Agilent Technologies E4438C manual Key Features, Key standard features Optional features

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Key Features

Key standard features

Optional features

•Expandable architecture

•Broad frequency coverage

•Choice of electronic or mechanical attenuator

•Superior level accuracy

•Wideband FM and FM

•Step and list sweep, both frequency and power

•Built-in function generator

•Lightweight, rack-mountable

•1-year standard warranty

•2-year calibration cycle

•Broadband analog I/Q inputs

•I/Q adjustment capabilities and internal calibration routine

•Excellent modulation accuracy and stability

•Coherent carrier output up to 4 GHz

•Internal baseband generator, 8 or 64 MSa (40 or 320 MB) memory with digital bus capability

•ESG digital input or output connectivity with N5102A Baseband Studio digital signal interface module

•6 GB internal hard drive

•Internal bit error rate (BER) analyzer

•High-stability time-base

•Enhanced phase noise performance

•High output power with mechanical attenuator

•Move all front panel connectors to the rear panel

•3GPP W-CDMA FDD personality

•cdma2000 and IS-95-A personality

•TDMA personality (GSM, EDGE, GPRS, EGPRS, NADC, PDC, PHS, DECT, TETRA)

•Calibrated noise (AWGN) personality

•GPS personality

•Signal Studio for 1xEV-DO/1xEVDO Rev A

•Signal Studio for 1xEV-DV and cdma2000

•Signal Studio for 802.11 WLAN

•Signal Studio for Bluetooth™

•Signal Studio for enhanced multitone

•Signal Studio for HSDPA over W-CDMA

•Signal Studio for TD-SCDMA

•Signal Studio for Noise Power Ratio (NPR)

•Signal Studio for S-DMB

•Signal Studio for T-DMB

•Signal Studio for pulse building

•Signal Studio for jitter injection

•Signal Studio toolkit

•Signal Studio for 802.16-2004 (WiMAX)

•Signal Studio for 802.16 OFDMA

•Signal Studio for DVB

This document contains the measured specifications for the instrument platform and personalities. It does not contain a full list of features for all optional personalities. Please consult the individual product overviews for each personality for a full listing of all features and capabilities. These are listed

at the end of this document.

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Contents Agilent E4438C ESG Vector Signal Generator Table of Contents E4438C ESG Vector signal generator Definitions IntroductionKey Features Key standard features Optional featuresSpecifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics FrequencySweep modes Internal reference oscillator RF reference input requirementsOutput power PowerLevel resolution Level range with Attenuator Hold activeLevel accuracy with ALC on Level switching speedOption ±0.15 dB ±0.25 dB Repeatability and linearity RepeatabilityAmplitude dBm Spectral purity SubharmonicsJitter in µUI1, 7 Jitter in seconds1, 7Characteristic SSB phase noise With Option 1E5Specifications for Analog Modulation ResolutionFM using external inputs 1 or Carrier frequency accuracy relative to CW in DCFM3Specifications for Analog Modulations Phase modulation 1Amplitude modulation 1 StandardWideband AM Pulse modulationInternal modulation source External modulation inputsInput voltage On/off ratio1Rise/fall time1 Minimum burst repetition frequency1Specifications for I/Q Characteristics Modulation bandwidthInputs Input impedance Ω or 600 Ω Full scale inputBaseband generator AdjustmentsBaseband outputs Clock Baseband filtersReconstruction filter fixed Baseband spectral puritySymbol rate Maximum deviation Symbol rateFrame trigger delay control FIR filterData types Specifications for Signal Personality CharacteristicsInternal burst shape control Cdma2000 Spurious emissionsEnhanced multitone1 Software settings Source settings 89641A settingsWlan 802.11a spectral mask typical performanceCustom digitally modulated signals real-time mode 1 Real-time modeCustom modulation Alternate time slot power level control Multiframe output data generationErrors in coded channels Payload bit error count/rate for raw BERContains residual bit errors and bit error count Downlink error reportingGSM/EDGE base station bit error rate test Bert Bit error rate BER analyzer FeaturesClock rate Supported data patternsOperating characteristics Accessories Inputs and outputs Transit caseGeneral Characteristics Panel SMB connectors External 1 inputExternal 2 input Allows communication with compatible devicesOpposite in polarity 180 degrees out of phase Relocated to rear panel SMB connectorsSymbol sync input Falling edge is used to clock the data signalLAN connector With Option UN7With Option File transfer to volatile memoryAuxiliary I/O connector RS-232 connectorMating connector Frequency options Ordering Information1Performance enhancement options E4438C ESG signal generation firmware personalities E4438C ESG Signal Studio software personalitiesRelated Literature Application literaturePage Agilent Open See the ESG Web page for the latest information