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Data Sheet


6.2GHz USB Realtime Spectrum Analyser


Powerful, Affordable, Portable

A full featured spectrum analyser for less that half the price of a conventional unit.

It weighs just .75 kg, takes little space on your bench, and fits easily in your hand, bag, pocket or tool belt.

  • 9 kHz to 6.2 GHz
  • 40 MHz real-time bandwidth
  • Includes free SignalVu software for comprehensive spectrum analysis, and options for common applications
  • Made in the USA
  • 3 year warranty included

Introduction - Full Featured Spectrum Analyzer Power in Your Hand

 


Technical Overview

 


Overview

 

The RSA306B uses your PC and Tektronix SignalVu-PC™ RF Signal Analysis Software to provide real time spectrum analysis, streaming capture and deep signal analysis capabilities for signals from 9 kHz to 6.2 GHz, all in a low-cost, highly portable package that is ideal for field, factory, or academic use.


Key Performance Specifications


  • 9 kHz to 6.2 GHz frequency range covers a broad range of analysis needs
  • +20 dBm to -160 dBm measurement range
  • Captures interference to ensure that you see problems first time, every time
  • Mil-Std 28800 Class 2 environmental, shock and vibration specifications for use in harsh conditions

Key Features


  • Full-featured spectrum analysis capability with included Tektronix SignalVu-PC™ software
  • 27 spectrum and signal analysis measurements standard
  • Options for mapping, modulation analysis, standards support, pulse measurements, and frequency settling
  • Real time Spectrum/Spectrogram display to minimize time spent on transient and interference hunting
  • Application programming interface (API) included for Microsoft Windows environments
  • MATLAB instrument driver for use with Instrument Control Toolbox
  • Streaming capture records long-term events

Applications


  • EMI/EMC Pre-compliance testing
  • Interference hunting
  • Maintenance, installation and repair in the factory or field
  • Value-conscious design and manufacturing
  • Academic / Education

 

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Watch Applications Videos 

RSA306B App Demo - Signal Hunting & Mapping RSA306 App Demo - EMI & RF Spur Searching
RSA306 App Demo - WLAN & SignalVu-PC RSA306 App Demo - FM Radio Demodulation
RSA306B Differences from RSA5000/6000

Product Review

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What is your old spectrum analyser hiding from you?

Watch this video to see how Digital Phosphorus Technology, or DPX reveals signals that your old spectrum analyser might be hiding from you. DPX is a Tektronix patented acquisition mode that performs the hardware DSP processing and rasterizing of the samples into pixel information in order to reveal signal detail like never before. It gives a truly “live” view of the RF signals, with its colour-grading feature allowing users to see different signals at the same frequency, but separated by either time or power levels. You can literally see signals hidden beneath other signals!


SignalVu-PC Software

SignalVu-PC brings benchtop and field features to the RSA306B

The RSA306B operates with SignalVu-PC, a powerful program that is the basis of Tektronix performance signal analyzers. The software controls the spectrum analyzer acquisition and updates measurement displays continuously.

The base version ships free with the product; add options for Bluetooth testing, WLAN testing, P25 compliance testing, pulse analysis and modulation analysis to configure the software for your application.

SignalVu-PC Introduction and Basic Settings

This video is intended to assist anyone who is new to the Tektronix Realtime Spectrum Analyser software, "SignalVu-PC", and provide instruction on using the controls to make RF measurements.

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Software update gives dramatic sweep speed increase

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Sweep speed comparison

SignalVu-PC October 2017 Improvements

10 Great New Features

The September 2017 version of SignalVu-PC comes with 10 great new features. The most significant upgrade is an increase in sweep speed. Acquire data five to six times faster with this updated version of SignalVu-PC.

Other significant improvements:

  • DPX 100% POI Performance Improvement
  • Windows 10 support
  • CISPR Quasi-Peak, Average and Peak detection in Spectrum and Spurious displays. (Opt SVQP)
  • Multiple Traces in 'spurious' display
  • SignalVu-PC licenses can now be loaded into the instrument for RSA306/500/600.
  • Amplitude Correction for all measurements
  • Bluetooth V5 measurements. (Opt SV31 with Opt SV27)
  • Midas streaming file support
  • 1024 QAM support in WiFi measurements

Since then, there have been further version improvements...

 

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RSA306B with Free SignalVu-PC: Standard Capabilities

Capability
Description

Spectrum analyzer

Spans from 100 Hz to 6.2 GHz, 3 traces + math and spectrogram trace, 5 markers with power, relative power, integrated power, power density and dBc/Hz functions

DPX Spectrum/Spectrogram

Real time display of spectrum with 100% probability of intercept of 100 usec signals in up to 40 MHz span.

Swept DPX spectrum for unmatched spectrum measurements across the entire 6.2 GHz frequency range

Amplitude, Frequency, Phase vs Time

Basic vector analysis functions

RF I and Q vs. Time

Basic vector analysis functions

Time Overview/Navigator

Enables easy setting of acquisition and analysis times for deep analysis in multiple domains

Spectrogram

Analyze and re-analyze your signal in 2-D or 3-D waterfall display

AM, FM, PM analysis

Measures key AM, FM, PM parameters

AM/FM Listening

Hear and record to file FM and AM signals

Spurious Measurement

User-defined limit lines and regions provide automatic spectrum violation testing across the entire range of the instrument

Spectrum Emission Mask

User-set or standards-specific masks

Occupied Bandwidth

Measures 99% power, -xdB down points

Channel Power and ACLR

Variable channel and adjacent/alternate channel parameters

CCDF

Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function plots the statistical variations in signal level

 

 

Upgrade RSA306B with More SignalVu-PC Applications

SignalVu-PC Option
Application

SVM

General Purpose Modulation Analysis

SV2C

WLAN 802.11a/b/g/j/p/n/ac measurements (includes options CON, SV23, SV24 and SV25)

SV56

Playback of recorded signal files

SV54

Signal Classification/Survey

SVA

AM/FM/PM/Direct Audio Analysis

SVT

Settling Time (Frequency and Phase) Measurement

SVM

General Purpose Modulation Analysis

SVP

Advanced Signal Analysis (including pulse measurements)

SVO

Flexible OFDM Analysis

SV23

WLAN 802.11a/b/g/j/p measurement application

SV24

WLAN 802.11n measurement application (requires Opt. SV23)

SV25

WLAN 802.11ac measurement application (requires Opt. SV24)

MAP

Mapping and Signal Strength (Requires SignalVu-PC SVE)

SV26

APCO P25 measurement application

SV27

Bluetooth Basic LE TX SIG measurements

SV28

LTE downlink (eNB) RF measurements

SV31

Bluetooth 5 measurements per Bluetooth SIG (requires SV27)

SV54

Signal survey and classification

SVQP

EMI CISPR detectors

SV30

WiGig 802.11ad measurements (only for offline analysis)


EMI/EMC Pre-compliance testing

 

EMCVu: Your EMI/EMC Precompliance Software

SignalVu-PC now supports EMC pre-compliance testing with EMCVu. EMCVu is an all-in-one software solution for EMI/EMC pre-compliance testing and troubleshooting that runs on your own PC. 

This gives you an easy, fast, accurate and affordable way to determine if your product designs are ready to submit to the test house for EMI/EMC radiation emission compliance testing. This is done through push button support for multiple standards, automated multiple measurement/multiple format reporting, ambient noise calibration and comparison, harmonic markers and faster scans using peak detector and spot measurements with quasi-peak and average detector failures.  EMCVu EMI-EMC Precompliance Software

 

This video covers new EMCVu features, including:

  • push button support for multiple standards
  • automated multiple measurement / multiple format reporting
  • ambient noise calibration and comparison
  • harmonic markers and faster scans using peak detector and spot measurements with quasi-peak and average detector failures.

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DataVu-PC Software

Record-Analysis Software for Realtime Spectrum Analysers

When combined with the signal recording capabilities of all Tektronix USB and PCIe-based spectrum analyzers, DataVu-PC can turn hours of attended monitoring into fast post-acquisition search, mark, and measurement tasks. Analyze your results without adding the extra step of conversion software.

  • Search based on signal amplitude characteristics, marking each event occurence for later examination
  • Make an unlimited number of Scalar pulse measurements with the eMarker application and export the results in Pulse Descriptor Word format for integration into other workflows.

  • Export results to in-depth analysis packages like SignalVu-PC from within DataVu-PC – without any additional conversion software.

 

Three bandwidth options make DataVu-PC the most affordable way to analyze large files from all Tektronix Spectrum Analysers.

 

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Be In Two Places at Once

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With DataVu-PC 3.11, you can now record any signal of interest. Use triggers to start recording and minimize storage requirements and automate your signal search with tools like frequency mask, pulse descriptor words and smart markers. Couple DataVu-PC with two Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers, and you can record and examine two independent frequencies and spans simultaneously. For example, if you’re searching for a specific signal, you can see a very wide bandwidth in one display and zoom in to see certain signals in another display.

 

 

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