Hi, My little experience it's with *Agilent E4407B-COM ESA-E* spectrum analyzer, make some measurements of power and frequency in the range of the instrument, 200MHz of Span, RBW and VBW in 30kHz, Esc 5db/div, sometimes with external LNA to get more sensibility.
I would like get other instrument to make measurements and my question (because the inferior price) it´s about the functionality with a Signal Analyzer; what is the difference between Spectrum Analyzer Vs Signal Analyzer (*N9010AEP EXA Signal Analyzer Express* ); I could make the same measurements with that instrument?.
Thanks in advance for the help, and sorry if the question is very basic.
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&nid=-536902453.536894458&pageMode=OV
http://www.home.agilent.com/en/pd-1933439-pn-N9010AEP/EXA-Signal-Analyzer-Express-Configuration-Distributors-in-CN-KR?nid=-33932.965119.00&cc=US&lc=eng&cmpid=zzfindexpress_exa
I would like get other instrument to make measurements and my question (because the inferior price) it´s about the functionality with a Signal Analyzer; what is the difference between Spectrum Analyzer Vs Signal Analyzer (*N9010AEP EXA Signal Analyzer Express* ); I could make the same measurements with that instrument?.
Thanks in advance for the help, and sorry if the question is very basic.
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&nid=-536902453.536894458&pageMode=OV
http://www.home.agilent.com/en/pd-1933439-pn-N9010AEP/EXA-Signal-Analyzer-Express-Configuration-Distributors-in-CN-KR?nid=-33932.965119.00&cc=US&lc=eng&cmpid=zzfindexpress_exa
It is no problem. Thank you for asking!
The EXA signal analyzer is the logical replacement for the ESA spectrum analyzer. There is a website to assist with any questions you may have about this, including a comparison of specifications and options (http://www.agilent.com/find/esa2exa). It should help you determine which options would be required on your EXA in order to have the same capability as you had on your E4407B. Note that in general you will find that the EXA can perform all of the same measurements as you were able to make on the ESA, and additional ones as well are included standard. If you have further questions about specific capabilities and options, please let me know.
A signal analyzer is the combination of a spectrum analyzer and vector signal analyzer in one instrument. A spectrum analyzer is a swept tuned instrument that uses one or several mixing (down/upconverting) stages and sweeping local oscillator (LO) to scan across the desired frequency range. It can only provide amplitude vs. frequency information. On the other hand, a vector signal analyzer can analyze a signal's amplitude and phase, and often will perform additional I/Q measurements and demodulation. Some example measurements usually performed with a vector signal analyzer are error vector magnitude (EVM), code domain power, and spectral flatness. In the case of the EXA, the I/Q analyzer is included standard with the instrument and can be used to examine amplitude, phase, and the corresponding baseband I/Q signals. A signal analyzer's analysis bandwidth limits the bandwidth of the signal that can be measured in the I/Q analyzer.
For more information about signal analysis versus spectrum analysis and corresponding measurements, you can refer to the Signal/Spectrum Analysis Basics section of the RF Back to Basics 2013 seminar located at http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/eventDetail.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&ckey=2026469&nid=-11143.0.00&id=2026469
Feel free to ask any additional questions.
Best Regards,
Scott