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Richardson RFPD RadioCarbon RFPD-RC-4450-50 Quick Start Manual

4.4-5 ghz, 2w linear front-end design accelerator
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RFPD-RC-4450-50 4.4-5 GHz, 2W Linear
Front-End Design Accelerator
Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International)
Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.
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RFPD-RC-4450-50 QSG
Quick Start Guide
Origination Date:07/2022
Rev C
Date: 11/2022
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© 2011 Richardson RFPD

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  • Page 1 RFPD-RC-4450-50 4.4-5 GHz, 2W Linear Front-End Design Accelerator Quick Start Guide Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document #...
  • Page 2 RFPD-RC-4450-50 Design Accelerator – Quick Start Guide Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document # Rev C Origination Date:07/2022...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Figure 10: Serial cable connection to J15 ......................11 Figure 11: Icon ............................... 12 Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.
  • Page 4 List of Tables Table 1: PA Bias Settings for Class AB operation ....................15 Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 5: Introduction - About This Document

    15 dB Forward Figure 1: RFPD-RC-4450-50 Simplified Block Diagram Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document # Rev C...

  • Page 6: Additional Heatsink

    PCB assembly standoffs as shown in Figure Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 7: Figure 3: Heatsink Alignment

    PCB assembly firmly down onto heatsink for proper adhesion of thermal tape. Figure 4: Tighten Screws Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 8: Rfpd-Rc-4450-50 Module - Standalone Mode

    50 Ohm RF_OUT port (J13), padded down with a 50 Ohm coaxial attenuator and measured with a Signal/Spectrum Analyzer and Power Meter. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 9: Figure 6: Rfpd-Rc-4450-50 Rf Frontend Module With Input/Output Interfaces

    In future reversions we will add the ability to detect reflected power levels from the antenna. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 10: Rf Bench Setup -Standalone Transmit

    This section of the QSG outlines the sequence of steps required for proper Hardware connections on the RFPD- RC-4450-50 for Transmit operation. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 11: Dc Power Supply Connection

    (J15) on the RFPD-RC-4450-50 module (Figure 10). Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document # Rev C...

  • Page 12: Rf Port Connections

    * IMPORTANT: Keep the RF input source (signal generator) turned OFF at this point. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 13: Software Setup - Standalone Transmit

    11) in the RadioCarbon folder created. Figure 11: Icon Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document # Rev C...

  • Page 14: Figure 12: Main Screen

    (Figure 13): Figure 13: COM port Highlighted Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document # Rev C...

  • Page 15: Biasing The Radiocarbon Pa

    (VGS) for the Driver stage and for the Final stage devices. The resolution of the VGS Bias voltages using the scroll wheels is as small as 1mV. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 16: Figure 15: Main Screen - Setting Pa Bias

    IDS(B) = 150mA Table 1: PA Bias Settings for Class AB operation Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document #...

  • Page 17: Figure 16: Pa Bias "Quick View

    VGS(th), that will likely exist between the GaN devices used in the PA. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 18: Turn Rf Signal On

    Verify that the Idq quiescent currents are at 0mA at the Driver and Final stage IDS fields on the GUI as highlighted in Figure Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document #...

  • Page 19: Hardware Setup - Receiver Operation

    To evaluate the Receiver portion of the RFPD-RC-4450-50 module, the Test Bench setup in Figure 19 recommended. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document #...

  • Page 20: Software Setup - Receiver Operation

    Keep RF Receiver signal source OFF at this point Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document. Internal Richardson Document #...

  • Page 21: Figure 20: Main Window - Frontend

    Figure 20: Main Window - Frontend o Turn on the input signal source for the specific RX tests performed Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

  • Page 22: Turn Receiver Off

    Exit GUI by closing window (X) o Turn OFF the 45V power supply. Available exclusively from Richardson RFPD - 800-737-6937 (U.S. & Canada) - 630-208-2700 (International) Or visit www.richardsonrfpd.com. See important product notice on last page of this document.

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