R&S® SMBV100A Vector Signal Generator
The R&S® SMBV100A offers excellent RF performance along with very high output level and short setting times. At the same time, the R&S® SMBV100A can be equipped with an internal baseband generator to allow generation of a number of digital standards (e.g.LTE, LTE-Advanced, IEEE802.11ac, GNSS). The wide frequency range from 9 kHz to 6 GHz covers all of the important bands for digital modulation.
GNSS Simulator for the R&S® SMBV100A Vector Signal Generator
A number of standard tests are available for characterizing the performance of a GNSS receiver, e.g. time to first fix (TTFF) and location accuracy. Test runs often include an entire series of tests, each with a different scenario. Therefore, satellite simulators that allow users to simulate a wide variety of scenarios are ideal for this purpose.
This is where the flexibility of the GNSS solution for the R&S® SMBV100A stands out: Only a few keystrokes are needed to generate complex scenarios, unlimited in time, with up to 24 satellites — including hybrid GPS, Glonass, Galileo and BeiDou constellations. Users can select the almanac file as well as the geographic position, and both stationary positions and moving scenarios that simulate the movement of receivers along any custom route are possible. The signal strength of individual satellites can be controlled in realtime in order to simulate conditions of restricted satellite visibility.
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