Valon 5019/5015 Specifications

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Valon 5019/5015 Quick Start Guide - This always a good place to start.

Valon 5019/5015 Operations Manuals - 5015/5019 Synthesizer complete operations manual including specifications, commands, and additional mechanical and electrical information.

 

Valon 5019/5015 User Files: Includes Configuration Manager GUI file, Terminal Program (5000term.exe), USB Driver, and new .bin files for firmware updates.

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5019/5015 Configuration Manager GUI Version 1.3 - This is the latest release of the CM which now allows the GUI to accept frequencies beyond 20GHz. 5019 with firmware revision 1.1a or later have been calibrated to 20GHz.  Even if your synthesizer has a previous FW version, you can still download the latest FW revision and extend your 5019 operation to 20GHz

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​Extracting the zip file will create a folder that contains the Configuration Manager executable (V5030CM.exe).  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.

 

LabVIEW Drivers - A complete set of LabVIEW x.vi source files is available for LabVIEW version 2019 and 2014 are located here. ​​

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Valon 5030/5019/5015 3D 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.

 

Firmware Updates

 

From time to time, a new firmware release will become available to enhance the performance or fix a bug.  Contact Valon Technical Support at support@valontechnology.com to request the most current .bin file.  Please include the model & serial number with your request.

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The Most current release is: 2.0l. use the STAT command to display your firmware version.

 

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

 

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 support@valontechnology.com) 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.