Tektronix AWG510 waveform Generator 1 Gb/s with option 03

The Tektronix AWG510 is a single-channel arbitrary waveform generator delivering 1 GS/s sample rate and 4 Mword execution memory for complex signal synthesis. It generates standard waveforms - sine, square, triangle, noise, DC, and ramp - alongside real-time noise injection and custom arbitrary patterns up to 4,194,048 points. Option 03 adds an independent 10-bit digital data output port, enabling combined analog-digital signal generation up to 12 bits wide at 1 GHz.

Technical Specifications

• Sampling Rate: 1 GS/s


• Waveform Memory: 4,194,048 points (256–4,194,048 range, multiples of 4)


• D/A Resolution: 10 bits


• Output Amplitude: 20 mVp-p to 2 Vp-p into 50 Ω load (4 V maximum into 50 Ω)


• Output Offset: ±2 V range, 1 mV resolution


• Output Flatness: 3%


• Output Accuracy: 0.25%


• Rise/Fall Time: ≤2.5 ns (amplitude >1.0 Vp-p); ≤1.7 ns (amplitude ≤1.0 Vp-p), measured 10%–90%


• Output Impedance: 50 Ω


• Frequency Accuracy: 0.001%


• Clock Accuracy: ±1 ppm within 1 year at 25 °C


• Phase Noise @ 1 GHz: –80 dBc/Hz (10 kHz offset); –100 dBc/Hz (100 kHz offset)

Key Features

• Sequence Memory: Up to 8000 steps with counter range 1–65,536 or infinite looping


• Marker Outputs: 2 markers × 1 bit from 4,194,048-word marker memory


• Digital Data Port (Option 03): Independent 10-bit-wide data output; 12-bit generation with marker integration


• Internal Storage: 3 GB hard disk drive and 1.44 MB floppy drive; optional 78 MB flash disk


• GPIB & Ethernet: Remote programmability and operation


• Power Requirements: 90–250 VAC, 48–63 Hz; 400 W consumption

Typical Applications Disk drive testing, serial data communication, biomedical signal simulation, and design verification requiring anomalous signal injection (glitches, drift, noise).

Compatibility & Integration GPIB and Ethernet interfaces support remote instrument control and waveform file transfers.