Agilent Technologies E4438C User Manual
Calibration guide, Agilent technologies esg vector signal generator
Calibration Guide
Agilent Technologies
ESG Vector Signal Generator
This guide applies to signal generator models and associated serial number prefixes listed below.
Depending on your firmware revision, signal generator operation may vary from descriptions in this guide.
E4438C: US4146
Part Number: E4400-90509
Printed in USA
March 2002
© Copyright 2001, 2002 Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Calibration Guide
- Table of Contents
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Required Equipment
- 3 Performance Tests
- Overview of Performance Tests
- Internal FM Accuracy and Distortion
- Internal AM Accuracy and Distortion
- Phase Modulation Accuracy and Distortion
- FM Frequency Response
- AM Frequency Response
- Phase Modulation Frequency Response
- DCFM Frequency Offset Relative to CW
- Residual FM (Not Used with OptionUNJ or Option506)
- Harmonic, Subharmonic, and Nonharmonic Spurious Signals
- Power Level Accuracy
- Timebase Aging Rate (Manual Test - OptionUNJ, Option506, or Option1E5Only)
- Digital Modulation Level Accuracy
- Internal Digital Modulation Quality (Option 402 Only)
- Custom I/Q RF Modulation Quality (Option 402 Only)
- Pulse Modulation On/Off Ratio
- Burst Modulation On/Off Ratio
- CDMA Adjacent Channel Power (Not Used with OptionUNB or Option506)
- WCDMA Adjacent Channel Power (Option400)
- Phase Noise and Residual FM (Manual Test - OptionUNJ or Option506Only)
- Dual Arbitrary Waveform Generator Check
- GSM Loopback BER Check (Option 300 Only)
- PerformanceTest Records
- 4 Adjustments
- Overview of Adjustments
- Adjustment Relationships
- Internal Reference Oscillator Calibration
- Analog Bus ADC Calibration
- Pretune Calibration (OptionUNJ or Option506Only)
- Internal Source Calibration
- VCO Bias Potentiometer Calibration
- Lock Angle Potentiometer Calibration (Not Used with OptionUNJ or Option506)
- KV versus Frequency Calibration
- Timebase DAC Calibration
- FM Scale DAC Offset Calibration
- FM Path Offset Calibration
- FM In-Band DAC Offset Calibration
- FM Inverting Amplifier Offset Calibration
- FM 1/2 Path Ratio Gain Calibration
- Modulation Source Relative Gain Calibration
- FM Out-of-Band Calibration (Not Used with OptionUNJ or Option506)
- FM/PM Out-of-Band Calibration (OptionUNJ or Option506Only)
- FM/PM YO Frequency Compensation Calibration (OptionUNJ or Option506Only)
- DCFM Calibration
- External Input Peak Detector Calibration
- AM Audio Path Offset Calibration
- Burst Modulator Calibration
- Prelevel Calibration
- VBLO Mixer Bias Calibration
- Digital Gain Adjust Calibration
- Bypass Gain Adjust Calibration
- ALC Calibration
- Power Level Accuracy, High Power Calibration
- ALC Modulation Driver Bias Calibration
- Power Level Accuracy, Low Power Calibration
- Power Search Calibration
- AM Gain Calibration
- I/Q Gain/Offset/Quadrature Calibration
- I/Q Impairment Calibration
- 5 Contacting Agilent Technologies
- Index