Agilent Technologies N8201A - Manual (Page 3)

Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz 3
Introducing the N8201A Performance Downconverter
The Agilent Technologies N8201A performance downconverter down converts a microwave
signal to an IF signal providing IF output frequencies of 7.5, 21.4, and 321.4 MHz to offer
three different signal bandwidth capabilities. External mixing can be utilized to down
convert microwave signals up to 110 GHz. The N8201A is based upon the industry’s most
accurate spectrum analyzer, the PSA Series.
Agilent's synthetic instrument family offers the highest-performing RF/MW LAN-based
modular instrumentation and the smallest footprint for automated test systems; providing
the maximum flexibility and minimizing the cost of an ATS over its lifetime.
Agilent’s synthetic instrument modules use LAN eXtension for Instrumentation (LXI)
modular format. LXI differs from other modular formats (such as VXI and PXI) by using an
external computer and local area network (LAN), rather than embedded computers, for
control.
The LXI standard supports the IEEE 1588 time synchronization and protocol standard, which
allows synchronous triggering of different instruments, even with different-length LAN
cables. The IEEE 1588 precision time protocol (PTP) enables a common sense of time over a
distributed system.
Synthetic instrument modules offered by Agilent Technologies include the following:
• N8201A performance downconverter, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz
• N8211A performance analog upconverter, 250 kHz to 20 / 40 GHz
• N8212A performance vector upconverter, 250 kHz to 20 GHz
• N8221A IF digitizer, 30 MS/s
• N8241A arbitrary waveform generator, 15-Bit, 1.25 GS/s or 625 MS/s
• N8242A arbitrary waveform generator, 10-Bit, 1.25 GS/s or 625 MS/s
For further information, refer to:
http://www.agilent.com/find/synthetic