Tektronix AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Overview

The Tektronix AWG610 is a high-performance arbitrary waveform generator designed for generating repetitive or single-shot electrical waveforms for device testing and analysis. It combines waveform generation and editing in one package, enabling users to create signals from scratch, transfer waveforms from oscilloscopes, download signals from simulation tools, or modify captured signals using built-in editors.

Key Features

• Sample rate up to 2.6 GS/s with output bandwidth up to 800 MHz
• 8-bit vertical resolution for precise signal replication
• Waveform memory: 512 to 8,100,032 points in multiples of eight
• Record length up to 8 million words for extended signal playtimes
• Dual complementary output on Channel 1
• Marker outputs: 2 per channel, variable and complementary for mixed signal testing
• Real-time sequencing with repeat counter from 1 to 65,536 or infinite
• 400 fs resolution edge shift control for precise timing
• Multiple connectivity options: GPIB, Ethernet, or floppy disk file transfers
• Built-in hard drive for mass data storage
• On-screen waveform creation and editing

Applications

• Disk drive read/write design and test
• Communications system design and test
• Pulse generation and real-world signal simulation
• Margin testing with impaired signals simulating amplitude and timing effects
• Characterization of designs for emerging communications standards