N5182A Data Sheet

Keysight Technologies

EXG X-Series Signal Generators

N5171B Analog & N5172B Vector

9 kHz to 1, 3, or 6 GHz

Data Sheet

02 | Keysight | EXG X-Series Signal Generators N5171B Analog & N5172B Vector - Data Sheet

Table of Contents

Definitions and conditions ....................................................................................................... 2

Frequency specifications ......................................................................................................... 3

Amplitude specifications ......................................................................................................... 5

Spectral purity specifications ............................................................................................... 10

Analog modulation specifications ......................................................................................... 12

Vector modulation specifications - N5172B only ................................................................. 16

General specifications ........................................................................................................... 27

Inputs and outputs ................................................................................................................. 28

Related literature ................................................................................................................... 30

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Definitions and Conditions

Specifications represent warranted performance of a calibrated instrument that has been stored for a minimum of 2 hours within the operating temperature range of 0 to

55 °C, unless otherwise stated, and after a 45 minute warm-up period. The specifications include measurement uncertainty. Data represented in this document are specifications unless otherwise noted.

Typical (typ) describes additional product performance information that is not covered by the product warranty. It is performance beyond specifications that 80 percent of the units exhibit with a 90 percent confidence level at room temperature (approximately

25 °C). Typical performance does not include measurement uncertainty.

Nominal (nom) values indicate the expect mean or average performance, or an attribute whose performance is by design, such as the 50 ohm connector. This data is not warranted and is measured at room temperature (approximately 25 °C).

Measured (meas) describes an attribute measured during the design phase for purposes of communicating expected performance, such as amplitude drift vs. time. This data is not warranted and is measured at room temperature (approximately 25 °C).


Frequency Specifications

Frequency range

Frequency range

Resolution

Phase offset

Frequency bands

1

Option 501 (N5171B only)

Option 503

Option 506

0.001 Hz

Adjustable in nominal 0.1 ° increments

5

6

3

4

1

2

Band

1

Frequency switching speed 2, 3

Standard

CW mode

SCPI mode

List/step sweep mode

Digital modulation on (N5172B only)

SCPI mode


≤ 5 ms, typical

≤ 5 ms, typical

≤ 5 ms, typical

≤ 5 ms, typical

9 kHz to 1 GHz

9 kHz (5 MHz IQ mode) to 3 GHz

9 kHz (5 MHz IQ mode) to 6 GHz

Frequency range

9 kHz to < 5 MHz

5 to < 250 MHz

250 to < 375 MHz

375 to < 750 MHz

750 to < 1500 MHz

1500 to < 3000.001 MHz

3000.001 to 6000 MHz

Option UNZ

≤ 1.15 ms

≤ 900 µs

≤ 1.15 ms

≤ 900 µs

4

N

Digital synthesis

1

0.25

0.5

1

2

4

Option UNZ, typical

≤ 950 µs

≤ 800 µs

≤ 1.05 ms

≤ 800 µs

1. N is a factor used to help define certain specifications within the document.

2. Time from receipt of SCPI command or trigger signal to within 0.1 ppm of final frequency or within 100 Hz, whichever is greater, and amplitude settled to within 0.2 dB from 20 to 30 °C. When switching into or out of band 6 amplitude settling time is within 0.3 dB. Implies simultaneous frequency and amplitude switching.

3. With internal channel corrections on, the frequency switching speed is < 1.3 ms, measured for list mode and SCPI mode cached frequency points. For the initial frequency point in SCPI mode the time is < 3.3 ms, measured. The instrument will automatically cache the most recently used 1024 frequencies.

There is no speed degradation for amplitude-only changes.

4. Specifications apply when status register updates are off. For export control purposes CW switching speed to within 0.05% of final frequency is

190 μs (measured).


Frequency reference

Accuracy

Internal time base reference oscillator aging rate

1

Initial achievable calibration accuracy

Adjustment resolution

Temperature effects

Line voltage effects

Reference output

Frequency

Amplitude

External reference input

Input frequency, standard

Input frequency, Option 1ER

Stability

Lock range

Amplitude

Impedance

Waveform

Sweep modes (frequency and amplitude)

Operating modes

± (time since last adjustment x aging rate)

± temperature effects

± line voltage effects

± calibration accuracy

≤ ± 5 ppm/10 yrs, < ± 1 ppm/yr

± 4 x 10

< 1 x 10

-8

-10

or ± 40 ppb

± 1 ppm (0 to 55 °C), nominal

± 0.1 ppm, nominal; 5% to –10%, nominal

10 MHz

≥ +4 dBm, nominal into 50 Ω load

10 MHz

1 to 50 MHz (in multiples of 0.1 Hz)

Follows the stability of external reference input signal

± 1 ppm

> –3.0 to 20 dBm, nominal

50 Ω, nominal

Sine or square

Sweep range

Dwell time

Number of points

Step change

Triggering

Step sweep (equally spaced frequency and amplitude or logarithmically spaced frequency steps)

List sweep (arbitrary list of frequency and amplitude steps)

Simultaneously sweep waveforms with N5172B; see Baseband Generator section for more detail

Within instrument frequency range

100 µs to 100 s

2 to 65535 (step sweep)

1 to 3201 (list sweep)

Linear or logarithmic

Free run, trigger key, external, timer, bus (GPIB, LAN, USB)

1. Not verified by Keysight N7800A TME Calibration and Adjustments Software. Daily aging rate may be verified as a supplementary chargeable service, on request.


Amplitude Specifications

Output parameters

Settable range

Resolution

Step attenuator

Connector

Max output power 1 () = typical

Frequency

9 kHz to 10 MHz

> 10 MHz to 3 GHz

> 3 to 6 GHz

+30 to –144 dBm

0.01 dB

0 to 130 dB in 5 dB steps electronic type

Type N 50 Ω, nominal

Standard

+13 dBm

+18 dBm

+16 dBm

Option 1EA

+17 dBm (+18 dBm)

+21 dBm (+26 dBm)

+18 dBm (+19 dBm)

1. Quoted specifications between 20 °C and 30 °C. Maximum output power typically decreases by 0.01 dB/°C for temperatures outside this range.

Measured max leveled CW and IQ rms power

10

5

0

0

20

15

30

25

Maximum power with Option 1EA

Standard

1 2 3

Frequency (GHz)

4 5 6


Absolute level accuracy in CW mode

1

(ALC on) ()= typical

Range

9 to 100 kHz

100 kHz to 5 MHz

> 5 MHz to 3 GHz

Max power to –60 dBm

(± 0.6)

± 0.8 dB (± 0.3)

± 0.6 dB (± 0.3)

< –60 to –110 dBm

(± 0.9)

± 0.9 dB (± 0.3)

± 0.8 dB (± 0.3)

> 3 to 6 GHz ± 0.6 dB (± 0.3) ± 1.1 dB (± 0.3)

Absolute level accuracy in CW mode (ALC off, power search run, relative to ALC on)

9 kHz to 6 GHz ± 0.15 dB, typical

Absolute level accuracy in digital I/Q mode (N5172B only)

(ALC on, relative to CW, W-CDMA 1 DPCH configuration < +10 dBm)

5 MHz to 6 GHz ± 0.25 dB, (0.05 dB)

< –110 to –127 dBm

(± 0.5)

(± 0.6)

1. Quoted specifications between 20 °C and 30 °C. For temperatures outside this range, absolute level accuracy degrades by 0.01 dB/°C. Output power may drift up to 0.10 dB < 3 GHz and 0.15 dB > 3 GHz per g/kg change in absolute humidity (nom).

Measured level accuracy at –110 dBm

0

–0.2

–0.4

–0.6

–0.8

–1

0

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

1000 2000 3000

Frequency (MHz)

4000

Upper std dev (1 σ)

Mean

Lower std dev (1 σ)

5000 6000

Measurement level accuracy at –130 dBm

0.2

0

–0.2

–0.4

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

–0.6

–0.8

–1

0 1000 2000 3000

Frequency (MHz)


Mean


4000 5000 6000

Measured level accuracy at –140 dBm

0.2

0

–0.2

–0.4

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

–0.6

–0.8

–1

0 1000 2000 3000

Frequency (MHz)

4000


Mean


5000 6000


0.2

0.1

0

–0.1

–0.2

–0.3

0.5

0.4

0.3

–0.4

–0.5

0

Measured amplitude repeatablity +5 dBm ALC on

20 40 60 80

Elapsed time (minutes)

850 MHz

1900 MHz

2200 MHz

3500 MHz

5800 MHz

100 120

Repeatability measures the ability of the instrument to return to a given power setting after a random excursion to any other frequency and power setting. It should not be confused with absolute level accuracy.

Measured relative level accuracy at 850 MHz initial power +10 dBm

–0.1

–0.2

–0.3

–0.4

–0.5

0

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0


Mean


–20 –40 -60 –80

Final power (dBm)

–100 –120 –140

Relative level accuracy measures the accuracy of a step change from any power level to any other power level. This is useful for large changes (such as 5 dB steps).

0.3

0.2

0.1

0

–0.1

–0.2

–0.3

–20 –15

Measured ALC linearity

850 MHz, CW, relative to 0 dBm


Mean


–10 –5

Amplitude (dB)

0 5 10

0

–0.1

–0.2

0.3

0.2

0.1

–0.3

–20 –15

Measured ALC linearity

1900 MHz, CW, relative to 0 dBm


Mean

Lower std dev (1 σ )

–10 –5

Amplitude (dB)

0 5 10


SWR (measured CW mode)

1

Frequency

≤ 1.0 GHz

> 1.0 to 2 GHz

> 2 to 3 GHz

> 3 to 4 GHz

> 4 to 6 GHz

1. SWR < 1.60:1 below 30 kHz.

Attenuator state

Bypass

< 1.3:1

< 1.55:1

< 1.8:1

< 1.5:1

< 1.9:1

0 to 10 dB

< 1.35:1

< 1:5:1

< 1.5:1

< 1.6:1

< 1.6:1

15 dB or more

< 1.2:1

< 1.3:1

< 1.45:1

< 1.7:1

< 1.6:1

Measured SWR

2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1

0 1

0 dB

15 dB

2 3

Frequency (GHz)

4 5 6

-20.00

-25.00

-30.00

-35.00

0

0.00

-5.00

-10.00

-15.00

1

Measured attenuator threshold level

2 3

Frequency (GHz)

4

Threshold for bypass attenuator

Threshold for 10 dB attenuator

5 6


Maximum reverse power, nominal

< 1 GHz

> 1 to 2 GHz

> 2 to 6 GHz

Max DC voltage

Trip level

Amplitude switching speed

1

50 W

25 W

20 W

50 VDC

2 W

Standard

CW mode

SCPI mode ≤ 5 ms, typical

Power search SCPI mode < 12 ms, measured


Digital modulation on (N5172B only)

≤ 5 ms, typical

Option UNZ

≤ 750 µs

≤ 500 µs

Option UNZ, typical

≤ 650 µs

≤ 300 µs

SCPI mode ≤ 5 ms, typical

Power search SCPI mode < 12 ms, measured

List/step sweep mode ≤ 5 ms, typical

Alternate power level control (N5172B only)

Switching time

(via waveform markers)

20 µs within ± 1 dB, measured

–15 dBm to –144 dBm, measured Functional power range

User flatness correction

Number of points

Number of tables

Entry modes

3201

≤ 1.15 ms

≤ 900 µs

Dependent on available free memory in instrument; 10,000 maximum

≤ 950 µs

≤ 400 µs

USB/LAN direct power meter control, LAN to GPIB and USB to GPIB, remote bus and manual USB/GPIB power meter control

Sweep modes

See Frequency Specifications section for more detail

1. Time from receipt of SCPI command or trigger signal to amplitude settled within 0.2 dB. Switching speed specifications apply when status register updates are off.


Spectral Purity Specifications

Absolute SSB phase noise (dBc/Hz, CW at 20 kHz offset, typical)

5 MHz to < 250 MHz –119

250 MHz

500 MHz

–133

–128

1 GHz

2 GHz

3 GHz

4 GHz

6 GHz

–122

–115

–110

–109

–103

Measured standard phase noise CW mode

-20

-30

-40

-90

-100

-110

-120

-50

-60

-70

-80

-130

-140

-150

-160

-170

10 Hz

6 GHz

3 GHz

2 GHz

1 GHz

250 MHz

100 MHz

100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz

L(f) [dBc/Hz] vs. frequency

1 MHz 10 MHz 100 MHz

Measured absolute phase noise with IQ modulation

-20

-30

-40

-90

-100

-110

-120

-130

-140

-150

-160

-50

-60

-70

-80

-170

10 Hz

6 GHz

3 GHz

2 GHz

1 GHz

250 MHz

100 MHz




Measured absolute phase noise, S/N mode + 10 dBm

-20

-30

-40

-50

-60

-70

-80

-90

-100

-110

-120

-130

-140

-150

-160

-170

10 Hz

1 GHz




-60

-70

-80

-90

-100

-110

-120

-130

-140

-20

-30

-40

-50

-150

-160

-170

1 Hz

Measured AM noise @ 1 GHz S/N mode on/off, 2kHz ALC bandwidth

10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz


1 MHz

1 GHz 0 dBm

1 GHz 0 dBm S/N

1 GHz +23 dBm

10 MHz 100 MHz


Residual FM (CW mode, 300 Hz to 3 kHz BW, CCITT, rms)

5 MHz to 6 GHz < N x 2 Hz (measured) (see N value in frequency band table)

Residual AM (CW mode, 0.3 to 3 kHz BW, rms, +5 dBm)

100 kHz to 3 GHz

Harmonics (CW mode)

< 0.01% (measured)

Range

9 kHz to 3 GHz

> 3 to 4 GHz

> 4 to 6 GHz

Nonharmonics (CW mode)

Range

Standard < +4 dBm

< –35 dBc

< –35 dBc, typical


Option 1EA < +12 dBm

< –30 dBc



9 kHz to < 5 MHz

5 to < 250 MHz

250 to < 750 MHz

750 MHz to < 1.5 GHz

> 10 KHz offset

Standard (dBc)

–65, nominal

–75

–75

–72

1.5 to < 3.0 GHz

3 to 6 GHz

–66

–60

Subharmonics (CW mode)

9 kHz to 1.5 GHz

> 1.5 to 3 GHz

> 3 to 6 GHz

Jitter

1

Carrier frequency

155 MHz

622 MHz

2.488 GHz

Phase coherence (Option 012)

LO input frequency range

LO input power range

LO output frequency range

LO output power range

None

–77 dBc

–74 dBc

SONET/SDH data rate

155 MB/s

622 MB/s

2488 MB/s

250 MHz to 6 GHz, nominal

0 to +12 dBm, nominal

250 MHz to 6 GHz, nominal

0 to +12 dBm, nominal

rms jitter BW

100 Hz to 1.5 MHz

1 KHz to 5 MHz

5 kHz to 20 MHz

μUI rms, measured

140

67

271

Seconds, typical

0.9 ps

0.11 ps

0.11 ps

1. Calculated from phase noise performance in CW mode at +10 dBm. For other frequencies, data rates, or bandwidths, please consult your sales representative.


Analog Modulation Specifications

Frequency bands

Band #

4

5

6

2

3

1

1

Frequency range

9 kHz to < 5 MHz

5 to < 250 MHz

250 to < 375 MHz

375 to < 750 MHz

750 to < 1500 MHz

1500 to < 3000.001 MHz

3000.001 to 6000 MHz

2

4

0.5

1

N

1 (digital synthesis)

1

0.25

Frequency modulation (Option UNT) (See N value above)

Max deviation N × 10 MHz, nominal

3

Resolution

Deviation accuracy

Modulation frequency response

@ 100 KHz rate

0.025% of deviation or 1 Hz, whichever is greater, nominal

< ± 2% + 20 Hz (1 kHz rate, deviation is N x 50 kHz)

1 dB bandwidth

3 dB bandwidth

DC/5 Hz to 3 MHz, nominal


Carrier frequency accuracy

Relative to CW in DCFM

Distortion

FM using external inputs 1 or 2

< ± 0.2% of set deviation + (N × 1 Hz)

1

< ± 0.06% of set deviation + (N × 1 Hz), typical 2

< 0.4% [1 kHz rate, deviation is N x 50 kHz]

Sensitivity

Input impedance

Paths

+1 V peak for indicated deviation, nominal

50 Ω/600 Ω/1 M Ω, nominal

FM path 1 and FM path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation

Phase modulation (Option UNT) (See N value above)

Maximum deviation

Frequency response

Resolution

Deviation accuracy

Normal bandwidth

High-bandwidth mode

Normal bandwidth (3 dB)

High-bandwidth mode (3 dB)

N × 5 radians, nominal

N × 0.5 radians, nominal

DC to 1 MHz, nominal

DC to 4 MHz, nominal

0.1% of deviation

< + 0.5% + 0.01 rad, typical [1 kHz rate, normal bandwidth mode]

Distortion

ΦM using external inputs 1 or 2

< 0.2% (typ) [1 kHz rate, deviation normal bandwidth mode]

Sensitivity

Input impedance

Paths

+1 V peak for indicated deviation, nominal

50 Ω or 600 Ω or 1 M Ω, nominal

ΦM path 1 and ΦM path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation

1. Specification valid for temperature changes of less than ± 5 °C since last DCFM calibration.

2. Typical performance immediately after a DCFM calibration.

3. Digital synthesis band FM deviation is 5 MHz.


Amplitude modulation (Option UNT)

1

AM depth type Linear or exponential

Maximum depth

Depth resolution

AM depth error

@1 KHz rate and < 80% depth

Total harmonic distortion

@ 1 KHz rate

100%

0.1% of depth (nom) f < 5 MHz

5 MHz ≤ f ≤ 2 GHz

2 < f < 3 GHz

F < 5 MHz

AM

FM

Phase

Pulse

AM

+

+

+

+

Internal I/Q

2

External I/Q

2

+

+

+ = compatible, – = incompatible, * = Internal + External

+

+

+

–

+

FM

+

< 1.5% of setting + 1% (typ 0.5% of setting + 1%)

< 3% of setting + 1 %

< 5% of setting + 1% (typical 3% of setting + 1%)

30% depth

80% depth

30% depth

< 0.25%, typical

< 0.5%, typical

< 2% 5 MHz ≤ f < 2 GHz

(2 to 3 GHz is typical)

Frequency response

Frequency response wideband AM

(N5172B only)

AM inputs using external inputs

1 or 2

30% depth, 3 dB BW

Rates ALC off/on:

Sensitivity

Input impedance

Paths

80% depth

DC/10 Hz to 50 KHz

< 2%


+1 V peak for indicated depth (Over-range can be 200% or 2.2 V peak)

50 Ω or 600 Ω or 1M Ω, Damage level: ± 5 V max

AM path 1 and AM path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation

Wideband AM inputs

(N5172B only)

Sensitivity

Input impedance

0.25 V = 100% (I input + 0.5 V offset)

50 Ω, nominal (I input)

Simultaneous and composite modulation

2

Simultaneous modulation All modulation types (I/Q, FM, AM, ΦM, and pulse modulation) may be simultaneously enabled except: FM and phase modulation cannot be combined and two modulation types cannot be simultaneously generated using the same modulation source; for example, the baseband I/Q generator, AM, and FM can run concurrently and all will modulate the output RF (this is useful for simulating signal impairments)

Composite modulation AM, FM, and ΦM each consist of two modulation paths which are summed internally for composite modulation; modulation can be any combination of internal or external sources

–

+

+

+

+

Phase

+

+

+

–

+

+

Pulse

+

+

+

+

*

+

Internal I/Q

2

+

+

+

+

+

–

External I/Q

2

+

1. AM specifications apply 6 dB below maximum specified power from 20 to 30 °C.

2. I/Q modulation available on N5172B.


External modulation inputs

(Option UNT required for FM, AM, and phase modulation inputs; Option UNW required for pulse modulation inputs)

EXT1

EXT2

AM, FM, PM

AM, FM, PM

PULSE

I

Input impedance

Pulse (50 Ω only)

Wideband AM (50 Ω only, N5172B only)

50 Ω, 1 MΩ, 600 Ω, DC and AC coupled

Standard internal analog modulation source

(Single sine wave generator for use with AM, FM, phase modulation requires Option UNT or 303)

Waveform

Rate range

Sine, square, triangle, positive ramp, negative ramp

0.1 Hz to 2 MHz (tunable to 3 MHz)

Resolution

Frequency accuracy

0.1 Hz

Same as RF reference source, nominal

LF audio output

Multifunction generator (Option 303)

0 to 5 V peak into 50 Ω, –5 V to 5 V offset, nominal

The multifunction generator option (Option 303) consists of seven waveform generators that can be set independently with up to five simultaneously using the composite modulation features in AM, FM/PM, and LF out

Waveform

Function generator 1

Function generator 2

Dual function generator

Swept function generator

Sine, triangle, square, positive ramp, negative ramp, pulse

Sine, triangle, square, positive ramp, negative ramp, pulse

Sine, triangle, square, positive ramp, negative ramp, phase offset, and amplitude ratio for Tone 2 relative to Tone 1

Sine, triangle, square, positive ramp, negative ramp

Trigger: free run, trigger key, bus, external, internal, timer trigger

Noise generator 1

Noise generator 2

DC

Frequency parameters

Sine wave

Triangle, square, ramp, pulse

Noise bandwidth

Resolution

Frequency accuracy

Narrow pulse modulation (Option UNW)

1

() = typical

On/off ratio

Rise/fall times (Tr, Tf)

Minimum pulse width ALC on/off

Repetition frequency ALC on/off

Uniform, Gaussian

Uniform, Gaussian

Only for LF output –5 V to +5 V, nominal

0.1 Hz to 10 MHz, nominal

0.1 Hz to 1 MHz, nominal

10 MHz, nominal

0.1 Hz

Same as RF reference source, nominal

(> 80 dB)

< 10 ns; (7 ns)

≥ 2 us/≥ 20 ns

10 Hz to 500 kHz/DC to 10 MHz

Level accuracy (relative to CW) ALC on/off

2

< ± 1.0 dB (± 0.5) dB/(< ± 0.5) dB

Width compression (RF width relative to video out) (< 5 ns)

1. Pulse specifications apply to frequencies > 100 MHz and power set to > -3 dBm. Operable down to 9 kHz.

2. With power search on.


Video feed-through

1

T d

video delay (variable)

T w

video pulse width (variable)

T p

pulse period (variable)

T m

RF delay

T rf

RF pulse width

T f

RF pulse fall time

T r

RF pulse rise time

V or

pulse overshoot

V f

Video feedthrough

≤ 3 GHz/> 3 GHz

External video delay (ext input to video)

RF delay (video to RF output)

Pulse overshoot

Input level

(< 50 mV/< 5 mV)

30 ns, nominal

20 ns, nominal

(< 15%)

+1 Vpeak = RF on into 50 Ω, nominal

Sync

Output

Td

Video

Output

50%

RF Pulse

Output

50%

Tm

10%

90%

Tr

Tw

Trf

Vor

Tp

50%

Vf

Tf

Internal pulse generator (included with Option UNW)

Modes Free-run, square, triggered, adjustable doublet, trigger doublet, gated, and external pulse

Square wave rate

Pulse period

Pulse width

0.1 Hz to 10 MHz, 0.1 Hz resolution, nominal

30 ns to 42 seconds, nominal

20 ns to pulse period –10 ns, nominal

Resolution

Adjustable trigger delay

Settable delay

Number of pulse patterns

On/off time range

10 ns

(–pulse period + 10 ns) to (pulse width –10 ns)

Free run

Triggered

–3.99 to 3.97 µs

0 to 40 s

Resolution (delay, width, period)

Pulse doublets

10 ns, nominal

1st pulse delay

1st pulse width

2nd pulse delay

2nd pulse width

Pulse train generator Option 320 (requires Option UNW)

2047

20 ns to 42 sec

(Relative to sync out) 0 to 42 s – pulse width – 10 ns

500 ns to 42 s – delay – 10 ns

0 to 42 s – (Delay 1 + Width 2) – 10 ns

20 ns to 42 s – (Delay 1 + Delay 2) – 10 ns

1. Video feed through applies to power levels < +10 dBm.


Vector Modulation Specifications

N5172B only

I/Q modulator external inputs

1

Bandwidth

I or Q offset

I/Q gain balance

I/Q attenuation

Quadrature angle adjustment

Full scale input drive (I+Q)

Baseband (I or Q)

RF (I+Q)

± 100 mV (200 uV resolution)

± 4 dB (0.001 dB resolution)

0 to 50 dB (0.01 dB resolution)

± 200 units

0.5 V into 50 Ω, nominal

Internal I/Q baseband generator adjustments

1, 2

(Options 653 and 655)

I/Q offset ± 20%

I/Q gain

Quadrature angle adjustment

± 1 dB

± 10 °

I/Q phase

I/Q skew

I/Q delay

External I/Q outputs

1

± 360.00 °

± 500 ns

± 250 ns

Impedance

Type

Maximum voltage per output

Bandwidth (I, Q)

Amplitude flatness

Phase flatness

Common mode I/Q offset

Differential mode I or Q offset

Up to 100 MHz baseband, nominal

Up to 200 MHz RF, nominal

(0.025% dB resolution)

(0.001 dB resolution)

(0.01 degrees resolution)

(0.01 degrees resolution)

(1 picosecond resolution)

(1 picosecond resolution)

50 Ω, nominal per output

100 Ω, nominal differential output

Single-ended or differential (Option 1EL)

1 V peak-to-peak or 0.5 V peak; into 50 Ω (200 uV resolution)

Baseband (I or Q)

RF (I+Q)

60 MHz, nominal (Option 653 and 655)

120 MHz, nominal (Option 653 and 655)

± 0.2 dB measured with channel corrections optimized for I/Q output

± 2.5 degrees measured with channel corrections optimized for I/Q output

± 1.5 V into 50 Ω (200 uV resolution)

± 50 mV into 50 Ω (200 uV resolution)

1. I/Q adjustments represent user interface nominal parameter ranges and not specifications.

2. Internal I/Q adjustments apply to RF out and I/Q outputs simultaneously.

-9

-11

-5

-7

-1

-3

3

1

-13

-15

-200 -150

Measured external I/Q bandwidth

5800 MHz

3500 MHz

2200 MHz

1900 MHz

1800 MHz

850 MHz

-100 -50 0 50 100

Frequency offset from carrier (MHz)

150 200

0.50

0.40

0.30

0.20

0.10

0.00

-0.10

-0.20

-0.30

-0.40

-0.50

-60.00

Measured RF I/Q channel flatness using internal baseband generator

(EXG factory channel correctons ON)

850 MHz

1000 MHz

1800 MHz

1900 MHz

2200 MHz

5800 MHz

-40.00

-20.00

0.00

20.00

40.00

60.00

Frequency offset (MHz)


Internal real-time complex digital I/Q filters (included with Option 653 )

Factory channel correction (256 taps)

Corrects the linear phase and amplitude response of the baseband I/Q and RF outputs of the signal generator using factory calibration arrays

(default mode is off).

RF amplitude flatness (120 MHz) ± 0.2 dB measured

RF phase flatness (120 MHz) ± 2 degrees measured

User channel correction (256 taps)

Automated routine uses USB power sensor to correct for linear phase and amplitude response of DUT (equalizer). See User Guide for more details.

Max RF amplitude flatness correction

Max RF phase flatness correction

± 15 dB

± 20 degrees

Equalization filter (256 taps)

User can download and apply inverse or custom phase and amplitude response coefficients from tools such as MATLAB, 89600 VSA, or SystemVue to correct for linear errors of DUT/system. See User Guide for more details.

Baseband generator (Options 653 and 655)

Channels

Resolution

Sample rate

RF (I+Q) bandwidth

Interpolated DAC rate

Frequency offset range

Digital sweep modes

2 [I and Q]

16 bits [1/65,536]

Option 653

Option 653 and 655

Option 653

Option 653 and 655

800 MHz (waveforms only need OSR = 1.25 )

± 60 MHz

100 Sa/s to 75 MSa/s

100 Sa/s to 150 MSa/s

60 MHz, nominal

120 MHz, nominal

In list sweep mode each point in the list can have independent waveforms (N5172B) along with user definable frequencies and amplitudes; see the Amplitude and Frequency Specifications sections for more detail.

Waveform switching speed

1

SCPI mode

Waveform transfer rates

(measured, no markers, unencrypted)


FTP LAN to internal SSD

Internal SSD to FTP LAN

FTP LAN to BBG

FTP LAN to BBG encrypted

USB to BBG

BBG to USB

Internal SSD to BBG

BBG to internal SSD

SD card to BBG (Option 006)

BBG to SD card (Option 006)

≤ 5 ms, measured (standard)

≤ 1.2 ms, measured (Option UNZ)

≤ 5 ms, measured (standard)

≤ 900 us, measured (Option UNZ)

10.7 MB/sec or 2.67 Msa/sec

7.7 MB/sec 1.92 Msa/sec

8.2 MB/sec or 2.05 Msa/sec

4 MB/sec or 1 Msa/sec

19 MB/sec or 4.75 Msa/sec

1.2 MB/sec or 300 Ksa/sec

48 MB/sec or 12 Msa/sec

1.2 MB/sec or 300 Ksa/sec

845 KB/sec or 211 Ksa/sec

1. SCPI mode switching speed applies when waveforms are pre-loaded in list sweep and sample rate ≥ 10 MSa/s.


Arbitrary waveform memory

Waveform segments

Waveform sequences

Triggers

Multi-baseband generator synchronization mode (multiple sources)

Markers

Maximum playback capacity

Maximum storage capacity including markers

32 Msa (standard)

256 Msa (Option 021)

512 Msa (Option 022)

3 GBytes/800 Msa (standard)

30 GBytes/7.5 Gsa (Option 009)

8 GBytes / 2 Gsa (Option 006)

60 samples to 32 Msa (standard)

Segment length 60 samples to 256 Msa (Option 021)

60 samples to 512 Msa (Option 022)

256 samples Minimum memory allocation per segment

Maximum number of segments

Maximum number of sequences

8192

> 2000 depending on non-volatile memory usage

Maximum number of segments/sequence

32,000 (standard)

4 million (Option 021 or 022)

65,535 Maximum number of repetitions

Types

Source

Continuous

Single

Gated

Segment advance

Continuous, single, gated, segment advance

Trigger key, external, bus (GPIB, LAN, USB)

Free run, trigger and run, reset and run

No retrigger, buffered trigger, restart on trigger

Modes

External coarse delay time

External coarse delay resolution

Negative polarity or positive polarity

Single or continuous

5 ns to 40 s

5 ns

Trigger latency (Single trigger only) 356 ns + 1 sample clock period, nominal

Trigger accuracy (Single trigger only) ± 2.5 ns, nominal

Single trigger - restart on trigger mode will initiate a FIFO clear. Therefore, the latency includes re-filling the buffer. The latency is 8 µs + (1406 x sample period) ± 1 sample clock period, nominal

Fan out

Trigger repeatability

Trigger accuracy

Trigger latency

1 master and up to 15 slaves

< 1 ns, nominal

Same as normal mode

Same as normal mode

Fine trigger delay range

Fine trigger delay resolution

See Internal I/Q Baseband section

See Internal I/Q Baseband section

I/Q phase adjustment range See Internal I/Q Baseband section

Markers are defined in a segment during the waveform generation process, or from the front panel; a marker can also be routed to the RF blanking, ALC hold functions, and alternate amplitude; see Users Guide for more information

Marker polarity Negative, positive

Number of markers

RF blanking/burst on/off ratio

Alternate amplitude control switching speed

4

> 80 dB

See amplitude section


Real-time modulation FIR filter: Nyquist, root-Nyquist, WCDMA, EDGE, Gaussian, rectangular, APCO

25 C4FM, IS-95, User FIR

(Applies real-time FIR filtering when playing waveforms with OSR=1. Helps reduce waveform size for long simulation times. Option 660 not required).

Real-time baseband generator (Option 660)

Real-time baseband generator required for real-time Signal Studio applications

1

Cellular real-time applications

Real-time navigation

Real-time video applications

LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, HSPA+/W-CDMA, GSM/EDGE, cdma2000

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo

DVB-T/T2/H/S/S2/C/J.83 Annex A/C, ISDB-T/

Note: Option 660 is not required for real-time custom modulation (Option 431)

Memory: Shares memory with Options 653 and 655

®

Triggering: Same as Options 653 and 655

Markers: 3 markers available, all other features are same as Options 653 and 655

Digital baseband inputs/outputs (Option 003/004)

Options 003 and 004 activate the rear panel digital I/Q bus and enables connectivity to the N5102A digital signal interface module. In output mode

(003), you can deliver realistic complex-modulated signals such as LTE, GPS, WLAN, custom pulses and many others directly to your digital devices and subsystems. In the input mode (004), the interface module ports your digital input to the signal generator's baseband system, providing a quick and easy way of upconverting to calibrated analog I/Q, IF, or RF frequencies. In both operating modes, the interface module adapts to your device with the logic type, data format, clock features, and signaling you require.

Data (requires N5102A)

Digital data format

Data port

User-selectable: 2's complement or binary offset, I/Q (I, I-bar, Q, Q-bar) or digital IF output (real, imaginary)

Dual 16-bit data buses support parallel, parallel I/Q interleaved, parallel QI interleaved, or serial port configuration

N5102A connectors (breakout boards) 144-pin Tyco Z-Dok+ connects to break-out boards (included with N5102A) that interface with the following connector types: 68-pin SCSI, 38-pin dual AMP Mictor, 100-pin dual Samtec, 20-pin dual 0.1 inch headers,

40-pin dual 0.1 inch headers

Logic types Single-ended: LVTTL, 1.5V CMOS, 1.8V CMOS, 2.5V CMOS, 3.3.V CMOS

Data output resampling

Differential: LVDS

EXG baseband output is resampled to the arbitrary clock rate set by the user via real-time curve-fit calculations.

1. See www.keysight.com/find/signalstudio for more information.


Clock (requires N5102A)

Clock input

Clock output

Sample rate (limited by EXG sample rate)

Bit rate (limited by EXG sample rate)

User selectable: internal clock, device under test clock, or external clock (via SMA or breakout board)

N5102A SMA Ext Clock In connector: 50 Ω, 0 dBm nominal, 1 to 400 MHz

User selectable: via breakout board or SMA Clock Out connector

N5102A SMA Clock Out connector: 2 Vpp into load > 5 KΩ from 1 to 100 kHz, 400 mVpp into 50 Ω load from

100 kHz to 400 MHz

User-selectable in parallel mode up to a maximum 150 MHz, but limited by other user settings (see N5102A users guide for more details).

User-selectable in serial mode, the maximum rate is 400 MHz/word size.

Parallel Up to 150 MHz x word size (1.6 Gbps LVDS, CMOS and LVTTL) per parallel bus,

2 parallel buses available

Serial Up to 400 MHz per serial line (400 Mbps LVDS) or 150 MHz per serial line (150 Mbps (CMOS/LVTTL) 32 lines available

In parallel output mode, the data sample can be held for 1, 2 or 4 clock cycles

Coarse adjustment in 90° steps from 0 to 270º; fine-adjustment in increments of 100 ps up to 5 ns

Clock signals may be inverted

1 to 100 MHz BNC, 50 Ω, 3 dBm ± 6 dB,

Output: 5 V, 4 A DC

Clocks per sample

Clock to data skew

Clock polarity

Frequency reference input

Power supply (included on N5102A)

AWGN (Option 403)

Type

Modes of operation

Bandwidth

Real-time, continuously calculated, and played using DSP

Standalone or digitally added to signal played by arbitrary waveform or real-time baseband generator

With Option 653

With Option 653 and 655

1 Hz to 60 MHz

1 Hz to 120 MHz

Crest factor

Randomness

Carrier-to-noise ratio

Carrier-to-noise ratio formats

15 dB

90 bit pseudo-random generation, repetition period 313 x 10

± 100 dB when added to signal

C/N, Eb/No

9

years

Carrier-to-noise ratio error Magnitude error ≤ 0.2 dB at baseband I/Q outputs

Custom modulation Arb Mode (Option 431)

Modulation PSK BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, π/4DQPSK, gray coded and unbalanced QPSK,

8PSK, 16PSK, D8PSK

Multicarrier

Symbol rate

Filter types

Quick setup modes

Data

QAM

FSK

MSK

ASK

Number of carriers

4, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 1024 (and 89600 VSA mappings)

Selectable: 2, 4, 8, 16, C4FM

0 to 100°

0 to 100%

Up to 100 (limited by a max bandwidth of 120 MHz depending on symbol rate and modulation type)

Frequency offset (per carrier)

Power offset (per carrier)

Up to –60 to +60 MHz

0 dB to –40 dB

50 sps to 75 Msps

Nyquist, root-Nyquist, Gaussian, rectangular, APCO 25 C4FM, user

APCO 25w/C4FM, APCO25 w/CQPSK, Bluetooth

®

, CDPD, DECT, EDGE, GSM, NADC, PDC, PHS, PWT, TETRA

Random only


Custom modulation real-time mode (Option 431) (Does not require Option 660)

Modulation PSK BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, π/4DQPSK, gray coded and unbalanced QPSK, 8PSK,

16PSK, D8PSK, IS95 QPSK, IS95 OQPSK, EDGE, HDQPSK, SOQPSK

QAM 4, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 1024 (and 89600 VSA mappings)

Selectable 2,4,8, 16 level symmetric, C4FM, HCPM

FSK

MSK

ASK

DVB-S2 APSK

User-defined

Max deviation

0 to 100°

Custom map of up to 16 deviation levels

20 MHz

0 to 100%

16APSK 2/3, 16APSK 3/4, 16APSK 4/5, 16APSK 5/6, 16APSK 8/9, 16APSK

9/10, 32APSK 3/4, 32APSK 4/5, 32APSK 5/6, 32APSK 8/9, 32APSK 9/10

Custom map of 1024 unique values

Frequency offset

Symbol rate

Filter types

Custom I/Q

Up to –60 MHz to +60 MHz

Internal generated data

External serial data

Selectable

Custom FIR

1 sps to 75 Msps and max of 10 bits per symbol (Option 653 + 655)

1 sps to [(50 Mbits/sec)/(#bits/symbol)]

Nyquist, root-Nyquist, Gaussian, rectangular, APCO 25 (phase 1 and 2 UL and

DL), IS-95, WCDMA, EDGE (wide and HSR)

IS-95 w/EQ, IS-95 Mod, IS-95 Mod w/EQ, HDQPSK, APCO25 HCPM,

SOQPSK-TG

16-bit resolution, up to 64 symbols long, automatically resampled to 1024 coefficients (max)

> 32 to 64 symbol filter: symbol rate ≤ 12.5 MHz

> 16 to 32 symbol filter: symbol rate ≤ 25 MHz

Internal filters switch to 16 tap when symbol rate is between 25 and 75 MHz

Quick setup modes

Trigger delay

Data types

APCO 25 with (C4FM, CQPSK, HCPM, HDQPSK), TETRA , Bluetooth, CDPD, DECT, EDGE, GSM, NADC, PDC,

PHS, PWT, WorldSpace, Iridium, ICO, CT2, TFTS

16APSK 2/3, 16APSK 3/4, 16APSK 4/5, 16APSK 5/6, 16APSK 8/9, 16APSK 9/10, 32APSK 3/4, 32APSK 4/5,

32APSK 5/6, 32APSK 8/9, 32APSK 9/10, SOQPSK

Range

Resolution

Internally generated

Pseudo-random patterns

Repeating sequence

0 to 1,048,575 bits

1 bit

PN9, PN11, PN15, PN20, PN23

Any 4-bit sequence

Internal burst shape

(varies with bit rate)

Direct-pattern RAM [PRAM] max size

Note: Used for custom TDMA/non-standard framing

User file

Externally streamed data

(via AUX I/O)

Rise/fall time range

Rise/fall delay range

Type

Inputs/outputs

1

32 Mb (standard)

512 Mb (Option 021)

1024 Mb (Option 022)

32 MB (standard)

256 MB (Option 021)

512 MB (Option 022)

Serial data

Data, symbol sync, bit clock

Up to 30 bits

–15 to +15 bits

1. Bit clock and symbol sync inputs will be available in future firmware release.


Multitone and two-tone (Option 430)

Number of tones

Frequency spacing

2 to 512, with selectable on/off state per tone

100 Hz to 120 MHz (with Option 653 and 655)

Phase (per tone) Fixed or random

Real-time phase noise impairments (Option 432)

Close-in phase noise characteristics

Far-out phase noise characteristics

Mid-frequency characteristics

Phase noise amplitude level (L(f))

–20 dB per decade

–20 dB per decade

Start frequency (f1)

Stop frequency (f2)

Offset settable from 0 to 77 MHz

Offset settable from 0 to 77 MHz

User selected; max degradation dependent on f2

3GPP W-CDMA distortion performance

1,2

Power level

Offset

Adjacent (5 MHz)

Alternate (10 MHz)

Adjacent (5 MHz)

Alternate (10 MHz)

Adjacent (5 MHz)

Alternate (10 MHz)

Configuration

1 DPCH, 1 carrier

Test model 1 with

64 DPCH, 1 carrier

Test model 1 with

64 DPCH, 4 carrier

Frequency

1800 to 2200 MHz

1800 to 2200 MHz

1800 to 2200 MHz

Standard

≤ 2 dBm

Spec

– 69 dBc

–70 dBc

–68 dBc

–63 dBc

–64 dBc

2

Typ

–73 dBc

–75 dBc

–70 dBc

–73 dBc

–65 dBc

–66 dBc

Option UNV

≤ 2 dBm

Spec

–71 dBc

–72 dBc

–71 dBc

–72 dBc

–65 dBc

–66 dBc

2

Typ

–75 dBc

–77 dBc

–73 dBc

–76 dBc

–67 dBc

–68 dBc

Option UNV with Option 1EA

≤ 5 dBm

2

Spec

–71 dBc

–71 dBc

–71 dBc

–71 dBc

–64 dBc

–66 dBc

Typ

–75 dBc

–77 dBc

–72 dBc

–76 dBc

–66 dBc

–68 dBc

1. ACPR specifications apply when the instrument is maintained within ± 20 to 30 °C.

2. This is rms power. Convert from rms to peak envelope power (PEP) with the following equation: PEP = rms power + crest factor

(for example, 3GPP test model 1 with 64 DPCH has a crest factor 11.5 dB, therefore at +5 dBm rms, the PEP = 5 dBm + 11.5 dB = +16.5 dBm PEP).


-66

-68

-70

-72

-74

-76

-78

-10

Measured single carrier 3GPP W-CDMA ACLR TM1

(with Option UNV + 1EA)

64 DPCH

1 DPCH

-5 0

Power level (dBm)

5 10

-60

-62

-64

-66

-68

-70

-72

-10

Measured 4 carrier 3GPP W-CDMA ACLR TM1 64 DPCH

(with Option UNV +1EA)

-5 0

Power level (dBm)

5 10

3GPP LTE-FDD distortion performance

1

Power level

Offset Configuration

Adjacent (10 MHz)

3

10 MHz E-TM 1.1

Alternate (20 MHz)

3

QPSK

Frequency

1800 to 2200 MHz

Standard

≤ 2 dBm

Spec

–64 dBc

–66 dBc

2

Typ

–66 dBc

–68 dBc

Option UNV

≤ 2 dBm 2

Spec

–67 dBc

–69 dBc

Typ

–69 dBc

–71 dBc

Option UNV with Option 1EA

≤ 5 dBm 2

Spec

–64 dBc

–69 dBc

Typ

–67 dBc

–71 dBc

1. ACPR specifications apply when the instrument is maintained within ± 20 to 30 °C.

2. This is rms power. Convert from rms to peak envelope power with the following equation: PEP = rms power + crest factor

(for example, 3GPP test model 1 with 64 DPCH has a crest factor 11.5 dB, therefore at +5 dBm rms, the PEP = 5 dBm + 11.5 dB = +16.5 dBm PEP).

3. ACPR measurement configuration: reference channel integration BW: 9.015 MHz, offset channel integration bandwidth: 9.015 MHz.

Measured 10 MHz LTE E-TM 1.1 QPSK ACLR

(with Option UNV + 1EA)

LTE-Offset 1 (10 MHz)

LTE-Offset 2 (20 MHz)

-60

-62

-64

-66

-68

-70

-72

-74

-76

-78

-10 -5 0

Power level (dBm)

5 10


GSM/EDGE output RF spectrum (ORFS)

Power level

Offset Configuration Frequency

1

200 kHz

400 kHz

600 kHz

1 normal timeslot, bursted

800 to 900 MHz

1800 to 1900 MHz

800 kHz

1200 kHz

3GPP2 cdma2000 distortion performance, typical

GSM

< +7 dBm

Standard, typical

–34 dBc

–69 dBc

–81 dBc

–82 dBc

–84 dBc

Power level

2

Offset

885 kHz to 1.98 MHz

> 1.98 to 4.0 MHz

> 4.0 to 10 MHz

Configuration

9 channel forward link

Frequency (1)

800 to 900 MHz

802.16e Mobile WiMAX™ distortion performance, measured

Power Offset

3

Configuration

4

Standard

≤ 2 dBm

Typical

–78 dBc

–86 dBc

–91 dBc

Frequency

EDGE

< +7 dBm

Option UNV, typical Standard, typical

–36 dBc

–70 dBc

–82 dBc

–83 dBc

–85 dBc

Option UNV

≤ 2 dBm

Typical

–79 dBc

–87 dBc

–93 dBc

–37 dBc

–69 dBc

–80 dBc

–82 dBc

–83 dBc

Option UNV + 1EA

≤ 5 dBm

Typical

–77 dBc

–87 dBc

–93 dBc

Option UNV, typical

–38 dBc

–70 dBc

–81 dBc

–83 dBc

–84 dBc

< –7 dBm

Up to +5 dBm

10 MHz

10 MHz

QPSK

QPSK

2.5 and 3.5 GHz

3.5 GHz

Standard, measured

–65 dBc

–62 dBc

UNV, measured

–68 dBc

–65 dBc

1. Performance evaluated at bottom, middle, and top of bands shown.

2. This is rms power. Convert from rms to peak envelope power (PEP) with the following equation: PEP = rms power + crest factor

(for example: 3GPP test model 1 with 64 DPCH has a crest factor > 11 dB, therefore at +5 dBm rms the PEP = 5 dBm + 11 dB = +16 dBm PEP).

3. Measurement configuration: reference channel integration BW: 9.5 MHz, offset channel integration BW: 9 MHz, channel offset: 10 MHz.

4. 802.16e WiMAX signal configuration–bandwidth: 10 MHz, FFT: 1024, frame length: 5 ms, guard period: 1/ 8, symbol rolloff: 5%, content: 30 symbols of

PN9 data.


EVM performance data

1, 2

Format GSM

Modulation type GMSK (bursted)

Modulation rate 270.833 ksps

Channel configuration

1 timeslot

Frequency

4

800 to 900 MHz

1800 to 1900 MHz

EVM power level ≤ 7 dBm

EVM power level with Option 1EA

≤ 13 dBm

EVM/global phase error

Spec Type

Format

Modulation type 64 QAM

Modulation rate

Frequency

4

54 Mbps

2400 to

2484 MHz

5150 to

5825 MHz

256 QAM QPSK

80 MHz BW 4 Msps (root-Nyquist filter α = 0.25)

5.775 GHz

≤ 3 GHz ≤ 6 GHz

EVM power level ≤ –5 dBm ≤ –5 dBm ≤ 4 dBm

EVM power level ≤ 2 dBm ≤ 2 dBm ≤ 10 dBm with Option 1EA

≤ 4 dBm

≤ 10 dBm

EVM

ms 0.8 ° 0.2 °

802.11a/g 802.11ac

Measured

0.3%

Measured

0.4%

5

EDGE

3pi/8 8PSK (bursted)

70.833 ksps

1 timeslot

800 to 900 MHz

1800 to 1900 MHz

≤ 7 dBm

≤ 13 dBm

Spec

1.2%

QPSK

Spec

1.2%

Type

0.75%

Type

0.8%

cdma2000/IS95A

QPSK

1.2288 Mcps

Pilot channel

800 to 900 MHz

1800 to 1900 MHz

≤ 7 dBm

≤ 13 dBm

Spec

1.3%

Spec

1.9%

Type

0.8%

Type

1.1%

W-CDMA

QPSK

3.84 Mcps

1 DPCH

1800 to 2200 MHz

≤ 7 dBm

≤ 13 dBm

Spec

1.2%

16 QAM

16 QAM

≤ 3 GHz

≤ 4 dBm

≤ 10 dBm

Spec

1.1%

Type

0.8%

Type

0.65%

LTE FDD

E-TM 3.1

1800 to 2200 MHz

≤ 7 dBm

≤ 13 dBm

≤ 6 GHz

≤ 4 dBm

Spec

1.5%

1. EVM specifications apply for the default ARB file setup conditions with the default ARB files supplied with the instrument.

2. EVM specifications apply after execution of I/Q calibration when the instrument is maintained within ± 5 °C of the calibration temperature.

3. LTE FDD E-TM 3.1,10 MHz, 64 QAM PDSCH, full resource block. Measured EVM after DC calibration.

4. Performance evaluated at bottom, middle, and top of bands shown.

5. WLAN 802.11ac 80 MHz, 256 QAM, MCS 8, 7 symbols, no filtering. Channel corrections enabled. Rx equalizer training: preamble only.

3

64 QAM

10 MHz BW

Measured

≤ 10 dBm

0.2%

Type

0.9%

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

-15 -10

Measured EVM performance vs. power

801.11ac 80 MHz 256 QAM @ 5.775 GHz

Rx equalizer training: preamble only

(EXG factory channel corrections enabled)

-5 0

Power level (dBm)

5 10 15

5

4

3

2

1

7

6

9

8

0

0


1

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

-10

Measured LTE E-TM 3.1 10 MHZ EVM(@ 2100 MHz) with Option 1EA

-5 0

Power (dBm)

5 10 15

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0

0

Measured EVM performance vs carrier frequency

(QPSK, Alpha-0.25, Power = +4 dBm, Symbol Rate = 4 MSyb/s, ALC ON)

1000 2000 3000

Frequency (MHz)

4000 5000 6000

Measured EVM performance vs carrier frequency

(Internal channel correction OFF and ON)

QPSK, Alpha = 0.25, Power = +4 dBm, Symbol rate = 62.5 MSym/s, ALC ON

Correction ON

Correction OFF

1000 2000 3000

Frequency (MHz)

4000 5000 6000

5

4.5

4

3.5

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

0

Measured EVM performance vs symbol rate

(EXG factory channel correction OFF/ON, ALC ON/OFF)

QPSK, Alpha = 0.25, Power = +4 dBm, Freq. = 2.2 GHz

ALC ON-Corrections OFF

ALC ON-Corrections ON

ALC OFF-Corrections ON

10 20 30 40

Symbol rate (MHz)

50 60 70

Bit error rate [BER] analyzer (Option UN7)

Clock rate

Data patterns

Resolution

Bit sequence length

Other features

100 Hz to 60 MHz (usable to 90 MHz)

PN9, 11, 15, 20, 23

10 digits

100 bits to 4,294 Gbits after synchronization

Input clock phase adjustment and gate delay

Direct measurement triggering

Data and reference signal outputs

Real-time display

Bit count

Error-bit-count

Bit error rate

Pass/fail indication

Valid data and clock detection

Automatic re-synchronization

Special pattern ignore


General Specifications

Remote programming

Interfaces

Control languages

Compatibility languages

GPIB IEEE-488.2, 1987 with listen and talk

LAN 1000BaseT LAN interface, LXI Class C compliant

USB Version 2.0

SCPI Version 1997.0

Keysight Technologies: N5181A\61A, N 5182A\62A, N5183A, E4438C, E4428C, E442xB, E443xB,

E8241A, E8244A, E8251A, E8254A, E8247C, E8257C/D, E8267C/D, 8648 Series, 8656B, E8663B,

8657A/B, 8662A, 8663A

Aeroflex Inc.: 3410 Series

Rohde & Schwarz: SMB100A, SMBV100A, SMU200A, SMJ100A, SMATE200A, SMIQ, SML, SMV

Power requirements

100-120 VAC, 50/60/400 Hz

220-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

160 W maximum (N5171B)

300 W maximum (N5172B)

Operating temperature range

0 to 55 °C

Storage temperature range

–40 to 70 °C

Operating and storage altitude

Up to 15,000 feet

Humidity

Relative humidity - type tested at 95%, +40 °C (non-condensing)

Environmental stress

Samples of this product have been type tested in accordance with the Keysight Environmental Test Manual and verified to be robust against the environmental stresses of storage, transportation and end-use; those stresses include but are not limited to temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, altitude, and power line conditions; test methods are aligned with IEC 60068-2 and levels are similar to

MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3

Safety

Complies with European Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC

– IEC/EN 61010-1, 2nd Edition

– Canada: CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1

– USA: UL std no. 61010-1, 2nd Edition

– German Acoustic statement

Acoustic noise emission

LpA < 70 dB

Operator position

Normal position

Per ISO 7779

EMC

Complies with European EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

– IEC/EN 61326-1 or IEC/EN 61326-2-1

– CISPR Pub 11 Group 1, class A

– AS/NZS CISPR 11

– ICES/NMB-001

Geraeuschemission

LpA < 70 dB

Am Arbeitsplatz

Normaler Betrieb

Nach DIN 45635 t.19

This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001; cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB-001 du Canada


Memory

– Memory is shared by instrument states, user data files, sweep list files, waveform sequences, and other files

– 3 GB (30 GB with Option 009) memory available in the N5172B

– Security Option 006 allows storage of up to 8 GB on SD card

– Depending on how the memory is utilized, a maximum of 1000 instrument states can be saved

Security (Option 006)

– Removable 8 GB solid state memory (SD card) from rear panel

– User can force all files to be stored only on external memory card including instrument states, user data files, sweep list files, waveforms, waveform sequences, and other files.

– Memory sanitizing, memory sanitizing on, power on, and display blanking

– Disable USB ports

– Note: Read/write speeds to external memory card will be slower compared to internal solid-state drive (Option 009)

Self-test

Internal diagnostic routines test most modules in a preset condition; for each module, if its node voltages are within acceptable limits, the module passes the test

Weight

N5171B: ≤ 13.6 kg (30 lb) net, ≤ 28.6 kg (63 lb) shipping

N5172B: ≤ 15.9 kg (35 lb) net, ≤ 30.8 kg (68 lb) shipping

Dimensions

88 mm H x 426 mm W x 489 mm L (length includes rear panel feet)

(3.5 in H x 16.8 in W x 19.2 in L)

Max length (L) including RF connector tip to end of rear panel feet is 508 mm (20 in)

Recommended calibration cycle

36 months

ISO compliant

This instrument is manufactured in an ISO-9001 registered facility in concurrence with Keysight Technologies’ commitment to quality.

Inputs and Outputs

Front panel connectors

RF output

I and Q inputs

USB 2.0

Used with a memory stick for transferring instrument states, licenses and other files into or out of the instrument; also used with U2000, U848X, and U202X Series USB power sensors

Rear panel connectors

Rear panel inputs and outputs are 3.3 V CMOS, unless indicated otherwise; CMOS inputs will accept 5 V CMOS, 3 V CMOS, or TTL voltage levels

RF output (Option 1EM)

I and Q inputs (Option 1EM)

Outputs the RF signal via a precision N type female connector

Accepts “in-phase” and “quadrature” input signals for I/Q modulation SMB connector, nominal input impedance is 50 Ω; damage levels are 1 Vrms and 5 Vpeak; Option 1EM units will come with 2 SMB to

BNC adapters

I and Q outputs

I bar and Q bar outputs (Option 1EL)

Outputs the RF signal via a precision N type female connector; see output section for reverse power protection information

BNC input accepts “in-phase” and “quadrature” input signals for I/Q modulation; nominal input impedance is 50 Ω, damage levels are 1 Vrms and 5 Vpeak

BNC outputs the analog I/Q modulation signals from the internal baseband generator; nominal output impedance 50 Ω, DC coupled; damage levels ± 2 V

BNC outputs the complement of the I and Q signals for differential applications;


Event 1

Pattern trigger

BBTRIG 1

BBTRIG 2

Sweep out

Ext 1

Ext 2

LF OUT

Pulse

Trigger in

Trigger out

Reference input

10 MHz out

LO in (Option 012)

LO out (Option 012)

DAC Clk In (Option 012)

Digital bus I/O

This connector outputs the programmable timing signal generated by marker 1

The marker signal can also be routed internally to control the RF blanking and ALC hold functions; this signal is also available on the AUX I/O connector

With bit error rate analyzer (Option UN7) this connector is used for data input

Damage levels are > +8 V and < –4 V

Accepts signal to trigger internal pattern generator to start single pattern output, for use with the internal baseband generators

Accepts CMOS signal with minimum pulse width of 10 ns

Female BNC

Damage levels are > +8 V and < –4 V

For arbitrary and real-time baseband generators I/O such as Markers or trigger inputs

With bit error rate analyzer (Option UN7) this connector is used for clock input

For arbitrary and real-time baseband generators I/O such as Markers or trigger inputs

With bit error rate analyzer (Option UN7) this connector is used for gate input

Generates output voltage, 0 to +10 V when the signal generator is sweeping; this output can also be programmed to indicate when the source is settled or output pulse video and is TTL and CMOS compatible in this mode; output impedance < 1 Ω, can drive 2 kΩ; damage levels are ± 15 V

External AM/FM/PM #1 input; nominal input impedance is 50 Ω/600 Ω/1M Ω, nominal; damage levels are ± 5 V

External AM/FM/PM #2 input; nominal input impedance is 50 Ω/600 Ω /1M Ω, nominal; damage levels are ± 5 V

0 to 5 V peak into 50 Ω, –5 V to 5 V offset, nominal

External pulse modulation input; this input is TTL and CMOS compatible; low logic levels are 0 V and high logic levels are +1 V; nominal input impedance is 50 Ω; input damage levels are ≤ –0.3 V and ≥ +5.3 V

Accepts TTL and CMOS level signals for triggering point-to-point in sweep mode; damage levels are ≤

–0.3 V and ≥ +5.3 V

Outputs a TTL and CMOS compatible level signal for use with sweep mode

The signal is high at start of dwell, or when waiting for point trigger in manual sweep mode, and low when dwell is over or point trigger is received

This output can also be programmed to indicate when the source is settled, pulse synchronization, or pulse video

Nominal output impedance 50 Ω

Input damage levels are ≤ –0.3 V and ≥ +5.3 V

Accepts a 10 MHz reference signal used to frequency lock the internal timebase; Option 1ER adds the capability to lock to a frequency from 1 MHz to 50 MHz; nominal input level –3 to +20 dBm, impedance

50 Ω, sine or square waveform

Outputs the 10 MHz reference signal used by internal timebase; level nominally +3.9 dBm; nominal output impedance 50 Ω; input damage level is +16 dBm

Accepts a signal from a master signal generator that is used as the LO for EXG vector in order to configure a phase coherent system; nominal input levels between 0 to +12 dBm; nominal input impedance 50 Ω

Outputs a reference signal that can be used in a phase coherent system; nominal output levels between

0 to +12 dBm; nominal output impedance 50 Ω

Reserved for future use.

To be used with PXB or N5102A digital signal interface module


Aux I/O

USB 2.0

LAN (1000 BaseT)

GPIB

Aux I/O port sends and/or receives auxiliary signaling information:

For Option UN7 this connector is used to output reference data, clock, error signals, and more

Output markers to an external device from arbitrary waveform or real-time generation application such as: frame markers, pulse-per-second, even-second, and more.

Input signals from external DUT to modify characteristics of a signal being generated. Such as: changing output power (power control loop testing), advancing or delaying timing (timing advance loop testing), HARQ ACK/NAK delivery (HARQ process loop testing) or streaming external data, clock and symbol synch for custom modulation.

I/O is application specific (CDMA, 3GPP, GNSS, LTE, custom etc). See User Guide or Signal Studio help for more details.

Connector type: 36 pin 3M connector (part number N10236-52B2PC). The mating connector is a 3M 10136-3000 wire mount plug or 3M 10136-8000 IDC plug with a 3M 10336 shell.

For Option 431 real-time custom modulation the follow pin numbers are assigned:

Data input = pin 23

Data clock input = pin 29

Symbol sync input = pin 25

Burst input = pin 27

Data output = pin 35

Data clock output = pin 6

Symbol sync output = pin 37

Event 1 output = pin 1

Event 2 output = pin 33

The USB connector provides remote programming functions via SCPI

The LAN connector provides the same SCPI remote programming functionality as the GPIB connector and is also used to access the internal Web server and FTP server

Supports DHCP, sockets SCPI, VXI-11 SCPI, connection monitoring, dynamic hostname services, TCP keep alive

LXI class C compliant

Trigger response time for the immediate LAN trigger is 0.5 ms (minimum), 4 ms (maximum), 2 ms, typical; delayed/ alarm trigger is unknown

Trigger output response time is 0.5 ms (minimum), 4 ms (maximum), 2 ms, typical

The GPIB connector provides remote programming functionality via SCPI

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MXG Data Sheet

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X-Series Signal Generator Brochure

Signal Studio Software Brochure

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N5182A Data Sheet

Keysight Technologies

EXG X-Series Signal Generators

N5171B Analog & N5172B Vector

9 kHz to 1, 3, or 6 GHz

Data Sheet

Table of Contents

Optimized for manufacturing

Definitions and Conditions

Frequency Specifications

Amplitude Specifications

Measured max leveled CW and IQ rms power

Frequency (GHz)

Spectral Purity Specifications

Analog Modulation Specifications

Vector Modulation Specifications

N5172B only

Measured 10 MHz LTE E-TM 1.1 QPSK ACLR

(with Option UNV + 1EA)

Power level (dBm)

Measured EVM performance vs. power

801.11ac 80 MHz 256 QAM @ 5.775 GHz

Rx equalizer training: preamble only

(EXG factory channel corrections enabled)

Power level (dBm)

General Specifications

Remote programming

Inputs and Outputs

Related Literature

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From Hewlett-Packard through Agilent to Keysight

1939 THE FUTURE

DEKRA Certified

Related manuals

Table of contents

N5182A Data Sheet

Keysight Technologies

EXG X-Series Signal Generators

N5171B Analog & N5172B Vector

9 kHz to 1, 3, or 6 GHz

Data Sheet

Table of Contents

Optimized for manufacturing

Definitions and Conditions

Frequency Specifications

Amplitude Specifications

Measured max leveled CW and IQ rms power

Frequency (GHz)

Spectral Purity Specifications

Analog Modulation Specifications

Vector Modulation Specifications

N5172B only

Measured 10 MHz LTE E-TM 1.1 QPSK ACLR

(with Option UNV + 1EA)

Power level (dBm)

Measured EVM performance vs. power

801.11ac 80 MHz 256 QAM @ 5.775 GHz

Rx equalizer training: preamble only

(EXG factory channel corrections enabled)

Power level (dBm)

General Specifications

Remote programming

Inputs and Outputs

Related Literature

Keysight X-Series Signal Generators

From Hewlett-Packard through Agilent to Keysight

1939 THE FUTURE

DEKRA Certified

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N5173B EXG

ADC Telecommunications

F8I-DSC1901A

Promax

NG-283

Keysight

N5181B MXG

Agilent Technologies

EXG

Keysight

X-Series Signal Generators

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