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Some required setting for NanoVNA-saver using female calibrations


 

Hi All
In the NanoVNA-saver the calibration settings, when doing a female
calibration with the supplied NanoVNA calibration kit, where the male SOL
parts are fitted to the FF adaptor, need some special settings until Rune
gets fixing the following:
The Open delay does not work and substituted by a C0 setting as shown in
attached image of 1022.3 fF Do not use the open calibration standard just
leave the FF adaptor open
As Shunt C for the load not yet implemented an inductance og 205pH
introduced as temporary fix
The data are for the NanoVNA-H delivered after end October. The earlier
delivered kits are for Short and Load identical but the delay of FF adaptor
is a bit longer and 70.3ps
Remember the NanVNA internal C0 calibration must be done prior to using the
NanoVNA-saver with the same setup as when calibration with the NanoVNA-saver

Kind regards

Kurt


 

Hi Kurt,
Sorry for taking long to reply to your email.

The issue in your earlier tests seem to be with C0=0: the calibration
corrections divide by a value that is dependant on C0, and for that reason,
C0=0 is not a valid standard - and the custom settings for the "open" is
disabled, including delay.

--
Rune / 5Q5R

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019, 16:02 Kurt Poulsen, <kurt@...> wrote:

Hi All
In the NanoVNA-saver the calibration settings, when doing a female
calibration with the supplied NanoVNA calibration kit, where the male SOL
parts are fitted to the FF adaptor, need some special settings until Rune
gets fixing the following:
The Open delay does not work and substituted by a C0 setting as shown in
attached image of 1022.3 fF Do not use the open calibration standard just
leave the FF adaptor open
As Shunt C for the load not yet implemented an inductance og 205pH
introduced as temporary fix
The data are for the NanoVNA-H delivered after end October. The earlier
delivered kits are for Short and Load identical but the delay of FF adaptor
is a bit longer and 70.3ps
Remember the NanVNA internal C0 calibration must be done prior to using the
NanoVNA-saver with the same setup as when calibration with the
NanoVNA-saver

Kind regards

Kurt









 

Hi Run
Aha, thank you for the info. That is a nasty one ?

Then a value of 1 might me OK ?

Kind regards

Kurt



-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: [email protected] <[email protected]> P? vegne af Rune Broberg
Sendt: 19. november 2019 17:40
Til: [email protected]
Emne: Re: [nanovna-users] Some required setting for NanoVNA-saver using female calibrations



Hi Kurt,

Sorry for taking long to reply to your email.



The issue in your earlier tests seem to be with C0=0: the calibration corrections divide by a value that is dependant on C0, and for that reason,

C0=0 is not a valid standard - and the custom settings for the "open" is disabled, including delay.



--

Rune / 5Q5R

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019, 16:02 Kurt Poulsen, < <mailto:kurt@...> kurt@...> wrote:



Hi All
In the NanoVNA-saver the calibration settings, when doing a female
calibration with the supplied NanoVNA calibration kit, where the male
SOL parts are fitted to the FF adaptor, need some special settings
until Rune gets fixing the following:
The Open delay does not work and substituted by a C0 setting as shown
in attached image of 1022.3 fF Do not use the open calibration
standard just leave the FF adaptor open As Shunt C for the load not
yet implemented an inductance og 205pH introduced as temporary fix The
data are for the NanoVNA-H delivered after end October. The earlier
delivered kits are for Short and Load identical but the delay of FF
adaptor is a bit longer and 70.3ps Remember the NanVNA internal C0
calibration must be done prior to using the NanoVNA-saver with the
same setup as when calibration with the NanoVNA-saver
Kind regards
Kurt


 

Hello Kurt,
a value of 1 should work. But I haven't had time to test it thoroughly :-)

I will look into making a value of 0 work as well, or give an error if it
is not possible.

"Port extension" delay setting is in the works, but I'm looking at where to
put the control in the interface.

--
Rune / 5Q5R

On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 at 02:45, Kurt Poulsen <kurt@...> wrote:

Hi Run
Aha, thank you for the info. That is a nasty one ?

Then a value of 1 might me OK ?

Kind regards

Kurt



-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: [email protected] <[email protected]> P? vegne af Rune
Broberg
Sendt: 19. november 2019 17:40
Til: [email protected]
Emne: Re: [nanovna-users] Some required setting for NanoVNA-saver using
female calibrations



Hi Kurt,

Sorry for taking long to reply to your email.



The issue in your earlier tests seem to be with C0=0: the calibration
corrections divide by a value that is dependant on C0, and for that reason,

C0=0 is not a valid standard - and the custom settings for the "open" is
disabled, including delay.



--

Rune / 5Q5R



On Tue, 19 Nov 2019, 16:02 Kurt Poulsen, < <mailto:kurt@...>
kurt@...> wrote:



Hi All
In the NanoVNA-saver the calibration settings, when doing a female
calibration with the supplied NanoVNA calibration kit, where the male
SOL parts are fitted to the FF adaptor, need some special settings
until Rune gets fixing the following:
The Open delay does not work and substituted by a C0 setting as shown
in attached image of 1022.3 fF Do not use the open calibration
standard just leave the FF adaptor open As Shunt C for the load not
yet implemented an inductance og 205pH introduced as temporary fix The
data are for the NanoVNA-H delivered after end October. The earlier
delivered kits are for Short and Load identical but the delay of FF
adaptor is a bit longer and 70.3ps Remember the NanVNA internal C0
calibration must be done prior to using the NanoVNA-saver with the
same setup as when calibration with the NanoVNA-saver
Kind regards
Kurt








 

Hi Rune , in my opinion ,the right place of the port extension control , is on the calibration menu.
Best regards
Maurizio IZ1MDJ


 

Not sure.
I often use port extensions when measuring a DUT with a different cable. Being able to quickly rotate the cable away during regular measurement is a very nice feature. Also it would help if nanoVNA-saver can calculate the extension to do the rotation (simplest way is to rotate S11 of the highest frequency response in the scan back to zero degrees phase shift)

--
NanoVNA Wiki: /g/nanovna-users/wiki/home
NanoVNA Files: /g/nanovna-users/files
Erik, PD0EK


 

Hi Rune
I will modify my calibration document and maintain the 50fF (it might be forgotten to delete/change) and adjyst the dealy accordingly. I think this is the safe way. I will also add NanoVNA-saver screen dumps about calibration settings
I will update the information I issued earlier
Kind regards
Kurt

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: [email protected] <[email protected]> P? vegne af Rune Broberg
Sendt: 20. november 2019 08:57
Til: [email protected]
Emne: Re: [nanovna-users] Some required setting for NanoVNA-saver using female calibrations

Hello Kurt,
a value of 1 should work. But I haven't had time to test it thoroughly :-)

I will look into making a value of 0 work as well, or give an error if it is not possible.

"Port extension" delay setting is in the works, but I'm looking at where to put the control in the interface.

--
Rune / 5Q5R

On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 at 02:45, Kurt Poulsen <kurt@...> wrote:

Hi Run
Aha, thank you for the info. That is a nasty one ?

Then a value of 1 might me OK ?

Kind regards

Kurt



-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: [email protected] <[email protected]> P? vegne af
Rune Broberg
Sendt: 19. november 2019 17:40
Til: [email protected]
Emne: Re: [nanovna-users] Some required setting for NanoVNA-saver
using female calibrations



Hi Kurt,

Sorry for taking long to reply to your email.



The issue in your earlier tests seem to be with C0=0: the calibration
corrections divide by a value that is dependant on C0, and for that
reason,

C0=0 is not a valid standard - and the custom settings for the "open"
is disabled, including delay.



--

Rune / 5Q5R



On Tue, 19 Nov 2019, 16:02 Kurt Poulsen, < <mailto:kurt@...>
kurt@...> wrote:



Hi All
In the NanoVNA-saver the calibration settings, when doing a female
calibration with the supplied NanoVNA calibration kit, where the
male
SOL parts are fitted to the FF adaptor, need some special settings
until Rune gets fixing the following:
The Open delay does not work and substituted by a C0 setting as
shown
in attached image of 1022.3 fF Do not use the open calibration
standard just leave the FF adaptor open As Shunt C for the load not
yet implemented an inductance og 205pH introduced as temporary fix
The
data are for the NanoVNA-H delivered after end October. The earlier
delivered kits are for Short and Load identical but the delay of FF
adaptor is a bit longer and 70.3ps Remember the NanVNA internal C0
calibration must be done prior to using the NanoVNA-saver with the
same setup as when calibration with the NanoVNA-saver
Kind regards
Kurt








 

Hi Rune
I do not know if you noticed my information on how to measure high Z component where the port extension is an important addition. Likewise a new screen display/window showing Rp and Xp would be wonderful as these data we can only read for the marker data. The remove the problem where the R value is highly frequency dependent when and imaginary component is in play e.g. when measuring a component at the end of an adaptor.
Kind regards
Kurt

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: [email protected] <[email protected]> P? vegne af Rune Broberg
Sendt: 20. november 2019 08:57
Til: [email protected]
Emne: Re: [nanovna-users] Some required setting for NanoVNA-saver using female calibrations

Hello Kurt,
a value of 1 should work. But I haven't had time to test it thoroughly :-)

I will look into making a value of 0 work as well, or give an error if it is not possible.

"Port extension" delay setting is in the works, but I'm looking at where to put the control in the interface.

--
Rune / 5Q5R

On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 at 02:45, Kurt Poulsen <kurt@...> wrote:

Hi Run
Aha, thank you for the info. That is a nasty one ?

Then a value of 1 might me OK ?

Kind regards

Kurt



-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: [email protected] <[email protected]> P? vegne af
Rune Broberg
Sendt: 19. november 2019 17:40
Til: [email protected]
Emne: Re: [nanovna-users] Some required setting for NanoVNA-saver
using female calibrations



Hi Kurt,

Sorry for taking long to reply to your email.



The issue in your earlier tests seem to be with C0=0: the calibration
corrections divide by a value that is dependant on C0, and for that
reason,

C0=0 is not a valid standard - and the custom settings for the "open"
is disabled, including delay.



--

Rune / 5Q5R



On Tue, 19 Nov 2019, 16:02 Kurt Poulsen, < <mailto:kurt@...>
kurt@...> wrote:



Hi All
In the NanoVNA-saver the calibration settings, when doing a female
calibration with the supplied NanoVNA calibration kit, where the
male
SOL parts are fitted to the FF adaptor, need some special settings
until Rune gets fixing the following:
The Open delay does not work and substituted by a C0 setting as
shown
in attached image of 1022.3 fF Do not use the open calibration
standard just leave the FF adaptor open As Shunt C for the load not
yet implemented an inductance og 205pH introduced as temporary fix
The
data are for the NanoVNA-H delivered after end October. The earlier
delivered kits are for Short and Load identical but the delay of FF
adaptor is a bit longer and 70.3ps Remember the NanVNA internal C0
calibration must be done prior to using the NanoVNA-saver with the
same setup as when calibration with the NanoVNA-saver
Kind regards
Kurt








 

Port extension very useful. Many cheap sma bnc adapter lossy. Port extension with loss compensation extreme useful.


 

Rune,
For what it's worth, HP put "port extension" in the calibrate menus, but put "electrical delay" in the display scaling menu. I don't remember the details, but I think "port extension" actually added a delay twice the ext/c value to account for the round trip in S11.
--John Gord