Title :
Mixed analog-digital instrumentation for software-defined-radio characterization
Author :
Cruz, Pedro ; Carvalho, Nuno Borges ; Remley, Kate A. ; Gard, Kevin G.
Author_Institution :
Instituto de Telecomunicações - Universidade de Aveiro - Portugal
Abstract :
This paper presents a new type of analog-digital mixed-domain instrument that is specially tailored for software-defined-radio characterization. The instrument allows the utilization of analog instruments such as vector signal analyzers and network analyzers to characterize components based in the digital domain, such as analog-to-digital converters or field-programmable gate arrays. In this paper a study of the implementation of the mixed-domain instrument is also given.
Keywords :
mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; software radio; analog instruments; analog-digital mixed-domain instrument; mixed analog-digital instrumentation; network analyzers; software defined radio characterization; vector signal analyzers; Analog-digital conversion; Frequency synchronization; Gain measurement; Instruments; Laboratories; RF signals; Signal analysis; Signal processing; Telecommunications; Testing; Software defined radio; analog-to-digital converters; electronic measurements; nonlinear systems;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2008 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1780-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633151
