Tektronix AWG5002C, AWG5012C, AWG5014C Performance Verification

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AWG5000C Series
Arbitrary Waveform Generators

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Specifications and Performance Verification

Technical Reference

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077-0455-03

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AWG5000C Series
Arbitrary Waveform Generators

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Specifications and Performance Verification

Technical Reference

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077-0455-03

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Table of Contents

General Safety Summary ......................................................................................... iv

Service Safety Summary.............. .................................. ................................ .......... vi

Preface ............................................................................................................. vii

Related Doc

Specifications .................... ................................ ................................ ................... 1

Performance Conditions ...................................................................................... 1

Electrical Specifications........................ ................................ ............................... 2

Mechanical (Physical) Characteristics...................................................................... 12

Environmental Characteristics .............................................................................. 13

Perform

Brief Procedures ............................... ................................ ................................ .... 15

Performance Tests ................... ................................ ................................ .............. 22

ance Verification Procedures............................................................................ 15

Diagnostics .................................................................................................... 15

Self Calibration ..................... ................................ .................................. ........ 17

Functional Test................................................................................................ 17

equisites....... .................................. ................................ .......................... 22

Prer

Required Equipment................................ ................................ .......................... 23

Test Record .......................... .................................. ................................ ........ 25

10 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy......................................... .......................... 34

Analog Offset Accuracy ..................................................................................... 34

Analog Amplitude Accuracy .... . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . . 38

alog Harmonic Distortion .................... .................................. .......................... 40

An

Analog Non-Harmonic Spurious Signal.......................................... .......................... 42

Analog Phase Noise .... ................................ .................................. .................... 43

Marker High and Low Level Accuracy ................ .................................. .................. 46

Marker Output Delay Accuracy............................................................................. 48

DC Output Voltage Accuracy ............................................................................... 51

uments.......................................................................................... vii

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List of Figure

Figure 1: Diagnostics dialog box ................ ................................ ................................ 16

Figure 2: Ca

Figure 3: Equipment connections for checking the analog and marker outputs...... ...................... 18

Figure 4: Output waveform from the Analog, Mkr 1, and Mkr 2 outputs................................... 19

Figure 5: Equipment connection for checking the digital data outputs........................ .............. 20

Figure 6: Output waveform from the Digital Data Out connector ........................................... 21

Figure 7: Equipment connection for verifying the 10 MH z reference frequency accuracy ............... 34

Figure 8:

Figure 9: Equipment connection for verifying the analog offset accuracy................................ .. 36

Figure 10: Equipment connections for verifying the analog harmonic distortion.......................... 40

Figure 11: Equipment connections for verifying the non-harmonic spurious signal.... . .... . ..... . .... . .. 42

Figure 12: Equipment connections for verifying the analog phase noise ... ................................ 44

Figure 13: Example of the analog phase noise measurement......................... ........................ 45

e 14: Equipment connection for verifying the marker high and low level accuracy... . ..... ..... . .. 46

Figur

Figure 15: Equipment connections for verifying the marker output delay accuracy....................... 49

Figure 16: Equipment connection for verifying the DC output voltage accuracy.......................... 51

libration dialog box................................................................................. 17

Equipment connection for measuring the termination resistance. ................................ 35

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List of Tables

Table 1: Run mode ...................... .................................. ................................ ......... 2

Table 2 : Arb

Table 3: Clock generator........................................................................................... 3

Table 4: Trigger generator ......................................................................................... 3

Table 5: Inter-channel skew control ......... .................................. ................................ ... 3

Table 6: Waveform rotation control for analog output ......................................................... 4

Table 7: Analog output............................................................................................. 4

Table 8 : M

Table 9: Digital data output (Option 03 only).......... .................................. ....................... 7

Table 10: Trigger and gate input.................................................................................. 7

Table 11: Event input ............. ................................ ................................ ................. 8

Table 12: Reference clock input ............... ................................ .................................. . 8

Table 13: Oscillator (External clock) input ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . . 9

Table

Table 15: DC output................................................................................................ 9

Table 16: Oscillator output . ..... . ... . . . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... 9

Table 17: Dynamic Jump In for Option 09 only ....... .................................. ...................... 10

Table 18: 10 MHz clock output.................................................................................. 11

Table 19: TekLink port............................................................................................ 11

ble 20: CPU module and peripheral devices................................................................. 11

Ta

Table 21: Display .................................................................................................. 11

Table 22: Power supply........... ................................ .................................. .............. 12

Table 23: Mechanical characteristics............................................................................ 12

Table 24: Environmental characteristics ........................................................................ 13

Table 25: Required equipment ................................................................................... 23

Table 26: Test waveforms ........................................................................................ 24

Table 27: Analog offset accuracy .................................. ................................ .............. 36

Table 28: Analog amplitude accuracy. . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ... 38

Table 29: Analog harmonic distortion................................... .................................. ...... 41

Table 30: Analog non-harmonic spurious signal............................................................... 43

Table 31: Analog phase noise .............. ................................ ................................ ...... 44

Table 32: Marker High and Low level accuracy ......................... .................................. .... 47

Table 33: DC output voltage accuracy .. .................................. ................................ ...... 51

itrary waveform ....................... ................................ ............................... 2

arker output............................................................................................. 6

14: Add input ....................... ................................ .................................. ....... 9

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General Safety Summary

General Safet

To Avoid Fi

re or Personal

Injury

ySummary

Review the fo
this product or any products connected to it.

To avoid pot

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

Use proper

certified for the country of use.

Ground th

of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be
connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output
terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.

Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings
and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings
information before making connections to the product.

Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that
exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.

llowing safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to

ential hazards, use this product only as specified.

power cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and

eproduct.This product is grounded through the grounding conductor

Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power source.

Donotblockthepowercord;itmustremain accessible to the user at all times.

Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed.

Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this
product, have it inspected by qualified service p ersonnel.

Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when
power is present.

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 s o it has proper ventilation.

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General Safety Summary

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Service Safety Summary

Service Safet

y Summary

Only qualifie
Safety Summary and the General Safety Summary before performing any service
procedures.

Do Not Service Alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this
product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is
present.

Disconnect Power. To avoid electric shock, switch off the instrument power, then
disconnect the power cord from the mains power.

Use Care When Servicing With Power On. Dangerous voltages or currents may
exist in
disconnect test leads before removing protective p anels, soldering, or replacing
components.

To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.

d personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service

this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and

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Preface

Related Documents

This manual contains specifications and performance verification procedures for
the AWG5000C Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators.

The following user documents are also available for this product:

AWG5000 and AWG7000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Quick
Start User Manual. This document describes the functions and use of the

instrume

AWG5000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Service Manual.Thisisa
PDF only m
downloaded from the Tektronix Web site.

nt.

anual that provides module-level service information. It can be

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Specifications

This section contains the specifications for the instruments.

All specifications are guaranteed unless noted as (Ty pical). Typical specifications
are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed. Specifications that are
marked with the

Performance Conditions

To meet specifications, following conditions must be met:

symbol are checked in this manual.

The instrument must have been calibrated/adjusted at an ambient temperature
between +20 °C and +30 °C (68 °F and 86 °F)

The instrument must be operating within the environmental limits. (See
Table 24 on page 13.)

The instrument must be powered from a source that meets the specifications.
(See Table 22 on page 12.)

The instrument must have been operating continuously for at least 20 minutes
within the specified operating temperature range.

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Specifications

Electrical Sp

ecifications

Table 1: Run mode

Characteris

Continuous m

Triggered mode

Gated mode An arbitrary waveform is output only when a gate signal is asserted. The waveform output

Sequence

tics

ode

mode

Description

An arbitrary

An arbitrar
is output, the instrument waits for the next trigger signal.

is repeated while the gate signal stays asserted. When the gate signal is de-asserted, the
waveform o

Standard
Option 08: Fast sequence switching

waveform is output continuously.

y waveform is output only once when a trigger signal is applied. After the waveform

utput stops immediately.

: Sequence switching with wait trigger

Table 2: Arbitrary waveform

Characteristics Description

Waveform length

Without Option 01

With O p tion 01

Hardware limitation 250 points minimum

Waveform granularity

DAC resolution

Number of waveforms Up to 32,000 waveforms (predefined waveforms are not included.)

Sequence l ength

Sequence controls

Without Option 08 Repeat count, Wait-for-Trigger (On only), Go-to-N, and Jump are available

Option 08 Repeat count, Wait-for-Trigger (On or Off), Go-to-N, and Jump are available

Repeat count

Jump timing

Sequence switching time (Typical)

AWG5012C, AWG5014C

AWG5002C

1 to 16,200,000 points

1 to 32,400,000 points

1 point

14 bits

1 to 8,000 steps

1 to 65,536 or in finite (all channels operate the same sequence)

Synchronous or Asynchronous selectable

2.1 ns

4.2 ns

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Table 3: Clock g

enerator

Characteristics Description

Sampling rate control

Range

AWG5002C 10.0000 MS/s to 0.6000 GS/s

AWG5012C, AWG5014C 10.0000 MS/s to 1.2000 GS/s

Resolution 8 digits

Internal clock frequency

Internal clock frequency accuracy

Within ± (1 ppm + aging)

Aging: within ± 1 ppm/year

(Typ ical)

Referenc

Referenc

e oscillator accuracy

e oscillator a ccuracy

Within ± (1 ppm + aging)

Aging: wi

thin ± 1 ppm/year

aging (Typical)

Table 4: Trigger generator

Characteristics Description

Trigger rate

Range 1.0 μsto10.0s

Resolution 0.1 μsminimum

Accuracy

Same as the reference oscillator

Table 5: Inter-channel skew control

acteristics

Char

w control

Ske

Range

Resolution

Skew accuracy (Typical)

1

Effective skew setting is the absolute value of the difference between the skew setting on channels.

1

ription

Desc

–5 ns to +5 ns

5ps

±(10% of effective skew setting +150 ps)

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Specifications

Table 6: Wavefo

rm rotation control for analog output

Characteristics Description

Phase control

Range

Resolution

CVR Gain stab

CVR Gain lin

ility is ±0.1% if measured within 25° of the temperature at factory calibration

earity is ±0.2%. Perform an automatic sweep and take voltage measurements

at every DAC value.

Range

l

–1/2 perio

d to +1/2 period of waveform

Time contro

Resolution 1 ps

Point control

Range

Resoluti

on

–50% to +50% of waveform

0.001 poi

nts

Table 7: Analog output

Characteristics Description

Connector type BNC on front panel

Type of output (+) and (–) complementary output

Output impedance 50 Ω

Amplitude controls

Range

Normal mode 20 mV to 4.5 V

Direct output mode 20 mV to 0.6 V

Resolution 1 mV

Offset controls

Range

Normal mode –2.25 V to +2.25 V

Direct output mode

N/A

Resolution 1 mV

Amplitude accuracy

Offset accuracy

DC accuracy: within ± (2% of amplitude + 2 mV) at offset = 0 V

DC accuracy: within ± (2% of |offset| + 15 mV) at minimum amplitude

Bandwidth (Ty pical)

Normal mode

Direct output mode

250 MHz (at –3 dB), when amplitude = 2.0 V

370 MHz (at –3 dB), when amplitude = 0.6 V

Rise/fall time (Typical)

Normal mode

Direct output mode

1.4 ns (10% to 90%), when amplitude = 2.0 V

0.95 ns (10% to 90%), when amplitude = 0.6 V

Overshoot (Typical) < 10%, when amplitude = 2.0 V

p-p

p-p

,offset=0V

p-p

p-p

,offset=0V

p-p

p-p

p-p

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Table 7: Analog output (cont.)

Characteristics Description

Ringing (Typical)

Normal mode

Direct output mode 65 mV

Low pass filter

Normal mode

Direct output mode

Delay from marker (Typical)

ON/OFF control Output relay is available for each channel. The control is common to the complementary

Harmonic distortion

AWG5012C, AWG5014C
Normal mode

AWG5002C, Normal mode < -49 dBc, when amplitude = 0.6 V

AWG5012C, AWG5014C

ect output mode

Dir

G5002C, Direct output

AW
mode

Non-harmonic spurious

AWG5012C, AWG5014C < -60 dBc, DC to 600 MHz, when clock = 1.2 GS/s, signal = 37.5 MHz

AWG5002C < -60 dBc, DC to 300 MHz, when clock = 600 MS/s, signal = 18.75 MHz

SFDR (Typical)

AWG5012C, AWG5014C 50 dBc, when clock = 1.2 GS/s, signal = 37.5 MHz

AWG5002C, AWG5012C,
AWG5014C

Normal mode
Amplitude = 0.6 V

p-p

850 mV

175 mV

, when amplitude = 4.5 V

p-p

, when amplitude = 2.0 V

p-p

, when amplitude = 0.6 V

p-p

, filter = Through

p-p

, filter = Through

p-p

p-p

20 MHz, 100 MHz, Through (Bessel type)

N/A

Direct output delay +19.0 ns: low pass = 20 MHz

Direct output delay +5.3 ns: low pass = 100 MHz

Direct output delay +1.5 ns: low pass = Through

–1.5 n s to +0.4 ns: direct output mode

(when amplitude = 0.6 V

,offset=0V)

p-p

output.

th

Measured with 32-point sine waveform, defined up to 5

< -40 dBc, when amplitude = 2.0 V

< -46 dBc, when amplitude = 2.0 V

55 dBc, when amplitude = 0.6 V

<-

Amplitude = 2.0 V

, offset = 0 V, measured with 32-point sine waveform, measurement range

p-p

, offset = 0 V, clock = 1.2 GS/s, signal = 37.5 MHz

p-p

, offset = 0 V, clock = 1.2 GS/s, signal = 37.5 MHz

p-p

, offset = 0 V, clock = 600 MS/s, signal = 18.75 MHz

p-p

, offset = 0 V, clock = 600 MS/s, signal = 18.75 MHz

p-p

harmonics.

is DC to sampling_frequency ÷ 2

(Normal output mode, amplitude = 2.0 V

, offset = 0 V, measured with 32-point sine waveform,

p-p

measurement range is DC to sampling_frequency ÷ 2 including harmonics)

56 dBc, when clock = 600 MS/s, signal = 18.75 MHz

(Normal output mode, amplitude = 2.0 V

, offset = 0 V, measured with 32-point sine waveform,

p-p

measurement range is DC to sampling_frequency ÷ 2 including harmonics)

-60 dBc, when signal = 10 MHz

-80 dB c, when signal = 1 MHz

(Clock = 600 MS/s, offset = 0 V, measured with 60 and 600 points/cycle sine waveform,
measurement range is DC to 300 MHz)

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Table 7: Analog output (cont.)

Characteristics Description

Direct output mode Amplitude
=0.6V

p-p

-64 dBc, when signal = 10 MHz

-80 dBc, when signal = 1 MHz

(Clock = 600 MS/s, offset = 0 V, measured with 60 and 600 points/cycle sine waveform,
measurement range is DC to 300 MHz)

Phase noise

Amplitude = 2.0 V

, offset = 0 V, measured with 32-point sine waveform

p-p

AWG5012C, AWG5014C < -85 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset, when clock = 1.2 GS/s, signal = 37.5 MHz

AWG5002C < -85 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset, when clock = 600 MS/s, signal = 18.75 MHz

Skew between (+) and (-) output

l)

(Typ ica

< 200 ps

Table 8: Marker output

Characteristics Description

Connector type BNC on front panel

Number of outputs Marker 1 and Marker 2 are available for each channel.

Type of output Single-ended output

Output impedance 50 Ω

Level controls

Voltage window

Amplitude

Resolution 0.01 V

vel accuracy

Le

utput current

O

Variable delay control

Range 0 to 1000 ps

Resolution 50 ps

Variable delay accuracy

Rise/fall time (Typical) 300 ps (20% to 80% of swing), when Hi = 1.0 V, Low = 0 V

Skew between Marker-1 and
Marker-2 output (Typical)

Skew between (+) and (–) output
(Typ ical)

Random jitter on clock pattern
(Typ ical)

Total jitter on random pattern
(Typ ical)

Output voltage into RLOAD(Ω) to GND is approximately (2 × RLOAD ÷ (50 + RLOAD)) × voltage
setting

-1.0Vto+2.7Vinto50Ω

0.1 V

to +3.7 V

p-p

maximum into 50 Ω

p-p

DC accuracy: ± (10% of |setting| + 120 mV) into 50 Ω

± 54 mA maximum

vailable for Marker 1 and Marker 2

A

± (5% of |setting| + 250 ps)

< 1000 ps

< 100 ps

(by 0101... clock pattern), when H i= 1.0 V, Low = 0 V

5ps

RMS

150 ps

(using PN15 pattern, when High = 1.0 V, Low = 0 V), measured at bit error rate = 1e

p-p

–12

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