Agilent Technologies E4438C User's Manual
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1. 30 Operating characteristics 30 Inputs and outputs iissssssssssssse een 31 Ordering Information eee In 37 Related Literature 0 0 cece eect I 38 Introduction E4438C ESG vector signal generator Definitions Agilent Technologies E4438C ESG vector signal generator incorporates a broad array of capabilities for testing both analog and digital communications systems Flexible options provide test solutions that will evaluate the performance of nearly all current and proposed air interface standards Many test functions can be customized to meet the needs of proprietary and other nonstandard wireless protocols as well You can configure your instrument to address a wide variety of tests from altering nearly every aspect of a digital signal or signal operating environment to creating experimental signals This flexibility along with an architecture that accepts future enhancements makes the E4438C ESG vector signal generator an excellent choice for wireless communications system testing now and in the future Choose your required frequency range as an Option when configuring your E4438C ESG vector signal generator Please refer to the 4438 Configuration Guide for complete ordering information Literature number 5988 4085EN Specifications spec Specifications describe the instrument s warranted performance a2. 0 5 Visa corresponds to one unit length of the 1 0 vector 0 7 for peaks for 4 DOPSK 1 6 V maximum Options 601 602 001 002 only These female BNC connectors are provided on signal generators with Option 601 or 602 On signal generators with Option 1EM these inputs are relocated to rear panel SMB connectors 1 Parentheses denote typical performance 33 General Characteristics Tand Q out Q are used in conjunction with and Q to provide a balanced baseband stimulus Balanced signals are signals present in two separate conductors that are symmetrical about the common mode offset and are opposite in polarity 180 degrees out of phase These female BNC connectors are provided only on signal generators with Option 601 or 602 If you configure your signal generator with Option 1EM these inputs are relocated to rear panel SMB connectors LF output Outputs the internally generated LF source Outputs 0 to 2 5 Vpeak into 50 ohms or 0 to 5 V eak into high impedance BNC front panel Pattern trigger input Accepts CMOS signal to trigger internal pattern or frame generator to start single pattern output Minimum pulse width 100 ns The damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V BNC rear panel Q input Accepts a Q input for 1 0 modulation Nominal input impedance 50 or 600 ohms damage levels are 1 Vims and 10 Vpeak BNC front panel RF output Nominal output impedance 50 ohms type N f
3. 15 External modulation inputs 0 c cece eee ccc nh 15 External burst envelope 16 Composite modulation 16 Simultaneous modulation 16 Specifications for 1 0 Characteristics 17 1 0 modulation bandwidth 0 000 cece cece eee eee eee 17 AO adjustments e g ea ve Renee Riad oie teeter eee ERT 18 Baseband generator arbitrary waveform 19 Baseband generator real time mode 20 Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics 21 SGPP W CDMA 21 19295 0 LL ps ep DL e ERIS REI RES 22 cdma2000 eee eee eene E EE E FE S RR 22 nne 23 AWGN RI er bates rameter hes 23 802 TE WEAN a eme p ei ete ke VEA 24 Custom modulation 0 0 25 GSMZGPRS LN bbs eR PUR SE S HEEL Penta 26 EDGEZEGPRS eser vir cat REL Peake eee IM RIDERE EVO 27 GSM EDGE base station bit error rate test BERT 28 Bit error rate BER analyzer 29 General Characteristics dysa epar
4. Output voltage into 50 Q 1 5 V P P with sinewave Output impedance 50 Q nominal Baseband generator Channels 2 I and 0 arbitrary waveform mode Option 601 or 602 Resolution 16 bits 1 65 536 Arbitrary waveform memory Maximum playback capacity 8 megasamples MSa channel Option 601 64 MSa channel Option 602 Maximum storage capacity 1 2 GSa Option 005 2 8 MSa Standard Waveform segments Segment length 60 samples to 8 or 64 MSa Maximum number of segments 1 024 8 MSa volatile memory 8 192 64 MSa volatile memory Minimum memory allocation 256 samples or 1 KB blocks Waveform sequences Maximum total number of segment files stored in the non volatile file system 16 384 Sequencing Continuously repeating Maximum number of sequences 16 384 shared with number of segments Maximum segments sequence 32 768 including nested segments Maximum segment repetitions 65 536 1 Parentheses denote typical performance 18 Specifications for 1 0 Characteristics Clock Sample rate 1 Hz to 100 MHz Resolution 0 001 Hz Accuracy Same as timebase 2 42 in non integer applications Baseband filters 40 MHz used for spur reduction 2 1 MHz used for ACPR reduction Through used for maximum bandwidth Reconstruction filter fixed 50 MHz used for all symbol rates Baseband spectral purity full scale sinewave Harmonic distortion 100 kHz to 2 MHz lt 65 dBc Phase noise lt 127 dBc Hz baseband output of 10 MHz sin
5. 1 6 1 0 1 5 0 9 1 8 1 0 07 0 4 fe 4 GHz 2 5 1 4 25 1 3 3 3 1 9 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 fe 5 GHz 1 5 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 8 1 8 1 2 0 6 0 3 fc 6 GHz 1 8 1 2 1 8 1 2 1 4 1 0 2 0 1 4 08 04 j Internal modulation using real time TDMA personalities Option 402 fF __ y wac Pr mss TERA DECT GSMDCS PCS EDGE Error vector magnitude 96 rms Low EVM mode 1 2 0 7 1 2 0 7 pi 0 8 0 5 Low ACP mode 12 0 9 10 Global phase error LII NA NA wa ETIN Channel spacing kHz 1728 Adjacent channel power AGP Bust Cont Low ACP mode dBc at adjacent channel 7 at 1st alternate channel 7 774 774 81 76 at 2nd alternate channel 7 82 79 at 3rd alternate channel 82 82 Support burst types Custom Custom up down TCH up down TCH TCH sync i Feorr sync up Vox up normal traffic B dummy access down normal low capacity Scramble capability This level of performance can be attained using the external 1 0 inputs provided the quality of the baseband signal meets or exceeds that of the ESG baseband generator Parentheses denote typical performance Specifications apply at power levels lt 4 dBm lt 5 dBm for Option 506 and lt 8 dBm for Option UNB with default scale factor of 1 0 outputs Valid after executing 1 0 calibration and maintained within 5
6. Ext 2 FM AM and pulse LO HI annunciator 100 Hz to 10 MHz BW AC coupled inputs only Activated when input level error exceeds 396 nominal Specifications for Analog Modulation External burst envelope Composite modulation Simultaneous modulation Input voltage RF On OV RF Off 1 0V Linear control range 0 to 1 V On off ratio Condition Vi below 1 05 V lt 4 GHz gt 75 dB gt 4 GHz gt 64 dB Rise fall time Condition With rectangular input 2 ps Minimum burst repetition frequency ALC on 10 Hz ALC off DC Input port External 1 Input impedance 50 nominal AM FM and each consist of two modulation paths which are summed internally for composite modulation The modulation sources may be any two of the following Internal External 1 External 2 Multiple modulation types may be simultaneously enabled For example W CDMA AM and FM can run concurrently and all will affect the output RF This is useful for simulating signal impairments There are some exceptions FM and cannot be combined AM and Burst envelope cannot be combined Wideband AM and internal 1 0 cannot be combined Two modulation types cannot be generated simultaneously by the same modulation source 1 Parentheses denote typical performance 16 Specifications for 1 0 Characteristics 1 0 modulation bandwidth 1 0 inputs Input impedance 50 Q or 600 Q Full scale input V 12 02 0 5 Vims 1 0
7. and by 0 8 dB above 13 dBm Quoted specifications for 23 C 5 C Accuracy degrades by less than 0 02 dB C over full temperature range Accuracy degrades by 0 2 dB above 7 dBm 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Frequency MHz Level resolution 0 02 dB Level range with Attenuator Hold active Option 501 504 With Option UNB Option 506 250 kHz 1 GHz 23 dB 21 dB 24 dB 1to3GHz 20 dB 26 dB 23 dB gt to 4 GHz 17 dB 23 dB 20 dB gt 4 to 6 GHz N A 20 dB Level accuracy dB Option 501 5041 Power level 7 to 50 to 110 to lt 127 dBm 50 dBm 110 dBm 127 dBm 250 kHz to 2 0 GHz 0 5 0 5 0 7 1 5 2 0 to 3 GHz 0 6 0 6 0 8 2 5 3 to 4 GHz 0 7 0 7 0 9 2 5 With Option Power level 10 to b to 110 to 127 dBm 50 dBm 110 dBm 127 dBm 250 kHz to 2 0 GHz 0 5 0 7 0 8 1 5 2 0 to 3 GHz 0 6 0 8 1 0 2 5 3 to 4 GHz 0 8 0 9 1 3 2 5 Option 5062 4 Power level 7 to b to 110 to 127 dBm b dBm 110 dBm 127 dBm 250 kHz to 2 0 GHz 0 6 0 8 0 8 1 5 2 0 to 3 GHz 0 6 0 8 1 0 2 5 3 to 4 GHz 0 8 0 9 15 2 5 4 to 6 GHz 0 8 0 9 1 5 Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics Level accuracy with digital modulation turned on relative to CW Conditions with PRBS modulated data if using 1 0 inputs V 12 Q2 0 5 nominal Level accuracy with ALC on 1 4 DOPSK or QPSK format
8. f 2 2 GHz default W CDMA filters 3 84 Mcps chip rate lt 2 5 dBm standard lt 4 5 dBm Option 506 lt 7 5 dBm Option UNB in Optimize ALT mode 1 DPCH 71 dBc 75 dBc Test Model 1 10 dBc 73 dBc 64 DPCH 1 Parentheses denote typical performance 2 Valid for 23 5 C 21 Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics 15 95 arbitrary waveform mode dBc 15 95 modified filter with equalizer and amplitude lt 5 dBm standard lt 3 dBm for Option 401 Option 506 lt 0 dBm for Option UNB 2 0 885 to 1 25 MHz 1 25 to 1 98 MHz 1 98 to 5 MHz Frequencies offsets Standard Option 506 Standard Option 506 Standard Option 506 Reverse 30 200 MHz 74 74 77 77 77 77 700 1000 MHz 73 77 13 71 81 81 85 85 gt 1000 2000 MHz 76 79 75 79 83 83 85 85 9 64 channels 30 200 MHz 70 70 73 73 76 76 700 1000 MHz 73 76 73 76 79 79 82 82 gt 1000 2000 MHz 72 76 71 76 7 79 7 79 82 82 lt 4 dBm standard and Option 506 or lt 7 dBm Option UNB IS 95 filter lt 2 GHz p gt 0 9992 9998 cdma2000 Spurious emissions arbitrary waveform mode dBc IS 95 modified filter with equalizer and amplitude 5 dBm standard Option 401 lt 3 dBm for Option 506 lt 0 dBm for Option
9. 9 0 2000 11 release 1999 26 frame multi frame structure as per ETSI GSM 5 01 version 6 1 1 1998 07 GSM measurement modes Static sensitivity Sensitivity search RBER at user specified power level measured This is the complete conformance test as defined in pri ETS 300 609 1 GSM 11 21 version 4 12 0 Dec 98 section 7 3 4 Automatically finds the input level sensitivity that causes a user specified RBER normally 2 for class II bits Maximum frame count 6 000 000 speech frames GSM measurement results Class Ib bit error ratio RBER for TCH FS Class II bit error ratio RBER for TCH FS Frame erasure ratio FER Downlink error frame count Class Ib bit error count Class 11 bit error count Erased frame count Total frame count Maximum RBER 50 Maximum FER 100 Alternate time slot power level control Valid for standard attenuator only Not applicable to Option UNB or Option 506 Amplitude is settled within 0 5 dB in 20 psecs 4 to 136 dBm at 23 5 C 1 Measurements also require Option 300 26 Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics EDGE EGPRS real time mode Option 402 Multiframe output data generation Coding scheme MCS 1 uplink and downlink MCS 5 uplink and downlink MCS 9 uplink and downlink E TCH F43 2 Data PN9 or PN15 The selected data sequence is fully coded continuously across the RLC data blocks according to
10. MCS 1 MCS 5 MCS 9 or E TCH F43 2 An independent version of the selected data sequence is coded across the unused RLC MAC header fields The CPS header field is as defined in GSM 04 60 V8 50 Frame structure 52 frame multi frame structure for EDGE EGPRS channel as per ETSI TS 100 909 3GPP TS 05 03 V8 9 0 2000 11 release 1999 Coding is done on frames 0 11 13 24 26 37 39 50 on a 52 PDCH multi frame Frame 25 and 51 are idle RF blanked Adjacent timeslots Data Frame structure Multiframe measurements Coded MCS 1 MCS 5 or MCS 9 with continuous PN9 or PN15 sequence data payload Uncoded PN9 PN15 Note Maximum of 4 timeslots can be turned on with EDGE EGPRS multi frame coded data EDGE EGPRS PDCH multi frame Repeating EDGE frame EDGE measurement modes Static sensitivity Sensitivity search BER BLER BER BLER at user specified power level measured based on bit errors in total unencoded data and block errors in coded channels Automatically finds the input level sensitivity that causes user specified BER uncoded or BER coded EDGE measurement results Erased data block count rate for coded channel MCS 1 MCS 5 or MCS 9 Total data block count for coded channel MCS 1 MCS 5 or MCS 9 Payload bit error count rate for raw BER Total burst count for raw BER Data block count which contains residual bit errors and bit error count Downlink error reporting 1 Measureme
11. external remote LAN GPIB RS 232 Pass fail BCH signal from the BTS is used to determine TCH frame and multi frame location The idle frame no RF in the TCH signal itself is used to determine the TCH multi frame location and so generate the multi frame sync signal Termination of measurement when error count exceeds user specified threshold Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics Bit error rate BER analyzer Clock rate Option UN7 Supported data patterns Resolution Bit sequence length Features 100 Hz to 60 MHz PNS9 11 15 20 23 10 digits 100 bits to 4 294 Gbits after synchronization Input clock phase adjustment and gate delay Adjustable input threshold Hi lo threshold selectable from 0 7 V TTL 1 4 V TTL 1 65 V CMOS 3 3 2 5 V CMOS 5 0 Direct measurement triggering Data and reference signal outputs Real time display Bit count Error bit count Bit error rate Pass fail indication Valid data and clock detection Automatic re synchronization Special pattern ignore 29 General Characteristics Operating characteristics Power requirements Operating temperature range Storage temperature range Shock and vibration Leakage Storage registers Weight Dimensions Remote programming Interface Control languages Functions controlled ISO compliant Reverse power protection 90 to 254 V 50 or 60 Hz 300 W maximum power factor corrected
12. pulse building Signal Studio for jitter injection Signal Studio toolkit Signal Studio for 802 16 2004 WiMAX Signal Studio for 802 16 OFDMA Signal Studio for DVB N5102A Baseband Studio digital signal interface module N5110B Baseband Studio for waveform capture and playback N5115A Baseband Studio for fading N5101A Baseband Studio PCI card 1CP Rack mount kit with handles 1CN Front handle kit C configuration guide publication number 5988 4085EN The PCI card is not functional as a stand alone product All options should be ordered using E4438C xxx where the xxx represents the option number For more information please refer to the Requires either Option 601 or 602 baseband generator to function Requires Option 001 002 601 or 602 For details visit www agilent com find basebandstudio Baseband Studio for waveform capture and playback and for fading both require a PC equipped with the Agilent N5101A Baseband Studio PCI card Forthe latest information visit www agilent com find signalcreation 37 Related Literature Application literature Product literature 38 RF Source Basics a self paced tutorial CD ROM literature number 5980 2060E Digital Modulation in Communications Systems An Introduction Application Note 1298 literature number 5965 7160E Using Vector Modulation Analysis in the Integration Troubleshooting and Design of Digital Communications Systems Product No
13. 02 ppm Line voltage range RF reference output 5 to 1096 5 to 1096 Frequency 10 MHz Amplitude 4 dBm 2 dB RF reference input requirements Standard With Option UNJ or 1E5 Frequency 1 2 5 10 MHz 10 ppm 1 2 5 10 MHz 2 ppm Amplitude 3 5 dBm to 20 dBm Input impedance 50 Q The E4438C is available as a vector platform only For analog models refer to the E4428C To within 0 1 ppm of final frequency above 250 MHz or within 100 Hz below 250 MHz Frequency switching time with the amplitude settled within 0 1 dB Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics Output power Power Option 501 504 With Option UNB Option 506 250 kHz to 250 MHz 11 to 136 dBm gt 250 MHz to 1 GHz 13 to 136 dBm gt 1103 GHz 10 to 136 dBm gt 3 to 4 GHz 7 to 136 dBm gt 4 to 6 GHz N A Typical maximum available power Power dB 15 to 136 dBm 17 to 136 dBm 16 to 136 dBm 13 to 136 dBm N A 12 to 136 dBm 14 to 136 dBm 13 to 136 dBm 10 to 136 dBm 10 to 136 dBm Quoted specifications for 23 C 5 C Accuracy degrades by less than 0 03 dB C over full temperature range Accuracy degrades by 0 3 dB above 7 dBm and by 0 8 dB above 10 dBm Parentheses denote typical performance Quoted specifications for 23 C 5 C Accuracy degrades by less than 0 03 dB C over full temperature range Accuracy degrades by 0 2 dB above 10 dBm
14. 1 Rates 3 dB bandwidth DC coupled 0 to 10 kHz AC coupled 10 Hz to 10 kHz Accuracy 7 1kHzrate lt 6 of setting 1 Distortion 7 1 kHz rate THD Option 501 504 0ption UNJ Option 506 3096 AM 1 596 1 596 90 AM 496 596 AM using external inputs 1 or 2 Sensitivity 1 Vpeak to achieve indicated depth Input impedance 50 Q nominal Paths AM path 1 and AM path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation All analog performance above 4 GHz is typical Refer to frequency bands on page 12 for N Parentheses denote typical performance Bandwidth is automatically selected based on deviation is typical above 3 GHz or if wideband AM or 1 0 modulation is simultaneously enabled Peak envelope power of AM must be 3 dB less than maximum output power below 250 MHz For non Option UNJ units specifications apply in phase noise mode 2 default Specifications for Analog Modulation Wideband AM Rates 1 dB bandwidth ALC on 400 Hz to 40 MHz ALC off DC to 40 MHz Wideband AM using external input only Sensitivity 0 5 V 100 Input impedance 50 Q nominal Pulse modulation On off ratio lt 4 GHz gt 80 dB gt 4 GHz gt 64 dB Rise fall times 150 ns Minimum width ALC on 2 us ALC off 0 4 us Pulse repetition frequency ALC on 10 Hz to 250 kHz ALC off DC to 1 0 MHz Level accuracy relative to CW at lt 4 dBm standar
15. 2 serial port that can be used for controlling the signal generator remotely It is functionally equivalent to the GPIB connector The following table shows the description of the pinouts The pin configuration is shown below Pin number Signal description Signal name 1 No connection 2 Receive data RECV 3 Transmit data XMIT 4 5 V 5 Ground 0 V 6 No connection 7 Request to send RTS 8 Clear to send CTS 9 No connection 40 20 95 View looking into rear panel connector Auxiliary 1 0 connector This connector enables you to access the inputs and outputs of the baseband generator The figure below shows the Auxiliary 1 0 pin connector configuration GND GND GND GND Parallel data 2 Parallel data 3 Parallel data 4 Parallel data 5 Parallel data 6 Parallel data 7 GND GND GND GND GND BER meas trig BER no data BER err out BER test out View looking into rear panel connector 19 20 1 Event 3 Event 4 Patt trig in 2 Alt pwr in Parallel data 1 GND GND GND GND GND Parallel data 8 Parallel data clk Data out Data clk out Sym sync out BER sync loss GND BER GND BER BER meas end Future capability Mating connector 37 pin male D subminiature available from AMP 3M others Ordering Information Frequency options Performance enhancement options Signal creation s
16. Agilent E4438C ESG Vector Signal Generator Data Sheet Notice Please contact Agilent Technologies for the latest information or check the ESG Web site at www agilent com find esg E Agilent Technologies Table of Contents Introduction utem 3 Key Features rebate is CREER Ee SML TERR Ud 4 Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics 5 Erequency schiera E i ARN Dota th seated 5 Sweep mod s c ce pce EET dees Pee HERR ee eee E D M UR 5 Internal reference oscillator 5 Output DOWEN sisi ers ee A ES Ae a i ee ae CEPIT rg 6 Level acturi yon bee mete UL Ped ba day wade onde eee ts 6 Repeatability and linearity 8 Spectral occi RISE RR ee aad eee ae EIS UEM 10 Specifications for Analog 12 Frequency bands i2 ecce debe aedes b RR EX ER REDE Mu ae 12 Frequency modulation 12 Pliase modulation zs ore FERE Ra poe wees penn ees Rio 13 Amplitude modulation 13 Wideband AM i sel sibs dan de Rc NER DERE head ards 14 Pulse mod latior enu bee eher I eor RC TE HERREOPRY Wand 14 Internal modulation source
17. C of the calibration temperature ACP for TETRA is measured over a 25 kHz bandwidth with an 18 kHz root raised cosine filter Low ACP mode is valid at power levels 1 dBm lt 1 dBm for Option 506 and lt 4 dBm for Option UNB 6 Specifications apply for the symbol rates filter filter factors a or BbT and default scaling factor specified for each standard and at power levels lt 7 dBm lt 10 dBm for Option UNB 7 The channel spacing determines the offset size of the adjacent and alternate channels Adjacent channel offset 1 x channel spacing 1st alternate channel 2 x channel spacing 2nd alternate channel 3 x channel spacing etc gt 25 Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics GSM GPRS Multiframe output data generation real time mode Coding scheme Full rate speech TCH FS Option 402 CS 1 CS 4 Data PN9 or PN15 The selected data sequence is coded continuously across the RLC data block as per ETSI TS 100 909 3GPP TS 05 03 V8 9 0 2000 11 release 1999 An independent version of the selected data sequence is coded across the MAC header Frame structure 26 frame multi frame structure as per ETSI GSM 05 01 version 6 1 1 1998 07 Coding is done on frames 0 11 13 24 of the multi frame Frame 25 is idle RF blanked Adjacent timeslots Data Frame structure Multiframe measurements PN9 PN15 coded as per ETSI TS 100 909 3GPP TS 05 03 V8
18. Hz to 4 GHz lt 1 5 1 lt 1 7 1 lt 1 7 1 gt 4 GHz to 6 GHz 1 8 1 Output impedance 50 nominal 1 For 400 Hz systems order transformer 70001 60066 2 Save and recall of user files and instrument states from non volatile storage is guaranteed only over the range 0 to 40 C 3 ESG series does not implement 8657A B Standby or On RO or R1 respectively mnemonics 4 Parentheses denote typical performance 30 General Characteristics Accessories Transit case Part number 9211 1296 Inputs and outputs All front panel connectors can be moved to rear with Option 1EM 10 MHz input 10 MHz output Alternate power input Baseband generator reference input Burst gate input Coherent carrier output Accepts a 1 2 5 or 10 MHz 10 ppm standard timebase or 1 ppm high stability timebase reference signal for operation with an external timebase Nominal input level 3 5 to 20 dBm impedance 50 ohms BNC rear panel Outputs the 10 MHz reference signal Level nominally 3 9 dBm 2 dB Nominal output impedance 50 ohms BNC rear panel Accepts CMOS signal for synchronization of external data and alternate power signal timing The damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel Accepts 0 to 20 dBm sinewave or TTL squarewave to use as reference clock for the baseband generator Phase locks the internal data generator to the external refe
19. IM 10M 10 100 IK 1 L f dBc Hz vs f Hz L f dBc Hz vs f Hz Phase noise modes 1 and 2 at fc 900 MHz fc 5 7 GHz Option 506 Specifications for Analog Modulation Frequency bands Frequency modulation 1 2 Band X Frequency range N number 1 250 kHz to lt 250 MHz 1 2 250 MHz to x 500 MHz 0 5 3 gt 500 MHz to x 1GHz 1 4 gt 1 to lt 2 GHz 2 5 gt 2 to lt 4 GHz 4 6 gt 4 to lt 6 GHz 8 Maximum deviation Standard With Option UNJ Nx8 MHz Nx1MHz Resolution 0 1 of deviation or 1 Hz whichever is greater Modulation frequency rate deviation 100 kHz Coupling 1 dB bandwidth 3 dB bandwidth FM path 1 DC DC to 100 kHz DC to 10 MHz FM path 2 DC DC to 100 kHz DC to 0 9 MHz FM path 1 AC 20 Hz to 100 kHz b Hz to 10 MHz FM path 2 AC 20 Hz to 100 kHz b Hz to 0 9 MHz Deviation accuracy 1 kHz rate deviation N x 100 kHz 3 5 of FM deviation 20 Hz Carrier frequency accuracy relative to CW 5 0 1 of set deviation N x 1 Hz Distortion 1 kHz rate dev N x 100 kHz 196 FM using external inputs 1 or 2 Sensitivity for indicated deviation Input impedance 50 Q nominal FM path 1 and FM path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation The FM 2 path is limited to a maximum rate of 1 MHz The FM 2 path must be set to a deviation less than FM 1 path All analog performance above 4 GHz is typical For non Op
20. Not for 400 Hz use 0 to 55 40 to 71 Meets MIL STD 28800E Type III Class 3 Conducted and radiated interference meets MIL STD 461C CE02 Part 2 and CISPR 11 Leakage is typically lt 1 pV nominally 0 1 pV with a 2 turn loop at lt 1000 MHz measured with a resonant dipole antenna one inch from any surface with output level lt 0 dBm all inputs outputs properly terminated Memory is shared by instrument states user data files non volatile waveforms sweep list files and waveform sequences There is 14 MB of flash memory standard in the ESG With Option 005 there is 6 GB of storage Depending on available memory a maximum of 1000 instrument states can be saved lt 16 kg 35 Ib net lt 23 kg 50 Ib shipping 133 mm H x 426 mm W x 432 mm D 5 25 in H x 16 8 in W x 17 in D GPIB IEEE 488 2 1987 with listen and talk RS 232 LAN 10BaseT SCPI version 1996 0 also compatible with 8656B and 8657A B C D J1 mnemonics All front panel functions except power switch and knob The E4438C ESG is manufactured in an 150 9001 registered facility in concurrence with Agilent Technologies commitment to quality Standard With Option 506 250 kHz to 2 GHz 47 dBm 30 dBm gt 2 to 4 GHz 44 dBm 30 dBm gt 4 to 6 GHz N A 30 dBm Max DC voltage 50 V SWR4 Standard Option UNB Option 506 250 kHz to 2 2 GHz lt 1 5 1 lt 1 5 1 lt 1 6 1 gt 2 2 GHz to 3 GHz lt 14 1 1 5 1 lt 14 1 gt 3 G
21. UNB Offsets from center of carrier Frequencies offsets 2 135 to 2 50 MHz 2 50 to 3 23 MHz 3 23 to 10 MHz Forward 9 channel SR3 multi carrier 1 3 30 200 MHz 70 69 69 700 1000 MHz 75 74 77 gt 1000 2000 MHz 75 74 77 Offsets from center of carrier Frequencies offsets 2 655 to 3 75 MHz 3 75 to 5 94 MHz 5 94 to 10 MHz Forward 9 channel SR3 DSV 30 200 MHz 76 78 7 75 700 1000 MHz 80 83 85 gt 1000 2000 MHz 80 83 85 Reverse 5 channel 583 051 3 30 200 MHz 78 78 7 75 700 1000 MHz 82 83 85 gt 1000 2000 MHz 82 83 85 Error vector magnitude 4 dBm standard and Option 506 lt 7 dBm for Option UNB 825 to 2100 MHz SR3 pilot IS 95 filter which is optimized for EVM EVM lt 2 1 lt 1 5 Valid for 23 5 C Parentheses denote typical performance Measurements performed with 30 kHz BW relative to power in one carrier Measurements performed with 30 kHz BW relative to total power Bom Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics Enhanced multitone arbitrary waveform mode Number of tones Tone spacing 2 to 1024 1 kHz to 50 MHz limited by 80 MHz 1 0 bandwidth 0 to 50 dB Fixed random or parabolic 50 to 90 dBc depending on number of tones and available calibration time Expected suppression 80 dBc 10 log N 8 where N is the number of tones 8 hours 10 minut
22. al FM CW mode 0 3 to 3 kHz BW CCITT rms Option UNJ Nx1Hz lt N x 0 5 Hz Standard Phase noise mode 1 Nx2Hz Phase noise mode 2 Nx4Hz 3 output level lt 4 dBm 47 5 dBm Option UNB x 44 5 dBm Option 506 lt 30 dBc above 1 GHz lt 30 dBc 1 GHz and below Nonharmonics 1 4 lt 7 dBm output level lt 4 dBm Option 506 Standard With Option UNJ gt 3kHz gt tokHz ORAZ qq offset offset lt 10 kHz offset offset 250 kHz to 250 MHz lt 53 dBc lt 68 dBc lt 58 dBc lt 65 dBc lt 58 dBc 250 MHz to 500 MHz lt 59 dBc lt 74 dBc lt 81 dBc lt 80 dBc lt 80 dBc 500 MHz to 1 GHz lt 53 dBc lt 68 dBc lt 75 dBc lt 80 dBc lt 80 dBc 1 to 2 GHz lt 47 dBc lt 62 dBc lt 69 dBc lt 74 dBc lt 74 dBc 2 to 4 GHz lt 41 dBc lt 56 dBc lt 63 dBc lt 68 dBc lt 68 dBc 4 to 6 GHz N A N A N A lt 62 dBc lt 62 dBc Subharmonics Standard With Option UNJ lt 1 GHz None None gt 1 GHz 40 dBc None Jitter in pUl 7 8 Carrier SONET SDH rms jitter Standard With option UNJ frequency data rates bandwidth rms rms 155 MHz 155 MB s 100 Hz to 1 5 MHz 359 78 622 MHz 622 MB s 1 kHz to 5 MHz 158 46 2 488 GHz 2488 MB s 5 kHz to 15 MHz 384 74 Jitter in seconds 7 8 Carrier SONET SDH rms jitter Standard With optio
23. bandwidth using external 1 0 source ALC off 2 1900 MHz carrier 22080 canter Y Siso mnecanier pm al dB Frequency offset from carrier MHz 1 0 bandwidth using internal 1 0 source Options 001 002 601 602 3 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 5 00 ea 70 L 3 H 9 00 1800 MHz ee 1900 MHz a 2200 MHz 13 00 5700 MHz 1500 50 30 10 10 30 50 Frequency offset from carrier MHz 1 The optimum 1 0 input level is V 02 0 5 Vims 1 0 drive level affects EVM origin offset spectral regrowth and noise floor Typically level accuracy with ALC on will be maintained with drive levels between 0 25 and 1 0 V 5 2 Parentheses denote typical performance Specifications for 1 0 Characteristics 1 0 adjustments Source Parameter Range 1 0 baseband inputs Impedance 50 or 600 Q offset 600 Q only 5V Q offset 600 Q only 5V 1 0 baseband outputs 1 0 offset adjustment V 1 0 offset resolution 1 mV 1 0 gain balance 4dB 1 0 attenuation 0 to 40 dB 1 0 low pass filter 40 MHz through RF output 1 0 offset adjustment 50 1 0 gain balance 4dB 1 0 attenuation 0 to 40 dB 1 0 quad skew lt 3 3 GHz 10 gt 3 3 GHz 5 1 0 low pass filter 2 1 MHz 40 MHz through 1 0 baseband outputs Differential outputs 1 1 0 0 Single ended 1 0 Frequency range DC to 40 MHz with sinewave
24. carrier output up to 4 GHz Internal baseband generator 8 or 64 MSa 40 or 320 MB memory with digital bus capability ESG digital input or output connectivity with N5102A Baseband Studio digital signal interface module 6 GB internal hard drive Internal bit error rate BER analyzer High stability time base Enhanced phase noise performance High output power with mechanical attenuator Move all front panel connectors to the rear panel 3GPP W CDMA FDD personality cdma2000 and IS 95 A personality TDMA personality GSM EDGE GPRS EGPRS NADC PDC PHS DECT TETRA Calibrated noise AWGN personality GPS personality Signal Studio for 1XEV DO 1xEVDO Rev Signal Studio for 1xEV DV and cdma2000 Signal Studio for 802 11 WLAN Signal Studio for Bluetooth Signal Studio for enhanced multitone Signal Studio for HSDPA over W CDMA Signal Studio for TD SCDMA Signal Studio for Noise Power Ratio NPR Signal Studio for S DMB Signal Studio for T DMB Signal Studio for pulse building Signal Studio for jitter injection Signal Studio toolkit Signal Studio for 802 16 2004 WiMAX Signal Studio for 802 16 OFDMA Signal Studio for DVB This document contains the measured specifications for the instrument platform and personalities It does not contain a full list of features for all optional personalities Please consult the individual product overviews for each personality for a full listing of all features and capabilities These are l
25. d lt 7 5 dBm Option UNB lt 4 5 dBm Option 506 lt 1 dB Pulse modulation using external inputs Input voltage RF on gt 0 5 V nominal RF off lt 0 5 V nominal Input impedance 50 Q nominal Internal pulse generator Square wave rate 0 1 Hz to 20 kHz Pulse Period 8 us to 30 seconds Width 4 us to 30 seconds Resolution 2 us 1 Parentheses denote typical performance 2 With ALC off specifications apply after the execution of power search With ALC on specifications apply for pulse repetition rates 10 kHz and pulse widths gt 5 ps 14 Specifications for Analog Modulation Internal modulation source Provides modulating signal for FM AM pulse and phase modulation signals and provides LF output source for basic function generator capability External modulation inputs Waveforms Sine square ramp triangle pulse noise Rate range Sine 0 1 Hz to 100 kHz Square ramp triangle 0 1 Hz to 20 kHz Resolution 0 1 Hz Frequency accuracy Same as RF reference source Swept sine mode frequency phase continuous Operating modes Triggered or continuous sweeps Frequency range 0 1 Hz to 100 kHz Sweep time 1 ms to 65 sec Resolution 1 ms Dual sinewave mode Frequency range 0 1 Hz to 100 kHz Amplitude ratio 0 to 100 Amplitude ratio resolution 0 1 LF audio out mode Amplitude 0 to 2 5 into 50 Output impedance 50 Q nominal Modulation types Ext 1 FM AM pulse and burst envelope
26. ed data Pseudo random patterns PN9 PN11 PN15 PN20 PN23 Repeating sequence Any 4 bit sequence Other fixed patterns Direct pattern RAM PRAM Max size Option 601 8 Mbits Option 602 64 Mbits each bit uses an entire sample space Use Non standard framing User file Max size Option 601 800 kB Option 602 6 4 MB Use Continuous modulation or internally generated TDMA standard Externally generated data Type Serial data Inputs Data bit clock symbol sync Accepts data rates 5 of specified data rate Internal burst shape control Varies with standards and bit rates Rise fall time range Up to 30 bits Rise fall delay range 0 to 63 5 bits Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics E W CDMA 2 Error vector magnitude arbitrary waveform mode lt 1 8 GHz lt f lt 2 2 GHz root Nyquist filters 40 MHz baseband filter EVM optimization mode Option 400 3 84 Mcps chip rate lt 4 dBm lt 7 dBm with Option UNB 1 DPCH 1 8 0 996 Level accuracy relative to CW at 800 900 1800 1900 2200 MHz lt 2 5 dBm standard 7 5 dBm for Option UNB and 4 5 dBm for Option 506 0 7 dB 0 35 dB Adjacent channel leakage ratio 1 8 GHz f 2 2 GHz default W CDMA filters 3 84 Mcps chip rate lt 0 dBm Option UNB x 2 dBm Option 506 lt 3 dBm standard in Optimize ADJ mode 1 DPCH 65 dBc 67 dBc Test Model 1 63 dBc 66 dBc 64 DPCH Alternate channel leakage ratio 1 8 GHz
27. electable 2 4 8 16 level symmetric CAFM User defined Custom map of up to 16 deviation levels Symbol rate Maximum deviation lt 5 MHz 4 times symbol rate gt 5 MHz lt 50 MHz 20 MHz Resolution 0 1 Hz 1 0 Custom map of 256 unique values FIR filter Selectable Nyquist root Nyquist Gaussian rectangular Apco 25 a 0 to 1 B5T 0 1 to 1 Custom FIR 16 bit resolution up to 64 symbols long automatically resampled to 1024 coefficients max gt 32 to 64 symbol filter symbol rate lt 12 5 MHz gt 16 to 32 symbol filter symbol rate lt 25 MHz Internal filters switch to 16 tap when symbol rate is between 25 and 50 MHz Symbol rate For external serial data symbol rate is adjustable from 1000 symbols sec to a maximum symbol rate of 30 Mbits ser bits symbol For internally generated data symbol rate is adjustable from 1000 symbols sec to 50 Msymbols sec and a maximum of 8 bits per symbol Modulation quality may be degraded at high symbol rates Baseband reference frequency Data clock can be phase locked to an external reference 13 MHz for GSM 250 kHz to 100 MHz in W CDMA and cdma20001 2 Input ECL CMOS TTL compatible 50 AC coupled Frame trigger delay control Range 0 to 1 048 575 bits Resolution 1 bit 1 Performance below 1 MHz not specified 2 When used this baseband reference is independent of the 10 MHz RF reference 20 Specifications for 1 0 Characteristics Data types Internally generat
28. emale front panel Sweep output Generates output voltage 0 to 10 V when signal generator is sweeping Output impedance 1 ohm can drive 2000 ohms BNC rear panel Symbol sync input The CMOS compatible symbol sync connector accepts an externally supplied symbol sync for digital modulation applications The expected input is a symbol clock signal It may be used in two modes When used as a symbol sync in conjunction with a data clock the signal must be high during the first data bit of the symbol The signal must be valid during the falling edge of the data clock signal and may be a single pulse or continuous When the symbol sync itself is used as the symbol clock the falling edge is used to clock the data signal The maximum clock rate is 50 MHz The damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V BNC front panel This female BNC connector is provided on signal generators with Option 601 or 602 On signal generators with Option 1EM this input is relocated to a rear panel SMB connector Symbol sync output Outputs CMOS symbol clock for symbol synchronization one data clock period wide Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel Trigger input Accepts CMOS signal for triggering point to point in manual sweep mode or to trigger start of LF sweep the damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V BNC rear panel Trigger output Outputs a TTL signal high at start of dwell or when waiting for point trigger in manual sweep mode low when dwell i
29. es 8 tones 80 dBc suppression 1 dB C typical for IMD products 5 dB C worst case for LO feedthrough and unbalanced images L Freq Channel Center Freq Start Freq 1 99750000 GHz Stop Freq 2 00250000 GHz CF Step 500 00000A kHz Auto Man Freq Offset 90 00000000 Hz Signal Track On Off Sweep 66 99 s Enhanced multitone signal with correction applied Option 408 Tone power relative Phase distribution Suppression level Calibration interval Calibration time Temperature stability Agilent Center 2 000 000 GHz Res BH 300 Hz AWGN real time mode Option 403 Randomness Carrier to noise ratio Crest factor output power set at least 16 dB below maximum power gt 16 dB 89 bit pseudo random generation repetition period 3 x 10 years Magnitude error lt 0 2 dB at baseband 1 0 outputs 1 All values typical 23 Specifications for Signal Personality 802 11 WLAN EVM arbitrary waveform mode Characteristics lt 1 40 dB Option 417 The EVM was measured with an 89641A vector signal analyzer with Option B7R Instrument and software settings listed below Software settings Data rate Modulation Encoder Scrambler interleaver 54 Mbps 64 QAM 3 4 rate active active Scrambler initialization 5 Source settings Frequency Output power Reconstruction filter ALC RF blanking Modulator atten Support carrier setup All channels act
30. ewave at 20 kHz offset IM performance lt 74 dB two sinewaves at 950 kHz and 1050 kHz at baseband Triggers Types Continuous single gated segment advance Source Trigger key external remote LAN GPIB RS 232 External polarity Negative positive External delay time 10 ns to 40 sec plus latency External delay resolution 10 ns Markers Markers are defined in a segment during the waveform generation process or from the ESG front panel A marker can also be tied to the RF blanking feature of the ESG Marker polarity Negative positive Number of markers 4 Multicarrier Number of carriers Up to 100 limited by a max bandwidth of 80 MHz depending on symbol rate and modulation type Frequency offset per carrier 40 MHz to 40 MHz Power offset per carrier 0 dB to 40 dB Modulation PSK BPSK QPSK OQPSK 4 8PSK 16PSK D8PSK QAM 4 16 32 64 128 256 FSK Selectable 2 4 8 16 MSK ASK Data Random ONLY Multitone Number of tones 2 to 64 with selectable on off state per tone Frequency spacing 100 Hz to 80 MHz Phase per tone Fixed or random 1 Parentheses denote typical performance 19 Specifications for 1 0 Characteristics Baseband generator real time mode Option 601 or 602 Basic modulation types custom format PSK BPSK QPSK OOPSK x 4DQPSK 8PSK 16PSK D8PSK MSK User defined phase offset from 0 to 100 ASK User defined depth from 0 001 to 100 QAM 4 16 32 64 128 256 FSK S
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32. ion and the peak input voltage differs from 1 V eak by more than 3 the hi lo annunciator light on the display The input impedance is 50 ohms and the damage levels are 5 Vi and 10 Ves If you configure your signal generator with Option this input is relocated to a female BNC connector on the rear panel This BNC input connector accepts a 1 Vpeak signal for AM FM phase modulation and pulse modulation With FM or phase modulation 1 Vpeak produces the indicated deviation or depth With pulse modulation 1 V is on and 0 V is off When ac coupled inputs selected for AM FM or phase modulation and the peak voltage differs from 1 V eak by more than 3 the hi lo annunciator light on the display The input impedance is 50 ohms and the damage levels are 5 Vims and 10 Vea If you configure your signal generator with Option this input is relocated to a female BNC connector on the rear panel Allows communication with compatible devices rear panel Accepts an input either for 1 0 modulation or for wideband AM Nominal input impedance 50 or 600 ohms Damage levels are 1 V 5 and 10 V eak BNC front panel The out and Q out connectors output the analog components of 1 0 modulation from the internal baseband generator The nominal output impedance of these connectors are 50 DC coupled The damage levels are gt 3 5 V and lt 3 5 V The output signal levels into a 50 load are as follows
33. isted at the end of this document Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics Frequency Sweep modes Internal reference oscillator Performance below 250 kHz not guaranteed Parentheses denote typical performance Frequency range Option 501 250 kHz to 1 GHz 502 250 kHz to 2 GHz 503 250 kHz to 3 GHz 504 250 kHz to 4 GHz 506 250 kHz to 6 GHz requires Option UNJ Frequency minimum 100 kHz Frequency resolution 0 01 Hz Frequency switching speed Option 501 504 With Option UNJ Option 506 Freq 4 _Freq Amp 4_ 5 4_ 5 Digital modulation on 35 ms 49 ms 35 ms 52 ms 41 ms 57 ms off lt 9 lt 9 ms lt 9ms_ 9ms x 16 ms 17 ms For hops 5 MHz within a band Digital modulation on 9 ms 9 ms lt 9 9 ms 33 ms 53 ms off lt 9 lt 9 ms lt 9 lt 9 lt 12 ms lt 14 ms Phase offset Phase is adjustable remotely LAN GPIB RS 232 or via front panel in nominal 0 1 increments Operating modes Frequency step amplitude step and arbitrary list Dwell time 1 ms 60s Number of points 2 to 65 535 Stability Standard With Option UNJ or 1E5 Aging rate 1 ppm yr lt 0 1 ppm yr or 0 0005 ppm day after 45 days Temp 0 to 55 C lt 1 ppm lt 0 05 ppm Line voltage lt 0 1 ppm lt 0 0
34. ive Idle interval 100 uS 89641A settings OSR 22 Frequency Window length 28 Span Data type PN15 Range Data length 1024 RMS video average 802 11a spectral mask typical performance 0 dbm at 5 805 GHz OSR 4 window length 16 Total Pur Ref 4 00dBm 0 36 dBm Spectrum Ref PSD 8880 L 1 h 5 8 24 0 9 GHz 1 dBm thru On Off 8 to 10 dB 5 8 2 4 0 9 GHz 20 MHz optimal 20 Total Pwr B Start Hz 9 0000 M 11 888 M 20 0080 M 38 008 fibs Limit Rel Limit 36 dBm 22 808808 MHz Peak PSD Ref 19 40 dBm 188 888 kHz StopCHz Meas BWCH2 gt dB 11 088 M 180 00 k 21 27 28 888 M 188 80 k 32 13 38 000 M 100 00 k 53 22 58 088 188 00 k 66 71 Lower Freq H2 gt 5 8160 6 5 8148 5 8849 6 5 7876 G 1 All values typical 24 Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics Custom modulation real time mode Custom digitally modulated signals real time mode 1 2 Modulation OPSK 4 160 2FSK GMSK Filter Root Nyquist Gaussian Filter factor a or BpT 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 5 0 5 Modulation index N A N A N A 0 5 N A Symbol rate Msym s 4 4 4 1 1 Error vector magnitude 4 Shift error 4 Global phase error 4 rms rms degrees rms fe 1 GHz 11 07 1 1 07 1 0 0 6 1 3 0 8 0 4 0 2 fe 2 GHz 1 2 0 8 1 2 0 8 1 0 0 6 1 4 0 9 05 0 3 fe 3 GHz 1 6 1 0
35. lative measurement that reflects the difference in dB between the maximum and minimum power readings for a given setting over a specific time interval It should not be confused with absolute power accuracy which is measured in dBm Relative level accuracy Initial power 7 dBm Lower limit Lower STD deviation Upper STD deviation Upper limit Power error dB 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Final power dBm Relative level accuracy measures the accuracy of a step change from any power level to any other power level This is useful for large changes i e 5 dB steps 1 Repeatability and relative level accuracy are typical for all frequency ranges 8 Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics Linearity CW or GSM 850 MHz attenuator hold On ALC On Typical STD unit Typical Option UNB unit Linearity measures the accuracy of small changes while the attenuator Typical Option 506 unit is held in a steady state to avoid power glitches This is useful for fine Lower limit resolution changes Upper limit 7 5 5 S lt Limit is undefined above 13 dBM for STD units Limit line applies only to UNB and 506 units Amplitude dBm Linearity Linearity CW or GSM 1900 MHz attenua
36. led 31 General Characteristics Data clock input Data clock output Data input Data output Event 1 output Event 2 output Event 3 output Event 4 output The CMOS compatible data clock connector accepts an externally supplied data clock input for digital modulation applications The expected input is a bit clock signal where the falling edge is used to clock the data and symbol sync signals The maximum clock rate is 50 MHz The damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V This female BNC connector is provided on signal generators with Option 601 or 602 On signal generators with Option 1EM this input is relocated to a rear panel SMB connector Relays a CMOS bit clock signal for synchronizing serial data Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel The CMOS compatible data connector accepts an externally supplied data input for digital modulation applications CMOS high is equivalent to a data 1 and a CMOS low is equivalent to a data 0 The maximum data rate is 50 Mb s The data must be valid on the data clock falling edges normal mode or the symbol sync falling edges symbol mode The damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V This female BNC connector is provided on signal generators with Option 601 or 602 On signal generators with Option 1EM this input is relocated to a rear panel SMB connector Outputs serial data from the internal data generator or the externally supplied signal at the data input CMOS signal A
37. n UNJ frequency data rates bandwidth 155 MHz 155 MB s 100 Hz to 1 5 MHz 24 ps 0 6 ps 622 MHz 622 MB s 1 kHz to 5 MHz 255 fs 74 fs 2 488 GHz 2488 MB s 5 kHz to 15 MHz 155 fs 30 fs Parentheses denote typical performance Refer to frequency bands on page 12 for N values Harmonic performance outside the operating range of the instrument is typical Spurs outside the operating range of the instrument are not specified Specifications apply for FM deviations 100 kHz and are not valid on For non constant amplitude formats unspecified spur levels occur up to the second harmonic of the baseband rate Specifications apply for CW mode only Calculated from phase noise performance in CW mode only at 2 5 dBm for standard instruments 0 5 dBm with Option 506 and 42 5 dBm with Option UNB Forother frequencies data rates or bandwidths please contact your sales representative Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics Characteristic SSB phase noise With Option 1E5 With Option UNJ IM 100 IK 10K 100K 1 iS Lf dBc Hz vs f Hz UM 10 100 IK 10K 100K 10M 100 IK 10K 100K IM 100 IK 10K 100K 1 10 10 e dBc Hz vs f Hz 0 dBc Hz vs f Hz 100 IK 10K 100K 1 100 IK 10K 100K 1 10 10 LH dBc Hz vs f Hz L dBc Hz vs f Hz di fc 2200 MHz fc 2200 MHz 100K IM 10M 10 100 IK 10K 100K
38. nd apply after a 45 minute warm up All specifications are valid over the signal generators entire operating environmental range unless otherwise noted Supplemental character istics denoted typical or nominal provide additional nonwarranted information useful in applying the instrument Column headings labeled standard imply that this level of performance is standard without regard for option configuration If a particular option configuration modifies the standard performance that performance is given in a separate column Typical typ performance is not warranted It applies at 25 80 of all products meet typical performance Nominal nom values are not warranted They represent the value of a parameter that is most likely to occur the expected or mean value They are included to facilitate the application of the product Standard std No options are included when referring to the signal generator unless noted otherwise Key Features Key standard features Optional features Expandable architecture Broad frequency coverage Choice of electronic or mechanical attenuator Superior level accuracy Wideband FM and Step and list sweep both frequency and power Built in function generator Lightweight rack mountable 1 year standard warranty 2 year calibration cycle Broadband analog 1 0 inputs 1 0 adjustment capabilities and internal calibration routine Excellent modulation accuracy and stability Coherent
39. nts also require Option 300 27 Specifications for Signal Personality Characteristics GSM EDGE base station bit error rate test BERT Option 300 This is a system of two instruments an ESG with Option 300 and a VSA with Option 300 Both are required Option 300 for the ESG requires Option 601 or 602 the TDMA personalities Option 402 and the UN7 BER board The VSA functions as an IF downconverter It may be used simultaneously to make transmitter measurements 28 on the loop back signal GSM BTS test only E4406A VSA series transmitter tester with Options BAH GSM measurement personality and Option 300 321 4 MHz output GSM EDGE BTS test E4406A VSA series transmitter tester with Option 202 GSM and EDGE measurement personality and Option 300 321 4 MHz output Test technique Supported systems GSM 400 GSM 850 GSM 900 P GSM DCS 1800 PCS 1900 E GSM extended Minimum power level Maximum power level Power level accuracy Relative power level Timeslot under test Timeslots tested Encryption Measurement triggers Measurement indication BCH sync TCH sync Threshold RF loopback 136 dBm ESG minimum 13 dBm option dependent 0 5 dB 23 5 C power and frequency dependent 0 to 130 dB relative to timeslot under test Limited only by output power range of the ESG 0 to 7 A single timeslot is tested at one time No frequency hopping None Immediate trigger key
40. oftware 3 6 Baseband Studio products System accessories 501 1 GHz frequency range 502 2 GHz frequency range 503 3 GHz frequency range 504 4 GHz frequency range 506 6 GHz frequency range requires option UNJ includes mechanical attenuator UNB High output power with mechanical attenuator included with 506 UNJ Enhanced phase noise performance includes 1E5 High stability time base 1EM Moves all front panel connectors to rear 0032 ESG digital output connectivity with N5102A Baseband Studio digital interface module 0042 ESG digital input connectivity with N5102A Baseband Studio digital interface module 601 Internal baseband generator with 8 MSa and digital bus capability 40 MB of memory 602 Internal baseband generator with 64 MSa and digital bus capability 320 MB of memory 0053 6 GB internal hard drive UN7 Internal bit error rate analyzer 300 GSM EDGE base station loopback BERT 3GPP W CDMA FDD personality cdma2000 and IS 95 A personality TDMA personality GSM EDGE GPRS EGPRS NADC PDC PHS DECT TETRA Calibrated noise AWGN personality GPS personality Signal Studio for 1xEV DO 1xEVDO Rev A Signal Studio for 1xEV DV and cdma2000 Signal Studio for 802 11 WLAN Signal Studio for Bluetooth Signal Studio for enhanced multitone Signal Studio for HSDPA over W CDMA Signal Studio for TD SCDMA Signal Studio for Noise Power Ratio NPR Signal Studio for S DMB Signal Studio for T DMB Signal Studio for
41. r panel With Option 300 321 4 MHz input Accepts a 321 4 MHz IF signal for GSM EDGE loopback testing Input amplitude range 7 dBm to 22 dBm Nominal input impedance 50 ohms SMB rear panel LAN connector LAN communication is supported by the signal generator via the LAN connector It is functionally equivalent to the GPIB connector The LAN connector enables the signal generator to be remotely programmed by a LAN connected computer The distance between a computer and the signal generator is limited to 100 meters 10BaseT For more information about the LAN refer to the Getting Started chapter in the Programming Guide Data transfer speeds LAN FTP file transfer to volatile memory 700 KB sec to hard drive 500 KB sec LAN SCPI command transfer to volatile memory 146 KB sec to hard drive 128 KB sec Internal file transfer from hard drive to volatile memory 1280 KB sec Agilent s IO Libraries Suite ships with the E4438C to help you quickly establish an error free connection between your PC and instruments regardless of the vendor It provides robust instrument control and works with the software development environment you choose 1 Rear panel inputs and outputs are 3 3 V CMOS unless indicated otherwise CMOS inputs will accept 5 V CMOS 3 V CMOS or TTL voltage levels 2 Parentheses denote typical performance 35 General Characteristics 36 RS 232 connector This male DB 9 connector is an RS 23
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43. re number 5988 5459EN Signal Studio for 1xEV DV and 2000 Option 414 Technical Overview literature number 5988 9123EN Signal Studio for 802 11 WLAN Option 417 Technical Overview literature number 5988 8618EN Signal Studio for Bluetooth Option 406 Technical Overview literature number 5988 5458EN Signal Studio for Enhanced Multitone Option 408 Technical Overview literature number 5988 5639EN Signal Studio for Noise Power Ratio Option 421 Technical Overview literature number 5988 6552EN Signal Studio for TD SCDMA TSM Option 411 Technical Overview literature number 5988 6552EN 39 See the ESG Web page for the latest information Get the latest news product and support information application literature firmware upgrades and more Agilent s Internet address for the ESG is www agilent com find esg E Agilent Email Updates www agilent com find emailupdates Get the latest information on the products and applications you select Agilent Direct www agilent com find agilentdirect Quickly choose and use your test equipment solutions with confidence p Agilent Open www agilent com find open Agilent Open simplifies the process of connecting and programming test systems to help engineers design validate and manufacture electronic prod ucts Agilent offers open connectivity for a broad range of system ready instruments open industry software PC standard 1 0 and global support whic
44. rence the RF frequency is still locked to the 10 MHz reference Rate is 250 kHz to 100 MHz 50 ohms nominal AC coupled BNC rear panel The burst gate in connector accepts a CMOS signal for gating burst power in digital modulation applications The burst gating is used when you are externally supplying data and clock information The input signal must be synchronized with the external data input that will be output during the burst The burst power envelope and modulated data are internally delayed and re synchronized The input signal must be CMOS high for normal burst RF power or CW RF output power and CMOS low for RF off The damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V This female BNC connector is provided on signal generators with Option 601 or 602 On signal generators with Option 1EM this input is relocated to a rear panel SMB connector With Option 401 this connector is used for the even second synchronization input Outputs RF modulated with FM or but not IQ pulse or AM Nominal power 2 dBm 5 dB Nominal impedance 50 ohms Frequency range from gt 250 MHz to 4 GHz For RF carriers below this range output frequency 1 GHz frequency of RF output Damage levels 20 VDC and 13 dBm reverse RF power SMA rear panel 1 Rear panel inputs and outputs are 3 3 V CMOS unless indicated otherwise CMOS inputs will accept 5 V CMOS 3 V CMOS or TTL voltage levels 2 Coherent carrier is modulated by FM or when enab
45. s Conditions With raised cosine or root raised cosine filter and a gt 0 35 with 10 kHz lt symbol rate 1 MHz at RF freq 2 25 MHz power lt max specified 3 dB Option 501 504 Option 506 0 15 dB 0 25 dB Constant amplitude formats FSK GMSK etc Option 501 504 Option 506 0 1 dB 0 15 dB Level accuracy with ALC ott 0 15 dB relative to ALC on Conditions After power search is executed with burst off Level switching speed Option 501 504 With Option UNB Option 506 Normal operation ALC on lt 15 ms lt 21 ms lt 21 ms When using power search manual lt 83 ms lt 95 ms lt 95 ms When using power search auto lt 103 ms 119 ms 119 ms 1 Parentheses denote typical performance 2 When applying external 1 0 signals with ALC off output level will vary directly with 1 0 input level Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics Repeatability and linearity Repeatability 1900 MHz CW 5 dBm attenuator hold On ALC On Repeatability 1900 MHz CW 5 dBm attenuator hold Off ALC Off Typical unit Limits Powererror dB Power error dB Typical unit Limits 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Elapsed time minutes Elapsed time minutes Repeatability measures the ability of the instrument to return to a given power setting after a random excursion to any other frequency and power setting It is a re
46. s over or point trigger is received high or low 2 us pulse at start of LF sweep BNC rear panel 1 Rear panel inputs and outputs are 3 3 V CMOS unless indicated otherwise CMOS inputs will accept 5 V CMOS 3 V CMOS or TTL voltage levels 34 General Characteristics With Option UN7 BER data BER clock Accepts CMOS or 75 Q input Polarity is selected BER gate Clock duty and inputs cycle is 3096 to 70 SMB rear panel BER sync loss output Outputs a CMOS signal that is low when sync is lost Valid only when measure end signal is high Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel BER no data output Outputs a CMOS signal that is low when no data is detected Valid only when measure end is high Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel BER error bit output Outputs CMOS signal when error bit is detected Pulse width matches the input clock Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel BER test result output Outputs a CMOS signal that is high for fail and low for pass Valid only on measure end signal falling edge Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel BER measure Outputs a CMOS signal that is high during measurement end output Trigger events are ignored while high Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel BER measure trigger Accepts CMOS signal to initiate BER measurement Polarity is selectable available when trigger source is selected as AUX 1 0 Damage levels are The damage levels are 0 5 to 5 5 V Auxiliary 1 0 connector rea
47. te literature number 5091 8687 Testing CDMA Base Station Amplifiers Application Note 1307 literature number 5967 5486E Understanding GSM EDGE Transmitter and Receiver Measurements for Base Transceiver Stations and Their Components Application Note 1312 literature number 5968 2320E Understanding CDMA Measurements for Base Stations and their Components Application Note 1311 literature number 5968 0953E Testing and Troubleshooting Digital RF Communications Receiver Designs Application Note 1314 literature number 5968 3579E Signal Generators Vector Analog and CW Models Selection Guide literature number 5965 3094E E4438C ESG Vector Signal Generator Brochure literature number 5988 3935EN E4438C ESG Vector Signal Generator Configuration Guide literature number 5988 4085EN IntuiLink Software Data Sheet literature number 5980 3115EN E4438C ESG signal generation firmware personalities 3GPP W CDMA FDD Personalities Option 400 Technical Overview literature number 5988 4449EN cdma2000 and IS 95A Personalities Option 401 Technical Overview literature number 5988 4430EN GPS Personality Option 409 Technical Overview literature number 5988 6256EN TDMA Personalities GSM EDGE NADC PDC PHS TETRA DECT Option 402 Technical Overview literature number 5988 4431EN E4438C ESG Signal Studio software personalities Signal Studio for 1xEV DO Option 404 Technical Overview literatu
48. tion UNJ units specifications apply in phase noise mode 2 default Refer to frequency bands on this page to compute specifications Parentheses denote typical performance At the calibrated deviation and carrier frequency within 5 C of ambient temperature at time of calibration Specifications for Analog Modulations Phase modulation 2 Amplitude modulation 6 fc 500 kHz Resolution 0 196 of set deviation Modulation frequency response Standard Maximum Allowable rates 3 dB BW Mode deviation path 1 path 2 Normal BW N x 80 rad DC to 100 kHz DC to 100 kHz High BW N x 8 rad DC to 1 MHz DC to 0 9 MHz N x 1 6 rad DC to 10 MHz DC to 0 9 MHz With Option UNJ Maximum Allowable rates 3 dB BW Mode deviation path 1 path 2 Normal BW N x 10 radians DC to 100 kHz DC to 100 kHz High BW N x 1 radians DC to 1 MHz DC to 0 9 MHz Deviation accuracy 1 kHz rate Normal BW mode lt 5 of deviation 0 01 radians Distortion 1 kHz rate deviation 80 radians on standard model 10 N radians on Option UNJ models Normal BW mode 196 using external inputs 1 or 2 Sensitivity for indicated deviation Input impedance 50 Q nominal Paths path 1 and PM path 2 are summed internally for composite modulation The 2 path is limited to a maximum rate of 1 MHz path 2 must be set to a deviation less than the bM path 1 Range 0 to 100 Resolution 0
49. tor hold On ALC On W CDMA 2200 Mhz attenuator hold On ALC On 0 3 Typical STD unit 3 0 25 Typical STD unit Typical Option 506 un 0 2 Typical Option UNB unit Typical Option UNB unit E Typical Option 506 unit Lower limit p 0 15 Lower limit Upper limit 01 Upper limit E 005 5 d 5 5 0 8 E t 005 3 9 lt p 0 15 0 2 0 25 0 3 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 Amplitude dBm Amplitude dBm Linearity Linearity CW or GSM 5750 MHz attenuator hold On ALC On W CDMA 5750 MHz attenuator hold On ALC On 0 3 0 25 Mean Option 506 unit Lower STD deviation Upper STD deviation 0 2 Lower limit 0 15 0 1 g g 005 E d 5 5 0 5 8 S 005 3 S 01 0 15 0 2 0 25 0 3 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 Amplitude dBm Amplitude dBm 1 Repeatability and relative level accuracy are typical for all frequency ranges Specifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics Spectral purity SSB Phase noise at 20 kHz offset Standard With Option UNJ at 500 MHz lt 5124 dBc Hz lt 5135 dBc Hz lt 138 dBc Hz at 1 GHz 118 dBc Hz lt 130 dBc Hz lt 134 dBc Hz at 2 GHz lt 112 dBc Hz lt 124 dBc Hz lt 128 dBc Hz at 3 GHz lt 106 dBc Hz lt 121 dBc Hz lt 125 dBc Hz at 4 GHz lt 106 dBc Hz lt 118 dBc Hz lt 122 dBc Hz at 6 GHz N A lt 113 dBc Hz lt 117 dBc Hz Residu
50. uxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel In real time mode outputs pattern or frame synchronization pulse for triggering or gating external equipment May be set to start at the beginning of a pattern frame or timeslot and is adjustable to within t one timeslot with one bit resolution In arbitrary waveform mode this connector outputs the timing signal generated by marker 1 BNC rear panel In real time mode outputs data enabled signal for gating external equipment Applicable when external data is clocked into internally generated timeslots Data is enabled when signal is low In arbitrary waveform mode this connector outputs the timing signal generated by marker 2 BNC rear panel In arbitrary waveform mode this connector outputs the timing signal generated by marker 3 Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel In arbitrary waveform mode this connector outputs the timing signal generated by marker 4 Auxiliary 1 0 connector rear panel 1 Rear panel inputs and outputs are 3 3 V CMOS unless indicated otherwise CMOS inputs will accept 5 V CMOS 3 V CMOS or TTL voltage levels 32 General Characteristics External 1 input External 2 input GPIB input out and out This BNC input connector accepts a 1 Vpeak signal for AM FM pulse burst and phase modulation For all these modulations 1 V eak produces the indicated deviation or depth When ac coupled inputs are selected for AM FM or phase modulat
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