N6820MTPE PXIe Receiver Driver

Introduction

The Keysight Technologies N6820MTPE PXIe receiver driver enables the Surveyor 4D software to connect to either the M9391A or M9393A PXIe vector signal analyzers (VSA) for use as highperformance, fast-scanning receivers.

M9391A PXIe VSA

The M9391A PXIe vector signal analyzer operates at frequencies from 1 MHz to 6 GHz and up to 160 MHz analysis bandwidth. The M9391A is comprised of four individual PXI modules - M9350A downconverter, M9214A digitizer, M9301A synthesizer, and M9300A frequency reference. The M9350A downconverter is from the Keysight UXA series spectrum analyzer – a very high-performance device packaged in a very small module.

M9393A PXIe VSA

The M9393A performance VSA offers frequency coverage up to 50 GHz. The standard configurations provide frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 8.4, 14, 18, or 27 GHz. Four individual PXI modules create the M9393A and include the M9214A digitizer, M9308A synthesizer, M9365A downconverter, and M9300A frequency reference. The extended frequency configuration, with the recommended addition of the M9169E switchable attenuator module, provides frequency coverage from 3.6 to 50 GHz.

The M9391A and M9393A’s flexible, modular design enables you to efficiently scale to a multi-channel spectrum monitoring system in a compact 4U rack-mounted package. It is also possible to share the M9300A frequency reference between multiple instruments to minimize footprint.

RF performance with Surveyor 4D software

The combination of exceptional RF performance in the way of phase noise, amplitude accuracy, and signal fidelity with fast switching speed gives the user a new experience with the Surveyor 4D software.

N6820MTPE Installation

The N6820MTPE feature is installed using the N6820ES_Extensions download which is found at www.keysight.com/find/N6820ES. During installation, you get a choice of hardware drivers to install that includes a choice for the M9391A and M9393A. Simply check these two options and continue with the installation.

After installation, you will find new folders that contain pre-configured applications, USD detectors, and other examples to use the PXIe receivers with Surveyor 4D software   

• Apps folder, found at (C:/E3238s/Apps/PXIe/M9391 or M9393), includes shortcuts to standard Surveyor 4D configurations using the PXIe receivers and are included as convenient examples of the Surveyor 4D software features:

  o Interference analyzer (highlights the use of environment threshold and automated I/Q recording)

  o ModRec Survey (highlights automated use of the N6820MR1E modulation recognition feature)

  o MultiBand survey (highlights the directed search application)

  o No Hardware mode (highlights the use of Surveyor 4D’s simulated spectrum mode)

  o RF Car Keys (highlights the use of environment threshold, and customized alarms)

• Detectors folder, found at C:/E3238s/detectors/PXIe/M9391 or M9393, includes USD detectors created for use with the PXIe receivers. For more feature information, refer to the N6820USDE technical overview.

Application Software licensing options

Flexible licensing options allow you to balance your project’s requirements. Your application software may require consistent software operation over a full program lifecycle or may require frequent updates to maintain pace with fast-moving leading-edge applications. Keysight licensing has flexible license terms and types to address your application needs. KeysightCare provides selectable software support as well.