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Installation 

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2.13 Using Current and  
        Voltage Probes 
 

When a LISN cannot be used – e.g. when measurements have to be made 
on  terminals  other  than  the  mains  ones,  such  as  load  or  command 
terminals,  sensitive  to  inserted  capacities  for  example,  or  when  LISNs  of 
adequate current capabilities aren’t available, or when the line voltage is too 
high – a current or voltage probe can be used. 
The  characteristics  of  these  probes,  and  some  advises  on  their  uses,  are 
given in §5 of CISPR 16-1-2. 
The CISPR voltage probe contains a resistor with a minimum resistance of 
1500  ohm,  in  series  with  a  capacitor  of  negligible  reactance  vs.  the 
resistance (in the 150 kHz to 30 MHz range), and it is insulated at least up to 
1500V. 
All these probes have an insertion loss and a frequency response that can 
be stored in the memory of the PMM ER9000, so that the actual readings of 
the receiver can be automatically corrected by these characteristics values. 
 

2.14 Using Antennas and 
       other Transducers 

In  the  frequency  range  from  10  Hz  to  30  MHz  (opt.00)  or  10  Hz  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  ER9000  is  very  easy,  as  it’s  enough  to  enter  their 
response  with  the  frequency  into  the  memory  of  the  receiver  to  have  the 
readings automatically corrected. When the cable is not calibrated together 
with the transducer, even the cable loss can be entered. 
 

2.15 The User Port 

 
 

The  PMM  ER9000  features  on  the  rear  panel  a  programmable  User  Port 
that  can  be  used  to  drive  external  devices  or,  more  generally,  to  output 
signals and data. 
The User Port can easily be programmed and managed; the connector has 
the following hardware connection: 
 
PIN #   

Signal 

 

 

IN3 

2  

 

IN1 

 

+ 12 VDC (max 50 mA) 

 

OUT 0 

 

OUT 2 

 

Not Connected 

 

Not Connected 

8 and 9  

IN 2 

10 

 

IN 0 

11 

 

GND 

12 

 

OUT 1 

13 

 

OUT 3 

14 

 

Not Connected 

15 

 

Not Connected 

 
Data output (OUT 0 to OUT 3) and input (IN 0 to IN 3) are opto-coupled TTL 
level with max. 1 mA draining. 

Summary of Contents for PMM ER9000

Page 1: ...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...

Page 2: ...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 equi...

Page 3: ...7 1 8 1 9 1 10 2 Installation 2 1 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 pus...

Page 4: ...3 3 RBW Filter 3 3 1 MIL Filter Page 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 11 3 11 3 12 3 12 3 14 3 16 3 17 3 17 3 18 3 19 3 19 4 Applications 4 1 Measuring the EMI...

Page 5: ...ds sequence example Page 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 2 7 4 7 4 7 9 7 22 7 22 7 24 8 Click Mode Operating Instructions PMM CA0010 Option 8 1 Introduction 8 2 Click Mode Option 8 3 Enter the Click Mode 8 4 In...

Page 6: ...te cable configuration for ER9000 PMM L3 25 remote cable configuration for PMM ER9000 AMN Principle a type or T type LISN b V type LISN ER9000 with external L2 16B LISN Front view 9010 RMA Inside view...

Page 7: ...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 Cl...

Page 8: ...ul 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 I...

Page 9: ...nt to measure conducted and radiated interferences from 10 Hz up to 30 MHz opt 00 or even up to 3 GHz opt 01 All measurements performed by the PMM ER9000 are according to the most accepted standards l...

Page 10: ...ine LISN 150A 50 1 5 H 100 kHz to 200 MHz L1 150M1 Multi standard Single line LISN 150A 50 1 5 H 10 kHz to 400 MHz L1 500 Single line LISN 500A 50 5 50 H L3 500 Four lines 3 phase LISN 500A 50 5 50 H...

Page 11: ...kHz 30 MHz to 96 6 MHz tracking Opt 01 150 kHz to 7 5 MHz 96 6 MHz to 311 MHz tracking Opt 01 7 5 MHz to 15 MHz 311 MHz to 1000 MHz tracking Opt 01 150 kHz to 15 MHz 1 GHz to 3 GHz Opt 01 15 MHz to 22...

Page 12: ...ns Or 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...

Page 13: ...nel Legend from left to right USB slave connector for memory sticks Switch ON pushbutton with integrated red green LED which indicates the power status Touch screen display Knob with integrated pushbu...

Page 14: ...battery RF OUT BNC connector internal RF signal generator output Power supply connector 10 15 Vdc 5 A max power supply input Fan Cooling Fan controlled by firmware Earth ground connector USER PORT Us...

Page 15: ...D conversion and processing stages are in common between conducted and radiated modules The stages designed for conducted measurements are able to handle frequencies from 10 Hz up to 30 1 MHz and the...

Page 16: ...ER9000 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 usefu...

Page 17: ...standards and at the same time 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 d...

Page 18: ...ime 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 t...

Page 19: ...sonnel 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 Safe...

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...

Page 21: ...ean the 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...

Page 22: ...Using PMM ER9000 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...

Page 23: ...quency range from 10 Hz to 30 MHz opt 00 or 10 Hz 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...

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 pro...

Page 25: ...ote Cable configuration for PMM ER9000 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...

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 htt...

Page 27: ...on Suite which installer utility is stored on the Software Media shipped together with the instrument Please refer to the PMM Emission Suite Manual for any information and instruction concerning the o...

Page 28: ...able All the relevant information are reported on the screen or the PC running the PMM Emission Suite In this case please refer to the software User s Manual for further details In this way the User c...

Page 29: ...d standard limits refer to the most popular EMC emission standards CISPR22 CISPR14 and CISPR11 Other limits or any custom designed limit can be created managed selected and loaded through the PMM ER90...

Page 30: ...so on and so forth It is also possible to use the rotary knob to move from a marker to the next one The marker under analysis main marker is a black arrow pointing down the others are diamond shaped T...

Page 31: ...lay button it is possible to set two parameters the visualized Dynamic range chosen between 60 80 100 and 120 dB and the Reference Level that can be increased or reduced by steps of 5 dB and 10 dB Alw...

Page 32: ...the set attenuation and the Minimum attenuation Near the graph there is the Reference level the Resolution bandwidth and the span value Below the graph the start center and stop frequency A proper box...

Page 33: ...0 Hz 6dB 50 Hz 6dB 30 Hz 6dB 20 Hz 6dB 10 Hz 6dB 1 MHz C CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB 120 kHz C CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB 9 kHz C CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB 200 Hz CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB Use the knob to select the...

Page 34: ...er Misc menu it is possible to switch the input Preselector Pulse Limiter and to control the internal signal generator The Detector software button opens a submenu where the observation time Hold Time...

Page 35: ...utomatic or Manual and the set attenuation and the Minimum attenuation Also the Demodulator can be switched on and set to AM or FM and the audio volume regulated as wished and represented by a simple...

Page 36: ...nce to the RMS value of an unmodulated sine wave signal 3 2 3 3 C AVG Definition CISPR 16 1 1 defines the Average detector as designed to give the maximum value of the weighted average value of the en...

Page 37: ...g the knob The figures entered appear in a small window just below the graph and the default unit is MHz Having selected Tune a keyboard pops up on the display and the value can be easily entered by t...

Page 38: ...With the Preamp key it is possible to cycle among ON LN and OFF When ON is shown the Low Distortion 20 dB preamplifier is activated when available When LN is shown the Low Noise 20 dB preamplifier is...

Page 39: ...receiver use an oscilloscope or a wide band RF voltmeter to measure it In any case set Min ATT at 10 dB and select the maximum available attenuation with preamplifier OFF If needed add an external coa...

Page 40: ...nuator and or the Analog to Digital Converter of the PMM ER9000 the first mixer in a traditional receiver This pulse limiter has an integrated 30 MHz low pass filter When the Pulse Limiter is selected...

Page 41: ...trument capable of generating time domain rectangular pulses which produce an almost flat response over frequency This pulse generator has a spectrum distribution in accordance with CISPR 16 1 1 The r...

Page 42: ...6dB 50 Hz 6dB 30 Hz 6dB 20 Hz 6dB 10 Hz 6dB 1 MHz C CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB 120 kHz C CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB 9 kHz C CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB 200 Hz CISPR 16 shaped at 6dB Use the knob to select the des...

Page 43: ...n the other hand if the Hold Time is too long the measurement takes a lot of time and in some cases the receiver maintains unnecessary attenuation so wasting sensitivity In this situation the Hold Tim...

Page 44: ...ritical 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 i...

Page 45: ...s 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...

Page 46: ...3 20 Operating Instructions This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 47: ...on the forward and return 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...

Page 48: ...and data lines Standard impedance is 150 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 i...

Page 49: ...edance circuits Voltage Probe may be used to determine for example noisy components or conductors that cause interference on CMOS PC boards Some Regulations give statements when Voltage Probe are to b...

Page 50: ...4 4 Applications Fig 4 2 ER9000 with external L2 16B LISN...

Page 51: ...ut an overview 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 amb...

Page 52: ...4 6 Applications This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 53: ...out via the PC through serial connection 5 3 ER firmware update Use a RS232 or USB port for updating ER9000 internal firmware For normal operation instead the ER9000 needs to be driven by a PC through...

Page 54: ...item is created in the Programs list at Start Menu which is PMM Emission Suite from where the ER8000SeriesUp program must be run from Click on ER8000SeriesUp ER8000SeriesUp exe once for running the up...

Page 55: ...once more this is a unique feature Should FW Upgrade procedure stop before reaching the 100 completion that will have not to be considered a trouble but simply an intermediate step in this case please...

Page 56: ...tch PMM ER9000 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 t...

Page 57: ...lure an error message is showed instead After Firmware Update is successfully completed switch OFF and then ON again the PMM ER9000 looking at screen and then perform Auto calibration It is now possib...

Page 58: ...it pressed while switching the unit on Release the button and press the orange softbutton 5 4 1 During the upgrade The upgrading procedure starts and the display shows its status 5 4 2 Upgrade complet...

Page 59: ...sis 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 pr...

Page 60: ...t 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...

Page 61: ...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 ER9000 Instrument 3 ER9000 straps 4 Rectangular holes for future implementation 5 S...

Page 62: ...ave 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 Whe...

Page 63: ...nsure 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...

Page 64: ...ertical 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...

Page 65: ...ob 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 ne...

Page 66: ...6 8 PMM 9010 RMA Rack Mount Adapter This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 67: ...ility mode Since the family of ER receivers is much faster than the previous ones a new communication method has been specifically designed to exploit its full potential Later in this chapter the new...

Page 68: ...DN Requests model release and date of firmware MAA Requests maximum available attenuation MAF Requests the tuning frequency for manual mode MAT Requests the Attenuator status for Manual mode MFS Reque...

Page 69: ...nerator mode SHIS s Switches between High Sensitivity or Fast mode SLDW n freq levq leva Sets the custom double value limit frequency by frequency SLIE name Name the custom limit and making it active...

Page 70: ...or is now switched to 20dB automatically by ER9000 ACE This query command ACE sends back a string expressing the Center frequency in exponential notation for analyzer mode Unit is fixed MHz Example of...

Page 71: ...Hz ER BWL 1 2 MHz ER BWL 2 1 MHz ER BWL 3 500 kHz ER BWL 4 300 kHz ER BWL 5 200 kHz ER BWL 6 100 kHz ER BWL 7 50 kHz ER BWL 8 30 kHz ER BWL 9 20 kHz ER BWL 10 10 kHz ER BWL 11 5 kHz ER BWL 12 3 kHz ER...

Page 72: ...reply is either DMD Off The Demodulator is OFF DMD AM The Demodulator is On and demodulating AM DMD FM The Demodulator is On and demodulating FM DMV This query command DMV sends back a string express...

Page 73: ...This query command MFS sends back a string expressing the minimum tunable frequency in Hz Example of reply MFS 10 which means that the minimum available frequency is 10 Hz MHT This query command MHT...

Page 74: ...he reply can be one of the following 0x0 RF module Ready 0x40 Receiver in Conducted range RF module OFF 0x100 RF module not responding 0x8000 RF module not responding correctly Example of reply RFS 0x...

Page 75: ...ing expressing the built in generator status The reply is either TGS Off Built in generator is disabled TGS On Built in generator is active TGT This query command TGT sends back a string expressing th...

Page 76: ...input has been set for bands A B 3PR BERR The command has 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...

Page 77: ...t hold time 30 kHz RBW filter 10 dB input attenuator Preamplifier Preselector and Pulse limiter disabled SAFF start stop This setting command sets both Start and Stop frequency for Analyzer mode The s...

Page 78: ...ive value in case of automatic attenuator Each sweep starts with 0x3FFE and ends with 0x3FFD The first value after 0x3FFE represents the attenuator code the sign indicates that the attenuator is autom...

Page 79: ...m 0 to 499 freq is the frequency expressed in Hz exponential notation allowed being written lev is the conversion factor and is expressed in dB The procedure to creating a conversion factor on PMMER90...

Page 80: ...ong text that represents the checksum This figure is calculated by using 0xAA as a seed and summing up ascii code of all transmitted characters related to array only ER9000 replies CNF OK or CNF SERR...

Page 81: ...he command has been granted or GBN SERR if the command has been ignored Example SGBN B Selects B band pulse generation SGOU m This setting command selects the type of signal to be generated by the int...

Page 82: ...e fourth line 5MHz 60 dB V SLDW 4 30e6 60 50 Send the fifth line 30MHz 60 dB V SLIE Custom Double Send the name and make the limit active Note that all the higher indexes in the limit are cleared Ther...

Page 83: ...it on PMMER9000 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 SLIE Here is an example how to make a c...

Page 84: ...her 248 characters B7 SMAF f This setting command sets the tuning frequency for manual mode The string f can be in exponential form and should be expressed in Hz The reply is MAF OK which acknowledges...

Page 85: ...ches Preamplifier for Manual Mode according the parameter a which can be ON LN or OFF ON activates the low distortion preamplifier LN activates the low noise preamplifier OFF deactivates any preamplif...

Page 86: ...Single pulse can be generated with n 0 i e each time SPRF 0 is issued a single pulse is generated The reply is PRF OK which acknowledges the command has been granted or PRF SERR if the command has bee...

Page 87: ...native detector as minimum time depending on the RBW set is used for the fast scan RBW This is the index of RBW to be used for the scan Neither automatic selection nor automatic switch is performed Th...

Page 88: ...or no detector found Detectors must be indicated by P Q R A N and S only o Smart Mode selected but no active limit o Smart Mode selected but no alternative detector o Smart Mode selected but more than...

Page 89: ...he command ASBK which abruptly terminates it In case the sweep was prematurely terminated by the command ASBK the end of sweep which will not contain all expected data is SBK OK Here is an example of...

Page 90: ...Frequency should range between 10 Hz and 30 MHz inclusive Example SSSW ON OFF OFF 0 which activates the Pulse Limiter and switches off all of the internal generators SSTP This setting command stops a...

Page 91: ...g mode according to the parameter t which can be either On or OFF When tracking mode is ON the built in generator is tuned on the same receiver frequency When tracking mode is OFF the built in generat...

Page 92: ...the hold time to 2 ms SADT 2 Sets the detector to AVG More Command More Command SAGO Start Sweep in Analyzer Mode The PMMER9000 replies by sending a 48 bytes header followed by a variable size array o...

Page 93: ...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...

Page 94: ...ted characteristics MAA Queries the maximum available attenuation MAA 55 Maximum available attenuation is 55 dB BWL Queries the RBW filters list ER BWL 0 3 MHz ER BWL 1 2 MHz ER BWL 2 1 MHz ER BWL 3 5...

Page 95: ...ptional 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 SSSW OFF OFF OFF 1000e3 Sets the Pulse L...

Page 96: ...7 30 Remote control This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 97: ...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...

Page 98: ...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 opera...

Page 99: ...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 3...

Page 100: ...le 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 exceedin...

Page 101: ...ut 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...

Page 102: ...ct 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 selec...

Page 103: ...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 ER9000 can stop the tes...

Page 104: ...ured 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...

Page 105: ...e 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 eff...

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