The Keysight N5182B (Agilent) MXG RF Vector Signal Generator, with its pure and precise MXG, lets you take your devices and designs to the limit. Designed to be your perfect transmitter in R&D, it provides phase noise, ACPR, channel coding and so much more:
●Test radar receiver sensitivity, characterize ADC or mixer signal-to-noise ratio, or find receiver out-of-band rejection with unmatched phase noise and spurious performance.
●Drive power amplifiers and characterize nonlinear behavior with industry-leading ACPR and output power.
●Test wideband receivers and components, such as for 802.11ac WLAN, with the only one-box, factory-equalized 160 MHz RF bandwidth solution.
Features and Specifications of :
●Signal Characteristics:
o9 kHz to 3 or 6 GHz
o+24 dBm specified power to 3 GHz with electronic attenuator
o-146 dBc phase noise at 1 GHz and 20 kHz offset
o≤-73 dBc ACP W-CDMA 64 DPCH and <0.4% EVM 160 MHz 802.11ac
●Modulation and Sweep:
oAM, FM, ØM, pulse, and narrow pulse
o10 MHz multifunction generator and LF out
oDigital step and list sweep modes
ol/Q Modulation: ASK, FSK, MSK, PSK, QAM, custom I/Q
●Baseband Generation and Signal Creation:
o160 MHz internal baseband generator (+/- 0.2 dB flatness): arbitrary waveform and real-time I/Q
o1 Gsample playback memory and 30 GB internal or 8 GB external, removable memory
oArbitrary and real-time signals: LTE, HSPA+, WLAN, GNSS, DVB, and more
●Automation and Communication Interface:
o1000BaseT LAN, LXI, USB 2.0, and GPIB
oSCPI, IVI-COM, MATLAB drivers
oBackward compatible with ESG, MXG, PSG, and 8648x and more
oAgilent USB power sensor compatible with embedded display and SCPI control
●Frequency Specifications:
oFrequency Range:
■Option 503: 9 kHz to 3 GHz
■Option 506: 9 kHz to 6 GHZ
oResolution: 0.01 Hz
oPhase Offset: Adjustable in nominal 0.1 ° increments
oFrequency Switching Speed:
■CW Mode:
■SCPI Mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
■List /Step Sweep Mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
oFrequency Reference:
■Accuracy:
■Adustment Resolution: < 1 x1 0^-10, nominal
■Temperature Effects: < ± 2 x 10^-8 from 20 to 30 °C, nominal
■Line Voltage Effects: < ± 1 x 10^-9 for ± 10% change
■Reference Output:
■Frequency: 10 MHz
■Amplitude: ≥ +4 dBm, nominal into 50 Ω load
■External Reference Input:
■Input Frequency, standard: 10 MHz
■Lock Range: ± 1 ppm
■Amplitude: 5 dBm ± 2 dB, nominal
■Impedance: 50 Ω, nominal
■Waveform: Sine or square
oSweep Modes (frequency and amplitude):
■Operating Modes:
■Step Sweep:
■Equally spaced frequency and amplitude or
■Logarithmically spaced frequency steps
■List Sweep:
■Arbitrary list of frequency and amplitude step
■Simultaneously sweep waveforms
■Sweep Range: Within instrument frequency range
■Dwell Time: 100 μs to 100 s
■Number of Points:
■Step Sweep: 2 to 65535
■List Sweep: 1 to 3201
■Step Change: Linear or logarithmic
■Triggering: Free run, trigger key, external, timer, bus (GPIB, LAN, USB)
●Amplitude Specifications:
oOutput Parameters:
■Settable Range: +30 to –144 dBm
■Resolution: 0.01 dB, nominal
■Step Attenuator: 0 to 130 dB in 5 dB steps electronic type
■Connector: Type N 50 Ω, nominal
oMaximum Output Power:
■9 kHz to 10 MHz: +13 dBm
■> 10 MHz to 3 GHz: +18 dBm
■> 3 to 5 GHz: +16 dBm
■> 5 to 6.0 GHz: +16 dBm
oMaximum Reverse Power, Nominal:
■< 1 GHz: 50 W
■> 1 to < 2 GHz: 25 W
■> 2 to < 6 GHz: 20 W
■Max DC voltage: 50 VDC
■Trip Level: 2 W
oAmplitude Switching Speed:
■CW Mode:
■SCPI mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
■Power search SCPI mode: < 12 ms, measured
■List / Step Sweep Mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
■Digital Modulation On:
■SCPI mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
■Power search SCPI mode: < 12 ms, measured
■List / Step Sweep Mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
oAlternate Power Level Control:
■Switching time (via waveform markers): 20 μs within ± 1 dB, measured
■Funtional power range: –15 dBm to –144 dBm, measured
●Spectral Purity Specifications:
oHarmonics:
■9 kHz to 3 GHz: < –35 dBc
■> 3 to 4 GHz: < –35 dBc, typical
■> 4 to 6 GHz: < –53 dBc, typical
oNonharmonics (CW Mode) (Standard (dbc)):
■9 kHz to < 5 MHz: –65, nominal
■5 to < 250MHz: –75
■250 to < 750 MHz: –87
■750 MHz to < 1.5 GHz: –87
■1.5 to < 3.0 GHz: –81
■3 to 6 GHz: –75
oSubharmonics (CW Mode):
■9 kHz to 1.5 GHz: None
■> 1.5 to 3 GHz: –82 dBc (–91)
■> 3 to 6 GHz: –74 dBc (–81)
