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Real time upgrades boost bandwidth
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Agilent has launched two upgrade options for its PXA X-Series of signal analyers. The upgrades offer real time spectrum analysis and are said to offer 'unmatched' probability of intercept (POI), analysis bandwidth, sensitivity and frequency range.
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POI is said to be a key benchmark; when configured for real-time spectrum analysis, the PXA can detect signals with durations as short as 3.57µs. Guy Séné, president of Agilent's Electronic Measurement Group, said: "Only the real time PXA combines a high performance signal analyzer and real time analysis. It gives users greater confidence that they've achieved a detailed understanding of what's happening inside a signal rich system or environment."
Two upgrades are available for PXA devices. The N90303AK-RT1 boosts bandwidth to 85MHz, while the RT2 increases bandwidth to 160MHz. Because the upgrades have a spurious free dynamic range of 75dB across their bandwidth,
Agilent says users can take deep and wide measurements anywhere within a range of 50GHz. The ability to vary the resolution bandwidth within a measurement span allows users to better resolve closely spaced signals, identify intermittent low level signals and further improve POI.