R&S
®
EDST300
TACAN/DME Station
Tester
Getting Started
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Page 1: ...R S EDST300 TACAN DME Station Tester Getting Started 1179564702 Version 01 _2...
Page 2: ...Shape Analysis 5202 9521 02 2023 Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Muehldorfstr 15 81671 Muenchen Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change data...
Page 3: ...afety information is part of the product documentation It warns you of potential dangers and gives instructions on how to prevent personal injury or damage caused by dangerous situations Safety inform...
Page 4: ...de quate weather protection to carry the product outdoors with you When using the product in a vehicle or aircraft make sure that the product is properly secured If stacking is possible secure the who...
Page 5: ...g follow these rules Do not short circuit the battery Do not mechanically damage the battery Do not open or disassemble the bat tery Do not expose the battery to high temperatures such as open flames...
Page 6: ...l injury or product damage DC direct current Connect to a DC power supply of the specified voltage range 1 2 Labels on the product Labels on the casing inform about Personal safety see Meaning of safe...
Page 7: ...out a risk or danger that you need to be aware of The signal word indicates the severity of the safety hazard and how likely it will occur if you do not follow the safety precautions NOTICE Potential...
Page 8: ...ment modes and functions It also provides an introduction to remote control a complete description of the remote control commands with programming examples and information on main tenance instrument i...
Page 9: ...en source software packages An open source acknowledgment document provides verbatim license texts of the used open source software Application notes application cards white papers etc These documents...
Page 10: ...nd military standards accurately and efficiently The R S EDST300 can precisely determine characteristic parameters such as peak power main delay reply efficiency and can decode the identifier of the g...
Page 11: ...e it when transporting or shipping the product later 3 Using the delivery notes check the equipment for completeness 4 Check the equipment for damage If the delivery is incomplete or equipment is dama...
Page 12: ...bances in residential environments due to possible conducted and radiated disturbances It is therefore not suitable for class B environments If class A equipment causes radio disturbances take appropr...
Page 13: ...ft Stacked correctly same dimensions Middle Stacked correctly different dimensions Right Stacked incorrectly too many products 4 NOTICE Overheating can damage the product Prevent overheating as follow...
Page 14: ...the R S EDST300 onto the shelf until the rack brackets fit closely to the rack 4 Tighten all screws in the rack brackets with a tightening torque of 1 2 Nm to secure the R S EDST300 in the rack To un...
Page 15: ...e data sheet Keep the signal levels within the specified ranges to avoid damage to the product and connected devi ces 4 7 Connecting to power To ensure high mobility and flexibility while using the R...
Page 16: ...nect the DC power supply unit or the DC DC converter to the POWER supply connector on the back of the R S EDST300 see Chapter 5 2 Rear panel view on page 27 The yellow Standby LED on the R S EDST300 l...
Page 17: ...or line no other instru ment can send a signal at the same time Any receivers are switched off tempora rily to avoid overloading Connect the suppressor line to the SUPPRESS IN OUT interface on the rea...
Page 18: ...stick before switching off the R S EDST300 or else the application is closed When the R S EDST300 firmware is started the TACAN functionality is copied from the stick to the RAM After the R S EDST300...
Page 19: ...he instrument switches itself off You cannot switch it back on until the DC power supply is connected See Chapter 4 7 Connecting to power on page 15 To shut down the product The product is in the read...
Page 20: ...ctors 4 5 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 12 11 10 Figure 5 1 Front panel view of the R S EDST300 1 Power key ON OFF switch with status LEDs 2 System keys 3 TFT Colour Display 4 Softkeys 5 RF 2 IN connector 6 USB inter...
Page 21: ...corresponding functions is provided in the R S EDST300 user manual Table 5 1 SYSTEM keys SYSTEM key Assigned functions PRESET Resets the instrument to the default state CAL Starts a calibration on th...
Page 22: ...ntenna connections RF1 IN OUT and RF2 IN The standard R S EDST300 base unit provides two receiving antenna connec tions RF1 IN OUT RF2 IN See also Chapter 4 6 Considerations for test setup on page 15...
Page 23: ...stem are supported The connectors are standard USB 2 0 ports with a maximum transmission rate of approximately 30 Mbit s The rear panel provides further USB connectors standard 3 0 see Chap ter 5 2 6...
Page 24: ...is pressed Shifts the selection bar within focused areas e g lists if the edit mode is activated Moves the scroll bar vertically if the scroll bar is focused and the edit mode is activated Turning or...
Page 25: ...asurement key Assigned functions DME Selects DME TACAN measurement mode PULSE Selects Pulse view mode SSR For future use MODE For future use CHAN Selects DME TACAN channel number for measurements FREQ...
Page 26: ...ic value and completes the entry _ Adds a blank in a character input field Enters special characters Toggles through the available characters if the key is pressed several times in a row A a Toggles b...
Page 27: ...uct are described in Chapter 1 2 Labels on the product on page 6 4 5 2 1 3 6 7 8 9 13 12 10 11 14 Figure 5 2 Rear panel view of the R S EDST300 1 DC power supply connection 2 Chapter 5 2 2 SUPPRESS IN...
Page 28: ...S EDST300 The power supply ranges from 20 V to 28 V With an internal battery the output power supply range is 24 V 5 The output voltage is the supplied voltage minus approx 1 V In both cases the impe...
Page 29: ...ARB or MRB signal for example The digital output signal is TTL compatible 0 V 5 V The output impedance is 50 Control the trigger signal in the measurement settings 5 2 6 USB The rear panel provides a...
Page 30: ...or or other display device to the R S EDST300 s DVI Digital visual interface to provide an enlarged display The interface consists of a DVI D socket 24 1 For details see Chapter 4 8 4 Connecting an ex...
Page 31: ...rted 1179 5647 02 01 The serial number is used to define the default instrument name which is Type variant serial_number For example EDST300 123456 The instrument name is required to establish a conne...
Page 32: ...other interaction methods 6 1 Understanding the display information The following figure shows a typical screen display on the R S EDST300 All dif ferent screen elements are labeled They are explained...
Page 33: ...s key beneath the softkeys on the front panel of the R S EDST300 Measurement settings and results area During a measurement the available settings are displayed at the top of the screen the measuremen...
Page 34: ...es incoming suppressor line signal see Chapter 5 2 2 SUPPRESS IN OUT connector on page 28 SL 5 GPS status GPS connection available or not see Chap ter 5 2 10 RS232 GPS interface on page 30 GPS 6 TX st...
Page 35: ...knob or the ENTER key on the front panel 5 Scroll through the available setting values by turning the rotary knob or press ing the Up and Down arrow keys on the front panel or enter a numeric or alpha...
Page 36: ...presents special characters and the sign key toggles between capital and small letters For the assignment refer to Table 6 2 Entering numbers and special characters via the keypad 1 Press the key once...
Page 37: ...er your correction Completing the entry Press the ENTER key or the rotary knob For numeric values the default unit is appended to the numeric input To enter a value using a different unit select the c...
Page 38: ...lso stored to an error log on the instrument for later inspection The status bar contains status messages for the used power supply or data oper ations Table 6 3 Status messages Message Description Ba...
Page 39: ...ata sheet 8 Display Information 32 Display Port Connector 30 DVI Connector 30 E Entering data 35 External monitor Connectors 30 K Key Power 21 Keypad 26 36 Key layout 37 L Labels on casing 6 LAN Conne...
Page 40: ...Index R S EDST300 40 Getting Started 1179 5647 02 01 U Units Input 26 USB Connector 29 W Warning messages 7 White papers 9...