Migration from 8712/8714 Series to ENA 6 Series Network Analyzers

A New Standard For Low-Cost Basic RF Network Analysis

In the fast paced world of RF network analysis,

we know how important it is to stay current and competitive...

Keysight Technologies Inc. is proud to introduce the ENA 6 series network analyzers, E5061B to our 8712/8714 series customers. Based on the latest in modern technology, the E5061B offers enhanced performance and powerful productivity features to improve your test and measurement efficiency, all at a price comparable to the 8712/8714 series.

This document provides key product feature comparisons of the E5061B and 8712/8714 series followed by a discussion on utilizing your existing software.

Contents

Product Feature Comparison 

-Measurement performance comparisons 

-Enhanced usability and user interface 

-8712/8714 series features not included in the E5061B  

Utilizing Existing Software

-Control program code utilization

Appendix 1. Order configuration chart

Product Feature Comparison

The E5061B supports most of 8712/8714 series product features with added enhancements as shown in the summary chart below.

E5061B not only enhances fundamental performance such as sweep speed, dynamic range, trace noise, etc., but also provides many easy-to-use new features such as a large color LCD display, multi-channel, ECal support and more. Please refer to Appendix 1 for more detailed feature comparisons.

Measurement Performance Comparison

Wider dynamic range expands your measurement possibilities

E5061B provides wide dynamic range of 120 dB (1 MHz to 3 GHz). In the 8712/8714 series, this level of performance cannot be provided even with T/R test set models. Compared to the 8714ES, the E5061B has additional 19 dB of dy­namic range. Higher dynamic range makes a significant difference for the precise evaluation of devices such as high rejection filters.

Lower trace noise increases measurement reliability

With enhanced synthesized source purity, the E5061B provides much lower trace noise than 8712/8714. For example, when both analyzers are set to get 90 dB dynamic range, trace noise is three times lower in the E5061B. This trace noise enhancement allows you more stable measurements for increased reliability and product quality.

Faster sweep speed decreases your cost of test

Due to a powerful digital processing and enhanced circuit’s performance, E5061B provides faster sweep speed than the 8712/14 series. For example, with a typical setting for high volume filter production (201 points, full 2-port cal., Max IFBW), E5061B is approximately 8 times faster than 8712/14. For automated production lines the additional speed increases through-put and cuts down measurement cost per component.