System Overview; Brief Introduction To The Instrument's Concept; Signal Flow At A Glance - R&S SMM100A Getting Started

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R&S SMM100A
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System Overview

This section helps you to get familiar with the R&S SMM100A. It provides an
introduction to the general concept of the instrument. This section also introduces
the main blocks in the signal generation flow.
For information on how to access functions and interact with the R&S SMM100A,
refer to Chapter 7, "Instrument
6.1

Brief Introduction to the Instrument's Concept

The R&S SMM100A offers excellent RF and baseband characteristics. The base-
band section of the R&S SMM100A is fully digital. It contains the hardware for
generating and processing I/Q signals in realtime or generating signals with an
arbitrary waveform generator.
6.2

Signal Flow at a Glance

The R&S SMM100A is equipped with a large touchscreen, that displays a block
diagram. The block diagram represents the signal flow and the general stages the
signal generation goes through. Depending on the options the R&S SMM100A is
equipped with, the appearance of the block diagram changes.
The following examples do not cover all possible cases but aim to introduce the
way the block diagram depicts the installed options.
● An example of a base unit, equipped with R&S SMM-B1006.
Getting Started 1179.1335.02 ─ 02
Control", on page 71.
System Overview
Signal Flow at a Glance
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