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Add 'quick' option to use a faster sweep time with no averaging. Useful for testing the hardware is setup correctly without having to wait 3 minutes.
author Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
date Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:12:50 +1030
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#!/usr/bin/env python

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import argparse
import math
import misc
import numpy
import os
import PIL
import rsib
import scipy
import scpi
import sys
import time

def setupsweep(r, rbw, vbw, centre = None, span = None, start = None, stop = None):
    '''Helper function to set various sweep parameters'''
    if centre is not None:
        r.write('SENSE1:FREQ:CENT %f Hz' % (centre))
    if span is not None:
        r.write('SENSE1:FREQ:SPAN %f Hz' % (span))
    if start is not None:
        r.write('SENSE1:FREQ:START %f Hz' % (start))
    if stop is not None:
        r.write('SENSE1:FREQ:STOP %f Hz' % (stop))
    if rbw is not None:
        # Need to use FFT filters below 10Hz BW
        if rbw < 10:
            r.write('BAND:TYPE FFT')
        else:
            r.write('BAND:TYPE NORM')
        r.write('SENS1:BAND:RES %f Hz' % (rbw))
    if vbw is not None:
        r.write('SENS1:BAND:VID %f Hz' % (vbw))

def dosweep(r, sweeps):
    '''Helper function to trigger a sweep and wait for it to finish'''
    tout = getsweeptime(r) * 5 * sweeps
    if tout < 1:
        tout = 1
    #print('Sweep time', swt)

    # Trigger the sweep
    r.write('INIT;*WAI')

    # Wait for it to be done
    opc = int(r.ask('*OPC?', timeout = tout))
    assert(opc == 1)

def findpeaks(r, maxpeak = 5, minpwr = None):
    '''Ask instrument to find maxpeaks peaks and return a list of frequencies and powers'''
    peaks_f = []
    peaks_pwr = []
    r.write('CALC:MARK1:MAX')
    for i in range(maxpeak):
        frq = float(r.ask('CALC:MARK1:X?'))
        pwr = float(r.ask('CALC:MARK1:Y?'))
        if minpwr is not None and pwr < minpwr:
            break
        if i > 0:
            if frq == peaks_f[i - 1]:
                break
        peaks_f.append(frq)
        peaks_pwr.append(pwr)
        r.write('CALC:MARK1:MAX:NEXT')

    return peaks_f, peaks_pwr

def getsweeptime(r):
    '''Return sweep time in seconds'''
    # According to the manual SWE:TIME works for both normal and FFT filters
    # however in practise it doesn't get a response for FFT ones so we fake it

    if r.ask('BAND:TYPE?').decode('ascii') == 'FFT':
        return 5
    else:
        return float(r.ask('SWE:TIME?'))

def phasenoise(r, nominal, sweeps, atten, rlev, yscale, ssprefix):
    '''Main function to find a signal, do some phase noise measurements and wideband sweeps'''
    cpwrlim = -30
    measurements = (
        { 'offset' : 10,    'span' : 100,   'rbw' : 1,   'vbw' : 3 },
        { 'offset' : 100,   'span' : 250,   'rbw' : 1,   'vbw' : 3 },
        { 'offset' : 1e3,   'span' : 2.5e3, 'rbw' : 1,   'vbw' : 3 },
        { 'offset' : 10e3,  'span' : 25e3,  'rbw' : 100, 'vbw' : 300 },
        { 'offset' : 100e3, 'span' : 250e3, 'rbw' : 100, 'vbw' : 300 },
        { 'offset' : 1e6,   'span' : 2.1e6, 'rbw' : 1e3, 'vbw' : 3e3 },
    )
    # Reset to defaults
    r.write('*RST')
    r.write('*CLS')

    # Set to single sweep mode
    r.write('INIT:CONT OFF')

    # Enable display updates
    r.write('SYST:DISP:UPD ON')

    # Set attenuation
    if atten is None:
        r.write('INP:ATT AUTO')
    else:
        r.write('INP:ATT %s' % atten)

    # Set Y scale
    if yscale is not None:
        r.write('DISP:TRAC:Y %s dB' % (yscale))

    # Set reference level
    if rlev is None:
        r.write('DISP:WIND:TRAC:Y:RLEV AUTO')
    else:
        r.write('DISP:WIND:TRAC:Y:RLEV %f' % (rlev))

    #
    # Look from 100kHz down to 100Hz to narrow down the exact frequency
    #
    found = False
    cmeas = nominal
    for idx, span in enumerate((100e3, 10e3, 1e3, 100)):
        setupsweep(r, span / 50, span / 50 * 3, centre = cmeas, span = span)
        print('Looking for signal at %s+/-%s (%.1f seconds)' % (
            misc.sifmt(nominal), misc.sifmt(span, dp = 1),
            getsweeptime(r)))
        # Do the sweep
        dosweep(r, 1)

        # Check the instrument is happy
        status = int(r.ask('STAT:QUES:COND?'))
        pwrstat = int(r.ask('STAT:QUES:POW:COND?'))
        if status != 0 or pwrstat != 0:
            # Dump a screenshot for debugging
            screenshot(r, '%s-sweep-inst-warnings.png' % (ssprefix))
            raise Exception('Instrument warning, status %s power status %s' %
                            (bin(status), bin(pwrstat)))
        # Find the peak
        r.write('CALC:MARK1 ON')
        r.write('CALC:MARK1:MAX')
        cpwr = float(r.ask('CALC:MARK1:Y?'))
        if cpwr < cpwrlim:
            # Dump a screenshot for debugging
            screenshot(r, '%s-sweep-no-power.png' % (ssprefix))
            raise Exception('Power too low / not found: %.1f dBm vs %.1f dBm' % (cpwr, cpwrlim))
        else:
            found = True
        cmeas = float(r.ask('CALC:MARK1:X?'))
        print('Found signal at %s with power %.1f dBm' % (misc.sifmt(cmeas, dp = 6), cpwr))

    if not found:
        print('Unable to find signal')
    # Centre peak
    r.write('CALC:MARK1:FUNC:CENT')

    # Set number of sweeps
    r.write('SWE:COUN %d' % (sweeps))

    # Enable phase noise measurement
    r.write('CALC:MARK:AOFF')
    r.write('CALC:DELT1:FUNC:PNO')

    for idx, m in enumerate(measurements):
        # Setup measurement
        setupsweep(r, m['rbw'], m['vbw'], span = m['span'])
        # Do the sweep
        dosweep(r, sweeps)

        # Set offset of phase noise measurement
        r.write('CALC:MARK1:MAX')
        r.write('CALC:DELT1:MOD REL')
        r.write('CALC:DELT1:X %f Hz' % (m['offset']))
        meas = float(r.ask('CALC:DELT:FUNC:PNO:RES?'))
        print('Offset %7s %7.2f dBc/Hz' % (misc.sifmt(m['offset'], dp = 0), meas))

        # Take screen shot and save it
        if ssprefix is not None:
            screenshot(r, '%s-%d_%s_offset.png' % (
                ssprefix, idx, misc.sifmt(m['offset'], dp = 0, sp = '')))

    # Turn off markers (disables phasenoise mode)
    r.write('CALC:MARK:AOFF')

    # Do a wide band scan
    if ssprefix is not None:
        start = 1e6
        stop = 100e6
        setupsweep(r, 1e3, 3e3, start = start, stop = stop)
        print('Scanning %s - %s (%.1f seconds)' % (misc.sifmt(start, dp = 0), misc.sifmt(stop, dp = 0),
                                                   getsweeptime(r)))
        dosweep(r, sweeps)
        # Show peaks
        r.write('CALC:MARK:AOFF')
        for i, (f, p) in enumerate(zip(*findpeaks(r, 4))):
            r.write('CALC:MARK%d:X %f Hz' % (i + 1, f))
            screenshot(r, '%s-sweep-%.1f-%.1fMHz.png' % (
                ssprefix, start / 1e6, stop / 1e6))

        # Look from just before signal to just after second harmonic
        start = nominal * 0.9
        stop = 2 * nominal + nominal * 0.1
        setupsweep(r, 1e3, 3e3, start = start, stop = stop)
        print('Scanning %s - %s (%.1f seconds)' % (misc.sifmt(start, dp = 0), misc.sifmt(stop, dp = 0),
                                               getsweeptime(r)))
        dosweep(r, sweeps)
        # Show peaks
        r.write('CALC:MARK:AOFF')
        for i, (f, p) in enumerate(zip(*findpeaks(r, 4))):
            r.write('CALC:MARK%d:X %f Hz' % (i + 1, f))
        screenshot(r, '%s-sweep-%.1f-%.1fMHz.png' % (
            ssprefix, start / 1e6, stop / 1e6))

def screenshot(r, ssname, sapath = '\'c:\\temp\\pntmp.bmp\''):
    # Setup & take screen shot
    r.write('HCOPY:DEV:LANG1 BMP')
    r.write('HCOPY:DEST1 MMEM')
    r.write('HCOPY:CMAP:DEF2')
    r.write('HCOPY:ITEM:ALL')
    r.write('MMEM:NAME %s' % (sapath,))
    r.write('HCOPY:IMM1')
    time.sleep(5)

    # Grab it
    r.write('MMEM:DATA? %s' % (sapath,))
    bmpdat = scpi.getbin(r.read())
    bmpname = ssname[0:-4] + '.bmp'

    # Convert to whatever format
    open(bmpname, 'wb').write(bmpdat)
    img = PIL.Image.open(bmpname)
    img.save(ssname)
    os.unlink(bmpname)
    r.write('MMEM:DEL %s' % (sapath,))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = 'Configures a Rohde Schwarz FSP7 spectrum analyser to do a phase noise measurement')
    parser.add_argument('-a', '--atten', default = None, help = 'Attenuation level (default: autoamatic)')
    parser.add_argument('-r', '--rlevel', default = 10, help = 'Reference level (default: %default dBm)', type = float)
    parser.add_argument('-s', '--ssprefix', default = None, help = 'Path name to save screenshots to (default: none)', type = str)
    parser.add_argument('-w', '--sweeps', default = 1, help = 'Number of sweeps (default: %default)', type = int)
    parser.add_argument('-y', '--yscale', default = 120, help = 'Y-scale extent (default: %default dB)', type = float)
    parser.add_argument('address', help = 'Address of analyser', type = str)
    parser.add_argument('nominal', help = 'Nominal frequency of measurement (Hz)', type = float)

    args = parser.parse_args()

    # Connect to the analyser
    r = rsib.RSIBDevice(args.address)

    # ID instrument
    print('Device ID is', r.ask('*IDN?').decode('ascii'))

    # Do measurements
    phasenoise(r, args.nominal, args.sweeps, args.atten, args.rlevel, args.yscale, args.ssprefix)