VXI EX7000 SERIES User Manual

EX7000 SERIES MICROWAVE SWITCH ASSEMBLIES WITH LXI-COMPLIANT LAN INTERFACE USER’S MANUAL P/N: 82-0121-000 Release December 14, 2007

VXI Technology, Inc. 10 EX7000 Series Introduction EX72SF: High-Density 26 GHz Modular Microwave Switching, Latch with Self-Terminating Options FIGU

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Introduction 11 expansion boards, are available for large designs. Extremely large designs, that require five to eight

VXI Technology, Inc. 12 EX7000 Series Introduction FIGURE 1-4: JAVA-BASED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE RELAY DRIVE CONTROL The EX7000 contains a propri

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Introduction 13 Data is latched to the gate of the output coil drive FET dictating whether or not the FET will sink cur

VXI Technology, Inc. 14 EX7000 Series Introduction EX7000 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS EX71HD 19” (48.2 cm) width x 24.

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 15 SECTION 2 PREPARATION FOR USE OVERVIEW This section provides a step-by-step process for setting

VXI Technology, Inc. 16 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use DRIVER INSTALLATION The EX7000 is shipped with a VXI Technology, Inc. LXI Drivers and Produ

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 17 To illustrate the AutoIP mechanism, Table 2-1 lists the AutoIP default address for some example

VXI Technology, Inc. 18 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 19 SECTION 3 BASIC OPERATION INTRODUCTION The EX7000 Series modular microwave switch assemblies requir

VXI Technology, Inc. 2 EX7000 Series Preface

VXI Technology, Inc. 20 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Trigger Bus Connectors The EX7000 provides an LXI compatible trigger bus connector set on the r

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.

VXI Technology, Inc. 22 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Reset Button The reset button, accessible through a hole in the rear panel of the EX7000, imple

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 23 EX72SF The EX7SF enclosure , shown in Figure 1-2,can accommodate a large number and various types of

VXI Technology, Inc. 24 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Installation is in the reverse order. Carefully insert the multi-pin white plastic connector, a

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 25 SECTION 4 WEB PAGE OPERATION INTRODUCTION The EX7000 offers an embedded web page which provides

VXI Technology, Inc. 26 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation Use of the entry-type web pages in the EX7000 are governed by a common set of operational ch

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 27 FIGURE 4-3: EX7000 PASSWORD PAGE NOTES 1) The instrument password uses lower-case letters. 2

VXI Technology, Inc. 28 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation SOFT FRONT PANEL An example of the EX7000 Soft Front Panel page can be seen in Figure 4-4. B

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 29 NETWORK CONFIGURATION The EX7000 Network Configuration page can be seen in Figure 4-5. By default

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preface 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Certification...

VXI Technology, Inc. 30 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation FIGURE 4-5: EX7000 NETWORK CONFIGURATION NOTE The 169.254/16 subnet is reserved by the IAN

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 31 TIME CONFIGURATION This entry page is used to change the time configuration of the EX7000. By def

VXI Technology, Inc. 32 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation FIGURE 4-7: TIME CONFIGURATION WEB PAGE – SNTP FIGURE 4-8: TIME CONFIGURATION WEB PAGE – P

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 33 NOTE Specifying SNTP or NTP servers by hostname requires that the instrument be configured for D

VXI Technology, Inc. 34 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation FIGURE 4-10: UPGRADE WEB PAGE Perform the following steps to conduct a firmware upgrade: 1)

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 35 SECTION 5 THEORY OF OPERATION INTRODUCTION This section expands on the description of the intern

VXI Technology, Inc. 36 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation RDBs can either be commanded one board at a time or several RDBs may be commanded simultaneo

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 37 Part Number Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 -000 Open-collector Open-collector Open-collector -001 TTL Op

VXI Technology, Inc. 38 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation FIGURE 5-4: CONTINUOUS OPERATION MODE Pulse Mode Connecting latching devices to any bank of

www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Index 39 INDEX A AutoIP...16, 29 C

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www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preface 5 CERTIFICATION VTI Microwave, a business unit of VXI Technology, Inc. (VTI) certifies that this product met it

VXI Technology, Inc. 6 EX7000 Series Preface D ECLARATION OF C ONFORMITY Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 MANUFA

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

VXI Technology, Inc. 8 EX7000 Series Preface SUPPORT RESOURCES Support resources for this product are available on the Internet and at VXI Technology

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