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Agilent Pulse Pattern Generator Comparison Guide

Product Signal Type Key Attributes Number of Outputs Frequency Range Amplitude Data Capabilities
81101A Pulse Glitch-free timing changes 1 single ended 1mHZ - 50MHz 100 mV - 20 V N/A
81104A Pulse, Pattern, PRBS Glitch-free timing changes; Multi-level changes; analog change add 1 or 2, single ended 1mHz - 80MHz 100 mV - 20V 16 kBit / channel; PRBS 2(n)-1, n=7,8,...14; RZ; NRZ; DNRZ;
81110A Pulse, Pattern, PRBS Glitch-free timing changes; analog channels added 1 or 2 1mHz - 165MHz with 81111A
or
1mHz - 330MHz with 81112A		 100 mV - 20 V / 100 mV - 3.8 V 16 kBit / channel; PRBS 2(n)-1, n=7,8,...14; RZ, NRZ, DRNZ
81130A Pulse, Pattern, Data, PRBS Precision timing, pattern segmentation & looping; EXOR channel add 1 or 2, differential Frequency Range: 1kHz - 400 MHz with 81131A
or
1 kHz - 660 MHz with 81132A		 100 mV - 3.8 V / 100 mV - 2.5 V 64 kBit / channel; PRBS 2(n)-1, n=7,8,...15; RZ, NRZ, DNRZ
81133A Pulse, Pattern, Data, PRBS Delay modulation (jitter injection); low intrinsic jitter; fast risetimes; LVDS levels 1, differential 15MHz - 3.35GHz 50 mV - 2 V 12 MBit / channel; PRBS 2(n) -1, n=5,6,...15,23,31; RZ, NRZ, DNRZ, R1
81134A Pulse, Pattern, Data, PRBS Delay modulation (jitter injection); low intrinsic jitter; fast risetimes; LVDS levels 2, differential 15MHz - 3.35GHz 50 mV - 2 V 12 MBit / channel; PRBS 2(n)-1, n=5,6,...15,23,31; RZ, NRZ, DNRZ, R1
8114A Pulse High Power 1, single ended 1Hz - 15MHz 1V - 100V N/A
8133A Pulse, Clock, Pattern, PRBS High accuracy clock generation with very low jitter 1 or 2 33MHz - 3GHz 300 mV - 3 V 32 Bit data (opt. 002); PRBS 2(n)23-1; RZ, NRZ
E8311A Pulse Pattern, PRBS VXI-module; Glitch-free timing changes 2, single ended 1 mHz - 165 MHz 100 mV - 20 V 16 kBit / channel; PRBS 2(n)-1, n=7,8,...14; RZ, NRZ, DNRZ
E8312A Pulse Pattern, PRBS VXI-module 2, differential 1 mHZ - 333 MHz 100 mV - 3.8 V 16 kBit / channel; PRBS 2(n)-1, n=7,8,...14; RZ, NRZ, DNRZ

Mainframes 81101A 81104A 81110A3 81130A
Channel Model n.a. 81105A 81111A 81112A 81131A 81132A
Number of channels 1 single ended 1 or 2 single ended 1 or 2 1 or 2 differential
single ended differential
Frequency range 1mHz – 50MHz 1mHz – 80MHz 1mHz –165MHz 1mHz – 330MHz 1kHz – 400MHz 1kHz – 660MHz
Period range 20 ns to 999.5 s 12.5 ns to 999.5 s 6.06 ns to 999.5 s 3.03 ns to 999.5 s 2.5 ns to 1 ms 1.5 ns to 1 ms
Variable delay range 0.00 ns – 999.5 s 0.00 ns to 999.5 s 0.00 ns to 999.5 s 0.00 ns to 3.00 µ s
Period RMS-jitter 0.01 % + 15 ps2 0.01 % + 15 ps2 0.01 % + 15 ps2 0.001 % + 15 ps
Width range 10 ns to 999.5 s 6.25 ns to 999.5 s 3.03 ns to 999.5 s 1.515 ns to 999.5 s 1.25 ns to (period - 1.25 ns) 750 ps to (period - 750 ps)
Amplitude range 100 mV to 20.0 V1 100 mV to 20.0 V1 100 mV to 20.0 V1 100 mV to 3.8 V 100 mV to 3.8 V 100 mV to 2.5 V
Transition time range (10/90) 5.00 ns to 200 ms 3.00 ns to 200 ms 2.00 ns to 200 ms 800 ps or 1.6 ns selectable 800 ps or 1.6 ns selectable 500 ps typ. fixed
Dropout- and glitch-free timing change yes yes yes no
Source Impedance 50 Ω or 1k Ω 50 Ω or 1k Ω 50 Ω or 1kΩ 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
  1. Depends on selected source impedance (all other values apply for 50 Ω source impedance into 50 Ω load).
  2. 0.001% + 15 ps with internal PLL as clock source.
  3. Also available as VXI Pulse-Pattern Generators E8311A and E8312A.
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