
Theory of Operation 8712ET/ES and 8714ET/ES
System Theory RF Network Analyzers
6-6 Service Guide
Power Supply (A6)
The power supply group consists of the power supply assembly. This switching power
supply provides regulated DC voltages to power all assemblies in the analyzer through a
connection to the backplane. The backplane serves as a motherboard to provide power,
data, and control signal connections to the various assemblies.
A voltage selector switch, accessible at the rear panel, adapts the analyzer to local line
voltages of approximately 115 V or 220 V nominal. Refer to your analyzer's User's Guide
for line voltage tolerances and other power considerations.
The power supply has a standby state (instead of an off state) when the AC power is
connected. In standby, the A6 assembly provides a standby supply, measuring between
+12 V and +13 V, to power the non-volatile SRAM on the CPU board. (A battery provides
power to the non-volatile SRAM when the instrument is disconnected from AC power.) The
power supply switches on when the on/standby switch is grounded. In the on state, the
power supply provides the following supplies to the instrument: +5 V, +15 V, −15 V, and
+12 V.
Two diagnostic LEDs are visible from the rear panel. The green LED is on in normal
operation. It is off when the line power is absent or set too low, or if the line fuse has blown.
The red LED is on in standby but off during normal operation. It will blink to indicate a
power supply shutdown. Refer to Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting and Block Diagrams,” for
more details.
Digital Control Group
This group includes the front panel (A1), CPU (A2), display (A7) and 3.5" internal disk
drive (A8) assemblies.
Front Panel Assembly (A1)
The A1 front panel assembly allows the user to control the analyzer. It includes a keyboard
and a front panel knob. A probe power jack that supplies +15 V and −12.6 V is available for
use with RF probes and other accessories. Fuses for these supplies are on the back of the
A1 front panel assembly PC board.
CPU Assembly (A2)
The A2 CPU assembly provides most of the control, interface, and data processing
functions in the analyzer. It contains several microprocessors and many different types of
memory, as shown on the analyzer's overall block diagram.
The main CPU is an MC 68030 microprocessor which is augmented by a floating point
coprocessor (68882). It is the master controller for the analyzer, including the other
dedicated processors on the CPU assembly. When the analyzer is the system controller in a
GPIB system, it also controls peripheral devices through the GPIB interface.
The TMS 320C32 digital signal processor (DSP) receives the digital data from the A5
receiver assembly and performs data processing functions such as digital filtering,
averaging, and applying error correction. It has some dedicated SRAM for running its
firmware, and it also uses some shared DRAM and SRAM which is used to transfer data
with the CPU.
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