Contents

1 Safety ................................................................................................................................... 1

1 Symbols .................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Maximum input/output ranges .............................................................................................................. 1

3 Grounding ............................................................................................................................................... 2

4 External connections .............................................................................................................................. 3

5 Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 3

6 Care of the product ................................................................................................................................ 4

2 Quick start guide ................................................................................................................ 5

1 Installing the software ........................................................................................................................... 5

2 Loading the calibration kit(s) ................................................................................................................. 5

3 Setting up calibration parameters ......................................................................................................... 6

4 Setting up display parameters ............................................................................................................... 6

5 Calibration tips ....................................................................................................................................... 7

6 Running in demo mode .......................................................................................................................... 7

3 Description .......................................................................................................................... 8

4 Vector network analyzer basics ...................................................................................... 10

1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 10

2 Structure of the VNA ............................................................................................................................ 10

3 Measurement ....................................................................................................................................... 11

4 S-parameters ........................................................................................................................................ 11

5 Displaying measurements ................................................................................................................... 14

6 Calibration and error correction .......................................................................................................... 15

7 Other measurements ........................................................................................................................... 16

1 Reflection parameters ............................................................................................................. 16

2 Transmission parameters ....................................................................................................... 16

3 Phase ........................................................................................................................................ 17

4 Group delay .............................................................................................................................. 17

5 Gain compression .................................................................................................................... 18

6 AM to PM conversion .............................................................................................................. 18

7 Time domain reflectometry (TDR) .......................................................................................... 18

5 Getting started .................................................................................................................. 23

1 Minimum requirements ....................................................................................................................... 23

2 Software installation ............................................................................................................................ 23

1 Typical error messages ........................................................................................................... 23

3 Switching on the VNA .......................................................................................................................... 23

4 Calibration kit parameters ................................................................................................................... 24

1 Insertable DUT ......................................................................................................................... 24

2 Non-insertable DUT .................................................................................................................. 25

3 Open circuit model ................................................................................................................... 25

4 Short circuit model ................................................................................................................... 25