Theory￿of￿Operation

This section presents an overview of the AWG710 Arbitrary Waveform Generator hardware, data structures, and operating modes to allow you to take full advantage of the capabilities of the waveform generator.

Interconnect Diagram Figure 3±1 illustrates the waveform generator circuitry. This section describes the hardware blocks that provide the background knowledge necessary to use the instrument effectively.

CPU. The CPU controls the whole instrument using the GPIB interface, floppy disk connection, 100/10BASE-T Ethernet connection, user interface through the display screen and the front panel, and so on. See Figure 3±1.

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