• System Integration of WLAN, 3G, and Other RF Systems
• Radar and Pulsed RF Signal Characterization
• RFID System Development and Troubleshooting
• Characterization of Interfering or Unknown Signals in Spectrum Monitoring and Surveillance
• Troubleshooting RF Components, Modules, or Systems
• Getting Answers to Elusive EMI Diagnostic Problems
• General Purpose Phase Noise and Jitter Signal Analysis

*1 40 MHZ bandwidth at baseband.

Trigger-related
Trigger Mode - Free run (triggered by acquisition); Triggered (Triggered by event), Single or Continuous

Trigger Event Source - Power (span BW); Frequency Mask (Opt. 02); External

Pre-/Post-Trigger Setting - Trigger position settable within 0 to 100% of total acquisition length

Trigger Marker Position Timing Uncertainty (Power and External Trigger) - ±2 sample points

POWER TRIGGER

Level Range - 0 dBfs*2 to –40 dBfs

FREQUENCY MASK TRIGGER (Opt. 02)

Mask Resolution - 1 bin

Level Range - 0 dBfs to –60 dBfs*2 at 10 dB/div vertical scale

Bandwidth -

Up to 36 MHZ: Start frequency =40 MHZ

Up to 40 MHZ: Start frequency <40 MHZ

Real-Time Event Detection Bandwidth (1024 point FFT) - 100% probability of event detection at all Real-Time spans

Minimum Event Duration - 1 frame time; events lasting less than one frame time will result in degraded Frequency Mask Trigger accuracy

Mask Shape - User-defined

Minimum Horizontal Mask Setting Resolution - <0.2% of span

Uncertainty - ±2 frames

*2 dBfs: dB relative to full scale

EXTERNAL TRIGGER

Threshold Voltage - –1.5 V to +1.5 V

Threshold Voltage Setting Resolution - 0.1 V

Input Impedance - >2 kO

TRIGGER OUTPUT

Voltage (Output Current <1 mA) - HIGH: >2.0 V; LOW: <0.4 V

Capture-related
Real-Time Capture Bandwidth - 36 MHZ, RF; 40 MHZ, baseband; 40 MHZ using Opt. 03 IQ inputs

A/D Converter - 102.4 MS/s, 14 bits

Minimum Acquisition Length in RTSA/Time/Demod Modes - 1024 samples

Maximum Acquisition Length in RTSA/Time/Demod Modes - 16,384,000 samples; 65,636,000 samples, Opt. 02

Acquisition Length Setting Resolution in RTSA/Time/Demod Modes - 1024 samples

Acquisition Memory Size - 16.4 Msamples; 65.6 Msamples, Opt. 02

Block Size (number of frames) - 1 to 16,000; 1 to 64,000, Opt. 02

Memory Depth (time) and Maximum Time Resolution

Analysis-related
Measurement Functions by Mode

Views by Mode

RSA3408A Screen layout, to identify analysis view locations as described in the above chart

MEASUREMENT SPEED

Screen Update Rate - 2 MHZ Span, AUTO RBW : 19.4/s

Remote Measurement Rate and GPIB Transfer Rate (2 MHZ span, auto RBW, spectrum data) - 1.87 waveforms/s, or 6,000 S/s

RF Center Frequency Switching Time - <10 ms for 10 MHZ frequency change; 500 ms for 3 GHZ frequency change

TRACES, DISPLAYS, DETECTORS

Traces - Two traces, Spectrum Analyzer Mode

Displays - Up to three time-correlated, user-selected displays

Detector - RMS

Trace Types - Normal (RMS), Average, Max Hold, Min Hold

Display Detection - Max, Min, Max/Min

MODULATION ANALYSIS

Analog

AM

Minimum Input Level - –40 dBfs*2, typical

PM

Minimum Input Level - –40 dBfs, typical

PM Scale, Max, Min - ±180°

FM

Minimum Input Level - –40 dBfs, typical

Range - ±Span/2 from center frequency

*2 dBfs: dB relative to full scale

Digital (Opt. 21)

Modulation Formats - BPSK, QPSK, p/4 DQPSK, OQPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM, 256QAM, GMSK, GFSK, 2ASK, 2FSK

Analysis Period - Up to 7680 sample points

Filter Types -

Measurement filters: Square root raised cosine, none

Reference filters: Raised cosine, Gaussian, none

Alpha/B*T range - 0.0001 to 1, 0.0001 step

DEMODULATION ACCURACY

Analog

AM (–10 dBfs signal, input at CF, 10 to 60% modulation depth) - ±2%

PM (–10 dBfs signal, input at CF) - ±3°

FM (–10 dBfs signal, input at CF) - ±1% of span

Digital (Opt. 21)

The following tables are examples of typical digital demodulation accuracy:

QPSK EVM (%), typical

p/4 DQPSK EVM (%), typical

16/64 QAM EVM (%), typical

RF Performance
FREQUENCY

Frequency Range - DC to 8 GHZ

Center Frequency Setting Resolution - 0.1 HZ

Frequency Marker Readout Accuracy, Baseband - ±(RE x MF + 0.001 x Span + 0.2) HZ

Frequency Marker Readout Accuracy, RF - ±(RE x MF + 0.001 x Span + 2) HZ

RE: Reference Frequency Error

MF: Marker Frequency (HZ)

Span Accuracy - ±1 bin

RBW Filter Bandwidth Accuracy - 0.1%

Reference Frequency -

Aging per Day – 1 x 10-9 (after 30 days of operation)

Aging per Year – 1 x 10-7 (after 30 days of operation)

Temperature Drift – 1 x 10-7 (10 to 40 °C)

Total Frequency Error – 2 x 10–7 (within one year after calibration)

Reference Output Level – >0 dBm

External Reference Input – 10 MHZ, –10 dBm to + 6 dBm

Frequency Span -

Range, Spectrum Analyzer Mode –

50 HZ to 3 GHZ, (Start Frequency =40 MHZ)

0 HZ to 40 MHZ, (Stop Frequency <40 MHZ)

Range, Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Mode –

100 HZ to 20 MHZ, 36 MHZ (RF)

0 HZ to 40 MHZ, (Baseband)

IF Flatness - CF = 400 MHZ

IF Phase Linearity -

IF Filter Bandwidth -

Resolution Bandwidth Range – 1 HZ to 10 MHZ, automatically selected or user-defined

Accuracy – Within 6.0% ±0.1%

Shape Characteristic – Gaussian, <5:1 shape factor (3:60 dB); Rectangular, Nyquist, Root Nyquist shapes may also be selected

Minimum Settable RBW (Extended Resolution ON)

Noise Bandwidth Range, RTSA Mode – 250.545 MHZ to 100.218 KHZ

FFT Performance -

Number of samples per frame – 64 to 8192 (65,536 samples per frame, extended resolution).

Window types – Rectangular, Parzen, Welch, Sine-Lobe, Hanning, Sine-cubed, Sine-To-The 4th, Hamming, Blackman, Rosenfield, Blackman-Harris 3A, Blackman-Harris 3B, Blackman-Harris 4A, Blackman-Harris 4B, FlatTop.

STABILITY

Noise Sidebands, dBc/HZ

Residual FM - 2 HZ, p-p, typical.

AMPLITUDE

Measurement Range - Displayed average noise level to MAX safe input.

Input Attenuator Range -

RF/baseband input – 0 dB to 55 dB, 5 dB step.

IQ Input (Opt. 03) – 0 dB to 35 dB, 5 dB step.

Input Attenuator Setting Uncertainty (at 100 MHZ, 10 dB ATT, 20 °C to 30 °C) - ±0.2 dB

Maximum Safe Input Level -

Average Continuous (RF band, RF ATT =10 dB) – +30 dB

MAX DC voltage – ±0.2 V, RF; ?5 V, Baseband; ±5 V, IQ input, Opt. 03

Log Display Range - 10 µdB/div to 10 dB/div

Linear Display Scale - 10 divisions

Linear Display Units - dBm, dBµV, V, Watts, HZ for FM Demod, Degrees for PM Demod

Marker Readout Resolution, Log - 0.01 dB

Marker Readout Resolution, Linear - 0.001 µV

Frequency Response, 20 °C to 30 °C, RF ATT >10 dB

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy at Calibration Point (baseband, at 25 MHZ, -10 dBm signal, 0 dB ATT, 20 °C to 30 °C) - ±0.3 dB

Absolute Amplitude Accuracy at Calibration Point (RF, at 100 MHZ, -20 dBm signal, 0 dB ATT, 20 °C to 30 °C) - ±0.5 dB

Reference Level Setting Range -

1 dB step, RF, -50 dBm to +30 dBm;

5 dB step, baseband, -30 dBm to +20 dBm;

5 dB step, IQ, -10 dBm to +20 dBm

Reference Level Accuracy (-10 dBm to -50 dBm at 100 MHZ, 10 dB ATT, 20 °C to 30 °C) - ±0.2 dB

Level Linearity in Display Range - ±0.2 dB, spec; ±0.12 dB, typical

SPURIOUS RESPONSE

1 dB Compression (RF ATT = 0 dB, 2 GHZ CF) - +2 dBm

3rd Order Inter-modulation Distortion (Ref Level = +5 dBm, RF ATT: adjusted for optimum, total signal power = -7 dBm, CF = 2 GHZ) - –78 dBc

2nd Harmonic Distortion (-30 dBm tone at input mixer, 10 MHZ to 1750 MHZ) - –65 dBc, typical

Displayed Average Noise Level, Specified, dBm/HZ

Displayed Average Noise Level, Typical, dBm/HZ

Residual Response

Spurious Response with Signal

INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

Front Panel

Input Connectors - N type, RF/baseband; BNC type, IQ, Opt. 03

Input Impedance - 50 O

VSWR, RF ATT >10 dB

Preamp Power Connector - Lemo 6 pin connector - pin 1: NC; pin 2: ID1; pin 3: ID2; pin 4: –12 V; pin 5: GND, pin 6: +12 V

External Preamp (Opt. 1A) - 100 MHZ – 3 GHZ, 20 dB gain, 6.5 dB Noise Figure at 2 GHZ (Typical)

Rear Panel

Digital IQ Output (Opt. 05) -

Connector Type – MDR (3M) 50 pin x 2.

Data Output – I data: 16 bit LVDS; Q data: 16 bit LVDS.

Control Output – Clock: LVDS, MAX 51.2 MHZ.

Control Input – IQ data output enabled, connecting GND enables output of IQ data.

Clock Rising Edge to Data Transition Time (hold time) – >5 ns.

Data Transition to Clock Rising Edge (setup time) - >5 ns.

Data from Opt. 05 requires application of correction factors to IQ data to achieve similar RF performance to RSA3408A.

10 MHZ REF OUT - 50 O, BNC, > -3 dBm.

10 MHZ REF IN - 50 O, BNC, -10 dBm - +6 dBm.

EXT TRIG IN - Ext Trig, BNC, High: 1.6 to 5.0 V, Low: 0 to 0.5 V.

GPIB Interface - IEEE 488.2.

TRIGGER OUT - 50 O, BNC, High >2.0 V, Low: <0.4 V (output current 1 mA).

Side Panel

LAN Interface (Ethernet - 10/100 Base-T (Std.).

Serial Interface - USB 1.1, two ports.

VGA Output - VGA compatible, 15 DSUB.

General Characteristics
Temperature Range -

Operating: +10 °C to +40 °C.

Storage: -20 °C to +60 °C.

Warm-up Time - 20 min.

Operating Altitude -

Operating: up to 3000 m (10,000 ft.)

Non-operating: up to 12,000 m (40,000 ft.)

Safety and EMI Compatibility -

UL 61010-1; CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1-04; IEC61010, second edition (Self Declaration).

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC; EN61010-1: 2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for Measurement control and laboratory use.

EC Council EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC

EN61326-1: 1997 Product Family Standard for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use-EMC Requirements.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Framework:1992 AS/NZS 2064.1/2(Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment).

Power Requirements - 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 47 HZ to 63 HZ.

Power Consumption - 400 VA max.

Data Storage - Internal HDD (40 GB), USB port, FDD.

Weight, without options - 20 kg, 44 lbs.

Dimensions -

Without bumpers and feet:

215 mm (H) x 425 mm (D) x 425 mm (W).

With bumpers and feet:

238 mm (H) x 470 mm (D) x 445 mm (W).

Calibration Interval - One year.

Warranty - One year.

GPIB - SCPI-compatible.