Model 
5315A/B 
General 
Information 
Table 
1-
1. 
5315A
/ B Specifications 
SPECIFICATIONS· 
INPUT CHARACTERISTICS:  (Ch
ol
nnel 
A itnd Chitnnel 8) 
Ritnge:  DC 
cou
pled 0 
to 
100 
M Hz 
AC coupled 
JO 
Hz 
to 
100 
MHz. 
Sensitiyity: 10 mV rms 
si
ne wave 
to 
10 
MHz. 
25 
mV 
rm
s sine witve 
to 
1
00 
M H
z. 
75 
mV peak-Io-peak 
pul
se 
al 
min
imu
m 
pul
se 
w
idth 
of 
5 
ns. 
Se
nsitivity can be 
varied  continuously 
up 
to 
500 mV 
rm
s 
NOMINAL 
by 
adjus
ting 
sensitivity control. I n sensitivity mode, trigger 
level 
is 
automati
ca
lly set 
to 
OV 
NOMINAL 
Coupling: 
AC 
or 
DC, 
sw
itchable. 
Impedance: 1 
Mn 
NOMINAL 
shunted by 
les
s than 
40 
pF 
500 
kn 
NOMINAL 
shunted by l
ess 
than 
70 
pr 
(
COMMON 
A) 
Signal 
Operitting 
Range: +2V 
to 
-2V 
Attenuator: 
Xl 
or 
X20 
NOMINAL 
Trisser 
lev
el
: 
Var
iable between +2V and  - 2V 
Slope: 
Ind
epend
ent 
selec
tion 
of 
+ or - slo
pe 
Channel 
Input: 
SEPARA
TE 
or 
COMM
ON 
A 
Damitge 
level: 
AC&DC X 1: 
DC 
to 
2.4 
kHz 
2.4 
kHz 
to 
100 
kHz 
>
100 
kHz 
AC&DC 
X 20: 
DC 
to 
28 
kHz 
28 
kHz 
to 
100 
kHz 
>1
00 
kHz 
SOOV 
(DC + AC (
rm
sl) 
6 
X 
10SV 
x  Hz 
product 
(rms) 
6V 
rms 
SOOV 
(DC + 
PEAK 
AC) 
1 X 
107V 
X Hz 
product 
(rms) 
l00V 
rms 
FREQUENCY: 
Rolnse:  0.1 Hz 
to 
100 
MHz 
LSD 
Displityed: 
10 
Hz 
to 
1 nHz 
de
p
ending 
upon 
gate 
time 
and 
input 
sig
na
l.  At l
east 
7 digits displayed per second 
of 
gate time. 
Resolution: 
+ LSOt + , 4 X  Trigser Err
or 
X 
FREQ 
-
_. 
Cate Time 
Accuracy: 
± LSDt ± 1.4 X 
Trigger Error 
Gate Time 
X 
FR
EQ 
± (
lime 
b
ase 
error
) x FR
EQ 
PERIOD: 
Range: 10 
ns 
to 
lOS 
s 
LSD 
Displolyed: 
100 
ns to 1 
fs 
depending 
upon 
gate 
ti
me 
and 
inp
ut signal. At lea
st 
7 digits 
di
sp
la
yed per second 
of 
gate 
tim
e. 
Resolution: 
+ 
LSD
t  + 1 4 X  Trigger Error  x 
PER 
-
_. 
Gale Time 
AccurilCY: 
± 
LSD
t  ± 1.4 X  Trigser Error  X 
PER 
± (
time 
baM' 
erro
r) x 
PER 
Gate T
ime 
TIME 
INnR
VAL: 
Rolnse
: 1
00 
ns 
to 
l
OS 
s 
LSD 
Oisplilyed: 
100 
ns 
Resolution: ± 
LS
D ± 
Sta
rt Trigger Error ± Stop Trigger 
Error 
AccuroilCY: 
± 
LSD 
± Start  Trigger 
Err
or 
±  Stop Trigger 
Error 
± (t
im
e 
base 
e
rr
or
) X TI 
TIME 
INnRVAL 
AV
ER
AGE: 
1-2 
Rolnse:  0 
ns 
to 
l
OS 
s 
LSD 
DispLiyed: 
100 
ns 
to 
10 
ps 
depending 
upon 
gate time 
and 
input 
signal. 
Resolution: 
:t 
LSD 
± 
Stilr( 
Tr
igger  ErrOl 
± 
S
top 
Trigger Error 
,fN 
,fN 
Acc
ur
uy: 
± 
LSD
:t 
Star
l  Trigger Error 
::!: 
SlOp 
Trigger Error 
± (
time 
baM' error) x  TI 
:t 
4 
ns 
Number 
of 
intervals averaged (N ) =  Gate Time x 
FR
EQ 
Minimum 
Dead Time (stop 
to 
stolrt): 
200 
ns 
TIME 
INTER
VAL HOLDOFF (De
loil
Y
): 
Fronl  panel  gate  time  k
nob 
inserts  a  variable 
de
l
ay 
of 
NOMINALLY 
SOO 
~s 
to 
20 
ms between START (Channel A) 
and enabling 
of 
STOP 
(Channel 5
). 
Electrical in
pu
ts 
during 
delay time are 
ignore
d. Del
ay 
t
ime 
may 
be 
dig
itally mea· 
su
r
ed 
by simultan
eo
usly pre
ss
ing 
1.1
. Averaging, T.I. Delay, 
and 
blue 
key. 
Other 
specifications 
of 
T.
r. 
Hold
off 
are  identic
al 
to 
Time 
Interval. 
RATIO: 
Rilnge: 
0.1 Hz 
to 
1
00 
M H
z, 
both 
channels 
LSD: 
2.5 
)( 
Period 
A  . 
G 
T
· 
~x 
RatiO 
(
rounded 
10 
nearest decade) 
ate 
Ime 
Resolution: 
:t 
1 
cou
nt 
of 
A 
:t 
B  Trigger E
rror 
Gale T
ime 
Acc
ufu
y: 
Same 
as 
resolution 
TOTALIZ
E: 
Manual: 
Range : 0 
to 
100 
MHz. 
A Gated by 
B: 
X  Ratio 
Totalizes 
input 
A between 
two 
eve
nt
s 
of 
B. 
Instrument 
mu
st be reset 
to 
make 
new 
measurement. Gate opens 
on 
A slope, closes 
on 
B 
sl
ope
. 
Range: 
0 
to 
100 
MHz 
Resol
ution
: ± 1 
co
unt 
Accuracy: ± 1 
co
unt 
± B Trigger E
rro
r X Frequency A 
TIME 
BASE
: 
Frequenc
y: 
10 
M
Hz: 
Aging 
Roilte
: <3 parts in 
10
7/mo. 
Temperature: 
<+
5 parts 
in 
lOS, 
0 to 50"C 
Line Voltage: 
$±
1 part in 1
07 
for ±1
0% 
variation 
OPTIONS: 
Option 
001: 
High  Stabili
ty 
T
ime 
Base 
(
TC
XO) 
Frequenc
y: 
10 
MHz 
Aging 
Rolte
: <1 part in 
107
/
mo
. 
Temperolture: 
<1 part 
in 
1()6, 
0° 
to 40°C 
Line 
Vo
ltase: <1 part 
in 
1()8 
for 
±
1()';l(, 
vari
at
io
n 
Option 
002: 
Sanery 
Type: Rechargeable lead-acid  (sealed) 
Capaci
ty: 
TYPICALLY  4 hours 
of 
co
ntin
ous 
operation 
oilt 
25
°C 
Rec::hilrging 
nme: 
TYPICALLY 
16 
ho
urs 
to 
98
% 
of 
full 
charge, instrument nonopera
tin
g. 
Charging circuitry 
includ
ed with 
Option. 
Batteries 
not 
charged 
during 
ins
tr
ument 
operation.