- DAQArb 5411 User Manual High-Speed Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Table of Contents
DAQArb 5411 User Manual vi
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Chapter 4
Arb Operation
Waveform Generation .................................................................................................. 4-2
Update Rate .................................................................................................................. 4-3
Arb Mode...................................................................................................................... 4-3
Waveform Size and Resolution...................................................................... 4-4
Waveform Memory ......................................................................... 4-4
Minimum Buffer Size and Resolution............................................. 4-5
Waveform Linking and Looping.................................................................... 4-5
Waveform Staging........................................................................... 4-6
Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) Mode.......................................................................... 4-8
Frequency Resolution and Lookup Memory ................................................. 4-10
Frequency Hopping and Sweeping ................................................................ 4-11
Triggering..................................................................................................................... 4-11
Trigger Sources.............................................................................................. 4-11
Modes of Operation ....................................................................................... 4-12
Single Trigger Mode........................................................................ 4-12
Continuous Trigger Mode ............................................................... 4-13
Stepped Trigger Mode..................................................................... 4-14
Burst Trigger Mode ......................................................................... 4-15
Marker Output Signal................................................................................................... 4-16
Analog Output .............................................................................................................. 4-18
SYNC Output and Duty Cycle....................................................................... 4-19
Output Attenuation......................................................................................... 4-19
Output Impedance.......................................................................................... 4-20
Output Enable ................................................................................................ 4-21
Pre-attenuation Offset .................................................................................... 4-21
Phase-Locked Loops .................................................................................................... 4-22
Master/Slave Operation.................................................................................. 4-23
Analog Filter Correction............................................................................................... 4-24
Digital Pattern Generation............................................................................................ 4-25
RTSI Trigger Lines....................................................................................................... 4-27
Calibration.................................................................................................................... 4-28