Agilent EXA
Signal Analyzer
N9010A
Data Sheet
Available frequency range
N9010A-503 9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
N9010A-507 9 kHz to 7.0 GHz
N9010A-513 9 kHz to 13.6 GHz
N9010A-526 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz
LXI class C certified
Table of Contents
Definitions and Conditions . . . . . . . . .3
Frequency and Time Specifications . .4
Frequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Frequency reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Frequency readout accuracy . . . . . . . . . 4
Marker frequency counter . . . . . . . . . . .4
Frequency span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Sweep time and triggering . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Time gating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Sweep (trace) point range . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Resolution bandwidth (RBW) . . . . . . . . 5
Analysis bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Video bandwidth (VBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Measurement speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Amplitude range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Electronic attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Maximum safe input level . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Display range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Frequency response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Input attenuation switching
uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total absolute amplitude accuracy . . . .8
Input voltage standing wave ratio
(VSWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Resolution bandwidth switching
uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Reference level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Display scale switching uncertainty . . . 9
Display scale fidelity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trace detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Preamplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dynamic Range Specifications . . . .10
1 dB gain compression (two tone) . . . 10
Displayed average noise level
(DANL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Spurious responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Second harmonic distortion (SHI) . . . .11
Third-order intermodulation
distortion (TOI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Phase noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Power Suite Measurement
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Channel power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Occupied bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjacent channel power . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Burst power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Spurious emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Spectrum emission mask (SEM) . . . . . 14
General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Temperature range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
EMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audio noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Environmental stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Calibration cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
EXA Signal Analyzer Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warranty and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Related Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Support, Services, and Assistance . 21
Eliminate the compromise
between speed and price
The Agilent EXA is the industry’s
fastest economy-class signal analyzer.
Its speed and accuracy, coupled
with its unprecedented performance
and application coverage, provides
development and manufacturing
engineers with the capabilities to costeffectively troubleshoot new designs,
increase manufacturing throughput,
or analyze complex and time-varying
signals.
The EXA seamlessly integrates a
broad range of standards-based
measurements with Agilent’s industryleading 89600 vector signal analysis
(VSA) software—all in a single
instrument. In addition to the use of
an open Windows® XP Professional
operating system, the EXA provides
an advanced signal analysis user
interface. All measurement features
and functions are intuitively grouped
and accessible from the front panel or
via a USB keyboard and mouse.
Optional measurement application
software provides preconfigured test
routines for 802.16e Mobile WiMAX™,
W-CDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA, GSM/EDGE,
and phase noise applications. Running
the Agilent 89600 VSA software
application in the EXA enables
advanced signal demodulation analysis
and troubleshooting of more than 50
demodulation formats including: 2G,
3G, 3.5G, WiMAX, WLAN, and Private
Mobile Radio.
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Definitions and Conditions
Specifications describe the performance
of parameters covered by the product
warranty and apply over 5 to 50 °C unless
otherwise noted. 95th percentile values
indicate the breadth of the population
(≈2σ) 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 is not covered by the
product warranty.
The analyzer will meet its
specifications when:
• The analyzer is within its calibration
cycle.
• Under auto couple control, except
that Auto Sweep Time Rules = Accy.
• For signal frequencies <20-MHz,
DC coupling applied.
• The analyzer has been stored at
an ambient temperature within
the allowed operating range for at
least two hours before being turned
on, if it had previously been stored
at a temperature range inside the
allowed storage range but outside
the allowed operating range.
• The analyzer 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 analyzer may fail to meet
specifications without informing
the user.
This EXA signal analyzer data sheet is a
summary of the complete specifications
and conditions, which are available in
the EXA Signal Analyzer Specification
Guide. The EXA Signal Analyzer
Specification Guide can be obtained
on the web at:
www.agilent.com/find/exa_manuals.
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Frequency and Time Specifications
Frequency range DC Coupled AC Coupled
Option 503 9 kHz to 3.6 GHz 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
Option 507 9 kHz to 7.0 GHz 10 MHz to 7.0 GHz
Option 513 9 kHz to 13.6 GHz 10 MHz to 13.6 GHz
Option 526 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz
Band LO Multiple (N)
0 1 9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
1 1 3.5 to 7.0 GHz
2 2 6.9 to 13.6 GHz
3 2 13.5 to 17.1 GHz
4 4 17 to 26.5 GHz
Frequency reference
Accuracy ± [(time since last adjustment x aging rate) + temperature stability + calibration accuracy]
Aging rate Option PFR Standard
±1 x 10
±1.5 x 10
Temperature stability Option PFR Standard
20 to 30 °C ±1.5 x 10–8 ±2 x 10
5 to 50 °C ±5 x 10–8 ±2 x 10
Achievable initial calibration accuracy Option PFR Standard
±4 x 10
Example frequency reference accuracy = ±(1 x 1 x 10–7 + 5 x 10–8 + 4 x 10–8)
(with Option PFR) 1 year after = ±1.9 x 10
last adjustment
Residual FM
Option PFR ≤ (0.25 Hz x N) p-p in 20 ms nominal
Standard ≤ (10 Hz x N) p-p in 20 ms nominal
See band table above for N (LO Multiple)
–7
/ year ±1 x 10–6 / year
–7
/ 2 years
–6
–6
–8
±1.4 x 10
–7
–6
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. Horizontal resolution is span/(sweep points – 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
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Frequency and Time Specifications (continued)
Frequency span (FFT and swept mode)
Range 0 Hz (zero span), 10 Hz to maximum frequency of instrument
Resolution 2 Hz
Accuracy
Swept ±(0.25% x span + horizontal resolution)
FFT ±(0.10% x span + horizontal resolution)
Sweep time and triggering
Range Span = 0 Hz 1 µs to 6000 s
Span ≥ 10 Hz 1 ms to 4000 s
Accuracy Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept ±0.01% nominal
Span ≥ 10 Hz, FFT ±40% nominal
Span = 0 Hz ±0.01% nominal
Trigger Free run, line, video, external 1, external 2, RF burst, periodic timer
Trigger delay Span = 0 Hz or FFT –150 to +500 ms
Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept 1 µs to 500 ms
Resolution 0.1 µs
Time gating
Gate methods: Gated LO; Gated video; Gated FFT
Gate length range (except method = FFT): 100.0 ns to 5.0 s
Gate delay range: 0 to 100.0 s
Gate delay jitter: 33.3 ns p-p nominal
Sweep (trace) point range
All spans 1 to 20001
Resolution bandwidth (RBW)
Range (–3.01 dB bandwidth) 1 Hz to 3 MHz (10% steps), 4, 5, 6, 8 MHz
Bandwidth accuracy (power) 1 Hz to 750 kHz ±1.0% (±0.044 dB)
RBW range 820 kHz to 1.2 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF) ±2.0% (±0.088 dB)
1.3 to 2.0 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF) ±0.07 dB nominal
2.2 to 3 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF) ±0.15 dB nominal
4 to 8 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF) ±0.25 dB nominal
Bandwidth accuracy (–3.01 dB) 1 Hz to 1.3 MHz ±2% nominal
RBW range
Selectivity (–60 dB/–3 dB) 4.1:1 nominal
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Frequency and Time Specifications (continued)
Analysis bandwidth
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Maximum bandwidth 10 MHz, Standard
2. 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.
Video bandwidth (VBW)
Range 1 Hz to 3 MHz (10% steps), 4, 5, 6, 8 MHz and wide open (labeled 50 MHz)
Accuracy ±6% nominal
Measurement speed
Local measurement and display 11 ms (90/s) nominal Sweep points = 1001
update rate
Remote measurement and LAN 4 ms (250/s) nominal Sweep points = 1001
transfer rate
Marker peak search 5 ms nominal
Center frequency tune and transfer (RF) 51 ms nominal
Center frequency tune and transfer (µW) 86 ms nominal
Measurement/mode switching 75 ms nominal
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Amplitude Accuracy and Range Specifications
Amplitude range
Measurement range Displayed average noise level (DANL) to +23 dBm
Input attenuator range
(9 kHz to 26.5 GHz)
Standard 0 to 60 dB in 10 dB steps
Option FSA 0 to 60 dB in 2 dB steps
Electronic attenuator (Option EA3)
Frequency range 9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
Attenuation range
Electronic attenuator range 0 to 24 dB, 1 dB steps
Full attenuation range 0 to 84 dB, 1 dB steps
(mechanical + electronic)
Maximum safe input level
Average total power +30 dBm (1 W)
(with and without preamp)
Peak pulse power < 10 µs pulse width, < 1% duty cycle +50 dBm (100 W)
and input attenuation ≥30 dB
DC volts
DC coupled ±0.2 Vdc
AC coupled ±70 Vdc
Display range
Log scale 0.1 to 1 dB/division in 0.1 dB steps
1 to 20 dB/division in 1 dB steps
(10 display divisions)
Linear scale 10 divisions
Scale units dBm, dBmV, dBµV, dBmA, dBµA, V, W, A
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