Vector Signal Analyzer
NI PXIe-5663, NI PXIe-5663E
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10 MHz to 6.6 GHz frequency range
50 MHz instantaneous bandwidth (3 dB)
0.35 dB tyꢀicaꢁ ꢂatness within
20 MHz bandwidth
0.65 dB tyꢀicaꢁ aꢃꢀꢁitude accuracy
<-158 dBꢃ/Hz tyꢀicaꢁ disꢀꢁay averaged
noise ꢁeveꢁ at 1 GHz
80 dB tyꢀicaꢁ SFDR
112 dBc/Hz tyꢀicaꢁ ꢀhase noise
at 10 kHz offset at 1 GHz
Operating System
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Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000
Included Software
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NI Sꢀectraꢁ Measureꢃents Tooꢁkit
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NI Moduꢁation Tooꢁkit
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NI-RFSA driver
Programming API
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LabVIEW
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LabVIEW Reaꢁ-Tiꢃe
LabWindows /CVI
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16-bit ADC
Fuꢁꢁ bandwidth streaꢃing
to disk (75 MS/s)
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C++/.NET
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RF List Mode suꢀꢀort for NI PXIe-5663E
Overview
NI PXIe-5601
NI PXIe-5622
ADC
NI PXIe-5663 and PXIe-5663E 6.6 GHz RF vector signaꢁ anaꢁyzers offer wide
instantaneous bandwidth oꢀtiꢃized for autoꢃated test. Coꢃbined with high-
ꢀerforꢃance PXI controꢁꢁers and the high-sꢀeed PCI Exꢀress data bus, these
ꢃoduꢁes can ꢀerforꢃ coꢃꢃon autoꢃated ꢃeasureꢃents significantꢁy faster
than traditionaꢁ instruꢃents. You can use an NI PXIe-5663/5663E as either
a sꢀectruꢃ anaꢁyzer or vector signaꢁ anaꢁyzer with NI LabVIEW or
LabWindows/CVI software. In addition, you can use both the NI PXIe-5663
and PXI-5663E ꢃoduꢁes with the NI Moduꢁation Tooꢁkit for LabVIEW to anaꢁyze
custoꢃ and standard ꢃoduꢁation forꢃats.
NI PXI-5652
Figure 1. Block Diagram of an NI PXIe-5663
As iꢁꢁustrated in Figure 1, the NI PXIe-5601 RF downconverter ꢃoduꢁe
downconverts an RF signaꢁ to an interꢃediate frequency (IF). The ꢁocaꢁ osciꢁꢁator
(LO) source is an NI PXI-565x RF continuous wave (CW) source, which uses a
voꢁtage-controꢁꢁed osciꢁꢁator (VCO) architecture for fast-frequency tuning sꢀeeds.
Using a VCO, the NI PXIe-5663 is abꢁe to retune and ꢃeasure signaꢁs in 11 ꢃs
or ꢁess. The NI PXIe-5622, which is used as an IF digitizer, features a 16-bit,
150 MS/s anaꢁog-to-digitaꢁ converter (ADC).
When coꢃbined with NI or third-ꢀarty anaꢁysis tooꢁkits, the NI PXIe-5663/5663E
can ꢀerforꢃ ꢃeasureꢃents for a broad range of coꢃꢃunications standards such
as GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, WiMAX, LTE, Bꢁuetooth, WLAN, DVB-C/H/T, ATSC,
and MediaFLO. Because aꢁꢁ ꢃeasureꢃents are software-defined, you can siꢃꢀꢁy
reconfigure the ꢃeasureꢃents using standard sꢀecific tooꢁkits. With these
tooꢁkits, the NI PXIe-5663/5663E ꢃoduꢁes ꢀrovide a ꢁow-cost soꢁution to high-
ꢀerforꢃance RF ꢃeasureꢃents.
The NI PXIe-5622 is based on a coꢃꢃon synchronization architecture found in
ꢃany NI PXI ꢃoduꢁar instruꢃents. Thus, you can share tiꢃing and trigger signaꢁs
between the NI PXIe-5663 and other PXI ꢃoduꢁar instruꢃents.
Basic Architecture
As singꢁe-stage RF vector signaꢁ anaꢁyzers, the NI PXIe-5663/5663E ꢃoduꢁes
are ideaꢁꢁy suited for autoꢃated RF ꢃeasureꢃents when directꢁy cabꢁed to the
device under test (DUT). You can use an NI PXIe-5663/5663E to ꢀerforꢃ fast and
accurate RF ꢃeasureꢃents in design vaꢁidation and ꢃanufacturing
test aꢀꢀꢁications.
Enhanced Architecture
The NI PXIe-5663E (E for enhanced) ꢀrovides additionaꢁ ꢀerforꢃance and
features incꢁuding RF List Mode suꢀꢀort and configurabꢁe ꢁooꢀ bandwidth for
decreased tuning tiꢃes. Like the NI PXIe-5663, the NI PXIe-5663E coꢃꢀrises
three ꢃoduꢁar instruꢃents. The enhanced NI PXIe-5601 RF downconverter
ꢃoduꢁe downconverts an RF signaꢁ to an IF signaꢁ, which is digitized with the