
The AWG5200 Series arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) leads the way in signal generation by enabling bleeding-edge innovation for engineers and researchers.
The AWG5200 Series of AWGs delivers unparalleled signal fidelity coupled with class-leading sample rate and memory depth, giving you the industry’s best signal stimulus solution for complex RF baseband signal generation and precision experimental applications.
With up to 5 GS/s sample rate (10 GS/s with interpolation) and 16-bit vertical resolution, the AWG5200 Series offers easy generation of complex signals as well as accurate playback of existing captured signals.
Hardware characteristics
- Number of analog outputs
-
- AWG5202
- 2
- AWG5204
- 4
- AWG5208
- 8
- Analog output connector type
- SMA female
- Analog output impedance
- 50 Ω
- Number of marker outputs
-
- AWG5202
- 8
- AWG5204
- 16
- AWG5208
- 32
- Resolution (nominal)
- 16 bits with no markers active, 15 bits with 1 marker active, 14 bits with 2 markers active, 13 bits with 3 markers active, 12 bits with 4 markers active
- Waveform memory
- 2 GS/channel
- Waveform granularity
- 1 sample
- Waveform minimum size
- 2400 samples
- Run modes
-
- Continuous
- Waveform is continuously repeated
- Triggered
- Waveform is output only once after a trigger is received
- Triggered Continuous
- Waveform is continuously repeated after a trigger is received
- Gated
- Waveform is continuously repeated while the trigger is enabled
- Sample rate (nominal)
- 300 S/s to 5 GS/s (10 GS/s Interpolated - Double Data Rate)
- Sin(x)/x (-3dB)
- 2.22 GHz @ 5 GS/s, 4.44 GHz Interpolated @ 10 GS/s
Computer characteristics
- Operating system / peripherals / IO
- Microsoft® Windows OS
USB 2.0 compliant ports (2 front)
USB 3.0 compliant ports (4 rear)
RJ-45 Ethernet connector (rear panel) supports 10/100/1000BASE-T
VGA video (rear panel) for external monitor
eSATA (rear panel)
- Display characteristics
- LED backlit touch screen display, 165 mm (6.5 in.) diagonal, 1024 × 768 XGA
- Software driver for third-party applications
- IVI-COM driver IVI-C driver
Analog output characteristics
- Effective frequency output
- Fmaximum (specified) is determined as "sample rate / oversampling rate" or "SR / 2.5".
- 2 GHz 4 GHz (Double Data Rate - DDR mode)
- DC HBW output
- Amplitude levels are measured as singled-ended outputs. Output doubles when using differential (both) outputs.
- Amplitude range
- 25 mVp-pto 0.75 Vp-p(single ended, 50 Ω terminated) 50 mVp-pto 1.5 Vp-p(differential mode, 100 Ω terminated)
- Amplitude accuracy (guaranteed)
- ±2% of setting ≥ 100 mVp-p ±5% of setting < 100 mVp-p
- Offset
- ±2 V (50 Ω into gnd), ±4 V into DC voltage terminated
- Offset accuracy
- ±(2% of |offset| + 10 mV); into 50 Ω to Gnd. (Common mode, guaranteed.) ±25 mV; into 100 Ω differential. (Differential mode.)
- Analog bandwidth (@ 750 mVp-p)
- DC to 2 GHz (-3 dB), DC to 4 GHz (-6 dB)
- Rise/fall time
- Rise/fall time measured at 20% to 80% levels. < 110 ps at 750 mVp-psingle-ended
- DC HBW Amplified output (option)
- Amplitude levels are measured as singled-ended outputs. Output doubles when using differential (both) outputs.
- Amplitude range
- 25 mVp-pto 1.5 Vp-p(single ended, 50 Ω terminated) 50 mVp-pto 3.0 Vp-p(differential mode, 100 Ω terminated)
- Amplitude accuracy (guaranteed)
- ±2% of setting ≥ 100 mVp-p ±5% of setting < 100 mVp-p
- Offset
- ±2 V (50 Ω into gnd), ±4 V into DC voltage terminated
- Offset accuracy
- ±(2% of |offset| + 10 mV); into 50 Ω to Gnd. (Common mode, guaranteed.) ±25 mV; into 100 Ω differential. (Differential mode.)
- Analog bandwidth
- DC to 1.3 GHz (-3 dB), DC to 2.6 GHz (-6 dB) (at 1.5 Vp-p)
- Rise/fall time
- Rise/fall time measured at 20% to 80% levels. < 180 ps at 1.5 Vp-psingle-ended
- DC High Voltage output (option)
- Amplitude levels are measured as singled-ended outputs. Output doubles when using differential (both) outputs.
- Amplitude range
- 10 mVp-pto 5.0 Vp-p(single ended, 50 Ω terminated) 20 mVp-pto 10.0 Vp-p(differential mode, 100 Ω terminated)
- Amplitude accuracy (guaranteed)
- ±2% of setting ≥ 160 mVp-p ±5% of setting < 160 mVp-p
- Offset
- ±2 V (50 Ω into gnd), ±4 V into DC voltage terminated
- Offset accuracy
- ±(2% of |offset| + 1% of amplitude + 20 mV). (Common mode guaranteed.) ± 88 mV; into 100 Ω. (Differential mode.)
- Analog bandwidth
- DC – 370 MHz (-3 dB) (at 2 Vp-p)
- Rise/fall time
- Rise/fall time measured at 20% to 80% levels. < 1.3 ns, at 5 Vp-psingle-ended. < 1.1 ns, at 4 Vp-psingle-ended. < 0.8 ns, at 3 Vp-psingle-ended. < 0.6 ns, at 2 Vp-psingle-ended.
- AC Direct output
- Amplitude levels are measured as singled-ended outputs.
- Amplitude range
- -17 dBm to -5 dBm
- Amplitude accuracy
- ±0.5 dBm at 100 MHz
- DC bias
- ±5 V at 150 mA
- DC bias accuracy (guaranteed)
- ±(2% of bias + 20 mV); into an open circuit (zero load current)
- Analog bandwidth
- 10 MHz - 2 GHz (-3 dB), 10 MHz - 4 GHz (-6 dB)
- AC Amplified output (option)
- Amplitude levels are measured as singled-ended outputs.
- Amplitude range
- -85 dBm to +10 dBm (10 MHz to 3.5 GHz) -50 dBm to +10 dBm (>3.5 GHz to 5 GHz)
- Amplitude accuracy
- ±0.5 dBm at 100 MHz
- DC bias
- ±5 V at 150 mA
- DC bias accuracy (guaranteed)
- ±(2% of bias + 20 mV); into an open circuit (zero load current)
- Analog bandwidth
- 10 MHz - 2 GHz (-3 dB), 10 MHz - 4 GHz (-6 dB)
- Output match VSWR
- Mathematically corrected for characteristic Sin (x)/x roll-off, uncorrected by external calibration methods.
-
Output path Specification DC HBW DC to 1 GHz < 1.4:1 1 GHz to 3 GHz < 1.6:1 3 GHz to 4 GHz < 2.0:1 DC HBW Amplified (option) DC to 1 GHz < 1.4:1 1 GHz to 3 GHz < 1.6:1 3 GHz to 4 GHz < 2.0:1 AC Direct 10 MHz to 1 GHz < 1.6:1 1 GHz to 4 GHz < 2:1 AC Amplified (option) 10 MHz to 2 GHz < 1.4:1 2 GHz to 4 GHz < 1.5:1
-
- Bit rate
- Bit rate determined as "sample rate / 4 points per cycle", allowing full impairment generation. 1.25 Gb/s at 5 GS/s
- Complete solution for complex RF signal generation in a single box
- Direct generation of signals with carriers up to 4 GHz, removing the need for external RF conversion
- Simulate real-world analog effects on high speed digital data streams
- Generate high precision RF signals
- Spurious Free Dynamic Range performance better than -70 dBc
- Create long complex waveforms without compromising bandwidth
- Up to 2 GSamples of Waveform Memory plays 400 ms of data at 5 GS/s and 800 ms of data at 2.5 GS/s
- Synchronize multiple units to achieve a multi-channel high speed AWG system
- Fully operational without external PC
- Built-in display and buttons make it possible to quickly select, edit, play waveforms and trigger on events directly from the AWG front panel
- Simulate real-world environments by playing back captured signals
- Waveforms captured with Oscilloscopes or Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers can be played back, edited or re-sampled on the AWG
- Smooth transition from simulation to the real-world testing environment
- Waveform vectors imported from third-party tools such as MATLAB
Comments are closed.