Dow-Key Microwave MS-1U18S-6-ENET Manuel de l'opérateur

i “There Is No Substitute for Experience” DOW-KEY MICROWAVE MS, MP, CB Matrix Series MS-2U18SFRL-4/X-GPIB CAN BUS RF SWITCH MATRIX Operator’s Manua

4 General Information 1.4 CB Matrices CB-Series stands for Crossbar. It is a matrix with several inputs connecting to several outputs. Only one input

5 General Information 1.5 Technical Specifications Refer to appendix A

6 General Information 1.6 Safety Precaution Safety precautions should be observed before using this product and any associated instrumentation. This

7 2 System Layout 2.1 Front Panel Layout 2 Note: The matrices shown below are with the LCD on the front panel and rear mounted switches. Matrices wi

8 System Layout 2.2 Rear Panel Layout for 2U models Figure 2-2 shows the general layout of the rear panel of a variety of 2U models. All models have

9 System Layout 2.3 Rear Panel Layout for 3U models Figure 2-3 shows the general layout of the rear panel of a variety of 3U models. All models have

10 System Layout 3U MS series (with external switches) 3U MS series (with internal switches) or MP series or CB series 3U

11 System Layout 2.4 Rear Panel Layout for 4U models Figure 2-4 shows the general layout of the rear panel of a variety of 4U models. All models hav

12 System Layout 4U MS series (with external switches) 4U MS series (with internal switches) or MP series or CB series 4U MS seri

13 System Layout 2.5 Top View Layout Figure 2-5 shows the top view layout of all models. Note: The dimension indicated on the drawing is for 3

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14 System Layout 2.6 RF configuration Refer to appendix B.

15 3 Connections 3.1 Power Connection 3.1.1 Line Voltage The matrix operates from a line voltage in the range of 110V to 240V at a frequency of 50 o

16 Connections Insert small bladed screwdriver to release the fuse. Figure 3-1, Power Entry Module Line Voltage Fuse Rating Manufacturer Manufactu

17 Connections 3.3 RS232 Connection The switch matrix may be operated over this connection (See Section 6 for a description of the commands). The RS

18 Connections 3.4 CAN Bus Connection This connection allows the internal matrix controller to be easily interfaced to another Dow-Key Microwave Swit

19 Connections 3.5 GPIB Control Connection On the rear panel of the matrix is a GPIB (IEEE-488) control port which gets connected to the GPIB port o

20 Connections 3.5.2 Interface Signals The GPIB (IEEE-488) interface system consists of 16 signal lines and 8 ground lines. The 16 signal lines are

21 Connections 3.5.4 Handshake Lines The three handshake lines (NRFD, NDAC, DAV) control the transfer of message bytes among the devices and form th

22 Connections The REN (Remote Enable) signal is asserted only by the System Controller. Its assertion does not place devices into remote control m

23 4 Configuring the Matrix for Operation 4.1 Matrix Configuration The ‘brain’ inside Dow-Key Matrices, referred to as the “Matrix Controller”, has b

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24 Configuring the Matrix 4.3 Adding and Deleting Switches The following rules apply when adding a switch to the Matrix Configuration (the desired I

25 Configuring the Matrix Example procedure: Before adding it to the Configuration you need to find the switch’s ID. To do this select Main Menu>

26 5 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.1 The Touch Screen Interface Power On: Position the rocker switch on the rear panel of the Matrix to the ON positi

27 Manual (LOCAL) Operation The figure above shows the matrix LCD touch screen (sometimes referred to as the “User Interface”, or “UI”) a

28 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2 Main Menu 5.2.1 Switching Operations Switch Operations Menu Set Switch Positions View the currently set position a

29 Manual (LOCAL) Operation Recall Positions Recall from non-volatile memory the state of the positions of all switch ID’s configured to the matrix,

30 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2.2 Error Operations View the contents of the Error Log (see Section 7.5.1). Each entry is displayed with the oldest b

31 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2.3 System Settings System Settings Menu ! Important Note: The matrix controller is designed to offer the maximum expa

32 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 4. NOTE: this operation “puts the matrix’s switches to sleep” thereby rendering the matrix inoperable during the proces

33 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2.4 Ethernet Options Ethernet Menu Not applicable to GPIB (IEEE-488) models. This button is not operational. 5.2.5

iv Manual Revision History The revision history shown below lists all revisions and addendums created for this manual. The revision level increases n

34 6 IEEE 488.2 Register model 6.1 Introduction to IEEE 488.2 The topics discussed in sections 4.2 to 4.3 are for the most part transparent to

35 IEEE 488.2 Register Model 6.5 The Status Byte Register The Status Byte register reports conditions from the other registers. Data in the instr

36 IEEE 488.2 Register Model 6.6 The Standard Event Register The Standard Event Register reports different types of events that may occur in the in

37 IEEE 488.2 Register Model 6.7 IEEE 488.2 Common Commands This matrix implements common commands that the IEEE-488.2 standard defines. The foll

38 7 Remote Operation 7.1 Introduction to SCPI SCPI is a command structure that is based on the IEEE-488.2 specification which Dow-key has adapte

39 Remote Operation 7.3 Command Separators and conventions • A colon (:) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower level keyword. • A bl

40 Remote Operation 7.4 Common Commands The following contains the IEEE 488.2 common commands of SCPI that the GPIB controller is compatible with. T

41 Remote Operation 7.4.3 *ESE? Syntax *ESE? Description This query allows the user to determine the current contents of Standard Event Statu

42 Remote Operation 7.4.5 *IDN? Syntax *IDN? Result A string is returned which consists of the following parts: Model Model Matrix model num

43 Remote Operation 7.4.7 *OPC? Syntax *OPC? Description This query returns an ASCII character “1” when all pending operations have been finished.

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44 Remote Operation 7.4.8 *RST Syntax *RST Description This command performs a device reset. This will set the instrument so that all switches are

45 Remote Operation 7.4.10 *SRE Syntax *SRE <enable_value> Parameters Enable_value Value that corresponds to the binary-weighted sum of the

46 Remote Operation 7.5 System Commands The following contains the SCPI system commands that the GPIB, RS-232 and USB control is compatible with.

47 Remote Operation Example “SYST:ERR?” Result was “1, INVALID CHARACTER”, check for more errors. Description: This error is no longer supporte

48 Remote Operation SYST:ERR?” Result was “10, SWITCH DID NOT RESPOND,x”, check for more errors. Description: Switch x did not respond to a position

49 Remote Operation SYST:ERR?” Result was “30, COMMAND UNRECOGNIZED”, check for more errors. Description: This error code is generated when the comm

50 Remote Operation 7.5.2 SYST:SERIALNUMBER? Syntax SYSTem:SERIALNUMBER? Description Returns the matrix serial number. Result n Possible error co

51 Remote Operation 7.5.3 SYST:STATUS? Syntax SYSTem:STATUS? Description This command will return all Switch positions, Local/Remote mode, Power s

52 Remote Operation 7.5.4 SYST:SCREENSAVER? Syntax SYSTem:SCREENSAVER? Description This command will return the screen saver time settings n (n is

53 Remote Operation 7.5.6 SYST:GPIBADDRESS? Syntax SYSTem:GPIBADDRESS? Description This command will return the matrix’s GPIB address. Possible va

vi 6.2 Condition Register ... 346.3 Event Register ...

54 Remote Operation 7.6 Switch [Module] Command Set The following contains the switch [module] commands of SCPI that the GPIB / RS 232 / USB con

55 Remote Operation 7.6.2 Setting switch x to position n x = switch [module] address. n = position to set and must be within the switches paramete

56 Remote Operation 7.6.3 Requesting Switch x current position x = switch address. Examples: • ROUTE:SWITCHx? • ROUT:SWITx? • :SWITx? Result: Ret

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58 GPIB, RS232 and USB Command description for standard matrices Command Syntax Response Action 1 *IDN? MS-2U18S-3/10-GPIB Returns string in ’Mod

59 Remote Operation Note: 1. Commands are NOT case sensitive. 2. For GPIB communication no ASCII termination is required, but the End Or Identify

60 Appendix A Technical Specifications Model: MS-2U18SFRL-4/X-GPIB Configuration: 4 Transfer switches mounted on the front panel RF Connectors

61 Appendix A Front View:

62 Appendix B RF Configuration Model: MS-2U18SFRL-4/X-GPIB Four independent transfer switches (Dow-Key part number: 411L-420832N-ROHS) mounted on t

1 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction The Dow-Key Microwave MS, MP, CB Switch Matrix series are electromechanical RF matrices. They come equipped

2 General Information 1.2 MS Matrices MS-Series stands for Multiple Switches. It is a matrix where a number of independent switches are populated on

3 General Information 1.3 MP Matrices MP-Series stands for Multiplexer. It is a matrix with one input connecting to many outputs (only one at the ti