Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100A
The Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100A stands as a pinnacle of RF performance, delivering superior output levels and remarkably quick setting times. Designed with versatility in mind, this signal generator can be outfitted with an internal baseband generator, enabling it to produce a range of digital standards, including LTE, LTE-Advanced, IEEE802.11ac, and GNSS capabilities, all within an expansive frequency range of 9 kHz to 6 GHz. This functionality ensures it encompasses all essential bands for digital modulation.
Key Features and Specifications:
- Future-ready hardware architecture for easy upgrades
- Robust RF section featuring high output levels up to 6 GHz
- Wide RF signal bandwidth reaching up to 160 MHz during internal signal generation
- Maximum RF bandwidth of I/Q modulator surpasses 500 MHz
- Stay current through software upgrades for customized internal signal generation with optional baseband
- Real-time baseband coder for direct signal generation
- Integrated Arbitrary Waveform Generator (ARB) for playback of pre-calculated waveforms
- ARB-only versions available with varying bandwidths
- Memory depth up to 1 Gsample, allowing for extended test sequences
- Support for predominant state-of-the-art digital standards
- User-friendly GUI for simplified signal configuration
- Compatibility with 2G, 3G, and LTE mobile radio standards
- Support for wireless standards including mobile WiMAX™ and WLAN IEEE 802.11ac, as well as Bluetooth® and NFC
- GNSS capabilities covering GPS, Glonass, and Galileo
- Exceptional phase noise performance ensuring low Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) in digital signals
- High output levels effectively mitigate losses in test/system setups
- Fast settling time enhances measurement speed
- Analog modulation capabilities for primary measurements
- CW interference and Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) simulation features
- Comprehensive analog and digital baseband outputs
- Compatibility with R&S®EX-IQ-Box digital interface module
- Designed for low ownership cost with a robust service concept
- Expedited on-site servicing available
- Extended calibration interval (up to three years) reduces service expenses
- Modular design facilitating quick repairs
- An all-around and specialized solution, optimized for high production throughput
- Multisegment waveform mode allows rapid transitions between test sequences
- High repeatability ensures stable test conditions
- Prepared for aerospace and defense applications with versatile capabilities for generating both unmodulated and complex modulated pulses
- Potential to couple multiple instruments for phase-coherent RF generation
