Custom Real Time I/Q Baseband

Working with Burst Shapes

User-Defined

ValuesUser-Defined

Values

 

1

 

 

 

Power

Rise

Rise

Fall

Fall

Delay

Time

Delay

Time

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

Burst shape maximum rise and fall time values are affected by the following factors:

the symbol rate

the modulation type

When the rise and fall delays equal 0, the burst shape attempts to synchronize the maximum burst shape power to the beginning of the first valid symbol and the ending of the last valid symbol.

If you find that the error vector magnitude (EVM) or adjacent channel power (ACP) increases when you turn bursting on, you can adjust the burst shape to assist with troubleshooting.

Configuring the Burst Rise and Fall Parameters

1.Press Preset.

2.Press Mode > Custom > Real Time I/Q Baseband > Burst Shape.

3.Press Rise Time > 5 > bits.

4.Press Rise Delay > 1 > bits.

5.Press Fall Time > 5 > bits.

6.Press Fall Delay > 1 > bits.

This configures the burst shape for the custom real- time I/Q baseband digital modulation format. For instructions on creating and applying user- defined burst shape curves, see “To Create and Store User- Defined Burst Shape Curves” on page 173.

Using User-Defined Burst Shape Curves

You can adjust the shape of the rise time curve and the fall time curve using the Rise Shape and Fall Shape editors. Each editor enables you to enter up to 256 values, equidistant in time, to define the shape of the curve. The values are then resampled to create the cubic spline that passes through all of the sample points.

The Rise Shape and Fall Shape editors are available for custom real- time I/Q baseband generator waveforms. They are not available for waveforms generated by the dual arbitrary waveform generator.

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Agilent Technologies E8267D PSG Configuring the Burst Rise and Fall Parameters, Using User-Defined Burst Shape Curves

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