Performance verification
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AFG31000 Series Arbitrary Function Generator Specification and Performance Verification Technical Reference
Equipment required
The following table lists the equipment necessary to complete the performance tests.
Table 33: Test equipment for performance tests
Description
Minimum requirements Recommended
equipment
Purpose
Digital multimeter (DMM) AC volts, true RMS
AC-coupled accuracy:
±0.1% to 1 kHz
DC volts accuracy:
50 ppm, resolution
100
μV
Resistance Accuracy:
±0.05 Ω
Keithley Model 2002
Measures voltage. Used
in multiple procedures.
Power meter
100 kHz to 250 MHz
1 μW to 100 mW
(–30 dBm to +20 dBm)
Accuracy: 0.02 dB
Resolution: 0.01 dB
R&S NRVS
Measures voltage. Used
in multiple procedures.
Power head
100 kHz to 250 MHz
1 μW to 100 mW
(–30 dBm to 20 dBm)
R&S NRV-Z5
Measures voltage. Used
in multiple procedures.
Frequency counter
Accuracy: 0.01 ppm
Phase measurement
Tektronix FCA3100
Checks clock frequency.
Oscilloscope
1 GHz bandwidth, 50 Ω
input termination
Tektronix TDS5104B
Checks output signals.
Used in multiple
procedures.
Spectrum analyzer
1 GHz bandwidth, 50 Ω
input termination
Tektronix RSA3303A
Checks output signals.
Harmonics spurious.
BNC coaxial cable
50 Ω, male
-to-male BNC
connector, 91 cm
Tektronix part number
012-0482-00
Interconnects signals.
BNC terminator
50 Ω, ±1 Ω , 2 W, DC to
1 GHz, BNC
Tektronix part number
011-0049-02
Interconnects signals.
Attenuator
50 Ω , x10, BNC
Tektronix part number
011-0059-03
Interconnects signals.
Adapter Dual-Banana
Plug
BNC (female) to dual
banana
Tektronix part number
103-0090-00
Signal interconnection to
a DMM.
Adapter
BNC(female)-N(male)
Tektronix part number
103-0045-00
Signal interconnection to
a spectrum analyzer.
