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Multi-Instrument Setups
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®
SMBV100B
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User Manual 1178.4460.02 ─ 03
baseband signal can be output single ended or differential (non-inverted); an RF enve-
lope signal can be generated, too.
shows the possible output connectors with the corresponding kind of sig-
nal.
Table 8-2: Physical output signals
Type
Output Signal
Output connector
GUI element
Refer to
RF
RF signal
RF
"RF"
Chapter 6, "Configuring the RF Signal"
Analog signal
●
Single ended
●
Differential
●
RF Envelope
●
I/Q
●
I/Q Bar
●
I/I Bar
"I/Q Analog"
Chapter 8.7, "I/Q Analog Output Settings"
Important Signal Parameters and Interface's Characteristics
The correct signal processing of the externally supplied input signals in the instrument
and the correct processing of the output signal in the subsequently connected instru-
ment require information of some signal parameters, like sampling rate, crest factor
and signal level, expressed as peak or as RMS level value.
Sample rate
The sample rate of the digital input and output signal can be defined manually or auto-
matically retrieved from the input and estimated for the output signal.
Crest factor
According to its definition, the crest factor gives the difference in level between the
peak level and RMS level value in dB (see
The R&S
SMBV100B uses the crest factor to calculate the power levels, that is the
instrument compensates the RMS levels of the externally supplied signal by the crest
factor. For example, the crest factor of the externally fed analog signal is important for
the calculation of the RF output power.
Figure 8-3: Relation between the level settings
Test setups often involve an up-converter connected to the analog or digital I/Q con-
nectors of the generator or feeding of external signal to the digital input of the
R&S
SMBV100B. As a rule, whenever an I/Q signal is transferred between two instru-
ment,
the crest factor and the peak levels of the two involved instruments have to be
coordinated
. Proper signal settings and correct results are ensured if the peak level
and crest factor values at the I/Q outputs of the "source" instrument (e.g. the
R&S
SMBV100B) and the I/Q inputs of the up-converter are equal.
Control and Operation of External Instruments