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2050/60 X-Series Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors Wide dynamic range power sensors for any modulated signals USER’S GUIDE...
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Altitude Storage condition – Up to 15420 m (50000 ft) Regulatory Information The 2050/60 X-Series complies with the following Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) compliances: – IEC 61326-1/EN 61326-1 – Canada: ICES/NMB-001 – Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR11 Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
This symbol is a South Korean Class A EMC Declaration. This equipment is Class A suitable for professional use and is for use in electromagnetic environments outside of the home. MSIP-REM-Kst- XXXXXXXXX Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
“Monitoring and Control Instrument” product. The affixed product label is as shown below. Do not dispose in domestic household waste. To return this unwanted instrument, contact your nearest Keysight Service Center, or visit http://about.keysight.com/en/companyinfo/environment/takeback.shtml for more information.
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......... 44 General Operating Information Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue ..46 Quick start example to perform an average power measurement .
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Additional Instrument Setup tab settings description Table A-1 Range of values for limits ..... . 87 Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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Keysight 2050/60 X-Series Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors User’s Guide Getting Started Overview Theory of Operation Standard shipped items Hardware Installation and Configuration Connect the USB sensor Connect the LAN sensor LED Indicator Sequence During Power-Up for the USB Sensor...
– U2055XA option 053 USB average power sensor (10 MHz to 53 GHz) – U2056XA USB average power sensor (10 MHz to 54 GHz) – U2057XA USB average power sensor (10 MHz to 67 GHz) – U2061XA USB peak and average power sensor (10 MHz - 6 GHz) –...
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100 meters via the Power over Ethernet (PoE)/LAN connectivity. The PoE connectivity is compliant to the IEEE 3 W, 802.3af or 802.3at Type 1 standard. The typical LAN port on your PC or Keysight instruments is not able to power up the L2050/ NOTE 60 Series LAN power sensor.
RF/microwave signals USB cable External trigger ports USB port LED indicator Indicates the USB sensor state. Refer to “LED Indicator Sequence During Power-Up for the USB Sensor” on page for more information. Figure 1-1 USB sensor Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
): Link activity indicator. Blinks when a valid link activity is detected. LED indicators Indicate the LAN sensor state. Refer to “LED Indicator Sequences for the LAN Sensor” on page for more information. Figure 1-2 LAN sensor Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
‘aperture’ over which averaging is calculated. This aperture is selectable in 100ns resolution and provides a powerful mechanism for precisely tuning the instrument to the signal being measured. In addition to allowing the aperture to match a particular epoch Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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USB or LAN based interface. With a LAN based interface, the prefix “U” is replaced with “L”. On top of that, the L2065XT/66XT/67XT sensor is also designed to be thermal vacuum compliant (TVAC) by controlling the outgas property of the components being used. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
If there is any mechanical damage, notify the nearest Keysight Sales and Service Office. Keep the damaged shipping materials (if any) for inspection by the carrier and a Keysight representative.
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LAN power sensor: LAN power sensor Certificate of calibration Trigger cable, BNC male to SMB Shielded LAN cable 5 ft (1.5 m), female, 50 W, 1.5 m (Quantity: 2) default cable length Certificate of calibration Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Prior to using the 2050/60 X-Series, ensure that the following minimum requirements are met: – PC with USB and LAN host capability – Keysight IO Libraries Suite 17.0 or higher installed – Keysight BenchVue installed Connect the USB sensor 1 Connect the power sensor to the PC. The sensor driver is detected and installed automatically.
3 Click Interactive IO to verify the sensor is connected. 4 When the sensor is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue Power Meter application, or proceed to operate the sensor via remote programming.
– Static IP (Manual mode) The default LAN operating mode of the LAN sensor is Dynamic IP. Dynamic IP and Auto IP are enabled on the LAN sensor shipped from Keysight. This allows the LAN sensor to automatically obtain an address on the network.
Figure 1-7 Set automatic LAN settings on the PC 3 Go to Start > All Programs > IO Control ( ) to launch Keysight Connection Expert application. 4 Select Add > LAN instrument. The Add a LAN device window is displayed.
Getting Started Figure 1-8 Add a LAN instrument in Keysight Connection Expert via host name 6 Select Allow *IDN Query and click Test This VISA Address to verify the LAN sensor is connected. Once verified, click Accept. 7 Alternatively, click Start a Scan for connected instruments to auto-locate the sensor as shown in Figure 1-9.
8 Click Interactive IO to verify the LAN sensor is connected. 9 When the LAN sensor is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue, or proceed to operate the LAN sensor via remote programming.
2 On your PC, set the LAN settings to the automatic configuration. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Local Area Connection > Properties and set the following properties. Figure 1-11 Set automatic LAN settings on the PC Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
4 Click Interactive IO to verify the LAN sensor is connected. 5 When the LAN sensor is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue, or proceed to operate the LAN sensor via remote programming.
2 On your PC, set the LAN settings to the automatic configuration. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Local Area Connection > Properties and set the following properties. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
3 Go to Start > All Programs > IO Control ( ) to launch Keysight Connection Expert application. Click Start a Scan for connected instruments to auto-locate the sensor as shown in the figure below. Figure 1-15 Auto-locate a LAN instrument in Keysight Connection Expert Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
5 Set the PC IP address and subnet mask. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Local Area Connection > Properties and set the following properties. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
PoE injector to avoid conflict. 6 Go to Start > All Programs > IO Control ( ) to launch Keysight Connection Expert application. Click Start a Scan for connected instruments to auto-locate the sensor as shown in Figure 1-18.
(192.168.0.10) in the Add a LAN device (Add > LAN instrument) window. 8 When the LAN sensor is connected, go to Chapter 2, "Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue" to launch the BenchVue, or proceed to operate the LAN sensor via remote programming.
– interactive IO – familiarization with instrument capabilities – determining/changing instrument configuration 1 On the Keysight Connection Expert, click Web UI to launch the LAN sensor web-based interface. Figure 1-19 Start instrument web interface...
Getting Started Figure 1-22 View and modify LAN configuration settings 3 Click Modify Configuration to edit the LAN configuration settings. Figure 1-23 Modify configuration 4 Enter the default password “keysight”. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
5 On this page, you can configure and renew the LAN settings, as well as power cycle the LAN sensor or reset the LAN settings. Figure 1-25 Modify and renew LAN configuration settings If you have changed the password, resetting the LAN configuration will reset the password NOTE to default as well. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
The cooling plate consists of four mounting threaded holes and the minimum thread height of each hole is 6 mm. Mounting dimensions 36.00 mm 24.00 mm 136.00 mm 90.00 mm 40.00 mm 60.50 mm Figure 1-26 L2065XT/66XT/67XT mounting dimensions Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Clean the surface thoroughly with isopropyl alchohol and let it dry. Install the thermal interface material on to the sensor’s surface. Stick the silver layer onto the surface. The pink layer is facing outward. Briefly install the brackets. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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Getting Started Place the sensor (with brackets) on the cooling plate. Align the screws to the threaded holes and tighten the screws. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Send the SYST:ERR? query to read the HW/OS error Zeroing and calibration error error message. It is recommended to return the 2050/60 X-Series to Keysight if this condition persists after power cycle. Other LED indicators Table 1-1 Other LED indicators for the USB sensor Amber Secure erase, flash formatting, or firmware update in progress.
Send the SYST:ERR? query to read the error message. It is recommended to HW/OS error Zeroing and calibration error return the LAN sensor to Keysight if this condition persists after power cycle. For LAN activity (via LAN LED indicator) Normal operation...
Firmware Upgrade To download the latest firmware version for the 2050/60 X-Series, go to www.keysight.com/find/pm_firmware. The latest firmware includes the executable file and help file for installing the Firmware Upgrade Utility application in order to upgrade the 2050/60 X-Series.
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Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors User’s Guide General Operating Information Using the 2050/60 X-Series with the Keysight BenchVue Quick start example to perform an average power measurement Quick start example to set up a measurement in the Trace view Quick overview of the BenchVue Power Meter...
For more information on how to configure each 2050/60 X-Series function or use each NOTE BenchVue Power Meter feature, refer to the Keysight BenchVue Power Meter help documentation. Go to Start > All Programs > Keysight > Keysight BenchVue > Keysight BenchVue to launch the BenchVue Power Meter application. Instrument panel Figure 2-1...
For power measurements below –50 dBm, it is recommended to perform external zeroing NOTE and turn off the RF output for better accuracy and repeatability. 4 Set the frequency of the 2050/60 X-Series to 1 GHz. Figure 2-4 Setting the frequency Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
6 To monitor the average power over a period of time, create a Datalog display view by clicking Figure 2-6 Creating Datalog display view Select one of the available measurements from the list and click Ok. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Indicates the channel name, measurement number, measurement type Tools palette to provide control for the datalog chart (refer to the BenchVue Power Meter help documentation for details) d Summary of marker measurements and alert limit conditions for the current measurement. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information 7 Place a marker (or up to five markers) on the chart by clicking to obtain the reading. Figure 2-9 Placing a marker on the chart Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
2 Turn on the RF output of the signal generator. Launch the BenchVue Power Meter application (refer to page 46). 3 Create a Trace display view by clicking Figure 2-10 Creating a trace 4 Perform calibration and zeroing for an accurate measurement result. Figure 2-11 Performing calibration and zeroing Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Setting the frequency 6 You can set the trace scales to configure the pulse on the trace display. Figure 2-13 Setting the trace scales 7 To enable gates on the trace, click at the Tools Palette. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
For more precise control of your gate parameters, you can set up the gates via the Instrument Setup tab and enter a starting point and length (in seconds) for each of the four gate controls. Figure 2-15 Setting the gates through Instrument Setup tab Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
8 View the power measurement results of the pulse at the Pulse Analysis tab under Information Panel. Figure 2-16 Viewing the power measurement results of the pulse You can select additional pulse and gate measurements to display by clicking the Measurement Selector tab. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Quick overview of the BenchVue Power Meter For details on each of the BenchVue Power Meter features, refer to the Keysight BenchVue NOTE Power Meter help documentation. Access the common measurement settings for the current measurement display view.
Access advanced settings such as corrections (frequency-dependent offset, gamma, and S-parameter), alert limits, recorder output, trace/pulse duration reference levels, input impedance, and trigger output. For more information, refer to “Instrument Setup tab” on page 63. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Power meter settings in the Average only mode Common Average only mode power measurement settings Assign a measurement to Add a display view the selected view Start/Stop all acquisitions Figure 2-22 Power meter settings in the Average only mode Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
– Select the positive or negative slope type to determine if the trigger event is recognized on the rising or falling edge of a signal respectively. – Set the holdoff time to disable the trigger mechanism after a trigger event occurs. – Set the qualification value. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Common Normal mode power measurement settings Common Normal mode Trace view settings Add a display view Assign a measurement to the selected view Run/stop all acquisitions Figure 2-23 Power meter settings in the Normal mode Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
It can be applied to both rising and falling edge trigger generation. Hysteresis is only available for the internal trigger source and manual trigger level. – Set the qualification value. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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Set the trace unit, start time, X-axis scale, Y-axis maximum value, and Y-axis scale. Trigger Setup Select to enable trace for the single and continuous trigger modes. (in the Trace view) [a] When the 2050/60 X-Series frequency is set to 300 MHz. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Instrument Setup tab This tab provides you an option to configure additional instrument settings for your measurements as described in Table 2-3. Figure 2-24 Instrument Setup tab Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
– Enable the 10 MHz timebase. View all connected instruments and select any instrument to use on the BenchVue Power Meter application. You can Additional Instruments connect up to 15 instruments per BenchVue Power Meter application. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Select the instruments to use at Instrument Setup > Additional Instruments. Add up to four Digital Meter display views by clicking and selecting the measurement sources to display. Figure 2-25 Multiple Digital Meter display example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Multi-list display view Select the instruments to use at Instrument Setup > Additional Instruments. Add a Multilist display view by clicking and selecting the measurement sources to display. Figure 2-26 Multi-list display example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Single Trace display view with multiple traces Select the instruments to use at Instrument Setup > Additional Instruments. Add a Trace display view by clicking and selecting the trace sources to display. Figure 2-27 Multi-trace example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
General Operating Information Multiple bench operation Set the sensor bench view layout Corresponds with respective sensor number Sensor number Double-click each connected sensor icon to open its related bench application window Figure 2-28 Multiple bench display example Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
2050/60 X-Series Web Interface. For additional help about using the interface, click Help with the Page tab on the lower-left corner of the Web Interface window. Figure 2-29 2050/60 X-Series Web Interface’s Welcome Window Navigation Bar Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
1 From the Welcome Window, click Instrument Control tab on the left side of the window. 2 Click Enter Password. A pop-up window appears, requesting for password. 3 Enter password (default password is “keysight”) and click Submit. You can view the instrument control panel of the 2050/60 X-Series sensors. Figure 2-31 Password Panel...
General Operating Information 4 Using various available HTML buttons/text input/radio buttons, you can control configuration of sensor settings in the instrument control panel. Figure 2-32 Instrument control panel Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
CALCulate block. Currently, the Channel and Gate options are set by the system and you cannot to change them in Phase1, the web interface allows you to set the Feed type to Avg, Peak, Pk-Avg and Min. The corresponding SCPI command is CALCulate[1]|2|3|4:FEED[1]|2 "POW:PEAK"|"POW:PTAV"|"POW:AVER"|"POW:MIN". Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
AUTO – Enables averaging and automatic filter length. The corresponding SCPI command is [:SENSe[1]:]AVERage:COUNt:AUTO ON|1 b MANUAL – Enables averaging, but disables automatic filter length, therefore the filter length can be manually set in the averaging count text box. The corresponding Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Deselect the check box to disable the pulse power measurement value. By default, this field is disabled. The corresponding SCPI command is [:SENSe[1]:]CORRection:DCYCle|GAIN3:STATe ON|OFF|1|0 and [:SENSe[1]:]CORRection:DCYCle|GAIN3[:INPut][:MAGNitude] <numeric_value> Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
5 System Connection Status – Shows the status of the web server connection. It shows “Connected” when the connection is established, else it shows “Disconnected. You may consider restarting the sensor in case you face any issues with the web server connection. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
4) Current Measuring Information: Frequency, Mode, Feed Type, Meas, Chan 5) Min and Max measurement logged 6) A Clear the min and max button to clear the minimum and maximum value logged 7) Power Measurement Value. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Figure 2-41 Footer System Error There is a System Error bar on the top of the Web Interface, to display the error message returned from the execution of a SCPI command. Figure 2-42 System error Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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Keysight 2050/60 X-Series Wide Dynamic Range Power Sensors User’s Guide Characteristics and Specifications For the characteristics and specifications of the 2050/60 X-Series, refer to the datasheet at NOTE https://www.keysight.com/my/en/assets/3120-1424/data-sheets/U2049XA-Option- TVA-UL205060-X-Series-USBLAN-Wide-Dynamic-Range-Peak-Average-Power.pdf.
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The four resolution levels represent: – 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 dB respectively if the measurement suffix is dBm or dB. – 1, 2, 3, or 4 significant digits respectively if the measurement suffix is W or %. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Appendix Bandwidth Filter Shapes Amplitude <–3 dB 300 kHz 1.5 MHz 5 MHz Frequency Bandwidth setting High [1] When the 2050/60 X-Series frequency is set to 300 MHz. Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
Average “off” power level ahead of the pulse Gate 2, average measurement Peak-to-average ratio Gate 1, peak-to-average measurement Gate 3, average measurement, minus Gate 4, average Pulse droop measurement Gate 3 Gate 4 Trigger Gate 2 Gate 1 Keysight 2050/60 X-Series User’s Guide...
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