Anritsu 3656C W1 User manual

User Guide
3656C W1 Calibration/Verification Kit
and 2300-616-R System Performance
Verification Software
VectorStar™ ME7838A/AX Modular Broadband VNA System with
3743A/AX mmWave Modules
VectorStar™ ME7838E/EX Modular Broadband VNA System with
3743E/EX mmWave Module
VectorStar™ ME7838A4/A4X Modular Broadband VNA System with
3743A/AX mmWave Modules
VectorStar™ ME7838E4/E4X Modular Broadband VNA System with
3743E/EX mmWave Modules
VectorStar™ ME7828A Standard Broadband VNA System
Anritsu Company
490 Jarvis Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2809
USA
http://www.anritsu.com
Part Number: 10410-00784
Revision: A
Published: September 2021
Copyright 2021 Anritsu Company, USA. All Rights Reserved

3656C W1 Cal/Ver Kit & 2300-616-R PVS UG PN: 10410-00784 Rev. A Contents-1
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – 3656C W1 Calibration/Verification Kit Overview
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-2 Model 3656C W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1-3 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
GPIB Controller PC Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Verification Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Data Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
GPIB Interface Card and Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1-4 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Product Information, Compliance, and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Chapter 2 – Using the PVS Software with the ME7838A/AX/E/EX
2-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-3 Configuring the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-4 W1 Verification Application Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-5 Running the Verification Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Enter Port 1 BB/mmWave Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Enter Port 2 BB/mmWave Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Enter Test Set Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-6 Application Interface – Setup Menu Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2-7 Low-Band Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
2-8 High-Band Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
2-9 Application Interface – Main Menu Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Auto Scale Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Default Display Scale Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Go To Remote Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Go To Local Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Restart Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Quit Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Run All Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Repeat Last Cal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Save Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Matched Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Matched Thru SN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Mismatched Thru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Mismatched Thru SN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

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Table of Contents (Continued)
2-10 Application Interface – Serial Number Info Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
2-11 Matched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
2-12 Mismatched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
2-13 Saving Verification Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
2-14 Restart for Alternate Frequency Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
2-15 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Difficulty Running the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Difficulty Meeting System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Chapter 3 – Using the PVS Software with the ME7838A4/A4X/E4/E4X
3-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-2 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-3 Configuring the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-4 W1 Verification W1 Verification Application Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-5 Running the Verification Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Enter Port 1 BB/mmWave Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Enter Port 2 BB/mmWave Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
If Doing Ports 3 and 4, Then Enter Port 3 BB/mmWave Module Information . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Enter Port 4 BB/mmWave Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Enter Port 1 and Port 2 Test Set Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Enter Port 3 and Port 4 Test Set Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
3-6 Application Interface – Setup Menu Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3-7 Low-Band Calibration Port 1 – Port 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
3-8 High-Band Calibration Port 1 – Port 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

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Table of Contents (Continued)
3-9 Application Interface – Main Menu Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Auto Scale Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Default Display Scale Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Go To Remote Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Go To Local Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Restart Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Quit Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Run All Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Repeat Last Cal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Save Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Matched Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Matched Thru SN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Mismatched Thru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Mismatched Thru SN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
3-10 Application Interface – Serial Number Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
3-11 Matched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3-12 Mismatched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
3-13 Saving Verification Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
3-14 Low-Band Calibration Port 3 – Port 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3-15 High-Band Calibration Port 3 – Port 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
3-16 Application Interface – Main Menu Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Auto Scale Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Default Display Scale Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Go To Remote Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Go To Local Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Restart Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Quit Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Run All Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Repeat Last Cal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Save Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Matched Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Matched Thru SN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Mismatched Thru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Mismatched Thru SN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
3-17 Application Interface – Serial Number Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
3-18 Matched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
3-19 Mismatched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Contents-4 PN: 10410-00784 Rev. A 3656C W1 Cal/Ver Kit & 2300-616-R PVS UG
Table of Contents (Continued)
3-20 Saving Verification Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
3-21 Restart for Alternate Frequency Band or Alternative Port Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
3-22 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Difficulty Running the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Difficulty Meeting System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Chapter 4 – Using the PVS Software with the ME7828A
4-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-3 Configuring the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-4 W1 Verification Application Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-5 Running the Verification Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4-6 Application Interface – Setup Menu Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4-7 Low-Band Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4-8 High-Band Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
4-9 Application Interface – Main Menu Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Auto Scale Display Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Default Display Scale Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Go To Remote Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Go To Local Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Restart Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Quit Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Run All Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Repeat Last Cal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Save Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Matched Thru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Matched Thru SN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Mismatched Thru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Mismatched Thru SN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Serial Number Tab Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4-10 Matched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
4-11 Mismatched Thru Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
4-12 Saving Verification Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
4-13 Restart for Alternate Frequency Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
4-14 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Difficulty Running the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Difficulty Meeting System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

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Chapter 5 – GPIB Card and Instrument Settings
5-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-2 GPIB Board Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-3 Instrument Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Chapter 6 – Maintenance
6-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Common Causes of Connector Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Coaxial Connector Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6-2 Visual Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Outer Conductor and Thread Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Center Conductor Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6-3 Connector Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Required Cleaning Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6-4 Making a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Before Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Initial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Torquing the Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Torque Specifications and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Connector Types and Cross-Mating Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

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Chapter 1 — 3656C W1
Calibration/Verification Kit Overview
1-1 Introduction
This manual provides description and maintenance instructions for the Model 3656C W1 (1 mm) Calibration
and Verification Kit and describes the use of the Anritsu Performance Verification Software (PVS) for
•VectorStar™ ME7838A/AX Series Modular BB/mm-VNA System
•VectorStar™ ME7838E/EX Modular BB/mmWave VNA Measurement System
•VectorStar™ ME7838A4/A4X Modular BB/mmWave VNA Measurement System
•VectorStar™ ME7838E4/E4X Modular BB/mmWave VNA Measurement System
•VectorStar™ ME7828A Standard BB/mmWave VNA Measurement System,
•The 3656C calibration kit can also be used with other VNA systems (including the ME7838D and
ME7838D4) with appropriate adapters to the 1 mm connector interface.
The verification processes only apply to the systems enumerated above.
This chapter provides an illustration and description of the kit components. General connector care
instructions applicable to all calibration kits are provided in Chapter 6, “Maintenance”.
Operation and use of the 3656C W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit is documented in procedures in the
VectorStar Operation Manual and Measurement Guide.
Note The components in this kit are of the highest quality and accuracy. All components are NIST
(National Institute of Standards and Technology) traceable.
Note This version of the PVS also supports the 3656B calibration/verification kit with measurements to
110 GHz. Even with the AX and A4X systems, verification will only be done to 110 GHz with the B kit.

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1-2 Model 3656C W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit
The 3656C W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit is shown in Figure 1-1 with the listed components. The
-3 option on this calibration kit will add .s1p files describing the calibration standards onto the USB memory
device. This is in addition to the polynomial models (.ccf file format) supplied with the base 3656C calibration
kit.
1. Male Broadband Termination – 28W50
2. Female Broadband Termination – 28WF50
3. Male Open – 24W50
4. Female Open (1.930 mm) – 24WF50
5. Male Offset Short 1 (2.02 mm) – 23W50-1
6. Female Offset Short 1 (2.02 mm) – 23WF50-1
7. Male Offset Short 2 (2.65 mm) – 23W50-2
8. Female Offset Short 2 (2.65 mm) – 23WF50-2
9. Male Offset Short 3 (3.180 mm) – 23W50-3
10. Female Offset Short 3 (3.180 mm) – 23WF50-3
11. Male-Male Adapter – 33WW50A
12. Male-Female Adapter – 33WWF50A
13. Female-Female Adapter – 33WFWF50A
14. Fixed Male SC Connector – 33WSC50
15. Fixed Female SC Connector – 33WFSC50
16. Interchangeable Slider, SC Connectors
• 60939 (M)
• 60943 (F)
17. Locking Keys, SC Connectors – 61265
18. Pin Exchange Tool – 01-402
19. Not Used
20. Stepped Impedance Mismatch Thru Line Verification Device inside plastic box – 18WWF50A-1B
(3656C/3656C-3 only)
21. 50 Ohm Matched Thru Line Verification Device inside plastic box – 18WWF50A-1 (3656C/3656C-3 only)
Figure 1-1. 3656C W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit Components (1 of 2)
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1-3 Required Equipment
This section describes the recommended equipment for installing and running the software.
GPIB Controller PC Operating System
Make sure that the following minimum requirements are met before installing and using the software:
•A minimum of 1 GB RAM
•Windows XP SP2, Windows 7, Windows 10
•This application has not been tested on Microsoft® Windows Vista®.
•20 MB hard-disk free space
•National Instruments® PCI-GPIB Controller (or suitable equivalent) associated drivers installed
•Display resolution 1024 × 768 and a USB port
Verification Software Overview
The Anritsu Broadband Measurement System Performance Verification Software is provided on a USB
memory device. The verification software provides for automating measurements of the test components
contained in the Anritsu Model 3656C Calibration/Verification Kit.
The software compares the measurements of NIST traceable standards made with your instrument to the
standard's test data provided on the verification kit's USB memory device. This aids in determining if the
measurement values are consistent with system specifications.
Data Output
The test data and results are output in the form of four files to a directory (X:\installed directory) on
your computer's hard drive. The default file names, depending on the type of test being performed, are:
•Matched Thru Low.dat
•Mismatched Thru Low.dat
•Matched Thru High.dat
•Mismatched Thru High.dat
22. 6x7 mm End Wrench – 01-505
23. 6 mm Torque Wrench – 01-504
24. USB Memory Device for VectorStar MS4640A/B Series VNAs containing the following:
• W1 Component Coefficient Data for VectorStar
• W1 Component Verification Data for VectorStar (3656C and 3656C-3 only)
• System Performance Verification (PVS) Software (3656C and 3656C-3 only)
• 3656x W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit and System Performance Verification Software User Guide –
10410-00784 (this document) (3656C and 3656C-3 only)
The USB memory device is labeled with the Serial Number of the Calibration/Verification Kit
Note This program may not function on versions of Microsoft Windows that use 4-byte character sets.
Note
This performance verification software allows you to rename these files using the default .dat
extension. The tabular data in each file is given at discrete frequencies at 1 GHz intervals, along with
separate start and stop frequencies if the start and stop frequencies do not fall on 1 GHz spacing.
The test results can be viewed or printed from the Main Menu window.
Figure 1-1. 3656C W1 (1 mm) Calibration/Verification Kit Components (2 of 2)

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GPIB Interface Card and Cable
Depending upon the Operating System and hardware used to perform the verification, there are different
requirements for the GPIB hardware configurations. This software supports the following GPIB interfaces:
•National Instruments Model PCMCIA-GPIB (Driver Software Versions 1.2 and above)
•National Instruments Model PCI-GPIB (Driver Software Version 1.2 and above)
Regardless of which GPIB hardware and software is used, the GPIB card must be configured as “GPIB0.” You
also need a GPIB cable to interface the PC to the broadband measurement system (Anritsu PN: 2100-2-R).
Printer
A printer is not required for operation because the verification results and data are stored in four files on the
computer hard disk drive. These files are saved in ASCII format for easy viewing and printing at a later time.
1-4 Related Documentation
For more information on VNA systems, calibration/verification kits, and other supporting accessories, refer to:
•the Anritsu web site: http://www.anritsu.com
•the VectorStar product page: https://www.anritsu.com/test-measurement/products/ms4640b-series
•the ME7838x web page: https://www.anritsu.com/test-measurement/products/me7838
This and other VectorStar manuals are available for download as a PDF file.
Product Information, Compliance, and Safety
Refer to the VectorStar Product Information, Compliance, and Safety (PICS) – 10100-00063 for applicable
product information, compliance statements, and safety information, including links to applicable product web
pages.
Note The descriptive screen shots which appear in this manual may appear slightly different depending on
the Windows operating system used and the VectorStar system under test.

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Chapter 2 — Using the PVS Software with
the ME7838A/AX/E/EX
2-1 Introduction
This chapter describes the use of the Anritsu Performance Verification Software (PVS) with the VectorStar
ME7838A/AX/E/EX Modular BB/mmWave VNA Measurement System. The ME7838A/AX/E/EX is based on the
VectorStar MS4647A/B Vector Network Analyzer running VectorStar Application Version 1.5.0 or higher and
equipped with Option 08x.
2-2 Required Equipment
The VectorStar ME7838A/AX/E/EX Broadband/Millimeter Wave Measurement System consists of:
•VectorStar MS4647A/B VNA, 10 MHz to 70 GHz, V Connectors, equipped with Option 08x
•3739A/B/C Broadband Test Set
•Two (2) 3743A/E/EX mmWave Modules, 70 GHz to 110 GHz or two (2) 3743AX mmWave Modules,
70 kHz to 125 GHz.
•Necessary ME7838A4/A4X/E4/E4X rear panel interconnect cables between the test set and the VNA
•Necessary front panel interconnect cables between the test set and the VNA
•Necessary interconnect cables to the 3743x mmWave Modules
2-3 Configuring the Hardware
This section describes how the various system elements are interconnected and describes the preliminary steps
required for operation of the verification software. See Section 2-2, “Required Equipment” for a complete
equipment list.
1. Ensure that the VNA system is set to “Broadband”.
2. To verify the setting, from the right side MAIN menu, select the broadband test set button:
•MAIN | Application | APPLICATION | Rcvr Config | RCVR CONFIG | BB/mmWave (3738 Test Set) or
BB/mmWave (3739 Test Set)
3. Select the Broadband Receiver Configuration.
4. Connect a GPIB cable between the PC Controller and the VNA Rear Panel GPIB port labeled IEEE 488.2
GPIB.
Note Anritsu does not support tests or verification processes for wafer probe equipment. Contact the
vendor of the wafer probe equipment if such support is desired.
Caution Do not connect the cable to the VNA Rear Panel GPIB port labeled Dedicated GPIB.

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2-4 W1 Verification Application Installation
Prior to installation of the W1 Application, the National Instruments GPIB card and drivers must be installed
in the Windows PC.
This needs to be done only once per PC Controller. The software is contained on the USB memory device
supplied with each Verification Kit.
1. Turn off all other running applications on the PC Controller.
2. Insert the USB Memory Device into the USB slot.
3. Open Windows Explorer, browse to the USB Drive, and double click on Startup.htm.
4. On the navigation page, click the Install Anritsu 1.0 mm Verification Application Software link.
5. The first of several installation dialog boxes appears.
6. Click Run on the two security dialog boxes (Figure 2-2 on page 2-3).
Note
In order to correctly install the PVS application, the user (logged in) must have Administrative rights
on the Windows PC Controller.
The PVS application is installed onto the PC Controller on an all-user basis.
If your organization does not allow for all-user installations, consult your internal PC and network
support group on how to best proceed.
Figure 2-1. PVS Installation and Documentation Screen
Note The dialog box appearance may vary depending on the Operating System being used.

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7. If a dialog box appears that displays Error 1321 or Error 1931, follow these instructions:
•Error 1321 – Select Exit Installation and make sure you have Administrator privileges on the PC
Controller.
•Error 1931 – Select OK to bypass the error message and continue the installation.
8. Two installation wizard setup dialog boxes appear in sequence. Click Next to proceed through each dialog
box. The final dialog box briefly shows an installation progress bar.
Figure 2-2. Installation Confirmation and Progress Dialog Boxes – Click Next on each

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9. When the installation progress bar shows complete, click Next. The final Application Information dialog box
appears. Click Next, and the Installation Complete dialog box appears.
10. The installer adds all required files and makes the necessary registry updates on the PC Controller.
When done, the navigation page (Figure 2-1) reappears.
11. If desired, open the User Guide (this document) and save and/or print a copy.
12. The PVS application is available in either the Start or Program menu of the PC Controller.
Figure 2-3. Final Application Information and Installation Complete Dialog Boxes

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2-5 Running the Verification Software
After the VNA and PC have been configured as described above, you are ready to run the program and perform
the calibration/verification. Make sure you have the following information available:
•Serial number of the 3656B/C W1 Calibration/Verification Kit
•Serial number of the 3739A/B/C Broadband/Millimeter Wave Test Set
•Model number and serial number of the Port 1 BB/mm Module
•Model number and serial number of the Port 2 BB/mm Module
The application process flow for a full verification of an ME7838A/AX/E/EX is as follows:
1. Choose your system configuration for Calibration/Verification kit type and system model number.
2. Measure Low Band
a. Calibrate the low frequency band.
b. Measure verification devices for low frequency band.
c. Save verification data.
d. Restart application for high frequency band.
3. Measure High Band
a. Calibrate the high frequency band.
b. Measure verification devices for the high frequency band.
c. Save verification data.
d. Exit program.
Procedure
1. With the equipment and software configured as described in “Configuring the Hardware” on page 2-1,
turn on the computer and allow it to start Windows.
2. Locate the Anritsu W1 Verification icon (shown below) on the desktop and double-click it.
3. The program displays an About dialog box with version information. Click OK to continue.
Note Low-band (step 2) and high-band (step 3) calibration and verification can be performed in any order.
Figure 2-4. About Dialog Box

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4. The Operator Name dialog box appears. Enter a user name or other identification.
5. Click OK to continue. The program searches for a compatible VNA on the GPIB. It will also determine if
the system is a 2-Port or 4-Port system.
6. When a VNA is found, a VNA confirmation box appears, as shown in Figure 2-7.
Figure 2-5. Operator Name Dialog Box
Figure 2-6. Number of Ports Dialog and Progress Tracker
Figure 2-7. VNA Confirmation Dialog Box

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7. Click Yes to continue or No to search for another VNA. If yes, then a Configure Application Settings dialog
box appears:
8. Select the calibration kit model and the system model number to be used. Click Next to proceed. The
program will request the model number and serial number of the test set and of each module.
Figure 2-8. Configure Application Settings Dialog Box
Note The ME7838AX will have a verification to 125 GHz.
The ME7838A will have a verification to 110 GHz.

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Enter Port 1 BB/mmWave Module Information
9. Enter the Port 1 BB/mmWave Module model number and click OK.
Figure 2-9. Anritsu W1 Verification Dialog – Port 1 BB/mmWave Module – Model Number
Figure 2-10. Anritsu W1 Verification Dialog – Port 1 BB/mmWave Module – Serial Number