Keysight Technologies

M9169E

PXI Switchable-Input Programmable Step Attenuator Module,

DC to 50 GHz

Industries and Applications

– RF signal path attenuation simulation

– Spectrum analyzer input signal conditioning

– RF receiver sensitivity test

– Adjacent channel interference

Product Description

In addition to connectorized standalone attenuators, Keysight Technologies, Inc. also

offers PXI step attenuator modules that operate across a broad frequency range of

DC to 50 GHz. The M9169E is a 3-port PXI programmable step attenuator module

with a switchable path. This is ideal for switching in a calibrator signal (cal input) into

the input of a signal analyzer to improve amplitude accuracy. The M9169E has a 0.03

dB insertion loss repeatability throughout the operating life of up to 5 million cycles

per section. The M9169E has excellent attenuation accuracy across a wide operating

temperature range ensures precise measurements.

Features and Benefits

Product features

Your benefit

0.03 dB insertion loss repeatability

throughout the operating life

Minimize system measurement uncertainty

Long operating life of 5 million cycles

Reduce cost of test and increase reliability

over test system’s life expectancy

High attenuation accuracy and flatness

Superior attenuation accuracy ensures precise

measurements

Port 1

Port 2

Port 3

Schematic diagram for the M9169E