Tektronix AWG710, AWG710B Creating Standard Patterns

The Pattern Editor
AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual 3-95
Creating Standard Patterns
The counter dialog box lets you specify the type of pattern and the range (scope) of
data bits to apply to the pattern. See Figure 3-22. The i nstrument lets you c reate one
of four standard counter patterns as listed in Table 3-27, and inserts the pattern in
the edit area between the cursors.
Figure 3-22: Counter dialog box
Do the following steps to create a counter pattern:
1. Specify the scope and area in which you want to create the pattern.
2. Push Operation (bottom)!Counter... (pop–up). The Counter dialog box as
shown in Figure 3-22 is displayed.
3. Select a type (standard pattern) from the dialog box.
4. Specify the number of points in Points/Step in which you want to represent one
step of the standard pattern.
You may specify a value from 1 to 100 by using the general purpose knob or
numeric buttons.
Table3-27: Patterns to be selected in Counter dialog box
Standard patterns Descriptions
Count Up Creates a binary incrementing counter pattern
Count Down Creates a binary decrementing counter pattern
Graycode Creates a gray code counter pattern
Johnson Creates a Johnson counter pattern