Valon 5030 Quick Start Manual

5030 Quick Start Guide
Step 1: Power Supply Connection Step 1: Power Supply Connection
You are going to need a 5V to 15V power
red-black Hirose cable to connect to your power supply. Connect it and you should see two blue LEDs black Hirose cable to connect to your power supply. Connect it and you should see two blue LEDs black Hirose cable to connect to your power supply. Connect it and you should see two blue LEDs
illuminating through the label just near the USB connector
power level of +0dBm (1mW). See
Step 2: Heat Sink
The 5030 heat dissipation is approximately
and bright metal surfaces, it cannot
Celsius or more in still air. Heat sinking will be required
synthesizer is powered on for more than a few minutes. For temporary bench top operation place the synthesizer is powered on for more than a few minutes. For temporary bench top operation place the synthesizer is powered on for more than a few minutes. For temporary bench top operation place the
synthesizer on a 1/4" thick 6"x6" or larger
Step 3: USB connection
Connect the provided USB cable to your 5030 and host computer. Your computer should recognize it as Connect the provided USB cable to your 50
a new FTDI Virtual Com Port. If you have trouble, then it is likely you do not have the correct VCP a new FTDI Virtual Com Port. If you have trouble, then it is likely you do not have the correct VCP a new FTDI Virtual Com Port. If you have trouble, then it is likely you do not have the correct VCP
(virtual com port) driver. FTDI drive
Step 4: Terminal Program
You will need a terminal program to change your 5030 settings. Any terminal program will work. You will need a terminal program to change your
download our custom 5000term from the web:
5000term.zip . Unzip and running . Unzip and running 5000term.exe will automatically find the correct Virtual Com Port. If
you use a different terminal program, your port settings are 9600, 8, None, 1, None. you use a different terminal program, your
Step 5: Synthesizer Settings
After launching your terminal program, press the Enter key a few times and check to see that you get a After launching your terminal program, press the Enter key a few times and check to see that you get a After launching your terminal program, press the Enter key a few times and check to see that you get a
cursor like this: "-1->", if you do, you have successfully established communications with your >", if you do, you have successfully established communications with your 5030. >", if you do, you have successfully established communications with your
Type help to get the help menu
control-c will exit program.
control-f will increase the baud rate to 115200. f will increase the baud rate to 115200.
control-r will reset the synthesizer to factor default settings.. r will reset the synthesizer to factor default settings..
Consult the Valon 5030 Operations Manual
commands.
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5030 Quick Start Guide
power supply capable of supplying at least 8 watts. Use the supplied
near the USB connector. Your 5030 will now be set to 2
See "Hints and Kinks – Power Supplies" on back of this document.
is approximately 8 Watts in normal operation. Due to its small physical size Watts in normal operation. Due to its small physical size
cannot radiate much heat and the case temperature will rise 20 degrees
sinking will be required in order to dissipate the accumulated
or larger aluminum plate.
ers can be found at
from the web:
.exe will automatically find the correct Virtual Com Port. If
Operations Manual for more information on the use of these and other
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in order to dissipate the accumulated heat if the
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terminal program will work. You can
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will now be set to 24000MHz at a
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