Signal Analyzer with DPX Live RF

Tektronix Inc.'s RSA5000 Series Signal Analyzer has a DPX Live RF for quickdetection of previously unseen signal behavior, and can improve test confidenceby catching very short duration transients missed by conventional spectrumanalyzers. The Swept DPX engine can collect up to 292,000 spectrum updates persec over its full bandwidth, up to 85 MHz, and can sweep the DPX across thefull input range of the RSA5000 Series, up to 6.2 GHz. DPX is capable ofmeasuring spectral transients as brief as 5.8 Amus.

To capture transients for analysis, the RSA5000 Series offers frequency mask, frequency-edge, density,time-qualified and runt triggers. It can also be used to isolate hard to findhardware and software anomalies with cross domain triggering between multipleinstruments. It can capture a seamless time record of RF frequencies into deepmemory for up to 7 sec at 85 MHz bandwidth.

For troubleshooting, the RSA5000 Series provides the abilityto analyze captured data in any domain at any time with correlated markers. Automaticpulse measurement and detection helps to simplify and save test time bysupporting multiple measurements on the same set of captured data. This reducesthe cost of test by providing a single versatile instrument that replaces multipletest sets.

Along with wide bandwidth and DPX display, the RSA5000 Series offers spectrum and vector signal analysis with +17 dBm TOIand -154 dBm/Hz DANL at 1 GHz along with superior low frequency performancewith phase noise of -131 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset, -150 dBm DANL at 10 MHzcarrier frequency.

By combining reduced time-to-insight and lower cost,the new series is useful for design and operations applications including spectrum management, radar, electronic warfare, radio communications and EMI/EMC.