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nanoTX

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 Telemetry Transmitter 

 

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 Quasonix, Inc. 

 

 

 

Figure 30: Multi-h CPM (Tier II) PSD and Mask 

 

6.8  Phase Noise Power Spectrum 

TIMTER™ phase noise limits are shown in Figure 31. 

 

Summary of Contents for nanoTX

Page 1: ...sonix Inc Copyright Quasonix Inc All Rights Reserved Installation and Operation Manual nanoTX Telemetry Transmitter Quasonix Inc 6025 Schumacher Park Dr West Chester OH 45069 05 August 2019 Revision 3 3 5 Specifications subject to change without notice All Quasonix products are under U S Department of Commerce jurisdiction not covered by ITAR ...

Page 2: ...ges 12 1 2 10 Automatic Carrier Wave Output Option AC 12 1 2 11 Baud Rate Option BRx 12 1 2 12 CP07 Control Protocol Option C7 12 1 2 13 Convolutional Encoder Option CE 12 1 2 14 Clock free Baseband Interface Option CF 13 1 2 15 Dual Power Option DP 14 1 2 16 Frequency Offset Option FO 14 1 2 17 GPS Notch Option GN 14 1 2 18 High Bit Rate Option HR 14 1 2 19 Internal Clock and Data Option ID 15 1 ...

Page 3: ...Voltage Range Option WV 16 2 Accessories 17 2 1 Fan cooled Heat Sink 17 2 2 Pre wired 15 Pin Nano D TTL Connector 18 2 3 Pre wired 21 Pin Nano D 18 2 4 15 Pin Nano D Wiring Harness 19 2 5 21 Pin Nano D Wiring Harness 19 2 6 MMCX to SMA Adapter Cable 20 2 7 Ruggedized Handheld Programmer 21 2 8 USB to Serial Converter Cable 21 3 Installation Instructions 22 3 1 Mechanical 22 3 1 1 01AA Package 22 3...

Page 4: ...1 4 System Status Command SY 61 5 RF Output Notes 62 5 1 Troubleshooting the RF on a Quasonix Transmitter 62 6 Performance Specifications 65 6 1 RF Output 65 6 2 Electrical Current 65 6 3 Environmental Specifications 65 6 3 1 EMI Performance 65 6 4 Carrier Frequency Tuning 66 6 5 Carrier Frequency Error 66 6 6 Bit Error Rate 67 6 7 Modulated RF Power Spectrum 67 6 8 Phase Noise Power Spectrum 69 6...

Page 5: ...Figure 10 MMCX to SMA Adapter Cable 20 Figure 11 Ruggedized Handheld Programmer 21 Figure 12 USB to Serial Converter Cable 21 Figure 13 1 275 in3 nanoTX 01AA Package 22 Figure 14 15 Pin nano Pin Numbering 23 Figure 15 Outline Drawing nanoTX Telemetry Transmitter 01AA Package 24 Figure 16 1 275 in3 nanoTX 01AB Package 25 Figure 17 21 Pin nano Pin Numbering 26 Figure 18 Outline Drawing nanoTX Teleme...

Page 6: ...e Z axis Positive 75 Figure 41 Shock Pulse Z axis Negative 76 Figure 42 Shock Pulse Y axis Positive 76 Figure 43 Shock Pulse Y axis Negative 77 Figure 44 Shock Pulse X axis Positive 77 Figure 45 Shock Pulse X axis Negative 78 List of Tables Table 1 Model Configuration Example 9 Table 2 Frequency Band Codes 9 Table 3 Clock and Data Interface Codes 10 Table 4 Serial Control Interface Codes 10 Table ...

Page 7: ...om 33 Table 18 TTL Baseband Connector Pinout 36 Table 19 Standard and Optional User Commands 40 Table 20 DC Input Current at Standard Input Voltage 65 Table 21 nanoTX Environmental Specifications 65 Table 22 nanoTX EMI Compatibility 66 Table 23 Carrier Frequencies MHz 66 Table 24 Transmitter BER Specifications 67 Table 25 K and m Values per Waveform 67 Table 26 Random Vibration Spectrum 73 ...

Page 8: ...ER Transmitter Packages document available at the Quasonix web site For questions about specific packages please contact Quasonix Figure 1 Model Number Construction Description for nanoTX and nanoPuck In this manual the words Terminal Control and Serial Control have the same meaning and are used synonymously throughout this manual Serial control originates from configuring the transmitter from a c...

Page 9: ... up to 46 Mbps 23 Mbps for PCM FM 20 Mbps max for Clock Free mode ID Internal Clock and Data can be saved as a power up default LC Low current in the RF Off state 10 mA hardware option LD LDPC forward error correction encoding LD6 Extended LDPC LR Decreases min bit rate to 50 kbps 25 kbps for PCM FM 50 kbps min for Clock Free mode MS Modulation scaling PS Enable hardware presets specify 2 4 8 or 1...

Page 10: ...band interface option WV Wide Voltage option 1 2 Model Number Field Codes 1 2 1 Frequency Band Frequency band codes are listed in Table 2 All frequency bands may be tuned 0 5 MHz above or below the stated frequency Table 2 Frequency Band Codes Frequency Band Code Band Minimum Frequency Maximum Frequency Default Frequency Tuning Steps A Lower S 2200 5 MHz 2300 5 MHz 2250 5 MHz 0 5 MHz N Upper S 230...

Page 11: ...hms 1 2 3 Serial Control Interface Serial control interface codes are listed in Table 4 Table 4 Serial Control Interface Codes Serial Control Interface Code Serial Control Interface 2 RS 232 57 600 baud rate T TTL 57 600 baud rate 1 2 4 ARTM Tier 0 PCM FM ARTM Tier O codes are listed in Table 5 Table 5 ARTM Tier 0 Codes Part Number Code PCM FM ARTM Tier 0 0 Absent 1 Present 1 2 5 ARTM Tier I SOQPS...

Page 12: ...ble 8 Table 8 Legacy Codes Part Number Code Legacy Modes 0 Absent 1 Present 1 2 8 Output Power All nanoTX models are available with 1 W to 10 W output power as shown in Table 9 The nanoPuck models are available with 1 W 2 W or 5 W output power Table 9 Output Power Codes Power Code RF Output Power 01 1 Watt 30 dBm minimum 02 2 Watt 33 dBm minimum 05 5 Watt 37 dBm minimum 10 10 Watt 40 dBm minimum T...

Page 13: ...asonix transmitters 1 4800 2 9600 3 19200 4 38400 5 56000 6 57600 7 115200 8 230400 1 2 12 CP07 Control Protocol Option C7 The Quasonix interpretation of IRIG 106 17 Appendix 2 C serial control protocol CP07 provides standards for commands queries and status information when communicating with telemetry transmitters configured with communication ports The Basic command set contains the minimum req...

Page 14: ...SK only a single encoder is used A single encoder is implemented exactly as described in the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems Recommendation for Space Data System Standards TM Synchronization and Channel Coding CCSDS 131 0 B 1 Blue Book September 2003 Section 3 A basic convolutional encoder block diagram as illustrated in CCSDS 131 0 B1 is shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 CCSDS 131 0 B 1 Re...

Page 15: ...oftware programmed hardware actuated settings designated by the user as high power and low power There are 32 choices for high power and 32 choices for low power The low power setting can provide as much as 24 dB of attenuation from the high power setting 1 2 16 Frequency Offset Option FO This option is used to set frequencies that are NOT aligned to the synthesizer step size for their units typic...

Page 16: ...tion to the unit It lets the user select from the six implemented LDPC codes and allows the randomizer command to select the CCSDS randomizer if LDPC is enabled Adding this option automatically enables the existing LD option The IRIG standard calls out six variants of LDPC codes all combinations of two different information block sizes k 4096 bits and k 1024 bits and three different code rates r 1...

Page 17: ...nout showing preset pin locations For more information refer to Appendix A Preset Option 1 2 26 Power Output Option PW020 When ordered with Power Code 00 this option enables RF output at 20 mW 13 dBm 1 2 27 Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network Option STDN This option supports the PM BPSK mode Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network mode 1 2 28 Variable FIFO Depth Option VF This option enables the VF ...

Page 18: ... to SMA cable a ruggedized handheld programmer and a USB to serial converter cable Contact Quasonix for pricing and availability of nanoTX accessories 2 1 Fan cooled Heat Sink Part Number QSX AC 32 HS 12V The heat sink assembly includes an integral 12 VDC fan and a power supply transformer shown in Figure 3 The heat sink is shown with a mounted nanoTX in Figure 4 Figure 3 Fan cooled Heat Sink and ...

Page 19: ...PT A 15 pin Nano D connector with 36 color coded pigtail is shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Pre wired 15 Pin NANO D with 36 Pigtails 2 3 Pre wired 21 Pin Nano D Part Number QSX AC NANO21 36PT A 21 pin Nano D connector with 36 color coded pigtail cables is shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Pre wired 21 Pin Nano D with 36 Pigtails ...

Page 20: ...ector for serial control and is 35 to 36 inches long depending on the connectors Figure 7 15 Pin Nano D Cable Harness Figure 8 15 Pin Nano D Cable Male Harness Pins 2 5 21 Pin Nano D Wiring Harness Part Number QSX AC NANO21 HARNESS A 21 pin Nano D wiring harness for connecting to transmitters with RS 422 clock and data baseband interface is shown in Figure 9 It includes banana plugs for power and ...

Page 21: ...1 Pin Nano D Cable Harness 2 6 MMCX to SMA Adapter Cable Part Number QSX AC MMCX SMA R R 34 A 13 5 inch long MMCX to SMA adapter cable with an RG 316 coax connector right angle MMCX and right angle SMA is shown in Figure 5 Figure 10 MMCX to SMA Adapter Cable ...

Page 22: ...hrough its serial interface directly in the field The programmer is shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 Ruggedized Handheld Programmer 2 8 USB to Serial Converter Cable Part Number QSX AC USBSER CONV The 36 inch long USB to serial converter cable allows for configuration of the transmitter with a computer that does not have a serial port The cable is pictured in Figure 12 An 18 inch cable is also availab...

Page 23: ...rd 1 3 cubic inch nanoTX 01AA package is designed to be mounted by four 4 4 40 screws through the holes in the four corners as depicted in Figure 15 Figure 13 1 275 in3 nanoTX 01AA Package The pin assignments for the 01AA package are listed in Table 13 Pin numbers are shown in Figure 14 These pin assignments can change depending on the options selected Consult Quasonix for details Additional packa...

Page 24: ...AA Pin Assignments Pin Function 1 Serial Control Ground 2 Serial Control Reply from Transmitter 3 Control Input to Transmitter 4 N C 5 N C 6 TTL Data 7 TTL Clock 8 TTL Clock and Data Ground 9 RF On Off 10 DC Power Return 11 DC Power Return 12 DC Power Return 13 DC Power In 14 DC Power In 15 DC Power In ...

Page 25: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 24 Quasonix Inc Figure 15 Outline Drawing nanoTX Telemetry Transmitter 01AA Package ...

Page 26: ...nterface connector and a female MMCX RF connector Figure 16 1 275 in3 nanoTX 01AB Package The pin assignments for the 01AB package are listed in Table 14 Pin numbers are shown in Figure 17 These pin assignments can change depending on the options selected Consult Quasonix for details Additional package information is presented in the document TIMTER Transmitter Packages on the Quasonix web site ...

Page 27: ...und 2 RS 232 Serial Control Reply 3 RS 232 Serial Control Input 4 N C 5 N C 6 Differential Data Positive 7 Differential Clock Positive 8 DC Power Return 9 RF On Off 10 DC Power Return 11 DC Power Return 12 DC Power Return 13 DC Power In 14 DC Power In 15 DC Power In 16 N C 17 N C 18 N C 19 N C 20 Differential Data Negative 21 Differential Clock Negative ...

Page 28: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 27 Quasonix Inc Figure 18 Outline Drawing nanoTX Telemetry Transmitter 01AB Package ...

Page 29: ...tor and a female MMCX RF connector The pin assignments for the 01PE package are listed in Table 15 and Table 16 Pin numbers are shown in Figure 20 These pin assignments can change depending on the options selected Consult Quasonix for details Additional package information is presented in the document TIMTER Transmitter Packages on the Quasonix web site Figure 19 1 35 in3 nanoPuck 01PE Package Fig...

Page 30: ...n Assignments N4 Top Pin Function 1 LVTTL Serial Control Input to Transmitter 2 LVTTL Serial Control Reply from Transmitter 3 N C 4 N C 5 TTL Clock 6 TTL Data 7 TTL Clock and Data Ground 8 RF On Off 9 N C 10 N C 11 N C 12 N C 13 N C 14 N C 15 DC Power Return 16 DC Power In ...

Page 31: ...TL Serial Control Input to Transmitter 2 LVTTL Serial Control Reply from Transmitter 3 N C 4 N C 5 Differential Clock Positive 6 Differential Data Positive 7 Serial Control Ground 8 RF On Off 9 N C 10 N C 11 N C 12 N C 13 Differential Clock Negative 14 Differential Data Negative 15 DC Power Return 16 DC Power In ...

Page 32: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 31 Quasonix Inc Figure 21 Outline Drawing nanoPuck Telemetry Transmitter 01PE Package ...

Page 33: ...tor and a female MMCX RF connector The pin assignments for the 01PD package are listed in Table 17 Pin numbers are shown in Figure 23 These pin assignments can change depending on the options selected Consult Quasonix for details Additional package information is presented in the document TIMTER Transmitter Packages on the Quasonix web site Figure 22 1 35 in3 nanoPuck 01PD Package Figure 23 16 pin...

Page 34: ...in Assignments N3 Bottom Pin Function 1 LVTTL Serial Control Input to Transmitter 2 LVTTL Serial Control Reply from Transmitter 3 N C 4 N C 5 TTL Clock 6 TTL Data 7 TTL Clock Data Ground 8 RF On Off 9 N C 10 N C 11 N C 12 N C 13 N C 14 N C 15 DC Power Return 16 DC Power In ...

Page 35: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 34 Quasonix Inc Figure 24 Outline Drawing nanoPuck Telemetry Transmitter 01PD Package ...

Page 36: ...de air temperature air flow and mass of the mounting surface all have a substantial impact on the flow of heat away from the transmitter Quasonix offers a fan cooled heat sink as shown in Figure 3 Please contact Quasonix for heat sink recommendations for your particular nanoTX transmitter Regardless of the heat sink Quasonix strongly suggests using a thermal pad such as Q Pad II from Bergquist 3 3...

Page 37: ...d connection for the control device the data clock source and power Pin 2 carries the responses from the transmitter to the serial control device This information is ASCII text at RS 232 levels at 57 600 baud 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit no handshaking Pin 3 carries the commands from the serial control device to the transmitter This information is ASCII text at RS 232 levels at 57 600 baud 8 bits n...

Page 38: ...ter the central ground connection for the control device the data clock source and power Pin 12 is the ground connection to the DC power source This pin is connected internally to pins 1 8 10 and 11 making the transmitter the central ground connection for the control device the data clock source and power Pin 13 is the positive connection to the DC power source Pins 13 14 and 15 are tied together ...

Page 39: ...nd ground The serial port configuration is as follows 57600 baud rate changeable depending on the configuration option 8 bits No parity 1 stop bit No flow control For setup and configuration via a standard Windows based PC you may use HyperTerminal For a more flexible full featured control interface we recommend Terminal available for download from the Quasonix website Documents tab Accessories li...

Page 40: ...the command is issued with arguments there must be a space after the alphabetic characters The commands are not case sensitive A carriage return is required to initiate each command except for the single key commands described at the beginning of the table Most parameters set by these commands are stored in the unit s nonvolatile flash memory CS and DS are the exception On power up ALL settings ar...

Page 41: ... A N A Frequency Step Up Right square bracket key retunes the transmitter to the next higher frequency as determined by the frequency step FS parameter Reply to the control window is the new frequency in MHz No Enter key required Standard N A N A Help Displays abbreviated list of available commands No Enter key required Standard N A N A Step Down Power Incrementally steps down the output power lev...

Page 42: ...plied Examples AC Report the automatic carrier state AC 0 Set automatic carrier OFF AC 1 Set automatic carrier ON AC N AC 1 BR Bit Rate Report or set the bit rate of the bit sync that is locking to the externally applied data Not to be confused with IC which sets the rate of the internally generated clock Bit rate range is 50 kbps to 20 Mbps for all waveform modes Examples BR Report the bit rate B...

Page 43: ... polarity to NOT inverted CP 1 Set clock polarity to inverted CP A Set clock polarity to auto Automatically selects the most reliable clock edge Standard Y CP 0 CR Current Preset Read Reports the currently selected software preset being used by the transmitter Standard N A N A CS Clock Source Report or set the clock source Unit always reverts to CS 0 external at power up Examples CS Display the cu...

Page 44: ...Set differential encoding ON Standard Y DE 1 DP Data Polarity Report or set data polarity Examples DP Display the current data polarity DP 0 Set data polarity to NOT inverted OFF DP 1 Set data polarity to inverted ON Standard Y DP 0 DS Data Source Report or set data source state Unit always reverts to DS 0 external at power up Examples DS Display current data source DS 0 Set data source to externa...

Page 45: ...ter will tune that frequency and confirm the change for the user If the frequency is outside of the allowed range for the unit the transmitter will NOT retune but will report an error to the user Examples FR Display the current frequency FR Display allowed frequency ranges FR 1436 5 Set frequency to 1436 5 MHz Standard Y FR 1436 5 FS Frequency Step If no argument is passed it reports the current f...

Page 46: ...ot be enabled depending on required options Standard N A N A HP High Power Report or set high power level Valid range is 0 31 in 1 dB steps or 0 31 5 in 0 5 dB steps depending on the transmitter Examples HP Report the present high power level HP 31 Set high power to 31 HP Max Set high power to the highest allowable value for the unit HP Min Set high power to the minimum allowable value for the uni...

Page 47: ...the internal bit sync which phase locks to the externally applied data if Clock free is enabled If no argument is passed the unit reports the clock frequency If a valid frequency is given the internal clock frequency is set The frequency is in MHz Examples IC Display current internal clock rate IC 4 95 Set internal clock rate to 4 95 MHz Valid range is 0 002 MHz 46 000 MHz Observes same bit rate l...

Page 48: ...he internal data pattern ID PN15 Set internal data pattern to PN15 ID AA55 Set internal data pattern to 0xAA55 In SOQPSK mode ID 5555 or ID AAAA will result in an unmodulated carrier at the nominal carrier frequency Note If the CP07 option is present the input argument does not include the PN and a hexadecimal value requires the addition of a leading x as shown in the following example CP07 Exampl...

Page 49: ... and clock rate where applicable using a single command IS PN15 4 5 Sets unit to internal clock data with a PN15 pattern at 4 5Mbps IS AT AUTO Sets unit to use the auxiliary TTL input in clock free mode with auto bit rate enabled IS EN 10 Sets unit to use the Ethernet interface for both clock and data and to set the desired bit rate to 10 Mbps Refer to section 4 2 1 1 1 for additional IS command d...

Page 50: ...oding PSK modes default to DE enabled Automatically re enables DE for SOQPSK mode Refer to section 4 2 1 1 3 for additional LD command detail LD LD6 Y LD 0 LP Low Power Report or set low power level Valid range is 0 31 in 1 dB steps or 0 31 5 in 0 5 dB steps depending on the transmitter Examples LP Report the present low power level LP 3 Set low power to 3 LP Max Set low power to the highest allow...

Page 51: ...9 to 10 01 MS Y MJ 1 5 MO Modulation Report or set modulation setting Mode 6 Carrier only is present on every transmitter Examples MO Report the modulation setting MO 0 Set modulation to PCM FM MO 1 Set modulation to SOQPSK TG MO 2 Set modulation to MULTI h CPM MO 6 Carrier only no modulation Standard Y MO 0 or the first one the customer has installed on the unit Example MO 1 if no PCM FM installe...

Page 52: ...RFS output OTA Display over the air rate Standard PF PSK Filter Select Sets or shows the current PSK filter selection This is valid if the PSK mode option is enabled and for any PSK legacy modes AND for DPM no option required if that mode exists on the transmitter Valid filter range is 0 to 255 Examples PF Show current PSK filter PF 42 Set PSK filter to 42 All PSK Y PF 255 PF 10 if DPM PR or RE Re...

Page 53: ...the configuration number entered is valid If the selected configuration has no valid data or the command is issued without a configuration number the transmitter is initialized with the default data and saved Example RC Load configuration 0 default setup RC 3 Load configuration 3 Standard N A N A RF RF Output Report or set RF output control state Note that there may be no RF output even if the sof...

Page 54: ...pin is high floating Examples RZ Show the current RF on off polarity RZ 0 Set RF on off polarity to pin low on RZ 1 Set RF on off polarity to pin high on The default polarity on most Quasonix transmitters is high The RF On Off pin is a hard OFF control No matter what state everything else is in setting this switch input to the inactive state will turn RF Off Standard Y RZ 1 SB Cycles per Bit Repor...

Page 55: ...Disabled SN Serial Part Number Report the serial number and part number for the unit Standard N A N A SS Show Settings Displays most of the common device settings in one compact display Standard N A N A SV or SA or PS or PW Save Configuration Saves the current transmitter configuration to a user selected preset number from 0 to 15 where 0 is the power on default unless hardware presets are enabled...

Page 56: ...y 100 status updates Refer to section Error Reference s ource not found for additional SY command detail Standard N A N A TXBR Transmitter Baud Rate Temporarily changes system baud rate for odd baud rates non standard accuracy may vary Valid range is about 300 to 230 400 baud Not saved when the transmitter is powered off Examples TXBR Displays current system baud rate TXBR 200 Sets system baud rat...

Page 57: ...ndard N A N A ZZ Show Options Displays the current hardware configuration and options on the transmitter Standard N A N A All commands generate a response of one or more lines which indicate successful completion of the command or an error After a command s response the transmitter displays the mode name followed by the character as a prompt which may be interpreted as meaning the radio is ready t...

Page 58: ... case units of Hz are equated with units of bps For example 5 000 000 Hz or bps may be rewritten as 5 000 MHz or 5 000 Mbps 4 2 1 1 2 Input Source Selection Command IS The IS command is used to select the clock and data source and the user pattern and clock rate where applicable for the transmitter with one command This command can conceivably replace CS DS ID IC BR BT AIR CF and EN This command i...

Page 59: ...if needed XX xxx for clock free with BR XX xxx Actions ds 0 cs 0 cf 0 br XX xxx bt 3 ai 0 and en 0 if needed If ds I then cs MAY be Nothing defaults to internal clock at current IC rate displayed I for an internal clock at current IC rate displayed Actions ds 1 cs 1 ic XX xxx for internal clock with ic XX xxx Actions ds 1 cs 1 ic XX xxx If ds PNxx then cs MAY be Nothing defaults to internal clock ...

Page 60: ... clock free with current BR Actions ds 0 cs 0 ai 1 cf 0 AIR 1 br en 0 if needed AUTO for clock free with BR auto Actions ds 0 cs 0 ai 1 cf 0 AIR 1 br a en 0 if needed XX xxx for clock free with BR XX xxx Actions ds 0 cs 0 ai 1 cf 0 AIR 1 br XX xxx en 0 if needed If ds EN then cs MAY be Nothing defaults to Ethernet clock at current IC rate displayed Actions ds 0 cs 0 en 1 cf 1 if needed ai 0 if nee...

Page 61: ...n which enables LD and enables user code selection LD6 also allows the randomizer command RA or RN to select CCSDS if LDPC is enabled This is only valid in PSK modes and it automatically turns OFF differential encoding When LDPC is disabled the state of DE is determined by the mode eg all PSK modes default to DE On If the transmitter includes the LD option but not LD6 then LD 0 or LD 1 are used to...

Page 62: ...mmand SY The SY command is defined as follows Mode CF Rate Freq Tmp CRate b s Hz C b s 0 10001252 2255000000 27 0 19999948 Mode Current mode number such as 0 PCM FM CF Rate Clock free estimated data rate This rate is based on the external data input TTL or RS 422 even if internal data is presently in use CS 1 Freq Tuned frequency Tmp Current temperature CRate Clock filter clock rate This is the ac...

Page 63: ...n the RF On Off pin allows RF On If RZ 0 then a low level ground the RF On Off pin allows RF On The RZ command is described in section 4 2 1 5 1 Troubleshooting the RF on a Quasonix Transmitter The following is a quick three part test to verify that the RF output on the transmitter is working correctly This procedure should work for most transmitters with no modifications however the sheer number ...

Page 64: ... Turn the soft RF control ON with RF 1 5 Enable the internal clock source with CS 1 6 Enable the internal data source with DS 1 7 Set the internal clock rate to 5 Mbps with IC 5 8 Set the internal data pattern to PN15 with ID PN15 9 Use a spectrum analyzer to verify the desired waveform on the RF output at the desired frequency 10 If the waveform is NOT present check the state of the RF On Off pin...

Page 65: ...s indicates whether the transmitter believes the RF output is actually ON or not The SY command may be issued to check the actual clock rate that the transmitter sees if no RF output is detected One of the most common problems is a clock rate that is too high or too low or missing for the desired modulation Finally if you have a full RF loop running with a BERT and are having trouble achieving a z...

Page 66: ...ifications The nanoTX meets the following environmental requirements Table 21 nanoTX Environmental Specifications Environmental Specifications Description Operating temperature 5 W 10 W models 40 C to 85 C Non operating temperature all models 55 C to 100 C Operating humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Altitude Up to 100 000 ft 6 3 1 EMI Performance Every Quasonix transmitter is designed to operate rel...

Page 67: ...proximately annually since 2004 However such testing is only performed as part of a qualification program and the test results are the exclusive property of the customer who paid for them If you need EMI testing on a particular part number please contact sales quasonix com for a quote For certain nanoTX or nanoPuck models external filtering on the power leads may be required to meet the requiremen...

Page 68: ...Max K 100 log f fc 90 log R 55 10 log P f fc R m where M power relative to unmodulated carrier i e units of dBc at frequency f MHz f frequency in MHz fc the carrier frequency in MHz R the bit rate in Mb s P the rated power output of the UUT in Watts and the values of K and m are as tabulated in Table 25 Table 25 K and m Values per Waveform K m PCM FM Tier 0 28 2 SOQPSK TG Tier I 61 4 Multi h CPM T...

Page 69: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 68 Quasonix Inc Figure 28 PCM FM Tier 0 PSD and Mask Figure 29 SOQPSK TG Tier I PSD and Mask ...

Page 70: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 69 Quasonix Inc Figure 30 Multi h CPM Tier II PSD and Mask 6 8 Phase Noise Power Spectrum TIMTER phase noise limits are shown in Figure 31 ...

Page 71: ...ducing sources and the baseplate The 1 W 2 W 5 W and 10 W nanoTX and the 10 W nanoPuck models are rated for operation with baseplate temperatures ranging from 40 C to 85 C 6 10 Vibration and Shock The transmitter is designed and tested to operate normally when subjected to random vibration and shock The shock and vibe test setup employed by Quasonix is shown in the following figures ...

Page 72: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 71 Quasonix Inc Figure 32 Vibration Shock Testing System Figure 33 nanoTX Mounted for Z axis Testing ...

Page 73: ...34 nanoTX Mounted for X axis Testing Figure 35 nanoTX Mounted for Y axis Testing 6 10 1 Vibration Testing Each transmitter is subjected to the random vibration spectrum depicted in Figure 36 and Table 26 prior to shipment Figure 36 TIMTER Vibration Profile ...

Page 74: ...um Breakpoints Frequency Hz PSD g2 Hz 20 0 04 30 0 17 150 0 17 200 0 2 2000 0 2 G RMS 19 6 During flight qualification testing the unit under test UUT was shaken for 30 minutes in each axis Results are shown in Figure 37 Figure 38 and Figure 39 Figure 37 Z axis Vibration Spectrum ...

Page 75: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 74 Quasonix Inc Figure 38 Y axis Vibration Spectrum Figure 39 X axis Vibration Spectrum ...

Page 76: ...ulses as follows Type Half sine Level 60 g Duration 5 milliseconds Application Three 3 shocks in each direction of the three 3 orthogonal axes both positive and negative for 18 shocks total The plots of the positive and negative pulses in each of the three axes are shown in the following figures Figure 40 Shock Pulse Z axis Positive ...

Page 77: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 76 Quasonix Inc Figure 41 Shock Pulse Z axis Negative Figure 42 Shock Pulse Y axis Positive ...

Page 78: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 77 Quasonix Inc Figure 43 Shock Pulse Y axis Negative Figure 44 Shock Pulse X axis Positive ...

Page 79: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 78 Quasonix Inc Figure 45 Shock Pulse X axis Negative ...

Page 80: ...nanoTXTM Telemetry Transmitter 79 Quasonix Inc 7 Maintenance Instructions The nanoTX Telemetry Transmitter requires no regular maintenance and there are no user serviceable parts inside ...

Page 81: ... of the Products At no time shall requests for changes in the software architecture or visual esthetics be considered a warranty item The Products are manufactured using new materials only Replacement parts may be new or equivalent to new Replacement parts are warranted to be free from defects in material or workmanship for thirty 30 days or for the remainder of the Warranty Period of the Products...

Page 82: ...r e by modification or service by anyone other than i Quasonix ii an Quasonix authorized service provider or iii your own installation of end user replaceable Quasonix or Quasonix approved parts if available for the Products in the servicing country THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN DO NOT IN ANY WAY EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT OR PART THEREOF OR SOFTWARE MATERIALS WHICH WERE NOT MANUFACTURED...

Page 83: ...nt Authorized return shipments must be addressed in the following manner Quasonix Inc ATTN Repair RMA 6025 Schumacher Park Drive West Chester OH 45069 To ensure that your shipment is processed most efficiently please include the following information with your product return Ship To Company name address zip code and internal mail drop if applicable Attention Contact person Name Title Department Ph...

Page 84: ...n be viewed with the LC list configurations command from a terminal 6 The preset pins are read only at power up Changing the preset pins after power on has no effect 7 The presets are set in your lab from the 0000 state using the PS or SV command Storing a preset is done by configuring the device as you wish it to operate then saving the setup toa particular preset The save is performed by typing ...

Page 85: ...isk CPM Continuous Phase Modulation DB 9 D subminiature 9 pin Serial Connector DC Diversity Combiner DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DPM Digital Phase Modulation FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array IF Intermediate Frequency IP Internet Protocol kbps Kilobits per second KHz Kilohertz LCD Liquid Crystal Display mbps Megabits per second MCX Snap on subminiature connector MHCPM multi h Continu...

Page 86: ...2 Recommended Standard 232 Serial Communications SAW Sawtooth Wave SDI System Degradation Indication SOQPSK Shaped Offset Quadrature Phase Shift Keying SOQPSK TG Shaped Offset Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Telemetry Group TRL Tracking Loop TTL Transistor Transistor Logic UDP User Datagram Protocol UQPSK Unbalanced Quadrature Phase Shift Keying USB Universal Serial Bus VAC Voltage Alternating Curre...

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