DATA SHEE T 33500B and 33600A Series Trueform Waveform Generators 20, 30, 80, 120 MHz –– Built-in modulation and 17 popular waveforms –– Full bandwidth sine and square waves –– Lowest total harmonic distortion (THD) in its class –– One or two independent channels that can be coupled –– Trueform arbitrary waveform generation up to 1 GSa/s and 64 MSa
33500B and 33600A Series Trueform Function / Arbitrary Waveform Generators –– Easily generate the full range of signals you need for the most demanding measurements –– Test your devices with confidence that the waveform generator is outputting the signals you expect –– Select just the capabilities you need now, then upgrade easily when your needs change Features The 33500B and 33600A Series Trueform Function / Arbitrary waveform generators offer a variety of capabilities you can’t find anywhere else—capabi
Ease of Use: All the Features You Expect The 33500B and 33600A Series function / arbitrary waveform generators offer the standard signals and features you expect, such as modulation, sweep, and burst. However, it also provides features that give you the capabilities and flexibility you need to get your job done quickly, no matter how complex. An intuitive front-panel user interface, for example, can be quickly and easily relearned when your attention has been focused elsewhere.
Signal Integrity: Outputting the Signals You Expect If your generator is introducing spurious signals or harmonics, you’ll have a hard time producing reliable designs. To be successful, you need to test with clean, precise, low-noise signals. Keysight Trueform function / arbitrary waveform generators offer the highest signal fidelity so you can generate the exact waveforms you need for your most challenging measurements.
Trueform Arbs: Generating a Full Range of Signals for the Most Demanding Requirements Trueform function / arbitrary waveform generators use a technology that plays every point in your signal exactly as you designed it. That means to test the robustness of your design, you can create a specific signal with noise, overshoots, spikes and dropouts just where you need them. Non aliasing Define any waveform shape and any waveform length using the Trueform arbitrary waveform capability.
How does Keysight get such revolutionary advances over previous generation DDS signal generation? As with any technology, DDS has its limitations. Engineers with exacting requirements have had to either work around the compromised performance or spend up to 5 times more for a high-end, point-per-clock waveform generator. Keysight’s Trueform technology offers an alternative that blends the best of DDS and point-per-clock architectures, giving you the benefits of both without the limitations of either.
Connectivity: Flexibility in Creating and Playing Waveforms Waveforms from Oscilloscopes Waveforms from Excel, MATLAB, BenchVue, BenchLink Waveform Builder Built-in embedded waveform editor USB drive BenchVue Function Generator, BenchLink Waveform Builder USB, LAN, GPIB Cable CSV or ARB file CSV or ARB file USB Cable CSV or ARB file Built-in USB drive directly access waveform files Windows Explorer Multiple interfaces provide flexibility for creating and downloading waveforms.
Configuration Guide Step 1. Choose your bandwidth and channel count Bandwidth 20 MHz 20 MHz 30 MHz 30 MHz 80 MHz 1 80MHz 2 120 MHz 120 MHz Number of channels 1 2 1 2 1 2 Waveform generator 33509B 33510B 33519B 33520B - - - - Waveform generator with arbitrary capability 33511B 33512B 33521B 33522B 33611A 33612A 33621A 33622A Step 2.
Specifications Unless otherwise stated, all specifications apply with a 50-Ω resistive load and automatic amplitude range selection enabled.
Waveform characteristics Sine Trueform Series 33500B models 33600A models Frequency range VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp: 1 µHz to 20 MHz or 30 MHz, 1-µHz resolution VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp: 1 µHz to 60 MHz, 1-µHz resolution VOUT ≤ 8 Vpp: 1 µHz to 80 MHz, 1-µHz resolution VOUT ≤ 4 Vpp: 1 µHz to 120 MHz, 1-µHz resolution1 Amplitude flatness (spec) 2,3,17 (relative to 1 kHz) VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp f OUT < 100 kHz: ± 0.10 dB f OUT 100 kHz to 5 MHz: ± 0.15 dB f OUT 5 MHz to 20 MHz: ± 0.30 dB f OUT 20 MHz to 30 MHz16: ± 0.
Waveform characteristics (continued) Square & Pulse Trueform Series 33500B models 33600A models Frequency ranges VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp 1 µHz to 20 MHz or 30 MHz, 1-µHz resolution 1 µHz to 50 MHz, 1-µHz resolution VOUT ≤ 4 Vpp 1 µHz to 100 MHz, 1-µHz resolution1 Rise and fall times (nom) VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp VOUT ≤ 4 Vpp Square: 8.4 ns, fixed Pulse: 8.4 ns to 1 µs, independently variable, 100-ps resolution Overshoot (typ) Square: 2.9 ns Pulse: 2.
Waveform characteristics (continued) Pseudorandom Binary Sequence (PRBS) Trueform Series 33500B models 33600A models VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp 1 mbps to 50 Mbps, 1-mbps resolution 1 mbps to 100 Mbps, 1-mbps resolution Bit rate VOUT ≤ 4 Vpp 1 mbps to 200 Mbps, 1-mbps resolution1 Sequence length 2m - 1, m = 7, 9, 11, 15, 20, 23 2m - 1, m = 3 to 32 VOUT ≤ 10 Vpp VOUT ≤ 4 Vpp Rise & fall times (nom) 2.9 ns to 1 ms, independently variable, 100-ps resolution 8.
Waveform output characteristics (continued) General Connector Front-panel BNC, shell and pin isolated from chassis (±42 V maximum) Function On, Off, or Inverted Output impedance (nom) 50 Ω Isolation Connector shells for channel output(s), Sync, and Mod In are connected together but isolated from the instrument’s chassis. Maximum allowable voltage on isolated connector shell or pin is ±42 V relative to chassis. Overload protection Output turns off automatically when an overload is applied.
Modulation, burst, and sweep characteristics Amplitude modulation (AM) Source Internal or external (all models), or other channel (all 2-channel models) Type Full-Carrier or Double-Sideband Suppressed-Carrier (DSSC) Depth 0% to 120%, 0.
Modulation, burst, and sweep characteristics (continued) Sweep time Linear 1 millisecond to 3,600 seconds, 1-ms resolution 3,601 seconds to 250,000 seconds, 1-second resolution Logarithmic 1 millisecond to 500 seconds, 1-ms resolution Hold time 0 to 3,600 seconds, 1-ms resolution Return time 0 to 3,600 seconds, 1-ms resolution Trigger source Immediate (continuous), external (rear-panel connector), manual (front-panel button), bus or internal timer Marker Indicated by the trailing edge of the Sync
Modulation input Trueform Series 33500B Series 33600A Series Modulating input Connector Rear-panel BNC, shell and pin isolated from chassis (±42 V maximum) Assignment Channel 1, Channel 2, or both Voltage level (nom) ±5 V full-scale ±1 V or ±5 V full scale, selectable Input Impedance (nom) 5 kΩ Bandwidth (−3 dB) (typ) 0 Hz to 100 kHz External trigger/gate input/output Trueform Series 33500B Series General characteristics Connector Assignment Polarity Maximum rate Input characteristics Thresh
Programming times Trueform Series Configuration changes (meas) Change function (meas) 33500B Series 33600A Series LAN (socket) LAN (VXI-11) USB 2.0 GPIB LAN (socket) LAN (VXI-11) USB 2.0 GPIB 5 ms 6 ms 5 ms 5 ms 29.2 ms 29.7 ms 29.4 ms 29.2 ms Change frequency (meas) 2 ms 3 ms 2 ms 3 ms 2.7 ms 3.3 ms 2.8 ms 2.7 ms Change amplitude (meas) 20 ms 20 ms 19 ms 22 ms 8.3 ms 9.0 ms 8.3 ms 8.3 ms Select arbitrary waveform (16 k samples)(meas) 9 ms 11 ms 9 ms 9 ms 12.
General characteristics (continued) Trueform Series 33500B Series 33600A Series Regulatory Refer to the Declaration of Conformity Acoustic noise: Sound pressure level (1-m free-field)(nom) 35 dB(A) at TAMBIENT ≤ 28 °C Line power Line voltage Power consumption 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz 100 to 120 V, 400 Hz < 45 W, < 130 VA < 75 W, < 150 VA Footnotes 1 Applies to 120 MHz models (33621A/22A) only. 2 DC Offset set to zero.
Definitions Specification (spec) The warranted performance of a calibrated instrument that has been stored for a minimum of 2 hours within the operating temperature range of 0 to 55 ºC and after a 1-hour warm up period. All specifications account for the effects of measurement and calibration-source uncertainties, and were created in compliance with ISO-17025 methods. Data published in this document are specifications (spec) only where specifically indicated.
