VXI EX7000 manual

EX7000 S ERIES M ICROWAVE S WITCH A SSEMBLIES WITH LXI-C OMPLIANT LAN I NTERFACE U SER ’ S M ANUAL P/N: 82-0121-000 Release December 14, 2007 VXI Technology, Inc. 2031 Main Street Irvine, CA 92614-6509 (949) 955-1894[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 2 EX7000 Series Preface[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preface 3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS I NTRODUCTION Certifi cation .................................................................................................................. ........................................ 5 Warranty ..............................................................................................[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 4 EX7000 Series Preface VXI Technol ogy Logo ............................................................................................................ ...................... 27 EX7000 Title Block ............................................................................................................. ....................[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preface 5 C ERTIFICAT ION VTI Microwave, a b usiness unit of V XI Technology, Inc. (VTI) certifi es that this product m et its published specifications at the time of shipme nt from the factory. VTI Microwave further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of St[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 6 EX7000 Series Preface D ECLARATION OF C ONFORMITY Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 M ANUFACTURER ’ S N AME VXI Techn ology, Inc. M ANUFACTURER ’ S A DDRESS 2031 Main Street Irvine, Californ ia 92614-6509 P RODUCT N AME Microwave Switch Assembly with LA N Interface M ODEL N UMBER ( S ) E[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preface 7 G ENERAL S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Review the f ollowing safety precautions t o avoid bodil y injury and/ or damage to the pr oduct. These precautions m ust be observed duri ng all phases of operatio n or service of thi s product. Failure to comply with these precau tions, or with specific warnings elsewhere in t[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 8 EX7000 Series Preface S UPPORT R ESOURCES Support resources for th is product are available on th e Internet and at VXI Techn ology customer support centers. VTI Microwave A VXI Tech nology Bus iness U n it World Headquarters VXI Technology, Inc. 2031 Main Street Irvine, CA 92614-6 509 Phone: (949 ) 955-1894 Fax: (949) 95 5-3[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Intr odu ction 9 S ECTION 1 I NTRODUCTION I NTRODUCTION The EX7000 s eries of modular m icrowave switch assem blies consist of standard pro ducts as well as custom factory c onfigured enclosures. All are rack mountable and range in size from 1U to 4U. The standard products include th e EX 71HD, a 1U high-densit y, 26 G[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 10 EX7000 Series Intr odu ction EX72SF: High-Density 26 GHz Modular Microwave Switching, Latch with Self-Terminating Options F IGURE 1-2: EX72SF (S HOWN WITH A F ULL C OMPLIMENT OF A GILENT S WITCHES ) The EX72SF is a 2U (3.5”) enclosure t hat can house up to six Agilen t SPDT switches as well as up to six full-size Agilent m[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Intr odu ction 11 expansion b oards, are availabl e for large designs . Extremely large desi gns, that requi re five to eight relay driver boards, can be accomm odated w ith special HW and SW updates. Consult the factory for detai l s. F IGURE 1-3: P OPULATED EX7400 M AINFRAME NOTE The EX7000 seri es assemblies, includ[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 12 EX7000 Series Intr odu ction F IGURE 1-4: JAVA- BASED G RAPHICAL U SER I NTERFACE R ELAY D RIVE C ONTROL The EX7000 contains a proprietar y circuit board set consisting of a Relay Driver Board (RDB)and LXI LAN Interface Board, which is known as th e EX7000-OEM when supp lied as a set without an enclosure. They have been desi[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Intr odu ction 13 Data is latched to the gate o f the output coil drive FET d ictating whether or not the FET will sink current and energize t he relay coil. See the EX7000-OEM Manual (P/N: 82-0118 -000) for mor e details. I NTERFACI NG WITH O THER C OMPONENTS The EX7000 board set is capable of contro lling other progr[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 14 EX7000 Series Intr odu ction EX7000 S PECIFICATI ONS G ENERAL S PECIFICATIONS P HYSICAL D IMENSIONS EX71HD 19” (48.2 cm) width x 24.25 ” (61.6 cm) depth* x 1.75” (4.5 cm) height EX72SF 19” (48.2 cm) width x 24.25 ” (61.6 cm) depth* x 3.50” (8.9 cm) height EX7400 19” (48.2 cm) width x 24.25 ” (61.6 cm ) depth*[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Seri es Preparation for Use 15 S ECTION 2 P REPARATION FOR U SE O VERVIEW This section provi des a step-by-step proce ss for setting up t he EX7000 series assembl ies for use. For simplicity, the EX7000 series assemblies, including the EX71HD, EX72SF, and EX7400 will be referred to as EX7000 in this section. It co vers hardwa[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 16 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use D RIVER I NSTALLATION The EX7000 i s shipped wi th a VXI Technology , Inc. LXI Drivers and Product Ma nuals CD which includes softw are drivers, user’s m anuals, the VXI Technolo gy Product Catalog, as we ll as some third-party software. Please refer to the R eadMe.txt file included on th [...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Seri es Preparation for Use 17 To illustrate the AutoIP mechanism, Table 2-1 lists t he AutoIP default ad dress for some exam ple MAC addresses. MAC Address AutoIP Default Address 00:0D:3F:01:00:01 169.254.1.1 00:0D:3F:01:01:01 169.254.1.1 00:0D:3F:01:A3:28 169.254.163.40 00:0D:3F:01:FE:FE 169.254.254.254 00:0D:3F:01:FF:FE 16[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 18 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 19 S ECTION 3 B ASIC O PERATION I NTRODUCTION The EX7000 Seri es modular m icrowave switch assem blies require only ac power and a LAN connection to a PC or network. The PC m ust have an Internet b rowser, such as Inte rnet Explorer or Firefox, installed. The imbedded we b page in each EX7000 allows eas[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 20 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Trigger Bus Connectors The EX7000 provides an LXI compatible trigger bus connector set on the rear panel of th e instrument . Both connectors have t he same pin assignm ents and are wired in paralle l. For more information on the LXI Trigger Bu s and cr eating an appropriate cable, please visit [...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 21 When enabled as an output, each channel also has the ability to generate a 1 µs pulse upon command. A n example applic ation of this pulse is to use the EX7000 to externally trigger an other piece of test equipment. The specific ope ration of the pulse de pends on the static level progra mmed f or t[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 22 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Reset Button The reset button, accessi ble through a hole in the rear panel of the EX7000, implemented according to the LXI LAN Configur ation Initialize (LCI) Mechanism specification, can be used to restore default network settings. This is useful for recovery from an incorrect o r unknown n et[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 23 EX72SF The EX7SF enclosure , s hown in Figure 1-2,can acc ommodate a l arge number and various ty pes of Agilent latching switch modules. The upp er six switch mounting locat ions, designate d SW1 to SW6, are designe d for SPDT swi tches. The lower six swit ch mounting l ocations, desi gnated SW7 to [...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 24 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Installation is in the reverse order. Carefully inse rt the multi-pin white p lastic conn ector, at the end of the switch module cable, into t he mating cable exte nding from t he EX72SF enclosure ope ning. Press the two plastic connector s firmly together until you can feel slight clicking acti[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Op eration 25 S ECTION 4 W EB P AGE O PERATION I NTRODUCTION The EX7000 of fers an embedded we b page which prov ides network con figuration c ontrol, soft front panel access, time configuration, an d the ab ility to perform firmware upgrades. To open this web page, enter the EX7000’s assign ed IP address or[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 26 EX7000 Seri es Web Page Op eration Use of the entry-ty pe web pages in the EX7000 are governed by a comm on set of operational characteristics: • Pages initially load with the curren tly-entered selection s displayed. • Each page cont ains a Submit button to accept newly entered changes. Leaving a page before submitting [...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Op eration 27 F IGURE 4-3: EX7000 P ASSWORD P AGE NOTES 1) The instrum ent password uses l ower-case letters. 2) This password mechanism p rovides only the most basic secu rity. Applications requiring additional security shou ld consider using pr ivat e, dedicated subnets, firewalls, etc. to limit access to th[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 28 EX7000 Seri es Web Page Op eration S OFT F RONT P ANEL An example of t he EX7000 Soft Front Panel page can be seen in Figure 4-4. By accessing this page, the vari ous switch modul es, attenuators, and other devices con nected to the EX7000 can be viewed, ident ified, and com manded. F IGURE 4-4: EX7000 S OFT F RONT P ANEL P [...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Op eration 29 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION The EX7000 Net work Configu ration page can be see n in Figure 4-5. By default, the EX700 0 will attempt to locate a DHCP server. If one is found , the IP address assigne d by the DHCP server will be assumed, along wi th subnet m asks, gateway, etc. Otherwi se, after a tim[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 30 EX7000 Seri es Web Page Op eration F IGURE 4-5: EX7000 N ETWORK C ONFI GURATION NOTE The 169.254/16 subnet is reserved by the IAN A for AutoIP usage. It shoul d not be used for either DHCP or static IP configurations. However, a m uch more convenient and recommended way to obtain t he benefits of a st atic IP address is to e[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Op eration 31 T IME C ONFIGURATION This entry page is used to ch an ge the time config uration of the EX7000. By default, the instrument has no notion of “wall-clock ” or calendar tim e. The instrument has n o battery-backed cl ock or any other mechanism to retain time between reboots and power-cycles. By [...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 32 EX7000 Seri es Web Page Op eration F IGURE 4-7: T IME C ONFIGURATION W EB P AGE – SNTP F IGURE 4-8: T IME C ONFIGURATION W EB P AGE – PTP[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Op eration 33 NOTE Specifying SN TP or NTP servers by h ostname requi res that the instrum ent be configure d for DNS, either by DHCP or Static IP. D EVICE I DENTIFY This action page is used to identify the EX7 000 that is being commanded in the current session. When the “Turn o n” button is presse d, the [...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 34 EX7000 Seri es Web Page Op eration F IGURE 4-10: U PGRADE W EB P AGE Perform the fol lowing steps to cond uct a firmware up grade: 1) Perform a Reboo t or a power cycle. 2) Connect to the EX7000 via the em bedded web page. 3) Click on the Upgrade link. 4) Click on the Browse button and select the firmware image file to be up[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Op eration 35 S ECTION 5 T HEORY OF O PERATION I NTRODUCTION This section ex pands on the descri ption of the i nternal opera tion of the E X7000 and explains how to best use them. A ful l understandi ng of thi s op eration is not required to operate an d use th e EX7000. A functional bl ock diagram is provide[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 36 EX7000 Seri es Web Page Op eration RDBs can either be com manded one board at a tim e or several RDBs may be comm anded simultaneousl y. The RDB has 72 rel ay control drive li nes capable of sinki ng 200 mA and twel ve very high-cur rent reset lines capabl e of sinking 80 0 mA. They are divided int o three banks, each can be[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Op eration 37 Part Number Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 -000 Open- collector Open-c ollector Open-collector -001 TTL Open-collector Open-collector -002 TTL TTL Open-collector -003 TTL TTL TTL CAUTION It is imperative that TTL banks only have TTL devices connected to them. Connecting an open-collector device to a TTL po[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 38 EX7000 Seri es Web Page Op eration F IGURE 5-4: C ONTINUOUS O PERATION M ODE Pulse Mode Connecting latching d evices to any bank of the RDB will dictate that b ank must be operating in pulse mode. Commanded by software, the latch si gnal driving the FET will change state to activate FETs and then change state back when the s[...]

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Ind ex 39 I NDEX A AutoIP ....................................................................................... 16, 2 9 C configuration tab le .......................................................................... 1 3 connectors .....................................................................................[...]