Keysight (Agilent) M5301A PXIe Precision AWG, 4 Channels, 400 MHz, 14-bit

The Keysight M5301A is a four-channel PXIe precision arbitrary waveform generator delivering 400 MHz analog bandwidth and 14-bit vertical resolution in a single-slot module. Built for quantum computing, aerospace, and defense applications, it generates complex waveforms with 2.4 GS/s maximum data rate and 1 GSa per-channel memory depth.

Technical Specifications

• Analog bandwidth: 0 to 400 MHz (-3 dB)


• Vertical resolution: 14-bit DAC


• Maximum waveform data rate: 2.4 GS/s


• Waveform memory: 1 GSa per channel


• Output voltage range: ±2.5 V into 50 Ω (0–275 MHz); ±2.0 V (0–350 MHz); ±1.5 V (0–450 MHz)


• Settling time: <200 ns to 99%, <1 µs to 99.999%


• Temperature stability: 20 µV/°C


• Output impedance: 50 Ω


• Noise floor: -145 dBm/Hz


• Phase noise: -142 dBc (10 kHz offset at 100 MHz)


• Channel-to-channel isolation: 80 dB to 400 MHz


• SFDR: -40 dBc to 400 MHz FPGA and Synchronization


• Integrated XVCU35P FPGA with ~25% user-customizable area (98% CLB registers and LUTs available)


• Real-time sequencing with hardware-based branching and looping


• Clock I/O: 2.4 GHz clock input and output for multi-card coherence


• Four trigger outputs plus System Link I/O connector

Key Features

• Single-slot PXIe form factor for compact system integration


• Four independent output channels with precise synchronization


• FPGA-based real-time sequencing with deterministic timing


• User-accessible FPGA development via PathWave environment


• Comprehensive waveform memory enables complex signal generation without external storage

Typical Applications

• Quantum computing test and characterization


• Aerospace and defense signal simulation


• Complex analog waveform synthesis requiring multi-channel coordination


• High-precision RF and microwave signal generation

Compatibility & Integration

• IVI.NET, IVI-C, and IVI-COM driver support


• Python programming interface


• Soft Front Panel for local operation and debugging


• PathWave Test Sync Executive for multi-mode synchronization across chassis


• Member of Keysight M5000 Series modular platform