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Number of channels 2 (simultaneous acquisition)
Bandwidth Full: DC to 12 GHz
Narrow: DC to 8 GHz
Pulse response rise time
10% to 90%, calculated from Tr = 0.35/BW
Full bandwidth: : 29.2 ps
Narrow bandwidth: 43.7 ps
RMS noise, maximum
Full bandwidth: 2 mV
Narrow bandwidth: 1.5 mV
With averaging: 100 µV system limit
Scale factors (sensitivity) 2 mV/div to 500 mV/div. 1-2-5 sequence and 0.5% fine increments.
Nominal input impedance (50 ± 1) Ω
Input connectors SMA (F)
TIMEBASES
Timebases 10 ps/div to 50 ms/div (main, intensified, delayed, or dual delayed)
Delta time interval accuracy ±0.2% of of delta time interval ±15 ps
Time interval resolution 200 fs minimum
TRIGGER
Trigger sources External direct trigger, external prescaled trigger, internal clock trigger, clock recovery trigger (not 9201A)
Direct trigger bandwidth and sensitivity DC to 100 MHz : 100 mV p-p
100 MHz to 1 GHz: increasing linearly from 100 mV p-p to 200 mV p-p
Prescaled trigger bandwidth and sensitivity
1 to 7 GHz: 200 mV p-p to 2 V p-p
7 to 8 GHz: 300 mV p-p to 1 V p-p
8 to 10 GHz typical: 400 mV p-p to 1 V p-p
Trigger RMS jitter, maximum 4 ps + 20 ppm of delay setting
ACQUISITION
ADC resolution 16 bits
Digitizing rate DC to 200 kHz maximum
Acquisition modes Sample (normal), average, envelope
Data record length 32 to 4096 points maximum per channel in x2 sequence
DISPLAY
Display resolution Variable
Display style Dots, vectors, variable or infinite persistence, variable or infinite grey scaling, variable or infinite color grading
MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS
Marker Vertical bars, horizontal bars (measure volts) or waveform markers (x and +)
Automatic measurements Up to 40 automatic pulse measurements
Histogram Vertical or horizontal
Mathematics Up to four math waveforms can be defined and displayed
FFT Up to two FFTs simultaneously, with built-in filters (rectangular, Nicolson, Hann, flat-top, Blackman-Harris and Kaiser-Bessel)
Eye diagram Automatically characterizes NRZ and RZ eye patterns. Measurements are based on statistical analysis of the waveform.
Mask test Acquired signals are tested for fit outside areas defined by up to eight polygons. Standard or user-defined masks can be selected.
CLOCK RECOVERY AND PATTERN SYNC TRIGGER (PicoScope 9211A and 9231A only)
Clock recovery sensitivity 12.3 Mb/s to 1 Gb/s : 50 mV p-p
1 Gb/s to 2.7 Gb/s: 100 mV p-p Continuous rate.
Pattern sync trigger 10 Mb/s to 8 Gb/s with pattern length from 7 to 65,535 max.
Recovered clock trigger jitter, maximum 1 ps + 1.0% of unit interval
Maximum safe trigger input voltage ±2 V (DC + peak AC)
Trigger input connector SMA (F)
SIGNAL GENERATOR OUTPUT (9211A and 9231A)
Rise/fall times 100 ps (20% to 80%) typical
Modes Step, coarse timebase, pulse, NRZ, RZ
OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL (O/E) CONVERTER (9231A only)
Unfiltered bandwidth DC to 8 GHz typical. DC to 7 GHz guaranteed at full electrical bandwidth.
Effective wavelength range 750 nm to 1650 nm
Calibrated wavelengths 850 nm (MM), 1310 nm (MM/SM), 1550 nm (SM)
Transition time 10% to 90% calculated from Tr = 0.48 / BW: 60 ps max.
RMS noise, maximum 4 µW (1310 & 1550 nm), 6 µW (850 nm)
Scale factors (sensitivity) 1 µV/div to 400 µV/div (full scale is 8 divisions)
DC accuarcy, typical ±25 µW ±10% of vertical scale
Maximum input peak power +7 dBm (1310 nm)
Fiber input Single-mode (SM) or multi-mode (MM)
Fiber input connectore FC/PC
Input return loss SM: -24 dB, typical MM: -16 dB, typical, -14 dB, maximum
GENERAL
Operating temperature range +5 °C to +35 °C (+15 °C to +25 °C for stated accuracy)
