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Appendix A
6.1 Waveform Generation Demonstration
Combined with 6 counters, selectable trigger sources, external reference
sources, and time base, DAQ/PXI-2500 SERIES provides the capabilities
to generate complex waveforms. Various modes shown below can be
mixed together to generate waveforms that are even more complex.
Although users can always load a new waveform to generate any desired
waveform, we suggest using hardware capabilities to maximize both effi-
ciency and flexibility.
Standard Function
Waveforms including sine wave, trian-
gular wave, saw wave, ramp, etc., can
be converted to Waveform LUT. Using
larger waveform means trading maxi-
mum output rate for lower harmonic
distortion.
Arbitrary Function
User defined arbitrary function without
size limit can be generated.
Users can also concatenate various
standard functions of same length into
one arbitrary function and setup
piece-wise generation, so each stan-
dard function can be generated in se-
quence, with a user definable interme-
diate space.