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- Page 2 3010 and 3011 (3010 Series) RF Synthesizer PXI Modules User Manual Document no. 46892/637 Issue 16 28 September 2015...
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Page 3: About This Manual
About this manual Where This manual explains how to set up and configure a Cobham 3010 or 3011 RF Synthesizer PXI module. necessary, it refers you to the appropriate installation documents that are supplied with the module. Please note: this manual applies only when the instrument is used with the supplied software. -
Page 4: Intended Audience
To maintain optimum performance, 3000 Series PXI modules should be used either with the software driver version with which they were supplied, or the latest driver, which you can download from the Cobham website. Cobham endeavors to ensure modules remain backwards compatible with earlier driver version releases. -
Page 5: Associated Documentation
Cobham website. ® is a registered trademark of Cobham plc, the parent company of Aeroflex Limited PXI™ is a trademark of the PXI Systems Alliance Windows®, Windows XP®, Windows® 7 and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation... -
Page 6: Patent Protection
PXI-1 slots. Because of the reduced connectivity of Cobham hybrid-compatible PXI modules, the PXI parallel local bus LBR[12:0] disappears, to be replaced by the serial connection LBR[6], which is typically used to provide list... - Page 7 PREFACE Fig. 1 Standard PXI single-slot connector (L) and hybrid-compatible PXI connector (R) This table shows which Cobham RF synthesizer PXI modules fit only in a standard single slot, and which fit in both hybrid-compatible and standard slots: 3010, 3011...
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Page 8: General Information
The 3011 is a high stability variant, fitted with an OCXO. Software The 3010/3011 are supplied with a VXI PNP driver and soft front panel, and a dll, a COM object, and a .net assembly that provide similar functionality to the driver. -
Page 9: Deliverable Items
• SMA connector cable: part no. 43139/738, 2 off Specifications For the latest specifications, see the data sheet included on the CD-ROM (part no. 46886/028) or go to the Cobham website at www.cobham.com/wireless. All 3010 Series specifications are defined when used in conjunction with the driver software supplied with the module. -
Page 10: Initial Visual Inspection
INSTALLATION Initial visual inspection Refer to the PXI Modules Common Installation Guide part no. 46892/663 on the PXI Modules CD-ROM, part no. 46886/028. Handling precautions Refer to the PXI Modules Common Installation Guide part no. 46892/663 on the PXI Modules CD-ROM, part no. 46886/028. -
Page 11: Installing The Module Into The Pxi Chassis
INSTALLATION Installing the module into the PXI chassis Refer to the PXI Modules Common Installation Guide part no. 46892/663 and Cobham PXI Modules Installation Guide for Chassis part no. 46892/667 on the PXI Modules CD-ROM, part no. 46886/028. These guides provide information such as specific precautions to take, positioning and fitting the modules, making connections for the LO and the 10 MHz reference signal, installing hardware drivers, and so on. -
Page 12: Operation
Input (3010 and 3011) Frequency standard input. Output (3011 only) Frequency standard output. LO OUT 1.5 to 3 GHz RF output (fixed level, in range −4 to +3 dBm). SMA socket, 50 Ω. Fig. 2 3010 front panel (3011 is similar) -
Page 13: 10 Mhz I/O Sockets
10 MHz I/O sockets These are two I/O sockets, wired in parallel, which can be used to ‘loop through’ signals. Both the 3010 and 3011 can accept an external frequency standard input at these sockets. The 3011 can also output a 10 MHz reference from its OCXO on these sockets. - Page 14 SOFT FRONT PANEL OPERATION Detailed help information Soft front panel controls are all available as driver export functions unless noted otherwise, and are documented in help files. This user manual provides an overview of the facilities that the module provides and summarizes its operation;...
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Page 15: Menu Bar
Options Allows you to enable or disable additional instrument options if you have the appropriate password (available from Cobham sales desk). Click Options\Edit… on the menu bar to display the options screen. - Page 16 Boot Resource window. Resources available for initializing are shown in blue. Select the 3010 or 3011 you want to boot. Note that the Boot Resource window makes no distinction between 3011 (synthesizer module with OCXO) and 3010 (synthesizer module), showing both as ‘3010’.
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Page 17: Channel Setup
SOFT FRONT PANEL OPERATION Channel setup Loop b/w Click to toggle between Narrow and Normal. Select Narrow loop bandwidth for better phase noise, or Normal for fastest switching speed consistent with good signal quality. Chan List The Chan List box allows you to select the current channel in non-trigger mode by entering a channel number or by using the up/down arrows. - Page 18 SOFT FRONT PANEL OPERATION The Edit a range of channels group lets you apply changes to a set of channels simultaneously, speeding up channel setup. • Define start and finish values for address numbers in the Chan range, from: and to: fields. •...
- Page 19 Uses the internal 10 MHz OCXO (3011 only). In this mode, the high-stability reference signal is output to the 10 MHz I/O sockets. Note: if a 3011 is booted using a 3010, SigGen or Digitizer soft front panel, it defaults to this ‘OCXO enabled’ state. If the application is closed, the OXCO remains on. Internal Uses the internal 10 MHz VCXO (3010 only).
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Page 20: Trigger Setup
SOFT FRONT PANEL OPERATION Trigger setup External Trigger Used to control channel-hopping. Mode None Not in hopping mode Advance Step incrementally through the list of 128 channels. The Start and Stop fields let you set a subset of channels. Toggle Toggles between Channel 0 and Channel 1. -
Page 21: Program Files
PROGRAM FILES Program files Program files are installed onto your computer from the CD-ROM. Find registered com DLLs and ocx components, .net assemblies, libraries, source and associated help files in the program installation folder on your computer. This is typically: C:\Program Files\Aeroflex\PXI All executable C DLLs are installed in: C:\WINDOWS\system32... - Page 22 DRIVER EXPORT FUNCTIONS A help file opens at the Contents page: Fig. 5 Online help contents page Hyperlinks from here take you to the Functions listings.
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Page 23: Function Listings
DRIVER EXPORT FUNCTIONS Function listings Functions are grouped by type. Click on the hyperlink for details of the function. Each function has a description of its purpose, and may have a list of parameters and return values. Fig. 6 Function listing — example (VB) -
Page 24: Brief Technical Description
32-bit PCI, PXI bus extensions, and power supply. Connections at the front of the module are two 10 MHz reference input/outputs (SMA), and the RF output (SMA). A block schematic for the instrument is shown in Fig. 6. The 3011 is identical to the 3010, with the exception that the 3011 has a high-stability OCXO. - Page 25 BRIEF TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Fig. 7 Block schematic diagram...
- Page 26 GLOSSARY An Analog-to-Digital Converter converts a time-varying signal to discrete binary values. Amplitude Modulation: modulation of the amplitude of a carrier wave. Arbitrary Waveform Generator: allows you to edit, generate and play complex recurring waveforms. Component Object Model: a way of implementing objects that can be used in environments different from the one they were created in, even across machine boundaries, and independently of language.
- Page 27 GLOSSARY Intermediate Frequency: a frequency to which a carrier frequency is shifted as an intermediate step in superheterodyne transmission or reception. In-phase/Quadrature modulation. A modulation scheme where a signal is modulated by two signals 90 degrees out of phase with each other. Light-Emitting Diode Local Oscillator: an electronic device used to generate a signal normally used to convert a signal of interest to a different frequency using a mixer.
- Page 28 GLOSSARY Transistor-Transistor Logic: switching voltage ranges are V = 0.4 V, V = 2.4 V, V = 0.8 V, = 2.0 V Ultra High Frequency: radio signals in the range 300 MHz to 3 GHz. Voltage-Controlled Oscillator: a frequency generator whose output frequency is a function of an applied voltage.
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