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Tekbox EMCview Quick Start Guide

Contents

1. Introduction...............................................................................................................................2
2. Workspace ................................................................................................................................2
3. Installation ................................................................................................................................2
4. Connecting to the spectrum analyzer ........................................................................................2
5. Prepare measurements ..............................................................................................................3
6. Measurement.............................................................................................................................3
7. Peak scan ..................................................................................................................................3
8. View / hide graphs ....................................................................................................................4
9. Zoom graphs .............................................................................................................................4
10. Saving measurement results .....................................................................................................4
11. Create Reports ..........................................................................................................................4
12. History ......................................................................................................................................4

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1. Introduction

The EMCview software is designed to carry out automated conducted or radiated noise measurements. It
currently supports Rigol spectrum analyzers. All relevant CISPR (= EN550xx) conducted noise
measurement settings are pre-configured in the current version.

2. Workspace

Set frequency and amplitude Settings for the peak re- Select measurement Peak search settings
span of the chart window / use it to zoom measurement (final scan) configuration files

Re-measures selected peaks

warnings / error messages lists peaks which violate the using other settings – e.g. quasi
limits or which are within a set peak detektor measurement
margin of the limit line of peaks detected during a view / hide traces
measurement of „Set1“ graphs

3. Installation

Download and install the VISA driver package from the National Instruments website.
Create a directory into which you copy EMCview.ex~. Rename it to EMCview.exe. Copy the license file into
the same directory as EMCview.exe. Click EMCview.exe to run the program.
Important: in case of the DSA815, the firmware version must be V00.01.16 or higher. If the firmware is older,
update the Spectrum Analyzer firmware first.

4. Connecting to the spectrum analyzer

Launch EMCview and connect the Analyzer to the PC via USB.

In the menu line, click DEVICE, then VISA and SEARCH. You should then see the Rigol analyzer listed in the
search window. Click at the line with the Rigol Analyzer and then click the CONNECT VISA button. You can
validate the connection by clicking the GET INFO button. Furthermore, you should see a “VISA ok” status
message in the very left lower corner of EMCview.

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5. Prepare measurements

Click File, Load Project and select an appropriate standard for your DUT.
The predefined limit lines and segment files for the selected standard will pop up in the box at the left side of
the window. The limit lines will appear in the graph chart.
If you miss any standard, you can create new limit lines, segment files and correction files in the menu Setup.
Alternatively, you can copy, rename and modify one of the existing files using a text editor.

6. Measurement

After correct set up and configuration, just press the Play button at the top of the window. The analyzer will
start carrying out the measurement defined in Segment-Set 1. The associated limit line is Limit1. After the
measurement is completed, click the Set2 button at the top of the window. Press the Play button. The analyzer
will start carrying out the measurement defined in Segment-Set 2. The associated limit line is Limit2.

All configuration files with exception of CISPR 25 define an Average measurement as Set1 and a Quasi-Peak
measurement as Set2.

As a Quasi-Peak measurement takes nearly six hours for CISPR 25 and nearly two hours for all other CISPR
standards, an alternative measurement method is available. A peak-scan would only look at frequencies,
which come close to the limit or which exceed the limit in Average mode.

7. Peak scan

Any measurement value of the Set1 run that violates the limit lines is indicated with a small bubble on top of
the peak. In fact, if several consecutive measurement values violate the limit lines, only the highest value will
be marked. In order to get the peaks listed in the Peak Window, press the Recalc button after the
completion of the measurement. Setting Margin1 to e.g. -3dB would select all peaks coming within 3 dB
close to the limit line of the graph measured with Settings1.
Select any peaks using by pressing the Ctrl button and selecting it with the left mouse button. Then click the
right mouse button and click Measure. The software will then re-measure, using the selected peaks as
center frequency and using the detector, sweep time, RBW, Span and PreAmp settings. This feature is
typically used to make a fast Quasi Peak measurement for selected peaks, instead of making a full span QP
measurement, which typically takes 1.6hrs for all standards except CISPR25 and nearly 6hrs for CISPR25
conducted noise tests.

Consider the span, with respect to a potential drift of the peaks. The higher the drift over time (e.g. drift of
the frequency of a switched mode regulator), the wider make the span. The software will scan the
measurement values of the entire span for the highest peak. Consequently, the frequency of the re-
measured peak may deviate from the initial peak frequency.
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8. View / hide graphs

The graph window can display several traces:

Set 1 corrected graph of the measurement defined by Seg-Set1 and Limit1
Set 2 corrected graph of the measurement defined by Seg-Set1 and Limit1
Raw 1 raw data of Set1 – no LISN, cable, etc. correction
Raw 2 raw data of Set2 – no LISN, cable, etc. correction
Cor correction data of LISN, cable, etc.
Trace Set1 imported data from previous measurement to overlay for comparison purpose
Trace Set2 imported data from previous measurement to overlay for comparison purpose

Hide or view traces using the tick boxes in the lower right corner of the window.
Configure colors of traces, limit lines and the background of the graph window in the Setup menu, edit
colors.

9. Zoom graphs

You can zoom graphs by entering frequency and amplitude values into the boxes Chart Start[Hz], Chart
Stop[Hz], High[dBµV], Low[dBµV]. Press the TAB button or click another box to confirm the entered
values.
Alternatively, you can use the mouse and pull a rectangle in the graph section. When zooming with the
mouse, you can Undo Zoom with a button under the graph window. You can also switch between linear
and logarithmic frequency axis.

10. Saving measurement results

Save data in File menu, Utilities, Save Chart. A saved chart can later be reloaded and overlaid to a fresh
measurement for comparison purpose by clicking Load Reference Trace in the same menu. This feature
adds (overlays) one or two more graphs to the existing measurement.
In case of pressing Load Chart, the chart data would overwrite any graph present on the screen.
Click Save as MetaFile to save chart screen shots.

11. Create Reports

Click Setup, Edit Report. Click Clear and then enter the report details. Click Save and enter a file name.
In order to print the report, click File, Utilities, Print Report. If you want to keep the report as a file, print using
a pdf writer.

12. History

Version Date Author Changes

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