Specifications

Appendix E: Reference

E-16 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Programmer Manual

Number of Points. This bezel menu sets the number of points of the waveform to be

created or the length of Edit Memory. The point can be set to a value in the follow-

ing range:

 Waveform Length: 2 to 131,072

If a waveform is already written to Edit Memory and Number of Points is set to a

value smaller than the number of points in that waveform, then the data for the

points starting at that value plus one will be lost. For example, if Number of Points

is set to 500 in the state where a waveform with 1000 points has been written to

Edit Memory, the waveform data for points 1 to 500 will remain without change

but the data from point 501 will be lost.

If a waveform is already written to Edit Memory and Number of Points is set to a

value greater than the number of points in that waveform, then the data for the

points starting at that value plus one to the point identified by the Number of

Points will be set to the zero level. For example, if Number of Points is set to 1500

in the state where a waveform with 1000 points has been written to Edit Memory,

the waveform data for points 1 to 1000 will remain without change and the data

from point 1001 to point 1500 will be set to zero level. See Figure E-3 for an exam-

ple using the Number of Points parameter.

Figure E-3: Number of Points

New. Pushing the New bezel button will display a standard waveform selection

submenu. You can select a standard waveform from five waveform types (Sine,

Square, Pulse, Ramp, and Noise). For example, selecting Sine will write a sine

Set to 500

Set to 1500

1000

1000 1500

500

Lost data

Added data

Sine waveform with 1000 points