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ThinkRF R5700 Programmer's Manual

ThinkRF R5700 Programmer's Manual (112 pages)

Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with GNSS

Brand: ThinkRF | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Abbreviations
7
List of Figures
8
List of Tables
9
Preface
10
Audience
10
Conventions
10
Obtaining Documentation and Releases
10
Document Feedback
11
Obtaining Technical Assistance
11
R57X0 Functional Overview
12
System Overview
12
Figure 1: R57X0 Functional Block Diagram
13
Table 1: System Level Control/Status Commands with GNSS
13
The Architecture
15
Figure 2: RF Receiver Front-End and Capture Controller Functional Block Diagram
16
RF Receiver Front-End
17
Table 2: Radio RFE Modes and DSP Data Output Formats
17
Direct-Conversion Receiver Technology
18
DC Offset Correction
18
IQ Offset Correction
18
Figure 3: DC Offset with Amplitude Roll-Off at +50Mhz
18
Figure 4: IQ Offset Correction
19
Table 3: RF Front-End Control/Status Commands
19
Digital Signal Processing
20
Digital down Converter
20
Figure 5: DDC Functional Block Diagram
20
Triggers
21
Frequency Domain Triggering
21
Figure 6: Association between Time and Frequency Domain
21
Periodic Triggering
22
External Triggering
22
Capture Controller
22
Table 4: Trigger Control/Status Commands
22
Trace Capture Control
23
Sweep Capture Control
23
Table 5: Trace Capture Control Commands
23
Table 6: Sweep Capture Control/Status Interface
24
Synchronized Sweep
25
Figure 7: Synchronized Sweep Using Sync-Word
25
Figure 8: Synchronized Sweep with a Missed Capture
26
VITA-49 Radio Transport Protocol
27
Purpose
27
R57X0'S VRT Overview
27
Figure 9: Connectivity and 4 Different Packet Streams Supported by R57X0
27
Table 7: the Categories of VRT Packet Streams Supported by Thinkrf's R57X0
27
Packet Classes and Streams
28
Receiver Context Packet Class
28
Table 8: a List of Stream Identifiers as Used by Thinkrf for Different Packet Classes
28
Table 9: Receiver Context Packet Class Structure
29
Table 10: Receiver Context Indicator Field Positions
29
Table 11: Receiver Context Field Definition and Values
29
Context Field Change Indicator
30
RF Reference Frequency
30
Gain
30
Digitizer Context Packet Class
30
Table 12: RF Reference Frequency Word Format
30
Table 13: Gain Field Format
30
Table 14: Digitizer Context Packet Class Structure
31
Table 15: Digitizer Context Indicator Field Bit Positions
31
Context Field Change Indicator
32
Bandwidth
32
RF Frequency Offset
32
Reference Level
32
Table 16: Digitizer Context Field Values
32
Table 17: Bandwidth Word Format
32
Table 18: RF Frequency Offset Word Format
32
Formatted GPS Geolocation
33
Table 19: Reference Level Field Format
33
Table 20: Formatted GPS Geolocation Fields
34
Table 21: Geolocation Angle (Degrees) Format
34
Extension Context Packet Class
35
Table 22: Altitude Subfield Format
35
Table 23: Speed over Ground Subfield Format
35
Table 24: Extension Context Packet Class Structure
35
Context Field Change Indicator
36
IQ Swapped Indicator
36
Table 25: Extension Context Indicator Field Positions
36
Table 26: Extension Context Field Definition and Values
36
New Stream Start ID
37
New Sweep Start ID
37
IF Data Packet Class
37
Table 27: IQ Swapped Field Format
37
Table 28: New Stream Start ID Field Format
37
Table 29: New Sweep Start ID Field Format
37
Table 30: Output Data Width and Packing Method for Different Data Formats
38
Table 31: if Data Class Field Values
38
Table 32: Stream Identifier Values for Different Data Output Formats
38
Picosecond Timestamp Words Format
39
Data Payload Format
39
Table 33: 64-Bit or Two Words Picosecond Timestamp Format
39
Table 34: {I
39
Data Payload Arrangement with Upper 2-Bit Signed Extended to {I
39
Trailer Word Format
40
Table 36: {I
40
Table 37: Trailer Word Format
40
Table 38: Trailer Indicator and Enable Bits
41
Figure 10: an Example Illustrating Uninverted and Inverted Spectrums
42
Table 39: Conditions Causing Abnormal Indicator State and Suggested Resolution
42
SCPI Command Set
43
SCPI Language Overview
43
Figure 11: SCPI Language Hierarchical or Tree Structure Example
43
IEEE Mandated SCPI Commands
44
Cls
44
Ese/*Ese
44
Figure 12: SCPI Measurement Function Block
44
Esr
45
Idn
45
Opc/*Opc
45
Rst
45
Sre/*Sre
46
Stb
46
Tst
46
Wai
47
System Commands
47
System:abort
47
System:capture:mode
47
System:communicate:hislip:session
48
System:communicate:lan:apply
48
System:communicate:lan:configure
48
System:communicate:lan:default
49
System:communicate:lan:dns
49
System:communicate:lan:gateway
50
System:communicate:lan:ip
50
System:communicate:lan:mtu
51
System:communicate:lan:netmask
51
System:communicate:ntp
52
System:error[:Next]
52
System:error:all
52
System:error:code[:Next]
53
System:error:code:all
53
System:error:count
53
System:flush
54
System:lock:have
54
System:lock:request
55
System:options
55
System:sync:master
56
System:sync:wait
56
System:version
56
Table 40: RTSA Option Codes and the Corresponding Description
56
System:date
57
System:time
57
System:time:adjust
58
System:time:sync
58
Status Commands
59
Figure 13: Status Reporting Structure with Status & Enable Registers
59
Status:operation[:Event]
60
Status:operation:condition
60
Status:operation:enable
61
Status:operation:ntransition
61
Status:operation:ptransition
61
Status:preset
62
Status:questionable[:Event]
62
Status:questionable:condition
62
Status:questionable:enable
63
Status:questionable:ntransition
63
Status:questionable:ptransition
63
Status:temperature
64
Input Commands
64
Input:attenuator
64
Input:attenuator:variable
65
Input:gain
65
Input:gain:hdr
66
Input:mode
66
Table 41: Performance of the Gain Settings of R57X0-418, 427 and Their Variants
66
Source Commands
67
Source:reference:pll
67
Source:reference:pps
68
Sense Commands
68
[:Sense]:Decimation
68
[:Sense]:Frequency:center
69
[:Sense]:Frequency:if
70
[:Sense]:Frequency:loscillator
70
[:Sense]:Frequency:shift
71
[:Sense]:Lock:reference
71
[:Sense]:Lock:rf
72
GNSS Commands
72
Gnss[:Enable]
72
Gnss:adelay
73
Gnss:constellation
73
Gnss:dynamic:mode
74
Table 42: Dynamic Platform Models Supported by the GNSS Module
74
Gnss:position
75
Table 43: Dynamic Platform Model Details
75
Gnss:reference
76
Trigger Commands
76
Trigger:type
76
Trigger:level
77
Table 44: Maximum Threshold Level Where +/-3 Dbm Error or Less Still Hold for a Given Attenuation
77
Trigger:periodic
78
Trace Commands
78
Trace:block:data
79
Trace:block:packets
79
Trace:sppacket
80
Table 45: Max, Min, and Required Multiples for SPP and Samples-Per-Word for Different Data Output
80
Format
80
Trace:stream:start
81
Trace:stream:stop
81
Sweep Commands
82
Sweep:list:iterations
83
Sweep:list:start
83
Sweep:list:status
84
Sweep:list:stop
84
Sweep:entry:copy
84
Sweep:entry:count
85
Sweep:entry:delete
85
Sweep:entry:new
85
Sweep:entry:read
85
Sweep:entry:save
86
Sweep:entry:attenuator
86
Sweep:entry:attenuator:variable
87
Sweep:entry:decimation
87
Sweep:entry:frequency:center
87
Sweep:entry:frequency:step
87
Sweep:entry:frequency:shift
88
Sweep:entry:gain:hdr
88
Sweep:entry:mode
88
Sweep:entry:dwell
88
Sweep:entry:ppblock
89
Sweep:entry:sppacket
89
Sweep:entry:trigger:level
89
Sweep:entry:trigger:type
89
Appendix A: Connecting to RTSA
90
Simple 2-Port TCP/IP Connection
90
Figure 14: 2-Port TCP/IP Connection to RTSA
90
Connection Using Hislip
91
Figure 15: Hislip and TCP Connections to RTSA
92
Table 46: Hislip Message Header Format
92
Table 47: Thinkrf Vendor Specific Message Type Value Definitions
92
Table 48: Thinkrf Data Channel Initialization Transaction
92
Appendix B: Protocols for Discovering RTSA
94
Discovery Using Mdns/Dns-SD
94
Discovery Using Broadcast UDP
94
Appendix C: SCPI Command Syntax
96
Entering Commands
96
Multiple Commands in a Single Message
96
Notation
97
Parameter Types
97
Default Units
98
Appendix D: SCPI Status and Event Registers
99
Status Byte Register (SBR)
99
Standard Event Status Register (ESR)
99
Operational Status Register (OSR)
100
Questionable Status Register (QSR)
100
Output Queue
101
Error and Event Queue
101
Appendix E: SCPI Error Codes Used
102
Appendix F: SCPI Commands Quick Reference
103
Level
106
R55X0 Vs. R57X0 List of Changes
109
References
110
Document Revision History
111

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ThinkRF R5700 Programmer's Manual

ThinkRF R5700 Programmer's Manual (107 pages)

Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with GNSS with GNSS

Brand: ThinkRF | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Abbreviations
7
List of Figures
8
List of Tables
9
Preface
10
- Audience
  10
- Conventions
  10
- Obtaining Documentation and Releases
  10
- Document Feedback
  11
- Obtaining Technical Assistance
  11
R5700 Functional Overview
12
VITA-49 Radio Transport Protocol
26
SCPI Command Set
42
- SCPI Language Overview
  42
- Figure 11: SCPI Language Hierarchical or Tree Structure Example
  42
- IEEE Mandated SCPI Commands
  43
  - Cls
    43
  - Ese/*Ese
    43
  - Figure 12: SCPI Measurement Function Block
    43
  - Esr
    44
  - Idn
    44
  - Opc/*Opc
    44
  - Rst
    44
  - Sre/*Sre
    45
  - Stb
    45
  - Tst
    45
  - Wai
    46
- System Commands
  46
  - System:abort
    46
  - System:capture:mode
    46
  - System:communicate:hislip:session
    46
  - System:communicate:lan:apply
    47
  - System:communicate:lan:configure
    47
  - System:communicate:lan:dns
    48
  - System:communicate:lan:gateway
    48
  - System:communicate:lan:ip
    49
  - System:communicate:lan:mtu
    49
  - System:communicate:lan:netmask
    50
  - System:communicate:ntp
    50
  - System:error[:Next]
    50
  - System:error:all
    51
  - System:error:code[:Next]
    51
  - System:error:code:all
    52
  - System:error:count
    52
  - System:flush
    52
  - System:lock:have
    53
  - System:lock:request
    53
  - System:options
    54
  - System:sync:master
    54
  - Table 40: RTSA Option Codes and the Corresponding Description
    54
  - System:sync:wait
    55
  - System:version
    55
  - System:date
    55
  - System:time
    56
  - System:time:adjust
    56
  - System:time:sync
    56
- Status Commands
  58
- Input Commands
  63
  - Input:attenuator
    63
  - Input:attenuator:variable
    63
  - Input:gain
    64
  - Table 41: Performance of the Gain Settings of R5700-418, 427 and Their Variants
    64
  - Input:gain:hdr
    65
  - Input:mode
    65
- Source Commands
  66
  - Source:reference:pll
    66
  - Source:reference:pps
    66
- Sense Commands
  67
  - [:Sense]:Decimation
    67
  - [:Sense]:Frequency:center
    68
  - [:Sense]:Frequency:if
    69
  - [:Sense]:Frequency:inversion
    69
  - [:Sense]:Frequency:loscillator
    69
  - [:Sense]:Frequency:shift
    70
  - [:Sense]:Lock:reference
    70
  - [:Sense]:Lock:rf
    71
- GNSS Commands
  71
  - Gnss[:Enable]
    71
  - Gnss:position
    72
  - Gnss:reference
    72
- Trigger Commands
  72
  - Trigger:type
    73
  - Trigger:level
    73
  - Trigger:periodic
    74
- Trace Commands
  74
- Sweep Commands
  78
  - Sweep:list:iterations
    79
  - Sweep:list:start
    79
  - Sweep:list:status
    80
  - Sweep:list:stop
    80
  - Sweep:entry:copy
    80
  - Sweep:entry:count
    81
  - Sweep:entry:delete
    81
  - Sweep:entry:new
    81
  - Sweep:entry:read
    82
  - Sweep:entry:save
    82
  - Sweep:entry:attenuator
    82
  - Sweep:entry:attenuator:variable
    83
  - Sweep:entry:decimation
    83
  - Sweep:entry:frequency:center
    83
  - Sweep:entry:frequency:step
    83
  - Sweep:entry:frequency:shift
    84
  - Sweep:entry:gain:hdr
    84
  - Sweep:entry:mode
    84
  - Sweep:entry:dwell
    84
  - Sweep:entry:ppblock
    85
  - Sweep:entry:sppacket
    85
  - Sweep:entry:trigger:level
    85
  - Sweep:entry:trigger:type
    85
Appendix A: Connecting to RTSA
86
Appendix B: Protocols for Discovering RTSA
90
- Discovery Using Mdns/Dns-SD
  90
- Discovery Using Broadcast UDP
  90
Appendix C: SCPI Command Syntax
92
- Entering Commands
  92
- Notation
  93
- Parameter Types
  93
- Default Units
  93
Appendix D: SCPI Status and Event Registers
95
Appendix E: SCPI Error Codes Used
98
Appendix F: SCPI Commands Quick Reference
99
R5500 Vs. R5700 List of Changes
105
References
106
Document Revision History
107

ThinkRF R5700 User Manual

ThinkRF R5700 User Manual (40 pages)

Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with GNSS

Brand: ThinkRF | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 1 MB

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