Siglent SHA850A Handheld Spectrum Analyzers
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New Accessories for Siglent VNAs
Broaden the possibilities for your analysors SEM5000A series electronic calibration (ECal) modules, SSU5000A series mechanical switch and SSM5000A series switch matrix, which are designed and optimized for use with the SHA850A, SVA1000X, SNA5000A and SNA6000A series vector network analyzers from SIGLENT. They offer a comprehensive, cost-effective total solution for simple to complex RF measurement tasks on multiport and multiple devices.
New feature - multiport test across the SNA family
Switch matrix control is the standard function starting with FW version V1.0.0.2.12
With the cost-effective multi-port expansion design concept, SIGLENT provides flexible and simple operation, calibration and configuration. SSM single unit can expand the output ports to 24 and can be easily integrated, greatly adapt to the automatic test system and production line scenarios. Whether differential devices, highly integrated multi-port devices or multiple single-port devices are measured, it can provide different multi-port test solutions according to users' specific measurement needs, which significantly shortens the test time. The multi-port measurement capability of VNA can improve test throughput and thereby significantly reduce device test costs. Typical applications include design, verification and production of antenna, data converter interfaces, automatic test of RF components and other devices, etc.
Advanced Calibration
Calibrating multi-port VNA test system is more time-consuming and complicated than calibrating 2-port or 4-port VNA. Users can calibrate with electronic calibration kit or mechanical calibration kit, but it sounds very complicated to calibrate 10-port or 20-port with mechanical calibration kit. ECal is a very convenient calibration method, which greatly simplifies multi-port calibration while maintaining accuracy, and can replace traditional mechanical calibration kit to provide consistent calibration results and avoid human error. SIGLENT provides 2/4-port electronic calibration solution with frequency range of 9 kHz-26.5GHz. Keep one port of VNA and one port of ECal unchanged as a reference, all other ports can be connected to ECal once to characterize the characteristics of all ports. The S-parameter wizard can effectively guide users to complete calibration and ensure that all required port combinations are calibrated.
New feature - material test across the SNA family
Optional starting with FW version V1.0.0.2.12, requires option SNA5000-MT
SIGLENT deliver a comprehensive material measurement solution ideal for lab, manufacture and university environments, including SNA series precision instruments, MT materials measurement software, KWR42A waveguide calibration kit. The SNA series network analyzer can automatically perform transmission/reflection line methods to measure the electrical permittivity and magnetic permeability of solid materials in the frequency range of 9kHz to 26.5GHz, with excellent measurement integrity and economic applicability.
The material under test is inserted in to a piece of transmission line/waveguide and the properties of the material are deduced on the basis of the reflection from the material and the transmission through the MUT. The principle behind the measurement is that the characteristic impedance of the piece of transmission line loaded with the sample is different from that of the transmission line without the sample. Users need to know the appropriate measurement and conversion methods for materials in order to measure its dielectric properties. If the wrong methods are used, the measurement results will not be satisfactory. The measurement wizard guides the user through the measurement process and the results can be plotted in a variety of formats: ε_r, μ_r, tanδ, ε_r^'', ε_r^', μ_r^', μ_r^'', tan〖δ_μ 〗.
Advanced Calibration
Besides the measurement and conversion methods, accuracy is also an important measurement standard. Accuracy depends on the calibration methods and the conversion method utilized. SIGLENT offers KWR42A waveguide calibration solution covering a frequency range of 18 GHz to 26.5 GHz, capable of conducting through-reflect-line (TRL) calibration. The method represents the most precise means of rectifying coaxial measurement errors, enabling the determination of all error components within the measurement device error model using three straightforward connection methods.