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Bird Diagnostic System

BDS2

7001A900-2

7001A900-3

Operation Manual

Instruction Book P/N 920-7001A900-1Rev. B

Bird Diagnostic System is trademark of Bird Electronic Corporation

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Page 1: ...gnostic System 2 BDS2 7001A900 2 7001A900 3 Operation Manual Copyright 2021 by Bird Technologies Inc Instruction Book P N 920 7001A900 1Rev B Bird Diagnostic System is trademark of Bird Electronic Cor...

Page 2: ...electrical charge Avoid contact with all system capacitors If it is necessary to perform work near a system capacitor be sure to discharge the capacitor through a low resistance WARNING Do Not Servic...

Page 3: ...ppears on the equipment indicating there is important information in the instruction manual regarding that particular area CAUTION Do not block airflow to fan or air vents Unit will overheat if the fa...

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Page 6: ...inquiring about updates to this manual refer to the part number and revision on the title page Chapter Layout Introduction Introduces the external features and functions of the unit equipment provided...

Page 7: ...es 4 Standard Tracking Mode 4 Spectral Search Mode 6 Time Domain Mode 7 Transient Detection 8 Connectors Controls and Indicators 9 Theory of Operation 11 Chapter 2 Installation 12 Unpacking and Inspec...

Page 8: ...LEDs 41 Establishing a Connection to the BDS Receiver 42 Configuring PC Network Settings to BDS Subnet 42 Restoring PC Network Connection to DHCP 43 Using the Graphical User Interface 43 Connecting t...

Page 9: ...ess 64 Update BDS Receiver s Time Setting 65 Configure BDS Receiver to use NTP Time Server 65 Installing an Option License 66 Equipment 66 License Installation 66 Installing BDS Receiver Firmware Upda...

Page 10: ...iver GUI RS 232 Settings 78 Measurement Data Reporting Over RS 232 78 Transient Detection Reporting Over RS 232 78 RS 232 Serial Connection Settings 79 Measurement Reporting Command Response Strings 7...

Page 11: ...2 bits sampled at 512 MSPS simultaneously with current to preserve the phase relationship Current Analog 12 bits sampled at 512 MSPS simultaneously with voltage to preserve the phase relationship Exte...

Page 12: ...ts BDS Options The BDS is a system consisting of a receiver cable set and a sensor designed to measure the performance of an RF delivery system The components of the BDS may be purchased individually...

Page 13: ...s Systems Component Part Number Unlocked Receiver with Ethernet 7001A900 2 Receiver with Ethernet and Serial 7001A900 3 Cable 7001B040 5M Sensor Protruding Dielectric 7001A550 2 Sensor Standard 7001A5...

Page 14: ...n In the CW mode the BDS collects voltage and current information for user specified fundamental and harmonic frequencies continuously The fundamental frequencies are tracked to ensure peak signal mea...

Page 15: ...must be entered for each state this provides the receiver the information required to begin measurement of each state Duration The length of time pulse width of each state must be defined for each st...

Page 16: ...quency band from start to stop frequency displaying the amplitude at each frequency step The user defines the frequency band by entering a start frequency a stop frequency and a step increment The BDS...

Page 17: ...gered view of the pulse envelope Very different from an oscilloscope the BDS will display the waveform in voltage current phase power or impedance to the fully specified accuracy of the system Key fea...

Page 18: ...ansient may look like in their system specifying transient length and impulse change in dB This feature is available in both Standard Tracking and Spectral Search modes Figure 6 shows a typical transi...

Page 19: ...Activity Green EtherCAT OUT 7 ERROR Red EtherCAT 8 RUN Green EtherCAT 9 Link Activity Green EtherCAT IN 10 Sensor Status Orange Green Illuminated green when cable and sensor are connected and ready f...

Page 20: ...Sync input used for pulse and multi level pulse operation 4 ETHERNET Ethernet Connection 5 Power Input BDS Power Supply connector 15 VDC 2 5 A 6 Power Switch Rocker Switch used to apply or remove pow...

Page 21: ...erts the signal from the time domain to the frequency domain while maintaining the correct phase relationship of each harmonic to its fundamental frequency The output of the BDS contains information a...

Page 22: ...ver has a cooling fan inside and air vents on both ends of the case For proper operation be sure to install the receiver in a location that permits free air flow around and through the unit Figure 10...

Page 23: ...ng to the RF delivery path Other sensor versions have been developed to accommodate different types of RF input and output connections In spite of these different form factors all sensors are equipped...

Page 24: ...uired connect Ethernet cable to receiver s Ethernet port rear panel b If required connect cable to RS 232 connector front panel see RS 232 Serial Control on page 78 for information about RS 232 setup...

Page 25: ...ograms Bird BDS2 GUI 2 Copy the shortcut onto the PC s desktop optional Installing a BDS Receiver Option License Options are available to extend the functionality of the BDS Receiver An option license...

Page 26: ...control the BDS receiver s measurement capabilities see Graphical User Interface on page 22 Figure 14 BDS Ethernet Connection Web User Interface The Web UI is accessed using a web browser by entering...

Page 27: ...ft side of the Web UI screen Enter the Login and password to access the BDS Receiver s configuration utilities Default Login admin Default Password admin Figure 16 Web UI Login Screen After login is s...

Page 28: ...save changes to network settings The BDS Receiver power must be cycled for the new network settings to take effect See Changing BDS Receiver s IP Address on page 64 Figure 18 Network Settings Tab Tim...

Page 29: ...to save changes to the password Figure 21 Security Menu Measurement Averaging Menu Figure 22 Averaging Menu Enable Data Averaging Enables Disables data averaging Default Value Unchecked averaging disa...

Page 30: ...sample rate to 500 ms for a 500 us sample rate Trigger Delay The percentage of the circular buffer to report after the falling edge of the transient event The delay equates to a time based on the samp...

Page 31: ...r Firmware updates see Installing BDS Receiver Firmware Update on page 68 Figure 24 Firmware Update Menu License The License Menu is used for installing BDS Receiver options See Installing an Option L...

Page 32: ...Creates a new BDS document Note The new document will inherit the properties of the previous document including measurement and scan options Close Closes the active document Note This will stop data...

Page 33: ...elected on one of the computers Read Only mode can also be used to connect to the BDS receiver without changing any of its current configuration Switch Mode Tracking Mode TRK Changes the active mode t...

Page 34: ...ble disable markers and set their positions on the sweep graph View Menu Items Shared by all Operating Modes Toolbars Display or hide the various toolbars Status Bar Display or hide the main status ba...

Page 35: ...me stamp and run number Note File naming is required for auto save Figure 28 File Options Dialog Customizing Output Parameters If the Customize Output Parameters checkbox is checked the measurement pa...

Page 36: ...ton Exits the dialog without applying the connection Toolbars Toolbar icons are described from left to right Standard New Creates a new BDS document Note The new document will inherit the properties o...

Page 37: ...ialog Note This has the same functionality as the Mode Options menu item Gain Control Displays the Gain Control dialog box Alerts Displays the Alerts dialog box Note This has the same functionality as...

Page 38: ...dance de embedding is enabled for this view Empty if impedance de embedding is disabled Cursor Coordinates Displays the X Y coordinates of the cursor within the BDS Document window Mode Configuration...

Page 39: ...lect harmonics reported for the fundamental F2 Frequency Select another fundamental from the list to use as the F2 frequency in an intermodulation product Note The F2 frequency must have already been...

Page 40: ...e Standard FPGA on page 23 Maximum of 6 can be selected with the Time Domain FPGA selected See Time Domain FPGA on page 23 Number of intermods Displays the number of intermods selected Maximum of 6 ca...

Page 41: ...quency Mode this specifies which frequency the frequency tracker will begin its search from Note Specifying a frequency close to the actual frequency of the signal will speed up lock time Pulse Mode S...

Page 42: ...mply adds a new measurement to the buffer and computes and reports the result It removes the oldest measurement if the buffer is full before adding the new measurement This provides little impact to t...

Page 43: ...ataset field is set to 2000 and Continuous Scan is checked the BDS GUI will continuously scan for fresh data After 2000 datasets are captured the oldest datasets are discarded to make room for new dat...

Page 44: ...d report transient events in an RF delivery system The options available in the Transient Detection tab are used to specify an arc event and also instruct the BDS how to store the results Figure 37 Tr...

Page 45: ...the voltage or current channel default voltage channel only Report a transient detected on the voltage channel only current channel only Report a transient detected on the current channel only both v...

Page 46: ...start stop step If Fixed is checked then the number of points will remain the same but the step will change to accommodate the sweep Start Frequency Stop Frequency Defines the frequency band to sweep...

Page 47: ...n be averaged Sweep data averaging is only available when the Continuous Sweep option is checked Figure 39 Averaging Dialog Smoothing Enabling smoothing will filter out noise by averaging a specified...

Page 48: ...recent sweep data Graph Options This page provides display options for the frequency domain sweep view Figure 42 Graph Options Display Units Allows the user to switch amplitude display formats Voltage...

Page 49: ...me window for the measurement Can be selected from 10us to 10ms Enable Data Averaging Allows the user to focus on instantaneous or averaged measurements of the waveform Average Factor Configures the p...

Page 50: ...ay as a percentage Percentage point at which the detected edge of the signal is in reference to the measurement display Internal Trigger Operation For rising edge trigger the lower threshold condition...

Page 51: ...power to the BDS circuitry Status LEDs The receiver has three status LEDs Each LED can have four conditions off W on green G and on Orange O The three letters in the Code column are arranged left to r...

Page 52: ...HCP server to assign a known address to make the connection process easier Note DHCP should only be used if you are experienced in determining the IP address assigned by a DHCP server or have configur...

Page 53: ...ceiver is through a Direct Connection Once a direct connection is established the BDS maybe configured for a Network connection See Using the Web UI on page 63 for BDS Receiver network configuration i...

Page 54: ...le or recalled from an external file see File Menu on page 22 Select Mode of Operation 1 To select a mode of operation hover the cursor over the Mode menu then move cursor to Switch Mode then select t...

Page 55: ...the Options toolbar This will open Standard Tracking Mode Configuration dialog box 3 Click on the Frequency Selection tab to bring it to the foreground Figure 47 Frequency Selection 4 Select a Fundame...

Page 56: ...s field enter the number of datasets to capture 10 Set the Display Data Rate to the desired measurement interval 11 Do one of the following Select the Continuous Scan check box for the data acquisitio...

Page 57: ...elect File Save As from the main menu See Figure 48 on page 47 Note If the data will be analyzed using another application such as MS Excel see Viewing Captured Data Using MS Excel on page 60 Figure 4...

Page 58: ...aset in tabular form The fields are described in detail below Dataset The dataset number a count of how many datasets have been received for the document Timestamp The time the dataset was captured fr...

Page 59: ...hms Impedance magnitude in Ohms in polar coordinates Note R Ohms Resistance in Ohms the real part of impedance in rectangular coordinates jX Ohms Reactance in Ohms the imaginary part of impedance in r...

Page 60: ...ction Tab on page 28 Harmonic Selections on this menu will mirror the frequencies selected in the Mode Options See Frequency Selection Tab on page 28 State Selections will mirror states selected in Mo...

Page 61: ...c Selections on this menu will mirror the frequencies selected in the Mode Options See Frequency Selection Tab on page 28 State Selections will mirror states selected in Mode Options If Multi level pu...

Page 62: ...un button on the Scan toolbar will also start an acquisition Stopping Data Acquisition The data acquisition can be stopped at any time by performing one of the following Select Mode Stop Acquisition f...

Page 63: ...aximum value the highest peak Left Arrow Move the active marker to the previous point Tap to move one point at a time or hold to incrementally skip points Right Arrow Move the active marker to the nex...

Page 64: ...he measurements are not being calibrated Arc Arc transient detected during the displayed measurement cycle Note This will display No if no transient event has been detected or Yes with a red backgroun...

Page 65: ...e fully specified accuracy of the system Selecting the Time Domain FPGA Image Note A Time Domain option license must have been installed to allow selection of the Time Domain FPGA See Installing a BDS...

Page 66: ...easurement Subset area select Units to be displayed from the drop down menu click the Add button following each selection d Select additional options if desired Enable Data Averaging Continuous TD Swe...

Page 67: ...expire time For falling edge trigger the upper threshold condition must be met followed by the lower threshold condition without violating the settling or expire time Upper Threshold Trigger conditio...

Page 68: ...analyzed using another application such as MS Excel Auto save options can be set up by selecting Mode Options from the main menu Viewing the Data Data can be viewed while it s being collected or afte...

Page 69: ...over time with time on the x axis Right click on the graph to display the graph options and markers Markers Right click on the graph and select markers Up to 2 markers can be used to view data point...

Page 70: ...e time in milliseconds from the beginning of the file 4 Arc Arc detection status 0 if no transient was detected during the measurement cycle or 1 if a transient was detected 5 AttnV Attenuation applie...

Page 71: ...RMS Voltage reported for the step point 5 RMS Current Amps RMS Current reported for the step point 6 Phase Deg Phase in radians for the step point 7 Impedance Ohms Impedance in Ohms 8 Power Watts Pow...

Page 72: ...nanoseconds 13 Arc Length The maximum pulse length in nanoseconds 14 Trigger Delay Counts Trigger delay as a percentage 15 Power Threshold dB Minimum pulse amplitude that must be detected before repor...

Page 73: ...inse with water Clean the sensor with alcohol or a dry cleaning solvent that leaves no residue Using the Web UI The Web UI is accessed using a web browser by entering the BDS s IP address in the web b...

Page 74: ...Static IP If selected the new IP Address subnet mask and Gateway must be entered manually DHCP If selected a DHCP will assign an IP Address when the BDS Receiver is powered on 5 If Static IP is selec...

Page 75: ...lick the current day in the calendar 7 Type the current time into the Hr Min Sec text boxes 8 Click the Save button Configure BDS Receiver to use NTP Time Server 1 Log into the WebUI see Web UI Login...

Page 76: ...e An option license is an electronic file which when installed on the BDS Receiver activates the optional functionality 1 Purchase an option license 2 Save the license file on the PC you will use to i...

Page 77: ...d click Activate License See Figure 65 Figure 65 License Activation 8 Click Reboot to complete License activation see Figure 66 Figure 66 Reboot BDS Receiver 9 Following the reboot of the BDS Receiver...

Page 78: ...ware file XXXXXXXXX mender bdsu located on the PC 4 Click Upload File button to upload the file Figure 67 BDS Firmware Update File Selection 5 Wait approximately 1 minute as the file is uploaded to th...

Page 79: ...ntinuing 10 Click Confirm Update button on the webpage see Figure 70 Figure 70 Confirm Update 11 Wait for the Update confirmed successfully Please reboot the BDS fr the update to take effect message b...

Page 80: ...ndamentals up to 252 MHz Limited by maximum number of measurement channels Maximum RF Level for Voltage and Current Inputs 27dBm auto gain control on Receiver Phase Angle Measurement Range 180 to 180...

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Page 82: ...ecification 500 Hz maximum Parameter Specification Measurements Pulse envelope over time of a single fundamental Time scale range 10us to 10ms Sweep type Single or continuous Sweep trigger Free run In...

Page 83: ...o 0 2 V or 2 of reading whichever is greater for Fn 0 4 V or 4 of reading whichever is greater 95 confidence interval for Fo 0 02 A or 2 of reading whichever is greater for Fn 0 04 A or 4 of reading w...

Page 84: ...Class A ITE EN 61326 1 2013 Electrical Equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EMC Requirements Part 1 General requirements Packaging ASTM D 4169 Standard practice for performance testin...

Page 85: ...plated pin 4240 075 QC F LC bulkhead 4240 080 QC assembly open terminator 4240 090 QC F SC 4240 096 1 5 8 fixed flange EIA 4240 100 QC F C 4240 110 QC M C 4240 125 QC F BNC 4240 132 QC M BNC 4240 138...

Page 86: ...374 QC M QDS UL 4240 375 QC F SQS polarized 4240 376 QC F QRM 4240 377 QC M QRM 4240 378 QC M QRM polarized 4240 400 Adapter kit RF interseries Includes 4240 402 4240 403 4240 404 4240 405 4240 406 4...

Page 87: ...s chapter should be referred to a qualified service center If the unit needs to be returned for any reason request an Return Material Authorization RMA through the Bird Technologies website All instru...

Page 88: ...S 232 Settings below BDS Receiver GUI RS 232 Settings Measurement Data Reporting Over RS 232 The BDS receiver will not acknowledge RS 232 commands unless data reporting via RS 232 is enabled on the Fr...

Page 89: ...d all configured data for 2nd fundamental SD3 send all configured data for 3rd fundamental SD1H1 send the fundamental data for the 1st fundamental SD1H2 send the 2nd harmonic data for the 1st fundamen...

Page 90: ...0 Figure 75 Response Data Set Table 8 Response Data Set Field definitions The responses are all fixed length in ASCII SD3X send all configured inter mod data for the 3rd fundamental Field of character...

Page 91: ...transient detection reporting over RS 232 is selected in the GUI see Transient Detection Reporting Over RS 232 on page 78 The format of the transient detection message is shown below ARC n r No addit...

Page 92: ...ry such claim for breach of these warranties shall be deemed to be waived by Buyer unless made in writing within ten days from the date of discovery of the defect The above warranties shall not extend...

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