The Agilent/Keysight U2814B is a modular instrument chassis that enables construction of custom test systems by housing up to six USB modular instruments in a single 4U platform. Built on the U2781A chassis, it delivers flexible, scalable testing for R&D, manufacturing, and field environments through hot-swappable modules, integrated power management, and synchronized multi-instrument operation.
Technical Specifications
Chassis and Physical
• Form factor: 4U rack height
• Module capacity: Six Agilent/Keysight USB modular products
• Power supply: Integrated 200 W universal AC input
• Cooling: Two temperature sensors with automatic fan regulation
Synchronization and Timing
• Internal 10 MHz reference clock per module slot
• Trigger bus supporting Master/Slave/Star configurations
• Simultaneous multi-module synchronization
Connectivity
• High-speed USB 2.0 interface
• USB Test & Measurement Class (USBTMC-USB488) compliance
• Hot-swappable module insertion and removal under power
• Plug-and-play module recognition
Software Ecosystem
• Bundled Agilent Measurement Manager (AMM) or Keysight Measurement Manager (KMM)
• Supported development environments: Keysight VEE, MATLAB, NI LabVIEW, Microsoft Visual Studio, C#, C++, Visual Basic
• IVI drivers for custom programming
• Windows operating system compatibility
– Key Features
• Portable 4U chassis minimizes lab footprint
• Zero-downtime module swapping during operation
• Unified trigger and clock distribution across all installed modules
• 200 W power budget supports simultaneous multi-instrument operation
– Typical Applications
Research and development prototyping, manufacturing test automation, portable field service diagnostics, and multi-function measurement stations.
– Compatibility & Integration
Accepts Agilent/Keysight USB modular instruments including digital multimeters (U2741A), oscilloscopes (U2701A 100 MHz, U2702A 200 MHz), function generators (U2761A), source measure units (U2722A), switch matrices (U2751A 4×8), and DAQ modules (U2500/U2600 Series, U2802A, U2723A).
