Keysight M8190A - 1 Introduction

Keysight M8190A – Arbitrary Waveform Generator
User’s Guide
1 Introduction
1.1 Document History / 17
1.2 Options / 18
1.3 The Front Panel of the Two Channel Instrument / 21
1.4 The Front Panel of the One Channel Instrument / 23
1.5 Modes of Operation / 24
1.6 Installing Licenses / 30
Introduction
The Keysight M8190A is a 12 GSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator. It combines
excellent signal fidelity with highest sampling rates. It offers up to 2 GSa waveform
memory per channel and three different high bandwidth output paths to ideally
address applications.
Features and Benefits
 Precision AWG with
 14-bit resolution up to 8 GSa/s with Option -14B
 12-bit resolution up to 12 GSa/s with Option -12G
 14-bit resolution up to 7.2 GSa/s with Option -DUC
 Spurious-free-dynamic range (SFDR) up to 80 dBc typical
 Harmonic distortion (HD) up to -72 dBc typical
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Standard arbitrary waveform memory size 128 MSa per channel with
Option -14B and Option -12G, 64 MSa IQ sample pairs with Option -DUC
 2 GSa = 2048 MSa = 2,147,483,648 Sa arbitrary waveform memory per
channel with Option -02G in 12 bit mode
 1.5 GSa = 1,536 MSa = 1,610,612,736 Sa arbitrary waveform memory
per channel with Option -02G in 14 bit mode
 0.75 GSa = 768 MSa = 805,306,368 Sa IQ sample pair arbitrary
waveform memory per channel with Option -02G in DUC mode. I.e.
with Option -02G and Option -DUC, the M8190A offers 768 MSa I data
and 768 MSa Q data per channel
 Analog bandwidth 3.5 GHz; (5 GHz with Option - AMP)
 Transition times 50 ps (20 % to 80 %) with Option - AMP
 Differential output
 Form-factor: 2-slot AXIe module
 Controlled via external PC or embedded AXIe system controller M9536A