Keysight x series Quick start guide

N9032B
IQ Streaming
Option ST1 and ST2
Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer
INSTALLATION NOTE

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Manual Part Number
N9032-90010
Edition
Edition 1, May 2023
Supersedes: None
Printed in USA
Published by:
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
1400 Fountaingrove Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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Option ST1 and ST2 – IQ Streaming
This document provides detailed instructions for the installation of the IQ Streaming upgrades
for the N9032B PXA Signal Analyzer with Option 544/550, or Option 508/513/526, with serial
prefix ≥MY/SG6319.
Please be sure to read this entire document before attempting to perform this upgrade. Then, be
sure to perform the steps in this procedure in the order that they are listed so that the installation
will complete properly, and the instrument will function as desired when completed.
Compatibility
This instrument option requires that the instrument has firmware version A.34.00 or newer. If the
instrument being upgraded does not currently meet this requirement the following procedure
includes a step to update it.
Instrument Calibration
The validity of any existing calibration that the instrument being upgraded may have will not be
affected by the installation of this upgrade.
Products Affected: PXA N9032B
Option 544/550 all serial prefix
Option 508/513/526 serial prefix ≥MY/SG6319
To Be Performed By: (X) Keysight Service Center
( ) Advanced User
()User
Estimated Installation Time:
Estimated Adjustment Time:
Estimated Verification Time:
2.0 Hours
0.0 Hours
1.0 Hours

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What you will find in this document
ESD Information............................................................................................................ page 5
Upgrade Contents......................................................................................................... page 7
Tools Required............................................................................................................... page 8
Initial Instrument Functionality Check ........................................................................ page 8
Instrument Software Revision Check .......................................................................... page 8
Upgrade Instructions.................................................................................................... page 9
Hardware Disassembly............................................................................................ page 9
ODI Cable Installation........................................................................................... page 13
Hardware Assembly.............................................................................................. page 20
Instrument Button Up .......................................................................................... page 24
Rear Panel Labels ................................................................................................. page 27
Instrument Software Installation ......................................................................... page 28
License Key Retrieval and Installation ................................................................ page 28
Adjustments and Performance Verification.............................................................. page 29
Manual Procedures Required............................................................................... page 29
Automated Utilities Required............................................................................... page 29
Automated Adjustments Required ...................................................................... page 29
Automated Performance Testing Required ......................................................... page 29
ODI Loopback Test..................................................................................................... page 30

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ESD Information
Protection from Electrostatic Discharge
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy electronic components. All work on electronic
assemblies should be performed at a static-safe workstation. Figure 1 shows an example of a
static-safe workstation using two types of ESD protection:
— Conductive table-mat and wrist-strap combination.
— Conductive floor-mat and heel-strap combination.
Both types, when used together, provide a significant level of ESD protection. Of the two, only the
table-mat and wrist-strap combination provides adequate ESD protection when used alone. To
ensure user safety, the static-safe accessories must provide at least 1 megohm of isolation from
ground.
Figure 1 Example of a Static-Safe Workstation
These techniques for a static-safe workstation should not be used when working on circuitry
with a voltage potential greater than 500 volts.

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Handling of Electronic Components and ESD
The possibility of unseen damage caused by ESD is present whenever components are transported,
stored, or used. The risk of ESD damage can be greatly reduced by paying close attention to how all
components are handled.
— Perform work on all components at a static-safe workstation.
— Keep static-generating materials at least one meter away from all components.
— Store or transport components in static-shielding containers.
Test Equipment Usage and ESD
— Before connecting any coaxial cable to an analyzer connector, momentarily short the center and
outer conductors of the cable together.
— Personnel should be grounded with a 1 megohm resistor-isolated wrist-strap before touching
the center pin of any connector and before removing any assembly from the analyzer.
— Be sure that all analyzers are properly earth-grounded to prevent build-up of static charge.
For Additional Information about ESD
For more information about preventing ESD damage, contact the Electrical Over
Stress/Electrostatic Discharge (EOS/ESD) Association, Inc. The ESD standards developed by this
agency are sanctioned by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Always handle printed circuit board assemblies by the edges. This will reduce the possibility of
ESD damage to components and prevent contamination of exposed plating.

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Upgrade Contents
Table 1 Upgrade Contents
Part Number Description Quantity
0515-0372 Screw-Machine w/Crest-Cup-Con-Washer Pan-HD Torx-T10 M3X0.5 8mm-LG 2
0515-0666 Screw-Machine w/Crest-Cup-Washer Pan-HD Torx-T10 M3X0.5 18mm-LG 1
0515-1946 Screw-Machine w/Patch Lock 90-DEG-flat-HD Torx-T10 M3X0.5 6mm-LG 18
0515-2332 Screw-Machine w/Patch-Lock Pan-HD Torx-T10 M3X0.5 6mm-LG 4
0515-5208 Screw-Machine w/Patch-Lock Flat-HD Torx-T6 M2X0.4 4mm-LG 1
1005-1388 Fiber Optic Adapter MPO-Shutter Female-Female flange-mount 1
1400-0082 Screw Mount Cable Clamp 4
1400-0249 Nylon Cable Tie 2
1400-1254 Adhesive Cable Clip 2
9030-0000 License Entitlement Certificate 1
M8121-60004 Connector-Fiber Optic Multimode MPO-Loopback 1
M8121-61614 Cable AY, Patch cord, ODI, F-F, 24 fiber, Type C, 3 M lg 1
M9484-80048 Label, FDA Laser 1
N9032-61000 Cable Assembly, Optical FireFly TX/RX 1
N9041-20154 Heatsink, FireFly 1
N9041-20181 Insertion Tool, FireFly 1

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Tools Required
—Torx Driver T-10
—Torx Driver T-20
—Multi-Bit Torque Driver
—5/8” Nut Driver
—5/16” Wrench
Initial Instrument Functionality Check
Power on the instrument and allow it to complete its boot up process. Verify that there are no
instrument messages that would indicate that there is an issue with either the instrument hardware
or software. If there are any issues, investigate and fix the problem before continuing with this
upgrade.
Instrument Software Revision Check
While the instrument is still powered on check to see what version of the instrument software is
installed. To do so press System, Show System and look on the System Information screen for the
Instrument S/W Revision. Record the software revision below.
Instrument S/W Revision Installed: __________

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Upgrade Instructions
Hardware Disassembly
Dress Cover Removal
1. Turn the instrument off and disconnect the power cord.
2. Referring to Figure 2, remove the two screws (1) that attach the strap handle (2) from both
sides and remove the strap handles.
Figure 2 Dress Cover Removal
3. Remove the four rear feet (4) by removing the four screws (3) and washers that attach them.
4. Remove the four bottom feet (6) by first removing the locking keys and then lifting the tabs
and sliding the foot toward the tabs.
5. Carefully slide the dress cover (5) off the instrument.

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Top Brace Removal
6. Referring to Figure 3, remove the sixteen flathead screws (2) and twelve panhead screws (3)
attaching the top brace (1) to the instrument and set it aside. The sixteen flathead screws can
be discarded, and they will be replaced with new ones.
Figure 3 Remove Top Brace
Blank Plate Removal
7. Referring to Figure 4, remove the two panhead screws (1) securing the blank plate (2) to the
rear panel and discard the plate.
Figure 4 Remove Blank Plate

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Side Bracket Removal
8. Referring to Figure 5, remove the two flathead screws (1), the two panhead screws (2), the
three panhead screws (3), the two panhead screws (4), and the five panhead screws (5) that
attach the side bracket (6) to the instruments. Then remove the side bracket.
Figure 5 Side Bracket Removal

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A21 Wideband Digital IF Removal
9. Referring to Figure 6, remove all the flexible RF cables highlighted from the A21 Wideband
Digital IF assembly.
Figure 6 A21 Wideband Digital IF Connections Removal
10.Referring to Figure 7, use the two board extractors (1) to carefully remove the A21 Wideband
Digital IF from the instrument.
Figure 7 A21 Wideband Digital IF Extraction

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ODI Cable Installation
ODI Heatsink Removal
1. Referring to Figure 8, remove the four short panhead screws (1) and the one long panhead
screw (2) attaching the ODI heatsink (3) to the A21 Wideband Digital IF (4).
Figure 8 ODI Heatsink Removal
2. Remove the ODI heatsink (3) from the A21 Wideband Digital IF (4), making sure that all the
thermal pads (1) and gasketing (2) come with it, as seen in Figure 9. Discard the heatsink, the
gasketing, and the thermal pads.
Figure 9 ODI Heatsink Thermal Pads and Gasketing

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ODI Cable Installation
The ODI cable provided in this kit has two connectors that need to be installed on the A21
Wideband Digital IF assembly. One is blue and the other is orange. The blue connector is the
receiver end, and the orange is the transmitter, so they need to be installed in the correct location
on the A21 assembly, as seen in Figure 10.
Figure 10 ODI Cable Connector Locations
There is a tool included in this kit that needs to be used to install these connectors, as seen in
Figure 11. The following procedure will describe and illustrate how this tool is used.
Figure 11 ODI Connector Tool
3. Use the pull tab on the orange ODI cable connector to lift the locking tab of the connector up,
as seen in Figure 12.

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Figure 12 ODI Connector Unlocked
4. Insert the connector tool into the connector lock, as seen in Figure 13.
Figure 13 ODI Tool Inserted into Connector Lock
5. Use the connector tool to lower the cable connector over the orange connector on the A21
Wideband Digital IF, as seen in Figure 14 and Figure 15.

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Figure 14 Lower Cable Connector into Place
Figure 15 Cable Connector Lowered onto Board

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6. Use the tool to slide the connector forward to engage the connector, as seen in Figure 16.
Figure 16 Cable Connector Slide into Place
7. Remove the connector tool from the ODI cable connector, as seen in Figure 17.
Figure 17 ODI Tool Removed

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8. Press the cable connector lock down to lock it into place, as seen in Figure 18.
Figure 18 Cable Connector Locked into Place
9. Use the ODI connector tool to install the blue cable connector into the connector on the A21
Wideband Digital IF next to the orange cable that was just installed, as seen in Figure 10.
10.Properly router all the ODI cables so that they do not get pinched when the new heatsink is put
into place, as seen in Figure 10.

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11.Referring to Figure 19, install the new ODI heatsink (3) with four short new flathead screws
(1) and the one original long flathead screw (2) onto the A21 Wideband Digital IF assembly
(4). Torque all the screws to 9 in-lbs.
Figure 19 Install New ODI Heatsink
Be sure that all the thermal pads and gasketing are properly in place on the underside of the
heatsink, as seen in Figure 9, before placing the new heat sink in position.

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Hardware Assembly
Install Rear Panel ODI Connector
1. Referring to Figure 20, attach the rear panel ODI connector (1) to the rear frame using the
flathead screw provided (2). Torque the screw to 6 in-lbs.
Figure 20 Install Rear Panel ODI Connector
Reinstall A21 Wideband Digital IF
2. Install the two adhesive cable clips (1) to the A21 Wideband Digital IF heatsink (1), as seen in
Figure 21.
Figure 21 Adhesive Cable Clips Installation