Specifications

66 Using the DMM and ARB Chapter 4
Note For more information about the waveform timing, refer to the
Agilent E6173A Arbitrary Waveform Generator User’s Manual.
Generating Arb
Waveforms
There are several methods to generate Arb waveforms using the standard
actions. You can generate standard waveforms, such as sine, pulse, and
triangle waveforms, or you can create custom waveforms.
Many actions have been developed for high throughput operations. These
actions are generally named “Arb_Dl_xxx” where the “Dl” indicates the
actions with the high throughput capability (see “Downloading and
Executing Waveforms Using the “Arb_Dl_xx” Actions” below).
Note DO NOT use the “Arb_Dl_xxx” actions with the older “ArbSetSegment”
and/or “ArbSetSequence” actions on the same Arb channel.
Note When selecting different downloaded waveforms, usually when there are
major frequency differences, the first few cycles of a newly selected
waveform may appear to be distorted. The reason is that the previous
waveform must complete, but the new “clock adjust” is already in effect,
which may change the timing of the last cycles of the previous waveform.
Figure 4-3. Typical Waveform using Segments and Sequence
Segment
Sequence
Segments
(voltage
values)
Duration
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