AR 100S1G6AB, Operating And Service Manual

Page 1: ...Operating and Service Manual 100S1G6AB Model 10037961 Part Number Serial Number 160 School House Road Souderton PA 18964 215 723 8181 Fax 866 859 0582 www arworld us ...

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Page 3: ...ty Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements UL 61010 1 Issued 2012 05 11 Ed 3 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part 1 General Requirements CAN CSA C22 2 61010 1 Issued 2012 05 11 Ed 3 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Part ...

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Page 5: ...en Minimalwerte der Schirmdämpfung und Filterung in den unterschiedlichen Leistungsklassen empfohlen Hochfrequenzleistung min Schirmdämpfung 100 Watt 50 dB 101 1000 Watt 60 dB 1001 10 000 Watt 70 dB Falls andere elektrische oder elektronische Geräte gleichzeitig mit dem Gerät betrieben werden kann es zu Beeinflussungen kommen Da das Gerät zur Erzeugung von Hochfrequenzenergie dient ist es daher au...

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Page 7: ... clearance on all vented sides of the equipment to permit the airflow required for proper ventilation Do not restrict airflow into the equipment by blocking any vents or air intakes Restricting airflow can result in damage to the equipment intermittent shut downs or safety hazards Keep equipment away from extremely hot or cold temperatures to ensure that it is used within the specified operating r...

Page 8: ...na assembly may be heavy requiring two persons to lift Use caution when installing or removing unit Follow all equipment setup and lifting instructions specified in this document Ensure connectors are appropriate for intended operation Connectors are specified in the user manual and product specification sheet Do not exceed the maximum RF input level stated in the specifications Refer to the user ...

Page 9: ...von 10 2 cm 4 in auf allen belüfteten Seiten des Geräts ein um eine ausreichende Luftzirkulation zu gewährleisten Beinträchtigen Sie den Luftstrom des Geräts nicht indem Sie Lüftungsöffnungen oder den Lufteinlass blockieren Wird der Luftstrom eingeschränkt kann dies zu Schäden am Gerät periodischen Abschaltungen und anderen Gefahren führen Halten Sie das Gerät von extrem heißen oder kalten Tempera...

Page 10: ...n in diesem Dokument angegebenen Anweisungen zur Anbringung Stellen Sie sicher dass alle Anschlüsse für den beabsichtigten Betrieb geeignet sind Informationen zu den Anschlüssen erhalten Sie im Benutzerhandbuch und im Produktspezifikationsblatt Überschreiten Sie nicht den in Spezifikationen angegebenen maximalen HF Eingangspegel Informationen zum geeigneten HF Pegel erhalten Sie im Benutzerhandbuc...

Page 11: ...imitez pas le flux d air allant dans l équipement en bloquant tout évent ou entrée d air La restriction du flux d air peut endommager l équipement causer des coupures intermittentes ou des dangers pour la sécurité Tenez l équipement à l écart de températures extrêmement chaudes ou froides pour veiller à ce qu il soit utilisé dans la plage de fonctionnement indiquée Lorsque vous installez des acces...

Page 12: ...z prudent lorsque vous installez ou retirez l unité Respectez toutes les instructions concernant l installation et le levage de l équipement indiquées dans ce document Assurez vous que les connecteurs sont appropriés pour l utilisation prévue Les connecteurs sont indiqués dans le manuel d utilisation et la fiche signalétique du produit Ne dépassez pas le niveau d entrée RF maximal indiqué dans les...

Page 13: ...g is voor goede ventilatie mogelijk te maken Belemmer de luchtstroom in het apparaat niet door ventilatieopeningen of luchtinlaten te blokkeren Het belemmeren van de luchtstroom kan leiden tot schade aan het apparaat onregelmatige uitvallen of veiligheidsrisico s Houd het apparaat uit de buurt van extreem hoge of lage temperaturen om ervoor te zorgen dat het apparaat binnen het gespecificeerde wer...

Page 14: ...instellen en optillen van de apparatuur die in dit document worden vermeld Zorg ervoor dat de connectoren geschikt zijn voor de beoogde werking De connectoren worden gespecificeerd in de gebruikershandleiding en in het productspecificatieblad Overschrijd het maximale RF ingangsniveau niet dat in de specificaties is vermeld Raadpleeg de gebruikershandleiding en het productspecificatieblad om de toe...

Page 15: ...RF On Off 11 2 4 6 3 Reset Faults 11 2 4 6 4 Mode Select 12 2 4 6 5 Level Adjust 12 2 4 6 6 Identity 13 2 4 6 7 IO Board Firmware Revision 13 2 4 6 8 Machine State 14 2 4 6 9 State 15 2 4 6 10 Forward Power 16 2 4 6 11 Reverse Power 16 2 4 6 12 RF Gain 17 2 4 6 13 Faults 100S1G6AB 17 2 4 6 14 Operating Hours RF On 18 2 4 6 15 Operating Hours Power On 18 2 4 6 16 AC Power On Defaults 19 3 THEORY OF...

Page 16: ...s Schematic 10038514 29 4 3 8 Low or No Power Output RF Test Schematic 10038514 30 FIGURES 2 1 Model 100S1G6AB Front Panel 6 2 2 Model 100S1G6AB Rear Panel 6 4 1 Typical Response 0dBm Input and 20 dBm Input 30 4 2 Typical Response from the A3 Quad Amplifier Input to the Main RF Output 31 4 3 Typical Quad Amp Response 31 4 4 Typical 4 Way Splitter Insertion Loss and Return Loss 32 4 5 Typical 4 Way...

Page 17: ...sceptibility testing as well as usage as a driver for frequency multipliers and high power amplifiers The Model 100S1G6AB can be operated locally by using the unit s front panel controls or remotely by using the unit s IEEE 488 RS 232 interface USB or Ethernet interface 1 2 POWER SUPPLIES The Model 100S1G6AB contains a switching power supply The input voltage range to the power supply is 90 250 VA...

Page 18: ...Model 100S1G6AB 2 Rev A ...

Page 19: ... contrary to U S law is pro hibited The Model 100S1G6AB is a solid state Class AB design self contained air cooled broad band amplifier designed for applications where instantaneous bandwidth high gain and linearity are required Housed in a stylish con temporary cabinet the unit is designed for benchtop use but can be removed from the cabinet for immediate equipment rack mount ing The 100S1G6AB wh...

Page 20: ...232 fiber optic Type ST USB 2 0 Type B Ethernet RJ 45 SAFETY INTERLOCK 15 pin Subminiature D COOLING Forced air self contained fans EXPORT CLASSIFICATION 3A001 Page 2 Specifications 100S1G6AB M1 M4 100 Watts CW 1GHz 6GHz Model Configurations To order AR Products call 215 723 8181 For an applications engineer call 800 933 8181 Direct to Service call 215 723 0275 or email service arworld us For Faxi...

Page 21: ...with high peak voltages can damage the amplifier Also accidental connection of the 100S1G6AB output to the input causes oscillations which will permanently damage the input circuitry CAUTION Although designed for overdrive and load tolerance described above subjecting the amplifier to these conditions simultaneously can cause failure of the output transistor Repeated failures of this nature will n...

Page 22: ...TE LOCAL switch to LOCAL 4 Check to see that the MAIN POWER switch on the unit s rear panel is set to the 1 on position 5 Press the POWER switch the front panel vacuum fluorescent display VFD should read POWER ON when power is applied NOTE The amplifier changes state each time the POWER switch is depressed if the unit is on when the POWER switch is depressed it will turn off if the unit is off whe...

Page 23: ...88 bus is already using address 1 reset the switch to a vacant address Resetting the address requires re booting the unit Specific IEEE 488 bus commands depend on which software package you are using To send commands be sure that the amplifier s address is set properly and that the controller has correctly identified the unit as a listening device When sending commands to the unit via the GPIB int...

Page 24: ...in 3 RD Pin 4 DTR Pin 5 GND Pin 6 DCR Pin 7 CTS Pin 8 RTS Pin 9 Unused 2 4 3 Fiber Optic Communications The Fiber Optic port is a serial communications bus All commands and queries through this port must be terminated with a LF When a valid query is received it is processed and the result is immediately transmitted back over the Fiber Optic interface This port is designed to time out if there is n...

Page 25: ...B hub must be used A cable carrying the official USB logo is recommended When connected to a PC running Windows 2000 or XP a window will pop up labeled Hardware Wizard If this PC has National Instruments LabView installed it will have a USBTMC driver that will work with this port This driver will allow the device to be easily controlled using National Instruments Measurement and Automation Explore...

Page 26: ...y be sent in Remote mode All spaces in commands and queries are indicated by space A COMMUNICATIONS_ERROR LF can occur if the time between commands or queries is too short or the internal RS 485 link between the IO Board and the Control Board is broken The development of application programs requires an understanding of the operation of the amplifier as well as the intended application An applicat...

Page 27: ...ng command POWER OFF LF 2 4 6 2 RF On Off This command controls the RF on off state of the amplifier Syntax RF x Parameters State x OFF power off ON power on Response Format None No query for this command Example To turn the RF on send the following command RF ON LF To turn the RF off send the following command RF OFF LF 2 4 6 3 Reset Faults This will clear all faults if possible Syntax RESET Para...

Page 28: ...e send the following command MODE MANUAL LF Not available on all amplifier models 2 4 6 5 Level Adjust This command sets the RF Gain ALC Detector Gain ALC Threshold and ALC Response Time Syntax LEVEL xy Parameters Parameter x GAIN RF Gain DET ALC Detector Gain THR ALC Threshold RESP ALC Response Time Value y For RF Gain ALC Detector Gain and ALC Threshold 0 Minimum 100 Maximum For ALC Response Tim...

Page 29: ...aracter Response Format f m n LF Where f manufacturer m model designation n firmware revision Example To get the identity of the amplifier send the following command IDN LF Response AR RF MICROWAVE INST MODEL 1 0 LF 2 4 6 7 IO Board Firmware Revision Query to get the firmware revision of the I O Board Syntax IOB Parameters None Query only always requires a character Response Format INTERFACE_BOARD...

Page 30: ...space GAIN x THRES x RESP y LF Value x For RF Gain Detector Gain and ALC Threshold 0 Minimum 100 Maximum Value y For Response Time 0 Minimum 7 Maximum Response Time Setting Time mS 0 1 1 5 2 10 3 30 4 100 5 1000 6 3000 7 3000 Example To get the machine state send the following command MSB LF Response RF space GAIN 100 DT space GAIN 50 THRES 75 RESP 1 LF RF gain is 100 Detector Gain is 50 ALC Thres...

Page 31: ...n be found in the table below NOTE Bits labeled NOT USED may be read as a bit state of 1 or 0 BIT STATE BIT POSITION BIT DESCRIPTION 0 1 NOTES x 0 PULSE STATUS OFF PULSE 1 NOT USED 2 NOT USED 3 REMOTE CONTROL DISABLED ENABLED Response to key switch position y 0 POWER STATUS OFF POWER ON 1 STANDBY STATUS OFF STANDBY Also known as RF OFF 2 OPERATE STATUS OFF OPERATE Also known as RF ON 3 FAULT STATU...

Page 32: ...g zeros are read as spaces Units are Watts Example To find out the forward power send the following query FPOW LF Response FPOW space space space 54 LF 54 Watts of forward power 2 4 6 11 Reverse Power Query to get the reverse power Syntax RPOW Parameters None Response Format RPOW x LF Where x 0 to 99999 Values are corrected and linearized They can be up to five digits in length Leading zeros are r...

Page 33: ...S1G6AB Query to find the faults that have occurred with the amplifier Syntax FSTA Parameters None Response Format FSTA space 00xx Where xx 00 to 1A Hexadecimal xx Dec Description 00 0 No Fault 02 2 Interlock 03 3 PS1 04 4 Right Thermal 05 5 Left Thermal 08 8 PS2 0C 12 Amp A8 0D 13 Amp A7 0E 14 Amp A6 0F 15 Amp A5 14 20 Amp A3 16 22 Amp A2 19 25 485 Error 1A 26 ALC Example To find out what faults h...

Page 34: ...owing query OH LF Response OH space space space space 37 LF The system has spent 37 Hours in an RF On state 2 4 6 15 Operating Hours Power On Query to get the Power On operating hours Syntax OHP Parameters None Response Format OHP x LF Where x 0 to 100000 Units are Hours Values can be up to six digits in length Leading zeros are read as spaces Example To find out the Power On operating hours send ...

Page 35: ... EXT Not available on all models NOTES 1 Use the command DEFAULT FACTORY to reset all applicable settings back to their factory defaults 2 All applicable defaults can be queried except DEFAULT FACTORY by adding a character in place of the setting parameter 3 If the ALC Lockout Feature not available on all models is engaged the default ALC values set with this command will not be used Example 1 To ...

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Page 37: ...bled on PTFE composite printed wiring boards The RF input signal is fed to the A1 Pre Amp The pre amp consists of a GaAs Attenuator MMICs and a Wilkinson splitter The attenuator is used for manual gain control using the front panel gain control and to attenuate RF input signals above 0 dBm by utilizing internal voltages U2 is a broadband GaAs Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit MMIC and is the...

Page 38: ...itter The input signal is split into four equal amplitude equal phase signals The amplitude of each signal is 6 6 5dB below the input signal when both outputs are terminated into 50Ω loads 3 2 5 A9 Four Way Combiner The Four Way T combiner is impedance matching When the outputs of the four quad amplifiers are fed to the four way combiner the combined output will be approximately 6dB above the outp...

Page 39: ...upplies the gate voltage for stages A1 A3 and A5 A8 3 4 CONTROL SYSTEM 3 4 1 A20A1 Control Panel Assembly Schematic 10029679 The A20A1 Control Panel Assembly consists of two 16 bit microcontrollers and about nine other ICs that monitor and indicate the status of the amplifier Power is supplied using only a single 5 volt power supply The board offers the following Feature Quantity Open drain output...

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Page 41: ...rtance of the amplifier s alignment it is recommended that when failure is caused by breakdown of any of the components in the signal circuits the amplifier be returned to the factory for part replacement and amplifier realignment Shipping instructions are as follows To return an item contact AR Customer Service for an RMA number and shipping instructions Returns from outside the United States are...

Page 42: ...d workstations by individuals who are familiar with the handling of microwave GaN FETs and other ESD sensitive devices Troubleshooting the Model 100S1G6AB in a logical manner can speed the solution to a problem The settings of potentiometers pots capacitors caps or other variables should not be disturbed until other problems have been eliminated Comparing the measured DC voltages to those shown on...

Page 43: ...running check to see that the unit is plugged into a live outlet and that the AC line cord is plugged securely into the unit 4 Check the 5V housekeeping output voltage from PS1 this voltage should be as follows PS1 P12 Pin 1 5 0 0 2VDC 5 If output voltage is not present on PS1 check the AC input to PS1 6 Check the voltage to the A14 Control Fault Board on connector J3 the voltages should be as fol...

Page 44: ...ng normally check the voltage at the A20A3 Switch Breakout Assembly J5 Pins 27 28 should be 0 1V 3 If the voltage on A20A3 J5 pins 27 or 28 is high check the connection through S1 to ground and S3 to ground 4 3 4 Interlock Fault Schematic 10038514 The Model 100S1G6AB is equipped with an interlock connector which is located on the rear panel The interlock circuit can be used to sense the openings o...

Page 45: ... Low or No Power Output DC Tests Schematic 10038514 All indicators on the Model 100S1G6AB are normal the front panel vacuum fluorescent display VFD reads Power On and the cooling fans B1 and B2 are operating 1 Check the position of the RF Gain control is it set to maximum gain 2 Check the RF input to the unit is it the correct amplitude and frequency 3 Check the RF output connection from the unit ...

Page 46: ...lowing sections 1 The Model 100S1G6AB s typical gain response at 0 dBm input and 20 dBm input is shown in Figure 4 1 The actual gain may vary considerably from that shown in Figure 4 1 but should be 47 at 0dBm input and 0V at 20 dBm input NOTE If the overall gain is low the amplifier chain can be separated at the input of the A3 Splitter Figure 4 1 Typical Response at 0 dBm Input and 20dBm Input ...

Page 47: ...in Response from the A3 Quad Amplifier Input to the Main RF Output 3 If the gain is slightly low i e several dB below typical try disconnecting the input and output cables from the A3 A5 A8 Quad Amps and checking the individual gain Typical Quad Amp response is shown in Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Typical Quad Amp Response 4 If the response of the A3 A5 A8 Quad Amps is normal check the A4 Four Way Split...

Page 48: ...5 5 6 0 6 5 Return Loss dB Insertion Loss dB Frequency GHz IL J4 IL J3 IL J2 IL J1 RL J5 Figure 4 4 Typical 4 Way Splitter Insertion Loss and Return Loss 6 A typical Four Way Combiner insertion loss is shown in Figure 4 5 a typical combined port return loss is shown in Figure 4 5 The unused port must be terminated when checking the insertion loss Figure 4 5 Typical 4 Way Combiner Insertion and Ret...

Page 49: ...the response of the A2 Quad Amp see Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Typical Quad Amp Response NOTE The A1 Preamplifier s response may differ considerably particularly in flatness from the typical response shown in Figure 4 7 8 The typical response for the A1 Pre amplifier is shown in Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Typical A1 Preamplifier Response ...

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Page 51: ... cover If the security label is removed and or cut the warranty of the module will be voided Vacuum tubes in the L series amplifiers traveling wave tubes in TWT amplifiers and power heads will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one 1 year Contact AR RF Microwave Instrumentation for warranty information regarding items not listed Seller s sole responsibility in fulfill...

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