Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced the first complete
and compliant test solution for 60-GHz wireless devices, including WiGig,
WirelessHD and IEEE802.11ad devices. Agilent's compliant
solutions cover the lifecycle for mmWave devices from system-level design to
verification testing.
Using Agilent's new 81199A Wideband Waveform Center software and
the M8190A
arbitrary waveform generator or a high-performance Infiniium 90000
X-Series oscilloscope, design teams can verify the overall
performance of new 60-GHz wireless devices and validation engineers can perform
specific measurements with expected values for transmitters and receivers as
defined in the standard.
The complete Agilent solution offers arbitrary waveform creation,
frequency conversion, signal modulation and spectrum analysis. It handles
signals operating in the baseband, intermediate-frequency or radio-frequency
range up to 60 GHz.
The Wideband Waveform Center software offers:
- Standard-compliant waveform
generation. (Libraries of waveforms and measurements are available for the
different standards.)
- Measurement results at a
glance. (All important results can be configured on one screen. A
color-coded composite constellation display allows fast detection of
problems.)
- Simple drill down to possible
parameters.
- Calibration routines for
optimizing performance of devices.
"With the new 60-GHz communication standards, modulation
bandwidth is now100 times wider than it was before, which complicates our
customers' jobs," said JΓΌrgen Beck, general
manager of Agilent's digital photonic test business. "We aim to simplify
tasks for our customers so they can focus on their core competencies. Our new
software takes care of reading and interpreting the standards and makes it
easier for customers to test to the standards using the M8190A arbitrary
waveform generator."
The new wideband waveform software is available in two form
factors, as a standalone software package for waveform generation and analysis
or integrated into Agilent's SystemVue physical-layer modeling and design
solution
As part of SystemVue's W1915 mmWave WPAN library, the wideband
waveform creation application allows designers to use compliant WiGig and
802.11ad waveforms as a simulation stimulus for mmWave architectures that are
modeled in SystemVue. The application also serves as a validation reference for
further physical-layer DSP development for these ultra-wideband communication
standards.
Additional Information
Additional information about Agilent's Wideband Waveform Center
software is available at www.agilent.com/find/M8190. Screen images are
available at www.agilent.com/find/M8190_images.
Information about SystemVue is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-systemvue-wpan-baseband-verification-library.
Pricing and Availability
The Wideband Waveform Center software is scheduled to start
shipping Feb. 1. Beta software is available today. Prices start at $6,000 for a
version containing signal generation and support for one standard.
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.