Specifications

Important

Unless otherwise stated, all specifications apply after 30 minutes of instrument warm-up.

Important

Important changes in the specification parameters are explicitly mentioned in the revision history of this document.

General Specifications

Table 1: EMC, environment and safety

Parameter	min	typ	max
storage temperature	–25 °C	-	65 °C
storage relative humidity (non-condensing)	-	-	95 %
operating temperature	5 °C	-	40 °C
operating relative humidity (non-condensing)	-	-	90 %
specification temperature	18 °C	-	28 °C
operating altitude	p to 2000 meters
power supply	DC: 12 V, 2 A PoE: 40-57 V, 0.6 A AC: 90-264 (±10%) V

Table 2: Physical characteristics

Parameter
dimensions including bumper	28.3 × 23.2 × 10.2 cm, 11.1 × 9.1 × 4.0 inch, rack mount on request
weight including bumper	2.9 kg, 6.4 lb (SN < 14100), 3.2 kg, 7.1 lb (SN >= 14100)
DC power inlet	12V, 2 A Connector: Switchcraft 760BK, ID 2.5 mm, OD 5.5 mm
connectivity	mating digital input connector: Phoenix Contact 2926438; 100 Mb Ethernet connection (SN >= 14100) Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 connection (SN >= 14100)

Table 3: Absolute Maximum Ratings

Parameter
damage threshold I and Q inputs (50 Ω input impedance)	+30 dBm
damage threshold LO input (50 Ω input impedance)	+20 dBm
damage threshold Exp. RF output (50 Ω output impedance)	+26 dBm
damage threshold Exp. LO output (50 Ω output impedance)	+20 dBm
damage threshold Calib. RF output (50 Ω output impedance)	+26 dBm
DI input in default configuration 3.3 V TTL	+6.5 V
torque limit front panel SMA connectors	0.5 Nm

Analog Interface Specifications

Table 4: General

Parameter	Details	min	typ	max
number of input and output	-	4
connectors of input and output	-	SMA, front panel single-ended
impedance of input and output	-	50 Ω
input and output frequency range
frequency range of I and Q input	-	DC	-	6 GHz
frequency range of LO input and RF output	calibration and RF mode	4 GHz	-	8 GHz
frequency range of LO input and output	LO mode	1.8 GHz	-	10 GHz
input and output power
I and Q input 1 dB input compression point1	for the instrument with the serial number below 14100	-	0 dBm	-
		for the instrument with the serial number 14100 and above	-	+10 dBm	-
LO input 1 dB input compression point	calibration and RF mode	-	+6 dBm	-
LO input power	calibration and RF mode	+1 dBm	+5 dBm	+7 dBm
		LO mode	-	-	+7 dBm
attenuation of LO output power (representation)(PLO, input/PLO, Exp., output)	LO mode	-	16 dB	-
RF output 1 dB output compression point1	calibration and RF mode, see in this figure	-	+5 dBm	-
conversion gain (PRF, Exp./PI or PRF, Exp./PQ)	for the instrument with the serial number below 14100, measured at 4 GHz	-	+5 dB	-
		for the instrument with the serial number 14100 and above, measured at 4 GHz	-	-5 dB	-
Crosstalk	RF mode	-	-65 dB	-50 dB (8.0 GHz)
LO leakage and image sideband suppression
LO leakage suppression	after mixer calibration	-	-	-55 dBc
sideband suppression	after mixer calibration	-	-	-55 dBc
SFDR	after mixer calibration	40 dBc	-	-
Phase noise
phase noise	PLO = 5 dBm, PI/Q = 5 dBm, fI/Q = 100 MHz	see in this figure
operating modes
switchable operating modes	-	calibration, RF and LO
RF switches
LO isolation (PLO,input /PLO,Exp. )	RF mode	> 57 dB
switching time	-	< 0.1 s

¹ Operating up to +1 dBm of the compression point still yields reasonable linearity and SFDR as in the above table, since the compression point is limited by the amplification stage and not by the mixer component itself.

Digital Interface Specifications

Table 5: Digital Interfaces

Parameter	Description
host computer connection (SN >= 14100)	100 Mb LAN/Ethernet, 100 Mb/s
		USB 2.0, only for setting up a static IP address and maintenance
digital input port	'low':     0 - 0.8 V; 'high': 1.8 - 6.5 V