Agilent launches the fastest PXI vector signal generator M9381A

Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) announced the launch of the company's fastest PXI vector signal generator. Agilent M9381A is a vector signal generator of 1 MHz to 3 GHz or 6 GHz, combined with fast switching speed and excellent radio frequency parameters: high output power, linear and extremely high level precision, first-class adjacent channel Power specific performance (output level is up to +10 dBm or more), wide-conditioned bandwidth (up to 160 MHz), can meet the test needs of RF device. The application area of the Agilent M9381A covers design testing and verification, public safety radio and military radio, and cellular base stations (mainly picosomy and femtocell). The new PXIE VSG can complete more tests in a shorter time, thereby reducing test costs. Agilent's unique baseband tuning technology allows frequencies and amplitude switching speeds up to 10 μs (list mode) and 250 μs (programmable interface). With Agilent signal generators, the switching speed will be further improved. Multi-function list mode allows engineers to change 80 parameters, including frequency, power, and modulation methods, to speed up switching speed and improving flexibility, where modulation can contain up to 3201 list points. It meets various test requirements of engineers while improving test throughput. Using Agilent M9381A vsg, engineers can test broadband power amplifiers, front-end modules, transceivers such as 40 MHz standard RF bandwidth or 100 MHz / 160 MHz bandwidth (optional), and perform real-time correction, flatness is ± 0.1, ± 0.2 and ± 0.3 dB. The M9381A has excellent modulation quality in high output power, which can be used on a power level of up to +10 dBm or higher (depending on the standard RF bandwidth), almost no reduction in adjacent channel power ratio performance. This allows engineers to operate directly on the required power level without having to make additional growth to compensate for the loss of test system. The M9381A has an ACPR (W-CDMA test mode 1,64 DPCH) of up to -70 DBC. Precise control of the output power of up to +19 DBM using ± 0.4 DB level accuracy. Mark Pierpoint, deputy president of Agilent, Software and Modular Solutions, said: "M9381A is the first PXI vector signal generator that provides first-rate speed and accuracy for modern communication manufacturing, which can significantly reduce test costs." The Agilent M9381A PXIE Vector Signal Generator is used with Agilent Signal Studio software, which can simulate complex real communication signals. Signal Studio is a flexible signal generation tool that provides performance-optimized reference signals (verified by Agilent) to support LTE, 802.11AC and other standards. Agilent exclusively provides industry-leading calibration kernel exchange strategies, maximizing system running time through fast repairs. The M9381A PXIE vector signal generator is the latest member of Agilent PXI and AXIE modular product lineup, and this series already has more than 60 models.