AD-FMCOMMS2-EBZ / AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZ / AD-FMCOMMS5-EBZ Specifications

The following equipment was used to generate the characterization data below. These specs are common to any of the boards which use a narrow band balun.

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Figure 1 The Agilent Technology MXA Signal Analyzer and the Rohde & Schwarz SMA 100A Signal Generator.

Transmit Specs

LO BW

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Figure 2 LO linearity sweep with 1 MHz tone, -10 dB attenuation and scale of 0.25.

Intermodulation Distortion

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Figure 3 Phase Noise at LO of 2.4 GHz and Tone of 1 MHz with 1/8 power out.

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Figure 4 Phase Noise at LO of 2.4 GHz and Tone of 1 MHz with quarter power out.

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Figure 5 Phase Noise at LO of 2.4 GHz and Tone of 1 MHz with half power out.

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Figure 6 Phase Noise at LO of 2.4 GHz and Tone of 1 MHz with full power out.

Phase Noise

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Figure 7 1 MHz tone, LO 2.4 GHz, Scale of 0.5.

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Figure 8 1 MHz tone, LO 2.4 GHz, Scale of 0.25.

EVM

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Figure 9 EVM test result using LTE10, with 0 dB attenuation and 2.4 GHz LO.

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Figure 10 EVM test result using LTE10, with -10 dB attenuation and 2.4 GHz LO.

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Figure 11 EVM test result using LTE10, with -20 dB attenuation and 2.4 GHz LO.

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Figure 12 EVM test result using LTE20, with 0 dB attenuation and 2.4 GHz LO.

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Figure 13 EVM test result using LTE20, with -10 dB attenuation and 2.4 GHz LO.

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Figure 14 EVM test result using LTE20, with -20 dB attenuation and 2.4 GHz LO.

Receive Specs

LO BW

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Figure 15 RX linearity LO sweep with 1 MHz tone, -10 dB input power and 10 dB hardware gain.

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Figure 16 EVM using LTE10 with 2.4 GHz LO and -45 dBm input.

Bandwidth

Bandwidth

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Figure 17 BW with 2.4 GHz LO and -10 dBm input and Slow attack gain control.

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Figure 18 BW with 2.4 GHz LO and -10 dBm input and manual gain control.