Diode power sensor enhancements add flexibility

The sensors enable 10,000 triggered measurements per second with a minimum trigger resolution of 100µs. A special mode even permits in excess of 50,000 equidistant measurements per second. And the improved three-path diode design made it possible to decrease the lower measurement limit to 70dBm. The result is a very wide dynamic range of 93dB and instruments that can measure up to four times faster than previous solutions, especially at low levels.

The new LAN interface on the R&S NRPxxSN model now allows remote power measurements over large distances. For example, it is possible to control monitoring applications for satellite systems or particle accelerators via a central PC by placing sensors at various positions in the system. The power sensor is conveniently controlled from a GUI accessed via web browser. No additional software is needed.

Numerous test modes for a wide variety of applications. The power sensors help mobile communications users perform power measurements on signals such as GSM, 3GPP, LTE and LTE-Advanced. The 33GHz model is also ideal for development and production of anti-collision radar systems in the automotive sector. The continuous average, burst average, timeslot average, gate average and trace measurement test modes all remain available.

The R&S NRP8S, R&S NRP18S and R&S NRP33S USB three-path diode sensors and the R&S NRP8SN, R&S NRP18SN and R&S NRP33SN USB/LAN diode sensors are now available from Rohde & Schwarz.