Agilent Technologies E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Installation Guide Part number: E5500-90001 Printed in USA June 2000 Supersedes September 1999 Manual Revision A.01.
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Step 5. Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 6. Installing the Measurement Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 7. Using the Asset Manager to Configure your System . . . . . . . . Configuring the Agilent/HP 70420A Test Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the VXI Digitizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 8. Entering the License Key for the Phase Noise Test Set . . . . . . Step 9.
1 Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Agilent Technologies E5500A Installation Guide 1-1
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions What You’ll Find in This Section… • • • • • • • • • “Introduction” on page 1-3 • “Step 8. Entering the License Key for the Phase Noise Test Set” on page 1-32 • • “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35 • “Step 11. Running the System Confidence Test” on page 1-38 “System Requirements” on page 1-4 “Step 1. Unpacking Your System” on page 1-5 “Step 2. Installing the Hardware” on page 1-6 “Step 3.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Introduction Preconfigured System A preconfigured system includes a computer shipped from Agilent Technologies with the hardware and software preinstalled. Table 1-1 This installation guide will take you though the process of installing both the hardware and the E5500 Phase Noise Software. If you ordered a preconfigured system from Agilent Technologies, follow the alternate steps in the right column of Table 1-1.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions System Requirements The setup program in the E5500 Phase Noise Measurement Software makes installation easy. In case you want a quick review of the system requirements, we have listed them first. NOTE E5500 Standard “A” (without a computer supplied by Agilent Technologies) users are required to supply an Agilent/HP 82341C GPIB Interface Card for their computer.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 1. Unpacking Your System 1. Unpack and inspect the shipping container and its contents thoroughly to ensure that nothing was damaged during shipment. If the container or packing material is damaged, the contents should be checked both mechanically and electrically. If the contents are damaged or defective, contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 2. Installing the Hardware NOTE If you have ordered a preconfigured phase noise system from Agilent Technologies, skip this step and proceed to “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 2a - Removing your Computer’s Cover CAUTION Refer to your computer’s documentation for installation safety instructions and specific instructions for opening your computer. Use the following steps to install the GPIB and VXI-Digitizer cards in your computer: 3. Power down the computer and all its peripherals 4. Disconnect the power cord from the computer 5. Unlock and remove the cover from the computer.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 2b - Accessing your Computer’s ISA Slots 6. Look for suitable ISA expansion slots for both the GPIB and VXI-Digitizer cards and remove the back panel’s cover plates. Choose slots that give good access to the GPIB and VXI-Digitizer connectors. The following drawing shows a view of the ISA slots vertically mounted; your computer’s ISA slots may be horizontally mounted, but the process is the same.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 2c - Taking ESD Precautions CAUTION To prevent possible ESD damage, you must be properly grounded with a grounding wrist strap before touching the VXI-Digitizer or GPIB Interface Cards. While inserting the cards, be sure to hold the cards by their edges. 7.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 2d- Installing the Interface Cards Installing the GPIB Interface Card 10. Verify that the GPIB (Agilent/HP 82341C GPIB) Interface card is set to the following settings: • • switches 1-2-3 set the base port address ❍ 0-0-0: 0x250-0x257 (default) switch 4 is not used 11. Insert the GPIB interface edge connector into the expansion slot connector of the computer.
12. Replace the GPIB back-panel cover plate screw to hold the interface in place. (Save the blank cover plate for use if the interface is removed later. Installing the PCI-MIX-2 Digitizer Interface Card 13. Insert the PCI-MIX-2 Digitizer interface edge connector into the expansion slot connector of the computer. Make sure the interface is fully seated by pushing firmly on the edge of the card with the palm of your hand. 14.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 2e - Replacing the Computer Cover 15. Replace the computer cover as described in your computer’s documentation. 16. Connect the double cable between the VXI-Digitizer PC interface card and the Agilent/HP E1421B VXI mainframe. 17. Connect a BNC to BNC cable between the Agilent/HP E1430A VXI card’s Analog in connector and the Agilent/HP 70420A Test Set’s <100 MHz output connector. 18.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions E5500A Connect Diagram Example Agilent Technologies E5500A Installation Guide 1- 13
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 3. Installing the I/O Libraries Installing the I/O libraries involves the following steps: • • Step 3a - Installing the Agilent/HP I/O Libraries, page 1-14 Step 3b - Installing the Agilent/HP I/O Library Upgrade, page 1-15 NOTE If, for any reason, the Agilent/HP I/O Libraries must be re-installed at a later date, the E5500 Measurement Software (Step 6.) must also be re-installed after the I/O Library installation.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 4. Double-click on Agilent_IO_Libs, then on Setup.exe and follow the instructions (accept the default settings). NOTE Do not restart your computer at this time. Step 3b - Installing the Agilent/HP I/O Library Upgrade 1. Make sure your computer and monitor are turned on. 2. Place the E5500 Phase Noise Measurement Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 3. The following dialog box will appear.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 4. Double-click on Agilent_IO_libs, Upgrade_IO, then on Install.exe. NOTE Do not restart your computer at this time.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 4. Installing the VXI-Digitizer Software NOTE If you have ordered a preconfigured phase noise system from Agilent Technologies, skip this step and proceed to “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35. 1. Make sure your computer and monitor are turned on. 2. Place the E5500 Phase Noise Measurement Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 3. The following dialog box will appear.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 4. Double-click on NI_IO_Libs, Vxi, Disk 1, then on Setup.exe and follow the instructions (accept the default settings). NOTE When offered the choice, do not restart your computer at this time.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 5. Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack NOTE If you have ordered a preconfigured phase noise system from Agilent Technologies, skip this step and proceed to “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35. 1. Make sure your computer and monitor are turned on. 2. Place the E5500 Phase Noise Measurement Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 3. The following dialog box will appear. 4.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 6. Installing the Measurement Software NOTE If you have ordered a preconfigured phase noise system from Agilent Technologies, skip this step and proceed to “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35. 1. Make sure your computer and monitor are turned on. 2. Place the E5500 Phase Noise Measurement Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 3. The following dialog box will appear. Double click on Setup.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 7. Using the Asset Manager to Configure your System The following procedure will configure both the Agilent/HP 70420A Phase Noise Test Set and VXI-Digitizer so they can be used in the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System to make measurements. NOTE If you have ordered a preconfigured phase noise system from Agilent Technologies, skip this step and proceed to “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35. 1.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 4. To place the Asset Manager in non-demo mode, click Options, and then click Demo Mode to unselect Demo Mode. 5. Click OK. The Asset Manager can be invoked from within the phase noise measurement software, and if that were the case you would need to restart the software for any changes made in the Asset Manager to take effect. Configuring the Agilent/HP 70420A Test Set 6.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 7. From the Asset Type pull-down list, select Test Set, then click the Next button. 8. Click on Agilent/HP 70420, then click the Next button. 9. From the Interface pull-down list, select GPIB0. 10. In the Address box, type 20. 20 is the default address for the Agilent/HP 70420A phase noise test set. The following are default device addresses used by Agilent Technologies.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Table 1-3 Default Device Addresses Instrument CAUTION Address Source # 2 23 Counter 3 Agilent/HP E1430 VXI Digitizer 129 Agilent/HP E1437 VXI Digitizer 192 Agilent/HP E1420B VXI Counter 48 Agilent/HP E1441 VXI Arb 80 If an address is a single digit address, for example the counter at address 3, do not add a leading zero (03) to the address. The phase noise software treats 3 and 03 as different addresses. 11.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 14. In the Serial Number (optional) box, type the serial number for your Agilent/HP 70420A test set. Click the Next button. 15. You may type a comment in this dialog box. The comment will associate itself with the asset you have just configured. Click the Finish button. 16. The following dialog box will appear. The left pane shows either the demo mode, or in this case, a list of assets or asset roles.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions example). The right pane is information only. The information can be changed by double-clicking a specific asset. You have just used the Asset Manager to configure the Agilent/HP 70420A test set. The process for configuring any asset is essentially the same. As a second example, we will now configure the VXI-Digitizer. Both the test set and VXI-digitizer are required to perform the confidence test at the end of this chapter.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 17. Click Asset, and then click Add. 18. From the Asset Type pull-down list, select FFT Analyzer, then click the Next button.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 19. Click on Agilent/HP E1430A, then click the Next button 20. From the Interface pull-down list, select VXI0 via MXI. 21. In the Address box, type 129. 129 is the default address for the Agilent/HP E1430 VXI-Digitizer.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions The following are default device addresses used by Agilent Technologies.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 24. In the Asset Name box, type Agilent/HP E1430A. 25. In the Serial Number (optional) box, type the serial number for your VXI-digitizer. Click the Next button. 26. From the Baseband Source pull-down list, select (none).
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 28. You may type a comment in this dialog box. The comment will associate itself with the asset you have just configured. Click the Finish button. 29. You have just used the Asset Manager to configure the VXI-digitizer. The process you have used to configure both the Agilent/HP 70420A and VXI-digitizer is the same process you will use to add software controlled assets to the phase noise measurement software. 30.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 8. Entering the License Key for the Phase Noise Test Set Use the following procedure to enter your keyword for your Agilent/HP 70420A Phase Noise Test Set. NOTE If you have ordered a preconfigured phase noise system from Agilent Technologies, skip this step and proceed to “Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software” on page 1-35. 1. Make sure your computer and monitor are turned on. 2.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 3. Click Options, and then click License Keys. NOTE The license key for your system is unique and may only be used with a specific Agilent/HP 70420A Test Set serial number. The license key may be found both on your license-key document and in the file “license_key.txt” on the License_key floppy disk provided with your system.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 4. Enter the license key for your Agilent/HP 70420A Test Set and click the Set button. Use the Licence_key.txt file described in the next step to facilitate entering your license key into the licensing dialog box. a. Insert the E5500 License Key disk in the computer. b. Using Notepad, load License_key.txt. c. Highlight the keyword in the License_key.txt file and copy it to the dialog box shown below, then click the Set button.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 9. Starting the Measurement Software 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Agilent Subsystems, point to E5500 Phase Noise, and then click E5500 User Interface. 2. The following dialog box appears.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 10. Using Server Hardware Connections to Specify Assets for the Confidence Test 1. From the System menu, choose Server Hardware Connections. 2. The following dialog box will appear.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions 3. From the Test Set pull-down list, select Agilent/HP 70420A. Click the Check I/O button. A green check-mark will appear after the I/O check has been performed by the software. If a red circle with a slash appears, return to the Asset Manager (click the Asset Manager button) and verify that the Agilent/HP 70420A and VXI-Digitizer are configured correctly (check that the license key has been entered correctly).
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Step 11. Running the System Confidence Test This measurement demonstration will introduce you to the system’s operation by guiding you through an actual phase noise measurement. This first measurement tests the Agilent/HP 70420A Test Set’s low-noise amplifier circuitry. The phase detectors are not tested. This measurement will also confirm that the PC and phase noise test set are communicating with each other. 1.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions The appropriate measurement definition parameters for this example have been pre-stored in this file. Table 1-5 on page 1-41 lists the parameter data that has been entered for the Agilent/HP 70420A Confidence Test example. Beginning the Measurement 1. From the Measure menu, choose New Measurement. 2. When the Perform a New Calibration and Measurement dialog box appears, click OK. 3.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Making the Measurement 1. Press the Continue key. Because you selected New Measurement to begin this measurement, the System starts by running the routines required to calibrate the current measurement setup. Figure 1-2 shows a typical baseband phase noise plot for an Agilent/HP 70420A Phase Noise Test Set. Figure 1-2 Congratulations Typical Phase Noise Curve for a System Confidence Test.
Welcome to the E5500A Phase Noise Measurement System Series of Solutions Table 1-5 Parameter Data for the Agilent/HP 70420A Confidence Test Example Ste p Parameters 1 Type and Range Tab 2 Data Measurement Type • Baseband Noise (using a test set) • Start Frequency • 10 Hz • Stop Frequency • 100E + 6 Hz (determined by analyzer used) • Minimum Number of Averages • 4 FFT Quality • Fast Cal Tab • Gain preceding noise input 3 Block Diagram Tab • Noise Source 4 5 • 0 dB • Test Set Noise In
A Connect Diagrams Connect Diagrams You’ll Find in This Chapter • • • • • • • • • • • • • E5501A Standard Connect Diagram, page A-2 E5501A Opt. 001 Connect Diagram, page A-3 E5501A Opt. 201, 430, 440 Connect Diagram, page A-4 E5501A Opt. 201 Connect Diagram, page A-5 E5502A Standard Connect Diagram, page A-6 E5502A Opt. 001 Connect Diagram, page A-7 E5502A Opt. 201 Connect Diagram, page A-8 E5503A Standard Connect Diagram, page A-9 E5503A Opt. 001 Connect Diagram, page A-10 E5503A Opt.
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Index Index L license key entering, 1-32 A accessing your computer’s ISA slots, 1-8 Asset Manager Configuring your System, 1-21 C computer cover replacing, 1-12 configuring your system asset manager, 1-21 connections using server hardware, 1-36 cover removing computer’s, 1-7 E entering the license key, 1-32 ESD precautions, 1-9 H hardware installing, 1-6 I I/O libraries installing, 1-14 installation steps, 1-3 installing the Agilent/HP I/O library upgrade, 1-15 installing the hardware, 1-6 installing
Index W Windows NT 4.
