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Agilent Technologies Simplifies Discontinuous Disturbance Measurements with New Capabilities Standard in an MXE EMI Receiver

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the addition of disturbance analyzer capabilities as a standard feature on its MXE N9038A EMI receiver. 

 

For those who need to perform click or discontinuous disturbance measurements, the MXE simplifies and automates data collection, analysis, and reporting, in compliance with CISPR 14-1 (emissions) and 16-1-1 standards. (measuring devices and methods). Many commercial electronic devices, such as washing machines, refrigerators, and thermostats, generate discontinuous conducted emissions. The MXE enables quick and easy click measurements thanks to a self-coupling setup that links selected measurement frequencies to the appropriate instrument setup and corresponding CISPR-defined test limits. You can set the duration of the tests you want within a limit of two hours. 

In addition, the user can configure the measurement so that it ends once a specific number of clicks has been detected. 

The clear visualization of the results helps test engineers to easily characterize the conducted emissions performance of the device under test and evaluate it against regulatory requirements. Intermediate results are displayed as data is collected, allowing the user to monitor the measurement process. 

Once the process is complete, a final analysis is automatically generated showing the pass/fail results, a list of all important parameters (eg click count, click rate, etc.) and the status of any applied exemptions . Results can be documented using standard and custom reports.