User's Manual
MODULATION CHARACTERISTICS
SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
AM Modulation
  Carrier -3 dB Freq:
 Modulation:
 Frequency:
 Depth:
 Source:
FM Modulation 
 Modulation:
 Frequency:
 Peak Deviation: 
 Source:
Burst Modulation 
 Carrier Frequency:
 Count: 
 Start Phase: 
 Internal Rate: 
 Gate Source:
 Trigger Source:
FSK Modulation
 Frequency Range:
 Internal Rate:
 Source:
10 MHz (typical) 
Any internal waveform plus Arb
10 mHz to  20 kHz (
0.05% to
2.5 kHz, then decreases linearly
to 
0.4% at upper limit) 
0% to 120% 
Internal / External
Any internal waveform plus Arb
10 mHz to  10 kHz (
0.05% to
600 Hz, then decreases linearly
to 
0.8% at upper limit)
10 mHz to  15 MHz
Internal Only
5 MHz max.
1 to 50,000 cycles, or Infinite
-360
 to +360
10 mHz to  50 kHz  1%
Internal or External Gate 
(1)
Single, External, or Internal Rate
10 mHz to 15 MHz (
0.05% to
600 Hz, then decreases linearly
to 
4% at upper limit)
10 mHz to  50 kHz
Internal / External (1 MHz max.)
Configuration Times 
(2)
  Function Change: 
(3)
 Frequency Change: 
(3)
 Amplitude Change: 
 Offset Change:
 Select User Arb:
 Modulation Parameter Change:
 80 ms
 30 ms
 30 ms
 10 ms
100 ms
< 350 ms
FREQUENCY SWEEP
Type:
Direction: 
Start F / Stop F:
Time:
Source:
Linear or Logarithmic 
Up or Down 
10 mHz to  15 MHz
1 ms to  500 sec 
0.1%
Single, External, or Internal
REAR-PANEL INPUTS
External AM
Modulation:
External Trigger/FSK
Burst Gate: 
(1)
 Latency:
 Jitter:
 5 Vpk = 100% Modulation
5 k
 Input Resistance 
TTL (low true)
1.3 
s
25 ns
Arb Download Times over GPIB:
  Arb Length  Binary ASCII Integer ASCII Real 
(4)
  16,000 points   8 sec  81 sec        100 sec  
   8,192 points   4 sec  42 sec        51 sec
   4,096 points   2.5 sec  21 sec         26 sec
   2,048 points   1.5 sec  11 sec         13 sec
Arb Download Times over RS-232 at 9600 Baud: 
(5)
  Arb Length  Binary ASCII Integer ASCII Real 
(6)
  16,000 points   35 sec   101 sec  134 sec     
   8,192 points   18 sec     52 sec       69 sec
   4,096 points   10 sec    27 sec       35 sec
   2,048 points   6 sec    14 sec       18 sec
(1) Trigger source ignored when External Gate is selected.
(2) Time to change parameter and output the new signal. 
(3) Modulation or sweep off.
(4) Times for 5-digit and 12-digit numbers.
(5) For 4800 baud, multiply the download times by two; 
    For 2400 baud, multiply the download times by four, etc.
(6) Time for 5-digit numbers. For 12-digit numbers, 
   multiply the 5-digit numbers by two. 
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Chapter 1 Specifications
Agilent 33120A Function Generator
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