User manual

Publication No. 980935 Rev. M 3152B User Manual
Astronics Test Systems v
Wave Menu ...................................................................................................................... 4-43
The Toolbar ......................................................................................................................... 4-45
The Waveform Screen ......................................................................................................... 4-45
Generating Waveforms Using Equation Editor ................................................................. 4-47
Writing Equations ............................................................................................................. 4-49
Equation Conventions ...................................................................................................... 4-49
Typing Equations.............................................................................................................. 4-50
Equation Examples .......................................................................................................... 4-51
Combining Waveforms ..................................................................................................... 4-55
The Pulse Composer ........................................................................................................... 4-57
The Pulse Composer Menu Bar ....................................................................................... 4-57
File Menu ......................................................................................................................... 4-57
Edit Menu ......................................................................................................................... 4-59
View Menu........................................................................................................................ 4-59
Tools Menu ...................................................................................................................... 4-61
The Pulse Composer Toolbar ........................................................................................... 4-61
Creating Pulses ................................................................................................................ 4-61
Setting the Pulse Editor Options ....................................................................................... 4-63
Using the Pulse Editor ...................................................................................................... 4-64
Pulse Example, Section 1 ................................................................................................. 4-67
Pulse Example, Section 2 ................................................................................................. 4-68
Pulse Example, Section 3 ................................................................................................. 4-69
Pulse Example, Section 4 ................................................................................................. 4-70
Pulse Example, Section 5 ................................................................................................. 4-70
Downloading the Pulse Train ............................................................................................ 4-71
Interpreting the Download Summary ................................................................................ 4-72
The FM Composer ............................................................................................................... 4-73
The Menu Bar .................................................................................................................. 4-73
File Menu ......................................................................................................................... 4-74
Wave Commands ............................................................................................................. 4-74
The 3D Composer ............................................................................................................... 4-76
Shared Horizontal Controls .............................................................................................. 4-77
Vertical Controls ............................................................................................................... 4-79
Graphical Screens ............................................................................................................ 4-80
Designing 3D profiles ....................................................................................................... 4-81
The Command Editor .............................................................................................................. 4-83
Logging SCPI Commands ....................................................................................................... 4-83
Chapter 5 .......................................................................................................................... 5-1
Programming Reference................................................................................................. 5-1
What’s in This Chapter .............................................................................................................. 5-1
Introduction to SCPI .................................................................................................................. 5-1
Command Format .................................................................................................................. 5-2