Keysight M8195A - Theory of Operation

Introduction 1
Keysight M8195A Revision 2 – Arbitrary Waveform Generator User’s Guide 25
1.5 Theory of Operation
1.5.1 M8195A Block Diagram
The drawing below shows a block diagram of the instrument.
Extended waveform
memory
(16 GSa)
FPGA
Trigger
65
GSa/s
DAC
65
GSa/s
DAC
65
GSa/s
DAC
65
GSa/s
DAC
FIR
16, 32 or
64 tap
FIR
16, 32 or
64 tap
FIR
16, 32 or
64 tap
FIR
16, 32 or
64 tap
Internal waveform
memory
(4 * 256 kSa)
4 * 65 GSa/s
1 * 65 GSa/s or
2 * 32.5 GSa/s or
4 * 16.25 GSa/s
2 of the 4 may
be designated
as markers
4 differential
outputs
Figure 3: M8195A block diagram