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USERMANUAL

NUPOWER

12B01A

L‐&S‐BANDPOWERAMPLIFIER

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PARTNUMBER:

NW‐PA ‐12B01A

NW‐PA ‐12B01A‐D30

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1 NUPOWERTMPRODUCTLINEOVERVIEW

TheNuPowerfamilyofsolidstateRFpoweramplifier(PA)modulesisdesignedtomeetthedemanding

needsoftheAerospace&Defense,Industrial,andCommercialmarkets.Basedonthelatestgallium

nitride(GaN)technology,NuPower’spowerefficiencyandminiatureformfactormakeitidealforsize,

weight,andpower‐constrainedbroadbandRFtelemetryandtacticalcommunicationssystems.

1.1 NUPOWERTMPRODUCTLINEHIGHLIGHTS

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 HighPerformance:Uniquecombinationofbroadbandcoverage,miniatureformfactors,and

highefficiency.

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 Enclosures:TheNuPowerfamilyofpoweramplifiersishousedinasilvernickelplatedaluminum

enclosurewithmountingholesincorporatedintothechassis.

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 CompletelyCharacterized:TheNuPowerfamilyofsolidstatepoweramplifiershasbeen

completelycharacterizedovertemperature,voltage,andfrequency.Thesehigh‐performance

modulesoffersignificantvaluefortheOEMuserortheSystemsIntegrator.

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 UserFriendly:Reverse‐Voltage&Over‐Voltageprotectionandregulatorthermalshutdown

providedefensesagainstuserinterfaceissues.

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 HighReliability:NuWaves’selectionofconservativelyratedcomponentsprovideshigh

reliability.EachNuPowerisinspectedtoIPC‐A‐610ClassIIqualitystandards.

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 Applications:UnmannedAircraftSystems(UAS)•UnmannedGroundVehicles(UGV)•

UnmannedSurfaceVehicles(USV)•BroadbandRFTelemetry•RFCommunicationSystems•

SoftwareDefinedRadios• TestLabs

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 AvailableOptions:

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o Fan‐cooledheatsinkwithAC/DCadapter

o Labeledinterfacecablewithbananajackplugs

o 1Wattinputdrivelevel

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2 NUPOWER

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12B01AOVERVIEW

TheNuPower

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12B01Asolidstatepoweramplifier(SSPA)isasmall,highlyefficientPAthatprovides

over10wattsofRFpoweracrossbothL‐&S‐bands.

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BasedonthelatestGaNtechnology,NuPower’sgreaterthan40%powerefficiencyand3.9cubicinch

formfactormakesitidealforsize,weight,andpower‐constrainedbroadbandRFtelemetryandtactical

communicationssystems.

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TheNuPower12B01Aacceptsanominal0dBmRFinputandprovidesover40dBofgainfrom1000to

2500MHz.NuPowerPAsfeatureover‐voltageandreverse‐voltageprotectioninadditiontoasimple

controllineinterfaceallowingtheusertoeasilyplacethemoduleintotransmitorstandbymodeof

operation.Akitisavailableforpurchasewhichincludesafan‐cooledheatsinkwithAC/DCpower

adapter,andupgradedinterfacecablewithlabeledbananaplugs.

Figure1:NuPower12B01AFunctionalDiagram

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2.1 NUPOWER12B01ASPECIFICATIONS

ThesubsequenttablesinthissectionoutlinetheNuPower12B01A’sperformancespecifications.

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Table1:NuPower12B01AElectricalSpecifications

ParameterSpecification

FrequencyRange1GHzto2.5GHz

RFOutputPower10Watts(min)

RFGain40dB(min)

Harmonic

1000to1400MHz

14001700MHz

1700to2000MHz

2000to2500MHz

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≤‐6dBc

≤‐15dBc

≤‐20dBc

≤‐25dBc

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ParameterSpecification

SupplyVoltage+11to+32VDC

CurrentConsumption1.5A@+28VDC(typ)

PowerAmplifierEnableGNDOn

NominalInputDriveLevel0dBm

MaximumInputDriveLevel

(Nodamage)+10dBm

Impedance50Ω

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Table2:NuPower12B01AEnvironmentalSpecifications

OperatingConditionsSpecification

OperatingTemperaturefor

ContinuousOperation

(>5minutes)

‐30to+55oC(ambient)

‐30to+60oC(baseplate)

OperatingTemperaturefor20%

DutyCycle

‐30to+60oC(ambient)

‐30to+65oC(baseplate)

StorageTemperature‐40to+85oC

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Table3:NuPower12B01AMeanTimeBetweenFailure(MTBF)

ConditionsHours

GroundBenign(GB)126,690

AirborneInhabitedCargo(AIC)14,800

AirborneInhabitedFighter(AIF)10,650

AirborneUninhabitedCargo(AUC)8,400

AirborneUninhabitedFighter(AUF)5,800

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2.2 NUPOWER12B01AMECHANICALSPECIFICATIONS

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Figure2:NuPower12B01AMechanicalOutline

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Table4:NuPower12B01AMechanicalSpecifications

ParameterSpecification

RFConnectorsSMA(female)

Control/PowerInterfaceConnector9PinMicro‐D(socket)

Dimensions(LxWxH)3.00”x2.00”x0.65”

Weight3.7oz.

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2.3 HEATSINKING

TheNuPower12B01Aisofferedasastand‐alonemoduleorwithakit,whichalsoincludesafan‐cooled

heatsinkwithanAC/DCadapter,andaninterfacecable.

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Figure3:TheNuPowerPAKitoffers“out‐of‐the‐box”operationfortheuser.Thefan‐cooledheatsink

withanAC/DCadapterisshownwithanexamplePA(NuPower12B01Anotshown).

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Caution:Theuseofexternalheat‐sinkingisrequiredespeciallyforthoseapplications

requiringhighdutycycleoperation(e.g.continuouswave)orforextendedon‐timetesting.

Operationwithoutaproperheatsinkundertheseconditionswillcausepermanentdamage

totheproductandwillvoidtheproductwarranty.

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Theexternalheatsinkthermalresistancerequirementsare:

 <0.25˚C/Wforoperationupto60˚Cambient

 <0.7˚C/Wforoperationupto40˚Cambient

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3 SETUPANDOPERATION

ThissectionprovidesspecificdetailsforproperoperationoftheNuPower12B01Amodule.Following

theseguidelineswillpreventdamagetothepoweramplifierorexternalequipment.

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3.1 POWERSUPPLYREQUIREMENTS

TooperatetheNuPower12B01A,ensurethatthepowersupplyhasadequateoverheadtosourcethe

currentdemandoftheRFpoweramplifier.Thepowersupplysourcemustprovideatypicalvoltageof

+28VDCwithgreaterthan3ampscapability.

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3.2 CONNECTINGAPROPERLOADTOTHEANTENNATERMINAL

TopreventdamagetothePA,theantennaterminalmustbeterminatedintoa50Ωload.Examplesofa

properloadinclude:

 Directlyconnectingtoanantennaspecifiedforthefrequencyrange(225MHzto2400MHz).

ConnectingtoaninappropriateantennamayresultindamagetothePAmodule.

 Connectingtoaproperantennathrougha50Ωtransmissionlineorcoaxialcable.Avoidusing

damagedcablesorcorrodedconnectorswhileattachingtheunittoanantenna.

 Terminatingtheantennaterminalintoa50Ωpowerattenuatorwithminimum20dB

attenuation.

 ConnectingtoaloadcapableofdissipatingtheRFpowerfromthePAmodule.Loadscapableof

handling20Watts(min)arerecommended.

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3.3 POWERING‐UPTHE12B01A

TheNuPower12B01Amustbeterminatedtoaproperloadbeforepowerisapplied.RefertoSection3.2

forthespecificationsoftheproperload.AfterthePAisproperlyterminated,theinterfacecablecanbe

connectedtotheunitandpowercanbeapplied.ThePAisnowreadyforoperation.

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3.4 TRANSMITTURN‐ONTIME

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Caution:DonotapplytransmitdatauntilthePAmoduleisatfullpower.Thiswillprevent

lossofdataatthebeginningofamessage.

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TheNuPower12B01Aisatfullpowerapproximately500µSaftertheRFEnablelinegoeslow(ground).

Therefore,transmitdatacanbeappliedtotheinputafter500µSwithoutlossofdata.

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 TheRFInputconnectorisSMA(female).

 TheRFOutputconnectorisSMA(female).

 Thepin‐outdefinitionsforthe9pinMicro‐DsocketconnectorareprovidedinTable5.Ina

typicalinstallation,thePAmoduleismatedtoahostcontrollerboardviaacableharness.

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TheRFOutSMAconnectoristheantennaconnection.Thisconnectionshould

alwaysbeloadedinto50Ω,otherwisethePAcouldbedamaged.

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4.1 INTERFACECABLEHARNESS 

Thecableharnessthatconnectsthehostcontrollertothe9pinMicro‐DconnectoroftheNuPower

12B01Aismadeupof9wires.

Table5:NuPower12B01AInterfacePin‐OutDefinitions

PinNo.PinNameI/0Description

1,2VSupplyIPrimaryPower(+11to+32VDC)

3,4GNDISignalandPowerGround

5RFEnableITransmitControl

6,7,9N.C.‐ N/A

8TempFlag0Over‐tempIndicator

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Figure4:Micro‐DSocketLocations

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4.2 DCPOWER

ThenominalsupplyvoltagefortheNuPower12B01Ais+28VDC;however,theamplifiermoduleisable

tosupportoperationoverasupplyvoltagerangeof+11to+32VDC.

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4.3 GROUND

ThesignalandpowergroundsaretiedtogetherinthePAmodule.

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4.4 RFENABLE

Thissignalisthelogiccontrolinputthatdesignateswhethertheunitisintransmitorstandbymode.The

RFEnablelineispulledhighinternallyplacingthePAmoduleinstandbymode.Ifthepinisleftfloating

(i.e.notconnected),theunitwilldefaulttostandbymode.

Groundingthepin(i.e.avoltagebelow+0.2VDC)placestheunitintransmitmode.Theusercaneither

connecttheRFEnablelinetopins3&4ontheCTRL/PWRinterfaceconnector,oranopendrainlogic

linecapableofsinking500µAtoplacetheunitintransmitmode.

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4.5 TEMPFLAG

Thissignalisalogicleveloutputtoindicateanover‐temperatureconditionintheNuPower12B01A.A

logichigh(+5VDC)indicatesnormaloperation,whilealogiclow(0VDC)indicatesanover‐temperature

condition.TheNuPower12B01AincorporatesinternallogiccircuitrythatturnsofftheDCbiastotheRF

transistors.

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Caution:Theamplifiershouldbeshutdownandallowedtocooloffwhentheover‐

temperatureflagissethightoavoiddamagetothemodule.

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5 GETTINGHELP‐APPLICATIONSENGINEERING

NuWavesEngineeringofferstechnicalsupportforbasicconfigurationhelpandtroubleshooting,Monday

throughFriday,8a.m.to5p.m.EasternTime.

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TechnicalAssistance,ApplicationEngineeringandSales:

Email:[email protected]

Phone:(513)360‐0800

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NuWavesHomePage:www.nuwaves.com

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ProductWarranty:

http://nuwaves.com/wp‐content/uploads/2011/04/NuWaves_Warranty__Repair.pdf

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5.1 GENERALINFORMATION

manualiscopyrightprotected.NuWavesreservestherighttomakeperiodicmodificationsandproduct

improvementstotheNuPowerproductlineandtheassociateddocumentation.

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