This document describes the following software options:
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R&S®AMU-K57
1403.4102.02
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R&S®SMATE-K57
1400.6450.02
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R&S®SMBV-K57
1415.8190.xx
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R&S®SMJ-K57
1403.6350.02
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R&S®SMU-K57
1403.6250.02
This manual version corresponds to firmware version:
FW 3.50.082.xx and later of the R&S®SMBV100A
FW 3.20.286.xx and later of the R&S®SMU200A, R&S®SMATE200A, R&S®SMJ100A and R&S®AMU200A
Introduces the R&S Signal Generator and describes how to set up and start working
with the product. Includes basic operations, typical measurement examples, and general information, e.g. safety instructions, etc. A printed version is delivered with the
instrument.
Online help
Offers quick, context-sensitive access to the complete information for the base unit and
the software options directly on the instrument.
Operating manual
Separate manuals for the base unit and the software options are provided for download:
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Base unit manual
Contains the description of all instrument modes and functions. It also provides an
introduction to remote control, a complete description of the remote control commands with programming examples, and information on maintenance, instrument
interfaces and error messages. Includes the contents of the quick start guide manual.
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Software option manual
Contains the description of the specific functions of an option. Basic information on
operating the R&S Signal Generator is not included.
The online version of the operating manual provides the complete contents for immediate display on the Internet.
Service manual
Describes the performance test for checking the rated specifications, module replacement and repair, firmware update, troubleshooting and fault elimination, and contains
mechanical drawings and spare part lists.
The service manual is available for registered users on the global Rohde & Schwarz
information system (GLORIS, https://gloris.rohde-schwarz.com).
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Typographical Conventions
Instrument security procedures manual
Deals with security issues when working with the R&S Signal Generator in secure
areas.
Basic safety instructions
Contains safety instructions, operating conditions and further important information.
The printed document is delivered with the instrument.
Data sheet and brochure
The data sheet contains the technical specifications of the software options, see "Digital Standards for Signal Generators - Data sheet" on the web site. It also lists the
options and their order numbers.
The brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific characteristics.
Release notes and open source acknowledgment (OSA)
The release notes of the base units list new features, improvements and known issues
of the current firmware version, and describe the firmware installation.
The open source acknowledgment document provides verbatim license texts of the
used open source software. See the product page of the base unit, e.g. at:
Application Notes, Application Cards, White Papers, etc.
These documents deal with special applications or background information on particular topics, see http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/appnotes.
1.2Typographical Conventions
The following text markers are used throughout this documentation:
ConventionDescription
"Graphical user interface elements"
KEYSKey names are written in capital letters.
All names of graphical user interface elements on the screen, such as
dialog boxes, menus, options, buttons, and softkeys are enclosed by
quotation marks.
File names, commands,
program code
InputInput to be entered by the user is displayed in italics.
File names, commands, coding samples and screen output are distinguished by their font.
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Notes on Screenshots
ConventionDescription
LinksLinks that you can click are displayed in blue font.
"References"References to other parts of the documentation are enclosed by quota-
tion marks.
1.3Notes on Screenshots
When describing the functions of the product, we use sample screenshots. These
screenshots are meant to illustrate as much as possible of the provided functions and
possible interdependencies between parameters. The shown values may not represent
realistic test situations.
The screenshots usually show a fully equipped product, that is: with all options installed. Thus, some functions shown in the screenshots may not be available in your particular product configuration.
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Notes on Screenshots
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IntroductionFM Stereo / RDS
Modulation System FM-Stereo
2Introduction
The R&S Signal Generator enables you to generate signals in accordance with the following standards:
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The United States Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) standard
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The European standard CENELEC EN50067 "Specification of the Radio Data System (RDS) for VHF FM sound broadcasting in the frequency range from 87.5 MHz
to 108.0 MHz".
The R&S Signal Generator simulates FM-STEREO signal at the physical layer. The following list gives an overview of the main options provided by the R&S Signal Generator for generating an FM-STEREO signal in accordance with the RDS/RBDS standard:
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Generation of standard compliant FM-Stereo signal with Stereo audio signal and
RDS/RBDS signal
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Full configuration of all group types and versions
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Internal modulation sources from LF generator and wave file for digital stereo signal
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External modulation sources from digital S/P DIF interface for digital stereo signal
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In case of two path instrument, simulation of two independent FM radio transmitters
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Configuration of other networks and alternative frequency list
2.1Modulation System FM-Stereo
Figure 2-1 shows the multiplex containing the data signal.
Figure 2-1: FM baseband spectrum including RDS/RBDS subcarrier
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IntroductionFM Stereo / RDS
Baseband Coding and Group Structure
The radio frequency signal consists of a frequency modulated carrier with frequency of
19 kHz and maximum frequency deviation of 80 kHz.
The multiplex signal consists of the following:
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A mono signal
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The sidebands of the stereo signal with suppressed subcarrier at 38 kHz
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A pilot signal with exactly one half of the subcarrier frequency.
The mono signal M is the sum of the left-hand signal L and the right-hand signal R.
The stereo signal S is the difference between the signals L and R. A preemphasis can
be applied to both L and R signal before stereo coding.
The RDS/RBDS subcarrier is locked to the third harmonic of the 19 kHz pilot tone and
suppressed.
The R&S Signal Generator enables you to configure the pilot's phase and frequency
deviation, the RDS/RBDS subcarrier's phase and frequency deviation and the preemphasis. The pilot's phase and the RDS/RBDS subcarrier phase are set with respect to
the 38 kHz subcarrier.
The figure below shows the FM-Stereo block diagram.
Figure 2-2: FM-Stereo block diagram
2.2Baseband Coding and Group Structure
The figure below shows the baseband coding principle.
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Baseband Coding and Group Structure
Figure 2-3: Structure of the baseband coding
The basic element in the signal structure is the group. There are 16 groups (0 to 15)
with 104 bits each. Each group consists of 4 blocks, 26 bits each. A block comprises
an information word (16 bits) and a check word (10 bits).
Each group has two versions, version A and version B. The figure below shows the
group structure for both versions.
Figure 2-4: Version A and B group format
The table below gives an overview of the available frame formats per group type and
group type version. The frame format is displayed in the "RDS/RBDS User Message
Table" dialog of the corresponding group type and group type version
Table 2-1: Frame formats per group type and group type version
Group
Type
0
1
Frame format
for group type version A
Frame format
for group type version B
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Baseband Coding and Group Structure
Group
Type
2
3
4
5
6
7
Frame format
for group type version A
Frame format
for group type version B
8
9
10
11
12
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Baseband Coding and Group Structure
Group
Type
13
14
15
Frame format
for group type version A
Frame format
for group type version B
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Baseband Coding and Group Structure
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FM-Stereo User InterfaceFM Stereo / RDS
Main Settings
3FM-Stereo User Interface
The menu for setting the FM-Stereo digital standard is either called from the baseband
block or from the menu tree under "Baseband."
The screenshots provided in this description show parameter values that have been
selected to illustrate as much as possible of the provided functions and possible interdependencies between them.
These values are not necessarily representative of realistic test situations.
3.1Main Settings
The menu is split into several sections for configuring the standard.
The upper menu section is where the FM-Stereo digital standard is activated and deactivated and the FM deviation is set. Configuration settings can be stored and already
stored configuration settings can be loaded.
In the next two sections, the audio and stereo pilot tone settings are selected.
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FM-Stereo User InterfaceFM Stereo / RDS
Main Settings
The buttons in the lower menu section lead to submenus for setting the trigger parameters and RDS/RBDS parameters.
3.1.1General Settings
State
Activates the standard and deactivates all the other digital standards and digital modulation modes in the same path.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:STATe on page 48
Set To Default
Calls the default settings. The values of the main parameters are listed in the following
table.
ParameterValue
StateNot affected by "Set To Default"
Deviation67 500 Hz
Audio SourceOff
Audio ModeMono left
Audio Level0 dBfs
PreemphasisOff
Pilot stateOn
Pilot Deviation6750 Hz
Pilot Phase0 deg
RDS/RBDS ConfigurationOn / 2.00 kHz / 0 deg
TriggerAuto
Perform settings update without signal interruptionOn
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:PRESet on page 49
Save/Recall
Calls the "Save/Recall" menu.
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Main Settings
From the "Save/Recall" menu, the "File Select" windows for saving and recalling FMSTEREO configurations and the "File Manager" is called.
FM-STEREO configurations are stored as files with the predefined file extension *.fm.
The filename and the directory they are stored in are user-definable.
The complete settings in the "FM-STEREO" menu are saved and recalled.
"Recall FM-STEREO Setting"
Opens the "File Select" window for loading a saved FM-STEREO
configuration.
The configuration of the selected (highlighted) file is loaded by pressing the "Select" button.
"Save FM-STEREO Setting"
Opens the "File Select" window for saving the current FM-STEREO
signal configuration.
The name of the file is specified in the "Filename" entry field. The file
is saved by pressing the Save button.
"File Manager"
Calls the "File Manager".
The "File Manager" is used to copy, delete, and rename files and to
create directories.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:SETTing:CATalog? on page 49
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:SETTing:LOAD on page 49
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:SETTing:STORe on page 50
3.1.2Audio Settings
In the "Audio Settings" section, the source for the audio signal and the preemphasis
are selected.
Deviation
Sets the frequency deviation of the audio signal, i.e. the deviation of the mono signal M
and the stereo signal S (see Figure 2-2).
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DEViation on page 50
Audio Source
Selects the audio source for the FM-Stereo signal.
The sources cannot be used simultaneously.
"Off"
The audio source is switched off.
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"Extern S/P-DIF"
FM-Stereo User InterfaceFM Stereo / RDS
Main Settings
Activates the S/P-DIF input for the external digital modulation signals.
For R&S SMBV instruments:
Connect the audio source to the CLK IN connector on the rear panel.
For R&S SMU, R&S SMJ, R&S SMATE and R&S AMU instruments:
The audio source for path A/B has to be connected respectively to
the USER1/2 connector on the rear panel. The parameters "Map Out-
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Main Settings
put Connector User 1 (BNC) / User 2 (AUX I/O) To" in the "User
Marker/ AUS I/O" dialog have to be set to General Purpose Input.
Note: Applying audio signal to the S/P-DIF interface.
For proper signal processing, the instrument requires an S/P-DIF
source with input level of minimum 2.000 V and the following settings:
The audio source is generated by the internal LF generator.
The frequency of the LF generator is set with the parameter LF Gen-
erator Frequency.
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Main Settings
"Waveform Audio File"
A *.wav file can be selected.
Audio files are selected in the Load Audio File dialog.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:SOURce on page 51
External Clock
Sets the external clock (44.1 kHz or 48 kHz) in case an extern S/P-DIF audio source is
selected.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:AUDio:EXTClock on page 52
Load Audio File
Opens the "Load Audio File" dialog to select the *.wav file.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:AUDio:DSELect on page 52
LF Generator Frequency
Sets the frequency of the LF generator in case a LF generator is selected as audio
source.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:AUDio[:FREQuency] on page 54
Audio Mode
Sets how the stereo audio source is mapped in case of mono or stereo operating
mode.
"Left"
"Right"
"Stereo Left=Right"
Audio signal only in the left-hand channel.
Audio signal only in the right-hand channel.
Audio signal of same frequency and phase in both channels.
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"Stereo Left=-Right"
Audio signal of same frequency but opposite phase in both channels.
This audio mode is not possible for "Audio Source > LF Generator".
"True Stereo"
Audio signal with true stereo quality, i.e. different and independent
signals in both channels.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:AUDio:MODE on page 53
FM-Stereo User InterfaceFM Stereo / RDS
Main Settings
Audio Level
Sets the level of the audio signal.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:AUDio:LEVel on page 52
Preemphasis
Enables/disables and sets the preemphasis parameter value to 50 us or 75 us.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:AUDio:PREemphasis on page 53
3.1.3Stereo Pilot Tone Settings
Pilot State
Enables/disables the 19 kHz pilot tone.
Stereo operating mode is possible with enabled pilot tone only.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:PILot:STATe on page 54
Pilot Deviation
Sets the frequency deviation of the pilot tone (see Figure 2-2).
The parameter is enabled only for enabled pilot tone.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:PILot[:DEViation] on page 54
Pilot Phase
Sets the phase of the pilot tone (with respect to the 38 kHz subcarrier).
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The parameter is enabled only for enabled pilot tone.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:PILot:PHASe on page 54
FM-Stereo User InterfaceFM Stereo / RDS
RDS/RBDS Configuration
3.1.4RDS/RBDS Parameters
RDS/RBDS Configurations
Calls the "RDS/RBDS Configurations" menu for configuring the RDS/RBDS. The currently selected RDS/RBDS parameters state, deviation and phase are displayed next
to the button.
The menu is described in Chapter 3.2, "RDS/RBDS Configuration", on page 22.
Remote command:
n.a.
Perform settings update without signal interruption
Sets how the FM signal is calculated in case of parameter update. If this parameter is
enabled and some parameters are changed, these parameters are updated but the FM
signal is not interrupted.
Disabling the parameter results in automatically recalculation of the FM signal after
each parameter update. Recalculations disturb the pilot; resynchronize the receiver
after recalculations.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:PUWSint on page 55
Trigger…
Calls the menu for selecting the trigger mode and trigger source, for configuring the
marker signals, and for setting the time delay of an external trigger signal.
This menu is described in Chapter 3.7, "Trigger", on page 44.
The currently selected trigger mode and trigger source are displayed next to the button.
Remote command:
n.a.
3.2RDS/RBDS Configuration
The "RDS/RBDS Configuration" menu allows you to configure the RDS/RBDS data.
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State
Activates/deactivates RDS/RBDS function.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:STATe on page 59
FM-Stereo User InterfaceFM Stereo / RDS
RDS/RBDS Configuration
Deviation
Sets the frequency deviation of the RDS/RBDS subcarrier (see Figure 2-2).
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:DEViation on page 56
Phase
Selects the phase of the RDS/RBDS subcarrier (with respect to the 38 kHz subcarrier).
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:PHASe on page 58
Data Rate
Displays the RDS/RBDS data rate in Hz.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:DRATe? on page 57
Data Set
Selects and activates the RDS/RBDS data set.
"User-defined
Groups"
"Group List"
The RDS/RBDS parameters in the"RDS/RBDS Groups Message Settings" or in the "RDS/RBDS Group Hex Table" menu can be configured.
The RDS/RBDS parameters can be loaded from a group list file.
"Group List" can be generated internally in the data editor by means
of the "Save Groups" button in "RDS/RBDS Groups Message Settings" menu.
The group lists files have to have an extension *.fm_gt.
Group lists are selected in the "Load Group List" window, which is
called by means of the "Select Group List" button.
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RDS/RBDS Groups Message Settings
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:DSET on page 57
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:DSELect on page 57
Groups Input Method
Selects the input format the RDS/RBDS parameters are represented for editing. There
are two input formats: message format or hex table.
The parameter is enabled for data set "User-defined Groups" only.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:GIM on page 58
Standard
Selects the standard, RDS or RBDS, the signal is generated for.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:MODE on page 58
Edit User Group
Depending on the selection made for the parameter Groups Input Method, calls the
"RDS/RBDS Groups Message Settings" menu or the "RDS/RBDS Group Hex Table"
menu for configuring the RDS/RBDS parameters.
The parameter is enabled for data set "User-defined Groups" only.
The menus are described in sections Chapter 3.3.1, "General Settings", on page 25
and Chapter 3.6, "RDS/RBDS Group Hex Table", on page 42.
Remote command:
n.a.
Select Group List
(for "Data Set > Group List")
Calls the "Load Group List" menu for group file selection.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:DSET on page 57
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:DS:DSELect on page 57
3.3RDS/RBDS Groups Message Settings
The "RDS/RBDS Settings" menu allows you to configure the RDS/RBDS parameters.
The RDS/RBDS parameters are divided into common RDS/RBDS settings and group
type specific settings.
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RDS/RBDS Groups Message Settings
3.3.1General Settings
Set Groups to Default
Sets all group parameter values to the default settings.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:GRPS:PRESet on page 81
Save Groups
Calls "Save Groups" menu for saving the settings to a file with extension *.fm_gt.
These files can be then loaded by means of the "Select Group List …" button in the
"RDS/RBDS Configuration" menu.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:GRPS:STORe on page 81
3.3.2Common Settings
Program Identification (PI)
Sets the parameter PI (Program Identification) in hex format.
The PI code is an international network identification. PI identifies the nation, the coverage area of the service and the radio network. PI can be used for automatically tuning
and is transmitted in all the groups.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:STEReo:GRPS:CMNS:PI on page 62
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RDS/RBDS Groups Message Settings
Program Type (PTY) Number
Sets the program type number (see Table 3-1).
The PTY number identifies the content of the program.
PTY can be used for automatically tuning and is transmitted in all the groups.
Table 3-1: RDS/RBDS Program Types
PTY CodeRDS Program TypeRBDS Program Type
0No program type or undefinedNo program type or undefined
1NewsNews
2Current AffairsInformation
3InformationSports
4SportsTalk
5EducationRock
6DramaClassic Rock
7CultureAdult Hits
8ScienceSoft Rock
9VariedTop 40
10Pop MusicCountry
11Rock MusicOldies
12M.O.R. MusicSoft
13Light classicalNostalgia
14Serious classicalJazz
15Other MusicClassical
16WeatherRhythm and Blues
17FinanceSoft Rhythm and Blues
18Children's programsForeign Language
19Social AffairsReligious Music
20ReligionReligious Talk
21Phone InPersonality
22TravelPublic
23LeisureCollege
24Jazz MusicUnassigned
25Country MusicUnassigned
26National MusicUnassigned
27Oldies MusicUnassigned
28Folk MusicUnassigned
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