SV4401A

SV4401A
Handheld Vector Network Analyzer
User Manual
Rev. 1.0
(For firmware 0.1.2)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................- 1 -
1.1. About SV4401A.................................................................................................................................- 1 -
1.2. Features ...............................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.3. Specifications .....................................................................................................................................- 3 -
2. Appearance ................................................................................................................................................- 5 -
3. Main screen ................................................................................................................................................- 7 -
4. Menus........................................................................................................................................................ - 14 -
4.1. STIMULUS ........................................................................................................................................ - 14 -
4.1.1 SET FREQUENCY.......................................................................................................................... - 14 -
4.1.2 L/C MATCH ................................................................................................................................... - 15 -
4.1.3 IFBW ................................................................................................................................................ - 16 -
4.1.4 POWER ........................................................................................................................................... - 17 -
4.1.5 AVG.................................................................................................................................................. - 17 -
4.1.6 SWEEP POINTS ............................................................................................................................ - 18 -
4.2. MARKER............................................................................................................................................ - 19 -
4.2.1 SELECT MARKER .......................................................................................................................... - 19 -
4.2.2 SEARCH .......................................................................................................................................... - 19 -
4.2.3 INFO SET ........................................................................................................................................ - 20 -
4.2.4 DRAG ON....................................................................................................................................... - 21 -
4.3. CAL ..................................................................................................................................................... - 21 -
4.3.1 RESET .............................................................................................................................................. - 21 -
4.3.2 CALIBRATE..................................................................................................................................... - 21 -
4.4. SAVE/RECALL.................................................................................................................................. - 25 -
4.4.1 RECALL ........................................................................................................................................... - 25 -
4.4.2 SAVE ................................................................................................................................................ - 25 -
4.5. FILE ..................................................................................................................................................... - 26 -
4.6. CONFIG............................................................................................................................................. - 29 -
4.7. STORAGE ......................................................................................................................................... - 29 -
4.7.1 SAVE S1P ....................................................................................................................................... - 29 -
4.7.2 SAVE S2P ....................................................................................................................................... - 30 -
4.8. RUN/PAUSE ..................................................................................................................................... - 30 -
5. Physical buttons ..................................................................................................................................... - 30 -
5.1. screenshot ....................................................................................................................................... - 30 -
5.2. Specify marker frequency ........................................................................................................... - 30 -
5.3. Add marker ..................................................................................................................................... - 30 -
5.4. Delete marker ................................................................................................................................. - 30 -
5.5. Switch marker ................................................................................................................................. - 30 -
6. User defined information .................................................................................................................... - 31 -
7. PC software.............................................................................................................................................. - 31 -
8. Console Command ............................................................................................................................... - 32 -
8.1. Get serial port number ................................................................................................................ - 32 -
8.2. Serial tools ....................................................................................................................................... - 33 -
8.3. Command Syntax .......................................................................................................................... - 34 -
8.4. Command Description................................................................................................................. - 34 -
8.4.1 help ........................................................................................................................................... - 34 -
8.4.2 reset .......................................................................................................................................... - 34 -
8.4.3 data ........................................................................................................................................... - 34 -
8.4.4 frequencies ............................................................................................................................. - 35 -
8.4.5 scan ........................................................................................................................................... - 35 -
8.4.6 sweep ....................................................................................................................................... - 36 -
8.4.7 pause ........................................................................................................................................ - 36 -
8.4.8 resume ..................................................................................................................................... - 36 -
8.4.9 marker ...................................................................................................................................... - 37 -
8.4.10 version ...................................................................................................................................... - 37 -
8.4.11 info ............................................................................................................................................ - 37 -
8.4.12 sn ............................................................................................................................................... - 38 -
8.4.13 resolution ................................................................................................................................ - 38 -
9. Firmware upgrade ................................................................................................................................. - 38 -
10. Hardware architecture...................................................................................................................... - 41 -
11. Shiping list............................................................................................................................................ - 41 -
SV4401A Handheld Vector Network Analyzer User Guide V1.0
1. Introduction
1.1. About SV4401A
SV4401A is a handheld Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) with frequency range of 50kHz ~ 4.4GHz.
It can be used for S11 and S21 measurements. The S21 dynamic range of SV4401A is 75 dB, while
the S11 dynamic range is 50 dB.
SV4401A is suitable for antenna testing of MF/HF/VHF/UHF bands, such as shortwave antennas,
ISM band antennas, WiFi antennas, Bluetooth antennas, GPS antennas, etc. It can also be used to
measure filters, amplifiers, attenuators, cables, power dividers, couplers, duplexers and other RF
components. SV4401A supports a variety of display formats: Log Mag, Linear Mag, Phase, Smith
R+jX, Smith R+L/C, VSWR, Polar, Group delay, Resistance, Reactance, etc. In addition, SV4401A
supports TDR function which is useful for cable lengths measurement.
SV4401A is designed with metal case, which is durable and can effectively shield electromagnetic
interference. The dimension of SV4401A is 190mmx130mmx30mm, and a back bracket is
designed for desktop use. The RF interface of SV4401A is N-type femal connector and a pair of
N-to-SMA adapters are included, witch can be used to connect DUTs with SMA interfaces.
With the optimally designed signal processing system, the scan speed of SV4401A is 400 points/s,
which enables a quasi-real-time measurement, and the maximum scanning points is up to 1001.
The screen of SV4401A is a 7-inch high-brightness IPS capacitive touch screen, which allows
users to see the screen content clearly in outdoor. SV4401A adopts a full touch screen design,
with 4 physical buttons, users can quickly set frequency range, scale, turn on/off traces,
add/delete markers, screenshots, and so on. The operation is quite convenient and smooth.
The SV4401A has two built-in 3350mAh 18650 lithium batteries with a battery life of up to 4
hours. The charging interface is USB Type-C, and the included Type-C cable can be used to
charge the device and also for data transfer. Besides, SV4401A has a built-in 8GB memory card,
which can be used to store calibration status, snp files, screenshots, etc.
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1.2. Features
● Frequency range：50kHz - 4.4GHz;
● S21 dynamic range：75dB，S11 dynamic range：50dB;
● 7-inch high-brightness IPS capacitive touch screen, clearly visible outdoors；
● Metal case, effectively shield electromagnetic interference;
● N-type RF connector, stable and durable;
● Full touch screen + 4 physical buttons, convenient and smooth operation;
● Dimensions: 190mmx130mmx30mm;
● Designed with a back bracket for desktop operation;
● Supports local screenshot, able to save the screenshot to the built-in memory card;
● Built-in 8GB memory card to store calibration status, snp files, screenshots, etc;
● 2 built-in 3350mAh 18650 lithium batteries with a battery life of up to 4 hours;
● TDR futction, which can be used to measure cable length;
● Up to 2 reference traces;
● Up to 8 markers, and the marker table can be dragged to anywhere on the screen;
● 12 save/recall slots, and supports save/recall calibration state from files;
● Charging via USB Type-C, and the charging voltage is 5V DC;
● Designed with a 5V/1A USB power output port;
● Firmware upgrade via virtual U disk with USB Type-C cable;
● Comes with SMA calibration kit and 50cm SMA coaxial cable;
● Screen brightness adjustable;
● Automatic sleep to save power;
● Supports console commands and PC software;
● Comes with a storage bag;
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1.3. Specifications
Parameter Specification Conditions
Frequency range 50kHz ~ 4.4GHz
RF power out -42dBm ~ -12dBm step：1dB
RF connectors N-type female Come with N to SMA adapters
RF power in 0dBm (Max) DC < 5V
Frequency < ±1 ppm < 140MHz
accuracy < ± 5kHz > 140MHz
S21 Dynamic 75dB < 3GHz

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range 60dB > 3GHz
S11 Dynamic 50dB < 3GHz

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range 40dB > 3GHz
Sweep points 1001 Can be set to 101-1001
Sweep speed 400 pts/s f > 140MHz
IFBW 12.5kHz (default) 12.5k/6.25k/3.12k/1k/300Hz/100Hz/30Hz
Smoothing Arithmetic mean Average: 1 ~ 25
Traces 7 4 data traces, 2 reference traces, 1 TDR trace
Markers 8
Calibration state Calibration states can be stored as files to the

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storage built-in memory card
Storage capacity 8GB TF memory card
Display 7-inch IPS LCD Resolution: 1024x600
Capacitive touch and

Operation mode
physical buttons
Screenshot On device
Power
5W
consumption
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Battery life time 4 hours 50% brightness
Battery 18650 lithium battery 3.6V/3350mAh×2
Charge/Data port USB Type-C
Charge voltage 4.7V ~ 5.5V Recommended to charge with 5V/2A
USB power output 5V/1A
Dimensions 190mmx130mmx30mm RF connector not included
Shell material Iron
1.15kg
Weight
1.65kg Includes accessories and packaging
Operating
0℃-45℃
Temperature
1. Dynamic range specifications are reported under the condition of 12.5kHz IFBW and 1x averaging. Reducing the
IFBW and increasing the averaging times will improve dynamic range, while the sweep speed will drop.
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2. Appearance
N type connector
7" LCD + CTP
5V output
Indicator lights
Back bracket
Power switch
Charge/Data port (USB Type-C)
Buttons
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3. Main screen
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main menu
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① Start frequency
The start frequency is displayed in this area.

Touch on this area to quickly set the start frequency.
② Stop frequency
The stop frequency is displayed in this area.

Touch on this area to quickly set the stop frequency.
③ Marker
Up to 8 markers can be displayed at the same time on the screen.

You can move the marker with the following 2 ways:
（1）Push the button or ;
（2）Directly drag the marker on the screen;
④ Calibration status
O Indicates that OPEN calibration has been performed；

S Indicates that SHORT calibration has been performed；
L Indicates that LOAD calibration has been performed;
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T Indicates that THROUGH calibration has been performed;

‘#’ Indicates that the device has been calibrated;
‘*’ Indicates that the calibration state has not been stored and will be lost after powered off;
The string following ‘#’ corresponds to the calibration file path;
To quickly recall the calibration state, please select【SAVE/RECALL】→【RECALL】→【RECALL
n】;
To recall the calibration state from a .cal file, please select【SAVE/RECALL】→【RECALL】→
【RECALL FILE】, then select the specified file to recall the calibration state.
⑤ Reference position
A triangular arrow indicates the reference position of the trace, and the arrow has the same color
with the trace.
Long-press on the trace control box will call up the trace setting menu, select【Ref position】
to set the reference position of the corresponding trace. The bottom grid line corresponds to
reference position 0, and the top grid line corresponds to reference position 8.
⑥ Marker Table
Up to 8 sets of marker information can be displayed at the same time in the marker table, and
each of the marker information set includes frequency and 4 other parameters.
The marker table can be dragged freely on the screen.
To quickly activate a marker, you should touch on the frequency value region of the
corresponding marker information set of the marker table. A ‘>’ symbol indicates the current
active marker.
You can open, select, or close a marker by:
【MARKER】→【SELECT MARKER】→【MARKER n】
The display style of the marker table is configurable by【MARKER】→【INFO SET】.
⑦ Trace control box
There are 4 slots in the trace control box.

You can get the information of channel, format, scale, and on/off status of the corresponding
trace from the trace control box.
Touch on the trace control slot will turn on/off the corresponding trace.
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In the above figure Tr2 is taken as an example, read it as follows:

Tr2：S21 indicates that the trace presents S21, the format of Tr2 is Log Mag. 10dB/Div indicates
that the ordinate is 10dB per division.
If the text color of the trace control slot is gray, that means the trace has been turned off, as Tr4
shown in the above figure.
⑧ Ordinate
The left ordinate corresponds to the scale of Tr1 by default, and the right ordinate corresponds
to the scale of Tr2 by default.
It is also possible to reconfigure the ordinate by【MARKER】→【INFO SET】.
You can touch on the ordinate area to quickly set the trace scale.
⑨ Battery info
This area shows the battery voltage, battery level and charging status ( ).
A low battery warning sign ( ) will appear when the battery level is too low.
⑩ Time and date
This area displays the time and date.

To set the time and date, please navigate to【CONFIG】on the main menu.
⑪ Electrical delay
Electrical delay value is displayed here.

Touch on this area to set the Electrical delay.
Electrical delay is used to specify a delay time in nanoseconds (ns) or picoseconds (ps) to
compensate the delay introduced by connectors or cables.
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⑫ RF output power
RF output power of PORT1 is displayed here.

Touch on this area to set the RF power: -42 ~ -12dBm.
⑬ Sweep points
Sweep points is displayed here.

Touch on this area to set the scan points: 101 ~ 1001.
⑭ Average
Average times is displayed here.

Touch on this area to set the average times: 1 ~ 25.
⑮ TDR info box
SV4401A can be used as a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), which is meaningful for S11 only.
Touch on to turn on TDR, then a brown TDR trace will appear on the screen.
Connect a cable to PORT1, keep the other end of the cable open or shorted, then move the
marker to the peak of TDR trace, the estimated cable length will be reported on the screen.
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Long-press on to call up the TDR setting menu.
【Filter Type】is used to specify the filter type of signal processing. There are 3 kinds of digital
processing mode available:【Low Pass Impulse】【 , Low Pass Step】【 , Bandpass】, and the default
setting is bandpass.
【Window Size】is used to specify the window size of signal processing. There three levels of
window size:【Max】,【Normal】,【Min】, and the default setting is normal.
【Velocity Factor】is used to specify the velocity factor of the cable under test. Velocity factor
is defined as the ratio of the electromagnetic wave speed in the transmission line to the
electromagnetic wave speed in vacuum.
E.g., the typical velocity factor of RG405 cable is 70%, to get the length of a RG405 cable, you
should touch on the area of【Velocity Factor】, then input 70 on the virtual keyboard and end
up with ‘√’.
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When using TDR, setting appropriate frequency range and sweep points will help us make the
testing more efficiently.
The maximum cable length (Lmax) that can be measured by TDR is determined by the following
formula:
(𝑁 − 1)1 × 𝐶 × 𝑉𝐹
Lmax =
2 × M × 𝑆𝑃𝐴𝑁
Where N represents the sweep points, C represents the electromagnetic wave speed in vacuum,
M=1024, VF is velocity factor, and SPAN is the frequency span in Hz.
The time resolution of TDR trace (∆t) is determined by the following formula:
N−1
∆t =
M × SPAN
⑯ Reference trace info box
Reference trace is very useful for production testing.

SV4401A supports up to 2 reference traces.
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Take the picture above as an example: Long-press on to open the reference trace
setting menu, then select【Ref1】→【Ref to Tr1】to set Tr1 as the reference trace, and a pink
trace Ref1 will appear. After doing this, trace Ref1 will keep holding, so you will be able to observe
the difference between Tr1 and Ref1.
In order to observe the numerical difference between Tr1 and Ref1 conveniently, select【MARKER】
→【INFO SET】from the main menu to open the marker table setting dialog, and make settings
as shown below:
If you want to clear Ref1, please Long-press on to open the reference trace setting
menu, then select【Ref1】→【Clear】.

It should be noted that the reference trace will be automatically cleared when SV4401A is
powered off.
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⑰ IFBW
The IF bandwidth is displayed here.
⑱ About
Touch on the logo in the upper left corner of the screen to view the device
information: model, frequency range, serial number, firmware version, etc.
4. Menus
4.1. STIMULUS
【STIMULUS】menu contains menu items of【SET FREQUENCY】,【L/C MATCH】,【IFBW】,
【POWER】,【AVG】,【SWEEP POINTS】.
4.1.1 SET FREQUENCY

SV4401A supports two sweep modes: non-single-frequency sweep and single-frequency sweep.
For non-single frequency sweep, the frequency range can be set in two ways:
(1) Specify start and stop frequencies;
(2) Specify center frequency and span.
For single-frequency sweep, you should specify the CW FREQ.
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4.1.2 L/C MATCH

SV4401A supports automatic calculation of L/C matching parameters, matching the load
impedance to the source impedance of 50 ohm.
The structure of the L/C matching network is shown in the following figure:
Series
Source Load
Src shunt Load shunt
L/C matching example:

In the figure below, load impedance is 36.0-37.6j, and SV4401A automatically generates 4
matching methods:
① 4.58pF capacitor for source shunt and 22.0nH inductor in series;
② 29.4nH inductor for source shunt and 5.56nH inductor in series;
③ 82.6nH inductor for load shunt and 13.0nH inductor in series;
④ 15.7nH inductor for load shunt and 10.3pF capacitor in series.
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4.1.3 IFBW
IFBW refers to the bandwidth of the IF filter of the receiver inside the VNA. A wider IF bandwidth
will increase the sweep speed of the VNA, but causes more noise to enter the receiver inside the
VNA, which will reducing dynamic range.
Reducing the IFBW will improve dynamic range, while the sweep speed drops.
The default IFBW is 12.5kHz, which can be set to 12.5kHz, 6.25kHz, 3.12kHz, 1kHz, 300Hz, 100Hz,
and 30Hz by selecting【STIMULUS】→【IFBW】from the main menu.
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4.1.4 POWER
The RF output power of the SV4401A is adjustable from -42dBm to -12dBm. A lower RF output
power is suitable for testing the input impedance of the amplifier.
4.1.5 AVG
SV4401A supports data averaging to smooth trace noise, average times:.1 ~ 25.
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When the averaging factor is set, a data collection progress bar will appear.
4.1.6 SWEEP POINTS

The sweep points can be set from 101 to 1001.
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4.2. MARKER
【MARKER】menu contains menu items of【SELECT MARKER】,【SEARCH】,【INFO SET】,
【DRAG ON】.
4.2.1 SELECT MARKER

【SELECT MARKER】menu contains menu items of【MARKER 1】,【MARKER 2】,【MARKER
3】,【MARKER 4】,【MORE】,【ALL OFF】.
【MARKER n】is used to turn on, turn off or activate a marker. If a marker is turned off (take
marker 3 in the above figure as an example), touch on【MARKER 3】will turn on marker 3, and
a ‘>’ symbol will appear ahead marker 3 on the marker table, indicating that marker 3 is
activated. Touch on【MARKER 3】again will turn off marker 3.
Touch on the menu item corresponding to a turned-on marker will activated the marker. Take
the above figure as an example, marker 4 is the active marker, when you touch on【MARKER 1】
the ‘>’ symbol will move to the first row of the marker table, indicating that marker 1 Indicates
that marker 1 has become the active marker.
【ALL OFF】is used to turn off all the markers at a time.
4.2.2 SEARCH
On the【SEARCH】page, you will be able to configure the tracking method of each marker
individually. Keep in mind that you should check the box in front of the cell to enable tracking.
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4.2.3 INFO SET

Touch on【INFO SET】to call up the ‘DISPLAY SET’ dialog. There are settings of【INFO SET】,
【FONT SET】, and【POS RST】in the dialog.
【INFO SET】 is used to set which of the traces data will be displayed on the marker table,
available options are Tr1, Tr2, Tr3, Tr4, Ref1, Ref2, and close.
Take the above figure as an example, the left ordinate corresponds to the scale of Tr1, and the
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right ordinate corresponds to the scale of Tr2. The marker table shows the values of Tr1, Tr2,
Tr3, and Tr4, corresponding to the settings in the 'DISPLAY SET' dialog.
【FONT SET】is used to set the font size of marker table, available font sizes are 16, 18, 20, and
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When the marker table is accidentally dragged to the edge of the screen and not able to be
dragged back, you can touch on【POS RST】to make it return to the original position.
4.2.4 DRAG ON
【DRAG ON】is used to enable/disable the draggable attribute of the marker.
4.3. CAL
【CAL】menu contains menu items of【CALIBRATE】,【RESET】.
4.3.1 RESET
Touch on【RESET】will clear the calibration status in the RAM, and the calibration status indicators
‘OSLT#*’ will also disappear, but the calibration status stored in the memory card will not be
deleted, and they will be recalled by selecting【SAVE/RECALL】→【RECALL】→【RECALL n】
from the main menu.
4.3.2 CALIBRATE
【CALIBRATE】is used for calibration.
The following accessories should be prepared before calibration:
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（1）N to SMA adapters;

（2）SMA OPEN calibration piece;
（3）SMA SHORT calibration piece;
（4）SMA LOAD calibration piece;
（5）SMA-JJ coaxial cable;
（6）SMA-KK adapter (optional).
OPEN SHORT LOAD
Firstly, you need to set an appropriate frequency range, see section 4.1.1 for detail.
Touch on【CALIBRATE】to enter the calibration menu, and perform the calibration according to
the following steps:
Step ①
Connect N to SMA adapters to PORT1 and PORT2, then connect the OPEN calibration piece to
PORT1 or the end of the cable connected to PORT1, as shown in the figure below.
Cable (optional)
Calibration kit
Touch on【OPEN】to perform OPEN calibration. After the open calibration is completed, a ’
√’ sign will appear on the【OPEN】menu item, and the letter ‘O’ will appear on the upper
part of the screen at the same time, indicating that the device has been performed the open
calibration.
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NOTE: We usually need to connect the DUT to VNA with cables, in this time, the cable becomes
a part of the measuring system, and the end of the cable becomes the VNA port.
Step ②
Connect the SHORT calibration piece to PORT1 or the end of the cable connected to PORT1,
then touch on【SHORT】to perform the short calibration.
Step ③
Connect the LOAD calibration piece to PORT1 or the end of the cable connected to PORT1, then
touch on【LOAD】to perform the load calibration.
Step ④
Connect PORT1 and PORT2 with cable and adapter (optional), as shown in the figure below, then
touch on【THROUGH】to perform the through calibration.
SMA-KK adapter
(optional)
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Step ⑤
Touch on【DONE】, the string ‘OSLT #*’ will appear on the upper part of the screen, indicating
that the calibration state has been generated but not yet saved. Touch on【SAVE n】to save the
calibration state, and the frequency range of the calibration state will be display on the menu
item. You can also touch on【SAVE FILE】to save the calibration state into a file with a custom
file name.
When properly calibrated, the VNA should have the following characteristics:
(1) When PORT1 is open-circuited, the S11 Smith trace converges on the far-right side of the
Smith chart, the value of S11 LOGMAG is near 0dB, for S21 LOGMAG trace, the lower the better.
(2) When PORT1 is short-circuited, the S11 Smith trace converges on the far-left side of the
Smith chart, the value of S11 LOGMAG is near 0dB, for S21 LOGMAG trace, the lower the better.
(3) When PORT1 is connected to a 50-ohm load, the S11 Smith traces converge at the center
of the Smith chart. For S11 and S21 LOGMAG trace, the lower the better.
(4) When PORT1 and PORT2 are directly connected with a RF cable, the S11 Smith trace is near
the center of the Smith chart, and the S21 LOGMAG value is near 0dB. For S11 LOGMAG trace,
the lower the better.
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4.4. SAVE/RECALL
【SAVE/RECALL】contains menu items of【RECALL】and【SAVE】.
4.4.1 RECALL
Touch on【RECALL n】to recall calibration state from slot n.
Touch on【RECALL FILE】to call up the ‘Recall from file’ dialog, and choose a .cal file to recall
the corresponding calibration state. The user named calibration files are under the path of ./cal.
4.4.2 SAVE
Touch on【SAVE n】to save the calibration state, and the frequency range of the calibration state
will be display on the menu item.
You can also touch on【SAVE FILE】to save the calibration state as a file with a custom file name.
The automatically generated file name is a string containing information of start and stop
frequencies, RF output power, IF bandwidth, and sweep points. You can modify the filename by
the virtual keyboard.
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4.5. FILE
Touch on【FILE】to enter the file management interface.
You will be able to access files on the SV4401A and do file browsing, searching, copying, pasting,
renaming, deleting, etc.
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① File path
The current path is displayed here.
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② Home icon
Touch on the home icon ( ) to return to the parent directory. If the current path is the root
directory, touching on the home icon will refresh the directory.
Long-press on the home icon will call up the quick menu of【Paste】,【New folder】and
【Remount】.
Touch on【Paste】to paste the copied file or folder to the root directory. This menu item will not
appear if the user has no copy or cut operations before.
Touch on【New folder】to create a new folder under the root directory.
Touch on【Remount】to remount the memory card when file access error occurs.
③ File list
Touch on a folder will enter the sub-directory of the folder. Touch on a file will select the file, and
you will be able to view the file information on the right side, and you can also open or rename
the selected file.
Long-press on a file or folder will call up the quick menu of【Copy】,【Cut】and【Delete】.
Touch on【Copy】, then enter the target directory and Long-press the home icon, select【Paste】
to copy the file or folder to the target directory.
Touch on【Cut】, then enter the target directory and Long-press the home icon, select【Paste】
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to move the file or folder to the target directory.

【Delete】is used to delete a file or folder. A confirmation dialog will appear when deleting a file
or folder. Select ‘OK’ to confirm the deletion, select ‘CANCLE’ to cancel the deletion.
④ Memory card usage

The usage of the internal memory card is displayed here.
⑤ Search file
Touch on the search bar to enter keywords, then touch the magnifying glass icon to launch
searching. The search results will list all files that contain the keywords under the current directory.
⑥ Rename file
To rename a file, please select a file firstly, then touch on the rename bar to enter the new
filename, then touch on【Rename】button to execute renaming.
For renaming a folder, please firstly Long-press on the folder to call up the quick menu, then
select【Cancel】, and the folder will become selected. After doing this, you can enter the new
name and execute renaming.
⑦ File information
The file name, size and creation time of the currently selected file will be displayed here.
⑧ Execution button
Touch on【Open】to open the selected file (only valid calibration files or screenshots can be
opened).
Touch on【Rename】to rename the selected file or folder.
⑨ Quick menu
【U_DISK MODE】：Connect SV4401A to your Windows PC with the USB Type-C cable, then
touch on【U_DISK MODE】, a new disk will appear on your PC, and you will be able to access
the files in the SV4401A memory card on the PC. Pay attention that screenshotting is not available
under U-disk mode.
【IMAGE】is used to search all screenshots in the memory card.
【CAL】is used to search all the .cal files in the memory card.
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【S1P】is used to search all the .s1p files in the memory card.
【S2P】is used to search all the .s2p files in the memory card.
Note: If there is lot of files, the search time will be longer.
4.6. CONFIG
There are 4 configuration items on the settings page: LANGUAGE, SLEEP TIME, TIME, and
BKLIGHT.
LANGUAGE: The language is fixed in English and not configurable.
SLEEP TIME: When the user does not operate SV4401A for a specific period, SV4401A will
automatically enter sleep mode to save power. The auto-sleep interval can be set to 10 minutes,
20 minutes, 30 minutes, 40 minutes, or never.
TIME: User can set the year, month, and date through the calendar, set the hour and minute
through the virtual wheel, and touch on the【SETTING】button to complete the setting.
BKLIGHT: Slide to adjust the backlight brightness.
4.7. STORAGE
【STORAGE】menu contains menu items of【SAVE S1P】,【SAVE S2P】.
4.7.1 SAVE S1P

Touch on【SAVE S1P】to save the s-parameter data to S1P file, and the file can be exported to
PC through the USB Type-C port.
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4.7.2 SAVE S2P

Touch on【SAVE S2P】to save the s-parameter data to S2P file.
4.8. RUN/PAUSE
Touch to pause sweeping, touch again to resume sweeping.
5. Physical buttons
SV4401A has 4 physical buttons, which can be used for shortcut operations by single-click,
double-click, long-press, and key combination.
5.1. screenshot
Press and hold the Fn button, and then click the Ctrl button to take a screenshot. Screenshots
are named with the time by default and are automatically saved under the path of /image.
5.2. Specify marker frequency

Long-press the Ctrl button to call up the keyboard. After entering the frequency value, the active
marker will move directly to the specified frequency point.
5.3. Add marker

Double click Ctrl button to quickly add a new marker, and the new marker is active.
5.4. Delete marker

Double click Fn button to quickly delete the active marker.
5.5. Switch marker

Press and hold the Fn button, and then click the button to inactivate the current marker and
activate the marker in front.
Press and hold the Fn button, and then click the button to inactivate the current marker and
activate the marker behind.
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6. User defined information

SV4401A supports displaying user-defined information on the boot screen. The setting method
is as follows:
1. Create a text file named ‘user_info.txt’ on PC;
2. Open ‘user_info.txt’ and input the string which you want to be displayed on the boot screen
(printable ASCII characters only, e.g., [email protected]). The maximum string length is 50;
3. Connect SV4401A to PC and enter U-disk mode, then copy ‘user_info.txt’ to the root
directory of the U-disk;
4. Restart SV4401A.
7. PC software
PC software download: http://www.sysjoint.com/file/Nanovna-Saver-0.3.10-by-SYSJOINT.exe
For Win10 system, there is no need to install the driver.
For Win7 system, please install the driver:

http://www.sysjoint.com/file/sv4401a_usb_cdc_driver.rar
Note: PC software provided by SYSJOINT only supports Windows system, Linux or MacOS version
of the PC software is available from: https://github.com/sysjoint-tek/NanoVNA-Saver-0.3.10-
by_SYSJOINT
Connect SV4401A to PC with the USB Type-C cable, as shown below:
USB type-c
Double click ‘Nanovna-saver-0.3.10-by_SYSJOINT.exe’ to run the PC software, and select the

correct COM port. If there is no COM port detected, please click 【Rescan】.
After selecting the correct COM port, click【connect to device】to establish the communication
connection between SV4401A and the PC.
With PC software, you can set the start and stop frequency, get the measurement results, set
markers, etc.
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8. Console Command
SV4401A supports character console commands, you can interact with the device through serial
tools.
It is also possible to design a customized PC software according to the commands.
8.1. Get serial port number

Connect SV4401A to PC, right-click on ‘This PC’, select ’Manage’ to call up ‘Computer
management’ dialog, click ‘Device Manager’ and then click ‘Ports (COM & LPT)’, you will
find the serial port number as shown below.
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8.2. Serial tools

For serial tools, it is recommended to use Secure CRT or Putty, and other serial tools can also be
used. The serial port baud rate of SV4401A is adaptive, usually we choose a baud rate of 115200,
as shown in the figure below:
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8.3. Command Syntax

A command line is a string of characters sent from PC to SV4401A. A command line has a
command, a body, and a terminator. Each command line must begin with a command and must
be terminated by a carriage return. The command line is a string of printable ASCII characters
(032 - 126). Space characters (ASCII 032) and control characters other than CR (ASCII 013) and
BS (ASCII 010) in the command string are ignored. The default terminator is the ASCII <CR>
character. The command line interpretation begins upon receipt of the carriage return character.
A typical command line is as follows:
Command {parameter 1} [parameter 2] [parameter 3] [parameter 4|parameter n]
Where { } represents the parameters must be passed in, [ ] stands for optional parameters.
8.4. Command Description
8.4.1 help
Use this command to list all the registered commands:
8.4.2 reset
This command is used to reset the device. No parameters are required for this command. After
using this command, the device will restart, and the USB will disconnect, so you need to restart
the serial tool and reconnect.
8.4.3 data
This command is used to get the measurement data. The optional parameter [array] is used to
specify the channel: 0 for s11, 1 for s21. When there is no parameter, executing this command
will print s11 data by default.
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data 0：get S11 data, the first column of data printed is the real part of S11, and the second
column of data printed is the imaginary part of S11.
data 1：get S21 data, the first column of data printed is the real part of S21, and the second
column of data printed is the imaginary part of S21.
8.4.4 frequencies
This command is used to get the frequency list of the sweep. No parameters are required for this
command.
8.4.5 scan
This command is used to set start frequency, stop frequency, sweep points, and the printout
format of the measurement results.
scan {start (Hz)} {stop (Hz)} [points] [outmask]
Parameter descriptions:
start Start frequency in Hz.
stop Stop frequency in Hz.
points Sweep points, range from 101 to 1001
0: No printout;
1: Print the frequency value of each sweep point;
2: Print s11 data of each sweep point;
3: Print frequency value and s11 data of each sweep point;
outmask
4: Print s21 data of each sweep point;
5: Print frequency value and s21 data of each sweep point;
6: Print s11 data and s21 data of each sweep point;
7: Print frequency value, s11 data and s21 data of each sweep.
Example:
Set frequency range 200MHz - 500MHz:
scan 200000000 500000000
Set frequency range 200MHz - 500MHz, 301 points:
scan 200000000 500000000 301
Set frequency range 200MHz - 500MHz, 301 points, and print the frequency value of each point
and the data for both channels.
scan 200000000 500000000 101 7
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8.4.6 sweep
This command is used to set sweep mode, frequency, and sweep points.
There are two ways to use sweep command.
Usage1:
sweep [start (Hz)] [stop (Hz)] [points]
If there is no parameter, executing this command will print the current sweep range and points;
For the case of one integer parameter, the parameter is interpretated as start frequency;
For the case of two integer parameters, parameters are interpretated as start and stop
frequencies.
For the case of three integer parameters, the first two parameters are interpretated as start and
stop frequencies, the third parameter is interpretated as sweep points.
Example: set start frequency to 200MHz, stop frequency to 500MHz, and sweep points to 156.
sweep 200000000 500000000 156
Usage2:
sweep [start | stop | span | center | cw | points] [value]
Parameter descriptions:
start Set start frequency
stop Set stop frequency
span Set span frequency
center Set center frequency
cw Set CW frequency
points Set sweep points, range from 101 to 1001
value Frequency value in Hz or sweep points
Example: set start frequency to 500MHz.
sweep start 500000000
8.4.7 pause
Execute this command to pause sweep.
8.4.8 resume
Execute this command to resume sweep.
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8.4.9 marker
This command is used to view or set the attributes of markers.
Usage:
marker [1|2|3|4] [on | off|{index}|
If there is no parameter, sending this command will get the attributes (index, frequency) of all the
opened markers.
Example: get the attributes of all the opened markers:
For the case of one parameter, the parameter indicates to the marker number, sending this
command will get the attributes (index, frequency) of the corresponding markers.
Example: get the attributes of marker 1:
For the case of two parameters, the first parameter indicates to the marker number, the second
parameter can be ‘on’, ‘off’ or index value, which is used to turn on/off or move the marker
to the specified position.
Example: turn off marker 2:
marker 2 off
Example: move marker 1 to 56th sweep point:
marker 1 56
8.4.10 version
This command is used to check the firmware version. No parameters are required for this
command.
8.4.11 info
This command is used to get the device information. No parameters are required for this
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command.
8.4.12 sn
This command is used to get the unique 16-bit serial number of the device. No parameters are
required for this command.
8.4.13 resolution
This command is used to get the LCD resolution. No parameters are required for this command.
9. Firmware upgrade
The firmware of SV4401A can be upgraded by virtual U-disk without a programmer (such as J-
LINK). Upgrading can be done with a USB Type-C cable.
Connect SV4401A to Windows PC with the USB Type-C cable, press and hold the Ctrl button
and power on SV4401A, and you will see the following screen:
‘V0.1.0’ on the left represents the bootloader version, and ‘RF: V01’ on the right represents
the hardware version.
Touch on Udisk icon and the device will be recognized as a U-disk drive on Windows PC, and
the following screen will appear:
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According to the prompt information, the file ‘update.bin’ is required, which can be
downloaded from our official website: https://www.sysjoint.com/en/content/?145.html
Download the firmware file and unzip it to get ‘update.bin’. Copy ‘update.bin’ into the U-
disk.
Touch on【BACK】to return to the ‘Upgrade Mode’ page, then touch on Upgrade icon, and
the following screen will appear:
The following screen will appear when upgrading is finished. Please restart SV4401A and check
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the firmware version from the startup screen.
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10. Hardware architecture

ADF4350
PORT1 Attenuator
Coupler
Si5351
ADF4350
MCU
PORT2
AD8342 Baseband
Amplifier
USB Type-C
8GB TF card
Power
Management CPU
Button x 4
18650 Battery x2 IPS LCD + CTP

6700 mAh 1024x768
11. Shiping list

l SV4401A (with built-in 8GB memory card and 18650 battery x2） ×1
l SMA OPEN calibration piece ×1
l SMA SHORT calibration piece ×1
l SMA LOAD calibration piece ×1
l N to SMA adapter ×2
l SMA-KK adapter ×2
l SMA-JJ adapter ×1
l 50cm SMA-JJ RG316 coaxial cable ×2
l USB Type-C cable ×1
l Storage bag ×1
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Handheld Vector Network Analyzer

the S11 dynamic range is 50 dB.

supports TDR function which is useful for cable lengths measurement.

interference. The dimension of SV4401A is 190mmx130mmx30mm, and a back bracket is

● Frequency range：50kHz - 4.4GHz;

● S21 dynamic range：75dB，S11 dynamic range：50dB;

● 7-inch high-brightness IPS capacitive touch screen, clearly visible outdoors；

● Metal case, effectively shield electromagnetic interference;

● N-type RF connector, stable and durable;

● Full touch screen + 4 physical buttons, convenient and smooth operation;

● Designed with a back bracket for desktop operation;

● 2 built-in 3350mAh 18650 lithium batteries with a battery life of up to 4 hours;

● TDR futction, which can be used to measure cable length;

● 12 save/recall slots, and supports save/recall calibration state from files;

● Charging via USB Type-C, and the charging voltage is 5V DC;

● Designed with a 5V/1A USB power output port;

● Firmware upgrade via virtual U disk with USB Type-C cable;

● Screen brightness adjustable;

● Automatic sleep to save power;

● Supports console commands and PC software;

● Comes with a storage bag;

Parameter Specification Conditions

Frequency range 50kHz ~ 4.4GHz

RF power out -42dBm ~ -12dBm step：1dB

RF connectors N-type female Come with N to SMA adapters

RF power in 0dBm (Max) DC < 5V

Frequency < ±1 ppm < 140MHz

accuracy < ± 5kHz > 140MHz

S21 Dynamic 75dB < 3GHz

S11 Dynamic 50dB < 3GHz

Sweep points 1001 Can be set to 101-1001

Sweep speed 400 pts/s f > 140MHz

IFBW 12.5kHz (default) 12.5k/6.25k/3.12k/1k/300Hz/100Hz/30Hz

Smoothing Arithmetic mean Average: 1 ~ 25

Traces 7 4 data traces, 2 reference traces, 1 TDR trace

Calibration state Calibration states can be stored as files to the

Storage capacity 8GB TF memory card

Display 7-inch IPS LCD Resolution: 1024x600

Capacitive touch and

Battery life time 4 hours 50% brightness

Battery 18650 lithium battery 3.6V/3350mAh×2

Charge/Data port USB Type-C

Charge voltage 4.7V ~ 5.5V Recommended to charge with 5V/2A

USB power output 5V/1A

Dimensions 190mmx130mmx30mm RF connector not included

Shell material Iron

7" LCD + CTP

Charge/Data port (USB Type-C)

The start frequency is displayed in this area.

The stop frequency is displayed in this area.

Up to 8 markers can be displayed at the same time on the screen.

O Indicates that OPEN calibration has been performed；

T Indicates that THROUGH calibration has been performed;

⑦ Trace control box

There are 4 slots in the trace control box.

In the above figure Tr2 is taken as an example, read it as follows:

⑩ Time and date

This area displays the time and date.