Keysight N5193A Online Documentation - PDW Definitions
Keysight N5193A Online Documentation - PDW Definitions
Keysight N5193A Online Documentation - PDW Definitions
PDW Definitions
This section defines the available types of Pulse Data Word (PDW):
Format 0 (Null)
Format 1 (Full Setup)
PDW format 1 is the full setup specification, specifying every parameter that a PDW can control. It consists of 7 32-
bit words. All fields and words are in little-endian order.
Marked 2 0: No operation
Operation 1: First PDW after Reset
2: Reset Time. For this operation, the rest of the PDW
content is ignored
3: Reserved
Pulse 2-3 64 The start (50% of rise power) of the pulse with respect to
Start Time scenario trigger event.
FIELD = pulseStartTimePicoSeconds
Range: 0 ps to 213.504 days
Field Resolution: 1 ps
Pulse 4 32 The width of the pulse (50% of rise power to 50% of fall
Width power).
FIELD = PulseWidthNanoSeconds
Range: 4 ns to 4.294967295 s
Field Resolution: 1 ns
Resolution: 2 ns
Pulse 2 0: Reserved
Mode 1: RF Off
2: Enable Pulse
3: Reserved
Chirp 17 The slope of the chirp (frequency sweep) that starts from the
Rate CW frequency.
Chirp Rate = FIELD[12:0]*2^(2*FIELD[16:13])*6*
(2^-38) GHz/ns
FIELD[12:0] is in two’s complement form (signed)
Range: +/- 95.9765625 THz/us
Resolution: 21.827872842550278 Hz/us
To calculate in C++:
chirpPdwClosestM2N(chirpRateHzPerMicrosecond,
21.827872842550278, FIELD);
To calculate in Matlab:
FIELD =
convertChirpPdw(chirpRateHzPerMicrosecond,
21.827872842550278)
Requires Option UNT or UT1 and Option WC1 or WC2.
For Option WC2, requires Frequency Upper Limit to be set to
6.89 GHz.