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4080 series Function & Arbitrary/Function Generators –Instruction Manual

Selecting Other>Send Data from the menu. A pop-up window will indicate the progress of the data

transfer. The window will automatically disappear once the data was downloaded successfully. If

the download was unsuccessful due to communication problems, a pop message will appear

prompting the user to verify the setup and settings of the communication link.

Example：

Draw a waveform with a 1024 point length and transfer the data to memory location “ARB1”.

1) Connect the computer and the instrument using the supplied RS232 cable and configure the

RS232 parameters on the instrument and software side. Make sure the parameters match

2) Set waveform length as 1024 points.

3) Create a waveform

4) Set “Waveform Number” to 1

5) Click on the “Send Data” button

6) After the transfer completed successfully, press [Shift][Shift] [1] on the instrument to select

and enable waveform “ARB1” (the first Shift key press puts the instrument into Local

mode)

Note: If ARB1 was already enabled, the output of the generator will be updated immediately with

the new waveform data as soon as the download is complete

READING DATA FROM A TEKTRONIX® DIGITAL STORAGE

OSCILLOSCOPE

This tool allows the direct transfer of waveform data from a Tektronix digital storage oscilloscope to

this Software. The data can originate from the oscilloscope’s screen display (channel 1 or channel 2)

or internal memory where the reference waveform from channel 1 or 2 is stored. The Software is

compatible with TDS1000, TDS2000, TPS2000 and TDS3000 series oscilloscopes equipped with a

RS232 interface.

Download instructions:

1) Connect the computer and digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) using an RS232 cable.

2) Set the communications parameters for the DSO. Refer to the oscilloscope’s manual for

setup instructions. Make sure that the RS232 parameters under “menu RS232 set” match

that of the Arbitrary waveform Creation Software. Additionally set the “EOL” or “End of

Line” string in the oscilloscopes menu. Supported termination strings are <CR>, LF or a

combination of the two, <CR><LF> or <LF><CR>

3) Set the RS232 parameters and EOL string on the Software side. Make sure parameters

“communications address”, “Baud rate”, “parity”, “flow control” and“EOF character string”

matches that of the oscilloscope settings.