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Summary of Contents for BDS Cal Cart

Page 1: ...BDS Cal Cart Operation Manual Copyright 2017 by Bird Electronic Corporation Instruction Book Part Number 920 CALCART 3 Rev A...

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: ...ntion to a procedure which if not correctly performed could result in damage to the instrument This symbol indicates that a shock hazard exists if the precautions in the instruction manual are not fol...

Page 4: ...talled on the load at all times when the unit is operating or cooling Failure to do so could result in an explosion or severe burns WARNING Never attempt to connect or disconnect RF equipment from the...

Page 5: ...is only used for that purpose CAUTION Changing the sensor s connectors will invalidate calibration data and may reduce the maximum power rating of the unit CAUTION Use the Bird Cal Cart in a dry dust...

Page 6: ...IDAD 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 INSTRUMENT...

Page 7: ...S GER TES GELTEN NUR F R GESCHULTES FACHPERSONAL ZUR VERMEIDUNG GEF HRLICHE ELEKTRISCHE SCHOCKS SIND WARTUNGSARBEITEN AUSSCHLIE LICH VON QUALIFIZIERTEM SERVICEPERSONAL DURCHZUF HREN ENTRENTIEN L EMPLO...

Page 8: ...atures of the Cal Cart lists equipment supplied and provides a brief theory of operation Setup Describes unpacking and preparation for initial use Operating Instructions Provides power up receiver con...

Page 9: ...ctions 6 Normal Operation 6 Operating Loads with Attached Blowers 6 Establish a Connection to the Receiver 7 Shutdown 7 Chapter 4 BDS Graphical User Interface Description 8 Overview 8 Menu Bar 8 Toolb...

Page 10: ...Handle 29 Troubleshooting BDS Cal Cart Receiver 30 Status LEDs 30 Update BDS Cal Cart Receiver Firmware 31 Cal Cart Specifications 33 Max Power 33 Bird Cal Cart 33 High Frequency Derating 34 Replacem...

Page 11: ...transportation and connected so that the only setup required is connecting AC and RF power The cart is suitable for use in a cleanroom environment and is equipped with four swivel casters for maximum...

Page 12: ...BDS Cal Cart 2 Figure 1 Cal Cart Outline Vent Plug Shipping Plug RF Connector Receiver AC Connector Load RF Cable To Load To Sensor...

Page 13: ...iver reports voltage amplitude current amplitude and phase information as a data set for each specified fundamental frequency Example Select 2 MHz as the first fundamental frequency F1 and 13 56 MHz a...

Page 14: ...ndamental frequency The output of the receiver contains information about the RF including up to three fundamental frequencies amplitude of both voltage and current and their phase for each fundamenta...

Page 15: ...urce use 50 ohm coaxial cable suitable for the frequency and power level of operation Use a connector which will mate with the cart s exposed RF connector WARNING Do not attempt to lift the cart by th...

Page 16: ...Troubleshooting on page 28 4 Launch the BDS GUI Application Operating Loads with Attached Blowers Note For the 8931 and other loads with attached blowers ONLY 1 Check that the indicator light is on 2...

Page 17: ...Enter the following IP address of port 1 in the Address field 192 168 0 151 c Click the Connect button Note CONNECTED should be displayed in the left most indicator field of the main status bar at the...

Page 18: ...ides standard file operations for opening and saving Documents New Creates a new document Note The new document will inherit the properties of the previous document including measurement and scan opti...

Page 19: ...e Displays the document data in tabular format Time Plot Displays the document data plotted on a graph over time Waveform Shows the most recent dataset as a reconstructed waveform Note Relative phase...

Page 20: ...t Button Starts a new data acquisition using the currently selected method Free Run or Trigger The acquisition method may be changed using the drop down arrow acquisition will begin when a new method...

Page 21: ...S Cal Cart receiver DISCONNECTED is displayed when the receiver is disconnected Overload Displays OVERLOAD when an overload condition is detected on the voltage and or current channel Empty if no over...

Page 22: ...atically connect to the host on the start of a new scan if you skip this step 2 Set up Standard Tracking Mode See Standard Tracking Mode Setup Figure 4 Connecting the BDS GUI to a Receiver Standard Tr...

Page 23: ...p resents the harmonics you desire e g H1 H2 H3 H7 H10 Note To remove a frequency or harmonic from the Selected Frequency list select it then click the Remove button 4 Add more fundamental frequencies...

Page 24: ...green Run button on the Scan toolbar will also start an acquisition Stopping the Data Acquisition The data acquisition can be stopped by doing one of the following at any time Select the Mode Stop Ac...

Page 25: ...t and View Selection Buttons The table view displays the most recently collected dataset in tabular form The fields are described in detail below Dataset The dataset number a count of how many dataset...

Page 26: ...e imaginary part of impedance in rectangular coordinates P Watts Power in Watts Rel P dBc Power relative to the carrier in dBc Rel Ph Phase relative to the fundamental in degrees Note This is only rep...

Page 27: ...ndamental tone constructed from the harmonic components captured Waveform reconstruction is only possible if relative phase is enabled in Standard Mode Options Misc Tab See Misc on page 23 Smith Chart...

Page 28: ...e phase is only saved in this column if it is enabled 9 F1_Freq_1 Frequency in MHz for the 1st harmonic of the 1st fundamental overtone H1 10 F1_V_1 RMS Voltage for the 1st harmonic of the 1st fundame...

Page 29: ...if all frequencies in the list are less than 100 MHz A switching algorithm is used for a list that contains frequencies ranging from 307 kHz 100 MHz Fundamental Enter a custom generator frequency or s...

Page 30: ...is recommended that these settings are kept at their default values of 0 1 and 0 01 respec tively Filter Width is used to widen or narrow the filters used to determine frequency lock Default for Filt...

Page 31: ...he page pertain to the selected DAC There are 5 DAC channels labeled DAC0 DAC4 Equation Allows a user to enter an equation that is processed by the receiver The equation can be as basic as a voltage o...

Page 32: ...user can average up to 16 measurements using Simple averaging The Moving average mode averages data over time using a sliding filter window The average window size is specified as a power of 2 rangin...

Page 33: ...formats to match segment spec or data sheets Line section impedance is entered as either inductance and capacitance or Z0 in Ohms Dielectric is entered as either propagation velocity as a fraction of...

Page 34: ...t 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 datasets Trigger Figu...

Page 35: ...9 File Options Dialog Customizing Output Parameters If the Customize Output Parameters checkbox is checked the measurement parameters saved to a CSV file can be customized Figure 20 Custom Output Para...

Page 36: ...fore storing to keep out dust and dirt Note It is not necessary to install the shipping plug Store in a dry dust free environment where the ambient temperature will remain between 20 and 70 C 4 to 158...

Page 37: ...e 21 Cal Cart Wiring Schematic 2 Unscrew the AC connector 3 Unscrew and remove the cord reel 4 Screw the replacement cord reel into place 5 Thread the AC connector through the grommet 6 Crimp a ring t...

Page 38: ...e load to the Cal Cart See Figure 22 5 Remove the load Note The RF cable should disconnect when the load is moved Note To install a new load reverse this procedure Figure 22 Removing the Load WARNING...

Page 39: ...p the cart over 3 Unscrew the defective caster 4 Screw the new caster into place 5 Replace the load See Remove the Load on page 28 Figure 23 Removing the Casters Replacing the Handle 1 Unscrew and rem...

Page 40: ...reports any one of these codes for an indefinite amount of time reboot the receiver by disconnecting power and then reconnecting power YYYO Bootloader loaded YYYY Bootloader running GYYY Operating sys...

Page 41: ...see Figure 25 Automatically detect settings Use automatic configuration script Use a proxy server for your LAN Figure 25 LAN Settings 8 Click OK 9 Click OK 10 In the Address bar enter the following ht...

Page 42: ...DS Cal Cart 32 Figure 26 Web Update Note It may take a couple minutes to upload the file to the BDS Cal Cart receiver 16 Disconnect power from the receiver and then reconnect power to apply the update...

Page 43: ...ncy range and maximum power may be reduced Insertion loss is specified with female N connectors Choose connectors appropriate for the frequency and power of operation Derate RF power by 2 5 for every...

Page 44: ...Figure 27 High Frequency Derating Frequency MHz Load Derating Above 65 MHz 1 2 5 kW Loads Max Power kW 10 100 1000 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 Frequency MHz Load Derating Above 65 MHz 5 10 kW Loads Max Powe...

Page 45: ...urements in order to receive valid data During frequency changes data drop outs will occur Harmonics 10 maximum in addition to the fundamental up to 100 MHz Sensor Dependent Intermodulation Products U...

Page 46: ...of the sensor line section and connectors See sensor specification 180 to 180 Resolution IEEE 754 Single Precision Floating Point Uncertainty 307 kHz 1 MHz At customer specified frequencies for Fo 0 5...

Page 47: ...sure 745 mbar equivalent to 2 500 m 8 200 ft max altitude Safety Standards NRTL listed for UL61010B 1 Safety requirements for test and measurement equipment SEMI S2 EHS Guideline for Semiconductor Man...

Page 48: ...tput Current Output Temperature Data Output RP SMA female reverse polarized SMA female Fischer DBPU102A056 1 30 Receiver Voltage Input Current Input Temperature Data Input Status Display RS 232 Ethern...

Page 49: ...itude of Impedance Z Ohms Phase Angle Phase between V and I n Degrees Power Average Power cosine P Watts Relative Power Harmonic power relative to the fundamental power dBc Decibels Relative Phase Pha...

Page 50: ...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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