P-Series Power Meter Real-Time Remote Control Video Demonstrations

The following videos demonstrate the features and capabilties of the P-Series power meters and sensors with real application signals. These features and capabilities are only available with P-Series Power Meter firmware upgrade (Version A.03.01).

To get the new firmware upgraded, please click on below URL: http://www.agilent.com/find/pseriesfirmware

These videos were recorded while operating an Agilent VEE program, making use of the versatile connectivity of the P-series to control the power meter for real-time control.

PULSE / RADAR (NEW!!!)

With warranted performance that includes up to 40GHz frequency range, 100MSample/sec continuous sampling rate with 30MHz video bandwidth, and rise/fall time of less than or equal to 13ns, the P-Series covers most of today’s wireless communication and networking applications. This example is showing Pulse/Radar signal power measurement with P-Series Power Meter, where Pulse/Radar signals is generated from E4438C.

Signal Configuration (E4438C):

• Frequency: 1GHz
• Amplitude: 10dBm
• Pulse Period: 80us
• Pulse Width: 40us

The video covers:

• Radar/DME preset
• Auto scale
• Auto gating
• Perpetual setting
• Maximum and minimum power measurement
• Trace control menu
• Zoomed view

Pulse / Radar Video

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WiMAX (NEW!!!)

With warranted performance that includes up to 40GHz frequency range, 100MSample/sec continuous sampling rate with 30MHz video bandwidth, and rise/fall time of less than or equal to 13ns, the P-Series covers most of today’s wireless communication and networking applications. This example is showing WiMAX signal power measurement with P-Series Power Meter, where WiMAX signal is generated from E4438C.

Signal Configuration (E4438C):

• Frequency: 1GHz
• Amplitude: -10dBm
• Bandwidth: 10MHz
• Carrier: Single
• Burst Frame: 1
• Frames Duration: 5ms
• Output Mode: Downlink only (TDD)
• Downlink ratio: 50%
• Guard Period: 1/8

The video covers:

• WiMAX preset
• WiMAX burst signal display
• Trace Control
• CCDF power measurement
• CCDF curve

WiMAX Video

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W-CDMA

With warranted performance that includes up to 40 GHz frequency range, 100MSample/sec continuous sampling rate with 30MHz video bandwidth and rise and fall time of less than or equal to 13 ns, the P-Series covers most of today’s wireless communication and networking applications. For this example, the W-CDMA signal was generated using Agilent ESG Vector Signal Generator (E4438C).

Signal Configuration:

Part 1: W-CDMA signal

• Frequency of 1.9 GHz
• Chip rate of 3.84 Mcps
• Real Time W-CDMA signal
• Amplitude 10dBm

Part 2: Pulse signal

• Pulse Period: 80 us
• Pulse Width: 40 us
• Frequency: 1GHz
• Amplitude: 10 dBm

The video covers:

• Used of W-CDMA preset feature
• Key measurements such as Average, Peak, Peak-to-Average ratio
• Display control
• Trigger: Free Run
• CCDF measurements
• Zoomed view
• Gate control
• User configurable rise time and fall time reference level (default: 10% to 90%)
• User configurable pulse duration reference level (default: 50%)

W-CDMA Video

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Radar

With warranted performance that includes up to 40 GHz frequency range, a 30 MHz video bandwidth and rise and fall time of less than or equal to 13 ns, the P-Series covers most of today’s high frequency radar test applications. In this video the signal was chosen as follows:

• Frequency of 10 GHz
• Pulse width of 1 us
• Pulse period of 65.535 ms

The video covers:

• Fast capture
• Internal triggering
• Use of the Radar preset
• Channel settings
• The flexible gate control menu
• Key Measurements of peak, average, peak-to-average ratio, rise time, fall time and pulse width
• The trace control menu
• Automatic measurements
• Single triggering example
• Zoomed view

Radar Video

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802.11g WLAN

For this example, the signal was generated using Agilent’s Signal Studio for 802.11 WLAN software, enabling a calculated I/Q waveform file to be downloaded to the signal generator, in this case a ESG Vector Signal Generator (E4438C). The spectrum of the signal is shown in the graph below.

Signal Configuration:

• Frequency of 2.412 GHz
• Data rate of 54 Mbps
• OFDM signal
• PN9 data stream
• Total data length 290 bytes
• Amplitude 17dBm
• 5 us idle interval

The video covers:

• Gate control for variable burst lengths
• 30 MHz bandwidth capable for many WLAN formats
• Continuous trigger

WLAN Video

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