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Chapter 3

User Interface

The user interface objects discussed in this chapter consists of the

RF Power

Meter Software User Interface

and the

5000-NG Operating System User

Interface

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"RF Power Meter Software User Interface" on page 11

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"5000-NG Operating System User Interface" on page 31

RF Power Meter Software User Interface

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"Sensor Displays and Menus" on page 12

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"Display Area" on page 12

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"Display Controls Menu" on page 14

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"Sensor Operations Menu" on page 23

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"Logging" on page 24

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"Preferences Menu" on page 27

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"Session Files" on page 27

Summary of Contents for 5000-NG

Page 2: ...to remove the RF transmission line while RF power is present WARNING Do Not Service Or Adjust Alone Under no circumstances should any person reach into an enclosure for the purpose of service or adjus...

Page 3: ...hich if not correctly performed could result in personal injury CAUTION Caution notes call attention to a procedure which if not correctly performed could result in damage to the instrument The cautio...

Page 4: ...I N DE SEGURIDAD DEL INSTRUMENTO BENUTZUNG WIRD DAS GER T AUF ANDERE WEISE VERWENDET ALS VOM HERSTELLER BESCHRIEBEN KANN DIE GER TESICHERHEIT BEEINTR CHTIGT WERDEN UTILISATION TOUTE UTILISATION DE CET...

Page 5: ...er Meter Display and the optional accessories This chapter also provides a description of the controls and connectors for the 5000 NG as well as a list of compatible Bird power sensors Operation This...

Page 6: ...Digital Power Meter Display 5000 NG v...

Page 7: ...ctors 3 Compatible Power Sensors 4 Wideband Power Sensors WPS 4 Directional Power Sensors DPS 4 Statistical Power Sensors 4 Antenna and Cable Monitor ACM 5 Enhanced Broadcast Power Monitor BPM E 5 Cha...

Page 8: ...NG 34 Connecting to a Wi Fi Network 34 Chapter 4 File Transfers and Updates 36 File Transfers 36 Transfer Files from Internal Storage to USB Drive or MicroSD 36 Transfer Files from the 5000 NG to a PC...

Page 9: ...rements 59 Measurement procedure 60 ACMI Configuration Menu Options 60 Broadcast Power Monitor BPM Measurements 62 Measurement procedure 62 Channel Power Monitor CPM Measurements 65 Measurement proced...

Page 10: ...uring RF Power The 5000 NG utilizes the RF Power Meter Software The Bird RF Power Meter Software allows the 5000 NG to be used with a variety of Bird RF Power Sensors To measure transmitter RF power c...

Page 11: ...surement while charging The internal battery is not field replaceable Description Part Number Digital Power Meter 5000 NG Charger US 5V 2 5A 5B5002 2 International Charger 5V 2 5A 5B5002 1 USB Micro c...

Page 12: ...en pressed 3 Power Button Used to power on and off the 5000 NG Also used to wake the 5000 NG when in sleep mode 4 Headphone Jack 3 5 mm jack for headphone connection 5 MicroSD Card Slot Memory card sl...

Page 13: ...zes elements to make power measurements Each element has an arrow on it that represents the direction in which it measures power The elements ignore power in the opposite direction with a directivity...

Page 14: ...e BPM E is a compact microprocessor controlled instrument intended for long term system VSWR and power monitoring The 5000 NG connects to the BPM E via WiFi see Automatic WiFi Network Connection on pa...

Page 15: ...g the Battery The 5000 NG has an internal battery capable of up to 24 hrs of operation from a full charge the actual battery life will vary according to the power sensor used and the amount of time th...

Page 16: ...na or a load Figure 3 RF Power Measurement Setup For a description of RF Power Meter Software displays and menus see Sensor Displays and Menus on page 12 WARNING Never attempt to connect or disconnect...

Page 17: ...ection on page 9 Manual WiFi Network Connection on page 9 USB Connection 1 Connect USB cable to Bird Power Sensor See Figure 3 on page 7 2 Connect USB cable to 5000 NG Note The Bird RF Power Meter Sof...

Page 18: ...played by device name followed by the IP Address 5 Tap the device to connect 6 Disconnect from the WiFi device when measurements are complete See WiFi Device Disconnect on page 10 Note Consult device...

Page 19: ...the list Zeroing a Sensor Note Not all power sensors require a zero cal only sensors with the zero cal option on the Sensor Operation Menu require zero cal Over time the sensor s zero value reading wi...

Page 20: ...System User Interface RF Power Meter Software User Interface on page 11 5000 NG Operating System User Interface on page 31 RF Power Meter Software User Interface Sensor Displays and Menus on page 12 D...

Page 21: ...ng a graph from the list See Graph Displays for additional information Item 1 Display Controls Menu Used to configure the sensor and choose the format for displaying measurement data See Display Contr...

Page 22: ...changes can be made to any reading Unit of measure Analog Bar Meter Scale Changing the Unit of Measure 1 Tap the sensor reading to display the popup dialog 2 Tap Edit Unit 3 Tap the measurement unit a...

Page 23: ...is used to enter the total value of all couplers and attenuators connected to the sensor for example the coupling factor of a directional coupler Tap Offset enter the total attenuation of couplers and...

Page 24: ...level trigger hold off or trigger delay See Time Domain Mode Run Mode For Statistical Sensors Statistical Measurement Select whether a single measurement is acquired or measurements will automaticall...

Page 25: ...s Bar Graph The bar graph displays instantaneous power levels of one or more signal measurements The x axis displays the name of the reading the y axis displays the measurement value The graph initial...

Page 26: ...color changes then tap the trash can symbol in the top right corner of the screen Bar Graph Controls Note Graph controls are located in the Sensor Operation Menu Pause Resume When pause is tapped grap...

Page 27: ...ck OK Data Graph Controls Note Graph controls are located in the Sensor Operation Menu Pinch the graph to zoom in or zoom out Swipe up down left or right to move the trace within the graph area Tap Re...

Page 28: ...n Add Marker is tapped a marker is added at the center point of the graph All markers are added at the center point of the graph newly added markers will be positioned directly over previous markers i...

Page 29: ...0 Press the marker data in the marker list until Delete is displayed then tap Delete Figure 10 Delete Marker Reset Zoom when tapped graph will be return to default view and the trace will update as da...

Page 30: ...n is stopped and the trace is paused When resume is tapped data collection begins and trace begins moving Graph Readings The graph initially opens with only one measurement displayed additional measur...

Page 31: ...center point of the graph All markers are added at the center point of the graph newly added markers will be positioned directly over previous markers if the previous marker has not moved from the cen...

Page 32: ...Box see Logging Interval and Logging Condition The menu option will change to Stop Logging once logging is activated 2 Once logging begins an Icon is displayed in the notification area on the android...

Page 33: ...ssage will be displayed during the calibration A message will be displayed indicating a successful calibration or calibration failed If the calibration fails check the sensor connections and try again...

Page 34: ...rray The values recording in the log file are defined by the readings definition in section 1 Each array of values is prefaced by the word results Each log file will contain multiple data arrays even...

Page 35: ...click Import This will open the Text Import Wizard 8 On step 1 Select Delimited radio button then click Next 9 On step 2 select Comma and Other add as the delimiters then click Next 10 On step 3 clic...

Page 36: ...rk the android device is connected to Session List This is a list of all session files saved from connecting to Bird Power Sensors Session files are automatically created and saved for each sensor by...

Page 37: ...ic Session File is automatically created Any changes made to the configuration for the power sensor will be saved in the Serial Number Specific Session File the Default Preset is NOT updated unless th...

Page 38: ...has been created you can easily edit the session file even when not connected to the sensor 1 Tap the menu overflow icon 2 Tap Session List 3 Press the session file until the menu is displayed 4 Tap...

Page 39: ...ion Files into the following folder on the destination Android device SDCARD Bird RF Meter Sessions 2 Tap the menu overflow icon 3 Tap Session List 4 Tap the menu overflow icon in the Session List 5 T...

Page 40: ...e Camera App APK must be manually installed see Package File APK Installation on page 41 The 5000NG_Camera apk is available on the 5000 NG product page on Bird s website https birdrf com Products Sens...

Page 41: ...ore being physically removed see Eject Memory Device on page 32 Eject Memory Device This procedure should be performed to avoid corrupting the data stored on the external memory device 1 Long Press th...

Page 42: ...utton 2 Tap settings in popup menu Figure 19 Settings Menu 3 Type password 5000ng and tap Confirm 4 Tap the service Icon to start or stop the service see Figure 20 on page 33 a WiFi tapping Wi Fi icon...

Page 43: ...ed on 6 Tap the PC name in the list of available devices to pair it with the 5000 NG Windows PC Note A notification will appear on the PC indicating the 5000 NG is attempting to pair with the PC 7 Cli...

Page 44: ...Tap Wi Fi icon to open the Wi Fi dialog 5 If Wi Fi is off tap the toggle to turn on Note A list of Wi Fi networks will be listed on the Wi Fi dialog 6 Tap the name of the Wi Fi network you want to co...

Page 45: ...to the 5000 NG internal memory with either a MicroSD Card or a USB drive 1 Connect one of the following to begin Insert a MicroSD card into the MicroSD slot Connect the USB drive to the USB port on t...

Page 46: ...tor d Tap Copy Figure 24 Multiple File Selection 9 If transferring just one file a Long press the file name b Tap Copy 10 Tap the Home Icon 11 Tap Storage location for transfer SD Card USB 12 Navigate...

Page 47: ...d RF Meter Figure 25 Windows Explorer Display Transfer Files from 5000 NG to a PC using Bluetooth Note The PC and the 5000 NG must be paired prior to performing Bluetooth file transfers Note These ins...

Page 48: ...on Note Log files must be renamed because they contain colons Files containing certain special characters must be renamed 8 Rename files as required log files contain colons and must be renamed a Long...

Page 49: ...vice Selection screen See Figure 29 Figure 29 Bluetooth Device selection Windows PC Note The Save the received file dialog will appear on the PC once the files are received from the 5000 NG See Figure...

Page 50: ...birdrf com To install an APK follow these steps PC 1 Download the APK from the Bird website to a PC https birdrf com Products Sensors RF Power Sensors Digital Power Meter Display 5000 NG Digital Powe...

Page 51: ...word 5000ng and tap yes 16 Tap USB then USB_DISK0 then udisk0 17 If necessary navigate to the directory where the file was saved 18 Tap the file name 5000NG_xxxx apk 19 Tap INSTALL on the installation...

Page 52: ...BPM Measurements on page 62 Channel Power Monitor CPM Measurements on page 65 Measurement Descriptions This section provides in depth descriptions of some the measurements possible using Bird power se...

Page 53: ...The Bird Wideband Power Sensor calculates the VSWR from the Forward and Reflected Average Power measurements Rho and Return Loss are also the same measurement but in different units Rho VSWR Return Lo...

Page 54: ...a pulse Period P is the time from the start of one pulse to the start of the next pulse Duty cycle D is the percentage of time that the transmitter is on To calculate the duty cycle simply divide the...

Page 55: ...ime that the signal being measured exhibits a specific peak to average power ratio characteristic The performance curve illustrated in Figure 34 indicates that the maximum peak to average ratio of the...

Page 56: ...sion system reflections Issues with transmitter modulator performance resulting in high error vector magnitude EVM Many of the above transmission system issues may be identified through the use of the...

Page 57: ...Power Sensor The 501xD can be used to measure Forward Power Reflected Power Peak Power Burst Power Match Measurements Crest Factor CCDF displayed when CCDF is selected for Measurement Type Duty Cycle...

Page 58: ...G 49 5 Enter the Offset value total attenuation of couplers and attenuators connected to the WPS if used 6 Enter Filter Value See Video Filter on page 50 for an explanation of the filter 7 Tap the Dis...

Page 59: ...ing larger than the demodulated signal bandwidth video bandwidth Narrowing the filter limits the noise contribution caused by interfering signals Listed below are some common modulation schemes and th...

Page 60: ...MHz Figure 37 7020 Power Sensor The 7020 sensors can be used to measure Forward Power Reflected Power VSWR Measurement procedure 1 Zero the sensor See Zeroing a Sensor on page 10 2 Tap the Display Con...

Page 61: ...Tap the Sensor Operation Menu 2 Tap Sensor Mode 3 Select measurement type based on elements inserted in the sensor See 5014 Sensor Element Types on page 53 4 Tap the Display Controls Menu 5 Tap Config...

Page 62: ...peak power of a system with an accuracy of 8 of full scale as long as the signal meets the following requirements At least 15 pps pulses per second Minimum pulse width of 15 s 800 ns if frequency is...

Page 63: ...e used to measure Average Power Mode Forward Power Reflected Power Match Measurements Frequency Sensor Temperature Time Domain Power Mode Peak envelope power Burst Average Power Power Time Series Duty...

Page 64: ...the Display Controls Menu 3 Tap Configuration 4 Select Bandwidth value if desired see Bandwidth Video Filter 5 Enter Sample Interval 6 Select Trigger source and associated values if desired 7 Tap the...

Page 65: ...ing the filter limits the noise contribution caused by interfering signals None no filter 4 5 kHz 500 kHz 5 MHz Correction Frequency Allows the user to input frequency to be measured or allow the sens...

Page 66: ...pecifies the power level required initiate a trigger user selectable value between 0 and 1500 watts Trigger Level Auto Enabled Trigger Hold Off time Specifies the minimum amount of time after one trig...

Page 67: ...Count Setting is a user selectable value of 1144900 to 288354000 samples Dynamic Range Selects the x axis chart scale setting is a user selectable value 0 43 dB Zeroing Sensor Over time the sensor s...

Page 68: ...e in a variety of frequency ranges The ACMI is used to measure Forward Power Reflected Power Match Measurements Sensor Temperature Alarms can be set for the following conditions Low Power High Power H...

Page 69: ...If VSWR is equal to or slightly higher than the trip point reflected power is monitored for trend If reflected power is increasing an alarm is triggered If reflected power is not increasing and VSWR e...

Page 70: ...ting allows the adjustment of the value the voltage represents This allows for increased resolution at lower power levels 1 5 VDC Full Power 2 5 VDC 1 2 Full Power 4 5 VDC 1 4 Full Power 8 5 VDC 1 8 F...

Page 71: ...ly configuration options for the BPME are for alarms relay control and analog outputs for forward and reflected power See BPME Configuration Menu Options Reset Alarm option is available under Device A...

Page 72: ...he trip point for the low power alarm Enter the low power level for the alarm then select the unit associated with the value High Power Alarm Enable When High Power Alarm AND Alarm Enable are enabled...

Page 73: ...the 2 VDC output would be the equivalent of 25 W If 2 is selected for the DAC Gain the 2 VDC output would be equivalent of 12 5 W Alarm Latch Enable When enabled alarms must be manually reset When di...

Page 74: ...r the following conditions Forward Power min and max VSWR min and max Measurement procedure The only configuration options for the CPM are for alarms push to talk and user inputs See CPM Configuration...

Page 75: ...M back panel is active radio is keyed When disabled alarms for the associated channel will be enabled regardless of radio status User Input X Enabled When enabled the CPM will monitor the associated i...

Page 76: ...Digital Power Meter Display 5000 NG 67...

Page 77: ...onfidence IEEE 194 Pulse Parameters Sensortemperature AdditionalFunctions Data Logging Numerical Graphing display SensorDetection Automatic USB sensors WiFi 802 11 Network scan for ACMI BPME CPM Stora...

Page 78: ...tion MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 10 drops corners faces Bench Handling MIL PRF 28800F Class 2 4 drops each face Humidity Max 95 maximum non condensing Altitude Max 15 000 ft 4 600 m Dimensions Nominal Bare...

Page 79: ...International 5V 2 5A 5B5002 1 Cable USB Standard 5A2653 3R5NL4 Soft Carry Case 5000 NG 5B5000 1 InstructionManual PDF 920 5000 NG Stylus SK TP 112 Cable USB SeaLATCH Cable 72 5A2653 6L Item Part Num...

Page 80: ...y such claim for breach of these warranties shall be deemed to be waived by Buyer unless made in writing within ten 10 days from the date of discovery of the defect The above warranties shall not exte...

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