ifi SMX100, Operating And Maintenance Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...dustry 903 South Second Street Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Phone 631 467 8400 Fax 631 467 8558 Email info ifi com OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS MODEL SMX100 HIGH POWER SOLID STATE AMPLIFIER DOCUMENT...

Page 2: ...ets 17 5 0 PRINCIPALS OF OPERATION 5 1 Proper Usage And Warnings 18 5 2 Features Of The Amplifier 19 5 3 Level Control Board 20 5 4 Optional Features 20 6 0 AUTOMATIC LEVELING CONTROL ALC 6 1 ALC Feat...

Page 3: ...10 3 0 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY START UP MENU 13 4 0 GPIB ADDRESS MENU 14 5 0 MAIN MENU STATUS DISPLAY 15 6 0 TURNING ON THE AMPLIFIER 16 7 0 SMX100 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 19 8 0 E FIELD LEVELING SET UP 25 LIS...

Page 4: ...d trouble free operation depends on you thoroughly reading through this manual and familiarizing yourself with its proper operation and usage Your Wide Band Amplifier comes with the following accessor...

Page 5: ...typically more than 100 Watts The SMX100 features a Liquid Crystal Display LCD that displays continuous forward and reflected power in four digit metering The display also scrolls to provide the opera...

Page 6: ...he amplifier Located near the Power Connector is a wiring illustration as pictured below If the unit requires Three Phase wiring all pins illustrated are utilized if the unit requires Single Phase onl...

Page 7: ...I This warranty shall not apply to any IFI product that has been disassembled modified physically or electrically damaged or any product that has been subjected to conditions exceeding the applicable...

Page 8: ...IONS The specifications listed below represent the minimum performance characteristics at the time of delivery SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response Band One 10 kHz 220 MHz Band Two 200 MHz 1000 MHz Power...

Page 9: ...t Protection circuit will activate if the input signal exceeds 3 dBm 2 0 mW and will automatically compensate for the increased input signal by reducing the gain of the preamplifier Even though the am...

Page 10: ...ll be displayed 4 3 5 Mismatch Protection The SMX100 is designed to operate with a tuned 50 Ohm load and should any mismatching of the 50 Ohm load occur the Reverse Power also called Reflective Power...

Page 11: ...and purpose of each control and status indicator is provided within paragraphs 4 4 1 and 4 4 2 SMX100 RF AMPLIFIER Front Panel Rear Panel Local Remote Switch AC PWR IEC Power Connector Amp ON OFF Swit...

Page 12: ...its the 28 VDC Supply will activate A Power Supply Fault is displayed when the 28 VDC Power Supply voltage shuts down Hi VSWR When the Hi VSWR fault is displayed the amplifier is subjected to a condit...

Page 13: ...splay will still indicate a GAIN percentage refer to Figure 5 0 This percentage indication is still controlled by Level Adjust Control but the both the Level Adjust Control and the corresponding GAIN...

Page 14: ...enu will be displayed after the Microprocessor MPU booting cycle has completed This menu displays the company information the amplifier model number and serial number along with the firmware version u...

Page 15: ...ion on the display In this screen Figure 4 0 the GPIB Address is entered by dialing in the desired number using the Control Level Adjust knob and pressing the RETURN button The START UP Menu in Figure...

Page 16: ...er FIGURE 5 0 MAIN MENU AND STATUS DISPLAY Typical The amplifiers status can be monitored using the Main Menu The Gain GAIN Total Hours TOTL HRS Operating Hours OPRT HRS Forward FWD and Reflected RFL...

Page 17: ...s the button located under the Operate Standby OPR STB indication on the display Place the unit in Operate OPR mode At this mode the AMPLIFIER will be turned ON 2 The display will show the Main DC pow...

Page 18: ...output of the amplifier using a calibrated Power Meter and a calibrated 30 dB Attenuator Pad by inducing an appropriate input signal level to obtain rated power output Once the appropriate signal lev...

Page 19: ...will automatically compensate for the increased input signal by reducing the gain of the preamplifier It is not advisable to overdrive any amplifier and depend on protection circuits to maintain prope...

Page 20: ...ut signal is directed by RF Relays to the Band 2 PA and Driver section which in then to the output Both bands utilize only one input and output connector with the signal routed internally by RF Relays...

Page 21: ...space For further information regarding the ALC operation refer to Section 6 0 5 4 OPTIONAL FEATURES 5 4 1 Interlock Feature The Interlock Feature is an option for the SMX100 that utilizes an Electro...

Page 22: ...output power levels In this mode the operator has full manual control of the amplifier including the input signal gain frequency and power output As a result the operator must be fully knowledgeable...

Page 23: ...voltage level 6 2 LEVELING USING THE INT MODE When in the INT position no outside controls are required The only equipment required is a frequency generator and the intended load The procedure to use...

Page 24: ...stant RF drive voltage over the entire frequency range Full leveling at half the SMX100 rated output power is realizable with most reasonable load variations Extremely mismatched loads particularly th...

Page 25: ...ration for location of the ALC Input 4 Connect a Light Pipe to the Input of the Light Demodulator Indicator IFI P N LDI and to the LMT output of an IFI E Field Sensor Leveling Procedure 1 Turn on all...

Page 26: ...will also determine the proper sweep or step rate 7 Electric Null Fields or E Null Fields are a phenomena that may be observed when performing a sweep test In a typical EMI EMC Set Up where an amplifi...

Page 27: ...over the interface bus via the 24 pin socket connector on the rear panel of the unit IEEE 488 2 Standard is implemented which defines the protocols and syntax of commands The GPIB command codes for th...

Page 28: ...at the board level 6 When sending command strings to the amplifier a carriage return character 0Dh followed by a line feed character 0Ah must always be appended to the command otherwise the amplifier...

Page 29: ...AMPLIFIER FUNCTION STBY Standby OPRT Operate RESET Fault Reset ATTU Increase Attenuation Response with Gain value optional ATTD Decrease Attenuation Response with Gain value optional REQUEST STATUS C...

Page 30: ...g Optional INTLEV Selects INTERNAL Leveling Optional EXTLEV Selects EXTERNAL Leveling Optional ZEROATT Sets the Amplifier for ZERO Attenuation FULLATT Sets the Amplifier for FULL Attenuation GAIN Retu...

Page 31: ...and choose an icon 2 2 In the connect using box select Direct to Com1 2 3 Click OK 2 4 Select 9600 baud 2 5 In Data Bits select 8 2 6 In Parity Select None 2 7 In Stop bits select 1 2 8 In Flow contro...

Page 32: ...icing be required refer to Paragraph 8 3 8 2 1 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION COMMENTS LCD display blank No service voltages Check line power Check service voltages 12VDC 12Vdc 5VDC Connect AC...

Page 33: ...ll the associated accessories described in Section 1 0 when returning the equipment for repair In many cases a faulty accessory could give the illusion that the equipment itself has failed For this re...

Page 34: ...Page 34 APPENDIX A AMPLIFIER DATA SHEETS...

Page 35: ...APPENDIX B DRAWINGS BOM SMX100 BILL OF MATERIALS BOM 900703C INTERCONNECT DIAGRAM 500466 POWER VSWR METERING BD 500499 1 SWITCH LED BOARD ASSY 500523 SS HALLEFFECT BD ASSY 1 CHN 500540 PS ENABLE XSTR...

Page 36: ...OWER SUPPLY 1 I SMX100 TEMPLATE 302470 BRACKET MPU BD 1 G SMX100 TEMPLATE 302511 PANEL FRONT 7 H 1 G SMX100 TEMPLATE 302511 G S PANEL FRONT SCREENED AND PAINTED GREY 1 E SMX100 TEMPLATE 302512 PANEL B...

Page 37: ...90 15A CABLE POWER CORD DETACHABLE 6 14 3 3CONDUCTOR 15A IEC 1 NR SMX100 TEMPLATE CAP CM CK104 CAP 0 1UF 100V 1 SMX100 TEMPLATE CAP ELA 4700MF50V CAP 4700MFD 50V AXIAL LEAD 85 DEGREES 1 NR SMX100 TEMP...

Page 38: ...H 1 HDW RICHO WIRE TIE HOLDER 25 SMX100 TEMPLATE HWD SC 21005 HDWR MOUNTING RS232 1 SMX100 TEMPLATE KNO RKP3SB KNOB SKIRTED BLACK TEXTURE 1 SMX100 TEMPLATE POW RQ65D PS QUAD OUTPUTS 5V 8A 12V 3A 24V 1...

Page 39: ...HB DRIVER ASSY 15W RF SWITCH CONTROL CONTROL C C NC NC NO NO LOW BAND HTSK ASSY HIGH BAND HTSK ASSY 40dB 40dB W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 800102 30 800101 06 800101 06 800101 12 800101 12 800101 18 800100...

Page 40: ...ER 100 240 VAC AUTO RANGE V V V INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 INPUT4 INPUT5 INPUT6 INPUT7 INPUT8 INPUT9 INPUT10 INPUT11 INPUT12 INPUT13 INPUT14 OUTPUT1 OUTPUT2 OUTPUT3 OUTPUT4 OUTPUT5 OUTPUT6 OUTPUT7 OUTPUT8 O...

Page 41: ...PUT13 INPUT14 OUTPUT1 OUTPUT2 OUTPUT3 OUTPUT4 OUTPUT5 OUTPUT6 OUTPUT7 OUTPUT8 OUTPUT9N OUTPUT10N OUTPUT11N OUTPUT12N OUTPUT13N OUTPUT14N GND GND GND GND GND GND RELAY1 RELAY2 RELAY3 RELAY4 RELAY5 RELA...

Page 42: ...Amp CR1 1N5817 R18 13K C8 0 1uF E1 R11 5K R16 100K R13 1K C4 0 1uF R8 470 R21 5 1K C12 0 1uF C28 1000pF TP1 R17 4 7K R14 51K R5 20K R7 2K TP2 R6 20K R35 3 9K TP5 C23 0 1uF CR3 1N751 R1 6 2 R30 20K R3...

Page 43: ...INSTRUMENTS FOR INDUSTRY INC...

Page 44: ...R PS2 28V PS1 I NOM PS2 I NOM 12V 12V GND GND R9 20K POT D5 1N751 R8 22 1 4W C2 0 01uF C7 0 01uF C1 10uF 25V C5 10uF 25V R2 10K 1 4W R19 POT 5K R11 4 7K R14 10K 1 4W C6 1UF R7 10K 1 4W R18 10K 1 4W R1...

Page 45: ...Sheet of 500540 B PS ENABLE CKT A 1 1 Friday December 01 2006 ASSY 500540 R2 680 1 2W Q1 2N2222 J1 CON5 1 2 3 4 5 R1 1K 1 4W Date 1 31 2007 Time 09 43 29 AM Title T Engineering Design Final 500000 Or...