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Agilent 53150A/ 151A/152A Microwave Frequency Counter Operating Guide This gu ide des cribes ho w to use th e Agile nt 5315 0A, 53151 A, and 53152 A Microwav e Freque ncy Cou nters .
Agilent Technologi es, Inc. 7.C.NL .06.15.01. R1.M.C W6FC 5301 Steven s Creek Boulevar d Santa C lara, Cal ifornia 95052-805 9 Copyright Agilent Technolog ies, In c. 1999, 2002 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, a daptation, or trans lations wi thout pri or writte n permi ssion is prohibite d, exc ept as all owed under the copyright laws.
Contents Operati ng Guid e iii Cont e nts an d Org ani z ati on viii Related Documents ix Types o f Service Availa ble if Inst rument Fails x Repackaging for Ship ment xi Descripti on of the Microwave.
Contents iv Operati ng Guid e Using Power Correction 1-26 Power Correction Theory of Operation 1-26 Increasing Profile Accuracy 1-27 Selecting a Power-Correction Profile 1-28 Entering Data Po ints i n.
Contents Operating Guid e v Measurin g Relat ive Power 2-26 Relative Power Example 2-26 Offsett ing a Power Meas urement 2-27 Power Offse t Exam ple 2-2 7 Using Power Correction 2-30 Power Correction .
Contents vi Operati ng Gu ide B Messages Overview B-2 Status Messa ges B-2 Self-T est Messag es B-3 Error Messages B-4 C Using th e Battery Option Overview C-2 Operating t he Counter from the B atteri.
Operati ng Guid e vii In This Guide This boo k is th e opera ting guid e for the Agilent 53150A ( 20 GHz), 53 151A (26.5 GHz) , and 53152 A (46 GH z) Frequen cy Counters . It consist s of a table of contents, this prefa ce, a qu ick reference guide, th ree chapters , three appen dices, and an index.
In This Guide viii Operati ng Gu ide Contents and Organization The Quick Reference Guide consi sts of a Menu Tre e (tear-out sheet ) that s erves a s a to ol to tr igge r your memo ry or g et yo u quickl y reacquaint ed wit h the in strument.
In This Guide Operating Guid e ix Related Documents For more information on frequency count ers refer to the follow ing Series 200 Applicat ion Not es: • Fundamentals of Elect ronic Frequency Counters , Applicatio n Note 200— Agilent part num ber 02-59 52-7506.
In This Guide x Operatin g Guid e Types of Servi c e Avail able if Instrument Fails If your Cou nter fails within one yea r of orig inal purcha se, Agile nt will repair it free o f charge. If your inst rument fails after your one-ye ar warranty exp ires, Agil ent will re pair it, or y ou can repa ir it yours elf.
In This Guide Operating Guid e xi Repackaging for Sh ipment For the Express Repa ir/Performance Calib ration Servi ce described abov e, retu rn yo ur f ailed Cou nter to t he de sign ate d Agi lent Serv ice C enter , using th e instrume nt’s orig inal ship ping carto n (if avai lable) .
In This Guide xii Operati ng Gu ide Descrip tion of the Microw ave Fre qu ency Counter The Agilent 53150A, 53 151A, and 53 152A Microwav e Frequenc y Counters are capa ble of me asuri ng frequ enci es from 10 Hz to 125 M Hz on Cha nnel 1 and from 50 MHz to 20 GHz ( 53150A), 2 6.
In This Guide Operating Guid e xiii Opti ons The op tions a vaila ble for th e Agi lent 53 150A/151 A/152A are list ed bel ow. Specif ications for the option s are li sted in Chap ter 3, “ Specificat ions.” Options ordered with the Counter are ins talled at th e factory and ar e ready for operat ion on delivery.
In This Guide xiv Operati ng Gu ide Accessories Supplie d and Available Accessories Su pplied • Power cord, 2.3 meters (Part numb e r dependent upon destination country) • Fuse (Agil ent P/N 2110-.
xv Quick Reference Agilent 53150A/151A/152A Quick Reference Gu ide The Quick Reference Guide is designed fo r experienced users of the Ag ilent 53150A, 53151A, an d 53152A .
xvi Quick Reference.
QR-1 Quick Reference Quick Reference A gilent 53150 A /151 A /152 A Frequency Counter 00 000 000 000 000 Rate Freq Offset RATE FAST RATE MED RATE SLOW RATE HOLD Rate Offset Freq Avg Pwr Offset Avg Pwr Offset AVERAGES 01 AVERAGES 99 RESOL 1 HZ RESOL 10 KHZ RESOL 100 KHZ RESOL 1 MHZ ± 00.
QR-2 Quick Reference.
1 Gettin g Starte d.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted The Front Panel at a Glance 1-2 Operating Guid e 1 The Front Panel at a Glance 1 Standby indicator 2 Power/Stan dby switch 3 LCD display 4 Channel 1 input conn ector 5 Chann.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted The Front Panel Indicator s at a Glance Operating Guid e 1-3 1 The Front Panel Indicators at a Glance The fron t pan el includ es th ree LED indicat ors. Thes e are listed and described i n the followi ng table. NOTE It is normal for the fa n in the Counter to run when the Coun ter is in Stand by mo de.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted The Front Panel Menus at a Glanc e 1-4 Operating Guid e 1 The Front Panel Menus at a Glance Reset/ Local Menu Shift Rate RATE FAST RATE MED RATE SLOW Avg AVERAGES 01 AVERAGE.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted The Display Annunciators at a Glance Operating Guid e 1-5 1 The Display Annuncia tors at a Glance Annunciator D escription Ch 1 or Ch 2 Indicates wh ich chann el is selec ted to meas ure an input signa l. Freq Indicates tha t the value di splaye d is a freque ncy rea ding.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted The Disp lay Special Char acters at a Glan ce 1-6 Operating Guid e 1 The Display Special Character s at a Glance NOTE The first two speci a l characters shown above are i ntended to help you navigate wi thin the Menu.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted The Rear P anel at a G lance Operating Guid e 1-7 1 The Rear Panel at a Glance 1 AC Input/Power module (Senses incomin g volt age an d adjusts automa tically) 2 External Ref.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-8 Operating Guid e 1 Operating the Cou nter The proc edures in this s ection are des igned to fami liariz e you with t he Frequency Counte r’s features and control s.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-9 1 The follow i ng legend defines the mea nings of the ico ns used throug hout this ch apter.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-10 Operating Guid e 1 Turning the Count er On To turn on the Coun ter, tur n on the Mai n ~ Power swi tch on the rear panel (see pag e 1-7), and then pre s s and rel ease the POWER button on th e front p anel.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-1 1 1 NOTE If a signal w as applie d to th e Channel 2 input co nnector prior to tu rning on the Counter, CH2 N O S IG NAL is displaye d momentarily . As soon as the Counter acqu ires th e input s ignal, i t display s the signal ’s value.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-12 Operating Guid e 1 Using the Me nu The Agile nt 5315 0A/151A/152A Count er has on e menu t hat you use to control a number of the Counter’s features and functions. Displayi ng th e Menu To disp lay the Menu , press the Shift key an d then the Menu ( Rese t/Lo cal ) key, as shown below.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-13 1 When yo u select the Men u, the indicato r between t he arrow keys flashes to indic ate th at the arrow keys a re no w act ive.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-14 Operating Guid e 1 When you press the (right-arrow) ke y, the flashing annunci ator ( ) changes dire ction, and t he current s etting for th e Referen ce Oscilla tor (INT [int ernal] or EXT [external]) flashes .
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-15 1 Setti ng the Seri al Port Baud Rate (Menu Exam ple) Menu Reset/ Local Enter Ch 2 Freq Shift Shift Ch 2 Freq.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-16 Operating Guid e 1 Select ing the In put C hanne l You can toggle bet ween Channels 1 and 2 by pressing the Chan Sele ct key.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-17 1 Measuring Frequency The fo llowing diag ram sh ows the basic seque nce to use to mak e a frequency measurement us ing Channel 1. This exa mple assumes that the Counter is on and ha s co mplete d the Self T est.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-18 Operating Guid e 1 NOTES The Count er displays CH2 NO SIGNAL or C H1 NO SI GNAL and s huts down all unnecess ary circuits when a signal of insuff i cient ampli tude (or no sign al) is appli ed to the correspo nding input.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-19 1 Measuring Relativ e Frequency You can measure the di fference in frequency from one measurement to another ( drift) usi ng the Relati ve Frequen cy function.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-20 Operating Guid e 1 Offsett ing a Freque ncy Measur ement You can use the Freq uency Offset ( Freq Offset ) function to add or subtract a constant value to/from a frequency measureme nt .
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-21 1 Ch 2 Freq Offset On/Off Freq Ch 2 Offset Rate Freq Offset Freq Offset Freq Offset Enter Freq Offset Ch 2 Shift Ch 2 Shift Freq.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-22 Operating Guid e 1 Measuring Power (Channel 2 On ly) The Agile nt 53150 A/151A/152A Co unter can measure sig nal pow er (in the same frequency ranges as for frequen cy measurements) on Channel 2.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-23 1 Selecting the Unit of Measurement for Power The Counter’s power-measurement functi on can display va lues in eit her of two .
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-24 Operating Guid e 1 Measuring Relativ e Power You can measure t he differen ce in power from one measurement to another ( drift) usin g the Relati ve Power functi on.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-25 1 offset value is then ent ered. Ho wever, the orde r doesn’t matter, s o you can also en ter the offs et value fi rst, and then turn the off set function on .
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-26 Operating Guid e 1 Using Power Correction The Power Corre ction function in the ma in Menu allows yo u to set the Counter to automatically compensate for power loss (or gain) that occurs in the test conf i guration, such as at tenuation resul ting from cable impeda nce.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-27 1 NOTE As the gr aph shows, the Counter nev er computes powe r-correctio n values for loss above the zero axi s. Conver sely, correct ions are ne ver computed for gain below the zero axis.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-28 Operating Guid e 1 Select ing a P ower- Corr ection Profi le The diag ram on p age 1- 29 sho ws how to turn Power Correction on or off and how to select a power-correct ion profile.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-29 1 NOTE When Powe r Correctio n is en abled, a lower-case letter “ c” is dis playe d in the hundredt hs positio n of the power disp l ay.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-30 Operating Guid e 1 dB dB dB dB dB dB +/- dB dB.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-31 1 NOTES Press ing the Enter ke y after entering valu es exits the Menu and restores the measurement display.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-32 Operating Guid e 1 Setting the Measuremen t Rate The measur ement rate determin es how freque ntly the Count er take s measurements . You can set the measure ment rate to F AST , MED (medium), SL OW , or HOLD (single measurement take n each time you pres s the Reset/ Local key) .
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-33 1 Setting the N umber of Av erages You can set the numb er of measureme nts the Counter ta kes and averages before di splaying the result .
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-34 Operating Guid e 1 NOTE For most of the Counter ’s settings , when you cont inue to press eit her the up-arrow or t he down-arrow k ey when you reac h the end of the available setti ngs, the valu e for th e setting “ro lls over” t o the value at the opp osite end of the ra nge.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r Operating Guid e 1-35 1 Ch 2 Freq Resol Ch 2 Freq Enter.
Chapter 1 Getting S tarted Operating the Counte r 1-36 Operating Guid e 1.
2 Operating Your Frequency Counter.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Introduction 2-2 Operating Guid e 2 Introduction This chapter contains information and usage proc edures for the front-panel keys, operating f unct ions, and menus of the Agilent 53150A/15 1A/152A Micro wave Frequen cy Counter.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter How this Counter W orks for Y ou Operating Guid e 2-3 2 How this Counter Works for You The foll owing is a li st of some of the key things the Counter does fo r you.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Summary of the Meas urement S equence 2-4 Operating Guid e 2 Summary of the Meas urement Se quence 1. Turn on the Main ~ Power switch on the back panel , and then pres s and rele ase the POWER button on the front pan el.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Selection Keys Operating Guid e 2-5 2 Using the Selection Keys There are s i x Sele ction keys— four “arrow” ke ys, the Enter ke y, and the sign ( +/– ) key. Th e fun cti ons of th e ar row k eys depe nd on t he Co unte r’s operating mode (i .
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Selection Keys 2-6 Operating Guid e 2 Numeric Entry Several menu funct ions, and several functions that have de dicated keys on th e fro nt p ane l, req uir e you to e nter num eric values .
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Selection Keys Operating Guid e 2-7 2 Changing States Several menu functio ns, and several functions that have de dica ted keys on the front panel , require you to choose from a li st of avai lable st ates.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Selection Keys 2-8 Operating Guid e 2 Use the Se lection keys as de scribed bel ow to change the s t ate of t hese function s: • When th e ann.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Clear and Reset/Lo cal Key s Operating Guid e 2-9 2 Using the Clear and Reset/Local Keys The Cle ar key a nd the Reset/Local k ey have similar f unctions in t he Menu and i n other front-panel-ke y function s ettings, but t heir effects vary with the Counter’s s tate and condition.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Other Function Selection Keys 2-10 Operating Guid e 2 Other Function Selection Keys There are s everal functions that you access directly from fro nt-panel keys (not fr om within the Me nu).
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Other Function Selection Keys Operating Guid e 2-1 1 2 • Relative freq uency measure ment ( Rel Freq ).
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Measuring Freque ncy 2-12 Operating Guid e 2 Measu ring Freque ncy 1 Connect the Counter to a power source, and set the Main ~ P ower switch on the back panel to 1 (on) .
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Measuring Freque ncy Operating Guid e 2-13 2 NOTE When th e frequency of a signal a pplied t o the Ch annel 2 input exceeds th e maximum rated freq uency for the inst rument, the Counter displ ays CH2 TOO HIGH .
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Setting the Resolution and Measurement Rate 2-14 Operating Guid e 2 Setting the Resolution and Measurement Rate The number of measureme nts the Counter ma.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Setting the Resolution and Measurement Rate Operating Guid e 2-15 2 Resoluti on Setti ng Exampl e For t he fo llowin g exam ple , use the 10 MHz out put f rom t he re feren ce timebase as the in put to Channe l 1.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Setting the Resolution and Measurement Rate 2-16 Operating Guid e 2 Setting the Measuremen t Rate The measur ement Rate sett ing determines how freq uently the counter initia tes measurements.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Set ting the Number o f A vera ges Operating Guid e 2-17 2 Setting the Nu mber of Average s You can set the Counter t o take a variable number of frequency, pow er, or volta ge measureme nts and av erage them mathemat icall y before displaying the result.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Set ting the Number o f A vera ges 2-18 Operating Guid e 2 NOTE For most of the Counter ’s settings , when you cont inue to press eit her the up-arrow o.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Set ting the Number o f A vera ges Operating Guid e 2-19 2 In certain situati ons, the length of time that the A VERAGIN G message is display ed can be affected b y addition a l factors.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Measuring Relative Frequency 2-20 Operating Guid e 2 Measuring Relative Frequency You can measure the di fference i n frequency from one measurement to another ( frequency drift) or be tween two separate input sig nals using the Relative Fre quency function.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Offsetting a Fre quency Measurement Operating Guid e 2-21 2 Offset ting a Frequency Measurement You can use the Freq uency Offset ( Freq Offset ) function to add or subtract a constant value to/from a frequency measureme nt .
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Offsetting a Fre quency Measurement 2-22 Operating Guid e 2 3 Use the left- and right-a rrow keys to move the focus to t he digit(s) in the frequency-o ffset display that you need to adjust to ent er the offset value, and t hen use the up- and down-arrow keys to ad just the value fo r each digit.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Offsetting a Fre quency Measurement Operating Guid e 2-23 2 6P r e s s t h e Offset On/Of f key. The Freq Offse t annunciator is activa ted, and the value of the di splay is adjuste d to re flect the valu e an d sig n of the off set e nter ed in St eps 2 and 3.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Measurin g Power 2-24 Operating Guid e 2 Measuring Po wer The Agile nt 5315 0A/53151A/53 152A can also meas ure sig nal pow er (in the same frequency ranges a s for frequency mea surements) on Channel 2.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Measurin g Power Operating Guid e 2-25 2 2P r e s s t h e Shift key, and t hen press the dBm/W ( Dis pla y Power ) k ey.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Measuring Relative Power 2-26 Operating Guid e 2 Measuring Relative Power You can measure the d ifference in power from one measurement to another or between two separat e input signal s using the Relative Power function.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Offsetting a Powe r Measurement Operating Guid e 2-27 2 Offset ting a Power Measur ement You can use the P ower Offset (Pwr Offse t ) function to add o r subtract a constant value to/from a power measurement .
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Offsetting a Powe r Measurement 2-28 Operating Guid e 2 2 Press the Shift key, and then press the Pwr Offset (Avg) k ey.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Offsetting a Powe r Measurement Operating Guid e 2-29 2 5P r e s s t h e Ent er key to confirm the offset val ue and exit the offset- entry displ ay. The Pwr Of fset ann unciato r is d eactivat ed, and the measu reme nt dis play returns.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction 2-30 Operating Guid e 2 Using Power Correction The Power Corre ction function in the main Menu allows you to set the Counter to aut omatically compensate fo r power loss (or gain) t hat occurs in the t est config uration, s uch as att enuatio n result ing from cab le impedance.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction Operating Guid e 2-31 2 Power Correction Theory of Operation When the C ounter interpol ates bet ween data poi nts to determine the.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction 2-32 Operating Guid e 2 Since th ere can be no further change in the loss or gain values once the zer o axis is reached , no powe r co rrections are applied when the in put frequency reache s or passes a poi nt in the prof ile that in terse cts the ze ro axis.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction Operating Guid e 2-33 2 Power Correc tion Exam ple: Select ing a Co rrectio n Pro file 1P r e s s t h e Shift key, and t hen press the Me nu ( Reset/Local ) key.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction 2-34 Operating Guid e 2 5P r e s s t h e Enter key to sele ct profile num ber 3. Powe r Correct ion is en abled u sin g prof ile n umber 3, and the m eas uremen t display returns. The power reading now includes an adjustment for the loss incurre d at the measured frequency.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction Operating Guid e 2-35 2 Power Corre ction Example: Edi t ing Data Point Value s 1 Select a power-correction profile usi ng the up- and/or down-arrow keys (as shown i n steps 1 through 4 in the previous example).
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction 2-36 Operating Guid e 2 3 To insert values in an empty da ta point, pr ess the up- and/or down-ar row key re peatedly to cyc le throu gh the dat a points in the select ed profile to l ocate one that c ontains values o f 0.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction Operating Guid e 2-37 2 6 Use the right-arrow key t o move to e ach of the remaini n g digits i n the frequenc y setting, and use up- and down-arrow k eys to adj ust their values, if necess ary.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using Power Correction 2-38 Operating Guid e 2 10 To add or adjust the values in another data poi nt, press the left-arrow key rep e atedly until “ PWR CORR ” is re-d isplayed, and repeat ste p s 2 through 10.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu Operating Guid e 2-39 2 Using the Menu The Agile nt 5315 0A/151A/152A Count er’s Menu ma kes it e asy to con trol a number of the Cou nter’s features and functions.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu 2-40 Operating Guid e 2 3P r e s s t h e Enter key to activat e the setting and exit t he Menu. The sett ing you chose is put into effect, and the Menu cl oses. If you need to ex it the Menu witho ut chan ging any o f the settin gs, pre ss the Clea r key.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu Operating Guid e 2-41 2 • SA VE — Saves a copy of the current user s ettings in non-volatile memory.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu 2-42 Operating Guid e 2 Some of th e men u it ems li sted on th e pr eviou s pa ge pr ovi de info rmati on only (no settin gs are requ ired.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu Operating Guid e 2-43 2 Do Self Test The Counter automatically performs a series of tests on criti cal components each time you tu rn it on.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu 2-44 Operating Guid e 2 VVV is the version number of the Counter’s firmware, and X X, YYY, and ZZZZ are ot her numerica l codes tha t are reserved for Agilent internal us e.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu Operating Guid e 2-45 2 Preset When PRESET is displayed, press i ng the Enter key lo a ds the default settin gs f or m ost of th e Cou nte r’s funct ions . T hese func tion s an d the ir default setting s are lis ted in the fol lowin g table: T able 2-1.
Chapter 2 Operating Y our Frequ ency Cou nter Using the Menu 2-46 Operating Guid e 2 RS-2 32 Seri al Port Da ta R ate ( BAUD ) The Baud ra te for t he RS-232 seria l port is co nfigurab le at 2400 , 4800, 9600, 14 ,400, an d 19,200 b ps. T he def ault se tting is 9600 bp s.
3 Specif ications.
Chap ter 3 S peci ficati ons Introduction 3-2 Operating Guid e 3 Introduction The spec ification s of the Agilent 5 3150A, 5 3151A, an d 53152A a re provide d in this chapter.
Chap ter 3 S peci ficati ons Operating Guid e 3-3 Measuremen t Specification s and Characteristics All measurement specification s are ov er the full signal and temperature ranges unless otherwise noted.
Chap ter 3 S peci ficati ons 3-4 Operating Guid e Input C haract eristic s Agilent 53150 A Agilent 53151 A Agil ent 531 52A Emissi ons (“k ickba ck nois e”) Chan nel 1 Chan nel 2 (mea surin g/no i.
Chap ter 3 S peci ficati ons Operating Guid e 3-5 3 Typical* power measurement uncertainty at 2 5°C for various input levels * Typical means approx imately 2/3 of all units will meet these charac teristics. Graph 1. − 10 dB m in put level at 25°C.
Chap ter 3 S peci ficati ons 3-6 Operating Guid e 3 Typical* power measurement uncertainty at − 25 dBm input level * Typical means approx imately 2/3 of all units will meet these charac teristics.
Chap ter 3 S peci ficati ons Operating Guid e 3-7 3 Timebase Frequency : 1 0 MHz Output : 10 MHz sine wave , 1 V rms into 50 Ω External Timebase Input : 1, 2, 5, 10 MHz; 1 to 5 V rms into 50 Ω Con.
Chap ter 3 S peci ficati ons 3-8 Operating Guid e 3.
A Rack Mounting t he Counter.
Appendix A Ra ck Mounti ng the Counter Rack Mounting the Counter A-2 Operati ng Guid e A Rack Mount ing the Counter You can mount the Count er in a standard 19-in ch cabinet using one of two optio nal.
Appendix A Ra ck Mounti ng the Counter Rack Mounting the Counter Operating Guid e A-3 A 3 To rack-mo unt the Counte r by itself, pe rform the ste ps shown in th e followin g illu strat ion. (R efer to the inst ructions that are pro vided w ith the Rack Adapter Kit for details.
Appendix A Ra ck Mounti ng the Counter Rack Mounting the Counter A-4 Operati ng Guid e A 4 To rack-mount the Counte r with another instrume nt side-by-si de, obtain the 50 61-9694 L ock Link K it. (R efer to the ins tructions t hat ar e prov ided with the Lo ck Link Kit f or details .
B Messages.
Appen dix B Me ssag es Overview B-2 Operati ng Guid e B Overview The Agile nt 5315 0A/151A/ 152A p rovide s two t ypes of mess ages th at are display e d on the Coun ter’s fron t panel and/or se nt over the RS-232 seri al interface . The firs t type is status me ssage s, which are disp layed d uring normal operation.
Appen dix B Me ssag es Self-T est Messag es Operating Guid e B-3 B Self-Test Mes s ages Table 3 -2 lists a nd describes me ssages t hat ar e generate d by the Counter during Se l f-Test to indica te whethe r a component pa ssed or failed i ts test.
Appen dix B Me ssag es Error Mes sages B-4 Operati ng Guid e B Error Messages Table 3 -3 lists a nd describes me ssages t hat ar e generate d by the Counter during Sel f-Test or during opera tion to indica te that a probl em has been detecte d.
Appen dix B Me ssag es Error Mes sages Operating Guid e B-5 B T able B-3. Error Mes sages (con tinued ) Message Dis play RS-232 Description FRONT P ANEL F AIL X T he front panel or its inte rconnec ting cabl e are defect ive or not prop erly connec ted.
Appen dix B Me ssag es Error Mes sages B-6 Operati ng Guid e B.
C Using the Battery Option.
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Overview C-2 Operating Guid e C Overview The Batt ery option (Optio n 002) allows yo u to operate the Count er away from a source of AC power using inte rnal rechargeable batteries or the exter nal D C ( EX T DC ) power connector on the rear panel.
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Operating the Counte r from a DC Power Source Operating Guid e C-3 C When all three s e gments of the b attery annunciator are activated, the battery ch arge leve l is at 83 % or more.
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Replacing the Batteries C-4 Operating Guid e C Figure C -2. Extern al DC P ower So cket Replacing the Batteries Counte rs equipped wi th the Battery o ption use sealed l ead-acid VHS camco rder b atteri es.
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Replacing the Batteries Operating Guid e C-5 C NOTE The thumbscrews require a considerable amount of turning force, since they pu ll the batter y sled partia lly o ut of t he Coun ter and also ex tra ct the battery terminals from the battery connector as you turn them.
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Replacing the Batteries C-6 Operating Guid e C Figure C-3. Removing and Inst alling Batteries 1 Thumb screws 4 Batter y chamber 2 Batter ies 5 Batter y sled 3 Batter y termi nals W A R N I N G : T o a v o l d e l e c t r i c s h o c k , d o n o t r e m o v e c o v e r s .
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Replacing the Batteries Operating Guid e C-7 C 3 Holding one of the bat teries so the b attery t e rminals are to your rig ht and the plus sign at the t erminal.
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Cha rgi ng th e B att erie s C-8 Operating Guid e C Charging the Ba tteries The batt eries are charge d automatically when ever the instrument is connected to an AC power source and is in St andby mode.
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Precautions Operating Guid e C-9 C Precautions Observe the followin g precauti ons when handli ng and charging th e batterie s: • Do not attemp t to use or c harge th e batter ies when the y are expo sed to tempera tures belo w –10º C (15 º F) o r above 40º C (105 º F).
Appen dix C Usi ng the Batter y Optio n Precautions C-10 Operating Guid e C.
Operating Guid e Index- 1 Index Index SYMBOLS (Freq Offset) , 1-20 (Resol key) , 2- 45 A AC Input/Power module , 1-7 Accesso ries Available , xiv Supplied , xiv Ackn owled ging M essages , 2-9 analo g.
Index Index-2 O perating Guid e Index operatin g the Cou nter from a DC power source , C-3 operating the Counter fro m the batteries , C-2 rechargea ble batter ies , C-2 removing the batteries , C-4 r.
Index Operating Guid e Index- 3 Index E Electro-Stati c Discharge , 1-1 7 electro- stat ic disch arge pr event ion procedure , 1-1 7 Enter key , 1-2 , 1-1 4 , 2-5 Error , 1-5 Error Message s , B-4 –.
Index Index-4 O perating Guid e Index Displa y Power / dBm/W k ey , 1-2 Displa y Power key , 2- 4 , 2-10 Enter key , 1-2 Freq Offs et key , 2-4 FREQ Offset On/Off key , 2-1 0 Gate indicato r , 1-2 Gat.
Index Operating Guid e Index- 5 Index L LCD display , 1-2 , 1-1 1 back ligh t , 1-11 LED Display Annuncia tor , 1-5 left poin ter , 1-6 Legend icons , 1-9 LO , 1-23 Lock Link Kit , A-2 LOSS , 2-36 los.
Index Index-6 O perating Guid e Index Operating the Counte r from a DC Power Source , C-3 Operating the Counte r from the Batteries , C-2 Operat ion acknow led ging m essag es , 2-9 chan gin g st ates.
Index Operating Guid e Index- 7 Index Power Offset , 1-24 , 1-2 5 , 2-45 Power Offset (POWER Offset On/Off key) , 2-4 5 Power Offset Ex ample , 2- 27 Power Offset function , 1-24 , 2-2 7 Power off set.
Index Index-8 O perating Guid e Index resoluti on , 2-1 4 Resoluti on (Res ol) key , 2-45 Resolution / GPIB ke y , 1-2 Resolution setti ng , 2-14 resolution setting , 2-1 4 , 2-15 , 2-16 Resolution Se.
Index Operating Guid e Index- 9 Index U Unit of Measur ement , 1-23 units of m easurement annu nciator group , 2-25 user s etting , 2-40 Using Power Co rrection , 2-30 Using the Cl ear and Re set/Loca.
Index Inde x-10 Oper atin g Gui de Index.
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