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Keysight U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors DC/10 MHz to 18/33/50/67/120 GHz
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Keysight U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors DC/10 MHz to 18/33/50/67/120 GHz Data Sheet Unlocking Measurement Insights

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02 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors – Data Sheet Improve your power measurement throughput Improve your power measurement throughput with the world’s fastest USB thermocouple power sensors. The Keysight Technologies, Inc. U8480 Series USB thermocouple power sensors come with a measurement speed of 900 readings/ second and power linearity of less than 0.8%, providing high accuracy and stability to help you make average power measurements quickly and confidently. With the U8480 Series USB sensors, one of the most cost-effective solutions in Keysight’s power meter and...

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03 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet Fast measurement speed The U8480 Series USB thermocouple power sensors offer a measurement speed of 900 readings/second (in fast mode), making them the world’s fastest USB thermocouple power sensors. This feature is especially important in high volume manufacturing, where fast measurement speed is essential to maximize production throughput and increase productivity. By increasing the speed of measurements, test engineers can shorten the design cycle and accelerate the product time-to-market as they would require less...

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04 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet Performance specifications Specification definitions There are two types of product specifications: - Warranted specifications are specifications which are covered by the product warranty and apply over a range of 0 to 55 °C unless otherwise noted. Warranted specifications include measurement uncertainty calculated with a 95% confidence - Characteristic specifications are specifications that are not warranted. They describe product performance that is useful in the application of the product. These...

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05 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet Key specifications Frequency range U8481A Option 100 Internal calibration duration 1.5 s External calibration duration 9 s Damage level AC coupled (option 100) 25 dBm (average power), 50 V(DC) 15 W (2 ps duration) (peak power) DC coupled (option 200) 25 dBm (average power), 4 V(DC) 15 W (2 ps duration) (peak power) 1. After zeroing and calibration at room temperature. Power Linearity is negligible below -1 dBm. Linearity specifications do not include zero set, zero noise or measurement noise that...

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06 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet 1. Only applicable for the U8480 Series Option 200 models.

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07 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet 1. RH is the abbreviation for relative humidity. 2. Zero drift and measurement noise specifications are tested at 50 MHz. 3. Within 1 hour of warm up and after zeroing, at a constant temperature, taken over a period of 4 hours of the total measurement time. This drift is calculated based on the average of hourly drifts. 4. The number of averages at 16 for the normal mode, 32 for the x2 mode, and 512 for the fast mode, at a constant temperature, measured over a 1-minute interval and two standard deviations. Dynamic...

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8 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet Calibration factor (CF) uncertainty The typical measurement uncertainties listed are not to be taken as the maximum CF measurement uncertainties. Note: The CF uncertainty is dependent on the calibration standard’s uncertainty provided by Calibration Labs. For the exact uncertainty, refer to the individual sensor calibration report. U8481A frequency band 25 °C ± 3 °C 25 °C ± 10 °C 0 °C to 55 °C >14 GHz to 18 GHz159%19%2.39% 1. Only applicable for the U8480 Series Option 200 models. 1. Only applicable for the...

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9 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet External trigger External TTL trigger input High_> 1.9 V Minimum trigger pulse width 35 ns Minimum trigger repetition period 80 ns 1. External trigger latency is defined as the delay between the applied trigger crossing the trigger level and the U8480 Series switching into the triggered state.

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10 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet General specifications Acquisition Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) sampling rate Other Current requirement Connector type USB 2.0 interface, USB-TMC compliant SCPI, Keysight VEE, LabVIEW, Microsoft Visual Basic 1. Integration time is the period during which the U8480 Series ADC samples the input signal for a measurement. Typical plot The following typical plot is intended to provide additional information, useful in applying the U8480 Series by giving typical but not warranted performance parameters. Figure 9....

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11 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet

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12 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet 12 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet Using the U8480 Series with the BenchVue Software Keysight BenchVue software for the PC accelerates testing by providing intuitive, multiple instrument measurement visibility and data capture with no programming necessary. You can derive answers faster than ever by easily viewing, capturing and exporting measurement data and screen shots. Attributes Supported functionality Measurement displays Digital meter Analog meter Data log view Multilist...

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13 | Keysight | U8480 Series USB Thermocouple Power Sensors - Data Sheet Additional requirements Software: BenchVue requires a VISA (Keysight or National Instruments) when used to connect to physical instruments. Keysight IO Libraries, which contains the necessary VISA, will be installed automatically when BenchVue is installed IO Libraries information is available at: www.keysight.com/find/iosuite

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