Tektronix AFG3000 Series Function Generator Guide v1.0  Portland State University 
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Appendix 1 – Technical Specifications 
 
Table 4:  Manufacturer’s specifications 
Model  AFG3021B 
AFG3052C  AFG3102  AFG3252 
Channels  1 
2  2  2 
Standard Waveforms 
Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Pulse, DC, Noise 
Sin(x)/x, Exponential Rise & Decay, Gaussian, Lorentz, Haversine 
Sine Waveform 
1 µHz to 25 MHz  1 µHz to 50 MHz  1 µHz to 100 MHz  1 µHz to 240 MHz 
Square Waveform 
1 µHz to 12.5 MHz  1 µHz to 40 MHz  1 µHz to 50 MHz  1 µHz to 120 MHz 
   Rise/Fall Time 
≤ 18 ns  ≤ 7 ns  ≤ 5 ns  ≤ 2.5 ns 
   Jitter (RMS, typical)  500 ps  300 ps  200 ps  100 ps 
Ramp Waveform 
1 µHz to 250 kHz  1 µHz to 800 kHz  1 µHz to 1 MHz  1 µHz to 2.4 MHz 
 
Pulse Waveform  1 mHz to 12.5 MHz  1 mHz to 40 MHz  1 mHz to 50 MHz  1 mHz to 120 MHz 
   Pulse Width  30.0 ns to 999.99 s  12.0 ns to 999.99 s  8.00 ns to 999.99 s  4.00 ns to 999.99 s 
   Resolution  10 ps or 5 digits 
   Pulse Duty  0.001% to 99.999% 
   Edge Transition Time  18 ns to 625 s  7 ns to 625 s  5 ns to 625 s  2.5 ns to 625 s 
   Overshoot (typical)  < 5% 
   Jitter (RMS, typical)  500 ps  300 ps  200 ps  100 ps 
 
Other Waveforms 
1 µHz to 250 kHz  1 µHz to 800 kHz  1 µHz to 1 MHz  1 µHz to 2.4 MHz 
   Noise Bandwidth 
           (-3 dB) 
25 MHz 
White Gaussian 
50 MHz 
White Gaussian 
100 MHz 
White Gaussian 
240 MHz 
White Gaussian 
   DC (into 50 Ω) 
-5 V to +5 V  -5 V to +5 V  -5 V to +5 V  -2.5 V to +2.5 V 
 
Arbitrary Waveforms  1 mHz to 12.5 MHz  1 mHz to 25 MHz  1 mHz to 50 MHz  1 mHz to 120 MHz 
   Effective Analog 
   Bandwidth (-3 dB) 
70 MHz  70 MHz  100 MHz  225 MHz 
   Sample Rate  2 to 128 K : 250 MS/s 
2 to 16 K : 1 GS/s 
>16K - 128K : 250 MS/s
2 to 16 K : 1 GS/s 
>16K - 128K : 250 MS/s
2 to 16 K : 2 GS/s 
>16K - 128 K : 250 MS/s
   Vertical Resolution  14 bits 
   Rise Time/Fall Time 
≤ 14 ns  ≤ 10 ns  ≤ 8 ns  ≤ 3 ns 
   Jitter (RMS)  4 ns 
1 ns at 1 GS/s 
4 ns at 250 MS/s 
1 ns at 1 GS/s 
4 ns at 250 MS/s 
500 ps at 2 GS/s 
4 ns at 250 MS/s 
 
Amplitude, 50 
Ω
 load 
10 mV
p-p
 to 10 V
p-p
  10 mV
p-p
 to 10 V
p-p
  20 mV
p-p
 to 10 V
p-p
  50 mV
p-p
 to 5 V
p-p
 
Amplitude, Open Circuit  20 mV
p-p
 to 20 V
p-p
  20 mV
p-p
 to 20 V
p-p
  40 mV
p-p
 to 20 V
p-p
  100 mV
p-p
 to 10 V
p-p
 
   Accuracy  ±(1% of setting + 1 mV) (1 kHz sine wave, 0 V offset, > 10 mV
p-p
 amplitude) 
   Resolution  0.1 mV
p-p
 , 0.1 mV
RMS
 , 1 mV, 0.1 dBm , or 4 digits 
   Units  V
p-p
 , V
RMS
 , dBm (sine wave only), V (high/low) 
   Output Impedance 
50 Ω