EVSF1000 For Your Safety Intended use The R&S EVSF1000 is a level and modulation analyzer for installation in flight inspection aircraft. It performs measurements on ILS, VOR and marker beacon ground stations during startup, maintenance and servicing and analyzes ATC COM signals.
You find it on the product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/EVSF1000 Getting Started Manual Introduces the R&S EVSF1000 and describes how to set up and start working with the product. A printed version is delivered with the instrument. User Manuals and Help Contains the description of all instrument modes and functions.
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The release notes list new features, improvements and known issues of the cur- rent firmware version, and describe the firmware installation. The open source acknowledgment document provides verbatim license texts of the used open source software. See www.rohde-schwarz.com/software/EVSF1000. Getting Started 1178.6404.02 ─ 04...
R&S EVSF1000 Key Features The R&S EVSF1000 offers the following key features: ● Detailed analysis of ILS, VOR and Marker Beacon ground measurements (based on ICAO Doc. 8071 and ICAO Annex 10) ● Analysis of air traffic control (ATC) communications signals ●...
® Preparing for Use R&S EVSF1000 Unpacking and Checking the R&S EVSF1000 Preparing for Use Risk of injury due to disregarding safety information Observe the information on appropriate operating conditions provided in the data sheet to prevent personal injury or damage to the instrument. Read and observe the basic safety instructions provided with the instrument, in addition to the safety instructions in the following sections.
● Printed Getting Started manual Setting Up the Instrument The R&S EVSF1000 can be operated in a variety of places without detrimental effects on its features. Even the movement caused by transportation or mobile use does not impair its functioning.
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4.2.1 Connecting the R&S EVSF1000 to the Board Power The R&S EVSF1000 is connected to the board power (11 V DC to 32 V DC) of the flight inspection plane or the drone. The R&S EVSF1000 is inline with DO-160G, Section 16, Category A. (200 ms DC power interruption without reboot of R&S EVSF1000 for a minimum of 20 V DC...
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4.2.3 Installing the R&S EVSF1000 in a Rack The R&S EVSF1000 is meant for use in a flight inspection plane or a drone. For a stable setup, you can connect the R&S EVSF1000 to an optional installation tray that you insert in the flight inspection rack.
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For a description of the pin assignment, see Table 5-1. 4. Place the bottom of the R&S EVSF1000 on top of the installation tray. 5. Insert the ARINC connector of the tray to the female connector on the R&S EVSF1000.
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The instrument is ready for operation. Service adapter If you need to operate a R&S EVSF1000 with the slide-in hardware outside an aircraft, you can use the optional service adapter (R&S EVSF1-Z2) to connect a power supply and any other signal input and output devices. The...
® Instrument Tour R&S EVSF1000 Front Panel Instrument Tour Front Panel Figure 5-1: R&S EVSF1000 - Front panel view 1 = Display 2 = USB Connectors (2x) 3 = AF Out 4 = Carry Handle Getting Started 1178.6404.02 ─ 04...
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Connection of a headset with a 3.5 mm jack plug into the AF OUT plug. 5.1.4 Carry Handle The carry handle is used to remove the R&S EVSF1000 from the flight inspection rack in which the R&S EVSF1000 is mounted. Getting Started 1178.6404.02 ─ 04...
R&S EVSF1000 Rear Panel Rear Panel Figure 5-2: R&S EVSF1000 - Rear panel view (basic model, without R&S EVSF1-B4 option) 1 = LAN 2 = RS-232 GPS 3 = PPS In 4 = RX 1 In / RX 2 In 5 = Power Supply Getting Started 1178.6404.02 ─...
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Chapter 5.2.6, "Optional ARINC Connec- tor (R&S EVSF1-B4)", on page 20. Figure 5-3: R&S EVSF1000 - Rear panel view with ARINC connector (slide-in option R&S EVSF1-B4) For the specification of the following interfaces, see the R&S EVSF1000 data sheet. ●...
The LAN connection can also be used to stream measurement data. The data transfer rate is 100 Mbit/s. With a VNC Viewer session, hardkey and softkey tasks of R&S EVSF1000 can be performed via shortcuts on a remote keyboard. For details about remote control, see the "Remote Control" chapter in the user manual.
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(see Fig- 5-3). This connector allows you to easily slide the R&S EVSF1000 out of a flight inspection rack without having to disconnect all cables from the instrument individually.
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® Instrument Tour R&S EVSF1000 Rear Panel Signal Description Cable type USB_VBUS USB 5V 2x2 twisted paired, AWG 20-24 USB_D+ USB Data+ 2x2 twisted paired, AWG 20-24 V_DCIN_GND Power single, AWG 16-20 V_DCIN_+28V Power single, AWG 16-20 Signal GND single, AWG 20-24...
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400, AWG 20-24 5.2.7 LF In (Baseband Input, R&S EVSF1-B4 only) Provides a baseband signal to the R&S EVSF1000 for further analysis of typical AF parameters (when using the R&S EVSF1-Z2 service adapter, use the BNC connector, 50 Ω/20kΩ). Only available as of firmware version 1.30.
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Following accessories are available for rack installation: ● Slide-in option (R&S EVSF1-B4) Provides an ARINC connector on the rear panel of the R&S EVSF1000 which can be connected to the rack tray (R&S EVSF1-Z1 with connector). While the tray remains connected to the aircraft permanently, you can remove the R&S EVSF1000 quickly and easily, without having to connect and discon-...
R&S EVSF1000. Basic Configuration and Status Display In order to connect to the R&S EVSF1000 from a remote PC, you require connec- tion information, such as the IP address. It is also helpful to obtain the operating status of the instrument before connecting to it. This basic information is dis- played in the mini display directly on the R&S EVSF1000.
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By default, the R&S EVSF1000 is set to use the dynamic host configuration proto- col (DHCP), so the IP address is assigned automatically. The assigned IP address and DHCP state of the R&S EVSF1000 is provided in the mini display on the front panel.
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Using a VNC viewer application , you simply connect to the instrument, defined by its IP address. The display of the R&S EVSF1000 is shown on the control PC. The keys and other graphical user interface elements are operated using associ- ated keyboard shortcuts on the connected keyboard.
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"1/2" and "2/2" beneath the softkeys in the display. To switch between the two menus of softkey functions, press the "More softkeys" key beneath the softkeys on the front panel of the R&S EVSF1000. Softkeys can perform a function directly, or open a dialog or submenu with further settings and functions.
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32) 6.3.2 Keyboard Commands for Operation via a VNC Viewer Keyboard Commands (VNC Viewer) shows the mapping between the keyboard shortcuts and the interface elements on the R&S EVSF1000. Table 6-1: Keyboard Commands (VNC Viewer) Keyboard Usage Preset...
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® Operating Basics R&S EVSF1000 Manual Operation from a VNC Viewer Keyboard Usage CH/FREQ MTime BACKSPACE Back ENTER Enter Ampt BW (Bandwidth) Record Marker Getting Started 1178.6404.02 ─ 04...
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Manual Operation from a VNC Viewer 6.3.3 Changing Settings and Activating Functions All functions available on the R&S EVSF1000 can be accessed using the keys on the external keyboard. Some keys provide a softkey menu on the display with fur- ther functions and settings.
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® Operating Basics R&S EVSF1000 Manual Operation from a VNC Viewer Entering numbers and (special) characters via the keypad If a field requires alphanumeric input, use the keypad on theexternal keyboard. Every alphanumeric key represents several characters and one number. The dec- imal point key (.) represents special characters, and the sign key (-) toggles...
25. Remote control is performed using predefined remote commands which are sent from the control PC to the R&S EVSF1000. The R&S EVSF1000 can also return queried data to the control PC. While in remote control, the R&S EVSF1000 display indicates "Remote" in the status bar.
® Index R&S EVSF1000 Index Accessories ..........23 VNC Viewer ..........26 AF Out ............. 16 Brochures ..........6 Data sheets ..........6 Front Panel ..........15 Getting started ........... 6 RS-232 ..........19 Help ............6 Keypad Key layout ........... 32 Open source acknowledgment (OSA) ..
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