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SIGNALCORE nanoSynth SC800 EDK User Manual

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SC800 Evaluation Development Kit
User Guide
Rev. 1.1
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  • Page 1 Specifications are subject to Email: info@signalcore.com change without notice. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SignalCore. The word “SignalCore”, its logo, and the words “preserving signal integrity” are registered trademarks of SignalCore Incorporated.
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to Email: info@signalcore.com change without notice. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SignalCore. The word “SignalCore”, its logo, and the words “preserving signal integrity” are registered trademarks of SignalCore Incorporated.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 3 of 20 Contents SC800 nanoSynth Evaluation Development Kit ....................4 ® Evaluation Development Kit Description ......................4 Verifying the Contents of Your Shipment......................5 Control Software and Device Driver ........................6 Installing the USB Driver ............................

  • Page 4: Sc800 Nanosynth Evaluation Development Kit

    Evaluation Development Kit ® ® Thank you for your purchase of the SignalCore SC800 nanoSynth 6 GHz signal source evaluation development kit (EDK). This EDK user guide will describe how to setup the evaluation board, install the driver, and install and operate the SC800 using the control software.

  • Page 5: Verifying The Contents Of Your Shipment

    Properly ground yourself and use ESD good practices when handling the product at all times. Open the shipping carton and remove all contents. If the contents show visible damage and/or are missing, please contact SignalCore immediately.

  • Page 6: Control Software And Device Driver

    2010 or later is already installed on the host computer. The SC800 software installation files are also available online at www.signalcore.com. Navigate to the SC800 product page; a link to the control and device driver software can be found under the "Library" tab. There are two executables listed - SC800 Setup32.exe and SC800 Setup64.exe.
  • Page 7 SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 7 of 20 2. Click on the button, and in the search input box type “mmc devmgmt.msc” as shown below, then press [ENTER]. 3. This will bring up the "Device Manager" screen as shown below. Right click on “SC800X nanoSynth”...
  • Page 8 SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 8 of 20 4. The "Update Driver Software" screen will appear. Select "Browse my computer for driver software." 5. Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer", then click [Next] to continue.
  • Page 9 SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 9 of 20 6. Select “Show All Devices” and click [Next] to continue. 7. On the following 2 screens, click [Have Disk…]...
  • Page 10 8. On the next screen browse to or type in the directory location where the sc800.inf file resides. If you used the default install location for the Setup32 or Setup64 executable, the INF file will be located under C:\Program Files\SignalCore\SC800. Select the appropriate directory and click [OK].
  • Page 11 10. You will see the following warning that the driver is not digitally signed and Windows cannot verify the publisher of the driver. The SC800 device drivers are not digitally signed. However, SignalCore takes proper precautions and all device drivers are thoroughly tested. Select "Install this software driver anyway" to start the installation.
  • Page 12 12. You may now go back to your "Device Manager" window to verify that the device has been successfully installed. The SC800 will appear under the “SignalCore USB Devices” class with the name “SC800 nanoSynth RF Source”.

  • Page 13: Using The Soft Front Panel

    SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 13 of 20 Using the Soft Front Panel The Soft Front Panel (SFP) for the SC800 (SC800_SoftFrontPanel.exe) can be launched from the START->Programs->SC800 menu once the control software and the driver have been installed. This executable uses the software API functions exclusively;...

  • Page 14: The Control Window

    SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 14 of 20 Figure 3. Choosing a configuration screen. Once a device has been selected and the device session successfully opens, the status of the device, the device information, and its current configuration are read and displayed on the main panel window.

  • Page 15: The Config Sweep/List Window

    SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 15 of 20 Figure 4. The Control tab window. The Config Sweep/List Window The sweep or list parameters are configured in this window as shown in Figure 5. Most of the parameters on this window are implicit except perhaps for the [Load Config] and [Set As Default] buttons.

  • Page 16: The List Entry Window

    SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1.1 | Page 16 of 20 Figure 5. The Configure Sweep/List tab window. The List Entry Window The SC800 can store and execute an arbitrary list of 2048 frequency points. The list frequencies can be entered and loaded to the list buffer by clicking the [Download to Buffer] button. The [Save Buffer to EEPROM] button will save all the values currently in the list buffer to the EEPROM inside the SC800.

  • Page 17: Schematics

    SC800 EDK User Guide Schematic Rev 1.0 | Page 17 of 20 Schematics...
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  • Page 20: Revision Notes

    SC800 EDK User Guide Rev 1. | Page 20 of 20 Revision Notes Rev 1.0 Original document Rev 1.1 Address Removed © 2014-2019 SignalCore Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and registered www.signalcore.com trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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