LXI instruments: product comparisons
This chart compares LXI-compliant RF-microwave instruments available from Agilent Technologies, Keithley Instruments, Pickering Interfaces, and Rohde & Schwarz.For more on LXI instruments, see "LXI speeds gigahertz measurements," which appeared in our November 2007 issue.
| VENDOR | MODEL | INSTRUMENT TYPE | LXI CLASS | MAX FREQUENCY | ||
| Agilent Technologies | ENA | Network analyzer | C | 1.5/3/8.5 GHz | ||
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| MXA | Signal analyzer | C | 3.6–26.5 GHz | |||
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| MXG | Signal generator | C | 6 GHz | |||
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| N8201 | Downconverter | A | 26.5 GHz | |||
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| N8211A '2A | Upconverter | A | 20/40 GHz | |||
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| N8262 | Power meter | C | 18/40 GHz | |||
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| DSA80000B | Digital signal analyzer/ oscilloscope | C | 13 GHz | |||
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| EXA N9010A | Signal analyzer | C | 3.6–26.5 GHz | |||
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| E5818A | LXI trigger box | B (pending) | n/a | |||
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| Keithley Instruments | 2810 | Vector signal analyzer | C | 2.5 GHz | ||
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| 2910 | Signal generator | C | 4/6 GHz | |||
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| Pickering Interfaces | 60-75x | Microwave switch matrix | C | 10/20 GHz | ||
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| Rohde & Schwarz | FSL | Spectrum analyzer | C | 3/6 GHz | ||
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| FSP | Spectrum analyzer | C | 3/7/13/30/40 GHz | |||
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| FSQ | Spectrum analyzer | C | 3/8/26/40 GHz | |||
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| FSU | Spectrum analyzer | C | 3/8/26/46/50 GHz | |||
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| SMATE | Signal generator | C | 3/6 GHz | |||
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| SMJ | Signal generator | C | 3/6 GHz | |||
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| SMU | Signal generator | C | 3/6 GHz | |||
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| ZVA | Network analyzer | C | 8/24/40 GHz | |||
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| ZVB | Network analyzer | C | 4/8/14/20 GHz | |||