Installing the System

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To connect the bias networks (continued)

Step

Action

Notes

 

 

 

3 Connect the triaxial

a Connect the triaxial cable from the

• The medium power SMU is the Agilent

cables from the

E5260A/70B medium power SMU to the

E5281A.

E5260A/70B SMUs to the

DC FORCE and DC SENSE connectors on

• The high power SMU is the Agilent

bias networks.

the port 1 bias network.

E5280A.

 

b Connect the triaxial cable from the

• The port 1 bias network is the 11612V

 

E5260A/70B high power SMU to the DC

K11.

 

FORCE and DC SENSE connectors on the

• The port 2 bias network is the 11612V

 

port 2 bias network.

K21.

4Connect and route the ground cable from E5260A/70B GNDU to the port 2 bias network.

aFrom the front of the system, connect one end of the ground triaxial cable to the GNDU connector on the E5260A/70B front panel.

bFrom the front of the system, route the cable through the upper feedthrough panel.

cFrom the rear of the system, route the ground triaxial cable through the port 2 hole in the lower feedthrough panel.

dConnect the ground triaxial cable to the port 2 bias network GNDU connector.

•The ground triaxial cable model number is 16493L Option 002.

•Leave the GNDU connector on the port 1 bias network open.

5Connect the Agilent E8364B test ports to the bias networks.

aConnect one end of the port 1 test port cable to the Agilent E8364B test port 1.

bConnect the other end of the test port 1 test port cable to the 2.4 mm female-to-male adapter.

cConnect the 2.4 mm female-to-male adapter to the RF IN connector on the 11612V Option K11 bias network.

dConnect one end of the port 2 test port cable to the Agilent E8364B test port 2.

eConnect the other end of the test port 2 test port cable to the 2.4 mm male-to-male adapter.

fConnect the other end of the 2.4 mm male-to-male adapter to the RF IN connector of the 11612V K21 bias network.

•The test port cables model number is 85133F.

•The 2.4 mm female-to-male adapter model number is 11900C. Without this adapter, the test port cable will not properly mate with the bias network RF IN connector.

•The 2.4 mm male-to-male adapter model number is 11900A.

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