Aaronia Ubbv series User manual

Pre-Amplifier UBBV-Series

Manual

Rev 1.2 EN

18.03.2013

M a d e i n G e r m a n y

Please read this manual

carefully before starting up

the preamplifier. The manual gives you

useful instructions how to operate the

unit correctly.

Section Page

1.0 Safety instructions 4

2.0 Scope of delivery 5

3.0 SMA connections 6

4.0 Operating at SPECTRA 7

5.0 Operating at external devices 8

6.0 Operating at HyperLOG X antennas 9

7.0 Operating at PBS ProbeSet 10

8.0 Activating the UBBV preamplifier 11

9.0 Power connection 12

10.0 Reading out the calibration data 13

11.0 Warranty 14

12.0 Developer- et, User Forum and more! 15

13.0 Frequency charts for spectrum analyzers & antennas 16

Content

Don’t bring ever the UBBV preamplifier in contact with water. Don’t use it if it is

raining. The sensitive electronic system could otherwise be damaged.

Because of the high sensivity the electonic system of the UBBV preamplifier is

very shock- and impact-sensitive. Always treat your preamplifier carefully. Don’t

let the UBBV falling down, as it could be damaged.

We recommend to use always our transport case for storage and trans-

port.

The UBBV preamplifier is maintenance-free. Please clean it therefore only out-

side with enclosed cleaning brush or a damp cloth. Don’t use cleaning supplies.

ATTE TIO :

Please screw antennas and adapter always in a non-violent way with the

UBBV preamplifier. Please use for loosening or screwing of SMA-

connections O LY the enclosed SMA tool, which offers a over-tightening

protection.

1.0 Safety instructions

WAR I G:

Please avoid to overstress the UBBV-preamplifier by inputting to much

power as otherwise the UBBV preamplifier could be damaged. The maxi-

mum peak-power, which you can put at the input of the preamplifier, is

20dBm.

The output power of the UBBV-preamplifier could be up to 20dBm.

Please ensure that your connected measurement unit will not be dama-

ged due to this power.

Please check before initial operation the completeness of delivery. Please

reclaim missing parts immediately at Aaronia or at your Aaronia dealer.

Included in delivery are the following items:

(1) Cleaning brush

(2) SMA adapter for operation with external devices (optional)

(3) UBBV preamplifier with integrated battery

(4) SMA to adapter for operation with external devices (optional)

(5) SMA tool

(6) International battery charger (power supply) with four adapters

(7) Two mounting brackets for SPECTRAN measuring unit

(8) Mini USB cable for reading out the calibration data

2.0 Scope of delivery

There are different versions of the UBBV-preamplifier available, which only vary

in the SMA connections. At all versions the position of the input and output are

identical:

The input of the UBBV-preamplifier is always located at the site which is bent

outwards.

The output of the UBBV-preamplifier is always located at the site which is bent

inwards.

Version #1: Input: Female with SMA jack; Output: Male with SMA plug and cap

nut.

This version can for instance be mounted directly at the front part of our SPEC-

TRAN measurement devices. Please see the instruction in section 4.0

„Operating at SPECTRAN”.

By using our optional SMA adapter the version #1 can be also inserted between

two SMA cables (see instruction at section 5.0 „Operating at external devices“).

Here the SMA adapter is screwed at the male SMA plug with cap nut. You will

receive then a further female SMA plug.

Version #2: Input: Male with SMA jack and cap nut; Output: Female with SMA

jack.

This version is fixed screwed with our Hyper OG X antenna series and is spe-

cially suited for the respective antenna (see instruction at section 6.0

„Operating at Hyper OG X antennas“) and therefore cannot be used for other

purposes!

3.0 SMA connections

Version #2

Version #1

Input

Output

4.0 Operating at SPECTRAN

Please put the enclosed mounting brackets

consistently and in a non-violent way in the

intended slots of the SPECTRAN until it

locks firmly.

Please put then the protruding mounting

brackets of the SPECTRAN consistently and

in a non-violent way in the intented slots of

the UBBV-preamplifier until the SMA jack of

the SPECTRAN and the SMA plug of the

UBBV-preamplifier lock in place together.

Screw then with enclosed SMA tool the SMA

plug of the preamplifier with the SMA jack of

the SPECTRAN. Avoid tilting the UBBV-pre-

amplifier in order to avoid damaging the sen-

sitive SMA jacks. Screwing should be carried

out very smooth. Refrain from using force!

As soon as you feel any resistance, please

retighten the screw connection. Do this also

in a non-violent way! The SMA tool offers a

over-tightening protection and starts to slip

down if too strong forces are affecting.

The UBBV-preamplifier should be now firmly

fixed with the SPECTRAN without wobbling.

Please leave always, if possible, the both

devices connected as every removal and

re-assembly could wear out the SMA

jacks and could cause damages!

ATTE TIO : If you don’t use the SPEC-

TRAN together with our CS or MCS soft-

ware, you have to activate the UBBV-pream-

plifier in the menu “RefOff” (by choosing the

headword “UBBV12”) in order that the

SPECTRAN is calibrated correctly!

5.0 Operating at external devices

By using our SMA adapter you can

equip the male output of version#1 of

the UBBV-preamplifier with a female

SMA jack.

That way the in- and output of our

UBBV-preamplifier can be connected

with one of our optional 1m, 5m or 10m

SMA cables and you can plug in any

spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, anten-

na etc..

If your measurement unit or antenna is

equipped with a N-input, you will need

our optional SMA to N adapter as well.

6.0 Operating at Hyper OG X antennas

Version #2 (Input: Male with SMA jack and cap nut; Output: Female with SMA

jack) is fixed screwed with our Hyper OG X antenna series and is specially sui-

ted for the respective antenna and therefore cannot be used for other pur-

poses!

Nevertheless the preamplifier can be

mounted and removed as follows:

Please put the protruding mounting

brackets of the Hyper OG antenna con-

sistently and in a non-violent way in the

intented slots of the UBBV-preamplifier

until the SMA jack of the Hyper OG

antenna and the SMA plug of the UBBV-

preamplifier lock in place together.

Screw then with enclosed SMA tool the

SMA plug of the preamplifier with the

SMA jack of the Hyper OG antenna.

Avoid tilting the UBBV-preamplifier in

order to avoid damaging the sensitive

SMA jacks. Screwing should be carried

out very smooth. Refain from using

force! As soon as you feel any resi-

stance, please retighten the screw

connection. Do this also in a non-violent

way! The SMA-tool offers a over-tigh-

tening protection and starts to slip down

if too strong forces are affecting. The

UBBV-preamplifier should be now firmly

fixed with the Hyper OG antenna with-

out wobbling.

ATTE TIO : Please leave always the

UBBV-preamplifier connected to the

antenna (as delivered) as every remo-

val and re-assembly could wear out the SMS jacks and could cause dama-

ges!

7.0 Operating at PBS Probe Set

Operating at SPECTRA :

If you are using our SPECTRAN, you

can connect the UBBV-preamplifier at

the SPECTRAN as described in section

„4.0 Operating at SPECTRAN“. After this

please put the SMA cable of the PBS

Probe Set directly at the installed UBBV-

preamplifier.

Operating at external devices:

If you are using our UBBV-preamplifier

together with an external device, you

have to equip the UBBV-preamplifier

with our SMA adapter according to

instruction „5.0 Operating at external

devices“.

Thereafter you can connect directly the

SMA cable of the PBS Probe Set to the

SMA jack.

The UBBV-preamplifier can be turned on

and off at the switch on the back side of

the preamplifier. With the integrated

iPo-battery the preamplifier has a run-

time of approx. 3-4 hours.

When starting up the preamplifier it

might be necessary to charge the bat-

tery first. Please pay attention to the

instruction in section 9.0.

If the UBBV-preamplifier is switched on,

a red control ED on the upper side of

the preamplifier lights up.

8.0 Activating the UBBV preamplifier

Battery operation:

The UBBV-preamplifier includes a iPo

power battery, which is already installed

in the preamplifier. The run-time of the

battery is about 3-4 hours.

The battery can be charged by enclosed

battery charger. For this please connect

the battery charger to the mains supply

and the jack plug of the battery charger

to the power connection of the UBBV-

preamplifier. The battery will be loaded

then. The control ED next to the power

connection changes its colour after

some seconds from green to red. After the battery is loaded completely, the con-

trol ED lights up green again.

A complete charging takes about 90 minutes.

Long-term operation with external power supply:

As described before, the external power connection is used for charging the

internal battery. Additionally you can use it to operate the UBBV-preamplifier

independently from the internal battery (long-term operation).

For this the battery charger will be connected to the mains supply and the jack

plug of the battery charger will be plugged to the power connection of the UBBV-

preamplifier. The control ED next to the power connection should light up then

green. With an empty battery the control ED lights up red. As soon as the bat-

tery is charged completely, the control ED lights up green again. The UBBV-

preamplifier operates independantly of the state of charge.

You can connect also other DC sources with 12V. As connecting plug a 3,5mm

jack plug has to be used. The connecting plug has to be poled as follows: The

inner pole is “+” and the outer pole is “-”. With our optional power adapter for

the cigarette lighter (see our pricelist) you can charge or operate the UBBV-pre-

amplifier also in the car.

All cables/equipment, which you want to connect to the external power supp-

ly of the preamplifier, have to deliver DC of 12V. Please use a standard jack

plug with a diameter of 3,5mm (inner pole P US, outer pole MINUS).

9.0 Power connection

Every Aaronia UBBV-preamplifier is already individually calibrated in our factory.

The corresponding calibration data are stored at an EEprom in the preamplifier.

These data you can read out at any time via USB-interface of the preamplifier.

Reading out the calibration date (still in preparation!):

Please connect for this the enclosed USB 2.0 cable (USB A at Mini USB B 5pol)

with your computer and switch on the

UBBV-preamplifier (power ED lights up

red).

Reading out the data can be done by

using our free MCS analysis software

(for Windows, MAC-OS or inux), which

you can find at enclosed CD or at our

forum website http://spectran-develo-

per.net.

The read-out data you can export as a

textfile and e. g. print out or put and illu-

strate in a spreadsheet.

You can also use the typical calibration data of the UBBV-preamplifier, but there

might be some small variations within the series. Therefore we recommend to

use always for an accurate measurement the internal calibration data of the

UBBV-preamplifier. That way you can better compensate the frequency depen-

dant amplification of each UBBV-preamplifier.

10.0 Reading out the calibration data

11.0 Warranty

The Aaronia warranty

Guaranteed upgrade service to „higher-value models“.

Your can exchange your UBBV-preamplifier, just by paying the differential amo-

unt, for a higher-value model of the same series (e. g. UBBV1 to UBBV2) at

any time.

Guaranteed exchange when launching new models.

Once we are launching new devices, you can at any time exchange your UBBV-

preamplifier, just by paying the differential amount, for a new version of your

choice.

10 years warranty on all models.

We offer 10 years warranty for all our UBBV-preamplifiers (battery excluded).

We promptly exchange defective units in a non-bureaucratic way.

12.0 Developer-Net, User Forum and more!

Please visit our support website:

http://spectran-developer.net

Here you can find e.g..:

- Free Firmware updates

- Free PC Analyzer-Software (for MAC OS, inux and Windows)

- P-CODE Programme, examples and SPECTRA TU I G

-User Forum incl. FAQ

- ews about latest Aaronia products

13.0 Frequency charts for analyzers & antennas

Frequency charts for SPECTRA spectrum analyzers

Frequency charts for HyperLOG and BicoLOG antennas and probes

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