Atec Agilent-N9038A User Manual

N9038A MXE EMI Receiver

20 Hz to 8.4 and 26.5 GHz

Data Sheet

Table of Contents

Definitions and Conditions ...............................................................................................3

Frequency and Time Specifications ................................................................................4

Amplitude Accuracy and Range Specifications ...........................................................7

Dynamic Range Specifications ..................................................................................... 10

PowerSuite Measurement Specifications .................................................................. 15

General Specifications ................................................................................................... 16

Inputs and Outputs ......................................................................................................... 18

I/Q Analyzer ..................................................................................................................... 20

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Deﬁnitions and Conditions

Specifications describe the performance of parameters covered by the product warranty and apply to the full temperature range of 0 to 55 °C, unless otherwise noted.

95th percentile values indicate the breadth of the population (approx. 2 σ) of performance tolerances expected to be met in 95 percent of the cases with a 95 percent confidence, for any ambient temperature in the range of 20 to 30 °C. In addition to the statistical observations of a sample of instruments, these values include the effects of the uncertainties of external calibration references. These values are not warranted. These values are updated occasionally if a significant change in the statistically observed behavior of production instruments is observed.

Typical 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 95 percent confidence level over the temperature range 20 to 30 °C. Typical performance does not include measurement uncertainty.

Nominal values indicate expected performance, or describe product performance that is useful in the application of the product, but are not covered by the product warranty.

This data sheet is a summary of the complete specifications and conditions, which are available in the MXE EMI Receiver Specification Guide. The MXE EMI Receiver Specification Guide can be obtained on the Web at:

www.agilent.com/find/mxe_specifications

For ordering information, refer to the MXE EMI Receiver Configuration Guide (5990-7419EN).

The receiver will meet its specifications when:

• It is within its calibration cycle

• Under auto couple control, except when Auto Sweep Time Rules = Accy

• Signal frequencies < 10 MHz, with DC coupling applied

• The receiver has been stored at an ambient temperature within the allowed

operating range for at least two hours before being turned on

• The receiver has been turned on at least 30 minutes with Auto Align set to

normal, or, if Auto Align is set to off or partial, alignments must have been run recently enough to prevent an Alert message; if the Alert condition is changed from “Time and Temperature” to one of the disabled duration choices, the receiver may fail to meet specifications without informing the user

Frequency and Time Speciﬁcations

Frequency range DC coupled AC coupled

Input 1 Option 508 Option 526

Input 2 20 Hz to 1 GHz 10 MHz to 1 GHz

Band LO multiple (N)

0 1 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz

1 1 3.5 to 8.4 GHz

2 2 8.3 to 13.6 GHz

3 2 13.5 to 17.1 GHz

4 4 17.0 to 26.5 GHz

Frequency reference

Accuracy ± [(time since last adjustment x aging rate) + temperature stability + calibration accuracy]

Total aging ± 1 x 10–7 / year

± 1.5 x 10–7 / 2 years

Temperature stability 20 to 30 °C Full temperature range

Achievable initial calibration accuracy

Example frequency reference accuracy 1 year after last adjustment

Residual FM ≤ (0.25 Hz x N) p-p in 20 ms (nominal)

± 1.5 x 10 ± 5 x 10

± 4 x 10

= ± (1 x 1 x 10–7 + 5 x

10–8 + 4 x 10–8)

= ± 1.9 x 10

–8

–7

Frequency readout accuracy (start, stop, center, marker)

± (marker frequency x frequency reference accuracy + 0.25 % x span + 5 % x RBW + 2 Hz + 0.5 x horizontal resolution 1)

Marker frequency counter

Accuracy ± (marker frequency x frequency reference accuracy + 0.100 Hz)

Delta counter accuracy ± (delta frequency x frequency reference accuracy + 0.141 Hz)

Counter resolution 0.001 Hz

Frequency span (FFT and swept mode)

Range 0 Hz (zero span), 10 Hz to maximum frequency of instrument

Resolution 2 Hz

Accuracy Stepped / Swept FFT

± (0.25 % x span + horizontal resolution) ± (0.10 % x span + horizontal resolution)

20 Hz to 8.4 GHz 20 Hz to 26.5 GHz

10 MHz to 8.4 GHz 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz

1. Horizontal resolution is span/(sweep points – 1).

Sweep time and triggering

Range Span = 0 Hz

Span ≥ 10 Hz

Accuracy Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept

Span ≥ 10 Hz, FFT Span = 0 Hz

Trigger Free run, line, video, external 1, external 2, RF burst, periodic timer

Trigger delay Span = 0 Hz or FFT

Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept

Resolution

1 μs to 6000 s 1 ms to 4000 s

± 0.01 % (nominal) ± 40 % (nominal) ± 0.01 % (nominal)

–150 to +500 ms 0 μs to 500 ms

0.1 μs

Time gating

Gate methods Gated LO; gated video; gated FFT

Gate length range

(except method = FFT)

Gate delay range 0 to 100.0 s

Gate delay jitter 33.3 ns p-p (nominal)

100.0 ns to 5.0 s

Sweep (trace) point range

All spans 1 to 40001

Resolution bandwidth (RBW)

EMI bandwidths (CISPR compliant) 200 Hz, 9 KHz, 120 kHz, 1 MHz

EMI bandwidths (Mil STD 461 compliant) 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz, 1 MHz

Range (–3.01 dB bandwidth) 1 Hz to 3 MHz (10 % steps, E24 series, 24 per decade), 4, 5, 6, 8 MHz

Bandwidth accuracy (power) 1 Hz to 750 kHz

820 kHz to 1.2 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF)

1.3 to 2 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF)

2.2 to 3 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF) 4 to 8 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF)

Bandwidth accuracy (–3.01 dB) 1 Hz to 1.3 MHz ± 2 % (nominal)

Selectivity (–60 dB/–3 dB) 4.1:1 (nominal)

RF preselector filters Filter band Filter type 6 dB BW (nominal)

20 Hz to 150 kHz 150 kHz to 1 MHz 1 to 2 MHz 2 to 5 MHz 5 to 8 MHz 8 to 11 MHz 11 to 14 MHz 14 to 17 MHz 17 to 20 MHz 20 to 24 MHz 24 to 30 MHz 30 to 70 MHz 70 to 150 MHz 150 to 300 MHz 300 to 600 MHz 600 MHz to 1 GHz 1 to 2 GHz 2 to 3.6 GHz

± 1.0 % (± 0.044 dB) ± 2.0 % (± 0.088 dB) ± 0.07 dB (nominal) ± 0.15 dB (nominal) ± 0.25 dB (nominal)

Fixed lowpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Fixed bandpass Tracking bandpass Tracking bandpass Tracking bandpass Tracking bandpass Tracking bandpass Tracking bandpass Fixed highpass

310 kHz

1.7 MHz

2.4 MHz

7.5 MHz 10 MHz

9.5 MHz

9.5 MHz 10 MHz

9.5 MHz

9.0 MHz 10 MHz 24 MHz 28 MHz 50 MHz 60 MHz 180 MHz

N/A

Analysis bandwidth

Maximum bandwidth Option B25

25 MHz

Standard

10 MHz

Video bandwidth (VBW)

Range 1 Hz to 3 MHz (10 % steps, E24 series 24 per decade), 4, 5, 6, 8 MHz, and wide open

(labeled 50 MHz)

Accuracy ± 6 % (nominal)

Measurement speed

Local measurement and display update rate 4 ms (250/s) (nominal)

Remote measurement and LAN transfer rate 5 ms (200/s) (nominal)

Marker peak search 1.5 ms (nominal)

Center frequency tune and transfer (RF) 20 ms (nominal)

Center frequency tune and transfer (μW) 47 ms (nominal)

Measurement/mode switching 39 ms (nominal)

1. Analysis bandwidth is the instantaneous bandwidth available around a center frequency over which the input signal can be digitized for further analysis or processing in the time, frequency, or modulation domain.

2. Sweep points = 101.

Standard

Amplitude Accuracy and Range Speciﬁcations

Amplitude range

Measurement range Displayed average noise level (DANL) to maximum safe input level

Input attenuator range 0 to 70 dB in 2 dB steps

Maximum safe input level (with and without preamp) RF Input 1 RF Input 2

Average total power +30 dBm (1 W) +30 dBm (1 W)

Peak pulse power +45 dBm (31.6 W) +50 dBm (100 W) < 10 μs pulse width, < 1 % duty

cycle and input attenuation ≥ 30 dB

Surge power +2k W (10 μs pulse width)

DC volts DC coupled AC coupled

Display range

Log scale 0.1 to 1 dB/division in 0.1 dB steps

Linear scale 10 divisions

Scale units dBm, dBmV, dBμV, dBmA, dBμA, V, W, A

Frequency response Specification 95th percentile (≈ 2σ)

(10 dB input attenuation, 20 to 30 °C, preselector centering applied, σ = nominal standard deviation)

Preselector off, preamp off 20 kHz to 10 MHz

Preselector off, preamp on (0 dB attenuation)

± 0.2 Vdc ± 100 Vdc

1 to 20 dB/division in 1 dB steps (10 display divisions)

dBuV/m, dBuA/m, dBpT, dBG

10 MHz to 3.6 GHz

3.5 to 8.4 GHz

8.3 to 13.6 GHz

13.5 to 17.1 GHz

17.0 to 18.0 GHz

18.0 to 22.0 GHz

22.0 to 26.5 GHz

100 kHz to 3.6 GHz

3.5 to 8.4 GHz

8.3 to 13.6 GHz

13.5 to 17.1 GHz

17.0 to 18.0 GHz

18.0 to 22.0 GHz

22.0 to 26.5 GHz

± 0.2 Vdc ± 100 Vdc

± 0.6 dB ± 0.65 dB ± 1.5 dB ± 1.5 dB ± 1.5 dB ± 1.5 dB ± 1.7 dB ± 1.7 dB

± 0.75 dB ± 1.85 dB ± 1.95 dB ± 1.8 dB ± 2.0 dB ± 2.85 dB ± 2.6 dB

± 0.22 dB ± 0.22 dB ± 0.47 dB ± 0.46 dB ± 0.53 dB ± 0.57 dB ± 0.64 dB ± 0.61 dB

± 0.29 dB ± 0.63 dB ± 0.64 dB ± 0.81 dB ± 0.95 dB ± 1.23 dB ± 1.37 dB

1. DC coupling required to meet specifications below 50 MHz. With AC coupling, specifications apply at frequencies of 50 MHz and higher. Statistical observations at 10 MHz with AC coupling show that most instruments meet the DC-coupled specifications, however, a small percentage of instruments are expected to have errors exceeding 0.5 dB at 10 MHz at the temperature extreme. The effect at 20 to 50 MHz is negligible but not warranted.

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