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Updating Firmware  

5-3 

 

 

 

The program will display the following window: 
 

 

 

5.5 To transfer data  
 

To  start  the  process  simply  switch  PMM  ER8000  on,  select 

Update 

Firmware

 or 

Update FPGA 

button, and wait until the automatic transfer is 

completed. 
 

 

 
During the firmware storing procedure, a blue bar will progress from left to 
right in the window of the PC, showing percentage of downloading time by 
time until 100%. 

 

Summary of Contents for NARDA PMM ER8000

Page 1: ...ial Number on the rear panel of the instrument Serial Number is in the form 0000X00000 The first four digits and the letter are the Serial Number prefix the last five digits are the Serial Number suffix The prefix is the same for identical instruments it changes only when a configuration change is made to the instrument The suffix is different for each instrument Document ER8000EN 01101 1 00 Copyr...

Page 2: ...FETY SYMBOLS You now own a high quality instrument that will give you many years of reliable service Nevertheless even this product will eventually become obsolete When that time comes please remember that electronic equipment must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations This product conforms to the WEEE Directive of the European Union 2002 96 EC and belongs to Category 9 Monitoring an...

Page 3: ... Introduction 2 2 Initial Inspection 2 3 Packing and Unpacking 2 4 Preparation for Use 2 5 AC DC Power Supply 2 5 1 To replace the mains connector 2 5 2 Switch ON pushbutton with integrated led 2 6 Environment 2 7 Return for Service 2 8 Equipment Cleaning 2 9 Equipment ventilation 2 10 Hardware Installation 2 11 Using an Artificial Mains Network AMN or LISN 2 12 Using Pulse Limiter 2 13 Using Curr...

Page 4: ...3 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 5 3 6 4 Applications 4 1 Measuring the EMI Voltage 4 1 1 Measuring Principle with a LISN 4 1 2 Coupling Networks 4 1 2 1 AMN 4 1 2 2 Current probe 4 1 2 3 Voltage probe 4 1 3 Test setup 4 1 4 Guidance on a preliminary Measuring Procedure 4 1 5 Remarks and hints for Measuring Page 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 Updating firmware 5 1 Introduction 5 2 System requirements 5 3 Pr...

Page 5: ...age 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 2 7 4 7 4 7 8 7 18 7 18 7 20 8 Click Mode Operating Instructions PMM CA0010 Option 8 1 Introduction 8 2 Click Mode Option 8 3 Enter the Click Mode 8 4 Introduction to the discontinuous disturbance click measure ment 8 4 1 Determination of click rate 8 4 2 Preliminary Conformity and Exceptions 8 4 2 1 Old and New exceptions 8 4 3 Calculate Limit Quartile 8 4 4 Measurements vs ...

Page 6: ... ER8000 PMM L3 25 remote cable configuration for PMM ER8000 Schwarzbeck Model HXYZ 9170 Triple Loop Antenna Cable AMN Principle a type or T type LISN b V type LISN ER8000 internal LISN ER8000 with external L2 16B LISN Front view 9010 RMA Inside view 9010 RMA PMM 9010 RMA with ER8000 Instrument Page 1 5 1 6 1 7 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 4 2 4 4 4 4 6 2 6 3 6 7 Tables Table 1 1 6 1 Main Specifications Technic...

Page 7: ...e shall be provided with fuses or protections rated to the unit Verify that the unit is set to match the available mains voltage and correct fuse rating is installed before applying power The Safety Class I units provided with disconnectible AC supply cable and plug may only be operated from a power socket with protective earth ground connection Any interruption or loosening of the protective eart...

Page 8: ...o sul Neva SV Italy sulla base delle seguenti norme europee armonizzate applicate con esito positivo based on the following harmonized European Standards successfully applied EMC Emissioni EMC Emission EN 61326 1 2013 EMC Immunità EMC Immunity EN 61326 1 2013 Sicurezza Safety CEI EN 61010 1 2010 dichiara sotto la propria responsabilità che il prodotto declares under its sole responsibility that th...

Page 9: ...diated interferences from 9 kHz up to 30 MHz opt 00 or even up to 3 GHz opt 01 All measurements performed by the PMM ER8000 are according to the most accepted standards like IEC CISPR EN EuroNorm FCC VDE Thanks to its built in Line Impedance Stabilization Network PMM ER8000 is also suitable for characterizing and testing EUTs without the need of other ancillaries The PMM ER8000 has been designed a...

Page 10: ... Multi standard Single line LISN 150A 50Ω 1 Ω 5µH 100 kHz to 200 MHz L1 150M1 Multi standard Single line LISN 150A 50Ω 1 Ω 5µH 10 kHz to 400 MHz L1 500 Single line LISN 500A 50Ω 5 Ω 50µH L3 500 Four lines 3 phase LISN 500A 50Ω 5 Ω 50µH SBRF4 RF Switching Box Switching Box for LISNs and Loop Antennas LISN Service Kit AC BNC adapter for LISNs verification and calibration SHC 1 1000 35 dB CISPR Volta...

Page 11: ...200V 20 us 50V Preselector Frequency ranges Seven BP filters 15 MHz BW to ADC 9 kHz to 150 kHz 30 MHz to 96 6 MHz tracking Opt 01 150 kHz to 15 MHz 96 6 MHz to 311 MHz tracking Opt 01 15 MHz to 30 MHz 311 MHz to 1000 MHz tracking Opt 01 1 GHz to 3 GHz Opt 01 IF bandwidth 6dB CISPR 16 1 1 100 Hz 300 Hz 1 kHz 3 kHz 10 kHz 30 kHz 100 kHz 300 kHz 1 MHz 3 MHz 200 Hz 9 kHz 120kHz 1 MHz Displayed Average...

Page 12: ...measure functions With free system SW PMM Emission Suite Manual spectrum analyser and sweep modes Waterfall Standard and user definable limits Conversion and correction factors Control of DDA Click analyser LISNs and other accessories Auto diagnosis Test reporting Units With free system SW PMM Emission Suite 80 to 200 dB selectable display dynamic range dBm dBµV dBµA dBpW dBµV m dBµA m dBpT Demodu...

Page 13: ...ht Switch ON pushbutton with integrated red green LED which indicates the power status Grid Speaker grid RF Input connector Receiver Input LEDs L1 L2 LISN lines and RF Input indications AMN Artificial Mains Network EUT Socket Artificial Hand Standard 4 mm socket Earth ground connector ...

Page 14: ...ns socket to connect the EUT to the mains through the internal LISN Product Label and Serial Number LISN OUT LISN RF Output BNC connector Fan Cooling Fan controlled by firmware Power Supply Power Supply Input to power the apparatus Earth ground connector USER PORT User I O Port RS232 9 pin DB9 connector USB USB 2 0 Port ...

Page 15: ... LISN Then the path can go toward the blocks designed for conducted or radiated COND measurements The RF Radiated module is equipped with its own attenuator and preselection filters bank The A to D conversion and processing stages are in common between conducted and radiated modules The stages designed for conducted measurements are able to handle frequencies at least from 9 kHz up to 30 1 MHz and...

Page 16: ... ER8000 can take a snapshot of the whole band in just one second and using a gap less true built in FFT capability perfectly displays the complete band in all its details This feature is not only useful to greatly increase the productivity of the test lab but also to make better and more comprehensive analysis in case the disturbance to be evaluated is somehow intermittent and with an irregular re...

Page 17: ...ime simple and reliable to use to be the base building block for any possible emission system to measure and evaluate any electric or electronic device from the very first design stages to the final certification The need to precisely measure the conducted and radiated EMI noises forces the equipment manufactures to use reliable equipment to verify the limits imposed by the relevant standards and ...

Page 18: ...t signal must be limited to a finite interval an infinite series of subsequent finite intervals in our method An appropriate time windowing function is applied so that the spreading or leakage of the spectral components away from the correct frequencies is negligible Picket fence effect related to the resolution bias error that may cause in an FFT spectrum the peaks to be measured too low and the ...

Page 19: ...onnel as well as to your NARDA Representative To avoid further damage do not turn on the instrument when there are signs of shipping damage to any portion of it 2 4 Preparation for Use This is a Safety Class I apparatus but it is also equipped with a protective functional earth terminal on the rear panel A good safety functional ground connection should be provided before to operate the receiver 2...

Page 20: ... green the instrument is ready for use The led inside the button is red until the unit is ready 2 6 Environment The operating environment of the receiver is specified to be within the following limits Temperature Humidity Altitude 5 to 45 C 90 relative 4000 meters The instrument should be stored and shipped in a clean dry environment which is specified to be within the following limitations Temper...

Page 21: ... equipment do not use any solvent thinner turpentine acid acetone or similar matter to avoid damage to external plastic or display surfaces 2 9 Equipment ventilation To allow correct equipment ventilation ensure that the vent grids on the rear panel and on the bottom of the receiver are free by any obstructing object 2 10 Hardware Installation PMM ER8000 is delivered from factory ready to use Remo...

Page 22: ... User Port of the receiver thanks to the dedicated cable supplied with the LISN Using PMM ER8000 Software Utility it is possible to carry out an automatic measurements on all mains lines and get the worst case In order to avoid the unwanted tripping of the protection devices an insulation transformer shall always be used between the mains supply and a LISN 2 12 Using the Pulse Limiter The built in...

Page 23: ...equency range from 9 kHz to 30 MHz opt 00 or 9 kHz to 3 GHz opt 01 any other transducer can be used to pick up and measure RF conducted and radiated emissions like active and passive loop antennas rod antennas near field probes etc The characteristics of these transducers are usually specified in the relevant standards e g Military or Automotive Standards Their use with PMM ER8000 is very easy as ...

Page 24: ... cable is normally provided in L2 16A package alternatively it can be requested to Narda or arranged locally The PMM L2 16A is no longer supported Please check the manufacturing status of the Narda products from the website at http www narda sts it or contact your Narda PMM local Dealer Fig 2 1 PMM L2 16A remote cable configuration for PMM ER8000 ...

Page 25: ...mote Cable configuration for PMM ER8000 L3 25 excluded The following figure shows the LISN remote cable pin configuration The cable can be requested to Narda or arranged locally Fig 2 2 PMM LISN three phase remote cable configuration for PMM ER8000 ...

Page 26: ... cable pin configuration The cable can be requested to Narda or arranged locally The PMM L3 25 is no longer supported Please check the manufacturing status of the Narda products from the website at http www narda sts it or contact your Narda PMM local Dealer Fig 2 3 PMM L3 25 remote cable configuration for PMM ER8000 ...

Page 27: ...oop Antenna Remote Cable configuration for PMM 7010 The following figure shows the HXYZ 9170 Triple Loop Antenna remote cable pin configuration This cable can be requested to Narda or arranged locally Fig 2 4 HXYZ 9170 remote cable configuration for PMM ER8000 ...

Page 28: ...2 10 Installation This page has been left blank intentionally ...

Page 29: ...press the Sweep soft key on the main screen and immediately the scan setup window pops up and allows the operator to set the parameters for the scan All the automatic settings RBW frequency step etc refer to the CISPR standard In Sweep mode the Peak QPeak C Rms RMS C Avg Avg detectors are available All the relevant information are reported on the screen running the PMM Emission Suite Please refer ...

Page 30: ...ak Average and RMS listening to them after a demodulation etc To enter in Manual Mode press the key in the main menu and immediately the first Manual window opens In manual mode the levels corresponding to the detectors in use are displayed both in analogue and in digital format and exactly as for the other operating modes all the relevant information are reported on the screen The User can see th...

Page 31: ... reference to the RMS value of an unmodulated sine wave signal 3 3 2 C AVG Definition CISPR 16 1 1 defines the Average detector as designed to indicate the weighted average value of the maximum value of the envelope of the signal passed through the pre detector stages up to 1000 MHz is defined as the response of the measuring receiver to pulses of repetition rate n Hz and impulse area of 1 4 n mVs...

Page 32: ...itical points The limit associated to the Margin is displayed as a bold colored line and is automatically selected by the receiver depending which Smart detector is chosen for example if a Smart QP is selected the associated QP limit line will be displayed as a bold colored line To deselect the Smart Detector function simply select a single detector The weighting time must be properly set in the H...

Page 33: ...ain 3 4 RBW Filters The Resolution Bandwidth box is used to select the bandwidth of the measuring filter The drop down menu allows the User to select from the list the filter desired These filters are mathematically modeled using digital techniques and concerning the 200 Hz 9 kHz and 120 kHz they are compliant to the CISPR 16 1 1 standard Other additional 6dB bandwidth filters are also available p...

Page 34: ... of the measurement increases without having any useful effect In this situation the Hold Time value should be manually set to find a correct compromise between test precision and duration That is to say choosing a Hold Time long enough for the lower repetition rate of the supposed disturbance and to keep the measurement length within a practical duration To set the Hold Time to the lowest possibl...

Page 35: ...lines Asymmetrical or common mode voltages These EMI components are measured between the electrical midpoint of the two conductor voltages and reference ground Usually these are the components most likely to cause interference effects Unsymmetrical voltages These RFI components are measured from each line conductor and the reference ground They consist of symmetrical and asymmetrical components Th...

Page 36: ...rol and data lines Standard impedance is 150Ω as well An Artificial Mains Network shall be designed in order to 1 terminate each line power signal etc of the EUT Equipment Under Test with a standardized impedance 2 permit the feeding of the EUT with the proper supply voltage and current or with the signal and data required for operations 3 isolate the side of the test circuit where EMI voltages ar...

Page 37: ...r conductors that cause interference on CMOS PC boards Some Regulations give statements when Voltage Probe are to be used and specify relevant setup and RFI voltage limits 4 1 3 Test Setup A general test layout for a simple table top EUT is according to figure 4 2 Some product family product standards may prescribe different requirements The EUT shall be placed 0 4m from a ground reference plane o...

Page 38: ...4 4 Applications Fig 4 2 ER8000 internal LISN Fig 4 3 ER8000 with external L2 16B LISN ...

Page 39: ...verview of the whole spectrum and check the by executing a pre measurement with peak detector that the ambient RF disturbances are at least 20 dB below the desired emission levels 14 If the ambient noises are low enough continue to the next step otherwise take all the necessary steps to reduce the ambient disturbances e g go to a shielded room etc 15 Switch ON the EUT and then Redo Sweep again and...

Page 40: ...4 6 Applications This page has been left blank intentionally ...

Page 41: ... one side and to a free port again RS232 or USB on the PC side The first free port will be automatically detected by the Firmware Update Program during installation In case of troubles please check port assignments on the PC through the Control Panel utility 5 4 Software Installation The Update Firmware executable program is provided together with the ER8000 Software Utility stored on Software Med...

Page 42: ... Be sure the power to the PMM ER8000 is stable and reliable before performing the FW Upgrade otherwise the upgrade progress could not terminate properly Anyway even in case of failure the internal BIOS will never be corrupted and you ll just need to repeat the procedure once more this is a unique feature Should FW Upgrade procedure stop before reaching the 100 completion that will have not to be c...

Page 43: ... the process simply switch PMM ER8000 on select Update Firmware or Update FPGA button and wait until the automatic transfer is completed During the firmware storing procedure a blue bar will progress from left to right in the window of the PC showing percentage of downloading time by time until 100 ...

Page 44: ...ilure an error message is showed instead After Firmware Update is successfully completed switch OFF and then ON again the PMM ER8000 looking at screen and then perform Auto calibration It is now possible to disconnect the cable connected to the PC with the PMM ER8000 receiver either switched On or Off To obtain up to date Firmware or PC Utility for PMM ER8000 the user can contact his NARDA distrib...

Page 45: ...ssis the height of the electronic modules is standardized as multiples of 1 75 inches 44 5 mm or one rack unit or U Each module has a front panel that is 19 inches 482 6 mm wide including edges that protrude on each side which allow the module to be fastened to the rack frame with screws 6 2 Instrument Items PMM 9010 RMA Rack Mount Adapter includes the following items Rack Mount kit screws plastic...

Page 46: ...nt temperature 5 to 45 C Rack unit 3U Dimensions 483 x 410 x 132 5 mm WxDxH Weight 5 5 Kg without instruments 6 4 PMM 9010 RMA Front view Fig 6 1 Front view Legend 1 Holes Flanges used to fix the Rack Mount to the Rack 2 Handles used to carry the Rack Mount 3 PMM ER8000 window 4 Milled knob used to fix the frontal panel to the Rack 5 Cover for future implementation ...

Page 47: ... 6 3 6 5 PMM 9010 RMA Inside view Fig 6 2 Inside view Legend 1 Round holes of service 2 Rectangular holes used to put ER8000 Instrument 3 ER8000 straps 4 Rectangular holes for future implementation 5 Straps for future implementation ...

Page 48: ...have the following items Crosshead screwdriver not provided Flat blade screwdriver or rack insertion tool not provided Tape measure and level not provided Rack Mount kit provided 6 8 Moving chassis When lifting the chassis be aware of its weight and follow these guidelines Disconnect all power and external cables before lifting the chassis Remove all instruments from the chassis before lifting Mak...

Page 49: ...Ensure that there is adequate space around the rack to allow for servicing the chassis and for airflow If the rack has wheels ensure that the brakes are engaged or that the rack is otherwise stabilized For a round hole tapped rack use clip nuts with M6 x 16 screw not provided For a square hole untapped rack shown below use M6 x 16 screws plastic round washers head screws and M6 cage nut provided ...

Page 50: ...vertical rails with respect to the Rack Unit Boundary and the distance show below You can use a rack insertion tool or a flat blade screwdriver to install the cage nuts Insert the chassis into the rack Slide the chassis into the rack until the front flange is flat against the cage nuts Using the four screws and black plastic washers fix the chassis by its flanges to the rack ...

Page 51: ...nob without loosing it completely Using the handles open the PMM 9010 RMA slowly Place the instrument by the rectangular holes and drag the instrument in contact with the frontal panel To ensure the necessary stability the instrument must be fastened to the unit using the straps Connect the cables on the rear panel see Installation chapter for further information To fix the rear cables to the Rack...

Page 52: ...6 8 PMM 9010 RMA Rack Mount Adapter This page has been left blank intentionally ...

Page 53: ...ne stop bit and no parity 115200 N 8 1 7 3 Protocol Be aware that only the PC can send the commands PMM ER8000 will answer when is inquired only The communication uses strings with variable byte width The characters used inside the strings are in ASCII format 00 127 at 7 bits The most significant bits are ignored in reception and set to 0 during transmission Every string starts with the special ch...

Page 54: ...ble DET Reports the five detector for manual mode DMD Requests the status of demodulator DMV Requests the volume of demodulator FPGA Sends back a string containing information about version of FPGA IDN Requests model release and date of firmware LSN Sends back a string showing which Band B input is selected MAF Requests the tuning frequency for manual mode MAT Requests the Attenuator status for Ma...

Page 55: ...eates a conversion factor frequency by frequency SDMD a Switches the Demodulator On or OFF SDMV v Sets the volume of Demodulator SLDW n freq levq leva Sets the custom double value limit frequency by frequency SLIE name Name the custom limit and making it active or deactivating it SLIM n Sets the Margin to be used with Smart Detector function SLIW n freq lev Sets the custom limit frequency by frequ...

Page 56: ...nter frequency in exponential notation for analyzer mode Unit is fixed MHz Example of reply ACE 1 500000e 07 which means that the Center frequency in Analyzer mode is 15MHz ADT This query command ADT sends back a string expressing the detector used for Analyzer mode The reply cab be ADT Peak ADT Avg ADT Rms AHT This query command AHT sends back a string expressing the HOLD TIME for Analyzer mode U...

Page 57: ...dditional string OVER is appended at the end whenever an over range condition occurred Example of reply DET 23 22 17 09 16 23 11 36 16 01 15 50 which means Peak 23 22 Qpeak 17 09 RMS 16 23 AVG 11 36 C RMS 16 01 C Avg 15 50 Example of reply No Cispr filter selected over range shown DET 17 20 11 98 9 57 OVER DMD This query command DMD sends back a string expressing the status of demodulator The repl...

Page 58: ...he Attenuator is now switched to 20dB automatically by ER8000 MHT This query command MHT sends back a string expressing the HOLD TIME for manual mode Unit is fixed ms Example of reply MHT 1000 ms which means that the hold time in manual mode is 1000ms or 1s RBW This query command RBW sends back a string expressing the selected RBW The reply is made of 3 fields 1 RBW AUTO ER8000 automatically selec...

Page 59: ... is 10dB TMP This query command TMP sends back a string showing the temperature expressed in Celsius C Example of reply TMP 40 50 UHT This query command UHT sends back a string expressing the actual hold time currently or lastly used Example of reply UHT 1 9ms UPP This query command UPP sends back a string expressing the status of input PIN of the User Port Example of reply UPP 1 means that user p...

Page 60: ...as been ignored for the following The instrument is not idling and therefore cannot switch to a different mode In such an event stop the current process Manual Analyzer or Sweep and put it back to Idle 3PR SERR The command contains a syntax error S3PRR This setting command S3PRR sets the input for bands C D and E The reply is 3PR OK The input has been set for bands C D and E 3PR BERR The command h...

Page 61: ...o Analyzer Reply section for details of the response The ER8000 goes to Analyzer mode The ER8000 goes to Analyzer mode Example SAGO SAHT h This setting command sets hold time for Analyzer mode The string h should be expressed in ms The reply is AHT OK which acknowledges the command has been granted or AHT SERR if the command has been ignored Example S AHT 1500 Sets the hold time for Analyzer mode ...

Page 62: ...nd is expressed in dB The procedure to creating a conversion factor on PMMER8000 is the following Send as many commands as the frequency points of limit are in upwards order Terminate and make it active by sending the command SFCE Here is an example how to make a custom correction factor on PMMER8000 SCFW 0 150e3 1 Send the first line 150kHz 1 dB SCFW 1 500e3 0 Send the second line 500kHz 0 dB SCF...

Page 63: ...dBµV QP SLDW 1 500e3 56 46 Send the second line 500kHz 56 dBµV other det SLDW 2 5e6 56 46 Send the third line 5MHz 56 dBµV SLDW 3 5e6 60 50 Send the fourth line 5MHz 60 dBµV SLDW 4 30e6 60 50 Send the fifth line 30MHz 60 dBµV SLIE Custom Double Send the name and make the limit active Note that all the higher indexes in the limit are cleared Therefore a limit must be made in upwards order otherwise...

Page 64: ... 4 30e6 60 Send the fifth line 30MHz 60 dBµV SLIE Custom CISPR 14 1 Send the name and make the limit active Note that all the higher indexes in the limit are cleared Therefore a limit must be made in upwards order otherwise all points having a higher index previously written are cleared It is responsibility of the user to make sure the data sent are correct and coherent The reply is SLIW OK which ...

Page 65: ...s to manual mode automatically Example SMAT 15 set attenuator to 15dB and disable Automatic Attenuator feature Example SMAT 1 Enable Automatic Attenuator feature SMHT h This setting command sets hold time for manual mode The string h should be expressed in ms The reply is MHT OK which acknowledges the command has been granted or MHT SERR if the command has been ignored When the command is granted ...

Page 66: ...ak Q Q Peak N C Rms A Avg R Rms C C Avg o Smart Mode No more than 2 detectors can be indicated at once S Smart Mode this must be the first in the string Q Q Peak N C Rms A Avg R Rms C C Avg HoldTime Hold Time for each step and it is expressed in ms Note that in case of Smart Mode HoldTime is used only when the disturbance is measured again by the alternative detector as minimum time depending on t...

Page 67: ...FD ERR 1 RC LF An Error was found in start or stop frequencies Errors can be one of the following o Start Frequency lower than minimum allowed frequency o Stop Frequency higher than maximun allowed frequency o Start Frequency higher than Stop Frequency SFD ERR 2 RC LF An Error was found in step frequency Step is either o Too small o Is equal to zero use of Frequency Scan Tab but there are less tha...

Page 68: ...erminated by the command ASBK the end of sweep which will not contain all expected data is SBK OK RC LF Here is an example of the command SSFD 1e6 10e6 10e3 PAR 0 6 10 OFF ON Which triggers a sweep from 1 MHz to 10 MHz using a step of 10 kHz Detectors are Peak AVG and RMS The hold time will be the minimum suitable automatically adjusted by the unit RBW is 9kHz MinAtt is 10 dB which means that the ...

Page 69: ... tuned and measured as all remaining will be completely neglected Hence it is responsibility of the user to make sure the data sent are correct and coherent The reply is SSFW OK which acknowledges the command has been granted or SSFW SERR if the command has been ignored SSTP This setting command stops abruptly a running sweep in Analyzer mode The reply is always STP OK which acknowledges the comma...

Page 70: ... the hold time to 2 ms SADT 2 Sets the detector to AVG More Command More Command SAGO Start Sweep in Analyzer Mode The PMMER8000 replies by sending a 48 bytes header followed by a variable size array of integer the size depends on frequency settings as follows HEADER ID Byte Value Meaning 1 A The first 8 Bytes are just a fixed header and acknowledge the command 2 G 3 O 4 5 O 6 K 7 0x13 CR 8 0x10 L...

Page 71: ...l Fstart 2 Fstep Little Endian 16 bit integer representing the level referred to start frequency plus 2 step frequency 52 nn Level Fstop Little Endian 16 bit integer representing the level referred to Stop frequency nn 1 The number of levels replied is calculated by the formula 1 Fstop Fstart Fstep However because of the different approximation in managing floating point figures please note that t...

Page 72: ... 00 with its FW It is used to check congruencies frequency limits and all the related characteristics S N Queries the serial number S N 000WE20304 Serial number CRA Queries if RMS AVG optional detector is active CRA OK RMS AVG active SCFA 1 Correction factors if present deactivated CFA OK OFF Important Could be previously stored and activated S3PRC Sets the unit in the bands A and B for conducted ...

Page 73: ... the Click option has been successfully installed the PMM Click Analysis software can be run to take measurements 8 3 Enter the Click Mode To enter Click Mode run the PMM CA0010 Click Analysis software and follow the instructions contained in the CA0010 User s Manual The main window will be the IDLE function which allows a preliminary free running evaluation at the selected frequency and level To ...

Page 74: ... minimum observation time T the minimum time necessary when counting clicks or switching operations to provide firm evidence for the statistical interpretation of the number of click or switching operations per time unit click rate N number of clicks or switching operations within one minute this figure is being used to determine the click limit Click limit Lq the relevant limit L for continuous d...

Page 75: ...p 3 8 4 2 Preliminary Conformity and Exceptions Once the number of clicks or switching operations has been determined then some preliminary controls can be made to verify if the rate is greater than 30 fail conditions if the measured clicks are conforming to the definition of the standard if there are exceptions applicable Thanks to its digital architecture PMM ER8000 can easily record and store a...

Page 76: ...ble to start the test First of all the analyzer will determine the click rate N and if all the conditions apply after that the analyzer will immediately continue measuring the number of clicks exceeding the upper quartile limit Lq Simply select Start the PMM ER8000 will automatically take care of all the necessary steps reporting at the end of the test all the relevant results During the test the ...

Page 77: ...put attenuation to the optimum value and continue the test The total amount of available internal attenuation is 45 dB but the CA0010 is also equipped with supplementary attenuators so that a very high dynamic range can be accomplished Please remember that the maximum input signal allowed is 7 V 137 dBµV and that a click test may result in a potentially dangerous condition for the input stage of t...

Page 78: ...act that the Standard fixes the frequencies at which the test shall be done these frequencies have been uniquely assigned by factory and the User cannot modify them nevertheless it is possible to select an arbitrary Frequency Value for Idle Mode instead useful for debugging purposes From the main Click Analysis window select START and the main Setup panel will be displayed The User can navigate th...

Page 79: ... 7 5 Stop on Fail The Click test may be rather long as the observation time and EUT cycle can take as long as 120 minutes In order to save time and increase productivity the PMM ER8000 can stop the test as soon as a fail condition is achieved Two options are therefore available stop immediately as the fail condition occurs Right away or anyway at the End of Step Please select the desired option 8 ...

Page 80: ...sured In case the internal LISN is to be used it is the one contained in the PMM CA0010 Click Analyzer Please follow all the instructions illustrated in the CA0010 User s Manual to assemble the correct setup for your test This is a Safety Class I apparatus and it is also equipped with a couple of protective functional earth terminals both on the rear and front panels A good safety functional groun...

Page 81: ...u would like to submit to the attention of our service organization is kept in great consideration Moreover we are continuously improving our quality but we know this is a never ending process We would be glad if our present efforts are pleasing you Should one of your pieces of NARDA equipment need servicing you can help us serve you more effectively filling out this card and enclosing it with the...

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