ZTEC Instruments Adds DPD Software To Their ZProtocol™ Suite

ZTEC Instruments (http://www.ztecinstruments.com), recently introduced their newest addition to their ZProtocol^TMsoftware suite. ZProtocol^TM DPD (Digital Pre-Distortion) is a comprehensive digital pre-distortion (DPD) software toolkit for Power Amplifier (PA) characterization and testing.

Many of the latest WLAN transceiver chip-sets employ DPD techniques to improve PA linearity. The DPD software toolkit is used to quantify improvements in spectral mask and EVM (Error Vector Magnitude).

“A significant amount of pressure is placed on PA designers regarding EVM contribution for 802.11ac devices. By using ZProtocol^TM DPD with our RF test sets, designers can validate to their customers true PA performance” says Christopher Ziomek, ZTEC’s president. “The DPD software tool and corresponding example code provides a quick and easy method to evaluate DPD for a PA or transmitter design. In combination with our 6 GHz vector signal analyzer (ZT8651) and 6 GHz vector signal generator (ZT8751) that have respectively 160 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth and 500 MHz of modulation bandwidth, our customers can characterize and test DPD for 802.11 ac 80 MHz devices” adds Ziomek.

ZProtocol^TM DPD is used in conjunction with ZProtocol^TM WLAN and is available for purchase today.

About ZTEC Instruments

ZTEC Instruments believes that the future of test and measurement requires tightly integrated instrumentation and computing solutions. This combination facilitates the current trend toward shorter development times, increased flexibility, lower cost, and smaller size in test and measurement systems. We believe the future of test and measurement lies in reliable, future-proof modular instruments. ZTEC offers modular RF, digital storage oscilloscopes, and waveform generators using the PXI/PXIe, VXI, LXI and PCI platforms. These are well suited to automation. For more information about ZTEC Instruments, please visit http://www.ztecinstruments.com.