The R&S SFC-U USB compact modulator is a economical multistandard signal source. It supports realtime coding for all conventional digital and analog TV and audio broadcasting standards. The R&S SFC-U is a USB device designed for use with a PC. The R&S SFC and R&S SFC-U have an extremely compact design. Though small in size, they are full-featured TV and audio broadcasting signal generators with integrated transport stream player, audio/video generator and optional noise source. Even when it comes to signal quality, Rohde & Schwarz makes no compromises in this price class. The R&S SFC compact modulator is particularly well-suited for rack installation in production test systems. It is controlled using Remote Desktop via LAN or remotely with SCPI commands. The instrument can also be operated directly with a mouse, keyboard and monitor with the same tried-and-tested graphical user interface (GUI) as the R&S SFU and R&S SFE.