Text preview for : Signal Generator Selection Guide - Selection Guide 5990-9956EN c20140919 [17].pdf part of Agilent Signal Generator Selection Guide - Selection Guide 5990-9956EN c20140919 [17] Agilent Signal Generator Selection Guide - Selection Guide 5990-9956EN c20140919 [17].pdf
Back to : Signal Generator Selectio | Home
Keysight Technologies
Signal Generator Selection Guide
Introduction
Keysight Technologies, Inc. offers the widest selection of capabilities vary from general-purpose AM, FM and digital
signal generators from baseband to 67 GHz, with frequency I/Q to standard-specific formats such as GSM, W-CDMA,
extensions to 1.1 THz. From basic to advanced functional- HSPA, LTE, GPS, and wireless LAN. Keysight provides sig-
ity, each signal generator delivers benchmark performance nal generators in multiple form factors, including benchtop
in its class to address the requirements in design and and modular PXI.
manufacture of radio transceivers and their components;
and applications ranging from low-frequency navigation This selection guide provides an overview and side-by-side
signals, through cellular mobile radio, to millimeter wave comparisons to help you determine which signal generator
RADAR and satellite systems. Each offers synthesized is right for you. It is intended to supplement online selection
frequency accuracy and stability, excellent calibrated tools available at www.keysight.com/find/sg.
level accuracy, and remote programmability. Modulation
Frequency coverage for Keysight signal generators
9 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 3 GHz 6 GHz 10 GHz 40 GHz 44 GHz 70 GHz
Microwave signal generators
PSG MW vector
PSG MW analog
MXG MW analog
EXG MW analog
RF signal generators
PSG RF analog
Benchtop
MXG RF vector
MXG RF analog
EXG RF vector
EXG RF analog
N9310A RF analog
Baseband products
Baseband generator and channel emulator1 Up to 160 MHz
Digital interface module Up to 400 MHz (serial mode); up to 200 MHz (parallel mode)
PXI RF vector
Modular
PXI CW
PXI local oscillator
1. Additional high performance baseband arbitrary waveform generators with up to 5 GHz analog bandwidth can be found at:
www.keysight.com/find/arbs
Product Categories
Benchtop and modular PXI signal generators
Key Specifications Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Benchtop signal generators are well-suited for R&D or Application and Software Comparison . . . . . . . .6
design verification, where analysis and troubleshooting Signal Studio Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
benefit from interactive analysis. Benchtop models range Benchtop
from RF to microwave with a broad range of capabilities so PSG signal generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
you can select which generator best suites your needs. X-Series signal generators . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
RF analog signal generator . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Modular PXI signal generators are ideal for applications Baseband generator and interface module . . . 13
that require multi-channel measurement capabilities, fast Modular
measurement speed and a small footprint. They also offer PXI signal generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
scalability and flexibility to configure solutions with a Migrating from Legacy Signal Generators . . . . . 16
shared processor, chassis and other modular instruments.
The PXI vector signal generator can be used with the same
software applications as bench top signal generators,
providing measurement consistency and compatibility
throughout the product development cycle. Baseband generator and channel emulator
Baseband generators (BBG) output complex I/Q signals
Vector signal generators such as QPSK, and can have several modes of operation:
Vector signal generators or digital signal generators have Waveform playback mode to play repetitive signals for
a built-in I/Q modulator to upconvert complex modulation component testing
formats such as QPSK and 64QAM. When combined with
an IQ baseband generator, virtually any signal can be