Rohde & Schwarz has released its new FPS signal and spectrum analyzer for high-speed production testing of wireless communications components and base station test systems.
With a height of two height units (2 HU), the compact R&S FPS takes up only half as much rack space as a conventional spectrum analyzer and is available in five models for frequency ranges up to 4, 7, 13, 30 and 40 GHz. It offers measurement applications for all key mobile and wireless standards and can demodulate IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi signals, thanks to its 160 MHz analysis bandwidth.
The R&S FPS signal and spectrum analyzer is equipped with state-of-the-art processor technology to enable it to perform CPU-intensive tasks extremely fast, the company says. For WCDMA signals, for example, it calculates the adjacent channel leakage ratio of four adjacent channels (two on each side) in less than 10 ms while maintaining a standard deviation for the power reading of less than 0.05 dB.
Combining the R&S FPS with a signal generator such as the R&S SGS100A can yield a mini system ideal for T&M applications requiring fast interaction between a signal generator and signal analyzer, such as when testing mobile phone power amplifiers.
The R&S FPS is operated via the test system computer or remotely over the network. A small display on the front of the instrument shows relevant status information, such as the IP address being used.
