- Hewlett-Packard Portable Generator - Generator User Manual
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Table 1. Calibration Description 
Test instrument parameters  Performance specifications 
Harmonic distortion
1
 (relative to fundamental at 
 full output) 
Fundamental frequency: 0.1 Hz To 50 kHz  
Accuracy: No harmonic greater than -65 dB 
Fundamental frequency: 50 to 200 kHz 
Accuracy: No harmonic greater than -60 dB 
Fundamental frequency: 200 kHz to 2 MHz (200 kHz to 1 MHz  
  for option 002) 
Accuracy: No harmonic greater than -40 dB 
Fundamental frequency: 2 to 15 MHz 
Accuracy: No harmonic greater than -30 dB 
Fundamental frequency: 15 to 20 MHz 
Accuracy: No harmonic greater than -25 dB 
Amplitude modulation 
AM distortion:  ≤-30 dB at 80% modulation, 10 kHz, and 0 V dc 
offset 
Square wave 
Rise time and fall time: ≤20 ns, (≤125 ns for option 002) at full 
output  
Symmetry: ≤.02% of period +3 ns 
Overshoot: ≤5% of p-p amplitude at full output (<10% of peak  
 amplitude for option 002) 
Ramp retrace 
≤3 µs retrace time, positive or negative ramps 
Frequency  Accuracy: 5 x 10
-6
 of selected value 
 Sine wave 
Range: 1 µHz to 20 999 999.999 Hz  
 (option 002: .02 Hz to 25.6 kHz) 
 Square wave 
Range:  1 µHz to 10 999 999.999 Hz 
 (option 002: .02 Hz to 25.6 kHz) 
 Triangle 
Range: 1 µHz to 10 999 999.999 Hz 
 (option 002: .02 Hz to 10 kHz) 
 Positive slope ramp 
Range: 1 µHz to 10 999 999.999 Hz 
 (option 002: .02 Hz to 10 kHz) 
 Negative slope ramp 
Range: 1 µHz to 10 999 999.999 Hz 
 (option 002: .02 Hz to 10 kHz) 
Phase offset 
Range: Variable ±719.9° with respect to arbitrary starting 
phase,  
 or assigned zero phase  
Accuracy: ±0.2° 
Amplitude 
  Tolerance relative to 
programmed amplitude 
Amplitude accuracy with no  Sine wave: .001 Hz to 100 kHz
2
±0.1 dB 
attenuation (attenuator range 1) 
Square wave:  .001 Hz to 100 kHz
±1.0% 
into 50Ω load (no dc offset ) 
Triangle: .001 Hz to 2 kHz 
 2 kHz to 10 kHz 
±1.5% 
±5% 
  Ramps: .001 Hz to 500 Hz 
 500 Hz to 10 kHz 
±1.5% 
±10% 
Flatness with no attenuation 
(attenuator range 1) into a 50
Ω
 load
Tolerance relative to  
programmed amplitude at 1 kHz
Sine wave: 100 kHz to 20 
MHz 
±0.3 dB
  Square wave: 100 kHz to 10 MHz 
±10% 
 See footnotes at end of table. 










