U9361C/F/G/M RCal Receiver Calibrator Measurement Guide 3
What you will find in this Measurement Guide
What you will find in this Measurement Guide
Overview of RCal ........................................................................................................... page 4
RCal I/O ......................................................................................................................... page 5
USB Power & Control ............................................................................................... page 5
External 10 MHz Reference ..................................................................................... page 5
RF Output..................................................................................................................page 6
LED Indicators on RCal Module.....................................................................................page 7
RCal Software – Configuration ..................................................................................... page 8
Left-Panel Controls.................................................................................................. page 9
Configuration Table Overview................................................................................ page 10
RCal Configuration Table – Parameters................................................................ page 11
RCal Software – Calibration and Application............................................................. page 15
Running a Calibration ............................................................................................ page 15
Applying a Calibration ........................................................................................... page 16
Errors, Warnings, and Status................................................................................. page 17
Correcting State Mismatches ................................................................................ page 17
Best RCal Configuration Practices ........................................................................ page 17
Multiple SA Input Ports and RCal Modules........................................................... page 18
How to Utilize Match State.................................................................................... page 18
Multiple Rows, Overlap, and Dual Corrections ..................................................... page 18
Key Steps for Every RCal Calibration .................................................................... page 19
Demonstrations ........................................................................................................... page 20
Demo #1 – Simple Magnitude Calibration............................................................ page 22
Demo #2 – Magnitude Cal with Source Control, Multiple States ........................ page 28
Demo #3 – Complex Cal: Improving EVM in a 128 QAM Signal .......................... page 36
Demo #4 - Using RCal with the 89600 VSA Software.......................................... page 43
Demo #5 - RCal vs. Power Sensor Accuracy........................................................ page 47
Demo #6 - Using RCal as a CW Source and Comb Generator............................ page 54
Programming with MATLAB page 57
Magnitude Calibration and Comparison with Use Current Meas ........................ page 57
Calibration Table Setup for VMA ........................................................................... page 58
Appendix: Connector Care.......................................................................................... page 61
Resources .................................................................................................................... page 63
