Introducing PC-Controlled Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers (RTSA)

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