At the embedded world exhibition & conference, Rohde & Schwarz is set to display its forefront test and measurement solutions tailored for the embedded industry. The company’s stand, number 4-218 in hall 4 of the Nuremberg Exhibition Center, will offer visitors insights into embedded design testing. This includes the testing of digital designs and interfaces, power electronics, electromagnetic compatibility, wireless connectivity, and in-vehicle networks.
One-box test solution supports new Bluetooth Low Energy test features
A key highlight is the R&S CMW wideband radio communication test platform (R&S CMW500, R&S CMW270), which now encompasses the new Low Energy (LE) feature Bluetooth Channel Sounding (CS). CS enhances the positioning capabilities of low energy devices through high accuracy distance measurements. The R&S CMW platform provides comprehensive RFPHY test capabilities using the phase-based ranging (PBR) principle, with high-performance internal signal generators and analysers facilitating repeatable, high-quality device verification.
The R&S CMW platform also enables Bluetooth Low Energy over-the-air (OTA) receiver and transmitter measurements, aligning with the forthcoming Unified Test Protocol (UTP) test mode. This OTA test capability simplifies RFPHY testing for devices lacking a physical test connector. The new Bluetooth core specification, which includes the CS and UTP modes, is anticipated for release later in the year.
Additionally, the R&S CMW platform offers a fully automated test solution for verifying physical layer functions of both Bluetooth Low Energy and Bluetooth Classic, including LE audio measurements. Attendees can witness the new LE test modes firsthand at the Rohde & Schwarz stand.
Eight-channel MXO 5 oscilloscope sets new signal analysis standards
The MXO 5 oscilloscope from Rohde & Schwarz, notable as the world’s first eight-channel oscilloscope, achieves up to 4.5 million acquisitions and totals 18 million waveforms per second across multiple channels. It surpasses other oscilloscopes in revealing more signal activity in both time and frequency domains. With 500 Mpoints of simultaneous acquisition memory across all eight channels, it doubles the standard memory offered by competitors. As the inaugural eight-channel oscilloscope with digital triggering, it establishes a new benchmark in signal analysis. Moreover, it is the first oscilloscope to perform 45,000 FFTs per second. Visitors will have the opportunity to see this innovative instrument in action, testing system-on-chip (SoC) power designs with multiphase buck converters at the Rohde & Schwarz stand.
Testing signal integrity in high-speed digital designs
High-speed digital interfaces are crucial in electronic designs, with rising data rates and integration densities presenting challenges at the IC, board, and system levels. Show attendees will have the chance to learn about robust tools for system verification, debug, and compliance testing for signal integrity in interfaces, PCBs, and interconnects, directly from industry experts. Demonstrations at the Rohde & Schwarz stand will feature USB 3.2 signal integrity debugging with receiver equalisation emulation and advanced eye diagram analysis using the R&S RTP164B oscilloscope, as well as protocol decoding with the MXO 4 oscilloscope.
Moreover, visitors will discover solutions for fully automated (pre-)compliance testing and verification of high-speed cables (IEEE 802.3bj/by/cd/ck and PCIe 5.0/6.0) utilising the R&S ZNrun automation test suite, an R&S ZNA or R&S ZNB vector network analyser, and the R&S OSP320 open switch and control platform. The multiport physical layer analysis of a PCIe 6.0 compliant cable is conducted by accurately de-embedding the signal with the R&S ZNB43 vector signal analyser.
R&S CMX500 with new Wi-Fi 7 R&D capabilities
The forthcoming Wi-Fi 7 standard, supporting up to 16×16 MIMO with 320MHz wide channels and 4096 QAM modulation, promises exceptionally fast and stable connections. For Wi-Fi 7 device development, measuring RF TX and RX characteristics under real-world conditions in signalling mode is essential. The R&S CMX500 multi-technology multi-channel signalling tester now incorporates integrated Wi-Fi 7 test functions. The importance of test environments with multiple RF
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