Valon 5009b Specifications

Valon 5009a Specifcations

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Valon 5009b Quick Start Guide - This always a good place to start.

Valon 5009a Quick Start Guide

Valon 5009b Operations Manuals - 5009b Dual Frequency Synthesizer complete operations manual including specifications, commands, and additional mechanical and electrical information.

Valon 5009a Operations Manuals 

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Valon 5009a/b User Files: Includes Configuration Manager GUI file, Terminal Program (5000term.exe), USB Driver, and new .bin files for firmware updates.

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5009 Configuration Manager GUI Version 1.3 - 5009 Configuration Manager GUI released 20250116.  Use this CM with 5009b.

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​Extracting the zip file will create a folder that contains the Configuration Manager executable.  This is an executable (.exe) file and some computer security applications may show a potential security threat warning.

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​Terminal Program - 5000term.exe (unzip) is our terminal program for sending commands to the synthesizer if you don't have or want to use our GUI.  Other terminal programs such as Tera Term and PuTTy will also work well.   To launch 5000term.exe just open a DOS command window and type: "5000term".  You should see a connection message "Using 9600 baud".  Type: "help" to get the list of available commands.

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USB Driver - We use the FTDI interface device to support USB.  You may need a driver and can go to the FTDI site and download the VCP driver or just click on our link here.

 

​​Valon 5009 (older version) and 5009a/b 3D Model STEP Files

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PythonGUI - This zip file contains a set of files to help you get started in running a Valon Synthesizer using Python2.7 on any Linux platform or Raspberry Pi B+ running Raspbian.

 

MATLAB by Richard Fortier.  The files at this link demonstrate how to implement basic commands using MATLAB.  Feel free to use, modify, and share these files. 

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Firmware Updates

 

From time to time, a new firmware release will become available to enhance the performance or fix a bug. The 5009/a/b current firmware version is 1.3t 20250203.   Contact Valon Technical Support at support@valontechnology.com to request the most current .bin file.

 

It is not always necessary to update the FW or to stay current if you are satisfied with the performance in your application.  The latest FW version can be obtained by requesting an update

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Use 5000term.exe to update your synthesizer with new firmware version *.bin files as they become available.  To update your synthesizer, follow these simple instructions:

 

1. If you haven't already done so, download and unzip the 5000term.zip file to create the 5000term.exe.  You may have to turn off your computer security momentarily as most anti-virus protection programs will delete .exe files. 

2. Request the .bin file (from the link below) and place it in the same subdirectory that you have the 5009term.exe program.

3. Open a DOS window to run 5000term followed by a single space and then the name of the .bin file exactly as shown in this example.  
   
   Example:  c:\files\Valon\5000term 5030_20230220_1p3.bin
    

4. Now type: "CNTL-L" to load the new firmware.  You will immediately see the loading progress in the DOS window

5. You will then be able to type:"STATus" to see the new firmware version and type "help" to see the list of available commands.