Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers Meet Design, Debugging, and Test Demands
Based on Rigol’s revised proprietary UltraReal platform, the Rigol RSA6000 Series Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers combine high-performance signal capture, advanced analysis, and portable design to extend applications beyond traditional desktop use. They come in 8/14/26.5-GHz versions, offering one-click mode switching, web control, and a lightweight form factor for comprehensive signal analysis anywhere. Applications span from low-frequency communications to microwave radar.
The 5-kHz to 26.5-GHz range of analyzers includes features such as a built-in preamp, tracking generator (optional on the 8-GHz model), 200-MHz real-time bandwidth, and 4-THz/s sweep speed for full-spectrum visibility in milliseconds.
Phase-noise performance is as low as –108 dBc/Hz @ 1 GHz (10-kHz offset), suiting it for evaluating critical components like oscillators and phase-locked loops. Displayed average noise level (DANL) will drop to –163 dBm/Hz to enable the successful capture of weak signals.
Additional features include five separate core measurement modes, with one-click switching, like GPSA (general-purpose spectrum analysis) for traditional swept-mode measurements such as channel power, adjacent channel power, occupied bandwidth, and harmonic distortion. Plus there's RTSA (real-time spectrum analysis) for density maps, spectrograms, and PvT to display information from complex signals.
VSA (vector signal analysis) offers optional demodulation analysis of wideband signals displayed in constellation and eye diagrams. ADM (analog demodulation) provides in-depth analysis of AM/FM/PM analog modulated signals, and EMI (EMI precompliance analysis) has built-in CISPR-compliant filters for pretesting and troubleshooting radiated and conducted emissions.
Measuring 14 × 8.4 × 4.8 in. with a 10.1-in. capacitive multi-touch screen that has a redesigned UI, the RSA6000 instruments provide a tablet-like experience. Web control and remote collaboration simplify remote debugging or educational demonstrations. And standard interfaces such as HDMI, LAN, and USB, plus SCPI commands, support the task of quickly building automated test systems.
