Test Equipment for 1 mm Connector mm-Wave PNA Systems

This section lists the required test equipment for the following the PNA series network analyzer systems:

1 mm Connector Required Test Equipment

Test Equipment1

Recommended Model

Alternate Model

Sources

Function Generator

33622A

 

Counters

Frequency Counter

53230A Options 0102 and 115

53132A3 Opt. [0102 or 012] and 124

53131A4 Opt. 0102 and 124

53181A4 Opt. 0102 and 124

Meters and Power Sensors5
(See below for calibration service ordering guidelines.)

Power Meter
(PowerMeter1)

N1914B

N1914A 6

Power Sensor

U8489A7 Option 200

 

Attenuators

10 dB Fixed, 3.5 mm

2 required

8493C Option 010

 

20 dB Fixed, 1.85 mm

8490G Option 020

 

Miscellaneous Devices, Test Sets, and Kits

Power Splitter, 3.5 mm

11667B

 

Calibration Kit
(CalkitTwoPort2)

85059B

 

Cables

GPIB

10833A/B/C/D

Equivalent

Power sensor cable

2 required

11730A

Equivalent

3.5 mm (f) to 3.5 mm (f)

2 short cables required for Dynamic Accuracy test

any

 

3.5 mm (f) to 3.5 mm (f)

1 long cable required for Dynamic Accuracy test

85131-60013 (or any)

any

Adapters

1 mm (f) to 1 mm (f)
(Adapter1 1mm F to 1mm F)

May come from 85059B cal kit

85059-60045

 

1 mm (f) to 1.85 mm (m)

2 required

11921H

 

2.4 mm (f) to 2.4 mm (f)

11900B

 

2.4 mm (f) to 3.5 mm (f)

3 required for Options 201 and 403

11901B

Any

1.85 mm (f) to 1.85 mm (f)

85058-60008

 

LO test fixture

Required for the LO Cal Verification test.

N5292-60127

 

Static Safety Equipment

Adjustable antistatic wrist strap

9300-1367

None

Antistatic wrist strap grounding cord (5 foot)

9300-0980

None

Static control table mat and earth ground wire

9300-0797

None

Optional Equipment

Frequency Reference8

Frequency Counter internal

"house standard"9

BNC RF Cable

Any

Any

Frequency extender desktop positioner test fixture

2 required

N5290A302 (N5290-60008)

 

1 mm Table Footnotes

  1. Except where noted, one each is the required quantity for all equipment.
  2. A 10 MHz external frequency reference may be used in place of Option 010 or 001.

  3. When using the 53132A counter with PNA models assigned option <SYN>, note the following:

    Option 012 (ultra-high stability timebase) is required when using an internal frequency reference.

    Option 010 (high stability timebase) is allowed when using an external frequency reference providing it has a frequency accuracy of 1.e-7 or less.

  4. 53131A and 53181A frequency counters are not allowed with PNAs assigned option <SYN> by TME. See Initial Frequency Accuracy for information about option <SYN>.
  5. A current calibration report with data is required for each power sensor used. The user must enter this data for each power sensor.

  6. N1914A power meters with serial number prior to MY53040007 require Service Note N1914A-07 which fixes a power supply ground loop. The ground loop injects noise into the measurement circuits which can cause unstable measurements at low (-30 dBm) power levels.

    The N1914A requires USB ports when used with USB power sensors. See below for option ordering information. Note that the N1914B comes standard with USB ports.

  7. USB U-series power sensors require a power meter with USB ports. See below for option ordering information for the N1914A.

  8. The frequency reference is optional. It may be a 10 MHz "house standard", or it may be the internal frequency reference time-base of the counter used for the frequency measurement. See the Frequency Reference Explanation section in the Frequency Accuracy Test for details.

  9. PNA models assigned option <SYN> require the frequency accuracy of a house standard to be 1.e-7 or less. Refer to the Frequency Accuracy Test for information about option <SYN>.

N1914A Options for USB Ports

The table below shows the various options that will provide USB ports on the N1914A power meter. Note that the N1914B comes standard with USB ports.

N1914A Orderable Options

Description

FW responds as option1

201

Ordered from the factory with new N1914A

Dual channel average power meter with VGA, trigger in/out, 1 front and 1 rear USB port

008, 010, 012

The following options are ordered as upgrades to an existing N1914A power meter.

106

This is the recommended option.

Dual channel average power meter with 1 front and 1 rear USB port

008

103

alternate

Dual channel average power meter, battery, 2 rear USB ports

001, 009

105

alternate

Dual channel average power meter with VGA, battery, 1 front and 1 rear USB port

008, 010

108

alternate

Parallel rear-panel sensor input connectors, front-panel reference calibrator connector, 2 rear USB ports

002, 009

109

alternate

Parallel rear-panel sensor input connectors, rear-panel reference calibrator connector, 2 rear USB ports

003, 009

111

alternate

Dual channel average power meter, battery, 1 front and 1 rear USB port

001, 008

167

alternate

Dual channel average power meter, external trigger in/out, 1 front and 1 rear USB port

008, 012

  1. The firmware will respond with the option numbers as determined by the installed orderable option. TME will look for either USB option 008 or 009.

Guidelines for Ordering Power-Sensor Calibration Service

  1. Order Option 1A7 when ordering new power sensors that will be used as working standards in N7800A TME calibrations.

  2. When ordering periodic calibration for instruments used as lab standards in the N7800A software, we recommend using “Keysight Cal + Uncertainties + Guardbanding”. More information can be found at http://www.keysight.com/find/americas_cal.

  3. The N7800A software incorporates the ISO GUM Uncertainty in point-to-point uncertainty calculations. The special “H-series” calibration options (shown on the Special Calibrations Matrix located at http://cal.software.keysight.com) provide lower measurement uncertainties through use of direct comparison to devices directly characterized by NPL or NIST (or another NMI). The overall resulting N7800A measurement uncertainties then reflects these lower device uncertainties. The equipment requirements of each N7800A calibration application are summarized in the Special Calibrations Matrix which can be found at http://cal.software.keysight.com.

  4. Option H99 is a special option for the Roseville Service Center [only] which provides electronic calibration data available as a .csv file that can be imported into TME thus avoiding manual entry. Option H99 must be requested from the Roseville Service Center upon re-calibration only of any previously purchased power sensor and not for new purchases of power sensors. This option may be ordered in addition to any other required or requested Std Lab Calibration option. Option H99 is recommended but not required.

    The following models are not supported by Option H99:

    • E9304A-H18, H19, H84
    • E9300A-H25
    • N8386A

    • N8486AQ