User manual

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Section 1: Introduction Model 3390 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User’s Manual
General information
Contact information
If you have any questions after reviewing this information, please contact your local Keithley
Instruments representative or call one of our applications engineers at 1-888-KEITHLEY
(1-888-534-8453) within the U.S. and Canada. You can also visit the Keithley Instruments website
at www.keithley.com for updated worldwide contact information.
Inspection
Your Keithley Instruments Model 3390 Arbitrary Waveform Generator was carefully inspected
electrically and mechanically before shipment. After unpacking all items from the shipping carton,
check for any obvious signs of physical damage that may have occurred during transit (there may
be a protective film over the display lens, which can be removed). Report damage to the shipping
agent immediately. Save the original packing carton for possible future shipment.
The following items are included with every instrument order:
• Arbitrary Waveform Generator with power cord
• One universal serial bus (USB) cable (USB-B-1)
• One pattern generator cable (005-003-00003)
• One Ethernet crossover cable (CA-180-3)
• Accessories as ordered
• Product Information CD-ROM containing the User's Manual and any applicable release
notes or addenda
Options and accessories
• Model KPCI-488A GPIB/IEEE-488 interface board for PCI bus
• Model KUSB-488A USB-to-GPIB interface adapter for USB
Model summary
The 50 MHz Model 3390 Arbitrary Waveform Generator gives you the operational flexibility
suitable for use in many different applications.
Features
• 50 MHz sine and 25 MHz square waveforms
• Pulse, ramp, noise, and DC waveforms
• 14-bit, 125 MSamples/second, 256K point arbitrary waveforms
• AM, FM, PM, FSK, and PWM modulation types
• Linear and logarithmic sweep and burst operations
• Built-in external time base (10 MHz +/- 500 Hz) synchronization
• 16-bit pattern out with a synchronized clock (up to 50 MHz)
• Universal serial bus (USB) and local area network (LAN) interfaces (general purpose
interface bus, GPIB is optional)
• LXI™ Class C compliant
• Save up to four waveforms in nonvolatile memory