National Instruments PXI-5660 User Manual Download

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December 2009

375483A

GETTING STARTED GUIDE

NI PXI-5660

This guide explains how to install, configure, test, and begin using an NI PXI-5660 radio frequency (RF)
vector signal analyzer, and introduces programming methods and examples. Refer to the

1. Verifying

System Requirements

section for information about additional documents.

Contents

Other Required Items................................................................................................................... 3

4. Installing the Software ..................................................................................................................... 5
5. Installing the NI 5660 ...................................................................................................................... 6

6. Interconnecting the NI 5660 Modules ............................................................................................. 8

Cooling Considerations................................................................................................................ 10

7. Configuring and Programming the NI 5660 .................................................................................... 10

Appendix A: Hardware Front Panel Connectors and Indicators ......................................................... 17

NI 5600 RF Downconverter Module ........................................................................................... 18
NI 5620 IF Digitizer Module ....................................................................................................... 20

Appendix B: Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 21

Installation ................................................................................................................................... 21
Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 23
Measurements .............................................................................................................................. 24

Technical Support and Professional Services ...................................................................................... 24

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

The

symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action.

The sequence

File»Page Setup»Options

directs you to pull down the

File

menu, select the

Page Setup

item, and select

Options

from the last dialog box.

This icon denotes a tip, which alerts you to advisory information.

This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.

Summary of Contents for PXI-5660

Page 1: ...Considerations 10 7 Configuring and Programming the NI 5660 10 Rename Both Modules 11 Acquiring Data Interactively 11 Configuring Hardware Programmatically 14 Introduction to the Spectral Measurements...

Page 2: ...lder for a word or value that you must italic supply Platform Text in this font denotes a specific platform and indicates that the text following it applies only to that platform 1 Verifying System Re...

Page 3: ...p directory for full access to the functionality of the instrument drivers for the RF downconverter and IF digitizer modules NI Spectral Measurement Toolkit CD Installs the Spectral Measurements Toolk...

Page 4: ...or a third party program according to its instructions Any development environment you intend to use must be installed before you install the driver software and the Spectral Measurements Toolkit 1 NI...

Page 5: ...u intend to use with the RF vector signal analyzer after installing the driver software and the Spectral Measurements Toolkit Note If toolkits or other software that you intend to use with the RF devi...

Page 6: ...device You can install PXI modules in any PXI slot marked with a peripheral slot compatibility glyph a circle containing the slot number You also can install PXI modules in any PXI hybrid slot marked...

Page 7: ...moving PXI modules from the chassis ensure that you are grounded with a grounding strap or are touching a grounded metal surface To avoid ESD do not touch the exposed connector pins or any exposed cir...

Page 8: ...ect the lower of the two 10 MHz OUT connectors on the NI 5600 front panel to the REF CLK IN connector on the NI 5620 front panel Note The NI 5600 onboard frequency reference can drive the PXI backplan...

Page 9: ...hassis to rise above the optimal operating temperature for the RF vector signal analyzer hardware modules potentially causing thermal shutdown shorter life spans or improper performance 7 Configuring...

Page 10: ...eps 1 through 7 1 Right click NI PXI 5600 and select Rename from the shortcut menu 2 Enter the new name for the NI 5600 module Note The device name must consist only of alphanumeric and underscore cha...

Page 11: ...RFSADeviceNumbers dialog box reflect those assigned to the RF vector signal analyzer hardware modules in MAX and click OK 2 Specify hardware parameters for your measurement including the following pa...

Page 12: ...veraging applied to returned data in Averaging Type Figure 5 illustrates the hierarchy of options for spectrum averaging Figure 5 RFSA Demo Panel Spectrum Averaging Options 5 Specify units in which to...

Page 13: ...and an I Q acquisition programming flow Every application built using the ni5660 VIs must call the ni5660 Initialize VI and the ni5660 Close VI Frequency Domain Measurements Programming Flow Use the...

Page 14: ...Data Figure 7 Acquiring Single Shot I Q Data Figure 8 Acquiring Continuous I Q Data Example Applications for LabVIEW Several example ni5660 VI applications are available for LabVIEW These examples are...

Page 15: ...f the RF vector signal analyzer For more information about NI SCOPE and triggering refer to the NI High Speed Digitizers Help located at Start All Programs National Instruments NI SCOPE Documentation...

Page 16: ...tor signal analyzer hardware configuration for frequency domain measurements For complete information about SMT VIs and functions refer to the Spectral Measurements Toolkit documentation accessible fr...

Page 17: ...e reference clock signals to the PXI backplane only when the NI 5600 RF downconverter module is installed in PXI Slot 2 This connector can export the PXI 10 MHz backplane clock from any NI 5600 PXI in...

Page 18: ...when the NI 5600 is installed in PXI Slot 2 This connector can be used to export the PXI 10 MHz backplane clock when the NI 5600 RF downconverter is installed in any PXI slot Refer to the help file fo...

Page 19: ...ed Guide NI 5620 IF Digitizer Module The front panel of the NI 5620 IF digitizer module contains three connectors as shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 NI 5620 IF Digitizer Module Front Panel 50 20 dBm MAX...

Page 20: ...res continue contact NI technical support or visit ni com support A Hardware Module Does Not Appear in MAX Use the following procedure if any RF vector signal analyzer hardware module does not appear...

Page 21: ...elf Test The MAX self test performs a brief device resources test If the IF digitizer module does not pass the self test complete the following steps 1 Launch MAX by navigating to Start All Programs N...

Page 22: ...the frequency incorrectly or detects no signal when one is supplied one or more of the local oscillators is not phase locked If the RF vector signal analyzer measures the frequency correctly but the L...

Page 23: ...e drivers and updates a searchable KnowledgeBase product manuals step by step troubleshooting wizards thousands of example programs tutorials application notes instrument drivers and so on Registered...

Page 24: ...the appropriate location Help Patents in your software the patents txt file on your media or the National Instruments Patent Notice at ni com patents 2009 National Instruments Corporation All rights...

Page 25: ...12 375483A NI PXI 5660 NI PXI 5660 RF RF 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 5 NI 5660 7 NI 5600 RF 7 NI 5620 IF 7 PXI 7 PXI 9 6 NI 5660 10 11 7 NI 5660 12 13 13 16 19 A 20 NI 5600 RF 20 NI 5620 IF 23 B 24 24 26 2...

Page 26: ...NI PXI 5660 2 ni com jp monospace monospace 1 NI RF ADE NI RFSA NI RF Readme NI RFSA National Instruments NI RFSA ni com support ja download NI RF Readme 2 RF ESD ESD...

Page 27: ...RF 3 RF NI RFSA ni5660 NI RF Readme HTML NI RFSA NI PXI 5660 Help National Instruments NI RFSA NI 5660 RF NI National Instruments NI SCOPE RF IF NI TUNER Help Program Files National Instruments LabVIE...

Page 28: ...NI PXI 5660 4 ni com jp 2 NI 5600 RF NI 5620 IF SMA SMA 1 SMA SMA 1 SMA SMA 1 PXI PXI PXI MXI PXI Express PXI Express PXI Express MXI Express 1 N m SMA 187106 01 SMA...

Page 29: ...NI 5660 1 NI PXI 1042 PXI 1045 2 NI 5600 RF 3 NI 5620 IF 4 SMA SMA 763480 01 5 SMA SMA 763481 01 6 SMA SMA 763488 01 7 2 746016 01 8 772006 01 4 5 6 1 NI PXI 1042 8 7 2 NI 560 0 POW ER STA TUS RF DOW...

Page 30: ...Windows CVI ADE 2 NI RFSA CD DVD NI RFSA 2 1 NI PXI 5661 NI PXIe 5663 NI PXI 5660 Windows Vista setup exe 3 LabVIEW Real Time Measurement Automation Explorer MAX NI RFSA MAX MAX MAX 4 5 CD 6 ADE 7 CD...

Page 31: ...5660 RF 4 PXI 4 3 NI 5600 RF 1 NI 5620 IF NI 5620 NI 5600 NI PXI 5660 NI 5600 RF NI 5600 PXI 1 10 NI 5600 RF PXI 2 PXI NI 5600 PXI 2 OCXO PXI NI 5600 NI 5600 NI 5600 FREQ REF IN NI 5620 IF NI 5620 PXI...

Page 32: ...NI PXI 5660 8 ni com jp PXI 1 PXI 2 HIGH LOW 3 4 5 6 2 PXI 7 8 9 PXI 10 RF NI RF PXI PXI 778678 01 ni com jp 11 PXI...

Page 33: ...National Instruments Corporation 9 NI PXI 5660 2 PXI 2 PXI PXI PXI PXI ESD PXI PXI 1 PXI 2 3 4 NI PXI NI PXI 1042 3 4 1 2...

Page 34: ...Q REF IN 50 16 dBm MAX 5V DC MAX 10 MHz OUT 1 V pp 50 PXI 10 MHz I O 50 23 dBm MAX 5 V DC MAX INPUT 50 0 V DC MAX 50 16 dBm MAX 50 20 dBm MAX OUTPUT 50 5 MHz 25 MHz INPUT REF CLK IN PFI 1 NI 5600 NI 5...

Page 35: ...620 IF INPUT 3 2 NI 5600 2 10 MHz OUT NI 5620 REF CLK IN NI 5600 RF PXI 2 PXI NI 5600 PXI 2 OCXO PXI NI 5600 NI 5600 NI 5600 FREQ REF IN 3 NI 5600 PXI 10 MHz I O NI 5600 10 MHz OUT SMA PLL SMA 1 N m S...

Page 36: ...AX MAX NI 5660 RF 1 National Instruments Measurement Automation MAX MAX 2 3 NI DAQ NI 5600 NI 5620 NI 5600 NI 5620 B 4 MAX RF RF 5 11 5 NI PXI 5600 6 NI 5600 RF MAX 7 NI DAQ OK NI 5600 RF B 8 NI 5600...

Page 37: ...I 5660 MAX NI 5660 1 7 1 NI PXI 5600 2 NI 5600 3 OK 4 NI PXI 5620 5 NI 5620 6 OK 7 RF RFSA Demo Panel RFSA Demo Panel MAX NI5660 RFSA Demo Panel National Instruments NI RFSA 5660 Demo Panel NI 5600 RF...

Page 38: ...A Demo Panel Ctrl H 4 ACP RFSA Demo Panel RFSA Demo Panel 1 RFSADeviceNumbers MAX RF OK 2 Hardware Settings RF Spectrum Settings RF Amplitude Timing Advanced Spectral Parameters Devices 1 Measurements...

Page 39: ...eak Power in Band Adjacent Channel Power ACP Occupied Bandwidth IQ Data IQ 4 Averaging Type 5 5 RFSA Demo Panel 5 Units Exponential Average Size Peak Hold No Averaging Vector RMS Averaging Type Linear...

Page 40: ...620 IF I Q ni5660 VI LabVIEW I O ni5660 ni5660 LabVIEW VI ni5660 VI I Q 2 ni5660 VI ni5660 Initialize VI ni5660 Close VI ni5660 VI 6 ni5660 Configure for Spectrum VI ni5660 Read Averaged Power Spectru...

Page 41: ...7 8 IQ ni5660 Configure for IQ Settings VI ni5660 Read IQ VI I Q ni5660 Configure for IQ Settings VI ni5660 Initiate IQ VI ni5660 Fetch IQ VI 7 I Q 8 I Q LabVIEW LabVIEW ni5660 VI ni5660 NI RF Readme...

Page 42: ...Q RF NI SCOPE NI 5620 IF RF NI SCOPE National Instruments NI SCOPE NI NI TUNER NI 5600 RF NI TUNER National Instruments NI TUNER Documentation NI TUNER Help 9 NI SCOPE NI TUNER 9 LabWindows CVI C RF...

Page 43: ...Corporation 19 NI PXI 5660 NI RF IF RF CD RF RF SMT VI SMT FFT RF SMT VI National Instruments ni com rf software LabWindows CVI C SMT RF LabWindows CVI C National Instruments Spectral Measurements CVI...

Page 44: ...5660 NI 5600 RF 10 NI 5600 RF 6 2 LED 10 NI 5600 RF INPUT 50 0 V DC MAX OUTPUT 50 5 MHz 25 MHz 20 dBm MAX 30 dBm MAX WITH ATTN PXI 10 MHz I O 50 23 dBm MAX 5 V DC MAX 10 MHz OUT 1 V pp 50 FREQ REF IN...

Page 45: ...2 PXI NI 5600 PXI PXI 10 MHz NI PXI 5660 Help 2 NI 5600 RF FREQ REF IN NI 5600 NI 5600 PXI 2 PXI 10 MHz OUT 10 MHz 180 10 MHz OUT 10 MHz OUT NI 5620 REF CLK IN NI 5142 CLK IN PXI 10 MHz I O PXI 10 MHz...

Page 46: ...NI PXI 5660 22 ni com jp 3 NI 5600 RF LED LED POWER NI 5600 RF LED ACCESS LED PXI STATUS NI 5600 RF PLL PLL PLL...

Page 47: ...National Instruments Corporation 23 NI PXI 5660 NI 5620 IF 11 NI 5620 IF 3 11 NI 5620 IF 50 20 dBm MAX 50 16 dBm MAX INPUT REF CLK IN PFI 1 NI 5620 64 MS s Digitizer...

Page 48: ...5600 RF POWER LED PXI POWER LED PXI LED 1 PXI 2 RF 3 RF 4 RF PXI PXI 5 PXI 6 POWER LED NI ni com jp support MAX RF MAX 1 MAX NI DAQ 2 F5 4 NI 5620 IF INPUT NI 5600 RF OUTPUT NI 5600 RF IF REF CLK IN N...

Page 49: ...XI National Instruments RF MXI 3 PCI to PCI Bridge 5 MAX NI ni com jp support RF MAX NI 5600 1 2 MAX 3 NI 5600 4 5 NI 5600 RF NI ni com jp support IF MAX IF 1 National Instruments Measurement Automati...

Page 50: ...0 5601 RF NI 5142 5622 IF a IF 4 Start 5 6 OK MAX 7 NI ni com jp support RF MAX RF 1 RF 2 7 NI 5660 MAX 3 NI ni com jp support NI 5600 RF STATUS LED RF PXI STATUS LED PLL PXI 10 MHz I O FREQ REF IN 10...

Page 51: ...1 2 NI 5600 10 MHz OUT 3 NI ni com jp support IF NI 5600 RF PXI NI 5600 PXI PXI 2 PXI 10 MHz I O 10 MHz OUT 1 ni5660 Configure Reference Clock VI drive backplane clock TRUE NI ni com jp support RF NI...

Page 52: ...in the United States and other countries National Instruments patents txt National Instruments Patent Notice ni com patents 2009 National Instruments Corporation All rights reserved ni com jp ni com j...

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