Agilent Technologies launches new decoding software

Agilent Technologies has launched new software that breaks new ground in the decoding of MIPI Radio Frequency Front-End protocol packets.

This new product gives validation and design engineers an easy and quick method of debugging and validating their RF front-end (RFFE) – a specification that offers a common method for controlling RFFE devices such as switches and amplifiers – interfaces on oscilloscopes.

RFFE is able to scale dozens of slave devices and provides point-to-multipoint connectivity for control of the RFFE.

While many radio applications require accurate timing control, RFFE instead uses a bus-clock frequency of 26 MHz and Agilent's new decoder has been created to run on Infiniium 9000A and 9000 H-Series oscilloscopes as well as the 90000A, 90000 X- and 90000 Q-Series.

Jay Alexander, vice-president and general manager of Agilent, said the product has been designed to "meet our customers' needs for leading-edge solutions".

"Our decoder is extremely helpful to RFFE designers for ensuring their designs work as intended," he added.