Key Features and Benefits
Simplify and optimize your array antenna design with the TMYTEK BBox beamformer. Suitable for both small form factor and large-scale planar and array antennas, such as those widely used in mobile phones, 5G O-RAN FR2 RU, SATCOM, defense systems, etc., the intuitive GUI of the BBox makes it a snap to optimize the radiation patterns and perform beamforming experiments. The BBox provides multi-channel PA, LNA, Tx/Rx switches, and phase shifters as the back-end, ready-to-use solution for array antenna verification in mmWave communication frontend systems.Its GUI includes many advanced formulas to simplify phase angle calculations for beamforming experiments. Algorithm developers can also manually adjust phase and gain via the GUI to quickly verify simulations through experimentation.
Ready-to-use beamforming platform and array antenna socket
Universal test fixture for quick and precise measurements
Intuitive GUI & Open API
Ready-to-use beamforming platform and array antenna socket
The solution testbed is composed of two separable components:
1. AAkit - 4x4 high-performance array antenna reference design
2. PhiA box - well-calibrated multi-channel gain and phase controller
Antenna designers can replace the AAkit with their antenna array to perform tests and verifications without setting up extra frontend equipment.
Benefitted by BBox’s 16 independent RF-channels, it empowers users with the capability of multi-channel phase and amplitude control to fulfill mmWave phased array antenna testing requirements.
Success Story
Success Story
TMYTEK Develops a mmWave 5G Development Kit which offers Industry First 360° Beam Steering Coverage for KREEMO
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Success Story
Xidian University Upgrades Existing 2-port VNA to Save Lab Set-up Cost with TMYTEK solution
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Universal test fixture for quick and precise measurements
The key aspect of TMYTEK’s solution is its test repeatability and reproducibility. The solution also incorporates a chamber-optimized fixture that is designed to be able to integrate with chamber turntable and rotator for 2D/3D pattern scanning, as well as for rapid and stable measurements of antenna characteristics.
And benefited by the multi-channel testbed, the chamber can be upgraded with existing equipment from a single RF port expanded up to 16 individual channels with phase control, especially for mmWave array antenna testing.
Intuitive GUI & open API
The independent antenna channel for individual on/off for passive array antenna test; and multiple channel gain and phase control for active beam pattern verification.
The LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, C#, and C++ are open-sourced APIs and can be integrated into your analysis system.
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