Key Features and Functions

Keysight N5182B MXG X-Series RF Vector Signal Generator, 9 kHz to 6 GHz

• Take your designs to their limit with outstanding hardware performance, including unmatched phase noise & spurious characteristics
• Drive power amplifiers & characterize nonlinear behavior with industry-leading ACPR & output power
• Test wideband devices with factory-equalized 160 MHz RF bandwidth
• Reduce the time spent on signal creation with Signal Studio software, including LTE, WLAN & GNSS
• Lower your cost of ownership with 3-year cal cycles & comprehensive solutions for self-maintenance

 Description 

Industry-Leading Performance

From 9 kHz to 6 GHz, the analog and vector MXG, EXG, and CXG signal generators deliver unmatched performance in five key categories: phase noise and spectral purity, bandwidth, EVM, ACPR, and output power.

Advanced Real-Time Applications

Perform advanced receiver testing compatible with the latest standards using the MXG or EXG and PathWave Signal Generation software: define signal parameters, transfer them to the instrument, and use closed-loop or interactive control during signal generation.

Lower Cost of Ownership

X-Series signal generators are designed for high reliability and simplified service. One key example is the self-maintenance strategy: if onsite repairs are ever needed, they can be completed in less than two hours with our parts exchange program.

Internal Channel Corrections Enhance Bandwidth and Accuracy

The CXG and MXG/EXG provide modulation bandwidths to 120 or 160 MHz, respectively. This wide modulation bandwidth is available with EVM up to 0.4 percent and flatness up to ± 0.2 dB, ample performance for even the most demanding design tasks.

Industry-leading Phase Noise

The MXG implements a new triple-loop phased-lock loop (PLL) design and “frequency plan” that results in substantial phase noise improvements close to the carrier and at wide offsets. The frequency plan addresses several key attributes: the choice of oscillator and reference frequencies in the synthesizer and the associated frequency conversion (mixers and multipliers) and filtering. 

The triple-loop approach allows optimized frequency spacing that ensures effective filtering of nonlinear artifacts such as images by pushing them outside the bandwidth of the synthesizer circuits. In the MXG, the plan arranges the frequency references and conversions such that the largest are far from the desired frequencies and modest filtering can heavily attenuate the remaining spurious signals.