TSP #257 - Siglent SNA5000A 8.5GHz 4-Port VNA Mixer & TDR Application Review & Experiments (II)

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In this episode Shahriar continues the review of the Siglent SNA5000A series vector network analyzer. You can also watch the Part 1 review & teardown of this instrument:

https://youtu.be/6vHX0moZUFg

The Siglent SNA5000A continues to receive new features and upgrades:

https://siglentna.com/vector-network-analyzer/sna5000a/

This review is organized as follows:

00:00 - Introductions
02:12 - Scaler Mixer Measurement application & setup
07:33 - Mixer s-parameter & power calibration routines
11:14 - I/Q down & up-converter frequency response characterization
16:01 - Power sweeps and conversation gain implications
19:32 - Frequency doubler measurement setup & characterization
23:07 - TDR measurement application, setup & calibration
26:24 - Characterization of a SATA backplane differential channel
29:13 - Eye diagram plots, data-rate, PRBS & mask setup
32:23 - Equalization, pre-emphasis, jitter & CTLE
36:10 - Concluding remarks

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