SSM5000A Series
Switch Matrix
User Manual
EN02B

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Category
1

Copyright and Statement .................................................................................... 2

2

General Safety Summary .................................................................................... 3
2.1

Safety terms and symbols .............................................................................................. 3

3

General Inspection .............................................................................................. 44

Preparing for Use................................................................................................. 54.1

Dimensions ..................................................................................................................... 54.2

Adjust the supporting legs .............................................................................................. 54.3

Connect to AC power supply .......................................................................................... 54.4

Front Panel ..................................................................................................................... 64.54.4.1

Power switch ......................................................................................................... 64.4.2

RF connectors ....................................................................................................... 6Rear Panel ...................................................................................................................... 7

5User Interface ....................................................................................................... 86

Host computer interface ..................................................................................... 97896.1

RF channel ..................................................................................................................... 96.2

Port indicator................................................................................................................... 96.3

Network ......................................................................................................................... 106.4

Firmware upgrade ........................................................................................................ 10SCPI Instructions ............................................................................................... 127.1

Device Information........................................................................................................ 127.2Network ......................................................................................................................... 127.3

Others ........................................................................................................................... 14Firmware Operation ........................................................................................... 168.1

Check system information ............................................................................................ 168.2

Firmware upgrade ........................................................................................................ 16

Help Information ................................................................................................ 1710 Remote Control .................................................................................................. 17
11Product Certification ......................................................................................... 1712 For more Product Information .......................................................................... 17i n t . si g le n t .c om1

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1Copyright and Statement

Copyright
SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD All Rights Reserved.

Trademark Information
SIGLENT is the registered trademark of SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Declaration
SIGLENT products are protected by patent law worldwide.

Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material.

SIGLENT reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications or pricing policies
at the company’s sole decision.

Any method of copying, extracting or translating the contents of this manual is not allowed without
the permission of SIGLENT.

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2General Safety Summary

Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument
and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the instrument as specified:Only qualified technicians can carry out maintenance of the product.

Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by the local country could beused.

The instrument is grounded through the protective earth conductor of the power cord. To avoidelectric shock, please make sure the instrument is grounded correctly before connecting its input
or output terminals.

The potential of the signal wire ground is equal to the earth, so do not connect the signal wire to ahigh voltage.

To avoid fire or electric shock, please look over all ratings and safety labels on the instrument.
Before connecting the instrument, please read the manual carefully to gain more information about
the ratings.

Do not touch exposed contacts or components when the power is on.

To avoid short-circuiting to the interior of the device or electric shock, please do not operate theinstrument in a humid environment.

To avoid damage to the device or personal injury, it is important to operate the device away froman explosive atmosphere.

To avoid the influence of dust and moisture in the air, please keep the surface of the device cleanand dry.

Safety terms and symbols
Terms on the product, these terms may appear on the product.
DANGER:

Indicates direct injuries or hazards that may happen.

WARNING:

Indicates potential injuries or hazards that may happen.

CAUTION:

Indicates potential damages to the instrument or other property that may happen.

Symbols on the product, these symbols may appear on the product:

HazardousVoltage

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Protective
GroundWarning

Earth Chassis
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3General Inspection

Inspect the shipping container
Keep the shipping container or cushioning material until the contents of the shipment have been
completely checked and the instrument has passed both electrical and mechanical tests. The
consigner or carrier will be responsible for damages to the instrument resulting from shipment.
SIGLENT will not provide free maintenance or replacement.

Inspect the instrument
If the instrument is found to be damaged, defective, or fails in electrical or mechanical tests, pleasecontact SIGLENT.
Check the accessories
Please check the accessories according to the packing list. If the accessories are incomplete ordamaged, please contact your SIGLENT sales representative.

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Preparing for Use

4.1Dimensions

Figure 1 Front View (unit: mm)

Figure 2 Top View (unit: mm)4.2

Adjust the supporting legs

For benchtop operation, you may want to use the supporting legs. Adjust the supporting feetappropriately to tilt the equipment upwards.

Figure 3 adjusting of supporting legs

4.3

Connect to AC power supply

The equipment accepts 100-240 V, 50/60Hz AC power supply. Please use the power cord provided inthe accessory to connect the instrument to the power source.

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4.4

Front Panel

Figure 4 Front panel

Table 1 Front panel area description:
No.

Items

Description1LCD Screen

2RF Ports A-D

3RF Ports 1-24

3.5mm female RF ports, extended group, usually connect to the DUT.

4USB Hub

USB port for host remote control.

5

ResetReboot system.

6

Indicator Lights

Warning indicator and LAN config indicator.

7Power Switch

Power on/off.

8

Knob

Rotate the knob left or right to move a cursor (position of selected item)
or change a parameter value, the effect of pressing the knob is thesame as ‘Enter’.

9

Supporting Legs

2.4 inch LCD screen.
Notes: Avoid touching the LCD screen with sharp objects.
3.5mm female RF ports, source group, usually connect to the other
instrument such as VNA, SA and so on.

4.4.1 Power switch
Light-off indicates that the instrument is in the stand-by state. Pressing this button will cause theinstrument to begin the start-up process and the power switch light will turn white.

A White light constantly on indicates the instrument is in the operating state. A short press willcause the instrument to save the current settings and then return to the stand-by state and thelight will turn Off.

4.4.2 RF connectors

Figure 5 Front panel RF connectors

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There are two groups of RF connectors. A-D are the source group, 1-24 are the extended group.
A and B could be connected to one of 1-6 or 13-18 ports, but A and B can’t be connected to thesame number port simultaneously. Such as C and D ports, the number of ports can be connected
to are 7-12 and 19-24.

When a couple of RF connector are linked together, the corresponding port lights above the RFconnectors will be lit up with the same color.

To avoid damage to the instrument, the RF connector input signal must meet the following:
The DC voltage and the maximum continuous RF power cannot exceed 35V and 20 dBm
respectively.

4.5

Rear Panel

Figure 6 Rear panel

Table 2 Rear panel area description:
No.

Items

Description

1Direct CTRL

Uses TTL voltage to control switches.

2LAN

Network port for host to remote control.

USB

Plugged with U-disk for version upgrading.

USB Device

USB port for data exchange with peripherals.

4

Fan

Used to cool down internal components of the instrument.

5AC Power Portand Fuse

The equipment accepts 100-240V, 50/60Hz AC power supply. Pleaseconnect the equipment to the AC power supply with the supplied power
cord. Make sure the current does not exceed the rated current of thefuse.

6HandlePortable handle to carry the instrument conveniently.

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5User Interface

Table 3 User interface description:
Menu

8Illustration

Function description

Status Display

The first display when instrument starts
up. Display the model, serial number, IPaddress, USB port status, RF ports linkstatus. Push the knob in this display willenter the first setting menu.

1’st setting menu

Includes 4 sub-menus. Rotating the knob
will select one of them, then pushing knob
will enter the selected sub-menu.

System menu

Display startup times, vendor, model, SN,
soft version, mainboard temperature.

Port menu

Set the link config of ports. Four steps toconfig:
1. Rotate the knob to select one of thefour ports (A-D);
2. push the knob to enter the config mode;
3. Rotate the knob to change the numberof linked port;
4. push the knob to finish setting andreturn.

IP menu

The instrument supports DHCP and staticIP modes. Rotate and push the knob toenter the mode setting (on/off item). WhenOFF (Static IP) is selected, Rotate andpush the knob to config IP/SUB/GATEaddress.

Upgrade menu

When U-disk with version file is plugged,
enter the Upgrade menu to upgrade thesystem.

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Host computer interface

6.1

RF channel

1.

Connect the device with a USB cable, click Rescan to get the device information and connect.

2.

Click the RF connectors A-D first, and then click the RF connectors 1-24 that can be connected toit to complete a pair of gating channel settings. After the setting is completed, click again to cancel
the gating setting. Click Reset to cancel all gating settings.

6.2
1.

Port indicator
Connect the device with a USB cable, click Rescan to get the device information and connect.
Then click the Tool-Color menu to enter the color setting interface.

2.

The color of RF connectors A-D and the connected RF connectors 1-24 can be configured throughthe drop-down menu bar. Click Default to restore the default color settings.

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6.3
1.

Network
Connect the device with a USB cable, click Rescan to get the device information and connect.
After connecting to the network, click the Tool-Lan menu to enter the network setting interface.

2.

Click Refresh to obtain the machine network information and display it. After modifying the network
information, click Apply to configure the modified network information to the device.

6.4

Firmware upgrade

1.

Download the firmware package from official SIGLENT websites only2.

Connect PC to instrument with USB cable. Run the EasySSM, click Rescan to get the device
information and connect ,enter the menu Tool-Upgrade.

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Click the Browse button to choose the firmware file, then click Begin button to update the system
software.

4.

The progress bar will appear on the screen while updating, the instrument will restart automatically
if updates succeed or display a pop-up prompt box if updates fail.

Note: Please ensure that line power is constant during the upgrade by using an Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS), Failure to maintain line power may be cause upgrade failure or instrument damage.

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SCPI Instructions

7.1

Device Information

1.

Get Instrument Information (*IDN?)
Command Format*IDN?

Instruction

Returns the information of the connected device.

Example*IDN?
Return: Siglent,SSM5344A,1001,V1.0

2.

Get Model Name (SHOW:MNAMe?)
Command Format

SHOW:MNAMe?

Instruction

Returns the model name of the connected device.

ExampleSHOW:MNAMe?
Return: SSM5344A

3.

Get Serial Number (SHOW:SERial?)
Command Format

SHOW:SERial?

Instruction

Returns the serial number of the connected device.

ExampleSHOW:SERial?
Return: 1001

4.

Get Software Version (SHOW:SVERsion?)
Command Format

SHOW:SVERsion?

Instruction

Returns the software version of the connected device.

ExampleSHOW:SVERsion?
Return: V1.0

7.2
1.

12Network
Get Network Status (SHOW:LAN:LINK?)

Command Format

SHOW:LAN:LINK?

Instruction

Returns the status of network. 1: connected; 0: not connected

ExampleSHOW:LAN:LINK?
Return: 1

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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Configure Host (SET:LAN:HOST:NAMe)
Command Format

SET:LAN:HOST:NAMe <String>

Instruction

Configures the host name.

ExampleSET:LAN:HOST:NAMe SSM5344A_DEV1

Query Host Name (SHOW:LAN:HOST:NAMe?)
Command Format

SHOW:LAN:HOST:NAMe?

Instruction

Returns the name of host.

ExampleSHOW:LAN:HOST:NAMe?
Return: SSM5344A_DEV1

DHCP Switch (SET:LAN:DHCP)
Command Format

SET:LAN:DHCP <Int>

Instruction

Turns on/off DHCP. 0: off; 1:on

ExampleSET:LAN:DHCP 1

Query DHCP Status (SHOW:LAN:DHCP?)
Command Format

SHOW:LAN:DHCP?

Instruction

Queries DHCP status. 0: off; 1:on

ExampleSHOW:LAN:DHCP?
Return: 1

Configure IP Address (SET:LAN:IP)
Command Format

SET:LAN:IP <String>

Instruction

Configures IP address.

ExampleSET:LAN:IP 192.168.1.10

Query IP Address (SHOW:LAN:IP?)
Command Format

SHOW:LAN:IP?

Instruction

Returns the string of IP.

ExampleSHOW:LAN:IP?
Return: 192.168.1.10

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Configure Subnet Mask (SET:LAN:SNMask)
Command Format

SET:LAN:SNMask <String>

Instruction

Configures subnet mask.

ExampleSET:LAN:SNMask 255.255.255.0

9.

Query Subnet Mask (SHOW:LAN:SNMask?)
Command Format

SHOW:LAN:SNMask?

Instruction

Returns the string of subnet mask.

ExampleSHOW:LAN:SNMask?
Return: 255.255.255.0

10. Configure Gateway (SET:LAN:GW)
Command Format

SET:LAN:GW <String>

Instruction

Configures gateway IP.

ExampleSET:LAN:GW 192.168.1.1

11. Query Gateway (SHOW:LAN:GW?)
Command Format

SHOW:LAN:GW?

Instruction

Returns the string of gateway IP.

ExampleSHOW:LAN:GW?
Return: 192.168.1.1

7.3
1.

2.

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OthersConfigure RF Link (ROUTe)Command Format

ROUTe <String>

Instruction

Configures the RF switches, set the ports linked.

ExampleROUTe A1,B2,C20,D21

Query RF Link (ROUTes?)
Command Format

ROUTes?

Instruction

Returns the partner ports of 4 VNA ports (A, B, C, D)

ExampleROUTes?
Return: 1,2,20,21

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4.

5.

6.

Query Available RF Link (SHOW:ROUTes?)
Command Format

SHOW:ROUTes?

Instruction

Returns all the available link partners.

Example(model 12A as example)
SHOW:ROUTes?
Return: A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,B1,B2,B3,B4,B5,B6

Configure Indicator Lights (SET:COLOR)
Command Format

SET:COLOR <Char>,<String>

Instruction

Configures the color of port indicator lights.
Ports: A, B, C, D
color: BLUE, CYAN, GREEN, RED

ExampleSET:COLOR A,RED

Query Port Light Color (GET:COLOR?)
Command Format

GET:COLOR? <Char>

Instruction

Returns the color of the required port.
Ports: A, B, C, D

ExampleGET:COLOR? A
Return: RED

Query Instrument Temperature (SHOW:TEMPerature?)
Command Format

SHOW:TEMPerature?

Instruction

Returns the temperature of instrument (centigrade).

ExampleSHOW:TEMPerature?
Return: 27.5

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Firmware Operation

8.1

Check system information

Enter the System sub-menu to check the system information, including:Startup times

VendorProduct model

Serial numberSoftware version

Mainboard temperature

8.2

Firmware upgrade

Follow this procedure to update the instrument firmware:
1.

Download the firmware package from official SIGLENT websites only.

2.

Extract and copy the .ADS file into the root directory of a USB stick.

3.

Insert the USB stick into a USB port, Enter

Upgrade, and select the update file, clickOK

to update the system software.
4.

The progress bar will appear on the screen while updating, the instrument will restart automatically
if updates succeed or display a pop-up prompt box if updates fail.

Note: Please ensure that line power is constant during the upgrade by using an Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS), Failure to maintain line power may be cause upgrade failure or instrument damage.

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9Help Information

Connect our sales rep for more information and help.

10

Remote Control

The switch matrix supports communication with compatible computers via USB and LAN interfaces.
By using these interfaces, in combination with programming languages and/ or NI-VISA software, users
can remotely control the switch matrix.

11Product CertificationSIGLENT guarantees this product conforms to the national and industrial standards in China as wellas the ISO9001: 2008 standard and the ISO14001: 2004 standard. Other international standard
conformance certification is in progress.

12For more Product Information

You can obtain the instrument information and installation status of all options through Utility menu, formore information of this product, please refer to the following manuals (you can also download themfrom the SIGLENT web site):
SSM5000A Series Switch Matrix user manual:
Provides detailed introductions of the functions of this instrument.
SSM5000A Series Switch Matrix Data Sheet:
Provides the main characteristics and specifications of this instrument.

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About SIGLENTSIGLENT is an international high-tech company, concentrating on R&D, sales,
production and services of electronic test & measurement instruments.

SIGLENT first began developing digital oscilloscopes independently in 2002.
After more than a decade of continuous development, SIGLENT has extended
its product line to include digital oscilloscopes, isolated handheldoscilloscopes,

function/arbitrary

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has become the fastest growing manufacturer of digital oscilloscopes. We
firmly believe that today SIGLENT is the best value in electronic test &measurement.

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