Keysight Launches Next-Generation Vector Signal Generator for Dense Wideband Multichannel Applications
September 18 2023 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
- World’s first vector signal generator with an embedded
reflectometer delivers extremely accurate signals
- Compact 2U design with up to four channels of signal generation
saves up to 75% of rack height
- Signal generation up to 8.5 GHz with 960 MHz of modulation
bandwidth per channel with best-in-class error vector magnitude and
adjacent channel power ratio performance
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) introduces a new
compact, four-channel vector signal generator (VSG) capable of
signal generation up to 8.5 GHz with 960 MHz of modulation
bandwidth per channel. The N5186A MXG is the next-generation
high-performance VSG in Keysight’s X-Series signal generator
portfolio, offering the multiple, individually complex signals
needed for dense wideband multichannel applications.
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The Keysight N5186A MXG Vector Signal
Generator delivers multichannel capabilities in a 2U size that
saves up to 75% of rack height. (Photo: Business Wire)
Evolving technologies in wireless communications and radar
applications demand higher frequency coverage using complex
modulation schemes like MIMO, beamforming, and multiplexing to
maximize data throughput. Testing these applications requires
signal generation instruments that maintain excellent modulation
quality when working with greater bandwidths. To achieve higher
frequencies, greater bandwidths, and more complex modulation
schemes, network and design engineers typically need more bench
space for additional test equipment and fixtures.
The Keysight N5186A MXG addresses this challenge by simplifying
complex setups with reduced external connections and up to four
channels in a compact 2U form factor. As the world’s first signal
generator to feature an embedded reflectometer, the N5186A MXG
delivers extremely accurate signals to the device under test
(DUT).
The N5186A MXG offers the following benefits:
- Compact design – Delivers multichannel capabilities in a
2U size that saves up to 75% of rack height.
- High-performance capabilities – Employs direct digital
synthesis (DDS) digital-to-analog converter (DAC) proprietary
technology for bandwidth coverage up to 960 MHz with best-in-class
error vector magnitude (EVM) and adjacent channel power ratio
(ACPR) performance for lower signal distortion.
- Testing convenience – Features an embedded reflectometer
delivering accurate signals while enabling faster time-to-test and
simplifying test setups.
- Exceptionally low phase noise – Produces pure signals
enabling high resolution radar system designs and high-throughput,
next-generation communications systems.
By providing consistent and repeatable results, the N5186A MXG
vector signal generator is an ideal solution for a broad range of
commercial and aerospace defense applications. The MXG’s custom DAC
application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) use DDS to deliver
precise signals to minimize distortion and meet the evolving
standards for component and module design. In addition, the
embedded reflectometer expedites the setup process to correct for
the match of the DUT, enabling a faster time-to-test.
Joe Rickert, Vice President and General Manager, Keysight
High Frequency Measurements Center of Excellence, said: “The
groundbreaking N5186A MXG vector signal generator is a leap forward
in terms of the performance and simplicity it offers design and
network engineers. As the world’s first signal generator with an
embedded reflectometer, the high-performance MXG delivers powerful,
precise signals. In combination with PathWave Signal Generation
software, the MXG is optimized to be your ideal signal generator
with the outstanding performance you desire, all in one easy-to-use
solution.”
Keysight will be demonstrating the high-performance vector
signal generation capabilities of the N5186A MXG at EuMW 2023,
Booth #107A.
Resources
- Keysight N5186A MXG Vector Signal Generator
- Data Sheet: N5186A MXG Vector Signal Generator
About Keysight Technologies
At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to
bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500
company, we’re delivering market-leading design, emulation, and
test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with
less risk, throughout the entire product lifecycle. We’re a global
innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial
automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and
general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and
secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and
www.keysight.com.
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