Dow-Key Microwave MS-1U18S-4 Operator's Manual

“There Is No Substitute for Experience” DOW-KEY MICROWAVE 1U MS, MP, CB Matrix Series MS-1U18S-4/6-ENET CAN BUS RF SWITCH MATRIX Operator’s Manua

4 General Information 1.4 CB Matrices CB-Series stands for Crossbar. It is a matrix with several inputs connecting to several outputs. Only one input

5 General Information 1.5 Technical Specifications Refer to appendix A

6 1.6 Safety Precaution Safety precautions should be observed before using this product and any associated instrumentation. This product is intende

7 2 System Layout 2.1 Front Panel Layout Figure 2-1 shows the 1U Model general layout, which includes: • 2 handles • Three LED, LCD and keypad

8 System Layout 2.2 Rear Panel Layout Figure 2-2 shows an example of a 1U model rear panel general layout. All models have common parts which includ

9 System Layout System Layout 2.3 Top View Layout Figure 2-3 shows the top view layout of all models. Figure 2-3, Top View of 1U Models

10 System Layout 2.4 RF configuration Refer to appendix B.

11 3 Connections 3.1 Power Connection 3.1.1 Line Voltage The matrix operates from a line voltage in the range of 110V to 240V at a frequency of 50 o

12 Connections Insert small bladed screwdriver to release the fuse. Figure 3-1, Power Entry Module Line Voltage Fuse Rating Manufacturer Manufactu

13 Connections Pin 1 NC Pin 2 Transmit Pin 3 Receive Pin 4 NC Pin 5 Ground Pin 6 NC Pin 7 NC Pin 8 NC Pin 9 NC Table 3-2, RS232 Female Conne

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14 Connections 3.5 Ethernet Connection The matrix comes equipped with an Ethernet port (RJ45 connector) which allows the user to easily access the ma

15 4 Configuring the Matrix for Operation 4.1 Matrix Configuration The ‘brain’ inside Dow-Key Matrices, referred to as the “Matrix Controller”, has b

16 Configuring the Matrix 4.3 Adding and Deleting Switches The following rules apply when adding a switch to the Matrix Configuration (the desired I

17 Configuring the Matrix Example procedure: Adding a switch to the Configuration usually starts by finding the ID of the physical switch to add. Se

18 Configuring the Matrix 4.5 Connection to an Ethernet The use of a standard “Straight Through” Ethernet cable is required to connect the matrices

19 Configuring the Matrix 4.5 Testing Ethernet Communication The matrix’s ability to communicate should be tested once it has been configured and co

20 Configuring the Matrix In both the above scenarios a valid and working connection will yield a response similar that shown in the example below:

21 5 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.1 The Keypad / LCD Interface Power On: Position the rocker switch on the rear panel of the Matrix to the on positi

22 Manual (LOCAL) Operation UP and DOWN serve as “scroll up”, “scroll down”, “increment”, or “decrement”. Many data fields’ values are modified by

23 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2 Main Menu 5.2.1 Switching Operations Switch Operations Menu Set Switch Positions View the currently set position a

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24 Manual (LOCAL) Operation Recall Positions Recall from non-volatile memory the state of the positions of all switch ID’s configured to the matrix,

25 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2.2 Error Operations View the contents of the Error Log (see Section 6.5.1). Each entry is displayed with the oldest b

26 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2.3 System Settings System Settings Menu ! Important Note: The matrix controller is designed to offer the maximum expa

27 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 4. NOTE: this operation “puts the matrix’s switches to sleep” thereby rendering the matrix inoperable during the proces

28 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2.4 Ethernet Options Actual changes to the Ethernet variables referred to below will not take effect nor be shown on t

29 Manual (LOCAL) Operation 5.2.5 LCD Options View and adjust the brightness and contrast of the LCD. Changes made here are persistent over power d

30 6 Remote Operation 6.1 Introduction to SCPI SCPI is a command structure that is based on the IEEE-488.2 specification which Dow-key has adapte

31 Remote Operation 6.3 Command Separators and conventions • A colon (:) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower level keyword. • A bla

32 Remote Operation 6.4 Common Commands The following contains the common commands of SCPI that the Ethernet controller is compatible with. The poss

33 Remote Operation 6.4.2 *OPC? Syntax *OPC? Description This query returns an ASCII character “1” when all pending operations have been finished.

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34 Remote Operation 6.4.3 *RST Syntax *RST Description This command performs a device reset. This will set the instrument so that all switches are

35 Remote Operation Example “SYST:ERR?” Result was “1, INVALID CHARACTER”, check for more errors. Description: This error is no longer supporte

36 Remote Operation SYST:ERR?” Result was “10, SWITCH DID NOT RESPOND”, check for more errors. Description: One of the switches did not respond to a

37 Remote Operation SYST:ERR?” Result was “30, COMMAND UNRECOGNIZED”, check for more errors. Description: This error code is generated when the comm

38 Remote Operation 6.5.2 SYST:IPADDRESS? Syntax SYSTem:IPADDRESS? Description Returns the matrix IP address. Result xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa Possible err

39 Remote Operation 6.5.4 SYST:TCPPORT? Syntax SYSTem:TCPPORT? Description Returns the matrix TCP Port number. Result n Possible error codes No

40 Remote Operation 6.5.6 SYST:GATEWAY? Syntax SYSTem:GATEWAY? Description Returns the matrix gateway address. Result xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa Possible er

41 Remote Operation 6.5.7 SYST:GATEWAY xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa Syntax SYSTem:GATEWAY xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa Description Sets matrix gateway address to xxx.yyy.zzz

42 Remote Operation 6.5.9 SYST:MASK xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa Syntax SYSTem:MASK xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa Description Sets the matrix subnet mask address to xxx.yyy.z

43 Remote Operation 6.5.11 SYST:SERIALNUMBER? Syntax SYSTem:SERIALNUMBER? Description Returns the matrix serial number. Result n Possible error c

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44 Remote Operation 6.5.13 SYST:TIMEOUT x Syntax SYSTem:TIMEOUT x Description The Timeout is used to automatically close the TCP/IP socket after a

45 Remote Operation 6.5.14 SYST:STATUS? Syntax SYSTem:STATUS? Description This command will return all Switch positions, Local/Remote mode, Power s

46 Remote Operation 6.5.15 SYST:SCREENSAVER? Syntax SYSTem:SCREENSAVER? Description This command will return the screen saver time settings n (n is

47 Remote Operation 6.6 Switch [Module] Command Set The following contains the switch [module] commands of SCPI that the Ethernet control is compat

48 Remote Operation 6.6.2 Setting switch x to position n x = switch [module] address. n = position to set and must be within the switches parameter

49 Remote Operation 6.6.3 Requesting Switch x current position x = switch address. Examples: • ROUTE:SWITCHx? • ROUT:SWITx? • :SWITx? Result: Retu

50 Remote Operation 6.7 DHCP Command Set The following contains the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) commands of SCPI that the Ethernet c

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52 RS232, USB and Ethernet Command description for standard matrices Command Syntax Response Action 1 *IDN? MS-1U18S-4/6-ENET Returns string in ’

53 Remote Operation Note: 1. Commands are NOT case sensitive. 2. Every command and response on the Ethernet and serial port should have “\r\n” Car

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54 7 Web Page Server (HTTP) 7.1 Web Page Server Control The matrix may be controlled by way of web pages served by the matrix over its Ethernet port

55 Web Page Server 7.2 Matrix Control Clicking on ‘Matrix control’ will show the below page. Remote mode commands may be typed into the Command tex

56 Web Page Server 7.3 Matrix Configuration Clicking on ‘Matrix configuration’ will show the below page. ! Important Note: The matrix controller i

57 Web Page Server 7.4 Matrix Status Clicking on ‘Matrix status’ will show the below page. This page displays the current status of alarm sources

58 Appendix A Technical Specifications Model: MS-1U18S-4/6-ENET Configuration: Four SP6T switches mounted on the rear panel RF Connectors:

59 Appendix B RF Configuration Model: MS-1U18S-4/6-ENET Four normally open SP6T switches (Dow-Key part number: 565-5208-3-ROHS) mounted on the rear

1 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction The Dow-Key Microwave 1U MS, MP, CB Switch Matrix series are electromechanical RF matrices. They come equip

2 General Information 1.2 MS Matrices MS-Series stands for Multiple Switches. It is a matrix where a number of independent switches are populated on

3 General Information 1.3 MP Matrices MP-Series stands for Multiplexer. It is a matrix with one input connecting to many outputs (only one at the tim