z8612 Fast & Image-Free RF Downconverter (Discontinued)

The z8612™ is an RF Downconverter Module Set that serves as a 20 GHz Spectrum Analyzer extension to LitePoint’s z8653 VSA.

z8612 has the required features and specifications to perform testing for existing and emerging wireless standards, including the next-gen Wi-Fi standard 802.11ax 1024QAM.

Key Specifications

• 20 GHz Spectrum Analyzer extension to z8653 VSA
• Adds Harmonic, Spurious Emission and Band-Edge test coverage
• 250 MHz to 20 GHz frequency range
• Noise floor cancellation capability (switchable termination)
• Single-insertion testing for TX Quality and Conducted Spurious Emission
• Fast image-free downconversion (20 GHz, 100 kHz RBW sweep in < 1.5 s)

Remarkable Test Capabilities

• Fundamental-reject path for Harmonic and Spurious Emission Tests
• Bypass path for ≤ 6 GHz TX Quality measurements
• < 1 ms frequency and amplitude tuning for spur search

Portable & Efficient Modular Instrument

• 2-slot 3U PXIe modular instrument (z8613 IF mixer + z8614 RF filter)

Configurations

20 GHz RF Downconverter Module Set:

• z8612 = z8613 IF Mixer + z8614 RF Filter
• z8653 Vector Signal Analyzer
• z8801 Local Oscillator (optional module)

All solutions are adaptable and re-configurable to provide you with the greatest flexibility for your testing requirements.