Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer
N9020A
Data Sheet
The MXA signal analyzer takes signal
and spectrum analysis to the next
generation, offering the highest
performance in a midrange signal
analyzer with the industry’s fastest
signal and spectrum analysis,
eliminating the compromise between
speed and performance. With a broad
set of applications and demodulation
capabilities, an intuitive user interface,
outstanding connectivity and powerful
one-button measurements, the MXA is
ideal for both R&D and manufacturing
engineers working on cellular,
emerging wireless communications,
general purpose, aerospace and
defense applications.
Available frequency ranges
N9020A-503 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
N9020A-508 20 Hz to 8.4 GHz
N9020A-513 20 Hz to 13.6 GHz
N9020A-526 20 Hz to 26.5 GHz
Fully LXI class C compliant
Preliminary
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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
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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Calibration cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Input and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
MXA 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
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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 MXA signal analyzer data
sheet is a summary of the
complete specifications and
conditions, which are available
in the MXA Signal Analyzer
Specification Guide. The MXA
Signal Analyzer Specification
Guide can be obtained on the web
at: www.agilent.com/find/mxa.
Then follow this selection
process:
• Select Technical Support under
Key Library Information
• Select Manuals and Guides
• Download specifications guide
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Frequency and Time Specifications
Frequency range DC Coupled AC Coupled
Option 503 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
Option 508 20 Hz to 8.4 GHz 10 MHz to 8.4 GHz
Option 513 20 Hz to 13.6 GHz 10 MHz to 13.6 GHz
Option 526 20 Hz to 26.5 GHz 10 MHz to 26.5 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 4 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 10–7/ year ±1 x 10–6/ year
±1.5 x 10–7/ 2 years
Temperature stability Option PFR Standard
20 to 30 °C ±1.5 x 10
–8
±2 x 10
–6
5 to 50 °C ±5 x 10
–8
±2 x 10
–6
Achievable initial calibration accuracy Option PFR Standard
±4 x 10
–8
±1.4 x 10
–6
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
–7
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 frequency range for N (harmonic number)
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 resolution1)
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 ± [0.2% 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
Trigger delay Span = 0 Hz or FFT –150 to +500 ms
Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept 1 µs to 500 ms
Resolution 0.1 µs
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 240 kHz ±2.0% (±0.09 dB)
RBW range 270 kHz to 1.1 MHz (< 3.6 GHz CF) ±2.0% (±0.09 dB)
1.2 to 2.0 MHz (<3.6 GHz CF) ±0.07 dB nominal
2.2 to 6 MHz (<3.6 GHz CF) ±0.2 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
2
Maximum bandwidth
Option B25 25 MHz
Standard 10 MHz
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 Sweep points = 1001 ≤ 11 ms (≥ 90/s) nominal
update rate
Remote measurement and LAN Sweep points = 1001 ≤ 4 ms (≥ 250/s) nominal
transfer rate
Marker peak search ≤ 5 ms
Center frequency tune and transfer (RF) ≤ 51 ms
Center frequency tune and transfer (µW) ≤ 86 ms
Measurement/mode switching ≤ 75 ms
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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
(20 Hz to 26.5 GHz)
Maximum safe input level
Average total power +30 dBm (1 W)
Preamp (Option P03, P08, P13, P26) +25 dBm
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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