Quick Start Guide
Phase Matrix PXI-1420 MW Downconverter Module
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Equipment Setup to Confirm Basic Module Operation
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Equipment Setup to Confirm Basic Module Operation
IF Center Frequency and Bandwidth Check
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Connect the equipment as shown in
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Connect the RF Output of the Signal Generator
to RF A IN of the PXI-1420.
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Connect the LO OUT of the PXI-1450B Local Oscillator Module
to LO A IN of the PXI-1420 MW Downconverter Module.
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Connect the IF A OUT of the PXI-1420
to the RF Input of the Spectrum Analyzer.
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Set the Signal Generator frequency to 10.25 GHz
and the output power to -40 dBm.
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Set the LO frequency to 3.5 GHz.
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Using the Soft Front Panel of the PXI-1420:
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Set the Select INPUT Path to RF A IN.
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PXI-1420
FROM
IF A OUT
TO RF A IN
TO LO A IN
SIGNAL GENERATOR
SPECTRUM
ANALYZER
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LOCAL
OSCILLATOR
C A U T I O N
The maximum power input to the input connector (RF A IN 2.75 GHz to 26.5 GHz)
must not 10 dBm!
