Tabor Electronics Lucid Series User manual

Lucid Series RF Analog
Signal Generator
Benchtop Model
User Manual
Rev. 1.4

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WARRANTY STATEMENT
Products sold by Tabor Electronics Ltd. are warranted to be free from defects in workmanship or
materials. Tabor Electronics Ltd. will, at its option, either repair or replace any hardware products which
prove to be defective during the warranty period. You are a valued customer. Our mission is to make any
necessary repairs in a reliable and timely manner.
Duration of Warranty
The warranty period for this Tabor Electronics Ltd. hardware is one year, except software and firmware
products designed for use with Tabor Electronics Ltd. Hardware is warranted not to fail to execute its
programming instructions due to defect in materials or workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from
the date of delivery to the initial end user.
Return of Product
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calibration. Call your nearest Tabor Electronics support facility. A list is located on the last page of this
manual. If you are unsure where to call, contact Tabor Electronics Ltd. Tel Hanan, Israel at 972-4-821-
3393 or via fax at 972-4-821-3388. We can be reached at: [e-mail]
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modifications are made by persons other than authorized Tabor Electronics service personnel or without
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upon Tabor Electronics Ltd. unless reduced to writing and approved by an officer of Tabor Electronics
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents...................................................................................................................................................3
List of Figures.........................................................................................................................................................4
List of Tables..........................................................................................................................................................4
Document Revision History....................................................................................................................................5
Acronyms & Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................6
1General ..........................................................................................................................................................9
1.1 Scope .....................................................................................................................................................9
1.2 Software Support.................................................................................................................................10
1.3 Document Conventions .......................................................................................................................10
1.4 Safety...................................................................................................................................................11
1.5 Maintenance........................................................................................................................................12
1.5.1 Preventive Maintenance.........................................................................................................12
1.5.2 Long Term Storage or Repackaging For Shipment ..................................................................12
2Introduction .................................................................................................................................................13
2.1 Unpacking............................................................................................................................................13
2.2 Front Panel Controls ............................................................................................................................13
2.3 Front Panel Connectors .......................................................................................................................15
2.4 Rear Panel Connectors ........................................................................................................................16
3Benchtop GUI...............................................................................................................................................18
3.1 CW Tab ................................................................................................................................................18
3.2 Modulation Tab ...................................................................................................................................19
3.2.1 AM –Amplitude Modulation ..................................................................................................19
3.2.2 FM –Frequency Modulation...................................................................................................20
3.2.3 PM –Phase Modulation..........................................................................................................20
3.2.4 Pulse Definition.......................................................................................................................21
3.2.5 Pattern Sequence....................................................................................................................22
3.3 Sweep Tab ...........................................................................................................................................24
3.3.1 Frequency Sweep....................................................................................................................24
3.3.2 Power Sweep ..........................................................................................................................25
3.4 List Tab.................................................................................................................................................26
3.5 Run Mode Tab .....................................................................................................................................27
3.6 System Tab ..........................................................................................................................................29
3.6.1 Preset ......................................................................................................................................30
3.6.2 Store........................................................................................................................................30
3.6.3 Recall.......................................................................................................................................31
3.6.4 LAN..........................................................................................................................................31
3.6.5 Update ....................................................................................................................................32
4Lucid Benchtop Specifications ......................................................................................................................34
4.1 Frequency ............................................................................................................................................34
4.2 Amplitude ............................................................................................................................................34
4.3 Phase Noise and Harmonics ................................................................................................................35
4.4 Modulation ..........................................................................................................................................36
4.5 Inputs...................................................................................................................................................37

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4.6 Outputs................................................................................................................................................38
4.7 General ................................................................................................................................................38
List of Figures
Figure 1.1 LS1294B –12GHz Four Channel RF Analog Signal Generator....................................................10
Figure 2.1 LS1294B Front Panel ..................................................................................................................13
Figure 2.2 Front Panel with 4 Channels ......................................................................................................15
Figure 2.3 Rear Panel for 4 Channels..........................................................................................................16
Figure 3.1 CW & Modulation Tab ...............................................................................................................18
Figure 3.2 AM –Amplitude Modulation .....................................................................................................19
Figure 3.3 FM –Frequency Modulation......................................................................................................20
Figure 3.4 PM –Phase Modulation.............................................................................................................21
Figure 3.5 Pulse Definition..........................................................................................................................21
Figure 3.6 Pattern Sequence.......................................................................................................................22
Figure 3.7 Frequency Sweep.......................................................................................................................24
Figure 3.8 Power Sweep .............................................................................................................................25
Figure 3.9 List..............................................................................................................................................26
Figure 3.10 Run Mode.................................................................................................................................27
Figure 3.11 System Tab...............................................................................................................................29
Figure 3.12 Preset Confirmation Pop-up ....................................................................................................30
Figure 3.13 Store Settings...........................................................................................................................30
Figure 3.14 Recall Settings..........................................................................................................................31
Figure 3.15 System Tab LAN .......................................................................................................................31
Figure 3.16 System Update.........................................................................................................................33
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Ordering Information ....................................................................................................................9
Table 4.1 Frequency Specification ..............................................................................................................34
Table 4.2 Amplitude Specification ..............................................................................................................34
Table 4.3 Phase Noise and Harmonics Specification ..................................................................................35
Table 4.4 Modulation Specification ............................................................................................................36
Table 4.5 Inputs Specification.....................................................................................................................37

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Table 4.6 Outputs Specification..................................................................................................................38
Table 4.7 General Specification ..................................................................................................................38
Document Revision History
Table Document Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
Author
1.4
04-May-2021
•3.6.5 Update, page 32 –The “Device SW Update
Sequence” is updated.
Jakob Apelblat
1.3
26-Jan-2021
•Supporting Lucid Benchtop SW version 1.8.15 or higher.
•1.2 Software Support, page 10 –New.
•Removed sections “Lucid Software Requirements”,
“Installation, “PC Control Software”, ‘Troubleshooting”,
and “FPGA Firmware Update” that are included in the
new “Lucid Control Panel User Manual”.
•Removed section SCPI Programming that is included in
the new “Lucid Programming Manual”.
Jakob Apelblat
1.2
10-Jan-2021
•Supporting Lucid PC application version 1.2.900, GUI
version 1.15 or higher, and TE Update Tool version
1.0.500.
•3 Benchtop GUI, page 18 –Reference field removed from
the status bar.
•3.6 System Tab, page 29 –Minor updates.
•4 PC Control Software, page 44 –Reference field removed
from the status bar.
•5.3 IEEE-STD-488.2 Common Commands and Queries,
page 67 –Changed SE5082 to device, and OPT?
description.
•Table 4.4 Modulation Specification, page 36 –Changed
Sweep Dwell Time from “10 μs to 1,000 s” to “100 μs to
1,000 s”.
•8 Appendix FPGA Firmware Update, page 124 –New.
Jakob Apelblat
1.1
6-Aug-2020
•Minor typos.
•Table 4.2 Amplitude Specification, page 34–Changed
Amplitude Accuracy from +50 dBm to -50 dBm.
Jakob Apelblat
1.0
30-Jul-2020
•Original release supporting Lucid SW Rev. 1.2.12 and SPI
& SCPI Commands List Summary Rev. 1.14
Jakob Apelblat

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Acronyms & Abbreviations
Table Acronyms & Abbreviations
Acronym
Description
µs or us
Microseconds
ADC
Analog to Digital Converter
AM
Amplitude Modulation
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ATE
Automatic Test Equipment
AWG
Arbitrary Waveform Generators
AWT
Arbitrary Waveform Transceiver
BNC
Bayonet Neill–Concelm (coax connector)
BW
Bandwidth
CW
Carrier Wave
DAC
Digital to Analog Converter
dBc
dB/carrier. The power ratio of a signal to a carrier signal, expressed in decibels
dBm
Decibel-Milliwatts. E.g., 0 dBm equals 1.0 mW.
DDC
Digital Down-Converter
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DSO
Digital Storage Oscilloscope
DUC
Digital Up-Converter
DUT
Device Under Test
ENoB
Effective Number of Bits
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
EVM
Error Vector Magnitude
FPGA
Field-Programmable Gate Arrays
FW
Firmware
GHz
Gigahertz
GPIB
General Purpose Interface Bus
GS/s
Giga Samples per Second
GUI
Graphical User Interface

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Acronym
Description
HP
Horizontal Pitch (PXIe module horizontal width, 1 HP = 5.08mm)
Hz
Hertz
IF
Intermediate Frequency
I/O
Input / Output
IP
Internet Protocol
IQ
In-phase Quadrature
IVI
Interchangeable Virtual Instrument
JSON
JavaScript Object Notation
kHz
Kilohertz
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LO
Local Oscillator
MAC
Media Access Control (address)
MDR
Mini D Ribbon (connector)
MHz
Megahertz
ms
Milliseconds
NCO
Numerically Controlled Oscillator
ns
Nanoseconds
PC
Personal Computer
PCAP
Projected Capacitive Touch Panel
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
PXI
PCI eXtension for Instrumentation
PXIe
PCI Express eXtension for Instrumentation
QC
Quantum Computing
Qubits
Quantum bits
R&D
Research & Development
RF
Radio Frequency
RT-DSO
Real-Time Digital Oscilloscope
s
Seconds
SA
Spectrum Analyzer

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Acronym
Description
SCPI
Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
SFDR
Spurious Free Dynamic Range
SFP
Software Front Panel
SINAD
Signal-to-Noise-And-Distortion Ratio
SMA
Subminiature version A connector
SMP
Subminiature Push-on connector
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
SRAM
Static Random-Access Memory
TFT
Thin Film Transistor
T&M
Test and Measurement
TPS
Test Program Sets
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
USB
Universal Serial Bus
VCP
Virtual COM Port
Vdc
Volts, Direct Current
V p-p
Volts, Peak-to-Peak
VSA
Vector Signal Analyzer
VSG
Vector Signal Generator
WDS
Wave Design Studio

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1General
1.1 Scope
The scope of this manual is to describe the setup and operating procedures of the Lucid Series RF
Analog Signal Generator. The manual covers the following models listed in the below ordering
information.
Table 1.1 Ordering Information
Model
Description
LS3081B
3GHz Single Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS3082B
3GHz Dual Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS3084B
3GHz Four Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS6081B
6GHz Single Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS6082B
6GHz Dual Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS6084B
6GHz Four Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS1291B
12GHz Single Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS1292B
12GHz Dual Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
LS1294B
12GHz Four Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
Options
PLS
Pulse Modulation
PAT
Pattern Modulation
ELP
Extended low power range (-150 dBm)
EPR
Extended power range (-130 dBm to +27 dBm)
FS
Fast Switching
EMU
Emulator for Keysight, R&S, Anapico, and Holzworth
W-Rack
Rack mount kit

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Figure 1.1 LS1294B –12GHz Four Channel RF Analog Signal Generator
1.2 Software Support
The Lucid Control Panel is a software package that comes on a CD supplied with the device. It enables
full control and programming of your Tabor Electronics Lucid series RF analog signal generators via a
user-friendly graphical user interface. The TE Update Tool is a utility for updating the Lucid device
FPGA. The Lucid Programming Manual lists and describes the set of SCPI-compatible (Standard
Commands for Programmable Instruments) remote commands used to operate the Lucid devices.
The programs and the user manuals can be downloaded from the Tabor Electronics website at
http://www.taborelec.com/downloads.
1.3 Document Conventions
Caution!
•A Caution indicates instructions, which, if not followed, may result in damage to the
equipment or to the loss of data.
Note
•A Note provides additional information to help obtain optimal equipment performance.
Convention
Description
Example
Bold Writing
Indicates an item/message in the
User Interface.
Click the On button.
<Angled and Bolded
Brackets>
Indicates a physical key on the
keyboard.
Press <Ctrl>+<B>.