Operating Basics
2-40 AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual
Theory of Operation
This section presents an overview of the AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform
Generator hardware, data structures, and operating modes.
Figure 2–27 shows the AWG610 circuitry. This section describes the hardware
blocks to provide the background knowledge necessary to use the instrument
effectively.
CPU. The CPU controls the whole instrument using the GPIB interface, floppy
disk connection, 10BASE-T Ethernet connection, user interface through the
display screen and the front-panel, and so forth. See Figure 2–27.

Interconnect Diagram