R&S SMM100A, Getting Started

Page 1: ...R S SMM100A Vector Signal Generator Getting Started 1179133502 Version 02 S2...

Page 2: ...ww rohde schwarz com Subject to change data without tolerance limits is not binding R S is a registered trademark of Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Trade names are trademarks of the owners 1179 1335 02 Vers...

Page 3: ...e 14 3 4 Setting Up the R S SMM100A 14 3 4 1 Placing the R S SMM100A on a Bench Top 14 3 4 2 Mounting the R S SMM100A in a Rack 15 3 5 Important Aspects for Test Setup 16 3 6 Connecting to Power 18 3...

Page 4: ...ally Modulated Signal 44 5 3 Triggering the Instrument with an External Signal 47 5 4 Enabling and Configuring a Marker Signal 53 5 5 Verifying the Generated Signal with the Graphics Display 54 5 6 Sa...

Page 5: ...Manual Interaction 72 7 3 Understanding the Display Information 73 7 3 1 Status Bar 73 7 3 2 Block Diagram 74 7 3 3 Taskbar 75 7 3 4 Additional Display Characteristics 76 7 4 Accessing the Functional...

Page 6: ...Contents R S SMM100A 6 Getting Started 1179 1335 02 02...

Page 7: ...page 7 The same information is provided in many languages as printed Safety Instructions The printed Safety Instructions are delivered with the product Throughout the documentation safety instructions...

Page 8: ...ing is not waterproof Water that enters can electrically connect the casing with live parts which can lead to elec tric shock serious personal injury or death if you touch the casing If Rohde Schwarz...

Page 9: ...e and characteristics are indica ted next to the fuse holder Before changing the fuse switch off the instrument and disconnect it from the power source How to change the fuse is described in the produ...

Page 10: ...electric shock fire personal injury or even death Hot surface Do not touch Risk of skin burns Risk of fire Protective conductor terminal Connect this terminal to a grounded external conductor or to p...

Page 11: ...Hz I Q modulation bandwidth in RF with internal baseband Support of all important digital standards such as 5G New Radio LTE up to Release 15 3GPP FDD HSPA HSPA GSM EDGE EDGE Evolution WLAN IEEE 802 1...

Page 12: ...Key Features R S SMM100A 12 Getting Started 1179 1335 02 02...

Page 13: ...carrying the R S SMM100A The handles at the front are only for pushing and pulling the instrument when mounting in a rack see Chapter 3 4 2 Mounting the R S SMM100A in a Rack on page 15 3 2 Unpacking...

Page 14: ...nvironments Environments that are directly connected to a low voltage supply network that supplies residential buildings Class A equipment is intended for use in industrial environments It can cause r...

Page 15: ...ller products on top of the lowest product the overall load on the lowest product must not exceed 250 N Too many instruments max 500 N Correct Different dimensions max 250 N 4 NOTICE Overheating can d...

Page 16: ...it closely to the rack 4 Tighten all screws at the rack brackets with a tightening torque of 1 2 Nm to secure the R S SMM100A at the rack To unmount the R S SMM100A from a rack 1 Loosen the screws at...

Page 17: ...02 Use the cable R S DIGIQ HS for connection to the HS Dig I Q interfaces of the instrument The cable is available under material number 3641 2948 03 How to Chapter 3 12 Connecting to HS Dig I Q on pa...

Page 18: ...ecurity risks For internet or remote access use secured connections if applicable Ensure that the network settings comply with the security policies of your com pany Contact your local system administ...

Page 19: ...s Connect the USB storage device to any of the USB connectors To connect USB devices with external power supply 1 NOTICE Connected devices with external power supply can feed back cur rent into the 5...

Page 20: ...undamaged and mechanically compatible See the application note 1MA99 for information on how to handle and main tain the RF port to minimize measurement deviations and ensure its longevity 2 NOTICE Ri...

Page 21: ...with the female socket of the outer connector c Turn the nut of the outer connector until the connectors are firmly coupled d Torque the nut to the specified limit using a calibrated torque wrench Ho...

Page 22: ...10 Connecting to LO In Out LO In Out connectors are Subminiature Version A SMA connectors The connector is located on the rear panel Follow the instructions in To connect to screwable connectors on p...

Page 23: ...P plug 2 QSFP cage 3 QSFP connector The connector is located on the rear panel To connect to HS Dig I Q interface 1 For connection use the QSFP cable R S DIGIQ HS See Cable selection and electromagnet...

Page 24: ...tion I The switch is located on the rear panel The LED of the On Standby key is orange 2 Wait until the oven controlled oscillator OCXO warms up For the warm up time see data sheet 3 Press the On Stan...

Page 25: ...the standby state the power switch circuits and the OCXO are active To deac tivate them disconnect the instrument from the power supply To disconnect from power The R S SMM100A is in the standby state...

Page 26: ...Preparing for Use R S SMM100A 26 Getting Started 1179 1335 02 02 Switching On or Off...

Page 27: ...ns of the interfaces refer to the data sheet The meanings of the labels on the R S SMM100A are described in Chapter 1 2 Labels on R S SMM100A on page 10 4 1 Front Panel Tour This section provides an o...

Page 28: ...ay provides status and setting information and allows you to quickly reconfigure the signal flow The screen is touch sensitive offering an alternative means of user interaction for quick and easy hand...

Page 29: ...utility keys cause the R S SMM100A to return to a defined instrument state and provide information on the instrument and assistance For more information refer to chapter General Instrument Functions i...

Page 30: ...nctions Freq Activates frequency entry Level Activates level entry Diagram Brings the block diagram to the foreground Active dialogs are minimized RF on off Switches the RF output on and off Mod on of...

Page 31: ...f the edit mode is active In dialog boxes that contain a Cancel button it activates that button For Edit dialog boxes the following mechanism is used If data entry has been started it retains the orig...

Page 32: ...gation keys Type of key Description Up Down Key The Up and the Down key does the following In a numeric edit dialog box increase or decrease the instru ment parameter In a list scroll forward and back...

Page 33: ...e connectors are on the front panel I Q BNC connectors for input of external I Q signals for analog modulation The sig nals are fed directly into the I Q modulator USB There are two female USB univers...

Page 34: ...mum frequency fmax see table below Table 4 7 RF connector types of the frequency options Installed RF frequency option Connector type Frequnecy range R S SMM B1003 B1006 B1007 N female fmax 7 5 GHz R...

Page 35: ...connectors BNC 4 5 Display Port DVI connectors 6 LAN connector 7 USB USB In connectors 8 AC power supply connection and main power switch 9 User x connectors BNC 10 EFC connectors BNC 11 Serial numbe...

Page 36: ...nals from 1 MHz to 100 MHz SMA connectors for 1 GHz reference signals How to Chapter 3 11 Connecting to Ref In Ref Out on page 22 System drive HDD SSD Hard disk drive HDD or solid state drive SSD For...

Page 37: ...power switch for performing the following tasks Connecting the internal power supply to the power source Disconnecting the internal power supply from the power source How to Chapter 3 6 Connecting to...

Page 38: ...l in the user manual Dig I Q Connectors for the input of a digital I Q signal from a Rohde Schwarz instru ment like a signal generator HS Dig I Q Option R S SMM B9 Connectors for the input output of h...

Page 39: ...gnal in multi instrument setups See also Multi Instrument Setups in the user manual Mod Ext 1 2 Input for external analog modulation signals I Q I Q Bar BNC connector for output of direct single ended...

Page 40: ...Instrument Tour R S SMM100A 40 Getting Started 1179 1335 02 02 Rear Panel Tour...

Page 41: ...rument equipped with additional options and or external signals Each task description lists its prerequisites The screenshots in this description show a fully equipped instrument Con sider that the bl...

Page 42: ...the frequency a On the Status Bar tap the Frequency field b On the on screen keypad enter 1 955 and press the GHz key The on screen keypad closes and the frequency value is displayed 3 On the Status B...

Page 43: ...R S SMM100A 43 Getting Started 1179 1335 02 02 Figure 5 1 Block diagram Generating an unmodulated signal The 1 95 GHz signal is output at the RF connector at the front panel of the R S SMM100A Generat...

Page 44: ...imple WCDMA 3GPP QPSK 45 offset signal with the help of the Custom Digital Modulation functionality The minimum requirement for R S SMM100A in this example is a base unit equipped with Option baseband...

Page 45: ...rted 1179 1335 02 02 The Custom Digital Modulation dialog opens 2 In the Custom Digital Modulation dialog select General Set according to Standard WCDMA 3GPP 3 Select General State On to enable signal...

Page 46: ...tab and observe the used Modulation Type Figure 5 3 Display of the used modulation type The instrument activates automatically I Q Mod uses the internal trigger and clock signals and generates a WCDM...

Page 47: ...est DUT and or other measurement equipment As a rule whenever a test setup requires two or more devices provide them with a common reference frequency Some test setups require control of the signal ge...

Page 48: ...r signal as trigger source See To reconfigure the trigger settings on page 50 3 Connect the instrument and the external trigger source See To connect the instrument and the external trigger source on...

Page 49: ...nd the default map ping of the marker signals to the connectors 2 To access the related connector settings perform one of the following Select Global Connector Settings Tap the connector name for exam...

Page 50: ...er 3 connector is an input for the Global Trigger 1 signal Find the physical location of each connector Use the built in Trigger Marker Clock Show function to display the loca tion of the selected con...

Page 51: ...rigger 1 The instrument expects an external global trigger event In the current config uration the Global Trigger signal has to be supplied at the input connector User 2 The Trigger Marker Clock statu...

Page 52: ...uitable cable to connect the external trigger source to the User 2 con nector of the R S SMM100A See Figure 5 6 Figure 5 6 Simplified representation of a test setup The figure depicts the cabling as a...

Page 53: ...earn more about this topic refer to Chapter Baseband Trigger Signals in the user manual Chapter Global Connectors in the user manual 5 4 Enabling and Configuring a Marker Signal Test setups often requ...

Page 54: ...cable to connect the I OUT connector of the R S SMM100A to the monitoring instrument To learn more about this topic refer to chapter Regular Marker Output Sig nals in the user manual 5 5 Verifying the...

Page 55: ...r Signal on page 53 To access the graphical signal display functionality Perform one of the following a Select Taskbar System Configuration Graphics b On the Taskbar tap the wave icon The Graphics Con...

Page 56: ...bnail minimized view indicating the active diagram appears in the Taskbar 4 Press the thumbnail graphic The graphic enlarges and the diagram is displayed in a normal size The Constellation Diagram dis...

Page 57: ...ram dialog select Configure to return to the Graphics Configuration dialog Close the Graphics Configuration dialog This action has no effect on the configured graphics but on the dialog itself The blo...

Page 58: ...keyboard and enter MyTestSignal 3 Tap the Save button The file MyTestSignal savrcltxt is saved in the default directory var user To load saved instrument settings You can restore the settings to the i...

Page 59: ...isplay all parameters with values different to their preset val ues When you load a file to your instrument and do not have enough information on the changed settings visualize all parameters that hav...

Page 60: ...02 02 All changed parameters are highlighted 5 7 Generating an EUTRA LTE Signal The main application field of the R S SMM100A is the generation of digital sig nals in accordance with several telecommu...

Page 61: ...downlink test signal The main focus of the following example is not on the R S SMM100A capabilities and the features provided by the firmware option The example aims rather to help you get familiar wi...

Page 62: ...tandard itself is the more comprehensive the further dialog and tab structure The start dialog of each digital standard how ever follows a repeating dialog structure that comprises the tabs General Tr...

Page 63: ...ent settings and on the contents of the predefined files 4 Navigate to a file for example to the E TM1_1__10MHz an E TM1 1 test model with 10 MHz channel bandwidth and confirm with Select The dialog c...

Page 64: ...GHz and 20 dBm Select RF On The instrument generates an EUTRA LTE test signal with the selected chan nel bandwidth frequency and level With these first steps you have gained an impression of the prov...

Page 65: ...cs The base band section of the R S SMM100A is fully digital It contains the hardware for generating and processing I Q signals in realtime or generating signals with an arbitrary waveform generator 6...

Page 66: ...e and soft ware options are fitted The block diagram shows the signal flow as it is The cross reference between the installed options and the displayed set tings The Table 6 1 is an excerpt of the ava...

Page 67: ...ce Baseband Block The Baseband block represents the source of the baseband signals base bands This functional block is the access point to The internal baseband generator The baseband generator contai...

Page 68: ...ignals are further processed in the baseband section The baseband offsets function The external and internal baseband signals can be shifted in frequency and phase or boosted in power 6 5 Additional W...

Page 69: ...ferential analog sig nal The analog I Q impairments 6 9 RF and Analog Modulations RF Block The RF block represents the RF settings of the instrument This block is the access point to RF frequency and...

Page 70: ...internal baseband generator using the exter nally applied digital baseband signals or in an analog wideband I Q operation Generation of a wanted signal or an interfering signal for receiver tests Gen...

Page 71: ...d rotary knob or an optional mouse and or keyboard The following description shows how to operate the instrument manually Remote control Create programs to automatize repeating settings tests and meas...

Page 72: ...or a table Spread or pinch two fingers zoom out zoom in Increases or decreases the size of an area in a graphical display as it works on your cell phone Function keys and rotary knob The front panel...

Page 73: ...Block diagram 1 Status bar frequency and level display 2 Block diagram 3 Taskbar softkey bar Status Bar 73 Block Diagram 74 Taskbar 75 Additional Display Characteristics 76 7 3 1 Status Bar The status...

Page 74: ...in the gen erator with the aid of function blocks connected by signal lines 1 Status indicator 2 Functional block 3a 3b Control signal block 4 Signal line digital 5a 5b Graphics indicator 6 Signal li...

Page 75: ...ent the digital I Q streams see 4 in the figure above Thin lines represent the analog signals 6 5 Graphics indicator Denotes that the signal is displayed graphically 5a 5b 7 Connector icons Represent...

Page 76: ...s indicated on the screen The block dia gram is in the foreground The More softkey indicates that more dialogs are open than can be displayed in the taskbar Use this softkey to open a selection list w...

Page 77: ...l expresses the content and can also contain status indicators or the set value of a key parameter 1 Status indicators 2 Key parameter values Scroll bar handle An arrow icon that appears when you touc...

Page 78: ...nctions and settings can be accessed by selecting one of the following elements System and function keys on the front panel of the instrument Taskbar softkeys on the touchscreen Context sensitive menu...

Page 79: ...an option in a dialog box Tap the required option To select an option in a list If many options are available for example for the trigger mode the options are provided in a list The current selection...

Page 80: ...the rotary knob To abort the entry Press the Esc key The dialog box closes without changing the settings 7 5 1 Entering Numeric Parameters To enter values with the on screen keypad For numeric settin...

Page 81: ...er or the rotary knob to activate the edit mode 7 5 2 Entering Alphanumeric Parameters If a field requires alphanumeric input you can use the on screen keyboard to enter letters and special characters...

Page 82: ...need information and tap Help in the context menu b Tap the parameter and press the Help key The Help dialog opens You can browse the help for further information Contents of the help dialog box The...

Page 83: ...To return to the previous page select Back This function scrolls back all steps you have performed before 5 Use the scroll bars to shift the visible section of content shown 6 To maximize the Topics a...

Page 84: ...mote computer through a LAN connection While the instrument is in operation the instrument screen contents are displayed on the remote com puter and VNC provides access to all applications files and n...

Page 85: ...duct contact our customer support center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation program ming or applic...

Page 86: ...Contacting Customer Support R S SMM100A 86 Getting Started 1179 1335 02 02...

Page 87: ...Differential output 39 Digital IQ 38 Display 37 DVI 37 EFC 38 GPIB 38 High speed digital IQ 38 I 33 39 I Bar 39 IEC IEEE 38 Inst Trig 36 LAN 37 MARKER 38 Mod Ext 39 Q 33 39 Q Bar 39 Ref In 36 Ref Out...

Page 88: ...33 Freq 30 HCOPY 29 Help 29 Info 29 INSERT 31 Left 32 Level 30 Local 29 Mod on off 30 Next window 33 On Off Toggle 30 On Standby 30 Preset 29 Resize window 33 RF on off 30 Right 32 Save Rcl 29 Setup 2...

Page 89: ...ote operation from a computer 71 Remote control 83 Remote operation 84 RF connector 34 Rotary knob 31 S Saving Trying out 57 Serial number 35 Softkey bar see Taskbar 75 Software options 67 Solid state...