Agilent/Keysight 54616B

The Agilent/Keysight 54616B is a 500 MHz, 2-channel digital storage oscilloscope delivering 2 GSa/s real-time sample rate with simultaneous acquisition on both channels. Built for precision waveform capture and analysis, this benchtop instrument combines analog-style front-panel controls with advanced digital signal processing. Peak detect glitch capture to 1 ns and equivalent-time sampling to 20 GSa/s resolve fast transient events for electronics testing, troubleshooting, and design verification in laboratory and production environments.

Technical Specifications

• Analog bandwidth: 500 MHz single-shot


• Real-time sample rate: 2 GSa/s (simultaneous, both channels)


• Equivalent-time sampling: Up to 20 GSa/s


• Record length: 5,000 points (54616B)


• Peak detect: 1 ns and 50 ns capture modes


• Horizontal timebase: 1 ns/div to 5 s/div


• Horizontal accuracy: ±0.005% Vertical System


• Sensitivity: 2 mV/div to 5 V/div


• Input impedance: 1 MΩ || ~9 pF or 50 Ω (selectable)


• Maximum input: 250 V (dc + peak ac); 5 Vrms in 50 Ω mode


• Coupling: DC, AC, or Ground


• Bandwidth limit: ~30 MHz


• Vertical accuracy: ±1.2% of full scale


• Dynamic range: ±12 div from center screen


• CMRR: ~20 dB at 50 MHz Display & Processing


• 7-inch raster CRT, 255 × 500 point resolution


• 8 × 10 graticule


• Display update rate: Up to 3.0 million points/sec


• Vector display with intensity modulation


• Autostore with half-bright previous sweeps Measurement Capabilities


• Voltage: Vavg, Vrms, Vp-p, Vtop, Vbase, Vmin, Vmax


• Time: Frequency, Period, ±Width, Duty Cycle, Rise Time, Fall Time


• Averaging: 8, 64, 256 selectable

Key Features

• 2-channel + external trigger input architecture


• Channel inversion on both inputs


• Continuous automatic measurements with real-time updates


• Glitch capture to 1 ns for transient detection


• Waveform averaging for noise reduction


• Benchtop form factor with CRT display