Rohde & Schwarz AFQ100AThe R&S AFQ100A from Rohde & Schwarz is a high performance self-contained and flexible baseband source that perfectly meets the requirements of digital baseband development and compolex modulation scheme generation and testing. Featuring a maximum clock rate of 300 MHz, a bandwidth of 200 MHz (RF) and a waveform memory of up to 1 Gsample, the R&S AFQ100A provides the functionality and flexibility that is required for development and production tests on receivers and components of modern digital communications standards such as WiMAX and LTE.The R&S AFQ100A combines flexibility with outstanding signal quality. Their spurious suppression, for example, is first-rate and frequency response is extremely linear. All these essential features combined with a wealth of other functions make the R&S AFQ100A a very versatile baseband generator.Digital communications are what the R&S AFQ100A was designed for:
Variable memory clock rate (1 kHz to 300 MHz) can optimally be adjusted to the useful signal
RF bandwidth of 200 MHz, e.g. for compensating higher-order non-linearities of multicarrier power amplifiers (MCPA)
Long signal duration of up to 1 Gsample (B11 option). Long signals are needed e.g. for bit error ratio (BER) measurements
WinIQSIM2™ options for communications standards such as WiMAX, LTE, HSPA, etc.
Aerospace and defense applications
High bandwidth for generating very short pulses with short rise and fall times
Pulse Sequencer Software for generating complex pulse patterns (K6 option)
Accuracy <20 ps when starting several instruments simultaneously for phased-array antenna development and testing
Removable hard disk to meet high security requirements
Outstanding signal quality
Excellent spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of up to typ. 83 dBc
Frequency response of typ. 0.1 dB across 100 MHz I/Q bandwidth
Frequency response compensation
Very pure sine-wave source
Broad scope of applications
Analog I/Q outputs (balanced and unbalanced) and optional digital outputs, e.g. for D/A and A/D converter tests
Multisegment waveform for reducing switching time between diffe test signals and thus improving test throughput
Numerous trigger and marker capabilities, e.g. for synchronization with a DUT
Optional BER measurements for characterizing receivers
Easy creation of test signals
Digital standards using R&S®WinIQSIM2™
Pulsed signals with Pulse Sequencer Software
MATLAB Transfer Toolbox for easy interoperability with MATLAB®
ARB Toolbox for converting numeric I/Q data into AFQ waveform files
Easy operation
Remote control via GPIB, USB and LAN
User interface via external monitor or Windows XP Remote Desktop
USB connectors for USB equipment (keyboard, mouse, memory stick)