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AT-AWG 1102/1104 User Manual

1. cccccescessceescecssccnscenscseeseeusceesens 190 Waveform Editor DECAYING Exponential TOMUIO e esse sees ss sesse see ee ee ee ee 19 Waveform Editor ENN 192 Waveform Editor Linear Amplitude Sweep of a Sine TOPMUIG Lecce eee cece eee 193 Waveform Editor Frequency Modulation WaAVvelOM esse sesse ss ee se ee see ee ee 194 Waveform Editor Phase Modulation WaVvefOM ees sesse esse see ee ee ee ee ee 195 Waveform Editor Linear Frequency Sweep Waveform iss see see se ee ee 196 Waveform Editor Gaussian Pulse Waveform ees esse see see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 197 Waveform Editor Lorentzian Pulse WavefOM ees sesse see see ee ee ee ee ee ee 198 Waveform Editor Amplitude Modulated Sine WaAVvelOMM esse sees sesse ee ee 199 Waveform Editor Full wave Rectified Sine Waveform esse se see see ee ee ee 200 Waveform Editor Hal wave Rectified Sine Waveform esse ss ee ss ee ss ee ee ee ee 201 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies VII VII Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 1 PREFACE Scope of this document is to give a fast way to start to use the AwgStudio arbitrary waveform generator 1 1 ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS Table 1 Abbreviations and terms 1 2 Reference documents I ee Table 2 Reference documents Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright
2. GETTING STARTED MANUAL A Awgstud IO Document Code l GSM2014100800 Revision Date Object Responsibilities 1 0 108 10 2014 Emitted by S Rosini Michele Ramponi Paolo Pellati AwgStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AWQSTUCIO GETTING STARTED MANUAL REVISION HISTORY 08 10 2014 _ S Rosini Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS kl PENE PP ph 1 ABBREVIATIONS PT 1 2 REFERENCE DOELUNIENIS siese ese sie ie ie be eo ei ed ie ee eed Be ee 1 2 MRD 2 2 1 MINIMUM AND SUGGESTED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS csccscsccscsccscscscescscescscescssescesescesens 2 3 PAGKAGEGONIENTIS hr 2 A SAFEIY KEQUIREMENTS iosssedss dei ee sesde Gee Ge Ged ie Gede oe eo eed se Gee GE Ge Ee Di Ge 3 4 1 SAFEPTSYMBOIS sisiesiei sede iese se nie see ee io ee oe Ge eo ee Ee ee EE 3 4 2 OPERATING ON ENE ER N 4 do ME 5 A A AC POWER SOURCE sesse es esse see ee see ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Ge ee ee 5 25 FOR ONS OI ION os aie ee De er ee Ee ee ee de Ee oe 5 4 6 CALBRATION ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 5 4 7 ei ie EE OE EER OE OE OE ER OE N ER OE Ee 6 AO
3. cccccesccescceseecccusccusccesscsseccensceuseeeseeesaes 62 WETTIN 64 Pattern Generator Clock Generator TAD eee ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee 98 Pattern Generator Trigger IN TOD OJ 99 Pattern Generator Trigger OUT TEE NE EE EN NE 101 New Pattern Generator project wizard step I esse se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 102 New Pattern Generator project wizard Step 2 sessies dees de dee ee dee ee ee ee 103 Pattern Generator Signal DeliniliG ss Es SE ee Se ee Ee Ee ie Ge Ge De Ee 103 Signal Definition EA OR OO OE OO EE GE EO N OE EE Ne 104 Pattern Generator Open SedUenNCer iss ss ss ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 105 Pattern Generator Editing Waveform issie see see de dee ee dee dee ee dee Ge ee ee 106 Pattern Generator SEedueNCef ses ss sd ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 107 Pattern Generalo ACQUISINON GEEIS SO OE OD GE GED GE ee oe 108 Pattern Generator Acquisition Orm ESE ESSEN Se EE ee EE EE EE Ee EE Ee Ee ie 109 Digital Pattern Sequencer Programming esse ss sies se ee de dee ee dee dee ee 110 Pattern Generator New Waveform esse siese ee dee dee ee dee dee ee ede dee ee 112 Pattern Generator Editing Waveform issie ss sesse de dee ee dee dee ee dee dee ee ee 113 DITI Pattern TY Even 115 DONT PONG SN 115 Digital Pattern Counter Settings AR EE ER EE OR EK EN 116 Digital Pattern Random Settings sissies eN osse ese ee ee Ge se se De Re De ok Go GN 117 Pattern Generator
4. e Anew Force Trigger command activates the generation of subsequent waveforms e After the generation of the last waveform a new Force Trigger command activates again the generation of the first waveform e The generation can be interrupted at any time by a Force Stop command Burst In this mode the first Force Trigger command activates the first waveform present in the Generation sequence This waveform Is generated in a continuous mode until a new Force Trigger command is applied Force Trigger Repeat Current Waveform Figure 27 Run Mode Burst e This Force Trigger command activates the generation of subsequent waveforms the generation of the latter waveform starts only when all points of the previous one are generated e A Force Trigger command applied during the generation of the last waveform activates the generation of the first waveform e The generation can be interrupted at any time by a Force Stop command e In this mode the repetition number associated to any waveform is ignored the generation of one waveform starts only when all points of the previous one have been generated PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e If a unique waveform is inserted in the Generation Sequence the Single Continuous and Burst modes are equivalent e The Stop command resets the generation sequence and sets the output voltage at OV A Start command applied after a Stop command activates always the generation of the first waveform in the Gener
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6. AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Wavetorm and i Operation List Tabs Figure 58 Digital Pattern Sequencer Programming Use the Waveform Sequencer to create your digital Waveforms add them in the Waveform List and then load the Sequencer with the Operations and the Edited Waveforms DIGITAL WAVEFORM COMMANDS Buttons atop the Waveform and Operation List Tabs provide the following digital waveform functions respectively e Import Waveforms The import file must be encoded using the CSV Comma Separated Values format Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 DA Fonare Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 1 0 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Each line in the CSV file corresponds to a row in the table and within a line Fields are separated by commas and each field belongs to one table column The first row contains the pod index with the prefix character for example 1 stands for Pod 1 PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING o 17 is the Write Ram signal 16 Is the Extended Trigger IN signal o The next imported rows contain the pod values Only values 0 1 2 are allowed O is the low logical level 1 is the high logical level and 2 is the high impedance state HIZ o The imported data is shown on the Waveform Graph and on the Waveform grid However only data corresponding to bus signals added on the waveform selected from the Waveform List is imported o Ins
7. dance Ch CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4 Reset Defaults Cancel Figure 79 PWM Generator Settings form e Output Impedance Allows setting the channel output impedance Drop down values include 50 Q Low or High Impedance settings e Channels Colors Change the color of the selected channels as desired Start Stop Press the Start Stop button to load the PWM waveforms into the AwgStudio hardware and start stop the selected channels The Status box Under the button provides instrument status messages Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 14 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL CH1 500hm CH2 500hm CH3 500hm CH4 500hm Figure 80 PWM Generator Start Stop 15 4 EXAMPLE PWM SETUP After you have powered on the instrument and connected it to the PC launch the PWM Generator On the PWM Generator screen make the following settings 1 Set the Pulse Frequency to 100 KHz 2 Set the Amplitude to 3 V Rise and Fall Times to 30 Offset to 0 V and Phase deg to 0 Select Sine for the Duty Cycle Modulation Shape Set the Amplitude to 30 Offset to 50 and Phase deg to 0 Set the Duty Cycle Modulation Frequency to I Hz Press the Settings button to show the Settings screen Settings Set the channel output impedance to 50 Q 7 Back on the Control area select the CH
8. Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Table 25 Editing Digital Pattern 14 1 PATTERN SAMPLING AND ACQUISITION SETTINGS Use the Settings screen to configure correct pattern generation acquisition on your Awgstudio The screen contains the following tabs Pattern Settings The General Tab 8 14 2 Pattern Settings The Trigger Event Tab 814 3 Pattern Settings The Clock Generator Tab 8 14 4 Pattern Settings The Trigger IN Tab 14 5 Pattern Settings The Trigger OUT Tab 8 14 6 a ad al Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 91 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 14 2 PATTERN SETTINGS THE GENERAL TAB The General tab is shown by default when the Pattern Sampling and Acquisition Settings screen is opened TY DEV1 Settings Pod A Lid Trigger IN Trigger OUT Sampling Settings Sampling Rate Prescaler Sampling Rate samples s Table 26 Pattern Generator General tab Sections of the Pattern Settings General tab are explained as follows CH15 SIGNAL SELECTION The digital Channel 15 can be used as output for the clock generated by the Clock Generator Module or as output for Vector 15 e e Vector 15 sets Ch15 as output for Vector 15 e e Clock Generato
9. The State Listing Screen The State Listing screen shows acquired data numerically in columns each one representing a signal or a group of signals Additional columns indicate the sample number Samples column the absolute time Time column and the interpretation of the serial protocol bus operations if the trigger option has been selected Access the State Listing screen by double clicking State Listing trom the Device Control tree With a new acquisition complete the State Listing screen is not yet shown Instead a Signal Selection screen is shown where you can select which signal s should be displayed Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 128 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e To add a signal or bus To the list on the right select it on the left and click the Add button e Add all signals with one click using the Add All button e Remove a single signal from the visualization list on the right by selecting if and clicking the Remove button e Remove all signals from the visualization list with one click using the Remove All button Signal Selection Bus Signal selection SE ER Addr F Data i RD Chi4 VAR Ch13 Figure 72 State Analyzer Signal Selection Once you ve made your selections and clicked the OK button the State Listing screen Is then shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela B
10. 6 6 OPENING AN EXISTING WORKSPACE Note Every workspace is associated with the serial number of a connected AwgStudio instrument 1 Open preexisting workspaces by clicking the Open Workspace toolbar button The Open Workspace screen Is shown 2 The Open Workspace screen automatically navigates to the AwgStudioProjects folder Select the desired workspace and click Open 3 If a Serial ID for a previously connected AwgStudio instrument in your workspace Is different from ones currently connected the Relink Project Devices screen is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Relink Project Devices Assign new device to old serial ld Registered Device Connected Device 1 Device 44CB0000 ud 0 16100001 v Cancel Figure 20 Opening existing project relink project to device form Make new assignments using the Connected Device drop down and click OK When a workspace has been created or edited the AwgStudio environment becomes active and the workspace name is shown in the AwgStudio window header sh Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 7 CHANNEL SETTINGS Channel Settings Overview Use Settings to control the channel settings of the in
11. Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 144 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL AwgStudio 1234 File View Tools Windows Help E EE cht rd ee Mer 9 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control x Start Page DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Ch a6 Channel 1 Arbitrary EEEE Waveform Sequencer n Modulation Editor B Channel 2 Arbitrary ze Project Waveforms Library Waveforms P amp E Settings Waveform Sequencer i Modulation Editor mig 3 Arbitrary Waveform Sequencer hu 10 Modulation Editor B E Channel 4 Arbitrary dl Settings Waveform Sequencer i 110 Modulation Editor 1 AwgStudio 1104 Status M Xx B Channel 1 oe Type Arbitrary i Waveform m Channel 2 i Waveform S Channel 3 Type Arbitrary i Waveform B Channel 4 Figure 82 Waveform Sequencer 2 Press the Add Standard Waveform button 5 3 The Waveform Standard Editor dialog box is shown In the fields on the Editor select a Sine waveform Type I MHz Frequency 250 Samples and I Volt Amplitude Click OK Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 4A Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 145 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL D Waveform Standard Editor arameters Amplitude v 1 000 E Max v 41 000 a Offset v 0 000 m fM B Phase Deg 0 000 EI Figure 83 Waveform Standard Editor 4 On the Project Wave
12. Figure 22 Channel Settings General tab Sections of the Channel Settings General tab are explained as follows Output Impedance It allows setting the channel output impedance and if can be set at 50 Ohm Low or High Impedance Trigger Delay You can set a delay from the trigger event start for each analog output channel Amplitude Correction Factor The Amplitude Correction Factor CF consider the deviation of the load and of the channel source resistance from the nominal 50 Ohm resistance Follow the next steps to evaluate the CF e Apply to the load a fixed 5 V nominal voltage using the strobe functionality of the selected channel e Read the voltage load on the multimeter e CF Voltage Read at the load Nominal voltage at the load For example if the value read is 4 9 V CF 4 9 V 5 V 0 98 Sampling Settings This section of the General Tab allows for dividing sampling Base Frequency see Setup Sampling Rate Section for both the signal carrier and for a possible M ASK modulating signal respectively Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Carrier Waveform e Sampling Rate Prescaler SRP may assume values ranging from 1 maximum frequency up to 16777216 minimum frequency by multiples of 2 e The optimal selection of SRP must take into account both the maximum frequency of the signal to be
13. If you already have a workspace open be sure if meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps 1 Double click the Waveform Sequencer under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel I can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The Waveform Sequencer is then shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 148 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL K AwgStudio 1234 ms FE O File View Tools Windows Help ey Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 amp Ch4 n a 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control X Start Page gt DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Ch B Channel 1 Arbitrary if Settings I Waveform Sequencer i Modulation Editor o Channel 2 Arbitrary il Settings i i Waveform Sequencer i Modulation Editor so Channel 3 Arbitrary dk Settings EE Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor br Gb amp 4 Pr al ME ON ARR Project Waveforms Waveform Waveform Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor 4epdsig udeig Meisi 1a2uanbes dejdsig worstel 1 Waveform2 2 Waveform 1 AwgStudio 1104 Status X Length 250 Length 250 B Channel 1 E b Type Arbitrary loll foi Waveform Channel 2 Ge ais I Type Arbitrary z Waveform ve h Q Ge v Waveforms amp FF mi Channel 3 i hd og see e Type Arbit
14. Jo x v The right side drop down on this button provides the following plot type options O Point Style Provides cross plus circle etc point styles for the data points on the graph area Point Color You can assign colors to data points as desired Line Style You can set solid or dashed line styles for the graph area Line Color You can set colors for waveform lines as desired Line Width You can set your waveform line width thickness as desired Anti Aliased Mark this checkbox and line plots appear smoother However anti aliased line drawings can be computation intensive and slow performance o Fill Line to Base Provides filling options styles colors width for the waveform reoresentation OO Q Note First click on a tool to select its function and then click again to show the On Screen Keyboard to provide specific value data where applicable Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL On Screen Keyboard 400 u Unit Pretix None Figure 42 On screen keyboard 10 3 ADVANCED WAVEFORM EDITING This example edits a sine signal wavetorm amplitude 5 V frequency 10 kHz duration 300 us concatenated to a triangular signal amplitude 6 V frequency 20 kHz duration 800 us The following steps demonstrate the procedure 1 Click the Add Advanced Waveform
15. Sample Rate The Sample rate of the Digital Pattern Generator Status Bar This are of the screen provides channel pod run mode status information as follows NY Running amp Ready Ready Ready Initializing The software is loading the firmware into the instrument Ready The instrument is ready to start Running The AwgStudio hardware is running Stopped The instrument is stooped Demo The software is in demo mode PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e When you press the Run Stop button the output log displays the operation list the software Is performing as It loads the waveforms and settings into the instrument If any operations cause an error or a problem in the sequencer while loading the log notifies YOU e All of the panels are dockable meaning they snap into convenient screen positions adjacent to other panels Move individual panels by clicking the panel s top side holding and dragging with your mouse 6 3 SETUP EXAMPLES AND COMMON TASKS Setup Examples and Common Tasks Overview The following examples provide a quick way To learn standard AwgStudio signal setups and common tasks 1 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 2 Creating a New Workspace 86 5 3 Opening an Existing Workspace 86 6 HOW DO I SCENARIO DETAILS In addition to the Setup Examples and Common Tasks the end of this manual also contains scenarios with detailed steps for performing typical tasks and setups using AwgS
16. Table ValyeS sesse se ee ee ek ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 118 UTV 119 Wait Event parameters WINTOW asrnrrnvrnnvrnvnnevnnvnnevnnvnnnnnevnnvnnnnnnvnnnnnevnnvnnunnnvnnunnesnnunneee 122 Sequencer Programming EE 123 Pattern Generator BUS Signal aelnIIOR sessies EE SN GE Go GE es 124 Acquisition Signal RE tee g oe So ei EE 126 ACQUISITION Waveform VIEW ese see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 127 State Analyzer Signal Selection esse ss Ee ee ee Ge GEE ee ee ee ee deeg de 129 State Analyzer State LIST view esse see ee ee dee ee de dee ee dee dee ee de dee ee dee ee 130 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies VI VIII Vat num 01594570382 Figure 74 Figure 75 Figure 76 Figure 77 Figure 78 Figure 79 Figure 80 Figure 81 Figure 82 Figure 83 Figure 84 Figure 85 Figure 86 Figure 87 Figure 88 Figure 89 Figure 90 Figure 91 Figure 92 Figure 93 Figure 94 Figure 95 Figure 96 Figure 97 Figure 98 Figure 99 Figure 100 Figure 101 Figure 102 Figure 103 Figure 104 Figure 105 Figure 106 Figure 107 Figure 108 Figure 109 Figure 110 Figure 111 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL State Analyzer SN 133 AwogStudio PWM Generator rrrrrrrrrnnrrrrnnernrnnernnnnernnnnernnnnernnnerrnnnerennnerennnernnnnenennnenne 137 eee 138 DUE ENN 139 Manual Mode Example rrrrrrrnnrrnnr
17. The oscilloscope has been qualified to the following EN 61010 1 limits e Installation Categories Il Mains Supply Connector and I Measuring Terminals e Pollution Degree 2 Normally only dry non conductive pollution occurs Occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by condensation must be expected Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 203 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 19 WARRANTY NOTE THE WARRANTY BELOW REPLACES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS OR ADEQUACY FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE LECROY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND INSURANCE CHARGES FOR THE RETURN OF PRODUCTS TO THE SERVICE FACILITY ACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES WILL RETURN ALL PRODUCTS UNDER WARRANTY WITH TRANSPORT PREPAID The instrument is warranted for normal use and operation within specifications for a period of one year from shipmeni Active Technologies will either repair or at our option replace any product returned to one of our authorized service centers within this period However in order to do this we must first examine the product and find that it is defective due to workmanship or materials and not due to misuse neglect accident o
18. t Switch to Samples Name Component1 Operation Add Figure 133 Waveform Editor Linear Amplitude Sweep of a Sine formula A linear amplitude sweep of a I MHz sine waveform The actual formula used here is 0 2 E6 t Sin 2 3 141592 E6 1 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format A t Sin 2 pi t F Where e Fs Sine Wave frequency in Hertz e A Slope of the ramp in Volts second Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 1 93 204 44124 Ferraro Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 8 FREQUENCY MODULATION PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e At least one Direct Digital Synthesis DDS Channel must be in your workspace for this example e See steps 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example for details DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch 1 fer Waveform3 E Segment1 a4 Component1 Amplitude V Time 5 10 000000p g Sin 2 3 141592 2 E6 t 2 Cos 2 3 141592 0 4 6 Switch to Samples nnnant JLIIERL Name Component1 Type Formula v Figure 134 Waveform Editor Frequency Modulation Waveform A frequency modulation waveform The actual formula used here is Sin 2 3 141592 2 E6 t 2 Cos 2 3 141592 0 4 E6 t Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format Sin 2 pi t F Fo Fu Cos 2 pi t Fy Where e F Carrier frequency in
19. the clock signal from the EXT CLOCK BNC connector is used When the External Clock is selected an External Clock Frequency must be set for your clock signal Multi Device Deskew Delay 1104 with Expansion Bus option only This parameter can set a fine delay between multiple devices in order fo compensate the skew between the outputs belonging to different devices The skew delay is only active on Slave devices and can add a positive delay respect to the Master When deskewing the channel delay of a slave device with respect to the master the Multi Device Deskew delay must be used in conjunction with the trigger delay Multi Device Deskew delay sets a fine delay and can only be positive while the trigger delay sets a normal delay and can also be slightly negative The deskew delay is only effective when all devices work with the same sampling frequency that must be in the following list 250 MHz 200 MHz 150 MHz 100 MHz 75 MHz 50 MHz 37 5 MHz 25 MHz 9 2 THE CHANNEL OUT MATH TAB You can set a communication between adjacent channels allowing computations to be performed between generated waveforms or between a waveform and a constant Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL DEV1 Setup Device Timing Channel OUT Math Trigger OUT Math Digital VO Strobe Channel 1 2 Output Operation Channel 3 4
20. 1 Device Control a Xx s8 Channel 1 Arbitrary k Settings 7 Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor a Channel 2 Arbitrary aie Settings Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor a Channel 3 DDS SE Settings f Carrier Editor MV Modulation Editor milt Amplitude Profile Editor 6 Channel 4 DDS Carrier Editor v Modulation Editor b Amplitude Profile Editor gt AA Figure 6 AwgStudio Device control tree The icon associated to the channel string indicates if it is master or slave respectively The following icons are used based on Arbitrary or DDS mode selection Arbitrary p l ual Settings Settings E Corrier Editor le ene Modulation Editor M Modulation Editor MT Amplitude Profile Editor Table 4 AwgStudio Arbitrary DDS specific icon menu Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 18 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Settings This tool allows setting the sampling rate prescaler the impedance output the run mode Single Continuous Burst and the external control signals trigger IN trigger OUT e Waveform Sequencer This tool available only in the Arbitrary mode allows you to edit the waveforms loaded in the channel and to select generation order and number of repetitions The waveforms generated by this tool are considered as carrier signals if the
21. 2 AwgStudio Back panel POWER The power switch DC IN 12 V 2 5 ADC connector USB USB 2 0 connector EXPANSION BUS The Expansion bus connector is located on the rear panel of the Awgstudio 1104 and 1104D models only Using the appropriate expansion cable up to 8 total 4 Channel AwgStudio units may be connected It is possible to have a system with up to 8 independent arbitrary waveform generators each with the ability to have a synchronized trigger PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e Awgstudio 1104 and 1104D units sharing the Expansion bus must all be connected to the same controller PC via USB or hub e If more than one AwgStudio 1104 or 1104D are connected to the same PC they must also be linked through the Expansion bus oS Making Expansion Bus Connections In order to connect several AwgStudio 1104 or 1104D units you must first e Connect the AwgStudio units using the Expansion bus e Connect all AwgStudio units to a single PC by using an USB connector or by using a HUB e Ensure all AwgStudio units are correctly recognized by the operating system When you launch the AwgStudio software if all the correct connections are made the instruments are shown as connected together The interconnected instruments make up your complete AwgStudio system Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Awgstudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL R
22. 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 2 INTRODUCTION AwgsStudio is a series of high performance Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG consisting of 2 and 4 channel models 2 Mpts ch memory 16 bit resolution and a maximum sample rate of 1 GS s Some models provide the ability to generate 18 or 36 channel digital patterns and all models can be operated in true arbitrary mode or Direct Digital Synthesis DDS mode 2 1 MINIMUM AND SUGGESTED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum System Requirements e Operative system Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista 32 and 64 Bit Versions Windows 7 32 and 64 Bit Versions Pentium Ill processor 512 MBytes RAM 150 MBytes hard disk available soace for software set up Video resolution 800 X 600 USB 2 0 or 1 1 connections Suggested System Requirements e Operative system Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista 32 Bit Version Windows 7 32 Bit Version Pentium IV processor 1 5 GBytes RAM Video resolution 1024 X 768 USB 2 0 connection 3 PACKAGE CONTENTS The standard AwgStudio 1102 1104 package Includes the following Awgstudio 1102 1104 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Standard USB 2 0 Cable Power Supply Adapter Power Cord Installation CD containing the AwgStudio Software setup files AwgStudio Function Generator software Drivers and the Getting Started Manual e Performance Calibration Certificat
23. 3 a lt Memory Usage 0 ES Figure 93 Modulation Editor Click the Add Segment button Your new segment Segment 1 should be shown on the Amplitude Modulation List and the Edit Segment dialog is shown on the lower part of the screen Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 155 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Start Page DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Ch 1 DEVI Modulation Editor Ch 1 EG En GE KA TT Base Frequency BE 800 00m eS IE EN Ee i of 1 Amplitude Durations 5 3 oa Segment 1 50u Amplitude ost IF pp tp pp EE ME EE EE tt att T T T T T T RT leet estf OA ATT 4 4 4 EP n 3 3 D ur Memory Usage 9 WW Name Amplitude Duration s swe B Phase Deg Cycles 1 g n 3 ili Figure 94 Edit Se On the Edit Segment dialog set the Type to Sine Duration to 50 us Cycles 1 Amplitude 300m Phase 0 and Offset 500m 6 Now double click Settings under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEV1 Settings Ch I pop up screen is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 156 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MA
24. 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example for details DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch 1 fer Waveform3 Ee Segment1 ad Componenti Amplitude V HA it IMME HH METIN HH Time s 10 000000p g Switch to Samples ant t Name Componenti Figure 136 Waveform Editor Linear Frequency Sweep Waveform A linear frequency sweep waveform The actual formula used here Is SiN 3 141592 2 1 E6 4 E6 1 E6 10 E 6 tA2 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format Sin pi 2 t F Fe F Te TA2 Where e F Start frequency in Hertz e F End frequency in Hertz e Sweep duration in seconds Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 196 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 11 GAUSSIAN PULSE DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch Waveform ET ee Waveform3 amp Segmenti 4 Componenti Length Formula Time s 10 000000p g Exp 0 5 t S E 6 W E 6 2 Switch to Samples Name Component1 Operation Add Figure 137 Waveform Editor Gaussian Pulse Waveform A Gaussian pulse waveform The actual formula used here is Exp 0 5 t 5 E 6 E 6 42 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format Exp 1 2 T Tu To N2 Where e Iy Time location of the mean of the Gaussian pulse e Half width point of Gau
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26. AwgStudio 1102D 1104D Pattern Generator Sampler connectors are reported as follows Signal Name Type Description DGND Digital grounq DP 0 17 Input Output Digital pattern generator bidirectional pins DP 15 CLK Input Output i generator module output pin or additional input DP 16 EXTTRG Input Output Extended Trigger output pin or additional input pin DP 17 WR Input krig Ram signal used as output pin or additional input a Output Fete Connector Trigger out er Ot Pattern Generator Trigger Out signals are sent to DC_TO pins on Pod A Pod B probes Digital Connector Trigger IN When DC Trigger IN Source is enabled see Settings Trigger IN menu trigger in signal of Pod A Pattern is acquired from DC Tl pin on Pod A trigger in signal of Pod B Pattern is acquired from DC TI pin on Pod B Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 136 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 15 THE PULSE WIDTH MODULATION PWM GENERATORWORKSPACE e Overview The PWM Generator consists of three main elements e The Pulse Definition Area Provides access to pulse waveform parameters e The Duty Cycle Modulation Area Where you can define the modulation law changing the modulating shape of the duty cycle and its parameters e The Control Area Provides access To channel selection device setup and where you can start stop th
27. AwgStudio AwgStudio 1104 1 1102 2 Quick Start_tutorial CM wgstudioProjects Figure 16 AwgStudio New Workspace form 5 The Setup Devices wizard is shown Select your Operating Mode trom Arbitrary Waveform Generator Pattern Generator and Mixed Mode choices Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 i sad Technol 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Setup Devices The wizard will help you to configure devices Configure device 1 1 1 Device Operating Mode Enable all the analog channels in DDS or Arbitrary Waveform Generator Arbitrary mode Enable the Pod amp and Pod B as digital Pattern Generator patterns Enable the analog channels Ch1 and Ch2 in DDS or Arbitrary mode and the Pod B as digital pattern Mixed Mode Figure 17 Arbitrary Waveform Generator wizard step 1 Operating Modes are defined as follows e Arbitrary Waveform Generator Four arbitrary independent channels are available and generate a wide range of complex analog waveforms e Pattern Generator Available on 1102D and 1104D models e Mixed Mode Channel 1 and Channel 2 are available for arbitrary analog waveform generation and Pod B is available for 18 digital signals generation acaquisition PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e The AwogStudio 1104D has Arbitrary Waveform Generator Pattern Generator and Mixed Mode operating modes e The AwoStudio 110
28. Clock Generator tab The following fields are available on the Clock Generator tab e Enable Turns the Clock Generator Module on or off e Frequency Sets the frequency MHz of the Clock Generator The output frequency depends on the Sample Rate set by the user on the Setup Device Timing tab e Duty Cycle Sets the generated clock duty cycle of the clock signal Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 98 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Delay t sets the delay to the synchronized signal Note User entries can be recalculated to allow delay values e Strobe Operation Lets you logically combine the Output clock with the Extended Trigger In vector Possible options are NOP OR AND XOR NOT NOR NAND XNOR FORCE LOW and FORCE HIGH 14 5 PATTERN SETTINGS THE TRIGGER IN TAB Set Trigger In parameters using the Trigger In tab Saing Prd Figure 47 Pattern Generator Trigger IN tab Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 99 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL SOURCE CONNECTOR Select the physical source for a Trigger In event The possible options include e BNC Trigger IN The trigger event is received by the dedicated BNC Connector on the instrument front panel e Pod A Trigger IN The trigger event
29. Device Control Aa X l Channel 1 Arbitrary if Settings Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor Modulation Editor i Channel 3 DDS i ie Settings we Carrier Editor n Amplitude Profile Editor m l Channel 4 DDS dk Settings w Carrier Editor Figure 13 Open channel settings 10 The General tab of the DEV1 Settings Ch 1 screen is shown by default Select the appropriate Output Impedance value for your impedance load CE DEV1 Settings Ch 1 General Run Mode Trigger IN Trigger OUT Output Impedance Trigger Delay Amplitude Correction Factor Impedance vw Delay 3 0 000 A Factor 4 000 Sampling Settings Sampling Rate Prescaler Mod Sampling Rate Prescaler Sampling Rate samples s 2 50 00M Mod Sampling Rate samples s Real Sampling Rate samples s 250 00M Real Mod Sampling Rate samples s 25 00M Max Waveform length s 18 388608m Max Mod Vavetorm length 3 Cancel Figure 14 Channel settings General tab Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Example When connecting AwgStudio to an oscilloscope a 50 Ohm output impedance load is selected here and 50 Ohms is also selected as the input impedance on the oscilloscope channel 11 On the Run Mode tab select Single for the Run Mode field value and click the OK button C DEV1 Settings Ch 2 General Run M
30. EE Ee EG EE Se EE De OE GEE ER 25 Figure 14 Channel settings General TODD Re ee ee ee ee ee ee 25 Here 15 NNN 26 Figure 16 AwgStudio New Workspace TO ase ER Ee SE ED GR Ge Ge OE ear Ge Ge 27 Figure 17 Arbitrary Waveform Generator wizard step I iese ss ee ee ee ee ee ee 28 Figure 18 Arbitrary Waveform Generator wizard step 2 esse ss sesse see see See dee ee deeg 29 Figure 19 Arbitrary Waveform Generator wizard step ds ss ss es EE see ee ee dee See deeg ee 30 Figure 20 Opening existing project relink project to device TOM sees ee ee ee ee 31 FE ENN 32 Figure 22 Channel Settings General tab hhv 33 Figure 23 Channel Settings Run Mode taD sis N RE GE EE ee ie 35 FETE N vr 35 FUNN 36 Figure 26 Run Mode SIS SO EEE EE 36 Figure 27 Run Mode Burst reanereunernunernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnernenernenernenernenennenennenennene 37 Figure 28 Channel Settings Trigger IN Tab sees sees dee ee dee ee ee dee ee ee dee ee ee dee ee 39 Figure 29 Channel Settings Trigger OUT Tob esse sessies ee ee dee ee ee dee ee ee dee ee ee dee ee ee 40 Figure 30 Setup System TOM ees sesse dee ee ee dee ee ee dee ee ee dd Gee ee dee ee ee dee ee ee dee ee 42 Figure 31 Setup WS ee OE 44 Figure 32 Setup Device Channel OUT Math tab sesse ss sesse Ge Ge GR Ge See dee ee deeg deeg de 46 Figure 33 Setup Device Trigger OUT Math TODD ese see ee ek ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 47 Figure 34 Setup Device Di
31. GETTING STARTED MANUAL VWaveform3 EG Segmenti Av Componenti Amplitude V Settings Filter Cancel Figure 122 Waveform Editor 4 The Component Definition dialog is then shown in the lower right area of the DEVI Waveform Editor Ch1 dialog box Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 AATA Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 183 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL te Figure 123 Waveform Editor component 5 In the Component area of the Component Definition dialog select Formula on the Type drop down control Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 84 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Switch to Samples Amplitude V Phase Deg arate Offset VI Name Componenti Type ens id Operation DC Level Sine Cosine Triangle Rectangle Sawtooth Increase Ramp Decrease Ramp Pulse Cancel Exponential Figure 124 Component Definition Tip If desired use the Name control directly above the Type control to rename your Component 6 A Formula area is then shown on the Component Definition dialog Click the Edit button under the Formula box Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 185 204 AwgsStudio A j GETT
32. Hertz e F Frequency deviation in Hertz e Fy Modulation frequency in Hertz Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 194 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 9 PHASE MODULATION PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e At least one Direct Digital Synthesis DDS Channel must be in your workspace for this example e See steps 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example for details DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch 1 GH EER ERG OF AT I HE Amplitude Y 500 00m HHHH TH 10 000000p a Sin 2 3 141592 2 2 E6 3 141592 5in Switch to Samples Figure 135 Waveform Editor Phase Modulation Waveform A phase modulation waveform The actual formula used here is Sin 2 3 141592 2 2 E6 t 3 141592 Sin 2 3 141592 0 4 E6 1 Set the time to 10 000000u To view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format SIN 2 pr T F K SinN 2 pl t F y Where e F Carrier frequency in Hertz e K Peak phase excursion in radians e Fyu Modulation frequency in Hertz Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 195 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 10 LINEAR FREQUENCY SWEEP PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e At least one Direct Digital Synthesis DDS Channel must be in your workspace for this example e See steps 5 and
33. Output Operation Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled D Operation Resut On a 1 v Result On Channel 3 y Channel 1 Channel 2 Fn wee po gt ee gt w gt X gt Addend channel 4 value v i D E value v la n Figure 32 Setup Device Channel OUT Math tab e Use the radio button to Enable operation on a channel pair e Select the channel where the operation result is to be performed The selected channel is the Receiver RX and the other one is the Transmitter TX e On the Multiplier select the TX channel to multiply the TX waveform with the RX waveform or select a constant to multiply the RX waveform with a fixed voltage e On the Addend option select the TX channel or a constant value Click the Add button to toggle the operator to subtraction instead 9 3 THE TRIGGER OUT MATH TAB Enabled channels can have a logical combination set between all trigger out events The possible operations include Force Low force to low logic level signal Force High force to high logic level signal AND OR XOR NAND NOR and XNOR Results are made visible on the BNC Trigger OUT Connector and on the Trigger Out signal of the digital connector Pod A B Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL If the Pattern Generator option is available click the Toggle butt
34. Pattern Generator If the Pattern Generator option is enabled you can set the output voltage level for Pod A B in the 1 6 V 3 6 V range The default value is set to 3 3 V Note When the software is first loaded the digital pattern generation is disabled Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 9 5 THE STROBE TAB Z DEV1 Setup Device Timing Channel OUT Math Channels Output Voltage Strobe vectors Vectors 15 0 Value HEX 1234 Extended Trigger IN Read Pods Status Figure 35 Setup Device Strobe tab Channels Output Voltage Arbitrary and DDS Use the dials or fields to set the DC Output voltage for the selected channel Pod A B Pattern Generator Use this panel to assign values to Digital Pattern Generator optional pins read their status or set in a high impedance state Use the following explanations to guide your settings e Strobe Vectors Allows the assignment of values to Vectors 15 0 to the Extended Trigger signal and to the Write RAM signal By pressing the Strobe button the output pins change their logic levels to the ones assigned e Pods status The Digital Pattern Generator can also operate as a Sampler Digital channels change their behaviour from outputs to inputs When the Read Pods Status button is pressed the logic level of each input can be examined in real t
35. Sine Waveform A half wave rectified sine waveform The actual formula used here Is 0 5 Sin 2 3 141592 E6 t Abs Sin 2 3 141592 E6 t Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format 0 5 Sin 2 3 141592 F t Abs Sin 2 3 141592 F t Where F Sine wave frequency in Hertz Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 201 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 18 REFERENCE 18 1 SPECIFICATIONS Note Specifications are subject to change without notice Please refer to the Active Technologies website at www activetechnologies it for the most current specification information regarding your product 18 2 Certification CE Compliant CE Declaration of Conformity The instument meets requirements of EMC Directive 2004 108 EEC for Electromagnetic Compatibility and Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EEC for Product Safety EMC DIRECTIVE e EN 61326 1 2006 e EMC requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory USE ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS e EN 55011 A2 2002 Radiated and conducted emissions Class A e EN 61000 3 2 2006 Harmonic Current Emissions Class A e EN 61000 3 3 A2 2005 Voltage Fluctuations and Flickers Pst 1 ELECTROMAGNETIC IMMUNITY e EN 61000 4 2 2001 Electrostatic Discharge 4 kV contact 8 kV air 4 kV vertical horizontal cou
36. again Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 180 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 CREATING WAVEFORMS USING FORMULAS Overview When creating standard analog and digital waveforms sine and squarewave rectangular types are commonly used alone or in combination with other waveshapes However when waveform creation cannot be accomplished using simple combinations of standard waveform types importing waveforms from a measurement instrument file or creating it analytically using equations or formulae are ideal methods This section of the manual shows you how to create various waveforms using formulas in AwgStudio The next topic in this section covers the standard steps used to create an advanced waveform component using formulas Remaining topics show example formulas producing various waveform types 17 1 STEPS TO CREATING ADVANCED WAVEFORM COMPONENTS USING FORMULAS Similar to most other tasks in AwgStudio you must first create a workspace with Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the Operating Mode and af least one Analog Channel PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e Atleast one Direct Digital Synthesis DDS Channel must be in your workspace for the Frequency Modulation Phase Modulation and Linear Frequency Sweep examples e See steps 5 and 6 iN Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example for details If you already have a workspac
37. bus name in the Eg on the right of the screen Double click the bus name to open the bus Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 117 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Once a bus node is opened the Expanded Bus icon is shown instead of the Expandable Bus Icon Double click the bus name again to close the bus RESIZING COLUMN AMPLITUDE Resize column amplitude by dragging the line between the signal name TABLE VALUES AND EXPORTING DATA You can change table values by pressing Digital Editor Waveform toolbar buttons or right clicking on a table item to open the context menu To Export data select the Export data right click menu item The table data is then exported into a txt file Figure 65 Pattern Generator Table Values Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 118 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Sequencer Operations Use the Operation List tab to select which operations load into the Sequencer microcode memory Operation List Jump if event Wait event Load event mask Reset Trigger event Figure 66 Sequencer Operations Sequencer operations allow you fo e Repeat vectors stored inside the vector memory at each of several addresses Make conditional and unconditional jumps Monitor input
38. button to open the Waveform Editor dialog box A i 2 Select Component of Segmenti choose sine wave in the component type set its length to 300 us and 3 cycles in the Parameters window Now set the amplitude to 5 V Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Figure 43 Waveform Editor Component Parameters 3 Now in the Waveform Manager area right click on Waveform and select Add Segment 4 Repeat the settings in step 2 only for Type select Triangle Frequency 20 kHz Time 800 us and an Amplitude of 6 V 5 Click Waveform The desired waveform is shown in the Waveform Editor window Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 6 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Figure 44 Waveform Editor Waveform Parameter 10 4 SEGMENT EDITING Segments the building blocks of waveforms are composed by a specific combination of components with the same length Editing a segment requires the following Component Definition settings e Setting the segment length as either time duration or number of samples Adding a component by right clicking on the corresponding segment Setting the component function Add Multiply with respect to the segment Set the component type Sine Cosi
39. channel I and 2 are configured as Arbitrary Waveform Generators the 16 bit digital representation of the analog waveform of channel 1 is available on DP 0 7 and DP 9 16 of Pod Ait Channel I Digital Pattern on Pod A is enabled See Setup Device When channel 3 and 4 are configured as Arbitrary Waveform Generators AwgStudio 1102 1104 only the 16 bit digital representation of the analog waveform of channel 3 is available on DP 0 7 and DP 9 16 of Pod B if Channel 3 Digital Pattern on Pod B is enabled The bit assignment to Pod Channel is DP 0 7 lt SampleBit 0 7 DP 9 16 lt SampleBit 8 15 DP 8 and DP 16 are not significant Digital Connector Trigger out When DC Trigger Out Destination is enabled see Trigger out menu DC TO Output trigger out signal combination of CH1 and CH2 is sent to DC TO on Pod A trigger out signal combination of CH3 and CH4 is sent to DC TO on Pod B 1104 AwgStudio only DC Tl Input Digitol Connector Trigger IN Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 135 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL When DC Trigger IN Source is enabled see Settings Trigger IN menu trigger in signal of CH1 CH2 is acquired from DC T pin on Pod A trigger in signal of CH3 CH4 is acquired from DC TI pin on Pod B 1104 AwgStudio only Signals Description Pattern Generator Optional The signals available on
40. channels in DDS or Arbitrary Waveform Generator Arbitrary mode Enable the Pod amp and Pod B as digital Pattern Generator patterns Enable the analog channels Ch1 and Ch2 Mixed Mode in DDS or Arbitrary mode and the Pod B as digital pattern Figure 8 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Wizard step 1 2 Click Next Now configure your channel functionality as Arbitrary Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Setup Devices The wizard vill help you to configure devices Configure device 14 1 Device Select channel functionality Arbitrary Arbitrary Arbitrary arbitrary DDS DDS DDS DDS Figure 9 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Wizard step 2 3 Click Next The end of the wizard Is shown Setup Devices The wizard will help you to configure devices Configure device 14 1 Device The initial device configuration has completed successfully Press Finish button to continue Finish Figure 10 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Wizard step 3 4 Click Finish Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 22 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 5 Now on the Device Control Tree double click the Waveform Sequencer item under Channel 1 1 Device Control s B Channel 1 Arb
41. continue Finish Figure 50 New Pattern Generator project wizard step 2 3 Double click Signal Definition on the Pod A Control navigation tree 1 Device Control g xX nn Searsncer 4 Signals Definition E ee EE i io Waveform View i dill State Listing Waveform Sequencer i g Signals Definition S E Acquisition Figure 51 Pattern Generator Signal Definition The Waveform Sequencer screen Is shown 4 Select the CLK signal on the Signals name list It should be shown in the Bus or Signal Name field 5 Now select Ch0 from the Channel list on the right 6 Press the Change Selected Pod button to associate the ChO with the CLK signal Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l AATA Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 103 204 Vat num 01594570382 AT aan 7 Now repeat steps 1 6 for WR and RD signals 8 Select the Data bus 9 Select Ch3 to Ch10 on the right 10 Press the Add signals to bus button to associate the Data bus with the selected channels Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 F i av DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Pod A Bus or Signal Name Data Signals CICLK en gt CORD CET CI Data 07 gt CI Data 06 gt B Data 05 gt CI Data 04 CI Deta 03 gt E Data 02 PEED B Data 00 EF Chi Ch2 Chit Chg Ch Ch Ch Ch5 Ch4 Ch3 Fr E
42. controlling the amplitude factor Decimation Factor e Decimation Factor Physically represents a percent value of the signal maximum amplitude and is used by the compression algorithm differently depending on the linear or nonlinear behavior of the function selected Type e Linear Compression The compression algorithm is linear for a signal characterized by a linear time variation of the signal amplitude Increase Ramp Decrease Ramp The compressed signal samples are equally soaced and the separation between two successive samples is given by one of the following conditions the strictest one applies o The maximum time separation between two successive samples must be equal to the minimum resolution o The minimum amplitude gap between two successive samples is given by the percent of the maximum signal amplitude set by Decimation Factor For example a signal with a maximum voltage of 10V and a Decimation Factor of 10 the minimum voltage gap Is 1 V e Non Linear Compression The compression algorithm for non linear functions Triangle Rectangle Sawtooth Sine and Cosine is similar to the previous one but the compressed signal samples are equally separated only if the Decimation Factor is such that the former condition is satisfied By using a suitable Decimation Factor the algorithm allows compressing the modulating signal using a cluster of samples directly proportional to the amplitude variation in the time unit Therefore th
43. ied General Run Mode Trigger IN Waveform Sequence Run Mode Continuous Stepped ak After the Force Trigger command the Sequencer list ur is generated form the first waveform to the last The Fi last waveform is repeated continuously until a Force ld P Stop command Last Sequencer Waveform Force Trigger ASK Modulation Enabled Disabled Cancel Figure 85 Settings Run Mode tab Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 147 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL When the instrument starts the Single Run Mode repeats Waveform until you press the Force Stop button 7 Now press the Run Stop button on the AwgStudio toolbar The software loads the settings and the waveforms into the AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument and starts generating the waveforms 8 Waveform is generated on the CH1 BNC output You can connect an oscilloscope to this output and analyze the signal 9 Stop generating waveforms by pressing the Run Stop button again or the Force Stop button also on the AwgStudio toolbar Force Stop 16 2 CREATING A SEQUENCE OF WAVEFORMS To create your first Sequence of Waveforms you must first create a workspace with Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the Operating Mode and at least one Analog Channel See steps 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 for details
44. inserts a new Component in the last position Either way the Edit Component window is shown after segment component creation e Delete Removes a component or a segment from the Waveform Manager Available Waveforms from the Waveform Display Project Waveforms This tab contains a list of all standard advanced waveforms previously created in your project Right click on a selected waveform and a pop up is shown with the following options many of these functions are the same as the Waveform Editor Manager buttons and the right click discussed previously Library Waveforms Contains all waveforms wlf stored in the selected library folder Note You can select a different library folder as your default in Tools Options Change the location of the Waveforms Library Path Waveform Sequencer Buttons The Sequencer buttons cover many functions as the Waveform Editor Manager buttons discussed previously Many are also accessible via right clicking a selection if preferred e Load Waveform Loads a waveform into the project waveform tab e Save Waveform Saves the selected waveform in Waveform Library File wIf format e Import Waveform Imports data from a selected flat text file Tab or Comma Separated or trc format and converts it into a waveform display Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING S
45. l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies IE VIII AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL LIST OF TABLES lable Tt VNR Table 2 Reference COCUMENSS cccccccecccesccesscessecccucccuscusscessecssucceusccusecesecssucceucceusecuseeesesseuceuans lelie SS Nes 1 eie FREE EE 4 Table 4 AwgStudio Arbitrary DDS specific ICON MENU ese see see ee ee ee ee ee ee ER ee ee 18 Table 5 Component Waveform Type rrururnnrrnnnnnnvnnnrnnnrnnnrnnnnnnennnsnnnsnnnsnnnnnnennnsnnnsnnnsnnnvnnennnennnsennene 65 PE FEN JJ 65 Table 7 Waveform Settings Settings AD ee oe ei ee Ee ee Ge Ee Ee ee ed 66 Table 8 Waveform Editor Filter parameters iss ss ss se se se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 6 Table 9 Waveform Editor Noise parameters ss ss ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Ee 69 Table 10 NN MENT 7 Table 11 Waveform and Sequencer VIEWED urrrnrnrnnnrnnnrnnnrnnnrnnnnnnvnnnvnnnvnnnnnnnnnnennnsnnnennnnnnnnnnennnsennene 72 Table T2 NINA 73 T166 I9 SOO SC die eo MA ER OE EE ER EEE 73 Table 14 Sequencer Table parameters ccceeccesceessescceccescecccessuscccetescsceessusceessuscescesssescesseuses 74 Table 15 Waveform View EES ES SE DE AR GO Re OG EE N GE Ee 76 DET IN PN 77 ATV 78 ele Va CU Or T IO EE 78 CMO Nee TT S T Sao SEE EE 80 TODI 26 Moddlai OM EA Veke 82 TADIS ZT MEd di SE IE ANS oe DO DE GE Ge EAE 85 Table 22 Edit Modulation Se
46. memory that combined with the vector command memory can generate very long digital patters and control signals at a very high speed up to 125 MHz You can select which digital waveforms trom the Waveform list are to be generated by the Pattern Generator You can also select their repetitions and duration and operations for execution by the sequencer microcode memory r Sequencer Jump if event Address 2 Input event 0x8000 Repeat waveform Waveform Vaveforml Repetitions 0 Repeat waveform Waveform Vwaveform3 Repetitions 0 Repeat waveform Waveform VWaveform4 Repetitions 0 a emn Sequencer List OK Memory usage 36 we Figure 68 Sequencer Programming You can add remove waveforms operations to the Sequencer with the commands previously mentioned in Sequencing Analog Waveforms Note the Memory Usage indicator visualizes in real time the occupation of the hardware resources Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 123 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 14 9 SIGNAL DEFINITIONS Use the following steps to create a new signal definition 1 Double click Signal Definition on the Device Control Tree 2 The Signal Definition screen is shown Use the Signal Definition panel to define a list of signals or buses and choose their correspondence to the channels of the AwgStudio 1102D 1104D Digital Pattern Gene
47. modulation is needed e Modulation Editor This tool allows editing a modulating waveform The signal edited can modulate the waveform edited by the Waveform Editor tool with a M ASK M FSK or M PSK modulation law e Amplitude Profile Editor This tool available only in DDS mode allows setting the amplitude profile of the modulated signal as a function of the frequency e Carrier Editor This tool available only in DDS mode allows editing the carrier waveform of the modulated signal 5 Editing Area Tag These tags conserve screen space by toggling the display of your open waveforms 6 Device Status Tree Lists various channel pod instrument properties such as sampling rate channel type and voltage level 1 Device Status Channel 1 a Type Arbitrary i Waveform a Channel 2 GE Type DDS FSK Modulating Som Pod B Type Pattern Generator Voltage Level 3 3v Sample Rate 125M Figure 7 AwgStudio Device status tree e Type Shows the channel functionality Arbitrary DDS Digital Pattern e Waveform In Arbitrary mode if shows the current waveform generated by the instrument e Modulating In DDS mode it shows the phase or the frequency of the modulating signal Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Voltage Level Displays the Pod voltage level
48. of the other otherwise the channel frequency might be rounded to minimize the frequency error The rounded off frequency value is shown on the Resulting freq Hz field e Period s Frequency Hz Click the Period s button if you want to define the pulse waveform by its period e Amplitude V Amplitude of the pulse waveform It refers to the impedance load so if the load is 50 Q the maximum amplitude is 6V if the load is low impedance the maximum amplitude is 12V Rise Time Rise time percentage relative to the period of the pulse waveform Fall Time Fall time percentage relative to the period of the pulse waveform Offset V Voltage offset of the pulse waveform Phase deg Phase of the pulse waveform 15 2 DUTY CYCLE MODULATION AREA This section allows defining the modulation law of the duty cycle of the pulse waveform by setting the modulating parameters Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 138 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Frequency Hz 166 67k 250 DOK 10 00u 333 33k Desired freq Hz Amplitude 200 H 333 8 EI Resulting freq Hz Offset Phase deg a Frequency Hz Figure 77 Duty Cycle Modulation Area The following fields are available e Frequency Hz Set the frequency of the duty cycle modulating waveform from 10uHZ to 6 67 MHz depending on the pulse waveform f
49. on the signal name column shows the right click menu with the following options Add samples scale Select this option to add a signal indicated by the Add samples scale icon with a series of segments that represents the number of samples 123 Analog mode display This option available only for the buses will represent a bus as an analog waveform This is useful for example if an ADC or a DAC has to be tested Waveform View Settings This option opens the Signal Property screen LSB on Top Bus values are calculated with MSB Most Significant Bit on Top by default Select LSB to have the Least Significant Bit on Top instead Digital Waveform Editor Toolbar This toolbar contains several commands for use on digital waveforms as follows Signal bus to 0 An ignal bus to 1 ignal bus to High Impedance ing Signal bus to Arbitrary Value Arbitrary Value allows overwriting a node value over the selected waveform waveform interval or across one or more nodes or groups Overwrite a node value using the following steps Select a node or a bus and click the Value button on the Digital Editor toolbar The Arbitrary Value dialog box appears Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 1 4 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Editing Set Value Sett Bus Value Radix exadecimal vw Value ab
50. signals combining them with a mask Modify the mask on input signals Insert wait states Wait for trigger events Reset the Trigger events Instruction Explanation Parameters Repetitions Minimum 0 Maximum 65535 It means that NOP instruction can be repeated from I To 65536 times Loop Mode NO LOOP LOOP BEGIN if marks the first instruction of a loop LOOP END it marks the last instruction Of a loop No Operation Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 119 204 Repeat a waveform Repeat a waveform synchronized with the clock signal generated by the Clock Generator Jump if an event OCCUIS Load the mask value Wait until the event OCCUIS Wait Event Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Waveform waveform name Repetitions Minimum 0 Maximum 65535 It means that the waveform will be repeated from To 65536 times Loop Mode NO LOOP LOOP BEGIN if marks the first instruction of a loop LOOP END it marks the last In ion of a loor Waveform waveform name Repetitions Minimum 0 Maximum 65535 It means that the waveform will be repeated with allowed values from 1 to 65536 times Loop Mode NO LOOP LOOP BEGIN it marks the first instruction of a loop LOOP END if marks the last instruction Of a loop Addre
51. t 2 E 6 Switch to Samples Edit Name Component1 Type Formula X vr Figure 131 Waveform Editor Decaying Exponential formula A decaying exponential waveform The actual formula used here is Exp t 2 E 6 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format Exp t T Where I Time Constant in seconds Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 191 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 6 SINE DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch Waveform ES er Waveform3 Ee Segment ind Componenti Time s 10 000000p ae Switch to Samples NPOnent Name Component1 Operation Sin 2 3 141592 2E6 t Edit Figure 132 Waveform Editor Sine formula A Sine waveform The actual formula used here is Sin 2 3 141592 2E6 t Set the time To 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format V Sin 2 pi t F Where e F Sine Wave frequency in Hertz V Signal amplitude in Volts peak Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 192 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 7 LINEAR AMPLITUDE SWEEP OF A SINE WAVE DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch 1 Waveform E er Waveform3 Et Segment1 f Component1 Time 3 10 000000p 34 0 2 E6 t Sin 2 3 141592 E6
52. this computer Everyone C Just me Click Next for starts the installation gamo ee Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install T AWG STUDIO on your computer Click Nest to start the installation ess ae CO During the software installation is installed the USB driver Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 en Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 12 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Start installation Installing AT AWG STUDIO AT AWG STUDIO is being installed Please wait Installation Complete AT AMWG STUDIO has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework Cancel lt Back Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 13 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Note If Windows shows the Found New Hardware Wizard click Cancel Only use the Awgstudio Software and Driver installation procedure to configure your system 7 Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for If Windows shows this wizard click the Cancel button an installation CD What do you want the wi Zigg 8 Install the software
53. waveforms from the Sequencer generation list e I em O ve Removes the selected waveform from the Sequencer generation list e Move Up Moves the selected sequencer entry up in the list order D OV Down Moves selected sequencer entry down in the list order D ove Left Moves the selected sequencer entry forward in the order EE D ove Right Moves the selected sequencer entry backwards in the order 11 1 ADDITIONAL WAVEFORM SEQUENCER SETTINGS AND TOOLS Zoom To move along the waveforms and to zoom the Digital Editor window provides many instruments shown on the upper side toolbar as follows e The Selection Tool Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e The Hand Tool Use the hand tool to pan the waveforms Click and drag to move It e Zoom In Auto Click to zoom In e Zoom Out Auto Click to zoom out e Zoom Manual Select this tool to manually select the area to zoom Click in the start point of the Waveform View and drag the cursor to the end point keeping the left mouse button pressed e Zoom Al Click to fit the visualization to view all the acquisition time Waveform View Settings You can change the properties of the graph display area Click the Waveform View Settings button and the Graph Property screen is
54. you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The Waveform Sequencer is then shown Ei AwgStudio 1234 NG File View Tools Windows Help E NE 5 Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 9 in 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control X Start Page DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Ch B Channel 1 Arbitrary Sa Settings EET i Waveform Sequencer i Modulation Editor B Channel 2 Arbitrary OI Waveform Sequencer Waveform i Modulation Editor B 6 Channel 3 Arbitrary Waveform Sequencer ia Modulation Editor B 6 Channel 4 Arbitrary Settings Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor Project Waveforms Waveform1 1 Waveform 2 Waveform 1 AwgStudio 1104 Status aveform aveform B Channel 1 Type Arbitrary broene Memory Usage 0 B Channel 2 sm b Type Arbitrary Pb Waveform 2 N o Channel 3 R aha y g Waveforms F i e Type Arbitrary i Waveform B Channel 4 400 00m Type Arbitra Length 250 Length 250 4 TT 500 00m Figure 106 Waveform Sequencer 2 Click the Import Waveform button 3 The Import waveform pop up screen Is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 169 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL File preview is limited to first 100 rows Sample rate sample s 250M E Interpolation Linear v Header lines to r
55. 1 8 Connect the CH1 output to the oscilloscope 9 Click the Start button Sa Ea Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 142 204 44124 Ferraro Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Channel 1 mplitude v Duty Cycle Amplitude W hice Time i Rise Time Running Fi Lv u Lv Fall Time kid EE ve Amplitude Offset PV FE at BET Resulting freq Hz Resulting freq Hz Offset o g Phase deg Fhase deg Figure 81 PWM Generator Run state Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 143 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 16 How DO I SCENARIO DETAILS Scenarios with detailed steps for performing typical tasks and setups using AwgStudio are shown in the How do I section on the Welcome screen shown when first launching the software PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e Before performing any of the scenarios you must first make sure you ve correctly powered on your instrument connected to your PC and launched the AwgStudio software as explained in the Getting Started with AwgStudio section e Some more specific steps are required around Creating a New Workspace for each scenario Details are provided for those scenarios when necessary With the aforementioned prerequisites completed you can per
56. 2 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 111 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL New Waveform ie Bus Signal selection Waveform Name Waveform Name Name Ch ET DEE E Waveform Length 7 ExtendedT Chis Max Length 14048576 iC ExtendedT EF Data en hoa p Samples 1000 EJ Figure 59 Pattern Generator New Waveform Add a Bus or a Signal to the list for the Digital Editor by selecting if on the left and clicking the Add button Remove Add All and Delete buttons are available and work for items on either list WriteRAM and Extended Trigger IN signals are always present in the new waveform Their functions are as follows e WriteRAM If this value ends up being very high the Digital Pattern Generator stores data on its memory up to 1048576 samples e Extended Trigger IN Works like an internal trigger to generate a trigger event for the Trigger Module Since the Extended Trigger IN is a vector it can be used as a trigger condition indicator and provide notice when high or low levels are exceeded CREATING A DIGITAL WAVEFORM You can create a digital waveform using the Editing waveform dialog box e Press the button to add a waveform in the waveform list e Press the button or double click on the selected waveform to open the Editing waveform dialog box EDITING A DIGITAL WAVEFORM The Editing Waveform screen is used to create or edit digital waveforms in a graphic or tabular format S
57. 2D has Arbitrary Waveform Generator and Pattern Generator operating modes 6 Click Next for the channel functionality configuration screen Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Setup Devices The wizard will help you to configure devices Configure device 1 1 1 Device Select channel functionality Arbitrary Arbitrary Arbitrary Figure 18 Arbitrary Waveform Generator wizard step 2 Make settings as desired for each channel to run in either Arbitrary or DDS mode and click Next e Arbitrary If you need to generate a standard or amplitude modulated waveform choose Arbitrary mode e DDS If you need a frequency or phase modulated signal choose DDS mode 7 The wizard Finish screen is shown Click Finish Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 ad ht 2013 Active Technol 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Setup Devices The wizard will help you to configure devices Configure device 1 1 1 Device Finish Figure 19 Arbitrary Waveform Generator wizard step 3 Note If your workspace contains additional AwgStudio devices the wizard does not show this Finish screen Instead the wizard repeats itself to configure additional devices until all attached workspace devices are setup properly
58. ATTERN GENERATOR SAMPLER OPTIONAL Overview Awgstudio can be configured to work as a powerful Digital Pattern Generator Sampler In this working mode AwgStudio 1102 1104 provides the capability to emulate standard serial or parallel bus transitions or custom digital interfaces for system debugging and characterization The architecture is based on a vector command memory and a powerful sequencer defining the vector command execution flow The Sequencer unit is a programmable finite state machine with a microcode memory that combined with the vector command memory can generate very long digital patters and control signals at a very high speed PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e AwoStudio 1104D has 36 digital channels available 18 CHs on Pod A and 18 CHs on Pod B e Awgsitudio 1102D has only 18 digital channels on Pod A As a Digital Pattern Generator Sampler AwgStudio provides e 36 18 Channels Q 125 MHz with Per Bit Direction Up to 288 Digital I O with Expansion Bus 2 Million Vectors in Generation 2 Million samples in Acquisition Digital Waveform Sequencer 31 Levels Programmable Event Detector 2 Bank Programmable I O Levels Multi device synchronization with Expansion Bus Digital waveforms vectors and commands can be edited in a tabular format or by means of a powerful and intuitive digital waveform editor that provides tools for advanced pattern definitions clock count and random patterns over a selection or the entire signal or bus
59. AwgStudio1102 Z DigtaPattern AwgStudio1102 Creating a Sequence of Waveforms Z Learn how to create a sequence of analog waveforms load the Sequencer and run the instrument Creating an Amplitude Modulated Waveform Learn how to create edit a modulating waveform M ASK and combine it with the carrier Getting Started Creating a Frequency Modulated Waveform Open Workspace Learn how to create edit a modulating waveform M FSK and combine it with the carrier EE Creating a Phase Modulated Waveform Learn how to create edit a modulating waveform M PSK and combine it with the carrier Importing a Waveform from Oscilloscope Learn how to import a waveform from LeCroy oscilloscopes Creating Digital Waveforms Learn how to create edit digital waveforms using the Pattern Generator optional Figure 3 AwgStudio How do I These titles along with others provided here and in other locations of this documentation provide accurate descriptions for regular tasks Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 0 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 6 1 SOFTWARE AND DRIVER INSTALLATION Insert the installation CD into your CD DVD reader on your computer If the Welcome screen is not automatically shown run the cdstart exe file on the root directory of the installation files The one installer guides you through proper setup of both the Awg
60. B DEV1 State Viewer Pod B Channel 1 Arbitrary nati Settings me ARE JE ARE MAKS SE EE Active fo 816 16982 0 000000 i Waveform Sequencer ee Modulation Editor i OOn 100 00n 150 00n 200 00n 260 00n 0 ME Waveform Sequencer dan Modulation Editor Pod B Pattern ty Settings ee Waveform Sequencer Signals Definition B E Acquisition i Waveform View i lll State Listing 1 Device Status ax M Channel 1 i im Type Arbitrary ASK i i Waveform i do Modulating Channel 2 i i Type Arbitrary den Waveform B PodB be Type Pattern Generator Es Voltage Level 3 3V i mm Sample Rate 125M Network 2 Internet access p Unidentified network No network access Stopped Stopped mmm Stopped Figure 57 Pattern Generator Acquisition form 14 8 THE WAVEFORM SEQUENCER DIGITAL PATTERN OVERVIEW Vector control memory 1048576 samples can be segmented into blocks called Waveforms The sequencer then recalls the Waveforms during operations Three main areas comprise the Sequencer e The Waveform and Operation List Tabs Projects digital waveforms and operations for editing and adding to the Sequencer generation list e The Sequencer e The Waveform Display This area allows you to display selected Waveforms in graph and tabular format Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 109 204
61. Channel as Master button I VU When the Master generates an event Start Stop Marker now it can be evaluated by the slave devices Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 42 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Slave devices can Start or Stop On the Master Event Select the Master Channel Event from the right list and associate it with Start or Stop On of the selected slave If you select None the Master Channel events are ignored e Now the Start or Stop events on slave channels are synchronized with Start Stop or Marker event on the Master channel Other buttons on the Setup System screen include e Reinitialize to Default Click this button and all devices are set as the slave e Set Slave Start on Master Start Sets all slave devices to Start On the Master Channel Start Event I LY e Set Slave Stop on Master Start Sets all slave devices to Stop On the Master Channel Stop Event G LU Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 9 SETUP DEVICE Setup Device Overview Use the Setup Device tabs to quickly access the following AwgStudio parameters the Timing tab is shown by default e The Timing Tab 89 1 The Channel Out Math Tab 89 2 The Trigger OUT Ma
62. D Che Figure 52 Signal Definition Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL B ic 104 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 11 Double click the Waveform Sequencer on the Pod A Control navigation tree 1 Device Control en Pod Pattern D gt Waveform Sequencer ay SHA AS LET MEI I SE Acquisition MY Waveform view l State Listing mu Pod B Pattern k Settings gt Waveform Sequencer iD Signals Definition BE Acquisition Figure 53 Pattern Generator Open Sequencer 12 Click the Add Waveform button to add a digital waveform in the Waveform List ees VIT 13 The New Waveform screen is shown Click the Add All button to add all the buses signals to the digital waveform 14 Now click the OK button to add Waveform to the Waveform List 15 Press the Edit Waveform button or double click on Waveform to open the Editing waveform screen 16 Use the clock editor and the counter editor to define the CLK and DATA waveforms Define the WR RD WriteRAM signals making graph selections and clicking the To 1 button Set to 1 the WriteRAM signal if you want to acquire data with the Pattern Generator Set to HiZ to change the pin directions from output to input Click OK to confirm Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 105 204 AWQSTUCIO AI GETTING
63. Definition Add Signal step 1 el ees ee Se Se Se ER ee ee ee ee 174 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies VII VIII Vat num 01594570382 Figure 112 Figure 113 Figure 114 Figure 115 Figure 116 Figure 117 Figure 118 Figure 119 Figure 120 Figure 121 Figure 122 Figure 123 Figure 124 Figure 125 Figure 126 Figure 127 Figure 128 Figure 129 Figure 130 Figure 131 Figure 132 Figure 133 Figure 134 Figure 135 Figure 136 Figure 137 Figure 138 Figure 139 Figure 140 Figure 141 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL SIGNAL BUS Definition Add Signal step 2 uvenn Gene 174 Signal Bus Definition Create DUS esse see ee ee AR ee AR ee Re ee ee ee ee ee ee 175 WINE 175 Waveform Sequencer Add Digital Waveform rrrurrrnnrrrnnrrrnnrrrnnrrnnnerrnnernnnernnnenn 176 New Waveform TOI WERE 176 WENE OR sed go AN 177 ENNO Mielie ai MERE OE EE EE Ed 178 Editing Signal Step EE 179 leige fae Ukes IERE se ES AD AE EE DE EE EE DE AE AG 179 Add Advanced Waveform ER EE EE EE EN EE EE IE N 182 Wavelormm selle AR EO EE NE OE OE OE Ee ed 183 Wavelormi EdiITOr SNITT 184 Em TN 185 Component Definition by Formula esse esse se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 186 FAEN 186 VENN 187 Waveform Editor Exponentially Decaying Sine formula ies sesse ss sesse see se 188 VENETO 189 Waveform Editor RISING Exponential formuld
64. E Data 01 EA Data 00 Figure 113 Signal Bus Definition Create bus 7 Double click the Pod A Pattern Waveform Sequencer 8 The Waveform Sequencer is then shown File View Tools Windows Help ier amp Pod A PodB am OG A 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control X Start Page DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Po B Pod A Pattern if Settings N E 183 N Waveform Sequencer 9 Signals Definition EEE Acquisition EE ill State Listing lt Pod B Pattern 4 Settings Waveform Sequencer ii Signals Definition g Acquisition i Waveform View Waveform List i fill State Listing Figure 114 Waveform Sequencer 9 Click the Add Waveform button to add a digital waveform to the Waveform List Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 175 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Wa AwgStudio 2345 hi EE EE EE File View Tools Windows Help Ker E amp Feu b gt Poda Podp N a 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control X Start Page gt DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Po m Pod A Pattern ft Settings Waveform Sequencer K D Signals Definition PT Acquisition i Waveform View im fli State Listing br nn gt 123 BE d Q Waveform List Operation List aaa Pe wom aa wand force o i Waveform Sequencer i 3 Signals Definition EE Acquisition Waveform View ill State Listing 4 BAS uuo
65. Figure 55 Pattern Generator Sequencer 19 Press the Run Stop button on the AwgStudio toolbar 20 The software loads the settings and the digital waveforms into the AwgStudio instrument and starts generating waveforms 21 Waveforml is then generated on the Pod A probe You can connect a logic analyzer to the probes to analyze the generated signals 22 Stop the digital waveform generation by clicking the Run Stop button again 6 Oral E Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 07 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 23 Double click Waveform View or State Listing on the Device Control tree to analyze the acquired data 1 Device Control m Pod Pattern ME Settings Waveform Sequencer Signals Definition Be Acquisition Py waveform View State Listing pm Pod B Pattern Settings Waveform Sequencer Signals Definition AN TEE TE N ME View N tate Listing Figure 56 Pattern Generator Acquisition Active Technologies S r l sneer Ded BANOK 2 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 108 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Z AwgStudio Arb DigitalPattern ArbStudio1104 N N yy sji File View Tools Windows Help fe 5 AA ramp mi 68 cr Pod am a 1 Device Control 4x Start Page DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Pod B DEV1 Graph Viewer Pod
66. G STARTED MANUAL e Double click the bus name again to close the bus CHANGING WAVEFORM ORDER You can drag and drop the waveforms inside the listing on the left of the screen to change their order This often helps users focus on the time relationship between edges Just click a signal name on the list and drag it to the desired position in the list You can also insert a signal or bus on the list or remove one from the list RESIZING SIGNAL AMPLITUDE Resize the signal amplitude by dragging the line between a signal name cell inside an expanded bus on the left of the Waveform View screen To the right of every signal or bus name a number indicates the value the signal or bus assumes at the time position of the master cursor RIGHT CLICK MENU Right clicking on the signal name column shows the right click menu with the following options e Add samples scale Select this option to add a signal indicated by the Add samples scale icon with a series of segments that represents the number of samples i23 e Analog mode display This option available only for the buses will represent a bus as an analog waveform This is useful for example if an ADC or a DAC has to be tested e Add Remove signals This option allows adding or removing signals to the Waveform View ADDITIONAL TOOLS e Using Zoom Cursors Graph Property and Search fools on the toolbar are done the same way as previously described in the Digital Waveform Editor section
67. Het Ee GA Chi om amp Poda Or IE Device Contrai 1 PT NT ES EE Chamel1 Arbitrary deed SEAS ted Setting AR GER i Wiyetorm Saquencer heet reier Bitor m Channel 2 DOS t t Seating LA Carrier Ector ELA Modulation Ector 4inoRuce Profile Eitor E Pod 6 Pattern Ea Seine he Wavetorm Sequences i 49 Sanas Detretion N TEST 1 PR vetom View N Stste Ueling 1 Domice Status m Channel 1 i Type Arbirary la MET vm Type Pattern Generator Let Wokage Level 33y im Sampie Rete 12508 402 00m IE UM 4 i Figure 5 AwgStudio Main sections 1 Menu Bar Provides drop down menu access to device functions workspace window management and online help 2 Toolbar Various functions including channel pod selection device setup and instrument start stop are made available as icons iN this area e New Workspace Use this button to create a new workspace Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 16 204 7 4 AwgsStudio A GETTING STARTED MANUAL Open Workspace Use this button to open an existing workspace e Save Workspace Use this button to save newly created or edited workspaces e System Setup Select the Master Slave channel when multiple devices are connected by the expansion bus or when you want channels managed by an event e RUN STOP This button first loads setting par
68. ING STARTED MANUAL Component Definition Length Time s 1 000000p n Switch to Samples Component Name Componenti Operation Add v Cancel Figure 125 Component Definition by Formula 7 The Formula Editor is then shown The editor helps build your waveform analytically using equations Your equation can be based on time t or samples x Component Definition Formula Editor Preview Confirm Cancel Clear BackSp Cancel Figure 126 Formula Editor Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 186 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e Your formula is shown in the text box as its built e Numeric values can be entered from the keypad along with n nano H micro m milli K kilo M Mega and G Giga multipliers e Equations can be based on the functions Sin Cosine Log base 2 Log Base 10 A rise to a power Square Root Sign Tan Ln Natural Log Abs Exp Integer ArcSine Arc Cosine Arc Tan Ceiling and Floor along with the basic arithmetic operators addition subtraction multiplication and division e The Preview button compiles your formula and renders it on the graph above the Component Definition dialog e The Confirm button saves your formula and exits the Formula Editor showing the Component Definition dialog Your saved formula is shown o
69. L Trigger out source Allows selecting the possible trigger source which generates a Trigger Out event One or more sources can be chosen at the same time The signals that can be sent fo the Trigger OUT output include Start Stop and Event Note Pod A Trigger IN and BNC Trigger IN are available on even channels only POLARITY You can choose the Trigger OUT signal polarity as Positive or Negative DESTINATION A logic combination of the Trigger Out event of the enabled channels is always available on the dedicated BNC Connector and on Pod A Pod B Trigger Out signal on the instrument front panel see Setup Device Trigger OUT Math section Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 8 SETUP SYSTEM Access the Setup System screen by clicking the Setup System toolbar button Setup System can be used when multiple devices are connected by the expansion bus or when channels have to be managed by an event The Setup System screen is shown rc Setup System Master Channel Master Channel Name AVGI Channel1 Master Channel Event Start On Stop On EE Awe Channel2 Start On Stop On B mm AVGI PodB Start On Stop On Cancel Figure 30 Setup System form e Now trom the Devices list on the left select the Channel or Pod you want fo set as the Master and then click the Set
70. NUAL General eee SO Ohm Delay 5 Factor 1 000 Sampling Rate Prescaler Mod Sampling Rate Prescaler Sampling Rate samples s Mod Sampling Rate samples s Real Sampling Rate samples s Real Mod Sampling Rate samples Max Waveform length 2 Max Mod Waveform length 5 Cancel Figure 95 Channel Settings General tab The General Tab is shown by default when the pop up displays On the General Tab be sure to select an Output Impedance value suitable for your impedance load For example if you need to connect the instrument to an oscilloscope select 50 Q as the output impedance load and 50 Q as the input impedance on the oscilloscope channel 7 On the DEV Settings Ch 1 pop up screen s Run Mode tab select Continuous Click OK Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 57 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL OOO OO O O inal General Run Mode Trigger IN Trigger OUT Modulation Mode OK Cancel 8 Now press the Run Stop button on the AwgStudio toolbar a The software loads the settings and the waveforms into the AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument and starts generating the waveforms 9 The Frequency Modulated Waveform is generated on the CH1 BNC output You can connect an oscilloscope to this output and analyze the signal 10 Stop generating waveforms by pressing the Run Stop button again or the For
71. Rising Pod Trigger IN Falling Figure 28 Channel Settings Trigger IN tab source Connector Use this field to select the physical source for a Trigger In event Choose one of the following as explained Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e BNC Trigger IN The trigger event is received by the dedicated BNC Connector on the instrument front panel e Pod A Trigger IN The trigger event is received by a dedicated Digital input of the probe connected to the Pod A in the instrument front panel see Probe Description Note Trigger IN source setting is mutually exclusive Edge You can set the sensitive edge for the input trigger as Rising or Falling Edges Action You can set the action for AwgStudio to perform when there is an input Trigger event The possible options include e A Start command being generated af any event e AStop command being generated at any event 7 5 CHANNEL SETTINGS TRIGGER OUT TAB This section allows setting the Trigger OUT parameters DEV1 Settings Ch 2 Trigger OUT Start fl Stop Marker BB Pod A Trigger IN N SNC Trigger IN Figure 29 Channel Settings Trigger OUT tab Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUA
72. STARTED MANUAL Figure 54 Pattern Generator Editing Waveform 17 Select the Waveform from the Waveform List and click the Add button to add It to the Sequencer list 18 Select the Jump To operation from the Operation List tab and click the Add button to add it to the Sequencer list Jump To Address 0 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 106 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL E Aw Studio Arb DigitalPattern ArbStudio1104 k mm P ol g g File View Tools Windows Help EKE Ch1 Ch2 PodbB 1 Device Control 1 x Start Page a Channel 1 Arbitrary Lt Settings iz i Waveform Sequencer i 100 Modulation Editor annel 2 Arbitrary 6 tal LISE sd TY Settings lex Op Code Parameters Waveform Sequencer DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Po Waveform List f Modulation Editor 3 Pod B Pattern Waveform1 1000 2 Return OP Setings oa Waveform aa a 2 frem Waveform Sequencer scapes ak t Acquisition Y Waveform View i M State Listing 1 Device Status e pe Arbitrary ASK Sequencer List OK Memory usage 0 Waveform Modulating so Channel 2 i Type Arbitrary J p Waveform B Pod B i Type Pattern Generator Voltage Level 3 3V hm Sample Rate 125M J gt Unidentified network No network access Stopped Stopped JE GT
73. Studio software and necessary drivers for your computer as explained in the following topics Software Installation Note The Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 Run Time Engine or greater is required to run the AwgStudio 1102 1104 software properly After inserting the installation CD into your CD DVD reader the Welcome screen Is eventually shown click Install AwgStudio to start setting up the software The AwgStudio Setup Wizard is then shown Click Next to proceed with the installation tl AT AWG STUDIO Welcome to the AT AWG STUDIO Setup Wizard WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of His program or any portion of it may result in severe civil ar criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel You can leave the default Installation Folder path or soecify a new location and click Next Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Awgstudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Select Installation Folder The installer will install AT AW G S TUDIO to the following folder Ta install in this folder click Hest To install to different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files 06 Mctive Technologies AT AWG 5 TUDION Install AT AWG STUDIO for yourself or for anyone who uses
74. TARTED MANUAL r Ee Import waveform ca Waveform file definition C Documents and Settings 1StefanoiDesktop Sine 100samples txt File parsed 0 01406251 0 03906253 0 09062506 01312501 04500001 01453126 01250001 0 08281256 0032812852 002343752 2 0 07612505 Input file settings Sample settings Sample rate sample s 5G i Interpolation v Pr Header lines to remove 2 E Memory overflow out off tail v Decimal separator v Last points Sampling information Target sample rate Maximum resampled points 5 Input File and Target sample rate are different Please select method for the interpolation Resampled points could not mantain the original wave length Maximum resampled points must be higher than 8 OK Figure 40 Import Waveform Waveform Exports the selected waveform to a flat text file e Add Standard Waveform Opens the Standard Waveform Editor dialog box e Add Advanced Waveform Opens the Waveform Editor dialog box for complex waveform editing Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 56 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio A GETTING STARTED MANUAL A e Remove Removes a component or a segment from the Project Waveform tab Duplicate Waveform Creates a new waveform just like the one selected in the list e Convert Waveform Changes Standard wavefo
75. The trigger event occurs when the state of the evaluated signals is equal to the specified pattern e Trigger when NOT EQUAL The trigger event occurs when the state of the evaluated signals Is different from the specified pattern e Trigger when CHANGED The signals selected for a trigger event on logic levels are examined when data acquisition starts These sampled values constitute the reference pattern The trigger event occurs when the state of the selected signals Is different from the reference pattern Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL The conditions chosen by the user on logic levels are ignored AwgStudio uses the information related to channels for trigger detection RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRIGGER CONDITIONS Relationships between trigger conditions on edges and trigger conditions on logic levels can be set using the Trigger condition drop down field The following options are available e Edge OR Level A trigger condition occurs when one between an edge condition or a logic level condition is detected e Edge AND Level A trigger condition occurs when an edge condition and a logic level condition are simulfaneously satisfied e Edge BEFORE Level A trigger condition occurs when an edge condition is detected at least once before one Is detected on logic levels e Edge AFTER Level A trigger con
76. VILT Random Value allows generating random node values over the selected waveform waveform interval or across one or more nodes or groups Random node values can be generated for each grid interval a specified time or at fixed intervals Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 116 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Editing Random Settings Generate every samples every spectied time len Fi every specified samples Fi Figure 64 Digital Pattern Random Settings Copy Waveform Select the entire waveform clicking on the signal bus name on the left column or select a portion of it with mouse selection Press the Copy Waveform bution to copy the waveform e Paste Waveform Paste the copied waveform into a selected area of the graph mouse selection or from the start of another waveform Data Editor The Data Editor can also be used to edit signal bus values Data is visualized numerically in columns when using the Data Editor Selections made in the Data Editor are also shown on the Digital Waveform Editor directly above it The Data Editor contains the following two additional columns e Samples Contains the progressive number of the samples generated e Time Contains the progressive absolute time of every sample BUSSES A bus node is indicated by the Expandable Bus icon shown To the left of the
77. a e Goto end samples Moves the master cursor and visualization area to the end of the acquisition e Marker n Centers the visualization area on the cursor marker n position specified in the text field to the left of the control You can also move the selected cursor to the middle of the current visualization by clicking the Move active cursor here bution search Searching can be done from the Waveform Sequencer It also is available in the aforementioned search section regarding the State Listing and Waveform View screens You can search for a specific bus signal rising or falling edge value Activate the search option by clicking the Search Settings button The Search Settings window is shown and used to provide your search criteria vy Search Settings Search Settings MER AM Compare Value Format ab E Hexadecimal vw From Start Cancel Table 19 Search Settings Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL In the Signal Type search list on the right side of the Search Settings window all defined signals and busses are shown Select the signal or bus and then provide a specific value for the search Note Depending on the Signal Type selected in the search list the Compare and Value fields contains different options Use the Compare field to select between the fol
78. ameters and the waveforms into the instrument and then it starts stops the waveform generation for all enabled channels selected from the Channels Selection button E e Channel 1 2 3 4 Selection You can use this button to activate or deactivate the RUN STOP command for the specified Channel These basic commands are always activated when a Workspace Is created Ch1 e Pod Selection You can use this button to activate or deactivate the RUN STOP command for the specified Pod This control is only available when the Digital Pattern option is enabled Pod B e Force Trigger Clicking this button makes the instrument generate an internal trigger signal and forces a start event on the selected channels pods Force Trigger e Force Stop Clicking this button forces a stop event on the selected channels pods Force Stop Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 3 Editing Area This main display area shows the waveforms selected from the Project Waveform List or Sequencer Window You can also create edit waveforms and load the Sequencer from this location 4 Device Control Tree The Device Control navigation tree provides access to channel settings and tools to edit standard modulating waveforms set the amplitude profile of the modulated signal and load the sequencer
79. artok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 129 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Figure 73 State Analyzer State List view THE BUS COLUMN e Inthe State Listing A bus node is indicated by the Expandable Bus icon shown to the of the bus name in the columns on the right of the screen Double click the bus name to open the bus e Once a bus node is opened the Expanded Bus icon is shown instead of the Expandable Bus icon e Double click the bus name again to close the bus Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 MDA Rana Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 130 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL THE SAMPLES COLUMN The Samples column contains the progressive number of the acquired samples It is indicated by the Samples scale icon 123 THE TIME COLUMN The Time column contains the progressive absolute time of every sample It is indicated by the Time icon G RESIZING COLUMN AMPLITUDE Resize column amplitude by dragging the line between the signal name CURSORS Cursors also called markers are useful to identify and enlighten data that therefore may be recognized or found easier In addition cursors can be used to measure and to analyze acquired data The left side of the State Listing screen contains all the available cursors The master cursor Is identified by the Master Cursor
80. ation Sequence Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL In Burst mode the graph and the duration column of the modulation table are disabled having no meanings 7 3 CHANNEL SETTINGS THE RUN MODE TAB MODULATION The Modulation Mode menu allows setting the trigger for the modulating signal Available options include Single Continuous and Burst in DDS mode only Single ARBITRARY e When the Force Trigger command is given the carrier signal see Advanced Waveform Editing 10 3 is modulated with the edited modulating signal samples e The last sample of the modulating signal is applied to the signal carrier until a Force Stop command is applied DDS e When a Force Trigger command is applied the frequencies or phases inserted in the Modulation Editor are generated one after the other for a time interval specified on the Durations field e The last frequency or phase is repeated until a Force Stop command is received e The sequence can be interrupted at any time by a Force Stop command Continuous ARBITRARY e When the Force Trigger command is given the carrier signal see Advanced Waveform Editing 10 3 is modulated with the edited modulating signal samples e Once the last sample of the modulating signal is reached AwgStudio returns to the first modulating signal sample until a Stop comma
81. autorgically Recommended Install from a list or specific ldigtion Advanced Click Next to continue Cancel Now with correct application software drivers and the latest NET Framework installed your Awgstudio is ready for use 6 2 INITIAL AWGSTUDIO SOFTWARE INTERFACES The AwgStudio software environment provides access fo all product functions The interface allows you to control up to eight devices connected by the Expansion Bus Cable configuring them as Arbitrary Waveform Generators Digital Pattern Generators or Mixed Mode Generators Awgstudio Workspace The AwgStudio software workspace consists of two main elements e The main document editing area shown on the right side on the following screen shot e The AwgStudio Control Navigation Tree shown on the left side on the following screen shot As mentioned when you open the AwgStudio environment the most common initial tasks are displayed on the Welcome screen for easy selection in a special view called the How do section The common tasks include the following Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 14 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL How do I Scenario Details Recent Workspaces Open Workspace New Workspace File View Tools Windows Help er AA Start Page AT AWG STUDIO Recent Workspaces How do I aw g DigitalPatte
82. ble click Modulation Editor under Channel 1 DDS on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any DDS channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEV1 Modulation Editor Ch 1 screen is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 159 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Start Page V1 Waveform Sequencer Ch 1 DEV1 Modulation Editor Ch1 WRX ES Modulation Type SSma The Add Segment Button i Base Frequency W Amplitude Durations s Memory Usage 0 NEE Figure 97 Modulation Editor Click the Add Segment button Your new segment Segment 1 should be shown on the Amplitude Modulation List and the Edit Segment dialog is shown on the lower part of the screen Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 160 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Start Page DEV1 Modulation Editor Ch 1 we XE Base Frequency Hz Durations s N gt O D o D le i Time s Memory Usage 24 Fot Segment Decimation Factor Name Segment 1 Frequency Hz 100k E T JJ Figure 98 Editing Segment On the Edit Segment dialog set the Type to Triangle Duration to 2 us Cycles 1 Frequency 100k Phase 0 and Offset 500k 4 Now double click Se
83. bled Cancel Figure 100 Channel Settings Run Mode tab 6 Now press the Run Stop button on the AwgStudio toolbar The software loads the settings and the waveforms into the AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument and starts generating the waveforms 7 The Amplitude Modulated Waveform is generated on the CH1 BNC output You can connect an oscilloscope to this output and analyze the signal 8 Stop generating waveforms by pressing the Run Stop button again or the Force Stop button also on the AwgStudio toolbar Force Stop 16 5 CREATING A PHASE MODULATED WAVEFORM Create a Phase Modulated Waveform by first creating a workspace with Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the Operating Mode and at least one DDS Channel See steps 2 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 for details and be sure to select DDS instead of Arbitrary during step 2 If you already have a workspace open be sure it meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l l 4A Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 63 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 1 Double click the Carrier Editor under Channel 1 DDS on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any DDS channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace 2 The default Component Carrier settings are sho
84. cd BE Figure 61 Digital Pattern Set Value In the Radix list select the radix type Specify the new value you want overwritten in the Numeric or named value box Click OK Clock Editor for selected signal e RUN VILT The Clock feature can be used to automatically generate the clock wave rather than drawing each clock triggering pulse The start and end time of a clock signal can also be selected Editing Clock Settings Time range Start time End time Range Cancel Figure 62 Digital Pattern Clock Settings Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 115 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Counter Editor for selected bus C ru The counter editor applies a count value to a bus which increments the value of the bus by a specified time interval Instead of manually editing the values for each node the Counter editor automatically creates the counting values for buses You can also specify a starting value for a bus and the time interval for increments Editing Counter Settings Time range Start time b End time Range adj Jecimal v Start value 0 EJ End value f Incremert by GE ai At absolute time Every samples E Figure 63 Digital Pattern Counter Settings e Invert signal bus value INY a VIT e Random Value for signal bus R
85. ce Stop button also on the AwgStudio toolbar Force Stop 16 4 CREATING A FREQUENCY MODULATED WAVEFORM Create a Frequency Modulated Waveform by first creating a workspace with Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the Operating Mode and at least one DDS Channel See steps 2 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 for details and be sure to select DDS instead of Arbitrary during step 2 If you already have a workspace open be sure it meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 158 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 1 Double click the Carrier Editor under Channel 1 DDS on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any DDS channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace 2 The default Component Carrier settings are shown on the Component Definition dialog These default settings include a Sine wave Type with a Length of 2048 samples Amplitude of 1 V and 1 Cycle You can modify Component 1 of the Carrier as desired Start Page DEVI Carrier Editor Ch 1 Rc 4 ES ee Carrier Segment1 UR HEER EN a 4 MG D D aa E 1 00k Samples Switch to Time Amplitude V Phase Deg Offset V Name Component1 Operation Add v Figure 96 Carrier Edtor 3 Dou
86. d point of the State Listing screen e Move selected marker here Places the selected cursor to the specified position of the State Listing screen e Show this sample Graph View Centers the Waveform View on the selected sample only if the Waveform View is already open e Go to selected marker Moves the State Listing results to show the position of the selected cursor e Goto samples After selecting a sample number on the pop up moves the State Listing results to corresponding samples e Goto time After selecting an absolute time on the pop up moves the State Listing results to show corresponding samples e Save to txt file After selecting rows and columns on the pop up exports the data to a Comma Separated Value file Note Exporting an entire acquisition may take a long time SEARCH The Search function is available trom both the State Listing and Waveform View screens You can search for a specific bus signal rising or falling edge value Activate the search option by clicking the Search Settings button we The Search Settings window is shown and used fo provide your search criteria Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 132 204 ight 2013 Active Technologi 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Search Settings BIK search Settings pe VYEERAM Compare Value Format ExtendedTriggerin Y From S
87. dition occurs when an edge condition is detected at least once after one Is detected on logic levels e ALWAYS A trigger condition occurs automatically when data acquisition starts Any setting on edges or on logic levels is ignored e NEVER Trigger is inhibited Any setting on edges or on logic levels is ignored A trigger event however can be activated manually during data acquisition 14 4 PATTERN SETTINGS THE CLOCK GENERATOR TAB Use the Clock Generator to generate a clock signal with a frequency up to 125 MHz e The clock is created on Ch15 e Itis possible fo combine the clock with the Extended Trigger In vector using the strobe function The following options are available NOP OR AND XOR NOT NOR NAND and XNOR e The Clock generator provides a synchronized signal to the Sequencer Module to generate vectors synchronized with the output clock Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL p CE DEV1 Settings Pod A IX General Trigger Event Clock Generator Trigger IN Trigger OUT Clock Generator Enabled Disabled Clock Generator Settings Frequency Hz 425 000M Period Duty Cycle so BG f Delay 0 EI t Extended Trigger In Clock Generator Clock Generator Entries will be coerced to alowed frequency values Cancel Figure 46 Pattern Generator
88. e e Awgstudio Introduction and Compliance document e D Models include a Digital Leadset Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 4 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS This section contains information and warnings that must be observed to keep the instrument operating in a correct and safe condition You are required to follow generally accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions specified in this section 4 1 SAFETY SYMBOLS Where the following symbols appear on the instrument s front or rear panels or in this manual they alert you to important safety considerations This symbol is used where caution is required Refer to the accompanying information or documents in order to protect against personal injury or damage to the instrument This symbol warns of a potential risk of shock hazard This symbol is used to denote the measurement ground connection This symbol is used to denote a frame or chassis connection This symbol is used to denote a safety ground connection On Supply This is the DC power connect disconnect switch at the back of the instrument Off Supply This is the DC power connect disconnect switch at the back of the instrument Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Aw
89. e 0 EN f Edit Entry Phase Deg 180 Duration s ET BE Figure 103 Edit Segment On the Edit Segment dialog sei the Phase to 180 and Duration to 15us Now repeat this step and create a second entry in the Phase Modulation List Set its Phase to 90 and Duration to 30us 4 Now double click Settings under Channel DDS on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any DDS channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEV1 Settings Ch I pop up screen Is shown Active Technologies S r l Sreet Bed BONOK 27 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 166 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Sampling Rate Prescaler Mad Sampling Rate Prescaler 1 Samp ng Rate samples s Mad Sampling Raie sampiesis Real samping Rate samoles a Real Mod Sampling Rate amplessa Max Waveform length e Figure 104 Channel Settings General tab The General Tab is shown by default when the pop up displays On the General Tab be sure to select an Output Impedance value suitable for your impedance load For example if you need to connect the instrument to an oscilloscope select 50 Q as the output impedance load and 50 Q as the input impedance on the oscilloscope channel 5 On the DEV1 Settings Ch I pop up screen s Run Mode tab select Continuous Click OK Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copy
90. e DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Pod A pop up screen Is shown Figure 110 Signal Bus Definition form 3 Provide a Name in the Bus or Signal Name field Let s use the name CLK With the name provided click the Add bus or signal button Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l l 4A Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 173 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Bus or Signal Name Figure 111 Signal Bus Definition Add Signal step 1 5 Now let s associate our added Bus Signal CLK with a pod Channel ChO by selecting ChO on the channel list on the right and then clicking the Change Selected Pod button Our added Bus Signal CLK is now shown as mapped to Cho LA en DI chio Figure 112 Signal Bus Definition Add Signal step 2 Repeat steps 3 5 and create Bus Signals for WR and RD associating them with Chl and Ch2 respectively Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 174 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 6 Now provide a name for the Data Bus In the Bus or Signal Name field click the Add bus or signal button select Ch3 Ch10 and then click the Add signals to bus button a ROO r r E7 E Li a Bus or Signal Name sf P fn Ss 7 WR es ER N B Data EI Data 07 OOI Data 06 ma Data 05 i Data 04 C Data 03 J Data 02 N
91. e Edit Modulation Segment screen Active Technologies S r l Sreet Bed BONOK 27 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Table 22 Edit Modulation Segment form This screen allows you to edit a Segment a time interval Duration in which the samples of the modulation signal follow a predefined function Type The selectable functions and their available parameters include Sine Cycles Amplitude Phase Offset Cosine Cycles Amplitude Phase Offset Triangle Cycles Amplitude Phase Offset Rectangle Cycles Amplitude Phase Offset Duty Cycle Sawtooth Cycles Amplitude Phase Offset Increase Ramp Amplitude Offset Decrease Ramp Amplitude Offset indicates the parameter varies based on the modulation type selected Table 23 Modulation Signals type Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 86 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Two compression algorithms are used for a Segment memory usage optimization The algorithm used depends on the linear or non linear behaviour of the selected function Type The maximum compression factor corresoonds to equally separated samples in both cases with a separation time equal to the minimum time resolution allowed Intermediate compression factors can be set by
92. e compression algorithm for non linear signals takes into account the relative time variation of the signal amplitude If the Decimation Factor is very small with respect to the waveform duration the compression algorithm may not be able to perform the signal compression by using the maximum number of available samples In such cases a message asks the user to increase the Decimation Factor Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 13 AMPLITUDE PROFILE EDITOR DDS Use the Amplitude Profile tool to set the amplitude profile of the generated signal as a function of its frequency e For a given frequency of the modulated signal its amplitude is multiplied by the corresponding value of the amplitude profile whose samples vary between 1 and 1 e The amplitude profile is divided in three frequency intervals Low Frequency constant value Intermediate Segment and High Frequency constant value e The window is divided in two main sections the Limits settings section and the visualization area Table 24 Amplitude Profile Editor Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 88 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 13 1 LIMITS SETTINGS The frequency interval for the Intermediate Segment is described by Frequenc
93. e ee 99 14 6 PATTERN SETTINGS THE TRIGGER OUT TAB esse sesse see see see ee ee see see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 100 14 7 EXAMPLE DIGITAL PATTERN GENERATOR SETUP ccsceccececeecececcscececscececescececeseecess 102 14 8 THE WAVEFORM SEQUENCER DIGITAL PATTERN ccccsccscsccscccscescscescsseseesescuseseesens 109 LESTE EE OSE EEE EE 124 14 10 ACQUISITION USING THE PATTERN GENERATOR AS A SAMPLER scceceececcececcececescecees 125 14 1 se MAR EO RE EE OE EEE 134 15 THE PULSE WIDTH MODULATION PWM GENERATORWORKSPACE sscccsssccnssccessceeeees 137 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies VIND AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 15 1 PULSE DEFINITION AREA enn nn 137 15 2 DUTY CYCLE MODULATION AREA cccccsccscescccesscodcentdvetccnsdnetccccdecsaandentdcousonsacceieeeesnsas 138 EEG 018 2 EE Ee 140 BA EXAMPLE PWM SETUP RE N OE OR OE OE EE 142 16 HOW DO I SCENARIO DETAILS ccccccceccscsccsccccsccccscccccccsccccsccccsccccsccccsccscsceseeces 144 16 1 CREATING YOUR FIRST ANALOG WAVEFORM ee ees esse ese ese see ee see ee see ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eie 144 16 2 CREATING A SEQUENCE OF WAVEFORMS ccccsccsccscsscsccsccsccscsscsccscescescscescescescesescescs 148 16 3 CREATING AN AMPLITUDE MODULATED WAVEFORM ccecececcececccececscececescececeseecess 152 16 4 CREATING A FREQUENCY MODULATED WAVEFORM ee
94. e ee ee ee 39 7 5 CHANNEL SETTINGS TRIGGER OUT TAB cccsccsccscsccscsccsceccsccecsccecsccecsccscssescessscases 40 8 SEP SYSTEM he 42 D SPOF DEVICE he 44 A IRE UII Ve EAE AEEA 44 9 2 THE CHANNELOUT MATH IE osse ee ee EE Ge GE ee EE 45 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 9 3 JHE TRIGGER OUT MATH TAB vene 46 9 4 THEDIGMALI O EE OE N Oe N 47 DENN 49 10 THE WAVEFORM SEQUENCER ANALOG cccccscceccccsccsccccsccccsccccsccccsccccscccceccsceccsceees 50 10 1 CREATING STANDARD AND ADVANCED WAVEFORMS csccececesceccececcecescecescecescecesceees 50 10 2 WAVEFORM GRAPH OO SEM a ccascnssccnessascasaneasscniasasaesncanessaneeeaneesanesanasaeenaneesonsesoancasd 57 10 3 ADVANCED WAVEFORM EDITING sovannerneannennennnennennnennennnennennnennennnennennnennennnennennnennenee 60 10 4 SEGMENT EDITING wccsccsacescacenconrdccscenescnssaacsensdesnensdustcenedensecandeseasanientacascensdecaeansesnaee 62 VS PT NE 64 10 6 SEGMENT PARAMETERS ees sees ee ee ee see ees ee ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 66 10 7 WAVEFORM PARAMETERS ees ees es ees ese ees ee ees ee see ee see ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ed 66 VE TAVARES ae se ee Ee ON OE EG OE ee Ge OG 70 11 SEQUENCING ANALOG WAVEFORMS cccccccscsccsccccsccscccccccccsccccsccccsccccsccscsccsceccscee
95. e instrument channels K atAwgStudio PWM Generator hn S Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Pulse Definition Duty Cycle Modulation Settings Amplitude Duty Cycle 95 CH1 500hm CH2 500hm Frequency Hz Frequency Hz 10 00M es 166 67k EJ CH3 500hm P 15 00M 250 00k p Rise Time 2 100 00m 20 00M 10 00u 333 dak Desired freq Hz Desired freq Hz Fed bd EJ CH4 500hm offset 0000 E Resulting freq Hz Resulting freq Hz Offset 500 Phase deg 00 Phase deg Frequency Hz Frequency Hz Figure 75 AwgStudio PWM Generator 15 1 PULSE DEFINITION AREA This section allows defining the pulse for the selected channel Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 137 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Frequency Hz 10 00M Amplitude v 3 000 E ME 5 OOM 15 00M Rise Time 100 Fall Time for Bg 100 00m 20 00M Desired freq Hz AM otsam Hom Bi Resutting freq Hz HM Phase deg 0 0 Fi Frequency Hz Figure 76 Pulse Definition Area The following fields are available e Frequency Hz Set the frequency of the pulse waveform from 100mHZ to 20MHz Cannel frequencies are independent pairs 1 2 3 4 for 1104 AwgStudio instruments Within the sample pair the channel frequency Is perfectly matched if one is an even multiple
96. e open be sure It meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps 1 Double click the Waveform Sequencer under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel I can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace 2 The Waveform Sequencer is then shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 18 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Ed AwgStudio 1234 1 MG DEES IT EE EEN GE Windows elp le View To EKE amp c Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 L gt In 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control X Start Page D 1 Waveform Sequencer Ch O Channel 1 Arbitrary i Emile Settings Naveform Sequencer EE NM 4 K Pre Wacom aa Project Waveforms Waveform Type Length Waveform1 Advanced 250 k p p RAsIg WI0JSABA Waveform2 Advanced 250 i Modulation Editor 5 Channel 4 Arbitrary i settings Waveform Sequencer br Modulation Editor Agidsig sasuanbas Agidsig ydeig 1 AwgStudio 1104 Status X Figure 121 Add Advanced Waveform 3 Press the Add Advanced Waveform button il The DEV Waveform Editor Ch 1 dialog box is shown Double click Component 1 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 182 204 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio
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98. egment amplitude 1 V and duty cycle 50 8 Now select Multiply on the Component Operation drop down and click the OK button 9 Click Waveform1 and the desired waveform is shown in the Waveform Editor window Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL j N DEYI Waveform Editor Ch 1 led Figure 45 Waveform Editor Parameters 10 5 COMPONENT TYPE The Type menu allows selecting the component among a list of possible signals or functions Depending on the selected Type different parameter may be edited The different possibilities include the following Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 64 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Type Available Parameters DC Level _ Offset VI Sine Frequency Hz cycles Amplitude V Phase Offset V Cosine FreguencylHz cyclesl Amplitude V Phase Offset V Triangle FF equency Hz cycles Amplitude V Phase Offset V Rectangle FreguencylHz cyclesl Amplitude V Phase Offset V Duty Cycle Sawtooth _ Frequency Hz cycles Amplitude V Phase Offset V Increase Ramp Amplitude V Offset V ecrease Ramp Amplitude V Offset V mplitude V Delay s Width s Offset V INC mplitude V Offset V Peak Position s Lobe Widths Ex
99. emove g PES ASLE Cut off tail 2 Decimal separator Last points EE EE Target sample rate EIN Maximum memory samples 20907152 Maximum resampled points ff OK Cancel Figure 107 Import Waveform form Labels A E on this image corresponds with the following descriptions A Click the Browse button and locate your desired trc LeCroy oscilloscope file format file for import AwgStudio prompts you to convert the file format from tre to txt B The File parsed section then shows the first 100 samples of the Imported waveform C If desired Input file settings allow for Sample rate Header lines to remove and Decimal separator changes to the imported file Use the Sample setting fields to adjust parameters and rules If the imported waveform has a sample rate greater then the 1102 1104 Awgstudio target sampling rate 250 MS s the waveform points are re sampled mM O Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 4A Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 170 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL and shown on the Sampling information fields Click OK to confirm the import of your waveform 4 On the Project Waveforms tab under the Waveform Sequencer select the waveform you just imported and click the Add Waveform button adding your newly imported waveform to the Sequencer 5 Double click Settings under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Cha
100. emoving Expansion Bus Connections Before disconnecting or switching off the instrument it must be removed by left clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon showing in the Windows System Tray on your PC When your operating system eventually shows a Safely Remove Hardware screen select Safely remove AwgStudio and then click the Stop button Note If the instrument is switched off or disconnected without performing the proper safe removal process the software may not operate correctly Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 9 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 6 GETTING STARTED WITH AWGSTUDIO This Getting Started section begins by providing essential installation instructions for Drivers and Software Then the initial software interfaces are introduced Finally Setup Examples and Common Tasks are provided to bring you up to speed as fast as possible The How do I section of the AwgStudio Welcome screen contains links to step by step explanations of standard functions and setups using your new product K AwgStudio oom Sie EE EE OS ai File View Tools Windows Help EE EA Start Page AT AWG STUDIO Recent Workspaces How do I aw g DigitalPattern AwgStudio1104 Creating Your First Analog Waveform PA Arbitrary_AwgStudio11 02 Learn how to create a simple waveform and start its generation Arbitrary DDS_AwgStudio1104 DDS
101. enerating the carrer at its maximum frequency Summarizing the previous statements the maximum duration for the modulating signal is 67 076ms for M ASK modulation MSRP 1 Sampling Rate in Setup Sampling Rate 250 MHz and 4 29s for M PSK and M FSK modulations Sampling Rate in Setup Sampling Rate 250 MHz 12 2 EDIT MODULATION RULE This section provides information for setting the modulation type using the Modulation type control DDS mode only and the modulating signal using the Modulating Table and the Command Bar 12 3 MODULATION TYPE This control allows setting the modulation type Frequency or Phase in DDS mode while in Arbitrary mode this option is not active since the only available modulation type is the Amplitude one e Amplitude M ASK In an Arbitrary mode channel the Modulation Editor tool is automatically set to M ASK The window allows setting the time behavior of the amplitude modulation factor The samples constituting the modulating signal may assume values between 0 and 1 These samples are the multiplying factors of the signal carrier amplitude e Frequency M FSK By selecting the frequency modulation the Modulation Editor tool is set TO M FSK The window allows setting the time behavior to be assumed by the carrier signal The samples of the modulating signal can assume values between 0 and 110 MHz e Phase M PSK By selecting the phase modulation the Modulation Editor tool is set to M PSK The window a
102. es AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL The same marker operations are available by right clicking on one of the markers in the list and selecting the desired function 5 DEYI Waveform Editor Ch 1 ld l rhe ne Relative Marker Position i i i Table 10 Waveform Editor Markers In DDS mode the only available marker identifies a single amplitude value on the carrier waveform During the waveform generation when the instrument output becomes higher than the marker value a leading trailing edge on the Trigger Out signal is generated The Trigger Out signal remains high low while the output signal remains higher than the marker amplitude at which point it switches The leading trailing edge for the Trigger Out signal can be selected on the Channel Settings Trigger Out tab If the selected instrument is configured as the Master a marker can also send a synchronous signal on an Expansion Bus line Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 7 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 11 SEQUENCING ANALOG WAVEFORMS This section is for sequencing Analog waveforms AwgStudio 1102D 1104D include digital pattern generation capabilities See The Waveform Sequencer Digital Pattern 814 8 for more information When using Arbitrary mode the Waveform Sequencer can be used To Create Standard Advanced wave
103. es 72 11 1 ADDITIONAL WAVEFORM SEQUENCER SETTINGS AND TOOLS ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 75 12 MODULATION EDITOR ARBITRARY DDS ccccccecccccccccsccsccccsccccsccccsccccsccsceccsceees 82 12 1 HARDWARE RESOURCES seine Ee See GE Ee dada ee ie da ere De ie EG Ge EG ie ee EG Ee ER GE 82 12 2 NM DR NE ee 83 2 MN ee ee EG EE Ee OE OO EE OE Ee EE Ee ee oe 83 12 4 MODULATING VER 84 V RE COMMAND EEE EEE 84 12 6 NET ENN NN 85 12 7 MODULATION SEGMENT EDITOR ees esse ee see ee see ee see ee see ee ee ee ee ee Ge ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ed 85 13 AMPLITUDE PROFILE EDITOR DDS cssccsscccssccssccnscccesccnsccnscccesccescesccessccesceesceees 88 Jol ENN 89 13 2 PROFILE COMMAND s cciocsiesccnceseticenoecsddaretedadedscesedeledosiolsdanedelodassieledatndeleiessialeiwanieds 89 14 DIGITAL PATTERN GENERATOR SAMPLER OPTIONAL cssscosscccscccssccssccnsccssccesccesceees 90 14 1 PATTERN SAMPLING AND ACQUISITION SETTINGS cccssscccesscccesececeseceeessceeeseceseeeceaees 9 14 2 PATTERN SETTINGS THE GENERAL TAB ese ee see ee see ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 92 14 3 PATTERN SETTINGS THE TRIGGER EVENT TAB cccsccscsccscsccscsccscsscsccsesccsescescscescssescuees 93 14 4 PATTERN SETTINGS THE CLOCK GENERATOR TAB ee ese ee ees ee ses ee see ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 97 14 5 PATTERN SETTINGS THE TRIGGER IN TAB ee esse ee see ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee e
104. esumes the default trigger conditions TRIGGER LEVELS The AwgsStudio Digital Pattern Generator allows editing up to 31 trigger levels which are represented by the Edge symbol in the tree positioned on the left side of the tab d Each trigger level has an A and B trigger condition Each condition can be set by clicking its name and by using the Action drop down field on lower right side of the tab Action field options include e None The occurring condition is ignored Never Trigger e Trigger The occurring condition leads to a Trigger event e Jump to Level n The occurring condition leads to a jump at the specified trigger level n where n is the number of a present trigger level EDGES AND LEVELS In order to set condition A or B the state of the Digital Pattern Generator channels must be set properly Each channel state can assume one of the following attributes e Don t care The signal is ignored e logic level e Low logic level L e Rising edge e Falling edge Any edge e Va Bus HEX Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Sets a bus at the hexadecimal value entered in the field adjacent to the right Set the state on a channel by first selecting condition A or B of the desired level and then clicking on the corresponding channel row To be set on the right side
105. ettings Tab 10 8 MARKERS The Markers List section of the Waveform Editor window allows setting one or more markers for Arbitrary modes and only one marker in DDS mode ARBITRARY In Arbitrary mode a marker identifies univocally a waveform sample A maximum of n markers can be inserted arbitrarily where n number of waveform s samples 2 During the waveform generation the marked samples generates a signal pulse that may provoke a level change on the instrument Trigger Out or that may send a synchronous signal on a line of the Expansion Bus if the selected instrument is configured as Master see Expansion Bus Section In general when you use a marker in Arbitrary mode you can trigger others channels or others instruments at a specified time while a waveform generation Is in progress e The Add button puts a new cursor in the visualization area e The Remove button eliminates the cursor selected in the Marker screen e Set Master Marker The first marker added to the Marker screen Is set as the Master with a zero relative position value on the graph Subsequent markers are created with positions relative to the Master Change the master marker by selecting the new marker from the Marker List and then clicking the Set Master Marker button e Remove all cursors by clicking the Clear all markers bution Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologi
106. f the enabled channels is always available on the dedicated BNC Connector and on Pod A B Trigger Out signals on the instrument front panel For more information see The Trigger OUT Math Tab 8 14 7 EXAMPLE DIGITAL PATTERN GENERATOR SETUP This example demonstrates a digital pattern generator setup on an AwgsStudio After powering on the instrument and connecting it to your PC launch the software and use the system menu bar or the toolbar to create a New Workspace Connect the probes to the instrument l Setup the devices following the steps of the wizard select Pattern Generator as operating mode Setup Devices The wizard will help you to configure devices Configure device 14 1 Device Operating Mode Enable all the analog channels in DDS or Arbitrary Waveform Generator Arbitrary mode Enable the Pod amp and Pod B as digital Pattern Generator patterns Enable the analog channels Chi and Ch2 Mixed Mode in DDS or Arbitrary mode and the Pod B as digital pattern Figure 49 New Pattern Generator project wizard step 1 Click Next 2 Now click the Finish button Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 102 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Setup Devices The wizard will help you to configure devices Configure device 1 1 1 Device The initial device configuration has completed successfully Press Finish button to
107. fine WR RD and Write RAM signals similarly by selecting the respective row and clicking the desired button trom the following choices WriteRAM Data Bus Row Figure 120 Signal Bus editing options PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 179 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL o Set the Writerr AM To 1 to acquire data with the Pattern Generator o Setting the Writerr AM To HiZ changes the pin directions from output To input Click OK on the The Editing waveform Waveform screen to confirm your changes On the Waveform Sequencer select Waveform and then add it to the Sequencer by clicking the Add Waveform button 17 Click the Operations List tab on the Waveform Sequencer to select the Jump to operation trom the Operation List tab With the Jump To operation selected add It to the sequencer by clicking the Add Waveform button Note Don t use a Jump to Address when prompted by the Jump to parameters window 18 Now press the Run Stop button on the Awgstudio toolbar The software loads the settings and the digital waveforms into the AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument and starts generating the waveforms 19 Waveform is generated on the Pod A probe You can connect a logic analyzer to the probes and analyze the generated signals 20 Stop generating digital waveforms by pressing the Run Stop button
108. form the following scenarios Creating Your First Analog Waveform 16 1 Creating a Sequence of Waveforms 8 16 2 Creating an Amplitude Modulated Waveform 16 3 Creating a Frequency Modulated Waveform 16 4 Creating a Phase Modulated Waveform 16 5 Importing a Waveform from an Oscilloscope 8 16 6 Creating Digital Waveforms 8 16 7 oe da setup Examples and Common Tasks In addition to these How do Scenario Details the Setup Examples and Common Tasks section at the beginning of this manual contains the following additional examples 1 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 2 Creating a New Workspace 86 5 3 Opening an Existing Workspace 86 6 16 1 CREATING YOUR FIRST ANALOG WAVEFORM To create your first Analog Waveform you must first create a workspace with Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the Operating Mode and at least one Analog Channel See steps 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 for details If you already have a workspace open be sure if meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps 1 Double click the Waveform Sequencer under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel I can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The Waveform Sequencer is then shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382
109. forms Add them in the project or in the Library and Load the sequencer The Sequencer allows you to select which edited waveforms are generated their sequence and number of repetitions Note The sequencer provides both a Waveform and Table view of your sequenced waveforms Both views provide the same data however Waveform provides a graphical representation of your sequence while the Table shows a list Waveform View of the Sequencer Table 11 Waveform and Sequencer viewer Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Click to toggle between Waveform and Table views A t VI a EE Waveform name and length 1 Waveform1 2 Waveform2 3 Waveform3 4 Waveform4 Length 5000 Length 5000 Length 10000 Length 5000 Memory Usage 0 Table 12 Sequencer View Table 13 Sequencer Table Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 73 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Wavetorm name and length Click to toggle between aveform and Tabi views Number of repetitions Bl Table 14 Sequencer Table parameters Editing a Sequence The Sequencer allows you to select waveforms from the Project Library list for generation by the AwgStudio instrument In the
110. forms tab under the Waveform Sequencer select the waveform you just created and click the Add Waveform button adding your new waveform to the Sequencer 5 Double click Settings Under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEVI Settings Ch I pop up screen Is shown The General Tab is shown by default when the pop up displays On the General Tab be sure to select an Output Impedance value suitable for your impedance load For example if you need to connect the instrument to an oscilloscope select 50 Q as the output impedance load and 50 Q as the input impedance on the oscilloscope channel Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 146 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL General Run Mode Trigger IN Trigger OUT rigger Delay mplitude Correction Factor impedance Delay s 0 000 Factor 1 000 E Sampling Rate Prescaler Mod Sampling Rate Prescaler Sampling Rate samples s Mod Sampling Rate samples s Real Sampling Rate samples s Real Mod Sampling Rate samples s ET Max Waveform length s EEN Max Mod Waveform length s EZ Cancel Figure 84 Settings General tab 6 On the DEV1 Settings Ch 1 pop up screen s Run Mode tab select Single and press OK E t DEV1 Settings Ch 2
111. frequency of the signal to be generated and its duration For example an AwgStudio 1102 1104 with a maximum frequency of 125 Msps on the modulating signal and a buffer depth of 2 096 896 samples in static mode done by setting SRP 1 sampling rate 125 Msps you can save a modulating waveform with total length of 16 775168 ms and a time resolution of 8 ns 7 2 CHANNEL SETTINGS THE RUN MODE TAB WAVEFORM SEQUENCE Use the Run Mode tab to define the generation mode for the edited sequence and set the trigger for the modulating signal Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Cr DEV1 Settings Ch 2 era Run Mode Trigger IN Trigger OUT Single v Single Continuous Stepped After the Force Trigger command the Sequencer list Burst E is generated form the first waveform to the last The F F last waveform is repeated continuously until a Force i Pi j Stop command j j Last Sequencer d Waveform Force Trigger ASK Modulation Enabled Disabled Figure 23 Channel Settings Run Mode tab The Waveform Sequence Run Mode tab allows defining the generation mode for the edited sequence in Arbitrary mode The available drop down Force Trigger options include Single Continuous Stepped and Burst explained as follows Single When a Force Trigger command Is applied waveforms
112. g for temperatures up to 40 C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 50 C Altitude Up to 10 000 ft 3 048 m at or below 30 C Note Direct sunlight radiators and other heat sources should be taken info account when assessing the ambient temperature AN WARNING Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL The instrument must not be operated in explosive dusty or wet atmospheres CAUTION Do not exceed the maximum specified front panel terminal voltage levels Refer to Specifications for more details 4 3 COOLING The instrument relies on forced air cooling with an internal fan and ventilation openings Care must be taken to avoid restricting the airflow around the apertures fan holes at the side of the instrument N CAUTION Do not allow any foreign matter to enter the instrument through the ventilation holes etc 4 4 AC POWER SOURCE For External AC Adapter 100 to 240 VAC 10 at 45 66 Hz Automatic AC voltage selection Installation Category 300V CAT Il No manual voltage selection is required because the external AC Adapter automatically adapts fo line voltage 4 5 POWER CONSUMPTION lt 30 watts 12 V at 2 5 amps AN WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard Only use the power cord provided with your instrument 4 6 CALIBRATION The recommended calibration
113. generated and its duration e The limit on the maximum frequency comes from the Nyquist sampling theory which imposes a frequency generation at least two times the maximum frequency of the signals generated For example if a sinusoid must be generated at 10 MHz its sample frequency generation must be at least 20 Msps In that case however the sinusoid period is reoresented by only 2 points Awgstudio has a set signal duration limit for the memory depth used while saving waveform samples In fact the memory space allocated to the sample storage makes the waveform duration inversely proportional to the generation frequency In particular the maximum duration of a waveform is given by the number of possible samples divided by the generation frequency For example a maximum frequency of 250 Msps and a memory depth of 2 097 152 samples done by setting SRP 1 sampling rate 250 Msps can have saved waveforms with a total length of 8 388608 ms and a time resolution of 4 ns However by setting SRP 20 sampling rate 12 5 Msps the total waveform length becomes 167 77216 ms with a time resolution of 80 ns Modulating Waveform When M ASK modulation is used you can set Mod Sampling Rate Prescaler MSRP for the modulating signal independent of the carrier signal e MSRP may assume values ranging from 1 maximum frequency up to 65532 minimum frequency by multiples of 4 e The optimal selection of MSRP must take into account both the maximum
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115. gment TOM PEN ENN 86 Table 23 Modulation Signals type EEE EE 86 Table 24 AMONU 0 So he PR 88 Table 25 Editing Digital Pattern EO EE OE EEE 91 Table 26 Pattern Generator General Tab esse sis ee sd ee de ee ee ee ee ede ee ee ee ee de ee ee ee ee 92 Table 27 Pattern Generator Trigger Event TODD sis ss sessie sd se de dee ee ee dee ee ee dee ee 94 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies IV VIII AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL TABLE OF FIGURES FANN FORT 7 Figure 2 AwgStudio Back panel se se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 8 FI NNN Nese 10 UTNE 15 Figure 5 AwgStudio Main sectionS rrrurrnnurrrnnrrnnnerennernnnernnnernnnernnnerennernnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennnneneneee 16 Figure 6 AwgStudio Device NJ 18 Figure 7 AwgStudio Device status TEC sissies sesde de ee ee dee ee ee dee ee ede dee ee ee dee ee 19 Figure 8 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Wizard step I ou esse ss se ee ee ek ee ee ee ee 21 Figure 9 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Wizard step 2 issie ss sesse see see See dee dee deeg de 22 Figure 10 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Wizard step dB ss ss ss ses es ee ee dee ee deeg 22 Figure 11 Open waveform SeqUENCET esse ss see see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 23 Here 12 Waveform Standard Editor TOMM N se EO ERG OG OE EE N EO GE ER EE ee 24 PIOUS Ge CGMS se ES sn ER EE RO
116. gsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL This symbol is used to denote Power It is located on the front panel and denotes Power On Off status of the instrument This symbol is used to denote Direct Current damage to equipment If a CAUTION is indicated do not proceed until its conditions are fully understood and met The WARNING sign indicates a potential hazard It calls attention to a procedure practice or condition which if not followed could possibly cause bodily injury or death If a WARNING is indicated do not proceed until its conditions are fully understood and met Installation Overvoliage Category rating per EN 61010 1 safety standard and CATI is applicable for the instrument front panel measuring terminals CAT rated The CAUTION sign indicates a potential hazard It calls attention to a CAUTION procedure practice or condition which if not followed could possibly cause terminals must only be connected to source circuits in which measures are taken to limit transient voltages to an appropriately low level Table 3 Safety Symbol 4 2 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT The instrument is intended for indoor use and should be operated in a clean dry environment Before using this product ensure that its operating environment is maintained within these parameters Temperature 0 C to 50 C Note Power Supply Adapter for AwgStudio 1104 is rated for 40 C max Humidity Maximum relative humidity 80 non condensin
117. hnologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Create a complex waveform in the Waveform Sequencer by clicking the Add Advanced Waveform button vr Like Standard Waveform Creation the Waveform Editor dialog box Is again shown Figure 37 Waveform Editor One Segment Awgstudio handles Waveforms Segments and Components in the following manner WAVEFORMS e Standard Waveform A basic waveform like DC Level Sine Increase Ramp Triangle Sawtooth or Rectangle e Advanced Waveform A sequence of elementary waveforms or segments A Waveform contains the temporal order by which the segments are generated and Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 5 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL the number of repetitions for each segment A segment is a combination of components SEGMENT A Segment contains one or more Components all of the same length combined by means of the elementary Add Subtract Multiply Divide operations COMPONENT A Component is the basic element for the construction of a Segment Each Component may be represented by a standard waveform DC Level Sine Cosine Exponential Triangle Rectangle Ramp Pulse Sync Sawtooth Sweep by a Formula or its component samples can be loaded from a text file In any case the samples of a Componen
118. ht 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Show or Hide Markers Cursor ID Active and Relative Positions Markers gt wW Active o Abs 4 000000 Ret 0 000000 Table 17 Cursor Toolbar Other field values on the toolbar show the Active or ID of the currently selected cursor and its Absolute and Relative positions When Markers are turned on all of the cursors present in the Digital Editor are listed inside the Marker screen o Ed 2 BAAI 5 0497 DO a 4612 4 2 13121 1 5427 Table 18 Cursor Table The Master Cursor Is the one labeled with the following icon Relative positions are calculated from the master cursor position ar The master cursor automatically moved during a data search operation to show relative results Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 78 204 44124 Ferraro Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Change the master cursor by selecting the new cursor in the marker window and clicking the Master Cursor icon in the Digital Editor toolbar ar Note In the Digital Waveform Editor window the master cursor is shown in blue while the other cursors are shown in yellow Marker screen columns show the progressive cursor identifiers the absolute time position the time distance between the cursor position and the start of the acquisition and the relati
119. icon ar All relative positions are calculated with respect to the position of the master cursor Also the master cursor is automatically moved during a data search operation to show result data from the search perspective You can also access cursors by right clicking the cursor list selecting from one of the following cursor right click menu options e Add marker Adds a cursor fo the State Listing screen Delete marker Removes the selected cursor from the State Listing screen Set master Sets the selected cursor as the master Clear marker list Deletes all cursors from the State Listing screen except for one Go to this marker Moves the State Listing results to reflect the position of the selected Cursor e Representation Allows the setting of Absolute and Relative cursor positions You can choose between Time and Samples Note You can create as many cursors as needed BROWSING THE STATE LISTING SCREEN AND EXPORTING DATA Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 13 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Navigating the State Listing samples can be done using the right click menu The following options available for use and also includes the Save to txt file Export function Note Many are the same as the cursor list right click menu previous right click function list e Add marker Adds a cursor to the selecte
120. ime e HiZ Strobe By pressing the Set HiZ button all digital channels will go in a high impedance state Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 ad ht 2013 Active Technol 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 10 THE WAVEFORM SEQUENCER ANALOG 10 1 CREATING STANDARD AND ADVANCED WAVEFORMS Creating a Standard Waveform Create a new waveform in the Waveform Sequencer using the following steps e Press the Add Standard Waveform button e The Waveform Standard Editor dialog box is shown BA Waveform Standard Editor Waveform arameters Name Waveform Amplitude v 000 BB vem h00 B Timing CRE SEDEER 250 i Phase Deg oo Length Samples ase Deg 0 000 E Frequency Hz 4 00 500 00m 0 00 IE 500 00m l T Amplitude V 50 00 100 00 150 00 Sample Rate Samples s 250M Time Interval s 4n Figure 36 Waveform Standard Editor e Provide a Name for your waveform e Use the Type drop down and select DC Level Sine Increase Ramp Sawtooth Rectangle or Triangle e Use fields on the Timing section to set Length Frequency and Cycle parameters e Fields on the Parameters section can be used to set Amplitude Offset Phase Maximum and Minimum Voltage levels e Click the OK button to create the waveform and add it to the project Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Tec
121. ingle signals are visualized as digital signals while grouped signals are represented as buses Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 112 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Figure 60 Pattern Generator Editing Waveform e Inthe Digital Graph Editor a bus node is indicated by the Expandable Bus icon shown to the left of the bus name Double click the bus name to open the bus e Once a bus node is opened the Expanded Bus icon is shown instead of the Expandable Bus icon e Double click the bus name again to close the bus Changing Waveform Order You can drag and drop the waveforms inside the listing on the left of the screen to change their order This often helps users focus on the time relationship between edges Just click a Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 DA Fonare Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 1 3 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL signal name on the list and drag it to the desired position in the list You can also insert a signal or bus on the list orremove one from the list Resizing Signal Amplitude Resize the signal amplitude by dragging the line between a signal name cell To the right of every signal or bus name a number indicates the value the signal or bus assumes at the time position of the master cursor Right Click Menu Right clicking
122. inserted in the Generation Sequence are generated one after the other Last Sequencer Waveform Force Tngger Figure 24 Run Mode Single e The last waveform is repeated until a Force Stop command is received e The sequence can be interrupted at any time by a Force Stop command Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 ad ht 2013 Active Technol 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Continuous When a Force Trigger command is applied waveforms inserted in the Generation Sequence are generated one after the other in a continuous mode Last Sequencer Wavefom Force Trigger Figure 25 Run Mode Continuous e After the generation of the last waveform AwgStudio starts again with the first waveform and then continues e The sequence can be interrupted at any time by a Force Stop command Stepped A Force Trigger command activates the generation of the first waveform present in the generation sequence This waveform is repeated for a number of times indicated in the repetition number Last Sequencer kh j y p F Waveform om i Force Trigger Figure 26 Run Mode Stepped e The instrument output maintains the value imposed by the last sample of the generated waveform Active Technologies S r l yes j Moses Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL
123. interval is one year Calibration should be performed by qualified personnel only Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AWQSTUCIO GETTING STARTED MANUAL 4 7 CLEANING Clean only the exterior of the instrument using a damp soft cloth Do not use chemicals or abrasive elements Under no circumstances allow moisture to penetrate the instrument 4 8 ABNORMAL CONDITIONS Operate the instrument only as intended by the manufacturer If you suspect the instrument s protection has been impaired disconnect the power cord and secure the instrument against any unintended operation The instrument s protection is likely to be impaired if for example the instrument shows visible damage or has been subjected to severe transport stresses Proper use of the instrument depends on careful reading of all instructions and labels AN WARNING Any use of the instrument in a manner not specified by the manufacturer may impair the instrument s safety protection Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 5 HARDWARE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 5 1 FRONT PANEL Numbered callouts on this image correspond with the following descriptions CT Active Tech nologies EXT CLK TRIGGER FA er Os AT AWG 1104 1 GS s Arbitrary Waveform Ge
124. io AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL f i DEV Waveform dito ind led vw i V m cl EEN Table 9 Waveform Editor Noise parameters NOISE APPLICATION ZONE This section allows selecting whether the digital noise is to be applied to the entire waveform or to a limited part of it This option can be selected by means of the Whole Waveform or Range option in the Application Zone section respectively In the Range case two vertical lines appear in the graph area to delimit the waveform section where the noise is to be applied The two vertical lines can be moved by the user Their position is shown in the same Application Zone section NOISE SPECIFICATIONS This section allows setting all the noise characteristics Noise Type Use this drop down to select the noise type applied to the waveform Options include Gaussian Uniform and White Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 69 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Depending on the selected noise type specific parameters Standard Deviation or Amplitude are enabled together with the Scale Factor field for increasing decreasing noise intensity Click the Confirm Data button and the noise options set are applied to the waveform A preview of the noise effects on the waveform is shown in the graph area Remove a filter by clicking the current waveform and selecting None on the S
125. ion as follows Move Up Move Down Add Segment Export Waveform Figure 39 Waveform tree pop up menu e Move Up and Move Down Changes the position of the selected object Waveform or Segment up down in the list e Add Segment or Component If a waveform is selected inserts a new segment with its first Component Component in the last position If a component or segment is selected inserts a new component in the last position Either way the Edit Component window Is shown after segment component creation e Export Waveform With a waveform selected this option saves the waveform points to a flat text file WAVEFORM EDITOR MANAGER BUTTONS When you have a waveform open in the editor many of the Right Click functions are also available directly from the Waveform Manager buttons shown on the upper left of the screen e Export Waveform Same as the right click option exports the waveform points fo a flat text file e Reinitialize Waveform Reinitializes the waveform to the original condition this command deletes all added segments and components Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Add Segment Component Same as the right click option if a waveform is selected inserts a new segment with its first component Component in the last position If a component or segment is selected
126. is received by a dedicated Digital input of the probe connected to the Pod A in the instrument front panel see Probe Description Note Trigger IN source setting is mutually exclusive EDGE Allows you to set the sensitive edge for the input trigger as either a Rising or Falling Edge ACTION You can set the Start or Stop action to be performed by a possible input Trigger event 14 6 PATTERN SETTINGS THE TRIGGER OUT TAB Set Trigger Out parameters using the Trigger Out tab Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 100 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL p CE DEV1 Settings Pod A Ed General Trigger Event Clock Generator Trigger IN Trigger OUT Trigger OUT Figure 48 Pattern Generator Trigger OUT tab The following parameters are available on the tab TRIGGER OUT SOURCE You can select the trigger source that generates a Trigger Out event Multiple sources may be selected Signals that can be sent to the Trigger OUT output include Start Stop Marker Pod A Trigger IN and BNC Trigger IN POLARITY Choose Positive or Negative for the Trigger OUT signal polarity as desired DESTINATION Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 101 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL A logic combination of the Trigger Out event o
127. itrary heeft Sattinas Waveform Sequencer NVINUUIALUET CARLI 1 Channel 2 Arbitrary k Settings Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor Channel 3 DDS Lt Settings Ar Carrier Editor Vy Modulation Editor Amplitude Profile Editor m Channel 4 DDS Lt Settings vw Carrier Editor wed Modulation Editor Amplitude Profile Editor Figure 11 Open waveform sequencer 6 Click the Add Standard Waveform button 5 7 The Waveform Standard Editor form is shown Choose a sine waveform with the following specs e MHz frequency e 250 samples e Volt amplitude Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 23 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL El Waveform Standard Editor Waveform arameters Wavetormt Amplitude Y 4 000 EI Max Y 1 000 Offset V goon a Min Y 41 000 Timing Length Samples 25 Phase Deg 0 000 E Frequency Hz Amplitude 4 Sample Rate Samplesis bsom Figure 12 Waveform Standard Editor form 8 Select the Waveform on the Project Waveform tab and click the Add button to include the waveform to the sequencer 9 On the Device Control Tree double click the Settings item under Channel 1 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l AA Ferera Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 1
128. l time the occupation of the hardware resources 12 5 COMMAND BAR The Command contains the following 6 buttons for editing the Modulation Table e Clear the Modulation Law e Delete the selected Entry or Segment on the Modulation Table gt dd an Entry to the Modulation Table gt dd a Segment to the Modulation Table mm xport the modulation law to a flat 2 column text file Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Import the modulation law from a flat 2 column text file Note In Single and Continuous Trigger mode the graph representation of the modulating signal is updated when any change is made to the Modulation Table 12 6 MODULATION ENTRY EDITOR The Modulation Entry Editor Tab is opened by clicking Add Entry button on the Command Bar This window allows setting the constant value for the modulation coefficient amplitude frequency phase and its time duration Edit Entry Phase Deq Duration 3 Table 21 Modulation Entry Editor Depending on its time duration the Entry is represented by a number of points optimizing the memory buffer occupancy samples are separated at the minimum resolution Note A duration field values are ignored when using Burst mode 12 7 MODULATION SEGMENT EDITOR Click the Add Segment button to open th
129. le Continuous stepped After the Force Trigger command the Sequencer list Burst FE is generated form the first waveform to the last The f F last waveform is repeated continuously until a Force VF di Aue i Stop command f Last Sequencer Fi Waveform Force Trigger ASK Modulation Enabled Disabled Figure 90 Channel Settings Run Mode tab When the instrument starts the Continuous Mode repeats all of your waveforms entered into the sequencer previously during step 3 until you press the Force Stop button 6 Now press the Run Stop button on the AwgStudio toolbar The software loads the settings and the waveforms into the AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument and starts generating the waveforms 7 Your sequence of waveforms is generated on the CH1 BNC output You can connect an oscilloscope to this output and analyze the signal 8 Stop generating waveforms by pressing the Run Stop button again or the Force Stop button also on the AwgStudio toolbar Force Stop 16 3 CREATING AN AMPLITUDE MODULATED WAVEFORM To create your first Amplitude Modulated Waveform you must first create a workspace with Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the Operating Mode and at least one Analog Channel See steps 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 for details If you already Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 152 204 44124 Ferrara Vat n
130. le click Settings Under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEV1 Settings Ch I pop up screen is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 150 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL General Impedance 50 Ohm Delay 2 Factor 1 000 Sampling Rate Prescaler Mod Sampling Rate Prescaler Sampling Rate samples s Mod Sampling Rate samples s Real Sampling Rate samples s Real Mod Sampling Rate samples s Max Waveform length 2 Max Mod Waveform length 5 Cancel Figure 89 Channel Settings The General Tab is shown by default when the pop up displays On the General Tab be sure to select an Output Impedance value suitable for your impedance load For example if you need to connect the instrument to an oscilloscope select 50 Q as the output impedance load and 50 Q as the input impedance on the oscilloscope channel 5 On the DEV1 Settings Ch 1 pop up screen s Run Mode tab select Continuous and press OK Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 151 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL DEV1 Settings Ch 2 enera Run Mode Trigger IN Trigger OUT Waveform Sequence Run Mode v Sing
131. listing Note The column Signal Names contains the user defined names for the signals to acquire Set a condition by clicking the desired button on the top If more than one signal is selected the same level or edge setting is applied to the group of signals You can also set a level on all selected signals by writing its value in hexadecimal format in the HEX field and then clicking the Va button CONDITIONS ON EDGES You can indicate whether the trigger condition must be detected on a rising falling or either edge for each signal When trigger conditions are set on edges of several signals the trigger event is determined by the occurrence of at least one condition If no trigger conditions on edges are set for any signals trigger events on edges never occur CONDITIONS ON LOGIC LEVELS You can indicate whether the trigger condition must be detected on a high or low logic level for each signal When trigger conditions are set on logic levels of several signals the trigger event is determined by the occurrence of all conditions simultaneously f no trigger conditions on logic levels are set for any signal the trigger conditions on logic levels are always considered verified The trigger condition set on logic levels is useful when the trigger event must be detected for a specific pattern Use the Level Condition drop down field to select among the following conditions for trigger events on logic levels e Trigger when EQUAL
132. llows setting the phase shifts to be assumed by the carrier signal and the time instants at which they occur The carrier signal is generated at a frequency set by the Base Frequency control maximum Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 110 MHz for a AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument while samples of the modulating signal may assume values between 0 and 360 degrees 12 4 MODULATING TABLE Each row of the Modulating Table represents a time interval in which the modulating signal may assume Constant values or Variable values e Constant Values The modulating signal is kept at a constant value for the entire interval duration The corresponding row in the Modulation Table is called an Entry e Variable Values The modulating signal varies within the time interval following a predefined behaviour The corresponding row in the Modulation Table is called a Segment The first column contains the modulation coefficients or the Segment names while the second column contains the corresponding duration The time sequence of each table item can be modified by dragging an entry in the desired position PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e The Duration and Amplitude values inserted in the table are automatically rounded depending on the sampling rate and on the instrument resolution e The Memory Usage indicator visualizes in rea
133. lowing search logic Operators e Find the equivalent value e l Find the unequal value e gt Find values greater than the one specified only available if a bus is selected e lt Find values less than the one specified only available if a bus is selected e HiZ Find high impedance values Use the Value field to provide the specific value or edge on which to search If one Signal Type is selected the Value field has the following options e Q Searches for a logic 0 e 1 Searches fora logic 1 e HiZ Search for a High Impedance only for Pattern Generator Mode e Rise Searches for a Rising Edge trigger JF e Fall Searches for a Falling Edge trigger t e Change Searches for any trigger edge The From Start button can be used to specify where the search starts within your data acquisition Possible options include e From Start Starts the search from the beginning of the acquisition e From End Starts the search from the end of the acquisition e From Trigger Starts the search from the trigger position e Master Marker Starts the search from the Master Marker position Select criteria on the Search Settings screen and click the OK button The results are then shown on the Waveform Sequencer Use the Search Backward or Search Forward buttons to navigate through your search results Note As you navigate through your search results the master cursor is updated to the subsequent values in your results Ac
134. mes the segment is repeated inside the waveform 10 7 WAVEFORM PARAMETERS Select the Waveform in the Waveform Manager The tabs under the waveform graph provide access to the Waveform Settings Filter and Noise Settings Settings Filter Noise Waveform Name Waveform Name Waveform7 Enabled Effects v Table 7 Waveform Settings Settings tab e Waveform Name e Effects For each waveform you can select to add a noise effect a filter noise then filter noise and filter filter then noise filter and noise Filter Settings This operation allows applying a digital filter to the selected waveform The presence of a digital filter is evidenced by the Filter label in the Effects column of the waveform tree Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL The Filter setting window is divided into Application Zone Specification and Parameters sections p lt DEYI Waveform Editor Ch 1 led Table 8 Waveform Editor Filter parameters FILTER APPLICATION ZONE This section allows selecting whether the digital filtering is to be applied to the entire waveform or to a limited part This option can be selected by means of the Whole Waveform or Range option in the Application Zone section respectively In the Range case two vertical lines appear in the graph area to delimit the
135. n the Formula area text display box DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch EET Xx Waveform Manager E 2 Waveform E er Waveform3 EF Segmenti Bad Componenti X gt D TT gt E Component Definition Lenath Time s 10000004 g Sin 2 3 141592 6 t Switch to Samples Edit Component Name Component1 Operation Add Cancel Figure 127 Waveform Editor with Formula Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 187 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL At this point your newly created waveform made using formulas is now saved as a component From here you can create additional components and or add your newly created component to the sequencer and output your waveform from AwgStudio The next set of topics show example formulas producing various waveform types 17 2 EXPONENTIALLY DECAYING SINE WAVE Figure 128 Waveform Editor Exponentially Decaying Sine formula An exponentially decaying 2 MHz sine wave The actual formula used here is 2 Exp t E 6 Sin 2 3 14592 2 E6 1 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format V Exp t T Sin 2 pi t F Where e Time Constant in seconds e F Sine wave frequency in Hertz Active Technologies S r l sireer Beia Barok 27 l l AATA Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 188 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsS
136. nd Is applied DDS When a Force Trigger command is applied the frequencies or phases inserted in the Modulation Editor are generated one after the other in a continuous mode After the generation of the last frequency or phase AwgStudio returns to the first frequency or phase The sequence can be interrupted at any time by a Force Stop command Burst DDS Only Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL DDS e After a Force Trigger command is received the frequency or phase defined in the Modulation Editor buffer is generated until another Force Trigger Is received e At the next Force Trigger the period of the waveform is completed with the previous frequency or phase entry before the second stage frequency or phase is generated e Once the last frequency or phase is exhausted the waveform s frequency or phase resumes using the first value entry in the Modulation Editor list e The generation can be interrupted at any time by a Force Stop command e The Duration Time associated to any frequency or phase is ignored when using Burst DDS mode 7 4 CHANNEL SETTINGS THE TRIGGER IN TAB This section allows setting the Trigger IN parameters Yt DEV1 Settings Ch 1 enera Run Mode Trigger IN Trigger OUT Trigger IN Enabled Disabled Source Connector BNC Trigger IN
137. ne Triangle Set the component characteristics Amplitude Frequency Phase Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 62 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL The component operation field provides mathematical operators for applying to the current component and others present in a segment Operators include Add Sub Multiply and Divide The operation is performed on each data point in a component and on each component in a segment This example edits a rectangular waveform amplitude 5V frequency 200 kHz duration 100 us amplitude modulated with a period of sine signal The following steps demonstrate the procedure 1 Click the Add Advanced Waveform button to open the Waveform Editor dialog box A AR 2 Select Component of Segment1 choose sine wave in the component type set its length to 100 us and 1 cycle in the Parameters window Now set the amplitude to 5 V 3 Now in the Waveform Manager area right click on Waveforml and select Add Segment 4 Select Add on the Component Operation drop down field 5 Select Segment and then click the Add Segment Component button in the Waveform Manager to add a new component 6 In the Type field select Rectangle Frequency 200 kHz or select 20 cycles from the first two parameters drop down fields Time 100 us amplitude to 1 V and duty cycle to 50 7 Set the s
138. nerat pj a DIGITAL POD A Figure 1 AwgStudio Front Panel 1 DIGITAL POD A DIGITAL POD B e Pod Aand Pod B Probe connectors Note DIGITAL POD B is only available on AwgStudio 1104 POD A and POD B are only active on 1102D and 1104D models AwgStudio 1102 and 1104 can be upgraded to include the digital pattern generator 2 EXT CLK e EXT CLK In BNC input connector for external clock 3 TRIGGER e Trigger Out BNC output connector for Trigger OUT e Trigger In BNC input connector for Trigger IN 4 ANALOG OUTPUTS e Chl Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 12 V to 12 V BNC output connector Note Ch3 and Ch4 are only available on AwgStudio 1104 and 1104D models 5 STATUS LED Indicates instrument power status 6 POWER ON LED Indicates the power status of the instrument The status led can be OFF ON or Blinking denoting the following conditions e OFF The instrument is ON and connected to a PC but drivers have not been installed e ON Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL The instrument is ON connected to a PC and correctly configured e BLINKING The status led is blinking when the AwgStudio 1102 1104 is Uploading firmware for channels 5 2 BACK PANEL Numbered callouts on this image correspond with the following descriptions MADE IN ITALY J POWER USB afr Figure
139. nnel 1 can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEV1 Settings Ch I pop up screen is shown Figure 108 Channel Settings General tab The General Tab is shown by default when the pop up displays On the General Tab be sure to select an Output Impedance value suitable for your impedance load For example if you need to connect the instrument to an oscilloscope select 50 Q as the output impedance load and 50 Q as the input impedance on the oscilloscope channel 6 On the The DEV1 Settings Ch I pop up screen s Run Mode tab select Single and press OK Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 171 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL C DEV1 Settings Ch 2 eral Run Mode Trigger IN Waveform Sequence Run Made v Single Continuous stepped After the Force Trigger command the Sequencer list Burst FE is generated form the first waveform to the last The A Fi A last waveform is repeated continuously until a Force Ve j Stop command Last Sequencer Waveform Force Trigger ASK Modulation Enabled Disabled Figure 109 Channel Settings Run Mode tab When the instrument starts the Single Run Mode repeats Waveform until you press the Force Stop bution 7 Now press the Run Stop button on the AwgStudio toolbar The soft
140. ns include e From Start Starts the search from the beginning of the acquisition e From End Starts the search from the end of the acquisition e From Trigger Starts the search from the trigger position e Master Marker Starts the search from the Master Marker position Select criteria on the Search Settings screen and click the OK button The results are then shown on the State Listing or Waveform View screen depending on where you started your search Use the Search Backward or Search Forward buttons to navigate through your search results Note As you navigate through your search results the master cursor is updated to the subsequent values in your results 14 11 PROBES Overview Probes have to be connected to the testing board with suitable connectors The corresoondence between pins and signals is reported in the following tables BANK 0 m bu pe pert bu be ka perm he be DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND BANK 1 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 34 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL DP 10 DP 11 DP 12 DP 13 DP 14 DP 15 DP 16 DP 17 DC TO DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND DGND Signal Description Arbitrary DDS Mode The signals available on AwgStudio 1102D 1104D probes connected to digital output connectors are as follows Type Description Digital pattern output When
141. ode Trigger IN Trigger OUT Waveform Sequence Run Mode ss Single Continuous JERPER After the Force Trigger command the Sequencer list Buret is generated form the first waveform to the last The Fi last waveform is repeated continuously until a Force Ale Stop command f j Last Sequencer Fi Waveform Force Trigger ASK Modulation Enabled Disabled Cancel Figure 15 Channel settings Run Mode tab 12 Press the Run Stop toolbar button Note Once the instrument has started next step Single Run Mode repeats Waveform until either the Run Stop or Force Stop toolbar buttons are clicked The software loads the settings and waveforms into the AwgStudio hardware and then generates waveforms 13 Waveform1 ports to the CH1 BNC output which can be connected to an oscilloscope for signal analysis Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 6 5 CREATING A NEW WORKSPACE Use the following steps to create a new workspace 1 From the Start Page click the New Workspace button 2 The New Workspace form is shown and displays the connected AwgStudio hardware on the Instrument selection section 3 Now provide a Name and Description for your new Workspace 4 Click the Browse button fo locate your workspace file and click the OK button nstrument selection B led
142. on to switch the BNC Trigger Out selection from the left pair to the right or vice versa Channel OUT Math Trigger OUT Math Digital O Strobe Ch 1 TriggerOut Ch 2 TriggerOut Pod B Trigger Out g Force LOW Force LOW Operator Drop Down Fi Enable Trigger Out BNC TrigaerOut If the Channel Pod s Trigger OUT source is unselected its TriggerOUT value is forced to HIGH Cancel Figure 33 Setup Device Trigger OUT Math tab 9 4 THE DIGITAL I O TAB Arbitrary DDS Channels You can generate a digital pattern for the analog waveforms of channel I and 3 AwgStudio 1104 only Digital pattern generation can be used to test digital devices such as serial and parallel DACs or to emulate protocols The 16 bit digital representation of the waveform samples is available on the digital output connectors Pod A for channel I and Pod B for channel 3 AwgStudio 1102D 1104D as a digital pattern The data is available after some sample clock pipeline delay It is possible to set the output voltage level for digital pattern in the 1 6 V 3 6 V range Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL TY DEV1 Setup Device Timing Channel OUT Math sger OUT Math Digital WO wit gt CE ee a FEE ea BANK D BANK I BANK 0 BANK I Enable Chi ADC on Pod Figure 34 Setup Device Digital I O tab
143. ovides control of all possible waveform operations Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Many common operations can be directly performed on waveforms or are easily accessed from the waveform tree Selection Drag and Drop Right Click f i DEVI Waveform Editor Ch 1 led Coil ju fo li Figure 38 Waveform Editor More Segments SELECTION The window fields vary based on the selected item Waveform or Segment Waveform When a waveform is selected the graph is updated The information related to the selected waveform Is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 53 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Segment Wen a segment is selected the result of ifs components are shown on the waveform graph The number of repetitions for each segment is shown in the Repetitions column of the waveform tree DRAG AND DROP A Drag and Drop operation on an item Segment or Component produces its movement in another position within the tree Some Drag and Drop operations are not allowed and are automatically ignored waveforms within other waveforms RIGHT CLICK A Right Click on a waveform tree item activates a pop up menu with functions depending on a Waveform or Segment select
144. pling planes e EN 61000 4 3 2006 RF Radiated Electromagnetic Field 3 V m 80 1000 MHz 3 V m 1400 MHz 2 GHz 1 V m 2 GHz 2 7 GHz e EN 61000 4 4 2004 Electrical Fast Transient Burst 1 KV on power supply lines 0 5 kV on I O signal data and control lines e EN 61000 4 5 2006 Surges 1 kV AC Mains L N L PE N PE e EN 61000 4 6 2007 RF Conducted Electromagnetic Held 3 Vrms 0 15 MHz 80 MHz e EN 61000 4 11 2004T Mains Dips and Interruptions 1 cycle voltage dip 100 short interruption Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 202 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL In order to conform to Radiated Emissions standards use properly shielded cables on all I O terminals Meets Performance Criteria B limits during the disturbance product undergoes a temporary degradation or loss of function of performance which is self recoverable t Meets Performance Criteria C limits during the disturbance product undergoes a temporary degradation or loss of function of performance which requires operator intervention or system reset This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take appropriate measures LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE EN 61010 1 2001 Safety requirements for electrical equioment for measurement control and laboratory use
145. ponential Frequency Hz cycles Vo V Vinf V Time Constant s mplitude V Offset V Start Freequency Hz Stop Frequency Hz ormula alculator Window rom File xplorer Window Table 5 Component Waveform Type The Formula type allows defining the component by means of a mathematical expression The component is edited by using the Formula Editor window that can be activated by clicking the Edit Formula button The mathematical expression can be a function of time or a function of samples by using the t or x variables respectively The software verifies in run time that the component to be edited does not exceed the limits for the selected output and that the formula syntax is correct In case of error an error indication is shown in the Error message indicator Formula Editor taar Preview Confirm Cancel Clear BackSp Sin Cos Sign Abs EE Table 6 Formula Editor Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL The From File type allows importing the components points from a text file txt where the component voltages are reported in sequence 10 6 SEGMENT PARAMETERS Select a segment in the Waveform Manager and its graphical representation is shown on the waveform graph to the right For each segment of the Waveform you can change the e Segment Name e Repetitions The number of ti
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147. r sets Ch15 as Clock output ACQUISITION WRITE MEMORY MODE Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 92 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL When the Digital Pattern Generator works as a sampler it stores the data it reads from the input pins to internal memory This memory can be written in One Shot or Cyclic modes e One Shot The data Is written until the end of the memory Is reached e Cyclic The memory is written in a cyclic mode and data can be overwritten when the end of memory is reached SAMPLING SETTINGS The Sampling Rate Prescaler SRP may assume values ranging from 1 maximum frequency Up to 16777216 minimum frequency by multiples of 2 The Real Sampling Rate Sampling Rate SRP For example setting SRP 20 with a sampling rate of 125 MS s the real sampling rate becomes 6 25MS s and it is possible to generate digital waveforms with total length of 167 77216 ms with a time resolution of 160 ns 14 3 PATTERN SETTINGS THE TRIGGER EVENT TAB The Trigger Event tab allows setting a trigger condition on Ch 17 0 and on Vector 16 Ext Trig to generate a trigger event similar to a logic analyzer MASTER TRIGGER EVENT SLAVE MODE ONLY On a slave device Ch17 can be used as an input to evaluate the trigger condition Master Trigger Event disabled or as a Master Trigger Event The device set as the master transmit
148. rary 500 00m 2 i he Waveform JR H Channel 4 400 00m p ME EEN Type Arbitran Figure 86 Waveform Sequencer 2 Now well add three waveforms to our Project Waveforms Do this by pressing the Add Standard Waveform button and providing the following specifications for waveforms 1 2 and 3 on the Waveform Standard Editor dialog box each time Figure 87 Add Standard Waveform Button Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 149 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Amplitude V 1 0000 sg Max V 1 0000 Offset V 0 0000 Min V 1 0000 Figure 88 Waveform Stardard Editor Dialog Box e Waveform 1 Sine waveform Type 1 MHz Frequency 250 Samples and 1 Volt Amplitude Click OK when finished and then repeat by clicking the Add Standard Waveform button on the Waveform Sequencer e Waveform 2 Triangle waveform Type 2 MHz Frequency 250 Samples and I Volt Amplitude Click OK when finished and then repeat by clicking the Add Standard Waveform button on the Waveform Sequencer e Waveform 3 Rectangle waveform Type 4 MHz Frequency 250 Samples and 1 Volt Amplitude Click OK when finished 3 On the Project Waveforms tab under the Waveform Sequencer select the waveform you just created and click the Add All Waveforms button adding all of your new waveforms to the Sequencer 4 Doub
149. rator Only the signals defined in this panel can be viewed in the Editing waveform window or Waveform View window The listing on the right of the Signal Definition screen shows all the AwgStudio 1102D 1104D channels and corresponding wire colors av DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Pod A Bus or Signal Name Data Signals CK gt CIVYR CARD B Data DOData 07 Chi0 9 J ee Co jeno Chi Ch2 Ch5 C en gt CI Datac 06 H B Datar05 CI Data 04 i CI Deta 03 gt E Data 02 Ml Deta 01 i I Data 00 EREN Boe te A NI gt 3 Chg Ch Ch ChG Ch5 Chg Cha Ed ao ma Jong Ci Jong EI emo El lont ET cht4 EI fens Figure 69 Pattern Generator Bus Signal definition Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 124 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AWQSTUCIO GETTING STARTED MANUAL Adding a signal Add a signal fo the list by entering the desired name in the Bus or Signal Name field and then clicking the Add bus or signal button Now select the newly added Bus or Signal showing in the list on the left of the screen select the Ch you wish to associate the new Bus or Signal with and then click the Change selected pod button Adding a bus Add a signal to the list by entering the desired name in the Bus or Signal Name field and then clicking the Add bus or signal button Now selec
150. renf faeouenbeg een WUOJSAEM Figure 115 Waveform Sequencer Add Digital Waveform 10 The New Waveform screen Is then shown New Waveform Default Waveform Name Waveform Name Waveform1 Ch Name Ch fi WrteRAM Ch17 na Write RAM Chi7 Waveform Length i CO WR Chi i CI B endedT Ch16 EE DNE i Ch2 Max Length 104 a BtendedT Ch16 The Add All Button E Data Cho Time t Samples 1000 BR L Cancel Figure 116 New Waveform form 11 Provide a name the system default is Waveiorml and click the Add All button to add all the Bus Signals to your New Waveform 12 Your newly created waveform is shown on the Waveform List Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 176 204 AT AwgStudio 2345 File View Tools rek 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control A X M Pod A Pattern Habe it Settings Waveform Sequencer 3 Signals Definition Et Acquisition iE Waveform View ill State Listing Pod B Pattern a Settings l Waveform Sequencer r gt 90 Signals Definition g Acquisition i Waveform View i dill State Listing 1 AwgStudio 1104 Status X al mu Pod A i m Type Pattern Generator ex Voltage Level 3 3V H Sample Rate 125M lt Pod B Type Pattern Generator g Voltage Level 3 3V i u mm Sample Rate 125M Windows Help Pod A PodB am amp In S
151. requency If you change the Frequency of the pulse waveform it automatically updates the duty cycle modulating waveform frequency to have the minimum error and also Updates the min max range The rounded off frequency value is shown on the Resulting freq Hz field e Period s Frequency Hz Click the Period s button if you want to define the duty cycle modulating waveform by Its period e Shape The shape of the modulation waveform Available options include sine triangle ramp white noise and manual In manual mode you can run time change the Duty Cycle percentage rotating the knob control Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 139 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Frequency Hz 166 67k 83 33k 250 00k Shape z 7 EE 10 00p Desired freq Hz Figure 78 Manual Mode Example e Amplitude Amplitude percentage of the duty cycle modulating waveform e Offset Offset percentage of the duty cycle modulation waveform e Phase deg Phase of the duty cycle modulating waveform 15 3 CONTROL AREA Settings Screen Click the Settings button Settings The PWM Generator Settings screen Is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 140 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL atAwgStudio PWM Generator
152. right 2013 Active Technologies 67 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL General Run Mode Trigger IN rigger OU Modulation Mode OK Cancel Figure 105 Channel Settings Run Mode tab 6 Now press the Run Stop button on the AwgStudio toolbar The software loads the settings and the waveforms into the AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument and starts generating the waveforms 7 The Phase Modulated Waveform is generated on the CH1 BNC output You can connect an oscilloscope to this output and analyze the signal 8 Stop generating waveforms by pressing the Run Stop button again or the Force Stop button also on the AwgStudio toolbar Force Stop 16 6 IMPORTING A WAVEFORM FROM AN OSCILLOSCOPE Import a Waveform from an Oscilloscope by first creating a workspace with Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the Operating Mode and at least one Arbitrary Channel See steps 5 and 6 in Arbitrary Waveform Generator Setup Example 86 4 for details If you already have a workspace open be sure if meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l l 4A Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 168 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 1 Double click the Waveform Sequencer under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel I can be any Analog channel
153. rm to Advanced e Edit Waveform Opens the selected waveform in the Waveform Standard Editor dialog box e Fi Samples Time 10 2 WAVEFORM GRAPH TOOLSET When viewing a waveform in the Waveform Editor AwgStudio s main toolset is provided and your waveform is plotted in a graph Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 7 i DEYI Waveform Editor Ch 1 ld Figure 41 Waveform Editor One Component The toolset includes the following This button switches the X axis representation between number of samples To seconds Default values are optimized based on the selection made This button allows changes the mouse function for the graphic area to cursors markers movement E The hand tool allows you to dragging inside the graph area Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 58 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e This button resets all activated zooms e This button allows zooming in on a selected rectangle of the graph Click and drag inside the graph area to create your zoom rectangle e This button zooms in on an area of the graph along the X Y axis Click and drag inside the graph area to create your zoom rectangle The scale on the Y X axis does not change
154. rn AwgStudio1104 Creating Your First Analog Waveform PA Arbitrary_AwgStudio11 02 Learn how to create a simple waveform and start its generation PA Arbtrary DDS AwgStudio1104 PAODS Awgstudio1102 Z DigitalPattern AwgStudio1102 Creating a Sequence of Waveforms Fi Learn how to create a sequence of analog waveforms load the Sequencer and run the instrument Creating an Amplitude Modulated Waveform Learn how to create edit a modulating waveform M ASK and combine it with the carrier Getting Started Creating a Frequency Modulated Waveform Open Workspace Learn how to create edit a modulating waveform M FSK and combine it with the carrier sn Creating a Phase Modulated Waveform Learn how to create edit a modulating waveform M PSK and combine it with the carrier mporting a Waveform from Oscilloscope Learn how to import a waveform from LeCroy oscilloscopes Creating Digital Waveforms Learn how to create edit digital waveforms using the Pattern Generator optional 7 AT Figure 4 Welcome Screen sa mpage Theo lok Interface and Display The user interface is shown when you open an existing project or create a new one Numbered callouts on this image correspond with the following interface section descriptions Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 15 204 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Pie Viv Tors Warries
155. rnnrrnnrnnernnernnernnennnennnennevnnennnennnennnenneennevnnennnennnennnenen 140 PWM Generator Settings TOM EN 141 PWM Generator Start SIOD iS ES SS ES EG Se Ge Ee Ge EG Ge ER Ge We Ge Ga EG 142 PWM Generator Run STOTE ees see seek ee ee ER ee ee ek ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 143 MOMS OLE 9101 1 EE OE N EE EE N 145 ie dief FOCI EO Ol REE EEE EE EE 146 eise SE OE 147 TN eli TOD ER r rsr ANETE EEDE Oeo 147 WEEN 149 Add Standard Waveform BUtfon rrrurrrnnrrrnnrrrnnrrrnnerennernnnernnnernnnernnnernnnerennerennenennenn 149 Waveform ENN 150 CACHAN RE ao PETE NE 151 Channel Settings Run Mode Tab sissies esse dee dee Ge Ge ee ee Gee eke ek Gee 152 ie died ES ae AE EE 153 ie ie Es elns eed 0 110 AA EE ER EE EE EE EE 154 erelid ie else ie EE AE a EE OE OE EE IG OE EE N N 155 se SE 156 eek NCS EE je a ONE 157 eli dolle EEE EE 159 UTEN 160 FV 161 Channel Settings General TAD EE EN 162 Channel Settings Run Mode tab 0 RE 163 CS ETOT EEE E EE 164 MOGUCOM EONOF issie contoured ee ie oe ee ee ie de ee Ee oe N Ge EE 165 ESSEN 166 Gasa SS ee 0 ole REE EEE ENE 167 Channel Settings Run Mode tab EEE EEE 168 Waveform SEQUENCE cccccccccscccesccesccecsecceucccusccusecessecseucceusceusecesssssucceusceuseeeseeseaes 169 nese EE FG SEE 170 Channel Settings General tab EEE EEE 171 Channel Settings Run Mode TAD esse ee ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 172 SIMON BUS CM el ae a seges Ee eo do n ee oe EEE 173 Signal Bus
156. s the Trigger Event by the Expansion Bus to all slave devices If you enable the Master Trigger Event on a slave device if can also trigger on a master trigger event condition Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Y DEV1 Settings Pod A General Trigger Event Clock Trigger IN Trigger OUT Condition Settings H Trigger Level Action Ch Condition Signals Names B Level l Cho T Data 00 gt Conditiona Jump to Level Chi DatarD1 EG B ConditionB None Levelt Conditions Trigger B ConditionB None Data 02 BEE EES Data 04 Dataco5 Datace I Dataco7 I ader oo adarco1 Addr 02 ha RD Ten CLK Current Trigger Master Trigger Evert Level0 Condition amp Enable Disable Trigger Condition Edge OR Level Table 27 Pattern Generator Trigger Event tab THE TRIGGER EVENT TAB MENU BUTTONS The menu buttons on the Trigger Even tab are explained as follows e The Add Button Adds a new trigger level at the end of the list e The Remove Button Removes the last trigger level from the list e The Clear All Button Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 94 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Clear all trigger settings and r
157. sequencer you can also choose the repetition and duration of waveforms Add Remove waveforms to the Sequencer using the Sequencer Buttons Drag and Drop added waveforms to change their positions inside the generation list PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e Al trigger modes except the Burst trigger mode any waveform inserted in the generation sequence may be repeated an arbitrary number of times with an upper limit imposed by the hardware capabilities of 8 589 934 592 number of repetitions e Each waveform present in the Available Waveform section can be inserted in the Generation Sequence an arbitrary number of times and in any order e Waveforms present in the Available Waveform list may not be inserted in the Generation Sequence These waveforms are loaded in AwgStudio memory but they are not generated The following commands are provide for sequence edit e Load Sequencer Loads a selected sequencer generation list e Save Saves the current sequencer generation list Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL ZA AT dit Edits the duration and repetitions of the selected waveform in the sequencer eneration list Q gt dd Adds the selected Project waveforms to the Sequencer gt dd All Adds all Project waveforms to the Sequencer e I emove All Removes all
158. shown Pa ae Gra ph Property Background Color major Gridor Ma minorcridor BB Table 15 Waveform View Settings Changes can be made as follows Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e The Background Color can be changed as desired e Change colors and turn the Major and Minor Grids on or off and change their line coloring e Cursor Position indicators can be turned on or off Signals Property Settings Change signal properties by clicking the Signals Property button The Signal Property screen is shown Signals Property ge WriteRAM Extended riggerin Color Click to change Bus Value Display Format Transition Mode tia Signal Spacing 10 a All Signals Heigth MH EE made Table 16 Signals Property Here you can change single signal colorings the bus value display format transition modes the space between and the height of all signals Note The minimum All Signals Height value is 20 Cursors Cursors also called markers are useful to identify and enlighten data for improved organization and viewing You can also use cursors to measure and analyze acquired data Clicking the Markers button on the Digital Waveform Editor toolbar shows or hides the marker window Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyrig
159. signal can be delayed with Sync Delay e Sequencer Memory depth is 1024 instructions e Waveforms Memory depth is 1048576 e A block of instructions can be repeated with Loop Begin Loop End parameters Loop Begin marks the first instruction of the loop Loop End marks the last instruction LOOP REPETITIONS parameter is the number of times that the loop will be repeated Allowed values are from I to 8191 Add an operation to the sequencer by selecting the operation in the Operation List tab and then pressing the Add button The Wait event parameters window is shown where you can manage or change the parameters for the selected instruction Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 121 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Wait event parameters window EER Op Parameter Waveform Loop Mode NO LOOP v Repetitions Loop Repetitions N B Input Event TRG EVENT N orol N Dros E DPIC 2 Input Event HEX PIOIT E OPIO E Event occurs if Input Evert AND Event Mask Input Group value Cancel Figure 67 Wait Event parameters window Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 122 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Sequencing Digital Waveforms The sequencer unit is a programmable finite state machine with a microcode
160. signal or bus to the list on the right select if on the left and click the Add button e Add all signals with one click using the Add All button e Remove a single signal from the visualization list on the right by selecting if and clicking the Remove button e Remove all signals from the visualization list with one click using the Remove All button Signal Selection Bus Signal selection ER Addr ES Data RD Ch14 VR Ch13 Figure 70 Acquisition Signal Selection Once you ve made your selections and clicked the OK button the Waveform View screen Is then shown The Waveform Window allows analyzing acquired data in a graph containing digital waveforms Single signals are visualized as digital signals while grouped signals are represented as buses Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 126 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Figure 71 Acquisition Waveform View e In the Waveform View a bus node is indicated by the Expandable Bus icon shown to the left of the bus name Double click the bus name to display its data on the right of the Waveform View screen e Once a bus node is opened the Expanded Bus icon is shown instead of the Expandable Bus icon Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 127 204 AwgsStudio GETTIN
161. ss instruction jump address Jump addresses inside a Loop must be avoided Input Event HEX 16 bits input event Input Event 14 0 are DPIO 14 0 Input Event 15 is the trigger event see Settings gt Trigger Event tab for description The Input Event bits are masked in AND with Mask value The event occurs if Input Event AND Input MASK Event Mask HEX the value of the mask Loop Mode NO LOOP LOOP BEGIN it marks the first instruction of a loop LOOP END if marks the last instruction of a loop Input Event HEX 16 bits input event Input Event 14 0 are DPIO 14 0 Input Event 15 is the trigger event please see Trigger Module for description The Input Event bits are masked logically in AND with Mask value The event occurs if Input Event AND Inout MASK Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 120 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Loop Mode NO LOOP LOOP BEGIN if marks the first instruction of a loop LOOP END if marks the last instruction of a loop Loop Mode NO LOOP LOOP BEGIN it marks the first instruction of a loop LOOP END if marks the last instruction of a loop Reset the trigger event value PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e The last sequencer instruction must be RETURN e REPEAT WAVEFORM the generated vectors are asynchronous respect to the clock generator signal e SYNC REPEAT WAVEFORM the generated vectors are synchronous respect to the clock generator signal Sync
162. ssian pulse corresponds to the standard deviation o Active Technologies S r l Sreet Bed BONOK 27 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 97 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 12 LORENTZIAN PULSE Waveform Editor Ch 1 Waveform EF je Waveform3 Et Segment1 ind Componenti Length ormula Time s 10 000000p BE 14 1 t 5 E 6M 0 5 E 5 2 Switch to Samples Edit Name Component1 Figure 138 Waveform Editor Lorentzian Pulse Waveform A Lorentzian pulse waveform The actual formula used here is 1 1 t 5 E 6 0 5 E 6 A2 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format 1 1 1 9 To Tw 42 Where e Ip Time delay in seconds e ly Half width point of the Lorentzian pulse at 50 amplitude Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 98 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 13 AMPLITUDE MODULATED SINE DEVI Waveform Editor Ch 1 Waveform B er Waveforms Er Segment1 id Component1 Time 3 10 000000p Sin 2 3 141592 2 6 t 1 0 75 Cos 2 Switch to Samples Name Component1 Type Formula v Y Figure 139 Waveform Editor Amplitude Modulated Sine Waveform An amplitude modulated sine waveform The actual formula used here is Sin 2 3 141592 2 E6 t 1 0 75 Cos 2 3 141592 0 2 E6 t Se
163. strument Access Settings by double clicking on the desired Channel in the Device Control Tree F AwgStudio Quick Start tutorial 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control 2 Xx B Channel 1 Arbitrary T settings 5 Wawerorm Sequencer dn Modulation Editor i Channel 2 Arbitrary i 25s TE Settings ae Waveform Sequencer a Modulation Editor m l Channel 3 Arbitrary oven TE Settings i Waveform Sequencer Fm Modulation Editor a Channel 4 Arbitrary oven TE Settings Waveform Sequencer ba Modulation Editor Figure 21 Open Settings Form The Settings screen is divided into the following tabs The General Tab 87 1 The Run Mode Tab Waveform Sequence 7 2 The Run Mode Tab Modulation 87 3 The Trigger IN Tab 7 4 The Trigger OUT Tab 87 5 A ad 7 1 CHANNEL SETTINGS THE GENERAL TAB The General tab is shown by default when the Channel Settings screen is opened Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 32 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL E DEV1 Settings Ch 1 Run Mode rigger Sampling Settings Sampling Rate Prescaler i Mod Sampling Rate Prescaler GED OOM FEE Sampling Rate samples s pA Mod Sampling Rate samples s 125 00 x BEN Or 1 ae An Real Sampling Rate samples s 230 00M Real Mod Sampling Rate samples s 25 00M Max Waveform length 3 DO00000m Max Mod Wavetorm length 3
164. t are calculated loaded as a function of the Awgstudio frequency sample rate and of the length of the component itself number of points THE WAVEFORM EDITOR CARRIER EDITOR Edit waveforms generated by AwgStudio using the Waveform Editor tool Depending on Arbitrary or DDS project type mode edited waveforms acquire different meanings e Arbitrary Edited waveforms can be generated as they have been set edited waveforms represent the signal carriers in case of amplitude modulation e DDS Edited waveforms may only represent a period of the signal carrier Think of a waveform as a list of segments where each segment can be positioned any way within the list and repeated as necessary Consider the following when selecting detailed analysis e Each waveform may be constituted by an arbitrary number of segments and each segment can be repeated an arbitrary number of times e The maximum number of samples for all waveforms is fixed in Arbitrary Mode 2 097 152 samples 2M option In DDS mode the maximum number is 2048 samples e Each waveform must be constituted by an even number of samples 28 Each segment may have an even or an odd number of samples e In Arbitrary mode an arbitrary number of waveforms can exist Unlike DDS mode Arbitrary allows the number of edited waveforms samples be lower than the maximum number set by the memory installed in the instrument The Waveform Manager The Waveform Manager is part of the Waveform Sequencer and pr
165. t the newly added Bus or Signal showing In the list on the left of the screen select the Ch you wish to associate the new Bus or Signal with and then click the Add signals to bus button Removing a signal or a bus Remove a signal or a bus by selecting the row or rows on the left for removal and clicking the Remove bus or signal button Editing a signal or bus name Edit a signal or a bus by selecting the row on the left for edit making your name changes in the Bus or Signal Name field and then clicking the Edit current bus or signal button 14 10 ACQUISITION USING THE PATTERN GENERATOR AS A SAMPLER The Digital Pattern Generator can also be used as a Sampler All acquired data Is stored into a file This information can be exported or accessed from the Waveform View and State Listing screens The acquisition command is the WriteRAM vector When acquisitions run high the Digital Pattern Generator stores data on its memory up to 1 048 576 samples The Waveform View Screen Access the Waveform View by double clicking Waveform View from the Device Control tree Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 125 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL With a new acquisition complete the Waveform View screen is not yet shown Instead a Signal Selection screen is shown where you can select which signal s should be displayed e To add a
166. t the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format Sin 2 pi t F 1 K Cos 2 pi t Fm Where e F Sine wave frequency in Hertz e Fu Modulation frequency in Hertz e K Modulation index 0 lt K lt 1 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 199 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 14 FULL WAVE RECTIFIED SINE DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch i Waveform ES er Waveform3 E Segment 1 1 ETE I Eke fe itor P so A AE n ATA sy Po TT d Component1 E Amplitude V Time ls 40 000000p g Switch to Samples Name Component1 Figure 140 Waveform Editor Full wave Rectified Sine Waveform A full wave rectified sine waveform The actual formula used here is Abs Sin 2 3 141592 E6 1 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format Abs Sin 2 3 141592 F t Where F Sine wave frequency in Hertz Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 200 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 15 HALF WAVE RECTIFIED SINE se DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch 1 B fer Waveform3 Et Segment1 ea Component1 8 S Amplitude V Time s 0 000000 Switch to Samples 4 Name Component1 Figure 141 Waveform Editor Hal wave Rectified
167. tart Cancel Figure 74 State Analyzer Search Settings In the Signal Type search list on the right side of the Search Settings window all defined signals and busses are shown Select the signal or bus and then provide a specific value for the search Note Depending on the Signal Type selected in the search list the Compare and Value fields contains different options Use the Compare field to select between the following search logic operators e Find the equivalent value e Find the unequal value e gt Find values greater than the one specified only available if a bus is selected e lt Find values less than the one specified only available if a bus is selected e HiZ Find high impedance values Use the Value field to provide the specific value or edge on which to search If one Signal Type is selected the Value field has the following options e Q Searches for a logic 0 e 1 Searches fora logic 1 e HiZ Search for a High Impedance only for Pattern Generator Mode e Rise Searches for a Rising Edge trigger e Fall Searches for a Falling Edge trigger Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 133 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL d 9 hange Searches for any trigger edge The From Start button can be used to specify where the search starts within your data acquisition Possible optio
168. tart Page DEV1 Waveform S Sequencer Po RY Pk BE Waveform List AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL BIE jo Repeat waveform Waveform Waveform2 Repetitions 5 b Sequencer List OK pea fo eee re fe ks fe Figure 117 Waveform Sequencer Abs 4 000000p Ret 0 0 000000 4 00p 5 00p 6 00p L 1 J 1 ll Active fo 13 Double click your newly created waveform on the list or select it and click the Edit Waveform button 14 The Editing waveform Waveform screen is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 177 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL EX Markers F d D ss Active o Abs 200 00000 WriteRAM WR ira 1 1 i 1 I I I fi P 2 Figure 118 Editing Waveform 15 Select the CLK and Data bus rows and use the Clock and Counter buttons respectively to modify settings on the corresponding pop ups Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 178 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AT T p Vg a A ES As WriteRAM ME Start time bo End time Range IC LK Offset EE Duty cycle 50 Figure 119 Editing Signal Step BI 9009 2 The Clock Button ARMEEN JE OK mode Ge AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL _ El 28 wy i Cancel 16 Now de
169. th Tab 89 3 The Digital I O Tab 89 4 The Strobe Tab 89 5 9 1 THE TIMING TAB The sample rate for the pair of adjacent channels can be set fo the following ranges e The 4S s 250 MS s range for Arbitrary channels or Pattern Generator Pods e The 125 MS s 250 MS s for DDS channels DEV1 Setup Device Timing Channel OUT Math Trigger OUT Math Digital VO Strobe Channel 1 2 Timing Channel 3 4 Timing Sample Rate Samples s 250M EJ Sample Rate Samples s Interpolation Factor 1x Interpolated Sample f II Interpolated Sample Rate Samples s vi Rate Samples s Internal External External Clock Frequency Hz st n Figure 31 Setup Device Timing tab Interpolation Factor Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL One of 3 frequency interpolation types 1X 2X or 4X may be set for either channel pairing The interpolated sample rate of each channel pair can be calculated as a combination of the internal DAC s sample rate 250 MS s for both Arbitrary and DDS projects and the frequency interpolation s factor The maximum interpolated sample rate is 1 GS s and can be achieved by selecting a 4X interpolation factor Clock Source The clock source may be set to Internal or External e If Internal is selected the clock signal is generated internally e f External is selected
170. tive Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL 12 MODULATION EDITOR ARBITRARY DDS Use the Modulation Editor tool to create or edit a modulating waveform in Arbitrary mode M ASK and DDS mode M FSK and M PSK The window contains the edit modulation section and the graph area Table 20 Modulation Editor 12 1 HARDWARE RESOURCES Awgstudio allows you to save a limited number of modulating waveform samples depending on hardware resources and the modulation type e M FSK M PSK modulations maximum number of samples Channel 511 e M ASK maximum number of samples Channel 2047 Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 82 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e AwoStudio allows a minimum and a maximum time resolution for the modulating signal e Maximum Resolution 1 max sampling frequency max sampling frequency 8 ns e Minimum Resolution Max Resolution X X 4096 for M ASK and X 1048576 for M FSK and M PSK e Each sample of the modulating waveform may be separated respect to the adjacent samples by a minimum of 8ns to a maximum of 32 768us for M ASK and by a minimum of ANS to a maximum of 8 38 ms for M PSK and M FSK A smart control of these intervals allows editing very long modulating signals by g
171. tor dialog box is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies Vat num 01594570382 Ir H 2 Waveform1 Length 250 153 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL arameters Amplitude 4 000 EI Max Y 4 000 Offset V 0 000 EI Min v 4 000 Phase Deg 0000 E Sample Rate Samples s 250m1 Time Interval s 4n Figure 92 Waveform Standard Editor In the fields on the Editor select a Sine waveform Type I MHz Frequency 250 Samples and I Volt Amplitude Click OK Note The aforementioned steps create our Carrier Waveform 4 On the Project Waveforms tab under the Waveform Sequencer select the Carrier Waveform we just created and click the Add Waveform button adding if to the Sequencer 5 Double click Modulation Editor under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEVI Modulation Editor Ch 1 screen is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 54 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio AI GETTING STARTED MANUAL Start Page DEVI Waveform Sequencer Ch 1 DEV1 Modulation Editor Ch 1 ay i s Modulation Type ME The Add Segment uoe Button Base Frequency bp BB Amplitude Durations s D pe
172. trument settings cannot be imported So imported data is shown with the current user settings e Export Waveforms The file is encoded using the CSV Comma Separated Values format each line in the CSV file corresponds fo a row in the table and within a line fields are separated by commas each field belonging to one table column The first exported row contains the pod index with the prefix character for example 1 stands for Pod 1 PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING o 17 is the Write Ram signal 16 is the Extended Trigger IN signal o The next exported rows contain the pod values Only values 0 1 2 are allowed O is the low logical level 1 is the high logical level and 2 is the high impedance state HIZ o Only bus and signal corresponding data added using the Digital Editor is included in the export o Instrument settings cannot be imported Add Waveform Opens the New Waveform screen Remove Waveform Removes the selected Waveform from the Waveform List Open Opens the Editing Waveform screen to modify the selected Waveform Change Changes the length representation to Time or Samples The New Waveform Screen When the Add Waveform button above the Waveform and Operation List Tabs is clicked the New Waveform screen Is shown You can define the waveform length in samples or time and decide which signals are inserted in the Digital Editor Window Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 0159457038
173. ttings under Channel DDS on the Device Control Tree Channel I can be any DDS channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 161 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Figure 99 Channel Settings General tab The General Tab is shown by default when the pop up displays On the General Tab be sure to select an Output Impedance value suitable for your impedance load For example if you need to connect the instrument to an oscilloscope select 50 Q as the output impedance load and 50 Q as the input impedance on the oscilloscope channel 5 On the DEV1 Settings Ch 1 pop up screen s Run Mode tab select Single on the ASK Modulation section of the Run Mode tab select Enabled and from the Modulation Mode drop down select Continuous Click OK Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 162 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Run Mode Trigger IN Trigger OUT A f After the Force Trigger command the Sequencer list p is generated form the first waveform to the last The Pg L F last waveform is repeated continuously until a Force J 4 p Stop command Last Sequencer Waveform Force Trigger atiin Enabled Disa
174. tudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e V Signal amplitude in Volts peak 17 3 RAMP ES er Waveform3 Et Segment1 gad Component1 Amplitude V Time s 10 000000p Switch to Samples Name Component1 Figure 129 Waveform Editor Ramp formula A ramp waveform The actual formula used here is 0 2 6 1 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format AT Where A Slope of the ramp in Volts second Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 189 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 4 RISING EXPONENTIAL DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch T Waveform fer Waveform3 Et Segment1 Sd Component1 1 Exp t 2 E 5 Edit Switch to Samples Name Componenti Operation Add ie Figure 130 Waveform Editor Rising Exponential formula A rising exponential waveform The actual formula used here is 1 Exp t 2 E 6 Set the time to 10 000000u to view the graph as previously shown Formula s General Format I Exp t T Where I Time Constant in seconds Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 4A Ferara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 90 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 17 5 DECAYING EXPONENTIAL DEV1 Waveform Editor Ch Waveform er Waveform3 EE Segment1 tag Componenti Time fs 10 000000u a Exp
175. tudio as shown in the How do I section on the Welcome screen shown when first launching the software PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Before performing any of the scenarios you must first make sure you ve correctly powered on your instrument connected to your PC and launched the AwgStudio software as explained in the Getting Started with AwgStudio section e Some more specific steps are required around Creating a New Workspace for each scenario Details are provided for those scenarios when necessary With the aforementioned prerequisites completed you can perform the following scenarios Creating Your First Analog Waveform Creating a Sequence of Waveforms Creating an Amplitude Modulated Waveform Creating a Frequency Modulated Waveform Creating a Phase Modulated Waveform Importing a Waveform from an Oscilloscope Creating Digital Waveforms oe eS 6 4 ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATOR SETUP EXAMPLE After you have powered on the instrument and connected it to the PC launch the software and use the menu bar to create a New Workspace Il The Setup Devices wizard is shown Select Arbitrary Waveform Generator as the operating mode Setup Devices The wizard vill help you to configure devices Configure device 1 1 1 Device Operating Mode Enable all the analog
176. um 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL have a workspace open be sure it meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps Double click the Waveform Sequencer under Channel 1 Arbitrary on the Device Control Tree Channel I can be any Analog channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace l The Waveform Sequencer is then shown K AwgStudio 1234 File View Tools Windows He En es di Ch1 Ch2 1 AwgStudio 1104 Control X Channel 1 Arbitrary if Settings I Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor so Channel 2 Arbitrary dk Settings I Waveform Sequencer i Modulation Editor so Channel 3 Arbitrary Se Settings I Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor B Channel 4 Arbitrary ik Settings Waveform Sequencer Modulation Editor Ch3 Ch4 gt a Start Page DEV1 Waveform Sequencer Ch Aeris udeig Mesia ETE derdsig WDJSABA D amp 4 mw FP w Waveform ad Project Waveforms Waveform Waveform1 1 Waveform2 1 AwgStudio 1104 Status Length 250 B Channel 1 Po Type Arbitrary Waveform nnel 2 funne Type Arbitrary i ke Waveform Channel 3 Es e Type Arbitrary i ie Waveform Channel 4 400 00m Type Arbitra 1x nn EIE 500 00m 1 Figure 91 Waveform Sequencer 2 Press the Add Standard Waveform button 3 The Waveform Standard Edi
177. ve time position the time distance between the cursor and the master cursor Any time one of the cursors is moved all the values are automatically uodated and shown The following functions are used on Cursors e The Add button puts a new cursor in the visualization area e The Remove button eliminates the cursor selected in the Marker screen e Move a cursor by clicking and dragging a selected cursor OT 361770 m Og 151229 N e Remove all cursors by clicking the Clear all markers bution PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING e You can also perform many of the aforementioned functions by right clicking inside the Marker screen and choosing from the list of functions shown e You can remove all cursors except for one e You can create as many cursors as needed Go To a Selected Target The Go to field on the Digital Editor toolbar contains multiple functions on its right side drop down The functions allow you to select the position where the master cursor Is going to be moved within the visualization area The Go to functions include e Goto time Moves the master cursor to the time position specified in the text field to the left of the control J A Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL e Go to start samples Moves the master cursor and visualization area to the start of the acauisition K
178. ware loads the settings and the waveforms into the AwgStudio 1102 1104 instrument and starts generating the waveforms 8 Waveform is generated on the CH1 BNC output You can connect an oscilloscope to this output and analyze the signal 9 Stop generating waveforms by pressing the Run Stop button again or the Force Stop button also on the AwgStudio toolbar Force Stop 16 7 CREATING DIGITAL WAVEFORMS The AwgStudio 1102 1104 may optionally be configured to work as a powerful Digital Pattern Generator Sampler When the AwgStudio 1102 1104 runs in this mode if can emulate standard serial or parallel bus transitions or Custom digital interfaces for system debugging and characterization Based on a Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 l 44124 Ferrara Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 172 204 Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL vector command memory Its architecture also includes a powerful sequencer defining the vector command execution flow Note The following steps are done on an AwgStudio 1104 with the Pattern Generator option enabled A workspace with Pattern Generator as the operating mode must first be created in order to create Digital Waveforms If you already have a workspace open be sure if meets the aforementioned requirements before proceeding with the following steps 1 Double click the Signals Definition under Pod A on the Device Control Tree 2 Th
179. waveform section to be filtered The two vertical lines can be moved by the user Their position is shown in the same Application Zone section This section allows setting all the characteristics of the filter Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 67 204 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL FILTER SPECIFICATIONS e Digital Mode IIR Infinite Impulse Filter Bessel Butterworth Chebyshev Inverse Chebyshev and Elliptic e Digital Mode FIR Finite Impulse Filter EquiRipple Kaiser and Windowed e Type Low Pass High Pass Band Pass Band Stop and General Type Topology and filter Order options depend on the specific filter characteristics Click the Confirm Data button and the set filtering options are applied to the waveform A preview of the noise effects on the waveform Is shown in the graph area You can remove a filter by clicking the current waveform and selecting the None option on the Setting tab Noise This operation allows applying a digital noise to the selected waveform The presence of a digital noise is evidenced by the Noise label in the Effects column of the waveform tree The Noise setting window Is divided into Application Zone Noise Specification and Parameters sections Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies AwgsStud
180. wn on the Component Definition dialog These default settings include a Sine wave Type with a Length of 2048 samples Amplitude of 1 V and 1 Cycle You can modify Component 1 of the Carrier as desired Start Page DEVI Carrier Editor Ch 1 Amplitude V Name Componenti Figure 101 Carrier Editor 3 Double click Modulation Editor under Channel 1 DDS on the Device Control Tree Channel 1 can be any DDS channel you have configured under Arbitrary Waveform Generator operating mode in your workspace The DEV1 Modulation Editor Ch 1 screen is shown Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 164 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Start Page DEV1 Modulation Editor Ch 1 N N x SR The Add Entry Button Base Frequency 100k Phase Deg Hop Time s Phase Deg Time 5 Memory Usage 0 mm Figure 102 Modulation Editor Click the Add Entry button Your new entry should be shown on the Phase Modulation List and the Edit Entry dialog is shown on the lower part of the screen Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 165 204 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL Start Page DEV1 Modulation Editor Ch 1 a amp x Base Frequency 100k BE Phase Deg Hop Time s ton ic lOU Lop Phase Deg Time 5 Memory Usag
181. y Inf Hz and Bandwidth Hz e The upper frequency for the Intermediate Segment is Frequency Inf Bandwidth e Frequency Inf must be set to a multiple of the Bandwidth value e The 256 samples constituting the segment can be edited as a standard segment by editing its components The Profile Settings section is similar to the Segment Manager section described in Advanced Waveform Editing 10 3 With respect to the Segment Manager case the component frequency can be provided only in terms of Cycles while the component amplitude must vary between 1 and 1 The constant value amplitudes for the lateral interval are set by means of the Amplitude Inf and Amplitude Sup indicators for the Low Frequency constant value and the High Frequency constant value intervals respectively 13 2 PROFILE COMMAND The following buttons are used for editing the Component List e Add Component Adds a component to the list This component can be set for addition or subtraction multiplication or division with others components in the list An error message Is shown when the Component List exceeds the amplitude range e Remove Component Removes a component from the Component List e Remove All Components Removes all components from the Component List Active Technologies S r l Street Bela Bartok 29 Copyright 2013 Active Technologies 44124 Ferrara Vat num 01594570382 AwgsStudio GETTING STARTED MANUAL 14 DIGITAL P

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