User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- General Safety Summary
- Preface
- Getting Started
- Operating Basics
- Reference
- Reference
- Menu Structures
- The Setup Menu Screen
- The Graphical Waveform Editor
- The Pattern Editor
- Quick Editing
- The Table Editor
- The Equation Editor
- The Sequence Editor
- The APPL Menu
- The UTILITY Window
- External Keyboards
- Setting General Purpose Knob Direction
- Formatting a Floppy Disk
- Displaying Disk Usage
- Screen Display Enable/Disable
- Focused Color
- Displaying Instrument Status
- Internal Clock (Date and Time)
- Resetting the Instrument
- Connecting to a GPIB Network
- Ethernet Networking
- Hardcopy
- Calibration and Diagnostics
- Upgrading the System Software
- Capturing Waveforms
- Waveform Programming Language
- Command Descriptions
- Programming Examples
- File Conversion
- File Management
- FG Mode
- Waveform Mixing Mode
- Synchronous Operation Mode (AWG710B only)
- Appendices
- Appendix A: Specifications (AWG710B)
- Appendix A: Specifications (AWG710)
- Appendix B: Performance Verification (AWG710B)
- Conventions
- Self Tests
- Performance Tests
- Operating Mode Tests
- Amplitude and Offset Accuracy Tests (Normal Out), (except option 02)
- Amplitude, Offset Accuracy and Rise Time Tests (Direct DA Out), (except option 02)
- Amplitude, Offset Accuracy and Rise Time Tests (for option 02)
- Pulse Response Tests (Normal Out), (except option 02)
- Trigger Input Tests
- Event Input and Enhanced Mode Tests
- External Clock Input and VCO Out Output Tests
- VCO OUT Output Frequency and 10 MHz Reference Input Tests
- Marker Output Tests
- Synchronous Operation Tests
- Appendix B: Performance Verification (AWG710)
- Conventions
- Self Tests
- Performance Tests
- Operating Mode Tests
- Amplitude and Offset Accuracy Tests (Normal Out), (except option 02)
- Amplitude, Offset Accuracy and Rise Time Tests (Direct DA Out), (except option 02)
- Amplitude, Offset Accuracy and Rise Time Tests (for option 02)
- Pulse Response Tests (Normal Out), (except option 02)
- Trigger Input Tests
- Event Input and Enhanced Mode Tests
- 1/4 Clock Frequency and 10 MHz Reference Input Tests
- Marker Output Tests
- Appendix C: Inspection and Cleaning
- Appendix D: Sample Waveforms
- Appendix E: File Transfer Interface Outline
- Appendix F: Miscellaneous
- Appendix G: Sequence File Text Format
- Index
Getting Started
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Installation
Before installation, refer to the Safety Summary section at the front of this manual
for power source, grounding, and other safety information.
Environment
Verify that you have the correct operating environment.
The AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator operates correctly in
ambient temperatures from +10° C to +40° C and relative humidity from 20% to
80%. If the instrument is stored long time at temperatures outside this range, wait
for a while and then power on the instrument. For more operating environment
information, refer to Appendix A:Specifications on page A-1.
Verify that there is nothing blocking the flow of air at the fan and air intake holes.
The instrument exhausts air with the fan on its left side. Leave space at the sides of
the instrument so that the instrument does not overheat. The following are the
minimum space requirements for air flow around the instrument:
Rear 7.5 cm (3 in)
Right and Left 15.0 cm (6 in)
Top and Bottom 2 cm (0.8 in)
(The feet on the bottom of the instrument provide the required clearance when
set on a flat surface.)
CAUTION. To prevent damage to the instrument, do not power on the instrument
at temperatures outside the specified temperature range.
NOTE. If you are installing the instrument in a rack, refer to the instruction sheet
that comes with the rack–mounting kit for proper installation procedures.
NOTE. If the air flow is restricted and the internal temperature of the
AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator exceeds the proper
operating range, the instrument displays a message “Out of temperature limit” and
temporarily shuts down to protect the internal modules from overheating. To
prevent temporary shutdown of the AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform
Generator, do not restrict air flow through the chassis.
If the AWG710&AWG710B
Arbitrary Waveform Generator shuts down
unexpectedly, improve ventilation around the AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary
Waveform Generator
, and wait a few minutes to allow it to cool down; then
switch the power on again.
You cannot power on the instrument when the ambient temperature exceeds the
operation range. Wait until the instrument cools down, or the ambient temperature
decreases to valid operating temperatures, before turning on the instrument again.