Measurement of analog modulation signals |
Center frequency |
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10 MHz to 3 GHz |
Demodulation bandwidth |
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2 MHz, 1 MHz, 500 kHz, 300 kHz, 200 kHz, 100 kHz, 50 kHz, 30 kHz, 20 kHz, 10 kHz (nom.) |
Bandwidth accuracy |
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< ± 5% (nom.) |
Display |
AM |
carrier power, carrier frequency offset, AM modulation depth, modulation frequency, THD, SINAD |
FM |
carrier power, carrier frequency offset, FM deviation, modulation frequency, THD, SINAD |
Carrier power |
Carrier power measurement accuracy |
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add 0.2 dB, see section Level measurement uncertainty |
Display resolution |
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0.1 dB |
AF (modulation frequency) 1 |
Range |
AM |
20 Hz to 100 kHz (nom.) |
FM |
20 Hz to 200 kHz (nom.) |
Resolution |
|
1 Hz |
Measurement uncertainty |
1 kHz ≤ AF ≤ 200 kHz |
±(1 % of measured value) (nom.) |
20 Hz ≤ AF < 1 kHz |
± 1 Hz (nom.) |
AF filters |
Lowpass |
audio decimation |
bypass, 1/10, 1/30, 1/100 (nom.) |
Deemphasis |
FM demodulation and demodulation bandwidth 200 kHz and 300 kHz |
off, 50 μs, 75 μs (nom.) |
AM demodulation 2 |
Measurement range |
modulation depth |
5 % to 95 % (nom.) |
Modulation depth uncertainty |
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±(4 %) (nom.) |
FM demodulation 3 |
Measurement range |
frequency deviation |
10 kHz to 400 kHz (nom.), max. 0.4 × demodulation bandwidth |
Deviation uncertainty |
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±(0.04 × (AF + deviation)) (nom.) |
Modulation distortion 1, 2, 3 |
Measurement functions |
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THD, SINAD |
Measurement range |
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–50 dB to 0 dB (THD) |
0 dB to 50 dB (SINAD, AM) |
0 dB to 40 dB (SINAD, FM) |
Display resolution |
|
0.1 dB |
Measurement uncertainty |
|
1 dB (nom.) |
AF frequency range |
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20 Hz to 100 kHz (nom.) |
1 Min. and max. detectable audio frequency and harmonics depend on the demodulation bandwidth and audio filter settings.
2 Modulation frequency 1 kHz sine, AM modulation depth 50 %, carrier level 0 dBm, center frequency = 499 MHz, reference level 6 dBm, demodulation bandwidth = 20 kHz, SNR > 60 dB, audio filter = bypass.
3 Modulation frequency 1 kHz sine, FM-deviation = 75 kHz, carrier level 0 dBm, center frequency = 499 MHz, reference level 6 dBm, demodulation BW = 300 kHz, SNR > 60 dB, audio filter = 1/10, deemphasis = off. |
Measurement of digital modulation signals (ASK, FSK) |
Center frequency |
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10 MHz to 4 GHz |
Demodulation bandwidth |
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400 Hz to 2 MHz auto-set corresponding to signal and demodulation bandwidth requirements |
Display |
ASK diagram |
eye diagram, symbols, modulation depth, modulation error |
ASK numerical results |
carrier power, carrier frequency error, modulation depth and index, modulation error |
FSK diagram |
eye diagram, symbols, modulation deviation, modulation error |
FSK numerical results |
carrier power, carrier frequency error, frequency deviation, modulation error, magnitude error |
Demodulation parameters |
Modulation and demodulation filters |
transmit filter |
root raised cosine (RRC) |
raised cosine (RC) |
Gaussian (GAUSS) |
unfiltered 5 |
(measurement and reference filters are internally adapted to signal parameters) |
Points/symbol |
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4, 8, 16 internally adapted to signal parameters |
Filter length |
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internally adapted to signal parameters |
Demodulation length |
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20 symbols to max. 1000 symbols (at 4 points/symbol) |
Carrier power |
Carrier power measurement accuracy |
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add 0.2 dB, see section Level measurement uncertainty |
Carrier power range |
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-30 dBm to +20 dBm (nom.) |
Display resolution |
|
0.1 dB |
ASK demodulation 6 |
Measurement range |
symbol rate |
1 kHz to 100 kHz (nom.) |
modulation depth |
5 % to 95 % (nom.) |
Modulation depth uncertainty |
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±(4 %) (nom.) |
Display resolution |
|
0.1 % |
FSK demodulation 7 |
Measurement range |
symbol rate |
1 kHz to 100 kHz (nom.) |
frequency deviation |
1 kHz to 400 kHz (nom.) |
symbol rate |
1 kHz to 20 kHz |
1 ≤ beta 9 ≤ 20 |
> 20 kHz to 50 kHz |
1 ≤ beta ≤ 8 |
> 50 kHz to 100 kHz |
1 ≤ beta ≤ 4 |
Accuracy |
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± (4 %) (nom.) |
Display resolution |
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0.1 Hz |
5 Reference signal is generated with a Gauss filter, BT = 3.
6 ASK modulation index 50 %, symbol rate = 100 kHz, Gauss BT = 1.0, modulation signal PSBS.
7 FSK modulation deviation 100 kHz, symbol rate = 100 kHz, Gauss BT = 1.0, modulation signal PRBS.
9 Beta is the ratio of frequency deviation to symbol rate. |