RF2018B is designed for applications such as:
- Production testing of mobile handsets
- Production testing of mobile base-stations
- Built-In-Test (BITE) applications
- MIMO applications
Solid State Switch Box RF2018B
The Ranatec RF2018B is a 12-channel solid-state RF switch box from DC to 6 GHz, featuring SP4T latching switches and remote control for RF testing.
The Ranatec RF2018B is an RF Switch system with 12 solid state switch modules, each with 1 pole and 4 throws. It is well suited for high volume testing, where long lifetime is required, without sacrificing RF performance. RF2018B offers very good linearity, power handling and speed.
Applications
Features
- Switch mode: SP4T latching, terminated
- DC – 6 GHz RF frequency range
- Insertion loss < 1.9 dB up to 3 GHz
- 63 dBm IP3
- +30 dBm maximum input power
- Flexible supply voltage: 5-45 VDC
- <100 μs switching time
- High repeatability
- Ultra-long lifetime
Specifications
| Switch mode | SP4T latching, terminated |
| Switching time | < 100 μs |
| Supply voltage | 5-45 VDC |
| Supply current | < 1 mA |
| Actuating current | < 50 μA (active low, input pulled up to 3 VDC) |
| Operating frequency | DC-6 GHz |
| Impedance | 50 Ohm |
| Max DC at RF inputs | 0 VDC |
| VSWR (max) | 1.4.1 @ 0.01-0.698 GHz 1.3.1 @ 0.698-3 GHz 1.4.1 @ 3-6 GHz |
| Insertion loss (max) | 1.6dB @ 0.01-0.698 GHz 1.9dB @ 0.698-3 GHz 2.2dB @ 3-6 GHz |
| Isolation RFC-RFx (min) | 55dB @ 0.01-0.698 GHz 40dB @ 0.698-3 GHz 35dB @ 3-6 GHz |
| Isolation RFx-RFy(min) | 55dB @ 0.01-0.698 GHz 40dB @ 0.698-3 GHz 30dB @ 3-6 GHz |
| Input power thru path (max) | 30dBm @ 0.01-6 GHz |
| Input power hot switching & into termination (max) |
20dBm @ 0.01-6 GHz |
| Input IP3 (typ) | 63dBm @ 0.01-6 GHz |
| Operating temperature | 0 to +50°C |
| Storage temperature | -20 to +70°C |
| Relative humidity | 95% at +40°C |
| Connectors | SMA(F) |
| Size | 19″, 3 U |
Electrical Interfaces
Control Interfaces
- Web-interface, for manual operations
- Textual (SCPI-like) API
All switches are controlled remotely via web-interface or API. It can be controlled from any computer in the network via TCP/IP sockets or via its internal web server. The communication protocol is very simple and independent from operating system, programming language etc.
Ordering
RF2018B Solid State Switch Box
Technical Drawings
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