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N5172B

Keysight N5172B family
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The Keysight N5172B is an EXG Vector signal generator. The Keysight N5172B has a maximum frequency of 6 GHz. The Keysight N5172B has frequency extension to 7.2 GHz available.[1]

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What it is

The Keysight N5172B is an EXG vector signal generator.[1]

The N5172B has a maximum frequency of 6 GHz, with frequency extension to 7.2 GHz available for the EXG family.[1]

How it works

The N5172B provides a maximum output power of +26 dBm and a phase noise figure of -122 dBc/Hz at 1 GHz.[1]

Applications

The N5172B is suited to wireless communications test that uses digitally modulated RF waveforms.[1]

What do the numbers mean?

Power & electrical2

Phase noise at 1 GHz, 20 kHz offset
-122 dBc/Hz[1]
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Max RF bandwidth
160 MHz / 200 MHz[1]
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Configuration & options4

Type
EXG Vector[1]
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Maximum frequency
6 GHz (7.2 GHz with frequency extension)[1]
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Max output power at 1 GHz
+26 dBm[1]
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Frequency switching
800 μs[1]
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  • Phase noise at 1 GHz, 20 kHz offset-122 dBc/Hz[1]
  • Max RF bandwidth160 MHz / 200 MHz[1]

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  • No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the N5172B are on record.

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  • No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the N5172B are on record.

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  • The control-system platform and OS era of the N5172B are not on record.

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  • No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the N5172B are on record.

    Answerable by: a field service engineer, process engineer, or maintenance technician

  • The process node or technology generation of the N5172B is not on record.

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  1. [1]assets.testequity.com — assets.testequity.comassets.testequity.com
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