RF Radiated Testing

The Model FS2000A is a plug and play pre-compliance test system designed for RF radiated immunity and emissions testing. It is designed for applications requiring a field strength of up to 10 V/m with 80% AM modulation. It consists of a solid state broadband RF power amplifier, a semi-anechoic test chamber, a broadband electric field monitoring probe, a signal generator, a power meter, a dual directional coupler, a laserjet printer, interconnecting RF cables and connectors, and a system control PC pre-loaded with radiated immunity and emissions testing software to automate the testing process. It also includes a pre-amplifier and interconnecting cables for use with a user supplied Spectrum Analyzer.

The immunity and emissions test software provides automated testing, data collection, and report generation. The user interface facilitates test parameter selection and setup of a "Thresholding" mode for pre-compliance investigation of equipment susceptibility. Control of closed loop field leveling has also been incorporated making the program suitable for pre-compliance troubleshooting, testing to the IEC-801-3 (1984) standard, and MIL STD 461 type testing using the broadband electric field monitoring probe.

Instrument control is provided via a National Instruments IEEE-488 interface card. Automatic data acquisition for EUT monitoring and data collection is supported by a National Instruments data acquisition card to allow the user to automatically collect and record, for report generation, EUT performance data from up to 8 digital and 16 analog channels.

Amplifier Research, 160 School House Rd., Souderton, PA 18964-9990. Phone: 215-723-8181; Fax 215-723-5688.