Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Taylor Plorin, Product Manager at Keysight, introduced the N5186A MXG signal generator—the world’s first signal generator to feature an embedded reflectometer. This innovative capability enables in-situ generation of a match-corrected signal incident to the current load with a single button press. By eliminating the need for external padding—and its associated impact on system performance—the embedded reflectometer enhances measurement accuracy. Taylor explained that the system characterizes the device under test (DUT)’s impedance match to remove error terms, resulting in more precise measurements.
Taylor Plorin, Product Manager at Keysight, introduced the N5186A MXG signal generator—the world’s first signal generator to feature an embedded reflectometer. This innovative capability enables in-situ generation of a match-corrected signal incident to the current load with a single button press. By eliminating the need for external padding—and its associated impact on system performance—the embedded reflectometer enhances measurement accuracy. Taylor explained that the system characterizes the device under test (DUT)’s impedance match to remove error terms, resulting in more precise measurements.
