Overview

Other topics about Advanced Mode

Feature

The following table shows the comparison of Advanced and Basic Modes.

Mode

Feature

TDR Application (User Interface)

Hard Key on Front Panel

Soft Key (right sideof the screen)

Indicators

Advanced
  • Customized TDR/S-parameter measurements in TDR (Ch1)

    Such as:
  • More Marker Functions
  • Limit Test
  • TRL Calibration

  • Two channel measurements (Ch1 for TDR/Ch2 for Network Measurement)

Available

Available

Available

TDR indicator: Yellow

In Instrument status bar,  SVC: Blue (the measurement performance is not guaranteed)

Basic

Easy of use

Available

Locked excepts Trace Prev, Trace Next, Trace Max and keys in numeric key.

Hidden

TDR indicator: Blue

 

In Instrument status bar,  SVC: Normal

The sample measurements are shown in the measurement examples.

Consideration in Advanced Mode

In the Advanced Mode, you can access all setting of E5071C. The setting you changed may affect the measurement unexpectedly. The measurement may not be correct if you have such a case.  Therefore, the measurement performance is not guaranteed in the Advanced Mode.

It is known that changing the following setting causes incorrect measurement.

Hard key

Do not use

Meas

When Use Advanced Calibration Mode is not checked:

Single end 1 port: Parameters related with ports 2, 3 and 4
Single end 2 port/Differential 1 port: Parameters related with ports 3 and 4

Display

Data Math, Equation Editor

Calibration

When Use Advanced Calibration Mode is not checked: All

Sweep Setup

Start/Stop/Center/Span

Points

Sweep Type

Frequency Offset

Marker Function

Marker -> Start, Marker -> Stop

System

Measurements with Multi-port Test Set (E5091A/E5092A)

Here is another caution in the Advanced Mode.

Function

Note

Meas

Change parameter when Port extension on

This may cause to tilt the wave form in the time domain . Use TDR GUI to select parameter.

Display

Increasing Num of Trace

This may cause to tilt the wave form in the time domain.

Analysis

Fixture Simulator

This may cause to tilt the wave form in the time domain.

Transform > Window > Impulse width or Step Rise

The range of these settings is narrower than one of the Rise Time in the TDR GUI. Use TDR GUI to set the rise time.

Calibration

Increasing Port Extension

This may cause to exceed the DUT length limitation.

Scale

Increasing Electrical Delay

This may cause to exceed the DUT length limitation.

Ave

IF Bandwidth

Even if you have narrow IF Bandwidth, you may not have noise reduction at lower frequency.