Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC This instrument complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirement. This affixed product label indicates that you must not discard this electrical or electronic product in domestic household waste. Product Category With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1, this instrument is classified as a “Monitoring and Control Instrument”...
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Keysight N181x Coaxial Switch Operating and Service Manual Introduction General Information Key Features This chapter provides an overview of the Keysight N181x Coaxial Switch.
Introduction General Information The Keysight N181x low PIM coaxial switch is designed with a rectangular coaxial structure similar to edge-line. This transmission line structure provides for movement of the edge-line center conductor between two fixed, continuous ground planes. The main advantage of this innovation is that the moving contacts can be easily activated, yet maintain high-isolation and low-insertion loss.
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Introduction Minimum switch spacing is 6.0 mm (0.25 inch). WARNING The N181x comes with current interrupt, the drive current is automatically disconnected after the switch is fully latched (15 ms). Keysight N181x Operating and Service Manual...
Introduction Key Features – High repeatability: <0.03 dB guaranteed up to 26.5 GHz up to 2 million cycles – High isolation: >95 dB at 2 GHz – Low SWR: <1.15 at 4 GHz – Low-insertion loss: <0.42 dB at 4 GHz –...
Keysight N181x Coaxial Switch Operating and Service Manual Switch Configuration Switch Drive Specifications (N1810T, N1810U, N1811T, N1812U) TTL Drive Specifications N1810U N1810T N1811T N1812U This chapter provides you information on driving the switch and the configuration to utilize the function of the position indicators.
Switch Configuration Switch Drive Specifications (N1810T, N1810U, N1811T, N1812U) Option Parameter Cond ition Nominal Max Unit Supply voltage Supply current Supply voltage = 5 V Supply voltage 12.0 20.0 Supply current Supply voltage = 15 V Supply voltage 20.0 32.0 Supply current Supply voltage = 24 V [1] Option 115: Characteristic life: 2 million cycles minimum, less than 2 million cycles when...
Switch Configuration TTL Drive Specifications Option Parameter Cond ition Nominal Unit 12.0 High level input Low level input Input voltage = 12.0 V Max input current Input voltage = 3.85 V 0.25 Keysight N181x Operating and Service Manual...
Switch Configuration Driving the Switch – [1] Use adapter cable 11764-60011 with 87130A switch driver. WARNING – [2] Drive level below –0.25 V will damage the TTL drive circuit. – [3] Driving both select lines will disable the switch (see “Troubleshooting Guide”...
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Keysight N181x Coaxial Switch Operating and Service Manual Specifications Specifications Supplemental Characteristics Environmental Specifications Physical Specifications This chapter provides the specifications of the switch. Specifications describe the warranted performance of the switch. Supplemental and typical characteristics are intended to provide information useful in applying the switch by giving typical, but not warranted performance parameters.
Specifications Specifications Specifications refer to the performance standards or limits against which the switch is tested. Typical characteristics are included for additional information only and they are not specifications. These are denoted as "typical", "nominal", or “approximate" and are printed in italics. General Operating Data Parameter Specification...
Specifications Supplemental Characteristics General Operating Characteristics — N181x series Figure 3-3 MAX Incident CW Power (Cold Switching) vs. Frequency Reference Conditions: – Cold switching only (NO hot switching) – Ambient temperature of 75 °C or less – Sea level (0.88 derating at 15000 ft.) –...
Specifications Environmental Specifications The switch is designed to fully comply with Keysight’s product operating environmental specifications. Parameter Specification Temperature –25 °C to 75 °C – Operating –55 °C to 85 °C – Storage –50 °C to 150 °C, 10 cycles –...
Specifications Physical Specifications Parameter Specification Net weight, kg (lb) 0.0600 (0.13) Dimensions in millimeters and /inches N181OU Keysight N181x Operating and Service Manual...
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Specifications Parameter Specification Net weight, kg (lb) 0.100 (0.22) Dimensions in millimeters and /inches N1810T Keysight N181x Operating and Service Manual...
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Specifications Parameter Specification Net weight, kg (lb) 0.100 (0.22) Dimensions in millimeters and /inches N1811T Keysight N181x Operating and Service Manual...
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Specifications Parameter Specification Net weight, kg (lb) 0.100 (0.22) Dimensions in millimeters and /inches N1812U Keysight N181x Operating and Service Manual...
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Keysight N181x Coaxial Switch Operating and Service Manual Installation and Verification Installation Operating and Service Instruction Troubleshooting Guide This chapter provides you installation information and simple verification steps of the switch.
Installation and Verification Installation Initial Inspection 1 Inspect the shipping container for damage. If the shipping container or cushioning material is damaged, it should be kept until the contents of the shipment have been checked for completeness and the instrument has been checked both mechanically and electrically.
Installation and Verification Operating and Service Instruction Operator’s Check The operator’s check is supplied to allow the operator to make a quick check on the switch prior to use or if a failure is suspected. ESD exceeding the level specified in “Environmental Specifications”...
Installation and Verification Quick Check Procedure 1 Connect the common port of the switch to Port 1 of the network analyzer and one of the outer RF ports to Port 2 of the network analyzer as illustrated in Figure 4-4. 2 For standard drive, apply ground to the corresponding “drive”...
Installation and Verification Troubleshooting Guide Allowable Range Probable Cause Test Remedy Low Value High Value “Switch Drive Specifications (N1810T, Connect +V to power Not connected to supply N1810U, N1811T, N1812U)” on page 12 supply Supply not turned on Turn on power supply Supply voltage less than Measure voltage from “Switch Drive Specifications (N1810T,...
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