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June 1st, 2021 - Vista, California - Axiom Test Equipment, an electronic test equipment rental and sales company has published a new blog post that informs people on how to select the best signal source for a job. A suitable test signal source should provide signals with accurate, repeatable characteristics that can properly exercise the equipment under test (EUT), such as an amplifier, antenna, or filter. Depending upon what is being tested, the requirements for the test signals will differ, such as frequency and power levels.

Signals are generated in different forms, including continuous wave (CW), pulsed, and differential pairs that form phase-modulated signals. Generators may provide single-frequency outputs, sweep signals across a range of frequencies, or even "hop" quickly from one frequency to the next to create patterns of mixed signals or waveforms to emulate a communications channel. Essential performance parameters for signal and waveform generators include frequency range, frequency resolution, output power, and tuning or switching speed. Additional parameters include swept bandwidth and sweep speeds for swept signal generators and pulse width and pulse rise/fall time for pulse generators. The importance of each parameter will depend upon how a test signal source is used. For example, a signal generator with fast frequency tuning may be ideal for high-volume production testing but it may lack phase-noise performance.

Learn more about how to pick the appropriate test signal source for different requirements of frequencies and power levels by reading the full blog post on Axiom's Website.

Create Complex Signals for Next-Generation Testing

Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100A Vector Signal Generator, 3.2 GHz or 6 GHz

Signal generation often precedes signal analysis and, as signals used in electronic products grow more complex and even higher in frequency, generating test signals becomes more critical for evaluating those products. Except in analyzers with built-in signal sources, creating test signals is usually the task of a signal generator or arbitrary waveform generator (AWG). Testers currently have a wide choice of test equipment, from small, economical units to more sophisticated, larger signal sources. Selecting the best signal source for a job usually depends on the job. By mapping out test signal performance requirements for an application, the challenge of finding an optimal test source can be greatly simplified.

One goal for any test signal source is to provide signals that emulate those normally processed by an electronic product or system to be tested, whether it is an audio amplifier, a cellular telephone, or a radar. A suitable test signal source should provide signals with accurate, repeatable characteristics that can properly exercise the equipment under test (EUT), such as an amplifier, antenna, or filter. Depending upon what is being tested, the requirements for the test signals will differ, such as frequency and power levels.

Which Generator Type?

Modern signal and function generators build upon a variety of technologies, including analog frequency conversion, frequency multiplication, and digital signal synthesis, to create test signals. Signals are generated in different forms, including continuous wave (CW), pulsed, and differential pairs that form phase-modulated signals. Generators may provide single-frequency outputs, sweep signals across a range of frequencies, or even "hop" quickly from one frequency to the next to create patterns of mixed signals or waveforms to emulate a communications channel. In AWGs and digital waveform generators, higher sampling rates and greater numbers of digital bits yield higher precision when the bits are converted to analog waveforms. More memory will also be needed for each channel to store representations of complex waveforms...

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At Axiom Test Equipment we provide several services. We rent electronic test and measurement equipment. We also sell test equipment. If you have a piece of malfunctioning or broken test equipment we also have an in-house repair lab. For anyone seeking a way to offload their surplus or obsolete equipment, we offer a trade-in program or we can buy the equipment from you.

We stock a comprehensive inventory of equipment and can use our extensive network to find you those hard to get items. We believe in getting equipment to you quickly and at a competitive price.

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Posted June 2, 2021