TSG4100A 射频矢量信号发生器

Specifications

All specifications are guaranteed unless noted otherwise. All specifications apply to all models unless noted otherwise.

Frequency

BNC output, all models

DC to 62.5 MHz

N-type outputs

TSG4102A

950 kHz to 2.0 GHz

TSG4104A

950 kHz to 4.0 GHz

TSG4106A

950 kHz to 6.0 GHz

Frequency resolution

1 μHz at any frequency

Switching speed

<8 ms (to within 1 ppm)

Frequency error

<(10^–18 + time-base error) × fc

Frequency stability

1 × 10^–11 (1 s Allan variance)

Front panel BNC output

Frequency range

DC to 62.5 MHz

Amplitude

1.00 V_RMS to 0.001 V_RMS (-47 dBm to +14.96 dBm)

Offset

±1.5 VDC

Offset resolution

5 mV

Maximum excursion

1.817 V (amplitude + offset)

Amplitude resolution

<1 %

Amplitude accuracy

±0.7 dB

Harmonics, typical

<–40 dBc

Spurious, typical

<–65 dBc

Output coupling

DC, 50 Ω ±2%

Impedance

50 Ω

Reverse protection

±5 VDC

VSWR, typical

< 1.6 :1 

Front panel N-type output

Power output

TSG4102A

+16.5 dBm to –110 dBm

TSG4104A

+16.5 dBm to –110 dBm (<3 GHz)

TSG4106A

+16.5 dBm to –110 dBm (<4 GHz)

+10 dBm to –110 dBm (4-6 GHz)

Voltage output

TSG4102A

1.5 V_RMS to 0.7V_RMS

TSG4104A

1.5 V_RMS to 0.7 μV_RMS (<3 GHz)

TSG4106A

1.5 V_RMS to 0.7 μV_RMS (<4 GHz)

Amplitude resolution

0.01 dBm

Amplitude accuracy

CW, 50 Ω load (dB, typical)

CW, 18 °C to 28 °C	>10 dBm	10 to -30 dBm	-30 to -60 dBm	-60 to -100 dBm	<-100 dBm
10 MHz to 0.1 GHz	±0.2	±0.25	±0.35	±0.45	±0.6
0.1 GHz to 2 GHz	±0.15	±0.15	±0.25	±0.35	±0.6
2 GHz to 4 GHz	±0.3	±0.2	±0.35	±0.6	±0.8
4 GHz to 6 GHz	NA	±0.3	±0.4	±0.75	±1.25

 

 

CW, 50 Ω load (dB, max)

Level range:	+5 to -30 dBm (max)		+5 to -30 dBm (typical)
Temperature:	18 °C to 28 °C	5 °C to 40 °C	5 °C to 40 °C
10 MHz to 0.1 GHz	±0.6	±1.0	±0.7
0.1 GHz to 2 GHz	±0.6	±1.0	±0.6
2 GHz to 4 GHz	±0.6	±1.0	±0.7
4 GHz to 6 GHz	±1	±1.5	±0.9

Impedance

50 Ω

Output coupling

AC, 50 Ω

VSWR, typical

<1.5 (2 MHz to 2 GHz)

<1.8 (2 GHz to 6 GHz)

Reverse protection

30 VDC, +25 dBm

IQ modulation output level accuracy

Output amplitude is -5 dBm.

Temperature:	18 °C to 28 °C		5 °C to 40 °C
Fc:	Typical (dB)	Max (dB)	Typical (dB)
<2 GHz	±0.1	±0.4	±0.4
2 GHz to 4 GHz	±0.2	±0.6	±0.4
4 GHz to 6 GHz	±0.4	±0.8	±0.7

Spectral purity of the RF output

Subharmonics

None

Harmonics, maximum

Output level <0 dBm, 1 GHz CW signal

TSG4102A and TSG4104A

< -38 dBc

TSG4106A

< -30 dBc

Harmonics, typical (output level < 0 dBm)

< -35 dBc, CW , Fc < 2 GHz

Spurious (typical)

Output level -10 dBm, CW

< -68 dBc

>10 kHz from carrier in 950 kHz to 1 GHz

< -60 dBc

>10 kHz from carrier in 1 GHz to 2 GHz

< -55 dBc

>10 kHz from carrier in 2 GHz to 4 GHz

< -55 dBc

>10 kHz from carrier in 4 GHz to 6 GHz

Residual FM, typical

1 Hz rms (300 Hz to 3 kHz bandwidth)

Residual AM, typical

0.006 % rms (300 Hz to 3 kHz bandwidth)

SSB phase noise

Output level is +5 dBm at 18 °C to 28 °C.

Carrier	Offset from carrier, typical (dBc/Hz)
	1 kHz	10 kHz	20 kHz	1 MHz
1 GHz	-102	-110	-113	-124
2 GHz	-96	-104	-107	-118
3 GHz	-93	-102	-105	-120
6 GHz	-87	-96	-99	-114

SSB phase noise at 1 GHz carrier, maximum (output level +5 dBm, 5 ℃ to 40 ℃)

1 kHz offset

–95 dBc/Hz

10 kHz offset

–106 dBc/Hz

20 kHz offset

–107 dBc/Hz

1 MHz offset

–120 dBc/Hz

2 GHz offset

–118 dBc/Hz

>3 GHz offset

–120 dBc/Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phase setting (front panel outputs)

Maximum phase step

±360º

Phase resolution

0.01º (DC to 100 MHz)

0.1º (100 MHz to 1 GHz)

1.0º (1 GHz to 6 GHz)

OCXO time-base (Option M00 or Option E1)

Oscillator type

Oven-controlled, 3rd OT, SC-cut crystal

Initial accuracy at calibration (20 minute warm-up, at 18 ºC to 28 ºC)

<±0.02 ppm

Temperature drift (0 ºC to 40 ºC)

<±0.003 ppm

Aging

<±0.05 ppm/year

VCXO time base (Option M01)

Initial accuracy at calibration (20 minute warm-up, at 18 ºC to 28 ºC)

<±0.5 ppm

Temperature drift (0 ºC to 40 ºC)

<±5.0 ppm

Aging

<±3.0 ppm/year

Time-base input

Frequency

10 MHz, ±2 ppm

Amplitude

0.5 V_P-P to 4 V_P-P (–2 dBm to +16 dBm)

Input impedance

50 Ω, AC coupled

Time-base output

Frequency

10 MHz, sine

Source

50 Ω, DC transformer coupled

Amplitude

>7.5 dBm

Internal modulation source

Waveforms

Sine, ramp, saw, square, pulse, noise

Sine THD

–74 dBc (typical at 20 kHz)

Ramp linearity

<0.05 % (1 kHz)

Rate

TSG4102A and TSG4104A

1 μHz to 500 kHz: < 62.5 MHz CF

1 μHz to 50 kHz: ≥62.5 MHz

TSG4106A

1 μHz to 500 kHz: < 93.75 MHz CF

1 μHz to 50 kHz: ≥93.75 MHz

Rate resolution

1 μHz

Rate error

1:2³¹ + time-base error

Noise function

White Gaussian noise (rms = dev / 5)

Noise bandwidth

1 μHz < ENBW < 50 kHz

Pulse generator period

1 μs to 10 s

Pulse generator width

100 ns to 9999.9999 ms

Pulse timing resolution

5 ns

Pulse noise function

Length 2^N-1 PRBS 5 ≤ N ≤ 32, bit period 100 nS to 10 S

Analog modulation output

Connector type

BNC (rear panel)

Impedance

50 Ω

Function

AM, FM, ΦM, Pulse

Scale factor

±1 V for ± full deviation

Pulse/Blank

Low = 0 V

Hi = 3.3 V

External analog modulation input

Connector type

BNC (rear panel)

Impedance

100 kΩ

Function

AM, FM, ΦM, Pulse

Scale factor

±1 V for ± full deviation

Pulse/Blank

Low = 0 V

Hi = 3.3 V

Input coupling

DC or 4 Hz High-pass

Pulse Threshold

+1 VDC

Input Offset

< 500 μV

Amplitude modulation

Range

0 to 99% (decreases above +7 dBm)

Resolution

0.1%

Modulation source

Internal or external

Modulation distortion, typical

BNC output

<1 % (fc < 62.5 MHz, fm = 1 kHz)

N-type output

<3 % (fc > 62.5 MHz, fm = 1 kHz)

Modulation bandwidth (external)

>100 kHz

Frequency modulation

Minimum frequency deviation

0.01 Hz

Maximum frequency deviation

TSG4102A and TSG4104A

Smaller of fc and 64 MHz – fc. In 0 to 62.5 MHz

Frequency range	Maximum deviation
62.5 MHz < fc ≤ 126.5625 MHz	1 MHz
126.5625 MHz < fc ≤253.1250 MHz	2 MHz
253.1250 MHz < fc ≤ 506.25 MHz	4 MHz
506.25 MHz < fc ≤ 1.0125 GHz	8 MHz
1.0125 GHz < fc ≤ 2.0 GHz	16 MHz
2.025 GHz < fc ≤ 4.0 GHz (TSG4104A)	32 MHz

TSG4106A

Smaller of fc and 96 MHz – fc. In 0 to 93.75 MHz

Frequency range	Maximum deviation
93.75 MHz < fc ≤ 189.84375 MHz	1 MHz
189.84375 MHz < fc ≤ 379.6875 MHz	2 MHz
379.6875 MHz< fc ≤ 759.375 MHz	4 MHz
759.375 MHz < fc ≤ 1.51875 GHz	8 MHz
1.51875 GHz < fc ≤ 3.0375 GHz	16 MHz
3.0375 GHz < fc ≤ 6.0 GHz	32 MHz

Deviation resolution

0.1 Hz

Deviation accuracy, typical

TSG4102A and TSG4104A

< 0.1% of selected deviation + 5 Hz (fc < 62.5 MHz)

< 2% of selected deviation + 20 Hz (fc > 62.5 MHz)

TSG4106A

< 0.1% of selected deviation + 5 Hz (fc < 93.75 MHz)

< 2% of selected deviation + 20 Hz (fc > 93.75 MHz)

Modulation source

Internal or external

Modulation distortion, typical

< -60 dB (fc=100 MHz, fm=1 KHz, fd= 3 KHz)

External FM carrier offset, typical

< ±0.001 X FM deviation

Modulation bandwidth, typical

TSG4102A and TSG4104A

500 kHz (fc < 62.5 MHz)

100 kHz (fc > 62.5 MHz)

TSG4106A

500 kHz (fc < 93.75 MHz)

100 kHz (fc > 93.75 MHz)

Phase modulation

Deviation

0º to 360º

Deviation resolution, typical

0.01º (DC to 100 MHz)

0.1º (100 MHz to 1 GHz)

1º (1 GHz and above)

Deviation accuracy, typical

TSG4102A and TSG4104A

2% (fc < 62.5 MHz)

 

3% (fc > 62.5 MHz)

TSG4106A

2% (fc < 93.75 MHz)

3% (fc > 93.75 MHz)

Modulation source

Internal or external

Modulation distortion, typical

< -60 dB (fc = 100 MHz, fm =1 kHz, ΦD = 50º)

Modulation bandwidth, typical

TSG4102A and TSG4104A

500 kHz (fc < 62.5 MHz)

100 kHz (fc > 62.5 MHz)

TSG4106A

500 kHz (fc < 93.75 MHz)

100 kHz (fc > 93.75 MHz)

Pulse modulation

Pulse mode

Logic High turns RF output ON

On-Off ratio, typical

BNC output

> 70 dB

Type-N output

> 57 dB (fc < 1.0 GHz)

> 40 dB (1.0 GHz ≤ fc < 4.0 GHz)

> 35 dB (4.0 GHz ≤ fc < 6.0 GHz)

Pulse feed-through, typical

10% of carrier for 20 ns at turn on

Turn On-Off delay

60 ns

RF Rise-Fall time, typical

20 ns

Modulation source

Internal or external pulse

Interface connectors

USB

USB 2.0, host

Ethernet (LAN)

10/100 Base-T.TCP/IP and DHCP default

GPIB

IEEE488.2 

RS-232 

4800 to 115,200 baud, RTS/CTS flow

External I/Q modulation (Option EIQ)

Carrier frequency range

400 MHz to 2.0 GHz (TSG4102A)

400 MHz to 4.0 GHz (TSG4104A)

400 MHz to 6.0 GHz (TSG4106A)

I/Q inputs (rear panel)

50 Ω, ±0.5 V

I/Q full scale input

(I² + Q²)^1/2 = 0.5 V

Modulation bandwidth

max 400 MHz RF bandwidth

I or Q input offset

<500 μV

Carrier suppression

> -45 dBc for fc ≤ 3 GHz

> -40 dBc for 3 GHz < fc ≤ 5 GHz

> -35 dBc for fc > 5 GHz

I and Q basebａnd modulation bandwidth (3 dB from fc)

> 200 MHz (fc < 2.5 GHz, RF BW >400 MHz)

> 150 MHz (fc > 2.5 GHz, RF BW >300 MHz)

Dual basebａnd generator (Option VM00)

Channels

2 (I and Q)

DAC data format

Dual 14-bit at 125 MS/s

Reconstruction filter

10 MHz, 3rd order Bessel LPF

Arbitrary symbol memory

Up to 16 Mbits

Symbol rate

1 Hz to 6 MHz (1 μHz resolution)

Symbol length

1 to 9 bits (maps to constellation)

Symbol mapping

Default or user-defined constellation

Symbol source (User-defined symbols, built-in PRBS generator, or settable pattern generator)

PRBS length

2n – 1 (5 < n < 32; 31 to about 4.3 × 10⁹ symbols)

Pattern generator

16 bits

Digital filtering

Filter type

Raised Cosine, Root Raised Cosine, Gaussian, Rectangular, Linear, Sinc, linearized Gaussian, C4FM, customized FIR

Filter length

24 symbols

Noise impairments

Additive noise

White, Gaussian

Level

–70 dBc to –10 dBc

Basic vector modulation formats (Option VM00)

Formats by bit

Constellation	1-bit	2-bit	3-bit	4-bit	5-bit	6-bit	8-bit
ASK	2ASK	4ASK	8ASK	16ASK
FSK	BFSK	4FSK	8FSK	16FSK
PSK	BPSK	QPSK	8PSK	16PSK
QAM	n/a	4QAM	n/a	16QAM	32QAM	64QAM	256QAM
CPM	BCPM	4CPM	8CPM	16CPM
VSB	n/a	n/a	8VSB	16VSB

Others

OQPSK, DQPSK, π/4DQPSK, 3π/8 8 PSK

Digital modulation applications (typical)

Digital modulation applications options

Option	Application
VM01	GSM
VM02	GSM-EDGE
VM03	W-CDMA
VM04	APCO-25 Phase 1
VM05	DECT
VM06	NADC
VM07	PDC
VM08	TETRA
VM10	Audio clip (analog AM and FM)

Option VM01 GSM, (GMSK, 270.833 kS/s, 935 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.6%

 

 

 

 

Option VM02 GSM-EDGE, (3π/8 8PSK, 270.833 kS/s, 935 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.30%

 

 

 

 

Option VM03 W-CDMA, (QPSK,3.840Mcps, 2.1425GHz, 0dBm), RMS EVM: 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option VM03 W-CDMA (QPSK,3.840Mcps, 1.85 GHz, 0dBm), RMS EVM: 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Option VM04 APCO-25, (4FSK-C4FM, 4.8 kS/s,850 MHz, 0 dBm), Freq Err: 0.5%

 

 

 

 

Option VM05 DECT, (2FSK 1.152 Mbps,1.925 GHz, 0 dBm), RMS FSK Err: 1.5%

 

 

 

 

Option VM06 NADC, (π/4 DQPSK, 24.3 kS/s, 875 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.3%

 

 

 

 

Option VM07 PDC, (π/4 DQPSK, 21 kS/s, 800 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.6%

 

 

 

 

Option VM08 TETRA, (π/4 DQPSK,18 kS/s, 420 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.7%

 

 

 

 

32QAM, (6 MS/s, 5.8 GHz, Root raised cosine filter, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 1.6%

 

 

 

 

256QAM, (6 MS/s, 2.45 GHz, Root raised cosine filter, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 1.1%

 

 

 

TSG4100A-ATT Option

Nominal impedance

50 Ω

Nominal attenuation

30 dB

Frequency range

DC to 6 GHz

Attenuation deviation

±0.75 dB (DC to 6 GHz)

Maximum VSWR

1.15 (DC to 4 GHz)

1.2 (4 GHz to 6 GHz)

Power rating

5 Watt average power up to 25 ˚C ambient temperature, linearly derated to 1 Watt at 125 ˚C ambient temperature.

Weight

0.052 kg

Operating temperature

-65 °C to 125 °C

Compliance

2011/65/EU (RoHS) compliant

Rear-panel markers

Type

Symbol Clock, Data Frame, TDMA, and user-defined

Amplitude

0.5 to 4 V_pp (–2 dBm to +16 dBm)

Output impedance

50 Ω, AC coupled

Physical characteristics

Dimensions

Height

114 mm (4.5 in)

Width

216 mm (8.5 in)

Depth

347 mm (13.7 in)

Weight

5.4 kg (12 lbs)

Operating characteristics

Temperature

Operating

+5 °C to +40 °C

Non-operating

-20 °C to +60 °C

Humidity

Operating	Non-operating
5% to 95% relative humidity (%RH) at up to +30 °C	5% to 95% RH (Relative Humidity) at up to +30 °C
5% to 45% RH above +30 °C up to +40 °C, non-condensing	5% to 45% RH above +30 °C up to +40 °C, non-condensing

Altitude

Operating

Up to 3,000 m

Non-operating

Up to 12,000 m

Line power

<90 W, 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz with PFC

Vibration and shock

Random vibration

Operating	Non-operating
0.27 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Option M01)	2.28 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Option M01)
0.22 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Options M00 or E1)	2.13 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Options M00 or E1)

Mechanical shock

Non-operating
Half-sine mechanical shocks, 50 g peak amplitude, 11 msec duration, 3 drops in each direction of each axis (18 total for Option M01)
Half-sine mechanical shocks, 30 g peak amplitude, 11 msec duration, 3 drops in each direction of each axis (18 total for Options M00 or E1)

Regulatory information

EC Declaration of Conformity - EMC

EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

EN 61326-1 

Radiated and Conducted emissions

Class A

Australia/New Zealand

Australia Radio Communications Act 1992 

Korea

KCC

Safety

Third Party Certification Standards

UL 61010; CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1 

EC Declaration of Conformity - Low Voltage

Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC; EN61010-1 

Safety Certification Compliance

Equipment type:	Test and measuring
Safety class:	Class 1 - grounded product
Pollution degree:	2 (as defined in IEC61010-1)
Rated for indoor use only.