GW Instek Announces the New AFG-4000 Series Arbitrary Function Generator

AFG-4000 arbitrary function generator series is GW Instek’s first arbitrary function generator series to be equipped with an 8” large touch screen. The frequency bandwidth of the single-channel models is 25MHz, and dual- channel models feature 250MHz / 100MHz / 80MHz / 60MHz / 35MHz / 25MHz frequency bandwidth selections.

The entire series provides high resolution of 1μHz and has built-in standard waveforms such as sine wave, square wave, triangle wave, pulse wave, noise wave, harmonic wave, etc. The highest bandwidth 250MHz model provides 1.25GSa/s sample rate; the mid-range models ranging from 35MHz to 100MHz provide 500MSa/s sample rate; and the 25MHz entry-level models have a sampling rate of 125MSa/s.

For vertical resolution, the 35MHz~250MHz models feature 16-bit resolution, and 25MHz entry-level models provide 14-bit resolution. In addition, in terms of memory depth, dual channel 25MHz ~250MHz models provide 10M memory depth, and entry-level single channel 25MHz models provide arbitrary waveform editing function with 16k memory depth. The entire series has built-in 146 arbitrary waveforms for editing and output.

The entire AFG-4000 series has 8 models. In addition to frequency range, the main differences are sample rate, amplitude resolution, memory depth, interface and whether the models have a touch screen (more info).