VectorStar™ MS464xB Series Microwave Vector Network Analyzer User Interface Reference : Calibration Menus – 2-Port VNAs : Chapter Overview
 
Chapter Overview
These links connect to the calibration menus organized by function and type of calibration:
Calibration Menu, Sub-Menus and Dialog Boxes
• Menu Set Overview – 2-Port VNA Calibration
• CALIBRATION [TR] Menu – Port VNAs
• CALIBRATION Menu – 2-Port VNAs – with IMDView Active
• CALIBRATION Menu – Noise Figure
• CALIBRATE Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• AutoCal Menus and Dialog Boxes
• Manual Calibration Menus and Dialog Boxes
• THRU UPDATE Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• CAL KIT/AUTOCAL Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• INSTALL (AUTOCAL CHARAC./CAL KIT) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• SAVE (AUTOCAL CHARAC./CAL KIT) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• CAL KIT INFO Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• RESTORE DEFAULT COEF. Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• CAL OPTIONS Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• FLEXIBLE CAL SETUP Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• DEEMBED. TOOLS Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Main Dialog – 2-Port VNAs (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type A
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type B (No Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type B – Flex Standards (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type C
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type D (No Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type D – Multi-Standards (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type D – Phase-Localized (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Sequential Extraction (Peeling) (Option 21)
• PERFORM MANUAL ADAPTER REMOVAL Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• ALTERNATIVE CALS Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• HYBRID CAL Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• HYBRID ENHANCED MATCH CAL SETUP Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• CAL MERGE Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
AutoCal Menus and Dialog Boxes
AutoCal Setup Menu – 2-Port VNAs
The main AutoCal setup menu is:
• AUTOCAL PORT Menu – 2-Port VNAs
AutoCal 2-Port Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
The following describes the settings for a 2-port AutoCal calibration followed by an example procedure for an AutoCal 2-Port Calibration.
• AUTOCAL SETUP Menu – 2-Port Cal – 2-Port VNAs
• MODIFY 2-PORT AUTOCAL SETUP Dialog Box
• AutoCal 1-Port Calibration Example – 2-Port VNAs
• AutoCal 1-Port Cal Setup – 2-Port VNAs
AutoCal 1-Port Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
This set of menus and dialogs control the settings for a 1-port AutoCal calibration. These are followed by an example procedure for an AutoCal 1-Port Calibration.
• AUTOCAL SETUP Menu – 1-Port Cal – 2-Port VNAs
• MODIFY 1-PORT AUTOCAL SETUP Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
Manual Calibration Menus and Dialog Boxes
Manual Calibration Configuration – 2-Port VNAs
Once a calibration type is selected above in the MANUAL CALIBRATION menus, the following menus are used to set up the calibration method and line type. The settings in these menus define which dialog boxes will be available and the procedural menus that will appear for the specified calibration parameters:
• MANUAL CAL Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• CAL SETUP Menu
• CAL METHOD Menu
• LINE TYPE Menu
Manual 2-Port Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
This section provides information on 2-port manual calibration types on 2-port VNAs. A few of the possible configuration dialog boxes are shown. All of the controls and functions for the dialog boxes are listed in the summary table below that follows the dialog box examples. This section concludes with an example manual 2-port calibration procedure.
• TWO PORT CAL Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (SSLT, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (SSST, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (Broadband Cal, Merged SOLT/R-SSST/R) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (TRL/TRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (LRL/LRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (mTRL, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (mSSS, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• Summary Table:
• 2-Port Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary – 2-Port VNAs (1 of 11)
Manual 1-Port Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
• ONE PORT CAL Menu – SOLT/R – Coaxial – 2-Port VNAs
• ONE-PORT CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• ONE-PORT CAL SETUP (SSLT, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• ONE-PORT CAL SETUP (SSST, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• ONE PORT CAL SETUP (Broadband Cal, Merged SOLT/R-SSST/R) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• ONE PORT CAL SETUP (mSSS, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• Summary Table:
• 1-Port Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary – 2-Port VNAs (1 of 6)
Manual Transmission Frequency Response Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
• TRANS. RESPONSE Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• TRANS. FREQ. RESP. CAL. SETUP (SOLT/R – Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TRANS. FREQ. RESP. CAL. SETUP (SOLT/R – Coaxial) Dialog Box
• Manual Calibration – Trans. Freq. Resp. Cal. Setup Dialog Box Contents – 2-Port VNAs (1 of 2)
• Manual Trans. Freq. Resp. Calibration Example – 2-Port VNAs
• Manual Cal – Trans. Freq. Resp. Cal – 2-Port VNAs
Manual Reflection Frequency Response Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
• REFL. RESPONSE Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• REFLECTION FREQ. RESPONSE CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• REFLECTION FREQ. RESPONSE CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• Manual Calibration – Reflection Frequency Response Cal Setup – 2-Port VNAs (1 of 3)
• Manual Refl. Freq. Resp. Calibration Example
• Manual Cal – Refl. Freq. Resp. Cal – 2-Port VNAs
Manual Receiver Cal/Normalization Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
• RCVRCAL-NORM.CAL Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• RCVRCAL/NORMALIZATION CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
Manual Enhanced-Match Calibration – 2-Port VNAs
• ENHANCED-MATCH Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• ENHANCED-MATCH CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• ENHANCED-MATCH CAL SETUP (SSLT, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• ENHANCED-MATCH CAL SETUP (SSST, Coaxial) Dialog Box – 2-Port VNA
Calibration Sub-Menus
• REFL. DEVICE(S) Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• LINES/MATCHES DEVICE(S) Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• SLIDING LOADS Menu – 2-Port VNA
• THRU/RECIP Menu – 2-Port VNAs
• ISOLATION(S) Menu – 2-Port VNA
General Purpose Manual Calibration Dialog Boxes
These dialog boxes are representative of those that can be linked-to from multiple locations. Not all possible dialog boxes are shown:
• AIR EQUIVALENT LENGTH CONVERSION Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• MICROSTRIP INFO Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• STANDARD INFO Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• STANDARD INFO (Broadband Cal) 0.8 mm (M) Connector Dialog Box
• THRU INFO Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• USER DEFINED MATCH DEVICES Dialog Box – LRL/LRM 2-Port VNAs
• USER DEFINED MATCH DEVICES Dialog Box – mTRL 2-Port VNAs
• USER DEFINED MATCH Dialog Box – mSSS
• USER DEFINED MICROSTRIP Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• USER DEFINED STANDARD Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• USER-DEFINED STANDARD (Broadband Cal) Dialog Box
• USER DEFINED WAVEGUIDE Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• USER DEFINED WAVEGUIDE SHORT Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs
• USER DEFINED WAVEGUIDE SHORT Dialog Box – 2-Port VNAs