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RSA3408A User Manual - Micro Precision Calibration

1. PAUSE IMEZS SETUP 2 e eee Frequency 2 GHz RBW SO kHz Cancel Back Span 10 MHz Trace 1 Normal Carrier Threshold Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Level dBm 30 0 Ignore Region dBm Hz j Spurious Threshold dBc cin AA 22 MA AA A vor 10 dB NN NAAN 1 3 Wi i AME i LUN Filter A UN OM ANA or i AAAA mii j IN Gorter Tracking 100 m On off Center 2 GHz Span 10 MHz 8 Scroll Table 4 556M 1 134M 1 109M 69 46 75 05 70 15 74 76 4 gt Signal Source Analysis Spurious Figure 3 76 Spurious measurement Measures the phase noise in real time The measurement results can be displayed in three dimensions like spectrogram called Noisogram the color axis shows the C N dBc Hz the horizontal axis shows the offset frequency Hz and the vertical axis shows the time frame number Jitter equivalent to the RMS value of the phase noise and the settling time of the phase noise and jitter are also calculated from the phase noise data Meas Setup Menu The next items are the same as for the phase noise measure ment Refer to page 3 102 Carrier Threshold Level Carrier Bandwidth C N Sideband Rj Start Offset Frequency Rj Stop Offset Frequency Max Pj Threshold The following items are added f
2. A D overflow indicator Reference level setting Tektronix RSA 31008 EIDOVERFLOW HEUREUSE av TTUDE rT Frequency 100 MHz RBW 100 kHz Canyzl Back Span 36 MHz Trace 1 Normal Ref Level 1 Input Att 0 dB Trace 2 Off dBm Marker 100 MHz ET 26 65 dBm 76 65 dBm Hz 30 Reference level gt dBm Auto level RF Atten Mixer Auto RFAtt Mixer RF Att dB 0 10 Mixer Level dB dBm Nominal 15 Vertical Scale dB div 10 Vertical Units dBm dBuiv Vu Ww 130 dBm Center 100 MHz Span 36 MHz Corrections Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Ref Level dBm 30 Figure 1 15 Reference level setting and A D overflow indicator e Using the numeric keypad set the reference level back to 0 dBm Press 0 ENTER in that order on the keypad 1 16 RSA3408A User Manual Installation 6 Check the spectrogram display a Press the S A key on the front panel b Press the S A with Spectrogram side key Check that the spectrogram is displayed on the lower side of the screen see Figure 1 16 Press the RUN STOP key on the front panel to stop data acquisition Confirm that the trace display freezes and PAUSE is displayed in the status indicator at the top right of the screen Status indicator Tektronix RSA 3408A 2004 12 07 14 13 14 INPUT CAL X MEASURE CY Frequency 100 MHz RBW 100 kHz Cancel Back__ Spa
3. Figure 1 8 Principal power switch rear panel When you turn on the principal power switch a voltage is applied to the analyzer standby circuit Make sure the LED next to the power switch on the front panel lights up in orange 2 Turn on the power switch ON STANDBY on the lower left of the front panel The LED next to the power switch changes to green F C RS 00060 h ggo OOOO OODOOO BO A 6 Power switch 0000000001 LED Figure 1 9 Front panel power switch ON STANDBY switch When you turn on the analyzer Windows XP boots up After several minutes the analyzer application starts up The initial screen appears as shown in Figure 1 10 The displayed spectrum represents the noise floor of the analyzer RSA3408A User Manual 1 11 Installation Tektronix RSA 3408A 2 A MEASURE UAA Frequency 1 5 G Cancel Back __ Span 36 i Input Att 15 Channel Power ACPR C N OBW Carrier Frequency EBW Spurious Center 1 5 GHz Span a Measurement Off Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Figure 1 10 Initial screen If UNCAL is displayed on top of the screen run the gain calibration routine refer to Calibrating Gain on pa
4. 100 B Ratio dBc 34 82 34 84 4452 44 58 48 77 48 82 51 38 l 51 41 53 17 53 4 RFID 18000 4 6 Spurious Search Figure 3 53 Spurious measurement Using Video Filter The spurious measurement in the RFID analysis has a video filter function for compatibility with measurement data from conventional swept spectrum analyzers Normally swept spectrum analyzers smooth the detected signal with a video filter having a bandwidth equal to the resolution bandwidth However you can set the bandwidth and sweep time on this analyzer When you use the video filter press the RBW FFT key on the front panel to set the following items Video Filter Determines whether or not to use the video filter When you use the filter select On Modulation Analysis Demod Mode ACPR Measurement Measurement table gt The channel selected by the Scroll Table side key is indicated by the red band power cursor with the waveform 3 68 Then the following items appear VBW Sets the frequency bandwidth of the video filter Range 1 Hz to 1 GHz The setting value may be limited by the sweep time setting Sweep Time for VBW Sets the sweep time to scan a set span Range 1 pis to 100 s The ACPR Adjacent Channel Leak Power Ratio measurement is similar to that of the S A mode refer to page 3 7 However in the ACPR measurement of the RFID analysis the adjacent channel
5. DISPLAY VIEW S A SELECT DEFINE DEMOD SCALE LINES Show Line Horizontal Vertical MARKERS Number Of Line None 1 2 TIME SELECT Number Of Line 1 Line 1 Number Of Line 2 Line 1 Line 2 Delta Step Size Figure 3 143 Lines menu structure other than Real Time S A Lines Menu The Lines menu in the S A mode other than the Real Time S A has the following controls Show Line Selects the display line to be controlled m Horizontal m Vertical Number Of Line Selects how many horizontal lines are displayed on the graph None a 1 a 2 Line 1 Sets the position of the first line Line 2 Sets the position of the second line Delta Sets the difference between the first line and the second Value of Line 2 Value of Line 1 3 202 RSA3408A User Manual Display Line Horizontal Display Line 1 Press the LINES key on the front panel 2 Press the Show Line side key to select Horizontal NOTE In the following steps use the general purpose knob or the numeric input keypad to move the lines 3 Perform one of the following options M To display one horizontal line Press the Number Of Line side key to select 1 Press the Line 1 side key and move the line To display two horizontal lines Press the Number Of Line side key to select 2 Press the Line 1 side key and move line Line 2 moves in parallel Press the Line 2 side key and move line
6. 3 199 Display Line 6 6 csece 4 d 6 re 55 6 eos ee ee koe a baele E ences weno ee 3 201 Display Line Operation Other than Real Time S A 3 202 Multi Display Lines Real Time S A Only 3 205 Marker Operation and Peak Search 3 209 Markers Men 35 erint see are ste onde NN tennis 3 210 Using Markets sud ab ire stg lane tend S aad ee a Gunma ni 3 213 Peak Search 41e blaae see attentat die een 3 218 Using the Online Help 3 221 Displaying the Online Help 3 221 Using a Mouse and Keyboard 3 224 Selecting Input Source 3 225 Input Menu 52453 thee eee eus tan bane aan ea elec aa 3 225 File 175 21000 Coe a taadaa a E 3 227 Pile Typed ects 34 012 5ou Spon bee chen oes Oo s deena Faure eee 3 227 Load Save Menu 3 33 6x 4 1540 dtu Sie ee ess Sead eee ks 3 228 Saving and Loading Files serron see ee eee cee eee bee cee bees 3 230 Entermp a File Name ee oc san ay unie En SR ait ee ts 3 236 Deleting a Pile 2 er bg ed hs See desea eo ee li Ni LE E E 3 238 Making Deleting a Directory 544 ose Ses exes tev es de added ete 3 238 File F rm t 240 see ced eiawes then este nie best 3 239 Data File Format ga scascdee a cee ne ss a EE A eens eel 3 239 Trace File Formats ses cime lasse Spawned ede a
7. Start 232 ms Analog Demod AM Demod Length s lt Acquisition Length 256m Sets the time length to 0 Acquisition acquire one block dBm History 0 Spectrum Length 10 s dB Bm o Spectrum Offset 100 s dBm 0 Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz En s 32m Scale 3 2 ms Acquisition Length ms 256 Figure 2 54 Changing the acquisition length In this case Acquisition Length is 256 ms and Spectrum Length 32 ms so the data is displayed in the overview for 256 32 8 frames 8192 points The green underline indicating the analysis range gets narrower than the previous setting one block 2 frames RSA3408A User Manual 2 61 Tutorial Displaying Single View Although three views are normally displayed in the Demod mode you can select and Changing Scale one view to display full screen This section describes how to display one view and change the vertical and horizontal scales using the VIEW keys 1 Press the RUN STOP key to stop data acquision and observe the waveform 2 Press the VIEW SELECT key to select the main view The selected view is surrounded with a white frame DISPLAY VIEW Keys MODE VIEW 4 y sa serect perme d he a DEMOD SCALE LINES 4 gt MARKERS sun re TIME I A CEI FEAT 3 Press the DEFINE key and then the Show Views side key shown in Figure 2 55 to select Single Only the main view i
8. 130 dBc Hz 0 y Vertical Start gt Start 100kHz A End 18MHz Horizontal Start Horizontal Stop Figure 3 141 Setting the scale in noisogram view 3 200 RSA3408A User Manual AE Display Line The analyzer provides a convenient method to determine whether a signal peak is higher or lower than a specified level or whether it falls within a specified range Use the LINES menu to control the display lines The Display Line feature displays horizontal and or vertical line s at the position you specify There are two types of lines horizontal line and vertical line as shown in Figure 3 142 In the S A mode other than Real Time S A you can display one or two of each line You can display the horizontal and vertical lines concurrently The Real Time S A mode has multi display lines function that shows multiple horizontal and vertical lines NOTE The display line is available only in the S A spectrum analysis mode 0 dBm 800MHz 30dBm pa Vertical line 10 Horizontal line dB 100 dBm Center 800 MHz Span 36 MHz Figure 3 142 Display line This section provides these two topics m Display Line Operation Other than Real Time S A m Multi Display Lines Real Time S A Only RSA3408A User Manual 3 201 Display Line Display Line Operation Other than Real Time S A Controls the display line See Figure 3 143 for the Lines menu structure
9. 3 184 The spectrum view is the frequency domain representation of a signal It indicates frequency along the horizontal axis and power along the vertical axis The Scale menu for the spectrum view contains the following controls see Figure 3 128 Auto Scale Sets the start value and the scale of the vertical axis automatically to fit the waveform to the screen Horizontal Scale Sets the range of the horizontal axis Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis Vertical Scale Sets the range of the vertical axis Vertical Stop Sets the maximum value top of the vertical axis Full Scale Sets the scale of the vertical axis to the default full scale value 0 dBm 10 dB 100 m Center 800 MHz Span 15 MHz f Horizontal Scale a Horizontal Start Figure 3 128 Setting the scale in spectrum view RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views Spectrogram View Setting View Scale Menu RSA3408A User Manual The spectrogram view shows time varying spectrum three dimensionally It indicates frequency along the horizontal axis frame number along the vertical axis and power level by using color This view is used in the S A with Spectro gram and Real Time S A modes or the Demod and Time modes as the overview content NOTE When you select S A with Spectrogram in the S A mode you cannot set the scale of spectrogram The Scale menu for the spectrogram v
10. lt al RSA icon Figure 2 25 Displaying the Windows XP accessory menu RSA3408A User Manual appears lt Task bar When you move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen the task bar 2 29 Functional Overview 2 30 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial This section provides some basic procedures such as applying power displaying the results of measurements and shutting off the analyzer This section uses default settings in most examples Preparations Connecting devices and applying the power Displaying spectrum Using markers and peak search Using averaging and comparison displays Displaying spectrogram Spectrum analysis Modulation analysis Turning off the power NOTE You must complete the installation procedures starting on page 1 9 before performing any of the following steps RSA3408A User Manual 2 31 Tutorial Preparations Connecting the Signal Generator 2 32 This tutorial uses a digitally modulated signal The following equipment is used as a signal source m Analog signal generator example HP8657B m One 50 Q coaxial cable 1 Connect the output of the signal generator to the RF INPUT connector on the analyzer front panel using a coaxial cable see Figure 2 26 Q U Q U 0 0 00 0 0 0 6 0 0 OUUUUUUUU JO
11. 3 70 Transmission power on down measurement parameters 4 5 2552025 21010280 010 eue sweetie 9 en ne wig arene ne Re ie 8e 018 3 71 Power on down measurements 3 73 RF envelope measurement main view 3 75 RF envelope measurement parameters 3 76 Modulation measurements main view 3 78 Definition of the modulation depth and index 3 79 Time menu structure 3 81 IQ versus Time measurement 3 83 Power variance measurement 3 84 Frequency measurement 3 85 CCDF calculation process 3 86 CODE Single VIEW 5522508080 8e se here iie mess 3 89 CCDF multi view sssssssescscss 3 90 Figure 3 68 RSA3408A User Manual Table of Contents RSA3408A User Manual Figure 3 69 Figure 3 70 Figure 3 71 Figure 3 72 Definition of pulse characteristics 3 92 Definition of pulse on off 3 92 Setting for View Results For 3 96 Setting the View Define menu 3 97 Figure 3 73 Waveform display in the subview 3 100 Figure 3 74 Phase noise measurement parameters 3 103 Figure 3 75 Phase noise measurement 3 104 Figure 3 76 Spurious measurement 3 108 Figure 3 77 Real ti
12. Spurious Measurement The spurious detection range is displayed in blue Spurious marker gt tt li Up to 20 spurious displayed RSA3408A User Manual I Measures the spurious level of the RF signal It is the same as the spurious measurement in the S A mode refer to page 3 16 Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu of the spurious measurement is same as that of the S A mode Refer to page 3 16 Figure 3 53 shows an examle of the spurious measurement For the detected spurious the spurious marker is displayed on the waveform by rejecting the numbers from 1 in the maximum order of amplitude Further the frequency difference deltaF and amplitude ratio Ratio with the carrier is displayed in the table in the lower part of the screen 005 09 05 17 31 41 FREE RL MEAs SETUP Frequency 1 5 GHz RBW 100 kHz Cancel Back Span 36 MHz drae i Normal Video filter indicator Signal Threshold Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off displayed when On _ 8m Marker 1 5 GHz 11 20 15 79 dBm 65 79 dBm Hz 0 aT srw Ignore Region dBm Filter On Hz 500k MI Spurious Threshold dBc 7 Il HAI VIN dd Ro 10 f Scroll Table
13. The selected view is surrounded by a white box fee Start 3 2 ms Scale 320 jus div One view display Figure 3 33 One view display 3 36 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Analog Modulation Analysis Basic Procedure RSA3408A User Manual You can select the following measurement items with the MEASURE key when you select Analog Demod in the Demod menu AM Demod page 3 39 FM Demod page 3 40 PM Demod page 3 42 IQ versus Time page 3 43 Pulse Spectrum page 3 44 Follow this procedure to perform analog modulation analysis 1 2 3 4 Press the MODE DEMOD key on the front panel Press the Analog Demod side key Select a measurement item Display the measurement waveform NOTE You should set appropriate frequency and span It is important to set frequency and span as close to the measurement signal band as possible and finely adjust them The modulated signal will not be recognized unless frequency and span are set appropriately For information about setting frequency span and amplitude refer to Setting Frequency and Span on page 3 117 and Setting Amplitude on page 3 125 a Set frequency by pressing the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel b Set span by pressing the SPAN key on the front panel c Set amplitude by pressing the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel Set analysis range by pressing the TIMING key on the front panel Refer to page 3 30 for informatio
14. 2 24 Figure 2 22 Restoring default settings 2 24 Figure 2 23 System menu 2 25 Figure 2 24 Displaying versions and options 2 26 Figure 2 25 Displaying the Windows XP accessory menu 2 29 Figure 2 26 Cable connection 2 32 Figure 2 27 Principal power switch rear panel 2 33 Figure 2 28 Power switch ON STANDBY 2 33 Figure 2 29 Initial screen 2 34 Figure 2 30 Frequency span and amplitude settings 2 35 Figure 2 31 Menu items for numeric value input 2 36 Figure 2 32 Numeric value entry keypad 2 36 Figure 2 33 Center frequency of 100 MHz span of 36 MHz 2 37 Figure 2 34 Center frequency of 100 MHz span of 20 kHz 2 38 Figure 2 35 Setting amplitude 2 39 Figure 2 36 Menu items for numeric value input 2 40 Figure 2 37 Reference level of 10 dBm 2 40 Figure 2 38 Status indicator 2 41 Figure 2 39 Measurement with a single marker 2 43 Figure 2 40 Measurement with the delta marker 2 44 Figure 2 41 Searching for the peak 2 46 Figure 2 42 Comparing a new waveform with an averaged WaVelOrn srra srpen n E E rer sn
15. Figure 2 12 Example menu item display NOTE When the setting is prohibited or is not available the item is displayed in gray 2 18 RSA3408A User Manual Functional Overview Menu Item Types Numeric Input RSA3408A User Manual The different types of menu items are shown in Figure 2 13 Ref Level z dBm E RF Atten Mixer Auto RFAtt Mixer Channel Power Corrections Go to page 2 of 2 Numeric entry The current value of parameter is displayed To change the value press the associated side key and use the general purpose knob up down keys or the keypad Toggle You can switch selection items by pressing the associated side key Function execution The function indicated on the label is executed by pressing the associated side key In this example the Channel Power measurement is performed Move to sub menu If the label is followed by you can move to a lower level menu by pressing the associated side key Move between pages When the number of menu items is greater than seven this menu appears To move to the next page press the associated side key If you are on the last page you will return to the first page Invalid Menu items without labels do not cause any action Figure 2 13 Menu item types An example numeric input field is shown in Figure 2 14 In this type of field you can change the numeric value by turning the general p
16. NOTE The menu items below Load Trace 1 Load Trace 2 and Correction are available in the S A mode except Real Time S A Load Trace 1 Loads data for Trace 1 of a graph Load Trace 2 Loads data for Trace 2 of a graph Load Correction Loads a correction table of Frequency Amplitude pairs used for adjusting amplitude values Save Menu Saves waveform data or instrument settings to a file Save State Saves the instrument settings Save Data Real Time S A only Saves waveform IQ data in the time domain Save Data Demod and Time modes only Saves waveform data IQ data in the time domain specified with the following submenu All Blocks Saves all the blocks Current Block Saves the block currently displayed Current Area Saves the data displayed in the main view NOTE The menu items below Save Trace 1 Save Trace 2 and Correction are available in the S A spectrum analysis mode except Real Time S A Save Trace 1 Saves data for Trace 1 of a graph Save Trace 2 Saves data for Trace 2 of a graph Save Correction Saves a correction table of Frequency Amplitude pairs used for adjusting amplitude values RSA3408A User Manual 3 229 File Operations Saving and Loading Files The following procedures show how to save and load files Using a Disk You can use a 2HD 1 44 M bytes or 2DD 720 K bytes 3 5 inch disk formatted for MS DOS The disk drive is on the side panel See Figure 2 3 on p
17. Reference Cursor Marker 1 Serres 10 dB Reference Cursor Selected Marker Off Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Marker X Position MHz 99 999 Figure 2 39 Measurement with a single marker Measuring Difference with Turn on Marker 1 and 2 to measure the difference in amplitude and frequency Delta Marker On the screen the O symbol represents the active marker and represents the fixed marker You can operate only the active marker 1 Press the MARKER SETUP key on the front panel 2 Press the Markers side key to select Delta The fixed marker appears at the active marker position 3 Make sure that 1 Marker 1 is selected in the Select Marker menu item This means that Marker 1 is the active marker 4 The Marker X Position menu item is selected Using the general purpose knob or the numeric input keypad move the marker to a reference point see Figure 2 40 RSA3408A User Manual 2 43 Tutorial Tektronix RSA 3408A PAUSE MARKER SETUP Frequency 100 MHz Readout of the selected marker RASE s Span 20 kHz same 2 Select Marker Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Select Marker Farc 99999 M mn _ Selects the active marker S gt 54 62 dBm 77 63 dBm Hz E z dBm Hz Delta marker measurement value 99 998 Marker 1 Marker 2 Markers lt Marker 1 lt Markers
18. Removable hard disk drive Option 06 using E 1 Repeat trigger 3 147 Restart 1 19 RF envelope measurement RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 75 RF INPUT Caution 1 12 RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 62 ACPR measurement 3 68 carrier measurement 3 65 constellation 3 78 eye diagram 3 78 Power on down measurement 3 69 RF envelope measurement 3 75 spurious measurement 3 67 symbol table 3 78 RMS description 3 175 RMSExpo description 3 175 RUN STOP key 2 24 S S A mode 3 1 S A with Spectrogram operation 3 18 Save menu 3 228 Save on trigger 3 152 Scalar mode span 3 124 Scale menu AM AM 3 196 AM PM 3 197 CCDF 3 189 Constellation 3 190 EVM 3 191 eye diagram 3 194 noisogram 3 199 PDF 3 198 spectrogram 3 185 spectrum 3 184 symbol table 3 194 time domain view 3 187 Scan Disk 1 19 Screen elements 2 9 Screen copy 3 251 Seamless acquisition 3 143 SELECT MARKERS 3 211 Setting analysis range 3 30 Setup display 2 13 Shifting Q data OQPSK 3 48 Side keys 2 3 Side panel 2 6 Signal amplitude limit 1 12 Signal processing 1 6 Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 101 RSA3408A User Manual frequency versus time measurement 3 114 phase noise measurement 3 102 real time phase noise measurement 3 108 real time spurious measurement 3 112 spurious measurement 3 107 Single trigger 3 147 Single view 3 36 SPAN 3 119 Span menu 3 118 setting 3 117 vect
19. 17 025625 ms Channel power 0 Channel Power dBm Center 2 GHz Span 10 MHz Frequency deviation z 17 047266 ms 17 042891 ms RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Signal Source Analysis Option 21 Only Measurement Items Basic Procedure RSA3408A User Manual The signal source analysis function allows you to measure phase noise jitter and settling time in a signal source such as a PLL Phase Locked Loop system The following items are measured in the signal source analysis Select the items using the MEASURE key Table 3 11 Signal source measurement items Measure menu Measurement items Phase Noise m Carrier frequency m Channel power m Phase noise m Random jitter m Periodic jitter Real Time Phase Noise Spurious Spurious Real Time Spurious Frequency versus Time Frequency settling time For the Real Time concept refer to Real Time Analysis page 1 3 Features of the Real Time Mode page 3 20 NOTE If you use a signal input INPUT Signal Input Port other than RF the measurements are not guaranteed 1 Press the TIME key on the front panel 2 Press the Signal Source Analysis side key 3 Press the MEASURE key and select a measurement item For example press the Phase Noise side key to perform the phase noise measurement 4 Adjust the amplitude and frequency to display the measurement waveform Refer to
20. NOTE For Demod and Time modes data is always acquired without averaging Average Count Specifies the number of measurements to combine Setting range 1 to 10000 default 20 Average Term Control Specifies the action when more than Average Count measurement results are generated m Expo Continues the average with an exponential weighting applied to old values m Repeat Clears average data and counter and restarts the average process Displaying Trace 1 and 2 3 174 Only Trace 1 yellow is displayed by default Use the following steps to select Trace and 2 1 Press the TRACE AVG key on the front panel 2 Press the Select Trace side key to select the trace 1 or 2 to be controlled For example to control Trace 2 select 2 3 Press the Trace 1 or 2 side key to select the display method On Freeze or OFF 4 Press the Trace 1 or 2 Type side key to select the trace type Normal Average MaxHold or MinHold refer to Trace 1 2 Type on page 3 173 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 for Trace 1 and 2 RSA3408A User Manual Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Averaging the Waveform The averaging technique is generally used to average and reduce the noise of the waveform The average function includes the peak hold which maintains the maximum and minimum values as well as the averaging process Average Type There are four averaging types as follows where these variables are used X p
21. NOTE If you use a USB memory stick that includes a different serial number the error message UNCAL will be displayed in red on the screen m For repair or calibration ship your instrument with the USB memory stick to us m After repair or calibration run the Backup exe program stored in the USB memory to back up the USB memory contents onto the analyzer s internal hard disk on the Windows desktop of the analyzer display the contents of the USB memory and then double click Backup exe E 1 Appendix E Using the Removable Hard Disk Drive Option 06 E 2 ae 1 Loosen the screws to open the door JO A 2000 2280800 22200 20000 220 00000 20 00000 Figure E 1 Detaching the removable hard disk drive 2 Unplug the connector lt 3 Lift up the hard disk cartridge RSA3408A User Manual Appendix F Inspection and Cleaning Inspect and clean the exterior of the instrument as often as operating conditions require Dirt acts as an insulating blanket preventing efficient heat dissipation Regular cleaning may prevent instrument malfunction and enhance reliability WARNING To avoid personal injury unplug the power cord from line voltage before cleaning the instrument To avoid getting moisture inside the instrument during external cleaning use only enough liquid to dampen the applicator Inspecting the Exterior Inspect the outside of the instrument for damage wear an
22. gt CHANNEL STOP SPAN TRIG J RBW AMPLITUDE FFT RSA3408A User Manual 2 35 Tutorial The FREQUENCY CHANNEL menu shown in Figure 2 31 is displayed on the right side of the screen Notice that the Frequency menu item is available for entering the numeric value for center frequency A Center Freq lt Indicates that the general purpose knob Hz X is available XXX Numeric value input field Figure 2 31 Menu items for numeric value input You can change the value using the general purpose knob or enter the value using the numeric value entry keypad shown in Figure 2 32 2 Enter the new center frequency at 100 MHz Because the interval between 1 5 GHz current setting and 100 MHz is wide it is more convenient to use the keypad here Press 1 0 0 MHz in order on the keypad The GHz MHz kHz and Hz keys also function as enter keys When you press any of these keys the numeric value you enter will be set immediately If you enter incorrect values clear them using the BKSP back space key and then enter the correct digit 2 ABC P DER S UNLOCK 7 8 9 GHz BKSP L Clears the character preceding the cursor GHI JKL MNO ms 4 5 6 MHz The unit keys also function as enter keys PQRS TUV WXYZ ys lt _ When you press any of these keys the numeric value 1 2 3 kHz you enter will be set immediately
23. gt Frequency Settling Time 710 586 us Frequency settling time from Trigger 724 238 us Smoothing display with factor of 5 Signal Source Analysis Frequency vs Time Figure 3 82 Frequency versus Time measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 115 Time Analysis Time Mode 3 116 RSA3408A User Manual EE Setting Frequency and Span This section describes frequency and span which are fundamental settings for observing the spectrum These items are set using the general purpose knob and the numeric input keypad You can also use the marker peak search function to set frequency RSA3408A User Manual 3 117 Setting Frequency and Span Frequency and Span Setting Menu FREQUENCY CHANNEL 3 118 ea FREQUENCY Center Freq ae Start Freq Stop Freq Channel SPAN Channel Table Refer to page 3 120 Center Freq Step Same As C F Center Freq Step Same As Span AMPLITUDE Step Size 4 B Span TIMING Start Freq n Stop Freq S A mode except Real Time S A only Sets frequency or channel Center Freq Sets the center frequency Numeric entry field Range 0 Hz to 8 GHz Start Freq Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis Numeric entry field Range 0 Hz to 8 GHz Stop Freq Sets the maximum value right edge of the horizontal axis Numeric entry field Range 0 Hz to 8 GHz NOTE Start Freq and Stop Freq are available when the measurement mode Mode is set to spec
24. m RSA3408AIQT The data block contains I and Q values in the time domain It is upward compatible with the IQT file of the WCA300 series FrameReverse Shows the frame order This item is always Off in the RSA3408A analyzer The following parameters are provided Off Frames are stored in the order of acquisition The last frame in the data block is the latest acquired frame On Frames are stored in the reverse order of acquisition The first frame in the data block is the latest acquired frame FramePadding The analyzer adds dummy frames when acquired frames do not fill BlockSize block size Figure 3 169 shows the dummy frames The FramePadding parameter is always set to Before in the RSA3408A analyzer Before Adds dummy frames before valid frames but not in the first block m After Adds dummy frames after valid frames but not in the last block Before After Valid frame Valid frame Dummy frame Dummy frame Valid frame Valid frame Dummy frame Dummy frame Valid frame Valid frame Figure 3 169 Adding dummy frames Band Shows the frequency band that was set when the analyzer acquired the data It is necessary only when the analyzer reloads the data MemoryMode Shows the memory mode that was set when the analyzer acquired the data It is necessary only when the analyzer reloads the data RSA3408A User Manual 3 241 File Format 3 242 FFTPoints Shows the FFT p
25. Figure 3 90 shows the concept of amplitude correction In this example a signal with 80 dBm is sent to a preamplifier with a gain of 20 dB around 1 GHz In the normal display without any amplitude correction the signal peak becomes 80 20 60 dBm If amplitude correction is performed the peak becomes 60 20 80 dBm to obtain the original peak value of the input signal Normal display Corrected display 20 dB 60dBm _____ Amplitude Input signal correction 80 dBm 20 dB 1 GHz sl as gt Preamplifier CD gt 80dBm AA 1 GHz 1 GHz Figure 3 90 The amplitude correction concept 3 130 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Amplitude Amplitude Correction Press AMPLITUDE Corrections to set the correction parameters Menu The correction menu has the following controls Amplitude Offset Sets the amplitude offset The amplitude of an entire waveform decreases by the offset value NOTE The following Corrections menu items are available in the S A spectrum analysis mode except Real Time S A Frequency Offset Sets the frequency offset The effective correction range of the amplitude correction table shifts by the offset value Amplitude Table Enables or disables amplitude correction Select On to enable the correction Edit Table Creates a correction table Input pairs of frequency and amplitude correction value m Select Point To Edit Selects a row to be edited m Frequency Enters the
26. MARKER SETUP Select Marker 1 2 Off Single Delta Reference Cursor to Marker X Reference Cursor Off Selected Marker Off Step Size Marker X Go to page 2 of 2 lt Select Marker Selects the active marker lt Markers Here selects Delta to enable Marker 1 and 2 RSA3408A User Manual Marker Operation and Peak Search Measuring withthe The reference cursor is another way to measure relative amplitude or frequency Reference Cursor The reference cursor is positioned with the marker and fixed on the screen 1 Press the MAKER SETUP key on the front panel 2 Press the Makers side key to select Single or Delta 3 Press the Marker X Position side key and rotate the general purpose knob or enter the value using the keypad to move the marker to the reference point 4 Press the Reference Cursor to Marker X side key to display the cursor at the marker position Demod and Time modes only On the overview you can also place the reference cursor at a trigger output position with the Reference Cursor to Trigger side key 5 Press the Marker X Position side key and rotate the general purpose knob or enter the value using the keypad to move the marker to the measurement point Active marker readout relative RER PAUSE WARES See ees ee D Frequ to the reference cursor RBW 2 Reference cursor readout Gancel Back Span
27. RSA3408A User Manual 3 69 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 3 70 Tari is the reference time interval for a data 0 in Interrogator to Tag signaling defined in ISO IEC 18000 6 Part A specification an abbreviation for Type A Reference Interval The M values M_2 4 and 8 of the Miller decoding format indicate the number of subcarrier cycles per symbol Refer to the ISO IEC and EPCglobal documents listed in Compatible Standards on page 3 62 for details on the encoding decod ing formats except the modified Miller code illustrated in Figure 3 55 Figure 3 55 Modified Miller code Link Selects whether to measure Interrogator to Tag signaling or Tag to Interrogator signaling Interrogator Detects the interrogator preamble from a measurement signal and decodes the signal with the interrogator decoding format m Tag Detects the tag preamble from a measurement signal and decodes the signal with the tag decoding format Modulation Type Selects the modulation type Refer to Table 3 9 Decoding Format Selects the decoding format Refer to Table 3 9 Auto Bit Rate or Auto Tari Selects whether to set the bit rate or Tari automati cally Tari is the parameter for the PIE Type A and C decoding formats On Detects the bit rate or Tari automatically based on the Bit Rate or Tari set value m Off Default Sets the bit rate or Tari using the Bit Rate or Tari side key NOTE You must set the bit rate or Tari m
28. be checked only by our service personnel If you need any service contact your local Tektronix representative 1 26 RSA3408A User Manual Operating Basics E Interface Maps This section describes the controls connectors and display m Controls and connectors m Front panel m Rear panel m Side panel m Using a mouse and keyboard m Display screen m Elements of the display m Status display m Front panel key lock m Setup display For using the removable hard disk drive Option 06 refer to Appendix E RSA3408A User Manual 2 1 Interface Maps Controls and Connectors Figures 2 1 through 2 3 on the following pages show the controls and connec tors on the front the side and the rear panels For the connector specifications refer to the RSA3408A Technical Reference LIP TU UU r COON AALR Figure 2 1 Front panel 2 2 RSA3408A User Manual Interface Maps Front Panel Interface 1 Display LCD Liquid Crystal Display Size 21 3 cm 8 4 inch Resolution 800 x 600 dots Color 256 colors maximum 2 Side Keys Select menu items associated with menu keys 3 Menu keys Select menus Refer to page 2 15 for details Refer to page 2 18 for menu operations 4 Keypad Enters alphanumeric characters Refer to page 2 19 for entering a numeric value and page 3 236 f
29. Appendix A Menu Tree Display View Menu 2 of 3 S A Mode Spectrum Analyzer S A with Spectrogram DEFINE Grid Style Off Fix Flex Spectrogram Off On Show Views Single Multi View Orientation Tall Wide N Grid Style Off Fix Flex LINES Real Time S A Show Views Single Multi View Orientation Tall Wide Real Time S A Spectrum view S A Mode except Real Time S A p Amplitude Line Off On Amplitude Line Offset Show Line Horizontal Vertical Amplitude Line Interval Number of Line None 1 2 Frequency Line Off On Menu Off Frequency Line Offset Frequency Line Interval Halal of Line 1 View Lines Readout Off On i Spectrogram view Number of Line 2 m Time Line Off On Line 1 Time Line Offset Line 2 Time Line Interval Delta Frequency Line Off On Frequency Line Offset Frequency Line Interval View Lines Readout Off On Demod Mode Single Multi Spectrogram Waveform Zoom RFID Measurements only LINES Digital Demod Option 21 only Spectrum Constellation EVM 1Q Freq vs Time Symbol Table Eye Diagram AM AM AM PM CCDF PDF The content depends on the setting of Meas Setup gt Modulation Type DEFINE r Show Views Overview Content _ m Subview Content RFID Measurements Option 21 only Spectrum Power vs Time Frequency vs Time Zoomed Spectrum
30. Figure 3 16 Figure 3 17 Figure 3 18 Figure 3 19 Figure 3 20 Figure 3 21 Figure 3 22 Figure 3 23 Figure 3 24 Figure 3 25 Figure 3 26 Figure 3 27 Figure 3 28 Figure 3 29 OBW measurement band power marker Example of OBW measurement EBW measurement band power markers Setting up spurious signal measurement Example of spurious signal measurement View orientation Demod mode screen Carrier frequency measurement EBW measurement Single display Difference between normal and real time modes Real time mode Zoom function Zoom domain settings using the Timing menu Zoomed area settings using the marker Demod menu structure Analysis range setting in the overview MARKERS keys Specifying the range with the marker and the reference Spectrum and spectrogram concurrent display CUTSOT 2 cece rere cern ence cece soso Figure 3 30 3 3 vii Table of Contents viii Figure 3 31 Figure 3 32 Figure 3 33 Figure 3 34 Figure 3 35 Figure 3 36 Figure 3 37 Figure 3 38 Figure 3 39 Figure 3 40 Figure 3 41 Figure 3 42 Figure 3 43 Figure 3 44 Figure 3 45 Figure 3 46 Figure 3 47 Figure 3 48 Figure 3 49 Figure 3 50 Figure 3 51 Figure 3 52 Figure 3 53 Figure 3 54 Figure 3 55 Figure 3 56 Figure 3 57 Figure
31. Lower Upper gt Frequency _ _ _ C N measurement range displayed in the lower view C N A Rj Start Offset Rj Stop Offset Frequency Random jitter Frequency measurement range lt Lower view W gt Offset frequency Periodic iit Current trace Averaged trace le RE a displayed in green by the Median filter displayed in yellow Max Pj Threshold Figure 3 74 Phase noise measurement parameters RSA3408A User Manual 3 103 Time Analysis Time Mode Figure 3 75 shows an example of the phase noise measurement The ntegrated Phase Noise in the measurement results indicates a phase noise value obtained by integral of C N in the random jitter measurement range illustrated in Figure 3 74 The Random Jitter in the measurement results indicates a jitter value equivalent to the integrated phase noise Tektronix RSA 3408A 8 11 2005 2 10 09 PM PAUSE MEAS SETUP Frequency 2 GHz RBW Cancel Back Span 10 MHz Trace 1 Smoothed Carrier Threshold Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Max Min Level dBm F30 0 Carrier dBm Bandwidth Hz 100k Spectrum a C N Sideband 100 Lower Upper dBm Pie nager un Center 2 GHz Span 10 MHz Minimum Offset Current trace green EE co 10Hz 50 _______ dBc Hz Maximum Offset Frequency C N versus Offset frequency m 100MHz Rj Start Offset 150 Frequency Hz dBc Hz 2 5k Start
32. Main view displ N Main view sn NY l Analysis Offset Analysis Length gt Trigger output Analysis start point Figure 3 97 Timing parameters Timing Parameters in Real Time S A Mode RSA3408A User Manual The Timing menu in the Real Time S A real time spectrum analysis mode contains the following items Acquisition Length Same as in the Demod and Time modes Spectrum Offset Specifies the number of the frame in the spectrogram to display the spectrum The latest frame is number zero Older frames have larger negative numbers 3 141 Setting Timing Parameters Timing Parameters in The Timing menu in the Real Time S A with Zoom mode contains the following Real Time S A with Zoom items see Figure 3 98 Mode Acquisition Length Same as in the Demod and Time modes Acquisition History Same as in the Demod and Time modes Analysis Length Same as in the Demod and Time modes Analysis Offset Same as in the Demod and Time modes Frequency Center Sets the frequency of the center of analysis area Frequency Width Sets the frequency width of the analysis area Trigger output point Frequency Analysis Offset Time Analysis Length lt i Frequency Width Frequency Center Figure 3 98 Timing parameters in the zoom mode 3 142 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Timing Parameters Seamless Acquisition The frame data is acquired every designated time The interval between one acquisi
33. 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Figure 2 44 Concurrent display of spectrum and spectrogram 2 50 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial RSA3408A User Manual 4 Display the spectrum and spectrogram side by side a Press the VIEW DEFINE key DISPLAY MODE _ VIEW a SIA SELECT DEFINE DEMOD SCALE _UNES MARKERS 4 4 TIME A CFI ECT VIEW DEFINE key Modifies display format b Press the View Orientation side key to select Tall Tektronix RSA 3408A VIEW DEFINE Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Bak Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Spectrogram Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Off On o Show Views dBm 207 Singe Multi 10 dB Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz S A with Spectrogram Measurement Off View Orientation Tal Wide Grid Style Off Fix Flex 100 0 Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Menu Off Figure 2 45 Tall display of spectrum and spectrogram c Press the View Orientation side key to select Wide 2 51 Tutorial 5 Display spectrogram only a Press the VIEW SELECT key and then select the spectrogram on the display The selected view is framed in white on screen DISPLAY MODE VIEW SIA SELECT DEFINE a DEMOD SCALE LINES VIEW SELECT key Selects a view to operate MARKERS The selected view is surrounded by a whit
34. 24 The mouse can also be used in the marker operation refer to USB connectors on page 2 6 for connecting the mouse In the following procedure Mouse indicates an operation where the mouse is used 1 Press the VIEW SELECT key on the front panel and select the spectrogram with zoom function Mouse Click on the spectrogram to select it and then go to step 4 2 Press the MARKER SETUP key on the front panel 3 Press the Markers side key and select Single to display the marker 4 Move the marker to the upper left point of the zoomed area using the Marker X Position and the Marker X Vertical side keys Mouse Move the mouse pointer to the upper left point of the zoomed area and left click to put the marker on it 5 Press the Reference Cursor to the Marker X side key to display the reference cursor on the marker position Mouse Right click to display the reference cursor 6 Move the marker to the lower right point of the zoomed area using the Marker X Position and Marker X Vertical side keys Mouse Move the mouse pointer to the lower right point of the zoomed area and left click to put the marker on it 3 25 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode 3 26 7 Press the MARKER key on the front panel and then press the Analysis Time Marker Time side key The zoomed area is enclosed in a green frame 8 When you shift the zoomed area to the left or right on the frequency axis perform these steps a Select MARKE
35. AM demod 3 39 AM AM 3 57 AM PM 3 59 analog modulation analysis 3 37 CIN 3 9 carrier frequency 3 13 CCDF 3 60 3 86 channel power 3 5 constellation 3 51 digital modulation analysis Option 21 only 3 45 EBW 3 14 EVM 3 52 eye diagram 3 56 FM demod 3 40 frequency versus time 3 85 IQ versus time 3 43 3 83 IQ frequency versus time 3 53 modulation analysis Demod mode 3 27 OBW 3 11 PDF 3 61 PM demod 3 42 power versus time 3 54 3 84 pulse 3 91 pulse spectrum 3 44 real time analysis 3 20 spectrum analysis S A mode 3 1 spurious signal 3 16 symbol table 3 55 time analysis Time mode 3 81 Menu Amplitude 3 125 amplitude correction 3 131 Average 3 172 basic operation 2 18 FFT 3 162 Frequency 3 118 front panel keys 2 3 Index 3 Index Help 3 221 Input 3 225 Lines 3 202 Lines Real Time S A 3 206 Load 3 228 Markers 3 210 Print 3 251 RBW 3 162 Save 3 228 Span 3 118 System 2 25 Timing 3 139 Trace 3 172 tree A 1 Trigger 3 146 View 3 182 Min Hold description 3 175 Minimum jump setting 3 219 Mode selecting 2 23 Modulation analysis Demod mode 3 27 Mouse operation 2 8 Mult display lines Real Time S A only 3 205 NBW setup display 2 13 Noisogram Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 108 view setting 3 199 Numeric input 2 19 0 OBW measurement 3 11 Online help using 3 221 Option displayi
36. Analog Demod Digital Demod TIME Transient and CCDF When you press the PRESET key on the front panel the instrument settings are reset to the default only for the currently active mode RSA3408A User Manual Trigger Trigger Point Indicator Overview Indicating Trigger Output RSA3408A User Manual In the Demod modulation analysis and the Time time analysis modes T is displayed in the Timing field on the overview T indicates the trigger occurrence point in the Triggered mode and is used as a reference point for setting the Timing parameters in the Free Run mode However T indicates the trigger output point when the trigger source is Power and the slope is Rise and Fall or Fall and Rise or when the trigger source is Freq Mask Timing Sane 7 Sei _ Start 51 2 ms Scale 5 12 ms div Time T indicates the trigger point Figure 3 113 Trigger point display You can use the trigger output to synchronize the analyzer with other instru ments In the Demod modulation analysis and the Time time analysis modes O indicating the trigger output time can be also displayed in the Timing field on the overview The default status for O is off Follow these steps to display the indicator 1 Press the TIMING key on the front panel 2 Press the Output Trigger Indicator side key to select On O appears on the overview The trigger output timin
37. Average 20 20 lt Select Trace Zs Selects the trace to be operated 5 Trace 1 Yellow currently acquired waveform Trace 2 dBm Trace 2 Green averaged waveform On Freeze Off Trace 2 Type Average a Number Of Averages 20 dB Reset Average Display Detection Max Load Trace 100 dBm Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Save Trace Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Figure 2 43 Comparison display with averaged waveform 7 Press the Trace 2 Type side key again and select Off to remove Trace 2 RSA3408A User Manual 2 49 Tutorial Displaying a Spectrogram The spectrogram view is a useful tool to observe spectrum changes in time series in a three dimensional view The horizontal and vertical axes indicate frequency and frame number respectively and the color axis represents amplitude Display the spectrogram using the following steps 1 Press the MODE S A key SPLAY UTILITY VIEW S A key gt SJA SELECT DEFINE HELP PRESET DEMOD SCALE LINES INPUT LOAD MARKERS TIME SELECT CAL SAVE p 2 Press the S A with Spectrogram side key 3 If no waveform is displayed press the RUN STOP key to acquire data The spectrum and spectrogram are displayed concurrently see Figure 2 44 0 dBm Spectrum gt gay 100 m Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz 87 Spectrogram gt 100 dBm 0 Center
38. DEFINE Sets view format Setting View page 3 181 SCALE Scales a graph LINES Controls display lines Display Line page 3 201 DISPLAY MARKERS PEAK Searches for peak on waveform AV gt Mowttonatorwterotpak a er Operation and Peak Sac UTILITY Using Online Help page 3 221 zeae Input Source page 3 225 SYSTEM Controls system parameters Setting System Parameters page 2 25 PRESET Returns settings to the factory defaults Restoring Default Settings page 2 24 page 5 27 Screen Copy page 3 251 For installing macros contact your local Tektronix sales office RSA3408A User Manual 2 17 Functional Overview Menu Operations This section describes basic operations of the analyzer menus and how to select menu items and input numeric values Menu Item Information Up to nine soft keys can be displayed down the right side of the screen see Figure 2 12 Cancel Back is always displayed at the top and the other eight keys select menu items AMPLITUDE Cancel Back Ref Level 4 dBm h Cancel Back always displayed Returns to the last displayed menu or cancels a partial numeric entry from the keypad Auto Level RF Atten Mixer Auto RFAtt Mixer RF Att gt Opens a menu Mixer Level dBm Nominal 25 Vertical Scale dB div 10 Vertical Units dBm dBu vow Corrections
39. Eye diagram view RSA3408A User Manual 3 195 Setting Views AM AM View Setting Option 21 Only 3 196 View Scale Menu Vertical Start jee Em 5 dm The AM AM view shows non linearity characteristics of a device under test DUT such as an RF amplifier representing reference amplitude along the horizontal axis and measured signal amplitude along the vertical axis Refer to AM AM Measurement on page 3 57 The Scale menu for the AM AM view contains the following controls Measurement Content Selects a vector or dot display see Figure 3 138 m Vector Displays yellow lines between the dots default m Dot Displays the calculated result as a series of red dots By default the measurement results are displayed with the horizontal and vertical axes scaled automatically to fit the graph to the screen Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis to expand the graph Range The initial minimum value left edge to the maximum value right edge Vertical Start Shows the minimum value bottom of the vertical axis not settable Equal to the Horizontal Start value Vector display Dot display 5 5 dBm dBm 35 55 dBm dBm Horizontal Start Figure 3 138 Vector and dot displays RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views AM PM View Setting Option 21 Only View Scale Menu Vertical Scale L RSA3408A User Manual The AM PM view
40. Q Connecting to LAN H E Connecting USB Devices Using Windows 98 Screen Hardcopy 3 Using the Online Help E Displaying Version and Of Basic Procedure Use the following steps to set a frequency and span 1 Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel 2 Set the center frequency with the Center Freq side key The following two items are available in the S A mode Start Freq sets the minimum value of the frequency axis Stop Freq sets the maximum value of the frequency axis 3 Press the SPAN key on the front panel 4 Select the span with the Span side key With the general purpose knob the span can be set in the 1 2 5 sequence With the numeric keypad the span can be set arbitrarily within the limits There is a relation of Stop Freq Start Freq Span The settings of center start and stop H Figure 3 158 Online user manual Cancel Back View Front Panel Button Help View Online User Manual View Online Programmer Manual 4 To exit the help system press the Cancel Back top side key RSA3408A User Manual 3 223 Using the Online Help Using a Mouse and Keyboard 3 224 Enter a search word gt marker with the keyboard You can control the help system using a mouse and a keyboard instead of the front panel keys Using a mouse click the topic in the contents window to show the description Using a keyboard select a topic
41. The range of frequencies over which the performance of the instrument is specified Frequency Span Dispersion The magnitude of the frequency band displayed expressed in hertz or hertz per division FSK Acronym for Frequency Shift Keying The process or result of a process in which the frequency of the carrier is varied in accordance with the state of a digital input signal GPIB Acronym for General Purpose Interface Bus the common name for the communications interface system defined in IEEE Std 488 Graticule The calibrated grid overlaying the display screen of spectrum analyzers oscilloscopes and other test instruments Grayed Out An on screen control is Grayed Out if it is not adjustable Import Bring data into the application from a file of some format other than application native Input Impedance The impedance at the desired input terminal Usually expressed in terms of VSWR return loss or other related terms for low impedance devices and resistance capacitance parameters for high impedance devices Intermediate Frequency IF In a heterodyne process the sum or difference frequency at the output of a mixer stage which will be used for further signal processing Key Contacts A pattern of interlaced fingers on the front panel circuit board that form a contact closure when mated with a conductive pad under a mechanical front panel button Link Connect to a file containing settings or other data to be use
42. Threshold CCDF measurement results gt 10 3 88 dB dBm 1 7 07 dB decade 150 0 1 8 50 dB 001 9 25 dB 0 001 9 72 dB 0 0001 9 74 dB ae o Start 0 dB Scale 2dB Stop 13dB Main view CCDF Figure 3 68 CCDF multi view 3 90 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Pulse Measurements Measurement Items RSA3408A User Manual This section describes how to perform the pulse measurements Select TIME Pulse Measurements Pulse Characteristics to measure various pulse characteristics The following lists shows the measurement items Measure menu for pulse characteristics and their definitions see Figure 3 69 Pulse Width Measures the time from rising edge to falling edge at the level of 3 dB 50 of the mean power for the pulse on m Peak Power Measures the maximum power during the pulse on On Off Ratio Measures the ratio of the mean power during the pulse on to that during the pulse off time Pulse Ripple Measures the difference between the maximum and the minimum power during the pulse on Repetition Interval Measures the time from a pulse rising edge to the next pulse rising edge Duty Cycle Measures the ratio of the pulse width to the repetition interval m Pulse Pulse Phase Measures the phase difference between the first pulse and the selected pulse in the analysis window Channel Power Measures the channel power for the pulse on sp
43. gt Start Freq Center Freq Stop Freq Figure 3 83 Setting frequency and span RSA3408A User Manual 3 119 Setting Frequency and Span Using the Channel Table The channel table contains channel numbers and the corresponding frequencies for a communication system When you use W CDMA standard signals for example you can set a center frequency by selecting a channel number from the W CDMA table 1 Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel 2 Press the Channel Table side key and select one of these items 3 120 None selects no channel table You can select one of the following communication standards CDMA2000 EU PAMR400 FL CDMA2000 EU PAMR800 FL CDMA2000 GSM BAND 1 FL CDMA2000 GSM BAND 2 FL CDMA2000 IMT2000 FL CDMA2000 JTACS BAND FL CDMA2000 KOREA PCS FL CDMA2000 EU PAMR400 RL CDMA2000 EU PAMR800 RL CDMA2000 GSM BAND 1 RL CDMA2000 GSM BAND 2 RL CDMA2000 IMT2000 RL CDMA2000 JTACS BAND RL CDMA2000 KOREA PCS RL CDMA2000 N A 700MHz Cellular FL CDMA2000 N A 700MHz Cellular RL CDMA2000 N A Cellular FL CDMA2000 N A PCS FL CDMA2000 NMT450 20k FL CDMA2000 NMT450 25k FL CDMA2000 SMR800 FL CDMA2000 TACS BAND FL CDMA2000 N A Cellular RL CDMA2000 N A PCS RL CDMA2000 NMT450 20k RL CDMA2000 NMT450 25k RL CDMA2000 SMR800 RL CDMA2000 TACS BAND RL DCS1800 DL DCS1800 UL GSM850 DL GSM850 UL GSM900 DL GSM900 UL IEEE802 11a EE
44. 00010110 10111110 10101010 00000101 00101011 11001011 10111000 00011100 128 11101001 00111101 01110101 00010010 00011001 11000010 11110110 11001101 160 00001110 11110000 11111111 10000011 11011111 00010111 00110010 00001001 192 01001110 1101008 Figure 3 136 Symbol table The eye diagram shows I or Q signal that is triggered on a clock signal aligned with the symbol rate representing time along the horizontal axis and amplitude or phase along the vertical axis You can display this diagram in the eye diagram analysis in the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 56 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views View Scale Menu The Scale menu for the eye diagram contains the following controls Measurement Content Selects the vertical axis of the eye diagram see Figure 3 137 m I Displays I signal level on the vertical axis default m Q Displays Q signal level on the vertical axis m Trellis Indicates phase on the vertical axis Eye Length Sets the number of symbols displayed on the horizontal axis The time required for movement between symbols is defined as 1 one Range 1 to 16 the default is 2 Marker 164 375us 0 722 15 300 Os 22 153873 Us Marker 164 375us 0 694 15 300 Os 22 153873 US Trellis Figure 3 137
45. 00dB 2 30 dB Begins 4 40 dB 3 20 dB 10 0 1 5 20dB 370 dB oe os QOLI SN mo Start 0 B Scale 20B Stop 1208 ree 2 Digital Demod CCDF CCDF graph NOTE The reference line is displayed in the Yellow line Measurement line Green line Recovered reference line Blue line Gaussian line CCDF graph when the subview content is AM AM or AM PM Figure 3 49 CCDF measurement 3 60 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode PDF Measurement Performs digital demodulation processing and displays a PDF Probability Distribution Function graph Figure 3 50 shows an example The main view displays the XY graph of power level versus occurrence probability The horizontal axis represents power level relative to the mean value at the center Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the PDF measurement contains the following controls On the common controls for the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 46 Linear Signal Region Unit Display only You can set it in the AM AM or AM PM measurement refer to page 3 57 Linear Signal Region Display only You can set it in the AM AM or AM PM measurement refer to page 3 57 Horizontal Division Sets the horizontal interval between display points Range 0 01 to 1 dB the default is 0 1 dB Tektronix RSA 3408A 2004 12 01 11 37 07 PAUSE MAS SETUP Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 40 us Cancel Back Span 15 MHz Param
46. 03 only 50 Q BNC connector for Q signal differential input When using one connector as a single ended input terminate the other end in 50 Q For the connectors 1 2 and 3 above refer to Selecting Input Source on page 3 225 to control the reference signal input output and I Q input 4 TRIG IN OUT connector 50 Q BNC connector for trigger signal input output Refer to page 3 145 for trigger 5 421 MHz IF OUT connector 50 Q BNC connector for 421 MHz IF Intermediate Frequency output 6 GPIB connector Used to control the analyzer from an external controller Refer to the RSA3408A Programmer Manual for GPIB control 7 DIGITAL IQ OUT Option 05 only MDR 3M 50 pin connectors for generating I and Q data after A D conversion refer to Architecture on page 1 6 to store and analyze on an external PC For the pin assignment refer to Appendix D NOTE IQ Input option 03 and Digital IQ Output option 05 function connectors are factory pre installed The functions are enabled by software key code entry Ensure that the required key code has been accepted by the instru ment before you use these functions Refer to Displaying Versions and Installed Options on page 2 26 for entering the key code 8 AC line connector Connect an AC power cable The instrument shall be installed where the plug can be easily reached by the operator When you do not use the instrument for a long time or in case of emergency you Should unplug
47. 1 Normal Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Channel Power 0 dBm ACPR C N OBW 10 l dB Carrier Frequency EBW Pre A ATMA A a a aq e et NT Eaa 100 dBm Center 1 5 GHz Span 36 MHz Measurement Off Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Figure 2 29 Initial screen Restoring Default Settings The analyzer saves the settings when it is turned off When you turn on the analyzer it starts with the settings as they were when it was shut down This tutorial starts with the factory default settings Perform the following steps to restore the factory default settings 1 Press the SYSTEM key 2 Press the Reset All to Factory Defaults side key The instrument is now ready to take measurements 2 34 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Displaying Spectrum This section describes how to set the frequency span and amplitude and then appropriately display the spectrum Figure 2 30 shows the settings Frequency Center frequency Amplitude gt Y lt Span gt Figure 2 30 Frequency span and amplitude settings Setting Center Frequency The center frequency is set to 1 5 GHz and span is set to 36 MHz when you and Span power on the analyzer Change the settings of center frequency and span to display the waveform around 100 MHz 1 Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel MEASUREMENT 3 FREQUENCY RUN FREQUENCY CHANNEL key
48. 163 Eye diagram analysis 3 56 RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 78 setting 3 194 F Features 1 1 FFT description 3 161 Extended Res 3 163 menu 3 162 overlap 3 164 points 3 165 window 3 166 File data file format 3 239 entering a name 3 236 format 3 239 loading 3 230 operation 3 227 saving 3 230 trace file format 3 247 type 3 227 Floppy disk drive side panel 2 6 using 3 230 FM signal measurement 3 40 Frame relation between frame bin and pixel 3 178 Free Run trigger mode 3 147 Frequency menu 3 118 setting 3 117 Frequency versus Time measurement 3 85 Index 2 Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 114 FREQUENCY CHANNEL 3 118 FSK Modulation Type 3 46 note for measurements 3 50 Functional check 1 14 G Gain calibration 1 23 General purpose knob 2 3 GPIB rear panel connector 2 5 H Hard copy screen 3 251 Help menu 3 221 How to adjust center offset 1 24 DC offset 1 25 display brightness 1 26 gain 1 23 IF flatness 1 25 How to create amplitude correction files 3 133 directory 3 238 files 3 253 trigger mask 3 153 How to delete directories 3 238 files 3 238 How to display averaged waveforms 3 176 data by trigger and repeat modes 3 151 horizontal display line 3 203 multiple views 3 183 online help 3 221 options 2 26 spectrogram 2 50 spectrum 2 35 trace 1 and 2 3 174 trigger point 3 159 versions 2 26 vertical display
49. 2 Press the Delta side key and move line 2 The delta value indicates the following value value of Delta value of line 2 value of line 1 To turn off the horizontal line Press the Number Of Line side key to select None el Horizontal line Dual PRELE Center 800 MHz Span 36 MHz dBm Values at line positions Figure 3 144 Two horizontal lines RSA3408A User Manual 3 203 Display Line Vertical Display Line 1 Press the LINES key on the front panel 2 Press the Show Line side key to select Vertical NOTE In the following steps use the general purpose knob or the numeric input keypad to move the lines 3 Perform one of the following options To display one vertical line Press the Number Of Line side key to select 1 Press the Line 1 side key and move the line To display two vertical lines Press the Number Of Line side key to select 2 Press the Line 1 side key and move line 1 Line 2 moves in parallel Press the Line 2 side key and move line 2 Press the Delta side key and move line 2 The delta value indicates the following value value of Delta value of line 2 value of line 1 To turn off the vertical line Press the Number Of Line side key to select None 0 dBm 10 dB 100 795MHz 805MHz 20dBm A rune es dBm Center 800 MHz Span 36 MHz Figure 3 145 Two horizontal and two vertical lines 3 204 RSA
50. 207 0 dBm Color Stop Tr Vertical Size Color Scale 100 dBm 0 Vertical Start gt Center 800 MHz Y Span 10 kHz f lt Horizontal Scale gt Horizontal Start Figure 3 129 Scale and format settings in spectrogram view 3 186 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views Time Domain View Setting View Scale Menu RSA3408A User Manual The time domain view includes the following displays shown on the overview or the main view in the Demod and the Time modes m Power versus Time m AM demodulation display modulation factor versus time m FM demodulation display frequency deviation versus time m PM demodulation display phase deviation versus time m I Q level versus Time For Option 21 only m Random jitter versus Time m Integrated phase noise versus Time m C N versus Time The Scale menu for the time domain view contains the following controls see Figure 3 130 Auto Scale Sets the start value and the scale of the vertical axis automatically to fit the waveform to the screen Horizontal Scale Sets the range of the horizontal axis Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis Vertical Scale Sets the range of the vertical axis Vertical Stop Sets the maximum value top of the vertical axis Available when the vertical axis represents Power Random jitter Integrated phase noise C N Vertical Offset Sets the center value maximum
51. 3 213 Marker Operation and Peak Search Measuring with the Delta Marker follow these steps 1 2 Press the Makers side key to select Delta To measure differences in amplitudes or frequencies using the delta marker Press the MAKER SETUP key on the front panel Marker 1 and 2 are displayed with the two markers overlapping each other Select Marker is set to 1 Marker 1 by default Note that the Marker X Position menu item is already selected Rotate the general purpose knob or enter the value using the keypad to move the active marker to the reference point select 2 Change the active marker by pressing the Select Marker side key to Rotate the general purpose knob or enter the value using the keypad to move the active marker to the measurement point As shown in Figure 3 151 the marker readout is shown in the top left portion of the screen Delta marker readout Marker 1 readout Marker 2 readout Cancel Back I Delta marker measurement value Marker 1 readout Marker 2 readout Readout of the selected marker 1 2 4 kHz marker 99 997 MHz 40 018 dB 62 41 dBm 85 42 dBm H2 U dBm lt Marker 1 By Marker 2 100 dBm Center 100 MHz Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Span 15 kHz 99 997 Marker X Position MHz Figure 3 151 Using the delta marker to take measurements 3 214 Marker X Positic 15 625
52. Display Detection Max Average Off Average Count Average Term Control MEASURE Coo a O Expo Measurement Off Measurement Off RSA3408A User Manual Appendix C Default Settings Table C 2 Display menu Menu S A mode Demod Time mode Common DEFINE a Dr Grid Style Fix Overview Content Waveform Horizontal Scale 36 MHz Horizontal Start 1 482 GHz Vertical Scale 100 dB LINES Show Line Horizontal Number Of Line Markers Off Off Step Size Marker X Position 36 kHz 40 ns Peak Search Freq Threshold 720 kHz Peak Search Hor Threshold 800 ns Table C 3 Utility menu Menu S A mode Demod Time mode Common INPUT Signal Input Port RF RF s Reference Source Brightness 100 100 Instrument Setup Angular Units Degrees Degrees v RSA3408A User Manual C 3 Appendix C Default Settings C 4 RSA3408A User Manual Sa Aes Appendix D Digital IQ Output Connector Pin Assignment Option 05 This section shows the pin assignment of the digital IQ output connectors I OUTPUT and Q OUTPUT on the rear panel of the analyzer with Option 05 For details on the specifications refer to the RSA3408A Technical Reference J 50 26 Figure D 1 Dig
53. Freq Mask External Option 02 only On Off On Off Rise Fall Rise and Fall Fall and Rise Select Next Point Set Selected Point X Set Selected Point Y Delete Selected Point Insert New Point Set All Points to Maximum Set All Points to Minimum Reset Mask to Default In Out In and Out Out and In Same as in the S A mode Refer to page A 3 Pulse Measurements in the Time Mode FFT Window Rolloff Ratio Demod and Time Modes Average Average Count Average Term Control RSA3408A User Manual Nyquist Blackman Harris 4B Off On Expo Repeat A 5 Appendix A Menu Tree Measurement Menu 3 of 3 S A Mode MEASURE Meas The arrow indicates the Meas Setup menu corresponding to the measurement item t Channel Power Channel Bandwidth Measurement Filter Shape Rect Gaussian Nyquist Root Nyquist Rolloff Ratio ACPR gt Main Channel Bandwidth Adjacent Channel Bandwidth Chan Spacing Measurement Filter Shape Rect Gaussian Nyquist Root Nyquist Rolloff Ratio C N gt Offset Frequency Carrier Bandwidth Noise Bandwidth Measurement Filter Shape Rect Gaussian Nyquist Root Nyquist Rolloff Ratio OBW gt Power Ratio Carrier Frequency gt Counter Resolution EBW gt Measurement Level m Spurious gt gt Signal Threshold Ignore Region Spurious Threshold E
54. Mode Table 3 8 Measurement items for RFID analysis Cont Measure menu Measurement items RF Envelope m On Off width m Duty cycle m On Off ripple m Rise Fall time Constellation m Modulation depth Eve Diadram m Modulation index TOP m Frequency error Symbol Table m Bit rate or Tari Figure 3 51 illustrates the measurement items with a typical RFID waveform The analyses are performed on the carrier in the Carrier Spurious and ACPR measurements on the transmission power on down in the Power On Down measurement and on the Interrogator to Tag or Tag to Interrogator signaling in the RF Envelope Constellation Eye Diagram and Symbol Table measurements RF envelope Constellation Power Eye diagram Symbol table Power on AT Power down US PES EEE EE PS ER Tag to Interrogator signaling response Interrogator to Tag signaling command Carrier Spurious Time ACPR Figure 3 51 RFID waveform and measurement items RSA3408A User Manual 3 63 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Basic Procedure 3 64 Use the following procedure to perform the RFID analysis NOTE If you use the signal input INPUT Signal Input Port other than RF the measurements are not guaranteed Press the DEMOD key on the front panel Select Standard RFID 18000 4 6 using the side keys Select a measurement item by pressing the side key For example press the Carrier side key to perform the
55. Mode The Lo L1 La and Lpg lines represent the following Lo Tangent line through the threshold point on the rising edge m L Tangent line through the threshold point on the falling edge m La Regression line calculated on the pulse top m Lg Regression line calculated on the pulse bottom These lines are displayed in red in the subview The pulse on and off times are determined by the nodes of these lines as shown in Figure 3 70 Basic Measurement Use this procedure to perform the pulse measurements Procedure Press the TIME key on the front panel 2 Press the side key Pulse Measurement Pulse Characteristics 3 Display the measurement waveform a Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel to set the frequency b Press the SPAN key on the front panel to set the span c Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel to set the amplitude For information about setting frequency span and amplitude refer to Setting Frequency and Span on page 3 117 and Setting Amplitude on page 3 125 4 For the channel power OBW and EBW measurements only You can select an FFT window for the measurement Refer to RBW FFT Menu on page 3 95 5 Press the TIMING key on the front panel to set the analysis range Refer to page 3 30 for details on setting analysis range 6 Press the VIEW DEFINE key on the front panel to select the measurement item s for display Refer to page 3 95 for the View Define menu By default on
56. NT TRAME Em Type 1 4P1_OPSK By Modulation a Parameters 100 Auto Carrier dBm Timin g FF a a Off Start 12 8 ms Scale 1 28 ms Center 800 MHz Span 100 2 EVM 0 5 RMS ably Hz 132 Peak sym 165 100 45 07337 16383305 MagErr 0 22 RMS 0 57 Peak sym 10 Phase Err 0 26 deg 0 74 deg Peak sym 165 10 Rho 0 9999 f Length 201 symbols FreqErr 45 446 Hz Origin Offset 46 dB 0 EE Start 11 18195 me Seale 952 195 1ie Digital Dei hodEVM EVM Measurement results from the top EVM RMS Peak Magnitude error RMS Peak Phase error RMS Peak Waveform quality o Symbol length Frequency error Origin offset Figure 3 41 EVM measurement NOTE Origin offset is also called IQ feedthrough You can select degree or radian for the angular unit by pressing SYSTEM Instrument Setup Angular Units RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 1Q Frequency versus Time Observes I Q signal voltage change over time For FSK and GFSK modulation Measurement only it displays frequency change over time Figure 3 42 shows an example The main view displays I Q voltage versus time graph where I and Q are indicated in yellow and green respectively or displays frequency deviation versus time graph for FSK or GFSK For the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 46 For setting views refer to page 3 181 Over
57. Off Single Delta Delta is selected here to nae eee show Marker 1 and 2 to Marker X By Ref C B erence Cursor Marker 2 gt Off Selected Marker Off Step Size Marker X 20 i m Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Gore G Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Marker X Position MHz 99 998 Figure 2 40 Measurement with the delta marker 5 2 44 Press the Select Marker side key top to select 2 making Marker 2 active You can also select the marker using the MARKERS SELECT key on the front panel The MARKERS SELECT key and the Select Marker side key have the same function The Marker X Position menu item is selected Using the general purpose knob or the numeric input keypad move the marker to the desired measure ment point see Figure 2 40 The difference between the two marker positions Marker 1 Marker 2 is indicated in the upper left part of the screen Press the Markers side key to select Single The analyzer returns to the single marker mode RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Searching for the Peak RSA3408A User Manual Measure the frequency interval between the maximum intensity spectrum and a peak to its left by using the delta marker and peak search functions together 1 Press the PEAK key on the front panel CE oo DEMOD SCALE LINES S MARKERS TIME A SELECT Med PEAK lt j gt MARKER y MARKER SETUP Marker
58. Refer to Zoom Function on page 3 24 for setting the analysis area on the spectrogram with the zoom function Subview Content Selects the subview information m Spectrum m Power versus Time m Frequency versus Time Zoomed Spectrum Spectrum of a zoomed area in the Zoom display Refer to page 3 181 for the scale settings and format of each view Figure 3 52 shows an examle of the carrier measurement Overview Zoom Tektronix RSA 3408A Subview Power vs Time PAUSE _ f MEAS SETUP D Measurement results gt Carrier Frequency 1 000 077 818 GHz from the top Carrier frequency OBW EBW Maximum EIRP 3 66 E_E Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 4 ml Cancel Back__ Span 10 MHz Input Att 15 dB Analyze A R 51 875 kHz Marker 92 8015625 ms 89 919 dB 14 519 dBm 24 ms 15 frame 11 Counter 87 dBm Resolution Hz frame i 11 i dBm Power Ratio Unit Py for OBW a dB iid Power Ratio for om OBW dB 0 111 OBW dB frame dBm jee 20 Center 1 GHz Span 500 kHz Start 117 2 ms Scale 3 2 ms E PERE 8 18 dom 33 12 dB cie Occupied Band Width UT mani ne 0 OBW 172 968 Hz dBm EBW 149 064 Hz Channel Maximum EIRP 30 dBm Bandwidth Hz 5M RFID 18000 4 6 Carrier Figure 3 52 Carrier measurement Center 1 000081 GHz Span 105 kHz Main view Spectrum RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode
59. Spectrum 0 22 03 9 45 38 AM PAUSE MEASURE ee NE Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 64 rhs Cancel Back Span 200 kHz Input Att 20 dB IQ versus Time Power versus Time 0 o dBm ANEA dBm 10 dB 10 Haute versus 100 dBm 100 Timing dBm kh AMTAA W TITA Taka Start 64 ms Scale 6 4 ms Center 100 MHz Span 200 kHz 500 f mY 100 mv 500 mY Start 64 ms Scale 2 56 ms Measurement Off Transient IQ versus Time Main view I Q voltage vs Time I and Q waveform are displayed in yellow and green respectively Figure 3 63 IQ versus Time measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 83 Time Analysis Time Mode Power versus Time Observes signal power change over time Figure 3 64 shows an example The Measurement main view displays power level versus time Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum PAUSE_ ENSURE Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 64 rhs Cancel Back Span 200 kHz Input Att 20 dB IQ versus Time 0 0 dBm MANN dBm Power versus By 10 Frequency versus dB Time 100 dBm 100 Mms mil CAC LT a PAA PAL d tits TAN a 1 Start 64 ms Scale 6 4 ms Center 100 MHz Span 200 kHz 0 dBm 10 dB 100 dBm Start 64 ms Scale 2 56 ms Measurement Off Transient Power versus Time i Main view Power versus Time Figure 3 64 Power varianc
60. Spectrum Analyzer It covers the following information Describes the capabilities of the analyzer and how to install it Explains how to operate the analyzer how to control acquisition of processing of and input output of information Shows the menu structure and lists accessories of the analyzer This manual is composed of the following chapters Getting Started describes the product overview architecture installation and calibration of the analyzer Operating Basics explains the functions of the front rear and side panels and menu items of the analyzer and describes the basic menu operations This section also provides tutorials for beginners It gives step by step procedures for measurement using a signal generator Reference explains the basic concepts of measurement processes and application specific operations It also describes the front panel keys and menus Appendices provide additional information including the menu tree accessories and cleaning information First time users should install the analyzer in Getting Started then go to Operating Basics and perform the tutorials beginning on Page 2 31 The analyzer uses Microsoft Windows XP as the operating system This manual does not describe common usage of Windows XP Refer to your Windows manuals as necessary xvii Preface Related Documents In addition to this user manual the following documentation is available for your analyzer Tektronix part n
61. Table 25 0 2cr gets gee ba eG BEES G nas nets 3 120 Using the Marker and Peak Search 3 121 Frequency Setting Range cose eas eee od eee BENG Rae anna 3 122 Vector SPAN 55e prenne ne a be Gdn sig Gwe DG Soya dks ER ah duees 3 124 Setting Amplitude sss 3 125 Amplitude Menu 0 0600c0 43424 ods asak pe nt on etwas ered ees 3 125 Over Voltage Input 4 4424444iuenssupesenuess eee eee es 3 129 Amplitude Corr ction 82 dead ee eee ewes ea eee E eee oes 3 130 Setting Timing Parameters 3 139 Dons Men spacen sun dons gue Eaa E tante nettes Oop eta 3 139 Seamless ACQUISIHON 520505 84448 dede saa gaai e decd mache lane eieune ada ele 3 143 MIDDLE ecg sale eines a a9 eee Was sca aie sie ies ne Ge wate AS 3 145 Tagger Menu s ss sssssts sis ss dense sa dinde 3 146 Creating a Trigger Mask Option 02 Only 3 153 Trigger Point Indicator o 0 00s4 4e sds does deste terse ae ntwtestew ees 3 159 Synchronous Operation with External Instruments 3 160 RSA3408A User Manual Table of Contents RSA3408A User Manual FFT an RBW uses ses bso bre a eps ae aye ei aio save i teesi i oaen sarees 3 161 RB W FET MENU 484 3 45 40 00 s0dvag Lexdae cag hese Bora E 3 162 PRE POIDS soineann Ra hte Rigs Diode in ro 3 165 FEE WAM OW 2 etre a iia iaaa ot ie ati 3 166 Trace Compariso
62. Threshold Higher Threshold Interpolation Points RSA3408A User Manual A 7 Appendix A Menu Tree Time Mode MEAS MEASURE Aes Transient IQ versus Time Power versus Time Frequency versus Time Measurement Off CCDF It CCDF gt Display Gaussian Line Off On Display Reference Line Off On Store Reference Line Reset Measurement CCDF Auto Scaling Threshold On Off Pulse Measurements Signal Source Analysis Option 21 Only A 8 Phase Noise gt Carrier Threshold Level Real Time Phase Noise Carrier Bandwidth C N Sideband Max Pj Threshold Symmetrical Filter Carrier Tracking Spurious gt Carrier Threshold Level Real Time Spurious Ignore Region Spurious Threshold Excursion Symmetrical Filter Carrier Tracking Scroll Table Carrier Bandwidth C N Sideband Frequency versus Time gt Freq Settling Threshold Smoothing Factor Real Time Spurious Only Upper Lower Minimum Offset Frequency Maximum Offset Frequency Rj Start Offset Frequency Rj Stop Offset Frequency Real Time Phase Noise Only Off On Off On Off On Off On Upper Lower Pulse Characteristics gt Analyze Detection Threshold Channel Bandwidth OBW Power Ratio EBW Meas Level Counter Resolution P P Phase Time Offset Measurement Filter Filter Bandwidth for Gaussian filter Filter Pa
63. X ASK FSK OQPSK X XIX XIX 1 Includes BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM and 256QAM 3 46 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Parameters Sets the following modulation parameters Symbol Rate Enters the symbol rate for demodulating digitally modulated signals Symbol rate and bit rate are related as follows Symbol rate Bit rate Number of bits per symbol For example the number of bits per symbol is 3 for 8PSK Measurement Filter Selects a filter for demodulating a digitally modulated signal None no filter m Root Raised Cosine Reference Filter Selects a filter for creating a reference signal m None no filter m Raised Cosine m Gaussian m Half Sine Refer to Process Flow of Digitally Modulated Signals on page 3 49 for the measurement and reference filters Filter Parameter Enters an o BT value for the Measurement Filter and Reference Filter Range 0 0001 to 1 Auto Modulation Depth Valid when the modulation type refer to page 3 46 is ASK Determines whether to automatically detect or manually set the modulation depth used to distinguish between the two states of an ASK signal On Default Automatically calculates the modulation depth for the analysis range and displays the value in the Modulation Depth side key Off Sets the modulation depth using the Modulation Depth side key Mod
64. a Single Marker The markers are used to measure amplitude or frequency and also to find the peak signal One or two markers can be displayed as Marker 1 and 2 To measure an absolute value only Marker 1 is used and that is called single marker mode To measure a relative value Markers 1 and 2 are used and that is called delta marker mode To position the markers use the general purpose knob or the numeric input keypad 1 Press the MARKER SETUP key on the front panel DEMOD SCALE LINES Ne MARKERS r TIME SELECT 3 lt j PEAK gt L d MARKER y MARKER gt SETUP r MARKER SETUP key Selects the behavior of the markers 2 Press the Markers side key to select Single The marker O appears at center on the waveform 3 The Marker X Position menu item is selected by default Turn the general purpose knob to move the marker to a measurement point see Figure 2 39 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 08 PAUSE MARKER SETUP Cancel Back Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Select Marker Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off marker 99 999 MHz 21 85 dBm 44 86 dBm H2s u dBm lt Marker X Position Sets the horizontal position of the marker using the general purpose knob or numeric input keypad Marker readout i
65. amp CAPS LOCK Mns dBm NEXT 0 pa Hz ENTER L Accepts the inputs Numeric keys Figure 2 32 Numeric value entry keypad 2 36 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial The spectrum waveform is displayed on the screen as shown in Figure 2 33 The current setting is displayed on the bottom of the screen Center Freq MHz 100 in this example Tektronix RSA 3408A 12 17 2004 11 57 51 AM FREO CHAN Frequency 100 MHz RBW 100 kHz Cancel Back __ Span 36 MHz Trace 1 Normal Center Freq 4 Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Hz i 100M 0 Start Freq dBm Hz 82M StopFreq Hz 118M en Channel Channel Table None Center Freq Step Same As C F 10 dB Center Freq Step ar Same A The current setting is ame As Span displayed in this field ad Step Size Center 100 MHz Span 36 MHz Center Freq Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Center Freq MHz 100 500k Figure 2 33 Center frequency of 100 MHz span of 36 MHz The next step is to set the span It is currently set to 36 MHz as the default value Change the setting to 20 kHz 3 Press the SPAN key on the front panel MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP SPAN key SPAN TRIG d RBW AMPLITUDE J FFT RSA3408A User Manual 2 37 2 38 Tutorial The Span menu item is selected Span Indicates that the general purpo
66. analysis functions Refer to Appendix G Options and Accessories for optional software RSA3408A User Manual 2 23 Functional Overview Starting Stopping Data Use the RUN STOP key on the front panel to start or stop data acquisition Acquisition MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP RUN STOP o Starts or stops data acquisition SPAN TRIG RBW AMPLITUDE FFT Figure 2 21 Starting Stopping data acquisition If acquisition and measurements are waiting for a trigger or are paused stopped pressing this key will start the acquisition If acquisition and measurements are running pressing this key will stop acquisition and measurements aborting the current acquisition Restoring Default Settings The analyzer saves the settings when it is turned off When you turn on the analyzer it starts with the settings as they were when it was shut down UTILITY ry a HELP PRESET lt _ PRESET key restores default settings for current measurement mode INPUT LOAD Xe w CAL SAVE Ve A o Ea SYSTEM lt _____ SYSTEM Reset All to Factory Defaults WH N S restores all default settings for the analyzer Figure 2 22 Restoring default settings m Pressing the PRESET key returns the instrument settings to the factory defaults for the current measurement mode Refer to Appendix C for the factory defaults m Pressing SYSTEM gt Reset All
67. and Q are indicated in yellow and green respectively Figure 3 37 IQ versus time measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 43 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Pulse Spectrum Measurement 3 44 Performs FFT for the analysis range specified in the overview On specifying the analysis range refer to Setting Analysis Range on page 3 30 Figure 3 38 shows the pulse spectrum measurement The main view shows the pulse spectrum FFT for the analysis range The pulse spectrum measurement has no Meas Setup menu items Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum 04 04 01 16 PAUSE Meas SETUP 1 e Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 80 s Cancel Back Span 15 MHz Input Att 20 dB 10 10 dBm dBm 10 dB 10 dB 110 Em 110 Timing F dBm Start 32 ms Scale 3 2 ms Center 1 GHz Span 5 MHz 10 dBm 10 dB 110 fi Al LS dBm MALMAL RRC LEN hd 4 blu sal au a Center 1 GHz Span 5 MHz Analog Demod Pulse Spectrum Pulse spectrum FFT for the analysis range specified in the overview Figure 3 38 Pulse spectrum measurement RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Digital Modulation Analysis Option 21 Only You can select the following measurement items using the MEASURE key when you select Digital Demod in the Demod menu m Constellation page 3 51 m EVM page 3 52 m Q Frequency versus Time page 3 53 m Power versus Time page 3 54 m Sy
68. and block size are shown in Figure 2 53 1024 data points A r A O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0_ Frame0 A Daa OOo Frame 1 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0_ Frame 2 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frame 3 gt 1 block N frames O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O Frame N 41 J Figure 2 53 Frame and block 2 60 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 12 11 24 57 TIMING Suppose that one block contains N frames The acquisition length for a block is calculated using this equation One block acquisition length N X One frame acquisition length One block acquisition length is set using Acquisition Length in the Timing menu One frame acquisition length is set internally depending on span and displayed in Spectrum Length in the Timing menu To set the acquisition length perform the following steps 1 Press the TIMING key on the front panel By default Acquisition Length is set to 64 ms and Spectrum Length 32 ms The number of frames in a block is 64 32 2 2 Press the Acquisition Length side key to change the value For example set 256 ms by turning the knob see Figure 2 54 Frequency 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Input Att 15 dB LT Acquisition Length 256 ms Cancel Back Acquisition 0 dBm 10 dB 8 frames 8192 points Start 256 ms Scale 25 6 ms 100 dBm Timing
69. at the time the program creates the file header so the internal program temporarily writes ValidFrames 0 If the value of ValidFrames of the file header is 0 examine the file size and calculate the true value of ValidFrames In this case the correction data block the dummy header and the extended correction data block are always added The subsections below provide details on each block The following is an example of the file header Although Type is always written at the beginning the order of the other items is not fixed and some new items may be added 4041 6Type RSA3408AIQT FrameReverse Off FramePadding Before Band RF3 MemoryMode Zoom FFTPoints 1024 Bins 801 MaxInputLevel 0 LevelOffset 0 CenterFrequency 7 9G FrequencyOffset 0 Span 5M BlockSize 40 ValidFrames 40 FramePeriod 160u UnitPeriod 160u FrameLength 160u DateTime 2005 01 10 13 21 16 GainOffset 8 2 33269 10626668 MultiFrames 1 MultiAddr 0 1Offset 0 0475921630859375 QOffset 0 12628173828125 The first character 4 indicates that the number of bytes of the file header is expressed with four characters after the second character In the preceding example Number of bytes of the file header 1 4 0416 421 The number of bytes is therefore 421 Data starts from the 422 4 byte Descriptions of the file header items follow RSA3408A User Manual File Format Type Shows the type of data In the RSA3408A analyzer only this type is used
70. connectors side panel 2 7 USB memory stick using Option 06 E 1 V Vector mode span 3 124 Vector span 3 124 Version displaying 2 26 VGA output connector side panel 2 7 Video filter RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 67 View menu 3 182 setting 3 181 W Windows XP using 2 28 Z Zoom function 3 24 setting a zoomed area 3 25 Timing menu 3 24 RSA3408A User Manual
71. digital modulation analysis Refer to page 3 45 for details m Standard Performs modulation analysis according to a communication standard For details refer to the user manual included in each option as shown in Table 3 5 For RFID analysis refer to page 3 62 3 27 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Table 3 5 Standard menu in the Demod mode Menu item Option Description W CDMA UL Option 23 W CDMA uplink analysis 3GPP R5 DL Option 27 3GPP Release 5 downlink analysis 3GPP R5 UL Option 27 3GPP Release 5 uplink analysis TD SCDMA Option 28 TD SCDMA analysis GSM EDGE Option 24 GSM EDGE analysis cdma2000 Fwd Option 25 cdma2000 forward link analysis cdma2000 Rev Option 25 cdma2000 reverse link analysis 1xEV DO Fwd Option 26 cdma2000 1xEV DO forward link analysis 1xEV DO Rev Option 26 cdma2000 1xEV DO reverse link analysis IEEE802 11a b g Option 29 WLAN analysis RFID 18000 4 6 Option 21 RFID analysis 3 28 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Measurement Screen Layout The following three views are displayed on screen by default in the Demod mode see Figure 3 26 Overview Displays all data in one acquisition block The Timing field at the bottom of the overview indicates the contents of the main view and the subview as well as the trigger point For information about the trigger point refer to Trigger Point Indicator on page 3 159 m Main view Displays the measurement results and
72. edge of the vertical axis XLeftLabel Represents the label on the left of the horizontal axis Center center frequency when XLeftLabel is Span span or Start start frequency when XLeftLabel is Stop stop frequency UpdateAreas Internal use only YUnit Represents the unit of the vertical axis dBm dBuV V or W NBW Specifies NBW Noise Bandwidth when setting FFT parameters or RBW Resolution Bandwidth when setting RBW parameters YMiddleUnit Represents the unit of the vertical axis scale Specify dB when YUnit is dBm For all other values of YUnit the YUnit value is used 3 248 RSA3408A User Manual File Format YScale Required Represents the scale of the vertical axis UpdatePosition Internal use only Data Block Pairs of a power value and a mask value are written in order with a tab between the power and the mask see Figure 3 173 The number of lines is indicated by XNum in the file header Power1 tab Mask 1 Power 2 tab Mask 2 Power3 tab Mask3 Number indicated by XNum Power N tab Mask N Figure 3 173 Data block Part of the data block might look like this 100 875531204 111 253515034 101 342080442 96 7588947616 98 5946571418 OS OO For example the first line indicates that the power is 100 875531204 dBm and the mask value is 0 Mask Value The mask value represents whether to display the data m 0 Indicates that the data is displayed m 1 Indicates
73. file A file used in the S A Spectrum Analysis mode to save an amplitude correction table The data in this file is loaded when the amplitude correction is performed Refer to page 3 130 for the amplitude correction 3 227 File Operations Load Save Menu PRESET Figure 3 161 shows the Load Save menu structure S A mode except Real Time gt Load From File Menu Load State Load Trace 1 Load Trace 2 Load Correction Real Time S A Demod and Time modes Load State Load Data S A mode except Real Time Select File Load File Now Folder Load from XXXA Load from XXXB Load from XXXC gt Save To File Menu Save State Real Time S A Save Trace 1 Save Trace 2 4 Save Correction m Save State Save Data Demod and Time modes i Save State Save Data All Blocks Current Block Current Area Figure 3 161 Load Save menu structure 3 228 Filename Save File Now Folder Save to XXXA Save to XXXB Save to XXXC Where XXX State for a state file IQData for an IQ data file Trace for a trace file Corr for a correction file Bitmap for a bitmap file RSA3408A User Manual File Operations Load Menu Loads waveform data or instrument settings from a file Load State Loads the instrument settings Load Data Real Time S A Demod and Time modes only Loads waveform data IQ data in the time domain
74. frequency of a correction point Amplitude Enters an amplitude correction value for the specified frequency Delete Point Deletes the selected row m Add New Point Adds a row with the values in the previous row copied as initial values Done Editing Table Confirms the input and adds a new row m Clear Table Deletes the correction data from the memory Interpolation Selects the horizontal and the vertical scale for interpolating correction data m Freq Interpolation Selects the horizontal scale for interpolating correction data Linear or Logarithmic Ampl Interpolation Selects the vertical scale for interpolating correction data Linear or dB Load Table Reads an amplitude correction table from a file Save Table Writes a created correction table to a file RSA3408A User Manual 3 131 Setting Amplitude Amplitude Correction File Correction value 3 132 Before performing amplitude correction you must describe the frequency characteristics of the external device in an amplitude correction file cor You can use word processing software to create the file on a computer and then use a disk or network to load the file into the analyzer Alternatively you can create correction data on the analyzer screen The rules for creating an amplitude correction file are given on page 3 133 and the procedures are given on page 3 134 File Format A correction file contains amplitude correction values at eac
75. hete a and On o Start 60 294531 ms Scale 6 ms Center 13 608527 MHz Span 5 Me Marker 33 675 ms TEgueneV ETTOR 5 178 dBm Hz 3 8 P 515 927 1807584 dBm JE 0 2 dB 5 8 dBm Start 33 737188 ms Digital Demod Power versus Time i Main view Power versus Time Scale 9 921875 us Figure 3 43 Power variance measurement RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Symbol Table Analysis RSA3408A User Manual Performs digital demodulation processing and displays a symbol table in the main view Figure 3 44 shows an example For the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 46 For setting views refer to page 3 181 Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum FTeksronix RSA 064 279408 N e Frequency 800 MHz Acquisition Length 12 3 ms Cancel Back Span 100 kHz Parameter Input Att 20 dB Presets PDC 0 QT Modulation CB PTT cm Type 1 4PI_QPSK D Modulati dB 10 ation dB Parameters 100 Auto Carrier dBm R 100 Timing dBm On Off Start 12 8 ms Scale 1 28 ms Center 800 MHz Span 100 kHz Carrier Frequency Hz 0 10001010 10010001 11000110 11010101 11000100 11000100 01000000 00100001 Z 44 866 1299657704 32 00011000 01001110 01010101 10000110 11110100 11011100 10001010 00010101 64 10100111 11101100 10010010 11011111 10010011 01010011 00110000 00011000 96 11001010 00110100 10111111 1010
76. is displayed as is without RBW processing When RBW FFT is set to Man RBW Sets RBW when Man is selected in RBW FFT Range 2 kHz to 2 MHz the default is 80 kHz 3 162 RSA3408A User Manual FFT and RBW RBW Filter Shape Selects the filter from the following four types when RBW FFT is set to Man m Rect Rectangular Gaussian default m Nyquist m Root Nyquist Rolloff Ratio Enters roll off ratio when RBW Filter Shape is set to Nyquist or Root Nyquist Range 0 0001 to 1 the default is 0 5 Extended Res The FFT point number is normally limited internally You can eliminate the limit using the On setting Refer to Limit on the FFT Points on page 3 165 for detail NOTE It is recommended to keep Extended Res Off as its default condition When RBW FFT is set to FFT FFT Points Selects FFT sample point numbers per frame when RBW FFT is set to FFT Range 64 to 65536 in increments of 2 Higher numbers provide higher resolution and lower numbers provide faster measurements FFT Window Selects the FFT window window function when RBW FFT is set to FFT For the window type refer to Table 3 21 on page 3 168 The default is Blackman Harris 4B Extended Res Same as when RBW FFT is set to Man When RBW FFT is set to FFT the waveform without RBW processing is displayed on screen see Figure 3 117 Frequency domain Time domain data data after A D conversion RBW Measurement gt and dis
77. key see Figure 2 9 PANEL LOCK lt Front panel key lock display Figure 2 9 Key lock display To cancel the key lock the following two methods can be used m Use the SYSTEM KLOCK command to cancel m Turn off the power and then on Refer to the RSA3303A and RSA3308A Programmer Manual for information about the GPIB commands RSA3408A User Manual Interface Maps Setup Display The setup display area in the upper part of the screen shows the analyzer hardware settings see Figure 2 10 The contents differ depending on the measurement mode spectrum analysis S A modulation analysis Demod or time analysis Time as shown in Table 2 3 Tektronix RSA 3408A 02 11 26 13 34 20 Frequency 800 MHz RBW 80 kHz Setup display Span 15 MHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off 0 dBm Figure 2 10 Setup display Table 2 3 Setup display Item Description Mode Frequency Indicates the center frequency All Span Indicates the span Input Att Indicates the attenuation of an input signal before it enters the internal mixer RBW Indicates RBW Resolution Bandwidth for S A compatibility with swept spectrum analyzers Refer to FFT and RBW on page 3 161 NBW Indicates NBW Noise Bandwidth instead of RBW when FFT processed data does not go through RBW process Trace 1 and 2 Indicates the Trace 1 and 2 trace type Spectrum Length Indicates t
78. key on the front panel Display Trace 1 as a normal spectrum a Press the Select Trace side key to select 1 b Press the Trace 1 Type side key and select Normal Display Trace 2 as the averaged waveform a Press the Select Trace side key to select 2 b Press the Trace 2 Type side key and select Average Max Hold or Min Hold The waveform currently being acquired trace 1 in yellow and the averaged waveform trace 2 in green are displayed together Figure 3 124 shows an example of the concurrent display of the ordinal spectrum and its Max Hold waveform 0 dBm Trace 2 averaged waveform This figure shows an example of Max Hold lt Trace 1 ordinary spectrum waveform This figure shows an example of a digitally modulated signal 10 dB 100 dBm Center 800 MHz Span 200 kHz Figure 3 124 Compared display RSA3408A User Manual 3 177 Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Saving Loading Waveform Data Saving a Trace Loading a Trace Trace Compression Relation between Frame 3 178 Bin and Pixel You can save the waveform data currently being acquired in a file and load the saved data as trace 1 or 2 To save Trace 1 or 2 in a file 1 Press the TRACE AVG key on the front panel 2 Press the Select Trace side key to select Trace 1 or 2 3 Press the Save Trace side key and select the destination file For information about file operations refer to page
79. minimum 2 of the vertical axis Available when the vertical axis represents AM modulation factor FM frequency deviation PM phase deviation IQ voltage Full Scale Sets the scale of the vertical axis to the default full scale value 3 187 Setting Views Vertical axis Power Random jitter Integrated phase noise or C N Power shown Vertical Stop 0 dBm Vertical Scale 4 100 dBm Start 64 ms Scale 6 4 ms lt Horizontal Start Horizontal Scale Vertical axis AM modulation factor FM frequency deviation PM phase deviation or IQ level AM modulation factor shown gt Vertical Offset Vertical Scale of Start 6 4 ms Scale 320 us le Horizontal Start Figure 3 130 Setting the scale in time domain view 3 188 Horizontal Scale gt RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views CCDF View Setting The CCDF view displays the CCDF measurement in the Digital Demod mode digital modulation analysis Option 21 only and the Time mode time analysis The horizontal axis indicates amplitude and the vertical axis logarithmic scale indicates CCDF Refer to page 3 86 for more information about the CCDF measurement View Scale Menu The Scale menu for the CCDF view contains the following controls see Figure 3 131 Auto Scale Sets the starting value and the scale of the vertical axis automatical ly to fit the waveform to the sc
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81. of the time reference line Range 0 second maximum Zero represents the latest frame The minimum value depends on acquired data quantity Time Line Interval Sets the interval of the time display lines Range 0 second minimum The maximum value depends on acquired data quantity The other menu items Frequency Line Frequency Line Offset Frequency Line Interval and View Lines Readout are the same as the spectrum view RSA3408A User Manual 3 207 Display Line 3 208 RSA3408A User Manual Eni Marker Operation and Peak Search The marker moves on a waveform to measure amplitude or frequency One or two markers can be displayed on the screen You can also use the reference cursor together with the marker The marker is also used for peak search For information on the band power marker used in the spectrum analysis refer to Spectrum Analysis S A mode on page 3 1 One or two markers active and fixed and or a reference cursor can be displayed on the screen as shown in Figure 3 148 Delta 2 50625 MHz Ref 97 5 MHz 70 316 dB 78 509 dB 127 54 dBm Hz 0 dB m Active marker Reference cursor 10 LL dB div E Fixed marker Center 100 MHz Span 15 MHz Figure 3 148 Marker display Single marker mode One marker called Marker 1 indicated by O moves on a waveform It is used to measure absolute values Delta marker mode Two markers called Marker 1 and 2 indic
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83. or more measurement items must be selected will appear on the bottom of the screen Display Time Range Selects how to display a pulse in the subview m Adaptive Default Adjusts the horizontal scale for each pulse to fit the pulse width to the subview m Max Adjusts the horizontal scale to fit the maximum pulse width in the analysis 3 96 range to the subview RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Guidelines Determines whether to display the guidelines in the subview On Default Displays the guidelines in the subview m Off Hides the guidelines in the subview For the guidelines refer to Definition of Pulse On Off Time on page 3 92 Menu Off Turns off the side menu to expand the measurement results and waveform view area on screen To recall the side menu press the key on the front panel When View Results For is A Single Pulse Select a pulse with Select Pulse Select a measurement item with Select Measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A 3 PAUSE view DEFINE a Cancel Back Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 40 LE Span 36 MHz Show Views Input Att 25 dB Single Multi 0 i Overview dBm mW Content Waveform 10 Select dB 100 Measurement al Peak Power 100 Select Pulse 4 dBm 0 z Indicates the position of the pulse mm2 gt C _W i Start 20 Scale 2 10 616406 10 609609 selected with Select Pulse rt 20 ms cale
84. represents C N in dBc Hz m C N vs Offset Freq Same as the main view in the real time phase noise measurement see Figure 3 78 on page 3 110 RSA3408A User Manual 3 113 Time Analysis Time Mode Frequency versus Time Measures changes in frequency A running average of the frequency versus time Measurement waveform is displayed in the main view and the frequency settling time is obtained However the measurement signal must meet the following conditions m The frequency shift does not exceed the threshold at the start and end of the analysis range m Frequency hopping occurs only once within the analysis range NOTE The frequency versus time measurement requires at least 2048 samples If the analysis length is set to less than 2048 an error message Analysis Length is too short is displayed Also 1024 samples stable in frequency are required at both the start and end of the analysis range to calculate the average frequency Meas Setup Menu The following items are provided in the Meas Setup menu for the frequency versus time measurement Freq Settling Threshold Sets the threshold for judging the frequency settling time see Figure 3 81 When frequency deviation exceeds this value hopping will be considered to have occurred Setting range 10 Hz to Span default 10 Hz Smoothing Factor Sets the number of points from which the running average is calculated Setting range 1 to analysis range 2 or 999
85. rise time fall time rise time Duty cycle On width On width Off width Figure 3 59 RF envelope measurement parameters Changing the Vertical Unit The unit for the vertical axis of the graph displayed in the main view is V volts by default You can also select dBm and W watts using VIEW SCALE Unit 3 76 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode RSA3408A User Manual NOTE The measurement table in the main view always displays the results for waveform data with the default unit of W Selecting the unit does not affect the table contents Changing the View The contents of the view can be changed in the next item by pressing the VIEW DEFINE key The next items are the same as the carrier measurement Refer to page 3 65 Show Views Overview Content Subview Content Selects the information displayed in the subview m Spectrum m Power versus Time m Frequency versus Time m Zoomed Spectrum Spectrum for a zoomed area in the Zoom display m RF Envelope Waveform same as the RF envelope in the main view m Constellation Waveform same as the constellation in the main view m Eye Diagram Waveform same as the eye diagram in the main view m Symbol Table Same as the symbol table in the main view Refer to page 3 24 for the zoom function Refer to page 3 181 for the scale and format settings for each view Burst Selects the burst number to be measured Range 0 to 31 default
86. seas oe A AMPLITUDE n TIMING SYSTEM SS MARKER SETUP MACRO Figure A 1 Menu keys RSA3408A User Manual A 1 Appendix A Menu Tree Measurement Menu 1 of 3 S A Mode except Real Time S A FREQUENCY gt Center Freq CHANNEL Start Freq Stop Freq Channel SPAN Channel Table None Center Freq Step Same As C F CDMA2000 EU PAMR400 FL CDMA2000 EU PAMR400 RL Center Freq Step Same As Span CDMA2000 EU PAMR800 FL CDMA2000 EU PAMR800 RL AMPLITUDE Step Size CDMA2000 GSM BAND 1 FL CDMA2000 GSM BAND 1 RL CDMA2000 GSM BAND 2 FL CDMA2000 GSM BAND 2 RL CDMA2000 IMT2000 FL CDMA2000 IMT2000 RL CS Span CDMA2000 JTACS BAND FL CDMA2000 JTACS BAND RL TIMING Start Freq CDMA2000 KOREA PCS FL CDMA2000 KOREA PCS RL Stop Freq CDMA2000 N A 700MHz Cellular FL CDMA2000 N A 700MHz Cellular RL CDMA2000 N A Cellular FL CDMA2000 N A Cellular RL Ref Level CDMA2000 N A PCS FL CDMA2000 N A PCS RL Auto Level CDMA2000 NMT450 20k FL CDMA2000 NMT450 20k RL RF Atten Mixer CDMA2000 NMT450 25k FL CDMA2000 NMT450 25k RL RF Att RF Atten Mixer Rf Att CDMA2000 SMR800 FL CDMA2000 SMR800 RL Mixer Level RF Atten Mixer Mixer CDMA2000 TACS BAND FL CDMA2000 TACS BAND RL Vertical Units GSM900 DL GSM900 UL IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11b g Corrections NMT450 D
87. shows non linearity characteristics of a device under test DUT such as RF amplifier representing reference amplitude along the horizontal axis and phase error along the vertical axis Refer to AM PM Measurement on page 3 59 The Scale menu for the AM PM view contains the following controls Measurement Content Selects a vector or dot display see Figure 3 139 m Vector Displays yellow lines between the dots default m Dot Displays the calculated result as a series of red dots By default the measurement results are displayed with the horizontal and vertical axes scaled automatically to fit the graph to the screen Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis to expand the graph horizontally Range The initial minimum value left edge to the maximum value right edge Vertical Scale Sets the vertical full scale value to expand the graph vertically Range The initial maximum value x 0 05 to the maximum value Vector display Dot display 150 150 deg deg 150 150 de deg g 55 dBm 5 dBm Horizontal Start Figure 3 139 Vector and dot displays 3 197 Setting Views PDF View Setting Option 21 Only This view is displayed in the PDF Probability Distribution Function measure ment in the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 61 The horizontal axis represents power level relative to the mean value at the center and the vertical axis repres
88. spectrogram If you move the marker to the left on the spectrum the marker on the spectrogram moves to the left in accordance with that movement Conversely if you move the marker on the spectrogram to the left the marker on the spectrum moves to the left Marker 799 99390625 MHz 27 135 dBm 0 dBm Min Center 800 MHz MHz Span 100 kHz 27 135 oa Markers interlock Os 0 frame Center 800 MHz Span 100 kHz Figure 3 154 Interlocked markers 3 217 Marker Operation and Peak Search Peak Search The peak search function searches for the peak on the waveform and moves the marker to the peak position Use the PEAK and marker left right up down lt q gt A V keys on the front panel for peak search g rx M gt LY Using the Peak Search The peak search keys have the following functions see Figure 3 155 keys y PEAK Positions the marker to the highest peak signal Moves the marker lower in frequency to the next signal P gt Moves the marker higher in frequency to the next signal A Moves the marker higher in amplitude to the next signal y Moves the marker lower in amplitude to the next signal A LL PEAK lt gt Positions the marker to the highest Moves the marker lower in frequency to Moves the marker higher in frequency to peak signal the next signal the next signal zl Des A Moves the marker higher in amplitude to Moves the marker lower in amplitude to t
89. sub connector female to send the display of this instrument to another monitor NOTE When you use an external monitor connect a VGA cable to the analyzer and to the monitor then turn on the monitor before you turn on the analyzer 5 USB connectors two ports Connect USB devices such as a mouse keyboard and printer You can connect the devices any time with no setup plug amp play to either or both ports You can also connect a mouse to a USB port on a keyboard see Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Connecting USB devices RSA3408A User Manual 2 7 Interface Maps Using a Mouse and Keyboard Click the menu to select the item You can directly input the gt value with the keyboard You can operate the analyzer using the standard accessory mouse and keyboard instead of the side keys and the front panel keypad The mouse and keyboard operations are as follows m Click the menu item instead of pressing the side keys m Ifthe menu item has arrow buttons click them to select the value Span Click th buttons to adjust the val Hz ick the arrow buttons to adjust the value XXX Figure 2 5 Operation with mouse and keyboard Table 2 1 Key functions of the keyboard Key Purpose Function Numeric keys Numeric input Enter a numeric value in a numeric input f
90. techniques have been revolutionized making the service challenge tougher than ever By using Tektronix as your service provider you make use of our technology and product knowledge our world wide logistics infrastructure and our ISO9000 approved service centers Tektronix technicians are trained on the latest products and are equipped with the most current information on product improvements and upgrades for optimum product performance Warranty Repair Service Tektronix technicians provide warranty service at most Tektronix service locations worldwide The warranty period for this product can be found behind the title page in this manual Calibration and Repair Service Tektronix offers calibrations non warranty repair and support for customers performing their own service Where appropriate calibrations are compliant to ANSI NCSL Z 540 ISO17025 and ISO9000 Quality Systems If you prefer to perform your own service Tektronix supports repair to the replaceable part level through providing for circuit board exchange All services can be purchased through a variety of agreements to fit your specific requirements For more information regarding service offerings or service locations worldwide please see the Tektronix product catalog or visit us on our Customer Services World Center web site at http www tek com Measurement Service Sy La Table of Contents General Safety Summary XV h 12 7 10 SRE sh S
91. the Display z Setup display area Displays the current hardware value Refer to Setup Display on page 2 13 Progress bar Indicates the progress of the acquisition cycle on the left bar and the measurement cycle on the right bar The progress fills up in blue from left to right Date Time display area Shows the current date and time Status display area Shows the trigger status Refer to Status Display on page 2 11 Side menu display area When you press a menu key on the front panel the menu associated with that key is displayed Refer to page 2 15 for details of menu items Menu setting display area Displays the last setting of the menu item that can be set with the general purpose knob View The View window displays the waveform or the measurement results Multiple views can be displayed on one display screen depending on the measurement mode For more information refer to Spectrum analysis S A mode page 3 1 Modulation analysis DEMOD mode page 3 27 Time analysis TIME mode page 3 81 Setting Views page 3 181 Measurement function display area Displays the measurement function currently in use the settings of the Mode and Measure menus RSA3408A User Manual Interface Maps Status Display The status display area in the upper right side of the screen see Figure 2 7 shows the instrument status as listed in Table 2 2 Status display Tektronix RSA 3408A REQ CHAN Frequency 800 MHz R
92. the analyzer performance m Gain calibration m Center offset calibration m DC offset calibration m IF flatness calibration m Display brightness adjustment Each item is explained in this section RSA3408A User Manual 1 21 Calibration Cal Menu Use the CAL key to calibrate the analyzer UTILITY HELP PRESET INPUT LOAD Le lt rf Calibrate All Calibrate Gain Calibrate Center Offset SYSTEM Calibrate DC Offset Calibrate IF Flatness Auto Calibration Yes No Service CAL Figure 1 17 Calibration menu structure The Cal menu contains the following controls Calibrate All Performs all possible calibration operations Calibrate Gain Calibrates the internal gain steps Refer to page 1 23 for the gain calibration Calibrate Center Offset This calibration cancels a center offset Refer to page 1 24 for the center offset calibration Calibrate DC Offset This calibration cancels DC offset in baseband Refer to page 1 25 for the DC offset calibration Calibrate IF Flatness Calibrates the IF intermediate frequency flatness Refer to page 1 25 for the IF flatness calibration Auto Calibration Determines whether to automatically perform all possible calibration operations The default setting is On Service This menu item is only to be used by qualified personnel for repair and calibration Refer to the RSA3408A Technical Reference and Service Manual opti
93. the listed tasks For example Select RBW FFT gt Filter Shape Gaussian xix Preface XX RSA3408A User Manual Getting Started E Product Overview Features RSA3408A User Manual The RSA3408A is a portable real time spectrum analyzer having RF measure ment capability up to 8 GHz with wide vector span of 36 MHz The real time spectrum analyzer has a vastly different architecture from traditional tools and is uniquely capable of capturing continuous intermittent or random signals with equal ease The waveform and measurement results of data acquired seamlessly can be displayed in various formats such as spectrum spectrogram containing three dimensional information of frequency time and amplitude phase time versus amplitude frequency phase AM FM PM demodulation and optionally digital demodulation m DC to 8 GHz measurement frequency range m 100 Hz to 3 GHz measurement span and 36 MHz vector span m Real time analysis for seamless capture of time varying RF signals m Spectrum analysis of power ACPR C N OBW EBW and spurious m Analog modulation analysis of AM PM FM ASK and FSK signals m Digital modulation analysis ranging from BPSK to 256QAM Option 21 m Time characteristic analysis including pulse measurements m CCDF analysis m AM AM and AM PM distortion analyses Option 21 m Time correlated simultaneous views m Spectrum display m Spectrogram display frequency versus time versus power m Time domain disp
94. the power cord i WARNING The instrument uses a power plug as a disconnecting device 9 PRINCIPAL POWER SWITCH When this switch is on the internal standby circuit is energized Refer to page 1 10 for applying power RSA3408A User Manual 2 5 Interface Maps 2 6 Side Panel Interface A S A I A A Figure 2 3 Side panel 1 Indicator Indicates whether the disk drive is active or not CAUTION When this indicator is lit you must not remove the disk from the disk drive If you do so the data stored on the medium may be destroyed or an error may occur 2 Floppy disk drive A 3 5 inch 2HD 1 44MB or 2DD 720KB disk formatted for MS DOS can be used to save and load data and settings 3 LAN Ethernet connector 10 100BASE T connector When you reboot the analyzer after connecting to LAN the analyzer recognizes the network speed automatically and sets it to 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps You can share resources such as files or disks on the network NOTE The Windows XP default network settings are done when the instrument is shipped from the factory Contact your system administrator for information about setting network parameters in your LAN For using Windows XP on the analyzer refer to page 2 28 RSA3408A User Manual Interface Maps 4 VGA output connector 15 pin D
95. to perform the time variation measurement 1 Press the MODE TIME key on the front panel 2 Press the Transient side key and select a measurement item 3 Display the measurement waveform NOTE You should set appropriate frequency and span It is important to set frequency and span as close to the measurement signal band as possible and finely adjust them The modulated signal will not be recognized unless frequency and span are set appropriately For details on setting frequency span and amplitude refer to Setting Frequency and Span on page 3 117 and Setting Amplitude on page 3 125 a Set the frequency by pressing the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel b Set the span by pressing the SPAN key on the front panel c Set the amplitude by pressing the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel 4 Set the analysis range by pressing the TIMING key on the front panel Refer to page 3 30 for details about setting analysis range The following pages show the examples for each measurement item Refer to page 3 181 for information about setting scale and formatting each view Refer to page 3 34 for information about changing the overview 3 82 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode IQ versus Time Observes I and Q signal level over time Figure 3 63 shows an example The Measurement main view displays I Q voltage versus time I and Q are indicated in yellow and green respectively Overview Power versus Time Subview
96. to those in the spurious measurement Refer to page 3 107 Carrier Threshold Level Ignore Region Spurious Threshold Excursion Symmetrical Filter Carrier Tracking Scroll Table The following items are added for the real time measurement They depend on the subview content refer to Selecting the Subview Content on page 3 113 Carrier Bandwidth This value is used to display C N versus Offset frequency in the subview Sets the frequency bandwidth for calculating channel power Setting range Span 100 to Span 2 default Span 100 C N Sideband This value is used to display C N versus Offset frequency in the subview Selects the sideband for measuring phase noise m Upper Default Measures upper sideband half span m Lower Measures lower sideband half span NOTE In the real time spurious measurement the number of FFT points is fixed to 1024 The main view displays the spurious measurement results when the carrier level exceeds Carrier Threshold Level in the Meas Setup menu The subview displays the measurement results in C N versus Offset frequency and Noisogram when the carrier channel power exceeds Carrier Threshold Level 3 112 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Figure 3 80 shows an example of the real time spurious measurement The main view is the same as the spurious measurement refer to page 3 107 but real time Tektronix RSA
97. trigger armed state the last data block is empty Therefore when you save all the blocks to a file and then load the file the waveform does not appear at first If you have acquired multiple blocks select an old block to display the waveform 3 235 File Operations Entering a File Name When you select the file or the directory from the list the file name or the directory name is displayed in the upper part of the screen Use the keypad on the front panel to input a file name see Figure 3 167 m to 9 and keys are used to enter alphabetic characters numbers punctuation and special characters indicated above each key For example the 8 key inputs A B and C as well as 8 Each time you press the key the selected character moves through the list A B gt C gt 8 m CAPS LOCK key toggles a character between uppercase and lowercase BKSP backspace key deletes the character just before the cursor m ENTER NEXT key accepts the input character Alphanumeric keys Select a character ABC DEF s UNLOCK 7 8 9 GHz BKSP lt Backspace key Deletes a character just before the cursor GHI JKL MNO ms 4 5 6 MHz PQRS TUV WXYZ us lt These keys are not available for entering a file name 1 2 3 kHz amp CAPS LOCK ns dBm NEXT 0 Hz ED lt Enter Next key Accepts the input character CAPS LOCK key and are not avail
98. values for all points e Press the Done Editing Table side key The input is accepted and a new row is added RSA3408A User Manual Setting Amplitude 5 To add correction data a Press the Select Point To Edit side key and turn the general purpose knob to move the cursor to the last row empty in the table b Perform step 4 to enter the frequency and amplitude correction values Tektronix RSA 3408A 18 11 14 52 13 Edit Table Frequency 1 5 GHz RBW 50 kHz Cancel Back _ Span 10 MHz Trace 1 Normal Select Point To Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off Edit Frequency Hz Amplitude dB a 1 10M 10 Frequency 4 2 20M 12 m 3 30M 14 E Amplitude 2 Frequency Amplitude correction value Delete Point Add New Point Done Editing Table Clear Table lt Select Point To Edit Selects a line lt Frequency Inputs frequency of the point Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Frequency Hz 0 Figure 3 92 Amplitude correction data input RSA3408A User Manual lt Amplitude Inputs correction value Delete Point Deletes a line lt Add New Point Deletes all data in the table Done Editing Table Registers the input values and adds a line lt Clear Table Deletes all data in the table 6 To modify input data Press the Select Point To Edit side key and turn the general purpose knob to move the cursor to the row to be modified Use the following side k
99. waveform for the range specified by the green horizontal line in the overview Some measurements show the results and waveform separately on the right and left sides of the main view Subview Displays the spectrum default The FFT processing range is indicated by the pink horizontal line shown in the overview Overview Subview T T 0 0 dBm dBm 10 adit dB The subview displays the spectrum for the range idv indicated by the pink horizontal line 100 dBm Timing indicator gt Timing Start sf T indicates a trigger point dBm Center 800 MHz Span 100 kHz The main view displays the measurement result and waveform for the range indicated by the green horizontal line 500 m V Start 32 3 ms Scale 643 75 jus div Main view Figure 3 26 Demod mode screen RSA3408A User Manual 3 29 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Setting the Analysis The analysis is performed for the range specified in the overview see Range Figure 3 27 and then the measurement result and waveform are displayed in the main view Set the analysis range after data acquisition with the following procedure using the Timing menu The range is indicated by green lines 1 2 Acquisition History Press the TIMING key on the front panel Set the time length to acquire one block by pressing the Acquisition Length side key Suppose that one block contains N frames t
100. windows Table 3 20 Characteristics and usage of FFT windows FFT window Characteristics Rectangular m Suitable for frequency measurement but not suitable for amplitude measurement m Transient phenomenon or burst signal levels m Same result as measurement without a window before and after the event are roughly same Sinusoidal wave with little amplitude variation and stable frequency Wide bandwidth irregular noise spectrum changes slowly Hamming Hanning m Suitable for frequency measurement lar window m Frequency resolution of Hamming is slightly superior to that of Hanning m Inferior in accuracy of amplitude to the rectangu Sinusoidal wave Repeating narrow bandwidth irregular noise Transient phenomenon or burst signal levels before and after the event are remarkably different Blackman Harris Suitable for amplitude measurement but not suitable for frequency measurement Signal that has one frequency ruling when a high order harmonic is detected 3 166 RSA3408A User Manual FFT and RBW Time domain data FFT window Time domain data resulting after windowing process Frequency domain data RSA3408A User Manual Figure 3 120 outlines how frequency domain data is generated from time domain data The FFT window serves as a bandpass filter between time and frequency domain data The FFT frequency resolution and amplitude accuracy of each frequ
101. 0 Refer to page 3 76 Figure 3 59 Envelope Selects the envelope number the index number in the RF envelope measurement table that displays the waveform in the main view Refer to page 3 76 Figure 3 59 Guidelines Selects whether to display the guidelines red color along with the waveform in the main view m On Default Displays the guidelines Off No guideline is displayed Scroll Table Scrolls the measurement table in the main view horizontally 3 77 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Constellation Eye Diagram and Symbol Table 3 78 Measures modulation attributes on the Interrogator to Tag or Tag to Interrogator signaling and displays the constellation eye diagram or symbol table see Figure 3 60 The constellation eye diagram and symbol table are based on the digital modulation analysis function Refer to Digital Modulation Analysis on page 3 45 Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the constellation eye diagram and symbol table is the same as the power on down measurement Refer to page 3 69 Changing the View The view controls for the constellation eye diagram and symbol table are the same as the RF envelope measurement except for the Scroll Table side key Refer to page 3 77 Modulation Depth 9 416 Marker 92 85405585 16 ms 1 028 Modulation Index 4 941 180 deg Frequency Error 0 Hz 15 Auto Bit Rate OFF Estimated Bit Rate 40 k Bit sec Estimated Symbol Rate 40 k
102. 0 MHz Acquisition Length 6 4 ms Cancel Back __ Span 1 MHz Input Att 20 dB Start 6 4 ms Scale 640 us AM 553 AM 49 85 r Main view Total AM 52 57 y E Start 6 4 ms Scale 320 us Measurement results Modulation factor variation From the top Positive peak AM value Negative peak AM value Total AM value peak peak AM value 2 Figure 3 34 AM demod measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 39 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode FM Demod Measurement Demodulates and measures an FM signal Figure 3 35 shows an example The main view displays the measurement results and the frequency deviation versus time graph MEASURE Show Measurements is selected in Figure 3 35 Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the FM demod measurement contains the following controls Auto Carrier Determines whether to detect the carrier automatically m On Default Automatically detects the carrier for every frame The error from the center frequency is shown on the Freq Error side key m Off Sets the carrier frequency using Frequency Offset described below Frequency Offset Sets the carrier frequency when Off is selected in Auto Carrier Enter the carrier offset from the center frequency Range 30 to 30 MHz Threshold Sets the threshold level above which the input signal is determined to be a burst in time domain The burst detected first i
103. 0 Stores the data to the specified file Folder C My lt Folder Documents Shows the selected directory C My Documents here Figure 3 164 Save to File menu RSA3408A User Manual 3 233 File Operations Loading a File 3 234 Use the following steps to load settings or waveform from a file There are two ways to load data from a file selecting the preset file and selecting a file by name When you want to return to the previous menu press the Cancel Back side key at any time 1 Press the LOAD key on the front panel 2 Press one of the following side keys according to the type of data to load Table 3 27 File load operation Meas mode S A except Real Time Real Time S A Demod or Time Side key Load content Load State Instrument settings Load Trace 1 Trace 1 waveform 3 To select a file by name skip to step 5 Ext sta irc irc cor sta 4 To select the preset file to which you have saved data in step 4 on page 3 231 press the Load from file name to load the data see Figure 3 165 as an example The file extension is automatically added according to the file type NOTE If you have not saved any data to the preset file that you select the error message File name not found appears on the bottom left of the screen Select File Load from TraceA Load from TraceB Load from TraceC gt Loads data from the preset file trace file in t
104. 0010 11000111 01011001 01100111 10001111 128 10111010 00001101 01101101 11011000 00101101 01111101 01010100 00001010 160 01010111 10010111 01110000 00111001 11010010 01111010 11101010 00100100 192 00110011 10000188 Marker 199sym 0i Main view Symbol table Figure 3 44 Symbol table analysis 3 55 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Eye Diagram Analysis 3 56 Performs digital demodulation processing and displays an eye diagram in the main view Figure 3 45 shows an example For the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 46 For setting views refer to page 3 181 Overview Power versus Time Tektronix RSA 3408A Subview Spectrum BEN DEOESNG Frequency 800 MHz Acquisition Length 12 B ms Cancel Back Span 100 kHz Parameter Input Att 20 dB Presets PDC 0 0 Modulation dBm APR TAMER TMNT dm Type 1 4PI_OPSK Modulati dB 10 ation dB Parameters 100 Auto Carrier dBm RE 100 Timing dBm On Off Start 12 8 ms Scale 1 28 ms Center 800 MHz Span 100 kHz rer nl Marker 1 693 75ms Euler 0 698 Frequency Hz LS 44 954 1690423745 Os Digital Demod Eye Diagram Main view Eye diagram Figure 3 45 Eye diagram analysis 95 238095 us You can select degree or radian for the angular unit by pressing SYSTEM Instrument Setup Angular Units RSA3408A User Manual Modula
105. 002 2 819e 003 1 261e 004 2 2932 006 1 839e 003 3 610e 004 3 690e 005 2 130e 006 6 98 je 008 5 00dB 11 dBm Scroll Table Go to page 2 of 2 Order in best fit curve polynomial AM AM AM PM AM AM distortion graph Refer to Maximum Coefficient on page 3 57 coefficient coefficient Red points Measurement points Yellow lines Measurement lines Blue line Reference line Pink line Best fit line Oblique lines Linear signal region Figure 3 47 AM AM measurement 3 58 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode AM PM Measurement Performs digital demodulation processing and displays an AM PM distortion graph for measuring non linearity characteristics of a DUT device under test such as an RF amplifier Figure 3 48 shows an example The main view displays the XY graph of recovered reference amplitude versus measured phase error and the table of AM PM coefficients extracted from curve fitting Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the AM PM measurement has the same controls as in the AM AM measurement except for the Linear Signal Region Mask Refer to page 3 57 Overview Power versus Time Subview Constellation 18 2005 PAUSE _ MEAS SETUP ee EEoOxOw Urr ws Frequency 15 GHz Acquisition Length 1 6 ns Cancel Back Span 1 MHz Parameter Input Att 15 dB Presets NO
106. 03 any signal exceeding the trigger level other than the range of 1 MHz of span activates the Power trigger even if no signal exceeds the trigger level within the range of 1 MHz of span ___ 1 MHz span 801 bins gt 7 Trigger level One frame 1024 points Power trigger detection range Figure 3 103 Power trigger detection range Define Mask Option 02 only Creates a trigger mask when the trigger mode is set to Triggered and the source is set to Freq Mask The trigger mask is created in the spectrum view Refer to page 3 153 for details on creating a trigger mask RSA3408A User Manual 3 149 Trigger Slope Selects the trigger slope when the trigger mode is Triggered and the trigger source is External m Rise The trigger occurs at the rising edge of the trigger signal m Fall The trigger occurs at the falling edge of the trigger signal m Rise and Fall The trigger occurs at the rising edge of the trigger signal to acquire the first block and at the falling edge to acquire the next block The rising and falling edges alternate at each block acquisition Fall and Rise The trigger occurs at the falling edge of the trigger signal to acquire the first block and at the rising edge to acquire the next block The rising and falling edges alternate at each block acquisition When using a trigger mask Option 02 only When the trigger source is set to Freq Mask for using a t
107. 08A User Manual SSS is AS Sd Using the Online Help This section describes the analyzer help system and how to access it The online help system is integrated as part of the analyzer user interface using the Windows help system You can use the front panel arrow keys as in the following procedure a mouse or a keyboard to navigate through the help system See page 3 224 for information about using a mouse or keyboard to navigate through the online help The help system provides information about operating this analyzer providing the following help resources online m Front panel key descriptions m Online user manual m Online programmer manual Displaying the Online Help Use the following procedure to show the online help 1 Press the HELP key on the front panel HELP gt HELP PRESET Shows the online help y UTILITY A J N INPUT LOAD CAL SAVE 2 Select the type of online help using the side keys View Front Panel Button Help Provides descriptions of the front panel keys View Online User Manual Displays the analyzer user manual formatted for online use View Online Programmer Manual Displays the analyzer programmer manual formatted for online use RSA3408A User Manual 3 221 Using the Online Help 3 Depending on the type of online manual you selected use one of the following two procedures m If you selected View Front Panel Button Help Press the fro
108. 08A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode OBW Measurement RSA3408A User Manual The OBW Occupied Bandwidth measures the frequency bandwidth using the ratio you specify for carrier signal power power within the span setting Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the OBW measurement contains the following control Power Ratio Specifies the power ratio of the carrier and span regions for calculating OBW see Figure 3 10 The default setting is 99 as defined in T 53 or IS 95 standard Range 80 to 99 99 Power Ratio Cp Sp x 100 mal lt o Cp Power of carrier region Sp Power of span region Figure 3 10 OBW measurement band power marker Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Figure 3 11 shows an example of the OBW measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Span 12 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off o dBm 10 dB Span 12 kHz Occupied BandWidth 1 04064 kHz Frequency Error 4 48177 Hz Power Ratio 99 Spectrum Analyzer Occupied Bandwidth Power Ratio o 99 Figure 3 11 Example of OBW measurement 3 12 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Carrier Frequency Carrier frequency is accurately measured using the counter function Measurement NOTE You must set the frequency and the span to display only the spectrum with the
109. 0B bandwidth Maximum sidelobe bandwidth Blackman Harris 3 sample A type Blackman Harris 3 sample B type 1 53 62 dB 1 61075 1 622 71 dB 1 708538 Blackman Harris 4 sample A type 1 793948 Blackman Harris 4 sample B type Default 2 004353 3 168 RSA3408A User Manual FFT and RBW Table 3 21 FFT window and bandpass filter Cont Equivalent noise Window Bandpass filter AR bandwidth Maximum sidelobe bandwidth Blackman 1 726757 Hamming 1 362826 Hanning 1 5 Parzen 1 330747 Rosenfield 1 90989 Welch 20 40 1 15 21 dB 1 197677 60 80 Sine Lobe 0 dB 20 40 1 186 23 dB 1 233702 60 80 RSA3408A User Manual 3 169 FFT and RBW Table 3 21 FFT window and bandpass filter Cont Equivalent noise Window Bandpass filter aR bandwidih Maximum sidelobe bandwidth Sine Cubed 1 734891 Sine to the 4 1 944444 Flat Top 3 196927 Rectangular 1 3 170 RSA3408A User Manual AE Trace Comparison Display and Average Function In the spectrum analysis S A mode you can display two traces concurrently on screen Trace 1 is displayed in yellow and Trace 2 in gr
110. 1 Figure D 2 Definition of the setup and hold time D 5 Figure E 1 Detaching the removable hard disk drive E 2 xi Table of Contents List of Tables xii Table 1 1 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 2 3 Table 2 4 Table 2 5 Table 3 1 Table 3 2 Table 3 3 Table 3 4 Table 3 5 Table 3 6 Table 3 7 Table 3 8 Table 3 9 Table 3 10 Table 3 11 Table 3 12 Table 3 13 Table 3 14 Table 3 15 Table 3 16 Table 3 17 Table 3 18 Table 3 19 Table 3 20 Table 3 21 Table 3 22 Table 3 23 Table 3 24 Table 3 25 Table 3 26 Table 3 27 Table 3 28 Span and RBW sssssssssse 1 15 Key functions of the keyboard 2 8 Status display oe 2 11 Setup display ss d esse ess deu ges ses 2 13 Menu key summary sesss 2 16 Measurement modes 2 23 Standard menu in the S A mode 3 1 Measurement items in the S A mode 3 4 Features of the real time mode 3 21 Span setting range sssssse 3 21 Standard menu in the Demod mode 3 28 Communication standard and parameters 3 46 Modulation type and available measurement item 3 46 Measurement items for RFID analysis 3 62 Standard settings 3 69 Details of the RF envelope measurement table 3 7
111. 1 24 Calibrating DC Offset sise Crease mise spake Va gti de ode ATR seas 1 25 Calibrating IF Flatness 4 1 25 Adjusting Display Brightness 1 26 Confirming Performance 1 26 Operating Basics Interface Maps sesser basi geic see eiisae eS eae ease ele be de E E 2 1 Controls and Connectors 0 0 00 cea eee yee ee Ge eee Ga eee uns 2 2 Display Scleen s 2 cchs500 s c0sieed dad coccinea desde Gide eed 2 9 Functional OVCVUIOW siccscvsntdekewstdercwcnsedewraewanawows 2 15 MENU KEYS 4228 Phobies entrent etienne eka ape 2 15 Menu Operations sus Lu mu rene Ch Godt EEE Meme oom a 2 18 Meastifement Basics sse peri adie t pled Cheat ramener benne wees 2 23 Setting System Parameters 2 25 Using Windows XP gt 4 35 ehh adit foley Chea ts Bate bE avis Bales tee 2 28 RSA3408A User Manual i Table of Contents Reference Tutorial 64 2c 2 eicenedereihtieieateiesrees baguette ao 2 31 Preparations sirere edeeeedeVeeye pees sya ea yaa eee 2 32 Displaying Spectre da de Men yale de wee saintes 2 35 Using Markers and Peak Search 2 42 Using Averaging and Comparison Displays 2 47 Displaying a Spectrogram 2 5352 1 Gad wae ede lee Jaune ag bled sous 2 50 Spectrum ANALYSIS saci 3 5 08 sus oa ede Geen battu hu cp ad shale 2 53 M
112. 1 moves to the maximum intensity spectrum PEAK key Positions the marker at the maximum peak 2 Press the Markers side key to select Delta The fixed marker appears at the active marker position 3 Press the Select Marker side key to select 2 making Marker 2 active a Press the marker right key gt to move the marker to the next signal peak to the right Try it several times b Press the marker left key lt Q to move the marker to the next signal peak to the left Try it several times c Using the marker left or right key move the marker to the peak that you want to measure Tutorial The difference between the two marker positions is shown in the upper left part of the screen see Figure 2 41 Tektronix RSA 3408A i 8 14 7 PAUSE IMARKER SETUP Frequency 100 MHz Peak value at the selected marker Span 20 kHz Sr sms es Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 marker 99 997 MHz 62 39 dBm 85 41 dBm H2 1 2 3 kHz 51 978 dB lt Marker 1 Peak difference 10 dB Marker 2 gt Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Marker X Position MHz 99 997 Figure 2 41 Searching for the peak 4 Press the Markers side key to select Off Both markers disappear 2 46 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Using Averaging and Comparison Displays Averaging RSA3408A User Manual This section describes how to use the averaging
113. 10Hz End 100MHz f Measurement results Carrier Frequency 2 000 000 003 GHz Rj Stop Offset Carrier frequency Channel Power 11 366 dem Frequency Hz _ Channel power Integrated Phase Noise 0 15 deg RMS Averaged trace by the 5M Integrated phase noise Random ttes 10 203 pe RME Median filter yellow Max Pj Threshold Max Periodic Jitter 1 402 ps dB Random Jitter TOI Maximum periodic jitter Signal Source Analysis Phase Noise 15 Figure 3 75 Phase noise measurement Selecting the Phase Unit The phase unit is set to degrees by default It is possible to select degrees or radians as the unit using the following procedure 1 Press the SYSTEM key on the front panel 2 Press the Instrument Setup side key 3 Press the Angular Units side key to select degrees or radians 3 104 RSA340 8A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Selecting Trace 2 In the C N versus Offset frequency graph Trace 1 yellow represents a trace averaged by the Median filter and Trace 2 green represents a Max Min waveform by default You can change Trace 2 using the Trace Avg menu To change Trace 2 press the TRACE AVG key and set the following items Trace 2 Selects Trace 2 m Max Min Default Shows the maximum and minimum C N values at alternate frequency points its advantage is its resemblance to an analog display m Reference When loaded as Trace 2 displays the waveform as the reference which has been saved u
114. 2 ms me ms View Results E w PRI s Duty For pota E 550 862 42 86 62 488u 16 0161 28 78 JA Single Pulse 543 778 56 938 16 016 28 78 J ta Displayed The measurement result highlighted 44 12 66 504 16 016 28 78 Measurement in the main view is displayed in the 544 175 51 55 70 3924 16 016 28 78 subview with the waveform 547 838 46 69 60 182u 15 9384 28 431 ey Time ange 548 4381 42 84 59 3441 16 0161 28 78 adaptive 543 5394 42 22 56 879 16 0161 28 78 5415384 44 23 67 5981 16 0161 28 78 Me OFF L ES a hs D D Pulse index Select the displayed items with Displayed Measurement Figure 3 72 Setting the View Define menu You can save the measurement table to a file csv by SAVE Save Table For file operations refer to page 3 227 RSA3408A User Manual 3 97 Time Analysis Time Mode Meas Setup Menu 3 98 The Meas Setup menu for the pulse measurements contains the following controls Analyze Starts analysis on acquired data in the analysis range Detection Threshold Sets the threshold level to detect pulses in acquired data This level is shown with a green arrow in the subview see Figure 3 73 Range 100 to 0 dBc default 3 dBc Channel Bandwidth For the Channel Power measurement only Sets the measurement frequency range Range Bin bandwidth x 8 to set span Refer to Trace Compression on page 3 178 for the bin bandwidth OBW Power Ratio For the OBW me
115. 22 GND Ground 47 GND 23 GND 48 GND 24 EXT_IQ_DAV Notused 49 EXT IQ_DAV 25 EXT IQ CLK 1Q output clock LVDS 50 EXT_IQ_CLK Table D 2 Q OUTPUT connector pin assignment Pin number Signalname Description 1 IQ ENABLE IQ output enable signal input Open IQ output disable Connect to GND IQ output enable 26 GND Ground 2 Ground 27 GND 3 EXT_Q0 Q output data bit 0 LVDS 3 4 Q output data bit 1 LVDS 2 5 Q output data bit 2 LVDS 30 EXT_Q2 6 Q output data bit 3 LVDS I 7 GND Ground 32 GND 8 EXT_Q4 Q output data bit 4 LVDS 33 EXT _Q4 EXT_Q5 Q output data bit 5 LVDS co 34 EXT_Q5 D 3 Appendix D Digital IQ Output Connector Pin Assignment Option 05 Table D 2 Q OUTPUT connector pin assignment Cont Pin number Signalname Description 10 Q output data bit 6 LVDS 35 11 Q output data bit 7 LVDS a 12 GND Ground 37 GND 13 EXT_Q8 Q output data bit 8 LVDS s 14 Q output data bit 9 LVDS 39 EXT_Q9 15 Q output data bit 10 LVDS v 16 Q output data bit 11 LVDS 4 17 Ground 42 GND 18 Q output data bit 12 LVDS 43 19 Q output data bit 13 LVDS 44 20 Q output data bit 14 LVDS 45 EXT_Q14 21 Q output data bit 15 LVDS x 22 GND Ground 47 GND 23 GND 48 GND 24 Not used 49 NC 25 NC 50 NC D 4 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix D Digital IQ Output C
116. 3 158 Online user manual 3 223 Figure 3 159 Word search using the keyboard 3 224 Figure 3 160 Input menu tree 3 225 Figure 3 161 Load Save menu structure 3 228 Figure 3 162 Save to the preset file lower right of the screen 3 231 Figure 3 163 Selecting the folder 3 232 Figure 3 164 Save to File menu 3 233 Figure 3 165 Load from the preset file lower right of the screen 3 234 Figure 3 166 Load from File menu 3 235 Figure 3 167 Alphanumeric keypad 3 236 Figure 3 168 Data file structure 3 239 Figure 3 169 Adding dummy frames 3 241 Figure 3 170 Data block 3 243 Figure 3 171 Trace file structure 3 247 Figure 3 172 Trace file example 3 247 Figure 3 173 Data block 3 249 Figure 3 174 Print menu structure 3 251 Figure A 1 Menu keys s A 1 Figure B 1 Symbol mapping GFSK BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM and 64QAM ses B 1 Figure B 2 Symbol mapping 256QAM B 2 Figure D 1 Digital IQ output connector pin assignment D
117. 3 227 and subsequent pages To load Trace 1 or 2 from a file 1 Press the TRACE AVG key on the front panel 2 Press the Select Trace side key to select Trace 1 or 2 3 Press the Load Trace side key and select the source file The trace is automatically frozen For information about file operations refer to page 3 227 and subsequent pages Although waveform data are acquired as 1024 points per frame the acquired data are displayed after being thinned out and compressed due to the limitation of the number of pixels on screen The compression method and the procedure to select the method are described in the following section One frame contains FFT points 1024 of data Part of the data in the frame is invalid for the calculation The analyzer discards invalid data and displays only valid data Valid data are called bin The number of bins depends on the span as shown in Table 3 23 Table 3 23 Number of bins Span Number of bins 20 MHz or less 801 36 MHz 721 40 MHz Baseband only 801 RSA3408A User Manual Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Compression Method Selecting Compression Method RSA3408A User Manual The number of bins is valid in all modes except Scalar mode The number of bins is meaningless in Scalar mode because it uses several physical frames to display data Generally the following calculations are used Frequency bandwidth of one bin Sampling rate Number of FFT points
118. 3 30 for setting the analysis length 5 Set the measurement parameters by pressing the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel Refer to page 3 46 for the Meas Setup menu description lf No Measurement Result or Waveform is Displayed on the Main View Unless the analyzer obtains valid data for the measurement neither the result nor waveform appears on the main view In this case try the following steps m Set the center frequency to the middle of the measurement signal bandwidth m Set the span near the measurement signal bandwidth m Set the data acquisition length TIMING Acquisition Length larger to increase the amount of data The following pages show examples for each measurement item Refer to page 3 181 for information about setting scale and formatting each view Refer to page 3 34 for information about changing the overview and subview RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Constellation Performs digital demodulation processing and displays a constellation diagram Measurement Figure 3 40 shows an example The main view displays the measurement results and the constellation diagram NOTE In the constellation view I and Q signals are normalized to prevent the scale from changing when signal attenuation changes For the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 46 For setting views refer to page 3 181 Overview Power versus Time Subview Spec
119. 3 58 Figure 3 59 Figure 3 60 Figure 3 61 Figure 3 62 Figure 3 63 Figure 3 64 Figure 3 65 Figure 3 66 Figure 3 67 FFT processing range setting on the overview 3 34 Changing the overview and subview 3 35 One view display 3 36 AM demod measurement 3 39 FM demod measurement 3 41 PM demod measurement 3 42 IQ versus time measurement 3 43 Pulse spectrum measurement 3 44 Process flow for digitally modulated signals 3 49 Constellation analysis 3 51 EVM measurement 3 52 IQ Frequency versus time measurement 3 53 Power variance measurement 3 54 Symbol table analysis 3 55 Eye diagram analysis 3 56 Setting Linear Signal Region 3 57 AM AM measurement 3 58 AM PM measurement 3 59 CCDF measurement s s s 3 60 PDF measurement 3 61 RFID waveform and measurement items 3 63 Carrier measurement 3 66 Spurious measurement seeseseesessssesee 3 67 ACPR measurements 3 68 Modified Miller code
120. 3408A 2005 08 15 14 51 13 Meas SETUP _ _ E Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 100 ps Cancel Back _ Span 36 MHz Carrier Threshold Input Att 10 dB Level dBm Marker 5 165039062 ms Marker 1MHz 30 Overview Power versus Time gt 10 037 dBm 124 498 dBc Hz A 8 il Ignore Region dBm dBc Hz Hz 10 i EM _ Bf dB Spurious Subview C N vs Offset frequency 308 gt Threshold dBc Use VIEW DEFINE Subview Content ie Bete 70 to select the display Start 9 992617 ms Scale 1 ms Start IMHz End 18MH Excursion Marker 100 0006162205 MHz dB 10 097 dm 3 CEE Hf Fier Spurious measurement gt Filter i On Off Bee Lo mots a ee ia ja i Measurement table gt i 2 3 4 5 6 7 EM scroll Table Up to 20 spurious displayed deltaF Hz 4M S35M 5 35M 16M 15 95M_ 12 23M Ratio dBc 66 65 6938 6931 71 67 6961 7474 69 75 Go to page 2 el H of 2 Signal Source Analysis RealTime Spurious Figure 3 80 Real time spurious measurement Selecting the Subview Content The real time spurious measurement subview includes displays specific to the signal source analysis The subview is selected by pressing VIEW DEFINE Subview Content Subview Content Selects the information displayed in the subview m Spectrum m Noisogram Color axis C N Horizontal axis Frequency Vertical axis Time Frame No It is like a spectrogram but the color axis
121. 3408A User Manual Display Line Multi Display Lines Real Time S A Only The Real Time S A mode has the multi display lines function that shows multiple horizontal and vertical lines as shown in Figure 3 146 The spectrum view uses the amplitude and frequency lines The spectrogram uses the time and frequency lines The display lines are placed at regular intervals from the reference line Frequency display lines blue Frequency reference line red Marker TA 26441 dBm 75y45 dBm Hz y f Amplitude reference line red re Amplitude display lines blue lt gt Lines readout Center 0 Hz Span 30 MHz Marker 3 56 MHz 26 414 dBm 1 15 ms 46 frame ee 0 Time display lines blue lt s gt D Time reference line red UDA frame Center 0 Hz Span 30 MHz Frequency reference line red Frequency display lines blue Figure 3 146 Multi display lines Real Time S A mode RSA3408A User Manual 3 205 Display Line 3 206 Lines Menu The Lines menu for the Real Time S A mode has different controls between the spectrum and spectrogram view The settings are shown in the lines readout at the upper right of the view see Figure 3 146 Spectrum view DISPLAY MODE VIEW SIA SELECT DEFINE d DEMOD SCALE LINES 4 4 XS ke SS MARKERS TIME A SELECT Amplitude Line Amplitude Line Offse
122. 3408A User Manual Product Overview RSA3408A User Manual The method used to concurrently acquire signals in a certain frequency range is not bandpass filters but FFT Fast Fourier Transformation The RSA3408A first acquires a series of frames of data in the time domain as shown in Figure 1 5 and then performs the FFT process for each frame This method enables continuous analysis of spectra and ensures the capture of real time phenomenon such as burst signals in digital mobile communication The RSA3408A is equipped with a 102 4 MHz A D converter to analyze the spectrum by single scanning for spans up to 36 MHz Time gt Frame I ag es Beek er Se l l oN Se ALL Nd ALAL F gt F maul I gt F F Figure 1 5 Frame acquisition Product Overview Architecture Figure 1 6 shows the block diagram of the signal processing system D 1 IFsampin i Q input __ lt A D converter Option input optional AM RF input 8 GHz IF sampling Digital Digital IQ output down converter A D converter down converter optional I FFT External trigger input Trigger detection Extended trigger optional Data memory Memory controller 64 MB standard 256 MB optional Local bus PCI bridge Windows Display board PC Mass Storage Devices External interface Figure 1 6 Block diagram 1 6 RSA3408A Us
123. 46 Setting Linear Signal Region Maximum Coefficient Sets the maximum order of the best fit curve polyno mial The polynomial is expressed as follows n Max 15 FQ ag ax ax a x The values of a are shown in the main view see Figure 3 47 on page 3 58 3 57 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Display Reference Line Determines whether the reference line is visible The reference line represents an ideal AM AM trend line Display Best Fit Line Determines whether the best fit line is visible Linear Signal Region Mask Determines whether the linear signal region is visible Scroll Table Scrolls the coefficient table when it has many rows Overview Power versus Time Subview Constellation 18 2005 2 29 30 PM PAUSE Meas SETUP SS E Eee en E Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 1 6 ns Cancel Back ___ Span 1 MHz Parameter Input Att 15 dB Presets Off 6 Modulation NOTE Constellation is selected dBm PES for the subview by VIEW DEFINE SQM Subview Content 10 Modulation dbf Parameters 94 Auto Carrier dBm Timing On off Start 240 us Scale 24 us oo Z Frequency Error 1 dB compression point gt 1dB Compression 5 12 dBm Hz 1 3617304508 Coefficient table Index AM AM Coeff AM PM Coeff Se 4 517e 000 3 296e 003 Coefficients 4 128e 001 4 172e 003 8 1 221e 001 3 177e
124. 5 Signal source measurement items 3 101 Phase noise measurement frequency band 3 105 Bin width for each decade 3 106 The number of waveform points 3 106 Frequency and span setting range 3 122 Reference level setting range 3 126 Vertival scale setting range 3 128 How to acquire a waveform 3 147 Trigger level setting range 3 149 Characteristics and usage of FFT windows 3 166 FFT window and bandpass filter 3 168 Averaging method 3 173 Number Of Din 0 0 6 326000665 esdeciescieetasess 2 3 178 Front panel keys for online help 3 223 File save operation 3 230 Preset file names 3 231 File load operation 224 42e 3 234 Combinations of validA P I and Q 3 244 RSA3408A User Manual Table of Contents RSA3408A User Manual Table B 1 Table B 2 Table C 1 Table C 2 Table C 3 Table D 1 Table D 2 Table F 1 Table G 1 Table G 2 Table G 3 Table G 4 7 4 shift DQPSK GMSK Measurement menu Display menu Utility menu I OUTPUT connector pin assignment Q OUTPUT connector pin assignment External inspection chec
125. 6 Preset file names File type Save file name State sta StateA StateB StateC Data iqt IQDataA IQDataB IQDataC Trace trc TraceA TraceB TraceC CorrA CorrB CorrC Correction cor The data is saved to the file with that name in the C My Documents folder The file extension is automatically added according to the file type 3 231 File Operations Tektronix RSA 3408A 5 To enter a new file name Press the Folder side key Select the destination folder using the following menu items see Figure 3 163 m Open Folder opens the selected folder Select Folder selects a folder Close Folder closes the selected folder m Done accepts the selected file PAUSE Folder Frequency 1 5 GHz Span 10 MHz Input Att 20 dB My Computer 2 3 Floppy A BS C E 3 My Documents My Pictures Program Files Windows Eee D Figure 3 163 Selecting the folder 3 232 Trace 1 Normal Trace 2 Off Open Folder Le Open Folder 50 kHz Cancel Back Opens the selected folder Select Folder cn Select Folder Selects a folder using the knob Close Folder lt Open Folder Closes the selected folder Done Done Accepts the selected folder After selecting the folder press the Done side key to accept it The list of files in the selected folder appears displaying only files with the same extension as the file to be stored RSA3408A User Man
126. 8 RF envelope measurement main view Figure 3 58 shows an example of the RF envelope measurement main view The following items are provided in the measurement table see Figure 3 59 Table 3 10 Details of the RF envelope measurement table Item Index Description Envelope Select by VIEW DEFINE Envelope On width Off width Duty Pulse width for pulse on or off Duty cycle On width On width Off width On ripple Off ripple Ripple of on time or off time Slope 1 2 and 3 Rise Fall time of slope 1 2 and 3 Slope 3 is Slope 1 of the envelope on the right You can save the measurement table to a file csv by SAVE Save Table For file operations refer to page 3 227 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode RF envelope of the selected burst Slope number gt 1 2 Burst number Envelope 0 selected by VIEW DEFINE Burst AF 4 4 Envelope 1 Overview Envelope 2 The envelope selected by VIEW DEFINE Envelope is displayed in the main view Voltage On ripple 100 Higher Threshold s saie a e a 55s eh eco e ee eQ reco oh eee eee toe eee Oe sense 50 On width Off width Lower Threshold NASA Se See ee pees Se SERRES ae RAO a a eee ae eee 0 Off ripple Le On time gt a Off time eee Time Slope 1 Slope 2 Slope 3
127. 9 points default 1 A ravers Frequency Frequency settling time i a en Rene Mean value Freq Settling Threshold on the bottom on the top Threshold r gt Settling time from trigger gt Trigger Time Figure 3 81 Frequency versus Time measurement parameters 3 114 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode NOTE In the frequency versus time measurement the analysis range is approxi mately 500 frames 512 000 points maximum For example it is about 40 ms for the span of 10 MHz Figure 3 82 shows an example of the frequency versus time measurement The subview displays only spectrum The frequency settling time is indicated on the bottom of the screen The value from trigger is also indicated when the trigger occurs during or before the frequency settling time in the analysis range Tektronix RSA 3408A 2005 5 9 17 10 PAUSE Meas SETUP Frequency 2 4453 GHz Acquisition Length 40 ms Cancel Back__ Span 10 MHz Freq Settling Input Att 0 dB Threshold Hz Marker EAEN de 13 ms Marker See 300k Overview Power versus Time 19 RE m man or m Smoothing dBm dBm Factor io EE B dB Subview Spectrum Bm ar Timing j dBm Start 9 993125 ms Scale 1 ms Center 2 4453 GHz Span 36 MHz Marker 4 490195312 ms 728 1099381845 kHz Start 5 870117 ms Scale 288 085938 jus Measurement result
128. A User Manual 2 39 Tutorial 2 40 0 dBm reference line A Ref Level lt Indicates that the general purpose knob is available dBm v XXX Le Numeric value input field Figure 2 36 Menu items for numeric value input Observe the changes in the waveform as you turn the general purpose knob m As you turn the knob to the right the amplitude increases and the waveform shifts to a relatively lower position m As you turn the knob to the left the amplitude decreases and the waveform shifts to a relatively higher position In Figure 2 37 the amplitude is set to 10 dBm When the amplitude is set to 0 dBm or higher a blue standard line is displayed indicating 0 dBm 3 Set the Ref Level back to 0 dBm after confirming the amplitude operation Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 08 14 14 58 AMPLITUDE Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Ref Level Input Att 25 dB Trace 2 Off dBm z 10 10 dBm Auto Level gt RF Atten Mixer Auto REAtE Mixer RF Att dB 30 10 Mixer Level dB dBm Nominal 25 Vertical Scale dB div 10 Vertical Units dBm dy wW 90 SS dBm A ft A Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Corrections Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Ref Level dBm 10 Figure 2 37 Reference level of 10 dBm RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Starting and Stopping Use the RUN ST
129. B steps default 15 dBm Select the level according to measurement type The default value is 15 dBm Use the default value in most cases This level can be increased up to 0 dBm when a high dynamic range is required for measurements such as the ACPR Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio measurement NOTE As the mixer level increases the distortion also increases RSA3408A User Manual 3 127 Setting Amplitude Basic Setting Procedure 3 128 Vertical Scale S A mode except Real Time only Sets the vertical scale per division The setting range depends on Vertical Units described below as shown in Table 3 17 Table 3 17 Vertival scale setting range Vertical units Scale setting dBm dBuV 1 to 10 v 223 6 n to 22 m uV 223 6 m to 22 k W 100 p to 100 u 1 1 2 5 sequence with the general purpose knob Arbitrary value with the numeric keypad Vertical Units Selects the unit of amplitude scale dBm dBuV V uV or W Corrections Sets amplitude correction Refer to page 3 130 for details of amplitude correction To set amplitude follow these steps 1 Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel Set the reference level using the Ref Level side key To best display the waveform automatically press the Auto Level side key ae DP To set the attenuation level or the mixer level manually use the RF Atten Mixer side key to select RF Att or Mixer When you select RF Att Select the attenua
130. BW 80 kHz Cancel Back Span 15 MHz Trace 1 Normal Center Freq Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off Hz feo o Start Freq dBm Hz 7a SM Figure 2 7 Status display Table 2 2 Status display Item Description ARM The pre trigger portion of the acquisition record is filling A trigger event occurring during this state will not be recognized READY Pre trigger data has been acquired and the instrument is waiting for a trigger event TRIG D Pre trigger data has been acquired and a trigger event has been detected The instrument is now acquiring post trigger data FREE RUN The instrument acquires and measures without waiting for a trigger event PAUSE The user has temporarily stopped acquisition measurement cycling The acquired data is stored in the data memory from address zero in order of acquisition When you set a trigger condition the acquired data is stored in the pre trigger region until the trigger event occurs Thereafter it is stored in the post trigger region see Figure 2 8 Data memory Pre trigger region Post trigger region Trigger point Figure 2 8 Pre and post trigger regions RSA3408A User Manual Time Interface Maps Front Panel Key Lock When controlling this instrument through GPIB you can disable all the keys on the front panel except the power switch using the SYSTEM KLOCK command At this time the message PANEL LOCK is displayed on the top side
131. E Sets the horizontal and vertical axes for the view selected with the SELECT key VIEW VIEW SELECT SELECT DEFINE VIEW DEFINE selects a view defines the view VIEW SCALE see scales the view MARKERS Figure 3 127 View keys 3 182 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views Basic Procedure The following procedures set the scale or format the view using the VIEW keys in single view or multiple views Procedure for Single View When you are displaying one view on screen press the VIEW SCALE key and set the scale For the Scale menu of a specific view refer to the following pages Procedure for Multiple Views When you are displaying multiple views on the screen follow these steps 1 Select a view by pressing the VIEW SELECT key The selected view is surrounded by a white frame 2 If necessary change a multiple view display to a single view display a Press the VIEW DEFINE key b Press the Show Views side key to select Single Only the selected view will be displayed 3 Set the scale by pressing the VIEW SCALE key 4 If necessary return to the multiple view display a Press the VIEW DEFINE key b Press the Show Views side key to select Multi Refer to page 3 34 for information about changing the overview and the subview using the Define menu RSA3408A User Manual 3 183 Setting Views Spectrum View Setting View Scale Menu Vertical Stop 7 gt Vertical Scale
132. E802 11b g NMT450 DL NMT450 UL PCS1900 DL PCS1900 UL TD SCDMA W CDMA DL W CDMA UL FL Forward link RL Reverse link UL Uplink DL Downlink Press the Channel side key and select a channel number For example when selecting channel 10551 in the W CDMA downlink table the center frequency is automatically set to 2 1102 GHz RSA3408A User Manual Setting Frequency and Span Using the Marker and Peak Search RSA3408A User Manual You can use the search function to position the marker on the spectrum peak and then set the center frequency to the frequency at the marker as shown in Figure 3 84 In S A Mode You can set the peak spectrum to the center frequency using the marker search functions when the measurement mode is S A spectrum analysis 1 Display the spectrum on the screen 2 Press the PEAK key on the front panel The maximum peak spectrum is detected and the marker is moved to that point Use the arrow keys gt A V to move the marker to another peak 3 Press the MARKER key and then the Center Freq Marker Freq side key The center frequency is set to the frequency at the marker position Center Freq Marker Freq Center frequency Figure 3 84 Setting the center frequency using MARKER The frequency set in this procedure may not take effect with all span settings Refer to the Setting Range on page 3 122 In Demod and Time Modes The MARKER key is used to set the analysis range w
133. ECT DEFINE HELP PRESET gt SPAN TRIG DEMOD SCALE LINES INPUT LOAD J MARKERS AMPLITUDE PEW TIME A SELECT CAL SAVE TRACE TIMING AVG PEAK gt SYSTEM PRINT MEAS MARKER MARKER MACRO MEASURE SETUP gt v SETUP MACRO SETUP Table 2 4 summarizes the front panel menu key functions For details refer to each section listed in the Reference column Table 2 4 Menu key summary Sets frequency or channel MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY ICHANNEL SPAN Sets span Reference Setting Frequency and Span page 3 117 AMPLITUDE Sets amplitude Setting Amplitude page 3 125 TIMING Sets timing parameters Setting Timing Parameters page 3 139 RUN STOP Start or stop data acquisition Starting Stopping Data Acquisition page 2 24 TRIG Controls trigger Trigger page 3 145 RBW FFT Sets RBW and FFT parameters TRACE AVG Controls trace display and average function FFT and RBW page 3 161 Trace Comparison Display and Average Function page 3 171 RSA3408A User Manual Functional Overview Table 2 4 Menu key summary Cont MEASUREMENT MEASURE Selects a measurement item Spectrum Analysis S A Mode MEAS SETUP Sets measurement parameters page 3 1 DISPLAY MODE S A Selects spectrum analysis oe Demod Mode DEMOD Selects modulation analysis Time Analysis Time Mode TIME Selects time analysis page 3 81 DISPLAY VIEW SELECT Selects a view on screen
134. ET overlap 5 600506 005680 08 ee cee eens 3 164 Generating spurious signals by increasing the number Of FET points 32 3444055 soe diese ea beers eue ses 3 165 Figure 3 120 Figure 3 121 Figure 3 122 Figure 3 123 Figure 3 124 Figure 3 125 Figure 3 126 Figure 3 127 Figure 3 128 Figure 3 129 Figure 3 130 Figure 3 131 Figure 3 132 Figure 3 133 Figure 3 134 Figure 3 135 Figure 3 136 Figure 3 137 Figure 3 138 Figure 3 139 Figure 3 140 Figure 3 141 Figure 3 142 Figure 3 143 Figure 3 144 Windowing process of time domain data 3 167 Comparison display of Trace 1 and 2 3 171 RBW FFT menu structure 3 172 Displaying an averaged waveform 3 176 Compared display 3 177 Relationships between frame bin and pixel 3 179 Compression method for displaying the waveform 3 180 VIEW KOYS 44545 eigen es eee ee ee Eee ess es 3 182 Setting the scale in spectrum view 3 184 Scale and format settings in spectrogram view 3 186 Setting the scale in time domain view 3 188 Setting the scale in CCDF view 3 189 Vector and constellation displays 3 190 Setting the scale in EVM view 3 191 EVM magnitude and phase error displays 3 192 Constellation view and error vectors in 1 41 QPSK 3 193 Symbol table 44 4ss0s4 0ersss c
135. FINE gt Q Data Half Symbol Shift The Q Data Half Symbol Shift side key has the following selections m Shifts Q data by half a symbol in the positive direction on the time axis m 0 Does not shift Q data default m Shifts Q data by half a symbol in the negative direction on the time axis This function is available in the following views m Constellation m EVM m Eye diagram m IQ versus Time 3 48 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Process Flow for Digitally Mo Signals outlines the process Digitally modulated signal process mechanism Input data TD Measurement filter Digital data To determine the necessary settings in digital modulation analysis you must dulated know the digitally modulated signal process in the analyzer Figure 3 39 Demodulating mechanism Modulating mechanism Reference filter Analysis information Measurement data Display m Constellation m Symbol table m Eye diagram Figure 3 39 Process flow for digitally modulated signals Reference data Compare Display m EVM m AM AM m AM PM m CCDF PDF The input signal goes through the measurement filter after being converted into a digital signal and then is stored as measurement data and is concurrently demodulated The demodulated signal is modulated again goes through the referenc
136. Figure 3 119 Generating spurious signals by increasing the number of FFT points 3 165 FFT and RBW FFT Window The phase of the waveform processed by FFT analysis is assumed to start at zero and end at zero so the waveform data is an exact multiple of one cycle If the phase at the start and end of the waveform are equal there is no unnatural discontinuity in the signal waveform and the frequency and the amplitude can be accurately calculated If the waveform data is not an exact multiple of one cycle the amplitudes at the start and end of the waveform will be different There will be a discontinuity of the waveform between the beginning and end and a high frequency transient phenomenon occurs When this happens inaccurate frequency information is recorded in the frequency domain If a window function is applied to the waveform the start and end amplitudes will be closer and the discontinuity is reduced The frequency components that are calculated from the signal by FFT also become more accurate Choose the FFT window according to your objective accurate measurement of the frequency or accurate measurement of the amplitude of the frequency components Window Characteristics In FFT windows the frequency resolution is inversely proportional to the amplitude accuracy Select a proper window according to the measurement items and characteristics of the signal source Table 3 20 shows characteristics and usages of major
137. GMSK GFSK ASK FSK OQPSK Symbol Rate Measurement Filter Reference Filter Filter Parameter None Root Raised Cosine None Raised Cosine Gaussian Modulation Type ASK Auto Modulation Depth On Off Modulation Depth Modulation Type FSK GFSK Auto Frequency Deviation Frequency Deviation On Off Modulation Type ASK FSK GFSK CCDF PDF Decoding Format NRZ Manchester Miller Horizontal Division CCDF only Display Gaussian Line On Off RFID Measurements Option 21 only gt Carrier Analyze ACPR gt Main Channel Bandwidth Counter Resolution Adjacent Channel Bandwidth Power Ratio for the OBW dB Chan Spacing Power Ratio for the OBW Measurement Filter Shape Rect Gaussian Nyquist Amplitude Offset Rolloff Ratio Root Nyquist Bandwidth Ch Power Scroll Table Spurious gt Same as Spurious in the S A mode m Power On Down 7 gt Analyze RF Envelope Standard Type 18000 4 1 18000 6 A 18000 6 B 18000 6 C Manual t Constellation Link Interrogator Tag Eye Diagram Modulation Type ASK DSB ASK SSB ASK PR ASK OOK Symbol Table Decoding Format Manchester Miller Miller M_2 M_4 or M_8 Modified Miller FMO PIE Type A or C NRZ Measurement Off Auto Bit Rate On Off Bit Rate Tari Settling Error Width Lower
138. L NMT450 UL PCS1900 DL PCS1900 UL TD SCDMA W CDMA DL W CDMA UL Auto RfAtt Mixer dBm dBuV V V W Amplitude Offset Frequency Offset Amplitude Table Off On Edit Table Interpolation Select Point To Edit Load Table Frequency Save Table Amplitude Delete Point Add New Point Done Editing Table Clear Table Freq Interpolation Ampl Interpolation A 2 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix A Menu Tree RUN STOP mr TRIG Repeat Continuous Single Mes ia RBW RBW FFT Auto Man FFT LORS RBW FFT Man TRACE m RBW AVG RBW Filter Shape Rect Gaussian Nyquist Root Nyquist Extended Res Off On RBW FFT FFT FFT Points FFT Window Rect Parzen Welch SineLobe Hanning SineCubed SineToThe4th Hamming Blackman Extended Res Rosenfield BlackmanHarris3A BlackmanHarris3B BlackmanHarris4A BlackmanHarris4B FlatTop Off On Select Trace 1 2 Trace n Trace n Type On Freeze Off Number Of Averages Trace n Type Average Number Of Traces to Hold Trace n Type MaxHold or MinHold Reset Average Trace n Type Average Reset MaxHold Trace n Type MaxHold Reset MinHold Trace n Type MinHold Normal Average MaxHold MinHold Display Detection Max Min Max Min Load Trace n Save Trace n gt Load from File menu
139. N by using color This view is used as the subview in the signal source analysis refer to page 3 101 The Scale menu for the Noisogram contains the following controls see Figure 3 141 Auto Scale Sets the start value and the scale of the color axis automatically to fit the noisogram to the screen Horizontal Stop Sets the maximum value right edge of the horizontal axis Range Horizontal Start x2 to Span 2 Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis Range The minimum offset frequency of the analyzed data to Horizontal Stop 2 Vertical Size Sets the range of the vertical axis Range 40 to 40960 frames Vertical Start Sets the start frame number for the vertical axis Range the number of frames in the analysis range to 0 Zero 0 represents the latest frame Color Scale Sets the scale value subtracting the minimum power value from the maximum power value of the color axis The level is represented in 100 steps 100 colors from the minimum value blue to the maximum value red in the default state Range 10 to 100 dB in a 1 2 5 sequence Color Stop Sets the maximum value top of the color axis Range 70 Color Scale to 70 dBc Hz Full Scale Sets the maximum value of the color axis to 0 and the height to 100 dBc Hz 3 199 Setting Views Marker 100kHz 115 468 dBc Hz 2 956582031 ms 0 103 30 Color Stop 11 Vertical Size Color Scale
140. NO INPUT a CAL SAVE w Figure 3 160 Input menu tree Input Menu 4 Signal Input Port Reference Source RF IQ Cal100M Cal25M Int Ext The Input menu contains the following controls Signal Input Port Selects which input is used for signal connection m RF Default Uses the signal from the INPUT connector on the front panel See Figure 2 1 on page 2 2 for the front panel connectors m IQ Option 03 only Uses the signal from the I INPUT and Q INPUT connectors on the rear panel See Figure 2 2 on page 2 4 for the rear panel connectors NOTE IQ INPUT Option 03 only The IQ input gain of the analyzer is set in 10 dB steps To maximize the dynamic range you may need to adjust the signal level externally or insert attenuators in the I and Q signal paths When you calibrate the IQ offset set the IQ input signal level to zero externally The IQ offset calibration is included in the center offset calibration Refer to Center Offset Calibration on page 1 24 RSA3408A User Manual 3 225 Selecting Input Source Cal100M Uses the internal calibration signal 100 MHz 20 dBm The signal is connected internally Refer to Functional Check on page 1 14 for using the cal signal to check the system performance m Cal25M Uses the internal calibration signal 25 MHz 20 dBm The signal is connected internally Reference Source Selects the source for
141. Number of bins Specified span Frequency bandwidth of one bin 1 The sampling rate varies depending on span Refer to Specifications in the RSA3408A Technical Reference for more details Generally because the number of horizontal pixels on screen is smaller than the number of bins bin data is compressed according to the number of pixels on screen when they are displayed see Figure 3 125 Data displayed on screen lt lt corresponds to each pixel 4 i i 4 i 4 4 Compress Bin G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frame G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 lt Invalid data Valid data j Invalid data gt Figure 3 125 Relationships between frame bin and pixel There are three types of compression methods Max Min and Max Min see Figure 3 126 on page 3 180 Max is the most commonly used compression method Max Min is used in the time domain waveform display in the DEMOD mode The compression method is always set to Max on the spectrogram view in three dimensional modes You can select the compression method using the following steps in S A mode 1 Press the TRACE AVG key on the front panel 2 Press the Display Detection side key and select Max Min or Max Min NOTE Display Detection determines how to deal with data between spectrum display points The analyzer performs RMS detection using the linear A D converter regardless of the Display Dete
142. O J00 tatata ot RF INPUT zO amp 0 N type connector 2 Set the signal generator as follows Figure 2 26 Cable connection Center frequency 100 MHz Output level 10 dBm Modulation type AM Modulation source Internal 10 kHz Modulation depth 50 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Applying the Power 1 Apply power to the signal generator 2 Turn on the principal power switch PRINCIPAL POWER SWITCH on the rear panel as shown in Figure 2 27 The orange LED on the front panel lights C AO Ook lt lt C Principal power switch Figure 2 27 Principal power switch rear panel 3 Turn on the power switch ON STANDBY on the front panel as shown in Figure 2 28 f CVF VIVE Power switch 000000000 LED te Figure 2 28 Power switch ON STANDBY RSA3408A User Manual 2 33 Tutorial The initial screen shown in Figure 2 29 appears after Windows XP starts up the background color is in white in this manual to make figures more viewable Tektronix RSA 3408A 12 14 2004 2 06 46 PM MEASURE Frequency 1 5 GHz RBW 100 kHz Gancel Back Span 36 MHz Trace
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144. OBW OBW Occupied Band Width Measurement page 3 11 Carrier Frequency Carrier Frequency Measurement page 3 13 EBW EBW Emission Band Width Measurement page 3 14 Spurious Spurious Signal Measurement page 3 16 Pressing the Measurement Off side key stops the measurement and returns to the original spectral display 1 Press the S A key and then the Spectrum Analyzer side key 2 Select the measurement item refer to Table 3 2 3 Display the spectrum waveform of the measurement signal a Press the RUN STOP key on the front panel to start data acquisition NOTE For details on setting frequency span and amplitude refer to Setting Frequency and Span on page 3 117 and Setting Amplitude on page 3 125 b Set the frequency by pressing the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel c Set the span by pressing the SPAN key on the front panel d Set the amplitude by pressing the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel 4 Set the following Measurement Setup controls by pressing the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Channel Power This measurement calculates power in the range specified using a band power Measurement marker shown in Figure 3 4 Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the channel power measurement contains the following controls Integration Bandwidth Sets frequency range for power measurement see Figure 3 4 Measurement Filter Shape Selects a filter
145. OP key to start or stop data acquisition There are two Data Acquisition acquisition modes the continuous mode in which data is acquired repeatedly and the single mode in which one waveform is acquired You can select the mode using the Trig menu MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP RUN STOP key SPAN TRIG TRIG key x RBW AMPLITUDE FT By default the analyzer is now acquiring data in the continuous mode 1 Press the RUN STOP key to stop data acquisition When acquisition stops PAUSE is shown in the status indicator on screen see Figure 2 38 Status indicator Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 08 14 16 04 PAUSE DIMPUMUDE T peau a Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Ref Level 4 Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off 0 Figure 2 38 Status indicator 2 Acquire data in the single mode using the following steps a Press the TRIG key on the front panel b Press the Repeat side key and select Single c Press the RUN STOP key to acquire data One waveform is acquired and displayed every time you press the key 3 Press the Repeat side key again and select Continuous to return to the continuous mode When acquisition starts READY is displayed in the status indicator indicating that the analyzer is ready for trigger RSA3408A User Manual 2 41 Tutorial Using Markers and Peak Search 2 42 Measuring with
146. Oct 16 2000 17 27 58 MSC 32 bit Intel on win32 1 Copyright c 2000 BeOpen com Al Rights Reserved Figure 2 24 Displaying versions and options 2 26 The following information is shown on the screen Version m Main System Basic application software version m Sub System Firmware version Option The table shows version and name of the option installed The Option Key field tells you the following information m Present Indicates that you can use the option m Not Present Indicates that you cannot use the option For information about how to remove the protection and use the option refer to Enabling the Option To exit the version display press any front panel key RSA3408A User Manual Functional Overview RSA3408A User Manual Enabling the Option 1 Contact your local Tektronix office to order the option You will receive an option key alphanumeric code 2 Press the Option Key side key see Figure 2 24 and enter the option key using the alphanumeric keypad on the front panel NOTE To input hyphen press the period key 3 Press the Change Option Key side key to accept the input Now you can use the option on the analyzer 2 27 Functional Overview Using Windows XP This analyzer operates under Windows XP You can switch to a Windows XP desktop screen or execute a Windows XP application program Displaying the To display the Windows deskto
147. Point Insert New Point Set All Points to Maximum Set All Points to Minimum Reset Mask to Default In Out In and Out Out and In RSA3408A User Manual Trigger RSA3408A User Manual Mode Selects the trigger mode The trigger mode determines whether to acquire data with or without triggering Free Run Acquires and displays the waveform without triggering Press the RUN STOP key to start data acquisition To stop the acquisition press the RUN STOP key again Triggered Set the trigger conditions level slope and position before starting data acquisition by pressing the RUN STOP key When the trigger occurs data is acquired and displayed To stop data acquisition when the trigger does not occur press the RUN STOP key again Repeat Selects whether to acquire data continuously or singly Continuous Repeatedly acquires and displays the waveform Acquisition data will be overwritten while waiting for a new trigger event Use the Single setting if you will need to examine or reanalyze the measurement results Single Acquires and displays one waveform After the first waveform display you must press RUN STOP to acquire and display each waveform Table 3 18 shows the acquisition method with the trigger and repeat modes The concept is illustrated in Figure 3 105 on page 3 151 Table 3 18 How to acquire a waveform Trigger mode Repeat mode TRIG Mode TRIG Repeat Description Free run Continuous Pr
148. R SETUP Marker X Position and set the new frequency center to put the marker on it Mouse Move the mouse pointer to the new frequency center and then left click to put the marker on it b Select MARKER Center Zoom Marker Freq The zoomed area shifts to the specified frequency Zoomed area shifted by Reference cursor Zoomed area Center Zoom Marker Freq Marker Marker on frequency center Figure 3 24 Zoomed area settings using the marker NOTE The zoomed spectrum is calculated based on time domain data acquired with a higher sampling rate than for obtaining a normal spectrum So a large zoom ratio may cause the skirt shape of the spectrum to differ from that of the spectrum without zoom However it does not affect carrier power measurement results RSA3408A User Manual SS aS Modulation Analysis Demod Mode RSA3408A User Manual This section describes how to perform measurements in the modulation analysis Demod mode MODE Measure menu Analog Demod t gt AM Demod Digital Demod FM Demod Standard PM Demod IQ versus Time Pulse Spectrum gt Constellation EVM 1Q Frequency versus Time Power versus Time Symbol Table Eye Diagram AM AM AM PM CCDF PDF Figure 3 25 Demod menu structure There are three items in the Demod menu Analog Demod Performs analog modulation analysis Refer to page 3 37 for details Digital Demod Option 21 Only Performs
149. RF Envelope Constellation Eye Diagram Symbol Table The content depends on the measurement item Modulation Type OQPSK Q Data Half Symbol Shift 0 RFID Measurements Option 21 only Burst No Envelope No Guidelines Off On Menu Off RSA3408A User Manual A 11 Appendix A Menu Tree Display View Menu 3 of 3 Time Mode verne Show Views Single Multi Overview Content Spectrogram Waveform LINES Signal Source Analysis Option 21 only Subview Content Spectrum Noisogram C N vs Offset Freq Random Jitter vs Time Integrated Phase Noise vs Time C N vs Time The content depends on the measurement item Pulse Measurements Select Measurement Pulse Width Peak Power On Off Ratio Pulse Ripple Select Pulse Repetition Interval Duty Cycle Pulse Pulse Phase View Results For Channel Power OBW EBW Frequency Deviation Displayed Measurement ioe Time Range A Single Pulse All Pulses uidelines L on of Pulse Width Results On Off Peak Power Results On Off Menu Off On Off Ratio Results _ On Off Pulse Ripple Results On Off Pulse Repetition Interval Results On Off Duty Cycle Results On Off Pulse Pulse Phase Results On Off Channel Power Results On O
150. RSA3408A User Manual Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 1 4 Figure 1 5 Figure 1 6 Figure 1 7 Figure 1 8 Figure 1 9 Figure 1 10 Figure 1 11 Figure 1 12 Figure 1 13 20 dBm Figure 1 14 Figure 1 15 Figure 1 16 Figure 1 17 Figure 1 18 Figure 1 19 Figure 1 20 Figure 1 21 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Figure 2 6 Figure 2 7 Figure 2 8 Figure 2 9 Figure 2 10 Figure 2 11 Figure 2 12 Concept of the swept spectrum analyzer 1 3 Sweep of resolution filter 1 3 Concept of the real time spectrum analyzer 1 4 Concurrent acquisition 1 4 Frame acquisition 1 5 Block diagram 6 3 25655 i 05 esse oe eee teen bawlte ee 1 6 AC Input rear panel 1 10 Principal power switch rear panel 1 11 Front panel power switch ON STANDBY switch 1 11 Initial serei ooo s 0gdee 2 xine nao onana be ae eee ee 1 12 RF INPUT connector ssssssssse 1 12 Setting up the stand 1 13 Spectrum of the calibration signal 100 MHz about gate tiie are 1 14 Setup display 245 2508 eich sometimes ss 1 15 Reference level setting and A D overflow indicator 1 16 Spectrogram display 1 17 Calibration menu structure 1 22 UNCAL display 4 52 esse a
151. RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Specifying Analysis Range Using a Mouse You can use a USB mouse in place of the Analysis Length and the Analysis Offset side keys to set the analysis range Perform the following steps in place of steps 4 and 5 on page 3 30 For connecting the mouse refer to page 2 7 1 Click on the overview to select it 2 Move the mouse pointer to the measurement start point and then left click to put the marker on it See Figure 3 30 3 Right click to display the reference cursor 4 Move the mouse pointer to the measurement end point and then left click to put the marker on it 5 Press the MARKER key on the front panel and then press the Analysis Time Marker Time side key The green line resizes to the specified range Overview 1 R 20 38125 ms 9 675 dB 0 mom 1 Set the start point 10 Left click to put the marker and dB right click to display the reference cursor lt 5 2 Set the end point 100 Left click to put the marker dBm Timing Tt 3 Set the analysis range Press MARKER gt Analysis Time Marker Time Figure 3 30 Specifying the analysis range using the mouse RSA3408A User Manual 3 33 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Setting FFT Processing Range for the Subview Overview Changing the Overview 3 34 and Subview Set the FFT processing range shown in Figure 3 31 for the spectrum displayed in the subview with
152. Refer to page A 13 Save to File menu Refer to page A 13 RSA3408A User Manual A 3 Appendix A Menu Tree Measurement Menu 2 of 3 Real Time S A Demod and Time Modes FREQUENCY CHANNEL Center Freq ee Channel Channel Table Center Freq Step Same As C F SPAN Center Freq Step Same As Span Step Size AMPLITUDE L Span f Ref Level TIMING Auto Level Same as in the S A mode Refer to page A 2 RF Atten Mixer RF Att RF Atten Mixer Rf Att Mixer Level RF Atten Mixer Mixer Auto RfAtt Mixer Corrections Real Time S A Acquisition Length Spectrum Offset Real Time S A with Zoom Acquisition Length Acquisition History Analysis Length Analysis Offset Frequency Center Frequency Width Demod and Time modes Acquisition Length Acquisition History Spectrum Length Spectrum Offset Analysis Length Analysis Offset Output Trigger Indicator A 4 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix A Menu Tree RUN STOP TRIG RBW FFT TRACE AVG Mode Repeat Stop and Show Results Mode Triggered Source Save on Trigger Save Count Save Count Limit Source Power External Level Slope Position Source Freq Mask Define Mask Slope Position Real Time S A Mode FFT Start Point FFT Overlap FFT Window Free Run Triggered Continuous Single Power
153. TE Constellation is selected ee for the subview by VIEW DEFINE s 6 EE m eae Subview Content 16OAM by Modulation Parameters 94 Auto Carrier dBm Timing TRE On Off Start 240 jus Scale 24 us Frequency Error Hz L 396 5957681689m Coefficient table Index AM AM Coeff AM PM Coeff Maximum 8 304e 001 1 214e 001 Coefficients 3 249e 001 2 692e 002 8 2 125e 001 1 959e 002 3 378e 002 3 225e 003 Scroll Table 2 996e 003 2 652e 004 1 534e 004 1 246e 005 Go to page 2 3 380e 007 5 00dB 11 dBm of 2 fs Order in best fit curve polynomial AM AM AM PM AM PM distortion graph Refer to Maximum Coefficient on page 3 57 coefficient coefficient Red points Measurement points Yellow lines Measurement lines Blue line Reference line Pink line Best fit line Figure 3 48 AM PM measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 59 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode CCDF Measurement Performs digital demodulation processing and displays a CCDF graph Figure 3 49 shows an example The main view displays the XY graph of power level versus the probability that the instantaneous power of the input is above that power level For the CCDF measurement refer to page 3 86 in the Time mode Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the CCDF measurement contains the following controls For information about the common controls for the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 46 Linear Sig
154. Time modes Save State Save Data All Blocks Current Block Current Area Print now Save screen to file Background color Printer Black White rei Contact your local Tektronix distributor or sales office for installing user specific macros RSA3408A User Manual Where XXX State for a state file IQData for an IQ data file Trace for a trace file Corr for a correction file Bitmap for a bitmap file A 13 Appendix A Menu Tree A 14 RSA3408A User Manual Sa Aaa eens Appendix B Digital Demodulation Symbol Mapping This section shows the symbol mapping for each digital modulation technique GFSK BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Boogie e elel DORE DORE Figure B 1 Symbol mapping GFSK BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM and 64QAM RSA3408A User Manual B 1 Appendix B Digital Demodulation Symbol Mapping 256QAM Left Right epelepeppepepppnpn lela ol l lelelelel felel e el gt lel le la r l lo l e lo n felel gt te m el l gt l gt lelmlale fe alole mle o a lelell el l gt l lel la e OODONONOONONENE popophl pppeppopools 3E f t l le OOOONONOOCDONENTE OOOONOOOOOONNNE afafufufupafpupape elufopepepe Pefelefel elal lel lela lelelel l lelelele ml o ale e Figure B 2 Symbol mapping 256QAM B 2 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix B Digit
155. Trace 1 Select Marker Trace 2 i lt Select Marker Ref 99 995 MHz il 2 i 26 46 carn 108 5 Em Selects the active marker for which Marker X Positic the marker readout is displayed Input 2 R 3 kHz 25 415 dB dBm lt Marker 1 Off Single Delta Reference Cursor to Marker X lt Reference Cursor to Marker X Enables the reference cursor Marker 2 10 dB Reference Cursor Off Reference Cursor Off Turns off the reference cursor Selected Marker Off Step Size Marker X 15 625 Go to page 2 of 2 w Reference cursor 100 i v Center 100 MHz Span 15 kHz Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Marker X Position MHz 99 998 Figure 3 152 Measurement with the reference cursor RSA3408A User Manual 3 215 Marker Operation and Peak Search Changing the Trace Tektronix RSA 3408A 02 11 27 16 04 54 As shown in Figure 3 152 the marker readout relative to the reference cursor is shown in the top left portion of the screen for the active marker selected using the Select Marker side key To turn off the reference cursor press the Reference Cursor Off side key Use the following steps to change the trace on which you operate the marker when displaying two traces on a view Trace 1 is displayed in yellow and Trace 2 in green In the S A spectrum analysis m
156. User Manual Functional Overview Measurement Basics Selecting the When you start a measurement first select the measurement mode Measurement Mode MODE Spectrum Analyzer Sri anaes S A with Spectrogram SIA p y Real Time S A _____ Real Time S A with Zoom Standard f Modulation analysis DEMOD Analog Demod Digital Demod Option 21 Time analysis Standard TIME f ae Transient CCDF Pulse Measurements Signal Source Analysis Option 21 Figure 2 20 Selecting the measurement mode For details on each mode refer to the section shown in Table 2 5 Table 2 5 Measurement modes Menu key Measurement mode Description Reference Spectrum analysis S A Spectrum Analyzer General spectrum analysis Spectrum Analysis S A with Spectrogram Spectrum analysis with spectrogram ey M Real Time S A Real time spectrum analysis i Real Time S A with Zoom Real time spectrum analysis with zoom function Standard 1 Communication standard specific analysis Modulation analysis DEMOD Analog Demod Analog modulation analysis Modulation Analysis Digital Demod Digital modulation analysis Option 21 M i Standard 1 Communication standard specific analysis Time analysis TIME Transient Time characteristics analysis Time Analysis CCDF CCDF analysis hi Pulse Measurements Pulse characteristics analysis Signal Source Analysis Signal source analysis Option 21 1 Contains optional
157. User Manual Tektronix f RSA3408A 8 GHz Real Time Spectrum Analyzer 071 1617 01 This document applies to firmware version 3 10 and above www tektronix com Copyright Tektronix Inc All rights reserved Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions Tektronix products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support m In North America call 1 800 833 9200 m Worldwide visit www tektronix com to find contacts in your area End User License Agreement for Microsoft Software You have acquired a device DEVICE that includes software licensed by Tektronix Japan Ltd TJ from Microsoft Licensing Inc or its affiliates MS Those installed software products of MS origin as well as associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE is licensed not sold All rights reserved IF YOU D
158. ZNum 1 YStart 100 XLeftLabel Center UpdateAreas 1 YUnit dBm NBW 3 13180146596413k YMiddleUnit dB YScale 100 UpdatePosition 640 100 875531204 111 253515034 101 342080442 96 7588947616 98 5946571418 101 68696219 97 8503895777 100 806522438 100 274828469 95 8906131833 97 9340093534 101 366985559 gt File header AN gt Data block OOo Figure 3 172 Trace file example 3 247 File Format File Header The following is an example of the file header XNum 641 XRightLabel Span XStart 1 9995G XScale 1 0015625M XUnit Hz ZNum 1 YStart 100 XLeftLabel Center UpdateAreas 1 YUnit dBm NBW 3 13180146596413k YMiddleUnit dB YScale 100 UpdatePosition 640 Descriptions of the file header items follow Required means that the item is prerequisite for displaying waveform XNum Required Represents the number of data in the data block XRightLabel Represents the label displayed on the right of the horizontal axis Span span when XLeftLabel is Center center frequency or Stop stop frequency when XLeftLabel is Start start frequency XStart Required Represents the minimum left edge of the horizontal axis XScale Required Represents the scale of the horizontal axis XUnit Represents the unit of the horizontal axis fixed to Hz ZNum Required Internal use only fixed to 1 YStart Required Represents the minimum bottom
159. Zero means no interpolation Effective sample rate Actual sample rate x Interpolation Points setting value 1 RSA3408A User Manual 3 71 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 3 72 The actual sample rate and effective sample rate are displayed in the main view of the power on down and RF envelope measurements see Figure 3 57 on page 3 73 and Figure 3 58 on page 3 75 Setting the Bit Rate Tari You must set the bit rate or Tari near the true value within 20 of the true value approximately depending on waveform to perform the analysis properly in the power on down RF envelope constellation eye diagram and symbol table measurements NOTE If the bit rate or Tari setting value is out of range the analyzer cannot distinguish between the rising edge of the power on CW and that of the RF envelope pulse In the measurement setup enter the bit rate or Tari and perform the analysis using the following steps 1 Press the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel Press the Standard Type side key and select the standard Select Link Modulation Type and Decoding Format as appropriate Select Off in the Auto Bit Rate or Auto Tari side key n FP YS BF Press the Bit Rate and set the bit rate Or press the Tari side key and set the Tari Enter a value near the true value within about 20 of the true value 6 Press the Auto Bit Rate or Auto Tari side key to select On NOTE When you set Auto Bit Rate or Aut
160. a view The subview content depends on measurement Refer to each measurement description Subview Eye diagram Tektronix RSA 3408A PAUSE VIEW DEFINE VIEW DEFINE menu e g Frequency Acquisition Cancel Back__ Span Show Views Input Att Marker 1 66875ms Y Single Muti Overview Content lt Overview Content Spectrograrn Selects an overview display Subview Content lt Subview Content Eye Diagram Selects a subview display 100 dBm 0 frame Center 800 MHz Span 100 kHz Os FreqErr 51 855 Hz Marker 1 66875 ms Origin Offset 40 59 dB 15 2 Scale 81 952 mV Unit 15 2 061 Menu Off Digital Demod Constellation Figure 3 32 Changing the overview and subview RSA3408A User Manual 3 35 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode One View Display Three views are displayed on screen by default To display one view perform the following steps 1 Press the VIEW DEFINE key on the front panel VIEW VIEW SELECT key VIEW DEFINE key MARKERS 2 Select a view to make the single display by pressing the SELECT key in the VIEW area The selected view is surrounded by a white box 3 Press the Show Views side key to select Single Figure 3 33 shows the one view display Marker 99 9 MHz 5 97 776 dBm Marker 3 2 ms k 39 6179437117 kHz art 3 2 m Marker 3 2 ms k 39 6179437117 kHz Hz 4 32k 32k Hz div
161. able Figure 3 167 Alphanumeric keypad 3 236 RSA3408A User Manual File Operations Procedure RSA3408A User Manual To enter a new name SAMPLE use the following steps 1 Press the Filename side key The cursor appears on the left end in the text box Filename Ld Press the PQRS key on the keypad four times to enter S Filename S Press the ABC key on the keypad once to enter A Filename SAI Press the MNO key on the keypad once to enter M Filename SAMI Enter the remaining characters in the same way Filename SAMPLE1 If you make a mistake you can correct it any time before pressing the Enter side key by repeatedly pressing BKSP the backspace key until the incorrect character disappears and then typing the correct value If you want to restart from the beginning press the Cancel Back top side key You can also move the insertion cursor using the general purpose knob or up down keys 3 237 File Operations Deleting a File You can delete a file using Windows but not using the analyzer menu Refer to page 2 28 for information about using Windows on the analyzer Refer to Windows documentation for additional information about operating Windows Making Deleting a Directory You can make or delete a directory using Windows but not using the analyzer menu Ref
162. aces respectively in the main view m Subview Displays spectrum as an auxiliary view by default You can specify the range in the overview to create the spectrum for the subview Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 8 14 42 45 MEASURE Reg Att E T Subview AM Demod cr NEON amn FM Demod ANIRE Bi nn en wo PM Demod and displayed in the subview Ti em 100 IQ versus Time iming dBm Start 64 ms Scale 6 ms Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz The data in the range indicated by the green underline is analyzed and displayed in the main view T T i i Main view 20 Il M nent Start 64 ms Scale 6 4 ms Measurement Off Analog Demod AM Demod Figure 2 51 AM signal measurement 2 58 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Setting Analysis Range Set an analysis range which will be displayed with a green underline in the overview 1 Press the TIMING key on the front panel MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP J N SPAN TRIG J AMPLITUDE RBw FFT j TIMING key TIMING TRACE Sets analysis range G MEAS MEASURE Ta Two vertical green lines appear indicating the analysis range shown in Figure 2 52 2 Press the Acquisition History side key to specify the number of the block to be analyzed Leave it at 0 the latest block its default value 3 Press the Analysis Length side key and specify the time length
163. actor Triggered and RMS Averages traces accumulating up to Number of Single mode Averages then stops the acquisition until the next trigger event occurs Reset Average Causes trace accumulation to start over Display Detection The bin data is thinned out in the display because the number of pixels in the horizontal direction of the screen is generally smaller than the number of bins in the FFT Display Detection selects the method to be used for decimating traces to fit the available space It is related only to the thinning of displayed data Max Min Draws a line connecting the maximum and the minimum values of data corresponding to each pixel m Max Displays the maximum value of data corresponding to each pixel Min Displays the minimum value of data corresponding to each pixel The analyzer performs RMS detection using the linear A D converter regardless of the Display Detection setting Refer to page 3 178 for details on compression of waveform display data RSA3408A User Manual 3 173 Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Demod and Time Modes Load Trace Loads trace data from a file Save Trace Saves trace data to a file Refer to File Operations on page 3 227 for details on saving loading data to from a file The Trace Avg menu has the following controls in the Demod and Time modes Average Determines whether to perform averaging m On Turn averaging on Off Turn averaging off
164. ae ew ee bee eae ee 3 194 Eye diagram View cccceccccccccsscscceces 3 195 Vector and dot displays 3 196 Vector and dot displays 3 197 Setting the scale in PDF view 3 198 Setting the scale in noisogram View 3 200 Display line 3 201 Lines menu structure other than Real Time S A 3 202 Two horizontal lines 3 203 RSA3408A User Manual Table of Contents RSA3408A User Manual Figure 3 145 Two horizontal and two vertical lines 3 204 Figure 3 146 Multi display lines Real Time S A mode 3 205 Figure 3 147 Lines menu structure Real Time S A 3 206 Figure 3 148 Marker display 3 209 Figure 3 149 Markers menu structure 3 210 Figure 3 150 Measurement with a single marker 3 213 Figure 3 151 Using the delta marker to take measurements 3 214 Figure 3 152 Measurement with the reference cursor 3 215 Figure 3 153 Changing the Trace 3 216 Figure 3 154 Interlocked markers 3 217 Figure 3 155 Functions of the peak search keys 3 218 Figure 3 156 Setting the minimum frequency jump 3 219 Figure 3 157 Online help for the front panel key 3 222 Figure
165. age 2 6 Saving a File Use the following steps to save settings or waveforms to a file There are two ways to save data to a file using the preset file name and entering a new file name To return to the previous menu press the Cancel Back side key at any time NOTE You cannot save data in an existing file 1 Press the SAVE key on the front panel 2 Press one of the following side keys depending on the type of data to save Table 3 25 File save operation Seseo nm T CA C Meas mode S A except Real Time Real Time S A Save Correction Save State Save Data Amplitude correction data Current instrument settings Acquired data in time domain Demod Time Save State All Blocks Current instrument settings Acquired data in time domain Data of all blocks Current Block Data of the block currently displayed Current Area Data currently shown in the main view 3 To enter a new file name skip to step 5 3 230 RSA3408A User Manual File Operations RSA3408A User Manual 4 To use a preset file name press the Save to file name side key see Figure 3 162 as an example S Save to TraceA Gave to Trace Saves data to the preset file trace file in this example Save to TraceC Filename ABC J Figure 3 162 Save to the preset file lower right of the screen There are three preset names for each file type as shown in Table 3 26 Table 3 2
166. al Demodulation Symbol Mapping RSA3408A User Manual Table B 1 7 4 shift DQ PSK Table B 2 GMSK Rotation direction B 3 Appendix B Digital Demodulation Symbol Mapping B 4 RSA3408A User Manual a l Appendix C Default Settings The tables in this section list the default values for parameters set in the menus Pressing the PRESET key returns the analyzer to the default state for the measurement mode in use S A Demod or Time Values for checked items in these tables are common to all measurement modes Table C 1 Measurement menu Menu S A mode Demod Time mode Common FREQUENCY CHANNEL Center Freq 1 5 GHz 1 5 GHz y Stan Freg 1482 GHz Eoo o Stop Freq 1 518 GHz Channel Table None None Step Size Center Freq 500 kHz 500 kHz y Start Freq 1 482 GHz Stop Freq 1 518 GHz AMPLITUDE RF Atten Mixer Auto Auto Mixer Level 15 dBm Corrections Amplitude Offset 0 dB 0 dB A Frequency Offset 0 Hz Amplitude Table lof fe Corrections Interpolation Freq Interpolation Lin Ampl Interpolation dB RSA3408A User Manual C 1 Appendix C Default Settings C 2 Menu Table C 1 Measurement menu Cont Output Trigger Indicator TIMING Acquisition Length 40 us Acquisition History 0 Analysis Length 40 us Trace 1 Type Mode Free Run RaW a RBW FFT Auto TRACE AVG Select Trace 1 Number Of Averages 20
167. and connectors Do not use abrasive compounds on any part of the instrument CAUTION Do not allow moisture inside the instrument During exterior cleaning use only enough solution to dampen the cloth or swab There is no periodic lubrication required for this instrument Consult your Tektronix Service Center or representative for cleaning the analyzer interior RSA3408A User Manual SaaS Appendix G Options and Accessories Options RSA3408A User Manual This appendix describes the options and standard and optional accessories that are available for the analyzer The following options can be ordered for the analyzer m Option 1A External preamplifier 20 dB gain to 3 GHz m Option 1R Rack Mount Kit includes hardware and instructions for converting to 19 inch rackmount configuration m Option L5 Provides Japanese language user manual and programmer manual instead of English manuals m Option 02 256 MB data memory with frequency mask trigger m Option 03 IQ input function m Option 05 Digital IQ output function m Option 06 Removable hard disk drive m Option 21 Advanced measurement suite m Option 23 UMTS W CDMA uplink analysis software m Option 24 GSM EDGE analysis software m Option 25 cdma2000 analysis software m Option 26 cdma2000 1xEV DO analysis software m Option 27 3GPP Release 5 downlink HSDPA analysis software m Option 28 TD SCDMA analysis software m Option 29 WLAN 802 1 1a b g analysis s
168. anually to perform the analysis properly Refer to Setting the Bit Rate Tari on page 3 72 Bit Rate Sets the bit rate Range 1 bps to 51 2 Mbps Refer to Table 3 9 Tari Sets the Tari Range 1 ns to 1 s Refer to Table 3 9 Settling Error Width Sets an error range for determining the settling time See Figure 3 56 Range 1 to 100 default 5 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Lower Threshold Sets a lower threshold value for measuring the rise fall time of the pulse See Figure 3 56 Range 1 to 50 default 10 Higher Threshold Sets a higher threshold value for measuring the rise fall time of the pulse See Figure 3 56 Range 50 to 99 default 90 Edge number selected by VIEW DEFINE Edge 0 1 2 3 4 ty Overview The selected edge is displayed in the main view Power Settling Error Width Overshoot O Undershoot te Higher Threshold Lower Threshold Off level Average level below the lower threshold 0 rea Time Fall time B Rise time Settling time Figure 3 56 Transmission power on down measurement parameters Interpolation Points When the sample rate is lower than the bit rate because the data cannot be analyzed correctly the shortage of the sample rate is calculated and interpolated by the spline method Range 0 to 7 default 1
169. asurement only Specifies the power ratio of the carrier and span regions for calculating OBW Range 80 to 99 9 default 99 as defined in T 53 or IS 95 standard EBW Meas Level For the EBW measurement only Specifies how far down from the peak level the bandwidth is measured Range 100 to 1 dB default 30 dB Counter Resolution For the Frequency Deviation measurement only Sets the frequency counter resolution It is the same as in the Carrier Frequency measurement in the S A mode refer to page 3 13 Range 1 mHz to 1 MHz in a tenfold sequence default 1 Hz P P Phase Time Offset For the Pulse Pulse Phase measurement only Sets the time offset for the measurement point The default value is 0 zero second the measurement point is at the beginning of the pulse on time Measurement Filter Selects the measurement filter applied to time domain I Q data for each pulse None no filter m Gaussian Filter Bandwidth Sets the bandwidth for the Gaussian measurement filter Range Span 10 to full span default 3 6 MHz Filter Parameter Sets the o BT value for the Gaussian measurement filter Range 0 0001 to 1 0 default 0 35 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Measurement Screen RSA3408A User Manual Frequency Recovery For the Pulse Pulse Phase and the Frequency Deviation measurements only Selects the frequency correction method m Ist Sets the correction value automatically usin
170. ated by O and move on a waveform O and represent an active and a fixed marker respectively They are used to measure relative values RSA3408A User Manual 3 209 Marker Operation and Peak Search Markers Menu The Markers menu controls the marker operation and peak search Figure 3 149 shows the menu structure MARKERS A SELECT y PEAK be L gt y MARR Select Marker 1 2 Marker X Position Markers Off Single Delta Reference Cursor to Marker X S A mode Reference Cursor Off Center Freq Marker Freq Demod and Time Transient modes Analysis Time Marker Time Figure 3 149 Markers menu structure 3 210 Selected Marker Off Step Size Marker X All Markers Off Assign Marker X to Trace 1 2 S A mode only Peak Search Freq Threshold Demod and Time Transient modes only Peak Search Hor Threshold Reference Cursor to Trigger Reference Cursor to Trigger Output Time CCDF mode only Peak Search Hor Threshold RSA3408A User Manual Marker Operation and Peak Search SELECT MARKER PEAK Marker Left lt q Right p gt Marker Up A Down W RSA3408A User Manual Selects which marker is being controlled in the delta marker mode If markers are disabled pressing this key enables Marker 1 Sets instrument parameters based on the
171. band power markers 3 14 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode RSA3408A User Manual Figure 3 14 shows an example of the EBW measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Span 12 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off 0 dBm 10 a dB 100 dBm Center 100 MHz Span 12 kHz Emission BandWidth 1 27199 kHz Level 30 dB Spectrum Analyzer Emission Bandwidth Measurement Level dB 30 Figure 3 14 EBW measurement 3 15 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Spurious Signal Measurement The spurious signal measurement detects up to 20 spurious signals and calculates the frequency difference and the amplitude ratio relative to the normal signal by setting the level conditions NOTE For detecting stationary spurious signals waveform averaging is effective for reducing noise Refer to page 3 171 for averaging Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the spurious signal measurement contains the following controls Signal Threshold Sets the threshold for detecting the standard signal see Figure 3 15 A signal whose amplitude is larger than this threshold is regarded as a standard signal Range 100 to 30 dBm Ignore Region Sets the frequency range with the carrier standard signal peak as the center in which spurious signals are not to be detected for avoiding false recogn
172. because files may have many characters GainOffset Shows the gain offset It is used for calculating the amplitude refer to page 3 245 MultiFrames Shows the number of frames in multi frame mode For example when MultiFrames 20 scanning 20 times with a span of 5 MHz makes a span of 100 MHz MultiAddr Shows the last frame address in the multi frame mode The range is 0 to MultiFrames 1 MultiFrames 1 indicates that the data ends just at the end of scans RSA3408A User Manual File Format IOffset Shows the offset value of I data It is used for calculating the data value refer to page 3 245 QOffset Shows the offset value of Q data It is used for calculating the data value refer to page 3 245 Data Block Each data block contains several pairs of frame header and frame data see Figure 3 170 The number of pairs in a block is indicated by ValidFrames in the file header The frame order is determined by FrameReverse in the file header Frame header Frame data Frame header Frame data Frame header Frame data Frame header Frame data Figure 3 170 Data block Frame Header The frame header is defined by the following structure struct frameHeader_st short reserved1 short validA short validP short validI short validQ short bins short reserved2 short triggered short overLoad short lastFrame unsigned long ticks E Descriptions of t
173. caling Selects whether to fix the scale of the horizontal axis amplitude of CCDF graph display m Off Default The scale of the horizontal axis is set to a fixed value using CCDF Scale On Displays the graph with the signal peak value as the maximum value right edge of the horizontal axis CCDF Scale Sets the full scale of the horizontal axis of CCDF graph display when CCDF Auto Scaling is Off Range 1 to 100 dB Threshold Sets the threshold which defines the samples to be included in the CCDF calculation Range 250 to 130 dBm RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Measurement Display RSA3408A User Manual Figure 3 67 shows an example of the CCDF measurement Total number of power samples used to calculate the CCDF curve Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 1 5 GHz Span 15 MHz Input Att 20 dB Acquisition Length 80 us Accumulation 128000 points 100 decade Start 0 dB CCDF curve green Gaussian line blue Scale 2B Stop 1548 Peak 23 59 dBm Average 33 35 dBm 35 8 Crest Factor 9 75 dB Measurement results Peak amplitude Average amplitude Crest factor Figure 3 67 CCDF single view 10 1 O1 001 0 001 0 0001 CCDF values in the CCDF curve 3 88 dB 7 07 dB 8 50 dB 9 25 dB 9 72 dB 9 74 dB MEAS SETUP Cancel Back Display Gaussian Line Off On Display Referen
174. can be set The following steps show the basic procedure for real time spectrum analysis with spectrogram 1 Press the S A key on the front panel 2 Press the Real Time S A side key The spectrum is displayed concurrently with the spectrogram 3 Display the spectrum waveform of the measurement signal NOTE For details on setting frequency span and amplitude refer to Setting Frequency and Span on page 3 117 and Setting Amplitude on page 3 125 For details on setting trigger refer to Trigger on page 3 145 a Set the frequency by pressing the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel b Set the span by pressing the SPAN key on the front panel Table 3 4 shows the span setting range c Set the amplitude by pressing the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel d Set the trigger by pressing the TRIG key on the front panel Table 3 4 Span setting range Measurement band Baseband DC to 40 MHz RF 40 MHz to 8 GHz Setting range 100 Hz to 40 MHz 1 2 5 sequence 100 Hz to 20 MHz 1 2 5 sequence and 36 MHz 3 21 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode 4 Press the TIMING key on the front panel and then the Acquisition Length side key to set the time length to acquire one block Suppose that one block contains N frames the acquisition length is calculated with this equation One block acquisition length N X One frame acquisition length Where N 1 to 16000 standard or 64000 Option 02 One frame acqui
175. carrier measurement Adjust the amplitude and frequency to display the measurement waveform Refer to page 3 117 for setting frequency and span Refer to page 3 125 for setting amplitude Set the analysis range in the overview It is not necessary in the spurious and ACPR measurements Refer to page 3 30 for details of the analysis range settings If you use the zoom function do these steps m Press the VIEW DEFINE key m Press the Overview Content side key and select Zoom Refer to Zoom Function on page 3 24 for setting the analysis area on the spectrogram with the zoom function Press the MEAS SETUP key and set the measurement parameters Refer to Meas Setup Menu in each measurement description Press the Analyze side key and carry out the analysis It is not necessary in the spurious and ACPR measurements RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Carrier Measurement RSA3408A User Manual Measures the carrier frequency OBW Occupied Bandwidth EBW Emission Bandwidth and the maximum EIRP Effective Isotropically Radiated Power Meas Setup Menu The following items are provided in the Meas Setup menu of the carrier measurement Analyze Analyzes the acquired data in the analysis range NOTE When you change settings of the parameters in the Meas Setup menu press the Analyze side key to perform the measurement for the modified settings Counter Resolution Sets the resolution of t
176. carrier you want to measure Measurement error will occur if other frequency components are displayed together Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the Carrier Frequency measurement contains the following control Counter Resolution Sets the counter resolution The measurement result is displayed on the bottom of the view with this resolution Range 1 mHz to 1 MHz in a tenfold sequence default 1 Hz Figure 3 12 shows an example of the carrier frequency measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 2 GHz RBW 50 kHz Cancel Back Span 10 MHz Trace 1 Normal Counter Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off Resolution Hz 0 dBm 10 dB Center 2 GHz Span 10 MHz Carrier frequency gt Frequency 1 999 999 957 GHz measurement value Spectrum Analyzer Carrier Frequency Counter Resolution Hz Figure 3 12 Carrier frequency measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 13 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode EBW Measurement The frequency bandwidth between the maximum peak of the spectrum and the specified dB value is measured in EBW Emission Bandwidth Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the EBW measurement contains the following control Measurement Level Specifies how far down from the peak level the bandwidth is measured see Figure 3 13 Range 100 to 1 dB default 30 dB Emission bandwidth Measurement Level Figure 3 13 EBW measurement
177. ce Line Off On Store Reference Line Reset Measurement CCDF Auto Scaling __Off CCDF Scale dB 15 Threshold dBm 150 3 89 Time Analysis Time Mode Changing the View You can change the contents of the views by pressing the VIEW DEFINE key with the following controls Show Views Selects the view style m Single Displays only the view selected by the VIEW SELECT key Multi Displays the overview the subview and the main view Overview Content Selects the content of the overview m Spectrogram m Waveform power versus time Refer to page 3 181 for information about setting the view scale and format Figure 3 68 shows an example of the CCDF multi view Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum Tektronix RSA 3408A 0 PAUSE MEAS SETUP Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 80 ls Cancel Back Span 15 MHz Display Input Att 20 dB Accumulation 128000 pints Gaussian Line Off On Maximum value red line gt 4 20 Display se dBm Reference Line Average blue line off On 10 dB f 10 Store dB Reference Line pee a Reset Timing ES S Em Measurement Start 20 ms Scale 2 ms Center 2 1175 GHz Span 5 MHz F Peak amplitude Peak 23 59 dBm Re Average amplitude gt Average 33 35 dBm 35 8 100 On OF Crest factor gt Crest Factor 9 75 dB I
178. conds to complete the process Calibration Calibrating Center Offset 1 24 When you display a spectrum and no input signal is present a spurious emission at the center frequency may appear regardless of frequency settings The center offset calibration cancels those spurious emissions If the spurious emission is too obvious when you narrow the span run the calibration NOTE Option 03 only When you input I and Q signals from the rear panel connectors set the IQ input signal level to zero externally When the spurious emission appears at the center of the screen with no input signal run the center offset calibration Figure 1 19 Center offset To run the center offset calibration do the following 1 Press the CAL key on the front panel 2 Press the Calibrate Center Offset side key The calibration runs It takes several seconds to complete the process RSA3408A User Manual Calibration Calibrating DC Offset The DC offset calibration cancels DC offset that appears at 0 Hz in the baseband DC to 40 MHz When you change the amplitude setting and the DC offset is too obvious run the DC offset calibration When DC offset appears at 0 Hz in 7 the baseband run the calibration Figure 1 20 DC offset To run the DC offset calibration do the follow
179. connections made through other software or hardware which pools or aggregates connections Warranty 2 Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of shipment If any such product proves defective during this warranty period Tektronix at its option either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product Parts modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance All replaced parts modules and products become the property of Tektronix In order to obtain service under this warranty Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix with shipping charges prepaid Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maint
180. ction setting 3 179 Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Max Acquired data points gt Acquires the maximum value of data points corresponding to each pixel Pixel data on screen gt Min Acquired data points gt Acquires the minimum value of data points corresponding to each pixel Pixel data on screen Max Min Acquired data points Acquires the minimum and maximum values of data points corresponding to each pixel Pixel data on screen gt Figure 3 126 Compression method for displaying the waveform 3 180 RSA3408A User Manual __ a S Setting Views This section describes scaling and formatting for the following view types m Spectrum view m Spectrogram view m Time domain view m CCDF view For Option 21 only m Constellation view m EVM view m Symbol table m Eye diagram m AM AM view m AM PM view m PDF view m Noisogram view For information on views specific to the other optional analyses refer to each user manual RSA3408A User Manual 3 181 Setting Views View Menu Use the following View keys on the front panel to scale and format views SELECT Selects a view when displaying two or three views on screen The view switches each time you press this key The selected view is surrounded with a white box DEFINE Selects a view style format and content The menu items depend on the measurement Refer to each measurement description SCAL
181. d by the application Maintain the connection Live Trace Any combination of the A trace and or the B trace when SAVE A is off RSA3408A User Manual Glossary RSA3408A User Manual Load Copy settings or other data from a file but don t maintain any connection with that file Local Oscillator LO An oscillator which produces the internal signal that is mixed with an incoming signal to produce the IF signal Marker A visually identifiable point on a waveform trace used to extract a readout of domain and range values represented by that point MAX HOLD Digitally stored display mode which at each frequency address compares the incoming signal level to the stored level and retains the greater level In this mode the display indicates the peak level at each frequency after several successive Sweeps MIN HOLD A spectrum analyzer feature which captures the minimum signal amplitude at all displayed frequencies over a series of sweeps Modulate To regulate or vary a characteristic of a signal Modulating Signal The signal which modulates a carrier The signal which varies or regulates some characteristic of another signal Modulation The process of varying some characteristic of a signal with a second signal Noise Unwanted random disturbances superimposed on a signal which tend to obscure it Noise Floor The self noise of an instrument or system that represents the minimum limit at which input signals can be obse
182. d missing parts using Table F 1 as a guide Instruments that appear to have been dropped or otherwise abused should be checked thoroughly to verify correct operation and perfor mance Immediately repair defects that could cause personal injury or lead to further damage to the instrument Table F 1 External inspection check list Item Inspect for Repair action Cracks scratches deformations damaged hardware or gaskets Cabinet front panel and cover Front panel knobs Missing damaged or loose knobs Connectors Broken shells cracked insulation and Contact your local deformed contacts Dirt in connectors Tektronix distributor or A les office Carrying handle Correct operation 509S omge Accessories Missing items or parts of items bent pins broken or frayed cables and damaged connectors RSA3408A User Manual F 1 Appendix B Inspection and Cleaning A Cleaning the Exterior Lubrication Cleaning the Interior F 2 CAUTION Avoid the use of chemical cleaning agents that might damage the plastics used in this instrument Organic solvents such as benzene and acetone must never be used Remove the power cord before cleaning the instrument Clean the exterior surfaces of the instrument with a dry lint free cloth or a soft bristle brush If dirt remains use a cloth or swab dampened with a 75 isopropyl alcohol solution A swab is useful for cleaning in narrow spaces around the controls
183. dard and 10 seconds on Option 02 The memory is accessed from the system controller via the ISA PCI bridge The system controller board has an Intel Celeron 1 2 GHz CPU It runs on Windows XP and controls menu operation from the front panel keys It is equipped with a 10 GB hard disk and 3 5 inch disk drive to store data and settings Waveforms menus and measurement results are shown on the color display which uses an 8 4 inch XGA TFT LCD module The standard analyzer has the following external interfaces m USB for a mouse keyboard printer and so on m LAN Ethernet 10 100BASE T m GPIB m VGA for an external monitor RSA3408A User Manual Installation This section describes how to install this instrument The topics are organized as follows m Unpacking to check contents m Applying the power m Setting up the stand m Functional check m Powering off the analyzer m Restart m Backing up the user file Before starting installation you should become familiar with the General Safety Summary on page xv Unpacking to Check Contents 1 This product is packed in a cardboard box for delivery Before opening the box make sure that there is no damage on the surface Open the box check that the product has no damage and that all the standard accessories are found inside For a list of accessories refer to Standard Accessories on page G 3 If you find any damaged or missing components contact your local Tektronix rep
184. de key to select the view style Wide or Tall Displays spectrum and spectrogram in line split display Figure 3 18 View orientation il Tall display Display spectrum and spectrogram side by side 3 When you display either spectrum or spectrogram only on full screen press the VIEW SELECT key to select the view The selected view is surrounded by a light blue frame 4 Press the Show Views side key and select Single as shown in Figure 3 19 Figure 3 19 Single display Single display Displays the selected view on one screen Refer to Setting Views on page 3 181 for details Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Real Time Analysis When you select S A Real Time S A or Real Time S A with Zoom the analyzer performs the real time analysis displaying the spectrogram Refer to Spectrogram Display on page 3 18 for the display Refer to Zoom Function on page 3 24 for the zoom NOTE The TRACE AVG menu is not available in the real time mode The Real Time S A mode has FFT overlap capability Refer to FFT and RBW on page 3 161 for detail Features of the Real Time An input waveform is acquired in blocks where a block is defined as a number Mode of frames and a frame is defined as a number of FFT data points The number of frames acquired at one time is called block size In the normal spectrum analysis the instrument acquires data for the block size determined from RBW and creates one spectrum wavefo
185. dem dB Integrated Phase Noise 5143 deg RMS 10 Random Jitter 1 312 ns RMS Max Periodic Jitter 0 919 ps Fe aa 2 Signal Source Analysis RT Phase Noise Figure 3 78 Real time phase noise measurement Setting the Number of FFT Points The real time phase noise measurement uses 3 110 1024 FFT sample points by default for the upper and lower side bands to obtain a C N versus offset frequency graph You can change the number of FFT sample points in RBW FFT FFT Points for C N FFT Points for C N Sets the number of FFT sample points for the C N versus offset frequency measurement Setting range 64 to 65536 2 default 1024 The more points the higher the resolution The fewer points the faster the measurement RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode RSA3408A User Manual Selecting the Subview Content The real time phase noise measurement subview includes displays that are specific to the signal source analysis The subview is selected by pressing VIEW DEFINE Subview Content Subview Content Selects the information that is displayed in the subview Refer to Setting Views on page 3 181 for scaling a view m Spectrum m Noisogram Color axis C N Horizontal axis Frequency Vertical axis Time Frame No It is like a spectrogram but the color axis represents C N in dBc Hz m Random Jitter vs Time See Figure 3 79 The random jitter settling time is also indicated m Integrated Phas
186. divided into frames and saved in the data memory Option 05 provides the digital IQ data output from the rear panel connectors to store and analyze on an external PC FFT Extended Trigger Option 02 provides a real time digital trigger function that monitors the Optional frequency spectrum for the occurrence of specific events A trigger mask is used to set conditions for trigger The FFT processor performs high speed calculations to create extended trigger signals The FFT processor performs 1024 point complex FFT at high speed to create extended trigger signals The FFT processor consists of an input buffer FFT calculation DSP output buffer and timing control circuit Performing a 1024 point complex FFT at 10 times per second allows the trigger to operate in real time in spans up to 36 MHz Because the trigger comparator is continuously operating at the maximum rate no events will be missed The pre trigger and post trigger positions can be set as needed events before and after the trigger event can be measured RSA3408A User Manual 1 7 Product Overview 1 8 Data Memory Windows Board PC A high speed 64 MB standard SDRAM stores spectrum data It is expanded to 256 MB with Option 02 For each data point I and Q data use 2 bytes This memory can store 16 000 frames for 1 waveform 1024 points of analysis and 64 000 frames for Option 02 For example W CDMA communication data can be captured for up to 2 5 seconds on stan
187. e 3 7 Example of ACPR measurement 3 8 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode C N Measurement RSA3408A User Manual Measures Carrier to Noise ratio C N Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the C N measurement contains the following controls see Figure 3 8 Offset Frequency Sets the offset frequency from carrier to noise Range Span 2 to Span 2 Noise Bandwidth Sets the noise bandwidth Carrier Bandwidth Sets the carrier bandwidth Measurement Filter Shape Selects a filter shape from these types m Rect Rectangular m Gaussian m Nyquist m Root Nyquist Rolloff Ratio Enters rolloff ratio when Nyquist or Root Nyquist filter is selected Range 0 0001 to 1 default value 0 5 Carrier Bandwidth Noise Bandwidth lt gt Figure 3 8 C N measurement band power markers 3 9 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Figure 3 9 shows an example of the C N measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off ol E dBm 10 dB 100 dBm LV a Es Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz C N 74 25 dB Offset Frequency 6 kHz Noise Bandwidth C No 107 26 dB Hz Carrier Bandwidth Offset Frequency kHz 6 2 kHz 2 kHz Spectrum Analyzer Carrier to Noise Ratio Figure 3 9 Example of C N measurement 3 10 RSA34
188. e Cancel Back side key to cancel the change Functional Overview Changing the Step Size When using the up and down AW keys to increase or decrease a setting value you can change the step size the amount per press by which the up or down key changes the setting value with the Step Size side key The step size cannot be changed for menu items that do not display Step Size In the example shown in Figure 2 18 the step size for the start frequency is set to 100 kHz the displayed frequency set value changes by 100 kHz step for each press of the up or down key Step Size Center Freq 100k Step size Figure 2 18 Changing the step size for the center frequency Step Size for Center Frequency The step size is set with the Step Size side key The center frequency step size can be also set with two side keys in the Frequency Channel menu see Figure 2 19 below Center Freq Step Same As C F Useful for quickly locating harmonics of a signal seen at the center frequency Center Freq Step Same As Span Useful for quickly analyzing a larger frequency area without overlapping span windows Center Freq Step lt Sets the center frequency step size to the Same As C F same value as the center frequency Center Freq Step Sets the center frequency step size to the Same As Span same value as the span Figure 2 19 Changing the step size for the center frequency 2 22 RSA3408A
189. e Noise vs Time m C N vs Time See Figure 3 79 The C N settling time is also indicated Random jitter settling time C N settling time Marker 3 716582031 ms 1 3116555033 ns Settling Time 640us Setting Time 740us Random jitter versus Time C N versus Time Figure 3 79 Settling time displayed in the subview Hints for Taking Measurements If the subview displays nothing check the following m Subview Random Jitter vs Time or Integrated Phase Noise vs Time Make sure that the jitter measurement range set by Rj Start Stop Offset Fre quency in the Meas Setup menu is within the display range of the C N versus Offset frequency in the main view m Subview C N vs Time Make sure that C N Offset Frequency in the Meas Setup menu is within the display range of the C N versus Offset frequency in the main view 3 111 Time Analysis Time Mode Error messages m Message No Carrier In this case lower Carrier Threshold Level in the Meas Setup menu m Message Out of Span In this case decrease Carrier Bandwidth in the Meas Setup menu Or match the carrier frequency with the center frequency Real Time Spurious Spurious is measured in real time The main view shows the spurious display Measurement same as in the spurious measurement described on page 3 107 but real time You can observe noisogram or C N versus offset frequency in the subview Meas Setup Menu The following menu items are identical
190. e filter and is stored as reference data The Constellation Symbol table and Eye diagram displays are based on measurement data and the EVM AM AM AM PM CCDF and PDF displays are based on the comparison of the measurement data and the reference data RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 3 50 Basic Procedure To perform digital modulation analysis follow these steps 1 Press the MODE DEMOD key on the front panel 2 Press the Digital Demod side key and then select the measurement item 3 Display the measurement waveform NOTE You should set appropriate frequency and span It is important to set frequency and span as close to the measurement signal band as possible and finely adjust them The modulated signal will not be recognized unless frequency and span are set appropriately For information about setting frequency span and amplitude refer to Setting Frequency and Span on page 3 117 and Setting Amplitude on page 3 125 a Set the frequency by pressing the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel b Set the span by pressing the SPAN key on the front panel c Set the amplitude by pressing the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel 4 Set analysis range by pressing the TIMING key on the front panel Refer to page 3 30 for details NOTE When the modulation type refer to page 3 46 is ASK FSK or GFSK the measurement requires at least 16 symbols in the analysis length refer to page
191. e frame TIME A CFL ECT b Press the VIEW DEFINE key and then press the Show Views side key to select Single Only the spectrogram is displayed see Figure 2 46 The new frame is displayed in order from the bottom Amplitude is represented in color gt Default scale is from Red 0dBm to Blue 100dBm Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz gt Frequency Figure 2 46 Spectrogram view c Press the Show Views side key again to return to Multi 2 52 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Spectrum Analysis There are several measurement items in the spectrum analysis such as ACPR Adjacent Channel Leak Power Ratio C N Carrier vs Noise Power Ratio and OBW Occupied Band Width These items enable you to perform measurements using simple key operations Here you will measure channel power and carrier frequency as examples Measuring Channel Power 1 Press the MEASURE key on the front panel MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP SPAN TRIG A RBW AMPLITUDE FFT A TRACE TIMING AVG MEAS MEASURE key gt MEASURE SETUP Selects a measurement item Measurement items are displayed in the menu on the right side of the screen RSA3408A User Manual 2 53 Tutorial a Channel Power 9 81 dBm results 2 Press the Channel Power side key A band power marker indicating measurement range is displayed on the spectrum waveform The measurem
192. e key The green line resizes to the specified range MARKER key gt ey RSA3408A User Manual MARKERS CR Ff N TIME A SELECT PEAK CC gt y ee MARKER SETUP key Figure 3 28 MARKERS keys 3 31 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Specifying Analysis Range Using the Marker and Reference Cursor You can use the marker and the reference cursor in place of the Analysis Length and the Analysis Offset side keys to specify the analysis range Perform the following steps in place of steps 4 and 5 on page 3 30 1 2 Overview IR 20 38125 ms 9 675 dB Reference Press the VIEW SELECT key on the front panel to select the overview Press the MARKER SETUP key on the front panel Press the Markers side key to select Single The marker O appears on the screen Rotate the general purpose knob to move the marker to the measurement start point Press the Reference Cursor to Marker X side key The reference cursor appears at the marker position see Figure 3 29 Rotate the general purpose knob to move the marker to the measurement end point Press the MARKER key on the front panel and then press the Analysis Time Marker Time side key The green line resizes to the specified range Timing ET The analysis range specified with the marker and the reference cursor Figure 3 29 Specifying the range with the marker and the reference cursor 3 32
193. e measurement 3 84 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Frequency versus Time Measurement RSA3408A User Manual Observes signal frequency change over time Figure 3 65 shows an example The main view displays the frequency deviation from the center frequency versus time Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum 2 PAUSE _ ENSURE ee Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 12 8 ins Cancel Back Span 1 MHz Input Att 20 dB IQ versus Time 0 0 Rowrentvencn dBm T CI TCT TTT dBm z Time ay 10 Frequency versus By B Time a Bm LL 100 a Start 12 8 ms Scale 1 28 ms Center 100 MHz Span 1 MHz 800 kHz 160 kHz 800 kHz Start 12 8 ms Scale 512 us Measurement Off Transient Frequency versus Time Main view Frequency deviation versus Time Figure 3 65 Frequency measurement 3 85 Time Analysis Time Mode CCDF Measurement CCDF Calculation Process Amplitude 4 Max CCDF Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function represents the probability that the peak power above average power of a measured signal exceeds a threshold The analyzer displays the ratio of peak power to average power along the horizontal axis and the probability that the ratio is exceeded along the vertical axis This CCDF analysis function and the real time analysis function allow you to measure the time varying crest factor in the time series for code multiplexin
194. e on page 3 230 Save To File menu Refer to Loading a File on page 3 234 DEMOD and TIME modes Average Off On Average Count Average Term Control Expo Repeat Figure 3 122 RBW FFT menu structure S A Mode The Trace Avg menu has the following controls in the S A mode NOTE The Trace Avg menu is not available in the Real Time S A mode Select Trace Selects the trace to control trace 1 or 2 Trace 1 2 Controls the selected trace On Turns on the selected trace m Freeze Freezes display of the selected trace Off Turns off the selected trace 3 172 RSA3408A User Manual Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Trace 1 2 Type Selects the type of processing for the selected trace m Normal Displays normal waveform without averaging m Average Averages the selected trace m Max Hold Holds the maximum value at each data point on the waveform Min Hold Holds the minimum value at each data point on the waveform Number Of Averages Specifies how many traces are accumulated to create the averaged value Setting range 1 to 100000 default 20 Averaging is controlled in two ways as shown in Table 3 22 Table 3 22 Averaging method Data acquisition Average type Number of Averages Free run Exponential Continues the average with an exponential Continuous mode only RMS weighting applied to old values using Number of Averages as the weighting f
195. e rise or fall must exist If it does not the analysis is not performed Meas Setup Menu The following menu items are common to the power on down RF envelope constellation eye diagram and symbol table measurements Analyze Analyzes the entered data of the analysis range NOTE When you change settings of the parameters in the Meas Setup menu press the Analyze side key to perform the measurement for the modified settings Standard Type Sets the parameters according to the standards Table 3 9 Standard settings Standard type 18000 4 1 Interrogator to Tag ASK Tag to Interrogator 18000 6 A Interrogator to Tag Modulation type Decoding format Bit rate Tari Manchester or NRZ 30 kbps FMO or NRZ PIE Type A or NRZ 20 us Tari Tag to Interrogator FMO or NRZ 33 kbps 18000 6 B Interrogator to Tag ASK Manchester or NRZ 10 kbps Tag to Interrogator FMO or NRZ 18000 6 C Interrogator to Tag DSB ASK PIE Type C or NRZ 6 25 us Tari SSB ASK PR ASK Tag to Interrogator ASK Manual Interrogator to Tag Tag to Interrogator FMO 26 7 kbps Miller M_2 M_4 or M_8 NRZ Manchester 40 Mbps Miller Miller M_2 M_4 or M_8 Modified Miller FMO PIE Type A or C NRZ Abbrev DSB Double sideband SSB Single sideband PR Phase reversal OOK On Off key PIE Pulse interval encoding 1 Default values are shown It can be set from 1 bps to 51 2 Mbps bit rate or from 1 ns to 1 s Tari
196. e you start creating a trigger mask make sure that the requirements listed in Conditions for Creating a Mask above are satisfied 2 Stop data acquisition using the RUN STOP key 3 The trigger mask is created in the spectrum view To display only the spectrum view on the screen follow these steps a Press the VIEW SELECT key on the front panel to select the spectrum view b Press the VIEW DEFINE key on the front panel c Press the Show Views side key and select Single 4 Press the TRIG key on the front panel 5 Press the Define Mask side key The default setting is for the whole area to fill with blue on the graticule 3 155 Trigger 6 Press the Reset Mask to Default side key The default mask appears see Figure 3 109 fal j Point A Point B Figure 3 109 Default mask NOTE In the following steps use the general purpose knob or the numeric input keypad to move the points 7 Change the position of Point A a Press the Select Next Point side key until Point A is selected b Press the Set Selected Point X side key and set the horizontal position of Point A to two divisions from the left edge see Figure 3 110 t Figure 3 110 Changing the position of Point A 3 156 RSA3408A User Manual Trigger 8 Change the position of Point B a Pre
197. ear operation the reference level may need to be adjusted manually Auto Level will force the analyzer to acquire new data which will overwrite the existing data To scale the existing displayed waveform do not use Auto Level Instead use the View Scale menu Figure 3 88 Setting the amplitude RSA3408A User Manual Setting Amplitude RF Atten Mixer Input signals are attenuated through the attenuator and converted to IF signals through the mixer in the down converter refer to Architecture on page 1 6 The attenuation level and the mixer level are normally set automatically Select RF Att or Mixer to manually set either parameter if necessary m Auto Sets the mixer level and the RF attenuation level automatically m RF Att Sets the RF attenuation level with RF Att described below m Mixer Sets the mixer level using the Mixer Level setting NOTE RF Atten Mixer is set to Auto by default In this setting the mixer level is fixed to 15 dBm RF Att Changes the RF attenuation level when RF Att is selected in RF Atten Mixer above Range 0 to 55 dB in 5 dB steps default 15 dB Reducing the attenuation may increase the signal level compared to the noise floor because the noise is generated after the RF attenuator Mixer Level Selects the input level of the primary mixer when Mixer is selected in RF Atten Mixer Range 25 to 0 dBm in 5 d
198. ectrum OBW Measures the OBW Occupied Bandwidth for the pulse on spectrum m EBW Measures the EBW Emission Bandwidth for the pulse on spectrum m Frequency Deviation Measures the signal frequency change from the center frequency over time during the pulse on For information about Channel Power OBW and EBW measurements refer to the S A Spectrum Analysis mode Channel Power page 3 5 OBW page 3 11 EBW page 3 14 The frequency deviation measurement is based on the Frequency versus Time measurement in the Transient mode Refer to page 3 85 3 91 Time Analysis Time Mode Definition of Pulse On Off Time The maximum peak T 3 92 100 Mean power 1 during the pulse on Pulse Ripple lt Pulse Pulse Phase l lt Pulse on gt lt Peak Power Pulse Width gt Repetition Interval gt Pulse off Figure 3 69 Definition of pulse characteristics The pulse on and off times are fundamental parameters for pulse measurements These parameters are defined in Figure 3 70 The threshold is a level to detect a pulse relative to the maximum peak in the acquired data You can set it by using Detection Threshold in the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 98 lt Pulse on gt Threshold ee Pulse off _ gt Figure 3 70 Definition of pulse on off RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time
199. ed on the internal memory with the background color set in step 1 4 Press the Save screen to file side key The file selection screen appears 5 Do one of the following to output the screen image to a specified file m Using a preset file name Press the Save to BitmapA Save to Bit mapB or Save to BitmapC side key The image data is stored to the file BitmapA bmp BitmapB bmp or BitmapC bmp in the C My Documents folder respectively M Entering a new file name Enter a file name with the Filename side key referring to Entering a File Name on page 3 236 The file extension BMP is automatically assigned When you have finished entering the name press the Save File Now side key to store the copy in the file After the screen copy is saved in the file the screen returns to the original waveform display RSA3408A User Manual 3 253 Screen Copy 3 254 RSA3408A User Manual Appendices RE Ae Appendix A Menu Tree This section shows the structure of the menus and submenus displayed by pressing the menu keys as illustrated in Figure A 1 The menu keys are divided into the following groups m MEASUREMENT m DISPLAY m MODE m MARKERS m VIEW m UTILITY Some of the submenus are used for programming or servicing information about these submenus is in the RSA3408A Programmer Manual or Service Manual optional MEASUREMENT SS DISPLAY SES HON UTILITY MODE VIEW FREQUENCY AMEL SELECT DEFINE HELP
200. ee Figure 3 22 Spectrogram with the zoom function e Center 1 GHz Span 500 kHz Spectrum in gt the zoomed area Center 1 00008 GHz Span 80 625 kHz Figure 3 22 Zoom function Timing Menu In the spectrogram with the zoom function display the zoomed area is set by the following Timing menu see Figure 3 23 The area is the analysis range Acquisition Length Sets the capture time of one block Acquisition History A block number that analyzes displays data is specified The latest block number is 0 Older blocks have larger negative numbers Analysis Length Sets the time length of the zoomed area in the block set in the Acquisition History Analysis Offset Sets the starting point of the zoomed area by considering the trigger output point as the reference Frequency Center Sets the frequency of the center of zoomed area Frequency Width Sets the frequency width of the zoomed area Refer to Setting Timing Parameters on page 3 139 3 24 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Setting a Zoomed Area Using the Marker RSA3408A User Manual Trigger output point Frequency Analysis Offset Time Analysis Length lt gt Frequency Width Frequency Center Figure 3 23 Zoom domain settings using the Timing menu The zoomed area can be set by using the marker and reference cursor instead of entering a numeric value in the Timing menu see Figure 3
201. een see Figure 3 121 The trace can be averaged for noise reduction You can save waveform data in files and load them as Trace or 2 NOTE Trace comparison display and average function are available in the spectrum analysis S A mode except Real Time S A Marker 799 95MHz 93 084dBm 120 074dBm Hz 0 dBm Center 800MHz Trace 1 yellow Waveform currently being acquired Trace 2 green Averaged waveform Span 100kHz Figure 3 121 Comparison display of Trace 1 and 2 RSA3408A User Manual The main topics in this section are Trace Avg menu Displaying Trace 1 and 2 Averaging waveform Saving Loading waveform data Trace compression display 3 171 Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Trace Avg Menu Controls the trace display and averaging The menu items vary according to the the measurement mode S A Demod or Time RUN m a STOP S A mode On Freeze Off Select Trace TRIG Tracen _ ___ Normal Average MaxHold MinHold Trace n Type Number Of Averages Trace n Type Average RBW Number Of Traces to Hold Trace n Type MaxHold or MinHold FFT Reset Average Trace n Type Average Reset MaxHold Trace n Type MaxHold sas Reset MinHold Trace n Type MinHold TRACE Display Detection Load Tracen 7 L Max Min Max Min Save Trace n Load From File menu Refer to Saving a Fil
202. ellation view contains the following controls see Figure 3 132 Measurement Content Selects vector or constellation display see Figure 3 132 m Vector Selects the vector display Signals represented by phase and amplitude such as digitally modulated signals are shown in a polar coordinate or IQ diagram The red point indicates the symbol position of the measurement signal and the yellow trace indicates the locus of the signal between symbols The magnitude of the error vector is evaluated by comparing the point where yellow traces are concentrated to the red point The cross marks indicate symbol positions of the ideal signal Constellation Selects the constellation display It is the same as the vector display except that only symbols of the measurement signal are indicated in red and the locus between symbols is not displayed Marker 1 6875 ms Marker 1 6625 ms 747 258 m_ 699 635 m 698 933 m _ 639 286 m 2 061 2 061 Vector display Constellation display Figure 3 132 Vector and constellation displays 3 190 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views EVM View Setting Option 21 Only View Scale Menu Vertical axis EVM The horizontal axis indicates time and the vertical axis indicates EVM amplitude or phase in the EVM view You can display this view in EVM analysis of the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 52 The Scale menu for the EVM view contains the following co
203. enance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Tektronix supplies or d to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TEKTRONIX RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Service Options Tektronix provides service to cover repair under warranty as well as other services that are designed to meet your specific service needs Advancing technology has brought incredible change to the power of measurement instruments Manufac turing methods and calibration
204. ency component depends on the window shape Time lt lt Frequency Figure 3 120 Windowing process of time domain data Generally window frequency resolution is inversely proportional to the accuracy of measuring amplitude levels For ordinal measurements select the window capable of separating the desired frequency component Such a window maximizes the accuracy of measuring amplitude levels and minimizes leakage error while separating each frequency component 3 167 FFT and RBW Window Type To select a proper window first select the rectangular window then sequentially switch to a window with less frequency resolution such as Hamming Hanning or Blackman Harris Use the last window that still passes the frequency component to be separated Suitable frequency resolution and amplitude accuracy are obtained by using the window immediately before the one from which the frequency component cannot be separated Consider the following characteristics when selecting a window for your purpose m Frequency resolution is improved by reducing the width of the main lobe window m Accuracy of the amplitude levels of frequency components is improved by reducing side lobe level relative to the main lobe The analyzer supports a total of 15 windows including the major windows mentioned previously refer to Table 3 21 Table 3 21 FFT window and bandpass filter Equivalent noise Window Bandpass filter 3
205. ent channels Measurement Filter Shape Selects a filter shape from these types m Rect Rectangular m Gaussian m Nyquist m Root Nyquist Rolloff Ratio Enters rolloff ratio when Nyquist or Root Nyquist filter is selected Range 0 0001 to 1 default value 0 5 Lower3 Lower2 Lower1 Main Upper1 Upper2 Upper3 gt Main Chan Bandwidth gt lt gt gt lt gt lt gt Adj Chan Bandwidth Adj Chan Bandwidth te gt lt gt lt gt lt Chan Spacing Figure 3 6 ACPR measurement band power markers RSA3408A User Manual 3 7 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Figure 3 7 shows an example of the ACPR measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 MEAS SETUP Er Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Main Channel Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off Bandwidth Hz ie E Adjacent Channel dBm Bandwidth Hz eA Tl 2k Chan Spacing Hz 2 8k 10 dB Measurement Filter Shape Nyquist Rolloff Ratio 100 dBm V1 p gt Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Main Chan BW 2 kHz Main Chan Power 9 84 dBm Adj Chan BW 2 kHz Chan Spacing 2 8 kHz Lower1 ACPR 66 01 dB Upper1 ACPR 70 15 dB Lower2 ACPR 75 08 dB Upper2 ACPR 75 66 dB Lower3 ACPR 75 13 dB Upper3 ACPR 75 5 dB Spectrum Analyzer ACPR Main Channel Bandwidth kHz 2 Figur
206. ent in the contents left window than in the descrip tions right window 3 222 RSA3408A User Manual Using the Online Help Table 3 24 Front panel keys for online help Front panel key General purpose knob Contents window Selects a topic Function Descriptions window Scrolls the display up or down Up key A Selects a topic on top in the window Scrolls the display up Down key W Selects a topic on bottom in the window Scrolls the display down MARKERS Selects the next topic up Scrolls the display up MARKERS Selects the next topic down Scrolls the display down MARKERS lt q Moves to the next level up Scrolls the display to the left MARKERS p gt Moves to the next level down Scrolls the display to the right PEAK Switch the window to operate the cursor MARKER Selects a character string with hyperlink BKSP Moves to the next level up Returns to the previous display ENTER Accepts the selection and displays the corresponding content from the contents UserM anual Rc A g Locate Back Refresh Print Select the topic gt Contents Search 2 8 User Manual B Setting Frequency and Sp E Using the Marker ar E Setting Range El Vector Span H E Setting Amplitude H 6 FFT and RBW H E Acquiring Data H E Trigger Trace Comparison Display H 6 Marker Operation and Pez amp 3 Display Line H File Operations amp File Format
207. ent result is displayed below the waveform see Figure 2 47 Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 38 3 MEASURE Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Channel Power lt Select Channel Power here 0 dBm ACPR 10 dB Band power marker C N OBW Carrier Frequency EBW Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Spurious Density 45 83 dBm Hz Channel Bandwidth 4kHz Measurement Off Spectrum Analyzer Channel Power Figure 2 47 Channel power measurement 2 54 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Changing a Measurement Change a measurement parameter Parameter Press the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel 2 The Channel Bandwidth menu item is selected Using the general purpose knob set the measurement range to 40 kHz for example See the display in Figure 2 48 Tektronix RSA 3408A 0 MEAS SETUP SSS SSS SSS SS EEE SSS SS SS SS Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Channel i Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Bandwidth Hz lt Channel Bandwidth Bk Sets the measurement bandwidth o Le Measurement Channel Bandwidth pter Shape 40 kHz DE Rolloff Ratio m 10 dB 100 dBm Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Channel Power 9 85 dBm Density 48 88 dBm Hz Channel Bandwidth 8 kHz Spectrum Analyzer Channel Power Channel Bandwidth
208. ents occurrence probability View Scale Menu The Scale menu for the PDF view contains the following controls see Figure 3 140 Auto Scale Sets the starting value and the scale of the vertical axis automatical ly to fit the waveform to the screen Horizontal Scale Sets the range of the horizontal axis Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis NOTE By default the horizontal axis is displayed in the range of 12 dB If the amplitude exceeds 12 dB the horizontal axis will be set automatically to fit the waveform to the screen Vertical Scale Sets the range of the vertical axis Vertical Stop Sets the maximum value top of the vertical axis Full Scale Sets the scale of the horizontal and vertical axes to each full scale value You can change the scale of the horizontal and vertical axes within these full scale values Marker 4 dB j o Vertical Stop gt g 286 907 m i Data i 500 Vertical Scale mate 0 ce Start 12 dB Stop 12 dB t lt Horizontal Scale gt Horizontal Start Figure 3 140 Setting the scale in PDF view 3 198 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views Noisogram View Setting Option 21 Only View Scale Menu RSA3408A User Manual The noisogram shows time varying phase noise three dimensionally It indicates frequency along the horizontal axis frame number along the vertical axis like a spectrogram and C
209. er Manual Product Overview 8 GHZ Converts the RF signal applied through the front panel INPUT connector into a Down Converter 76 MHz IF signal This converter processes signals up to 8 GHz by IF conver sions in three stages A 10 MHz oscillator provides a high accuracy reference for all stages of IF conversion The converter also adjusts signals for A D conversion using a low noise amplifier fine tuning attenuator and anti alias filter The output signal from the down converter is sent to the IF sampling A D converter IF Sampling A D Converter The IF analog output from the down converter enters the A D converter through the fine tuning attenuator low noise amplifier and anti alias filter to be converted into a digital signal The sampling rate of the A D converter is 102 4 MHz with a resolution of 14 bits The I Q splitter separates the real signal from the A D converter into complex I and Q components With Option 03 you can input I and Q signals from the rear panel connectors Digital Down Converter Performs center frequency and span fine tuning The digital data from the A D converter is transformed to a complex signal of maximum 20 MHz setting any center frequency to 0 Hz A decimating filter composed of FIR Finite Impulse Response filters changes the span by effectively reducing the sampling rate It allows extremely accurate filtering with minimal spurious emissions The data streams from the digital down converter are then
210. er to page 2 28 for information about using Windows on the analyzer Refer to Windows documentation for additional information about operating Windows 3 238 RSA3408A User Manual File Format Data File Format File Structure RSA3408A User Manual This section describes the structure of the data file IQT and the trace file TRC The data file normally consists of five blocks The date and time may be added to the end for data logging see Figure 3 168 Data file IQT File header text format Data block binary format Correction data block binary format Dummy header text format Extended correction data block binary format Date and time text format Figure 3 168 Data file structure The file is normally created after data acquisition is complete When logging data is acquired continuously a data block is added each time the data is acquired In data logging since the internal program adds data blocks while acquiring data when the program creates the file header the date and time for the last frame is not known The program therefore adds date and time data to the end of the file If you examine the file size and find the date and time at the end use them in place of DateTime in the file header Refer to DateTime on page 3 242 for the format of date and time 3 239 File Format 3 240 File Header The number of frames ValidFrames refer to page 3 242 is not known
211. erages 10 dB Reset Average Display Detection Max Load Trace 100 dBm Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Save Trace Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Number Of Averages 64 Figure 2 42 Comparing a new waveform with an averaged waveform lt Trace 1 Type Selects the type of processing for the selected trace 5 Press the Reset Average side key to restart averaging 2 48 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Comparison Display You can display two different types of traces concurrently on the screen In this procedure you will display the currently acquired waveform and an averaged waveform for comparison 1 Press the TRACE AVG key on the front panel 2 Make sure that 1 Trace 1 is selected in the Select Trace menu item 3 Press the Trace Type side key and select Normal to define Trace 1 as the currently acquired waveform 4 Press the Select Trace side key to select 2 Trace 2 5 Press the Trace 1 Type side key and select Average to define Trace 2 as the averaged waveform 6 Press the RUN STOP key on the front panel to acquire a waveform The currently acquired waveform Trace 1 in yellow is displayed with the averaged waveform Trace 2 in green See the display in Figure 2 43 Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 08 14 32 0 TRACE AVG a a Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Select Trace Input Att 15 dB Trace 2
212. erred to as Vector mode and the span in vector mode is called the Vector span In the other cases one logical frame is composed of multiple physical frames and this is called Scalar mode Span lt 36 MHz Vector mode Physical frame Scan data Logical frame Display data Frame 0 C gt Frame 0 Frame 1 gt Framt Frame 2 gt Frame2 Frame N CD FrameN Span gt 36 MHz Scalar mode Physical frame Scan data Logical frame Display data Frame 0 _ Frame 1 Frame 2 gt CD Frame 0 Frame N _ _ V Frame 0 gt Frame 1 Frame 2 gt ED Frame 1 Fame NN V Figure 3 86 Vector mode and scalar mode 3 124 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Amplitude This section describes the fundamental amplitude settings for observing a spectrum You can add correction to the waveform display by considering frequency characteristics of external devices such as antennas or preamplifiers Amplitude Menu Press the AMPLITUDE key to set amplitude Figure 3 87 shows the Amplitude menu structure FREQUENCY CHANNEL S A mode except Real Time S A AMPLITUDE F Ref Level i Auto Level RF Atten Mixer Auto RfAtt Mixer TIMING RF Att RF Atten Mixer Rf Att Mixer Level RF Atten Mixer Mixer Vertical Scale Ve
213. es a trigger position You must create a trigger mask when triggering in the frequency domain with Option 02 Refer to page 3 153 for creating a trigger mask A T mark with O optionally indicating a trigger point is displayed on the overview in the Demod and Time modes Refer to page 3 159 for information about displaying the trigger point RSA3408A User Manual 3 145 Trigger Trigger Menu Use the Trigger menu to set trigger conditions Press the TRIG key on the front panel and set the parameters using the following menu items NOTE Except for the Repeat menu item the Trigger menu is available when the measurement mode is set to Real Time S A Demod or Time S A mode except Real Time MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP SPAN TRIG Repeat RBW AMPLITUDE im m Mode Repeat Stop and Show Results Mode Triggered Source Save Count Level Save on Trigger Save Count Limit Source Power External Slope Position Slope Position Figure 3 101 Trigger menu structure 3 146 Source Freq Mask Define Mask Continuous Single Real Time S A Demod and Time modes Free Run Triggered Continuous Single Power Freq Mask External On Off On Off Rise Fall Rise and Fall Fall and Rise Select Next Point Set Selected Point X Set Selected Point Y Delete Selected
214. es the user manual listed in Table G 3 Table G 3 Accessories for optional software Accessory Part number Option 23 W CDMA uplink analysis software user manual 071 1673 XX Option 24 GSM EDGE analysis software user manual 071 1675 XX Option 25 cdma2000 analysis software user manual 071 1677 XX Option 26 1xEV DO analysis software user manual 071 1679 XX Option 27 3GPP Release 5 downlink analysis software user manual 071 1681 XX Option 28 TD SCDMA analysis software user manual 071 1683 XX Option 29 WLAN 802 11a b g analysis software user manual 071 1648 XX G 3 Appendix G Options and Accessories Optional Accessories G 4 You can order the accessories listed in Table G4 to use with your analyzer Table G 4 Optional accessories Accessory Part number Japanese language user manual 071 1618 XX Japanese language programmer manual PDF 077 0004 XX English language service manual 071 1691 XX Accessory bag 016 A330 00 Preamplifier 20 dB gain to 3 GHz 650 A900 XX RTPA2A real time probe adapter P7000 series probes recommended Rack mount kit for field conversion RSA3408A User Manual Glossary Glossary RSA3408A User Manual Accuracy The closeness of the indicated value to the true value Acquisition A series of time contiguous frames This is also called a Block Acquisition Time The length of time contained in one acquisition Amplitude The magnitude of an electrical signal Amplitude Modulat
215. ess RUN STOP to acquire data repeatedly Press this key again to stop acquisition Single Press RUN STOP to acquire one waveform Triggered Continuous Press RUN STOP to acquire data every trigger event Single Press RUN STOP to acquire one waveform every trigger event 3 147 Trigger Stop and Show Results Stops data acquisition and shows measurement results Instead of the RUN STOP key you can stop data acquisition by pressing the Stop and Show Results side key when the measurement mode is Real Time S A Demod or Time However there is the following difference in function m Pressing the RUN STOP key to stop data acquisition The block data acquired at the moment of pressing the key is discarded and the measure ment results are shown for the previous block of data m Pressing TRIG Stop and Show Results to stop data acquisition Shows measurement results even for the block of data acquired at the moment of pressing the side key which might not fill a whole block In either case press RUN STOP again to restart acquisition Source Selects a trigger source when the trigger mode is Triggered Power Span BW Default Uses time domain I Q data of the input signal as the trigger source You can set the trigger level slope and position m Freq Mask Option 02 only Uses a trigger mask as the trigger source Refer to page 3 153 for information about creating the trigger mask m External Uses the external signal input
216. eter Input Att 15 dB Presets Marker 3 180078125 ms Off 5 15 dBm Overview Power versus Time gt im Modulation dBm Type 16Q4M Subview AM AM TE or 2 g Use VIEW DEFINE Subview Content dB Modulation to select the display Sameie 99 Auto Carrier Ref dBm eference data Timing T On of m Peak amplitude Start 10 ms Scale 1 ms pp m Average amplitude Ref oe Tror Peak 1 97 dBm sia A Average 3 80 dBm 77 2724213991 Measurement data gt pata m Peak amplitude m Average amplitude RSA3408A User Manual Linear Signal Peak 0 79 dem Region Unit Average 4 75 dBm 05 _ B dm f Linear Signal Region dB 10 0 Horizontal Start 15 dB Stop 15 dB Division PDF graph NOTE The reference line is displayed in Yellow line Measurement line the PDF graph when the subview content Green line Recovered reference line is AM AM or AM PM Blue center line Average power Figure 3 50 PDF measurement 3 61 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode RFID Analysis Option 21 Only 3 62 Compatible Standards Measurement Items This section describes the method of RFID Radio Frequency Identification analysis RFID is an automatic individual identification technology that uses a radio The IC chip in which data is recorded and the antenna module are considered to be the Tag A tag can be incorporated in various objects or living beings The ta
217. etnse ees Haves E Reese ee xvii About This Manual s cscse spiser uses isee eara vint Ga aa EEE xvii Related Documents issus eed E Gat eae co xviii Conventions 4 2542 orade eae aa denis a E a e E s xix Getting Started Product OVERVIEW sisreceerarcreeerneiks bet seaseeMerew thts 1 1 Feat res 25e die i uane neea EE naine Ea a GAL a e ee 1 1 Application aie r erase eh sian crane nada ere ri nadine e a a Mihalis ads 1 2 Real Time AnalYSIS 5224 anth na acte coudes it Giddens died 1 3 ATCLECHUT 22 nur trente R aa Sai ii ooo dee aged i 1 6 Installati n ss teens ecveen sees see eneees EERE EREE see eae 1 9 Unpacking to Check Contents 1 9 Applying Power si tonnante deed Dante boobed 1 10 Setting Up the Statid spome eei eana at doin heed neste iene ween th s 1 13 Purctional Check sc 3c002s00s0bdonid dites aid e t mhast lss 1 14 Powering Off the Analyzer 1 18 Restarting the Analyzer 1 19 Backing Up User Files 2 2 03 5540 054o ni0 taerielstdwtetedistemiendedes 1 20 Installing Other Applications 1 20 Calibration 6256 scat nce entanede saws bese OG ee Reese eiai 1 21 Cal Menu 5 44 sis aco mate none ae ina ie ti Rte ee den 1 22 Calibrating Gait sais pee Preaek eau une Cage de Shee ITU eee 1 23 Calibrating Center Offset iiser notes cb maut she tie o Skee Aad data
218. ext lower byte of the correction data When these blocks are added the amplitude and phase are calculated using the following formulas Be careful about the sign for phase correction Amplitude dBm Original data Gain correction data lt lt 8 Extended gain correction data amp Ox000000ff 128 256 Phase degrees Original data Phase correction data lt lt 8 Extended phase correction data amp Ox000000ff 128 256 Definition of Bin The bin is defined by the following structure struct apBin_st short a short p Definition of Frame The frame is defined by the following structure struct apFrame1024_st struct apBin_st ap 1024 Definition of Extended Correction Data Block The extended correction data block is defined by the following structure struct extendedCorrectionData_st unsigned char a 1024 unsigned char p 1024 The dummy header contains the ASCII codes of 40000 with no line feed code RSA3408A User Manual File Format Trace File Format File Structure RSA3408A User Manual The trace file consists of two blocks in the text format Figure 3 171 shows the structure and Figure 3 172 shows and example of a trace file Trace file TRC File header text format Data block text format Figure 3 171 Trace file structure XNum 641 gt XRightLabel Span XStart 1 9995G XScale 1 0015625M XUnit Hz
219. eys as needed To modify a frequency use the Frequency side key To modify an amplitude use the Amplitude side key To delete a row press the Delete Point side key To delete all data in the table press the Clear Table side key 7 Repeat steps 5 through 6 as needed 3 135 Setting Amplitude 8 When you have finished the data input save the file as follows a Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel b Press the Corrections side key c Press the Save Table side key to specify the save file Refer to page 3 227 for file handling For information about performing amplitude correction refer to page 3 138 3 136 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Amplitude Setting the Offset RSA3408A User Manual The amplitude correction function includes amplitude and frequency offset NOTE The amplitude offset is available in all the measurement modes of S A Demod and Time Amplitude Offset Subtracts the specified offset from the original amplitude see Figure 3 93 The offset value is set using the menu item AMPLITUDE gt Corrections Amplitude Offset The operation varies slightly between the measurement modes as follows m In the S A mode except real time mode The amplitude offset is effective whenever the amplitude correction is turned on AMPLITUDE gt Corrections Amplitude Table On even if the table is not set m In the other modes Real Time S A Demod and Time The amplitude offse
220. fer to Setting Frequency and Span on page 3 117 and Setting Amplitude on page 3 125 a Press the FREQUENCY CHANNEL key on the front panel to set the frequency b Press the SPAN key on the front panel to set the span c Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel to set the amplitude 4 Set the analysis range by pressing the TIMING key on the front panel Refer to page 3 30 for details about setting the analysis range NOTE The CCDF measurement does not have Analysis Length and Analysis Off set controls in the Timing menu 5 Set the measurement parameters described just below by pressing the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel Single Acquisition In single acquisition mode you can set the total number of accumulated data points with TRACE AVG Maximum Points ranging from 2048 to 1015 RSA3408A User Manual 3 87 Time Analysis Time Mode 3 88 Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the CCDF measurement contains the following controls Display Gaussian Line Determines whether to display Gaussian line on screen Display Reference Line Determines whether to display the most recently stored reference line on screen Store Reference Line Stores the current CCDF curve as a new reference line Automatically enables the reference line display Reset Measurement Performs the CCDF calculation again from the beginning The calculation is performed accumulatively until this side key is pressed CCDF Auto S
221. ff OBW Results On Off EBW Results On Off Freq Deviation Results On Off Max Adaptive A 12 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix A Menu Tree Utility Menu z S SYSTEM To A PRESET View Front Panel Button Help View Online User Manual View Online Programmer Manual Signal Input Port RF IQ Cal100M Cal25M Reference Source Calibrate All Calibrate Gain Calibrate Center Offset Calibrate DC Offset Calibrate IF Flatness Int Ext Auto Calibration Service Refer to the Service Manual Display Brightness Reset All to Factory Defaults Remote Setup Refer to the Programmer Manual Yes No r Scroll Option Key Change Option Key Version and Installed Options Instrument Setup S A mode except Real Time Angular Units Phase Digital IQ Output Option 03 only Degrees Radians On Off Load State gt Load From File Menu Load Trace 1 Select File Load Trace 2 _ Load File Now Load Correction Folder Load from XXXA Real Time S A Demod and Time modes Load from XXXB Load State Load from XXXC Load Data S A mode except Real Time Save State gt Save To File Menu Save Trace 1 Filename Save Trace 2 Save File Now Save Correction Folder Save to XXXA Real Time S A Save to XXXB m Save State Save to XXXC Save Data Demod and
222. ff Turns off the selected marker All Markers Off Turns off both markers the reference cursor and all their readouts Assign Marker X to Trace When two traces are being displayed moves the selected marker to another trace with the same horizontal position Available only if two traces are being displayed Peak Search Freq Threshold S A mode only Sets the minimum frequency jump that should be made when selecting the next signal to the left right up down Peak Search Hor Threshold Demod and Time modes only Selects the minimum horizontal jump that should be made when selecting the next signal to the left right up down Marker X Vertical Spectrogram view in the Real Time S A mode only Specifies the number of the frame in the spectrogram to display the spectrum The latest frame is number zero Older frames have larger negative numbers Same as Spectrum Offset in the Timing menu Reference Cursor to Trigger Demod and Time modes only Enables the reference cursor at the same position as the trigger in the overview Reference Cursor to Trigger Output Demod and Time modes only Enables the reference cursor at the same position as the trigger output in the overview RSA3408A User Manual Marker Operation and Peak Search Using Markers Measuring with a Single Marker This section shows some examples of marker operation NOTE If multiple views are displayed on the screen select the view to operate the marker
223. file format refer to File Format on page 3 91 and follow the Rules for Creating an Amplitude Correction File on page 3 133 For information about performing amplitude correction refer to page 3 138 Creating Correction Data on the Analyzer Screen The procedure for entering new correction data or modifying existing data on the screen is as follows Refer also to Rules for Creating an Amplitude Correction File on page 3 133 1 Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel 2 Press the Corrections side key 3 To edit an existing file Refer to page 3 227 for file handling a Press the Load Table side key to load the file b Press the Edit Table side key 4 To enter new data See Figure 3 92 a Press the Frequency side key and enter the frequency of a correction point b Press the Amplitude side key and enter the amplitude correction value at the correction point c Press the Add New Point side key A new row is added containing the same frequency and amplitude correction values as the previous row Modify the values appropriately NOTE If you set the same frequency as the previous row the amplitude correc tion value in the previous row will be overwritten the next time you press the Add New Point side key It is not necessary to enter correction data in order by frequency The rows are automatically reordered in ascending order of frequency d Repeat step c to enter the frequency and amplitude correction
224. from the TRIG IN connector on the rear panel as the trigger source You can set the trigger level slope and position For specifications of the external trigger refer to the RSA3408A Technical Reference Position Available when the trigger mode is set to Triggered Specifies the position of the trigger in a block as a percentage of all the frames in the block For example if you set the trigger position to 50 the trigger occurs at the center of the block as shown in Figure 3 102 Range 0 to 100 in 1 step Le 1 block Time A A Position setting t gt Trigger occurs Acquisition completed Figure 3 102 Trigger position 3 148 RSA3408A User Manual Trigger Level Sets the trigger level Available when the trigger mode is set to Triggered and the source is set to Power or External Table 3 19 shows the setting range Table 3 19 Trigger level setting range Trigger source Trigger level Power Span BW 40 to 0 dBis in 1 dBfs steps in time domain External 2 to 2 Vin 0 1 V steps Hint for the Power trigger An input signal is FFT processed every frame 1024 points However the displayed data is less than 1024 points refer to Relation between Frame Bin and Pixel on page 3 178 For example 801 bins are displayed when the span is 1 MHz The Power trigger always observes one whole frame 1024 points to determine trigger generation Note that as shown in Figure 3 1
225. function which displays the waveform with reduced noise The averaged waveform can be displayed with the original waveform There are several averaging methods select RMS Root Mean Square in this example 1 Press the TRACE AVG key FAN IRIG AMPLITUDE d RBW FFT TIMING TRACE AVG MEASURE P p MEAS SETUP lt TRACE AVG key 2 Press the Trace Type side key to select Average 3 Press the Number of Averages side key to specify how many traces are accumulated to create the averaged waveform In this example enter 64 with the numeric keypad Press 6 4 ENTER in order 4 Press the RUN STOP key on the front panel to acquire waveform 2 47 Tutorial The averaged waveform is displayed on the screen The average count is shown in the upper right part of the screen see Figure 2 42 When the waveform is acquired in the free run mode the averaging is done with exponential RMS root mean square This method continues the average with an exponential weighting applied to old values using the number of averages 64 in this example as the weighting factor Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 8 14 30 05 TRACE AVG Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Average 64 64 Select Trace Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off i E 0 Trace 1 dBm Average count On Freeze off Trace 1 Type Average Number Of Av
226. g signals such as CDMA W CDMA signals and multi carrier signals such as OFDM signals This function is useful in designing amplifiers for CDMA W CDMA and OFDM The CCDF analysis obtains the distribution of the amplitude of observed signals and makes a graph of accumulation from the threshold CCDF is calculated using this formula Max SP X P Y dY XY where _ P Probability density of amplitude CCDF X SP X Average Max Maximum of amplitude CCDF crest factor 0 Average Average of amplitude The analyzer processes input signals internally using the following procedure see Figure 3 66 1 Measure the amplitude of the input signal over time 2 Determine the amplitude distribution 3 Obtain CCDF using the above formula PA CCDF A Age gt Te Average Time X Amplitude 0 X Amplitude Average Average Max Figure 3 66 CCDF calculation process 3 86 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Basic Procedure Follow these steps to perform the CCDF measurement 1 Press the TIME key on the front panel 2 Press the CCDF side key 3 Display the measured waveform NOTE Make sure to set the proper frequency and span It is important to set the frequency and the span as close to the measured signal bandwidth as possible and adjust precisely If not modulated signals are not recognized correctly For details about setting frequency span and amplitude re
227. g data by Trigger and Repeat modes RSA3408A User Manual 3 151 Trigger Data Saving on Trigger 3 152 A Save on Trigger function is provided to save one block of input data to the IQT file each time a trigger occurs This function is enabled when the trigger mode is set to Triggered For details of file operations refer to page 3 227 The file name and location are as follows m File name yyyymmdd hhmmss ticks IQT Where yyyy is the year mm the month and dd the date hh is the hour mm the minutes and ss the seconds ticks is the time stamp of the final frame Refer to unsigned long ticks on page 3 244 Example 2005072 1 140120 0000154761 IQT m Directory C Documents and Settings lt username gt My Documents Save on Trigger Use the following Trigger menu items to control the Save on Trigger function Save On Trigger Enables and disables the Save on Trigger function m On Enables the Save on Trigger function m Off Default Disables the Save on Trigger function Save Count Selects whether or not to set a limit on the number of times that data is saved m On Default When the number of data save operations reaches the Save Count Limit indicated below data saving is halted Off No limit on data save operations is set In this case data saving is halted using the RUN STOP key on the front panel or the GPIB command NOTE When the internal hard disk becomes full data saving is hal
228. g information is read by the radio wave from the Interrogator also called Reader Writer and if necessary the data is written in the tag This instrument performs an analysis based on the ISO IEC and EPC global standards related to RFID RFID analysis is based on the following standards m ISO IEC 18000 4 Information technology Radio frequency identification for item management Part 4 Parameters for air interface communications at 2 45 GHz Mode 1 m ISO IEC 18000 6 Information technology Radio frequency identification for item management Part 6 Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz Type A Type B EPCglobal EPC Radio Frequency Identity Protocols Class 1 Generation 2 UHF RFID Protocol for Communications at 860 MHz 960 MHz Ver sion 1 0 9 ISO IEC 18000 6 Type C NOTE This instrument does not support ISO IEC 18000 4 Mode 2 Table 3 8 shows the measurement items in the RFID analysis Select the items using the MEASURE key Table 3 8 Measurement items for RFID analysis Measure menu Measurement items Carrier m Carrier frequency OBW Occupied Bandwidth EBW Emission Bandwidth m Maximum EIRP Effective Isotropically Radiated Power Spurious m Spurious ACPR m ACPR Adjacent Channel Leak Power Ratio Power On Down m Transmission Power on down rise fall time m Settling time m Overshoot m Undershoot RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod
229. g is determined by the analyzer hardware so that you cannot change it For the external trigger the output timing coincides with the trigger occurrence For other triggers there is no relationship between the timing of the trigger occurrence and that of the trigger output To connect the trigger output to other instruments use the TRIG OUT connector on the rear panel see Rear Panel on page 2 4 The output specification is H level gt 2 0 V L level lt 0 4V and output current lt 1 mA 3 159 Trigger Synchronous Operation with External Instruments 3 160 Use the external trigger input and output connectors on the rear panel see Figure 2 2 on page 2 4 to synchronize the operation of the analyzer with an external instrument By synchronizing two or more analyzers you can acquire multiple signals in different span keeping the time correlation Figure 3 114 shows an example of two RSA3408A analyzers performing IMT2000 signal analysis One analyzer is used as a master to acquire an uplink or forward link signal and the other is used as a slave to acquire a downlink or reverse link signal The master trigger output is connected to the slave trigger input If you trigger the master with a preamble in the first PRACH signal sent from the mobile terminal then the slave starts data acquisition You can seamlessly acquire the uplink and downlink communication data in the time correlated manner for 10 seconds with 5 MHz span to anal
230. g the Step Size on page 2 22 for the detail The changed value is immediately reflected on the analyzer settings and displays 2 20 RSA3408A User Manual Functional Overview RSA3408A User Manual Entering a Value Using the Keypad You can enter values using the front panel keypad shown in Figure 2 17 1 Press the side key for setting a numeric value For example press FREQUENCY CHANNEL Center Freq to set a center frequency The menu item changes to the display shown in Figure 2 16 Center Freq 5 H Indicates that numeric values can be changed Hz with the general purpose knob Numeric input field Figure 2 16 Changing value with the keypad 2 Press the keys required to enter the desired numeric value For example to enter the frequency 123 45 MHz press 1 2 3 4 5 MHz To delete an entered number press the BKSP Backspace key ABC DEF s UNLOCK 7 8 9 GHz BKSP lt Deletes a character before the cursor GHI JKL MNO ms 4 5 6 MHz PQRS TUV WXYZ us 1 2 3 kHz amp CAPSLOCK ns dBm NEXT 0 t Hz ENTER Accepts the input Numeric value keys The unit keys also function as the ENTER key Input is immediately accepted when one of those keys is pressed Figure 2 17 Numeric keypad 3 Confirm the input by pressing the unit key or ENTER key The confirmed value is immediately reflected to the analyzer settings and display Press th
231. g the first pulse in the analysis range The value is displayed in the Frequency Offset side key m User Sets the correction value using the Frequency Offset side key described below m Off Default Disables the frequency correction Frequency Offset Sets the frequency correction value when you select User in Frequency Recovery described above The measurement waveform is displayed in the subview with the yellow lines bold lines in Figure 3 73 on page 3 100 indicating the measurement points Also the pulse detection threshold MEAS SETUP Detection Threshold is shown with the green arrow These guidelines can be turned on or off by VIEW DEFINE Guidelines 3 99 Time Analysis Time Mode The green arrow indicates the pulse gt detection threshold MEAS SETUP Detection Threshold On Off ratio 1 On Off Ratio my 100 HW 19 400234 ms 19 377578 ms Duty cycle 17 048281 ms OBW 0 dBm Center 2 GHz Span 10 MHz Pulse width 19 400234 ms 19 393594 ms Pulse ripple 1 Pulse Ripple my 19 400234 ms 19 393594 ms Pulse pulse phase 1 Pulse Pulse Phase mW 17 041641 ms Center 2 GHz Span 10 MHz Figure 3 73 Waveform display in the subview 3 100 Peak power 1 Peak Power mw 100 HW Zo 19 400234 ms 19 393594 ms Repetition interval 1 Repetition Interval mW 17 048281 ms
232. ge 1 23 CAUTION Never apply signals with a combined amplitude greater than 30 dBm to the RF INPUT connector If you exceed this input rating you can permanently damage the analyzer The RF INPUT connector is shown in Figure 1 11 GOGO GOEG CD LC JEJE IE JE D AK A RF INPUT connector CD KEY BO J Max 30 dBm AC DC Figure 1 11 RF INPUT connector 1 12 RSA3408A User Manual Installation Setting Up the Stand To set up the stand place the analyzer on a table Lift the front of the analyzer and pull out the stand until it is perpendicular to the analyzer Epos C o IX lt 2 Io logalea C OO ooo0o C O00C ooo oo0odoo Ol a BO JE Figure 1 12 Setting up the stand RSA3408A User Manual Installation Functional Check The analyzer has a built in calibration signal source with a frequency of 100 MHz and an amplitude of approximately 20 dBm Using this source perform this quick functional check to verify that your instrument is operating correctly 1 Turn on the analyzer 2 Display the spectrum of the calibration signal a Tektronix RSA 3408A Press the S A key on the front
233. ge 3 247 iii Table of Contents Appendices Glossary Index Sereen COPY 5e saines eea Ea aa aar E p E se soso ere ss 3 251 Print Menu 6 2646 isso cS soreda suede Vong ee en E WA Rae ea eae 3 251 Printing a Screen Copy sins nb see de dager teal de vee sine 3 252 Creating a Aulas ten ag dae desert Jante sieste 3 253 Appendix A Menu Tree A 1 Appendix B Digital Demodulation Symbol Mapping B 1 Appendix C Default Settings C 1 Appendix D Digital IQ Output Connector Pin Assignment Option 05 reene eneas a E eines messes D 1 Appendix E Using the Removable Hard Disk Drive Option 06 E 1 Replacing the Hard Drive E 1 Using the USB Memory usines is niet lieues E 1 Appendix F Inspection and Cleaning F 1 Inspecting the FXtEMOP 4 5 455454 doe use ben apk RM Bea wee F 1 Cleaning the Extenor yc 0 sce S40500 Ge SO cee eee ee F 2 LUbrICATION 32 214 10 i Eae e Gl GR Gos see WR ae eee F 2 Cleaning the INterlon 346i gadis 44 Joes ORR dod oe PER A Gok A ee F 2 Appendix G Options and Accessories G 1 OPUONS rite List octets tient EE G 1 Standard Accessories arire pr dike vies nee gs oe BGR gE a eae Re Dee G 3 Optional Accessories ss cenre wont shedesivestos yo atwee ears EE E R G 4 RSA3408A User Manual Table of Contents List of Figures
234. h Display data for the n frame X P n Active data for the nth frame P Frame point N Value of Number of Averages RMS Root mean square Used when acquiring data in single mode N frames average then the acquisition stops X P n X P n for n 1 Xp TEMPS RE fr 2 n lt N X P n X P n for n gt N Exponential RMS Exponential root mean square Used when acquiring data in continuous mode Continuous averaging weights older sweeps so that they have a progressively smaller effect on the average X P n X P n for n 1 X P n da Po Meha for 2 n lt N X P n NAD AP ons Pn for n gt N Max Hold Displays only the maximum value at each data point X P n X P n for n 1 X P a Max X P p s X P n for n 2 Min Hold Displays only the minimum value at each data point X P n X P n for n 1 X P n Min X p X P n for n 2 2 RSA3408A User Manual 3 175 Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Averaging Example Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 11 15 21 12 TRACE AVG This section shows how to use averaging and the compared display Performing Averaging Average and display Trace 1 1 S ND YR amp Display the spectrum of the measurement signal Pause data acquisition to simplify the operation If you are acquiring the data in the continuous mode press the RUN STOP key to stop the acquisition Press the TRACE AVG key on the front panel Press the Select Trace side key to select 1 Press t
235. h frequency in the following format lt Frequency 1 gt lt Amplitude correction value 1 gt lt Frequency 2 gt lt Amplitude correction value 2 gt lt Frequency 3 gt lt Amplitude correction value 3 gt Example The following amplitude correction file has correction data for three points Correction data Correction file description 10 dB at 10 MHz 10M 10 5 dB at 100 MHz 100M 5 0 dB at 1 GHz 1G 0 In this example only the data from 10MHz to 1GHz is corrected see Figure 3 91 The correction value in the display range is obtained using linear interpolation between input points A waveform obtained by subtracting the correction value from the input waveform is displayed Displayed waveform Input waveform Correction value Display range 10 dB 5 dB Linear interpolation _ 0 dB 10 MHz 100 MHz 1GHz Frequency m Correction range gt Figure 3 91 Amplitude correction example RSA3408A User Manual Setting Amplitude RSA3408A User Manual Linear or Logarithmic Log dB interpolation can be selected using the following menus AMPLITUDE gt Corrections Interpolation Freq Interpolation Lin Linear interpolation of correction values is performed on the frequency axis using a linear scale Log Linear interpolation of correction values is performed on the frequency axis using a logarithmic scale AMPLITUDE gt Corrections Interpolation Ampl Interpolation Lin Li
236. he Trace 1 Type side key and select Average for example Press the Number of Averages side key and set 64 for example Press the RUN STOP key to acquire data Press the Reset Average side key to perform averaging again The averaged waveform is displayed on screen see Figure 3 123 The average count is indicated in the right top portion of the screen Frequency 100 MHz Span 100 kHz Input Att 20 dB 0 dBm 10 dB 100 dBm Center 100 MHz Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off RBW 500 Hz Cancel Back Trace 1 Average 64 64 Select Trace Trace 2 Off lt Select Trace i Selects Trace 1 or 2 to control Trace 1 Average count Trace 1 or 2 On Freeze Off Selects the display method Trace 1 Type Number Of Averages 64 lt Trace 1 or 2 Type Average Selects the trace type Average here Number Of a Averages lt Number of Averages kq Sets how many traces are accumulated Reset Average Reset Average Restart averaging Display Detection Max Load Trace Span 100 kHz Save Trace Figure 3 123 Displaying an averaged waveform 3 176 RSA3408A User Manual Trace Comparison Display and Average Function Compared Display Display Trace 1 as a normal spectrum and Trace 2 as the averaged waveform concurrently and compare them 1 2 Display the spectrum of the measurement signal Press the TRACE AVG
237. he acquisition length is calculated with this equation One block acquisition length N X One frame acquisition length One frame acquisition length is determined by span and indicated on the Spectrum Length side key For data acquired in the continuous mode Specify the number of the block to be analyzed by pressing the Acquisition History side key 0 zero represents the latest block Specify the time length of analysis range by pressing the Analysis Length side key Specify the start point of the analysis range by pressing the Analysis Offset side key Analysis Offset Overview Analysis Length Start 51 2 ms Scale 5 12 ms div lt Acquisition Length gt Figure 3 27 Analysis range setting in the overview 3 30 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Specifying Origin of Analysis Range Using the Marker You can also use the marker in place of the Analysis Offset side key to specify the origin of analysis range Do the following steps in place of step 5 on the previous page 1 2 Press the MARKER SETUP key on the front panel see Figure 3 28 Press the Markers side key to select Single The marker appears on the screen Rotate the general purpose knob to move the marker to the measurement starting point Press the MARKER key on the front panel and then press the Analysis Time Marker Time sid
238. he carrier frequency measurement Setting range 1 mHz to 1 MHz switching by 10 times default 1 Hz Refer to page 3 13 for the carrier frequency measurement in the S A mode Power Ratio Unit for OBW Selects the unit for the OBW or dB default Refer to page 3 11 for the OBW measurement of the S A mode Power Ratio for OBW Sets the power ratio of the carrier and span region of the OBW measurement Range 0 to 100 or 100 to 100 dB default 20 dB Amplitude Offset Sets the amplitude offset for the maximum EIRP measure ment The maximum EIRP value to which the amplitude offset value is added is displayed as the measurement result Range 100 to 100 dB default 0 dB Channel Bandwidth Sets the channel bandwidth for the maximum EIRP measurement Range 0 to Span default 0 Hz Changing the View The view contents can be changed in the next item by pressing the VIEW DEFINE key Show Views Select whether to display a single view or multiple views m Single Only displays the view selected using the VIEW SELECT key Multi Displays the overview sub view and main view Overview Content Selects the overview information m Spectrogram m Waveform Power versus Time waveform m Zoom Spectrogram with the zoom function Selects Waveform or Zoom while selecting the analysis range 3 65 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode NOTE The overview and subview contens can be selected using the View Define menu
239. he frame header items follow RSA3408A User Manual Number indicated by ValidFrames 3 243 File Format 3 244 short reserved1 Internal use only short validA validP validI validQ These parameters indicate whether data of amplitude phase I or Q value converted into a two byte signed integer is written m Q Indicates that data is not written in the file m 1 Indicates that data is written in the file There are seven combinations as listed in Table 3 28 Table 3 28 Combinations of validA P I and Q validA validQ short bins Shows the number of bins It is the same as Bins in the file header short reserved2 Internal use only short triggered Indicates whether the frame is before or after the trigger Q Indicates that the frame is before the trigger pre trigger m 1 Indicates that the frame is after the trigger post trigger short overLoad Indicates whether an input overload occurred m 0 Indicates that the MaxInputLevel value in the file header was correct m 1 Indicates that the MaxInputLevel value in the file header was too low short lastFrame The analyzer can divide its memory into 100 frames x 40 blocks for example LastFrame indicates the last frame in a block m Q Indicates that the frame is not the last in the block m 1 Indicates that the frame is the last in the block unsigned long ticks Shows a time stamp using UnitPeriod in the file header not FramePer
240. he next signal the next signal Figure 3 155 Functions of the peak search keys 3 218 RSA3408A User Manual Marker Operation and Peak Search Setting the Minimum Jump of the Marker RSA3408A User Manual The definition of next can be set in the Marker Setup menu using the following parameters Peak Search Freq Threshold S A mode only Sets the minimum frequency jump that will be made when selecting the next signal to the left right up down Peak Search Hor Threshold Demod and Time modes only Sets the minimum horizontal jump that will be made when selecting the next signal to the left right up down For example when Peak Search Freq Threshold is set to 1 kHz the next peak is recognized only if it is 1 kHz or more distant from the first peak see Figure 3 156 Example Peak Search Freq Threshold 1 kHz The marker moves higher in eas to the next signal Not recognized as a peak gt 1 KHz Figure 3 156 Setting the minimum frequency jump Use the following steps to set the minimum jump 1 Press the MAKER SETUP key on the front panel 2 Press the Go to page 2 of 2 bottom side key to show the next menu page 3 Press either of the following side keys depending on the measurement mode and then set the minimum jump Peak Search Freq Threshold in the S A mode Peak Search Hor Threshold in the Demod and Time modes 3 219 Marker Operation and Peak Search 3 220 RSA34
241. he value is basically 1024 It can be set in powers of 2 from 64 to 8192 This value is the number of points in one physical frame in the time and frequency domains If the number of points is reduced the frame period is shortened and more spectrum variations can be observed in the spectrogram view If the number of the points is increased S N ratio and frequency resolution are improved NOTE Setting the number of FFT points greater than the limit 8192 causes the noise floor to go down and occasionally causes spurious signals to appear see Figure 3 119 It cannot be determined whether the spurious signal comes from the input signal or the instrument The number of FFT points is normally limited to 8192 internally to avoid displaying internally generated spurious signals However you can remove this restriction and set the number of FFT points up to 65536 using the following steps 1 Display the measurement signal on the screen Press the RBW FFT key on the front panel 2 3 Press the RBW FFT side key to select FFT 4 Press the Extended Res side key to select On 5 Press the FFT Points side key and select the value with the general purpose knob The range extends up to 65536 in powers of 2 The waveform after FFT is displayed with the selected number of points Normal noise floor Increasing the number of FFT points causes the noise floor to go down and Spurious signal occasionally display spurious signals
242. hen the measurement mode is Demod or Time modulation and time analyses Refer to Setting Analysis Range on page 3 30 for details In the overview of spectrogram or the subview of spectrum you can use the Center Freq Marker Freq side key as in the S A mode described above 3 121 Setting Frequency and Span Frequency Setting Range Frequency bands are defined as shown in Table 3 15 based on the analyzer hardware architecture The frequency band is switched automatically by a frequency setting Span setting range depends on the frequency band and the measurement mode S A Demod or Time Table 3 15 Frequency and span setting range Measurement mode Frequency band Frequency range Span setting range S A except real time Baseband DC to 40 MHz 50 Hz to 40 MHz 1 1 2 1 5 2 2 5 3 4 5 6 8 sequence RF 40 MHz to 8 GHz 50 Hz to 3 GHz 1 1 2 1 5 2 2 5 3 4 5 6 8 sequence Real Time S A Baseband DC to 40 MHz 100 Hz to 40 MHz 1 2 5 sequence Demod Time 40 MHz to 8 GHz 100 Hz to 20 MHz 1 2 5 sequence and 36 MHz In Demod and Time modes the frequency and span settings must meet the following conditions Center frequency Span 2 lt Upper limit of the frequency setting range RF mode lt 40 MHz Baseband Center frequency Span 2 Lower limit of the frequency setting range RF mode gt 0 Hz Baseband When you enter an out of range value the value is limited based on these conditions In spectr
243. his example Figure 3 165 Load from the preset file lower right of the screen RSA3408A User Manual File Operations Tektronix RSA 3408A 5 To select an existing file press the Folder side key Select the folder containing the file to be loaded For a file select procedure see step 5 on page 3 232 6 After selecting the folder press the Done side key to accept it The list of files in the selected folder appears 7 Press the Select File side key and then select the file from the list using the general purpose knob 8 After selecting the file press the Load File Now side key See Figure 3 166 The data is loaded from the specified file PAUSE Load From File Frequency 800 MHz Span Input Att 10 MHz 20 dB RBW 50 kHz Cancel Back _ Trace 1 Normal 4 Trace 2 Off Select File Ie Select File Fe name size type motea o E Selects a file using the knob a Trace TRC TraceB TRC la Tracec TRC 57KB TRC File O3 08 20 12 50 57KB TRC File 03 08 20 12 50 57KB TRC File 03 08 20 12 50 Load File Now lt Load File Now Loads the data from the specified file Folder C My lt Folder Documents Shows the selected directory C My Documents here Figure 3 166 Load from File menu RSA3408A User Manual NOTE In the Real Time S A the Demod and the Time modes when you abort data acquisition before it is completed such as in a
244. ield Left Right Caret move Moves the caret in an alpha or numeric input field arrow keys Home Caret move Moves the caret to the beginning of an input field End Caret move Moves the caret to the end of an input field Backspace Alphanumeric input Deletes the character before the caret Delete Alphanumeric input Deletes the character after the caret ESC Alphanumeric input Aborts a numeric entry and restores the original value ENTER Alphanumeric input Accepts a value in the input field K or k key Alphanumeric input Kilo 103 Press ENTER to complete entry of the value M key Mega 106 Press ENTER to complete entry of the value Gor g key Giga 109 Press ENTER to complete entry of the value m key Alphanumeric input milli 10 3 Press ENTER to complete entry of the value U or u key Alphanumeric input micro 10 6 Press ENTER to complete entry of the value N or n key Alphanumeric input nano 10 9 Press ENTER to complete entry of the value RSA3408A User Manual Interface Maps Display Screen Figure 2 6 shows the elements of the display screen 2 Tektronix RSA 3408A 027 ot eee Frequency 800 MHz RBW 80 kHz 1 Span 15 MHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off 0 dBm 10 Channel Table dB None Span 15 MHz Figure 2 6 Display screen configuration RSA3408A User Manual 2 9 Interface Maps Elements of
245. ies 100 100 180 dea 10 20 45 f Sof deg 100 270 dea Start 1 11875 ms Scale 90 5625 us Start 1 080625 ms Scale 85 75 us Start 1 07875 ms Scale 85 75 us EVM display Magnitude error display Phase error display Figure 3 134 EVM magnitude and phase error displays You can select degree or radian for the angular unit by pressing SYSTEM Instrument Setup Angular Units 3 192 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Views See Figure 3 135 for EVM Mag Error and Phase Error The figure is an example of the constellation view in 1 4 QPSK modulation The cross marks are referred to as symbols and indicate phase positions of the ideal signal amplitude is fixed in this case In this modulation the bit pattern is determined by movements from each position For example if the actual signal has shifted from the ideal symbol position to the position you can evaluate vector signal quality as magnitudes of error in radius direction amplitude error in phase direction and total error vector These three types of errors correspond to the three types of views in the EVM view m EVM RMS Root mean square value of EVM Error Vector Magnitude m Mag Error RMS Root mean square value of magnitude error m Phase Error RMS Root mean square value of phase error Magnitude error mag Errol Error Vector Magnitude EVM Phase error 0 Phase Error 3 4x movement 10 8 4
246. iew contains the following controls see Figure 3 129 Auto Scale Sets the start value and the scale of the color axis automatically to fit the spectrogram to the screen Horizontal Scale Sets the range of the horizontal axis Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis Vertical Size Sets the range of the vertical axis Range 87 to 89088 frames Vertical Start Sets the start frame number for the vertical axis Color Scale Sets the scale value subtracting the minimum power value from the maximum power value of the color axis The level is represented in 100 steps 100 colors from the minimum value blue to the maximum value red in the default state Color Stop Sets the maximum value top of the color axis Full Scale Sets the maximum value of the color axis to the reference level and the height to 100 dB The following menu items appear when the overview is a spectrogram in the Demod modulation analysis and the Time time analysis modes Step to Spectrum Window Vertical Start is automatically set so that the frame displayed as a spectrum in the subview appears on the spectrogram Step to Analysis Window Vertical Start is automatically set so that the frame analyzed and displayed in the main view appears on the spectrogram Step to Trigger Vertical Start is automatically set so that the frame at the trigger position appears on the spectrogram 3 185 Setting Views A
247. ilter Shape Nyquist Rolloff Ratio n 3 2 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Changing the Grid Style RSA3408A User Manual The graticule is a 10 x 10 grid by default You can select a different grid style by pressing VIEW DEFINE gt Grid Style as follows NOTE The Grid Style menu item is available only in the S A mode except Real Time S A Off Turns off the graticule Fix Always displays a 10 x 10 grid Flex Displays the graticule with the horizontal scale per division in a 1 2 5 sequence Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 13 10 25 06 VIEW DEFINE Frequency 800 MHz RBW 1 2 kHz Span 300 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off 0 dBm 10 dB 100 dBm Center 800 MHz Scale 50 kHz Span 300 kHz Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off The horizontal scale is set to 50 kHz div for span of 300 kHz in the Flex grid style Figure 3 3 Flex grid style 3 3 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Spectrum Analysis Basic Procedure 3 4 You can select following measurement items with the MEASURE key when you select S A and then the Spectrum Analyzer side key Table 3 2 Measurement items in the S A mode Measure menu Title Refer to Channel Power Channel Power Measurement page 3 5 ACPR ACPR Adjacent Channel Power Ratio Measurement page 3 7 C N C N Carrier to Noise ratio Measurement page 3 9
248. ime length of a 1024 point FFT frame Real Time S A It is determined by the span Spectrum Interval Indicates time interval between FFT frames Refer to FFT Start Point on page 3 164 Acquisition Length Indicates time to acquire a block of data Demod and Time It can be set in the Timing menu RSA3408A User Manual 2 13 Interface Maps 2 14 RSA3408A User Manual D A Functional Overview This section provides the operating fundamentals Menu Keys Menu Keys Menu Operations Measurement Basics Setting System Parameters Using Windows XP Menu keys on the front panel shown in Figure 2 11 on page 2 16 are divided into the following three functional groups RSA3408A User Manual MEASUREMENT Sets frequency amplitude and time parameters for specified measurement and controls data acquisition DISPLAY The Display group is divided into the following three subgroups MODE Selects a measurement mode m VIEW Selects a view content and scales a measurement graph m MARKERS Controls markers UTILITY Provides system initialization waveform storage facilities instrument calibration screen hard copy and miscellaneous other functions 2 15 Functional Overview Figure 2 11 Menu keys Measurement group Display group Utility group MEASUREMENT DISPLAY UTILITY MODE VIEW FREQUENCY RUN f CHANNEL STOP S A SEL
249. ing 1 Press the CAL key on the front panel 2 Press the Calibrate DC Offset side key The calibration runs It takes several seconds to complete the process Calibrating IF Flatness The IF flatness calibration adjusts the IF intermediate frequency flatness using the internal signal generator It optimizes the flatness of gain and phase within the IF bandwidth automatically This calibration is recommended in digital modulation analysis To run the IF flatness calibration do the following 1 Press the CAL key on the front panel 2 Press the Calibrate IF Flatness side key The calibration runs It takes several seconds to complete the process RSA3408A User Manual 1 25 Calibration Adjusting Display Brightness Adjust the brightness of the display according to your environment 1 Press the SYSTEM key on the front panel see Figure 1 21 UTILITY SYSTEM menu aoe HELP PRESET SYSTEM Cancel Back ey Bignm s INPUT LOAD Display Brightness gt 100 yee ac Banta CAL SAVE Reset All to Factory Defaults SYSTEM key gt SYSTEM PRINT Remote Setup Versions and macro MACRO Installed Options Off On Figure 1 21 System menu 2 Press the Display Brightness side key 3 Turn the general purpose knob to adjust the brightness The setting range is 0 to 100 Confirming Performance The electrical characteristics described in the RSA3408A Technical Reference can
250. ing of Filter Bandwidth or Channel Bandwidth until the message disappears Message Too long pulse Indicates that the number of data samples of a pulse width exceeds about 260 000 In this case change the span Message Too long repetition interval Indicates that the number of data samples of a pulse repetition interval exceeds about 260 000 In this case change the span RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode RBW FFT Menu The RBW FFT menu for the pulse measurements contains the following controls FFT Window Selects an FFT window for the channel power OBW and EBW measurements from these two m Nyquist default m Blackman Harris 4B Rolloff Ratio Sets the roll off ratio for the Nyquist window Range 0 0001 to 1 default 0 2 For details on FFT and RBW refer to page 3 161 View Define Menu The View Define menu for the pulse measurements contains the following controls Show Views Selects a single view or multi view display m Single Displays only the view selected by the VIEW SELECT key on the front panel Multi Default Displays the overview subview and main view Overview Content Selects a view displayed in the overview m Waveform Power versus Time m Spectrogram Refer to page 3 181 for information about setting views Select Measurement Selects a measurement item to display in the subview from the items selected in Displayed Measurement Select Pulse Selects a
251. iod as a unit time RSA3408A User Manual File Format Frame Data Calculation of Data RSA3408A User Manual A frame contains 1024 pairs of I and Q data in the time domain in order of data acquisition Definition of Bin The bin is defined by the following structure struct iqBin_st short q short 1 5 Definition of Frame The frame is defined by the following structure struct iqFrame1024_st struct iqBin_st 1q 1024 All the data of amplitude phase I and Q are transformed to 2 byte signed integers and then written in the file Amplitude The amplitude is calculated using i and q in the IQT file using these formulas i i IOffset q q QOffset Amplitude 10 In i i q q In 10 GainOffset MaxInputLevel LevelOffset dBm Phase The phase is calculated using i and q in the IQT file using these formulas i i IOffset q q QOffset Phase atan2 q i 180 Pi degree l Q I and Q are calculated using i and q in the IQT file using these formulas i i IOffset q q QOffset IQScale Sqrt Power 10 GainOffset MaxInputLevel LevelOffset 10 20 2 I i IQScale V Q q IQScale V 3 245 File Format Correction and Extended Correction Data Blocks Dummy Header 3 246 The correction data block contains gain and phase correction data as one frame of data block in the frequency domain The extended correction data block contains the n
252. ion AM The process or result of a process in which the amplitude of a sine wave the carrier is varied in accordance with the instantaneous voltage of a second electrical signal the modulating signal Analysis Time A subset of time contiguous samples from one Block Time used as input to an Analysis View Analysis View Any view which produces measurement results except for Spectrum Power versus Time and Spectrogram ASK Acronym for Amplitude Shift Keying The process or result of a process in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied in accordance with the state of a digital input signal Block See Acquisition Calibrator A signal generator producing a specified output used for calibration purposes Carrier Carrier Signal The electrical signal typically a sine wave upon which modulation is impressed Carrier Frequency The frequency of the carrier signal Glossary 1 Glossary Glossary 2 Carrier to Noise Ratio C N The ratio of carrier signal power to average noise power in a given band width surrounding the carrier usually expressed in decibels Center Frequency That frequency which corresponds to the center of a frequency span expressed in hertz Clear Erase Presets memory to a prescribed state usually that denoting zero Controls User accessible mechanisms to modify setup parameters dBm A unit of expressed power level in decibels referenced to 1 milliwatt dBmV A unit to expres
253. ion between frame bin and pixel 3 178 Block diagram 1 6 Brightness adjusting 1 26 RSA3408A User Manual uneven 1 19 C C N measurement 3 9 Cal menu 1 22 Calibration 1 21 Carrier frequency measurement 3 13 Carrier measurement RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 65 Carrier tracking Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 107 Caution RF INPUT 1 12 CCDF Demod mode 3 60 Time mode 3 86 view setting 3 189 Center offset calibration 1 24 Changing overview 3 34 subview 3 34 Channel power measurement 3 5 Channel table using 3 120 Cleaning F 1 Compression trace data 3 178 Constellation measurement 3 51 RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 78 view setting 3 190 Continuous trigger 3 147 Conventions xix Copy screen 3 251 Correction amplitude description 3 130 menu 3 131 D DC offset calibration 1 25 Decoding format RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 70 Default settings C 1 restoring 2 24 Demod mode 3 27 Digital IQ output Option 05 pin assignment D 1 rear panel connectors 2 5 turning on or off 2 25 Index 1 Index Digital modulation analysis 3 45 basic procedure 3 50 symbol mapping B 1 Display dead pixel 1 19 Display line 3 201 multi display lines Real Time S A only 3 205 operation 3 202 Documentation list xviii PDF xviii E EBW measurement 3 14 Ethernet connector side panel 2 6 EVM measurement 3 52 view setting 3 191 Extended Res 3
254. is case data display is distorted and the measurement is not accurate Ifa signal larger than the reference level set value by 20 dB or more is applied continuously however the limiter of the IF amplifier in the downconverter is automatically activated to prevent large level signals from passing through the A D converter Even if a signal exceeding the reference level is applied therefore A D OVERFLOW may not be displayed Auto Leveling the signal can usually eliminate all overload conditions Take sufficient care about the input signal level The overflow indicator is updated at every physical frame acquisition When a high level signal is applied under a setting that uses multiple physical frames for one scan A D OVERFLOW may be displayed for a moment and then turned off immediately When a single high level signal is applied under a setting using one physical frame in one scan the same phenomenon may be observed RSA3408A User Manual 3 129 Setting Amplitude Amplitude Correction If an external device such as an antenna or preamplifier is connected to the analyzer you can amplitude correct the waveform by considering the amplitude characteristics of the external device NOTE The amplitude correction function is fully controlled only in the S A mode except real time mode In the other modes Real Time S A Demod and Time amplitude offset control is available Refer to page 3 137 for setting the offset
255. is measured for up to 25 channels from up and down Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu of the ACPR measurement is the same as that of the S A mode except that Scroll Table is added Refer to page 3 7 Scroll Table Selects the adjacent channel 1 to 25 channels in the upper lower side from the measurement table displayed in the lower part of the screen Figure 3 53 shows an examle of the ACPR measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A 18 2005 1 29 45 PM PAUSE JMEAS SETUP Frequency 1 GHz RBW 16 kHz Cancel Back Span 4 MHz Main Channel Input Att 15 dB z Bandwidth Hz Main Adjacent channel Fox KE channel selected with Scroll Table o 0 _ _ Adjacent Channel dBm Bandwidth Hz 500k Chan Spacing Hz 500k By Measurement Filter Shape Nyquist Rolloff Ratio 100 p gt dBm 4 Center 1 GHz Span 4 MHz Scroll Table z Main Channel Power 7 8 dBm il 2 3 4 5 6 f Offset Frequency 500 k Hz 1 M Hz 1 5 M Hz 2 M H2 2 5 M Hz 3 M Hz 3 5 M He 4 M H2l45 M ACPR Upper dB 38 45 RER 4506 us ee nu ACPR Lower dB 38 43 44 11 47 99 4 La RFID 18000 4 6 ACPR Scroll Table Figure 3 54 ACPR measurements RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Power On Down Measures the rise fall time settling time overshoot and undershoot of the Measurement transmission power pulse NOTE In the analysis range at least one puls
256. ital IQ output connector pin assignment Table D 1 OUTPUT connector pin assignment Pin number Description 1 IQ ENABLE 1Q output enable signal input Open IQ output disable Connect to GND IQ output enable 26 GND Ground 2 GND Ground z 3 output data bit 0 LVDS 28 EXT _l0 4 EXT I1 output data bit 1 LVDS 29 EXT I 5 EXT _ 2 output data bit 2 LVDS 30 EXT _12 6 EXT _13 output data bit 3 LVDS 31 EXT _13 RSA3408A User Manual D 1 Appendix D Digital IQ Output Connector Pin Assignment Option 05 Table D 1 OUTPUT connector pin assignment Cont Pin number Signalname Description 7 GND Ground 32 GND 8 EXT 4 output data bit 4 LVDS z 9 output data bit 5 LVDS 34 EXT 5 10 output data bit 6 LVDS 5 11 output data bit 7 LVDS 36 EXT 7 12 GND Ground 37 13 output data bit 8 LVDS 38 14 output data bit 9 LVDS 9 15 output data bit 10 LVDS 40 16 output data bit 11 LVDS 41 17 GND Ground 42 GND 18 EXT_112 output data bit 12 LVDS x 19 output data bit 13 LVDS u 20 EXT 114 output data bit 14 LVDS 21 output data bit 15 LVDS 46 EXT 115 D 2 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix D Digital IQ Output Connector Pin Assignment Option 05 RSA3408A User Manual Table D 1 OUTPUT connector pin assignment Cont Pin number Signalname Description
257. ith covers or panels removed Avoid Exposed Circuitry Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures If you suspect there is damage to this product have it inspected by qualified service personnel Do Not Operate in Wet Damp Conditions Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry Provide Proper Ventilation Refer to the manual s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation Terms in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life XV General Safety Summary xvi A CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product Symbols on the Product The following symbols may appear on the product A Protective Ground CAUTION Earth Terminal Refer to Manual RSA3408A User Manual Preface About This Manual RSA3408A User Manual This is the user manual for the RSA3408A 8 GHz Real Time
258. ither of two ports Refer to Side Panel on page 2 6 for connecting the USB devices If the analyzer is connected to a network through a LAN interface you can also use a network printer Install the printer driver using the Windows XP printer wizard Refer to the printer manual for the installation method Refer to page 2 28 for using Windows XP To print a copy of the analyzer screen follow these steps 1 Press the PRINT key on the front panel and select Black or White as the background color with the Background color side key 2 Display the measurement to be printed and stop data acquisition 3 Press the PRINT key again The screen image data is captured on the internal memory with the background color set in step 1 4 Press the Printer side key and select a destination printer 5 Press the Print now side key to start printing If the printer driver displays a message during printing follow the instructions RSA3408A User Manual Screen Copy Creating a File You can save a screen image to a file as bitmap data and read the data into a word processor to create a report for example To save the file to a floppy disk insert it to the floppy disk drive 1 Press the PRINT key on the front panel and select Black or White of the background color with the Background color side key 2 Display the measurement to be copied and stop data acquisition 3 Press the PRINT key again The screen image data is captur
259. ition of spurious signals see Figure 3 15 Range 0 to Span 2 Hz default 0 Hz Spurious Threshold Sets the threshold for detecting spurious signals see Figure 3 15 Enter the value relative to the peak of standard signal Range 90 to 30 dB Excursion Sets the deviation amount of amplitude that is considered to be spurious see Figure 3 15 A signal with amplitude higher than the set value of the Spurious Threshold and larger than the set value of Excursion is considered to be spurious Range 0 to 30 dB default 3 dB Scroll Table Horizontally scrolls the spurious table displayed in the lower part of the screen Up to 20 spurious signals are displayed Ignore Region m Standard signal peak Signal Threshold Spurious Threshold Excursion Normal signal Spurious signal Figure 3 15 Setting up spurious signal measurement RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Figure 3 16 shows an example of spurious signal measurement Tektronix RSA 3408A 8 11 10 43 21 MEAS SETUP RBW 5 kHz Frequency 2 GHz Span 1 MHz Trace 1 Average 64 64 Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off 0 Ignore Region dBm Hz Spurious marker 10 dB Scroll Table 153 125200k 200k 400k 75 44 75 76 75 78 77 4 77 95 Measurement result Spectrum Analyzer Spurious Search Signal Threshold dBm 20 Figure 3 16 Example of spurious signal
260. k list Power cord identification Standard accessories Accessories for optional software Optional accessories B 3 B 3 C 1 C 3 C 3 xiii Table of Contents xiv RSA3408A User Manual BR AE General Safety Summary To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury Symbols and Terms A RSA3408A User Manual Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it To avoid potential hazards use this product only as specified Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures Use Proper Power Cord Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use Connect and Disconnect Properly Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected to a voltage source Ground the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded Observe All Terminal Ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard observe all ratings and markings on the product Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate this product w
261. kHz 8 Figure 2 48 Channel power measurement Channel Bandwidth 40 kHz RSA3408A User Manual 2 55 Tutorial Measuring Carrier Carrier frequency can be measured accurately using the counter function Frequenc q y 1 Press the MEASURE key on the front panel 2 Press the Carrier Frequency side key The measurement result is displayed at the bottom of the screen see Figure 2 49 Tektronix RSA 3408A 0 41 13 MEASURE a Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Channel Power 0 dBm ACPR C N OBW 10 dB Carrier Erequency EBW 100 dBm Spurious Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Carrier frequency measurement gt Frequency 99 999 997 MHz result measured accurately with counter function Spectrum Analyzer Carrier Frequency Measurement Off Figure 2 49 Carrier frequency measurement 2 56 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Modulation Analysis This section describes how to analyze a modulated signal Settings are the same as those in the previous section center frequency of 100 MHz span of 20 kHz and amplitude of 0 dBm Selecting Analysis Mode The analyzer functions are classified into three functional groups selected using the Mode keys see Figure 2 50 m Spectrum analysis MODE S A Performs general spectrum analysis All operations in the tutorial up to this point have been performed in this mode m Modula
262. lay IS 95 standard m Analog demodulation display time versus modulation factor phase or frequency m Digital demodulation display Option 21 constellation eye diagram symbol table or EVM m 8 4 inch TFT color display and sturdy cabinet 1 1 Product Overview Application The RSA3408A can perform real time analysis for the following purposes m Signal quality analysis of analog and digital modulation m Understanding frequency and spectral occupancy behavior over time m Capture and characterization of undesired unknown or interfering signals m Device system design or operational diagnostic measurement m Getting answers to elusive EMI problems m VCO synthesizer design m RFID device characterization m General purpose digital modulation vector signal analysis Option m Spectrum monitoring m Radar measurements m Characterization troubleshooting and verification of wireless designs Option m GSM EDGE m W CDMA m HSDPA m cdma2000 1x m cdma2000 1xEV DO m TD SCDMA m WLAN 802 11a b g 1 2 RSA3408A User Manual Product Overview Real Time Analysis This section explains real time analysis with the comparison of conventional swept spectrum analyzer and real time spectrum analyzer Conventional Swept Figure 1 1 is a block diagram of the conventional swept spectrum analyzer Spectrum Analyzer There are two RF input signals in this example The RF signal is converted to IF intermediate frequency by the swept l
263. line 3 204 Windows desktop 2 28 How to enter file name 3 236 numeric data 2 19 How to install keyboard 2 7 mouse 2 7 printer driver 3 252 RSA3408A User Manual Index USB printer connection 3 252 How to load files 3 230 menu settings 3 230 trace 3 178 How to save amplitude correction table 3 130 3 227 data to a PC via a network 1 20 2 6 files 3 230 menu settings 3 230 preset files 3 231 screen copy to a disk 3 253 trace 3 178 How to set zoomed area 3 25 IF flatness calibration 1 25 Input menu 3 225 over voltage 3 129 source 3 225 Inspection F 1 Installation 1 9 Integrated phase noise description 3 104 Interface maps 2 1 IQ digital IQ output Option 05 2 5 input note 3 225 IQ versus Time measurement 3 43 3 83 IQ Frequency versus Time measurement 3 53 K Key lock 2 12 Keyboard operation 2 8 Keypad 2 3 entering a file name 3 236 using 2 21 L LAN Ethernet connector side panel 2 6 Lines menu 3 202 menu Real Time S A 3 206 Load menu 3 228 Main view modulation analysis screen 3 29 RSA3408A User Manual Manuals list xviii PDF xviii Map interface 2 1 Marker menu 3 210 operation 3 209 MARKER SETUP 3 212 Max Hold description 3 175 Meas Setup menu digital modulation analysis 3 46 FM Demod measurement 3 40 PM Demod measurement 3 42 pulse measurement 3 98 Measurement mode 2 23 Measurements ACPR 3 7
264. ly the pulse width measurement result is displayed on screen 7 Press the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel to set the measurement parameters Refer to page 3 98 for the Meas Setup menu RSA3408A User Manual 3 93 Time Analysis Time Mode 3 94 10 After you capture a measurement waveform stop the data acquisition If you are acquiring data in the continuous mode press the RUN STOP key Press the MEAS SETUP key and then Analyze side key to start the analysis of the acquired data Press the VIEW DEFINE key to select a pulse to observe from the measurement results Hints for Taking Measurements It takes longer to detect pulses when the analysis length in the Timing menu is set to a larger value The results are not displayed in the Channel Power OBW or EBW measurement The number of data samples in Pulse On must be 20 to 16 384 for FFT calculation Change the span to display the results The results are not displayed in the Pulse Repetition Interval or the Duty Cycle measurement The observed pulse and the next one must be contiguous If either pulse is not recognized due to noise and so on the measurement results are not shown Error messages displayed on the bottom of the screen Message Filter bandwidth is too wide or Channel bandwidth is too wide Indicates that you set Filter Bandwidth or Channel Bandwidth inappropriate ly in the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 98 In this case change the sett
265. marker position s Center Freq Marker Freq Changes the center frequency to match the current marker position Analysis Time Marker Time Demod and Time modes only Sets the origin of an analysis range with the marker in the overview For the detail refer to Setting Analysis Range on page 3 30 Positions the marker to the highest peak signal Moves the marker lower or higher in frequency to the next signal respectively Moves the marker higher or lower in amplitude to the next signal respectively The definition of next can be set in the Marker Setup menu using Peak Search Freq Threshold or Hor Threshold Refer to Setting the Minimum Jump of the Marker on page 3 219 3 211 Marker Operation and Peak Search 3 212 MARKER SETUP Set up the behavior of the markers Select Marker Selects which marker is being controlled in the delta marker mode Same as MARKERS SELECT Marker X Position Sets the horizontal position of the selected marker Markers Selects the marker mode Off Displays no marker m Single Displays one marker Marker 1 m Delta Displays two markers Marker 1 and 2 Reference Cursor to Marker X Enables the Reference Cursor at the same position as the selected marker Only available when the selected view can contain a reference cursor Reference Cursor Off Turns off the Reference Cursor Only available when the selected view can contain a reference marker Selected Marker O
266. mbol Table page 3 55 m Eye Diagram page 3 56 m AM AM page 3 57 AM PM page 3 59 m CCDF page 3 60 m PDF page 3 61 Refer to Appendix B for digital demodulation symbol mapping RSA3408A User Manual 3 45 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Meas Setup Menu This subsection describes the Meas Setup menu items common to all the measurements in the digital modulation analysis For the Meas Setup menu items specific to a measurement refer to that measurement description Parameter Presets Selects a communication standard Parameters are set according to the standard you have selected refer to Table 3 6 Table 3 6 Communication standard and parameters Standard 802 15 4 0QPSK OQPSK 1 Msps Filter None 1 4 QPSK 24 3 ksps Root Raised Cosine 1 4QPSK 21 ksps Root Raised Cosine 1 4xQPSK 192 ksps Root Raised Cosine 1 4xQPSK 18 ksps Root Raised Cosine GMSK 270 833 ksps None GMSK 19 2 ksps None Bluetooth Modulation Type Selects a modulation method Available measurement items depend on the modulation method as shown in Table 3 7 Table 3 7 Modulation type and available measurement item Measurement item Constellation EVM 1Q Frequency versus Time Power versus Time Symbol Table Eye Diagram AM AM AM PM CCDF PDF 1 4xQPSK PSK QAM GMSK al NIXIX NJAJAN X X YX x X X X GFSK XIX X
267. me dBm ASK Center 1 GHz Span 500 kHz Start 80 4 ms Scale 2 88 ms Decoding m Sample Rate 640 k Hz Marker eee ms Format L Effective Sample Rate 3 2 MHz 35 NRZ Measurement table gt Index Rise Fall Setting s Auto Bit Rate Rise Fall time Settling time 28324 gt On off Overshoot 2 936 11 054 Liw Bit Rate Undershoot Bit Sec Off level 40k Go to page 2 78 301563 ms 21 71875 Ls of2 RFID 18000 4 6 Power On Down Edge number selected by VIEW DEFINE Edge Figure 3 57 Power on down measurements Changing the View The contents of the view can be changed in the following item by pressing the VIEW DEFINE key The following items are the same as the RF carrier measurement Refer to page 3 65 Show Views Overview Content Subview Content Edge Selects an edge number Index number of the measurement table for displaying a waveform on the main screen The edge number is assigned to the rising falling edge of each pulse Refer to page 3 71 Figure 3 56 RSA3408A User Manual 3 73 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 3 74 Guidelines Selects whether to display the guideline red along with the waveform in the main view m On Default Displays the guideline Off No guideline is displayed Scroll Table Scrolls the measurement table in the main view horizontally Changing the Vertical Unit The unit is W watts by default for
268. me phase noise measurement parameters 3 109 Figure 3 78 Real time phase noise measurement 3 110 Figure 3 79 Settling time displayed in the subview 3 111 Figure 3 80 Real time spurious measurement 3 113 Figure 3 81 Frequency versus Time measurement parameters 3 114 Figure 3 82 Frequency versus Time measurement 3 115 Figure 3 83 Setting frequency and span 3 119 Figure 3 84 Setting the center frequency using MARKER 3 121 Figure 3 85 Relationship between the frequency and span settings 3 123 Figure 3 86 Vector mode and scalar mode 3 124 Figure 3 87 Amplitude menu structure 3 125 Figure 3 88 Setting the amplitude 3 126 Figure 3 89 A D overflow indicator 3 129 Figure 3 90 The amplitude correction concept 3 130 Figure 3 91 Amplitude correction example 3 132 Figure 3 92 Amplitude correction data input 3 135 Figure 3 93 Amplitude offset 3 137 Figure 3 94 Frequency offset 3 137 Figure 3 95 Amplitude correction setup display 3 138 Figure 3 96 Timing menu structure 3 139 Figure 3 97 Timing parameters 3 141 Figure 3 98 Timing parame
269. measurement Detected spurious signals are assigned markers numbered in descending order by amplitude The frequency difference deltaF and the amplitude ratio Ratio in relation to the standard signal are shown in the table in the lower part of the screen RSA3408A User Manual 3 17 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Spectrogram Display You can display the spectrum of an input signal concurrently with the spectro gram Follow these steps to display the spectrogram 1 Press the S A key on the front panel 2 Press the S A with Spectrogram side key The spectrum and spectrogram are displayed on the same screen as shown in Figure 3 17 Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 11 10 55 23 EE Frequency 800 MHz RBW 100 Hz Cancel Back Span 10 kHz Trace 1 Average 64 64 P Spectrum Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off RES i S A with dBm ee 10 Spectrum gt dB RealTime S A 100 Standard dBm Center 800 MHz Span 10 kHz 87 Spectrogram gt 3 18 0 dBm 100 dBm 0 Center 800 MHz Span 10 kHz S A with Spectrogram Measurement Off Figure 3 17 Spectrum and spectrogram concurrent display RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Changing Display Style RSA3408A User Manual You can change display style as required 1 Press the VIEW DEFINE key 2 Press the View Orientation si
270. meters 3 109 Time Analysis Time Mode Figure 3 78 shows an example of the real time phase noise measurement The subview displays the noisogram Color axis C N in dBc Hz Horizontal axis Frequency in Hz Vertical axis Time in frame number selected in VIEW DEFINE Subview Content The main view is the same as in the phase noise measurement see Figure 3 75 on page 3 104 but real time Overview Power versus Time gt g Subview Noisogram Use VIEW DEFINE Subview Content to select the display C N versus Offset frequency gt Measurement results Carrier frequency Channel power Integrated phase noise Random Jitter Maximum periodic jitter Tektronix RSA 3408A 2005 08 12 14 23 12 PAUSE Meas SETUP Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 400 us Cancel Back__ Span 10 MHz Carrier Threshold Input Att 10 dB Level dBm Marker 3 716582031 ms Marker 100kHz 30 9 631 dBm 55 816 dBc Hz 3 7 16582031 ms 38 Carrier dBm 40 TE Bandwidth Hz 10 360k dB C N Sideband Bm 7 m l Timing 9 Jen re Start 9 992617 ms Scale 1 ms Start 100kHz End isMHz Rij Start Offset A2R OHz Ref 100kH2 Frequency Hz _ pa 184 dB 100k dBc Hz Rj Stop Offset Frequency Hz 2M Rj Settling 160 Threshold s dBc Hz 5n Start 100kHz End IMH Carrier Frequency 108 923919463 MHz ma Pj Threshold Channel Power 9 455
271. n 36 MHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Channel Power Marker 100 MHz 21 06 dBm 71 06 dBm Hz 0 dBm ACPR 10 Bi ce 100 OBW dBm Center 100 MHz Span 36 MHz Carrier Frequency 87 block 0 Spectrogram gt S A with Spectrogram Measurement Off d d bl Bm 100 Bm 0 lock EBW Spurious Center 100 MHz Span 36 MHz Measurement Off Figure 1 16 Spectrogram display RSA3408A User Manual Installation Powering Off the Analyzer A Turn off the power switch on the front panel CAUTION When you power on or off the analyzer you must use the front panel power switch Failure to do so may cause the operating system to shut down improperly When you power on the analyzer again wait at least 10 seconds after the last power off When you press the front panel ON STANDBY switch the analyzer starts a shutdown process including a Windows shutdown to preserve settings and then power off The LED next to the power switch changes to orange Avoid using the rear panel power switch or disconnecting the power cord to power off the analyzer To completely remove power to the analyzer perform the shutdown just described and then set the power switch on the rear panel to off NOTE Turning off the front panel power switch does not shut down the principal power supply completely To turn off the principal power supply press the principal power switch on the rear pa
272. n Display and Average Function 3 171 drace Ave Menu 15e sind sas nue der die Gardien e 3 172 Displaying Trace Land Z 4 verte hee Ge ass 3 174 Averaging the Waveform 0 050060 sus ree heed de Gi cued dus 3 175 Saving Loading Waveform Data 3 178 Trace Compression iiss s ssnsssis vis eee Gawd 3 178 Setting VIEWS 55 is coe cone osice geese enn sghbcp eaen idana ne 0 die ein db ed eee 3 181 View Menu s0et hin imninitan ee ete Rs ea eet pie nie 3 182 Basic Procedure s c c vik ary oie Dent EG AOA GEMS nt ee SR eae 3 183 Spectrum View Seething pasri siei poke nage sated wien eae eee ee wees 3 184 Spectrogram View Setting pessi pans nage dk nues RSS ete aves 3 185 Time Domain View Setting 3 187 CCDE View Seting eo Secale dae Sega ee ele LG EG LG ade Soa feat 3 189 Constellation View Setting Option 21 Only 3 190 EVM View Setting Option 21 Only 3 191 Symbol Table Setting Option 21 Only 3 194 Eye Diagram Setting Option 21 Only 3 194 AM AM View Setting Option 21 Only 3 196 AM PM View Setting Option 21 Only 3 197 PDF View Setting Option 21 Only 3 198 Noisogram View Setting Option 21 Only
273. n about setting the analysis range Set the measurement parameters by pressing the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel For the Meas Setup menu refer to the following sections 3 37 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode ASK FSK Modulation Analysis Basic ASK and FSK modulation analysis can be performed using Analog Modulation Analysis This analysis includes frequency deviation and depth of modulation Typical settings are as follows m ASK signal measurement Measurement item AM Demod Spall sacpeasakaeds 500 kHz Acquisition Length 10 24 ms m FSK signal measurement Measurement item FM Demod Span 500 kHz Acquisition Length 10 24 ms Vertical Scale 1 6 MHz deviation scale 800 kHz The following pages show examples for each measurement item Refer to page 3 181 for information about setting scale and formatting each view Refer to page 3 34 for information about changing the overview and subview 3 38 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode AM Demod Measurement Demodulates and measures an AM signal Figure 3 34 shows an example The main view displays the measurement results and the modulation factor versus time graph MEASURE Show Measurements is selected in Figure 3 34 The AM demod measurement has no Meas Setup menu items Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum 0 22 08 4 18 20 PM PAUSE MEAS SETUP _ EES E E EEOEOEE EoE w Frequency 10
274. n mode press RUN STOP Press the Spectrum Offset side key and set the number of the frame to measure and display in the spectrum view upper view by turning the general purpose knob or using the numeric keypad Serial numbers are given to each frame regardless of the block size with zero representing the latest frame The selected frame is indicated by the marker on the spectrogram see Figure 3 21 Alternatively the frame number can be set as follows a Press the VIEW SELECT key to select the spectrogram view b Press the MARKER SETUP key c Press the Go to page 2 Marker X Vertical side key d Set the frame number by turning the general purpose knob or using the numeric keypad To take a spectrum measurement press the MEASURE key on the front panel The measurement items and procedures are the same as in the normal spectrum analysis Refer to Spectrum Analysis on page 3 4 To change the display format press the DEFINE key on the front panel The setting procedure is the same as in the normal spectrum analysis Refer to Spectrogram Display on page 3 18 NOTE In real time mode you cannot turn on or off the spectrogram in the View Define menu 3 23 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Zoom Function When you select S A Real Time S A with Zoom the real time analysis area can be specified on the spectrogram Even though frequency hopping occurs measurement can only be made by clipping the optional burst s
275. nal Region Unit Display only You can set it in the AM AM or AM PM measurement refer to page 3 57 Linear Signal Region Display only You can set it in the AM AM or AM PM measurement refer to page 3 57 Horizontal Division Sets the horizontal interval between display points Range 0 01 to 1 dB the default is 0 1 dB Display Gaussian Line Determines whether to display the Gaussian line Overview Power versus Time gt i Subview AM AM Use VIEW DEFINE Subview Content to select the display Reference data Timing m Peak amplitude a 10 ms m Average amplitude m Crest factor Measurement data pata m Peak amplitude m Average amplitude m Crest factor CCDF measurement results gt 1 PAUSE NEAS SETUP Cancel Back 2004 12 01 11 36 22 Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 40 us Span 15 MHz Parameter Input Att 15 dB Presets Marker 3 180078125 ms Off SE En Modulation dBm Type 1604M T H Er ee By l Modulation Parameters 99 Auto Carrier dBm On Off Per Scale 1 ms Frequency Error ef Hz Peak 1 97 dem Average 3 80 dBm 49 23 100 La 77 2724213991 Crest Factor 5 77 dB Yo Linear Signal Peak 0 79 dBm Region Unit Average 4 75 dBm 53 85 Crest Factor 3 96 dB ean __ mn _ Bm Linear Signal Ref Data a 10 3
276. ncy in the phase noise measurement range as the offset from carrier frequency Setting value 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 10 MHz or 100 MHz default Rj Start Offset Frequency Sets the random jitter measurement start frequency as the offset from carrier frequency Setting range 10 Hz to Rj Stop Offset Frequency set value default 10 Hz Rj Stop Offset Frequency Sets the random jitter measurement stop frequency as the offset from carrier frequency Setting range Rj Start Offset Frequency set value to 100 MHz default 100 MHz RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode NOTE The integrated phase noise and random jitter will be calculated if the frequency range from Rj Start Offset Frequency to Rj Stop Offset Frequency is within the range from Minimum Offset Frequency to Maximum Offset Frequency Max Pj Threshold Sets the threshold level to determine periodic jitter by using the C N value averaged by the Median filter the yellow trace in the lower view as the reference A signal whose C N value dBc Hz is larger than the threshold is regarded as a periodic jitter The maximum periodic jitter in the analysis range is shown in the measurement results see Figure 3 75 Setting range 1 to 50 dB default 10 dB Power A Carrier Bandwidth Maximum Minimum Minimum Maximum Offset Offset Offset Offset Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Upper view gt r C N Sideband C N Sideband
277. near interpolation of correction values is performed on the amplitude axis using a linear scale dB Linear interpolation of correction values is performed on the amplitude axis using a logarithmic scale Rules for Creating an Amplitude Correction File Create the file as a text file and save it with the extension cor The maximum number of input lines is 3000 The order of correction data input is unimportant because the file is sorted when it loads However it may be easier to follow if you enter data in the order of ascending frequency Numeric values are described without the unit of frequency or amplitude Hz dB W etc For example 5 MHz frequency is expressed as 5M Frequency can be expressed as a floating point number or with the SI unit k M or G For example the following lines show three different ways to express the same value 1000 1E 3 1k 1230000 1 23E 6 1 23M 1000000000 1 0E 9 1 0G Amplitude is expressed as a decimal number or integer such as 1 23 or 10 Do not use a space in a numeric value however you can space before and after 669 Correct 10M 10 A space is inserted before and after Incorrect 10 M 10 A space is inserted between 10 and M 3 133 Setting Amplitude 3 134 Creating an Amplitude Correction File on a Computer Use word processing software on a computer to create a text file with the extension cor Be sure to use the correct
278. nel Turning off the principal power switch turns off the front panel LED When you do not use the analyzer for a long time or in case of emergency you should unplug the power cord RSA3408A User Manual Installation Restarting the Analyzer When Scan Disk Appears When the Display Brightness Is Not Even RSA3408A User Manual When the analyzer operates abnormally use the following procedure to turn the analyzer off and on again NOTE When the analyzer operates abnormally it will not be shut down by turning off the front panel power switch alone 1 Make sure that the front panel power switch is in the turned off position Turn off the principal power switch on the rear panel Wait at least 10 seconds and then turn on the principal power switch again gt ph Turn on the front panel power switch If the analyzer was not shut down properly Windows Scan Disk may run when you turn on the analyzer When the Scan Disk screen appears wait until the Scan Disk is completed If an error is detected refer to the Windows manual for treatment For more information on accessing Windows on the analyzer refer to Using Windows XP on page 2 28 It is a characteristic of the LCD Liquid Crystal Display panel to sometimes have uneven brightness dead pixels dots that never turn on or stuck pixels dots that always stay on This is neither a malfunction nor a defect and not a cause for repair or exchange Installati
279. ng 2 26 Option key 2 27 Optional accessories G 4 Options G 1 OQPSK shifting Q data 3 48 Overflow A D 3 129 Overlap FFT 3 164 Overview changing 3 34 modulation analysis screen 3 29 Over voltage input 3 129 P PDF measurement 3 61 Index 4 view setting 3 198 PDF manuals xviii PEAK 3 211 Peak search 3 209 operation 3 218 setting minimum jump 3 219 Phase noise measurement Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 102 Pin assignment digital IQ output connectors Option 05 D 1 Pixel relation between frame bin and pixel 3 178 PM signal measurement 3 42 Power AC requirements 1 10 applying 1 10 connecting the cord 1 10 powering off 1 18 principal power switch 1 11 switch 1 11 Power on down measurement RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 69 Power versus Time measurement 3 84 Demod mode 3 54 PRESET 2 24 Principal power switch 1 11 Print menu 3 251 screen copy 3 251 Product description 1 1 Programmer Manual related documents xviii Pulse measurements 3 91 Pulse spectrum 3 44 Q Q Data Half Symbol Shift 3 48 R Random jitter description 3 104 RBW description 3 161 menu 3 162 Real Time S A operation 3 20 Real time phase noise measurement Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 108 Real time spurious measurement Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 112 Real time analysis 1 3 S A mode 3 20 Rear panel 2 4 RSA3408A User Manual Index
280. ng menu is not available in the S A mode except Real Time S A Timing Menu Figure 3 96 shows the Timing menu structure FREQUENCY CHANNEL Real Time S A mode Acquisition Length Spectrum Offset Real Time S A with Zoom mode Acquisition Length AMPLITUDE Acquisition History Analysis Length Analysis Offset Frequency Center TANS Frequency Width DEMOD and Time modes L_ Acquisition Length Acquisition History Spectrum Length Spectrum Offset Analysis Length Analysis Offset Output Trigger Indicator Figure 3 96 Timing menu structure RSA3408A User Manual 3 139 Setting Timing Parameters Timing Parameters in Demod and Time Modes 3 140 The Timing menu in Demod modulation analysis and Time time analysis modes contains the following items see Figure 3 97 Acquisition Length Sets the time length to acquire one block M frames The acquisition length is calculated using this equation One block acquisition length M X One frame acquisition length where M is the number of frames in a block One frame acquisition length is determined by span internally For details refer to Specifications in the RSA3408A Technical Reference Acquisition History Specifies the number of the block to display and analyze The latest block is number zero Older blocks have larger negative numbers In most cases the analyzer retains previous acquisitions You can view previous acquisitions b
281. nt at the input which can be measured to a specified accuracy Export Save data to a file in a format other than application native FFT Time The length of time covered by one frame whether or not an RBW filter is applied to the FFT This was previously called a multi frame Filter A circuit which separates electrical signals or signal components based on their frequencies Frame A series of time contiguous samples long enough in duration and at a sufficient sample rate to produce a spectrum view of a specified span and RBW Frequency The rate at which a signal oscillates or changes polarity expressed as hertz or number of cycles per second Frequency Band The continuous range of frequencies extending between two limiting frequencies expressed in hertz Frequency Domain Representation The portrayal of a signal in the frequency domain representing a signal by displaying its sine wave components the signal spectrum Frequency Drift Gradual shift or change in displayed frequency over the specified time due to internal changes in the spectrum analyzer where other conditions remain constant Expressed in hertz per second Frequency Modulation FM The process or result of a process in which the frequency of an electrical signal the carrier is varied in accordance with some characteristic of a second electrical signal the modulating signal or modulation Glossary 3 Glossary Glossary 4 Frequency Range
282. nt panel key about which you want to receive information For example press the MEASURE key to show information about that key see Figure 3 157 Press the front panel key to show the description of that key FrontPanel Hee amp Locate Back Refresh Print Contents Search E Frequency Channel E Span Key E Amplitude Key E Timing Key E Run Stop Key E Trigger Key E RBW FFT Key E Trace AVG Key BfMeasure Key E Measure Setup Key H E Display Functions a Utility Functions E Help Key E Input Key E Calibrate Key E System Key E Preset Key El Load Key Save Key Print Key E Macro Key E Macro Setup Key Figure 3 157 Online help for the front panel key ES Measurement Function PA fnhan marie Ka not Measure Key Alows you to select a measurement from the list that is appropriate to the current measurement configuration The knob will become unassigned when this key is pressed The Spectrum Measurements and Demodulation Measurements allow you to select a standard which may add more choices to the soft key menus or change the entire soft key menu to be standard specific View Online Programmer Manual Top Back m If you selected View Online User Manual or View Online Programmer Manual Using the front panel keys listed in Table 3 24 select the topic from the contents window on screen see Figure 3 158 The key functions are differ
283. ntrols see Figure 3 133 Auto Scale Sets the starting value and the scale of the vertical axis automatical ly to size the waveform to the screen Horizontal Scale Sets the range of the horizontal axis Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis Vertical Scale Sets the range of the vertical axis Vertical Start Available when the vertical axis represents EVM Sets the minimum value bottom of the vertical axis Vertical Offset Available when the vertical axis represents magnitude or phase error Sets the center value maximum minimum 2 of the vertical axis Full Scale Sets the scale of the vertical axis to the default full scale value Vertical axis magnitude or phase error An example of magnitude error below Ty 0 Ty 100 Vertical 10 Vertical 20 Scale of Scale f lt lai 2 190 E til ms gede 048 155 pis Start 1 080625 ms Scale 85 75 ps al A lt Horizontal Scale gt t Horizontal Scale gt Horizontal Start Horizontal Start Figure 3 133 Setting the scale in EVM view RSA3408A User Manual 3 191 Setting Views Measurement Content Selects one of the following formats for view see Figure 3 134 EVM Displays changes of EVM Error Vector Magnitude in time series m Mag Error Displays changes of magnitude error in time series m Phase Error Displays changes of phase error in time ser
284. o Tari to On the analyzer estimates the bit rate or Tari from your input value and performs measurements based on the estimate If you want to use your input value directly in measurements without using an estimate leave the Auto Bit Rate or Auto Tari setting Off 7 Press the Analyze side key to perform the analysis The analysis is performed based on the bit rate or Tari set value After the analysis has been completed the estimated bit rate or Tari is displayed in the Bit Rate side key In the constellation eye diagram and symbol table measurements the estimated bit rate or Tari is also displayed in the main view see Figure 3 60 on page 3 78 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Figure 3 57 shows an example of the power on down measurements You can save the measurement table to a file csv by SAVE Save Table For file operations refer to page 3 227 Overview Zoom Subview Power vs Time 2005 08 19 15 54 07 PAUSE _ MEAS SETUP Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 4 mj Cancel Back Span 10 MHz Input Att 15 dB Analyze NOTE The overview and subview ALR cae 125 kH Marker 58 8528125 ms E 11 17 o contens can be selected using the 224 ms 14 frame 0 a Standard Type View Define menu 87 dBm fame Manual dBm Link 10 dB Sample rate Effective sample rate Modulation Refer to Interpolation Points 100 etero on page 3 71 fra
285. ocal oscillator IF output goes through a bandpass filter where resolution of the spectrum analyzer is defined F Resolution s filter Detector Display Ce Local X oscillator Figure 1 1 Concept of the swept spectrum analyzer The filter is swept from Fstart to Fstop See Figure 1 2 Only signals within the filter bandwidth are observed at one point in time Signal A is detected first and then signal B is detected and displayed NOTE An intermittent signal such as a burst phenomenon will not be detected unless it is present at the exact moment that the filter is being swept past it Sweep A B Fstart Fstop Figure 1 2 Sweep of resolution filter RSA3408A User Manual 1 3 Product Overview Real Time Spectrum The real time spectrum analyzer is conceptually equipped with a series of Analyzer bandpass filters as shown in Figure 1 3 Signals passing through those filters are concurrently observed and recorded continuously Signals A and B are concur rently acquired and displayed as shown in Figure 1 4 Pi RF input gt Resolution filter 1 Detector 1 Resolution filter 2 Detector 2 F gt Display Resolution filter 3 Detector 3 Resolution filter N Detector N Figure 1 3 Concept of the real time spectrum analyzer lt Concurrent acquisition Fstart Fstop Figure 1 4 Concurrent acquisition RSA
286. ode MODE SIA Measure menu Transient gt Q versus Time CCDF Power versus Time DEMOD Pulse Measurements Frequency versus Time Signal Source Analysis P gt CCDF TME f Pulse Characteristics Phase Noise Spurious Real Time Phase Noise Real Time Spurious Frequency versus Time Figure 3 62 Time menu structure There are three items in the Time menu Transient Performs time variation measurement Refer to page 3 82 for details CCDF Performs CCDF measurement Refer to page 3 86 for details Pulse Measurements Performs pulse measurements Refer to page 3 91 for details m Signal Source Analysis Option 21 Only Performs signal source analysis Refer to page 3 101 for details Measurement Screen Layout The measurement screen layout in the time analysis Time mode is the same as in the modulation analysis Demod mode Refer to Measurement Screen Layout on page 3 29 for the view functions setting an analysis range and changing the view content RSA3408A User Manual 3 81 Time Analysis Time Mode Time Variation Measurement You can select the following time variation measurement items using the MEASURE key when you select Transient in the Time menu m IQ versus Time m Power versus Time m Frequency versus Time The time variation measurements have no Meas Setup menu items Basic Procedure Follow these steps
287. ode two traces are shown when Trace 2 is turned on using the TRACE AVG menu In DEMOD modulation analysis mode and TIME time analysis mode two traces are shown in IQ vs Time view I level vs time and Q level vs time 1 Press the MAKER SETUP key on the front panel 2 Press the Go to page 2 of 2 bottom side key to show the next menu page 3 Press the Assign Marker X to Trace side key to select Trace 1 or 2 as shown in Figure 3 153 The marker moves to another trace with the same horizontal position MARKER SETUP Frequency 800 MHz Span 100 kHz Input Att 20 dB Cancel Back RBW Trace 1 Freeze 500 Hz Marker 799 992734375 MHz 36 85 dBm 63 84 dBm Hz 0 dBm 10 dB 100 dBm A Center 800 MHz Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Figure 3 153 Changing the Trace 3 216 The marker moves to another trace With the same horizontal position PA Trace 2 Trace 2 Normal All Markers Off Assign Marker X Lee lt Assign Marker X to Trace ma 2 Selects the trace to place the marker Peak Search Freq Threshold 2k Trace 1 An A Span 100 kHz D topageiitor RSA3408A User Manual Marker Operation and Peak Search Markers in Multiple Views RSA3408A User Manual When you display multiple views on one screen markers displayed in those views are locked together Figure 3 154 shows a concurrent display of the spectrum and the
288. odulation Analysis cose scp Sch eng tae ni nEs aisles anni seen a R 2 57 J urning Off the POWer ss sure etes de gests tere genie a RG bly nie tete 2 64 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode 3 1 Measurement Screen Layout 3 2 Spectrum Analysis Es 546 Sig sus Eda sum te distant te ees eae 3 4 Spectrogram Display sc poe PN he sew a bE hoe W Ree dada get 3 18 Real Time Analysis csc 42 365 td sous Ne bis ee WR wale ee Es 3 20 Zoom FUNCHON 524 54m sms sta As oN R hod 3 ee aR E RM tok HAE RES 3 24 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 3 27 Measurement Screen Layout 3 29 Analog Modulation Analysis 3 37 Digital Modulation Analysis Option 21 Only 3 45 RFID Analysis Option 21 Only 3 62 Time Analysis Time Mode 3 81 Measurement Screen Layout 3 81 Time Variation Measurement 3 82 CCDF Measurement sas dose de dois dre A diet 3 86 Pulse M asurements sus sand pad drone wee eee 3 91 Signal Source Analysis Option 21 Only 3 101 Setting Frequency and Span 3 117 Frequency and Span Setting Menu 3 118 Using the Channel
289. of the analysis range For example enter 32 ms using the numeric keypad 4 Press the Analysis Offset side key and specify the starting point of the range For example enter 24 ms using the numeric keypad RSA3408A User Manual 2 59 Tutorial Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 08 14 49 08 TIMING Timing menu es Frequency 100 MHz Two green vertical lines represent Cancel Back Span 20 kHz i Acquisition Input Att 15 dB an analysis range Length s 64m 0 0 Acquisition dBm dBm History lt Acquisition History 0 Specifies the number of the block to 10 Spectrum Length be analyzed dB 2 s B 32m 100 Spectrum Offset dBm 100 s Timing dBm 0 nr lo Sa Start 64 ms e 6 4 ms Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz EET s lt Analysis Length 100 EF fi The main view shows the waveform and ES ______ Specifies the time length of the measurement result for the analysis range He Offset analysis range l l ea Analysis Offset a ya Specifies the start point of the analysis range 19 Step Size Start 40 ms Scale 3 2 ms Analysis Offset Analog Demod AM Demod Analysis Offset ms 62 54 Figure 2 52 Analysis range settings Setting the Acquisition One frame consists of 1024 data points and one block consists of several frames Length Data are acquired in block units in the Demod mode The number of frames in one block is referred to as block size Frame
290. oftware m Option C3 Calibration service 3 years m Option C5 Calibration service 5 years m Option D1 Calibration data report m Option D3 Calibration data report 3 years requires Option C3 m Option D5 Calibration data report 5 years requires Option C5 G 1 Appendix G Options and Accessories m Option R3 Repair service 3 years m Option R5 Repair service 5 years m Power cord options listed in Table G 1 Table G 1 Power cord identification Plug configuration Option number North America 120 V Universal Euro 230 V United Kingdom 230 V Australia 240 V North America 240 V Switzerland 220 V Japan A6 100 V China A10 240 V No power cord supplied A99 G 2 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix G Options and Accessories Standard Accessories Optional Software User Manuals RSA3408A User Manual All analyzers in this series are shipped with the accessories listed in Table G 2 Table G 2 Standard accessories Accessory Part number English language user manual 071 1617 XX English language programmer manual PDF only 1 077 0003 XX English language technical reference PDF only 077 0007 XX U S power cord 161 0066 XX USB mouse 119 B145 XX USB keyboard 119 B146 XX BNC N adapter 103 0045 XX Front cover 200 A524 50 1 PDF documents are stored in this directory on the internal hard disk C Program Files Tektronix wca200a Manuals Optional software includ
291. oint setting that was set when the analyzer acquired the data This item is always 1024 in the RSA3408A analyzer Bins Shows the number of bins The same value is also entered in bins of each frame header of the data block refer to Frame Header on page 3 243 MaxInputLevel Shows the reference level setting in dBm when the analyzer acquired the data LevelOffset Shows the level offset setting in dB when the analyzer acquired the data CenterFrequency Shows the center frequency setting in Hz when the analyzer acquired the data FrequencyOffset Shows the frequency offset setting in Hz when the analyzer acquired the data Span Shows the span setting in Hz when the analyzer acquired the data BlockSize Shows the block size setting when the analyzer acquired the data ValidFrames Shows the number of frames in the data block This value divided by MultiFrames represents the number of frames that are scanned and synthe sized into one frame FramePeriod Shows the frame period setting in seconds The actual period is obtained by multiplying UnitPeriod described below by the difference of time stamp ticks of each frame in the data block UnitPeriod Shows the unit time in seconds of time stamp Ticks of each frame in the data block FrameLength Shows the time in second necessary to acquire one frame DateTime Shows the time when the analyzer acquired the last frame in a data block Change to space for display
292. on Backing Up User Files Using LAN You should back up your user files on a regular basis to ensure against system failures The Back Up tool is located in the System Tool folder in the Accessory folder of Windows Start this tool to select the files and folders to back up For more information use Windows online help For more information about access to Windows on the analyzer refer to Using Windows XP on page 2 28 The following files should be backed up more frequently m Status files sta m Data files iqt m Trace files trc m Correction files cor Refer to page 3 227 for details on file operations The analyzer is equipped with a LAN Ethernet interface as standard allowing you to save data in peripheral devices such as other PCs hard disks and MO via a network Refer to page 2 6 for connecting to LAN Installing Other Applications 1 20 The analyzer incorporates Windows XP as the operating system Some combina tions of internal measurement applications and external applications may cause deterioration in the basic performance or conflicts between these applications It is not recommended that you install other applications including Micro soft Word Excel and Outlook on the analyzer If you install an external application you do so at your own risk keeping in mind that it may lower the performance of the analyzer RSA3408A User Manual D AE Calibration Perform these routines to optimize
293. onal accessory for details 1 22 RSA3408A User Manual Calibration Calibrating Gain RSA3408A User Manual If you want to perform all possible calibration operations together press the Calibrate All side key When Auto Calibration is set to Yes they will be performed automatically any time the analyzer is in an uncal state NOTE When you run the calibration during signal acquisition the calibration starts after the acquisition is completed The gain calibration calibrates the analyzer s amplifier gain using the internal signal generator Run this internal calibration routine as required when you boot the analyzer or when UNCAL uncalibrated is displayed during operation Allow the analyzer to warm up for 20 minutes before you begin the calibration The warm up period allows electrical performance of the analyzer to stabilize During normal operation when the ambient temperature changes by more than 5 C from the temperature at the last calibration UNCAL is displayed in the yellow box at the top of the screen see Figure 1 18 If this happens run the gain calibration When UNCAL is displayed run the gain calibration UNCAL FREE RUN Frequency Span Input Att Figure 1 18 UNCAL display To run the gain calibration do the following 1 Press the CAL key on the front panel 2 Press the Calibrate Gain side key The calibration runs It takes several se
294. onnector Pin Assignment Option 05 Setup time Hold time gt 5 ns gt 5ns lt lt gt gt Dat EXT MEXT 0 Clock EXT_IQ_CLK Figure D 2 Definition of the setup and hold time RSA3408A User Manual D 5 Appendix D Digital IQ Output Connector Pin Assignment Option 05 D 6 RSA3408A User Manual SSS La Appendix E Using the Removable Hard Disk Drive Option 06 Option 06 provides a removable hard disk drive All user storable information including acquired signal data instrument settings screen images and calibra tion data are stored on the removable hard disk drive Remove the hard drive for storage or security Once the drive is removed from the analyzer no user data remains in the instrument Replace the hard drive using the following steps Replacing the Hard Drive CAUTION Turn off the analyzer before you replace the removable hard drive Use the steps in Figure E 1 on page E 2 to detach the removable hard drive To attach the hard drive reverse these steps Using the USB Memory RSA3408A User Manual Option 06 also supplies a USB memory stick that includes the analyzer name serial number a copy of the factory calibration data and other information Follow these instructions for using the memory stick m Plug the USB memory stick to the USB connector on the analyzer side panel before turning on the analyzer Do not unplug the memory stick while operating the analyzer
295. or enter a search word see Figure 3 159 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor and the enter key to accept the selection Refer to Side Panel on page 2 6 on connecting a USB mouse and keyboard to the analyzer UserM anual amp Cancel Back Locate Back Refresh Print View Front Panel Contents Search OLHO245 VO1 00 Button Help Type in the word s to search for zz 2 a Frequency and SR Uee Select topic Found 8 pa n me UserManual Marker UserManu UserManual Setting UserManu UserManual Marker UserManu UserManual Marker UserManu UserManual Using t UserManu UserManual UserManu UserManual Setting UserManu UserManual Trigger UserManu This section describes frequency and span that are fundamental settings for observing spectrum These Manual items are set with the general purpose knob and the numeric input keypad You can also use the and peak search function to set frequency 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 To set those fundamental settings of frequency and span use the blue keys on the left side of the front panel Topics Basic procedure Setting range Vector span Top I Search previous results F Match similar words PF Search titles only Figure 3 159 Word search using the keyboard RSA3408A User Manual Selecting Input Source You can select from three input sources in the Input menu RF IQ and Cal D UTILITY DR HELP PRESET Cc
296. or entering a file name 5 RF input connector Connects an input signal Type N type connector Input impedance 50 Q Maximum capacity of non breakdown input 30 dBm N CAUTION Do not apply a signal of more than 30dBm to do so may damage the instrument 6 Preamplifier power source Provides power source for a preamplifier optional accessory Refer to the RSA3408A Technical Reference for specifications 7 General purpose knob Changes a setting 8 Up Down keys Increases or decreases a value Refer to page 2 20 for changing a setting using the general purpose knob or the up down keys 9 Power switch ON STANDBY Refer to page 1 10 for applying power 10 LED Green on operating orange on standby RSA3408A User Manual 2 3 Interface Maps 1 2 3 4 5 6 A Nr RTA BSA N 5 9 6 9 6 0 6 9 C C O C 6 9 OH eS 0 eke Ce eS OCZ gL JO de L J Sa 9 8 7 Figure 2 2 Rear panel 2 4 RSA3408A User Manual Interface Maps Rear Panel Interface 1 REF IN OUT connector 50 Q BNC connector for reference signal input output to synchronize the analyzer with other instrument 2 I I INPUT connector Option 03 only 50 Q BNC connector for I signal differential input When using one connector as a single ended input terminate the other end in 50 Q 3 Q Q INPUT connector Option
297. or span 3 124 Spectrogram S A with Spectrogram 3 18 view setting 3 185 Spectrum analysis S A mode 3 1 length 3 140 offset 3 141 view setting 3 184 Spurious measurement RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 67 S A mode 3 16 Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 107 Stand setting up 1 13 Standard accessories G 3 Status display 2 11 Step size center frequency 2 22 setting 2 22 Stop and Show Results 3 148 Subview changing 3 34 modulation analysis screen 3 29 Symbol mapping B 1 Symbol table analysis 3 55 RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 78 setting 3 194 Symmetrical filter Signal source analysis Option 21 only 3 107 Synchronous operation external trigger 3 160 System menu 2 25 T Tari RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 70 Technical Reference related documents xviii Time analysis Time mode 3 81 Time domain view setting 3 187 Time variation measurement 3 82 basic procedure 3 82 Index 5 Index Timing menu 3 139 zoom 3 24 Trace comparison 3 171 displaying 3 174 menu 3 172 saving loading 3 178 Trigger 3 145 creating a mask 3 153 level 3 149 menu 3 146 mode 3 147 position 3 148 save on trigger 3 152 slope 3 150 source 3 148 synchronous operation 3 160 trigger output indicating 3 159 trigger point indicator 3 159 Triggered trigger mode 3 147 Troubleshooting 1 19 Tutorial 2 31 U UNCAL 1 12 Index 6 Unpacking 1 9 USB
298. or the real time measurement see Figure 3 77 They depend on the subview content refer to Selecting the Subview Content on page 3 111 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Rj Settling Threshold Enabled when Random jitter versus Time is displayed in the subview Sets the threshold value for obtaining the random jitter settling time Setting range 0 to 1 s default 0 s C N Offset Frequency Enabled when C N versus Time is displayed in the subview Sets the value of the frequency displaying the C N versus Time in the subview as the offset from carrier frequency Setting range The upper limit is Span 2 The lower limit is determined by the span and FFT Points for C N refer to Setting the Number of FFT Points on page 3 110 settings C N Settling Threshold Enabled when C N versus Time is displayed in the subview Sets the threshold value for obtaining the phase noise settling time Setting range 200 to 0 dBc Hz default 0 dBc Hz Random A Subview Random Jitter vs Time C N A Subview C N vs Time jitter Settling time Settling time 2 i gt gt Rj Settling CIN Settli ettling Threshold Threshold gt Time gt Time C N Rj Start Offset Rj Stop Offset Frequency Random jitter Frequency measurement range Main view RSA3408A User Manual C N Offset Frequency gt Offset frequency Figure 3 77 Real time phase noise measurement para
299. p screen follow these steps Windows Desktop 1 Connect a USB mouse and keyboard to the analyzer For the USB connectors on the side panel see Figure 2 3 on page 2 6 2 Use a mouse to move the pointer to the bottom of screen see Figure 2 25 The task bar appears 3 Locate the pointer on the RSA3408A icon in the task bar and right click A menu appears 4 Select Close from the menu The analyzer system program terminates and the Windows XP desktop screen appears Switching from Windows Desktop to the Analyzer View To switch from the Windows desktop screen to the analyzer view display from the task bar select Start Program TEK RTSA The analyzer program starts Starting Windows XP When you use a mouse to move the pointer to the bottom of screen a task bar Applications appears see Figure 2 25 The task bar contains Start and the analyzer applica tion icons Follow the Windows XP operating procedure and access Windows applications using the Start menu Setting Date and Time The screen displays the date and time managed by the Windows XP operating system You can use the Windows time setting program to set the date and time 2 28 RSA3408A User Manual Functional Overview Tektronix RSA 3408A 1 14 2005 10 30 01 AM Frequency 1 5 GHz RBW 100 kHz Span 36 MHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 15 dB DIE CET OISE
300. page 3 117 for setting frequency and span Refer to page 3 125 for setting amplitude 5 For the real time phase noise real time spurious and frequency versus time measurements set the analysis range in the overview Refer to page 3 30 for details of the analysis range settings 6 Press the MEAS SETUP key and set the measurement parameters 3 101 Time Analysis Time Mode Phase Noise Measurement 3 102 The Meas Setup menu is described for each measurement on the following pages C N Carrier to Noise ratio is measured at the offset frequency from the carrier Jitter is also calculated from the phase noise data Meas Setup Menu The following items are provided in the Meas Setup menu for Phase Noise measurement see Figure 3 74 Carrier Threshold Level Sets the threshold for carrier detection A signal with amplitude above the threshold is detected as a carrier Setting range 100 to 30 dBm default 20 dBm Carrier Bandwidth Sets the carrier bandwidth Setting range Span 100 to Span 2 default Span 100 C N Sideband Selects the sideband for measuring phase noise m Upper Default Measures upper sideband m Lower Measures lower sideband Minimum Offset Frequency Sets the minimum frequency in the phase noise measurement range as the offset from carrier frequency Setting value 10 Hz default 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz or 10 MHz Maximum Offset Frequency Sets the minimum freque
301. panel and then press the Spectrum Analyzer side key Press the PRESET key on the front panel to reset the analyzer Press the INPUT key on the front panel Press the Signal Input Port side key to select Cal100M The spectrum of the calibration signal appears Check that INPUT CAL and FREE RUN are displayed in the status indicator at the upper right of the screen see Figure 1 13 2004 12 07 14 08 00 INPUT EEE Frequency 100 MHz RBW 100 kHz Cancel Back Span 36 MHz Trace 1 Normal Signal Input Input Att __15 dB Trace 2 Off Port Tarker U dBm 10 dB 100 dBm Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Figure 100 MHZ Status indicator c 100m Z 21 13 dBm 71 13 dm Refecnce G Int Ext Marker readout 2 Marker MAA amt use AA Pate e art Center 100 MHz Span 36 MHz 1 13 Spectrum of the calibration signal 100 MHz about 20 dBm RSA3408A User Manual Installation 3 Check the center frequency and peak amplitude using the marker a Press the PEAK key on the front panel to place the marker on the peak see Figure 1 13 b Check the marker readouts on screen The frequency should be 100 MHz and the amplitude should be approximately 20 dBm c Press the MARKER SETUP key on the front panel and then the Markers side key to select Off Check that the marker disappears 4 Check the RBW Resolution Bandwidth
302. pl When RBW FFT is setto FFT AnQ display Figure 3 117 Process flow when RBW FFT FFT RSA3408A User Manual 3 163 FFT and RBW 3 164 Overlapped FFT Real Time S A Mode The Real Time S A mode has FFT overlap capability that computes FFT while overlapping 1024 point FFT frames by a specified number of samples The RBW FFT menu contains the following controls NOTE In the Real Time S A mode the FFT points is always 1024 and FFT pro cessed data does not go through RBW process see Figure 3 117 on page 3 163 FFT Start Point Sets the start point of the 1024 point FFT frame by the number of samples from the previous frame see Figure 3 118 Range 1 to 1024 samples in increments of 2 FFT Overlap Displays the amount of overlap between frames used to calculate consecutive FFTs see Figure 3 118 Not settable The sum of FFT Overlap and FFT Start Point is always 1024 FFT Window Selects the FFT window window function For the window type refer to Table 3 21 on page 3 168 The default is Blackman Harris 4B Time domain data gt Time Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3 a 2 lt gt e e e FFT FFT Start Point Overlap Le 1024 points gt Figure 3 118 FFT overlap RSA3408A User Manual FFT and RBW FFT Points Limit on the FFT Points RSA3408A User Manual The number of FFT points is normally set automatically by the RBW setting T
303. pulse to measure when you select A Single Pulse in View Results For described below 0 zero represents the most current pulse while larger negative numbers represent subsequent pulses NOTE The main view shows the measurement results for up to 1000 pulses the pulse number of 999 to 0 RSA3408A User Manual 3 95 Time Analysis Time Mode View Results For Selects how to display the measurement results in the subview see Figure 3 71 m A Single Pulse Displays the measurement results for one pulse specified with Select Pulse All Pulses Displays the measurement results for all pulses in the analysis range The horizontal axis represents the pulse number and the vertical axis represen Subview i 100 ys Zo Figure 3 71 ts the measurement results 12 056406 ms 12 049609 ms A Single Pulse Shows the measurement result and waveform for a specified pulse Setting for View Results For 100 HW 10 HW o Pulse 309 Pulse 0 All Pulses Shows the measurement results for all pulses with the horizontal axis representing the pulse number Displayed Measurement Determines whether to show the measurement result in the main view for each measurement item Select On to show the result For the measurement items refer to page 3 91 NOTE You must select at least one measurement item in Displayed Measurement If you turn all items off an error message One
304. r the cdma2000 forward and reverse link analysis m RSA3408A Option 26 cdma2000 1xEV DO Analysis Software User Manual provides operating basics for the cdma2000 1xEV DO forward and reverse link analysis m RSA3408A Option 27 3GPP Release 5 Downlink HSDPA Analysis Software User Manual provides operating basics for the 3GPP Release 5 downlink analysis xviii RSA3408A User Manual Preface Conventions RSA3408A User Manual RSA3408A Option 28 TD SCDMA Analysis Software User Manual provides operating basics for the TD SCDMA analysis RSA3408A Option 29 WLAN 802 11a b g Analysis Software User Manual provides operating basics for the WLAN analysis This manual uses the following conventions m Front panel key and control labels are printed in the manual in upper case text For example SPAN PEAK PRINT If it is part of a procedure the key or control label is printed in boldface For example Press SPAN To identify keys on the front panel the area name label precedes the key For example Press the MODE DEMOD key Menu and on screen form titles are printed in the manual in the same case initial capitals as they appear on the analyzer screen such as Span Source and Channel Power If it is part of a procedure the menu title is shown in boldface For example Press the Source side key A series of keys controls and or menu items separated by an arrow symbol gt indicates the order in which to perform
305. rameter for Gaussian filter Frequency Recovery Frequency Offset None Gaussian 1st User Off RSA3408A User Manual Appendix A Menu Tree Display Mode Menu S A f Spectrum Analyzer D S A with Spectrogram Real Time S A Real Time S A with Zoom DEMOD Standard Analog Demod TIME Digital Demod Option 21 only Standard Transient CCDF Pulse Measurements Signal Source Analysis Option 21 only For details about the Standard menu refer to the optional software user manual Display Markers Menu MARKERS A SELECT a gt PEAK gt MARKER MARKER gt y SETUP S A Mode Center Freq Marker Freq Demod and Time Modes except CCDF Analysis Time Marker Time Real Time S A with Zoom Mode Center Freq Marker Freq Analysis Time Marker Time Center Zoom Marker Freq RSA3408A User Manual Select Marker 1 2 Marker X Position Markers Off Single Delta Reference Cursor to Marker X Reference Cursor Off Selected Marker Off Step Size Marker X All Markers Off Assign Marker X to Trace 1 2 S A Mode only Peak Search Freq Threshold Demod and Time Transient Modes only Peak Search Hor Threshold Reference Cursor to Trigger Reference Cursor to Trigger Output Time CCDF Mode only Peak Search Hor Threshold A 9 Appendi
306. rcent of the displayed frequency Residual Response A spurious response in the absence of an input signal Noise and zero pip are excluded Resolution Bandwidth RBW The width of the narrowest filter in the IF stages of a spectrum analyzer The RBW determines how well the analyzer can resolve or separate two or more closely spaced signal components Save Commit data to memory in application native format Secondary Marker The second marker displayed only in the Delta Marker mode Sensitivity Measure of a spectrum analyzer s ability to display minimum level signals expressed in volts or decibels Internal frequency IF bandwidth display mode and any other influencing factors must be given RSA3408A User Manual Glossary Shape Factor Skirt Selectivity The ratio of the frequency separation of the two 60 dB 6 dB down points on the response curve to the static resolution bandwidth Single Sweep Operating mode in which the sweep generator must be reset for each sweep Especially useful for obtaining single examples of a signal spectrum Span Per Division Span Div Frequency difference represented by each major horizontal division of the graticule Spectrum The frequency domain representation of a signal wherein it is represented by displaying its frequency distribution Spectrum Analysis The technique or process of determining the frequency distribution of a signal Spectrum Analyzer A device for dete
307. reen Horizontal Scale Sets the range of the horizontal axis Horizontal Start Sets the minimum value left edge of the horizontal axis Vertical Stop Sets the maximum value top of the vertical axis Range Twice of Vertical Start value to 100 in a 1 2 5 sequence Vertical Start Sets the minimum value bottom of the vertical axis Range 107 to 1 2 of Vertical Stop value in a 1 2 5 sequence Full Scale Sets the scale of the vertical axis to the default full scale value Sub Grid Time mode only Determines whether to display the sub grid Vertical Stop decade f 1e 008 Vertical Stat gt Start 0 dB Scale 0 5dB Stop 3 75dB lt Horizontal Scale gt Horizontal Start Figure 3 131 Setting the scale in CCDF view RSA3408A User Manual 3 189 Setting Views Constellation View Setting Option 21 Only The constellation view shows the signal represented by phase and amplitude in polar coordinate or IQ diagram You can display it in the constellation analysis of the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 51 The constellation displays I and Q components of the signal in two dimensions As the overall signal level changes both I and Q are automatically scaled to keep the size of the constellation relatively constant from one update to the next This new scale is then normalized to a unitless scale View Scale Menu The Scale menu for the const
308. reference frequency m Int Uses the internal clock 10 MHz simulated sine wave m Ext Uses the 10 MHz sine wave of 10 to 6 dBm from the REF IN connector on the rear panel when you want to synchronize the analyzer with other instrument s The reference clock is available from the REF OUT connector on the rear panel 3 226 RSA3408A User Manual File Operations File Type RSA3408A User Manual The instrument settings and waveform data can be saved in or loaded from files on the hard disk or 3 5 inch disk This section describes how to handle files containing the following topics File Type Load Save Menu Saving and Loading Files Entering a File Name Deleting a File Making Deleting a Directory The analyzer can make files with the following extensions STA Status file A status file used to save all the current menu settings You can save the settings you frequently use and reset the analyzer any time by loading the settings from this file AQT Data file A file used to save time domain waveform data acquired on the data memory in the Demod Modulation Analysis and the Time Time Analysis modes I Q and T stand for in phase quadrature phase and time domain respec tively TRC Trace file A file used to save Trace 1 or 2 in the S A Spectrum Analysis mode The data in this file is loaded as the reference waveform in comparison displays between Trace 1 and 2 for example COR Amplitude correction
309. resentative It is recommended to keep the box and packing materials You may need them to send this product to Tektronix for calibration or repair least 5 cm 2 in on both sides for proper air circulation CAUTION The analyzer has exhaust fans on the side panel Leave a space of at RSA3408A User Manual Installation Applying Power AC Power Requirements Connecting the Power Cord Power on the analyzer using the following procedure The analyzer operates from an AC line frequency of 47 63 Hz over the range of 90 250 Volts without the need for configuration except the power cord Refer to page G 2 for the power cord options The maximum power consumption is 350 W Refer to Specifications in the RSA3408A Technical Reference for additional information on power and environmental requirements CAUTION Use only power cords that are approved for the country of use Using non approved power cords could result in fire or shock hazard 1 Plug the power cord into the AC input on the rear panel eme Se eS ot o o Jo EO R W AC input Figure 1 7 AC Input rear panel 2 Connect the plug of the power cord to a properly grounded outlet RSA3408A User Manual Installation Turning on the Analyzer 1 Turn on the principal power switch on the rear panel Principal power switch
310. rigger mask the following selection items are available m In The trigger occurs when an input signal exits the blue area of a trigger mask and enters the black area Out The trigger occurs when an input signal exits the black area and enters the blue area of a trigger mask In and Out The analyzer triggers with In to acquire the first block and Out to acquire the second In and Out alternate at each block acquisition Use the acquisition history control to view alternate In Out blocks Out and In The analyzer triggers with Out to acquire the first block and In to acquire the second In and Out alternate at each block acquisition Use the acquisition history control to view alternate In Out blocks Trigger level C ST ae Trigger occurs Rise Fall Figure 3 104 Trigger level and slope 3 150 RSA3408A User Manual Trigger Free Run Continuous Data j Data i Data i acquisition Display acquisition Display acquisition Display gt Time j acquisition Display acquisition Display acquisition Display pi gt Time Press the RUN STOP key Press the RUN STOP key Press the RUN STOP key Data acquisition Triggered Continuous Display Display Display f gt Time Trigger Trigger Trigger Triggered Single Data acquisition Display Data acquisition Display TF i gt Time Press the Trigger Press the Trigger RUN STOP key RUN STOP key Figure 3 105 Acquiring and displayin
311. rm In the real time mode the instrument acquires data for the block size specified with the Timing menu performs the FFT process and creates spectrum waveforms for each frame so that you can observe spectrum variation in time seamlessly The difference between normal and real time modes is shown in Figure 3 20 The block size determined from RBW one frame FFT points A Normal spectrum analysis Frame N TV Frame 2 Frame 1 Frame 0 Time gt vV 0 bakes The block size specified with the Timing menu one frame 1024 points fixed A Real time mode Frame N DV Frame 2 Frame 1 Frame 0 Time gt g Yo o g oe ee A A Figure 3 20 Difference between normal and real time modes 3 20 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Basic Procedure RSA3408A User Manual Table 3 3 shows the features of the real time mode compared with the normal spectrum analysis Table 3 3 Features of the real time mode Item Normal spectrum analysis Real time mode Span Up to 3 GHz arbitrary value can be set Up to 36 MHz 1 2 5 sequence Trigger Only the Repeat menu item available All the Trigger menu items available RBW FFT FFT points 64 to 8192 powers of 2 FFT points 1024 fixed RBW 1 Hz to 10 MHz RBW No RBW process FFT overlap capability Timing No timing parameters Acquisition Length and Spectrum Offset
312. rmining the frequency components of a signal Spectrum Length The amount of time required to acquire one frame Spurious Response A response to a spectrum analyzer wherein the displayed frequency is not related to the input frequency Vertical Scale Factor Vertical Display Factor The number of dB volts etc represented by one vertical division of a spectrum analyzer display screen View An area or window of the display screen which contains information all of the same type such as a Spectrum View or a Power versus Time View RSA3408A User Manual Glossary 7 Glossary Glossary 8 RSA3408A User Manual Index Index A A D overflow 3 129 AC line frequency 1 10 Accessories G 1 optional G 4 standard G 3 ACPR measurement 3 7 RFID analysis Option 21 only 3 68 Acquisition history 3 140 length 3 140 AM signal measurement 3 39 AM AM measurement 3 57 view setting 3 196 AM PM measurement 3 59 view setting 3 197 Amplitude correction 3 130 menu 3 125 3 126 setting 3 125 Analog modulation analysis 3 37 basic procedure 3 37 Analysis length 3 140 offset 3 140 Analysis range setting 3 30 Angular units System menu 2 25 Architecture 1 6 Arrow keys Markers menu 3 211 ASK Modulation Type 3 46 note for measurements 3 50 Auto level 3 126 Average 3 171 Demod mode 3 174 menu 3 172 Time mode 3 174 type 3 175 Backing up user files 1 20 Bin relat
313. rtical Units dBm dBmV V mV W Corrections L Amplitude Offset Frequency Offset Amplitude Table Edit Table Interpolation Load Table Save Table Real Time S A Demod and Time modes Ref Level Auto Level RF Atten Mixer Auto RfAtt Mixer RF Att RF Atten Mixer Rf Att Mixer Level RF Atten Mixer Mixer Corrections Amplitude Offset Figure 3 87 Amplitude menu structure RSA3408A User Manual Off On Select Point To Edit Frequency Amplitude Delete Point Add New Point Done Editing Table Clear Table Freq Interpolation Ampl Interpolation 3 125 Setting Amplitude 3 126 AMPLITUDE Ref Level Vertical Scale Sets the scale of the amplitude of the displayed waveform Ref Level Sets the maximum top edge of the vertical axis The available range depends on the measurement frequency band as shown in Table 3 16 Table 3 16 Reference level setting range Frequency band Setting range Baseband DC to 40 MHz 30 to 20 dBm 5 dB step RF 40 MHz to 8 GHz 50 to 30 dBm 1 dB step IQ Option 03 only 10 to 20 dBm 5 dB step Auto Level Automatically adjusts reference level for the best system perfor mance based on power measurement within the set span NOTE An input signal within 10 MHz of the center frequency may cause Auto Level to choose the wrong reference level even if the span setting does not make the signal appear on sereen To prevent nonlin
314. rved The spectrum analyzer noise floor appears as a grassy baseline in the display even when no signal is present Open Recall Restore Bring data into the application from a file of application native format OQPSK Acronym for Offset QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying PDF Acronym for Probability Distribution Function Glossary 5 Glossary Glossary 6 Peak Detection A detection scheme wherein the peak amplitude of a signal is measured and displayed In spectrum analysis 20 log peak is often displayed Platform Utility User available software applications provided with the instrument Primary Marker The marker displayed in the Single Marker mode whose frequency and or position is changed when tuning with the general purpose knob PSK Acronym for Phase Shift Keying The process or result of a process in which the carrier phase is varied discretely in accordance with a digital code QAM Acronym for Quadrature Amplitude Modulation The process or result of a process in which the amplitude and phase of the carrier are varied concur rently by synthesizing two orthogonal ASK waves see ASK Reference Level The signal level required to deflect the CRT display to the top graticule line Residual FM Incidental FM Short term displayed frequency instability or jitter due to instability in the spectrum analyzer local oscillators Given in terms of peak to peak frequency deviation and expressed in hertz or pe
315. s Sumae Les art _ nice B Constellation Estimated Tari data 0 15 Estimated Tari data 1 2 237 2 237 Marker 92 85405585 16 ms 24 368 u Measurement results 1 028 Modulation depth 15 Modulation index Frequency error Auto bit rate on off in the Meas Setup menu a Eye diagram Estimated bit rate Estimated symbol rate Auto tari on off in the Meas Setup menu 15 Estimated Tari data 0 duration of a data 0 oY Estimated Tari data 1 duration of a data 1 Marker 0 sym 0 0 foooo000 10101010 10101010 24 00110110 00100101 01100110 48 01101010 01010101 01100110 72 10101010 10010101 01010101 96 10100110 01100101 10010101 120 01100110 10011010 10010101 Symbol table 144 10011001 01011010 01011010 168 10100101 10011001 01100110 192 01101001 01011001 01010101 216 10010101 01010110 01010110 240 01010101 10011010 0110 Figure 3 60 Modulation measurements main view RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode RSA3408A User Manual Figure 3 61 shows the definition of the modulation depth and index Voltage Modulation depth A B A A Modulation index A B A B Time Figure 3 61 Definition of the modulation depth and index 3 79 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 3 80 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode This section describes how to perform measurements in the time analysis Time m
316. s conducted with the carrier frequency always positioned centrally Off Carrier tracking is not executed The measurement is conducted with the central frequency set using FREQUENCY Center Freq Figure 3 76 shows an example of the spurious measurement Detected spurious are numbered sequentially from No 1 in descending order of amplitude and spurious markers are displayed on the waveform A maximum of 20 spurious are displayed In addition frequency difference deltaF and amplitude ratio Ratio in relation to the carrier are displayed in the measurement table at the bottom of the screen You can save the table to a file csv by SAVE Save Table For file operations refer to page 3 227 RSA3408A User Manual 3 107 Time Analysis Time Mode Spurious detection range is displayed in blue Spurious marker Measurement table gt Up to 20 spurious displayed Real Time Phase Noise 3 108 Measurement
317. s displayed with the size enlarged on the screen Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 08 14 54 55 PAUSE VIEW DEFINE D E Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 256 ms Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Show Views Input Att 15 dB Show Views Single Multi Select Single to show only the Overview selected view with the size enlarged Content Waveform TE TIR a 100 Start 232 ms Scale 3 2 ms Menu Off Analog Demod AM Demod Figure 2 55 Single view display 2 62 RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial 4 Change the scale a Press the SCALE key in the VIEW area b Press the Horizontal Scale side key and change the scale of the horizontal axis see Figure 2 56 Try several settings by turning the general purpose knob observe the changes in the display c Press the Vertical Scale side key and change the vertical axis scale Try several settings by turning the knob observe the changes in the display Tektronix RSA 3408A 0 23 03 11 45 28 AM PAUSE VIEW SCALE Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 256 ms Cancel Back Span 20 kHz Auto Scale Input Att 15 dB ce d Amplitude FT 100 Horizontal Seales s Br eee ae Horizontal Start s 232m RES Vertical Scale 200 i 20 Vertical Offset Vertical Scale y 0 k Full Scale defaul
318. s used for the measure ment Range 100 0 to 0 0 dB 3 40 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum 0 22 03 4 20 56 PM PAUSE MEAS SETUP EEE Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 12 4 ms Cancel Back Span 500 kHz Auto Carrier Input Att 20 dB On Off 4 4 Frequency Error dm EE dBm Hz 1 428k 5 Threshold dB 10 dB B 100 F m 104 Timing dBm Start 12 8 ms Scale 1 28 ms Center 100 MHz Span 500 kHz 400 kHz Peak Peak 388 544974 kHz Peak Peak 2 194 272487 kHz as Peak 194 313387 kHz 80 Main view gt Peak 194 231587 kHz kHz RMS 136 393144 kHz 400 kHz Start 12 8 ms __ Scale 640 us Measurement results Frequency deviation variation From the top Peak to peak frequency deviation Peak to peak frequency deviation 2 Positive peak frequency deviation Negative peak frequency deviation RMS frequency deviation Figure 3 35 FM demod measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 41 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode PM Demod Measurement Demodulates and measures a PM signal Figure 3 36 shows an example The main view displays the phase error versus time graph Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the PM demod measurement contains the following control Threshold Sets the threshold level above which the input signal is determined
319. s using the VIEW SELECT key on the front panel The selected view is shown with a white frame To measure amplitude or frequency with a single marker follow these steps Press the MAKER SETUP key on the front panel Press the Makers side key to select Single Only Marker 1 is enabled Note that the Marker X Position menu item is already selected Rotate the general purpose knob or enter the value using the numeric keypad to move the marker to the measurement location The marker readout is displayed in the top left portion of the screen see Figure 3 150 Tektronix RSA 3408A PAUSE MARKER SETUP Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Cancel Back__ Span 15 kHz Trace 1 Normal Select Marker Input Att 30 46 Trace 2 Off Marker 99 999 MHz 1 2 21 85 dBm 44 86 dBm H2 7 Marker readout Marker X Positic dBm Hz H lt Marker X Position 29 399M Changes the marker horizontal position Markers using the general purpose knob or the Marker 1 gt numeric keypad Off Singe Delta ne Markers Reference Cursor to MR Enables one two or no markers Single is selected enabling 10 i dd O marker 1 only off Selected Marker off Step Size Marker X 15 625 ae gt m Center 100 MHz Span 15 kHz aoc 2 Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off Marker X Position MHz 99 999 Figure 3 150 Measurement with a single marker RSA3408A User Manual
320. s voltage levels in decibels referenced to 1 millivolt dBuV A unit to express voltage levels in decibels referenced to 1 microvolt Decibel dB Ten times the logarithm of the ratio of one electrical power to another Depth of Modulation The difference between the maximum and the minimum of the RF envelope amplitude expressed as a percentage of the maximum RF envelope level Display Law The mathematical law that defines the input output function of the instru ment The following cases apply Linear A display in which the scale divisions are a linear function of the input signal voltage Square Law Power A display in which the scale divisions are a linear function of the input signal power Logarithmic A display in which the scale divisions are a logarithmic function of the input signal voltage Display Line A horizontal or vertical line on a waveform display used as a reference for visual or automatic comparison with a given level time or frequency RSA3408A User Manual Glossary RSA3408A User Manual Display Reference Level A designated vertical position representing a specified input level The level may be expressed in dBm volts or any other units Distortion Degradation of a signal often a result of nonlinear operations resulting in unwanted signal components Harmonic and intermodulation distortion are common types Dynamic Range The maximum ratio of the levels of two signals simultaneously prese
321. se knob is available Hz 2 XXX Le Numeric value input field 4 Turn the general purpose knob to the left to select 20k The hardware is set with the selected value immediately The spectrum waveform is displayed on the screen as shown in Figure 2 34 Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 08 14 13 43 Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 15 dB Trace 2 Off Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Off 0 dBm 10 dB Center 100 MHz Span kHz Figure 2 34 Center frequency of 100 MHz span of 20 kHz RSA3408A User Manual Tutorial Setting Up Amplitude In Figure 2 35 the vertical scale shows the spectrum view set up for 10 dB per division Ref level is the maximum value of the vertical axis and it is set to 0 dBm when the analyzer is powered on Observe the change in the waveform as you change this setting in the following procedure 0 dBm Ref Level setting i 10 dB 100 dBm Figure 2 35 Setting amplitude 1 Press the Amplitude key on the front panel MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP s SPAN TRIG AMPLITUDE key AMPLITUDE ney TRACE TIMING ING MEAS MEASURE SETUP The Amplitude menu is displayed on the right side of the screen Notice that the Ref Level item is available for entering amplitude see Figure 2 36 RSA3408
322. shape from these types m Rect Rectangular m Gaussian m Nyquist m Root Nyquist Rolloff Ratio Enters rolloff ratio when Nyquist or Root Nyquist filter is selected Range 0 0001 to 1 default value 0 5 Integration Bandwidth lt _ gt Figure 3 4 Channel power measurement band power markers RSA3408A User Manual 3 5 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode An example of the channel power measurement is shown in Figure 3 5 Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off 0 dBm 10 dB Center 100 MHz _ Channel Power 9 82 dBm Density 45 84 dBm Hz Channel Bandwidth Channel Bandwidth kHz Spectrum Analyzer Channel Power Figure 3 5 Channel power measurement 3 6 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode ACPR Measurement The power ratio of the carrier signal to the signal appearing in its adjacent frequency band leak signal is measured in the ACPR Adjacent Channel Power Ratio measurement Frequency ranges are set using three band power markers Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the ACPR measurement contains the following controls see Figure 3 6 Main Channel Bandwidth Sets frequency range of main channel Adjacent Channel Bandwidth Sets frequency range of adjacent channel Chan Spacing Sets a frequency interval between two adjac
323. sing Save Trace 1 m Off Displays no waveform Load Trace 2 Loads the waveform saved using Save Trace 1 for Trace 2 as the reference Save Trace 1 Saves Trace 1 waveform data as a reference waveform Refer to page 3 227 for file operations Hints for Taking Measurements m Widening the span expands carrier detection range but loses accuracy Narrowing the span makes measurement time longer m The phase noise measurement is performed within one of the four frequency bands listed in Table 3 12 A measurement over the band is not performed Table 3 12 Phase noise measurement frequency band Measurement band Frequency range Note Baseband 0 Hz to 40 MHz Set a value of center frequency span 2 Within the frequency range RF1 40 MHz to 3 5 GHz Set a center frequency within the RF2 3 5 GHz to 6 5 GHz frequency range RF3 5 GHz to 8 GHz RSA3408A User Manual 3 105 Time Analysis Time Mode m Table 3 13 and 3 14 show the bin width and the number of waveform points for C N versus Offset frequency measurement Table 3 13 Bin width for each decade Bin width 0 195 Hz 1 953 Hz 1 953 Hz 15 625 Hz 156 25 Hz 1 5625 kHz 12 5 kHz Decade 10 Hz to 100 Hz 100 Hz to 1 kHz 1 kHz to 10 kHz 10 kHz to 100 kHz 100 kHz to 1 MHz 1 MHz to 10 MHz 10 MHz to 100 MHz Table 3 14 The number of waveform points The number of points Waveform per decade Point placement Averaged wa
324. sis with spectrogram Refer to page 3 18 for details Real Time S A Performs real time spectrum analysis with spectrogram Refer to page 3 20 for details Real Time S A with Zoom Performs real time spectrum analysis with zoom function Refer to page 3 24 for details m Standard Performs spectrum analysis according to a communication standard For details refer to the user manual included in each option as shown in Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Standard menu in the S A mode Menu item Option Description W CDMA UL Option 23 W CDMA uplink analysis 3GPP R5 DL 3GPP Release 5 downlink analysis 3 1 Spectrum Analysis S A Mode Measurement Screen Layout Figure 3 2 shows the basic screen layout in the spectrum analysis S A mode The spectrum waveform and measurement results are displayed You can display the spectrum and the spectrogram at the same time Refer to Spectrogram Display on page 3 18 Tektronix RSA 3408A 0 f11 10 19 31 j Frequency 100 MHz RBW 200 Hz Span 20 kHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off 0 dBm 10 Spectrum gt dy 100 dBm Center 100 MHz Span 20 kHz Measurement result gt Channel Power 9 82 dBm Density 45 84 dBm Hz Channel Bandwidth 4 kHz Spectrum Analyz amp Channel Power Channel Bandwidth kHz 4 Measurement item Figure 3 2 S A measurement screen MEAS SETUP Cancel Back Channel Bandwidth Hz Measurement F
325. sition length is determined by span internally and shown with Spectrum Length in the setup display area see Figure 3 21 For the details refer to Specifications in the RSA3408A Technical Reference Waveform data is acquired and displayed on the basis of blocks For details about the time parameters refer to page 3 139 Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 01 24 14 05 23 PAUSE TIMING 2 Frequency 800 MHz Frame Length 6 4 ms Cancel Back _ Span 100 kHz Acquisition ue Input Att 20 dB Length s lt Acquisition Length Spectrum Length indicates the 128m Sets the time length to acquire 0 time length to acquire one frame Spectrum Offset one block dBm frame am JS n Spectrum Offset 10 Specifies the number of the dB frame to measure and display eem in the spectrum view 100 dBm LA A Mfu AR ha Center 800 MHz Span 100 k Marker 800 MHz 32 832 dBm 62 6496 s 48 frame x Represents one block 20 frames in this example The black line appears between two blocks black and white reversed in this figure The marker indicates the frame specified with Spectrum Offset r 800 MHz Span 100 kHz RealTime S A Measurement Off Spectrum Offset frame 48 Figure 3 21 Real time mode 3 22 RSA3408A User Manual Spectrum Analysis S A Mode RSA3408A User Manual When you have acquired the measurement data stop the data acquisition If the analyzer is in the continuous acquisitio
326. sition of the active marker Set Selected Point Y Sets the vertical position of the active marker Delete Selected Point Deletes the point at the active marker position Insert New Point Inserts the new point halfway between the active marker and the next marker on the right side Set All Points to Maximum Fills the area below the maximum line the reference level See Figure 3 107 Set All Points to Minimum Fills the area below the minimum line the level lower than the reference level by 60 dB See Figure 3 107 Reset Mask to Default Displays the default mask See Figure 3 107 Set All Points to Maximum Set All Points to Minimum 60 dB Reset Mask to Default 60 dB Figure 3 107 Filling operation for creating a mask RSA3408A User Manual Trigger Conditions for Creating a Mask Example of Mask Creation RSA3408A User Manual The required conditions for creating a trigger mask are as follows m Measurement mode Mode Real Time S A Demod or Time m Trigger mode TRIG Mode Triggered m Trigger source TRIG Source Freq Mask The procedure shows you how to create the example mask shown in Figure 3 108 Figure 3 108 Example mask 1 Befor
327. ss the Select Next Point side key to select Point B b Press the Set Selected Point X side key and set the horizontal position of Point B to three divisions from the left edge see Figure 3 111 Figure 3 111 Changing the position of Point B 9 Add Point C a Press the Insert New Point side key with Point B active The new point appears halfway between Point B and the next point in the right side b Press the Set Selected Point X side key and set the horizontal position of Point C to five divisions from the left edge c Press the Set Selected Point Y side key and set the vertical position of Point C to four divisions from the top edge see Figure 3 112 Point C j Figure 3 112 Adding Point C The trigger mask is stored in the internal memory RSA3408A User Manual 3 157 Trigger 3 158 10 If you started with a multi view display return using the following steps a Press the VIEW DEFINE key on the front panel b Press the Show Views side key and select Multi 11 Set the trigger a Press the TRIG key on the front panel b Set Slope and Position appropriately 12 Start data acquisition using the RUN STOP key The analyzer stops data acquisition when the trigger event occurs The trigger mask is stored in the internal memory for each measurement mode of S A Real Time S A DEMOD
328. stone sets 2 48 Figure 2 43 Comparison display with averaged waveform 2 49 Figure 2 44 Concurrent display of spectrum and spectrogram 2 50 Figure 2 45 Tall display of spectrum and spectrogram 2 51 Figure 2 46 Spectrogram view sssssse 2 52 Figure 2 47 Channel power measurement 2 54 Figure 2 48 Channel power measurement Channel Bandwidth A40KHZ 2 5 0cru ii aese eos a ES 2 55 Figure 2 49 Carrier frequency measurement 2 56 RSA3408A User Manual Table of Contents RSA3408A User Manual Figure 2 50 Figure 2 51 Figure 2 52 Figure 2 53 Figure 2 54 Figure 2 55 Figure 2 56 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 Figure 3 7 Figure 3 8 Figure 3 9 MODE keys 5520 seseh een et AM signal measurement Analysis range settings Frame and block Changing the acquisition length Single view display Scale settings S A menu structure S A measurement screen Flex grid style Channel power measurement band power markers Channel power measurement ACPR measurement band power markers Example of ACPR measurement C N measurement band power markers Example of C N measurement Figure 3 10 Figure 3 11 Figure 3 12 Figure 3 13 Figure 3 14 Figure 3 15
329. t Amplitude Line Interval Frequency Line Frequency Line Offset Frequency Line Interval View Lines Readout Off On Off On Off On Spectrogram view Time Line Off On Time Line Offset Time Line Interval Frequency Line Frequency Line Offset Frequency Line Interval View Lines Readout Off On Off On Figure 3 147 Lines menu structure Real Time S A RSA3408A User Manual Display Line Spectrum View Amplitude Line Determines whether to turn on or off the amplitude display lines The default is Off Amplitude Line Offset Sets the offset of the amplitude reference line Range 100 to 0 dBm the default is 0 dBm Amplitude Line Interval Sets the interval of the amplitude display lines Range 0 to 100 dB the default is 0 dB Frequency Line Determines whether to turn on or off the frequency display lines The default is Off Frequency Line Offset Sets the offset of the frequency reference line Range Center frequency Span 2 Hz The default value is the center frequency the reference line is at center screen Frequency Line Interval Sets the interval of the frequency display lines Range 0 to full span the default is 0 Hz View Lines Readout Determines whether to turn on or off the display lines readout The default is On Spectrogram View Time Line Determines whether to turn on or off the time display lines The default is Off Time Line Offset Sets the offset
330. t is always effective The default value is zero If you set the offset to a non zero value a waveform shifts vertically as shown in Figure 3 93 Amplitude of a displayed waveform Amplitude of an acquired waveform Amplitude offset value Amplitude offset Figure 3 93 Amplitude offset Frequency Offset Shifts the correction range by the specified offset with the same correction table see Figure 3 94 The offset value is set using the AMPLITUDE gt Corrections gt Frequency Offset menu item Correction range specified Correction range after the in the correction table frequency offset 1 GHz 2 GHz FES Frequency offset 1 GHz in this example Figure 3 94 Frequency offset 3 137 Setting Amplitude Performing Amplitude Correction Erasing Correction Data 3 138 Load an amplitude correction file and acquire input signals Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel 2 Press the Corrections side key 3 Do either of these two steps m Press the Edit Table side key to create an amplitude correction file Refer to page 3 132 for creating the correction file m Press the Load Table side key to specify an amplitude correction file Refer to page 3 227 for file operation 4 Press the Amplitude Offset side key to set the amplitude offset if necessary 5 Press the Frequency Offset side key to set the frequency offset if necessary 6 Press the Interpolation side key
331. t scaling OEN 100 Y Start 232 ms Scale 800 us Analog Demod AM Demod Horizontal Scale ms 8 lt Horizontal Scale gt Figure 2 56 Scale settings Completing the Complete the measurement with the following procedure Measurement Press the MEASURE key on the front panel 2 Press the Measurement Off side key The display returns to the spectrum view However the analysis mode is still in the Demod mode RSA3408A User Manual 2 63 Tutorial Turning Off the Power When you have completed the measurements turn off the power 1 Press the ON STANDBY switch at the lower left of the front panel Windows XP runs the shutdown process and the power source goes to the standby state with the orange LED on 2 Turn off the signal generator You have now completed the tutorial 2 64 RSA3408A User Manual Reference Ro Spectrum Analysis S A Mode RSA3408A User Manual This section describes how to perform measurements in the spectrum analysis S A mode MODE Measure menu S A Spectrum Analyzer 7 gt Channel Power S A with Spectrogram ACPR Real Time SA C N DEMOD Real Time S A with Zoom OBW Standard Carrier Frequency EBW Spurious TIME Figure 3 1 S A menu structure There are four items in the S A menu m Spectrum Analyzer Performs general spectrum analysis Refer to page 3 4 for details S A with Spectrogram Performs spectrum analy
332. tal IQ Output Option 05 Only Turns on or off the digital IQ output from the rear panel connectors 2 25 Functional Overview Displaying Versions and Installed Options Tektronix RSA 3408A You can see the system versions and installed options For information on options for the analyzer refer to Appendix G Options and Accessories 1 2 1 11 2005 2 Press the SYSTEM key on the front panel Press the Versions and Installed Options side key The screen appears as shown in Figure 2 24 Versions and Inst Frequency 1 5 GHz Span 36 MHz Input Att 15 dB RSA34084 Real time Spectrum Analyzer Copyright C Tektronix Japan Ltd Al rights reserved Serial Number DNSO0 14 Main System 0 50 000 Trident installer version Sub System 0 2 RBW 100 kHz Cancel Back Trace 1 Normal 4 Trace 2 Off Scroll Me Scroll ae Scroll the option list when there are Option Key many options System version LE Option Key Change Option Key Option Version Description Option Key Change Option Allow you to use option if available 256 Mbyte Data Memory with Extended Trigger Present Key To check on the availability of option 03 IQ Input Function Present contact your local Tektronix office 05 Digital IQ Output Present Installed options 06 Removable Hard Disk Drive Not Present 21 0 50 000 General Purpose Modulation Analysis Present 23 2 490 000 W CDMA UL Present i Python 2 0 8
333. ted and the Media full error message appears For deleting a file refer to page 3 238 Save Count Limit Sets a limit on the number of times that data is saved This setting is enabled when the above mentioned Save Count is On Setting range 1 to 16383 default 100 RSA3408A User Manual Trigger Creating a Trigger Mask Option 02 Only NOTE The trigger mask function is available for Option 02 in the measurement mode Mode of the real time spectrum analysis Real Time S A the modulation analysis Demod and the time analysis Time Trigger masks are limited to 60 dBfs The trigger mask shown in Figure 3 106 is an area created on the graticule of the spectrum view subview in the Demod and Time modes The trigger occurs when the input signal exits or enters the area Real Time S A mode Amm Trigger mask Center 1 5 GHz Span 10 MHz Marker 1 5 GHz 33 369 dBm 400 us 5 frame el Center 1 5 GHz Span 10 MHz Demod and Time modes upper screen o dBm 10 dB Trigger mask 100 dBm Timing Start 1 04 ms Scale 104 us Figure 3 106 Trigger mask RSA3408A User Manual 3 153 Trigger Mask Creation Menu 3 154 Use the TRIG Define Mask menu and the marker O to create the mask Select Next Point Selects the marker to control The active marker is displayed in red Set Selected Point X Sets the horizontal po
334. ters in the zoom mode 3 142 Figure 3 99 Frame cycle 3 143 Figure 3 100 Seamless acquisition 3 143 Figure 3 101 Trigger menu structure 3 146 Figure 3 102 Trigger position 3 148 Figure 3 103 Power trigger detection range 3 149 Figure 3 104 Trigger level and slope 3 150 Figure 3 105 Acquiring and displaying data by Trigger and Repeat MOLES ses soesesenbessesstsses esse een 3 151 Figure 3 106 Trigger mask 3 153 ix Table of Contents Figure 3 107 Figure 3 108 Figure 3 109 Figure 3 110 Figure 3 111 Figure 3 112 Figure 3 113 Figure 3 114 Figure 3 115 Figure 3 116 Figure 3 117 Figure 3 118 Figure 3 119 Filling operation for creating a mask 3 154 Example mask 3 155 Default mask 444 46600 che pee see eee eee es 3 156 Changing the position of Point A 3 156 Changing the position of Point B 3 157 Adding Point C 3 157 Trigger point display 3 159 Synchronous operation of two RSA3408A analyzers 3 160 FFT and RBW process 3 161 RBW FFT menu tree 3 162 Process flow when RBW FFT FFT 3 163 F
335. that the data is not displayed RSA3408A User Manual 3 249 File Format 3 250 RSA3408A User Manual Screen Copy Print Menu RSA3408A User Manual This section explains how to send a screen copy to a printer or a file Use a printer that complies with USB specifications For files data in the bitmap format BMP are created The following topics are described in this section m Print Menu m Printing a Screen Copy m Creating a File The Print menu contains the following controls BEN UTILITY n HELP PRESET INPUT LOAD Print now CAL SAVE Save screen to file NS Background color Black White Printer SYSTEM PRINT Figure 3 174 Print menu structure Print now Starts printing a copy of the analyzer screen to an attached printer Save screen to file Opens the Save menu to save a bitmap file For file operations refer to page 3 227 Background color Selects the background color for printing m Black Prints the background of screen in black m White Reverses the background of screen to white Printer Selects a destination printer 3 251 Screen Copy Printing a Screen Copy Connecting a Printer Installing Printer Driver 3 252 Print You must connect the USB printer to the analyzer and install the printer driver before you can print Connect the USB cable of the printer to the USB port on the side panel of the analyzer You can use e
336. the following procedure using the Timing menu after data acquisition The range is indicated by a pink line 1 Press the TIMING key on the front panel The Spectrum Length side key shows the time for creating the FFT available in the subview It is determined by the span internally 2 Press the Spectrum Offset side key and specify the beginning of the range using the general purpose knob or numeric input keypad Spectrum Offset Spectrum Length dBm 10 dB div 100 Timing I Start 25 6 ms Scale 2 56 ms div Figure 3 31 FFT processing range setting on the overview By default the overview shows the waveform representing the signal level change over time and the subview shows the spectrum waveform To change the views use the following procedure NOTE You can change the subview only in the digital modulation analysis Option 21 1 Press the VIEW DEFINE key on the front panel 2 Press the Overview Content side key and select the overview m Waveform Amplitude versus Time default display m Spectrogram The overview displays all data in one acquisition block RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Overview Spectrogram In the RFID analysis Option 21 refer to page 3 62 you can also select Zoom spectrogram with zoom function for the overview Digital modulation analysis Option 21 only Press the Subview Content side key and select
337. the vertical axis of the graph displayed in the main view You can also select dBm and V volts using VIEW SCALE Unit NOTE The measurement table in the main view always displays the results for waveform data with the default unit of W Selecting the unit does not affect the table contents RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode RF Envelope Measurement Measures time attributes for each envelope on the Interrogator to Tag or Tag to Interrogator signaling and displays the measurement table with the amplitude versus time waveform see Figure 3 58 NOTE In the analysis range at least one pulse rise or fall must exist If it does not exist an analysis is not performed Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu of the RF envelope measurement is the same as the power on down measurement Refer to page 3 69 Sample Rate 640 L Effective Sample Rate 3 2 Index On width s Sample rate Effective sample rate Refer to Interpolation Points on page 3 71 ac 124 798 25 2411 Measurement table gt 74 84 25 24 On Off time 24 6934 25 2624 Duty cycle 24 803 25 27 1 Ripple 74 881 25 174 Rise Fall time Envelope number M Hz Off width s Marker 74 929413327 ms 1 275 mV CCR ul Start 75 004101 ms Each envelope contains three slopes Scale 7 5 us selected by VIEW DEFINE Envelope Figure 3 5
338. tion Analysis Demod Mode AM AM Measurement RSA3408A User Manual Performs digital demodulation processing and displays an AM AM distortion graph for measuring non linearity characteristics of a DUT device under test such as an RF amplifier Figure 3 47 on page 3 58 shows an example The main view displays the XY graph of recovered reference amplitude versus measured signal amplitude and the table of AM AM coefficients extracted from curve fitting Meas Setup Menu The Meas Setup menu for the AM AM measurement contains the following controls For information about the common controls for the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 46 Linear Signal Region Unit Selects the unit to set the Linear Signal Region m dB Default Specifies the Linear Signal Region with a value relative to the maximum power measured in the analysis range m dBm Specifies the Linear Signal Region with an absolute power Linear Signal Region Sets a region that should have an ideal AM AM characteristic Generally signal distortion increases with amplitude Linear Signal Region sets the region where the trend is assumed to be linear see Figure 3 46 The analysis is performed with this assumption The region is indicated by blue oblique lines in the main view Range 100 to 50 dB the default is 10 dB Measured power Linear Signal Region setting gt ANANN Linear Signal Region NNNNNNN Reference power Figure 3
339. tion analysis MODE DEMOD Performs analog and digital optional modulation analyses m Time analysis MODE TIME Performs time characteristic analysis including CCDF measurement MODE keys Selects the analysis mode MEASUREMENT DISPLAY MODE VIEW en E gu lon FREQUENCY RUN CHANNEL STOP SIA SELECT DEFINE N SPAN TRIG DEMOD SCALE LINES MARKERS AMPLITUDE REW TIME A SELECT Le L Figure 2 50 MODE keys The measurement procedures for modulation analysis and the time analysis are similar Select the analog modulation analysis as follows 1 Press the DEMOD key on the front panel 2 Press the Analog Demod side key RSA3408A User Manual 2 57 Tutorial Selecting a Measurement Observe an AM signal change in time series as an example Item 1 Press the AM Demod side key 2 Press the MEAS SETUP key on the front panel to set the measurement parameter 3 Press the RUN STOP key to acquire the signal see Figure 2 51 Three views are displayed on the screen in the Demod mode m Overview Displays all data of the specified block in the time domain The measurement range indicated by the green underline is specified in this view m Main view Displays the measurement result and waveform of the range specified in the overview they may be displayed in separate views In this case level changes of I and Q signals are displayed as the yellow and green tr
340. tion and another is called a frame cycle as shown in Figure 3 99 Frame length A m Frame 0 c Frame 1 Frame cycle Figure 3 99 Frame cycle If the frame cycle is longer than the frame length time gaps appear between frames The shorter the frame cycle the more precisely you can observe the spectrum waveform variation in time You can acquire frames without gaps when the span setting is below 36 MHz Acquiring frame data without a gap is called Seamless Acquisition See Figure 3 100 Seamless acquisition Frame 0 m Frame 1 k Frame gt Time Figure 3 100 Seamless acquisition When the span is set greater than 36 MHz one display frame is reproduced from multiple acquired frames and the frame cycle becomes meaningless Refer to Vector Span on page 3 124 for details RSA3408A User Manual 3 143 Setting Timing Parameters 3 144 RSA3408A User Manual Trigger Triggers determine when the analyzer stops acquiring an input signal and displays measurement results To properly acquire data that you want to measure you need to set up the trigger conditions This section describes the following trigger parameters Mode Selects free run or triggered acquisition Repeat Determines whether to acquire data continuously or singly Source Selects a trigger signal source Level Sets a trigger level Slope Selects the rising or falling edge of a trigger signal Position Specifi
341. tion level with the RF Att side key When you select Mixer Select the first mixer input level using the Mixer Level side key 5 S A mode except Real Time only Use the Vertical Scale side key to set the vertical scale per division Use the Vertical Units side key to select the unit 6 To apply amplitude correction press the Corrections side key to set the parameters Refer to Amplitude Correction on page 3 130 for details RSA3408A User Manual Setting Amplitude Over Voltage Input Set the reference level Ref Level according to the input signal level The default setting is O dBm If the signal level gets too high or the reference level is set too low over voltage input may occur If an over voltage input occurs the status indicator A D OVERFLOW is displayed in the red box see Figure 3 89 CAUTION If a signal exceeding 30 dBm 1 W is applied it can damage the analyzer Be sure to limit input signals to 30 dBm or below When the input signal level is too high A D OVERFLOW is indicated in the red box Tektronix RSA 3408A A D OVERFLOW INPUT CAL AMPLITUDE L SS Frequency 50 MHz RBW 50 kHz Cancel Back Span 10 MHz Trace 1 Normal Input Att 0 dB Trace 2 Off Figure 3 89 A D overflow indicator NOTE If A D OVERFLOW is displayed it indicates that the A D converter in the subsequent part of the downconverter inside this instrument is overloaded In th
342. to Factory Defaults sets all parameters for all measurements and modes to the default values 2 24 RSA3408A User Manual Functional Overview Setting System Parameters UTILITY A HELP PRESET V INPUT LOAD 2 CAL SAVE _ Fe So SYSTEM ye Ko Figure 2 23 System menu System Menu RSA3408A User Manual The System menu sets system wide parameters such as the display brightness factory defaults and GPIB address Display Brightness Reset All to Factory Defaults Remote Setup Version and Installed Options Instrument Setup Scroll Option Key Change Option Key Angular Units Phase Degrees Radians Digital IQ Output j p L on off The System menu contains the following controls Display Brightness Adjusts the brightness of display Setting range 0 to 100 Reset All to Factory Defaults Sets all parameters for all measurements and modes to the default values Remote Setup Sets GPIB parameters Refer to the RSA3408A Programmer Manual for details Versions and Installed Options Displays the current versions of all standard and optional software and any third party software licenses Refer to page 2 26 for information about displaying versions and installed options Instrument Setup Sets the fundamental parameters for measurements Angular Units Selects degree default or radian for the angular unit m Digi
343. to be a burst in time domain The burst detected first is used for the measure ment Range 100 0 to 0 0 dB Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum 0 22 03 4 25 09 PM PAUSE MEAS SETUP Se es eS Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 40 s Cancel Back Span 10 MHz Threshold Input Att 20 dB dB 100 4 dBm 5 dB po 54 dBm Timing ii MA LT N Start 400 us Scale 40 us Center 100 MHz Span 10 MHz 225 deg deg Sar 400 us Scale 20 nie Analog Demod PM Demod Analog Demod PM Demod PM Demod Main view Phase deviation variation Figure 3 36 PM demod measurement You can select degree or radian for the angular unit by pressing SYSTEM Instrument Setup Angular Units 3 42 RSA3408A User Manual Modulation Analysis Demod Mode IQ versus Time Measures I and Q level over time Figure 3 37 shows an example The Measurement main view shows the I Q voltage versus time graph I and Q are indicated in yellow and green respectively The IQ level measurement has no Meas Setup menu items Overview Power versus Time Subview Spectrum PAUSE MS SETUP Tektronix RSA 3408A ns EEE LL Frequency 100 MHz Acquisition Length 160 us Cancel Back Span 10 MHz Input Att 20 dB dBm Timing Start 160 us Scale 16 us Start 160 us Scale 8 us Main view I Q voltage versus Time I
344. to select scaling for the interpolation a Press the Freq Interpolation side key to select the scale for frequency interpolation Lin linear or Log logarithmic b Press the Ampl Interpolation side key to select the scale for amplitude interpolation Lin linear or dB logarithmic 7 Press the Amplitude Table side key to select On The amplitude correction is now applied to the waveform The amplitude correction is applied to the acquired data and the corrected waveform is shown When the amplitude correction is turned on Correc tion is displayed in the setup display area at the upper right of the screen as shown in Figure 3 95 Tektronix RSA 3408A 03 08 11 14 53 31 Corrections eee Frequency 800 MHz RBW SO kHz Correction gt ancel Back Span 10 MHz Trace 1 Normal Amplitude Offset Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off dB 0 0 Frequency Offset dB f beat Hz i Indicates the amplitude correction is on ta Figure 3 95 Amplitude correction setup display The analyzer automatically saves the correction data in use when it is powered down The data will be erased when you press these keys AMPLITUDE gt Corrections Edit Table Clear Table m PRESET RSA3408A User Manual D oor Setting Timing Parameters You can adjust the length of various time parameters and the relationship between them in the Real Time S A Demod and Time modes using the Timing menu NOTE The Timi
345. trum Ponies ME rr Jj Frequency 800 MHz Acquisition Length 12 3 ms Cancel Back __ Span 100 kHz Parameter Input Att 20 dB Presets PDC 0 0 Modulation crn NEA TATA TEA cE Type 1 4PI_OPSK Fy 10 Modulation dB Parameters 100 Auto Carrier dBm 100 Mia Timing dBm Ih ANE On Off Start 12 8 ms Scale 1 28 ms Center 800 MHz Span 100 kHz rae Marker 1 66875 ms ie 44 223 Hz 2300 927 m 706 604 m Frequency Hz Origin Offset 44 97 dB 44 5090011372215 Scale 81 506 mY Unit Main view gt Measurement results left Constellation right 2 ni NaI Measurement results from the top Frequency error Origin offset Scale NOTE Origin offset is also called IQ feedthrough Figure 3 40 Constellation analysis RSA3408A User Manual 3 51 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode 3 52 EVM Measurement Main view gt Measurement results left EVM right Measures EVM Error Vector Magnitude Figure 3 41 shows an example The main view displays the measurement results and the EVM versus time graph For the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 46 For setting views refer to page 3 181 Overview Power versus Time Tektronix RSA 3408A Subview Spectrum rece RUN a Frequency 800 MHz Acquisition Length 12 3 ms Cancel Back Span 100 kHz Parameter Input Att 20 dB Presets PDC 0 0 Modulation dm
346. trum analysis S A except real time The values of Center Freq Start Freq Stop Freq and Span are set in conjunction with each other The relationship is described as Stop Freq Start Freq Span When one value is set the other values are automatically changed accordingly Channel Selects a channel number to set the center frequency from a channel table specified with the Channel Table menu item Channel Table Selects a communication standard to load the channel table Select a channel number with the Channel menu item For using the channel tables refer to page 3 120 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Frequency and Span Center Freq Step Same As C F Sets the center frequency step size equal to the center frequency Center Freq Step Same As Span Sets the center frequency step size equal to the span Step Size Sets the step size amount per press by which the up or down key AW changes the setting value for setting frequency SPAN Controls span Span and frequency settings are shown in Figure 3 83 Span Sets span The available range depends on the measurement frequency band and mode as shown in Table 3 15 on page 3 122 Turn the general purpose knob to set span in the specified sequence In the S A mode except real time you can set an arbitrary span within the limit using the numeric keypad Start Freq Same as Start Freq on page 3 118 Stop Freq Same as Stop Freq on page 3 118 re Span
347. ual File Operations d Press the Filename side key see Figure 3 164 and enter a file name using the front panel keypad The file extension is automatically added Refer to Entering a File Name on page 3 236 for details about how to enter the name Here input TRACE1 for example using the front panel keypad m Press the TUV number 2 key once to select the letter T and then press the ENTER key m Press the PQRS number 1 key three times to select the letter R and then press the ENTER key m Press the ABC number 8 key once to select the letter A and then press the ENTER key m Press the ABC number 8 key three times to select the letter C and then press the ENTER key m Press the DEF number 9 key twice to select the letter E and then press the ENTER key m Press the PQRS number 1 key five times to select the letter 1 and then press the ENTER key e After entering the file name press the Save File Now side key The data is saved to the specified file Tektronix RSA 3408A 8 2 37 PAUSE Save ToFile LT Frequency 1 5 GHz RBW SO kHz Cancel Back _ Span 10 MHz Trace 1 Normal Filename Input Att 20 dB Trace 2 Off ig Filename rue name see type moma RACE Enters a file name lal Tracea TRC 57KB TRC File 03 08 20 12 50 fa TraceB TRC 57KB TRC File 03 08 20 12 50 Save File Now lt Save File Now Tracec TRC 57KB TRC File 03 08 20 12 5
348. ulation Depth Sets the modulation depth when Auto Modulation Depth described above is Off Range 0 to 100 Auto Frequency Deviation Valid when the modulation type refer to page 3 46 is FSK or GFSK Determines whether to automatically detect or manually set the frequency deviation used to distinguish between the two states of an FSK or GFSK signal m On Default Automatically calculates the frequency deviation for the analysis range and displays the value in the Frequency Deviation side key Off Sets the frequency deviation using the Frequency Deviation side key 3 47 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Frequency Deviation Sets the frequency deviation when Auto Frequency Deviation is Off Range 0 to Span 2 Hz Decoding Format Valid when the modulation type refer to page 3 46 is ASK FSK or GFSK Selects the method used to decode data bits from each symbol NRZ m Manchester m Miller Auto Carrier Selects whether to use automatic carrier detection m On Default Automatically detects carriers for every frame and displays errors from center frequency as Freq Error on the screen m Off Sets the carrier frequency using Frequency Error Frequency Error Sets the carrier frequency when Off is selected in Auto Carrier Enter the carrier offset from the center frequency Shifting Q Data for When the modulation type is OQPSK you can shift Q data by half a symbol OQPSK relative to I data by pressing VIEW DE
349. um analyzer mode the out of range values are allowed but part of the trace may not be displayed because the analyzer cannot acquire that part of the waveform see Figure 3 85 3 122 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Frequency and Span Center frequency Span and frequency settings should fit within the maximum allowable span setting Maximum allowable span setting for the analyzer lt gt Set span Center frequency A part of the trace is not displayed in these two settings Not displayed Set span Center frequency Not displayed Set span Figure 3 85 Relationship between the frequency and span settings RSA3408A User Manual 3 123 Setting Frequency and Span Vector Span The input signals are scanned in frame units one frame 1024 points There are two frames a physical frame to store scanned data and a logical frame to store display data as illustrated in Figure 3 86 In the baseband one logical frame is acquired at one scan regardless of the span setting You can acquire one logical frame with one scan of a span setting below 36 MHz in the RF band In larger spans one logical frame is built up by acquiring data with multiple physical frames For example when the span is 40 MHz one logical frame is composed from two 40 MHz 20 MHz scans When the span is below 36 MHz in the baseband and RF band one physical frame corresponds to one logical frame this is ref
350. umbers are supplied in Appendix G Options and Accessories m RSA3408A Programmer Manual standard accessory PDF contains the programming commands and other information related to controlling the analyzer over the GPIB interface m RSA3408A Technical Reference standard accessory PDF provides specifications and performance verification procedures m RSA3408A Service Manual optional accessory describes how to verify the characteristics of adjust disassemble assemble and troubleshoot the analyzer and contains the information required for repair including module replacement and calibration PDF Manuals The programmer manual and technical reference described above are PDF documents the file size is about 5 MB and 2 MB respectively These files are stored in this directory on the analyzer hard disk C Program Files Tektronix wca200a Manuals Use the USB or LAN interface to copy the files onto your PC referring to the following sections Side Panel Interface on page 2 6 Using Windows XP on page 2 28 Optional Software When using the optional software refer to the following manuals User Manuals m RSA3408A Option 23 W CDMA Uplink Analysis Software User Manual provides operating basics for the W CDMA uplink analysis m RSA3408A Option 24 GSM EDGE Analysis Software User Manual provides operating basics for the GSM EDGE analysis m RSA3408A Option 25 cdma2000 Analysis Software User Manual provides operating basics fo
351. uras dass 1 23 Center Offset 5 6 65 0 obs os Gees reana aie te See as 6S 1 24 DCOFISeL ressens anerdihame de 1 25 Systemi MENU 2425188100 redi sotaa aa Sere ele ene 1 26 Front panel 433455 4e uses eee reset 2 2 Rear panel 2288 820 8888 02 00 0e0se se ts ses 2 4 Sid panel 254545 essences esteceeeseneoscie 2 6 Connecting USB devices 2 7 Operation with mouse and keyboard 2 8 Display screen configuration 2 9 Status display dese ed eee eevee nee etes 2 11 Pre and post trigger regions 2 11 Key lock display 2 12 Setup display 5 00008082000 c0s cree ceeaeeaee 2 13 t Menu keys 555ss sus ssesasesesansess seset 2 16 Example menu item display 2 18 v Table of Contents vi Figure 2 13 Menu item types 2 19 Figure 2 14 Numeric setting menu 2 19 Figure 2 15 Changing value with the knob 2 20 Figure 2 16 Changing value with the keypad 2 21 Figure 2 17 Numeric keypad 2 21 Figure 2 18 Changing the step size for the center frequency 2 22 Figure 2 19 Changing the step size for the center frequency 2 22 Figure 2 20 Selecting the measurement mode 2 23 Figure 2 21 Starting Stopping data acquisition
352. urement after A D conversion Foi RBW and display Parameters Parameters e FFT points e RBW e FFT window e Filter shape e FFT start point e Roll off ratio FFT points is normally set automatically with the RBW setting RBW is normally set automatically with the span setting Figure 3 115 FFT and RBW process 3 161 FFT and RBW RBW FFT Menu Figure 3 116 shows the RBW FFT menu structure RUN STOP Spectrum Analyzer S A with Spectrogram RBW FFT Auto Man FFT TRIG RBW FFT Man RBW RBW FFT RBW Filter Shape Rect Gaussian Nyquist Root Nyquist Extended Res ae Off On TRACE RBW FFT FFT AVG L FFT Points FFT Window refer to page 3 166 Extended Res Off On Real Time S A FFT Start Point FFT Overlap FFT Window refer to page 3 166 Figure 3 116 RBW FFT menu tree Spectrum Analyzer and The RBW FFT menu has the following controls in the Spectrum Analyzer and S A with Spectrogram the S A with Spectrogram modes modes RBW FFT Selects whether to set RBW and FFT parameters automatically or manually m Auto Sets RBW automatically with the span setting The filter shape is set to Gaussian m Man Sets RBW and selects the filter manually with the RBW and RBW Filter Shape side keys m FFT Sets the FFT points and window manually with the FFT Points and FFT Window side keys The result of FFT processing
353. urpose knob by pressing the up down AW keys or by entering a value using the keypad Center Freq Hz 1 56 lt Numeric input field Figure 2 14 Numeric setting menu 2 19 Functional Overview Changing a Setting Using the General Purpose Knob or the Up Down Keys 1 Press the side key for setting a numeric value For example press FREQUENCY CHANNEL gt Center Freq to set a center frequency The menu item changes to the display as shown in Figure 2 15 Center Freq Hz Indicates that numeric values can be changed with the general purpose knob Numeric input field Figure 2 15 Changing value with the knob 2 Turn the general purpose knob to increase or decrease the value You can also use the up and down AW keys to increase or decrease a setting value respectively Down key V A k Up key Decreases the value Increases the value General purpose knob Rotate clockwise to increase the value and counterclockwise to decrease the value The up and down keys have the same functions as the general purpose knob except the step size the amount per click by which the general purpose knob changes a setting value or the amount per press for the up and down keys as follows m For the general purpose knob the step size is determined internally You can not change the step size For the up and down keys the step size is set with the Step Size side key Refer to Changin
354. veform 100 Linear on the logarithmic frequency axis Max Min waveform 4600s Linear on the linear frequency axis Error messages m Message No Carrier In this case lower Carrier Threshold Level in the Meas Setup menu m Message Out of Span In this case decrease Carrier Bandwidth in the Meas Setup menu Or match the carrier frequency with the center frequency 3 106 RSA3408A User Manual Time Analysis Time Mode Spurious Measurement Spurious is measured in the same way as in the S A mode refer to pages 3 16 However for spurious measurements performed through the signal source analysis there is a filter function to extract symmetrical spurious only Meas Setup Menu The next items are identical to those in the spurious measure ment in the S A mode Refer to pages 3 16 Carrier Threshold Level Signal Threshold in the S A mode Ignore Region Spurious Threshold Excursion Scroll Table The following items are added for the signal source analysis Symmetrical Filter Selects and deselects the filter for extracting symmetrical spurious only On Default Displays symmetrical spurious only Off Displays all spurious Carrier Tracking Selects whether carrier tracking is executed or not Carrier tracking ensures that the carrier frequency is always positioned centrally even when the signal drifts it does not affect the waveform display m On Default Carrier tracking is executed The measurement i
355. view Power versus Time Subview Spectrum 02 1112 MEASURE ss R Frequency 800 MHz Acquisition Length 12 3 ms Cancel Back Span 100 kHz Input Att 20 dB Constellation 0 0 com NOTE m EVM 10 dB 10 1Q Frequency dB versus Time 100 dBm 400 Symbol Table Timing dBm Start 12 8 ms Scale 1 28 ms Center 800 MHz Span 100 kHz Eye Diagram Main view I Q voltage versus Time gt I and Q are indicated in yellow and green respectively my Start 11 175 ms Scale 948 125 Ls Measurement Off Digital Demod IQ Frequency versus Time Main view Frequency deviation versus Time for the FSK and GFSK modulation only Hz Start 11 175 ms Scale 948 125 us Figure 3 42 IQ Frequency versus time measurement RSA3408A User Manual 3 53 Modulation Analysis Demod Mode Power versus Time Measurement 3 54 Observes signal power change over time Figure 3 64 shows an example The main view displays a power versus time graph For the Meas Setup menu refer to page 3 46 For setting views refer to page 3 181 Subview Spectrum PAUSE MEAS SETUP SS Overview Power versus Time Tektronix RSA 3408A Frequency 1 5 GHz Acquisition Length 40 LE Cancel Back Span 36 MHz Parameter Input Att 20 dB Presets Marker See ms Off 4 526 dB I 10 m 10 Modulation dBm dBm Type ASK oy 10 Modulation dB Parameters 90 Auto Carrier dBm c 90 Timing dBm
356. while changing the span setting a Press the SPAN key on the front panel b Confirm that the span is 36 MHz and the RBW is 100 kHz in the setup display on the upper part of the screen see Figure 1 14 Span RBW Span setting x RSA 3408A 2004 12 07 14 10 0 LT el Freanendw 190 MHz Setup display Toara Input io de Trace 2 Off Marker 100 MHz 21 18 dBm 70 21 dBm Hz dBm Figure 1 14 Setup display c Using the general purpose knob change the span setting as listed in Table 1 1 and check that the RBW is displayed correctly Table 1 1 Span and RBW Span RBW 36 MHz 100 kHz 15 MHz 80 kHz 5 MHz 20 kHz 100 kHz 500 Hz 1 kHz 20 Hz d Using the numeric keypad set the span back to 36 MHz Press 3 gt 6 gt MHz in that order on the keypad RSA3408A User Manual 1 15 Installation 5 Check the reference level a Press the AMPLITUDE key on the front panel b Make sure that the reference level is set to 0 dBm with the Ref Level side key Check that 0 dBm is displayed on the upper left side of the graticule see Figure 1 15 c Use the general purpose knob to set the reference level to 30 dBm d Confirm that A D OVERFLOW is indicated in the red box at the top center of the screen Make sure that 30 dBm is displayed on the upper left side of the graticule and that the spectrum waveform is distorted as shown in Figure 1 15
357. x A Menu Tree Display View Menu 1 of 3 SELECT SCALE Spectrum view Spectrogram view Time domain view r Auto Scale m Auto Scale m Auto Scale Horizontal Scale Horizontal Scale Horizontal Scale Horizontal Start Horizontal Start Horizontal Start Vertical Scale Vertical Size Vertical Scale Vertical Stop Vertical Start Vertical Stop Full Scale Color Scale Color Stop Full Scale Full Scale CCDF view AM AM views Auto Scale m Measurement Content Horizontal Scale Horizontal Start Horizontal Start Vertical Start Vertical Stop Vertical Start AM PM view Full Scale Measurement Content Sub Grid Off On Time mode only Horizontal Start Vertical Scale Constellation view Measurement Content Vector Constellation PDF view Auto Scale EVM view Horizontal Scale Auto Scale Horizontal Start Horizontal Scale Horizontal Start Vertical Scale Vertical Start Full Scale Measurement Content EVM Mag Error Phase Error Symbol Table Radix Rotate Hex Oct Bin Eye Diagram Measurement Content Q Trellis Eye Length A 10 Vertical Scale Vertical Stop Full Scale Noisogram view L Auto Scale Horizontal Stop Horizontal Start Vertical Size Vertical Start Color Scale Color Stop Full Scale Vertical Offset for zero centered vertical axis Vector Dot Vector Dot Option 21 only RSA3408A User Manual
358. x movement 11 m AN 1 4x movement 01 1 4x movement 00 Assumed position before movement gt Figure 3 135 Constellation view and error vectors in 1 4m QPSK RSA3408A User Manual 3 193 Setting Views Symbol Table Setting Option 21 Only View Scale Menu Eye Diagram Setting Option 21 Only 3 194 The symbol table shows symbol change with time You can display this table in the symbol table analysis in the digital modulation analysis refer to page 3 55 The Scale menu for the symbol table contains the following controls see Figure 3 136 Radix Selects the radix for displaying the table from hexadecimal digit Hex octal digit Oct and binary digit Bin Rotate Sets the value start position The setting range is 0 to 3 This item is invalid in 1 47 QPSK and GMSK modulations because absolute coordinates have no meaning Decoding Start Position Selects the decoding start position for the ASK FSK and GFSK signals with the decoding format of Manchester or Miller Auto Determines the decoding start position automatically m Q Starts decoding from the beginning of a symbol m 1 Delays the decoding start position by half a symbol Marker 199sym Oi 0 01111010 01101110 01000101 00001010 11010011 11110110 01001001 01101111 32 11001001 10101001 10011000 00001100 01100101 00011010 01011111 11010001 64 01100011 10101100 10110011 11000111 11011101 00000110 10110110 11101100 96
359. xcursion Scroll Table Measurement Off Demod Mode MEASURE es The arrow indicates the Meas Setup menu corresponding to the measurement item Analog Demod AM Demod FM Demod gt Auto Carrier On Off Frequency Error Auto Carrier On Frequency Offset Auto Carrier Off Threshold F PM Demod gt Threshold IQ versus Time m Pulse Spectrum Measurement Off A 6 RSA3408A User Manual Appendix A Menu Tree Demod Mode MEAS MEASURE Aas Digital Demod Option 21 only r Constellation 17 gt Parameter Presets EVM Modulation Type 1Q Frequency Modulation Parameters versus Time Auto Carrier On Off Power versus Time Frequency Error Auto Carrier On Symbol Table Frequency Offset Auto Carrier Off Eye Diagram AM AM AM AM AM PM CCDF PDF AM PM Linear Signal Region Unit dB dBm CCDF Linear Signal Region PDF Measurement Off AM AM AM PM Scroll Table Maximum Coefficients Display Reference Line On Off Display Best Fit Line On Off AM AM only Linear Signal Region Mask On Off The arrow indicates the Meas Setup menu corresponding to the measurement item Off NADC PDC PHS TETRA GSM CDPD Bluetooth 1 4PI_QPSK BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM
360. y selecting the acquisition history by block number Spectrum Length Displays the time length for FFT processing of the spectrum displayed in the subview It is equivalent to one frame acquisition length determined by Span RBW and FFT points setting Spectrum Offset Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the trigger output point Analysis Length Sets the time length of the analysis range in the block specified by Acquisition History Analysis Offset Sets the beginning of Analysis Length with respect to the trigger output point Output Trigger Indicator Determines whether to display the output trigger indicator O on the overview Refer to Trigger Point Indicator on page 3 159 For procedures to set these parameters refer to Setting Analysis Range for the Main View on page 3 30 and Setting FFT Processing Range for the Subview on page 3 34 RSA3408A User Manual Setting Timing Parameters typically ae data points One frame ee Fee error Time gt M frames 1 block i a Frame number gt M 1 M 2 TD 2 1 0 lt Acquisition Length gt N blocks Block number gt N 1 N 2 AG ae 2 1 0 e Spectrum Offset lt Spectrum Length gt Acquisition History FFT start point Demod and Time TIITII Subview display modes only lt
361. yze them TRIG OUT TRIG IN r F 22 UG Master Slave for analyzing uplink signal for analyzing downlink signal Figure 3 114 Synchronous operation of two RSA3408A analyzers RSA3408A User Manual FFT and RBW RSA3408A User Manual An input signal is converted to the frequency domain data by FFT Fast Fourier Transform processing RBW Resolution Bandwidth processing is then applied for compatibility with measurement data from conventional swept spectrum analyzers see Figure 3 115 Moreover the Real Time S A mode has FFT overlap capability NOTE You can set the FFT and RBW parameters in the S A spectrum analysis mode In the Demod modulation analysis and Time time analysis modes the number of FFT points is always 1024 and the window is always Blackman Har ris 4B type However for the pulse measurements in the Time mode you can select Nyquist or Blackman Harris 4B refer to RBW FFT Menu on page 3 95 The Demod and Time modes have no RBW process The adjustable parameters for FFT are m FFT points m FFT window m FFT start point Real Time S A only The adjustable parameters for RBW are m Resolution bandwidth RBW m Filter shape m Roll off ratio for the Nyquist or Root Nyquist filter Frequency domain Time domain data data Meas

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