B117NB5S Development Board

Introduction

The Dielectric Laboratories / Knowles B117NB5S Development Board is an RF and microwave evaluation platform for the B117NB5S surface-mount band-pass filter. It supports practical assessment of a compact, shielded filter designed for operation at 11.725 GHz, helping engineers investigate the device in a board-level context before committing it to a design.

What it does

This development board is intended to evaluate the B117NB5S band-pass filter, an RF filter centered on 11.725 GHz. As a dedicated evaluation platform, it provides a starting point for examining the filter’s behavior within RF and microwave signal paths.

The board and evaluated filter are relevant to designs that require frequency-selective signal conditioning in the 11.725 GHz range. The supported operating temperature range of -55°C to +125°C also makes it suitable for evaluation work that considers wide-temperature operating environments.

Applications

Potential uses for the B117NB5S Development Board include:

• Evaluating the B117NB5S band-pass filter in RF and microwave prototypes
• Characterizing 11.725 GHz filter behavior during signal-chain development
• Comparing filter integration approaches before designing a custom PCB
• Assessing RF filtering in systems expected to operate across a -55°C to +125°C temperature range
• Developing and testing frequency-selective sections of microwave equipment

Design considerations

The board is specifically associated with the B117NB5S surface-mount band-pass filter, so results should be considered in relation to that filter rather than generalized to other RF components. Engineers integrating the filter into a final assembly should account for the filter’s surface-mount format and shielded construction, as well as the 11.725 GHz operating frequency relevant to the evaluation setup.

The stated -55°C to +125°C operating temperature range is also an important boundary for environmental and thermal planning.

Availability and further information

The source/distributor link on this page, provided by Mouser Electronics, offers further information on the B117NB5S Development Board. Consult the available product documentation and distributor information when planning evaluation hardware, RF test arrangements, and final system integration.