Innovative Integration Model XU-TX 5.6 GHz PXI RF vector signal generator

The Innovative Integration Model XU-TX 5.6 GHz PXI RF vector signal generator has 3 GHz bandwidth for 5G design and testing.

It can be programmed using C++ to create specific designs or test configurations. It has a user-programmable Kintex UltraScale FPGA with high-speed serial and parallel digital interfaces in an 8 HP PXI express module.

The module’s wide 3 GHz analog bandwidth will allow it to be used for 802.11ac/ax device testing as well as early-stage 5G design and testing.

Wi-Fi has evolved from 20, to 40, to 160 MHz in the latest 802.11ax standard. Mobile communication channels have evolved from 200 kHz in GSM to 100 MHz in current LTE-Advanced technology.

The module’s 3 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth can also be used for digital predistortion (DPD) test and wideband signals such as radar, LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G. Multiple channel synchronisation will allow for up to eight-channel multiple output (MO) configuration in a small, 6-slot PXIe chassis.