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Preface

This manual provides operating information for the AFG3000 Series

Arbitrary/Function Generators. The manual consists of the following sections:

Operating Basics covers operating principles of the instrument. The operating

procedures help you understand how your generator operates.

Reference provides in-depth descriptions of the instrument menu structures

and menu button functions.

Syntax and Commands defines the command syntax and processing

conventions, describes command notation.

Status and Events explains the status information and event messages reported

by the instrument.

Programming Examples contains remote interface application programs to

help you develop programs for your application.

Appendix A: Accessories & Options describes the standard and optional

accessories as well as the instrument options.

Appendix B: General Care and Cleaning describes how to take care of the

instrument.

Appendix C: SCPI Conformance Information contains a list of commands and

SCPI information.

Appendix D: Default Setup contains a list of the menus and controls that are

recalled when you push the front-panel Default button.

Documentation

In addition to this AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference

Manual, the following documentation is available for this instrument:

AFG3000 Series Quick Start User Manual. The quick start user manual provides

information on installation, general features, operating the instrument, and user

interface. It also provides electrical, environmental, and physical specifications for

the instrument.

Built in Help System. The built-in help system that is integrated with the User

Interface application that ships with this instrument.

Contents

Main Page WARRANTY 16 Page AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual i Table of Contents Operating Basics Reference Syntax and Commands ii AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual iii iv AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Status and Events Programming Examples Appendices Index List of Figures List of Figures Page List of Tables AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual vii List of Tables Page General Safety Summary To avoid Fire or Personal Injury Symbols and Terms Preface Documentation Contacting Tektronix Page Page AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 1-1 Operating Basics AFG Figure 1-1: Dual-channel model Channel TriggerTrigger Front Panel Controls Action Buttons Page Page Menu Buttons State Buttons Function Buttons Shortcut Buttons Knob and Arrow Keys BNC Connectors USB Memory To Unlock Front Panel Controls Display Area and Screen Interface Main Display Area Message Display Area Bezel Menu Display Area Waveform Parameters and Numeric Input Changing Parameters Using the Bezel Menu Numeric Input Page Page Page Rear Panel Page Page Page Reference Menu System Using the Menu System Menu Structure AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 2-3 Sine/Square Menu Table2-1: Sine/Square Menu 2-4 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Ramp Menu Pulse Menu Table2-2: Ramp Menu Table2-3: Pulse Menu Arb Menu More... Menu Modulation Parameter Menu Page AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 2-9 Sweep Parameter Menu Figure 2-1: Sweep type Table2-7: Sweep Parameter Menu Page Burst Parameter Menu 2-12 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Output Menu front-panel Top Menu button, and then push the bottom bezel button. Table2-9: Output Menu Save/Recall Menu Edit Menu AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 2-15 Table2-11: Edit Menu (cont.) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 2-23 Utility Menu 2-24 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Table2-13: Utility Menu (cont.) Page Page Page File Operations Browsing Waveform Files Saving a Waveform File Page Browsing Instrument Setup Files Saving an Instrument Setup File File Management Conventions Page Page Syntax and Commands Command Syntax Command and Query Structure Page Command Entry SCPI Commands and Queries Creating Commands Parameter Types Special Characters Abbreviating Commands, Queries, and Parameters Chaining Commands and Queries Units and SI Prefix General Rules for Using SCPI commands Command Groups Page Syntax and Commands AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 3-11 Table3-10: Source commands (cont.) Syntax and Commands 3-12 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Table3-11: Status commands Table3-10: Source commands (cont.) Page Page Command Descriptions Manual Conventions ABORt (No Query Form) Group Syntax Arguments Examples AFGControl:CSCopy (No Query Form) *CAL? CALibration[:ALL] *CLS (No Query Form) DIAGnostic[:ALL] DISPlay:CONTrast DISPlay:SAVer[:STATe] DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT[:DATA] DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT:CLEar (No Query Form) *ESE *ESR? *IDN? MEMory:STATe:VALid? MEMory:STATe:DELete (No Query Form) MEMory:STATe:LOCK MEMory:STATe:RECall:AUTo MMEMory:CATalog? MMEMory:CDIRectory MMEMory:DELete (No Query Form) MMEMory:LOAD:STATe (No Query Form) MMEMory:LOAD:TRACe (No Query Form) MMEMory:LOCK[:STATe] MMEMory:MDIRectory (No Query Form) MMEMory:STORe:STATe (No Query Form) MMEMory:STORe:TRACe (No Query Form) *OPC *OPT? OUTPut[1|2]:IMPedance OUTPut[1|2]:POLarity OUTPut[1|2][:STATe] OUTPut:TRIGger:MODE *PSC *RCL (No Query Form) *RST (No Query Form) *SAV (No Query Form) [SOURce[1|2]]:AM[:DEPTh] [SOURce[1|2]]:AM:INTernal:FREQuency [SOURce[1|2]]:AM:INTernal:FUNCtion [SOURce[1|2]]:AM:INTernal:FUNCtion:EFILe [SOURce[1|2]]:AM:SOURce [SOURce[1|2]]:AM:STATe [SOURce[1|2]]:BURSt:MODE [SOURce[1|2]]:BURSt:NCYCles [SOURce[1|2]]:BURSt[:STATe] [SOURce[1|2]]:BURSt:TDELay [SOURce[1|2]]:COMBine:FEED [SOURce[1|2]]:FM[:DEViation] [SOURce[1|2]]:FM:INTernal:FREQuency [SOURce[1|2]]:FM:INTernal:FUNCtion [SOURce[1|2]]:FM:INTernal:FUNCtion:EFILe [SOURce[1|2]]:FM:SOURce [SOURce[1|2]]:FM:STATe [SOURce[1|2]]:FREQuency:CENTer [SOURce[1|2]]:FREQuency:CONCurrent[:STATe] [SOURce[1|2]]:FREQuency[:CW|:FIXed] [SOURce[1|2]]:FREQuency:MODE [SOURce[1|2]]:FREQuency:SPAN [SOURce[1|2]]:FREQuency:STARt [SOURce[1|2]]:FREQuency:STOP [SOURce[1|2]]:FSKey[:FREQuency] [SOURce[1|2]]:FSKey:INTernal:RATE [SOURce[1|2]]:FSKey:SOURce [SOURce[1|2]]:FSKey:STATe [SOURce[1|2]]:FUNCtion:EFILe [SOURce[1|2]]:FUNCtion:RAMP:SYMMetry [SOURce[1|2]]:FUNCtion[:SHAPe] Syntax Arguments [SOURce[1|2]]:PHASe[:ADJust] [SOURce[1|2]]:PHASe:INITiate (No Query Form) [SOURce[1|2]]:PM[:DEViation] [SOURce[1|2]]:PM:INTernal:FREQuency [SOURce[1|2]]:PM:INTernal:FUNCtion [SOURce[1|2]]:PM:INTernal:FUNCtion:EFILe [SOURce[1|2]]:PM:SOURce [SOURce[1|2]]:PM:STATe SOURce<3|4>:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] [SOURce[1|2]]:PULSe:DCYCle [SOURce[1|2]]:PULSe:DELay [SOURce[1|2]]:PULSe:HOLD [SOURce[1|2]]:PULSe:PERiod [SOURce[1|2]]:PULSe:TRANsition[:LEADing] [SOURce[1|2]]:PULSe:TRANsition:TRAiling [SOURce[1|2]]:PULSe:WIDTh [SOURce[1|2]]:PWM:INTernal:FREQuency [SOURce[1|2]]:PWM:INTernal:FUNCtion [SOURce[1|2]]:PWM:INTernal:FUNCtion:EFILe [SOURce[1|2]]:PWM:SOURce [SOURce[1|2]]:PWM:STATe [SOURce[1|2]]:PWM[:DEViation]:DCYCle [SOURce]:ROSCillator:SOURce [SOURce[1|2]]:SWEep:HTIMe [SOURce[1|2]]:SWEep:MODE [SOURce[1|2]]:SWEep:RTIMe [SOURce[1|2]]:SWEep:SPACing [SOURce[1|2]]:SWEep:TIME [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage:CONCurrent[:STATe] [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:HIGH [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:LOW [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] Related Commands Syntax Arguments Returns Examples [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage:LIMit:HIGH [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage:LIMit:LOW [SOURce[1|2]]:VOLTage:UNIT Related Commands Syntax Arguments Returns Examples *SRE STATus:OPERation:CONDition? STATus:OPERation:ENABle STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? STATus:PRESet (No Query Form) STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? *STB? SYSTem:BEEPer[:IMMediate] (No Query Form) SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? SYSTem:KCLick[:STATe] SYSTem:KLOCk[:STATe] SYSTem:SECurity:IMMediate (No Query Form) SYSTem:ULANguage SYSTem:VERSion? TRACe |DATA:CATalo g? TRACe|DATA:COPY (No Query Form) TRACe |DATA[:DATA] TRACe|DATA[:DATA]:LINE (No Query Form) TRACe |DATA[:DATA]:VAL ue TRACe|DATA:DEFine (No Query Form) Group Syntax Arguments Examples TRACe|DATA:DELete[:NAME] (No Query Form) TRACe|DATA:LOCK[:STATe] TRACe |DATA:PO INt s *TRG (No Query Form) TRIGger[:SEQuence]:SLOPe TRIGger[:SEQuence]:SOURce TRIGger[:SEQuence]:TIMer TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate] (No Query Form) *TST? *WAI (No Query Form) Page Page Page Status and Events Status Reporting Structure 4-2 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Figure 4-1: Error and event handling process Standard/Event Status Block Operation Status Block Questionable Status Block Registers Status Registers AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 4-5 Figure 4-2: The Status Byte Register (SBR) Table4-1: SBR bit functions 4-6 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 4-7 Table4-3: OCR bit functions Enable Registers Page Queues Output Queue Error/Event Queue Messages and Codes Command Errors 4-12 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Table4-6: Command error messages (cont.) AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 4-13 Execution Errors Table4-7: Execution error messages 4-14 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Table4-7: Execution error messages (cont.) Device Specific Errors Query Errors Power-on Events Page AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 4-17 Device Errors trary/Function Generators. Table4-14: Device errors 4-18 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Table4-14: Device errors (cont.) Page Page Programming Examples 5-2 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Example 1 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual 5-3 Example 2 tion generator's Edit Memory and copying the contents of Edit Memory to the user waveform memory. 5-4 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual Page Page AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual A-1 Appendix A: Accessories and Options Options The following options can be ordered for the instrument: TableA-1: Options Accessories Standard Optional Page Page Appendix B: General Care and Cleaning General Care Cleaning Page AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual C-1 Appendix C: SCPI Conformance Information C-2 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual C-3 C-4 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual D-1 Appendix D: Default Setup Page Page Page Index Symbols A B C F G H I L N O P Q R Page T U V W Z