PicoSource AS108 8GHz Agile Synthesizer

Benefits of the PicoSource AS108 USB PC Synthesizer up to 8.192 GHz

• Professional and portable synthesizer at low cost.
• Frequency range 300 kHz to 8.192 GHz.
• USB-controlled from a Windows PC or tablet.

PicoSource AS108 8 GHz Agile Synthesizer.

The PicoSource AS108 agile synthesizer is designed to meet the needs of both benchtop and integrated module applications. Its broad 300 kHz to 8 GHz frequency range, fast settling and programmable phase, frequency and amplitude match it to a wide range of applications, with the added advantages of low cost, small footprint and 12 V to 15 V power requirement.

• 300 kHz to 8 GHz operation.
• -15 dBm to +15 dBm dynamic range.
• Fast 55 µs frequency settling time to 10 ppm.
• Fast amplitude settling: <25 µs to 1 dB and <200 µs to 0.1 dB.
• Sweep, hop and list of frequency and level or phase and level.
• -100 dBc/Hz phase noise typical at 1 GHz and 10 kHz offset.
• AM, FM, ΦM modulation, internal sine or external input.
• Configurable stand-alone operation mode.
• External reference clock I/O and trigger I/O.
• Compact and portable.
• Use sweep lists to emulate schemes such as QPSK, QAM, ASK, FSK
• Adjustable dwell and trigger sweep or trigger next point modes.
• Work in and convert units of measure to suit application.
• Programming examples for LabVIEW, C, C#, Python, MATLAB.
• Suited to bench, field and system integration applications.
• USB-controlled from Windows PC and display or tablet.
• Touch, mouse, keyboard or remote interface software (API included).
• Multi-unit operation with synchronized modulation, sweeps, hops and lists.