Meas Class |
Measurement Name |
Description |
"Standard" |
"S11",
"S21", and
so forth
"A_1","A_2",
and so forth |
S-parameter
name
Unratioed parameter names with notation: "receiver_source
port"
See Balanced
S-parameter measurement names |
Active
Hot Parameters |
Port
1 is the Source Port (DUT input). Port 3 or Port 2 can
be chosen as the output of the DUT.
"HotS11"
"HotS31"
"HotS13"
"HotS33"
"IPwr"
"OPwr"
"Gamma"
"Pmax"
"Xs(3,3)"
"Xt(3,3)"
"Xf(3,1)"
"DeltaOPwr" |
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about Active Hot parameters |
"Vector
Mixer/Converter" |
For
output port Y (input port must be 1):
"S11"
"VCY1"
"SYY" |
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about VMC parameters
Note: Input and output
ports are set up using the Mixer
Setup dialog. If the ports are not
set up using the Mixer Setup dialog, then ports 1 and
2 are the default input and output ports and the only
ports that can be used. |
"Scalar
Mixer/Converter" |
For input
port X and output port Y:
"SCXY"
"SCYX"
"SXX"
"SYY"
"Ipwr"
"RevIPwr"
"Opwr"
"RevOPwr" |
Learn
about SMC parameters
Note:
Input and output ports are set up using the Mixer
Setup dialog. If the ports are not set up using the
Mixer Setup dialog, then ports 1 and 2 are the default
input and output ports and the only ports that can be
used. |
"Gain
Compression"
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more
"Gain
Compression Converters"
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more |
GCA and
GCX: |
"CompIn21" |
Input
power at the compression point. |
"CompOut21" |
Output
power at the compression point. |
"CompGain21" |
Gain at the compression point. |
"CompS11" |
Input Match at the compression
point |
"RefS21" |
Linear Gain |
"DeltaGain21" |
CompGain21 -Linear Gain |
"S11",
"S21", "S12", "S22" |
Standard
S-parameters; measured at port 1 and port 2 |
GCX
- All Gain Compression parameters (except S21 and S12)
plus the following: |
"S11"
"SC21"
"SC12"
"S22"
"Ipwr"
"RevIPwr"
"Opwr"
"RevOPwr" |
Mixer parameters |
"Modulation Distortion"
Modulation
Distortion Converters
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more |
Modulation Distortion
and Modulation Distortion Converters: |
"PIn1" |
Power
In |
"POut1" |
Reflected
Power In |
"POut2" |
Power
Out |
"PModFile" |
Power
of modulation file |
"MSig2" |
Modulation
Signal Out |
"MDist2" |
Modulation
Distortion Out |
"MDistIR2" |
Modulation
Distortion Input-referred |
"MGain21" |
Modulation
Gain |
"MComp21" |
Modulation Compression |
"PGain21" |
Power Gain |
"LMatch2" |
Load match of VNA port |
"CarrIn1" |
Input Band Power |
"CarrOut2" |
Output Band Power |
"CarrGain21" |
Band Power Gain |
"NPRIn1" |
NPR at Input |
"NPROut2" |
NPR at Output |
"NPRDist21" |
NPR Distortion, Added by DUT |
"NPRPwrIn1" |
NPR Input Power |
"NPRPwrOut2" |
NPR Output Power |
"ACPIn1" |
ACP at input |
"ACPOut2" |
ACP at output |
"ACPDist21" |
ACP distortion, Added by DUT |
"ACPPwrIn1" |
ACP Input Power |
"ACPPwrOut2" |
ACP Output Power |
"EVMDistEq21" |
EVM Equalized Distortion,
Added by DUT |
"EVMDistUn21" |
EVM Unequalized Distortion,
Added by DUT |
"EVMPwrIn1" |
EVM Input Power |
"EVMPwrOut2" |
EVM Output Power |
"ModFilter" |
Measurement Modulation Filter |
"A",
"b1" |
Port 1 test port receiver |
"B",
"b2" |
Port 2 test port receiver |
"C",
"b3" |
Port 3 test port receiver |
"D",
"b4" |
Port 4 test port receiver |
"R1",
"a1" |
Port 1 reference receiver |
"R2",
"a2" |
Port 2 reference receiver |
"R3",
"a3" |
Port 3 reference receiver |
"R4",
"a4" |
Port 4 reference receiver |
Modulation Distortion ONLY
- NOT Modulation Distortion Converters |
"S11" |
Linear Input Match |
"S21" |
Linear Gain |
"LPIn1" |
Linear Input Match |
"LPOut1" |
Linear Reflected Power In |
"LPOut2" |
Linear Power Out |
"Noise
Figure Cold Source"
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more
"Noise
Figure Converters"
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more |
Noise
Figure AND NFX: |
"NF" |
Noise figure |
"ENR" |
Validate noise source
measurements. |
"T-Eff" |
Effective noise temperature. |
"DUTRNP"
"DUTRNPI" |
DUT noise power ratio.
(Noise power expressed in Kelvin divided by 290). |
"SYSRNP"
"SYSRNPI" |
System noise power ratio |
"DUTNPD"
"DUTNPDI" |
DUT noise power density.
(Noise power expressed in dBm/Hz). |
"SYSNPD"
"SYSNPDI" |
System noise power density.
|
"OvrRng"
(Opt 029 Only) |
Indication that the noise
receiver is being over powered. |
"T-Rcvr"
(Opt
029 Only) |
Temperature reading (in
Kelvin) of the noise receiver board. |
Noise
Figure ONLY - NOT NFX: |
"S11",
"S21", "S12", "S22" |
Standard S-parameters;
measured with the port1 and port2 noise switches set for
noise mode. |
"A_1","A_2"
...and so forth. |
Unratioed
parameters; with notation:
"receiver, source port" |
"GammaOpt" |
Optimum
Complex Reflection Coefficient |
"Rn" |
Noise
Resistance |
"NFMin" |
Minimum noise figure that
occurs at GammaOpt |
NFX
ONLY: |
"S11"
"SC21"
"SC12"
"S22"
"Ipwr"
"RevIPwr"
"Opwr"
"RevOPwr" |
Mixer
parameters |
"ALO1","
BLO1" ...and so forth. |
Test
port receiver at LO1 frequency |
"R1_1",
"B_2" ..and so forth. |
Unratioed
parameters with notation:
"receiver_source port" |
Phase Noise
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more |
|
|
PN |
Phase
Noise |
AM |
AM
Noise |
"Swept IMD"
"Swept IMD Converters"
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more |
There are over 150 possible
Swept IMD parameters, too many to list here.
Build
the parameters with the Swept
IMD Parameter dialog, then copy the
parameter name to the remote command.
The following are a few
example parameters: |
"PwrMainLo" |
Absolute
power of the Low tone at the DUT output. |
"IM3" |
Power
of the third product relative to the average power of
the f1 and f2 tones measured at the DUT output. |
"OIP3" |
Theoretical
power level at which the third product will be the same
power level as the average of the main tones at the output
of the DUT. |
"IM Spectrum"
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more |
"Output" |
View
signals OUT of the DUT and into VNA port 2 (B receiver). |
"Input" |
View
signals IN to the DUT (R1 receiver). |
"Reflection" |
View
signals reflected off the DUT input and back into VNA
port 1 (A receiver) |
"IMx
Spectrum Converters"
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more |
"Output" |
View
signals OUT of the DUT and into VNA port 2 (B receiver) |
"Differential
I/Q"
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more |
Create custom parameters
using Sens:DIQ:Par:Def,
then specify your custom parameter name here.
The following are default parameters: |
"IPwrF1"
"OPwrF1"
"GainF1" |
Input Power over F1 range
Output Power over F1 range
Gain over F1 range |
"Spectrum
Analyzer"
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more |
"a<n>"
"b<n>"
where
<n> is the
port number to measure
"ImageReject<n>"
where
<n> is the image reject trace |
Reference
receiver
Test port receiver |