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Page 1: Rf Signal Generator
RF Signal Generator SG8-HP01M SG8-HPSS01M Operating Manual Rev. 1.4 Advantex LLC December 13, 2011 Russian Federation, 111250, Moscow, Krasnokazarmennaya st., 13/1 tel. +7 (495) 721-47-74, +7(495) 728-08-03 info@advantex.ru http://advantexrf.com IF/RF & Microwave Design dvanteX... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com CONTENTS Document Revisions Rev. Date Description November Preliminary version. Based on the firmware R0.1 20, 2009 December Section 8 on page 42 added. (Firmware Update). 06, 2009 Based on the firmware R0.2 January Added remote control operations. - Page 4 IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com LIST OF FIGURES 6.3.2 Analog In input ......6.4 Storing the Current Settings of the Instrument (Save Current) .
- Page 5 IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com LIST OF TABLES Continuous wave operation mode menu (Operation Modes Continuous Wave) ....... . . Sweep frequency/level parameters .
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Page 6: Package Contents
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 2 OVERVIEW Package Contents The following items are included to the delivery package: Item# Description Qty. Note SG8 RF Signal Generator 10 MHz – 8 GHz AC power cord with CEE 7/7 (E+F Type) plug Note 1 USB Cable A-B, 3m (9.8ft.) RS-232 Cable, D-sub 9F - D-sub 9M, 3m (9.8ft.) -
Page 7: Installation, Maintenance And Safety
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 3 INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY 147MHz 4-8GHz REF In REF Out F, φ RF On/Off RF Out 4MHz-8GHz Coupler Figure 1: Block diagram of the RF-synthesizer block (HP option) reference switching is maintained due to the fixed phase relation between 147 and 150 MHz, and narrow band phase response of the reference PLL allows to preserve the relatively low phase noise level as it would be without additional... -
Page 8: Block Diagram Of The Rf-Synthesizer With Reference Pll (Addi- Tional Ss Option)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 3 INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY REF In REF Out 147MHz VCXO 150MHz 4-8GHz F, φ RF On/Off RF Out 4MHz-8GHz Coupler Figure 2: Block diagram of the RF-synthesizer with reference PLL (additional SS option) -
Page 9: Control Elements And Interfaces
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 4 CONTROL ELEMENTS AND INTERFACES When installing and turning on the instrument, it is recommended to follow the order listed below: 1. Verify that front panel power ON/OFF button (item 4, fig. 4) is turned off... -
Page 10: Recommended Connection Of The Device With Sensitive Input
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 4 CONTROL ELEMENTS AND INTERFACES SG8 RF Signal Generator 8.000 GHz +20dBm RF IN Attenuator Figure 3: Recommended connection of the device with sensitive input Figure 4: Front panel view... -
Page 11: Graphical User Interface
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE 8. Context sensitive menu keys. Figure 5 shows rear panel view of the instrument. Its elements are designated with the following callouts: 1. Main AC power supply switch, it turns off all circuits including first AC/DC convertor;... -
Page 12: Rear Panel View
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Figure 5: Rear panel view G=1..64 Analog In Mic In Triggering Aux In Comparator Figure 6: Internal circuit connections for Aux In and Mic In inputs, resulting in Analog In and Triggering signals used in SWF/SWL and FM/PhM modes Figure 7: Display... -
Page 13: Menu Navigation
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE these items are blocked (not used) or used only to display information (i.e. not editable by the user) or can’t be used to launch the operation corresponding this item. - Page 14 IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE – Saw, defines the shape of the sweep (frequency or level); – Triangle, defines the shape of the sweep (frequency or level); – Sine, defines modulating signal of the internal source in FM/PhM modes;...
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Page 15: Data Entry
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Table 1: Status bar Info Operation Waveform/ Triggering Source Reference Warnings Mode Shape – REF Out is On and external reference frequency source is used. Warnings and Errors: –... -
Page 16: Math Operations And Numerical Data Entry
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE 2 [B] 3 [E] 1 [D] 4 [C] Figure 8: Keyboard 4. Operations (C group). Numerical entry mode is automatically activated by pressing any of the D, B or C group keys. - Page 17 IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (continued Table 2, beginning on page 16) Sequence Expression Description As a valid “C”-key it’s possible only “−”. ( 1) Used for negative value entry. Direct input of numeric value.
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Page 18: Instrument Functions
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS (continued Table 2, beginning on page 16) Sequence Expression Description Can be used for evaluation of mathematical expression along with result data entry. When used sequences with arbitrary number of operands, the intermediate result isn’t loaded to the instrument immediately, only the final... -
Page 19: Operation Modes
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Modes of operation General settings of the instrument Stores current settings of the instrument to the nonvolatile memory Sub-menu entry Presets the instrument Information about the instrument Figure 9: Main menu Operation Modes The instrument has five operation modes listed in Operation Modes menu (fig. -
Page 20: Operation Modes
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Continuous wave mode Sweep frequency mode Sweep output level mode Frequency modulation Phase modulation Figure 10: Operation Modes Output frequency Output level Phase offset Return – exit from sub-menu Figure 11: Continuous wave operation mode menu (Operation Modes Continuous Wave) -
Page 21: Sweep Frequency/Level Parameters
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Stop Freq. / Level Dwell Time Sweep Start Freq. / Level Figure 12: Sweep frequency/level parameters defined by Phase parameter of the CW mode. Thus, in order to produce two RF signals with a given phase offset you need to use single frequency reference source for both instruments, set the same frequency, and adjust one of the... -
Page 22: Sweep Frequency Operation Mode Menu
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Start frequency Stop frequency Manual triggering Output level Sweep frequency Current frequency value mode options (entry to sub-benu) Dwell Time Frequency Step Figure 13: Sweep frequency operation mode menu (Operation Modes Sweep Frequency) –... -
Page 23: Sweep Frequency Mode Options (Operation Modes Sweep Frequency-Opt)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Frequency Step (sub-menu entry) Automatic run repeat Sweep shape: Single run saw / triangle Single step Manual triggering/ Frequency input mode: Triggering on Start–Stop/Center–Span external signal Triggering on rising/ falling edge of ext. -
Page 24: Spectrum Envelop In Sweep Frequency Mode
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Level Level Freq. & Time Freq. & Time Figure 15: Spectrum envelop in sweep frequency mode Table 3 shows shapes of frequency sweep at various relations of start and stop frequency values. -
Page 25: Sweep Level Operation Mode Menu (Operation Modes Sweep Level)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Output frequency Start Level Stop Level Current Level Manual Triggering softkey One step time (Dwell Time) Level Step Figure 16: Sweep level operation mode menu (Operation Modes Sweep Level) Sweep level operation mode has the following options (fig. -
Page 26: Sweep Level Mode Options (Operation Modes Sweep Level-Opt)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Triggering on rising/falling edge Auto run One step time Single run (sub-menu entry) Level step Single step (sub-menu entry) Manual triggering/ Sweep shape: Triggering on ext. saw / triangle signal Figure 17: Sweep level mode options (Operation Modes Sweep Level-OPT) -
Page 27: Frequency Modulation Mode (Operation Modes Freq. Modulation)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Center frequency Graphic bar for modulating signal level indication Output level Minimum Frequency Deviation Mean Maximum Freq. Sensitivity Frequency of modulating signal (internal source ) Figure 18: Frequency modulation mode (Operation Modes Freq. Modulation) If sinusoidal signal with intrinsic frequency Ω... -
Page 28: Frequency Modulation Options (Operation Modes Freq. Modulation-Opt)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Internal / external source of modulating signal Modulating signal waveform: sine / square Frequency Deviation (sub-menu entry) Frequency modulation sensitivity (sub-menu entry) Frequency of internal modulating source Figure 19: Frequency modulation options (Operation Modes Freq. -
Page 29: Phase Modulation Mode (Operation Modes Phi Modulation)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Center frequency Graphic bar for modulating signal indication Output level Minimum Phase Deviation Mean Maximum Phase Sensitivity Frequency of modulating signal Figure 20: Phase modulation mode (Operation Modes Phi Modulation) 6.2.5 Phase Modulation Operation Mode (PhM) Phase modulation of RF signal is the current phase deviation from the value... -
Page 30: Settings Of The Instrument
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Internal / External source of modulating signal Modulating signal waveform: sine / square Phase Deviation (sub-menu entry) Phase modulation sensitivity (sub-menu entry) Frequency of internal source of modulating signal Figure 21: Phase modulation options (Operation Modes Phi Modulation-OPT) –... -
Page 31: Instrument General Settings (Settings)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Reference frequency settings Analog In input settings Figure 22: Instrument general settings (Settings) • Internal reference frequency value (Int Ref Freq), not editable. • Reference frequency source (Source): –... -
Page 32: Reference Frequency Settings (Settings Reference Freq.)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 6 INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS Internal reference External reference frequency source value frequency source value Reference frequency Reference frequency source: Internal/External output: ON / OFF Internal reference frequency source switching mode: Auto/147/150 Figure 23: Reference frequency settings (Settings Reference Freq.) Analog In or Mic In... -
Page 33: Preset The Instrument (Load Default)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL Preset the Instrument (Load Default) This menu command presets all parameters of the instrument by the default values and enters the CW operation mode. It can be useful if you want to reset all parameters. -
Page 34: Information About The Instrument (Info)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL Serial Number Part Number of the instrument Firmware revision Total operation time and date Number of power-on events Internal temperature of the synthesizer block Figure 25: Information about the instrument (Info) Quick Start As a simple remote control application you can use the standard Windows application –... -
Page 35: Example Of The Remote Control Using Hyperterminal Application
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL Figure 26: Example of the remote control using HyperTerminal application Figure 27: COM-port settings... -
Page 36: Scpi Summary
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL RS-232 Input unit with input buffer Command recognition Data set / Status reporting Instrument system hardware RS-232 Output unit with output buffer Figure 28: Instrument control and command processing model •... -
Page 37: Scpi Command List
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL MEASure OUTPut STATus SOURce SCALar ROSCillator STATe QUEStionable ROSCillator FREQuency POWer PHASe TEMPerature STATe CONDition EXTernal SOURce LEVel ADJust FREQuency IMMediate AMPLitude Parameters or ON, OFF, ON, OFF, INTernal, float number... -
Page 38: System:error[:Next]
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL 7.3.2 *IDN? This query command returns the string containing the information about the in- strument in the following format: manufacturer,part number,serial number,firmware info. 7.3.3 *RST This command presets the instrument (as the Load Default menu command do), in more detail: mode CW (Continuous Wave), frequency 1 GHz, level 0 dBm, phase 0 degrees, RF output is off. -
Page 39: Output:roscillator[:State]
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL 7.3.6 OUTPut[:STATe] The command turns on or off the RF output as the hardware RF OUT ON/OFF button located at the front panel do. Parameters: To turn on the output: 1 or ON, to turn off – 0 or OFF. In query form the command returns 0 –... -
Page 40: Source:]Power[:Level][:Immediate][:Amplitude]
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL Examples: freq 2.1GHZ frequency 21e-1ghz sour:freq:cw 21E8 freq max 7.3.9 [SOURce:]POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] The command sets RF output level. Parameters: Parameter has the following form[+|-]float_num[E[+|-]int_num][DBM]. The default unit is DBM. Input value is rounded with accuracy of 10 . -
Page 41: Source:]Roscillator:external:frequency
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 7 REMOTE CONTROL Parameters: Input parameter value may be INTernal – internal reference source is used, or EXTernal – external reference source is used. Query form of the command returns current source in use: INT or EXT. Examples: rosc:source INT rocs:sour ext... -
Page 42: Device Manager Window (My Computer Manage)
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 8 FIRMWARE UPDATE Figure 30: Device Manager window (My Computer Manage) Firmware Update The instrument comprises a microcontroller (MCU), which controls all RF- blocks, graphical display and handles keyboard and rotary knob events. MCU has two types of nonvolatile memory: Flash that contains program code, and EEPROM which stores all information about the device, including information about current firmware version. - Page 43 Once a lifetime of the product has ended, it should be disposed of by the local representative of the company specializing in electronic equipment recycling, or you can contact us by email sales@advantex.ru. XMI Programmer software supports the following OSes: WinXP, Vista, Windows 7.
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Page 44: Firmware Update
IF/RF & Microwave Design SG8-HP(SS)01M-C2U42HP315 dvanteX RF Signal Generator 10MHz-8GHz www.advantexrf.com 9 DISPOSAL Figure 31: Firmware update application – XMI Programmer...
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