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Tektronix AFG3000 Series Technical Reference

Arbitrary function generators specifications and performance verification
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  • Page 1 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generators Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference www.tektronix.com *P077069101* 077-0691-01...
  • Page 2 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material.
  • Page 3 Tektronix, with shipping charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Error codes ....................Performance tests ..................... Test record ..................... Frequency/period test..................Amplitude test....................DC Offset test ....................AC Flatness test ....................Harmonics Distortion test..................Total Harmonic Distortion test ................Spurious test ....................Rise-Fall time test..................... AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents List of Figures Figure 1: AFG3000 Series dimensions ................. Figure 2: RM3100 Rackmount dimensions ..............Figure 3: Frequency/period test.................. Figure 4: 50 Ω terminator accuracy ................Figure 5: Amplitude test ..................Figure 6: 50 Ω terminator accuracy ................
  • Page 7 Table 14: Power ....................Table 15: Environmental ..................Table 16: System characteristics ................Table 17: Error codes ..................... Table 18: Performance test items ................Table 19: Test equipment ..................Table 20: AFG3000 Series Performance Test Record............AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 8: General Safety Summary

    Do not operate in wet/damp conditions. Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere. Keep product surfaces clean and dry. Provide proper ventilation. Refer to the manual's installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 9 DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking. WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking. CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. The following symbol(s) may appear on the product: AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 10 General safety summary AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 11: Service Safety Summary

    Use Care When Servicing With Power On. Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components. To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 12 Service Safety Summary AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 13: Preface

    Preface This manual provides instructions to verify the performance of the AFG3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generators to the module level. Unless noted otherwise, the term “AFG3000 Series” refers to the models in the following table. Table 1: Supported products AFG3011...

  • Page 14: Finding Other Information

    Finding other information This manual focuses on the performance verification of the instrument. See the following list for other documents supporting the instrument. All documents except the Online Help are on the AFG3000 Series Product Documentation CD-ROM that ship with instrument. Document...

  • Page 15: Specifications

    Specifications These specifications apply to all AFG3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generators. All specifications are guaranteed unless labeled “typical”. Typical specifications are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed. Specifications that are check marked with the symbol are checked directly (or indirectly) in the Performance Verification section.

  • Page 16: Table 3: Waveforms

    1 μHz to 40 MHz AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102 1 μHz to 50 MHz / 3102C AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252 1 μHz to 120 MHz / 3252C Pulse AFG3011 / 3011C 1 mHz to 5 MHz AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 17 10 MHz AFG3021B / 3021C / 25 MHz 3022B / 3022C AFG3051 / 3052C 50 MHz AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102 100 MHz / 3102C 240 MHz AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252 / 3252C AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 18: Table 5: Phase (Except Dc, Noise, And Pulse)

    3022C / 3051C / 3052C 20 mV to 20 V (into open circuit load) 20 mV to 10 V AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102 / 3102C 40 mV to 20 V (into open circuit load) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 19: Table 8: Dc Offset

    AFG3021B / 3021C / 3022B / ±(1% of |setting| +5 mV + 0.5% of amplitude (V 3022C / 3101 / 3101C / 3102 / 3102C / 3251 / 3251C / 3252 / 3252C Resolution 1 mV AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 20: Table 9: Internal Noise Add

    Distortion test.) AFG3011 / 3011C 10 Hz ≤ frq < 20 kHz: < –60 dBc 20 kHz ≤ frq < 1 MHz: < –55 dBc 1 MHz ≤ frq ≤ 10 MHz: < –45 dBc AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 21 3022B / 3022C / 3051C / 3052C / 3101 / 3101C / 3102 / 3102C Residual clock noise, typical AFG3011 / 3011C / –63 dBm 3021B / 3021C / 3022B / 3022C / 3051C / 3052C AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 22 0.001% to 99.999% Leading edge/trailing edge transition time (at 10% to 90% of amplitude, respectively) AFG3011 / 3011C 50 ns to 0.625 * pulse period AFG3021B / 3022B 18 ns to 0.625 * pulse period AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 23 ≤ 14 ns 3022B / 3022C AFG3051C / 33052C ≤ 10 ns AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102 ≤ 8 ns / 3102C AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252 ≤ 3 ns / 3252C Jitter (rms), typical AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 24: Table 11: Modulation

    DC to 120 MHz / 3252C PM (Phase Modulation) Carrier waveforms Standard waveforms (except Pulse, DC, and Noise) and Arb Modulation source Internal or External Internal modulating Sine, Square, Ramp, Noise, and Arb waveforms AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 25 AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102 / 3102C AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252 1 mHz to 120 MHz / 3252C Sweep/hold/return time Range 1 ms to 300 s (sweep time) 0 ms to 300 s (hold/return time) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 26: Input And Output Specifications

    Burst: < 500 ps (trigger input to signal output) Table 13: Rear panel Characteristic Description External modulation input Input range ±1.0 V full scale (except FSK) 3.3 V logic level (FSK) Impedance 10 kΩ AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 27: General Specifications

    (non condensing) ≥+40 °C to ≤+60 °C: 5% to 80% >+60 °C to ≤+70 °C: 5% to 40% Altitude Operating Up to 3,000 meters (9,843 feet) Non operating Up to 12,000 meters (39,370 feet) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 28: Table 16: System Characteristics

    4000 points Arb waveform data (8 Kbytes) GPIB: 320 ms USB: 47 ms LAN: 78 ms Acoustic noise, typical < 50 dBA Weight (approximate) 4.5 kg (9.92 lbs) Dimensions Refer to the following illustrations. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 29: Figure 1: Afg3000 Series Dimensions

    Specifications Figure 1: AFG3000 Series dimensions Figure 2: RM3100 Rackmount dimensions AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 30 Specifications AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 31: Performance Verification

    Self Tests and Performance Tests. You may not need to perform all of these procedures, depending on what you want to accomplish. To quickly confirm that the AFG3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generators are operating properly, complete the Self Tests.
  • Page 32 4. Press any front-panel button to exit the diagnostics. NOTE. Do not turn off the power while executing calibration. If the power is turned off during calibration, data stored in internal nonvolatile memory may be lost. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 33: Error Codes

    CH2 ASIC SGEN calibration failure A12/A32/A42/A51/A61 1405 CH1 ASIC clock duty calibration failure A1x/A3x/A4x/A51/A61 1406 CH2 ASIC clock duty calibration failure A12/A32/A42/A51/A61 — Diagnostics Error Codes— 2100 Calibration data not found 2101 Calibration data checksum AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 34 CH2 x20dB 2 attenuator failure A12/A32/A42 2411 CH1 Filter failure A51/A61 2412 CH2 Filter failure A51/A61 2413 CH1 x20dB 3 attenuator failure 2501 CH1 Sine Flatness failure A1x/A3x/A4x/A51/A61 2502 CH2 Sine Flatness failure A12/A32/A42/A51/A61 AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 35: Performance Tests

    Series Arbitrary Function Generators features operate. They do not verify that they operate within limits. The Performance Tests verify that the AFG3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generators performs as warranted. The Performance Tests check all the characteristics that are designated as checked in Specifications.
  • Page 36 Performance verification The instrument must be operating at an ambient temperature between +0 °C and +50 °C. The instrument must have had a warm-up period of at least 20 minutes. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 37: Test Record

    BNC (female) to N (male) Tektronix part number Signal interconnection to a BNC(female)-N(male) 103-0045-00 Spectrum Analyzer Test record Photocopy the test records and use them to record the performance test results for your AFG3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generators. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 38: Table 20: Afg3000 Series Performance Test Record

    Performance verification Table 20: AFG3000 Series Performance Test Record Instrument Serial Number: Certificate Number: Temperature: RH %: Date of Calibration: Technician: Frequency, Amplitude, DC Offset, and AC Flatness Test Record Minimum Test result Maximum Frequency Sine at 1.000000 MHz 0.999999 MHz 1.000001 MHz...
  • Page 39 Performance verification Frequency, Amplitude, DC Offset, and AC Flatness Test Record (cont.) 3.500 Vrms at 1.00 kHz (3.500 × CF - 0.0354) Vrms (3.500 × CF + 0.0354) Vrms AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 40 (+2.500 × CF - 0.030) Vdc (+2.500 × CF + 0.030 Vdc 0.000 Vdc -0.005 Vdc +0.005 Vdc -2.500 Vdc (-2.500 × CF - 0.030) Vdc (-2.500 × CF + 0.030) Vdc CH2 DC Offset Minimum Test result Maximum AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 41 +2.500 Vdc (+2.500 × CF - 0.030) Vdc (+2.500 × CF + 0.030) Vdc 0.000 Vdc -0.005 Vdc +0.005 Vdc -2.500 Vdc (-2.500 × CF - 0.030) Vdc (-2.500 × CF + 0.030) Vdc AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 42 Reference + 0.30 dB Frequency 15.00 MHz Reference - 0.30 dB Reference + 0.30 dB Frequency 25.00 MHz Reference - 0.30 dB Reference + 0.30 dB Frequency 50.00 MHz Reference - 0.50 dB Reference + 0.50 dB AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 43 Reference + 0.30 dB Frequency 15.00 MHz Reference - 0.30 dB Reference + 0.30 dB Frequency 25.00 MHz Reference - 0.30 dB Reference + 0.30 dB Frequency 50.00 MHz Reference - 0.50 dB Reference + 0.50 dB AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 44 Reference + 0.50 dB Frequency 100.0 MHz Reference - 1.00 dB Reference + 1.00 dB Frequency 150.00 MHz Reference - 1.00 dB Reference + 1.00 dB Frequency 240.0 MHz Reference - 2.00 dB Reference + 2.00 dB AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 45 (dBc) CH2 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -60 dBc (dBc) 100 kHz 200 kHz 300 kHz 400 kHz 500 kHz Sine 100 kHz CH1 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 46 100 kHz CH1 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -60 dBc (dBc) CH2 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -60 dBc (dBc) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 47 (dBc) 25 MHz 50 MHz 75 MHz 100 MHz 125 MHz Sine 25 MHz CH1 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -40 dBc (dBc) CH2 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 48 -37 dBc (dBc) CH2 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -37 dBc (dBc) Sine 25MHz 25 MHz 50 MHz 75 MHz 100 MHz 125 MHz CH1 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 49 500 MHz CH1 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -37 dBc (dBc) CH2 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -37 dBc (dBc) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 50 Nth - reference < reference -30 dBc (dBc) Sine 240 MHz 240 MHz 480 MHz 720 MHz 960 MHz 1.20 GHz CH1 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -30 dBc (dBc) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 51 Performance verification Harmonic Distortion Test Record (cont.) Harmonic Distortion Fundamental (amplitude 1 V = reference Limit CH2 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) reading - 0 dBc Nth - reference < reference -30 dBc (dBc) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 52 100 kHz 120 kHz 140 kHz CH1 reading (dBm) reading - reference (A (dBc) = 10 Bn/20 Limit < 0.2% CH2 reading (dBm) reading - reference (A (dBc) = 10 Bn/20 Limit < 0.2% AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 53 10 MHz / 20 MHz / 20 kHz / < -50 dBc 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz Spurious Test Record (AFG305xC) Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Frequency Limit Center Span Spurious Spurious Frequency Frequency (Max) AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 54 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 kHz < -50 dBc 25.00 MHz 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz Sine 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 kHz < -50 dBc 50.00 MHz 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 55 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 kHz < -44 dBc 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz 50.00 MHz Sine 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 kHz < -38 dBc 100.00 MHz 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 56 - - - - - Rise Time Amplitude: 1.0 Vpp 50 ns - - - - - Fall Time Amplitude: 1.0 Vpp 50 ns - - - - - Rise Time Amplitude: 10.0 Vpp 50 ns AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 57 Fall Time Amplitude: 10.0 Vpp 7 ns AFG310x / 310xC - - - - - Rise Time Amplitude: 1.0 Vpp 5 ns - - - - - 5 ns Fall Time Amplitude: 1.0 Vpp AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 58 - - - - - Fall Time Amplitude: 1.0 Vpp 2.5 ns - - - - - Rise Time Amplitude: 5.0 Vpp 2.5 ns - - - - - Fall Time Amplitude: 5.0 Vpp 2.5 ns AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 59: Frequency/Period Test

    5. Set up the arbitrary function generator using the following steps: Select menu Setting Operation Function Pulse Pulse (front) 6. Check that reading of the frequency counter is between 0.999999 MHz and 1.000001 MHz. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 60: Amplitude Test

    3. Connect the arbitrary function generator to the DMM as shown in the following figure. Be sure to connect the 50 Ω terminator to the arbitrary function generator Output connector side. Figure 5: Amplitude test AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 61 1.000 kHz 300.0 mVrms mVrms (300.0 × CF ± 3.35) mVrms Sine 1.000 kHz 800.0 mVrms mVrms (800.0 × CF ± 8.35) mVrms Sine 1.000 kHz 1.500 Vrms Vrms (1.500 × CF ± 0.0154) Vrms AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 62: Dc Offset Test

    figure. Be sure to connect the 50 Ω terminator to the arbitrary function generator Output connector side. Figure 7: DC offset tests 4. Set up the arbitrary function generator using the following steps: AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 63 (- 5.000 × CF ± 0.055) Vdc AFG325x / 325xC Function Offset Measurement Range + 2.500 Vdc (2.500 × CF ± 0.030) Vdc 0.000 Vdc ± 0.005 Vdc - 2.500 Vdc (- 2.500 × CF ± 0.030) Vdc AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 64: Ac Flatness Test

    This test verifies the flatness of a sine wave to 1 kHz sine wave. 1. Connect the arbitrary function generator to the power meter with a power head as shown in the following figure. Figure 8: AC flatness tests AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 65 + 4.0 dBm 5.00 MHz Sine Reference ± 0.30 Sine + 4.0 dBm 15.00 MHz Reference ± 0.30 Sine + 4.0 dBm 25.00 MHz Reference ± 0.30 Sine + 4.0 dBm 50.00 MHz Reference ± 0.50 AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 66: Harmonics Distortion Test

    1. Connect the arbitrary function generator to the spectrum analyzer as shown in the following figure. Figure 9: Harmonic distortion tests 2. Push the Default front-panel button and OK menu button to recall the arbitrary function generator default setup. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 67 20 kHz 40 kHz 60 kHz 80 kHz 100 kHz < -60 dBc 100.00 kHz 500 kHz 1 MHz 2 kHz 100 kHz 200 kHz 300 kHz 400 kHz 500 kHz < -60 dBc AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 68 100 MHz 200 MHz 300 MHz 400 MHz 500 MHz < -30 dBc 240 MHz 625 MHz 1.25 GHz 100 kHz 240 MHz 480 MHz 720 MHz 960 MHz 1.20 GHz < -30 dBc AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 69: Total Harmonic Distortion Test

    5. When the THD cannot be measured directly, it is obtained by using the following calculation: 6. Measure and record each level (A1 to A7) to the seventh harmonics of the 20 kHz sine wave. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 70 -58.5 dBm -63.5 dBm -63.5 dBm reading - reference -60 dBm -60 dBm -65 dBm -60 dBm -65 dBm -65 dBm Cn = 1.000 0.001 0.001 0.000562 0.001 0.000562 0.000562 0.1987% Limit < 0.2% AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 71: Spurious Test

    8. Verify that the spurious signal at each frequency is equal to or less than the limit specified in the following tables. 9. (Two channel models only) Repeat steps 2 through 8 for the channel 2 output. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 72 20 kHz AFG310x / 310xC Spectrum analyzer Measurement Frequency Center Span Spurious Spurious Limit Frequency Frequency (Max) 100.00 kHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 kHz < -60 dBc 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 73 200.00 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 kHz < -29 dBc 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz 240.00 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 kHz < -28 dBc 300 MHz 600 MHz 20 kHz AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

  • Page 74: Rise-Fall Time Test

    Use 10-90% reference level for rise/fall time measurement. 5. (Two channel models only) Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the channel 2 output. AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...
  • Page 75 Frequency Offset Amplitude Vertical Horizontal Limit Square 10.00 MHz 0.0 V 1.0 Vpp 200 mV/div 1 ns/div ≤ 2.5 ns Square 10.00 MHz 0.0 V 5.0 Vpp 1.0 V/div 1 ns/div ≤ 2.5 ns AFG3000 Series Specifications and Performance Verification...

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