Anritsu MS2723C
Anritsu MS2723C
Spectrum Master™
High Performance Handheld Spectrum Analyzer
MS2723C
9 kHz to 13 GHz
Introduction
Anritsu’s high performance handheld spectrum analyzer provides the wireless professional the performance needed for the most demanding
measurements in harsh RF and physical environments. Whether it is for spectrum monitoring, broadcast proofing, interference analysis, RF and
microwave measurements, regulatory compliance, or Wi-Fi and wireless network measurements, the Spectrum Master is the ideal instrument for
making fast and reliable measurements.
Spectrum and Interference Analyzer Highlights
• Measure: Occupied Bandwidth, Channel Power, ACPR, C/I • 1 Hz to 10 MHz Resolution Bandwidth (RBW)
• Interference Analyzer: Spectrogram, Signal Strength, RSSI • Traces: Normal, Max Hold, Min Hold, Average, # of Averages
• Dynamic Range: > 104 dB in 1 Hz RBW • Detectors: Peak, Negative, Sample, Quasi-peak, and true RMS
• DANL: –160 dBm in 1 Hz RBW • Markers: 6, each with a Delta Marker, or 1 Reference with 6 Deltas
• Phase Noise: –100 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz offset at 1 GHz • Limit Lines: up to 40 segments with one-button envelope creation
• Frequency Accuracy: ±25 ppb with GPS On • Trace Save-on-Event: crossing limit line or sweep complete
Capabilities and Functional Highlights
• LTE, TD-LTE • AM/FM/SSB Demodulator • High Accuracy Power Meter • < 5 minute warm-up time
• GSM/EDGE • Zero-span IF Output • 4, 6, 8, 18, 26 GHz USB Sensors • 2.5 hour battery operation time
• W-CDMA/HSPA+ • Gated Sweep • Channel Scanner • Ethernet/USB Data Transfer
• TD-SCDMA/HSPA+ • GPS tagging of stored traces • 8.4 inch Display • MST Remote Access Tool
• CDMA, EV-DO • Internal Preamplifier standard • Burst Detect
• Fixed, Mobile WiMAX
Measurements
Smart Measurements Field Strength (uses antenna calibration tables to measure dBm/m2, dBW/m2, V/m, A/m, Watt/m2,
Watt/cm2, or dBmV/m)
Occupied Bandwidth (measures 99 % to 1 % power channel of a signal)
Channel Power (measures the total power in a specified bandwidth)
ACPR (adjacent channel power ratio)
AM/FM/SSB Demodulation (wide/narrow FM, upper/lower SSB), (audio out only)
C/I (carrier-to-interference ratio)
Emission Mask (recall limit lines as emission mask)
Setup Parameters
Frequency Center/Start/Stop, Span, Frequency Step, Signal Standard, Channel #
Amplitude Reference Level (RL), Scale, Attenuation Auto/Level, RL Offset, Pre-Amp On/Off, Detection
Span Span, Span Up/Down (1-2-5), Full Span, Zero Span, Last Span
Bandwidth RBW, Auto RBW, VBW, Auto VBW, RBW/VBW, Span/RBW
File Save, Recall, Delete, Directory Management
Save/Recall Setups, Measurements, Limit Lines, Screen Shots JPEG (save only), Save-on-Event
Save-on-Event Crossing Limit Line, Sweep Complete, Save-then-Stop, Clear All
Delete Selected File, All Measurements, All Mode Files, All Content
Directory Management Sort Method (Name/Type/Date), Ascend/Descend, Internal/USB, Copy
Application Options Impedance (50 Ω, 75 Ω, Other)
Sweep Functions
Sweep Single/Continuous, Manual Trigger, Reset, Detection, Minimum Sweep Time, Trigger Type
Sweep Mode Fast, Performance, No FFT, Burst Detect
Detection Peak, RMS/Avg, Negative, Sample, Quasi-peak
Triggers Free Run, External, Video, Delay, Level, Slope, Hysteresis, Holdoff, Force Trigger Once
Trace Functions
Traces Up to three Traces (A, B, C), View/Blank, Write/Hold, Trace A/B/C Operations
Trace A Operations Normal, Max Hold, Min Hold, Average, # of Averages, (always the live trace)
Trace B Operations A –> B, B <–> C, Max Hold, Min Hold
Trace C Operations A –> C, B <–> C, Max Hold, Min Hold, A – B –> C, B – A –> C, Relative Reference (dB), Scale
Marker Functions
Markers Markers 1-6 each with a Delta Marker, or Marker 1 Reference with Six Delta Markers,
Marker Table (On/Off/Large), All Markers Off
Marker Types Style (Fixed/Tracking), Noise Marker, Frequency Counter Marker
Marker Auto-Position Peak Search, Next Peak (Right/Left), Peak Threshold %, Set Marker to Channel,
Marker Frequency to Center, Delta Marker to Span, Marker to Reference Level
Marker Table 1-6 markers frequency and amplitude, plus delta markers frequency offset and amplitude
Frequency
Frequency Range 9 kHz to 13 GHz (tunable to 0 Hz), Preamp 100 kHz to 13 GHz
Tuning Resolution 1 Hz
Frequency Reference Aging: ±1.0 ppm/10 years
Accuracy: ±0.3 ppm (25 °C ±25 °C) + aging
Auto-sensing External Frequency
Reference 1, 1.2288, 1.544, 2.048, 2.4576, 4.8, 4.9152, 5, 9.8304, 10, 13, 19.6608 MHz
Frequency Span 10 Hz to 13 GHz including zero span
Sweep Time 10 µs to 600 seconds in zero span
Sweep Time Accuracy ±2 % in zero span
Spectral Purity
SSB Phase Noise at 1 GHz –100 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz offset from carrier (–104 dBc/Hz typical)
–102 dBc/Hz @ 100 kHz offset from carrier (–107 dBc/Hz typical)
–107 dBc/Hz @ 1 MHz offset from carrier (–114 dBc/Hz typical)
–120 dBc/Hz @ 10 MHz offset from carrier (–129 dBc/Hz typical)
Amplitude Ranges
Dynamic Range > 104 dB @ 2.4 GHz, 2/3 (TOI-DANL) in 1 Hz RBW
Measurement Range DANL to +30 dBm
Display Range 1 to 15 dB/div in 1 dB steps, ten divisions displayed
Reference Level Range –150 dBm to +30 dBm
Attenuator Resolution 0 to 65 dB, 5 dB steps
Amplitude Units Log Scale Modes: dBm, dBV, dBmv, dBµV
Linear Scale Modes: nV, µV, mV, V, kV, nW, µW, mW, W, kW
Maximum Continuous Input +30 dBm Peak, ±50 VDC (≥ 10 dB Attn)
+23 dBm Peak, ±50 VDC (< 10 dB Attn)
+13 dBm Peak, ±50 VDC (Preamp On)
Amplitude Accuracy (single sine wave input < Ref level, and > DANL, auto attenuation, Performance Sweep Mode)
20 °C to 30 °C after 30 minute
warm-up Typical: ±0.5 dB, 100 kHz to 13 GHz
Maximum: ±1.3 dB, 100 kHz to 13 GHz
–10 °C to 50 °C after 60 minute
warm-up Add ±1.0 dB, 100 kHz to 13 GHz
Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) (RMS detection, VBW/Avg type = Log., Ref Level = –20 dBm for Preamp Off
and –50 dBm for Preamp On, Performance Sweep Mode)
Residual Spurs Preamp Off (RF input terminated) –90 dBm 9 kHz to 13 GHz
Preamp On (RF input terminated) –100 dBm 1 MHz to 13 GHz
Input-Related Spurs (–30 dBm input, span < 1.7 GHz) –60 dBc, –70 dBc typical
Third-Order Intercept (TOI) (–20 dBm tones 100 kHz apart, –20 dBm Ref level, 0 dB input attenuation, Preamp Off)
2.4 GHz +15 dBm
50 MHz to 13 GHz +20 dBm typical
P1dB
< 4 GHz +5 dBm typical
4 GHz to 13 GHz +12 dBm typical
Setup Parameters
Frequency Center/Start/Stop, Span, Freq Step, Signal Standard, Channel #, Channel Increment
Amplitude Reference Level (RL), Scale, Attenuation Auto/Level, RL Offset, Pre-Amp On/Off, Detection
Span Span, Span Up/Down (1-2-5), Full Span, Zero Span, Last Span
BW RBW, Auto RBW, VBW, Auto VBW, RBW/VBW, Span/VBW
Measurement Setup ACPR, RSSI
Point Distance / Time Setup Repeat Type Time Distance
Save Points Map Save KML, JPEG, Tab Delimited
Recall Points Map Recall Map, Recall KML Points only, Recall KML Points with Map, Recall Default Grid
RF (option 40) Demodulation (option 41) Over-the-Air (OTA) Pass/Fail (User Editable)
Channel Spectrum Phase Error RF Measurements and Measurements
-Channel Power EVM Demodulation can be made OTA. -Channel Power
-Occupied Bandwidth Origin Offset -Occupied Bandwidth
-Burst Power C/I -Burst Power
-Average Burst Power Modulation Type There are no additional OTA -Average Burst power
-Frequency Error Magnitude Error Measurements. -Frequency Error
-Modulation Type BSIC (NCC, BCC) -Phase Error
-BSIC (NCC, BCC) -EVM
Multi-channel Spectrum -Origin Offset
Power vs. Time (Frame/Slot) -C/I
-Channel Power -Magnitude Error
-Occupied Bandwidth Script Master™
-Burst Power
-Average Burst Power
-Frequency Error
-Modulation Type
-BSIC (NCC, BCC)
Setup Parameters
GSM/EDGE Select Auto, GSM, EDGE
Frequency Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Amplitude Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range
Sweep Single/Continuous, Trigger Sweep
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, Screen Shot (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screen Overall Measurements
Setup Parameters
Scrambling Code, Threshold Auto, Manual
User Selectable Scrambling Code, S-CCPCH Spread, S-CCPCH Code, PICH Code, Threshold, Max Amp Power, CPICH Power,
Frequency Error Average
Maximum Spreading Factor 256, 512
Frequency Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Amplitude Scale/Division, Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range, Units (dBm/Watts)
Marker Six Markers, Table On/Off
Sweep Single/Continuous, Trigger Sweep
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, Screen Shot (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screens Overall Measurements, RF Measurements, Signal Quality Measurements
Setup Parameters
PN Setup PN Trigger (No Trigger, GPS, External), PN Search Type (Auto, Manual), PN Offset
Walsh Codes 64, 128
Measurement Speed Fast, Normal, Slow
External Trigger Polarity Rising, Falling
Number of Carriers 1 to 5
Carrier Bandwidth 1.23 MHz, 1.24 MHz, 1.25 MHz
Frequency Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Amplitude Scale/Division, Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range, Units (dBm/Watts)
Sweep Single/Continuous, Trigger Sweep
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, Screen Shot (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screens Overall Measurements, RF Measurements, Signal Quality Measurements
Setup Parameters
PN Setup PN Trigger (No Trigger, GPS, External), PN Search Type (Auto, Manual), PN Offset
Walsh Codes 64, 128
Measurement Speed Fast, Normal, Slow
External Trigger Polarity Rising, Falling
Slot Type Auto, Active, Idle
Number of Carriers 1 to 5
Carrier Bandwidth 1.23 MHz, 1.24 MHz, 1.25 MHz
Frequency Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Amplitude Scale/Division, Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range, Units (dBm/Watts)
Sweep Single/Continuous, Trigger Sweep
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, Screen Shot (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screens Overall Measurements, RF Measurements, Signal Quality Measurements
Setup Parameters
Frequency E-UTRA bands 1 - 5, 7 - 14, 17 - 21, 23 - 25 (tunable 10 MHz to 4.0 GHz)
Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Bandwidth 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 MHz (15, 20 MHz requires option 543)
Span Auto, 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 MHz
Amplitude Scale/Division, Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range
Sweep Single/Continuous, Trigger Sweep
EVM Mode Auto, PBCH only, Max Hold
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, JPEG (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screens Overall Measurements, RF Measurements, Modulation Measurements
Setup Parameters
Frequency E-UTRA bands 33 - 43 (tunable 10 MHz to 4.0 GHz)
Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Bandwidth 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 MHz (15, 20 MHz requires option 543)
Span Auto, 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 MHz
Amplitude Scale/Division, Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range
Sweep Single/Continuous, Trigger Sweep
EVM Mode Auto, PBCH only, Max Hold
Trigger No Trigger/Ext Trigger, Rising/Falling
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, JPEG (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screens Overall Measurements, RF Measurements, Modulation Measurements
Measurements
RF Demodulation
(option 46 - Fixed) (option 47 - Fixed) Over-the-Air (OTA) Pass/Fail
(option 66 - Mobile) (option 67 - Mobile) (option 37 - Mobile) (User Editable)
Channel Spectrum Constellation Channel Power Monitor Pass Fail All
-Channel Power -RCE (RMS/Peak) Preamble Scanner (Six) Pass/Fail RF
-Occupied Bandwidth -EVM (RMS/Peak) -Preamble Pass Fail Demod
Power vs. Time -Frequency Error -Relative Power Measurements
-Channel Power -CINR (Mobile) -Cell ID Channel Power
-Preamble Power -Base Station ID -Sector ID Occupied Bandwidth
-Downlink Burst Power (Mobile) -Sector ID (Mobile) -PCINR Downlink Bust Power
-Uplink Burst Power (Mobile) Spectral Flatness -Dominant Preamble Uplink Burst Power
-Data Burst Power (Fixed) -Adjacent Subcarrier Flatness –Base Station ID Preamble Power
-Crest Factor (Fixed) EVM vs. Subcarrier/Symbol Crest Factor
ACPR -RCE (RMS/Peak) Frequency Error
RF Summary -EVM (RMS/Peak) Carrier Frequency
-Frequency Error EVM
-CINR (Mobile) RCE
-Base Station ID Sector ID (Mobile)
-Sector ID (Mobile)
DL-MAP (Tree View) (Mobile)
Modulation Summary
Setup Parameters
Fixed WiMAX Frequency Ranges 2.3 to 2.7 GHz, 3.3 to 3.8 GHz, 5.25 to 5.875 GHz
Mobile WiMAX Frequency Ranges 2.3 to 2.7 GHz, 3.3 to 3.8 GHz
Fixed WiMAX Bandwidth 1.25, 1.50, 2.50, 3.50, 5.00, 5.50, 6.00, 7.00, 10.00 MHz
Fixed WiMAX Cyclic Prefix Ratio (CP) 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32
Fixed WiMAX Span 5, 10, 15, 20 MHz
Fixed WiMAX Frame Length 2.5, 5.0, 10.0 msec
Mobile WiMAX Zone Type PUSC
Mobile WiMAX DL-MAP Auto Decoding Convolutional Coding (CC), Convolutional Turbo Coding (CTC)
Mobile WiMAX Bandwidths 3.50, 5.00, 7.00, 8.75, 10.00 MHz
Mobile WiMAX Cyclic Prefix Ratio (CP) 1/8
Mobile WiMAX Span 5, 10, 20, 30 MHz
Mobile WiMAX Frame Lengths 5, 10 msec
Mobile WiMAX Demodulation Auto, Manual, FCH
Frequency Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Amplitude Scale/Division, Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range
Sweep Single/Continuous, Trigger Sweep
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, Screen Shot (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screens Overall Measurements, RF Measurements, Signal Quality Measurements
1. Mobile WiMAX conforms to IEEE Std. 802.16e-2005, WiMAX Forum® Air Interface - Mobile System Profile - Release 1.0
Certified, System Profiles according to WMF-T24-001-R010v07.
Setup Parameters
Slot Selection Auto, 0-6
Trigger Trigger Type (No Trigger/GPS/External), External Trigger (Rising/Falling), Tau Offset
SYNC-DL Code Auto, 0-31
Scrambling/Midamble Code Auto, 0-127
Maximum Users Auto, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
Measurement Speed Fast, Normal, Slow
User Selectable Uplink Switch Point, Number of Carriers (1, 3), Tau Offset
Demodulation Type Auto, QPSK, 8 PSK, 16 QAM
Frequency Center, Signal Standard, Channel #, Closest Channel, Decrement/Increment Channel
Amplitude Scale/Division, Power Offset, Auto Range, Adjust Range, Units (dBm/Watts)
Sweep Hold/Run, Trigger Sweep
Save/Recall Setup, Measurement, Screen Shot (save only), to Internal/External Memory
Measurement Summary Screens Overall Measurements, RF Measurements, Signal Quality Measurements
Setup Parameters
System Status (Temperature, Battery Info, S/N, Firmware Ver, IP Address, Options Installed)
Self Test, Application Self Test
GPS (see Option 31)
System Options Name, Date and Time, Ethernet Configuration, Display, Volume
Display (Brightness, Default Colors, Black and White, Night Vision, High Contrast)
Language (English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Russian, User defined)
Share Center Frequency and Power Offset between Modes
Reset (Factory Defaults, Master Reset, Update Firmware)
File Save, Recall, Delete, Directory Management
Save/Recall Setups, Measurements, Screen Shots JPEG (save only)
Delete Selected File, All Measurements, All Mode Files, All Content
Directory Management Sort Method (Name/Type/Date), Ascend/Descend, Internal/USB, Copy, Format USB
Internal Trace/Setup Memory > 13,000 traces
External Trace/Setup Memory Limited by size of USB Flash drive
Mode Switching Auto-Stores/Recalls most recently used Setup Parameters in the Mode
Connectors
RF In Type N, female, 50 Ω, Maximum Input +30 dBm, ±50 VDC
GPS SMA female
External Power 5.5 mm barrel connector, 12 to 15 VDC, < 5.0 Amps
LAN Connection RJ48C, 10/100 Mbps, Connect to PC or LAN for Remote Access
USB Interface (2) Type A, Connect Flash Drive and Power Sensor
USB Interface 5-pin mini-B, Connect to PC for data transfer
Headset Jack 2.5 mm 3-wire headset jack
External Reference In BNC, female, 50 Ω, Maximum Input –10 dBm to +10 dBm
External Reference Out BNC, female, 50 Ω, 10 MHz
External Trigger BNC, female, 50 Ω, Maximum Input ±5 VDC
IF Out BNC, female, 50 Ω, 140 MHz
Display
Size 8.4 in
Resolution 800 x 600
Battery
Type Li-Ion
Battery Operation 3 hours, typical
Electromagnetic Compatibility
European Union CE Mark, EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC and
Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, 93/68/EEC
Australia and New Zealand C-tick N274
Interference EN 61326-1
Emissions EN 55011
Immunity EN 61000-4-2/-3/-4/-5/-6/-11
Safety
Safety Class EN 61010-1 Class 1
Product Safety IEC 60950-1 when used with company-supplied Power Supply
Environmental
Operating Temperature –10 °C to 55 °C
Maximum Humidity 85 %
Shock MIL-PRF-28800F Class 2
Storage –51 °C to 71 °C
Altitude 4600 meters, operating and non-operating
Data Analysis
Trace Math and Smoothing Compare multiple traces
Data Converter Convert from/to Return Loss/ VSWR/ Cable Loss/ DTF and also into Smith Charts
Measurement Calculator Translates into other units
Report Generation
Report Generator Includes GPS, power level, and calibration status along with measurements
Edit Graph Change scale, limit lines, and markers
Report Format Create reports in HTML for PDF format
Export Measurements Export measurements to *.s2p, *.jpg or *.csv format
Notes Annotate measurement Map Point
Folder Spectrogram (Spectrum Monitoring for Interference Analysis and Spectrum Clearing)
Folder Spectrogram – 2D View Creates a composite file of multiple traces
Peak Power, Total Power, Peak Frequency, Histogram, Average Power (Max/Min)
File Filter (Violations over limit lines or deviations from averages)
Playback
Video Folder Spectrogram – 2D View Create AVI file to export for management review/reports
Folder Spectrogram – 3D View Views (Set Threshold, Markers)
- 3D (Rotate X, Y, Z Axis, Level Scale, Signal ID)
- 2D View (Frequency or Time Domain, Signal ID)
- Top Down
Playback (Frequency and/or Time Domain)
List/Parameter Editors
Traces Add, delete, and modify limit lines and markers
Antennas, Cables, Signal Standards Modify instrument’s Antenna, Cable, and Signal Standard List
Product Updates Auto-checks Anritsu Web site for latest revision firmware
Firmware Upload Upload new firmware into the instrument
Pass/Fail Create, download, or edit Signal Analysis Pass/Fail Limits
VSG Pattern Converter Import user-defined patterns (ASCII text or MATLAB file format required)
Languages Add up to two languages or modify non-English language menus
Mobile WiMAX DL-MAP Parameters
Display Modify display settings
Script Master™
Channel Scanner Mode Automate scan up to 1200 channels, repeat for sets of 20 channels, repeat all channels
GSM/GPRS/EDGE or W-CDMA/HSPA+
Mode Automate Signal Analysis testing requirements with annotated how-to pictures
Connectivity
Connections Connect to PC using USB, LAN, or Direct Ethernet connection
Download Download measurements and live traces to PC for storage and analysis
Upload Upload measurements from PC to instrument
Firmware Updates Product Update: download latest firmware version
Remote Access Tool Remote control and monitoring of instrument (via Ethernet port) over the Internet
MS2723C Description
Options
MS2723C-0007 Secure Data Operation
MS2723C-0019 High-Accuracy Power Meter (requires Power Sensor)
MS2723C-0031 GPS Receiver (requires Antenna P/N 2000-1528-R or 2000-1652-R)
Manuals (soft copy included on Handheld Instruments Documentation Disc and at www.anritsu.com)
Optional Accessories
Directional Antennas
Portable Antennas
Bandpass Filters
Attenuators
Precision Adapters
Miscellaneous Accessories
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