Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Software
RSAVu Data Sheet
Analog Demodulation Analysis including Baseband, AM, FM, PM measurements Audio Distortion Analysis of Baseband, AM and FM with Real-time Spectrogram and Graphical Display of Harmonics and Spurious. Wide Choices of Low-pass Filters, High-pass Filters, Band-pass Filters, and De-emphasis Settings. Import User-defined and Reference Filters for Customer Modulation Types Save Captured Waveforms in . mat or . csv Formats for Post-processing Analysis Programmatic Interface (With RSAVu on an External PC) Integrate with Test Executive for Automated Compliance and Stress Testing Access Measurement Results through GPIB/LAN Batch Process Data Files Without Being Connected to Acquisition Hardware
Applications
Very Wideband Signal Analysis Using Oscilloscope Acquisitions
Features & Benefits
Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Software for RTSAs, Oscilloscopes, and Logic Analyzers
Offline Signal Analysis Multidomain Analysis Enables Fast, Complete Signal Analysis in Frequency, Time, Code, and Modulation Domains Complete Analysis for Acquisition Rates as Fast as 50 GS/s with Oscilloscopes Pulse Measurements including Pulse Width, PRI, Pulse-to-Pulse Phase, Pulse power General Purpose Digital Modulation Analysis for a Wide Variety of Modulation Types RFID Interrogator and Response Analysis Signal Source Analysis Simplifies Phase Noise, Jitter, and Frequency Settling Measurements Easy Analysis of IEEE 802. 15. 4 (ZigBee) Measurements C4FM modulation analysis for Project 25 Compliance Measurements*1 3G Measurement Versatility with W-CDMA, cdma2000, 1x EVDO, HSUPA, HSDPA, RF and Modulation Analysis 802. 11a/b/g/n Measurement Suite
Field Tactical Radio P25 (C4FM signal analysis) Radar Digital Modulation Analysis RFID Phase Noise Jitter GSM/EDGE W-CDMA HSUPA HSDPA CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 1xEV-DO IEEE 802. 11 a/b/g/n WLAN with MIMO IEEE 802. 15. 4 OQPSK (ZigBee) Audio Distortion Analysis
*1 Typical or representative performance. [. . . ] RSAVu can accept waveforms as large as the available instrument memory. RSAVu analysis length maximum is 64 MSamples.
Measurement Functions in the Base RSAVu Software
Note: available as a free download.
Measurement Mode Measurements and Displays
Measurement Functions and Specifications Available with RSAVu Options
Options allow you to extend the analysis capabilities of RSAVu to include general purpose and applications-specific modulation analysis. The following measurement characteristics apply to both the RSA3000A and RSA6000A Series Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers.
Spectrum
DPX RTSA Mode
RTSA with Zoom Analog Mod. Channel Power, Adjacent Channel Power, Occupied Bandwidth, Emission Bandwidth, Carrier-to-Noise Ratio, Carrier Frequency, Spurious Search, dBm/Hz Marker, dBc/Hz Marker, Spectrum Emission Mask Spectrum Trace and DPX Bitmap recall Channel Power, Adjacent Channel Power, Occupied Bandwidth, Emission Bandwidth, Carrier-to-Noise Ratio, Carrier Frequency, Spurious Search, dBm/Hz Marker, dBc/Hz Marker, Real-Time Spectrum Emission Mask dBm/Hz Marker, dBc/Hz Marker IQ vs. Time, CCDF, Crest Factor Pulse Width, Peak Power, Ripple, Pulse Repetition Interval, Duty Cycle, Pulse-to-Pulse Phase, Frequency Deviation, Channel Power, OBW, EBW
Opt. 10 - Audio Distortion Analysis
Characteristic Description
Demodulation Types Measurement Range Displays Measurements Audio Filters De-emphasis LPF HPF CCITT C-message
Baseband, AM and FM 20 Hz to 100 kHz Spectrum and Spectrogram S/N, SINAD, THD, TNHD, Hum and Noise Ratio, Audio Frequency 25 us, 50 us, 75 us, 750 us 3 kHz, 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 80 kHz 50 Hz, 300 Hz, 400 Hz
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Opt. 21 Advanced Measurement Suite Software
Characteristic Description
Opt. 24 GSM/EDGE Analysis Software
Modulation Formats
BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, SOQPSK, /4 DQPSK, 8PSK, D8PSK, 16QAM, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM, 256QAM, GMSK, GFSK, ASK, FSK, 4FSK, 8FSK, 16FSK, CPM (per MIL STD 188-181C), DSB-ASK, OOK, PR-ASK, SSB-ASK, Subcarrier OOK, Subcarrier BPSK, C4FM (Fixed symbol rate and span). Parameter Presets PDC, PHS, NADC, TETRA, GSM, CDPD, Bluetooth, IEEE 802. 15. 4 OQPSK (ZigBee), C4FM (Project 25) Vector Diagram Symbol/Locus Display, Frequency Error and Origin Offset Display Format Measurement Constellation Diagram Symbol Display, Frequency Error and Origin Offset Display Format Measurement Eye Diagram Display I/Q/Trellis Display (1 to 16 symbols) Format Error Vector Diagram EVM, Magnitude Error, Phase Error, Waveform Quality (), Display Format Frequency Error and Origin Offset Measurement ~ Coding Format Miller, Modified Miller, Miller (M_2), Miller (M_4), Miller (M_8), Manchester, NRZ, direct-phase, grey and RFID-specific coding. Symbol Table Display Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal Format Signal Source Analysis Phase Noise, Jitter, and Frequency Settling Measurement RFID Standards
Burst Type: Normal
Characteristic Description Modulation Measurement Accuracy
Carrier Power Range Phase Error Measurement Accuracy for GMSK Modulation (typical) Phase Error Resolution EVM Measurement Accuracy for 8-PSK Modulation (typical) EVM Resolution Time Resolution Burst Count RF Input Range Absolute Power Measurement Accuracy for GSM900 at 20 ºC to 30 ºC, Excluding Mismatch Error (typical) Absolute Power Measurement Accuracy for DCS1800/PCS1900 at 20 ºC to 30 ºC, Excluding Mismatch Error (typical) Resolution Burst Count RF Input Range Power Ramp Relative Accuracy (typical) Time Resolution (typical) Marker Amplitude Resolution Burst Count Carrier Power Range Dynamic Range for GMSK Modulation (typical) Dynamic Range for 8-PSK Modulation (typical) Burst Count Carrier Power Range Dynamic Range for GMSK Modulation (typical) Dynamic Range for 8-PSK Modulation (typical) Burst Count
-30 to +30 dBm 0. 8º (RMS) 1. 8º (Peak)
0. 01º 0. 9% (RMS) 0. 01% 0. 15625 s at 5 MHz span 1000 maximum -50 dBm to +30 dBm ±0. 5 dB, Signal frequency: 880 MHz to 960 MHz, Signal power: +10 dBm to -30 dBm, RF attenuator: 0 dB to 20 dB, after auto level is performed at 5 MHz span
Mean Power Measurement
ISO/IEC 18000-7 ISO/IEC 18000 Part 6 Type A, B, C ISO/IEC 18000 Part 4 Mode 1 ISO/IEC 18092 (424k) ISO/IEC 15693 ISO/IEC 14443 Part 2 Type A, B EPC Global Generation 1 Class 0, Class 1
Digital Demodulation
Characteristic Description
±0. 6 dB, Signal frequency: 1710 MHz to 1990 MHz, Signal power: +10 dBm to -30 dBm, RF attenuator: 0 dB to 20 dB, after auto level is performed at 5 MHz span
0. 01 dB 1000 maximum -50 dBm to +30 dBm ±0. 2 dB at 0 dBfs to -40 dBfs 0. 15625 s at 5 MHz span 0. 001 dB 1000 maximum -5 dBm to +30 dBm 82 dB at 600 kHz offset (30 kHz RBW) 86 dB at 1. 2 MHz offset (30 kHz RBW) 83 dB at 1. 8 MHz offset (100 kHz RBW), 85 dB at 6 MHz offset (100 kHz RBW) 82 dB at 600 kHz offset (30 kHz RBW), 85 dB at 1. 2 MHz offset (30 kHz RBW), 83 dB at 1. 8 MHz offset (100 kHz RBW), 83 dB at 6 MHz offset (100 kHz RBW) 1000 maximum -5 dBm to +30 dBm 75 dB at 400 kHz offset (30 kHz RBW), 80 dB at 600 kHz offset (30 kHz RBW), 84 dB at 1. 2 MHz offset (30 kHz RBW), 88 dB at 1. 8 MHz offset (30 kHz RBW) 75 dB at 400 kHz offset (30 kHz RBW), 80 dB at 600 kHz offset (30 kHz RBW) 84 dB at 1. 2 MHz offset (30 kHz RBW) 88 dB at 1. 8 MHz offset (30 kHz RBW) 1000 maximum
Power Versus Time Measurement
GMSK (1 MHz Span) EVM 1. 8%, Magnitude Error 1. 2%, Phase Error 1. 0º EVM 2. 5% (typical) 64QAM, 5. 3 MS/s 1 GHz Carrier (15 MHz Span) EVM 2. 5% (typical) QPSK, 3. 84 MS/s 2 GHz Carrier (15 MHz Span)
Modulation Spectrum Measurement
QPSK EVM (%), Typical
Characteristic RSA6000A RSA3408A/B RSA3300A/B
QPSK EVM CF = 2 GHz (typical value)
0. 5% (at 100 kS/s) 0. 5% (at 100 kS/s) 0. 5% (at 100 kS/s) 0. 5% (at 1 MS/s) 0. 5% (at 1 MS/s) 0. 5% (at 1 MS/s) 1. 2% (at 4 MS/s) 0. 6% (at 4 MS/s) 0. 6% (at 4 MS/s) 0. 9% (at 10 MS/s) 0. 9% (at 10 MS/s) 2. 7% (at 10 MS/s)
Switching Spectrum Measurement
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Opt. 25 cdma2000 1x Analysis Software Perform key measurement for cdma2000 forward link (3GPP2 C. S0010) and reverse link (3GPP2 C. S0011) Opt. 26 1xEVDO Analysis Software Perform key measurement for cdma2000 forward link (3GPP2 C. S0010) and reverse link (3GPP2 C. S0011)
cdma2000 1x and 1xEVDO Forward and Reverse Link
Characteristic Forward and Reverse Link Code Domain Power
Relative Code Domain ±0. 075 dB Power Accuracy, Typical
QPSK EVM
Minimum Carrier Power at RF Input EVM Floor, Typical Minimum Carrier Power at RF input Composite EVM Floor, Typical Rho () Frequency Error Accuracy Forward Link Timing Accuracy ()
CCDF
-40 dBm 2. 0% -40 dBm 2. 0% 0. 999 ±10 Hz + center frequency accuracy ±250 ns
Modulation Accuracy (composite)
Histogram Resolution Minimum Carrier Power at RF Input -50 dBm
0. 01 dB -50 dBm
IEEE 802. 11 Measurements
Measurement Modulation Analysis Measurement Contents 802. 11a 802. 11b 802. 11g 802. 11n
EVM vs. SC
EVM Magnitude Error Phase Error -- -- EVM Magnitude Error Phase Error -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Power vs. SC SC Constellation Frequency Error OFDM Flatness OFDM Linearity Symbol Table 2 x 2 MIMO Signal Analysis
Power Analysis
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X -- -- -- --
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X X X X X X X X X X X X X X -- X -- --
X X X X X X X X X X X X (SISO only) X (SISO only) X X -- X X
Transmit Power
Transmission Analysis
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