The Fluke 5820A is a precision oscilloscope calibrator engineered to verify and calibrate oscilloscopes up to 2.1 GHz bandwidth. This portable instrument generates leveled sine waves, fast edges, time markers, and amplitude signals for validating both analog and digital oscilloscope performance in laboratory and on-site environments.
Technical Specifications
Signal Generation
• Leveled sine wave: 50 kHz to 600 MHz (standard); up to 2.1 GHz with GHz option
• Amplitude output: 5 mV to 5.5 V p-p into 50 Ω (standard); 5 mV to 3.5 V p-p above 600 MHz
• Amplitude uncertainty (1-year, tcal ± 5 °C): ± (2% of output + 300 µV) at 50 kHz to 100 MHz; ± (6% of output + 300 µV) at 500–600 MHz
• Fast edge: 300 ps (standard); 150 ps with GHz option
• Pulse width: 1 ns to 500 ns; supports pulsed sawtooth, square, and 20% pulse waveforms
• Time marker: 5 ns to 2 ns sine; 500 ps minimum period with GHz option; ± 0.33 ppm uncertainty (1-year, tcal ± 5 °C)
• Harmonic performance (> 600 MHz): 2nd harmonic < −33 dBc; 3rd and higher < −38 dBc
• Wave generator: sine output to 500 kHz with DC offset capability
Measurement Capabilities
• DC voltage: 0 V to ± 6.6 V; (0.025% of output + 25 µV) uncertainty
• AC voltage: 1 mV to 6.6 V; 0.25% basic accuracy
• DC current: 100 µA to 100 mA; (0.25%) basic accuracy
• AC current: 100 µA to 100 mA; 0.25% basic accuracy
• Resistance: 40 Ω to 1.5 MΩ; 0.1% basic accuracy
– Key Features
• 5-channel simultaneous output enables multi-channel oscilloscope calibration without cable changes
• Compact, portable, rugged construction for field deployment
• Short-term amplitude stability within one hour (temperature variation ≤ ± 5 °C)
– Typical Applications
• Oscilloscope bandwidth verification and amplitude calibration
• Fast edge and time-base accuracy validation
• Multi-channel automated calibration workflows
– Compatibility & Integration
Supports oscilloscopes with bandwidths to 2.1 GHz via 5-channel output configuration.
