Keysight (Agilent) V3500A Data Sheet

Agilent
V3500A Handheld RF Power Meter

Data Sheet

The first palm-sized power meter from Agilent
Technologies that delivers high lab quality
RF power measurements for installation and
maintenance or R&D lab environments

Why Agilent’s Power Meters and Sensors?

Reliable, high-performing solutions

Every power meter and sensor from Agilent consistently delivers great results.

A sure investment for many years to come

Code-compatibility between power meters reduces the need for re-coding. Not
only that, all Agilent power meters are backward-compatible with most legacy
power sensors.

One specific application: One right solution

Agilent offers a wide selection of power meters and sensors for practically
all application needs—wireless communications, radar pulse measurements,
component test and more.

Global network support

No matter where you are, Agilent is committed to giving you the 24-hour sup­port you need regarding our products, applications or services.

Agilent’s power meters have long been
recognized as the industry standard for
RF and microwave power measurements.

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Compact, Portable Solutions for Today’s RF Power Measurements

For production testing For R&D and design verification For installation and

maintenance

• Integrated power sensor eliminates
the need to carry separate sensor

• Lightweight and rugged

• Truly portable (with AA batteries)

• Wide dynamic and frequency range

• Quick and easy testing with built-in
backlight display

• Compact build saves rack space

• Compact build saves bench space

• Simple set-up and usage

• Wide dynamic and frequency range

• Simple set-up and usage

• Wide dynamic and frequency range

• High accuracy

• Advanced troubleshooting of
designs with built-in backlight
display for easy readings and data
recording

Associated with mobile phones and infrastructure, wireless
sensors and transceivers, and WiMAX™, WLAN, RFID, mobile

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radio, Zigbee, and Bluetooth

devices

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Introducing the New Member of the Power Meter Family –
the Agilent V3500A

Key features

• Broad 10MHz to 6GHz
frequency range enables use
in variety of applications,
including test of mobile
phones and infrastructures,
WLAN devices, RFID readers,
and WiMAX devices

• Large dynamic range of
–63dBm to +20dBm
measures various types of
signals, either directly from the
device-under-test or through
layers of cabling and fixtures

• Integrated power sensor
eliminates the need to carry a
separate sensor and makes it
the most compact and portable
RF power measurement
instrument

• Internal power reference
enables self-calibration and
excludes the need to perform
independent calibration before
using the instrument

• Compensate for cable losses
with the Relative Offset
function that can add an offset
to the display ranging between
–99.99dB and +99.99dB

• Absolute accuracy up to
±0.21dB enables more precise
characterization of devices,
tighter test limits, and more
accurate fixture calibration

The Agilent V3500A handheld RF
power meter is a compact, portable
instrument that makes lab quality RF
power measurements in both field
and R&D laboratory environments.
With an absolute accuracy up to
±0.21dB, a wide frequency range of
10MHz to 6GHz, and measurement
range of –63dBm to +20dBm, the
V3500A is suitable for a wide variety

of RF measurement applications. Its
built-in power sensor eliminates the
need for users to carry both an instru­ment and a separate sensor module,
and the same sensor is used when
duplicating tests or measurements
for better repeatability. Truly portable,
the V3500A fits easily into your hand
or a toolkit and optional loop holster
carrying case with shoulder strap
is also available to fit your need. To
optimize flexibility, it’s capable of
drawing operating power from batter­ies, an AC-DC converter module, or a
computer via the USB interface. With
its features and very attractive price,
the V3500A truly redefines superior
value.

High accuracy in both the lab
and field

Whether it’s used in the field or on
the factory floor, the Agilent V3500A
makes lab quality RF measurements
quickly and easily. Its absolute
accuracy up to ±0.21dB,enables
more precise characterization of
devices, tighter test limits, and more

accurate fixture calibration. In the
laboratory, it can be used as an RF
power data-logger. Using normal or
high speed mode, it easily captures
and transfers data to your personal
computer through its built-in USB
interface (cable supplied), allowing
for trend or drift analysis. Despite its
small package, the V3500A provides
outstanding accuracy on the bench,
replacing much larger and more
expensive instrumentation.

Convenient utilities

The V3500A incorporates several
handy and practical utilities that
make it easier than ever to attain high
quality RF measurements with this
handheld instrument. Compensate
the display reading for any losses or
gains between the location where
the level of power is desired and the
actual point where the power can be
measured. Typically the compensation
will be required for cable loss. The
relative offset factor can be as large
as 99.99dB, and the offset can be
programmed with a resolution of

0.01dB. A number of averaging val­ues can be used when the signal you
want to measure varies significantly
with time. A hold command saves a
measurement that is made in a hard
to reach area until the instrument
can be retrieved. A backlight can be
illuminated when making measure­ments in poorly lit areas. To maximize
battery life, the V3500A can be set up
to turn off the backlight or the instru­ment entirely after a specific period of
time. Once the instrument utilities are
setup in the manner you prefer, the
instrument state can be saved for the
next use.

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