Getting started
R&S
®
SMM100A
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With these first steps, you have gained an impression of the provided functionality.
For a comprehensive description of the full range of capabilities, refer to the user man-
ual "EUTRA/LTE Digital Standard for R&S
SMM100A".
3.4
System overview
This section helps you to get familiar with the R&S
SMM100A. It provides an introduc-
tion to the general concept of the instrument. This section also introduces the main
blocks in the signal generation flow.
For information on how to access functions and interact with the R&S
SMM100A, refer
to
Chapter 3.5, "Instrument control"
3.4.1
Brief introduction to the instrument's concept
The R&S
SMM100A offers excellent RF and baseband characteristics. The baseband
section of the R&S
SMM100A is fully digital. It contains the hardware for generating
and processing I/Q signals in realtime or generating signals with an arbitrary waveform
generator.
3.4.2
Signal flow at a glance
The R&S
SMM100A is equipped with a large touchscreen, that displays a block dia-
gram. The block diagram represents the signal flow and the general stages the signal
generation goes through. Depending on the options the R&S
SMM100A is equipped
with, the appearance of the block diagram changes.
The following examples do not cover all possible cases but aim to introduce the way
the block diagram depicts the installed options.
●
An example of a base unit, equipped with R&S
SMM-B1006.
●
An example of a fully equipped instrument.
The block diagram displays all blocks for that the required hardware and software
options are fitted. The block diagram shows the signal flow as it is.
System overview