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= Device is not aligned. Please align device and restart the measurement. = | = Device is not aligned. Please align device and restart the measurement. = | ||
The [[Keysight Technologies]] N9000-series [[Spectrum Analyser | The {{RadiMation}} device driver for the [[Keysight Technologies]] N9000-series [[Spectrum Analyser]] is checking if the analyser is correctly aligned before it is used during a measurement. It is however detected that the measurement device is currently not aligned. An alignment should be performed manually before it can be used during a measurement. | ||
The | The N9000-series analysers have to be aligned, to ensure the performance and accuracy of the N9000-series. Changes in ambient temperature, internal temperature and time intervals can trigger that a new alignment is required. When the N9000-series analyser thus indicates that it should be aligned, it is better for the performance and accuracy to perform that alignment. That is why our {{RadiMation}} device driver for the N9000-series detects this situation and the informs the end-user that an alignment should be performed. | ||
The alignment process can take some time, and there are several types of | The alignment process can take some time, and there are several types of alignments possible. We therefor advise to the end-user that the alignment is performed manually. The alignment is thus NOT started automatically from our {{RadiMation}} device driver. Once the alignment has been performed manually, the measurement can be started in {{RadiMation}} again. | ||
The N9000-series analysers have an option to perform the alignment automatically when it detects that an alignment is needed. It is however undesired to perform the alignment during the actual test, as this cause a period of time that no measurements can be performed, and it causes differences in the amplitude measurement within the same test, before and after the alignment. | |||
To prevent that the alignment happens automatically during the actual emission test, the {{RadiMation}} device driver for the N9000-series analyser uses the following steps: | |||
# A check is done to determine if an alignment is needed on the instrument. If this is the case, the error 'Device is not aligned. Please align device and restart the measurement' is raised. | |||
# The auto alignment is disabled | |||
# The actual emission measurement is performed | |||
# At the end of the measurement when the used equipment is being deinitialised, the automatic alignment is activated again. | |||
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
# Close the error message, and close the test that has been started in {{RadiMation}}. This will release the control of the N9000-series analyser, and allow manual control. | The correct solution is to manually perform the desired alignment on the N9000-series analyser. | ||
# Close the error message, and close the test that has been started in {{RadiMation}}. This will release the control of the N9000-series analyser, and does allow manual control on the analyser. | |||
# Start a new alignment on the N9000-series analyser | # Start a new alignment on the N9000-series analyser | ||
# After the alignment has been performed, start the same measurement again in {{RadiMation}}. | # After the alignment has been performed, start the same measurement again in {{RadiMation}}. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:46, 16 June 2023
Device is not aligned. Please align device and restart the measurement.
The RadiMation® device driver for the Keysight Technologies N9000-series Spectrum Analyser is checking if the analyser is correctly aligned before it is used during a measurement. It is however detected that the measurement device is currently not aligned. An alignment should be performed manually before it can be used during a measurement.
The N9000-series analysers have to be aligned, to ensure the performance and accuracy of the N9000-series. Changes in ambient temperature, internal temperature and time intervals can trigger that a new alignment is required. When the N9000-series analyser thus indicates that it should be aligned, it is better for the performance and accuracy to perform that alignment. That is why our RadiMation® device driver for the N9000-series detects this situation and the informs the end-user that an alignment should be performed.
The alignment process can take some time, and there are several types of alignments possible. We therefor advise to the end-user that the alignment is performed manually. The alignment is thus NOT started automatically from our RadiMation® device driver. Once the alignment has been performed manually, the measurement can be started in RadiMation® again.
The N9000-series analysers have an option to perform the alignment automatically when it detects that an alignment is needed. It is however undesired to perform the alignment during the actual test, as this cause a period of time that no measurements can be performed, and it causes differences in the amplitude measurement within the same test, before and after the alignment. To prevent that the alignment happens automatically during the actual emission test, the RadiMation® device driver for the N9000-series analyser uses the following steps:
- A check is done to determine if an alignment is needed on the instrument. If this is the case, the error 'Device is not aligned. Please align device and restart the measurement' is raised.
- The auto alignment is disabled
- The actual emission measurement is performed
- At the end of the measurement when the used equipment is being deinitialised, the automatic alignment is activated again.
Solution
The correct solution is to manually perform the desired alignment on the N9000-series analyser.
- Close the error message, and close the test that has been started in RadiMation®. This will release the control of the N9000-series analyser, and does allow manual control on the analyser.
- Start a new alignment on the N9000-series analyser
- After the alignment has been performed, start the same measurement again in RadiMation®.