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EMSwitch™ 

RF Switch Plug-In Card 

User Manual 

 

 

Model 7001-001 

Model 7001-003 

Model 7001-002 

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Summary of Contents for 7001-001

Page 1: ...EMSwitch RF Switch Plug In Card User Manual Model 7001 001 Model 7001 003 Model 7001 002 not all models shown ...

Page 2: ...ers Copyright 2014 2016 by ETS Lindgren Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this document may be copied by any means without written permission from ETS Lindgren Inc Trademarks used in this document The ETS Lindgren logo is a registered trademark and EMCenter EMSwitch TILE and EMQuest are trademarks of ETS Lindgren Inc Revision Record MANUAL EMSWITCH Part 399343 Rev E Revision Description Date A In...

Page 3: ...Fiber Optics If Used 11 Service Procedures 12 Contacting ETS Lindgren 12 Sending a Component for Service 12 3 0 Specifications 13 Performance Specifications 13 Lifetime Relays 14 Electrical Specifications 14 Physical Specifications 15 Environmental Specifications 15 4 0 EMSwitch Card Controls and Connectors 17 Relay Number and Contact Definitions 17 Interlock 18 5 0 EMSwitch Plug In Card Installat...

Page 4: ...y 32 Remote Commands 33 Command Set Common to All EMSwitch Models 33 Command Set Model Specific 7001 001 7001 002 7001 011 7001 012 7001 021 34 Command Set Model Specific 7001 003 7001 005 7001 013 7001 015 36 Error Codes 37 9 0 Typical Data 39 Specifications of plug in cards with SMA connectors 39 Specifications of plug in cards with 2 92 mm connectors 40 Power Handling 41 VSWR 43 Appendix A Warr...

Page 5: ...d result in SEVERE personal injury and or property damage Included text gives proper procedures Safety Information OR High Voltage Indicates presence of hazardous voltage Unsafe practice could result in severe personal injury or death Protective Earth Ground Safety Ground Indicates protective earth terminal You should provide uninterruptible safety earth ground from the main power source to the pr...

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Page 7: ... of each EMSwitch card can be used as a standard relay or as a safety interlock relay When being used as a safety interlock relay the RF input signal to the RF amplifier can be switched off to prevent personnel from being subjected to high RF fields The RF interlock input can for example be connected to a switch mounted on the entrance door of the test chamber EMSwitch is fully supported by ETS Li...

Page 8: ...e Relay Module For more information see page 10 The following models of the EMSwitch card are available Note The EMCenter supports any installed combination of EMSwitch cards 18 GHZ MODELS 7001 001 Two SPDT coaxial relays 7001 002 Four SPDT coaxial relays 7001 003 Two SP6T coaxial relays 7001 005 One SP6T coaxial relay 40 GHZ MODELS 7001 011 Two SPDT coaxial relays 7001 012 Four SPDT coaxial relay...

Page 9: ...ation and is sold separately Front Panel Back Panel The EMCenter may be controlled from a computer using these software products ETS Lindgren TILE Totally Integrated Laboratory Environment ETS Lindgren EMQuest Data Acquisition and Analysis Software Other test automation software Contact ETS Lindgren for ordering information ...

Page 10: ...tegrated Laboratory Environment ETS Lindgren EMQuest Data Acquisition and Analysis Software Other test automation software It has an internal power supply to power 12 VDC 28 VDC relays For more information on the Remote Relay see page 21 Standard Configuration EMSwitch RF Switch Plug in Card Interlock Note The Model 7001 001 EMCenter Modular RF Platform is required for operation and is sold separa...

Page 11: ...s humidity and moisture oils from the human body and debris from the connectors they plug into Always handle connectors and cables with care using the following guidelines CAUTION Before performing any maintenance disconnect the fiber optic cables from the unit and turn off power When disconnecting fiber optic cables apply the included dust caps to the ends to maintain their integrity Before conne...

Page 12: ... Order SRO 2 Briefly describe the problem in writing Give details regarding the observed symptom s or error codes and whether the problem is constant or intermittent in nature Please include the date s the service representative you spoke with and the nature of the conversation Include the serial number of the item being returned 3 Package the system or component carefully If possible use the orig...

Page 13: ...0 W 8 to 12 4 GHz 120 W 12 4 to 18 GHz 100 W 7001 002 4x SPDT 7001 003 2x SP6T 7001 005 1xSP6T 7001 011 2x SPDT 40 GHz DC to 6 GHz 80 W 6 to 12 4 GHz 60 W 12 4 to 18 GHz 50 W 18 to 26 5 GHz 20 W 26 5 to 40 GHz 10 W 7001 012 4x SPDT 7001 013 2x SP6T DC to 6 GHz 40 W 6 to 12 4 GHz 30 W 12 4 to 18 GHz 25 W 18 to 26 5 GHz 15 W 26 5 to 40 GHz 5 W 7001 015 1xSP6T 7001 021 1x SPDT 12 4 GHz DC to 1 GHz 70...

Page 14: ...les SP6T relay 2 92mm k 2 000 000 cycles N type relay 1 000 000 cycles Electrical Specifications All EMSwitch RF Switch Plug in Cards perform to the following electrical specifications Supply Voltage Volts Through EMCenter Note The supply voltage for the Model 7001 004 Remote Relay is 230 VAC Power Consumption Max Watts 30 W ...

Page 15: ...o slots 7001 005 Two slots SMA type 7001 011 One slot k type 2 92 mm 7001 012 7001 013 Two slots 7001 015 7001 021 One slot N type 7001 004 H x W x D 2U x 250 mm x 482 6 mm 2U x 9 8 in x 19 in SMA type Environmental Specifications All EMSwitch cards perform to the following environmental specifications Temperature Range 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Relative Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing ...

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Page 17: ...elay number Indicated below each relay A to D Common The center SMA connector of each relay labeled COM Normally Open The left SMA connector of each relay labeled NO Normally Closed The right SMA connector of each relay labeled NC 7001 003 7001 005 7001 013 7001 015 Common The center connector the six contacts are labeled J1 to J6 7001 021 Common The center N connector labeled COM Normally Open Th...

Page 18: ...o floating contacts which require shorting for the first relay If the interlock is open the first relay will illuminate red on the EMCenter Modular RF Platform screen and the relay cannot be used Use the supplied connector to wire to the emergency switch of your site Connect the two pins of the connector ...

Page 19: ... in Card Looking at the back of the EMCenter the slots are numbered 1 through 7 from left to right 2 Remove the blank panel from the slot by removing the two screws at the top of the blank panel and the two screws at the bottom Remove two consecutive blank panels if you are installing the 7001 003 7001 005 7001 013 or 7001 015 EMSwitch card 3 Carefully insert the EMSwitch card into the slot s of t...

Page 20: ...omplete You can control EMSwitch through the EMCenter touchscreen with ETS Lindgren TILE Totally Integrated Laboratory Environment ETS Lindgren EMQuest Data Acquisition and Analysis Software and other test automation software packages Contact ETS Lindgren for additional information ...

Page 21: ...is available or 1A if only one relay is connected The type of relay and the usage of indicator contacts can be configured in software The connection for relay 1 and relay 2 are identical Front and Back Panel Connectors The front panel includes a key switch and an LED If the EMSwitch Remote Relay is connected to a 220 V AC power supply and the on off switch on the back panel is set to the I positio...

Page 22: ... you use For example a 1 6 relay requires all of the pins and a 1 3 relay requires three pins Readback Function The relay x readback connectors on the back panel remote relay can verify if the external relay is set into position 1 Connect pin 1 3v3 out to the indicator common of the relay 2 Connect pin 2 to the first indicator of the relay 3 Connect pin 3 to the second indicator continue until com...

Page 23: ...tch boxes to one EMCenter Interconnect the switch boxes with straight RS 232 cables The DIP switches on the back panel of the EMCenter allow you to set the individual addresses DIP Switch EMSwitch Remote Relay Address 1 2 3 4 On On On Address 1 Off On On Address 2 On Off On Address 3 Off Off On Address 4 ...

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Page 25: ...chscreen see the EMCenter Modular RF Platform User Manual POWER ON Note Verify all cards are installed correctly in the EMCenter 1 Verify that the EMSwitch RF Switch Plug in Card safety relay interlock connection is closed For more information see page 29 2 Plug the power cord from the mains inlet on the back panel of the EMCenter into a power outlet 3 Plug the interlock jack into the interlock co...

Page 26: ...ation ets lindgren com 5 Touch anywhere on the EMCenter screen It will take approximately 20 seconds to boot The Information screen will flash and then the Home screen will display Sample EMCenter Home Screen ...

Page 27: ...nter will flash and then will illuminate steadily Note When the EMCenter is in standby mode touch the screen anywhere to reboot 3 Turn the power switch located on the back panel of the EMCenter to the off position 4 Remove the power cord from the power connector on the back panel of the EMCenter 5 Remove the interlock jack from the interlock connector on the back panel of the EMCenter ...

Page 28: ...e Home screen press the status box to the right of the slot number for the installed EMSwitch plug in card This will display the following switch screen Sample Switch Screen Com Common NO Normally Open NC Normally Closed Press a switch button switch A switch B and so on to toggle between NO and NC ...

Page 29: ...safety relay the connector must be shorted in order to use it as a standard relay When the safety interlock relay is activated the power supply to the first relay of the card will be interrupted fully hardware controlled causing the relay to switch to the normally open position The EMCenter will detect this interlock status and display a message For safety reasons the software is not able to overr...

Page 30: ...hamber Relay Errors The EMSwitch plug in card checks for the following error conditions of the internal relays 1 Over temperature A temperature sensor close to each relay checks for excessive heating of the relay A high temperature error will display if the relay temperature exceeds 85 C 185 F 2 Switching error Each internal relay has a set of control contacts which are used to check if a relay ha...

Page 31: ...or complete information on device ID numbers Terminate each command with a line feed LF shown as n in command syntax Each response from the device is terminated with a line feed LF shown as n in command syntax Examples EXAMPLE 1 REQUEST SOFTWARE VERSION To request the software version of the EMSwitch card with device ID number 1 S1 VERSION_SW EXAMPLE 2 SET INTERNAL RELAY To set the internal relay ...

Page 32: ... card at slot 2 position 5 S2 N14RELAY_3_5 S Device character of EMSwitch card 2 Board number of EMSwitch card N1 Indicates EMSwitch card to pass message to external interface 4 Address of EMSwitch Remote Relay configurable with DIP switches RELAY_ Message to switch relay 3 Number of switch on EMSwitch Remote Relay _ Separator 5 Instruction to put switch in position 5 ...

Page 33: ...scription Reply IDN Request device identification Model Version X Y Z Example ETS Lindgren EMSwitch 7001 003 3 5 10 LOCAL Return to local mode the local display is used to set items RESET n Reset clear the current error ID_NUMBER Request unique identifier number x x x x x x x x VERSION_SW Returns the software version number x y z OR x y OR x VERSION_HW Returns the hardware version number x y z OR ...

Page 34: ...AY_D NO or NC Sets the internal relay A B C or D to NO INT_RELAY_A_NO INT_RELAY_B_NO INT_RELAY_C_NO INT_RELAY_D_NO NO or NC Sets the internal relay A B C or D to NC INT_RELAY_A_NC INT_RELAY_B_NC INT_RELAY_C_NC INT_RELAY_D_NC NO or NC Returns the analog temperature of the internal relay A B C or D INT_TEMPERATURE_A INT_TEMPERATURE_B INT_TEMPERATURE_C INT_TEMPERATURE_D 100 Three ASCII characters wit...

Page 35: ...3 One of the following 2 3 4 5 6 Set switch type of switch 3 of EMSwitch Remote Relay 2 to 1 to 2 1 to 3 1 to 4 1 to 5 or 1 to 6 N12RELAYTYPE_3_2 N12RELAYTYPE_3_3 N12RELAYTYPE_3_4 N12RELAYTYPE_3_5 N12RELAYTYPE_3_6 OK Get switch type of switch 3 of EMSwitch Remote Relay 2 N12RELAYTYPE_2 One of the following 2 3 4 5 6 Disable readback to switch 3 of EMSwitch Remote Relay 2 N12READBACK_3_0 OK Enable ...

Page 36: ...5 7001 013 7001 015 Description Command Reply Returns status of internal relay A or B INT_RELAY_A INT_RELAY_B One of the following 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sets internal relay A or B INT_RELAY_A_1 INT_RELAY_A_2 INT_RELAY_A_3 INT_RELAY_A_4 INT_RELAY_A_5 INT_RELAY_A_6 One of the following 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 37: ...witch to NO internal relays only ERROR_203 Temperature error NC internal relays only ERROR_204 Temperature error NO internal relays only ERROR_205 Interlock error internal relays only ERROR_206 Error Switch A ERROR_207 Error Switch B ERROR_208 Error Switch ERROR_209 Error external card ERROR_210 Error no external card connected ERROR_211 Error status unknown ERROR_215 Error out of config ...

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Page 39: ...to 3 3 to 8 8 to 12 4 12 4 to 18 VSWR 1 10 1 20 1 20 1 40 Insertion Loss dB 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 35 Isolation dB 80 75 65 60 Average Power W 240 150 120 100 Specification SMA 18 GHZ SP6T relays Life Time 5 000 000 cycles Frequency GHz 0 to 3 3 to 8 8 to 12 4 12 4 to 18 VSWR 1 20 1 30 1 40 1 50 Insertion Loss dB 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 50 Isolation dB 80 75 65 60 Average Power W 240 150 120 100 ...

Page 40: ... 26 5 26 5 to 40 VSWR 1 30 1 40 1 50 1 70 1 9 Insertion Loss dB 0 30 0 40 0 50 0 70 0 8 Isolation dB 70 60 60 55 50 Average Power W 80 60 50 20 10 Specification K 2 92 mm 40 GHz SP6T relays Life Time 2 000 000 cycles Frequency GHz 0 to 6 6 to 12 4 12 4 to 18 18 to 26 5 26 5 to 40 VSWR 1 30 1 40 1 50 1 70 2 2 Insertion Loss dB 0 20 0 40 0 50 0 70 1 1 Isolation dB 70 60 60 55 50 Average Power W 40 3...

Page 41: ... RF power should be removed turned off before switching the relay Power ratings assume the following specifications see the power handling data chart on page 42 Unity VSWR matched load Room temperature 25 C 77 F Sea level pressure 14 7 psi Cold switching Changes to these specifications require power derating see the VSWR data chart on page 43 ...

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Page 43: ...ets lindgren com Typical Data 43 VSWR The average power input must be reduced for load VSWR above 1 1 ...

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Page 45: ...rrect a warranty failure shall be warranted to the extent of the unexpired term of the warranty applicable to the repaired or replaced product The warranty period shall commence on the date the product is delivered to Buyer however if Seller assembles the product or provides technical direction of such assembly the warranty period for such product shall commence on the date the assembly of the pro...

Page 46: ... in compliance with any applicable instructions or recommendations of Seller 3 absence of any product component or accessory recommended by Seller but omitted at Buyer s direction 4 any design specification or instruction furnished by Buyer its employees agents or contractors 5 any alteration of the product by persons other than Seller 6 combining Seller s product with any product furnished by oth...

Page 47: ... the Seller shall be responsible for transportation of goods to the Buyer s site Within the contiguous 48 United States warranty service performed during the applicable warranty period will be performed without charge to Buyer during Seller s normal business hours After the warranty period service will be performed at Seller s prevailing service rates Subject to the availability of personnel after...

Page 48: ... EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT IN RESPECT OF WHICH DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED This agreement shall be construed in accordance with laws of the State of Texas In the event that any provision hereof shall violate any applicable statute ordinance or rule of law such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such violation without invalidating any other provision hereof Any controversy or cl...

Page 49: ...ndards following the provisions of EMC Directive 2004 108 EC EMSwitch RF Switch Plug In Card Emission EN 61326 1 2006 Class B Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Immunity EN 61326 1 2006 Industrial level performance criteria A Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Technical Construction Files are available upon request ...

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