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Are there any differences between PSA series Option 122 and Option 140 besides the Bandwidth?
No, the PSA series Option 122 and option 140 are the same except Option 122 has a maximum BW of 80 MHz and Option 140 has a maximum BW of 40 MHz.
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2008-11-20
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Are there any known issues with options 122 or 140 becoming non-functional after an Agilent PSA firmware upgrade? (Optional 40 MHz / 80 MHz Wide Bandwidth Digitizer Hardware)
This is a known issue when performing a PSA firmware upgrade while using a PSA IP address that starts with 10 (10.x.x.x).
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2008-11-20
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Can I adjust the measurement parameters for the Wireless measurement personalities in E4406A and PSA Series?
Yes, you can adjust many test parameters. For example, you can adjust channel bandwidths and frequency offsets for ACPR measurements. However, you cannot adjust the modulation parameters such as data rate, demodulation filter, or modulation type.
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2008-11-20
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Can I do Noise Figure Measurements below 10 MHz with the PSA Series Spectrum Analyzer?
Yes, you can make noise figure measurements with the PSA Series Spectrum Analyzer with (Option 219) between 200 kHz and 10 MHz.
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2008-11-20
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Can I measure 1xEV-DO signals in a single carrier or multi-carrier conditions? There was a carrier selection menu under Mode Setup in previous PSA and E4406A VSA firmware, but I cannot find it in the latest version of PSA firmware A.09.18 or later and E4406A firmware A.10.06 or later.
We have changed the measurement setting in Code Domain and Modulation Accuracy with the latest firmware of PSA and E4406A VSA.
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2008-11-07
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Can I measure Modulation Accuracy of the 1xEV-DO forward link signals with idle slot and active slot mixed condition for the Agilent PSA Series Spectrum Analyzer and Agilent E4406A Series VSA 1xEV-DO personality?
Yes. PSA firmware A.09.18 and later and E4406A VSA firmware revision A.10.06 and later have more robustness for such mixed and burst signals. When Idle Slot is selected in {Meas Slot Type} under [Meas Setup] menu in Modulation Accuracy, active slots will be excluded from Rho/EVM calculations in averaging. Analyzer can detect and gather idle slots only for averaging.
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2006-12-26
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Can I measure Power vs. Time of the 1xEV-DO forward link signals with idle slot and active slot mixed condition for the Agilent PSA Series Spectrum Analyzer and Agilent E4406A Series VSA 1xEV-DO personality?
Yes. PSA firmware A.09.18 and later and E4406A VSA firmware revision A.10.06 and later have measurement setup menu for such mixed and burst signals. When Idle Slot is selected in {Slot Type} under [Meas Setup] menu in Power vs. Time, active slots will be excluded from power calculations in averaging. Analyzer can detect and gather idle slots only for averaging.
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2006-12-26
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Can I measure Rho Overall in Modulation Accuracy of the 1xEV-DO forward link signals, because it was available in my PSA and/or E4406A VSA with older firmware?
Yes. Please check the measurement setup menu to add Rho Overall result in Modulation Accuracy.
[Meas Setup] > {Advanced} > {Rho Overall On|Off}
Because of 3GPP2 conformance requirements change, it was turned Off from the default measured results in PSA firmware revision A.09.18 and later and E4406A VSA firmware A.10.06 and later.
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2006-12-26
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Can I output the display of the E4406A or PSA Series to an external VGA monitor?
Yes, both the E4406A and PSA Series have an external VGA output on the rear panel that can be used with external VGA monitors (640 x 480 pixels).
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2003-05-02
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Can I use phase and frequency compensation setup for 1xEV-DO signal analysis in Code Domain Power for the PSA and E4406A 1xEV-DO personality?
We have changed the measurement setting in Code Domain with the latest firmware of PSA and E4406A VSA. Previously, there were phase and frequency compensation menus under [Mease Setup] > {Advanced} in PSA and E4406A VSA firmware, and they worked to compensate the phase and/or frequency drifts within 1xEV-DO half-slot length. The latest firmware, however, always gives the measured results compensated in phase and frequency by Pilot channel reference with 1 slot length.
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2006-12-26
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Can I write my own measurement personalities or downloadable programs (DLPs) for the E4406A, PSA Series, or ESA Series Analyzers?
No. We do, however, offer many tools to facilitate remotely interfacing of our instruments to a PC to write custom applications. We do also offer flexible digital demod through the 89601A software, and this software does have custom macro capabilities.
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2008-11-21
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Can we get the measured results of 1xEV-DO Modulation Accuracy in relative linear (no unit), not in relative power (dB) for the PSA and E4406A 1xEV-DO personality?
3GPP2 C.S0032-A and C.S0033-A Minimum Performance Specifications describes required value as 0.0021 in Forward Link Max MAC inactive channel power fail limit for subtype0/1. It’s useful to get the results without converting from dB to linear value.
In Modulation Accuracy measurement, we can switch the measured value between relative power (dB) and linear (no unit) with following setup menu; [Meas Setup] > {Meas Type Rel Log | Rel Linear}
It is not necessary to convert the measured results in dB manually.
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2006-12-26
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Can we select a specific view to zoom in for GSM and EDGE measurements of Agilent PSA series spectrum analyzer?
Following measurements have new remote control SCPI commands with PSA firmware revision A.09.18 or later; GMSK Power vs. Time, GMSK ORFS, GMSK PFER, EDGE Power vs. Time, EDGE ORFS and EDGE EVM. Please refer the PSA GSM/EDGE User’s Guide for more details.
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2008-11-20
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Can we switch the RRC filter on or off in modulation analysis measurements like Code Domain, Mod Accuracy, and QPSK EVM in the Agilent PSA and Agilent E4406A W-CDMA personality?
Yes, please check the measurement setup menus when Code Domain, Mod Accuracy, or QPSK EVM is selected.
[Meas Setup] > {Advanced} > {RRC Filter On|Off}
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2008-11-20
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Can we turn off the limit lines in Spectrum Emission Mask measurement for the PSA and E4406A W-CDMA, cdma2000, and 1xEV-DO personalities?
The Agilent PSA series firmware revision A.09.18 or later and the Agilent E4406A firmware revision A.10.06 or later have the remote control SCPI commands for this purpose.
:CALCulate:SEMask:LLINe:STATe OFF|ON|0|1
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2008-11-20
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Does the E4406A or PSA Series support an external keyboard or mouse?
The external keyboard port is only used to control the instrument during firmware upgrades. The user interface for the E4406A or PSA allows you to completely control the instrument via the front panel keys.
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2008-11-20
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For my Agilent Spectrum Analyzer where can I find a conversion guide between IVI-COM and SCPI?
Click here for answer
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2008-11-21
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For my CSA/PSA Series Spectrum Analyzer how do I get and save binary trace data using ANSI C or Visual C++?
Click here for additional information.
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2006-08-31
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For the E4406A and PSA Series, what are the advantages of using a USB connection or a LAN connection [10 Base T] instead of a GPIB connection?
For large block data transfers, USB is faster than LAN, and LAN is faster than GPIB. The 89601A VSA link to the E4406A and PSA Series transfers large blocks of data and data speed becomes important. USB is faster than LAN, and much fater than GPIB. LAN is faster than GPIB, but slower than USB.
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2008-11-20
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For the E4406A VSA, PSA Series Spectrum Analyzers with the latest firmware, and the X-series Signal Analyzers, why are the displayed results for W-CDMA Modulation Accuracy (Rho) different than those queried using the "READ:RHO[1]?" command?
Previously with PSA A.06 firmware (E4406A A.07 firmware), mod accuracy only supported 1 slot capture. The current firmware now supports capturing a full frame, and this is the new default setting.
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2009-03-09
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For the PSA Series Spectrum Analyzer are there any limitations in configuring network subnet masks?
IPv4 addresses are broken down into three parts: the network park, the subnet part, and the host part. The subnet part is now considered part of the network park, however, the HP-RT operating system used by PSA still considers it a separate part. Therefore, unlike PCs, the PSA will not let you choose a subnet mask wider than the default subnet mask according to the class ranges. This especially affects the use of networks in the 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255 range where the user wants to use a subnet mask wider than 256 addresses (255.255.255.0). If a subnet mask is entered that is wider than 255.255.255.0, then the PSA’s operating system will ignore the subnet and simply use a subnet of 255.255.255.0.
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2009-08-06
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For the PSA Series spectrum analyzer Is option B7J (digital demod hardware) required to use option 212 (TD-SCDMA Modualtion Analysis) or 213 (HSDPA / 8PSK for TD-SCMDA Modulation Analysis Personality)?
Yes, when using option 212 or 213, option B7J is required.
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2008-11-20
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For the PSA Series Spectrum Analyzer, are there any known compatibilitis between option 111 (device-side USB), and any other firmware options
For firmware version A.11.07, there are some option combinations that cause option 111 to not work. If option 111 does not function properly, the interim work-around is to revert to A.11.05 firmware until a new firmware release is available.
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2009-04-29
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For the PSA Series spectrum analyzer, do I need to have option 212 (TD-SCDMA Modualtion Analysis) installed before I can install option 213(HSDPA / 8PSK for TD-SCMDA Modulation Analysis Personality)?
Yes, option 213 required option 212 to be installed and licensed before it can be used.
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2008-11-20
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For the PSA Series spectrum analyzer, is gated sweep capability required for options 212 (TD-SCDMA Modualtion Analysis) and 213 (HSDPA / 8PSK for TD-SCMDA Modulation Analysis Personality)?
No, Gated sweep is not required. For more upgrade information, please refer to the PSA upgrade page at www.agilent.com/find/psa_upgrades.
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2008-11-20
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