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SGU100A

SGMA Upconverter

Getting Started

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1418207002

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Page 1: ...R S SGU100A SGMA Upconverter Getting Started Getting Started Version 08 1418207002 BD 2...

Page 2: ...com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change Data without tolerance limits is not binding R S is a registered trademark of Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co KG Trade names are trademarks of the owners 141...

Page 3: ...ic Safety Instructions and the product documentation in a safe place and pass them on to the subsequent users Riesgo de lesiones y da os en el instrumento El instrumento se debe usar de manera adecuad...

Page 4: ...die Produktdokumentation gut auf und geben Sie diese an weitere Benutzer des Produkts weiter Risque de blessures et d endommagement de l appareil L appareil doit tre utilis conform ment aux prescript...

Page 5: ...ledgment OSA 9 1 2 8 Application Notes Application Cards White Papers etc 9 1 3 Typographical Conventions 9 2 Preparing for Use 11 2 1 Putting into Operation 11 2 1 1 EMI Suppression 12 2 1 2 Unpackin...

Page 6: ...2 Rear Panel Tour 30 4 First Steps with the Instrument 34 4 1 R S SGU as an Extension to the R S SGS 34 4 2 R S SGU as a Standalone Upconverter 39 5 Instrument Control 43 5 1 Manual Operation via R S...

Page 7: ...Contents R S SGU100A 5 Getting Started 1418 2070 02 08 5 2 1 4 GPIB Interface IEC IEEE Bus Interface 52 5 2 2 Example Remote Control over LAN Using the VXI 11 Protocol 53 Index 57...

Page 8: ...Contents R S SGU100A 6 Getting Started 1418 2070 02 08...

Page 9: ...g the setup time Alternatively LAN or USB connections available Coherent LO input and output connectors also usable as MIMO input output and phase coherent I Q demodulation Linux operating system Grap...

Page 10: ...ete information All user manuals are also available for download or for immediate display on the Internet 1 2 3 Service Manual Describes the performance test for checking the rated specifications modu...

Page 11: ...s of the used open source software See www rohde schwarz com firmware sgu100a 1 2 8 Application Notes Application Cards White Papers etc These documents deal with special applications or background in...

Page 12: ...ting Started 1418 2070 02 08 Convention Description Links Links that you can click are displayed in blue font References References to other parts of the documentation are enclosed by quotation marks...

Page 13: ...ry or damage Do not open the instrument casing Read and observe the Basic Safety Instructions delivered as a printed brochure with the instrument In addition read and observe the safety instructions i...

Page 14: ...ided in the data sheet In particular ensure the following All fan openings are unobstructed and the airflow perforations are unim peded A minimum distance of 10 cm to other objects is recommended The...

Page 15: ...If the instrument needs to be transpor ted or shipped later you can use the material to protect the control ele ments and connectors Risk of injury during transportation The carrying handles at the fr...

Page 16: ...ions when stacking instruments Never stack more than three instruments with the same dimensions width and length If you need to stack more than three instruments install them in a rack The overall loa...

Page 17: ...ch is at the rear of the unit To connect the AC supply Connect the R S SGU to the AC power source using the AC power cable delivered with the instrument Note The instrument is in compliance with safet...

Page 18: ...ion to return the instrument to its defined reset preset state if the current setup is no longer relevant To customize the start settings use the SGMA GUI File Save As Open func tion To shut down the...

Page 19: ...Preset function to return the instrument to its defined preset state every time a new configuration is required or the current setup is no longer relevant The R S SGU offers a two stage preset concep...

Page 20: ...ns on how to configure an external controller for remote control refer to the user manual A brief intro duction to the remote control capabilities is provided in Chapter 5 2 Network and Remote Control...

Page 21: ...GMA GUI installation package for Windows 32 operating system con sists of the file SGMA GUI_ V VV VVV VVV exe The version numbers in the file names vary with each update To install the R S SGMA GUI th...

Page 22: ...MA GUI on other instruments without interfering with the remote control of the host instrument Start the version that is required for your application Uninstalling an old software version An uninstall...

Page 23: ...ction to the instrument A non dedicated network Ethernet connection from the instrument to an existing network A dedicated network connection Point to point connection between the instrument and a sin...

Page 24: ...ign a static IP address to the instrument see Assigning a static IP address to the R S SGU on page 23 7 Assign a static IP address to the PC see Assigning a static IP address to your Windows PC networ...

Page 25: ...on page 21 For how to set up a USB connection see Setting up a USB connection from a PC to the R S SGU on page 26 1 Open SGMA GUI Instrument Setup Network Settings dialog 2 Set the Address Mode to Sta...

Page 26: ...Installing the R S SGMA GUI Software on page 19 1 For each new instrument perform the following steps a Connect the instrument to the network b Press the POWER ON STAND BY key to switch on the instru...

Page 27: ...u to connect either a USB device or use the R S SGU as a device and connect it to a controller Connecting a controller host PC or compatible signal generator If you connect a controller host PC or com...

Page 28: ...Assign a static IP address to the PC see Assigning a static IP address to your Windows PC network card on page 23 c Edit the instrument settings in the Edit Instrument dialog SGMA GUI Setup Instrumen...

Page 29: ...s for the connection of an R S SGS acting as a host to an R S SGU acting as a USB device In some cases you can also use a Type A Micro B adapter to establish a connection to the instrument To check wh...

Page 30: ...n the front panel of the R S SGU The connectors of the R S SGU are placed on the rear panel and are described in Chapter 3 2 Rear Panel Tour on page 30 As the R S SGU is intended to be remote controll...

Page 31: ...icates that the level of the LO input signal is in the range of correct operation Red indicates that the level of the LO input signal is too high or too low No light indicates that the instrument is i...

Page 32: ...ssing the key resets the LAN interface settings i e the IP Adress Mode is reset to DHCP ID Pressing the ID key while the instrument is active opens the SGMA GUI Setup Instruments Configure Instruments...

Page 33: ...PCI Express on page 24 USB Connector The USB universal serial bus interface type micro allows you to connect vari ous external devices e g If the interface is configured as a device interface the R S...

Page 34: ...Chapter 2 3 2 Connecting a Remote PC via LAN on page 20 RF OUT Provides an RF 50 Ohm signal output NOTICE Maximum input levels Do not overload the RF output The maximum permissible back feed is specif...

Page 35: ...rect output of the analog I Q signal NOTICE Maximum input levels Do not overload the I and Q inputs The maxi mum permissible voltage is 1V For details refer to the data sheet Note The I Q modulator re...

Page 36: ...a compatible R S signal generator a con troller only needs to talk to the signal generator which in turn takes care of the proper settings for the R S SGU In the following example the instrument is m...

Page 37: ...ng 3 Press the ID keys on the front panels of the R S SGS and the R S SGU only required if the components are connected via a company network 4 On the connected remote PC start the R S SGMA GUI softwa...

Page 38: ...gnized by the software 6 In the R S SGMA GUI main panel select the rows corresponding to the cor responding instruments to be configured and select Instrument Name Pre set to restore their predefined...

Page 39: ...extension A green status indicator Connected indicates the successfully established remote connection between the R S SGS ant the R S SGU The R S SGMA GUI indicates the extended frequency range of the...

Page 40: ...lect SGMA GUI R S SGS Freq 40 GHz Lev 30 dBm 11 Select SGMA GUI SGS RF State On to enable the output of the CW signal The extension adopts these values and states automatically and generates a CW sign...

Page 41: ...ve instrument opens 4 2 R S SGU as a Standalone Upconverter This section provides an example on how to configure the instrument to convert a continuous wave CW signal The signal in this example is pro...

Page 42: ...U only required if the com ponents are connected via a company network 4 On the connected remote PC start the R S SGMA GUI software application The main panel of the application and the configure inst...

Page 43: ...PC and that the instrument is recognized by the software 6 In the R S SGMA GUI main panel select the row corresponding to the instru ment to be configured and select Instrument Name Preset to restore...

Page 44: ...tor at the rear panel of the R S SGU Identifying a specific instrument If several instruments are active in the R S SGMA GUI use one of the device identification functions to identify a specific devic...

Page 45: ...This program allows you to control several devices of the SGMA product family at the same time and to monitor the device status dur ing remote control R S SGMA GUI requires one of the external interfa...

Page 46: ...struments The display shows one row per active instrument Each row comprises the instrument s name and state the used frequency and level the state of the RF output and the modulator and the kind of u...

Page 47: ...To move through the displayed contents entries use the mouse or the Up Down keys Entries that contain further entries are marked with a plus sign 2 To display a help topic double click on the topic n...

Page 48: ...ists and general programming recommendations in section Remote Control Basics of the user manual In addition this chapter pro vides information on the status reporting system of the instrument 5 2 1 R...

Page 49: ...surement Control A tutorial on SCPI and IEEE 488 2 from John M Pieper R S order number 0002 3536 00 offers detailed information on concepts and definitions of SCPI 5 2 1 1 LAN Interface To be integrat...

Page 50: ...nstrument It is automatically assigned by the DHCP server the first time the device is registered on the network Alternatively you can also assign its LAN device name You can find the IP address in th...

Page 51: ...e valid resource string is TCPIP rssgu100a100021 hislip0 HiSLIP TCPIP rssgu100a100021 inst0 VXI 11 A raw socket connection can be established using TCPIP 10 113 11 91 5025 SOCKET HiSLIP Protocol The H...

Page 52: ...tion where the order of the exchanged messages is adhered to and interrupted links are identified With this protocol messages cannot be lost Socket Communication An alternative way for remote control...

Page 53: ...00021 is the serial number of the particular instrument 5 2 1 3 PCI Express Interface A PCI Express PCIe connector is provided on the rear panel of the instrument Refer to chapter Advanced Remote Cont...

Page 54: ...roller 4 In the SGMA GUI Setup Instruments instrument name Remote Con trol set the GPIB Address 5 If the controller is equipped with several GPIB bus cards define the used Board Number GPIB address Th...

Page 55: ...VISA alias short name is used to replace the complete resource string The host address is either the R S SGU s computer name or its IP address Proceed as described in Chapter 2 3 2 2 Assigning the IP...

Page 56: ...trument to the network network cable Switch them on 2 Start the Measurement Automation Control program on the controller 3 Select Devices and Interfaces Create New 4 Select VISA TCP IP Resource and co...

Page 57: ...a connection cannot be set up check whether the controller and the instru ment are connected to the network network cable and are switched on Cor rect spelling of the IP address or the computer name...

Page 58: ...TCP IP Resources select the required instrument and select Open VISA Test Panel 3 In the viWrite tab write the command to be sent to the instrument and select Execute Instrument responses are displaye...

Page 59: ...18 External reference Connector 32 F Function check 17 G Getting started 7 GPIB 46 Characteristics 52 H Hardware Requirements 19 Help 8 HiSLIP 46 Protocol 49 Resource string 48 I I Q Connectors 33 ID...

Page 60: ...et instrument settings 17 Protocol VXI 50 R Rack mounting 14 Ready state 15 Release notes 9 Remote control Connect 46 Reset instrument settings 17 Resource string VISA 48 RF ON Key 29 RF OUT Connector...

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