Waveforms |
Waveforms |
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Standard waveforms: sine, square, triangle, ramp, sinc, pulse, noise, Gaussian as well as dc | |
Sine |
Range |
0.1 mHz to 50 MHz |
Resolution |
7 digits or 0.1 mHz |
Accuracy |
< 1 ppm for 1 year |
Temp. coefficient |
< 1 ppm/°C |
Harmonic distortion and non related spurious below 10 MHz |
< 0.1 % THD to 100 kHz (2000 waveform points) |
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< –55 dBc to 1 MHz |
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< –40 dBc to 5 MHz |
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< –35 dBc to 10 MHz |
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< –22 dBc to 50 MHz | |
Square |
Range |
0.1 mHz to 50 MHz |
Resolution |
0.1 mHz or 7 digits |
Rise and fall times |
< 10 ns | |
Triangle |
Range |
0.1 mHz to 12.5 MHz |
Resolution |
0.1 mHz or 7 digits |
Accuracy |
1 ppm for 1 year |
Linearity error |
< 0.1 % to 100 kHz | |
Pulse |
Range |
0.1 mHz to 12.5 MHz |
Delay |
0 % to 99.9 % of period |
Rise and fall times |
0 % to 99.9 % of period |
High time |
0 % to 99.9 % of period |
Resolution |
0.1 % | |
Arbitrary Waveforms |
Stored waveforms |
396: Up to 4096 |
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397: Up to 4096 each channel |
Waveform length |
16 to 4 M points |
Vertical resolution |
14 bits |
Sample clock range |
100 mHz to 125 MHz |
Waveform sequencing |
Up to 4096 segments may be linked. Minimum segment duration 1 µs. Segments can be looped up to 1,000,000 times | |
Amplitude |
Output impedance |
50 Ω |
Amplitude Range |
10 mVpp to 10 Vpp (20 mVpp to 20 Vpp into open circuit) |
Accuracy |
< 1 % ± 25 mV between 1 V to 10 Vpp into 50 Ω |
Flatness |
± 5 % to 10 MHz; ± 20 % to 50 MHz |
DC offset |
± 4.5 V into 50 Ω. DC offset plus signal peak limited to ± 10 V. DC offset attenuated with amplitude range | |
Output Filters |
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50 MHz Elliptic and 2 MHz Elliptical | |
Modulation Modes |
Triggered burst |
Each active edge of the trigger signal will produce one burst of the carrier waveform, waveforms starts from point n and completes at point n-1 |
Gated |
The selected waveform is output continuously at the programmed frequency while the selected gate signal is true |
Waveforms |
All standard and arbitrary |
Carrier frequency |
125 Msample/s for ARB and Sequence. 2.5 MHz or the maximum of selected waveform |
No. of cycles |
1 to 1,000,000 |
Trigger source |
Manual trigger key, adjacent channel or internal trigger generator or external trigger input or remote trigger command |
Trigger rate |
Internal trigger generator: 0.1 Hz to 2 MHz; External signal: dc to 2 MHz |
Start/stop phase |
± 360 ° , settable to 0.1 ° subject to waveform frequency and type |
Frequency sweep |
Manual, continuous, triggered; linear or logarithmic sweep; up or down. Variable sweep marker. |
Sweep range |
1 mHz to 125 MHz |
Sweep time |
1 ms to 999 s |
Sweep trigger source |
External trigger input or remote trigger command |
Tone switching |
FSK tone switching for all waveforms |
External AM |
Via rear panel BNC input, dc-500 kHz for all standard and arbitrary waveforms | |
Outputs and Inputs |
Main outputs |
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Single channel |
397: |
Two channel | |
Sync outputs |
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Front panel BNC connector generates sync pulse synchronous with output waveform. In FM and sweep modes this output is synchronous with sample clock frequencies | |
Ext. trigger |
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DC to 2 MHz. Threshold nominally TTL level; maximum input 5 V. Selectable as positive rising edge or negative falling edge. Minimum pulse width 20 ns for trigger and gated modes | |
AM input |
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0 V to +5 V (5 Vpp) produce 100 % modulation | |
Ref clock in |
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Input for an external 10 MHz reference clock. Threshold nominally TTL level. | |
SCLK output, SCLK input and DSUB connector |
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Connect instruments to achieve synchronization. DSUB 9- pin connector and cable supplied. | |
Inter-Channel Operation |
Inter-channel modulation |
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The waveform from any channel may be used to amplitude modulate (AM) the adjacent instrument/channel. Alternatively, any number of channels may be modulated (AM) with the signal at the modulation input socket. | |
Carrier frequency |
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Entire range for selected waveform | |
Carrier waveforms |
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All standard and arbitrary waveforms | |
Modulation freq. |
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Modulation depth |
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Inter-channel synchronization |
397: |
Both channels are tightly synchronized in phase and waveform start. Channel 2 has sample clock divider for arbitrary and sequenced waveforms. | |
Phase resolution |
397: |
1 sample clock period of channel 2 | |
Skew error |
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Inter-instrument synchronization |
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Two or more instrument may be slaved to one master instrument. Each Slave can have a unique phase resolution relative to the Master. | |
Phase error |
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Skew error |
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+/-20ns Typically with 20c"m coax cable | |
General Specifications |
Waveform Software |
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ArbExplorer Software for Windows is supplied with each instrument. This provides full waveform creation, editing and management including an equation editor, clipboard import/export and freehand drawing. | |
Interface types |
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GPIB and RS-232 |
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GPIB, USB and Ethernet | |
Remote control |
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Full remote control facilities are available through the interfaces | |
RS-232 |
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Variable Baud rate, 115 k Baud. 9-pin D-connector | |
GPIB |
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Conforms with IEEE-488.1 and IEEE-488.2 | |
Ethernet |
397: |
Twisted pair 10/100Base-T, auto negotiation | |
USB |
397: |
Type A receptacle, version 2.0 | |
Display |
396: |
20 character x 4 row alphanumeric LCD |
397: |
3.5 in color LCD reflective, 320 x 240 pixels, back-lit | |
Size |
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88 x 415 x 212 mm (H x D x W) | |
Weight |
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Power |
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85 V to 265 V, 48 - 63 Hz, 60W | |
Operating temperature range |
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Operating humidity (non condensing) |
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11 °C to 30 °C 85 % RH; |
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31 °C to 40 °C 75 % RH; |
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41 °C to 50 °C 45 % RH | |
Storage range |
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Environmental |
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Operating altitude: 10,000 feet |
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Storage: 15,000 feet |
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Pollution degree 2 | |
Safety |
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EMC |
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Complies with EN61326, CE marked | | |