Aeroflex PXI Studio - AEROFLEX - #3

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For the very latest specifications visit www.aeroflex.com Spectrum Analyzer Plug-in The spectrum analyzer plug-in enables spectrum and time domain measurements to be performed within PXI Studio on acquired I & Q data from 3030 Series RF digitizers. Figure 6: Spectrum Analyzer plugin screenshot Spectrum measurements can be made over a maximum span width of 200 MHz with continuously variable resolution bandwidths from 1 Hz to 10 MHz (limited by span). The spectrum analyzer supports measurement of occupied bandwidth and adjacent channel power where up to 99 channels can be specified each with arbitrary channel spacing and channel bandwidth. The spectrum analyzer provides display traces of power, frequency and phase versus time as well as power spectrum. Optional system specific measurement plug-ins Each optional measurement plug-in provides a complete set of measurement functions to characterize the RF parametric performance of components and devices in accordance with the requirements of the relevant communications standard. GSM/EDGE MEASUREMENT SUITE A complete suite of measurement functions to characterize GSM and EDGE mobile transceiver RF performance using procedures as defined in 3GPP 51-010-1 V5.2.1 sections 13.17.1-4 and 13.14.2 • TX average power and burst power profile • Phase error (peak and RMS) • 8PSK EVM, origin offset suppression • 95th percentile EVM • Frequency error • Output radio frequency spectrum • Receiver BER measurement • Fast Sequence Tuning (FST) The GSM/EDGE measurement suite supports analysis of all major GSM/EDGE Tx and Rx characteristics including average RF power, burst profile, modulation quality (either as phase error or error vector magnitude), frequency error, spectrum due to modulation and switching and Rx BER (using loopback methods as defined in ETSI TS 100 293-GSM 04.14). EDGE signals can be further characterized in terms of Origin Offset Suppression and 95th Percentile EVM. Figure 7: GSM/EDGE plug-in screenshot The PXI Studio plug-in enables analysis of either Normal or Access burst types with automatic detection of modulation type and training sequence (TSC). Results are provided as both numerical tabular or graphical trace displays. Fast Sequence Tuning (FST) The fast sequence tuning (FST) feature permits high speed parallel* alignment of transmitters and receivers using list mode to control synchronous switching between multiple instruments states. * Where supported by the device under test.