15 MHz Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator 33120A

Hewlett-Packard, (HP); Palo Alto, CA

  • Year
  • 1994 ?
  • Category
  • Service- or Lab Equipment
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 370371

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100; 120; 220; 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 15 MHz Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator 33120A - Hewlett-Packard, HP; Palo Alto
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 254 x 104 x 374 mm / 10 x 4.1 x 14.7 inch
  • Notes
  • The HP 33120A is a high-performance, full-function 15 MHz synthesized function generator. It features sine, triangle, square, ramp, and noise waveforms, a 12-bit, 40 MSa/s, 16k-deep arbitrary waveform generator, and both internal sweep and modulation capabilities.

    Waveforms
    Standard: Sine, square, triangle, ramp, noise, sin(x)/x, exponential rise, exponential fall, heartbeat, DC volts
    Arbitrary
    Waveform Length: 8 to 16,000 points
    Amplitude Resolution: 12 bits (including sign)
    Sample Rate: 40 MSa/s
    Non-volatile Memory: Four (4) 16k waveforms

    Frequency Characteristics
    Sine: 100 µHz to 15 MHz
    Square: 100 µHz to 15 MHz
    Triangle: 100 µHz to 100 kHz
    Ramp: 100 µHz to 100 kHz
    Noise (Gaussian): 10 MHz bandwidth
    Resolution: 10 µHz or 10 digits
    Accuracy: 10 ppm in 90 days, 20 ppm in 1 year, 18° C to 28° C
    Temp. Co-eff: 2 ppm/°C
    Aging: 10 ppm/yr.

    Sine-wave Spectral Purity
    Harmonic Distortion
    DC to 20 kHz -70 dBc
    20 kHz to 100 kHz -60 dBc
    1000 kHz to 1 MHz -45 dBc
    1 MHz to 15 MHz - 35 dBc

    Spurious (non-harmonic)
    DC to 1 MHz <- 65 dBc
    1 MHz to 15 MHz <- 65 dBc + 6 dB/octave
    Total Harmonic Distortion <0.04% (DC to 20 kHz)
    Phase Noise <- 55 dBc in a 30 kHz band

    Signal Characteristics
    Squarewave
    Rise/fall Time: < 20 ns
    Overshoot: < 2%
    Asymmetry: <1% + 5 ns
    Duty Cycle: 20% to 80% (to 5 MHz)
    40% to 60% (to 15 MHz)

    Triangle, Ramp, Arb
    Rise/fall Time: 40 ns (typical)
    Linearity: 0.1% of peak output
    Settling Time: < 250 ns to 0.5% of final value
    Jitter: < 25 ns

    Output Characteristics
    Amplitude (into 50 Ω): 50 mV p-p to 10 V p-p
    Accuracy (at 1 kHz): 1% of specified output
    Flatness
    (sine wave relative to 1 kHz)
    <100 kHz ±1% (0.1 dB)
    100 kHz to 1 MHz ±1.5% (0.15 dB)
    1 MHz to 15 MHz ± 2% (0.2 dB)

    Modulation
    AM (int., ext), FM (int.), FSK (int., ext.), Burst

    Sweep
    Linear or logarithmic

    Option 001
    Phase Lock/TCXO Timebase
    Stability: ±1 ppm, 0° to 50°C
    Aging: <2 ppm in first 30 days (continuous operation)
    0.1 ppm/month (after first 30 days)
    Ext. Reference Input Lock Range: 10 MHz ± 50 Hz
    Int. Reference Output Frequency: 10 MHz
    Phase Offset: -360° to + 360: 0.001° resolution

    From1999/2000 this instrument was manufactured under Agilent brand, later Keysight.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 4 kg / 8 lb 13 oz (8.811 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (HP measurement catalog 1997, p153, p154)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Bernhard Nagel. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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