HP 8648A Option 1EP Synthesized Signal Generator

HP introduces a new pager test option (1EP), for the HP 8648A RF signal generator. The HP 8648A Option 1EP provides a complete, economical, one-box pager test solution. It includes the digital pager encoder that supports the most popular worldwide standard, POCSAG (Post Office Code Standardization Advisory Group), and the promising new paging standards, FLEX and FLEX-TD (RCR-43, for Japan). The specifications of the HP 8648A Option 1EP are ideal for the stringent FLEX and FLEX-TD test requirements. It offers 60 Hz frequency shift keying (FSK) deviation accuracy within specific pager service bands. This is the most important FLEX specifications. Also, it typically offers 40 Hz carrier frequency accuracy (relative to CW in dcFM). Now test time is reduced and simplified with the HP 8648A's semi-automated features. Customize your result with user-defined messages of up to 40 characters. Reduce test time with 5 built-in test messages. Increase test reliability with 70 internal storage registers capable of storing the entire protocol configuration.

[ Features ]

100 kHz to 1.0 GHz
POCSAG, FLEX, and FLEX-TD
Dependable pager testing

[ Specifications ]

Performance Summary

Frequency:                 100 kHz to 1 GHz
                           
Frequency Accuracy with Opt 1E5:  
                           Typically 0.15 x 10-6 x carrier frequency in Hz
                           Typically 0.092 x 10-6 x carrier frequency in Hz 
                           within 90 days of calibration
 
Output Level:              +10 dBm to -136 dBm
Output Level Accuracy:     1 dB (>-127 dBm)
Carrier Frequency Accuracy:(relative to CW in dcFM)
                           100 Hz (typically 40 Hz), deviation <10 kHz 
                           (within one hour after dcFM calibration)

Pager Signaling
Supported Pager Protocols: POCSAG, FLEX and FLEX-TD   
                           

POCSAG
Speed:                     512, 1200, and 2400 bps
Message Format:            Tone only, Numeric, Alphanumeric

FLEX/FLEX-TD
Speed 
2Level FSK:               1600 and 3200 bps 
4 Level FSK:               3200 and 6400 bps
    
Message Format:            Tone only, Numeric (standard and special), 
                           Alphanumeric, HEX/Binary
   
Address Type:              Short, Long (messaging accessible from front 
                           panel or HP-IB)
Message Types:             Five fixed (built-in), one user-defined Message
Length:                    40 characters maximum
Repetition Modes:          Single, burst, continuous (messaging accessible 
                           only over HP-IB)

FLEX/FLEX-TD:              128 Frames
POCSAG:                    128 batches
Data Rate Accuracy:        5 ppm

FLEX is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.

[ Ordering ]

HP 8648A Synthesized Signal Generator Opt 1EP Pager Signalling Opt 1E5 High Stability Timebase (FLEX, FLEX-TD only)

[ Key Literature ]

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[ Related ]

Related Information:

FLEX Code Word Generation Software for HP 8648A Option 1EP, Version B.01.00

User's Guide: FLEX Code Word Generation Software for HP 8648A Option 1EP

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