Pràctica 3 Icom

Session 3.
Principles and operation of a

Vector Signal Analyzer
Activity 3.1. Acquisition and visualization of a recorded bandpass signal with
Keysight VSA 89600. Start the VSA software and follow the procedure described in section
13 of Keysight VSA 89600 User’s Guide to analyze the recorded file
“two_sinusoids_40dB.mat” (available at directory “H:/Soft/Signals”). Please note that it is a
.mat file. By default, the program displays 2 stacked subplots: the trace in the top subplot
corresponds to the spectrum of the signal recorded in the file, and the trace in the bottom
subplot is the magnitude of the complex envelope in logarithmic units. First of all, configure
the display to show 3 stacked subplots with the spectrum, the in-phase component of the
signal (that is the real part of the equivalent lowpass signal, denoted Real) and the
quadrature component of the signal (i.e., the imaginary part of the lowpass equivalent signal,
denoted Imag). In order to select the trace to visualize in each subplot first select the subplot
A, B or C. Then select the type of data in the Trace/Data menu, and finally go to
Trace/Format to select the Real(I) or Imag(Q) signals. Stop the execution, and answer these
questions regarding the spectrum trace.
• Which is the maximum power level that can be represented in the figure?
10dBm
• Which is the power ratio between two consecutive horizontal lines?

There is a difference of 10 dBm/division.
• Which are the minimum and the maximum frequencies represented in the figure?
fmax= 1,018 GHz, fmin= 982MHz.
• Determine the window used by the VSA using the values for the length of the time record
and for the resolution bandwidth shown on the screen.
Timelen:12,73872 microsegons, res band: 300kHz, finestra:3,821616
RBW=WST→ WS= RBW*T
WS= 12.7 usec* 300Khz= 3,81. Que equival al WS que podem observar en la imatge.
Activity 3.2. Measurements of frequency and magnitude. According to the spectrum, the
recorded signal corresponds to two sinusoids plus noise.
Measure the amplitude and the frequency of each sinusoid with the help of markers. The
procedure is as follows. First, in Pause mode place a marker at the first spectral component
of the spectrum using the Markers functions. The screen will show the frequency and power
at the marker’s position. Then, compute the amplitude of the sinusoid by converting the
power in dBm into a voltage in Volts, considering that the power is measured on an internal
impedance of 50 Ω. Finally, repeat the process for the second spectral component and
provide the temporal expression of the recorded signal.
A partir dels gràfics extraiem la següent información:

f1= 1001035000Hz i P1= 10dBm
f2=1004995000Hz I P2= 4dBm
Sabent que R=50 i amb la información extreta del gràfic i les fòrmules anteriors:
1. V(dBu)= P(dBm) +10 log(R)+ 90= 116,9897

V(dBV)= V(dBu)-120= -3,01 → V= 0,97V=A1 (Amplitud de la primera sinusoide)
2. V(dBu)= P(dBm) +10 log(R)+ 90= 110,9897
V(dBV)= V(dBu)-120= -9,01 → V= 0,36=A2 (Amplitud de la segona sinusoide
sinusoide)
Activity 3.3. Visualization of the in-phase and quadrature components of a bandpass
signal. In question 3.1, you computed the equivalent lowpass signal of s(t) without noise,
and its in-phase and quadrature components for different central frequencies. In this
activity we ask you to compare these theoretical expressions with the practical ones
plotted by the VSA. First of all, change the central frequency of the VSA to f1 in the
MeasSeatup/Frequency menu. Stop the execution and compare the Real and Imag traces
with the theoretical in-phase and quadrature components you obtained in question 3.1 with
. For this purpose, you may measure the frequency and amplitude of the Real and Imag
traces with the help of two markers (one of them Normal and the other one Delta to
provide differential measurements directly). Repeat twice this exercise with a central
frequency equal to f2 and with a central frequency equal to 1GHz, and comment the
results in your report
-Tenim que:
is(t)= A1cos(2π(f1-fc)t+Θ1)+ A2·cos(2π(f2-fc)t+Θ2).
qs(t)= A1sin(2π(f1-fc)t+Θ1)+ A2· sin(2π(f2-fc)t+Θ2)
SI fo=f1:
Amplituds de:
- is(t)=0,69 V is(t)= A1cos(Θ1)+ A2cos(2π(f2- f1)t+Θ2)

- qs(t)=0,72 V qs(t)=A1·sin(θ1)+A2·sin(2(f2-f1)t + θ2)
Si f0=f2:
Amplituds de:
- is(t)=0,98 V is(t)= A1cos(Θ1)+ A2cos(2π(f1- f2)t+Θ2)

- qs(t)=0,61V qs(t)=A1·sin(θ1)+A2·sin(2(f1-f2)t + θ2)
Si fo= 1GHz:
Amplituds de:
- is(t)=1,498 V is(t)= A1cos(2π(f1-1GHz)t+ Θ1)+ A2cos(2π (f2- 1GHz)t+Θ2)

- qs(t)=1,498 V qs(t)= A1sin(2π(f1-1GHz)t+ Θ1)+ A2sin(2π (f2- 1GHz)t+Θ2)
Activity 3.4. Configuration of time and frequency parameters in the VSA. To modify the
parameters you may use the MeasSetup menu or you may click directly on the variable on
the screen.
a) Setting the central frequency equal to 1GHz, change the frequency Span to 36 MHz, 12
MHz, 4 MHz and 1 MHz and complete the following table. The number of frequency points
(M) is available at the MeasSetup/ResBW menu.
Span (MHz) Fs(MHz) M T(µs) RBW(KHz)

36 46,08 801 12,74 300
12 21,6 801 38,15 100
4 7,2 801 127,34 30
1 1,28 401 382 10
• Fs= 1,28*Span. A mesura que disminueix l’Span també disminuiex Fs.

• El mateix pasa amb RBW.
b) With the frequency Span equal to 36MHz, increase the number of Frequency Points
gradually up to the maximum at the ResBW label. You will notice that by increasing the
number of Frequency Points not only does the trace denser in the frequency domain, but
also in the temporal domain. Explain in your report why this is observed.
M=401: Span 36Mhz- M=12801

M=409601: M=409601:
El fet que la densitat augmenti en ambdós dominis, el temporal i el freqüencial, és degut a

les expressions següents:
T= N/Fs i RBW= Fs* (WS/N).
A més , quan augmentem el nombre de punts del gràfic, augmenta la resolución de la

forma d’ona.
c) Averaging either in the frequency domain or in the time domain can be useful to deal
with random signals. In our case, the signal has a noisy component that makes the
spectrum tra
ce fluctuate. In this activity we ask you to measure the noise floor level using the RMS
(Video) function in the MeasSetup/Average menu. This function averages a number of
successive sweeps or instantaneous spectra as follows
where i denotes the i-th realization of the spectrum and n is the number of realizations.
This average does not suppress the noise but estimates its mean power better at the
output of the resolution filter. Then, measure the noise floor level averaging 50 realizations
of the spectrum at MeasSetup/Average. Do you observe any change in the power of the
signal at f1 and f2? Please note that the RMS (Video) function does not affect the time
domain traces at all.
La potència no varia quan canviem la freqüència. Això és degut a que la representación la

fem en escala logarítmica.

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Session 3.

Principles and operation of a

• Which is the power ratio between two consecutive horizontal lines?

A partir dels gràfics extraiem la següent información:

1. V(dBu)= P(dBm) +10 log(R)+ 90= 116,9897

is(t)= A1cos(2π(f1-fc)t+Θ1)+ A2·cos(2π(f2-fc)t+Θ2).

qs(t)= A1sin(2π(f1-fc)t+Θ1)+ A2· sin(2π(f2-fc)t+Θ2)

- is(t)=0,69 V is(t)= A1cos(Θ1)+ A2cos(2π(f2- f1)t+Θ2)

- is(t)=0,98 V is(t)= A1cos(Θ1)+ A2cos(2π(f1- f2)t+Θ2)

- is(t)=1,498 V is(t)= A1cos(2π(f1-1GHz)t+ Θ1)+ A2cos(2π (f2- 1GHz)t+Θ2)

Span (MHz) Fs(MHz) M T(µs) RBW(KHz)

• Fs= 1,28*Span. A mesura que disminueix l’Span també disminuiex Fs.

M=401: Span 36Mhz- M=12801

El fet que la densitat augmenti en ambdós dominis, el temporal i el freqüencial, és degut a

T= N/Fs i RBW= Fs* (WS/N).

A més , quan augmentem el nombre de punts del gràfic, augmenta la resolución de la

La potència no varia quan canviem la freqüència. Això és degut a que la representación la

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