The Genesys Modulated RF capability is an extension to the prerequisite system building block by the addition of the SystemVue dataflow simulator. It enables circuits and systems to be simulated under digitally modulated RF signal excitation such as Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK)  and Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) for digital modulation figure of merits: Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), Bit Error Rate (BER) and Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR).

Breakthrough budget estimation of EVM, BER and ACPR on the level diagram quickly and interactively identifies flawed components that can lead to system failures under modulated RF excitation.

The LTE-3GPP and WLAN 802.11ac wireless library verifies the completed design against these wireless standards to eliminate guesswork and iterations with non-standards compliant signals and tests.

Modulated RF Building Block

SystemVue Dataflow Simulator

The SystemVue dataflow simulator is the key enabler for digitally modulated RF signals to be used in the simulation of circuits and systems to calculate digital RF figure of merits such as EVM and ACPR.

It comes with 11 basic PSK and QAM digital modulation schemes, selectable through a pull down menu on the signal source. Once the digital modulation is selected, all dataflow parameters are automatically set up correctly for the analysis, thus relieving the RF engineer from having to deal with unfamiliar digital signal processing (DSP) dataflow parameters before starting the simulation.

Modulated RF Budget Analysis

The modulated RF budget analysis of EVM, BER and ACPR on the level diagram is a breakthrough capability in the industry that enables the RF system designer to pinpoint which component in the system architecture is contributing to EVM, BER or ACPR failures.

Unlike a single pass/fail simulation, the level diagram indicates stage-by-stage the relative contribution of each component in the system chain to the overall system performance. Based on patented fast estimation algorithms, modulated RF budget analysis also allows interactive tuning of individual component specs to see their relative impact on EVM, BER or ACPR during design.

Verification Library LTE-3GPP and WLAN 802.11ac

Instead of going through volumes of LTE-3GPP or WLAN802.11ac test and compliance specifications and trying to set up a simulation to verify your circuit or system design against them, you can simply do the verification with the included LTE-3GPP and WLAN 802.11ac verification libraries. The required modulation schemes and required analysis are already set up for your use on your design to know if it complies with the latest wireless standards.

This powerful synthesis capability is available in the following Genesys bundles:

Model Number Product Name
W5306B RF Synthesis Core (Genesys) + System + Modulated-RF
W5307B RF Synthesis Core (Genesys) + Synthesis + System + Modulated-RF
W5308B RF Synthesis Core (Genesys) + Synthesis + Circuit + System + Modulated-RF
W5390B RF Synthesis Core (Genesys) + Synthesis + Circuit + System + Modulated-RF + EM

 

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