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The Rohde & Schwarz SMCV100B is a vector signal generator built around an internal baseband generator with arbitrary waveform (ARB) capability. The base unit ships with a baseband generator providing 64 Msample of ARB memory and 60 MHz of RF bandwidth, and it is configured for a specific frequency and feature set through a range of hardware and software options. RF output is delivered on an N-female connector in a 50 Ohm system.
The instrument generates standard-compliant signals across a broad set of digital modulation systems, each enabled as a licensed option. Internal digital standards include broadcast formats such as DVB-T/DVB-T2, DVB-S/DVB-S2/DVB-S2X, ATSC and ATSC 3.0, DAB/T-DMB, DRM, ISDB-T and DTMB. Using R&S WinIQSIM2 (which requires an external PC), additional standards are available, including 5G New Radio, LTE, 3GPP FDD, GSM/EDGE, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth, and LoRa, along with navigation systems such as GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou and IRNSS. Custom digital modulation supports ASK, FSK, PSK and QAM schemes up to 2048QAM as an option.
ValueTronics stocks and holds its own inventory in a 20,000 square foot secure warehouse at 1675 Cambridge Drive in Elgin, Illinois. Every pre-owned unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house before it ships, while new units ship factory-sealed exactly as received from the manufacturer. Holding inventory directly lets our team confirm what is on the shelf and move instruments to engineers and labs quickly.
Rohde & Schwarz is an independent, privately held company headquartered in Munich, Germany, founded more than 80 years ago. It has operated under the Rohde & Schwarz name throughout its history, with no major corporate renaming or acquisition affecting the brand.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency | |
| Range (with R&S®SMCVB-B103 option, mandatory) | 4 kHz to 3 GHz |
| Range (with B103 and KB106 options) | 4 kHz to 6 GHz |
| Range (with B103, KB106 and KB107 options) | 4 kHz to 7.125 GHz |
| Resolution of setting | 0.001 Hz |
| Resolution of synthesis (f = 1 GHz) | 2.665 μHz (nom.) |
| Settling time | < 5 ms |
| Range and resolution of phase offset setting | –999.99° to +999.99°, 0.01° resolution |
| Reference Frequency | |
| Frequency error (at time of calibration in production) | < 1 × 10–7 |
| Aging (after 30 days of uninterrupted operation) | ≤ 1 × 10–6/year |
| Temperature effect (+5 °C to +45 °C) | ±1.0 × 10–6 |
| Source | internal, external |
| External reference frequency (standard) | 10 MHz |
| Reference frequency input connector | REF IN on rear panel, BNC female |
| Input frequency | 10 MHz, 13 MHz |
| Minimum frequency locking range | ± 25 × 10–6 (meas.) |
| Input level range | 0 dBm to +16 dBm (meas.) |
| Input impedance | 50 Ω (nom.) |
| Reference frequency output connector | REF OUT on rear panel, BNC female |
| Output frequency | 10 MHz |
| Output level | +7 dBm to +13 dBm, +10 dBm (meas.) |
| Source impedance | 50 Ω (nom.) |
| Level | |
| Setting range, standard (4 kHz ≤ f < 100 kHz) | –120 dBm to +16 dBm |
| Setting range, standard (100 kHz ≤ f < 6 GHz) | –145 dBm to +16 dBm |
| Setting range, standard (6 GHz ≤ f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | –145 dBm to +16 dBm |
| Setting range, with K31 (4 kHz ≤ f < 100 kHz) | –120 dBm to +25 dBm |
| Setting range, with K31 (100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 6 GHz) | –145 dBm to +25 dBm |
| Setting range, with K31 (6 GHz ≤ f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | –145 dBm to +25 dBm |
| Setting resolution | 0.01 dB |
| Specified level range (PEP), standard (4 kHz < f ≤ 10 MHz) | –110 dBm to +15 dBm |
| Specified level range (PEP), standard (10 MHz < f ≤ 6 GHz) | –120 dBm to +15 dBm |
| Specified level range (PEP), standard (6 GHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | –120 dBm to +15 dBm |
| Specified level range (PEP), with K31 (4 kHz < f ≤ 10 MHz) | –110 dBm to +20 dBm |
| Specified level range (PEP), with K31 (10 MHz < f ≤ 6 GHz) | –120 dBm to +20 dBm |
| Specified level range (PEP), with K31 (6 GHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | –120 dBm to +18 dBm |
| Level accuracy (level > –80 dBm, 4 kHz < f < 200 kHz) | < 1.8 dB |
| Level accuracy (level > –80 dBm, 200 kHz ≤ f ≤ 10 MHz) | < 0.7 dB |
| Level accuracy (level > –80 dBm, 10 MHz < f ≤ 2.5 GHz) | < 0.5 dB |
| Level accuracy (level > –80 dBm, f > 2.5 GHz) | < 0.7 dB |
| Level accuracy (level ≤ –80 dBm, 4 kHz < f < 200 kHz) | < 1.8 dB |
| Level accuracy (level ≤ –80 dBm, 200 kHz ≤ f ≤ 10 MHz) | < 1.2 dB, < 1.0 dB (typ.) |
| Level accuracy (level ≤ –80 dBm, 10 MHz < f ≤ 2.5 GHz) | < 0.8 dB |
| Level accuracy (level ≤ –80 dBm, f > 2.5 GHz) | < 1.1 dB |
| Settling time | < 5 ms |
| Interruption-free level range | > 20 dB |
| Reverse Power | |
| Maximum permissible RF power (1 MHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz, from 50 Ω source) | 2 W |
| Maximum permissible DC voltage | 35 V (nom.) |
| VSWR (Output impedance VSWR in 50 Ω system, level setting characteristic: auto, f > 200 kHz) | |
| Pout ≤ 5 dBm | < 2.0 |
| Pout > 5 dBm (200 kHz < f ≤ 4.5 GHz) | < 2.0 (typ.) |
| Pout > 5 dBm (4.5 GHz < f ≤ 6 GHz) | < 2.5 (typ.) |
| Spectral Purity | |
| Harmonics (CW, I/Q mode, level ≤ 13 dBm, 1 MHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | < –30 dBc |
| Nonharmonics (CW, level > +10 dBm, f ≤ 2.5 GHz) | < –52 dBc, –60 dBc (typ.) |
| Nonharmonics (2.5 GHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | < –52 dBc, –70 dBc (typ.) |
| Wideband noise (20 MHz ≤ f ≤ 100 MHz) | < –139 dBc |
| Wideband noise (100 MHz < f ≤ 2.5 GHz) | < –142 dBc |
| Wideband noise (2.5 GHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | < –133 dBc |
| SSB phase noise (f = 100 MHz, 20 kHz offset, level = +10 dBm) | < –110 dBc |
| SSB phase noise (f = 1 GHz) | < –100 dBc |
| SSB phase noise (f = 2 GHz) | < –100 dBc |
| SSB phase noise (f = 2.5 GHz) | < –100 dBc |
| SSB phase noise (2.5 GHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | < –95 dBc |
| SSB phase noise with K709 (f = 100 MHz) | < –145 dBc |
| SSB phase noise with K709 (f = 1 GHz) | < –125 dBc |
| SSB phase noise with K709 (f = 2 GHz) | < –119 dBc |
| SSB phase noise with K709 (f = 2.5 GHz) | < –117 dBc |
| SSB phase noise with K709 (2.5 GHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | < –107 dBc |
| Residual FM (300 Hz to 3 kHz, weighted ITU-T, f = 1 GHz) | < 2 Hz, 0.63 Hz (typ.) |
| Residual FM (20 Hz to 23 kHz, f = 1 GHz) | < 16 Hz, 8.15 Hz (typ.) |
| Residual FM with K709 (300 Hz to 3 kHz, weighted ITU-T) | < 2 Hz, 0.15 Hz (typ.) |
| Residual FM with K709 (20 Hz to 23 kHz) | < 4 Hz, 1.9 Hz (typ.) |
| Residual AM (4 kHz ≤ f ≤ 100 MHz) | < 0.08 % |
| Residual AM (100 MHz < f ≤ 7.125 GHz) | < 0.05 % |
| Frequency and Level Sweep | |
| Operating mode | digital sweep in discrete steps |
| Sweep parameters | RF frequency, RF level |
| Sweep shape | sawtooth, triangle |
| Step size setting resolution (frequency sweep linear) | 0.001 Hz |
| Step size setting resolution (frequency sweep logarithmic) | 0.01 % |
| Step size setting resolution (level sweep) | 0.01 dB |
| Dwell time setting range | 5 ms to 100 s |
| Dwell time setting resolution | 0.1 ms |
| I/Q Modulation Performance | |
| Operating modes | internal baseband I/Q |
| RF modulation bandwidth (8 kHz < f ≤ 240 MHz) | ±50 % of carrier frequency |
Important: Maximum permissible reverse RF power is 2 W from 1 MHz to 7.125 GHz, and maximum permissible DC voltage is 35 V (nom.); in case of too high reverse power, the RF output is switched off.
Important: The base unit can only be ordered with an R&S®SMCVB-B103 frequency option (4 kHz to 3 GHz). The frequency extension to 6 GHz (R&S®SMCVB-KB106) requires the R&S®SMCVB-B103 option, and the frequency extension to 7.125 GHz (R&S®SMCVB-KB107) requires both the R&S®SMCVB-B103 and R&S®SMCVB-KB106 options.
Important: For multiples of f = 0.5 GHz, the specified level range is limited to –100 dBm due to a discrete spurious.
Important: Digital standards with R&S®WinIQSIM2 require an external PC.
Important: When the AWGN noise generator is used, a frequency offset cannot be added to the wanted signal.
Usage tip: connect R&S NRPx power sensors via the R&S NRP-Z4 or R&S NRP-ZKU adapter cable for external power measurement and level adjustment of the instrument.
This pre-owned unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house before it ships and is backed by our pre-owned warranty. To confirm its exact condition, firmware revision, installed options, or included accessories for your application before ordering, contact our Test Architects.
ValueTronics supplies both new and used test and measurement equipment. New units ship factory-sealed, exactly as received from the manufacturer; every used unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house at our 20,000 sq ft secure facility in Elgin, Illinois before it ships. Our Test Architects can help you select the condition, calibration, and configuration that fit your application.
Please review the Manufacturer's Data Sheet to verify published specifications. Feedback on this webpage is always welcome — please reach out to your Test Architect at any time for questions or concerns. Thank you, we truly appreciate you being our customer.
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Rohde
Condition
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Manufacturer
Rohde & Schwarz
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