Acqiris SA217P, Startup Manual

Page 1: ...Acqiris SA217P Acquisition Card 1 channel 14 bit 2 GS s DC to 1 2 GHz bandwidth with real time processing Start up Guide ...

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Page 3: ...o the SA217P signal acquisition card This product is intended for use by qualified personnel who recognize shock hazards and are familiar with the safety precautions required to avoid possible injury Read and follow all installation operation and maintenance information carefully before using the product If this product is not used as specified the protection provided by the equipment could be imp...

Page 4: ...electric shock If the circuit is capable of operating at or above 1000 V no conductive part of the circuit may be exposed Do not connect cards directly to unlimited power circuits They are intended to be used with impedance limited sources NEVER connect cards directly to AC mains When connecting sources to cards install protective devices to limit fault current and voltage to the card Before opera...

Page 5: ...ore performing any maintenance disconnect the line cord and all test cables Any part or component replacement must be done by Acqiris No operator serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified personnel To prevent electrical shock do not remove covers Cleaning Precautions To prevent electrical shock disconnect the ADC card from mains before cleaning Use a dry cloth or one slightly dampened ...

Page 6: ...he user documentation in all cases where the symbol is marked on the instrument This symbol indicates the time period during which no hazardous or toxic substance elements are expected to leak or deteriorate during normal use Forty years is the expected useful life of the product This symbol indicates the instrument is sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD ESD can damage the highly sensitive co...

Page 7: ...ers 11 Software installation for Linux users 11 Step 4 Install the Card 12 Fitting the card with the optional card retainer 13 Removing the card retainer 14 Reversing the orientation of the fan assembly 14 SA217P Front Panel Features 15 Front Panel Connectors 15 Front Panel LEDs 16 Startup sequence 16 Step 5 Verify Operation of the SA217P Card 17 Driver Graphical Interface MD3 Soft Front Panel 17 ...

Page 8: ...ons Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage or destroy electronic components Use a static safe work station to perform all work on electronic assemblies A static safe work station uses for instance two types of ESD protection conductive table mat and wrist strap combination and conductive floor mat and heel strap combination Both types when used together provide a significant level of ESD protectio...

Page 9: ...s located on a sticker On the top edge of the card for units shipped after July 2018 On the side panel of the card for units shipped before July 2018 The serial number can also be read from the Soft Front Panel interface but only after the hardware and software are installed Name and address of owner a P O box is not acceptable as a return address A description of the failure or service requested ...

Page 10: ...s with minimum RAM installation can take a long time when installing the NET Framework Hardware Requirements A host computer running one of the above operating systems Recommended models are HP Z4 HP Z440 or Dell 5820 for the Dell 5820 a specific procedure is required please contact technical support support acqiris com The computer should be configured to have the following installed The latest B...

Page 11: ...ecure Boot Windows 10 includes this process that does not allow a kernel driver to access to the hardware if the driver has not been certified by Microsoft Acqiris guarantees that the software provided is safe even if it is not recognized by Microsoft Secure boot Consequently Secure boot must be disabled in order to use the driver The procedure is available here https docs microsoft com en us wind...

Page 12: ...alled in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot 3 When installing the SA217P ensure that it has optimum cooling Do not install it in a position where the integrated cooling fans may be obstructed 4 The card requires an additional auxiliary 6 pin power connection to one of the internal power supply of the host computer using the 6 pin PCIe 12V power cable connector shipped with your product U5320A 21001 5 Re...

Page 13: ...ews only on the top side there is no screw on the bottom side 2 Insert the card into the PCIe slot of the PC ensuring that it is fully seated into the PCIe bus connector 3 Fix the card to the host computer either by fitting a screw or by using a method com pliant with your host computer model 4 Fully extend the card retainer and ensure that it is inside the host computer chassis support slot 5 Tig...

Page 14: ...e the fan unit approx imately 15 mm to the rear until it clears the circuit board keeping the fan unit level with the card both hori zontally and vertically and rotate the fan unit by 180 without dis connecting the fan power cables 3 Slide the fan unit back towards the card keeping the fan unit level with the card both horizontally and ver tically until the card is fully seated into the support sl...

Page 15: ...rigger Out signal programmable 50 Ω source LVCMOS 3 3 V I O 1 2 3 MMCX User configurable digital Input Output signal DC coupling LVCMOS 3 3 V Output 50 Ω source Input 5 V max REF IN MMCX External reference clock input AC coupled and 50 Ω terminated It can accept a 10 MHz or a 100 MHz signal from 3 to 3 dBm The ADC card can usually work with signal present at the external reference input REF IN How...

Page 16: ... FPGA 3 Restart the PCIe extender ORANGE Solid ON OFF The stage 1 is programmed into the FPGA 4 Program the Tandem2 using JTAG BLUE Solid ON OFF The stage 2 is programmed into the FPGA 5 Start the PC BLUE intermittent ON Follow the PCIe current status The FPGA is correctly programmed The module is detected into the Device Manager Acqiris Signal Acquisition Intruments 6 Turn off the PC WHITE Solid ...

Page 17: ...ris MD3 AcqirisMD3 SFP The Connection window opens with the selection of the ADC card to monitor After selecting your ADC card click Connect For details please refer to MD3 SFP Help Example of display after running a high speed ADC card acquisition with the MD3 SFP Acquisition parameters depends on your ADC card Perform a Verification of the SA217P optional Requirements for Verification The correc...

Page 18: ...Verification Procedure Do not exceed the maximum voltage level at the input connector 3 V DC 1 Configure the signal generator to produce a sinusoidal signal with a frequency of 1 MHz and an amplitude of 300 mV rms 2 55 dBm 2 Connect the signal generator output to the IN 1 connector and turn on the output 3 Launch the AqMD3Verify utility from Windows Start Menu Acqiris MD3 AqMD3Verify A command she...

Page 19: ...pdated successfully please power off your computer and restart it again for the update to take effect You may then proceed with the AqMD3Verify utility as described in this section If a Problem is Found 1 Verify that you have made all configuration settings as shown above 2 Verify that the signal generator is ON and producing the desired signals at the end of the cable This can be done with an osc...

Page 20: ...s MD3 Documentation SA217P SA217P_UserManual Data Sheet In addition to a detailed product introduction the data sheet supplies full product specifications The data sheet can be downloaded from https acqiris com SA217P datasheet Soft Front Panel help system Provides information on the use of the driver Soft Front Panel C Program Files Acqiris MD3 Documentation MD3_SFP_Help chm or from Startup Menu ...

Page 21: ...cifications IVI C Driver development environments The AqMD3 IVI C driver can be used in Visual C or MATLAB development environment IVI NET Driver development environments The AqMD3 IVI NET driver can be used in Visual C Visual C CLI or Visual Basic NET development environment Program examples Once Acqiris MD3 software is installed program examples can be found in C Program Files IVI Foundation IVI...

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