EMI Test

EMI test solutions deliver confidence to confront the most challenging RF and microwave designs.

Whether EMI is intentional or unintentional, many types of RF and Microwave devices and components have signals that change over time. These elusive events are difficult to discover, trigger, capture, and analyze without the unique insight and confidence provided by Tektronix real-time spectrum analyzers for your EMI test needs.

Design Test

Product	Frequency Range	Maximum Acquisition Bandwidth
RSA3000	DC to 8 GHz	36 MHz
RSA5000	1 Hz to 6.2 GHz	85 MHz
RSA6000	9 kHz - 20 GHz	110 MHz

Field Test

Product	Frequency Range	Maximum Acquisition Bandwidth
H600 / SA2600	10 kHz - 6.2 GHz	20 MHz

	Product Series
Jitter Generation Techniques for Serializer-Deserializer Compliance Testing New serial data standards and platforms are emerging continuously, and with them the requirement for effective compliance and characterization measurement tools. Of particular interest to digital designers are solutions for measuring jitter in Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes) and Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) circuits.	DTG5000
Choose the Right Platform for Your Jitter Measurements This document will explain some essential jitter terms, and then go on to discuss jitter measurements and the tools best suited for evaluating and quantifying jitter, when working with serial data communication architectures.	DSA8300
Characterizing Phase Locked Loops Using Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers This application note presents an overview of Phase Locked Loop operation including both linear and non-linear effects. It also shows measurements of these effects in both the time and frequency domains using Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers.	RSA5000
EMI/EMC Solutions Fact Sheet This brief fact sheet provides an overview of the challenges and solutions for EMI/EMC.
Real-Time Spectrum Analysis for EMI Diagnostics Observe the different stages of design and test with respect to test equipment and EMI measurement techniques.
Capturing and Measuring Microphonics and Phase-Hits with the RTSA Microphonic and phase-hit problems have a well-deserved reputation for disrupting development
Analyzing Jitter Using a Spectrum Approach Use real time jitter analysis tools with Rj/Dj separation to predict system bit error ratio.
Direct Synthesis of WiMedia UWB signals Although UWB promises high data rates, creating these signals in the lab and preserving their signal integrity is a highly complex process. One unique method of creating UWB-WiMedia signals uses an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG), yet retains the simplicity of using a dedicated UWB chipset. By RF Design magazine.
Redefining Dynamic Range for Today’s Digital RF World Microwave Journal magazine	RSA6000
RSAVu Offline Analysis Software for RSA6000 and RSA3000 Series RSAVu software enables offline demodulation and analysis of data captured from Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers (RTSA). From 3G wireless standards to the latest RFID formats, RSAVu is a tool designers can use to analyze signals without having RTSA hardware connected.	RSA3000

	Product Series
Your Guide to Selecting the Right Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Today's RF signals change over time, often unpredictably. To effectively characterize these signals, engineers need a tool that can trigger on both known and unpredictable events, capture the signals seamlessly into memory, and analyze the behavior of frequency, amplitude, and modulation parameters over time.	RSA3000

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Power Measurement of WLAN using DPX - Real Time Signal Analysis The RSA 5000 series Real Time Signal Analyzer with DPX Technology makes the trending and detailed measurements of RF behavior of complex modulations a breeze. The display gives intuitive insight into peak excursion, average channel power and instantaneous spectral performance. John Dement of Tektronix provides the colorful details.
Power Measurements of WLAN (FCC 15.407) The FCC requires the measurement of Channel Power using specific prescribed methods. John Dement of Tektronix demonstrates the measurement of RF channel power that is referenced in established procedures for IEEE 802.11 WiFi devices. The RSA 5000 series makes these measurements a snap with setups to provide occupied bandwidth and channel power.
EMI Diagnostics Using the RSA6100A Webinar This webinar looks at the history of Electromagnetic Interference and regulatory compliance, and discover how the historically developed methods of measurements have limitations in today's complex signal environment. It also examines the filters, detectors and averaging methods used to make EMI measurements, with a discussion of why they are defined the way they are. Advantages and limitations of the RSA6100A implementation are also discussed. Finally, it shows the RSA6100A in a common diagnostics application and see how the new capabilities of RTSAs can be used to reduce troubleshooting time in EMC diagnostics.	RSA5000

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