Tektronix AWG610 Data Sheet

AWG 610
High Performance Arbitrary
Waveform Generator

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Sample Rate to 2.6 GS/s Tests
High-speed Devices and Subsystems

Output Bandwidths Available to Over
800 MHz

Record Length to 8 M Words for
Longest Signal Playtimes

Vertical Resolution 8 Bits for
Precise Signal Replication

Channel 1 and Complementary
Output

Marker Output 2 per Channel,
Variable and Complementary for
Mixed Signals

400 fs Resolution Edge Shift Control
for Greater Timing Precision

Applications

Disk Drive Read/Write
Design and Test – Head,

Pre-amplifier, Read/Write
and servo test.

Communications Design
and Test –

The AWG 610 generates pre­defined waveforms that sim­ulate pseudo random bit
streams (PRBS) for physical
layer testing to the following
electrical standards:

ITU-T T1.102 Fibre Channel SDH/Sonet Misc

STM1E STS-# FC1063E OC/STM16 D2
E5 CEPT STS-1 FC531E OC36 D1
E4 DS4NA FC266E OC24 FDD1
E3 DS3 FC133E OC18 100 Base-TX
E2 DS2 OC12/STM4 Gigabit Ethernet
EI DS1/1C/1A OC3/STM1

OC1/STM0

Applications include charac­terization of designs for new
and emerging standards by
simulating “real” physical
layer conditions. Margin test­ing includes nominal and
impaired signals that simu­late amplitude and timing
impairments like:

• Cross talk

• Intersymbol effects

• Reflections

• Ground Bounce

• Noise simulations

• Jitter testing, and more.

Pulse generation –

Duty cycle ranges from 0% to
100% for NRZ data.

Testing clock/gating width
variations.

FAMILY FEATURES

Direct Waveform Transfers from DSO
File Transfers from GPIB, Floppy

Disk, or 10 Base-T Ethernet
On-Screen Waveform Creation and

Editing for Ease-of-Use
Arbitrary or Standard Waveform

Generation for Flexible Use
Unique Real-Time Sequencing

Effectively Extends Records for
Virtually Infinite Record Lengths

Programmable via GPIB and
10 Base-T Ethernet

Built-in Hard Drive for Mass Data
Storage

Copyright © 1999 Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved.

AWG 610
Characteristics

Real-world simulations –

Corrupt ideal waveforms.
Timing and amplitude signal

impairments.
Jitter profiles.
Playback captured waveform

by a DPO or DSO.
Replace standard function

and sweep generators in wide
range of applications.

High Performance AWG Family

The High performance AWG
family of Arbitrary Genera­tors from Tektronix can cre­ate ideal signals conforming
to specific standards or “real­world” signals with speed,
precision and ease. They pro­vide the highest clock speeds
from 1 GS/s to 2.6 GS/s, 10 or
8 bit DAC resolution and up
to 8 Mega bytes of memory
depth. They combine wave­form generation and editing
in one package that enables
you to:

• create a waveform from
scratch

• automatically transfer a
waveform from a DPO
or DSO

• download signals created
via computer simulation
tools

• modify a signal using the
built-in editors

ARBITRARY WAVEFORMS

Waveform Length – 512 to 8,100,032

points in multiples of eight.

Sequence Length – 1 to 8,000 steps.
Sequence Repeat Counter – 1 to 65,536

or infinite.

CLOCK GENERATOR

Sampling Frequency – 50.000000 kHz to

2.6000000 GHz.

Resolution – 8 digits.
Internal Clock – Accuracy: ±1 ppm.
Phase Noise – (data clock is 1/4th of the

output sample rate)
At 650 MHz, 10 kHz offset:–80 dBc/Hz.
At 650 MHz, 100 kHz offset:–100 dBc/Hz.

OPERATING MODES

Continuous – Waveform is iteratively out-

put. If a sequence is defined, the sequence
order and repeat functions are applied.

Triggered – Waveform is output only once
when an external, internal GPIB and LAN, 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.

These instruments can simu­late “real-world” signal
impairments such as Noise,
Jitter, Fading and more.

Their unique design inte­grates a graphical editing dis­play with the most powerful
hardware output capabilities
available. This allows on­screen viewing of waveform
editing and simplifies “what­if” test scenarios by easily
allowing the creation of com­posite signals. The family
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.

AWG 610

As a premier member of the
Tektronix family of arbitrary
generators, the AWG 610 is
an easy-to-use, high perfor­mance, flag-ship product.
The AWG 610 provides the
world’s fastest and deepest
memory with its 2.6 GS/s
sample clock rate and
8 Mega-points of execution
memory.

INTERNAL TRIGGER GENERATOR

MAIN OUTPUT

NORMAL OUT

The AWG 610 provides up to
2 V output or 4 V into a dif­ferential input with the
complementary output with
460 MHz bandwidth at nor­mal mode (1 V output or 2 V
into differential input with
the complementary output
with 875 MHz bandwidth at
direct out), each with 8-Bits
vertical resolution. The
AWG 610 also provides
2-channels complementary

2.5 V variable marker
(Tr/Tf : <150 ps @ 2 V

p-p

)
data 100 ps deskew resolu­tion at up to 2.6 GHz.

System Considerations

The high performance AWG
610 is fully programmable
via GPIB. For throughput crit­ical applications, the AWG
610 is also programmable via
the 10-Base-T Ethernet port
and provides an order of
magnitude faster data trans­fers. Its GPIB reduces the pro­gramming effort required. As
a result, it is the ideal addi­tion to provide standard and
arbitrary waveform genera­tion for your system environ­ment. An optional rack
mount is available for easy
hardware integration into
your test system.

Internal Trigger Rate –

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

Output Signal – Complementary; CH1 and
channel/inverse.

Digital to Analog Converter –

Resolution: 8 bits.
Differential Non-Linearity: ± 1/2 bit.
Integral Non-Linearity: ±1 bit.

Output Connector – Front Panel SMA.

Amplitude –

Output Voltage: –2.0 V to +2.0 V into 50 Ω.
Amplitude: 20 mV to 2.0 V into 50 Ω.
Resolution: 1 mV.
DC Accuracy: ±(1.5% of Amplitude + 2 mV)
at offset = 0 V.

Offset –

Range:–1.000 V to +1.000 V into 50 Ω.
Resolution: 1 mV.
Accuracy: ±(1% of offset + 10 mV) at
amplitude = 20 mV.

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Characteristics
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FILTER

DIRECT DA OUT
AMPLITUDE

AUXILIARY OUTPUTS
MARKER

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

Rise time (10 to 90%): <750 ps.

):

p-p

Fall time (10 to 90%): <750 ps.
Aberrations (at 1000 MHz): At 1.0 V
Amplitude: ±10%.

p-p

Flatness (after 20ns from rise/fall

edge): ±3%.
Sinewave Characteristics (2.6 GS/s clock,
32 waveform points, 81.25 MHz signal fre­quency, 0.5 V amplitude, 0 V offset,
Through filter)–

Harmonics – < –40 dBc, DC to 800 MHz.

Noise – < –50 dBc, DC to 800 MHz.

Phase Noise – < –85 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz

offset.

Type – 20, 50, 100, 200 MHz Bessel
low-pass.

Rise time (10 to 90%) – 20 MHz, 17 ns;
50 MHz, 7.0 ns; 100 MHz, 3.5 ns; 200 MHz,

1.75 ns.
Delay from trigger – 20 MHz, 50 ns +

22 clock; 50 MHz, 40 ns + 22 clock;
100 MHz, 35 ns + 22 clock; 200 MHz, 33 ns
+ 22 clock; Through, 30 ns + 22 clock.

Output Voltage – -0.5 V to +0.5 V into
50 Ω.

Amplitude – 20 mV

p-p

to 1.0 V

into 50 Ω.

p-p

Resolution – 1 mV.
DC Accuracy – ± (2% of Amplitude

+ 2 mV).

Offset – no function.
DC Offset Accuracy – 0 V ±10 mV

(waveform data = 0).

Pulse Response (–1 and 1 waveform data,
at 0.5 V

Rise time (10 to 90%): < 400 ps.

) –

p-p

Fall time (10 to 90%): < 400 ps.

Output Impedance – 50 Ω.

Number – 2 (complementary).
Level –
Hi/Lo – 1.1 V to 3.0 V into 50 Ω

(Max. 2.5 V

-2.2 V to 6.0 V into 1 MΩ. (Max. 5 V

).

p-p

).

p-p

Resolution – 0.05 V.

Accuracy – Within ± 0.1 V +5% of setting.
Rise/Fall Time (20 to 80%) – 150ps

(2V

, Hi +1V, Lo –1V) into 50 Ω.

p-p

Variable Delay –

Range: 0 ns to +1.5 ns.
Accuracy:–30% to +10% at 1.5ms setting.
Resolution: 100 ps.
Marker Skew: 70 ps (typical).

Connector – Front-panel SMA.
10 MHz Reference Clockout –

Amplitude: >1V
3V

open.

p-p

Impedance: 50 Ω, AC coupling.

into 50 Ω. Max

p-p

Connector: Rear-panel BNC.

1/4 Clock Out –

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

Trigger In –

Impedance: 1 kΩ or 50 Ω.
Polarity: POS or NEG.

Input Voltage Range –

1 kΩ: ±10 V.
50 Ω: ±5 V.

Threshold –

Level:–5.0 V to 5.0 V.
Resolution: 0.1 V.
Accuracy: ±(5% of level + 0.1 V).
Pulse Width (0.2 V amplitude): 10 ns
minimum.
Trigger Holdoff: >576 clock + 450 ns.
Delay to Marker: 28ns + 22 clock.
Delay to Analog Out: (typical)
(filter through)
30 ns + 22 clock (trigger)
30 ns + 880 clock (gate)
Connector: Rear-panel BNC.

Event Trig Input –

Number of Events: 4 bits.
Input Signals: 4 event bits, strobe.
Threshold: TTL level.
Pulse Width: 128 clocks minimum.
Maximum Input: 0 V to +5 V (DC
+ peak AC).
Delay to Analog Out: 850 clock + 20ns
(ASYNC mode).
Impedance 2.2 kΩ, pull-up to +5 V.
Connector: Rear-panel 9-Pin D-sub.

Reference 10 MHz Clock IN –

Input Voltage Range: 0.2 V to 3.0 V
±10 V maximum.

,

p-p

Impedance: 50 Ω, AC coupled.
Frequency Range: 10 MHz ±0.1 MHz.
Connector: Rear-panel BNC.

AWG 610
General
Characteristics

DISPLAY

Area – 13.2 cm (5.2 in.) horizontal by

9.9 cm (3.9 in.) vertical.
Resolution – 640 horizontal by 480 vertical

pixels.

DATA STORAGE

Internal Hard disk Drive – 2.1 Gbytes.

(standard)
Floppy Disk Drive – 3.5 inches,

1.44 Mbytes
Option 10 – Flash Disk replaces HDD,

78Mbytes.

ENVIRONMENTAL, EMC, SAFETY

Temperature –

Operating: 10°C to +40°C.
Non-operating: –20°C to +60°C.

Humidity –

Operating: 20 to 80%, non-condensing.
Non-operating: 5 to 90%, non-condensing.

Altitude –

Operating: Up to 4,500 m. (15,000 ft). Maxi­mum operating temperature decreases 1°C
per 300 m above 1.5 km.
Non-operating: Up to 15,000 m (50,000 ft.).

Vibration (test limits) –

Operating: 0.27 g RMS from 5 to 500 Hz,
10 minutes.
Non-operating: 2.28 g RMS from 5 to
500 Hz, 10 minutes.

Shock (test limits) –

Non-operating: 294 m/s2(30 g), half-sine,
11 ms duration.

EMC Compliance –

EN50081-1., EN50082-1.
AS/NZS 20641/2.

Safety Compliance –

UL 3111-1., CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1.
EN61010-1 with second amendment.

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Characteristics
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POWER

Source Power –

Line Voltage Range: 100 to 240 VAC.
Line Frequency: 48 to 63 Hz.

Power Consumption – 600 W at 8 A .

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Dimensions mm in.

Height 178 7.6
Width 422 16.6
Depth 560 22.0

Weight kg lb.

Net 17 37.5

WARRANTY

One year parts and labor.

OTHER

Programmable Interface –

GPIB: 24-Pin IEEE488.1 connector.
Ethernet: 10Base-T, RJ-45 connector.
Keyboard Connector – 6-Pin mini-DIN
connector.

AWG 610
Ordering
Information

AWG 610 –

2.6 GS/s, Single-channel Arbitrary
Waveform Generator.

Includes: User Manual (071-0554-00), Pro­grammer Manual (071-0555-00), GPIB Pro­gramming Examples Disk (063-3216-00),
Sample Waveform Library Disk (063-3217-

00), Performance Verification Disk (063­3218-00), Power Cable (U.S. 115 V), Fuse
(159-0407-00).

AWG 610 Options

Option 1O- Flash Disk (78 Mbyte) remove

HDD and STBY switch.

Option 1R – Rack mount.
Option D1 – Calibration data certificate.
Option C3 – Service; 3 years of Calibration

services.

Option D3 – Test Data; Requires C3.
Option R3 – 3 Year extended repair

warranty.

International Power Cord Options

Option A1 – Universal Euro 220 V, 50 Hz.
Option A2 – UK 240 V, 50 Hz.
Option A3 – Australian 240 V, 50 Hz.
Option A4 – North American 240 V, 60 Hz.
Option A5 – Switzerland 220 V, 50 Hz.

AWG 610 Recommended Accessories

Service Manual – 071-0556-00.
Protective Cover – 200-3696-01.
GPIB Cable – 012-0991-01.
50 Ω BNC Cable – 012-1342-00.
50 Ω BNC Cable – 012-1256-00.
50 Ω SMB Cable – 012-1458-00.
50 Ω SMB-to-BNC Cable – 012-1459-00.
50 Ω BNC Termination – 011-0049-01.
50 Ω BNC Power Divider – 015-0660-00.
50 Ω SMA Cable (20 inches) –

174-1427-00.

50 Ω SMA Cable (1.0 m) – 174-1341-00.
50 Ω SMA Cable (60 inches) –

174-1428-00.

SMA Precision Cable (1 ns) – 015-0562-00.
SMA Precision Cable (2 ns) – 015-0560-00.
SMA Precision Cable (5 ns) – 015-0561-00.
SMA T Connector – 015-1016-00.
50 Ω SMA Termination – 015-1022-00.
50 Ω SMA Power Divider – 015-1014-00.
SMA(Ma) – BNC(Fe) connector –

015-0554-00.

SMA(Fe) – BNC(Ma) connector –

015-0572-00.

SMA Kit – 020-01693-00.
400 MHz BNC Low-Pass Filter –

015-0659-00.

200 MHz BNC Low-Pass Filter –

015-0658-00.

100 MHz BNC Low-Pass Filter –

015-0657-00.

Instrument Cart – K420.

Additional Accessories

AC Current probe (Transformer) –

1 GHz –CT1.

AC Current probe (Transformer) –

200 MHz –CT2.

AC Current probe (Transformer) –

2 GHz –CT6.

Rack Mount Conversion Kit –

016-1675-00.
WaveWriter Software – Order S3FT400.

For further information, contact Tektronix:

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From other areas, contact: Tektronix, Inc. Export Sales, P.O. Box 500, M/S 50-255, Beaverton, Oregon 97077-0001, USA 1 [phone].

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