User`s guide

User’s Guide U3025-90001 33
U3025AE10 Operational Check Procedures
Equipment Required
The Agilent U3025AE10 requires that the user be familiar with the equipment and
components listed in Table 10.
This section provides an equipment list and setup of the PNA and Test Set.
E8363/4C and N5230C Procedure
1. Connect the Test Set to the 2-Port E8363/4C or N5230C 2-Port PNA as shown in Figure
10 on page 15, and Table 5 on page 15.
2. Turn On the Test Set.
3. On the E8363/4C and N5230C, select Response > CAL > Manage Cals > Cal Set. Delete
or Rename any Cal Sets titled “999.1” thru “999.12” (12-Port), although it is unlikely
that you will find Cal Sets with these names.
4. Verify that the PNA is in 12-Port. See the bottom of the measurement window.
a. If only four S-Parameters are listed, select Utility > System > Configure > Multiport
Capability. Select Restart as multiport PNA with this test set and select U302xAE10
(12-Port).
5. Press Preset.
6. Verify that the [Stop Frequency] is set to [50 GHz].
7. Verify that the [Start Frequency] is set to [10 MHz].
8. Verify that the [Power] is to set to [−17 dBm]. If not, press [Power] > Power Level and
enter [−17 dBm].
9. Select Response > Avg > IF Bandwidth > 100 Hz.
10.Select Stimulus > Sweep > Number of Points > 401.
11.Connect the ECal module to the network analyzer USB port on the front or rear panel.
This procedure assumes you are using a ECal. If you are not, see “1-Port Calibration
Procedure” step 2 on page 34.
12.Allow the ECal module, Test Set and PNA to warm up for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Table 10 Equipment List
Description Qty
E8364C 2-Port Network Analyzer (Option 014 or 551) or
N5230C 2-Port Network Analyzer (Option 525 or 551)
1
N4693A ECal Module with a female connector, or a 2.4 mm Cal kit
(85056B, 85057D, etc.)
1
Set of interconnect cables (PNA and Test Set), see “RF Interface Cable
Connections” on page 15.
1