Tektronix AFG3000 Series Use and care manual

AFG3000 Series
Arbitrary Function Generators
Specifications and Performance Verification
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Warranty
Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1)
year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its
option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement
in exchange for the defective product. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty
work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become
the property of Tektronix.
In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of
the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible
for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, with shipping
charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within
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maintenance and care. Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage
resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product;
b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any damage
or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies; or d) to service a product that has been modified or
integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time or difficulty
of servicing the product.
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TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS
ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Table of Contents
General safety summary .......................................................................................... iv
Service Safety Summary........................................................................................... 1
Preface............................................................................................................... 3
Finding other information..................................................................................... 4
Manual conventions ........................................................................................... 4
Specifications ....................................................................................................... 5
Electrical specifications ....................................................................................... 5
Input and output specifications.............................................................................. 16
General specifications........................................................................................ 17
Performance verification.......................................................................................... 21
Self tests ....................................................................................................... 21
Error codes .................................................................................................... 23
Performance tests ............................................................................................. 25
Test record..................................................................................................... 27
Frequency/period test......................................................................................... 49
Amplitude test................................................................................................. 50
DC Offset test ................................................................................................. 52
AC Flatness test............................................................................................... 54
Harmonics Distortion test.................................................................................... 56
Total Harmonic Distortion test .............................................................................. 59
Spurious test................................................................................................... 61
Rise-Fall time test............................................................................................. 64
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
Figure 1: AFG3000 Series dimensions ......................................................................... 19
Figure 2: RM3100 Rackmount dimensions .................................................................... 19
Figure 3: Frequency/period test.................................................................................. 49
Figure 4: 50 Ωterminator accuracy ............................................................................. 50
Figure 5: Amplitude test.......................................................................................... 50
Figure 6: 50 Ωterminator accuracy ............................................................................. 52
Figure 7: DC offset tests.......................................................................................... 52
Figure 8: AC flatness tests........................................................................................ 54
Figure 9: Harmonic distortion tests.............................................................................. 56
Figure 10: Total Harmonic distortion tests ..................................................................... 59
Figure 11: Spurious tests ......................................................................................... 61
Figure 12: Rise-Fall time tests ................................................................................... 64
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Table of Contents
List of Tables
Table 1: Supported products....................................................................................... 3
Table 2: Operating mode .......................................................................................... 5
Table 3: Waveforms................................................................................................ 6
Table 4: (Category) specifications................................................................................ 6
Table 5: Phase (except DC, Noise, and Pulse) .................................................................. 8
Table 6: Lead delay (pulse)........................................................................................ 8
Table 7: Amplitude................................................................................................. 8
Table 8: DC offset.................................................................................................. 9
Table 9: Internal noise add ....................................................................................... 10
Table 10: Output characteristics ................................................................................. 10
Table 11: Modulation ............................................................................................. 14
Table 12: Front panel ............................................................................................. 16
Table 13: Rear panel .............................................................................................. 16
Table 14: Power ................................................................................................... 17
Table 15: Environmental ......................................................................................... 17
Table 16: System characteristics ................................................................................ 18
Table 17: Error codes ............................................................................................. 23
Table 18: Performance test items ............................................................................... 25
Table 19: Test equipment ........................................................................................ 27
Table 20: AFG3000 Series Performance Test Record......................................................... 28
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General safety summary
General safetysummary
Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to
this product or any products connected to it.
To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified.
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.
While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system.
Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and
cautions related to operating the system.
To avoid fire or personal
injury
Use proper power cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and
certified for the country of use.
Ground the product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor
of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be
connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output
terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.
Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings
and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings
information before making connections to the product.
Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that
exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.
Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power source.
Donotblockthepowercord;itmustremain accessible to the user at all times.
Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this
product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.
Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when
power is present.
Do not operate in wet/damp conditions.
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Keep product surfaces clean and dry.
Provide proper ventilation. Refer to the manual's installation instructions for details
on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.
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General safety summary
Terms in this manual These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result
in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in
damage to this product or other property.
Symbols and terms on the
product
These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read
the marking.
WARN ING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you
read the marking.
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:
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Service Safety Summary
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service
Safety Summary and the General Safety Summary before performing any service
procedures.
Do Not Service Alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this
product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is
present.
DisconnectPower. To avoid electric shock, disconnect the mains power by means
of the power cord or, if provided, the power switch.
UseCareWhenServicingWithPowerOn. Dangerousvoltagesorcurrentsmay
exist in this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and
disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing
components.
To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.
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Service Safety Summary
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Preface
This manual provides instructions to verify the performance of the AFG3000
Series Arbitrary Function Generators to the module level.
Unless noted otherwise, the term “AFG3000 Series” refers to the models in the
following table.
Table 1: Supported products
AFG3011 AFG3021B AFG3011C
AFG3101 AFG3022B AFG3021C
AFG3102 AFG3022C
AFG3251 AFG3051C
AFG3252 AFG3052C
AFG3101C
AFG3102C
AFG3251C
AFG3252C
To prevent personal injury or damage to the instrument, consider the following
before attempting service:
The procedures in this manual should be performed only by a qualified service
person.
Read the General Safety Summary and the Service Safety Summary at the
beginning of this document.
When using this manual for servicing, be sure to follow all warnings, cautions,
and notes.
The manual consists of the following sections:
Specifications contains a description of the instrument and the characteristics
that apply to it.
Performance Verification contains procedures for confirming that the
instrument functions properly and meets warranted limits.
The procedures described in this document should be performed every 12
months or after module replacement.
If the instruments do not meet performance criteria, repair is necessary.
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Preface
Finding other information
This manual focuses on the performance verification of the instrument. See the
following list for other documents supporting the instrument. All documents
except the Online Help are on the AFG3000 Series Product Documentation
CD-ROM that ship with instrument.
Document Description
AFG3000 Series Quick Start User
Manual
A quick reference to major features of the instrument and how they operate. It also provides
several tutorials to familiarize you with basic instrument features.
AFG3000 Series Programmer
Manual
An encyclopedia of topics that describe the instrument interface and features, and gives
background information on how to use them. It provides Menu Structures, User Interface, and
Programming Information.
AFG3000 Series Online Help A online help system, integrated with the User Interface application that ships with this
product. The help is preinstalled in the instrument.
Manual conventions
This manual uses certain conventions that you should become familiar with.
Some sections of the manual contain procedures for you to perform. To keep those
instructions clear and consistent, this manual uses the following conventions:
Front-panel controls and menu names appear in the same case (initial capitals,
all uppercase, and so on) in the manual as is used on the instrument front-panel
and menus. Front-panel labels are all upper case letters (for example, MENU,
SELECT, PULSE GEN, and so on).
Instruction steps are numbered unless there is only one step.
Modules Throughout this manual, any replaceable component, assembly, or part of the
instrument is referred to generically as a module. In general, a module is an
assembly (such as a circuit board). Sometimes a single component is a module;
for example, the chassis of the instrument is a module.
Safety Symbols and terms related to safety appear in the Safety Summary near the
beginning of this manual.
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Specifications
These specifications apply to all AFG3000 Series Arbitrary Function Generators.
All specifications are guaranteed unless labeled “typical”. Typical specifications
are provided for your convenience but are not guaranteed.
Specifications that are check marked with the symbol are checked directly (or
indirectly) in the Performance Verification section.
All specifications apply to the arbitrary function generator unless noted otherwise.
These specifications are valid under the following conditions:
The instrument must have been calibrated/adjusted at an ambient temperature
between +20 °C and +30 °C.
The instrument must be operating at an ambient temperature between 0 °C
and +50 °C.
The instrument must have had a warm-up period of at least 20 minutes.
The instrument must be in an environment with temperature, altitude, and
humidity within the operating limits described in these specifications.
Electrical specifications
Table 2: Operating mode
Characteristic Description
Run mode Continuous, Modulation, Sweep, and Burst
Burst count 1 to 1,000,000 cycles or infinite
Internal trigger rate 1.000 μs to 500.0 s
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Specifications
Table 3: Waveforms
Characteristic Description
Standard Sine, Square, Pulse, Ramp, More (Sin(x)/x, Noise, DC, Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise,
Exponential Decay, and Haversine)
Arbitrary waveform
Waveform length 2 to 131,072
Sampling rate
AFG3021B / 3022B /
3021C / 3022C / 3011/
3011C
250 MS/s
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C / 3051C / 3052C
250 MS/s or 1 GS/s (rate changes automatically at ≤16K)
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
250 MS/s or 2 GS/s (rate changes automatically at ≤16K)
Resolution 14 bits
Number of non-volatile
waveform memories
4
Table 4: (Category) specifications
Characteristic Description
PV reference
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Frequency range
Sine 1
AFG3011 / 3011C 1μHz to 10 MHz
AFG3021B / 3021C /
3022B / 3022C
1μHz to 25 MHz
AFG3051C / 3052C 1μHz to 50 MHz
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C
1μHz to 100 MHz
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
1μHz to 240 MHz
Square
AFG3011 / 3011C 1μHz to 5 MHz
AFG3021B / 3022B 1μHz to 12.5 MHz
AFG3021C / 3022C 1μHz to 25 MHz
AFG3051C / 3052C 1μHz to 40 MHz
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C
1μHz to 50 MHz
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
1μHz to 120 MHz
Pulse
AFG3011 / 3011C 1 mHz to 5 MHz
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Specifications
Table 4: (Category) specifications (cont.)
Characteristic Description
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AFG3021B / 3022B 1 mHz to 12.5 MHz
AFG3021C / 3022C 1mHzto25MHz
AFG3051C / 3052C 1mHzto40MHz
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C
1mHzto50MHz
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
1mHzto120MHz
Ramp, Sin(x)/X, Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise, Exponential Decay, Haversine
AFG3011 / 3011C 1μHz to 100 kHz
AFG3021B / 3022B 1μHz to 250 kHz
AFG3021C / 3022C 1μHz to 500 kHz
AFG3051C / 3022C 1μHz to 800 kHz
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C
1μHz to 1 MHz
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
1μHz to 2.4 MHz
Arbitrary 2
AFG3011 / 3011C 1 mHz to 5 MHz
AFG3021B / 3021C /
3022B / 3022C
1 mHz to 12.5 MHz
AFG3051C / 3052C 1mHzto25MHz
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C
1mHzto50MHz
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
1mHzto120MHz
Noise bandwidth (-3 dB), typical
AFG3011 / 3011C 10 MHz
AFG3021B / 3021C /
3022B / 3022C
25 MHz
AFG3051 / 3052C 50 MHz
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C
100 MHz
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
240 MHz
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Specifications
Table 4: (Category) specifications (cont.)
Characteristic Description
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Resolution 1 μHz or 12 digits
Accuracy stabilityy ±1 ppm, 0 °C to 50 °C (except Arb)
±1 ppm ±1 mHz, 0 °C to 50 °C (Arb)
(See page 49,
Frequency/period
test.)
Accuracy aging ±1 ppm/year
1Triggered/Gated Burst mode:
AFG3011 / 3011C, 1 μHz to 5 MHz;
AFG3021B/3021C/3022B/3022C, 1 μHz to 12.5 MHz;
AFG3051C/3052C, 1 μHz to 25 MHz;
AFG3101/3101C/3102/3102C, 1 μHz to 50 MHz;
AFG3251/3251C/3252/3252C, 1 μHz to 120 MHz
2Triggered/Gated Burst mode:
AFG3011/3011C,1mHzto2.5MHz;
AFG3021B/3021C/3022B/3022C, 1 mHz to 6.25 MHz;
AFG3051C/3052C, 1 MHz to 12.5 MHz;
AFG3101/3101C/3102/3102C, 1 mHz to 25 MHz;
AFG3251/AFG3252, 1 mHz to 60 MHz
Table 5: Phase (except DC, Noise, and Pulse)
Characteristics Description
Range 1–360° to +360°
1Resolution: 0.01° (sine), 0.1° (other standard waveforms)
Table 6: Lead delay (pulse)
Characteristic Description
Range
Continuous mode 0 ps to period
Triggered/Gated Burst mode 0 ps to period – [pulse width + 0.8 * (leading edge time + trailing edge time)]
Resolution 10 ps or 8 digits
Table 7: Amplitude
Characteristic Description
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Range 1
AFG3011 / 3011C 20 mVp-p to 20 Vp-p
40 mVp-p to 40 Vp-p (into open circuit load)
AFG3021B / 3021C / 3022B /
3022C / 3051C / 3052C
10 mVp-p to 10 Vp-p
20 mVp-p to 20 Vp-p (into open circuit load)
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102 /
3102C
20 mVp-p to 10 Vp-p
40 mVp-p to 20 Vp-p (into open circuit load)
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Specifications
Table 7: Amplitude (cont.)
Characteristic Description
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AFG3251 / 3252 / 3251C /
3252C
50 mVp-p to 5 Vp-p
100 mVp-p to 10 Vp-p (into open circuit load)
Accuracy (See page 50,
Amplitude test.)
AFG3011 / 3011C ±(2% of setting +2 mV) (at 1 kHz sine waveform amplitude > 10 mVp-p,
0V offset)
AFG3021B / 3021C / 3022B /
3022C / 3101 / 3101C / 3102 /
3102C / 3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
±(1% of setting +1 mV) (at 1 kHz sine waveform, amplitude > 10 mVp-p,
0 V offset)
Resolution 0.1 mVp-p,0.1mV
rms, 1 mV, 0.1 dBm or 4 digits
Units 2Vp-p,V
rms, dBm, and Volt (High level and Low level)
Output impedance 50 Ω
Isolation 42 Vpk maximum to earth
1AFG3251/ 3251C / 3252 / 3252C (frequency range: >200 MHz to 240 MHz): 50 mVp-p to 4 Vp-p into 50 Ω,100mV
p-p to 8 Vp-p into open circuit load
2dBm is used only for sine waveform. Vrms is not available for Arb and Noise waveforms.
Table 8: DC offset
Characteristic Description
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Range
AFG3011 / 3011C ±(10 Vpk ac+dc into 50 Ω
±(20 Vpk ac+dc into open circuit
AFG3021B / 3021C / 3022B /
3022C / 3051C / 3052C
±(5V
pk ac+dc into 50 Ω
±(10 Vpk ac+dc into open-circuit load
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102 /
3102C
±5VDCinto50Ωload
±10 Vpk ac+dc into open-circuit load
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252 /
3252C
±2.5 V DC into 50 Ωload
±5 V DC open circuit
Accuracy 1±(1% of |setting| +5 mV + 0.5% of amplitude (Vp-p)) (except for AFG3011C)
±(2% of |setting| +10 mV + 1% of amplitude (Vp-p)) (AFG3011C)
(See page 52,
DC Offset test.)
AFG3011 / 3011C
AFG3021B / 3021C / 3022B /
3022C / 3101 / 3101C / 3102 /
3102C / 3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
±(1% of |setting| +5 mV + 0.5% of amplitude (Vp-p))
Resolution 1 mV
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Specifications
Table 8: DC offset (cont.)
Characteristic Description
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Output impedance 50 Ω
1AFG3011/3011C:Add1.0mVper°Cforoperationoutsidetherangeof20°Cto30°C.
AFG3021B / 3021C / 3022B / 3022C and AFG3101 / 31010C / 3102 / 3102C: Add 0.5 mV per °C for operation outside the range of 20 °C to 30 °C.
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252 / 3252C: Add 2.0 mV per °C for operation outside the range of 20 °C to 30 °C.
Table 9: Internal noise add
Characteristic Description
Range 0% to 50% of amplitude setting
Resolution 1%
Table 10: Output characteristics
Characteristic Description
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Sine wave
Flatness (at 1.0 Vp-p amplitude (+4 dBm), relative to 1 kHz) (See page 54,
AC Flatness
test.)
AFG3011 / 3011C <5MH
z: ±0.15 dB
5MHz≤frq ≤10 MHz: ±0.3 dB
AFG3021B / 3021C /
3022B / 3022C
<5MH
z: ±0.15 dB
5MHz≤frq < 20 MHz: ±0.3 dB
20 MHz ≤frq ≤25 MHz: ±0.5 dB
AFG3051C / 3052C <5MHz: ±0.15dB
5MHz≤frq < 45 MHz: ±0.3 dB
45MHz ≤frq ≤50 MHz: ±0.5 dB
AFG3101 / 3101C / 3102
/ 3102C
<5MHz: ±0.15dB
5M
Hz ≤frq < 25 MHz: ±0.3 dB
25 MHz ≤frq ≤100 MHz: ±0.5 dB
AFG3251 / 3251C / 3252
/ 3252C
<5MHz: ±0.15 dB
5MHz≤frq < 25 MHz: ±0.3 dB
25 MHz ≤frq < 100 MHz: ±0.5 dB
100 MHz ≤frq < 200 MHz: ±1.0 dB
200 MHz ≤frq ≤240 MHz: ±2.0 dB
Harmonic distortion (at 1.0 Vp-p amplitude) (See page 56,
Harmonics
Distortion test.)
AFG3011 / 3011C 10 Hz ≤frq < 20 kHz: < –60 dBc
20 kHz ≤frq < 1 MHz: < –55 dBc
1MHz≤frq ≤10 MHz: < –45 dBc
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