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News Release from: Gage Applied Technologies | Subject: Nexus
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 November 2006
Wi-Fi test systems generate complex
802.11 signals
Turnkey wireless testing systems provide all signal generation/analysis hardware and software required for complete testing of 802.11 a, b, g, j and n wireless devices.
Nexus turnkey wireless testing systems from Gage provide all signal generation/analysis hardware and software required for complete testing of 802.11 a, b, g, j and n wireless devices IEEE802.11, also known as the Wi-Fi standard, denotes a set of modulation standards developed for wireless local area networks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 1 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Design, test and manufacturing engineers have previously had difficulty finding a low-priced testing solution for 802.11 a, b, g, j and n devices.
To meet this requirement, Gage has developed the Nexus 802.11 Wi-Fi testing systems - a family of turnkey systems that are built on a foundation of Gage CompuGen and CompuScope hardware (arbitrary waveform generator and digitiser cards) and software technology, combined with powerful WLAN generation and analysis application software.
Gage Nexus 802.11 Wi-Fi testing systems are capable of generating complex 802.11 testing signals for up-conversion and transmission as well as acquiring and analysing received and down-converted 802.11 signals.
Nexus systems can provide an impressive error vector magnitude (EVM) measurement of -45dB.
Compared with the best available transmit/receive wireless devices that typically provide an EVM of -35dB, Gage's Nexus systems therefore provide base performance that is at least 10dB better than the device under test.
Another important benefit of the Nexus system is true simultaneous conversion clocking and triggering on all channels.
This benefit is a direct result of Gage's master/slave multi-CompuScope digitiser architecture.
Simultaneous timing on multiple channels gives the Nexus a fundamental advantage for 802.11n multiple-in/multiple-out (MIMO) architectures, where multiple transmitter and receiver antennas are used.
Other manufacturers of 802.11 test systems suggest that their single-antenna systems may be combined and used in MIMO architectures, but closer examination often reveals that synchronisation between separate channels is minimal or nonexistent.
Gage Nexus Wi-Fi testing systems are available to order immediately with a projected lead-time of 6-8 weeks.
Pricing starts at US $29,995.00 for the US market.
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