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* Increase the reference level (in most analyzers this also increases the attenuation level) by specifying a higher reference level in the test configuration or increase the attenuator value in the test configuration. | * Increase the reference level (in most analyzers this also increases the attenuation level) by specifying a higher reference level in the test configuration or increase the attenuator value in the test configuration. | ||
* Use fixed value for the reference level instead of auto. An auto setting is not always available on the actually used spectrum analyser, and setting a fixed value for the reference level ensures that the value that you have set is actually the value used during measurement. When fixed settings can be used this is always advised. | * Use fixed value for the reference level instead of auto. An auto setting is not always available on the actually used spectrum analyser, and setting a fixed value for the reference level ensures that the value that you have set is actually the value used during measurement. When fixed settings can be used this is always advised. | ||
| − | * If the signal level is still to high after raising the reference level and/or the attenuator value, you are possibly dealing with a signal that is to high for the input. In this case you need to bring the level down by using a physical attenuator before the input. | + | * Turn of the internal preamplifier in the used spectrum analyser. In the test configuration this can be done by specifying a value of 0 dB for the Preamp. |
| + | * If the signal level is still to high after raising the reference level and/or the attenuator value, you are possibly dealing with a signal that is to high for the input. In this case you need to bring the level down by using a physical attenuator before the input. Be aware that adding an additional attenuator in front of the analyser also requires that a correction is applied in software for that attenuator to maintain correct measurement results. | ||
| + | * Remove any physical external preamplifier in front of the input of the spectrum analyser. Be aware that removing the external preamplifier also requires that the external preamplifier is removed from the testsite in RadiMation, and that possibly applied corrections should be removed to maintain correct measurement results. | ||
If you remain having issues with IF overloads please get in touch with our software support team for further assistance so that we can further help and advise. | If you remain having issues with IF overloads please get in touch with our software support team for further assistance so that we can further help and advise. | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 26 January 2022
IF overload is detected
When you are starting a test or during the test you can be confronted with this error. This error notifies you that the IF circuit in the spectrum analyser/receiver has been overloaded. This means that a signal that is to hard for the input is coming in. As analyzers have to deal with hard and soft signals it is mostly possible to attenuate at the input. This setting can also be controlled via RadiMation®
Solution
- Increase the reference level (in most analyzers this also increases the attenuation level) by specifying a higher reference level in the test configuration or increase the attenuator value in the test configuration.
- Use fixed value for the reference level instead of auto. An auto setting is not always available on the actually used spectrum analyser, and setting a fixed value for the reference level ensures that the value that you have set is actually the value used during measurement. When fixed settings can be used this is always advised.
- Turn of the internal preamplifier in the used spectrum analyser. In the test configuration this can be done by specifying a value of 0 dB for the Preamp.
- If the signal level is still to high after raising the reference level and/or the attenuator value, you are possibly dealing with a signal that is to high for the input. In this case you need to bring the level down by using a physical attenuator before the input. Be aware that adding an additional attenuator in front of the analyser also requires that a correction is applied in software for that attenuator to maintain correct measurement results.
- Remove any physical external preamplifier in front of the input of the spectrum analyser. Be aware that removing the external preamplifier also requires that the external preamplifier is removed from the testsite in RadiMation, and that possibly applied corrections should be removed to maintain correct measurement results.
If you remain having issues with IF overloads please get in touch with our software support team for further assistance so that we can further help and advise.
