Programmable Attenuators
150 Series Cell Configurations...
Cell 1
ATTN
No. Bypass Element Bypass Element
Cell 2
Cell 3
Cell 4
Cell 5
ATTN
Value
Cells
ATTN
ATTN
ATTN
ATTN
Power
+Vdc
Bypass
Element
Bypass
Element
Bypass
Element
11 dB
15 dB
31 dB
62 dB
55 dB
70 dB
4
4
5
5
4
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
1 dB
1 dB
1 dB
2 dB
5 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
4 dB
8 dB
8 dB
32 dB
10 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
2 dB
2 dB
2 dB
16 dB
20 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
4 dB
4 dB
16 dB
4 dB
20 dB
20 dB
- - -
- - -
- - -
0 dB
0 dB
- - -
- - -
- - -
4 dB
8 dB
- - -
4
3
0 dB
0 dB
10 dB
10 dB
0 dB
0 dB
20 dB
40 dB
0 dB
0 dB
20 dB
20 dB
0 dB
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
75 dB
90 dB
110 dB
Round
Conn.
4
4
4
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
5
5 dB
10 dB
10 dB
6
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
9
40 dB
30 dB
40 dB
10
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
7
20 dB
20 dB
20 dB
8
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
11
10 dB
30 dB
40 dB
12
- - -
- - -
- - -
3
- - -
- - -
- - -
4
PIN #
1
3 & 4 Cell Wire Violet
5 Cell
Yellow Orange
White
Blue
Orange
Black
Blue
Green
Brown
White
- - -
- - -
Red
Red
Color Black
Green
WHT/BLK RED/BLK GRN/BLK ORN/BLK BLU/BLK
Ribbon
Cable
Conn.
PIN# 13
Wire Orange
Color
2
3
Blue
9
11
Purple
5
4
Gray
10
White
8
7
6
Red
Yellow
Brown
Black
Orange
yellow
Table provides standard attenuation ranges, increments, and cell configurations for all Aeroflex / Weinschel Programmable Step
Attenuators (Models 150, 151, 152, & 152A)
SWITCHING TIME: 20 msec (includes settling time)
CYCLING RATE: 4 Hz max per relay
CONTROL PULSE WIDTH: 20 msec (minimum)
Specifications
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE: 50 Ω
FREQUENCY RANGE: Model 151: dc to 4 GHz
Model 150: dc to 18 GHz
SWITCHING CURRENT: 125 mA @ +24V per cell
Model 152: dc to 26.5 GHz
300 mA @ +5V per cell
OPERATIONAL VOLTAGE: + 24V Nominal (+20V mini-
mum to +30V maximum) or +5V Nominal (+4V minimum* to
+7V maximum)
*Minimum operating voltage derated to +4.25 V @ 55°C and further
derated to +4.5 V @ 75°C
REPEATABILITY:
VIBRATION:
+0.1 dB typical per cell
MIL-STD-202F, Method 204D Cond B
ALTITUDE:
MIL-STD-202F, Method 105C Cond B,
50,000 Ft.
SHOCK:
MIL-STD -202F, Method 213B Cond B,
except 10G, 6 msec
POWER RATING: 1 watt average, 100 watts peak
(5 μsec pulse width; 0.5% duty cycle)
TEMPERATURE:
-20° to +75°C operating
HUMIDITY:
MIL-STD-202F, Method 103B,
Cond. B (96 Hrs. @ 95%, RH)
-55° to +85°C nonoperating
TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT: < 0.0001 dB/dB/°C
POWER SENSITIVITY: < 0.001 dB/dB/ Watt
EMC: Radiated interference is within the requirements of
MIL-STD-461 method RE02, VDE 0871 and CISPR
Publication II.
RATED SWITCH LIFE: 5 million cycles per cell
RF INPUT CONNECTORS: Rugged female 3.5 mm
connectors which mate nondestructively with SMA male
connectors per MIL-STD-39012.
CONTROL CONNECTOR: 12 pin Viking TNP12-101
connector with 5' cable or 14 conductor 16" ribbon cable
with connector (shown below):
WEIGHT:
5 Cell 350 g (12 oz)
4 Cell 290 g (9.0 oz)
3 Cell 230 g (8.0 oz)
VOLTAGE/CONNECTOR OPTIONS:
VOLTAGE
MODEL(S)
+ 24 V with
Viking Connector
150-XX, 151-XX, 152-XX,
152A-XX
+ 24 V with
Ribbon Cable
150-XX-1, 151-XX-1, 152-XX-1
152A-XX-1
+ 5 V with
Viking Connector
150-XX-2, 151-XX-2, 152-XX-2
152A-XX-2
+ 5 V with
Ribbon Cable
150-XX-3, 151-XX-3, 152-XX-3
152A-XX-3
Ribbon Cable Models
Round (Viking)Cable Models
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web: www.aeroflex.com/weinschel ꢀ email: weinschel-sales@aeroflex.com
Revision Date: 2/12/10
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