Tektronix Spectrum Analyzer manual Time

Continously Capture a Seamless Time Record of a Span ofRF Frequencies

As the complexity of new RF components, devices and systems continues to increase, the ability to acquire and store a record of time-variant RF signal activity and thoroughly analyze its unique behavior – over time, in multiple domains – is becoming increasingly essential. Tektronix’ Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers meet these requirements by seamlessly capturing and recording all the signals across a user-selected span – up to 110 MHz, depending upon model used. Transient, pulsed and other time-variant signals are all captured as a seamless time record into deep memory. Some models also include an option for streaming live IQ data to an output for external recording and analysis.

Spectrogram showing oscillator turn-on settling characteristic enables measurement frequency variance over time

Time

Readouts show first and last spectra (frame) displayed, with color scaling that indicates amplitude

Frequency

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User adjustable color scaling shows signal amplitude transitions

Marker/delta markers provide signal amplitude, frequency, frame number and time

Spectrogram showing a pulsed AM signal...

measure spectral occupancy and amplitude, timing between pulses. Also measure transient signals at carrier turn-on time

Trigger/pre-trigger time designation

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