The Graphical Waveform Editor
AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual 3-51
Table3-10: Standard Function Waveform dialog box parameters
Parameter Description
Type Specifies the type of standard function waveform to create. Youcan select
Sine, Triangle,Square, Ramp, DC, Gaussian Noise, or Random Noise.
Operation Selects how the standard function waveform is added to the edit area.
Replace replaces the edit area data with the specified standard function
waveform. This operation does not change the waveform data record length.
Insert interpolates the standard function waveform starting at the active cursor
position. This operation increases the waveform data record length by the
amount of the inserted waveform.
Add replaces the edit area data with the sum of the current edit area data and
the specified standard function waveform. This operation does not change the
waveform data record length.
Mul replaces the edit area data with the product of the current edit area data
and the standard function waveform. This operation does not change the
waveform data record length.
Cycle Specifies the number of function waveform cycles to insert in the specified
cursor area. The range of values is from 0.1 to 100,000 in 0.1 increments. The
default value is 1 cycle.
If the Operation field is set to Replace, Add, or Mul, the Cycle field value
determines the Frequency field value according to the equation
Frequency = Cycle x clock frequency / data length.
Frequency Specifies the frequency of the function waveform to insert in the specified
cursor area. The range ofvalues is from 0.1 to 500 MHz, with 9Ćdigit accuracy.
If the Operation field is set to Replace, Add, or Mul, the Frequency field
determines the Cycle field value according to the equation
Cycle = Frequency x data length / clock frequency.
Amplitude, or
RMS
Specifies the standardfunction waveform's DAC range. The range of values is
from -1.0 to 1.0 in 0.0001 increments. Specifying a negative value creates a
waveform whose first cycle starts with a negative transition (in other words, a
180°phase shift). Refer to the note on page 2-58 for more information on
DAC values.
If you selected Gaussian Noise, this parameter turns to RMS. Youcan use
Root Mean Square to specify the signal amplitude.
Offset Specifies the function waveform offset value. The range of values is from -1.0
to 1.0 in 0.0001 increments. The default offset is 0.