Measurement Benefits of USB-Driven VNA
Historically, test and measurement instruments have been developed primarily with their own operating systems. In fact, many late model conventional test equipment devices contain embedded PCs running Windows or Embedded […]
Measurement of High-Power Devices
Introduction The VNA output ports are capable of sustaining a pre-defined output power level as provided in the datasheet of the manufacturer. Exceeding the power ratings of the VNA ports […]
Power Integrity Measurements with Copper Mountain Technologies VNAs and Picotest Accessories
Introduction Vector network analyzers can be used to measure circuit components such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors. The reason you would want to measure it instead of using the value […]
Multiport & Balanced Measurements with a VNA
Many applications of a VNA require multiport or differential circuitry and this video explains how to use a 4-port VNA to make such measurements.
Fixture Removal from VNA Measurements
Vector network analyzers can make more accurate measurements if the de-embedding, embedding, and port extension software features are utilized.
Automating Vector Network Analyzer Measurements
In some applications of network analyzers, it is necessary to automate the VNA measurements. This video reviews the interfaces that the vector network analyzer measurements can be automated in.
Time Domain Analysis with a VNA
Learn about the benefits that Time Domain Analysis or Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) has for certain applications of VNA measurements.
What is a Smith Chart?
In this video, we look at how a Smith Chart is simply a special case of the polar plot and how the real and imaginary axes are constructed.