Hi my name is Kate Mueller and I am an engineer at Agilent Technologies
supporting the 89600 VSA software.
This video will introduce you to the revolutionary multi-measurement
capability available in V15 of this industry-leading
Vector signal analysis software
Today with the demand for compact mobile devices like smartphones and tablets
engineers are faced with the challenge of fitting in increasing number of
radios in a shrinking space.
Designing and validating these devices and their components is becoming
increasingly complex and the sheer number of tests required to ensure
robustness, is leading to unreasonably long test times.
Agilent’s 89600 VSA software, the premier tool for
vector signal analysis for wireless R&D now leads the way
to solving these new test challenges.
The innovative multi-measurement capability overcomes limitations of
traditional one-at-a-time measurements.
Enabling engineers to gain new insight into interactions between
closely packed devices
increased test coverage with existing test hardware, improve efficiency and
decrease test time.
Let's go through each of these reasons to upgrade to V15 of the
89600 VSA software
Up until now engineers have been limited to making measurements sequentially.
Multi-measurements provides new insight by enabling you to make measurements on
multiple signals that one time.
Now the 89600 VSA software can define and execute many
measurements simultaneously.
This allows you to analyze signals at once and check for interactions.
For example, here we have the output from a multi-format power amplifier
transmitting both the WLAN signal and an LTE signal.
Using multi-measurements to analyze both signals at the same time,
we can clearly see when the WLAN signals transmitting it causes a large increase
in error in the LTE signal.
Executing both measurements and displaying the results side-by-side
allows us to detect and troubleshoot the signal interaction.
Next let’s see how upgrading from your current solution to
multi-measurements enables you to perform more tests without additional test
equipment or time.
The flexibility of the 89600 VSA software now allows you
to perform tests which were previously difficult or impossible to do.
The ability to independently set parameters, like center frequencies,
span, and resolution bandwidth,
let’s you demodulate a wideband signal while using a narrow resolution
bandwidth to monitor a spur
which would otherwise be hidden in the noise floor.
You could also look at different physical test points within your device
such as baseband IF and RF
and even use math functions across measurements
to extract the baseband to RF transfer function, for example.
This new measurement functionality is available without additional equipment,
thanks to the flexible hardware configuration supported.
Finally, upgrading to multi-measurements gives you more effective methods for
performing a large number of tests.
Unlike slow mode switching associated with traditional signal analysis,
multi-measurements allows you to define an entire collection of measurements
which are saved in ram ready for immediate execution.
These can either be performed in parallel or quickly sequenced for more
efficient tests of a single device or for running the same tests on many devices.
The ability to coordinate multiple hardware front ends means multiple
prototypes can be validated in parallel.
Multi-carrier devices which must be tested at many different frequencies are
just one example where multi-measurements can improve test efficiency and
decrease test time
Now you've seen how the 89600 VSA software multi-measurement
capability can help you gain new insight into signal interactions,
increase your test coverage and improve efficiency.
You can try it out today by visiting our website and downloading the software
for free.
Access the full functionality with a 14-day trial license and explore how
you can gain more insight and decrease test time in
designing and verifying your devices