Agilent Technologies

May 7, 2013

Commentary

Electronic Design

Do You Have Enough AC For Your DC? 2

When you need 2000 W of dc power for your testing, you may not think too much about where it will come from. But in the U.S., when operating from the typical and ubiquitous 120-V ac outlet, you might not get enough power off the ac line to generate 2000 W or even 1000 W out of your dc power supply....More
Apr. 23, 2013

White Paper

Electronic Design

Resources to Optimize Your Design for Greater Battery Run-Time

Trying to increase battery life? Trying to be green or increase energy efficiency? If so, then current consumption is most likely one of your key concerns...More
Apr. 10, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between Real-Time And Sampling Oscilloscopes?

The path to digitalization for both real-time and sampling scopes is essentially the same. The input signal passes through front-end signal conditioning circuitry on the oscilloscope and is digitized, stored to memory, and then displayed on screen. However, the underlying technology for each varies dramatically....More
Feb. 19, 2013

Product

Eight-Channel Mixed-Signal Scope Tops Out At 20Gsamples/s

The Infiniium 90000 X-Series of mixed-signal oscilloscopes (MSOs) feature tightly integrated digital channels that sets new high water marks in performance, says Agilent....More
Feb. 11, 2013

Commentary

Electronic Design

What Is An Autoranging Power Supply?

Autoranging power supplies, sometimes simply called autorangers, are designed to provide a greater range of operation than a typical supply. If the maximum volts times maximum amps is greater than maximum watts, you have an autoranger....More
Feb. 8, 2013

Article

Improved Real-Time Spectrum Analysis Reveals The Mysteries Of RF Signals

Wireless systems continue to get more complex with their high speeds, wide bandwidth, short bursts, frequency hopping, and sophisticated modulation schemes, making them more difficult than ever to test. Measuring and detecting signals from these systems has become the number one challenge of the design and test engineer....More
Jan. 24, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

The Fundamentals Of Signal Generation

RF signal generators are widely used throughout the electronics industry. Getting the most value out of a signal generator requires a good understanding of its basic operation and function, as well as its key specifications....More
Jan. 10, 2013

White Paper

Agilent Fundamentals of Arbitrary Waveform Generation, A High Performance AWG Primer

Testing an electrical/electronic device or system implies applying the right stimuli to the DUT/SUT (Device under Test/System under Test) and analyzing the resulting behavior. In some cases, stimuli come from the real world but in most situations a set of signals must be supplied by an appropriate instrumentation....More
Jan. 10, 2013

White Paper

Digital Up-Conversion vs Analog IQ Modulation Using Wideband Arbitrary Waveform Generator: Comparison of different up-conversion methods

In many applications including radar, electronic warfare, SIGINT or communication systems, the modulation bandwidth requirements are constantly increasing. At the same time excellent signal fidelity is necessary and distortions have to be kept at a minimum....More
Jan. 10, 2013

White Paper

Frequency Agile Complex Signal Simulation with the M8190A AWG

Testing of radar and electronic warfare designs needs to be as realistic as possible. Pushing designs to the limit using an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) reduces test costs through realistic signal scenarios that minimize the need for high cost flight testing....More