Tektronix 071-1631-04, AFG3000 Series Standard Accessories

Getting Started

AFG3000 Series Quick Start User Manual 7

Standard Accessories

Unpack the instrument and check that you received all items listed as Standard Accessories. Check the Tektronix Web site

(www.tektronix.com) for the most current information.

Accessory Tektronix part number

AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Quick Start User Manual

English (Option L0) 071-1631-xx

French (Option L1)1

1. These manuals contain a language overlay for the front panel controls.

071-1632-xx

Italian (Option L2) 071-1669-xx

German (Option L3) 1071-1633-xx

Spanish (Option L4) 071-1670-xx

Japanese (Option L5) 1071-1634-xx

Simple Chinese (Option L7) 1071-1635-xx

Traditional Chinese (Option L8) 1071-1636-xx

Korean (Option L9) 1071-1637-xx

Russian (Option L10) 1 071-1638-xx

No printed manual (Option L99) – – –

AFG3000 Series Document CD 063-3828-xx

ArbExpress (Application Software for Tektronix Arbitrary/ Function Generators) Software CD 063-3763-xx

AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Programmer Manual (a PDF file on the

AFG3000 Series Document CD)

071-1639-xx

AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Service Manual (a PDF file on the AFG3000

Series Document CD)

071-1640-xx

Power cord

North America (Option A0) 161-0066-00

Universal Euro (Option A1) 161-0066-09

United Kingdom (Option A2) 161-0066-10

Australia (Option A3) 161-0066-13

Switzerland (Option A5) 161-0154-00

Japan (Option A6) 161-0298-00

China (Option A10) 161-0304-00

No power cord or AC adapter (Option A99) – – –

Contents

Main Contacting Tektronix Warranty 16 Page Table of Contents ii General Safety Summary To avoid Fire or Personal Injury Symbols and Terms Environmental Considerations Product End-of-Life Handling Equipment Recyc ling. Mercury Notification. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Page Preface ? Documentation viii Conventions Used in this Manual Quick Tutorial 2 To Generate a Sine Waveform Page 4 Accessing Help Getting Started General Features 6 Before Installation Operating Requirements Power Supply Requirements Environmental Standard Accessories 8 Recommended Accessories Powering the Instrument On and Off Power Off Power On To Change Instrument Settings at Power-on 10 Self Test and Self Calibration Selecting a Local Language 12 Protect Your Instrument from Misuse Check Input and Output Connectors Do not mistake Output connectors for Input. Use Fuse Adapter Output Input Floating Ground 14 Protect Your DUT Update Your Instrument Firmware 16 Page 18 Connect to a Network USB Interface Ethernet Setup Page 20 Equivalent Output Circuits 22 Overheat Protection (AFG3011 Only) Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument AFG3000 Series Quick Start User Manual 23 Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument To unlock the front panel without using a remote command, push the front-panel Cancel button twice. Front Panel Overview To Lock or unlock the Front Panel Controls If you need to lock the front panel controls, use the following remote command: Screen Interface Bezel Menu. Main Displa y Area and View T ab. Output Status. Message Displa y Area. Level Meter . View Button 26 Shortcut Buttons Default Setup 28 Select Waveform Page Select Run Mode Adjust Waveform Parameters 32 Channel Select (dual-channel model only) Output ON/OFF Rear Panel Operating Basics Generate a Pulse Waveform 36 Save/Recall Arbitrary Waveforms Generate an Arbitrary Waveform 38 Modify an Arbitrary Waveform (Edit Menu) Arbitrary Waveform Edit Example 1 40 Arbitrary Waveform Edit Example 2 Generate Noise/DC 42 Generate a Burst Waveform T riggered Burst Mode. Gated Burst Mod e . To Generate a Triggered Burst Waveform To Generate a Gated Burst Waveform 44 Sweep a Waveform Page Modulate a Waveform Page 48 To Output an FSK Waveform Page 50 Trigger Out Page 52 Adjusting Parameters of Two Channel Signals (dual-channel model only) Phase Page 54 Set up Load Impedance Invert Waveform Polarity 56 Add Noise Add Signal (AFG3100 and AFG3200 Series) 58 Generating a Differential Signal External Reference Clock (Except AFG3021B and AFG3022B) 60 Synchronous Operation (Except AFG3021B and AFG3022B) Page 62 USB Memory Utility Menu Page Save/Recall Instrument Setup Saving a Screen Image Using the Security Menu Access Protection 68 Changing the Password ArbExpress Screen Interface Page Page Page Page Application Examples Lissajous Patterns 76 Measurement of Filter Characteristics Motor Speed Control by Pulse-Width Modulation 78 Carrier Null (Frequency Modulation) Specifications Electrical (except AFG3011) 80 Page 82 Page 84 Electrical (AFG3011) Page 86 Page 88 Inputs/Outputs General 90 EC Declaration of Conformity EMC EN 61326:1997. EN 61000-3-2:2000. EN 61000-3-3:1995. Eur opean Conta ct. Australia/New Zealand Declaration of Conformity EMC Specifications Instrument Dimensions Dimensions of the RM3100 Rackmount Page Index A B C D M N O P Q V W