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T able of Contents AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual i T able of Contents General Saf ety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Environ mental Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T able of Contents ii AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Inv e r t W a v ef orm P olarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Add Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

General Saf ety Summary AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual iii General Safety Summary Re view th e f ollowing saf ety precautions to a void injur y and pr e ve nt damage to this prod uct or an y products connected to it. T o av oid potential hazards, u se this product on ly as specified. Only qualified personne l should perf orm ser vice proce[...]

General Saf ety Summary iv AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Symbols and T erms T erms in this Manual. These terms ma y appear in this manual : T erms on the Pr oduct. These terms may appear on the product: D ANGER indicates an injury hazard immedi ately accessibl e as y ou read the marking. W A RNING indicates an injur y ha zard not immediat[...]

Environmental Consider ations AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual v En vir onmental Considerations This section pro vides inf ormation about the en vironmental impact of the product. Product End-of-Lif e Handling Observe the f ollowing guidelines when recycling an instrument or component. Equipment Recyc ling. Production of this equipment requi[...]

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Pref ace AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual vii Preface This manua l describes the installation and operat ion of T ektronix AFG3000 Series Arbitra r y/Function Gener ators along with basic oper ations and concep ts. The f ollowing instruments are supported by this man ual: Documentation The f ollo wing tab le lists related documentation a v a[...]

Pref ace viii AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Con ventions Used in this Manual The f ollowing icons are use d throughout this manual. The soft k e ys along the right side of the displa y are called be zel b uttons in this manual. In other documents , the y ma y also be called option b utton s or side-menu b uttons . F ront panel pow er Conn[...]

Quic k T utorial AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 1 Quic k T utorial The quic k tutorial shows beg inning users ho w to gener ate a simple sine w a ve f orm. Follo w these steps to get acquainted with the basics of the instrument: 1. T ur n on the arbitr ar y/function gene rator. 2. Connect the CH1 Output of the arbitrary/function generator [...]

Quick T utorial 2 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual T o Generate a Sine W avef orm The f ollo wing quic k tutorial describes how to gen erate a cont inuous sine w av eform using T ektronix AFG3000 Series Arbi- trary/Function Gener ators. F ollo w these steps to lear n the basics of the arbitr ary/function generator. 1. Connect the po wer cord[...]

Quic k T utorial AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 3 Quick Tips ■ Use the front-panel shortcut buttons to quic kly select a w a vef or m parameter . See page 26 f or usage of shortcut buttons . ■ Y ou can also specify a wa v ef orm parameter b y using bez el menu se lection. This method do es not use the front-p anel shor tcut bu ttons. ?[...]

Quick T utorial 4 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Accessing Help Quick Tips ■ When yo u push the Help b utton , the instrument displa ys inf or mation about the last men u displa y ed on the screen. If the topic uses more than one page , turn the general purpose knob to mov e from page to page within the topic. ■ Push the front-panel He[...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 5 Getting Star ted General Features The f ollo wing tab le and list describe the ge neral f eatures of AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generato rs. ■ Three functions int egrate d into one gener ator: ■ 10 MHz to 240 MHz Function Ge nerator ■ 5 MHz to 120 MHz Pulse Generator ■ 14 bit[...]

Getting Star ted 6 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Bef ore Installation Inspect the arbi trary/function gener ator car ton f or e xternal damage . If the carton is damaged, notify th e carrier . Remov e the arbit rary/function generator fr om its pac kage and chec k that it h as not been damage d in transit. V er ify that the car ton con ta[...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 7 Standar d Accessories Unpack the instrument and check that y ou receiv ed all items listed as Standard Accessories . Check the T ektronix We b site (www .tektronix.com) f or the most current inf or mation. Accessory T ektronix part number AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Quic k [...]

Getting Star ted 8 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Recommended Accessories The f ollowing opt ional accessories are recommended f or y our instrument: ■ 50 Ω BNC cable , doub le-shielded, 91 cm (36 in) (T ektronix par t number 012-04 82-00) ■ 50 Ω BNC cable , doub le-shielded, 250 cm (98 in) (T ektronix par t number 0 12-1256-00) ■ [...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 9 T o Chang e Instrument Settings at P ower -on The def ault settings are restored when you po wer on the instrument. Y ou can change the po wer-on settings to th e last pow- ered-off settings . Use th e Utility men u to change the pow er-on settings . Quick Tips ■ Y ou can restore the inst[...]

Getting Star ted 10 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Self T est and Self Calibration The arbitr ar y/function ge nerator perf or ms a limited set of hardwa re tests at po wer-on. Y ou can also perf orm the manual diagnostics and/o r self calibra tion using the Utility men u. ■ Diagnostics (Self test ) – P erform the self test to v erify [...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 11 Selecting a Local Language Y ou can select a la nguage to displa y on the instrument screen. Quick Tips ■ When yo u pow er on the instrument f or the first t ime, Eng lish is selected b y def ault. Aft er you se lect a desired language , all the bez el menus , pop-up messages , and b uil[...]

Getting Star ted 12 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Pr otect Y our Instrument from Misuse Check Input and Output Connector s The arbitr ar y/function generator in put and output connectors are floa ting inputs/outp uts. Use Fuse Adapter The instrument w ill be damaged if a large DC or AC v oltage is applied to the output or in put connector[...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 13 Floating Gr ound Since the common (i nput and ou tput channel common) of the arbi t rary/function generator is ele ctrically isolated from the chassis ground (the instrument chassis and g round line of the A C connector), y ou can mak e a floating connection betw een the instrument and oth[...]

Getting Star ted 14 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Pr otect Y our DUT Use care when y ou conne ct the instrument Channel Output to yo ur DUT (de vice under test). T o a void damage to y our DUT , the f ollo wing pre v entiv e measures are p rovided. F ollow these steps to set th e limit v alues f or high lev el and low le v el. Quick Tip ?[...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 15 Update Y our Instrument Firmware Y ou can use the front-panel USB memory connector to update y our arbitra r y/function gener ator firmware. CA UTION. Updating y our instrument firmware is a sensit ive operation which ma y damage y our instrument if y ou do not f ollow all instructions car[...]

Getting Star ted 16 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 6. Select the down loaded firmware file b y rotating the gener al purpose knob , and then push the Execute bez el button. The firmware file name is as f ollo ws: ■ tekafgtb-1.x.x.tfb 7. The instrument asks you " Are y ou sure you want to update firmware? ". Push OK . 8. The ins[...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 17 Quick Tip ■ Y ou can protect acce ss to firmware upda te using the Secu rity menu. See page 67. 11. Remov e the USB memory from the front-panel USB connector . 12. P ower the instrument off and then back on. 13. Push the front-panel Utility button to displa y the Utility menu. Confirm th[...]

Getting Star ted 18 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Connect to a Netw ork The AFG3000 series arbitra r y/function genera tor communicatio n interf ace allo ws y ou to communicate wit h or remotely control y our instrument. Y ou can use a USB, Ethernet, or GPIB interf ace. USB Interface The USB interf ace requ ires no front panel or bez el m[...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 19 GPIB Setup T o set the instrument GPIB interf ace , f ollow these steps: If you canno t establish comm unication b y setting DHCP On, y ou need to set up an IP Address manually a nd a Subnet Mask if necessar y . Follo w these steps: 5. Displa y the Ethernet Network Settings menu and select[...]

Getting Star ted 20 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Quick Tip ■ Ref er to the AFG3000 Series Arbitrar y/Function Gener ators Progr ammer Manual f or inf ormation on remote control commands. 4. Push the Ad dress bez el button to assign a unique address to the instr u- ment. The GPIB address defines a unique address f or the instrum ent. Ea[...]

Getting Star ted AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 21 Equiv alent Output Cir cuits The f ollowing illustr ations show the equiv alent output circuits f or the AFG3 000 series instruments: 1. AFG3011 ■ Output signals do not e xceed ± 20 V when the >50 Ω load imped ance is used. 2. AFG3021B and AFG3022B ■ Amplitude and offset of th e o[...]

Getting Star ted 22 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual The f ollo wing tab le shows t he output windo w (maximum a nd minimum le vels) f or sine w a ve f orm when you change the load impedance (L). Load im pedance will aff ect the output windo w . Refer to page 54 f or setting up load impedance. Overheat Pr otection (AFG3011 Onl y) The instrum[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 23 Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument Fr ont P anel Over view The front panel is divided into easy-to-use functional areas . This section prov ides yo u with a quic k ov erview of the front panel controls an d the screen interf ace. The f ollo wing figure sho ws [...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument 24 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Screen Interface Bezel Menu. When y ou push a front panel b utton, the instrument dis pla ys the correspon ding menu on th e right side of the screen. The men u shows th e options that are a v ailab le when y ou push the u nlabeled beze l butt ons directly to the ri[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 25 View Button The instrument pro vides the f ollo wing three screen vie w f ormats: ■ W a v ef orm parameter and graph displa y ■ Graph co mparison ■ W a v ef orm parameter comparison Quick Tips ■ If the instrument is currently in the Sav e, Re call, Utility ,[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument 26 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Shor tcut Buttons Shor tcut b uttons are pro vided f or e xperienced users . The shor tcut b uttons allo w you to select a setup para meter and enter a numeric v alue using the front panel controls . By using th e shor tcut b uttons, you ca n select a w av ef orm pa[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 27 Default Setup When yo u want to restore the in strument settings to the def ault v alues , use the fr ont-panel Default butt o n. Quick Tips ■ The AFG3000 Series Arbitr ar y/Function Gener ators Prog rammer Manual describes the def ault setup se ttings in detail. [...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument 28 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Select W avef orm The instrument can provide 12 standard wa v ef orms (Sine, Square, Ramp , Pulse, Sin(x)/x, Noise, DC , Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise , Exponential Deca y , and Ha v ersine). The inst rument can also provide user-defined arb itrary wav ef or m[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 29 5. These are wa v ef orm e xamples of Sin(x)/x and Noise . 6. These are wa v ef orm e xamples of DC and Gaussian. 7. These are wa v ef orm e xamples of Lorentz and Hav ersine . 8. These are wa v ef orm e xamples of Exponential Rise and Expo nential Deca y . Sin(x)/x[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument 30 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Select Run Mode Push one of the f our Run Mode b uttons to select the instrument signal outpu t method. 1. The def ault Run Mode is Co ntinuo us . T o change w av ef or m parameters , see page 31. 2. T o select a modulated wa v ef orm, push the Modulation button. Se[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 31 Adjust W avef orm P arameters When yo u turn on your ins trument, the def ault output si gnal is a 1 MHz sine wa v ef orm with an amplitude of 1 V p-p . In t he f ollowing e xample, y ou can change the frequ ency and amplitude o f the original output sign al. 1. Pus[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument 32 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Quick Tip The f ollowing conv ersion tab le sho ws the relationship bet ween V p-p , V rms , and dBm. 8. T o change the amplitud e units, push the -more- bezel b utton to displa y the second page . 9. Push the Units bez el but ton to displa y units select ion bezel [...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 33 Channel Select (dual-channel model onl y) Output ON/OFF 1. Push the front-panel Channel Select button to control the screen displa y . Y ou can toggle between the two chan- nels. NO TE. If you push the Channel Select button while y ou are in the Edit, Utility , Sa v[...]

Getting Acquainted with Y our Instrument 34 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Rear P anel The f ollowing illustr ation shows the rear panel connectors f or the instrument. EXT REF INPUT . This is a BNC connector f or the e xter nal ref erence input. Whe n you want to synchro nize m ultiple AFG3000 series arbitra r y/function genera tors, or s[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 35 Operating Basics Generate a Pulse W avef orm Quick Tip ■ Y ou can set Lead Dela y . Push the Phase | Del ay sho r tcut button t o displa y the lead dela y setting screen. Y ou can also select Lead Dela y from the bez el menu . 1. Push the front-panel Pulse b utton to displa y the Pulse s[...]

Operating Basics 36 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Save/Recall Arbitrary W avef orms Y ou can sa v e up to f our arbitrary wav ef orms in the instrument internal memory . T o sav e more w a v ef orms, use a USB memor y . Quick Tips ■ Push the -more- bez el but ton in the Write to... submen u to displa y the Lock/Unloc k and the E rase me[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 37 Generate an Arbitrary W avef orm The arbitrar y/f unction gen erator can output an arbitrar y wav ef orm that is stored in t he inter nal memo r y or a USB m emor y . Quick Tips ■ File names are di spla y ed only in English cha racters . If y ou use non-E nglish characte rs to name a fil[...]

Operating Basics 38 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Modify an Arbitrary W avef orm (Edit Menu) T o modify an arbitrar y wav ef orm, u se the Edit Menu.The Edit Menu suppor ts se ver al w av ef orm edit functions, and provides impor t or storage of edited w a v ef orm data. 1. Push the front-panel Edit b utton to displa y the Edit Men u. 2. [...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 39 Arbitrary W a vef orm Edit Example 1 The f ollo wing e xample sho ws how to use the Line edit function. P aste a ramp w a vef or m bef ore sine w av ef or m: 1. Select Number of P oints to set the number of w av ef or m points to 1000 points. 2. Select Ne w and then select Sine . Sav e thi[...]

Operating Basics 40 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Arbitrary W a vef orm Edit Example 2 The f ollowing e xample shows how to ed it a w a v ef or m b y da ta po int. In this exa mple, y ou can add a noise spik e to the sine wavefor m. Quick Tips ■ If y ou edit an ar bitrary wav eform data while the instrument ge nerates a wa v ef orm from[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 41 Generate Noise/DC Quick Tip ■ Y ou cannot modulate or s weep noise or a DC w av eform. See page 28. 1. Push the front-panel More... button. 2. Push the More W aveform Men u bez el button. 3. Select Noise . 4. Y ou can set wa v ef orm parameters f or Noise. This is a sample of Gaussian No[...]

Operating Basics 42 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Generate a Bur st W avef orm The arbitr ar y/function ge nerator ca n output a b urst using sta ndard w av ef orms such as sine, square, ramp , and pulse, or arbitrar y wa vef orms. The instr ument allows you to use the f ollowing two types of burst modes: T rig gered Burst Mode. A specifi[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 43 T o Generate a Gated Burst W a vef orm In the gated burst mode, t he output is en abled or disab led base d on the internal gate signal or an e xter nal signal applied to the front-panel T rigger Input connector . While the gate signal is true or the front-panel Manual T rigger b utton is [...]

Operating Basics 44 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Sweep a W avef orm The Sweep o utputs a w av e f orm with the output signal freq uency v arying linear ly or logarithmically . Y ou can set th e f ollowing parameters for Sweep: ■ Star t frequency ■ Stop frequency ■ Sweep time ■ Return time ■ Center frequency ■ F requency span [...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 45 Quick Tips ■ F or frequency s weep, y ou can select a sine , square , ramp , or arbitrary wa vef or m. Pulse, DC , and Noise wa v ef orms cannot be selected. ■ Once the sweep is selected, the frequen cy is s wept from the sw eep star t to the sw eep stop freque ncies. ■ If a start fr[...]

Operating Basics 46 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Modulate a W avef orm T o Output a n AM W aveform Quick Tips ■ Y ou can output frequency modulation or ph ase modulation w av eforms in the same wa y . ■ Y ou cannot select Pulse, Noise , or DC as a carrier wav ef orm. 1. Select a wa v ef orm and then push the front-panel Modulation b [...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 47 ■ Y ou can select an i nternal or exte r nal signal as an AM so urce . If y ou select an e xternal source and set th e modulation depth to 120%, the out put will be at the maximum amplitude when a ± 1 V p-p signal is app lied to the rear pane l EXT MODULA TION INPUT connector . ■ Y ou[...]

Operating Basics 48 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual T o Output a n FSK W aveform F r equency Shift K eying modulation is a modula tion technique tha t shifts the output signal freque ncy between tw o frequen- cies: the carrier frequency and Hop frequency . Quick Tip ■ The AFG3000 series instruments genera te a phase contin uous FSK signal[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 49 T o Output a PWM Wa vef orm F ollow the se steps to outpu t a PWM wa v ef orm. Quick Tip ■ Ref er to page 77 f or an application e xample of pulse-width modulation. 1. Push the front-panel Pulse b utton, an d then push the Pulse P arameter Menu bezel b utton to displa y the pulse paramet[...]

Operating Basics 50 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Tr i g g e r O u t The T r igger Output signal of the arb itrary/function gener ator is link ed to run mode an d function selecte d in CH1, if y our instrument is a dual-channel model. 1. Connect the front-panel Tr i g g e r Output connector and the e xter nal trigger input connector of th[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 51 Quick Tips ■ When a setting frequency of an output w a v ef orm is higher than 4.9 MHz, a divided fre quency that is low er than 4.9 MHz is output from the T r igger Out. See t he tabl e below: 5. Burst Mode: When internal trigger source is selected, the trigger output is a squ are wa v [...]

Operating Basics 52 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Adjusting P a rameter s of T w o Channel Signals (dual-channel model only) Phase The AFG3000 series uses phase conti nuous metho d to change frequency . When you change a freq uency of a channel, it will affe ct the phase relationship between the two channels . F or e xample, the instr ume[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 53 Amplitude T o set the CH1 amplitude and CH2 amplitud e to the same le vel, f ollo w these steps: Frequency (P eriod) T o set the CH1 frequency and CH2 freq uency to the same v alue, f ollow these steps: 1. Push the front-panel Amplitude/High shor tcut butt on. 2. Push the -more- bez el but[...]

Operating Basics 54 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Set up Load Impedance The output imp edance of the A FG3000 series is 50 Ω . If y ou connect a load other than 50 Ω , the displa y ed Amplitude , Offset, and High/ Low v alues are diff erent from the out put v olt age . T o make the d ispla y ed v alues same as output v oltage, y ou need[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 55 In ver t W avef orm P olarity T o inve r t a wa v ef orm polar ity , use the Output menu. The f ollowing e xample sho ws ho w to get a diff erential signal using the inv er t func tion of dual chan nel model: 1. Select the CH1 wa v ef orm. 2. Push the front-panel Frequency/P eriod button. [...]

Operating Basics 56 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Add Noise T o add the inter nal noise signal to a wa v ef orm, use the Output menu. Quick Tips ■ An internal noise generato r (digital) is used to a dd noise. ■ CH1 and CH2 noise signals are non-correlating. ■ The Output Status (see page 24) is changed from Output Off to Noise when y[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 57 Add Signal (AFG3100 and AFG3200 Series) The AFG3101/AFG3102 and AFG3251/AFG325 2 rear panel ADD INPUT connector allows y ou to add an extern al signal to the CH1 o utput signal. Quick Tip ■ The Output Status (se e page 24) is changed from Output Off to Ext Add when y ou push the fron t-p[...]

Operating Basics 58 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Generating a Differential Signal A dual-channel instrument can be used to genera te a diff eren tial signal by programming CH2 to outp ut the complemen t of CH1. The CH2 setting s can be configured co nv eniently by usin g the CH1 Complement fun ction. 1. After setting the CH1 wa v ef orm [...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 59 External Reference Cloc k (Except AFG3021B and AFG3022B) Quick Tips ■ The external ref erence Inp ut and Output co nnectors are us ed for synchronizing multiple AFG3000 series in strument s. Ref er to page 60 f or synchronous operation. ■ The arbitr ar y/function generator ca n use the[...]

Operating Basics 60 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Synchr onous Operation (Except AFG3021B and AFG3022B) T o synchronize multiple arbitr ary/function generators , use the Utility men u. Some documentation ma y also ref er to the syn- chronous oper ation as master-sla v e operation . 1. Use a BNC cab le to connect the front-panel Tr i g g e[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 61 Quick Tip ■ T o output continuous wa v ef orms by synchronous oper ation, select Exte rnal as the trigger source f or the master unit to stop signal gener ation. Select Inf-Cyc les as the burst count f or both master and slav e units. Change the trigger source of the master unit to Inter[...]

Operating Basics 62 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual USB Memory A USB memory connector is provided with a ll the T ektronix AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Genera tors to allow y ou to perf or m the f ollowing tasks: ■ Sav e or recall user-defin ed wa v ef orms to/from a USB memory ■ Sav e or recall setups to/ from files on a USB memor[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 63 Utility Menu Push the front-panel Utility b utton to displa y the Utility menu. The Utility menu provides access to utilities used b y the instrument such as I/O interface, system related menus, diagnostics/calibra tion, and local la nguage pref erences. 1. Push the front-panel Utility but[...]

Operating Basics 64 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 14. Push the front-panel button to return to the previous menu. Push the -more- b utton to displa y the second page. F or Diagnostics and Calibrat ion, see page 10. 15. Fo r Backup/Restore , see step 17. 16. Y ou can cop y the wa v ef orm parameter of one channel to another channel. 17. Pu[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 65 Save/Recall Instrument Setup Y ou can sav e setups of the arbitrary/function generator a s files in the internal memor y or in an e xternal USB memor y . Y ou can recall the sto red setups from a file in the internal memory or in a USB memory . Quick Tips ■ Y ou can loc k a setup file to[...]

Operating Basics 66 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Saving a Screen Ima ge Y ou can sa v e a screen image of the arbitr ary/function generator to a USB memory . Do the f ollowing st eps: Quick Tips ■ Image files are sav ed in a folder named "TEK" in the USB memory . ■ Image files are sav ed as . BMP f ormat. The arbitrary/func[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 67 Using the Security Menu Use the Security menu to limit access to the f ollowing menus: ■ Firm ware update ■ Service menu (Ref er to the service manual f or information about the ser vice men u.) Access Protection The access protectio n is set to Off b y def ault. T o tur n the access p[...]

Operating Basics 68 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Changing the P ass wor d Bef ore the pass w ord is changed f or the first time, the defa ult pass word is DEF A UL T . T o change the pass word, do the f ollowing steps: Quick Tip ■ Use the front-pan el general purpose knob to select a char acter when y ou enter a p ass word, and the n p[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 69 ArbExpress ArbExpress is a Windo ws-based software f or crea ting and editing wa v ef orms for T ektronix A WG and AFG instruments . With ArbExpress y ou can quic kly and conv enient ly create the de sired wa v ef orms and send them to AFG3000 Series Arbi- trary/Function Generato rs. The f[...]

Operating Basics 70 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Screen Interface Menu bar . The m enu bar provides access to the application fu nctions. When you select a menu item, the application d is- pla ys the associate d dialog bo x or the menu selection causes an immediate actio n. To o l b a r. The toolbar b uttons pro vide instant access to mo[...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 71 Basic Operations The f ollo wing steps e xplain basic w a v ef orm creation and othe r useful funct ions that are av ailable with ArbExpress . 1. T o create a ne w w av ef or m, use the File menu. 2. Blank sheet opens a b lank sheet in the window with 1024 points wa v ef orm length. Y ou c[...]

Operating Basics 72 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 10. Y ou can also use a wa vef or m math tool. F rom the Math menu, select W a veform Math... to displa y the W av ef or m Math dialog bo x. 11. Select a math source from W av ef orm Library . Select Noise in this e xample. 12. Calculation results are displa y ed in the Resultant W a v ef [...]

Operating Basics AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 73 Using CSV Format W a vef orm Data with AFG3000 Series ArbExpress allo ws you to con ve r t a CSV (Comma Separa ted V alue) f ormat file, which is creat ed by Microsoft Excel, to wa v ef orm data that is compatible with the AFG30 00 series. 1. Create a CSV file to use with ArbEx- press . 2.[...]

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Application Examples AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 75 Application Examples This section contain s a series of application e xamples . T hese simplified e xamples highlight the f eatures of the arbi- trary/function generator and giv e y ou ideas f or using it to solv e y our own test prob lems. Lissajous P a tterns Use the AFG3000 series d[...]

Application Examples 76 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Measurement of Filter Characteristics Use the arbitrary/function gener ator s weep funct ion to observe the frequency char acteristics of the 50 Ω filter . 1. Connect the CH1 output of t he arbi- trar y/fun ction ge nerator and an oscillo- scope CH1 input with a BNC cab le . 2. Connec[...]

Application Examples AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 77 Motor Speed Contr ol b y Pulse-Width Modulation Pulse-width modulation is used f or controllin g the speed of a DC motor or the lumina nce of an LED (Light Emitting Diode). Use the arbitr ary/function generator PWM function to cont rol the DC motor sp eed. 1. Connect the arbitra r y/fu[...]

Application Examples 78 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Carrier Null (Frequency Modulation) Use the arbitrary/function gener ator and spectrum analyzer to ob ser v e a carrier wa vef or m of frequency modulation. 1. Select Sine as an output w a ve f or m and then select FM as the modulation type. 2. Set the wa v ef orm parameters as f ol- l[...]

Specifications AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 79 Specifications This section contains the specificatio ns f or the AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators. All specification s are guarantee d unless noted as “typical”. T ypical specifications are pro vided f or y our con v enience b ut are no t guarantee d. Specifications that a r[...]

Specifications 80 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Resoluti on 1 μ Hz or 12 digits ✔ Accuracy (Stability) ±1 ppm, 0 ° C to 50 ° C (e xcept Arb) ±1 ppm ±1 μ Hz, 0 ° C to 50 ° C (Arb) Accuracy (Aging) ±1 ppm/ye ar Phase (e xcept DC , Noise, Pulse) Range 3 –180.00 ° to +180.00 ° Lead Dela y (Pulse) Range (Continuous Mode) 0 ps t[...]

Specifications AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 81 Output Characteristics Sine W a v e AFG3021B/AFG3022B AFG3101/AFG3102 AFG3251/AFG3252 ✔ Flatness (at 1.0 V p-p amplitude (+4 dBm), relativ e to 100 kHz) <5 MHz: ±0.15 dB ≥ 5 MHz to 20 MHz: ±0.3 dB ≥ 20 MHz to 25 MHz: ±0.5 dB <5 MHz: ±0.15 dB ≥ 5 MHz to 25 MHz: ±0.3 dB ≥ [...]

Specifications 82 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Ramp AFG3021B/AFG3022B AFG3101/AFG3102 AFG3251/AFG3252 Linearity 2 , typical ≤ 0.1% of peak output ≤ 0.15% of peak outpu t ≤ 0.2% of peak output Symmetr y 0% to 100.0% Noise AFG3021B/AFG3022B AFG3101/AFG3102 AFG3251/AFG3252 Bandwidth, typical 25 MHz 100 MHz 240 MHz Arbitrary AFG3021B/A[...]

Specifications AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 83 FSK (F requency Shift K eying) Carrier Wa v ef orms Standard wa v ef or ms (e xcept Pulse , DC , and Noise) and Arb Modulation Source Internal or Exter nal Internal K ey Rate 2 mHz to 1.000 MHz Numbers of K e y 2 PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Carrier Wa v ef or ms Pulse Modulation Source Inte[...]

Specifications 84 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Electrical (AFG3011) Operating Mode Run Mode Continuous , Modulation, Sweep , and Burst Burst Count 1 to 1,000,000 cycles or Infinite Internal T r igger Rate 1.000 μ s to 500.0 s Wav e f o r m s Standard Sine, Square , Pulse, Ramp , More (Sin(x)/x, Noise, DC , Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential[...]

Specifications AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 85 Amplitude (50 Ω ) Range 4 20 mV p-p to 20 V p-p ✔ Accuracy 5 (Amplitude: ≤ 10 V p-p ) ±(2% of setting + 2 mV) (1 kHz sine wa v ef orm, 0 V offset, >20 mV p-p amplitude) Resolution 0.1 mV p-p , 0.1 mV rm s , 1 mV , 0.1 dBm or 4 digits Units 6 V p-p , V rms , dBm, and V olt (High Le v[...]

Specifications 86 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Output Characteristics Sine W ave ✔ Flatness (at 1.0 V p-p amplitude (+4 dBm), relative to 100 kHz) <5 MHz: ±0.15 dB ≥ 5 MHz to 10 MHz: ±0.3 dB ✔ Harmonic Distor tion (at 1.0 V p-p amplitude) 10 Hz to 20 kHz: <–60 dBc ≥ 20 kHz to 1 MHz: <–55 dBc ≥ 1 MHz to 10 MHz: &l[...]

Specifications AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 87 Modulation AM (Amplitude Modulation) Carrier Wa v ef orms Standard w av ef orms (exce pt Pulse, DC , and Noise) and Arb Modulation Source Internal or Exter nal Internal Modulating W a ve f orms Sine, Square , Ramp , Noise , and Arb 1 Internal Modulating F requency 2 mHz to 50.00 kHz Depth 0.[...]

Specifications 88 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Inputs/Outputs Fr ont P an el CH1 T r igger Output Le vel P ositiv e TTL le vel pulse into 1 k Ω Impedance 50 Ω Jitter (rms), typical 500 ps (AFG3011, AFG3021B/AFG3022B) 200 ps (AFG3101/AFG3102) 100 ps (AFG3251/AFG3252) T rigger Input Le vel TTL compatible Pulse Width 100 ns minimum Impeda[...]

Specifications AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 89 General System Characteristics W arm-up Time, typical 20 minutes minimum P o wer On Self Calibr ation, typical <16 s Configuration Times , typical USB LAN GPIB Function Change 95 ms 103 ms 84 ms F requency Change 2 ms 19 ms 2 ms Amplitude Change 6 0 ms 67 ms 52 ms Select User Arb 88 ms 12[...]

Specifications 90 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual EC Dec laration of Conformity – EMC Meets intent of Directiv e 2004/108/EC f or Electromagnetic Compatibility . Compliance was demonstrated to the f ollowing specifications as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities: EN 61326:1997. EMC requirements for Class A electrical[...]

Specifications AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 91 Instrument Dimensions Dimensions of the RM3100 Rackmount 6.3 3.1 329.6 156.3 24.0 6.5 All dimensions are shown in millimeters. 27.3 39.5 118.5 51.2 67.5 34.6 22.5 154.4 7.6 5.1 6.0 BNC connectors 28.7 BNC connectors Knob 176.2 101.6 482.6 465.5 37.3 154.3 44.4 101.6 36.8 37.3 25.4 F ront RM3[...]

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AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 93 Inde x A Access Protection 67 Fir mware update 15 Accessing Help 4 ADD INPUT connector Add signal 57 Rear panel 34 Add Noise 56 Add Signal 57 Adjusting par ameters of tw o channel signal Amplitude 53 F requency 53 Pe r i o d 53 Phase 52 Align Phase 52 Amplitude, T o change the units 32 Application e xample[...]

Inde x 94 AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual Lorentz, Standard w a vef or m 29 M Main displa y area, Screen interf ace 24 Master-slav e operation 60 Measurement of filter characteristics, Application e xamples 76 Menu b uttons 23 Message displa y area, Screen interf ace 24 Modify an arbitrary wav ef orm 38 Modulate a wa v ef orm 46 N Noise, St[...]

Inde x AFG3000 Series Quick Star t User Manual 95 Connecting to a network 18 Language selection 11 Self test and self calibr ation 10 Synchronous operation 60 Updating instrument firmware 15 V Vi ew bu tt o n 23 , 25 , 40 View tab , Screen interface 24 V oltage units , Conv ersion tab le of Vp-p , Vrms, and dBm 32 W W a v ef orm Math dialog box, Ar[...]

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