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- Page 1 ME1000 RF Circuit Design Courseware Out-of-Box Teaching Solution for the RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide revision 2.41 Printed on 28 March 2013...
- Page 2 • Consult the dealer or/and an experienced radio/TV technician for help. WARNING: CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FCC’ RULES (THE FCC’ GRANTEE’) COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 2/23...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
4. Quick Setup and Verification ......................11 5. Support and Warranty ........................18 Appendix A: ME1000 Transmitter Unit ....................19 Appendix B: ME1000 Receiver Unit ...................... 20 Appendix C: Technical Specifications ....................21 ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 3/23... -
Page 4: Read Me First
Thank you for your purchase and do contact us (see Section 5, "Support and Warranty") if you require any assistance. IMPORTANT The ME1000 RF Circuit Design training kit can be damaged by excessive power levels from the instruments. Please adhere strictly to the power levels recommended in the instructions. ME1000 RF Circuit Design... -
Page 5: Courseware Overview
RF communication systems concepts • RF circuit characterization • Usage of RF Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software • RF circuit simulation and construction • Usage of RF measurement instruments • Measurement automation ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 5/23... -
Page 6: Courseware Configuration
CAE design files (based on Agilent ADS and Genesys software) • Measurement Automation Program (Agilent VEE format) • Windows-based RF Trainer Control Panel software ME1000 RF Circuit Design Training Kit Transmitter unit: 1 x frequency synthesizer 1 x mixer (upconversion) 1 x power amplifier... - Page 7 The third-order intermodulation measurement in this lab requires an additional signal generator. Extra exercises on transmission measurements in this lab sheet require a network analyzer with vector measurement capability. This lab requires a noise figure analyzer. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 7/23...
- Page 8 This instrument only performs scalar S measurements. It may be replaced by a network analyzer with full vector measurement capability to perform the extra lab exercises. This software is used for the problem-based assignments. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 8/23...
- Page 9 Vector Network Analyzer Frequency Synthesizer Characterization Using Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Automation Using Agilent VEE Pro Antenna Reflection Measurement with Vector Network Analyzer Antenna Gain Measurement with Spectrum Analyzer End-to-End RF Transceiver Measurement ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 9/23...
- Page 10 Quick Start to Agilent ADS • Agilent VEE Programming • Selected topics from the courseware teaching material Lab Exercises • Selected exercises from the lab sheets Training details are available at http://dreamcatcher.asia/ ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 10/23...
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Page 11: Quick Setup And Verification
• Launch two Control Panels by clicking the RF_Trainer icon on your desktop twice. One Control Two Control Panels Panel will control the transmitter unit while the other will control the receiver unit. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 11/23... - Page 12 • Click Connect to RF Trainer. • The green LED on the control unit of the receiver will blink once, indicating a successful connection. Control Panel 2 Control unit of the receiver ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 12/23...
- Page 13 Center Freq: 818 MHz [Frequency] > [818] > {MHZ} Span: 10 MHz N9320B setup: [SPAN] > [10] > {MHZ} Verifying the Mixer • Click Up-Converter Off to turn on the mixer. TX control panel ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 13/23...
- Page 14 • Check the spectrum analyzer 818 MHz whether the signal generator output is upconverted from 50 MHz to 868 MHz. • Power off the signal generator. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 14/23...
- Page 15 Center Freq: 818 MHz [Frequency] > [818] > {MHZ} Span: 10 MHz [SPAN] > [10] > {MHZ} Verifying the Mixer • Click Mixer Off to turn on the mixer. RX control panel ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 15/23...
- Page 16 Off to turn on the LNA and IF Amp. • Check the spectrum analyzer 818 MHz whether the signal generator output is downconverted from 868 MHz to 50 MHz. • Power off the signal generator. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 16/23...
- Page 17 You might need to change the IF Amplifier gain (for example, to Level 13) if the received signal is too weak or your spectrum analyzer noise floor is too high. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 17/23...
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Page 18: Support And Warranty
This warranty extends to Buyer only and not to Buyer's customers or users of Buyer's products and is in lieu of all other warranties whether expressed, implied, or statutory including implied warranties of merchantability of fitness. • For technical support and warranty, email cw.support@dreamcatcher.asia. ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 18/23... -
Page 19: Appendix A: Me1000 Transmitter Unit
Power Antenna Amplifier RF Bandpass Upconverter Filter 1 RF Bandpass Filter 2 upconverter upconverter filter filter filter filter Transmitter Unit synthesizer upconverter port LO in Control Synthesizer Unit ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 19/23... -
Page 20: Appendix B: Me1000 Receiver Unit
Antenna Amplifier Downconverter IF Bandpass Low-Noise Filter Bandpass Amplifier Filter filter filter filter mixer mixer filter synthesizer mixer LO Receiver Unit port Control Unit Synthesizer ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 20/23... -
Page 21: Appendix C: Technical Specifications
867.5 Only min limit required Upper 3 dB frequency 869.3 Only max limit required Insertion loss @ 868 MHz Input return loss @ 868 MHz Output return loss @ 868 MHz ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 21/23... - Page 22 Small-signal gain @ 50 MHz (Gain Level = 12.5 Small-signal gain @ 50 MHz (Gain Level = Input return loss 12.5 Antenna Typical Unit Remarks / Descriptions Frequency range Gain at operating range VSWR <2 Polarization Vertical Length ME1000 RF Circuit Design Quick Start Guide - 22/23...
- Page 23 Contact Us Acehub Vista Sdn Bhd (785702-P) A member of the DreamCatcher group 10, Persiaran Mahsuri 1/2, Sunway Tunas, Bayan Lepas, 11900 Penang, Malaysia. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form...
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