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Keysight (Agilent) E4438C

250 kHz to 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 GHz.ESG Vector Signal Generator

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Condition
Qty
Price
Keysight (Agilent) E4438C
\002 - Internal Base Band Generator w/ 32 MRAM updated to 602
\005 - Hard Drive 6 Gbyte
\1E5 - High-stability time-base
\503 - 250kHz to 3 GHz
Refurb
1
$4,995.00
Description

RF Performance and Leading-Edge Baseband Generation

Agilent''s E4438C ESG vector signal generator combines outstanding RF performance and sophisticated baseband generation to deliver calibrated test signals at baseband, IF, and RF frequencies up to 6 GHz. Offering an internal baseband generator with arbitrary waveform and real-time I/Q capabilities, ample waveform playback and storage memory, and a wide RF modulation bandwidth, the E4438C ESG is equipped to test today''s complex wireless systems and their components.

Modular Architecture to Meet your Test Requirements

The E4438C ESG is an adaptable platform with optional capabilities to customize the instrument for baseband and RF test applications ranging from simple distortion test and general purpose troubleshooting to baseband coding algorithm development, advanced transceiver design verification, and high volume manufacturing. Its modular architecture makes it easy to configure the instrument with the level of performance and signal creation capability you need today with the option to upgrade in the future.

Signal Characteristics

  • 250 kHz to 1, 2, 3,4, or 6 GHz
  • +17 dBm output power
  • <-134 dBc phase noise at 1 GHz and 20 kHz offset typical

Modulation and Sweep

  • AM, FM, ØM, and pulse
  • ASK, FSK, MSK, PSK, QAM, custom I/Q
  • Step, or list, frequency and power

Baseband Generation and Signal Creation

  • 80 MHz dual mode internal baseband generator: arbitrary waveform and real-time I/Q
  • 64 MSa playback memory and 1 GSa storage
  • Create reference signals: LTE, HSPA+, WiMAX™, WLAN, DVB-H, GPS, MATLAB and more - Signal Studio
  • Multi-channel baseband generation with N5102A Digital I/O, MIMO fading and RF to RF fading with PXB Baseband Generator and Channel Emulator

Automation and Communication Interface

  • 10BaseT LAN and GPIB
  • SCPI and IVI-COM drivers
  • Backwards compatible with ESG, PSG and 8648 signal generators
List of Options
001 Internal Base Band Generator w/1 MRAM updated to 601
002 Internal Base Band Generator w/ 32 MRAM updated to 602
003 Enables ESG digital output connectivity with N5102A
004 Enables ESG digital input connectivity with N5102A
005 Hard Drive 6 Gbyte
0BV Service Documentation, Component Level
0BW Service Documentation, Assembly Level
1A7 ESG-C Series ISO 17025 compliant calibration with test data
1CM Rack mount without handle
1CN Handle kit
1CP Rackmount kit with front handles
1E5
1E5 High-stability time-base
1EM Moves all front panel connectors to rear panel
221 Waveform license 5-pack1
222 Waveform license 5-pack2
223 Waveform license 5-pack3
224 Waveform license 5-pack4
225 Waveform license 5-pack5
226 Waveform license 5-pack6
227 Waveform license 5-pack7
228 Waveform license 5-pack8
229 Waveform license 5-pack9
250 Waveform license 50-pack1
251 Waveform license 50-pack2
252 Waveform license 50-pack3
253 Waveform license 50-pack4
254 Waveform license 50-pack5
255 Waveform license 50-pack6
256 Waveform license 50-pack7
257 Waveform license 50-pack8
258 Waveform license 50-pack9
259 Waveform license 50-pack10
300 GSM/EDGE basestation loop back BER test capability
400 WCDMA 3GPP (FDD) personalities
401 CDMA2000 and IS-95-A personalities
402 TDMA personalities (GSM, EDGE, NADC, PDC, PHS, DECT, TETRA)
403 Calibrated noise personalities
404 1XEV-DO Signal Studio Software
405 P/O Wireless Lan Package opt 417
406 Bluetooth Signal Studio S/W
407 Signal Studio for S-DMB
408 Signal Studio for Enhanced Multi-tone signals
409 GPS personality
410 P/O Wireless Lan Package OPT 417
411 Signal Studio for TD-SCDMA (TSM)
412
414 Option Package of 401 and 404
415 Part of Option 417 WLAN Software Suite.
417 Signal Studio for 802.11 WLAN consists of Opt 405/410/415
418 Signal Studio for HSDPA over W-CDMA
419 Signal Studio for 3GPP W-CDMA HSPA
420 Signal Studio for Pulse Building
421 Signal Studio for noise power ratio (NPR)
422 Scenario generator for GPS personality
423
501 250kHz to 1 GHz
502 250kHz to 2 GHz
503 250kHz to 3 GHz
504 250kHz to 4 GHz
506 250kHz to 6GHz
601 Internal baseband generator, 8 Msa memory with digital bus capability
602 Internal baseband generator, 64 Msa memory with digital bus capability
701 Standard Chassis
702 IEM Chassis
703 UN7 Chassis
704 UNB Chassis
705 Standard and 005 chassis
706 1EM and 005 chassis
707 UN7 and 005 chassis
708 UNB and 005 chassis
709 UN7 and 300 Chassis
710 UN7 and 300 and 005 Chassis
711 UN7 and UNB Chassis
712 UN7 and UNB and 005 Chassis
713 506 and UN7 Chassis
714 506 and UN7 and 005 Chassis
715 506 Chassis
716 506 and 005 Chassis
717 1EM and UN7 and 300 Chassis
718 1EM and UN7 and 300 and 005 Chassis
719 1EM and UN7 Chassis
720 1EM and UN7 and 005 Chassis
730 MATERIAL FOR UNM + HCC
731 MATERIAL FOR 1EM + HCC
791 Implied by E4438C-OC-SOFTWR
792 Implied by E4438C-300
A6J ESG-C Series ANSI Z540 compliant calibration with test data
AB0 Taiwan Quick Users Guide (Chinese localization)
AB1 Korea Quick Users Guide (Korean localization)
AB2 China Quick Users Guide (Chinese localization)
ABA U.S. Quick Users Guide (English localization)
ABF France Quick Users Guide (French localization)
ABJ Japan Quick Users Guide (Japanese localization)
CD1 CD-ROM - English documentation set
D01 Hardware option for E4438C
D02 Hardware option for E4438C
D03 Hardware option for E4438C
D04 Hardware option for E4438C
D05 Hardware option for E4438C
D06 Hardware option for E4438C
D07 Hardware option for E4438C; 503,1EM,UNB,UNP,1E5
D08 Hardware option for E4438C; 503,1EM,UNB,UNJ,1E5
D09 Hardware option for E4438C; 504,UNM,UNN,UNP,1E5
D10 Hardware option for E4438C; 504,UNM,UNN,UNJ,1E5
D11 Hardware option for E4438C; 504,UNM,UNB,UNP,1E5
D12 Hardware option for E4438C; 504,UNM,UNB,UNJ,1E5
D13 Hardware option for E4438C (504/1EM/UNN/UNP/1E5)
D14 Hardware option for E4438C (504/1EM/UNN/UNJ/1E5)
D15 Hardware option for E4438C (504/1EM/UNB/UNP/1E5)
D16 Hardware option for E4438C (504/1EM/UNB/UNJ/1E5)
D17 Hardware option for E4438C (506/UNM/UNB/UNJ/1E5)
D18 Hardware option for E4438C (506/1EM/UNB/UNJ/1E5)
H08 enchancement to E4438C-408
H13 Signal Studio for WiMAX for Wireless MAN-OFDM physical layer
H14 Improved Phase Noise performance for a specific frequency
H16 Warranted +16dBm maximum leveled RF output over 250MHz to 3GHz with option 506
H20 Signal studio for pulse building for the E8267C opt. 420 to operate in the E4438C
H25 Extends the lower limit to Swept-Sine frequency to 25 MHz for LF Out
H3V Increases the I/Q output voltage from 1.5V pk-pk to 3.0V pk-pk for the E4438C
H58 Provide ACLR <= 58db for multi-carrier WCDMA
HA3 Tested 100 Hz phase noise at 6 GHz and 100 Hz spurs at 5.18 GHz
HA6 Provide ACLR less than= - 60dbc for muti-carrier WCDMA
HA7 Specify Non-harmonics for frequency 136 MHz to 174 MHz to be less than -75 dBc
HBC Provides frequency from 4GHz up to 6GHz In and Out on the rear panel
HCC .25 - 4 GHZ in/out on rear panel for Phase Coherent Carriers
HDS Provides synchronized DSIM device clock
HEC External Clock Input for synchronization of two or more ESG baseband generators
HEC Provides External BBG Clock Input on Rear Panel
HF8 Extends the Frequency to 6.5 GHz for the E4438C with unspecified performance
HM3 2nd BaseBand Generator, 8 MSA Memory with I/Q summing ratio and freq offset.
HM4 2nd BaseBand Generator, 64 MSA Memory with I/Q summing ratio and freq offset.
HP3 Second internal baseband generator for polar modulation with synchronization between two baseband generators, 8 Msa memory
HP4 Second internal baseband generator for polar modulation with synchronization between two baseband generators, 64 Msa memory
LIC License CD-ROM
N5102A BROADBAND STUDIO DIG SIGNAL MODULE
N6171A MATLAB Software
N6171A-M01 MATLAB - Basic Package
N6171A-M02 MATLAB - Standard Package
N6171A-M03 MATLAB - Advanced Package
N7060A-101 Signal Studio for 3GPP W-CDMA with HDSP/HSUPA
N7600B Signal Studio for 3GPP W-CDMA FDD
N7600B-1F1 Connect to E4438C signal generator, fixed, 1 month license
N7600B-1FP Connect to E4438C signal generator, fixed, perpetual license
N7600B-1TP Connect to E4438C signal generator, transportable, perpetual license
N7600B-2F1 Connect to E8267D signal generator, fixed, 1 month license
N7600B-2FP Connect to E8267D signal generator, fixed, perpetual license
N7600B-2TP Connect to E8267D signal generator, transportable, perpetual license
N7600B-3F1 Connect to N5162A/N5182A signal generator, fixed, 1 month license
N7600B-3FP Connect to N5162A/N5182A signal generator, fixed, perpetual license
N7600B-3TP Connect to N5162A/N5182A signal generator, transportable, perpetual license
N7601A-SW1 1XEV-DO REV.A
N7601B Signal Studio for 3GPP2 CDMA
N7602B Signal Studio for GSM/EDGE
N7612A-101 Signal Studio for TD-SCDMA (LCR)
N7613A-101 Signal Studio for 802.16-2004 WiMAX
N7615A-101 Signal Studio for 802.16 OFDMA
N7615B Signal Studio for 802.16 WiMAX
N7616A-101 Signal Studio for T-DMB
N7620A Signal Studio for pulse building
N7620A-101 License: Internal baseband generator, E4438C
N7621-EFP Enhanced Multitone, fixed, perpetual license
N7621-ETP Enhanced Multitone, transportable, perpetual license
N7622A Signal Studio Kit
N7623A-101 Signal Studio for DVB
QUO N7617B-1FP 802.11 WLAN - connect to E4438C signalá generator, fixed, perpetual license
R-50C-011-3 Agilent Calibration - 3 years
R-51B-001-3C Return to Agilent Warranty - 3 years
RMKT Agilent Refurbished Product (Do Not Use - Certiprime Option)
SK1 SW KIT- Pre-Installed SW LIC Notice
SK2 SW KIT- SW CD, Pre-Installed SW LIC Notice
SP1 Provides jitter injection for signal studio software
SP2 Provides dynamic sequencing capability in the E4438C
U03 R2C: Core FW Enhancements C.05.84
UBN
UK6 Commercial calibration certificate with test data
UN7 Internal Bit Error Rate analyzer
UNB High output power with mechanical attenuator
UNJ Enhanced phase noise performance [includes 1E5]
UNM Standard Front and Rear Panel Connector Configuration
UNN Standard output power with electronic attenuator
Specifications & Attributes (Signal Gen/Synthesizers/Sweepers)
Form Factor
Plug-In ( /N5102A )
Portable ( /N7600B-1TP /N7600B-2TP /N7600B-3TP /N7621-ETP )
Rackmount ( /1CM /1CP )
Application Software
1xEV-DO ( /404 )
Bluetooth ( /406 )
cdma2000 ( /401 )
DECT ( /402 )
DVB ( /N7623A-101 )
EDGE ( /300 )
GPS ( /409 )
GSM ( /N7602B )
HSDPA ( /418 )
HSUPA ( /N7060A-101 )
Jitter Injection ( /SP1 )
NADC ( /402 )
PDC ( /402 )
PHS ( /402 )
Pulse Building ( /420 )
S-DMB ( /407 )
T-DMB ( /N7616A-101 )
TD-SCDMA ( /411 )
TETRA ( /402 )
W-CDMA ( /418 )
LTE
Frequency
250 KHz - 1 GHz ( /501 )
250 KHz - 2 GHz ( /502 )
250 KHz - 3 GHz ( /503 )
250 KHz - 4 GHz ( /504 )
250 KHz - 6 GHz
Modulation
ASK
IF
AM
FM
FSK
MSK
PSK
QAM
Type
Digital ( /003 /004 /601 /602 )
RF ( /H16 )

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