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General safety summary
General safet
To avoid fir
e or personal
injury
y summary
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
e product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor
Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power source.
Do not block the power cord; it must remain 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 personnel.
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 so it has proper ventilation.
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General safety summary
Termsinthismanual
Symbols and terms on the
product
These terms may
WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result
in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in
damage to this product or other property.
These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER in
the marking.
WAR NI NG
read the marking.
CAUTIO
The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:
appear in this manual:
dicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read
indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you
N indicates a hazard to property including the product.
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Service safety summary
Service safet
ysummary
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 this p
test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.
To avoi
d personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service
roduct. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect
d electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.
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Service safety summary
viiiAWG70000B Series and AWGSYNC01 Technical Reference
Preface
Related documents
This manual contains specifications and performance verification procedures for
the AWG70000B Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators and the AWGSYNC01
Synchroniza
tion Hub.
The follow
ing user documents are also available for this product.
The documents are available for download from the Tektronix website.
Table i: R
ItemDescript
AWG70000
Safety Manual
AWGSYNC01 Installation and Safety
Manual
AWG70000 Series Programmer
AWG7
(converted to PDF)
elated documents
B Series Installation and
0000 Series Help System
ion
This docu
how to install the AWG70000B generators.
Tektronix Part Number 0713597xx
This document provides safety information
and how
Synchronization Hub.
Tektronix Part Number 0713292xx
This document provides programming
information.
07714
This
AWG70000 help system.
Tektronix Part Number 0771446xx
ment provides safety information and
to install the AWGSYNC01
52xx
document is a PDF output of the entire
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Preface
xAWG70000B Series and AWGSYNC01 Technical Reference
Specifications
This section contains the specifications for the AWG70000B series Arbitrary
Waveform Generators and the AWGSYNC01 Synchronization Hub. The
generators a
AWGSYNC01 information.
re covered together in the first part, followed by the separate
Performance conditions
All specific
marked with the
To meet specifications, the following conditions must be met:
The instr
between +20 °C and +30 °C.
The inst
Table 34 on page 22.)
The ins
specifications. (See Table 32 on page 20.)
The in
within the specified operating temperature range.
ations are typical unless noted as warranted. Warranted specifications
symbol are checked in this manual.
ument must have been calibrated/adjusted at an ambient temperature
rument must be operating within the environmental limits. (See
trument must be powered from a source that meets the power
strument must have been operating continuously for at least 20 minutes
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Specifications
Electrical sp
ecifications
Table 1: Run mode
Characteris
Continuous m
Triggered mode
Triggered
tics
ode
continuous mode
Description
A waveform is
A waveform i
the instrument waits for the next trigger signal.
A waveform is output continuously after a trigger signal is applied.
output continuously.
s output only once when a trigger signal is applied. After the waveform is output,
Table 2: Arbitrary waveform
CharacteristicsDescription
Waveform memory
AWG70001B
Standard
With optional memory expansion
AWG70002B
Standard
With optional memory expansion
Minimum waveform size
AWG70001B
Continuous run mode
Triggered run modes4800 points
AWG70002B
Continuous run mode
Triggered run modes2400 points
Waveform granularity
AWG70001B
Continuous run mode
Triggered run modes2 points
AWG70002B
Continuous run mode
Triggered run modes1 point
Waveform interleavingInterleaving is performed without zeroing.
AWG70001BNon-interleaved when ≤25 GS/s, interleaved when >25 GS/s
AWG70002B
DAC resolution
2G(
16 G (
32 G (
2G(
16 G (
1 point
1 point
2 points
1 point
Non-interleaved at all sample rates
8-bit, 9-bit, or 10-bit
) samples
) samples when sample rate is ≤25 GS/s (non-interleaved)
) samples when sample rate is >25 GS/s (interleaved)
) samples per channel
) samples per channel
10-bit mode, markers are not available
9-bit mode, marker M1 is available
8-bit mode, markers M1 and M2 are available
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Table 3: Sample
clock generator
CharacteristicsDescription
Range
AWG70001B Op
AWG70002B O
AWG70002B O
AWG70002B
Option 208
tion 150
ption 225
ption 216
1.49 kS/s to 5
1.49 kS/s to
1.49 kS/s to
1.49 kS/s t
0GS/s
25 GS/s
16 GS/s
o8GS/s
Resolution
With jitter reduction3 digits
Without j
itter reduction
8digits
Phase adjustmentUsed to manually align the outputs with other generators or instruments.
Range
Resolution
-10,800° to +10,800°
1°
Table 4: Analog output
CharacteristicsDescription
Connector typeAeroflex/Weinschel Planar Crown Universal Connector System with SMA female adapter
Number of outputsAWG70001B: 1
AWG70002B: 2
Type of outputs(+) and (–) complementary output
ON/OFF controlIndependent control for each analog output complementary pair
Output impedance50 Ω
VSWR
AWG70001BDC to ≤5 GHz = 1.32:1
>5 GHz to ≤10 GHz = 1.52:1
>10 GHz to 20 GHz = 1.73:1
AWG70002BDC to 10 GHz = 1.61:1
Amplitude
Range
Resolution1 mV
DC accuracy (warranted)
Amplitude flatnessFlatness is measured as the deviation from the ideal sin(x)/x response curve of the DAC at the
AWG70001B+1.8 dB to –1.8 dB up to 10 GHz
AWG70002B+0.8 dB to –1.5 dB up to 10 GHz
Independent control for each channel
0.25 V
0.5 V
p-p
to 1.0 V
p-p
to 0.5 V
into 50 Ω single-ended
p-p
into 100 Ω differential
p-p
±(2% of amplitude + 1 mV)
specified sample rate. The response is mathematically removed from the measured data.
+1.8 dB to –3 dB from 10 GHz to 15 GHz
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Table 4 : Analog output (cont.)
CharacteristicsDescription
Sin(x)/x bandwidthThe sin(x)/x bandwidth can be solved for using the following equation:
20 * log (sin(x)/x) = -3
For interleaved waveforms: x = 2π * fout ÷ fsample
For non-interleaved waveforms: x = π * fout ÷ fsample