Overview
Rohde & Schwarz SMA100A-B106L Description:
The R&S SMA 100A combines superior signal quality with very high setting speed, which makes it ideal for any task. Whether in development, production, service or maintenance, the R&S SMA 100A does an excellent job. In the frequency range from 9 kHz to 6 GHz, it can generate CW signals as well as all common types of analog modulation (AM, FM, φM, pulse modulation). Excellent specifications and a wide range of modulation signals – these are the characteristic features of the R&S SMA 100A. In addition, a low-jitter clock synthesizer option supplies differential clock signals of up to 1.5 GHz independently of the RF frequency.
- Very low SSB phase noise of typ. –135 dBc
- Wideband noise of typ. –160 dBc
- Nonharmonics of typ. –100 dBc
- Very short frequency and level setting times of <3 ms across the entire frequency and level range
- Fast hopping mode with flexibly addressable frequency and level pairs, as fast as normal list mode
- Frequency setting time of typ. <10 μs within a bandwidth of 40 MHz due to direct access to the DDS-based synthesizer (with the R&S SMA-B20 or -B22 option)
- Very high level accuracy and repeatability
- Electronic attenuator with built-in overvoltage protection over entire frequency range
- Pulse modulator with excellent characteristics (on/off ratio >80 dB, rise/fall time typ. 10 ns)
- Pulse generator integrated as standard
- Built-in LF generator up to 1 MHz, optional multifunction generator (R&S SMA-K24) up to 10 MHz
- Optional low-jitter clock synthesizer up to 1.5 GHz (R&S SMA-B29)
- Intuitive user interface with graphical display of signal flow (block diagram)
- Remote control via GPIB or LAN
- USB connectors (e.g. for keyboard, mouse, memory stick)
- Selectable SCPI- or 8662A/63A-compatible IEC/IEEE bus command set
- Control via remote operation tool (e.g. VNC)
Using the R&S® SMA-B81 rear connector option the connectors can be moved to the rear panel of the instrument.
Excellent signal quality
- Very low SSB phase noise of typ. –134 dBc (20 kHz carrier offset, f = 1 GHz, 1 Hz measurement bandwidth), typ. –139.5 dBc with the R&S®SMA-B22 enhanced phase noise performance option
- Wideband noise of –162 dBc (meas.) with carrier offset > 40 MHz, f = 1 GHz, level = 9 dBm, 1 Hz measurement bandwidth
- Nonharmonics < –96 dBc (carrier offset > 10 kHz, f < 750 MHz, with the R&S®SMA-B22 option)
- High-stability reference oscillator as standard
- Very low phase noise at low frequencies due to internal division of the fundamental frequency range (750 MHz to 1500 MHz) down to 6.6 MHz
Ideal for use in production
- Very short frequency/level setting times of < 1.5 ms/1 ms (meas.) across the entire frequency and level range, < 450 μs in List mode
- Fast Hopping mode with flexibly addressable frequency and level pairs, as fast as normal List mode
- Frequency setting time of typ. 10 μs within a bandwidth of up to 80 MHz due to direct access to the DDS-based synthesizer (with the R&S®SMA-B20 or R&S®SMA-B22 option; FM EXTERNAL DIGITAL mode)
- Very high level accuracy and repeatability
- High output power of up to +18 dBm, overrange up to +28 dBm
- Electronic attenuator with built-in overvoltage protection over entire frequency range
- Minimum space requirements due to compact size (only two height units)
All-purpose instrument
- Frequency range of 9 kHz to 3 GHz (R&S®SMA?B103/ R&S®SMA?B103L) or 6 GHz (R&S®SMA-B106/ R&S®SMA?B106L)
- Frequency, level and LF sweeps
- Phase-continuous frequency setting
- AM, broadband FM/φM (R&S®SMA-B20 or R&S®SMA-B22), pulse modulation
- Built-in LF generator up to 1 MHz, optional multifunction generator (R&S®SMA-K24) up to 10 MHz
- Optional low-jitter clock synthesizer up to 1.5 GHz (R&S®SMA-B29)
- Power measurement using R&S®NRP-Zxx power sensors
- Optional power analysis (R&S®SMA-K28) using R&S®NRP-Zxx power sensors for scalar network analysis or automatic pulse parameter measurement
Aerospace and defense applications
- Pulse modulator with excellent characteristics (on/off ratio of > 100 dB (meas.) for f < 5.5 GHz, rise/fall time typ. < 7 ns)
- Pulse generator integrated as standard
- Optional high-performance pulse generator with minimum pulse width of 10 ns (R&S®SMA-K23
- Optional generation of versatile pulse sequences/pulse trains (R&S®SMA-K27)
- Optional chirp modulation (R&S®SMA-B20 or R&S®SMA-B22)
- Optional VOR/ILS modulation (R&S®SMA-K25)
- Optional DME modulation/analysis (R&S®SMA-K26)
- Optional operating altitude up to 4600 m (R&S®SMA-B46)
- Optional removable mass storage (CompactFlash™ card, R&S®SMA-B80)
Intuitive operating concept and versatile interfaces
- Color display with 480 pixels × 272 pixels
- Intuitive user interface with graphical display of signal flow (block diagram)
- Context-sensitive online help
- Remote control via GPIB, LAN or USB
- Selectable control language (SCPI or remote control emulation of various signal generators)
- Remote operation by browser or VNC client
- USB connectors (e.g. for keyboard, mouse, memory stick)
- Support of R&S®NRP-Zxx power sensors for precise power measurements
