Options and Accessories

Options

Option

Name

Description

Number

 

 

 

 

 

B78

cdma2000 Measurement

Provides cdma2000 transmitter measurements:

 

Personality

channel power

 

 

 

 

ACPR

 

 

intermodulation

 

 

spectrum emission mask

 

 

occupied BW

 

 

code domain power

 

 

modulation accuracy (composite rho)

 

 

QPSK EVM

 

 

power statistics CCDF

 

 

Requires Option B7J hardware.

 

 

 

B7J

Digital Demod Hardware

Adds 1 dB step, electronic attenuator in addition to the existing

 

 

manual attenuator. This is required for the personality options:

 

 

BAC, BAE, BAF, B78, 202, 204. This option also adds the

 

 

functionality of Basic Mode, including the measurements:

 

 

spectrum (frequency domain)

 

 

waveform (time domain)

 

 

 

BAB

APC 3.5 Input Connector

Replaces the standard type-N female connector with an APC

 

 

3.5-mm male connector.

 

 

 

BAC

cdmaOne Measurement

Provides IS-95 and J-STD-008 transmitter measurements:

 

Personality

channel power

 

 

 

 

modulation accuracy (rho)

 

 

code domain power

 

 

ACPR

 

 

spur close

 

 

Requires Option B7J hardware.

 

 

 

BAE

NADC/PDC Measurement

Provides NADC transmitter measurements:

 

Personality

ACP

 

 

 

 

EVM (error vector magnitude)

 

 

Provides PDC transmitter measurements:

 

 

ACP

 

 

EVM (error vector magnitude)

 

 

occupied BW

 

 

Requires Option B7J hardware.

 

 

 

BAF

W-CDMA Measurement

Provides 3GPP W-CDMA transmitter measurements:

 

Personality

channel power

 

 

 

 

ACPR (ACLR)

 

 

intermodulation

 

 

multi carrier power

 

 

spectrum emission mask

 

 

occupied BW

 

 

code domain power

 

 

modulation accuracy (composite EVM)

 

 

QPSK EVM

 

 

power statistics CCDF

 

 

Requires Option B7J hareware.

 

 

 

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HP E4443A, E4448A, E4446A, E4440A, E4445A manual Bab

E4443A, E4448A, E4445A, E4446A, E4440A specifications

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