SDA Operator’s Manual
SDA-OM-E Rev H 29
Horizontal System
• Timebases: Internal timebase common to 4 input channels; an external clock may be applied
at the Auxiliary Input (SDA 6020 only)
• Math & Zoom Traces: 8 math/zoom traces standard
• Clock Accuracy: ≤ 1 ppm @ 0 to 40 degrees C (SDA 3010  10 ppm @ 0 to 40 degrees C)
• Time Interval Accuracy:  0.06/SR + (1 ppm x Reading) (rms);
SDA 3010: îš” 0.06/SR + (10 ppm x Reading) (rms)
• Sample Rate + Delay Time Accuracy: ±1 ppm @ 25 degrees C (SDA 3010: ±5 ppm  10 s
interval)
Jitter Noise Floor
SDA 18000 SDA 13000/11000 SDA 9000
18 GHz/Ch
Mode
11 GHz/Ch
Mode
6 GHz/Ch
Mode
13/11 GHz/Ch Mode
6 GHz/Ch
Mode
9 GHz/Ch Mode
6 GHz/Ch
mode
< 350 fs rms measured with
35 ps rise time (typical)
1 ps rms
(typical)
< 350 fs rms measured
with 35 ps rise time
(typical)
1 ps rms
(typical)
< 350 fs rms measured
with 35 ps rise time
(typical)
1 ps rms
(typical)
• SDA 6020, 6000x, 5000x, 4020, 4000x, 3010: 1 ps rms (typical)
• External Clock Frequency: 30 MHz to 2 GHz / 50  impedance applied at the auxiliary
input (except SDA X000A) 30 MHz to 1 GHz / 50  impedance applied at the auxiliary input
(SDA 3010)
• External Reference Clock Frequency: 100 MHz / 50  (except SDA 11000 and 9000)
• Trigger and Interpolator Jitter:  2.5 ps rms
• Time per Division Range: 20 ps to 1000 s/div (10 s/div in Auto-trigger mode)
SDA 18000 SDA 13000/11000
18 GHz/Ch Mode 11 GHz/Ch Mode 6 GHz/Ch Mode 13/11 GHz/Ch Mode 6 GHz/Ch Mode
10 ps/div to 50 µs/div (Std. memory)
10 ps/div to 500 µs/div (-XL memory)
20 ps/div to 10 s/div
10 ps/div to 50 µs/div
(Std memory)
20 ps/div to 10 s/div
(Std memory)
Acquisition System
Single-Shot Sample Rate/Ch: 10 GS/s (SDA 6020 and 4020: 20 GS/s)
SDA 18000 SDA 13000/11000 SDA 9000
18 GHz/Ch
Mode
11 GHz/Ch
Mode
6 GHz/Ch
Mode
11 GHz/Ch
Mode
6 GHz/Ch
Mode
9 GHz/Ch
Mode
6 GHz/Ch mode
60 GS/s on 1
Ch
40 GS/s on 1 Ch
20 GS/s on 4,
2, or 1 Ch
40 GS/s on 4 or
2 Ch
20 GS/s on 2
or 1 Ch
40 GS/s on 2 or
1 Ch
20 GS/s on 4 or 2
Ch