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Theory of Operation
Waveform Edit To edit waveforms, the AWG710 Arbitrary Waveform Generator provides you with Waveform, Pattern, Sequence, Equation, and Text Editors. See Table 3±2 for a description of those editors.
Table
Editors | Descriptions |
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Waveform Editor | The Waveform Editor lets you create or edit a waveform that is displayed on |
| the screen. It enables you to create any waveform by an operation such as |
| cut and paste, partial inversion about the horizontal or vertical axis, shift, or |
| scaling. This operation can be based on a standard waveform, such as a |
| sine or rectangular wave, or the previously created waveform. |
| The Waveform Editor also has a unique feature that edits a waveform with |
| waveform calculation functions absolute value of waveform, differentiation/ |
| integration, convolution, correlation, addition/subtraction/multiplication |
| between waveforms and so on. |
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Pattern Editor | The Pattern Editor displays a digital signal pattern with a pattern data placed |
| in 8/bit creation waveform memory; it creates a digital signal pattern |
| according to the High/Low settings you made for the individual bits. |
| In addition to the functions supported by the Waveform Editor, the Pattern |
| Editor is capable of generating frequently used digital signals unique to |
| digital signals and pseudo random patterns. |
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Sequence Editor | The Sequence Editor lets you create a more complex waveform by |
| combining different types of waveform data that you created using the |
| Waveform and/or Pattern Editors. This editor also enables a Waveform |
| listing jump and output stop to take place. They follow the external event |
| information from the EVENT IN connector as well as the number of |
| repetitions and the order for the individual pieces of waveform data. |
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Text Editor | The Text Editor creates an equation, more exactly, a waveform by a method |
| of equations. When an equation is created using this editor, you must |
| perform a compile. |
| The Text Editor allows you to edit plain ASCII files. It should be used to edit |
| ASCII format waveform data originated from other equipment as well as this |
| instrument itself. |
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Quick Edit The Quick Editor lets you modify and/or output any part of a waveform you are currently editing with the Waveform Editor. This is done in real time. The data between cursors can be scaled or shifted vertically and/or horizontally (using Expand/Shift).
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