The Multicomp Pro MP7505 Series Dual-Channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator is a versatile instrument designed for generating various waveforms across a wide range of applications. It features a 7-inch color LCD display with 800x480 pixels and 65536 colors, offering a clear and intuitive user interface. The device supports both internal and external control, including USB and LAN connectivity, allowing for integration with host computer software for advanced control and waveform editing.
Function Description:
The MP7505 series functions as a dual-channel arbitrary waveform generator, capable of producing standard waveforms (sine, square, ramp, pulse, noise, harmonic) and over 150 types of arbitrary waveforms (Sinc, exponential rise/decline, electrocardiogram, Gaussian, semi-positive, Lorentz, dual audio, DC voltage, etc.). It supports various modulation types including AM, DSB-AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, BPSK, QPSK, 3FSK, 4FSK, OSK, and SUM. The device also includes sweep and burst generation capabilities, as well as a built-in frequency counter.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Bandwidth:
- MP750513: 100 MHz
- MP750512: 80 MHz
- MP750511: 60 MHz
- MP750510: 35 MHz
- Sample Rate: 500 MSa/s
- Vertical Resolution: 14 bits
- Channels: 2
Frequency Characteristics (Resolution to 1 μHz):
- Sine wave:
- MP750513: 1 μHz - 100 MHz
- MP750512: 1 μHz - 80 MHz
- MP750511: 1 μHz - 60 MHz
- MP750510: 1 μHz - 35 MHz
- Square wave:
- MP750513: 1 μHz - 30 MHz
- MP750512: 1 μHz - 30 MHz
- MP750511: 1 μHz - 30 MHz
- MP750510: 1 μHz - 15 MHz
- Pulse wave:
- MP750513: 1 μHz - 25 MHz
- MP750512: 1 μHz - 25 MHz
- MP750511: 1 μHz - 25 MHz
- MP750510: 1 μHz - 15 MHz
- Ramp wave: 1 μHz - 3 MHz
- Noise wave (-3 dB):
- MP750513: 100 MHz BW
- MP750512: 80 MHz BW
- MP750511: 60 MHz BW
- MP750510: 35 MHz BW
- Arbitrary wave: 1 μHz - 15 MHz
- Harmonic wave:
- MP750513: 1 μHz - 50 MHz
- MP750512: 1 μHz - 40 MHz
- MP750511: 1 μHz - 30 MHz
- MP750510: 1 μHz - 17.5 MHz
- Frequency resolution: 1 μHz or 10 significant figures
- Frequency stability: ±2 ppm at 25±5°C
- Frequency aging rate: ±1 ppm per year
Amplitude Characteristics:
- Output amplitude (load defaults to 50Ω):
- 1mVpp to 10Vpp (≤ 25MHz)
- 1mVpp to 5Vpp (≤ 60MHz)
- 1mVpp to 2.5Vpp (≤ 100MHz)
- Bandwidth flatness (relative to 100 kHz Sine wave, 1 Vpp, 50Ω):
- ≤10MHz: ±0.2dB
- ≤60MHz: ±0.3dB
- ≤100MHz: ±0.5dB
- Amplitude accuracy: ± (1% of setting + 1 mVpp) (1kHz sine, 0V offset, >10mVpp)
- Amplitude resolution: 0.1mVpp or 4 digits (The amplitude ≥ 1Vpp is 1mVpp)
- DC offset range (High resistance): ± (10 Vpk - Amplitude Vpp / 2)
- DC offset accuracy: ± (1% of | setting | + 1 mV + amplitude Vpp * 0.5%)
- Offset resolution: 0.1 mVpp or 4 digits (The amplitude > 1 Vpp is 1 mVpp)
- Units: mVpp, Vpp, Vrms, mVrms, dBm
- Output Impedance: 50Ω (Typical)
- Output protection: Short circuit protection, output automatically turned off when overloaded
Signal Characteristics (Sine):
- Harmonic distortion (Typical 0dBm):
- DC to 1MHz: <-65dBc
- 1MHz to 10MHz: <-60dBc
- 10MHz to 60MHz: <-55dBc
- 60MHz to 100MHz: <-50dBc
- Total harmonic distortion: < 0.05 %, 10 Hz to 20 kHz, 1 Vpp
Square Wave:
- Rise/fall time: < 8ns
- Jitter (rms), typical (1Vpp, 50Ω): ≤5MHz: 2ppm + 300ps; >5MHz: 300ps
- Overshoot: Typical (100 kHz, 1 Vpp) < 3%
- Duty cycle: 50.00% (fixed)
Ramp Wave:
- Linearity: < 0.1% of peak output (typical 1 kHz, 1 Vpp, symmetry 50%)
- Symmetry: 0.0% to 100.0%
Pulse Wave:
- Period: 40 ns to 1000 ks (MP750513/12/11), 66.667 ns to 1000 ks (MP750510)
- Pulse Width: ≥ 12ns (MP750513/12/11), ≥ 18ns (MP750510)
- Duty cycle: 0.3% to 99.6% (limited by the frequency setting)
- Rise and fall time: ≥ 8ns (limited by the pulse width setting)
- Overshoot: < 3%
- Jitter (rms), typical (1Vpp, 50Ω): ≤5MHz: 2ppm + 300ps; >5MHz: 300ps
Arbitrary Wave:
- Waveform length: 2 to 10M points
- Sampling rate: 500M Sa/s
- Amplitude accuracy: 14 bits
- Minimum rise and fall time: < 8 ns
- Jitter (rms), typical (1Vpp, 50Ω): ≤5MHz: 2ppm + 300ps; >5MHz: 300ps
Harmonic Wave:
- Harmonic number: <16
- Harmonic type: Odd, even, sequential, custom
Modulation Characteristics:
- Modulation Type: AM, DSB-AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, BPSK, QPSK, 3FSK, 4FSK, OSK, PWM, SUM
- Carrier: Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, arbitrary wave (except DC/Pulse for some types)
- Modulated signal source: Internal or external
- Internal modulation waveform: Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, white noise, arbitrary waveform
- Internal amplitude modulation frequency: 2 mHz to 1 MHz
- Depth: 0% to 120% (AM, SUM), 0% to 100% (DSB-AM, FM)
- Frequency offset (FM): 2 mHz ≤ offset ≤ min (carrier frequency, carrier maximum frequency - carrier frequency) by default, the smaller of the two
- Phase deviation range (PM): 0° to 180°
- Duty Cycle Deviation (PWM): 0%
- ASK Rate: 100 Hz
- FSK Rate: 100 Hz
- PSK Rate: 100 Hz
- OSK Rate: 1 kHz
- Oscillation time (OSK): 8ns to 249.75μs
Sweep Characteristics:
- Carrier: Sine, rectangular wave, ramp wave, arbitrary wave (Except DC)
- Minimum/maximum starting frequency: 1μHz
- Maximum/Stop frequency: Up to 100MHz (Sine), 30MHz (Square), 3MHz (Ramp), 15MHz (Arbitrary built-in), 25MHz (Arbitrary user-defined)
- Types: Linear, logarithmic, Step
- Sweep direction: Up / Down
- Sweep time: 1 ms to 500 s ± 0.1%
- Trigger source: Internal, external, manual
Burst Characteristics:
- Waveform: Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, pulse wave, Noise wave (Except N Cycle) and arbitrary wave (Except DC)
- Types: Count (1 to 100,000 cycles), unlimited, gated
- Trigger source: Internal, external, manual
- Carrier frequency: 2mHz to BW/2
- Trigger cycle: 20ns - 500 s (Min = Cycles * Period)
- Gated source: External trigger
Counter Specifications:
- Measurement function: Frequency, period, positive pulse width, negative pulse width, duty cycle
- Frequency Range: 100 mHz - 200 MHz
- Frequency resolution: 7 digits
- Coupling method: AC, DC
- Voltage range and sensitivity (non-modulated signal): ±1.5V
- DC coupling: 100mHz - 100 MHz: 250 mVpp - 5 Vpp (AC+DC); 100 Hz - 200 MHz: 400 mVpp - 5 Vpp (AC+DC)
- AC coupling: 1Hz - 100 MHz: 250 mVpp - 5 Vpp; 100 Hz - 200 MHz: 400 mVpp - 5 Vpp
- Pulse width and duty cycle measurement: 1 Hz - 10 MHz (250 mVpp -5 Vpp)
- Input resistance: 1 MΩ
- Sensitivity: Can be set high, medium and low
- Trigger level range: ±2.5 V
- Impedance: 1MΩ, AC coupling
- Input level range: 1Vpp to 3.3Vpp
- Lock time: <1s
- Lock range: 10 MHz ± 50Hz
Internal Clock Output:
- Frequency: 10 MHz ± 50Hz
- Impedance: 50 Ω, DC coupling
- Amplitude: 1.2Vpp (50Ω)
Sync Output:
- Level: 3.3V LVTTL
- Impedance: 50 Ω, DC coupling
- Maximum frequency: 1MHz
General Specifications:
- Power: 100 - 240 V (± 10%), 50 / 60 Hz, Less than 50VA, Fuse: 250V, F2AL
- Environment: Working temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C, Storage temperature: -20 °C to 60 °C, Relative humidity: ≤ 90% (less than 35°C), ≤ 60% (35°C to 40°C), Operating 3,000 meters, Non-operation 12,000 meters, Smart fan cooling
- Mechanical Specification: Dimension: 340 mm (Length) × 177 mm (Height) × 90mm (Width), Weight: Approx. 2.3 kg
- IP protection: IP2X
- Adjustment interval: The recommended calibration interval is one year
Usage Features:
- Intuitive Interface: The 7-inch LCD and front panel keys provide easy access to all functions and settings.
- Rotary Control: Used for changing selected values, selecting characters in soft keyboards, and saving display screens to a USB flash drive as BMP images.
- Numeric Keypad: Allows direct input of parameter values.
- Dual-Channel Operation: Supports independent or synchronized operation of two channels, including copying parameters, synchronizing frequency and amplitude, and aligning phases.
- Waveform Editing: Users can edit arbitrary waveforms by setting wave points and voltage values, or by using built-in templates (Blank, Sine, Square, Ramp, Noise, and 152 types of built-in waveforms categorized as Common, Medical treatment, Standard, Maths, Trigonometric, Window function, Engineering, Seg Mod, Fan test).
- File Storage System: Internal memory stores up to 32 arbitrary waveform data and 16 instrument settings. USB storage devices can also be used for saving and recalling waveforms and settings.
- Preset Settings: Allows users to restore factory settings, user-defined settings, or power-on settings (last shutdown, user-defined, or factory default).
- Connectivity: USB Host, USB Device, and LAN interfaces enable communication with a PC for control via Waveform Editor software.
- Display Settings: Adjustable brightness, screen saver, separator, date, and contrast.
- System Settings: Language selection, beeper control, and clock source (internal or external 10MHz).
- Built-in Help: Provides contextual help for front panel buttons and menu softkeys.
Maintenance Features:
- General Care: Avoid direct sunlight exposure for the LCD. Do not expose the instrument to sprays, liquids, or solvents.
- Cleaning: Wipe dust from the instrument and probe surfaces with a soft cloth. Disconnect power before cleaning. Use a wet soft cloth with mild detergent or fresh water. Avoid corrosive cleaning agents. Ensure the instrument is completely dry before powering on again to prevent electrical short circuits.
- Troubleshooting: Includes steps for resolving common issues such as a blank screen (checking power, fuse) and output signal amplitude mismatch (checking load value).
- Firmware Update: Supports firmware upgrades via USB storage device. Error codes are provided for failed updates.