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.

From its Munich base Rohde & Schwarz will motor up the autobahn to the embedded world 2015 exhibition in Nuremberg bringing its complete and enhanced oscilloscope portfolio. The high definition mode increases the vertical resolution of the R&S RTO and R&S RTE digital oscilloscopes to up to 16 bits, a 256 fold improvement over the 8 bit resolution available in standard mode.

Rohde & Schwarz is expanding its video tester family to enable electrical measurements of HDMI 2.0 6G sources: the R&S VT B2380 TMDS time domain analyser. The compact sub-sampling based option features a cost/benefit ratio and gives users the advantage of carrying out "plug and measure" electrical analysis.

Rohde & Schwarz has designed 200MHz models of the R&S RTM oscilloscope, especially for universities and educational institutions. The education mode was developed for test and measurement practica and makes it possible to disable all analysis tools (e.g. Autoset and QuickMeas) and automatic measurements.

The Rohde & Schwarz RTx-K9 option now enables R&S RTE and R&S RTO oscilloscope users to access analysis solutions for the CAN flexible data (CAN FD) interface protocol. These interfaces are seeing increased use in automotive and industry applications due to rising data rate requirements. Introduced in 2012, the CAN FD serial bus protocol with a maximum data rate of up to 15 Mbps boosts controller area network (CAN) performance. This b...

Seven new modules have been added to the R&S OSP open switch and control platform from Rohde & Schwarz. Users now have altogether 28 modules at their disposal for implementing a variety of RF wiring configurations between test instruments and DUTs. This allows them to reproducibly configure even automatic path switchovers in complex RF test systems and control them via Ethernet.

Rohde & Schwarz has introduced the new R&S RTO-K26 MIPI D-PHY compliance test software to offer automated tests in line with the current v1.1 specifications of the MIPI Alliance and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). The software is tailored to the needs of developers of smartphones and mobile devices with MIPI D-PHY implementation.

A new firmware update has been added to Rohde & Schwarz’s R&S IQR100 digital I/Q data recorder. It provides users with a data rate of nearly 100 Msample/s instead of the original 66 Msample/s. Plus, the exchangeable memory pack's capacity has been increased from 1 Tbyte to 2 Tbyte.

The R&S RTM-K15 history and segmented memory option expands the maximum memory depth of the R&S RTM bench oscilloscope to 460 Msample per channel. The segmented memory has a variable depth ranging from 10 ksample to 20 Msample, enabling acquisition of up to 45,000 individual waveform segments.

The high definition (HD) mode software increases the vertical resolution of the R&S RTO and R&S RTE oscilloscopes to up to 16 bits, a 256-fold improvement over 8-bit resolution. To achieve this higher resolution, the signal is low-pass filtered directly after the A/D converter. The filter reduces the noise, thereby increasing the signal-to-noise ratio.

Despite challenging economic conditions in key markets, Rohde & Schwarz reported a stable 2013/2014 financial year. The family-owned, Munich-based company says it successfully defended its market position in all of its business fields, by producing technically advanced products and mainly as a result of its technologically leading product range and a stable situation in core European markets. In Latin America, the group actually achieved a si...