VXI EX7000 SERIES User Manual

EX7000 SERIES MICROWAVE SWITCH ASSEMBLIES WITH LXI-COMPLIANT LAN INTERFACE USER’S MANUAL P/N: 82-0121-000 Release June 10th, 2013 VT

VTI Instruments Corp. 10 EX7000 Series Introduction EX72SF: High-Density 26 GHz Modular Microwave Switching, Latch with Self-Terminating Options E X7

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Introduction 11 INTERACTIVE CONTROL As LXI-compliant devices, EX7000s have an embedded web server running which

VTI Instruments Corp. 12 EX7000 Series Introduction Each driver board is capable of recognizing and controlling either latching or non-latching switc

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Introduction 13 EX7000 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS EX71HD 17.28” (48.2 cm) width

VTI Instruments Corp. 14 EX7000 Series Introduction LXI REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS TRIGGER RESPONSE TIMES Minimum Typical Maximum Trigger Source LX

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Introduction 15 EX71HD DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAM 17.28 in438.91 mm18.28 in464.31 mm14.24 in361.61 mm15.24 in387.01 mm2

VTI Instruments Corp. 16 EX7000 Series Introduction EX72CC DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAM

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 17 SECTION 2 PREPARATION FOR USE OVERVIEW This section provides a step-by-step process for

VTI Instruments Corp. 18 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use EX7000 HARDWARE SETUP To properly set up the EX7000 for use, the following cabling connect

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 19 LInC-U Installation To install LInC-U as a discovery tool for the EX7000’s embedded webp

VTI Instruments Corp. 2 EX7000 Series Preface TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Certification ...

VTI Instruments Corp. 20 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 1) Restore the EX7000’s Default Network Settings 2) Determine PCs Network Settings 3) S

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 21 5) Determine if the PC is set to use auto or static IP. Figure 2-4 shows examples of bot

VTI Instruments Corp. 22 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use Set theEX7000 to Static IP 1) Disconnect all network connections from the PC except for t

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 23 DRIVER INSTALLATION To monitor and/or control the EX7000’s instruments programmatically (

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 25 SECTION 3 BASIC OPERATION INTRODUCTION The EX7000 Series modular microwave switch assemblie

VTI Instruments Corp. 26 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Trigger Bus Connectors The EX7000 provides an LXI compatible trigger bus connector set on the

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 27 When enabled as an output, each channel also has the ability to generate a 1 µs pulse upon co

VTI Instruments Corp. 28 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Reset Button The reset button, accessible through a hole in the rear panel of the EX7000, imp

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 29 Installation is in the reverse order. Carefully insert the multi-pin connector end of the swi

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Preface 3 Introduction ...

VTI Instruments Corp. 30 EX7000 Series Basic Operation have the same square mounting plate as the multi-throw switches so they require a special carr

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 31 EX7400 Generally speaking, most EX7400 models will have their switches mounted internally and

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 33 SECTION 4 WEB PAGE OPERATION INTRODUCTION To open the embedded web page, start the LInC-

VTI Instruments Corp. 34 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation GENERAL WEB PAGE OPERATION When initial connection is made to the EX7000, the instrument ho

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 35 Entry This type of page displays and accepts changes to the configuration of the instrume

VTI Instruments Corp. 36 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation SOFT FRONT PANEL An example of the EX7000 SFP page can be seen in Figure 4-4. By accessing

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 37 established a session with the EX7000, all other sessions established after that will be “

VTI Instruments Corp. 38 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation Device Info Tab If the Device Info tab is clicked, information regarding the EX7000 mainfra

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 39 If a static IP address assignment is preferred, one can be optionally assigned via the emb

VTI Instruments Corp. 4 EX7000 Series Preface INDEX ...

VTI Instruments Corp. 40 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation NOTE If problems are experienced connecting to the EX7000, please refer to the Network Tro

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 41 FIGURE 4-9: SNTP CONFIGURATION PAGE NOTE Specifying SNTP or NTP servers by hostname requ

VTI Instruments Corp. 42 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation FIGURE 4-10: LXI SYNCHRONIZATION WEB PAGE • IEEE 1588 Parameters o PTP Grandmaster Clock

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 43 DEVICE IDENTIFY This action page is used to identify the EX7000 that is being commanded in

VTI Instruments Corp. 44 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation Perform the following steps to conduct a firmware upgrade: 1) Delete cookies from Internet

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 45 3) When the Internet Options window appears, click on the Delete button in the Browsing h

VTI Instruments Corp. 46 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation Clearing Java Cache Once the cookies have been deleted from the host PC, the Java cache sho

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 47 4) When the Temporary Internet Files window opens, click the Delete Files… button. A conf

VTI Instruments Corp. 48 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Theory of Operation 49 SECTION 5 THEORY OF OPERATION INTRODUCTION This section expands on the description of t

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Preface 5 CERTIFICATION VTI Microwave, a business unit of VTI Instruments Corp. (VTI) certifies that this prod

VTI Instruments Corp. 50 EX7000 Series Theory of Operation RDBs can either be commanded one board at a time or several RDBs may be commanded simultan

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Theory of Operation 51 Additionally, the RDB of the EX7300 and EX7400 may have varying quantities of open-collec

VTI Instruments Corp. 52 EX7000 Series Theory of Operation power supply capable of sustaining the high-current requirement. The user must allow an ap

www.vtiinstruments.com Appendix A: System Configurator 53 APPENDIX A EX7000 SYSTEM CONFIGURATOR INTRODUCTION All products in the EX7000 series shar

VTI Instruments Corp. 54 Appendix A: System Configurator Opening an Existing Configuration To open an existing DCF, select Open from the File menu, t

www.vtiinstruments.com Appendix A: System Configurator 55 then it must be added manually by selecting Add Component Library under the Add menu. Use t

VTI Instruments Corp. 56 Appendix A: System Configurator Relays To add a relay to an EX7000 system, select Add Relay from the Add menu. The Add new r

www.vtiinstruments.com Appendix A: System Configurator 57 FIGURE A-7: RELAY PROPERTIES WINDOW NOTE Latching and non-latching relays cannot be tied

VTI Instruments Corp. 58 Appendix A: System Configurator FIGURE A-8: ATTENUATOR PROPERTIES WINDOW Parallel I/O Ports To add a parallel IO port to th

www.vtiinstruments.com Appendix A: System Configurator 59 FIGURE A-10: WIRE TYPE PROPERTIES WINDOW Once a wire type has been defined, a wire can add

VTI Instruments Corp. 6 EX7000 Series Preface DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 MANUFAC

VTI Instruments Corp. 60 Appendix A: System Configurator W1SW 4 1 2 C SW 1 1 2 C SW 3 1 2 C W4W3W3W2W2IN1IN1OUT1IN2OUT2SW 2 1 2 C Attenuator_1K1_2

www.vtiinstruments.com Appendix A: System Configurator 61 FIGURE A-14: ADDING A 7202-20 RELAY AS “SW1” Next, a wire type will be defined followed by

VTI Instruments Corp. 62 Appendix A: System Configurator FIGURE A-17: CONFIGURED RELAYS — SW1 THROUGH SW4 Note that the First drive line for each sw

www.vtiinstruments.com Appendix A: System Configurator 63 The parallel port, the final component in the example system, can now be added. Add the por

www.vtiinstruments.com Appendix B: Onboard Memory 65 APPENDIX B ONBOARD MEMORY MEMORY LISTINGS AND CLEARING PROCEDURES The following table provides

VTI Instruments Corp. 66 Appendix B: Onboard Memory

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Index 67 INDEX A Auto IP ... 19,

VTI Instruments Corp. 68 EX7000 Series Index S scan lists ...12 S

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Preface 7 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Review the following safety precautions to avoid bodily injury and/or dama

VTI Instruments Corp. 8 EX7000 Series Preface SUPPORT RESOURCES Support resources for this product are available on the Internet and at VTI Instrumen

www.vtiinstruments.com EX7000 Series Introduction 9 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The EX7000 series of modular microwave switch assemblies co