04 | Keysight | M9381A PXIe Vector Signal Generator – Data Sheet
Technical Specifications and Characteristics
Block diagram
(ꢈ13 ꢆBꢉ sine all
ꢀꢁꢂꢃꢃꢄ ꢅꢆꢇe ꢈꢉeꢊꢋeꢌꢍy ꢎeꢏeꢉeꢌꢍe
ꢀꢁꢂꢃꢐꢄ ꢅꢆꢇe ꢑyꢌthesiꢒeꢉ
1ꢁꢁ MHz Oꢄts)
1ꢁꢁ MHz
Oꢄt 1
3 ꢆB
RFꢅꢂO Oꢄt 1A
ExternalTriggerTrig 2 (ꢀront)
to PXI ꢇacꢌplane
1ꢁꢁ MHz Pꢂꢂ
3 ꢆB RFꢅꢂO Oꢄt 1B
1ꢁꢁ MHz
Oꢄt 2
3 ꢏHz to 6 ꢏHz
Banꢆeꢆ
switcheꢆ
ꢀilter
Diviꢆe
ꢇy 1ꢋ2ꢋ4ꢋ8
1ꢁꢁ MHz
Oꢄt 3
1ꢁꢁ MHz
(1 to 11ꢁ MHz)
3 ꢆB
Reꢀ In
RFꢅꢂO Oꢄt 2A
ꢇanꢌ
Pꢂꢂ
1ꢁꢁ MHz
Oꢄt 4
3 ꢆB
1ꢁ MHz OꢃXO
TIMEBASE
85ꢁ MHz
RFꢅꢂO Oꢄt 2B
Diviꢆe
ꢇy 1 or 2
1ꢁꢁ MHz
Oꢄt 5
(RF Oꢄtpꢄtsꢍ 187ꢎ5 MHz to 6 ꢏHz)
(ꢋ1ꢁ ꢆBꢉ to ꢈ1ꢁ ꢆBꢉ)
3 ꢆB
1ꢁꢁ MHz In(ꢈ13 ꢆBꢉ Typical
1ꢁ MHz
Diviꢆe
1ꢁ MHz Oꢄt
ꢅ1ꢁ
ꢇy 1ꢁ
3 ꢆB
1ꢁꢁ MHz
1ꢁ MHz
OXꢃO Oꢄt
Oꢄt
(1ꢁ MHzꢊ ꢈ1ꢁ ꢆBꢉ
to 16 ꢆBꢉꢊ sine)
(ꢈ13 ꢆBꢉ
Typical
ꢀꢁꢂꢐꢐꢄ ꢅꢆꢇe ꢖigitꢗꢘ ꢙeꢍtꢓꢉ ꢀꢓꢚꢋꢘꢗtꢓꢉ
ꢀꢁꢂꢐꢃꢄ ꢅꢆꢇe ꢑꢓꢋꢉꢍe ꢔꢋtꢕꢋt
Iꢑ ꢉoꢆꢄlation ꢇypass
RF
ꢂO
IF
ꢂO In
RF In
RF
Aꢂꢃ ꢐ
power
control
Filters
Pꢄlse
ꢉoꢆꢄlator
RF Oꢄt
Iꢑ ꢉoꢆꢄlation
(1 MHz to 6 ꢏHz)
(ꢋ5 ꢆBꢉ to ꢈ5 ꢆBꢉ)
(1ꢁꢁ MHz to 6 ꢏHzꢊ
ꢁ ꢆBꢉ to ꢈ5 ꢆBꢉ)
(4ꢁꢁ MHz to 6 ꢏHzꢊ ꢋ25 ꢆBꢉ to ꢈ5 ꢆBꢉ)
ꢑꢋ In
Pꢄlse Moꢆ Trigger
Trig 1 (Front Panel)
(All Iꢑ inpꢄts Dꢃ to 4ꢁꢁ MHz)
ꢑꢈ In
Iꢋ In
Aꢂꢃ Holꢆ Trigger
PXI ꢇacꢌplane
(ꢋ13ꢁ ꢆBꢉ to ꢈ19 ꢆBꢉꢊ 1 MHz to 5 ꢏHz)
(ꢋ13ꢁ ꢆBꢉ to ꢈ18 ꢆBꢉꢊ ꢒ5 ꢏHz to 6 ꢏHz)
Aꢂꢃ
ꢃoꢄpler
ꢂog Aꢉp
RF Oꢄt
ꢂiꢉiter
6 ꢏHz
Iꢈ In
(All Iꢑ oꢄtpꢄts ꢋ1 V to ꢈ3ꢎ6 V Max)
Iꢈ Oꢄt
FPꢏA
RAM
1ꢁꢁ MHz In
(ꢈ1ꢁ ꢆBꢉ typical)
Iꢋ Oꢄt
DAꢃs ꢐ
signal
conꢆitioning
ꢑꢈ Oꢄt
ꢑꢋ Oꢄt
Signal
processing
ASIꢃ
1ꢁꢁ MHz Oꢄt
(ꢈ1ꢁ ꢆBꢉ typical)
1ꢁꢁ MHz In
(ꢈ1ꢁ ꢆBꢉ typical)
ꢃlocꢌs
Trig 1 (Front panel)
Figure 5. M9381A PXIe vector signal generator block diagram with four modules consisting of the M9301A synthesizer, M9310A source output, M9311A digital vector
modulator, and optional M9300A frequency reference.