Product Features:
- 1 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth for advanced digital pre-distortion (DPD) test and wideband signals such as radar, LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G
- Measurement accuracy that enables systems based on the second-generation VST to measure 802.11ac Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) performance of -50 dB
- Measurement speeds up to 10X faster than traditional instrumentation using FPGA-based measurement acceleration and highly optimized measurement software
- Small size and tight synchronization allowing for up to 8×8 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) configuration in a single 18-slot chassis
- User-programmable FPGA that engineers can easily design with LabVIEW
Not surprisingly, The VST rapidly became the best-selling PXI instrument ever while redefining RF instrumentation in the process. To exemplify ‘smarter’ and to provide unrivaled performance that meets both the current & scales for future requirements, NI launched the second-generation VST i.e. NI PXIe 5840. With 1 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth, it’s ideally suited for a wide range of applications including 802.11ac/ax device test, mobile/IoT device test, 5G communications design and test, RFIC test and radar prototyping. And though it features wider bandwidth, better measurement performance, extended frequency range, even more instrumentation capability and a larger FPGA for more advanced customization and signal processing, one thing hasn’t changed: engineers’ ability to make it whatever they need it to be.