Tektronix AWG5000 Series manual

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T able of Contents A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual i T able of Contents General Saf ety Summar y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Environ mental Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T able of Contents ii A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Using Set W av ef o rm and Inser t W a vef or m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Using P aste-Inser t and P aste-Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

General Saf ety Summar y A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual iii General Safety Summary Re view the f ollowing saf ety precautions to av oid injur y and pr e vent da mage to this product or an y products connected to it. T o av oid potential hazards , use this product only as specified. Only qualified personne l should perf or m ser vice pro[...]

General Saf ety Summar y iv A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual T erms in this Man ual These terms may appe ar in this manual: Symbols and T erms on the Pr oduct These terms may a ppear on the product: ■ D AN GER indicates an injury hazard immedi ately accessib le as y ou read the ma rking. ■ W ARNING indica tes an injur y hazard not imm[...]

Environmental Consider ations A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual v En vironmental Considerations This section pro vides inf or mation about the en vironmental impact of the product. Product End-of-life Handling Observe the f ollowing guidelines when recycling an instrument or comp onent. Equipment Recyc ling. Production of this equipment re[...]

Environmental Consider ations vi A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual[...]

Pref ace A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual vii Preface This manual describes the installation and op eration of A WG5000 series instru ments . Basic oper ations and con cepts are presented in t his manual. F or more detaile d inf ormation, see the online h elp on y our instrument. The f ollowing instruments are suppor t ed by this manual: [...]

Pref ace viii A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Documentation Additional inf or mation is a v ailabl e through a v ariety of sources . Re vie w the f ollowing tab le to locate more inf ormation about this product. Con ventions Used in this Manual The f ollowing icons are use d throughout this manual. T o read about Use these documents Inst[...]

Install Y our Instrument A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 1 Install Y our Instrument Unpack the instrument and chec k that you receiv ed all items listed as Standard Accessories . Recommende d accessories and instrument options are list ed in the online help . Check the T ektronix Web sit e (ww w .tek tro ni x.c om ) f or th e m ost c urr[...]

Install Y our Instrument 2 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Operating Requirements P ower Supply Requirements Cleaning Inspect the arbi trary wa ve f orm gener ator as of ten as oper ating conditions req uire. T o clean the e xterior surface , perform the f ollowing steps: 1. Remov e loose dust on the outside of the instrument with a lint[...]

Install Y our Instrument A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 3 P o wering On the Instrument P o wering Off the Instrument 1. Connect the A C power cord to the rear of the instrument. 2. Use the front-panel po wer b utton to s witch the instrument on. 1. Use the front-panel po wer b utton to star t the shutdo wn process. W ait appro ximately [...]

Install Y our Instrument 4 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Windows Interface Guidelines Because the inst rument uses the Microsoft Windo ws interf ace, you hav e open access to the Windo ws operating system. Y ou can access the Windows de sktop to load and run other Windows-based ap plications such as Micro soft Excel, W ord- Pa d , a n [...]

Install Y our Instrument A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 5 Connecting to a Netw ork Y ou can connect y our instrument to a netw ork for printing, file sharing, internet access, and other functions. Consult with y ou r network administrator and use the st andard Windows utilities to configure the instrument f or your netw ork. F or settin[...]

Install Y our Instrument 6 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Offline Mode The Offline Mode is a function that you ca n use to run the instrument ap plication on y our PC. Inst all the application o n your PC; the instrument hardw are is not required. Y ou can create and edit the instrument setups. The setup files tha t you create can be us[...]

Install Y our Instrument A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 7 Inspect Y our Instrument T wo types of diagnostics a re pro vided to v erify the function ality of y our instrument: ■ P ower-on self test – Every time you po wer on the instrument, the instrument automatically p erf or ms the internal diagnostics. ■ Diagnostics from the Sy[...]

Install Y our Instrument 8 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Self Calibration The self calibr ation uses internal calibration routines that chec k electrical characteristics such as analog le vel accur acy , and then adjust the internal calibration constants as neces sar y . NO TE. P ower on the instrument and allo w a 20 minute w arm-up p[...]

Install Y our Instrument A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 9 Preventing Instrument Dama g e Overheat Protection The internal instrument temperature is monitored and the instrument is protected ag ainst ov erheating damage b y the f ollowing actions: ■ A warning message will appear if the internal temperature reaches the first th reshold [...]

Install Y our Instrument 10 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Accessing Online Help The arbitr ar y w av eform generator pr ovides tw o types of online help: ■ User online help – In-d epth inf or mation is a v ailable in the online help on all the f eatures of your inst rument. ■ Progra mmer online help – The in strument off ers pr[...]

F ront Panel A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 11 Fr ont P anel The f ollowing figu re shows the front panel of the A WG5014: Front P anel Connectors Connector Description 1. Ch 1 Analog Output These connectors supply analog signals . Connector type: BNC 2. Ch 1 Marker Output These connectors supply marker 1 and mark er 2 signals . Connect[...]

Rear P anel 12 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Rear P anel Rear P anel Connectors Connector Description 1. 10 MHz Ref erence Output Output connector f or 10 MHz ref erence cloc k signal Connector T ype: BNC 2. Ref erence Cloc k Input Input connector f or e xternal reference cloc k Connector T ype: BNC 3. Oscillator Output Output connecto[...]

Control P anel A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 13 Contr ol P anel The f ollowing figu re shows the front panel controls of a f our channel model: Run. The Run but ton is used to sta r t and stop the sign al generatio n. If the signal is being gener ated, the LED indica tor lights up . T o output the signal through the outpu t connectors,[...]

Control P anel 14 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual All Outputs On/Off . If one or more Outputs are on, the y will all be tu r ned off when y ou push the All Outputs On/Off b ut- ton. If all Out puts are off , they will all be turned on when y ou push the All Out puts On/Off b utton. Amplitude. When you p ush this b utton, the amplitude pa[...]

Control P anel A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 15 T o Lock/Unloc k the Front P anel Contr ols The front panel ma y be loc ke d by a remote user while the arbitrary wa v ef orm generator is being remotely controlled via GPIB or Ethernet. When the front panel is loc ked, all k eys and b uttons are disab led exce pt the po wer s witch. Y ou[...]

Control P anel 16 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Changing Contr ol Settings As you config ure the instrument, you ma y need to set a numerical parameter such as an amplitude le vel or offset . T o set these paramete rs in a screen window , touch or clic k the par ameter to select it. Once the par ameter is selected, the gener al purpose[...]

Control P anel A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 17 Run State Contr ol and Output On/Off Do the f ollowing steps to contro l the star t and s top of signal gener ation for the arbitrary wa vef or m gener ator. Quick Tips ■ Y ou can turn each channel’ s output on/off indepen dently . ■ Analog output an d marker output are enab led or [...]

Interf ace and Displa y 18 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Interface and Displa y The screen interf ace gives y ou access to the complete fun ctionality of the instrument. Thi s user interf ace is built on the Windows oper ating system. Screen Interface Menu Bar . The menu bar pro vides access to all of the instrument functions. Whe n yo[...]

Interf ace and Display A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 19 Basic Steps f or Using the Arbitrary W avef orm Generator After you hav e powered on the inst rument, use the ap plication’ s me nu bar or control windows to create and edit a wav e - f orm. For accessing men us and control windows , see page 20. Do the f ollowing steps to outp [...]

Interf ace and Displa y 20 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Accessing Menus and Contr ol Windows Y ou can access men u commands and cont rol windows using the f ollowing techniques: 1. Click Settings from the menu bar , and then select a command. The selected item in the Settings windo w will become active . 2. For a shor tcut to sett ing[...]

Interf ace and Display A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 21 Displa y/Hide Contr o l Windo ws The arbitr ar y wa vef o rm generator displa ys four co ntrol windows b y default. Y ou can quic kly hide or displa y each window using the win dow tag. 1. By def ault, f our windows are display ed if the Run mode is Seque nce. 2. Click the W av ef[...]

Interf ace and Displa y 22 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Status Bar Status Bar has tw o functions . It displa ys the current status of the instrument, such as Sampling Rat e, Run Sta te, and Run Mode. It also has action buttons, such as Force T rig ger , Force Ev ent, All Outputs On/Off, and Run. 1. Sampling Rate Current sampling rate [...]

Interf ace and Display A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 23 W avef orm List Window The W ave f or m List windo w lists the wa v ef orms that are sav ed in the setup files (*.A WG). The instrument provides two typ es of wa vef or m list (predef ined and user-defin ed). Quick Tips ■ If y ou right-click on this window , a pop-up menu is dis[...]

Interf ace and Displa y 24 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Sequence Windo w When Sequence is se lected in the Run Mode, this window sho ws information on the st atus of the sequ ence settings . F or Run Mode, see page 29. Quick Tips ■ If y ou click o n a cell in the Sequence windo w , the selected wa vef or m is display ed in the W av [...]

Interf ace and Display A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 25 W avef orm Window A selected element in the Sequence windo w or a selected wa v ef orm on the Ch n page of the Settin gs window is displa yed in the W av ef o rm window . Quick Tips ■ Y ou can change the displa y format of the Sequence window or the W av ef orm window using the [...]

Interf ace and Displa y 26 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Settings Window Use the Settings windo w tabs to quic kly access the Lev el (Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3, and Ch 4), Timing, Run Mode, T r igger , Ev ent, or DC Output par ameters. Y ou can also use the front-panel b uttons f or selecting frequently accessed par ameters , such as amplitude [...]

Interf ace and Display A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 27 Digital Output Quick Tip ■ Each channel has independent output on/off control. When the output statu s of Ch n is set to On, both analog output and digital output are enab led. 1. The A WG5002/A WG5012 Option 03 suppor ts digital data out put. The SMB connectors f or 14 bit digi[...]

Interf ace and Displa y 28 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Timing P age Quick Tips ■ The Sampling Rate can be set when the internal clock source is se lected and one of t he f ollo wing conditio ns is met: ■ Internal is selected as the reference source . ■ External is selected as the reference source and Fi xed is sele cted as the [...]

Interf ace and Display A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 29 Run Mode P age Quick Tip ■ The arbitrary wa v ef or m genera tor suppor ts the f ollowing f our run modes: ■ Continuous – A continuous w a v ef orm is output. ■ Tr i g g e r e d – A wav eform is output once when the instrument rece ives a t rigger signal. The instr ument[...]

Interf ace and Displa y 30 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Tr i g g e r P a g e Quick Tips ■ T r igger par ameters control the s ignal outputs of the instrument. T r igger par ameters cannot be s et if Continu ous is selected in the Run Mode. ■ Y ou can also control the trigger by p ushing the front-pane l F orce T r igger b utton in[...]

Interf ace and Display A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 31 Event P age Y ou can use th e Ev ent page when the Run mode is Seque nce. Quick Tips ■ Ev ent J ump can chang e the sequence orde r using an e vent sig nal. ■ J ump timing is applied to both Ev ent Jump and F orce Jump . See page 67 f or jump in sequence . ■ Y ou can also us[...]

Interf ace and Displa y 32 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Default Setup Push the front-panel F actory Default button to recall the f actor y defau lt settings. Instrument Settings at P o wer -on Y ou can select the in strument se ttings that are resto red when you pow er on the instr ument. 1. T o quic kly return to the f actor y def au[...]

Using the File Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 33 Using the File Menu Use the File men u f or basic file ope rations such as sa ving/recalling instrument setups or impor ting/e xpor ting wa vef orm data. Y ou can also use the File menu f or standard Windows operatio ns such as loading the most recent setup files. The f ollowing menu[...]

Using the File Menu 34 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Saving an Instrument Setup Use the f ollowing steps to sa ve an instrument setup: Quick Tips ■ If a setup file contains I nteger f o rmat wa vef or m(s), the file siz e is reduced. F or more inf or mation about wa vef o rm data f ormat (Real or Integer), ref er to the online help .[...]

Using the File Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 35 Recalling an Instrument Setup Y ou can recall an ins trument setup from the File menu or from Windows Explorer . Quick Tips ■ The arbitrary wa ve f orm generator uses a setup file that ha s an e xtension .A WG. Only .A WG files are displa yed o n the Open File dialog b o x by d ef [...]

Using the File Menu 36 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Impor ting W a vef orm Data Data impor t functions a llow y ou to use wa v ef orm data created outside the arbitrary wa v ef orm generator. Y o u can import data to create a ne w wa vef or m or to replace e xisting wa v ef o rm data. The arbitr ar y w av eform generator supports the [...]

Using the File Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 37 4. Select a file to impor t. 5. Select an impor t action in the Operation frame. ■ Set to Select the channel and in de x num- ber . The impor ted wav ef o rm data will be assigned to the specified position. ■ Inser t before The impor ted wa v ef or m data will be inser ted bef or[...]

Using the File Menu 38 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 8. If the file f ormat is T ektronix A WG5000 series or A WG7000 series, the A WG File Impor t dialog bo x is displayed . Select a wa vef orm to impor t. 9. Click OK . The selected w av eform is impor ted. Y ou can select multiple wa vef orms. 10. If the file f ormat is T ektronix DT[...]

Using the File Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 39 Quick Tips ■ When creating a new w a vef or m, the name of the import ed file will be the name of created wa vef orm. ■ By e x ecuting the file impor t function, the e xisting wav eform is changed to be the same length as the impor ted file . 12. If te xt file f ormat is selected[...]

Using the File Menu 40 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Expor ting W a vef orm Data The arbitr ar y w av eform generator can e xpor t wa v ef orm data to a te xt file f or use with other applications . Quick Tips ■ Y ou can select one of the f ollowing file f ormats for e xpor t: ■ T ext (*.txt) ■ T ext – Digital 14 bits (*.txt) ?[...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 41 Using the Edit Menu Use the Edit menu to cr eate a new wav eform or modify a n e xisting wav e f orm . 1. Select Undo to cancel the last process. Undo does not apply to cursor position, zoom, and scroll f unctions. 2. Select Redo to repeat the last process . 3. Opens the Standard W a[...]

Using the Edit Menu 42 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Creating a Standar d W a vef orm Y ou can create a new w a v ef orm using the standard w avef orm dialog bo x. 1. Select Edit > Standar d W aveform.. . to open the Standard W av eform dialog bo x. 2. Use Function to select a wav eform type. Y ou can select a w avef or m from Sine,[...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 43 6. Use Level to set par ameters f or Ampli- tude/Offset or High/Lo w . 7. Use Option to select the amplitude/ offset settings . This frame is displa yed when you set the v er tical units to Vo l t a g e . If you set t he v er tical units to Normal- ized V alue, this fra me is disable[...]

Using the Edit Menu 44 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Using Cut, Copy , P aste and Delete (W avef orm Window) Y ou can cut or cop y specified area to the instrument’ s internal clipboard. Cut or copied dat a can be pasted to a specified position in either Gr aphic or T able mode . When e xecuti ng th ese operations , items and ra nge [...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 45 Quick Tips ■ Delete is the same a s Cut e xcept that Delete does not cha nge the contents o f the internal clipboard. ■ If all items are cut or deleted, the w avef or m length wi ll be shor tened accordin gly . 2. Specify the range using cursors. 3. Select Edit > Cut ... to op[...]

Using the Edit Menu 46 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Defining a Sequence It is sometimes necessary to create long wav eform files to fully implement a DUT test. Where por tions of the wa v ef orms are repeated, a w av eform sequencing function can sa v e you a lot of me mor y-intensiv e wav eform programming. Sequencer is us ed f or ma[...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 47 ■ The f ollowing signals are su ppor ted as an e vent: ■ A signal applied to the front-panel Ev ent Input connector ■ When the front-pan el F orce Ev ent b utton is being p ushed ■ Remote command NO TE. There are two sequencer modes in t he arbitrary wa v ef orm generator to [...]

Using the Edit Menu 48 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Editing a Sequence The f ollowing comma nds are provided f or sequence edit: Clear . Clear removes the contents of selected element(s). Unselected elemen ts do not shift. Y ou can cle ar multiple non-contiguous el ements. Copy , P aste -Insert and P aste-Replace . Y ou can cop y or p[...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 49 Using Set W avef orm and Inser t W avef orm Y ou can inser t or replace a wa vef or m in the Sequence window . ■ Set W aveform – Use to assign or replace the selected w av eform at the specified position in the Se quence windo w . ■ Insert Wa veform – Use to insert the select[...]

Using the Edit Menu 50 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Using P aste-Inser t and P aste-Replace Y ou can insert or replace wa v ef orm data in the clipboard in the W a v ef orm window or Sequence windo w . The follo wing e xample sho ws a P aste-Inser t operation in the W av ef o rm window . Quick Tips ■ Ex ecuting P aste-Inser t will s[...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 51 Using Rename Y ou can change the wa vef or m name in the W av eform List windo w . Using Other Edit Menu Commands Scale. Y ou can scale the specified range of analog d ata using Scale from the Edit menu. 1. S e l e c t a wa ve fo r m i n t h e Wa ve fo r m L i s t window , and then s[...]

Using the Edit Menu 52 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Offset. Y ou can add con stants to the sp ecified range of analog data using Offset from the Edit menu. In ver t. Data v alues in the specif ied range can be in ve r ted using In vert from the Edit men u. 1. Offset can be set b y v oltage or nor mal- ized v alue. 2. F or item and ran[...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 53 Horizontal Shift/Rotate. Y ou can shift or rotate the specified range of w av eform data horizontally using Shift/Rotate from the Edit menu. Quick Tips ■ Horizontal Rotate is used to chec k if the wa v ef orm data is connected smoothly f rom the end of the first wa vef or m to the [...]

Using the Edit Menu 54 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual PRBS. Y ou can replace a specif ied range of wa vef or m data with a PRBS pa ttern. Set P attern. Y ou can fill the specified area of marker data with a selected digital pattern. 1. Select a PRBS pattern. 2. Select a Mark Density . 3. Inv er t can be set to On or Off . 4. F or item a[...]

Using the Edit Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 55 Clock P attern. Y ou can fill a specified area of mark er data with the 1010 cloc k pattern. Binary Counter . Y ou can fill the specified area of ma rker data with binar y counter patter n. 1. Use this dialog bo x to change the Item or Range. 1. Y ou can select the direction (Up coun[...]

Using the Edit Menu 56 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual W aveform Pr oper ties. Y ou can confirm or change prope r ties of wa vef or m data using the W av ef orm Proper ties dialog bo x. 1. S e l e c t a wa ve fo r m i n t h e Wa ve fo r m L i s t window , and then select Edit > Wav e - form Pr oper ties... from the men u bar to displa[...]

Using the View Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 57 Using the Vie w Men u Use the View men u to control the arb itrary wav eform generator scree n displa y . The choices are as f ollows: 1. Opens the Go T o ... dialog bo x. 2. Y ou can select one of these z oom func- tions. See p age 61. 3. Check to displa y these control windows and [...]

Using the View Men u 58 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Using Go T o Dialog Bo x This dialog bo x is used to mo ve to a specified p osit ion in th e sequence, or to specify an in de x number to go to . Quick Tip ■ Y ou can also us e the Go T o dialog bo x in the W a ve f orm List window . 1. Select View > Go T o... in the Sequence w[...]

Using the View Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 59 Using Displa y Pr oper ties Dialog Bo x Y ou can configu re the appear ance of w a vef or m edit a nd sequence edit win dows of your arbitrary wa v ef orm generator. 1. Select Vie w > Displa y Properties... to displa y the Display Properties dialog bo x. Click the W av eform Windo[...]

Using the View Men u 60 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 9. Click the Seque nce Window tab . 10. Select Graphic or Ta b l e f or the Sequence windo w displa y f or mat. The displa y f ormat is common to all chan- nels. 11. If Graphic is specified, y ou can select the displa y f ormat ( Thumbnail or Wav e fo r m N a m e ). 11 10 9[...]

Using the View Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 61 Using Zoom Use the Zoom function to magnify or reduce a wa v ef orm display . The choices are as f ollows: 1. Zoom In Use Zoom In to magnify a w av eform horizontally and v er tically at the same time. 2. Horizontal Zoom In Use Horizontal Zoom In to magnify a wa v ef or m horizontall[...]

Using the Settings Menu 62 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Using the Settings Menu Use the Settings me nu to control th e displa y items on the Settings windo w . Quick Tips ■ The W av ef orm Rotation can be set independen tly f or each channel. ■ Analog Phase – Can be set b y degre e ( ° ). ■ Analog Dela y – Can be set b y ti[...]

Using the Settings Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 63 Channel Coupling Y ou can change t he paramet er v alues f or multiple channe ls a t a time. This function is called Channel Co upling. Quick Tips ■ Ch 1 –>Ch 2, Ch 3, Ch 4 means that Ch 1 parameters are coupled wi th Ch 2, Ch 3 and Ch 4 parameters . With the Channel Coupl[...]

Using the T ools Menu 64 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Using the T ools Menu Use the T ools menu to perf or m the math o perations or select normalize option settings. Math W avef orms Y ou can use the Math dialog bo x to perf or m mathematical oper at ions on the w av eform you are editing. The analog data of two w av eforms can be ad[...]

Using the T ools Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 65 Normalize Option Y ou can se lect nor malize options when analog d ata is nor malized. Nor malize is e xecuted f or the entire analog wa v ef orm data. Select one of the f ollowing options from the To o l s m e n u : 1. Fit to D A C Rang e, Preserve Offset The wa vef or m data is s[...]

Using the System Menu 66 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Using the System Menu The System menu pro vides access to the instrument system configurat ion such as signal gener at ion control, instrument calibration, a nd instrument diagnostics . Y ou can also set the us er pref erences such as powe r-on settings or LCD brightness using the [...]

Using the System Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 67 Using For ce J ump T o Dialog Bo x F orce Jump allows y ou to jump to a position that y ou choose . This fu nction is used in sequence mo de. Quick Tips ■ The arbitrary wa v ef orm generator has an Ev ent J ump function which changes the sequence using an e vent sign al. Use the [...]

Using the System Menu 68 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Setting GPIB/LAN Quick Tip ■ The f ollowing operations ca nnot be perf or med through a GPIB o r LAN connecti on: ■ Editing a wa v ef or m ■ Changing size or na me of wa vef or m ■ Conv er ting the wa vef or m f ormat ■ Impor ting wav ef or m data from the A WG5000 ser ie[...]

Using the System Menu A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 69 Setting the User Preferences Select System > Pref erences... to open the Pref erences dialog bo x. 1. Star tup – Select a po wer-on setting. See page 32. 2. LCD Brightness – Set the LCD brigt- ness. 3. Remote Command Log – Y ou can record the sequence of GPIB commands y ou[...]

Using the System Menu 70 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual Option Installation Use the Option In stallation dialog bo x to enable the u pgrad es that y ou purchased fro m T ektronix for y our instrument. For the most current list of upg rades , go to www .tektronix.com or contact y our local T ektronix representativ e. 1. Select System >[...]

Tu t o r i a l s A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 71 Tu t o r i a l s The e xamples in this section sho w how to u se your instrument to do common arbitr ary wav eform generator tasks . These e xamples use the dual-channel mod el. Creating and Editing a Standar d W a vef orm 1. Recall the def ault setup. 2. Select Continuous from the Run [...]

Tu t o r i a l s 72 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 7. Set the wa vef orm created in step 6 to Ch 2. 8. Assign the w av eform name “Ch2-Sine” to the wa vef orm. 9. T o edit analog wa vef or m data, hide the Ch 1 and Ch 2 Mark er data using the Displa y Proper ties dialog bo x. 10. Delete points from the en d of the Ch 2 wa v ef or m [...]

Tu t o r i a l s A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 73 Editing a Sequence 1. Recall the def ault setup. 2. Select Sequence from the Run Mode page of the Settings wind ow . 3. Select *Sine960 from the Predefined page of the W avef or m List window , and set the wa vef or m to the first cell of Ch 1 sequence . Ref er to page 24 to learn how t[...]

Tu t o r i a l s 74 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 7. Set Wa i t T r i g g e r to the inde x number 1 using the Sequence Control P arame- ters dialog bo x. This makes the sequence w ait a trigger before ge ner- ating the first element. 8. Set Repeat Count to 5 at the inde x number 2. This mak es the sequence repeat the second element fi[...]

A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 75 Inde x Numerics 10 MHz Ref erence Output connector Rear panel 12 A Accessing control windows 20 Accessing menus 20 Accessories 1 Add Input Settings window 26 Add Input connector Rear panel 12 All Outputs On/Off b utton F ront panel 14 , 17 Status bar 22 Amplitude button F ront panel 14 Analog Dela y W a[...]

Inde x 76 A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual I Icons Sequence window 24 Impor t wa v ef orm data 36 Incoming insp ection 7 Insert Wa vef or m Edit menu 49 Inv er t Edit menu 52 Item, Edit menu 44 L LAN connector F ront panel 12 Last Used File Star tup setting 32 LCD Brightness Pref erences dialog bo x 69 Loc k/unlock F ront panel controls 1[...]

Inde x A WG5000 Ser ies Quic k Star t User Manual 77 System menu Overview 66 T T ext file impor t 39 Timing page Settings window 28 T ools menu 64 T ooltip 24 T ouch screen 15 Adjustment 15 T ouch Screen Off button F ront panel 13 T r igger Input connecto r F ront panel 11 T r igger page Settings window 30 T r iggered Run mode 29 Tu t o r i a l s S[...]

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