Automated Acceptance Test Procedures for Wideband Microwave Synthesized Signal Generator Testing

Abstract

Standardized acceptance test procedures have been developed to enable the Navy to check precisely the performance characteristics of its new synthesized microwave signal generators which operate over a frequency range of 0.1 to 26.5 GHz (gigahertz). Extensive use of IEEE-488 bus-controlled instrumentation and a central processor/computer allows most of the measurements to be done automatically. Details of the individual tests performed and the hardware and software used to implement the tests are given. Test time has been reduced by at least a factor of five (conservative estimate), and test accuracy and repeatability have been enhanced significantly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134923

Entities

People

  • J. J. O'neill
  • T. H. Gattis

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Accuracy
  • Attenuators
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Clocks
  • Converters
  • Detectors
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Modulation
  • Power Levels
  • Power Meters
  • Pulse Modulation
  • Signal Generators
  • Spectrum Analyzers
  • Test Equipment

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electronics Engineering