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Entry  Mon Mar 19 23:44:00 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, IMC loop checkup IMC_RF_noise.pdfIMC_OLTF_20180320.pdf
    Reply  Tue Mar 20 16:53:03 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, IMC loop checkup IMC_RF_noise.pdf
       Reply  Tue Mar 20 21:08:03 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, IMC loop checkup 
          Reply  Tue Mar 20 22:44:45 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, IMC loop checkup 
             Reply  Wed Mar 21 15:52:45 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC error point calibration IMC_PDHdisc_20180321.pdfIMC_PDHdisc785_20180321.pdfIMC_oscope.pdf
                Reply  Wed Mar 21 17:31:21 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC error point calibration IMC_RF_noise_calib.pdf
                   Reply  Wed Mar 21 21:13:44 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, IMC noise budget IMC_RF_noise_calib.pdf
                      Reply  Tue Mar 27 01:39:44 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, PSL noise eater was off IR_ALS_20180326.pdf
                         Reply  Tue Mar 27 19:32:03 2018, arijit, Update, IOO, PSL noise eater was off MCREFL_TF.pdfMCREFL_SPECTRUM.pdf
                            Reply  Tue Mar 27 23:37:35 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC REFL PD removed IMG_6955.JPG
                               Reply  Wed Mar 28 21:31:39 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC REFL PD removed 
                            Reply  Wed Mar 28 21:47:37 2018, arijit, Update, IOO, MCREFL_PD Optical response measurement LISO_fit_with_info.pdfLISO_fit.zip
                               Reply  Thu Mar 29 17:57:36 2018, arijit, Update, IOO, MCREFL_PD Optical response measurement NOISE_EATER_On_OFF.pdf
                                  Reply  Fri Mar 30 06:14:31 2018, rana, Update, IOO, MCREFL_PD Optical response measurement 
                                     Reply  Fri Mar 30 22:37:36 2018, Kevin, Update, IOO, MCREFL_PD Optical response measurement REFLPD_DemodBoard.pdf
                      Reply  Thu Apr 5 04:36:56 2018, Kevin, Update, IOO, Coil driver noise MC3.pdfMC2.pdfCoilDriver.pdf
                         Reply  Thu Apr 5 12:13:18 2018, Koji, Update, IOO, Coil driver noise 
                            Reply  Fri Apr 6 21:39:09 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC2 suspension health checkup MC2_Freeswinging.pdf
                               Reply  Mon Apr 9 18:46:03 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, Further debugging MC_Freeswinging.pdfIMC_NB_20180409.pdf
                                  Reply  Tue Apr 10 14:28:44 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, Further debugging 
                                     Reply  Wed Apr 11 01:34:31 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, Activities today 
                                        Reply  Thu Apr 12 18:12:49 2018, gautam, Update, ALS, NPRO channels hijacked IR_ALS_20180412.pdfBeatMouthDrift.pngETMX_20180416.jpg
                                           Reply  Fri Apr 13 11:02:41 2018, gautam, Update, ALS, EX fiber polarization drift EX_pol_drift.png
                                              Reply  Fri Apr 13 17:56:26 2018, gautam, Update, ALS, Fibers switched out 
                                                 Reply  Sat Apr 14 14:42:09 2018, gautam, Update, ALS, Fibers switched out PSLdrift.png
                                                    Reply  Tue Apr 17 14:08:29 2018, gautam, Update, ALS, Fibers switched out PSL_fluctuations.png
                                                       Reply  Fri Apr 20 00:26:34 2018, gautam, Update, ALS, Fibers switched out 
                                                          Reply  Sat Apr 21 20:25:12 2018, gautam, Update, ALS, PSL fiber pickoff status PSL-beatMouthPickoff.png
                                  Reply  Thu Apr 19 00:03:51 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, More IMC NBing IMC_NB_20180409.pdfIMC_coils_20180418.pdf
                                     Reply  Thu Apr 19 17:15:35 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, More IMC NBing IMC_NB_20180419.pdfIMC_coilDriverNoises_20180419.pdf
                                        Reply  Sun May 20 23:43:50 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, Coil driver noise re-measurement MC1_coilDriver.pdfMC2_coilDriver.pdfMC3_coilDriver.pdfMC_coilDriverNoises.tgzActuationChainNoiseMeas.pdf
                                           Reply  Tue May 22 17:26:25 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC1 Coil Driver pulled out 
                                              Reply  Tue May 22 23:28:01 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC1 Coil Driver pulled out 
                                                 Reply  Wed May 23 17:58:48 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC1 Coil Driver pulled out MC1_monitorTF.pngMC1_ULnoise.pdf
                                                    Reply  Wed May 30 10:17:46 2018, gautam, Update, IOO, MC1 Coil Driver pulled out EM_pickup.pdfcoilDriverNoiseComparison.pdf
                            Reply  Fri Apr 6 22:23:53 2018, Kevin, Update, IOO, Coil driver noise MC2_coil_driver.pdf
Message ID: 13694     Entry time: Tue Mar 20 22:44:45 2018     In reply to: 13693     Reply to this: 13696
Author: gautam 
Type: Update 
Category: IOO 
Subject: IMC loop checkup 

After some persistence, I managed to get the mixers off.

  • Having gotten the mxiers off, I decided to temporarily solder on 50ohms between the LO pin pad and ground on the demod board and measure the RF signal levels in the LO chain with the active probe again.
  • Today, with this change, I confirmed that the ERA-5SM begins to saturate closer to the +19dBm advertised on its datasheet. So we need only 2dB of attenuation at the input to have 17dBm at the LO pin of the mixer, assuming 50ohm input impedance.
  • But this begs the question - what does minicircuits mean by a Level-YY mixer? Do they expect YY dBm delivered to a 50ohm load? Or do we need to supply YY dBm accounting for the dynamically changing input impedance of the mixer, as monitored by a high impedance probe?
  • I soldered on some new mixers (JMS-1H) I procured from Downs earlier today.
  • Re-installed the demod board in the eurocrate.

Unfortunately, the coherent noise between the arms persists so the sensing noise injection must be happening elsewhere. frownIMC seems to lock fine though so I'm leving the autolocker on

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