Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B 20GHz Frequency Counter

Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B 20GHz Frequency Counter Description:

• 500MHz - 20GHz frequency range
• Exceptional sensitivity
• 1GHz/s tracking speed
• 60ms acquisition time
• 100 measurements per second

The Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B is a member of 535xB series of microwave frequency counters. The Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B/5351B/5352B are automatic CW microwave frequency counters that measure to 20, 26.5, and 40 GHz (46 GHz with Option 005), respectively. With resolution as fine as 1Hz, these counters provide fast and precise frequency measurements.

By integrating all microwave components onto a single hybrid GaAs circuit, these counters offer high performance at low prices. Wide frequency coverage, exceptional sensitivity, fast tracking speed, high-measurement throughput, and wide FM tolerance are a few of the high-performance features of these counters.

With a built-in microprocessor, the Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B/5351B/5352B have math capabilities such as measurement scaling and offset. These functions are useful for indirect measurements. Automatic amplitude discrimination automatically measures the frequency of the highest-amplitude signal in a multi-signal environment. Other convenience features include diagnostic routines that perform tests on the counter for general information and troubleshooting.

With high measurement throughput, the Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B/5351B/5352B are ideal components for test systems. Their English-like commands simplify systems integration by reducing programming time and effort. In automatic test systems, the programmable alphanumeric liquid-crystal display (LCD) can serve as a message center; if operational security is a concern, keyboard and display lockout can be activated. In noise-sensitive environments, you can put these counters in SLEEP mode to reduce kickback noise to as low as 70 dBm.

The Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B/5351B/5352B can meet expanding measurement needs.
The Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5350B/5351B measure frequency from 10 Hz to 20 GHz and 26.5GHz, respectively. The Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5352B, which extends input capability to 40GHz (46 GHz with Option 005), measures in the millimeter-wave range directly without expensive mixers.

Because these counters have input sensitivity to 40 dBm (30 dBm for Keysight (Agilent/HP) 5352B), accurately measuring your low-energy signals becomes a simple task. For example, you no longer need expensive microwave amplifiers to make low-level measurements. Also, you no longer have to worry about signal attenuation by the probe when you make frequency measurements at different nodes within your circuit. These conveniences simplify measurements in applications such as receiver front end testing. tracking mode (20 ms in manual mode), these high-speed counters can significantly improve your measurement throughput.

In bench-top applications, this high-speed throughput gives you fast measurement response. The LCD will update measurements rapidly to shorten evaluation time. For applications that require fast response to source tuning, these counters are ideal solutions.

In systems environments, fast measurement throughput contributes to overall system efficiency. Delivering more than 100 measurements/ s over HP-IB in automatic mode, these counters save money by reducing test time.

Fast acquisition offers fast tracking speed. With acquisition time below 60 ms, these counters can track source drift to 1 GHz/s effortlessly. For example, when measuring the response of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) to voltage-source tuning, these counters track the changing frequency rapidly to measure transfer characteristics.