White Papers

Rohde and Schwarz

Gate Drive Measurement Considerations

The more successful a gate driver is in reducing power-up and power-down times, the bigger the headache for accurate measurements. Both choosing the right probe and optimizing the probing technique are significant factors in improving measurement accuracy. This white paper provides guidelines.


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Boonton

Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) RF Power Measurement Challenges

Design, Verification, Troubleshooting and Maintenance of secondary surveillance radar (e.g. IFF-based radar) has never been more demanding. Proper design and operation of SSR systems can mean the difference between life and death. To reduce the possibility of a catastrophic event, federal aviation safety standards require transponders to undergo periodic maintenance and calibration.


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Remcom

Using Wireless InSite® for Engineered Electromagnetic Surface Modeling

Wireless InSite supports the simulation of RF interactions with engineered electromagnetic surfaces (EES). This allows modeling of passive metasurfaces designed to optimize wireless communication coverage by manipulating how signals propagate through a scene. This paper demonstrates how Wireless InSite simulates and analyzes the channel characteristics of EES in any environment, including indoor, outdoor, outdoor to indoor, and others.


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Rohde and Schwarz

Conformance test failed. What now?

Conformance tests are performed on serial data interfaces such as USB, HDMI and PCI Express to ensure interoperability between electronic devices and accessories. In cases where signal integrity problems are encountered, the R&S®RTP oscilloscope supports root cause analysis by providing powerful tools such as eye diagrams, jitter and noise separation as well as time domain reflectometry.


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RadioThorium: a 24 to 44GHz Transmitter and Receiver

24-44 GHz RadioThorium Block up- and down-Converter

The RFPD-RT-2444-1 mmWave converter is a standalone solution for use in the 24 to 44 GHz range and is branded “RadioThorium.” The 24-44 GHz RadioThorium block up- and down-converter was developed by Signal Craft Technologies (Calgary, Canada) in partnership with Richardson RFPD and Analog Devices. The module is designed to interface directly with an external baseband platform, such as Analog Devices’ MxFE (Mixed- Signal Front-End) or similar SDR IC. Up to x4 modules can be combined in parallel to create complex MIMO applications.


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