USB & Ethernet Controlled, 80 x 30 Non Blocking Switch Matrix - ZT-80X30NB Mini-Circuits

Typical Applications

- Cellular base-station certification
- Cellular handset qualification
- Production testing of multi-port devices
- Testing of multi-channel MIMO systems

Product Overview

Mini-Circuits’ ZT-80X30NB is a high performance, 80 by 30 non-blocking switch matrix, covering the key worldwide telecoms bands from 600 MHz to 6GHz. The system has been developed in a modular format for ease of deployment and expandability, and can be quickly installed on site by Mini-Circuits’ expert engineers in a standard 42U rack cabinet. 30 “input” RF ports (SMA) are accessible from the front of the cabinet with the 80 “output” RF ports accessible from the rear.

This bi-directional switch matrix can be programmed to connect any of the 30 “B” ports to any combination of the 80 “A” ports, in a non-blocking configuration (allowing all “B” ports to connect simultaneously to the same “A” port. In addition, programmable attenuators can be included as an option on the 30 “A” ports, allowing the signal loss to be independently varied by path, from 0 to 95 dB, in 0.25 dB steps.

These combined features make the matrix ideally suited to a wide range of multi-user and multi-device test systems, particularly in the cellular base-station test market where multiple base-stations, access points and user equipment can be routed and re-routed between each other, with additional simulation of transmission loss. The complete system is stacked for control via a single USB or Ethernet interface (supporting SSH, HTTP and Telnet protocols). Full software support is provided, including our user-friendly GUI application for Windows and a full API with programming instructions for Windows and Linux environments.

Fan-Out Operation:

- Splitters on inputs and switches on outputs
- Each input can connect to multiple outputs
- Ideal for receiver test applications
- Bi-directional operation

Fan-In Operation:

- Switches on inputs and combiners on outputs
- Multiple inputs can connect to each output
- Ideal for transmitter test applications
- Bi-directional operation