Creating and Downloading Waveform Files

Programming Examples

%arrange the i- samples and scale the amplitude to simulate an antenna scan

%pattern comprised of 10 pulses

i = .707*[rise on fall off...

[.9*[rise on fall off]]...

[.8*[rise on fall off]]...

[.7*[rise on fall off]]...

[.6*[rise on fall off]]...

[.5*[rise on fall off]]...

[.4*[rise on fall off]]...

[.3*[rise on fall off]]...

[.2*[rise on fall off]]...

[.1*[rise on fall off]]];

%set the q- samples to all zeroes q = zeros(1,10240);

%define a composite iq matrix for download to the Agilent MXG/PSG using the

%Waveform Download Assistant

IQData = [i + (j * q)];

% define a marker matrix and activate a marker to indicate the beginning of the waveform

Markers = zeros(2,length(IQData)); % fill marker array with zero, i.e no markers set

Markers(1,1) = 1; % set marker to first point of playback

%make a new connection to theAgilent MXG/PSG over the GPIB interface io = agt_newconnection('gpib',0,19);

%verify that communication with the Agilent MXG/PSG has been established [status, status_description, query_result] = agt_query(io,'*idn?');

if (status < 0) return; end

%set the carrier frequency and power level on the Agilent MXG/PSG using the Agilent %Waveform Download Assistant

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N5183A, N5183A MXG, E8663B, N5181A/82A specifications

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