Agilent 8920B RF Communications
Test Set, Agilent 8920B Option 800
and 801 for TIA/EIA-136 and PCS
Test, and Agilent 83206A Cellular
Adapter
Improve throughput
and quality!
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Accuracy as Good as
Stand-Alone Instruments
When the test equipment is not
accurate and repeatable, the
number of devices that must be
reworked or retested grows,
consuming precious time and
space. The 8920B greatly reduces
the uncertainty in a “Pass” or
“Fail” result, with accurate and
very repeatable test measurements. As a result, test margins
can be minimized without passing
bad devices or failing good ones.
When using the 8920B you can be
sure of passing more good radios
in production tests and of consistently finding those that are out
of specification.
• Power measurement: ±5%
• SINAD: ±1 dB
• Signal generator level: ±1 dB
• Residual FM: <7 Hz
• EVM measurement: <1%
See specifications for additional information
Test Speed that Lowers
Your Cost Per Test
The 8920B takes you another step
forward in manufacturing productivity. Processing speed improvements reduce the automated test
time of cellular radios by approximately 15% when compared to
rack and stack systems and more
than double the computing speed
over the 8920A for initial transceiver measurements and GPIB
commands.
This means lower cost per test
and more throughput from your
production line.
Flexibility to Meet More of
Your Testing Needs
The 8920B meets your test needs
on multiple radio test lines; testing land mobile, trunked, cordless, and cellular phones while
also meeting your need for fast
parametric tests, troubleshooting,
QA, and call processing test.
Hardware and firmware upgrades
keep your 8920B’s capabilities
current, giving you flexibility to
meet new radio testing needs.
8920B flexibility allows you to
standardize on a single platform,
reducing training and support
needs.
8920B Performance Accuracy
The Agilent Technologies
8920B is a full function RF
test set with accuracy,
speed, and flexibility for
testing land mobile radios,
cellular telephones, and
other communications
systems while improving
throughput and quality in
manufacturing.
The 8920B RF communications test set—
optimized for manufacturing test
8920B
83206A
TDMA cellular adapter
8920B
AM, FM, ΦM,
EDACS, LTR, CORDLESS,
AMPS/NAMPS/TACS/ETACS
+DAMPS(IS-54B),
+DCCH (IS-136) 800 MHz
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Front-Panel
Upgrades for Firmware
Enhancements
Firmware features are easily upgraded via the front
panel with a PCMCIA Flash
Memory Card, eliminating
the need to open the instrument to change memory
chips. Just insert the firmware upgrade card and
turn the test set on. In
minutes the upgrade is
complete! Downtime is minimized. This quick upgrade
also helps maintain process
control (all test equipment
is standardized at the same
firmware version).
Modularity and
Built-In Test to
Simplify Upgrades
and Maintenance
The 8920B uses modular
design for reliability and
easy repair. Agilent Technologies provides built-intest, diagnostics, and an
assembly level repair manual to find problems quickly.
Should a failure occur,
replacement modules are
available worldwide and
can be installed on site in
minutes.
IS-136 Test
• EVM, 10-burst EVM measurements
• Mobile reported parameters for MAHO
• Unique programming of FACCH and
SACCH
• BER loop-back mode
• Front-panel firmware upgrade for
features such as DCCH authentication, SMS, Caller ID, and Message
Waiting as they become available
New Call Processing Subsystem
• Intuitive, call processing test screens
with on-call parametric test capability
• AMPS authentication test screens
with SSD Update, Unique Challenge,
and A-key generation
• Supported hand-off modes:
•
DCCH to DTC or AVC
•
ACC to DTC or AVC
•
DTC to DTC or AVC
•
AVC to DTC or AVC
Simplified Programming
• High-level GPIB commands to
simplify call processing programmability
• Agilent VEE support with new
8920B drivers
PCS Upgrade Path
• PCS phone test upgrade path
with the new 83236A/B PCS
interface for dual-band, dualmode systems
Test Features
83206A
TDMA cellular adapter
8920B
83236A/B
PCS interface
In the past, adding a new test to measure distortion or to verify adjacent
channel power may have required
adding another instrument to a test system. However, with the multifunction
capability of
the Agilent 8920B, verifying new performance parameters is as simple as
pressing a front-panel key or adding
a command to the test program. The
8920B contains the functions of many
instruments in a small, space-saving
package. The 8920B is very flexible,
which means it can grow to meet new
requirements.
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• RF/AF signal generators
• AM/FM modulation analyzer
• RF/AF power meter
• Spectrum analyzer
• Tracking generator
• Adjacent channel power meter
• Oscilloscope
• IBASIC controller
• Signaling encoder/decoder
• Function generator
• AC/DC voltmeter
• SINAD/SNR meters
• DC current meter
• High stability reference
• IEEE 488.2/RS-232 interface
• Centronics port
Many instruments in a small package
Single key transmitter, receiver, and
duplex radio testing with autotuning
Autoprint of all measurements when an
external printer is added to the 8920B
Save/recall registers save
entire instrument setups
High-power input
for transmitter
testing
2 µV sensitivity for
over-the-air signal
monitoring
PCMCIA memory card
slot for loading IBASIC
programs, upgrading
firmware, and saving data
All measurements
and settings
displayed on CRT
Quick and simple
instrument control
with knob/cursor
8920B
400 kHz to
1 GHz
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