33220A 1

WAVEFORMS

Standard

Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Pulse, Noise, DC

Built-in arbitrary

Exponential rise, Exponential fall, Negative ramp, Sin(x)/x, Cardiac

WAVEFORM CHARACTERISTICS

Sine

Frequency Range

1 µHz to 20 MHz

Amplitude Flatness^{[1], [2]}

(relative to 1 kHz)

< 100 kHz

0.1 dB

100 kHz to 5 MHz

0.15 dB

5 MHz to 20 MHz

0.3 dB

Harmonic distortion^[2],[3]

< 1 Vpp

≥ 1 Vpp

DC to 20 kHz

-70 dBc

20 kHz to 100 kHz

-65 dBc

-60 dBc

100 kHz to 1 MHz

-50 dBc

-45 dBc

1 MHz to 20 MHz

-40 dBc

-35 dBc

Total harmonic distortion^[2],[3]

DC to 20 kHz

0.04%

Spurious (non-harmonic)^[2],[4]

DC to 1 MHz

-70 dBc

1 MHz to 20 MHz

-70 dBc + 6 dB/octave

Phase noise

(10 kHz offset)

-115 dBc / Hz, typical

Square

Frequency range

1 µHz to 20 MHz

Rise/Fall time

< 13 ns

Overshoot

< 2%

Variable duty cycle

20% to 80% (to 10 MHz)
40% to 60% (to 20 MHz)

Asymmetry (@ 50% duty)

1% of period + 5 ns

Jitter (RMS)

1 ns + 100 ppm of period

Ramp, Triangle

Frequency range

1 µHz to 200 kHz

Linearity

< 0.1% of peak output

Variable Symmetry

0.0% to 100.0%

Pulse

Frequency range

500 µHz to 5 MHz

Pulse width

20 ns minimum,

(period ≤ 10s)

10 ns resolution

Variable edge time

< 13 ns to 100 ns

Overshoot

< 2%

Jitter (RMS)

300 ps + 0.1 ppm of period

Noise

Bandwidth

10 MHz typical

Arbitrary

Frequency range

1 µHz to 6 MHz

Waveform length

2 to 64 K points

Amplitude resolution

14 bits (including sign)

Sample rate

50 MSa/s

Min. Rise/Fall Time

35 ns typical

Linearity

< 0.1% of peak output

Settling Time

< 250 ns to 0.5% of final value

Jitter (RMS)

6 ns + 30 ppm

Non-volatile memory

four waveforms

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS

Frequency

Resolution

1 µHz

Amplitude

Range

10 mVPP to 10 VPP into 50Ω
20 mVPP to 20 VPP into open circuit

Accuracy[1],[2] (at 1 kHz)

± 1% of setting ± 1 mVpp

Units

Vpp, Vrms, dBm

Resolution

4 digits

DC Offset

Range (peak AC + DC)

± 5 V into 50Ω
± 10 V into open circuit

Accuracy^[1],[2]

± 2% of offset setting
± 0.5% of amplitude ± 2 mV

Resolution

4 digits

Main Output

Impedance

50 Ω typical

Isolation

42 Vpk maximum to earth

Protection

Short-circuit protected, overload automatically disables main output

Internal Frequency Reference

Accuracy^[5]

± 10 ppm in 90 days
± 20 ppm in 1 year

External Frequency Reference (Option 001)

Rear Panel Input

Lock Range

10 MHz ± 500 Hz

Level

100 mVpp to 5 Vpp

Impedance

1 kΩ typical, AC coupled

Lock Time

< 2 seconds

Rear Panel Output

Frequency

10 MHz

Level

632 mVpp (0 dBm), typical

Impedance

50 Ω typical, AC coupled

Phase Offset

Range

+ 360° to - 360°

Resolution

0.001°

Accuracy

20 ns

MODULATION

Carrier waveforms

Sine, Square, Ramp, Arb

Source

Internal/External

Internal modulation

Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Noise, Arb (2 mHz to 20 kHz)

Depth

0.0% to 120.0%

Carrier waveforms

Sine, Square, Ramp, Arb

Source

Internal/External

Internal modulation

Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Noise, Arb (2 mHz to 20 kHz)

Deviation

DC to 10 MHz

Carrier waveforms

Sine, Square, Ramp, Arb

Source

Internal/External

Internal modulation

Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Noise, Arb (2 mHz to 20 kHz)

Deviation

0.0 to 360.0 degrees

PWM

Carrier

waveform Pulse

Source

Internal/External

Internal modulation

Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Noise, Arb (2 mHz to 20 kHz)

Deviation

0% to 100% of pulse width

FSK

Carrier waveforms

Sine, Square, Ramp, Arb

Source

Internal/External

Internal modulation

50% duty cycle square (2 mHz to 100 kHz)

External Modulation Input^[6] (for AM, FM, PM, PWM)

Voltage range

± 5 V full scale

Input impedance

5 kΩ typical

Bandwidth

DC to 20 kHz

SWEEP

Waveforms

Sine, Square, Ramp, Arb

Type

Linear or Logarithmic

Direction

Up or Down

Sweep time

1 ms to 500 s

Trigger

Single, External, or Internal

Marker

falling edge of sync signal (programmable frequency)

BURST^[7]

Waveforms

Sine, Square, Ramp, Triangle, Pulse, Noise, Arb

Type

Counted (1 to 50,000 cycles), Infinite, Gated

Start/Stop Phase

-360° to +360°

Internal Period

1 µs to 500 s

Gate Source

External trigger

Trigger source l

Single, External or Interna

TRIGGER CHARACTERISTICS

Trigger input

Input level

TTL compatible

Slope

Rising or Falling, selectable

Pulse width

> 100 ns

Input impedance

>10 kΩ, DC coupled

Latency

< 500 ns

Jitter (rms)

6 ns (3.5 ns for pulse)

Trigger output

Level

TTL compatible into ≥ 1 kΩ

Pulse width

> 400 ns

Output Impedance

50 Ω, typical

Maximum rate

1 MHz

Fanout

≤ 4 Agilent 33220As

PROGRAMMING TIMES (typical)

Configuration times

USB

LAN

GPIB

Function Change

111 ms

Frequency Change

1.5 ms

2.7 ms

1.2 ms

Amplitude Change

30 ms

Select User Arb

124 ms

123 ms

Arb Download Times (binary transfer)

USB

LAN

GPIB

64K points

96.9 ms

191.7 ms

336.5 ms

16K points

24.5 ms

48.4 ms

80.7 ms

4K points

7.3 ms

14.6 ms

19.8 ms

GENERAL

Power Supply

CAT II
100 - 240V @ 50/60Hz (-5%, +10%)
100 - 120V @ 400Hz (±10%)

Power Consumption

50 VA max

Operating Environment

IEC 61010
Pollution Degree 2
Indoor Location

Operating Temperature

0°C to 55°C

Operating Humidity

5% to 80% RH, non-condensing

Operating Altitude

Up to 3000 meters

Storage Temperature

-30°C to 70°C

State Storage Memory

Power off state automatically saved.
Four user-configurable stored states

Interface

USB, GPIB, and LAN standard

Language

SCPI - 1993, IEEE-488.2

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Bench top

261.1mm x 103.8mm x 303.2mm

Rack mount

212.8mm x 88.3mm x 272.3mm

Weight

3.4 kg (7.5 lbs)

Safety Designed to

UL-1244, CSA 1010, EN61010

EMC Tested to

MIL-461C, EN55011, EN50082-1

Vibration and Shock

MIL-T-28800, Type III, Class 5

Acoustic Noise

30 dBa

Warm-up Time

1 hour

Warranty

3 years standard

Footnotes
[1] add 1/10th of output amplitude and offset spec per °C for operation outside the range of of 18°C to 28°C
[2] Autorange enabled
[3] DC offset set to 0 V
[4] spurious output at low amplitude is –75 dBm typical
[5] add 1 ppm/°C average for operation outside the range of 18°C to 28°C
[6] FSK uses trigger input (1 MHz maximum)
[7] Sine and square waveforms above 6 MHz are allowed only with an “infinite” burst count