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AWG5200 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference Revision A *P077133500* 077-1335-00...
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AWG5200 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference Warning The servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so. Refer to all safety summaries before performing service.
Termination resistance measurement ............... Analog amplitude accuracy .................. Analog offset accuracy (DC output paths) ..............Analog DC Bias accuracy (AC output paths).............. Marker high and low level accuracy................ 10 MHz reference frequency accuracy ..............Test record ..................... AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Figure 4: Equipment connection for checking the triggered outputs ........Figure 5: Equipment connection to measure termination resistance......... Figure 6: Equipment connection for verifying the marker high and low level accuracy ....Figure 7: Equipment connection for verifying the 10 MHz reference frequency accuracy ....AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Table 33: Required equipment for performance tests ............Table 34: Analog amplitude accuracy (DC High BW output path) .......... Table 35: Offset accuracy ..................Table 36: Analog DC bias accuracy ................Table 37: Marker high level accuracy................Table 38: Marker low level accuracy................AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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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: AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
The following documents are also available for this product and can be downloaded from the Tektronix website www.tek.com/manual/downloads. AWG5200 Series Installation and Safety Manual. This document provides safety information and how to install the generator. Tektronix part number: 071-3529-xx. AWG5200 Series Programmer Manual. This document provides the programming commands to remotely control the generator.
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Preface viii AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Specifications This section contains the specifications for the AWG5200 series Arbitrary Waveform Generators. All specifications are typical unless noted as warranted. Warranted specifications that are marked with the symbol are checked in this manual. Performance conditions To meet specifications, the following conditions must be met: The instrument must have been calibrated/adjusted at an ambient temperature between +20 °C and +30 °C.
The waveform requires 2 values for each sample point. In the IQ waveform, I and Q samples alternate in pairs or groups depending on the interpolation selection. The format depends on the interpolation rate selected (2x or 4x) AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Real time correction of the sinx/x frequency roll off can be enabled or disabled independently on each channel. Table 4: Sequencer Characteristics Description Number of steps 16,384 14 address bits. Numbers are zero-0 based in HW (0 to -16383). Maximum repeat count 1048576 (2 AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
DC High Volt 1.2 ns (Option HV) AC Direct 340 ps AC Amplified 740 ps (Option AC) Skew adjustment range ±2 ns Used to adjust skew between channels in a single instrument. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Single ended output from the (+) connector. (Option AC) Includes an amplified path and a passive variable attenuator path to provide a large output amplitude range. ON/OFF control Independent control for each analog output channel. Output impedance 50 Ω AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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50 Ω single-ended. (Option DC) 50 mV to 3.0 V into 100 Ω differential. DC High Volt 10 mV to 5 V into 50 Ω single-ended. (Option HV) 20 mV to 10.0 V into 100 Ω differential. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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± 2 V into 50 Ω to ground. (Option HV) ± 4 V into high resistance or matching voltage termination. DC Offset resolution Output path DC High BW 1 mV DC High Volt 1 mV (Option HV) AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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AC DC bias accuracy (warranted) Output path AC Direct ±(2% of bias + 20 mV); into an open circuit (zero load current). AC Amplified ±(2% of bias + 20 mV); into an open circuit (zero load current). (Option AC) AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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< 16 % , at 750 mV single ended. DC High BW < 16 % , at 1.5 V single ended. (Option DC) DC High Volt < 10 % , at 5 V single ended. (Option HV) AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Operating at 10 GS/s (See Table 13 on page 13.) Phase noise Operating at 2.5 GS/s (See Table 14 on page 14.) Operating at 5 GS/s or (See Table 15 on page 14.) 10 GS/s with DDR enabled AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
< 150 ps (20% to 80% of swing when High = 0.4 V, Low = –0.4 V). Aberrations < 20% for the first 1 ns following the step transition with 100% reference at 10 ns. Random jitter 5 ps AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
DAC sample clock. This clock always operates in the octave range specified below. It is multiplied and divided to create the effective DAC sampling rate. Connector type SMA on rear panel. Output impedance 50 Ω AC coupled. Output amplitude +3 dBm to +10 dBm. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
2.5 v pp Max Frequency Clock output ÷ 32. Table 22: Sync Out Characteristics Description Connector type SMA on rear panel. Output impedance 50 Ω (AC coupled). Output amplitude , ±20% into 50 Ω. Frequency Clock output ÷ 32. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
50 Ω selected < 5 V Input voltage minimum amplitude 0.5 V Threshold control Range –5.0 V to 5.0 V. Resolution 0.1 V Accuracy ± 5% of setting + 0.1 V. Minimum pulse width 20 ns AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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, 14 ps for 5 GHz DAC sampling clock. Jitter, synchronous mode Trigger synchronized to 300 fs Internal or Ext Clock Trigger synchronized to 400 fs Variable Reference Trigger synchronized to Fixed 1.7 ps 10 MHz Reference AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
64 ns Setup and hold Setup: 5 ns. Hold: 5 ns. Holdoff time >18 μs Strobe hold off is the amount of delay required at the end of a waveform before another strobe pulse can be processed. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
RJ-45 LAN connector supporting 10/100/1000 Ethernet on rear panel. Table 28: Display Characteristics Description Display area 132 mm X 99 mm (5.2 in X 3.9 in, 6.5 in diagonal) Resolution 1024 X 768 pixels Touch screen Built-in touch screen AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
460.5 mm (18.13 in) Length 603 mm (23.76 in) Cooling method Forced-air circulation with no air filter. Cooling clearance 0 in Bottom 0 in Left side 50 mm (2 in) Right side 50 mm (2 in) Rear 0 in AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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5% to 45% relative humidity above +30 °C (+86 °F) up to +60 °C (140 °F) noncondensing. Altitude Operating Up to 3,000 m (approximately 10,000 feet). Maximum operating temperature decreases 1 °C (34 °F) each 300 m (984 ft) above 1.5 km (4921 ft). Nonoperating Up to 12,000 m (approximately 40,000 feet). AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Advantages: These procedures add direct checking of warranted specifications. These procedures require specific test equipment. (See page 43, Required equipment.) If you are not familiar with operating this instrument, refer to the online help or the user information supplied with the instrument. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
(See Figure 1.) These ports can be used for an external mouse and/or keyboard. Additionally, an external video display can be connected to the VGA display port on the rear panel. Figure 1: Peripheral connections AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
3. Click the Diagnostics & Calibration button and then select Diagnostics. 4. In the Diagnostics dialog box, confirm that all the check boxes are selected. If they are not all selected, click the Select all tests button. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
1. From the Utilities tab, select System. 2. From the Utilities tab, select Diag & Cal. Click the Diagnostics & Calibration button and then select Calibration. 3. Click the Start button to start the routine. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Brief procedures 4. Verify that Pass appears in the Summary column for all items when the calibration completes. 5. Click the Close button. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Female For use with Tektronix RSA5126B signal analyzer Load test waveforms Test waveforms are provided to test functionality. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Tektronix\AWG5200\Samples\PV and load the following test waveforms into the waveform list, making them available during the tests. PV_DC_Zero.wfmx PV_DC_Minus.wfmx PV_DC_Plus.wfmx...
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Input impedance: 50 Ω (CH 1 and CH 2) e. CH 1 and CH 2 position: +2 div (if necessary) Trigger source: CH1 g. Trigger level: 0 mV h. Trigger slope: Positive Trigger mode: Auto 5. Click the Home tab on the display. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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11. Check that the channel waveform is properly displayed on the test oscilloscope screen. 12. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from green to red) to disable all outputs. 13. Repeat the test for each generator channel. 14. Disconnect the test setup. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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50 Ω SMA terminator. 3. Set the test oscilloscope as follows: a. Vertical scale: 1 V/div (CH 1 through CH 4) b. Horizontal scale: 100 ns/div c. Input coupling: DC d. Input impedance: 50 Ω AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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9. Click the Play button on-screen or on the front panel. 10. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from red to green) to enable all outputs. 11. Check that the CH1:1 through CH1:4 waveforms are properly displayed on the test oscilloscope screen. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Brief procedures 12. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from green to red) to disable all outputs. 13. Repeat the test for each channel’s markers. 14. Disconnect the test setup. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
3. Set the Output path to AC Direct. 4. Use a 50 Ω SMA cable to connect the channel 1 AC connector (+) on the generator to the RF input of the signal analyzer. Figure 2: Equipment connections for checking the AC output AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Set the Frequency to 3 GHz. k. Click the Compile Settings icon to open the compile settings dialog screen. In the Name field, change the name to Waveform_3 GHz. m. Close the compile settings dialog screen. n. Click Compile. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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11. Press the Play button, or click Play on the display. 12. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from red to green) to enable all outputs. 13. Check that the waveform is properly displayed on the signal analyzer screen. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
15. Repeat the test using the 3 GHz and 5 GHz waveforms, setting the spectrum analyzer center frequency to match the test waveform frequency. 16. Repeat test for each generator channel. 17. Disconnect the test setup. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
50 Ω SMA cable and a TCA-SMA adapter. Figure 4: Equipment connection for checking the triggered outputs 6. Set the oscilloscope as follows: a. Vertical scale: 200 mV/div b. Horizontal scale: 20 ns/div c. Trigger source: CH1 d. Trigger level: 100 mV AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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19. Repeat the test for the Trigger B input after making the following changes. Move the cable from the Trigger A input to the Trigger B input. On the Home tab, set the trigger input to B. 20. Disconnect the test setup. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
You must have performed and passed the procedure Diagnostics and Calibration, and the procedure Functional Tests. Load test waveforms Test waveforms are provided to test performance. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Tektronix\AWG5200\Samples\PV and load the following test waveforms into the waveform list, making them available during the tests. PV_DC_Zero.wfmx PV_DC_Minus.wfmx...
SMA male to BNC female connector BNC-dual banana adapter 1 ea. BNC to dual banana plugs Tektronix part number 103-0090-00 Test record Photocopy the test records and use them to record the performance test results. (See page 61, Test record.) AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
4. Set the digital multimeter to the DCV mode. NOTE. Lead resistance is not included in the measurement results when using four wire ohms. The accuracy is higher especially for small resistances. Use a four wire method if necessary. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
4. Terminate the CH 1 (–) connector on the generator using a 50 Ω SMA terminator. 5. Click the Home tab on the display. 6. Click the Reset to Default Setup button in the toolbar. 7. From the Waveform List window, assign the waveform PV_DC_Plus.wfmx to Channel 1. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
11. Click the Play button on-screen or press the button on the front panel of the generator. 12. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from red to green) to enable all outputs. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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CH 1 (+) connector. 21. Repeat steps 9 through 19 for the CH1 (–) connector. 22. Repeat steps 7 through 21 until all channels are checked, modifying the instructions with channel number under test. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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27. Move the SMA-BNC adapter from the CH 1 (+) connector to the CH 1 (–) connector and move the 50 Ω SMA termination from the CH 1 (–) connector to the CH 1 (+) connector. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
3. Connect the CH 1 (+) connector from the generator to the HI and LO inputs of the digital multimeter using a 50 Ω SMA cable. 4. Terminate the CH 1 (–) connector on the generator using a 50 Ω SMA terminator. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Table 35 on page 50.) Table 35: Offset accuracy Offset settings Accuracy limits 1.95 V to 2.05 V –10 mV to 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V to –1.95 V 11. In the Setup tab, enable the channel’s output. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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50 Ω SMA termination from the (–) connector to the (+) connector of the channel under test. 19. Repeat steps 10 through 17 for the (–) output. 20. Repeat steps 10 through 19 until all channels are checked, modifying the instructions with channel number under test. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
2. Connect an SMA-BNC adapter to the 50 Ω BNC termination on the digital multimeter. 3. Connect the CH 1 (+) connector from the generator to the HI and LO inputs of the digital multimeter using a 50 Ω SMA cable. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
9. Set the DC Bias of the instrument as shown in the table. (See Table 36 on page 53.) Table 36: Analog DC bias accuracy Bias settings Accuracy limits 4.88 V to 5.12 V –20 mV to 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V to –4.88 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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18. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from green to red) to disable all outputs. NOTE. This is the start of testing the optional AC Amplified output path. If the optional AC Amplified output is licensed, continue with this procedure. If not, skip to step 21. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Performance tests 19. In the Channel tab under Setup, select Channel 1 and set the Output Path to AC Amplified. 20. Repeat steps 9 through 17 for each available channel. 21. Disconnect the test setup. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
3. Terminate the generator’s CH1:2 through CH1:4 markers using 50 Ω SMA terminators. Figure 6: Equipment connection for verifying the marker high and low level accuracy 4. From the Waveform List window, assign the waveform PV_DC_Plus.wfmx to the channel under test. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
CH1:4), always terminating the unused markers for the channel under test. 14. Repeat the Marker high level accuracy test for each available generator channel. 15. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from green to red) to disable all outputs. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Termination resistance measurement.) procedure. 26. Verify that the marker Low level falls within the limits given in the table. (See Table 38.) 27. Repeat steps 19 through 26 for the remaining 2 rows in the table. (See Table 38.) AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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CH1:4), always terminating the unused markers for the channel under test. 29. Repeat the Marker high level accuracy test for each available generator channel. 30. Press the All Outputs Off button on the generator (toggle from green to red) to disable all outputs. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Figure 7: Equipment connection for verifying the 10 MHz reference frequency accuracy 2. On the frequency counter, press the Meas and the Freq buttons. 3. Verify that the frequency counter reading falls within the range of 9.99998 MHz to 10.00002 MHz. 4. Disconnect the test setup. AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
Performance tests Test record Photocopy the test record pages and use them to record the performance test results for your instrument. AWG5200 series performance test record Instrument Model: Instrument Serial Number: Certificate Number: Temperature: RH %: Date of Calibration: Technician:...
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Ch 8 + Amplitude 25 mV 23.75 mV 26.25 mV 100 mV 98 mV 102 mV 200 mV 196 mV 204 mV 500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 980 mV 1.02 V 1.5 V 1.47 V 1.53 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 5 – Amplitude 25 mV 23.75 mV 26.25 mV 100 mV 98 mV 102 mV 200 mV 196 mV 204 mV 500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 980 mV 1.02 V 1.5 V 1.47 V 1.53 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 8 – Amplitude 25 mV 23.75 mV 26.25 mV 100 mV 98 mV 102 mV 200 mV 196 mV 204 mV 500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 980 mV 1.02 V 1.5 V 1.47 V 1.53 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 4.92 V 5.08 V Ch 6 + Amplitude 10 mV 9.5 mV 10.5 mV 100 mV 98 mV 102 mV 500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 4.92 V 5.08 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 4.92 V 5.08 V AWG5208 Amplitude Ch 5 – 10 mV 9.5 mV 10.5 mV 100 mV 98 mV 102 mV 500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 4.92 V 5.08 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 4.92 V 5.08 V Ch 8 – Amplitude 10 mV 9.5 mV 10.5 mV 100 mV 98 mV 102 mV 500 mV 480 mV 520 mV 4.92 V 5.08 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 + Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V Ch 8 + Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 – Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V Ch 8 – Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 + Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V Ch 8 + Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 – Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V Ch 8 – Offset 1.95 V 2.05 V –10 mV 10 mV –2 V –2.05 V –1.95 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 + DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V Ch 8 + DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 – DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V Ch 8 – DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 + DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V Ch 8 + DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Ch 7 – DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V Ch 8 – DC Bias 4.88 V 5.12 V –20 mV 20 mV –5 V –5.12 V –4.88 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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1.55 V 1.95 V CH2:3 0.0 V –25 mV +25 mV –0.3 V –0.305 V –0.295 V CH2:4 + 1.75 V 1.55 V 1.95 V 0.0 V –25 mV +25 mV –0.3 V –0.305 V –0.295 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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1.55 V 1.95 V 0.0 V –25 mV +25 mV –0.3 V –0.305 V –0.295 V CH5:4 + 1.75 V 1.55 V 1.95 V 0.0 V –25 mV +25 mV –0.3 V –0.305 V –0.295 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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1.55 V 1.95 V 0.0 V –25 mV +25 mV –0.3 V –0.305 V –0.295 V CH8:4 + 1.75 V 1.55 V 1.95 V 0.0 V –25 mV 25 mV –0.3 V –0.305 V –0.295 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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1.37 V 1.73 V CH2:3 0.0 V –25 mV 25 mV –500 mV –0.525 V –0.475 V CH2:4 + 1.55 V 1.37 V 1.73 V 0.0 V –25 mV 25 mV –500 mV –0.525 V –0.475 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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1.37 V 1.73 V 0.0 V –25 mV 25 mV –500 mV –0.525 V –0.475 V CH5:4 + 1.55 V 1.37 V 1.73 V 0.0 V –25 mV 25 mV –500 mV –0.525 V –0.475 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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1.37 V 1.73 V 0.0 V –25 mV 25 mV –500 mV –0.525 V –0.475 V CH8:4 + 1.55 V 1.37 V 1.73 V 0.0 V –25 mV 25 mV –500 mV –0.525 V –0.475 V AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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Performance tests Performance test Minimum Test result Maximum 10 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy 9.99998 MHz 10.00002 MHz AWG5200 Series Technical Reference...
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