Tektronix AFG3000 Series Function Generator Guide v1.0 Portland State University
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Appendix 1 – Technical Specifications
Table 4: Manufacturer’s specifications
Model AFG3021B
AFG3052C AFG3102 AFG3252
Channels 1
2 2 2
Standard Waveforms
Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Pulse, DC, Noise
Sin(x)/x, Exponential Rise & Decay, Gaussian, Lorentz, Haversine
Sine Waveform
1 µHz to 25 MHz 1 µHz to 50 MHz 1 µHz to 100 MHz 1 µHz to 240 MHz
Square Waveform
1 µHz to 12.5 MHz 1 µHz to 40 MHz 1 µHz to 50 MHz 1 µHz to 120 MHz
Rise/Fall Time
≤ 18 ns ≤ 7 ns ≤ 5 ns ≤ 2.5 ns
Jitter (RMS, typical) 500 ps 300 ps 200 ps 100 ps
Ramp Waveform
1 µHz to 250 kHz 1 µHz to 800 kHz 1 µHz to 1 MHz 1 µHz to 2.4 MHz
Pulse Waveform 1 mHz to 12.5 MHz 1 mHz to 40 MHz 1 mHz to 50 MHz 1 mHz to 120 MHz
Pulse Width 30.0 ns to 999.99 s 12.0 ns to 999.99 s 8.00 ns to 999.99 s 4.00 ns to 999.99 s
Resolution 10 ps or 5 digits
Pulse Duty 0.001% to 99.999%
Edge Transition Time 18 ns to 625 s 7 ns to 625 s 5 ns to 625 s 2.5 ns to 625 s
Overshoot (typical) < 5%
Jitter (RMS, typical) 500 ps 300 ps 200 ps 100 ps
Other Waveforms
1 µHz to 250 kHz 1 µHz to 800 kHz 1 µHz to 1 MHz 1 µHz to 2.4 MHz
Noise Bandwidth
(-3 dB)
25 MHz
White Gaussian
50 MHz
White Gaussian
100 MHz
White Gaussian
240 MHz
White Gaussian
DC (into 50 Ω)
-5 V to +5 V -5 V to +5 V -5 V to +5 V -2.5 V to +2.5 V
Arbitrary Waveforms 1 mHz to 12.5 MHz 1 mHz to 25 MHz 1 mHz to 50 MHz 1 mHz to 120 MHz
Effective Analog
Bandwidth (-3 dB)
70 MHz 70 MHz 100 MHz 225 MHz
Sample Rate 2 to 128 K : 250 MS/s
2 to 16 K : 1 GS/s
>16K - 128K : 250 MS/s
2 to 16 K : 1 GS/s
>16K - 128K : 250 MS/s
2 to 16 K : 2 GS/s
>16K - 128 K : 250 MS/s
Vertical Resolution 14 bits
Rise Time/Fall Time
≤ 14 ns ≤ 10 ns ≤ 8 ns ≤ 3 ns
Jitter (RMS) 4 ns
1 ns at 1 GS/s
4 ns at 250 MS/s
1 ns at 1 GS/s
4 ns at 250 MS/s
500 ps at 2 GS/s
4 ns at 250 MS/s
Amplitude, 50
Ω
load
10 mV
p-p
to 10 V
p-p
10 mV
p-p
to 10 V
p-p
20 mV
p-p
to 10 V
p-p
50 mV
p-p
to 5 V
p-p
Amplitude, Open Circuit 20 mV
p-p
to 20 V
p-p
20 mV
p-p
to 20 V
p-p
40 mV
p-p
to 20 V
p-p
100 mV
p-p
to 10 V
p-p
Accuracy ±(1% of setting + 1 mV) (1 kHz sine wave, 0 V offset, > 10 mV
p-p
amplitude)
Resolution 0.1 mV
p-p
, 0.1 mV
RMS
, 1 mV, 0.1 dBm , or 4 digits
Units V
p-p
, V
RMS
, dBm (sine wave only), V (high/low)
Output Impedance
50 Ω