Oscilloscopes will take centre stage on Rohde & Schwarz’s stand at the Sensor & Test exhibition in Nuremberg (May 19-21). Products range from three HMO entry-level oscilloscopes with bandwidths of 50MHz to 500MHz to the mid-range RTM2000 and RTE with up to 2GHz bandwidth and the high-performance RTO oscilloscopes with up to 4GHz bandwidth.

Transmitting high-definition 4K UHD contents to consumers' households requires large bandwidths. Capacity requirements for IP based services are also on the rise. Enter new broadband technologies such as DOCSIS 3.1. The new DOCSIS 3.1 standard enables data rates of several Gbit/s for IP-based transmissions in cable networks. Rohde & Schwarz is offering the R&S CLGD signal generator for network component development and receiver tests.

The Certification Center Svyaz-Certificate in Russia is using the R&S CMW500 to certify ERA-GLONASS systems in line with the TR CU 018/2011 technical guideline. The wideband radio communication tester from Rohde & Schwarz is the first choice for the independent Russian test lab.

The Rohde & Schwarz CMW500 wideband radio communication tester is the only instrument to support all 38 RF signaling tests specified by the Bluetooth SIG together with other cellular technologies such as LTE, LTE-A, WCDMA, GSM, CDMA2000 as well as non-cellular technologies such as WLAN and GNSS. It will be demonstrated at Bluetooth World 2015 in Santa Clara, California (April 14-15).

The new R&S ZNrun software from Rohde & Schwarz assists users in configuring measurements specifically for multiport DUTs using Rohde & Schwarz vector network analysers (VNA). The user selects the VNA and any additional test equipment and sets the parameters to be measured on the DUT.

Rohde & Schwarz has released a 40 GHz version of its SGU100A RF upconverter. This version expands the frequency range of the SGS100A vector signal generator from 12.75 GHz to 40 GHz, making it the smallest microwave device of its kind on the market for continuous signals between 80 MHz and 40 GHz.

Rohde & Schwarz and Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) will present a novel 5G channel sounding solution at the NGMN Industry Conference in Frankfurt/Main. The solution comprises the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator and the R&S FSW signal and spectrum analyser in combination with a synchronisation unit and application software from Fraunhofer HHI.

Rohde & Schwarz is lining up an array of solutions for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) measurements at the EMV 2015 exhibition in Stuttgart. Highlights will include compliance tests in the 5 GHz band, tried and tested EMC software with enhanced functionality and broadband amplifiers with expanded frequency ranges.

Rohde & Schwarz is offering three options for its R&S SMW200A high end vector signal generator with microwave frequency ranges from 100 kHz to 12.75 GHz, 100 kHz to 31.8 GHz and 100 kHz to 40 GHz. An option covering the range between 100 kHz and 20 GHz has been available since the summer of 2014.

Rohde & Schwarz has upgraded its performance quality analysis system to support eMBMS video performance tests in line with specifications of leading network operators. The new solution enables network operators, chipset and wireless device manufacturers and test houses to verify the quality of videos transmitted via eMBMS channels.

Rohde & Schwarz is expanding the analysis bandwidth of its R&S FSW high end signal and spectrum analyser to 2 GHz with the FSW-B2000 hardware option. This test solution enables R&D users to demodulate extremely wideband signals and analyse them in detail. It means users can measure the EVM values of communications signals or the chirp rate on chirped radar systems.

Rohde & Schwarz has used Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to introduce an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) server upgrade for the R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester. IMS is used in LTE networks to provide voice services such as voice over LTE (VoLTE). Network operators and manufacturers of chipsets and wireless devices benefit from a fully integrated, user-friendly test environment for verifying the IMS and VoLTE functionality ...

Rohde & Schwarz has unveiled an autonomous mobile network scanner at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona (March 2-5). Unlike previous scanner models, the R&S TSMA features an integrated high power processor and does not require an external PC, making it compact, lightweight and independent.

Rohde & Schwarz’s oscilloscope accessories portfolio now includes the new R&S RT-ZC20B current probe with the Rohde & Schwarz probe interface. Via this interface, R&S RTO, R&S RTE and R&S RTM oscilloscopes automatically detect up to four current probes connected in parallel. The instruments also automatically adjust the vertical scaling and zeroing settings.

Embedded World exhibition in Nuremberg was the stage for Rohde & Schwarz, the local T&M team, to unveil a spectrum analysis and spectrogram option for its RTM oscilloscope family. The instrument can analyse the time domain while simultaneously analysing the spectrum, logic and serial protocol. Interactions such as those that occur in electronic devices with RF components are quickly analysed in a single measurement.

Rohde & Schwarz has added two- and four-channel 1.5GHz and 2GHz bandwidth models to its RTE family of oscilloscopes. It expands the family’s bandwidth range from 200MHz to 2GHz. The oscilloscopes also offer 5 Gsample/s sampling rate per channel and up to 200 Msample memory; even long signal sequences can be analysed accurately, right down to the details.

Rohde & Schwarz has undertaken a redesign of its sensors and is now launching the R&S NRPxxS and R&S NRPxxSN USB three-path diode power sensors. The R&S NRPxxSN model offers both a USB and a LAN interface. Both power sensor models are available for three different frequency ranges, from 10MHz to 8, 18 and 33GHz.

Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe (FSEU) and Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) have extended their long-standing cooperation to focus on developing a customised System on Chip (SoC) using a production technology of 28nm. This SoC will be used in Rohde & Schwarz test and measurement instruments.

Rohde & Schwarz has successfully verified combining various frequency bands in mixed-mode TDD and FDD mixed carrier aggregation. During the test, the R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester simulated an LTE network with simultaneous time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD).

With the EU aiming to make the automatic eCall (emergency Call) system mandatory in all new cars by the end of 2015, conformance test systems that enable manufacturers to quickly and reliably verify their eCall solutions are in high demand. By Christian Hof, Product Manager, Mobile Radio Testers, Rohde & Schwarz.