Page 6 - and the; EMC; Steve Mauga, QA Manager
VXI Technology, Inc. 6 EX7000 Series Preface D E C L A R A T I O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 M ANUFACTURER ’ S N AME VXI Technology, Inc. M ANUFACTURER ’ S A DDRESS 2031 Main Street Irvine, California 92614-6509 P RODUCT N AME Microw...
Page 7 - Service should only be performed by qualified personnel.; ERMS AND; WARNING; These symbols may appear on the product:; ATTENTION; EN 50419, Marking of electrical and electronic; ARNINGS; Use Proper Power Source
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preface 7 G ENERAL S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Review the following safety precautions to avoid bodily injury and/or damage to the product. These precautions must be observed during all phases of operation or service of this product. Failure to comply with these precautions, ...
Page 8 - Technical Support; Visit
VXI Technology, Inc. 8 EX7000 Series Preface S UPPORT R ESOURCES Support resources for this product are available on the Internet and at VXI Technology customer support centers. VTI Microwave A VXI Technology Business Unit World Headquarters VXI Technology, Inc. 2031 Main Street Irvine, CA 92614-650...
Page 9 - EX7000 Series Introduction; GHz latching microwave switch
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Introduction 9 S ECTION 1 I NTRODUCTION I NTRODUCTION The EX7000 series of modular microwave switch assemblies consist of standard products as well as custom factory configured enclosures. All are rack mountable and range in size from 1U to 4U. The standard products inc...
Page 10 - OMMON
VXI Technology, Inc. 10 EX7000 Series Introduction EX72SF: High-Density 26 GHz Modular Microwave Switching, Latch with Self-Terminating Options F IGURE 1-2: EX72SF (S HOWN WITH A F ULL C OMPLIMENT OF A GILENT S WITCHES ) The EX72SF is a 2U (3.5”) enclosure that can house up to six Agilent SPDT switc...
Page 11 - NOTE; NTERACTIVE
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Introduction 11 expansion boards, are available for large designs. Extremely large designs, that require five to eight relay driver boards, can be accommodated with special HW and SW updates. Consult the factory for details. F IGURE 1-3: P OPULATED EX7400 M AINFRAME NOT...
Page 12 - ELAY
VXI Technology, Inc. 12 EX7000 Series Introduction F IGURE 1-4: JAVA- BASED G RAPHICAL U SER I NTERFACE R ELAY D RIVE C ONTROL The EX7000 contains a proprietary circuit board set consisting of a Relay Driver Board (RDB)and LXI LAN Interface Board, which is known as the EX7000-OEM when supplied as a ...
Page 13 - NTERFACING WITH; Section 3; EATURES; Relay Odometer
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 current and energize the relay coil. See the EX7000-OEM Manual (P/N: 82-0118-000) for more details. I NTERFACING WITH O THER C OMPONENTS The EX7000 board ...
Page 14 - PECIFICATIONS; 2 channels per board, expandable to 256; ID; Rotary switch (0 through 7 identifies driver board in chain)
VXI Technology, Inc. 14 EX7000 Series Introduction EX7000 S PECIFICATIONS G ENERAL S PECIFICATIONS P HYSICAL D IMENSIONS EX71HD 19” (48.2 cm) width x 24.25” (61.6 cm) depth* x 1.75” (4.5 cm) height EX72SF 19” (48.2 cm) width x 24.25” (61.6 cm) depth* x 3.50” (8.9 cm) height EX7400 19” (48.2 cm) widt...
Page 15 - EX7000 Series Preparation for Use; REPARATION FOR; VERVIEW; EX7000 Series User’s Manual; NSTALLATION
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Preparation for Use 15 S ECTION 2 P REPARATION FOR U SE O VERVIEW This section provides a step-by-step process for setting up the EX7000 series assemblies for use. For simplicity, the EX7000 series assemblies, including the EX71HD, EX72SF, and EX7400 will be referred to...
Page 16 - Reset Button
VXI Technology, Inc. 16 EX7000 Series Preparation for Use D RIVER I NSTALLATION The EX7000 is shipped with a VXI Technology, Inc. LXI Drivers and Product Manuals CD which includes software drivers, user’s manuals, the VXI Technology Product Catalog, as well as some third-party software. Please refer...
Page 17 - MAC Address; IP; Network Configuration; link, disabling DHCP
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 MAC addresses. MAC Address AutoIP Default Address 00:0D:3F:01:00:01 169.254.1.1 00:0D:3F:01:01:01 169.254.1.1 00:0D:3F:01:A3:28 169.254.163.40 00:0D:3F...
Page 19 - EX7000 Series Basic Operation; ASIC
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Basic Operation 19 S ECTION 3 B ASIC O PERATION I NTRODUCTION The EX7000 Series modular microwave switch assemblies require only ac power and a LAN connection to a PC or network. The PC must have an Internet browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, installed. The ...
Page 20 - Trigger Bus Connectors; Digital I/O Connector; Digital IO Connector
VXI Technology, Inc. 20 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Trigger Bus Connectors The EX7000 provides an LXI compatible trigger bus connector set on the rear panel of the instrument. Both connectors have the same pin assignments and are wired in parallel. For more information on the LXI Trigger Bus and c...
Page 21 - Characteristic; V min; Pin; GND
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. An example application of this pulse is to use the EX7000 to externally trigger another piece of test equipment. The specific operation of the pulse de...
Page 22 - RONT
VXI Technology, Inc. 22 EX7000 Series Basic Operation Reset Button The reset button, accessible through a hole in the rear panel of the EX7000, implemented according to the LXI LAN Configuration Initialize (LCI) Mechanism specification, can be used to restore default network settings. This is useful...
Page 23 - VTI
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 Agilent latching switch modules. The upper six switch mounting locations, designated SW1 to SW6, are designed for SPDT switches. The lower six switch ...
Page 25 - EB; ENERAL; Status; Index; Action; Reboot; Entry; Time Configuration
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 25 S ECTION 4 W EB P AGE O PERATION I NTRODUCTION The EX7000 offers an embedded web page which provides network configuration control, soft front panel access, time configuration, and the ability to perform firmware upgrades. To open this web page, en...
Page 26 - Password Protection; Change Password
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 characteristics: • Pages initially load with the currently-entered selections displayed. • Each page contains a Submit button to accept newly entered cha...
Page 27 - EX7000 Series Web Page Operation; NOTES; access to the instrument on the network.
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 27 F IGURE 4-3: EX7000 P ASSWORD P AGE NOTES 1) The instrument password uses lower-case letters. 2) This password mechanism provides only the most basic security. Applications requiring additional security should consider using private, dedicated subn...
Page 28 - OFT
VXI Technology, Inc. 28 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation S OFT F RONT P ANEL An example of the EX7000 Soft Front Panel page can be seen in Figure 4-4. By accessing this page, the various switch modules, attenuators, and other devices connected to the EX7000 can be viewed, identified, and commanded. ...
Page 29 - ETWORK
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 29 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION The EX7000 Network Configuration page can be seen in Figure 4-5. By default, the EX7000 will attempt to locate a DHCP server. If one is found, the IP address assigned by the DHCP server will be assumed, along with subnet mas...
Page 31 - IME; Time; control and does not; Reset; control provides a pull-down selection in which the
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 31 T IME C ONFIGURATION This entry page is used to change the time configuration of the EX7000. By default, the instrument has no notion of “wall-clock” or calendar time. The instrument has no battery-backed clock or any other mechanism to retain time...
Page 32 - SNTP
VXI Technology, Inc. 32 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation F IGURE 4-7: T IME C ONFIGURATION W EB P AGE – SNTP F IGURE 4-8: T IME C ONFIGURATION W EB P AGE – PTP
Page 33 - EVICE; PGRADE
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 33 NOTE Specifying SNTP or NTP servers by hostname requires that the instrument be configured for DNS, either by DHCP or Static IP. D EVICE I DENTIFY This action page is used to identify the EX7000 that is being commanded in the current session. When ...
Page 34 - Browse; ESET
VXI Technology, Inc. 34 EX7000 Series Web Page Operation F IGURE 4-10: U PGRADE W EB P AGE Perform the following steps to conduct a firmware upgrade: 1) Perform a Reboot or a power cycle. 2) Connect to the EX7000 via the embedded web page. 3) Click on the Upgrade link. 4) Click on the Browse button ...
Page 35 - YSTEM
www.vxitech.com EX7000 Series Web Page Operation 35 S ECTION 5 T HEORY OF O PERATION I NTRODUCTION This section expands on the description of the internal operation of the EX7000 and explains how to best use them. A full understanding of this operation is not required to operate and use the EX7000. ...
Page 36 - PEN; TTL; RIVE
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 simultaneously. The RDB has 72 relay control drive lines capable of sinking 200 mA and twelve very high-current reset lines capable of sinking 800 mA. They are d...
Page 37 - Part Number; CAUTION; Continuous Mode
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 Open-collector Open-collector -002 TTL TTL Open-collector -003 TTL TTL TTL CAUTION It is imperative that TTL banks only have TTL devices connected to them. ...
