introducing pc-controlled real-time spectrum analyzers (rtsa)
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Introducing PC-Controlled Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers (RTSA)
What is a Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer?
• Real-time spectrum• Real-time spectrogram• Real-time power spectral density (persistence)• Real-Time Triggering• Real-Time Recording and Playback
2.4 GHz ISM BandWi-Fi and Bluetooth
When do you use a Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer?
• Intermittent signals• Pulsed signals• Frequency-hopping signals• Signals hidden underneath signals• Multi-signal environments
– ISM Bands – 915 MHz, 2.4, 5.8, 24 GHz
There are limited solutions in the market today
BNC has a 10X market disruptive factor
The Wireless Signal Analysis Market
Wireless Signal Analysis Platform
End-UserApplication
End-User
MarketSegment
Test and Measurement
R&D Manufacturing Deployment Monitoring
Automated Test Equipment
RF Optimization and Interference Mitigation
Intrusion Detection and Signals Intelligence
Device and ComponentManufacturers
Corporate IT
DefenseLabs and Universities
Federal Agencies
Service Providers
Who has RTSA Capability?
Wireless Signal Analysis Platform
End-UserApplication
End-User
MarketSegment
Test and Measurement
R&D Manufacturing Deployment Monitoring
Automated Test Equipment
RF Optimization and Interference Mitigation
Intrusion Detection and Signals Intelligence
Device and ComponentManufacturers
Corporate IT
DefenseLabs and Universities
Federal Agencies
Service Providers
LAB SPECTRUM ANALYZERS
Keysight, Anritsu,Rohde&Schwarz,
Tektronix
MODULAR INSTRUMENTATIONLitePoint, National
Instruments
LegendYes – realtime but
regardless of form-factorNo – non-realtime
spectrum analysis only
HANDHELD ANALYZERS
Keysight, Anritsu, Rohde&Schwarz,
Tektronix
CELLULAR SCANNERSJDSU, PCTEL
MILITARYBAE, Boeing, Curtis Wright, DRS, Harris,
Lockheed Martin, Mercury
SPECTRUM MONITORINGCRFS, SPX TCI
BNC Solutiuon RTSA7500
• PC-Controlled Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer and Recorder– RTSA software for Windows PC– Software-defined radio receiver– Wideband digitizer
RTSA7500 Delivers Benchtop-like Performance
• 100 kHz to 8, 18, or 27 GHz• 100, 40, 10, and 0.1 MHz RTBW• 1.02 µs 100% POI @ 976.56 kHz RBW• Spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR)
– > 60 dBc in 100 MHz RTBW– >70 dBc in 40/10 MHz RTBW– >100 dBc in 0.1 MHz RTBW
RTBW = Real-Time BandwidthPOI = Probability of InterceptRBW = Resolution Bandwidth
RTSA7500 has three receiver pathsReceiver Capture Mode Start Freq. Stop Freq.
Super-heterodyne
Swept 50 MHz 27 GHz
40 MHz RTSA 50 MHz 27 GHz
10 MHz RTSA 50 MHz 27 GHz
Zero-IF100 MHz RTSA 50 MHz 27 GHz
0.1 MHz RTSA 50 MHz 27 GHz
Direct Digitization Baseband 100 kHz 62.5 MHz
RTSA7500 100/40/10 MHz digitizer performanceSample Rate = 125,000,000 MSa/s
2^n MSa/s/FFT FFT/MSa/s
n FFT Length RBW (kHz) POI (µs)19 524,288 0.24 4,194.30 18 262,144 0.48 2,097.15 17 131,072 0.95 1,048.58 16 65,536 1.91 524.29 15 32,768 3.81 262.14 14 16,384 7.63 131.07 13 8,192 15.26 65.54 12 4,096 30.52 32.77 11 2,048 61.04 16.38 10 1,024 122.07 8.19 9 512 244.14 4.10 8 256 488.28 2.05 7 128 976.56 1.02
Industry-leading APIs/standards for customization
• Python™ (PyRF BSD licensing)
• MATLAB® (Release 2014b)
• LabVIEW (for Windows)
• C/C++ (ISO/IEC 14882:2011)
• SCPI
• VRT (VITA Radio Transport, VITA 49.0)
• CSV (Comma Separated Values)
Interface for control and hardware customization
• 10 MHz Ref Clock IN and OUT• Analog I/Q Out ( 0 or 35 MHz)• 10/100/1000 Ethernet
– Control– Networking
• GPIO– External Triggering
RTSA7500 Top Level SpecificationsModel 8 GHz 18/27 GHz Comments
SSB Phase Noise -97 dBc/Hz -97 dBc/Hz10 kHz Offset @ 1
GHz
SSB Phase Noise -102 dBc/Hz -102 dBc/Hz100 kHz Offset @ 1
GHz
DANL -150 dBm/Hz -161 dBm/Hz @ 1 GHz
DANL -145 dBm/Hz -157 dBm/Hz @ 3 GHz
DANL -131 dBm/Hz -163 dBm/Hz @ 8 GHz
TOI +12 dBm +12 dBm @ 1 GHz
RTSA7500 delivers the best price-performance ratio
Model Top Freq. Price Comments
RTSA7500-8B 8 GHz $3,950 10 MHz RTBW*
RTSA7500-8 8 GHz $6,150 100 MHz RTBW
RTSA7500-18 18 GHz $9,910 100 MHz RTBW
RTSA7500-27 27 GHz $13,465 100 MHz RTBW
* No 10 MHz Out or I/Q Out
Sample Screenshots
Band UHF TV (470 – 710 MHz)
Channel Power Measurement – Band 13 LTE
Trace Averaging, Max Hold, Min Hold
Band FM Radio (88 108 MHz) with 12 Markers
FM Radio Station with Fixed and Delta Markers
Band Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz (2400 2483 MHz) 40 MHz RTBW
Band Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz (2400 2483 MHz) 100 MHz RTBW
BNC delivers the best price to performance ratio
• Compared to PC-controlled RTSAs– Delivers higher RF performance– Delivers added capabilities
• Compared to benchtop RTSAs– Delivers RTSA performance at
1/10th the price and size
Berkeley Nucleonics2955 Kerner Blvd
San Rafael, CA [email protected]
www.berkeleynucleonics.comPH: (415)453-9955