Agilent debuts LXI-compliant power meter
By Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 8/1/2007
Agilent Technologies has introduced what it calls the world’s first LXI-compliant power meter. The N8262A P-Series instrument is 1U high and supports LAN-based automated measurements of peak power, average power, and peak-to-average ratio. The company reports that the meter’s small size and its ability to operate without shared power supplies, card cages, or system controllers enables a lower startup cost for an automated test system. Compliant with IVI drivers, the meter is designed for seamless operation with existing test assets.
The N8262A modular power meter is LXI Class C compliant and has a sampling rate of 100 Msamples/s. Besides power measurements, the N8262A also performs time and CCDF statistical measurements. Users can program the meter with various programming languages, including Agilent Vee, National Instruments LabView and LabWindows, and The MathWorks Matlab, as well as C and C++. Optional N1918A Power Analysis Manager software supports more complex analysis and adds advanced troubleshooting functions.
The Agilent N8262A is code-compatible with the Agilent P-Series power meters and is backward compatible with the P-Series, E-Series (except E9320), and 8480 Series power sensors. When used with the P-Series wideband power sensors, the N8262A offers a 30-MHz video bandwidth, up to 40-GHz frequency coverage, a dynamic range of –35 dBm to +20 dBm, and internal zeroing capability.
Base price: $11,474. Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.com.
