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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1781692</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t know where to get cheap VNAs for that frequency range. 
The cheap VNAs typically work to 6 GHz or less. 

Link to some VNA products that can work to that frequency range (but maybe not that cheap) 
https://www.everythingrf.com/News/details/11495-top-10-vector-network-analyzers-in-2020]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know where to get cheap VNAs for that frequency range.<br />
The cheap VNAs typically work to 6 GHz or less. </p>
<p>Link to some VNA products that can work to that frequency range (but maybe not that cheap)<br />
<a href="https://www.everythingrf.com/News/details/11495-top-10-vector-network-analyzers-in-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.everythingrf.com/News/details/11495-top-10-vector-network-analyzers-in-2020</a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne Chen</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1781650</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne Chen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am working on a project which needs a low cost 20-25 GHz Scalar Network Analyzer. Can any of you help me by letting me know where I can purchase a few units to testing? Many thanks for your help!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am working on a project which needs a low cost 20-25 GHz Scalar Network Analyzer. Can any of you help me by letting me know where I can purchase a few units to testing? Many thanks for your help!</p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1774781</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1684605</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This simple scalar network analyzer can be controlled by a Raspberry Pi for measuring the frequency response of filters and networks.

Build Your Own RF Lab: Scalar Network Analyzer
https://www.hackster.io/news/build-your-own-rf-lab-scalar-network-analyzer-d1fd1ce02215

A simple scalar network analyzer that can be controlled by a Raspberry Pi for measuring the frequency response of filters and networks.

Merrifield&#039;s design accomplishes an SNA&#039;s functionality via implementation of a DDS Synthesizer chip, an ADC, and a logarithmic amplifier chip. The AD9850 DDS is responsible for outputting the sweeping sine wave while the AD8307 logarithmic amplifier conditions the signal input into the SNA for the log of the signal&#039;s envelope before passing it on to the ADC for digitizing. 

https://hackaday.io/project/164610-scalar-network-analyser]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This simple scalar network analyzer can be controlled by a Raspberry Pi for measuring the frequency response of filters and networks.</p>
<p>Build Your Own RF Lab: Scalar Network Analyzer<br />
<a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/build-your-own-rf-lab-scalar-network-analyzer-d1fd1ce02215" rel="nofollow">https://www.hackster.io/news/build-your-own-rf-lab-scalar-network-analyzer-d1fd1ce02215</a></p>
<p>A simple scalar network analyzer that can be controlled by a Raspberry Pi for measuring the frequency response of filters and networks.</p>
<p>Merrifield&#8217;s design accomplishes an SNA&#8217;s functionality via implementation of a DDS Synthesizer chip, an ADC, and a logarithmic amplifier chip. The AD9850 DDS is responsible for outputting the sweeping sine wave while the AD8307 logarithmic amplifier conditions the signal input into the SNA for the log of the signal&#8217;s envelope before passing it on to the ADC for digitizing. </p>
<p><a href="https://hackaday.io/project/164610-scalar-network-analyser" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.io/project/164610-scalar-network-analyser</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1669634</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fail Of The Week: Ambitious Vector Network Analyzer Fails To Deliver
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/31/fail-of-the-week-ambitious-vector-network-analyzer-fails-to-deliver/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fail Of The Week: Ambitious Vector Network Analyzer Fails To Deliver<br />
<a href="https://hackaday.com/2019/12/31/fail-of-the-week-ambitious-vector-network-analyzer-fails-to-deliver/" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.com/2019/12/31/fail-of-the-week-ambitious-vector-network-analyzer-fails-to-deliver/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1669626</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[https://hackaday.com/2018/06/20/analog-discovery-2-as-a-vector-network-analyzer/#more-310841]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hackaday.com/2018/06/20/analog-discovery-2-as-a-vector-network-analyzer/#more-310841" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.com/2018/06/20/analog-discovery-2-as-a-vector-network-analyzer/#more-310841</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1669625</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY Scalar Network Analyzer
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/25/diy-scalar-network-analyzer/

[Steven Merrifield] built his own Scalar Network Analyzer and it’s a beauty! [Steve]’s SNA has a digital pinout matching a Raspberry Pi, but any GPIO could be used to operate the device and retrieve the data from the ADC. The design is based around a few tried and true chips from Analog Devices. He’s taken some care to design it to be nice and accurate which is why he’s limited it to 1kHz to 30Mhz. We think it’s quite a fetching board once the shielding is in place.

https://hackaday.io/project/164610-scalar-network-analyser]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DIY Scalar Network Analyzer<br />
<a href="https://hackaday.com/2019/12/25/diy-scalar-network-analyzer/" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.com/2019/12/25/diy-scalar-network-analyzer/</a></p>
<p>[Steven Merrifield] built his own Scalar Network Analyzer and it’s a beauty! [Steve]’s SNA has a digital pinout matching a Raspberry Pi, but any GPIO could be used to operate the device and retrieve the data from the ADC. The design is based around a few tried and true chips from Analog Devices. He’s taken some care to design it to be nice and accurate which is why he’s limited it to 1kHz to 30Mhz. We think it’s quite a fetching board once the shielding is in place.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackaday.io/project/164610-scalar-network-analyser" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.io/project/164610-scalar-network-analyser</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1666586</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Build a Simple Scalar Network Analyzer with a Raspberry Pi Pinout
https://www.hackster.io/news/build-a-simple-scalar-network-analyzer-with-a-raspberry-pi-pinout-c6f92535faed


Steven Merrifield designed a simple scalar network analyzer using a DDS, log amplifiers, multi-channel ADC and a generic I/O interface.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Build a Simple Scalar Network Analyzer with a Raspberry Pi Pinout<br />
<a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/build-a-simple-scalar-network-analyzer-with-a-raspberry-pi-pinout-c6f92535faed" rel="nofollow">https://www.hackster.io/news/build-a-simple-scalar-network-analyzer-with-a-raspberry-pi-pinout-c6f92535faed</a></p>
<p>Steven Merrifield designed a simple scalar network analyzer using a DDS, log amplifiers, multi-channel ADC and a generic I/O interface.</p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1658171</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 15:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating A Bode Analyzer From A Microcontroller
https://hackaday.com/2019/10/23/creating-a-bode-analyzer-from-a-microcontroller/

Electrical engineers will recognize the Bode plot as a plot of the frequency response of a system. It displays the frequency on the x-axis and the phase (in degrees) or magnitude (in dB) on the y-axis, making it helpful for understanding a circuit or transfer function in frequency domain analysis.

[Debraj] was able to use a STM32F407 Discovery board to build a Bode analyzer for electronic circuits. The input to the analyzer is a series of sine wave signals with linearly increasing frequency, or chirps, preferably twenty frequencies/decade to keep the frequency range reasonable.

Plotting is done using Python’s matplotlib, with the magnitude and phase of the output determined analytically.

Bode Analyzer using STM32F407 Discovery board
https://sites.google.com/site/hobbydebraj/bode-analyzer-using-stm32f407

Now the complication, if different output frequencies are needed: -

    Keeping sampling frequency of 200KHz and output of 1Hz = 200,000 points in 1 sine table.
    Keeping sampling frequency of 200KHz and output of 10KHz = 20 points in 1 sine table.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Creating A Bode Analyzer From A Microcontroller<br />
<a href="https://hackaday.com/2019/10/23/creating-a-bode-analyzer-from-a-microcontroller/" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.com/2019/10/23/creating-a-bode-analyzer-from-a-microcontroller/</a></p>
<p>Electrical engineers will recognize the Bode plot as a plot of the frequency response of a system. It displays the frequency on the x-axis and the phase (in degrees) or magnitude (in dB) on the y-axis, making it helpful for understanding a circuit or transfer function in frequency domain analysis.</p>
<p>[Debraj] was able to use a STM32F407 Discovery board to build a Bode analyzer for electronic circuits. The input to the analyzer is a series of sine wave signals with linearly increasing frequency, or chirps, preferably twenty frequencies/decade to keep the frequency range reasonable.</p>
<p>Plotting is done using Python’s matplotlib, with the magnitude and phase of the output determined analytically.</p>
<p>Bode Analyzer using STM32F407 Discovery board<br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/hobbydebraj/bode-analyzer-using-stm32f407" rel="nofollow">https://sites.google.com/site/hobbydebraj/bode-analyzer-using-stm32f407</a></p>
<p>Now the complication, if different output frequencies are needed: -</p>
<p>    Keeping sampling frequency of 200KHz and output of 1Hz = 200,000 points in 1 sine table.<br />
    Keeping sampling frequency of 200KHz and output of 10KHz = 20 points in 1 sine table.</p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/03/24/ad9850-scalar-network-analyzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1596834</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EEVBlog #1103 - Omicron Labs Bode 100 Review &amp; Experiments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66s9easZKxU

Review of the Omicron Labs Bode 100 50MHz Vector Network Analyser / Frequency Response Analyser and some experiments measuring bypass capacitors and characterizing a quartz crystal.

Bode 100 Vector Network Analyzer
https://www.picotest.com/products_BODE100.html]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EEVBlog #1103 &#8211; Omicron Labs Bode 100 Review &amp; Experiments<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66s9easZKxU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66s9easZKxU</a></p>
<p>Review of the Omicron Labs Bode 100 50MHz Vector Network Analyser / Frequency Response Analyser and some experiments measuring bypass capacitors and characterizing a quartz crystal.</p>
<p>Bode 100 Vector Network Analyzer<br />
<a href="https://www.picotest.com/products_BODE100.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.picotest.com/products_BODE100.html</a></p>
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