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4052.2039.32-07

Manual

Division

Radiomonitoring and Radiolocation

MINIPORT RECEIVER

R&S

EB200

4052.2000.02

Summary of Contents for EB200

Page 1: ...4052 2039 32 07 Manual Division Radiomonitoring and Radiolocation MINIPORT RECEIVER R S EB200 4052 2000 02...

Page 2: ...ennamen sind Warenzeichen der jeweiligen Eigent mer R S is a registered trademark of Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Proper names are trademarks of the respective owners Printed in the Federal Republic of Ge...

Page 3: ...8 3 3 3 Offset display TUNING 3 9 3 3 4 IF spectrum option 3 10 3 3 5 DATA lamp 3 10 3 3 6 Symbols 3 11 3 3 7 Status and error messages 3 12 3 4 Direct keys 3 13 3 4 1 MOD key modulation modes 3 13 3...

Page 4: ...8 3 D SCAN option 3 32 3 18 3 1 D SCAN CONFIG 3 33 3 18 3 2 D SCAN cycle 3 34 3 18 3 3 Spectrum display NORM normal 3 34 3 18 3 4 Spectrum display NORM with squelch on 3 35 3 18 3 5 Spectrum display i...

Page 5: ...ture of a command 4 3 4 4 3 Structure of a command line 4 7 4 4 4 Responses to queries 4 8 4 4 5 Parameters 4 9 4 4 6 Overview of syntax elements 4 12 4 5 Description of commands 4 13 4 5 1 Notation 4...

Page 6: ...e register 4 137 4 7 3 8 STATus EXTension register 4 138 4 7 4 Use of the Status Reporting System 4 140 4 7 4 1 Service request making zse of the hierarchy structure 4 140 4 7 4 2 Query by means of co...

Page 7: ...tion under Windows 2000 A 8 Installation of a PPP connection under Windows XP A 11 Installation of a PPP connection under Linux A 14 Testing the protocol on the low level A 15 Testing the protocol on...

Page 8: ...reporting operation sweep C 20 Status reporting extension C 20 Status reporting questionable C 21 Status reporting trace C 21 Annex D Programming Examples D 1 Annex E Measuring Functions E 1 Detector...

Page 9: ...triggered scan G 5 Annex H Field Strength Measurement H 1 1 Manual operation H 1 Selecting the antenna H 1 Displayed parameters H 1 Softkeys H 2 Numerical field strength display H 2 Field strength dis...

Page 10: ...personal computer I 2 Annex J Channel spacing DSCAN FSCAN J 1 DSCAN principle J 1 Previous state DSCAN J 2 New state DSCAN J 3 FSCAN principle J 5 Annex K Dynamic IP address RARP K 1 Interface Descri...

Page 11: ...WB AUX X 8 REF EXT INT AUDIO X 7 ANT 10 30 X 1 X 2 X 5 X 4 X 13 LINE X 12 X10 BATTERY PACK RS 232 X 9 RS 232 X 9 38 LAN INTERFACE EB200R4 LINK OK X91 RECEIVE ETHERNET 10BASE T 40 39 Fig 2 1 Rear view...

Page 12: ...t by setting of the internal jumpers 35 X8 AUX Universal connectors Antenna number control commands for external options digital control inputs digital AF for DAT recorder 36 X10 BATTERY PACK Connecti...

Page 13: ...or at the battery pack 1 If charging doesn t take place after a charging period of 1 hour there is no capacity change being indicated after pressing 2 the accumulators must be taken out and put in aga...

Page 14: ...200 in a vehicle is only permitted with the 12 V to 24 V adapter 2 6 Image of the Display in the Internet Browser The display of the EB200 can appear in the Internet Browser via LAN For this purpose E...

Page 15: ...ting the values of MGC SQU and TONE 8 Volume control Volume control for headphones loudspeaker and loudspeaker output on the rear panel 9 Spinwheel Selects frequency memory location or configuration p...

Page 16: ...ring is provided by the field above in the display 18 TEST Self test is performed while the key is held down 19 RCL Recalls values from a memory location to the receiver 20 Headphone connector Connect...

Page 17: ...ory locations with SAVE reads from memory locations with RCL Quick test For writing values and storing with ENT as currently selected parameter The keys FRQ MEM MGC SQU TONE SAVE and RCL transfer the...

Page 18: ...option NORM DIFF differential or normal spectrum RUN STOP sweep mode listening mode BW ZOOM change over to bandwidth zoom mode RND 60 Y scaling for 20 40 60 80 dB of the spectrum display CONFIG chang...

Page 19: ...y mode MORE back to previous menus SETUP KEYS characteristics of spinwheel and keys MESSAGE configuration of the acoustic and optical messages POWER display of charging status REF internal or external...

Page 20: ...ns At the top of the display there are three fields for the MGC SQU and TONE functions Their values can be adjusted with the digital VAR potentiometer Spinwheel functions In the upper right hand corne...

Page 21: ...3 1 Frequency display The frequency display can be presented in different sizes but always at the same position in the working area of the display When the IF panorama option has been activated the s...

Page 22: ...of the level bar display with ATT ON With cut in attenuator the scale moves by 30 dB to the top This indication makes also clear that the attenuation is switched on if ATT AUTO is set LOW BAR LIMIT 30...

Page 23: ...isplay is configurable and can be presented as a numerical display or in the form of a tuning meter TUNING Symbolic offset display The bar which is 5 pixels wide and 4 pixels high moves to the right o...

Page 24: ...t The lowest display limit results from REF minus RNG With switched on squelch a horizontal line is indicated according to the squelch value in the spectrum This line can be used for the measuring of...

Page 25: ...shown as IF SECTION 2 in the RX CONF TEST menu Note This display is obscured by the menu names when lower level menus are selected Measuring mode display At the position of the overdrive display the...

Page 26: ...P softkey in the M SCAN menu SET corresponds to activated ACTIVATE softkey in the M SCAN CONFIG menu 3 3 7 Status and error messages A window for error messages can be temporarily opened by means of t...

Page 27: ...ed In a pulldown menu the currently selected modulation mode is shown in inverse video When you press the key once again the next item is selected There is no stop to the toggle function so when the e...

Page 28: ...y is pressed again the function is turned off The following is then displayed in the appropriate field MGC OFF AGC SQU OFF TONE OFF When you press a key one of the three functions goes from the OFF st...

Page 29: ...e is expanded in the range 15 to 15 dB and the level magnitude is represented by the pitch of a tone 0 dB corresponds to about 400 Hz The TONE function is a frequency tone proportional to the input le...

Page 30: ...ent signal level With the squelch being switched on the signal level must be above the squelch response threshold 3 4 6 LEV key level indicator Multiple toggle PEAK AVG FAST The selected function is d...

Page 31: ...nter keys for these parameters FRQ Key for entering receive frequencies MEM Key for selecting the memory location 0 to 999 LOCK Key for enabling and disabling the spinwheel functions Example By enteri...

Page 32: ...menu Toggle and increment or decrement functions can be operated by means of the spinwheel 3 9 1 Softkeys The functions of the softkeys are determined by the current menu status The softkey labelling...

Page 33: ...o the line frequency which is the closest to the current receive frequency Then the complete receive path from the antenna input of the tuner is measured up to the AF processing and weighted If all da...

Page 34: ...tput on the rear panel can be adjusted The volume of the BEEP and the sound of the key click are configured separately in the SETUP MESSAGE and SETUP KEYS menu respectively see SETUP on page 51 3 15 H...

Page 35: ...ter was selected the time units SEC and MSEC are presented as ENTER keys While the editor window is open you can continue to use the spinwheel to adjust the selected parameter e g FRQ or F START Value...

Page 36: ...ed and not displayed SEC softkey The basic unit of all times is always seconds From that this softkey has the same importance as the ENT key does MSEC softkey The basic unit of all times is always sec...

Page 37: ...non numerical parameters the digits referred to below are interpreted in the following way 0 corresponds to OFF 1 corresponds to ON corresponds to the infinity sign for example with the parameter CYCL...

Page 38: ...AM then will be displayed instead of As soon as keys or knobs are used the MAIN menu appears MAIN menu The MAIN menu can be recognized at the MAIN menu title at the lower right hand side above the sof...

Page 39: ...The effective squelch threshold can generally be set by the squelch potentiometer or loaded during the search run from every memory location This menu is obtained by pressing the M SCAN softkey in th...

Page 40: ...r values are swapped with the values in the memory location Note Memory location contents can be edited best with the control elements of the receiver In order to transmit the data from the memory loc...

Page 41: ...If the signal bit disappears the hold time is activated After the hold time has elapsed the scanning will continue with the next frequency If however the signal bit emerges during the hold time again...

Page 42: ...pressing the DELETE softkey in the M SCAN CONFIG menu A window with commands for deleting memory location contents opens Softkeys ALL Delete all CURRENT Delete current memory location select with the...

Page 43: ...rt frequency 9 kHz to 3 GHz Stop frequency 9 kHz to 3 GHz Step frequency 1 Hz to 10 MHz T_DWELL Dwell time 0 0 to 10 0 sec infinite T_NOSIG Signal controlled scan after pause OFF 0 0 to 10 0 sec Softk...

Page 44: ...quency There is a menu change after F SCAN SUPP Goes to the F SCAN CONFIG SUPP configuration menu Configuration of the scan range parameters Select F scan range Start frequency 10 kHz to 3 GHz Stop fr...

Page 45: ...suppressed range F STOP Stop frequency of the suppressed range Displayed parameters SUPPRESSED FREQUENCY RANGES Current number of suppressed frequency ranges 0 to 100 The number can be optimized by th...

Page 46: ...xt relative level maximum that is to the right of the marker in the DSCan spectrum at SQU OFF If the squelch function is switched on the frequency marker is set to the next level maximum on the right...

Page 47: ...ned measuring time for each channel This operation mode is suitable for the measurement of impulsive noises with simultaneous representation of the spectrum on the display of the EB200 The digital sca...

Page 48: ...UN is shown in inverse video the synthesizer is being tuned to the exact frequency of the channels Channel spacing always equals half the IF bandwidth The level of each channel is being measured The d...

Page 49: ...to the next signal maximum which can be listened to 3 18 3 6 Spectrum display DIFF differential mode Every time being in the RUN mode when there will be a change over from NORM to DIFF the last spectr...

Page 50: ...will be changed now the frequency span will be carried along correspondingly The old span and center frequency and IF bandwidth are stored when the BW ZOOM is set on and when it is set off they are r...

Page 51: ...ed one character at a time can be selected with the softkeys or and it can be varied with the spinwheel AUX OUTPUT FREQ or ANT CTRL selection by spinwheel At the rear panel of the EB200 on the two 8 b...

Page 52: ...easuring time Configuration of the MEASURE parameter MEASURE TIME Measuring time DEFAULT 0 5 msec to 900 sec The TIME MEASURE applies globally to all measuring functions and can also be set in some ot...

Page 53: ...SPEAKER Speaker status OFF ON This switch works only for the built in loudspeaker The AF is always available at the headphone socket TONE ONLY WITH AF In the position TONE WITH AF the audio frequency...

Page 54: ...an be determined from the version of the DSP software IF DSP If the version is shown to be less than V03 00 the IF section is equipped with DDC1 If the version is shown to be greater than V03 00 the I...

Page 55: ...SYSTEM menu If the password status is ON the user is asked to enter the password when the unit is turned on Display parameter PASSWORD STATUS ON OFF Softkeys EDIT PW Branches to the password entry me...

Page 56: ...Coverage Measurement FIELD STRENGTH With this option it is possible to carry out field strength measurements Additionally to the level indication in dB V the field strength is indicated in dB V m For...

Page 57: ...tend If both of the runs supply an error free result a third run with disconnected attenuator is carried out If also this run does not supply any errors a short test is carried out with the current re...

Page 58: ...elow the limit Display parameters MIN The permissible minimum test point voltage in mV MAX The permissible maximum test point voltage in mV If no min and max values are displayed this test point is no...

Page 59: ...up When the DEFAULT has been selected in submenus M SCAN and F SCAN the display variant specific for these modes will be shown With D SCAN there are no variable display variants DEFAULT CONFIG This m...

Page 60: ...EB200 Manual Operation 4052 2000 02 3 46 E 7 DISPLAY DEFAULT with TUNING AID IF PAN This menu is obtained by configuring in the Default Config Menu the LOW BAR LIMIT to IF PAN...

Page 61: ...l level value that can be displayed It can be set within a range of 20 to 120 dB V in steps of 10 dB RNG The range value sets the range that can be displayed on the y axis It can be set within a range...

Page 62: ...it is on the center frequency is set to the next level maximum to the left which is above the squelch line __ _ TO Centers the spectrum to the next relative level maximum right of the marker when the...

Page 63: ...ftkey in the LEVEL menu Configuration parameters MEASURE TIME Measuring time DEFAULT 0 5 msec to 900 sec LEVEL DISPLAY Level indication BAR NUMERIC LOW BAR LIMIT Setting of lower end of scale of level...

Page 64: ...15 to 15 dB and the level magnitude is represented by the pitch of a tone 0 dB corresponds to about 400 Hz When the MORE softkey is pressed the following selection modes are available TONE CONFIG This...

Page 65: ...on to the large frequency display For reasons of space the position of the overdrive indicator differs from that in the other menus This symbol flashes to indicate that the IF section is overdriven Th...

Page 66: ...tomatically set KEYS configuration KEYCLICK Setting the key click OFF SOUND1 QUIET SOUND1 LOUD SOUND2 QUIET SOUND2 LOUD SOUND3 QUIET SOUND3 LOUD SAVE KEY Determines the function of the SAVE key CURREN...

Page 67: ...ESSAGE softkey in the SETUP menu Error messages MESSAGE DISPLAY OFF display duration for error messages 1 2 3 4 5 sec and infinite see Status and error messages on page 12 MESSAGE BEEP Setting the vol...

Page 68: ...tatus of battery 1 2 NOT EQUIPPED NOT IN USE IN USE CHARGING TIME TO EMPTY Display of remaining service time in minutes overall service time of batteries 1 and 2 The display is only active for supply...

Page 69: ...X bits of socket X8 rear panel 0 to 255 OUTPUT FREQ or ANT CTRL The two rear panel 8 bit ports can be used to output the frequency information in four digit BCD 1 MHz 10 MHz 100 MHz and 1 GHz or the t...

Page 70: ...alues are always used LAN control interface option Configuration parameters IP ADDRESS Network ident of EB200 PORT Remote control port SUBNETMASK Mask for a subnet GATEWAY Network indent of a router S...

Page 71: ...nd RS232 standard See also Appendix A RS 232 PPP In this operating mode TCP IP with the Point to Point Protocol is activated for remote control Configuration parameters BAUD RATE Baud rate 50 to 115 k...

Page 72: ...RTS CTS Softkeys APPLY Branching to APPLY CHANGES submenu PPP Switchover to RS232 PPP APPLY CHANGES Some parameters can be made active only by switching the unit off and on again After confirmation th...

Page 73: ...tire front panel editing is disabled providing additional processor capacity for remote control and hardware control RECEIVER MODE Indicates the current mode of the unit set via remote control command...

Page 74: ...e control interface Remote control option LAN LAN ADDRESS Network ident of EB200 Remote control option RS232 in PPP mode RS232 PPP Baud rate 50 to 115 k with many intermediate values ADDRESS Network i...

Page 75: ...ast overview of the commands implemented in the device and the bit assignment in the status registers The tables are supplemented by a comprehensive description of every command and the status registe...

Page 76: ...to and responses be received from EB200 6 To test the connection idn can be entered for example to query the EB200 identification Note If previously a connection had been made to another unit with the...

Page 77: ...ure of the commands are derived from this command system SCPI is based on standard IEEE 488 2 ie it uses the same syntactic basic elements as well as the common commands defined in this standard Part...

Page 78: ...ple SENSe This keyword denotes the command system SENSe For commands of lower levels the complete path has to be specified starting on the left with the highest level the individual keywords being sep...

Page 79: ...onally inserted into the header or omitted These keywords are marked by square brackets in the description The full command length must be recognized by the device for reasons of compatibility with th...

Page 80: ...several parameters are specified in a command they are separated by a comma A few queries permit the parameters MINimum MAXimum and DEFault to be entered For a description of the types of parameter r...

Page 81: ...ted To this end the second command after the semicolon starts with the level that lies below the common levels see also Fig 4 1 The colon following the semicolon must be omitted in this case Example S...

Page 82: ...mple SENSe FREQuency MODe Response SWE 2 Maximum values minimum values and all further quantities which are requested via a special text parameter are returned as numerical values Example FREQuency MA...

Page 83: ...ntry of the exponent alone is not permissible In the case of physical quantities the unit can be entered Permissible units are as follows for frequencies GHz MHz or MAHz kHz and Hz default unit is Hz...

Page 84: ...display of missing values eg with TRACe DATA Boolean parameters Boolean parameters represent two states The ON state logically true is represented by ON or a numerical value unequal to 0 The OFF stat...

Page 85: ...ta block In the example the 4 following digits indicate the length to be 5168 bytes The data bytes follow During the transmission of these data bytes all End or other control signs are ignored until a...

Page 86: ...s the uppermost command level The semicolon separates two commands of a command line It does not alter the path The comma separates several parameters of a command The question mark forms a query The...

Page 87: ...the SCPI command hierarchy are represented in the description by means of indentations to the right The lower the level is the further is the indentation to the right Please observe that the complete...

Page 88: ...parameters marks alternative possibilities in the sense of or The effect of the command is different depending on which parameter is entered Example Selection of parameter for command SENSe GCONTrol...

Page 89: ...ry PRE 0 to 255 RST no query SRE 0 to 255 STB only query TRG no query TST only query WAI CLS CLEAR STATUS sets the status byte STB the standard event register ESR and the EVENt sections of the QUEStio...

Page 90: ...service request see Status reporting system on page 127 OPC OPERATION COMPLETE QUERY writes the message 1 into the output buffer as soon as all previous commands were carried out see Status reporting...

Page 91: ...rm Bit 6 is always 0 STB READ STATUS BYTE QUERY reads out the contents of the status byte in decimal form TRG TRIGGER triggers the same actions as the INITiate CONM IMMediate command TST SELFTEST QUER...

Page 92: ...Manual ABORt subsystem 4052 2000 02 4 18 E 7 4 5 3 ABORt subsystem ABORt Stop command for measurement This command stops an active scan Parameters none RST state none as command is an event Example A...

Page 93: ...s the original time grading 0 100 500 ms is discarded see MEASure subsystem on page 40 For reasons of compatibility with versions 1 18 entering the averaging time 0 means the same as the command CALCu...

Page 94: ...the averaging time and measuring time can be set by commands CALCulate IFPan AVERage TIME and MEASure TIME respectively RST state OFF Example CALCulate IFPan AVERage TYPE MAXimum TYPE Query of the av...

Page 95: ...e marker when the squelch is off When it is on the center frequency is set to the next level maximum to the left which is above the squelch line Parameters none Example CALCulate IFPan MARKer LEFT MAR...

Page 96: ...current values RST state OFF Example CALCulate DSCan AVERage TYPE MAXimum TYPE Query of the display mode of the DSCan spectrum Result MAX indication of maximum values OFF indication of current values...

Page 97: ...rker jumps to the next relative level maximum right of the marker within the DSCan spectrum when the squelch is off When it is on the frequency marker is set to the next level maximum to the right tha...

Page 98: ...day 1 to 31 Example DIAGnostic INFO SDATe1 1998 10 2 SVERsion numeric_suffix Query of software version If a module is not available a zero string is returned and the error message HW MISSING will be g...

Page 99: ...its test point voltage is greater than the upper limit v test point voltage is less than the upper limit If the limits are irrelevant in the current operating mode no limits will be output Example DIA...

Page 100: ...le With numeric_suffix one of the test points 1 to 8 on the module is selected Parameter module Indication of module to be queried P1 Processor V1 Preselection S1 Standard frontend 1 S2 Standard front...

Page 101: ...lighting MINimum MAXimum backlighting off full backlighting Remark The brightness can be set in 7 discrete steps Intermediate values are therefore rounded to the nearest discrete value RST state 1 0 E...

Page 102: ...m MAXimum lowest or highest switch on time INFinity backlighting is never switched off Remark The switch on time can be set in 7 discrete steps 30 60 120 180 300 600 1200 seconds The parameter is ther...

Page 103: ...of normal or inverted display representation Parameters NORMal background white letters and lines black INVerted background black letters and lines white RST state NORMal Example DISPlay CMAP NORMAL...

Page 104: ...ntageous if in systems EB200 is exclusively controlled by Remote When the front panel controls are switched off additional computing power becomes available in the processor and time critical operatio...

Page 105: ...e system under remote control has switched the display off and why manual control is currently disabled Parameters string ASCII string with 30 characters at max RST state CONTROLLED BY REMOTE Example...

Page 106: ...frequency offset and level IFPAN starts the option EB200SU IF panorama and preferably the display of the IF panorama data LEVEL preferably level meter display TONE zoomed level display FREQ full scree...

Page 107: ...tting possibility described in Annex F Datagram Communication Parameters NORMal MSB LSB SWAPped LSB MSB RST state NORMal Example FORMat BORDer SWAPped BORDer Query of output order for binary data Para...

Page 108: ...K DIAGnostic MONitor ASCii PACKed Sets the output format for the query DIAGnostic MONitor Parameters ASCii output in ASCII format PACKed output in internal binary data format RST state ASCii Example F...

Page 109: ...eries Parameters none Result ASC PACK Example FORMat MEMory PACK SREGister ASCII BINary HEXadecimal Specifies with which data format the queries of all CONDition EVENt ENABle PTRansition NTRansition r...

Page 110: ...EB200 Manual FORMat subsystem 4052 2000 02 4 36 E 7 SREGister Query with which data format the above mentioned queries are carried out Parameters none Result ASC BIN HEX Example FORMat SREGister HEX...

Page 111: ...er MTRACE the results are stored in MTRACE Parameters none Example INITiate CONM IMMediate Command to CONtinue a Measurement Is also used as continue command for different SCAN types MTRACE and ITRACE...

Page 112: ...rength OFF attenuation is manually switched RST state ON Example INPut ATTenuation AUTO ON AUTO Query of the automatically attenuation setting Parameters none Result Attenuation is automatically switc...

Page 113: ...EB200 Manual INPut subsystem 4052 2000 02 4 39 E 7 STATe Query of the input attenuator setting Parameters none Result Attenuator on 1 Attenuator off 0 Example INPut ATTenuation STATe 1...

Page 114: ...he measuring detector is read out every 200 msec irrespective of the measuring time These current measured values are displayed The measuring time has an effect on the level detectors With AVG the mea...

Page 115: ...ent with DDC2 is a prerequisite for future software options such as EB200CM and the configuration of a measuring time Note Selecting a measuring time which really makes sense is the user s responsibil...

Page 116: ...umber of the currently active memory location can also be queried by the MSCAN CHAnel command MEMory CLEar name count MAXimum Clearing the contents of a memory location A certain number of memory loca...

Page 117: ...s unsigned long integer Squelch threshold in 1 10 dBuV 2 bytes signed integer Demodulation type 2 bytes meaning 0 FM 1 AM 2 PULSe 3 CW 4 USB 5 LSB 6 IQ Bandwidth 2 bytes meaning 0 0 15 kHz 1 0 3 kHz 2...

Page 118: ...AT ATTA attenuator auto see INP ATT AUTO SQUC squelch function see OUTP SQU STAT AFC AFC function see SENS FREQ CW AFC ACT set reset for scan 1 0 The binary data set is transferred as a Definite Lengt...

Page 119: ...eter ACT Parameters name MEM0 to MEM999 CURRENT Result ACT set reset for scan 1 0 Example MEMory CONTents MPAR MEM1 0 EXCHange name1 name2 Exchange of contents of two memory locations Parameters name1...

Page 120: ...or X8 The FREQuency setting is to be used together with DF Unit EBD190 Parameter FREQuency Frequency output at AUX 4 digits in BCD 1 10 100 1000 MHz ANTCtrl Output of antenna number in 2 digit BCD ANT...

Page 121: ...X8 9 AUX 4 byte 4 corresponds to CTRL4 at X8 28 AUX 5 byte 5 corresponds to CTRL5 at X8 10 AUX 6 byte 6 corresponds to CTRL6 at X8 29 AUX 7 byte 7 corresponds to CTRL7 at X8 11 AUX 8 byte 8 correspond...

Page 122: ...0 Example OUTPut BYTAux 7 BYTAux STATe Query of the 8 AUX bits by a single byte command Parameters none Result Depending on the settings by the FORMat SREGister command the contents of the register is...

Page 123: ...g the memory locations by the MEMory COPY command when using the RCL key or when running memory scan Parameters MEMory squelch state and squelch value are read out of the memory locations NONE squelch...

Page 124: ...old RST state 10 dBuV Example OUTPut SQUelch THReshold 35 dBuV MINimum MAXimum Query of squelch threshold Parameters none query of current squelch threshold MINimum MAXimum query of lowest highest squ...

Page 125: ...t Stepwidth of squelch threshold in dB V Example OUTP SQU THR STEP 10 TONE STATe Boolean Switch on off of level tone function With level tone function switched on a tone is output depending on the lev...

Page 126: ...ters none Result ONLY WITH Example OUTPut TONE CONTrol ONLY THReshold numeric_value UP DOWN MINimum MAXimum Setting the level tone reference threshold Based on this value the level scale is zoomed in...

Page 127: ...IN 6 STEP INCRement numeric_value MINimum MAXimum Setting the stepwidth for the OUTP TONE THR UP DOWN command Parameters numeric_value stepwidth for level tone reference threshold in dBuV MINimum MAXi...

Page 128: ...ly one number 0 to 99 RST state 0 Example ROUTe CLOSe 23 CLOSe channel_list Query of whether the respective antenna is selected Parameters channel_list contains one value for each antenna number to be...

Page 129: ...One string for each antenna name separated by comma name_string1 name_string2 If no antenna name is defined a zero string is output Example ROUTe PATH CATalog HE200 HF HE200 20 200M HE200 2 0 5G HE20...

Page 130: ...Length Block Example ROUTe PATH HE110 15 10 DELete ALL Clears all antenna name to antenna number assignments Parameters none RST state no action since command is only an event Example ROUTe PATH DELet...

Page 131: ...Equivalent to the combination ROUTe OPEN ALL ROUTe CLOSe channel_list Parameters channel_list allowed to contain only one number 0 to 99 UP DOWN transition to next previous antenna MINimum MAXimum set...

Page 132: ...value of bandwidth UP DOWN to next previous bandwidth MINimum MAXimum setting the narrowest widest bandwidth RST state 100 kHz or the nearest bandwidth Example BANDwidth 2 4 kHz RESolution MINimum MA...

Page 133: ...easuring times the measured value should only be queried when the measurement has been completed and not right after starting The measured value thus obtained is stored in MTRACe provided that the pat...

Page 134: ...mat will be generated with the command FORMat DATA according to the setting ASCii normal ASCII output PACKed Definite Length Block level in 1 10 dB V 2 bytes offset in Hz 4 bytes field strength in 1 1...

Page 135: ...ings conflict will be generated if one of the SSB operating modes is to be switched on Parameters FM switch on FM demodulator AM switch on AM demodulator PULSe switch on pulse demodulator CW or A1 swi...

Page 136: ...e level measuring process Parameters POSitive measuring the peak value PEAK PAVerage measuring the average value AVG FAST measuring the current value FAST RST state PAVerage Example DETector POSitive...

Page 137: ...e number of runs MINimum MAXimum minimum maximum number INFinity infinite number RST state INFinity Example DSCan COUNt 100 COUNt MINimum MAXimum Query of number of DSCan runs Parameters none query of...

Page 138: ...n Parameters none Result AFC function on 1 AFC function off 0 Example SENSe FREQuency AFC 1 CW FIXed numeric_value UP DOWN MINimum MAXimum Setting of receiver frequency Parameters numeric_value freque...

Page 139: ...ither CENTer and SPAN or STARt and STOP frequency can be changed in a command at the same time Other parameter combinations will be rejected CENTer numeric_value MINimum MAXimum Sets the center freque...

Page 140: ...ry of the marker frequency of Digiscan Parameters none query of the current marker frequency MINimum MAXimum query of min max marker frequency Result Frequency value in Hz Example FREQuency DSCan MARK...

Page 141: ...Sets the display range of Digiscan Corrects STARt and STOP frequency Parameters numeric_value frequency value MINimum MAXimum setting min max display range RST state 25 MHz Example FREQuency DSCan SP...

Page 142: ...te is limited to 6 Kbyte sec This setting enables the transfer of all data via the RS232 PPP interface with the aid of UDP The HIGH setting gives the highest speed The data rate can be as much as 260...

Page 143: ...Can STARt 118 MHz STARt MINimum MAXimum Query of the start frequency of Digiscan Parameters none query of the current start frequency MINimum MAXimum query of min max start frequency Result frequency...

Page 144: ...2 2000 02 4 70 E 7 STOP MINimum MAXimum Query of the stop frequency of Digiscan Parameters none query of the current stop frequency MINimum MAXimum query of min max stop frequency Result frequency in...

Page 145: ...e EB200DS option is installed this software option is only available from V2 00 on Remarks referring to FASTlevcw and LIST mode The FASTlevcw and LIST modes can only be set after the EB200CM Coverage...

Page 146: ...ter before the current bandwidth MINimum MAXimum setting the minimum maximum frequency range RST state 1000 kHz Example FREQuency SPAN 25 kHz SPAN MINimum MAXimum Query of frequency range with option...

Page 147: ...imum MAXimum Setting the stepwidth for the command SENSe FREQuency CW FIXed UP DOWN Note For SSB demodulation CW LSB and USB the frequency stepwidth will be set to 1 Hz Parameters numeric_value freque...

Page 148: ...umeric_value frequency MINimum MAXimum setting the lowest highest stop frequency RST state 650 MHz Example FREQuency STOP 136 MHz STOP MINimum MAXimum Query of a stop frequency of a frequency scan Par...

Page 149: ...ON switches the corresponding function on while all the other functions remain unchanged If CONCurrent is switched from ON to OFF the function VOLTage AC is switched on and all other functions are sw...

Page 150: ...ple FUNCtion OFF COUNt 2 ON sensor_function sensor_function Switch on of one or several sensor functions Error message If CONCurrent OFF an error 108 Parameter not allowed will be generated for two or...

Page 151: ...r 1 level measurement function 2 offset measurement function 3 field strength measurement function The following strings are to be expected VOLT AC level measurement switched on FREQ OFFS offset measu...

Page 152: ...nd SENSe GCONtrol FIXed MGC STEP INCRement MINimum MAXimum setting the smallest largest MGC value RST state 50 dBuV Example GCONtrol 50 FIXed MGC MINimum MAXimum Query of the MGC value Parameters none...

Page 153: ...ery of smallest largest stepwidth Result MGC stepwidth in dB Example GCONtrol STEP 10 MODE FIXed MGC AUTO AGC Type of gain control Parameters FIXed MGC control is determined by MGC value AUTO AGC cont...

Page 154: ...ACTUAL During the memory scan this command is not permitted Parameters name MEM0 to MEM999 NEXT RST state MEM0 Example MSCan CHANnel MEM357 CHAnel Output of current memory location Parameters none Res...

Page 155: ...P SIGN signal controlled dwell time is switched on Example MSCan CONTrol STOP SIGN OFF control_function control_function Switches off one or more scan control mechanisms Parameters see SENSe MSCan CON...

Page 156: ...ty Example MSCan COUNt 100 COUNt MINimum MAXimum Query of number of MSCans Parameters none query of current number of scans MINimum MAXimum query of minimum maximum number of scans Result Number of sc...

Page 157: ...time per scan step ie the time required by a step This definition is met in EB200 if the squelch is switched off The hold criterion is then fulfilled for each step Parameters numeric_value dwell time...

Page 158: ...he signal during the hold time exceeds the squelch threshold the hold time is reset and the end of the dwell time or the renewed disappearance of the signal is awaited The hold time is only important...

Page 159: ...y values can be queried by using command SENSe LIST FREQuency POINts RST state 935200000 935400000 935600000 50 frequencies altogether in increments of 10 kHz Example LIST FREQuency 935 8 MHz 936 0 MH...

Page 160: ...ROSCillator EXTernal FREQuency 10000000 INTernal FREQuency Query of internal reference frequency Parameters none Result 10000000 Example ROSCillator FREQuency 10000000 SOURce INTernal EXTernal Settin...

Page 161: ...Se subsystem ROSCillator 4052 2000 02 4 87 E 7 SOURce Query of reference oscillator to be used Parameters none Result INT internal reference oscillator EXT external reference oscillator Example ROSCil...

Page 162: ...to be aborted The hold time after the disappearance of the signal is set with SENSe SWEep HOLD TIME Parameters control_function is one of the following strings STOP SIGNal switch on signal controlled...

Page 163: ...ple SWEep CONTrol OFF STOP SIGN OFF Query of switched off scan control functions Parameters none Result List of switched off control functions Strings see SENSe SWEep CONTrol ON Example SWEep CONTrol...

Page 164: ...of minimum maximum sweeps Result Number of sweeps 9 9E37 is output for an infinite number Example SWEep COUNt 100 DIRection UP DOWN Setting the scan direction Parameters UP scan with increasing frequ...

Page 165: ...time MINimum MAXimum query of lowest highest dwell time Result Dwell time in seconds 9 9E37 is output for an infinite number Example SWEep DWELl 0 010 HOLD TIME numeric_value MINimum MAXimum Setting t...

Page 166: ...IME 0 010 STEP numeric_value MINimum MAXimum Setting the frequency stepwidth for the frequency scan Parameters numeric_value frequency value MINimum MAXimum setting the smallest biggest frequency step...

Page 167: ...ssage If the corresponding suppress trace has no free space an error 223 Too much data is generated Note Suppress list 1 to 100 corresponds to 0 to 99 on front panel Parameters none RST state none as...

Page 168: ...y command VOLTage AC RANGe STEP INCRement MINimum MAXimum minimum maximum reference level RST state 70 dB V Example VOLTage AC RANGe 90 dB V RANGe MINimum MAXimum Query of reference level Parameters n...

Page 169: ...4052 2000 02 4 95 E 7 INCRement MINimum MAXimum Query of stepwidth Parameters none query of current stepwidth MINimum MAXimum query of minimum maximum stepwidth Result Stepwidth of reference level in...

Page 170: ...ue ENABle EVENt NTRansition numeric_value NTRansition PTRansition numeric_value PTRansition QUEStionable CONDition ENABle numeric_value ENABle EVENt NTRansition numeric_value NTRansition PTRansition n...

Page 171: ...decimal binary or hexadecimal value in the ASCII code Example STATus OPERation CONDition H0008 ENABle numeric_value Setting the enable section of the OPERation status register Parameters numeric_value...

Page 172: ...ting the negative transition filter of the OPERation status register Parameters numeric_value value of the NTRansition section 0 65535 or H0000 HFFFF or B0 B1111111111111111 RST state will not be chan...

Page 173: ...will not be changed by RST Example STATus OPERation PTRansition B11111111 PTRansition Query of the positive transition filter of the OPERation status register Parameters none Result Depending on the...

Page 174: ...ATus QUEStionable ENABle PTR NTR 0 65535 0 STATus TRACe ENABle PTR NTR 65535 65535 0 STATus EXTension ENABle PTR NTR 65535 65535 0 STATus OPERation SWEep ENABle PTR NTR 65535 65535 0 Parameters none R...

Page 175: ...ance of AF from 0 5 to 0 5 0 5 only left channel 0 mid position 0 5 only right channel MINimum MAXimum only left AF channel only right AF channel Remark The parameter is rounded to the next internally...

Page 176: ...z Bits pro sample Channels Data rate kbyte s Length per frame bytes 0 0 1 32 16 2 128 1 2 32 16 1 64 2 3 32 8 2 64 2 4 32 8 1 32 1 5 16 16 2 64 4 6 16 16 1 32 2 7 16 8 2 32 2 8 16 8 1 16 1 9 8 16 2 32...

Page 177: ...numeric_value volume of AF from 0 to 1 0 no AF 1 full volume of AF MINimum MAXimum no AF full volume of AF Remark The parameter is rounded to the next internally settable discrete value RST state 0 2...

Page 178: ...01 to 0 5 beeper soft 0 51 to 1 beeper loud MINimum MAXimum beeper off beeper loud Remark The volume of the beeper can be set in 3 discrete steps only The parameter is therefore rounded to the next d...

Page 179: ...F Deactivation of byte escaping Example SYSTem COMMunicate SERial BYTeesc ON COMMunicate SERial BYTeesc Query whether the byte escaping mechanism for serial transmission is switched on or off Paramete...

Page 180: ...KLOCK LABel command This command is advantageous if EB200 in systems is controlled via remote and the setting of parameters via the front panel control should be prevented Parameters ON keyboard and...

Page 181: ...haracters at max RST state KEYBOARD LOCKED BY REMOTE Example SYSTem KLOCk LABel THIS IS A TEST KLOCk LABel Query of currently set information string Parameters none Result String ASCII string with 30...

Page 182: ...ample SYSTem SPEaker STATe ON STATe Query of loudspeaker Parameters none Result 1 loudspeaker on 0 loudspeaker off Example SYSTem SPEaker STATe 1 VERSion Query of SCPI standard used by the device Para...

Page 183: ...receive frequency The complete receive path from the antenna input of the tuner to the level evaluation is then measured and evaluated In the long test each line frequency of the test spectrum is set...

Page 184: ...rom the SENSe FUNCtion block All sensor functions switched on deliver their measured values to the MTRACE where they are stored ITRACE receives its data from the SENSe FREQuency block In addition to t...

Page 185: ...en as a single frequency Examples 1st Frequency 2nd Frequency Description 118000000 136000000 Suppression of range 118 to 136 MHz 98550000 98450000 Suppression of range 98 450 to 98 550 MHz 0 0 Empty...

Page 186: ...ter data is generated If too many data are loaded in a suppress trace error 223 Too much data is generated Parameter trace name name of the trace to be written to as Character Data SSTART numeric_valu...

Page 187: ...value 9 9E37 is entered into the result buffers MTRACE and ITRACE for MSCAN FSCAN or DSCAN to identify the range limit The following is valid for ITRACE Output of channel number and receive frequency...

Page 188: ...ple TRACe MTRACE 23 4 2500 18 5 1500 The following is valid for the IFPAN trace Output of the spectrum data If there are no data available then a NaN Not a Number will be output The output format of t...

Page 189: ...ol of trace loading Error message If trace name is unknown an error 141 Invalid character data will be generated Note For IFPAN Trace only ALWays or NEVer can be selected Parameters trace name see TRA...

Page 190: ...e_name see TRACe DATA numeric_value limit in percent of the maximum trace length MINimum MAXimum setting the least greatest limit RST state 50 PCT Example TRACe LIMit MTRACE 50 PCT UPPer trace_name MI...

Page 191: ...character data will be generated Parameters trace_name see TRACe DATA no further parameter query of current number MINimum MAXimum query of lowest highest number Result Number of values Example TRACe...

Page 192: ...ace has the index 0 numeric _value frequency value of the element RST state see TRACe DATA Example TRACe VALue SSTART 13 98 550 MHz VALue trace_name index Query of an element of a trace Note Only elem...

Page 193: ...URce EXTernal INTernal TIMer See also Annex G Coverage Measurement TRIGger SEQuence SLOPe POSitive NEGative Setting of the slope initiating a trigger via rear panel connector X8 pin 12 in FASTlevcw an...

Page 194: ...The trigger slope can be selected with command TRIGger SLOPe INTernal Trigger is performed internally as quickly as possible As soon as a measurement is completed the next one begins TIMer Trigger is...

Page 195: ...es The rounded value is output when a query with command TRIGger TIMer is started Parameters numeric_value measuring time in seconds MINimum MAXimum minimum maximum measuring time RST state MAXimum Ex...

Page 196: ...mory CMOS RAM Front control panel Receiver Remote client 2 Remote client 1 Fig 4 2 Device model with remote control As mentioned under 4 3 the unit can be controlled from the front panel and one or se...

Page 197: ...ion this is reported to remote clients 1 and 2 The front control panel receives the new receive frequency and displays it A large number of parameters have to be stored power failure proof This is ens...

Page 198: ...net protocol of this interface is already packet oriented The use of sockets has several advantages the protocols used PPP IP TCP UDP are standardized and implemented on all customary operating system...

Page 199: ...command will cause the setting commands to be sent to the data memory where they are checked for consistency If the commands are consistent they will be executed at once and the other modules will be...

Page 200: ...e groups are also reflected by the Status Reporting System of the remote clients in the extension register status Receiver data eg frequency bandwidth Memory locations Miscellaneous eg loudspeaker ext...

Page 201: ...ts information from the standard event status register ESR which is also defined in IEEE 488 2 with the associated mask register standard event status enable ESE and registers STATus OPERation and STA...

Page 202: ...6 7 8 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 to the higher order register logical AND 1 logical OR of all bits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 EVEN lt Fig 4 4 Status register model CON...

Page 203: ...ction the ENABle section determines whether the associated EVENt bit contributes to the summary bit see below Each bit of the EVENt section is ANDed with the associated ENABle bit symbol The results o...

Page 204: ...exceeded MTRACE total full ITRACE not empty ITRACE Limit exceeded ITRACE total full SSTART changed SSTOP changed reserved reserved reserved reserved reserved SWEeping reserved reserved reserved TESTi...

Page 205: ...onding ENABle bit is set to 1 The states of the hardware functions and change bits are combined in the EXTended status register 1 TRACe status register summary bit The bit is set if an EVENt bit is se...

Page 206: ...bit indicates that the device is just performing an action The type of action can be determined by polling the QUEStionable status register 4 7 3 2 IST flag and Parallel Poll Enable PPE register Analo...

Page 207: ...w instructions to the device instead The cause is often a query which is faulty and hence cannot be executed 3 Device dependent error This bit is set if a device dependent error occurs An error messag...

Page 208: ...ins information about the type of actions having been executed since the last reading It can be read using the commands STATus OPERation CONDition or STATus OPERation EVENt Table 4 4 Bit allocation of...

Page 209: ...eaning 0 Hold This bit is set if an FSCAN or MSCAN was interrupted due to the fulfilment of a hold criterion 1 Running up This bit is set if sweeping is to be carried out in the direction of increasin...

Page 210: ...bit is set if an ambiguous supply voltage occurs The following voltage test points are to be checked T 5V T 3 3V T 5VD T 5VSTDFE T 5VA T 25V T5VINT 4 TEMPerature This bit is set if the internal tempe...

Page 211: ...empty This bit is set if the ITRACE contains at least one information value 4 ITRACE limit exceeded This bit is set if the number of measured values contained in the ITRACE exceeds the threshold give...

Page 212: ...if the received signal changes in level or offset 3 COR active This bit is set if the COR relay becomes active 4 SIGNal THReshold This bit is set if the signal level is above the squelch threshold pre...

Page 213: ...P TONE OUTP TONE THR OUTP BITAx OUTP BYTAx OUTP AUX FREQ SPAN CALC IFPAN TYPE CALC IFPAN AVER TIME MEAS TIME 1 FSCAN Start frequency stop frequency stepwidth number of runs synchronizing time listenin...

Page 214: ...the service request all bits should be set to 1 in enable registers SRE and ESE Examples also see Fig 4 5 Use command OPC to generate an SRQ Set bit 0 in the ESE Operation Complete Set bit 5 in the SR...

Page 215: ...of the SRQ 4 7 4 3 Error queue query Each error state in the device results in an entry in the error queue The entries of the error queue are detailed plain text error messages which can be queried vi...

Page 216: ...ply voltage DCL SDC Device Clear Selected Device Clear RST STATus PRESet CLS Effect Clear STB ESR yes yes Clear SRE ESE yes Clear PPE yes Clear EVENTt sections of the registers yes yes Clear ENABle se...

Page 217: ...10 MHz 0 5 Hz at room temperature 5 1 2 Re establishing the original state coldstart A coldstart can be carried out be resetting the unit All device settings parameters memory locations and UDP confi...

Page 218: ...anual Maintenance and Troubleshooting 4052 2000 02 5 2 E 7 5 2 Troubleshooting 5 2 1 Accessories not included in shipment Crosstip screwdriver 1 Screwdriver 1 5 mm TORK screwdriver size TX6 1 3 mm All...

Page 219: ...ates an error The EB200SU is optional A9 IF Prefilter narrow defective The IF section EB200Z1 indicates an error A8 IF Prefilter wide defective The IF section EB200Z1 indicates an error A8 IF Section...

Page 220: ...2 2800 02 A6 Preselection EB200V1 4052 2900 02 A7 Standard Frontend 1093 5491 02 A8 IF Section EB200Z1 4052 3106 02 A9 IF Panorama EB200SU optional 4052 3206 02 A11 DC DC Converter 4052 3358 00 A12 RS...

Page 221: ...Module exchange 5 2 4 1 Opening the unit R S 1 3 2 4 5 R S 6 1 Unscrew feet rear 2 pieces 4 Screw out screws top and bottom 3 pieces each 2 Screw out screws rear 4 pieces 3 Unscrew feet bottom 2 piec...

Page 222: ...4 2 DC DC converter 3 2 1 3 Pull off plug see note 1 Screw out screws 4 pieces 2 Pull off plug see note Note For easy handling pull off the plugs at the motherboard instead Attention All pins must be...

Page 223: ...EB200 Manual Maintenance and Troubleshooting 4052 2000 02 5 7 E 7 5 2 4 3 RAM expansion Li battery R S 3 V LITHIUM 3 3 Plug on RAM Expansion Module 2 2 Pull off cover 1 1 Remove DC DC Converter...

Page 224: ...off plugs 2 pieces See note 3 Screw out screws 4 pieces 1 Remove DC DC Converter 2 Pull off plug See note 5 Open hinge as indicated by arrow and take out module Note For easy handling pull off the pl...

Page 225: ...4 5 Front panel control unit and LCD 3 2 4 1 S 3 Screw out screws left and right 2 pieces each 2 Screw out screws bottom 4 pieces 4 Pull off carefully the control panel and pull off the plug that conn...

Page 226: ...g 4052 2000 02 5 10 E 7 R S 2 1 3 4 1 Loosen knobs 1 3 mm Allan key and pull them off 2 Pull off plug 3 Pull off plug 4 Screw out screws 5 pieces Attention All pins must be in the plug and none of the...

Page 227: ...oubleshooting 4052 2000 02 5 11 E 7 1 2 2 2 Pull off plugs 2 pieces 1 Screw out screws 4 pieces LCD Front Panel Control Unit EB200F1 Attention All pins must be in the plug and none of them must be ben...

Page 228: ...2 2000 02 5 12 E 7 5 2 4 6 Preselection frontend IF section IF panorama option 2 3 1 3 Screw out the screws 4 pieces and pull out the modules with their housing 2 Screw out screws at bottom 2 pieces 1...

Page 229: ...Manual Maintenance and Troubleshooting 4052 2000 02 5 13 E 7 2 1 1 Unscrew rear cover from module housing 3 screws at each side 2 Pull off plug of module to be exchanged and push out module see cable...

Page 230: ...52 2000 02 5 14 E 7 5 2 4 7 Cable plan W2 W6 W4 W7 W5 W3 X62 X63 X91 X81 X82 X83 X84 X101 X111 X112 X113 X114 X116 X92 A6 EB200V1 Preselection A9 option EB200SU IF Panorama A7 Standard Frontend A8 EB2...

Page 231: ...E 7 5 2 4 8 RS232 interface 3 1 2 2 Screw out the screws 2 pieces and take off the angle 1 Screw out the screws 4 pieces and take out the module 3 Pull off the plug Attention All pins must be in the p...

Page 232: ...5 2 5 Maintenance support For a complete maintenance service put the unit back into the original packing material and send it to the following service address Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Zentralservice M...

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