Keysight Technologies N9010A Series Installation and operation manual

Keysight Technologies
N9010A, N9020A,
and N9030A Signal Analyzer
Option FS2,
Enhanced Fast Sweep Speed
Installation Note

Notices
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The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
Keysight Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but
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Manual Part Number
N9040-90043
Edition
Edition 1, December 2016
Printed in USA/Malaysia
Published by:
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
1400 Fountaingrove Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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Option FS2, Enhanced Fast Sweep Speed Upgrade
Introduction
This installation note explains how to install the license necessary to enable Enhanced Fast Sweep
Speed in EXA, MXA, and PXA signal analyzers.
Products Affected: N9010A, EXA Signal Analyzer
N9020A, MXA Signal Analyzer
N9030A, PXA Signal Analyzer
Serial Numbers: All
Options Required: N90x0A-DP2, Digital Processor, 2 GB Capture Memory
Applications Required: None
To Be Performed By: (X) Keysight Service Center
(X) Personnel Qualified by Keysight
(X) Customer
Estimated Installation Time:
Estimated Adjustment Time:
Estimated Verification Time:
0.5 Hours
0 Hours
0 Hours
Instrument software revision A.18.22 or later is required to install this upgrade.

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Installation Kit Parts List
Tools Required
— Microsoft Windows based personal computer with internet access and USB port
— USB storage device with > 2GB free memory
Quantity Description Keysight Part Number
1 Entitlement Certificate 5964-5178
1 Entitlement Certificate Envelope 5967-7169
1 Installation Note This note

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Initial Instrument Functionality Check
Power on the instrument and allow the instrument to boot up. Run an alignment and display the
measurement screen. (The instrument will probably display a spectrum analyzer screen and you will
see the instrument sweeping.)
There should be no alignment failures. If there are failures, investigate and fix the problem before
continuing.

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Installation Procedure
Analyzer Information
1. Connect a power cord to the analyzer and turn on the analyzer.
2. After the analyzer has completed turning on, press System, Show, System.
Make note of the following information from the Show System screen:
Product Number _______________
Serial Number _______________
Instrument S/W Revision _______________
3. Check for the presence of the options listed below in the Show System screen. Put a check
mark after each option listed below that appears in the show System menu. The “x” in
“N90x0A” could be either 1, 2, 3, for an EXA, MXA, or PXA, respectively.
N90x0A-DP2 _______________
N90x0A-MPB _______________
N90x0A-TDS _______________
N6141A-2FP or 2TP _______________
4. Refer to the data in step 2 above. Verify that the Product Number in step 2 is appropriate for
the Option FS2 upgrade being installed:
If the Product Number in step 2 is not appropriate for the Option FS2 upgrade, do not proceed
with the installation.
5. Refer to the data in step 2 above. If the Instrument S/W Revision is earlier than A.18.22, you
must upgrade to revision A.18.22 or later. Even if A.18.22 or later is already installed, Keysight
recommends that you update to the latest instrument software version to ensure that you have
the latest defect fixes. To check the latest instrument software version, visit the following
website:http:\\www.keysight.com\find\xseries_software
6. Refer to the data in step 3 above. Verify that N90x0A-DP2 is checked (currently installed).
If N90x0A-DP2 is not installed, do not proceed with the installation of this kit. If the analyzer is
either an EXA or MXA, a hardware upgrade to an analysis bandwidth ≥40 MHz will be
necessary to make this analyzer compatible with Option FS2. All analyzers with analysis
bandwidth hardware that supports 40 MHz bandwidth also include Option DP2. Refer to the
Bandwidth Upgrade Wizard to determine what other upgrade kits are required to upgrade
your analyzer:
http://www.keysight.com/find/bw-selector
Option FS2 Upgrade Product Number (Step 2)
N9010AK-FS2 N9010A
N9020AK-FS2 N9020A
N9030AK-FS2 N9030A

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Update Instrument Software
Go to the following website and determine whether or not the analyzer has the latest instrument
software already installed:
http://www.keysight.com/find/xseries_software
If the analyzer does not have the latest instrument software already installed, download and install
the latest version.
Licensing the New Options
1. Locate the Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate (5964-5178) from the kit.
2. Redeem the Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate by following the instructions on the
Certificate.
3. After redeeming your Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate you will receive an email with an
attached License File.
4. Locate a USB storage device. Perform a virus scan on this device before use.
5. Save the License file to the root directory of the USB storage device.
6. Connect the USB storage device to one of the analyzer’s USB ports. Connect a mouse to
another USB port. Windows will detect the new hardware and may display the configuration
menu shown in Figure 1. This menu may be configured according to your preferences.
Figure 1 USB Storage Device Configuration Menu

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7. The signal analyzer will automatically consume the License File. (This may take a few minutes)
When the License File is consumed the Keysight License Manager will display a “Successful
License Installation” message as shown in Figure 2. Since the license file contains multiple
licenses, multiple “Successful License Installation” messages will appear. Wait until all
licenses have been consumed before removing the USB storage device.
Figure 2 Successful License Installation
Verify the License Installation
1. Before the licenses will be recognized, the XSA application must be restarted. Press File, Exit.
An Exit Analyzer dialog box will appear; press Enter to confirm the exit.
2. Double-click on the LaunchXSA icon on the Windows desktop. Wait for the XSA application to
finish starting (the analyzer should be sweeping). If the analyzer is sweeping continue to
step 6.
3. If during the boot-up process, the instrument displays the window shown in Figure 3, it means
the instrument also has N90x0A-TDS and N6141A-2FP/2TP licensed.
In step 3 on page 6, you should have placed check marks next to these two option designators.
The window is displayed because one of the FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) inside
the instrument does not have enough capacity to contain the FPGA images for both the Option
FS2, Enhanced Sweep Speed, and Option TDS, Time Domain Scan (TDS used with EMC
Application N6141A).
Notice near the bottom of the window, the Currently Loaded FPGA is displayed, and for this
example, the Time Domain Scan is loaded. Do not confuse this with the Selected FPGA
description that appears in the box, since the Selected FPGA entry can be used to choose what
FPGA is about to be loaded, if you decide to load the other FPGA selection.
At this point you need to decide whether you want the instrument to replace the FPGA image
that will enable the newly installed Enhanced Sweep Speed, or you want to continue using the
currently installed Time Domain Scan to make EMI measurements.
4. Keysight Service centers installing this kit for customers will want to enable Enhanced Sweep
Speed since Option FS2 was ordered.
Notice the Load FPGA button in the window is grayed out until you choose to load the other
FPGA image.

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If you want to replace the FPGA image, under FPGA Load Preferences, click the Enhanced
Sweep Speed selection, then click Load FPGA. An update FPGA status window will appear,
and it will take approximately 13 minutes for the instrument to perform this task.
Notice under FPGA Load Preference, you can choose to be prompted with the window shown
in Figure 3, each time the instrument boots up (default setting); or you can choose to not
display the window by selecting which FPGA will be present when the instrument boots up.
5. Keysight Service centers installing this kit for customers must leave the "Prompt at Startup"
selection checked. When the customer powers up the instrument they will be advised of the
situation, and will need to make a decision on how to proceed.
To make the window go away, press the FREQ key on the front panel.
To make the window reappear, press System, Power On, FPGA Configuration.
It is very important the instrument power is not interrupted during this process!
The FPGA image will not be reloaded at each reboot. Once you load an FPGA image, it will
remain until you change it.

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Figure 3 FPGA Configuration Screen
6. Press System, Show, System, Next Page on the analyzer to display a list of installed options.
Verify that N90x0A-FS2 Enhanced Fast Sweep Speed (where "x" is either 1, 2 or 3) appears.
Verify Option FS2 Functionality
1. With the analyzer in the Spectrum Analyzer mode, press Mode Preset.
1. Set Center Frequency to 3 GHz, Span to 100 MHz, Res BW 5.1 kHz.
2. Notice Sweep Time is 79.67 ms.
3. Select Res BW 4.7 kHz, and sweep time decreases to 13.87 ms.
4. If Option FS2 was not present, the sweep time with 4.7 kHz BW would be 93.4 ms
Please include this installation note when the instrument is returned to the customer.

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Utilities, Adjustments, and Performance Verification Tests
Calibration Software and specified test equipment is required to perform the adjustments, and can
be used to automate the performance verification testing.
Obtain Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer Calibration Application SW, N7814A TME Calibration
Application, version E.18.00 or later. Information on how to obtain this software can be found at:
http://www.keysight.com/find/calibrationsoftware
The following tests are required to assure the installation was performed correctly. The instrument
may not have been in spec before the upgrade was begun. Performing only these tests does not
guarantee that the analyzer meets all specifications.
Utilities Required
—None
Adjustments Required
—None
Performance Tests Required
—None
End of installation.
For assistance, contact your nearest Keysight Technologies Sales and Service Office. To find your
local Keysight office access the following URL, or if in the United States, call the following
telephone number:
http://www.keysight.com/find/assist
1-800-829-4444 (8 am - 8 pm ET, Monday - Friday)

This information is subject to change
without notice.
© Keysight Technologies 2016
Edition 1, December 2016
N9040-90043
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