National Instruments 5411 Chapter 4 Arb Operation

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DAQArb 5411 User Manual vi
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Chapter 4
Arb Operation
Waveform Generation..................................................................................................4-2
Update Rate..................................................................................................................4-3
Arb Mode......................................................................................................................4-3
Waveform Size and Resolution......................................................................4-4
Waveform Memory......................................................................... 4-4
Minimum Buffer Size and Resolution.............................................4-5
Waveform Linking and Looping....................................................................4-5
Waveform Staging...........................................................................4-6
Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) Mode..........................................................................4-8
Frequency Resolution and Lookup Memory................................................. 4-10
Frequency Hopping and Sweeping................................................................4-11
Triggering.....................................................................................................................4-11
Trigger Sources..............................................................................................4-11
Modes of Operation.......................................................................................4-12
Single Trigger Mode........................................................................4-12
Continuous Trigger Mode............................................................... 4-13
Stepped Trigger Mode.....................................................................4-14
Burst Trigger Mode.........................................................................4-15
Marker Output Signal...................................................................................................4-16
Analog Output..............................................................................................................4-18
SYNC Output and Duty Cycle.......................................................................4-19
Output Attenuation.........................................................................................4-19
Output Impedance..........................................................................................4-20
Output Enable................................................................................................4-21
Pre-attenuation Offset....................................................................................4-21
Phase-Locked Loops....................................................................................................4-22
Master/Slave Operation..................................................................................4-23
Analog Filter Correction...............................................................................................4-24
Digital Pattern Generation............................................................................................4-25
RTSI Trigger Lines.......................................................................................................4-27
Calibration....................................................................................................................4-28