Bode 100 Vector Network Analyzer & Frequency Response Analyzer
1. Vector Network Analyzer
The vector network analyzer function of the Bode 100 allows you to measure:
- Swept S-parameters in the 50 Ohm system
- Reflection coefficient and return loss
- Insertion loss of filters
- Group delay characteristics
- Influence of termination on amplifiers
2. Frequency Response Analyzer
The Bode 100 serves as a Gain/Phase meter and is ideally suited to measure:
- Transfer functions of electronic circuits
- Stability of control systems such as DC/DC converters or voltage regulators
- Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) respectively Audio Susceptibility
3. Impedance Analyzer
The Bode 100 offers you a high variety of impedance measurement possibilities to easily analyze:
- Electromagnetic devices such as transformers and inductors
- Capacitors and their parasitics
- Input impedance and output impedance of electronic circuits
- Resonance frequency of RFID, NFC, and wireless power systems
- Impedance of power delivery networks (PDN)
Your Benefits
With the Bode 100 you get an exact picture of your electronic circuits and components in a frequency range from 1 Hz to 50 MHz.
- One device for multiple applications
- Accurate measurement results
- Simple setup – fast results
- Easy data processing
- Automated measurements
What’s Included
- Bode 100 Vector Network Analyzer
- Bode Analyzer Suite software
- Printed Quick Start Guide (English)
- Wide range power supply (with international plug adapters)
- USB cable
- 4 x BNC cable 50 Ω (m-m)
- 1 x BNC T adapter (f-f-f)
- 1 x BNC straight adapter (f-f)
- 1 x BNC 50 Ω load (m)
- 1 x BNC short circuit (m)
- Test object with quartz filter and IF filter on a PCB
Probes, injection transformers, signal injectors, and amplifiers can be found on our Products page.
Bode 100 Analyzer Datasheet and Manuals
| Description | Size |
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| Technical Datasheet – Bode 100 | 240 KB |
| Product Brochure – Bode Analyzers | 421 KB |
| User Manual for Bode 100 and Bode 500 | 15 MB |
| Bode 100 Quick Start Guide | 3 MB |
| Bode 100 vs Bode 500 Comparison Chart | 0.99 MB |
Bode Analyzer User Interface
With the Bode Analyzer Suite (BAS) you have full control over the Bode 100 & Bode 500 Vector Network Analyzers.
BAS is an easy-to-use and intuitive user interface running on your Windows PC. BAS helps you to quickly measure and analyze your device under test. It offers great functions to save, document, share and analyze your measurement results.
Bode Analyzer Suite is free of charge, so feel free to download it right away!
Frequency Sweep Measurements
Bode Analyzer Suite makes frequency sweep measurements an easy task. Impedance, Reflection, Admittance, Group Delay, Gain and Phase can be measured from 1Hz to 50MHz. Define start frequency, stop frequency and number of points to generate linear or logarithmic frequency sweeps. Cursors help you to find resonance frequencies or zero crossings in the measured curves.
Smith, Polar and Nyquist Charts
Results can be displayed in various formats such as Magnitude, Magnitude (dB), Phase (rad), Phase (°), Real, Imaginary, etc… Besides normal x-y diagrams, Bode Analyzer Suite also offers Polar, Nyquist and Smith diagrams. All diagrams support full cursor and zooming functionality.
Fixed Frequency Measurements
Besides frequency sweep measurements Bode Analyzer Suite also offers fixed-frequency measurements. The result can be displayed in either cartesian or polar form. Series and parallel equivalent circuit parameters are calculated during measurement and updated immediately.
Memory Curves
Use the one-click memory curves to display the change of your DUT in one single graph! Memory curves can be renamed and re-styled according to your needs. Cursors can be attached to a memory curve to read the values of the memory traces.
Startup Screen
Use the startup screen to quickly set-up the Bode 100 according to your needs. All supported measurements are listed in the startup screen. To learn more about the measurements that can be performed with Bode 100, check out the next tab on this page…
Pre-defined measurement modes make measurements simpler and ensure correct device setup and connection setup. The Bode Analyzer Suite offers a high variety of measurement modes to perform Transmission/Reflection, Gain and Impedance measurements using the Bode 100.
Vector Network Analysis
Transmission/Reflection Measurement
Measure S-Parameters S11 and S21 in the 50 O domain or Gain with 1 MO impedance.
Gain/Phase Measurement
Measure Gain/Phase respectively voltage transfer function using two input ports. Input port impedance is software-selectable (1 MO or 50 O).
External Coupler Measurement
Measure reflection/impedance using an external amplifier in conjunction with an external coupler.
Impedance Analysis
One-Port Impedance Measurement
Measure reflection/impedance of a one-port DUT connected to the output port of Bode 100.
Impedance Adapter Measurement
Measure impedance of passive THT or SMD components using the impedance test fixtures B-WIC or B-SMC.
Shunt-Thru Measurement
A measurement configuration very sensitive for low impedance values and therefore suitable to analyze low-impedance devices such as ESR of ceramic capacitors.
Series-Thru Measurement
A measurement configuration very sensitive to high-impedance. Suitable for high-impedance measurements such as piezo-element characterization.
Voltage/Current Measurement
Voltage/Current equals Impedance. This setup is very flexible and especially suitable to measure input impedance and output impedance of active circuits such as DC/DC converters.
Hardware Setup
Configure Bode 100 according to your needs! The hardware setup helps you to configure the device hardware and connection setup correctly. You can switch the input impedance from 50 O to 1 MO and enter external probe factors or adjust the receiver attenuation/range.
Reporting and Documentation
With the Bode Analyzer Suite it is easy for you to create a one-click pdf report on your measurement, including all relevant device settings and measurement curves. You can also copy and paste the diagrams directly into a word processor like Microsoft Office Word. Furthermore all measurement values can be exported to a .csv file or .xslx file for further processing in any spreadsheet application or math program. In addition Bode Analyzer Suite 3.0 or newer support direct Touchstone file export.
Note: You can save every measurement to a .bode3 file. It contains all measurement data, calibration and device settings for archiving and/or sharing measurements. Bode-files can be analyzed with the Bode Analyzer Suite even if no Bode 100 hardware is connected.
Interactive User Interface
Bode Analyzer Suite features an interactive user interface with cursors and cursor grid that show cursor values and special calculation results. Use the cursors to find minima and maxima in the curves or any specific values.
All diagrams can be zoomed and optimized to automatically adjust the axis scaling to the measurement results.
Gain and Impedance Calibration
You want to compensate the cables or the measurement setup? The Bode Analyzer Suite offers THRU calibration for the Gain/Phase measurements and OPEN SHORT LOAD calibration for impedance/reflection measurements. You can apply all necessary settings in the calibration window, the calibration state is shown graphically.
Some measurements have to be repeated over and over again …
… therefore we added an Automation Interface to the Bode 100 right from the beginning. Today many customers are already using this Application Programming Interface (API) to build automated measurement setups involving the Bode 100.
Bode 100 can be controlled from any COM (OLE controller) compliant programming language such as:
- MATLAB®
- C#
- VB.NET
- Excel® with VBA
- C++
- TCL
- Python®
- Delphi®
In addition there is a LabVIEW® instrument driver available for download from www.ni.com.
Bode Analyzer Suite 3.0 or newer features the latest Automation Interface version 3.X that comes with several new features and advantages.
Find out more about the Bode Automation Interface 3.X by having a look at the Automation Interface Reference.
The Automation Interface is included in the Bode Analyzer Suite installer. Check out the Bode 100 download area.
Curve Fitting Feature Enables Measurement Based Electrical Models
The Bode Analyzer Suite, starting with version 3.50, includes an advanced SPICE modeling feature.
Now you can turn your test measurements into simulation models. This feature is available for BOTH the Bode 100 and the new Bode 500 VNAs.
This feature is best illustrated by this video.
It’s quite amazing and as simple to use as is shown in the video. You test your component’s impedance in any suitable manner. Then you can fit the data with pre-programmed (i.e., simpler) templates or you can let the full power of the curve fitting software chose an arbitrary network, synthesized to your percent error and weighting. You can check the fit and when finished, a simple button click exports the SPICE subcircuit netlist for use in your favorite simulation tool.
Benefits:
- Quickly generate measurement-based models
- Produce electrical models for challenging circuit structures (cable assemblies, passive devices, filters, VRMs, source impedance, beads, black-box, etc.)
- Electrical network synthesis from test data
- Produce models for parts lacking manufacturer support
- Test – simulation waveform overlay shows instant accuracy/error of the fit
Features:
- SPICE Model generation from test data
- Exports SPICE 3 compatible subcircuit netlist ready for use with any simulator
- Curve fitting with various circuit template structures – more useful for tolerancing
- General curve fitting algorithm for more accuracy – up to 20 poles
- Passivity option eliminates negative values
- User-defined % target error (Root mean squared error)
- Various weighting options
- Graphical display of test result, simulated waveform, and error
- SPICE model re-import for further optimization
- Series or Shunt synthesis option
- Laplace equation display
Bode 100 VNA Accessories
Probes, signal injectors, and amplifiers can be found on our Products page.
| Model | Description | Price |
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| B1666600 (Recommended) | PML 111O Passive 10:1 Probes (Qty 2) | $460.00 (Qty 2) Add to Cart |
| P0005758 | B-WIT 100 Wideband Injection Transformer | $590.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005759 | B-SMC Impedance Adapter | $690.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005760 | B-WIC Impedance Adapter | $690.00 Add to Cart |
| E1399000 | Bode 100/500 Carrying Case | $120.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005772 | B-AMP 12 External Power Amplifier | $1,050.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005773 | B-LFT 100 Low-Frequency Injection Transformer | $790.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005778 | B-LCM Low Frequency Common Mode Choke | $590.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005774 | B-RFID-A For Class 1 Cards | $130.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005775 | B-RFID-B For Class 3 Cards | $130.00 Add to Cart |
| P0005776 | B-RFID-C For Class 6 Cards | $130.00 Add to Cart |
| P0001108 | B-RMK-10 Rack Mount Kit | $210.00 Add to Cart |
Bode 100 Vector Network Analyzer
Get an exact picture of your electronic circuits and components in a frequency range from 1Hz to 50 MHz.
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If I could have one instrument for my power supply test lab, it would be a VNA
Steve Sandler
CEO of Picotest and PI Guru
The Bode 100 is not only a state-of-the-art Vector Network Analyzer, it also works as:
- Impedance Meter
- Frequency Response Analyzer
- Gain Phase Meter
- Sine Wave Generator
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The Bode 100’s compact design hides its powerful capabilities. Its portability and accurate measurements make it my go-to solution for assessing component performance in both lab and field settings
Robert D
Test Engineer