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3.14.3 Creating an Arbitrary Waveform

To create a complex arbitrary waveform:

* Load a predefined sine waveform

* Load a scaled sine waveform at the positive peak of the first sine wave

* Draw a straight line between two data points in the waveform

* Add a pulse/glitch to the waveform

* Add a noise signal at the negative peak of the first sine wave

To see the waveform as you build it, connect the waveform generator to an oscilloscope and perform the following

steps:

ACTION

KEYSTROKES

Loads the first 1000 points of waveform

memory into execution memory.

WAVEFORM

F5:ARB

F1:START

1

F2:LENGTH

1000

F5:PREV

MODE

F1:CONT

OUTPUT ON

The following steps set up the waveform shown in Figure 3-2.

ACTION

KEYSTROKES

Step 1: Load a 1000 point, 50% scaled, predefined sine wave

into waveform memory starting at address 1

WAVEFORM

F5:ARB

F4:EDIT

F3:PREDEF

F1:TYPE (rotate knob for selection)

SINE

F2:FROM/DATA

1

F3:LENG

1000

F4:SCAL

50

F5:EXEC

F3:YES

Step 2: Load a 5% scaled, 100 point predefined waveform

into waveform memory starting at address 200.

WAVEFORM

F5:ARB

F4:EDIT

F3:PREDEF

F1:TYPE

SINE

F2:FROM

200

F3:LENG

100

F4:SCAL

5

F5:EXEC

F3:YES

Step 3: Draw a line between address 251 (the highest point

of the sine wave) and address 501 (where the sine

WAVEFORM

F5:ARB

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