Novator Solutions, a leading developer of test and measurement systems has introduced an RF spectrum recorder which gives the operator a new level of freedom to configure sub-frequency bands within the real-time bandwidth of interest. The ODEN 3001 is the first intelligent RF spectrum recorder within Novator Solutions wideband record and playback offering with a 26.5 GHz frequency range and 765 MHz of real-time bandwidth. The ODEN 3001 automatically captures individual interfering signals or rare & unknown events of interest for later analysis and spectrum characterization.
Key Features of ODEN 3001:
Automatic recording of wideband & narrowband signals.
- Records only the signals of interest that meet trigger conditions.
- Instantaneous bandwidth: 765 MHz.
- 1024 individual digital downconverters (DDC).
- Simultaneous processing of all triggered signals.
- High-resolution frequency mask trigger (FMT).
- Live Spectrum and Spectrogram views.
- Enterprise-grade storage.
Each recorded signal is stored in a separate file. The files are then post-processed and indexed which makes it intuitive to search for the signals of interest. The filtered files can be exported to other formats and off-loaded to back-storage systems for further analysis. The full instantaneous bandwidth can be divided into multiple regions where each region can process the triggered mask with its own set of acquisition rules. This makes it possible to monitor a wide frequency band containing signals with varying bandwidth. It also reduces the amount of the data to be recorded to the optimal size without missing important data.
Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT)
A high-resolution frequency mask can be configured per FFT bin. The mask is processed on a dedicated FPGA for deterministic performance. The mask has a configurable hysteresis and starts and stops triggers that can be set to different levels. With the hysteresis function, it is possible to configurable the time a signal must be over the trigger level before it is triggered, making it possible to effectively filter out disturbances in the spectrum.
Acquisition Rules
Following acquisition rules can be independently configured per region:
- Record full band: When triggered, the full configured real-time bandwidth is recorded.
- Record acquisition region: When a trigger within the region occurs, the complete configured acquisition region is recorded.
- Record narrowband channels: Narrowband channels centered around the detected signals are recorded with a pre-de‑ ned bandwidth per acquisition region.
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