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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................ 3
1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 WHAT DO YOU GET? ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 GENERAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (MODEL OVERVIEW) .................................................................................... 5
1.3 OPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW (BENCHTOP MICROWAVE SOURCE MODELS ONLY) ................................................... 7
1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 8
2 GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................. 10
2.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2 UNPACKING THE INSTRUMENT ........................................................................................................................ 10
2.3 INITIAL INSPECTION ...................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 STARTING THE INSTRUMENT ........................................................................................................................... 10
2.4.1 Applying Power ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.4.2 Connecting to LAN ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.4.3 Direct connectivity to host via Ethernet cable (no router) ............................................................. 11
2.4.4 Connecting though USBTMC ......................................................................................................... 11
2.4.5 Installing the BENCHTOP MICROWAVE SOURCE Remote Client ................................................... 11
2.4.6 Troubleshooting the LAN Interconnection ..................................................................................... 12
2.4.7 Shutting Down the BENCHTOP MICROWAVE SOURCE .................................................................. 12
3 USING THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) ..................................................................................... 14
3.1 START THE BENCHTOP MICROWAVE SOURCE GUI ..................................................................................... 14
3.2 THE COLTROL TAB ..................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.1 Simultaneously controlling Multiple Signal Generators from one PC ............................................ 15
3.2.2 Store and Load Instrument States ................................................................................................. 15
3.2.3 Setting Network Configuration ...................................................................................................... 16
3.2.4 Setting the GPIB Address ............................................................................................................... 17
3.3 PERFORM FIRMWARE UPGRADE ..................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 USING TOOLBARS ........................................................................................................................................ 17
3.5 BASIC CW OPERATION (CW TAB) ................................................................................................................... 17
3.6 SWEEPS ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.6.1 Frequency Sweep ........................................................................................................................... 18
3.6.2 Power Sweep ................................................................................................................................. 19
3.6.3 List Sweeps .................................................................................................................................... 20
3.7 MODULATION CONTROL ............................................................................................................................... 25
3.7.1 Pulse Modulation........................................................................................................................... 25
3.7.2 Pulse Train Modulation ................................................................................................................. 26
3.7.3 Amplitude Modulation .................................................................................................................. 27
3.7.4 Angle Modulation .......................................................................................................................... 27
3.7.5 Chirps ............................................................................................................................................. 28
3.8 REFERENCE IN AND OUT ................................................................................................................................ 29
3.8.1 Bypass internal 100 MHz reference ............................................................................................... 29
3.8.2 Output Internal Reference ............................................................................................................. 30
3.9 USING THE TRIGGER OPTIONS (TRIGGER TAB) ................................................................................................. 30
3.10 LF OUT CONTROL .................................................................................................................................. 31
3.11 COMBINED MODULATION ........................................................................................................................ 33
4 LOCAL OPERATION VIA FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................... 34
4.1 DISPLAYED PARAMETER FORMATS .................................................................................................................. 35
4.2 CW DISPLAY ............................................................................................................................................... 35
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