GW Instek C-1200 User manual

LoRa Tester

C-1200

USER MANUAL

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No. 7-1, Jhongsing Rd., Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City 236, Taiwan.

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................. 5

Safety Symbols ..................................................... 5

Safety Guidelines .................................................. 6

GETTING STARTED .......................................................... 9

C-1200 Introduction .............................................. 10

Appearance ........................................................... 12

First Use Instructions ........................................... 14

BASIC OPERATION ........................................................ 26

Frequency Settings ................................................ 27

Span Settings ....................................................... 29

Amplitude Settings ............................................... 30

Bandwidth Settings ............................................... 31

Sweep ................................................................... 33

Trigger .................................................................. 35

ADVANCED OPERATION ................................................ 37

Measurement........................................................ 38

Manual Calibration ............................................... 59

REMOTE CONTROL ....................................................... 60

Interface Configuration ......................................... 61

Command Syntax .................................................. 64

Status Registers .................................................... 70

Command List ...................................................... 77

PC SOFTWARE .............................................................. 189

Software Installation ............................................. 190

Remote Control Interface Setting .......................... 190

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USING C-1200 PC SOFTWARE ....................................... 197

Transmitter (TX) Mode ......................................... 198

Receiver (RX) Mode .............................................. 210

MP Test................................................................. 221

Specification Pretest Mode ................................... 224

IO Extension ......................................................... 232

APPENDIX .................................................................... 233

ASCII to Binary Coded Decimal Table .................... 233

C-1200 Specifications............................................ 236

C-1200 Dimensions ............................................... 246

IO Extension Dimensions ..................................... 247

Declaration of Conformity ..................................... 248

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This chapter contains important safety

instructions that you must follow during

operation and storage. Read the following before

any operation to ensure your safety and to keep

the instrument in the best possible condition.

Safety Symbols

These safety symbols may appear in this manual or on the

instrument.

WARNING

Warning: Identifies conditions or practices that

could result in injury or loss of life.

CAUTION

Caution: Identifies conditions or practices that

could result in damage to the instrument or to

other properties.

DANGER High Voltage

Attention Refer to the Manual

Earth (ground) Terminal

Frame or Chassis Terminal

Do not dispose electronic equipment as unsorted

municipal waste. Please use a separate collection

facility or contact the supplier from which this

instrument was purchased.

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Safety Guidelines

General

Guideline

CAUTION

 Do not place any heavy object on the instrument.

 Avoid severe impact or rough handling that leads

to damaging the instrument.

 Do not discharge static electricity to the instrument.

 Use only mating connectors, not bare wires, for the

terminals.

 Ensure signals to the RF input do not exceed

+30dBm.

 Do not block the cooling fan opening.

 Do not disassemble the instrument unless you are

qualified.

(Measurement categories) EN 61010-1:2010 specifies the

measurement categories and their requirements as follows. The

instrument falls under overvoltage category II.

 Overvoltage category IV is for equipment installed at or near

the origin of supply to a building, between the building

entrance and the main distribution board.

 Overvoltage category III is for equipment intended to form

part of a building wiring installation.

 Overvoltage category II is for equipment intended to be

supplied from the building wiring.

 Overvoltage category I is not relevant to this standard.

Power Supply

WARNING

 AC Input voltage range: 100V~240V (Max. 82W)

 Frequency: 50 - 60Hz

 To avoid electrical shock connect the protective

grounding conductor of the AC power cord to an

earth ground.

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Power Cord

Requirements

The connector that plugs into the socket outlet must

be a grounding-type male plug designed for use in

your region. It must have certification marks showing

certification by an agency in your region. The

connectors that plug into the Appliance Inlets (AC

receptacle) must be an IEC 60320, sheet C13, female

connector. If the power cord supplied with the system

does not meet requirements for use in your region

discard the cord, do not use with adapters.

Cleaning

 Disconnect the power cord before cleaning.

 Use a soft cloth dampened in a solution of mild

detergent and water. Do not spray any liquid.

 Do not use chemicals containing harsh material

such as benzene, toluene, xylene, and acetone.

Operation

Environment

 Location: Indoor, no direct sunlight, dust free,

almost non-conductive pollution (Note below)

 Temperature: 5°C to 45°C

 Humidity: <90% (non condensing)

(Pollution Degree) EN 61010-1:2010 specifies the pollution

degrees and their requirements as follows. The instrument falls

under degree 2.

Pollution refers to “addition of foreign matter, solid, liquid, or

gaseous (ionized gases), that may produce a reduction of

dielectric strength or surface resistivity”.

 Pollution degree 1: No pollution or only dry, non-conductive

pollution occurs. The pollution has no influence.

 Pollution degree 2: Normally only non-conductive pollution

occurs. Occasionally, however, a temporary conductivity

caused by condensation must be expected.

 Pollution degree 3: Conductive pollution occurs, or dry, non-

conductive pollution occurs which becomes conductive due

to condensation which is expected. In such conditions,

equipment is normally protected against exposure to direct

sunlight, precipitation, and full wind pressure, but neither

temperature nor humidity is controlled.

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Storage

environment

 Location: Indoor

 Temperature: -20°C to 70°C

 Humidity: <90% (non condensing)

 Altitude:< 2,000 meters

Disposal

Do not dispose this instrument as unsorted municipal

waste. Please use a separate collection facility or

contact the supplier from which this instrument was

purchased. Please make sure discarded electrical

waste is properly recycled to reduce environmental

impact.

Lifting and

carrying

WARNING

 Use safe practices as follows when lifting.

 Do not place any object on top of rack- mounted

devices.

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GETTING STARTED

This chapter provides a brief overview of the C-

1200, the package contents, instructions for first

time use and an introduction to the front panel,

rear panel.

C-1200 Introduction .................................................... 10

Main Features .................................................................................... 10

Accessories ........................................................................................ 11

Appearance ................................................................. 12

Front Panel ......................................................................................... 12

Rear Panel .......................................................................................... 13

First Use Instructions .................................................. 14

Power Up ........................................................................................... 14

Power Down ....................................................................................... 15

System status..................................................................................... 16

Firmware Update ............................................................................... 19

Method 1: Via USB flash drive ...................................20

Method 2: Through TFTP ..........................................21

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C-1200 Introduction

C-1200, a LoRa tester with 4 channels TRx

ports supporting both Sub-GHz and 2.4

GHz frequency band, is able to provide

complete parameter setting of both LoRa

and (G) FSK modulated signals.

Note

This document applies to device software version

V3.03.180424_25. The software version can be

found by the command: SYSTem: VERSion:

SOFTware?

Main Features

Performance

 9kHz~3.25GHz bandwidth

 1Hz resolution

 Nominal RBW accuracy of ±5% <1MHz,

±8% =1MHz

 Video bandwidth 1Hz~1MHz (1-3-10 steps)

 Amplitude measurement range: DANL~30dBm

(frequency dependent)

 Input attenuation: 0 ~ 50dB, 1dB steps

 Phase noise: < -88dBc/Hz@1GHz, 10kHz,

typical

Features

 1-3-10 step increments for RBW bandwidth

 Built-in preamplifier

 2FSK measurement

 Demodulation analyzer

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 Diverse marker functions and features with

Peak Table

 Four RF input/output channels

 433.92M, 490M, 868M, 915M, 923M, 2400 MHz

modulation output. The message content is

editable.

 Two trigger outputs and one external trigger

input.

Interface

 USB 2.0(Host type)

 LAN TCP/IP with LXI support

 REF (reference clock) input/output BNC ports

 Trigger input/output BNC ports

 RF N-type input/output port

Accessories

Software Downloads

LabVIEW Supports Programming

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Appearance

Front Panel

1.

Power key

PWR

Turns the instrument on/off.

2.

LED

It indicates system state.

3.

RF input

terminal

RF INPUT 50

W

+30dBm MAX.

MAX.DC ±50V

RF input port. Accepts RF inputs.

 Maximum input: +30dBm

 Input impedance: 50Ω

 Maximum DC voltage: ±50V

 N-type: female

4.

USB A

USB A port for saving/recalling

settings/files.

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Rear Panel

1 3 4 5 762

1.

TRIG OUT

OUT 1

OUT 1 OUT 2

BNC female 2.5V & 3.3V CMOS

trigger output.

2.

TRIG IN

OUT 2

TRIGGER

IN

BNC female 3.3V CMOS trigger

input/gated sweep input.

3.

REF OUT

REF

OUT

BNC female reference output:

10MHz, 50Ω impedance

4.

REF IN

REF

IN

REF

BNC female reference input.

5.

LAN

RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-TX

6.

IP Reset

The button to reset IP address.

7.

Appliance

inlet

Appliance inlet:

100 - 240V, 50/60Hz.

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First Use Instructions

Use the procedures below when first using the C-1200 to tilt the

stand, power up the instrument, update the firmware and to

restore the default settings. Lastly, the Conventions sections will

introduce you to the basic operating conventions used throughout

the user manual.

Power Up

Steps

1. Insert the AC power cord into the power socket.

The PWR LED indicator lights in orange which

mean that the C-1200 is in standby mode.

PWR SYS

2. Press the power button for a few seconds to

turn the C-1200 on.

3. The PWR LED indicator turns from orange to

green, The C-1200 will start to boot up.

PWR SYS

Note

It takes a little less than 1 minute for the C-1200

to fully startup.

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Power Down

Description

The C-1200 has two methods to power down:

Normal and Forced Power Down.

The normal power down method will save the

system state and end any running processes. The

state is saved for the next time the instrument is

turned back on.

The forced power down method only does a

minimum state save.

Normal Power

Down

Press the power button. The system will

automatically handle the power down procedure

in the following order:

 The system state is saved.

 Outstanding processes are closed in sequence.

 The system enters standby mode (the power

key changes from orange to blue).

Note

The process takes about 10 seconds.

Forced Power

Down

Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds

until the system turns off and the power button

turns blue.

Note

The forced power down mode might cause the C-

1200 to perform a longer system check the next

time it is powered up.

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System status

The C-1200 has four status indicators. Each represents a different

state.

PWR LED

PWR SYS

Power indictor.

This indicator lights in orange when the AC

power cord is inserted to the power socket of

the C-1200.

PWR SYS

This indicator lights in green when the power

switch is turned on.

SYS LED

PWR SYS

System indicator. This indicator lights in

green when the system booting of C-1200 is

complete and the software of C-1200 is being

executed.

LAN LED

SYS LAN

LAN indicator. The indicator lights in green

when connection is established successfully.

STA LED

LAN STA

Status indicator.

This indicator lights in green when the system

booting of the C-1200 is complete.

LAN STA

The indicator will flash when the C-1200 is

booting and shutting down.

If the system booting of the C-1200 is not

complete, the indicator flashes in green for 1

second once. In this case, the C-1200 may

remain in the booting state or enter to support

mode.

The indicator flashing in green for 0.5 second

once when the firmware of the C-1200 is being

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updated.

RF input LED

The C-1200 has four RF inputs. The

exterior of selected RF input port will light

in blue.

RF output

LED

The C-1200 has four RF ouputs. The

exterior of selected RF ouput port will light

in green.

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When first connecting to C1200 via internet, it is available to obtain

the IP address of unit by the following methods.

1. Obtain IP address via NI MAX.

2. Obtain IP address via the internal web_page of unit.

Go to “https://support.apple.com/kb/DL999?locale=en_US”

and download “Download Bonjour Print Services for Windows”

software. After installation, obtain unit model name via *idn?,

e.g., GWINSTEK,GSP9330,KL730819,V4.0.0.7, of which the “819”

from “KL730819” of the 3rd segment applies to the “XXX” of

http://gsp9300-XXX.local. For instance, http://gsp9300-

819.local. And here comes the other example for reference:

GWINSTEK,C-1200,Sample003,V4.1.0.6, of which the “003” from

“Sample003” of the 3rd segment applies to the “XXX” of

http://C-1200-XXX.local. For instance, http://C-1200-003.local,

which user can copy to browser and obtain the IP address as the

red indicator below.

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3. When IP address is unknown or it is unavailable to connect with

Internet, press the IR Reset button in the rear panel and the IP

will be reassigned as the follows:

IP Address 192.168.1.100

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway 192.168.1.1

Firmware Update

Description

The C-1200 allows the firmware to be updated by

end-users. Before using the C-1200, please ask

your local distributor for the latest firmware.

System version

Before updating the firmware, please check the

firmware version.

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Method 1: Via USB flash drive

Steps

1. Check the firmware version through * idn?.

The firmware version should be V3.0 above.

2. Insert the USB flash drive with

updated file in the folder gsp3310

of root directory to the USB port

on the C-1200 front panel. And

then use the following command

to updated the system.

:SYSTem:UPDate

3. The STA indicator on the front

panel lights up during the update

process.

4. The system will automatically restart.

Note

The update process may take a few minutes.

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