Agilent USB sensors measure power to 24 GHz

-- Test & Measurement World, 7/6/2007 11:12:00 AM

Agilent Technologies has announced the release of its U2000 Series of USB 2.0-based power sensors, which can be used with a variety of Agilent signal sources, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers, extending each instrument's capabilities to perform average-power measurements. The sensors work with the company’s N1918A Power Analysis Manager software. Because the sensors are USB-powered and provide built-in triggering, they don't require external power adapters and triggering modules for synchronization with external instruments or events.

"The U2000 Series USB sensor's ability to operate without a power meter marks a breakthrough in our offerings for power measurements," said Ee Huei Sin, VP and GM of Agilent's Basic Instruments Division. "With the rising need for multiple-channel power measurements in various industries, these power sensors are the affordable, simple solution that our customers have requested."

"From hardly mobile conventional power measurement solutions to highly portable solutions of the U2000 Series, this introduction demonstrates, yet again, our commitment to provide affordable, reliable and continually improved test and measurement solutions," said Gooi Soon Chai, VP and GM of Agilent's Electronic Instruments Business Unit.

The U2000 Series currently includes four models that deliver up to 250 readings per second. They operate over the 9-kHz to 24-GHz frequency range and the -60-dBm to +20-dBm power range. With internal zeroing capability, calibration can be done without disconnecting the sensor from the DUT.

The sensor displays power-measurement results on a PC or selected Agilent instrument with the N1918A Power Analysis Manager software. On top of the normal waveform monitoring option, the software also eases monitoring and troubleshooting with functions such as limit and alert settings, record and playback, multiple-list view, overlay, and channel mathematics.

Base price: $2300.

www.agilent.com

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