Summary of COMPACT SYNTHUSB3 6.4GHZ MICROWAVE SIGNAL GENERATOR
The SynthUSB3 by Windfreak Technologies is a compact, low-cost RF signal generator tunable from 12.5 MHz to 6.4 GHz in 0.1 Hz increments. It connects via USB for control and power from Windows, Linux, or Android devices. Featuring built-in flash memory, it operates independently without a PC once programmed. The device offers precise power settings from -50 dBm to 8 dBm and factory-calibrated accuracy using a 10 MHz crystal oscillator. Its small size and versatility suit applications in wireless communications, automated testing, EMC pre-compliance, and as a local oscillator in RF systems.
Parts used in the SynthUSB3 RF Signal Generator:
- USB interface for control and power
- Software-tunable RF synthesizer (12.5 MHz to 6.4 GHz)
- Built-in nonvolatile flash memory
- 2.5 ppm 10 MHz crystal oscillator
- Onboard calibration look-up table
- LabVIEW™ GUI application for control
The SynthUSB3 is an innovative, low-cost, pocketable RF signal generator – software-tunable from 12.5MHz to 6.4GHz in 0.1 Hz steps
Saelig Company Inc. announces the Windfreak Technologies SynthUSB3 – a pocketable 12.5MHz to 6.4GHz software-tunable RF signal generator and frequency sweeper that can be controlled and powered by any device running Windows, Linux or Android via a USB port. The SynthUSB3 also has built-in nonvolatile flash memory so it can be programmed to operate by itself without requiring a PC connection for any frequency, power, sweep, or modulation setting. This provides a highly mobile, low power, light weight solution for a wide range of RF signal generation needs.
The provided user-friendly GUI application controlling the SynthUSB3, written in LabVIEW™, provides a desktop instrument experience and performance at a fraction the cost of a standalone instrument. Data entry on the PC can be performed either with a displayed touch pad or knob, or directly with the PC’s keyboard and arrow keys. Power levels can be set in 0.1dBm increments, with a maximum output of 8dBm and minimum of -50dBm. RF power setting resolution is non-linear with finer resolution at higher output powers. On-board calibration is attained through a look-up table unique to each SynthUSB3 device. Calibration over the whole range from 12.5MHz to 6.4GHz is performed at the factory and stored in the built-in flash memory. RF frequency accuracy relies on an onboard 2.5ppm 10MHz crystal oscillator.
Compact in size (2” X 1” X 0.5”) the SynthUSB3 will find application in wireless communications systems design, automated test equipment (ATE), radiated immunity pre-compliance EMC testing, etc. This device is a versatile generic RF signal generator for test setups, or as a high quality local oscillator in your RF / microwave communication system.
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