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R&S

EB500

Monitoring Receiver

Getting Started

(XÖâP2)

4072.8432.02 ─ 04

Radiomonitoring & Radiolocation

Summary of Contents for EB500

Page 1: ...R S EB500 Monitoring Receiver Getting Started Getting Started X P2 4072 8432 02 04 Radiomonitoring Radiolocation...

Page 2: ...s and the verbatim license texts Rohde Schwarz would like to thank the open source community for their valuable contribution to embedded computing 2012 Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Muehldorfstr 15 81671 M...

Page 3: ...READY 10 1 2 8 Connecting External Accessories 11 2 Operation 13 2 1 Front Panel Tour 13 2 1 1 EB500 with front control panel 13 2 1 2 EB500 without front control panel 15 2 2 Rear Panel Tour 17 2 3...

Page 4: ...e and Firmware Update 47 4 1 Retrieve Firmware and GUI Versions 47 4 2 Receiver Firmware and GUI Update for EB500 with front control panel 48 4 2 1 Preparations 49 4 2 2 Update Procedure 51 4 3 Receiv...

Page 5: ...ions for setup and connection to prevent personal injury or damage to the R S EB500 This is of particular importance when you use the R S EB500 for the first time The following safety instructions app...

Page 6: ...shows no condensation Non observance may cause damage to the R S EB500 or other devices in the setup The R S EB500 is supplied completely assembled except for the handles and mounting brackets which m...

Page 7: ...B500 when its feet are folded out The overall load the R S EB500 s own weight plus that of any devices stacked on top of it on the folded out feet must not exceed 500 N Place the R S EB500 on a stable...

Page 8: ...nting For use in vehicles the R S EB500 can be powered directly from the vehicle s battery via the DC input 1 2 4 EMI Protective Measures In order to avoid electromagnetic interference EMI the R S EB5...

Page 9: ...ector counterclockwise and withdraw it Fig 1 1 Speakon NL4FX 1 2 5 2 Connecting to the DC Source The R S EB500 is connected to an external 10 VDC to 32 VDC source e g battery via connector X1 on the r...

Page 10: ...ate and vice versa In STANDBY state the amber LED on the right will turn on and only the power switch circuit is being powered In this state it is safe to remove the DC power and disconnect the R S EB...

Page 11: ...2 Connect a LAN cable to the LAN port The R S EB500 has an internal switch which automatically detects the type of LAN cable connected so you can use any standard type of LAN cable to establish a netw...

Page 12: ...Preparation for Use R S EB500 12 Getting Started 4072 8432 02 04 Setup...

Page 13: ...information required to access the various con figuration options and settings necessary to get you started operating the R S EB500 2 1 Front Panel Tour 2 1 1 EB500 with front control panel An overvie...

Page 14: ...The function of each softkey is dependent on the softkey bar on the display 5 Receiver Control Keys BW selects the demodulation bandwidth between 100 Hz and 5 MHz AFC switches automatic frequency cont...

Page 15: ...ing knob In certain menus the main rollkey serves as up down key Pressing the rollkey confirms an entry equivalent to the ENT key 9 Data Entry Keys The 0 9 keys allow entry of the corresponding number...

Page 16: ...tereo headphones with a 3 5 mm stereo plug to be connected GUI for remote access A GUI for remote access is available for the Windows XP platform and is particularly useful for the EB500 without front...

Page 17: ...numbers refer to the labels in the figure above 1 X1 Power Supply Standard Speakon NL4FX socket for DC power input Socket accepts 10 32 VDC on pin 1 and ground on pin 1 of connector Power requirement...

Page 18: ...a 25 pin D Sub female connector with the output of different audio signals X4 AUX is a 25 pin D Sub female connector for controlling external antenna switching units 6 X2 ANTENNA DF A 25 pin D Sub fem...

Page 19: ...cables Interface X7 LAN A CAT7 LAN cable must be used for this Gigabit capable interface 2 3 Graphical User Interface GUI This chapter provides a short description of the graphical user interface of t...

Page 20: ...er selected Speaker is off Speaker is on Audio signal is available in stereo at current frequency The R S EB500 is not locked The R S EB500 is locked by another client Access is not possible The R S E...

Page 21: ...IF panel and IF Waterfall panel Other softkeys are only related to e g RF panel RF Waterfall panel etc Softkeys can be related to hardkeys they can e g provide selection options in case one of the Uti...

Page 22: ...t will not be updated The R S EB500 time will be set to the new time once the field gets out of edit mode 6 In the same dialog box there are fields to configure the time zone Select Set Time Zone to a...

Page 23: ...lect the Tests softkey to open the Tests softkey menu 4 Select the Short Test softkey to run the short test sequence The short test will take about a second to produce a result If the test passed the...

Page 24: ...ol dialog box will open 7 The Automatic Control checkbox is checked by default When it is unchecked the antenna settings will be available for manual configuration The Operating Manual explains how th...

Page 25: ...OR RIGHT Key the tuning step is half the SPAN width defined in the softkey menu c Data Entry Keys Direct entry of the frequency is possible The Mid Fre quency dialog box appears upon keypress and the...

Page 26: ...out averaging 3 The Demodulation Frequency softkey allows a small portion of the displayed IF Span to be selected for demodulation a Select the DEMOD FREQ softkey to highlight it b With the softkey in...

Page 27: ...uency tuned to the frequency of the peak AFC does not function in SSB USB or LSB demodulation mode 4d c The DET key changes the level detection mode Average Peak Fast RMS of the RF amplitude envelope...

Page 28: ...highlighted in green as illustrated above The selected marker can be toggled by pressing the X1 X2 X3 X4 or Y1 Y2 softkey c Pressing the SELECT rollkey 5g toggles the selected set of markers on and o...

Page 29: ...o be set f The SQU key selects the audio squelch control Pressing the SELECT rollkey 5g toggles squelch on and off When squelch is on turning the SELECT rollkey 5h sets the squelch level The selected...

Page 30: ...color palettes for the mapping of the trace level to the color on the waterfall display Highest Lowest Level sets the maximum and minimum of the vertical scale respectively This changes the scale of...

Page 31: ...STEP softkeys to define the range and frequency step of the scan In this example start and stop frequencies are set to 20 MHz and 200 MHz respectively with a step of 100 kHz 5 The time it takes to ac...

Page 32: ...ey 2 3 3 Online Help All the information from the operating manual can be shown on the display of the R S EB500 after pressing the HELP key or F1 for users of an external GUI This key is used to open...

Page 33: ...et active it has a normal blue border To activate the browser press the ENTER key the ROLLKEY or click the mouse wheel An active browser is indicated by a thin blue frame Use the ROLLKEY to scroll up...

Page 34: ...d alphabetically as shown in the figure below In Index mode the Look For field can be activated by entering the first few char acters of a index term as shown above you can speed up the search If Sear...

Page 35: ...rom minimum to maximum zoom Help Assistant at minimum zoom Help Assistant at maximum zoom The two keys at the right side of the softkey bar are provided to facilitate the brows ing By pressing the Nex...

Page 36: ...The R S EB500 PS Panorama Scan PSCAN function is used to perform an ultra quick scan of a user definable frequency range It thus provides a quick over view of the spectrum occupancy Changes caused by...

Page 37: ...the signal originates is also an important criterion in radiomonitoring When the DF upgrade R S EB500 DF is added the R S EB500 can be used as a single channel direction finder The DF upgrade consist...

Page 38: ...Press Peripherals softkey to open the Peripherals selectors 3 Open the Antenna Setup dialog 4 The dialog shows the DF antenna ADD197 Check Use Compass and select the built in compass GH150 Take note...

Page 39: ...ing has been transferred to the antenna s North Correction 8 The fixed system has been configured and the compass will be disabled 9 Press ESC to close the dialog Direction Finding Procedure Direction...

Page 40: ...s in particular important when the observation is done on a moving vehicle In case the measurement takes place on a stationary system use the built in compass to configure North Correction as explaine...

Page 41: ...p to a bandwidth of 1 MHz and CW LSB and USB up to a bandwidth of 9 kHz An inde pendent audio volume and balance for each DDC as well as for the basic receiver channel enable flexible audio mixing and...

Page 42: ...Operation R S EB500 42 Getting Started 4072 8432 02 04 2 4 7 1 Using Digital Down Converters Options for the R S EB500...

Page 43: ...e that not all bandwitdhs and demodulation modes are available for DDC so the coupling might not work 8 If you want to couple frequency of a particular DDC channel with the main Fre quency then press...

Page 44: ...Correction data is used to compensate for certain factors which have their origins outside the R S EB500 and affect the measurement results The correction data is stored within the flash file system...

Page 45: ...When it is stored for a longer period of time the R S EB500 should be protected against dust The original pack ing should be used particularly the protective caps at the front and rear when the R S E...

Page 46: ...nce R S EB500 46 Getting Started 4072 8432 02 04 Test points The test points are mainly for diagnostic purposes and their interpretation should be left to qualified Rohde Schwarz service personnel Tes...

Page 47: ...ceiver The GUI Version refers to the GUI software in use If the menu is obtained from the EB500 with front control panel it refers to the Front Panel GUI If the menu is obtained from Remote Access it...

Page 48: ...e time of shipment The latest versions can be down loaded from GLORIS The CD ROM will autostart and launch the opening menu where the various options are available If the CD ROM does not autostart or...

Page 49: ...SB port of the PC or Notebook Take note of the drive letter assigned to this USB flash drive Execute the installation by clicking on Receiver Firmware and GUI Installation Allow access if there are se...

Page 50: ...ost system which will result in a unusable host After double checking the drive letter and clicking OK the SFX image will self extract to the USB flash drive This process will take less than one minut...

Page 51: ...Update Procedure Power off the R S EB500 plug in the USB flash drive into the USB port on the R S EB500 front panel and restart Wait for the R S logo to appear and press ESC to go into the boot menu...

Page 52: ...Ch2 S is the internal drive of the R S EB500 If this is selected by mistake the R S EB500 will start up as normal and the GUI Update procedure should be restarted In the next dialog select Update usi...

Page 53: ...the updating of the FPC2 firmware e g removing the USB flash drive or resetting the R S EB500 Keys on the front panel might become unusable if the updating process were interrupted Should the keys on...

Page 54: ...mware just copy again the update installation file to the USB flash drive following the steps explained in chapter 4 2 1 Preparations on page 49 This will overwrite the original updater program so tha...

Page 55: ...log below is shown press ENT to reboot Now both the receiver firmware and the GUI are updated with the latest version This can be verified after reboot by following the steps shown in chapter 4 1 Retr...

Page 56: ...Receiver Firmware Update for EB500 without front control panel This model requires a different update method which makes use of the LAN inter face of the R S EB500 X7 on the rear panel The method use...

Page 57: ...subsequent firmware update of the system 4 3 1 Preparations Checking the R S EB500 firmware version number Refer to the section chapter 4 1 Retrieve Firmware and GUI Versions on page 47 to obtain the...

Page 58: ...ect Network Adapter in the Config menu of the Update32 tool 4 3 2 Firmware Update Using Update32 Tool First steps Power off the R S EB500 It has to be switched on later in the update procedure Make su...

Page 59: ...figuration file has to be selected Click on the following button to open the corresponding dialog Navigate to the folder that contains the configuration files under the Look in field Next select the d...

Page 60: ...nd Firmware Update R S EB500 60 Getting Started 4072 8432 02 04 Starting the update Click on the Update button and the following dialog will appear Receiver Firmware Update for EB500 without front con...

Page 61: ...n in the list of targets as shown in figure below Fig 4 2 List of targets for Ethernet Communication Select the desired target and click the Start button Updating process The following dialog appears...

Page 62: ...ter the update is completed close the dialog by clicking on the OK button The R S EB500 will restart automatically If update procedure fails If the update procedure fails simply switch off the R S EB5...

Page 63: ...if another user is running the tool in the same network The R S EB500 might hang after a reboot because the bootloader gets trapped by this Update32 on the network In such cases the best advise is un...

Page 64: ...ier version of the GUI If an earlier version of the GUI exists it must be uninstalled before the installation of a new GUI can proceed A dialog will appear first which requests to uninstall this earli...

Page 65: ...ers to the panel resolution When the emulated front panel buttons are included the resolution of your PC monitor must be higher than the size stated in the settings below oth erwise the buttons might...

Page 66: ...ompleted The Remote Access GUI requires an additional Redistributable package distrib uted by Microsoft for the deployment of certain software built for the Windows oper ating system It is included in...

Page 67: ...the Windows Firewall Click on Unblock to allow the traffic to from the R S EB500 As a last step you may have to change the Windows Firewall settings to enable the network traffic of the R S EB500 GUI...

Page 68: ...tion is not loaded previously refer to Selecting the configuration file under Selecting the configuration file on page 59 to select an appropriate configuration file Select Config LAN Settings via Eth...

Page 69: ...change of the IP address a dialog shown below with the option to update the program firmware code appears Selecting No will reset the R S EB500 such that the new IP address will take effect Selecting...

Page 70: ...ol panel or Remote Access GUI The IP address of the R S EB500 is needed during the GUI Installation for Remote Access This can be obtained from the front panel of the EB500 with front control panel wi...

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