Mode

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode The setting is not affected by an instrument preset ([Preset] key or *RST) and the "Save/Recall" function. It is reset only by factory preset. Remote command: on page 800 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator[:INTernal]:ADJust:VALue...

  • Page 318: Signal Generation And Triggering In The Sweep And List Modes

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Figure 8-3: Schematic representation of a signal generated in list mode (global dwell time) The list mode is especially useful in high-speed measurements with fast changing frequency and level settings.
  • Page 319 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode If the dwell time in sweep or list mode is too short or external trigger signals come too fast, the signal generation delays. As the delay increases, the R&S SMCV100B signals an overrun, or even stops sweep or list mode signal generation, if the delay gets too long.
  • Page 320 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode ● The instrument generates the signal continuously. ● Trigger mode "Auto" is prerequisite (default). It causes the continuous generation of the sweep signal. ● Starts signal generation immediately with "State = On".
  • Page 321 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode ● Trigger mode "Manual". A trigger event initiates one sweep from the start value to the end value. ● "State = On" sets the signal to the start value: the sweep start frequency, the sweep start power or the frequency-power value pair of the selected index in the list.
  • Page 322 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Step / Extern Step mode (Sweep/List) Figure 8-6: Step / Extern Step mode (sweep / list ) ● The instrument generates the signal step-by-step. ●...
  • Page 323 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Table 8-3: Cross-reference between manual and remote control in Step / Extern Step modes (Sweep/ List) Manual control mode: Remote commands "Step / Extern Step" Rohde &...
  • Page 324 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode ● Starts the signal generation again with the next trigger event, beginning at the start value. ● "State = Off" stops the signal generation in sweep or list mode. ●...
  • Page 325 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Table 8-5: Remote control commands in manual mode (Sweep/List) Remote control mode: Remote commands Manual Rohde & Schwarz proprietary and [SCPI conform] value name RF frequency sweep :SOURce<hw>:FREQuency:MANUal <Manual>...

  • Page 326: About Sweep Mode

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode 8.9.2 About sweep mode In sweep mode, the signal generator scans the sweep range gradually from one point to another, using a defined step size and following a triangle or sawtooth shape. This mode also enables you to change direction, that means, it is possible to step back- wards.
  • Page 327 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Variable Description Defined extend of the sweep range SPAN Frequency offset OFFSet Start frequency of the sweep range STARt End frequency of the sweep range STOP Current sweep frequency Next, subsequent sweep frequency...
  • Page 328 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Sweep steps In the following, you see how the sweep steps are calculated depending on the defined spacing mode. The formulas show a frequency sweep, but apply to the level settings in the same way.

  • Page 329: About List Mode

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Figure 8-9: Sweep signal sawtooth shape 1 = Start value 2 = Stop value 3 = Step size ● Triangle The sweep sequence resembles a triangle. One sweep runs from start to stop value frequency and back.

  • Page 330: Significant Parameters And Functions

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Configuration and operation of list mode signals The parameters configuring the RF signal are defined in a list (table) and stored in a file. Creating and handling lists List files can be created in the following ways: ●...
  • Page 331 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Figure 8-11: Dwell Time vs. settling time 1 = "Dwell Time" (as set with the parameter) 2 = Settling time 3 = Dwell time (effective) However, the time the instrument requires for the signal to settle reduces the set dwell time: dwell(effective)
  • Page 332 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Learn List Mode Data list processing mode Before signal generation starts, the instrument reads the values of the data list in sequence and determines the corresponding hardware settings for each value pair. Along with the current RF state and the modulation settings, the function stores the list data in the temporary memory.

  • Page 333: Sweep Mode Settings

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode 8.9.5 Sweep mode settings This section lists the settings of all available sweep modes. Access: 1. Select "RF" > "Sweep/List" > "RF Frequency Sweep" 2.
  • Page 334 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Settings State (RF frequency sweep)..................334 State (RF level sweep)....................334 Current Frequency...................... 334 Current Level.......................334 Mode........................... 334 Retrace........................335 Shape..........................335 Spacing........................337 Dwell Time........................337 Trigger Slope.......................337 Execute Single Sweep....................
  • Page 335 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode "Single / Extern Single" Generates a single sweep cycle after a trigger event. The sweep steps within the cycle are performed automatically, con- trolled by the dwell time. If one cycle is completed, the instrument waits for the next trigger event.
  • Page 336 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode "Sawtooth" The sweep runs from start to stop frequency. The subsequent sweep starts at the start value, i.e. the shape of the sweep sequence resem- bles a sawtooth.
  • Page 337 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Spacing Selects the mode for calculating the frequency interval, which increases or decreases the current frequency at each step. To determine the step size, select the parameter Step Linear/Step Logarithmic.
  • Page 338 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Remote command: on page 808 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:RESet[:ALL] 8.9.5.2 Global connector settings The "Input Signal" dialog, the "Trigger/Marker/Clock" dialog and "Trigger In", "Marker" and "Clock" tabs in "Baseband > ARB/Custom Digital Mod" configuration dialogs pro- vide quick access to the related connector settings.
  • Page 339 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Remote command: RF frequency sweep: on page 763 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STARt on page 764 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STOP Center Frequency In "RF Frequency Sweep" mode, sets the RF center frequency. Chapter 8.9.2.1, "Correlating parameters in sweep mode", on page 326.
  • Page 340 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode 8.9.5.4 Level range settings Access: 1. Select "RF" > "Sweep/List" > "RF Level Sweep" 2. Select "Level Range". Settings Start Level / Stop Level....................340 Spacing........................

  • Page 341: List Mode Settings

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Setting Characteristics Selects additional quality characteristics to optimize the behavior of the RF signal level for the specific application. "Auto" Sets the RF output level automatically according to the selected mode.
  • Page 342 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode 8.9.6.1 General settings Access: ► Select "RF" > "Sweep/List" > "List mode > General". In the "General" tab, you can configure the trigger and dwell time modes for list processing and activate signal generation.
  • Page 343 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode Mode Selects the mode for list processing. Chapter 8.9.1, "Signal generation and triggering in the sweep and list modes", on page 318. "Auto" Generates the signal by processing the frequency/level value pairs of the list from the beginning to the end.
  • Page 344 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode "Learned (Frozen RF Settings)" Generates the signal with the previously learned and stored data from the temporary memory. "Live" Generates the signal directly from the database. The instrument reads the pairs of values from the list, calculates the hardware settings and generates the signal immediately.
  • Page 345 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode 8.9.6.2 List mode data settings Access: 1. Select "RF" > "Sweep/List" > "List mode". 2. Select "List Mode Data". This dialog contains the parameters required for creating and editing lists, activat- ing the learning function and selecting the list processing mode.
  • Page 346 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode 8.9.6.3 Import/export settings Access: 1. Select "RF" > "Sweep/List" > "List Mode". 2. Select "List Mode Data" > "Im-/Export". The "Im-/Export" dialog provides the parameters for importing or exporting files with user data in standard ASCII *.txt or *.csv file format.

  • Page 347: List Editor

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode "Column Separator" Sets the separator between the columns in an ASCII table. Available are: "Tab", "Semicolon", "Comma" or "Space". Remote command: on page 783 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:EXTension on page 784 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:SEParator:DECimal...
  • Page 348 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode The table and navigation functions of the UCOR and list mode editors have the same structure and are therefore summarized below. The access is specified for both modes, the fields and functions are explained using the example of the list mode.
  • Page 349 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode The editor for user correction data provides a table with RF frequency and power values and standard navigation functions. The remote commands required to define the user correction data are described in Chapter 14.16.4, "SOURce:CORRection subsystem", on page 751.
  • Page 350 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode "Dwell /s" In list mode, sets the dwell time values. Remote command: on page 775 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DWELl:LIST Data handling keys Standard functions for file and data handling. Go To ←...

  • Page 351: How To Generate A Signal In List Or Sweep Mode

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Varying the RF signal in list or sweep mode "From / Range" Defines the start line and number of lines to be filled. "Column To Fill" Selects, if the column is filled up with frequencies in Hz, levels in dBm or dwell times in s.

  • Page 352: Improving Level Performance

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 3. Create a list file. 4. Configure the list mode. 5. Activate list mode. To create list mode data 1. Select "RF" > "Sweep/List" > "List Mode". 2. In the "List Mode Data" tab, select "List Mode Data > New" 3.

  • Page 353: Attenuator

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance ● User correction (UCOR) The user correction function allows you to compensate frequency responses of external setups (e.g. losses of cables) and achieve a stable input signal over fre- quency directly at the DUT. Chapter 8.10.2, "User correction", on page 355.
  • Page 354 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 8.10.1.1 Attenuator settings Access: ► Select "RF" > "RF Level" > "Level > Attenuator". In the "Attenuator" dialog, you can select the operating mode of the step attenuator, the instrument is equipped with. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap- ter 14.13, "OUTPut...

  • Page 355: User Correction

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance "Full Attenuation" Switches to the maximum attenuation. Use this mode for applications that require a high level of noise sup- pression. Remote command: on page 787 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:ATTenuation:RFOFf:MODE 8.10.1.2 Reverse power protection The R&S SMCV100B is equipped with a reverse power protection circuit.
  • Page 356 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance = Device under test Components = Designation of all components between the measurement equipment and the DUT, e.g. cables = Flat signal at the outputs of the R&S SMCV100B = Signal received at the DUT, incl. the external losses About UCOR User correction (UCOR) is a method that determines the external level loss over a fre- quency range in advance, see...
  • Page 357 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance – Use the built-in table editor in the "UCOR > Edit User Correction Data" dialog. Once defined, user correction values can be saved in a file. Files with correction data can be exported, for example, to exchange configura- tion between instruments or to modify the file content with an external program and reload them again.
  • Page 358 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Interactions and characteristics Activated user correction is effective in all operating modes. The RF output level (Level ) is the sum of the level value and the correction for the particular frequency: Level = "Status bar >...
  • Page 359 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Settings State..........................359 User Correction......................359 UCOR Data......................... 359 Edit UCOR Data......................359 UCOR Info ........................359 State Activates user correction. Remote command: on page 756 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection[:STATe] User Correction Indicates the corrected level value for a specific frequency point. Remote command: on page 755 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:VALue?
  • Page 360 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 8.10.2.2 List editor The "User Correction" and "List Mode" dialogs provide a build-in list editor for defining the corresponding value pairs. The table and navigation functions of the UCOR and list mode editors have the same structure and are therefore summarized below.
  • Page 361 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Access to "Edit User Correction Data": ► "RF" > "RF Level" > "User Correction" > "Edit User Cor. Data" The editor for user correction data provides a table with RF frequency and power values and standard navigation functions.
  • Page 362 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance "Frequency /Hz" Sets the frequency values. Remote command: on page 776 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:FREQuency [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:CSET:DATA:FREQuency on page 754 "Power /dBm" (list mode data table) Sets the level values. Remote command: on page 778 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:POWer "Correction Value /dBm"...
  • Page 363 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance To fill the table, select "Fill". Note: Once you enter a value or fill a column, the editor automatically adds preset val- ues in the other columns. This functionality protects against data loss, otherwise incomplete rows will be lost when saving.
  • Page 364 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 8.10.2.3 Fill with sensor Access: ► Select "RF" > "RF Level" > "User Correction". This dialog contains parameters for filling a table automatically with sensor read- ings. To fill the table, select "Execute". For information on power sensors and how to use them, see Chapter 8.10.4, "To cali- brate the power level with an R&S NRP power...
  • Page 365 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Performs a zeroing procedure before acquiring the user correction data to improve precision. No signal is applied to the sensor during zeroing. RF output is temporarily switched off during that time. When unchecked, the zeroing procedure is skipped.
  • Page 366 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 2. Select "Import/Export". Figure 8-16: Im-/Export dialog (example with UCOR settings) The "Import/Export" dialog contains all functions and settings to import externally created list data or to export it accordingly. You can process and store a list in the formats *.txt (ASCII), or *.csv (plain text with identical sequence of fields).

  • Page 367: Using Power Sensors

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance on page 757 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILe:EXTension [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILe:SEParator:DECimal on page 758 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILe:SEParator:COLumn on page 758 Select (ASCII) Source/Select (ASCII) Destination In "Mode > Import", access the file select dialog that provides standard file handling functions.
  • Page 368 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance The R&S SMCV100B supports up to four R&S NRP, allowing up to four power mea- surements simultaneously. Check the firmware version of the R&S NRP sensors regularly. Update the firmware, if necessary.
  • Page 369 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance For details, see the description R&S ® NRP Power Sensors getting started. Detection and mapping The R&S SMCV100B either detects a R&S NRP power sensor automatically or you can scan for available power sensors manually. The "NRP Sensor Mapping" dialog lists all detected R&S NRP power sensors, see Chapter 8.10.3.5, "NRP sensor mapping",...
  • Page 370 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance The factor of 2 in the formula arises because the output signals from the microwave detector are chopped at the same rate as the time windows to suppress low-frequency noise. An independent measured value can only be obtained from two consecutive val- ues.
  • Page 371 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance ● When low-power signals are to be measured, e.g. less than 10 dB above the lower measurement limit. ● Switch off the RF power source for zeroing, but do not disconnect it from the power sensor.
  • Page 372 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 8.10.3.3 NRP power control The NRP power control function enables you to apply stable and accurate RF power to the DUT. For example, you can set up a downstream closed loop power control circuit to compensate spurious effects or losses caused by power amplifiers or cables.
  • Page 373 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance In this dialog you can configure the parameters of the power control setup for the selected power sensor. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap- ter 14.16.11, "SOURce:POWer subsystem", on page 785.
  • Page 374 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Measured Level Indicates the current reading of the selected power sensor. Remote command: on page 627 :READ<ch>[:POWer]? on page 628 :SENSe<ch>:UNIT[:POWer] Target Level Specifies the nominal level expected at the input of the sensor. The signal generator adjusts the output power accordingly, to meet the target value at the sensor input, and thus the power required at the DUT.
  • Page 375 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Delay Time Sets a waiting period between the level adjustment of the generator and the next mea- surement of the power sensor. With this parameter, you can bypass idle times in the controlled system. Remote command: on page 791 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:DELay...
  • Page 376 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance In this dialog you can configure the parameters for each mapped R&S NRP power sensor in separate tabs. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chap- ter 14.14, "SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems", on page 621, including...
  • Page 377 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Level (Peak) / Level (Average) values display the current readings of the sensor. Remote command: on page 635 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:TYPE? on page 634 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:SNUMber? Level (Peak) / Level (Average) Indicates the measured peak or average level value. You can also change the unit for the results display: Watt, dBm or dBμV.
  • Page 378 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance "RF" The R&S SMCV100B transfers the RF frequency and level settings to the R&S power sensor automatically. Thus you achieve power read- ings of high accuracy, irrespective from the connected sensor type. "User"...
  • Page 379 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance "Fixed Noise" The averaging factor is taken automatically in accordance to the value Noise/Signal Ratio. Thus, the sensor's intrinsic noise (2 stan- dard deviations) does not exceed the specified noise content. To avoid long measurement times when the power is too low, set a Timeout.
  • Page 380 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance For example, to obtain a sufficient low average value, set the aperture time exactly to one modulation period. Remote command: on page 628 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:APERture:TIMe S-Parameter S-Parameter correction is used to mathematically shift the reference plane to the DUT by considering the S-parameters for any components connected upstream of the sen- sor.
  • Page 381 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Access: ► Select "RF" > "RF Measurement" > "NRP Sensor Mapping". The dialog lists all detected R&S NRP sensors for selection and mapping. You can also browse the network for sensors. The detected sensors are characterized by the used protocol and the correspond- ing connector icon.
  • Page 382 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance Scan Scans the network and the USB connections for sensors connected using the VISA communication protocol, i.e. sensors that are addressed over LAN or USBTMC. The instrument detects sensors communicating over the USB legacy protocol automat- ically.

  • Page 383: To Calibrate The Power Level With An R&S Nrp Power Sensor

    ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance "Device ID or Sensor Name" Displays the device identifier or the name of the R&S NRP power sensor. If the R&S SMCV100B does not detect a connected R&S NRP sen- sor, you can assign the ID or name manually.
  • Page 384 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 3. To configure the sensor, select "Config". 4. Select "Zero" to start zeroing of the sensor. Note: Always turn the RF power off or disconnect the sensor from RF before zero- ing, since the function calibrates the power sensor at zero signal power.
  • Page 385 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance a) Select "Select Column To Fill > Frequency / Hz". b) Select "Range > e.g. 15" to determine the number of values. c) Select "Start Value > e.g. 1.56 GHz". d) Select "Increment Value >...
  • Page 386 ® Configuring the RF signal R&S SMCV100B Improving level performance 6. Select "UCOR Data" > "State" > "On" to apply the user correction values. When you activate the RF output, the R&S SMCV100B considers the user correc- tion data and adjusts the signal level accordingly to compensate external frequency responses.

  • Page 387: Configuring A Multi-Instrument Setup

    ® Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B Connecting to R&S SMW 9 Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B is rarely used as a standalone instrument. Usually, the instrument is connected to a device under test (DUT) or other measurement equipment. Test setups have different requirements, for example: ●...
  • Page 388 ® Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B Connecting to R&S SMW Reference Reference Ref. In Ref. Out Ref. In Ref. Out Ref. In Sync/Trig. Sync/Trig. User 5 User 5 User 5 User 5 ADV TRG User 2 User 1 User 2 Dig.

  • Page 389: Configuring The Setup

    ® Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B Configuring the setup ● Chapter 13.5.1, "Network settings", on page 518 9.3 Configuring the setup We assume you have connected the R&S SMW and the two R&S SMCV100B genera- tors as described in Chapter 9.2, "Connecting to R&S SMW", on page 387.
  • Page 390 ® Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B Configuring the setup Configure the baseband signal as required for the particular test setup, for example: 1. Select "Baseband > 5G NR/Sidelink". 2. Configure the trigger signal: a) Select "Baseband > 5G NR/Sidelink > Trigger In". b) Select "Trigger Mode >...
  • Page 391 ® Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B Configuring the setup 2. Select "BB Input > Baseband Input Settings". 3. Select "Block Diagram > I/Q Stream Mapper > System Configuration > Multi Instru- ment". 4. Select "Block Diagram > I/Q Stream Mapper > System Configuration > External RF and I/Q".

  • Page 392: Multi-Instrument Settings

    ® Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B Multi-instrument settings 9.4 Multi-instrument settings Access: ► Use one of the following: ● Select "Taskbar > System Config > System Configuration > Multi Instrument" ● Select "Block Diagram > I/Q Stream Mapper > System Configuration > Multi Instrument"...
  • Page 393 ® Configuring a multi-instrument setup R&S SMCV100B Multi-instrument settings With "State = Off", the instrument works in a standalone mode. Remote command: on page 638 :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:STATe Multi Instrument Trigger Requires "Multi Instrument > State = On". Sets the mode in that the instrument works. "Primary"...

  • Page 394: Monitoring Signal Characteristics

    ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time 10 Monitoring signal characteristics The R&S SMCV100B is a highly configurable signal generator with level settings dis- tributed over several dialogs. To optimize the signal generation process and to help monitoring the variation of the signal parameters through the instrument, the R&S SMCV100B is equipped with a real time graphical signal display.
  • Page 395 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Graphics modes Domain Measurement is known from this instrument Constellation diagram Time Oscilloscope (XY mode) Eye diagram Time Oscilloscope (triggered to symbol clock and showing repetitive traces) CCDF display Statistical representation of peaks Peak Power Analyzer Power spectrum...
  • Page 396 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Figure 10-2: Vector diagram (64 QAM) X-axis, Y-axis = amplitudes of the signal components, scaled to the peak envelope power; where minimum scaled amplitude = -1, maximum scaled amplitude = +1 Application: To analyze the transition between the various states of modulation map- ping, especially with linear modulations like MSK, QPSK or QAM.
  • Page 397 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Figure 10-3: Constellation diagram (64 QAM) X-axis, Y-axis = amplitudes of the signal components, scaled to the peak envelope power; where minimum scaled amplitude = -1, maximum scaled amplitude = +1 Application: To classify modulation.
  • Page 398 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time The display width is normalized for 2 symbols. It uses one-symbol "eye opening" in the center of the display and 1/2-symbols to the left and right of the center eye for captur- ing time transitions.
  • Page 399 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Signal acquisition points: See Table 10-2. Power spectrum The power spectrum displays the signal spectrum which is calculated from the I/Q sig- nal with fast Fourier transform (FFT). The power density over frequency is displayed. Figure 10-6: Power spectrum diagram of a 5 MHz LTE signal with enabled reference curve (blue) "FFT points"...
  • Page 400 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Figure 10-7 shows an example for locations of signal acquisition points. Figure 10-7: Block diagram with graphical signal display and signal acquisition points 10.1.2.3 Display functions The graphical display provides general display functions known from other measure- ment instruments and offers zoom and markers.

  • Page 401: Graphics Configuration Settings

    ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Single marker indication Delta marker indication ● 1 = delta marker ● 2 = result of the marker function, i.e. the delta values in the current units ● 1 = marker position on the x-axis in the current units ●...
  • Page 402 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Figure 10-8: Graphics configuration dialog 2. To determine the kind of signal display, use the parameter "Mode". 3. To select suitable signal acquisition points, use the parameter "Source". 4.
  • Page 403 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Length........................403 Full Scale (dBFS)......................403 Trigger Source......................403 Sample Rate Mode..................... 404 Sample Rate....................... 404 Add..........................404 Apply Changes......................404 Remove........................405 Graphical Diagrams Table The active graphical signal displays are listed in the table at the top of the dialog. Mode Determines the graphics mode, see Chapter 10.1, "Displaying baseband signal charac-...
  • Page 404 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time "Software" Recording of signals starts automatically in predefined intervals. This asynchronous method is suitable if a representative display of the complete signal is required. "Marker 1" The starting point for recording of signals is determined by the marker 1 setting of the activated digital standard ("Trigger/Marker"...

  • Page 405: Graphical Signal Display Settings

    ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Remove Removes the selected graphical signal display from the taskbar/graphical diagrams table. Remote command: on page 749. [:SOURce]:BB:GRAPhics:CLOSe Note, that this command closes all graphical signal displays. 10.1.4 Graphical signal display settings Access: 1.

  • Page 406: How To Verify The Generated Signal With The Graphics Display

    ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time Show / Hide marker Sets two markers to the displayed signal or hides them. See also: ● "Using markers" on page 400 ● "To enable markers to readout exact measured data" on page 411 Reference Curve Enable the indication of up to five configurable reference curves (traces).
  • Page 407 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time To generate a simple WCDMA-3GPP (QPSK 45° offset) signal ► Use the custom digital modulation. Enable a predefined WCDMA-3GPP signal. Figure 10-10: Used modulation type Configure the graphical signal display 1.
  • Page 408 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time A new thumbnail (minimized view) indicating the constellation diagram appears in the "Taskbar". 5. To enlarge the constellation diagram, select it. The displayed constellation diagram confirms the used modulation type, see Fig- 10-10.
  • Page 409 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time 2. In the "Constellation Diagram", select "Configure". The "Graphics Configuration" dialog opens. 3. Add a vector diagram with signal acquisition point "Stream" and enlarge it. The vector diagram rotates with 1 Hz. Figure 10-12: Rotating vector diagram 4.
  • Page 410 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time The vector diagram changes. 2. Select "Roll Off Factor", open the context menu, and select "Preset this parame- ter". To zoom into a diagram In an enlarged diagram: 1.
  • Page 411 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time To enable markers to readout exact measured data In an enlarged diagram: 1. Select "Show Marker". Two markers appear, one over the other. 2. To position the markers, select and shift them. "M2-M1"...
  • Page 412 ® Monitoring signal characteristics R&S SMCV100B Displaying baseband signal characteristics in real-time To print current power spectrum 1. Select "System Config > Setup > User Interface > Hardcopy". 2. Use the default settings and select "Save". The instrument creates a screenshot of the current screen and stores it in a file with a predefined filename in the default user directory /var/user/.

  • Page 413: File And Data Management

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B About the file system 11 File and data management The R&S SMCV100B uses files to save all instrument data. The instrument allows you to save and to load instrument settings, and to import and to export user data for pro- cessing in another instrument or later.
  • Page 414 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B About the file system Types of user data The user data includes saved instrument settings, data for the different digital stand- ards, lists for the list mode and the user correction, and the waveforms for the arbitrary waveform generator.
  • Page 415 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B About the file system File handling To access files and the file system of the instrument or to use the general file manage- ment functions such as copying and moving data, use the standard "File Manager" dia- log.

  • Page 416: Restoring The (Default) Instrument Configuration

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Restoring the (default) instrument configuration 11.2 Restoring the (default) instrument configuration The R&S SMCV100B has various options to set default settings. You can preset the R&S SMCV100B to an initial state at any time as a known starting point for configura- tions.
  • Page 417 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Restoring the (default) instrument configuration ● "Preset this parameter" Sets a single parameter to its default value. ► To reset an individual parameter: Open its context-sensitive menu and select "Pre- set this parameter...". ●...

  • Page 418: Preset, Set To Default And Factory Preset Settings

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Restoring the (default) instrument configuration 11.2.1 Preset, set to default and factory preset settings Preset..........................418 Set To Default......................418 Preset this Parameter....................418 Execute Factory Preset....................418 Preset Resets all parameters and switching states, and closes all opened dialogs. Note: In contrast to the [Preset] key, the SCPI commands *RST...

  • Page 419: How To Recall User Settings Automatically After Preset

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Restoring the (default) instrument configuration To activate this display: 1. Open the context-sensitive menu (touch and hold the screen anywhere in the GUI of the R&S SMCV100B). 2. Select "Mark all parameters changed from preset". If enabled, the corresponding settings are marked.

  • Page 420: Reference

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Protecting data 11.2.4 Reference Table 11-1 for an overview of the main generator settings that are affected by the corresponding preset functions. While the regular [Preset] key primarily resets the sig- nal relevant parameters of the instrument, the "Factory Preset" affects almost all instru- ment settings.

  • Page 421: Saving And Recalling Instrument Settings

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Saving and recalling instrument settings To protect any classified data and to avoid saving any sensitive data on the R&S SMCV100B permanently, you have the following options: ● Activate the volatile mode. This mode redirects user data to the volatile memory, "Volatile Mode"...

  • Page 422: Save/Recall Settings

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Saving and recalling instrument settings In the general case, a recall process replaces the instruments settings with the saved values. An exception is the frequency and level settings. During recall of the instrument settings, it is possible to retain the current settings or to overwrite them with the saved values.
  • Page 423 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Saving and recalling instrument settings Exclude Level......................424 Recall.......................... 424 Recall Immediate x......................424 File Manager....................... 424 Operation Mode Accesses the settings for storing ("Save") and loading ("Recall") of the instrument set- tings. Also, you can import SCPI-Files ("SCPI-Import") or export SCPI files ("SCPI- Export").
  • Page 424 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Saving and recalling instrument settings Remote command: on page 591 :MMEMory:STORe:STATe Refer to the descriptions of the firmware options for the correct syntax of the corre- sponding SCPI commands: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:<Digital Standard>:SETTing:STORe [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:<Digital Standard>:SETTing:DELete Save Immediate x Stores the current instrument setting in one of the intermediate memories.

  • Page 425: How To Save And Recall Instrument Settings

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Saving and recalling instrument settings 11.4.2 How to save and recall instrument settings Instrument settings can be saved to a file and loaded again later, so that you can repeat the tests with the same settings. To access and recall instrument setups quickly ►...

  • Page 426: Accessing Files With User Data

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Accessing files with user data 11.5 Accessing files with user data Signal generation in list mode, the generation of pulse train signals or applying user correction values use data from list files. Whenever a list file is required as a data source, the instrument provides direct access to the standard "File Select"...
  • Page 427 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Accessing files with user data 5. Edit the file content. Confirm with "Save". Settings: Directory, File List and Filename................. 427 Functions for handling of data lists................427 Recent files......................... 427 File Manager....................... 427 Directory, File List and Filename Note: You access this generic standard function each time you perform one of the following: ●...

  • Page 428: Exporting And Importing Remote Command Lists

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Using the file manager 11.6 Exporting and importing remote command lists To set specific instrument settings or perform tasks automatically, you can create scripts or import scripts that contain the settings in the form of remote control com- mand sequences.

  • Page 429: File Manager Settings

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Using the file manager Create New Directory ● Mapping shared network folders Chapter 11.8.4, "How to map a network folder", on page 432 ● Displaying saved files Chapter 11.8.3, "How to display all saved files", on page 432 Access:...

  • Page 430: Map Network Share Settings

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Using the file manager Map Network Share Accesses the Map network share settings dialog where you can map one or more net- work folders. See also Chapter 11.8.4, "How to map a network folder", on page 432.
  • Page 431 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Using the file manager The dialog displays a list of current mapped network folders. The directory tree of the "File Manager", "Save/Recall", and "File Select" dialogs indicate a mapped network folder as /shares/<"Local Folder">. See also Chapter 11.8.4, "How to map a network folder",...

  • Page 432: How To Display All Saved Files

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Using the file manager Reconnect at Startup Enables reconnecting every time you start up the instrument. Connect Triggers the instrument to prove the credential and to map (i.e. connect) the selected network folder or computer to the instrument. You can map up to 10 network folders.
  • Page 433 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Using the file manager The remote access settings depend on the operating system the remote computer is using. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the documentation of the particular operating system. 2. On the R&S SMCV100B, enable file transfer via SMB (samba).

  • Page 434: How To Transfer Files From And To The Instrument

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B How to transfer files from and to the instrument If the connection does not succeed, consider to check the following: ● Is the network folder or computer you try to map turned on? ●...

  • Page 435: Removing File System Protection

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B How to transfer files from and to the instrument Chapter 11.9.1, "Removing file system protection", on page 435 for description of the required steps. This section provides an introduction to the topic. For comprehensive information, refer to the application note 1GP72: Connectivity of Rohde&Schwarz Signal Generators.

  • Page 436: Accessing The File System Of The R&S Smcv100B Over Ftp

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B How to transfer files from and to the instrument 2. Enable "LAN Interface" 3. Select "Samba Services". 4. Enable the "SMB 1.0/2.0 Client". 5. Enable the "SMB 1.0/2.0 Server". 6. Enter the "Security Password". The default password is 123456.

  • Page 437: Accessing The R&S Smcv100B File System Using Smb (Samba)

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B How to transfer files from and to the instrument We recommend that you change this password in the "Setup > Security > Pass- word Management > Change User Password" dialog before connecting the instru- ment to the network.
  • Page 438 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B How to transfer files from and to the instrument To access the file system over SMB We assume that the instrument and the remote PC are connected to a LAN. Enable file transfer via FTP Enable write permission on the file system 3.

  • Page 439: Using A Usb Storage Device For File Transfer

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B How to transfer files from and to the instrument 4. Enter the user name and the password of your instrument. The /var/user/ directory of the instrument is mapped to and displayed as a net- work drive of the remote PC.

  • Page 440: Creating Screenshots Of Current Settings

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Creating screenshots of current settings you would like to distribute the files to several instruments. If the R&S SMCV100Bs are connected to a LAN, you can create a shortcut on the instruments to the file server. To access the file server 1.
  • Page 441 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Creating screenshots of current settings └ Region......................442 Hardcopy Options > Automatic Naming..............442 └ Path.......................442 └ Clear Path..................... 442 └ Prefix, Year, Month, Day................442 └ Current Auto Number..................443 Automatic Naming If enabled, creates the output filenames automatically according to the rules set with Hardcopy Options >...
  • Page 442 ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Creating screenshots of current settings Format ← Hardcopy Options > Common Selects the output file format, for example *.bmp, *.jpg*.xpm and *.png. Remote command: on page 614 :HCOPy:IMAGe:FORMat on page 614 :HCOPy:DEVice:LANGuage Region ← Hardcopy Options > Common Displays the snapshot area.

  • Page 443: How To Save A Hardcopy Of The Display

    ® File and data management R&S SMCV100B Creating screenshots of current settings Current Auto Number ← Hardcopy Options > Automatic Naming Indicates the number which is used in the automatically generated filename. Note: When initially switching on the instrument, the number is reset to the lowest pos- sible value.

  • Page 444: General Instrument Functions

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Customizing the user interface 12 General instrument functions The general instrument functions include basic instrument settings, regardless of the selected operating mode and measurement. Some of these settings like screen display and peripherals are initially configured at the setup of the instrument, according to per- sonal preferences and requirements.

  • Page 445: Display And Keyboard Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Customizing the user interface In detail described in the following paragraphs, you can: ● Set display and keyboard language, see Chapter 12.1.1, "Display and keyboard settings", on page 445 ● Set date and time for the system clock, see Chapter 17.3.1, "Date and time", on page 856...

  • Page 446: Display Update Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Customizing the user interface Screen Saver Activates the screensaver. If activated, the display including backlight is switched off after the selected Wait Time elapses and if no entries via touch panel, front panel, external mouse, or external key- board are made Remote command: on page 607...

  • Page 447: Defining The Rf Signal State On Power On

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Customizing the user interface This dialog enables you, to deactivate updating the display. The remote command to switch off the display update is described in Chapter 14.9, "DISPlay subsystem", on page 606. Display Update is Disables the automatic refreshing of the displayed values.

  • Page 448: How To Set The Initial Instrument Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Customizing the user interface The setting is not affected by an instrument preset ([Preset] key or *RST) and the "Save/Recall" function. It is reset only by factory preset. Remote command: on page 788 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:EMF:STATe 12.1.4 How to set the initial instrument settings This section describes how to set up the R&S SMCV100B initially.

  • Page 449: Configuring Global Connectors

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors 5. To reactivate the display, tap the screen or press any key on the front panel. To deactivate the screen saver 1. Select "System Config > Setup". 2. Select "User Interface > Display" 3.
  • Page 450 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors 12.2.2.1 Global connectors The R&S SMCV100B is equipped with "User x" connectors which can be freely assigned a selection of signals and which can be configured as both inputs and out- puts.

  • Page 451: Trigger Marker Clock Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors ● no light / gray: the connector is not active ● blinking LED: connection indication as a result of the "Identify Connector" func- tion T/M/C status LEDs For quick overview of the source (internal/external) of the used trigger, marker and clock signals, the block diagram displays T/M/C status LEDs on the left side of the "Baseband"...
  • Page 452 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors 2. Use the built-in Show Connector function to display the physical location of the selected connector. A blinking LED on the rear panel indicates the selected connector, too. The eye icon in the tab header indicates the location of the connector on the panel (front, rear or both).

  • Page 453: Rf Connectors Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors See also Chapter 12.2, "Configuring global connectors", on page 449. 12.2.4 RF connectors settings Access: 1. Perform one of the following: ● In the "RF" block, select "RF" > "RF Frequency" > "RF Connectors". ●...

  • Page 454: Global Connectors Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors The eye icon in the tab header indicates the panel (front, rear or both) the selected connector is located at. Settings: Signal.......................... 454 Connector........................454 Show Connector......................454 Signal Opens the dialog with the corresponding settings. Connector Displays the assigned connector.
  • Page 455 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors 3. To access global connector settings via the baseband block of the block diagram, select one of the following: ● Select "Baseband" > "ARB"/"Custom Digital Modulation" > "Trigger In" > "Global Connectors". ●...
  • Page 456 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors A blinking LED on the front/rear panel indicates the selected connector, too (see Chap- ter 12.2.2.3, "Status indicators", on page 450). Direction Sets the direction of the signal at the connector that can be input or an output. If you do not use the connector, select "Not Used".

  • Page 457: How To Enable Signals And Perform Signal To Connector Mapping

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Configuring global connectors Remote command: on page 651 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER<ch>:SIGNal on page 651 :OUTPut:USER<ch>:SIGNal Threshold User1-2 Input Sets the high/low threshold in volts for the signal at the User1-2 connectors. The input signal is defined with the parameter Signal. The same threshold applies for both connectors and any input signal.

  • Page 458: Checking Parameters And Dependencies

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Checking parameters and dependencies Figure 12-1: The principle of the signal to connector mapping To perform the signal to connector mapping, perform the following: 1. Verify the current connector configuration and mapping and if necessary (re)define 2.
  • Page 459 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Checking parameters and dependencies The "Parameter & Dependencies" dialog opens. The "Parameter" panel of this dia- log displays the SCPI command including its setting or query parameters. The "Dependencies" panel displays dependent parameters and their settings that affect the setting of the parameter, that you want to check initially (2).

  • Page 460: Organizing Frequently Used Settings As Favorites

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Organizing frequently used settings as favorites Settings: Info Accesses the instrument help, see Chapter 12.3, "Checking parameters and depend- encies", on page 458. Back/Foward Toggles between parameter dependencies for dependent parameters. If you select "Show Incoming Dependencies" for parameters or settings from the "Dependencies"...

  • Page 461: User Menu Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Organizing frequently used settings as favorites ● Your task involves the frequently loading and executing of certain SCPI scripts. Refer to Chapter 13.11.4, "How to record / create SCPI lists", on page 560 for infor- mation on how to create an SCPI script.

  • Page 462: How To Use The User Menu For Fast Adjustments

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Organizing frequently used settings as favorites 12.4.2 How to use the user menu for fast adjustments Access: 1. Press the [★ (User)] key. The "User Menu" dialog opens. If you execute this action for the first time, the dialog displays instructions on how to use the "User Menu".
  • Page 463 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Organizing frequently used settings as favorites The "User Menu" button in the taskbar confirms that you have created a "User Menu" with at least one entry. 4. Press the [★ (User)] key. The "User Menu" dialog shows all parameters that you have added to the list. You can modify the parameter settings directly in this dialog, e.g .change a state or set values, as you do in the particular dialog the parameter originally belongs to.

  • Page 464: Define User Key Actions Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Organizing frequently used settings as favorites Providing a user menu favorites list for several instruments To transfer files from or to an instrument: 1. Create the favorites list, as described in "Creating a user menu" on page 462.

  • Page 465: How To Assign Actions To The [★ (User)] Key

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Organizing frequently used settings as favorites Select Depending on the selected "Wizard", provides access to: ● The standard "File Select" function for loading of an SCPI script or setup file ● A list of the dialog IDs of all currently opened dialogs. The dialog ID is used for dia- log identification in the remote control.

  • Page 466: Managing Licenses And License Keys

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys In the list of actions ("Select Action to Execute" dialog), navigate to the required action. The R&S SMCV100B executes the action and opens the dialog. 12.5 Managing licenses and license keys The R&S SMCV100B provides options for all required applications, as, e.g., for digital standards, you can purchase and activate.
  • Page 467 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys In this tab, you can activate licenses for newly purchased or newly registered options. 2. Select "System Config > Setup > Instrument Assembly > Manage License Keys > Installed License Keys". This tab lists all active options, with information on the available number of an option, the license type and registration.
  • Page 468 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys Settings Device ID........................468 Enter License Key....................... 468 Import License Key from File..................468 Export Deactivation Response to File................. 468 License Installation Info....................468 Installed License Keys....................468 └ Show Inactive....................469 └...
  • Page 469 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys Show Inactive ← Installed License Keys Enables the display of the inactive (expired) licenses in the Installed License Keys Table. Show Deactivated ← Installed License Keys Enables the display of the deactivated licenses in the Installed License Keys Table.

  • Page 470: Using The License Server

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys Number of Licenses/Waveforms ← Manage Waveform Packages Displays the number of the available and used R&S SMCVB-K200 licenses. Select Waveform ← Manage Waveform Packages Opens a standard dialog to select the waveform to be registered. Register Selected Waveform ←...
  • Page 471 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys The license server releases a returned floating license for use in another instrument only after a follow-up time of 10 minutes. At startup, the license server checks the available floating licenses. During this check, it returns the licenses immediately.
  • Page 472 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys For security reasons, the license server of the R&S SMCV100B enables you to restrict the access to the floating licenses from an external instrument. For information on how to restrict the access to the connections, see "To restrict remote connection access"...
  • Page 473 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys a) Select "Local license server". Figure 12-3: Example of a local license server view Shows the onboard license server of the instrument. With the column selection, you can indicate or unhide characteristics of the available server. The task bar buttons provide access to the corresponding functions and access lists.
  • Page 474 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys 3. Select "Licenses". Figure 12-6: Licenses menu Provides access to the available license servers. Figure 12-7: Example of a license list view The "License keys" view lists the license key options that are available on the selected server.
  • Page 475 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys Figure 12-8: Analytics menu Provides access to the license providers, client applications and enables you to export statistics data for evaluation in external applications. Figure 12-9: Example of the license providers view Shows information on configured client applications, license providers and license types.
  • Page 476 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys The "Licenses" view shows all active, inactive and time limited options. 5. To get detailed information on a specific option: a) Select the option in the list. b) In the task bar, select "Details". Figure 12-10: Example of the license characteristics of an option 6.
  • Page 477 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys To restrict remote connection access If you want to restrict the remote connection to the floating license server of the R&S SMCV100B, you can configure specific levels to prevent unauthorized access: 1.
  • Page 478 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys The R&S SMCV100B blocks the remote connection of an external floating license server. The "Add" and "Remove" buttons are disabled (grayed out). The restriction also disables the remote access to the "Edit" mode of the local server.

  • Page 479: How To Move A Portable License

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys The "Add" and "Remove" buttons in the task bar are no longer blocked. To add a remote connection to an external license server 1. Open the license server as described in "To open the license server"...
  • Page 480 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Managing licenses and license keys Select "Manage Licenses > Move Portable License". The first step requires the Device IDs of the source and target instruments. 2. To find out the Device IDs, proceed as follows: a) On the source instrument, select "System Config >...

  • Page 481: Using The Security Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings 11. In the "Manage Licenses > Move Portable License", go to step "Create License" to generate a license key for this portable option and the selected target instrument. a) Download the license key as a file. b) Transfer it to the target instrument.

  • Page 482: Protection Level Settings

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings Provided security services are: ● General security parameters, such as: – USB storage that secures controlled access to the mass memory of the instru- ment – Volatile mode that prevents information to be written to the internal memory permanently.

  • Page 483: Setting Security Parameters

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings The "Protection" dialog provides access to the unlocking of different protection lev- els. Several functions in the instrument are password-protected to prevent for example accidental changes, "Protection" on page 481. The remote commands required to unlock a protected stage are described in Chap- ter 14.17, "SYSTem...
  • Page 484 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings 12.6.2.1 Update policy security settings Access: ► Select "System Config > Setup > Security > Security > General > SW Update". The SW Update tab enables you to select the security mode for firmware updates. The remote commands available to control security settings are described in Chap- ter 14.17, "SYSTem...
  • Page 485 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings The "Disk & Memory" tab secures controlled access to the mass memory and pre- vents information from leaving a secure environment. The remote commands available to control security settings are described in Chap- ter 14.17, "SYSTem subsystem",...
  • Page 486 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings Sanitize Executes the erase procedure that sanitizes the internal memory. The sanitizing function makes sure that no user information is stored on the instrument when it leaves the secure environment. To apply the change: enter the security password and confirm with "Accept".
  • Page 487 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings How to: see "Disabling the frequency and level indication in the status bar" on page 495. Remote command: on page 608 :DISPlay:ANNotation:AMPLitude User Interface Allows you to lock the controls for manual operation and the display individually. How to: see "Deactivating the user interface"...

  • Page 488: Configuring Lan Services

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings "Disabled" Locks the display and all controls for the manual operation of the instrument. This security feature protects the instrument against unauthorized reading and access, for example when you operate the instrument via remote control.
  • Page 489 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings In the "Main Services" side tab, you can individually enable or disable the suppor- ted LAN interface services. 2. Select "System Config > Setup > Security > Security > LAN Services > Samba Ser- vices".
  • Page 490 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings "SCPI over LAN" Activates access over LAN to control the instrument remotely, by using SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands. See also "To start remote control with R&S VISA" on page 551.

  • Page 491: Password Management

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings Security Password Enters the password that is required to enable or to disable the settings protected by a security password. Default is 123456. How to: ● "Disabling the LAN interface" on page 494 ●...
  • Page 492 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings How to: ● "Changing the default user password of the instrument" on page 494. ● "Changing the default security password" on page 494. User Name Indicates the user name used for access to the Linux operating system and valid for VNC, FTP and SMB (Samba) access.

  • Page 493: How To Prevent Unauthorized Access

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings ● "Changing the default security password" on page 494. Change Password ← User Password Changes the user password accordingly. Security Password Access: select "System Config > Setup > Security > Security > Password Management >...
  • Page 494 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings To prevent unauthorized access, use the following configurations exclusively or com- plementary: ● "Changing the default user password of the instrument" on page 494 ● "Changing the default security password" on page 494 ●...
  • Page 495 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Using the security settings 2. Select "LAN > Off". All LAN connections and hence all LAN services are disabled. Disabling LAN services 1. Select "System Config > Setup > Security > Security > LAN Services > Main Ser- vices".

  • Page 496: Undoing Or Restoring Actions

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Undoing or restoring actions Unlocking (reactivating) the user interface for manual operation 1. In manual operation: a) On the instrument's keypad or external keyboard, press any key. The instrument prompts you to enter the security password for unlocking. If you press the character of the first key, the input field accepts the character immediately.
  • Page 497 ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Undoing or restoring actions Access: ► Select "Setup > Settings > Undo/Redo". The dialog contains all functions for enabling the "Undo/Redo" functionality. Settings: State..........................497 History List........................497 Clear History....................... 497 Apply........................... 497 State Enables the recording of the performed actions. History List Lists the performed actions, provided "Undo/Redo"...

  • Page 498: Shutting Down And Rebooting The Instrument

    ® General instrument functions R&S SMCV100B Shutting down and rebooting the instrument 12.8 Shutting down and rebooting the instrument On the front panel, the [On/Standby] key switches the instrument from the standby to the ready state or vice versa. In remote operation from a remote computer or in manual control, there is another possibility to shut down the instrument or to reboot the system.

  • Page 499: Network Operation And Remote Control

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B 13 Network operation and remote control As an alternative to the interactive operation directly at the instrument, you can operate the R&S SMCV100B also from a remote location. The various interfaces provide flexible access to the instrument, such as remote con- trol, remote operation or remote file access.

  • Page 500: Overview Of Remote Access Modes

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Overview of remote access modes 13.1 Overview of remote access modes This section outlines the possible access modes and their major characteristics. Remote control (SCPI) ● A remote PC controls the instrument, usually via VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) interfaces.

  • Page 501: Remote Control Interfaces And Protocols

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote control interfaces and protocols Remote device VNC client Requirements Characteristics ● Dedicated client App Smart device App must be installed. Fast, supports several options like full screen mode or auto-login. (Tablet/ smartphone) ●...

  • Page 502: Lan Interface

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote control interfaces and protocols How to: Chapter 13.8, "To establish a remote control session over LAN", on page 547 describes how to configure the remote control interfaces. ● interface......................502 ● LXI browser interface....................

  • Page 503: Lxi Browser Interface

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote control interfaces and protocols For description of the interface protocols, control commands and messages, refer to Remote control via SCPI. HiSLIP TCPIP::<host address>::hislip0[::INSTR] hislip0 = HiSLIP device name, designates that the interface protocol HiSLIP is used (mandatory) hislip0 is composed of [::HiSLIP device name[,HiSLIP port]] and must be assigned.

  • Page 504: Remote Control Programs And Libraries

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote control programs and libraries The LAN settings are configured using the instrument's LXI browser interface descri- bed in Chapter 13.6.2.1, "LAN configuration", on page 538. 13.3 Remote control programs and libraries This section shows how the remote-control programs access the instrument, and the libraries they require for the corresponding interface protocols.
  • Page 505 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote control programs and libraries Example: Remote control (application) program using VISA Interface Protocol Socket VXI-11 HiSLIP Library VISA Instrument Driver Application Program Figure 13-3: Application program using VISA Protocol Remote control program Socket viOpen (..., "TCPIP:SMCV100B-102030::5025::SOCKET", ...) viPrintf (..., "SOUR:FREQ 2GHz\n")
  • Page 506 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote control programs and libraries Example: Remote control program using instrument driver (VISA available) Interface Protocol Socket VXI-11 HiSLIP Library VISA Instrument Driver Application Program Figure 13-4: Application using instrument driver (VISA available) Protocol Remote control program Socket...

  • Page 507: Status Reporting System

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system Example: Remote control program using instrument driver (VISA not available) Interface Protocol Socket VXI-11 HiSLIP Library VISA Instrument Driver Application Program Figure 13-5: Remote control program using instrument driver (VISA not available) Protocol Remote control program Socket...
  • Page 508 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system Figure 13-6: Graphical overview of the status registers hierarchy OPER = Operation Status Summary Bit RQS/MSS = Service Request Generation = Standard Event Status Summary Bit = Message Available in Output Queue QUES = Questionable Status Summary Bit = Error- /Event-Queue...

  • Page 509: Structure Of A Scpi Status Register

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system ● Standard Event Status, i.e. the Event status Register (ESR) and the Event Status Enable (ESE), see Chapter 13.4.4, "Event status register (ESR) and event status enable register (ESE)", on page 512.
  • Page 510 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system Figure 13-7: The status-register model Description of the five status register parts The five parts of a SCPI status register have different properties and functions: ● CONDition The CONDition part is written directly by the hardware or it mirrors the sum bit of the next lower register.

  • Page 511: Status Byte (Stb) And Service Request Enable Register (Sre)

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system read by the user. Reading the register clears it. This part is often equated with the entire register. ● ENABle The ENABle part determines whether the associated EVENt bit contributes to the sum bit (see below).

  • Page 512: Event Status Register (Esr) And Event Status Enable Register (Ese)

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system Bit No. Meaning MAV bit (message available) The bit is set if a message is available in the output queue which can be read. This bit can be used to enable data to be automatically read from the instrument to the controller. ESB bit Sum bit of the event status register.

  • Page 513: Questionable Status Register (Status:questionable)

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system Bit No. Meaning Command Error This bit is set if a command is received, which is undefined or syntactically incorrect. An error message with a number between -100 and -200, which denotes the error in greater detail, is entered into the error queue.
  • Page 514 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system receive and evaluate the information of all devices. The following standard methods are used: ● Service request (SRQ) initiated by the instrument ● Serial poll of all devices in the bus system, initiated by the controller to find out who sent an SRQ and why ●...

  • Page 515: Reset Values Of The Status Reporting System

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Status reporting system ● The commands of the STATus system query the SCPI registers (STATus:QUEStionable...) The returned value is always a decimal number that represents the bit pattern of the queried register. This number is evaluated by the controller program. Queries are usually used after an SRQ in order to obtain more detailed information on the cause of the SRQ.

  • Page 516: Remote Access Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings 13.5 Remote access settings This section outlines the settings required for accessing and configuring the provided remote control interfaces. It includes network settings, access addresses, emulation settings for using the command sets of other generators, and the access whith smart devices.
  • Page 517 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Interfaces and protocols The HUMS installation on the R&S SMCV100B includes an SNMP agent and a REST service with HTTP endpoints. So you can access the health and usage information via LAN, using the SNMP protocol or the REST protocol.

  • Page 518: Network Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings 13.5.1 Network settings Access: ► Select "System Config" > "Remote Access" > "Network". In the "Network" dialog, you can configure the settings of the general network envi- ronment and specific identification parameters of the instrument in the network. The remote commands required to configure the network remotely are described in Chapter 14.17, "SYSTem subsystem",...
  • Page 519 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Restart Network Terminates the network connection of the instrument and sets it up again. You can use this function to fix network problems. Note: This function restarts only the connection of the instrument to the network. It does not impact the network itself.
  • Page 520 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings If the network does not support DHCP or there is no DHCP server available, the instru- ment tries to obtain the IP address using Zeroconf (Avahi) protocol. This feature ena- bles the instrument to self-configure an IP address and subnet mask.

  • Page 521: Visa Resource Strings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings DNS Server Determines the preferred server for name resolution. The DNS server contains the underlying numerical values that are required for name resolution of the hostname as part of the IP address. To select the DNS server manually, select Address Mode >...

  • Page 522: Instrument Emulations Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Remote command: on page 818 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:HISLip:RESource? VXI11 Displays the visa resource string for remote control over LAN. See also Chapter 13.2.1, "LAN interface", on page 502 Remote command: on page 819 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:RESource? Socket Displays the visa resource string for remote control over LAN, using the socket com-...

  • Page 523: Remote Connections Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Settings Language Selects the instrument whose remote command set is emulated by the R&S SMCV100B. Remote command: on page 824 :SYSTem:LANGuage Mode Selects the way the instrument identification is performed. "Automatic"...
  • Page 524 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings 13.5.4.1 Active connections Access: ► Select "System Config > Remote Access > Remote Connections > Active". The "Active" tab shows the currently active remote connections, and you can enable the display of the active connections in the task bar. Settings Show Remote Connections in Taskbar...............

  • Page 525: Hums Settings

    Remote command: n.a. TCP/IP Connections Lists the types and client addresses of the last remote connections that had accessed the instrument via the LAN interface before. Remote command: n.a. 13.5.5 HUMS settings Requires R&S SMCVB-K980. User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 526 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Access: ► Select "System Config > Remote Access > HUMS". The dialog provides settings to configure the health and utilization monitoring sys- tem (HUMS) of the R&S SMCV100B. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chapter 14.8, "HUMS remote control commands",...

  • Page 527: Hums Enhanced Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Note: Regarding the instrument security, the sanitization procedure also deletes the history of the HUMS service, see Chapter 12.6.2.2, "Disk & memory security settings", on page 484. Remote command: on page 600 DIAGnostic:HUMS:DEVice:HISTory:DELete:ALL Export History...
  • Page 528 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings 13.5.6.1 Protocol settings The "Protocol" tab of the "Enhanced HUMS Settings" dialog provides protocol settings for SNMP or REST protocol. Access: 1. Select "System Config > Remote Access > HUMS". 2.
  • Page 529 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Location ← SNMP Configuration Defines the SNMP location information. This information complies with the server's physical location and is used for identification of the SNMP server. By default, this input field is empty.
  • Page 530 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings 5. Select "User Settings". The "Configure SNMP User for HUMS" dialog provides an overview of all defined SNMP users and their profiles. With the "Add" and "Delete All" controls, you can add or remove users.
  • Page 531 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings The table informs on the user name and its specified user profile. Remote command: on page 605 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:USM:USER:ALL? Edit ← User table Accesses the "Edit SNMP Users for HUMS" dialog, where you can modify an already defined user profile.
  • Page 532 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Prefix ← User table Shows the access right of the selected user. Level ← User table Shows the security level of the selected user. Delete ← User table Removes the selected user from the list. Remote command: on page 605 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:USM:USER:DELete...
  • Page 533 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings SNMP User Level ← Add SNMP User for HUMS Defines the security level of the SNMP user. Depending on the security level, the ser- vice requests user name and passphrases for authentication and encryption. "No Authentication &...
  • Page 534 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Configures device tags for tagging user-defined information of the instrument in a table. You can define up to 32 device tags, e.g., for HUMS history evaluation. To add a device tag, define "Key" and "Value" of the device tag in the table. Click "Add"...

  • Page 535: Qr Code

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B Remote access settings Delete Deletes the selected device tag from the HUMS history. Remote command: on page 602 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS:DELete Adds a new device tag to the HUMS service. Remote command: on page 602 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS[:VALue] on page 601 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS:ALL?

  • Page 536: Lxi Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B LXI settings 13.6 LXI settings On the R&S SMCV100B, an LXI functionality is already installed and enabled, see status settings. Thus, you can access he instrument using any web browser to perform the following tasks: ●...

  • Page 537: Lxi Browser Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B LXI settings LAN Reset Initiates the network configuration reset mechanism for the instrument and resets the hostname, MAC address, and IP address. According to the LXI standard, a LAN reset must set the following network parameters to a default state: Parameter Value...
  • Page 538 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B LXI settings The instrument homepage (welcome page) opens. The navigation pane of the browser interface contains the following elements: ● "LXI" – "Home" opens the instrument homepage. The homepage displays the device information required by the LXI stan- dard, including the VISA resource string in read-only format.
  • Page 539 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B LXI settings ● configuration..................... 539 ● Advanced config....................539 ● Ping client......................540 IP configuration The "IP configuration" web page displays all mandatory LAN parameters and allows their modification. The "IP Address Mode" selects a configuration mode for the IP address of the instru- ment.
  • Page 540 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B LXI settings The following advanced parameters are available: ● "mDNS and DNS-SD": The additional protocols "multicast DNS" and "DNS service discovery" are used for device communication in zero configuration networks, working without DNS and DHCP. ●...
  • Page 541 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B LXI settings To initiate a ping at the instrument: 1. On the "Ping Client" page, enter the IP address of the host in the "Destination Address" field (for example 10.113.1.151). 2. Select "Submit". 13.6.2.2 SCPI remote trace The remote trace functionality allows you to trace input and output strings at the...
  • Page 542 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B LXI settings Toolbars The toolbar at the top of the dialog provides basic settings and functions. ● "Live mode" / "logging": If logging is switched on, messages are traced. They are stored in an internal database and can be displayed upon request, using the refresh button (live mode off) or they can be displayed automatically (live mode on).

  • Page 543: To Configure The Instrument For Remote Access

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To configure the instrument for remote access ● "message": indicates the type of the message. Possible values and related mes- sage contents are: – > = incoming command – < = outgoing response to a query –...

  • Page 544: To Configure The Accces Over Lan

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To configure the instrument for remote access 13.7.2 To configure the accces over LAN Depending on the network capacities, the TCP/IP address information for the instru- ment can be obtained in different ways. ●...
  • Page 545 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To configure the instrument for remote access For information on how to configure the address information, see the documenta- tion of the operating system the computer uses. 13.7.2.2 How to use the hostname In a LAN that uses a server, each computer or instrument connected in the LAN can be addressed with an unambiguous...
  • Page 546 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To configure the instrument for remote access 4. Change the "Hostname". 13.7.2.3 How to configure LAN interface access and services By default, the LAN interface and the supported LAN interface services are enabled. For security reasons, for example to protect the instrument against unauthorized access, you can block either the LAN services individually, or the access over LAN in general.

  • Page 547: To Establish A Remote Control Session Over Lan

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To establish a remote control session over LAN 7. For example, uncheck "SMB 1.0/2.0 Server" to block the access for the SMB Samba server. 8. Enter the Security Password. 9. Select "Accept". 13.8 To establish a remote control session over LAN This section shows you how to establish remote control connections over the available interfaces.

  • Page 548: To Establish The Connection With The Lxi Web Browser

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To establish a remote control session over LAN 13.8.1 To establish the connection with the LXI web browser Using the LXI browser interface you can access and control the R&S SMCV100B instrument remotely from another PC without additional installation. File upload and download between the instrument and the remote PC is also available.
  • Page 549 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To establish a remote control session over LAN The instrument is preconfigured for networks using DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol). If this configuration is used, enter the computer name in the position of the IP address.
  • Page 550 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To establish a remote control session over LAN 7. Select "VXI-11" and "Find Resources". R&S VISA scans the network for connected instruments and lists all detected instruments in the "Resource" list. Note: The search may take some time, particularly in large networks. 8.
  • Page 551 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To establish a remote control session over LAN c) Fill in the "Alias" name, the "VISA Resource String" and the "Device IP Address or hostname" as shown in the figure, and confirm with "OK". The "Alias"...
  • Page 552 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To establish a remote control session over LAN 2. In the R&S VISA "Basics" tab, enter a SCPI command, e.g. "*IDN?". Confirm with "Query". The instrument is switched to remote control when it receives a command from the controller.

  • Page 553: To Establish The Connection Using Socket Communication

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To establish a remote control session over LAN Tip: Switching from manual operation to remote control and vice versa does not affect the other instrument settings. 13.8.3 To establish the connection using socket communication This section provides an example on how to establish a remote control connection over Telnet client and a simple sockets-based program example that can be further devel- oped.

  • Page 554: To Trace Messages With The Lxi Web Browser Interface

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To trace messages with the LXI web browser interface 4. Telnet does not reflect your first entry. Insert a command, e.g. *IDN and confirm with "Enter". 5. Observe the screen. A response on the query confirms that the connection is working. The client dis- plays all subsequent inputs and responses.

  • Page 555: To Return To Manual Operation

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts The function records all sent commands, received responses and messages, and saves them in an internal database. If "live mode" is disabled, you can display the recent traces upon request, using the "refresh"...
  • Page 556 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts If you frequently need to load and run a script, assign the script to the [★ (User)], and you can quickly and easily perform the task. Chapter 12.4.4, "How to assign actions to the [★...
  • Page 557 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts Using this function can slow down the runtime or cause errors during execution. Therefore, always check and revise a script if necessary, see "How to check a SCPI list"...

  • Page 558: Show Scpi Command

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts ● Python3 A general-purpose and high-level programming language (*.py). You can also convert a script to a user-specific format. In this case, you need a code template with the extension *.expcodetmpl.

  • Page 559: Scpi Recording Export Settings

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts ● After you have exported the script to a file. Select "SCPI Recording Export > Show file content" Chapter 13.11.3, "SCPI recording export settings", on page 559. The "SCPI Recording List"...

  • Page 560: How To Record / Create Scpi Lists

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts The "SCPI Recording Export" dialog contains all functions required for export of command lists to a file. It enables you to select the source code format, assign an individual filename and display the file content.
  • Page 561 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts Starting from now, all steps you perform are recorded. 2. To stop SCPI recording, select "context-sensitive menu > Stop SCPI recording". The "SCPI Recording List" dialog opens automatically. 3.
  • Page 562 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts How to create a SCPI list with the current instrument settings in one step You can also generate a SCPI list from a manually created instrument state at any time, in only one step.

  • Page 563: How To Convert And Save Scpi Lists

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts How to check a SCPI list The easiest way to check a list, is to execute it. The generator returns a warning if a setting could not be performed. However, we recommend that you check the list and possibly rework.

  • Page 564: How To Find Out The Scpi Commands For Gui Functions

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To automate tasks with remote command scripts b) Predefined code generator The "SCPI Recording Export - Select Predefined Code Template" dialog opens. Select one of the predefined code templates. c) User code generator A file system ("SCPI Recording Export - Select User Code Template") dialog opens.

  • Page 565: To Operate The Instrument Using Vnc

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To operate the instrument using VNC 2. To open the corresponding help topic, select one of the following: ● In the display, select "context-sensitive menu > Help". ● On the front panel, press the [Help] key. The help topic opens.

  • Page 566: How To Set Up Remote Operation From A Desktop System

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To operate the instrument using VNC 13.12.2 How to set up remote operation from a desktop system 13.12.2.1 Using a web browser The R&S SMCV100B supports remote operation via VNC with any web browser, like Windows Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox for instance, or alternatively, an HTML5 web browser.
  • Page 567 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To operate the instrument using VNC Setting up the VNC connection on a Windows desktop client 1. Install the VNC viewer program component on the remote computer. a) On the Internet, select a VNC client program and download it onto your PC. For example the free of charge software Ultr@VNC (vncviewer.exe is avail- able, see http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html.

  • Page 568: How To Set Up Remote Operation From A Smart Device

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To operate the instrument using VNC b) On an external Windows PC, close the VNC viewer program. The connection is terminated but not disabled. It can be established again anytime. In the "Active Connections" tab, the displayed TCP/IP connection disappears. Chapter 12.6.5, "How to prevent unauthorized access", on page 493.
  • Page 569 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To operate the instrument using VNC – A WLAN router (hot spot) Required for accessing the R&S SMCV100B ● The smart device must be known and accepted in the network of the R&S SMCV100B.
  • Page 570 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B To operate the instrument using VNC To operate the instrument remotely via a web browser, proceed as follows: 1. In the web browser enter the IP address of the instrument, e.g. http://10.113.1.151. 2.

  • Page 571: References

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B References 13.13 References 13.13.1 LXI functionality LAN Extensions for Instrumentation (LXI) is an instrumentation platform for measuring instruments and test systems that is based on standard Ethernet technology. The LXI implementation in the R&S SMCV100B allows you to change certain LAN set- tings, to reset the LAN connection, and to identify the instrument.
  • Page 572 ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B References Command Function #EXTENSION_START Defines the output file extension. #EXTENSION_END #INIT_CODE_START Contains initial entries, such as included files and libraries, buffer size, commands for synchronization, #INIT_CODE_END or creating a VISA session. All entries between start and end are written once at the beginning of the output file.

  • Page 573: Remote Control States

    ® Network operation and remote control R&S SMCV100B References length = length+1; viWrite (handle, writeBuffer, length, VI_NULL); //read result viRead(handle, readBuffer, 100, &readCount); int main (int argc, char *argv[]) if (InitCVIRTE (0, argv, 0) == 0) return -1; /* out of memory */ //create a VISA session and return a handle to it viOpenDefaultRM (&defaultRM);...

  • Page 574: Remote Control Commands

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B Conventions used in SCPI command descriptions 14 Remote control commands In the following, all remote-control commands are presented in detail with their param- eters and the ranges of numerical values. For an introduction to remote control and the status registers, see Chapter 13, "Net- work operation and remote control",...

  • Page 575: Programming Examples

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B Common commands 14.2 Programming examples The corresponding sections of the same title provide simple programming examples for the R&S SMCV100B. The purpose of the examples is to present all commands for a given task. In real applications, one would rather reduce the examples to an appropri- ate subset of commands.
  • Page 576 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B Common commands ..........................579 *TRG ........................... 579 *TST? ..........................579 *WAI *CLS Clear status Sets the status byte (STB), the standard event register (ESR) and the EVENt part of the QUEStionable and the OPERation registers to zero. The command does not alter the mask and transition parts of the registers.
  • Page 577 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B Common commands *IST? Individual status query Returns the contents of the IST flag in decimal form. The IST flag is the status bit which is sent during a parallel poll. Return values: <ISTflag> 0 | 1 Usage: Query only *OPC...
  • Page 578 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B Common commands Determines whether the contents of the ENABle registers are preserved or reset when the instrument is switched on. Thus a service request can be triggered when the instru- ment is switched on, if the status registers ESE and SRE are suitably configured. The query reads out the contents of the "power-on-status-clear"...
  • Page 579 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B Common commands *SRE <Contents> Service request enable Sets the service request enable register to the indicated value. This command deter- mines under which conditions a service request is triggered. Parameters: <Contents> Contents of the service request enable register in decimal form. Bit 6 (MSS mask bit) is always 0.

  • Page 580: Preset Commands

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B Preset commands Prevents servicing of the subsequent commands until all preceding commands have been executed and all signals have settled (see also command synchronization and *OPC). Usage: Event 14.4 Preset commands The preset commands are not bundled in one subsystem. Therefore, they are listed separately in this section.

  • Page 581: Mmemory Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem :SOURce<hw>:PRESet Presets all parameters which are related to the selected signal path. Example: SOUR:PRES Presets all settings that are related to signal path Usage: Event :SYSTem:PRESet Triggers an instrument reset. It has the same effect as: ●...

  • Page 582: File Naming Conventions

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem Default storage location The R&S SMCV100B stores user data in the user directory. In the file system, user directory is always indicated as /var/user/. In manual control, you access this directory via the "File Manager", see Chapter 11.8, "Using the file manager",...

  • Page 583: Accessing Files In The Default Or In A Specified Directory

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem Depending on how much information is provided, the values specified in the parameter or with the command MMEM:CDIR are used for the path and drive setting in the com- mands. 14.5.2 Accessing files in the default or in a specified directory For better overview and easy file handling, you may not save all user files in the user directory /var/user but rater organize them into subdirectories.

  • Page 584: Programming Examples

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem Example: Load file with user data from a specific directory This example shows how to use the custom digital modulation commands to set the data source and select a data list. We assume that the directory /var/user/lists is existing and contains the files dlist1.dm_iqd and myDList.dm_iqd.
  • Page 585 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem MMEMory:LOAD:STATe 4,"/var/user/settings.savrcltxt" *RCL 4 Example: Working with files and directories This example shows how to list files in a directory, list the subdirectories, query the number of files in a directory, create directory, rename and delete files. // Query the current default directory for mass storage, // change the directory to the default user directory "/var/user"...

  • Page 586: Remote Control Commands

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem Example: Working with files in the volatile memory This example shows how to work with files in the /var/volatile directory. // Change the default directory for mass storage, // read out the files, load and play a file with the ARB MMEMory:CDIRectory "/var/volatile"...
  • Page 587 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem List of files, separated by commas <NameFileN> Name of the file. <SuffixFileN> Type of the file. Possible suffixes are: ASCii, BINary, DIRectory <SizeFileN> Size of the file in bytes. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Directory, File List and Filename"...
  • Page 588 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem Setting parameters: <SourceFile> string String containing the path and file name of the source file <DestinationFile> string String containing the path and name of the target file. The path can be relative or absolute. If <DestinationFile>...
  • Page 589 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem :MMEMory:DCATalog? <path> Returns the subdirectories of a particular directory. Query parameters: <path> String parameter to specify the directory. If the directory is omit- ted, the command queries the content of the current directory, queried with command.
  • Page 590 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem Setting parameters: <SavRclStateNumb> Determines to the specific <number> to be used with the *RCL command, e.g. *RCL 4. <file_name> String parameter to specify the file name with extension *.savrcltxt. Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Recall"...
  • Page 591 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B MMEMory subsystem :MMEMory:RDIRectory <Directory> Removes an existing directory from the mass memory storage system. If no directory is specified, the subdirectory with the specified name is deleted in the default directory. Setting parameters: <Directory> string String parameter to specify the directory to be deleted.

  • Page 592: Calibration Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B CALibration subsystem 14.6 CALibration subsystem The CALibration subsystem contains the commands needed for performing internal adjustments. This procedure is triggered by the query commands. Common suffixes The following common suffixes are used in the remote commands: Suffix Value range Description...
  • Page 593 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B CALibration subsystem Suffix: <hw> Optional suffix Return values: <Date> string Example: CAL:ALL:DATE? // "2016-01-01" Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Last Full Adjustment" on page 861 :CALibration<hw>:ALL:INFormation? Queries the current state of the internal adjustment. Return values: <CalInfoText>...
  • Page 594 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B CALibration subsystem Example: CAL:ALL:TIME? // "22 days" Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Time" on page 861 :CALibration<hw>:CONTinueonerror <State> Continues the calibration even though an error was detected. By default adjustments are aborted on error. Suffix: <hw>...
  • Page 595 ® R&S SMCV100B Remote control commands CALibration subsystem :CALibration:DELay:MINutes <Minutes> Sets the warm-up time to wait before internal adjustment starts automatically. Automatic execution starts only, if you have enabled the calibration with command CALibration:DELay[:MEASure]? Parameters: <Minutes> integer Range: 30 to 120 *RST: n.a.

  • Page 596: Diagnostic Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DIAGnostic subsystem 14.7 DIAGnostic subsystem The DIAGnostic subsystem contains the commands used for instrument diagnosis and servicing. SCPI does not define any DIAGnostic commands; the commands lis- ted here are all device-specific. All DIAGnostic commands are query commands which are not affected by *RST.
  • Page 597 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DIAGnostic subsystem ..................598 :DIAGnostic:INFO:POCount? ...................598 :DIAGnostic<hw>:POINt:CATalog? ................598 :DIAGnostic<hw>[:MEASure]:POINt? :DIAGnostic<hw>:BGINfo:CATalog? Queries the names of the assemblies available in the instrument. Return values: <Catalog> string List of all assemblies; the values are separated by commas The length of the list is variable and depends on the instrument equipment configuration.
  • Page 598 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DIAGnostic subsystem Example: Example"Programming example" on page 596. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Operation Time / h" on page 848 :DIAGnostic:INFO:POCount? Queris how often the instrument has been turned on so far. Return values: <PowerOnCount>...

  • Page 599: Hums Remote Control Commands

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HUMS remote control commands 14.8 HUMS remote control commands The remote control commands for the health and utilizations monitoring system (HUMS) comprise commands of the DIAGnostic subsystem and the commands of the SYSTem:COMMunicate:REST and SYSTem:COMMunicate:REST subsystems. ®...
  • Page 600 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HUMS remote control commands Device history information of the connected instrument as block data in a comma-separated list: #blockdata[{event1},{event2},{event3}...] With the following parameters: <eventID>,<eventTimestamp>,<eventMessage>, <eventDetails>,<eventSeverity> Binary block data with the following syntax: #<Digits><Length><Binarydata> Indicates the start of the binary block <Digits>...
  • Page 601 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HUMS remote control commands JSON Returns the HUMS data in JSON format. Returns the HUMS data in XML format. *RST: JSON Example: //Return data in JSON format DIAG:HUMS:FORM JSON DIAGnostic:HUMS:SAVE <path> Saves the HUMS history as a ZIP file to your preferred path. Setting parameters: <path>...
  • Page 602 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HUMS remote control commands Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Add" on page 535 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS:DELete <ID> Deletes a certain tag you assigned to your instrument, including its key and value. Setting parameters: <ID> ID number of the tag you want to delete. To identify the ID number, query all device tags from the system first.
  • Page 603 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HUMS remote control commands Manual operation: "Key" on page 534 "Value" on page 534 "Add" on page 535 SYSTem:COMMunicate:REST:ENABle <RestState> Turns communication via the REST API on and off. Parameters: <RestState> ON | OFF | 0 | 1 Example: //Return REST state SYST:COMM:REST:ENAB?
  • Page 604 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HUMS remote control commands SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:CONTact <SnmpContact> Defines the SNMP contact information for the administrator. You can also set the contact information via SNMP if you do not set it via SCPI. Parameters for setting and query: <SnmpContact>...
  • Page 605 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HUMS remote control commands Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Add SNMP User for HUMS" on page 532 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:USM:USER:ALL? Queries the number of users and a list of all SNMP users for SNMPv3. Prerequisites for this command: ●...

  • Page 606: Display Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DISPlay subsystem SNMP communication is off. SNMP communication with SNMPv2 or lower. V123 SNMP communication with SNMPv2 and SNMPv3. SNMP communication with SNMPv3. *RST: V123 Example: //Select the SNMP version SYST:COMM:SNMP:VERS V12 Manual operation: "SNMP"...
  • Page 607 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DISPlay subsystem // Query the dialog IDs of all open dialogs DISPlay:DIALog:ID? // CEUtraDLGenSetDlg,_,$A DlgKeyRf_Rosc // Open and close dialogs via remote control DISPlay:DIALog:OPEN "CEUtraDLGenSetDlg,_,$A" DISPlay:DIALog:OPEN "DlgKeyRf_Rosc" DISPlay:DIALog:CLOSe "DlgKeyRf_Rosc" DISPlay:DIALog:CLOSe:ALL ....................607 :DISPlay:PSAVe:HOLDoff ....................607 :DISPlay:PSAVe[:STATe] .....................
  • Page 608 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DISPlay subsystem Manual operation: "Screen Saver" on page 446 :DISPlay:BRIGhtness <BRIGhtness> Sets the brightness of the dispaly. Parameters: <BRIGhtness> float Range: 1.0 to 20.0 Increment: 1.0 *RST: 14.0 Example: DISPlay:BRIGhtness 14 Manual operation: "Display" on page 446 :DISPlay:BUTTon:BRIGhtness <ButtonBrightnes>...
  • Page 609 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DISPlay subsystem Manual operation: "Annotation Amplitude" on page 486 :DISPlay:ANNotation:FREQuency <State> Indicates asterisks instead of the frequency values in the status bar. Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: n.a. (factory preset: 1) Example: Example"Activating screen saver mode and display update"...
  • Page 610 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B DISPlay subsystem <Optional parts> String of $<X> values, where <X> is a character, interpreted as follows: $q<DialogQualifier>: optional dialog qualifier, usually the letter A or B, as displayed in the dialog title. $i<Instances>: comma-separated list of instance indexes, given in the order h,c,s,d,g,u,0.

  • Page 611: Format Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B FORMat subsystem :DISPlay:DIALog:CLOSe:ALL Closes all open dialogs. Example: Example"Querying the dialog IDs, opening and closing dia- logs" on page 606 Usage: Event 14.10 FORMat subsystem The commands in the FORMat subsystem determine the format of data returned by the R&S SMCV100B to the controller.

  • Page 612: Hcopy Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HCOPy subsystem BINary|HEXadecimal|OCTal Returns the register content either as a binary, hexadecimal or octal number. According to the selected format, the number starts with #B (binary), #H (hexadecimal) or #O (octal). *RST: ASCii Example: :FORM:SREG HEX returns the register content as a hexadecimal number.

  • Page 613: Hard Copy Settings

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HCOPy subsystem // ****************************************************************** // Configure hard copy options, set automatic naming rules // An automatically generated file name consists of: // <Prefix><YYYY><MM><DD><Number>.<Format> // ****************************************************************** :HCOPy:DEVice:LANGuage BMP // defines output format *.bmp :HCOPy:REGion DIALog // selects the region to be copied :HCOPy:FILE:AUTO:DIR "/usb/HCopy"...
  • Page 614 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HCOPy subsystem :HCOPy:DATA? Transfers the hard copy data directly as a NByte stream to the remote client. Return values: <Data> block data Example: Example"Store a hard copy of the display" on page 612 Usage: Query only :HCOPy:IMAGe:FORMat <Format>...

  • Page 615: Automatic Naming

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HCOPy subsystem :HCOPy[:EXECute] Generates a hard copy of the current display. The output destination is a file. Example: Example"Store a hard copy of the display" on page 612 Usage: Event Manual operation: "Save" on page 441 14.11.2 Automatic naming Use the following commands to automatically assign a file name.
  • Page 616 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B HCOPy subsystem :HCOPy:FILE[:NAME]:AUTO:DIRectory:CLEar Deletes all files with extensions *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png and *.xpm in the directory set for automatic naming. Example: Example"Store a hard copy of the display" on page 612 Usage: Event Manual operation: "Clear Path"...

  • Page 617: Kboard Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B KBOard subsystem :HCOPy:FILE[:NAME]:AUTO[:FILE]:NUMBer? Queries the number that is used as part of the file name for the next hard copy in auto- matic mode. At the beginning, the count starts at 0. The R&S SMCV100B searches the specified output directory for the highest number in the stored files.

  • Page 618: Output Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B OUTPut subsystem Parameters: <Layout> CHINese | DANish | DUTCh | DUTBe | ENGLish | ENGUK | FINNish | FRENch | FREBe | FRECa | GERMan | ITALian | JAPanese | KORean | NORWegian | PORTuguese | RUSSian | SPANish | SWEDish | ENGUS *RST: n.a.
  • Page 619 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B OUTPut subsystem Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: :OUTPut1 ON Activates the RF output. Manual operation: "RF State/RF ON" on page 304 :OUTPut<hw>[:STATe]:PON <Pon> Defines the state of the RF output signal when the instrument is switched on. Parameters: <Pon>...
  • Page 620 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B OUTPut subsystem Example: :OUTPut1:IMP? queries the impedance of RF output. Response: 50 the impedance is 50 ohms Usage: Query only Manual operation: "RF output impedance" on page 304 :OUTPut<hw>:AFIXed:RANGe:LOWer? :OUTPut<hw>:AFIXed:RANGe:UPPer? Queries the settable minimum/maximum value in mode :OUTPut:AMODe FIXed, i.e. when the attenuator is not being adjusted.

  • Page 621: Sense, Read, Initiate And Slist Subsystems

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Example: :OUTPut1:PROT:TRIP queries the state of the protective circuit of the RF output. Response: 0 the protective circuit has not tripped. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Overload" on page 355 14.14 SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems These subsystems contain the commands for configuring the power measurements with R&S NRP power sensor connected to the R&S SMCV100B.
  • Page 622 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Programming examples Example: Detecting and assigning a power sensor SLISt:LIST? // Response: "NRP33SN-V-900007-USB Legacy","NRP-Z211-900001-USB Legacy" // Lists all automatically detected sensors. SLISt:SCAN:STATe 1 // Searches for sensors connected in the LAN or via the USBTMC protocol. SLISt:SCAN:LSENsor 'NRQ6',101624 // sensor name, serial number SLISt:SCAN:LSENsor 11.123.1.123, 101624 // IP address, serial number // Adds sensors to the list, that are connected to LAN.
  • Page 623 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Example: Performing a power measurement with a fixed filter Prerequisite: The sensor is connected to the instrument and mapped to the first sensor channel. SENSe1:SOURce RF // Sensor measures the power of the RF signal. SENSe1:FILTer:TYPE NSRatio // Selects fixed noise filter mode.
  • Page 624 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems ..............630 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:FILTer:LENGth[:USER] ................631 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:FILTer:NSRatio ..............631 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:FILTer:NSRatio:MTIMe ................631 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:FILTer:SONCe ................. 632 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:FILTer:TYPE ..................632 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:FREQuency ................633 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:LOGGing:STATe ..................633 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:OFFSet ................633 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:OFFSet:STATe ................... 634 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:SNUMber? ..................634 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:SOURce .................
  • Page 625 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Setting parameters: <IP> string *RST: Example: Example"Detecting and assigning a power sensor" on page 622. Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Add LAN Sensor settings" on page 382 :SLISt:SCAN:USENsor <DeviceID>, <Serial> Scans for R&S NRP power sensors connected over a USB interface.
  • Page 626 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems :SLISt:CLEar[:ALL] Removes all R&S NRP power sensors from the list. Example: Example"Detecting and assigning a power sensor" on page 622. Usage: Event Manual operation: "Clear" on page 382 :SLISt:ELEMent<ch>:MAPPing <Mapping>...
  • Page 627 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems The remote measurement is triggered with :READ<ch>[:POWer]?). This command also returns the measurement results. The local state is not affected, measurement results can be retrieved with local state on or off. Parameters: <Continuous>...
  • Page 628 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems :SENSe<ch>:UNIT[:POWer] <Power> Selects the unit (Watt, dBm or dBμV) of measurement result display, queried with READ<ch>[:POWer]?. Parameters: <Power> DBM | DBUV | WATT *RST: Example: :SENS2:UNIT DBM Selects dBm as unit for the measured value returned by com- mand READ.
  • Page 629 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:CORRection:SPDevice:SELect <Select> Several S-parameter tables can be stored in a sensor. The command selects a loaded data set for S-parameter correction for the corresponding sensor. Parameters: <Select> float *RST: Manual operation: "S-Parameter"...
  • Page 630 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:DISPlay:PERManent:STATe <State> Activates the permanent display of the measured power level results. The instrument also indicates the sensor type, the connection, the measurement source and the offset if set. Parameters: <State>...
  • Page 631 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Example: :SENS1:FILT:TYPE USER Selects user filter mode. :SENS1:FILT:LENG 16 Sets a filter length of 16. E.g. using a sensor with 20 ms time window, the resulting measurement time is 640 ms (2x16x20 Manual operation: "Filter Length"...
  • Page 632 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Example: SENS1:FILT:TYPE USER Selects user filter mode. :SENS1:FILT:SONC Activates the search for the optimum filter length. :SENS1:FILT:LENG? Returns the found optimum filter length. Response: 128 Usage: Event Manual operation: "Auto Once"...
  • Page 633 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Parameters: <Frequency> float *RST: 1 GHz Example: :SENS1:SOUR USER Selects user-defined source. :SENS1:FREQ 2.44GHz Sets the RF frequency of the source which is 2.44 GHz. Manual operation: "Frequency" on page 378 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:LOGGing:STATe <State>...
  • Page 634 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SENSe, READ, INITiate and SLISt subsystems Example: :SENS1:POW:OFFS 0.4dB Sets a level offset of 0.4 dB :SENS1:POW:OFFS:STAT ON A level offset of 0.4 dB is added to the measured value. Manual operation: "Level Offset State,Level Offset" on page 378 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:SNUMber? Queries the serial number of the sensor.

  • Page 635: Sconfiguration Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:TYPE? Queries the sensor type. The type is automatically detected. Return values: <Type> string Example: :SENS1:TYPE? Queries the type of sensor. Response: NRP-Z21 The R&S NRP-Z21 sensor is used. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Sensor type and serial number"...
  • Page 636 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem // ******************************************************************************** // Map the I/Q streams to the output connectors. // ******************************************************************************** SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:RF1:STReam1:STATe ON SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:HSDigital1:CHANnel0:STReam1:STATe ON Example: Connecting and configuring external instruments The following example lists the commands necessary to fulfill this task. // ******************************************************************************** // Scan interfaces and your network for connected instruments.
  • Page 637 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital2:REMote:ISELect? // Response: "SGT100A","A" SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital2:REMote:CONNect // Alternatively, combine instrument select and connect. SCONfiguration:EXTernal:IQOutput:REMote:ICONnect "SGS100A","A" // Define an external instrument manually. SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital2:REMote:ISELect "SGS_1","A" SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital2:REMote:CONNect SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital2:RCONnection:STATe? // Response: 1 SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital2:INAMe? // Response: "SGS_1 [A]" // ******************************************************************************** // Specify characteristics of the IQ output signal.

  • Page 638: Multi Instrument Configuration

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem ● Multi instrument configuration................638 ● I/Q stream mapping....................639 ● External RF and I/Q instruments................640 14.15.1 Multi instrument configuration The following commands configure multi-instrument settings. Commands: .................638 :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:MODE ................. 638 :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:STATe ...........638 :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:TRIGger:SYNChronization? :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:MODE <MSMode>...

  • Page 639: I/Q Stream Mapping

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem 14.15.2 I/Q stream mapping The following commands configure the I/Q stream mapper..........639 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:RF:STReam<st>:STATe ....639 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:HSDigital:CHANnel<di>:STReam<st>:STATe ..........639 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:STReam<st>:FOFFset ..........639 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:STReam<st>:POFFset :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:RF:STReam<st>:STATe <State> :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:HSDigital:CHANnel<di>:STReam<st>:STATe <State> Maps the I/Q output streams to the output connectors. Parameters: <State>...

  • Page 640: External Rf And I/Q Instruments

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem 14.15.3 External RF and I/Q instruments .................. 640 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:DISPlay ................640 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:ACONnect ............641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:CONNect[:ALL] ............641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:DISConnect[:ALL] ................641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:PBEHaviour ............... 641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:DIRection? ........641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital<ch>:IQConnection:STATe? ..........642 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:RCONnection:STATe? ............642 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital<ch>:INAMe? ............642 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:RF:COUPling ............
  • Page 641 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: Example"Distributing the I/Q streams to the output connec- tors" on page 635. Manual operation: "Auto Connect" on page 257 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:CONNect[:ALL] :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:DISConnect[:ALL] Triggers the instrument to establish the connections to all configured external RF and I/Q instruments or to disconnect all existing connections.
  • Page 642 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem Return values: <IQConnState> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF Example: Example"Connecting and configuring external instruments" on page 636. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "I/Q Connection" on page 259 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:RCONnection:STATe? Return values: <State>...
  • Page 643 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:RF:FREQuency <Frequency> In uncoupled mode, sets the RF frequency of the external instrument. Parameters: <Frequency> float Range: 100E3 to 3E9 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Connecting and configuring external instruments" on page 636. Manual operation: "(Delta) RF Frequency/ RF Level"...
  • Page 644 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem Parameters: <PowerOffset> float Range: -100 to 100 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Connecting and configuring external instruments" on page 636. Manual operation: "(Delta) RF Frequency/ RF Level" on page 260 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital:RF:STATe <RemConnState> Queries/sets the RF output state of the connected external instrument. Parameters: <RemConnState>...
  • Page 645 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:LIST? Lists all available instruments, found by the :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote: command. SCAN Return values: <InstrNames> String String with symbolic names and/or alias names Example: Example"Connecting and configuring external instruments" on page 636. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "External Instrument"...
  • Page 646 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:REName Changes the symbolic name of the instrument. Example: Example"Connecting and configuring external instruments" on page 636. Usage: Setting only :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital<ch>:REMote:DETect? Searches for external instruments connected to the particular digital interfaces. Return values: <DetectedInstr>...
  • Page 647 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital<ch>:REMote:ICONnect <InstrName>, <RfPath> Selects an external instrument for the selected connector and triggers connection. Parameters: <InstrName> string Instrument alias name, as retrieved with the command or defined with SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:LIST? the command :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:ADD. <RfPath>...
  • Page 648 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SCONfiguration subsystem Per default, the instrument saves user-defined files in the /var/user/ directory. Use the command :MMEM:CDIRectory to change the default directory to the currently used one. Only files with extension *.iec are listed. Example: Example"Connecting and configuring external instruments"...

  • Page 649: Source Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Setting parameters: <SendScpiCommand>"<SCPI syntax>" String containing a SCPI command (query or setting) Example: Example"Connecting and configuring external instruments" on page 636. Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Command, Send Command" on page 265 14.16 SOURce subsystem The SOURce subsystem contains the commands for configuring signals.
  • Page 650 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Refer to Chapter 14.16.6, "SOURce:INPut subsystem", on page 765 for description of the commands for configuring the inputs for external modulation signals. Required options See also Chapter 12.2, "Configuring global connectors", on page 449. Example: Global connectors settings configuration SOURce1:INPut:USER1:DIRection? // Response: "UNUS"...
  • Page 651 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem UNUSed No signal present at the connector. Example: Example"Global connectors settings configuration" on page 650. Manual operation: "Direction" on page 456 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER<ch>:SIGNal <Signal> Determines the control signal that is input at the selected connector. To define the connector direction, use the command [:SOURce]:INPut:USER<ch>: DIRection.
  • Page 652 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem To define the connector direction, use the command :OUTPut:USER<ch>: DIRection. Parameters: <Signal> MARKA1 | NONE *RST: MARKA1 Example: Example"Global connectors settings configuration" on page 650. Manual operation: "Signal" on page 456 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:CLOCk:LEVel <Level> [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:TRIGger:LEVel <Level>...

  • Page 653: Source:bbin Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:TRIGger:SLOPe <Slope> Sets the polarity of the active slope of an applied instrument trigger. Parameters: <Slope> NEGative | POSitive *RST: POSitive Example: Example"Global connectors settings configuration" on page 650. Manual operation: "Trigger Input Slope" on page 457 14.16.2 SOURce:BBIN subsystem The SOURce:BBIN subsystem contains the commands for setting the external digital...
  • Page 654 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // Set the sample rate per channel. SOURce1:BBIN:SRATe:SOURce USER SOURce1:BBIN:CHANnel0:SRATe 500000000 SOURce1:BBIN:SRATe:SUM? // 500000000 SOURce1:BBIN:MPERiod 2 SOURce1:BBIN:ALEVel:EXECute ..................654 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:STATe ................654 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:DIGital:INTerface ..................655 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CDEVice? ..............655 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:BB:STATe ..............655 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:NAME ............ 656 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:POWer:CFACtor ............656 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:POWer:PEAK ............
  • Page 655 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <BBinDigInterfac> DIGital | HSDin | HSDin HSDin Dig. IQ HS 1 *RST: HSDin Example: Example"Applying an external digital baseband signal (Dig. IQ HS x)" on page 653. Manual operation: "Interface" on page 269 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CDEVice? Indicates the ID of an externally connected Rohde &...
  • Page 656 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:POWer:CFACtor <BbinIqHsChCrFac> Sets the crest factor of the individual channels. Parameters: <BbinIqHsChCrFac> float Range: 0 to 30 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Applying an external digital baseband signal (Dig. IQ HS x)" on page 653. Manual operation: "Crest Factor"...
  • Page 657 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <BbinIqHsChSaRat> float Range: 400 to 250E6 ("System Config > Mode = Advanced")/1250E6 ("System Config > Mode = Standard") Increment: 0.001 *RST: 100E6 Example: Example"Applying an external digital baseband signal (Dig. IQ HS x)" on page 653.
  • Page 658 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Usage: Query only Options: R&S SMCVB-K521/-K522/-K523 Manual operation: "Aggregated Link Sample Rate" on page 272 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:SRATe:MAX? Queries the maximum sample rate. Return values: <DigIqHsOutSRMax> integer Range: 400 to 600E6 *RST: 600E6 Example: Example"Applying an external digital baseband signal (Dig.
  • Page 659 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <MPeriod> integer Range: 1 to 32 *RST: Default unit: s Example: Example"Applying an external digital baseband signal (Dig. IQ HS x)" on page 653. Manual operation: "Measurement Period" on page 272 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:ALEVel:EXECute Starts measuring the input signal.

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    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:POWer:RMS? Queries the RMS level of the external digital baseband signal. Return values: <Rms> float Range: -100 to 10 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Applying an external digital baseband signal (Dig. IQ HS x)" on page 653.
  • Page 661 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <FOffset> float Range: depends on the installed options Increment: 0.01 *RST: Default unit: Hz Example: SOURce1:BB:FOFFset 2MHZ Manual operation: "Frequency Offset" on page 247 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:POFFset <POffset> Sets the relative phase offset for the external baseband signal. Parameters: <POffset>...
  • Page 662 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:POWer:PEAK? Queries the peak level of the baseband signal relative to full scale of 0.5 V (in terms of dB full scale). Return values: <Peak> float Range: -145 to 30 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Default unit: dBfs Example:...
  • Page 663 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem 14.16.3.2 SOURce:BB:DM subsystem This section list the commands of the SOURce:BB:DM subsystem. The commands are divided into sections, where the last one describes how to use lists for digital modula- tion in remote control, and all other sections describe the configuration of the digital modulation.
  • Page 664 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem SOURce:BB:DM:SETTing:CATalog? // CusDigMod,cdm3gpp, CustDM3GPP SOURce:BB:DM:SETTing:DELete "cdm3gpp" SOURce:BB:DM:SETTing:LOAD "CusDigMod" // ****************************************************************** // Change the data source // ****************************************************************** SOURce:BB:DM:SOURce? // PRBS SOURce:BB:DM:PRBS:LENGth? // 9 SOURce:BB:DM:SOURce DLISt // Set the default directory and query the existing data lists MMEM:CDIR "/var/user/DLists"...
  • Page 665 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem SOURce:BB:DM:TRIGger:OUTPut1:OFFTime 20 SOURce:BB:DM:TRIGger:OUTPut2:DELay 16 // ****************************************************************** // Configure and enable signal generation // ****************************************************************** SOURce:BB:DM:TRIGger:SEQuence SINGle SOURce:BB:DM:TRIGger:SLENgth 200 // the first 200 samples will be output after the next trigger event SOURce:BB:DM:TRIGger:SEQuence ARETrigger SOURce:BB:DM:TRIGger:SOURce EGT1 // external trigger signal must be provided at the connector // configured for the external global trigger 1 signal...
  • Page 666 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRESet Sets the default settings for digital modulation (*RST values specified for the com- mands). Not affected is the state set with the command SOURce<hw>:BB:DM:STATe Example: Example"Performing general tasks" on page 663 Usage: Event Manual operation:...
  • Page 667 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Source> ZERO | ONE | PRBS | PATTern | DLISt *RST: PRBS Example: Example"Performing general tasks" on page 663 Manual operation: "Data Source" on page 110 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PATTern <Pattern>, <BitCount> Selects the data pattern for the internal data source. Parameters: <Pattern>...
  • Page 668 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Return values: <Catalog> "<filename1>,<filename2>,..." Returns a string of file names separated by commas. Example: Example"Performing general tasks" on page 663 Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Save/Recall" on page 108 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:STANdard:ULISt:STORe <Filename> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:SETTing:STORe <Filename> Stores the current settings into the selected file;...
  • Page 669 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Refer to Chapter 14.5.2, "Accessing files in the default or in a specified directory", on page 583 for general information on file handling in the default and a specific direc- tory. Setting parameters: <Filename>...
  • Page 670 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Filter Type Parameter Parameter Increment Default Name APCO25 Roll-off factor <Apco25> 0.05 0.99 0.01 APCO25Lsm Cut off frequency for the <Cosine> 25E6 1E-3 270833.333 lowpass/gauss filter (:LOWPass/:GAUSs) COSine Bandwidth <FiltParm> depends on the installed 1E-3 270833.333 options...
  • Page 671 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Modulation and coding settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CODing <Coding> Selects the modulation coding. Parameters: <Coding> OFF | DIFF | DPHS | DGRay | GRAY | GSM | NADC | PDC | PHS | TETRa | APCO25 | PWT | TFTS | INMarsat | VDL | EDGE | APCO25FSK | ICO | CDMA2000 | WCDMA | APCO258PSK The coding is automatically disabled if the selected modulation...
  • Page 672 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Angle> float Range: 0 to 180 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Default unit: Deg Example: BB:DM:FORM AQPS BB:DM:AQPS:ANGL 45 Manual operation: "Angle Alpha" on page 113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:ASK:DEPTh <Depth> Sets the ASK modulation depth for modulation type ASK. Parameters: <Depth>...
  • Page 673 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Deviation> float The value range depends on the selected symbol rate (see data sheet). Range: -40E6 to 40E6 Increment: 0.5 Default unit: Hz Example: SOURce:BB:DM:FORMat FSKVar SOURce:BB:DM:FSK:VARiable:TYPE FSK4 SOURce:BB:DM:FSK:VARiable:SYMBol0:DEViation 135000 Manual operation: "Deviation xxxx"...
  • Page 674 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: SOURce1:BB:DM:FORMat APSK32 SOURce1:BB:DM:APSK32:GAMMa G9D10 Manual operation: "Gamma/Gamma 1" on page 114 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:SWITching:STATe <State> Enables switching between a modulated and an unmodulated signal. Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Manual operation: "State Modulation CW Switching"...
  • Page 675 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Manual operation: "Ramp Time" on page 117 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:FDELay <FDelay> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:RDELay <RDelay> Sets the delay in the rising edge. Parameters: <RDelay> float Range: 0 to 4 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Default unit: symbol Example: Example"Enable power ramping"...
  • Page 676 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp[:STATe] <State> Enables or disables power ramping. Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: Example"Enable power ramping" on page 665 Manual operation: "State" on page 117 Trigger settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM[:TRIGger]:SEQuence <Sequence>...
  • Page 677 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Adjusting clock, marker and trigger settings" on page 664 Manual operation: "Signal Duration" on page 102 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger:RMODe? Queries the status of signal generation. Return values: <RMode> STOP | RUN Example: SOURce1:BB:DM:TRIGger:SOURce ELTRigger SOURce1:BB:DM:TRIGger:SEQuence ARETrigger SOURce1:BB:DM:TRIGger:RMODe? Response: RUN...
  • Page 678 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Usage: Event Manual operation: "Execute Trigger" on page 102 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger:DELay:UNIT <TrigDelUnit> Determines the units the trigger delay is expressed in. Parameters: <TrigDelUnit> SAMPle | TIME *RST: SAMPle Example: Example"Specifying delay and inhibit values in time units" on page 690 Manual operation: "(External) Delay Unit"...
  • Page 679 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Specifying delay and inhibit values in time units" on page 690. Manual operation: "(Specified) External Delay/(Specified) Trigger Delay" on page 103 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:RDELay? Queries the time (in seconds) an external trigger event is delayed for. Return values: <ResTimeDelaySec>...
  • Page 680 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Mode> CLISt | PULSe | PATTern | RATio CLISt A marker signal that is defined in the selected control list is gen- erated. *RST: RATio Example: Example"Adjusting clock, marker and trigger settings" on page 664 Manual operation: "Marker Mode"...
  • Page 681 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Divider> integer Range: 2 to 1024 *RST: Example: Example"Adjusting clock, marker and trigger settings" on page 664 Manual operation: "Marker Mode" on page 104 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:PULSe:FREQuency? Queries the pulse frequency of the pulsed marker signal PULSe. Return values: <Frequency>...
  • Page 682 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Manual operation: "Clock Source" on page 105 Handling list files [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CLISt:CATalog? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FLISt:CATalog? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:MLISt:CATalog? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:DLISt:CATalog? Reads out the list files present in the default directory (see :MMEMory:CDIRectory). List type Command File extension Data list ...:DLISt...
  • Page 683 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem List type Command File extension Data list ...:DLISt... *.dm_iqd Control list ...:CLISt... *.dm_iqc User standard ...:ULISt... *.dm_stu User filter files ...:FLISt... *.vaf User mapping lists ...:MLISt... *.vam Parameters: <Select> <list name> Example: Example"Performing general tasks"...
  • Page 684 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:MLISt:FREE? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:DLISt:FREE? Queries the list free memory. List type Command File extension Data list ...:DLISt... *.dm_iqd Control list ...:CLISt... *.dm_iqc User filter files ...:FLISt... *.vaf User mapping lists ...:MLISt... *.vam Return values: <Free>...
  • Page 685 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: SOURce:BB:DM:DLISt:POINts 234 Defines the number of bits in the data list to be utilized as 234 bits. If the list was filled with block data, at least the last 6 bits are ignored.
  • Page 686 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Table 14-1: Contents of a control lists Signal Order Decimal value of bits Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker 3 Burst LevAtt1 CWMod The data can also be sent as a binary block, each binary block being a 2-byte value in which the 16 bits represent the binary values (16-bit unsigned integer, 2 bytes, LSB first).
  • Page 687 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Data> integer bit data Query parameters: <Start> integer Range: 1 to 2147483647 <Count> integer Range: 1 to 2147483647 Example: Example"Performing general tasks" on page 663 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:DLISt:DATA:APPend <Bits> Appends the bit data onto the end of the existing data in the selected data list. Existing content in the data list is not overwritten.
  • Page 688 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Required options Chapter 4.6.1, "Required options", on page 137. The commands are grouped in the following sections: ● Programming examples..................688 ● General commands....................696 ● Test signal commands...................697 ● Waveform commands................... 700 ●...
  • Page 689 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Managing waveform files The following example lists the commands provided for handling of waveform files. // ****************************************************************** // Reset instrument first // ****************************************************************** *RST; *CLS SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:PRESet // ****************************************************************** // Set the default directory and list the available waveform files // ****************************************************************** MMEM:CDIR "/var/user/ARBtestSigs"...
  • Page 690 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut2:MODE PULSe SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut2:PULSe:DIVider 5 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut2:PULSe:FREQuency? // 20000000 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut3:MODE PATTern SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut3:PATTern #HE0F52,20 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut1:MODE RATio SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut1:ONTime 40 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut1:OFFTime 20 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut2:DELay 16 // ****************************************************************** // Configure and enable signal triggering; start ARB generator // ****************************************************************** SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SEQuence SINGle SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SLENgth 200 // the first 200 samples of the current waveform will be output after...
  • Page 691 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:DELay:UNIT TIME SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:EXTernal:TDELay 0.00001 SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:EXTernal:RDELay? // Response: 0.00001 SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:DELay:UNIT SAMP SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:EXTernal:DELay 10 Example: Creating a multi-segment waveform The following example lists the commands necessary to create a multi-segment wave- form. // ****************************************************************** // Reset instrument first // ****************************************************************** *RST;...
  • Page 692 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // adds a blank segment with 1000 samples and 100 MHz clock rate SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:LEVel:MODE ERMS SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:CLOCk:MODE HIGHest // SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:CLOCk:MODE USER // SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:CLOCk 30000000 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:MARKer:MODE TAKE SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:SELect "/var/user/ARB/multi_segment/config.inf_mswv" SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:COMMent "Multi Segment File" SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:OFILe "ms_0to3" SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:SEGMent:CATalog? // /var/user/ARB/multi_segment/Seg_0.wv,/var/user/ARB/multi_segment/Seg_1.wv, // /var/user/ARB/multi_segment/Seg_2.wv,/var/user/ARB/multi_segment/Seg_3.wv...
  • Page 693 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // ****************************************************************** SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SEQuence AAUTo SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SOURce INTernal SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:STATe ON // ****************************************************************** // Select the next segment trigger mode and source // ****************************************************************** SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SMODe NEXT // SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SMODe NSEam SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:NEXT:SOURce INTernal SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment? // 0 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:NAME? // "/var/user/ARB/multi_segment/Seg_0.wv"...
  • Page 694 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem The ARB Sequencer mode requires waveform files with equal clock rate. // ****************************************************************** // Select a multi segment waveform composed from waveforms with equal clock rates // ****************************************************************** MMEM:CDIR "/var/user/ARB/multi_segment" SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:CATalog? // config SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:SELect "config"...
  • Page 695 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:OFILe? // "/var/user/ARB/multi_segment/ms_0to3.wv" // ****************************************************************** // Enable restart markers on marker trace 1 and 2 // ****************************************************************** SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:MARKer:MODE IGNore SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:MARKer:FSEGment MRK1 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:MARKer:ESEGment MRK2 SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut1:MODE UNCHanged SOURce:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut2:MODE UNCHanged Example: Generating a multi carrier signal The following example lists the commands necessary to generate a multi carrier signal.
  • Page 696 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // ****************************************************************** // Trigger the signal caulation and load the waveform in the ARB generator // ****************************************************************** // Define the file name of the multi carrier output file, e.g. "3gpp_mc" SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:OFILe "3gpp_mc" // Create and load the multi carrier waveform file in the ARB generator SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CLOad // Alternatively: create the multi carrier waveform and...
  • Page 697 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Test signal commands ..............697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:SIGNal:TYPE ..............697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:I ..............697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:Q .......... 697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:AMPLitude ........698 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:FREQuency ..........698 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:OFFSet ..........698 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:SAMPles ..........699 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:FREQuency ............699 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:PHASe ............. 699 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:SAMPles ..........700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:CREate:NAMed ........700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:CREate:NAMed...
  • Page 698 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Amplitude> float Range: 0 to 1 Increment: 0.001 *RST: 0.800 Default unit: FS Example: Example"Creating test signals" on page 688 Manual operation: "Amplitude" on page 149 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:FREQuency <Frequency> Sets the frequency of the test signal. Parameters: <Frequency>...
  • Page 699 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:FREQuency <Frequency> Sets the frequency of the simple sinusoidal test signal. Parameters: <Frequency> float Range: 100 to depends on the installed options Increment: 0.01 *RST: 1000 Default unit: Hz Example: Example"Creating test signals" on page 688.
  • Page 700 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:CREate:NAMed <Filename> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:CREate:NAMed <Filename> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:CREate:NAMed <Filename> Generates a signal and saves it to a waveform file. Setting parameters: <Filename> string Example: Example"Creating test signals" on page 688 Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Generate Signal File"...
  • Page 701 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WAVeform:CATalog? Reads out the files extension *.wv in the default directory. Return values: <Catalog> string Returns a list of the file names separated by commas Example: Example"Managing waveform files" on page 689 Usage: Query only [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WAVeform:CATalog:LENGth?
  • Page 702 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WAVeform:FREE? Queries the free disk space on the default path of the instrument's hard disk. Return values: <Free> integer Range: 0 to INT_MAX *RST: Example: Example"Managing waveform files" on page 689 Usage: Query only [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WAVeform:POINts? Queries the number of samples (the number of I/Q values pairs) in the selected wave-...
  • Page 703 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem <Digits> Decimal value Gives the number of decimal digits used for the <Length> value <Length> Decimal value Number of bytes the follow in the <Binary data> part <Binary data> Binary data in ASCII format Query parameters: <Tag>...
  • Page 704 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Managing waveform files" on page 689. Manual operation: "Clock Frequency" on page 146 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WAVeform:HDDStreaming:STATe <State> By processing large files, enables the streaming of modulation data directly from the hard drive (HDD). Parameters: <State>...
  • Page 705 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem ....... 708 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:MARKer:ESEGment ......708 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:MARKer:FSEGment ............... 708 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SMODe [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment? Queries the index of the currently processed segment. Return values: <WSegment> integer Range: 0 to 1023 *RST: Example: Example"Configuring the output order of the segments" on page 692 Usage: Query only...
  • Page 706 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Configuring the output order of the segments" on page 692 Usage: Event Manual operation: "Execute Next Segment" on page 211 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:NEXT:SOURce <Source> Selects the next segment source. Parameters: <Source> INTernal | NSEGM1 | INTernal | NSEGM1 *RST: INTernal Example:...
  • Page 707 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Manual operation: "New/Load Sequencing List" on page 206 "Append" on page 208 "Sequencing List" on page 211 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:SEQuence:APPend <State>, <Segment>, <Count>, <Next> Appends a new segment to the selected sequencing play list. Setting parameters: <State>...
  • Page 708 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CLOad <FilenameInput> Creates a multi-segment waveform using the current entries of the specified configura- tion file (*.inf_mswv). The ARB generator is activated, the new multi-segment waveform (*.wv) is loaded and the first segment is output in accordance to the trigger settings. Setting parameters: <FilenameInput>...
  • Page 709 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <SMode> SAME | NEXT | SEQuencer | NSEam NSEam = Next Segment Seamless *RST: NEXT Example: Example"Configuring the output order of the segments" on page 692. Manual operation: "Next Segment Mode" on page 210 Multi-segment sequencing commands Required options...
  • Page 710 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:CATalog? Queries the available configuration files in the default directory. See also Chap- ter 4.8.2.3, "File concept", on page 192. Return values: <Catalog> string Example: Example"Creating a multi-segment waveform" on page 691 Usage: Query only Manual operation:...
  • Page 711 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:COMMent <Comment> Enters a comment for the selected configuration file. Parameters: <Comment> string Example: Example"Creating a multi-segment waveform" on page 691 Manual operation: "Comment" on page 199 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:DELete <Filename> Deletes the selected configuration file. Setting parameters: <Filename>...
  • Page 712 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Filename> string Example: Example"Creating a multi-segment waveform" on page 691 Manual operation: "New List" on page 198 "Load List" on page 198 Multi-carrier commands Required options Chapter 4.9.1, "Required options", on page 221. Suffixes Suffix Value range...
  • Page 713 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem ....... 721 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:PHASe:STEP ......722 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:PHASe[:STARt] ........ 722 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:DELay:STEP ......723 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:DELay[:STARt] ..........723 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:FILE ........723 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:EXECute [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:PRESet Sets all the multi-carrier parameters to their default values. Example: SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:PRESet Usage: Event Manual operation: "Set to Default"...
  • Page 714 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Generating a multi carrier signal" on page 695 Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Save/Recall Frame" on page 225 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier:COUNt <Count> Sets the number of carriers in the ARB multi-carrier waveform. Parameters: <Count>...
  • Page 715 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:SAMPles? Queries the resulting file size. Return values: <Samples> integer Range: 0 to INT_MAX *RST: Default unit: samples Example: SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:SAMPles? Queries the file size of the currently calculated multi-carrier waveform. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "File Size"...
  • Page 716 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem A target crest factor above the crest factor of the unclipped multicarrier signal has no effect. Parameters: <CFactor> float Range: -50 to 50 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Default unit: dB Example: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier: on page 716. CLIPping[:STATe] Manual operation: "Target Crest Factor"...
  • Page 717 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Mode> USER | LONG | SHORt | LCM *RST: LONG Example: BB:ARB:MCAR:TIME:MODE LONG The resulting signal period is defined by the longest I/Q file in the carrier table. Shorter I/Q files are periodically repeated. Manual operation: "Signal Period Mode"...
  • Page 718 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CLOCk? Queries the resulting sample rate at which the multi-carrier waveform is output by the arbitrary waveform generator. The output clock rate depends on the number of carriers, carrier spacing, and input sample rate of the leftmost or rightmost carriers. Return values: <Clock>...
  • Page 719 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier:MODE ARB SOURce1:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier1: FREQuency 5.0 Sets 5.0 MHz carrier frequency. Manual operation: "Carrier Freq [MHz]" on page 231 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:PHASe <Phase> Sets the start phase of the selected carrier. Parameters: <Phase> float Range: 0 to 359.99 Increment: 0.01...
  • Page 720 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: BB:ARB:MCAR:CARR15:DEL 5us sets a start delay of 50 us for carrier 15. Manual operation: "Delay" on page 231 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:FILE <File> Selects the file with I/Q data to be modulated onto the selected carrier. Parameters: <File>...
  • Page 721 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Stop> integer Range: 0 to 511 *RST: Example: BB:ARB:MCAR:EDIT:CARR:STOP 4 The carrier range stops at carrier 4. Manual operation: "Carrier Start/Start" on page 233 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:POWer:STEP <Step> Sets the step width by which the starting power of the carriers in the defined carrier range is incremented.
  • Page 722 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Step> float Range: -359.99 to 359.99 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Default unit: DEG Example: BB:ARB:MCAR:EDIT:CARR:PHAS 90 DEG Sets a start phase of 90° for the carriers in the carrier range. BB:ARB:MCAR:EDIT:CARR:PHAS:STEP 1 DEG The start phase is incremented by 1°...
  • Page 723 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:DELay[:STARt] <Start> Sets the start delay for the individual carriers in the defined carrier range. Parameters: <Start> float Range: 0 to 1 Increment: 1E-9 *RST: Default unit: s Example: BB:ARB:MCAR:EDIT:CARR:DEL 5us Sets a start delay of 5 us for the carriers in the carrier range. Manual operation: "Delay Start"...
  • Page 724 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem ............... 726 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:PTIMe? ............726 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:DELay:UNIT ..........726 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:DELay ..........727 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:TDELay ..........727 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:RDELay? ..........727 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:INHibit [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary[:TRIGger]:SEQuence <Sequence> The command selects the trigger mode. Parameters: <Sequence> AUTO | RETRigger | AAUTo | ARETrigger | SINGle *RST: AUTO Example:...
  • Page 725 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <SLength> integer Maximun value dependents on the selected units as follows: SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SLUNit SAMPle: Max = 2 SEQuence: Max = 1000 Range: 1 to dynamic *RST: Example: Example"Managing waveform files" on page 689 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SLUNit <SLUnit>...
  • Page 726 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Managing waveform files" on page 689 Manual operation: "Sync. Output to External Trigger/Sync. Output to Trigger" on page 103 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:PTIMe? Queries the internal processing time. The processing time is the elapsed time between the input of the external trigger event and the output of the baseband signal.
  • Page 727 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:TDELay <ExtTimeDelay> Specifies the trigger delay for external triggering. The value affects all external trigger signals. Maximum trigger delay and trigger inhibit values depend on the installed options. See "Specifying delay and inhibit values" on page 93.
  • Page 728 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Marker commands ..........728 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:MODE ........... 728 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:ONTime ......... 728 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:OFFTime ...........728 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:PATTern ......... 729 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:PULSe:DIVider ......729 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:PULSe:FREQuency? ..........729 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:DELay ..........730 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:DINSec? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:MODE <Mode> Defines the signal for the selected marker output. For detailed description of the regular marker modes, refer to "Marker modes"...
  • Page 729 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem <BitCount> integer 0 = marker off, 1 = marker on Range: 1 to 64 *RST: Example: Example"Managing waveform files" on page 689. Manual operation: "Marker Mode" on page 151 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:PULSe:DIVider <Divider> Sets the divider for the pulsed marker signal. Parameters: <Divider>...
  • Page 730 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:DINSec? Queries the marker delay in microseconds. You can define a marker delay in samples with [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary: TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:DELay. Return values: <DelayInS> float Range: 0 to 16777215 Increment: 1E-3 *RST: Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Delay (Time)"...
  • Page 731 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Programming examples Example: Activate basic FM SOURce1:BB:GENeral:FM:FREQuency 2000 SOURce1:BB:GENeral:FM:DEViation 1250 SOURce1:BB:GENeral:FM:PERiod? 0.0005 SOURce1:BB:GENeral:FM:SHAPe? SINE SOURce1:BB:GENeral:FM:STATe 1 Example: Activate basic PM SOURce1:BB:GENeral:PM:FREQuency 100000 SOURce1:BB:GENeral:PM:DEViation 286.4789 // degrees SOURce1:BB:GENeral:PM:PERiod? 0.00001 SOURce1:BB:GENeral:PM:SHAPe? SINE SOURce1:BB:GENeral:PM:STATe 1 Example: Activate basic AM SOURce1:BB:GENeral:AM:DEPTh 100 SOURce1:BB:GENeral:AM:FREQuency 20000...
  • Page 732 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Activate basic FM" on page 731. Manual operation: "FM Deviation" on page 240 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM:FREQuency <FreqModFreq> Sets the frequency of the modulation signal. Parameters: <FreqModFreq> float Range: 0.1 to 100E3 Increment: 0.1 *RST: Example: Example"Activate basic FM"...
  • Page 733 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Activate basic FM" on page 731. Manual operation: "State" on page 239 AM commands ................. 733 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:DEPTh ..............733 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:FREQuency .................733 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:PERiod ................. 734 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:SHAPe .................734 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM[:STATe] [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:DEPTh <AmDepth> Sets the depth of the modulation signal in percent. The depth is limited by the maximum peak envelope power (PEP).
  • Page 734 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Manual operation: "Modulation Period" on page 242 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:SHAPe <AmShape> Queries the shape of the modulation signal. Parameters: <AmShape> SINE *RST: SINE Example: Example"Activate basic AM" on page 731. Manual operation: "Modulation Shape" on page 242 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM[:STATe] <AmModState>...
  • Page 735 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:FREQuency <PhaseFreq> Sets the frequency of the modulation signal. Parameters: <PhaseFreq> float Range: 0.1 to 100E3 Increment: 0.1 *RST: Example: Example"Activate basic PM" on page 731. Manual operation: "Modulation Frequency" on page 240 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:PERiod <PhasePer>...
  • Page 736 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem PULM commands ............736 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:DOUBle:DELay ............736 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:DOUBle:WIDTh ..............736 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:MODE ..............737 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:PERiod ............737 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:TRANsition:TYPE ............737 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:VIDeo:POLarity ..............737 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:WIDTh ..............738 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM[:STATe] [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:DOUBle:DELay <PulmDblDel> Sets the double pulse delay in microseconds. Parameters: <PulmDblDel>...
  • Page 737 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:PERiod <PulsModPer> Defines the pulse period in microseconds. Parameters: <PulsModPer> float Range: 100E-9 to 100 Increment: 5E-9 *RST: 10E-6 Example: Example"Activate PULM" on page 731. Manual operation: "Pulse Period" on page 243 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM:TRANsition:TYPE <PulmTransType>...
  • Page 738 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PULM[:STATe] <PulmState> Activates the standard and deactivates all the other digital standards and digital modu- lation modes in the same path. Parameters: <PulmState> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: Example"Activate PULM"...
  • Page 739 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem SOURce1:AWGN:FREQuency:RESult? SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:RMODe CARRier SOURce1:AWGN:CNRatio 10 SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:CARRier -80 // the Level display indicates the PEP of the carrier // SOURce1:POWer:LEVel:IMMediate:AMPlitude? // Response: -80 // Querry the power of the interfering signal SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:NOISe? // Response: -90 SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:SUM? // Response: -79.5860731484178 SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:SUM:PEP?
  • Page 740 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // Querry the resulting noise power, in the system and total bandwidht SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:NOISe? // Response: -88.7 SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:NOISe:TOTal? // Response: -88.7 // Querry the carrier+noise power and PEP SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:SUM? // Response: -75.7728170942726 SOURce1:AWGN:POWer:SUM:PEP? // Response: -76 General commands ..................740...
  • Page 741 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem The AWGN noise signal is added to the baseband signal. ONLY The pure AWGN noise signal is modulated to the carrier. The connection to the baseband is interrupted The sine interfering signal is added to the baseband signal. *RST: Example: Example"Generating an additive noise signal"...
  • Page 742 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Ratio> float Range: 1 to Max Increment: 0.1 *RST: Example: Example"Generating an additive noise signal" on page 739. Manual operation: "Minimum Noise/System Bandwidth Ratio" on page 286 [:SOURce<hw>]:AWGN:BWIDth:NOISe? Queries the real noise bandwidth. Return values: <Noise>...
  • Page 743 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:AWGN:POWer:RMODe <RMode> Determines whether the carrier or the noise level is kept constant when the C/N value or Eb/N0 value is changed. Parameters: <RMode> CARRier | NOISe *RST: CARRier Example: Example"Generating an additive noise signal" on page 739 Manual operation: "Reference Mode"...
  • Page 744 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Generating an additive noise signal" on page 739 Manual operation: "E " on page 289 [:SOURce<hw>]:AWGN:POWer:CARRier <Carrier> Sets the carrier power. Parameters: <Carrier> float Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Generating an additive noise signal" on page 739 Manual operation: "Carrier Power, Signal Power"...
  • Page 745 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Return values: <Sum> float Range: -145 to 20 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Generating an additive noise signal" on page 739 Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Carrier + Noise Power, Signal + Noise Power (System Bandwidth), Carrier + Interferer Power, Signal + Interferer Power"...
  • Page 746 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Return values: <Result> float Range: -40E6 to 40E6 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Generating a CW interferer signal" on page 738 Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Resulting CW Frequency Offset" on page 292 14.16.3.6 SOURce:BB:IMPairment subsystem This subsystem contains the commands for digital I/Q impairments.
  • Page 747 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: SOURce:BB:IMPairment:LEAKage:I 0.04 SOURce:BB:IMPairment:LEAKage:Q 4 PCT Sets the leakage for the I component and Q component to 4 per- cent. Manual operation: "I/Q Offset" on page 297 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:IMPairment:QUADrature[:ANGLe] <Angle> Sets a quadrature offset (phase angle) between the I and Q vectors deviating from the ideal 90 degrees.
  • Page 748 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: :SOURce1:IQ:SOURce? BASeband :SOURce1:BB:IMPairment:OPTimization:MODE FAST Manual operation: "Optimization Mode" on page 300 14.16.3.7 SOURce:BB:GRAPhics subsystem This subsystem contains the commands used to setup the graphical display. Required options Chapter 10.1.1, "Required options", on page 394.
  • Page 749 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GRAPhics:SRATe:USER <User> (Enabled for BB:GRAPH:SRAT:MODE USER) Selects the signal bandwidth for the diagram. The setting range moves between the minimum and maximum bandwidth which is possible for the selected graphical signal display. The selection is made graphically by moving the pointer. Parameters: <User>...
  • Page 750 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem STRA Stream A; input stream of the "IQ Stream Mapper" Baseband signal BBIA Digital baseband input signals RF signal Digital I/Q output signals; outputs of the "IQ Stream Mapper" *RST: STRA Options: DO1 requieres R&S SMCVB-K19 Manual operation: "Source"...

  • Page 751: Source:correction Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Source> SOFTware | MARKer *RST: SOFTware Example: SOURce1:BB:GRAPhics:TRIGger:SOURce MARKer Sets the trigger source. Manual operation: "Trigger Source" on page 403 14.16.3.8 SOURce:BB:PROGress subsystem general commands In the R&S SMCV100B, some calculation processes take longer time. While operating the instrument manually, you can observe the status of an initiated process by the busy indicator.
  • Page 752 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Determine the correction values in one of the following ways: ● Measure the RF output level at several frequency points and enter the value pairs manually in a table ● Connect an R&S NRP to the generator output signal and send the command SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:CSET:DATA[:SENSor<ch>][:POWer]:SONCe fill the table automatically.
  • Page 753 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // Query the currently used correction value SOURce1:CORRection:VALue? // -2.5 // Delete a user correction file SOURce1:CORRection:CSET:DELEte "/var/user/ucor1.uco" Example: Fill user correction data with sensor The following example shows a command sequence to fill a user correction list auto- matically supported by a connected R&S NRP.
  • Page 754 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // Select source and destination SOURce1:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILe:SELect "/var/user/ucor2ASCII" // Export the user correction data into the ASCII file SOURce1:CORRection:DEXChange:MODE EXPort SOURce1:CORRection:DEXChange:EXECute // Query the available ASCII files with extension .csv SOURce1:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILe:CATalog? // ucor2ASCII,my_ucor // Import a user correction ASCII file SOURce1:CORRection:DEXChange:MODE IMPort SOURce1:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILE:SELect "/var/user/my_ucor"...
  • Page 755 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:CSET:DATA:FREQuency:POINts? [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:CSET:DATA:POWer:POINts? Queries the number of frequency/level values in the selected table. Return values: <Points> integer Range: 0 to 10000 *RST: Example: Example"Create a table with user-defined correction values for the RF level" on page 752 .
  • Page 756 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Create a table with user-defined correction values for the RF level" on page 752 . Usage: Query only Manual operation: "User Correction" on page 359 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:ZERoing:STATe <State> Activates the zeroing procedure before filling the user correction data acquired by a sensor.
  • Page 757 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Create a table with user-defined correction values for the RF level" on page 752 . Usage: Query only Manual operation: "UCOR Data" on page 359 [:SOURce]:CORRection:CSET:DELete <Filename> Deletes the specified user correction list file. Setting parameters: <Filename>...
  • Page 758 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Manual operation: "ASCII File Settings" on page 346 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILe:SELect <Filename> Selects the ASCII file to be imported or exported. Parameters: <Filename> string Filename or complete file path; file extension can be omitted. Example: Example"User correction data exchange"...

  • Page 759: Source:frequency Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:DEXChange:MODE <Mode> Determines import or export of a user correction list. Specify the source or destination file with the command [:SOURce<hw>]: CORRection:DEXChange:SELect. Parameters: <Mode> IMPort | EXPort *RST: IMPort Example: Example"User correction data exchange" on page 753 .
  • Page 760 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem ................762 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:MULTiplier ................762 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:OFFSet ................763 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:CENTer .................763 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:SPAN ................763 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STARt .................764 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STOP ..............764 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STEP:MODE ............. 765 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STEP[:INCRement] [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:MODE <Mode> Sets the frequency mode for generating the RF output signal. The selected mode determines the parameters to be used for further frequency settings.
  • Page 761 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem The effect depends on the selected mode: ● In CW mode (FREQ:MODE CW | FIXed), the instrument operates at a fixed fre- quency. ● In sweep mode (FREQ:MODE SWE), the value applies to the sweep frequency. The instrument processes the frequency settings in defined sweep steps.
  • Page 762 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:MANual <Manual> Sets the frequency and triggers a sweep step manually if SWEep:MODE MAN. Parameters: <Manual> float You can select any frequency within the setting range, where: STARt is set with [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STARt STOP is set with [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STOP OFFSet is set with...
  • Page 763 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem "RF frequency and level display with a downstream instrument" on page 305. Note: The offset also affects RF frequency sweep. Parameters: <Offset> float Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Frequency configuration" on page 759 Manual operation: "Offset"...
  • Page 764 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Start> float Range: 300kHz to RFmax Increment: 0.01Hz *RST: 100 MHz Example: Example"Setup an RF frequency or power sweep" on page 801 Manual operation: "Start Frequency/Stop Frequency" on page 338 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STOP <Stop> Sets the stop frequency range for the RF sweep.

  • Page 765: Source:input Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:STEP[:INCRement] <Increment> Sets the step width. You can use this value to vary the RF frequency with command FREQ UP or FREQ DOWN, if you have activated FREQ:STEP:MODE USER. Note: This value also applies to the step width of the rotary knob on the instrument and, in user-defined step mode, increases or decreases the frequency.

  • Page 766: Source:iq:output Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:STATe <State> Enables/disables the I/Q modulation. Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: IQ:STAT ON Activates I/Q modulation. Manual operation: "State" on page 299 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:SWAP[:STATe] <State> Swaps the I and Q channel. Parameters: <State>...
  • Page 767 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Enabling and configuring the Dig. IQ HS x digital outputs Option: R&S SMCVB-K19 SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:DIGital:STReam1:STATe 1 SOURce1:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:INTerface HSD SOURce1:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:STATe 1 SOURce1:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CHANnel0:NAME "CH0" SOURce1:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CHANnel0:SRATe? // Respons in Hz: "100000000" // Query the peak power level of the channel. SOURce1:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CHANnel0:POWer:PEP? // Response in dBFS: "0"...
  • Page 768 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <BboutInterfMode> HSDin HSDin Dig. IQ HS x *RST: HSDin [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:SRATe <SRate> Sets the sample rate of the digital I/Q output signal. Parameters: <SRate> float Range: 400 to depends on options Increment: 0.001 *RST: Default unit: Hz The maximum value depends on the connected receiving...
  • Page 769 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <BboutPepHs> float Range: -60 to 0 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: Example"Enabling and configuring the Dig. IQ HS x digital outputs" on page 767. Manual operation: "Peak Level" on page 275 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:BBMM<ch>:CHANnel<st0>:POWer:LEVel <BboutHsLevel>...
  • Page 770 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Increment> float Range: 0 to 100 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:POWer:STEP: on page 769. MODE [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:PON <Pon> Sets the power-on state of the selected digital I/Q output. Parameters: <Pon> OFF | UNCHanged *RST: Example: SOURce:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:PON OFF...

  • Page 771: Source:list Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Manual operation: "Sample Rate" on page 275 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CHANnel<st0>:STATe <DigIqHsOutChSta> Activates the channel. Parameters: <DigIqHsOutChSta> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: Example"Enabling and configuring the Dig. IQ HS x digital outputs"...
  • Page 772 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Create an RF list and activate the list mode The following example shows a command sequence to create an RF list and to acti- vate the list mode. Further hardware settings are not considered. // Reset the instrument to start from an initial state // Query the available list files in the default // directory /var/user...
  • Page 773 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // mode AUTO); query the current index // Reset the list to the starting point SOUR1:FREQ:MODE LIST SOUR1:LIST:TRIG:EXEC SOUR1:LIST:RUNN? SOUR1:LIST:IND? // 3 // value changes when the value is queried again SOUR1:LIST:RES // For list mode STEP use the following commands *RST;...
  • Page 774 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // Query available listfiles in default directory "/var/user" SOUR1:LIST:CAT? // list1 SOUR1:LIST:DEXC:AFIL:SEL "/var/user/list1ASCII" SOUR1:LIST:DEXC:SEL "/var/user/list1" // Export the list file data into the ASCII file SOUR1:LIST:DEXC:EXEC // Query the available ASCII files with extension .csv SOUR1:LIST:DEXC:AFIL:CAT? // Response: "list1ASCII"...
  • Page 775 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Dwell> float Range: 0.5E-3 to 100 Increment: 1E-6 *RST: 0.01 Example: Example"Create an RF list and activate the list mode" on page 772. Manual operation: "Global Dwell Time" on page 343 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DWELl:MODE <DwelMode>...
  • Page 776 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Return values: <Points> integer Range: 0 to INT_MAX *RST: Example: Example"Create an RF list and activate the list mode" on page 772. Usage: Query only [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:FREQuency <Frequency> Enters the frequency values in the selected list. Parameters: <Frequency>...
  • Page 777 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Index> integer *RST: Example: Example"Create an RF list and activate the list mode" on page 772. Manual operation: "Current Index" on page 342 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:INDex:STARt <Start> [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:INDex:STOP <Stop> Sets the start and stop index of the index range which defines a subgroup of fre- quency/level value pairs in the current list.
  • Page 778 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Create an RF list and activate the list mode" on page 772. Usage: Event Manual operation: "Learn List Mode Data" on page 344 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:MODE <Mode> Sets the list mode. The instrument processes the list according to the selected mode and trigger source. for the description of the trigger LIST:TRIG:SOUR AUTO, SING or EXT source settings.
  • Page 779 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:POWer:POINts? Queries the number (points) of level entries in the selected list. Return values: <Points> integer Range: 0 to INT_MAX *RST: Example: Example"Create an RF list and activate the list mode" on page 772. Usage: Query only [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:TRIGger:EXECute...
  • Page 780 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem EXTernal The list is triggered externally and executed once. *RST: AUTO Example: Example"Create an RF list and activate the list mode" on page 772. Manual operation: "Mode" on page 343 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:RUNNing? Queries the current state of the list mode. Return values: <State>...
  • Page 781 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Setting parameters: <Filename> string Filename or complete file path; file extension is optional. Example: on page 781. [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DELete:ALL Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "List Mode Data" on page 345 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DELete:ALL Deletes all lists in the set directory. This command can only be executed, if: ●...
  • Page 782 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:RESet Jumps to the beginning of the list. Example: Example"Create an RF list and activate the list mode" on page 772. Usage: Event Manual operation: "Reset" on page 344 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:SELect <Filename> Selects or creates a data list in list mode. If the list with the selected name does not exist, a new list is created.
  • Page 783 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Manual operation: "Select (ASCII) Source/Select (ASCII) Destination" on page 347 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:EXECute Executes the import or export of the selected list file, according to the previously set transfer direction with command [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:MODE Example: Example"List mode data exchange"...

  • Page 784: Source:phase Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:SEParator:DECimal <Decimal> Sets "." (decimal point) or "," (comma) as the decimal separator used in the ASCII data with floating-point numerals. Parameters: <Decimal> DOT | COMMa *RST: Example: Example"List mode data exchange" on page 773.

  • Page 785: Source:power Subsystem

    ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem The following commands are available: ....................785 [:SOURce<hw>]:PHASe ................785 [:SOURce<hw>]:PHASe:REFerence [:SOURce<hw>]:PHASe <Phase> Sets the phase variation relative to the current phase. Parameters: <Phase> float Range: -36000 to 36000 Increment: 0.001 *RST: Default unit: DEG Example: Example"Programming Example"...
  • Page 786 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // Configure the nrp power control settings // use the measured peak power for power control // set the unit dBm for the target level value // set the target level, e.g. - 10 dBmM // use the measured target level as reference level // select single measurement mode to acquire one level value // set the capture range for the control loop, e.g.
  • Page 787 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem ............794 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet ............. 794 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:RCL ..........795 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] ............. 795 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:REFLevel ................ 796 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:RANGe:LOWer? ................. 796 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:RANGe:UPPer? [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:ALC:MODE? Queries the currently set ALC mode. Return values: <PowAlcMode> 0 | AUTO | 1 | PRESet | OFFTable | ON | OFF | ONSample | ONTable Example: POW:ALC:MODE?
  • Page 788 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:EMF:STATe <State> Displays the signal level as voltage of the EMF. The displayed value represents the voltage over a 50 Ohm load. Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: n.a.
  • Page 789 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Use a separate command for each sweep step. Parameters: <Manual> float You can select any level within the setting range, where: STARt is set with [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STARt STOP is set with [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STOP OFFSet is set with [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][: IMMediate]:OFFSet Range:...
  • Page 790 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: POW:PEP? Response: "4" The PEP value of digital modulation is 4 dBm at the RF output. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "PEP" on page 304 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:POWer <Power> Sets the level at the RF output connector. This value does not consider a specified offset.
  • Page 791 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:CRANge <PowCntrlCRange> Defines the capture range of the power control system. Within the range: Target Level +/- Catch Range the power control locks and tries to achieve the target level. Readings outside the range are not considered.
  • Page 792 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem AUTO Measures the level values continuously. SINGle Executes one measurement, triggered by the command on page 792. SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:SINGle *RST: AUTO Example: Example"Configure the settings for NRP power control" on page 785 Manual operation: "Mode"...
  • Page 793 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <PowCntrlState> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: Example"Configure the settings for NRP power control" on page 785 Manual operation: "State" on page 373 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:TARGet <PowCntrlTarget> Sets the target level required at the DUT. To define the unit of the power value, use command on page 839.
  • Page 794 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem To adjust the level step-by-step with this increment value, use the command POW UP, or POW DOWN. Parameters: <Increment> float Range: 0 to 200 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Default unit: dB Example: on page 793. [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STEP:MODE Manual operation: "Variation Step"...
  • Page 795 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem EXCLude Retains the current level when an instrument configuration is loaded. *RST: INCLude Example: POW:RCL INCL Takes the level value from an instrument configuration loaded with command *RCL. Manual operation: "Exclude Level" on page 424 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] <Amplitude>...
  • Page 796 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem The reference level is the sum of the amplitude and the level offset, set with the com- mands [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:POWer [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][: IMMediate]:OFFSet. Parameters: <ReferenceLevel> float Range: -245 to 120 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Manual operation: "Generator Settings used for Measurement"...
  • Page 797 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Configuring the reference oscillator // Using 10 MHz external reference source SOURce:ROSCillator:SOURce EXT SOURce:ROSCillator:EXTernal:RFOFf:STATe 1 SOURce:ROSCillator:EXTernal:FREQuency? // Response: 10MHZ SOURce:ROSCillator:EXTernal:SBANdwidth WIDE SOURce:ROSCillator:INTernal:ADJust:STATe 0 // Query calibration value CALibration:ROSCillator? // 32767 // Set an internal source // Activate user-defined adjustment value of 1000 SOURce:ROSCillator:SOURce INT SOURce:ROSCillator:INTernal:ADJust:STATe 1...
  • Page 798 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Configuring the reference oscillator" on page 797. Manual operation: "Source" on page 313 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:RFOFf[:STATe] <State> Determines that the RF output is turned off when the external reference signal is selected, but missing. Parameters: <State>...
  • Page 799 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:MLRange? Queries the minimum locking range for the selected external reference frequency. Depending on the RF hardware version, and the installed options, the minimum locking range vaies. For more information, see data sheet. Return values: <MinLockRange>...
  • Page 800 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce]:ROSCillator[:INTernal]:ADJust:VALue <Value> Specifies the frequency correction value (adjustment value). Parameters: <Value> integer *RST: Example: [:SOURce]:ROSCillator[:INTernal]:ADJust[: on page 800 STATe] Manual operation: "Adjustment Value" on page 316 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator[:INTernal]:ADJust[:STATe] <State> Determines whether the calibrated (off) or a user-defined (on) adjustment value is used for fine adjustment of the frequency.
  • Page 801 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem ● The keyword [:FREQuency] can be omitted, then the commands are SCPI-com- pliant. ● To activate an RF sweep mode, use the following commands: – RF frequency sweep: SOURce:FREQuency:MODE SWEep (SOURce:FREQuency:MODE CW (off)) –...
  • Page 802 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem // Alternatively set the number of steps, then the sweep step width is // set automatically SOURce1:SWEep:FREQuency:POINts 301 SOURce1:SWEep:FREQuency:DWELl 500 ms // With logarithmic spacing select the step width as follows // (steps of 10 percent of the previous frequency in each instance) SOURce1:SWEep:FREQuency:SPACing LOG SOURce1:SWEep:FREQuency:STEP:LOGarithmic 10PCT // Activate the sweep...
  • Page 803 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem ..........807 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:STEP:LOGarithmic ............807 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:STEP[:LINear] ................808 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:RESet[:ALL] [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:POWer:DWELl <Dwell> Sets the dwell time for a level sweep step. Parameters: <Dwell> float Range: 10E-3 to 100 Increment: 100E-6 *RST: 10E-3 Default unit: s Example: Example"Setup an RF frequency or power sweep"...
  • Page 804 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Parameters: <Points> integer Range: 2 to Max Example: Example"Setup an RF frequency or power sweep" on page 801. [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:POWer:SPACing:MODE? Queries the level sweep spacing. The sweep spacing for level sweeps is always linear. Return values: <Mode>...
  • Page 805 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem Example: Example"Setup an RF frequency or power sweep" on page 801. Manual operation: "Dwell Time" on page 337 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:MODE <Mode> Sets the cycle mode for the frequency sweep. Parameters: <Mode> AUTO | MANual | STEP AUTO Each trigger event triggers exactly one complete sweep.
  • Page 806 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem The keyword [:FREQuency] can be omitted; then the command is SCPI-compliant. Parameters: <Spacing> LINear | LOGarithmic LINear Sets a fixed frequency value as step width and adds it to the cur- rent frequency. The linear step width is entered in Hz, see [:SOURce<hw>]: SWEep[:FREQuency]:STEP[:LINear].
  • Page 807 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SOURce subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:POWer:RETRace <State> [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:RETRace <State> Activates that the signal changes to the start frequency value while it is waiting for the next trigger event. You can enable this feature, when you are working with sawtooth shapes in sweep mode "Single"...
  • Page 808 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Chapter 8.9.2.1, "Correlating parameters in sweep mode", on page 326. Omit the optional keywords so that the command is SCPI-compliant. Parameters: <Linear> float Range: 0.001 Hz to (STOP - STARt) Increment: 0.01 Example: Example"Setup an RF frequency or power sweep"...
  • Page 809 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem SYSTem:SPECification? "ID_RF_FREQ_SETTING_TIME_ALC_ON_MS" // Returns the specified value of the parameter. Example: Retrieving information on network-related settings SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:STATus? // 1 SYSTem:PROTection1:STATe 0,123456 SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:IPADdress:MODE STAT SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:IPADdress "10.113.0.104" SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:IPADdress:DNS "10.0.2.166" SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:COMMon:HOSTname? // "SMCV100B-102030" SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:COMMon:WORKgroup "instrument" SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:COMMon:DOMain "rsint.net"...
  • Page 810 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Example: Configuring date and time // Query the date and time setting of the instrument // Query the current timezone and setting SYSTem:DATE? // Response: 2023,1,16;1 SYSTem:TIME? // Response: 18,15,17;1 SYStem:TIME:ZONE? // Response: "";1 //default UTC setting SYSTem:TIME:PROTocol? // Response: "OFF";1 // no protocol selected...
  • Page 811 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem ..............820 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:STATus? ............. 820 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:DOMain ..........820 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:HOSTname ..........821 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:WORKgroup ............821 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:DNS ..........821 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:GATeway ..........821 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:SUBNet:MASK ..............822 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:SOCKet:RESource? ................ 822 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:USB:RESource? ....................822 :SYSTem:HELP:EXPort ....................822 :SYSTem:IDENtification ..................823 :SYSTem:IDENtification:PRESet ..................... 823 :SYSTem:IRESponse ....................823 :SYSTem:ORESponse...
  • Page 812 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Error/event_number,"Error/event_description>[;Device-depend- ent info]" A comma separated list of error number and a short description of the error in FIFO order. If the queue is empty, the response is 0,"No error" Positive error numbers are instrument-dependent. Negative error numbers are reserved by the SCPI standard.
  • Page 813 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Returns the error number. To retrieve the entire error text, send the command :SYSTem:ERRor:ALL?. "No error", i.e. the error queue is empty Positive value Positive error numbers denote device-specific errors Negative value Negative error numbers denote error messages defined by SCPI.
  • Page 814 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Example: SYST:ERR? Queries the oldest entry in the error queue. Response: 0, 'no error' No errors have occurred since the error queue was last read out. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Static Notifications/History" on page 844 :SYSTem:ERRor:GNEXt? Similar to :SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?, but queries the next entry from the global per-...
  • Page 815 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem :SYSTem:DLOCk <DispLockStat> Disables the manual operation over the display, including the front panel keyboard of the instrument. Parameters: <DispLockStat> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: n.a. (factory preset: 0) Example: SYST:DLOC ON Activates the display lock.
  • Page 816 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem :SYSTem:ULOCk <Mode> Locks or unlocks the user interface of the instrument. Parameters: <Mode> ENABled | DONLy | DISabled | TOFF | VNConly ENABled Unlocks the display, the touchscreen and all controls for the manual operation.
  • Page 817 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Usage: Setting only :SYSTem:LOCK:REQuest[:EXCLusive]? Queries whether a lock for exclusive access to the instrument via ethernet exists. If successful, the query returns a 1, otherwise 0. Return values: <Success> integer Example: SYST:LOCK:REQ? Queries the state of exclusive locking.
  • Page 818 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Suffix: <ch> Indicates the protection level. See also "Protection" on page 481 Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: n.a. (factory preset: 1) Setting parameters: <Key> integer The respective functions are disabled when the protection level is activated.
  • Page 819 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Return values: <Resource> string Example: Example"Finding out VISA resource strings" on page 809. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "HISLIP" on page 521 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:IPADdress <IpAddress> Sets the IP address. Parameters: <IpAddress> string Range: 0.0.0.0.
  • Page 820 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Return values: <Resource> string Example: Example"Finding out VISA resource strings" on page 809. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "VXI11" on page 522 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:RESTart Restarts the network. Example: Example"Restarting the network" on page 809. Usage: Event Manual operation:...
  • Page 821 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Example: Example"Retrieving information on network-related set- tings" on page 809. Manual operation: "Hostname" on page 519 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:COMMon]:WORKgroup <Workgroup> Sets an individual workgroup name for the instrument. Parameters: <Workgroup> string Example: Example"Retrieving information on network-related set- tings"...
  • Page 822 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem :SYSTem:COMMunicate:SOCKet:RESource? Queries the visa resource string for remote control via LAN interface, using TCP/IP socket protocol. Return values: <Resource> string Example: Example"Finding out VISA resource strings" on page 809. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Socket"...
  • Page 823 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem *RST: n.a. (factory preset: AUTO) SYST:IDEN AUTO Example: Automatically assigns the OPT and IDN strings according to the selected instrument language. Manual operation: "Mode" on page 523 :SYSTem:IDENtification:PRESet Sets the *IDN and *OPT strings in user defined mode to default values. Example: SYST:IDEN USER SYST:IDEN:PRES...
  • Page 824 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Manual operation: "OPT String" on page 523 :SYSTem:LANGuage <Language> Sets the remote control command set. Parameters: <Language> string Example: SYSTem:LANGuage "SCPI" // selects SCPI command set Manual operation: "Language" on page 523 :SYSTem:INFormation:SCPI <InfoString>...
  • Page 825 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem :SYSTem:SPECification? <Id> Retrieves data sheet information for a specific parameter. Setting parameters: <Id> string Identifies the name of the entry in the data sheet, as queried with the command :SYSTem:SPECification: on page 825 IDENtification:CATalog? Return values: <ValList>...
  • Page 826 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Setting parameters: <Id> string Identifies the name of the entry in the data sheet. Query the data sheet parameters with the command :SYSTem: SPECification:IDENtification:CATalog?. <Parameter> float An additional value the result (ValList) depends on. Return values: <ValList>...
  • Page 827 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Return values: <FileData> block data Example: SYSTem:SRData? // #3118:SOURce1:ROSCillator:SOURce EXT // :SOURce1:FREQuency:CW 4000000000 // :SOURce1:FREQuency:OFFSet 1000000 // :SOURce1:AM1:STATe 1 // :OUTPut1:STATe 1 Usage: Query only :SYSTem:STARtup:COMPlete? Queries if the startup of the instrument is completed. Return values: <Complete>...
  • Page 828 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Manual operation: "NTP Address" on page 857 :SYSTem:NTP:STATe <UseNtpState> Activates clock synchronization via NTP. Parameters: <UseNtpState> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: n.a. (factory preset: 0) Example: Example"Configuring date and time" on page 810.
  • Page 829 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Timezone" on page 857 :SYSTem:TIME:PROTocol <TimeProtocol> Sets the date and time of the operating system. Parameters: <TimeProtocol> OFF | NONE | 0 | NTP | ON | 1 NONE Sets the date and time according to the selected timezone, on page 828 and...
  • Page 830 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B SYSTem subsystem :SYSTem:VERSion? Queries the SCPI version the instrument's command set complies with. Return values: <Version> string Example: SYST:VERS queries the SCPI version. Response: "1996" The instrument complies with the SCPI version from 1996. Usage: Query only :SYSTem:OSYStem?
  • Page 831 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B STATus subsystem :SYSTem:REBoot Reboots the instrument including the operating system. Usage: Event :SYSTem:RESTart Restarts the instrument without restarting the operating system. Usage: Event :SYSTem:SHUTdown Shuts down the instrument. Usage: Event :SYSTem:WAIT <TimeMs> Delays the execution of the subsequent remote command by the specified time. This function is useful, for example to execute an SCPI sequence automatically but with a defined time delay between some commands.
  • Page 832 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B STATus subsystem ● The configuration commands set the respective register thus determining which status changes of the R&S SMCV100B cause the status registers to be changed. Setting values: A decimal value in the range 0 to 32767 (=2 ..................
  • Page 833 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B STATus subsystem Example: :STAT:OPER:EVEN? queries the STATus:OPERation:EVENt register. :STATus:OPERation:NTRansition <Ntransition> Sets the bits of the NTRansition part of the STATus:OPERation register. If a bit is set, a transition from 1 to 0 in the condition part causes an entry to be made in the EVENt part of the register.
  • Page 834 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B STATus subsystem :STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition <Condition> Queries the content of the CONDition part of the STATus:QUEStionable register. This part contains information on the action currently being performed in the instrument. The content is not deleted after being read out since it indicates the current hardware status.
  • Page 835 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B TEST subsystem Example: STAT:QUES:NTR 0 a transition from 1 to 0 in the condition part of the STA- Tus:QUEStionable register does not cause an entry to be made in the EVENt part :STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition <PTransition> Sets the bits of the NTRansition part of the STATus:QUEStionable register.
  • Page 836 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B TRIGger subsystem Manual operation: "Run Module Test" on page 865 Starts the selftest. Use the command to query the result. :TEST<hw>:ALL:RESult? :TEST<hw>:ALL:RESult? Queries the result of the performed selftest. Start the selftest with :TEST<hw>:ALL: STARt.
  • Page 837 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B TRIGger subsystem ..................837 :TRIGger<hw>:FSWeep:SOURce ..................837 :TRIGger<hw>:PSWeep:SOURce ..................837 :TRIGger<hw>[:SWEep]:SOURce ................838 :TRIGger<hw>:FSWeep[:IMMediate] ................838 :TRIGger<hw>:PSWeep[:IMMediate] ................838 :TRIGger<hw>[:SWEep][:IMMediate] :TRIGger<hw>:FSWeep:SOURce <Source> :TRIGger<hw>:PSWeep:SOURce <Source> :TRIGger<hw>[:SWEep]:SOURce <Source> Selects the trigger source for the corresponding sweeps: ● FSWeep - RF frequency ● PSWeep - RF level ●...
  • Page 838 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B UNIT subsystem EAUTo An external signal triggers the sweep. When one sweep is fin- ished, the next sweep starts. A second trigger event stops the sweep at the current frequency, a third trigger event starts the trigger at the start frequency, and so on.
  • Page 839 ® Remote control commands R&S SMCV100B UNIT subsystem Example: Setting default units for remote control UNIT:POW V UNIT:ANGL DEG Sets V (volts) as unit of all power parameters, DEG (degrees) for the phase modulation angle and KMH for the speed........................839 :UNIT:ANGLe .........................839...
  • Page 840 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Notifications 15 Troubleshooting and notifications Handling R&S SMCV100B start-up issues If the product does not start, a blown fuse in the power supply can be the cause. Con- tact the Rohde & Schwarz customer service to confirm the fault symptoms. If the power supply has a blown fuse, you must return the product to the Rohde &...
  • Page 841 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Device-specific notifications Remote command: :SYSTem:ERRor:ALL? :SYSTem:ERRor:CODE[:NEXT]? 15.1.2 Permanent notifications Permanent notifications are displayed if an error occurs that impairs further instrument operation, e.g. a hardware fault. The error signaled by a permanent notification must be eliminated before correct instrument operation can be continued.
  • Page 842 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Device-specific notifications Error Error Description Remedy code ● Check the selected reference signal Extern reference out of External reference is selected but no external sig- source (internal or external) in the range or disconnected nal is applied or the signal is out of range.
  • Page 843 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Querying notifications Error Error Description Remedy code Over-temperature protec- The R&S SMCV100B is overheated and/or the Relocate the R&S SMCV100B to cool tion shut-down fan openings of the R&S SMCV100B are covered. down and remove all coverings from the R&S SMCV100B, see also Chap- ter 3.1.4, "Setting up the...
  • Page 844 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Querying notifications Selecting the info line also opens the dialog. ● The "Static Notifications" dialog lists the recently monitored notifications chro- nologically and displays additional information on the highlighted message. ● The "History" dialog lists the accumulated messages with a short description. Volatile notifications are reported once.
  • Page 845 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Resolving errors during internal adjustments Remote command: on page 811 :SYSTem:ERRor:ALL? Each time a SYST:ERR:ALL? query is sent, the error queue is returned and at the same time cleared. on page 814 :SYSTem:ERRor:HISTory:CLEar Clears the messages in the "History" view. 15.5 Resolving network connection failures Several issues may cause failures in the network connection to the instrument.
  • Page 846 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Measuring USB cable quality To resolve a failed adjustment process, you have the following options: ● Abort on error (default setting), see "To resolve aborted internal adjustments" on page 846 ● Continue on error, see "To continue internal adjustments on error"...
  • Page 847 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Requesting instrument configuration and specifications 15.8 Requesting instrument configuration and specifica- tions The R&S SMCV100B is equipped with various hardware and software components. To get an overview of what your instrument is equipped with, you can request the assem- blies, hardware and software options, and the firmware version.
  • Page 848 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Requesting instrument configuration and specifications "Part Number" Part number of the assembly. "Serial Number" Serial number of the assembly. "Revision" Revision state of the assembly. "Slot" Indicates whether the assembly is connected to the serial bus or PCI bus.
  • Page 849 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Requesting instrument configuration and specifications The "Versions/Options" dialog shows the version of the installed instrument firm- ware, the hardware and software options, the data sheet and the software compo- nents of the firmware. The BIOS version is also listed; firmware updates do not update the BIOS version.
  • Page 850 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Requesting instrument configuration and specifications "Designation" Name of option "Expiration Date" For regular options, "Permanent" is indicated in this column. Remote command: on page 577 *OPT? on page 576 *IDN? Versions The "Versions" tab shows the versions of the technical specification of the R&S SMCV100B and of the software components that comprise the firmware.
  • Page 851 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Collecting information for technical support 2. Select "RF Assembly". The dialog lists the RF hardware components that are installed on the R&S SMCV100B. Proceed the same way to get information for instance on general or baseband hard- ware modules, or on the operating times of the R&S SMCV100B in the corresponding tab.
  • Page 852 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Contacting customer support To collect error information in a support file 1. Connect a USB device to the R&S SMCV100B. 2. Select "System Config > Setup > Maintenance > Create R&S Support Information". 3. In the "Create R&S Support Information" dialog, navigate to the /usb directory. Enter the support filename, for example RSSupport_DeviceInfo.
  • Page 853 ® Troubleshooting and notifications R&S SMCV100B Contacting customer support to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, programming or applica- tions of Rohde & Schwarz products. Contact information Contact our customer support center at www.rohde-schwarz.com/support, or follow this QR code: Figure 15-1: QR code to the Rohde &...
  • Page 854 ® Transporting R&S SMCV100B 16 Transporting Lifting and carrying See: ● "Lifting and carrying the product" on page 16 ● Chapter 3.1.1, "Lifting and carrying", on page 24 Packing Use the original packaging material. It consists of antistatic wrap for electrostatic pro- tection and packing material designed for the product.
  • Page 855 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 17 Maintenance, storage and disposal The product does not require regular maintenance. It only requires occasional clean- ing. It is however advisable to check the nominal data from time to time. 17.1 Cleaning How to clean the product is described in "Cleaning the product"...
  • Page 856 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 17.3.1 Date and time The R&S SMCV100B uses an internal real-time clock to determine the date and time. It adjusts the time and date to the timezone of your location automatically, by providing a selection list of continents and cities.
  • Page 857 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks Date Displays the date set in the operating system in the format [yyyy.mm.dd]. Remote command: on page 827 :SYSTem:DATE Time Displays the time set in the operating system in the format [hh.mm.ss]. The time setting corresponds to the selected Timezone.
  • Page 858 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 17.3.1.2 How to set date and time To select the timezone 1. Select "System Config > Setup". 2. Select "Maintenance > Date /Time > Timezone". 3. Select continent and city of your location. Tip: By typing the first letter, you can quickly navigate through the lists to find the desired destination.
  • Page 859 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks ● "Testing the touchscreen" on page 859 ● "Terminating the test" on page 860 ● "Debugging" on page 860 Testing the key panel To perform the key panel test, you operate the keys at the front panel, and check the response of the instrument in the "Check Front Panel"...
  • Page 860 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks ● If there are any gaps, the touch-sensitive functionality is damaged. ● To return to the "Check Front Panel" dialog, press [Esc]. Terminating the test ► Press the [Esc] key. Exits the "Check Front Panel"...
  • Page 861 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 17.3.3.1 Internal adjustment settings Access: ► Select "System Config > Setup > General > Internal Adjustments". In this dialog, you can perform internal calibration routines, and get information on the last performed calibration. The "Temperature Offset"...
  • Page 862 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks Remote command: on page 593 :CALibration<hw>:ALL:TIME? Temperature Offset Displays the temperature difference, comparing the temperature of the last adjustment to the current instrument temperature. A green checkmark indícates that the offset is within the permitted range. If the temper- ature deviates more than ±5 K, the instrument indicates a warning icon.
  • Page 863 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks Settings Adjust All Delayed....................... 863 Warm Up Time......................863 Shutdown After Adjustment..................863 Adjust All Delayed Performs all available internal calibration routines of the instrument. How to: See Starting internal adjustments automatically.
  • Page 864 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 2. NOTICE! High output power can damage the DUT. For instruments shipped with firmware versions up to FW 5.00.122.24, high power at the RF 50 Ω output can destroy a connected device under test. Connect a 50 Ohm terminating resistor with 0.5 W / 27 dBm power rating to the RF 50 Ω...
  • Page 865 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 17.3.4 Selftest Self-test is provided for service purposes. 17.3.4.1 Selftest modules settings Access: ► Select "System Config > Setup > Maintenance > Selftest". The "Modules" dialog opens. The dialog contains parameters for testing the baseband and RF hardware mod- ules of the R&S SMCV100B.
  • Page 866 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks Last Full Test Displays the result and date of the last hardware module test run including the elapsed time since the last test run. For example, "PASS, 4 Jul 20, 10 days ago" implies a successful test on July 04, 2020. Remote command: on page 836 :TEST<hw>:ALL:RESult?
  • Page 867 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 17.3.4.2 How to run hardware module selftests on the R&S SMCV100B For related settings, see Chapter 17.3.4.1, "Selftest modules settings", on page 865. 1. Select "System Config > Setup > Maintenance > Selftest > Modules". 2.
  • Page 868 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks 4. To retrieve composite result information, select all test cases and click "Run Mod- ule Test". To the right of the "Run Module Test" button, the full selftest "Result" and "Last Full Test"...
  • Page 869 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Performing maintenance tasks This dialog enables you to check for internal assembly updates and perform updates. Settings: Check For Updates..................... 869 Assembly........................869 Install...........................869 Update External Devices.....................869 └ Check For Updates..................870 Check For Updates Check for updates of the FPGA/µC.
  • Page 870 ® Maintenance, storage and disposal R&S SMCV100B Disposal Check For Updates ← Update External Devices Check for updates of external devices. Remote command: n.a. 17.4 Disposal Rohde & Schwarz is committed to making careful, ecologically sound use of natural resources and minimizing the environmental footprint of our products. Help us by dis- posing of waste in a way that causes minimum environmental impact.
  • Page 871 ® Reference R&S SMCV100B Unit shortcuts Annex A Reference The chapter provides reference information on GUI and remote control opertation of the R&S SMCV100B. Extensions for user files..................871 Unit shortcuts......................871 A.1 Extensions for user files Table A-1 lists all available file extensions for user files. The currently available files on the instrument depend on the installed options.
  • Page 872 ® Reference R&S SMCV100B Unit shortcuts Shortcut Designation Context Unit a, A ampere Current atto- Area, surface c, C centi- Distance, length d, D deci- Distance, length Level, power dB, dBFS, dBm, dBU, dBW degree Phase, polar/spherical coordinates e, E exa- Area, surface f, F...
  • Page 873 ® Reference R&S SMCV100B Unit shortcuts Shortcut Designation Context Unit Power Time, period, etc. Ω o, O Impedance, resistance p, P peta- Area, surface percent Level, ratio pico- Area, surface Current Electromagnetic force, level Power Time, period, etc. r, R radiant Phase, polar/spherical coordinates s, S...
  • Page 874 ® Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations R&S SMCV100B Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations Symbols /hdd: Provided for backward compatibility with R&S SMBV in remote control; internally mapped to /var/user/. Avahi: A licensed Zeroconf networking feature, including DNS service.
  • Page 875 ® Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations R&S SMCV100B CW/Mod: An internally generated control signal that turns off/on digital modulation, i.e. the signal is generated in unmodulated form. Daisy chain: A connection scheme in which instruments are connected together in sequence, i.e.
  • Page 876 ® Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations R&S SMCV100B Marker: User-defined digital signal for synchronizing external devices to the generated data stream. Do not mistake the term marker (signal) used here with the term Marker (graphical sig- display).
  • Page 877 ® Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations R&S SMCV100B Product page: A designation of the R&S SMCV100B product page https://www.rohde- schwarz.com/product/SMCV100B.html Remote access: Remote operation Remote control: The operation of the R&S SMCV100B by remote control commands or programs to perform automated tests.
  • Page 878 ® Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations R&S SMCV100B Symbol Rate: Calculated as follows: "Symbol Rate" = "Bit Rate" / Number of bits transmitted with each symbol Sync signal: In primary-secondary instrument mode, this term describes the signal generated by the primary instrument and fed to the secondary instruments.
  • Page 879 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B List of remote commands (base unit) :CALibration:ALL[:MEASure]?........................592 :CALibration:DATA:FACTory:DATE?......................594 :CALibration:DELay:MINutes......................... 595 :CALibration:DELay:SHUTdown[:STATe].......................595 :CALibration:DELay[:MEASure]?........................595 :CALibration:ROSCillator[:DATA]........................594 :CALibration<hw>:ALL:DATE?........................592 :CALibration<hw>:ALL:INFormation?......................593 :CALibration<hw>:ALL:TEMP?........................593 :CALibration<hw>:ALL:TIME?........................593 :CALibration<hw>:CONTinueonerror......................594 :DEVice:PRESet............................580 :DIAGnostic:INFO:OTIMe?..........................597 :DIAGnostic:INFO:POCount?........................598 :DIAGnostic<hw>:BGINfo:CATalog?......................597 :DIAGnostic<hw>:BGINfo?..........................
  • Page 880 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B :HCOPy:IMAGe:FORMat..........................614 :HCOPy:REGion............................614 :HCOPy[:EXECute]............................615 :INITiate<hw>[:POWer]:CONTinuous......................626 :KBOard:LAYout.............................617 :MEMory:HFRee?............................591 :MMEMory:CATalog:LENGth?........................587 :MMEMory:CATalog?............................. 586 :MMEMory:CDIRectory..........................587 :MMEMory:COPY............................587 :MMEMory:DATA............................588 :MMEMory:DCATalog:LENGth?........................589 :MMEMory:DCATalog?...........................589 :MMEMory:DELete............................589 :MMEMory:LOAD:STATe..........................589 :MMEMory:MDIRectory..........................590 :MMEMory:MOVE............................590 :MMEMory:MSIS............................590 :MMEMory:RDIRectory..........................591 :MMEMory:STORe:STATe..........................
  • Page 881 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital<ch>:REMote:ICONnect..............647 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:HSDigital<ch>:REMote:SEND................648 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:PBEHaviour......................641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:ADD.......................645 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:CLEan....................648 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:CONNect[:ALL]..................641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:DISConnect[:ALL]................. 641 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:INITialization:CATalog?................. 647 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:LIST?.....................645 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:PURGe....................648 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:REName....................646 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:SCAN....................644 :SCONfiguration:EXTernal:REMote:SCAN:STATe?..................644 :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:MODE..................... 638 :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:STATe..................... 638 :SCONfiguration:MULTiinstrument:TRIGger:SYNChronization?..............638 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:HSDigital:CHANnel<di>:STReam<st>:STATe........639 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:RF:STReam<st>:STATe............... 639 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:STReam<st>:FOFFset................. 639 :SCONfiguration:OUTPut:MAPPing:STReam<st>:POFFset.................
  • Page 882 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B :SLISt:SENSor:MAP............................626 :SLISt[:LIST]?..............................624 :SOURce<hw>:PRESet..........................581 :STATus:OPERation:CONDition?........................832 :STATus:OPERation:ENABle......................... 832 :STATus:OPERation:NTRansition........................833 :STATus:OPERation:PTRansition........................833 :STATus:OPERation[:EVENt].........................832 :STATus:PRESet............................833 :STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition........................834 :STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle........................834 :STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition......................834 :STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition......................835 :STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]........................834 :STATus:QUEue[:NEXT]?..........................835 :SYSTem:BIOS:VERSion?..........................829 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:HISLip:RESource?....................818 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:IPADdress..................... 819 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:IPADdress:MODE..................819 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:MACaddress..................819 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:RESource?....................
  • Page 883 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B :SYSTem:LOCK:OWNer?..........................816 :SYSTem:LOCK:RELease:ALL........................816 :SYSTem:LOCK:REQuest[:EXCLusive]?.......................817 :SYSTem:MMEMory:PATH:USER?....................... 830 :SYSTem:NINFormation?..........................815 :SYSTem:NTP:HOSTname..........................827 :SYSTem:NTP:STATe............................ 828 :SYSTem:ORESponse...........................823 :SYSTem:OSYStem?.............................830 :SYSTem:PRESet............................581 :SYSTem:PROTect<ch>[:STATe]........................817 :SYSTem:RCL..............................817 :SYSTem:REBoot............................831 :SYSTem:RESTart............................831 :SYSTem:SAV..............................817 :SYSTem:SECurity:SANitize[:STATe]......................824 :SYSTem:SECurity:SUPolicy......................... 824 :SYSTem:SECurity:VOLMode[:STATe]......................818 :SYSTem:SHUTdown.............................831 :SYSTem:SPECification:IDENtification:CATalog?..................825 :SYSTem:SPECification:PARameter?......................825 :SYSTem:SPECification:VERSion......................... 825 :SYSTem:SPECification:VERSion:CATalog?....................
  • Page 884 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce]:CORRection:CSET:CATalog?...................... 756 [:SOURce]:CORRection:CSET:DELete......................757 [:SOURce]:INPut:TRIGger:SLOPe........................ 765 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:CLOCk:IMPedance....................652 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:CLOCk:LEVel......................652 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:CLOCk:SLOPe....................... 652 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:TRIGger:IMPedance....................652 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:TRIGger:LEVel......................652 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER:TRIGger:SLOPe..................... 653 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER<ch>:DIRection......................650 [:SOURce]:INPut:USER<ch>:SIGNal......................651 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:BBMM<ch>:CHANnel<st0>:POWer:LEVel........... 769 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:BBMM<ch>:CHANnel<st0>:POWer:PEP............. 768 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CHANnel<st0>:NAME...................770 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CHANnel<st0>:SRATe.................. 770 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CHANnel<st0>:STATe...................771 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:POWer:VIA....................768 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:SRATe:MAX?....................771 [:SOURce]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:SRATe:SUM?....................771 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:FREQuency....................798 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:MLRange?....................799 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:NSBandwidth?..................
  • Page 885 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier:COUNt................714 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier:MODE................714 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier:SPACing............... 714 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:CONFlict?............. 720 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:DELay..............719 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:FILE..............720 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:FREQuency............718 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:PHASe..............719 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:POWer..............719 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CARRier<ch>:STATe..............718 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CFACtor:MODE................715 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CLIPping:CFACtor............... 715 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CLIPping:CUToff................716 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CLIPping[:STATe].................716 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CLOad..................717 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CLOCk?..................718 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:CREate..................718 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:DELay:STEP............722 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:DELay[:STARt].............723 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:MCARrier:EDIT:CARRier:EXECute..............
  • Page 886 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:PULSe:FREQuency?..........729 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:PTIMe?..................726 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:RMODe?..................724 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SLENgth..................724 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SLUNit....................725 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SMODe..................708 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger:SOURce..................724 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:DELay................726 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:INHibit................727 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:RDELay?..............727 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:SYNChronize:OUTPut..........725 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:TDELay................ 727 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:CREate..................700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:CREate:NAMed...............700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:I....................697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:CIQ:Q..................... 697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:AMPLitude..............697 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:CREate................700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:CREate:NAMed............700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:FREQuency..............698 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:OFFSet................698 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:RECTangle:SAMPles..............698 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:CREate..................700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:CREate:NAMed..............700 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:FREQuency................699 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:TSIGnal:SINE:PHASe..................
  • Page 887 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:SEGMent:CATalog?..........706 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CONFigure:SELect..............711 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:CREate..................707 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:LMODe..................706 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:NAME?..................705 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:NEXT..................705 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:NEXT:EXECute.................705 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:NEXT:SOURce................. 706 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:SEQuence:APPend..............707 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment:SEQuence:SELect..............706 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary:WSEGment?....................705 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:ARBitrary[:TRIGger]:SEQuence..................724 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:CFACtor?........................662 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:APSK16:GAMMa....................673 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:APSK32:GAMMa....................673 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:AQPSk:ANGLe....................... 671 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:ASK:DEPTh......................672 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CLISt:CATalog?...................... 682 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CLISt:COPY......................685 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CLISt:DATA......................685 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CLISt:DELete......................683 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:CLISt:FREE?......................
  • Page 888 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FLISt:FREE?......................683 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FLISt:POINts?......................685 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FLISt:SELect......................682 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FORMat........................671 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FSK:DEViation......................672 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FSK:VARiable:SYMBol<ch0>:DEViation..............672 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:FSK:VARiable:TYPE....................673 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:MLISt:CATalog?......................682 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:MLISt:DELete......................683 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:MLISt:FREE?......................684 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:MLISt:POINts?......................685 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:MLISt:SELect......................682 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PATTern........................667 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:ATTenuation....................675 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:BBONly[:STATe]..................675 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:FDELay..................... 675 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:RDELay.....................675 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:SHAPe...................... 674 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:SOURce....................674 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp:TIME......................674 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRAMp[:STATe]......................676 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:PRBS[:LENGth]......................
  • Page 889 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:DELay..................678 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:INHibit..................679 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:RDELay?................679 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:TDELay.................. 678 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DM[:TRIGger]:SEQuence..................... 676 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:FOFFset........................660 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:DEPTh..................... 733 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:FREQuency..................... 733 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:PERiod.....................733 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM:SHAPe..................... 734 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:AM[:STATe].....................734 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM:DEViation....................731 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM:FREQuency....................732 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM:PERiod..................... 732 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM:SHAPe..................... 732 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:FM[:STATe].....................732 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:DEViation....................734 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:FREQuency..................... 735 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:PERiod.....................735 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:GENeral:PM:SHAPe.....................
  • Page 890 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:POWer:CFACtor................656 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:POWer:PEAK.................. 656 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:POWer:RMS..................656 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:CHANnel<ch0>:SRATe....................656 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:DIGital:ASETting:STATe.................... 658 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:DIGital:INTerface....................... 654 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:FOFFset........................660 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:MODE........................657 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:MPERiod........................658 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:POFFset........................661 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:POWer:CFACtor......................659 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:POWer:PEAK......................659 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:POWer:RMS?......................660 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:ROUTe........................661 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:SRATe:MAX?......................658 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:SRATe:SOURce......................657 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:SRATe:SUM?......................657 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:SRATe[:ACTual]?.......................658 [:SOURce<hw>]:BBIN:STATe........................654 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:CSET:DATA:FREQuency................754 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:CSET:DATA:FREQuency:POINts?..............
  • Page 891 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:CDEVice?.....................768 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:INTerface....................767 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:PON..................... 770 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:POWer:STEP:MODE................769 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:POWer:STEP[:INCRement]..............769 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:SRATe....................768 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:OUTPut:DIGital:STATe....................767 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:STATe..........................766 [:SOURce<hw>]:IQ:SWAP[:STATe]....................... 766 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:CATalog?........................780 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DELete........................780 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DELete:ALL........................ 781 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:CATalog?..................782 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:EXTension................... 783 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:SELect..................783 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:SEParator:COLumn..............783 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:AFILe:SEParator:DECimal..............784 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:EXECute....................783 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:MODE....................784 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DEXChange:SELect....................
  • Page 892 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:PEP?........................789 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:POWer........................790 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:RANGe:LOWer?....................796 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:RANGe:UPPer?..................... 796 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:CRANge......................791 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:DELay......................791 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:MEASure....................... 791 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:MODE......................791 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:PEAK......................792 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:SELect......................792 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:SINGle......................792 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:STATe......................792 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:TARGet......................793 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STARt........................790 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STEP:MODE......................793 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STEP[:INCRement]....................793 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:STOP........................790 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet..................
  • Page 893 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B {COPYRIGHT: string}.............................175 {CW MODE LIST [#]: Pos0:State0; Pos1:State1; ...PosN-1:StateN-1}............181 {CW MODE LIST [#]: Pos0:State0; Pos1:State1; ...PosN-1:StateN-1}............189 {DATA BITLENGTH: BitLength}........................187 {DATA LIST-Length: #d0d1...dx...dN-1…}......................188 {DATE: yyyy-mm-dd;hh:mm:ss}........................176 {EMPTYTAG-Length: #EmptySequence}...................... 178 {HOP LIST [#]: Pos0:State0; Pos1:State1; ...PosN-1:StateN-1}..............181 {HOP LIST [#]: Pos0:State0;...
  • Page 894 ® List of remote commands (base unit) R&S SMCV100B DIAGnostic:HUMS:DELete:ALL........................599 DIAGnostic:HUMS:DEVice:HISTory:DELete:ALL..................600 DIAGnostic:HUMS:DEVice:HISTory?......................599 DIAGnostic:HUMS:FORMat...........................600 DIAGnostic:HUMS:SAVE..........................601 DIAGnostic:HUMS:STATe..........................601 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS:ALL?........................601 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS:DELete........................602 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS:DELete:ALL......................602 DIAGnostic:HUMS:TAGS[:VALue]......................... 602 SYSTem:COMMunicate:REST:ENABle......................603 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:COMMunity:RO................... 603 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:COMMunity:RW...................603 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:CONTact...................... 604 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:LOCation..................... 604 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:USM:USER....................604 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:USM:USER:ALL?..................605 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:USM:USER:DELete..................605 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:USM:USER:DELete:ALL................605 SYSTem:COMMunicate:SNMP:VERSion...................... 605 User Manual 1179.0597.02 ─...
  • Page 895 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Index Symbols Adjustments All ................861 /var/user directory ............581 All delayed ..............863 /var/volatile directory ............581 Continue ..............862 &GTL ................555 Delay settings ............862 &LLO ................555 Information ..............862 &NREN ................555 Last full adjustment ...........
  • Page 896 ® Index R&S SMCV100B ATSC 3.0 ................77 BBIN ................267 ATSC-M/H ................. 77 Bench top, placing ............. 25 Attenuation ..............118 Binary data Attenuator Edit, rules ..............167 About ................ 353 Bit energy to noise power density ........289 RF signal ..............
  • Page 897 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Clean To Ref In/Ref Out ............31 List of external RF and I/Q instrument ...... 262 To RF ................31 Cleaning ................855 To RF coaxial connectors ........... 29 Clear USB devices ............... 29 NRP sensor mapping ..........382 Connecting to RF coaxial connectors RF output protection ..........
  • Page 898 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Current index Define List mode ..............342 User key action ............465 Current level Delay Sweep ............... 334 Falling edge of ramp envelope ........118 Current segment ............. 209 Marker ............... 105 Custom digital modulation ..........62 Rising edge of ramp envelope ........
  • Page 899 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Settings ..............445 Enable Setup ................ 445 LAN interface ............489 Status bar ..............66 ENABle ................510 Tab labels ..............68 Enable registers Taskbar ............... 67 Remote ..............577 Wait time (screen saver) ........... 446 Enter license key ............. 468 Display correction file data Enter password UCOR ...............
  • Page 900 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Express level in Fill table Volts ................785 Automatically ............ 350, 362 External digital signal UCOR ............... 359 Application fields ............250 Fill with sensor Apply ..............250, 267 Basics ............... 364 Baseband input ............267 Editor ..............
  • Page 901 ® Index R&S SMCV100B FSK deviation ..............113 History FSK type Undo/Redo ..............497 Variable FSK ............. 114 Host name NRP sensor mapping ..........382 How to access the instrument ........434 see hostname ............545 LAN services ............. 489 Hostname ................
  • Page 902 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Identification Internal adjustment Emulation mode ............523 Continue on error ............846 Remote ..............576 Internal adjustments Identify Abort on error ............846 Connector ..............266 Troubleshooting ............845 Identify connector Interrupt ................514 Setting ............... 266 IP address ...............
  • Page 903 ® Index R&S SMCV100B LAN interface Licenses ................466 Avahi ................. 489 Server ............... 470 Enable ............... 489 Settings ..............466 FTP ................489 Lifting the instrument ............24 HTTP ................ 489 Limit LAN over SCPI ............489 RF level ............. 309, 375 SMB (Samba) ............
  • Page 904 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Multiplier Frequency ..............307 Mac address ..............521 MAC address LXI ................536 Naming conventions Maintenance ..............855 Allowed file names ............ 413 Managing license keys ............ 466 Network Managing licenses ............466 Connection fails ............845 Manual interaction ............. 64 Environment ..............
  • Page 905 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Serial number ............382 Settings ..............381 Parallel poll register enable Address ..............857 Remote ..............577 Parameters NTRansition ..............510 Number of carriers ............225 Entering ..............71, 72 Password Number of licenses ............850 Numeric data entry ............
  • Page 906 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Power on Protection level ............483 Key ................37 Service department ........... 481 Power ramp PTRansition ..............510 Restrict to baseband ..........118 Pulse divider marker ............85 Power ramping ............83, 117 Pulse frequency marker ............ 85 Power reference ..............
  • Page 907 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Reference frequency output Resampling Loop through ............. 315 External baseband signal ......... 252 Reference oscillator ............312 Reset Adjustment ..............316 List mode ..............344 Adjustment frequency ..........316 RF frequency (delta phase) ........311 External frequency ............ 314 Sweep ...............
  • Page 908 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Power-On/EMF ............447 SCPI User correction ............355 Error messages ............841 RF state Export ............... 428 External RF and I/Q instrument ........ 260 Export settings ............559 Rise delay ................ 117 Import ................ 428 LAN services ............. 489 Digital output .............
  • Page 909 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Select file .................427 Setup Select instrument Accept security settings ..........491 External RF and I/Q ..........262 Adjusting display ............444 Self-test Adjusting keyboard ........... 444 About ................ 855 Annotation frequency ..........486 Remote ..............579 Annotation level ............
  • Page 910 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Socket Status information ............468 Visa resource string ..........522 Status register Softkey bar Response format deinition ........611 See Taskbar ..............67 Status registers ............... 508 Software options ............... 62 CONDition ..............510 Source ENABle ..............510 Graphics ..............
  • Page 911 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Step ..............339, 340 Temperature offset Trigger manually ............337 Internal adjustments ..........862 Switch over Temporary files ............414, 420 Flexible ..............214 Test High speed ..............215 Check front panel ............858 Switching Test signal Modulation to CW ............114 Amplitude of test signal ..........
  • Page 912 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Trigger source Select dialog ID ............465 Graphics ..............403 Settings ..............464 List mode ..............343 Toggle between define and execute mode ....465 Sweep ............... 334 User manual ..............21 Trigger Source User mapping DM ................
  • Page 913 ® Index R&S SMCV100B Wait time Screen saver ............. 446 Wanted signal Use an external digital signal ........250 Warnings ..............840, 843 Waveform Edit, rules ..............167 Info ..............145, 200 Load file ..............145 Maximum length ............142 Optimizing ..............

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