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Tektronix WCA230A Programmer's Manual (678 pages)

3 GHz & 8 GHz Portable Wireless Communication Analyzers

Brand: Tektronix | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents
3
Preface
11
Related Manual
11
Difference between WCA230A and WCA280A
11
Getting Started

13
Syntax and Commands

25
- Command Syntax
  27
- Backus-Naur Form Definition
  27
- Table 2- 1: BNF Symbols and Meanings
  27
- SCPI Commands and Queries
  28
- Figure 2- 1: Example of SCPI Subsystem Hierarchy Tree
  28
- Table 2- 2: Query Response Examples
  29
- Table 2- 3: Parameter Types Used in Syntax Descriptions
  30
- Figure 2- 2: Example of Abbreviating a Command
  32
- Figure 2- 3: Example of Chaining Commands and Queries
  33
- Figure 2- 4: Example of Omitting Root and Lower-Level Nodes in a Chained Message
  33
- Table 2- 4: Available Units
  34
- Table 2- 5: Available si Prefixes
  34
- IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
  36
- Constructed Mnemonics
  36
- Table 2- 6: Constructed Mnemonics
  36
- Command Groups
  37
- Measurement Mode
  38
- Table 2- 7: Measurement Mode
  38
- Functional Groups
  39
- Table 2- 8: List of Command Groups
  39
- IEEE Common Commands
  40
- Abort Commands
  40
- Table 2- 9: IEEE Common Commands
  40
- Table 2- 10: :Abort Commands
  40
- Calculate Commands
  41
- Table 2- 11: :Calculate Commands
  41
- Calibration Commands
  42
- Configure Commands
  42
- Table 2- 12: :Calibration Commands
  42
- Table 2- 13: :Configure Commands
  42
- Display Commands
  43
- Fetch Commands
  50
- Table 2- 15: :Fetch Commands
  50
- Format Commands
  51
- Table 2- 16: :Format Commands
  51
- Hcopy Commands
  52
- Initiate Commands
  52
- Input Commands
  52
- Table 2- 17: :Hcopy Commands
  52
- Table 2- 18: :Initiate Commands
  52
- Table 2- 19: :Input Commands
  52
- Instrument Commands
  53
- Mmemory Commands
  53
- Table 2- 20: :Instrument Commands
  53
- Table 2- 21: :Mmemory Commands
  53
- Program Commands
  54
- READ Commands
  54
- Table 2- 22: :Program Commands
  54
- Table 2- 23: :READ Commands
  54
- Sense Commands
  55
- Table 2- 24: :Sense Commands
  55
- Status Commands
  62
- System Commands
  62
- Table 2- 25: :Status Commands
  62
- Table 2- 26: :System Commands
  62
- Trace Commands
  63
- Trigger Commands
  63
- Table 2- 27: :Trace Commands
  63
- Table 2- 28: :Trigger Commands
  63
- UNIT Commands
  64
  - Table 2- 29: :UNIT Commands
    64
    
    Calculate Commands 2
    77
    
    Figure 2- 5: View Number Assignments
    77
    
    Calibration Commands 2
    93
    
    Configure Commands 2
    101
  - IEEE Common Commands 2
    65
  - Abort Commands 2
    75
- Table 2- 30: :Display Command Subgroups
  115
- Display Commands 2
  115
- Figure 2- 6: Horizontal Scale Setting Requirements
  116
- Figure 2- -7: Horizontal Scale Setting Requirements for Spectrum
  117
- Table 2- -14: :Display Commands
  117
- Figure 2- 8: :Display:ccdf Command Setting
  118
- Figure 2- 9: :Display:ddemod Command Setting
  126
- Table 2- 31: Main View Display Formats
  129
- Table 2- 32: Subview Display Formats
  143
- Figure 2- 10: :Display:oview Command Setting
  154
- Table 2- 33: Subview Display Format
  172
- Figure 2- 11: :Display:pulse:spectrum Command Setting
  176
- View
  177
- Enable Registers
  609
  - Status and Event Processing Sequence 3
    613
  - Synchronizing Execution 3
    614
  - Error Messages and Codes 3
    617
  - Command Errors 3
    618
  - Execution Errors 3
    620
  - Device Specific Errors 3
    622
  - General Programming Procedure 4
    625
  - Application Program Sample 4
    627
  - Macro Program Execution Sample 4
    639
Appendix A: Character Charts

643
Appendix B: GPIB Interface Specification

645
- Interface Messages
  646
Appendix C: Factory Initialization Settings

649
Appendix D: Setting Range

661
Appendix E: SCPI Conformance Information

665

Tektronix WCA230A User Manual (454 pages)

3 GHz & 8 GHz Portable Wireless Communication Analyzers

Brand: Tektronix | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 6 MB

Table of Contents

9
- Figure 2- -11: Menu Keys
  20
List of Tables

21
- General Safety Summary
  23
- About this Manual
  25
- Preface
  25
- Related Documents
  26
- Conventions
  27
- Notice for Trigger Function
  28
- Getting Started
  29
- Features
  31
- Product Overview
  31
- Application
  32
- Difference between WCA230A and WCA280A
  32
- Figure 1- 1: Concept of the Swept Spectrum Analyzer
  33
- Figure 1- 2: Sweep of Resolution Filter
  33
- Real-Time Analysis
  33
- Figure 1- 3: Concept of the Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer
  34
- Figure 1- 4: Concurrent Acquisition
  34
- Figure 1- 5: Frame Acquisition
  35
- Architecture
  36
- Figure 1- 6: Block Diagram
  36
- Installation
  39
- Unpacking to Check Contents
  39
- Applying Power
  40
- Figure 1- 7: AC Input (Rear Panel)
  40
- Figure 1- 8: Principal Power Switch (Rear Panel)
  41
- Figure 1- 9: Front Panel Power Switch (ON/STANDBY Switch)
  41
- Figure 1- 10: Initial Screen
  42
- Figure 1- 11: RF INPUT Connector
  42
- Figure 1- 12: Setting up the Stand
  43
- Setting up the Stand
  43
- Figure 1- 13: Spectrum of the Calibration Signal (50 Mhz, about - 20 Dbm)
  44
- Functional Check
  44
- Figure 1- 14: Setup Display
  45
- Table 1- 1: Span and RBW
  45
- Figure 1- 15: Reference Level Setting and A/D Overflow Indicator
  46
- Figure 1- 16: Spectrogram Display
  47
- Powering off the Analyzer
  48
- Restart
  49
- About Installation of Other Applications
  50
- Backing up User Files
  50
- Calibration
  51
- Cal Menu
  52
- Figure 1- 17: Calibration Menu Structure
  52
- Calibrating Gain
  53
- Figure 1- 18: UNCAL Display
  53
- Calibrating Center Offset
  54
- Figure 1- 19: Center Offset
  54
- Calibrating DC Offset
  55
- Figure 1- 20: DC Offset
  55
- Adjusting Display Brightness
  56
- Confirming Performance
  56
- Figure 1- 21: System Menu
  56
- Operating Basics
  57
- Interface Maps
  59
- Controls and Connectors
  60
- Figure 2- 1: Front Panel
  60
- Figure 2- 2: Rear Panel
  62
- Figure 2- 3: Side Panel
  63
- Figure 2- 4: Connecting USB Devices
  64
- Figure 2- 5: Operation with Mouse and Keyboard
  65
- Table 2- 1: Key Functions of the Keyboard
  65
- Display Screen
  66
- Figure 2- 6: Display Screen Configuration
  66
- Figure 2- 7: Status Display
  68
- Figure 2- 8: Pre- and Post-Trigger Regions
  68
- Table 2- 2: Status Display
  68
- Figure 2- 9: Key Lock Display
  69
- Figure 2- 10: Setup Display
  70
- Table 2- 3: Setup Display
  70
- Functional Overview
  71
- Menu Keys
  71
- Table 2- 4: Menu Key Summary
  72
- Figure 2- 12: Example Menu Item Display
  74
- Menu Operations
  74
- Measurement Basics
  79
- Table 2- 5: Measurement Modes
  79
- Setting System Parameters
  81
- Using Windows XP
  84
- Tutorial
  87
- Preparations
  88
- Displaying Spectrum
  92
- Using Markers and Peak Search
  101
- Using Averaging and Comparison Displays
  107
- Displaying a Spectrogram
  110
- Spectrum Analysis
  113
- Modulation Analysis
  117
- Turning off the Power
  124
- Reference
  125
- Spectrum Analysis (S/A Mode)
  127
- Table 3- 1: Standard Menu in the S/A Mode
  127
- Measurement Screen Layout
  128
- Spectrum Analysis
  130
- Table 3- 2: Measurement Items in the S/A Mode
  130
- Spectrogram Display
  144
- Real-Time Analysis
  146
- Table 3- 3: Features of the Real-Time Mode
  147
- Table 3- 4: Span Setting Range
  147
- Zoom Function
  150
- Modulation Analysis (Demod Mode)
  153
- Table 3- 5: Standard Menu in the Demod Mode
  154
- Measurement Screen Layout
  155
- Analog Modulation Analysis
  163
- Digital Modulation Analysis
  170
- Table 3- 6: Communication Standard and Parameters
  171
- Table 3- 7: Modulation Type and Available Measurement Item
  171
- RFID Analysis
  187
- Table 3- 8: Measurement Items for RFID Analysis
  188
- Table 3- 9: Standard Settings
  195
- Table 3- 10: Details of the RF Envelope Measurement Table
  202
- Table 3- 11: Symbol Value Definition
  206
- Table 3- 12: Measurement Result Display Items
  206
- Measurement Screen Layout
  209
- Time Analysis (Time Mode)
  209
- Time Variation Measurement
  210
- CCDF Measurement
  214
- Pulse Measurements
  219
- Signal Source Analysis
  229
- Table 3- 13: Signal Source Measurement Items
  229
- Table 3- 14: Phase Noise Measurement Frequency Band
  234
- Table 3- 15: bin Width for each Decade
  234
- Table 3- 16: the Number of Waveform Points
  235
- Setting Frequency and Span
  245
- Frequency and Span Setting Menu
  246
- Using the Channel Table
  248
- Using the Marker and Peak Search
  249
- Frequency Setting Range
  250
- Table 3- 17: Frequency and Span Setting Range
  250
- Vector Span
  252
- Amplitude Menu
  253
- Setting Amplitude
  253
- Table 3- 18: Reference Level Setting Range
  254
- Table 3- 19: RF Attenuation Level Setting
  255
- Table 3- 20: Mixer Level Setting
  255
- Table 3- 21: Vertical Scale Setting Range
  256
- Over-Voltage Input
  257
- Amplitude Correction
  258
- Setting Timing Parameters
  267
- Timing Menu
  267
- Seamless Acquisition
  271
- Trigger
  273
- Trigger Menu (S/N B020000 and Above)
  274
- Table 3- 22: How to Acquire a Waveform
  275
- Table 3- 23: Trigger Level Setting Range
  277
- Trigger Menu (S/N below B020000 and J300100 and Above)
  281
- Table 3- 24: How to Acquire a Waveform
  282
- Table 3- 25: Trigger Level Setting Range
  283
- IF Trigger (S/N below B020000 and J300100 and Above)
  288
- Creating a Trigger Mask (Option 02 Only)
  291
- Trigger Point Indicator
  297
- Synchronous Operation with External Instruments
  298
- FFT and RBW
  299
- RBW/FFT Menu
  300
- FFT Points
  303
- FFT Window
  304
- Table 3- 26: Characteristics and Usage of FFT Windows
  304
- Table 3- 27: FFT Window and Bandpass Filter
  306
- Trace Comparison Display and Average Function
  309
- Trace/Avg Menu
  310
- Table 3- 28: Averaging Method
  311
- Displaying Trace 1 and 2
  312
- Averaging the Waveform
  313
- Saving/Loading Waveform Data
  316
- Trace Compression
  316
- Setting Views
  319
- View Menu
  320
- Basic Procedure
  321
- Spectrum View Setting
  322
- Spectrogram View Setting
  323
- Time Domain View Setting
  325
- CCDF View Setting
  327
- Constellation View Setting
  328
- EVM View Setting
  329
- Eye Diagram Setting
  332
- Symbol Table Setting
  332
- AM/AM View Setting
  334
- AM/PM View Setting
  335
- PDF View Setting
  336
- Noisogram View Setting
  337
- Display Line
  339
- Display Line Operation (Other than Real Time S/A)
  340
- Multi Display Lines (Real Time S/A Only)
  343
- Marker Operation and Peak Search
  347
- Markers Menu
  348
- Using Markers
  351
- Peak Search
  356
- Displaying the Online Help
  359
- Using the Online Help
  359
- Using a Mouse and Keyboard
  362
- Input Menu
  363
- Selecting Input Source
  363
- File Operations
  365
- Load/Save Menu
  366
- Saving and Loading Files
  368
- Entering a File Name
  374
- Deleting a File
  376
- Making/Deleting a Directory
  376
- Data File Format
  377
- File Format
  377
- Trace File Format
  385

Tektronix WCA230A Service Manual (332 pages)

Portable Wireless Communication Analyzer

Brand: Tektronix | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 5 MB

Contacting Tektronix
2
Warranty
3
Table of Contents
5
Figure 1-6: Block Diagram
11
Table 2-2: Power Cord Identification
13
General Safety Summary
15
Service Safety Summary
17
Preface
19
Manual Structure
19
Manual Conventions
20
Finding Other Information
20
Introduction
21
Performance Check Interval
21
Strategy for Servicing
21
Specifications
23
Product Overview
25
Features
25
Application
26
Difference between WCA230A and WCA280A
26
Real-Time Analysis
27
Figure 1-1: Concept of the Swept Spectrum Analyzer
27
Figure 1-2: Sweep of Resolution Filter
27
Figure 1-3: Concept of the Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer
28
Figure 1-4: Concurrent Acquisition
28
Figure 1-5: Frame Acquisition
29
Architecture
30
Down Converter
31
Specifications
33
Performance Conditions
33
Electrical Characteristics
34
Table 1-1: Frequency
34
Table 1-2: Spectrum Purity
34
Table 1-3: Noise Sideband
35
Table 1-4: Input
36
Table 1-5: Amplitude
36
Table 1-6: Dynamic Range
37
Table 1-7: Spurious Response
38
Table 1-8: Acquisition
39
Table 1-9: Sampling Rate
39
Table 1-10: Frame Time
40
Table 1-11: Digital Demodulation
40
Table 1-12: Analog Demodulation
42
Table 1-13: RBW (Resolution Bandwidth)
43
Table 1-14: Trigger
44
Table 1-15: Measurement Function
44
Table 1-16: Display
45
Table 1-17: Marker, Trace, and Display Line
45
Table 1-18: Controller and Interface
45
Table 1-19: Power Requirements
46
Table 1-20: Power Connector
46
Physical Characteristics
47
Environmental Characteristics
47
Table 1-21: Physical Characteristics
47
Table 1-22: Environmental Characteristics
47
Table 1-23: Certifications and Compliances
48
Operating Information
51
Installation
53
Supplying Operating Power
53
Table 2-1: Power-Cord Conductor Identification
53
Operating Voltage
54
Operating Environment
55
Ventilation Requirements
55
Applying Power
56
Figure 2-1: AC Input (Rear Panel)
56
Figure 2-2: Principal Power Switch (Rear Panel)
57
Figure 2-3: Front Panel Power Switch (ON/STANDBY Switch)
57
Figure 2-4: Initial Screen
58
Figure 2-5: RF INPUT Connector
58
Powering off the Analyzer
59
Restart
60
Setting up the Stand
61
Figure 2-6: Setting up the Stand
61
Repackaging Instructions
62
Installed Options
62
Operating Instructions
63
Preparations
64
Figure 2-7: Cable Connection
64
Figure 2-8: Principal Power Switch (Rear Panel)
65
Figure 2-9: Power Switch (ON/STANDBY)
65
Figure 2-10: Initial Screen
66
Displaying Spectrum
68
Figure 2-11: Frequency, Span, and Amplitude Settings
68
Figure 2-12: Menu Items for Numeric Value Input
69
Figure 2-13: Numeric Value Entry Keypad
70
Figure 2-14: Center Frequency of 800 Mhz, Span of 15 Mhz
70
Figure 2-15: Center Frequency of 800 Mhz, Span of 100 Khz
72
Figure 2-16: Setting Amplitude
73
Figure 2-17: Menu Items for Numeric Value Input
74
Figure 2-18: Reference Level of 10 Dbm
74
Figure 2-19: Status Indicator
75
Using Markers and Peak Search
77
Figure 2-20: Measurement with a Single Marker
78
Figure 2-21: Measurement with the Delta Marker
80
Figure 2-22: Searching for the Peak
82
Using Averaging and Comparison Displays
83
Figure 2-23: Comparing a New Waveform with an Averaged Waveform
84
Figure 2-24: Comparison Display with Averaged Waveform
85
Displaying a Spectrogram
86
Figure 2-25: Concurrent Display of Spectrum and Spectrogram
86
Figure 2-26: Tall Display of Spectrum and Spectrogram
87
Figure 2-27: Spectrogram View
88
Spectrum Analysis
89
Modulation Analysis
93
Setting the Acquisition
96
Using Windows XP
100
Turning off the Power
102
Theory of Operation
103
RF Input Circuit
105
Power Supply Circuit
109
Performance Verification
111
Brief Procedures
115
Functional Check
116
Table 4-1: Span and RBW
118
Table 4-2: Internal Diagnostic Program
120
Performance Tests
121
Equipment Required
122
Table 4-3: Test Equipment
122
Auto Tests
124
Manual Tests
132
Input Attenuator Setting
138
Table 4-4: Spurious Measurement
152
Test Record
160
Adjustment Procedures
165
Requirements for Performance
167
Table 5-1: Test Equipment
168
Self Calibration
176
Auto Calibration
180
Reference Oscillator Frequency Adjustment
184
Reconfiguration of RF Modules
186
Maintenance
191
Related Maintenance Procedures
193
Table 6-1: Relative Susceptibility to Static-Discharge Damage
195
Inspection and Cleaning
196
Table 6-2: External Inspection Check List
197
Removal and Installation Procedures
199
General Instructions
200
Summary of Procedures
201
Analyzer Orientation
203
Access Procedure
213
Procedures for External Modules
214
Front Cushion
215
Procedures for RF Modules
219
Procedures for CPU Board and Disk Modules
223
Procedures for Power Supply Modules on the Instrument Bottom
235
Removal and Installation Procedures
236
Procedures for RF1 Modules on the Instrument Bottom
240
Procedures for Front Panel Modules
247
Rotary Encoder
248
Procedures for Chassis Modules
253
Troubleshooting Procedure
259
Power Supply System
260
Signal Path
262
Symptoms and Faulty Modules
272
Notes for Changing Modules or Parts
274
Options and Accessories
277
Standard Accessories
279
Optional Accessories
280
Electrical Parts List
281
Mechanical Parts List
295
Replaceable Parts
297
Parts Ordering Information
297
Using the Replaceable Parts List
299
Replaceable Parts List
300

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