Agilent Technologies ESG User Manual

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10Level accuracy with digital modulation (ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)With ALC On; relative to CW; with PRBS modulated data; if using I/Q inputs, √ I

11I/Q baseband generator(Option UN8, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)ModulationPSK BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, π/4DQPSK, 8PSK, 16PSK, D8PSKMSK User-defined phase

12I/Q baseband generator(continued)Digital communications standardsNADCPDC PHSTETRADECTGSM (DCS, PCS)Error vector magnitude 1 (% rms)Cont. BurstCont

13I/Q baseband generator(continued)Digital communication standardsNADC spectrumFc = 849 MHzSpan = 0.3 MHzScale = 10 dB/divLevel = +4 dBmPHS spectrumFc

14I/Q baseband generator(continued)Custom digitally modulated signalsModulation QPSKπ/4DQPSK 16QAM 2FSK GMSKFilter Root Ny

15I/Q baseband generator(continued)Non-constant amplitude formatsFSK formatsShift error versus symbol rate(fc = 1 GHz, Gaussian filter, BbT = 0.5, mod

16Dual arbitrary waveform generator (Option UND, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)Number of channels 2Resolution 14 bits (1/16384)Waveform memoryLength (p

17Multichannel, multicarrier CDMA personality (Option UN5, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)Chip (symbol) rate 1.2288 MHz (default)Adjustable from 1 Hz t

18Bit Error Rate (BER) analyzer (Option UN7, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)Clock rate 100 Hz to 10 MHz Supported data patterns PN9 and PN15Resolution 1

19Multichannel 3GPP W-CDMA personality (Option 100, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)(Specifications apply to 3GPP W-CDMA Version 3.1 (12-99).Provides par

2Table of contentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20Multichannel cdma2000 personality(Option 101, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)This personality conforms to cdma2000 specification revision 8. Provides

21Multichannel cdma2000 spurious emissions1(dBc, with high crest factor on IS95 modified with equalizer filter and amplitude = ≤0 dBm)Offsets from Cen

22Real-time cdma2000 personality, Option 201DescriptionOption 201 is a firmware personality built upon the internalreal-time I/Q baseband generator (O

23Real-time EDGE personality(Option 202, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)DescriptionOption 202 is a firmware personality built upon the internalreal-time

24General characteristics Power requirements 90 to 254 V; 50, 60, or 400 Hz; 200 W maxOperating temperature range 0 to 55° CStorage temperature range

25General characteristics, continuedCoherent carrier outputOutputs RF modulated with FM or ΦM, but not IQ or AM. Nominalpower 0 dBm ±5 dB. Frequency r

26Ordering informationSee ESG Family RF Signal Generators Configuration Guide(literature number 5965-4973E) for more informationE4400B 1 GHz ESG-A ser

27ESG family application and product informationApplication notes and product notes• Digital Modulation in Communications Systems—An Introduction, lit

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3IntroductionStandard Agilent Technologies ESG family RF signal generators incorporate a broad array of capabilities fortesting both analog and digita

4FrequencyRangeESG-A seriesE4400B 250 kHz to 1 GHz E4420B 250 kHz to 2 GHz E4421B 250 kHz to 3 GHz E4422B 250 kHz to 4 GHzESG-AP seriesE4423B 250 kHz

5Resolution 0.02 dBAttenuator hold level rangeStandard Option UNB 250 kHz to 1 GHz 23 dB 27 dB>1 to 3 GHz 20 dB 26 dB>3 to 4 GHz 17 dB 23 dB

6Characteristic SSB phase noise for ESG-AP and ESG-DP series fc= 100 MHz (CW, standard instrument)fc= 500 MHz (CW, standard instrument)fc= 1 GHz (CW,

7Frequency modulationMaximum deviationESG-A and ESG-AP and ESG-D series ESG-DP seriesN x 10 MHz N x 1 MHzResolution 0.1% of deviation or 1 Hz, whic

8Amplitude modulation1(fc > 500 kHz)Range 0 to 100% (envelope peak ≤ maximum specified power) Resolution 0.1%Rates (3 dB bandwidth) dc/10 Hz to 10

9Internal modulation source(provides FM, ΦM, and AM modulation signals and LF out)Waveforms sine, square, ramp, triangle, pulse, noiseRate rangeSine