VectorStar™ MS464xB Series Microwave Vector Network Analyzer User Interface Reference : Calibration Menus – 4-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 – 4-Port VNA Calibration
• Primary Cal Menu, Sub-Menus and Dialog Boxes – 4-Port VNAs
• CALIBRATION [TR] Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• CALIBRATION Menu – Noise Figure
• CALIBRATE Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• AutoCal Menus and Dialog Boxes
• Manual Calibration Menus and Dialog Boxes
• RESTORE DEFAULT COEF. Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• CAL KIT/AUTOCAL Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• INSTALL (AUTOCAL CHARAC./CAL KIT) Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• SAVE (AUTOCAL CHARAC./CAL KIT) Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• CAL KIT INFO Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• RESTORE DEFAULT COEF. Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• CAL OPTIONS Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• FLEXIBLE CAL SETUP Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• DEEMBED. TOOLS Menu – 4-port VNAS
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Main Dialog – 4-Port VNAs (without Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Main Dialog – 4-Port VNAs (with Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type A
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type B
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type B – With 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 – Type E
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type F (No Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type F – Multi-Standards (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type G (No Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type G – Multi-Standards (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type G – Phase Localized (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Type G – Phase Localized High Crosstalk (Option 21)
• NETWORK EXTRACTION Dialog Box – Sequential Extraction (Peeling) (Option 21)
• MANUAL ADAPTER REMOVAL Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• ALTERNATIVE CALS Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• HYBRID CAL Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• HYBRID CAL SETUP Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• CAL MERGE Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
AutoCal Menus and Dialog Boxes
AutoCal Setup Menu – 4-Port VNA
The main AutoCal setup menu is:
• AUTOCAL PORT Menu – 4-Port VNAs
AutoCal 4-Port Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• AUTOCAL SETUP Menu – 4-Port Cal – 4-Port VNAs
• MODIFY 4-PORT AUTOCAL SETUP Dialog Box
AutoCal 2-Port Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• AUTOCAL SETUP Menu – 2-Port Cal – 4-Port VNAs
• MODIFY 2-PORT AUTOCAL SETUP Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
AutoCal 1-Port Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• AUTOCAL SETUP Menu – 1-Port Cal – 4-Port VNAs
• MODIFY 1-PORT AUTOCAL SETUP Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
Manual Calibration Menus and Dialog Boxes
Manual Calibration Configuration – 4-Port VNA
Once a calibration type is selected 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 – 4-Port VNAs
• CAL SETUP Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• CAL METHOD Menu – 4-Port VNA
• LINE TYPE Menu – 4-Port VNA
Manual 4-Port Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• FOUR PORT CAL Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (SSLT, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (SSST, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (SSST, Waveguide) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP Broadband Cal (SOLT/R-SSST/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (TRL/TRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (LRL/LRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (mTRL, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• FULL FOUR PORT CAL SETUP (mSSS, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• THRU/RECIP Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• Summary Table: Table: 4-Port Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary (1 of 10)
Manual 3-Port Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• THREE PORT CAL Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• THREE PORT CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• THREE PORT CAL SETUP (SSLT, Microstrip) Dialog Box
• THREE PORT CAL SETUP (SSST, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• THREE PORT CAL SETUP Broadband Cal (SOLT/R-SSST/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• THREE PORT CAL SETUP (TRL/TRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• THREE PORT CAL SETUP (LRL/LRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• THREE PORT CAL SETUP (mSSS, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• Summary Table:
• Table: 3-Port Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary – 4-Port VNAs (1 of 8)
Manual 2-Port Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• TWO PORT CAL Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Microstrip) Dialog Box
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP Broadband Cal (SOLT/R-SSST/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (TRL/TRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (LRL/LRM, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (mTRL, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TWO PORT CAL SETUP (mSSS, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• Summary Table:
• Table: 2-Port Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary – 4-Port VNAs (1 of 10)
Manual 1-Port Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• ONE PORT CAL Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• ONE PORT CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• ONE PORT CAL SETUP (SSST, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• ONE PORT CAL SETUP (SSLT, Waveguide) Dialog Box
• ONE PORT CAL SETUP Broadband Cal (SOLT/R-SSST/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• ONE PORT CAL SETUP (mSSS, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• Summary Table:
• Table: 1-Port Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary – 4-Port VNAs (1 of 6)
Manual Transmission Frequency Response – 4-Port VNA
• TRANS. RESPONSE Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• TRANS. FREQ. RESP. CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• TRANS. FREQ. RESP. CAL SETUP (SSLT, Waveguide) Dialog Box
• TRANS. FREQ. RESP. CAL SETUP (SSST, Microstrip) Dialog Box
• Summary Table:
• Table: Trans. Freq. Resp. Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary – 4-Port VNAs (1 of 2)
Manual Reflection Frequency Response Calibration – 4-Port VNA
• REFL. RESPONSE Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• REFL. FREQ. RESP. CAL SETUP (SOLT/R, Coaxial) Dialog Box
• REFL. FREQ. RESP. CAL SETUP (SSLT, Microstrip) Dialog Box
• REFL. FREQ. RESP. CAL SETUP (SSST, Waveguide) Dialog Box
• Summary Table:
• Table: Refl. Freq. Resp. Manual Cal Setup Dialog Box Summary – 4-Port VNAs (1 of 3)
Calibration Sub-Menus
• REFL. DEVICE(S) Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• LINES/MATCHES DEVICE(S) Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• SLIDING LOADS Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• THRU/RECIP Menu – 4-Port VNAs
• ISOLATION (OPTIONAL) Menu
Manual Calibration General Dialog Boxes – 4-Port VNA
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 Calculator Dialog Box
• STANDARD INFO (OFFSET SHORT) W1-Connector (F) Dialog Box
• STANDARD INFO (SOLT/R) V-Connector (M) Dialog Box
• STANDARD INFO (Broadband Cal) 0.8 mm Connector (M) Dialog Box
• STANDARD INFO (TRIPLE OFFSET SHORT) W1-Connector (M) Dialog Box
• THRU INFO Dialog Box – 4-Port VNAs
• USER DEFINED STANDARD (Broadband Cal) Dialog Box
• USER DEFINED MATCH DEVICES Dialog Box – LRL/LRM
• USER DEFINED MATCH DEVICES Dialog Box – mTRL
• USER DEFINED MATCH Dialog Box – mSSS
• WAVEGUIDE INFO and USER DEFINED WAVEGUIDE Dialog Boxes