We made a probe using rigid coax with its built in SMA connector. Solder a pin to the side of the coax and file it diagonally to create a sharp point. To increase the loading impedance we used an SMA "collar" that had been filed out to place a series chip resistor of 470 ohms in series with the center conductor.
Then we "calibrated" the probe for insertion loss up to 2 GHz and could probe around on the board. If I had it to do again, I would move the resistor out very close to the probe tip to reduce the effects of the series inductance, but what worked worked, so we went on. - Robert - -----Original Message----- From: pwmc...@ra.rockwell.com <pwmc...@ra.rockwell.com> To: Cameron O'phee <O'p...@ali.com.au> Cc: 'EMC - PSTC Forum' <emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org>; Roman Seifert <seif...@ali.com.au> List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:50 AM Subject: Re: Probing power plane with analyser. > > >Cameron, > If you are looking for a measure of the conducted RF coming off the >board the standard AC LISN works for DC power as well. The voltage probe >per CISPR 16 will also work and gives a standardized impedance that can be >probed from point to point (or if you are looking for a "down and dirty" >measurement just put a capacitor in series with your probe to block the >DC). > >Paul McCoy > > > > > >"Cameron O'phee" <O'p...@ali.com.au>@ieee.org on 09/27/2000 07:59:24 PM > >Please respond to "Cameron O'phee" <O'p...@ali.com.au> > >Sent by: owner-emc-p...@ieee.org > > >To: "'EMC - PSTC Forum'" <emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org> >cc: Roman Seifert <seif...@ali.com.au> >Subject: Probing power plane with analyser. > > > >Hello All, > >I have been asked by one of our design engineers if I can measure the RF >signature on the 3v plane on one of our PCB designs. The purpose of this >is >to compare it to proposed changes for cost reduction, ie removal of bypass >caps. I would assume I need some sort of CDN but I have no designs for >this >application. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can safely probe a 3v DC >power rail with an EMC analyser (HP8591E)? > > >Regards, > >Cameron O'Phee. >EMC & Safety Precompliance. >Aristocrat Technologies Australia. > >Telephone : +61 2 9697 4420 >Facsimile : +61 2 9663 1412 >Mobile : 0418 464 016 > >------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org