Agilent Technologies ENA Series Operation Manual
Network analyzers mixer measurement wizard
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- Page 1 Agilent ENA Series Network Analyzers Mixer Measurement Wizard Operation Manual Rev. 01.10 October 2008...
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Page 2: Sample Program
SAMPLE PROGRAMS solely and exclusively for their own purpose and shall not license, lease, market, or distribute the SAMPLE PROGRAMS or modification of any part thereof. Agilent Technologies shall not be liable for the quality, performance, or behavior of the SAMPLE PROGRAMS. Agilent Technologies especially disclaims any responsibility for the operation of the SAMPLE PROGRAMS to be uninterrupted or error-free. - Page 3 The ENA Mixer Measurement Wizard VBA macro assists in setting measurement conditions for mixer tests. To obtain full benefits from this VBA macro, understanding of fundamental network analysis and scalar and vector mixer calibration are essential. Agilent application notes 1408-1, 1408-2, and 1408-3 offer in-depth information regarding mixer measurements and calibration techniques.
- Page 4 VBA macro Instruction Startup Dialogue VBA program starts with Introduction Dialog. Press Next button to continue. [Step1/4] External SG Setup Connect ENA USB port to external SG GPIB port with USB/GPIB interface. Select the SG model to select appropriate command. [Step2/4 Measurement Parameter Setup Select Measurement Type.
- Page 5 [Step3/4] Calibration type selection Select calibration type. Refer to table1 for available measurement and calibration. [Step3/4] (1) Power Meter Calibration Power meter calibration technique is perfromed with this form. Press “Take Cal Sweep” button under “Power cal” box to calibrate power level of the ENA. Then, execute receiver calibration with “Take Cal Sweep”...
- Page 6 Perform full 2 port calibration and press “Done” button. Then load macro “MixerCharactarization.vba” in the “agilent” directory under the User [D:] drive to obtain the de-embedding file required for VMC. [step4/4] Connect Device and Measurement Connect DUT, then press “Done” button to finish...
- Page 7 Available measurement types, calibration method and measurement results Following table describes available measurement types and calibration techniques with the VBA wizard. Also, measurement result with each measurement type and calibration type is described below. Measurement Result (a) Conversion loss with PMC (b) Conversion loss with SMC...
- Page 8 (c) Conversion loss with VMC (d) Conversion Loss and Group Delay with VMC (e) Conversion Compression(CW) with SMC (f) Conversion Compression (Swept) with SMC...
- Page 9 Revision History Revision Date Description 01.00 Mar 2008 Initial Revision 01.01 Apr 2008 Modified Power Meter Trigger Bug Modified Frequency Range Check 01.10 Oct 2008 Supported 20GHz Option Modified Scalar Mixer Calibration (Step 3/4 (2)) Modified Vector Mixer Calibration (Step 3/4 (3))