Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, is now stocking the Tektronix AFG31000 Arbitrary Function Generator: a best-in-class waveform generation platform designed for the most demanding expectations on performance and versatility throughout the whole process of product realization.
The new AFG31000 series incorporates four industry firsts that result in an unprecedented user experience for researchers and engineers:
- A 9-inch capacitive touch display and a shallow menu tree makes locating and changing settings quicker, whilst also making browsing easier.
The ability to monitor the generated waveform on the device under test in real time using InstaView™. This simplifies the user’s job by verifying what the generated waveform looks like in real time when the signal is output from the AFG31000 to the test point in the circuit under test. InstaView™ eliminates the need to use an oscilloscope to probe at that test point and as such adds confidence for users. - An advanced sequence mode for creating long or complex waveforms makes the AFG31000 an alternative for users who need long, non-repeating waveforms, or multiple waveforms with complex timing.
- The ability to “draw” a waveform on-screen with fingertips using the built-in waveform creation tool. The built-in ArbBuilder enables arbitrary waveform creation and editing software eliminates the need to connect to a PC or use a USB memory to load arbitrary waveforms.
The generator is available in 1- and 2-channel models, each having an output amplitude range from 1 mVP-P to 10 VP-P into 50-ohm loads. A wide range of operating modes are available including:
- Sine waves from 25 to 250 MHz
- Sampling (at 14-bit vertical resolution) from 250 MS/s to 2 GS/s,
- Continuous, modulation, sweeping and burst run modes (with 128 kpoints arbitrary waveform memory on each channel).
A variety of more complex waveforms are also available in the advanced sequence mode, which adds value for design or failure analysis engineers, by verifying whether their circuit will operate as planned or how it will respond under extreme or stressed conditions.
The Tektronix AFG31000 Arbitrary Function Generator is available from Farnell element14
