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 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 – 4-Port VNAs
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