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Chapter 1 Introduction
General Description
The IQC5000 enhances the capability of select Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, Tektronix, and Anritsu Spectrum
Analyzers (see “Compatible Spectrum Analyzers” on page 4) by increasing their signal storage capacity from seconds
to hours or days. This capability
gives users long duration, high-fidelity spectrum recordings to better analyze
complex, wideband, time-spanning, or intermittent wave forms.
Figure 1 IQC5000B with IQC-MEM
The IQC5000 can continuously record and play back the full 16 bit I and Q data stream from these Spectrum
Analyzers:
Table 1 -
Spectrum Analyzer Bandwidth
Keysight X-Series Up to 255 MHz
Rohde & Schwarz FSW Up to 160 MHz
Tektronix RSA5000 series Up to 165 MHz
Tektronix RSA6000 series Up to 110 MHz
Anritsu Field Master Pro Up to 110 MHz
Recoding Bandwidths
The IQC5000 utilizes the Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVD
S) serial communication protocol for data transfer at
very high speed. The IQC5000 is capable of simultaneously recording data from two similar spectrum analyzers
outputting data at the same sample rate.
Recording
The IQC-MEM enables recording to either one or two removable inte
rnal Solid State Drives (SSD) (Option ME2), or
one or two external storage units configured for RAID 0 operation. Signals are stored in a non-proprietary format to
allow analysis by a wide range of digital signal processing tools. The Bird Computer Workstation and Bird’s Spectro-X
software, provide users a very powerful turn-key digital signal processing capability.
Playback
Recorded broadband signals may be played back with exceptional fidelity fr
o
m the IQC5000, or used to provide an
analog I/Q baseband signal to a Vector Signal Generator.
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