Agilent Technologies 8920B User manual

Agilent Technologies 8920B Option 800, 801

RF Communications Test Set

Condensed Programming Reference Guide

8290B Firmware Version B.06.00 and above

Agilent Technologies No. 08920-90239

Printed in U. S. A.

April 2000

Rev. B

Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including

electronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language) without prior

agreement and written consent from Agilent Technologies Inc. as governed by

United States and international copyright laws.

The material contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Agi-

lent Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, in-

cluding, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for

a particular purpose. Agilent Technologies Inc. shall not be liable for errors con-

tained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the fur-

nishing, performance, or use of this material.

U.S. Government users will receive no greater than Limited Rights as defined in

FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) or DFAR 252.227-7015 (b)(2) (November 1995), as

applicable in any technical data.

Agilent Technologies

Learning Products Department

24001 E. Mission

Liberty Lake, WA 99019-9599

U.S.A.

Edition/Print Date

All Editions and Updates of this manual and their creation dates are listed below.

Rev. A . . . . . October 1999

Rev. B . . . . . April 2000

Product Markings CE - the CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community. A CE

mark accompanied by a year indicated the year the design was proven.

CSA - the CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards Associ-

ation.

CERTIFICATION

Agilent Technologies certifies that this product met its published specifications at

the time of shipment from the factory. Agilent Technologies further certifies that its

calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of

Standards and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institute’s calibration facil-

ity, and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization

members

Agilent Technologies Warranty Statement for Commercial Products

Agilent Technologies 8920A RF Communications Test Set

Duration of

Warranty: 1 year 1. Agilent Technologies warrants Agilent Technologies hardware, accessories and

supplies against defects in materials and workmanship for the period specified above.

If Agilent Technologies receives notice of such defects during the warranty period,

Agilent Technologies will, at its option, either repair or replace products which prove

to be defective. Replacement products may be either new or like-new.

2Agilent Technologies warrants that Agilent Technologies software will not fail to exe-

cute its programming instructions, for the period specified above, due to defects in ma-

terial and workmanship when properly installed and used. If Agilent Technologies

receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, Agilent Technologies will

replace software media which does not execute its programming instructions due to

such defects.

3. Agilent Technologies does not warrant that the operation of Agilent Technologies

products will be uninterrupted or error free. If Agilent Technologies is unable, within a

reasonable time, to repair or replace any product to a condition as warranted, customer

will be entitled to a refund of the purchase price upon prompt return of the product.

4Agilent Technologies products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in

performance or may have been subject to incidental use.

5. The warranty period begins on the date of delivery or on the date of installation if

installed by Agilent Technologies. If customer schedules or delays Agilent

Technologies installation more than 30 days after delivery, warranty begins on the 31st

day from delivery.

6Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inadequate mainte-

nance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by Agilent

Technologies, (c) unauthorized modification or misuse, (d) operation outside of the

published environmental specificationsfor the product, or (e) improper site preparation

or maintenance.

7TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE ABOVE WARRANTIES

ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER WARRANTYOR CONDITION, WHETHER

WRITTEN OR ORAL IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND AGILENT TECHNOL-

OGIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDI-

TIONS OR MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS

FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

8. Agilent Technologies will be liable for damage to tangible property per incident up to

the greater of $300,000 or the actual amount paid for the product that is the subject of

the claim, and for damages for bodily injury or death, to the extent that all such damages

are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been directly caused by a

defective Agilent Technologies product.

9. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE REMEDIES IN THIS

WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE CUSTOMER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE

REMEDIES. EXCEPT AS INDICATED ABOVE, IN NO EVENT WILL AGILENT

TECHNOLOGIES OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DATA OR FOR

DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST

PROFIT OR DATA), OR OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT,

TORT, OR OTHERWISE.

FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND:

THE WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS STATEMENT, EXCEPT TO

THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED, DO NOT EXCLUDE RESTRICT OR

MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY STATUTORY

RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU.

ASSISTANCE Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are

available for Agilent Technologies products. For any assistance, contact your

nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name:

Manufacturer’s Address:

declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Product Options:

Agilent Technologies

24001 E. Mission Avenue

Liberty Lake, Washington 99019-9599

USA

RF Communications Test Set / Cell Site Test Set

AgilentTechnologies8920A,8920B,and8921A

This declaration covers all options of the above

product.

conforms to the following Product specifications:

Safety: IEC 1010-1:1990+A1+A2/EN 61010-1:1993

EMC: CISPR 11:1990 / EN 55011:1991 Group 1, Class A

EN 5 008 2-1 : 1992

IEC 801-2:1991 - 4 kV CD, 8 kV AD

IEC 801-3:1984 - 3V/m

IEC 801-4:1988 - 0.5 kV Sig. Lines, 1 kV Power Lines

Supplementary Information:

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in

which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

This product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive

73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and carries the CD-marking accordingly.

Spokane, Washington USA Date October 17, 1996 Vince Roland/Quality Manager

Service and

Support Any adjustment, maintenance, or repair of this product must be performed by qual-

ified personnel. Contact your customer engineer through your local Agilent Tech-

nologies Service Center. You can find a list of local service representatives on the

Web at:

http://www.agilent-tech.com/services/English/index.html

If you do not have access to the Internet, one ofthese centers can direct you to your

nearest representative:

Table 1

United States Test and Measurement Call Center

(Toll free in US) (800) 452-4844

Europe (31 20) 547 9900

Canada (905) 206-4725

Japan Measurement Assistance Center (81) 426 56 7832

|(81) 426 56 7840 (FAX)

Latin America (305) 267 4288 (FAX)

Australia/New Zealand 1 800 629 485 (Australia)

0800 738 378 (New Zealand)

Asia-Pacific (852) 2599 7777

(852) 2506 9285 (FAX)

Contents

1 Remote/Local Modes

Remote/Local Modes 18

Contents

2 GPIB Command Syntax

GPIB Command Syntax Listings 22

Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) 25

AF Analyzer 27

AF Generator 1 33

AFGenerator2|Encoder 35

AF Generator 2 Pre-Modulation Filters 43

Call Processing 45

Configure 97

Decoder 107

Display 109

Measure 111

Oscilloscope 121

Program 127

Radio Interface 129

RF Analyzer 131

RF Generator 133

RF Path Control 137

Save/Recall Registers 139

Special (GPIB Only Commands) 141

Contents

Spectrum Analyzer 143

Status 145

System 149

Tests 151

Trigger

155

Integer Number Setting Syntax 157

Real Number Setting Syntax 159

Multiple Real Number Setting Syntax 161

Number Measurement Syntax 163

Multiple Number Measurement Syntax 165

Contents

3 GPIB Common Commands

IEEE 488.2 Common Commands 168

Common Command Descriptions 169

Table of contents

Other Agilent Technologies Test Equipment manuals

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Infiniium 8000A User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 54621A User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 8960 Operating instructions

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 8922M User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 4072A Advanced User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies U2802A User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 8648A Operation manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies XX3625 User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 16034E Operation manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies E4406A VSA Series User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies E4406A VSA Series Installation and operation manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies E6198B User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Medalist i3070 Series 5i User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies E4406A VSA Series Manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies U7242A User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 85056A Manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 16048E Operation manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies E6630A User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision MSO6012A User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies auroraSonata User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 8000 Series User manual

Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies 86100C User manual

Popular Test Equipment manuals by other brands

SMART

SMART KANAAD SBT XTREME 3G Series user manual

Vernier

Vernier Go Direct Voltage manual

Lifeloc

Lifeloc R.A.D.A.R. quick start guide

Fluke

Fluke T5-600 Service information

Mercury

Mercury TSL01 user manual

MAHA

MAHA MBT Series Original operating instructions

Fuji Electric

Fuji Electric P-61 instruction manual

ETC

ETC SealerAtor user manual

Skyfine

Skyfine ETHYWAY V2 user manual

Appion

Appion G5 Twin Operation manual

PCB Piezotronics

PCB Piezotronics 8159-0112A Installation and operating manual

BW Technologies

BW Technologies MicroDock II user manual

Sun Nuclear

Sun Nuclear 1027 user guide

Biomark

Biomark HPR LITE READER user manual

Hioki

Hioki 3169-20 instruction manual

Ashcroft

Ashcroft ATE-100 operating manual

Rohde & Schwarz

Rohde & Schwarz RTA4000 user manual

Ritmix

Ritmix RAT-701 user manual