® ® Safety Information R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Safety Information The product documentation helps you use the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP 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. Intended use The R&S TSMA6/6B-BP is intended for the development, production and verifica- tion of electronic components and devices in industrial, administrative, and labo-...
® ® Documentation Overview R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Data Sheets and Brochures Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP user documenta- tion. Unless specified otherwise, you find the documents on the R&S TSMA6/6B- BP product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/tsmx Getting Started Manual Introduces the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP and describes how to set up and start working...
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® ® Documentation Overview R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Data Sheets and Brochures www.rohde-schwarz.com/brochure-datasheet/tsmx Getting Started 4900.9030.02 ─ 05...
® ® Key Features R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Key Features This manual describes two models of the battery pack. ● R&S TSMA6-BP ● R&S TSMA6B-BP If descriptions in this manual are valid for both models, the term R&S TSMA6/6B-BP is used. The R&S TSMA6/6B-BP enhances the R&S TSMA6 device to a portable mea- surement solution based on a battery powered system.
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Preparing for Use Risk of injury and instrument damage The instrument must be used in an appropriate manner to prevent electric shock, fire, personal injury, or damage. ● Do not open the instrument casing. ●...
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Unpacking the Instrument Unpacking the Instrument Risk of instrument damage due to inappropriate operating conditions Specific operating conditions are required to ensure accurate measure- ments and to avoid damage to the instrument. Observe the information on appropriate operating conditions provided in the basic safety instructions and the instrument's data sheet.
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Unpacking the Instrument Figure 4-1: R&S MNT-BP89WH – Battery for R&S TSMA6B-BP (R&S MNT_BP99WH, R&S No. 3660.9109.02) Figure 4-2: R&S MNT-BP99WH 4.1.2 Standard Accessory The following items are included with shipment of the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP: ●...
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting with External Power Supply and Charging the Batteries ● Safety instruction Li-Ion batteries 4.1.3 Optional Accessory The following items are optional and must be ordered separately: ● R&S TSMA6-Z1 R&S No. 4901.0550.02 AC power supply ●...
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting with External Power Supply and Charging the Batteries Connecting with External Power Supply The DC power supply connector is on the rear panel. It has a wide range DC input voltage from 11 V to 28 V. Figure 4-3: DC power supply connector ●...
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with R&S TSMA6 ● AC supply via R&S TSMA6-Z1 (optional accessory) Charging the Batteries The batteries are not charged on delivery. Before initial operation, the bat- teries must be fully charged without connected load (R&S TSMA6, R&S TSME6 reps.
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with R&S TSMA6 2. Screw the collar screws on the top of the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with a Torx 8 screw driver. ● Torque: 0.66 Nm ± 0.05 Nm Figure 4-5: Collar screws 1 = Collar screws 3.
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with R&S TSMA6 Figure 4-6: Aligning R&S TSMA6/6B-BP and R&S TSMA6 1 = R&S TSMA6/6B-BP 2 = Collar screws 3 = R&S TSMA6 4 = Snap in holes on the bottom pane of R&S TSMA6 4.
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with R&S TSME6 and Downconverter R&S TSMExxDC Figure 4-7: Connected R&S TSMA6 and R&S TSMA6-BP 1 = Attach R&S TSMA6 to R&S TSMA6/6B-BP 2 = Move R&S TSMA6 to the rear side 3 = Power connection established (docking connector is snapped in) Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with R&S TSME6 and Downconverter R&S TSMExxDC...
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with R&S TSME6 and Downconverter R&S TSMExxDC ● Torque: 0.66 Nm ± 0.05 Nm Figure 4-8: Example: R&S TSMA6-BP 1 = Collar screws for connecting R&S TSME6 2 = Aux 1 / Aux 2 (auxiliary power out for connecting R&S TSME6/TSMExxDC via power cable R&S TSME-ZYC) 2.
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with Multiple Devices Figure 4-10: Connected R&S TSME6/TSMExxDC and R&S TSMA6/6B-BP 1 = R&S TSMA6/6B-BP 2 = R&S TSME6/TSMExxDC 4. Connect the power cable R&S TSMA6-BPPT resp. R&S TSMA6-BP2T from AUX1 resp.
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with Multiple Devices 4 collar screws are part of the standard accessory of the R&S TSMA6/6B- BP. Additional collar screws are part of the R&S TSME6/TSMExxDC acces- sory or can be ordered as spare parts (R&S no.
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with Multiple Devices Figure 4-12: TSMA6/6B-BP + TSME6 + TSMExxDC To connect the R&S TSME6 and the R&S TSMExxDC with the R&S TSMA6/6B- BP, the following steps must be performed. 4 collar screws are part of the standard accessory of the R&S TSMA6/6B- BP.
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with Multiple Devices Figure 4-13: Collar screws 1 = 8 x Collar screws (R&S No.4900.0804.00) 2. Align the collar screws with the snap-in holes on the bottom of the R&S TSME6 and R&S TSMExxDC and press these devices down.
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with Multiple Devices 1 = R&S TSMA6/6B-BP 2 = Collar screws 3 = R&S TSME6 4 = Snap-in holes on the bottom pane of R&S TSME6 and R&S TSMExxDC 5 = R&S TSMExxDC 3.
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Connecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP with Multiple Devices Figure 4-16: Aligning R&S TSMA6/6B-BP, 2x R&S TSME6 and R&S TSMExxDC 1 = Collar screws 3. Align the collars with the snap-in holes on the bottom of the additional devices and press these devices down.
® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Disconnecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP from R&S TSMx Devices 4. Connect DC power cable R&S TSMA6-BPP1 resp. R&S TSMA6-BP2T from AUX1 / AUX2 to the DC IN socket of the devices (seeFigure 4-15 Setup with TSMA6/6B-BP + TSMA6 + TSME6 + TSMExxDC Figure 4-18: TSMA6/6B-BP + TSMA6 + TSME6 + TSMExxDC Disconnecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP from R&S...
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® ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Disconnecting the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP from R&S TSMx Devices 5. Only for R&S TSMA6: Lift the release button (1) on both sides of the R&S TSMA6 and slide it in direction (2) until the device is released. Figure 4-19: Disconnect R&S TSMA6 Getting Started 4900.9030.02 ─...
® ® Operation R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Power On/Off Operation For portable operation powered from the batteries, it is recommended to use the R&S TSMA6/6B-BP always with 2 batteries in the bay. The batter- ies should have a comparable charging state as they are discharged simul- taneously.
® ® Operation R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Monitoring Battery Charge State 5.2.2 Standby In host-controlled mode (R&S TSMA6 connected), the battery pack can be switched to standby mode by switching off the R&S TSMA6. In this case, the out- puts AUX1 / AUX2 are also switched off. If there is a shutdown by the R&S TSMA6, the voltage at AUX1 / AUX 2 can be reactivated by switching on the R&S TSMA6.
® ® Operation R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Monitoring Battery Charge State To display the charging state, press the button below the LCD segments for a few seconds. When the batteries are being charged the upper segement of the LCD display is blinking.
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® ® Operation R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Monitoring Battery Charge State Table 5-1: LED states and their meaning (LED 1 and LED 2) in standalone mode (no R&S TSMA6 connected resp. R&S TSMA6 switched off) Color LED state Comment Battery 1/2 not present or external DC power not availa- ble* green...
® ® Operation R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Battery Exchange - Hot Swapping 5.5.3 R&S TSMA6 web-GUI / Tray Icon (Only Host-Controlled Mode) In host-controlled mode, the battery charging state can be monitored from the web-GUI or from the tray icon in the Windows OS. For details, refer to "R&S TSMA6 Autonomous Mobile Network Scanner - User Manual"...
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® ® Operation R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Battery Exchange - Hot Swapping Figure 5-3: Open battery cover 2. Remove the battery by the tab. Figure 5-4: Remove battery 3. Insert a charged battery. Getting Started 4900.9030.02 ─ 05...
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® ® Operation R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Battery Exchange - Hot Swapping The batteries can only be inserted in the indicated orientation. Figure 5-5: Battery orientation 4. Close the cover of battery bay 1. NOTE: The R&S TSMA6/6B-BP may be used only with closed battery cover. 5.
® ® Contacting Customer Support R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Contacting Customer Support Technical support – where and when you need it For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz product, contact our customer support center. A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, program- ming or applications of Rohde &...
® ® Index R&S TSMA6-BP R&S TSMA6B-BP Index Brochures ..........6 Customer support ........35 Data sheets ..........6 Getting started ........... 6 Hot swap ..........32 LED display ..........28 LED states host-controlled mode ......31 standalone mode ........ 31 Operation mode Standalone ..........27 TSMA6-controlled .......
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