Agilent Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators Selection Guide

  33120A 33220A 33250A
Frequency range
(sine, square)
100mHz to 15MHz 1mHz to 20MHz 1mHz to 80MHz
Standard waveforms Sine, square, triangle, ramp, noise, sin(x)/x, exponential rise and fall, cardiac, dc volts Sine, square, pulse, triangle, ramp, noise, sin(x)/x, exponential rise and fall, cardiac, dc volts Sine, square, pulse, triangle, ramp, noise, sin(x)/x, exponential rise and fall, cardiac, dc volts
Arbitrary waveforms 8 to 16,000 points 2 to 64 K-points 1 to 64 K-points
Sample rate 40 MSa/s 50 MSa/s 200 MSa/s
Modulation AM (int/ext), FM (int), FSK (int/ext), burst (int/ext) AM, FM, PM, FSK, PWM, sweep and burst (all internal/external) AM, FM, FSK, burst (all internal/external)
Sweep Linear or logarithmic; up or down Linear or logarithmic; up or down Linear or logarithmic; up or down
External clock reference Optional External lock range: 10 MHz ±50Hz
Internal frequency: 10MHz
Optional External lock range: 10 MHz ±500Hz

Internal frequency: 10MHz
Standard External lock range: 10 MHz ±35kHz

Internal frequency: 10MHz
Connectivity (Intuilink Software included) GPIB, RS-232 GPIB, USB, LAN GPIB, RS-232
Warranty 1 year 1 year 1 year

  33521A 33522A
Frequency range
(sine, square)
30 MHz 30 MHz
Standard waveforms 1-Channel Function / Arbitrary Waveform Generator, 30 MHz sine, square, triangle, ramp, pulse, noise, sin(x)/x, exponential rise & fall, cardiac, DC volts, arbitrary, AM, FM, PM, FSK, PWM, optional ultra high-stability timebase 2-Channel Function / Arbitrary Waveform Generator, 30 MHz sine, square, triangle, ramp, pulse, noise, sin(x)/x, exponential rise & fall, cardiac, DC volts, arbitrary, AM, FM, PM, FSK, PWM, optional ultra high-stability timebase
Arbitrary waveforms 16 bits, 250 MSa/s, 1 million points, optional 16 million points 16 bits, 250 MSa/s, 1 million points, optional 16 million points
Sample rate 1 µSa/s to 250 MSa/s, 1 µSa/s resolution 1 µSa/s to 250 MSa/s, 1 µSa/s resolution
Modulation AM, FM, PM, FSK, PWM, optional ultra high-stability timebase AM, FM, PM, FSK, PWM, optional ultra high-stability timebase
Sweep Linear, Logarithmic, List (up to 128 user-defined frequencies) Linear, Logarithmic, List (up to 128 user-defined frequencies)
External clock reference Standard External lock range: 10 MHz ±35kHz
Internal frequency: 10MHz
Standard External lock range: 10 MHz ±35kHz
Internal frequency: 10MHz
Connectivity (Intuilink Software included) GPIB, RS-232 GPIB, RS-232
Warranty 1 year standard, 3 years optional 1 year standard, 3 years optional
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