Atec RSA3000B User Manual

Spectrum Analyzers

RSA3000B Series Data Sheet

Features & Benefits

Discover

DPX™ Liv
time-varying RF signals with color-graded displays based on frequency
of occurrence

Revolutionary DPX displays transients with >48,000 spectru m
measure

Trigger

Tektronix exclusive Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) offers easy
event-based capture of transient RF signals by triggering on any change
in the frequency domain

Capture

DC to 8 GHz frequency range

All signals in spans up to 36 MHz are captured into memory

Up to 1.28 s acquisition length at 36 MHz bandwidth provides complete
analysis over time without making multiple acquisitions

Fully
any capture bandwidth

Interfaces with TekConnect®probes for RF probing

Differential IQ input available

e RF spectrum display provides an intuitive understanding of

ments per second

preselected and image-free at all times for fu ll dynamic range at

Analyze

Extensive time-correlated vector spectrum analysis. Multidomain
displays connect problems in Time, Frequency, Phase, and Amplitude for
quicker understanding of cause and effect when troubleshooting

Power measurements and signal statistics help you characterize
components and systems: ACLR, Power vs. Time, CCDF, PDF, and
real-time spectrum emission measurement with user-defined spectrum
emission mask

Pulse measurements including Pulse Width, Duty Cycle, and
Pulse-to-Pulse Phase

Offline analysis available with RSAVu software

Analog demodulation analysis including Baseband, AM, FM, and PM
measurements

Audio distortion analysis of Baseband, AM, and FM with real-time
spectrogram and graphical display of harmo nics and spurious. Wide
choices of lowpass filters, highpass filters, bandpass filters, a nd
de-emphasis settings.

Applications

RF debug of components, modules, or systems

Find interference and unknown signals in spectrum monitoring and
management

Analyze time-variant behavior of standards-based and other radio
systems

Software Defined Radio (SDR) and field tactical radio transceiver
measurements

Characterize radar and pulse d RF signals

Powerful vector signal analyzer functionality and signal source analysis
capability

Broad range of standard-speci fic options for analysis of RFID, 3GPP,
3GPP2, and WLAN systems

rehensive analog demodulation and audio distortion measurement

Comp
for tactical radio and sonar systems

Data Sheet

Revolutionary DPX™ spectrum display discovers events that other analyzers miss. This is
an off-the-air capture of a frequency-hopping signal jammed by large interference.

Discover and interpret complex behaviors of
your time-variant signals

The RSA3000B Series makes it easy for you to discover design issues that
other signal analyzers miss. The revolutionary DPX Live RF spectrum
display offers an intuitive live color view of signal transients changing over
time in th

e frequency domain, giving you immediate confidence in the
stability of your design or instantly displaying a fault when it occurs. This
live display of transients is impossible with othe r signal analyzers. Once
a problem is discovered with DPX, the Real Time Spectrum Analyzer
(RTSA) can be set to trigger on the event in the frequency domain,
capture a continu ous time record of changing RF events and perform

rrelated analysis in all domains. You get the functionality of a

time-co
high-performance vector signal analyzer, a spectrum analyzer, and the
unique discover-trigger-capture-analyze capability of a Real Time Spectrum
Analyzer – all in a single package.

Performance You Can Count On

Depend on Tektronix to provide you with performance you can count on. In
addition to industry-leading service and support, this product comes backed

-year warranty as standard.

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FMT and Spectrogram of a fast-hopped signal captured. The left side displays the
user-defined Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT), while the right-side spectrogram displays the
captured signal hopping pattern.

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Discover

The DPX™ spectrum processing engine brings live analysis of transient events to
spectrum analyzers. Performing more than 48,000 frequency transforms per second,
transients as brief as 31 μs are displayed in the frequency domain. This is orders of
magnitude faster than conventional analysis techniques. Events are color coded
by rate of occurrence onto a bitmapped display, providing unparalleled insight into
transient signal behavior.

Trigger

The optional Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) makes it easy to trigger on signals in the

ncy domain and capture transient signals in bandwidths up to 36 MHz. The

freque
FMTissimplyconfigured to m onitor all changes in frequency occupancy within the
capture bandwidth. The Power Trigger, working in any capture bandwidth, fires at

tant in time when the RF input signal crosses a user-set power threshold. An

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external trigger is available for synchronization to test system events.

Capture

Unlike many SA/VSA combination instruments, the RTSA is fully preselected at all
times for spurious and image rejection in any combination of capture bandwidth
and frequency. Capture of small signals in the presence of large signals is enabled
with up to 73 dB Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) and class-leading image
rejection in all capture bandwidths. Capture once with seamless acquisitions and
make multiple measurements without recapturing. Record lengths vary depending
upon the selected capture bandwidth: up to 1.28 seconds at 36 MHz, 2.56 seconds
at 15 MHz, 51.2 seconds at 1 MHz, or 1.42 hours at 10 kHz bandwidth with optional
FMT / Deep Memory.

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Spectrum Analyzers — RSA3 000B Series

Unlike a conventional VSA’s capability of quantifying the modulation quality only at the
center frequency, the RSA3000B Series can demodulate a captured off-center hopped
signal with view of the spectrogram (upper left), frequency versus amplitude (upper right),
signal modulation quality (lower left) and Constellation (lower right).

SA3000B Series also provides automatic measurement of the frequency settling

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with the built-in Modulation Domain analyzer.

time

A Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) was set to monitor the frequency domain for any
changes in the spectrum, and it triggered on transient interference. The spectrogram
(lower display) shows the time relationship between the desired good signal and the
interfering transient signal. The spectrum display shows what was happening at the
precise m oment the interfering signal was present in the band. FMT is an essential tool for
capturing interfering and unauthorized signals in the presence of desired emitters.

udio Spectrum and Spectrogram allow designers to understand the nature of

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ortion by viewing harmonics and nonharmonic components over time. Distortion

dist

meters are calculated for each FFT frame in the Spectrogram display.

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Data Sheet

The RSA3000B Series supports all of the latest RFID standards including ISO 18000-6,
18000-7, and ISO 15693. As a leading RFID test solution, this delivers the confidence you
need from standards-based RF conformance tests to RF troubleshooting in the prototype
lab tests.

Powerful pulsed-signal analysis for characterization of Radar and other pulsed systems.
Automatically measure pulse width, rep rate, pulse power, and other pulse parameters.

Analyze

The RTSA offers analysis capabilities that advance productivity for engineers
working on components or in RF system design, integration and performance

verification, or operations engineers working in network or spectrum management.
Time-correlated data analysis with automatic domain correlation and linked markers
accelerates troubleshooting and analysis by pinpointing the root cause of problems in
multiple domains.

RSA3000B Series Real Time Spectrum Analyzer

Tektronix offers multiple models of RSA3000B Series Real Time Spectrum Analyzer to meet a range of needs for frequency coverage, real-time bandwidth, and dynamic range.
The table below summarizes the differences between the models.

Specification or Feature RSA3300B Models RSA3400B Models

Freq Range
Max. Capture BW
Triggers, Standard
Triggers, Optional

Span, and Min. Signal Duration

Memory
Spurious-free Dynamic Range at Max. Capture BW –70 dBc/15 MHz –73 dBc/36 MHz
DANL,1GHz –150dBm/Hz –151dBm/Hz
SSB Phase Noise at Specified Offsets at 1 GHz, dBc/Hz

(Typical)

Screen Size, User Interface 8.4 inch Screen, Keyboard, Mouse, Front Panel 8.4 inch Screen, Keyboard, Mouse, Front Panel
Interface Ports GPIB, LAN, USB(2) GPIB, LAN, USB(2)
Storage Media

Inputs Option

IQ

Outputs

IF

igital I and Q Output Option Bandwidth

D

DC up to 8.0 GHz DC up to 8.0 GHz

15 MHz 36 MHz

Level, Free Run, External Level, Free Run, External

Frequency Mask

15 MHz BW

>48,000 Spectrums/sec >48,000 Spectrums/secDigital Phosphor (DPX) Spectrum Update Rate, Max

15 MHz Max Span;

Min. Sig. Duration: 41 μs

64 MB / 256 MB 64 MB / 256 MB

10 kHz: –108 10 kHz: –112

1 MHz: –133 1 MHz: –135

10 MHz: –136 10 MHz: –140

Internal HDD and FDD Internal HDD and FDD;

MHz BW Differential Inputs

20

Not Available
NotAvailable Upto36MHzBW

Frequency Mask

36 MHz BW

36 MHz Max Span;

Min. Sig. Duration: 31 μs

Optional Removable HDD

MHz BW Differential Inputs

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Memory Depth (Time) and Maximum Time Resolution (RSA33 00B Models)

Span Sample Rate

(For I and Q)

20 MHz (Baseband) 25.6 MS/s
15 MHz
10 MHz
5MHz
2MHz
1MHz
500 kHz
200 kHz
100 kHz
50 kHz
20 kHz
10 kHz
5kHz
2kHz
1kHz
500 Hz
200 Hz
100 Hz

25.6 MS/s

12.8 MS/s

6.4 MS/s

3.2 MS/s

1.6 MS/s
800 kS/s
320 kS/s
160 kS/s

80 kS/s
32 kS/s
16 kS/s

8kS/s

3.2 kS/s

1.6 kS/s
800 S /s
320 S /s
160 S /s

Record Length

(Standard)

0.64 s 2.56 s 40 μs40ns

0.64 s 2.56 s 40 μs40ns

1.28 s 5.12 s 80 μs80ns

2.56 s 10.24 s 160 μs 160 ns

5.12 s 20.48 s 320 μs 320 ns

10.24 s 40.96 s 640 μs 640 ns

20.48 s 81.92 s 1.280 ms 1.280 μs

51.20 s 200.48 s 3.2 ms 3.2 μs

102.40 s 409.60 s 6.4 ms 6.4 μs

204.80 s 819.20 s 12.8 ms 12.8 μs
512 s 2048 s 32 ms 32 μs

1024 s 4096 s 64 ms 64 μs
2048 s 8192 s 128 ms 128 μs

5120 s 20480 s 320 ms 320 μs
10240 s 40960 s 640 ms 640 μs
20480 s 81920 s 1.28 s 1.28 ms
51200 s 204800 s 2.56 s 2.56 ms

102400 s 409600 s 5.12 s 5.12 ms

Record Length

(Option 02)

Spectrum Analyzers — RSA3 000B Series

Spectrum Frame

(Time)

Time Resolution

(I and Q)

Memory Depth (Time) and Maximum Time Resolution (RSA34 00B Models)

Span Sample Rate

(For I and Q)

40 MHz (Baseband) 51.2 MS/s
36 MHz
20 MHz
10 MHz
5MHz
2MHz
1MHz
500 kHz
200 kHz
100 kHz
50 kHz
20 kHz
10 kHz
5kHz
2kHz
1kHz
500 Hz
200 Hz
100 Hz

51.2 MS/s

25.6 MS/s

12.8 MS/s

6.4 MS/s

2.56 MS/s

1.28 MS/s
640 kS/s
256 kS/s
128 kS/s

64 kS/s

25.6 kS/s

12.8 kS/s

6.4 kS/s

2.56 kS/s

1.28 kS/s
640 S /s
256 S /s
128 S /s

Record Length

(Standard)

0.32 s 1.28 s 20 μs20ns

0.32 s 1.28 s 20 μs20ns

0.64 s 2.56 s 40 μs40ns

1.28 s 5.12 s 80 μs80ns

2.56 s 10.24 s 160 μs 160 ns

6.4 s 25.6 s 400 μs 400 ns

12.8 s 51.2 s 800 μs 800 ns

25.6 s 102.4 s 1.6 ms 1.6 μs
64 s 256 s 4.0 ms 4.0 μs

128 s 512 s 8.0 ms 8.0 μs
256 s 1024 s 16 ms 16 μs

640 s 2560 s 40 ms 40 μs
1280 s 5120 s 80 ms 80 μs
2560 s 10240 s 160 ms 160 μs
6400 s 25600 s 400 ms 400 μs

12800 s 51200 s 800 ms 800 μs
25600 s 102400 s 1.6 s 1.6 ms
64000 s 256000 s 4.0 s 4 ms

128000 s 512000 s 8.0 s 8 ms

Record Length

(Option 02)

Spectrum Frame

(Time)

Time Resolution

(I and Q)

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