Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument
28 AFG3000 Series Quick Start User Manual
Select Waveform
The instrument can provide 12 standard waveforms (Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Sin(x)/x, Noise, DC, Gaussian, Lorentz,
Exponential Rise, Exponential Decay, and Haversine). The instrument can also provide user-defined arbitrary waveforms.
You can create, edit, and save your custom waveforms.
You can also create modulated waveforms using the Run Mode Modulation menus. The following table shows the combi-
nation of modulation type and the shape of the output waveform.
To select an output waveform, follow these steps:
Sine, Square, Ramp, Arb, Sin(x)/x,
Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise,
Exponential Decay, Haversine
Pulse Noise, DC
AM √
FM √
PM √
FSK √
PWM √
Sweep √
Burst √√
NOTE. When the arbitrary/function generator outputs an Arb waveform, Vp-p of instrument setup indicates the Vp-p value
of normalized waveform data.
When the arbitrary/function generator outputs Sin(x)/x, Gaussian, Lorentz, Exponential Rise, Exponential Decay, or
Haversine, Vp-p is defined as twice the value of 0 to peak value.
1. To select a continuous sine waveform,
push the front-panel Sine button and
then push the Continuous button.
2. You can directly select one of four
standard waveforms from the
front-panel Function buttons.
3. To select an arbitrary waveform, push
the Arb button. See page 37 for out-
putting an arbitrary waveform.
4. To select other standard waveforms
such as Sin(x)/x, Noise, DC, or Gauss-
ian, push the More... button, and then
push the top bezel button.
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