Column Control DTX

X-Series RF Signal Generators

Technical Overviews

Generate True Performance

To know your device’s behavior, you’ll take many paths. That’s the idea behind the Keysight Technologies. Inc. X-Series signal generators. They produce the signals you need—from simple to complex, from clean to dirty—to test your design within and beyond its limits.

The X-Series is crafted to create signals capable of testing your very best devices. From the pure and precise MXG to the cost-effective EXG and general-purpose CXG, the X-Series helps you generate true performance.

To help you quickly create signals that meet the needs of specific standards and measurements, the X-Series signal generators are compatible with Keysight PathWave Signal Generation software. Its suite of signal-creation tools addresses cellular communications, wireless connectivity, audio, video, positioning, tracking, and general-purpose applications.

To reduce cost of ownership, the X-Series signal generators are designed for high reliability and fast, easy calibration, service, and repair. Today’s X-Series signal generators leverage technology used in previous-generation MXG signal generators, which are among the most reliable signal sources ever offered by Keysight.

Pure and precise MXG

On the path to better performance, the pure and precise MXG X-Series signal generators are fine-tuned to be your “golden transmitter” in R&D. Whether you’re pushing for a linear RF chain or an optimized link budget, the analog and vector MXG models deliver the performance and capabilities you need: phase noise, ACPR, channel coding, and more.

Use the MXG to test radar receiver sensitivity, characterize ADC or mixer SNR, or find receiver out-of-band rejection capability. You’ll get excellent results with industry-leading phase noise of –146 dBc/Hz at 1 GHz and spurious performance of –96 dBc at 1 GHz. You can also drive power amplifiers and characterize nonlinear behavior with industry-leading output power of +27 dB and ACPR of –73 dBc (W-CDMA test mode 1, 64 DPCH).

With EVM up to 0.4 percent (802.11ac and LTE) and factory-equalized 160 MHz RF bandwidth with flatness of less than ± 0.2 dB, the MXG enables testing and characterization of multicarrier power amplifiers or wideband receivers and components, such as those used in 802.11ax WLAN designs.

Optimize for Manufacturing Test

Cost-effective EXG

On the path to faster throughput and greater uptime, the cost-effective EXG is optimized for manufacturing test. Analog and vector models provide the signals you need for basic parametric testing of components, functional verification of receivers, and virtually anything in between.

Accurately verify performance fast

Check component performance with +27 dBm output power and –73 dBc ACPR (W-CDMA test model 1, 64 DPCH). With 900-μs simultaneous switching of frequency, power, and waveform type, you can also maximize test throughput.

Reduce total cost of test

To help you manage costs, the X-Series is scalable: buy the performance and capabilities you need today and easily upgrade later. You can also purchase only the waveforms you need with 5-pack and 50-pack licensing.

When space is at a premium, the EXG is just 2U high and offers options such as an integrated multi-function generator and a USB power-sensor interface.

Master the Essentials

Generate all emerging IoT signals

IoT and general-purpose R&D and design validation (DVT) engineers need to keep up with today’s expanding consumer electronics market. Engineers need a golden transmitter test system that can simulate different wireless standards at a price that falls within budget. The new CXG provides great all-around performance, while also being standards-compliant, to meet the needs of engineers designing outstanding IoT and general-purpose devices.

Meet your budget constraints

To help you manage costs, CXG provides excellent RF performance, and the most common used capabilities in a low-cost of ownership for engineers, designing general purpose devices, consumer electronics devices, or for educators in teaching labs. You can also purchase only the waveforms you need with 5-pack and 50-pack licensing.

×

Please have a salesperson contact me.

*Indicates required field

Preferred method of communication? *Required Field
Preferred method of communication? Change email?
Preferred method of communication?

By clicking the button, you are providing Keysight with your personal data. See the Keysight Privacy Statement for information on how we use this data.

Thank you.

A sales representative will contact you soon.

Column Control DTX