AnaPico APPH6000, User Manual

Page 1: ...APPH6000 User Manual V1 0 2010 Introduction to the APPH6000 1 APPH6000 User s Manual Version 1 0 January 2011 ...

Page 2: ...AnaPico and the AnaPico logo are internationally registered trademarks of AnaPico AG AnaPico acknowledges the following product names as trademarks of their respective owners Microsoft Windows LabVIEW MATLAB Disclaimer AnaPico AG makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability for any particular purpose ...

Page 3: ...rting the APPH6000 11 Applying Power 12 Connecting to LAN via DHCP Router 12 Connecting via LAN without DHCP Router 12 Connecting though USBTMC 12 Installing the APPH6000 Remote Client 13 Troubleshooting the LAN Interconnection 13 Shutting Down the APPH6000 14 Perform Firmware Upgrade 14 Serial Number 14 Measurement using the Graphical User Interface GUI 15 Start the APPH6000 GUI 15 Phase Noise Me...

Page 4: ... 0 and up 32 Using the GPIB Interface Firmware 1 0 and up 33 Using SCPI for APPH6000 33 Type and Structure of Commands 33 APPH6000 commands 33 IEEE common commands 33 Concepts of the command tree 34 User Calibration Firmware 1 0 and up 35 Product Information 36 5 Maintenance and Warranty Information 37 Adjustments and Calibration 37 Repair 37 Upgrading the Firmware via USB flash drive or LAN 37 Sa...

Page 5: ... of the APPH6000 General Features and Functions The Anapico APPH6000 Signal Analyzer provides 10 MHz to 6 2 GHz input frequency analysis range 0 1 Hz to 2 MHz frequency offset range Phase noise and amplitude noise analysis capability Baseband noise analysis Transient measurements Long term support Software upgrades firmware and PC based are available to download from www anapico com You can also c...

Page 6: ...etector 5 MHz to 1500 MHz IS internal tuneable low noise reference 10 MHz to 6 2 GHz IS400 internal tuneable low noise reference 5 MHz to 380 MHz CC two channel cross correlator CCIS400 two channel cross correlator with internal sources EO frequency analysis to 40 MHz offset Unless noted otherwise this manual describes the basic version of the instrument ...

Page 7: ...The impedance is 50 ohm The damage level is 36 dBm maximum The maximum allowed DC level is 10 V RF IN2 connector optional This female SMA connector is the second DUT signal input in case the two channel cross correlation option is installed When using the cross correlator the DUT signal is split to provide equal amplitudes at RF1 and RF2 inputs The impedance is 50 ohm The damage level is 36 dBm ma...

Page 8: ... is the DC tune voltage output if the optional cross correlator option CC or CCIS400 is installed and a second tuneable external reference is used SUPPLY connector Female BNC connector is the programmable low noise DC supply voltage output Output voltage range is 5 to 15 V maximum available current is 80 mA BANDBAND IN connector Female BNC connector is the baseband signal input To make baseband no...

Page 9: ...with a controller such as a PC or Laptop Communication is via USBTMC protocol Through this port you can control the APPH6000 from external controllers For more information on the measurement system using the USB port see the programmer s manual 3 USB Host Used for connecting USB devices such as Memory sticks 4 TRIG IN connector Female BNC connector accepts a TTL signal from an external trigger sou...

Page 10: ...hrough General Purpose Interface Bus GPIB connector allows you to configure an automatic measurement system This GPIB connector is used only for controlling the APPH6000 from an external controller You cannot control other devices from the APPH6000 through this GPIB connector 10 REF IN optional The reference signal input connector for phase locking the measurement signal from the APPH6000 to the e...

Page 11: ...rt Unpacking the APPH6000 Remove the APPH6000 materials from the shipping containers Save the containers for future use The standard APPH6000 package includes 1 Signal Analyzer Generator 1 Ethernet Cable 1 Universal DC power adapter 1 APPH6000 Software Manual CD Initial Inspection Inspect the shipping container s for damage If container is damaged retain it until contents of the shipment have been...

Page 12: ... IP number to the instrument Your instrument is now ready to be controlled Connecting via LAN without DHCP Router If you want to connect the instrument directly to your computer you can use the Ethernet cable directly between instrument and computer To work properly the network card NIC of your computer shall be set to a fixed IP beginning with 169 xxx xxx xxx Connection with a NIC that is configu...

Page 13: ...ng Windows 2000 XP Vista or Windows 7 with minimum requirements Only the Java runtime environment must be installed on the PC To install the GUI on the computer insert the APPH6000 Software and Manual CD into the CD DVD drive If the setup doesn t start automatically double click on the setup exe to run the auto installer The self extracting setup provides easy installation and de installation of t...

Page 14: ...K otherwise you have to browse for the path to AnaPico Software Finally close all open dialogs with OK Now your Windows Firewall is ready for APPH6000 Shutting Down the APPH6000 Press the Line on off switch on the rear panel to off Perform Firmware Upgrade A firmware upgrade of the APPH6000 can be done directly via the GUI Make sure you are connected to the right device and have the correct firmwa...

Page 15: ...onnectivity After start the software will automatically detect existing APPH6000 instruments and will establish connection to the first detected device Manual selection of the APPH6000 device can be done though Controller Connect menu A window with all detected APPH6000 devices pops up Clicking on one of the devices will instantly establish connection Clicking on a different device will disconnect...

Page 16: ...ablishes connection to a user given IP Controller Update Firmware performs automatic firmware update The measurement tabs are available Phase Noise Amplitude Noise and Baseband Noise Clicking on them switches to the respective noise measurement setup The following sections describe each measurement setup The GUI window consists of four sections Figure 4 GUI after start with no device detected tab ...

Page 17: ...t the plot window configuration menu is located That is where the user can configure save and load measurement plots and raw data On the lower right the measurement plot window is located where measurements are shown in real time and connectivity schematics helps user to prepare for measurement Change between the two settings by clicking on the appropriate measurement tab The right side is exactly...

Page 18: ...Measurement and Visualize Results Follow the steps below to measure the phase noise in the phase noise measurement tab of the GUI A Select measurement configuration see Fig 2 DUT versus tunable internal or external reference select this mode to measure the DUT against a reference source Either the DUT or the reference may be tuned by the TUNE1 output voltage This measurement assumes that the refer...

Page 19: ...oise sources if lowest noise floor is required The two references can be internal or external and may be equal or even worse in phase noise than the DUT The residual and reference noise will be suppressed by 5 dB with 10 averages 10 dB with 100 averages etc B Enter estimated DUT CW frequency or select auto for auto detection of frequency requires option IS or IS4000 Figure 6 Setup for phase noise ...

Page 20: ...bandwidth based on DUT sensitivity optimum dynamic range and measurement accuracy E Choose the desired number of averages F Select the RF input attenuator values 0 to 30 dB in 1 dB steps or select auto to auto adjust input amplitude to avoid beat compression This will give maximum dynamic range with best measurement accuracy G Select external reference by checking the box Otherwise the internal so...

Page 21: ...e loop bandwidth is adaptively set to ensure stable and reproducible measurements with maximum dynamic range The gain of the IF amplifiers is adjusted to measure at lowest sensitivity without driving the stages into compression To continuously measure without repeatedly performing locking and calibration procedure press the Measure button Measurements will be taken displayed as long as DUT remains...

Page 22: ...sign color to trace Click one or multiple trace labels multiple can be selected by simultaneously pressing Ctrl and then click on the color box on the right Assign new color to the trace by clicking on the color of your choice Assign new name to trace Click one or multiple trace labels multiple can be selected by simultaneously pressing Ctrl and then type the desired trace name in the name box at ...

Page 23: ...APPH6000 User Manual V1 0 2010 Measurement using the Graphical User Interface GUI 23 Figure 7 Plot window for SSB phase noise measurements ...

Page 24: ...ng factor Start Stop 10 kHz 100 kHz 2 MHz 0 1 Hz 750 900 1095 1 Hz 600 750 945 10 Hz 450 600 795 100 Hz 300 450 645 1 kHz 150 300 495 Table 1 Nr of points for oversampling factor 1 In the advanced measurement settings the following parameter can be set Oversampling factor this factor determines the RBW of the measured trace Per default the oversampling factor is one The measurement time is directl...

Page 25: ...and reference sources used The sampling time depends on the selected frequency offset range and the number of samples taken oversampling factor RBW With increasing RBW the ability to distinguish spurious in frequency gets less precise but sampling time decreases The number of measurement points per trace varies depending on the selected oversampling factor The total measurement time per average sa...

Page 26: ...corresponding to the offset frequency from the carrier by using the APPH6000 s GUI amplitude noise measurement window Figure 8 Amplitude noise tab Follow the steps below to measure the amplitude noise in the amplitude noise measurement tab of the GUI A Select the RF input attenuator values 0 to 30 dB or select auto to auto adjust input amplitude to avoid measurement compression B Choose the desire...

Page 27: ...ser Interface GUI 27 D Enable internal supply voltages and set output voltage if your DUT shall be powered by the internal low noise DC supply Note the maximum current is restricted to 150 mA E Press Start button Figure 9 Plot window for amplitude noise measurements ...

Page 28: ... by using the APPH6000 s GUI baseband noise measurement window Follow the steps below to measure the voltage noise in the baseband noise measurement tab of the GUI A Select frequency offset range to measure Select start and stop frequency B Choose the desired number of averages C Enable internal supply voltages and set output voltage if your DUT shall be powered by the internal low noise DC supply...

Page 29: ...APPH6000 User Manual V1 0 2010 Measurement using the Graphical User Interface GUI 29 Figure 10 Plot window for baseband noise measurements ...

Page 30: ...0 2010 Measurement using the Graphical User Interface GUI 30 Transient Measurement Transient measurements will be supported from firmware and remote client revision 2 0 Please contact support anapico com to check availability ...

Page 31: ... programming using the LAN interface under Windows operating system 2 VXI 11 SCPI version 1999 commands firmware 2 0 upwards 3 Telephone Network TELNET TELNET is used for interactive one command at a time instrument control For LAN operation the signal generator must be connected to the LAN and an IP address must be assigned to the signal generator either manually or by using DHCP client service Y...

Page 32: ...urce analyzer The NI VISA and Agilent VISA libraries are similar implementations of VISA and have the same commands syntax and functions Using the USB TMC Interface with VISA Firmware 1 0 and up The USB Universal Serial Bus remote control system provides device control via USB which is equivalent to control via LAN or GPIB Connection is made through an interface in compliance with USBTMC USB488 an...

Page 33: ... which is vendor independent and interface independent Anapico devices offer several I O options use the same SCPI commands through all these interfaces especially LAN and USB Type and Structure of Commands The SCPI commands available for the APPH6000 are classified into 2 groups as follows APPH6000 commands Commands specific to the APPH6000 They cover all measurement functions that the APPH6000 h...

Page 34: ...ters in messages change the path setting as described below Message terminator A message terminator such as the new line character sets the current path to the root Colon A colon between 2 command mnemonics lowers the level of the current path in the command tree A colon used as the first character of a command specifies the command mnemonic that follows as the root level command Semicolon A semic...

Page 35: ...correction method and how to set up the calibration procedure Calibration and verification of the APPH6000 is performed by using the low frequency output FUNCT OUT at the rear of the instrument For calibration the output is connected though a short BNC cable to the BASEBAND IN input at the front panel User calibration procedure will be supported from firmware and remote client revision 1 0 Please ...

Page 36: ...APPH6000 User Manual V1 0 2010 36 Product Information ...

Page 37: ... specialised test equipment and must be performed by AnaPico or its authorized repair specialists Upgrading the Firmware via USB flash drive or LAN Please contact support anapico com to check availability Safety FCC notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot...

Page 38: ... that prove to be defective during the warranty period provided they are returned to AnaPico and provided the preventative maintenance procedures are followed Repairs necessitated by misuse of the product are not covered by this warranty No other warranties are expressed or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose AnaPico is no...

Page 39: ...e package Instruments that are eligible for in warranty repair will be returned prepaid to the customer For all other situations the customer is responsible for all shipping charges An evaluation fee may be charged for processing units that are found to have no functional or performance defects For out of warranty instruments AnaPico will provide an estimate for the cost of repair Customer approva...

Page 40: ...nance and Warranty Information 40 Company Details Address AnaPico AG Parkring 57 8002 Zurich Switzerland Phone 41 44 440 00 51 Fax 41 44 440 00 50 Email Technical Support support anapico com Sales sales anapico com Web site www anapico com ...