Rigol PA1000 Series User Manual

User’s Guide RIGOL

Publication number: UGF01102-1110
Feb. 2014

PA1000 Series Power Amplifier

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Inc.

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Safety Notices

Please review the following safety precautions carefully before using
your new amplifier to avoid an y pers onal inju ries or damages to the
instrument and products connected with.

The instrument should be serviced by qualified personnel
only.

Please avoid Fire or Personal Injury.
Use Proper Power Cord. Use the power cord only designed for

the instrument and authorized in your country.
Ground The Instrument. The power grounding conductor(s) of

the instrument must be grounded properly before any connection to
the input or output terminals of the amplifier in order to avoid
electric shock.

Observe All Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard,
please check all ratings and marks on the instru ment, an d refer this
guide for further ratings information before any connection.

Do Not Operate Witho u t Cov ers . Do not operate the instrument
with covers or panels removed.

Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposure. Do not touch expose d
connections and components when the power is on.

Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If su spected damage
occurs with the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service
personnel before further operations.

Keep Proper Ventilation.

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Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.
Do Not Operate in an Explosive atmosphere.

Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.

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Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in This Guide. These terms may appear in this guide:

WARNING: Warning statements identify conditions or
practices that may cause injury or loss of life.

CAUTION: Caution statements identify conditions or

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practices that may c ause damage to this product or other
properties.

Terms on the Product: These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates an injury hazard may happen immediately.
WARNING indicates an injury hazard may not happen

immediately.
CAUTION indicates that a potential damage to the instrument or
other property might occur.

Symbols on the Product: These symbols may appear on the
product:

Hazardous
Voltage

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Refer to
Instruction

s

Protective
Earth
Terminal

Chassis
Ground

Earth
Ground

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PA1000 Power Amplifier Introduction

The amplifier is one of the options provided for RIGOL D G Series
Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators, with up to 1MHz full
power bandwidth and higher than 80 V/µs slew rate, which can be
used in fast constructions of a test platform in connection with all
DG series products, and as a single power amplifier in coordination
with other generators.

The power amplifier at present available in this series is PA1011.

Features:

 Easily and neatly communicate with DG and PC software

through t he USB interface;

 Enables to set the Gain (x1 or x10), Polarity (Invert or Normal),

Output offset and the output status in connection with its
software;

 Up to 50kΩ output impedance;
 The integrat ed out put prot ecti on ci rcuit (ove rcur rent protect ion

and internal temperature abnormal protection) provided with
ensures the instrument is working stably and safely;

 Compact size, easy to carry and use.

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Document Overview

1 Quick Start

Guide you how to operate the front/rear panel and the user
interface of PA1011 as well as the preparation works for the
first time.

2 Operations

Give detailed information about how to operate the user
interface of PA1011 and to set the output state of the
instrument.

3 Application Examples

Introduce you the PA1011 functions and features by some
examples.

4 Troubleshooting

Show some possible failures or faults in using the product as
well as the corresponding trouble shootings.

5 Characteristics and Specifications

List the working curves and characteristics of the amplifier.

6 Appendix

Information about the accessories, warranties, services,
supports and so on.

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Contents

PA1000 Power Amplifier Introduction ....................................... V

Chapter 1 Quick Start .................................................. 1-1

General Inspection ........................................................ 1-1

Front Panel .................................................................. 1-2

Rear Panel ................................................................... 1-4

User Interface .............................................................. 1-5

Installation ................................................................... 1-6

Chapter 2 Operations ................................................... 2-1

How to Set the Output Status ........................................ 2-1

How to Save the Instrument State .................................. 2-2

Chapter 3 Application Examples .................................. 3-1

Power Component Measurements ................................... 3-1

Magnetization Characteristic Measurements ..................... 3-2

Act as Driver of Piezoelectric Element ............................. 3-3

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting .......................................... 4-1

Chapter 5 Character istics and Specifica tio n s ............... 5-1

Safety Curves ............................................................... 5-1

Specifications ............................................................... 5-4

Chapter 6 Appendix ..................................................... 6-1

Appendix A: Acce s s ories ................................................ 6-1

Appendix B: Warranty ................................................... 6-2

Appendix C: General Care and Cleaning .......................... 6-3

Appendix D: Contact with Us .......................................... 6-4

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Quick Start RIGOL

Chapter 1 Quick Start

This chapter guides you ho w to o perate the f ront/re ar panel and the
user interface of PA1011 as well as some preparation works when
you first use the instrument.

General Inspection

Please inspect the Power Amplifier carefully following the guidelines
below as soon as you get it.

1． Inspect the shipping container for damage

Keep the damaged shipping container or cushioning material
until the contents of the shipment have been checked for
completeness and both the Mechanical and Electrical test have
been passed.

If the shipping container was damaged, or the protective
material shows signs of st ress, notify the carrier as w ell as your
RIGOL sales office.

2． Inspect the instrument

In case of any damage, defect, or fail to Electrical and
Mechanical test, notify the RIGOL Sales Representative.

3． Check the accessories

Accessories supplied with the instrument are listed in
"Accessories" at Appendix A of this guide. If the contents are
incomplete or damaged, please notify your RIGOL Sales
Representative.

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Front Panel

Status Indicator Signal output Signal input

Figure 1-1 PA1011 View of Front Panel

CAUTION

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The input impedance of the instrument Zi is 50kΩ, and the
rang e o f voltage is -10V~+10V or -1.25V~+1.25V
separately while the voltage gain is set to X1 or X10.

The inputs exceed these ranges may cause damages to the
instrument or other hazards.

CAUTION

The output impedance of the instrument Zo is less than 2Ω,
and the range of output voltage is -12V~+12V. Although
the amplifier actually enables to output voltages up to ±

12.5V, it may incre ase the total wave harmonic distortion.

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Status Indicator

Power: On Red, indicating the successful power supply to the
instrument.
Output: On Green, indicating the output is on.
Link: On Yellow, indicating the successful connection between USB
device and the instrument.

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Rear Panel

1. Power In

CAUTION

USB Device Power In Fan Louvre

Figure 1-2 View of Rear Panel

Please plug with AC (12 V, 4A) using the power cord provided in
the accessories.

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Do not use any other adapters to supply power for the
PA1011, or else it may cause degradation or perpetual
damage.

2. USB Device

Connect the PA1011 to PC with the USB data cable.

CAUTION

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Please make s ure the vents at both sides and the fan
aperture at the rear panel are visible in operation for
normal working.

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User Interface

Figure 1-3 User Interface of PA1011

See figure above, the user interface is a soft panel shown in the
compu ter, users can se lect or set desired parameters and output
status for the instrument by using the keyboard and mouse.

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Installation

The PA1011 Power Amplifier consists of two components: the
control software and the instrument module. Please correctly
connect them together as following steps before use:

1. Software Installation

A CD disk contains Control Program is attached to the spare
parts of your new PA1011 Power Amplifier.
(1) If the Labview has already been installed in your computer,

please go to next step directly; if not, double click the file
lv82runtime.msi to install it.

(2) If the NI Vi s a library has already been installed, please go

to next step directly; if not, double click the file
NIVISAruntime.msi to install it.

(3) Right click the file PA1000.inf and select “Install” from

the pop-up menu.

(4) Run PA1000Control.exe d irectly after the device is well

connected. (see follows)

2. Power on

Plug with AC power using the power cord provided in the
accessories and turn on t he i nstrument.

3. USB Connection and Driver Installation

Connect the instrument with computer using the USB data
cable provided in the accessories. A Hardware Wizard dialog
box will pop up to guide you to install the USB driver when
connection succeeds for the first time.

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Figure 1-4 Pop-up Dialog Box

Select “No, not this time” and click “Next” to enter the interface
below:

Figure 1-5 Select to Install the Driver Automatically

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Click “Next” to enter the interface below:

Figure 1-6 Select the Desired Driver

Click “Next” to enter the interfa c e below:

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Figure 1-7 Install the Driver

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The figure below will be shown after successful installation:

Figure 1-8 Finish the Installation

After all above steps have been completed, you can use PA1011 to
begin your work. For more operations, refer to Chapter 2.

Note

The instrument should be powered on before USB cable connection
if you want to control the instrument by software. Wrong
procedures may cause malfunction.

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Chapter 2 Operations

How to Set the Output Status

See Figure 2-1, there are four groups of button on the panel, which
separately represents a set of status parameter. Choose the one
you want from each group and click “Send” to transmit these new
settings into PA1011.

Figure 2-1 Control Pan e l

For the details of each selection on the c ontrol panel of PA1011, see
table below:

Button Setup Explanation

Gain X1, X10

Polarity

DC Offset ON, OFF Turns on/off the offset setting.
ON-OFF ON, OFF Enables or disables the output.

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Invert
Normal

Sets the output gain. The input range of signals
is different in different gain setting.

Sets the desired output polarity.

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Store

Send

Saves the working state that has been
transmitted currently.
Transmits the state settings from the control
panel into the instrument.

The input box at the right side of cont rol panel is available only
when DC Offset is On.
The offset unit is V, the setting range is -12V to +12V and the
default is 0V.

How to Save the Instrumen t S tate

Click “Store” to save the c ur r ent working state, and the instrument
will start with the last stored working status automatically.

Note: The state saved here is actually the current working state of
PA (status sent last time), but not for the options selected on the
current control panel.

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Monitor

Generator

Power

Component

Probe of Current

PA1011

Chapter 3 Application Examples

Power Component Measurements

PA1011 could be used as the power amplifier of a generator to
evalua te the perform ance of a power component. In virt u e of its
wide
Bandwidth and High speed output, users can evaluate or test the
components through various waves, pulses and arbitrary waves.
See the measurement system of a power component below:

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Magnetization Characteristic Measurements

PA1011 can measure the magnetization characteristic (B-H curve)
of magnetic material (10W driver, with additional impedance
transformer), such as the ferrite or amorphous material etc.

Generator

PA1011

H

B

Magnetic Material

H

Oscilloscopes

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Generator

PA1011

Piezoelectric Inverting Element

Load

A

V

A

V

Act as Driver of Piezoelectric Element

Besides, PA1011 could also be used as the driver of piezoelectric
element (10W driver, with additional impedance trans former).
Particularly the piezoelectric element with higher electrostatic
capacity (up to 1000pF), better step responses are gainable from
the PA1011 because of its tiny output impedance.

Furthermore, PA1011 could also be used as the driver amplifier in
research and development or experimen t of other technologies.

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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

This chapter lists some troubles that may occur when you use the
power am plifier and the corresponding solutions. Please follow the
appropriate steps to deal with; if the trouble still exists, please
contact RIGOL for help.

1. No response to the instrument when click “Send” on
the control panel of software after power-on:

(1) Check if the power is correctly connected;
(2) Check if the contact of USB data line is good;
(3) After above checks, restart the instrument;
(4) If it still cannot work properly, please contact your local

RIGOL Support center.

2. Circuit Protection
The instrument will start Overcurrent protection or
Overtemperature protection once the out put current is too high
or the internal temperature of PA1011 is abnormal
(Overtemperature) to avoid dama ge s.

The phenomenon of Circuit Protection is:
 Overcurrent: The output relay is cutoff, and the yellow

light is flashing.

 Overtemperature: The output relay i s cutoff, and the green

light is flashing.

PA1011 must be restarted after the Circuit Protection is
launched.

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We kindly suggest you to inspect the load of PA1011 or the
ambient temperature and make sure both of these
specifications are within the prescribed limits when the Circuit
Protection is on.

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Iout/A

0.5V

12.5V

-0.5V

Vout/V

-0.5A

0.5A

-12.5V

(

25

o

C, Freq≤50Hz)

Chapter 5 Characteristics and Specifications

Safety Curves

Please observe the curves below carefully and ensure your PA1011
works within the range of shaded areas to avoid degradation or
damages to the instrument.

1. DC Working Range

2. AC Working Range

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1.15Arms

0.35Vrms

Vout/Vrms

0

Iout/Arms

8.83Vrms

(

25

o

C, Sine, Freq=100kHz)

1.15 Arms

0.35 Arms

50Hz

600Hz 100kHz 500kHz Freq/Hz

0.80 Arms

(25

o

C, R

L

=7.5Ω, Sine

)

Iout/Arms

3. Relationships between the Output current and the

Working frequency

4. Relationships between the Output voltage and the
Working frequency

If sign als input is increasing in frequency (>100 kHz), you are
suggested to reduce its amplitude. Please follow the
relationship between output voltage and working frequency
below when signals are input, in order to maintain the output
voltage of PA1011 within curves.

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Remark

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8.83 Vrms

6.20 Vrms

50Hz 100kHz

500kHz

Freq/Hz

Vout/Vrms

(25

o

C, R

L

=7.5Ω, Sine

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the amplifier are Slew Rate and the Heat Extraction when a signal
with high amplitude is input. Along with the frequency increase of
the input signal, the working current and the power consu mpti on of
the instrument without loads as well as the signal distortion will be
increased that may heat the amplifier and reduce the performance.
Thus, we set limits on the relationships between the frequency and
the amplitude of output signals which have high amplitude.

Remark

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: The key parameters which determine the performance of

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Specifications

All specifications listed in the table below can be met under
following two conditions unless where noted:
 The instrument has been continuously operated for 30 min ut es

at the stated temperature.

 All the specifications are guaranteed except for the one marked

“typical”.

Signal Input

Input Impedance 50kΩ
Internal Bias

+/-12V
(equivalent at the
output terminals)
External Input +/-10Vmax (Gain: X1)

+/-1.25Vmax (Gain: X10)
Amplifier
Working Mode Constant Voltage
Gain Switching in 10V/1V and 10V/10V (DC

Gain error: <5%)
Polarity Switching Normal/Invert
Virtual Value of Sine

10W (typical, input: Sine, 100kHz, X10)
Output Power
(RL=7.5Ω)
Output Voltage 12.5Vpeak (output: Sine, 100kHz)
Output Current 1.65Apeak (input: Sine, 100kHz)
Output Impedance <2Ω
Full Power

DC~1MHz

[Remark1]

Bandwidth

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Remark2

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max

2 V

SR

FPB

π

=

Slew Rate

≥80V/µs (typical)

Overshoot <7%

Bias Voltage

Gained Error 5%±100mV
Others
Power Supply DC 12V±5%, 4Apeak
Output Protection Output Overcurrent protection, internal

temperature abnormal protection

Working

0 ℃～+35 ℃

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Remark3

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Temperature
Dimension( W×H×D) 142.2mm×48.1mm×215.4mm
Net Weight 850g±20g

【Remark

signal generated with undistorted and utmost amplitude in AC output state
from the Amplifier.

1】The Full-power bandwidth refers to the maximum frequency of

SR: Slew Rate
Vmax: Maximum undistorted output amplitude

【Remark

the output slope of signal will be stable as a constant at some certain point; this
constant is named Slew Rate.

【Remark

temperature is between 0 ℃～+35 ℃. Reduce the output power and the
working frequency of PA1011 when the ambient temperature exceeds 35 ℃.

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2】Slew Rate: When you send a large step signal to the amplifier,

3】All above specifications are formed at 25 ℃, the working

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Chapter 6 Appendix

Appendix A: Accessories

Standards:

 A Power Cord that fits the standard of destination country
 An AC Adapter that fits the local standards
 A USB Data Cable
 A CD-ROM (PA1011 Installation software)
 A User’s Guide (Hard Copy )
 BNC cable

All the accessories below can be ordered from your local RIGOL
office.

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Appendix B: Warranty

RIGOL warrants that its products m ainframe and ac cessories will
be free from defects in materials and workmanship within the
warranty period.

If a product is proven to be defective within the respective period,
RIGOL guarantees the free replacement or repair of product s
which are approved defective. To get repair service, please contact
with your nearest RIGOL sales and service office.

RIGOL does not provide any other warranty items except the one
being provided by this summary and the warranty statement. The
warranty items include but not being subjected to the hint
guarantee items related to tra dable characteristi c and an y pa rticular
purpose. RIGOL will not take any responsibility in cases regarding
to indirect, particular and ensuing damage.

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Appendix C: General Care and Cleaning

General Care

Do not store or leave the instrument in where it will be exposed to
direct sunlight for long periods of time.

CAUTION

To avoid damage to the instrument, do not expose it to spray s,
liquids, or solvents.

Cleaning

To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps:

1. Remove loose dust on the outsi de o f the inst rument with a lint­free cloth. Take care to avoid scratching the clear plastic
display filter.

2. Use a soft damp cloth to clean the instrument.

WARNING: Make sure the instrument is completely dry

before power again.

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Appendix D: Contact with Us

If you hav e any problem or requi reme nt when using our products or
this manual, please contact RIGOL.
E-mail: [e-mail]
Websites: www.rigol.com

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