Keysight Technologies has announced the new E5080A ENA vector network analyzer (VNA), which offers the industry’s best combination of RF measurement performance and speed. The new ENA uses the Keysight PNA and PXI Series software architecture, making it easier for engineers to take measurements across multiple Keysight VNAs. The E5080A has a large color touchscreen display, giving users fast access to basic measurements. It also offers comprehensive functionalities for measuring active and passive components such as amplifiers, mixers, antennas and cables, including balanced DUTs.
When compared to the popular E5071C ENA, the E5080A offers a number of performance advantages which include a wider dynamic range (typically 147 dB) and faster measurement speeds - 10 times faster in real-world test scenarios. These enhancements improve precision and throughput in the testing of RF components such as filters with deep rejection bands.
Keysight also provides a software platform that spans benchtop and PXI-based VNAs. This universal platform uses the best attributes and capabilities of the ENA and PNA families and delivers familiar functionality across all Keysight VNAs. With the new touch-based GUI capabilities, including tabbed softkeys and drag-and-drop operations, the E5080A streamlines measurement flow and helps engineers get better results in less time.
