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Agilent E8257D

Option HAR

User’s and Service Guide

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Manual Part Number

E8251-90319

Edition

October 2007

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Safety Notices

CAUTION

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ard. It calls attention to an operat-

ing procedure, practice, or the like

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adhered to, could result in damage

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conditions are fully understood and

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Safety Notes

The following safety notes are used throughout this document. Familiarize yourself with

each of these notes and its meaning before performing any of the procedures in this

document.

WARNING

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if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in injury or

loss of life. Do not proceed beyond a warning note until the

indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

CAUTION

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correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to or destruction

of the instrument. Do not proceed beyond a caution sign until the indicated

conditions are fully understood and met.

Definitions

•Specifications describe the performance of parameters covered by the product warranty

(temperature –0 to 55 °C, unless otherwise noted.)

•Typical describes additional product performance information that is not covered by the

product warranty. It is performance beyond specification that 80% of the units exhibit

with a 95% confidence level over the temperature range 20 to 30 °C. Typical

performance does not include measurement uncertainty.

•Nominal values indicate expected performance or describe product performance that is

useful in the application of the product, but is not covered by the product warranty.

•Characteristic Performance describes performance parameter that the product is

expected to meet before it leaves the factory, but is not verified in the field and is not

covered by the product warranty. A characteristic includes the same guard bands as a

specification.

Contents

Contents-1

E8257D Option HAR

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Verifying the Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Phase Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Maximum Level Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Typical Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Phase Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Modulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Pulse Modulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ALC Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ramp Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

E8257D Option HAR Using the E5500 Phase Noise Measurement Subsystem . . . . . . . . . 8

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Performance Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting up the E5500 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

10 MHz Phase Noise Test Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

10 MHz Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Making the 10 MHz Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

100 MHz Phase Noise Test Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

100 MHz Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Making the 100 MHz Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Modifying Synthesizer Self Test Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cleaning the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connector Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Statement of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Shipping Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Compliance with Canadian EMC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Compliance with German FTZ Emissions Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Compliance with German Noise Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

General Safety Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Safety Earth Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Before Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Electrostatic Discharge Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Instrument Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Contacting Agilent Sales and Service Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Contents-2

Contents

User’s and Service Guide 1

E8257D Option HAR

2User’s and Service Guide

E8257D Option HAR Description

Description

The E8257D Option HAR is a frequency divider designed to provide improved phase noise

in the 0.98 MHz to 500 MHz frequency range of the E8257D Signal Generator.

The Option HAR uses frequency division as a replacement for heterodyne mixing to create

frequencies in the 0.98 to 500 MHz range. This provides improved phase noise in this

mode. The mode will be referred to as “Divider Mode” throughout this document.

Verifying the Shipment

After the unit has been unpacked, keep the original packaging materials so it can be

used if you need to transport the instrument.

After the test set has been unpacked, keep the original packaging materials so they can be

used if you need to transport the instrument.Inspect the test set and all accessories for any

signs of damage that may have occurred during shipment. If your test set or any

accessories appear to be damaged or missing refer to “Contacting Agilent Sales and Service

Offices” on page 26.

Block Diagram

Figure 1 Block Diagram

/ 2N

Output Board

p/o Frac N board

0.25-3.2

GHz

ALC

/ 2NRamp Swp

Scan

1GHz from

Ref board

Divider assembly

/ 2N/ 2N

Opt 1EH

Filters

1 - 250 MHz

Digital Control

TC226

From ALC

board

ALC

P1 P2 P4

User’s and Service Guide 3

E8257D Option HAR Specifications

Specifications

The E8257D Option HAR provides improved absolute phase noise in the 0.98 to 500 MHz

frequency range. To achieve these improvements the Divider Mode must be turned On.

See “Operation” on page 8.

The E8257D Option HAR impacts standard instrument performance for frequencies

≤3.2 GHz. Standard operation for frequencies above 3.2 GHz has not been affected. If

Divider Mode is left on for frequencies outside of 0.98 to 500 MHz the “ALC Bandwidth”

will be limited to 100 Hz.

Phase Noise

Divider Mode On

Divider Mode Off

Standard performance per the E8257D data sheet.

Maximum Level Output Power

Divider Mode On

Typical performance see Table 4 and Table 5 on page 5.

Divider Mode Off

Table 1 E8257D Option HAR Specifications1(25 °C)

1. +16 dBm

Frequency 1 Hz 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz

10 MHz −93 −120 −142 −152 −158 −158

100 MHz −73 −100 −122 −140 −145 −145

Table 2 Maximum Power Specification Impacts

Frequency Delta

250 kHz to 3.2 GHz −3 dB from Standard specification

> 3.2 GHz no change from standard specifications

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