Brief descriptionThe R&S®NRP-Z81 wideband power sensors are ideal for radar applications. In development or during installation and maintenance, pulse characteristics as well as output power have to be measured. Similar measurements are required in the production of radar systems and radar components.

Power meters, directional power meters, voltmeters, and power sensors from Rohde & Schwarz deliver extremely high versatility and stand for highest accuracy.

Title Size Version Date NRPZ Sanitizer Release Notes 590 kB2.17.3 30.08.2018 Title Size Version Date R&S®NRPV Virtual Power Meter 3.2 Release Notes 458 kB3.2 04.10.2017 R&S®Power Viewer for macOS 23 MB02/2020 17.02.2020 R&S® NrpTerm2 for macOS - Open Source Acknowledgment 217 kB01 17.02.2020 R&S® PureFW for macOS - Release Notes 150 kB02/2020 17.02.2020 R&S®Power Viewer - Open Source Acknowledgement

V 07.13 29.06.20153 MB R&S®NRP2 - Release Notes 07.13 V 07.13 29.06.2015 898 kB R&S®NRP-Z81/-Z85/-Z86 - Firmware Version 1.37 (Please read the Release Notes carefully before you install the firmware on your instrument) V 1.37 16.09.20163 MB R&S®NRP-Z81/-Z85/-Z86 - Release Notes Version 1.37 V 1.37 16.09.2016 436 kB R&S® NRP-Z51/-Z52/-Z55/-Z56/-Z57/-Z58 - Firmware Version 4.26 (Please read the Release

"Old" behaviour still available by defining USE_CHECKINSTR 1.80 12/2008 - fixed handling of automatic pulse parameter measurement results in conjunction with isMeasurementComplete() 1.79 11/2008 - dropout time handling no longer limited to NRP-Z81 only (relies on sensor features now) - reading pulse measurement's scalar results from cache instead of requesting them from the device again 1.73 05/2008

This Application Note describes the operating principle of DME (Distance Measurement Equipment) that is used for distance measurement in aviation. It also describes various test scenarios for the maintenance of a DME transponder. These tests require an R&S®SMA100A signal generator with R&S®SMA-K26 DME modulation option, and an R&S®NRP-Z81 wideband power sensor.

26-Feb-2009 | AN-No. 1GP74

This application note highlights various aeronautical radio navigation signals such as VHF omnidirectional radio range (VOR), instrument landing system (ILS) for glide slope (GS) and localizer (LLZ), as well as marker beacon (MB). Rohde & Schwarz test and measurement solutions for avionics navigation equipment are introduced based on application scenarios, including calibration, research and development, field tests, and transceiver testing.

01-Feb-2012 | AN-No. 1MA193

The most important features for accurate and uncomplicated power measurements are top measurement accuracy and speed as well as simple operation on a base unit or a laptop/PC. The R&S®NRP power meter family combines all these characteristics in the R&S®NRX base unit, R&S®NRPV virtual power meter PC software and a comprehensive portfolio of LAN and USB power sensors. The R&S®NRP family is ideal for use in production, R&D and calibration labs as well as for installation and maintenance tasks.

This application note describes essential test setups and test procedures for 3GPP power amplifiers especially for production lines.

04-Sep-2002 | AN-No. 1MA40

This application note describes how to connect and use the highly popular R&S®NRP-Z family of USB SMART power sensors with the Android application (app): R&S®Power Viewer Mobile for mobile devices running on Android 4.0 operating systems. Multi-path diode and wideband power sensors as well as thermal R&S®NRP-Z sensors are supported. The app "R&S®Power Viewer Mobile" is available on .

04-Jun-2013 | AN-No. 1MA215

Power sensors. Fast. Accurate. USB- and LAN-capable. - Flyer

Civil aviation and military operations depend on accurate distance, location and direction measuring systems for public safety and military mission success. Failures of these systems may place lives at immediate risk. Terrestrial air navigation systems such as landing systems or en-route navigation systems require unique test and measurement capabilities. With demonstrated experience in this field, Rohde & Schwarz provides test solutions to cover every need from design, development and production to operational maintenance.

English (PD 0757.0835.23)

Welcome to our short video tutorials on how to test radars using Rohde & Schwarz test equipment. Access to most information about radar is pretty restricted, as many radar applications are military or secretive industrial research. To show you some basic Radar tests we have created RADAR demo tools, which functions at a frequency of 2.45 GHz, which is in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical band. So we can even perform our tests in unshielded rooms. The frequencies are also used by radar operating in the ITU "S"-band from 2.3 to 2.5 GHz for air traffic control, weather and marine radar. The videos are suitable for 'from-the-scratch' introduction of R&S RADAR test equipment. They can also be used for plain introduction to the RADAR principle.

03-Feb-2014 | AN-No. 1MA209

High sampling rate and automatic pulse analysis make the R&S®NRP-Z8x wideband power sensors ideal for time-domain analysis of radar pulses.

06-Aug-2013

The R&S®NRP-Z power sensors from Rohde & Schwarz represent the latest in power measurement technology. They offer all the functionality of conventional power meters, and more, within the small housing of a power sensor. This application note serves as a coding guide for situations in which the R&S®NRP-Z power sensors are to be used in custom test and measurement software.

06-Mar-2012 | AN-No. 1GP69

Describes the specific functions of the application, including programming examples.The online version is meant for immediate display, no download required.

Provides the information required to prepare the instrument for use and start working.Basic operations and handling are described.

Describes all instrument functions and remote control commands, as well as measurement and programming examples.

Measurement uncertainties that occur when the R&S FSMR measuring receiver is used to calibrate RF levels are described and quantified in this application note. Several Excel spreadsheets are included.They can be used to simplify calculation of the uncertainty for various configurations.

28-Mar-2006 | AN-No. 1MA92

The most important features for accurate and uncomplicated power measurements are top measurement accuracy and speed as well as simple operation on a base unit or a laptop/PC. The R&S®NRP power meter family combines all these characteristics in the R&S®NRX base unit, R&S®NRPV virtual power meter PC software and a comprehensive portfolio of LAN and USB power sensors. The R&S®NRP family is ideal for use in production, R&D and calibration labs as well as for installation and maintenance tasks.

The sensors by Rohde & Schwarz are intelligent standalone instruments that communicate with the base unit or a PC via a digital interface.

This Application Note describes measurements compliant with the cdma2000® base station standard described in 3GPP2 C.S0010 / TIA/EIA-97 / ARIB STD-T64-C.S0010. The primary focus is on solutions for generating and analyzing cdma2000® signals. The special characteristics that make the selected signal generators and signal analyzers eminently suitable for this purpose are detailed, and remote control programming is demonstrated by a free of charge program.

05-Sep-2003 | AN-No. 1MA61

Short measurement time in conjunction with high accuracy and repeatability of results are essential for efficient testing of mobile phone power amplifiers. Power Meter R&S®NRP, Signal Generator R&S®SMIQ, Spectrum Analyzers R&S®FSP/FSU/FSQ and Power Supply R&S®NGMO2 offer optimum characteristics such as high accuracy, fast settling speed and short measurement time in programmed mode. This application note concentrates on testing GSM/EDGE mobile power amplifiers and shows typical test setups and programming examples for Signal Generator R&S®SMIQ and Spectrum Analyzer R&S®FSP/FSU/FSQ, benchmark numbers and repeatability results.

29-Apr-2004 | AN-No. 1MA66

This document presents a simple procedure for network analysis that is more cost-effective than the use of scalar network analyzers. It allows the accurate measurement of the transmission characteristics of filters, amplifiers and frequency converters over a large frequency and dynamic range. In order to reach very high measurement speeds, Rohde & Schwarz signal generators are operated in 'List Mode', and Rohde & Schwarz power meters are operated in 'Buffered Mode.' The required programming for the signal gene­rator and the power meter is illustrated by excerpts from a Visual Basic program which is available, free of charge, upon request.

14-Jul-2006 | AN-No. 1MA101

English (PD 3607.1713.82)

English (PD 3606.7147.32)

in combination with power sensor NRP-Z81

Overview Key FactsGeneration of standard-compliant DME interrogation and reply signals and analysis of DME signals using the R&S®NRP-Z81 wideband power sensor.

Overview Key factsWhen equipped with the R&S®ZVH-K29 option and a R&S®NRP-Z81/-Z85/-Z86 wideband power sensor, the R&S®ZVH can measure peak power and the main pulse parameters up to 44 GHz. Key factsWhen equipped with the R&S®ZVH-K29 option and a R&S®NRP-Z81/-Z85/-Z86 wideband power sensor, the R&S®ZVH can measure peak power and the main pulse parameters up to 44 GHz.