6. Connect the mmWave radio head to power by connecting the AC power cable
to the power input on the adapter and connecting the other end to a wall
socket.
Connecting Two mmWave Radio Heads to the PXIe-5832
Prior to starting this procedure, connect the first mmWave radio head to your
PXIe-5832 as directed in the
Connecting One mmWave Radio Head to the PXIe-5832
section.
Complete the following steps to connect a second mmRH-5582, as shown in the
following figure.
Figure 6.
Equipment Setup with Two mmWave Radio Heads (Power Adapter and Cables Not
Shown)
IF IN
LO IN
IF OUT
12 V
5.0A MAX
+
–
ACCESS ACTIVE
IF IN
DIO
OUT
LO IN
IF OUT
12 V
5.0A MAX
+
–
ACCESS ACTIVE
PS TEMP FANS
PXIe-1095
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
H
H
H
H
H
6
5
4
3
2
1
NI PXIe-8880
Embedded Controller
GPIB
DRIVE
PWR OK /
FAULT
USER1
USER2
10/100
/1000
ACT/
LINK
10/100
/1000
ACT/
LINK
TRIG
RESET
1
2
DP
PXIe-3623
Vector Signal Up/Down Converter
5–21 GHz
LO2
LO1
AUX 1
LO1 0
mmWave
LO1 1
mmWave
REF
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
AUX 0
IF OUT
mmWave
IF IN
mmWave
DIO
ALL COAXIAL
PORTS 50
Ω
IF IN/OUT
0
1
0
1
0
1
IN
OUT
ACCESS ACTIVE
ESD
SENSITIVE
I/Q
IN
100
Ω
DIFF
I+
I–
Q+
Q–
I/Q
OUT
100
Ω
DIFF
I+
I–
Q+
Q–
ESD
SENSITIVE
ACCESS
ACTIVE
LO3
800 MHz
OUT
LO2
4 GHz
LO1
3.2 GHz - 8.3 GHz
OUT
ALL PORTS
50
Ω
NI PXIe-5653
Synthesizer
REF IN
10 MHz
.5 V p-p MAX
REF OUT
10 MHz
1.5 V p-p MAX
REF OUT
100 MHz
1.5 V p-p MAX
NI PXIe-5820
Vector Signal Transceiver
Baseband I
Q
, 1.25 GS/s
REF
OUT
I/
Q
OUT
PFI 0
DIO
REF
IN
I+
I–
Q
+
Q
–
ACCESS ACTIVE
ESD
SENSITIVE
50
Ω
100
Ω DIFF
I/
Q
IN
I+
I–
Q
+
Q
–
100
Ω DIFF
50
Ω
2
1
1. SMA (m)-to-SMA (m) Cable, 1 m
2. Mini-HDMI-to-Mini-HDMI Cable
1. Use one of the included 1 m SMA (m)-to-SMA (m) cables to connect the
mmRH-5582 IF OUT connector to the PXIe-3623IF IN mmWave 1 front panel
connector.
ni.com
16
PXIe-5832 Getting Started