Document Outline

• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 General Information
  • SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL 1-1
  • INTRODUCTION 1-1
  • RELATED MANUALS 1-1
  • CONVENTIONS 1-2
  • SERIAL NUMBER 1-2
  • ONLINE MANUALS 1-2
  • PATS SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1-2
  • HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 1-2
  • SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 1-5
    • DRA Scorpion 1-5
    • MS4782X Test Set 1-6
    • Connectors and Ports 1-7
  • K FACTOR 1-9
  • ADAPTIVE P STOP 1-9
  • SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION 1-9
  • TEST EXECUTIVE 1-9
  • SOFTWARE STRUCTURE 1-11
  • MS7840A OPTIONS 1-12
  • OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 1-12
  • PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 1-13
  • USER SUPPLED TEST SET 1-13
  • PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS 1-13
  • RECOMMENDED ITEMS 1-15
  • USER SUPPLIED ITEMS 1-15
• Chapter 2 Installation
  • INTRODUCTION 2-1
  • EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT 2-1
  • UNPACKING and INSPECTION 2-1
  • INSTALLATION - HARD WARE 2-2
  • INSTALLATION - SOFTWARE 2-7
    • Installation 2-7
    • What else is on the CD? 2-7
    • Uninstalling the software 2-7
  • SERVICE CENTERS 2-8
• Chapter 3 Operations, General
  • INTRODUCTION 3-1
  • PREPARING THE SYSTEM 3-1
    • Unused Connections 3-2
  • USING PATS SOFTWARE 3-4
    • Software Organization 3-4
  • COLLATERAL FUNCTIONS 3-5
    • File 3-5
    • Help 3-6
    • Tools 3-7
• Chapter 4 Operations, Calibration
  • INTRODUCTION 4-1
  • OPERATION, GENERAL 4-1
  • PROGRAM FILES 4-1
  • TEST EQUIPMENT 4-2
  • GENERAL 4-3
  • POWER LEVEL 4-4
  • HOT S22 4-8
  • S-PARAMETERS CAL 4-11
  • CAL FILE SETUP 4-15
• Chapter 5 Operations, Measurement
  • INTRODUCTION 5-1
  • OPERATION, GENERAL 5-1
  • MEASUREMENT CALIBRATION 5-1
  • GENERAL 5-1
    • Calibration(s) Completed 5-1
    • Calibration(s) Not Completed 5-2
  • S-PARAMETER TESTS: S21, S11, S22, S12, ALL 5-4
  • S-PARAMETER TEST: K FACTOR 5-7
  • POWER SWEEP, TWO TONE 5-10
    • Single Frequency Power Sweep 5-10
    • Multiple Frequency Power Sweep 5-14
    • Gain and IMD Power Sweep 5-18
  • POWER SWEEP, ONE TONE 5-22
    • Single Frequency Power Sweep 5-22
  • IMD 5-26
  • HARMONICS 5-29
  • HOT S22 5-32
• Chapter 6 Performance Verification Procedure
  • INTRODUCTION 6-1
  • CONVENTIONS 6-1
  • TEST EQUIPMENT 6-1
  • SOURCE OUTPUT ACCURACY 6-2
    • Setup: 6-2
    • Test Procedure 6-2
  • RETURN LOSS CONFIDENCE TEST 6-3
    • Setup 6-3
    • Test Procedure: 6-4
  • SYSTEM DYNAMIC RANGE 6-6
    • Test Procedure: 6-6
  • RECEIVER DISPLAY LINEARITY 6-8
    • Setup: 6-8
• Chapter 7 Preamplifier Operations
  • INTRODUCTION 7-1
  • USE OF EXTERNAL PREAMPLIFIERS 7-1
    • Alternative 1 7-1
    • Alternative 2 7-1
• Appendix A Calibration Specification Files
  • INTRODUCTION A-1
  • FILE TYPES A-1
  • OPEN FILES A-1
  • TECHNICAL DETAILS A-1
  • POWER LEVEL.TXT A-11
  • CAL FILES SETUP.TXT A-11
  • HOT S22.TXT A-13
  • S-PARAMETERS. TXT A-14
• Index
  • !
    • Cal Files Setup Calibration Specification File A-12
  • A
    • ADAPTIVE P STOP 1-9
  • C
    • CAL FILE SETUP 4-15 - 19
    • CAL FILES SETUP.TXT A-11 - 12
    • collateral functions 3-4
    • COLLATERAL FUNCTIONS 3-5 - 8
    • Connectors and Ports 1-7
    • CONVENTIONS 1-2,6-1
  • D
    • DRA Scor pion 1-5
  • E
    • EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT 2-1
  • F
    • FILE TYPES A-1
  • G
    • Gain and IMD Power Sweep 5-18
    • GENERAL 4-3,5-1 - 3
  • H
    • HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 1-2 - 4
    • HARMONICS TESTS 5-29 - 31
    • HOT S22 4-8 - 10,5-32 - 35
    • Hot S22 Cal i bra tion Spec i fi ca tion Pro gram File A-13
    • HOT S22.TXT A-13
  • I
    • IMD 5-26 - 28
    • IMD, HAR MONICS, POWER SWEEP 4-10
    • Installation 2-7
    • INSTALLATION - HARDWARE 2-2 - 6
    • INSTALLATION - SOFTWARE 2-7
  • K
    • K FACTOR 1-9
  • M
    • MEASUREMENT CALIBRATION 5-1
    • measurement uncertainty 4-1,5-1
    • MS462X3 OPTIONS 1-12
    • MS4782X Test Set 1-6
    • Multiple Frequency Power Sweep 5-12,5-14,5-24
  • O
    • ON LINE MAN UALS 1-2
    • OPEN FILES A-1
    • OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 4-1,5-1
    • OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 1-12
  • P
    • PATS SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1-2
    • PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS 1-13 - 14
    • POWER LEVEL 4-4 - 7
    • Power Level Calibration Specification File A-11
    • POWER LEVEL.TXT A-11
    • POWER SWEEP, ONE TONE 5-22 - 25
    • POWER SWEEP, TWO TONE 5-10 - 21
    • PREPARING THE SYSTEM 3-1 - 3
    • PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 1-12
  • R
    • RECEIVER DISPLAY LINEAR ITY 6-8 - 10
    • RECOMMENDED TEST EQUIPMENT 1-15
    • RELATED MANUALS 1-1
    • RETURN LOSS CON FI DENCE TEST 6-3 - 5
  • S
    • SCOPE OF THIS MAN UAL 1-1
    • SERIAL NUMBER 1-2
    • SERVICE CENTERS 2-8 - 9
    • Single Frequency Power Sweep 5-10,5-22
    • Software Organization 3-4
    • SOFTWARE STRUCTURE 1-11
    • SOURCE OUTPUT ACCURACY 6-2
    • S-PARAMETER TESTS 5-4,5-7 - 9
    • S-Parameters Calibration Specification File A-14
    • S-PARAMETERS. TXT A-14
    • Starting the PATS Soft ware 3-4
    • SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 1-5 - 8
    • SYSTEM DYNAMIC RANGE 6-6 - 7
  • T
    • TECHNICAL DETAILS A-1 - 10
    • TEST EQUIPMENT 4-2
    • TEST EQUIPMENT 6-1
    • TEST EX ECUTIVE 1-9 - 10
  • U
    • Uninstalling the soft ware 2-7
    • UNPACKING and INSPECTION 2-1
    • USE OF EXTERNAL PREAMPLIFIERS 7-1 - 4
    • USER SUPPLED TEST SET 1-13
    • USING PATS SOFT WARE 3-4