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Data Sheet
Connect Your Bench for Intelligent Debug
Easily capture, save, and analyze measurement results from your FCA
Series timer/counter/analyzer with the special Tektronix E dition of National
Instruments LabVIEW SignalExpress™ software. Every FCA Series
timer/counter
/analyzer ships with a free copy of the Limited Edition version
of SignalExpress for basic instrument control, dat a logging, and analysis.
The optional Professional Edition offers over 200 built-in functions that
provide additional signal processing, advanced analysis, sweeping, limit
testing, and user-defined step capabilities.
SignalExpress supports the range of Tektronix bench instruments*
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enabling you to connect your entire test bench. You can then access the
feature-rich tools packed into each instrument from one intuitive software
interface. T
his allows you to automate com plex measurements requiring
multiple instruments, log data for an extended period of time, time-correlate
data from multiple instruments, and easily capture and analyze your results,
all from your PC. Only Tektronix offers a connected test bench of intelligent
instruments to simplify and speed debug of your complex design.
Performance
You Can Count On
In addition to industry-leading service and support, every FCA Series
timer/count
er/analyzer comes backed with a three-year standard warranty.
Select th e Performance/Features to Meet Your
Needs
Feature
FCA3100 Series FCA3000 Series
Frequency Resolution
12 digit/s 12 digit/s
Time Resolution 50 ps 100 ps
Voltage Resolution 1 mV 3 mV
Meas. Speed to Internal
Memory
250k measurement/s
3.5M results
250k measurement/s
750k results
Talker-only Output
(GPIB/USB)
4k measurement/s
No
Individually Triggered
Measurements
650/s 500/s
Block Transfer Speed 15k measurement/s 5k measurement/s
Frequency/Period, Time,
Phase, Volt, Duty Cycle,
Pulse, Rise Time
Yes Yes
Graphic Display of Trend,
Histogram, Modulation
Domain
Yes Yes
Tota
lize, TIE
Yes No
Prog
rammable Pulse
Outp
ut
Yes No
Continuous
Measurements
Yes No
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For a complete listing of Tektronix instruments supported by NI LabVIEW Signal Express, visit
www.tektronix.com/signalexpress.
Characteristics
Measuring Functions
All measureme
nts are displayed with a large main parameter value and smaller
auxiliary parameter values (with less resolution). Some measurements are only
available as auxiliary parameters.
Frequency A, B
,C
Characteristic
Description
Mode
Normal, Back-to-Back (FCA3100 Series)
Range
Input A, B 0.001 Hz to 300 MHz
InputC 3or20GHz
Resolution
12 digits in 1 s measuring time (normal)
11 digits in 1 s measuring time (back-to-back)
Aux Parameters V
max
,V
min
,V
p-p
Frequency Burst A, B, C
(FCA3020 and FCA3120 – 20 GHz Only)
Frequency and PRF of repetitive burst signals can be measured without an external
control signal and with selectable-start arming delay.
Characteristic
Description
Functions
Frequency in burst (in Hz) P RF (in Hz)
Range
Input A, B, C: See Frequency spec.
Minimum Burst Duration Down to 40 ns
Minimum P ulses in Burst
InputA,B
3 (6 above 160 MHz)
Input C 3 × prescaler factor
PRF Range 0.5 Hz to 1 MHz
Start Delay
10 ns to 2 s, 10 ns resolution
Aux Parameters PRF
Period
A, B , C
Characteristic
Description
Mode
Single, Average, Back-to-Back (FCA3100 Series)
Range
InputA,B
3.3 ns to 1000 s (single, average)
4.0 µs to 1000 s (back-to-back)
Input C
10 ns down to 50 ps
Resolution
100 ps (single); 12 digit/s avg. (FCA3000 Series)
50 ps (single); 12 digit/s avg. (FCA3100 Series)
Aux Parameters V
max
,V
min
,V
p-p
Rat
io A/B, B/A, C/A, C/B
Characteristic
Description
Range
(10
–9
)to10
11
Input Frequency
InputA,B 0.1Hzto300MHz
InputC 3or20GHz
Aux Parameters Freq 1, Freq 2
T
imeIntervalAtoB,BtoA,AtoA,BtoB
Characteristic
Description
Range Normal calculation: 0 ns to +10
6
s
Smart calculation: –10
6
sto+10
6
s
Resolution
100 ps single (FCA3000 Series)
50 ps single (FCA3100 Series)
Min Pulse Width 1.6 ns
Smart Calculation Smart Time Interval to determine sign (A before B or A
after B)
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