Aeroflex's IQCreator Software Transforms An RF Signal Generator Into A Noise Generator

Stevenage, England -- To test mobile handsets for real-world noise conditions, Aeroflex is now including an AWGN (Additive White Gaussian Noise) source with its IQCreator software. The addition of the AWGN feature transforms an RF signal generator into a noise generator.

IQCreator is a free Windows-based software application that enables a user to set up a wireless carrier modulation scheme and then create an arbitrary waveform file for use with the Aeroflex IFR 3410 and Aeroflex 3020 PXI series RF signal generators. IQCreator supports a wide variety of modulation types and is constantly updated by Aeroflex.

IQCreator with AWGN allows users to add AWGN to any modulated signal without complex calibration. IQCreator's AWGN feature is able to generate standalone AWGN power and repeatable signal-to-noise ratios (carrier noise or C/N).

IQCreator's AWGN feature can also add noise in defined bandwidths, as a single interferer on one carrier signal or within multi-carrier applications. Noise can also be added in-channel or in adjacent channels—on a single signal or among signals in a multi-carrier application.

SOURCE: Aeroflex