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Jackson Labs PHASE STATION 53100A User Manual (225 pages)
Phase Noise Test Set
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Jackson Labs
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Test Equipment
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Introduction
15
Specifications
17
Getting Started
19
What's in the Box
19
USB Driver and Software Installation
19
Support
19
Installing Timelab
21
Performance Notes
22
Front Panel Features
23
Rear Panel Features
25
Guidelines for Input Signal Connections
26
Choosing Reference Sources
26
Working with Dual Reference Sources
28
Making Your First Measurements
31
Tips for New Users
34
Next Steps
35
Block Diagram
37
A Brief Architectural Note
39
Making Measurements
41
What's All this ADEV Stuff, Anyhow
43
Allan Deviation (A)
44
Modified Allan Deviation (M)
45
Hadamard Deviation (H)
45
Time Deviation (T)
46
Maximum Time Interval Error (M)
46
Examining Changes in Stability over Time
47
Common Artifacts in ADEV and Related Measurements
48
Hints for Xdev Measurements
53
Working with Phase- and Frequency-Difference Traces
55
Phase Difference (Original) (W)
55
Phase Difference (Unwrapped) (P)
55
Frequency Difference (F)
56
How Does Timelab Measure Frequency
57
Phase/Frequency Measurements with the 53100A
57
Examining Traces in Detail
58
Navigating Zoomed Graphs
59
Hints for Phase/Frequency Stability Measurements
61
Phase Noise, am Noise, and Jitter
63
Integrated Noise and Jitter Measurement
65
The Spur Table
66
Show or Hide Known Spurs
66
Spur Measurement Options
67
Is It a Spur, or Isn't It
68
Understanding Instrument Spurs
69
Manual Spur Removal
70
Using Noise Markers
71
Hints for Noise Measurements
72
Timelab Command Reference
73
File Menu
75
Load .TIM File (L)
75
Save Image or .TIM File (S)
75
Copy Image to Clipboard (Ctrl-C)
76
Import .RES or .PNP Phase Noise Data (N)
76
Import ASCII Phase or Frequency Data (L)
76
Export ASCII Phase Data (X)
77
Export ASCII Frequency Data (X)
77
Export Binary Phase Data
78
Export Phase Data to Stable32 (Ctrl-X)
78
Export ASCII Xdev Trace
79
Export ASCII AM/PM Noise Trace
79
Export AM/PM Spur Table
79
Exported ASCII Files Include Headers for Microsemi Timemonitor
80
Print Image
80
Scale File Dialogs by Window Size
80
Confirmation Prompts Default to Yes
80
Limit MTIE Processing to 10K Points
80
Warn before Exiting with Unsaved Plots
80
Warn before Retriggering Measurement in Progress
80
Reset All Parameters, Options, and Settings at Next Startup
81
Close Selected Plot (Del)
81
Close All Visible Plots (Home)
81
Delete Selected Plot's .TIM File (Ctrl-Del)
81
Quit (Q or Esc)
81
Edit Menu
83
Trace Properties (E)
83
Flatten Selected Noise Region (Ctrl-F8)
85
Restore Flattened Noise Regions (Ctrl-F9)
86
Flatten Selected or Zoomed Phase Data (Ctrl-F)
86
Remove Selected or Zoomed Phase Data (F4)
87
Subtract Global Linear Phase Trend (Frequency Offset) (Ctrl-O)
88
Subtract Global Linear Frequency Trend (Drift Line) (Ctrl-L)
88
Subtract Quadratic Linear Frequency Trend (Drift Curve) (Ctrl-Q)
88
Apply Notch Filter to Phase Data (Ctrl-N)
89
Undo Last Flatten or Subtract Operation (Ctrl-Z)
90
Trace Menu
91
Phase/Frequency Traces Begin at Zero (Z)
91
Show Linear Phase/Frequency Residual (R)
91
Show Linear Phase/Frequency Trend (Ctrl-T)
93
Phase/Frequency y Axis Unlocked in Zoom Mode (Y)
93
Averaging Window for Phase/Frequency Traces (G)
94
Increase Averaging Window (Ctrl +)
94
Decrease Averaging Window (Ctrl -)
94
Draw Xdev Traces with Spline Interpolation (I)
95
Show Xdev Error Bars (Ctrl-E)
96
Clip Xdev Traces by Noise Bandwidth (Ctrl-B)
96
Clip Xdev Traces by Confidence (Ctrl-V)
96
Show Separated Xdev Variances (N-Cornered Hat) When Available (Ctrl-H)
97
Show Cross ADEV Traces When Available (Ctrl-J)
98
Show Original Traces in Computed Xdev Displays (F6)
98
Show Correlation Gain for Selected Noise Trace (Ctrl-G)
98
Show FFT Segment Filter Slopes (Ctrl-I)
99
Show Imaginary Part of Cross Spectrum (Ctrl-F3)
100
Show Estimated Instrument Noise (F2)
100
Mark Spurs in Noise Traces (Ctrl-M)
101
Suppress Spurs in Noise Traces (Ctrl-S)
101
Smooth Noise Traces (Ctrl-W)
101
Show Raw Noise Trace(S) (Ctrl-R)
101
Show am Noise in PN View (F8)
102
Tick Marks (K)
103
Toggle Trace Thickness for Current Measurement (T)
103
Display Menu
105
Edit Colors
105
Edit Selected Trace Color (E)
105
Restore Default Colors
105
Restore Selected Trace Color
105
High Contrast (C)
106
Set Spot Cursor Positions (J)
106
Show Numeric Tables (Ctrl-N)
106
Clear Noise Markers (Ctrl-F4)
107
Show Cursor Time (Ss)
107
Show Cursor Time (Hh:MM:ss)
107
Show Cursor Time/Datestamp
107
Do Not Show Cursor Values
107
Phase/Frequency X Axis Labels in Ss Format
107
Phase/Frequency X Axis Labels in Hh:MM:ss Format
107
Phase/Frequency X Axis Labels in Hh:MM Format
107
Phase/Frequency X Axis Labels in Hh Format
107
Tau Labels in Scientific Notation
108
Browse Plots One at a Time (B)
108
Overlay All Loaded Plots (O)
108
Toggle Visibility of Selected Plot (V)
108
Select Next Plot in Chart (+ or down Arrow)
108
Select Previous Plot in Chart (- or up Arrow)
108
Move Selected Plot up (Ctrl-Up Arrow)
108
Move Selected Plot down (Ctrl-Down Arrow)
108
Zoom in ( ] )
109
Zoom out
109
Y Zoom in ( } )
109
Y Zoom out ( { )
109
Decrease Font Size ( ( or Ctrl-Mouse Wheel )
109
Increase Font Size ( ) or Ctrl-Mouse Wheel )
109
Refresh ( F5 )
109
Legend Menu
110
Measurement Menu
115
Masks Menu
117
Clear Mask Selection
117
User-Defined Mask Entries
118
Edit Mask Definitions
118
Scripts Menu
119
Creating a New Test Script
119
Examples
119
Run Script
120
Edit Script
120
Delete Script
120
Run Last-Executed Script (Shift-Space)
120
Toggle Script Console for Selected Plot (F11)
121
Stop All Running Scripts (F12)
121
Acquire Menu
123
Jackson Labs Phasestation / Microchip 53100A
123
Miles Design Timepod
123
Acquire from Counter in Talk-Only Mode
123
Acquire from Live ASCII File
124
HP 53131A/53132A/53181A and 53220A/53230A
124
HP 5335A and 5370A/B
124
Philips/Fluke PM6680
124
Picotest/Array U6200A Series
124
Stanford Research SR620
124
Wavecrest DTS-2050/2070 Series
124
Symmetricom 5115A / 5120A / 5125A (Frequency Stability)
125
Symmetricom 5115A / 5120A / 5125A (Phase Noise)
125
Stop/Repeat Acquisition (Space)
125
Abort and Retrigger Selected Acquisition (Ctrl-A)
126
Keep and Retrigger Selected Acquisition (Ctrl-K)
126
Acquisition Options (Ctrl-F7)
127
Enable Deferred Acquisition (Ctrl-D)
128
Trigger Deferred Acquisition(S) (Enter)
128
Help Menu
129
User Guide (F1)
129
About Timelab
129
Debug Mode
129
Check for Updates (Ctrl-U)
129
Phasestation 53100A Measurement Roles
131
Measure Single DUT with Single External Reference
131
Measure Single DUT with Dual Internal References
132
Measure Single DUT with Dual External References
132
Measure Two Duts with Single External Reference
133
Measure Three Duts with Single External Reference
133
Measure Three Independent Duts (Three-Cornered Hat)
135
Measure Single DUT with Cross ADEV Statistics
136
Manual Configuration
139
Two-Port Residual Measurements
141
Javascript API Function Reference
145
Acqchannel([Number User_Value, ] Number Channel)
145
Acqcheckoptions(String Option_Name [{, String Option_Name}])
145
Acqclearparams()
146
Acqgetamspurtable(Array Offset_Array, Array Amplitude_Array)
146
Acqgetpmspurtable(Array Offset_Array, Array Amplitude_Array)
146
Acqgetxdevbins(String Selection, Array Tau_Array, Array Sigma_Array)
146
Acqgetxdevchart(Array Tau_Array, Array Sigma_Array)
146
Acqnumacquiredpoints()
146
Acqnumchannels()
147
Acqparam(String Key)
147
Acqstrparam(String Key)
147
Acqnumparam(String Key)
147
Acqreadamnoisetrace(Number Offset_Hz)
147
Acqreadpmnoisetrace(Number Offset_Hz)
147
Acqsetparam(String Key, String Value)
148
Acqstartacquisition(String Menu_Entry, Boolean Skip_Dialog [, Number User_Value])
148
Acqstopacquisition()
149
Acqsetupend()
149
Displayfontsize([Number Points])
149
Displayoverlaymode([Boolean Overlay_Mode])
149
Displayshownumtab([Boolean Status])
149
Displayrefresh([Number Mask])
150
Displayspottau(Number Secs)
150
Displayspottime(Number Secs)
150
Displayspotoffset(Number Hz)
150
Displayspotloweroffset(Number Hz)
150
Displayspotupperoffset(Number Hz)
150
Eventacqdone([Success][,User])
150
Eventacqsetup([User])
151
Eventacqtriggered([User])
151
Eventrunscript()
151
Eventtimer()
152
Filecloseallchannels()
152
Filecloseallplots()
152
Filecloseplot([Number Selection])
152
Fileexecute[Wait](String Path_To_File [, String Params])
153
Fileexecute()
153
Fileexitapplication([Code])
153
Fileexists(String Path, [String Subdir,] String Filename)
153
Fileimageuri()
154
Fileload(String Path, [String Subdir,] String Filename)
154
Filenumloadedplots()
154
Filenumunsavedplots()
154
Filesave(String Path, [String Subdir,] String Filename)
154
Filesavetext(String Path, [String Subdir,] String Filename, String Contents)
155
Legendselect([String Field_Name] [,] [Boolean Status])
155
Maskresultmargin([Number Mask_Num])
155
Maskresultvalid([Number Mask_Num])
156
Maskselect([String Mask_Name [, Number Mask_Num])
156
Measurementselectview(String Hotkey)
157
Measurementdeferselectview(String Hotkey)
157
Measurementview()
157
Print
157
Scriptbindtoplot(Number Selection)
157
Scriptboundtoplot()
158
Scriptend()
158
Scriptfilename(Boolean Full_Path)
158
Scriptgetstring(String Heading, String Message, Object User_Text, String B1_Text [, String B2_Text [, String B3_Txt]])
159
Scripthostfilename([Bool Full_Path])
159
Scriptlaststatusmessage()
160
Scriptmessagebox(String Heading, String Message, String B1_Text [, String B2_Text [, String B3_Txt]])
160
Scriptminstohms(Number Minutes)
160
Scriptnumparam(Number N )
161
Scriptnumval(String Format_String, Number Value)
161
Scriptparamcount()
161
Scriptplaysound(String Filename)
161
Scriptsetttyheader(Number Linenum [, String Text])
162
Scriptshowtty([Boolean Show])
162
Scriptstrparam(Number N )
162
Scriptunbind()
162
Setupdetectedampldbfs
162
Setupdetectedvalid
162
Setupdetectedfreqhz
163
Setupdetectsignals
163
Setupmeasuredampldbm
163
Setupmeasuredfreqhz
163
Setupmeasuresignals
163
Setupnumquery
163
Setupsetdefaultattenuation
163
Setupstrquery
163
Timehourssincetrigger()
163
Timeminssincetrigger()
163
Traceavgwindow([Number Seconds])
164
Tracefreqzero([Boolean Status])
164
Tracemarkspurs([Boolean Status])
164
Tracencorneredhat([Boolean Status])
164
Traceoverlayampm([Boolean Status])
164
Tracephasefreqautoy([Boolean Status])
164
Tracephasefreqresid([Boolean Status])
165
Tracephasefreqtrend([Boolean Status])
165
Tracephasefreqzero([Boolean Status])
165
Tracephasezero([Boolean Status])
165
Traceshowcorrgain([Boolean Status])
165
Traceshowcrossstatistics([Boolean Status])
165
Traceshowhatstatistics([Boolean Status])
166
Traceshowimag([Boolean Status])
166
Traceshownoisefloor([Boolean Status])
166
Traceshoworiginal([Boolean Status])
166
Traceshowraw([Boolean Status])
166
Traceshowslopes([Boolean Status])
166
Tracesmoothnoise([Boolean Status])
166
Tracesuppressspurs([Boolean Status])
167
Tracethickness([Number Status])
167
Tracetickmarks([Boolean Status])
167
Tracexdevbars([Boolean Status])
167
Tracexdevclipbw([Boolean Status])
167
Tracexdevclipconfidence([Boolean Status])
167
Tracexdevspline([Boolean Status])
167
Accessing the Phasestation and Timepod Remotely
169
Introduction to STREAM
169
Launching STREAM
169
Using STREAM
171
Serial:<Sernum
171
File:<Filename
171
Logfile:<Filename
172
Port:<Portnum
172
Msglvl:<0-5
173
Format:<P, F, TSC
173
Window:<Samples
174
Rate:<1, 10, 100, 1000
176
Timestamp:<S, MJD
176
Sep:<Character
176
Ref:<Hz
177
Input:<Hz
177
Autoupdate
178
Noexit
179
Notcp
179
Nowarnings
179
Introduction to TSERVE
180
Launching TSERVE
180
TSERVE Command Line Options and Defaults
181
Am:<True | False
182
Ch:<Chanexpr
182
Chart:<Secs
183
Cmd_Port:<Port
183
Data_Port:<Port
183
Dateformat:<1,2,3
184
Duration:<Seconds
184
File:<Filename
184
Format:<P, F, TSC
185
Inputfreq:<Mhz
185
Logfile:<Filename
186
Model:<Name
186
Msglvl:<0-7
186
Noprompt
186
Notify
186
Overlap
187
Phasedec
187
Phaserate
187
Referencefreq:<Mhz
188
Roundfreq:<Mhz
188
Sep:<Character
189
Timestamp:<S, MJD, UNIX
189
Serial:<Sernum
190
Smooth:<0,1,2
190
Spur_Db:<Db
191
Spur_Hz:<Hz
191
Start
191
Timeformat:<12,24
191
Timestamp:<S, MJD, UNIX
191
Title:<String
191
Update
192
Wait
192
Warn
193
TSERVE Remote Commands
194
Beep
195
Close
195
Exit
196
Help [<Command>]
196
History
196
Logout
196
Measurelinear
196
Open <Filename
196
Pause <Chart
197
Prompt <On|Off
197
Quit
197
Removelinear <On|Off
197
Reset
197
Resume <Chart
197
Selftest
198
Set
199
Show
200
Shutdown
208
Start
208
Compatibility Notes
209
Measurement Example: Phase Data Streaming
210
Measurement Example: Phase Noise Plot Acquisition
212
Appendix: Legal and Regulatory Notices
215
Federal Communications Commission Statement
216
EC Declaration of Conformity
216
Performance Certification and Validation
217
Warranty
217
Limitation of Warranty
217
Exclusive Remedies
217
Software License: Timelab
218
Software License: FFTSS
218
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