The VSG25A hardware features a 12-bit I/Q baseband arbitrary waveform generator which can be clocked at virtually any frequency from 54 kHz to 180 MHz, and includes a 4096 x 16 bit pattern buffer for built-in or custom modulation. The included software automatically generates CW: 100 MHz to 2.5 GHz, -40 dBm to +10 dBm, AM / FM: 30 Hz to 40 MHz modulation rates, sine, triangle, square, ramp and pulse: 6 ns to 25 ms width, 12 ns to 1 second period.
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Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it is collaborating with the University of Bristol on 5G millimeter-wave research. The collaboration combines Bristol’s leading-edge wireless research with Keysight’s deep experience and capability in millimeter-wave and ultra-broadband simulation, design, test and measurement. The work will contribute to the development of the new capabilities needed for 5G.
Berkeley Nucleonics released a high performance, robust and extremely cost effective high power RF/microwave signal generator. The model 845-H, defines a new class of microwave source instrumentation capable of producing in excess of 23 dBm from 100 KHz to 20 GHz, with low phase noise, fast switching speeds, extensive modulation capabilities in a portable lightweight benchtop package.
Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced two photovoltaic array simulators, the N8937APV and N8957APV, to help engineers develop, verify and maximize the performance of inverter maximum power point tracking algorithms and circuits. Engineers can use the Keysight N8937APV and N8957APV photovoltaic array (PV) simulators in a laboratory or on a manufacturing line to simulate the output characteristics of a real-world photovoltaic array.
With a 10 MHz MV341 type OCXO Morion achieves ultimate Allan Deviation values down to 2E-13 per 1…10 seconds and excellent close in phase noise of <-120 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz and <-146 dBc/Hz at 10 Hz. MV341 is an ideal solution for various scientific, test and measurement, radar, signal clean-up applications. Additionally it guarantees stability level vs. operating temperature range up to 1E-9 and aging up to2E-8/year. MV341 is available with 12 V voltage supply and SIN output.
Keysight Technologies Inc. announced the addition of two higher temperature models to its thermal imagers’ portfolio. The U5856A and U5857A can perform temperature measurements up to 650 degrees C and 1200 degrees C respectively. This allows users to detect a wide temperature range for various applications such as petrochemical and steel processing, electrical and mechanical applications, building maintenance and even electronics applications.
AR RF/Microwave has just launched a line of safety products including hand-held safety meters, wide range of safety sensor heads and safety software. Designed to measure exposure levels of a variety of products and systems such as industrial ovens, RF medical devices, power plants, ground transport systems, wireless telecommunications, base stations and more.
Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced a ball grid array interposer solution for testing DDR4 x 16 dynamic random access memory designs with a logic analyzer. Engineers can quickly and accurately capture address and command signals, and a subset of data signals, for debugging designs and performing functional validation measurements for data rates up to 2,400 Mb/s. The W4636A BGA is the world’s smallest DDR4 x16 BGA interposer solution for use with a logic analyzer.
Berkeley Nucleonics offers a family of PC-controlled real-time spectrum analyzers (RTSA), with three frequency range options: 100 kHz to 8, 18 and 27 GHz. The BNC RTSA7500 has real-time bandwidth to 100 MHz, a probability of intercept as short as 1.02 µs. The elements of the RTSA7500 consist of the instrument, comprised of a software-defined radio receiver and a wideband digitizer, and the RTSA software that runs on a Windows 7 or 8 PC.
Mini-Circuits’ ZN8PD-362HP+ provides up to 100 W power handling as a splitter with just 1 dB typical insertion loss, supporting a wide range of high-power signal distribution applications from 600 to 3600 MHz. This model provides 23 dB isolation, 0.35 dB amplitude unbalance and 4° phase unbalance. It also achieves good VSWR of 1.15:1 (ports 1-8) and is capable of passing up to 1.2A DC current (150 mA each port) from input to output.