Bird Technologies SH-36S-RM User Manual

SignalHawk™

PC Model

Operations Manual

Model SH-36S-PC

Model SH-36S-RM

This is a preliminary manual. Specifications, limits, and text are subject to change without notice. The information within this manual was as complete as possible at the time of printing. Bird Electronic Corporation is not liable for errors.

Instruction Book Part Number 920-SHPC-OPS Rev. C

SignalHawk is a trademark of Bird Electronic Corporation

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Safety Precautions

The following are general safety precautions that are not necessarily related to any specific part or procedure, and do not necessarily appear elsewhere in this publication. These precautions must be thoroughly understood and apply to all phases of operation and maintenance.

WARNING

Keep Away From Live Circuits

Operating Personnel must at all times observe general safety precautions. Do not replace components or make adjustments to the inside of the test equipment with the high voltage supply turned on.

To avoid casualties, always remove power.

WARNING

Shock Hazard

Do not attempt to remove the RF transmission line while RF power

is present.

WARNING

Do Not Service Or Adjust Alone Under no circumstances should any person reach into an enclosure for the purpose of service or adjustment of equipment except in the

presence of someone who is capable of rendering aid.

WARNING

Safety Earth Ground

An interruptible earth safety ground must be supplied from the

main power source to test instruments. Grounding one conductor of

a two conductor power cable is not sufficient protection. Serious

injury or death can occur if this grounding is not properly supplied.

WARNING

Resuscitation

Personnel working with or near high voltages should be familiar

with modern methods of resuscitation.

WARNING

Remove Power

Observe general safety precautions. Do not open the instrument

with the power on.

Safety Symbols

WARNING

Warning notes call attention to a procedure, which if not correctly

performed, could result in personal injury.

CAUTION

Caution notes call attention to a procedure, which if not correctly

performed, could result in damage to the instrument.

 Note: Calls attention to supplemental information.

Warning Statements

The following safety warnings appear in the text where there is danger to operating and maintenance personnel, and are repeated here for emphasis.

WARNING

When using the AC adapter, connect the AC plug only to a properly

grounded receptacle. Serious injury or death can occur if not properly

grounded.

See page 5.

WARNING

Care should be taken when handling batteries.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Do not heat or dispose of batteries in fire. May burst or release toxic

materials.

Avoid forced discharge.

Do not short circuit.

Restrict charging current and time to the recommended value.

Do not solder the battery directly.

Do not disassemble, apply excessive pressure, or deform.

Avoid placing the battery in reverse polarity.

Battery disposal method should be in accordance with local and

state regulations.

See page 81.

Caution Statements

The following equipment cautions appear in the text and are repeated here for emphasis.

CAUTION

Do not block the fan’s airflow to prevent overheating.

See page 4.

CAUTION

Spectrum Analyzer has a +20 dBm (100 mW) max. RF input.

Exceeding the maximum input will damage the SignalHawk. If

unsure of power levels, measure the test connection with a power

sensor before using the SignalHawk.

See pages 7 and 23.

CAUTION

Avoid installing the SignalHawk near equipment that exhausts or

radiates excessive heat (such as power amplifiers or DC power

supplies). Proper ventilation should always be considered as part of

the installation location.

See page 13.

CAUTION

Harsh or abrasive detergents, and some solvents, can damage the

display unit and information on the labels.

See page 81.

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Safety Statements

USAGE

ANY USE OF THIS INSTRUMENT IN A MANNER NOT SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER MAY IMPAIR THE INSTRUMENT’S SAFETY PROTECTION.

USO

EL USO DE ESTE INSTRUMENTO DE MANERA NO ESPECIFICADA POR EL FABRICANTE, PUEDE ANULAR LA PROTECCIÓN DE SEGURIDAD DEL INSTRUMENTO.

BENUTZUNG

WIRD DAS GERÄT AUF ANDERE WEISE VERWENDET ALS VOM HERSTELLER BESCHRIEBEN, KANN DIE GERÄTESICHERHEIT BEEINTRÄCHTIGT WERDEN.

UTILISATION

TOUTE UTILISATION DE CET INSTRUMENT QUI N’EST PAS EXPLICITEMENT PRÉVUE PAR LE FABRICANT PEUT ENDOMMAGER LE DISPOSITIF DE PROTECTION DE L’INSTRUMENT.

IMPIEGO

QUALORA QUESTO STRUMENTO VENISSE UTILIZZATO IN MODO DIVERSO DA COME SPECIFICATO DAL PRODUTTORE LA PROZIONE DI SICUREZZA POTREBBE VENIRNE COMPROMESSA.

SERVICE

SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR USE BY SERVICE TRAINED PERSONNEL ONLY. TO AVOID DANGEROUS ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICING UNLESS QUALIFIED TO DO SO.

SERVICIO

LAS INSTRUCCIONES DE SERVICIO SON PARA USO EXCLUSIVO DEL PERSONAL DE SERVICIO CAPACITADO. PARA EVITAR EL PELIGRO DE DESCARGAS ELÉCTRICAS, NO REALICE NINGÚN SERVICIO A MENOS QUE ESTÉ CAPACITADO PARA HACERIO.

WARTUNG

ANWEISUNGEN FÜR DIE WARTUNG DES GERÄTES GELTEN NUR FÜR GESCHULTES FACHPERSONAL.

ZUR VERMEIDUNG GEFÄHRLICHE, ELEKTRISCHE SCHOCKS, SIND WARTUNGSARBEITEN AUSSCHLIEßLICH VON QUALIFIZIERTEM SERVICEPERSONAL DURCHZUFÜHREN.

ENTRENTIEN

L’EMPLOI DES INSTRUCTIONS D’ENTRETIEN DOIT ÊTRE RÉSERVÉ AU PERSONNEL FORMÉ AUX OPÉRATIONS D’ENTRETIEN. POUR PRÉVENIR UN CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE DANGEREUX, NE PAS EFFECTUER D’ENTRETIEN SI L’ON N’A PAS ÉTÉ QUALIFIÉ POUR CE FAIRE.

ASSISTENZA TECNICA

LE ISTRUZIONI RELATIVE ALL’ASSISTENZA SONO PREVISTE ESCLUSIVAMENTE PER IL PERSONALE OPPORTUNAMENTE ADDESTRATO. PER EVITARE PERICOLOSE SCOSSE ELETTRICHE NON EFFETTUARRE ALCUNA RIPARAZIONE A MENO CHE QUALIFICATI A FARLA.

UNITS ARE EQUIPPED WITH RECHAREABLE BATTERIES.

THESE ARE TO BE REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY!!!

LAS UNIDADES VIENEN EQUIPADAS CON BATERIAS RECARGABLES.

¡¡¡Y SOLAMENTE EL PERSONAL DE SERVICIO AUTORIZADO PUEDE REEMPLAZARLAS!!!

GERÄTE SIND MIT WIEDER AUFLADBAREN BATTERIEN BESTÜCKT.

BATTERIEN SIND NUR VON QUALIFIZIERTEM SERICE PERSONAL AUSZUWECHSELN!!!

CES DISPOSITIFS SONT ÉQUIPÉS DE BATTERIES RECHARGEABLES.

SEUL LE PERSONNEL D’ENTRETIEN AUTORISÉ EST HABILITÉ À LES REMPLACER!

LE UNITÀ SONO DOTATE DI BATTERIE RICARICABILI,

CHE DEVONO DA COME SPECIFICATO DAL PRODUTTORE LA PROTEZIONE DI SICUREZZA POTREBBE VENIRNE COMPROMESSA.

USE CORRECT VOLTAGE SETTING AND FUSE - SEE MANUAL.

UTILISER UNE TENSION ET UN FUSIBLE CORRECTS - CONSULTER LE MODE D'EMPLOI.

USE LA INSTALACION Y FUSIBLE DE VOLTAJE CORRECTO - VEA EL MANUAL.

AUSSCHLIESSLICH VORSCHRIFTSMÄSSIGE WECHSELSPANNUNGS-EINSTELLUNG UND SICHERUNG BENUTZEN - SIEHE DAZU HANDBUCH.

UTILLIZZARE TENSIONE E FUSIBLE ADATTI - FARE RIFERIMENTO AL MANUALE.

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About This Manual

This manual covers the operating and maintenance instructions for the following models:

SH-36S-PC SH-36S-RM

Changes to this Manual

We have made every effort to ensure this manual is accurate. If you discover any errors, or if you have suggestions for improving this manual, please send your comments to our Solon, Ohio factory. This manual may be periodically updated. When inquiring about updates to this manual refer to the part number and revision on the title page.

Literature Contents

Chapter Layout Introduction — Describes the features of the Bird SignalHawk, lists

equipment supplied and optional equipment, and provides power-up instructions.

Settings — Describes how to connect SignalHawk to the user’s system, describes the spectrum analyzer measurements, and provides quick start steps for each measurement.

Measurements — Describes the power measurement feature, lists compatible power sensors, describes how to connect SignalHawk to the user’s system, and provides quick start steps to make power measurements.

Utilities — Describes built-in instrument utility features and how to use them.

Maintenance — Lists routine maintenance tasks as well as trouble- shooting for common problems. Specifications and parts information are also included.

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Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Safety Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Warning Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Caution Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Safety Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Changes to this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Literature Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Chapter Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Items Supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Looking at the SignalHawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Power Supply - PC SignalHawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Internal Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Charge Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Power Supply - Rack-Mount SignalHawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

AC Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DC Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Spectrum Analyzer Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 2 PC SignalHawk Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the SignalHawk Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 3 Rack Mount SignalHawk Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Installing the SignalHawk into a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting the Rack-Mount via USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting Remotely via LAN/WAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Configuring a Basic Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting a Remote Computer to the Host Computer . . . . .20

Changing the Password on Auto Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Getting Started with the SignalHawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Start Menu, Menu Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Spec Analysis Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Utilities Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Help Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Quick Save Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Label & Save Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recall Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recall Default Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Manage Setup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Delete All Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

View Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

View Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Recall Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Top of List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Bottom of List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

View Next Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

View Previous Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Looking At The Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Freq & Span Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Start / Stop Freq and Center / Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wheel Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Full Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Freq List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

BW & Sweep Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Resolution & Video BW Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Resolution & Video BW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Span/RBW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

RBW / VBW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Detection Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

+ Peak Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

- Peak Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Sample Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Average Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

External Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

External - Low Level / High Level /

Rise Edge / Fall Edge / Either Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Gate Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Gate Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Ampt & Trace Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Autoscale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Preamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Clear Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Max Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Min Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Average Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Reset Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Water Fall Spectrogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Mark & Limit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Select Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Marker On / Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Marker to Max Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Markers to Peak/Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Markers Detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker to Max Peak or

Marker to Min Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker to Next Peak Left or

Marker to Next Valley Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker to Next Peak Right or

Marker to Next Valley Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

All Markers to Max Peaks or

All Markers to Min Valleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

All Markers Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

All Markers Type to Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

All Markers Type to Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Marker More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Marker Freq to Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Center Freq to Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Ref Level Ampt to Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Frequency Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Limit Upper/Lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Limit On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Limit Alarm On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Select Line/Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

File & Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Quick Save Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Label & Save Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Log Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Recall Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Recall Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Recall & Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Clear Recalled Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Manage Trace Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Delete Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Delete All Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Full Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 5 Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Spectrum Analysis Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Occupied Bandwidth Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Threshold Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

dBc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Setting Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Channel Power Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Setting Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Adjacent Channel Power Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Time Domain (Zero Span) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Field Strength Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Received Signal

Strength Indicator (RSSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Demodulate Signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Carrier-to-Interference Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Out-of-Band and In-Band,

Out-of-Channel Spurious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Chapter 6 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Utility Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Version Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Utility Main Menu Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Spectrum Analyzer Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Custom Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Exit to Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Customizing SignalHawk Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chapter 7 PC Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Downloading and Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Installing the PC Tool Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Communicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Delete Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Return to Normal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Zoom In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Zoom Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Autoscale Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Add Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Add to Upper Limit Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Add to Lower Limit Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Delete Markers or Limit Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Option Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Measurement Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

VNA Tool Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Distance to Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

DTF Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Options Dialog Box (View>Options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Scale Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Units Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Markers Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Limits 1 Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Limits 2 Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Labels Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

GPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Chapter 8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Charging the Battery Using a Car Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Replacing the Battery on the PC SignalHawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Updating the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Updating the Firmware on a

Remote Rack Mount SignalHawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

SH-36S-RM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Distortion & DANL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

SH-36S-PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

SH-36S-PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Test Cables and Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

SH-36S-RM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Test Cables and Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

ROHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Appendix 1 Menu Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Spectrum Analyzer Menu Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Setup Function Menu Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Appendix 2 Software License Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Chapter 1 Introduction

PC SignalHawk

Rack-Mount SignalHawk

The SignalHawk is a multifunction test instrument for use in the installation and maintenance of Radio Frequency (RF) and wireless systems. The model number is identified on the unit and also on the display screen at the end of the power-on sequence.

The firmware installed on the SignalHawk is updated on a regular basis. The operator’s manual covers the most recent upgrade to the firmware up to the date listed on the manual. See “Troubleshooting” on page 85.

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Items Supplied

Figure 1 SignalHawk PC Hardware and Software Supplied

Item Description

1 Car Adapter Cable 2 USB Cable 3 Software CD 4 AC Power Adapter 5 AC Power Cord 6 PC SignalHawk

Figure 2 SignalHawk Rack-Mount Hardware and Software Supplied

Item Description

1 Rack-Mount SignalHawk 2 USB Cable 3 Fuse Drawer with Shorting Bar 4 2 SLO-BLO 5mm x 20mm.63A Fuses 5 AC Power Cord 6 Ethernet Cable 7 Software CD

Looking at the SignalHawk

Figure 3 PC SignalHawk Controls and Indicators

Item Description

1 Spectrum Analyzer Port, N(F) RF input, +20 dBm max. 2 BNC(F) external trigger input, 5V TTL 3 2.1mm DC jack for external power supplies 4 Battery Charge Indicator 5 USB Type B for PC connection 6 Charge Indicator Light 7 Power Switch 8 USB Host Power Indicator

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Rear

Front

CAUTION

Do not block the fan’s airflow to prevent overheating.

Figure 4 SignalHawk Rack-Mount Controls and Indicators

Item Description

1 Power Button 2 Power Indicator 3 Pass-Thru LAN Connector 4 Host Indicator 5Fan

6 RS-232 Connector 7 LAN Connector 8 AC Power Connector 9 AC Power Switch 10 Ground Post 11 External 12/24/48 VDC Connector 12 BNC(F) external trigger input, 5V TTL 13 Spectrum Analyzer Port, N(F) RF input, +20 dBm max. 14 Pass-Thru LAN Connector 15 USB Type B for PC connector

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Power Supply - PC SignalHawk

Internal Battery

The PC SignalHawk has an internal, rechargeable, lithium-ion battery pack that will operate the unit for a minimum of 3 hours of continuous use. Recharging time, from a full discharge, is approximately 4 hours.

 Note: When the unit is shipped from the factory, the

battery may not be fully charged. Use an AC adapter when operating the unit for the first time.

Power Adapters

WARNING

When using the AC adapter, connect the AC plug only to a properly

grounded receptacle. Serious injury or death can occur if not

properly grounded.

The PC SignalHawk can be operated using the supplied AC adapter or a 12V automobile cigarette lighter adapter. Using these adapters will also charge the internal battery.

 Note: The charge LED will be steady amber while charg-

ing and steady green when fully charged.

Charge Indicator Light

The charge indicator light on the PC SignalHawk has a dual function.

Power Source Light Color Condition

External Power Amber Charging battery.

Green Battery fully charged.

Battery Power None (light is off) 100% to 30% Power Available

Yellow Below 30% Power Available

When the yellow light comes on, the PC SignalHawk has approximately 1 to 1.5 hrs of operation left depending on temperature and battery age. At this time, the unit should be charged or the battery should be replaced. See “Charging the Battery” on page 81 or "Replacing the Battery on the PC SignalHawk" on page 81.

 Note: To avoid damage to the battery pack, the unit will

shut-off completely when the battery charge falls below 10%. If this occurs, the battery must be charged to a minimum voltage before the unit is allowed to resume operation. Full recharging is recommended.

 Note: When using the supplied car charging adaptor, a

minimum voltage of 11.5V is required overcome the safety circuit and allow it to be operational. To ensure complete charging, at least 13V must be present at the DC input.

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Power Supply - Rack-Mount SignalHawk

AC Power Connector

The AC Power connector provides operating power for the Rack-Mount SignalHawk. The AC power supply cord is also the line disconnect device for this product. Use the supplied AC power cord or an approved power cord to connect to the Rack-Mount SignalHawk, such as domestic type SVT, 300 VAC, 18 AWG, 10 A, 3 conductor (including ground) or international type H05VV-F, 300 VAC, 1.00 mm, 10 A, 3 conductor (including ground).

 Note: The Rack-Mount SignalHawk is shipped from the

factory configured for 110VAC operation, 2-pole fuse (fused line and neutral). If the Rack-Mount SignalHawk will be installed with 220VAC supply, follow these instructions:

1. Remove the fuse drawer from the power entry module on the rear of the unit.

2. Remove fuses from drawer & set aside.

 Note: There are two different fuse drawers supplied with

the Rack-Mount SignalHawk. One is a 2-pole fuse tray (fuse on both lines) the other is a single fuse tray (line fuse, shorting bar on neutral). Check with local regulations to determine whether single or dual pole fuse protection is required.

3. Install one or both fuses into the appropriate fuse drawer:

z 110VAC operation: 5x20mm SLO BLO 1.25A z 220VAC operation: 5x20mm SLO BLO 0.63A

4. Replace fuse drawer into the power entry module

5. Insert AC power cord into the IEC receptacle on the power entry module.

DC Supply

The Rack-Mount SignalHawk can also be powered by a direct DC voltage wired into the terminal lugs on the rear of the unit. This is useful if the installation site has DC power readily available or it can be connected in addition to the AC power if the DC source is part of a battery back-up system. There are two separate DC power inputs on the terminal connector. The combination of the two allows a wide range of DC voltage sources. Refer to the specifications page for voltage range and current requirements.

 Note: Ensure proper polarity is observed on the DC supply

and input voltage is connected to the correct pair of terminal lugs.

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Spectrum Analyzer Quick Start

CAUTION

Spectrum Analyzer has a +20 dBm (100 mW) max. RF input.

Exceeding the maximum input will damage the SignalHawk. If

unsure of power levels, measure the test connection with a power

sensor before using the SignalHawk.

1. Measure the output power, or signal power, at the system’s test port using a power meter, service monitor, or equivalent.

 Note: Ensure the output power is less than +20 dBm

(100 mW).

2. Connect the SignalHawk’s “RF Input” connector: z For low-power connections, connect directly to the output

of the signal source. See the below graph:

z For high-power connections, use a directional coupler or

attenuator to reduce the output level of the signal source. See the below graph:

3. Power up the SignalHawk.

4. In the Start Menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the desired measurement, and press Enter.

5. In the Freq & Span Menu, set the frequency range (See “Freq & Span Menu” on page 31).

6. Wait for one sweep, then go into the Amplitude Menu and click on Autoscale (see “Ampt & Trace Menu” on page 41).

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7. In the Start menu, select the desired measurement.

z "Spectrum Analysis Measurement" on page 52. z "Occupied Bandwidth Measurement" on page 53. z "Channel Power Measurement" on page 55. z "Adjacent Channel Power Measurement" on page 57. z "Time Domain (Zero Span)" on page 59 z "Field Strength Measurement" on page 60. z "Demodulate Signal" on page 62 z "Carrier-to-Interference Ratio" on page 63. z "Out-of-Band and In-Band, Out-of-Channel Spurious" on page 65. z "Water Fall Spectrogram" on page 43.

8. Turn on markers or limit lines if needed (see “Marker On / Off” on page 44 and "Limit Lines" on page 46).

9. Make a sweep.

10. In the File & Help Menu, click on Quick Save Trace to save the data (see “File & Help Menu” on page 48).

Chapter 2 PC SignalHawk Set-Up

Installing the SignalHawk Program

 Note: Install the PC software before connecting the PC

SignalHawk for the first time.

1. Insert installation CD.

2. Select Install Software when prompted.

 Note: Set-up will inspect the computer for any missing

operating system prerequisites. If all are present, skip to step 6.

3. Select “Next” and the install utility begins the Prerequisites Installation process.

4. Review the End-User License Agreement, check “I accept the terms of the License Agreement” and select “Install.”

 Note: The install Utility will install the prerequisites. This

may take several minutes

 Note: When completed, check with Microsoft

ter for any security updates. Typically, if “Automatic Updates” are configured on the host PC, these will be automatically flagged and selected for download and installation.

 Note: The installation utility will launch after the OS pre-

requisites are installed.

5. Do one of the following:

z Accept the default installation location. z Select a different folder.

6. Select “Next” and the installer will complete.

7. Select “Finish” to launch the SignalHawk program.

8. Connect PC SignalHawk to a PC using the supplied USB cable.

 Note: The “USB Host Power” LED will illuminate when the

host port is active and has power. It is not an indication of proper USB connectivity to the host. Refer to software installation instructions for how to address the PC SignalHawk from the host.

9. Turn power on.

10. Select “Install the software automatically…” in the Found New Hardware Wizard window.

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Figure 5 Found New Hardware Wizard

11. Click “Next”.

12. Follow the instructions that are presented.

13. Click “Finish” in the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window.

Figure 6 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard

14. Launch the SignalHawk program.

 Note: PC SignalHawk can be used in any orientation.

15. Select the unit from the DSP Device List, if necessary.

16. Connect RF signal.

17. Connect a TTL trigger source to the BNC connector, if necessary.

Figure 7 Select DSP Device List

PC SignalHawk Set-Up

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Chapter 3 Rack Mount SignalHawk Set-Up

Installing the SignalHawk into a Rack

CAUTION

Do not block the fans airflow to prevent overheating.

The Rack-Mount SignalHawk is a short-depth, 2 rack-unit (RU) device designed for installation into standard 19" equipment test racks. It can also be used free-standing. Use installation hardware available for the rack to mount the SignalHawk.

 Note: For maximum stability, use four screws to secure the

SignalHawk into the rack.

CAUTION

Avoid installing the SignalHawk near equipment

that exhausts or radiates excessive heat (such as

power amplifiers or DC power supplies). Proper

ventilation should always be considered as part of

the installation location.

1. Install the Rack-Mount SignalHawk into the equipment or test rack.

2. Connect proper power supply. See “Power Supply - Rack-Mount SignalHawk” on page 6.

3. Connect the SignalHawk to a host PC though one of the following:

z Rear USB z Rear LAN

 Note: See “Rack-Mount SignalHawk Connection Dia-

gram” on page 19. There are three RJ45 (Ethernet) jacks on the unit. Use the rear LAN connection jack for remote access.

 Note: Host control priority is given in the order shown above.

Example - If the normal remote connection is via a Rear LAN connection, and the Rear USB is connected to a local host the remote LAN connection will be disconnected & the local host connection will be allowed control. The remote LAN connection will be restored upon disconnection from the local host.

4. There are two additional connectors on the front and rear of the unit used for a “Pass-thru LAN” connection. The rear jack may be connected to an on-site router or hub. This now enables convenient, local connection to a network while on-site without having to have physical access to an on-site hub.

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Mounting Screws and Washers

Rack Mount SignalHawk

Figure 8 Installing the SignalHawk into a Rack

Connecting the Rack-Mount via USB Connection

1. Insert installation CD into host PC.

2. Select Install Software when prompted.

 Note: Install the PC software before connecting the Rack

Mount SignalHawk for the first time.

 Note: Set-up will inspect the computer for any missing

operating system prerequisites. If all are present, skip to step 6.

3. Select “Next” and the install utility begins the Prerequisites Installation process.

4. Review the End-User License Agreement, check “I accept the terms of the License Agreement” and select “Install.”

 Note: The install utility will install the prerequisites. This

may take several minutes.

 Note: When completed, check with Microsoft

ter for any security updates. Typically, if “Automatic Updates” are configured on the host PC, these will be automatically flagged and selected for download and installation.

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 Note: The installation utility will launch after the OS pre-

requisites are installed.

5. Do one of the following:

z Accept the default installation location. z Select a different folder.

6. Select “Next” and the installer will complete.

7. Select “Finish” to launch the SignalHawk program.

8. Connect Rack Mount SignalHawk to a PC using the supplied USB cable.

 Note: The “USB Host Power” LED will illuminate when host

port is active and has power. It is not an indication of proper USB connectivity to the host. Refer to software installation instructions for how to address the PC SignalHawk from the host.

Rack Mount SignalHawk Set-Up

9. Turn power on.

10. Select “Install the software automatically…” in the Found New Hardware Wizard window.

 Note: This procedure is performed when connecting either

a PC or Rack-Mount SignalHawk for the first time. Driver installation is required for every distinct SH-36S-PC or SH36S-RM connected to the computer.

Figure 9 Found New Hardware Wizard

11. Click “Next”.

12. Follow the instructions that are presented.

13. Click “Finish” in the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window.

Figure 10 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard

14. Launch the SignalHawk program.

15. Select the SignalHawk unit from the Select DSP Device list.

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Connecting Remotely via LAN/WAN Connection

 Note: The Rack-Mount SignalHawk provides the follow-

ing connections to a network:

• 10/100 auto sensing RJ45 Ethernet connector

• Half and full duplex support

• IP address: 192.168.1.10

• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Configuring a Basic Network Connection

1. Do one of the following: z For connecting to a stand alone computer - Connect the

Rack Mount to the computer with a crossover cable.

z For connecting to a network - Connect the Rack Mount to

the network using the cable supplied.

 Note: Do not use the ‘Pass-thru LAN’ RJ-45 connector next

to the BNC trigger connector for direct remote access. Use the RJ-45 connector in the PC back-panel.

 Note: Before making changes to the client computer, it is

highly recommended to create a “System Restore Point”:

a. Click Start b. Go to Programs or All Programs. c. Go to Accessories. d. Go to System Tools. e. Select System Restore.

 Note: Permissions affiliated with being an administrator

or a member of the Administrators group are needed in order to complete this procedure. If the computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure.

2. Install TCP/IP Services on the client computer controlling the Rack Mount by doing the following:

a. Open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. b. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. c. In Components, select Networking Services, and then

select Details.

d. In Subcomponents of Networking Services, select Simple

TCP/IP Services, and then click OK.

e. Click Next.

 Note: If prompted to do so, type the path where the Win-

dows XP distribution files are located, and then click OK.

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f. Click Finish. g. Click Close.

3. Configure TCP/IP settings on the client computer:

 Note: The client computer may have TCP/IP settings pre-

viously configured. Changing settings may prevent access to other network resources such as the Internet or file sharing. Consult with your network administrator before making any changes.

a. Open Network Connections in Control Panel. b. Select Local Area Connection and then, under Network

Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.

c. On the General tab, under This connection uses the follow-

ing items, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

d. Specify an IP address:

z Click Use the following IP address, and in IP address,

type the following IP address:

192.168.1.11

e. Specify a subnet mask:

z In Subnet Mask, type the following:

255.255.255.0

 Note: Default IP settings for the Rack Mount are IP

address: 192.168.1.10 and Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. DHCP is NOT enabled by default on the Rack Mount.

 Note: Use automated IP settings (DHCP) whenever possi-

ble for the majority of client computers. DHCP is enabled by default and when automated IP settings are used for all connections, they eliminate the need to configure settings (i.e. DNS, WINS, etc.).

4. Create a Remote Desktop Connection on the client computer:

a. Open Remote Desktop Connection:

i. Click Start ii. Select Programs or All Programs iii. Select Accessories iv. Click Remote Desktop Connection.

b. In the Computer box, type the following default IP address

for the Rack Mount:

192.168.1.10

c. Click Connect.

 Note: If a connection cannot be achieved, disable the

computers wireless networking function.

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 Note: Depending on which version of Windows is

being used, the Windows Security or the Log On to Windows dialog box appears at this time.

d. In the Windows Security or Log On to Windows dialog box,

type user credentials.

Example - User name, password, and domain. Default user credentials for the Rack Mount are: Username: Bird Password: Bird

e. Click OK or Submit.

 Note: To change the connection settings, (such as screen

size, automatic logon information, and performance options), click Options before connecting. For more information, see “To Change Connection Settings” in the Remote Desktop Help.

Advanced network settings such as configuring the Rack Mount on a domain, can be configured by using the remote desktop connection or by logging in locally to the Rack Mount using an external monitor, keyboard and mouse (not included) connected to the I/O ports on the back panel of the unit. Consult the network administrator for proper configuration.

 Note: Other programs may be used on the Rack Mount

Hawk as long as they directly support its specific use or provide system utilities, resource management, anti-virus or similar protection. Software such as email, word processing, spreadsheet, database, scheduling or personal finance software cannot run on this device, however, you may use terminal services protocols to access such software running on a server. For more information, refer to the User End License Agreement in the Appendix.

 Note: The Rack Mount operating system has Windows

Firewall ‘On’ by default but does not have any anti-virus/antispyware installed. Use caution when connecting the Rack Mount to a WAN or Internet gateway. Consult with the network administrator.

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RF MODULE

Mini ITX PC

USB

ETHERNET

Local Broadcast

Site

WAN/LAN

Rack-Mount

Signal Hawk

Local PC

Laptop

Remote PC

ETHERNET

HUB

ROUTER

Pass-thru connection:

allows convenient

access to hub through

front panel

Figure 11 Rack-Mount SignalHawk Connection Diagram

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Connecting a Remote Computer to the Host Computer

To connect your home computer, which is the client (or remote) computer to the Rack Mount, follow these steps:

1. On your home computer, click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Accessories.

2. In the Accessories menu, point to Communications, and then click Remote Desktop Connection.

3. In the Computer box, type the computer name of your host computer.

 Note: The default computer name of the Rack Mount is

'SH-36S-RM' and the default IP address and Subnet mask is

192.168.1.10 and 255.255.255.0

4. Click Connect.

5. When the Log On to Windows dialog box appears, type your user name, password, and domain (if required), and then click OK.

6. The Remote Desktop window opens, and you see the desktop settings, files, and programs that are on your host computer, which in this example is the Rack Mount. Your host computer remains locked, and nobody can access it without a password. In addition, no one will be able to see the work you are doing remotely.

To end your Remote Desktop session:

1. Click Start, and then click Log Off at the bottom of the Start menu.

2. When prompted, click Log Off.

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Changing the Password on Auto Logon

1. Go to the Start Menu.

2. Select All Programs

3. Select Bird Technologies Group.

4. Go to Utilities.

5. Go to Automatic Logon Utility.

6. Enter a username and new password.

7. Click Ok.

Figure 12 Automatic Logon Utility

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Chapter 4 Settings

In order to obtain the most accurate information possible, it is very important to use the proper settings. The SignalHawk can be configured in various ways, allowing for a wide range of measurement capabilities.

Getting Started with the SignalHawk

CAUTION

Spectrum Analyzer has a +20 dBm (100 mW) max. RF input.

Exceeding the maximum input will damage the SignalHawk. If

unsure of power levels, measure the test connection with a power

sensor before using the SignalHawk.

Press the Power button to turn on the unit.

Setting Up

See “PC SignalHawk Set-Up” on page 9. Use this chapter to adjust the Settings.

Start Menu, Menu Keys

Menu keys are the six rectangular yellow keys located below the display screen. Click a menu key to move the highlight selection bar to the desired menu list. When using a menu list, use the mouse scroll wheel or the up- and down-arrow keys to move the highlight bar through the list. Use the left- and right-arrow keys to move to a different list box.

Spec Analysis Menu Key

Click here to enter the Spectrum Analyzer mode.

Utilities Menu Key

Click here to display the Utility Menu main screen. The Utilities menu provides information about the instrument software, amount of available memory, battery charge status, system date and time, and how to contact Bird Technologies Group.

Help Menu Key

Displays the Help options but does not exit the current screen. Click on the Back... selection to display the default selections for the current menu.

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Operations Manual (Quick Start Guide) - This manual contains quick start steps for measurements and for the Menu keys.

Menu List - Displays the list of all measurements available in the active operating mode. This list can be expanded and collapsed to reveal or hide more detail about the measurement, such as setup parameters and custom configurations.

Reference Manual (User Manual) - This manual expands upon the information in the Operations Manual to include complete descriptions of features, measurement setup parameters, and system setup options.

Back... - Clicking here exits Help and returns to the features for the currently active menu.

Figure 13 SignalHawk Start Menu - Spectrum Analyzer

Item Description

1 Name of measurement being used

2 Menu Selection labels

3 Go to the Help menu. Select Esc/Back to return here. There

are two functions in the help menu.

4 Enter goes to a menu. Esc will exit a menu.

5 Go to the Utilities menu. See Chapter 6, page 67.

6 Go to setup screen

7 Go to mode selection screen

8 Menu key labels

9 Selected measurement (highlighted)

10 Name and brief description of highlighted measurement

11 Current active operating mode

-- Mouse scroll wheel will increase values.

-- Keyboard can be used to manually enter values.

-- Function Keys correlate with the selections on side of the display.

Settings

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Setup Menu

The Setup Menu allows access to saved setups and settings used previously on the SignalHawk. Click on Setup to access the menu.

Figure 14 Setup Menu

Quick Save Setup

The saved settings are stored as a file in the internal drive of the host PC. Each quick save is stored in a separate file that is named using the date-time file naming format GeneralSA(MM-DD-hh-mm-ss).shs where YYYY is the year, the first MM is the month, DD is the day, HH is the hour, the second MM is the minute, and SS is the second of the time when the file was saved.

Label & Save Setup

Figure 15 Setup Menu - Save

Labels and saves the settings for a setup for future use.

Settings

To save a Setup:

1. Click on Save Trace.

2. Enter a file name.

Recall Setup

Recalls a saved setup and sets the instrument parameters to run the recalled setup.

Recall Default Setup

Recalls the factory default setup and sets the instrument parameters to run this setup.

Manage Setup Files

Allows access to the file management of the saved Setups.

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Figure 16 Setup - Manage Setup Files

Delete

Deletes the selected Setup on the list.

Delete All Setups

Deletes all of the Setups on the list.

View S etup

See “View Setup” on page 28 in the Setup Menu.

View S etup

Displays the properties of a selected saved Setup on the list.

Figure 17 Setup - View Setup

Settings

Recall Setup

Recalls a saved setup and sets the instruments parameters to run the recalled setup.

Delete

Deletes the displayed Setup.

Top of List

Displays the Setup from the top of list of saved Setups.

Bottom of List

Displays the Setup from the bottom of list of saved Setups.

View N ext Setup

Displays the next Setup on the list of saved Setups.

View Previous Setup

Displays the previous Setup on the list of saved Setups.

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Looking At The Screen

Figure 18 General Screen Features

Item Description

1 Name of selected measurement

2 Sweep display area

3 Marker

4 Date and time

5 Name of setup file being used

6 Menu selection labels

7 Menu key labels

8 Help tips for the current screen

9 Measurement settings

10 Sweep progress bar

11 Data trace

12 System key labels

Freq & Span Menu

Figure 19 Freq & Span Menu

Settings

In the Freq & Span Menu the range of frequencies to sweep are specified. The SignalHawk can sweep frequencies between 100 kHz and 3.6 GHz.

Frequencies can be selected at spans from 1 kHz up to the entire range of the instrument. These frequencies can be set to sweep by one of the following methods:

z Set the Center Freq and Freq Span. z Set the Start Freq and Stop Freq. z Select the Full Span of the instrument. z Select a band from the Freq List.

The most common of these methods is to set the center frequency and a frequency span (a range) and let SignalHawk calculate the start and stop frequencies for the sweep. Reducing the span, by default (with RBW and VBW, both on auto mode) will usually speed up the sweep, provide more detail, and lower the noise floor. Unless specified otherwise, set the center frequency to the center of the signal being measured.

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Start / Stop Freq and Center / Span

These settings control the frequency range being swept.

 Note: “Center / Span” are used in this manual, but using

“Start / Stop Freq” achieves the same results.

After clicking the menu selection, it will highlight the active function. Then the following can be performed:

z Up/Down Arrow Keys: Increase and decrease the frequency

or span in small steps.

z Left/Right Arrow Keys: Increase and decrease the frequency

or span in large steps.

z Mouse Scroll Wheel: Each click of the mouse scroll wheel

changes the frequency or span by the value of the “Wheel Step”.

z Number Keys: Press any key except +/- to open a box to type

in a new frequency.

 Note: If a mistake happens, press Esc/Back. When done,

press enter (to keep the same frequency units) or click the menu selection corresponding to the desired units.

Wheel Step

When another frequency function is active and the mouse scroll wheel is turned, the value will change in steps of the “Wheel Step”. After clicking “Wheel Step” to highlight it, the following is enabled:

z Up/Down Arrow Keys and Mouse Scroll Wheel: Change

the step value by a small amount.

z Left/Right Arrow Keys: Change the step value by a large

amount.

z Number Keys: Press any key except +/- to open a box to type

in a new frequency. If a mistake is made, press Esc/Back. When done, press enter, or click the menu selection corresponding to the desired units.

Full Span

Click on this to set the Start Freq to 0, and the Stop Freq to the max freq of the unit, currently 3.6 GHz.

 Note: The start frequency can be set to 0 as a convenience.

However, the accuracy spec does not apply below the minimum freq of the unit (100 kHz).

Freq List

Selecting this opens up a list of predefined frequency bands. Use the up/down arrows or mouse scroll wheel to scroll to the desired band, then press Enter to use it. Recently used bands are displayed at the top of the list.

 Note: Channelized bands are denoted on the Frequency

List by a plus sign; “+”.

Figure 20 Example, Freq List

Recently Used Bands

Settings

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Actual Input

RBW > Separation

RBW = Separation

Separation

3 dB

BW & Sweep Menu

The bandwidth menu includes functions that control sweep speed and accuracy, and has the interface for customizing sweep triggers.

When two signals are separated by a freq distance equal to the Resolution BW, a 3 dB dip between them will appear on the screen. This is the minimum resolvable frequency spacing. The menu selections legend displays the current value.

Figure 21 Signal Representation

Lowering the RBW will lower the noise floor, which can make lowpower signals easier to see, and makes readings close to the noise floor more accurate.

Figure 22 Example, BW & Sweep Menu

Settings

Click on the Resolution BW selection then use the arrow keys or the mouse wheel to enter the desired bandwidth.

RBW goes from 100 Hz - 1 MHz, steps of 1 / 3 / 10 (e.g.: 1 kHz to 3 kHz to 10 kHz to 30 kHz, etc.)

Video BW Mode (VBW) determines how much smoothing takes place.

 Note: VBW goes from 10 Hz to 300 kHz.

z Wide (high) VBW setting: Faster sweep times, but can

obscure signal details.

z Narrow (lower) VBW setting: Better trace smoothing for

signals present in high noise levels.

As the VBW is reduced, longer sweep times will be necessary to obtain a measurement. To be useful, VBW must be narrower than RBW. No smoothing takes place when VBW is greater than or equal to RBW.

Resolution & Video BW Modes

Click on these to toggle RBW or VBW, respectively, between automatic and manual control. In automatic, they are controlled by the current span and the values of Span/RBW and RBW/VBW. If either the RBW or VBW is changed, these will switch to manual.

Auto RBW sets the RBW based upon the frequency span. When in Auto mode, the RBW is set according to the nearest ratio of the Span/ RBW selection. The default ratio is 300. When the frequency span is reduced, the RBW will also be reduced accordingly.

Example - When the span is changed to 3600 MHz, the RBW will automatically be set to 1 MHz. When the span is reduced to 100 MHz, the RBW will automatically reduce to 300 kHz.

Auto VBW sets the VBW based upon the RBW value. When in Auto mode, the VBW is set according to the nearest ratio as set using the VBW/RBW selection. The default ratio is 3. As the RBW span is reduced the VBW will be reduced accordingly.

Example - When the RBW is changed to 1MHz, the VBW will automatically be set to 300kHz. When the RBW is reduced to 30kHz, the VBW will automatically be set to 10kHz.

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Resolution & Video BW

Click on the selection to highlight it. Then:

z Up/Down Keys - Change the bandwidth incrementally. z Left/Right Keys - Change the bandwidth from min to max. z Mouse Scroll Wheel - Change the bandwidth incrementally.

Span/RBW

Click on the Span/RBW selection then enter the desired ratio. Values range from 10 to 3600 in steps of one.

The ratio of frequency span to RBW determines how the RBW tracks with frequency span when the Resolution BW mode is in Auto. This value is ignored when Resolution BW Mode is in Manual mode. The menu selection legend displays the current value.

z Up and Down Arrow Keys - Press these keys to increase or

decrease the ratio in steps of one.

z Left and Right Arrow Keys - Press these keys to enter the

minimum ratio (left-arrow) or the maximum ratio (right-arrow).

z Mouse Scroll Wheel - Rotate the wheel to increase or

decrease the ratio in steps of one.

RBW / VBW

Clicking on the key brings up a list of allowed values for RBW / VBW. When VBW is set to auto, the RBW is divided by this value and set as the VBW.

Figure 23 Example, RBW/VBW

Settings

Detection Mode

Depending on measurement settings, many more data points are collected than there are pixels on the screen. Detection modes allow the user to choose how the collected data in each pixel is represented.

+ Peak Detection

Returns the maximum value of the data collected for each display pixel. Recommended for pure sine waves or narrow bandwidth signals. In zero-span mode, this mode acts like a peak detector and can be used to show AM band frequencies.

- Peak Detection

Returns the minimum value of the data collected for each display pixel. Recommended for displaying the difference between CW and pulsed signals.

Sample Detection

Returns a sample of the data collected for each display pixel. Use this method for noise-like signals.

Average Power

Returns the average of the data collected for each display pixel. Recommended for noise-reduction.

Figure 24 Example, Detection Mode

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Sweep

Sweep sets up the properties of individual sweeps that the SignalHawk performs. It can set whether the sweeping is continuous or single, and the properties of video triggers (if enabled).

Figure 25 Example, Sweep More

Figure 26 Example, Trigger Rep

Settings

Single

Performs a single sweep. Before a single sweep is triggered, the SignalHawk will display the previous sweep. To begin a sweep, press the Manual Trigger soft key. After the sweep finishes, it will display the results and stop sweeping.

Trigger - Sets the type of trigger that initiates a sweep. There are four types of trigger to choose from:

z Internal Continuous - Sweeps continuously and is con-

trolled by the SignalHawk.

z Internal Single - Sweeps once when triggered. Controlled by

the SignalHawk through the Arm Trigger soft key.

z External Continuous - See “External Trigger” below. z External Single - See “External Trigger” below.

 Note: Useful for signals that are time varying. Ones that

change slow enough to trigger manually as well as carrier/interference ratios. See “Carrier-to-Interference Ratio” on page 63.

Arm Trigger - Manually initiates a sweep. External Trigger

External - Low Level / High Level / Rise Edge / Fall Edge / Either Edge

z Low Level - Triggers if input = 0 ± 0.5 V (TTL “Low”). z High Level - Triggers if input = 4.2 ± 0.8 V (TTL “High”). z Rise Edge - Triggers if the input goes from “Low” to “High”. z Fall Edge - Triggers if the input goes from “High” to “Low”. z Either Edge - Triggers if the input goes from either “High” to

“Low” OR “Low” to “High”.

Gate Delay

Length of wait after the trigger signal and before beginning a sweep. The range is 100 µs to 1 s.

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Figure 27 Example, Low Level / High Level /

Rise Edge / Fall Edge / Either Edge

Video

 Note: This can only be used if the Time Domain measure-

ment is enabled. See “Time Domain (Zero Span)” on page 59.

Trigger control and sweeping both happen on the radio frequency connector. Once a sweep is done, it will be displayed until a trigger condition occurs again and it performs another sweep. This is used in zero-span mode.

In order to use this function, the trigger condition needs to be set up:

1. Monitor the RF data to determine the trigger condition.

2. Set the power level at center freq.

3. Set the trigger level:

z High Level - Trigger if dBm rises ABOVE the power level. z Low Level - Trigger if dBm falls BELOW the power level. z Pwr Level - Set the power level using the keypad.

4. Enable the trigger.

Gate Delay

Length of wait after the trigger signal and before beginning a sweep The range is 100 µs to 1 s.

Settings

Ampt & Trace Menu

Figure 28 Example, Ampt & Trace Menu

Autoscale

Resizes the graph to fit the whole trace on the screen. This function will change the reference and scale of a trace.

Reference

Sets the y-axis value at the top of the graph.

Scale

Sets the dB value of each partition of the graph on a scale from 1 to 15. The graph is partitioned into 10 divisions, giving a set number of dB per division.

 Note: This soft key is not displayed if the Units of measure

is in Volt or Watt. See “Units” on page 42.

Attenuation

Controls the built-in attenuator on the signal input. This reduces the amplitude of a high-powered signal. The attenuation can be set to Auto, or at levels of 0, 10, 20, and 30 dB. The reported value of the signal is automatically corrected for the selected attenuation.

 Note: When the Reference (see “Reference”) is set to a higher

setting, Attenuation will automatically set itself above this setting.

Example - Reference is set to 25 dBm, Attenuation automatically sets itself to 30 dB and cannot be lowered.

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dBm 10 Log Power Watts()[]30dB+×=

dBm dBuV 10

∗

50log()90––=

dBm dBmV 10

∗

50log 30–()–=

dBm dBV 10

∗

50log 30+()–=

dBm 20 Log Power Volts()[]×=30dB+

Watts 10ΛdBm 30–()10⁄()=

Preamp

Controls the built-in amplifier on the signal input. This lowers the noise floor, allowing very low power signals be detected, by giving a 24 dB nominal gain boost.

 Note: Attenuation is automatically disabled to 0 when

Preamp is activated.

 Note: The preamp should not be used with input signals

greater than -30 dBm.

Offset

Shifts the signal to compensate for external factors (attenuation, couplers, amplifiers, etc.) This allows for a true signal level reading.

1. Measure the total amount of loss for all attached signal devices.

2. Enter the measured amount as the Offset value or gain.

Example - The system has 10 dB of loss due the use of a coupler; enter the value of 10 in the Offset. Offset range is -100 to +100.

Units

dBm

dBuV

dBmV

dBV

Volts

Watts

Trace

Opens a trace submenu with the following options:

Clear Write

Switches off the Average and Max Hold functions.

Max Hold

Holds and displays the highest point of a any given sweep until Max Hold is turned off.

Settings

STEP 4

STEP 5

Waterfall Display

Min Hold

Holds and displays the lowest point of any given sweep until Min Hold is turned off.

Average

Displays the running average of multiple readings which is used to smooth a signal and decrease noise amplitude.

Average Readings

Sets the number of averaged readings. The valid range is from 2 to 1024.

Reset Average

Resets the current running average of multiple readings.

Water Fall Spectrogram

The Water Fall Spectrogram shows how the spectral density of a signal varies with time and presents it in a visual image. Also known as spectral waterfalls, sonograms, voiceprints, or voicegrams, spectrograms are used to identify phonetic sounds and specific noise disturbances.

1. Go to the Ampt & Trace menu.

2. Click on the Trace selection.

3. Click on the Water Fall selection.

4. Turn the Water Fall spectrogram on.

5. Select the dual screen display, if desired

Figure 29 Example, Water Fall Spectrogram

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Mark & Limit Menu

Figure 30 Example, Mark & Limit Menu

Select Marker

Changes the active marker. There are six markers to choose from (measurements that use some of the markers for data display have less selectable markers). Pressing the soft key will cycle through each of the six markers.

Marker On / Off

Turns a Marker on and off.

Marker to Max Peak

Moves the active marker to the highest point on the trace.

Markers to Peak/Valley Figure 31 Markers to Peak/Valley

Settings

Markers Detect

Toggles the functionality of the submenu between finding peaks or finding valleys.

Threshold

The threshold offset, displayed on the first line, is used to calculate the threshold level, displayed on the second line, above the noise floor.

 Note: The low level peaks below the threshold level are fil-

tered out. Only peaks above or at the threshold level are detected.

Marker to Max Peak or Marker to Min Valley

Sets the marker to the either the maximum peak or minimum valley depending on the functionality chosen in Markers Detect. See “Markers Detect” on page 45.

Marker to Next Peak Left or Marker to Next Valley Left

Cycles the active marker to the left through the points on the trace either from highest peaks or lowest valleys (see “Markers Detect” on page 45) progressing to the left.

Marker to Next Peak Right or Marker to Next Valley Right

Cycles the active marker to the right through the points on the trace either from highest peaks or lowest valleys (see “Markers Detect” on page 45) progressing to the right.

All Markers to Max Peaks or All Markers to Min Valleys

Sets all the markers to either the maximum peaks or minimum valleys depending on the functionality chosen in Markers Detect. See “Markers Detect” on page 45.

All Markers Off

Turns off all markers on the trace.

Marker Delta

Turns On/Off and displays the delta of the one to five markers.

Marker Display

Marker Type

Sets the current marker to either be displayed as a line or floating numbered icon.

All Markers Type to Icon

Sets all markers to be displayed as floating numbered icons.

All Markers Type to Line

Sets all markers to be displayed as numbered lines.

Marker Display

Turns On/Off and sets the location of the delta display into one of the four corners of the screen.

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Marker More

Sets the properties of active markers through the following attributes:

RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator)

Turns the audio indicator On or Off (an electronic ping). See “Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)” on page 61.

Volume

Sets the volume of the electronic ping generated from the RSSI.

Marker Freq to Center

Moves the current marker to the center frequency.

Center Freq to Marker

Sets the center frequency to the frequency of the active marker.

Ref Level Ampt to Marker

Sets the top-line amplitude reference level to the amplitude of the active marker.

Frequency Counter

Turns the Frequency Counter on or off. This enables the frequency read out of all displayed markers to read the exact frequency of the peak within the pixel to a resolution of 1 Hz.

 Note: Signals that vary in frequency must be within the

RBW to obtain accurate results.

Limit Lines

Limit lines give notification of when a signal has reached or gone over a set measurement amount. Limit lines can be moved with arrow keys.

 Note: All valid traces are black, and any part of any trace

that is outside of a limit is red. Red indicates a failed limit.

Limit Upper/Lower

Pick between upper & lower limit line.

Limit On/Off

Pick between limit line on or off.

Limit Alarm On/Off

Pick whether a limit line fail makes the unit beep.

Select Line/Mask

Creates a specific set of limit lines and presents a list of these predefined masks to choose from.

 Note: Custom Masks can be saved to the Mask list. See

“Customizing SignalHawk Content” on page 68.

Settings

Figure 32 Example, Mask List

Once a mask is selected, it is controlled by the following options: Freq Lock - Locks the mask onto the selected band even if the

frequency is changed. EM to Max Peak - Sets mask’s reference level to the maximum peak in

each sweep.

Figure 33 Example, Limit Line Mask

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File & Help Menu

When File & Help is clicked, menu selections for saving the current trace, selecting the utility option, activating the logging feature, and accessing help features (Fig. 34) are enabled. A trace is saved as a file and stored in the default file location of the host PC.

Figure 34 Example, File & Help Menu

Quick Save Trace

Saves the trace that is displayed on the screen.

1. Click on File & Help.

2. Click on Quick Save Trace.

 Note: The trace is stored as a file in the default file loca-

tion of the host PC. Each quick save is stored in a separate file that is named using the measurement and date-time file naming format: Measurement name(MM-DD HH-MM-SS).shf. Where the first MM is the month, DD is the day, HH is the hour, the second MM is the minute, and SS is the second of the time when the file was saved.

Label & Save Trace

Labels and saves the trace for future use.

1. Click on Save Trace.

2. Enter a file name.

Settings

Figure 35 Example, Save Trace

Log Traces

Saves a sweep every 60 seconds and assigns a default name to each save.

Recall Trace

Opens up a submenu with three options:

Recall Trace

Displays a saved trace on the screen.

Recall & Compare

Displays a saved trace overlapping over the current trace on the screen.

 Note: The Saved trace is orange. The current trace is black.

Clear Recalled Trace

Deletes the highlighted trace.

Manage Trace Files

Copy trace files to and from network drives, and delete traces.

Delete Trace

Deletes a selected trace.

Delete All Traces

Deletes all traces in the directory.

Full Screen

Enlarges the graph area to the size of the whole screen. Press escape to go back to regular screen.

Utility

See “Utility Main Menu” on page 68.

Help

Brings up the menu selections that will enable either the Quick Start Guide or the User Manual, saved in the unit.

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Chapter 5 Measurements

Spectrum Analysis, measuring the power at each frequency in the sweep range, is the basic measurement. The other measurements interpret that data to provide useful results.

In the Spectrum Analyzer mode, the following measurements can be used:

z "Spectrum Analysis Measurement" on page 52. z "Occupied Bandwidth Measurement" on page 53. z "Channel Power Measurement" on page 55. z "Adjacent Channel Power Measurement" on page 57. z "Time Domain (Zero Span)" on page 59 z "Field Strength Measurement" on page 60. z "Carrier-to-Interference Ratio" on page 63. z "Out-of-Band and In-Band, Out-of-Channel Spurious" on page 65. z "Water Fall Spectrogram" on page 43.

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Spectrum Analysis Measurement

Spectrum Analysis measures the power at each frequency in the range shown on the screen. From the Spectrum Analyzer list on the Start Menu, select Spectrum Analysis then press the Enter key.

Figure 36 Example, Spectrum Analysis, Frequency and Span Screen

Measurements

Measurement Settings

Occupied Bandwidth Measurement

Occupied Bandwidth measures the frequency band bandwidth that contains a specified percentage of the total power of the signal.

It gives best results with single-peaked signals. Bandwidth can be defined in two ways. Both give measurement results in Hz units.

Threshold Modes

The calculated occupied bandwidth represents the user specified percent of the total power of the displayed span. Best for Watts power units.

dBc

The bandwidth is calculated by finding the frequencies above and below the center or carrier frequency that is the user specified dB below the carrier level. This method is best for measuring dBm power units.

Setting Occupied Bandwidth

 Note: For the best accuracy, set the center frequency so the

main or carrier signal is centered on the screen before taking measurements.

1. Select either % or dBc under Threshold Mode.

2. Do one of the following: z If the % Threshold has been selected, go the % soft key

and set the desired threshold via either the mouse scroll wheel or keyboard.

z If the dBc Threshold has been selected, go the dBc and set the

desired threshold via either the mouse scroll wheel or keyboard.

 Note: The threshold and the measured bandwidth will be

displayed in the “measurement settings” area at the bottom of the display. Markers 1 and 2 will be turned on, and placed at the band edges.

Figure 37 Example, Occupied Bandwidth

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STEP 2

STEP 1

STEP 2

Figure 38 Example, Occupied Bandwidth - %

 Note: Limit can be set without changing the Threshold Mode.

Figure 39 Example, Occupied Bandwidth - dBc

 Note: Limit can be set without changing the Threshold Mode.

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STEP 1

Measurement Settings

Channel Power Measurement

Channel Power measures the Integration Bandwidth, the total power over a frequency range, concentrated on the center frequency of the sweep. It is useful for channelized (frequency-division multiplexed) signals. Results are shown in both total power in the channel (in dBm or Watts), and spectral density (dBm or Watts per Hz).

Setting Channel Power

 Note: For best accuracy, set the center frequency so the signal

is roughly centered before taking measurements. In addition, the span should be 1½ – 5 times as large as the desired channel width.

1. Select the Integration Bandwidth (IBW).

 Note: The IBW is automatically set when a channelized

frequency band is selected from the Frequency list.

2. Enter the desired bandwidth.

3. Select the desired unit.

 Note: The default unit is MHz.  Note: The integration bandwidth, channel power, and

power density will be displayed in the “measurement settings” area at the bottom of the display. Markers 1 and 2 will be turned on, and placed at the band edges.

Figure 40 Example, Channel Power

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STEP 3

Figure 41 Example, Channel Power, Integration Bandwidth

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Adjacent Channel Power Measurement

Adjacent Channel Power measures the relative power of frequency bands adjacent to a central channel. This is often used to identify power leakage from the center channel into the adjacent channels. The total power in the central (main) channel is displayed in dBm (Ch Power), and the power in the adjacent channels is displayed as dB below and above the main channel power (Dn ACPR and Up ACPR).

 Note: For best accuracy, set the central frequency so the sig-

nal is centered before taking measurements. In addition, set the span so the central, upper, and lower channels are all shown on the screen.

 Note: If a channelized band is selected from the Frequency

list, these parameters are automatically set.

1. Set the width of the central channel.

 Note: The central channel can be set to a different fre-

quency width than the adjacent channels, but both adjacent channels have the same width.

2. Set both adjacent channels.

3. Set the Center-to-Center channel spacing.

 Note: Channel spacing is the distance from the central chan-

nel’s center frequency to the adjacent channel’s center frequency. If there is no guardband between channels, the channel spacing should be half (channel width + adjacent channel width).

4. Enter the desired bandwidth in each variable.

5. Select the desired unit of measurement.

 Note: Pressing Enter will default the Unit to MHz.  Note: All 6 markers will be used to show the edges of the

central, upper, and lower channels.

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Measurement Settings

Width

Adjacent

Channel

Adjacent

Channel

Guardband

STEP 4

STEP 5

Figure 42 Example, Adjacent Channel Power

Figure 43 Example, Adjacent Channel Power, Bandwidth Settings

Measurements

STEP 1

Measurement Settings

STEP 2

Time Domain (Zero Span)

In Time Domain, the amplitude of a single frequency is measured, rather than sweeping a range of frequencies. The SignalHawk measures and displays the amplitude of the frequency for a specified period (sweep time) and refreshes during the next sweep. The Time Domain trace resembles the horizontal line display on an oscilloscope.

 Note: The center frequency will being measured.

1. Activate the measurement by doing one of the following:

z Select Time Domain in the Start Menu. z Select Time Domain in the Measurement Menu. z Set the Frequency Span to 0 Hz. See “Freq & Span Menu” on

page 31.

2. Press the Sweep Time soft key and enter how long a single sweep should be using one of these methods:

 Note: Time range can be set from 1 ms to 100 s.

z Up/Down Arrows: Step increments of one second. z Right/Left Arrows: Step increments of one millisecond. z Mouse Scroll Wheel: Step increments of one second per click. z Number Keys: Enter the time in seconds.

 Note: There are a limited number of pixels, so longer

sweep times mean less detail in the display.

 Note: This enables the Video Trigger in the BW & Sweep

menu. To use the Video Trigger, see “Resolution & Video BW” on page 36.

Figure 44 Example, Time Domain

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Measurement Settings

STEP 2

Field Strength Measurement

Field Strength measures the signals reaching an antenna. The SignalHawk automatically corrects the sweep data for the antenna’s gain and frequency dependence and displays it in dBm / m.

1. Connect an antenna to the RF In connector on the SignalHawk.

 Note: Use an antenna with known gain characteristics.

For best accuracy, set the start and stop frequencies to the measurement range of the chosen antenna.

2. Select Antenna and select the antenna type from the drop down list.

 Note: The antenna type, valid frequency range, and gain

in dB (relative to an isotropic radiator) are shown in the measurement settings area.

3. Measure the strength of the signal emanating from a transmission antenna (within the frequency range of the antenna connected to the RF In port).

4. Move to various positions relative to the transmitting source and observe the signal value.

Figure 45 Example, Field Signal Strength

Measurements

Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)

RSSI provides an audible indication at the frequency of the current marker. It will beep faster as the received signal strength goes up and slows as it goes down.

Similar to Water Fall, power is linearly mapped to a range of 0-210 using the same range as for the Water Fall for simplicity. The beep rate and volume are proportional to the mapped power value at the current marker index. Values of zero are equivalent to continuous beeps and -210 are equivalent to a beep every 4 seconds.

Figure 46 Example, Field Signal Strength - RSSI

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STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Volum e Control

Demodulate Signal

Removes the carrier and sends the signal to the internal speaker or headphones. The SignalHawk can demodulate AM, narrowband FM, and wideband FM signals. It can also set the specific frequency and volume.

1. Set the type of demodulation:

a. Select the Demodulate Type. b. Select the type of demodulation desired.

2. Set the demodulation carrier frequency:

a. Select the Demod Freq button. b. Enter the carrier frequency using the number keys. c. Select the frequency units.

3. Set the time to demodulate the signal:

a. Select the Demodulate Time button. b. Enter a value. c. Select the time units. d. Allow audio to play for the demodulate time. e. Repeat as necessary.

Figure 47 Example, Demodulate Signal

Measurements

Measurement Settings

STEP 2

STEP 3

 Note: In the status area, the carrier power, interferer power

will be displayed in selected power units, and the ratio in dB.

Carrier-to-Interference Ratio

Calculates the ratio of the carrier signal power to the power level of the noise and interference signals.

To determine the ratio, two measurements need be done. First sweep should be the carrier and interferer. The second sweep should be the interferer alone.

 Note: Because the transmitted carrier must be turned off

for the second portion of this measurement, access to the transmitter is needed to complete this procedure.

1. Do one of the following: z Move marker to the desired frequency.

 Note: The default marker placement assumes the carrier

to be measured is the center of the frequency span. It can be moved via the arrow keys and/or wheel.

z Select Marker to Max Peak to quickly identify the signal to be

measured.

2. Measure the carrier signal.

3. Turn off the transmitter.

4. Measure the noise and interference signal levels as follows:

 Note: The carrier power and interferer power will be displayed

in selected power units, and the ratio in dB.

Figure 48 Example, Carrier-to-Interference Ratio - Carrier On

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STEP 4

Measurement Settings

Figure 49 Example, Carrier-to-Interference Ratio - Carrier Off

Measurements

Out-of-Band and In-Band, Out-of-Channel Spurious

 Note: These two measurement methods are not listed on

the interface.

Out-of-Band & In-Band, Out-of-Channel Spurious measures the distortion and interference inside or outside a system band.

1. Click on Mark & Limit.

2. Click on the Marker 1 2 3 4 5 6 selection to select marker 1.

 Note: The bracketed number indicates the active marker.

3. Click on On/Off.

4. Use the arrow keys, the number keys or mouse scroll wheel to move the marker over one of the spurs.

5. Compare the value of the marker to the specified allowable level of Out-of-Band (In-Band, Out-of-Channel) spurious emissions for the corresponding channel transmit frequency.

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Chapter 6 Utilities

With SignalHawk’s built-in utilities, information about the instrument is displayed. The Menu keys provide information about the software, hardware, and data files.

Utilities can be accessed by clicking on Utilities from the Start Menu screen, or by clicking on File & Help from a measurement screen then click on Utility.

To exit the Utility mode, press the Esc/Back function key to return to the previous screen, or press the Mode key to go to the Start Menu screen.

Utility

Click on Utility to go to the Utility Menu. When the utility menu is accessed, new menu keys and selections for getting help and exiting to the Windows operating system are activated. The Utility Menu screen displays status information about the instrument and about the operating system.

Figure 50 Utility Menu, Main Screen, Version Info Screen

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Utility Main Menu

Version Info

Click on this to view general information such as how to contact Bird Technologies Group.

The selections for this menu provide access to user help and the Windows operating system.

Utility Main Menu Selections

Spectrum Analyzer Help

Click on this selection to display the SignalHawk Start-up Instructions. Press the up- and down-arrow keys or use the mouse scroll wheel to scroll through the displayed text. Click on Exit Menu or Esc to return to the Utility Menu.

Custom Help

Displays user created help files that have been uploaded to the SignalHawk.

Exit to Windows

Click on this to exit the SignalHawk program.

Customizing SignalHawk Content

1. Go to the Utilities menu.

2. Press the Exit to Windows soft key.

 Note: The SignalHawk will ask for verification.

3. Go to My Computer on the PC.

4. Click on the following:

a. Hard Drive b. Program Files c. Bird Technologies Group d. PC SignalHawk e. My Lists

Utilities

Figure 51 PC SignalHawk Directory

5. Copy the csv file of the list to be edited to the desktop of the PC.

6. Open the csv file.

7. Add custom information into the list.

8. Copy the csv file back into the My Lists directory.

 Note: The computer will ask for verification to overwrite

the file in the directory.

9. Close the My Lists directory window.

10. Launch the PC SignalHawk program.

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Chapter 7 PC Tool

Bird’s SignalHawk PCTool enables the use of a PC to store measurement data, transfer it between units, and do individual analysis. Traces can be transferred from the SignalHawk to the PC and back. One or more saved traces can be opened and compared. They can also be copied and pasted into other open files, as well as adding markers or limit lines. In addition, labels can be added and modifications saved to files.

 Note: Not all sections of this chapter apply to the PC and

Rack Mount SignalHawks.

Computer Requirements

The PC must meet the following minimum requirements:

z Windows 98 or later operating system z Internet Explorer version 6 or later z Hard disk with 30 MB of free space

Downloading and Installing Software

 Note: These files are on the CD supplied with the Signal-

Hawk, and can also be downloaded from the website.

 Note: For the latest versions of the PCTool, Microsoft

ActiveSync Technologies SignalHawk website. For PC:

http://birdtechnologies.thomasnet.com/item/all-categories-testequipment/-categories-test-equipment-sh-36-signalhawk-series/ sh-36s-pc

For Rack Mount:

http://birdtechnologies.thomasnet.com/item/all-categories-testequipment/-categories-test-equipment-sh-36-signalhawk-series/ sh-36s-rm

, and USB Drivers download them from the Bird

Installing the PC Tool Software

1. Download and install Microsoft ActiveSync.

2. Click on “Install PC Interface Tool.”

3. Save the compressed file to the PC’s desktop.

4. Double click the compressed file on the PC desktop.

5. Click-and-drag the SHPCTool icon (Setup file) out of the compressed file window and onto the PC desktop.

6. Double-click the Setup file.

7. Follow the instructions in the Install Wizard to complete the installation.

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Menu Bar

File

Presents commands to Open, Close, Save, Export, and Print SignalHawk files that are stored on the PC.

 Note: By default, traces will be saved to the “My Traces”, which

is a subfolder under the folder where the PCTool was installed.

Edit

Presents commands to copy the active trace from a graph and paste it into another graph. Traces can also be deleted from a graph.

 Note: The last trace remaining on a graph cannot be removed.

View

Presents commands to manipulate the trace - Zoom In, Zoom Out, Add, and Delete Markers or Limit Lines, Autoscale the Trace, Set to Normal Mode, and Set Options. Normal mode is identified by the standard Windows “selection” cursor (arrow pointing to the upper left). DTF Settings (Cable Vp & Loss, Start & Stop Distance, etc) can also be viewed.

Tools

Presents access to the units converter.

Figure 52 Units Converter

Measurements

 Note: This option will only appear for VNA traces.

Presents the various measurement types to display the reading. The types of measurement depend on the type of trace file being read. VNA files will give Match Measurement, Distance-to-Fault, Cable Loss, and Smith Chart as options.

Communicate

Presents commands to get files from and/or send files to the SignalHawk. In addition, use this function to upgrade the SignalHawk software/firmware.

PC Tool

Tool Bar

Use the tool icons to perform the tasks that are available on the Menu bar.

Save

Saves a copy of a graph.

Open

Opens a graph.

Cut

Cuts a trace from a graph.

Copy

Copies a trace from a graph.

Paste

Pastes a trace onto a graph.

 Note: A trace from one measurement type cannot be placed

onto a graph from another measurement type (Occupied Bandwidth, Channel Power, etc). The graphs do not match.

Delete Trace

Deletes a trace from a graph.

 Note: The last trace on a graph cannot be deleted.

Return to Normal Mode

Returns the display back to the start menu.

Zoom In

Increases the focus on a specific area of a graph.

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Zoom Out

Decreases the focus from a specific area of a graph.

Autoscale Graph

Resizes the axis to fit all traces on the graph.

Add Markers

Drops a marker onto a graph.

Add to Upper Limit Line

Adds a limit line to the graph.

z First click will create a point on the graph with a highlighted line. z Second click will create another point that connects to the first

point via a line.

z Third click connects to the second, and so on.

Add to Lower Limit Line

Adds a limit line to the graph.

z First click will create a point on the graph with a line. z Second click will create another point that connects to the first

point via a line.

z Third click connects to the second, and so on

Delete Markers or Limit Lines

Deletes a marker, a limit line, or a point on a limit line. When deleting points, the icon will change to an eraser graphic when the icon floats over something that can be deleted.

Option Dialog Box

Opens the pop-up Option Dialog box. "Options Dialog Box (View>Options)" on page 76.

Measurement Types

The measurement types for that file are displayed, depending on the type of file being read.

VNA Tool Bar

 Note: There is an addendum, with additional options, to

the menu bar when the PC Tool is reading a VNA file.

 Note: This section does not apply to PC and Rack Mount

SignalHawks.

Match

Sets the current trace to a Match measurement display.

Distance to Fault

Sets the current trace to a Distance to Fault display.

Cable

Sets the current trace to a Cable Loss display.

PC Tool

Smith

Sets the current trace to display a Smith Chart.

Options Dialog Box

Opens the pop up Option Dialog box. "Options Dialog Box (View>Options)" on page 76.

DTF Wizard

Opens the Distance to Fault Wizard.

Figure 53 DTF Wizard

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Autoscale Boxes

Options Dialog Box (View>Options)

The Options dialog box contains six tabs - Scale, Units, Markers, Limits1, Limits 2, and Labels. Select a tab and enter or edit specific values for the currently active graph.

Scale Tab

1. Enter the x- and y- axis.

2. Enter the y- axis offset.

3. Do one of the following:

z Select the Autoscale box. z Manually enter values for the scales.

 Note: The Offset setting for a specific trace is displayed.

The setting changes when the Trace changes.

Figure 54 Example, Scale Tab

Units Tab

1. Select the units of measure for the y axis.

2. Set the size of text for the entire graph.

3. Set whether or not to display grid lines.

Figure 55 Example, Units Tab

PC Tool

Markers Tab

When a frequency or distance for a marker is entered, the marker will be set to the datapoint closest to that frequency or distance. The actual frequency of the marker will replace the value entered and will also display on the screen below the graph area.

For each marker:

1. Specify or change the frequency.

2. Specify the symbol type.

3. Specify a delta with another marker.

4. Turn a marker on or off.

 Note: After turning a marker on in the Options window,

the marker can be moved by clicking on the marker and dragging it to a desired location.

Figure 56 Example, Markers Tab

Limits 1 Tab

Defines and turns on or off upper/lower limit lines.

 Note: The options displayed on this tab will change

slightly depending on the type of graph opened.

 Note: The upper limit fails any datapoints that are above

the line.

 Note: The lower limit fails any datapoints that are below

the line.

 Note: The limit line will be flat across the graph at the

power level specified.

1. Click on the line

2. Drag the line to move it up and down.

 Note: There is a drop down menu of predefined limits that

is available to be utilized.

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-110

-100

-90

-80

-70

95.0 95.2 95.4 95.6 95.8

LIMIT TEST FAILED

Power (dBm)

Frequency (MHz)

Limit Line

Figure 57 Example, Limits 1 Tab

Limits 2 Tab

 Note: The options displayed on this tab will change

slightly depending on the type of graph opened.

 Note: The upper limit fails any datapoints that are above

the line.

 Note: The lower limit fails any datapoints that are below

the line.

 Note: Up to thirty points, for both upper and lower limit

lines can be set up. Using multiple points, a bracketed area may be created.

1. Click on a segment

2. Drag each segment at its set point to move it up or down.

 Note: If a limit line point is disabled, it is removed from

the list in the Options dialog box.

Figure 58 Example, Limits 2 Tab

Figure 59 Multiple limit line points used to create a bracketed area

PC Tool

GPS Location

GPS Time

Labels Tab

Creates a title, subtitle, and a trace name for the displayed trace. The title will be in larger letters and centered above the graph. The sub-

title will be smaller. Edit a trace name by typing in the list of traces on this tab. The trace

and date will be located above the graph and on the left.

 Note: If a specific trace name is not created, the PC tool

will create one automatically.

Other options are to display or hide the title, subtitle, trace name, and trace date on the graph.

Figure 60 Example, Labels Tab

GPS

If a GPS sensor is attached to the SignalHawk, it will display a location and GPS time reading at the bottom of the trace.

 Note: This section does not apply to PC and Rack Mount

SignalHawks.

Figure 61 GPS Reading

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Chapter 8 Maintenance

Regular maintenance is essential for proper and accurate performance of the SignalHawk. These procedures cover the basic maintenance of the SignalHawk. For more advanced issues, please contact Bird Technologies customer service.

Cleaning

CAUTION

Harsh or abrasive detergents, and some solvents, can damage the

unit and labels.

Clean the Bird SignalHawk only with a soft cloth dampened with mild detergent and water. Do not use any other type of cleaning solution.

Charging the Battery

The internal battery pack will automatically recharge when the SignalHawk is powered from the AC or cigarette lighter adapter. Recharging time, from a full discharge, is approximately 4 hours.

Charging the Battery Using a Car Charger

The vehicle must be operational when charging the unit.

 Note: The unit will not completely charge unless at least

12.6-13V is present at the DC input.

Replacing the Battery on the PC SignalHawk

WARNING

Care should be taken when handling batteries.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Do not heat or dispose of batteries in fire. May burst or release toxic

materials.

Avoid forced discharge.

Do not short circuit.

Restrict charging current and time to the recommended value.

Do not solder the battery directly.

Do not disassemble, apply excessive pressure, or deform.

Avoid placing the battery in reverse polarity.

Battery disposal method should be in accordance with local and

state regulations.

1. Remove the four screws securing the back cover to the SignalHawk.

2. Remove the back cover.

3. Remove the battery.

4. Detach the power cord from the battery connector.

5. Reverse Steps 1 to 4 to install a new battery.

Screws

Back Cover

Battery

Power Cord

Battery Plug

Detail

“A”

Detail

“B”

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Updating the Firmware

 Note: There are two different firmware files: one contain-

ing the DSP image and the other containing the FPGA image.

1. Navigate to Bird Technologies Group>PC SignalHawk in the Start menu.

2. Click on Firmware Update Wizard.

 Note: The wizard will launch and provide step-by-step

instructions.

3. Select the DSP and FPGA images to be updated.

Figure 62 DSP and FPGA Image Selection

Maintenance

4. Connect the unit to the PC via USB cable.

5. Turn on the SignalHawk.

6. Select “Install the software automatically...” if the “Found New Hardware Wizard” is presented.

 Note: Both program wizards will run co-currently. See

“Installing the SignalHawk Program” on page 9 for the PC SignalHawk.

7. Click “Next.”

Figure 63 DSP List

8. Select the unit from the list presented.

9. Select the images that need updating.

10. Click “Next” repeatedly until the update is completed.

Figure 64 Image Selection

11. Cycle power when prompted by the program wizard.

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Updating the Firmware on a Remote Rack Mount SignalHawk

1. Go to http://birdtechnologies.thomasnet.com/item/all-categories-testequipment/-categories-test-equipment-sh-36-signalhawk-series/sh36s-rm.

2. Download the Rack Mount SignalHawk software upgrade to a local PC.

3. Connect the remote computer to the host computer. See “Connecting a Remote Computer to the Host Computer” on page 20.

4. Click on “Options-Local Resources” at the start of the Remote Desktop Connection window.

Figure 65 Remote Desktop Connection Window

5. Select “Disk drives”.

 Note: This will enable access of the local drives to the

remote Rack Mount SignalHawk.

Figure 66 Options-Local Resources

6. Click on the “Connect”.

7. Click “OK” to access the local drives from the remote computer.

Bird Technologies SH-36S-RM User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Safety Symbols

Warning Statements

Caution Statements

Safety Statements

Changes to this Manual

Literature Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Items Supplied

Figure 1 SignalHawk PC Hardware and Software Supplied

Figure 2 SignalHawk Rack-Mount Hardware and Software Supplied

Looking at the SignalHawk

Figure 3 PC SignalHawk Controls and Indicators

Figure 4 SignalHawk Rack-Mount Controls and Indicators

Power Supply - PC SignalHawk

Internal Battery

Power Adapters

Charge Indicator Light

Power Supply - Rack-Mount SignalHawk

AC Power Connector

DC Supply

Spectrum Analyzer Quick Start

Chapter 2 PC SignalHawk Set-Up

Installing the SignalHawk Program

Figure 5 Found New Hardware Wizard

Figure 6 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard

Figure 7 Select DSP Device List

Chapter 3 Rack Mount SignalHawk Set-Up

Installing the SignalHawk into a Rack

Figure 8 Installing the SignalHawk into a Rack

Connecting the Rack-Mount via USB Connection

Figure 9 Found New Hardware Wizard

Figure 10 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard

Connecting Remotely via LAN/WAN Connection

Configuring a Basic Network Connection

Figure 11 Rack-Mount SignalHawk Connection Diagram

Connecting a Remote Computer to the Host Computer

Changing the Password on Auto Logon

Figure 12 Automatic Logon Utility

Chapter 4 Settings

Getting Started with the SignalHawk

Setting Up

Start Menu, Menu Keys

Figure 13 SignalHawk Start Menu - Spectrum Analyzer

Setup Menu

Figure 14 Setup Menu

Quick Save Setup

Label & Save Setup

Figure 15 Setup Menu - Save

Recall Setup

Recall Default Setup

Manage Setup Files

Figure 16 Setup - Manage Setup Files

View S etup

Figure 17 Setup - View Setup

Looking At The Screen

Figure 18 General Screen Features

Freq & Span Menu

Figure 19 Freq & Span Menu

Start / Stop Freq and Center / Span

Wheel Step

Full Span

Freq List

Figure 20 Example, Freq List

BW & Sweep Menu

Figure 21 Signal Representation

Figure 22 Example, BW & Sweep Menu

Resolution & Video BW Modes

Resolution & Video BW

Span/RBW

RBW / VBW

Figure 23 Example, RBW/VBW

Detection Mode

Figure 24 Example, Detection Mode

Sweep

Figure 25 Example, Sweep More