Agilent Technologies Signal Analyzer N9030a - Manual (Page 69)

2 About the N9061A Measurement Application
Hints and Tips
Hints and Tips
This section provides hints and tips that will help you get the most from the X-Series N9061A
application.
Compatibility (Speed and Consistency)
To maximize compatibility with your legacy analyzer, the N9061A application should be used on
the instrument whose frequency range most closely matches the frequency range of your legacy
analyzer. For example, the best match for the 8563E, which has a 26.5 GHz upper frequency limit,
is an X-Series instrument that also has an upper frequency limit of 26.5 GHz.
Compatibility and Sweep Times
To maximize compatibility between X-Series instruments and legacy analyzers, use the Manual
Swept mode for 8566A/B, 8568A/B analyzers. Manual Swept mode is the default setting on X-
Series instruments with N9061A installed.
When analyzing stationary signals, you can change to the Best Speed setting, which is accessed
from the Mode Setup > Preferences > Swp Type Rule menu. This results in faster sweep times on an X-
Series instrument than on the legacy analyzers, due to the X-Series instrument’s better
performance. In the majority of applications, this faster speed would be desirable, but that is not
always the case.
Timeout
Agilent recommends increasing the timeout on a serial poll (SPOLL) due to differences in Sweep
Times on some settings. Note, however, that this may not be necessary when using the Best Speed
setting on the Preferences > Swp Type Rule menu (accessed from the Mode Setup hardkey).
Synchronization (1)
To synchronize after an IP command, Agilent recommends that you use the DONE command. We
also suggest that the DONE command be used in conjunction with a timeout of about 5 seconds,
in case the instrument starts to Auto Align.
Alternatively, you can switch off auto alignment. To set auto alignment to Off, press System,
Alignments
, Auto Align on the front panel.
Synchronization (2)
Agilent recommends that synchronization (using the DONE command) be used with marker
functions when signal tracking is turned on.
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