The Keysight M5301A is a four-channel PXIe precision arbitrary waveform generator delivering 400 MHz analog bandwidth and 14-bit vertical resolution in a single-slot module. Built for quantum computing, aerospace, and defense applications, it generates complex waveforms with 2.4 GS/s maximum data rate and 1 GSa per-channel memory depth.
Technical Specifications
Waveform Generation
• Analog bandwidth: 0 to 400 MHz (-3 dB)
• Vertical resolution: 14-bit DAC
• Maximum waveform data rate: 2.4 GS/s
• Waveform memory: 1 GSa per channel
• Output voltage range: ±2.5 V into 50 Ω (0–275 MHz); ±2.0 V (0–350 MHz); ±1.5 V (0–450 MHz)
• Settling time: <200 ns to 99%, <1 µs to 99.999%
• Temperature stability: 20 µV/°C
• Output impedance: 50 Ω
• Noise floor: -145 dBm/Hz
• Phase noise: -142 dBc (10 kHz offset at 100 MHz)
• Channel-to-channel isolation: 80 dB to 400 MHz
• SFDR: -40 dBc to 400 MHz
FPGA and Synchronization
• Integrated XVCU35P FPGA with ~25% user-customizable area (98% CLB registers and LUTs available)
• Real-time sequencing with hardware-based branching and looping
• Clock I/O: 2.4 GHz clock input and output for multi-card coherence
• Four trigger outputs plus System Link I/O connector
– Key Features
• Single-slot PXIe form factor for compact system integration
• Four independent output channels with precise synchronization
• FPGA-based real-time sequencing with deterministic timing
• User-accessible FPGA development via PathWave environment
• Comprehensive waveform memory enables complex signal generation without external storage
– Typical Applications
• Quantum computing test and characterization
• Aerospace and defense signal simulation
• Complex analog waveform synthesis requiring multi-channel coordination
• High-precision RF and microwave signal generation
– Compatibility & Integration
• IVI.NET, IVI-C, and IVI-COM driver support
• Python programming interface
• Soft Front Panel for local operation and debugging
• PathWave Test Sync Executive for multi-mode synchronization across chassis
• Member of Keysight M5000 Series modular platform
