The ARB Rider AWG-5000 from Active technologies is the world’s fastest 16 bit Arbitrary Waveform Generator: 6.16 GS/s real time update rate (12.32 GS/s in RF mode) and 16 bit vertical resolution. Available in 2, 4 or 8 channel models, Arb Rider AWG-5000 is the fastest  AFG (Arbitrary Function Generator) in the world, reaching up to 2 GHz sine wave. Thanks to Simple Rider software, AWG-5000 offers best in class performances and extremely easy to use interface.

2 GHz bandwidth, up to 5Vpp output range and up to 4 Gsample memory depth, makes the AWG-5000 is the ideal choice for Physics Experiments, Quantum computers, and Aerospace & Defense applications.

Thanks to the integrated up conversion functionality (RF MODE) it’s possible generate signals up to 6 GHz or when using the RF mode, up to 12.32 GS/s.

Key performance specifications:

• True Arb Mode
  • 16-bit vertical resolution
  • 6.16 GS/s Variable Clock (12.32 GS/s in RF mode)
  • Up to 6 GHz output frequency
  • < 110ps Rise/fall time
  • 8bit,16bit or 32bit digital channels
  • Up to 4 Gpts Waveform Memory per Channel
  • Single ended amplitude up to 5 Vp-p into 50 Ω with hardware offset of ±2.5 V into 50 Ω – Differential amplitude up to 3 Vp-p into 100 Ω load with common mode voltage of ±2 V into 50 Ω
• AFG Mode
  • 2 GHz Sine Waveforms
  • 6.16 GS/s fixed, 16-bit vertical resolution
  • Single ended amplitude up to 5 Vp-p into 50 Ω with hardware offset of ±2.5 V into 50 Ω
  • Differential amplitude up to 3 Vp-p into 100 Ω load with common mode voltage of ±2 V into 50 Ω
  • Improved proprietary DDS based technology
• Pulse Pattern Generator (PPG) Mode
  • Optional – Up to 1.5Gbit/s NRZ, RZ and R1 bit stream generation
  • 2,3 or 4 levels pattern
  • 64 point arbitrary shape per transition
  • Programmable duration for any transition – Up to 2Mbit (2 levels) or up to 1Msymbols (3 or 4 levels) pattern memory for channel
  • Single ended amplitude up to 5 Vp-p into 50 Ω with hardware offset of ±2.5 V into 50 Ω – Differential amplitude up to 3Vp-p into 100 Ω load with common mode voltage of ±2V into 50 Ω

AMD’s Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) devices are a new class of integrated circuits that integrate multiple high-speed ADCs and DACs, a powerful multi-core ARM processing system and a large FPGA into a single monolithic SoC, thereby eliminating the need for external data converters and enabling more accurate cross-channel timing and synchronization. The RFSoC 4×2 board is a complete, ready-to-use system built around AMD’s ZYNQ Ultrascale+ RFSoC ZU48DR device. Featuring four 5 GSPS ADCs with 6 GHz RF input bandwidth and two 14-bit, 9.85 GSPS DACs, the RFSoC board includes:

• QSFP28 port for 4×25, 2×50 or 1×100 Gbps Ethernet & 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
• 8 GBytes of 2400MHz DDR4 (4Gbytes for PS and 4GBytes for PL)
• Ultra-stable, ZCU208 compatible clocking subsystem
• Extensive tutorials and overlays including spectrum analyzer
• Supported by PYNQ open-source framework with Python & Jupyter notebooks

Specifications:

• Xilinx Gen 3 Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU48DR
• Quad core ARM Cortex-A53, Dual core ARM Cortex–R5F
• Programmable Logic with 930K logic cells, 4272 DSP slices, 38Mb block RAM
• 4x 5GSPS RF ADCs SMA ports
• 2x 9.85GSP RF DACs SMA ports
• External clock and sync ports
• 4 GB 64-bit 2400MHz Processing System memory
• 4 GB 64-bit 2400MHz Programmable Logic memory
• 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
• 100G Ethernet MAC/PCS w/RS-FEC (QSFP28)
• 2 USB3 host ports and USB3 slave port
• USB2 port for JTAG, UART and COM
• Mini DisplayPort
• Multiple high-accuracy and programmable clock sources
• Active power monitoring (current and voltage) for all supplies
• Battery-backed real time clock
• OLED display, 4 LEDs, 2 RGB LEDs
• 4 slide switches, 6 pushbuttons
• Standard SYZYGY port, Pmod+ port (two Pmods)