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About the EMI Receiver Measurement Application
1 About the EMI Receiver
Measurement Application
This book provides information on using the EMI Receiver Mode in your MXE EMI
Receiver or your X-Series Signal Analyzer.
The MXE EMI Receiver allows you to make fully CISPR compliant measurements.
The X-Series signal analyzers allow you to make the same measurements in a
precompliance environment.
The N6141A and W6141A EMC measurement applications enable you to perform
conducted and radiated emissions tests to both commercial and MIL-STD
requirements. It provides better sensitivity, accuracy and reduces test margins, across
the MXE EMI Receiver or X-Series signal analyzers, so you can make more precise
measurements. The wide range of features enables you to use the scan table to set up
frequency ranges, gains, bandwidths and dwell time. You can scan a frequency range
and display the results in log or linear format, search for signals, measure the peak,
quasi-peak and average values of the signals and place the results in a table. Use the
Signal List feature to mark and delete unwanted signals, leaving only those of
interest.
This measurement application enables you to:
• Identify out-of-limit device emissions
— See device emissions typically hidden in the noise floor
— Differentiate between ambient signals and device emissions
— View signals over time to identify intermittent responses
• Maximize signals and compare against regulatory requirements
— Built-in commercial and MIL-STD compliant bandwidths, detectors and band
presets
— Continuously monitor signals with bar meters to detect maximum amplitude
— Compare measured emissions to regulatory limits
You can access this application by way of the front panel or a remote interface.