1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Mini-Circuits Manuals
  4. Control Unit
  5. RUDAT Series
  6. User manual

Mini-Circuits RUDAT Series User Manual

Usb, rs232, spi & ethernet programmable attenuators
Hide thumbs Also See for RUDAT Series:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

RS232 & USB control,
Single channel (RUDAT)
RS232, USB & SPI control,
Single channel (RUDAT-13G)
AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc
This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits
User Guide
USB, RS232, SPI & Ethernet
Programmable Attenuators
Ethernet & USB control,
Single channel (RCDAT)
RS232, &USB control,
Single channel (ZVVA)

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the RUDAT Series and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Mini-Circuits RUDAT Series

Summary of Contents for Mini-Circuits RUDAT Series

  • Page 1 Ethernet & USB control, Single channel (RUDAT) Single channel (RCDAT) RS232, USB & SPI control, RS232, &USB control, Single channel (RUDAT-13G) Single channel (ZVVA) AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 2 Important Notice This guide is owned by Mini-Circuits and is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. The information in this guide is provided by Mini-Circuits as an accommodation to our customers and may be used only to promote and accompany the purchase of Mini-Circuits’...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.3.4 Ethernet Control (RCDAT) ..................16 2.3.5 SPI Control (RUDAT-13G-xx) ................16-17 2.3.6 Daisy Chain configuration ..................17 Page 3 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 4 3.7 Alerts during operation of the Programmable Attenuator ......32 3.8 Firmware update ..................33-37 Chapter 4 – Revision History ..............38-39 Page 4 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - General Information

    The RCDAT series, which can be controlled via standard USB or Ethernet-TCP/IP (Telnet or HTTP protocols), and some of which allow connecting multiple units in series(daisy chain) via Mini-Circuits unique dynamic addressing function to control them all from a single network or USB port.

  • Page 6: Service And Calibration

    • User friendly Graphical User Interface for any Windows 32 or 64 bit computer. Command line support ® for Linux computers. • Mounting bracket (optional) Page 6 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 7: Model Selection Guide

    For detailed model performance, data and graphs, outline drawing, ordering information and environmental specifications click on the model part number. *See section 3.5 for details on dynamic addressing. Page 7 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 8: Intended Applications

    Supported Software Environments 1.8.4 Mini-Circuits programmable attenuators have been tested in the following operating systems: 32 bit systems: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 98 and Linux. 64 bit systems: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Linux The attenuators will work with almost any software environment that supports ActiveX or .Net...

  • Page 9: Included Accessories And Options

    Interface Devices firmware rev. 1.11 RUDAT series models also comply with: RS232 – The RUDAT series models meet all requirements for RS232 standard. RCDAT series models also comply with: TCP/IP – The RCDAT series models’ Ethernet communication complies with the specifications of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP) as defined in RFC 791 and RFC 793.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 - Installation And Setup

    If you have had any problems installing the software, we’re here to help. Try following these complete step-by-step instructions. If you still experience problems, give us a call at Mini-Circuits Worldwide Technical support. It’s (718) 934-4500 or e-mail apps@minicircuits.com for North America or go to minicircuits.com/contact/worldwide_ tech_support.html for other regional numbers and addresses.
  • Page 11 . Then double click on the setup.exe icon. Figure 2.1.3 Setup file listing window Page 11 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 12: Installation

    2.2.3 The installation program will install (will take a few seconds) . Click the “Exit” button to close the installer. Figure 2.2.3 Installation program window Page 12 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 13 2.2.4 The programmable attenuator program will be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Mini-Circuits\ProgrammableAttenuator with links on the desktop and in the Start menu under Mini-Ciruits -> ProgrammableAttenuator. Page 13 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 14: Attenuator Physical Setup

    Note: For RUDAT-13G-xxx verify pins 7-9 in the D-Sub connector are not connected to any active signal as this may disrupt proper operation. Page 14 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 15: Rs232 Control (Rudat & Zvva) With Power Via D-Sub Pin#1

    Note: For RUDAT-13G-xxx verify pins 7-9 in the D-Sub connector are not connected to any active signal as this may disrupt proper operation. Figure 2.3.3: RUDAT RS232 setup option 2 Page 15 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 16: Ethernet Control (Rcdat)

    Voltage levels Logic Low Voltage Input ̶ Control Current Per Pin ̶ ̶ Clock Frequency ̶ ̶ ̶ Page 16 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 17: Daisy Chain Configuration

    2.3.6 Daisy Chain configuration Some Mini-Circuits’ models include our novel dynamic addressing daisy-chaining interface which allows multiple attenuators to be connected together into a Master / Slave chain, with independent control of each attenuator channel through the single USB or Ethernet connection of the master unit.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 - Using Mini-Circuits Gui

    COM port. Figure 3.1.2: No unit in RS232 alert Page 18 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 19 IP address will be entered in the IP address field of the startup screen automatically. Page 19 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 20 3.2), select the communication protocol you wish to use (HTTP or Telnet) and click start, the Attenuation control screen will open. Figure 3.1.7: Ethernet startup screen Page 20 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 21 (for HTTP), or establish a Telnet connection. A full list of the possible commands and queries is available in Mini-Circuits Programming handbook, and in a text file on the downloaded CD software (see section 2.1.2), in the Ethernet directory.

  • Page 22: Operating The Attenuator With The Gui Program

    When this check box is selected every change in attenuation setting will be applied immediately, when it is not selected user must click ‘Apply’ to execute the changes. Page 22 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 23: Automatic Mode Functions

    Figure 3.2.3: Option to generate an attenuation change-log file Page 23 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 24: Configuration Settings

    Gross tune is the step size for each click on scroll bar. o Fine Tune is the step size for the arrows Figure 3.2.4: Configuration Settings screen Page 24 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 25: Changing Ethernet Settings In The Gui

    Ethernet as described in section 3.1.5. Figure 3.3.2: Ethernet Settings screen (showing factory default state) Page 25 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 26 3.3.5 After making the changes you want, click on "Store" and the changes will be saved to the attenuator's memory. Page 26 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 27: Sweep And Hop Functions

    Figure 3.4: Plot of signal when sweeping attenuation 0-40dB in 10 dB steps (scale 2ms/div) Page 27 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 28: Attenuator Switching Time

    Ay = 140 mV Bx = 175.510 µs By = 46 mV Δx = 603.000 ns Δy = -100 mV Page 28 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 29: Dynamic Addressing

    “Refresh” button can be used to have the addresses checked and re-assign automatically to all units in the chain. Page 29 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 30 Refreshes the addresses for the dynamic addressing daisy chain. Click on Refresh this after connecting additional units, or changing the units connected . Page 30 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 31: Multiple Attenuation Modes (Rcdat-40G-30)

    Figure 3.6: Attenuation modes Page 31 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 32: Alerts During Operation Of The Programmable Attenuator

    DLL files, or your own custom programs. For more information on this see the Programming Guide available for download at https://www.minicircuits.com/softwaredownload/patt.html Page 32 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 33: Firmware Update

    All units 3.8.2 All products are shipped with the latest available firmware and update is usually not required. Mini-Circuits occasionally makes firmware update files available as a courtesy to add additional features or correct known issues. Please contact testsolutions@minicircuits.com for details.
  • Page 34 ‘OK’. (For updating firmware of RCDAT- 6G-120 models see section 3.8.10). Figure 3.8.5: Firmware - Browse Window Page 34 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 35 11604070001 and greater RUDAT-6000-60 11603060001 and greater RUDAT-6000-90 11603100001 and greater RUDAT-6000-110 11511010001 and greater All other models All units Page 35 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 36 “Upgrade Firmware”. Figure 3.8.11a Firmware Upgrade App. – connection Page 36 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 37 Firmware Upgrade Application will shut down and you can restart the main GUI program. Figure 3.8.12 Success firmware upgrade notice Page 37 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

  • Page 38: Chapter 4 - Revision History

    • Added dynamic addressing section. • Added optional accessory D-SUB9-MPT-3+. • Clarified connection instructions for RUDAT-13G-xxx models in RS232 or SPI control. Page 38 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...
  • Page 39 • Added model RCDAT-6G-120. • Added explanation on new attenuation log function and a note on SSH login. Page 39 of 39 AN-49-005 (December 23, 2019) M176825 (R95497) File: AN-49-005(J).doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits...

This manual is also suitable for:

Rcdat seriesRudat-13g seriesZvva seriesRcdat-3000-63w2Rcdat-4000-120Rcdat-6000-30 ... Show all

Table of Contents