PXIe-5842 Specifications

Applicable Instruments

Where the hardware revision x is a letter and y is one or more digits.

The assembly number series is used in shipping kits with the following part numbers:

• PXIe-5842 VST (Up to 2 GHz BW): 789600-x, where x is a series of digits
• PXIe-5842 VST (4 GHz BW):
  • 789600-x, where x is a series of digits
  • 789602-x, where x is a series of digits

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Warranted Specifications describe the performance of a model under stated operating conditions and are covered by the model warranty. Warranted specifications account for measurement uncertainties, temperature drift, and aging. Warranted specifications are ensured by design or verified during production and calibration.

Characteristics describe values that are relevant to the use of the model under stated operating conditions but are not covered by the model warranty.

Typical—describes the performance met by a majority of models.

Typical-95—describes the performance met by 95% (≈2σ) of models with a 95% confidence.

Nominal—describes an attribute that is based on design, conformance testing, or supplemental testing.

Measured—describes the measured performance of a representative model.

Specifications are Warranted Specifications unless otherwise noted.

All specifications are valid under the following conditions unless otherwise noted.

• 30 minutes warm-up time; warm-up time begins when the PXI Express chassis has been powered on and the operating system has completely loaded
• Self-calibration is performed after the warm-up time has completed
• Calibration cycle is maintained
• Environment temperature is within the ambient range, onboard temperature sensors within the PXIe-5842 instrument are within ±5 °C of the last self-calibration temperature, and temperature correction is enabled (default driver behavior)
• Installed in chassis with 82 W slot cooling capacity with fan mode set to Auto
• Empty chassis slots contain slot blockers and EMC filler panels to minimize temperature drift and reduce emissions
• Modules are connected with NI cables according to setup instructions, as documented in PXIe-5842 user documentation
• Indicated instrument driver is used with driver default settings unless otherwise noted:
  • PXIe-5842 VST (Up to 2 GHz BW): RFmx 2023 Q3 or later, NI-RFSA 2023 Q3 or later, or NI-RFSG 2023 Q3 or later
  • PXIe-5842 VST (4 GHz BW): RFmx 2025 Q1 or later, NI-RFSA 2025 Q1 or later, or NI-RFSG 2025 Q1 or later
  • PXIe-5842 VST with S-Parameters: RFmx 2023 Q4 or later, NI-RFSA 2023 Q4 or later, or NI-RFSG 2023 Q4 or later

Warranted specifications are valid under the following condition unless otherwise noted.

• Over an ambient temperature range of 0 °C to 40 °C

Typical and Typical-95 specifications are valid under the following condition unless otherwise noted.

• Over an ambient temperature range of 23 °C ±5 °C

Typical specifications do not include measurement uncertainty.

Measured specifications do not include measurement uncertainty and are measured immediately after a device self-calibration is performed.