from the reference plane (where the calibration standards are connected) to the discontinuity and back: 18.2 nanoseconds. The distance shown (5.45 meters) is based on the assumption that the signal travels at the speed of light. The signal travels slower than the speed of light in most media (e.g. coax cables). This slower velocity (relative to light) can be compensated for by adjusting the analyzer relative velocity factor. This procedure is described later in this section under “Time domain bandpass.”

Time Domain Bandpass

This mode is called bandpass because it works with band-limited devices. Traditional TDR requires that the test device be able to operate down to dc Using bandpass mode, there are no restrictions on the measurement frequency range. Bandpass mode characterizes the test device impulse response.

Adjusting the Relative Velocity Factor

A marker provides both the time (x2) and the electrical length (x2) to a discontinuity. To determine the physical length, rather than the electrical length, change the velocity factor to that of the medium under test:

2.Enter a velocity factor between 0 and 1.0 (1.0 corresponds to the speed of light in a vacuum). Most cables have a velocity factor of 0.66 (polyethylene dielectrics) or 0.70 (teflon dielectrics).

Note ‘RI cause the markers to read the actual one-way distance to a discontinuity, rather than the two-way distance, enter one-half the actual velocity factor.

Reflection Measurements Using Bandpass Mode

The bandpass mode can transform reflection measurements to the time domain. Figure 6-62

(a)shows a typical frequency response reflection measurement of two sections of cable. Figure 6-62 (b) shows the same two sections of cable in the time domain using the bandpass mode.

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