Tektronix RSA5100A Series Owner's manual

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RSA5100A Series

Real-Time Signal Analyzers

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*P077104000*

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Table of Contents

Welcome

Welcome............................................................................................................. 1

About the Tektronix Signal Analyzer

Product software.................................................................................................... 3

Accessories

Standard accessories........................................................................................... 3

Options

Options.......................................................................................................... 4

Documentation and support

Documentation................................................................................................. 5

Video tutorials.................................................................................................. 5

Orientation

Front panel connectors............................................................................................. 7

Front-Panel Controls ............................................................................................... 7

Touch Screen....................................................................................................... 11

Touch-Screen Actions............................................................................................. 11

Elements of the Display........................................................................................... 13

Rear-Panel Connectors............................................................................................ 17

Setting Up Network Connections ................................................................................ 17

Operating Your Instrument

Restoring Default Settings........................................................................................ 19

Running Alignments .............................................................................................. 19

Presets............................................................................................................... 20

Setting Options........... ............................ .......................................................... .... 26

Operating System Restore ........................................................................................ 29

Using the Measurement Displays

Selecting Displays................................................................................................. 31

Taking Measurements

Measurements

Available Measurements ..................................................................................... 33

General Signal Viewing

Overview ........................................................................................................... 41

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Time Overview

Time Overview Display...................................................................................... 41

Time Overview Settings ..................................................................................... 43

Navigator View ............................................................................................... 44

Spectrum

Spectrum Display ............................................................................................. 47

Spectrum Settings............................................................................................. 49

Spectrogram

Spectrogram Display ......................................................................................... 50

Spectrogram Settings ......................................................................................... 53

Amplitude Vs Time

Amplitude Vs Time Display................................................................................. 57

Amplitude Vs Time Settings ................................................................................ 58

Frequency Vs T ime

Frequency Vs Time Display................................................................................. 58

Frequency Vs Time Settings............. .................... .................... .................... ........ 60

Phase V s Time

Phase Vs Time Display....................................................................................... 60

Phase Vs Time Settings .............................. ...................... .................................. 62

RF I & Q Vs Time

RF I & Q vs Time Display................................................................................... 62

RF I & Q vs Time Settings................................................................................... 63

Common Controls for General Signal Viewing Displays

General Signal Viewing Shared Measurement Settings ............................ ...................... 64

Analog Modulation

Overview ........................................................................................................... 75

AM

AM Display ................................................................................................... 75

AM Settings ................................................................................................... 76

FM

FM Display.................................................................................................... 81

FM Settings.... .......................................................... .................... .................. 83

PM

PM Display.................................................................................................... 89

PM Settings.... .......................................................... .................... .................. 91

RF Measurem ents

Overview ........................................................................................................... 99

MCPR

MCPR (Multiple Carrier Power Ratio) Display ........................................................... 99

MCPR Settings.............................................................................................. 103

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Occupied BW & x dB BW

Occupied BW & x dB BW Display....................................................................... 108

Occupied BW & x dB BW Settings ...................................................................... 110

CCDF

CCDF Display............................................................................................... 112

CCDF Settings .............................................................................................. 113

Settling Time M easurements

Settling Time M easurement Overview ................................................................... 114

Settling Time Displays

Settling Time Displays ............... .......................................................... ............ 119

Settling Time Settings .... .................... .......................................................... .... 127

Common Controls for Settling Time Displays

Settling Time Displays Shared Measurement Settings ............................. .................... 127

SEM (Spectrum Emission Mask)

SEM Display ................................................................................................ 135

Spectrum Emission Mask Settings........................................................................ 139

Common Controls for RF Measurements Displays

RF Measurements Shared Measurement Settings ....................................................... 146

WLAN Measurements

WLAN Overview................................................................................................ 153

WLAN Chan Response

WLAN Channel Response Display....................................................................... 155

WLAN Channel Response Settings....................................................................... 157

WLAN Constellation

WLAN Constellation Display ............................................................................. 158

WLAN Constellation Settings............................................................................. 159

WLAN EVM

WLAN EVM Display ...................................................................................... 160

WLAN EVM Settings...................................................................................... 161

WLAN Mag Error

WLAN Magnitude Error Display ......................................................................... 162

WLAN Magnitude Error Settings......................................................................... 163

WLAN Phase E rror

WLAN Phase Error Display............................................................................... 164

WLAN Phase Error Settings............................................................................... 165

WLAN Power vs Time

WLAN Power vs Time Display........................................................................... 166

WLAN Power vs Time Settings........................................................................... 168

WLAN Spectral Flatness

WLAN Spectral Flatness Display......................................................................... 169

WLAN Spectral Flatness Settings .......................................................... .............. 170

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WLAN Summary

WLAN Summary Display ................................................................................. 171

WLAN Summary Settings ................................................. ................................ 175

WLAN Symb Table

WLAN Symbol Table Display ............................................................................ 176

WLAN Symbol Table Settings ............................................................................ 178

Common Controls for WLAN Analysis Displays

WLAN Analysis Shared Measurement Settings .................................................... .... 178

OFDM Analysis

Overview ......................................................................................................... 189

OFDM Cha n Response

OFDM Channel Response Display ....................................................................... 189

OFDM Channel Response Settings ................................. .......................... ............ 191

OFDM Constellation

OFDM Constellation Display ............................................................................. 192

OFDM Constellation Settings ............................................................................. 193

OFDM EVM

OFDM EVM Display ...................................................................................... 193

OFDM EVM Settings ...................................................................................... 194

OFDM Flatness

OFDM Spectral Flatness Display ......................................................................... 195

OFDM Spectral Flatness Settings................................................. ........................ 196

OFDM Mag Error

OFDM Magnitude Error Display ......................................................................... 197

OFDM Magnitude Error Settings......................................................................... 198

OFDM Phase Error

OFDM Phase Error Display ............................................................................... 199

OFDM Phase Error Settings ....... ........................................................................ 200

OFDM Power

OFDM Power Display ..................................................................................... 201

OFDM Power Settings ....................................................................... .............. 202

OFDM Summary

OFDM Summary Display.................................................................................. 203

OFDM Summary Settings ................................................................................. 204

OFDM Symb Table

OFDM Symbol Table Display............................................................................. 205

OFDM Symbol Table Settings ............................................................................ 206

Common Controls for OFDM Analysis Displays

OFDM Analysis Shared Measurement Settings......................................................... 206

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Noise Figure and Gain Measurements

Overview ......................................................................................................... 215

Noise Table Display

Noise Table Display ........................................................................................ 216

Noise Table Settings ...................................... ...................... ............................ 217

Gain Display

Gain Display ................................................................................................ 217

Gain Settings .................... .................................. .................................. ........ 218

Noise Figure

Noise Figure Display....................................................................................... 219

Noise Figure Settings............. .............. ................ .............. .............................. 220

Noise Temperature

Noise Temperature Display................................................................................ 221

Noise Temperature Settings ............................................................................... 221

YF

actor

Y Factor Display............................................................................................ 222

Y Factor Settings............................................................................................ 223

Uncertainty Calculator

Uncertainty Calculator Display ........................................................................... 224

Uncertainty Calculator Settings ......... .................................................................. 225

Common Controls for Noise Figure and Gain Displays

Noise Figure and Gain Measurement Settings........................................................... 227

Pulsed RF

Overview ......................................................................................................... 237

Pulse Table Display

Pulse Table Display......................................................................................... 237

Pulse Table Settings ........................................................................................ 238

Pulse Trace Display

Pulse Trace Display......................................................................................... 239

Pulse Trace Settings .. .................. ................ .................. ................ .................. 241

Pulse Statistics

Pulse Statistics Display..................................................................................... 241

Pulse Statistics Settings .................................. ........................ .......................... 243

Common Controls for Pulsed RF Displays

Pulsed RF Shared Measurement Settings ................................................................ 244

APCO P25 Analysis

APCO P25 Analysis............................................................................................. 255

Overview .................................................................................................... 255

P25 Standards Presets ...................................................................................... 256

P25 Displays ................................................................................................ 257

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P25 Measurements.......................................................................................... 258

P25 Test Patterns............................................................................................ 266

P25 Constellation

P25 Constellation Display ................................................................................. 269

P25 Constellation Settings ........................... ...................................................... 271

P25 Eye Diagram

P25 Eye Diagram Displ

ay ................................................................................. 271

P25 Eye Diagram Settings................................................................................. 273

P25 Power vs Time

P25 Power vs Time Display ............................................................................... 274

P25 Power vs Time Settings ....... .............. .............. .............. .............. ................ 275

P25 Summary

P25 Summary Display ..................................................................................... 276

P25 Summary Settings . .............. .............................. .............................. .......... 279

P25 Symbol Table

P25 Symbol Table Display................................................................................. 279

P25 Symbol Table Settings .. .................. ............................................................ 281

P25 Frequency Deviation Vs Time

P25 Frequency Dev Vs Time Display .................................................................... 282

P25 Frequency Dev Vs Time Settings.................................................................... 284

Common Controls for P25 Analysis Displays

P25 Analysis Shared Measurement Settings............................................................. 285

Audio Analysis

Overview ......................................................................................................... 297

Audio Spectrum

Audio Spectrum Display................................................................................... 297

Audio Spectrum Settings........... ........................................................................ 298

Audio Summary

Audio Summary Display................................................................................... 299

Audio Summary Settings ...................... .......................................................... .. 300

Common Controls for Audio Analysis Displays

Audio Analysis Measurement Settings................................................................... 300

GP Digital Modulation

Overview ......................................................................................................... 311

Constellation

Constellation Display....................................................................................... 312

Constellation Settings ...................................................................................... 313

Demod I & Q vs Time

Demod I & Q vs Time Display............................................................................ 314

Demod I & Q vs Time Settings ..................................... ...................................... 316

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EVM vs Time

EVM vs Time Display...................................................................................... 316

EVM vs Time Settings ............................... ...................................................... 317

Eye Diagram

Eye Diagram Display....................................................................................... 318

Eye Diagram Settings .......... ................ ................ ............................................ 320

Frequency Deviation vs Tim e

Frequency Deviation vs Time Display ................................................................... 320

Frequency Deviation vs Time Settings ............... .................... .................... ............ 322

Magnitude Error vs Time

Magnitude Error vs Time Display ........................................................................ 322

Magnitude Error vs Time Settings ........................................................................ 324

Phase Error vs Time

Phase Error vs Time Display .............................................................................. 324

Phase Error vs. Time Settings ......................................... .................... ................ 326

Signal Quality

Signal Quality Display ..................................................................................... 326

Signal Quality Settings ................. ...................... .......................................... .... 331

Symbol Table

Symbol Table Display...................................................................................... 332

Symbol Table Settings............ .............................. .............................. .............. 333

Trellis Diagram

Trellis Diagram Display.................................................................................... 333

Trellis Diagram Settings ................................................................................... 335

Common Controls for GP Digital Modulation Displays

GP Digital Modulation Shared Measurement Settings ................................................. 335

Standard Settings Button................................................................................... 336

Symbol Maps

Symbol Maps................................................................................................ 352

User Filters

Overview: User Deﬁned Measurement and Reference Filters....................................... .. 357

User Filter File Format..................................................................................... 358

Marker Measurements

Using Markers

Using Markers............................................................................................... 361

Controlling Markers with the Touchscreen Actions Menu... .......................................... 362

Measuring Frequency and Power in the Spectrum Display ............................................ 363

Common Marker Actions

Marker Action Controls ............................................................................... 364

Peak...................................................................................................... 364

Next Peak ............................................................................................... 364

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Marker to Center Frequency.......................................................................... 364

Deﬁne Markers Control Panel

Enabling Markers and Setting Marker Properties ............ ...................................... 364

Markers Toolbar

Using the Markers Toolbar............................................................................ 366

Noise Markers in the Spectrum Display

Measuring Noise Using Delta Markers in the Spectrum Display................................. 367

Mask Testing

The Mask Test Tool ............................................................................................. 369

Mask Test Settings. ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .......... 369

Deﬁne Tab (Mask Test) ......................................................................................... 369

Actions Tab....................................................................................................... 375

Analyzing Data

Analys

is Settings

Analysis Settings............................................................................................ 377

Analysis Time Tab.......................................................................................... 377

Spectrum Time Tab......................................................................................... 379

Frequency Tab............................................................................................... 379

Units Tab..................................................................................................... 382

Analyzing Data Using Replay

Replay Overview ........................................................................................... 383

Replay Menu ................................................................................................ 384

Acq Data..................................................................................................... 385

Replay All Selected Records .............................................................................. 385

Replay Current Record..................................................................................... 385

Replay from Selected....................................................................................... 385

Pause ......................................................................................................... 386

Stop........................................................................................................... 386

Select All .................................................................................................... 386

Select Records from History............................................................................... 386

Replay Toolbar.............................................................................................. 386

Amplitude Corrections

Amplitude Settings .................................................... .......................................... 389

External Gain/Loss Correction Tab............................................................................ 389

External Gain Value ........................................................................................ 389

External Loss Tables ....................................................................................... 389

Managing Data, Settings, and Pictures

Saving and Recalling Data, Settings, and Pictures........................................................... 393

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Data, Settings, and Picture File Formats ...................................................................... 394

Printing Screen Shots ........................................................................................... 398

Reference

Online Help ...................................................................................................... 399

Menus

Menu Overview............................................................................................. 399

File Menu

File Menu ............................................................................................... 3

99

View Menu

View Menu ............................................................................................. 402

Replay

Replay Menu ........................................................................................... 403

Markers Menu

Markers

Menu.......................................................................................... 403

Setup Menu

Setup Menu ............................................................................................. 403

Presets Menu

Presets Menu ........................................................................................... 403

Tools Menu

Tool

s Menu ............................................................................................. 403

Window Menu

Window Menu.......................................................................................... 404

Help Menu

Help Menu .............................................................................................. 404

Troubleshooting

Er

ror and Information Messages .......................................................................... 404

Displaying the Windows Event Viewer .................................................................. 410

Upgrading the Product Software

How to Find Out if Software Upgrades are Available .................................................. 411

Changing Settings

Settings......... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............ .......................... ...... 412

Glossary

Index

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Welcome Welcome

Welcome

This help provides in-depth information on how to use the RSA5100A Series Real-Time Spectrum

Analyzers. For a shorter introduction to the Signal Analyzer, refer to the RSA5100A Series Real Time

Signal Analy

zer Quick Start User Manual. To see tutorial examples of how to use your analyzer to take

measurements in d ifferent application areas, refer to the RSA5100A and RSA6100B Series Real Time

Signal Analyzer Application Examples Reference.

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Welcome Welcome

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About the Tektronix Signal Analyzer Product software

Product software

System software: The RSA5100A Series product software runs on a specially conﬁgured version of

Windows 7. As with standard Windows 7 installations, you can install other compatible applications,

but the insta

llation and use of non-Tektronix software is not supported by Tektronix. If you need to

reinstall the operating system, follow the operating system restore procedure provided in Operating

System Restore (see page 29). Do not substitute any version of Windows that is not speciﬁcally

provided by Tektronix for use with your instrument.

Product software: The product software is the instrument application. It provides the user interface

(UI) and all other instrument control functions. You can minimize or even exit/restart the instrument

application as your needs dictate.

Standard accessories

The standard accessories for the instruments are shown below. For the latest information on available

accessories, see the Tektronix Web site

.

Quick Start User Manual

English - Option L0, Tektronix part number 071-2838-XX

Japanese - Option L5, Tektronix part number 071-2840-XX

Russian, Option L10, Tektronix part number 071-2841-XX

Simpliﬁed Chinese - Option L7, Tektronix part number 071-2839-XX

Eng

lish - Option L0, Tektronix part number 071-3064-XX

Japanese - Option L5, Tektronix part number 071-3068-XX

Simpliﬁed Chinese - Option L7, Tektronix part number 071-3066-XX

Russian, Option L10, Tektronix part number 071-3070-XX

Application Examples Reference

English – Tektronix part number 071-2834-XX

Simpliﬁed Chinese - Option L7, Tektronix part number 071-2835-XX

Japanese - Option L5, Tektronix part number 071-2836-XX

Russian, Option L10, Tektronix part number 071-2837-XX

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About the Tektronix Signal Analyzer Options

Product Documentation CD-ROM

The Product Documentation CD-ROM contains a collection documentation available for your product, in

PDF format. See Documentation

(see page 5) for a list of the documents included on the CD-ROM.

NOTE. To check for updates to the instrument documentation, browse to www.tektronix.com/manuals

andsearchby

your instrument's model number.

Important documents folder

Certiﬁcate of Calibration documenting NIST traceability, 2540-1 compliance, and ISO9001 registration

Power cords

North America - Option A0, Tektronix p art number 161-0104-00

Universal Euro - Option A1, Tektronix part number 161-0104-06

United K

ingdom - Option A2, Tektronix part number 161-0104-07

Australia - Option A3, Tektronix part number 161-0104-05

240V North America - Option A4, Tektronix part number 161-0104-08

Switzerland - Option A5, Tektronix part number 161-0167-00

Japan - Option A6, Tektronix part number 161-A005-00

China - Option A10, Tektronix part number 161-0306-00

Indi

a - Option A11, Tektronix part number 161-0324-00

No power cord or AC adapter - Option A99

Optical wheel mouse

Op

tions

T

o view a listing of the software options installed on your instrument, select Help > About Your

Tektronix Real-Time Analyzer. There is a label on the rear-panel of the instrument that lists installed

hardware options.

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About the Tektronix Signal Analyzer Documentation

Options can be added to your instrument. For the latest information on available option upgrades, see

Tektronix Web site

.

Documentation

In addition to the instrument Help, the following documents are available. Many documents are provided

on the documentation CD provided with the instrument. For the most up to date documentation, visit the

Tektronix Web site www.tektronix.com/downloads

.

Quick Start User Manual (071-2838-XX - English). This manual has information about installing

and operating your instrument. This manual is also available in Simpliﬁed Chinese (071-2839-XX),

Japanese (

071-2840-XX), and Russian (071-2841-XX). These manuals are available in both print and

aprintablePDFﬁle.

Applicat

ion Examples Reference (071-2834-XX). This manual provides e xamples of how to solve

problems using an RSA5100A and RSA6100B Series Signal Analyzer. The Application Examples

Reference is also available in Simpliﬁed Chinese (071-2835-XX), Japanese (071-2836-XX), and

Russian (071-2837-XX). These are available in both print and a printable PDF ﬁle.

Programmer Manual (077-0523-XX). This m anual provides information to use commands for

remotely controlling your instrument. This is available as a printable PDF ﬁle.

Service Manual (077-0648-XX). This manual includes procedures to service the instrument to the

module level. This is available as a printable PDF ﬁle.

Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation Technical Reference Manual (077-0520-XX). This

manual includes both the speciﬁcations and the performance veriﬁcation procedures. This is available

asaprintablePDFﬁle.

Declassiﬁcation and Security Instructions (077-0521-XX) This document helps customers with

data security concerns to sanitize or r emove memory devices from the instrument. This is available as

aprintablePDFﬁle.

The most recent versions of the product documentation, in PDF format, can be downloaded from

www.tektronix.com/manuals

. You can ﬁnd the manuals by searching on the product name.

Other documentation

Y

our instrument includes primary and supplemental information on CD-ROM:

Documents CD (Tektronix part number 063-4463-XX)

Video tutorials

You can browse the Tektronix YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/tektronix) to ﬁnd video tutorials

about various topics related to your product. You can also subscribe to the Tektronix YouTube channel to

keep up with new p ostings.

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About the Tektronix Signal Analyzer Video tutorials

Searching f or topics

For example, you can watch a video tutorial about using the WLAN Presets. To ﬁnd a video on this topic,

do the following. The following image shows you what the Tektronix YouTube Channel looks like.

1. Click on the search icon located just above the video you see when the page ﬁrst loads.

NOTE. This icon allows you to search the Tektronix YouTube channel speciﬁcally. The search icon located

at the top of the page allows you to searc h all of YouTube .

2. Type in the keyword “WLAN” in the search ﬁeld.

3. Click the search icon to start the s earch.

4. Videos related to the topic will appear. Click a video t o view it.

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