Aeroflex has added support for new communications standards to its PXI 3000 series modular test platform to address a variety of 2G and 3G wireless data standards.

There is a Bluetooth measurement suite along with the new WLAN and CDMA2000/1xEVDO plug-ins for the PXI Studio software application as well as significant upgrades to the WiMAX, UMTS and GSM/EDGE measurement suites.

Bluetooth signal analysis  enables characterisation of Bluetooth and Bluetooth enhanced data-rate (EDR) radio signals in accordance with the requirements of 2008 Bluetooth Specifications 1.2/2.0/2.0 + EDR/2.1/2.1 + EDR revision 2.1E1.

Designed for PXI-based RF test systems used in the development and manufacturing of mobile radio transmitters, sub-modules and RFICs (radio frequency integrated circuits), the new CDMA2000 and 1xEVDO reverse link measurement suite  enables characterisation of CDMA2000 rev C and 1xEVDO rev A reverse link transmissions. The new release now features phase and amplitude error measurements accessible from within the PXI Studio plug-in.

The WLAN measurement suite adds support for IEEE 802.11a/b/g with data rates and corresponding modulation and encoding formats up to 54Mbit/s. DSSS-OFDM support is now available along with new measurements including carrier leak, skew and gain imbalance.

The WiMAX measurement suite enables WiMAX PHY (physical layer), Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) power, spectrum and modulation measurements in accordance with IEEE 802.16e (2005).