Accessible with 4 frequency choices every masking from 8 kHz to 12.75 GHz, 20 GHz, 31.8 GHz or 40 GHz, the brand new R&S SMB100B microwave sign generator from Rohde & Schwarz brings glorious output energy, spectral purity, very low close-in section noise, and virtually no wideband noise to analog microwave sign era.
The brand new R&S SMB100B analog microwave sign generator from Rohde & Schwarz provides excellent, market-leading efficiency for analog sign era as much as 40 GHz within the midrange class. Because of its straightforward operation and complete performance, the versatile R&S SMB100B is now the primary selection for all purposes requiring clear analog alerts or excessive output energy from 8 kHz to 40 GHz. Typical purposes embrace testing radar receivers, semiconductor parts, upconverters, downconverters or amplifiers. Thehigh output energy and low section noise make it splendid as a supply for simulating interferers for blocking assessments.
The R&S SMB100B microwave sign generator encompasses a sign purity which mixes very low single sideband (SSB) section noise, glorious non-harmonics suppression, and low wideband noise for all service frequencies. For customers searching for even higher close-in section noise and frequency stability, and fewer temperature-based variation in efficiency, along with the usual OXCO reference oscillator, the next efficiency model is obtainable for all frequency ranges. Along with the standard 10 MHz reference frequency, customers can select optionally 1 MHz to 100 MHz in addition to 1 GHz reference frequency alerts. Optionally available excessive output energy of measured 25 dBm at 20 GHz and 19.5 dBm at 40 GHz is activated by keycode, so customers can set up it at any time. Contemplating the microwave frequency vary lined by the instrument, the R&S SMB100B microwave sign generator is gentle (10.7 kg) and compact, becoming in a 19” rack and solely two rack items in peak.
The extent accuracy of the output instantly from an R&S SMB100B itself is great. With every improve within the frequency of the required sign, the problem of acquiring the proper degree enter to a tool will increase: The R&S SMB100B helps two further options to compensate for path losses and variations within the sign attributable to setups with further take a look at fixtures, cables or amplifiers. These options assist to offer the wished energy degree on the reference airplane i.e. on the enter of the gadget underneath take a look at. Certainly one of them, the consumer correction perform (UCOR), compensates if the frequency response of the setup is thought and steady. Nonetheless, there are nonetheless unknown elements particularly if the setup contains further energetic gadgets reminiscent of an amplifier. Then 1/2 the frequency response of the setup with an exterior further amplifier can differ over degree or temperature. Closed-loop energy management can compensate for all these variations by repeatedly measuring the enter degree to the DUT i.e. on the wished reference airplane with an acceptable R&S NRP energy sensor feeding its measured degree again to the generator to regulate the output energy accordingly. Extra particulars about this use case will be discovered within the software notice 1GP141.
The R&S SMB100B is user-friendly in each element. Customers can create their very own custom-made menus, in order that the parameters they most use are all the time accessible. They’ll generate code to automate measurements first made manually with the SCPI macro recorder whereas the measurements are arrange and run, then use the code generator to export the directions in languages reminiscent of MATLAB. Because of R&S Legacy Professional, the R&S SMB100B (and different Rohde & Schwarz take a look at gear) can be utilized to emulate different devices reminiscent of R&S SMB100A or competitor devices instantly, as a drop-in alternative utilizing the prevailing code.
The brand new R&S SMB100B microwave sign generator as much as 40 GHz is now accessible from Rohde & Schwarz and expands the R&S SMB100B analog sign generator household with its established RF fashions as much as 6 GHz.
