X-Series Signal Analyzer Updates (w/ Firmware rev. A.14.xx) A14 simplified.pdf · • An option...
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X-Series Signal Analyzer Updates
(w/ Firmware rev. A.14.xx)
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Agilent Technologies
Available May, 2014
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Agenda
• What’s new with FW A.14 launch?
– Platform new features and customer benefits
– Measurement app enhancements
• Win BIGGER against competition in mid-range
• Where to find help
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New platform features
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Highest freq. coverage
• External mixing (Opt EXM) added on MXA
• Covers up to 110 GHz w/Agilent smart mixer and 1.1 THz w/ VDI extender
Best sensitivity
• Noise floor extension (Opt NFE) on M/EXA
• Up to 9 dB DANL improvement
• USB smart preamps (U7227) for further DANL improvement
Highest long-term
freq. accuracy
• Atomic freq. reference (AFR: J7203A)
• Up to 100x better long-term freq. stability than precision freq. reference (PFR)
World’s fastest power meas.
• Fast power (Opt FP2) on P/M/EXA (w/ Opt B40)
• For ACPR, band power, power density, …
FW. Rev. A.14.00 or later required
Pre-AFS – Feb. 1, 2014
AFS – May 1, 2014
SHP – May, 2014
Web Go-live – May 1, 2014
See backup slides for more details
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Measurement apps: new and enhanced
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Leadership in LTE-Advanced
• N9080B/N9082B (LTE-A FDD/TDD)
• FTD-258 (Mar. ‘14) for details
Winning in WLAN
• N/W9077A-4FP to improve EVM and speed for 802.11ac
• FTD-262 (Apr. ‘14) for details
Best for general-purpose
• N9063A (Analog demod):
• better and more hard specs
• 8901A/B migration
• N9069A (NF):
• Supports USB smart preamp
FW. Rev. A.14.00 or later required
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Growing Millimeter-wave Applications
• Backhaul radio systems
• Automotive Radar
• Early next-generation wireless research (“5G”)
• 802.11ad WiGig
• Aerospace/Defense
Radar
Secure Communication systems
Highest freq. coverage
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Option EXM • Available only on
ALL new N9020A MXA ship w/ FW
Rev. A. 14.00 or later
• A 3.5 mm (f) connector providing triplex of
LO-out/IF-in/DC bias
• Support following external mixers
Agilent M1970 smart mixers
11970 legacy mixers (11970K excluded)
OML mixers
VDI mixers
Farran mixers
• Reference Price: $2,805
External Mixing (N9020A-EXM)
External mixers supported by N9020A-EXM
Go beyond 26.5 GHz, up to 1.1 THz
Adding Option EXM on MXA
Highest freq. coverage
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Upgradability of Option EXM
• EXM upgrade only available on the MXA w/ SN
prefix ≥ MY/SG/US5233 (i.e. with Option EP2)
introduced Aug. 2013
• There are two EXM upgrade options depending on
MXA’s vintages 1. N9020AK-EXM ($3,305) for SN prefix between MY/SG/US5233 and
MY/SG/US5328
2. N9020AK-HL6 ($5,100) for SN prefix ≥MY/SG/US5328
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for newer MXA (SN prefix ≥ MY/SG/US5233)
Highest freq. coverage
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NFE goes to mid-range signal analyzers
• Introduce NFE (2nd Gen.) to MXA and EXA by May 2014
• Up to 9-dB DANL improvement (specs to be set); longer delivery
lead-time expected at launch (~12 week SRT)
• An option (N9020A/N9010A-NFE) with price associated (Price:
$5,000)
• User upgradable (license-only) to the existing MXA/EXA’s
(N9020AK/10AK-NFE @ price $5,000)
• Shown as “N90x0A-NF2” in “Show system” license list
• Requires firmware Rev. A.14.00 or later
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MXA
EXA
For ALL vintages of MXA/EXA!
Best sensitivity
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How well does NFE work on MXA/EXA?
• The preliminary result shows significant DANL
improvement:
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>9 dB
• This specific EXA
shows >9 dB DANL
improvement
• NFE “On” needs
more average to
reduce the noise floor
fluctuation
• Specifications will
only be available 2~3
months after launch
(Long delivery lead-
time @ launch)
NFE: Off
NFE: On
Best sensitivity
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U7227x USB Preamps
Model Frequency Range Price (preliminary)
U7227A 10 MHz to 4 GHz ~$4k
U7227C 100 MHz to 26.5
GHz
~$7k
U7227F 2 to 50 GHz ~$13k
Noise Fig ~ 5dB.
Gain >17 dB (makes N Fig of SA
negligible).
USB provides power to Preamp, and reads
factory-cal data from flash. Data includes
gain, noise fig, and S-parameter data.
“X” SA app uses amp as “remote front
end”; gain data read over USB to correct
displayed abs-amp vs frequency.
“X” N Fig app uses amp to improve noise
figure; noise data read over USB to support
“Internal Cal”.
Best sensitivity
Int. preamp off
Int. preamp on
Ext. preamp on
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Highest long-term frequency accuracy
Key Applications: • Installation and maintenance of BTS • Low-cost alternative to primary house reference
Key Customers: • NTT Docomo • Ericsson • Huawei • US Navy …
Why it’s important? Extremely high frequency accuracy,
stability and timing stability ensures the most precise synchronizations among multiple radio sub-systems
Highest long-term
freq. accuracy
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Atomic Frequency Reference
– The Atomic Frequency Reference (AFR) is a cesium-based
atomic clock that PXA/MXA/EXA can use to discipline
(adjust) the Internal 10 MHz Reference and effectively
increasing the frequency accuracy.
– Great alternative to a Primary Reference Standard which
many labs and manufacturing facilities do not have.
– Model Number: J7203A
Highest long-term
freq. accuracy
No impact on phase noise!
To “Ref in”
on analyzer
USB power from
analyzer
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Fast Power (Option FP2)
• World’s Fastest Power Measurements!
Power measurements include Channel power
Adjacent channel power
Band density
Occupied bandwidth
X-dB measurement
Available on PXA, MXA, EXA
Noise corrections included
Option B40 (40 MHz analysis BW) required
FW rev. A.14 or later required
Reference price: $5,000
• N90x0AK-FP2
• Price: $5,000
• Opt B40 required
• License only
World’s fastest power meas.
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Fast Power (Option FP2)
• Customer Problem
Existing LXI-based test system: ACP Measurements
Blazing fast power measurements: 76% Reduction in Test Time on
this specific customer case
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What’s New for N9063A Analog Demod
Tx Attack/Release view: see RF envelope & FM demod on same T-axis
Marker Table on AF Spectrum: easily quantify multi-tone case
Analog Out: eliminate clipping/scaling/wrapping problems for FM & PM
Wide BW: support demod to 160 MHz BW
Long Demod Waveform:
up to 3.6 MSa, or >100 sec at 25 kHz BW
Improved many specs
For N9063A installed base customers the
N9063A-AFP may be required for new
enhancements
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Migrate 8901A/B to X-Series
Agilent Technologies
8901A/B
modulation analyzer X-Series with
N9063A analog
demod app
Filters: add many post-demod filters; modify to mimic
HP 89xx
Ref Ratio User Entry: manually enter reference for
FM Hum & Noise (like 8901)
SNR: emulate HP 8903 SNR feature
Warranted hard specs: add more
The following new enhancements
on N9063A particularly help to
accelerate the 890x to X-Series
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New Minor Enhancements Update (- MEU) Option
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Apps Model # Price
(US$)
GSM/EDGE N/W9071A
W-CDMA N/W9073A
TD-SCDMA N/W9079A
Bluetooth N/W9081A
Analog Demod. N/W9063A
VXA N/W9064A
Phase Noise N/W9068A
Noise Figure N/W9069A
Digital Cable TV N/W6152A
• MCD-SA introduces an unified option of
MEU to all existing applications with
minor enhancement updates
• For install-based customers, when they
need to upgrade to the latest application
SW with enhancements, they just order
-MEU in hundred $
• For new buy customers, they always can
have the latest application features in the
SW
• In SA-A.14, total 9 applications move to the new structure
• Enhanced feature description will be listed on the application webpage with revision number
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Pricing summary
Model Option Description Ref.
Price
(US$)
Notes
N9020A/AK-NFE Noise floor extension Upgradable to all MXA
N9010A/AK-NFE Noise floor extension Upgradable to all EXA
N9020A-EXM External mixing
N9020AK-EXM Upgrade external mixing Serial prefix between 5233
and 5328
N9020AK-HL6 Upgrade external mixing serial prefix ≥ 5328
N90x0A/AK-FP2 Fast Power, up to 40 MHz bandwidth Requires Opt B40
N90x0A/AK-SF2 Security features, prohibit saving results N90x0A/AK-SF2
J7203A Atomic frequency reference For P/M/EXA
U7227A USB “smart” preamp, 10 MHz to 4 GHz For P/M/E/CXA
U7227C USB “smart” preamp, 0.1 to 26.5 GHz For P/M/E/CXA
U7227A USB “smart” preamp, 2 to 50 GHz For P/M/E/CXA
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Source control (Opt ESC) to support extn’l mixing
(Opt EXM)
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• Makes mmW scalar stimulus-response tests beyond 50 GHz
possible
Enables the P/M/mmW EXA to control the external source with frequency
extender (eg. OML, VDI module) for high-frequency stimulus
Enables the P/M/mmW EXA with Opt EXM and an external mixer (eg. Agilent
smart mixer) to receive the high-frequency responses
Incident signal
Reflected signal
Transmitted signal
An example of measured result @ 85 GHz
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LAN/USB/GPIB
DUT
Freq.
extender External
mixer
PSG X-Series w/ Opts
EXM and ESC*
USB
IF/LO
RF
Trigger-in Trigger-out Trigger-in Trigger-out
Wave-guide
Setup for mmW scalar stimulus-response tests
*: FW. A.14 or later required for X-Series AS
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Recap- XA14 Major Enhancements
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Model/Opt Description PXA MXA EXA CXA
N9080B/82B LTE-Advanced New New New -
-EXM Ext. mixing New * -
-NFE NFE2 implementation + New New -
N9068A Analog demod + + + +
U7227A/C/F Smart preamp support New New New New
J7203A Atomic Freq. Reference New New New -
-FP2 Fast ACPR power meas’t New New New -
-W7X Win7 New
-ESC External source control to
support EXM
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New: Newly added
: Existing
+: Enhance on existing
-: Not available
To be introduced May 2014
*: for mmW EXA only
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X-Series Signal Analyzer Portfolio
EXA 10 Hz to 44 GHz
MXA 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz
Sep 06
Sep 07
Oct 09
PXA 3 Hz to 50 GHz
Perf
orm
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Price
89600B VSA software Premier signal analysis & troubleshooting
MXE 20 Hz to 44 GHz
CISPR 16-1-1 2010
Compliant EMI Receiver
CXA 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz
Oct 09
Master the Essentials
Balance the Challenges
Accelerate in Wireless
Drive your Evolution
Investment continues!
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New N9080B/N9082B LTE-Advanced FDD/TDD
Analyze signal and multi-carrier LTE/LTE-
Advanced FDD/TDD signals
Downlink and uplink analysis in a single option
Support carrier aggregation of up to 5
contiguous/non-contiguous components carriers
support for uplink & downlink:
For TDD, all DL/UL and special subframe length
configurations
One-button support transmitter characteristic
measurements for Base station and User
equipment
Requires Win 7 OS on PXA, MXA or EXA signal
analyzers; does NOT support Win XP OS.
Maximum analysis bandwidth required – B25
(25 MHz). EVM measurements are sequential
i.e. demods one CC at a time & max BW of a
CC is 20 MHz.
• N9080B-2FP – LTE-Advanced FDD
• Requires N9080A-1FP or N9080B-1FP
• N9082B-2FP – LTE-Advanced TDD
• Requires N9082A-1FP or N9082B-1FP
• Price for option 2FP - $4.5k
For more information please Contact:
Martha Zemede (T345-8307) or
To learn SA_258 Recording module
on March-FTD
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N9077A WLAN Measurement Application Updates
Make multi-burst capture and averaging for modulation analysis to increase EVM
measurement speed up to 30%
Improve RF input range and EVM floor to
win completion with FSW
Provide unique IQ impairments per
subcarrier features per customer requests
• gain imbalance
• quadrature skew
802.11a/n: Mask updates per recent
standards changes
802.11p 5 MHz BW support
(10, 20 MHz BW already supported)
• N9077A-4FP – 802.11ac FDD
• Requires N9077A-2FP (802.11 a/b/g)
• Requires N9077A-3FP (802.11n)
• Free Upgrade for Install-based customers
For more information please Contact:
John Harmon (T577-3983) or
To learn SA_262 Recording module
on April-FTD