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  • Page 1 ® R&S EB510 HF Monitoring Receiver Getting Started (Xé×V2) 4091.7338.02 ─ 01...
  • Page 2 EB510 HF Monitoring Receiver 4091.7009.03 (with front control panel) The firmware of the R&S EB510 makes use of several valuable open source software packages. Please refer to the "Open Source Acknowledgement" document (4072.8561.02) for a summary of the packages and the verbatim license texts.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.1.1 EB510 with front control panel..............12 2.1.2 EB510 without front control panel............14 2.2 Rear-Panel Tour..................16 2.3 Graphical User Interface (GUI)............18 2.3.1 GUI Layout....................18 2.3.2 Turning on the R&S EB510 for the First Time........20 2.3.3 Online Help...................32 3 Maintenance.................37 3.1 Cleaning....................37 3.2 Storing and Packing................37 3.3 Test Points...................37...
  • Page 4 4.3.2 Firmware Update Using Update32 Tool..........50 4.4 GUI Installation for Remote Access..........54 4.4.1 Preparations..................54 4.4.2 Installation Procedure................55 4.5 Changing the IP Address..............59 4.5.1 Using Update32 Tool................59 4.5.2 Using GUI (EB510 with front control panel or Remote Access GUI) ......................61 Getting Started 4091.7338.02 ─ 01...

  • Page 5: Preparation For Use

    R&S EB510 Specific Safety Instructions Preparation for Use This section describes the basic steps to be taken when setting up the R&S EB510 for the first time. Specific Safety Instructions General safety instructions Please follow the basic safety instructions included in this documentation as well as the instructions for setup and connection to prevent personal injury or damage to the R&S EB510.

  • Page 6: Setup

    Bench Operation Equipment cooling Do not expose the R&S EB510 to humidity. Leave at least 50 mm of empty space along both side panels in order to ensure proper equipment cooling. There are no special requirements for desktop use. To facilitate access to the front panel elements, you should raise the front of the R&S EB510 by folding out its...
  • Page 7 Setup Risk of injury The feet may fold in if they are not folded out completely or if the R&S EB510 is shifted. The feet may break if they are overloaded. Fold the feet completely in or completely out to ensure stability of the R&S EB510 and personal safety.

  • Page 8: Rack Mounting

    Connecting to the Power Adapter The R&S EB510 is connected to the AC supply 100 V to 240 V via an external AC/ DC power adapter and to the socket X1 (10 VDC to 32 VDC) on the rear panel.
  • Page 9 Fig. 1-1: Speakon® NL4FX 1.2.5.2 Connecting to the DC Source The R&S EB510 is connected to an external 10 VDC to 32 VDC source (e.g. battery) via connector X1 on the rear panel. Recommended connector: Neutrik® Speakon® NL4FX, see ​...

  • Page 10: Power On And Off

    DC power and disconnect the R&S EB510 from the AC/DC power adapter. In READY state, the green LED on the left is on. The R&S EB510 is ready for operation. All modules are being powered and the R&S EB510initiates its startup procedure.

  • Page 11: Connecting External Accessories

    Address", on page 59 for the steps needed to set the R&S EB510’s IP address. 2. Connect a LAN cable to the LAN port. The R&S EB510 has an internal switch which automatically detects the type of LAN cable connected so you can use any standard type of LAN cable to establish a network connection with the R&S EB510 (dedicated or non-dedicated).

  • Page 12: Operation

    Front-Panel Tour Operation Basic operation of the R&S EB510 will be described in this chapter. An overview of the front panel, rear panel and graphical user interface (GUI) is explained below. This chapter contains most of the information required to access the various con- figuration options and settings necessary to get you started operating the R&S EB510.
  • Page 13 ● APPL sets the R&S EB510 to a particular application mode -- Receiver, Video, ITU (optional), Decode (optional). ● MODE changes the R&S EB510 from a Fixed Frequency Mode (FFM) to one of the scanning modes. ● SETUP provides access to the setup and configuration dialogs.

  • Page 14: Eb510 Without Front Control Panel

    Allows stereo headphones with a 3.5 mm stereo plug to be connected. 2.1.2 EB510 without front control panel An overview of the front-panel elements of the EB510 without front control panel is given in the paragraph below. Getting Started 4091.7338.02 ─ 01...
  • Page 15 GUI for remote access A GUI for remote access is available for the Windows XP platform and is particularly useful for the EB510 without front control panel because it gives functionality similar to the EB510 with front control panel. Follow the instruc- tions in ​...

  • Page 16: Rear-Panel Tour

    Rear-Panel Tour Rear-Panel Tour The various inputs and outputs located on the rear panel of the R&S EB510 are briefly explained in the paragraphs below. In the following overview, the index numbers refer to the labels in the figure above.
  • Page 17 X5 and X6 can be used for serial GPS devices according to the NMEA0183 stand- ard. Use this connector for an external GPS device to determine the location and the exact time of the R&S EB510. 8. Grounding Post for Earth / Chassis Ground.

  • Page 18: Graphical User Interface (Gui)

    Graphical User Interface (GUI) Graphical User Interface (GUI) This chapter provides a short description of the graphical user interface of the R&S EB510. 2.3.1 GUI Layout Following is an overview of the layout and individual elements of the graphical user interface.
  • Page 19 Audio signal is available in stereo at current frequency. The R&S EB510 is not locked. The R&S EB510 is locked by another client. Access is not possible. The R&S EB510 is locked. Only the current operator can make changes (exclusive write access).

  • Page 20: Turning On The R&S Eb510 For The First Time

    Panel Description Panel area The panel area is used for displaying the various panels of the R&S EB510 (spectrum and waterfall are shown). ● The light cyan color of the scale bar indicates that the panel is in focus: softkey operations affect the panel (see below).
  • Page 21 When a field is in edit mode (whether it is minutes, seconds, hours etc), it will not be updated. The R&S EB510 time will be set to the new time once the field gets out of edit mode.
  • Page 22 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) Softkey fadeout When the softkey options in the SETUP menu are not selected within 5 sec- onds, the menu will timeout and revert to the softkeys for the panel in focus. In this situation, the setup procedure should be repeated from the start.
  • Page 23 2. Select the "Receiver" softkey. 3. The Receiver Configuration dialog box will appear. Check that "RF Mode" = Normal, "Reference Mode" = Internal. Refer to the R&S EB510 Operating Man- ual for the detailed description of this dialog box. 4. Press the ESC key to exit the dialog box and return to the Setup Menu.
  • Page 24 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) 2.3.2.5 Basic Operation - Fixed Frequency Mode (FFM) Operating in the top menu, the screen and softkeys are as shown in ​ c hapter 2.3.1, "GUI Layout", on page 18. Ensure the panel focus is on the Spectrum display (press PANEL until the IF panel gets a light blue y-axis).
  • Page 25 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) a) "MINIMUM": the minimum of the FFT trace over time is displayed. b) "MAXIMUM": the maximum of the FFT trace over time is displayed. c) "AVERAGE": the average of the FFT trace over time is displayed.
  • Page 26 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) a) Select the "DEMOD FREQ" softkey to highlight it. b) With the softkey in (3a) highlighted, follow procedure (1) to change the demodulation frequency within the IF span. c) The Mid Frequency will not change.
  • Page 27 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) a) The BW +/- key changes the demodulation bandwidth and the dark blue region displays the bandwidth in relation to the IF span. b) The AFC key toggles automatic frequency control. When a peak is within the demodulation bandwidth (3), AFC helps to track and keep the demodulation frequency tuned to the frequency of the peak.
  • Page 28 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) c) Pressing the SELECT rollkey (5g) toggles the selected set of markers on and off. d) The ATT key selects the RF attenuation function. Pressing the SELECT roll- key (5g) toggles between automatic and manual attenuation. When in man- ual attenuation mode, turning the SELECT rollkey (5h) will allow the manual attenuation level to be set.
  • Page 29 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) a) Select the "More 1 / 4", followed by "More 2 / 4" and "More 3 / 4" softkeys until page 4 / 4 of the menu. b) Select the "CONFIG IF PAN" softkey.
  • Page 30 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) c) The IF Panorama dialog box will open. Change some of the settings and observe how the IF Panorama is displayed. - "Hold Max" enables the maximum of the trace to be displayed and held for the specified duration.
  • Page 31 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) 2. Select the "SCAN" softkey and select "FSCAN". The panel layout will change so that a RF panorama is included. The softkeys in the Mode Menu will change according to the scan type selected. The mode is also displayed below the cur- rent date &...

  • Page 32: Online Help

    All the information from the operating manual can be shown on the display of the R&S EB510 after pressing the HELP key (or F1 for users of an external GUI). This key is used to open the online help system. The "Help Assis- tant"...
  • Page 33 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) The Help Assistant comprises three components: ● The browser (at the right) ● The help navigator (at the left) ● The "look for" field (at the top left) Navigation in the help system differs from navigation in all other dialogs. Pressing the ENTER key or the main ROLLKEY takes you directly from the activated navi- gator to the browser.
  • Page 34 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) The left three keys of the softkey bar decide on the type of navigator. If "Content" is pressed, the navigator changes to "Content" mode. In this mode, you can browse the table of contents.
  • Page 35 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) For all three modes, after pressing the ENTER key or the ROTARY KNOB, the browser will show the page that was selected. The "Zoom" key provides 5 different zoom levels: by repeatedly pressing the "Zoom"...
  • Page 36 ® Operation R&S EB510 Graphical User Interface (GUI) The two keys at the right side of the softkey bar are provided to facilitate the brows- ing. By pressing the "Next Link" key you can step through the browser from one hyperlink to another hyperlink. The focus will immediately switch to the browser once "Next Link"...

  • Page 37: Maintenance

    R&S EB510 is to be transported or dispatched. If the original packing is no longer available, use a sturdy cardboard box of suitable size and carefully wrap the R&S EB510 to protect it against mechanical damage.
  • Page 38 ® Maintenance R&S EB510 Test Points Test points The test points are mainly for diagnostic purposes and their interpretation should be left to qualified Rohde & Schwarz service personnel. Getting Started 4091.7338.02 ─ 01...

  • Page 39: Software And Firmware Update

    It provides the main control functions of the receiver. The “GUI Version” refers to the GUI software in use: ● If the menu is obtained from the EB510 with front control panel, it refers to the Front Panel GUI.

  • Page 40: Receiver Firmware And Gui Update For Eb510 With Front Control Panel

    The "Boot Program Version" refers to a stand-alone program whose only purpose is to boot-up the R&S EB510. For EB510 with front control panel, it is therefore sufficient to update the receiver firmware and GUI software: this will update all the images required for normal oper- ation to the latest versions.

  • Page 41: Preparations

    Prepare USB Flash drive The update process is done from the USB flash drive. The R&S EB510 boots up from the USB flash drive, and the update continues from there. The following steps are necessary for installing files on the USB flash drive: ●...
  • Page 42 Software and Firmware Update R&S EB510 Receiver Firmware and GUI Update for EB510 with front control panel SFX Installer Be careful to use the correct drive letter that is assigned to the flash drive (e.g. F: or G:). If a wrong drive letter is used (e.g. C:), the boot-loader might get accidentally installed on the host system, which will result in a unusable host.

  • Page 43: Update Procedure

    4.2.2 Update Procedure Power off the R&S EB510, plug-in the USB flash drive into the USB port on the R&S EB510 front-panel and restart. Wait for the R&S logo to appear and press ESC to go into the boot menu. In the boot-up screen that follows, use the arrow keys on the front-panel to move to "Hard...
  • Page 44 ENT to enable booting from the USB flash drive. The first boot device, which starts with "Ch2 S" is the internal drive of the R&S EB510. If this is selected by mistake, the R&S EB510 will start up as normal and the GUI Update procedure should be restarted.
  • Page 45 Fig. 4-1: EB510 System Update Uninterrupted Power From this point onwards, ensure that power to the R&S EB510 is not inter- rupted. Failing to do so might result in a non-functional front panel. The updater will then check if the FPC2 firmware (for the frontpanel key controller) needs to be updated.
  • Page 46 If for some reason the version of the R&S EB510 updater program is lower than the firmware you want to install (e.g. because you installed an older ver- sion of the firmware), just copy again the update installation file to the USB flash drive, following the steps explained in ​...
  • Page 47 This can be verified after reboot by following the steps shown in ​ c hapter 4.1, "Retrieve Firmware and GUI Versions", on page 39. If update procedure fails. If the update procedure fails, simply switch off the R&S EB510 and restart the update procedure. Getting Started 4091.7338.02 ─ 01...

  • Page 48: Receiver Firmware Update For Eb510 Without Front Control Panel

    4.4, "GUI Installation for Remote Access", on page 54. If the R&S EB510 cannot reboot Due to the fact that the R&S EB510 also can be updated using the Update32 Tool (see ​ " Updating the EB510 with front control panel"...

  • Page 49: Preparations

    Checking the R&S EB510 firmware version number Refer to the section ​ c hapter 4.1, "Retrieve Firmware and GUI Ver- sions", on page 39 to obtain the current version of the firmware in the R&S EB510, if necessary. System requirements For a firmware update you need: ●...

  • Page 50: Firmware Update Using Update32 Tool

    ● Use the LAN cable to connect the Ethernet port of your PC directly to LAN inter- face X7 of the R&S EB510 or ● Use the LAN cable to connect the LAN interface X7 of the R&S EB510 to a network hub which is in the same LAN network as your PC.
  • Page 51 Receiver Firmware Update for EB510 without front control panel Selecting the configuration file ● To update a R&S EB510, the correct update configuration file has to be selected. Click on the following button to open the corresponding dialog: ● Navigate to the folder that contains the configuration files under the "Look in:"...
  • Page 52 ● Click on the "Update" button: and the following dialog will appear. ● Switch ON the power to the R&S EB510 ("target") to be updated. After a short period a new entry will be shown in the list of targets as shown in figure below.
  • Page 53 After the update is completed, close the dialog by clicking on the "OK" button. The R&S EB510 will restart automatically. If update procedure fails. If the update procedure fails, simply switch off the R&S EB510 and restart the update procedure. Updating the EB510 with front control panel The EB510 with front control panel can also be updated using the method with the Update32 tool.

  • Page 54: Gui Installation For Remote Access

    This section explains how to install the Remote GUI for use on a notebook or desk- top PC. Internal installation If you want to install the GUI on the R&S EB510, follow the procedure descri- bed in ​ c hapter 4.2, "Receiver Firmware and GUI Update for EB510 with front control panel", on page 40.

  • Page 55: Installation Procedure

    Once uninstall is completed, the installation can go ahead. The first step is to key- in the IP address and port number of the R&S EB510. You can find it under "Current IP Address" and "Current Port" after opening the "Network Configuration" dialog (SETUP >...
  • Page 56 If your local network has a DNS server and you know the serial number of the R&S EB510 then it can be more convenient to use DHCP with the name under which the R&S EB510is known: for a R&S EB510 with serial number e.g. 100001-002 the DHCP name will be: "rs-eb510-100001-002".
  • Page 57 ® Software and Firmware Update R&S EB510 GUI Installation for Remote Access Installation will take a few minutes. Click "Next" when completed. The Remote Access GUI requires an additional "Redistributable" package, distrib- uted by Microsoft for the deployment of certain software built for the Windows oper- ating system.
  • Page 58 As a last step, you may have to change the Windows Firewall settings to enable the network traffic of the R&S EB510 GUI. For this reason, start the GUI via "Start" -> "Programs" -> "R&S EB510 GUI". When the GUI is displayed, the following dialog may also appear.

  • Page 59: Changing The Ip Address

    Selecting the target R&S EB510 The R&S EB510, for which you want to update the IP address, needs to be switched on. Make sure there is a LAN connection between the R&S EB510 and the PC. After a short period, a new entry will be shown in the list of targets as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 60 Changing the IP address Make the desired changes in the LAN settings dialog as shown below. Select “DHCP” if the R&S EB510 is to be connected to a DHCP server. Address conflict The IP address should NOT be set to "192.168.255. 252/253/254/255". This IP address is already occupied for internal use.

  • Page 61: Using Gui (Eb510 With Front Control Panel Or Remote Access Gui)

    After a successful change of the IP address, a dialog (shown below) with the option to update the program (firmware) code appears. Selecting "No" will reset the R&S EB510, such that the new IP address will take effect. Selecting "Yes" will continue with the update of program (firmware) code as defined in the configuration file.

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