Agilent/Keysight E1419A

The Agilent/Keysight E1419A is a C-size, 1-slot VXI multifunction measurement and control module engineered for mixed-sensor and mixed-signal applications in design verification and test automation. Built around a 40 MHz pipelined DSP, the module delivers deterministic real-time execution with on-board Engineering Unit conversion, scalable configuration, and intelligent decision-making capabilities. Its modular architecture accepts up to eight Signal Conditioning Plug-ons (SCPs), enabling flexible analog and digital I/O without additional VXI carriers - reducing system complexity and improving measurement repeatability.

Technical Specifications

• Form Factor: C-size, 1-slot, register-based VXI module


• Processor: 40 MHz pipelined DSP


• Memory: 64 kSa buffer; 500-element current value table


• Data Transfer: 64,000-sample FIFO buffer for block transfers


• Programming: Subset of C language (IF-ELSE, math, and comparison operations)


• SCP Capacity: Up to eight Signal Conditioning Plug-ons (positions 1–4 support non-programmable analog input SCPs)

Key Features

• Analog measurements: voltage, current, resistance, temperature (thermocouples, thermistors, RTDs), strain, frequency, event count, toothed-wheel velocity


• Digital I/O: discrete levels, TTL, contact closures, 8-bit/16-bit outputs


• Pulse generation: programmable PWM with free-run, square-wave, and pulse-per-update modes


• Integrated bridge excitation and completion for strain applications


• Stepper motor control via dedicated SCPs


• On-board Engineering Unit conversion eliminates external conditioning carriers


• Breadboard SCP option (E1504A) for custom circuit integration

Typical Applications Electromechanical component and assembly design verification; mixed-signal test automation; condition monitoring; real-time control in laboratory and production environments.

Compatibility & Integration Shipped standard with four E1501A Direct Input SCPs (8-channel each). Instrument drivers support LabVIEW and HP VEE programming environments. Register-based architecture enables deterministic timing for synchronized multi-channel operations.