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Giga-tronics 8650B Series Operation Manual

Giga-tronics 8650B Series Operation Manual (267 pages)

Universal Power Meters

Brand: Giga-tronics | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 8 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
8
Chapter 1 Introduction

19
- General Information
  19
  - Features
    19
  - Environmental Standards
    20
  - Power Requirements
    20
  - Items Furnished
    20
  - Items Required
    20
  - Cooling
    20
  - Cleaning
    20
  - Receiving Inspection
    21
  - Reshipment Preparation
    21
- Installation
  22
  - Safety Precautions
    22
  - Power
    23
  - Power Sensor Precautions
    23
  - Figure 1-1: Fuse Holder
    23
  - Interface (Rear Panel)
    24
    
    Line Voltage Selection & Fuse
    24
    
    Inputs/Outputs
    24
    
    Remote Interface
    24
    
    Figure 1-2: Series 8650B Rear Panel
    24
    
    Table 1-1: Series 8650B Rear Panel I/O Connectors
    24
- Specifications
  25
  - Power Meter
    25
  - Accuracy
    26
  - Measurement Rates
    29
  - Table 1-2: Measurement Rates
    29
  - Remote Operation
    30
  - GPIB Fast Buffered Mode Controls
    30
  - Inputs/Outputs
    30
  - General Specifications
    31
  - Options
    31
  - Power Sensors
    31
Chapter 2 Front Panel Operation

33
- Introduction
  33
- Front Panel Description
  33
  - Figure 2-1:8652B Front Panel Layout
    33
  - Front Panel Layout Descriptions
    34
- Front Panel Applications
  36
  - Figure 2-2: Main Menu
    36
  - Meter Setup
    37
    
    Calibrator
    37
    
    Config
    38
    
    Figure 2-3: Power Meter Configuration Display
    38
    
    Figure 2-4: Strip Chart Illustration
    40
    
    Figure 2-5: External Gating Illustration
    42
    
    Figure 2-6: External Triggering Illustration
    43
    
    Figure 2-7: Burst Edge Configuration Illustration
    44
    
    Figure 2-8: Histogram Illustration
    45
    
    Figure 2-9: CDF Curve Illustration
    46
    
    Figure 2-10: CCDF Curve Illustration
    46
    
    Sto/Rcl
    47
    
    Service
    47
  - Display Setup
    48
    
    Figure 2-11: Configuration Display Menu
    48
    
    Figure 2-12: Data Line Configuration Menu
    49
    
    Line Configuration
    49
    
    More Options
    51
  - Relative Mode (Rel)
    51
  - Sensor Setup
    52
    
    Averaging
    52
    
    Figure 2-13: Sensor Setup Menu
    52
    
    Offset
    53
    
    Config
    53
- Measurement Guide
  55
  - Using the Power Sweep Calibrator
    55
  - 807XXA Sensor Operation
    55
  - Sensor Calibration & Zeroing
    56
    
    Calibration & Zeroing
    56
    
    Figure 2-14: Setup for Sensor Calibration
    56
    
    Zeroing Only
    57
    
    Calibration & Zeroing (High Power Sensors with Removable Attenuators)
    57
    
    Low Level Performance Check
    58
  - Measuring Source Output Power
    59
  - Using the Peaking Meter
    59
  - Figure 2-15: Peaking Meter
    59
  - High Power Level Measurements
    60
  - Modulated Measurement Modes
    60
    
    MAP Mode
    60
    
    PAP Mode
    61
    
    BAP Mode
    61
    
    Figure 2-16: Burst Measurement
    61
  - Measurement Collection Modes
    63
    
    CW Mode
    63
    
    PEAK Mode (80350A Peak Power Sensor)
    63
    
    Figure 2-17: Delay & Delay Offsets
    64
  - Mode Restrictions
    65
  - When to Use CW, MAP & BAP
    65
  - Multi-Tone Tests
    65
  - Peak Hold
    67
  - Figure 2-18: Peak Hold
    67
  - Crest Factor
    68
  - Figure 2-19: Crest Factor
    68
  - Burst Signal Measurements
    70
  - Burst Start Exclude, Burst End Exclude
    71
  - Figure 2-20: Burst Start Exclude & Burst End Exclude
    71
  - Burst Dropout
    72
  - Figure 2-21: Burst Dropout
    72
  - Optimizing Measurement Speed
    73
  - Peak Power Measurements
    74
  - Measuring an Attenuator (Single Channel Method)
    74
  - Improving Accuracy
    75
  - Performance Verification
    76
  - Sources of Error
    77
Chapter 3 Remote Operation

79
- Introduction
  79
  - Sending Commands to the 8650B over GPIB
    79
    
    Table 3-1: Implemented IEEE Standards
    79
    
    Clear Device over GPIB
    80
    
    Clear Interface over GPIB
    80
    
    Local & Remote Control over GPIB
    80
    
    Sensor Selection & Calibration
    80
  - Polling over GPIB
    81
    
    Parallel Polling over GPIB
    81
    
    Serial Polling over GPIB
    81
  - Data Output Formats
    82
  - Power-On Default Conditions
    82
  - Remote Connection Configuration
    83
    
    Gpib
    83
    
    Lan
    83
    
    Usb
    83
- SCPI Command Interface
  84
  - Sensor Calibration & Zeroing
    84
  - Sensor & Channel Configuration
    84
  - Figure 3-1: SCPI Subsystem Model
    84
  - Measurement Triggering
    85
  - Memory Functions
    85
  - IEEE 488.2 Required Commands
    85
  - Table 3-2: IEEE Required Command Codes
    85
  - Calculate Subsystem Commands
    86
  - Figure 3-2: Calculate Subsystem Commands
    86
  - Figure 3-3: Additional Calculate Subsystem Commands (Modulation Sensors)
    87
  - Sense Subsystem Commands
    88
  - Figure 3-4: Sense Subsystem Command Tree
    88
  - Trigger Subsystem Commands
    90
  - Figure 3-5: Trigger Subsystem Command Tree
    90
  - Figure 3-6: Sense Subsystem Command Tree for Configuring Modulation Sensors
    91
  - Figure 3-7: Sense Subsystem Command Tree for Configuring Modulation Sensor Gate Settings
    91
  - SCPI Command Syntax
    92
    
    Commands in Brackets
    92
    
    Programmer Selective Parameters
    92
    
    Italics in Syntax Descriptions
    92
    
    Query Format
    92
    
    Linking Command Strings
    92
    
    Measurement Data Output Format
    92
    
    Table 3-3: SCPI Command Syntax
    93
  - Sensor Calibration & Zeroing
    97
    
    Sensor Calibration
    97
    
    Sensor Zero
    98
  - Sensor Configuration Commands
    99
  - Sensor Gate Commands
    101
  - Reading Power Measurements
    103
    
    Special Errors
    104
  - Instrument Triggering
    105
  - Figure 3-8: Triger Sub-System Command Tree
    105
  - Arming the Triggering Cycle
    108
  - Channel Configuration
    109
  - Cal Factor Correction
    112
    
    Cal Factor Error Control
    113
  - High Speed Measurements
    114
    
    Operating Mode Control
    114
    
    Triggering Notes
    116
    
    Measurement Level Notes
    116
  - Peak Power Sensor Triggering
    117
  - Averaging
    119
  - Relative or Referenced Measurements
    120
    
    Error Control
    120
  - Offsets
    121
  - Communication Configurations
    122
  - Status Monitoring & Service Request Generation
    123
    
    Figure 3-9: 8650B SCPI Status Reporting Structure
    123
    
    Status Byte Register
    124
    
    Table 3-4: SCPI Status Byte Register
    124
    
    Event Status Register
    126
    
    Table 3-5: SCPI Event Status Register
    126
    
    Operation Status Register
    128
    
    Table 3-6: SCPI Operation Status Register
    128
    
    Clear Status
    130
    
    Operation Complete
    130
  - Min/Max Configuration & Monitoring
    131
  - Limit Line Configuration & Monitoring
    132
  - Analog Output
    134
  - Saving & Recalling Configurations
    136
  - Halting Operation
    137
  - Language Configuration
    137
  - Preset Configuration
    138
  - Table 3-7: Reset & Power on Default Commands (W/ CW Power Sensor Initialized)
    139
  - Identification Commands
    140
  - Calibrator Controls
    141
  - Sensor EEPROM Commands
    141
  - Self-Test
    142
  - Error Messages
    142
  - Table 3-8: SCPI Standard Error Messages
    142
  - Table 3-9: Device Specific Error Messages
    143
- IEEE 488.2 Interface Command Codes
  145
  - Command Syntax
    145
    
    Function Codes
    145
    
    Prefixes
    145
    
    Variables
    145
    
    Suffixes
    146
    
    Separators
    146
    
    Command Format Illustrations
    146
  - 8650B Command Code Set
    147
  - Table 3-10: 8650B IEEE 488.2 Command Set
    147
  - 8540C Emulation Command Code Set
    150
  - Table 3-11: 8540C Emulation Command Set
    150
  - HP436 Emulation Command Code Set
    153
  - Table 3-12: HP436 Emulation Command Set
    153
  - HP437 Emulation Command Code Set
    154
  - Table 3-13: HP437 Emulation Command Set
    154
  - HP438 Emulation Command Code Set
    156
  - Table 3-14: HP438 Emulation Command Set
    156
- Analog Output
  158
  - Enabling & Disabling the Output
    158
  - Setting Options for the Output
    158
- Averaging
  159
  - Auto Averaging
    159
    
    Activating the Auto Filter Mode
    159
    
    Setting the Measurement Settling Target
    159
    
    Table 3-15: Measurement Setting Target Default Values
    159
    
    Freezing the Present Averaging Number
    160
  - Manual Averaging
    161
  - Table 3-16: Number Averaging
    161
- Cal Factors
  162
- Calibration
  163
  - Calibration Routine
    163
  - Calibrator Source
    164
  - Calibrator Test
    165
  - Channel Designation
    166
- Crest Factor
  167
  - Enabling the Crest Factor Feature
    167
  - Reading the Crest Factor Value
    167
- Display Control
  169
  - Display Testing
    169
  - Displaying Messages
    169
- Duty Cycle Commands
  170
  - Activating or Deactivating a Duty Cycle
    170
  - Specifying a Duty Cycle
    170
  - Reading Duty Cycle Status
    170
- Time Gating Measurement
  171
  - Description
    171
    
    External Gating Mode
    171
    
    External Trigger Mode
    171
    
    Internal Burst Edge Detection
    171
  - Time Gating Mode
    172
    
    Gate a or B
    172
    
    OFF or GATE or TRIGGER or EDGE
    172
    
    INVERT or NONINVERT
    173
    
    DELAY D
    174
    
    DURATION G
    174
    
    HOLDOFF H
    175
    
    Error Codes
    175
- Eeprom
  176
  - EEPROM Cal Factors
    176
  - Frequency
    177
- Instrument Identification
  178
  - Identification Strings
    178
- Learn Modes
  179
  - Learn Mode #1
    180
  - Requesting the String
    180
    
    Sending the String
    180
    
    Table 3-17: Learn Mode #1 Output Format
    180
  - Learn Mode #2
    181
    
    Requesting the String
    181
    
    Sending the String
    181
- Limits
  182
  - Setting Limits
    182
  - Activating Limits
    182
  - Measuring with Limits
    183
- Measurement Collection Modes (Standard)
  184
  - Measurement Triggering
    184
    
    Trigger Hold (TR0)
    184
    
    Trigger Immediate (TR1)
    184
    
    Trigger Immediate with Full Averaging (TR2)
    184
    
    Free Run (TR3)
    184
  - Group Execute Trigger
    185
    
    Group Trigger Hold (GT0)
    185
    
    Group Trigger Immediate (GT1)
    185
    
    Group Trigger Immediate with Full Averaging (GT2)
    185
- Measurement Collection Modes (GPIB-Fast)
  186
  - General
    186
    
    Sensor Measurements Supported
    186
    
    Averaging
    186
    
    Disabled Features
    186
    
    Measurement Changes
    186
    
    Warning Regarding Interruption & Reconfiguration
    187
    
    GPIB-Fast Mode Setup
    187
  - Data Output Formats for GPIB-Fast Modes
    188
    
    For the Swift Free-Run Mode
    188
    
    For the Swift Triggered & Fast Buffered Modes
    188
    
    For the Fast Modulated Mode
    188
  - Fast Buffered Mode
    189
    
    Fast Buffered Mode Notes
    190
  - Swift Mode
    191
    
    Swift Mode Notes
    191
    
    Example Programs
    192
  - Fast Modulated Mode
    193
    
    Fast Modulated Mode Notes
    193
- Measurement Mode Commands
  194
  - CW Mode
    194
  - MAP Mode
    194
  - PAP Mode
    195
  - BAP Mode
    195
  - Peak Mode
    195
  - Measurement Mode Query
    196
- Advanced Features
  197
  - Burst Start Exclude
    197
  - Burst End Exclude
    197
  - Burst Dropout Tolerance
    198
  - Min/Max Power Value
    198
    
    Enabling the Min/Max Feature
    198
    
    Reading the Min/Max Values
    199
  - Offset Commands
    199
    
    Enabling/Disabling an Offset
    200
    
    Setting an Offset Value
    200
  - Measured Offset Entry
    201
  - Peak Hold
    202
    
    Enabling the Peak Hold Feature
    202
    
    Reading the Peak Hold Value
    202
  - Peak Power Sensor Commands
    204
    
    Series 80350A Peak Sensors
    204
    
    Reading Values
    205
  - Preset
    206
  - Table 3-18: Preset (Default) Conditions
    206
  - Relative Measurements
    207
  - Resolution
    207
  - Sensor Selection
    208
  - Status Monitoring
    209
    
    Figure 3-10: 8650B IEEE 488.2 Status Reporting Structure
    209
    
    Status Byte Register
    210
    
    Table 3-19: IEEE 488.2 Status Byte Register
    210
    
    Event Status Register
    212
    
    Table 3-20: IEEE 488.2 Event Status Register
    212
    
    Status Message
    214
    
    Table 3-21: Measurement Error Code Returned in Position AA
    215
    
    Table 3-22: Entry Error Code Returned in Position Aa
    216
    
    Table 3-23: Other Codes in the Status Message
    217
  - Setup
    218
    
    Query a Stored Setup
    218
    
    Store a Setup
    218
  - Store & Recall
    219
    
    Saving a Configuration
    219
    
    Retrieving a Configuration
    219
  - Units
    220
  - Vprop
    220
    
    PROPF Feature
    220
    
    Enabling & Disabling
    220
    
    Configuring
    221
    
    Propf
    221
  - Histograms, CDF & CCDF
    223
    
    Setting Histogram Mode Intervals
    223
    
    Histogram Range
    223
    
    Enabling & Disabling Histograms HIST
    223
    
    Histogram Query
    224
  - Strip Chart
    225
    
    Strip Pause/Resume
    225
    
    Strip Chart Query
    225
  - Statistics
    226
    
    Statistics Enable/Disable
    226
    
    Statistics Query
    226
  - Scpi
    226
Chapter 4 Performance Verification

227
- Introduction
  227
- Equipment Required
  227
- Table 4-1: Performance Verification - Required Equipment List
  227
- Calibrator Verification Procedure
  228
  - Calibrator Output Power Reference Level
    228
    
    Procedure
    228
    
    Figure 4-1: Calibrator Output Test Setup
    228
  - Calibrator Frequency Check
    230
- Performance Verification Tests
  230
  - Equipment Required
    230
  - Instrument Plus Power Sensor Linearity
    231
    
    Test Description
    231
    
    Figure 4-2:Power Linearity Test Setup
    231
    
    Setup Parameters
    232
    
    Test Procedure
    232
  - GPIB Port Check
    233
Appendixa Typical Applications Programs

237
- Introduction
  237
- Continuous Data Reading
  237
- Remote Calibration of a Sensor
  237
- Speed Tests: Normal & Swift
  238
- Swift Demo 1: FREERUN
  240
- Swift Demo 2: GET
  241
- Fast Buffered Demo: POST GET
  242
  - Fast Buffered Demo: POST TTL
    243
Appendixb Power Sensors

245
- Introduction
  245
- Power Sensor Selection
  245
  - Power Sensor Selection Charts
    246
  - Modulated Sensor Specifications
    252
    
    80401A BAP Mode Limitations
    253
    
    80601A BAP Mode Limitations
    254
    
    80701A BAP Mode Limitations
    255
  - Directional Bridges
    256

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