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1. Shifted Displays the trace centered in the screen but scales it in frequency according to the new span Edit the amplitude rendering mode Values e To Scale Displays the trace amplitude to scale Overlay Dislpays the trace amplitude as it was captured disregarding the reference level It may be off screen Export to CSV Export the trace points to a CSV file Displays a File Save As dialog Details Displays the settings at the time the trace was captured Back Navigate back to the trace menu list Markers 130825 2 Marker 1 to Marker 5 Edit the markers that can be applied to traces The markers are added to the active trace and then can be moved to memory based traces The trace color is shown in the menu item Note that markers can only be dragged using the mouse on memory based traces that have the Freq Rendering set to Absolute Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 15 Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Button Menu Item Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary Description Set the style of the marker When Normal or Delta a paper clip graphic is shown Values e Off Turns off the marker e Normal a single marker e Delta a pair of markers Edit the shape of the marker Values e Plus e X e Diamond Up Facing Triangle Down Facing Triangle Right Facing Triangle2. The Decimator D3 product consists of the following e The Decimator D3 e The Decimator D3 CD containing o Decimator D3 User s Manual document 130825 o The API Socket Interface Specification document 125497 o Programming Examples for the API Socket Interface o Contact details for SED Customer Service Refer to Section 2 3 for installation instructions for the Decimator 1 2 2 Functional Description Refer to Figure 1 1 for a picture of the Decimator Refer to Figure 1 2 for a picture of the Decimator connection plate The Decimator installs in to a desktop computer s PCI Express x1 PCIe slot Note that it does not work in a PCI slot Alternately it can be installed in any enclosure mounted on standoffs and powered from 12 and 5 VDC The Decimator contains software that will load a Java applet on your PC when referenced from a browser such as Internet Explorer Chrome or Firefox The applet allows the user to make Spectrum Mode or Time Domain measurements future and to determine Decimator status Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 130825 2 Figure 1 1 Decimator D3 1 0 Operations Guide RF Input 10 MHz Ref Health Monitor LED Factory Default and Reset Switches Trigger Inputs Ethernet Figure 1 2 Connection Plate Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 1 0 Operations Guide 1 3 1 3 Computer Requirements A distinction is made between the h
3. 1 Decimator Configuration The Decimator uses a Web Configuration Manager WCM to modify the network configuration calibration files port names and licence 2 3 1 1 Accessing the WCM The Decimator network configuration factory defaults are e IP Address 192 168 10 1 e Net Mask 255 255 255 0 e Gateway 192 168 10 1 Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 2 2 0 Reference Section To access the WCM enter lt decimator IP address gt cgi bin wcm cgl into a web browser s address bar For example to access the Decimator on the default IP address use the following http 192 168 10 1 cgi bin wcm cgi This will display the following web page To log in select an access level and enter the password The default password for access level admin is admin without the quotes The password is case sensitive SED Web Configuration Manager The client computer whether using the Java Applet API Socket Interface or WCM must have the appropriate network routes to access the 192 168 10 xxx subnet Ifa ping or inspection of the routing table determines that no connectivity exists then a route needs to be configured To configure connectivity for a Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 computer enter the route from a command window For example if the client computer has an IP address of 192 168 123 100 enter the following command route add 192 168 10 0 mask 255 255 255 0 192 168 123 100 130825 2 Deci
4. If the firmware file fails the integrity check it is highly recommended that the Cancel Firmware Upgrade button be pressed or there is a risk the Decimator may be rendered unresponsive 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 29 2 8 General Specifications Parameter Specification Power Requirements PCle 25 watts or 3 pin Molex connector 3 3 5V 1A and 12V 1A Indoor environment Environmental Temperature Operational Temperature Range 0 to 55 C Non operating 20 C to 70 C Humidity Operating 10 to 95 non condensing Non operating 10 to 95 non condensing Mechanical Size half size PCle card 6 875 by 4 2 inches Physical Interfaces RF Input SMA 50 ohms Input Frequency Range 5 MHz to 3 000 MHz 5 dBm to 110 dBm aggregate Maximum Safe Input 10 dBm Input Power Control RJ 45 10 100base T half or full duplex TCP IP API SNMP HTTP BNC 50 ohms 10 MHz 5 dBm to 13 dBm Green if the Decimator is ready for use Reference Health Monitor LED Red if the Decimator has encountered an error Not illuminated if the Decimator is initializing Trigger Inputs Future Use PCle x1 Used to power the Decimator The Decimator can not be controlled through the PCle interface Measurements 0 5 dB at 25 C 1 0 dB 5 to 40 C 2 6 ppm internal Amplitude Accuracy Frequency Acc
5. Left Facing Triangle Circle e Do Not Enter e Circle Plus Edit the color of the marker Displays a color edit dialog Edit what trace the marker is attached to Values e Current Active e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 Frequency Function Freq Adjust Enabled when the marker is turned on this displays the Frequency Edit dialog to adjust the marker frequency Enabled when the marker is turned on this displays the functions that can be performed on the marker frequency Values e Peak Search e Marker to Center Frequency e Marker to Reference Level e Next Right Peak e Next Left Peak e Next Lower Peak Enabled when the marker is turned on this displays a previous and next button The buttons will move the marker one point to the left or right 130825 2 2 16 2 0 Reference Section Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Button Menu Item Description Reference Enabled when the Style is Delta this displays the Frequency Frequency Edit dialog to adjust the reference frequency marker Reference Enabled when the Style is Delta this displays the Function functions that can be performed on the reference frequency marker Values e Peak Search e Marker to Center Frequency e Marker to Reference Level Next Right Peak Next Left Peak Next Lower Peak Ref Freq Enabled when the Style is Delta this displays a Adjust previous and next button The buttons will move the reference frequen
6. Section 2 7 2 3 2 Decimator Licence Files The Licence tab of the Decimator WCM shown below can be used to modify the available features of the Decimator To begin the licence file upgrade first click the Browse button and select the SED provided licence file Then click the Upload button to transfer the file to the Decimator ITESO CIEN Configuration Ee Network Calibration Port Names Licence Interface Firmware Reset Decimator PWA Serial Number Licenced Model Number DECIMATOR Decimator Type PCI Ports 0 Licenced Capabilities Upload Licence File Select file _ Browse Upload Once the new licence file has been uploaded the following page will be displayed Click the Reboot and Apply button for the new licence file changes to take effect AMEEN Configuration ii Referer Network Calibration Port Names Licence Interface Firmware Reset Decimator PWA Serial Number Upload Complete The Licence File has been verified Please review the new licenced capabilities below before applying Reboot and Apply Cancel Licenced Model Number DECIMATORIC J8 Licenced Capabilities Decimator Type Switch Ports 8 Upload Licence File Select file l Browse Upload Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 8 2 0 Reference Section 2 4 API Socket Interface The Application Program Interface API is a socket interface used to configure and initiate meas
7. Service Department for support and a Return Material Authorization RMA number if applicable There are no serviceable parts on the Decimator SED Systems 18 Innovation Boulevard P O Box 1464 Saskatoon SK Canada Telephone 306 933 1605 Fax 306 933 1695 Email service sedsystems ca Website http www sedsystems ca contact_customer_service 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary
8. Sets the detector option Enum peak normal detector peak normal Sets the hold mode Enum normal max hold min hold hold max hold colorscheme Sets the color scheme on the plot Enum normal print colorscheme print normal The parameters must be appended to the regular URL using the standard URL query string format parameter list and URL separated by parameters separated by amp and parameter name value separated by The parameters can be in any order and parameter names are case insensitive You may specify as many or as few parameters as you like Examples e http 192 168 10 1 index html frequency 1350 5 amp span 25 5 o Sets the center frequency to 1350 5 MHz and span to 25 5 kHz 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 25 e http 192 168 10 1 index html autoyaxis false o Turns off automatic Y axis scaling e http 192 168 10 1 index html frequency 1350 5 amp span 25 5 amp RBW 98 amp averag es 11 amp referenceselect external amp capturemode continuous o Sets the center frequency to 1350 5 MHz span to 25 5 kHz resolution bandwidth to 98 Hz the number of averages to 11 enables the external frequency reference then starts a continuous mode trace 2 5 6 Time Domain Mode Future Note the time domain mode User Interface is not accessible on the Java Applet at this time It will be made available w
9. Visible Sets whether or not the active trace is visible Values e Show e Hide Thickness Edit the thickness of the active trace in pixels Values 1 2 default 3 e 4 e 5 Export to CSV Export the trace points to a CSV file Displays a File Save As dialog Back Navigate back to the Trace menu Trace 1 to Trace 4 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary Edit the memory based traces The trace color is shown in the menu item Capture Copy the active trace to the stored trace Displays a graph icon on the menu item and on the Trace menu item one level above when captured 130825 2 2 14 Button 2 0 Reference Section Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Menu Item Clear Description Clear the trace from memory Visible Sets whether or not the active trace is visible Values e Show e Hide Color Edit the color of the stored trace Displays a color edit dialog Thickness Edit the thickness of the active trace in pixels Values e 1 e 2 default 3 e 4 e 5 Freq Rendering Ampl Rendering Edit the frequency rendering mode Values e Overlay Display the trace exactly as it was shown when captured disregarding the current frequency settings This is a WYSIWYG of the trace when it was captured Absolute Displays the trace at its captured frequency It may be off screen
10. address automatically DHCP Use the following static settings IP address 192 168 0 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 0 0 0 0 O Disable network Click Reboot Now to reboot the Decimator and begin using the new settings Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 4 2 0 Reference Section 2 3 1 3 Utilizing the Serial to Network Proxy The Decimator has an on board serial port RS232 configured with the ser2net utility The ser2net utility allows access to the Decimator s serial port via an Ethernet socket port TCP To configure ser2net log in to the WCM as described in Section 2 3 1 1 and navigate to the Network tab The ser2net Utility Configuration shown below can be found by scrolling to the bottom of the network tab Port for Measurement API Port default 9784 9784 ser2net Utility Configuration TCP Port default 2000 2000 Timeout default 600 600 o Off Raw O Rawlp O Telnet 115200 Save Changes Default ser2net settings State Off Baud Rate 9600 bits sec Parity None Not Configurable Data Bits 8 bits Not Configurable Stop Bit s bit Not Configurable Available Configuration Options 1 State The following options can be set under state a off Disables ser2net b raw The data is transferred bi directionally between the serial port and the TCP port as is e rawlp The data is transferred only from the TCP port to the ser
11. to begin the first step You will be prompted to begin the second step once the upload has completed Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 28 2 0 Reference Section The firmware update file supplied by SED can be transferred to the Decimator using a local host computer After specifying the firmware location and clicking Upload the file will be obtained and then the following screen will be displayed b INTE Configuration RT EMMA Cc Firmware Maceo Upload in progress Please wait the upload has not yet completed You will be notified when the upload is complete Once the upload is complete a confirmation page will be displayed bzy Y E NTSC Configuration MATT Network Calibration PortNames Licence Interface Firmware Reset Flash Firmware New firmware d3 firmware tar has been uploaded and the integrity check has succeeded The flashing process may take up to 2 minutes Once the flashing process has completed the card will be reset automatically WARNING Do not interupt power once the flashing process has been started or the FLASH memory may become corrupted To begin the flashing process click the following button Begin Flash To remove the uploaded firmware without flashing the FLASH memory click the following button Cancel Firmware Upgrade Clicking on Begin Flash will update the Decimator firmware When complete the Decimator will be automatically reset
12. 1 1 1 1 11 Serial number Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 26 2 0 Reference Section Status information on the device operations is provided in the ISO branch as well The IADC MIB file contains the OID translations Entries are as follows 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 1 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 2 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 3 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 4 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 5 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 6 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 7 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 8 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 9 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 10 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 11 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 12 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 14 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 16 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 17 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 9633 4 1 18 0 Input overload status Overall device status indicates if a major fault occurred System up time indicates how long the device has been running since last reset Voltage of the onboard 1 2v power supply if available Voltage of the onboard 2 5v power supply if available Voltage of the onboard 5 0v power supply if available Voltage of the onboard 12 0v power supply if available Voltage of the onboard 17 0v power supply if available Onboard temperature The center frequency of the current capture The span width of the current capture The resolution bandwidth of the current spectrum capture If a time capture is in progress the value is 0 Internal clock setting Auto attenuation setting Number of availabl
13. Power analysis is configured e PresenceOfACarrier csv if Presence of a Carrier Analysis is configured trace subdirectory containing a trace file per trace with an hh_mm_ss_uuu csv format 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 17 Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Button Menu Item Description An edit window to specify e Master Switch enables email e Mail Server o Name o Port From o Email o Name Recipients o Email o Name o Style Simple Text text only Rich HTML text and screen shot Test button Select a recipient and click the test button to send a test email Note Ensure nothing is blocking port 25 such as virus software You will need to remove or disable that port blocking for email to work An edit window to specify e Master Switch enables SNMP e Trap Destinations o IP Address o Port o Community Test button Select a trap destination and click the test button to send a test trap Default values used Show MIB button Extract the MIB file from the application and prompt the user to save the file to local disk This MIB file can be loaded directly into an NMS Band Power Displays sub menus for the default Band Power analysis This analysis measures the Nominal Power in the span Nominal Power Edit the default Nominal Power in dBm Tolerance Power Edit the default Tolerance Power in dBm Pr
14. Revision 2 May 31 2012 Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 22 SED a division of CALIAN Ltd Prepared by Junior Designer M Gale Approved by Senior Digital Design Engineer D Warkentin Approved by Project Manger T Braun 18 Innovation Blvd P O Box 1464 Saskatoon Saskatchewan CANADA S7K 3P7 Tel 306 931 3425 Fax 306 933 1486 http www sedsystems ca Proprietary Notice The information contained herein is proprietary to SED Systems and may not be used reproduced or disclosed to others except as specifically permitted in writing by SED The recipient of this information by its retention and use agrees to protect the same and the information contained herein from loss theft and compromise Contents f Contents Page 1 0 Operations GUIS a da 1 1 1 1 is O A 1 1 1 2 System DES CH A on tet Valais hy E O EN 1 1 1 2 1 Equipment List System ContentS ooonooccicccnoocnnoncconecconocananonnnonnccco nacion 1 1 1 2 2 Functional Wescriptt iss se ss ccte ce ease sd aol eased tesnes Aiaecseled mak rane ee 1 1 1 3 Computer Requirements siriaca ora in a E ieee EERE EA 1 3 1 3 1 Host Computer Requirements usas 1 3 1 3 2 Client Computer Requirements isis 1 3 2 0 Reference SECO sss cicadas caieselev ee tee enn vac sted eenah eeik taco eaten dep mee epee cone et 2 1 2 1 A A A A E 2 1 2 2 User Interface Co a 2 1 2 3 Configuring the Decimator For Usain la 2 1 2 3 1 Decimator Con
15. TE TRACE MARKERS REPORT SAVE OPEN CARRIER MONITOR SED Done 2 5 4 Carrier Monitor The Decimator can be configured to monitor up to 100 carriers validating the captured trace for limits within acceptable Band Power and Presence of a Carrier thresholds The measurement is defaulted to use the entire span of the viewport If configured email or SNMP trap notification events will be raised when an alarm threshold is exceeded To use the carrier monitor a new measurement must be configured then enabled 2 5 4 1 New Measurement The following figure shows the New Measurement window A unique name must be giving to each new measurement Use the drop down box to configure the options for Analyses Notifications and State Note that the state options are not configurable through this menu These values are determined from the current Java Applet configuration Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 20 Decimator Mozilla Firefox 18 x Ele Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Z C ta L ntto d3 decimator 9 Jocal 29 onenire view LA Most Visited Getting Started la Latest Headines L Decimator le MT FREQUENCY SPAN AMPLITUDE RBW AVERAGE MEASURE SYSTEM STATE TRACE MARKERS REPORT SAVE OPEN CARRIER MONITOR SED Done Once all of the options are configured click the Ok button in the corner of the New Measurem
16. abled a notification will be sent Stop the carrier monitor measurements Add Create a new measurement Delete Delete the selected measurement Edit Edit the selected measurement Recall State Recall the Decimator state from the selected measurement Capture State Capture the state of the decimator to the selected measurement Move Move the selected measurement down one Measurement Down Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 22 2 0 Reference Section Button Name Button Graphic Description Move Move the selected measurement up one Measurement Up Scroll to Top Scroll to the top of the measurement table Scroll Up Scroll up one Measurement When the mouse cursor is not in the Carrier Table Monitor Toolbar area then only the Measurement Status LED is shown Otherwise a two column table with Measurement Status and Measurement Name is shown LED Gray is unknown Green is success Red is failure Scroll Down Scroll down one Scroll to Bottom Scroll to the bottom of the measurement table 2 5 4 3 Carrier Monitor Notifications The Carrier Monitor can be configured to send SNMP or email notifications if a measurement threshold is exceeded Note that both the master switch press Carrier Monitor gt Email or Carrier Monitor gt SNMP and the measurement notification control select the measurement from the Carrier Monitor Toolbar and click the Edit
17. button and then select Notifications from the drop down menu must be enabled for notifications to be generated 2 5 4 4 From the Command Line After setting up the measurements for carrier monitoring in the previous section and running and testing interactively it may be beneficial to run the carrier monitoring not from within the Java Applet but from a command line task To do this perform the following e Run the Decimator UI to create a project file with all the measurements in it Test it out running in the browser interactively Include things like measurement delay trace analysis result logging email notifications SNMP configuration and all your measurements Save the project file to disk e g C myproject xml e Obtain the decimator jar file by searching in your browser s cache for the file decimator jar Consult your browser documentation to find the directory and or search your drive Some browsers allow a File Save As option to save the current page to disk which will in turn save decimator jar to the directory e Shutdown the Decimator UI 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 5 5 From the command line run 2 23 o java java util logging config file FullPathToJavaLoggingPropertiesFile cp decimator jar com sedsystems decimator CarrierMonitoring Ip Address Y ourDecimatorCardlIp Address Port YourPort ProjectFile FullPat
18. card Status Error Log Display the status of the Decimator in a display dialog Display the list of errors that have occurred since the GUI started 130825 2 Help Display the Decimator Ul help in the default browser Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section Button State 2 13 Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Menu Item State 1 to State 10 Description Store or restore the state of Decimator from storage of one of 10 states When the state is captured a gear marker icon is shown on the menu item Hovering over the menu item when a state is captured displays the state in a tool tip Clear Clears the state Capture Stores the current state Apply Applies the stored state to the current state View View the stored state in a display dialog Active CrossPol Selects the active trace Allows the following parameters to be edited Visible Color Thickness Sets whether or not the active trace is visible Values e Show e Hide Edit the color of the active trace Displays a color edit dialog Edit the thickness of the active trace in pixels Values o 1 e 2 default e 3 e 4 e 5 Export to CSV Export the trace points to a CSV file Displays a File Save As dialog Back Navigate back to the Trace menu Selects the active trace Allows the following parameters to be edited
19. cy marker one point to the left or right Export to CSV Export the active trace and any captured memory based traces to a CSV file Displays a File Save as Dialog Export to HTML Export the screen traces markers and states to an HTML file report Displays a File Save as Dialog to specify a target directory The Decimator UI optionally displays the report HTML file in the default browser when done Save Open Save Screen to PNG Save the screen to a PNG file Displays a File Save as Dialog Save Project Save the current settings memory based traces markers attached to memory based traces and states to a project xml file Displays the File Save as Dialog Open Project Opens a saved project from file and loads the data into the Decimator UI The current settings memory based traces markers attached to memory based traces and states are loaded from the project xml file Carrier New Measurement Create a new measurement using the current state of the Decimator Monitor Provide a name and specify which analyses to run Measurement Delay The measurement delay in seconds This is the time to wait between successive measurements Log Directory The output log directory for traces and analysis files If blank logging will not occur Log files will be in a subdirectory off this root log directory in a format root_log_dir yyyy_mm_dd measurement_name Within that directory there will be a e BandPower csv if Band
20. d phase noise by the choice of 10 MHz reference The on board frequency reference is accurate to 2 6 ppm and is selected by default An external reference will typically provide better accuracy The external frequency reference must be selected through the Java Applet or the API Socket Interface The setting will remain selected until you close the connection 2 7 Updating the Firmware The Decimator incorporates a web page to manage updating the firmware which eliminates the need to return the unit to the factory for updates Reset the Decimator before installing firmware and ensure there are no API connections made including the Java Applet and the API Socket Interface after the reset and during the installation The Decimator can be reset in the Configuration gt Reset tab of the Web Configuration Manager or by cycling the power to it The Firmware Upgrade tab shown below is the default tab displayed after successfully logging in to the Decimators WCM Refer to Section 2 3 1 1 for details on logging in A E About Status Logout Network Calibration PortNames Licence Interface Firmware Pesa Please reset the device before starting the update and ensure that no other network connections are open Firmware Location Get from local host Filename Upload AY A firmware upgrade consists of two steps uploading the firmware and writing it to FLASH memory Fill out the form above and click the Upload button
21. e switch ports The currently selected switch port The MIB OID files are available from the HTTP interface of the Decimator To obtain the files enter the filename for each into the URL field of a browser and then save the file for use by your SNMP tools For example to access the files using the default IP address use the following URLs e http 192 168 10 1 ENTITY MIB mib e http 192 168 10 1 L ADC MIB mib e http 192 168 10 1 SEDSYSTEMS MIB mib Refer to Decimator API Specification 125497 included on the CD for further information 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 27 2 6 1 Input Signal Considerations The input to the Decimator must between 5 and 3000 MHz Note that the input can be limited by an external filter to the band of interest within this range in order to avoid reducing the signal to noise ratio of the instrument The more broadband noise allowed into the Decimator s input the lower the dynamic range will be The total power in the full input frequency range should not exceed the input power level specification for Decimator Refer to the specification in Section 2 8 Any band pass high pass or low pass RF filter suitable for 50 ohm applications may be used on the input to the Decimator 2 6 2 10 MHz Reference Considerations The Decimator uses a 10 MHz reference as a frequency reference Note that frequencies reported will be limited in accuracy an
22. ent window This will cause the Carrier Monitor Toolbar to be displayed on the left side of the Java Applet 2 5 4 2 Carrier Monitor Toolbar The carrier monitor toolbar appears after one New Measurement has been configured Moving the mouse cursor over the toolbar widens it to make the measurement names visible Figure 2 5 shows the Java Applet with three Carrier Monitor measurements configured Note that the measurement has been Played so many of the Carrier Monitor Toolbar buttons have been disabled The selected carrier Carrier 1 from the Measurement Table has up to 24 hours of results shown in the Carrier window Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 21 ai x Ele Edt View History Bookmarks Tools Help e S Cc day L http 43 decmator 9 local Y j y LA Most Visited Getting Started gt Latest Headines l Decimator E cable Load Generator DECIM TOR FREQUENCY Carrier 1 Band Power SPAN AMPLITUDE RBW AVERAGE MEASURE SYSTEM STATE TRACE MARKERS REPORT _ SAVE OPEN CARRIER MONITOR SED Done Figure 2 5 Carrier Monitor The following Table describes each of the Carrier Monitor Toolbar buttons Button Name Button Graphic Description Start the carrier monitor This will sequentially process the carrier monitor measurements Ifa threshold is exceeded Measurement Status LED will go red ana if en
23. esence of a Carrier Displays sub menu for the default Presence of a Carrier analysis This measures the maximum delta power in the span Delta Power Edit the default Delta Power in dB Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 18 2 0 Reference Section 2 5 2 1 Advanced Measurement Settings Pressing the Measure button allows access to some advanced settings not typically changed for most measurements but available if desired These settings allow the user to select the FFT Window type and Optimization A selection of FFT window types have been made available to provide the user with expanded analysis capability The available window types and their respective characteristics are shown in Table 2 2 Table 2 2 FFT Window Type Figures of Merit Highest Side Lobe Equivalent Noise Level dB BW bins Rectangular 13 0 1 00 0 89 3 92 Flattop Blackman Harris FFT Window 3 0 dB BW bins Scallop Loss dB Hamming Hanning Configuring the Decimator to an Optimization setting of Spurious will increase the measurement time but reduce and in most cases remove completely the spurious signals generated within the Decimator It is recommended that Speed Optimization be used when measuring modulated or noise signal band power as spurious optimization can reduce measurement accuracy An Optimization setting of Speed will increase measurement speed at the expense of leaving in
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25. hTo Y ourProjectFile As an example o java Djava util logging config file C decimator properties cp decimator jar com sedsystems decimator CarrierMonitoring IpAddress 192 168 10 1 Port 9784 ProjectFile C myproject xml A sample decimator properties java logging file exists at the bottom of the Decimator Java Applet help click System gt Help Query String Normally the user interface is started with default settings If you find you often change the settings to the same values regularly you can save a Project and reopen it each time you use the Decimator or you may want to take advantage of the query string function The user interface can be configured via the URL used to access it so that it will start with the specified settings For example the URL http 192 168 10 1 index html frequency 1455 5 will start the user interface with the center frequency set to 1455 5 MHz The complete list of possible parameters is shown below Parameter Name Frequency Span RBW Averages Autoyaxis Description Sets the center frequency Sets the span Sets the resolution BW Sets the number of averages Turns Y axis auto scaling on off The Y axis reference value value at the top of the plot Expected Data Type Decimal MHz Decimal kHz Decimal Decimal Boolean true on Decimal dB Example frequency 1345 23 span 24 885 RBW 95 averages 12 autoyaxis false yref 10 Defaul
26. hen demand warrants it Time domain mode is only available from the API Socket Interface at this time The time domain mode is used to measure the instantaneous power of the input signal in the actual span shown For the time domain the basic operations made by the Decimator are to collect the samples contiguously and then display the data in the time domain to the operator This also can be done in Raw mode or Decimated mode Raw mode takes the full input range of the Decimator and displays the time domain data Decimated mode reduces the bandwidth down to the desired span as close as it can refer to the actual span reported The resultant time domain data is displayed to the user Note that the scale and time range of the display are actual values based on the settings chosen 2 6 SNMP Interface The Decimator supports monitoring of the operational status through the SNMP interface MIB definitions are available to provide translations of the OIDs to readable labels The SNMP interface provides read only data concerning the device operations The OIDs of interest are the device identification and version information as well as the operational status The device identification is provided in the ISO branch of the object ID structure The ENTITY MIB file contains the translations for these nodes Notable entries are as follows 1 3 6 1 2 1 47 1 1 1 1 8 Hardware revision 1 3 6 1 2 1 47 1 1 1 1 10 Software revision 1 3 6 1 2 1 47
27. ial port as is d telnet The data is transferred between the serial port and the TCP port using telnet protocol 130825 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 5 2 Baud Rate Number of bits per second used by the serial port Available options are 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 The Decimator serial port uses 3 3V TTL signals NOT RS232 levels The physical location of the serial port on the card and the pin layout are shown in Figure 2 1 GND 19 NC NC NC NC NC Figure 2 1 Serial Port Connection Pins Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 6 2 0 Reference Section 2 3 1 4 Restoring the Factory Defaults The factory default switch can be used to restore the Decimator s network configuration and API Socket Interface port to the defaults Any calibration or licence files installed will remain unchanged The procedure to restore the factory default settings on the Decimator is as follows 1 Locate the factory defaults D switch on the Connection Plate Depress the switch and hold 2 Locate the reset switch R on the Connection Plate Depress the switch and release 3 Continue to hold the factory defaults switch until the health monitor LED is green This can take up to 120 seconds 4 The factory defaults are now restored 2 3 1 5 Switch Port Calibration Files The Calibration tab shown below is used to install or modify a switch por
28. it the scale per vertical division This value will be automatically set if Auto Y axis is set to true Auto Atten When enabled the attenuation level is automatically set to the appropriate value depending on the power level of the incoming signal Manual Atten Allows the input attenuation to be set manually RBW Edit the resolution bandwidth Clicking on the menu item displays the RBW Edit dialog Values that are too low or too high are automatically adjusted to the limit Auto or Manual When set to Auto the RBW will be calculated as a ratio of the span based on Ratio When set to manual the user can manually edit the RBW Available on software version 3 0 2 and up Ratio The ratio between span and RBW Available on software version 3 0 2 and up Average Average Edit the number of averages Detector Edit the detector used Values e Normal e Peak Edit the hold mode Values e Normal none e Max Hold e Min Hold Measure Capture Mode Edit the capture mode Values e Continuous e Single e Stopped Restart Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary Restarts the measurement if in Continuous Capture Mode This is handy if Max Hold is on in Continuous Mode 130825 2 2 12 Button 2 0 Reference Section Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Menu Item FFT Window Description Edit the Fast Fourier Transform window
29. mator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 3 2 3 1 2 Modifying the Network Configuration To change the Decimator s network configuration log in to the Web Configuration Manager as described in Section 2 3 1 1 and navigate to the Network tab The follow page will be displayed cie Configuration ler IP Settings Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP Use the following static settings IP address 192 168 0 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 0000 O Disable network Optional Static Routes O Add static route 0 Network 0 IP address Network 0 netmask Network 0 gateway C Add static route 1 Network 1 IP address Network 1 netmask Network 1 gateway O Add static route 2 Network 2 IP address Network 2 netmask Network 2 gateway C Add static route 3 Network 3 IP address Network 3 netmask Network 3 gateway C Add static route 4 Network 4 IP address Network 4 netmask Network 4 gateway Port for Measurement API Port default 9784 9784 ser2net Utility Configuration TCP Port default 2000 Timeout default 600 O Off Raw O Rawlp O Telnet 115200 y Save Changes Enter the new network information and click Save Changes The following page will be displayed SED About Status Logout Save Complete All settings were saved successfully You must reboot before the settings take effect Reboot Now IP Settings O Obtain an IP
30. nd actual center frequency values Clicking on the menu item displays the Center Frequency Edit dialog Values that are too low or too high are automatically adjusted to the limit Start Frequency the limit Edit the start frequency Displays the desired and actual start frequency values Clicking on the menu item displays the Start Frequency Edit dialog Values that are too low or too high are automatically adjusted to Stop Frequency 130825 2 Edit the stop frequency Displays the desired and actual stop frequency values Clicking on the menu item displays the Stop Frequency Edit dialog Values that are too low or too high are automatically adjusted to the limit Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section Button Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Menu Item Span Description Edit the span Displays the desired and actual span Clicking on the menu item displays the Span Frequency Edit dialog Values that are too low or too high are automatically adjusted to the limit Full Span Sets the span to 2995 MHz Min Span Sets the span to 16 kHz Amplitude Auto Y axis Edit whether the Reference Level and Scale Div are adjusted automatically to show the entire active trace Values e True e False Reference Level Edit the Reference Level This value will be automatically set if Auto Y axis is set to true Scale Div Ed
31. ns and Menu The Control Buttons reside along the right side of the applet in two columns The right most column of buttons consists of the major functions and the column of buttons to the left of it are the context sensitive buttons as dictated by the present major function that is selected Clicking on one of the major function buttons will change the context sensitive buttons to the available editable options Clicking on one of the context sensitive buttons will either apply that option or bring up a separate dialog box that can be edited to a value or chosen from a drop down list The options available for each context sensitive function can be multiple levels deep The menu options and their specific functionality are outlined in the table below 2 0 Reference Section i PRESET 1 DECIM TOR FREQUENCY SPAN AMPLITUDE RBW AVERAGE MEASURE SYSTEM STATE TRACE MARKERS REPORT SAVE OPEN CARRIER MONITOR SED Figure 2 4 Decimator GUI Control Buttons Table 2 1 describes in detail each button and data field of the Decimator s GUI Use of the GUI is described further in the Help file under the System button Table 2 1 Decimator GUI Button and Menu Descriptions Menu Item Preset N A Description Sets the Decimator back to the default measurement settings and clears any stored traces states and markers Frequency Center Frequency Edit the center frequency Displays the desired a
32. ons are incorporated into the Decimator s Java Applet or API Socket Interface Refer to Section 2 3 1 1 for details on the Web Configuration Manager security The Decimator Java Applet and API Socket Interface are designed to allow up to 5 remote connections simultaneously However multiple connections will impact the speed at which the Decimator can make measurements as measurement requests on all connections are handled on a first come first serve basis 2 3 Configuring the Decimator For Use The only thing that must be known to access the Decimator is the IP address Refer to Section 2 3 1 2 for details on setting the IP address The Decimator can be set up as dedicated or shared access With dedicated access an Ethernet cable is connected directly between the client computer and the Decimator In this configuration only the client computer can access the Decimator With shared access an Ethernet cable is connected between the Decimator and a hub or switch In this configuration any computer on the network can access the Decimator Any hub or switch is compatible with the Decimator but 10BaseT products will slow down the measurement speed No software other than the Java runtime needs to be installed on the host computer or the client computer in order to use the Decimator from a browser the Java Applet will automatically be downloaded by the web browser Direct access to the API Socket Interface requires user written API software 2 3
33. ost computer and the client computer The host computer contains the Decimator The client computer is the one that is accessing the Decimator over the network The host computer and the client computer can be the same computer if desired 1 3 1 Host Computer Requirements The following minimum capabilities are recommended for the host computer e One PCI Express x1 PCIe slot e A power supply with room for 25 Watts of steady state load 1 3 2 Client Computer Requirements The following minimum capabilities are recommended for the client computer e 2 33 GHz Processor or better e 4GBof RAM or better e An operating system that supports a web browser and Java VM as listed below e A web browser such as Internet Explorer Chrome or Firefox e Java JDK 1 6 release 10 or newer for Decimator software versions 3 0 0 and up e An Ethernet connection available for the Decimator to connect to the computer Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 1 4 1 0 Operations Guide This page intentionally left blank 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 1 2 0 Reference Section 2 1 General This section is a complete reference of all the capabilities of the Decimator In some cases all the relevant information was provided in Section 1 In this case the corresponding section here will refer back to Section 1 2 2 User Interface Connection Details No security restricti
34. rm a windowed FFT see Section 2 5 2 1 and present the spectrum data to the operator Similar to traditional spectrum analyzers the speed of the measurement is a function of the RBW and the span 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 9 2 5 1 Main Screen The main screen consists of four areas as shown in Figure 2 3 The Plot Area to the center consisting of the grid and plot of the signal Marker values show up at the top of the plot area The North Settings Bar along the top consisting of the connection LED RBW Span Averages Start Frequency Center Frequency and Stop Frequency The West Settings Bar along the left consisting of the Reference Level Reference Select Scale per Division and minimum displayed power level And finally the South Mouse Indicator Bar along the bottom consisting of the mouse cursor positions frequency and amplitude The Screen Area will automatically update the values of the various parameters in real time as the signal changes or the user changes parameters e RBW 244 kHz BH Span 150 146 MHz Averages 15 Start 774 927 MHz Center 850 MHz Stop 925 073 MHz Style Type Frequency Power Band Power Ref Lvl 0 0 dBm 2X Delta 9 992 MHz 53 08 dB 34 43 dBm Internal 923 523565 MHz 11 93 dBm Figure 2 3 Decimator GUI Main Screen Decimator D3 User s Manual 130825 2 SED Systems Proprietary 2 10 2 5 2 Control Butto
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36. t Value half of the available frequency the minimum span value 100 10 true auto scaling on dbdiv The number of dB per division on the Y axis Decimal dB dbdiv 5 switchport Selects the switched RF port 8 Port Decimator only Decimal 1 to 8 switchport 5 autoattenuation Toggles input attenuation between auto and manual Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary Boolean true auto autoattenuation true true automatic attenuation 130825 2 2 24 Parameter Name attenuation Description Sets the attenuation level in dB Expected Data Type Decimal 2 0 Reference Section Example attenuation 5 Default Value referenceselect capturemode Toggles the clock reference between internal external Sets the capture mode Enum external internal auto Enum stopped single continuous referenceselect auto capturemode continuous internal stopped fftwindow Sets the FFT window Enum rectangular flattop blackman harris hamming hanning fftwindow flattop blackman harris fftoverlap Sets the FFT overlap Decimal 0 to 1 fftoverlap 0 4 0 5 spectralinversion Sets the spectral inversion Boolean true on spectralinversion true false optimization Sets the optimization or dithering option Enum spurious speed optimization speed spurious detector
37. t calibration An example switch port calibration file is included on the CD After a switch port calibration file is installed or modified the Decimator will have to be reset for the changes to take effect The switch port calibration file must include the line Port XX Where XX is the port for which the calibration is intended ie XX 1 for port 1 XX 7 for port 7 XX 12 for port 12 etc For a Decimator with no switch port licence only port 1 is valid Be sure to upload the proper calibration file to the proper port or the Decimator may return undesired results Note that the Decimator will use linear interpolation to determine the desired offset between calibration points TASES Configuration MET 0 ee Files uploaded here must contain the line Port XX where XX is replaced with the appropriate port number If this device is not licensed for multiple ports only port 01 calibration will be applied The device must be reset before changes may take effect Switch Port 01 Calibration Size N A Download Delete State File Not Found Enable Upload Browse Upload r Switch Port 02 Calibration Size N A Download Delete State File Not Found Enable Upload Upload Switch Port 03 Calibration Size N A Download Delete State File Not Found Enable Upload Browse Upload A 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference
38. ternally generated spurious signals visible to the user 2 5 3 Cross Polarity Mode A Decimator with a switch port licence can enable Cross Polarity mode CrossPol In this mode the Decimator will display the spectrum from two inputs simultaneously In the example below the green trace Switch Port is configured as 1 port1 and the orange trace Cross Pol Switch Port is configured as 7 port7 The input port names default to portX where X is a number between 1 and 8 These names can be changed through the WCM s Port Names tab CrossPol markers display the delta power between the two traces On the Use of Windows for Harmonic Analysis with Discrete Fourier Transform Fredric J Harris Proceedings of the IEEE Vol 66 No 1 January 1978 Extremely Flat Top Windows for Harmonic Analysis Irini S Reljin Branimir D Reljin Veljko D Papi IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement Vol 56 No 3 June 2007 3 Technical Review Windows to FFT Analysis Briiel amp Kj r No 3 1987 130825 2 Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 2 0 Reference Section 2 Decimator Mozilla Firefox Ele Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help 2 C tay C http 7a3 decimator 9 local Y ja 4 LA Most Visited Getting Started gt Latest Headines PRESET DECIM TOR Decimator FREQUENCY SPAN AMPLITUDE RBW AVERAGE MEASURE SYSTEM STA
39. type Further information regarding the effects of the window type can be found in Section 2 5 2 1 Values e Rectangular e Flattop e Blackman Harris default e Hamming e Hanning Optimization Reference Select Edit the Optimization Further information regarding Optimization type can be found in Section 2 5 2 1 Values e Spurious e Speed Edit the Reference Select Values e External e Internal e Auto External if an external reference is supplied Internal if not CrossPol Mode Edit the CrossPol Mode Span must be less than 52 MHz Users should ensure proper values set for the Switch Port and CrossPol Switch Port settings Values e True e False Switch Port Edit the Switch Port 0 indicates that CrossPol mode cannot be enabled If a switch port licence is installed the value will be from 1 to 8 If no switch port licence is installed the value is 0 CrossPol Switch Port Edit the CrossPol Switch Port 0 indicates that CrossPol mode cannot be enabled If a switch port licence is installed the value will be from 1 to 8 If no switch port licence is installed the value is 0 Color Scheme Edit the color scheme of the background and grid lines Values e Normal Black and green e Print White and black Connection Timeout Time in seconds to wait before the software tries to connect to the Decimator after communication was interrupted Reset Perform a software reset on the
40. uracy or as per external reference source Frequency 1 Hz Resolution Resolution 1 Hz to 15 MHz Bandwidth Spurious Images lt 55 dBc typical lt 55 dBc typical lt 30 dBc typical Aliasing DC Offset time domain only Single up to 220 MHz Measurement Span Multiple Measurement Span up to 2995 MHz Averaging User selectable up to 255 averages Decimator D3 User s Manual SED Systems Proprietary 130825 2 2 30 2 0 Reference Section Parameter Specification Measurement 500 MHz span 1 MHz RBW 200 ms Speed 200 MHz span 30 KHz RBW 630 ms 80 MHz span 100 kHz RBW 170 ms 3 5 MHz span 8 kHz RBW 90 ms Modes of Operation Raw Snapshot Mode Number of IQ time samples is approx 32 million Linear Power Bin 4096 Samples up to 255 averages Log Power Bin 4096 Samples up to 255 averages Raw IQ Samples decimated 16 4092 in steps of 4 sampling frequency up to 3 7 MHz Selectable Spectral Inversion Programmatic measurement and control over Ethernet based API Notes 1 Measurement conditions 10 averages input level between 8 dBm and 68 dBm 3 sigma 2 Resolution bandwidths auto or manual adjustable 3 Expected rates with 10 averages speed optimization 4 All specification at 25 C unless otherwise noted and are subject to change without notice 2 9 Warranty Repair Contact Information If your Decimator is not operating correctly contact the
41. urements retrieve measurement data and monitor status The default port for the API Socket Interface is 9784 but this can be configured through the WCM Network tab The required information for programmatic access is described in a separate document named Decimator API Specification 125497 revX pdf provided on the CD 2 5 Java Applet Software In addition to the API Socket Interface there is a built in graphical user interface GUI that can be displayed using any web browser such as Internet Explorer Chrome or Firefox The GUI is quite intuitive to use and allows interactive use of the Decimator for any general purpose investigation that a traditional digital or analog spectrum analyzer can be used for Refer to Figure 2 2 for a picture of the main applet for the Decimator The applet window is divided into two areas the screen on the left side main area and the control buttons on the right side column 2 Decimator Mozilla Firefox Bile Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt C das L htwp 43 decimator 9 local REI Decimator E d3 decimator 9 Configuration Port N _ DECIM TOR FREQUENCY SPAN AMPLITUDE RBW AVERAGE MEASURE SYSTEM STATE TRACE MARKERS REPORT SAVE OPEN CARRIER MONITOR SED Figure 2 2 Decimator Main Applet For the spectrum mode the basic operations made by the Decimator are to collect the samples required for the selection made perfo
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