Agilent
U2701A and U2702A USB Modular Oscilloscope
Data Sheet
Features
100 MHz and 200 MHz
bandwidths
Up to 1GSa/s maximum sample
rate
32 Mpts of waveform memory
Compact and portable size —
117.00 mm x 180.00 mm x
41.00 mm (with rubber bumpers)
Advanced triggering, including
edge, pulse width, and TV
Compatibility with Hi-Speed USB
2.0, USBTMC 488.2 standards
Four math functions, including
FFTs standard
Figure 1 The U2701A and U2702A USB modullar oscilloscopes
DUAL-PLAY — standalone and
modular capability
Compatibility with wide range of
application development
environments
Highest performance, lowest cost for today and
tomorrow
Agilent’s U2701A and U2702A USB
modular oscilloscopes combine a set
of essential features that are ideal for
analyzing designs in an affordable way.
The U2701A and U2702A come in
two bandwidths: 100 MHz and 200
MHz respectively. These devices are
uniquely designed to accommodate
your needs for flexibility with the dualplay function. Dual-play functionality
allows you to use the oscilloscope as
a standalone or to scale up the test
system in a cardcage with additional
scopes or with Agilent’s other USB
modular product offerings, thus
providing a complete solution for
system development.
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The U2701A and U2702A give you
the debugging power you need. Each
modular oscilloscopes comes standard
with features such as advanced
triggering, automatic measurements,
math functions including FFTs, and
much more.
The user-friendly Agilent Modular
Instrument Measurement Manager
software bundled with the U2701A
and U2702A offers a simple interface
for quick setup, configuration, and
measurement control.
Why Do You Need Deep
Memory and a High
Sampling Rate?
To see more time
When you are able to store more
samples that you have obtained in
the memory, you can view the signal
at a longer time. This will be the best
way to understand the use of deep
memory.
A longer capture time gives you a
better visibility into cause-effect
relationships in your designs, which
significantly simplify your root-cause
debugging. It also allows you to
capture start-up events in a single
acquisition.
The need to stitch together multiple
acquisitions or set precise triggering
conditions are no longer necessary.
You can spend less time finding
events, and more time analyzing them.
To see even more details
The relationship between memory
depth and acquisition rate is not as
obvious. All scopes have a “banner”
maximum sample rate specification,
but many can only sustain these rates
at a few time base settings.
Higher sampling rate
By offering sampling rate more than
twice the acquired signal bandwidth,
aliasing can be prevented. With
more sampling data captured, higher
accuracy of your test and analysis
results can be achieved.
Figure 2 The dual-play capability allows U2701A and U2702A USB modular
oscilloscopes to be used as standalone units or fitted into a cardcage.
Compatible with a Wide Range of Application
Development Environments
The Agilent U2701A and U2702A USB modular oscilloscopes are compatible
with a wide range of application development environments. This minimizes the
time that R&D and manufacturing engineers need to use the devices in different
software environments.
Listed below are the popular development environments and tools with which
the USB modular oscilloscope is compatible:
• Agilent VEE and Agilent T&M Toolkit
• Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, C/C++ and Visual Basic 6
• LabVIEW
• Microsoft .NET Framework
Ease of Use
The U2701A and U2702A USB modular
oscilloscopes are equipped with HiSpeed USB 2.0 interface for easy setup
and plug-and-play. Hence, this ease-ofuse makes the oscilloscopes ideal for
the education, design validation, and
manufacturing environment.
Figure 3 The accessories offered for the U2701A and U2702A USB modular
oscilloscopes.
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Features you need
The U2701A and U2702A include the
following standard features that you
need to do your job done quickly and
easily:
Hi-Speed USB Interface
The U2701A and U2702A connect to
the computer through Hi-Speed USB
2.0 connectivity.
Autoscale
Autoscale lets you display any
active signals, automatically setting
the vertical, horizontal, and trigger
controls for the best signal display
within the shortest time.
High sampling rate
Sampling rate up to 500 MSa/s/ch
enables more details of the signal
to be seen and analyzed. When two
channels are interleaved, the sampling
rate can be up to 1 GSa/s. This fastsampling capability allows you to
perform intermittent detection easily.
Pulse triggering
Pulse triggering allows you to trigger
on pulse events.
Advanced triggering
Edge, pulse width, and TV are the
triggering modes included to help you
isolate the signals you want to see.
Portability
The U2701A and U2702A’s compact
size makes them portable and easy to
be carried to your working field.
Large memory
With memory depth up to 32 Mpts,
you can capture even more data.
Larger memory allows you to capture
data over a longer time frame.
One-year warranty
Every U2701A and U2702A comes with
one year warranty.
Fast Fourier Transfer (FFT) and
Waveform Math
The U2701A and U2702A offer
analysis functions such as addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division,
and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT).
FFT allows you to manipulate
the waveform using five types of
windows such as Hanning, Hamming,
Blackman-Harris, Flattop, and
rectangular.
Figure 4 The U2701A and U2702A connect to the computer or laptop with a USB
cable, enabling fast data transfer.
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Product Characteristics and General Specifications
Remote interface
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
USBTMC Class Device
Power consumption
+12 V DC, 2 A
Installation Category III
Operating environment
Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 50 °C
Storage Temperature: –20 °C to 70 °C
Operating Humidity: 20 ~ 85% R.H. Non-condensing
Storage Humidity: 5 ~ 90% R.H. Non-condensing
Altitude: Up to 2,000 m (Operating and non-operating)
Pollution Degree: 2
Storage compliance
–20 °C to 70 °C
Safety compliance
Certified with:
IEC 61010-1:2001/ EN61010-1:2001 (2nd Edition)
Canada : CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-1-04
USA: ANSI/UL 61010-1:2004
EMC compliance
IEC 61326-2002/ EN 61326:1997+A1:1998+A2:2001+A3:2003
Canada : ICES-001:2004
Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR11:2004
Shock and vibration
Tested to IEC/EN 60068-2
IO connector
BNC connector
Dimension (W x D x H)
117.00 mm x 180.00 mm x 41.00 mm (with rubber bumpers)
105.00 mm x 175.00 mm x 25.00 mm (without rubber bumpers)
Weight
534 g (with rubber bumpers)
482 g (without rubber bumpers)
Warranty
One year
System Requirements
Processor
1.6 GHz Pentium IV or higher
Operating system
One of the following Microsoft® Windows® versions:
Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 4 or later)
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
Available RAM
512 MB or higher recommended
Hard disk space
1 GB
Prerequisites
Agilent IO Libraries Suite 14.2[1] or higher
Agilent T&M Toolkit 2.1 Runtime version[2]
Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 and 2.0[2]
[1] Available in Agilent Automation-Ready CD
[2] Bundled with Agilent Measurement Manager software application installer
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Standard Shipped Items
Product Outlook and Dimensions
• 12 V, 2 A AC/DC Power Adapter
• Power Cord
• USB Standard A to Mini-B Interface
Cable
• 10:1 Passive Probe 150 MHz 1.2m,
N2862A (only applicable for U2701A)
• 10:1 Passive Probe 300 MHz 1.2m,
N2863A (only applicable for U2702A)
• L-Mount Kit ( used with modular
instrument chassis)
• Agilent Automation-Ready CD
(contains the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite)
• Agilent USB Modular Products Quick
Start Guide
• Agilent USB Modular Products
Reference CD-ROM
• Agilent USB Modular Products Quick
Reference Card
• Certificate of Calibration
Front View
Rear View
41.00 mm
Top View
117.00 mm
Optional Accessories
• BNC Cable, U2921A-100
• USB Secure Cable, U2921A-101
• 1:1 Passive Probe 20 MHz, 1.5 m,
10070C (Order no.: U2701A-200)
• 10:1 Passive Probe 150 MHz 1.2m,
N2862A (only applicable for U2701A)
(Order no.: U2701-201)
• 10:1 Passive Probe 300 MHz 1.2m,
N2863A (only applicable for U2702A)
(Order no.: U2702-201)
180.00 mm
15.00 mm
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Performance Specifications[1]
Vertical system: oscilloscope channels
Bandwidth (–3 dB)
U2701A: DC to 100 MHz
U2702A: DC to 200 MHz
Scope channel triggering
Trigger sensitivity
1
<10 mV/div: greater of 1 div or 5mV; ≥10 mV/div: 0.6 div
All specifications are warranted. Specifications are valid after a 30-minute warm-up period and within ±10ºC of last calibration
temperature.
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Performance Characteristics[1]
Acquisition: oscilloscope channels
Real time sample rate
2 channels interleaved
Each channel
1 GSa/s
500 MSa/s
Standard memory depth
2 channels interleaved
Each channel
Normal
32 Mpts
16 Mpts
Vertical resolution
8 bits
Peak detection
Yes
Averaging
Any number from 1 to 999
Filter
Sin(x)/x interpolation for time base 1 ns to 100 ns
Sweep modes
Auto, normal, single
Single-shot
64 Mpts
32 Mpts
Vertical system: oscilloscope channels
Scope channels
U2701A/U2702A: Ch 1 and 2 simultaneous acquisition
AC coupled
U2701A: 3.5 Hz to 100 MHz
U2702A: 3.5 Hz to 200 MHz
Calculated rise time
(= 0.35/bandwidth)
U2701A: 3.5 ns
U2702A: 1.75 ns
Single-shot bandwidth
U2701A: 100 MHz
U2702A: 200 MHz
Range
2 mV/div to 5 V/div (1 MΩ)
Maximum input[2]
CAT I 30 Vrms, 42 Vpk
Offset range
±4 div
Example: ±8 mV on 2 mV/div; ±20 V on 5 V/div
Dynamic range
±4 div
Input impedance
1 MΩ: _ 16 pF
Coupling
AC, DC, Ground
BW limit
_ 25 MHz
Standard probes
10:1 Passive Probe 150 MHz 1.2 m
10:1 Passive Probe 300 MHz 1.2 m
ESD tolerance
±2 kV
Noise peak-to-peak
3 mVpp
DC vertical offset accuracy
≤ 200 mV/div: ±0.1 div ±2.0 mV ±0.5% offset value;
> 200 mV/div: ±0.1 div ±2.0 mV ±1.5% offset value
DC vertical gain accuracy
±4.0% of Full Scale
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2
All characteristics are typical performance values and are not warranted. Characteristics are valid after a 30-minute warm-up
period and within ±10ºC of last calibration temperature.
Under standalone use, users are only allowed to measure up to CAT1 30 Vrms. For high-voltage measurement up to
CAT1 300 Vrms, users must install the L-mount kit on the U2701A/U2702A before plugging into the instrument chassis. Ensure
that the L-Mount kit installed on your modular oscilloscope is screwed to the instrument chassis to ensure chassis grounding. It is
required to use the provided 10:1 probes (N2862A/N2863A) for high-voltage measurements
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Performance Characteristics (continued)
Vertical system: oscilloscope channels (continued)
Single-cursor accuracy
±{DC vertical gain accuracy + DC vertical offset accuracy + 0.2% full scale (~1/2 LSB)}
Example: for 50 mV signal, scope set to 10 mV/div (80 mV full scale), 5 mV offset,
accuracy = ±{4.0% (80 mV) + 0.1(10 mV) + 2.0 mV + 0.5% (5 mV) + 0.2% (80 mV)}
= ±6.385 mV
Dual-cursor accuracy
±{DC vertical gain accuracy + 0.4% full scale (~1 LSB)}
Example: for 50 mV signal, scope set to 10 mV/div (80 mV full scale), 5 mV offset,
accuracy = ±{4.0% (80 mV) + 0.4% (80 mV)} = ±3.52 mV
Horizontal
Range
1 ns/div to 50 s/div
Time base accuracy
20 ppm
Delay range
Pre-trigger: –100 %
Post-trigger: +100 %
Modes
Main, roll, XY
XY
Yes
Reference position
Center
Trigger system
Sources
Ch 1, Ch 2, Ext (not applicable for TV trigger)
Modes
Normal, single, auto trigger
Holdoff time
60 ns
Selections
Edge, pulse width, TV
Edge
Triggers on a rising or falling edge, alternating, or either edge of any source
Pulse width
Triggers on a pulse width greater than, equal to, or less than a specified time limit, with
time limits ranging from 16 ns to 10 s.
Minimum lower limit: 8 ns
Minimum upper limit: 16 ns
Maximum pulse width setting: 10 s
TV
Triggers on one of three standard television waveforms: NTSC, PAL, SECAM
TV trigger sensitivity: 0.6 division of sync signal. Modes supported include Field 1, Field
2, all fields, or any line within a field.
AutoScale
Single-button automatic setup of all channels
Oscilloscope channel triggering
Range (internal)
±4 div from center screen
Coupling
AC (< 15 Hz)
LF reject (~ 35 kHz)
HF reject (~ 35 kHz)
External (EXT) triggering
Input impedance
1 MΩ: _ 16 pF
Maximum input
CAT I 30 Vrms, 42 Vpk
Range
DC coupling: trigger level ±1.25 V and ±2.5 V
EXT trigger pulse width
> 2.5 ns
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Performance Characteristics (continued)
External (EXT) triggering (continued)
Trigger level sensitivity
For ±1.25 V range setting:
DC to 100 MHz: 100 µV
> 100 MHz: 200 µV
For ±2.5 V range setting:
DC to 100 MHz: 250 µV
> 100 MHz: 500 µV
Display
Interpolation
Sin(x)/x
Display types
Dots and vectors
Persistence
Off, infinite
Format
XY, roll
Measurement features
Automatic measurements
Measurements are continuously updated.
Cursors track last selected measurement.
Voltage
Peak-to-peak, maximum, minimum, average, amplitude, top, base, Vrms,
overshoot, preshoot, crest, standard deviation, cycle RMS, RMS AC
Time
Frequency, period, +width, –width, +duty cycle, –duty cycle, rise time, fall time, delay,
phase
Frequency
Maximum peak
Cursors
Modes: Manual
Type: Time, voltage and frequency (FFT)
Measurements: ∆T, ∆V, frequency, Peak Scan (FFT), ∆Peak
Math functions
Add, substract, multiply, FFT, divide
FFT
Points
1250 points (for 500 ns and above)
Source of FFT
Source channels 1 or 2
Window
Hanning, Hamming, Blackman-Harris, rectangular, Flattop
Noise floor
–50 to –90 dB depending on averaging
Amplitude
Display in dBV
Maximum frequency
250 MHz
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