Atec PMM-9010, PMM-9030, PMM-9060 User Manual

PMM 9010
PMM 9030
PMM 9060

Fully CISPR-Compliant

Digital EMC/EMI receivers

10 Hz – 6 GHz

PMM 9010
PMM 9030
PMM 9060

Traditional Receiver

Innovative Digital Receiver

Main features at a glance

• The state-of-the-art full compliance 30 MHz EMI Digital Receiver is
the platform of the system. Based on direct Analog to Digital
conversion and sophisticated computation, it offers calibration-free
operation on almost all of its key components, i.e. RBW filters,
detectors, demodulation… while the RF front-end is self-calibrated
by the internal, precise RF signal generator.

• All the units are uniquely compact and lightweight: the low
frequency unit (PMM 9010) is about 4,1 kg and the high frequency
extensions are about 2 kg. All are battery operated.

• Hardware and Firmware are designed around the current EMC
standards, and ready to upgrade to future changes in the same.

• Powerful digital Click Analyzer is fully compliant with the latest
CISPR specifications, 1 (internal option) or 4 (external option) channels.

Performance characteristics highlights

• Frequency ranges from 10 Hz to 30 MHz; 3 GHz; 6 GHz.

• Full compliance with the latest edition of CISPR 16-1-1 standard,
including RMS-AVG detector, APD function, click measurements, etc.

• Commercial and military standards met within the frequency range

• CISPR and MIL-STD RBW filters.

• Integrated preamplifier (all units) and pulse limiter (only PMM 9010).

• Mostly maintenance and calibration free; service done in minutes.

• Excellent RF characteristics.

• Built-in tracking signal generator up to 30 MHz (PMM 9010).

• Multimode functions: sweep, spectrum analyzer, scalar network
analyzer,manual receiver.

• Smart Detector: a “productivity booster” feature specifically designed
to dramatically improve test speed.

Precise, accurate, fast and easy-to-use
full compliance EMI/EMC tests to
civilian and military standards

• Flexible, easy to use for any kind of measurement in stand-alone,
integrated in systems or driven by PC.

• Optical link between main and high frequency units.

• No need for a coaxial cable to connect the antenna to the receiver.

• No aging of critical receiver parts (RBW filters, detectors, mixers, local
oscillators, etc.) that cause degradation of the measurement accuracy.

• Easily and quickly serviced by swapping factory calibrated modules.

• Cost-effective.

The latest design effort of Narda STS has
produced a fully digital EMC receiver up to
30 MHz. The advantages of the digital
techniques extended up to several GHz,thus
creating outstanding equipment perfectly
fitting the need of any designer and test
engineer.
The new EMI/EMC receivers PMM 9010,PMM
9030 and PMM 9060 are fully compliant with
CISPR16-1-1 requirements and meet all
commercial and military standards for EMC
measurements, including the latest
revisions.
They exhibit an outstanding precision and
are practically free of calibration; they are as
small as possible, lightweight and battery
operated; they are easy-to-use and easy-to­interface with a regular PC, and they are to a
wide extent flexible and programmable,
both locally and remotely. Servicing is as
easy as to plugging a card into a computer
and can be done simply by swapping with
pre-calibrated RF modules.
These new concepts make the Narda STS
receivers cost-effective and easy to update
simply by downloading new firmware
versions to cover all the future revisions of
the relevant international standards.

• Internal memory for limits and correction values: antenna factors,
cable loss, probe factors etc.

• Built-in manual, semiautomatic and fully automatic test routines.

• All calculations required by the newest standards (e.g. Click,APD,
RMS-AVG, etc.) automatic and built-in.

• Battery powered.

• Extremely fast in all measurements.

PMM 9010: the new fully digital receiver
that outperforms competition is here

Once more Narda STS is anticipating the
market and competition by introducing the
first Fully Digital EMC Receiver and Analyzer
that meets all the requirements of the latest
civilian and military standards (CISPR-16-1-1
& MIL-STD-461F).
Every circuit in the receiver is digital now,
with the only exception of the attenuator
and the preselector that – physically – shall
put a limit to the RF energy entering the
equipment.

This architecture, carefully designed to
deliver outstanding performances in a very
small volume, is the latest development of
Narda STS R&D Labs, well known all around
the world with the former name “PMM” for
their original and effective technical
solutions.
Add the usual “Easy-to-Use” Narda STS
software - always acknowledged for offering
the best equipment control with a simple
and intuitive user interface - and the picture

The PMM 9010 features several useful functions: as an
example, pictures above show the automatic highest peaks
finder and the intuitive way to observe the selected peak in
Analyzer mode: from measurement to debugging at users’
fingertips!

Practically maintenance-free and exceptionally stable, the
PMM 9010 EMI Receiver is the ideal solution for reliable
measurements day after day, month after month,year after

year.
Moreover, the
outstanding feature
that service can be
easily done by simply
replacing plug-in
pre-calibrated
subassemblies,
represents a highly
valued advantage in
case, for example, of
damage to the RF
front-end.

Indeed, even when an
excess of energy or a too high signal would burn the input
stage, the Customer can be back in operation and continue
his work in the shortest possible time, being sure that his
receiver is still perfectly calibrated.
The Narda STS Sales Network is highly qualified and will be
your consultant for every measurement problem: ask the
experts and make your job easier with PMM 9010, the
guiding star in the EMC market.

of the new PMM 9010 is almost complete.
PMM 9010: the new fully digital receiver that
outperforms competition is here.
Continuing the tradition of offering
innovative technical solutions for easy and
practical measurements applications, the
PMM 9010 - a fully digital receiver in the 10
Hz to 30 MHz range - is the first cornerstone
of a system which grows together with the
users’ needs: all EMC conducted
measurements will be possible by simply

upgrading the PMM 9010 with specific
options, e.g. Click Meter, MIL-STD filters, and
accessories - LISNs and probes - providing a
full compliance with almost all international
standard or proprietary specifications.
Moreover, the modular construction, based
on pre-calibrated subassemblies, offers the
fastest and most convenient recalibration
and service ever!

PMM 9030 and PMM 9060:
PMM 9010 companion products
for testing up to 3 or 6 GHz

Until now,technology has not allowed a fully
digital receiver up to the GHz range, Narda
STS has conceived the best possible solution
designing these extensions for PMM 9010,
enabling the whole test system to go up to 3
or 6 GHz taking all the benefits from the
digital approach.
The PMM 9030 and PMM 9060 are therefore
the ultra-fast 30 MHz - 3 GHz or 6 GHz
receivers extending the measurement
frequency range of the PMM 9010 up to the
field of Radiated Emissions, thanks to a
dedicated RF module. A fast and safe
connection with PMM 9010 is guaranteed by
a High Speed Digital Optical Link, providing
the most immune way to transfer data: only
the real measurement data received at the
antenna reaches the detectors!
This dedicated digital Front End perfectly
matches with the PMM 9010, to create a
compact-size, up-to-date digital receiver up
to 3 or 6 GHz.
PMM 9030 and PMM 9060 are basically a
highly sophisticated auxiliary equipment,
which converts the RF input into a digital
signal sent to PMM 9010 through a Fiber
Optic Cable. The transfer rate is higher than

2.5 GB/s and a huge amount of information
is handled by the proprietary protocol.
Very limited dimensions and lightweight
construction allow the PMM 9030 and PMM
9060 to be connected directly to the
antenna, making the dream of many test
engineers come true. Benefits are really
many, as RF coaxial cables for antenna to
receiver connection may significantly affect
measurements due to intrinsic cable loss
and impedance mismatch.

Moreover, cables may pick up unwanted RF
signals along the path from the antenna to
the receiver. The PMM 9030 and PMM 9060
overcome all those error sources through
the optical link, thus providing more
accurate and reliable measurements.
In order to allow complete galvanic
separation, PMM 9030 and PMM 9060 are
battery powered by the same Li-Ion plug-in
rechargeable battery used for the 9010 unit,
thus providing interchangeability and noise­free performances for up to four hours of
continuous operation. Replacing the plug-in
battery is just a matter of seconds.
The PMM software can drive the coupled
9010-9030 or 9010-9060 to easily perform
any measurement foreseen by the
commercial and military standards, even
stand-alone or, whenever required, with the
necessary auxiliary equipment.
The APD (Amplitude Probability
Distribution) function is another example of
how well the new PMM receivers can
respond to the evolving requests of
upcoming standards.
The APD is a statistical characterization of
signals recently introduced for testing above
1 GHz, that requires scanning of selected
spans and measurements on several
frequencies using Peak detector and Max
Hold function, then sorting frequencies that
show highest disturbance levels and
comparing them with the limits for a given
“Probability”.