The Keysight E4417A EPM-P Series Dual-Channel Power Meter is a precision instrument for simultaneous measurement of two RF and microwave power signals. Its dual-channel architecture increases testing efficiency while delivering high accuracy and fast measurement speeds essential for wireless communications and advanced technology applications. The meter captures peak power, average power, peak-to-average ratio, and time-gated measurements on pulsed and continuous signals with a 20 Msamples per second sampling rate and 500 ns ± 100 ns latency.
Technical Specifications
• Sampling Rate: 20 Msamples per second for continuous and single-shot measurements on wide bandwidth signals
• Trigger Latency: 500 ns ± 100 ns (delay from RF signal crossing trigger level to meter triggered state)
• Video Bandwidth: 5 MHz (sensor dependent)
• Frequency Range: 9 kHz to 110 GHz (sensor dependent)
• Power Range: −70 dBm to +44 dBm (sensor dependent)
• Display Resolution: Logarithmic mode selectable at 1.0, 0.1, 0.01, or 0.001 dB; linear mode 1 to 4 significant figures
• Display Units: Absolute (watts or dBm) or relative (percent or dB)
– Key Features
• Peak power measurement for transient signal analysis
• Average power measurement for mean signal level determination
• Peak-to-average ratio (PAR) calculation for signal integrity assessment
• Time-gated measurements for pulsed and TDM signal analysis
• Free-run continuous monitoring without external triggering
• Normal and average-only measurement modes
• Eight predefined wireless configurations: GSM, EDGE, NADC, iDEN, Bluetooth, IS-95 CDMA, W-CDMA, and cdma2000
– Sensor Compatibility & Integration
The EPM-P Series interfaces with multiple Keysight power sensor families:
• E9320 E-Series peak and average power sensors (peak, average, and time-gated modes)
• 8480 Series power sensors (average mode)
• N8480 Series power sensors (average mode)
• E-Series CW power sensors (average mode)
• E9300 Series power sensors (average mode)
