N5182A Datasheet, PDF (18/32 Pages) Agilent(Hewlett-Packard) – Fast switching speeds

Arbitrary waveform memory
Maximum playback capacity
8 MSa, 64 MSa (Option 019)
Maximum storage capacity
including markers
800 MSa
Waveform segments
Segment length
60 samples to 8 MSa
60 samples to 64 MSa (Option 019)
Maximum number of segments
1024, 8192 (Option 019)
in baseband generator playback
memory
Maximum number of segments
8192
in non-volatile memory
Minimum memory allocation
256 samples
per segment
Waveform sequences
Maximum number of sequences Up to 2000 depending on memory usage
Maximum number of
segments/sequence
1024
Maximum number of repetitions 65535
Triggers
Types
Continuous, single, gated, segment advance
Source
Trigger key, external, bus (GPIB, LAN, USB)
Modes
Continuous
Free run, trigger and run, reset and run
Single
No retrigger, buffered trigger,
immediate retrigger
Gated
Negative polarity or positive polarity
Segment advance
Single or continuous
External delay time
8 ns to 30 s
External delay resolution
Trigger latency ¹
Trigger accuracy ¹
8 ns
490 ns + 1 sample clock period (nom)
±4 ns (nom)
Markers
[Markers are defined in a segment during the waveform generation process, or from
the front panel. A marker can also be routed to the RF blanking and ALC Hold functions]
Marker polarity
Negative, positive
Number of markers
4
Burst on / off ratio
> 80 dB (typ)
AWGN [Option 403]
Type
Real-time, continuously calculated and
played using DSP
Modes of operation
Standalone or digitally added to arbitrary
Bandwidth ²
waveform
1 Hz to 100 MHz
Crest factor
15 dB
Randomness
90 bit pseudo-random generation, repetition
period 313 x 10 ⁹ years
Carrier to noise ratio
± 100 dB when added to arbitrary
waveforms
Carrier to noise ratio error
Magnitude error ≤ 0.2 dB at baseband I/Q
outputs
1. Single trigger mode only.
2. Maximum bandwidth depends on installed baseband generator options.
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