Keysight USB Vector Network Analyzers

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This video introduces Keysight USB Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), lightweight and portable instruments engineered for compact network analysis in labs, production environments, and secure facilities. USB VNAs deliver the RF performance of Keysight’s Essential Benchtop VNAs while reducing footprint, simplifying transport, and enabling flexible deployment across shared test spaces and field installations. By connecting directly to a host PC, users can operate USB VNAs through the same intuitive interface as benchtop models, ensuring a consistent measurement experience while enabling space‑efficient workflows.

USB VNAs support 2‑, 4‑, or 6‑port configurations with optional built‑in sources for stimulus generation. With maximum frequencies up to 53 GHz and dynamic range comparable to benchtop Essential models, they provide accurate S‑parameter characterization for antennas, filters, cables, connectors, and RF front‑end components. Zero onboard memory enhances data‑security compliance for restricted environments, while multiport capability enables scalable test setups through cascading and stacking multiple VNAs in a single system. Optional software expands capability to include time‑domain analysis, materials measurement, cable/antenna testing, and device modeling, offering flexibility for a broad range of RF and microwave characterization needs.
 

Key features include:

  • Consistent User Experience: Control the VNA from a host PC using the same interface as Keysight benchtop VNAs.
  • Secure Environments: Zero onboard memory minimizes data‑retention risk for secure labs and protected facilities.
  • Multiport Measurements: Cascade multiple USB VNAs to create scalable, stackable multiport test solutions.
  • Compact & Portable: Lightweight form factor enables easy transport, ideal for shared‑lab and portable network‑analysis workflows.
     

USB Vector Network Analyzers provide portable, benchtop‑grade accuracy with flexible port counts, integrated source options, and secure data handling. Engineers needing compact, reliable, and scalable network‑analysis capability can depend on USB VNAs for precise, repeatable measurements across RF and microwave applications.