The HP/Agilent 54710A is a real-time modular oscilloscope mainframe that serves as a flexible acquisition and analysis platform for high-speed signal measurement. Its plug-in architecture enables customization of measurement capabilities by accepting single-slot and two-slot modules, making it adaptable to diverse test scenarios in R&D, manufacturing, and signal integrity assessment. The mainframe itself provides 1.5 GHz bandwidth, dual simultaneous channels, and up to 4 GSa/s single-channel sampling to capture transient and repetitive signals with precision.
## Technical Specifications
• **Bandwidth:** 1.5 GHz
• **Channels:** 2 simultaneous, real-time acquisition
• **Sample Rate:** 4 GSa/s (single channel), 2 GSa/s (dual channel)
• **Acquisition Memory:** 16,384 points per channel
• **Vertical Resolution:** 8 bits
• **Input Impedance:** 1 MΩ || 16 pF, 50 Ω, or 1 MΩ selectable
• **Maximum Input Voltage:** 400 V DC + peak AC
• **Time-Interval Accuracy:** 50 ps (single-shot)
• **Reference Frequency:** 2 GHz
• **Display:** 7-inch color TFT LCD
• **MTBF:** 10,000 hours
## Key Features
• Eight trigger types: Edge, Pulse Width, Glitch, Runt, Pattern, State, Setup/Hold, and Delay (by Time or Events)
• Auto, Normal, and Single Sequence trigger modes
• Event-delayed triggering with up to 16,000,000 edge counts at 70 MHz maximum edge counting rate
• Waveform math: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, FFT
• 3.5-inch disk drive for data storage
## Typical Applications
Signal integrity verification, high-speed digital and mixed-signal characterization, transient capture, protocol analysis, and waveform troubleshooting in complex electronic systems.
## Compatibility & Integration
Communications via GPIB, RS-232, and LAN. Single-slot modules (54711A, 54712A) support 2 GSa/s and up to 1.5 GHz bandwidth. Two-slot modules (54721A) deliver 4 GSa/s with up to 1.1 GHz bandwidth. Optional 54718A trigger plug-in and 54717A calibration module expand functional capability.
