Re: Measuring the 1dB compression point of an amplifier
Well, just for fun I extended this page: https://tinysa.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.IIP3
so you have a justification for THREE tinySA
Two are used to create a two tone generator (with some limitations)
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Erik Kaashoek
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#855
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Re: Hackaday Article regarding tinySA
That explains why tinysa.org crashed this morning. Too much BW consumed
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Erik Kaashoek
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#854
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Hackaday Article regarding tinySA
https://hackaday.com/2020/09/01/tinysa-is-a-49-spectrum-analyzer/
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nonIonizing EMF
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#853
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Re: Measuring the 1dB compression point of an amplifier
Another justification for two tinySA's ;)
The example is timely for me as I recently ordered one of the cheap 20dB gain, 5-6000MHz Chinese amplifiers on eBay and that's one of the measurements I plan
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hwalker
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#852
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Measuring the 1dB compression point of an amplifier
A new example is added to the wiki: https://tinysa.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.OnedBc
This example uses
- Level sweep of the low output mode
- Measuring in zero span to record level change over time.
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Erik Kaashoek
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#851
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New FW release: Improved auto attenuate
New FW released
Version V1.0-66
Changes:
- Improved auto attenuate algorithm
The new auto attenuate algorithm has more resolution (1dB i.s.o. 5dB) and updates only once per second to avoid quickly
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Erik Kaashoek
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Re: Question about MCU clk related signals
Interesting question!
The clock ingress happens after the attenuator so it stays the same level when the attenuation increases. But the calculation assumes all signals are reduced by the attenuation
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Erik Kaashoek
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#849
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Question about MCU clk related signals
Erik,
I have a question regarding the MCU clock related signals.? Why does the level of the signals appear to change when switching from 0 to 10 dB attenuation?
MCU clk signals, 0dB attenuation.?
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hwalker
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New Wiki page: Measuring AM
The tinySA has some problems with measuring AM modulation so I added a measurement example: https://tinysa.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.AMModulation
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Erik Kaashoek
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#847
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Re: More info on how to use second tinySA as tracking generator added to wiki
You guys have those nice HP or even better signal generators, I have none, so I must use some cheap tinySA for my experiments
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Erik Kaashoek
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Re: New FW release: target auto attenuation level changed to -30dBm
In this measurement example: https://tinysa.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.DynamicRange
you can see the internally generated harmonics disappears into the noise floor if the fundamental at the mixer?
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Erik Kaashoek
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#845
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New FW release: Removed the 2.4kHz RBW as it did not provide better results
New FW released
version v1.0-64
Change:
- Removed the 2.4kHz auto RWB setting
A youtube reviewer discovered the manual 3kHz RBW provided better narrow span results compared to the automatic 2.4kHz
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Erik Kaashoek
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Re: New FW release: target auto attenuation level changed to -30dBm
I seem to recall thinking in one of the YouTube videos that what was being called internally generated tinySA spurs were actually harmonics of the HP signal generator.? The so called "tinySA
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hwalker
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#843
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Re: More info on how to use second tinySA as tracking generator added to wiki
Holy moly, a three tinySA set-up. Who'd of thought :)
- Herb
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hwalker
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Re: #tinysa
#tinysa
1. Ensure you maintain probe positioning between circuit changes for accurate comparison.? Also, if you are narrowed in on a specific problem frequency ensure you widen your scan after fixing that
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hwalker
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New FW release: target auto attenuation level changed to -30dBm
New FW released
version v1.0-63
Change:
- The target maximum level for the auto attenuation is changed from -20dBm to -30dBm
In one of the user videos I noticed that, when not very familiar with the
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Erik Kaashoek
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#840
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More info on spur removal in the wiki
In one of the user youtube videos I noticed confusion on what to expect from spur removal so I extended the wiki with a page showing the impact and (im)possibilities of the various
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Erik Kaashoek
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Re: More info on how to use second tinySA as tracking generator added to wiki
The real reason why you would used the tinySA with a tracking generator is to measure frequency translation devices such as a mixer as this can not be done using a nanoVNA.
I added an example to the
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Erik Kaashoek
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Re: More info on how to use second tinySA as tracking generator added to wiki
A fascinating comparison.
However, ?there are apparent differences in the results, in that the sa/tracking generator does not show the endstop attenuation at -40db, despite the scale (presumably
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Stephen Laurence
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Re: #tinysa
#tinysa
Yes,
One of the early testers used it to find leakage paths through an EMC shielding.
I made a crude NF probe and used it to check for radiated EMC.
Is the sensitivity is not enough in low mode you
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Erik Kaashoek
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