Datasheet

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AimTTi True Pulse Generator TGP3100 Series
Aim-TTi has launched a series of high performance pulse generators that achieves a new price/performance point.
The four models in the new TGP3100 Series are true pulse generators, single or dual channel, operating at up to 50MHz.
TGP3151 Comparison with other generators
TGP3151
(single channel)
Agilent 81101A
(single channel)
BK4033
(single channel)
Tabor PM8571A
(single channel)
Price
£1225
£6000
£4723
£5200
Frequency
1mHz 50MHz
1mHz 50MHz
100mHz 50MHz
100mHz 50MHz
Width
10ns - ~1000s
10ns - ~1000s
10ns - ~10s
8ns 10s
Delay
0ns - ~ 1000s
0ns - ~1000s
0ns - ~10s
0ns to ~10s
Edge
5ns to ~ 800s
Rise / fall times are truly
independent of each other
5ns to 200ms (8 rangesrise
/ fall time ratio cannot be
greater than 1:20)
<6ns to 100ms (7 ranges
rise / fall time ratio cannot
be greater than 1:20)
5ns to 5ms (6 ranges rise /
fall time ratio cannot be
greater than 1:20)
Amplitude
100mVpp - 10Vpp +-5V window
50Ω into 50Ω
200mVpp - 20Vpp
+-10V window 5Ω into 50Ω
100mVpp 10Vpp +-10V
window 50Ω into 50Ω
200mVpp 20Vpp +-20V
window 1kΩ into 50Ω
100mVpp 10Vpp +-10V
window 50Ω into 50Ω
16mVpp to 16Vpp +-8V
window 50Ω into 50Ω (other
options available. Maximum
20Vpp into 50Ω)
Double Pulse /
External Width
Yes.
Both delay and double delay in
double pulse can be varied (this
feature not available in others)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pulse
Modulation
AM, FM, PM, FSK, BPSK, SUM,
PWM, PDM, SPDM
No
No
Only PWM on pulses.
Function
Waveforms
Yes
No
No
Yes
Arbitrary
Waveforms
Yes (DDS)
No
No
Yes (True Arb)
Noise
Yes
No
No
No
PRBS / Bit
Patterns
Yes
No
No
No
Multi bit digital
patterns
No
No
No
Yes
Burst
Gated or Triggered
Count : 1 to 2147483647
Internal trigger: 20ns to 500s
External trigger: DC to 50MHz
Threshold: -3V to +3V
Trigger to Output Delay: 440ns
(typical) Fixed
External trigger to output
uncertainty: 100ps (typical)
Gated or Triggered
Count 1 to 65536
Internal Trigger : Not
available
External Trigger: DC to
50MHz
Threshold: -10V to +10V
Trigger to Output Delay: 29ns
Fixed
Trigger to output uncertainty:
not mentioned and therefore
assumed to be down to pulse
jitter spec which is 15ps rms
+0.01% of period
Gated or Triggered
Count 1 to 999999
Internal Trigger : 100ns to
100s
External Trigger: DC to
50MHz
Threshold: -10V to +10V
Trigger to Output Delay: Not
mentioned
Trigger to output
uncertainty: not mentioned
and therefore assumed to
be down to pulse jitter spec
which is 20ps rms +0.01%
of period
Gated or Triggered
Count 1 to 1000000
Internal Trigger : 100ns to 1s
External Trigger: DC to
50MHz
Threshold: -5V to +5V
Trigger to Output Delay: 6
clock cycles + 150ns
Trigger to output uncertainty:
3% of period + 500ps
Best Buy Pulse Generators:
Excellent value for money

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