Approved budget:

 3 Computer Workstations for Electronics design    21000    21000
 Agilent N8242A Arbitrary Waveform Generator       32000    32000
 Tektronix DPO7254 Oscilloscope                    28000    28000 

Waveform Generator

• Agilent 81160A Pulse Function Arbitrary Noise Generator
  • 330MHz pulse, 500MHz sine; 2.5GSPS 14 bit AWG output 256k samples
  • $20k 2ch (Newark) Ship 5/15/11
• Agilent 81150A Pulse Function Arbitrary Noise Generator
  • 240MHz BW 2GSPS 14 bit AWG output; 512k samples per ch
  • +/-5V (50 ohms) full BW; 10V pp 50MHz BW
  • 1-ch $9.2k 2-ch $13.5k
• Agilent N8241A
  • 15 bit 1.25GS/625MS AWG
  • $37.2k (w/o discount)
  • LXI box (no control panel)
• Tek AFG3252 (i.e.)
  • 240MHz, 250MSPS to 128k, 2GSPS to 16k
  • 4V p/p output
  • $9.4k (2ch); $6.9k (1ch)

Oscilloscope

• LeCroy? 740Zi – 4GHz 4ch 20GSPS – $50k
• LeCroy? 725Zi – 2.5GHz 4ch 20GSPS – $30k
• LeCroy? 804Zi – 4 GHz, 40 GS/s, 4 Ch, 10 Mpts/Ch? – $65.5k
• LeCroy? 7300A – 4 Ch 3 GHz DSO; 10 GS/s; – $35k
• Tek DPO7254 – 2.5 GHz; 40/20/10 GS/s; 40/20/10 M – $30k (base)

Computers

Xilinx recommends 64-bit systems for large devices due to memory capacity. Modelsim is only supported on Windows. See ​Xilinx page recommended memory. XC6LXT240T for example requires 6.5GB.

Desktop machines for everyday use

• Dell Vostro 420 - max 4GB memory, maybe not a good choice
• Dell Vostro 430 - Priced out at $2k with 4G 500G 20" digital monitor

Workstations for PCB layout and Xilinx

Build it Yourself

• ​http://www.silentpcreview.com/ – A. Cohens recommended info source
• ​Techreport Xmas 2009 system guide