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Chapter 8 Specifications
Agilent 33220A Function / Arbitrary Waveform Generator
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Waveforms
Standard: Sine, Square, Ramp,
Triangle, Pulse, Noise,
DC
Built-in Arbitrary: Exponential rise,
Exponential fall,
Negative ramp,
Sin(x)/x, Cardiac.
Waveform Characteristics
Sine
Frequency: 1 µHz to 20 MHz,
1 µHz resolution
Amplitude Flatness:
[1], [2]
Harmonic Distortion:
[2], [3]
Total Harmonic Distortion:
[2], [3]
DC to 20 kHz 0.04%
Spurious (Non-Harmonic) Output:
[2], [4]
DC to 1 MHz -70 dBc
1 MHz to 20 MHz -70 dBc +6 dB/octave
Phase Noise
(10 kHz offset): -115 dBc / Hz, typical
Square
Frequency: 1 µHz to 20 MHz,
1 µHz resolution
Rise/Fall Time: < 13 ns
Overshoot: < 2%
Variable Duty Cycle: 20% - 80% (to 10 MHz)
40% - 60% (to 20 MHz)
Asymmetry (@ 50% Duty): 1% of period + 5 ns
Jitter (RMS): 1 ns + 100 ppm of
period
Ramp, Triangle
Frequency: 1 µHz to 200 kHz,
1 µHz resolution
Linearity: < 0.1% of peak output
Variable Symmetry: 0.0% to 100.0%
Pulse
Frequency: 500 µHz to 5 MHz,
1 µHz resolution
Pulse Width
(period < 10 s): 20 ns minimum,
10 ns resolution
Variable Edge Time: < 13 ns to 100 ns
Overshoot: < 2%
Jitter (RMS): 300 ps + 0.1 ppm of
period
Noise
Bandwidth: 10 MHz, typical
Arbitrary
Frequency: 1 µHz to 6 MHz,
1 µHz resolution
Waveform Length: 2 to 64 K points
Amplitude Resolution: 14 bits (including sign)
Sample Rate: 50 MSa/s
Minimum Rise/Fall Time: 35 ns, typical
Linearity: < 0.1% of peak output
Settling Time: < 250 ns to 0.5% of
final value
Jitter (RMS): 6 ns + 30 ppm
Non-volatile Memory: Four waveforms
(Relative to 1 kHz)
< 100 kHz 0.1 dB
100 kHz to 5 MHz 0.15 dB
5 MHz to 20 MHz 0.3 dB
< 1 Vpp >
1 Vpp
DC to 20 kHz -70 dBc -70 dBc
20 kHz to 100 kHz -65 dBc -60 dBc
100 kHz to 1 MHz -50 dBc -45 dBc
1 MHz to 20 MHz -40 dBc -35 dBc