Agilent/Keysight N9030B

The Keysight N9030B PXA Signal Analyzer delivers high-performance signal analysis for aerospace, defense, and wireless communications. This benchtop instrument combines custom MMIC front-end circuitry with proprietary InP and GaAs fabrication and custom ASIC signal processing to achieve measurement speed and dynamic range. Engineers use it for demanding R&D characterization, troubleshooting, and complex signal analysis across frequency ranges from 2 Hz to 50 GHz, extending to 1.1 THz with optional smart mixers.

– Technical Specifications

Frequency Coverage
• Base: 2 Hz to 50 GHz
• Extended range: up to 1.1 THz with Keysight smart mixers
• Configurable options: 3.6 GHz, 8.4 GHz, 13.6 GHz, 26.5 GHz, 44 GHz, and 50 GHz

Analysis Bandwidth
• Standard: 25 MHz
• Options: 40 MHz, 85 MHz, 125 MHz, 160 MHz, 255 MHz, 510 MHz
• Maximum: 510 MHz

Dynamic Range and Noise
• Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR): Better than 78 dBc (nominal -78 dBc over 510 MHz bandwidth)
• Total Dynamic Range: 119 dB
• Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) at 1 GHz: -166 dBm
• DANL at 2 GHz (with preamplifier and Noise Floor Extension): -174 dBm

Phase Noise Performance
• At 1 GHz, 10 kHz offset: -136 dBc/Hz
• At 1 GHz, 30 kHz offset: -136 dBc/Hz
• At 1 GHz, 1 MHz offset: -146 dBc/Hz
• At 10 GHz, 10 kHz offset: -124 dBc/Hz

Linearity
• Amplitude Accuracy: ±0.19 dB
• Third-Order Intercept (TOI) at 1 GHz: +22 to +23 dBm

– Key Features

• Real-time spectrum analysis up to 510 MHz bandwidth with gap-free streaming to 255 MHz
• Advanced triggering: Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT), Time Qualified Trigger (TQT), RF burst, level, external, and periodic modes
• Density and spectrogram triggering with Power vs Time analysis
• Optional second IF output and arbitrary IF output for flexible integration
• Windows 10 OS with hex-core processor and 32 GB RAM
• 4U benchtop form factor

– Typical Applications

Signal characterization in R&D, transient capture, intermittent signal detection, wireless protocol analysis, and complex modulation assessment across microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies.

– Compatibility & Integration

Full compatibility with X-Series applications and 89600 VSA software. Optional log video output (ALV) available for analog integration.