Thanks to this unique feature, designers of radar, satellite, and electronic warfare devices can perform reliable and repeatable measurements and create signal scenarios very similar to reality to test their products.

The generation of arbitrary precision waveforms is essential for realistically testing stealth aircraft systems and for high-density communications used in satellite communication systems.

Thanks to the M8190A's 14-bit resolution, designers can easily distinguish between signals and distortion in their test scenarios and subject their devices to more rigorous stress testing. The instrument's 2G sample memory enables the creation of longer, more realistic test environments.
"With the AWG M8190, engineers get closer to reality when creating test scenarios," says Jürgen Beck, general manager of Agilent's Digital and Photonic Testing business. "Because the M8190A offers both higher fidelity, high resolution, and high bandwidth, customers can create signal scenarios that push their designs to the limit and provide new insights into their analyses."

The M8190A arbitrary waveform generator helps engineers to:    
- Build a solid foundation for highly reliable satellite communications.    
- Generate multilevel signals with programmable ISI and jitter up to 3 Gb/s.    
- Understand current and future market requirements with cutting-edge AWG technology.
The M8190A offers:    
- 14-bit resolution and an analog bandwidth of up to 5 GHz per channel simultaneously.    
- The ability to create realistic scenarios with 2 G-sample waveform memory.    
- Reduced size, weight, and dimensions with compact modular AXIe AWG capability.

The exceptional performance of the M8190A arbitrary waveform generator is made possible by a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) designed by Agilent's Measurement Research Laboratory. Manufactured using an advanced silicon-germanium BiCMOS process, the DAC operates at 8 Gsamples/s with 14-bit resolution and 12 Gsamples/s with 12-bit resolution. At 8 Gsamples/s, the Agilent DAC produces up to 80c-dB SFDR, a market-leading specification.

Thanks to this technological innovation, it is no longer necessary to choose between high resolution and high bandwidth to make measurements more reliable and repeatable, and engineers will no longer mistake waveform glitches for analog outputs.

The M8190A operates on a modular AXIe system designed for high-performance instruments. It can be used with a 2-slot or 5-slot chassis.

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