Agilent Announces LXI Attenuator/Switch Drivers

Sept. 18, 2007

Agilent Technologies has developed several LXI attenuator/switch drivers for use in bench-top and automatic-test-equipment (ATE) environments. Using the LXI LAN-based commuications protocol for test equipment, the new drivers provide an intuitive graphical user interface and variety of attenuation and switching options that can be accessed by remote control over a standard Ethernet LAN. The drivers are available in the models 11713B and 11713C. The B model drives a combination of two programmable attenuators and two single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switches or as many as 10 SPDT switches. The C model controls a combination of four programmable attenuators and four SPDT switches or as many as 20 SPDT switches. For more information on the LXI attenuator/switch drivers, visit the Agilent Technologies website at: http://www.agilent.com

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.