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1. Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Data Sheet Vertical Resolution up to 10 bit Available Generate Signals up to 1 GHz Wide with 54 dBc SFDR Deep Memory Enables the Creation of Long Complex Waveform Sequences Intuitive User Interface Shortens Test Time Integrated PC supports Network Integration and provides a Built in DVD Removable Hard Drive LAN eSATA and USB Ports Playback of Oscilloscope and Real time Spectrum Analyzer Captured Signals including Enhancements such as Adding Predistortion Effects Waveform Vectors Imported from Third party Tools such as MathCAD MATLAB Excel and Others Applications Wideband RF MW for Communications and Defense Electronics Features amp Benefits Wideband Direct RF MW Output up to 9 6 GHz Carrier Wideband RF MW Modulation Bandwidth Generates Complex Wideband Signals across a Frequency Range of High speed Serial Communications Up to 6 Gb s Data Rate for Complex Serial Data Streams 4x Up to 9 6 GHz Oversampling Interleaved Generates Modulation Bandwidths of Up to 3 5 GHz 1 dB Provides any Profile Multilevel Signals to allow Timing Jitter Margin Waveform Sequencing and Subsequencing Testing without External Power Combiners Hio Ci of Infinite Waveform Loops Jumps and Conditional Mixed signal Design and Test 2 channel Analog plus 4 channel Marker Outputs Enhance the Ability to Replicate Real world Signal Behavior ep j Dynamic Jum
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3. 24 GS s 10 bit operation Frequency 50 MHz to 4 8 GHz Frequency 50 MHz to 9 6 GHz Level 4 dBm 1 Vp p Level 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p Offset None DC to 1 0 GHz carrier 54 dBc 54 dBc 1 0 to 2 4 GHz carrier 46 dBc 46 dBc 2 4 to 3 5 GHz carrier 38 dBc 38 dBc 3 5 to 4 8 GHz carrier 30 dBc 30 dBc 4 8 to 9 6 GHz carrier 26 dBc Spurious Free Dynamic Range SFDR When viewed as a modulation bandwidth and used with external frequency up conversion the specifications will hold and be independent of carrier frequency with proper conversion circuitry design Harmonics not included SFDR typical Clock 12 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 24 GS s 10 bit operation Modulation Bandwidth Up to 2 5 GHz Modulation Bandwidth Up Level 4 dBm 1 Vp to 3 5 GHz Offset None Level 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p DC to 1 0 GHz bandwidth 54 dBc 54 dBc DC to 2 4 GHz bandwidth 46 dBc 46 dBc DC to 3 5 GHz bandwidth 38 dBc 38 dBc www tektronix com awg7000 9 Data Sheet Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Harmonic Distortion Clock 12 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 24 GS s 10 bit operation 32 point waveform 32 point waveform 375 MHz output 750 MHz output Amplitude 4 dBm 1 Vp p Amplitude 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p Offset None Harmonics lt 35 dBc
4. 5 ns at 12 GS s 0 7 ns at 10 GS s 0 8 ns at 9 GS s 0 9 ns at 8 GS s 1 0 ns at 6 GS s Synchronous typical Between external clock and trigger timing 12 GS s X1 clock divider synchronous trigger mode with specific timing 120 pPSp p 30 pSans Synchronous typical Between external 10 MHz reference and trigger timing 12 GS s setting synchronous trigger mode with specific timing 120 psp 30 pSams Synchronous typical Between external variable reference and trigger timing 2n n integer clock reference synchronous trigger and specific timing 50 ps 10 pSams Trigger mode Minimum pulse width 20 ns Trigger hold off 832 x sampling period 100 ns Delay to output Gated mode Minimum pulse width Delay to output Dynamic Jump Connector Level Impedance Strobe Event In Polarity Range Connector Impedance Threshold Level Resolution Sequence mode Minimum pulse width Event hold off 128 x sampling period 250 ns 1024 x sampling period 10 ns 640 x sampling period 260 ns 15 pin DSUB on rear panel TTL 5 V compliant inputs 3 3 V LV CMOS level Pull up to 3 3 V by 1 KQ resistor Must strobe jump destination Pos or Neg 50 Q 5 V 1 KQ 10 V BNC front panel 50 Q 1 kQ 5 0 to 5 0 V 0 1 V 20 ns 900 x sampling period 150 ns Delay to output 1024 x sampling period 280 ns Jump timing asynchronous jump 22 www tektronix com awg7000 Characterist
5. 50 dBc lt 45 dBc Phase Noise Distortion Clock 8 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 16 GS s 10 bit operation 32 point waveform 32 point waveform 250 MHz output 500 MHz output Amplitude 4 dBm 1 V at 0 offset Amplitude 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p at 0 offset Phase Noise lt 90 dBc Hz at 10 kHz offset lt 85 dBc Hz at 10 kHz offset AWG7082C Standard Wideband AWG7082C Interleave Sample Rate 8 GS s Sample Rate 16 GS s 60 60 70 70 80 80 R 90 F 90 2 100 100 a 125 a e 250 3 110 3 3 110 ei a a Fee i 500 E HPU 1000 130 E 1000 130 E 2000 140 E 2000 i EF 4000 3200 6400 150 4 150 160 i 160 i 1000 100000 1000000 1000 10000 100000 1000000 Offset Frequency Hz Offset Frequency Hz AWG7082C Standard Wideband Phase Noise typical AWG7082C Interleave Phase Noise typical www tektronix com awg7000 17 Data Sheet Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Jitter Randon jitter typical 1010 clock pattern RMS value 1 6 ps 0 9 ps Total jitter typical 215 1 data pattern at 10 12 BER P P value 50 ps at 0 5 Gb s 30 ps at 2 Gb s 20 ps from 2 to 4 Gb s Output Pulse Characteristics Pulse Response Tr Tf typical 350 ps 75 ps 35 ps 42 ps Timing skew typical lt 20 ps between each channel Pos
6. AWG400 500 600 700 Series IQT and TIQ files from Tektronix real time spectrum analyzer TFW file created by Tektronix AFG3000 Series arbitrary function generators DTG file created by Tektronix DTG5000 Series data timing generators WFM or ISF file created by Tektronix TDS DPO Series oscilloscopes text file TXT Waveform File Export Capability Export waveform format by series Tektronix AWG400 500 600 700 wim or pat and text format Software Driver for Third party Applications IVI COM driver MATLAB library Instrument Control Data Transfer GPIB Remote control and data transfer conforms to IEEE Std 488 1 compatible with IEEE Std 488 2 and SCPI 1999 0 Ethernet Remote control and data transfer conforms to IEEE Std 802 3 TekLink Remote control and data transfer proprietary bus for Tektronix product high speed interconnection and communication 20 www tektronix com awg7000 Auxiliary Outputs Characteristic Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Interleave Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Wideband Direct DAC Out w Amplifier w o Amplifier Markers Number Total 4 2 per channel Total 2 2 per channel Style Differential Connector SMA front panel Impedance 50 Q Level into 50 Q Amplitude levels are measured between differential outputs to Single ended output amplitude level
7. Amplitude level will be 3 dBm higher when using differential both outputs Range nominal 22 dBm to 10 dBm 22 dBm to 4 dBm 2 dBm to 4 dBm Zero On 2 dBm to 4 dBm Zero Off 8 dBm to 2 dBm Resolution nominal 0 01 dB Accuracy At 2 dBm level with no offset 0 3 dB Output Flatness Mathematically corrected for characteristic Sin x x roll off uncorrected by external calibration methods Flatness typical 1 0 dB from 50 MHz to 4 8 GHz 2 5 dB from 50 MHz to 9 6 GHz AWG7122C Standard Wideband AWGT122C Interleave Sample Rate 12 GS s Sample Rate 24 GS s a D we Vc E T Carrier Frequency GHz Carrier Frequency GHz AWG7122C Standard Wideband Flatness typical AWG7122C Interleave Flatness typical www tektronix com awg7000 7 Data Sheet Time Domain Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Wideband Direct DAC Out Interleave Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Direct w o Amplifier Normal w Amplifier Data Rate Characteristics Data Rate Bit rate determined as sample rate 4 points per cycle allowing full impairment generation Bit rate nominal 3 Gb s 6 Gb s Rise Fall Time Characteristics Rise Fall Time Rise Fall time measured at 20 to 80 levels related by a factor of 0 75 to the industry standard of 10 to 90 levels Tr Tf typical 350 ps 75 ps 35 ps 42 ps Rise Time Bandwidth Rise time bandwidth converted from rise
8. RH at up to 30 C 5 Mechanical Loong to 45 relative humidity above 30 C up to 50 C Clearance cm in Altitude Top Bottom 2 0 8 Operational Up to 10 000 ft 3 048 m Side 1g 6 Nonoperational Up to 40 000 ft 12 192 m Rear es 3 Vibration Power Supply Sine Rating 100 to 240 V AC 47 to 63 Hz Operational 0 33 mm p p 0 013 in p p constant displacement 5 to Consumption 450 Watts 55 Hz Nonoperational NA Random Operational 0 27 g RMS 5 to 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis Nonoperational 2 28 g RMS 5 to 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis Mechanical Shock Operational Half sine mechanical shocks 30 g peak 11 ms duration 3 drops in each direction of each axis Nonoperational Half sine mechanical shocks 10 g peak 11 ms duration 3 drops in each direction of each axis Regulatory Safety UL61010 1 CAN CSA 22 2 No 61010 1 04 EN61010 1 IEC61010 1 Emissions EN55011 Class A IEC61000 3 2 IEC61000 3 3 Immunity IEC61326 IEC61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 Regional certifications Europe EN61326 Australia New AS NZS 2064 Zealand www tektronix com awg7000 23 Data Sheet Ordering Information Application Software Arbitrary Waveform Generator Product Description RFX100 General purpose IQ IF and RF Signal Creation AWG7122C Software Package 12 0 a 24 GS s interleaved 8
9. Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series ability to define each subcarrier in the symbol which can be configured independently for type modulation and base data The RFXpress software gives visibility into all aspects of the OFDM signal by providing a symbol table that gives a summary of all the carriers in the selected symbol OFDM packets frames can be built by specifying the spacing between the symbols frames and parts of the OFDM packets can be stressed by adding gated noise UWB WiMedia U WBCF UWBCT Ultra Wideband UWB wireless is a growing technology that is designed for low power short range wireless applications UWB has emerged as the leading technology for applications like wireless Universal Serial Bus USB UWB radios like generic OFDM radios require wide signal bandwidths and multiple carriers but UWB designs also require short duration pulses and transmit Power Spectral Densities PSDs near the thermal noise floor which can make creating UWB test signals very difficult Fortunately the AWG7000 Series and RFXpress offer a solid solution for the generation of UWB test signals The AWG7000 and RFXpress have the capability to digitally synthesize and generate signals in the UWB spectrum For either custom UWB signal or ones defined for the latest WiMedia specification the AWG7000 solution can recreate signals that are required to band hop in real time over a 1 6 GHz modulation bandwidth The RFXpress software gives users com
10. but not guaranteed performance The values given are never warranted but most units will perform to the level indicated Typical characteristics are not tested in the manufacturing process or the Performance Verification section of the product manual Nominal noted Product characteristics described in terms of being guaranteed by design Nominal characteristics are non warranted so they are not checked in the manufacturing process or the Performance Verification section of the product manual AWG7122C Series Specifications General Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Digital to Analog Converter Sample rate nominal 10 MS s to 12 GS s 2 Ch 12 GS s to 24 GS s 1 Ch Resolution nominal 10 bit no markers selected or 8 bit markers selected Sin x x Roll off Sin x x 1 dB 3 1 GHz 6 2 GHz Sin x x 3 dB 5 3 GHz 10 6 GHz www tektronix com awg7000 5 Data Sheet Frequency Domain Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Output Frequency Characteristics Effective Frequency Output Fmaximum specified is determined as sample rate oversampling rate or SR
11. fast frequency switching Switching time Ts 313 ps 156 ps Modulation Bandwidth Modulation bandwidth is determined as a combination of Sin x x roll off and rise time bandwidth collectively corrected to lt 1 dB by external measurement and calibration over the applicable frequency range Mod bandwidth 1 dB Up to 420 MHz Up to 1 4 GHz Up to 1 9 GHz Up to 3 0 GHz Zero On typical Up to 1 9 GHz Zero Off Mod bandwidth 3 dB Up to 740 MHz Up to 2 5 GHz Up to 3 2 GHz Up to 5 2 GHz Zero On typical Up to 3 2 GHz Zero Off AWG7082C Frequency Response Includes Sin x x Rolloff 24 GS s Interleave Zero On 24 GS s Interleave Zero Of 12 GS s Non interleave 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 g 10 Ti 0 10 T z 15 E _ 20 25 30 Frequency GHz AWG7082C Frequency Response typical www tektronix com awg7000 13 Data Sheet Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Output Amplitude Characteristics Amplitude Amplitude levels are measured as single ended outputs Amplitude level will be 3 dBm higher when using differential both outputs Range nominal 22 dBm to 10 dBm 22 dBm to 4 dBm 2 dBm to 4 dBm Zero On 2 dBm to 4 dBm Zero Off 8 dBm to 2 dBm Resolution nominal 0 01 dB Accuracy At 2 dBm level with no offset 0 3 dB Output Flatness Mathematically corre
12. 10 bit 32M point 2 channel arbitrary waveform Opt UWBCF RF Xpress plug in for UWB WiMedia IQ IF and RF generator conformance signal creation AWG7082C requires RFX100 as prerequisite 8 0 GS s 16 GS s interleaved 8 10 bit 32M point 2 channel arbitrary waveform Opt UWBCT RF Xpress plug in for UWB WiMedia IQ IF and RF generator custom and conformance signal creation requires RFX100 as prerequisite and includes Opt UWBCF All Models Include Accessory pouch front cover USB mouse compact USB Opt OFDM RF Xpress plug in for generic OFDM signal creation keyboard lead set for DC output stylus for touch screen 2 ea AWG7000C Series requires RFX100 as prerequisite product software CD and instructions documentation CD with browser Quick Start F User Manual and registration card Certificate of Calibration power cable and 50 Q Opt RDR RFXpress plug in for radar signal creation SMA terminator 3 ea requires RFX100 as prerequisite Opt SPARA S parameter emulation and DUT characterization Note Please specify power cord and language option at time of order requires RFX100 as prerequisite SDX100 Jitter generation software package includes USB dongle Instrument Options Opt ISI S parameter and ISI creation requires SDX100 as prerequisite Product Options Opt SSC Spread Spectrum Clock addition option requires SDX100 as prerequisite Option AWG7122C AWG7082C Opt 01 Waveform record length expansion from 32M point to
13. 2 5 Fmaximum 4 8 GHz 9 6 GHz Effective Frequency Switching Minimum frequency switching time from selected frequencies F to F is determined as 1 Fmaximum Option 08 only Time Standard Switching time Ts 106 us 106 us Option 08 fast frequency switching Switching time Ts 208 ps 104 ps Modulation Bandwidth Modulation bandwidth is determined as a combination of Sin x x roll off and rise time bandwidth collectively corrected to lt 1 dB by external measurement and calibration over the applicable frequency range Mod bandwidth 1 dB Up to 420 MHz Up to 1 7 GHz Up to 2 5 GHz Up to 3 5 GHz Zero On typical Up to 2 5 GHz Zero Off Mod bandwidth 3 dB Up to 740 MHz Up to 2 9 GHz Up to 4 3 GHz Up to 6 2 GHz Zero On typical Up to 4 3 GHz Zero Off AWG7122C Frequency Response Includes Sin x x Rolloff 24 GS s Interleave Zero On 24 GS s Interleave Zero Off 12 GS s Non interleave 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 g 10 Ti Level dB Frequency GHz AWG7122C Frequency Response typical 6 www tektronix com awg7000 Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Output Amplitude Characteristics Amplitude Amplitude levels are measured as single ended outputs
14. 64M point Service Options Opt 06 Interleaved output at 24 GS s AWG7122C 16 GS s Option Description AWG7082C includes Option 02 High bandwidth 7 z output alternative for standard output AWG7122C with Service Options e g AWG7122C Opt C3 Option 06 requires export license Opt CA1 Asingle calibration event Opt 08 Fast sequence switching requires export license Opt C3 Calibration Service 3 Years Opt 09 Subsequencing and Dynamic Jump option Opt C5 Calibration Service 5 Years subsequencing files created for legacy AWG400 Opt D1 Calibration Data Report AWG500 AWG600 and AWG700 instrument are ag F compatible with this option Opt D3 Calibration Data Report 3 Years with Opt C3 Opt D5 Calibration Data Report 5 Years with Opt C5 Opt R3 Repair Service 3 Years Miren Power Plugs Opt R5 Repair Service 5 Years Gptien Description Post Sales Service Options e g AWG7122C CA1 Opt A0 a America CA1 A single calibration event Opt A1 ete EURO R3DW Repair Service Coverage 3 Years Opt A2 United Kingdom R5DW Repair Service Coverage 5 Years Opt A3 al R2PW Repair Service Coverage 2 Years Post Warranty Opt AS Switzerland R1PW Repair Service Coverage 1 Year Post Warranty Opt A6 Japan Opt A10 China Product U d Opt A11 india inlet Ea Opt A99 No power cord or AC adapter Product Ordering Options Description AWG7122C AWG70CUP Opt M02 Waveform length AWG7082C AWG70CUP Opt M01 expansion 32M Language Options point to 64M point Opti
15. I ms Duration ms A Delete 5 gy 1012 1001 E ozs s 0 50 0 25 o je Tr Ton T 1 20 us Hopping Pulse Impairments Mult Path Ar AWG7122 Offline AWG radar pulses created with AWG7000 and RFXpress Active RF Waveform Waveform fast changing signals that are increasingly seen in many RF applications such as radar RF comms OFDM and UWB When used in conjunction with RFXpress the AWG7000 Series supports a wide range of modulation formats and simplifies the task of creating complex RF waveforms The AWG7000 Series instruments provide customers with ways to generate fully modulated baseband intermediate frequency IF signals or directly generated RF waveforms Radar Signal Creation Generating advanced radar signals often demands exceptional performance from an AWG in terms of sample rate analog bandwidth and memory The Tektronix AWG7000 Series sets a new industry standard for advanced radar signal generation by delivering wide modulation bandwidths up to 3 5 GHz 1 dB With a sample rate of up to 24 GS s the AWG7000 Series can directly generate RF signals never before possible from an AWG In instances where IQ generation is desired the AWG7000 offers the ability to oversample the signal thereby improving signal quality The AWG7000 and RFXpress are the perfect solution for creating complex radar signals Customers are provided with the ultimate flexibility in creating custom radar puls
16. and Neg outputs lt 12 ps between each channel Pos and Neg outputs Delay from marker output typical 50 MHz 9 7 ns 2 1 ns 0 5 ns 0 9 ns 200 MHz 3 9 ns Interleave skew adjustment typical Skew adjust 180 degree against sample rate e g 24 GS s 83 ps 360 degrees with 0 1 degree resolution Interleave level adjustment typical Level adjust 1 mV resolution 18 www tektronix com awg7000 Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series AWG7000C Series Common Features Common Hardware Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument w Amplifier w o Amplifier Wideband Interleave Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Number of Outputs 2 channels non interleave 2 channels non interleave 1 channel interleave Output connector Differential SMA front panel Output impedance nominal 50 Q Waveform Length Standard to 32M points Standard to 64M points Extended memory to 64M points Extended memory to 128M points Number of Waveforms 1 to 16 200 Sequence Length Counter 1 to 16 000 steps 1 to 65 536 count Run 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 internal external programmatic GPIB LAN or manual trigger is received Gated Waveform beg
17. c 4 8 to 6 4 GHz carrier 28 dBc Spurious Free Dynamic Range When viewed as a modulation bandwidth and used with external frequency up conversion the specifications will hold and be SFDR independent of carrier frequency with proper conversion circuitry design Harmonics not included SFDR typical Clock 8 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 16 GS s 10 bit operation Modulation Bandwidth Up to 1 9 GHz Modulation Bandwidth Up Level 4 dBm 1 Vp to 3 0 GHz Offset None Level 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p DC to 1 0 GHz bandwidth 54 dBc 54 dBc DC to 2 4 GHz bandwidth 46 dBc 46 dBc DC to 3 5 GHz bandwidth 40 dBc 16 www tektronix com awg7000 Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Harmonic Distortion Clock 8 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 16 GS s 10 bit operation 32 point waveform 32 point waveform 250 MHz output 500 MHz output Amplitude 4 dBm 1 Vp p Amplitude 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p Offset _ None Harmonics lt 35 dBc lt 42 dBc lt 40 dBc Nonharmonic Distortion Clock 8 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 16 GS s 10 bit operation 32 point waveform 32 point waveform 250 MHz output 500 MHz output Amplitude 4 dBm 1 Vp p Amplitude 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p Offset _ None Spurious lt
18. cted for characteristic Sin x x roll off uncorrected by external calibration methods Flatness typical 1 0 dB from 50 MHz to 3 2 GHz 2 5 dB from 50 MHz to 6 4 GHz AWG7062C Interleave AWGTOS2C Standard Wideband Sample Rate 16 GS s Sample Rate 6 GS s we E Carrier Frequency GHz Carrier Frequency GHz AWG7082C Standard Wideband Flatness typical AWG7082C Interleave Flatness typical 14 www tektronix com awg7000 Time Domain Characteristics Characteristic Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Data Rate Characteristics Data Rate Bit rate determined as sample rate 4 points per cycle allowing full impairment generation Bit rate nominal 2 Gb s 4 Gb s Rise Fall Time Characteristics Rise Fall Time Rise Fall time measured at 20 to 80 levels related by a factor of 0 75 to the industry standard of 10 to 90 levels Tr Tf typical 350 ps 75 ps 35 ps 42 ps Rise time Bandwidth Rise time bandwidth converted from rise time 0 26 Tr assumed Gaussian transition characteristics through analog output circuitry and cabling Tr bandwidth 1 dB typical 430 MHz 2 0 GHz 4 3 GHz 3 6 GHz Tr bandwidth 3 dB typical 750 MHz 3 5 GHz 7 5 GHz 6 2 GH
19. dic Sinusoidal noise pre de emphasis duty cycle distortion Inter symbol Interference ISI Duty Cycle Distortion DCD and Spread Spectrum Clocking SSC The transmission environments of both board and cables can be emulated using touchstone files uploaded into SerialXpress The AWG7000 and SerialXpress solution also provides base pattern waveforms for many of today s high speed serial applications such as SATA Display Port SAS PCI E USB and Fibre Channel For high speed serial applications the AWG7000 Series offers the industry s best solution for addressing challenging signal stimulus issues faced by digital designers who need to verify characterize and debug complex digital designs The file based architecture uses direct synthesis to create complex data streams and provides users with the simplicity repeatability and flexibility required to solve the toughest signal generation challenges in high speed serial communication applications Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Characteristics Definitions Specifications not noted Product characteristics described in terms of specified performance with tolerance limits which are warranted guaranteed to the customer Specifications are checked in the manufacturing process and in the Performance Verification section of the product manual with a direct measurement of the parameter Typical noted Product characteristics described in terms of typical performance
20. e suites Modulation types such as LFM Barker and Polyphase Codes Step FM and Nonlinear FM are easily created using the AWG and the flexibility of RFXpress enables the creation of waveforms requiring customer defined modulation types The AWG and RFXpress combo also has the ability to generate pulse trains with staggered PRI to resolve range and doppler ambiguity frequency hopping for Electronic Counter Counter Measures ECCM and pulse to pulse amplitude variation to simulate Swerling target models including antenna scan patterns and multipath effects PSD by band WiMedia Analysis Settings Band oroup 6 TFC oto S DataRate uto S Preamble Standard 24 Payload Analysis 96 symbols s Generic OFDM Creation In today s wireless world OFDM is becoming the modulation method of choice for transmitting large amounts of digital data over short and medium distances The need for wide bandwidths and multiple carriers create challenges for engineers who need to create OFDM signals to test their RF receivers The AWG7000 Series when coupled with RFXpress allows users to configure every part of the OFDM signal definition Engineers can build signals symbol by symbol to create a complete OFDM frame or let the RFXpress software choose default values for some signal aspects The AWG RFXpress combo supports a variety of data coding formats that include Reed Solomon Convolution and Scrambling Users also have the Arbitrary
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22. finite waveform loops jumps and conditional branches for longer pattern length generation suitable for replicating real world behavior of serial transmitters Dynamic Jump The Dynamic Jump capability enables the creation of complex waveforms by enabling the ability to dynamically jump to any predefined index in a waveform sequence Users can define up to 256 distinct jump indexes that respond to changing external environments Wideband RF Signal Generation Creating RF signals is becoming more and more complex making it more difficult for RF engineers to accurately create the signals required for conformance and margin testing When combined with RFXpress the AWG7000 Series can address these tough design challenges RFXpress is a software package that digitally synthesizes modulated baseband IF and RF signals taking signal generation to new levels by fully exploiting the wideband signal generation capabilities of the AWG7000 Series arbitrary waveform generators AWGs Together the AWG7000 and RFXpress provide engineers with bandwidth on demand which is the ability to generate wideband modulated signals up to 3 5 GHz 1 dB anywhere within the 9 6 GHz frequency range The latest digital RF technologies often exceed the capabilities of other test instruments because of the need to generate the wide bandwidth and 2 www tektronix com awg7000 m He pnd Instruments Zcraoh Fkcompie ono tion Selected Pulse fepeat__PR
23. ic Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument w Amplifier w o Amplifier Wideband Interleave Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off External Clock In Input voltage range 1 4 V to 2 2 Vpop 7 dBm to 11 dBm Frequency range 6 GHz to 12 GHz acceptable frequency drift of 0 1 Clock divider 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 256 Connector SMA rear panel Impedance 50 Q AC coupled Fixed Reference Clock In Input voltage range 0 2 Vp to 3 0 Vp Frequency range 10 MHz 20 MHz 100 MHz within 0 1 Connector BNC rear panel Impedance 50 Q AC coupled Variable Reference Clock In Input voltage range 0 2 Vp to 3 0 Vp Frequency range 5 MHz to 800 MHz acceptable frequency drift is 0 1 Multiplier rate 1 to 2400 2 to 4800 Connector BNC rear panel Impedance 50 Q AC coupled Physical Characteristics Environmental Characteristics Dimension mm in Characteristic Description Height 245 9 6 Temperature Width 465 18 0 Operational 10 to 40 C Depth 500 19 7 Nonoperational 20 to 60 C Weight kg Ib Humidity Net instrument 19 41 9 Operational 5 to 80 relative humidity RH at up to 30 C 5 Net with packaging 28 61 7 to 45 relative humidity above 30 C up to 50 C Mechanical Coolin Nonoperational 5 to 90 relative humidity
24. ins output when gate is True and resets when gate is False Sequence Waveform is output as defined by the sequence selected Jump Synchronous and asynchronous Sampling Clock Resolution 8 digits Accuracy Within 1 ppm Aging Aging Within 1 ppm per year Internal Trigger Generator Range 1 0 us to 10 0 s Resolution 3 digits 0 1 us minimum Output Skew Control Range 100 to 100 ps Resolution 1 ps Accuracy 10 of setting 10 ps www tektronix com awg7000 19 Data Sheet Common Software Characteristics Characteristic Operating System Peripherals lO Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument w Amplifier w o Amplifier Wideband Interleave Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Windows 7 4 GB memory 160 GB hard disk drive rear panel removable optional front mount kit CD DVD drive front panel Included USB compact keyboard and mouse USB 2 0 compliant ports 6 total 2 front 4 rear PS 2 mouse and keyboard connections rear panel RJ 45 Ethernet connector rear panel supports 10 100 1000BASE T DVI I Video rear panel for external monitor eSATA rear panel Display Characteristics LED backlit monitor with touch screen 10 4 in 264 mm 1024 x 768 V XGA Waveform File Import Capability Import waveform format by series AWG file created by Tektronix AWG5000 or AWG7000 Series PAT SEQ WFM and EQU file formats created by Tektronix arbitrary waveform generators such as the
25. l 215 1 data pattern at 10 12 BER P P value 50 ps at 0 5 Gb s 30 ps at 3 Gb s 20 ps from 2 to 6 Gb s Output Pulse Characteristics Pulse Response Tr Tf typical 350 ps 75 ps 35 ps 42 ps Timing skew typical lt 20 ps between each channel Pos and Neg outputs lt 12 ps between each channel Pos and Neg outputs Delay from marker output typical 50 MHz 9 7 ns 2 1 ns 0 5 ns 0 9 ns 200 MHz 3 9 ns Interleave skew adjustment typical Skew adjust 180 degree against sample rate e g 24 GS s 83 ps 360 degrees with 0 1 degree resolution Interleave level adjustment typical Level adjust 1 mV resolution www tektronix com awg7000 11 Data Sheet Definitions Specifications not noted Product characteristics described in terms of specified performance with tolerance limits which are warranted guaranteed to the customer Specifications are checked in the manufacturing process and in the Performance Verification section of the product manual with a direct measurement of the parameter Typical noted Product characteristics described in terms of typical performance but not guaranteed performance The values given are never warranted but most units will perform to the level indicated Typical characteristics are not tested in the manufacturing process or the Performance Verification section of the product manual Nominal noted Product characteristic
26. lt 42 dBc lt 40 dBc Nonharmonic Distortion Clock 12 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 24 GS s 10 bit operation 32 point waveform 32 point waveform 375 MHz output 750 MHz output Amplitude 4 dBm 1 Vp p Amplitude 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p Offset None Spurious lt 50 dBc lt 45 dBc Phase Noise Distortion Clock 12 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 24 GS s 10 bit operation 32 point waveform 32 point waveform 375 MHz output 750 MHz output Amplitude 4 dBm 1 V at 0 offset Amplitude 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p at 0 offset Phase Noise lt 90 dBc Hz at 10 kHz offset lt 85 dBc Hz at 10 kHz offset AWG7112C Standard Wideband AWG7112C Interleave Sample Rate 12 GS s Sample Rate 24 GS s 60 70 80 e 1875 5 30 4 375 z E375 100 E750 3 750 3 110 t 1500 bs 1500 120 H 3000 P f 3000 130 E 6000 e 4800 140 9600 150 t i 160 t 1000 10000 100000 1000000 1000 10000 100000 1000000 Offset Frequency Hz Offset Frequency Hz AWG7112C Standard Wideband Phase Noise typical AWG7112C Interleave Phase Noise typical 10 www tektronix com awg7000 Characteristic Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Jitter Randon jitter typical 1010 clock pattern RMS value 1 6 ps 0 9 ps Total jitter typica
27. on Description AWG7122C AWG70CUP Opt S02 ene Ua Opt LO English manual AWG7082C AWG70CUP Opt S01 08 fast sequence Opt L5 Japanese manual switching requires Opt L7 Simplified Chinese manual E exportlicense _ PA AWG7122C AWG70CUP Opt S49 Upgrade to add Opt L8 Traditional Chinese manual ST AWGTOCUP OS subsequencing and Opt L10 Russian manual Tou pL O22 dynamic jump 24 www tektronix com awg7000 Recommended Accessories Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Warranty One year parts and labor Item Description Parts Number Pin Header CE SMA Cable 40 in 102 cm 012 1690 xx SMB Cable 20 in 51 cm 012 1503 xx ge c0 Product s are manufactured in ISO registered facilities Rackmount Kit Rackmount Kit with 016 1983 xx S Instruction GPIB Product s complies with IEEE Standard 488 1 1987 RS 232 C and with Tektronix Front Removable HDD Front Removable HDD 016 1979 xx baea Standard Codes and Formats Bay Bay Replacement Hard Disk SATA disk assembly no 650 5336 xx for AWG5000 7000 Series software installation instruction sheet Quick Start User Manual English 071 2481 xx Japanese 071 2482 xx Simplified Chinese 071 2483 xx Traditional Chinese 071 2484 xx Russian 020 2971 xx Service Manual Service Manual English Visit Tektronix website www tektronix com awg7000 25 Data Sheet 26 www tektronix com awg7000 Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series
28. p Capability High speed Low jitter Data Pulse and Clock Source Enables the Creation of Complex Waveforms that Respond to Real world Ideal or Distorted Signals Generates Any Combination of Changing External Environments Signal Impairments Simultaneously Tektronix Data Sheet Unparalleled Performance The need for performance arbitrary waveform generation is broad and spans over a wide array of applications The industry leading AWG7000 Series arbitrary waveform generators AWG represent a cutting edge benchmark in performance sample rate signal fidelity and timing resolution The ability to create generate or replicate either ideal distorted or real life signals is essential in the design and testing process The AWG7000 Series of AWGs with up to 24 GS s and 10 bit vertical resolution delivers the industry s best signal stimulus solution for ever increasing measurement challenges This allows for easy generation of very complex signals including complete control over signal characteristics The capabilities of the AWG7000 Series are further enhanced by the addition of key features Equation Editor The Equation Editor is an ASCII text editor that uses text strings to create waveforms by loading editing and compiling equation files The editor provides control and flexibility to create more complex waveforms using customer defined parameters Waveform Sequencing and Subsequencing Real time sequencing creates in
29. plete control over the characteristics of their UWB signals including the preamble synchronization sequences cover sequences and TFCs For WiMedia applications all six band groups BG1 to BG6 can be generated in either IQ IF or direct RF signals giving users 3 different options for creating up converting the signals when using an AWG7000 instrument www tektronix com awg7000 3 Data Sheet Fie Edt Vertical DPOJET Plots Height Math1 285 76mV 285 76mV 285 76mV TJ BER1 Mathi 96 266ps 0 0000s 96 266ps 96 266ps RJ 061 Math 3 0334ps 0 0000s 3 0334ps 3 0334ps DJ 064 Math 53 798ps 0 0000s 53 798ps 53 798ps 3 Width BER1 Mathi 70 401ps 0 0000s 70 401ps 70 40 tps 5 DDJ1 Matht 27 496ps 0 0000s 27 496ps 27 496ps Put Matht 35 377ps 0 0000s 35 377ps 35 37 7ps Rise Timet Matht 404 88ps 7 2767ns 426 82nS 133 80ps Easily create digital data impairments with the AWG7000 and SerialXpress High speed Serial Signal Generation Serial signals are made up entirely of simple ones and zeros binary data Historically engineers have used data generators to create digital signals As clock rates have increased these simple ones and zeros have begun to look more like analog waveforms because embedded in the digital data are analog events The zero rise time and the perfectly flat tops of textbook digital signals no longer represent reality Electronic environments have noise jitter crosstalk distributed reactances power s
30. s described in terms of being guaranteed by design Nominal characteristics are non warranted so they are not checked in the manufacturing process or the Performance Verification section of the product manual AWG7082C Series Specifications General Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Digital to Analog Converter Sample rate nominal 10 MS s to 8 GS s 2 Ch 8 GS s to 16 GS s 1 Ch Resolution nominal 10 bit no markers selected or 8 bit markers selected Sin x x Roll off Sin x x 1 dB 2 0 GHz 4 0 GHz Sin x x 3 dB 3 5 GHz 7 0 GHz 12 www tektronix com awg 000 Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Frequency Domain Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Output Frequency Characteristics Effective Frequency Output Fmaximum specified is determined as sample rate oversampling rate or SR 2 5 Fmaximum 3 2 GHz 6 4 GHz Effective Frequency Switching Minimum frequency switching time from selected frequencies F to F is determined as 1 Fmaximum Option 08 only Time Standard Switching time Ts 8 0 ns 160 us Option 08
31. time 0 26 Tr assumed Gaussian transition characteristics through analog output circuitry and cabling Tr bandwidth 1 dB typical 430 MHz 2 0 GHz 4 3 GHz 3 6 GHz Tr bandwidth 3 dB typical 750 MHz 3 5 GHz 7 5 GHz 6 2 GHz Low pass filter Bessel Type 50 and 200 MHz Output Amplitude Characteristics Amplitude Amplitude levels are measured between differential outputs to For single ended output the amplitude level will be one half the voltage levels below Range nominal 100 mV to 4 0 Vow 100 mV to 2 0 V p 1 0 Vp to 2 0 Vp p Zero On 1 0 Vp p to 2 0 Vp p Zero Off 500 mV to 1 0 V Resolution nominal 1 0 mV Accuracy At 0 5 V with no offset 3 of amplitude 2 mV Zero On 4 of level 2 mV Zero Off 8 of level 2 mV Offset Range nominal 0 5 V Resolution nominal 1 0 mV Accuracy At minimum amplitude 2 0 of offset 10 mV 8 www tektronix com awg7000 Common Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG7000 Series Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct w Amplifier w o Amplifier Wideband Interleave Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Output Distortion Characteristics Spurious Free Dynamic Range SFDR SFDR is determined as a function of the directly generated carrier frequency Harmonics not included SFDR typical Clock 12 GS s 10 bit operation Clock
32. upply variations and other shortcomings Each takes its toll on the signal A real world digital square wave rarely resembles its theoretical counterpart Since the AWG7000 Series is an analog waveform source it is the perfect single box solution that is used to create digital data streams and mimic the analog imperfections that occur in real world environments The AWG7000 Series uses direct synthesis techniques which allow engineers to create signals that embody the effects of propagation through a transmission line Rise times pulse shapes delays and aberrations can all be controlled with the AWG7000 Series instruments When used in conjunction with the SerialXpress software package engineers are provided control over every 4 www tektronix com awg7000 File Edit View Setup Utilities Help Triggered Tektronix la I az AfA e AEE Aca Mode Sample Trig Extemal Direct z Affi23 amv aH EALA Puise JAmpitude 2 nnn Tr mn m ane E f alas C1 30 00m Wdiv Jiwimos1 Main cl Jeraj Poco mE fenom wt fren eA faoc mE p220 E ssa PM 7 31 06 Digital data with de emphasis added using the AWG7000 and SerialXpress aspect of their digital signals reaching speeds of up to 6 Gb s This is exactly what is needed for rigorous receiver testing requirements SerialXpress is an integrated SW tool that enables AWG7000 Series instruments to create a variety of digital data impairments such as jitter Random Perio
33. will be one half the voltage levels below Window 2 8 V to 2 8 V Amplitude 1 0 Vp to 2 8 Vop Resolution 10 mV Accuracy 10 of setting 75 mV Rise Fall time 20 to 80 45 ps 1 0 Vp p Hi 1 0 V Lo 0 0 V Timing skew Intra skew typical lt 13 ps between each channel Pos and Neg output In channel typical lt 30 ps between Marker 1 and Marker 2 outputs Delay control Current max Range 0 to 300 ps Resolution 1 ps Accuracy 5 of setting 50 ps Jitter Random RMS typical 1 ps Total p p typical 30 ps 215 1 PN pattern at 10 12 BER 10 MHz Reference Out Amplitude 1 2 Vp into 50 Q maximum 2 5 V open Connector BNC rear panel Impedance 50 Q AC coupled DC Outputs Number 4 independently controlled Range 3 0 to 5 0 V Resolution 10 mV Accuracy 3 of setting 120 mV Connector 2x4 pin header front panel 30 mA www tektronix com awg7000 21 Data Sheet Auxiliary Inputs Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Interleave Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Wideband Direct DAC Out w Amplifier w o Amplifier Trigger Gate In Polarity Pos or Neg Range 50 Q 5 V 1 kO 10 V Connector BNC front panel Impedance 50 Q 1 kQ Threshold Level 5 0 V to 5 0 V Resolution 0 1 V Trigger to output uncertainty Asynchronous typical Between internal external clock and trigger timing 0
34. z Low pass filter Bessel Type 50 and 200 MHz Output Amplitude Characteristics Amplitude Amplitude levels are measured between differential outputs to Single ended output amplitude level will be one half the voltage levels below Range nominal 100 mV to 4 0 Vow 100 MV to 2 0 Vp 1 0 Vp to 2 0 Vp Zero On 1 0 Vp to 2 0 Vpp Zero Off 500 mV to 1 0 V Resolution nominal 1 0 mV Accuracy At 0 5 V with no offset 3 of amplitude 2 mV Zero On 4 of level 2 mV Zero Off 8 of level 2 mV Offset Range nominal 0 5 V Resolution nominal 1 0 mV Accuracy At minimum amplitude 2 0 of offset 10 mV www tektronix com awg7000 15 Data Sheet Common Characteristics Characteristic Standard Instrument Option 06 Instrument Normal Direct Wideband Interleave w Amplifier w o Amplifier Direct DAC Out Direct DAC Out Zeroing On Off Output Distortion Characteristics Spurious Free Dynamic Range SFDR is determined as a function of the directly generated carrier frequency Harmonics not included SFDR SFDR typical Clock 12 GS s 10 bit operation Clock 24 GS s 10 bit operation Frequency 50 MHz to 3 2 GHz Frequency 50 MHz to 6 4 GHz Level 4 dBm 1 Vp p Level 2 dBm 0 5 Vp p Offset _ None DC to 1 0 GHz carrier 54 dBc 54 dBc 1 0 to 2 4 GHz carrier 46 dBc 46 dBc 2 4 to 3 5 GHz carrier 40 dBc 40 dBc 3 5 to 4 8 GHz carrier 32 dB

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