Description
Model 50PA-517 is a benchtop attenuator assembly containing 4 solid-state step attenuators with 50 Ohm impedance. The attenuators have attenuation range 0 to 95 by 1dB steps and operate 200-6000 MHz. The attenuators can be controlled manually or remotely. It is available with 50 Ohm SMA female or N female coaxial RF connectors. The input RF connectors are located on the front panel. The output RF connectors are located on the rear panel. We label the RF connectors as Input and Output, but the attenuators are bi-directional.
Default Settings
Attenuator assemblies with Ethernet/RS-232 remote control are shipped from JFW with the network interface set to DHCP mode and the serial baud rate set at 57600. These settings can be changed manually with the keypad or remotely using the NET or SERIAL remote commands. The display on the front panel shows the current settings for network mode, IP address and baud rate.
Manual Attenuator Control
The manual control menu allows you to set/read an attenuator, fade an attenuator, or perform a handover using two attenuators.
Remote Attenuator Control
This attenuator assembly can be remotely controlled via an Ethernet connection or a serial connection (i.e. RS-232). The network settings can be changed manually with the keypad or remotely using the NET remote command. The network interface can be set to either DHCP mode or Fixed Address mode. A RS-232 connection to the test system is made using a null modem type serial cable. Baud rates up to 155200 baud are available. The baud rate can be changed manually with the keypad or remotely with the SERIAL remote command.
Remote Command Set
The firmware manual for our latest generation firmware is available for download. This manual lists all of our remote commands with command syntax and examples. Our firmware uses simple ASCII formatted remote commands. If you are connected to a JFW test system and send the HELP command, it will respond back with a list of all remote commands for that specific test system.
