N4850A Datasheet, PDF (1/20 Pages) Agilent(Hewlett-Packard) – DigRF v3 Acquisition Probe

Agilent
N4850A DigRF v3 Acquisition Probe
N4860A DigRF v3 Stimulus Probe
Data Sheet
Evaluate and integrate your DigRF v3 components
more easily
DigRF v3 Challenges
The DigRF v3 standard presents
new challenges for mobile
wireless development, integration
and validation teams as the
communications link between
the BB-ICs and the RF-ICs evolve
from analog to digital. Digital IQ
data and control information are
transferred between the BB-IC
and the RF-IC over the DigRF v3
interface. Engineers traditionally
use spectrum analyzers to
evaluate the analog interface
between the BB-IC and the RF-IC,
but now they need new tools
because spectrum analyzers
are incapable of measuring the
DigRF v3 digital serial interface.
RF-IC development teams must
verify operation of the RF-IC
before the start of the handset
integration phase. Spectrum
analyzers and signal sources
are no longer sufficient for
characterizing the new generation
of RF-ICs that comply to the
DigRF v3 standard. To validate
RF-IC operation, engineering
teams need DigRF v3 digital
serial stimulus and analysis tools
that operate in concert with the
traditional RF tools.
The challenges for BB-IC validation
teams mirrors that of the RF-IC
teams, as the signal sources and
spectrum analyzers must be
replaced by DigRF v3 digital
serial stimulus and analysis tools
to validate BB-IC functionality.
Meeting the DigRF v3 Challenges
The Agilent Technologies
N4850A acquisition probe and
the N4860A stimulus probe
operate in conjunction with
Agilent 16800 and 16900 Series
serial logic analyzers to provide
the digital serial stimulus and
acquisition capabilities required
to independently evaluate an
RF-IC or BB-IC with a DigRF v3
interface or integrate your mobile
wireless designs.
Figure 1. N4850A DigRF v3 acquistion probe
Figure 2. N4860A DigRF v3 stimulus probe