Satellite, Microwave, and DVB Monitoring System
WSC6100

Data Sheet | Spec Sheet

DESCRIPTION

The WSC6100 Demodulator Monitor & Analysis system provides satellite and microwave communication managers with real-time monitoring and analysis reports by recovering PSK and QAM symbols from digitally modulated Intermediate Frequency (IF) signals. The system measures received signal strength, Bit Error Ratio (BER), Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), carrier frequency offsets, I/Q Quadrature and gain distortion levels, I/Q DC offsets, symbol timing offsets, and the data rate offsets.

A Windows-XP® host-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) configures the system, enables downloading operating parameters in the flash memory and monitors and displays test results.  The GUI design is based on OSF/Motif style guidelines such as push buttons, pull-down menus, text editors, etc. 

The WSC6100 also supports a host-independent mode in which the system uses operating parameters stored in flash memory.  In both host and independent modes, the WSC6100 outputs real-time analog data on X–Y connectors for viewing Eye patterns/Constellation on an oscilloscope, and sends the hard decision output data stream out the DB50 connector.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

• Demodulation formats: BPSK/QPSK; 8 /16PSK;   16/ 32/64/128/256QAM;  SQPSK; UQSPK; FSK
• Processing rate of 50 KBaud to 46 MBaud
• 140 MHz Wide IF,  digitally tunable to ± 30 MHz from IF Center Frequency with 1KHz resolution
• Reed-Solomon FEC, T=2 to T=16
• 32-Tap T/2 FFE transversal equalizer with blind acquisition capability
• Test Format of Parallel Hard Decision of M-bits with clock
• User software provides snapshots of captured results
• Test Connectors for Analog Symbol Output of X-Y (I/Q) constellation pattern and “Eye”
• IEEE 802.3 Ethernet (TCP/IP)  control interface
• Standard and Customized Symbol Maps