R&S®FPS SIGNAL AND SPECTRUM ANALYZER Compact and fast for automated tests Product Brochure Version 09.00

AT A GLANCE The R&S®FPS is an exceptionally fast and compact signal and spectrum analyzer for performance oriented users. In production and in monitoring systems, only 2  HU of rack space are required – a reduction of 50 % compared with traditional instruments. The R&S®FPS excels with its high measurement speed, 160 MHz signal analysis bandwidth and wide range of analysis packages for analog modulation methods and wireless/wideband communications standards. It is up to five times faster than comparable signal and spectrum analyzers and provides measurement routines optimized for speed and high...

BENEFITS AND KEY FEATURES High throughput for efficient production Ready for tomorrow’s standards Up to five times faster than other signal and spectrum analyzers ▶ Fast switchover between instrument setups ▶ Fast and accurate measurement results ▶ Reduced volume in test racks ▶ Customized test routines for production applications ▶ Efficient operation via remote control ► page 4 Fully digital backend ensures high measurement accuracy and excellent repeatability ▶ 160  MHz signal analysis bandwidth, suitable for WLAN  IEEE 802.11ac ▶ Easy transition to the next generation in signal analysis ▶...

HIGH THROUGHPUT FOR EFFICIENT PRODUCTION The R&S®FPS signal and spectrum analyzer significantly reduces the testing time and expense in a production environment. It performs everything from simple measurements to complex modulation analyses quickly, reliably and with low measurement uncertainty. Fast access to I/Q data with a wide bandwidth allows the speedy execution of complex evaluation routines in an external computer and the use of the R&S®FPS as a fast digitizer with a wide dynamic range for fast, flexible and efficient production. Up to five times faster than other signal and spectrum...

Fast and accurate measurement results Customized test routines for production applications In production tests, the repeatability of the measurement results are of highest importance. The R&S®FPS measures the power of a WCDMA signal with a standard deviation of <  0.01  dB and sends the results to the controller PC in less than 15  ms, which is five times faster than competitor instruments. The R&S®FPS also offers a number of functions that speed up test routines, shorten alignment and measurement time and increase the overall throughput: ▶ Frequency list mode: fast measurement on up to 300 different...

CONNECTIVITY Numerous interfaces that can be integrated into any environment The R&S®FPS supports all standard interfaces. It communicates with other measuring instruments and the controller PC via GPIB, LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) or USB. SCPI commands can be issued directly without going through a script interpreter. This triples the speed of measurement tasks compared with communicating via SCPI. All R&S®FPS ports are located on the rear panel, making it ideal for integration into rack systems.

READY FOR TOMORROW’S STANDARDS Featuring a signal analysis bandwidth of up to 160 MHz, the R&S®FPS is a sound investment, ready for the future. The R&S®FPS has what is needed to analyze and demodulate existing and future communications standards. Fully digital backend ensures high measurement accuracy and excellent repeatability ▶ ▶ ▶ 28  MHz signal analysis bandwidth with base unit; optionally 40  MHz and 160  MHz 200 Msample signal memory High measurement accuracy and good repeatability with digitally implemented analysis filters 160 MHz signal analysis bandwidth, suitable for WLAN IEEE 802.11ac...

MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Measurement application/ technology R&S®FPS-K10 GSM/EDGE/ EDGE Evolution Modulation quality measurement in time domain, including carrier power offset suppression ► Constellation diagram Spectrum measurements spectrum ► Transient spectrum Special features ► Single burst and ultiburst m ► Automatic detection of modulation ► Automatic domain power ► Code domain power versus time ► CCDF code domain error ► Constellation diagram ► I/Q offset ► Residual code domain error ► I/Q imbalance ► Gain imbalance ► Center frequency error (chip rate...

Measurement application/ technology Modulation quality versus time ► Burst power ► Crest factor measurement in time and frequency domains ► CCDF measurement flatness offset ► Gain imbalance ► Quadrature error ► Center frequency error (symbol clock error) versus carrier summary list ► Averaging measurement over m ultiple ► Spectrum flatness measurements ► Power R&S®FPS-K100/ -K104 modulation quality measurements for each individual MIMO path EUTRA/LTE MIMO detection of burst type ► Automatic detection of MCS index ► Automatic detection of bandwidth ► Automatic detection of guard interval ► Estimation...

MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS FOR GENERAL PURPOSE APPLICATIONS Measurement application Measurement parameters ► Pulse parameters: pulse width, pulse repetition rate, pulse repetition interval, duty cycle, rise/fall time, settling time ► Frequency: carrier frequency, pulse-to-pulse frequency difference, chirp rate, frequency deviation, frequency error ► Power: peak power, average power, peak-toaverage power, pulse-to-pulse power ► Phase: carrier phase, pulse-to-pulse phase difference, phase deviation, phase error ► Amplitude: droop, ripple, overshoot width Measurement functions measurements: frequency,...

R&S®LegacyPro – EASY REPLACEMENT OF OBSOLETE ANALYZERS In a test system, core elements such as spectrum analyzers may have to be replaced, for example because an analyzer becomes inoperative and repair is not possible, or because the user wants to benefit from the higher measurement speed of a more state-of-the-art instrument. Ready for tomorrow’s standards ▶ ▶ Fully digital backend ensures high measurement accuracy and excellent repeatability Signal analysis bandwidth of 160  MHz, suitable for WLAN IEEE 802.11ac and multistandard radio analysis Replacement may be required even though the test...