Boonton has added a new fast measurement mode to the 55 Series USB wideband power sensor adding to their 100,000 measurements per second capabilities. This new measurement mode unleashes the power of the Real-Time Power Processing architecture by analyzing a signal as it is being captured and quantifying user defined events such as a series of pulses, bursts, or time intervals. This real-time analysis is quickly available to the user through a fast measurement readout of RF power measurements. These measurements, such as peak, average, crest factor and minimum power enable, continuous, real-time monitoring of physical layer performance. Combined with 3 ns rise time and 195 MHz video bandwidth, real-time measurement capabilities like this enable testing and characterizing of complex WiFi, radar, MRI and RF amplifiers at high speeds not previously obtainable.
This 55 Series is built upon their innovative Real-Time Power Processing architecture which eliminates the acquisition latency associated with traditional peak power meters and sensors, yielding lightning-fast performance in a USB platform. It offers an advanced user interface, robust API, and compact form factor making it ideal for R&D laboratory, manufacturing, automated test and field use.
Boonton power meters and sensors have been in use in major laboratories around the world for 70 years and have established the standard for RF power characterization of the fastest pulse and wideband communication signals. This Series includes 6, 18 and 40 GHz models which pack the signal processing power of their benchtop power meters into a small, lightweight, portable form factor for real-time power characterization.
This new fast measurement mode is available in the latest, free to download, version of the Peak Power Analyzer Suite of software for the 55 Series sensor. Here are some videos about the 55 Series USB Power Sensors:
55 Series USB Peak Power Sensor featuring Real-Time Power Processing
Boonton's USB55006 Demo at IMS2016 Importance of Measuring Crest Factor using a Limiter
