Document Outline

• General Information
  • 1.1 Organization
  • 1.2 Description
  • 1.3 Features
  • 1.4 Accessories
    • Standard
    • Optional
    • Sensors
  • 1.5 Optional Configurations
  • 1.5.1 Other Options
  • 1.6 Specifications
    • SENSOR INPUTS
    • TIME BASE
    • X-AXIS (Statistical)
    • TRIGGER
    • CALIBRATION SOURCE
    • MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
    • STATISTICAL ACQUISITION
    • SYSTEM DISPLAYS
    • PULSE AND MODULATED MODE MARKER MEASUREMENTS
    • STATISTICAL MODE MARKER MEASUREMENTS
    • PULSE MODE AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS
    • MODULATED MODE AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS
    • STATISTICAL MODE AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS
    • WAVEFORM STORAGE
    • EXTERNAL INTERFACES
    • OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
• Installation
  • 2.1 Unpacking & Repacking
  • 2.2 Power Requirements
  • 2.3 Connections
  • 2.4 Preliminary Check
• Getting Started
  • 3.1 Organization
  • 3.2 Operating Controls, Indicators and Connections
  • 3.3 LCD Monitor Display
  • 3.4 Initialize
  • 3.5 Calibration
  • 3.6 Practice Exercise for Pulse Power Measurements
  • 3.7 Practice Exercise for Statistical Power Measurements (4500B Opt 10 only)
• Operation
  • 4.1 Calibration
  • 4.2 Manual Operation
  • 4.3 Menu Conventions
  • 4.4 Data Entry Controls
  • 4.5 Display Data
  • 4.6 Top Level Menu
    • Table 4-1. Top Level Menu
  • 4.7 System Keys
  • 4.8 Function Keys
  • 4.9 CHAN Key and Chan # > Menu
    • Table 4-2. Chan # > Menu
    • Table 4-3. Chan # > Calibration > Submenu
    • Table 4-4. Chan # > Extensions > Submenu
    • Table 4-4A. Chan # > Extensions > Corrections > Submenu
    • Table 4-4B. Chan # > Extensions > Define Pulse > Submenu
    • Table 4-5. Chan Math > Menu
    • Table 4-6. Chan Math > Expression > Submenu
      • resolution in a floating point array. This Chan Mem # >
  • 4.10 TIME (STAT) Key and Time > Menu
    • Table 4-8A. Time > Menu
    • Table 4-8B. Statistics > Menu
    • Table 4-8C. Statistics > Term Settings > Submenu
  • 4.11 TRIG Key and Trig > Menu
    • Table 4-9. Trig > Menu
    • Table 4-9A. Trig > B Trig > Submenu
    • Table 4-9B. Trig > Menu (modulated)
    • Table 4-9C. Trig > Menu (statistical)
  • 4.12 MARK Key and Mark > Menu
    • Table 4-11. Mark > Menu
    • Table 4-12. Mark > Extensions > Submenu
  • 4.13 REF Key and Ref > Menu
    • Table 4-13. Ref > Menu
  • 4.14 MEAS Key and Meas > Menu
    • Table 4-14. Meas > Menu (pulse and modulated)
    • Table 4-15. Meas > Menu (pulse and modulated) (continued)
    • Table 4-15A. Meas > Auto Meas Menu (pulse) (continued)
    • Table 4-15B. Meas > Auto Meas > Skew > Submenu (pulse)
    • Table 4-16. Meas > Param Meas > Submenu (pulse)
    • Table 4-16A. DISPLAY PARAMETER TABLE
    • Table 4-17. Meas > Menu (Statistical)
  • 4.15 UTIL Key and Util > Menu
    • Table 4-18. Util > Menu
    • Table 4-19. Util > Remote Conf > Submenu
    • Table 4-20. Util > Remote Conf > GPIB > Submenu
    • Table 4-21. Util > Remote Conf > GPIB > Setup > Submenu
    • Table 4-21A. Util > Remote > LAN Config > Submenu (Opt 11 only)
    • Table 4-22. Util > Remote Conf > Emulation > Submenu
    • Table 4-23. Util > Disk (1 of 2) > Submenu
    • Table 4-24. Util > Disk (1 of 2) > Rename > Submenu
    • Table 4-25. Util > Disk (1 of 2) > Copy > Submenu
    • Table 4-26. Util > Disk (2 of 2) > Submenu
    • Table 4-27. Util > Disk (2 of 2) > Folder > Submenu
    • Table 4-28. Util > Disk (2 of 2) > Folder > Create > Submenu
    • Table 4-29. Util > Hardcopy > Submenu
    • Table 4-30. Util > Clock > Menu
  • 4.16 CAL Key and Calibrator > Menu
    • Table 4-31. Calibrator > Menu
    • Table 4-32. Calibrator > Pulse (Preset) > Submenu
    • Table 4-33. Calibrator > Pulse (Variable) > Submenu
    • Table 4-34. Calibrator > Extensions > Submenu
  • 4.17 PRGM Key and Prgm > Menu
    • Table 4-35. Prgm > Menu
    • Table 4-36. Prgm > Inst Store > Menu
    • Table 4-38. Prgm > Inst Store > Filename > Menu
    • Table 4-39. Prgm > Inst Recall > Menu
    • Table 4-40. Prgm > Mem Save > Menu
    • Table 4-41. Prgm > WFM Store > Menu
    • Table 4-42. Prgm > WFM Recall > Menu
    • Table 4-43. Prgm > Trace Data > Menu
  • 4.18 DISP Key and Disp > Menu
    • Table 4-44. Display > Menu
    • Table 4-45. Display > Screen Saver > Submenu
    • Table 4-46. Display > Format > Submenu
    • Table 4-47. Display > Format > Trace Type (1 of 2 ) > Submenu
    • Table 4-48. Display > Format > Trace Type (2 of 2 ) > Submenu
    • Table 4-49. Display > Format > Set Color > Submenu
  • 4.19. SPCL Key and Spcl > Menu
    • Table 4-50. Spcl > Menu
    • Table 4-51. Spcl >Trigger Out>Menu
    • Table 4-52. Spcl > Servicing > Submenu
    • Table 4-53. Spcl > Servicing > Time Skew Adj > Submenu
    • Table 4-54. Spcl > Sensor Data > Submenu
    • Table 4-55. Spcl > Sensor Data > CH 1,(2) Detail > Submenu
    • Table 4-56. Spcl > Exit > Submenu
  • 4.20 Automatic Operation
    • AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS – PULSE MODE
      • Table 4-57. Pulse Mode – Automatic Measurements I
      • Table 4-58. Pulse Mode – Automatic Measurements II
    • AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS – MODULATED MODE
      • Table 4-59. Modulated Mode – Automatic Measurements I
      • Table 4-60. Modulated Mode – Automatic Measurements II
    • AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS – STATISTICAL MODE (Opt 10 only)
      • Table 4-61. Statistical Mode – Automatic Measurements I
      • Table 4-62. Statistical Mode – Automatic Measurements II
  • 4.21 Model 4500B MENU MAP
    • Table 4-63. Control Menu Structure
• Remote Operation
  • 5.1 GPIB CONFIGURATION
  • 5.2 4500A EMULATION MODE
  • 5.3 SCPI LANGUAGE
  • 5.4 BASIC MEASUREMENT OPERATION.
    • 5.4.1 Service Request
  • 5.5 SCPI COMMAND REFERENCE.
    • 5.5.1 IEEE 488.2 Commands
      • *CLS
      • *ESE
      • *ESR?
      • *IDN?
      • *OPC
      • *OPC?
      • *OPT?
      • *RST
      • *SRE
      • *STB?
      • *TRG
      • *TST?
      • *WAI
    • 5.5.2 CALCulate Subsystem
      • CALCulate:AMEAsure:BOTtom
      • CALCulate:AMEAsure:EDGEdelay
      • CALCulate:AMEAsure:MODE
      • CALCulate:MATH:ARGA
      • CALCulate:MATH:ARGB
      • CALCulate:MATH:OPERator
      • CALCulate:MODE
      • CALCulate:PKHLD
      • CALCulate:STATe
      • CALCulate: SYSTRK
      • CALCulate:UNIT
    • 5.5.3 CALibration Subsystem
      • CALibration:AUTO
      • CALibration:AUTO
      • CALibration:USER:FREQcal
      • CALibration:ZERO
      • CALibration:ZERO
    • 5.5.4 DISPlay Subsystem
      • DISPlay:ACTive
      • DISPlay:BACKlight:BRIGhtness
      • DISPlay:BRIGhtness:COLor
      • DISPlay:BRIGhtness:BLUE
      • DISPlay:BRIGhtness:GREEn
      • DISPlay:BRIGhtness:INIT
      • DISPlay:BRIGhtness: RED
      • DISPlay:CLEar
      • DISPlay:DECAdes
      • DISPlay:ENVElope
      • DISPlay:FULLscale
      • DISPlay:GRID
      • DISPlay:HEADer
      • DISPlay:HELP
      • DISPlay:MODE
      • DISPlay:MODUlated:TIMEBASE
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:MODE
      • DISPlay:CHANnel:BOTtom:LEFT
      • DISPlay:CHANnel:BOTtom:MIDdle
      • DISPlay:CHANnel:BOTtom:RIGHt
      • DISPlay:CHANnel: MIDdle: LEFT
      • DISPlay:CHANnel: MIDdle:MIDdle
      • DISPlay:CHANnel: MIDdle:RIGHt
      • DISPlay:CHANnel:TOP:LEFT
      • DISPlay:CHANnel:TOP: MIDdle
      • DISPlay:CHANnel:TOP: RIGHt
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:BOTtom:LEFT
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:BOTtom:MIDdle
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:BOTtom:RIGHt
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:MIDdle:LEFT
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:MIDdle:MIDdle
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:MIDdle:RIGHt
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:TOP:LEFT
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:TOP:MIDdle
      • DISPlay:PARAmeter:TOP:RIGHt
      • DISPlay:PCTOFST
      • DISPlay:PCTSCALE
      • DISPlay:PERSistence
      • DISPlay:PLABel:MODE
      • DISPlay:PLABel:TEXTA
      • DISPlay:PLABel:TEXTB
      • DISPlay:PLABel:TEXTC
      • DISPlay:PLABel:TEXTD
      • DISPlay:PULSe:TIMEBASE
      • DISPlay:SCREensaver:BRIGhtness
      • DISPlay:SCREensaver:STATe
      • DISPlay:SCREensaver:TIME
      • DISPlay:SKEW:REFerence
      • DISPlay:STATistical:MODE
      • DISPlay:STATistical:PRESentation
      • DISPlay:STATistical:PREView
      • DISPlay:TRACe:MKCENTer
      • DISPlay:TRACe:PDFBars
      • DISPlay:TRACe:TYPE
      • DISPlay:TRACe:VCENTer
      • DISPlay:TRACe:VSCALe
      • DISPlay:TSPAN
    • 5.5.5 FETCh Queries
      • FETCh:ARRay:AMEAsure:POWer?
      • FETCh:ARRay:AMEAsure:STATistical?
      • FETCh:ARRay:AMEAsure:TIMe?
      • FETCh:ARRay:CW:POWer?
      • FETCh:ARRay:MARKer:POWer?
      • FETCh:ARRay:MARKer:WINDow?
      • FETCh:ARRay:TEMPerature:AVERage?
      • FETCh:ARRay:TEMPerature:CALTemp?
      • FETCh:ARRay:TEMPerature:CURRent?
      • FETCh:CW:POWer?
      • FETCh:INTERval:AVERage?
      • FETCh:INTERval:MAXimum?
      • FETCh:INTERval:MINimum?
      • FETCh:INTERval:MAXFilt?
      • FETCh:INTERval:MINFilt?
      • FETCh:INTERval:PKAVG?
      • FETCh:KEY?
      • FETCh:MARKer:AVERage?
      • FETCh:MARKer:DELTa?
      • FETCh:MARKer:MAXimum?
      • FETCh:MARKer:MINimum?
      • FETCh:MARKer:RATio?
      • FETCh:MARKer:RDELTa?
      • FETCh:MARKer:RRATio?
      • FETCh:TEMPerature:AVERage?
      • FETCh:TEMPerature:CALTemp?
      • FETCh:TEMPerature:CURRent?
    • 5.5.6 HCOPy Commands
      • HCOPy:BACKground:COLor
    • 5.5.7 INITiate and ABORt Commands
      • ABORt
      • INITiate:CONTinuous
      • INITiate[:IMMediate[:ALL]]
    • 5.5.8 MARKer Subsystem
      • MARKer: ASSIgn
      • MARKer:GROUp
      • MARKer:MATH:BOTH
      • MARKer:MATH:EACH
      • MARKer:POSItion:PERcent
      • MARKer:POSItion:PIXel
      • MARKer:POSItion:TIMe
    • 5.5.9 MEASure Queries
      • MEASure:POWer?
      • MEASure:VOLTage?
    • 5.5.10 MEMory Subsystem
      • MEMory:DRIVe
      • MEMory:FDOFfset:TBLA:DATA
      • MEMory:FDOFfset:TBLB:DATA
      • MEMory:FREE?
      • MEMory:OVERwrite
      • MEMory:SNSR:CFFAST?
      • MEMory:SNSR:CFSLOW?
      • MEMory:SNSR:INFO?
      • MEMory:SNSR:MESSage?
      • MEMory:SNSR:TEMPCOMP?
      • MEMory:SYS:LOAD
      • MEMory:SYS:STORe
      • MMEMory:COPY
      • MMEMory:LOAD
      • MMEMory:SAVE:DISPlay
      • MMEMory:STORe
    • 5.5.11 OUTPut Subsystem
      • OUTPut:LEVel:POWer
      • OUTPut:LEVel:LIMit
      • OUTPut:LEVel:STEP
      • OUTPut:MODUlation
      • OUTPut:POLArity
      • OUTPut:PULSe:CTRL
      • OUTPut:PULSe:DCYCle
      • OUTPut:PULse:PERiod
      • OUTPut:PULse:PERWID
      • OUTPut:PULse:SOURce
      • OUTPut:SIGNal
      • OUTPut:TRIGout[1/2]:SOURce
      • OUTPut:TRIGout[1/2]:POLArity
    • 5.5.12 READ Queries
      • READ:ARRay:AMEAsure:POWer?
      • READ:ARRay:AMEAsure:STATistical?
      • READ:ARRay:AMEAsure:TIMe?
      • READ:ARRay:CW:POWer?
      • READ:ARRay:MARKer:POWer?
      • READ:ARRay:MARKer:WINDow?
      • READ:CW:POWer?
      • READ:INTERval:AVERage?
      • READ:INTERval:MAXimum?
      • READ:INTERval:MINimum?
      • READ:INTERval:MAXFilt?
      • READ:INTERval:MINFilt?
      • READ:INTERval:PKAVG?
      • READ:MARKer:AVERage?
      • READ:MARKer:DELTa?
      • READ:MARKer:MAXimum?
      • READ:MARKer:MINimum?
      • READ:MARKer:RATio?
      • READ:MARKer:RDELTa?
      • READ:MARKer:RRATio?
    • 5.5.13 REFLine Subsystem
      • REFLine:ASSIgn
      • REFLine:POSItion:LEVel
      • REFLine:POSItion:FORCetomk
      • REFLine:TRACk
    • 5.5.14 SENSe Subsystem
      • SENSe:AVERage
      • SENSe:BANDwidth
        • 5.5.14.1 SENSe:CALTAB Data Array Commands
          • SENSe:CALTAB:COUNt
          • SENSe:CALTAB:DATA[:NEXT]?
          • SENSe:CALTAB:INDEX
      • SENSe:CORRection:CALFactor
      • SENSe:CORRection:FDOFfset
      • SENSe:CORRection:FREQuency
      • SENSe:CORRection:FRQTRK
      • SENSe:CORRection:OFFSet
      • SENSe:CORRection:TEMPcomp
      • SENSe:FILTer:STATe
      • SENSe:FILTer:TIMe
        • 5.5.14.2 SENSe:HISTogram Data Array Commands
          • SENSe:HISTogram:COUNt
          • SENSe:HISTogram:DATA[:NEXT]?
          • SENSe:HISTogram:INDEX
      • SENSe:IMPedance
      • SENSe:NORMalize
      • SENSe:PULSe:DISTal
      • SENSe:PULSe:ENDGT
      • SENSe:PULSe:MESIal
      • SENSe:PULSe:PROXimal
      • SENSe:PULSe:STARTGT
      • SENSe:PULSe:UNIT
      • SENSe:RANGe
    • 5.5.15 STATus Commands
      • STATus:OPERation:CONDition?
      • STATus:OPERation:ENABle
      • STATus:OPERation:EVENt?
      • STATus:OPERation:NTRansition
      • STATus:OPERation:PTRansition
      • STATus:PRESet
      • STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?
      • STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle
      • STATus:QUEStionable:EVENt?
      • STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition
      • STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition
    • 5.5.16 SYSTem Subsystem
      • SYSTem:AUTOSET
      • SYSTem:BEEP
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:EOI
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:LISTen
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:TALK
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:LOGGing
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:BAUD
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:BITS
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:CTRL:RTS
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:PARity
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:SBITs
      • SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:XON
      • SYSTem:DATE:DAY
      • SYSTem:DATE:MONTH
      • SYSTem:DATE:WEEKday?
      • SYSTem:DATE:YEAR
      • SYSTem:DISPlay:BMP?
      • SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?
      • SYSTem:ERRor:CODE?
      • SYSTem:LANGuage
      • SYSTem:PRESet
      • SYSTem:TIMe:HOUR
      • SYSTem:TIMe:MINUTE
      • SYSTem:VERSion
    • 5.5.17 TRACe Data Array Commands
      • TRACe:AVERage:DATA[:NEXT]?
      • TRACe:AVERage:DATA:BINary?
      • TRACe:COUNt
      • TRACe:DELImiter
      • TRACe:INDEX
      • TRACe:MAXimum:DATA?
      • TRACe:MINimum:DATA?
      • TRACe:SEND
      • TRACe:SOURce
    • 5.5.18 TRIGger Subsystem
      • TRIGger:BTRIGger:ECOUNT
      • TRIGger:BTRIGger:LEVel
      • TRIGger:BTRIGger:MODE
      • TRIGger:BTRIGger:SLOPe
      • TRIGger:BTRIGger:SOURce
      • TRIGger:BTRIGger:TDLY
      • TRIGger:CDF:COUNt
      • TRIGger:CDF:DECImate
      • TRIGger:CDF:TIMe
      • TRIGger:DELay
      • TRIGger:FASTtrig
      • TRIGger:HOLDoff
      • TRIGger:LEVel
      • TRIGger:MODE
      • TRIGger:MODUlated:MODE
      • TRIGger:POSition
      • TRIGger:SLOPe
      • TRIGger:SOURce
      • TRIGger:STATistical:GATE
      • TRIGger:STATistical:GATIng
        • Table 5-1. SCPI COMMAND SUMMARY
        • Table 5-2. 4400/4500/4400A/4500A EMULATION COMMANDS
• Application Notes
  • 6.1 Introduction to Pulse Measurements
    • Model 4500B FEATURES
  • 6.2 Pulse Definitions
    • Standard IEEE Pulse
      • Table 6-1. Pulse Terms
  • 6.3 Automatic Measurements
    • Automatic Measurement Criteria
    • Automatic Measurement Terms
      • Table 6-2. Automatic Measurement Terms
    • Automatic Measurement Sequence
    • Average Power Over an Interval
  • 6.4 Statistical Mode Automatic Measurements (Model 4500B Opt 10 only)
    • Table 6-3. Statistical Automatic Measurements (Opt 10 only)
  • 6.5 Measurement Accuracy
• Maintenance
  • 7.1 Safety
  • 7.2 Cleaning
  • 7.3 Inspection
  • 7.4 Lithium Batteries
  • 7.5 Software Upgrade
  • 7.6 Test Equipment
    • Table 7-1. Verification Test Equipment
  • 7.7 Performance Verification
    • Calibrator Frequency Verification
    • Calibrator Linearity Verification
    • Calibrator 0 dBm Verification
    • Sensor Return Loss Verification
    • Sensor Linearity Performance Verification
    • Sensor Frequency Calibration Factor Verification
    • Sensor Risetime Verification
    • Calibrator External Pulse Verification
    • GPIB (IEEE-488) Bus Verification
  • 7.8 1GHz Calibrator Output Level Calibration
• Appendix A
  • SCPI Error Messages
• Appendix B
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
• Appendix C
  • Repair Policy
  • Limited Warranty