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Rohde & Schwarz AREG100A Getting Started

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AREG100A
Automotive Radar Echo
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Getting Started
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  • Page 1 ® R&S AREG100A Automotive Radar Echo Generator Getting Started (>NSÖ2) 1430357202...
  • Page 2 ® This document describes the R&S AREG100A, stock no. 1430.3508K02. © 2019 Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG Mühldorfstr. 15, 81671 München, Germany Phone: +49 89 41 29 - 0 Fax: +49 89 41 29 12 164 Email: info@rohde-schwarz.com Internet: www.rohde-schwarz.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S AREG100A Contents 1 Safety Information..............7 2 Preface..................8 2.1 Key Features..................8 3 Documentation Overview............9 3.1 Getting Started Manual.................9 3.2 User Manuals and Help................ 9 3.3 Tutorials....................10 3.4 Service Manual..................10 3.5 Instrument Security Procedures............10 3.6 Basic Safety Instructions..............10 3.7 Data Sheets and Brochures...............
  • Page 4 ® Contents R&S AREG100A 4.2 Connecting USB Devices..............21 4.3 Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection.......... 22 4.3.1 Connecting the Instrument to the Network..........23 5 Instrument Tour..............25 5.1 Front Panel Tour..................25 5.1.1 Touchscreen..................26 5.1.2 Utility Keys.................... 26 5.1.3 On/Standby................... 27 5.1.4 Function Keys..................
  • Page 5 ® Contents R&S AREG100A 7.1 Possible Ways to Operate the Instrument........42 7.2 Means of Manual Interaction..............43 7.3 Understanding the Display Information..........43 7.3.1 Additional Display Characteristics............44 7.4 Accessing the Functionality.............. 44 7.5 Entering Data..................45 7.5.1 Entering Numeric Parameters...............46 7.5.2 Entering Alphanumeric Parameters............47 7.5.3 Undo and Redo Actions................
  • Page 6 ® Contents R&S AREG100A Getting Started 1430.3572.02 ─ 04...

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    ® Safety Information R&S AREG100A Safety Information The product documentation helps you to use the R&S AREG safely and effi- ciently. Follow the instructions provided here and in the printed "Basic Safety Instructions". Keep the product documentation nearby and offer it to other users.

  • Page 8: Preface

    ® Preface R&S AREG100A Key Features Preface Key Features The R&S AREG Automotive Radar Echo Generator sets standards in RF per- formance and usability. Outstanding key features are: ● Remote frontends supporting different frequencies (e.g. 24 GHz) and up to 4 GHz signal bandwidth ●...

  • Page 9: Documentation Overview

    ® Documentation Overview R&S AREG100A User Manuals and Help Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S AREG user documentation. Unless specified otherwise, you find the documents on the R&S AREG product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/areg100a Getting Started Manual Introduces the R&S AREG and describes how to set up and start working with the...

  • Page 10: Tutorials

    ® Documentation Overview R&S AREG100A Data Sheets and Brochures Tutorials Tutorials offer guided examples and demonstrations on operating the R&S AREG. They are provided on the product page of the internet. Service Manual Describes the performance test for checking the rated specifications, module replacement and repair, firmware update, troubleshooting and fault elimination, and contains mechanical drawings and spare part lists.

  • Page 11: Release Notes And Open Source Acknowledgment (Osa)

    ® Documentation Overview R&S AREG100A Application Notes, Application Cards, White Papers, etc. Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledg- ment (OSA) The release notes list new features, improvements and known issues of the cur- rent firmware version, and describe the firmware installation.

  • Page 12: Preparing For Use

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation Preparing for Use ● Putting into Operation..................12 ● Connecting USB Devices................21 ● Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection............22 Putting into Operation This section describes the basic steps to be taken when setting up the R&S AREG for the first time.
  • Page 13 ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation Instrument damage caused by electrostatic discharge Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the electronic components of the instrument and the device under test (DUT). Electrostatic discharge is most likely to occur when you connect or disconnect a DUT or test fixture to the instrument's test ports.

  • Page 14: Emi Suppression

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation Risk of instrument damage due to inappropriate handling Handle all waveguide components with care. ● If the R&S AREG is not used, cover the antenna to prevent dust or other objects from getting into the waveguide.

  • Page 15: Accessory List

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation Packing material Retain the original packing material. If the instrument needs to be transpor- ted or shipped later, you can use the material to protect the control ele- ments and connectors.
  • Page 16 ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation Risk of injury when stacking instruments A stack of instruments can tilt over and cause injury if not stacked correctly. Furthermore, the instruments at the bottom of the stack can be damaged due to the load imposed by the instruments on top.

  • Page 17: Connecting Ac Power

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation 4.1.5 Connecting AC Power The R&S AREG is equipped with an AC power supply connector, that can be operated with different AC power voltages. Once it is connected, the instrument automatically adjusts to the given voltage. Refer to the data sheet for the require- ments of voltage and frequency.
  • Page 18 ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation Figure 4-1: Cabling of front end 1 = Rx IF Out 2 = Tx IF IN 3 = Control To connect the base unit 1. Connect the IF cable with the label RX IF IN to the RX IF In connector of the base unit.

  • Page 19: Turning The Instrument On And Off

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation Figure 4-2: Cabling of base unit 1 = Rx IF In 2 = Tx IF Out 3 = Control 4.1.7 Turning the Instrument On and Off To turn on the R&S AREG Connect the instrument to the AC supply.
  • Page 20 ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Putting into Operation To start the R&S AREG Starting the R&S AREG requires that it is connected turned ► At the front panel, press the [On/Standby] key briefly. The instrument boots the operating system and starts the instrument firmware.

  • Page 21: Functional Check

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Connecting USB Devices Turning off the AC power You can leave the AC power on permanently. Switching off is required only if the instrument must be disconnected from all power supplies. 4.1.8 Functional Check When the instrument is switched on, it automatically monitors the main functions.

  • Page 22: Setting Up A Network (Lan) Connection

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection The following list shows various USB devices that can be useful: ● Memory stick for easy transfer of data to/from a computer (for example firm- ware updates) ● Keyboard or mouse to simplify the entry of data, comments, filenames, etc.

  • Page 23: Connecting The Instrument To The Network

    ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection This section describes how to configure the LAN interface. Accessing operating system No access to the operating system is required for normal operation. All necessary system settings can be made in the "Setup" dialog.
  • Page 24 ® Preparing for Use R&S AREG100A Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection By default, the instrument is configured to use DHCP (dynamic host configura- tion protocol) configuration and to obtain the whole address information auto- matically. When connected, the R&S AREG displays the address information on the screen.

  • Page 25: Instrument Tour

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Front Panel Tour Instrument Tour The following topics help you to get familiar with the instrument and perform the first steps: ● Chapter 5.1, "Front Panel Tour", on page 25 ● Chapter 5.2, "Rear Panel Tour",...

  • Page 26: Touchscreen

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Front Panel Tour 7 = Display keys 8 = [USB] 9 = [Sensor] 5.1.1 Touchscreen The screen at the front panel is the graphical user interface. It shows the settings dialogs and parameters, and the current configuration at a glance, see Chap- ter 7.3, "Understanding the Display...

  • Page 27: On/Standby

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Front Panel Tour Utility Key Assigned functions [Setup] Accesses the general instrument settings [Help] Displays context-sensitive help text 5.1.3 On/Standby The [On/Standby] key starts up and shuts down the instrument, and switches between the standby and the ready state.

  • Page 28: Navigation Controls

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Front Panel Tour Table 5-3: Keys on the keypad Type of key Description Alphanumeric keys Enter numbers and (special) characters in edit dialog boxes. Decimal point Inserts a decimal point "." at the cursor position.

  • Page 29: Navigation Keys

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Front Panel Tour Table 5-4: Editing keys Type of key Description [Esc] key Closes all kinds of dialog boxes, if the edit mode is not active. Quits the edit mode, if the edit mode is active. In dialog boxes that contain a "Cancel"...

  • Page 30: Display Keys

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Front Panel Tour 5.1.7 Display Keys The display keys arrange different windows on the display. Table 5-6: Display keys Display key Assigned functions [Home] Returns to the initial feature screen. [Next window] Toggles between the entry fields in the taskbar.

  • Page 31: Rear Panel Tour

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Rear Panel Tour Rear Panel Tour This section provides an overview of the connectors at the rear panel of the instrument. For technical data of the connectors, refer to the data sheet. Figure 5-2: Rear panel view of the R&S AREG...

  • Page 32: Frontend

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Frontend USB/USB In ● Female USB type A connector, to connect devices like a keyboard, a mouse, a memory stick, or the R&S NRP-Z3/Z4 cable for the R&S NRP power sen- sors ● Female USB In connector (USB type B), for example for remote control.

  • Page 33: Connectors

    ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Frontend Figure 5-3: Frontend of R&S AREG 1 = Control 2 = Rx IF Out / Tx IF IN + REF IN 3 = Rx Power (SMA) 4 = 2 x Waveguide port 5.3.1 Connectors Control Used to connect the R&S AREG base unit with the supplied control cable.
  • Page 34 ® Instrument Tour R&S AREG100A Frontend The R&S AREG comes with either one or two antennas mounted to the wave- guide ports. Users can detach the included antennas and can connect their own antennas. If doing so, the gain of the user antennas need to be set in the AREG configuration.

  • Page 35: Trying Out The Instrument

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S AREG100A Generating Radar Echo Signals Trying Out the Instrument This chapter introduces the first steps with the R&S AREG. It shows how to oper- ate and configure the instrument using simple examples. The complete descrip- tion of the functionality and its usage is given in the R&S AREG user manual.
  • Page 36 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S AREG100A Generating Radar Echo Signals 2. Modify the attenuation until the appropriate value for the RCS is displayed. The RCS indicates the size of the simulated radar object. Examples for RCS values (can vary in reality) ●...
  • Page 37 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S AREG100A Generating Radar Echo Signals 4. Switch on your radar object. 5. Switch "RF On". As a result, the RUT reports the range and the radar cross section of the tar- get, which can be compared with the pre-configured values in the R&S AREG...

  • Page 38: Saving And Recalling Settings

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S AREG100A Saving and Recalling Settings Saving and Recalling Settings To restore the results of our measurements later, we save the instrument settings in a file. To save the instrument settings in a file We assume, a test configuration as described in Chapter 6.1, "Generating Radar...
  • Page 39 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S AREG100A Saving and Recalling Settings To load saved instrument settings You can restore the settings to the instrument at any time using the settings file. 1. Press the [Preset] button to restore the default instrument settings so you can check that the stored user settings are restored afterwards.

  • Page 40: Use Case Example - Testing Radar Sensors Against Interferers

    ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S AREG100A Use Case Example - Testing Radar Sensors Against Interferers How to display all parameters with values different to their preset val- When you load a file to your instrument, you do not have enough informa- tion on the changed settings.
  • Page 41 ® Trying Out the Instrument R&S AREG100A Use Case Example - Testing Radar Sensors Against Interferers Figure 6-1: Testing Radar Sensors Against Interferers 1. Connect a R&S SMW200A to the TX_IF_IN port of the R&S AREG base unit. 2. The generated interfering signal is superimposed and upconverted into the E- band together with the delayed echo signal from the simulated radar objects.

  • Page 42: Instrument Control

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Possible Ways to Operate the Instrument Instrument Control This chapter provides an overview on how to work with the R&S AREG. It covers the following topics: ● Possible Ways to Operate the Instrument............42 ● Means of Manual Interaction................43...

  • Page 43: Means Of Manual Interaction

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Understanding the Display Information Means of Manual Interaction For the manual interaction with the R&S AREG, you have several methods that you can use as an alternative to perform a task: ● Touchscreen: Touchscreen operation is the most direct way to interact. Almost all control elements and actions on the screen are based on the standard operating sys- tem concept.

  • Page 44: Additional Display Characteristics

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Accessing the Functionality 7.3.1 Additional Display Characteristics The following section provides a short insight on the indication of the screen in general, and significant elements that you see under specific operating modes, in dialogs or settings.

  • Page 45: Entering Data

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Entering Data The instrument's functions and settings can be accessed by selecting one of the following elements: ● System and function keys on the front panel of the instrument ● Taskbar/softkeys on the touchscreen ● Context-sensitive menus for specific elements on the touchscreen ●...

  • Page 46: Entering Numeric Parameters

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Entering Data For data input in dialog boxes, the instrument provides on-screen keypads for entering numeric and alphanumeric values. Thus, you can always set the param- eters via the touchscreen, the front panel, or an external keyboard.

  • Page 47: Entering Alphanumeric Parameters

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Getting Information and Help 2. If the parameter does not require a unit, confirm the entered value by pressing the [Enter] key or any of the unit keys. The instrument highlights the editing line to confirm the entry.
  • Page 48 ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Getting Information and Help a) Tap and hold the parameter for which you need information and tap "Help" in the context menu. b) Tap the parameter and press the [Help] key. The "Help" dialog opens. You can browse the help for further information.

  • Page 49: Remote Control

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Remote Control Entries with a plus sign contain further entries. 2. To display a help topic, tap on the topic name or double click on the topic name or press the [Enter] key. 3. To follow a cross-reference, tap on the link text.

  • Page 50: Remote Operation Over Vnc

    ® Instrument Control R&S AREG100A Remote Operation over VNC How to configure the remote control interfaces is described in the user manual, chapter "Network and Remote Control Operation". Remote Operation over VNC The VNC is an application which can be used to access and control the instru- ment from a remote computer through a LAN connection.

  • Page 51: Index

    ® Index R&S AREG100A Index AC supply ..........17 Failure Active elements ........44 Network connection ......24 Alphanumeric parameters ....... 47 Front panel tour ........25 Application cards ........11 Function check ........21 Application notes ........11 Function keys Auto-negotiation Details - see user manual ....
  • Page 52 ® Index R&S AREG100A Up ............29 Release notes ..........11 User ............ 30 Remote access Keyboard see Remote operation from a computer On-screen ........... 45 ............42 Usage ..........43 Remote connection Keypad Not working ......... 24 On-screen ........... 45 Remote control ........

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