Chapter 2 Quick Start

To Create, Save, and Output an Arbitrary Waveform

7Send the new waveform to the function generator. Click the I/O menu option and then Send Waveform... from the drop-down menu or click

the Send Waveform icon. The Send Waveform dialog box appears.

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Change the AMPLITUDE value to 1.0 and click OK. The waveform is sent to the function generator. The function generator will output the new waveform once all the data points have been received.

If the I/O Send Waveform ... menu is not active (gray),

HP BenchLink/Arb did not find a function generator on the specified interface. Check that the function generator is properly connected to the computer and turned on. Refer to the section "Configuring the Interface" in Chapter 3 for more information.

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