Attachment 1 - Technical Specifications.pdf

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The document is a detailed technical specification sheet for the Boonton Model 4500C, a high-precision RF measurement device with advanced capabilities. The system offers comprehensive sensor inputs with a frequency range of 30 MHz to 40 GHz, measurement ranges from -60 to +20 dBm, and a video bandwidth of 125 MHz. Key features include Real-Time Power Processing, ultrafast trace acquisition, automated power and time measurements, and multiple display and statistical analysis modes.

The technical specifications highlight the device's sophisticated measurement techniques, including random interleaved and real-time sampling with a maximum sampling rate of 100 MS/s across four channels simultaneously. Optional statistical acquisition modes provide capabilities like Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF), Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF), and various display options. The system includes a multi-level calibrator, precise time base with 100 ps resolution, and flexible trigger and pulse measurement capabilities, making it suitable for complex RF and pulse analysis applications.

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Key Specifications:

Frequency range 30 MHz to 40 GHz

Measurement range -60 dBm to +20 dBm

RF channel video bandwidth 125 MHz

RF channel rise-time < 5 ns

Overall accuracy 0.2 dB

Time Resolution 100 ys

Min Pulse Width / Max PRF 6 ns / 50 MHz

Channels 2 RF and 2 trigger

Key Features

- Real-Time Power Processing™

- Ultrafast trace acquisition and refresh rate

- O ne button push for 15 automated power and time measurements

- Automatic peak-to-peak, delay-by-time and delay-by-events triggering

- Multi-level, multi-function calibrator

- C continuous statistical analysis (optional)

- Includes gated PDF, CDF, and CCDF

- Displays up to 4 measurement, 2 memory, and 1 math channel simultaneously

Specifications detail:

Sensor Inputs

RF Frequency Range 30 MHz to 40 GHz

Pulse Measurement Range -50 to +20 dBm

Modulated Measurement Range -60 to +20 dBm

Relative Offset Range }100.00 dB

Logarithmic Vertical Scale

0.1 to 50 dBm/div in 1-2-5 sequence

0.1 to 50 dBV/div in 1-2-5 sequence

0.1 to 50 dBmV/div in 1-2-5 sequence

0.1 to 50 dBuV/div in 1-2-5 sequence

Linear Vertical Scale

1 nW/div to 50 MW/div in 1-2-5 sequence

1 mV/div to 50 kV/div in 1-2-5 sequence

Video Bandwidth 125 MHz

Rise-Time <5 ns

Single-Shot Bandwidth 35 MHz

Pulse Repetition Rate 50 MHz max

Minimum Pulse Width 6 ns

Time Base

Time Base Range 5 ns/div to 1 hr/div

Time Base Accuracy +/- 4 ppm peak

Time Base Resolution 100 ps

Time Base Display Sweeping or roll mode

Statistical X-Axis (optional)

Scale Linear or logarithmic, 1 to 7 cycles

Linear Ranges 0.1%/div to 10%/div

Linear Offset 0 to 99.9%, 0.1% resolution

Log Range 1e-9% to 100%

Calibration Source

Operating Modes CW, internal or external pulse

Frequency 1.024 GHz } 0.01%

Level Range -50 to +20 dBm

Resolution 0.1 dB

Output VSWR 1.10 maximum

Absolute Accuracy }0.04 dB ( }0.9%) at 0 dBm

Accuracy vs Level add }0.02 dB per 5 dB increment from 0 dBm

Preset Internal Pulse Period 0.1 or 1 or 10 ms

Preset Internal Pulse Duty Cycle 10% to 90% in 10% increments

Variable Pulse On Time 7 μsec to 65.535 ms in 1 μsec steps

Variable Pulse Period 28 μsec to 131.070 ms in 2 μsec steps Off-time limits - within 7 μsec to 65.535 ms

Pulse Polarity + or –

RF Connector Precision Type N

External Pulse Input Rear panel BNC, TTL level compatible

Auto-Calibration

The calibrator is used to automatically generate linearity calibration data for peak power sensors.

Measurement System

Sensor Inputs Two peak power sensor measurement channels and two trigger/oscilloscope channels.

Measurement Technique

Random interleaved and real-time sampling system that provides pre- and post- trigger data, as well as statistical histogram accumulation.

Maximum Sampling Rate 100 MS/s on up to four channels simultaneously.

(Equivalent effective sampling rate of 10 GS/s with Random Interleaved Sampling)

Waveform Averaging 1 to 16,384 samples per data point (time domain measurement)

Number of Histogram Bins 16,384

Size of Sample Bins 32-bits (4,096 mega-samples)

Bin Power Resolution <0.02 dB

Statistical Acquisition (optional)

Modes Continuous or gated by pulse mode time markers

Sampling Rate 100 MS/s on all channels simultaneously

Limit Count Adjustable, 2 to 4096 Megasamples

Limit Time 3600 seconds (approx. 41 s at full sample rate)

Terminal Action Stop, flush and restart or decimate

System Displays

Display Type

Power versus time (pulse mode), Power versus time (modulated mode), External trigger versus time (pulse mode), Auto-measure text

(all modes), Help text (all modes), Reports (sensors, configuration, calibrator, files, stored waveforms, GPIB commands, GPIB buffers)

Statistical Display Type (optional)

Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF), Complementary Cumulative

Distribution Function (CCDF), Split screen, gated CCDF and power versus time (pulse mode,CCDF), Distribution function (histogram), External trigger statistical (statistical mode), Auto-measure text

(statistical mode)

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