Tektronix AWG510 Data Sheet

External Clock Input Permits Jitter
Insertion and Synchronization

One or Two Channels with
10-bit Vertical Resolution

10-Channel, 1 GHz Digital Data
Generation (Opt. 03)

Real-time Noise Generation
Supports Direct External Clock and

10 MHz Reference Input
Waveform Transfers from DSO
File Transfers from GPIB, Floppy Disk, or

10Base-T Ethernet
On-Screen Waveform Editing for

Ease-of-Use
Unique Real-time Sequencing Links

Multiple Waveform Files Creating
Waveforms of Nearly Infinite Length

Built-in 3 GB Hard Drive for Mass Data
Storage

User Modified Isolation Pulse for Disk
Drive Testing

Optional 78 MB Flash Disk for ATE
Applications

Communications Design and Test:

–Low Frequency Modulated RF
–Digital Information Encoding Using

FSK, PSK and QAM (Quadrature
Modulation) for Cellular, Fax and
Modem Communications

Optical Communications Design
and Test:

–Reflections, Crosstalk, and Ground

Bounce Simulation

Real-world Simulations:

–Corrupt Ideal Waveforms
–Add Jitter to Waveforms with Jitter

Editor
–EMP/EMI and Other System Noise
–Power Supply Noise and Ripple
–Transducer Simulation

As a member of the Tektronix family of arbitrary gen­erators, the AWG 500 Series is a high performance,
mixed-signal source. The AWG 500 Series provides
1 GS/s sample clock rate and 4 Mword execution
memories.

Its unique design integrates a graphical editing dis­play with the most powerful hardware output
capabilities available. This allows on-screen viewing

of waveform editing and simplifies “what-if” test sce­narios by easily allowing the creation of composite
signals.

The AWG 500 uses a graphical user interface to over­come the historical difficulties associated with
developing arbitrary and complex waveforms.
Several intuitive and powerful techniques are built-in
to develop and edit custom waveforms.

Features and Benefits Applications

Arbitrary Waveform Generator

AWG 510 • AWG 520

®

ARBITRARY WAVEFOR GENERATOR • AWG 500 SERIES

2

The standard AWG 510 configuration pro­vides up to 2 V output or 4 V into a
differential input with the complemen­tary output, each with 10-bits vertical
resolution. Option 03 adds an indepen-

dent 10-bit-wide digital data port which
can be used in conjunction with the
marker outputs for data generation up to
12-bits wide at up to 1 GHz (14-bits
AWG 520).

The standard AWG 520 configuration pro­vides 2 channels. Each channel provides
10-bit vertical resolution with amplitudes
up to 2 V

p-p

.

OPERATING MODES

Continuous – Waveform is iteratively output. If a
sequence is defined, the sequence order and
repeat functions are applied.
Triggered – Waveform is output only once when
an external, internal GPIB/Ethernet, or manual
trigger is received.
Gated – Waveform begins output when gate is
true and resets to beginning when false.
Enhanced – Waveform is output as defined by
the sequence.

ARBITRARY WAVEFORMS

Waveform Length – 256 to 4,194,048 points in
multiples of four.
Sequence Length – 1 to 8,000 steps. Both CH1
and CH2 operate from the same sequence
(AWG 520).
Sequence Repeat Counter – 1 to 65,536 or
infinite.

CLOCK GENERATOR

Sampling Frequency – 50.000000 kHz to

1.0000000 GHz.

Resolution – 8 digits.
Internal Clock –

Accuracy: ±1 ppm.
Phase Noise:

At 1 GHz, 10 kHz offset: –80 dBc/Hz.
At 1 GHz, 100 kHz offset: –100 dBc/Hz.

INTERNAL TRIGGER GENERATOR

Internal Trigger Rate –

Range: 1.0 µs to 10.0 s.
Resolution: 3 digits, 0.1 µs minimum.
Accuracy: ±0.1%.

MAIN OUTPUT

Output Signal –

AWG 510: Complementary; CH1 and CH1.
AWG 520: Single-ended; CH1 and CH2.

DA Converter –

Resolution: 10 bits.
Differential Non-Linearity: ±1 LSB.
Integral Non-Linearity: ±1 LSB.

Normal Out –

Pulse Response (–1 and 1 waveform data, 0 V
offset, Through filter):

Rise time (10 to 90%): Amplitude >1.0 V,
≤2.5 ns; Amplitude ≤1.0 V, ≤1.5 ns.
Fall time (10 to 90%): Amplitude >1.0 V,
≤2.5 ns; Amplitude ≤1.0 V, ≤1.7 ns.
Aberrations (at 500 MHz): Amplitude >1.0 V,
±10%; Amplitude ≤1.0 V, ±7%.
Flatness (after 50 ns from rise/fall edge): ±3%.
Small signal bandwidth (–3 dB, Amplitude

0.5 V): 300 MHz.
Sinewave Characteristics (1 GS/s clock, 32 wave­form points, 31.25 MHz signal frequency, 1.0 V
amplitude, 0 V offset, Through filter):

Harmonics: ≤-50 dBc, DC to 400 MHz.
Noise: ≤-53 dBc, DC to 400 MHz.
Phase Noise: ≤-90 dbc/Hz at 10 kHz offset.

Filter:

Type: 10, 20, 50, 100 MHz Bessel low-pass.
Rise time (10 to 90%): 10 MHz, 35 ns; 20 MHz,
17 ns; 50 MHz, 7.0 ns; 100 MHz, 3.5 ns.
Delay from trigger: 10 MHz, 77 ns + 1 clock;
20 MHz, 57 ns + 1 clock; 50 MHz, 45 ns + 1
clock; 100 MHz, 42 ns + 1 clock; Through, 37 ns
+1 clock.

Direct DA Out –

Output Voltage: 0.5 V

p-p

(with –0.27 V offset) into

50 Ω.
Amplitude Accuracy: 0.5 V

p-p

±10%.
DC Offset Accuracy: –0.27 V ±10% (waveform
data = 0).
Pulse Response (–1 and 1 waveform data):

Rise time (10 to 90%): ≤700 ps.
Fall time (10 to 90%): ≤700 ps.

Output Impedance – 50 Ω.
Connector – Front Panel BNC.

AUXILIARY OUTPUTS

Marker –

Number:

AWG 510: 2.
AWG 520: 4.

Level:

Hi/Lo: –2.0 V to 2.0 V (0.05 V

p-p

to 4 V

p-p

) into

50 Ω; –4.0 V to 4.0 V (0.1 V

p-p

to 8 V

p-p

) into

1 MΩ.

Resolution: 0.05 V.
Accuracy: Within ±0.1 V ±5% of setting.
Rise/Fall Time (10 to 90%):

At 1 V

p-p

, Hi +0.5 V/Lo –0.5 V: 0.5 ns.

At 2 V

p-p

, Hi +1 V/Lo –1 V: 1.0 ns.

At 4 V

p-p

, Hi +2 V/Lo –2 V: 2.0 ns.

Variable Delay:

Range: 0 ns to +2 ns.

Resolution: 20 ps.
Marker Skew: 32 ps.
Connector: Rear-panel SMB.

Clock Out –

Level: ECL 100 K compatible.
Connector: Front-panel BNC.

Noise –

Level:

Range: –145 dBm/Hz to –105 dBm/Hz.

Resolution: 1 dB.

Accuracy: ±2.5 dB at 100 MHz.

Flatness: ±2.5 dB, 1 MHz to 300 MHz

(referenced to –105 dBm/Hz at 100 MHz).
Type: Gaussian.
Connector: Front-panel BNC.

Digital Data Out (Opt. 03) –

Output Signals: D0 to D9 (10 bits).
Level:

Hi/Lo: –2.0 V to 2.0 V (0.1 V

p-p

to 4 V

p-p

) into

50 Ω; –4.0 V to 4.0 V (0.2 V

p-p

to 8 V

p-p

) into

1MΩ.

Resolution: 0.1 V.

Accuracy: Within ±0.1 V ±5% of setting.
Rise/Fall Time (10 to 90%):

At 1 V

p-p

, Hi +0.5 V/Lo –0.5 V: 0.5 ns.

At 2 V

p-p

, Hi +1 V/Lo –1 V: 1.0 ns.

At 4 V

p-p

, Hi +2 V/Lo –2 V: 2.0 ns.

Skew Between Data: ≤1 ns, 330 ps typical.
Delay:

Data to marker: 4.4 ns.

Clock to data: 3.7 ns.
Connector: Rear-panel SMB.

Characteristics