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The Tektronix AWG7000 Series is a family of arbitrary waveform generators (AWGs) built to create, generate, and replicate ideal, distorted, or real-life signals throughout the design and testing process. With sample rates up to 24 GS/s and 10-bit vertical resolution, the series is positioned as a high-performance signal stimulus solution that delivers performance in sample rate, signal fidelity, and timing resolution while giving complete control over signal characteristics, allowing very complex signals to be generated with precision.
The series targets three primary application areas. For wideband RF and microwave work in communications and defense electronics, it provides direct RF/MW output with carriers up to 9.6 GHz. For high-speed serial communications, it generates complex serial data streams at rates up to 6 Gb/s (4x oversampling, interleaved) and supplies any-profile multilevel signals for timing (jitter) margin testing without external power combiners. For mixed-signal design and test, it offers two analog channels plus four marker outputs and serves as a high-speed, low-jitter data/pulse and clock source able to combine real-world, ideal, or distorted signal impairments simultaneously.
ValueTronics stocks this equipment directly from our own 20,000 sq ft secure warehouse at 1675 Cambridge Drive in Elgin, Illinois. Every pre-owned unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house before it leaves the building; new units ship factory-sealed exactly as received from the manufacturer.
Tektronix, founded in 1946, has been part of Fortive Corporation since 2016, having previously operated as a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation following Danaher's 2007 acquisition. The Tektronix brand has been retained throughout these corporate transitions.
The AWG7000 Series comprises two 2-channel arbitrary waveform generators, the AWG7122C and the AWG7082C. Both share the same 8/10-bit conversion, 32M-point standard waveform memory, sequencing and dynamic-jump architecture, integrated PC, and connectivity, differing principally in sample rate and the resulting frequency and bandwidth reach.
Both models support the same option set — including waveform record-length expansion, wide-bandwidth output, interleaved output, fast sequence switching, subsequencing and dynamic jump, and the RFXpress and SerialXpress software families — so the configuration can be matched to the application rather than fixed at purchase.
Each pre-owned model in the series is listed as its own dedicated product page with condition-matched pricing. Select the model that matches your required sample rate and bandwidth, then choose the pre-owned listing that best fits your budget and lead-time needs.
The two models separate on sample rate: the AWG7122C runs at up to 12 GS/s (24 GS/s interleaved) while the AWG7082C runs at up to 8 GS/s (16 GS/s interleaved). This carries through to effective frequency output — up to 9.6 GHz interleaved on the AWG7122C versus 6.4 GHz on the AWG7082C — and to data rate, at 6 Gb/s versus 4 Gb/s respectively.
Wideband modulation bandwidth also differs, reaching up to 5.3 GHz (–3 dB) on the AWG7122C wideband configuration and up to 3.5 GHz (–3 dB) on the AWG7082C. The comparison table below details the per-model sample rate, frequency, bandwidth, and data-rate figures by output mode.
| Model | Sample Rate | Sample Rate (Interleaved) | Max Output Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWG7122C | 12 GS/s | 24 GS/s | 4.8 GHz (9.6 GHz interleaved) |
| AWG7082C | 8 GS/s | 16 GS/s | 3.2 GHz (6.4 GHz interleaved) |
Additional differences in specifications beyond the few shown above are not listed here — see each model's full specifications below.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Digital to Analog Converter | |
| Sample rate (nominal) | 10 MS/s to 12 GS/s; Interleaved (Opt. 06): 12 GS/s to 24 GS/s |
| Resolution (nominal) | 10 bit (no markers selected) or 8 bit (markers selected) |
| Sin (x)/x (–1 dB) | 3.1 GHz; Interleaved: 6.2 GHz |
| Sin (x)/x (–3 dB) | 5.3 GHz; Interleaved: 10.6 GHz |
| Output Frequency Characteristics | |
| Fmaximum (specified) | 4.8 GHz; Interleaved (Opt. 06): 9.6 GHz |
| Switching time (Ts), Standard | 106 ÎĽs |
| Switching time (Ts), Option 08 (fast frequency switching) | 208 ps; Interleaved: 104 ps |
| Modulation bandwidth (–1 dB) (typical) | Normal: Up to 400 MHz; Direct: Up to 1.8 GHz; Wideband Opt. 02: Up to 3.1 GHz; Wideband Opt. 06: Up to 3.3 GHz (Zero On) / Up to 3.1 GHz (Zero Off) |
| Modulation bandwidth (–3 dB) (typical) | Normal: Up to 680 MHz; Direct: Up to 3.2 GHz; Wideband Opt. 02: Up to 5.3 GHz; Wideband Opt. 06: Up to 5.6 GHz (Zero On) / Up to 5.3 GHz (Zero Off) |
| Output Amplitude Characteristics (Frequency Domain) | |
| Range (typical) | Normal: –22 dBm to 10 dBm; Direct: –22 dBm to 4 dBm; Wideband Opt. 02: –2 dBm to 4 dBm; Wideband Opt. 06: Zero On –8 dBm to –2 dBm / Zero Off –2 dBm to 4 dBm |
| Resolution (typical) | 0.01 dB |
| Accuracy (typical) | At –2 dBm level, with no offset, ±0.3 dB |
| Flatness (typical) | ±1.0 dB, from 50 MHz to 4.8 GHz; ±2.5 dB, from 50 MHz to 9.6 GHz |
| Output Match SWR (typical) | DC to 1.5 GHz, 1.2:1; 1.5 to 4.8 GHz, 1.7:1; Interleaved: DC to 1.5 GHz, 1.2:1 / 1.5 to 4.8 GHz, 1.3:1 / 4.8 to 9.6 GHz, 1.5:1 |
| Time Domain Characteristics | |
| Bit rate (nominal) | 3 Gb/s; Interleaved: 6 Gb/s |
| Tr/Tf (typical) | Normal: 350 ps; Direct: 75 ps; Wideband: 35 ps; Interleaved: 42 ps |
| Tr bandwidth (–1 dB) (typical) | Normal: 430 MHz; Direct: 2.0 GHz; Wideband: 4.3 GHz; Interleaved: 3.6 GHz |
| Tr bandwidth (–3 dB) (typical) | Normal: 750 MHz; Direct: 3.5 GHz; Wideband: 7.5 GHz; Interleaved: 6.2 GHz |
| Low-pass filter | Bessel Type: 50 and 200 MHz (Normal) |
| Amplitude Range (differential, typical) | Normal: 100 mVp-p to 4.0 Vp-p; Direct: 100 mVp-p to 2.0 Vp-p; Wideband Opt. 02: 1.0 Vp-p to 2.0 Vp-p; Wideband Opt. 06: Zero On 500 mVp-p to 1.0 Vp-p / Zero Off 1.0 Vp-p to 2.0 Vp-p |
| Amplitude Resolution (typical) | 1.0 mV |
| Amplitude Accuracy (typical) | At 0.5 V, with no offset, ±(3% of amplitude ±2 mV); Wideband Opt. 06: Zero On ±(8% of level ±2 mV) / Zero Off ±(4% of level ±2 mV) |
| Offset Range (typical) | ±0.5 V (Normal) |
| Offset Resolution (typical) | 1.0 mV |
| Offset Accuracy (typical) | At minimum amplitude, ±(2.0% of offset ±10 mV) |
| Output Distortion Characteristics | |
| SFDR (typical) — DC to 1.0 GHz carrier | –54 dBc |
| SFDR (typical) — 1.0 to 2.4 GHz carrier | –46 dBc |
| SFDR (typical) — 2.4 to 3.5 GHz carrier | –38 dBc |
| SFDR (typical) — 3.5 to 4.8 GHz carrier | –30 dBc |
| SFDR (typical) — 4.8 to 9.6 GHz carrier (Interleaved) | –26 dBc |
| SFDR (typical) — DC to 1.0 GHz bandwidth (–1 dB) | –54 dBc |
| SFDR (typical) — DC to 2.4 GHz bandwidth (–1 dB) | –46 dBc |
| SFDR (typical) — DC to 3.5 GHz bandwidth (–1 dB) (Interleaved) | –38 dBc |
| Harmonics (typical) | < –35 dBc; < –42 dBc; Interleaved: < –40 dBc |
| Nonharmonic Spurious (typical) | < –50 dBc; Interleaved: < –45 dBc |
| Phase Noise (typical) | < –90 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset; Interleaved: < –85 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset |
| Jitter | |
| Random jitter (typical), 1010 clock pattern, RMS | 1.6 ps; Interleaved: 0.9 ps |
| Total jitter (typical), 2^15 – 1 data pattern (at 10^–12 BER), P-P | 50 ps at 0.5 Gb/s; 30 ps at 3 Gb/s; 20 ps from 2 to 6 Gb/s |
| Output Pulse Characteristics | |
| Pulse Response Tr/Tf (typical) | Normal: 350 ps; Direct: 75 ps; Wideband: 35 ps; Interleaved: 42 ps |
| Timing skew (typical) | <20 ps (between each channel) (+) Pos and (–) Neg outputs; Interleaved: <12 ps |
| Delay from marker output (typical) | 50 MHz: 10.15 ns ±0.15 ns; 200 MHz: 4.05 ns ±0.05 ns; Direct: 25 ns ±0.05 ns; Wideband: 0.58 ns ±0.05 ns; Interleaved: 0.85 ns ±0.05 ns |
| Interleave skew adjustment (typical) | Skew adjust: ±180 degree against sample rate (e.g. 24 GS/s: 83 ps = 360 degrees with 0.1 degree resolution) |
| Interleave level adjustment (typical) | Level adjust: 1 mV resolution |
Important: Vertical resolution is 10-bit with no markers selected, or 8-bit when markers are selected.
Important: Please specify power cord and language option at time of order.
Important: RFXpress application options (Opt. RDR Radar, Opt. SPARA S-parameter, Opt. OFDM, Opt. ENV Environment, Opt. UWBCF/UWBCT UWB-WiMedia) require Opt. RFX (RFXpress / RFX100).
Important: This product comes backed by a one-year (parts and labor) warranty as standard.
Recommended pairing: add the RFXpress (Opt. RFX / RFX100) software to digitally synthesize modulated baseband, IF, and RF signals and fully exploit the wideband generation capability.
This pre-owned unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house before it ships and is backed by our pre-owned warranty. To confirm its exact condition, firmware revision, installed options, or included accessories for your application before ordering, contact our Test Architects.
ValueTronics supplies both new and used test and measurement equipment. New units ship factory-sealed, exactly as received from the manufacturer; every used unit is inspected and functionally verified in-house at our 20,000 sq ft secure facility in Elgin, Illinois before it ships. Our Test Architects can help you select the condition, calibration, and configuration that fit your application.
Please review the Manufacturer's Data Sheet to verify published specifications. Feedback on this webpage is always welcome — please reach out to your Test Architect at any time for questions or concerns. Thank you, we truly appreciate you being our customer.
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