Performance Verification
4-4 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Service Manual
Equipment Required
Table 4-2 lists the required equipment used to complete the performance tests.
Table 4-2: Test equipment
Description Minimum requirements Recommended equipment Purpose
1. Digital Multi Meter (DMM) AC volts, true rms, AC coupled
Accuracy:
± 0.1% to 1 kHz
DC volts
Accuracy: 50 ppm, resolution 100μV
Resistance
Accuracy:
± 0.05 Ω
Agilent 3458A Measures voltage. Used in
multiple procedures.
2. Power Meter 100 kHz to 250 MHz
1 μW to 100 mW (–30 dBm to +20 dBm)
Accuracy: 0.02 dB
Resolution: 0.01 dB
R&S NRVS Measures voltage. Used in
multiple procedures.
3. Power Head 100 kHz to 250 MHz
1 μW to 100 mW (–30 dBm to +20 dBm)
R&S NRV-Z5 Measures voltage. Used in
multiple procedures.
4. Frequency Counter Accuracy: 0.01ppm
Phase measurement
Agilent 53132A Checks clock frequency.
5. Oscilloscope 1 GHz Bandwidth
50 Ω input termination
Tektronix TDS5104B Checks output signals. Used in
multiple procedures.
6. Spectrum Analyzer 20 kHz to 1.25 GHz Tektronix RSA3303A Checks output signals.
Harmonics Spurious.
7. BNC Coaxial Cable 50 Ω, male to male BNC connector,
91 cm
Tektronix part number
012-0482-00
Signal interconnection
8. BNC terminator 50 Ω,
±1Ω, 2W, DC to 1GHz, BNC Tektronix part number
011-0049-02
Signal termination
9. Attenuator 50 Ω, x10, BNC Tektronix part number
011-0059-03
Signal attenuation
10. Adapter Dual-Banana
Plug
BNC (female) to dual banana Tektronix part number
103-0090-00
Signal interconnection to a
DMM
11. Adapter BNC(fe)-N(ma) BNC (female) to N (male) Tektronix part number
103-0045-00
Signal interconnection to a
Spectrum Analyzer