Introduction

The Maury Automated Tuner System Software (ATS v5.00) is the easiest-to-use, yet most advanced, and most powerful device characterization software in the world. It brings together a comprehensive suite of software tools that greatly simplifies device characterization applications. The advanced development of this software has made it a must-have part of any modern test and measurement lab. For a growing community of RF and Microwave engineers and designers, Maury's ATS software has truly become the brain behind their device characterization operations.

What ATSv5 Software Can Do For You

Maury ATSv5 makes it possible to accurately measure power, gain, efficiency, IMD, ACPR, EVM, harmonics, noise parameters and many other characteristics of a device under test (DUT). Measured data from the ATSv5 software can be imported with ease into Agilent's ADS software environment for simulation of device models or PA/LNA designs. Optionally, using ATSv5 with the Maury DLL library gives users the accuracy and repeatability of the Maury ATS hardware with the flexibility to write their own custom test and measurement applications.

ATSv5 builds upon the legendary reliability and robustness of ATSv4 which was the most comprehensive upgrade and improvement to ATS since the Windows™ release in 2000. The central features include an all new and significantly improved GUI API for direct tuner control (eliminating the need for the legacy tuner controller object) and the availability of a comprehensive DLL kit.

But perhaps the most exciting feature of ATSv5 is the addition of a powerful new method of cascaded harmonic load pull that eliminates the need for diplexers/triplexers.

In addition, this release of ATS has undergone extensive QA testing, including comprehensive regression analysis for algorithmic integrity evaluation, a rigorous automated analysis to identify, document and correct defects, and live hardware evaluation in Maury's device characterization laboratory.

ATSv5 is designed to run under Microsoft® Windows™ 2000 and Windows™ XP.

• MT993A Power Parameters, Power Measurement Mode, Swept Power Display, Load/Source Pull Contour Display
• MT993B Noise Parameters, Interactive Noise Measurement Mode, Swept Noise Display, Noise Statistics Display
• MT993B01 Ultra-Fast Noise Characterization UsingPNA-X
• MT993C Combines MT993A and MT993B
• MT993D Intermod Distortion (IMD), Adjacent Channel Power (ACP), and Error Vector Magnitude (EVM)
• MT993D03 PNA-X NVNA (Load Pull +NVNA +X-Parameters)
• MT993E Programmers Addition
• MT993F System Control Option
• MT993G DC IV Curve Option
• MT993H Harmonic Source/Load Pull Option (Supports Triplexer/Diplexer and Cascaded Tuner Techniques)
• MT993J Fixture Characterization Option
• MT993N06 Tuner Characterization Option
• MT993V01 Tuner Interpolation dll Option
• MT993V04 Tuner Movement dll Option

For a detailed description of the functions and features of these ATSv5 models, download the Maury product data sheet 4T-020A.