Options and Accessories

Options

Option

Name

Description

Number

 

 

 

 

 

124

Y-axis Video Output

Provides a 0 to 1 V signal that corresponds to the bottom and top

 

 

of the display graticule, respectively. The output voltage tracks

 

 

the Y-axis position of the trace data while the analyzer is

 

 

sweeping. (This output is similar to the 8566B Video Out.)

 

 

 

202

GSM with EDGE

General transmitter measurement:

 

Measurement Personality

transmit power

 

 

 

 

Provides GSM (GMSK modulation) transmitter measurements:

 

 

power vs. time

 

 

phase and frequency error

 

 

output RF spectrum

 

 

transmit band spurs

 

 

Provides EDGE (8PSK modulation) transmitter measurements:

 

 

EVM

 

 

power vs. time

 

 

output RF spectrum

 

 

transmit band spurs

 

 

Requires Option B7J hardware.

 

 

 

204

1xEV-DO Measurement

Provides 1xEV transmitter measurements:

 

Personality

channel power

 

 

 

 

ACPR

 

 

intermodulation

 

 

spectrum emission mask

 

 

occupied BW

 

 

code domain power (pilot)

 

 

EVM (pilot)

 

 

QPSK EVM

 

 

power statistics CCDF

 

 

Requires Option B7J hardware.

 

 

 

210

HSDPA Measurement

Provides High-Speed Downlink Packet Access to support 16

 

Personality

QAM and modulation accuracy. Requires Option BAF.

 

 

Requires Option B7J harware.

 

 

 

211

TD-SCDMA Measurement

Measures the power profile of TD SCDMA BTS and MS.

 

Personality

Requires Option B7J hardware.

 

 

 

 

 

214

1xEV-DV

Supports 8 PSK and 16 QAM modulation analysis. Requires

 

 

Option B78. Includes measurements:

 

 

Composite Rho

 

 

Code Domain tests

 

 

Requires Option B7J hardware.

 

 

 

219

Noise Figure Measurement

Provides noise figure measurements:

 

Personality

Limit lines

 

 

 

 

Loss compensation

 

 

Extended frequency (measures up/down converters)

 

 

You need the preamp Option 1DS to have specified performance

 

 

below 3 GHz.

 

 

 

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E4443A, E4448A, E4445A, E4446A, E4440A specifications

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