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AWG4162

Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Speci

cations and Performance Veri

cation

ZZZ

Technical Reference

Rev C

www.tek.com

*P077119700*

077-1197-00

Summary of Contents for AWG4162

Page 1: ...AWG4162 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Specifications and Performance Verification ZZZ Technical Reference xx Rev C www tek com P077119700 077 1197 00...

Page 2: ...on in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Additional...

Page 3: ...tomer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage...

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Page 5: ...l conventions 3 Specifications 5 Electrical specifications 5 General specifications 22 Performance verification 25 Prerequisites 25 Self tests 26 Error codes 27 Required equipment 32 Basic mode Freque...

Page 6: ...e 35 Figure 5 50 terminator accuracy 36 Figure 6 DC offset Vocm tests Basic mode 37 Figure 7 DC offset Vocm test Advanced mode 38 Figure 8 50 terminator accuracy 39 Figure 9 1 kHz setup for AC Flatnes...

Page 7: ...n 12 Table 19 Sweep 13 Table 20 Advanced channel functionality 13 Table 21 Operating mode for Advanced nominal 13 Table 22 Advanced run mode 14 Table 23 Waveforms Advanced mode nominal 14 Table 24 Ana...

Page 8: ...e of Contents Table 39 Required test equipment 32 Table 40 AWG4162 Performance Test Record 44 Table 41 Basic Mode Harmonic Distortion Test Record 51 iv AWG4162 Specifications and Performance Verificat...

Page 9: ...is product you may need to access other parts of a larger system Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system When incorporating th...

Page 10: ...Do not operate with suspected failures If you suspect that there is damage to this product have it inspected by qualified service personnel Disable the product if it is damaged Do not use the product...

Page 11: ...ose it to sprays liquids or solvents and do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning agents Service safety summary The Service safety summary section contains additional information required to safel...

Page 12: ...ct 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...

Page 13: ...first aid and resuscitation is present Disconnect Power To avoid electric shock disconnect the mains power by means of the power cord or if provided the power switch Use Care When Servicing With Powe...

Page 14: ...Service Safety Summary 2 AWG4162 Specifications and Performance Verification...

Page 15: ...do not meet performance criteria repair is necessary Finding other information See the following list for other documents supporting your instrument These documents are available online at www tek com...

Page 16: ...numbered unless there is only one step Modules Throughout this manual any replaceable component assembly or part of the instrument is referred to generically as a module In general a module is an ass...

Page 17: ...1 Clock generator Characteristic Description Sampling rate control 100 S s to 2 5 GS s Resolution 8 digits 100 S s 2 channels can be set to different sampling rates Each channel s sampling clock is i...

Page 18: ...f effective setting 140 ps Internal 1 4 ns from 1 25 GSa s to 2 5 GSa s 2 ns from 100 MSa s to 1 25 GSa s 4 5 ns below 100 MSa s Table 5 Operating mode for Basic nominal Characteristic Description Bas...

Page 19: ...12 digits Table 6 Waveforms Basic mode nominal Characteristic Description Standard Sine Square Pulse Ramp More Sin x x Noise DC Gaussian Lorentz Exponential Rise Exponential Decay and Haversine Arbitr...

Page 20: ...Hz to 400 MHz 1 Hz or 15 digits sine square pulse arbitrary Resolution 1 Hz or 14 digits ramp Sin x x Gaussian Lorentz exponential rise exponential decay Haversine Accuracy 10 6 setting except Arbitr...

Page 21: ...cy 1 kHz Sine waveform Amplitude 5 mVpp Offset 0 V and Unit Vpp 50 load 1 of setting 5 mV Resolution 1 mVpp or 4 digits Unit Vpp Vrms dBm Volt high level and low level Output impedance Single ended 50...

Page 22: ...nalog output Basic mode Window Characteristic Description Window Range 50 load single ended 1 Hz to 350 MHz 5 V to 5 V 350 MHz to 550 MHz 4 V to 4 V 550 MHz to 600 MHz 3 5 V to 3 5 V 100 load differen...

Page 23: ...typical 1 MHz 115 dBc Hz 10 MHz 110 dBc Hz 100 MHz 105 dBc Hz 600 MHz 90 dBc Hz Table 13 Analog output Basic mode Square wave Characteristic Description Square wave Rise fall time typical 1 ns at 1 V...

Page 24: ...18 Basic Mode Modulation Characteristic Description Carrier waveform Except PWM Standard Waveforms except Pulse DC and Noise ARB Carrier waveform PWM only Pulse Modulation source Internal or External...

Page 25: ...nternal External Manual Table 20 Advanced channel functionality Characteristic Description Arbitrary In Arbitrary mode it can define different waveforms by means of a sequencer The sequence decides ho...

Page 26: ...n the Sequence Window Using the PI commands the instrument Run Mode can be programmed in the same mode of advanced UI so triggered mode can be selected Gated mode The gated mode continuously outputs t...

Page 27: ...s Groups1 includes analog1 and digital 15 0 Groups2 includes analog2 and digital 31 16 In multi sequencer mode each channel has its own sequence In single sequencer mode all channels share the same se...

Page 28: ...Unit Vpp AC amplitude changes 1 mV degree 1Vpp Accuracy typical For AC mode At frequency 100 MHz sine waveform Offset 0 V and Unit Vpp AC 2 of setting 5 mV room temperature 23 x 0 1 setting AC amplit...

Page 29: ...h 50 load No DC offset applied in AC mode Window includes Max DC Vocm 2 5 V for AMP 50 load single ended 1 Hz to 300 MHz AMP 5 V 5 V Direct DAC 0 4 V 0 4 V AC 1 V 1 V 300 MHz to 550 MHz AMP 4 V 4 V 30...

Page 30: ...ock 2 5 GS s Sine wave 32 points 78 125 MHz AMP single 62 dBc AMP differential 62 dBc Direct DAC single 62 dBc Direct DAC differential 62 dBc AC 55 dBc Spurious free dynamic range SFDR typical Direct...

Page 31: ...peak at 625 Mbit s Table 25 Auxiliary ports Marker output Characteristics Description Connector SMA on the front panel Number of outputs Marker 1 and Marker 2 are available for analog channel 1 and a...

Page 32: ...pling clock cycles 1 cycle Trigger IN to output jitter typical Basic mode Advanced mode Digital output Analog output DAC AMP Marker out 2 sampling periods Table 27 Auxiliary ports Digital output with...

Page 33: ...equency range 10 MHz to 80 MHz Resolution 1 MHz Table 31 Auxiliary ports 10 MHz reference clock output Characteristic Description Connector SMA on rear panel Output impedance 50 AC coupled Frequency 1...

Page 34: ...at least 30 s Table 35 Environmental Characteristic Description Temperature range Operating 5 C to 50 C Non operating 20 C to 60 C Humidity Operating non condensing 8 to 90 relative humidity with a ma...

Page 35: ...ristic Description Dimensions Height 233 mm 9 173 in Width 439 mm 17 283 in Depth 199 mm 7 835 in Clearance required for cooling 50 8 mm 2 0 in Left side when looking at the front of the instrument an...

Page 36: ...Specifications 24 AWG4162 Specifications and Performance Verification...

Page 37: ...key specifications For your instrument to be calibrated it must be returned to a Tektronix service facility Prerequisites All of the tests in this section confirm performance and functionality when th...

Page 38: ...code An error code is displayed when an error is detected Error codes are described in the Error Codes section of this document See page 27 Error codes 7 Press the X icon in the application to exit t...

Page 39: ...s Table 37 INIT and SYNCH error codes Sub error code Step description 1300000 GET_DEVICE_NUM 1300010 CREATE_DEVICE_DATA 1300020 CREATE_DEVICE 1300030 SET_TIMING 1300040 SET_CHANNEL_ON 1300050 CHECK_DE...

Page 40: ...K_ADF4351_STATUS_CHANNEL A 1302121 RESET_DAC_DELAY_LINE_CHANNEL A 1302131 SET_SYNC_DATA_DELAY_CHANNEL A 1302141 RESET_VARIABLE_DCM_CHANNEL A 1302151 RESET_FIXED_DCM_CHANNEL A 1302161 DAC_INITIALIZATIO...

Page 41: ...CHANNEL B 1302152 RESET_FIXED_DCM_CHANNEL B 1302162 DAC_INITIALIZATION_CHANNEL B 1302172 SET_AS_MASTER_CHANNEL B 1302182 SET_AS_SLAVE_CHANNEL B 1302192 SET_SEQUENCER_MODE_CHANNEL B 1302202 TURN_ON_DC_...

Page 42: ...3190 GET_SKEW_BETWEEN_CHANNEL_A_AND_MARKER_2 1003200 GET_SKEW_BETWEEN_CHANNEL_A_AND_DIGITAL_1 1003210 GET_SKEW_BETWEEN_CHANNEL_A_AND_DIGITAL_2 1003220 SET_LAST_COMPENSATION 1003230 DEACTIVATE_SYNCHRON...

Page 43: ...ECT FAILED_CHANNEL_A_BRANCH_N 1408111 TEST_CHANNEL_ATTENUATOR FAILED_CHANNEL_A_BRANCH_N 1408032 TEST_CHANNEL_OFFSET_DC_AMP FAILED_CHANNEL_A_BRANCH_P 1408042 TEST_CHANNEL_VOCM_DC_AMP FAILED_CHANNEL_A_B...

Page 44: ...mance verification procedures use external traceable signal sources to directly check warranted characteristics The following table lists the equipment required for these procedures Table 39 Required...

Page 45: ...st This test verifies the frequency accuracy of the generator All output frequencies are derived from a single generated frequency Both channel is required to be checked The generator should be set to...

Page 46: ...Basic mode 1 Connect the 50 terminator to the DMM as shown in the following figure and measure the register value Figure 2 50 terminator accuracy 2 Calculate the 50 calibration factor CF from the read...

Page 47: ...outputs 8 Record the results in the test record Advanced mode Use the same equipment setup as in the Basic mode test This will test both DC direct and DC amplified mode 1 Close Basic mode and launch A...

Page 48: ...test record DC Offset and Vocm tests This test should be done once in Basic mode and once in Advanced mode to verify the DC offset and Vocm accuracy of the generator This test uses a 50 terminator It...

Page 49: ...range specified in the test record 6 Record the results in the test record 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 for the CH1 CH2 and CH2 outputs 8 Test the Vocm as follows a Set DC offset to 0 V Home More DC Of...

Page 50: ...DC 64k points New mixed waveform Sampling rate 64 MS s Setting Timing Waveform amplitude 0 V New mixed waveform DC level offset Output Offset DC direct 0 350 V DC amplified 2 500 V Setting Analog Ch1...

Page 51: ...ect a 50 terminator to the DMM as shown in the following figure and measure the register value Figure 8 50 terminator accuracy 2 Calculate the 50 calibration factor CF from the reading value and recor...

Page 52: ...e Home Sine Frequency 500 kHz Home Freq Amplitude Units Vpp Home Units Vpp Amplitude 1 0 Vpp Home Ampl Channel 1 Output On On front 3 Set the frequency of the Power Meter to match the frequency settin...

Page 53: ...nction Sine Home Sine Frequency 5 MHz Home Freq Amplitude Units Vpp Home Units Vpp Amplitude 1 00 Vpp Home Ampl Channel 1 Output On On front 4 Set up the spectrum analyzer according the frequency setu...

Page 54: ...f the spectrum analyzer to 10 MHz Other settings are shown in the following tables 4 Set the Ref Level of the spectrum analyzer to 10 dBm 5 Measure the maximum spurious level other than harmonic disto...

Page 55: ...nce verification Test record Photocopy the test records and use them to record the performance test results for your AWG4162 Arbitrary Waveform Generator AWG4162 Specifications and Performance Verific...

Page 56: ...t 1 00 kHz 353 6 CF 5 304 mVrms 353 6 CF 5 304 mVrms 5 Vpp 1 768 Vrms at 1 00 kHz 1 768 CF 0 019 Vrms 1 768 CF 0 019 Vrms CH1 100 mVpp 35 36 mVrms at 1 00 kHz 35 36 CF 2 122 mVrms 35 36 CF 2 122 mVrms...

Page 57: ...CH1 10 mVpp 3 536 mVrms at 1 00 kHz 3 536 CF 1 803 mVrms 3 536 CF 1 803 mVrms 400 mVpp 141 4 mVrms at 1 00 kHz 141 4 CF 3 182 mVrms 141 4 CF 3 182 mVrms 800 mVpp 282 9 mVrms at 1 00 kHz 282 9 CF 4 59...

Page 58: ...0 019 Vrms CH2 Minimum Test result Maximum 100 mVpp 35 36 mVrms at 1 00 kHz 35 36 CF 2 122 mVrms 35 36 CF 2 122 mVrms 1 Vpp 353 6 mVrms at 1 00 kHz 353 6 CF 5 304 mVrms 353 6 CF 5 304 mVrms 5 Vpp 1 7...

Page 59: ...Vdc 5 00 mVdc 2 500 Vdc 2 500 CF 0 03 Vdc 2 500 CF 0 03 Vdc CH1 Vocm 2 500 Vdc 2 500 CF 0 03 Vdc 2 500 CF 0 03 Vdc 0 000 Vdc 5 00 mVdc 5 00 mVdc 2 500 Vdc 2 500 CF 0 03 Vdc 2 500 CF 0 03 Vdc CH2 Vocm...

Page 60: ...c 2 50 CF 0 03 Vdc 0 00 Vdc 5 00 mVdc 5 00 mVdc 2 50 Vdc 2 50 CF 0 03 Vdc 2 50 CF 0 03 Vdc CH1 Vocm 2 50 Vdc 2 50 CF 0 03 Vdc 2 50 CF 0 03 Vdc 0 00 Vdc 5 00 mVdc 5 00 mVdc 2 50 Vdc 2 50 CF 0 03 Vdc 2...

Page 61: ...85 Vdc 0 35 CF 0 0085 Vdc 0 00 Vdc 5 00 mVdc 5 00 mVdc 0 35 Vdc 0 35 CF 0 0085 Vdc 0 35 CF 0 0085 Vdc CH1 Vocm 0 35 Vdc 0 35 CF 0 0085 Vdc 0 35 CF 0 0085 Vdc 0 00 Vdc 5 00 mVdc 5 00 mVdc 0 35 Vdc 0 35...

Page 62: ...rence 0 5 dB Frequency 50 00 MHz Reference 0 5 dB dB Reference 0 5 dB Frequency 100 00 MHz Reference 0 5 dB dB Reference 0 5 dB Frequency 150 00 MHz Reference 0 5 dB dB Reference 0 5 dB Frequency 200...

Page 63: ...0 50 dB Frequency 150 00 MHz Reference 0 5 dB dB Reference 0 50 dB Frequency 200 00 MHz Reference 0 5 dB dB Reference 0 50 dB Frequency 300 00 MHz Reference 0 5 dB dB Reference 0 50 dB Frequency 400...

Page 64: ...dBc Nth reference 28 dBc CH1 Harmonic Distortion dBc reading reference dBc 0 dBc Nth reference 28 dBc Sine 600 MHz 600 MHz 1200 MHz 1800 MHz 2400 MHz 3 GHz CH1 Harmonic Distortion dBc reading referen...

Page 65: ...reading reference dBc 0 dBc Nth reference 40 dBc Sine 300 MHz 300 MHz 600 MHz 900 MHz 1200 MHz 1500 MHz CH2 Harmonic Distortion dBc reading reference dBc 0 dBc Nth reference 28 dBc CH2 Harmonic Distor...

Page 66: ...MHz 10 MHz 625 MHz 20 MHz 1250 MHz 20 kHz 20 kHz MHz MHz dBc dBc 50 dBc Sine 600 MHz 10 MHz 625 MHz 20 MHz 1250 MHz 20 kHz 20 kHz MHz MHz dBc dBc 40 dBc CH2 Sine 5 MHz 10 MHz 625 MHz 20 MHz 1250 MHz 2...

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