TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' Industry-First Single-Instrument Solution Enables Evaluation of Most RF and Microwave Signal Sources.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Signal Source Analyzer Speeds Measurements by Factor of 10, Improves Accuracy, Lowers Cost Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today introduced a new class of instrument that can evaluate the critical performance characteristics of nearly all types of RF and microwave signal sources. The Agilent E5052A Signal Source Analyzer (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ) replaces a large, complex rack of test equipment with a single instrument that speeds measurement times by a factor of 10. The SSA helps R&D and manufacturing engineers in wireless communication, broadband optical, aerospace/defense and electronics perform tests more accurately, at lower cost, and with unprecedented simplicity. "3G and 4G wireless standards are increasing the complexity of testing and evaluating signal sources," said Pat Byrne Pat Byrne (born 15 May 1956, in Dublin) is a former Irish football player and manager. A central midfielder, Byrne's playing career started with Bohemians in his native Ireland, his debut coming against St Patricks Athletic on August 25 1974. , general manager and vice president of Agilent's RF & MW Communications Business Unit. "The introduction of the signal source analyzer, a new class of instrument, is a result of our continued effort to provide innovative products that simplify and speed the test process." The SSA provides complete signal-source characterization in a single instrument without compromising the performance or features required for any measurement. The SSA tests more signal sources than any other single instrument available, including devices such as crystal oscillators, voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), surface acoustic wave A surface acoustic wave (SAW) is an acoustic wave traveling along the surface of a material having some elasticity, with an amplitude that typically decays exponentially with the depth of the substrate. (SAW) oscillators, dielectric resonator A dielectric resonator is an electronic component that exhibits resonance for a narrow range of frequencies, generally in the microwave band. The resonance is similar to that of a circular hollow metallic waveguide, except that the boundary is defined by large change in oscillators (DROs), YIG-tuned oscillators, all types of frequency synthesizers, and local oscillator (LO) circuits. The instrument measures phase noise, modulation domain (frequency, power and phase transient), power, frequency and DC current consumption, and provides a spectrum monitor function and two ultra-low noise DC sources for the device under test (DUT DUT Dutch (language) DUT Device Under Test DUT Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (French University Graduation in Technology) DUT Dalian University of Technology (also seen as DLUT) ). The SSA lowers cost by eliminating the need to purchase multiple standalone instruments, including a modulation domain analyzer, DC power supply (for the DUT), digital multimeter, frequency counter, RF power meter, signal generator, and phase noise analyzer. In addition, the SSA improves accuracy by eliminating the need to connect and reconnect the DUT for each type of measurement, a process that is prone to error and takes a long time to learn in design and production environments. Alternatively, engineers could automate measurements and eliminate connections and reconnections by cabling together general-purpose and test-specific instruments. This process requires writing complicated multi-instrument test routines, removes those instruments from use in other areas, and usually requires up to a day to make phase noise measurements, including system setup and calibration. Using the Agilent SSA, measurements take only a few minutes and most tests can be performed by pressing a single button. Agilent SSA Leaves No Test Behind Phase noise, frequency, and phase and power transients are key performance attributes by which many signal sources are evaluated. Some of the most stringent demands are found in the test specifications of 3G and 4G wireless access standards. Agilent's proprietary cross-correlation technique lowers the instrument's noise floor at all offset frequencies without reducing measurement speed or compromising phase measurement performance. The SSA offers a phase-noise frequency offset range of 1 Hz to 40 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . For transient measurements, the SSA offers frequency resolution ranges from 5 Hz to 7 kHz with 10 ns to 160 ms sampling resolution, and frequency span can be selected between 1.6 MHz and 25.6 MHz in the heterodyne het·er·o·dyne adj. Having alternating currents of two different frequencies that are combined to produce two new frequencies, the sum and difference of the original frequencies, either of which may be used in radio or television receivers by proper (narrowband) mode. The instrument also provides a direct (wideband) mode for frequency transients up to a 4.8 GHz span. In addition, the SSA includes exceptionally low-noise DC power sources for the DUT that eliminate the need for a low-pass filter. The SSA mainframe offers a frequency range of 10 MHz to 7 GHz, and up to 110 GHz using Agilent downconverters. Other features of the Agilent E5052A include a Windows(R) style user interface, 10.4-inch TFT LCD touch screen display, and programming via SCPI SCPI - Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments and Microsoft(R) Visual Basic for Applications that makes integration within an automated production test system simple and straightforward. Up to four windows plus one user window can be open on the display as well. Connectivity includes GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) An IEEE 488 standard parallel interface used for attaching sensors and programmable instruments to a computer. Using a 24-pin connector, up to 15 devices can be daisy chained together. HP's version is the HPIB. , USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and Ethernet. Further Information -- Additional information about the Agilent E5052A is available at www.agilent.com/find/ssa. -- A backgrounder describing the SSA and Agilent's cross-correlation technology is available at www.agilent.com/find/ssa_backgrounder. -- Images of the SSA are available at www.agilent.com/find/ssa_images. U.S. Pricing and Availability Pricing of the Agilent E5052A signal source analyzer begins at $75,000. The product is expected to be available for order in July 2004. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2003. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 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