just take a look at this brief overview.

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!