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Arbitrary waveform generator – Atec Tektronix-AWG610 User Manual

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Arbitrary Waveform Generator

AWG610

Characteristics

Arbitrary Waveforms

Waveform Length – 512 to 8,100,032 points
in multiples of eight.

Sequence Length – 1 to 8,000 steps.

Sequence Repeat Counter – 1 to 65,536 or infinite.

Function Generator
Waveforms

Operation Mode – Continuous mode only.

Waveform Shape – Sine, Triangle, Square, Ramp,
Pulse, or DC.

Frequency – 1.000 Hz to 260.0 MHz.

Amplitude –
Range: 0.020 V

p-p

to 2 V

p-p

into 50 Ω.

Resolution: 1 mV.

Offset –
Range: –1.000 V to +1.000 V into 50 Ω.
Resolution: 1 mV.

DC Level –
DC waveform only.
Range: –1.000 V to +1.000 V into 50 Ω.
Resolution: 1 mV.

Polarity – Normal, Invert.

Duty Cycle –
Range: 0.1% to 99.9%, Pulse waveform only.
Resolution:

1.000 Hz to 2.600 MHz: 0.1% step.
2.601 MHz to 13.00 MHz: 0.5% step.
13.01 MHz to 26.00 MHz: 1% step.
26.01 MHz to 52.00 MHz: 2% step.
52.01 MHz to 65.00 MHz: 2.5% step.
65.01 MHz to 104.00 MHz: 4% step.
104.1 MHz to 130.0 MHz: 5% step.
130.1 MHz to 260.0 MHz: 10% step.

Marker Out –
Marker1 Pulse Width:

Hi/Lo: 20%/80% of Period.

Marker2 Pulse Width:

Hi/Lo: 50%/50% of Period, except 65.01 MHz
to 104.0 MHz.
Hi/Lo: 52%/48% of Period, at 65.01 MHz
to 104.0 MHz.

Marker Level:

Hi Level: 2V into 50 Ω.
Lo Level: 0V into 50 Ω.

Clock Generator

Sampling Frequency – 50.000000 kHz to
2.6000000 GHz.

Resolution – 8 digits.

Internal Clock – Accuracy: ±1 ppm.

Phase Noise – (data clock is 1/4th of the output
sample rate).
At 650 MHz, 10 kHz offset: –80 dBc/Hz.
At 650 MHz, 100 kHz offset: –100 dBc/Hz.

Operating Modes

Continuous – Waveform is iteratively output. If a
sequence is defined, the sequence order and repeat
functions are applied.

Triggered – Waveform is output only once when
an external, internal, GPIB, LAN or manual trigger
is received.

Gated – Waveform begins output when gate is
true and resets to beginning when false.

Enhanced – Waveform is output as defined by
the sequence.

Internal Trigger Generator

Internal Trigger Rate –
Range: 1.0 µs to 10.0 s.
Resolution: 3 digits, 0.1 µs minimum.
Accuracy: ±0.1%.

Main Output

Output Signal –
Complementary; CH1 and channel/inverse.

Digital to Analog Converter –
Resolution: 8 Bits.
Differential non-linearity: ±1/2-Bit.
Integral non-linearity: ±1-Bit.

Output Connector – Front Panel SMA.

Normal Out

Amplitude –
Output Voltage: –2.0 V to +2.0 V into 50 Ω.
Amplitude: 20 mV to 2.0 V into 50 Ω.
Resolution: 1 mV.
DC Accuracy: ±(1.5% of Amplitude + 2 mV) at
offset = 0 V.

Offset –
Range: –1.000 V to +1.000 V into 50 Ω.
Resolution: 1 mV.
Accuracy: ±(1% of offset + 10 mV) at amplitude =
20 mV.

Pulse Response (–1 and 1 waveform data,
0 V Offset, Through Filter at 1 V

p-p

) –

Rise Time (10 to 90%): ≤750 ps.
Fall Time (10 to 90%): ≤750 ps.
Aberrations (at 1000 MHz): At 1.0 V

p-p

Amplitude: ±10%.
Flatness (after 20 ns from rise/fall edge): ±3%.

Sine Wave Characteristics (2.6 GS/s Clock,
32 Waveform Points, 81.25 MHz Signal
Frequency, 0.5 V Amplitude, 0 V Offset,
Through Filter) –
Harmonics: ≤ –40 dBc, DC to 800 MHz.
Noise: ≤ –50 dBc, DC to 800 MHz.
Phase noise: ≤ –85 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset.

Filter

Type – 20, 50, 100, 200 MHz Bessel low-pass.

Rise Time (10 to 90%) –
20 MHz, 17 ns; 50 MHz, 7.0 ns; 100 MHz, 3.5 ns;
200 MHz, 1.75 ns.

Delay from Trigger –
20 MHz, 50 ns + 22 clocks; 50 MHz, 40 ns +
22 clocks; 100 MHz, 35 ns + 22 clocks; 200 MHz,
33 ns + 22 clocks; through 30 ns + 22 clocks.

Direct D/A Out

Amplitude

Output Voltage – –0.5 V to +0.5 V into 50 Ω.

Amplitude – 20 mV

p-p

to 1.0 V

p-p

into 50 Ω.

Resolution – 1 mV.

DC Accuracy – ± (2% of Amplitude + 2 mV).

Offset – no function.

DC Offset Accuracy – 0 V ±10 mV
(waveform data = 0).

Pulse Response (–1 and 1 waveform data,
at 0.5 V

p-p

) –

Rise Time (10 to 90%): ≤400 ps.
Fall Time (10 to 90%): ≤400 ps.

Output Impedance – 50 Ω.

Auxiliary Outputs

Marker

Number – 2 (complementary).

Level –
Hi/Lo: 1.1 V to 3.0 V into 50 Ω (Max. 2.5 V

p-p

).

–2.2 V to 6.0 V into 1 MΩ. (Max. 5 V

p-p

).

Resolution – 0.05 V.

Accuracy – Within ±0.1 V +5% of setting.

Rise/Fall Time (20 to 80%) – 150 ps (2 V

p-p

,

Hi +1 V, Lo –1 V) into 50 Ω.

Variable Delay –
Range: 0 ns to +1.5 ns.
Accuracy: –30% to +10% at 1.5 ms setting.
Resolution: 100 ps.
Marker Skew: 70 ps (typical).

Connector – Front-panel SMA.

10 MHz Reference Clockout –
Amplitude: ≥1 V

p-p

into 50 Ω. Max 3 V

p-p

open.

Impedance: 50 Ω, AC coupling.
Connector: Rear-panel BNC.

1/4 Clock Out –
Level: ECL 100 K compatible.
Connector: Rear-panel BNC.

Trigger In –
Impedance: 1 kΩ or 50 Ω.
Polarity: POS or NEG.

Input Voltage Range –
1 kΩ: ±10 V.
50 Ω: ±5 V.