Rohde and Schwarz FSEA30 Data Sheet

Spectrum Analyzers FSEx

20 Hz to 40 GHz

◆ Spectrum analysis with ultra-wide

dynamic range

Noise figure = 18 dB/TOI = 20 dBm
typ. (FSEB)

◆ Universal analysis of digital and

analog modulated signals (option)
such as

BPSK, QPSK, π/4-DQPSK, 8PSK,
QAM, MSK, GMSK, 2FSK, AM, FM,
PM

◆ High-speed synthesizer

5 ms for full span (FSEA, FSEB)

◆ Refresh rate, quasi-analog

25 sweeps/s

◆ Large LC TFT display

24 cm/9.5", active

◆ Future-proof modular design

Customized solutions through wide
variety of options

The spectrum analyzers
from Rohde&Schwarz

Overview

The FSE spectrum analyzers from Rohde&
Schwarz have been optimized both for
general-purpose measurements and
meeting the stringent requirements of
testing advanced digital communication
systems. High measurement speed,
future-proof modular design and excel­lent characteristics put the analyzers
right at the top of today's market – at an
attractive price.

Intermodulation, harmonics

Frequency

Time

Spurious
Phase noise

Burst
Power ramping
Gated measurements

Characteristics

◆ Combines the following functions:

spectrum analysis and analysis of dig­itally modulated signals (option)

◆ Spectrum analysis with maximum

dynamic range

◆ Adaptation of all models to your spe-

cific requirements by means of a wide
range of options

Vector, frequency and phase errors

Modulation

Eye and constellation diagrams
Modulation depth and deviation

CDMAone PHP

GSM 900

TFTS

NADC

DAB

FSEA 30

FSEB 30

FSEM 30

FSEK 30

20 Hz 9 kHz 1 GHz

WCDMA

ISM

WLAN

GSM 1800/1900

DECT BLUETOOTH

2 GHz

3.5 GHz

SATELLITE

7 GHz

RADAR

MICROWAVE

26.5

LINKS

40 GHz

Modular design for a safe investment

The FSE "option building blocks"

Option/function/software Designation FSEA30 FSEB30 FSEM30 FSEK30

Frequency range up to 3.5 GHz – ● – – –

7 GHz Frequency Extension FSE-B2 ❍ ● – –

Vector Signal Analyzer FSE-B7 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Tracking Generator 3.5 GHz FSE-B8 ❍ – – –

Tracking Generator 3.5 GHz with I/Q Modulator FSE-B9 ❍ – – –

Tracking Generator 7 GHz FSE-B10 – ❍ ❍ ❍

Tracking Generator 7 GHz with I/Q Modulator FSE-B11 – ❍ ❍ ❍

Switchable Attenuator for Tracking Generator FSE-B12

1 dB Attenuator FSE-B13

Controller FSE-B15 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Ethernet Interface FSE-B16 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

1)

1)2)

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

2nd IEC/IEEE-Bus Interface FSE-B17 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Removable Hard Disk FSE-B18

3)

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

2nd Hard Disk for FSE-B18 FSE-B19 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

External Mixing FSE-B21 – – ❍ ❍

Increased Level Accuracy up to 2 GHz FSE-B22

Broadband Output 741.4 MHz FSE-B23

44 GHz Frequency Extension for FSEK FSE-B24

3)

3)

3)

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

– – – ❍

Noise Measurement Software FS-K3 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Phase Noise Measurement Software FS-K4 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

GSM Application Firmware FSE-K10/-K11 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

EDGE Application Firmware FSE-K20/-K21 ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

● Incorporated in basic model ❍ Can be retrofitted (option)

1)

FSE-B12 and FSE-B13 cannot be fitted together.

2)

In combination with FSE-B22 factory-fitted only.

3)

Factory-fitted only.

Getting down to analysis

Specifications in brief

◆ Resolution bandwidths

1 Hz to 10 MHz,
adjustable in steps of 1/2/3/5/10

◆ Displayed noise floor –150 dBm (typ.)

in 10 Hz bandwidth

◆ 3rd-order intercept point

+20 dBm typ.

Vector analysis for digital
communication

The analyzers of the FSE family combine
the capabilities of high-end RF or micro­wave spectrum analysis with those of
universal digital-signal demodulation and
analysis. This becomes possible with the
vector signal analyzer option. The spec­trum analyzer function offers the wide
dynamic range necessary for many mea­surements on digitally modulated signals
(e.g. burst measurements), and the vector
signal analyzer option adds demodulation
capability to bit stream level for signals
such as

◆ 1 dB compression point of RF input

+10 dBm

◆ Phase noise at 10 kHz from carrier:

–123 dBc (Hz) (typ.) (FSEA 30)

◆ Total level measurement uncertainty

up to 1 GHz <1 dB, up to 7 GHz 1.5 dB

◆ AM/FM audio demodulator (with

built-in loudspeaker and headphones
connector)

Modularity safeguards invest­ments

Series FSE analyzers are of modular
design throughout. From the wide variety
of options, you can choose exactly those
needed for your particular application
(see also fold-in page).

You thus get an instrument tailor-made to
your requirements and pay for no more

FSE options and their applications

◆ Internal RF trigger (trigger threshold

approx. –20 dBm)

◆ 5 ms full-span sweep time with fully

synchronized sweep (FSEA, FSEB),
150 ms with FSEM, 230 ms with FSEK

◆ 1 µs zero-span sweep time

◆ Pretrigger and trigger delay

◆ Gated sweep

than what you actually need. At the same
time, you can feel sure that FSE will grow
with your tasks and requirements as vir­tually all options can be retrofitted. Even
extending the frequency range from

3.5 GHz to 7 GHz is no problem with
option FSE-B2.

Your decision for Spectrum Analyzer
FSE is a decision for a safe investment.

– BPSK, QPSK, π/4-D QPSK

16QAM, (G)MSK, (G)FSK

–

All this is backed up by a variety of display
types:

◆ Eye diagram

◆ Vector and constellation diagram

◆ Frequency and phase error

◆ Vector error

With a spectrum analyzer of the FSE
family, you are perfectly equipped for
the future of digital communication.

● Required ❍ Recommended

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Digital mobile

radio systems

Analog mobile

radio systems

TV and CATV

AM and FM

sound broadcasting

General-purpose

RF measurements

❍ ❍ FSE-B2 7 GHz Frequency Extension

● ❍ ● FSE-B7 Vector Signal Analyzer

❍ ❍ FSE-B8/-B9/-B10/-B11 Tracking Generator

❍ FSE-B13 1 dB Attenuator

❍ ❍ FSE-B15 Controller

❍ FSE-B21 External Mixing

❍ FSE-B23 Broadband Output 741.4 MHz

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ FS-K3 Noise Measurement Software

❍ ❍ ❍ FS-K4 Phase Noise Measurement

❍ FSE-K10/-K11 GSM Application Firmware

❍ FSE-K20/-K21 EDGE Application Firmware

Software

High speed increases efficiency

The high speed of FSE increases effi­ciency in development and production:

◆ FSE features a minimum full-span

sweep time of 5 ms (FSEA/B) with a
fully synchronized sweep. This means
that added speed is not at the ex­pense of frequency accuracy but even
enhances it

◆ The shortest zero-span sweep time is

1 µs (100 ns/div) – ideal for high­resolution measurements on pulse
edges

◆ Up to 25 sweeps per second is an op-

timal prerequisite for rapid and easy
alignments and for applications in
production

With its high measurement speed and
great ease of operation, FSE will solve
even highly complex measurement
tasks in next to no time.

Spectrum Analyzer FSEM30

Certified Quality System

ISO 9001

DQS REG. NO 1954

Spectrum Analyzers FSEx 3

The features in detail ...

FSEA 30

+10 dBm
1 dB compression
point

−99 dBm
displayed noise floor
of FSE at 1 MHz
resolution bandwidth

typ. −159 dBm
displayed noise floor
of FSEA 30 at 1 Hz

−174 dBm (Hz)
noise floor at
room temperature

Dynamic range, noise and 1 dB compression point of Spectrum Analyzer
FSEA30 at different resolution bandwidth

resolution bandwidth
1 Hz

169 dB 109 dB

FSEA
noise figure
typ. 15 dB

Tops in dynamic range

FSE is outstanding for its extremely low
noise floor without any impairment to the
dynamic range at large signal levels. This
can be seen, for example, from the 1 dB

FSEA 30
resolution bandwidth
1 MHz

dynamic range

1 MHz resolution
bandwidth (1 Hz)
60 dB

From AF to microwave

FSEM/K 30 open up the microwave range
through to 26.5 GHz/40 GHz and retain
the excellent characteristics of the basic

models:
compression point of +10 dBm, which
yields the best dynamic range available
even at a resolution bandwidth of 1 MHz,
allowing GSM and DECT power ramps to
be determined.

◆ Continuous full-span sweep

◆ Fundamental mixing (low noise floor)

as well as wide dynamic range up to

26.5 GHz

◆ Fully synchronized sweep with high

An extremely wide intermodulation-free
dynamic range of 115 dB is obtained due
to the low noise figure and the high 3rd­order intercept point. This not only yields

frequency accuracy even for
Full span (26.5 GHz/40 GHz)

◆ RF input adapters for N or PC 3.5 mm,

or K connector (FSEM or FSEK)
reliable intermodulation measurements
on highly linear amplifiers, but also
ensures a sufficient dynamic range for
adjacent-channel power measurements
on digitally modulated signals.

Option FSE-B21 allows the frequency
range of FSEM and FSEK to be extended
by means of external mixers. Mixers
FS-Z60 (40 GHz to 60 GHz), FS-Z75 (50 GHz

to 75 GHz), FS-Z90 (60 GHz to 90 GHz) and
Taking as a figure of merit of an analyzer
the difference between its 3rd-order
intercept point and its noise figure, FSEA
has a value of around 0 dB. Put this figure
to the test.

FS-Z110 (75 GHz to 110 GHz) are available

as extras. Continuous automatic signal

identification, which is used to suppress

unwanted image frequency bands and

mixture products, ensures fast and easy

measurements. Due to the built-in

–40

–50

–60

Displayed noise floor (BW = 1 kHz)

–70

Displayed noise floor (BW = 10 Hz)

–80

Displayed noise floor (BW = 1 Hz)

–90

–100

–110

range relative to mixer level [dB]

Displayed noise floor and intermodulation-free

–120

Dynamic range, noise, 3rd-order intercept point

Mixer level [dBm]

diplexer, two-port as well as three-port
mixers can be used.

The external mixer measurement function
features great ease of operation:

◆ Definition of frequency range and

harmonics by selecting a wave­guide band

◆ Definition of all important parameters

for each waveguide band separately

◆ Frequency-dependent consideration

of mixer conversion loss

◆ Storage of parameters on hard disk

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