Agilent 16950B and 16951B Specifications and Characteristics
Timing (Asynchronous) Analysis Mode
Sample rate on all channels
Sample rate in half channel mode
Number of channels
Conventional Timing
600 MHz
Transitional Timing [9]
600 MHz
N/A
1200 MHz
68 x (number of modules)
For sample rates < 600 MHz: 68 x (number
of modules).
For 600 MHz sample rate: 68 x (number of
modules) – 34
Maximum channels on a single time
base and trigger
340
340
Number of independent analyzers [6]
Sample period (half channel)
Minimum sample period (full channel)
Minimum data pulse width
2
2
833 ps
N/A
1.67 ns
1.67 ns
1 sample period ꢀ 500 ps
1 sample period ꢀ 500 ps
Time interval accuracy
(1 sample period ꢀ 1.25 ns ꢀ 0.01ꢁ of
time interval reading)
(1 sample period ꢀ 1.25 ns ꢀ 0.01ꢁ of
time interval reading)
Memory depth in full channel mode –
16950B
Option 001: 1 M samples
Option 004: 4 M samples
Option 016: 16 M samples
Option 032: 32 M samples
Option 064: 64 M samples
Option 001: 1 M samples
Option 004: 4 M samples
Option 016: 16 M samples
Option 032: 32 M samples
Option 064: 64 M samples
Memory depth in full channel mode –
16951B
256 M samples
256 M samples
N/A
Memory depth in half channel mode –
16950B
Option 001: 2 M samples
Option 004: 8 M samples
Option 016: 32 M samples
Option 032: 64 M samples
Option 064: 128 M samples
Memory depth in half channel mode –
16951B
512 M samples
N/A
Maximum trigger sequence speed
Maximum trigger sequence levels
300 MHz
16
300 MHz
16
[6] Independent analyzers may be either state or timing. When the 600 Mb/s state mode is selected, only one analyzer may be used.
[9] Transitional timing speed and memory depth are halved unless a spare pod pair (34 channels) is unassigned.
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