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| Agilent 89600B screen display of a 100 MHz linear FM chirp using the M9392A |
Agilent
Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced the availability of superior streaming
capability for the M9392A PXI vector signal analyzer and M9202A digitizer, providing the industry's
highest bandwidth, PXI-based, continuous data capture (up to 100 MHz bandwidth)
to a RAID storage solution.
Data
streaming over long durations enables customers to capture, detect and analyze
signals of interest from their measurement environment. The new data capture
solution allows customers to use the Agilent 89600B vector signal analysis
software to characterize complex, time-varying signals or a customer-developed
data analysis tool.
Specifically
designed for continuous, gapless data capture of wideband signals for
post-capture analysis, the M9392A and M9202A streaming capabilities are ideal
for customers requiring up to 100 MHz of measurement bandwidth for frequencies up
to 26.5 GHz. Data capture can occur either directly to the embedded or external
controller for short-duration capture of a few seconds, or to a RAID for
long-duration capture lasting from several minutes to greater than 13 hours,
depending on the storage size of the RAID and the desired measurement
bandwidth.
For
long-duration data capture applications, Agilent has teamed with JMR
Electronics, an industry leader in data storage, to provide several different
RAID storage solutions that guarantee the sustained data rates necessary for
100 MHz of IQ bandwidth. The storage solution is based upon JMR's BlueStor
product line.
"We
have been working with Agilent to provide a high-performance PCIe
direct-attached RAID device to complement their state-of-the art instrumentation,
and we're very pleased to have such an excellent technology partner," said
Steve Katz, vice president, OEM Sales for JMR. The configurations use either
HDD or SSD drives, depending on the end user's application requirements.
"The
new streaming solution provides customers with capabilities not previously
available in this market," said Carla Feldman, marketing manager for
Agilent's Modular Product Operation. "We developed the streaming
capabilities to address our customers' requirements to provide a streaming
interface for gapless capture, especially for broadband communications and
radar applications and for customers requiring wideband recording
capability."
The streaming capability for Agilent's M9392A and M9202A products further
enhances Agilent's fast-growing line-up of more than 50 PXI and AXIe modular products.
U.S. Pricing and
Availability
Streaming
for the M9392A and M9202A is available now; the 50 MHz version is provided free
of charge with the hardware products. The industry-leading 100 MHz version is
priced at $10,000. Existing customers can upgrade their firmware and software
to include these streaming capabilities.
Additional
information about Agilent's modular test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/modular.
Product photos are available at www.agilent.com/find/pxi_streaming_images.
An
in-depth Agilent modular products backgrounder is available at www.agilent.com/find/modular_backgrounder.
About PXI
PCI
eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) is a modular instrumentation platform
designed for test, measurement and automation applications that require high
performance in a small, rugged industrial form-factor. With PXI, users may
select over 1,500 modules from over 70 vendors and easily integrate them into a
single PXI system. An industry standard, PXI is managed by the PXI System
Alliance, an open consortium. Information about the PXI System Alliance is
available at www.pxisa.org.
About JMR
Headquartered
in Chatsworth, Calif., JMR has been a leading value provider of scalable
storage systems for performance and capacity driven applications in the
government, DCC, VOD, video surveillance and web 2.0 markets for nearly 30
years. JMR's combined focus in data storage systems with their ability to
visualize and manufacture from concept to final product have set them apart as
industry leaders since the company's inception in 1982. Information about JMR
is available at www.jmr.com.
About Agilent
Technologies
Agilent
Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a
technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and
communications. The company's 18,500 employees serve customers in more than 100
countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.4 billion in fiscal 2010. Information
about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com