I/Q mixer component for block assembly type

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yef smith

Joined Aug 2, 2020
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Hello , There are platforms like Xmicrowave where we can create transievers like a lego assembly.
Which is very good because we save lots of space.
There is a component HMC8193, which is I/Q mixer.
In the xmicrowave menu they dont say if the mixer is I/Q mixer.
Is there a way i could find this type of component because i dont see it in the menu.
Or is there some symilar company likeXmicrowave which could do symilar lego tranciever systems?
Thanks.
https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/hmc8193.pdf


https://cascade.xmicrowave.com/
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MisterBill2

Joined Jan 23, 2018
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If the creators of a site do not consider such details important enough to include in a data listing, I would assume that they do not understand enough for me to have any further interest in what they say. And just because an assembly works in somebodies simulation does not mean that it will work in the real world when built from actual components.
And why do they assign different part numbers to devices made by other companies??
 

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yef smith

Joined Aug 2, 2020
1,459
Hello Mr.Bill, I have sent them an email.
Do you know any alternatives with the same principle where I can assemble transceiver like a Lego.
 

MisterBill2

Joined Jan 23, 2018
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Mostly, assembling components into a system requires more effort than snapping LEGO blocks together, because there really is a lot more involved. The signals out from each block must be matched to the requirements of the next block for best performance, and be fairly close to functioning at all. That is where engineering and design come into action.

There is no "Royal Road" to design success. THAT is why there are engineers, among with other reasons.

Have you actually assembled any of the XMicrowave blocks into any system, such as a simple receiver?? Please let us know.

Mini-Circuits is a company that produces a vast spectrum of high quality components that can be used in a wide variety of microwave systems, and they will tell you that you must know what you are doing to assemble a system from their products. But not much is plug and play.
I am not aware of any organization that produces blocks that simply snap together and work, except for some educational product companies.
 
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