6GHz Up/Down Converter

FEU3506/FED3506

The FEU3506 up-converter delivers RF output spanning 400 MHz to 6000 MHz, while the FED3506 down-converter accepts RF input from 20 MHz to 6000 MHz. Both PXIe bus-interfaced units adopt a 3U module occupying two slots, enabling up-converter functionality control and debugging via PXIe. The solution provides PXI instrument drivers with C/C++ API support for parameter configuration, functional control, status monitoring, and reference clock configuration, and includes Windows 10 operating system drivers.

Technical Parameters

Product Model FEU3506
Up-converter IF Input Specifications
IF Input Frequency 30MHz~110MHz
IF Bandwidth 80M
Max. IF Input Power 2Vpp
Up-converter RF Output Specifications
RF Output Frequency 400MHz~6GHz
Output Power -70dBm~13dBm
Gain Flatness ≤±0.75dB
Output P1dB ≥15dBm
Up-converter Frequency Conversion Parameters
Link Gain -70dB~20dB ((at 15 dBm OP1dB))
Spurs ≤60dBc
LO Phase Noise ≤-100dBc/Hz@10kHz
Programmable Attenuation 0-90dB, Step: 1 dB
Converter Power Consumption ≤25W

 

Product Model FED3506
Down-converter IF Input Specifications
IF Input Frequency 70MHz
IF Bandwidth 80M
Max. IF Input Power 15dBm
Gain Range

25±3 dB (Normal Mode)

40±3 dB (Low-noise Mode)

IF Flatness ≤3dB((at 15 dBm OP1dB))
Output P1dB ≥15dBm
Down-converter RF Output Specifications
RF Input Frequency 20MHz~6GHz
Max. Input Power 27dBm
RF Flatness ≤±0.75dB
Down-converter Frequency Conversion Parameters
Input VSWR <2.5
Spurious Suppression ≤50dB,Typ
Programmable Attenuation 0-60dB, Step: 1 dB
LO Phase Noise ≤-100dBc/Hz@10kHz
Converter Power Consumption ≤25W