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Model 150/150AW1000 

 

36 

Rev C 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 10046249

Page 1: ...Operating and Service Manual 150 150AW1000 Model 10046249 Part Number Serial Number 160 School House Road Souderton PA 18964 215 723 8181 Fax 866 859 0582 www arworld us...

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Page 3: ...ety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements UL 61010 1 Issued 2012 05 11 Ed 3 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Meas...

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Page 5: ...n folgenden Minimalwerte der Schirmd mpfung und Filterung in den unterschiedlichen Leistungsklassen empfohlen Hochfrequenzleistung min Schirmd mpfung 100 Watt 50 dB 101 1000 Watt 60 dB 1001 10 000 Wat...

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Page 7: ...clearance on all vented sides of the equipment to permit the airflow required for proper ventilation Do not restrict airflow into the equipment by blocking any vents or air intakes Restricting airflow...

Page 8: ...a assembly may be heavy requiring two persons to lift Use caution when installing or removing unit Follow all equipment setup and lifting instructions specified in this document Ensure connectors are...

Page 9: ...Fiber Optic Communications 9 2 4 4 USB Communications 10 2 4 5 Ethernet Communications 10 2 4 6 Remote Commands 11 2 4 6 1 Power On Off 12 2 4 6 2 RF On Off 12 2 4 6 3 Reset Faults 13 2 4 6 4 Level Ad...

Page 10: ...Schematic 10046147 10039874 27 4 3 4 Thermal Fault Hi Band Schematic 10046147 10045396 27 4 3 5 Interlock Fault Schematic 10046147 28 4 3 6 PS1 Fault Schematic 10046147 28 4 3 7 PS2 Fault Schematic 10...

Page 11: ...150 150AW1000 iii TABLES 2 1 RS 232 Port Settings 9 2 2 RS 232 DCE Port Pinout Diagram DB 9 Female 9 2 3 Fiber Optic Port Settings 10 2 4 Relationship between Amplifier Controls and Remote Communicati...

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Page 13: ...mplifier including adjustment of the amplifier s RF Gain during CW mode operation and provides graphical displays of the amplifier s Forward and Reflected power levels A General Purpose Interface Bus...

Page 14: ...AW1000 2 Rev C 1 4 SPECIFICATIONS Refer to the AR Data Sheet at the end of this section for detailed specifications All voltage measurements referenced in this manual are Direct Current DC unless stat...

Page 15: ...c The export classification for this equipment is EAR99 The Model 150 150AW1000 is a portable self contained air cooled dual band broadband completely solid state amplifier designed for applications w...

Page 16: ...F Input N female RF Output N female REMOTE INTERFACES IEEE 488 24 pin female RS 232 9 pin subminiature D female RS 232 Fiber optic Type ST USB 2 0 Type B Ethernet RJ 45 SAFETY INTERLOCK 15 pin submini...

Page 17: ...MHz in stantaneously GAIN at maximum setting 51 8 dB minimum GAIN ADJUSTMENT Continuous Range 20 dB minimum THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT 55 dBm typical NOISE FIGURE 8 dB typical HARMONIC DISTORTION Minus 20...

Page 18: ...Page 4 Specifications 150 150AW1000 150 Watts CW 10kHz 1000MHz...

Page 19: ...Page 5 Specifications 150 150AW1000 150 Watts CW 10kHz 1000MHz...

Page 20: ...tantaneously GAIN at maximum setting 52 dB minimum GAIN ADJUSTMENT Continuous Range 20 dB minimum THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT 58 dBm typical NOISE FIGURE 8 dB max 6 dB typical HARMONIC DISTORTION Minus 20 d...

Page 21: ...Page 7 Specifications 150 150AW1000 150 Watts CW 10kHz 1000MHz...

Page 22: ...Page 8 Specifications 150 150AW1000 150 Watts CW 10kHz 1000MHz...

Page 23: ...15 723 8181 For an applications engineer call 800 933 8181 Direct to Service call 215 723 0275 or email service arworld us For Faxing Orders 866 859 0582 Orders Only Please info arworld us Approved fo...

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Page 25: ...RF input power levels up to twenty 20 times its rated input of 1mW However signal levels higher than 20mW or transients with high peak voltages can damage the amplifier Also accidental connection of t...

Page 26: ...e when power is on The LCD touch display is active as long as the main circuit breaker for the 150 150AW1000 power entry module is on 2 2 1 3 Adjust Knob The ADJUST knob is used to set the RF Gain of...

Page 27: ...s rear panel is set to the on position 5 Select either Low Band or High Band option from the front display 6 Press the POWER switch 7 Place the unit in the Operate mode by pressing the RF ON OFF touch...

Page 28: ...the unit as a listening device When sending commands to the unit via the GPIB interface terminate the command with a LF an EOI or both The system ignores characters following the termination 2 4 1 1 S...

Page 29: ...plifier is placed in an environment where RF Microwave energy could be coupled onto a connection to one of the wired communications ports and fed back to the controlling PC Both optical connections Tx...

Page 30: ...Website found at www ni com NOTE All firmware updates are done through the USB port 2 4 5 Ethernet Communications The Ethernet port on this product allows it to be remotely controlled through a TCP d...

Page 31: ...lication programs requires an understanding of the operation of the multi band amplifier as well as the intended application An application program on the computer controller should issue only one cha...

Page 32: ...le To turn the power on send the following command POWER ON LF To turn the power off send the following command POWER OFF LF 2 4 6 2 RF On Off This command controls the RF on off state of the amplifie...

Page 33: ...send the following command RESET LF 2 4 6 4 Level Adjust This command sets the RF gain of the amplifier Syntax LEVEL xy Parameters Parameter x GAIN RF Gain Value y For RF Gain 0 Minimum 100 Maximum Re...

Page 34: ...identity of the amplifier send the following command IDN LF Response AR RF MICROWAVE INST XXXXXXXX 1 0 LF 2 4 6 6 IO Board Firmware Revision Query to get the firmware revision of the I O Board Syntax...

Page 35: ...n the table below NOTE Bits labeled NOT USED may be read as a bit state of 1 or 0 Table 5 States BIT STATE BIT POSITION BIT DESCRIPTION 0 1 NOTES x 0 NOT USED 1 NOT USED 2 NOT USED 3 REMOTE CONTROL DI...

Page 36: ...Response RFG space 0075 LF 75 Gain 2 4 6 9 Operating Hours RF On Query to get the RF On operating hours Syntax OH Parameters None Response Format OH x LF Where x 0 to 100000 Units are Hours Values can...

Page 37: ...er On operating hours send the following query OHP LF Response OHP space space space 428 LF The system has spent 428 Hours in a Power On state 2 4 6 11 SBB Piggyback Firmware Revision Query to get the...

Page 38: ...a character Response Format x LF Where x serial number 6 to 8 characters Example To get the serial number send the following command SN LF Response 1234567 LF 2 4 6 13 Band Selection Allows the user...

Page 39: ...e EXT Not available on all models NOTES 1 Use the command DEFAULT FACTORY to reset all applicable settings back to their factory defaults 2 All applicable defaults can be queried except DEFAULT FACTOR...

Page 40: ...x 00 to 17 Hexadecimal xx Dec Description 00 00 No Fault 02 02 Interlock 03 03 PS1 04 04 PS2 05 05 PS3 06 06 Thermal A2 07 07 Thermal A7 08 08 Thermal A6 09 09 Thermal A4 0A 10 PS2 Thermal 0B 11 PS3 T...

Page 41: ...matic 10041189 The Pre Amplifier PWB Assembly consists of a variable attenuator circuit Q1 Q4 a gain stage U4 a resistive splitter R13 R14 R16 an RF power detector U6 and associated control circuitry...

Page 42: ...ds approximately 80o C 3 3 RF AMPLIFIER OPERATION 80 1000 MHZ SCHEMATIC 10046147 The RF amplifier assembly consists of a Pre Amplifier Pre Amp a Driver Amplifier Driver Amp and a 20 watt amplifier 3 3...

Page 43: ...input signal into two equal amplitude equal phase signals The amplitude of each signal is 3 3 5 dB below the input signal when both outputs are terminated into 50 loads 3 3 3 A6 A7 W Final Module A6...

Page 44: ...t module and to the A9 regulator board Primary AC circuit protection is provided by the circuit breaker in the Power Entry Module Power Supply PS3 is a single output supply which provides 24 VDC to mo...

Page 45: ...ce of the amplifier s alignment it is recommended that when failure is caused by breakdown of any of the components in the signal circuits the amplifier be returned to the factory for part replacement...

Page 46: ...icrowave GaN GaAs FETs and other ESD sensitive devices Troubleshooting the Model 150 150AW1000 in a logical manner can speed the solution to a problem The settings of potentiometers pots capacitors ca...

Page 47: ...position of the ADDRESS via the control software on the front panel touch screen as shown in Figure 2 3 herein Check to see that these switches are properly set for either RS 232 or IEEE 488 operatio...

Page 48: ...Pin 1 to Pin 8 in the connector which mate with P1 in the rear panel 5 Check the voltage on A12A3 J5 pin 30 it should be 0 1V 6 If the voltage on A12A3 J5 pin 30 is high check the interlock line to gr...

Page 49: ...ront panel touch screen reads Power On and the cooling fans B1 B2 and B3 are operating 1 Check the position of the RF Gain control is it set to maximum gain 2 Check the RF input to the unit is it the...

Page 50: ...quency 3 Check the RF output connection from the unit is it correctly connected to the load Is the coaxial cable okay 4 Check the following voltages on the Power Supply If any of the voltages are out...

Page 51: ...g the RF tests specified in the following sections 1 The Lo Band 01 100 MHz typical gain response at 0 dBm input and 20 dBm input is shown in Figure 4 1 The actual gain may vary considerably from that...

Page 52: ...0 150AW1000 32 Rev C Figure 4 3 Typical Gain Response of 100W Module 2 The typical response for the A1 Pre Amplifier at maximum gain setting is shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Typical A1 Pre Amplifier...

Page 53: ...l gain response at 0dBm input and 20dBm input is shown in Figure 4 5 And 4 6 The actual gain may vary considerably from that shown in Figures 4 5 and 4 6 but should be 51 7 dB at 0 dBm input and 57 dB...

Page 54: ...output of the A2 Driver Amplifier to the input of the A5 Two Way Splitter The typical response from the input of the A5 Two Way Splitter to the RF OUTPUT connector on the unit s front panel is shown...

Page 55: ...ponse for the A4 Driver Module Amplifiers is shown in Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 Typical A4 Driver Module Response NOTE The A3 Pre Amplifier s response may differ considerably particularly in flatness from...

Page 56: ...Model 150 150AW1000 36 Rev C...

Page 57: ...cover If the security label is removed and or cut the warranty of the module will be voided Vacuum tubes in the L series amplifiers traveling wave tubes in TWT amplifiers and power heads will be free...

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