Custom Arb Waveform Generator

Working with Modulation Types

4.Press Return > Goto Row > 0011 0000 > Enter; this is row 48.

5.Press the Delete Row softkey 16 times.

Repeat this pattern of steps using the following table:

Goto Row...

 

Press the Delete Row softkey...

 

 

0110 0000 (96)

16 times

 

 

 

1001 0000

(144)

16 times

 

 

1100 0000 (192)

16 times

 

 

 

0001 0000

(16)

4 times

 

 

 

0001 0100

(20)

4 times

 

 

 

0001 1000

(24)

8 times

 

 

 

0011 0000

(48)

4 times

 

 

 

0011 0100

(52)

4 times

 

 

 

0011 1000

(56)

4 times

 

 

 

0101 1000

(88)

8 times

 

 

 

0111 0000

(112)

4 times

 

 

 

0111 0100

(116)

4 times

 

 

 

0111 1000

(120)

8 times

 

 

 

6.Press Display I/Q Map to view the new constellation that has been created. The I/Q State Map in this example has 128 symbols.

7.Press Return. When the contents of an I/Q Values table have not been stored, I/Q Values (UNSTORED) appears on the display.

8.Press More (1 of 2) > Load/Store > Store To File.

If there is already a file name from the Catalog of IQ Files occupying the active entry area, press the following keys:

Editing Keys > Clear Text

9.Enter a file name (for example, 128QAM) using the alpha keys and the numeric keypad.

10.Press Enter.

The user-defined I/Q State Map should now be stored in the Catalog of IQ Files.

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