R&S®SMCV100B VECTOR SIGNAL GENERATOR
Maximum flexibility in applications and in production
AT A GLANCE The R&S®SMCV100B vector signal generator features a new direct RF DAC concept for RF signal generation. This concept enables I/Q modulation and upconversion in the digital domain, which eliminates the I and Q imbalance errors and LO leakage associated with traditional analog I/Q modulators. The R&S®SMCV100B options concept is fully software defined. No hardware options are required to obtain full instrument functionality. This software concept applies to upgrading the RF frequency, memory, I/Q modulation bandwidth and all other R&S®SMCV100B options for other applications. Thanks to its flexible and customizable design, the instrument is ready to meet future requirements. Options can easily be added via software keycodes, allowing users to quickly upgrade functions and add bandwidth, output power and even frequency range. The intuitive, touchscreen based operating concept makes the R&S®SMCV100B very ergonomic and practical to use.
Key facts
First multistandard platform for broadcast, navigation, cellular and wireless applications
Fully software defined vector signal generator with software based option concept
Modern RF signal generation concept with direct digital RF upconversion up to 2.5 GHz
High output power up to +25 dB
Modulation bandwidth up to 240 MHz
Convenient operation on 5" touchscreen BENEFITS
characteristic & What's included:
| Range |
with R&S®SMCVB-B103 option (mandatory) |
4 kHz to 3 GHz |
| with R&S®SMCVB-B103 and R&S®SMCVB-KB106 options |
4 kHz to 6 GHz |
| with R&S®SMCVB-B103, R&S®SMCVB-KB106 and R&S®SMCVB-KB107 options |
4 kHz to 7.125 GHz |
| Resolution of setting |
|
0.001 Hz |
FIRST MULTISTANDARD PLATFORM For automotive, broadcast, navigation and wireless applications
Modern RF signal generation with direct digital RF upconversion concept The R&S®SMCV100B vector signal generator features a new direct RF DAC concept for RF signal generation. This concept enables I/Q modulation and upconversion in the digital domain which eliminates I and Q imbalance errors and LO leakage as known from traditional analog I/Q modulators. The direct RF DAC concept is used up to a frequency of 2.5 GHz. For RF frequencies > 2.5 GHz, an analog mixing concept is used to bring the signal to the desired output frequency. Powerful internal baseband generator The R&S®SMCV100B provides powerful hardware for internal baseband signal generation. The R&S®SMCV100B either generates signals in real time in FPGAs or it uses the ARB generator to directly generate I/Q signals for digital communications standards. The R&S®WinIQSIM2™ signal simulation software can also be used to generate I/Q signals. Real-time signal generation in FPGAs is especially used for broadcast standards. This technological approach enables continuous and very long uninterrupted signal generation with different data content (audio, video, data, PRBS) for decoding. Such long sequences are required for testing the performance or EMC of tuners
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