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RF Communication Lab Station

For Education and Research in RF and Wireless Communication

Agilent Technologies RF Communication Lab Station for Education and Research in RF and Wireless Communication

The Agilent Technologies RF Communication Lab Station is a carefully designed, modular and upgradable courseware for under graduate and postgraduate engineering students. The kit comprises of a bundle of RF Transceiver Trainer and Measurement Instruments with necessary Software, to enable engineering community to understand the basics of Communication technologies.

The kit is a handy resource to understand the critical measurements that are performed on transceivers, and to learn more about the individual components that go into the development of transmitters & receivers. The Schematic Modules provided in this courseware, are valid for simple Analog RF Communication technologies as well as for the more complex Mobile Communication technologies of present times.

Also available as part of this courseware, are Lecture Material and Lab Sheets/Modules for Engineering Educators. These are in an editable format so that they can be customized in accordance with the course curriculum.

Agilent Technologies RF Communication Lab Station comprises of:

N9310A 3 GHz RF Signal Generator N9320B 3 GHz RF Spectrum Analyzer E5061A 1.5 GHz Vector Network Analyzer N9320B-TR1 Tx/Rx Test Set; which includes: Lecture Material in editable MS PowerPoint format RF Transceiver Trainer Lab Sheets in editable MS Word format

GENESYS RF Design & Simulation Software

The Agilent Technologies RF Communication Lab Station has been specially designed with the objective of assisting education and research in the areas of:

Basic RF concepts RF circuit design concepts RF communication system concepts Characterization of RF circuits Usage of CAE tools Simulation and building of RF circuits

Features

Teaching material provided in editable format to help RF Circuit Design lecturers to customize or update the courseware as per their curriculum and requirements. RF Transceiver Trainer has been split into modules for the users to mix and match these as per their requirements. This provides exibility in building any RF Subsystem, as well as for replacing pre-dened modules with your own modules. Modules can be used in standalone mode to demonstrate basic concepts, design principles and characterization of transceivers building block; or these can be connected together to demonstrate fully functional end-to-end RF transceiver.

The kit comes equipped with Lab sheets/modules for device characterization on typical RF circuits such as Filter, Low Noise Amplier, Power Amplier, Mixer and Synthesizer. Computer aided engineering (CAE) design les based on Agilent GENESYS have been provided in order to demonstrate modeling, design principles and simulation of RF circuits, to facilitate easy learning.

Lab Sheets
Parameters characterized Lab sheets
Calibration Signal Generator N9310A and Spectrum Analyzer N9320B Scalar offset Vector Network Analyzer E5061A TRM calibration or response calibration, depending on instruments features Gain, isolation, return loss, P1dB Gain, gain atness, insertion phase, group delay, isolation, return loss, SWR, impedance Insertion loss, bandwidth, group delay, insertion phase, rejection, return loss, impedance SWR , RF feed through, return loss Noise Figure Analyzer N8973A with Noise Source N4000A

Power amplier characterization Low noise amplier characterization Filter characterization

Gain, isolation, OIP3, P1dB, harmonic distortion Gain, isolation

Noise gure

Insertion loss, bandwidth, rejection Conversion loss, RF-to-IF isolation, LO-to-IF isolation, RF feed through, gain compression, image reject Phase noise, frequency Gain Frequency and frequency modulation spectrum analysis.

Mixer characterization

Synthesizer characterization Antenna characterization End-to-end system

SWR, Return Loss, Impedance

Lecture Material

Editable slides in MS PowerPoint format for the following topics:

Advanced Transmission Line Theory RF/Microwave Network Analysis Impedance Transformation and Impedance Matching RF/Microwave Filters Passive and Active RF Lumped Components

Small-Signal Amplier (SSA) Theory SSA Design-Design for Maximum Power Gain and Design for Fixed Transducer Power Gain SSA DesignLow Noise Amplier SSA DesignDesign for Constant Mismatch, Effective Power Gain

RF Transceiver Trainer
The RF Transceiver Trainer included in this courseware is made up of various RF modules forming both the Transmitter and Receiver sections of a superheterodyne transceiver.

RF Signal generator

Spectrum analyzer

Vector network analyzer

Transmitter unit

Receiver unit

PC with GENESYS
A layout showing how the instruments will be connected in the Lab Station.

Product Description

Agilent N9310A RF Signal Generator

Professional performance for general purpose testing needs

Agilent N9320B RF Spectrum Analyzer

Professional spectrum analysis from 9 kHz to 3 GHz

Agilent ENA-L (E5061A) Vector Network Analyzer

9 kHz to 3 GHz CW output, 20 Hz to 80 kHz low frequency (LF) output 127 to +13 dBm output level range (maximum +20 dBm settable) 95 dBc/Hz SSB phase noise Complete Feature Set Full sweep function: RF (9 kHz to 3 GHz) /Amplitude (127 to +13 dBm), LF (20 Hz to 80 kHz) Extensive analog modulation: AM, FM, Phase, and Pulse modulation

Measurement speed - minimum non-zero span sweep time: < 10 ms Resolving power - RBW: 10 Hz to 1 MHz Sensitivity - DANL: 130 dBm, 148 dBm with preamp on Amplitude accuracy: overall 1.5 dB, typical 0.5 dB

Affordable, basic performance for a wide range of applications and device test ampliers, lters, cables, antennas, mixers etc. 300 kHz to 1.5 GHz frequency range Integrated T/R (standard) or S-parameter Test Set (optional) Solution for 50 and 75 devices up to 2.2 GHz Test set cal and self cal for simplied calibration Solid-state switching for fast and reliable measurements Easy-to-use full test set operation from ENA-L Built-in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 10.4 inch color LCD with touch screen

Robust measurement features for characterizing your product easily

Easy front panel and remote operation

Intuitive GUI offering 11 languages Standard USB connectivity for test automation and memory stick support SCPI command set for remote control

Built-in power measurements: channel power, OBW, ACP, SEM and TOI Built-in power meter function with Agilent U2000 series power sensor support Optional tracking generator and preamplier Optional AM/FM demodulation capability

Genesys
Agilent Genesys Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software provides a complete, easy-to-use design environment that is fast, powerful and accurate. The Genesys Core package allows the engineer to enter a design and perform a linear simulation to optimize its performance.

Accessibility and ease-of-use at your nger tips

USB ash memory drive support for saving measurement data or screens Y-axis scale indicator for easy, fast acquisition of amplitude data Customized power-on or preset enabled setups Standard USB and LAN interface, plus optional GPIB interface Multiple language user interface
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Ordering Information

With the Agilent RF Communication Lab Station, you have the option of ordering the additional instruments based on your coursework topics (refer to Lab Sheets in page 5).

Product
Required N9310A N9320B N9320B-TR1 Optional E5061A N8973A N4000A E8975L W1141B-ED1

Description
3 GHz RF Signal Generator 3 GHz RF Spectrum Analyzer RF Transceiver kit with teaching material 1.5 GHZ Vector Network Analyzer Nose Figure Analyzer Noise Source GENESYS RF Design & Simulation Software VEE 8.5 Pro Education version

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