HMS3010 Manual
HMS3010 Manual
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Specifications
Marker/Deltamarker
1.6 GHz Spectrum Analyzer HMS1000, HMS1010 (with TG) Number of marker: 8
[3 GHz Spectrum Analyzer HMS3000, HMS3010 (with TG)] Marker functions: Peak, next peak, minimum,
Firmware: ≥ 2.022 center = marker, frequency,
All data valid at 23 °C after 30 minute warm-up. reference level = marker level,
all marker on peak
Frequency Marker displays: Normal (level, lin. & log.), delta marker,
Frequency range: noise marker, (frequency) counter
HMS1000, HMS1010 100 kHz…1.6 GHz
HMS3000, HMS3010 100 kHz…3 GHz Inputs/Outputs
Temperature stability: ±2 ppm (0…30 °C) HF Input: N socket
Aging: ±1 ppm/year Input Impedance 50 Ω
Frequency counter: VSWR
Resolution 1 Hz (10 MHz…1.6 GHz/3 GHz) <1.5 typ.
Accuracy ±(Frequency x tolerance of reference) Output tracking generator:
Span setting range: (HMS1010/HMS3010) N socket
HMS1000, HMS1010 0 Hz (zero span) and 100 Hz…1.6 GHz Output Impedance 50 Ω
HMS3000, HMS3010 0 Hz (zero span) and 100 Hz…3 GHz Frequency range 5 MHz…1.6 GHz [3 GHz]
Spectral purity, SSB phase noise: Output level -20…0 dBm, in 1 dB steps
30 kHz from carrier Trigger input: BNC female
(500 MHz, +20…30 °C) <-85 dBc/Hz Trigger voltage TTL
100 kHz from carrier Ext. reference input/output: BNC females
(500M Hz, +20…30 °C) <-100 dBc/Hz Reference frequency 10 MHz
1 MHz from carrier Essential level (50 Ω) 10 dBm
(500MHz, +20…30 °C) <-120 dBc/Hz Supply output for field
Sweep time: probes: 6 Vdc, max. 100 mA (2.5 mm DIN jack)
Span = 0 Hz 2 ms…100 s Audio output (Phone): 3.5 mm DIN jack
Span > 0 Hz 20 ms…1,000 s, min. 20 ms/600 MHz Demodulation AM and FM (internal speaker)
Resolution bandwidths 100 Hz…1 MHz in 1–3 steps,
(-3 dB): 200 kHz Miscellaneous
Tolerance Spectrum Analyzer: HMS Series Display: 16.5 cm (6.5") TFT Color VGA Display
≤300 kHz ±5 % typ.
32 Save/Recall memory 10 complete device settings
1 MHz ±10 % typ. Trigger Free run, Video Trigger, Single Trigger,
Resolution bandwidths external Trigger
(-6 dB): Specifications
200 Hz, 9 kHz, 120 kHz, 1 MHz Interfaces: Dual-Interface USB/RS-232 (HO720),
Video bandwidths: 33MHz in 1–3 steps
10 Hz…1 USB-Stick (frontside),
USB-Printer (rear side),
Amplitude DVI-D for ext. monitor
Display range: Average noise level displayed up to Power supply: 105…253 V, 50…60 Hz, CAT II
+20 dBm Power consumption: Max. 40 W at 230 V, 50 Hz
Amplitude measurement Protection class: Safety class I (EN61010-1)
range: Typ. -114…+20 dBm Operating temperature: +5…+40 °C
Max. permissible DC Storage temperature: -20…+70 °C
at HF input: 80 V Rel. humidity: 5…80 % (non condensing)
Max. power at HF input: 20 dBm, 30 dBm for max. 3 Min. Dimensions (W x H x D): 285 x 175 x 220 mm
Intermodulation free range: Weight: 3.6 kg
TOI products, 2 x -20 dBm 66 dB typ.
(-10 dBm ref. level) (typ. +13 dBm third-order intercept) Accessories supplied: Line cord, Operating manual, HZ21 Adapter plug,
(at distance between N-plug to BNC socket (2x HMS1010/3010), CD, Software
signals ≤2 MHz) 60 dB typ. (+10 dBm TOI) Recommended accessories:
(at distance between HO730 Dual-Interface Ethernet/USB
signals >2 MHz) 66 dB typ. (typ. +13 dBm TOI) HO740 Interface IEEE-488 (GPIB), galvanically isolated
DANL (Displayed average noise level): HO3011 Preamplifier -135 dBm DANL (100 Hz RBW)
(RBW 100 Hz, VBW 10 Hz, HZ13 Interface cable (USB) 1.8 m
ref. level ≤-30 dBm HZ14 Interface cable (serial) 1:1
10 MHz…1.6 GHz resp. 3 GHz) -115 dBm, typ. -124 dBm HZ20 Adapter, BNC to 4 mm banana
With Preamp. -135 dBm typ. HZ33 Test cable 50 Ω, BNC/BNC, 0.5 m
Inherent spurious: HZ34 Test cable 50 Ω, BNC/BNC, 1.0 m
(ref. level ≤-20 dBm, HZ46 4RU 19" Rackmount Kit
f >30 MHz, RBW ≤100 kHz) <-80 dBm HZ72 GPIB-Cable 2 m
Input related spurious: HZ99 Carrying Case for protection and transport
(Mixer level ≤-40 dBm, HZ520 Plug-in Antenna with BNC connection
Specifications-70 dBc typ., [-55 dBc (2…3 GHz)]
carrier offset >1 MHz) HZ525 50 Ω-Termination, N plug
2 harmonic receive frequency:
nd
HZ530 Near-Field Probe Set 1 GHz for EMI diagnostics
(mixer level -40 dBm) -60 dBc typ. HZ540/550 Near-Field Probe Set 3 GHz for EMI diagnostics
Level display: HZ540L/550L Near-Field Probe Set 3 GHz for EMI diagnostics
Reference level -80…+20 dBm in 1 dB steps HZ547 3 GHz VSWR Bridge for HMS1010, HMS3010
Display range 100 dB, 50 dB, 20 dB, 10 dB, linear HZ560 Transient limiter
Logarithmic HZ575 75/50 Ω Converter
display scaling dBm, dBµV, dBmV HZO30 Active probe 1 GHz (0.9 pF, 1 MΩ, including many accessories)
Linear display scaling Percentage of reference level
Measured curves: 1 curve and 1 memory curve
Trace mathematics: A-B (curve-stored curve), B-A
Detectors: Auto-, Min-, Max-Peak, Sample, RMS,
Average, Quasi-Peak
Failure of level display: <1.5 dB, typ. 0.5 dB
(ref. level -50 dBm, 20…30 °C)
Most of the technical data of the instruments of the HMS series are identical. Please find the most important differences at the
following table. For each instrument find the complete technical data at www.hameg.com.
Type: HMS1000E HMS1000 HMS1010 HMS3000 HMS3010
Span setting range: 0 Hz (Zero Span) 0 Hz (Zero Span) 0 Hz (Zero Span) 0 Hz (Zero Span) 0 Hz (Zero Span)
und 1 MHz…1.6 GHz und 1 kHz…1.6 GHz und 1 kHz…1.6 GHz und 100 Hz…3 GHz und 100 Hz…3 GHz
Resolution bandwidths 10 kHz…1 MHz 1 kHz…1 MHz 1 kHz…1 MHz 100 Hz…1 MHz 100 Hz…1 MHz
(-3 dB): in 1–3 steps, 200 kHz in 1–3 steps, in 1–3 steps, in 1–3 steps, in 1–3 steps,
200 kHz 200 kHz 200 kHz 200 kHz
Resolution bandwidths – 9 kHz, 120 kHz, 1 MHz 9 kHz, 120 kHz, 1 MHz 200 Hz, 9 kHz, 120 kHz, 200 Hz, 9 kHz, 120 kHz,
(-6 dB): 1 MHz 1 MHz
Video bandwidth: 1 kHz…1 MHz 10 Hz…1 MHz 10 Hz…1 MHz 10 Hz…1 MHz 10 Hz…1 MHz
in 1-3 steps in 1-3 steps in 1-3 steps in 1-3 steps in 1-3 steps
Amplitude measure- Typ. -104…+20 dBm Typ. -114…+20 dBm Typ. -114…+20 dBm Typ. -114…+20 dBm Typ. -114…+20 dBm
ment range:
DANL (Displayed ave- -95 dBm, -105 dBm, -105 dBm, -105 dBm, -105 dBm,
rage noise level): typ. -104 dBm typ. -114 dBm typ. -114 dBm typ. -114 dBm typ. -114 dBm
Detectors: Auto-, Min-, Max-Peak, Auto-, Min-, Max-Peak, Auto-, Min-, Max-Peak, Auto-, Min-, Max-Peak, Auto-, Min-, Max-Peak,
Sample, RMS, Average Sample, RMS, Average, Sample, RMS, Average, Sample, RMS, Average, Sample, RMS, Average,
Quasi-Peak Quasi-Peak Quasi-Peak Quasi-Peak
Marker displays: Normal (level & log.), Normal (level & log.), Normal (level & log.), Normal (level & log.), Normal (level & log.),
delta marker, noise delta marker, delta marker, delta marker, delta marker,
marker noise marker, noise marker, noise marker, noise marker,
frequency counter frequency counter frequency counter frequency counter
Trigger: Free run, Single Trig- Free run, Single Trig- Free run, Single Trig- Free run, Single Trig- Free run, Single Trig-
ger, external Trigger ger, external Trigger, ger, external Trigger, ger, external Trigger, ger, external Trigger,
Video Trigger Video Trigger Video Trigger Video Trigger
Tracking-Generator – – yes – yes
HO3011 (Preamplifier) – Option Option Option Option
EMV-Software – Option Option Option Option
Front panel
1 Display (TFT)
6,5“ VGA TFT Display
2 Interaktive Softkeys
Direct access of all relevant functions
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3 POWER
Power switch turns the instrument on/off 19 Numerical keyboard (buttons)
Set of all operating parameters
20 BACK
Area A : Set back of inputs
This area includes the parameter settings.
21 CANCEL
4 AMPL (illuminated button) Terminate the editing mode
Setting of amplitude parameters
22 ENTER
5 SPAN (illuminated button) Confirm the values via keyboard
Setting of the Span
C
6 FREQ (illuminated button)
Setting of the frequency Area C (Variation):
This area includes the settings via
7 TRACE (illuminated button) rotary knob and arrow buttons
Configuration of data aquisition and analysis
23 Rotary knob
8 SWEEP (illuminated button) Knob to adjust and activate the
Setting of the sweep time and the trigger source values or menu items by pushing
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Controls and display
1 2 3 4 5 8 11 14 17
6 7 9 10 12 13 15 16 18
B C
30 31 32 33 34 35
34 OUTPUT 50 Ω
Tracking Generator (N connector)
(HMS3000, HMS1000/1000E haven‘t got this connector)
29 INPUT 50 Ω
Input N connector
Rear panel
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Now move the marker [1] to the displayed level at 100 MHz by
4.1 How to measure a sine wave signal pressing the soft key POSITION and, after selecting the marker
(the marker indication will turn to orange), use the knob to
The fundamental measurement with a spectrum analyzer is move it to the left; you may also enter the desired frequency of
the measurement of the level and the associated frequency 100 MHz directly via the keyboard.
of a sine wave signal. The following measurement example
demonstrates the steps to be taken for the settings which
allow to effectively perform this measurement with the HMS
series. The signal source is a hf synthesizer, e.g. the HM8135.
Connect the hf output of the synthesizer to the hf input of the
spectrum analyzer.
Due to the previous settings in chapter 4.2, the first marker is al-
ready located on the fundamental which should stand clearly out
of the noise floor in the lefthand screen area. The marker should
also display the selected level of –10 dBm in the upper screen
Fig. 4.2: Display with the AUTO TUNE function area. The first harmonic of the sine wave should now appear at
200 MHz. Depending on the purity of the signal this harmonic
may be well or hardly visible with the presently active settings.
4.2 Level measurement
In order to measure the distance of the first harmonic to the
In order to now perform the previouly automatically taken steps fundamental proceed as follows:
manually, press the key PRESET 17 which resets the instrument Press the soft key MARKER and move the knob by one detent
to its initial settings. position to the right in order to select a second marker (M2).
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Quick introduction
Activate the marker by pressing the soft key DISPLAY. The Another means of spectrum analysis is the socalled video
second marker will now appear in the center of the display. bandwidth (VBW). This is nothing else but a low pass filter which
Select the marker by pressing the soft key POSITION (the marker filters high frequency components from the signal. Using this
indication will turn to orange) and move it with the knob (to the filter can also cause a massive increase of the sweep time, and
right) or via the keyboard by directly entering the value 200 MHz. again a sound compromise has to be found between display
quality and measurement time.
Select the marker [2] and press the soft menu key PEAK. The
second marker should now jump to the same spot where mar-
ker [1] already resides (that is the position of the fundamental),
because the level of this is the highest. The values displayed
for (DELTA-) frequency and level should be “0”.
Press the soft menu key NEXT PEAK in order to cause the ac-
tive marker to position again on the first harmonic. The values
displayed for (DELTA-) frequency and level should be identical
Fig. 4.5: Selection of the proper filter settings to the original ones.
the HMS will switch to the receiver mode and measures the level
of the center frequency set. The most important settings of the
measurement parameters are directly accessible in the main
menu of the receiver mode and can be activated by pressing
the appropriate keys.
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Setting of parameters
5 Setting of parameters
Fig. 5.1:
Display segmentation in sweep modes
– numerical keyboard it. Such parameters can be modified only by using the knob (for
– knob example display settings).
– arrow buttons
Please use the soft menu keys for selecting the respective
menu item. 5.4 Arrow buttons
– Use the grey soft menu keys for the selection of a menu
item.
Fig. 5.2:
Section B with numerical
keyboard, unit and command – Enter the value of the parameter using the numerical key-
keys board or modify it with the knob.
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– After a keyboard entry push the respective unit key.
5.3 Knob
It is possible to only use the knob for all settings. Turning the
knob CW will increase the value, turning it CCW will decrease
– SET TO CENTER: The step size of the frequency is equal In principal there are two methods to define the displayed
to the present center frequency. This mode is especially frequency range: Defining start and stop frequency or center
useful for the measurement of harmonics because each frequency and span. The frequency range called span is the
step will move the center frequency to the next harmonic. range on both sides of the center frequency which a spectrum
analyzer displays on its screen. The span to be selected depends
– MANUAL: Any step size is available. This allows the easy on the signal to be analyzed, in general, it should be at least
measurement of spectra with regular frequency steps. twice as wide as the bandwidth of the signal.
Performing measurements with the tracking generator In zero span mode the spectrum analyzer acts similar to a recei-
One of the most common application for TG measurements is ver tuned to the center frequency. In this case the trace display
the spectral investigation of hardware components. For this does not represent a spectrum but the amplitude over time.
purpose, the DUT (device-under-test) is looped into the signal In other words the spectrum analyzer behaves like a selective
path between TG output and receiver input. In order to com- oscilloscope. In order to select the full (maximum) frequency
pensate any influences caused by cables, adaptors etc. used at range of 100 kHz to 1.6 GHz resp. 100 Hz to 3 GHz by pushing
the application, these will be directly connected to the spectrum once, the soft menu item FULL is provided. The soft menu key
analyzer without the DUT in the loop. LAST will restore the former setting (the last span setting). The
setting is performed as described in chapter 4.
The resulting trace shows the interference of the cables, con-
nectors, etc. and needs to be stored in the trace memory of the
spectrum analyzer. Afterwards the trace mathematics (trace 6.4 Setting of the amplitude parameters (AMPL)
- mem) shall be activated. Due to the mathematical compensa-
tion of all interferences, necessarily a straight line is displayed The key AMPL is used for all settings of the amplitude displayed.
and the UNCAL message is removed. After connection of the The reference level (soft menu item REF.LEVEL) is identical to
DUT into the signal path, the frequency response of the DUT is the top graticule line of the display. The setting is performed
shown at the display, based on the selected frequency range. as described in chapter 5.
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The reference level represents the amplitude level which is The reference offset is used to vertically shift the trace if trace
displayed at the upper trace screen boundary. The actual set- math is switched on. The reference offset adds a selectable
ting is shown in the third line left in the readout. Adjusting the value to the reference level. This is useful when prior to the
reference level automatically switches attenuator, gain and the RF input, an attenuator or an amplifier is used. The input of
optional preamplifier. Lowering the reference level increases the reference offset is always given in dB, even if the reference
sensitivity. Normally the reference level is chosen to display level is set to a different unit.
the whole dynamic range on screen. For strong input signals
the reference level must be set high in order to prevent over- The setting of the reference level will also directly affect the
driving of the signal amplifier chain and in order to keep the amount of RF attenuation at the input of the spectrum analyzer.
signal within the visible display window. For spectra with many The attenuation setup menu is used to influence the thresholds
signals, the reference level should be so high that all signals used for automatic attenuator selection when the reference
remain within the display area. level is adjusted.
The receiver input will be overloaded by a disadju- The instrument offers two different modes of coupling which
sted reference level. are selected via the softkey ATT-SETUP:
Directly coupled to the reference level is the setting of the RF – LOW NOISE: When adjusting reference level switching
input attenuation on the spectrum analyzer. If the reference thresholds for attenuator and gain are optimised to get the
level is too high, the spectrum analyzer switches the RF atte- best signal/noise ratio.
nuation automatically according to table 6.1, so the input mixer
can operate in the linear range at any time. – LOW DISTORTION: When adjusting reference level switching
The basic unit (UNIT) of the reference level is dBm. Alterna- thresholds for attenuator and gain are optimised for lowest
tively, the unit dBµV or (from firmware version 2.000) the linear possible distortion.
unit V and W can be selected by pushing the softmenu key and
using the knob. The scaling of the linear units V and W is set If the unit contains the option „Preamplifier“ this soft key is
dynamically. used to activate or deactivate the preamplifier (not available
for HMS1000E). The preamplifier increases the signal/noise
If the linear unit V or W is selected, the reference ratio by 10 dB (refer to chapter 13.1 for activate the optional
level is adjusted automatically. preamplifier).
low pass filter inserted between the video signal and the display. RBW and the span settings may be chosen with the soft menu
In contrast to the resolution bandwidth the video bandwidth key AUTO. The automatic mode will always set the sweep time
has no influence on the resolution properties of the spectrum to the shortest possible value consistent with the correct
analyzer. display of the spectrum content.
RBW VBW
100 Hz * 10 Hz * The HMS series will sweep the selected frequency range
200 Hz * 30 Hz * continuously, i.e., after a sweep was completed, a new one will
1 kHz 100 Hz * be started and the display refreshed. If continuous sweeping
3 kHz 300 Hz * is not desired (e.g., if a single event shall be recorded upon
10 kHz 1 kHz a trigger), there is also the possibility of selecting SINGLE
30 kHz 3 kHz sweep. If single sweep is selected, the spectrum analyzer
100 kHz 10 kHz will sweep the frequency range once or it displays the video
200 kHz 30 kHz signal vs. time if the span is set to zero. The instrument will
300 kHz 100 kHz only repeat the measurement after the soft key SINGLE was
1MHz 200 kHz pushed again. Additionally the soft menu TRIGGER offers
300 kHz diverse trigger functions in order to react to events.
1 MHz
6.6.1 SOURCE
Table 6.2: Available RBW and VBW settings With the submenu SOURCE an internal / external trigger source
*) for the HMS1000E not available or the video trigger can be selected.
By pushing the key BANDW you will enter the menu for setting
the bandwidths. Both the resolution bandwidth (RBW) and the
video bandwidth (VBW) may be set within the specified limits.
The table 6.2 shows the step sizes which are available.
Additionally automatic selection for both bandwidths (AUTO
RBW/AUTO VBW) may be chosen with the respective soft menu
key. The knob is used for the setting of the parameters.
Fig. 6.3: Signal with AM modulation 50% in zero span with linear
scaling
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the selected sweep time. The minimum sweep time in zero span – AVERAGE: The average level of consecutive measurements
mode is 2ms, the maximum is 1000s. will be displayed. In the standard setting, averaging will be
performed pixel by pixel and over the last measured curves.
The video trigger allows to trigger on a defined signal level. This The average mode is hence suitable for an improved display
so-called edge trigger works reliably up to a delta of at least of periodic signals close to the noise level
3 dB between the selected level (trigger line) and the applied
signal amplitude. The level of the video trigger can be set with – HOLD: Freezes the curve being displayed, the measurement
the soft menu key LEVEL. will be terminated, this allows to subsequently use the
markers for the measurement of spectra.
6.6.2 SLOPE
With the softkey SLOPE the sweep of an external trigger signal 6.7.1 Trace Mathematics
will be started by a positive or negative edge; the external trigger
signal is applied via the BNC connector EXTERNAL TRIGGER The sub function TRACE a MEMORY allows to transfer a curve
(TTL logic levels). to the background curve memory; by pushing the soft menu
Use the respective soft key for the selection of the desired key SHOW MEMORY it will be displayed and can be compared
trigger mode. to the presently displayed curve. The stored curve will always
be shown in white and thus can be easily differentiated from
the presently displayed curve. In order to let the stored curve
6.7 Curve display settings (TRACE) disappear, push the SHOW MEMORY key again.
Pushing the softkey TRACE MATH will call the menu of the
curve mathematics. After saving a trace in memory (via
the softkey TRACE a MEMORY) the difference between
Fig. 6.5: Simultaneous display of 3 traces this memory and the actual trace can be displayed using
the TRACE-MEM button. If there is a curve stored under
There are several modes of curve display (TRACE MODE): TRACE a MEMORY the difference between the stored an
the active curves will be displayed by pushing the softkey
– CLEAR / WRITE (basic setting): The previous curve will be MEM-TRACE. With the softkey OFF the saved waveform can
erased during a new sweep. be faded out.
– MAX HOLD: The maxima of the curve being measured and all The curve in the memory (Memory Trace) will be
previous ones will be displayed. MAX HOLD allows to easily stored in the video memory as a bitmap. The spec-
find intermittent signals in the spectrum or the maximum trum analyzer hence will not adapt the stored curve
values of varying signals. if the reference level or the displayed frequency
range are changed.
– MIN HOLD: The minima of the curve being measured and all
previous ones will be displayed. MIN HOLD allows to recover
periodic signals out of the noise floor or to suppress inter-
mittent signals.
6.7.2 Detector The delta marker level is always relative to the level of the
main marker (Marker 1), the unit of level is always dB. If a
A detector converts the video signal of a spectrum analyzer marker is set to delta mode it is marked by a “D” in the read
before it will be displayed. It functions pixel by pixel, determining out to distinguish it from a standard marker designated by a
how the value of a pixel will be measured. Pushing the soft menu leading “M”.
key DETECTOR will call the settings menu for the selection of
various types of detectors. This button activates a submenu in which the active marker
can be set to the center frequency or the center frequency
– AUTO PEAK: The spectrum analyzer will display the maxi- can be set to the frequency of the active marker. Marker to
mum and minimum value of each pixel from the frequency center (MKR TO CENT) allows to set the activated marker to
range represented by that pixel, no signal will be lost; if the the center frequency. In contrast to marker to center allows
signal level fluctuates (noise), the width of the curve will center to marker (CENT TO MKR) to set the center frequency
indicate the width of the signal fluctuations (Basic setting). to an activated marker. A noise marker displays the noise at
the marker position. The REF TO MKR button allows to set the
– SAMPLE: Only displays an arbitrary point within a display reference level to the value of the current marker.
pixel. The sample detector should be always used at span =
0 Hz, because this is the only method for a correct display of The spectrum analyzer calculates the noise power density in
the video signal vs. time. Can be used for the measurement dBm/Hz from the trace pixel values, the selected resolution
of noise power. For spans wider than than the resolution bandwidth and the detector. Noise power density can provide
bandwidth x 501, signals may be lost. useful information when measurements are made on noise
or digitally modulated signals. However, valid results are ob-
– MAX PEAK: In contrast to the auto peak detector this de- tained only if the spectrum in the vicinity of the marker has a
tector will deliver only the maximum value of the spectrum flat frequency response. The function gives incorrect results
within a pixel of the curve (e.g. the measurement of pulsed if measurements are made on discrete signals. Noise marker
signals or frequency modulated signals). mode is designated by a leading “N” in the marker readout.
Please note that the unit for the level measurement switches
– MIN PEAK: Delivers the minimum of a spectrum within a from dBm to dBm/Hz. The noise marker can switch on/off with
pixel of the curve. Sine wave signals will be displayed with a push on the softkey. The submenu All Marker Off can be used
their correct levels while noise-like signals will be sup- to turn off all previous activated markers simultaneously. In
pressed (e.g. for filtering sine wave signals from noise). addition it‘s possible to switch off all markers by pushing the
softmenu button ALL OFF.
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6.10 Limit Lines nerator (TG) will be switched on automatically, if you don‘t have
activated it already.
Limit lines are used to set limits for level characteristics
versus time or versus frequency on the display. They must Before starting the wizard, the user is able to select
not be exceeded. For instance, the upper limits of permissible a trace detector. The selected detector will be used
spurious or harmonics of a DUT are marked by limit lines. In during the measurement.
the HMS series, the upper and lower limit value can be preset
by way of limit lines. The signal source (tracking generator / OUTPUT) needs to
be connected to the IN connector of the VSWR bridge. The
Pushing the button LINES will call the setting menu to set OUT terminal of the bridge needs to be connected to the
limit lines. The softkey UPPER LIMIT activates / deactivates input (INPUT) of the spectrum analyzer. At first, you have
the upper limit line which is displayed as a red line. After to let the DUT terminal open which equals total mismatch.
activating the softkey UPPER POSITION the amplitude value Afterwards, a short calibration measurement will perform. A
for the upper limit line can be set via the knob. The softkey review of these two signals with the trace math will illustrate
LOWER LIMIT activates / deactivates the lower limit line which that both measurements are phase shifted by 180°. The white
is displayed as a red line. After activating the softkey LOWER waveform describes the open calibration measurement, the
POSITION the amplitude value for the lower limit line can be yellow waveform describes the short calibration measure-
set via the knob. ment. Based on the trace math (TRACE - MEM) a total com-
pensation of the measurement deviation is archieved and the
Additionally, the softkey BEEP activates an acoustic signal deviation of the device under test to a zero measurement
which warns as soon as the trace leaves the amplitude range will be shown now.
defined by the upper und lower limit line. The softkey MES-
SAGE activates a message in the upper left corner of the trace The measured reflected energy by the spectrum analyzer
display which shows if the whole trace is inside (pass/green) which will now indicate the algebraic difference between both
or outside (fail/red) the amplitude range defined by the upper measurements in dB which is the desired return loss. Once the
and lower limit line. return loss has been determined use the table on the VSWR
measuring bridge to read the REFLECTION COEFFICIENT and
the VSWR. More detailed information about the VSWR measu-
6.11 Measure Menu ring bridge HZ547 you can find in the appropriate manual which
can be downloaded from our homepage www.hameg.com.
The button MEAS opens the measure menu with different op-
tions. The softkey CF a RX opens the receiver mode tuned to
the actual center frequency. The softkey M1 a RX opens the 6.12 Auto Tune
receiver mode tuned to the actual frequency of marker 1.
The AUTO TUNE button forces the HMS to perform a scan at
The softkey button REFLECTION CAL starts the calibration full span, locate the maximum peak value and center it in com-
wizard of the reflection measurement. bination with applicable RBW and span settings on the display.
The reflection measurement menu is only available The AUTO TUNE function is a comfort function to aid the
with HMS1010 and HMS3010. user. The closer the signal level is located to the general
noise floor, the harder the peak is detectable for the AUTO
To use the wizard, the HAMEG VSWR bridge HZ547 is recom- TUNE algorithm. Therefore, it is possible that the settings
mended. The VSWR bridge HZ547 allows the measurement of the must be slightly adjusted by the user. This process can hold
voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and the reflection coefficient of up few seconds.
50 Ω devices. The frequency range is 100 kHz to 3 GHz.
The HMS1010 resp. the HMS3010 guides the user through all 6.13 Receiver-Mode
steps of the reflection measurement sequentially. Concerning
the reflection measurement you have to connect the VSWR 6.13.1 Display layout in receiver mode
measuring bridge to the spectrum analyzer. The tracking ge- By pushing the MODE key the selection menu will be called
which allows to switch between sweep mode (analyzer mode)
and receiver mode. The spectrum analyzer acts as a receiver
which measures the level at a preselected frequency. The most
important parameters such as e.g. frequency, amplitude, re-
solution bandwidth may be set using the appropriate keys and
can be vary via knob or numerical keyboard.
– AVG: the Average detector displays the linear average of With the soft menu item AUDIO the HMS series offers an AM and
the measurement signal within the selected measurement a FM demodulator allowing listening to modulated signals. The
time. demodulated signal may be listened to with a headphone and an
intern speaker. The headphone is connected to the headphone
– QPEAK: the quasi-peak detector evaluates the measure- connector (3.5 mm female connector). If the headphone is ac-
ment signal according to the evaluation curves defined in tivated, the intern speaker will be deactivated. The respective
the CISPR standard (not available for HMS1000E). soft menu keys allow to switch the demodulator on or off and
to set the volume.
– RMS: the RMS detector takes the rms value of the measure-
ment signal during the set measurement time. If an AM or FM demodulation is activated, the device
demodulates the signal and can not simultaneously
The key FREQ and the softkey DETECTOR selects the detector perform a level measurement. The unit shows n/a
(Peak, RMS, Average and Quasi-Peak). The measurement dBm on the display.
time is the time during which the spectrum analyzer collects
measurements and combines them according to the detector
selected for a display.
Display of frequency
and amplitude
Fig. 6.9:
Display layout in receiver mode
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Store and recall instrument settings
Push the key SAVE/RECALL for calling the main menu for storage
and load functions. First a listing is shown of the kinds of data
which can be stored and loaded. By pushing the key next to the
top menu item DEVICE SETTINGS this menu will open.
Here the location is selected from which the settings data are
to be loaded. After the selection in the data manager, load the
settings by pushing the soft menu key LOAD. The data mana-
ger also allows you to erase individual settings in the internal
memory. If a USB stick is plugged in and has been selected as
the location, it is also possible to change or erase directories.
In order to export or import instrument settings, a USB stick
must be plugged in, otherwise this menu can not be accessed.
Provided this is fulfilled, pushing the key next to IMPORT/EX-
PORT will open a menu allowing to copy instrument settings
between the internal memory and a USB stick.
In addition to references, the waveform data can be stored only The most important method of storing for documentation
on external USB sticks, not internally. purposes is the screen photo. At least one USB stick must be
connected, only then will any settings regarding the destination
– HAMEG Binary format: and the format be possible. Push the keys SAVE/RECALL and
A binary data set may contain bytes of any length. The curves SCREENSHOTS for opening the appropriate menu.
will be stored without any time information.
In this menu which will open, the top item allows the selection
of the front or rear panel USB port. This choice is only possible
if the instrument recognized a USB stick at the designated port.
If a stick is present and the port selection done by pushing the
respective soft key, the first time this happens, the data manager
will appear with the associated menu. Here, a listing of desti-
nations can be selected or generated. Confirm the selection of
the destination listing by pushing OK, this will recall the menu
for storing curves. Pushing the soft key next to the second
menu item (TRACE) will activate this function as indicated by
the blue background.
Pushing the menu key next to FILE NAME will open the menu
for entering names: in order to do this first push the CURSOR/
SELECT key, then use this menu and the universal knob to enter
the desired name which will be stored by pushing ACCEPT. This
will recall again the menu for storing waveforms. Now push the
soft key FORMAT, this will open a window for selecting the for-
mat. The selection is performed again with the universal knob.
Additionally, a commentary can be stored along with a curve.
This is done by pushing the menu key next to COMMENTARY, this
will open a window for the entry. After entering the commentary
and storing it by pushing ACCEPT, again the menu for storing
curves will appear. After completion of all these entries, pushing
the menu key next to STORE will store the curve according to
the selected settings.
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Screenshot example change the destination by opening the respective menu if you
press the softkey next to STORAGE). You can now save a Screens-
In order to store data you have to define the kind of data and the hot if you press the softkey next to SAVE using the predefined
destination. First attach a USB stick (refer to 10.1 USB connector) name written in the menu below FILE NAME. You may name the
to the front panel connector. Press SAVE/RECALL in order to call destination memory with up to 7 characters; in order to do this
the respective menu. select the menu item FILE NAME and define the name by using
the knob and the CURSOR SELECT key (in this example PRINT).
Select the kind of data by pressing the respective soft key (in this
example SCREENSHOTS) in order to access the settings menu.
Please verify that the USB connector into which you plugged the
USB stick (front or rear) is written in the top softmenu (you can
The soft menu key LED INTENS changes the LED intensity
8 Extended operating modes from dark to light, this is effective for all backlighted keys
and all other display LED’s on the front panel.
8.1 Using the help function – TRANSPARENCY: Adjustment of the transparency (0 ...
100 %) of the raster inscriptions.
The integrated help function can be activated by pressing the key
HELP in the GENERAL area of the control panel. A window will If a soft menu item is activated, its background will be blue.
open and the text inside is dynamically updated depending on The setting of the parameters is performed according to
the key (including softmenu key’s) you are pushing or the knob chapter 5.
you are turning. Additionally, the appropriate SCPI interface
command is displayed. If you do not need the help anymore,
you can switch off the help window by pushing the HELP key. 8.3 Selection of the standard instrument
settings (PRESET)
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General instrument settings
9.1 Language settings The interface desired for the communication can be selected
with the respective soft menu key. Use the soft menu item
The HMS series provides four different languages for the menu PARAMETER to set the necessary interface parameters. More
and help text: information about the selected interface you can find on www.
hameg.com.
German, English, French and Spanish
By pushing the soft menu key LANGUAGE the language selec- 9.4 Printer settings
tion is called, the language selected is active if the menu item’s
background is blue. The HMS series supports printing of the screen contents on a
connected printer (USB printers with postscript).
9.2 Basic settings The HMS series supports the output of the screen content on a
connected printer. The menu item PRINTER contains settings
9.2.1 Clock & Time for POSTSCRIPT and PCL printers. Pushing this softkey will
Pushing the soft menu key SET CLOCK will call the clock and open a submenu in which you can select the paper format
date settings menu. These settings will be used for adding a and the color mode. If you choose the top menu item PAPER
time and date stamp on print-outs and stored files. The user FORMAT with the associated soft menu key, a window will open
can modify the time and date with the knob. The respective soft which offers the selection of A4, A5, B5, B6, and Executive. Use
menu item is active if it its background is blue. The time and the universal knob to select the desired format which will then
date settings will be accepted by pushing ENTER. be indicated on the softkey.
9.2.2 SOUND The next lower menu item COLOR MODE allows the selection
The HMS series offers the possibility to sound a warning which of the modes Greyscale, Color, and Inverted following the same
can be switched on or off using SOUND. The control resp. procedure. The Greyscale mode converts a color display to a
warning tone will be active if the respective menu item’s back- greyscale display which can be printed on a Black-and-White
ground is blue. printer. The Color Mode will print the display in color as it is
shown on the screen (black background). In the Inverted Mode
9.2.3 Device Name the color display will be printed in color with a white background
In this menu item you can set a name for the HMS series. By on a color printer in order to save toner and ink.
pressing the softkey a key panel will show. You can choose the
character via the knob. The character will confirm with the enter
button (refer to chapter 7.3). 9.5 Reference frequency
9.2.4 Device Infos This submenu is used to switch between the internal (TCXO) and
Choosing this soft menu item will call instrument information external reference source. The softkey INTERNAL switches to
such as serial number, software version etc. the built in TCXO. The softkey EXTERNAL is used to select the
reference source. To improve frequency accuracy an external
10 MHz reference clock can be used.
on an USB memory stick, then install the stick into the front
panel FRONT USB port of your HMS and press the key SETUP
in the General area of the HMS front panel. The SETUP menu
will open. Select page 2 by pressing the respective softkey, the
following menu will open:
Fig. 9.3: Info display of help update Fig. 9.5: Manual licence key input
After inputting of the complete key please press the softkey next
9.7 Upgrade of software options to ACCEPT in order to input the key into the system. The option
will be activated after a fresh start of the instrument.
The HMS series may be upgraded with options which will be-
come accessible after inputting a licence key. At this time, the You can check the successful installation of the
option HO3011 is available (preamplifier, not for HMS1000E). HO3011 in the SETUP menu (device info) of the HMS
instrument.
The licence key will be sent to you by email as an appended
data file (name: SERIAL NUMBER.hlk). This file is an ASCII file
and may be opened with an editor, then the true key can be
read. There are two methods for employing the key to use the
desired option: the automatic or the manual input. The fastest
and simplest method is the automatic input: first store the file
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Connections
Using the front panel USB connector a software update of the The USB interface on the rear panel can be used to connect a
HMS firmware can be performed or screenshots can be stro- printer (see chapter 9.4).
red. Please use only FAT or FAT32 formatted mass memory
(chapter 9.6).
11.2 DVI connector
10.2 PHONE In addition the rear panel of the spectrum analyzer also holds
the standard DVI-D connector for the connection of external
The signal available at this connector comes from an AM de- monitors or projectors. The DVI-D connector only provides di-
tector and it helps to identify the sources of interference e.g. gital signals, therefore an analog input of a monitor or projector
when making precompliance measurements. If an antenna is cannot be used to connect the analyzer. The HMS series delivers
connected to the analyzer input, selecting CENTER and using a DVI signal in VGA resolution (640 x 480), so any standard TFT
the knob the analyzer can be tuned to a transmitter (Receiver monitor can be connected. Modern flat screens will interpolate
mode chapter 6.13). The demodulation has to activated. Please the signal providing a full screen image. When connecting
note that this operational mode may be subject to national a projector to the HMS please make sure to select a type of
restrictions! projector that has been designed for the use with computers/
notebooks, as these projector will be able to handle the VGA
resolution of the HMS.
10.3 PROBE POWER
DVI-VGA adapters as well as DVI-composite ad-
This connector can be used as a supply (6 VDC) e.g. for HAMEG apters are not supported. You might encounter
probes. The inner contact is +6 V, the outer contact is connected difficulties when connecting the HMS to an HDTV
to the instrument housing and thus with the measurement set through an HDMI adapter, as most HDTV sets
inputs’ ground potential and also protective earth (PE). expect an HDMI signal of 720p and higher.
The external trigger input connector is used for the control of In order to further increase the frequency stability, the inter-
measurements by an external signal. (TTL levels.) nal oscillator may be replaced by an external one which can
be connected to the 10 MHz REF IN/REF OUT connectors on
the rear panel. The external reference frequency signal must
10.5 OUTPUT 50Ω (Tracking Generator) comply with the specifications given with respect to frequency
accuracy and amplitude.
The tracking generator output (only HMS1010 and 3010) has to
be connected to the measuring object with a N connector cable. The switching between internal and external reference fre-
A test signal with a spectrum from 5 MHz to 1.6 GHz resp. 3 quency can be effected via the button SETUP and the softkey
GHz is available. REF. FREQUENCY.
Fig. 10.1: Connections Front Panel Fig. 11.1: Connections Rear Panel
To establish a basic communication a serial cable (1:1) as well The USB interface must be chosen in the instrument and does
as a terminal program like Windows HyperTerminal is required. not need any setting. At the first connection Windows™ ask
The Windows HyperTerminal program is part of any Windows for a driver. The driver you can find on the delivered CD or on
operating systems. A detailed instruction how to setup a basic our homepage www.hameg.com at the download area for the
communication using HyperTerminal is available at the HAMEG HO720/HO730. The connection can be done via the normal USB
Knowledge Base at http://www.hameg.com/hyperterminal. or via the virtual COM port (VCP). The description how to install
the driver you can find in the HO720/HO730 manual.
The HMS series uses SCPI (= Standard Commands for Pro-
grammable Instruments) for remote control. Remote control If the virtual COM port will be used, you must set
is possible via the built-in dual interface USB/RS-232 (options: USB as interface at the power supply.
Ethernet/USB, IEEE-488). This allow access to nearly all func-
tions which are available on the front panel. A detailed document
about the provided SCPI commands is available at http://www.
hameg.com. 12.3 Ethernet (Option HO730)
The optional interface card HO730 does have a USB and Ether-
12.1 RS-232 net connection. The settings of the parameters at the instru-
ment are done after selecting ETHERNET as the interface. You
The RS-232 interface is made as a 9 pole D-SUB connecter. Over can set anything including a fix IP adress. Alternative you can
this bidirectional interface you can transfer settings, data and chose a dynamic IP setting via the DHCP function. Please ask
screen dumps from an external device (PC) to the power supply your IT department for the correct setting at your network.
or vice versa. The direct physical link between the instrument
and serial port of the PC can be done via an 9 pole cable with If DHCP is used and the HMS does not get any IP
shielding (1:1 wired). The maximal length must below 3 meter. adress (f.e. if no ethernet cable is connected to the
The exact pinning oft he plug is as follow: scope or the network does not support DHCP) it may
take up to three minutes until a time out make the
interface available again for configuration.
If the instrument does have an IP Adress you can open your web
browser and put this IP adress into the adress line (http//xxx.
xxx.xxx.xx). Since the HO730 does have a webserver integrated
it will open a site with informations about the HMP, the inter-
face and it’s setting. On the left side there are links to „Screen
Data“ which make it possible to transfer a screen dump to
the PC (using the right mouse click this can be transferred to
the clip board for further use). The link „SCPI Device Control“
open a site with a console to send remote SCPI commands to
Fig. 12.1: Pin Assignment RS-232 the power supply.
The maxiaml amplitude at Tx, Rx, RTS und CTS is ±12 Volt. The
standard RS-232 settings are:
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Optional Accessories
The Preamplifier (DANL –135 dBm typ. / 100 RBW) will activate
in the Setup menu with the softkey UPGRADE. Please look at
chapter 9.7 for the procedure of the upgrade. This preamplifier
isn‘t included in the supplied accessories and can be acquired
by purchase (not available for HMS1000E).
For the application in rack systems we provides a kit for the HMS
series. Technical details and a description about the mounting
you can find in the manual HZ46 on our homepage http://www.
hameg.com/downloads.
The probes – one magnetic field probe, one electric field probe
and one high impedance probe – are all matched to the 50Ω
inputs of spectrum analyzers. The technical specifications are
described in the HZ530/HZ540 manual on our homepage http://
www.hameg.com/downloads.
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Appendix
14 Appendix
P
peak: 40, 42, 44, 50, 51, 52
peak detector: 52
Peak-Search: 50
Preamplifier: 47, 61
printer: 57, 59
Q
Quasi-Peak: 39, 52
quasi-peak detector: 52
R
reference level: 44, 46, 47, 49, 50
reference offset: 47
reflection coefficient: 51
Remote Control: 60
resolution bandwidth: 47, 48, 50, 52
Resolution bandwidths: 39
return loss: 51
RMS: 52
RMS detector: 52
RS-232: 41, 60
S
SAMPLE: 50
SCPI: 60
SCPI commands: 60
screenshot: 40, 54, 55
serial number: 57
signal source: 51
SLOPE: 49
software: 56, 57, 59
source: 48, 53
span: 46, 47, 48, 50
Span setting range: 39
storage location: 53
sweep: 46, 47, 48, 49, 52
sweep time: 40, 43, 47, 48
T
TRACE: 40, 49, 56
trace intensity: 56
tracking generator: 39, 46, 59
Transient Limiter: 62
transparency: 56
Trigger: 39
trigger functions: 48
trigger source: 40, 48
U
USB connector: 55, 57, 59
USB port: 41, 54, 57, 58
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Appendix
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Appendix
Spectrum Analyzer
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