How to Generate a Two-Tone Signal for a Stress Test

Get quote
Waveform Generator
+ Waveform Generator
Waveform Generator
+ Waveform Generator

Stress testing designs under real-world conditions with a two-tone signal

Testing design limits requires simulating a signal with quantitative, nonideal characteristics using a high-quality, known-good signal source. To characterize design limits and measure the quality of signal timing, designers must add distortion waveforms, jitter, or noise to stress test their devices under non-ideal conditions. Using a waveform generator, design engineers begin with an ideal signal, then stress test the design by adding noise to one test channel using a two-tone signal.

The waveform generator produces low-distortion, stable, reliable signals and utilizes summing capabilities to generate an intentionally non-ideal waveform for device testing. This process checks the device under test’s (DUT's) robustness and immunity under simulated non-ideal, real-world operational conditions.

Telecommunication test solutions

Two-tone signal generation solution

Stress testing telecommunication components requires stimulating the design with non-ideal signals that include two-tone noise.  The Keysight two-tone signal generation solution consists of a waveform generator that generates user-defined waveforms point-by-point to meet the target shape and length. Keysight sources have high accuracy and very low jitter, enabling you to place edges more accurately and reduce timing errors. At the same time, the sum function enables you to add an internal or external generated signal to the primary signal. You can easily adjust each dual tone's amplitude, frequency, and duration to the limits specified in the regulatory standard.
Get quote

See demo of two-tone signal generation

Explore products in our two-tone signal generation solution

Related use cases

How to Characterize and Test for DDR5 Receiver Compliance

How to Characterize and Test for DDR5 Receiver Compliance

Test DDR5 receiver compliance with precision. Ensure high performance and accuracy in DDR5 designs. Learn more on Keysight's official page!

Learn more keysight-arrow

How to Test for HDMI Cable and Connector Compliance

How to Test for HDMI Cable and Connector Compliance

High-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) compliance requires rigorous testing to verify HDMI cables and connectors. Learn how to use a vector network analyzer to perform a series of S-parameter and time-domain measurements based on compliance test specifications (CTS) to verify the HDMI cables and connectors.

Learn more keysight-arrow

How To Test AI Data Center Networks

How To Test AI Data Center Networks

Emulating AI/ML workloads in a lab environment to benchmark and measure network fabric performance with repeatable results requires high-density traffic generators​​ and specialized software. Learn how to identify the root-cause of network bottlenecks impacting AI/Machine Learning training time.

Learn more keysight-arrow

contact us logo

Get in touch with one of our experts

Need help finding the right solution for you?

Contact us