09/27/2010
Tektronix, Inc., the world's
leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced the AWG7000C and AWG5000C
Series of Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWGs) that
bring performance and usability enhancements to the industry’s most capable
family of signal generation solutions.
The new “C” series of
Tektronix AWG instruments provide a
45 percent reduction in waveform creation times compared to prior AWG instruments, essential for
performance-intensive applications where large number of waveforms are required
to effectively characterize high-speed serial and wideband RF/Microwave
designs. Based on customer input, the new AWGs implement a number of popular
features from previous generation
AWGs including equation editor, dynamic jump and sub-sequencing. The new models
also feature brighter LED displays and deliver faster performance, as well as,
enhanced security through use of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.
“Verification,
characterization and debug of sophisticated designs requires the ability to
quickly and easily create or replicate ideal as well as distorted real-life
signals,” said Lynne Camp, vice president,
Performance Instruments, Tektronix. “With
sample rates up to 24 GS/s, Tektronix AWGs are the only single-instrument
signal generation solutions available today that are capable of generating any
wideband modulation signal up to 9.6 GHz. This level of performance,
versatility and usability is unmatched in the industry today.”
Industry’s
Most Versatile Signal Generation Solution
The need for high-performance
arbitrary waveform generation spans a number of critical market segments
including design and characterization tasks in avionics and radar, short range
wireless, such as ultra wideband (UWB), WirelessHD and WiGig, and high-speed
serial receiver testing.
Through use of direct
synthesis to accurately create wideband waveforms, the AWG7000 Series is
well-suited to such RF applications as development of wide-modulation bandwidth
radar and communications systems. Unlike other arbitrary waveform generators
which are limited to bandwidths of less than 2GHz, the AWG7000 provides bandwidth on demand, making it the most
flexible signal generation product
available for these and other applications.
The AWG7000 Series offers up
to 6 Gbps data rate capability with digitally controlled impairment parameters
for precise characterization in
applications such as high-speed serial design. Unlike traditional pattern
generator and bit error rate products,
the AWG Series provides real-life
impaired signal generation with digital accuracy, making it much easier and
faster to identify margins and problem
areas.
Available on the AWG7000 and
AWG5000 Series, dynamic jump and sub-sequencing enable the creation of
extremely complex waveform scenarios that include impairments, distortions and
varying modulation schemes. With the addition of the equation editor, customers
can now easily create waveform files derived from the equations they use to
define waveform requirements.
Tektronix AWGs are integral
components in complete Tektronix test solutions for both RF/Microwave and
serial designers when used with either RFXpress
or SerialXpress software application
packages. RFXpress simplifies
the creation of complex wideband signals for Radar, EW and communications
applications. SerialXpress
enables creation of the exact waveforms required for design validation,
margin/characterization, and conformance testing of high-speed serial data
receivers and considerably simplifies signal creation and jitter simulations,
thus reducing overall development and test time.
Tektronix, www.tektronix.com
