Basics on I/Q Data Acquisition and Processing
R&S
®
FSV/A3000 I/Q
Analyzer
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User Manual 1178.8536.02 ─ 01
Sample iq.tar files
If you have the optional R&S
FSV/A VSA application (R&S
FSV3-K70), some sample
iq.tar
files are provided in the
C:/R_S/Instr/user/vsa/DemoSignals
directory
on the R&S
FSV/A.
Furthermore, you can create your own
iq.tar
files in the I/Q Analyzer, see
ter 7.2, "How to Export and Import I/Q Data"
Pre-trigger and post-trigger samples
In applications that use pre-triggers or post-triggers, if no pre-trigger or post-trigger
samples are specified in the I/Q data file, or too few trigger samples are provided to
satisfy the requirements of the application, the missing pre- or post-trigger values are
filled up with zeros. Superfluous samples in the file are dropped, if necessary. For pre-
trigger samples, values are filled up or omitted at the beginning of the capture buffer,
for post-trigger samples, values are filled up or omitted at the end of the capture buffer.
4.5
IF and Video Signal Output
The measured IF signal or displayed video signal (i.e. the filtered and detected IF sig-
nal) can be provided at the IF output connector of the R&S
FSV/A.
The
IF output
is a signal of the measured level at a specified frequency.
Restrictions
Note the following restrictions for data output:
●
IF and video output is only available in the time domain (zero span).
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For I/Q data, only IF output is available.
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IF output is not available if any of the following conditions apply:
–
The sample rate is larger than 200 MHz (upsampling)
4.6
Receiving and Providing Trigger Signals
Using one of the "Trigger Input / Output" connectors of the R&S
FSV/A, the
R&S
FSV/A can use a signal from an external device as a trigger to capture data.
Alternatively, the internal trigger signal used by the R&S
FSV/A can be output for use
by other connected devices. Using the same trigger on several devices is useful to
synchronize the transmitted and received signals within a measurement.
For details on the connectors see the R&S
FSV/A "Getting Started" manual.
Receiving and Providing Trigger Signals