Whitepaper
Uncover EMI Issues Early with Simple Pre-Compliance Tests
This Keysight Technologies application note details methods for improving EMI pre-compliance testing throughout the product development cycle. The document focuses on leveraging software capabilities within the N6141 PathWave X-Series EMI measurement application paired with an X-Series signal analyzer to identify and resolve EMC issues early, reducing costs and time to market. Key features highlighted include customizable limit lines supporting multiple standards (e.g., CISPR 16/11), correction factor libraries for transducer compensation, suspect signal lists prioritizing weighted detectors (Quasi Peak / EMI-Average), multi-trace analysis, signal maximization techniques via turntable rotation, a time domain scan alternative to traditional swept frequency scans offering up to two orders of magnitude in speed improvements, and comprehensive report generation. The paper targets frequencies from 9 kHz to 6 GHz+ depending on regulation and EUT clock speeds.