Functional Verification: Self-Test

Description

The AFG self-test performs the following internal checks:

internal interrupt lines

waveform select RAM

segment sequence RAM

waveform segment RAM

DDS/NCO operation

sine wave generation

arbitrary waveform generation

marker generation

waveform cycle and arm counters

sweep timer

frequency-shift keying

stop trigger

DC analog parameters (amplitude, offset, attenuators, filters, calibration DACs)

Test Procedure

1.Remove any connections to the AFG front panel.

2.Reset the AFG:

*RST;*CLS

Reset AFG and clear

 

status registers

3.Execute the AFG self-test:

*TST?

Self-test command

4.Read the result. A "0" indicates that the test passed. A "1" indicates a failure. Read the error queue using the SYST:ERR? command until the error message is "No error".

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Agilent Technologies E1445A Functional Verification Self-Test, Remove any connections to the AFG front panel Reset the AFG

75000 Series C, E1445A specifications

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