Digital I/Q data recorder stores 1Tbyte data for analysis of rf signals

Rohde & Schwarz first introduced the R&S IQR digital I/Q data recorder at electronic 2010 in Munich. According to R&S, the recorder can record, store and replay digital rf signals loss free and in realtime over the I/Q interface.

When used in combination with rf scanners, generators and network analysers from R&S, the recorder completes a high performance, continuous analysis system for digital rf signals. This system is said to be of particular benefit for users in broadcasting, mobile radio, aerospace, defence, and the automobile industry. The recorder – in half 19in format – currently offers transmission rates of up to 66Msample per second. It comes with an interchangeable solid state drive with one Tbyte of storage capacity and a recording rate of 270Mbyte per second.