Keysight N5185A MXG Analog Signal Generator N5185A-Option 506，9 kHz to 6 GHz

Keysight N5185A MXG Analog Signal Generator N5185A-Option 506，9 kHz to 6 GHz 

N5185A-Option 503：  9 kHz to 3GHz 

N5185A-Option 506：  9 kHz to 6 GHz 

N5185A-Option 508：  9 kHz to 8.5GHz 

Compact, multichannel analog signal generator with frequency coverage up to 8.5 GHz per channel

Highlights

Evolving technologies in wireless communications and aerospace and defense applications demand higher 

frequency coverage using complex modulation schemes like multiple-input / multiple-output (MIMO), 

beamforming, and multiplexing to maximize data throughput. The Keysight N5185A MXG analog signal 

generator provides consistent and repeatable results that are ideal for multiport testing. The MXG’s custom

DAC application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) use direct digital synthesis to deliver precise signals in 

one easy-to-use box.

▶Covers frequency range from 9 kHz to 8.5 GHz with excellent phase noise and output power.

▶Supports military radio communications and MIMO tests with up to four unique outputs.

▶Reduces measurement uncertainty in power amplifier characterizations when using the embedded reflectometer.

▶Maximizes production capacity without sacrificing rack space in a 2U box.

▶Enables fast access to a dedicated team of KeysightCare technical support engineers.

Definitions and Conditions 

Specifications represent warranted performance of a calibrated instrument that has been stored for a 

minimum of 2 hours within the operating temperature of 0 to 55 °C, unless otherwise stated, and after a 

45 minute warm-up period. The specifications include measurement uncertainty. Data represented in this 

document are specifications unless otherwise noted. 

Typical (typ) describes additional product performance information that is not covered by the product 

warranty. It is performance beyond specifications that 80 percent of the units exhibit with a 90 percent 

confidence level at room temperature (approximately 25 °C). Typical performance does not include 

measurement uncertainty. 

Nominal (nom) values indicate the expected mean or average performance, or an attribute whose 

performance is by design, such as the 50 ohm connector. This data is not warranted and is measured at 

room temperature (approximately 25 °C). 

Measured (meas) describes an attribute measured during the design phase for purposes of 

communicating expected performance, such as amplitude drift vs. time. This data is not warranted and is 

measured at room temperature (approximately 25 °C).

Options

Accessories

11900B：  Adapter 2.4 mm female to 2.4 mm female

11900C：  Adapter 2.4 mm male to 2.4 mm female

11901B：  Adapter 2.4 mm female to APC-3.5 female

11901C：  Adapter 2.4 mm male to APC-3.5 female

11904C：  Adapter 2.4 mm male to 2.92 mm female

83059B：  Coaxial Adapter, 3.5mm Female-Female

83059C：  Coaxial Adapter, 3.5mm Male-Female

Y1311A：  Additional removable M.2 drive

Y1310A：  Additional removable SD card

Y1313A：  Micro HDMI to Micro HDMI cable