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QM1013-101 0.001-6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter

User Manual

1.8.3 VISA Compliance

The QM1013-101 0.001-6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter complies with the rules and regulations of
the of the VISA (Virtual Instrument Systems Architecture) standard. Communication with the QM1013-
101 is accomplished through VISA libraries, providing portability between different operating systems.

No

additional drivers are required.

Quonset Microwave

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Summary of Contents for QM1013-101

Page 1: ...Quonset Microwave www quonsetmicrowave com QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter Option 101 Internal Common LOs User Manual Revision 1 0 1 December 2021...

Page 2: ...n this document that conflict with these terms the warranty terms in the sep arate agreement shall control Technology Licenses The hardware and or software de scribed in this document are fur nished u...

Page 3: ...eparate written agreement with warranty terms covering the material in this document that conflict with these terms the warranty terms in the separate agreement shall control Duration and conditions o...

Page 4: ...blow time delay etc The use of other fuses or material is prohibited General Safety Information The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation of this prod u...

Page 5: ...ith applicable sections of part 15 of the FCC rules This marking indicates that the device conforms with applicable EC directives This marking indicates that the device complies with the Virtual Instr...

Page 6: ...ed Firmware Updates chapter 10 22 2021 Updated Product name from DC to 0 001 GHz 0 2 0 Updated Reference Input Power Level 11 09 2021 Updated LO Input Power Level 1 0 0 Updated I O Specifications 11 2...

Page 7: ...QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter User Manual Quonset Microwave Revision 1 0 1 vi...

Page 8: ...ings iv Revision Control v 1 Overview 2 1 Input Output Specifications 3 2 General Description 5 3 System Block Diagram 6 2 Firmware Updates 7 1 Introduction 8 2 Firmware Update Files 8 3 FPGA Firmware...

Page 9: ...1 1 VISA Descriptors 26 2 1 2 USBTMC VISA Code Example 26 4 Control Commands 27 1 Command Quick Reference Guide 29 1 1 Common Commands 29 1 2 FREQuency Subsystem 30 1 3 POWEr Subsystem 30 1 4 STATus S...

Page 10: ...SYSTem FIRMware 57 5 5 SYSTem LOADstate 58 5 6 SYSTem OPTions 59 5 7 SYSTem READstate 60 5 8 SYSTem SAVEstate 61 5 9 SYSTem SERialNUMber 62 5 10 SYSTem USBPID 63 5 11 SYSTem VERSion 64 6 IEEE 488 2 Co...

Page 11: ...s Summary 29 4 2 FREQuency Subsystem Commands Summary 30 4 3 POWEr Subsystem Commands Summary 30 4 4 STATus Subsystem Commands Summary 31 4 5 SYSTem Subsystem Commands Summary 31 4 6 Error Codes and M...

Page 12: ...e Project 10 2 3 iMPACT Boundary Scan 11 2 4 iMPACT Assign Configuration Files 11 2 5 iMPACT Attach PROM 12 2 6 iMPACT Configure PROM 12 2 7 iMPACT FPGA Programming Properties 13 2 8 iMPACT FPGA Progr...

Page 13: ...1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter User Manual 1 Overview In This Chapter 1 Input Output Specifications 3 2 General Description 5 3 System Block Diagram 6 Quonset Microwave Revision 1 0 1...

Page 14: ...GHz 9 5 GHz 5 85 GHz 10 0 GHz Power Level 3 0 3 dBm External LO2 Input Frequency 2 85 GHz 12 0 GHz 2 85 GHz 3 05 GHz 12 5 GHz 3 05 GHz 4 55 GHz 12 0 GHz 4 55 GHz 4 85 GHz 12 5 GHz 4 85 GHz 5 85 GHz 1...

Page 15: ...anual Upconverter RF Output 0 dB attenuation Frequency 1 6000 MHz Gain 25 35 dB Maximum Output Power Level 27 dBm NOTE The external reference must be blocked or held at 0V DC DC bias not allowed and n...

Page 16: ...g 1 1 Figure 1 1 QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter system The QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter has been equipped with Option 101 which adds Local Oscillator LO sources...

Page 17: ...32 character Liquid Crystal Display LCD mounted on the faceplate of the unit An internal 10 MHz reference clock is phase locked to all of the internal LOs with a BNC F connector providing the option f...

Page 18: ...001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter User Manual 2 Firmware Updates In This Chapter 1 Introduction 8 2 Firmware Update Files 8 3 FPGA Firmware Updates 9 4 PIC Firmware Updates 16 Quonset Microwave Rev...

Page 19: ...to be downloaded and extracted to a location on the computer performing the update prior to continuing Firmware updates can be obtained by clicking the following link and navigating to the download l...

Page 20: ...ns prior to downloading System Environment Variable A system environment variable must be set to allow the iMPACT software to skip its ID Check of the Micron flash In Microsoft Windows this is done th...

Page 21: ...d it will first ask if you want it to create and save a project file for you Choose No as reusing projects sometimes results in outdated files being programmed which were saved in previous sessions Fi...

Page 22: ...will open a Boundary Scan window which is where we interact with the device Figure 2 4 iMPACT Assign Configuration Files Right click in the Boundary Scan window and select Initialize Chain which will...

Page 23: ...xt under the device will change from Bypass to qm1013 101_v1 0 0 bit and it will ask if you want to attach a PROM Choose Yes Figure 2 6 iMPACT Configure PROM Select the QM1013 101_v1 0 0 mcs file prov...

Page 24: ...ogramming Properties On the first Device Programming Properties screen leave the box to verify the FPGA write unchecked and click OK Figure 2 8 iMPACT FPGA Programming Properties Click the FLASH devic...

Page 25: ...the Device Programming Properties for the PROM Leave Verify and Erase Before Programming both checked and leave the After Programming selection set to automatically load FPGA when finished all defaul...

Page 26: ...ll go up to 4 before completing and displaying Program Succeeded This PROM write took 102 seconds which is typical for a PROM write to this device The 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter should the...

Page 27: ...an In Circuit Serial Programmer ICSP with an RJ 12 connection The following figure lists the currently supported programmers Figure 2 12 Supported PIC Programmers An updated list of devices supported...

Page 28: ...sing Microchip s MPLAB X IPE or any supported programmer s native software Figure 2 13 CCSLOAD PIC Programming After opening CCSLOAD simply click the Open File icon and select the QM1013 101_v1 0 0 he...

Page 29: ...ns 20 1 4 Default Units 21 1 5 Status Reporting 21 1 6 SCPI Data Types 21 1 6 1 boolean Definition 21 1 6 2 character_data Definition 22 1 6 3 NAN Definition 22 1 6 4 non decimal numeric Definition 22...

Page 30: ...25 2 VISA Descriptors and Configuration 26 2 1 USBTMC 26 2 1 1 VISA Descriptors 26 2 1 2 USBTMC VISA Code Example 26 The following markings apply to the QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upcon ve...

Page 31: ...n Use a semicolon to separate two commands within the same command string 1 2 3 Using Whitespace You must use whitespace characters tab or space to separate a parameter from a keyword 1 2 4 Using Comm...

Page 32: ...s Register Questionable Status Register Device Status Register Status and Standard Event registers are read using the IEEE 488 2 common commands Operation and Questionable Status registers are read us...

Page 33: ...umeric Definition Throughout this document non decimal numeric is used to represent numeric information in bases other than 10 that is hexadecimal octal and binary Examples of non decimal numeric incl...

Page 34: ...d as Digit Digit E Digit The following shows the examples of NR3 1 23E 4 12 3E 45 1 6 9 numeric_value Definition Throughout this document the decimal numeric element is abbreviated to numeric_value 1...

Page 35: ...llow you to specify a message terminator character or EOI state to be automatically sent with each bus transaction Message termination always sets the current path back to the root level 1 8 Complianc...

Page 36: ...l Upconverter complies with the rules and regulations of the of the VISA Virtual Instrument Systems Architecture standard Communication with the QM1013 101 is accomplished through VISA libraries provi...

Page 37: ...USB VISA descriptor format USB board number manufacturer ID model code serial number INSTR Descriptor Example USB0 0x2012 0x0025 0001 INSTR 2 1 2 USBTMC VISA Code Example ViSession rscmng ViSession qm...

Page 38: ...2 2 FREQuency TUNE 33 2 3 FREQuency TUNErACTual 34 2 4 FREQuency LO1 EXTernal 35 2 5 FREQuency LO1 LOCK 36 2 6 FREQuency LO2 EXTernal 37 2 7 FREQuency LO2 LOCK 38 2 8 FREQuency REFerence EXTernal 39 3...

Page 39: ...SYSTem FIRMware 57 5 5 SYSTem LOADstate 58 5 6 SYSTem OPTions 59 5 7 SYSTem READstate 60 5 8 SYSTem SAVEstate 61 5 9 SYSTem SERialNUMber 62 5 10 SYSTem USBPID 63 5 11 SYSTem VERSion 64 6 IEEE 488 2 Co...

Page 40: ...ng operations have completed RCL NRf 71 Recalls the settings of the 0 001 6 GHz Single Chan nel Upconverter from the specified register memory location RST 72 Returns the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Up...

Page 41: ...s the lock status of the internal LO1s for both channels FREQuency LO2 EXTernal 37 Sets or Returns internal external status of the LO2 os cillator FREQuency LO2 LOCK 38 Returns the lock status of the...

Page 42: ...4 5 SYSTem Subsystem Commands Summary Command Page Description SYSTem BOOTstate 51 Specifies a state to boot to at device startup SYSTem CURRent 52 Returns the current draw of the device SYSTem ERRor...

Page 43: ...query allows the user to check the lock status of the internal LOs to the reference signal Syntax FREQ LOCK Query FREQ LOCK This query returns the lock status of the internal LOs A lock status of 0 i...

Page 44: ...date Syntax FREQ TUNE Space Numeric Value Example FREQ TUNE 3 This command sets the center frequency of the QM1013 101 to 3 GHz Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013...

Page 45: ...the actual tuner frequency of the QM1013 101 in GHz This can be different than the set frequency if a set frequency finer than the tuning resolution is entered Syntax FREQ TUNEACT Query FREQ TUNEACT...

Page 46: ...EQ LO1 EXT Space 0 Example FREQ LO1 EXT 0 This command selects the internal LO1 oscillator Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013 101 returns to the boot state s sett...

Page 47: ...tus of the internal LO1 to the reference signal for the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter Syntax FREQ LO1 LOCK Query FREQ LO1 LOCK This query returns the lock status of the internal LO1 A lock st...

Page 48: ...EQ LO2 EXT Space 0 Example FREQ LO2 EXT 0 This command selects the internal LO2 oscillator Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013 101 returns to the boot state s sett...

Page 49: ...tus of the internal LO2 to the reference signal for the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter Syntax FREQ LO2 LOCK Query FREQ LO2 LOCK This query returns the lock status of the internal LO2 A lock st...

Page 50: ...REF EXT Space 0 Example FREQ REF EXT 0 This command selects the internal reference oscillator Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013 101 returns to the boot state s s...

Page 51: ...WE AT1 31 5 This command sets the upconverter s first attenuator to 31 5 dB Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013 101 upconverter s first attenuation level returns t...

Page 52: ...and sets the upconverter s second attenuator to 45 dB Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013 101 upconverter s second attenuation level returns to the boot state s se...

Page 53: ...ommand sets the upconverter s third attenuator to 31 5 dB Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013 101 upconverter s third attenuation level returns to the boot state s...

Page 54: ...is command turns off the RF power Default Condition On power up or when a RST command is issued the QM1013 101 returns to the boot state s setting The 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter default se...

Page 55: ...e status event register Reading from this event register clears it The use of the EVENt token is optional Syntax STAT OPER EVEN Allowed Values The NRf parameter can be any integer in the range of 0 to...

Page 56: ...ry returns the contents of the condition register Syntax STAT OPER COND Allowed Values The NRf parameter can be any integer in the range of 0 to 32767 Query STAT OPER COND The condition register is qu...

Page 57: ...bit transitions to true Syntax STAT OPER ENAB Space NRf Allowed Values The NRf parameter can be any integer in the range of 0 to 32767 Query STAT OPER ENAB The event register enable bit mask is querie...

Page 58: ...nd presets the STATus QUEStionable ENABle register to 0 No other registers are affected CLS SRE 0 ESE 0 is the recommended command sequence to reset all other status event registers Syntax STAT PRES E...

Page 59: ...in the bit indicates the accuracy of the signal is of questionable quality The use of the EVENt token is optional Syntax STAT QUES EVEN Allowed Values The NRf parameter can be any integer in the rang...

Page 60: ...tents of the questionable condition register Syntax STAT QUES COND Allowed Values The NRf parameter can be any integer in the range of 0 to 32767 Query STAT QUES COND The questionable condition regist...

Page 61: ...e event bit transitions to true Syntax STAT QUES ENAB Space NRf Allowed Values The NRf parameter can be any integer in the range of 0 to 32767 Query STAT QUES ENAB The questionable register enable bit...

Page 62: ...saved see the relevent command descriptions in this manual When this command is issued the selected state will be loaded on the next power cycle or by issuing the RST command Syntax SYST BOOT Space 0...

Page 63: ...Manual 5 2 SYSTem CURRent This command returns the current reading from the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter in Amps Syntax SYST CURR Query Example SYST CURR This query returns the QM1013 101 cu...

Page 64: ...rror queue has a maximum capacity of 10 errors The use of the NEXT token is optional Syntax SYST ERR NEXT Query Example SYST ERR Queries the system error Error queue messages have the following format...

Page 65: ...ata not allowed A numeric value was received within a command which does not accept a nu meric value 131 Invalid suffix A unit was incorrectly specified for a numeric parameter 134 Suffix too long A u...

Page 66: ...nd either a reset has been received of the state of the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter has changed such that the measurement is no longer valid 241 Hardware missing The 0 001 6 GHz Single Chan...

Page 67: ...er is also full Command execution continues but data is lost 440 Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response The IDN command must be the last query command within a command string 0 No error No error...

Page 68: ...This command returns the current PIC and FPGA firmware versions of the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter Syntax SYST FIRM Query Example SYST FIRM This query returns the current firmware versions...

Page 69: ...and Attenuator 3 Setting For a detailed description of the parameters saved see the relevent command descriptions in this man ual When the SYSTem LOADstate command is called these parameters will be...

Page 70: ...nstalled options used in the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter The re sponse is in the format XXX where XXX is the LO configuration option Syntax SYST OPT Query Example SYST OPT This query return...

Page 71: ...criptions of each parameter Syntax SYST READ Space 0 5 Query SYST READ 0 This query requests the parameter values of state 0 Response 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 000000 15 0 0 0 0 0 POWEr RF is set to 0 or OFF p...

Page 72: ...t ting Attenuator 2 Setting and Attenuator 3 Setting For a detailed description of the parameters saved see the relevent command descriptions in this manual NOTE The MEM_CLR button on the back panel w...

Page 73: ...nel Upconverter User Manual 5 9 SYSTem SERialNUMber This query returns the serial number of the device Syntax SYST SERNUM Query Example SYST SERNUM This query returns the serial number of the device Q...

Page 74: ...anual 5 10 SYSTem USBPID This query returns the USB PID of the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter Syntax SYST USBPID Query Example SYST USBPID This query returns USB PID of the 0 001 6 GHz Single...

Page 75: ...f SCPI used in the 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter The re sponse is in the format XXXX Y where XXXX is the year and Y is the version number Syntax SYST VERS Query Example SYST VERS This query r...

Page 76: ...n Command descriptions are listed below Table 4 7 IEEE 488 2 Common commands CLS Clear Status Page 66 ESE and ESE Event Status Enable Page 67 ESR Event Status Register Page 68 IDN Identify Page 69 OPC...

Page 77: ...GHz Single Channel Upconverter IEEE 488 2 Command Reference 6 2 CLS The CLS CLear Status command clears the data structures The SCPI registers are all cleared Syntax CLS Quonset Microwave Revision 1...

Page 78: ...rd Event Status Enable Register Table 4 8 shows the contents of this register Table 4 8 ESE bit mapping Bit Base 2 Meaning 0 1 Operation Complete 1 2 Request Control not used 2 4 Query Error 3 8 Devic...

Page 79: ...er then clears it The returned value is in the range of 0 to 255 Table 4 9 shows the contents of this register Table 4 9 ESR mapping Bit Base 2 Meaning 0 1 Operation Complete 1 2 Not Used 2 4 Query Er...

Page 80: ...ected device to identify itself The string returned is Quonset Microwave Product Number Serial Number Firmware where Product Number identifies the product number of the host Serial Number uniquely ide...

Page 81: ...dard Event Status Register when all pending device operations have been completed Table 4 10 OPC mapping Bit Base 2 Meaning 0 1 Operation Complete 1 2 Not Used 2 4 Query Error 3 8 Device Dependent Err...

Page 82: ...External Reference Enabled External Referece Switch Override Tune Frequency Attenuator 1 Setting Attenuator 2 Setting and Attenuator 3 Setting For a detailed description of the parameters saved see t...

Page 83: ...Channel Upconverter IEEE 488 2 Command Reference 6 8 RST The RST ReSeT command returns the QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter to its initial power up state Syntax RST Quonset Microwave...

Page 84: ...bled External Referece Switch Override Tune Frequency Attenuator 1 Setting Attenuator 2 Setting and Attenuator 3 Setting For a detailed description of the parameters saved see the relevent command des...

Page 85: ...Override Tune Frequency Attenuator 1 Setting Attenuator 2 Setting and Attenuator 3 Setting For a detailed description of the parameters saved see the relevent command descriptions in this manual Issu...

Page 86: ...ways 0 Table 4 11 shows the contents of this register Table 4 11 SRE bit mapping Bit Base 2 Meaning 0 1 Not used 1 2 Not Used not used 2 4 Device Dependent 3 8 Questionable Status Summary 4 16 Message...

Page 87: ...0 No device status condition has occurred 1 A device status condition has occurred 2 4 Error Event Queue 0 Queue empty 1 Queue not empty 3 8 Questionable Status Summary 0 No QUEStionable status condi...

Page 88: ...d Reference 6 13 TST The TST query causes the QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter to perform a self test The result of the self test is placed in the output queue 0 is returned if the te...

Page 89: ...WAIt command causes the QM1013 101 0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter to wait until either All pending operations are complete The Device Clear command is received Power is cycled before executin...

Page 90: ...0 001 6 GHz Single Channel Upconverter IEEE 488 2 Command Reference 5 Windows Control GUI In This Chapter 1 Overview 80 Quonset Microwave Revision 1 0 1 79...

Page 91: ...QM1013 101 is shown above in Figure 5 1 This GUI con trols all QM1013 1016 products and provides the current status and all of the essential functionality for controlling the systems The GUI allows th...

Page 92: ...te 60 SYSTem SAVE 61 SYSTem SERialNUMber 62 SYSTem USBPID 63 SYSTem VERSion 64 Default Units 21 Firmware Updates 7 FPGA Firmware Updates 9 FTP Location 8 Introduction 8 PIC Firmware Updates 16 FREQuen...

Page 93: ...PERation 44 STATus OPERation CONDition 45 STATus OPERation ENABle 46 STATus OPERation QUEStionable 49 STATus PRESet 47 STATus QUEStionable 48 STATus QUEStionable ENABle 50 System Block Diagram 6 SYSTe...

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