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EXA Signal Analyzer, Serial Prefix

MY/SG/US5648

MXA Signal Analyzer, Serial Prefix

MY/SG/US5233

Option HL4, 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth (B40)

and Microwave Preselector Bypass (MPB)

Upgrade Kit

Installation Note

Summary of Contents for N9010A Series

Page 1: ...ness has become Keysight Technologies For more information go to www keysight com Keysight Technologies EXA Signal Analyzer Serial Prefix MY SG US5648 MXA Signal Analyzer Serial Prefix MY SG US5233 Option HL4 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth B40 and Microwave Preselector Bypass MPB Upgrade Kit Installation Note ...

Page 2: ...ied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Keysight Technologies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Manual Part Number N9010 90054 Edition Edition 1 February 2019 Supersedes September 2018 Printed in USA Malaysia Published by Keysight Technologie...

Page 3: ... full calibration is required arrangements regarding the level of calibration must be made between the end user and the calibration provider Products Affected N9010A EXA Signal Analyzer N9020A MXA Signal Analyzer Serial Numbers N9010A MY SG US56480000 N9020A MY SG US52330000 Options B40 MPB To Be Performed By X Keysight Service Center X Personnel Qualified by Keysighta Customer a To ensure that th...

Page 4: ...r the following options will also be installed the x is either 1 for EXA or 2 for MXA N90x0A B40 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth N90x0A B25 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth N9020A S40 40 MHz Channel Baseband Bandwidth for use with Option BBA if also installed only included with N9020AK HL4 N90x0A DP2 Digital Processor 2 GB Capture Memory N90x0A RTL Real Time Link N90x0A FS1 Fast Sweep Capability enabled with B...

Page 5: ...A11J2 to A13J2 W3 N9020 20101 1 Cable Assembly J1 to A9 Input W10 N9020 20141 1 Cable Assembly A10 Output to A11J1 W9 N9020 20153 2 Coaxial Switch SW1 and SW2 N1810 60069 1 Bracket HB Switch N9020 00023 1 Bracket RF Side for older instruments N9020 00031 1 Bracket RF Side for newer instruments N9020 00034 1 Microwave Filter Bandpass 5175 MHz Max SMA A13A1 0955 2176 1 Cable Assembly RF Semi R SMA m...

Page 6: ...g 0515 0661 4 Screw M3 x 0 5 8 mm long 0515 0372 1 Screw M3 x 0 5 6 mm long Flathead 0515 1227 4 Screw M2 5 x 0 45 20 mm long 0515 1992 12 Cable Tie Self Locking Nylon Gray 1400 0249 1 Label Information AUX IF OUT N9020 80081 1 Entitlement Certificate 5964 5178 1 Entitlement Certificate Envelope 5967 7169 1 Installation Note This note a This cable is included in the Option HL4 Cable Kit with Wire ...

Page 7: ...with 2GB free memory Initial Instrument Functionality Check Power on the instrument and allow the instrument to boot up Run an alignment and display the measurement screen The instrument will probably display a spectrum analyzer screen and you will see the instrument sweeping There should be no alignment failures If there are failures investigate and fix the problem before continuing Before you di...

Page 8: ...d below that appears in the Show System menu N90x0A 503 ______ N9010A 532 ______ N9010A 544 ______ N90x0A B25 ______ N90x0A BBA ______ N90x0A CR3 ______ N90x0A CRP ______ N90x0A B40 ______ N90x0A DP2 ______ N90x0A MPB ______ 4 On the analyzer press System Show Hardware Note the Part Matl Rev Rev OF Rev and Hw Id of the Front End Controller and Front End in the table below 5 If the analyzer is equi...

Page 9: ...than A 10 05 you must upgrade the instrument software The hardware and licenses being added with this upgrade are only supported by software revisions A 10 05 and later Even if the Instrument S W Revision is A 10 05 or later we recommend upgrading to the latest software revision to ensure that you get the benefit of any defect fixes that have been made since A 10 05 The latest instrument software ...

Page 10: ...strument software and installing the necessary licenses before installing the new hardware will help ensure that the hardware installation was successful Go to the following website and determine whether or not the analyzer has the latest instrument software already installed http www keysight com find xseries_software If the analyzer does not have the latest instrument software already installed ...

Page 11: ...de Entitlement Certificate you will receive an email with an attached License File 4 Locate a USB storage device Perform a virus scan on this device before use 5 Save the License File to the root directory of the USB Storage Device 6 Connect the USB Storage Device to one of the analyzer s USB ports Connect a mouse to another USB port Windows will detect the new hardware and may display the configu...

Page 12: ...ultiple Successful License Installation messages will appear Wait until all licenses have been consumed before removing the USB Storage Device Figure 2 Successful License Installation If you will also be installing any of the following upgrade products N90x0AK CR3 2nd IF Output N90x0AK CRP Arbitrary IF Output N9010AK P07 Preamplifier 7 GHz now would be the best time to install the licenses for the...

Page 13: ...s You should see the following options listed x is 1 for an EXA and 2 for an MXA N90x0A B40 Analysis bandwidth 40 MHz N90x0A B25 Analysis bandwidth 25 MHz N90x0A DP2 Digital Processor 2 GB Deep Capture Memory N90x0A MPB Microwave Preselector Bypass N90x0A RTL Real Time Link N90x0A S40 Baseband I Q Analysis bandwidth 40 MHz MXA only N9060A 3FP Amplitude Correction and Limit Lines N9060A 4FP TOI and...

Page 14: ...iver remove the four screws including washers 3 that hold the rear feet 4 in place 4 Pull the instrument cover 5 off towards the rear of the instrument If the instrument is placed on its face during any of the following procedures be sure to use a soft surface or soft cloth to avoid damage to the front panel keys or input connector If the analyzer has Option PRC Portable Configuration refer to the...

Page 15: ...Installation Note N9010 90054 15 Installation Procedure Figure 3 Standard Instrument Outer Case Removal 5 Proceed to the Front Frame Assembly Removal section to remove the front frame ...

Page 16: ...wer 2 Refer to Figure 4 Using the T 20 driver remove the four screws two on each side 1 that hold the bail handle 2 to the front frame Figure 4 Bail Handle Removal 3 Using the T 20 driver remove the four screws two on each side 6 that hold the strap handle plugs 5 in place Make sure any adapters on the front panel are removed ...

Page 17: ...ocedure 4 Refer to Figure 5 Using the T 20 driver remove the four screws including washers 1 that hold the rear bumpers 2 in place 5 Pull the instrument cover 3 off towards the rear of the instrument Figure 5 Option PRC Instrument Outer Case Removal ...

Page 18: ... N9010 90054 Installation Procedure Front Frame Assembly Removal 1 Refer to Figure 6 Using the T 10 driver remove the eight screws 1 four on each side to detach the front frame from the chassis Figure 6 Front Frame Removal ...

Page 19: ... to Figure 7 Pull the front frame carefully away from the chassis Remove the ribbon cable W1 from the A8 Motherboard Figure 7 Front Panel Cable W1 may have locking springs on each side Depress the spring on each side of the connector to remove from the motherboard ...

Page 20: ...sing the T 10 driver remove the twenty screws 2 and 3 attaching the rear panel 1 to the chassis The rear panel can now be removed 2 Use a 9 16 inch socket wrench to remove the nut securing the EXT REF IN connector from the rear panel 3 The rear panel can now be removed Figure 8 Rear Panel Removal ...

Page 21: ...9 To remove the top brace 1 and reference bracket 2 use the T 10 driver to remove the twelve panhead screws 3 0515 0372 six on each side attaching the braces to the chassis Also remove the six flathead screws 4 0515 1227 attaching the top brace to the boards Figure 9 Top Brace and Reference Bracket Removal ...

Page 22: ...stallation Note N9010 90054 Installation Procedure RF Bracket Removal 1 Refer to Figure 10 Remove the RF bracket 1 by removing the remaining eight screws 2 using the T 10 driver Figure 10 RF Bracket Removal ...

Page 23: ...ch wrench remove the cables W3 W4 W5 W7 W15 and W20 attached to the RF Front End Assembly 1 3 Disconnect the ribbon cable W17 from the Front End Control Assembly 4 Remove the four screws 2 using the T 10 driver The RF Front End Assembly can now be removed from the chassis Refer to Analyzer Information at the beginning of the Installation Procedure Do not perform this procedure if the Front End has...

Page 24: ...on cable W17 from A13J12 7 Disconnect A13W1 5 and A13W2 6 from A13 Front End Assembly and remove the combination of A13W1 A13W2 and A13A1 as a unit This unit will be used as a guide to assemble the new A13W1 and A13W2 to the new A13A1 8 Refer to Figure 12 Locate the spacer E6607 25005 in the kit Install the spacer 1 where the old A13A1 bandpass filter was located Secure with four 0515 0658 screws ...

Page 25: ... coax cables and the new A13A1 0955 2176 bandpass filter 10 Refer to Figure 13 Position the A13A1 on the table with the SMA connectors to the left and right Using the old A13A1 A13W1 A13W2 assembly as a guide connect the new A13W1 E6607 21178 the left SMA connector of the new A13A1 Connect the new A13W2 E6607 21179 to the right SMA connector of the new A13A1 ...

Page 26: ...13 Connect Cables to New A13A1 Bandpass Filter 11 Position the new A13W1 and A13W2 cables as necessary so that their unconnected ends align with the unconnected ends of the old A13W1 and A13W2 cables Tighten the connectors at A13A1 until they are just finger tight ...

Page 27: ...used to secure A13A1 to the spacer No screw will be used in the hole in the lower right corner of A13A1 Secure A13A1 1 to the spacer using three 0515 0661 screws 2 and torque to 3 inch pounds using the T 6 driver Figure 14 Mount New A13A1 Bandpass Filter 13 Connect A13W1 to A13J10 and torque to 10 inch pounds 14 Connect A13W2 to A13J11 and torque to 10 inch pounds 15 Torque the SMA connectors on A...

Page 28: ...rque to 9 inch pounds in the sequence shown starting with 1 Figure 15 RF Front End Assembly Replacement 18 Reattach the cables W4 and W5 to the RF Front End Assembly 1 Torque the semi rigid cables to 10 inch pounds W3 W7 W15 and W20 should not be reattached these cables will be replaced with new cables later in the process W7 will not be present in instruments with Option 503 ...

Page 29: ...ly 1 2 The Front End Control assembly can now be unplugged from the motherboard by leveraging up on the ejector and lifting the board up on the other side Figure 16 Front End Control Assembly Removal Refer to Analyzer Information at the beginning of the Installation Procedure Do not perform this procedure if the Front End Controller has a Hw Id of 41 or 75 W22 will not be present in instruments wi...

Page 30: ... securing with the ejector 4 Reattach the ribbon cables W16 W17 and W18 to the Front End Control assembly 1 5 If the analyzer does not have Option 503 replace the existing W22 wire harness with the new W22 N9020 60059 included in the kit Connect W22 between J300 on the Front End Control and the A12 YTF Preselector Figure 17 Enhanced Front End Control Assembly Installation ...

Page 31: ...ure 18 Remove the ribbon cable W18 Figure 18 Low Band Switch Removal 2 Remove the semi rigid cables W3 W8 W9 and W10 using the 5 16 inch wrench These cables will not be used when the Low Band Switch is re installed 3 Remove the two screws 2 using the T 10 driver The low band switch 1 can now be removed from the chassis ...

Page 32: ...tallation Note N9010 90054 Installation Procedure 4 Refer to Figure 19 To separate the switch from the bracket remove the four screws 3 using the T 10 driver Figure 19 Low Band Switch and Bracket Disassembly ...

Page 33: ... screws 3 0515 0372 Note how the low band switch mounts beneath the new low band switch bracket Torque to 9 inch pounds in the sequence shown starting with 1 Figure 20 Low Band Switch and Bracket Replacement 6 Place the switch bracket into place into the chassis and replace the two screws 0515 0372 Torque to 9 inch pounds starting with the screw closest to the front of the instrument ...

Page 34: ...e to 10 inch pounds Figure 21 Installing New Coax Cables 8 Locate the new W3 N9020 20101 semi rigid coax cable in the kit Install W3 between the J2 of the A13 Front End Assembly and J2 of the A11 Low Band Switch Torque to 10 inch pounds 9 Locate the new W10 N9020 20141 semi rigid coax cable in the kit Install W10 between the Type N input connector and the input of the A9 Input Attenuator Torque to...

Page 35: ... 60069 1 and the PS Bypass Switch 1 Bracket E4410 00104 2 in the kit Figure 22 Switch 1 Placement 11 Mount the switch with the Keysight label facing up 12 Attach the bracket and switch to the low band switch bracket using two 0515 1992 screws 3 included in the kit using the T 8 driver Do not torque the screws at this time ...

Page 36: ...n switch is facing up To attach use the two screws 3 0515 1992 included in the kit using the T 8 driver 15 Secure the bracket to the Low Band Switch bracket with a single screw 4 0515 0372 included in the kit using the T 10 driver Do not torque 16 Align switches so they are parallel with the side of the instrument then torque the four screws 3 securing the switches to the brackets to 6 inch pounds...

Page 37: ...nect the end of the switch control harness with only one connector to J801 on the A15 Enhanced Front End Control Assembly Figure 24 Wire Harness Routing 19 Connect the remaining two wire harness connectors 1 to the switches Once connected position the connections along side the switches 20 Connect ribbon cable W18 to J4 of the A11 Low Band Switch ...

Page 38: ...l fixed attenuator 1 included in the kit to Switch 2 port 1 Torque to 10 inch lbs Figure 25 Attenuator Installation 22 Locate W35 semi rigid coax cable N9020 20210 in the kit Connect the cable between the coaxial fixed attenuator 1 and port 1 of Switch 1 the lower switch Torque to 10 inch pounds ...

Page 39: ...Remove W7 24 Refer to Figure 27 Locate W34 semi rigid coax cable E4410 20164 in the kit Connect the cable between the center port of Switch 1 the lower switch and J9 of the A13 Front End Assembly Torque to 10 inch pounds 25 Locate W31 semi rigid coax cable E4410 20161 in the kit Connect the cable between the center port of Switch 2 the upper switch and J3 of the A11 Low Band Switch Torque to 10 in...

Page 40: ...40 Installation Note N9010 90054 Installation Procedure Figure 27 Install W34 and W31 ...

Page 41: ...tor Torque the cable at the A12 end first to 10 inch pounds and then torque the cable at the Switch 1 end to 10 inch pounds 27 Locate W32 semi rigid coax cable E4410 20163 in the kit Connect the cable between port 2 of Switch 2 the upper switch and the input of the A12 YTF Preselector Torque the cable at the A12 end first to 10 inch pounds and then torque the cable at the Switch 2 end to 10 inch p...

Page 42: ...ation Note N9010 90054 Installation Procedure Replace A2 Analog IF and A3 Digital IF Assemblies 1 Refer to Figure 29 Disconnect cables W12 and W13 from the bottom of the DIF assembly Figure 29 W12 and W13 Removal ...

Page 43: ...e AIF assembly Figure 30 AIF DIF Assembly Removal 3 Discard cable W13 4 The AIF DIF assembly can be removed from the chassis by pulling straight out the back 5 Locate the A2 Enhanced Analog IF N9020 60290 and A3 40 MHz Digital IF N9020 60165 assemblies in the kit Locate the W2 Cable Assembly A2 to A3 N9020 60046 in the kit 6 Connect the W2 ribbon cable to J20 on the DIF 2 ...

Page 44: ... Attach the AIF to the DIF with three screws 3 0515 0372 included in the kit Torque to 9 inch pounds starting with the middle screw Figure 31 AIF DIF Pairing 8 Connect the ribbon cable W2 to J820 on the AIF 1 9 Slide the AIF DIF assembly into the slot at the rear of the instrument and push on the assembly to mate the connectors to the motherboard assembly ...

Page 45: ...Installation Note N9010 90054 45 Installation Procedure Figure 32 AIF Cables ...

Page 46: ...46 Installation Note N9010 90054 Installation Procedure Figure 33 DIF Cables 10 Remove W20 from between A16J705 on the A16 Reference Assembly and A13J6 on the A13 RF Front End ...

Page 47: ...1 1401 but only W43 will be labeled 705 on one end and 18 on the other Connect the end labeled 705 to A16J705 on the A16 Reference Assembly Route the cable along the right side wall behind the A9 and A10 Input Attenuators and through the cutout in the chassis between A9 and A12 Connect the other end to A3J18 on the A3 Digital IF DIF Assembly Figure 34 W42 and W43 Cables ...

Page 48: ... and will be labeled 6 on one end and 17 on the other Connect the end labeled 6 to A13J6 on the A13 RF Front End Assembly Route the cable along the right side of the analyzer and through the cutout in the chassis between A9 and A12 Connect the other end to A3J17 on the A3 DIF Assembly Torque the connector on A13J6 to 10 inch pounds Figure 35 W36 and W40 Cables ...

Page 49: ...gh the cutout in the chassis between A9 and A12 Connect the other end to A3J15 on the A3 DIF Assembly Figure 36 W36 W37 W38 and W39 Cables 14 Refer to Figure 15 Disconnect W15 from A13J7 of the A13 RF Front End Assembly and remove the cable it will not be used 15 Refer to Figure 35 and Figure 36 Locate W36 in the Opt HL4 Cable Kit This cable will have part number 8121 1862 and will be labeled 902 ...

Page 50: ...cable to the right side of the instrument and up to the A2 EAIF Assembly Connect the cable to A2J601 with the cable routed behind the screw head near A2J601 19 Refer to Figure 32 Connect W14 to A2J300 on the A2 EAIF Assembly 20 Refer to Figure 32 Locate W37 in the Opt HL4 Cable Kit This cable will have part number 8121 1401 and will be labeled 900 on one end and 100 on the other Connect the end la...

Page 51: ...4 51 Installation Procedure 22 Refer to Figure 38 Dress the coaxial cables and semi rigid cables neatly and tie together using cable ties 1400 0249 at the locations indicated Figure 38 Adding Cable Ties near A13 and A15 Assemblies ...

Page 52: ...gether using cable ties 1400 0249 at the locations indicated Figure 39 Adding Cable Ties near A9 and A10 Assemblies 24 Refer to Figure 34 Attach the flexible and semi rigid coax cables in the cable clip as indicated 25 Dress the coaxial cables and semi rigid cables neatly and tie together using cable ties 1400 0249 at the locations indicated ...

Page 53: ...o Figure 40 Using the appropriate RF Bracket included in the kit position the RF bracket 1 onto the chassis and replace seven of the eight screws 2 the previous RF Bracket secured to the Low Band Switch Bracket using two screws the new RF Bracket only requires one screw Torque to 9 inch pounds Figure 40 RF Bracket Replacement Model Number Serial Number RF Bracket Part Number N9010A MY SG US5218000...

Page 54: ...de facing up and the text right side up Along the right side of the rear panel are a number of holes with hole plugs The top right hole will be labeled either AUX IF OUT or PORT 9 If it is labeled PORT 9 cover the label with the AUX IF OUT Label N9020 80081 supplied in this kit 5 Remove the hole plug from the AUX IF OUT hole 6 Attach the W23 External Reference cable to the rear panel and secure wi...

Page 55: ...054 55 Installation Procedure 8 Refer to Figure 42 Place the rear panel 1 into position in the chassis Replace the twenty screws 2 to attach the rear panel to the chassis Torque to 9 inch pounds Figure 42 Rear Panel Replacement ...

Page 56: ...56 Installation Note N9010 90054 Installation Procedure 9 Refer to Figure 43 Reattach the ribbon cable W1 Figure 43 Front Panel Cable ...

Page 57: ...ion Procedure 10 Refer to Figure 44 Carefully position the Front Frame Assembly onto the chassis Ensure no cables are crushed Replace the eight screws 1 four on each side of the chassis Torque to 9 inch pounds Figure 44 Front Frame Replacement ...

Page 58: ... Torque to 21 inch pounds 4 Replace the four instrument bottom feet 5 Replace the four key locks to the bottom feet Final Installation for Portable Instruments Option PRC Figure 4 and Figure 5 1 Refer to Figure 5 Carefully slide the instrument cover back onto the instrument from the rear of the analyzer making sure not to damage any internal cables The seam on the cover should be on the bottom of ...

Page 59: ...re drivers have been installed the XSA application will continue to start up Continue to Verify Hardware Installation Update FPGA Code On the first boot up after installing the new hardware the analyzer will detect the new A3 40 MHz BW Digital IF and A15 Front End Controller However the FPGA code in the new assemblies will not necessarily be synchronized with the instrument software installed earl...

Page 60: ...ure 45 FPGA Programming Utility 9 To program the FPGA code enter 1 and press Enter You will need to confirm this selection by pressing 1 and Enter one more time 10 The programming of the FPGA code could take several minutes to complete Once it has finished the instrument will reboot itself to use the new code and this process will then be completed ...

Page 61: ...Setup 3 Press IF Path 4 Verify that softkeys appear labeled 25 MHz and 40 MHz 5 Press AMPTD Y Scale More 1 of 2 uW Path Control 6 Verify that softkeys appear labeled Standard Path and uW Preselector Bypass 7 Press uW Preselector Bypass If the path was previously set to Standard Path you should hear a click 8 Press Standard Path If the path was previously set to uW Preselector Bypass path you shoul...

Page 62: ...erformance verification tests are the minimum set required to ensure that this newly installed option is functioning properly Perform all performance tests A full calibration is required to assure the instrument meets all specifications The end user must ultimately determine whether they want a full calibration to be performed after the installation of this upgrade or not If a full calibration is ...

Page 63: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2011 2019 Edition 1 February 2019 N9010 90054 www keysight com ...

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