Power Meters
The Agilent N8262A P-Series Power Meter is
designed for seamless operation with widely used
standards like Ethernet, web browsers, and IVI
drivers and integrates easily to work with existing
test assets. The 1U, LXI class C-compliant unit
supports LAN-based automated measurements of
peak, peak-to-average ratio, and average power.
The modular power meter has a sampling rate of 100 MS/s and performs time and CCDF statistical measurements. Users can program the N8262A with various programming languages, including Agilent VEE, LabVIEW, LabWindows, C, C++, and MATLAB. N1918A Power Analysis Manager software is optional.
The meters are code-compatible with the Agilent P-Series power meters and backward compatible with the P-Series, most E-Series, and 8480 Series power sensors.
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Matrix Switching
The new 60-310 High-Voltage Matrix and the 60-510
LXI Low Thermal EMF Matrix are supplied with IVI, SOAP
and Direct I/O drivers, and
soft front panels that allow
them to be controlled
through any W3C compliant
web browser. Each unit
is contained within a 2U
full-rack enclosure.
The 60-310 is a two-pole
300x2 switching matrix for hot-switching 500-VDC signals
and cold-switching 1,000-VDC signals. The design uses
Rhodium-plated reed relays.
The 60-510 is a 56x33 matrix capable of switching
150 VDC signals at currents up to 1 A. The matrix uses
instrument-grade Ruthenium-sputtered relays to ensure a
long service life while typically providing less than 2.5 mV
of thermal EMF.
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Graphical Test Software
Instrument Pak, an add-on to Measure
Foundry™ 5.0, provides drag-and-drop
graphical software to configure LXI test and
measurement applications using IVI-COM
drivers along with existing VISA and SCPI
programs. It supports several standard
instruments: function generators, oscilloscopes,
DMMs, and programmable power
supplies for ATE. Instrument Pak requires
Measure Foundry Professional, which
includes a built-in installer for easy royaltyfree
distribution of executables.
Measure Foundry 5.0 features a process
component for creating automated test
sequences; an enhanced inspector tool;
built-in text-based language; and software
components such as real-time crash-safe
disk recorder, scope, chart recorder, and
spectrum analyzer. Version 5.0 has a formbased
application design vs. a worksheet
format, a library with 20 filter components,
and clear separation of design mode and run mode.
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AC Power Management Switch
The
The 60-200 Remote AC Power Management Switch applies AC power
to any instrument or AC-powered device under exact programmatic
control. A single AC supply connection
to eight switched AC
outlets provides power to all
connected instruments. Each
connection can be turned on
or off including precise timing
delays under programmatic
control over an LXI-compliant
connection or controlled completely through any W3C-compliant web
browser.
The 60-200 can be programmed to power up and power down devices
connected to it in any specified order. An emergency shutdown switch on
the front panel also connects a remote emergency switch.
The 1U-high unit features relays specifically designed to ensure that
the switching system can handle switching instruments with EMC filters
that have a high inrush current.
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Vector Signal Generator
The
LXI Class C-compliant Model 2910 RF Vector Signal
Generator uses specialized synthesizer technology and
unique power-leveling techniques to provide fast
frequency tuning, amplitude settling, and waveform
switching. Features include an intuitive touch-screen
graphical user interface, a 1.5-ms settling time, and
interfaces for 100Base-T Ethernet, USB, and GPIB.
The 2910’s 64-MS arbitrary waveform generator supports
simultaneous loading of multiple signal waveforms and
5-ms switching between them. The unit also generates a
200-MHz bandwidth RF signal from analog baseband
in-phase and quadrature signals. Optional built-in
signal-generation software targets mobile phone testing
including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, cdmaOne, and
cdma2000. Users can choose between graphical or tabular
methods to edit waveforms or create new ones.
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Switching and Control Instruments
The
L4400 Series of faceless switching and control
instruments has a 1U-high, half-rack form factor and is
LXI Class C compliant. The four switching products are
the L4445A Microwave Switch/Attenuator Driver that
controls external switches and attenuators, the
32-channel L4437A Form A/Form C General-Purpose Switch,
the L4433A Dual/Quad 4×8 Reed Matrix, and the 40-channel
L4421A Armature Multiplexer with latching armature
relays.
Rounding out the series are the 64-b L4450A digital I/O
with memory and a counter, the four-channel L4451A
isolated D/A converter with memory, and the
multifunctional L4452A with digital I/O, D/A, and
totalizer input. All seven instruments include
connectivity software and IVI drivers.
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Digital Power Supplies
The
DLM Series Programmable DC Power Supplies feature a
half-rack format and output voltages from 5 V to 600 V.
The DCS Series includes 1-kW, 1.2-kW, and 3-kW
programmable models in 1U and 2U full rack formats with
maximum voltages from 8 V to 600 V and maximum currents
from 1.7 A to 350 A.
For both series, an optional Ethernet interface provides
LXI Class C compliancy, 10Base-T and 100Base-T
protocols, and 16-b control and readback of voltage and
current as well as additional control and communications
functions. Manual control is via 10-turn front-panel
potentiometers. Set-point or actual voltage or current
values can be viewed on two 3.5-digit LED displays, and
separate LEDs indicate remote programming, shutdown, and
overvoltage protection.
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LXI-COMPLIANT PRODUCTS
Agilent
Technologies has expanded its selection of LXI-compliant
products to 35 with the introduction of the 34980A
Multifunction Switch/Measure Unit, the 34410A and 34411A
6½-digit DMMs, and the N6701A and N6702A Modular Power
Supplies. These products also are part of Agilent Open,
a program that ensures industry-standards-based open
connectivity in hardware and software.
The 34980A Multifunction Switch/Measure Unit is a
one-box solution for medium to high-density
switch/measure applications in design verification,
automated test, and data acquisition. The eight-slot
mainframe has an optional built-in 6½-digit DMM and
accommodates selections from 19 different plug-in
modules. These include switching from DC to 20 GHz,
digital I/O, D/A converters, and counter/totalizer
functionality.
The
34410A is a 6½ digit, dual-display, benchtop digital
multimeter featuring 10,000 readings/s at 5½ digits; a
datalogging wizard; resistance and frequency
measurement; and added LAN, USB, and GPIB connectivity.
The 34411A provides up to 50,000 readings/s at 4½
digits, a 1 million reading memory, and triggering
capabilities. It includes all the features of the 34410A
and can be used in R&D and manufacturing environments.
The
N6701A and N6702A Modular Power System Mainframes offer
600-W and 1,200-W capability, respectively. Both units
accommodate one to four modules in a 1U package size.
The system-ready test instrument complies with LXI Class
C; offers USB 2.0, 10/100Base-T Ethernet, and GPIB
interfaces as standard features; and operates remotely
by connecting to its built-in Web page.
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Microwave Synthetic Instruments
Agilent
Technologies has introduced a family of microwave
synthetic instruments that supports the U.S. Department
of Defense (DoD) NxTest vision of flexible, modular, and
configurable instrumentation. Synthetic instrumentation
involves linking together individual hardware and
software test modules to emulate standard instruments in
a compact form factor. This common system architecture
provides obsolescence protection by enabling the design
of scalable automated test systems with the flexibility
to accommodate new measurement capabilities as
applications change.
The new instruments include the N8201A Downconverter,
the N8221A Digitizer, the N8241A Arbitrary Waveform
Generator, the N8212A Vector Upconverter, and the N8211A
Analog Upconverter. All of the instruments will be LXI
compliant.
The
N8201A is a 26.5-GHz downconverter that provides IF
output frequencies of 7.5, 21.4, and 321.4 MHz. External
mixing can be used to downconvert signals up to 110 GHz.
The 30-MS/s IF digitizer, the N8221A, has a 21.4-MHz IF
input, a dynamic range of 80 dB, 14-b resolution, and a
modulation bandwidth of 8 MHz.
The N8241A features a sampling rate of 1.25 GS/s and
15-b resolution, simultaneously. It has dual-channel,
single-ended, and differential outputs with 500 MHz of
instantaneous bandwidth per channel.
The 20-GHz vector upconverter, the N8212A, is a
microwave source with greater than 2-GHz I/Q modulation
bandwidth. It features AM, FM, and pulse modulation and
multisource coherent carrier capability. The N8211A
20/40-GHz Analog Upconverter offers internal or external
AM, FM, and pulse modulation capabilities along with
high output power and low phase noise.
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Modular Switching Chassis
Pickering Interfaces announces the Models 60-100 and
60-101 Modular Switching Chassis that comply with
Functional Class C products of the LXI standard. Model
60-100 has seven slots and Model 60-101 13 slots that
can accommodate a range of the company’s 3U PXI
switching modules. The 32/64-b chassis backplane is
compliant with the cPCI/PXI specification.
Front-panel LEDs are provided that monitor system
operation and include Power, Ready, Error, LAN, and
Active. The chassis meet applicable EU directives
including Low Voltage Safety EN 61010-1:1993, EMC
Immunity EN 50082-1:1992, and EMC Emissions EN
55011:1991.
Models 60-100/101 are supplied with generic IVI drivers
as per the standard but also can be controlled via a
kernel driver. The LXI-compliant interface enables the
chassis to be operated from a standard PC-Ethernet
interface. Remote control is accommodated using simple
cabling or the web.
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