Specifications

Frequency

• BNC output, all models

• DC to 62.5 MHz

• N-type outputs

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• TSG4102A

• 950 kHz to 2.0 GHz

• TSG4104A

• 950 kHz to 4.0 GHz

• TSG4106A

• 950 kHz to 6.0 GHz

• Frequency resolution

• 1 μHz at any frequency

• Switching speed

• <8 ms (to within 1 ppm)

• Frequency error

• <(10–18 + time-base error) × fc

• Frequency stability

• 1 × 10–11 (1 s Allan variance)

Front panel BNC output

• Frequency range

• DC to 62.5 MHz

• Amplitude

• 1.00 VRMS to 0.001 VRMS (-47 dBm to +14.96 dBm)

• Offset

• ±1.5 VDC

• Offset resolution

• 5 mV

• Maximum excursion

• 1.817 V (amplitude + offset)

• Amplitude resolution

• <1 %

• Amplitude accuracy

• ±0.7 dB

• Harmonics, typical

• <–40 dBc

• Spurious, typical

• <–65 dBc

• Output coupling

• DC, 50 Ω ±2%

• Impedance

• 50 Ω

• Reverse protection

• ±5 VDC

• VSWR, typical

• < 1.6 :1 

Front panel N-type output

• Power output

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• TSG4102A

• +16.5 dBm to –110 dBm

• TSG4104A

• +16.5 dBm to –110 dBm (<3 GHz)

• TSG4106A

• +16.5 dBm to –110 dBm (<4 GHz)                                        +10 dBm to –110 dBm (4-6 GHz)

• Voltage output

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• TSG4102A

• 1.5 VRMS to 0.7VRMS

• TSG4104A

• 1.5 VRMS to 0.7 μVRMS (<3 GHz)

• TSG4106A

• 1.5 VRMS to 0.7 μVRMS (<4 GHz)

• Amplitude resolution

• 0.01 dBm

• Amplitude accuracy

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• CW, 50 Ω load (dB, typical)

• CW, 18 °C to 28 °C	>10 dBm	10 to -30 dBm	-30 to -60 dBm	-60 to -100 dBm	<-100 dBm
  10 MHz to 0.1 GHz	±0.2	±0.25	±0.35	±0.45	±0.6
  0.1 GHz to 2 GHz	±0.15	±0.15	±0.25	±0.35	±0.6
  2 GHz to 4 GHz	±0.3	±0.2	±0.35	±0.6	±0.8
  4 GHz to 6 GHz	NA	±0.3	±0.4	±0.75	±1.25

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• CW, 50 Ω load (dB, max)

• Level range:	+5 to -30 dBm (max)	+5 to -30 dBm (typical)
  Temperature:	18 °C to 28 °C	5 °C to 40 °C	5 °C to 40 °C
  10 MHz to 0.1 GHz	±0.6	±1.0	±0.7
  0.1 GHz to 2 GHz	±0.6	±1.0	±0.6
  2 GHz to 4 GHz	±0.6	±1.0	±0.7
  4 GHz to 6 GHz	±1	±1.5	±0.9

• Impedance

• 50 Ω

• Output coupling

• AC, 50 Ω

• VSWR, typical

• <1.5 (2 MHz to 2 GHz)                            <1.8 (2 GHz to 6 GHz)

• Reverse protection

• 30 VDC, +25 dBm

• IQ modulation output level accuracy

• Output amplitude is -5 dBm.

  Temperature:	18 °C to 28 °C	5 °C to 40 °C
  Fc:	Typical (dB)	Max (dB)	Typical (dB)
  <2 GHz	±0.1	±0.4	±0.4
  2 GHz to 4 GHz	±0.2	±0.6	±0.4
  4 GHz to 6 GHz	±0.4	±0.8	±0.7

Spectral purity of the RF output

• Subharmonics

• None

• Harmonics, maximum

• Output level<0 dBm, 1 GHz CW signal

• TSG4102A and TSG4104A

• < -38 dBc

• TSG4106A

• < -30 dBc

• Harmonics, typical (output level < 0 dBm)

• < -35 dBc, CW , Fc < 2 GHz

• Spurious (typical)

• Output level -10 dBm, CW

• < -68 dBc

• >10 kHz from carrier in 950 kHz to 1 GHz

• < -60 dBc

• >10 kHz from carrier in 1 GHz to 2 GHz

• < -55 dBc

• >10 kHz from carrier in 2 GHz to 4 GHz

• < -55 dBc

• >10 kHz from carrier in 4 GHz to 6 GHz

• Residual FM, typical

• 1 Hz rms (300 Hz to 3 kHz bandwidth)

• Residual AM, typical

• 0.006 % rms (300 Hz to 3 kHz bandwidth)

• SSB phase noise

• Output level is +5 dBm at 18 °C to 28 °C.

  Carrier	Offset from carrier, typical (dBc/Hz)
  1 kHz	10 kHz	20 kHz	1 MHz
  1 GHz	-102	-110	-113	-124
  2 GHz	-96	-104	-107	-118
  3 GHz	-93	-102	-105	-120
  6 GHz	-87	-96	-99	-114

• SSB phase noise at 1 GHz carrier, maximum (output level +5 dBm, 5 ℃ to 40 ℃)

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• 1 kHz offset

• –95 dBc/Hz

• 10 kHz offset

• –106 dBc/Hz

• 20 kHz offset

• –107 dBc/Hz

• 1 MHz offset

• –120 dBc/Hz

• 2 GHz offset

• –118 dBc/Hz

• >3 GHz offset

• –120 dBc/Hz
  

Phase setting (front panel outputs)

• Maximum phase step

• ±360º

• Phase resolution

• 0.01º (DC to 100 MHz)                          0.1º (100 MHz to 1 GHz)                          1.0º (1 GHz to 6 GHz)

OCXO time-base (Option M00 or Option E1)

• Oscillator type

• Oven-controlled, 3rd OT, SC-cut crystal

• Initial accuracy at calibration (20 minute warm-up, at 18 ºC to 28 ºC)

• <±0.02 ppm

• Temperature drift (0 ºC to 40 ºC)

• <±0.003 ppm

• Aging

• <±0.05 ppm/year

VCXO time base (Option M01)

• Initial accuracy at calibration (20 minute warm-up, at 18 ºC to 28 ºC)

• <±0.5 ppm

• Temperature drift (0 ºC to 40 ºC)

• <±5.0 ppm

• Aging

• <±3.0 ppm/year

Time-base input

• Frequency

• 10 MHz, ±2 ppm

• Amplitude

• 0.5 VP-P to 4 VP-P (–2 dBm to +16 dBm)

• Input impedance

• 50 Ω, AC coupled

Time-base output

• Frequency

• 10 MHz, sine

• Source

• 50 Ω, DC transformer coupled

• Amplitude

• >7.5 dBm

Internal modulation source

• Waveforms

• Sine, ramp, saw, square, pulse, noise

• Sine THD

• –74 dBc (typical at 20 kHz)

• Ramp linearity

• <0.05 % (1 kHz)

• Rate

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• TSG4102A and TSG4104A

• 1 μHz to 500 kHz: < 62.5 MHz CF                                      1 μHz to 50 kHz: ≥62.5 MHz

• TSG4106A

• 1 μHz to 500 kHz: < 93.75 MHz CF                                      1 μHz to 50 kHz: ≥93.75 MHz

• Rate resolution

• 1 μHz

• Rate error

• 1:231 + time-base error

• Noise function

• White Gaussian noise (rms = dev / 5)

• Noise bandwidth

• 1 μHz < ENBW < 50 kHz

• Pulse generator period

• 1 μs to 10 s

• Pulse generator width

• 100 ns to 9999.9999 ms

• Pulse timing resolution

• 5 ns

• Pulse noise function

• Length 2N-1 PRBS 5 ≤ N ≤ 32, bit period 100 nS to 10 S

Analog modulation output

• Connector type

• BNC (rear panel)

• Impedance

• 50 Ω

• Function

• AM, FM, ΦM, Pulse

• Scale factor

• ±1 V for ± full deviation

• Pulse/Blank

• Low = 0 V                          Hi = 3.3 V

External analog modulation input

• Connector type

• BNC (rear panel)

• Impedance

• 100 kΩ

• Function

• AM, FM, ΦM, Pulse

• Scale factor

• ±1 V for ± full deviation

• Pulse/Blank

• Low = 0 V                          Hi = 3.3 V

• Input coupling

• DC or 4 Hz High-pass

• Pulse Threshold

• +1 VDC

• Input Offset

• < 500 μV

Amplitude modulation

• Range

• 0 to (decreases above +7 dBm)

• Resolution

• 0.1%

• Modulation source

• Internal or external

• Modulation distortion, typical

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• BNC output

• <1 % (fc < 62.5 MHz, fm = 1 kHz)

• N-type output

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• Modulation bandwidth (external)

• >100 kHz

Frequency modulation

• Minimum frequency deviation

• 0.01 Hz

• Maximum frequency deviation

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• TSG4102A and TSG4104A

• Smaller of fc and 64 MHz – fc. In 0 to 62.5 MHz

  Frequency range	Maximum deviation
  62.5 MHz < fc ≤ 126.5625 MHz	1 MHz
  126.5625 MHz < fc ≤253.1250 MHz	2 MHz
  253.1250 MHz < fc ≤ 506.25 MHz	4 MHz
  506.25 MHz < fc ≤ 1.0125 GHz	8 MHz
  1.0125 GHz < fc ≤ 2.0 GHz	16 MHz
  2.025 GHz < fc ≤ 4.0 GHz (TSG4104A)	32 MHz

• TSG4106A

• Smaller of fc and 96 MHz – fc. In 0 to 93.75 MHz

  Frequency range	Maximum deviation
  93.75 MHz < fc ≤ 189.84375 MHz	1 MHz
  189.84375 MHz < fc ≤ 379.6875 MHz	2 MHz
  379.6875 MHz< fc ≤ 759.375 MHz	4 MHz
  759.375 MHz < fc ≤ 1.51875 GHz	8 MHz
  1.51875 GHz < fc ≤ 3.0375 GHz	16 MHz
  3.0375 GHz < fc ≤ 6.0 GHz	32 MHz

• Deviation resolution

• 0.1 Hz

• Deviation accuracy, typical

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• TSG4102A and TSG4104A

• < 0.1% of selected deviation + 5 Hz (fc < 62.5 MHz)                                      < 2% of selected deviation + 20 Hz (fc > 62.5 MHz)

• TSG4106A

• < 0.1% of selected deviation + 5 Hz (fc < 93.75 MHz)                                      < 2% of selected deviation + 20 Hz (fc > 93.75 MHz)

• Modulation source

• Internal or external

• Modulation distortion, typical

• < -60 dB (fc=100 MHz, fm=1 KHz, fd= 3 KHz)

• External FM carrier offset, typical

• < ±0.001 X FM deviation

• Modulation bandwidth, typical

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• TSG4102A and TSG4104A

• 500 kHz (fc < 62.5 MHz)                                      100 kHz (fc > 62.5 MHz)

• TSG4106A

• 500 kHz (fc < 93.75 MHz)                                      100 kHz (fc > 93.75 MHz)

Phase modulation

• Deviation

• 0º to 360º

• Deviation resolution, typical

• 0.01º (DC to 100 MHz)                          0.1º (100 MHz to 1 GHz)                          1º (1 GHz and above)

• Deviation accuracy, typical

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• TSG4102A and TSG4104A

• 2% (fc < 62.5 MHz)                                                                             3% (fc > 62.5 MHz)

• TSG4106A

• 2% (fc < 93.75 MHz)                                      3% (fc > 93.75 MHz)

• Modulation source

• Internal or external

• Modulation distortion, typical

• < -60 dB (fc = 100 MHz, fm =1 kHz, ΦD = 50º)

• Modulation bandwidth, typical

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• TSG4102A and TSG4104A

• 500 kHz (fc < 62.5 MHz)                                      100 kHz (fc > 62.5 MHz)

• TSG4106A

• 500 kHz (fc < 93.75 MHz)                                      100 kHz (fc > 93.75 MHz)

Pulse modulation

• Pulse mode

• Logic High turns RF output ON

• On-Off ratio, typical

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• BNC output

• > 70 dB

• Type-N output

• > 57 dB (fc < 1.0 GHz)                                      > 40 dB (1.0 GHz ≤ fc < 4.0 GHz)                                      > 35 dB (4.0 GHz ≤ fc < 6.0 GHz)

• Pulse feed-through, typical

• 10% of carrier for 20 ns at turn on

• Turn On-Off delay

• 60 ns

• RF Rise-Fall time, typical

• 20 ns

• Modulation source

• Internal or external pulse

Interface connectors

• USB

• USB 2.0, host

• Ethernet (LAN)

• 10/100 Base-T.TCP/IP and DHCP default

• GPIB

• IEEE488.2 

• RS-232 

• 4800 to 115,200 baud, RTS/CTS flow

External I/Q modulation (Option EIQ)

• Carrier frequency range

• 400 MHz to 2.0 GHz (TSG4102A)                          400 MHz to 4.0 GHz (TSG4104A)                          400 MHz to 6.0 GHz (TSG4106A)

• I/Q inputs (rear panel)

• 50 Ω, ±0.5 V

• I/Q full scale input

• (I2 + Q2)1/2 = 0.5 V

• Modulation bandwidth

• max 400 MHz RF bandwidth

• I or Q input offset

• <500 μV

• Carrier suppression

• > -45 dBc for fc ≤ 3 GHz                          > -40 dBc for 3 GHz < fc ≤ 5 GHz                          > -35 dBc for fc > 5 GHz

• I and Q baseband modulation bandwidth (3 dB from fc)

• > 200 MHz (fc < 2.5 GHz, RF BW >400 MHz)                          > 150 MHz (fc > 2.5 GHz, RF BW >300 MHz)

Dual baseband generator (Option VM00)

• Channels

• 2 (I and Q)

• DAC data format

• Dual 14-bit at 125 MS/s

• Reconstruction filter

• 10 MHz, 3rd order Bessel LPF

• Arbitrary symbol memory

• Up to 16 Mbits

• Symbol rate

• 1 Hz to 6 MHz (1 μHz resolution)

• Symbol length

• 1 to 9 bits (maps to constellation)

• Symbol mapping

• Default or user-defined constellation

• Symbol source (User-defined symbols, built-in PRBS generator, or settable pattern generator)

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• PRBS length

• 2n – 1 (5 < n < 32; 31 to about 4.3 × 109 symbols)

• Pattern generator

• 16 bits

• Digital filtering

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• Filter type

• Raised Cosine, Root Raised Cosine, Gaussian, Rectangular, Linear, Sinc, linearized Gaussian, C4FM, customized FIR

• Filter length

• 24 symbols

• Noise impairments

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• Additive noise

• White, Gaussian

• Level

• –70 dBc to –10 dBc

Basic vector modulation formats (Option VM00)

• Formats by bit

• Constellation	1-bit	2-bit	3-bit	4-bit	5-bit	6-bit	8-bit
  ASK	2ASK	4ASK	8ASK	16ASK
  FSK	BFSK	4FSK	8FSK	16FSK
  PSK	BPSK	QPSK	8PSK	16PSK
  QAM	n/a	4QAM	n/a	16QAM	32QAM	64QAM	256QAM
  CPM	BCPM	4CPM	8CPM	16CPM
  VSB	n/a	n/a	8VSB	16VSB

• Others

• OQPSK, DQPSK, π/4DQPSK, 3π/8 8 PSK

Digital modulation applications (typical)

• Digital modulation applications options

• Option	Application
  VM01	GSM
  VM02	GSM-EDGE
  VM03	W-CDMA
  VM04	APCO-25 Phase 1
  VM05	DECT
  VM06	NADC
  VM07	PDC
  VM08	TETRA
  VM10	Audio clip (analog AM and FM)

  
  

Option VM01 GSM, (GMSK, 270.833 kS/s, 935 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.6%

Option VM02 GSM-EDGE, (3π/8 8PSK, 270.833 kS/s, 935 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.30%

Option VM03 W-CDMA, (QPSK,3.840Mcps, 2.1425GHz, 0dBm), RMS EVM: 1.7%

Option VM03 W-CDMA (QPSK,3.840Mcps, 1.85 GHz, 0dBm), RMS EVM: 1.7%

Option VM02 GSM-EDGE, (3π/8 8PSK, 270.833 kS/s, 935 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.30%

Option VM05 DECT, (2FSK 1.152 Mbps,1.925 GHz, 0 dBm), RMS FSK Err: 1.5%

Option VM06 NADC, (π/4 DQPSK, 24.3 kS/s, 875 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.3%

Option VM07 PDC, (π/4 DQPSK, 21 kS/s, 800 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.6%

Option VM08 TETRA, (π/4 DQPSK,18 kS/s, 420 MHz, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 0.7%

32QAM, (6 MS/s, 5.8 GHz, Root raised cosine filter, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 1.6%

256QAM, (6 MS/s, 2.45 GHz, Root raised cosine filter, 0 dBm), RMS EVM: 1.1%

TSG4100A-ATT Option

• Nominal impedance

• 50 Ω

• Nominal attenuation

• 30 dB

• Frequency range

• DC to 6 GHz

• Attenuation deviation

• ±0.75 dB (DC to 6 GHz)

• Maximum VSWR

• 1.15 (DC to 4 GHz)

  1.2 (4 GHz to 6 GHz)

• Power rating

• 5 Watt average power up to 25 ˚C ambient temperature, linearly derated to 1 Watt at 125 ˚C ambient temperature.

• Weight

• 0.052 kg

• Operating temperature

• -65 °C to 125 °C

• Compliance

• 2011/65/EU (RoHS) compliant

Rear-panel markers

• Type

• Symbol Clock, Data Frame, TDMA, and user-defined

• Amplitude

• 0.5 to 4 Vpp (–2 dBm to +16 dBm)

• Output impedance

• 50 Ω, AC coupled

Physical characteristics

• Dimensions

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• Height

• 114 mm (4.5 in)

• Width

• 216 mm (8.5 in)

• Depth

• 347 mm (13.7 in)

• Weight

• 5.4 kg (12 lbs)

Operating characteristics

• Temperature

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• Operating

• +5 °C to +40 °C

• Non-operating

• -20 °C to +60 °C

• Humidity

• Operating	Non-operating
  5% to 95% relative humidity (%RH) at up to +30 °C	5% to 95% RH (Relative Humidity) at up to +30 °C
  5% to 45% RH above +30 °C up to +40 °C, non-condensing	5% to 45% RH above +30 °C up to +40 °C, non-condensing

• Altitude

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• Operating

• Up to 3,000 m

• Non-operating

• Up to 12,000 m

• Line power

• <90 W, 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz with PFC

• Vibration and shock

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• Random vibration

• Operating	Non-operating
  0.27 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Option M01)	2.28 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Option M01)
  0.22 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Options M00 or E1)	2.13 GRMS, 5 500 Hz, 10 minutes per axis, 3 axes (30 minutes total for Options M00 or E1)

• Mechanical shock

• Non-operating
  Half-sine mechanical shocks, 50 g peak amplitude, 11 msec duration, 3 drops in each direction of each axis (18 total for Option M01)
  Half-sine mechanical shocks, 30 g peak amplitude, 11 msec duration, 3 drops in each direction of each axis (18 total for Options M00 or E1)

Regulatory information

• EC Declaration of Conformity - EMC

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• EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

• EN 61326-1 

• Radiated and Conducted emissions

• Class A

• Australia/New Zealand

• Australia Radio Communications Act 1992 

• Korea

• KCC

• Safety

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• Third Party Certification Standards

• UL 61010; CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1 

• EC Declaration of Conformity - Low Voltage

• Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC; EN61010-1 

• Safety Certification Compliance

• Equipment type:	Test and measuring
  Safety class:	Class 1 - grounded product
  Pollution degree:	2 (as defined in IEC61010-1)
  Rated for indoor use only.