User Manual

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Burst Type
The 4050B provides three burst types: N-Cycle, Infinite and Gated. The default is N-Cycle.
Burst Type, Trigger Source and Waveform
Burst Type
Trigger Source
Waveforms
N-Cycle
Internal/External/Manual
Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Arbitrary.
Infinite
External/Manual
Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Arbitrary.
Gated
Internal/External
Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise,
Arbitrary.
N-Cycle
Waveforms that support N-Cycle burst include sine, square, ramp, pulse and arbitrary. Set the
number of waveform cycles in an N-Cycle burst (1 to 50,000 or Infinite).
If Infinite is chosen, then a continuous waveform will be generated once a trigger occurs.
Item
Description
NCycle
Use the N-Cycle mode.
Cycles
Set the number of the bursts in N-Cycle.
Infinite
Set the number of the bursts in N-Cycle
to be infinite.
Start Phase
Set the start phase of the burst.
Source
Internal
Choose internal source as a
trigger. (Not available for
Infinite Burst).
External
Choose external source as a
trigger. Use the [Aux In/Out]
connector at the rear panel.
Manual
Trigger a burst with manual
trigger.
Delay
Set the delay time before the burst
starts.
Off
Disable trigger out.
Table 17 - Burst Type: Trigger Source and
Waveforms
Table 18 - NCycle Burst Menu