Tektronix 47801 Performance Verification

RSA7100A Real-Time Signal Analyzer

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Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation

Technical Reference

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RSA7100A Real-Time Signal Analyzer

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Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation

Technical Reference

This document applies to instruments running software version

3.19.x or later.

Warning

The servicing instructions are for use by qualiﬁed personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualiﬁed to do so. Refer to all safety summaries prior to performing service.

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Warranty

Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work may be n the property of Tektronix.

ew or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become

In order to o the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, with shipping charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.

This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage result b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies; or d) to service a product that has been modiﬁed or integrated with other products when the effect of such modiﬁcation or integration increases the time or difﬁculty of servicing the product.

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btain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of

ing from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product;

Table of Contents

Important safety information ......................... .................................. ........................... v

General safety summary ...................................................................................... v

Service safety summary........................ ................................ ............................. vii

Terms i n th i

Symbols and terms on the product......................................................................... viii

Preface .............................................................................................................. ix

Related Documentation ...................................................................................... ix

Speciﬁcations ................ .................................. ................................ ..................... 1

Performance Conditions ...................................................................................... 2

Electri

Electrical Functional Speciﬁcations ........................ ................................ ................ 27

Physical Characteristics ...................................................................................... 40

Safety........................................................................................................... 42

Certiﬁcations and Compliances ............................................................................. 42

Performance Veriﬁcation ............................. ................................ ............................ 43

equisites............... .................................. ................................ .................. 43

Prer

Required Equipment.................................. .................................. ...................... 43

Preliminary Checks..... ................................ ................................ ...................... 45

Warranted characteristics tests .............. ................................ ................................ 47

Frequency Accuracy.......................................................................................... 47

Amplitude ..................................................................................................... 49

ise and Distortion.......................................................................................... 52

Spurious Response.................................... ................................ ........................ 56

Test record..................................................................................................... 59

s manual ........................... ................................ ............................. viii

cal Speciﬁcations.................. .................................. ................................ ... 2

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List of Figure

Figure 1: Connections for Reference Frequency Output Accuracy check .................................. 47

Figure 2: Po

Figure 3: Power meter calibration ......................... ................................ ...................... 48

Figure 4: Equipment connections for Ref Out power level check ........................................... 49

Figure 5: Equipment connections for RF ﬂatness check .......................... ............................ 49

Figure 6: Equipment connections for Third Order Intermodulation Distortion check..................... 52

Figure 7: Equipment connections for Image Suppression check............................................. 57

wer meter setup ....................................... ................................ .............. 48

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List of Tables

Table 1: Speciﬁcation categories ................................................................................. 1

Table 2: Connector interfaces (RSA7100A)...................................... ............................... 2

Table 3: Frequency range.......................................................................................... 2

Table 4: Frequency reference .................. ................................ ................................ ... 3

Table 5: Phase noise (typical) ..................................................................................... 3

Table 6: RF input .................... .................................. ................................ ............. 4

Table 7: Maximum RF input level. ................................ ................................ ............... 5

Table 8: Input attenuator........................................................................................... 5

Table 9: Input preselector.......................................................................................... 5

Table 10: Amplitude and RF ﬂatness (excluding mismatch error)............................................ 6

Table 11: Noise and distortion

Table 12: Channel Response (Amplitude and Phase Flatness deviations), typical . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . 9

Table 13: Residual spurious response ............................................................................ 9

Table 14: Spurious response with signal at input .............................................................. 10

Table 15: Wideband extended tuning ........................................................................... 12

Table 16: Trigger . .................................. ................................ .............................. 12

Table 17: Trigger timing .......................................................................................... 14

Table 18: Real-time Event Minimum Duration for 100% probability of Trigger .. .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. 15

Table 19: Real-time transforms per second..................................................................... 17

Table 20: Sweep speed.................................... ................................ ........................ 18

Table 21: Recording to RAID, nominal......................................................................... 18

Table 22: GPS location and timing .............................................................................. 19

Table 23: Pulse measurements, typical.......................................................................... 19

Table 24: Acquisition . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . . 26

Table 25: Amplitude vs. time, nominal . . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . .. .. 26

Table 26: Measurement function ................................................................................ 27

Tabl e 27: Views b y d

Table 28: General Purpose Analog modulation accuracy... ................................ .................. 29

Table 29: General purpose digital modulation analysis (Option SVM) ... ................................ .. 29

Table 30: Digital demodulation accuracy (Option SVM)................................... .................. 30

Table 31: Adaptive equalizer..................................................................................... 32

Table 32: OFDM measurement (Option SVO)......................... ................................ ........ 32

Table 33: WLAN 802.11a/b/g/j/p Tx measurement (Option SV23) . ... .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . 32

Table 34: WLAN 802.11n Tx measurement (Option SV24) ................................................. 32

Table 35: WLAN 802.11ac Tx measurement (Option SV25H) .............................................. 32

Table 36: P25 analysis (Option SV26) ................................ ................................ .......... 33

Table 37: Bluetooth® analysis (Option SV27)................................................................. 33

Table 38: LTE measurement ..................................................................................... 34

Table of Contents

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omain ...................................................................................... 28

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Table 39: ACLR m

Table 40: DPX spectrum processing .......... ................................ .................................. 34

Table 41: OBW Measurement ................................................................................... 35

Table 42: xdB Bandwidth Measurement........................................................................ 35

Table 43: Frequency Settling Time measurement (Option SVT) .. ... ... .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. 35

Table 44: AM/FM/PM measurements................................. .................................. ........ 37

Table 45: Po

Table 46: Environmental requirements ............................. ................................ ............ 40

Table 47: Dynamics ............................................................................................... 40

Table 48: Physical characteristics (RSA7100A) ......... ................................ ...................... 41

Table 49: Physical characteristics (CTRL7100A) ............... ................................ .............. 41

Table 50: Status indicators ....................................................................................... 41

Table 5 1

Table 52: Equipment required for Performance Veriﬁcation ....................... .......................... 43

Table 53: RF Flatness (Preamp OFF, attenuator = 10 dB) for Band 100 MHz to 3.6 GHz ............... 50

Table 54: RF Flatness (Preamp OFF, attenuator = 10 dB) for Band 3.6 GHz to 8.5 GHz................. 51

Table 55: RF Flatness (Preamp OFF, attenuator = 10 dB) for Band 8.5 GHz to 14 GHz ................. 51

Table 56: RF Flatness (Preamp OFF, attenuator = 10 dB) for Band 14 GHz to 20 GHz .................. 51

Tabl

Table 58: Frequencies of interest for DANL (Preamp OFF) ................................................. 54

Table 59: Frequencies of interest for DANL (Preamp ON)................................................... 56

Table 60: Residual response center frequencies.... ................................ ............................ 57

Table 61: Image suppression settings .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ... . 58

: CTRL7100A PC characteristics...................................................................... 42

e 57: RF Flatness (Preamp OFF, attenuator = 10 dB) for Band 20 GHz to 26.5 GHz.......... ...... 51

easurement................................................................................... 34

wer requirements ......... .................................. ................................ ........ 40

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Important safety information

This manual contains information and warnings that must be followed by the user for safe operation and to keep the product in a safe condition.

To safely perform service on this product, additional information is provided at the end of this section. (See page vii, Service safety summary.)

General safety summary

Use the product only as speciﬁed. Revie avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. Carefully read all instructions. Retain these instructions for future reference.

Comply with local and national safety codes.

For correct and safe operation of the product, it is essential that you follow generally accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions speciﬁed in this manual.

The product is designed to be used by trained personnel only.

Only qualiﬁed personnel who are aware of the hazards involved should remove the cover for repair, maintenance, or adjustment.

Before use, always check the product with a known source to be sure it is operating correctly.

This product is not intended for detection of hazardous voltages.

Use personal protective equipment to prevent shock and arc blast injury where hazardous live conductors are e xposed.

While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system. Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system.

w the following safety precautions to

When incorporating this equipment into a system, the safety of that system is the responsibility of the assembler of the system.

To avoid ﬁre or personal

injury

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Use proper power cord. Use only the power cord speciﬁed for this product and certiﬁed for the country of use.

Do not use the provided power cord for other products.

Ground the product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product, make sure that the product is properly grounded.

Do not disable the power cord grounding connection.

Important safety information

Power disconne

source. See instructions for the location. Do not position the equipment so that it is difﬁcult to operate the power cord; it must remain accessible to the user at all times to allow for quick disconnection if needed.

Observe all terminal ratings. To a v oid ﬁre or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product. Do not exceed the Measurement Category (CAT) rating and voltage or current rating of the lowest rated individual component of a product, probe, or accessory. Use caution when using 1:1 test leads because the probe tip voltage is directly transmitted to the product.

Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that exceeds the m

The measuring terminals on this product are not rated for connection to mains or Category II, III, or IV circuits.

Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed, or with the case open. Hazardous voltage exposure is possible.

Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present.

ct. The power cord disconnects the product from the power

aximum rating of that terminal.

Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualiﬁed service personnel.

Disable the product if it is damaged. Do not use the product if it is damaged or operates incorrectly. If in doubt about safety of the product, turn it off and disconnect the power cord. Clearly mark the product to prevent its further operation.

Examine the exterior of the product before you use it. Look for cracks or missing pieces.

Use only speciﬁed replacement parts.

Do not operate in wet/damp conditions. Be aware that condensation may occur if a unit is moved from a cold to a warm environment.

Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.

Keep product surfaces clean and dry. Remove the input signals before you clean

the product.

Provide proper v entilation. Refer to the installation instructions in the manual for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.

Slots and openings are provided for ventilation and should never be covered or otherwise o bstructed. Do not push objects into any of the openings.

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Important safety information

Provideasafew

convenient for viewing the display and indicators.

Avoid imprope Improper or prolonged keyboard or pointer use may result in serious injury.

Be sure your ergonomics professional to avoid stress injuries.

Use care whe handles for lifting and carrying.

WAR N ING. The product is heavy. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage

to the device get help when lifting or carrying the product. Use a two-person lift or a mechanical aid.

Use only the Tektronix rackmount hardware speciﬁed for this product.

Servicesafetysummary

The Service safety summary section contains additional information required to safely perform service on the product. Only qualiﬁed personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service safety summary and the General safety

summ

orking environment. Always place the product in a location

r or prolonged use of keyboards, pointers, and button pads.

work area meets applicable ergonomic standards. Consult w ith an

n lifting and carrying the product. This product is provided with

ary before performing any service procedures.

To avoid electric shock. Do not touch exposed connections.

Do not service alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this

product unless another person capable of rendering ﬁrst aid and resuscitation is

esent.

Disconnect power. To avoid electric shock, switch off the product power and disconnect the power cord from the mains power before removing any covers or panels, or opening the case for servicing.

Use care w hen servicing with power on. Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.

Verify safety after repair. Always recheck ground continuity and mains dielectric strength after performing a repair.

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Important safety information

Termsinthismanual

These terms may appear in this manual:

WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result

in injury or loss of life.

CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in

damage to this product or other property.

Symbols and terms on the product

These ter

The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:

ms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the mark

WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read th

CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.

ing.

e marking.

When this symbol is marked on the product, be sure to consult the manual to ﬁnd out the nature of the potential hazards and any actions which have to betakentoavoidthem. (Thissymbolmayalsobeusedtorefertheuserto ratings in the manual.)

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Preface

Related Documentation

This document contains the Speciﬁcations and the Performance Veriﬁcation for the RSA7100A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer. It contains procedures suitable for determin performance characteristics as warranted.

ing that the analyzer functions, is adjusted properly, and meets the

Product documentation

Demonstration guides

The following documents relate to the operation of the analyzer.

The RSA71 provides installation, setup, and basic operating information.

The Sign information about how to use the measurements and capabilities of the application with the RSA7100A. This is available in the instrument UI and on the web as a PDF at www.Tek.com.

The SignalVu-PC Programmer Manual describes how to use a c omputer to control the application and RSA7100A through the remote commands.

The RSA7100A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Speciﬁcations and Performance Ver i ﬁcation Technical Reference provides speciﬁcations and performance veriﬁcation procedures for the RSA7100A.

The following demonstration guides are available for download on www.Tek.com.

Interference Hunting

is demonstration guide shows how spectrum management operators can

Th discover and capture signals of interest, using Swept DPX, with as short as 100 us duration and 100% Probability of Intercept (POI) that would be easily hidden with traditional instruments. DPX can now be used to sweep across the entire instrument’s frequency range. With traditional swept spectrum analyzers and vector signal analyzers, only 1 spectrum trace is displayed. With Swept DPX, the instrument dwells at each step to build the entire spectrum with thousands of spectrums displayed in a way that is usable for the engineers or spectrum managers.

00A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Quick Start User Manual

alVu-PC Vector Signal Analysis Software Help provides detailed

EMC Precompliance a nd EMC testing

With this demonstration guide, you will explore what you can do with the Tektronix USB spectrum analyzer with EMCVu. Applications range from simple frequency / amplitude measurements of RF signals to real-time and modulation analysis that provide you with a complete system view of your device under test.

Signal Locating

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Preface

RSA Map tool in t lets you use an on-screen map to record the location and value of RSA/SignalVu-PC/SPECMON measurements. With RSA Map you can use a GPS receiver to automatically position measurements at your current location on maps with geophysical reference information. The example in this Demo guide uses a free o nline mapping source OpenStreetMap to capture maps. OpenStreet world. It can capture a map anywhere in the world and can export it in its native format, bitmap image, and embeddable HTML.

LTE

In this de measurements either using RSA demo board for base station transmitter tests, or using an antenna for the over-the-air signal analysis.

Internet of Things (IoT)

In this RSA to make the standard certiﬁcation tests on IoT devices. Wireless technology standards are needed to ensure that products can interoperate within the ecosystem where they will be deployed. There are a number of technologies to choose from, including Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, ZigBee®, and LoRa®. However, to adhere to the standard, new products will need to meet

iﬁcation as deﬁned per the standard selected. Failing qualiﬁcation can

qual mean design turns that will delay the ﬁnal product release and draw additional signiﬁcant development cost.

Map is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the

monstration guide, you will learn how to make LTE downlink

demonstration guide, you will learn how to use Tektronix USB

he Tektronix RSA/SignalVu-PC/SPECMON

SignalVu-PC

is demonstration guide is designed to help you understand the beneﬁts

Th of SignalVu PC for analysis of waveforms captured by Tektronix DPO/DSA/MSO Series digital oscilloscopes, MDO4000 Multi-Domain Oscilloscopes and Tektronix Real Time Signal Analyzers. Applications include: CW Tone, Wideband Radar, Hopping Waveforms, Wideband Monudaltion, Multi-domain oscilloscope acquisitions, AM/FM/PM/Audio Analysis, Signal Monitoring with RTSA waveforms, and WLAN 802.11ac Signal Analysis.

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Speciﬁcations

This section contains speciﬁcations for the RSA7100A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer. All speciﬁcations are warranted unless noted as a typical speciﬁcation.

Table 1: Spe

Category Description

Speciﬁed Characteristics These are the warranted characteristics of the device,

Typical

l-95

Typica

Typical-mean

Nominal

ciﬁcation categories

and are tested either on each unit in manufacturing or by typemeasurement tolerance and temperature limits.

This is performance that will be met by 80% of measured values meeting the speciﬁcation with 80% conﬁdenc of 18 °C to 28 °C, immediately after performing a full alignment. Values include the effects of the uncerta aging over the course of the published calibration interval. These values are determined from qualiﬁc the performance veriﬁcation.

This is performance that will be met by 95% of instruments with 95% conﬁdence, for ambient tempe immediately after performing an alignment. Values include the effects of the uncertainties of external calib the recommended calibration interval. These values are determined from qualiﬁcation testing and are not warr

This on a sample of units. Sample data is collected at laboratory temperature, immediately after performing an a of uncertainties of external calibration references and aging over the course of the recommended cal qualiﬁcation testing and are not warranted or tested in the performance veriﬁcation.

Guaranteed by design. Characteristics do not have

lerance limits.

testing. Speciﬁed characteristics include

e, for ambient temperatures in the range

inties of external calibration references and

ation testing and are not warranted or tested in

ratures in the range of 18 °C to 28 °C,

ration references and aging over the course of

anted or tested in the performance veriﬁcation.

represents the mean of performance measured

lignment. Values do not include the effects

ibration interval. These values are determined from

Speciﬁcations that are marked with the symbol are checked in the Performance Ver iﬁcation s ection.

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Speciﬁcations

Performance C

onditions

Power sequence

Electrical Speciﬁcations

The performance limits in these speciﬁcations are valid with these conditions:

The signal analyzer must have been calibrated and adjusted at an ambient temperature between +18 °C (+64 °C) and +28 °C (+82 °C).

The signal analyzer must be in an environment with temperature, altitude, humidity, and vibration within the operating limits described in these speciﬁcations.

The signal analyzer must have had a warm-upperiodofatleast30minutes after starting the RSA7100A application and at the operating temperature.

The converter unit (RSA7100A) must be plugged in prior to powering up the

roller (CTRL7100A). If the converter is disconnected from power, or

cont otherwise becomes nonresponsive, the controller must be powered down and restarted to reset the converter. It is not sufﬁcient to use the Windows “Restart” function; the c ontroller must be powered down with the Windows “Shutdown” function or equivalent.

Table 2: Connector interfaces (RSA7100A)

Characteristic Description

RF Input

External Frequency Reference Input

External Frequency Reference Output

Trigger/Sync Input BNC, female

Noise Source Control BNC, female

GPS Antenna BNC, female

IRIG-B Input BNC, female

1PPS SMA, female

40 GHz Planar Crown bulkhead with 3.5 m m female coaxial adapter

BNC, female

Table 3: Frequency range

Characteristic Description

Frequency range

Preamp off 16 kHz to 14 GHz (RSA7100A Opt 14)

Preamp on

With preamp on or auto, the RSA7100A may be tuned or swept to frequencies > 3.6 GHz, but the preamp will only be on for frequencies ≤ 3.6 GHz.

16 kHz to 26.5 GHz (RSA7100A Opt 26)

10 MHz to 3.6 GHz

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Table 3: Frequency range (cont.)

Characteristic Description

Tuning resolution 1x10–3Hz

Frequency marker readout accuracy

±(RE x MF + 0.001 x Span) Hz

RE: Reference Frequency Error

MF: Marker Frequency [Hz]

Table 4: Frequency reference

Speciﬁcations

Characte

ristic

Descript

ion

Frequency 10 MHz

Initial a ccuracy at Cal (10 min warmup)

Aging A

fter 30 days of continuous

operation, typical

tive Error (Initial +

Cumula

±50x10-9,23°Cto28°C

± 0.5 x 10 -9 per day

± 100 x 1

200 x 10

0-9ﬁrst year

-9 (1 year)

Temperature + Aging), typical

Temperature drift,

±10x10-9(23°Cto28°C)

-9

±50x10

(0 °C to 55 °C)

External reference output BNC connector, 50 Ω nominal

External reference output level

External reference output level,

0.71 Vpp to 2 Vpp into 50 Ω

1.2 Vpp into 50 Ω

typical

External reference input BNC connector, 50 Ω nominal

External reference input frequency

10 MHz ± 0.2 x 10

-6

External reference input level 0.5 Vpp to 2 Vpp into 50 Ω

Table 5: Phase noise (typical)

haracteristic

Frequency = 1 GHz

(Typical, mean)

Frequency = 5 GHz –114 dBc/Hz

escription

–115 dBc/Hz

–128 dBc/Hz

–134 dBc/Hz

–132 dBc/Hz

–142 dBc/Hz

–127 dBc/Hz

–133 dBc/Hz

–131 dBc/Hz

–141 dBc/Hz

ffset

100 Hz

1kHz

10 kHz

100 kHz

1MHz

100 Hz

1kHz

10 kHz

100 kHz

1MHz

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Speciﬁcations

Table 5: Phase noise (typical) (cont.)

Characteristic Description Offset

Frequency = 10 GHz –109 dBc/Hz

–122 dBc/Hz

–128 dBc/Hz

–125 dBc/Hz

–136 dBc/Hz

Frequency = 20 GHz –103 dBc/Hz

–116 dBc/Hz

–122 dBc/Hz

–120 dBc/Hz

–130 dBc/Hz

100 Hz

1kHz

10 kHz

100 kHz

1MHz

100 Hz

1kHz

10 kHz

100 kHz

1MHz

Table 6: RF input

aracteristic

RF Input Impedance

F VSWR, typical

(RF Attn ≥10 dB)

scription

Ω

1.5(10MHzto14MHz)

<1.7 (>14 MHz to 26.5 GHz)

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Speciﬁcations

Table 7: Maximu

m RF input level

Characteristic Description

Maximum DC voltage ±40 V (RF Input)

Maximum safe input power

Maximum mea

surable input power

+30 dBm

ADC and IF overload are detected and the user is informed and streaming data is ﬂagged, but not stopped. Furthermore, an IF overload will initiate a protection event that will sw

itch out the input signal.

If SignalVu-PC is acquiring samples when this occurs, SignalVu-PC will automatically reset the switch periodically so that if the overload condition goes away, the input will continue t

o be sampled normally.

Table 8: Input attenuator

Characteristic Description

RF Attenuator

0 dB to 100 dB (in 1 dB steps), 16 kHz to 3.6 GHz

0 dB to 75 dB (in 5 dB steps), 3.6 GHz to 26.5 GHz

0dBto75dB(in5dBsteps),3.2GHzto3.6GHz

d Extended Tuning mode.

Wideban

Table 9: Input preselector

Acquisition mode Preselector mode Preselector On Preselector Off

Swept, 50 M Hz steps On On Step CF ≤ 3.6 GHz: On

Step CF > 3.6 GHz: Off

Step CF > 3.2 GHz: Off

Swept, 320 MHz steps

NA NA

Step CF ≤ 3.41 GHz: On

Step CF > 3.41 GHz: Off

Step CF > 3.2 GHz: Off

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Speciﬁcations

Table 9: Input preselector (cont.)

Acquisition mode Preselector mode Preselector On Preselector Off

Real-Time span ≤ 50 MHz

Real-Time span > 50 MHz

Wideband Extended Tuning mode.

On On CF ≤ 3.6 GHz: On

CF > 3.6 GHz: Off

CF > 3.2 GHz: Off

CF ≤ 3.41 GHz: On

CF > 3.41 GHz: Off

CF > 3.21 GHz: Off

CF ≤ 3.41 GHz: On

CF > 3.41 GHz: Off

CF > 3.2 GHz: Off

The preselector is input ﬁlters used for image suppression when the span of the instrument allows for its use. Two methods of preselection are used in the RSA7100A: a ﬁxed low-pass ﬁlter (LPF) and a tunable bandpass ﬁlter (BPF).

Due to the narrow-band nature of the tuned BPF, it is necessary to bypass this ﬁlter for wideband analysis of signals with bandwidth >50 MHz. The tuned BPF

ector is enabled depending on the acquisition mode (swept or real-time),

presel frequency range, and user selection of preselector state as described in the table. The LPF preselector is naturally wideband, so that ﬁlter is always present, even when the preselector “Off” mode is manually selected.

Swept Acq Mode is enabled when the span is greater than the maximum allowed acquisition BW. In swept mode, the frequency range is spanned in discrete steps of 50 MHz or 320 MHz depending on the state of the preselector.

Table 10: Amplitude and RF ﬂatness (excluding mismatch error)

Characteristic Description

Reference level setting range

Frequency response (18 °C to 28 °C)

lignment run prior to testing.

Span ≤ 100 MHz; For CF < 100 MHz, speciﬁcations apply for Ref Level ≥ - 40 dBm; Veriﬁed with input level of -20 to -15 dBm; Ref level = -15 dBm, 10 dB RF attenuation, all settings auto-coupled; Signal to noise ratios > 40 dB.

Center frequency range 18 °C to 28 °C 18 °C to 28 °C

At 10 dB RF attenuator setting (Preamp Off)

At 10 dB RF attenuator setting (Preamp On)

lute amplitude accuracy at all center frequencies (18 °C to 28 °C)

Abso

10 MHz to <100 MHz

100 MHz to <2.8 GHz

2.8 GHz to 3.6 GHz

10 MHz to <100 MHz

100 MHz to <2.8 GHz

2.8 GHz to 3.6 GHz

–170 dBm to +40 dBm, 0.1 dB step

0°Cto55°C

(typical)

—

±0.16 dB ±0.13 dB ±0.18 dB

±0.16 dB ±0.13 dB ±0.38 dB

—

±0.20 dB ±0.14 dB ±0.10 dB

±0.20 dB ±0.14 dB ±0.26 dB

±0.11 dB

±0.2 dB

(typical)

—

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Table 10: Amplitude and RF ﬂatness (excluding mismatch error) (cont.)

Characteristic Description

Alignment run prior to testing.

Span ≤ 100 MHz; For CF < 100 MHz, speciﬁcations apply for Ref Level ≥ - 40 dBm; Veriﬁed with input level of 0 to -10 dBm below ref level; 10 dB RF attenuation, all settings auto-coupled; Signal to noise ratios > 40 dB.

Center frequency range 18 °C to 28 °C 18 °C to 28 °C

(typical)

0°Cto55°C

(typical)

Speciﬁcations

At –10 dB ref level, 100 MHz span, preselector bypassed (Preamp Off)

At –30 dB ref level, 100 MHz span, (Preamp On)

At –10 dB ref level, 50 MHz span, preselector enabled (Preamp On

Table 11: Noise and distortion

Characteristic Description

3rd Order IM Intercept

3rd Order IM Intercept (TOI), typical

10 MHz to <100 MHz

100 MHz to 3.6 GHz

3.6 GHz to 8.5 GHz

8.5 GHz to 14 GHz

14 GHz to 20 GHz

20 GHz to 26.5 GHz

10 MHz to <100 MHz

100 MHz to 3.6 GHz

3.6 GHz to 8.5 GHz

8.5 GHz to 14 GHz

14 GHz to 20 GHz

20 GHz to 26.5 GHz

)

2-tone signal level -20 dBm per tone at the RF input. 1 MHz tone separation. Attenuator = 0 dB, Ref Level = -10 dBm. 5 MHz span, RBW set so noise is 10 dB below the IM3 tone level or lower. Production tested in a veriﬁcation mode not part of normal operation.

3.3 GHz, Preamp Off

2-tone signal level -20 dBm per tone at the RF input. 1 MHz tone separation. Attenuator = 0 dB, Ref Level = -10 dBm. 5 MHz span, RB W set so noise is 10 dB below the IM3 tone level or lower.

10 MHz to 3.6 GHz, Preamp On

10 MHz to 100 MHz, Preamp Off

100 MHz to 3.6 GHz, Preamp Off

3.6 GHz to 7.5 G Hz

7.5 GHz to 14 GHz

14 GHz to 26.5 GHz

—

±0.8 dB ±0.4 dB ±0.8 dB

±0.9 dB ±0.4 dB ±1.1 dB

±1.0 dB ±0.5 dB ±1.4 dB

±1.7 dB ±1.0 dB ±1.7 dB

±2.0 dB ±1.2 dB ±2.2 dB —

±1.2 dB ±0.6 dB ±1.2 dB

±1.6 dB ±0.8 dB ±1.7 dB

±1.5 dB ±0.7 dB ±1.5 dB

±2.6 dB ±1.3 dB ±2.2 dB

±2.8 dB ±1.5 dB ±2.2 dB

+24 dBm

–12 dBm

+19 dBm

+24 dBm

+20 dBm

+27 dBm

+21 dBm

±0.3 dB

±0.4 dB

—

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Speciﬁcations

Table 11: Noise and distortion1(cont.)

Characteristic Description

3rd Order Intermodulation Distortion, typical

2ndHarmonic Intercept, typical

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL), typical

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)

Preamp OFF, Preselector Off, 320 MHz acquisition bandwidth.

2-tone signal level -20 dBm per tone at the RF input. 50 MHz tone separation. Attenuator = 0 dB, Ref Level = -10 dBm.

100 MHz to 3.4 GHz

3.4GHzto6GHz

6GHzto26.5GHz

Preselector Enabled, Preamp Off.

0 dBm CW at the RF input. Attenuator = 10 dB, Ref Level = 0 dBm. Span 50 ≤ MHz

100 MHz to 3.4 GHz input signal

3.4 GHz to 6 GHz input signal

1.8 GHz to 13.25 GHz input signal

Normalized to 1 Hz RBW with log-average detector, 0 dB attenuation, ref level -50 dBm. Preamp OFF, Preselector bypassed, 18 °C to 28 °C.

>10 MHz to 1.7 GHz –153 dBm/Hz

>1.7 GHz to 2.8 GHz –150 dBm/Hz

>2.8 GHz to 3.6 GHz –148 dBm/Hz

>3.6 GHz to 14 GHz –152 dBm/Hz

>14 GHz to 17 GHz –145 dBm/Hz

>17 GHz to 24 GHz –150 dBm/Hz

>24 GHz to 26.5 GHz –146 dBm/Hz

Preamp Off, Preselector Off.

Normalized to 1 Hz RBW, with log-average detector, 0 dB attenuation.

200kHzto10MHz

10 MHz to 100 MHz

100 MHz to 1.7 GHz –156 dBm/Hz

1.7 GHz to 2.8 GHz –154 dBm/Hz

2.8 GHz to 3.6 GHz –151 dBm/Hz

3.6 GHz to 14 GHz –156 dBm/Hz

14 GHz to 24 GHz –152 dBm/Hz

24 GHz to 26.5 GHz –150 dBm/Hz

Preamp Off, Preselector bypassed, 18 °C to 28 °C.

Normalized to 1 Hz R BW, with log-average detector, 0 dB attenuation, ref level -50 dBm.

10MHzto50MHz

50 MHz to 1.7 GHz –164 dBm/Hz

>1.7 GHz to 3.6 GHz –162 dBm/Hz

–85 dBc

–65 dBc

–80 dBc

+40 dBm

+74 dBm

+68 dBm

–153 dBm/Hz

–155 dBm/Hz

–163 dBm/Hz

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