H7216A/B-325 89600 Vector Signal Analyzer Course

Audience: Engineers and Technicians

This course is recommended to first-time users of the 89600 Vector Signal Analyzer. No previous knowledge of the product or technology is required. Through instructor led lectures and labs, the student will learn what a vector signal is, how it works, how to load and operate the analyzer and apply this tool to typical problems found in modern tranceivers.

What you will Learn

• An in-depth look at the Theory of Operation behind the VSA
• Actual use of the product and complete many applications of the analyzer

Prerequisites

• Basic RF electronics background

Outline

• 89600 Overview
  • Hardware description
  • Software description
  • Capability overview
• System Installation
  • Hardware installation
  • Software installation
• Theory of Operation
  • System Block Diagram
• Vector Signal Analyzer Application
  • Loading & running the vector signal analyzer
  • Navigating the User Interfaces
  • Customizing the Interface
• Analyzing a Signal
• Frequency Domain Measurements
  • Acquiring a Signal
  • Frequency
  • Channel Power / Band power
  • Relative Frequency & Amplitude
  • Relative sideband phase
• Time Domain Measurements
  • Triggering
  • Power Envelope
  • Timing
  • Complex or I/Q
  • Gating
• Analog Demodulation Measurements
  • Analog demodulator theory of operation
  • Setting up the analog demodulator
  • Frequency deviation vs. time
  • Power setting of a burst
  • Phase noise
  • AM to PM
  • Correlation and Coherence
• Digital Demodulation Analysis
  • Digital Demodulator Theory of Operation
  • Setting up the Digital Demodulator
  • Analysis tools available in the Digital Demodulator
  • I/Q gain Imbalance
  • Quatrature error
  • Filtering errors
  • Spirus and Interfering Signals
  • Modulation errors
• Spectrum Analyzer Application
  • Loading the Spectrum Analyzer
  • Usung the Spectrum Analyzer
  • Applications for the SA
  • Finding signals
  • Theory of Application of the SA
  • Harmonic and Spurious Signal Measurement