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Valon Technology 5009 Operations Manual – Version 1.36

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Figure 5 Configuration Manager Main page after clicking Synthesizer/Read Registers . The Main page is now refreshed with
the settings from the connected synthesizer module.

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Summary of Contents for 5009

Page 1: ...Valon Technology 5009 Operations Manual Version 1 36 Page 1 5009 Dual Frequency Synthesizer Module Operations Manual Version 1 36 August 02 2019 ...

Page 2: ...leans Function Sanitize 12 1 12 Place of Manufacture 12 2 Quick Start Instructions 13 3 Configuration Manager CM graphical user interface GUI 15 3 1 Configuration Manager Menu Bar 15 3 2 Configuration Manager Main Page 16 3 3 Configuration Manager Sweep Page 20 3 4 Configuration Manager LIST page 21 3 5 Diagnostics Page 22 4 Programming With a Terminal Program 23 4 1 Introduction to Commands 23 4 ...

Page 3: ... STARt F U 27 4 7 3 Source 1 2 STOP F U 28 4 7 4 Source 1 2 STEP F U 28 4 7 5 Source 1 2 SINC F U 28 4 7 6 Source 1 2 RATE ms 28 4 7 7 Source 1 2 Run 0 1 2 3 28 4 7 8 Source 1 2 Halt 28 4 7 9 Source 1 2 TMODe AUT0 MANual EXTermal EXTstep 28 4 7 10TRGR 28 4 7 11RetraceTIME ms 28 4 8 List Mode 29 4 8 1 List entry 29 4 8 2 List hardware Control 29 4 9 Power Level Attenuation Control Amplitude Modulat...

Page 4: ...Enable Disable 32 4 10 6Source 1 2 REFerenceDIVider Enable Disable 32 4 10 7Source 1 2 ChargePump 0 1 2 15 32 4 10 8Source 1 2 SDN 00 10 11 33 4 10 9Source 1 2 INTFRAC 0 1 2 33 4 10 10 Source 1 2 NAMe name 33 5 User Port 34 5 1 1 User Port Pin Assignments 34 5 1 2 Lock Detector Sweep Sync Sweep Trigger 34 5 1 3 External Switch and cable recommendations for USER PORT 35 6 Mechanical Dimensions 36 ...

Page 5: ...signal purity The 5009 can be controlled using simple human readable commands either through the micro USB port or the direct TTL User port Alternatively the 5009 can be configured using the V5009CM exe downloadable MS Windows based graphical user interface The 5009 settings can all be saved to non volatile flash memory for automatic recall on power up 1 2 Detailed Description Figure 1 Block Diagr...

Page 6: ...o 200MHz The VCTCXO allows the user to correct any frequency error to within about 0 010ppm using the Also the VCTCXO option allows for electronic frequency control EFC by applying a dc tune voltage to the external reference input The 5009 uses a total of five low noise low dropout voltage regulators Having multiple separate regulators maximizes the isolation between each synthesizer output and he...

Page 7: ...12 B4 black 20 dc cables supplied with synthesizer additional cables available Full performance is obtained when the dc input voltage is in the operational range If the input voltage is increased above the operational range the output will be disabled and the synthesizer will be in standby mode The synthesizer may be operated with reduced RF output power in the reduced performance voltage range If...

Page 8: ...ignal Source Analyzer 10Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 100kHz 1MHz 10MHz 6GHz 54 59 85 90 94 126 147 dBc Hz 5GHz 57 61 86 93 94 127 149 dBc Hz 4GHz 76 82 89 98 95 129 150 dBc Hz 3GHz 60 65 93 101 100 134 150 dBc Hz 2GHz 64 69 96 104 100 130 152 dBc Hz 1GHz 70 99 99 107 106 140 152 dBc Hz 500MHz 76 81 105 113 112 124 152 dBc Hz 200MHz 83 89 113 121 124 152 155 dBc Hz 40MHz 90 104 126 132 135 156 157 dBc Hz Ha...

Page 9: ...ctor PFD Max 140MHz 125MHz Fractional mode Min 1 MHz External Reference Frequency Range Input power range 50Ω nominal impedance 10MHz to 210MHz max PFD 140MHz integer mode 125MHz fractional mode 10dBm min 13dBm max note external reference as low as 50dBm with reduced phase noise performance External Reference Connector SMA Female 50Ω nominal impedance Note Ext input is ac coupled to synthesizer bu...

Page 10: ...with the Valon Technology downloadable V5009CM exe Configuration Manager GUI The Configuration Manager is a MS Windows compatible graphic user interface No programming knowledge is required The V5009CM will automatically detect a connected 5009 synthesizer and configure the USB port Multiple 5009 synthesizers can be supported simultaneously with multiple instances of the V5009CM GUI Alternatively ...

Page 11: ...n be changed using the baud command as in baud 115200 which changes the synthesizer baud rate from the default value of 9600 to 115200 However once the baud rate has been change it will be necessary to exit the terminal program using ctrl C because communication will no longer be possible To reestablish communication restart the terminal program with the corresponding baud rate When using 5000term...

Page 12: ...nt Chromium Cr Polybrominated Biphenyls PBB Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDE and any trace impurities of these substances are below the threshold limits as specified by the RoHS directive specifically Cr 6 Hg Pb PBB PBDE do not exceed 1000 ppm 0 1 and Cd does not exceed 100 ppm 0 01 1 9 FCC Part 15 The 5009 is considered an industrial component and is intended to be incorporated into customer s...

Page 13: ...rs Note If you don t want to use the GUI and would prefer to use a terminal program go to section 4 1 From the website link click the V5009CM exe and save the program to your desktop or any other folder 2 Connect the micro USB cable to your PC and the synthesizer module Your computer should automatically start to detect the new USB device If it does not you may need to install the FTDI driver http...

Page 14: ...ve your synthesizer s register setting to a disk file 5 Now you are ready to change your frequency settings using the CM Once you are satisfied with your settings use the Synthesizer Save to Flash command to store your settings in non volatile flash memory 6 Your 5009 is initialized to use the internal 20MHz reference You can easily change to an external reference by clicking the External button i...

Page 15: ...le in the directory that the CM is in and captures all CM commands and responses File Exit Closes the CM Synthesizer Synthesizer Read Registers Read registers will fill the CM with the all the parameter data of the connected synthesizer model Do this when first connecting to a synthesizer model Synthesizer Write Registers Write registers will transfer all CM data to the synthesizers module Use thi...

Page 16: ... N mode or Integer N mode The lowest spur mode will be the Integer N mode but that will limit the frequency resolution see specifications above The Fractional N mode provides the finest frequency resolution at the expense of spurious signals The recommend mode for most applications is the AUTO mode Spur Mode Low Noise mode will provide the best phase noise at most frequencies When operating near i...

Page 17: ...de a fine frequency control For example with an output frequency of setting of 1GHz the 8 bit reference trim range would be 10kHz in 78Hz steps Ref Doubler Reference Doubler multiplies the reference frequency by 2 and therefore provides the Phase Frequency Detector with a higher sample frequency which results in a lower PLL feedback division ratio Normally the reference doubler should be enabled u...

Page 18: ...s Manual Version 1 36 Page 18 4 Check Reference Frequency setting matches actual internal or external reference frequency in use 5 Check PFD frequency setting and actual PFD frequency Figure 4 Default Configuration Manager Main page ...

Page 19: ...gy 5009 Operations Manual Version 1 36 Page 19 Figure 5 Configuration Manager Main page after clicking Synthesizer Read Registers The Main page is now refreshed with the settings from the connected synthesizer module ...

Page 20: ...emental Step Frequency at the sweep step Rate The Mode has to be set to Sweep for sweep setting to take effect Figure 6 Sweep Page Sweep Mode CW Sweep or List modes are selected and displayed This bar is a global element of the CM and will be shown on the Main and List pages as well Sweep Start Freq Set sweep start frequency Sweep Stop Freq Set sweep stop frequency Sweep Step Freq Set sweep step s...

Page 21: ...he frequency list tables for both sources To edit the table click on the table entry and enter the desired frequency and attenuation Figure 7 List Page The List page provides a convenient method for quickly selecting preset frequency and attenuation setting While in CW mode clicking on any of the radio buttons in the Select column will program the synthesizer to the preset frequency and attenuatio...

Page 22: ...e output power in approximately 3dB steps There are four selectable power levels This may be useful when it is desirable to offset the power level relative to the attenuator settings 2 Chg charge Pump Current This control change gain of the synthesizers internal loop filter The default charge pump current is 3 Using other charge pump currents can change the frequency characteristics of the synthes...

Page 23: ...esizer However in this context each of the two internal synthsizers will be refered to as a source 4 2 Syntax notes means optional entry may be used SS1 f CW 2550 MHz String value to be entered SOURce Frequency 1 CW 2550 MHz Indicates one of two choices are available SOURce 1 2 Frequency 2550 MHz Upper case lettering indicates that the upper case portion of the command is the minimum required for ...

Page 24: ...y of the allowable baud rates 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 and 921600 Once the baud rate has been changed the terminal program will no longer be able to communicate Close the terminal program change the terminal program baud rate to match the synthesizer s baud rate previously changed and then reconnect at the new baud rate 4 4 2 Source 1 2 The 5009 contains two independent and iden...

Page 25: ...inal program or Valon Configuration Manager GUI is not available then use the following procedure to cleanse the non volatile memory Connect the synthesizer to a 6Vdc power supply then increase the input voltage to 10 0V 1V for 4 seconds The blue LED LOCK indicators will flash off and then back on indicating that the cleansing operation was successful 4 5 MODe Three mode types are available to eac...

Page 26: ...MHz but can be expressed as Hz or GHz Follow the Source or just s command with either a 1 or 2 to select Source 1 or Source 2 If no source number is specified then the command will be set to source shown at the cursor Source 1 Frequency 2115 M Sets source 1 to 2115MHz Since no source number was specified the default source is 1 f 2115 Defaults to the present source and sets the frequency to 2115MH...

Page 27: ...ze can be any value however it may be more practical to limit the maximum acceptable step size to 100MHz The minimum step size is complicated by whether the synthesizer is integer mode or Fractional mode what the output divider is setting is 4 6 4 Source 1 2 FrequencyINCrement F U Increases the CW frequency by the amount set by the STEP command 4 6 5 Source 1 2 FrequencyDECrement F U Decreases the...

Page 28: ... followed with no parameters stops the sweep of the active source HALT 1 stops the sweep of source 1 2 source 2 and 3 both sources 4 7 9 Source 1 2 TMODe AUT0 MANual EXTermal EXTstep Three sweep trigger mode TMOD options are available Auto trigger is a continuous free running mode where the trigger is supplied by the internal controller Manual trigger is a single sweep mode occurring once with eve...

Page 29: ...r An example of the list command S1 list 5 2155m would set source 1 LIST frequency number 5 to 2155MHz List List or LI will return the 32 list entries from current source Source 1 2 LIST will return the list from the selected source Source 1 2 LIST N U will return only the frequency of the nth entry of the selected source in the units specified After setting the list frequencies remember to use th...

Page 30: ... the buffer amplifiers on OEN is automatically set to off if the power supply voltage rises above 8 0V Note this function is logically AND of LOCK so the buffer amplifier will only be enabled if LOCKed 4 9 4 Source 1 2 PDN 0 1 PDN is a complete power down of the active source The internal control register will retain the data however PDN 0 turns the source off PDN 1 turns the source on 4 9 5 Sourc...

Page 31: ...s frequency when using the internal reference Reference trim changes the voltage sent to the VCTCXO by setting the reference DAC output voltage Reference trimming can be used to minimize the internal reference frequency error Reference trim can also be used when a small frequency offset is desired The trimming range is 10ppm Note The EFC circuit is connected to the external reference input through...

Page 32: ...PFD 26 666667MHz Example 3 PFD set to 22MHz with the Internal Reference of 40MHz Reference Doubler disabled x1 and reference divider disabled 1 1 The 5009 would select an R Divider value of 2 Sending a PFD command would return PFD 20 000000MHz 4 10 5 Source 1 2 REFerenceDouBler Enable Disable REFDB enables or disables reference doubler The referenced doubler multiplies the internal or external ref...

Page 33: ...tiples of the PFD frequency For example with a PFD of 20MHz 2000MHz is an integer 100 boundary 4 10 9 Source 1 2 INTFRAC 0 1 2 0 Fractional mode Default Fractional mode even when frequency is integer multiple of PFD frequency 1 Integer mode Output frequency will be set to the closest integer multiple of the PFD frequency 2 Fractional mode and switched to integer mode automatically if frequency is ...

Page 34: ...Lock Detector output high when both channels are locked Input for external trigger in external trigger sweep mode Output for sweep enabled in Auto Sweep or Manual Sweep mode 8 GND Common ground same as chassis The USER PORT mating connector is a Hirose DF11 8DS 2C with pre terminated cables H3BBT 10112 W4 All available from Digi Key or you can ordered the 5009 list mode selector switch LMS 1 5 1 2...

Page 35: ...ons for USER PORT In List mode the 32 preset frequency selection is accomplished by pulling M4 0 USER PORT pins LOW Figure 8 below shows the schematic of the Valon LSW 1 A 7 conductor cable assembly plugs into the User port and connects to the accessory switch panel The Phoenix connector provides screw clamping terminal post so that any external switch contact or TTL signal level can also be used ...

Page 36: ...Valon Technology 5009 Operations Manual Version 1 36 Page 36 6 Mechanical Dimensions 3 625 W x 2 685 L x 0 55 H Weight 0 2lbs 91g Material AL 6061 T6 Finish Clear Alodine conductive ...

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