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• Perform 5G NR (New Radio) transmitter one-button downlink and uplink measurements per 3GPP 5G NR standard Release 15, Release 16, Release 17, and Release 18
• Support large frequency error lock range defined in 3GPP Release 17 NTN and NR-TM2b & 3.1b (1024QAM) defined in 3GPP Release 17
  
• Support 3GPP Release 17 defined FR2-2 800/1600/2000 MHz channel bandwidth with new carrier spacing 480 kHz and 960 kHz
  
• Support 3GPP Release 17 defined reduced capabilities (RedCap) devices
  
• Support 5G Advanced defined in Release 18 with 3MHz channel bandwidth to operate in narrowband spectrum
• Support 3GPP Release 16 defined eDSS (Enhanced Dynamic Spectrum Sharing) and eMIMO (Enhanced MIMO)
• Support DL NR-TM presets and ACP/SEM/PvT measurement presets based on performance test specification
• Support downlink modulation analysis for SS Block (PSS+SSS+PBCH) PBCH-DMRS, PDSCH, PDSCH-DMRS, PDSCH-PTRS, PDCCH, PDCCH-DMRS, CSI-RS and decoding for PBCH, PDCCH, and PDSCH
  
• Support uplink modulation analysis for SRS, PUSCH, PUSCH-DMRS, PUSCH-PTRS, PUCCH, PUCCH-DMRS, and PRACH and decoding for PUCCH and PUSCH
  
• Spectrum and power measurements: channel power, SEM, ACP, OBW, spurious emissions, transmit On/Off power and CCDF
  
• Modulation analysis measurements: I/Q measured constellation, EVM (rms, peak), frequency error, symbol clock error, I/Q offset, Error vector time, Error vector spectrum, In-band emission, Power vs. slot/symbol, EVM vs. RB, TAE and frame summary etc
  
• Support both single-port measurement analysis and multiple component carrier (CC) sequential acquisition
  
• Support multi-touch user interface and SCPI remote interface programming
  
• Support IQ data recording and recalling as RAW Data txt, Signal Studio csv or 89601B sdf file formats
• Support the fast and easy configuration as saving or recalling component carrier setting *.scp, *.sgen, *.setx, *.nrcc., or *.pwsg to make the modulation analysis measurement
• Support cc-EVM (Cross-Correlated) and IQ-NC (Noise Correction) for EVM improvement
• KeysightCare software support subscription included
  
• Keysight supports tiered X-app models with N-models for UXA/PXA/PXE, E-models for MXA/EXA/MXE/VXT. The higher tiered X-app models can run at the lower platforms, which means N-models can run on all platforms, and E-models can only run on MXA/EXA/MXE/VXT

Powerful test sequence & test plan creation

• Fast execution and test flow visualization, analysis and insights
• Scalable modular “plug-in” software architecture. Take advantage of provided plug-ins, or create your own.
• Additional Plugins available in the OpenTAP Package Repository
• Built on the PathWave software platform and the OpenTAP open-source test sequencer

Licensing

• Fixed (node-locked, single PC), transportable and network/floating licenses with either perpetual or annual time frame

PathWave Test Automation provides powerful, flexible and extensible test sequencing and test plan creation with additional capabilities that optimize your test software development and overall performance. Build on the PathWave software platform, PathWave Test Automation enables you to quickly create your test solutions, maximize your team’s productivity, and accelerate your products’ time-to-market.

Test sequence & test plan creation

• Fast execution of test flows
• Command Line Interface (CLI) to integrate in your test software
• Scalable modular “plug-in” software architecture. Take advantage of provided plug-ins, or create your own.
• Microsoft Visual Studio .NET programming
• Built on OpenTAP open-source test sequencer

Subset of KS8400A PathWave Test Automation Developers System

• No graphical user interface, result viewer or timing analyzer
• Supports Multiple Operating Systems
• Microsoft .NET Standard 2.0 compliant, including .NET core
• Microsoft Windows
• Linux (Ubuntu 16.04)

Licensing

• Microsoft Windows version: Fixed (node-locked, single PC), transportable and network/floating licenses with either perpetual or annual time frame
• Linux version: Network/floating license with either perpetual or annual time frame

TAP is a modern Microsoft .NET-based application that can be used stand-alone or in combination with higher level test executive software environments. The Keysight KS8000A Test Automation Deployment System provides a lower cost, scaled down alternative to the full KS8400A TAP Developers System without the graphical user interface, results viewer and timing analyzer. Deploy your existing test software and TAP plugins into manufacturing environments using the KS8000A command line interface or your own interfaces.

HTML5 Integration

• Publish test results from any Test Step to HTML5 formatted documents
• Easily create and customize reports using the provided HTML5 example templates, or create your own templates

Simple Development Workflow

• Add the HTML5 Result Listener in the Bench Settings
• Configure the output settings, including the desired template file
• Run your Test Plan
• Open the generated HTML file to view your results

Flexible Software Licensing

• Fixed (node-locked, single PC), transportable and network/floating licenses with either perpetual or annual time frame

PathWave Test Automation is a modern Microsoft .NET-based application that can be used stand-alone or in combination with higher level test executive software environments. The KS8104A HTML5 Result Listener Plugin enables users to publish test results from any Test Step to an HTML5 formatted document. It is designed to be flexible and the user can easily control various report aspects using HTML5 templates. Several templates are included with this plugin to help you get started quickly.

For more information about Test Automation Software, please visit PathWave Test Automation Software.

• >40 modulation formats: BPSK, QPSK, QAM, PSK, FSK, MSK, CPM, VSB, APSK, Custom APSK, DQPSK, OQPSK, SOQPSK and more
• >30 standard presets: GSM/EDGE/CDMA/W-CDMA, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-SUN, WLAN, J.83A/B/C, DVB-S2, ATSC, TETRA, DECT, APCO-25 and more
• >10 filter types: Rectangular, Root Cosine, Root Raised Cosine, Gaussian, low pass, half sine, user-defined
• Perform digital modulation analysis on non-standard user-defined IQ signals (Custom IQ measurement)
• Perform Flex Frame modulation analysis with flexible frame structure definition of multiple segments of preamble, pilot, data, and idle with different modulation type (for data) or training sequence (for preamble or pilot). Users can identify each segment for synchronization, channel estimation, and EVM calculation
• Compare measured vs ideal in EVM, constellation, and more
• Pinpoint impairments like IQ offset, gain imbalance
• Identify linear errors with an adaptive equalization filter
• Automate tests with SCPI command or .NET programmability
• Support Flex Frame waveform generation (requires 89602AYAC) to generate an ideal waveform using FlexFrame settings (requires 89601AYAC), apply pre-distortion and/or AWGN, playback in VSA, save to file, or download to signal generator directly

• 3GPP standards: W-CDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA/HSPA
  
• 3GPP2 standards: cdma2000, 1xEV-DV, 1xEV-DO
• EVM, constellation, CCDF, spectrum, and more
• Multiple, simultaneous color-coded result views

• Supports OFDM and DSSS modes with presets of 802.11a/b/g/j/p
• Auto detect data modulation formats and burst length
• EVM, constellation, IQ offset, gain imbalance more parameters
• Troubleshooting with EVM vs. symbol/carrier, and demod bits
• Multiple domain views with time, spectrum, CCDF and more

• OFDM, FBMC, F-OFDM with SCMA/NOMA multiple access
• FDD/TDD modes, up to 65,539 subcarriers
• Modulation formats from BPSK to 16384QAM
• EVM, constellation, burst summary, spectrum and more
• Multiple, simultaneous color-coded result views
• Provide the preset for wireless standards such as 5G NR (FR1 FDD/TDD), WLAN (802.11a/ah), ISDB-T, DAB, DVB-SH, and DVB-T/H, and more

• LTE & LTE-Advanced FDD with uplink and downlink measurements
• Carrier aggregation up to 5 component carriers
• EVM, constellation, transport layer decoding & more
• Multiple color-coded result views simultaneously
• MIMO analysis up to 8 layers in downlink

• LTE & LTE-Advanced TDD with uplink and downlink measurements
• Carrier aggregation up to 5 component carriers
• EVM, constellation, transport layer decoding and more
• Multiple color-coded result views simultaneously
• MIMO analysis up to 8 layers in downlink

• Analyze downstream (DS) and upstream (US) coded signals
• Support for all FFT lengths and data modulation formats
• Auto detection, demodulation, and decoding of PLC for DS analysis
• Auto detection of exclusion band for MER and synchronized ACP with US
• MER, MER summary in symbol/subcarrier, BER, constellation