Mini-Circuits Portable Test Equipment ® Reducing Costs in Automated Test Measurement Automated Test Equipment required for Insertion Loss, Return Loss, Gain, P1dB… • Network Analyzer ~ $30K - $40K • Spectrum Analyzer ~ $20K - $30K • Signal Generator ~ $10K - $30K $100K ?? Only for a simple measurement ? Additional Costs • Employee Training • Measurement Software • Calibration • Repair Must be considered... Test Equipment Selection: Key Considerations • What kind of measurements do I need to make? • Which signals am I measuring? • What is the frequency range? • What functions & features will I use? • What is the required accuracy? Similarly: • I would like to go from point A to point B: • Do I really need a car? • Do I really need an expensive car? • Do I have other alternatives? 2-Port DUT (Filter): Insertion Loss & Return Loss • MCL USB Signal Generator ~ $2K • MCL USB Switch 1SPDT-A18 ~ $400 Total setup $3K vs $30K - $40K • MCL USB Power Meter ~ $700 Including built-in measurement software • DUT – 2 Port Device such as Amplifier, Cable, Attenuator, Filter etc 2-Port DUT (Filter): Insertion Loss & Return Loss Test Results Comparison vs. Scalar Network Analyzer Insertion Loss ―Mini-Circuits ―Network Analyzer Return Loss ―Mini-Circuits ―Network Analyzer Display Options: Graph, Text, & Spreadsheet 2-Port DUT (Amplifier): Gain & Compression • MCL USB Signal Generator ~ $2K • MCL USB Switch 2SPDT-A18 ~ $700 • MCL USB Power Meter ~ $700 Including built-in measurement software • DUT – 2 Port Device such as Amplifier, Cable, Attenuator, Filter etc Total setup less than $3.5K 2-Port DUT (Amplifier): Gain & Compression Test Results Comparison vs. Scalar Network Analyzer Gain ―Mini-Circuits ―Network Analyzer 1dB Compression ―Mini-Circuits ―Network Analyzer 3-Port DUT (Mixer): Conversion Loss, Isolation & Compression Total setup less than $6K 4 different measurements • MCL USB Signal Generator x 2 ~ $4K • MCL USB Switch 3SPDT-A18 ~ $1K • MCL USB Power Meter ~ $700 Custom measurement software available for purchase • DUT– 3 Port Device such as Mixer, Splitter, Coupler etc Advantages of Mini-Circuits Portable Test Equipment vs Network or Spectrum Analyzers • Significantly less expensive (typically 1:10, or even less) • Minimal training required for setup • Portable, for use in the field (or in the design lab down the hall) • Works almost anywhere you can connect to a PC • Remote access, anywhere you can connect to the Internet • Modular, “building block” components for flexibility: buy just what you need now, reconfigure it on the fly, & add just what you need as your needs change Key Building Blocks for your Test Setup • Signal Generators • Power Sensors • Digital Step Attenuators • Switch Matrices • Frequency Counters • I/O Control Boxes • USB/SPI/RS232 Converters ...and more to come USB Synthesized Signal Generators 250 – 4000 MHz SSG-4000LH SSG-4000HP Low Harmonics: -60 dBc High Power: +20 dBm Model No SSG-4000LH SSG-4000HP Frequency Range Dynamic Range Power Supply Frequency Resolution Power Resolution (MHz) (dBm) (V) (kHz) (dB) 24 5 0.25 250-4000 -60 to +10 -50 to +20 Narrow Band Signal Generator Model No SG-960 Frequency Range Dynamic Range Power Supply Via USB Frequency Resolution Power Step (MHz) (dBm) (V) (kHz) (dB) 900 - 960 30dB 5 50 0.25 Additional model are available on request such as 684-800MHz, 1052-1145MHz, 1747-1807MHz, 2356-2556MHz, 4152-4261MHz USB Power Sensors Dynamic Range -30 dBm to +20 dBm PWR-6G 1-6000MHz 50Ω (32/64-bit PC) 50Ω (32-bit PC) PWR-4GHS 9KHz-4000MHz 50Ω (32/64-bit PC) PWR-6GHS 1-6000MHz PWR-2GHS-75 100KHz-2000MHz 75Ω (32/64-bit PC) PWR-8GHS 1-8000MHz 50Ω (32/64-bit PC) PWR-2.5GHS-75 100KHz-2500MHz 75Ω (32/64-bit PC) True RMS PWR-4RMS (50-4000MHz, -35 to +20dBm) coming soon! USB/RS232 Digital Step Attenuators 1 – 4000 MHz 30 – 90 dB Attenuation Model No Frequency Range (MHz) Attenuation Step Dynamic Range (dB) (dB) Min Max RUDUT-2000-90 1 - 2000 0.5 90 RUDUT-3000-60 1 - 3000 0.5 60 RUDUT-3000-50 1 - 3000 0.5 50 RUDUT-4000-40 1 - 4000 0.5 40 RUDUT-4000-30 1 - 4000 0.5 30 USB Switch Matrices USB-1SPDT-A18 • Frequency Range DC – 18 GHz USB-3SPDT-A18 • Isolation 85 dB • Insertion Loss 0.2 dB • High Power 10 W • Switching Time 25 mSec • Capable of 100 million cycles USB-2SPDT-A18 USB-4SPDT-A18 USB Frequency Counter 1 – 6000 MHz Model No Frequency Range (MHz) UFC-6000 1-6000 Frequency Range (Hz) Frequency Accuracy (Hz) 1-40 MHz 40-200 MHz 200-6000 MHz 1-40 MHz 40-220 MHz 220-1500 MHz 1500-6000 MHz 1 10 100 ±2 ±20 ±200 ±800 Input Power (dBm) 10MHz Reference Input Power (dBm) -28 to +13 -5 to +10 USB I/O Control Boxes USB-I/O-4D2R • Two DC 24V/0.375A opto-isolated relay outputs • Four TTL/LVTTL outputs with a wide range of TTL voltage 2.7V to 5V USB-I/O-16D8R • 8 electromechanical Form C buffered relays (dry contact outputs) • 16 TTL/LVTTL digital I/O lines USB-I/O-8DRV • 8 electromechanical Form C buffered relays (dry contact outputs) • 8 TTL/LVTTL digital I/O lines (2 Channels x 8 lines each) • 8 high voltage digital input lines (32 V, 14mA) USB ↔ SPI ↔ RS232 Converters RS232/USB-SPI RS232/USB-SPI-N Thank You more models are on the way — just keep an eye on minicircuits.com!