Waveform wn – Measurement Computing Analyzer488 User Manual

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Section 6

Instrument Simulator

6.27

Waveform Wn

The Waveform command, Wn, is used to select the waveform data which will be

sent when the Analyzer488 is addressed to talk. There are 12 possible waveforms
which may be chosen (W0 to W11). Each waveform consists of 256 readings. A
reading is defined as one data point in the waveform. The format of the readings may
be specified by using the Format (Gn), Reading Delimiter (Hn), User Reading
Delimiter (In), End of Reading EOI (Jn), End of Waveform EOI (Kn), Waveform
Terminator (Yn), and User Waveform Terminator (Zn) commands. If waveform 12 is
selected, data from the user waveform buffer will be returned. The graph of each
waveform is shown on the following pages.

SYNTAX:

Wn

Select waveform n. (n=0 to 12)

W?

Returns current waveform selection

Analyzer488 Waveforms

W0

f(t) = Sin(wt) + 0.1Sin(20wt)

W1

Step Response of a First Order Filter

W2

Half Wave Rectified Sinewave

W3

Noise

W4

Sinewave with Crossover Distortion

W5

Sinewave with clipping on positive and negative peaks

W6

Ramp Waveform centered at zero

W7

10% Duty Cycle Pulse centered at zero

W8

20% Duty Cycle Pulse centered at zero

W9

30% Duty Cycle Pulse centered at zero

W10

Square Wave centered at zero

W11

f(t)=Sin(wt)

W12

User Waveform Buffer

EXAMPLES:

PRINT#1,"CLEAR10"

reset the Analyzer488

PRINT#1,"OUTPUT10;W3 J1 K0 I44 H4 Y3 G1 X"

Select Noise waveform, EOI
unasserted at the end of each

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