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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2023, 08:11:52 am »
As Mike pointed to earlier SDG6000X and entry into this range is 200 MHz model but can be coaxed to 500 MHz.
Would you have a pointer where to start looking for the "upgrade"? I scanned a few posts, so far unsuccessful |O
 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #26 on: October 04, 2023, 09:07:39 am »
As Mike pointed to earlier SDG6000X and entry into this range is 200 MHz model but can be coaxed to 500 MHz.
Would you have a pointer where to start looking for the "upgrade"? I scanned a few posts, so far unsuccessful |O
AFAIK it's the same process as SDG2000X models. Look there.
Oh I saved a link,  >:D follow this:
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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #27 on: October 04, 2023, 09:16:02 am »
As Mike pointed to earlier SDG6000X and entry into this range is 200 MHz model but can be coaxed to 500 MHz.
Then with your DSO old school Bode plot to 300 MHz would be very possible like Dave shows in this old video:
I also considered signal generator+DSO, but instead of the crude sweep method Dave shows I thought of running a sweep via remote SCPI control. Set frequency, acquire reference and output channels, calculate amplitude/phase, next frequency. But that would be a lot of work to do the interfacing and the basic sweep method might be good enough!

I will definitely look into the SDG6000X!
The downside of using a DSO is that bode plotting is pretty slow where it also differs between manufacturer. With the same settings, Siglent bode plotting is 5 times slower compared to the R&S RTB2004. A VNA is about 5 times faster compared to the RTB2004. So if you need to make a lot of measurements, using a VNA is a better option.
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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #28 on: October 04, 2023, 12:42:39 pm »
Are you inferring that the VNWA3 does have a leveled output that can be adjusted?  Does it also have sinewave drive?  None of the low cost ones I have looked at do.  They also don't have bias Ts, are only 2-port 1-path .....   

Physical size, you never mention what sort of amplifiers but just thinking if you were playing with something in the kW range, I imagine the attenuators will be much larger than the VNA.
Yes, VNWA has an adjustable output. See this document on page 241: https://www.sdr-kits.net/documents/VNWA_HELP.pdf
Here's an example of what I want to accomplish:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/measuring-switch-mode-supply-noise-hp461a-replacement-ada4895/msg4652395/#msg4652395
The last graph (frequency response up to 200 MHz) was measured using a VNWA. Power levels are small signal only, so no kW attenuators.
To my knowledge none of the low cost (< $1000) VNAs have a sine output (VNWA3 certainly does not).
If you know of a RF signal generator with sine output and programmable attenuator for < $2000, let me know.

Thanks, I will read the document.   I can't be much help on new equipment purchasing as all of mine is old.  $2000 isn't much of a budget.  I assume if you only want a signal generator and not an entire turn key system, you are planning to write the software or you need something that works with what ever receiver you own and their software. 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2023, 01:59:55 pm »

Yes, I am thinking more of high impedance amplifiers, like this small design: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/measuring-switch-mode-supply-noise-hp461a-replacement-ada4895/msg4652395/#msg4652395
But where do you see the problem with 50 ohms? High Z input can be terminated with 50 ohms (input noise changes of course, but that's not relevant here). Output needs to be capable of driving a 50 ohms load, which might be more of a problem. I had to include cable drivers in my "HP461A" LNA design.


Our comment was related to measuring a high impedance, here using a high impedance measurement instrument such as a DSO is generally better than a low Z device like a VNA. WRT to driving a low Z, most AWG generators and signal sources are fully capable of such.

We have "enhanced" our SDG2000X and SDG6000X AWGs to full capability as mentioned. Both are superb performers, producing clean, accurate waveforms from 16 bit DACs, the UI is a little quirky tho, but one quickly gets used to such. Either can be employed with our SDS2000X+ for Bode functionality to 120MHz.

The Bode implementation is quite good and allows user to control the input signal level across the sweep, and dynamically controls the measurement (scale factor on Ch 2) to achieve a wide dynamic range. rfloop had demonstrated quite remarkable DR for this core 8 bit DSO in Bode function, can't remember where this is but search for Bode Plot should revel such.

Here's an example of using the SDS2000X+ and SDG6000X, note we are using in scope 50 ohms for Channel 2 and simply interfaced via LAN.


Edit: Since we had this setup, decided to measure a Bourns 3590s 10K multi-turn precision pot set for 20dBV attenuation, note the complex frequency dependent behavior reveling the inductive nature of the resistive windings and the deep notch around 70MHz indicating a resonance within.


Anyway, hope this helps.

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #30 on: October 04, 2023, 07:15:07 pm »
rfloop had demonstrated quite remarkable DR for this core 8 bit DSO in Bode function, can't remember where this is but search for Bode Plot should reveal such.
Done exploring the Bode plot limits of the $499 SDS1104X-E paired with a Siglent AWG:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sds1x04x-e-bodeplot-ii-(sfra)-features-and-testing-(coming)/
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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #31 on: October 04, 2023, 09:17:57 pm »
So instead of a vector network analyzer, you need a scalar network analyzer. There are some old HP units on ebay that would do this, but only if you can get a deal.
Depending on your amplifiers, a VNA could be a bad choice. They expect 50 Ohm input and output, plus you can blow them up with just a bit of power.
Considering you already have a nice 300 MHz scope, I would get a used signal generator, and program the thing up to make sweeps. Probably a Z0 probe would help on the scope side.
Or you get the bonus round: Get a RF white noise generator to 1GHz, and record the bode plot with the FFT of the scope.
 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #32 on: October 04, 2023, 09:49:02 pm »
So instead of a vector network analyzer, you need a scalar network analyzer. There are some old HP units on ebay that would do this, but only if you can get a deal.
Depending on your amplifiers, a VNA could be a bad choice. They expect 50 Ohm input and output, plus you can blow them up with just a bit of power.
Considering you already have a nice 300 MHz scope, I would get a used signal generator, and program the thing up to make sweeps. Probably a Z0 probe would help on the scope side.
Or you get the bonus round: Get a RF white noise generator to 1GHz, and record the bode plot with the FFT of the scope.

Allow me a bit of pedantry here: If it is only magnitude plot (no phase info) than it should not be called Bode plot but simply frequency response plot... Just saying--
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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2023, 10:15:47 pm »
So instead of a vector network analyzer, you need a scalar network analyzer. There are some old HP units on ebay that would do this, but only if you can get a deal.
Depending on your amplifiers, a VNA could be a bad choice. They expect 50 Ohm input and output, plus you can blow them up with just a bit of power.
Considering you already have a nice 300 MHz scope, I would get a used signal generator, and program the thing up to make sweeps. Probably a Z0 probe would help on the scope side.
Or you get the bonus round: Get a RF white noise generator to 1GHz, and record the bode plot with the FFT of the scope.

Allow me a bit of pedantry here: If it is only magnitude plot (no phase info) than it should not be called Bode plot but simply frequency response plot... Just saying--
Sure with a through measurement of an active device one needs be careful VNA input limits are adhered to but Phase measurements with cheap VNA's are certainly possible and often the # of measurement types exceed the # of traces available.
Quick example from a random selection of antennae tested in this thread:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/rf-microwave/what-really-is-this-antenna/

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #34 on: October 06, 2023, 04:09:14 am »
My software for the LiteVNA supports Bode, stability circles ....   You stated that the squarewave drive is no problem for you.   I think the issue is that the Lite's output isn't leveled.   From min to 500MHz, the one I am looking at changes about 3dB.  If you were trying to measure say where the amplifier was starting to compress and you were using a wideband like this, I think you would run into problems.   You give up a lot of basics when you only pay $120.   

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #35 on: October 06, 2023, 07:12:10 am »
So instead of a vector network analyzer, you need a scalar network analyzer. There are some old HP units on ebay that would do this, but only if you can get a deal.
Depending on your amplifiers, a VNA could be a bad choice. They expect 50 Ohm input and output, plus you can blow them up with just a bit of power.
Considering you already have a nice 300 MHz scope, I would get a used signal generator, and program the thing up to make sweeps. Probably a Z0 probe would help on the scope side.
Or you get the bonus round: Get a RF white noise generator to 1GHz, and record the bode plot with the FFT of the scope.

Allow me a bit of pedantry here: If it is only magnitude plot (no phase info) than it should not be called Bode plot but simply frequency response plot... Just saying--

Just saying...

Whole Bode plot:
 - - Bode magnitude plot
 - - Bode phase plot

We get (least with Siglent Bode Plot (hopping swept frequency response analyzer)) both but in some cases Bode magnitude plot is enough.

Scalar analyze (Bode magnitude plot) is still good for many things.

But example with Siglent oscilloscope Bode Plot we can not do just scalar plot only. (what can also be bit faster)
This is one thing what is in wish list... so that user have also some faster options depending his variable needs.

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #36 on: October 06, 2023, 07:48:07 am »
So instead of a vector network analyzer, you need a scalar network analyzer. There are some old HP units on ebay that would do this, but only if you can get a deal.
Depending on your amplifiers, a VNA could be a bad choice. They expect 50 Ohm input and output, plus you can blow them up with just a bit of power.
Considering you already have a nice 300 MHz scope, I would get a used signal generator, and program the thing up to make sweeps. Probably a Z0 probe would help on the scope side.
Or you get the bonus round: Get a RF white noise generator to 1GHz, and record the bode plot with the FFT of the scope.

Allow me a bit of pedantry here: If it is only magnitude plot (no phase info) than it should not be called Bode plot but simply frequency response plot... Just saying--

Just saying...

Whole Bode plot:
 - - Bode magnitude plot
 - - Bode phase plot

We get (least with Siglent Bode Plot (hopping swept frequency response analyzer)) both but in some cases Bode magnitude plot is enough.

Scalar analyze (Bode magnitude plot) is still good for many things.

But example with Siglent oscilloscope Bode Plot we can not do just scalar plot only. (what can also be bit faster)
This is one thing what is in wish list... so that user have also some faster options depending his variable needs.
IMHO he is right. But I found phase plot to be less usefult, unless I have a sine and cosine wave I/Q data for example.
I see an 1 GHz white noise source for about 30 USD (don't know how good quality is) so OP really needs to consider whether paying a lot more for phase information is worth it. Even if the white noise source is not flat to 1 GHz it's possible to measure it and compensate the results with the source magnitude difference.
 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #37 on: October 06, 2023, 12:26:19 pm »
Without all four S parameters, how do you measure the amplifiers stability?   It's another shortcoming of the low cost VNAs out of China, 2-port 1-path.   My work around was to add a transfer relay.   Best thing would be to buy better equipment.   You could have a look at  Picotech's low cost 4-receiver VNA.   

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #38 on: October 06, 2023, 12:51:05 pm »
The VNWA 3SE (latest version) also incorporates a transfer switch so it can measure all four S parameters without changing connections. I believe there's support for using an external bridge to deal with power amplifiers. See this recent topic for some pointers.

I'm skeptical about the ability to get useful measurements at hundreds of MHz using a high impedance environment, since there is no such thing as high impedance at higher frequencies. Similar to using 10x scope probes for hundreds of MHz. They work, assuming you are have a very well behaved low impedance source. The impedance fluctuations over the bandwidth would be huge, likely affecting the measurement.
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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #39 on: October 06, 2023, 01:11:11 pm »
Does their software also calculate stability?  Hard to say about working with high impedance's and RF without knowing more of what the goals are.  Waiting for lasmux to release their active probe.   

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/12-ghz-active-probe-project/msg4973839/#msg4973839

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #40 on: October 06, 2023, 01:18:51 pm »
I've been playing around a bit with rectangular waveguides in the 8-12GHz range.  An open with waveguide is a bit meaningless when it comes to calibration.  Instead, we mechanically offset the short to shift the phase.   Here I walk through the calibration for another member and compare the results with my old Agilent PNA:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/rf-microwave/experimenting-with-waveguides-using-the-litevna/msg4801919/#msg4801919

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #41 on: October 06, 2023, 02:28:34 pm »

I'm skeptical about the ability to get useful measurements at hundreds of MHz using a high impedance environment, since there is no such thing as high impedance at higher frequencies. Similar to using 10x scope probes for hundreds of MHz. They work, assuming you are have a very well behaved low impedance source. The impedance fluctuations over the bandwidth would be huge, likely affecting the measurement.

Here's some interesting links to making relatively high impedance measurements at higher frequencies, but not necessarily Bode Plot type measurements (especially "Closed Loop"), but more of a relative type measurement.

Dr Cripps simple yet highly effective "SMUI" an unterminated semirigid cable with SMA has proven quite useful in our past, allowing effective but not too intrusive voltage measurements. We also used some of these voltage probes with micro-coax and wafer probe fixtures for finer measurements with our custom broadband chips and hybrids. Of course these are for relative measurements in response to the near E-field, but our experience was they did not perturb the DUT too much and proved quite useful.

Another interesting use of such was the near field microwave microscopy :-+

Anyway, thought some might find this useful!!

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https://www.academia.edu/28719448/Cripps_Steve_C_RF_power_amplifiers_for_wireless_communications_ourdev_672470C259C
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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #42 on: October 06, 2023, 03:41:21 pm »
I see an 1 GHz white noise source for about 30 USD (don't know how good quality is) so OP really needs to consider whether paying a lot more for phase information is worth it. Even if the white noise source is not flat to 1 GHz it's possible to measure it and compensate the results with the source magnitude difference.
Like this one https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001032161351.html
What about dynamic range/linearity requirement vs. swept sine?

Regarding "Bode" phase or just amplitude: I guess for verifying a 100 MHz scope frontend amplitude only would be fine. Not sure how much extra information there would be compared to looking at a 3 dB roll-off only. Maybe if there's some peaking inbetween might be more obvious in the phase plot.
 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #43 on: October 06, 2023, 03:51:40 pm »
Without all four S parameters, how do you measure the amplifiers stability?   It's another shortcoming of the low cost VNAs out of China, 2-port 1-path.   My work around was to add a transfer relay.
I'm not a RF guy so bear with me. Why would I need anything else than in-out (S21) for verifying if a DC-100 MHz low noise amplifier would be stable? You could either look at the transient response (excessive ringing) or the bode amplitude (peaking) to find out its stability margin.

The VNWA 3SE (latest version) also incorporates a transfer switch so it can measure all four S parameters without changing connections.
Again, why would I need this (besides S21)?

I'm skeptical about the ability to get useful measurements at hundreds of MHz using a high impedance environment, since there is no such thing as high impedance at higher frequencies. Similar to using 10x scope probes for hundreds of MHz. They work, assuming you are have a very well behaved low impedance source. The impedance fluctuations over the bandwidth would be huge, likely affecting the measurement.
Yes and no.
Yes above some MHz you have to be very careful with layout and wiring.

No - high Z scope inputs with 500 MHz BW exist, so do probes - so why not? If I have any high Z amplifier, just solder a 50 ohms terminator at its input, place a SMA connector across it and feed it with whatever source. This should be OK for 100 MHz easily (again, I am not talking about GHz measurements, I guess above 300 MHz things get complicated).
As a matter of fact, one thing I'd like to try is a classical DC servo JFET analog scope frontend (which most likely even my RTB2004 has). For measuring, I'd terminate the input with 50 ohms; output would be somewhat lower impedance anyway or I'd insert a buffer (normally, next stage would be PGA/VGA driving a differential ADC input, which I don't want to mess with.
 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #44 on: October 06, 2023, 04:06:56 pm »
No - high Z scope inputs with 500 MHz BW exist, so do probes - so why not?
What is the impedance of such scope input or probe at 500 MHz based on the capacitive reactance? Would you really call that high impedance?
 
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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #45 on: October 06, 2023, 04:18:22 pm »
https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electrical_Engineering/Electronics/Microwave_and_RF_Design_V%3A_Amplifiers_and_Oscillators_(Steer)/02%3A_Linear_Amplifiers/2.06%3A_Amplifier_Stability


No - high Z scope inputs with 500 MHz BW exist, so do probes - so why not?
What is the impedance of such scope input or probe at 500 MHz based on the capacitive reactance? Would you really call that high impedance?

If I could only find scope probes that didn't load a circuit.  :-DD   I posted some data for the probes I have in that thread.  Also showed the loading effects with one of my 10x probes compared with a resistive probe and where the cross over was.   Agree with your point, it's not simple and it's costly.   We will wait and see how Lasmux's low cost (<$250USD) probes work.   

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/12-ghz-active-probe-project/msg4988716/#msg4988716

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #46 on: October 06, 2023, 05:19:53 pm »
Without all four S parameters, how do you measure the amplifiers stability?   It's another shortcoming of the low cost VNAs out of China, 2-port 1-path.   My work around was to add a transfer relay.
I'm not a RF guy so bear with me. Why would I need anything else than in-out (S21) for verifying if a DC-100 MHz low noise amplifier would be stable? You could either look at the transient response (excessive ringing) or the bode amplitude (peaking) to find out its stability margin.

Another "tool" from way back 4~5 decades ago was what we called the "Pinger". This simply was a narrow pulser (CMOS ACT logic) configured into an old Tek scope probe which produced a Dirac Doublet type waveform (+ and - Impulse with 0 average to not upset the DUT DC bias balance). A Pot and High valued R allowed setting the amplitude to a low enough level not to over drive the DUT, and not load the DUT too much.

Since just about any practical multi-ordered "linear" system can be distilled into a simple 2nd order system with reasonable fidelity, the "Pinger" would excite the system and one could monitor the response on a scope. The stability could easily be deduced from the response and related to a 2nd order system with an effective dampening and/or closed loop phase/gain margin.

The "Pinger" proved quite useful and allowed signal injection into various parts of the circuit, especially valuable for "Closed Loop" systems, where opening the loop to inject the test signal can be difficult or dangerous.
 
Somewhat surprised that something similar has not been offered commercially, or least we are not aware of such??

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #47 on: October 06, 2023, 06:29:21 pm »
Looking at the step response for low frequency amplifiers is still common.  Ping it as you say with different loads. 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #48 on: October 08, 2023, 02:34:52 pm »
If I could only find scope probes that didn't load a circuit.  :-DD   I posted some data for the probes I have in that thread.  Also showed the loading effects with one of my 10x probes compared with a resistive probe and where the cross over was.   Agree with your point, it's not simple and it's costly.   We will wait and see how Lasmux's low cost (<$250USD) probes work.   
I'm also a big fan of active FET and Z0 probes.

Yes I see your point. 10 pF will have an impedance of around 50 ohms at 300 MHz. So the "DC" approximation is only valid for either very low input capacitances or low bandwidth.

SVA1015X lists "discontinued" at Batronix. Tons of other options though:
https://www.batronix.com/shop/siglent/all-spectrumanalyzer.html
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https://www.batronix.com/shop/spectrum-analyzer/Siglent-SVA1015X-VNA.html

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Same HW as SSA3015X Plus.  ;)
SVA1000X models have a # of modes with SA and single active port VNA being core functions that provide for a range of S11 and S21 measurements. Optional but 120hrs of trial use are DTF and EMI modes.
Is the SVA1015X as "upgrade-friendly" as the SDG6000X? I think when one would buy a VNA, it should cover obvious applications like bluetooth antenna matching, which would already require the much more expensive 3.2 GHz version.
 

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Re: Bode plot up to a few 100 MHz
« Reply #49 on: October 08, 2023, 05:35:41 pm »
SVA1015X lists "discontinued" at Batronix. Tons of other options though:
https://www.batronix.com/shop/siglent/all-spectrumanalyzer.html
:-//  It's a current model:
https://www.batronix.com/shop/spectrum-analyzer/Siglent-SVA1015X-VNA.html

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However usable are VNA functions in these "classical" SA?
Same HW as SSA3015X Plus.  ;)
SVA1000X models have a # of modes with SA and single active port VNA being core functions that provide for a range of S11 and S21 measurements. Optional but 120hrs of trial use are DTF and EMI modes.
Is the SVA1015X as "upgrade-friendly" as the SDG6000X? I think when one would buy a VNA, it should cover obvious applications like bluetooth antenna matching, which would already require the much more expensive 3.2 GHz version.
No.
You need get to the 2.1 GHz (different HW) SSA3021X Plus analyzer before any upgrade tricks can be applied to get to 3.2 GHz VNA capabilities. Further study will disclose paths to follow.
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