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The Graphical Waveform Editor

AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual

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Table 3-10: Standard Function Waveform dialog box parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Specifies the type of standard function waveform to create. You can 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 of values 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 standard function 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. You can 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.

The Cut command deletes the edit area waveform and marker data and places the
deleted data in the paste buffer. The waveform data length decreases by the
amount of data deleted. If you unintentionally delete data, you can use the Undo!
bottom button to undo the cut operation.

Cut