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1. Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 108 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut v
2. Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument 3 Under Horizontal type the Sampling Rate of the waveform the number of Cycles and the Phase in degrees Enter the Total number of Points and the Number of Zero Crossings For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Total Number of Points and Number of Zero Crossings The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 27 Waveform padding options Table 4 9 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in
3. Invert Mirror Shift Rotate Freehand Horizontal Draw Vertical Draw Point Draw Validate Active Waveform 18 Description Undoes the last operation performed on a waveform Redoes the last operation performed on a waveform Cuts the portion of a waveform that is between cursors Copies the portion of a waveform that is between cursors Displays the paste options allowing you to choose where to paste Selects and copies the entire waveform into the memo Copies the waveform that can be pasted in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word Copies the selected waveform window as a bitmap that can be pasted into Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel Inverts the portion of a waveform between the cursors Mirrors the portion of a waveform between the cursors Shifts the waveform by the defined amplitude or rotates the waveform by a defined number of points Draws a waveform along the path you trace Allows drawing only horizontall Allows drawing only vertically Allows drawing a waveform by creating points The submenu options are Enable Point Draw Edit Point Draw Table Linear Smooth Staircase Dynamic Compile Compile Point Draw Next Point Draw Point Previous Point Draw Point Delete Point Clear All Verifies whether the active waveform can be generated in the target instrument View Menu File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Help coa Show Hide Shortcut View sf File Transfer Control Scope
4. LE Fe Help Redo Undo Paste waveform 0 X a Copy waveform between cursors Cut waveform between cursors Save the waveform Open existing weweform New blank waveform Figure 3 14 Standard toolbar Waveform Toolbar View gt Waveform Toolbar Enable the waveform toolbar by selecting it from the View menu YT nx P2 2 P Equaticn Editor Basic Waveform Advanced Waveform Y Validate Advanced Verify if the active Basic waveforms weweform can be wevetorms generated in the Equation Editor instrument selected Select Vertical draw mode Select Horizontal draw mode Select Freehand draw mode Show Hide markers Show Hide cursors Figure 3 15 Waveform toolbar The waveform toolbar is displayed by default below the standard toolbar You can place the toolbar anywhere within the application window The waveform toolbar has icons for the functions Cursors Markers Freehand Draw ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 27 Operating Basics Horizontal Draw Vertical Draw Equation Editor Basic Waveform Advanced Waveform and Validate Zoom Bar View gt Zoom Bar Enable the zoom bar by selecting it from the View menu JEJE EY gt Fit to window Fit waveform to displa Zoom In iia horizontally Zoom Out Zoom In Figure 3 16 Zoom toolbar The zoom toolbar is displayed by default alongside the waveform toolbar You can place the toolbar
5. Starting the Application To start ArbExpress you can do one of the following Run the application from the Windows Start menu Select Start gt Programs gt Tektronix ArbExpress gt ArbExpress Application m Go to the folder where you have installed ArbExpress and double click ArbExpress exe Start the application from OpenChoice Instrument Manager Opening a Waveform To open a waveform select File gt Open Browse and select the waveform file to open You can open files with wfm pat TekScope wfm tfw csv and txt extensions When more than one waveform is opened in a window the active waveform is a solid line and the inactive waveform is a dashed line You can select the active waveform by selecting Waveform1 or Waveform2 You can set the cursor positions by entering values in the Cursor1 and Cursor2 fields You can drag the cursors and the cursor readout values change A tool tip dynamically displays the voltage values at the cursor positions 10 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Getting Started Inactive Active Waveform Waveform Cursor1 Cursor2 value value Wave Book2 Waveform2 wim Waveform3 wim aDJ x FEAR E C Wavetom 1 Wavetom 2 Sampling Rate 4 GS s Point 319 iat 0 50 Mode Cursor DIFF 99 Waveform VWaveform2 Cursor1 Inactive Active Cursor2 Figure 2 2 Waveform window Creating a Waveform File gt Blank sheet File gt Standard Waveform
6. 1 and 1 Select this to show the advanced options for the horizontal parameters Enter the frequency in Hertz Enter M for Megahertz and G for Gigahertz Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Enter the phase in degrees Displays the frequency as Samples per Second divided by Number of Points per Cycle You can set the frequency by entering the number of Samples per Second and the Number of Points per cycle You can lock the desired frequency and adjust either the Samples per Second or the Points per Cycle to achieve the frequency You can lock the desired Samples per Second and adjust either the Frequency or the Points per Cycle to achieve the sampling rate You can lock the desired Points per Cycle and adjust either the Frequency or the Samples per Second to achieve the number of points per cycle The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Phase in degrees and Cycles The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics number of points exceeds 16 38
7. Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Enter the number of samples per second Enter the phase in degrees Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Enter the total number of points in the waveform Enter the delay in seconds Enter the half width The field Total Number of Points is disabled for the AWG7xx AW6xx AWG5xx AWG4xx AWG2xxx and AFG3xx series of instruments Type the Sampling Rate of the waveform the number of Cycles and the Phase in degrees Enter the Time Delay and Half Width The Total number of points is given by The Total number of points is given by TotalPoints TimeDelay x SamplingRate x Cycles For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Half Width and Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate
8. Pulse width Rise Time This message appears for pulse if Fall Time should be less than total the value given for delay pulse points width rise time and fall time added together exceeds or is equal to the total points Delay Pulse Width exceeds total This message appears for pulse number of points waveform if the sum of delay and pulse width exceeds total points Rise Time Fall Time Duty This message appears for the Cycle should be less than total square waveform when the sum of points rise time fall time and duty cycle exceeds or is equal to the total points Value range 0 360 degree This message appears when value entered for the phase in not within the range Half Width exceeds Delay For the Lorentz waveform Half Width should not exceed delay ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Possible solution For the sine triangle square and pulse waveforms total points points per cycle cycles When total points is not a multiple of four change the frequency so that points per cycle changes or use the advanced option to change points per cycle directly You can also change the number of cycles Ensure that the total points are a multiple of 4 For the sine triangle square and pulse waveforms total points points per cycle cycles When the total points is not a multiple of eight change the frequency so that points per cycle changes or use the advanced option to change poin
9. Reference Error code 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 1610 170 Error message Description The user tried to transfer a file from the PC to the instrument The transfer failed due to Unable to write to the instrument lost instrument connection insufficient hard disk space the file that is being transferred is opened by another application This message also appears when an AFG3xx is connected and the user tries to drag and drop or copy an item from PC files list to the edit memory EMEM of the instrument The write operation failed due to Large file size The edit memory can have a maximum of 16000 points Incompatible file format No communication between the application and the instrument This message also appears while transferring a file from the PC to an AWG2000 series instrument whose file format is incompatible with the AWG2000 file format or NVRam may be full You tried to transfer a file from the instrument s memory to the PC The application failed to get the instrument s current default directory MAIN because the connection to the instrument was lost during file transfer You tried to transfer a file to the destination folder in a PC or an instrument but a file with the same file name exists in this folder The software allows one connection at a time either through GPIB or LAN The user tried to connect to a second instrument You tried to transfer an empty fil
10. This script only with Visa resource strings Turn off secho echo off 0pen a session If you are connecting over LAN to an SAWG the first parameter to NewSession would be the IP Saddress and the second parameter would be the string tcpip s NewSession gpib0 9 instr gpib SIDN query outputs two values Status of the query Sand the Response from the instrument status idn query s idn ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 153 How to 154 sWrites a single command to the connected AWG The S status will be Zero if write is successful status Write s O0utputl State One Following script creates a sine waveform with 1000 points Frequency le2 Period 1 Frequency Pts 1 1000 Period Data sin Pts Following command transfers the waveform in Data variable to the current directory of AWG TransferWfm s example wfm Data 1000 Closes the connection CloseSession s Commands ArbExpress implements the following commands for communication with Tektronix AWGs There are two commands for session management NewSession and CloseSession and five commands for instrument control and data transfer Read Write LoadWfm TransferWfm and Query NewSession Command Description This command opens a communication session with a Tektronix AWG connected to the PC using GPIB or LAN cable Syntax nSessionID strErrMsg NewSession strResourcelD strB
11. AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 155 How to 156 Write Command Description This command sends a SCPI command to the connected instrument Syntax nStatus strErrMsg Write nSessionID strCmd Parameters nSessionID Session ID obtained by NewSession command strCmd SCPI command string Return values nStatus Zero if successful error code if the operation failed Example nStatus strErrMsg Write nSessionID IDN Read Command Description This command reads responses from instruments Response to the query sent in a previous call to Write command or error message if the query failed Syntax nStatus strResponse Read nSessionID Parameters nSessionID Session ID obtained from NewSession command Return values nStatus Zero if successful error code if the operation failed strResponse Response to the query sent in strQuery parameter or error message 1f the query failed Note Read will return a proper response only when it is called immediately after a Write operation that wrote one of the SCPI query commands Example Read nSessionID ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to LoadWfm Command Description This command loads a waveform into the connected AWG s internal memory and outputs it from the selected channel Syntax nStatus strErrMsg LoadWfm nSessionID strWfmName nCh Parameters nSessionID Session ID obtained by call
12. ArbExpress 10 Click Next to start installation The Setup Status window displays a progress bar ArbExpress will be installed in the selected folder with a shortcut in the Start menu 11 When the installation is complete the message ArbExpress Software Setup completed successfully is displayed If you do not have TekVisa version 3 00 and NET Runtime Framework version 1 1 installed on your computer ArbExpress detects this and displays a message to install these before running ArbExpress You can install Tek Visa version 3 00 from the folder Tek Visa and NET Runtime Framework version 1 1 from the folder DotNet Framework available in the ArbExpress CD ROM 12 Note that the USB Device Driver may not install automatically To install the driver manually power on the USBTMC compliant instrument and connect it to the computer ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 3 Overview Using Online Help Follow the screens of the Found New Hardware Wizard Choose the option Install from a list or specific location Advanced In the next dialog box choose the option Don t choose I will choose the driver to install and enter the location C vxipnp winnt tekvisa bin Select TekUSB inf may be automatically selected and select Open The driver will be installed See the TekVisa 2 03 build 97file readme pdf for additional information 13 Click Finish to exit Select Help on the right side of the appl
13. File gt Equation Editor To create a waveform select the File menu You have three items to choose from Blank Sheet where you can open a blank sheet in a window By default the application opens the waveform with 1024 points which you can change using Waveform gt Properties After you specify the number of points using Waveform Properties the next time you create a new blank sheet the application opens a blank sheet using the number of points that you specified ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 11 Getting Started Saving a Waveform Closing a Waveform 12 Example a Open a blank sheet by selecting File gt Blank Sheet By default the application opens the blank sheet with 1024 points b Change the number of points to 500 using Waveform gt Properties c Open another blank sheet by selecting File gt Blank Sheet The application creates a new blank sheet with 500 points d Close the application and open it again Open a blank sheet by selecting File gt Blank Sheet By default the application opens the blank sheet with 1024 points Standard Waveform which displays the Standard Waveform dialog box Use the Standard Waveform to create any of the standard waveforms that are available Equation Editor which displays the Equation Editor dialog box Use the Equation Editor to create a waveform or edit an existing waveform equation File gt Save Save As To save a waveform select
14. Half Width Sampling Rate Manually change the Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Default Setting 2 0 Delay Sampling Rate 1 0 1u AWG710 AWG2021 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 10u AWG2005 AFG320 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 0 3us Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument The default sampling rate for AWG2021 is 248 Manually change the Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Valid Parameter Ranges The table below lists the filters amplitudes offsets and levels supported by the AWGs and AFGs Output amplitude option Memory length option Output channel option Main Analog Output po Amplitude _ Ofse teve File a EE E E E pro nt _ __E AA on ef oooi Through 20 50 wo Diret 100 oo oom nocontrol 05 o5 oom noselection optionoz_ too oso oom nocomtrol__ 05 05 oom noselection MO i ie des BO IC AE Ma E E E Moma 200 oo oom os os oom f s 15 0001 Through 20 50 wo 200 EAS n a peee nocontrol 05 no selection A aweso sto Womal_ 200 ooz oon 20 oo Through 20 50 too 200 aa ad a sm Moma 200 oo oom 05 05 oom 15 15 oom T
15. Multiply Divide Resultant Waveform M Only Between Cursors omen toe Figure 4 38 Adding waveforms ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 123 How to 124 Subtraction Math gt Waveform Math Enable the math operations by selecting Math gt Waveform Math from the menu A Waveform Math screen is displayed Subtracting from the Waveform Library Follow these steps to subtract a waveform from an existing waveform 1 Select the type of waveform to subtract with from the Waveform Library Enter the peak peak Amplitude number of Cycles and the Offset in degrees for the selected waveform 2 The original waveform the standard waveform to subtract from and the resulting waveform are displayed in the Selected Waveform Math Source and Resultant Waveform panes 3 Select Subtract from Operation Subtracting a Scalar Value Follow these steps to add a scalar value to the waveform 1 Select Scalar and type a scalar value to subtract from the waveform 2 Select Subtract from Operation Subtracting a Waveform copied to the Clipboard Follow these steps to subtract a waveform that has been copied to the clipboard 1 Copy the waveform or portion of it by selecting Edit gt Copy or Edit gt Cut To define the portion of the waveform to copy or cut select Display gt Cursor Position to position the cursors over the waveform To copy the entire waveform select Ed
16. The table refreshes to display the X value in the selected unit This is similar to selecting Display gt Time Scale from the application s main menu ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 121 How to Use Math 122 The application checks the values you enter for the following X value sampling point must always be unique If you try to repeat this value you get the message Values of the sampling index should be unique If you leave the amplitude Y blank the applications fills it with a zero Ifyou enter a Y value but no corresponding X value an error appears Click OK and if the application finds no errors the Point Draw Table closes and the waveform in the Wave Book window is updated to reflect the changes that you made in the Point Draw Table If you change from the point draw mode to other modes like Freehand Horizontal Draw or Vertical Draw modes the point s are not lost If you return to the point draw mode the points reappear From the point draw mode if you edit the waveform using Cut Paste Invert Mirror Shift Rotate or Math operations the following message appears this edit operation would flush the draw point and you might lose the current draw points Do you want to proceed Addition Math gt Waveform Math Enable the math operations by selecting Math gt Waveform Math from the menu A Waveform Math screen is displayed Adding from the Waveform Library
17. Transfer Files to an AWG AFG Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control You can use ArbExpress to transfer files to and from an arbitrary waveform or function generator connected to the computer To transfer a file to an AWG or an AFG follow these steps 1 Select Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control from the menu 2 Select the AWG or AFG from the Arb list and expand the tree to see the Resource ID used to connect If no AFGs or AWGs are available the Arb list view displays AWG Ethernet with the IP address used for the last connection No instrument properties are shown ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 131 How to 132 Select the resource string for example GPIB 1 01 INSTR and right click to display the shortcut menu Click Connect in the shortcut menu If you connect to the instrument successfully the instrument s File and Folder views show the data files of the connected AWG or the edit and user memories of the AFG Expand the Folder tree to view the list of folders and files within Select a file in the instrument s File view and right click to display the shortcut menu Select Copy Select a PC folder right click the PC file list and select Paste A progress bar shows the percentage of task completed You can transfer the waveform using one of the following methods Directly on a floppy Wherever a set file is created for a waveform wfm or pat file in Ar
18. all the channels available on that instrument are displayed in the toolbar and menu The application provides an option in the Preference tab Channel output On after waveform transfer using Send to Arb to turn the target channel on and output the waveform data The waveform is sent to the target channel and loaded on to it The corresponding amplitude and offset will also be set on the instrument In the AFG3xx and AFG3xxx series the waveform is sent to the edit memory A message Are you sure you want to overwrite EMEM with this file warns you that the instrument s edit memory will be overwritten Follow these steps to transfer the waveform directly to the instrument from a Wave book 1 Select Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Instrument Control and establish connection between the instrument and PC Once the connection is successfully established you can close the File Transfer dialog The connection is not lost by closing the file transfer dialog 2 Create a waveform In the shortcut menu click Send Waveform to Arb and choose the target channel to which to transfer the waveform 3 The voltage offset and other parameters that are set while creating the waveform are set on the instrument automatically After the file is transferred successfully the parameters are set and if the preference Channel Output ON after waveform transfer using Send to Arb is selected the target channel is switched on and instrume
19. it The arguments for these trigonometric functions are in radians Exponential function common log function natural log function The log and In arguments must be positive The square root the argument must be a positive value The absolute value Truncates the fraction to obtain the integer Rounds off the fraction to obtain the integer Normalizes the range specified with range and scales the amplitude values so that the maximum absolute value is 1 0 i e a value of 1 0 or 1 0 The norm statement comprises an entire line Takes the larger of two values Takes the smaller of two values The equation must specify the time domain If the time domain is not defined this is an error The time domain is specified with range ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Examples 1e6 1 000 000 1e 3 0 001 NA Example k0 2 pi NA Example range 0 100 s cos 2 pi x Example range 0 100 s sin 2 pi 1e4 t Example range 0 50 _s 1 exp 5 x range 50 _s 100 _s exp 5 x Example range 0 100 _s log 10 x 0 1 Example range 0 100 _s In 2 x 0 2 Example range 0 100 _s sqrt sin pi x Example range 0 100 _s abs sin 2 pi x Example range 0 100 _s int S sin 2 pi x 5 Example range 0 100 _s round 5 sin 2 pi x 5 Example range 0 100 _s sin 2 pi x rnd 10 norm Example range 0 100 _s sin 2 pi x range 0 50 _s min v 0 5 range 50 _s 100 _s
20. lt c E BB File Transfer Cascade E YT Fa T 2 V 2 Equation Editor Basic Wavefo Tile Horizontally ii amp A X A Clear All Interpolation Dynamic Come Mette i Close All Wave Bookl Waveform1 wrm Figure 3 10 Window menu 22 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics The Window menu selections are Table 3 8 Window menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Description Cascade Arranges the open windows in the application client area from upper left to lower right so that they overlap one another Tile Horizontally Arranges the open windows horizontally in the application client area without overlapping Tile Vertically Arranges the open windows vertically in the application client area without overlapping Close All Closes all open windows in the client area List of open windows Allows you to jump to an open or inactive window Help Menu The Help menu is always visible File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Help p D Wix a e O i BA File Transfer Control 509 Help Topics ii TT EJ P E F 2 gt Equation Editor Basic Waveform Adv ii l e A X A Clear All Interpolation Dynamic Compile q Help On Window Technical Support About Figure 3 11 Help menu The Help menu selections are Table 3 9 Help menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Description Help Topics Dis
21. max v 0 5 range 0 1ms Time range sin 2 pi x Equation 185 Reference Component 186 Symbol Meaning Example rnd integer from 1 to 16 777 215 mark marker1 or marker2 When making a new equation file range 0 is input in the first line of equation Next the time is specified This setting is valid until the next range item is specified With the first range specification any number of lines of equation can be input Text written after the range on the same line is invalid Here is the format for the range item range Equation starting time Equation ending time When an argument is specified generates a random number sequence using that argument as the initial value If the argument is omitted 1 is used Differentiates the function over the range specified with range Specified with diff The diff comprises an entire line Integrates the function over the range specified with range Specified with integ The integ comprises an entire line After integ specify normalization norm as necessary Sets the marker for the range set with range After compiling there is no marker display but the set marker can be verified with the waveform editor The mark statement comprises an entire line For example when mark 1 is input nothing else can be input on that line ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Example range 0 100 _s rnd 2 3 Example
22. range 0 33 _s 0 5 range 33 _s 66 _s 0 5 range 66 _s 100 _s 0 5 range 0 100 _s diff Example range 0 33 _s 0 5 range 33 _s 66 _s 0 5 range 66 _s 100 _s 0 5 range 0 100 _s integ norm NA Reference Equation Editor Reference Il Use the equation editor s units menu to specify the units for the parameters or variables used in the equation m u n p K H The following table lists the units that you can use and their descriptions Unit Meaning m milli e 3 micro e nano e pico e 12 second comma separator Kilo e3 Mega e6 o o 3 S ZJAV Use the selection menu to confirm backspace or clear the equation Enter BKSP CLR The following table lists the units that you can use and their descriptions Button Meaning Enter Confirms the selection and moves to the next line of the equation BKSP Backspaces over the last character Works like the backspace key on the keyboard CLR Clears the entire equation ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 187 Reference 188 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool
23. that is connected You can select only one channel at a time Channel 1 is the default channel The Vertical parameters Phase Amplitude and Offset values are loaded from the file The Function field displays the waveform type that is loaded You can set the Function parameter in the list by selecting the function form the function list Click Apply to reflect the new selection 3 Set the Operating Mode Output Frequency in Hertz and EMEM size in bytes or use the default settings for the instrument The operating modes available for the AFG3xxxx series are Continuous Sweep Burst 1 cycle Burst N cycle Burst Gated Burst Inf cycle Modulation AM Modulation FM Modulation PM and Modulation FSK The operating mode depends on the function that you have selected The operating modes available for AFG3xxx series are Continuous Trigger and Burst 4 Select the Output On check box to generate the waveform output for the channel selected Clear the check box to stop generating the output 5 You can change the Phase Amplitude and Offset values and click Apply to reflect the new values in the output waveform Note Run Stop is disabled for all AFGs Control an AWG Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control You can use ArbExpress to control any AWG parameters that are displayed in the Instrument Control pane To do this follow these steps 1 Connect an AWG from the Arb list All the controls are updated for the se
24. the corresponding icon Point Draw Edit gt Point Draw Select Edit gt Point Draw gt Enable Point Draw to enable the point draw mode or click Enable Point Draw in the toolbar You can use the point draw feature to define points and create a waveform Before you can enable point draw you must have a blank or existing wave book window open The markers disappear and the Point Draw toolbar items are enabled You can use the Point Draw feature in two ways to create a waveform in a new or existing window Enable Point Draw and click points within the waveform window Enable Point Draw and select Point Draw Table Type the co ordinates X Y of the points in the Point Draw Table Using Point Draw Select Point Draw in the toolbar By default the Dynamic Compile mode is enabled When the Dynamic Compile mode is enabled the application generates the waveform dynamically as you click the points Select the Interpolation mode Smooth Linear or Staircase to use when then application generates the waveform By default the interpolation method is Smooth ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 119 How to The Shortcut Menu options are Table 4 15 Display Properties options and their descriptions Menu item Disable Point Draw Zoom Set Cursor Position Time Scale Select Previous Point Select Next Point Edit Point Draw Table Delete Selected Point Clear All Points Interpolation Dyn
25. waveform should be less than the total number of points Number of zero crossings greater than the total number of points Total Points Duration Sampling Rate Total points exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument Total Points Delay Sampling Rate Total points exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument Total Points Sampling Rate Tone Spacing Total points exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument Total Points Duration Sampling Rate Change duration or sampling rate Total Points Delay Sampling Rate Change delay or sampling rate Total Points Sampling Rate Tone Spacing Change sampling rate or tone spacing Total number of points exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument This message appears when points per cycle is less than 10 for Lorentz waveform This message appears when the value entered for Rise Time or Fall Time for Square or Pulse waveform exceeds the total number of points This message appears when Rise Time Fall Time exceeds the total number of points This message appears when the number of zero crossings entered for Sinc exceeds the total number of points This message appears for the Sweep waveform when the total points Duration Sampling Rate exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument This message appears for Lorentz waveform when the total points Delay Sampling Rate exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instru
26. 250MHz ArbExpress AXW 100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 183 Reference Equation Editor Reference Use the equation editor to edit files with the extension of equ eqa or The default selection is eqa Equation file data takes the form of mathematical equations An equation program file can have up to 100 lines An equation file is compiled to create a waveform file and to output the waveform Sin nt range norm The component menu contains the items used to set the time range as well as functions operators variables constants syntax items and characters You can use these items to create equations and enter comments Component Symbol Meaning Example Syntax Items These are parentheses and for specifying NA the order of operations Each opening left parenthesis must be paired with a closing right parenthesis When there are two arguments for example range max min they are separated with a comma Variables Here Time from the head of that range statement NA are the variables Variable taking on a value from 0 0 to 1 0 within that can be used that range in an equation Variable showing the current value of the waveform data at that position statement Operators These add subtract multiply or divide the NA components The priorities are the same as usual for these four operators and have priority over and Expresses exponents
27. ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Triangle Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform AA Settings Function Triangle y Instrument 26710 y Vertical Preview Ampl Offset C Max Min Full DAC Value Amplitude Pk Pk 1 Offset DY Horizontal lx Default Multivefrn Properties Sendto Arb w iii I Show Advanced Mode Frequency 40m Hz Cycles Notes d 10 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 1000 Phase 0 degrees OK Cancel Help dde Figure 4 11 Creating a Triangle wave To create a triangular wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Triangle and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following a Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which the waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument b Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform c Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creati
28. Basics For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 35 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to i
29. Creation and Editing Tool How to 3 Under Horizontal type the Start Frequency End Frequency Tone Spacing and Sampling Rate The Total Number of Points is calculated according to the following equation TotaiPoints SamplingRate ToneSpacing For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Start Frequency End Frequency and Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points The Tone Spacing is calculated according to the following equation SamplingRate ToneSpacing Avante TotalPoints For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 a Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 31 Waveform padding options Table 4 11 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizo
30. Creation and Editing Tool How to Create Waveforms Using the Equation Editor File gt Equation Editor Waveform gt Equation Editor You can create waveforms using the equation editor The application provides a set of sample equations that you can use directly or modify and use Equation Editor 8 x B ted dose X a dl awcro Equation Change the range according to your settings range 0 1ms Your equation goes here p Dutput Compiled Successfully Seltings Number of Points Total Range 1k pls In m eeeeem enm m I Lock Total Range 1M S s Sampling Rate 7 8 9 m u n 4 5 6 1 2 3 Enter BKSP CLR Cancel Figure 4 1 Equation Editor main screen Use the Equation pane to edit the equations use the Command List to select the commands functions units and operations use the Settings pane to set the Total Range and use the Preview pane to preview the waveform after the equation is compiled The OK button is enabled only when the equation compiles successfully How to Equation Editor Tool Bar B te dose XX a G4 awezio F y Instrument list Paste Copy Cut Close Save Open Figure 4 2 Equation Editor toolbar The equation editor toolbar has icons for standard functions Open Save Close Cut Copy Paste and Instrument list Creating an Equation To use a sample equation follow these steps 1 Select Waveform gt Equation Editor 2 From
31. Description wfm Oscilloscope waveform files AWG waveform files created by AWG400 700 and AWG2000 series of waveform generators pat AWG pattern format files tfw Waveform files for the AFG3000 series arbitrary function generators isf Waveform files for the TDS3000 instruments CSV Comma separated variable files txt Text files equ eqa Equation files set AWG setup information files p MATLAB compiled files m MATLAB equation files ICO Icon files chm Compiled HTML Help files all Application extension files exe Application file Application File Names and Directories The application uses specific directories to save files Table 2 2 lists the default directory names Table 2 2 Application file names and directories Directory Function C Program Files Tektronix ArbExpress System Stores the application files exe dll Release notes c and chm C Program Files Tektronix ArbExpress Documentation Stores the user manual and the installation manual pd C Program Files Tektronix ArbExpress Samples Waveform Stores the sample waveform files wfm C Program Files Tektronix ArbExpress Samples Equation Stores the sample equation files equ C Program Files Tektronix ArbExpress Samples Tools Matlab Stores the sample MATLAB equation files m You can install ArbExpress in a directory of your choice ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 9 Getting Started
32. File gt Save Enter the file name in the Save dialog box to save the waveform To save a waveform under a different name select File gt Save As Enter the file name in the Save As dialog box to save the waveform You can save the waveform in the following formats AWG Wfm wfm AWG Pat pat AWG 2000 Wfm wfm AWG csv csv and AFG Tfw tfw The application automatically saves a set file with the same name as the waveform file The set file contains the voltage values and the offset of the waveform and the wfm file contains the normalized waveform File gt Close To close a waveform select File gt Close The application closes the current window If the waveform is not saved you are prompted to save the waveform In a multiple waveform display Close closes the active waveform ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Getting Started Exiting the Application Shortcut Keys Table 2 3 Shortcut keys Menu item File gt New File gt Standard Waveform File gt Open File gt Save File gt Exit Edit gt Undo Edit gt Redo Edit gt Cut Edit gt Cop Edit gt Paste Edit gt Select All Edit gt Invert Edit gt Mirror Edit gt Freehand Display gt Zoom In Display gt Zoom Out Display gt Fit to Window Display gt Cursor Display gt Marker Display gt Properties ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool File gt Exit Select File gt Exit to exit the applicatio
33. Only integers can be Example pi 243 x where 243 raised to a higher power has the same priority two raised to the third power as and Therefore parentheses are required to give priority to multiplication Comment Comments are preceded by a number sign NA When a number sign is entered all characters after that until the end of the line are treated as a comment All of the items in the component menu can be used in a comment Characters a z amp A The characters available in the component NA menu are the letters of the alphabet a z and several symbols 8 A and _ These are used in comments fp The circumferential ratio NA 184 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Component Functions Symbol Meaning Example Exponent for an implied 10 The range for IN sin cos exp log In sqrt int A fe o n round norm max min range numbers expressed in this scientific notation is from 5 9e 39 to 3 4e38 The k0 k9 can be specified these are constants that may be used in equations Specifying a new value for the same k replaces the old value with the new one If no constant is defined for k this value will be automatically set to 0 Equals sign is used with k constants Ends the line for the range or equation inserting a return in the middle of the line partitions
34. Prepend to the waveform Pastes the copied contents at the beginning of the waveform Append to the waveform Pastes the copied contents at the end of the waveform Replace between cursors Pastes the copied contents the between the cursors Don t show this again and always If checked always pastes the copied contents at the active cursors and does not display paste at active cursor the dialog box next time If you select Don t show this again and always paste at active cursor the application does not display the Paste Options dialog box and always pastes the contents at the active cursor Shift Rotate Dialog Box Edit gt Shift Rotate Use this dialog box to set the number of points and amplitude by which to shift or rotate the waveform or the portion of the waveform that is between cursors The amplitude value is used only during waveform shift and not during waveform rotation ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 37 Operating Basics The direction of rotation is either left or right The direction of shift is either up down left or right Table 3 19 Shift Rotate options and their descriptions Option Description Points Sets the number of points by which to rotate the waveform Amplitude Sets the amplitude by which to shift the waveform Vertical Segment Shift Up Shifts the waveform up by the specified amplitude Shift Down Shifts the waveform down by the specified amplitude Horizontal Segment Rotate Rig
35. Rotate Waveform CR Enter Number of Points 50 h Rotate C Left Note The number of points you specify is rotated to the left or right of the waveform segment to preview the waveform for any discontinuities Open the waveform in new window File Detads File Path D Shared TDS51048_CH1 wim FileSize 250034 Bytes Note Click Finish to finish and ext the wizard Figure 4 53 Importing a waveform using the Scope Acquisition Wizard To import a waveform do the following k Enter the number of points L Select whether to rotate left or right This would help to locate any disconnect towards the end of the waveform The waveform will be rotated only in this view m Select whether to open the waveform in a new window n Click Finish to import the waveform 146 ArbExpress AXW 100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Scope Acquisition Wizard Extract a Segment of the Waveform Select a portion of the waveform to extract AWG AFG Enter Cursor position fo Enter Cursor2 position 49999 Select target instrument AWG710 Note Click Validate to check if the waveform can be loaded on the target instrument Note Click Next to specify rotation parameters and import the waveform Figure 4 54 Extracting a segment of the waveform using the Scope Acquisition Wizard To extract a segment of the waveform do the following a b Enter the position of Cursor1
36. Table closes and the waveform in the Wave Book window is updated to reflect the changes that you made in the Point Draw Table Cursor Position Dialog Box Display gt Cursor Position Use this dialog box to specify the cursor position in points or in seconds Table 3 21 Cursor Position options and their descriptions Option Description Points Seconds Points Select Points to set the cursor position in points Seconds Select Seconds to set the cursor position in seconds Cursor Position Cursor 1 Enter the position for Cursor 1 in the units selected in the previous option Cursor 2 Enter the position for Cursor 2 in the units selected in the previous option Display Properties Dialog Box Display gt Properties Use this dialog box to view the waveform display properties Table 3 22 Display Properties options and their descriptions Option Description Waveform Name Lists the waveforms available in the active window Enable Graticule Displays the graticule when checked Background Color Changes the background color of the waveform window Waveform Properties Color Displays the waveform color and allows you to change the waveform color Line Style Displays the waveform line style and allows you to change the style Line Width Displays the waveform line width and allows you to change the line width Marker Color Marker1 Displays the color of Marker1 and allows you to change it Marker2 Displays the color of Marker2 and allows you to change it Cursor
37. The application calculates the Total Number of Points as the product of Time Duration and Sampling Rate This is applicable for the AWG7xx AW6xx AWG5xx AWG4xx AWG2xxx and AFG3xx series of instruments TotalPoints TimeDuration x SamplingRate For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Start Frequency End Frequency and Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points The Time Duration is calculated according to the following equation TotalPoints Time Duration SamplingRate For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Paints 100 e Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 29 Waveform padding options Table 4 10 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal se
38. This command can be repeated to undo the last operations indefinitely Redo Edit gt Redo Select this to redo the last operation performed on the waveform Cut Edit gt Cut To cut a portion of the waveform follow these steps 1 Select the portion of the waveform that you want to cut by turning on the cursors and positioning them on the waveform To see the cursors select Display gt Cursors 2 Select Edit gt Cut from the menu or click on the icon from the toolbar The portion of the waveform within the cursors is cut If the cursors are hidden the portion of the waveform that is between the cursors is cut Copy Edit gt Copy To copy a portion of the waveform follow these steps 1 Select the portion of the waveform that you want to copy by turning on the cursors and positioning them on the waveform To see the cursors select Display gt Cursors To copy the complete waveform select Edit gt Select All 2 Select Edit gt Copy from the menu or click on the icon from the toolbar The portion of the waveform within the cursors is copied to the clipboard If the cursors are hidden the portion of the waveform that is between the cursors is copied ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Paste Edit gt Paste To paste a copied portion of the waveform follow these steps 1 Select Edit gt Paste from the menu The following dialog box appears Paste Options Prepend to the wavefor
39. Tool 103 How to Multi Tone Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform M Settings Function Multi Tone v Instrument AWG710 v Vertical m Preview Default Ampl Offset C Max Min Full DAC Value Amplitude Pk Pk 2 Offset ov Horizontal Start Frequency 1M Hz End Frequency 5M Hz Multivfm Properties SendtoArb w LUEN Notes 7 Tone Spacing 1M Hz Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 4000 s OK Sampling Rate 4G S s Cancel Total Number of points Al Help Figure 4 30 Creating a Multi tone wave To create a multi tone wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Multi Tone and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument 104 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform
40. Visa support through raw sockets SessionID StatusMsg NewSession 10 20 30 40 TCPIP ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 151 How to 152 Connecting through USB You can connect to the AWG using the NewSession command as follows for an instrument connected through USB SessionID StatusMsg NewSession USBO 0x0699 0x0343 JU010107 INSTR USB If the command is executed successfully the session ID is available in the SessionID variable and the StatusMsg is a null string If the command is not successful the SessionID contains an error code with the StatusMsg containing the text describing the failure Create a Waveform using MATLAB s mathematical functions such as Sin Exp and others The following script for example creates a sine waveform having a thousand points and stores it in a variable called Data Frequency le2 Period 1 Frequency Pts 1 1000 Period Data sin Pts Use this variable to transfer the Sine wave created to the AWG as shown Status StatusMsg SendWfm SessionID Data example wfm 1000 where the SessionID is the session you have opened earlier Sample wfm is the name of the waveform file and 1000 is the number of points in the waveform If the file transfer is successful you should see the waveform file with the selected name in the current directory of AWG Note Current directory refers to the directory p
41. Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 96 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi wav
42. Zoom In Select Display gt Horizontal Zoom In to zoom the area of interest horizontally The voltage values displayed on the Y axis remain unchanged during horizontal zoom You can zoom the area of interest doing either of the following m Clicking near a point Selecting an area of interest If the markers are displayed the corresponding marker area is also zoomed ArbExpress supports unlimited zoom The zoom extent is limited by the number of points 10 displayed on the X axis Fitto Window Display gt Fit to Window Select this to fit the waveform in the window and restore the waveform to its state before the first zoom in This option is enabled only after a zoom in or a horizontal zoom If you have turned on marker display Fit to Window also fits the markers within the marker window Crosshair Display gt Crosshair Display the crosshairs by selecting Display gt Crosshair from the menu This toggles the display of the crosshairs If there is a check mark next to this command the crosshairs are on if there is no check mark the crosshairs are off Graticule Display gt Graticule Display the graticule by selecting Display gt Graticule from the menu This toggles the display of the graticule If there is a check mark next to this command the graticule is on if there is no check mark the graticule is off ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Time Scale Display gt Time Scale Sele
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44. caused when you select DISK on the Instrument Folder PC folder Floppy drive may not have a disk Floppy drive or the floppy disk may be bad This message appears when user transfers file from PC to the Edit memory of the instrument AFG This message appears when user transfers file from Edit memory to the User memory of the instrument AFG This message appears when user transfers file from PC to the User lt n gt memory of the instrument AFG This message appears if the Send To Arb button is pressed in the application when no instrument is connected Pressing Yes invokes the File Transfer and Control dialog Possible solution Ensure that the floppy disk is inserted in the disk drive and is working Instrument PC floppy drive is working NA NA NA NA ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Error Messages and Warnings III Error Error message Description Possible solution code Scope Acquisition Wizard 1701 No resources are found This error message appears when Refresh TekVisa Refresh TekVisa Resource the user tries to refresh or select manager and click Refresh Select Instrument page and when button again there are no instruments listed after the scan 1702 Connect failed This error message appears when Refresh TekVisa Refresh Visa resource list the user tries to connect to a check if the instrument is particular instrument and connection pro
45. e e e e a aaee t 161 Error Messages and Warnings I nini rnae eieaa e DE Ea rE EKES rE a ee aaaea a 168 Error Messages and Warnings IH nns ciinei iniiaiee 173 Default Setting Sson A eE e E R e ENE RE a noberetieg3 175 Default Settings Conten neteet ie teal E RE e A EE eles EEE 177 Valid Parameter RSS oniinn se n Suis havi ieee iis A EA ips 181 Eg ation Editor Reference doors nea a E a E ea Ta 184 Equation Editor Reference M coccion li a 187 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool v Table of Contents vi ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Overview About ArbExpress AXW100 Software ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool for Tektronix AWG AFG is PC based software that runs on the Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Professional and Windows Me operating systems ArbExpress generates waveforms for Tektronix signal sources instruments You can create and edit waveforms transfer waveforms to and from Tektronix oscilloscopes Arbitrary Waveform Generators AWG and Arbitrary Function Generators AFG and remotely control AWGs and AFGs ArbExpress generates the following standard waveforms Sine Square Triangle Pulse DC Exponential Rise Exponential Decay Noise Sinc Sweep Multi Tone and Lorentz ArbExpress Ver 2 3 The Arbitrary Waveform Editing Tool from Tektronix 3 seconds remaining Copyright Tektronix Inc All rights reserved Tektronix Tek and ArbE
46. i TT E Standard Toolbar cor Basic Waveform Advanced i A ee n Dynamic Compile Compile Zoom Bar Instrument Bar Point Draw Bar EJ EE EEE ES 4 Status Bar Figure 3 5 View menu ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics The View menu selections are Table 3 3 View menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Description Show Hide Shortcut View Displays and hides the shortcut view Standard Toolbar Displays and hides the standard toolbar Waveform Toolbar Displays and hides the waveform toolbar Zoom Bar Displays and hides the zoom toolbar Instrument Bar Displays and hides the instrument bar Point Draw Toolbar Displays and hides the point draw toolbar Status Bar Displays and hides the status bar Display Menu The Display menu is available only when a waveform is displayed in the window File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Help D XA zmn Alt Shift Z i TT Ex P A Zoom Out Alt Shift ty ye Horizontal Zoom In be Fit to Window Alt Shift F iad Cursor Ctrl Shift C Cursor Position ransfer Control Scope Waveform v Advanced ic Compile Compile RA Marker Ctrl Shift M Cross Hair E Graticule Time Scale Properties Ctrl Shift P Figure 3 6 Display menu ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 19 Operating Basics The Display menu selections a
47. model and follows the same syntax Refer to the Equation Editor Reference for more details Equations created using the equation editor cannot be used on the AWG400 through AWG700 series waveform generators ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Sine Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform i x Settings Function Sine v Instrument Aw671 0 X Vertical Preview Defauk Ampl Oitset Max Min Full DAC Value Amplitude Pk Pk 2 y Offset ov Horizontal Show Advanced Mode Frequency 40M Hz Notes Cycles 10 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Ponts 71k Phase 0 degrees o Figure 4 5 Creating a Sine wave To create a sine wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Sine and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which the waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for
48. no value has been entered in a field This message appears if you have entered an invalid value in the editable fields The value entered is not within the instrument s range This message appears when offset crosses the range supported by the instrument This message appears when the instrument cannot generate the frequency entered because the points per cycles is less than 2 for sine and triangle and less than 10 for square and pulse This message appears if the sampling rate exceeds range supported by the instrument This message appears when the start frequency entered for sweep and multi tone waveforms is greater than the end frequency This message appears for sine triangle pulse and square waves when Points per Cycle multiplied by Cycles exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument This message appears if number of points per cycle for the sine and triangle waveforms is less than 2 This message appears if number of points per cycle for the square and pulse waves is less than 10 This message appears when points per cycle is less than 10 for exponential rise exponential decay and Sinc waveforms ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Enter a valid value in the field for the instrument selected For more details refer to the instrument specification Enter a value with within the range The value must not cross the selected instruments specification For more details refe
49. number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK 58 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Sweep Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a Sweep waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The Sweep waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 42 Sweep Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Start Frequency End Frequency Time Duration Sampling Rate Total Number of Points Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the wavefor
50. of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 86 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 6 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Noise Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform xi Settin Function Noise y Instrument 26710 y Vertic Default Ampl Of
51. of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 89 How to DC Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform M Settings Function fpe w Instrument AWG710 y Vertical Preview Default Ampl Offset Max Min Full DAC Value Multivwimn Properties Amplitude Pk Pk 2y Offset Dv Horizontal Sampling Rate 4G
52. parameters 4 Ifyou have selected the Show Advanced Mode option you can set the Frequency as the number of samples per second divided by the number of points per cycle You can lock any one of the parameters Frequency Samples sec or Points cycle and vary the other two Another pane titled Transitions 10 90 appears a Set the number of points for Rise Time and select rise type to Ramp or Sine b Set the number of points for Fall Time and the fall type to Ramp or Sine Horizontal Select radio button to lock Samples sec O 4G Frequency g JOM Hz o C 100 Cycles 10 Points Cycle Phase 0 degrees Duty Cycle 50 Z V Show Advanced Mode Transitions 10 90 FallTime O Pis Ramp RiseTime Oo Pts Ramp In seconds 0 C Sine Pulse Direction Positive In seconds 0 C Sine Negative Figure 4 9 Advanced options for a Square wave ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 79 How to 5 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 e Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 10 Wa
53. shift the waveform or the portion of the waveform that is between cursors left right up or down You can rotate the waveform left or right Easy Edit Points Amplitude alos A ep V Rotate Horizontal Shift Move cursors to edit a segment Figure 3 23 Easy Edit View Type the number of points and amplitude by which to rotate or shift the waveform If the option Rotate Waveform is checked the waveform is rotated If the selection is cleared the waveform is shifted ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 33 Operating Basics 34 Multi Waveform Properties View gt Shortcut View Enable the Shortcut View by selecting it from the View menu Use the Window Properties panel in the Shortcut View to select the window for opening a new or an existing waveform When you select the New Window option the waveform is opened in a new window When you select the Existing Window option the waveform is opened in an existing window Select the existing window using the Wave Book list box present in the panel 2 Multi Waveform Prope New Window C Existing Window g Change the Incoming waveform s Sampling rate e Change the Existing wavetorm s Sampling rate Figure 3 24 Multi waveform Properties If you want to display the waveform in an existing window ensure that the new waveform has the same sampling rate as the existing waveform if the sampling rate is different then
54. the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 99 How to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view 100 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Sweep Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform sele
55. the Equation Editor window select File gt Open 3 Browse the equations equ or eqa listed in the folder ArbExpress Samples Equation 4 Edit the equation using the Command list options or by placing the pointer over the equation and typing in the equation Note Ensure that the total range you specify in the equation and the total range defined in the Settings match To create a new equation follow these steps 1 Select Waveform gt Equation Editor The equation editor screen is displayed with a sample equation 2 Create an equation in the Equation pane using the functions and operators available in the Command List Always define a range first 3 Under Settings set the Total Range to the sum of all the ranges you have defined in the equation To do this enter the Number of Points and Sampling Rate Once you set the Total Range you can lock it and change the Number of Points or the Sampling Rate 72 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to If the total range defined in the equation is less than the total range in Settings the equation will fail to compile The output pane will display a message and the error Equation Change the range according 10 your settings irange ms your equation goes here Sin range ims_2ms Cost Settings Number of Ports Total Range 2000 Pts 0 D007 Depicts I Lock Total Range 10000000 S S Samping Rate Fi
56. the destination text Drag source file and drop here is replaced with the name of the transferred file When you close the dialog box or reinvoke it the destination text reappears Waveform Math Dialog Box Math gt Waveform Math Use this dialog box to perform mathematical operation on the selected portion of the waveform To operate with the selected waveform you can either use a standard waveform a scalar value or a waveform that you have copied to the clipboard The mathematical operations that are available are Add Subtract Multiply and Divide Division is applicable only when you use a scalar value or copy from the clipboard Table 3 49 Waveform Math options and their descriptions Option Waveform Library Select the waveform Amplitude Pk Pk Cycles Phase Duty Cycle Pulse Width Damp Factor Scalar Value Amplitude Copy from clipboard Operation Add Subtract Multiply Divide Only between cursors 66 Description Select a standard waveform from the list This appears in the Math Source preview Type the amplitude in volts of the selected waveform Type the number of cycles of the selected waveform Type the phase in degrees of the selected waveform Type the duty cycle pulse width or the Damp Factor for the selected waveform Type the amplitude in volts Uses the waveform copied to the memory to perform math operations Adds every point of the selected waveform to every point on the math source waveform Su
57. the other two 5 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Note Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 7 Waveform padding options ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Table 4 1 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Propert
58. the volts by which the waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to 3 Under Horizontal enter the Sampling Rate of the waveform the Phase in degrees and the number of Cycles per second Enter the Total number of Points and Damp Factor For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Total Number of Points and Damp Factor The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 e Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of poin
59. the waveform that you want to invert by turning on the cursors and positioning them on the waveform To see the cursors select Display gt Cursors 2 Select Edit gt Invert from the menu or click on the icon from the toolbar The portion of the waveform within the cursors is inverted along the X axis If the cursors are hidden the portion of the waveform that is between the cursors is still inverted ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 117 How to 118 Mirror Edit gt Mirror To mirror a portion of the waveform follow these steps 1 Select the portion of the waveform that you want to mirror by turning on the cursors and positioning them on the waveform To see the cursors select Display gt Cursors 2 Select Edit gt Mirror from the menu or click on the icon from the toolbar The portion of the waveform within the cursors is mirrored along the Y axis If the cursors are hidden the portion of the waveform that is between the cursors is still mirrored Freehand Edit gt Freehand Select Edit gt Freehand from the menu to enable the freehand drawing mode or click on the icon from the toolbar Use this mode to draw a new waveform or to edit an existing waveform Move the pointer to the point on the waveform that you want to edit Click and move the selected point it moves in the direction the pointer moves The voltage readout in the status bar is the actual vertical height of the draw pointer Turn of
60. the waveform with 2 Select Subtract from Operation Multiplying with a Waveform copied to the Clipboard Follow these steps to multiply with a waveform that has been copied to the clipboard 1 Copy the waveform or portion of it by selecting Edit gt Copy or Edit gt Cut To define the portion of the waveform to copy or cut select Display gt Cursor Position to position the cursors over the waveform To copy the entire waveform select Edit gt Select All and Edit gt Copy 2 Select Math gt Waveform Math 3 Click Copy from clipboard and from Operation click Multiply Click OK 126 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Waveform Math x Math Source Waveform Library Square r Amplitude PK PK 20 Y Cycles Phase 0 degrees Duty Cycle 5 C Scalar Value Amplitude 4 0 Vv C Copy from clipboard Selected Waveform Selected Number of Points 422 Math Source Operation C Add Subtract M Resultant Waveform M Only Between Cursors Oma o Figure 4 40 Multiplying waveforms Division Math gt Waveform Math Enable the math operations by selecting Math gt Waveform Math from the menu A Waveform Math screen is displayed Waveform division is available only with scalar operations and with a waveform copied to the clipboard Dividing with a Scalar Value Follow these steps to divide points on
61. to suit the requirements of the target instrument Select the algorithm to use when resampling and recreating the waveform Sinc Linear or Add Points with zero amplitude Marker data is not resampled but marker data may be added or removed Normalizes the waveform before saving it The waveform amplitude is set between 1 and 1 before the waveform is saved For AFG310 320 the option is always selected Table 3 16 Multi waveform optio Option New Window Existing Window Wave book Change the incoming waveform s clock Change the existing waveform s clock Save the waveform by selecting File gt Save or File gt Save As Multi waveform Select the Multi waveform tab to set up the window in which to display the waveforms ns and their descriptions Description Displays or opens the waveform in a new window Displays or opens the waveform in an existing window Displays the list of wave books to choose to display the waveform Changes the incoming or new waveform s clock to match the clock of the existing waveform Changes the existing waveform s clock to match the incoming or new waveform s clock When more than one waveform is displayed in a window or a wave book you can select the waveform to edit or work with by selecting the Waveform1 or Waveform button located just above the waveform display When you open or display a second waveform in the same window or wave book the first waveform is shown as a dotted line Note A w
62. to the next or previous point use the left and right arrow keys Moving a point Press Shift and the left or right arrow keys to move a point by 10 units along the X axis Using the Point Draw table You can either enter points in a blank table or edit a point draw table that already has points in it The following figure shows the Point Draw table ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to PointDraw Table Waveform 1 x Enter and edit point values below Index Time Seconds Volts on MA A ON H Oo Figure 4 37 Point draw table 223 9884m 43 8n 657 5144m Delete Point 47 0n 411 8497m Insert Point Smooth Staircase x Valu Time Points Adding a point You can insert a point in the table by positioning the cursor over a row or point and clicking Insert Point Insert Point inserts a row above the selected row or point Type the X Y values of a point in the new row Deleting a point You can delete a point in the table by positioning the cursor over a row and clicking Delete Point Delete Point deletes the currently selected row or point You can set the interpolation method to use to any one of these Linear Smooth or Staircase This setting determines the method to use while creating a waveform using the points that you defined You can clear all the points by clicking Clear All You can set the X value to either Time seconds or Points
63. view open by clicking the pin at the top right corner of the panel Points Amplitude 10 05 lt e gt Rotate Horizontal Shift Move cursors to edit a segment 7 import Transfer Waveform File Transfer amp Control import VWaverorm from Scope Scope Acquisition Wizard fa Multi W aveform Properties New Window C Existing Window Ss A Seed la So ae ES G Change the incoming wavetorm s Sampling rate Change the Existing wavetorm s Sampling rate Figure 3 21 Shortcut View ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 31 Operating Basics The shortcut panel view shows the following selections Table 3 12 Shortcut View options and their descriptions Menu selection New Waveform Easy Edit Import Transfer Waveform Multi Waveform Properties 32 Description Allows you to create a new or blank waveform standard waveform or a new equation Allows you to shift or rotate the waveform Allows you to acquire or import waveform from an oscilloscope Allows you to create a new waveform in a new window or create a new waveform in existing window It also allows you to open a existing waveform in either a new window or an existing window You can show or hide each selection in the shortcut panel by pressing the double arrow at the top right corner of each panel New Waveform View View gt Shortcut View Enable the Shortcut View by selecting it from the View menu Use the New Waveform p
64. waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 64 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics File Transfer and Instrument Control Dialog Box Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control Use this dialog box to control the instrument from the application Table 3 48 File Transfer and Instrument Control options and their descriptions Option Arb List Instrument Folders Instrument Files PC Folders PC Files Instrument Control Channel Output ON Load File to AWG Vertical Filter Voltage Offset Marker1 High Low Marker2 High Low Clock Run Stop Appl Description Lists the instruments that can be connected Lists the folders on the instrument s hard disk drive Lists the files in the folder selected on the instrument s hard disk Lists the folders on the PC s hard disk drive Lists the files in the folder selected on the PC s hard disk Selects the channel that you want to control Turns the output on or off Select the source folder from the instrument folder list Enter or select the fi
65. when units Enter the units appropriately are not entered properly for the time value Time value can be entered when Time button is selected under XY group The user will not be able to click the next cell until the right value is entered ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 173 Reference Error code 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 174 Please enter only digits Please enter the units correctly Please enter correct double value The time value entered should be within maximum time range Sampling Index should be within Maximum Sampling value There should be minimum time difference of at least MinimumTimeDifference Error message Description This message appears when input is not correct for the time value Time value can be entered when Time button is selected under XY group The user will not be able to click the next cell until the right value is entered This message appears when units are not entered properly for the time value Time value can be entered when Time button is selected under XY group The user will not be able to click the next cell until the units are entered correctly This message appears when the input value for Voltage is not correct The user will not be able to click the next cell until the right voltage value is entered The maximum time value will depend on the waveform length Time value can be entered when Time butto
66. 00 200 Points Sampling Rate 0 0 GS s Point 995 Molt 0 30 Mode Cursor Diff 234 Figure 4 56 Example of a normalized waveform ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 149 How to Use MATLAB Support 150 Creating Waveforms using MATLAB This section describes how to use MATLAB software to connect to Tektronix AWGs To use the MATLAB support you must Ensure that you have installed MATLAB version 6 release 12 The function supplied might work with lower release numbers but they are tested on MATLAB release 12 Ensure that you have installed Tek Visa version 3 00 Ensure that the system path includes the path where ArbEther dll is installed By default this DLL is copied to the directory where ArbExpress is installed You need this DLL if you connect to AWGs over Ethernet This ArbExpress MATLAB utility is installed by default in the path 66 n ArbExpress Tools Matlab The directory contains a p file for each command and a corresponding m file that has the documentation for the command A sample MATLAB Script Sample m is provided to show how to use the commands in a MATLAB Environment The MATLAB script is stored in a m file that is created using MATLAB s built in editor When you compile a m file you get a p file The following files must be present in the directory before you start using the commands documented here Commands NewSession p CloseSessi
67. 4 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 29 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to th
68. 5 arase Dieren T ___ ___ _ S A 5 HH as a a Ps es STD Differential 4 4ts40e ase xs so f oo oos W510 Differential ft Single end 2 f sasos 256 xe o oo 005 WG520 _Single end_ e ii SAA Difterential 2 4 050000 es AAA A A Single end 4 050 000 Differential Single end Single end Single end o Single end CE Single end 2 182 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference The table below lists the output styles and the number of channels supported by the AFG3xxx series of instruments Main Analog Output pp Amplitude Offset Level Outputstyle ofch Memomlengbhtch__ Po Mapp Min pp Res V ux ueV Res Y Marw Minv Res V Maw_ Min Restriction AFG3021 10 000 0 0001 5 000 mpa 5 000 kaol 0 001 ra 65536 0250MSIs IES AFG30218_ 10 000 0 0001 5 000 Le o 0 001 5 000 pa 0 001 131072 2 250MS s Ere 2 AFG3022 10 000 0 0001 5 000 JA pees 5 000 a 0 001 mP 65536 250MSIs Firs 2 AFG30228 10 000 0 0001 5 000 ae 0 001 5 000 sa 0 001 131072 2250MS a AFG3101 10 000 002 0 0001 5 000 5 000 0 001 Single end 1 1310720 250MHz AFG3102 10 000 0 02 0 0001 5 000 0 001 5 000 pu i 1310720 250MHz AFG3251 0 0001 2 500 2 500 5 000 pa Single end 13107209 250MHz2 AFG3252 0 0001 2 500 2 500 0 001 5 000 0 001 Single end 1310720
69. AFG connected to the computer The AFG3xx series parameters can be controlled from the instrument control pane To do this follow these steps 1 Select an AFG from the instrument list Even though the PC is physically connected to an AFG the screen does not show the Instrument Control panel Select an AFG and from the shortcut menu select Connect The instrument control panel appears All the controls are updated for the selected channel AWG AFG File Transfer and Control i AWG Ethernet 192 158 97 41 E AWG420 E AFG320 710_1kpts set GPIBO 10 INSTR Pal 710_1kpts wim 710_2kpts set Tutorial S a ai E 710_2kpts wim y Caliber_SnapShotView2 oo You can transfer files from lt Drag source file and drop here gt PC to EMEM Puserr lt Drag source file and drop here gt PC to USER L lt Drag source file and drop here gt EMEM to USER Pusera lt Drag source file and drop here gt USER4 lt Drag source file and drop here gt Vertic Phase p Deg Operating Mode Continuous Amplitude fi 000000 Vp p Output Frequency 100K Hz Offset 000000 v EMEM Size fiooo Points Instrument Connected AFG320 GPIBO 10 INSTR Figure 4 44 Controlling an AFG 134 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to 2 Select the channel in the channel selection box to output data The number of channels shown depends upon the number of channels of the instrument
70. AWG and store it in the form of a waveform file Be cautious while using this function because if you choose a file name that already exists in the current directory of the Instrument it will be overwritten without warning Also note that this is only a transfer command and the transferred file is not loaded into the internal memory of the instrument Example TransferWfm SessionID example wfm Data 1000 Query Command Description This command sends a query and returns the response from the instrument Syntax nStatus strResponse Query nSessionID strQuery Parameters nSessionID Session ID obtained from NewSession Command strQuery Standard SCPI query Return values nStatus Zero if successful error code otherwise strResponse Response to the query sent in strQuery parameter or error message if the query failed ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Note This is a combination of Write and Read commands The return value always returns the result of the read operation Example nStatus strResponse Query nSessionID IDN ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 159 How to 160 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Error Messages and Warnings Error code Main Application 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 ArbExpress instance already running A file with this name already e
71. Color Cursor Displays the color of Cursor1 and allows you to change it Cursor2 Displays the color of Cursor2 and allows you to change it Preview Displays the preview of the waveform When more than one waveform is displayed in one wave book or window the inactive waveform is displayed with a dashed line style and the active waveform is displayed with a solid line style ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 39 Operating Basics Equation Editor Dialog Box File gt Equation Editor Waveform gt Equation Editor Use this dialog box to create a waveform using the Equation Editor You can set the following parameters in the Equation Editor dialog box Table 3 23 Equation Editor options and their descriptions Option Number of Points Sampling Rate Total Range Lock Total Range Description Indicates the number of samples typically in one cycle of the waveform Indicates the number of samples per second Indicates the duration of the waveform in seconds Locks the Total Range value when checked You can then edit only the other two variables The Equation Editor has a toolbar that has icons for opening a file and saving a file Click Open to open an equation file equ from the sample files that are provided Use the other toolbar icons to perform operations like Close Cut Copy and Paste Gae a ee Cut Close Save Open y Instrument list Figure 3 26 Equation Editor toolbar 40 You can cre
72. Enter the position of Cursor2 Select the target instrument and click Validate to validate the waveform against the instrument The application presents a dialog that indicates whether the currently selected instrument can accommodate the waveform If the waveform is not valid for the selected instrument text in the dialog indicates the waveform is not valid and provides details about the selected instrument s capability Click Next The Ready to Import Waveform screen appears Follow the steps as in importing a waveform with no change Click Finish to import the waveform ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 147 How to 8 The waveform acquired is opened in a new window or will be stored in the path shown 3 Wave Book1 TDS5104B_CH1 wfm 0 x Cursor 1 Cursor 2 49999 Wavefom1 Waveform 2 E 2 Mkr1 Mkr2 Points Sampling Rate 500 KS s Point 43520 _ volt 0 00 Mode Cursor Diff 49999 Figure 4 55 Acquiring a waveform using the Scope Acquisition Wizard 148 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Normalize Math gt Normalize You can normalize a waveform such that all points on it lie between 1 and 1 1 Select the waveform to Normalize 2 Select Math gt Normalize The resulting waveform is as shown g Wave Book1 Waveform1 wfm Cursor 1 za Cursor 2 780 Waveform1 Waveform 2 0 200 400 6
73. Follow these steps to add a waveform to an existing waveform 1 Select the type of waveform to add from the Waveform Library Enter the peak peak Amplitude number of Cycles and the Offset in degrees for the selected waveform 2 The original waveform the standard waveform to add and the resulting waveform are displayed in the Selected Waveform Math Source and Resultant Waveform panes 3 Select Add from Operation ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Math Source Waveform Library _ a Ampitude PKPK zg V Cycles a Phase e degrees Duty Cycle s Ri _ Scalar Value Amplitude 4 Vv C Copy from clipboard Adding a Scalar Value Follow these steps to add a scalar value to the waveform 1 Select Scalar and type a scalar value to add to the waveform 2 Select Add from Operation Adding a Waveform copied to the Clipboard Follow these steps to add a waveform from the clipboard 1 Copy the waveform or portion of it by selecting Edit gt Copy or Edit gt Cut To define the portion of the waveform to copy or cut select Display gt Cursor Position to position the cursors over the waveform To copy the entire waveform select Edit gt Select All and Edit gt Copy 2 Select Math gt Waveform Math 3 Click Copy from clipboard and from Operation click Add Click OK Waveform Math EZ Selected Waveform Math Source Operation Add Subtract
74. NA aAa Ea OTEN AET aT DETER 98 SC WAVE aer RE RNE laa A EEA id ia Aa 98 SWEEP WAVE r nene inre A E abies 101 Molti Tone Wave naien A Act isda acai E E eet aid dates 104 EoI A a 17A Wave EE A EEEE A EE EA EAE TAES AN A 107 Create Marker Patterns scissc2 tesseeechcshes at idine EEn E eiS AEPA EEE EE AEK EE NE rein raeh 110 MAKET oaia AEA ds 110 EDEN KES ia EET AE AR E E A AER Bae 110 IDEE a E DAE ci de al E AE A AAA N e de T A 111 E E EAE E A AEDS 111 Cursor POSTON esireket EA EASE A EE EA E EEEE RS bens 111 VAa aina T Ea SSE A e E o 111 LOMO A A AA onde ia Bees 111 Horizontal Zoon MM A id cd 112 Fitto Wand Win coma 112 CTOS SNI sees ces scess A RE Reh ERLE A es a EE Es 112 A A O 112 Time Scale ts lc eet as 113 Properties Ada eh et 113 Edit Waveform Si misiles 114 NINO PRE aa A A A S NEA EAE E E EE 114 RedOne a a a E Ali tial ines 114 Culore ne a do E A A A ana e ora T e E A 114 GODY sre a lasts akin tant a WAAL ae ya 114 Paste AN O AE 115 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool iii Table of Contents A oR a a a a a a n a a 116 Copy t System Clipboard siii ati iii 116 Copyias BUM Decidir ie 117 A O ANCE WERE 117 MITO iz 118 E RR 118 Flori ZOntal DEA Win A Lan ehh Bass A A Dee 118 Vertical Da Won nd 119 Pot DW ssl caries 119 Us Ma A A E SA ae 122 ACO AO NO 122 SUDAN A SS 124 Multiplicar acicate Riders rias 125 O O 127 Communicate with Other Instruments ccoooocccnononoccnononnnononnncnnonnnncn
75. Online Help Tektronix ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool for Tektronix AWG AFG Version 2 3 077 0000 03 Adapted from the ArbExpress Online Help Version 2 3 www tektronix com Copyright Tektronix Inc All rights reserved Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its suppliers and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions Tektronix products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX TEK and ARBEXPRESS are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Windows Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Professional and Windows Me are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool for Tektronix AWG AFG version 2 3 Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive or P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support In North America call 1 800 833 9200 Worldwide visit www tektronix com to find contacts in your area Table of Contents OVERVIEW AAA A 1 About ArbExpress AX W100 Software cccceccscceseceescessseceesaeceeaeeceeeeesaecseaeeceeneeeaeeseaaeceeaeeseeeees 1 Configurations ainda ei aaa ead eee ae 2 Installation coi seat a E diets Levee eet S A pene E
76. Right Interpolation Linear Smooth Staircase X Value Time Points Points Seconds Cursor 1 Cursor 2 Waveform Name Enable Graticule Waveform Properties Marker Color Background Color Cursor Color Instrument Sampling Rate Number of Points Total Range Equation Instrument Sampling Rate Number of Points Resampling method Sinc Linear Add points with zero amplitude Default Setting Paste at active cursor Not selected by default 10 OV Shift Up Rotate Right Smooth Depends on the X axis units of the active wavebook or window The selection is based on the waveform If the X axis is Time the setting is Seconds Reflects the current location in points or seconds of Cursor 1 Reflects the current location in points or seconds of Cursor 2 Displays the name of the selected waveform Enabled by default Displays the currently selected waveform s color line style and line width Displays the marker colors of Marker 1 and Marker 2 Displays the background color of the selected waveform Displays the cursor colors of Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 AWG710 1000000 1000 0 001 Change the range according to you settings range 0 1ms Your equation goes here sin w Displays the currently selected instrument in the waveform Displays the currently selected instrument in the waveform Displays the currently selected instrument in the waveform Sinc ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editin
77. S s Phase degrees Notes Cycles 10 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 4 Total Points 1000 Total Number of points 1k Number of Zero Crossings Cancel Half Width Help SendtoArb w LLEN dde Figure 4 20 Creating a DC wave To create a DC wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to DC and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Offset value Enter the offset value This value cannot exceed the maximum offset supported by the instrument Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument 3 Under Horizontal enter the Sampling Rate and the Total Number of Points for the waveform For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points 90 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fe
78. Select All Edit gt Select All To copy the entire waveform in an active window select Edit gt Select All from the application menu Copy to System Clipboard Edit gt Copy to System Clipboard To copy the waveform and paste in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word select Edit gt Copy to System Clipboard You can use these data points to generate the waveform in another application A 8B CU MAD 1 0 062791 0 125333 0 187381 0 24869 0 309017 0 368125 0 425779 0 481754 0 535827 0 587785 0 637424 0 684547 0 728969 0 770513 0 809017 0 844328 0 876307 0 904827 0 929776 0 951057 23 0 968583 24 0 982287 25 0 992115 26 0 998027 27 1 28 0 998027 29 0 992115 30 0 982287 31 0 968583 32 0 951057 SSS SS SSSI El aaa allele ojo Nm OS Inine IN e 0O o0 90000000 0C C00 0C FC FCO FFO FCCC CCCCCO0CoC0o00 33 0 929776 Figure 4 35 Waveform data points in Microsoft Excel ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Copy as Bitmap Edit gt Copy as Bitmap To capture the waveform in the current window select Edit gt Copy as Bitmap You can paste the captured image as a bitmap in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel Cursor 1 p Cursor 2 eas C Waveformi Waveform2 Figure 4 36 Example of a waveform as a bitmap Invert Edit gt Invert To invert a portion of the waveform follow these steps 1 Select the portion of
79. Tool Possible solution For the sine triangle square and pulse waveforms total points points per cycle cycles When total points is not a multiple of four change the frequency so that points per cycle changes or change points per cycle and sampling rate directly You can also change the number of cycles For the sine triangle square and pulse waveforms total points points per cycle cycles When total points is not a multiple of eight change the frequency so that points per cycle changes or change points per cycle sampling rate directly You can also change the number of cycles The amplitude supported by the instrument is Vamp lt 2 Vmax Voffset Where Vmax is the maximum output voltage Vmax that the instrument can produce 5 V when terminated with 50 ohm For example if offset is zero then amplitude is 10 2 5 0 The valid range for the offset voltage setting is in the range 0 75 V when the amplitude setting is 500 mVp p or smaller The valid range for the offset voltage setting is restricted according to the following formula when the amplitude setting is 505 mVp p or larger for a Vmax value of 5 V Voffset lt Vmax Vamp 2 Example if amplitude is 10 the offset is 0 5 10 2 For Lorentz wave Total points Delay sampling rate The value entered for delay multiplied by sampling rate should not exceed maximum memory limit of the selected instrument The connected in
80. Under Horizontal type the Sampling Rate of the waveform the number of Cycles and the Phase in degrees Enter the Time Delay and Half Width The Total number of Points is given by TotalPoints TimeDelay x SamplingRate x Cycles For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Half Width and Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz For AFG3xx and AFG3xxxx series of instruments Time Delay is calculated according to the following equation TotalPoints Time Delay SamplingRate x Cycles 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of paints C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 33 Waveform padding options Table 4 12 Waveform padding options Option
81. Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK DC Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a DC waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The DC waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 34 DC Wave options and their descriptions Option Description Settings Function Select a standard function from the list Instrument Select an instrument from the list Vertical Amp Offset Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Offset Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Full DAC Value Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Horizontal Sampling Rate Enter the sampling rate for the waveform Total Number of Points Enter the total number of points in the waveform ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 51 Operating
82. XW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Sinc Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a Sinc waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The Sinc waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 40 Sinc Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Sampling Rate Phase Cycles Total Number of Points Number of Zero Crossings Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Enter the sampling rate for the waveform Enter the phase in degrees Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Enter the total number of points in the waveform Enter the number of zero crossings for the waveform For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Total Number of Points and Number of Zero Crossings The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected
83. a from a connected oscilloscope Dialog Boxes Most of the ArbExpress application dialog boxes have a help topic associated with them To display descriptions for the dialog boxes display the dialog box and click the Help button For help on specific dialog boxes display the Contents for this help file and then click the following book icons to display links to specific dialog boxes Operating Basics gt Dialog Boxes Waveform Properties Dialog Box Waveform gt Properties Use this dialog box to view and modify properties of multiple waveforms a selected waveform and the application preferences The dialog box has three tabs Active Waveform Multi waveform and Preferences Active Waveform Select the Waveform tab to view and modify the properties of the selected waveform For multiple waveform display choose the waveform by selecting the Waveform1 or Waveform2 button located just above the waveform display ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 35 Operating Basics Table 3 15 Active waveform opti Option Instrument Number of Points Sampling Rate Select resampling method Normalize the waveform before saving the file ons and their descriptions Description Select the instrument from the list Displays the number of points of the selected waveform You can change this to suit the requirements of the target instrument Displays the sampling rate of the selected waveform You can change this
84. also have a Help button that displays help for that dialog box Some other dialog boxes have a toolbar for basic operations like Open Save Connect Disconnect and Show Hide Properties Getting Started The following figure shows the application screen the menu and the toolbars Main Menu Tool Bars Arbi xpress Ware Book Waveform wim Edt Wew Dupy Wereform Ma Communication Equabon Edtor Bask Waveform Zanda YYeyetorn Eaton Editor ahate Horizontal Sini Move cursors to edt a segrert BP import Transter Wave Ele Tranafer_S Control tipoari Yieretonm ron Scope Scope Aogastion Varsa p Ma Wadeform Prope E ngs aaus Not Connecte E Ratus Not Connecte Waveform Shortcut View Marker Area Display Status Bar Figure 2 1 Application screen menus and toolbars In the ArbExpress software you can enter values in fields in different ways In some fields you type in the values in some you select from a drop down list and in others you can use the spin box to increase or decrease the values You can type in the characters K for Kilo G for Giga M for Mega u for Micro m for milli and n for nano 8 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Getting Started File Name Extensions The application uses these file name extensions to identify the file type Table 2 1 lists the file name extensions Table 2 1 File name extensions and their descriptions File name extensions
85. alue entered is not within the instrument s range The value entered is not within the instrument s range The value entered is not within the instrument s range Invalid EMEM size Point range The value entered is not within the supported is Xx XX instrument s range ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Possible solution Check if the file is present Load a waveform into the internal memory of the connected AWG instrument then perform Run Stop Enter a valid value for the field that is supported by the application Check whether The instrument connection is alive The instrument is ready The destination folder exists Enter a value that is supported by the instrument Enter a value that is supported by the instrument Enter a value that is supported by the instrument Enter a value that is supported by the instrument Enter a value that is supported by the instrument Enter a value that is supported by the instrument Enter a value that is supported by the instrument 171 Reference Error code 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 172 Insert a floppy Are you sure you want to overwrite EMEM with lt PC file name gt Are you sure you want to overwrite USER lt n gt with EMEMfile Are you sure you want to overwrite USER lt n gt with lt PC file name gt No Arb is connected Do you want to connect now Error message Description This is
86. amic Compile Compile Draw Points 120 Description Disables the point draw mode Has options that you can use to Zoom In Zoom Out Horizontal Zoom In and Fit to Window Opens the Cursor Position dialog box that you can use to set the cursor position in points or seconds Changes the values on X axis into time domain Highlights the previous point in the sequence Highlights the next point in the sequence Opens the point draw table where you can edit the points and set the interpolation method Deletes the selected point Clears the display of all the points but the continues to display the waveform Sets the interpolation method to use while generating the waveform You can choose form Smooth Linear and Staircase Compiles the waveform as you click the points using the interpolation method you have chosen Compiles the waveform using the interpolation method you have chosen only when you click Compile Adding a point Click a point inside the wave book window A mark appears at that point indicating the point In the dynamic compile mode the point is linked to the nearest two points and the waveform points is recalculated using the selected interpolation method If the dynamic compile mode is turned off then the points are compiled only when you click Compile Deleting a point Use the shortcut menu or the toolbar to select a point on the waveform Select Delete from the Shortcut Menu or press the Delete key to delete the point To move
87. an existing waveform with a scalar value 1 Select Scalar and type a scalar value with which to divide the waveform 2 The original waveform the standard waveform to multiply with and the resulting waveform are displayed in the Selected Waveform Math Source and Resultant Waveform panes 3 Select Divide from Operation ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 127 How to Dividing with a Waveform copied to the Clipboard Follow these steps to divide with a waveform that has been copied to the clipboard 4 Copy the waveform or portion of it by selecting Edit gt Copy or Edit gt Cut To define the portion of the waveform to copy or cut select Display gt Cursor Position to position the cursors over the waveform To copy the entire waveform select Edit gt Select All and Edit gt Copy 5 Select Math gt Waveform Math 6 Click Copy from clipboard and from Operation click Divide Click OK Waveform Math Math Source Selected Waveform C Waveform Library Square v Amplitude PK PK 20 Y Cycles 4 Phase 0 degrees j i Duty Cycle 50 Selected Humber of Points 422 Scalar Value Math Source Amplitude 2 0 Vv Copy from clipboard Operation C Add Subtract C Multiply Divide M Resultant Waveform M Only Between Cursors coca e Figure 4 41 Dividing waveforms 128 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Crea
88. anel in the Shortcut View to create a standard waveform a waveform using the equation editor or a blank waveform You can view and modify the properties of one or more waveforms and set preferences ES Waveform Standard Waveform Equation Editor Blank Properties Figure 3 22 New Waveform View You can create a standard waveform a waveform using the equation editor or a blank waveform You can display a maximum of two waveforms in a single window ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Table 3 13 New Waveform View options and their descriptions Menu selection Description Standard Waveform Displays a Standard Function dialog box where you can select the type of waveform to generate and set the parameters Equation Editor Displays the Equation Editor dialog box where you can select an equation from the standard equations provided modify it or create a new equation Blank Displays a blank screen where you can draw or generate a waveform Properties Displays a dialog to view and modify properties of multiple waveforms a selected waveform and the application preferences The dialog box has three tabs Multi waveform Waveform and Preferences Easy Edit View gt Shortcut View Enable the Easy Edit Bar by selecting Show Hide Shortcut View from the View menu Use the Easy Edit bar to shift or rotate the waveform by a defined number of points and amplitude You can
89. anywhere within the application window The zoom toolbar has icons for the functions Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom In Horizontally and Fit to Window Instrument Bar View gt Instrument Toolbar Enable the instrument toolbar by selecting it from the View menu BA File Transfer Control Scope Acquisition Wizard A Import from Scope Send to Arb Scope Acquisition wizard File Transfer and Instrument Control Figure 3 17 Instrument toolbar 28 Send waveform to AVYGIAFG Import from oscilloscope The instrument toolbar is displayed by default below the main menu You can place the toolbar anywhere within the application window The toolbar has icons for the standard functions File Transfer and Control Scope Acquisition Wizard Import from Scope and Send Waveform to Arb ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Point Draw Toolbar Enable the point draw toolbar by selecting it from the View menu The point draw toolbar is displayed by default below the main menu You can place the toolbar anywhere within the application window A A X A Clear All Interpolation Dynamic Compile Compile rtd Dynamic point draw Select the Compile points Clear all point interpolation p draw points mode Delete Po selected raw Table E Move to iii next point draw point Move to previous point draw point Figure 3 18 Point Draw toolbar The toolbar has icons for the
90. ate an equation using either of these two methods Editing an existing equation Sample equations are provided in the ArbExpress Samples Equation folder 1 From the Equation Editor window click the Open icon 2 Browse the equations equ or eqa listed in the folder ArbExpress Samples Equation 3 Edit the equation using the Edit menu or by placing the pointer over the equation Using the functions operators and constants ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics 1 Create an equation in the edit area using the functions and operators available under Function Always define a range first 2 Under Settings set the Total Range to the sum of all the ranges you have defined in the equation To do this enter the Number of Points and Sampling Rate Once you set the Total Range you can lock it and change the Number of Points or Sampling Rate 3 Click Compile The compiled equation is displayed in Preview The compilation status and messages are displayed in Output Click the Compile button to compile the equation If the equation compiles without any errors the application displays the waveform in the specified window If compilation errors occur the application displays a message in the output pane The OK button is enabled only if the compilation is successful The application supports the AWG2000 equation editor model Equations created using the equation editor cannot be used on th
91. ates the instrument view Acquires data from selected channel and displays it in a new window Displays the help for the dialog box Instrument list The instrument list shows a list of Tektronix oscilloscope models that are supported by ArbExpress ArbExpress supports TDS 1000 TPS2000 TDS2000 TDS3000 TDS5000 TDS6000 and TDS7000 series oscilloscopes When the oscilloscopes are not connected the channels are not visible Before you acquire data you must connect to the oscilloscope You can do this either by selecting one of the listed oscilloscope models and clicking the Connect button in the toolbar or by bringing up the shortcut menu by right clicking on an oscilloscope in the instrument view When you connect successfully to the selected oscilloscope you will see the available Channels Math and Ref channels Assigning friendly names to listed oscilloscopes You can associate a Friendly name with the oscilloscope you want to connect to You can do this by giving the VISA resource string associated with the Oscilloscope an alias in the Tek Visa Resource Manager dialog box The Alias will appear in the instrument list within brackets as shown in the following figure Scope List TD55052B my5KB TDS 3054 3k On Lan TD55104 TDS7154B TDS5104B TDS7404B TDS 7048 TDS5104 Figure 4 48 Example of friendly names for listed instruments ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 139 How to Shortcut men
92. ath returned by MMEM CDIR command not the directory as seen on the instrument display Close the session using the CloseSession command as shown CloseSession lt SessionID gt where SessionID is the session you created ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Controlling the Instrument You can control the instrument from the MATLAB environment To do this follow these steps 1 Open a session using NewSession command 2 Once connected use the Write command to send any command that is supported to the connected AWG 3 Use the Query command to query the instrument s parameters For example the following command shows how to load a file and output it from channel 1 of the AWG Status StausMsg LoadWfm SessionID example Wfm 1 This attempts to load the file example Wfm from the current directory path and output it from Channel 1 of the AWG This command fails if the file is of a wrong format or not found in the current directory You may not see any output if the channel number chosen is not supported by the connected instrument Note Current directory here refers to the directory path returned by MMEM CDIR command not the directory as seen on the instrument display Example program SA very preliminary sample code to show how to use SMATLAB functions to talk to an AWG from MATLAB SPlease compile this using PCODE lt filename gt before S running it
93. bExpress it contains the name of the waveform file the voltage offset marker voltage settings and clock and channel information You can save the wfm pat and the set file to a floppy and transfer it manually to an AWG or an AFG By dragging and dropping the wfm file from the PC to the instrument or from the instrument to the PC The application automatically drags and drops the set file Follow these steps to drag and drop a waveform file to the instrument a Select Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Instrument Control b Use the shortcut menu or the toolbar to connect to the instrument c Drag and drop the required wfm pat file from PC list view to instrument files view for an AWG The application automatically transfers the set file to instrument not for AWG2000 series d For an AFG drag and drop the wfm or pat file to the Edit memory or User memories For the AFG3xx series you can transfer the waveform files in the following directions PC to Edit memory PC to User memory and Edit memory to User memory For the AFG3xxx series you can transfer the waveform in the following directions PC to Edit memory PC to User memory Edit memory to User memory and Edit memory to PC When you transfer a waveform from the Edit memory to the PC the file has the name EMEMFile in the destination folder When you ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to transfer a wavefor
94. btracts every point of the selected waveform from every point on the math source waveform Multiplies every point on the selected waveform with every point of the math source waveform Divides every point on the selected waveform with every point of the math source waveform This operation is not available when you select a standard waveform from the list to operate with Select this to perform the operation only on that section of the waveform between the cursors The resultant waveform is displayed in the Resultant Waveform preview ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Filter Setup Dialog Box Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control gt Use this dialog box to set the filters for displaying waveform files Select one or more file type to show wfm tfw isf pat csv txt The default filter type is Click the Default button to restore the default file type Click the Enable button to enable the Filter On Off button If the filter is set to On then clicking the Enable button does not change anything Set IP Address Dialog Box Communication gt A WG File Transfer and Control gt Set IP Address from the shortcut menu Use this dialog box to set the IP Address of the instrument you want to connect to The application displays the last ten recently connected instruments and their IP addresses If you select any of these the corresponding IP address appears in the IP addres
95. by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 95 How to 3 Under Horizontal enter the Sampling Rate of the waveform the Phase in degrees and the number of Cycles per second Enter the Total number of Points and Damp Factor For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Total Number of Points and Damp Factor The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 e Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of paints C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 25 Waveform padding options Table 4 8
96. changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 63 Operating Basics For the AFG3251 and AFG3232 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz For AFG3xx and AFG3xxxx series of instruments Time Delay is calculated according to the following equation Time Delay TotaiPoints SamplingRate x Cycles Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 47 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points
97. ck the Refresh button in the Wizard 142 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Scope Acquisition Wizard Select an Instrument The wizard needs toknow which oscilloscope needs tobe connected Select the instrument you want to use DS5054 Ethemet TCPIF 2158 96 121 INSTF TDS6604 Ethemet TCPIP 192 158 96 136 INSTR TDS5104B Ethernet TCPIP 192 158 96 212 INSTR 10550548 Ethemet TCPIP 192 158 96 213 INSTR gt Horane re TAMD SAAPA AA Er ATA Note If you have connected to an instrument in an earlier session the application remains connected to that instrument Changing the selection and clicking Next would change the connection to the newly selected instrument M Selected instrument details Maximum record length 54000000 Available channels 4 Bandwidth 25 GHz A J Looking for Instruments please wait for a moment Figure 4 50 Selecting an instrument using the Scope Acquisition Wizard 3 Select an instrument to see its details The first instrument in the list is selected by default To refresh the instrument list click Refresh ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 143 How to Scope Acquisition Wizard Set Up Acquisition Specify details for the selected oscilloscope TDS5104B Data Source E length 50000 Channel Acquisition Mode 7 SAMPLE Note Sample mode Re
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99. ct Display gt Time Scale to display the waveform with time as the X axis and voltage along the Y axis If there is a check mark next to this command the waveform is displayed with Time along the X axis if there is no check mark Time Scale display is off Properties Display gt Properties Display the waveform cursor and marker properties by selecting Display gt Properties from the menu Table 4 14 Display Properties options and their descriptions Menu selection Waveform Name Enable Graticule Background Color Waveform Properties Color Line Style Line Width Marker Color Marker 1 Marker 2 Cursor Color Cursor 1 Cursor 2 Description Select the waveform to view or change the properties Select this to show or hide the graticule Changes the background color of the waveform window Select the color for the waveform Select the line style for the waveform Select the line width for the waveform Select the color for marker Select the color for marker2 Select the color for cursor 1 Select the color for cursor 2 When more than one waveform is displayed in one wave book or window the inactive waveform is displayed with a dashed line style and the active waveform is displayed with a solid line style ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 113 How to Edit Waveforms 114 Undo Edit gt Undo Select this to undo the last operation performed on the waveform and restore it to its previous state
100. ct File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform Settings Function Sweep y Instrument AWG710 y Vertical Amplitude Pk Pk Offset Ampl Offset Max Min Nov C Full DAC Value Horizontal Start Frequency End Frequency Time Duration Sampling Rate Total Number of points m Previ Im review Notes Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 4000 Figure 4 28 Creating a Sweep wave To create a sweep wave follow these steps Default Multivwtmn Properties Sendto Arb w LUEN Cancel dde 1 Under Settings set the Function to Sweep and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 101 How to 3 Under Horizontal type the Start Frequency End Frequency Time Duration and Sampling Rate
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102. dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 83 How to Pulse Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform Settings Function Pulse X Instrument AWG710 X Vertical Preview Ampl Offset C Max Min Full DAC Value Amplitude Pk Pk Jl Offset ov Horizontal Show Advanced Mode Frequency 40M Hz eye 10 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 1000 Delay O Pts ye Cancel Pulse 10 Pts Widthi50 fia Figure 4 14 Creating a Pulse wave To create a pulse wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Pulse and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following m Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which the waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to ente
103. e You can set the frequency by entering the number of Samples per Second and the Number of Points per cycle You can lock the desired frequency and adjust either the Samples per Second or the Points per Cycle to achieve the frequency Samples sec You can lock the desired Samples per Second and adjust either the Frequency or the Points per Cycle to achieve the sampling rate Points cycle You can lock the desired Points per Cycle and adjust either the Frequency or the Samples per Second to achieve the number of points per cycle Transitions Pulse Direction Select the pulse direction Positive Select positive pulse direction Negative Select negative pulse direction Rise Time Enter the Rise time in number of points or in seconds Ramp Select Ramp Sine Select Sine Fall Time Enter the Fall time in points or in seconds Ramp Select Ramp 48 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Table 3 30 Pulse Wave options and their descriptions Option Description Sine2 Select Sine2 The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Delay Cycles and Pulse Width The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sam
104. e from the PC to the instrument or vice versa Failed to get the instrument s default directory A file with this name already exists in this folder Do you want to overwrite An instrument is already connected Disconnect it to connect to a new instrument This file is empty Cannot transfer this file Unable to load the file Check the instrument connection You tried to load a file by pressing the Load button in the instrument control pane The application failed to load the file because The connection to the Instrument is lost Possible solution Check instrument connection Check hard disk space Check whether the file is being used by another application Check whether the instrument file size and file format are compatible Ensure that the file being transferred from the PC to the AWG2000 series instrument is compatible with the AWG2000 file format or NVRam has enough memory Verify whether the instrument is connected and is ready to communicate Rename the existing file and then transfer the file again Or select Yes to overwrite the existing file Disconnect the connected instrument and connect a new instrument NA Do one of the following Check the instrument connection and whether the instrument is ready to communicate Check if the file is a wfm pat or set file ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Error code 1611 No wavefor
105. e AWG400 through AWG700 series waveform generators Refer to the Equation Editor Reference for more details Equations created using the equation editor cannot be used on the AWG400 through AWG700 series waveform generators Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the equation editor dialog box ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 41 Operating Basics Sine Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a sine waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box Table 3 24 Sine Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Show Advanced Mode Frequency Cycles Phase Advanced Options Horizontal Frequency Samples sec Points cycle 42 Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the wavef
106. e default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 55 Operating Basics Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 39 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK 56 ArbExpress A
107. e the file or No to close without saving Make sure it is not corrupted file format and it is supported by ArbExpress If the file is not corrupt and is valid please contact customer support for more clarification Open or create the waveform in another Wave Book or a new window You can Select a new window by setting the Multi Waveform Properties to New Window Select a waveform with the same number of points as the existing waveform in the Wave Book You can Select a new window by setting the Multi Waveform Properties to New Window Select a waveform with the same number of points as the existing waveform in the Wave Book ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Error Error message code Standard Waveform 1201 Enter a value 1202 Invalid value 1203 Invalid amplitude Voltage range supported is xx xx 1204 Invalid Offset Range x x to X X 1205 Instrument cannot generate this frequency 1206 Invalid Sampling Rate Range supported by the instrument is xx XX 1207 Start frequency greater than end frequency 1208 Points per Cycle Cycle exceeds the Maximum memory limit of the instrument 1209 Invalid cycles points per cycle less than 2 1210 The number of points per cycle is less than 10 change the points per cycle 1211 Points per cycle Total Points Cycle Number of points per cycle less than 10 Change cycles or total points This message appears when
108. e total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG325 land AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Under Transitions 10 90 set the Rise Time and Fall Time parameters Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 27 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum numb
109. e waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 47 Operating Basics Pulse Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a pulse waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box Table 3 30 Pulse Wave options and their descriptions Option Description Settings Function Select a standard function from the list Instrument Select an instrument from the list Vertical Amp Offset Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Amplitude Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Offset Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Max Min Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Maximum Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Minimum Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Full DAC Value Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Horizontal Show Advanced Mode Select this to show the advanced options for the horizontal parameters Frequency Enter the frequency in Hertz Enter M for Megahertz and G for Gigahertz Cycles Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Delay Enter the delay in seconds Pulse Width 50 Enter the pulse width in seconds typically 50 of the entire waveform width Advanced Options Horizontal Frequency Displays the frequency as Samples per Second divided by Number of Points per Cycl
110. eform Properties in the Shortcut view ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 97 How to Create Advanced Waveforms Sinc Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform 4 x Settings Function Sinc y Instrument AWG710 y Vertical Preview Default Ampl Offset Mas Min Full DAC Value Multiwtm Properties Amplitude Pk Pk 2 Offset ov Send to Arb M Horizontal q Sampling Rate 4G Ss Phase 0 degrees Notes Cycles 1 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 1000 Total Number of points 1k OK Number of zero crossings 10 Figure 4 26 Creating a Sinc wave To create a sinc wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Sinc and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform 98 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to
111. er of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 45 Operating Basics Triangle Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a triangle waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box Table 3 28 Triangle Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Show Advanced Mode Frequency Cycles Phase Advanced Options Horizontal Frequency Samples sec Points cycle 46 Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between
112. f the freehand draw mode by selecting Edit gt Freehand or by clicking the corresponding icon Horizontal Draw Edit gt Horizontal Draw Select Edit gt Horizontal Draw from the menu to enable the horizontal draw mode or click on the icon from the toolbar Use this mode to draw a new waveform or to edit an existing waveform You can move the selected point only in the horizontal direction All vertical movement is restricted Move the pointer to the point on the waveform that you want to edit Click and move the selected point it moves only horizontally The voltage readout in the status bar is the actual vertical height of the draw pointer Turn off the horizontal draw mode by selecting Edit gt Horizontal Draw or by clicking the corresponding icon ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Vertical Draw Edit gt Vertical Draw Select Edit gt Vertical Draw from the menu to enable the vertical draw mode or click on the icon from the toolbar Use this mode to draw a new waveform or to edit an existing waveform You can move the selected point only in the vertical direction All horizontal movement is restricted Move the pointer to the point on the waveform that you want to edit Click and move the selected point it moves only vertically The voltage readout in the status bar is the actual vertical height of the draw pointer Turn off the vertical draw mode by selecting Edit gt Vertical Draw or by clicking
113. fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points The Tone Spacing is calculated according to the following equation samplingRate ToneSpacing SRE Total Points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 61 Operating Basics The field Total Number of Points is disabled for the AWG7xx AW6xx AWG5xx AWG4xx AWG2xxx and AFG3xx series of instruments The Total Number of Points is calculated according to the following equation TotalPoints samplingRate ToneSpacing Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disab
114. folder depending on the Windows Operating System TekVisa files may be corrupt 1604 Error finding VISA resources The user has set up the physical connection to this instrument via GPIB bus but is unable to get the instrument resource in the instrument list ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Possible solution Refresh TekVisa resource manager and wait till the TekVisa Resource Manager dialog shows Ready state Then click Refresh button on Import From Oscilloscope dialog Set a math equation that generates a time domain signal for this math source Verify the GPIB Talk Listen LAN connection Ensure there is no loose connection Refresh the Visa resource list Check that the instrument is powered on and is in GPIB Network mode For LAN connection ping from the instrument to the PC and vice versa Verify that instrument is ready for communication Try reconnecting to the instrument Connect only one PC connected to an instrument Verify that instrument is ready for communication Try reconnecting to the instrument Do the following 1 Ensure that the Windows Operating System is installed on the PC 2 Uninstall TekVisa if already installed Reinstall TekVisa 3 Ensure that the Tekvisa32 dll is placed in the Windows system folder system or system32 folder Start gt Programs gt TekVISA gt TekVISA Configuration Refresh the TekVisa resource list 169
115. for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view 94 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Exponential Decay Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform Settings Function Exponential Decay v Instrument AwG710 y Vertical Preview Default Ampl Offset Max Min Full DAC Value Amplitude Pk Pk 2 y Offset DY Horizontal Sampling Rate 4G 5S s Phase 0 degrees Notes Cycles 1 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 f Total Points 1000 Total Number of points 1k Damp Factor 5 anon Multivefrn Properties Sendto Arb w LLEN dde Figure 4 24 Creating an Exponential Decay wave To create an exponential decay wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Exponential Decay and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which the waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported
116. form from Ref3 of a Tektronix TDS2024 Oscilloscope the file name would be TDS 2024 Ref3 wfm ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 137 How to The screen shows a toolbar and the panes Scope List PC Folders PC Files and Status E TDS 2012 E Channel BESCH E ka CH Reference C EPOAgent Q fadsfasdfasdf E My Installations 3 New Folder w Program Files CJ Recycled a RECYCLER H E temp abed Config Msi Documents and Settings a EPOAgent fadsfasdfasdf mvfslogs My Installations New Folder Ea Program Files Recycled RECYCLER Record Length Acquisition Mode Figure 4 46 Importing a waveform from an oscilloscope Toolbar The toolbar contains the following buttons Help oe pde a Instrument List new window Disconnect Connect Instrument Properties Fitter On Off Filter Setup Figure 4 47 Import from oscilloscope toolbar 138 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Table 4 17 Import from Scope toolbar options and their descriptions Option Filter Setup Filter On Off Instrument Properties Connect Disconnect Refresh Instrument List Open in New Window Help Description Selects types of files available Enables or disables filters Displays properties of the selected oscilloscope Connects to a selected oscilloscope Disconnects a selected oscilloscope if it is connected Rereads the instrument file list and upd
117. fset Max Min Full DAC Value ltiwfm Amplitude Pk Pk gt panies imi Offset ov Sendto Arb w Horizontal Gaussian White Noise Pink Noise Sampling Rate 4G S s Phase degrees Note Cycles 10 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 1000 Total Number of points ik Number of Zero Crossings Half Width Figure 4 17 Creating a Noise wave To create a noise wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Noise and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 87 How to Preview 3 Under Horizontal select Gaussian White Noise or Pink Noise Enter the Sampling Rate and the Total Number of Points for the waveform For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the
118. functions Enable Point Draw Select Draw Point Previous PD Point Next PD point Delete Point Edit PD Table Interpolation Method Dynamic Compile and Compile Status Bar View gt Status Bar Enable the Status Bar by selecting it from the View menu The application has two status bars the Application status bar and the Waveform status bar The Application status bar is displayed at the bottom of the application window It shows the type of instrument that is connected and its status You can turn on or off the Application Status bar from the View menu Oscilloscope Status Mot Connected Arb Status NotConnected _ Figure 3 19 Application status bar ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 29 Operating Basics The Waveform status bar displays the sampling rate points signal voltage editing mode and cursor difference When viewing a standard waveform the voltage readout on the status bar displays the height of the waveform where it crosses the active cursor or the vertical line of the pointer crosshair In the draw mode the voltage readout is the actual vertical height of the draw pointer Sampling Rate 0 0 G5js Point 944 Figure 3 20 Waveform status bar 30 volt 0 920 Mode Cursor Diff 999 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Shortcut View The Shortcut View occupies the left part of the display You can keep the shortcut
119. g Tool 175 Reference Parameter Waveform gt Properties gt Multi Waveform Properties tab Waveform gt Properties gt Preferences tab Math gt Waveform Math 176 Normalize waveform before saving the file New Window Existing Window Wave Book Selection Change the incoming waveform s sampling rate Change the existing waveform s sampling rate Save set file along with the wfm and pat files Show paste option before pasting Always enable instrument s outputs after transferring the waveform Math Source Waveform Library Sine Square Triangle DC Noise Pulse Exponential Rise Exponential Decay Scalar Copy from Clipboard Operation Add Subtract Multiply Divide Only Between Cursors Selected by default always selected for AFG310 and AFG320 New Window Displays the currently selected wave book Change the incoming waveform s sampling rate All the options are selected When the channel is turned on or off the complementary channels are also turned on or off Waveform Library Amplitude 2 0 Cycles 1 Phase 0 Duty Cycle 50 Pulse Width 50 Damp Factor 5 Amplitude 1 0 Add Always selected ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Default Settings Cont This table lists the default settings for the standard waveforms Parameter Selection Waveform gt Sine Amplitude Peak to peak Points Vertical offset Cycles Frequenc
120. gure 4 3 Example of error while compiling and equation If the number of points specified in the Settings is more than the range specified in the equation then the available extra points will have the value zero ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 73 How to 74 Preview gt Settings Number of Points Total Range 1000 Pts oat Ss cono I Lock Total Range 100000 2 5 Sampling Rate L Figure 4 4 Waveform padded with zeros 4 Click Compile The compiled equation is displayed in Preview The compilation status and messages are displayed in Output Only if the compilation is successful you can click OK Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to A progress bar displays the status of the operation In AFG3xx and AFG3xxx series the waveform is sent to the edit memory A message Are you sure you want to overwrite EMEM with this file warns you that the instrument s edit memory will be overwritten Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the equation editor dialog box The application supports the AWG2000 equation editor
121. he AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 25 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve
122. he file lt filename gt in a new window set Multi Waveform Properties to New Window and select File gt New or Open You can also use the Open or New icon from the toolbar 6003 You can create only waveforms with points in this Wave Book To create a waveform in a new window set Multi waveform properties to New window and select File gt New 162 The file you tried to open is either corrupt or the file does not have enough data points to create a waveform This message appears when you try to close the waveform or application without saving This error message appears when the file is not supported by ArbExpress or if it is a corrupted file A maximum of two waveforms can be opened in a Wave Book You have tried to open or create more than two waveforms in a Wave Book Only waveforms with files of the same number of points in size can be opened or created in the same window Only waveforms with files of the same number of points in size can be opened or created in the same window Error message Description Possible solution code Error File Handling 7001 Invalid file or no data points available Ensure that you are opening a valid file If you need help to open your file or want to verify your file send the file to techsupport tektronix com with the description and format of the file Ensure that the file format is one of the following wfm pat TekScope wfm csv txt Select Yes to sav
123. he list of record lengths supported by the instrument connected 5 Select the Acquisition Mode form the drop down list Choose from Sample PeakDetect Average Hires and Envelope Browse for the target directory to save the data in a wfm format The target directory defaults to the directory that you last selected The default path and file name are C AcquiredFiles lt Oscilloscope_channel gt wfm Scope Acquisition Wizard If you have an file with the same file name as that specified in the path the warning message appears A file already exists with this name in this folder Do you want to overwrite Click Yes to overwrite the file and No to specify another file name 6 Click Next to display the Preview Waveform screen Scope Acquisition Wizard Preview Waveform Specify changes to the wavefonn No change C Extract a segment manually Click Next to import the data with no changes or to define the segment to extract Figure 4 52 Previewing the waveform using the Scope Acquisition Wizard You can do one of the following No changes Make no changes to the waveform before importing ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 145 How to Extract a segment manually Extract a part of the waveform by defining the cursor positions The wizard opens another screen 7 Click Next to import or extract a sample of the waveform Scope Acquisition Wizard m
124. hest frequency component entered for the sweep and multi tone waveforms is less than the sampling rate This message appears for multi tone if the tone spacing is greater than the difference between the start and end frequency This message appears for the sweep waveform when the duration entered is greater than the total range This message appears if the end frequency is greater than start frequency for the multi tone and sweep waveforms This message appears for the square waveform when the duty cycle is not within the limits This message appears when the number of cycles exceeds half the maximum memory limit This message appears when you enter an invalid voltage in the Max Min mode This error message appears for the sine triangle square and pulse waveforms if the total points is zero This error message appears for the AFG3xxx series of instruments when the value entered is not within the instrument s range This error message appears when the total points entered is less than the minimum number of points required by the instrument This message appears when the total points is less than minimum points required and the user selects OK button This message appears when the parameters given to generate the waveform is not valid and the user has selected OK button Possible solution Enter end frequency so that the sampling rate is at least twice that of the highest frequency component En
125. hrough 20 50 100 200 AGR Diret 100 oo oom noconol__ 05 o5 oom noselection optionoz_ too oso 05 oom noselection an SD Twou 0 20 s0 ww AWwG510 0 27 fi j AWG520 sTD aro AWGTIO a a Dee oso oo oom nocomoi 025 026 0001 Though 1 6 20 50 lo optionos Normal 500 oo2 oo 25 25 oom so 50 0001 Through 1 5 20 50 Direee___ oso ooz oom nocontrol 0 25 025 ooo Through 1 5 20 50 a es es es es ee ee AE E a as 1700 a E ME EA E ME E ENE EA E EA E EA AAA Ee ees DET o 2 aaa api la a as i O ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 181 Reference The table below lists the output styles number of channels memory lengths and marker out levels supported by the AWGs and AFGs Marker out Pp Oupuestule ofeh Memorylengthtch Ampitude Lewel E ee ee ee ee e Differential 16200000 seo xs 25 oo is amo tet oa Ai a o o a IEA E A ee ee eee loptiond2__ Differentia ___ Differential 1 32ws0000 seo xs 125 005 oos 245 200 005 ps Difterenial ________ _ __ ___ S optiona Differenial fases a A ES O A E LES O Differential 4 esoo siz xe 25 oos oos 300 mo 005 E pp Y Differential a 32400000 seo x4 125 oos oos 245 200 00
126. ht Rotates the waveform to the right by the specified number of points Rotate Left Rotates the waveform to the left by the specified number of points Shift Right Shifts the waveform to the right by the specified number of points Shift Left Shifts the waveform to the left by the specified number of points Point Draw Table Dialog Box Edit gt Point Draw gt Edit Point Draw Table Use this dialog box to enter waveform points in a blank table or edit a point draw table that already has points in it This table works similar to a Microsoft Excel worksheet Table 3 20 Point Draw Table options and their descriptions Option Description Insert Point Inserts a row point above the selected row Delete Point Delete the selected row point Clear All Clears all the rows points in the table Interpolation Sets the interpolation method to Linear Smooth or Staircase X Value Displays the X value in Positions points or in Time seconds The application checks the values you enter for the following X value sampling point must always be unique If you try to repeat this value you get the message Values of the sampling index should be unique If you leave the amplitude Y blank the applications fills it with a zero If you enter a Y value but no corresponding X value an error appears 38 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Click OK and if the application finds no errors the Point Draw
127. ication menu bar to bring up the online help Table of Contents TOC tab organizes the Help into book like sections Select a book icon to open a section select any of the topics listed under the book Index tab enables you to scroll through alphabetical list of keywords Select the topic of interest to bring up the appropriate help page Search tab allows a text based search Follow these steps 1 Type the word or phrase you want to find in the search box 2 Select some matching words in the next box to narrow your search 3 Choose a topic in the lower box and then select the Display button To print a topic select the Print button from the Help Topics menu bar Select Options from the menu bar to access other commands such as annotating a topic or keeping the help window on top or to use system colors Select the Back button to return to the previous help window Use the hyperlink to jump from one topic to another If the Back button is grayed out or a jump is not available choose the Help Topics button to return to the originating help folder Browse buttons Next gt gt and Previous lt lt allow you to move forward and backward through topics in the order of the Table of Contents TOC Sometimes you will see the word Note in the topic text This indicates important information ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Overview Note Certain aspects of the online help are un
128. ies button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 6 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 77 How to Square Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform E ER Funcion Instument awa710 E Vertical Preview Default Ampl Offset Max Min Full DAC Value z Multivufmn Properties Amplitude Pk Pk 1 Offset ov Send to Arb x Horizontal lx TT Show Advanced Mode Frequency 40M Hz Preview Cycles Notes y 10 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 1000 Phase 0 degrees DK Cancel Duty Cycle 50 Figure 4 8 Creating a Square wave To create a square wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Square and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in v
129. iew ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 109 How to Create Marker Patterns Marker Display gt Marker Display the markers by selecting Display gt Marker from the menu This toggles the display of the markers Select a marker to edit it Right click in the marker field to display a shortcut menu listing the following options Table 4 13 Marker options Option Create 0 1 pattern Random pattern Clear Pattern Invert Pattern Freehand Shift Right Left Set Pattern Make High Make Low Rotate Right Left Description Fills the entire marker area with a 0 1 pattern Fills the entire marker area with a random pattern Clears the entire marker area Inverts the marker area values Use the mouse to enter 0 1 data in the marker area by clicking the mouse to place a data point Shifts marker bits one point to the right or left Shifts the marker bits one point to the right Shifts the marker bits one point to the left Displays a dialog box where you can set the pattern type Hexadecimal or Binary for the markers Sets the data values to high Sets the data values to low Rotates marker bits one point to the right or left Rotates the marker bits one point to the right Rotates the marker bits one point to the left Edit Markers To edit markers select a marker and right click within the marker pane From the shortcut menu select Freehand to edit marker patterns Click the points on the marke
130. indow or wave book can display a maximum of two waveforms If you try to open or display more than two waveforms in a single window or wave book you will be prompted with the message Only two waveforms can be opened or created in a Wave Book Note Only waveforms with the same number of samples can be displayed in a wave book 36 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Preferences Use the Preferences tab to set preferences for a waveform You can select any of the following preferences Table 3 17 Preferences options and their descriptions Option Description Save set file along with wfm and pat Saves the settings file along with the waveform and pattern files The set file files contains the voltage and offset of the waveform Enable this before creating a waveform Show paste option before pasting Displays the Paste option dialog box before pasting the contents Always enables the instrument s Switches on the destination channel to which the waveform is transferred and sets outputs after transferring the waveform the instrument in the Run mode Paste Option Dialog Box Edit gt Paste Use this dialog box to paste the copied portion of the waveform You can select any of the following Paste options Table 3 18 Paste options and their descriptions Option Description Paste at active cursor Pastes the contents at the active cursor The active cursor in indicated by a solid line
131. ing NewSession command strWfmName Name of the Waveform file with or without the extension nCh Channel number Return value The command always returns Zero as the return value Note The waveform file you are trying to load must be in the current directory If the file is in any other directory you should change the path to the directory where the desired file is located by using MMEM CDIR command When the load command is sent the instrument takes some time to load the file especially if they are big files Since the call is synchronous the program will not return until the load operation is completed on the instrument Also note that if the waveform file is corrupt or in the wrong format the instrument will not load it Example Status StausMsg LoadWfm SessionID example Wfm 1 TransferWfm Command Description This command transfers a waveform from the MATLAB environment to the connected instrument s mass memory Syntax TransferWfm nSessionID strWfmName double dDataPoints nSize ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 157 How to 158 Parameters nSessionID Session ID obtained from NewSession command strWfmName tThe name of the waveform file to be created in the instrument dDataPoints One dimensional array of doubles containing data points nSize Number of data points in the file Return values None Note Use this function to transfer an array of data values into an
132. instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 57 Operating Basics Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 41 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum
133. ique Blue underlined text indicates a jump hyperlink to another topic Click the blue text to jump to the related topic For example select the blue text to jump to the topic on Online Help and Related Documentation and the Back button to return to the previous page You can tell when the cursor is over an active hyperlink button jump or pop up because the cursor arrow changes to a small hand For help on specific dialog boxes display the Contents for this help file and then click the following book icons to display links to specific dialog boxes Operating Basics gt Dialog Boxes Printing from the Online Help While using the ArbExpress online help you can print topics and information from the Help viewer Some online help topics have color in the examples of the displayed application If you print this type of topic on a monochrome printer some information may not print because of certain colors Instead you should print the topic from the PDF portable document format file that corresponds to the Online Help You can find the file in the main directory on the CD ROM disk The figures of the application menus in the PDF file are gray scale so the relevant information will appear on the printed page To print a single topic 4 Find the topic in the Contents pane 5 Click Print from the menu 6 Click Print the selected topic and click OK To print all topics in a selected TOC book 1 Find the TOC book in the Conten
134. it gt Select All and Edit gt Copy 2 Select Math gt Waveform Math ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Waveform Math Ea Math Source Waveform Library Square Amplitude PK PK Cycles Phase Duty Cycle C Scalar Value Amplitude lt Pas o degrees 5 40 Y C Copy from clipboard 3 Click Copy from clipboard and from Operation click Subtract Click OK Selected Waveform Math Source Operation C Add C Multiply Divide Resultant Waveform Vv Only Between Cursors Cancel Help Figure 4 39 Subtracting waveforms Multiplication Math gt Waveform Math Enable the math operations by selecting Math gt Waveform Math from the menu A Waveform Math screen is displayed Multiplying from the Waveform Library Follow these steps to multiply a waveform with an existing waveform 1 Select the type of waveform with which to multiply from the Waveform Library 2 The original waveform the standard waveform to multiply with and the resulting waveform are displayed in the Selected Waveform Math Source and Resultant Waveform panes ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 125 How to 3 Select Multiply from Operation Multiplying with a Scalar Value Follow these steps to multiply the waveform with a scalar value 1 Select Scalar and type a scalar value to multiply
135. l How to Lorentz Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform x Settings Function Lorentz y Instrument awe710 gt Vertical Preview Default Ampl Offset Max Min Full DAC Value Multif Properties Amplitude Pk Pk 2 Offset ov Send to Arb M Horizontal i Sampling Rate 4G Sis Phase 0 degrees Notes Cycles 1 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 4000 Total Number of points Al OK Time Delay ju Cancel Half Width Figure 4 32 Creating a Lorentz wave To create a Lorentz wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Lorentz and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 107 How to 3
136. l Rise Exponential Decay Sinc Sweep Multi Tone Loreniz Properties Description Creates a waveform using the equation editor Creates a sine wave Creates a square wave Creates a triangular wave Creates a pulse wave Creates a noise wave Creates a DC wave Creates a exponential rise wave Creates a exponential decay wave Creates a sinc wave Creates a sweep wave Creates a multi tone wave Creates a Lorentz wav Displays the multi waveform properties waveform properties and preferences Math Menu The Math menu is available only when a waveform window is open File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Help 20 8 AE an Xy waveform Math frol Scope Ac ii YT Fx PEN 2 Ex Equat Normalize Advanced Figure 3 8 Math menu The Math menu selections are Table 3 6 Math menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Waveform Math Operations Add Subtract Multiply Divide Scalar Value Description Adds the points of the selected waveforms and displays the resulting waveform Subtracts the points of the selected waveforms and displays the resulting waveform Multiplies the points of the selected waveforms and displays the resulting waveform Divides the points on the waveform and displays the resulting waveform available only when applying a scalar value Performs a scalar operation addition subtraction multiplication division on the
137. le Compile Draw Points Toolbars 26 Description Disables the point draw mode Has options that you can use to Zoom In Zoom Out Horizontal Zoom In and Fit to Window Opens the Cursor Position dialog box that you can use to set the cursor position in points or seconds Changes the values on X axis into time domain Highlights the previous point in the sequence Highlights the next point in the sequence Opens the point draw table where you can edit the points and set the interpolation method Deletes the selected point Clears the display of all the points but the continues to display the waveform Sets the interpolation method to use while generating the waveform You can choose form Smooth Linear and Staircase Compiles the waveform as you click the points using the interpolation method you have chosen Compiles the waveform using the interpolation method you have chosen only when ou click Compile Standard Toolbar View gt Standard Toolbar Enable the standard toolbar by selecting it from the View menu The standard toolbar is displayed by default below the main menu You can place the toolbar anywhere within the application window The toolbar has icons for the standard functions New blank waveform Open existing waveform Save the waveform Cut waveform between cursors Copy waveform between cursors Paste waveform Undo Redo and Help ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics
138. le to load You can drag and drop the file from the Instrument s file list and the file name automatically appears here Control the vertical parameters Lists the filters available that you can select from Use this to filter frequencies greater than the value specified Enter the voltage for the waveform Enter or select the offset for the waveform Set the High value for Marker1 Set the Low value for Marker1 Set the High value for Marker2 Set the Low value for Marker2 Enter the clock frequency Changes the instrument from the Run to Stop mode or vice versa Applies the changes to the waveform For the AFG3xx series you can transfer the waveform files in the following directions PC to Edit memory PC to User memory and Edit memory to User memory For the AFG3xxx series you can transfer the waveform in the following directions PC to Edit memory PC to User memory Edit memory to User memory and Edit memory to PC ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 65 Operating Basics When you transfer a waveform from the Edit memory to the PC the file has the name EMEMFile in the destination folder When you transfer a waveform from the PC to the Edit memory the EMEM waveform text box shows the waveform file name When you drag the EMEM file to User lt n gt the User lt n gt text box shows the file name as EMEMFile When you drag a file from the PC Files list and drop it to the destination Edit or User memory
139. lected channel ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 135 How to AWG AFG File Transfer and Control AWG Ethernet 192 158 97 41 O crown backup AWG420 C Device 4 Tutorial GPIBO 10 INSTR DeviceSpecific 710_1kpts set C Compliance 281104 710 1ots wim Instrument Cont Load file to AW Double c ck or drag a file here __toad Filter Through vi Hz Amplitude p 000 Vp p 000 Figure 4 45 Controlling an AWG 2 Select the channel in the channel selection group box The number of channels shown depends upon the number of channels of the instrument that is connected You can select only one channel at a time Channel 1 is the default channel 3 Select the Output On check box to enable the selected channel In case of AWG2xxx the selected channel is enabled and the waveform is output Note It is recommended that you load a file in this channel and then enable or disable the channel 4 Drag and drop a wfm or pat file from the instrument files list to the File Name field or type the file name and click Load The Vertical parameters Filter Amplitude Offset and Clock values are updated If you click once on a file in the Instrument Files view the name of the selected file appears in the Load File to AWG text box If you click twice double click on the file in the Instrument Files view the name of the 136 ArbExpress AXW 100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How t
140. led when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 45 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 62 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Lorentz Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a Lorentz waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The Lorentz waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 46 Lorentz Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Sampling Rate Phase Cycles Total Number of Points Time Delay Half Width
141. lick The shortcut menu displays three options Connect Disconnect and Properties for GPIB resources For resources over LAN the shortcut menu displays four options Connect Disconnect Set IP Addr and Properties Click Connect to connect to the instrument click Disconnect to disconnect the instrument and click Properties to display the properties of the instrument The properties displayed are instrument model bus type such as GPIB or LAN connection string such as GPIBO 09 INSTR if it is a Visa resource and connection status Connected or not connected Set IP Addr allows you to enter a new IP address for the instrument that is connected over the LAN To prevent multiple connections to an instrument the Connect button is disabled following a successful Connect command When no instrument is connected the Disconnect button is disabled File and Folder views The file folder view has two sections The upper section always shows the PC folder list This list is shown whether an instrument is connected or not When an instrument is connected the lower section shows the files and folders on the instrument If the instrument connected is an AFG300 series instrument it shows the user memories and edit memories instead of files and folders When no instruments are connected the remote file folder or remote memories are not visible The instrument control pane is shown only when an instrument is connected otherwise it is hidden
142. m C Append to the waveform C Replace between Cursors OK Cancel Help T Don t show this again and always paste at active cursor Figure 4 34 Paste options 2 Select an option from the dialog box and click OK m Select Paste at active cursor to paste the contents at the currently active cursor The active cursor is indicated by a solid line style and the inactive cursor by a dashed line type Select Prepend to the waveform to paste the contents at the beginning of the waveform Select Append to the waveform to paste the contents at the end of the waveform Select Replace between Cursors to paste the contents between the cursors Select the Don t show this again and always paste at active cursor option to disable the dialog box from appearing again and always past the contents at the currently active cursor To turn this option off select Waveform gt Preferences and select the Show paste option before pasting check box If the cursors are hidden the copied portion of the waveform is still pasted You ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 115 How to 116 can paste the copied waveform across waveforms in any window You can also paste the waveform in Notepad or Microsoft Excel Note To display the cursors select Display gt Cursor Note In multiple waveform display ArbExpress pastes the contents to both waveforms to maintain the same waveform length for both
143. m a Wave book f Select Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Instrument Control and establish connection between the instrument and the PC Once the connection is successfully established you can close the File Transfer dialog The connection is not lost by closing the file transfer dialog g Create a waveform and from the shortcut menu click Send Waveform to Arb and choose the target channel to which to transfer the waveform h The voltage offset and other parameters that are set while creating the waveform are set on the instrument automatically After the file is transferred successfully the parameters are set and if the preference Channel Output ON after waveform transfer using Send to Arb is selected the target channel is switched on and instrument is set in the Run mode If this preference is not selected then the target channel is switched off Note that when you use this mode of file transfer an associated set file is not created The transferred file is loaded in the instrument s internal memory ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 133 How to i In an AFG the transferred file is loaded in the Edit memory and in an AWG it is loaded on the destination channel j Repeat step b and step c to transfer a waveform form the Equation Editor or Standard Waveform dialog boxes Control an AFG Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control You can use ArbExpress to control an
144. m from the PC to the Edit memory the EMEM waveform text box shows the waveform file name When you drag the EMEM file to User lt n gt the User lt n gt text box shows the file name as EMEMEFile When you drag a file from the PC Files list and drop it to the destination Edit or User memory the default destination text Drag source file and drop here is replaced with the name of the file transferred When you close the dialog box or reinvoke it the default destination text reappears e Inthe AWG load the wfm or pat file using the Load Restore button Directly send the waveform from a Wave book Standard Waveform dialog or Equation Editor dialog to the instrument Use the Send to Arb option to select a channel on the target instrument and send the waveform directly from the wave book Standard Waveform dialog or Equation Editor dialog The application provides an option in the Preference tab Channel output On after waveform transfer using Send to Arb to turn the target channel on and output the waveform data The waveform is sent to the target channel and loaded on to it The corresponding amplitude and offset will also be set on the instrument In the AFG3xx and AFG3xxx series the waveform is sent to the edit memory A messages Are you sure you want to overwrite EMEM with this file warns you that the instrument s edit memory will be overwritten Follow these steps to transfer the waveform directly to the instrument fro
145. m gt Sweep Waveform gt Multi Tone Selection Amplitude Peak to peak Points Vertical offset Cycles Phase Number of zero crossings Sampling Rate Amplitude Peak to peak Vertical offset Points Start frequency End Frequency Time Duration Sampling Rate Amplitude Peak to peak Vertical offset Start frequency Points End Frequency Tone Spacing Sampling Rate Default Setting 2 1000 0 1 0 10 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument 1000 0 Duration Sampling Rate 1M 5M 1u AWG710 AWG2021 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 10u AWG2005 AFG320 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument The default sampling rate for AWG2021 is 248 2 0 SamplingRate ToneSpacing 1M AWG 710 AWG2021 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 1K AWG 2005 AFG 320 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 5M AWG 710 AWG2021 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 5K AWG 2005 AFG 320 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 1M AWG 710 AWG2021 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X 1K AWG 2005 AFG 320 AWG710 AWG2021 and AFG302X AFG325X Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument The default sampling rate for AWG2021 is 248 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 179 Reference Parameter Waveform gt Lorentz Waveform Padding Options 180
146. m in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Enter the frequency that you want at the beginning of the waveform Enter the frequency that you want at the end of the waveform Enter the time between the start and end of the waveform Enter the sampling rate for the waveform Enter the total number of points that make up the waveform For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Start Frequency End Frequency and Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points The Time Duration is calculated according to the following equation TotaiPoinis Time Duration SamplingRate For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 59 Operating Basics The field Total Number of Points is disabled for the AWG7xx AW6xx AWG5xx AWG4xx AWG2xxx and AFG3xx series of instruments The application calculates the Total Number of Points as the product of Time Duration and Sampling Rate TotalPoints Time Duration x SamplingRate Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to resto
147. m sequence file is loaded 1612 Enter a value This message appears when no value has been entered in a field 1613 Failed to write to the PC 1614 Invalid amplitude Voltage range supported is xx XX 1615 Invalid offset Voltage range supported is Xx XX 1616 Invalid marker voltage Voltage range supported is xx xx 1617 Invalid clock Frequency range supported is Xx XX 1618 Invalid phase Range supported is Xx XX 1619 Invalid output frequency Frequency range supported is XX XX 1620 AAA The file format is invalid This message appears when the waveform or sequence file is not loaded in the instrument s internal memory and user presses Run Stop button in the instrument control pane This also appears when the user tries to enable the AWG channel by selecting the On Off Channel in the instrument control pane This is applicable only to AWGs This message appears when the user tries to transfer the remote file from the connected instrument to the PC file list The application fails to do so because the instrument is not ready the destination folder in the PC has a file with same name that is being accessed by another application the destination folder in the PC may not exist Instrument connection is lost The value entered is not within the instrument s range The value entered is not within the instrument s range The value entered is not within the instrument s range The v
148. ment This message appears for Multi Tone waveform when the total points Delay Sampling Rate exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument This message appears if total points is zero for sweep This message appears if total points is zero for the Lorentz waveform This message appears if total points is zero for multi tone waveform This message appears when total number of points exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument selected Possible solution Increase the points per cycle change cycle or total points Total points Delay Sampling Rate Change the total points by changing sampling rate or delay The maximum value that can be entered for Rise Time or Fall Time should be less the than total number of points Rise Time plus Fall Time should not cross the Total number of points Enter values for Rise Time and Fall Time such that Rise Time plus Fall Time do not cross the total number of points Enter number of zero crossings that lies within the total number of points Change the sampling rate or the duration so that the total points is within the instrument specification Change the sampling rate or Delay so that the total points is within the instrument specification Change the sampling rate or tone spacing so that the total points is within the instrument specification Change the duration or sampling rate so that total points is greater than zero Change the Delay or sa
149. minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 43 Operating Basics Square Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a square waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box Table 3 26 Square Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Show Advanced Mode Frequency Cycles Phase Duty Cycle Advanced Options Horizontal Frequency Samples sec Points cycle Transitions Rise Time Ramp Sine Fall Time Ramp Sine2 44 Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value
150. mpling rate so that total points is greater than zero Change the Tone Spacing or sampling rate such that total points is greater than zero Enter total number of points such that it does not exceed the memory limit of the instrument selected For more details refer to the instrument specification ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Error code 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 Total Points not a multiple of 4 This message appears for the sine Change frequency or cycles triangle square and pulse waveforms in the basic mode when total points is not a multiple of four and the instrument selected is AWG710 AWG520 and AWG510 Total Points not a multiple of 4 This message appears when the total number of points is not a multiple of 4 for waveforms other than sine triangle square and pulse waveforms when the selected instrument is AWG710 AWG710B AWG615 AWG510 and AWG520 Total Points not a multiple of 8 This message appears for the sine Change frequency or cycles triangle square and pulse waveforms in the basic mode when the total points is not a multiple of eight and the instrument is AWG2021 Total Points not a multiple of 8 This message appears when the total number of points is not a multiple of 8 for waveforms other than sine triangle square and pulse waveforms when the selected instrument is AWG2021 and AWG610 Delay
151. mum Points 960 Total Points 100 Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 13 Waveform padding options ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Table 4 3 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform
152. n If you have not saved the waveforms you are prompted to do so You can use the following shortcut keys listed in Table 2 3 for the application commands Shortcut key Ctrl N Ctrl W Ctrl O Ctrl S Ctrl E Ctrl Z Ctrl Y Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl V Ctrl A Ctrl Ctrl M Ctrl F Alt Shift Z Alt Shift X Alt Shift F Ctrl Shift C Ctrl Shift M Ctrl Shift P 13 Getting Started 14 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Menus The menu bar of the application changes depending on whether a waveform is displayed If no waveform is open the menu bar is File view Waveform Communication Window Help Figure 3 1 ArbExpress main menu When a waveform is open the menu bar becomes BB File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Help Figure 3 2 ArbExpress main menu when a waveform is open File Menu Edit View Display Waveform Blank sheet Ctrl N Standard Waveform Ctrl Equation editor Open Ctro Close Save Ctri s Save As Ctrl E Figure 3 3 File menu Operating Basics The File menu selections are Table 3 1 File menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Blank Sheet Standard Waveform Equation Editor Open Close Save Save As Exit 16 Description Opens a blank waveform file wfm Opens the Standard Waveform dialog box that you can use to create sta
153. n Zoom out and Fit to Window Displays the waveform with time as the X axis and voltage along the Y axis Positions the cursor exactly at the points or time specified Draws a waveform along the path you trace Allows drawing only horizontall Allows drawing only verticall Allows viewing and modifying properties of multiple waveforms a selected waveform and the application preferences The dialog box has three tabs Active Waveform Multi waveform and Preferences Sends the waveform to the connected instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics In the Point Draw mode a right click inside an open waveform window displays the following shortcut menu Disable Point Draw Zoom gt Set Cursor Position Time Scale Select Previous Point Select Next Point Edit Point Draw Table Delete Selected Point RXN Clear All Points Interpolation gt s Dynamic Compile Compile Draw Points Figure 3 13 Point Draw shortcut menu ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 25 Operating Basics The shortcut menu has the following options Table 3 11 Point Draw shortcut menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Disable Point Draw Zoom Set Cursor Position Time Scale Select Previous Point Select Next Point Edit Point Draw Table Delete Selected Point Clear All Points Interpolation Dynamic Compi
154. n is selected under XY group The user will not be able to click the next cell until the right voltage value is entered This message appears when the point value exceeds the waveform length Point mode can be selecting the Points under the XY group Value of the Sampling Index The sampling index should always should be unique be a unique value This message appears when time values in two cells have a difference of less than the MinimumTimeDifference Time value can be entered when Time button is selected under XY group Possible solution Enter the time value correctly Enter the units appropriately Enter the correct voltage value The time value entered should be within the range Enter the point within the range Enter unique sampling index Entering the time value in the cell such that they have the MinimumTimeDifference between them ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Default Settings Parameter Selection Edit gt Paste Paste at active cursor Prepend to the waveform Append to the waveform Replace between cursors at active cursor Shift Rotate Points Point Draw Table Display gt Cursor Position Display gt Properties Equation Editor Waveform gt Properties gt Active Waveform tab Don t show this again and always paste Amplitude Vertical Segment Shift Up Shift Down Horizontal Segment Rotate Right Rotate Left Shift Left Shift
155. ncrease the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 52 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Exponential Rise Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create an exponential rise waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The Exponential Rise waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 36 Exponential Rise Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Sampling Rate Cycles Phase Total Number of Points Damp Factor Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected
156. ndard waveforms Opens the Equation Editor dialog box that you can use to create waveforms Opens a waveform file wfm pat tfw csv txt Closes an open waveform file Saves changes to the currently open waveforms Saves files to a different file name using the Save as dialog box wim AWG wim AWG2000 wfm pat csv tfw Exits the application ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Edit Menu The Edit menu is visible only if a waveform window is open View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Ctrl Z 7 pd File Transfer amp Control 3 Cult jon Editor Basic Waveform Ads X Cut Ctrl x Ba copy Ctrl C wey Paste Cony Select All Ctrl 4 Copy to System Clipboard Copy as Bitmap Invert Ctrl I Mirror Ctrl M Shift Rotate Free Hand Ctrl F Horizontal Draw TRA vertical Draw Point Draw Enable Point Draw Y Validate active waveform Select Previous Point lect Next Point Edit Point Draw Table Delete Selected Point RX HN FS Clear All Points Linear Smooth L Staircase s Dynamic Compile Compile Draw Points ES Figure 3 4 Edit menu ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 17 Operating Basics The Edit menu selections that are available are Table 3 2 Edit menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Undo Redo Cut Cop Paste Select All Copy to System Clipboard Copy as Bitmap
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158. nt is set in the Run mode If this preference is not selected then the target channel is switched off Note that when you use this mode of file transfer an associated set file is not created The transferred file is loaded in the instrument s internal memory In an AFG the transferred file is loaded in the Edit memory and in an AWG it is loaded on the destination channel 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to transfer a waveform from the Equation Editor or Standard Waveform dialog boxes ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 141 How to Scope Acquisition Wizard Communication gt Scope Acquisition Wizard The wizard guides you through a series of steps to acquire data from a connected oscilloscope 1 Select Communication gt Scope Acquisition Wizard from the application main menu The wizard starts with a Welcome screen Scope Acquisition Wizard Welcome to the Scope Acquisition Wizard This wizard helps you to locate connect to and acquire data from an instrument oscilloscope that is on a network Click Next to continue The next screen wall help you locate and select an instrument Click Cancel to ext the wizard Figure 4 49 Welcome screen of the Scope Acquisition Wizard 2 Click Next The wizard displays the next screen searches and displays a list of instruments that are connected to your PC If no instruments are found the message No instruments found appears Connect an instrument and cli
159. ntal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 105 How to Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view 106 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Too
160. nvalid Amplitude Voltage range supported is Vamp lt 2 Vmax Voffset Invalid Offset Range supported is 0 75 V to 0 75 V Invalid Offset Range supported is Voffset lt Vmax Vamp 2 Total Points Delay Sampling Rate For given delay total points exceeds maximum memory limit Connected instrument and selected instrument do not match Do you want to continue This message appears for the sine triangle square and pulse waveforms in the advanced mode when total points is not a multiple of four and the instrument selected is AWG710 AWG520 and AWG510 This message appears for the sine triangle square and pulse waveforms in advanced mode when total points is not a multiple of eight and the instrument selected is AWG2021 This error message appears for the AFG310 and AFG320 when the amplitude entered is not within the range of the instrument This error message appears for the AFG310 and AFG320 when the offset entered is not within the range of the instrument This error message appears for the AFG310 and AFG320 when the offset entered is not within the range of the instrument This error message appears when the value entered for delay multiplied by sampling rate exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument This message appears in standard waveform and equation editor when connected instrument and selected instrument do not match ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing
161. o selected file appears in the Load File to AWG text box and is also loaded in the instrument Change the Clock frequency to set the output frequency for the selected channel Set the High and Low values for Markerl and Marker2 When no file is loaded these fields display the values for the selected channel Click the Run Stop button to generate or stop the waveform output for the selected channel Note It is recommended that you load a file on the selected channel and then click Run Stop 8 You can change the Filter Amplitude and Offset values and click Apply to reflect the new values in the output waveform Import from Oscilloscope Communication gt Import from Scope You can use ArbExpress to acquire data from an oscilloscope connected to the computer To do this follow these steps 1 2 Select Communication gt Import from Scope from the menu Select the oscilloscope from the instrument list and right click From the shortcut menu select Connect Expand the oscilloscope tree to view the channels Select a channel and right click to set or change the parameters Select Import from Scope from the shortcut menu Move to the computer s file folder view and select a folder Right click and select Paste A progress bar shows the percentage of task completed ArbExpress automatically assigns file names in the form lt Model Name gt _ lt Channel Number gt wfm For example if you have acquired the wave
162. olts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies the volts by which the waveform will be offset from the origin along the Y axis The sum of the amplitude and offset must not exceed the voltage range supported by the target instrument Max Min to enter the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument 78 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to 3 Under Horizontal type the Frequency of the waveform in Hertz the number of Cycles and the Phase in degrees Set the Duty Cycle to a percentage Select the Show Advanced Mode option to show advanced parameter options for the square wave The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For these instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Phase in degrees Cycles and Duty Cycle The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Under Transitions 10 90 set the Rise Time and Fall Time
163. on and Editing Tool 81 How to 82 3 Under Horizontal type the Frequency of the waveform in Hertz the number of Cycles and the Phase in degrees Select the Show Advanced Mode option to show advanced parameter options for the triangle wave You can lock any one of the parameters Frequency Samples sec or Points cycle and vary the other two The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Phase in degrees and Cycles The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Horizontal Select radio button to lock Samples sec O 4G Frequency gt BOM Hz e 100 Cycles 10 Points Cycle Phase 0 degrees MV Show Advanced Mode Figure 4 12 Advanced options for a Triangle wave 4 Click the Preview button under Preview to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Note Maximum Points 32 400 000 Mini
164. on p query p Read p Write p LoadWfm p TransferWfm p Sample script file sample m ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to DLL file with gateway routine matarb dll Transferring Files from MATLAB To transfer files from MATLAB follow these steps 1 Start MATLAB 2 Go to the directory where you have stored the MATLAB library files that are supplied with ArbExpress C ProgramFiles Tektronix ArbExpress Tools Matlab ox Fle Edt View Web Window Help D RA et 9 Curent Directory C FProgram Files TextrontxarbExpress Toots Matlab X Figure 4 57 Path for MATLAB files 3 Open a session on an AWG connected either through LAN GPIB or USB to your PC Connecting through GPIB SessionID StatusMsg NewSession GPIB0 9 INSTR GPIB This command works only if the GPIB resource string is found by TekVisa Resource Manager For more information refer to the TekVisa Resource Manager documentation for help on adding new instruments to the PC Connecting through GPIB You can connect to the AWG using the NewSession command as follows for an instrument connected through LAN Since TekVisa does not support connection over raw sockets TekVisa does not list the resource name Connecting to an AFG3000 series instrument using Visa SessionID StatusMsg NewSession TCPIP 10 20 30 40 INSTR LAN Connecting to AFG300 AWG2000 AWG400 500 600 700 series not using
165. operties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 37 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK 54 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Exponential Decay Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create an exponential decay waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The Exponential Decay waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 38 Exponential Decay Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Ampli
166. orm in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Select this to show the advanced options for the horizontal parameters Enter the frequency in Hertz Enter M for Megahertz and G for Gigahertz Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Enter the phase in degrees Displays the frequency as Samples per Second divided by Number of Points per Cycle You can set the frequency by entering the number of Samples per Second and the Number of Points per cycle You can lock the desired frequency and adjust either the Samples per Second or the Points per Cycle to achieve the frequency You can lock the desired Samples per Second and adjust either the Frequency or the Points per Cycle to achieve the sampling rate You can lock the desired Points per Cycle and adjust either the Frequency or the Samples per Second to achieve the number of points per cycles The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Phase in degrees and Cycles The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and t
167. orm tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 91 How to Exponential Rise Wave File gt Standard Waveform To create a standard waveform select File gt Standard Waveform Standard Waveform y E x Settings Function Exponential Rise y Instrument 26710 y Vertical Amplitude Pk Pk Offset Ampl Offset Max Min Full DAC Value Preview Default Multivfmn Properties Send to Arb E a gt Horizontal Sampling Rate Phase Cycles Total Number of points Damp Factor 4G S s a 0 degrees Notes 1 Maximum Points 32400000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 1000 1k OK Figure 4 22 Creating an Exponential Rise wave 92 To create an exponential rise wave follow these steps 1 Under Settings set the Function to Exponential Rise and set the Instrument to the target instrument 2 Under Vertical you can choose one of the following Amp Offset to enter the Amplitude Pk Pk and Offset in volts The amplitude specifies the amplitude of the waveform along the Y axis and the offset specifies
168. perly connected and try fails again 1703 Switch on Ref on the This error occurs when the user tries Turn on the Reference memory oscilloscope to acquire from Reference memory and reference is turned off 1704 No Math equation is set on This error occurs when the user tries Check whether the math equation is valid the Oscilloscope to acquire from Math data source when the equation is null 1705 No data points available This error occurs when the user tries Change the acquisition settings and acquire Please change the settings to acquire data from a source and again and acquire again when no points are available 1706 Frequency Domain This error appears when the user Select a Dual Math waveform Waveforms cannot be tries to acquire waveform in imported Select a Dual Math frequency domain For this error to waveform happen the data source should be a MATH waveform 1707 Number of points match the This message appears when the NA instrument Selected user selects Validate button in the Instrument Name Extract Segment page and the number of points should match the instrument selected 1708 A file already exists with this This message appears when the file NA name in this folder Do you is about to be overwritten want to overwrite Point Draw 1801 Only 100 PD Points are This message appears when PD Remove the existing PD point and then add allowed points exceed 100 new PD point 1901 Enter units in right place This message appears
169. plays the Help contents Help on Window Displays the help topic for the active window Technical Support Displays the Tektronix Technical Support Web site for the ArbExpress application About Displays version and copyright information Use Shortcut Menu for Waveforms You can view the shortcut menu by a window ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool right clicking inside an open waveform 23 Operating Basics Open Save Close Cut wx 0 amp Copy Paste Select All Zoom gt Time Scale Set Cursor Position FreeHand Horizontal Draw Vertical Draw AERA Point Draw Waveform Properties Send Waveform to Arb Figure 3 12 Shortcut menu The shortcut menu has the following options Table 3 10 Shortcut menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Open Save Close Cut Cop Paste Select All Zoom Time Scale Set Cursor Position Freehand Horizontal Draw Vertical Draw Waveform Properties Send Waveform to Arb 24 Description Opens a waveform file wfm pat csv txt Saves the currently selected waveform Closes the currently selected waveform Cuts the portion of a waveform that is between cursors Copies the portion of a waveform that is between cursors Pastes the selected portion of a waveform at the cursor which has a lower value Selects and copies the entire waveform into the memory Opens a submenu with options to Zoom i
170. pling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Under Transitions 10 90 set the Pulse Direction Rise Time and Fall Time parameters Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 31 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending poin
171. r A file with the same name is found in the currently selected folder FFT waveforms are frequency domain waveforms This version of ArbExpress does not support this type of waveforms Communication with the oscilloscope is lost Therefore all commands including Disconnect fail This message can appear for several reasons 1 Physical connection between PC and oscilloscope is improper or does not exist 2 The connected oscilloscope is not in the Visa resource list 3 The oscilloscope is not in the Talk Listen mode If it is connected using GPIB cable You are trying to connect to a second oscilloscope while you are already connected to one Change the cursor locations Copy a waveform or part of it to the clipboard Go to folder properties on Windows Explorer and change the permissions to have enough permission Rename the file in the selected folder or select a different folder Switch on the reference memory on the oscilloscope using front panel buttons NA Check the physical connection refresh the Visa resource and try to reconnect Do one of the following 1 Check the physical connection to ensure that everything is fine 2 Refresh VisaRM if and Instrument list in the Oscilloscope Acquisition dialog 3 Using oscilloscope front panel select Talk Listen mode Refresh Visa resource and refresh the Instrument list in the Oscilloscope Acquisition dialog Install TekVisa Ref
172. r message appears when user validates the waveform for the selected instrument and the waveform can successfully generated in the selected instrument Error message Description Possible solution Close ArbExpress and try again Rename the file in the selected folder or select a different folder Please choose Yes or No Choosing Yes would continue with edit operation but all the draw points will be flushed Choosing No would abort the edit operation Change the total points such that it meets the minimum points required by the instrument For minimum points required by the instrument refer to the Instrument Specifications Change the total points such that it does not exceed the maximum memory limit of the instrument For maximum memory limit of the instrument refer to the Instrument Specifications The total points should be a multiple of point step supported by the instrument For step size of the selected instrument refer to the Instrument Specifications This message indicates the waveform conforms to the specification of the selected instrument Reference 7002 Error in file format The file you opened is of the wrong format 7003 Do you want to Save changes to the file lt filename gt 7004 Unexpected file format Multiple Waveforms 6001 Only two waveforms can be opened or created in a Wave Book 6002 You can open only files with HHH points in this Wave Book To open t
173. r the Maximum and Minimum voltage values for the waveform Full DAC Value to create a waveform for the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument 84 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to 3 Under Horizontal type the Frequency of the waveform in Hertz the number of Cycles the Delay in seconds and the Pulse Width in seconds Select the Show Advanced Mode option to show advanced parameter options for the pulse wave You can lock any one of the parameters Frequency Samples sec or Points cycle and vary the other two The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Delay Cycles and Pulse Width The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Under Transitions 10 90 set the Pulse Direction Rise Time and Fall Time parameters 4 If you have chosen the Advanced option another pane titled Transitions 10 90 appears Set the Pulse Direction to Positive or Negative Set the number of poin
174. r the sampling rate for the waveform Enter the total number of points For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Click the Preview button to preview the waveform the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 33
175. r to edit Right click to end freehand editing A tool tip Right click to end appears when you are in the freehand editing mode 110 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Display Cursor Display gt Cursor Display the cursors by selecting Display gt Cursor from the menu This toggles the display of the cursors Point to a cursor and select it The selected cursor or the active cursor is displayed with a solid line and the other cursor is displayed with a dash dot line Cursor Position Display gt Cursor Position Display the cursor position by selecting Display gt Cursor Position from the menu This option sets the cursor position in points or in seconds You can also double click the cursor head to display the cursor position dialog box Zoom In Display gt Zoom In Select Display gt Zoom In from the menu You can zoom the area of interest by doing either of the following m Clicking near a point Selecting an area of interest ArbExpress supports unlimited zoom The zoom extent is limited by the number of points 10 displayed on the X axis Zoom Out Display gt Zoom Out Select Display gt Zoom Out from the menu to zoom out You can use Zoom out only after you have zoomed in If the markers are displayed the corresponding marker area is also zoomed ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 111 How to 112 Horizontal Zoom In Display gt Horizontal
176. r to the Instrument Specifications Enter a value that lies within the amplitude range supported by the instrument For more details refer to the Instrument Specifications Enter a value that lies within the range Enter the frequency such that there are at least 2 points per cycle for Sine and Triangle and at least 10 points per cycle for Square and Pulse Enter a value that lies within the range of the selected instrument Refer to the instrument specifications for the range supported Start frequency entered should be less than the end frequency Enter values for points per cycle and cycle such it does not exceed the maximum memory limit of the instrument For more details refer to the instrument specifications Increase the number of points per cycle For sine and triangle waves the points per cycle should be greater than two to generate a good waveform Increase the number of points per cycle For square and pulse waves the points per cycle should be greater than two to generate a good waveform Change the cycle or total points such that points per cycle is greater than 10 163 Reference Error code 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 164 Points per cycle TotalPoints Cycles Number of points per cycle less than 10 Change cycles or total points Sampling Rate Delay The value exceeds the total number of points Rise Time Fall Time of the
177. re Table 3 4 Display menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Zoom In Zoom Out Horizontal Zoom In Fit to Window Cursor Cursor Position Marker Crosshair Graticule Time Scale Properties 20 Description Zooms in to the area selected Zooms out from the point selected Zooms in horizontally from the point selected Restores the view to the state that is was before the first zoom operation Shows or hides the cursors Positions the cursor exactly at the points or time specified Shows or hides horizontal markers that you can set patterns and triggers Changes the cursor type to crosshair Shows or hides the graticule for the waveform Displays time along the X axis Displays the properties color line style line width and cursor colors of the selected waveform Waveform Menu File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communica DSa mi 2 1 m gt Equation Editor i Sine i x gt g 5 jisr rPe Square Triangle Pulse Noise Dc Exponential Rise Exponential Decay Sinc Sweep Multi Tone Lorentz Properties Figure 3 7 Waveform menu ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics The Waveform menu selections are Table 3 5 Waveform menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Equation Editor Sine Square Triangle Pulse Noise De Exponentia
178. re the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear when you click Preview Table 3 43 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 60 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Ba
179. resh the VisaRM and then refresh the ArbExpress instrument list Disconnect the oscilloscope currently connected select the other and try to connect ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Error Error message Description code 1410 No resources are found ArbExpress did not find any Refresh TekVisa Resource oscilloscopes that can be connected manager and click Refresh Therefore the Scope List is empty button again 1411 No Math equation is set on the You have not set a math equation for Oscilloscope this math source on the Oscilloscope File Transfer and Control 1601 Could not connect to the When the instrument is connected to instrument Check the PC via the GPIB or LAN and the the GPIB connection user fails to connect because the instrument mode the GPIB LAN cable is not the IP Address connected properly the instrument may be switched off the instrument is not in GPIB LAN mode the IP Address is incorrect for the LAN connection VISA resource list is not updated 1602 Error getting instrument s file The instrument is successfully list folder list connected via the GPIB bus but the user cannot get instrument folder file list This may happen if the connection to the instrument is lost 1603 Visa32 dll not found Install This message appears when you try TekVisa to access the File Transfer dialog TekVisa files not found in Windows system folder system32 or system
180. s field Instrument Properties Dialog Box Use this dialog box to view the instrument properties Communication gt File Transfer gt Table 3 50 Instrument Properties options and their descriptions Option Description Instrument Model Displays the model of the selected instrument Connection Status Displays the status of the instrument connected or not connected Interface String Displays the resource string or IP address of the connected instrument Bus Type Displays the bus type Serial GPIB or Ethernet Import from Oscilloscope Dialog Box Use the Import from Scope dialog box to connect to a Tektronix Oscilloscope and import a waveform into ArbExpress in the AWG7xx waveform file format Currently ArbExpress supports the TDS1000 TDS2000 TDS3000 TDS5000 TDS6000 and TDS7000 families of oscilloscopes The following steps describe how to use this dialog box ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 67 Operating Basics 68 Before you bring up the Import from Scope dialog box refresh Tek Visa resource list Before connecting Ensure that the oscilloscope you intend to connect to is detected by the Tek Visa Resource manager tool Without this ArbExpress will not show it in its Scope list Refer to the help on VisaRM for information on how to search for an oscilloscope using the Tek Visa Resource Manager tool Connecting to an Oscilloscope The Scope list shows the oscilloscopes to which you can connec
181. select the option Change the Incoming waveforms sampling rate to change the sampling rate of the new waveform to match that of the existing waveform Or select the option Change the Existing waveform s sampling rate to change the sampling rate of the existing waveform to match that of the incoming waveform equal number of points as the existing waveform Import or Transfer Waveform View gt Shortcut View Enable the Shortcut View by selecting it from the View menu Use the Import Transfer Waveform panel in the Shortcut View to import a waveform from a file or acquire it from an oscilloscope File Transfer and Control and Scope Acquisition Wizard ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics i Import Transfer Waveform A File Transfer amp Control Import Waveform from Scope Scope Acquisition Wizard Figure 3 25 Import Transfer Waveform from Oscilloscope The Import Transfer Waveform panel shows the following selections Table 3 14 Import Transfer Waveform View options and their descriptions Menu selection Description File Transfer and Control Displays the File Transfer and Control dialog that you can use to transfer files to an AWG AFG and control the instrument Import Waveform from Scope Displays the Import Waveform from Scope dialog that you can use to import a waveform from and oscilloscope Scope Acquisition Wizard Launches the Scope Acquisition Wizard that you can use to acquire dat
182. selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Click the Preview button to view the waveform The following figures show a preview of the Gaussian White Noise and Pink Noise waveforms Preview Preview Figure 4 18 Examples of Gaussian White Noise and Pink Noise waveforms 88 If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 19 Waveform padding options ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero
183. sics Multi Tone Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a Multi Tone waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The Multi Tone waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 44 Multi tone Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Start Frequency End Frequency Tone Spacing Sampling Rate Total Number of Points Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Enter the frequency that you want at the beginning of the waveform Enter the frequency that you want at the end of the waveform Enter the frequency interval between the frequencies that make up waveform Enter the sampling rate for the waveform Enter the total number of points For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Start Frequency End Frequency and Total Number of Points The Sampling Rate is a
184. stallation program does not automatically start find setup exe under the folder ArbExpress on the CD ROM and double click it The InstallShield wizard displays the Splash Screen Follow the instructions given by the InstallShield wizard ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Overview 4 The installation follows this sequence of steps Welcome License Agreement Choose Destination Location Start Copying Files Setup Status and View Release Notes optional m Click Next to continue and navigate through the InstallShield wizard m Click Back if you want to change the settings in the previous window 5 In the Welcome window click Next to display the License Agreement window 6 Inthe License Agreement window do the following Read the License Agreement carefully m Select the I accept the terms of the License agreement option to continue 7 After you have selected the I accept the terms of the License agreement option click Next to display the Choose Install Folder window 8 In the Choose Destination Location window do one of the following To install ArbExpress in the default folder C Program Files Tektronix ArbExpress click Next To change the location where you would like to install the ArbExpress software click Browse and browse to the location 9 Click Next to display the Start Copying Files window This window displays the disk space available and the disk space required to install
185. strument and the selected instrument should match for a successful transfer If they differ a warning message appears You can select Yes to proceed however depending on the connected instrument s memory size and step size the transfer may fail 167 Reference Error Messages and Warnings Il Error message Description Possible solution Error code Waveform Math 1301 Cursors 1 and 2 are in the same location 1302 No waveform data in clipboard Import from Oscilloscope 1401 1402 1403 1404 1405 1406 1407 1408 1409 168 Cannot access the folder A file with this name already exists in this folder Do you want to overwrite Switch on Ref on the The reference memory on the oscilloscope oscilloscope is switched off FFT Waveforms cannot be imported Select a Dual Math waveform Disconnect failed Refresh Visa resource list and try to reconnect Connect failed Refresh Visa resource list check if the instrument is properly connected and try again Visa not found on this PC Visa was not found on the PC Error finding Visa resources The application cannot find Visa resources An oscilloscope is already connected Disconnect it before connecting a different oscilloscope This message appears If both cursors 1 and 2 are at the same point This message appears when nothing has been copied to the clipboard You do not have enough permission to see the contents of this folde
186. t You can choose any one of them and connect to it Once successfully connected the Scope list shows the available data sources Channels Reference waveforms and Math waveforms in the oscilloscope Importing a Waveform To import a waveform you must first select a data source a channel ref or math When you select one of the available data sources its status is displayed in the bottom half of the dialog box After selecting the data source you can either drag and drop the source into one of the folders on the hard disk or select the Acquire option from the shortcut menu for the selected data source and paste it in a folder on the PC When the transfer is complete a waveform file with the name of the form lt model number gt _ lt channel number gt wfm is created in the selected folder Note If you have a Ref waveform of a particular record length you can successfully import the waveform only if the oscilloscope s current record length is the same as the Ref waveform s record length Changing parameters of a channel Right click on a channel to change the parameters You can change the following parameters On Off Record length except for TDS1000 and TDS2000 family of oscilloscopes m Acquisition mode supports Sample Peak detect and Average modes on all families of oscilloscopes In addition to these three supports Hi Res and Peak to Peak modes for TDS5000 TDS6000 and TDS7000 series of oscilloscope Single seq
187. tains one le point per sample interval Useful for providing unom sampled data for signal processing Also provides highest accuracy for timing measurements This acquisition mode is prone to aliasing Note Click Next to acquire and preview the data Click Back to disconnect the selected instrument and select another instrument from the Est Target File Path D Shared T DS5104B_CH1 wim Browse Figure 4 51 Setting up an acquisition using the Scope Acquisition Wizard Click Next to connect to the selected instrument and display the Set Up Acquisition screen Depending on the selected oscilloscope the channel math and ref details are displayed Select the channel math or ref from which to acquire data If no math and ref are available for the selected instrument the following text appears No math channels were found No reference channels were found In the Select Instrument screen the following happens Tf the instrument is already connected through the Import from Scope menu then the connected instrument is selected in the list m Selecting another instrument disconnects the connected instrument Scanning for instruments does not happen if it has already happened through the Import from Scope menu The scanned instruments are displayed in the instrument list 144 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to 4 Select the Record Length from the drop down list Choose from t
188. ter value such that tone spacing is within the difference between start and end frequency Change duration so that it is within the total range Total range Total Points Sampling rate End frequency should be always greater than start frequency Enter a value within the range specified There should at least two points per cycle So the maximum cycles than can be entered is half the maximum memory limit Enter a voltage value that lies within the voltage range supported by the instrument Change points per cycle or cycles to change the total points Enter a value that lies within the frequency range supported by the instrument For more details refer to the Instrument Specifications Increase the total points such that it meets the minimum number of points supported by the instrument Make sure total points is within the instruments specification For any instrument selected the Min and Max memory limit is mentioned in the Notes section of the dialog box The parameters given to generate the waveform should be within the selected the instrument specification ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Error code 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 Total Points not a multiple of 4 Change either the frequency sampling rate points per cycle or cycles Total Points not a multiple of 8 Change either the frequency sampling rate points per cycle or cycles I
189. the maximum amplitude supported by the instrument ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 75 How to 76 3 Under Horizontal type the Frequency of the waveform in Hertz the number of Cycles and the Phase in degrees Select the Show Advanced Mode option to show advanced parameter options for the sine wave Horizontal Select radio button to lock Samples sec C 4G Frequency gt BOM Hz a 100 Cycles 10 Points Cycle Phase 0 degrees MV Show Advanced Mode Figure 4 6 Advanced options for a Sine wave The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Phase in degrees and Cycles The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz 4 Ifyou have selected the Show Advanced Mode option you can set the Frequency as the number of samples per second divided by the number of points per cycle You can lock any one of the parameters Frequency Samples sec or Points cycle and vary
190. tion and Editing Tool How to Communicate with Other Instruments AWG AFG File Transfer and Control Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control You can use ArbExpress to transfer files to and from an arbitrary waveform or function generator connected to the computer From the main menu select Communication gt AWG AFG File Transfer and Control The screen shows a toolbar and the panes Arb List PC Folders PC Files Instrument Folders Instrument Files and Instrument Control AWG Ethemet 192 158 97 41 Y crown backup gt e AWG420 Cy Device a O Tutorial GPIBO 10 INSTR H 0 DeviceSpecific 710_1kpts set C Compliance Z 110 710 1kpts wtm Instrument Cont Load file to AW Double click or drag a file here iod Filter Through vi Hz Amplitude Pp 000 4 Vp p Offset 000 Instrument Connected AWG610 192 158 97 41 Figure 4 42 Transferring a file and controlling an Arbitrary Waveform Generator ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 129 How to Toolbar The toolbar contains the following buttons i Connect Disconnect a cl MG E E Connect 8 disconnect amp ee O y Help Show Hide Instrument Control Refresh Instrument Disconnect List Connect Instrument Properties Filter On Off Filter Setup Figure 4 43 File transfer and control toolbar Table 4 16 File Transfer and Control toolbar options and their descriptions Option Filter set
191. tion buffer File folder view The File folder view displays the directory tree of the computer s hard disk drive You can navigate the files as you do with Windows Explorer Right click the file list to see a shortcut menu with the Paste command You can copy a waveform from a Channel Ref or Math and paste it in the current folder You can also select a Channel Ref or Math from the Instrument List view and drop it into the selected folder to acquire the waveform Channel status Channel status is a list of read only data displayed below the PC file folder view This shows the details of the currently selected channel Note An entry Math Equation appears only for Math channels This entry displays the equation used for creating the math waveform When no oscilloscopes are connected this list contains no data ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Send Waveform to Arb Communication gt Send Waveform to Arb Select this option to send the waveform to an AWG AFG If no instrument is connected a message appears No Arb is connected Do you want to connect now If you are connected to an AWG AFG then the waveform is transferred to the instrument A progress bar displays the status of the operation You can use the Send to Arb option to select a channel on the target instrument and send the waveform directly from the Wave book Standard Waveform dialog or Equation Editor dialog Once connected
192. to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Select this to show the advanced options for the horizontal parameters Enter the frequency in Hertz Enter M for Megahertz and G for Gigahertz Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Enter the phase in degrees Enter the Duty Cycle as a percentage of the waveform width Displays the frequency as Samples per Second divided by Number of Points per Cycle You can set the frequency by entering the number of Samples per Second and the Number of Points per cycle You can lock the desired frequency and adjust either the Samples per Second or the Points per Cycle to achieve the frequency You can lock the desired Samples per Second and adjust either the Frequency or the Points per Cycle to achieve the sampling rate You can lock the desired Points per Cycle and adjust either the Frequency or the Samples per Second to achieve the number of points per cycles Enter the Rise time in number of points or in seconds Select Ramp Select Sine Enter the Fall time in points or in seconds Select Ramp Select Sine ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics The Show Advanced Mode option is not available for the AFG3xxx series of instruments For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Total Number of Points Frequency in Hertz Phase in degrees Cycles and Duty Cycle The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on th
193. ts C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 23 Waveform padding options Table 4 7 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 93 How to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved
194. ts for Rise Time and the rise type to Ramp or Sine Set the number of points for Fall Time and the fall type to Ramp or Sine The equivalent value is displayed in seconds Horizontal Select radio button to lock Samples sec O 4G Frequency gt 40M H2 9 Cycles 10 Points Cycle Delay 0 Pts Pulse 10 Pts Width 50 1 IV Show Advanced Mode Transitions 10 90 FallT ime 0 Pis Ramp RiseTime 0 Pts Ramp In seconds 0 C Sine Pulse Direction Positive In seconds 0 C Sine C Negative Figure 4 15 Advanced options for a Pulse wave ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 85 How to 5 Click the Preview button to view the waveform If the number of points is fewer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Points 100 e Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 16 Waveform padding options Table 4 4 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number
195. ts of zero voltage to of points the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage number of points value of the last point to the waveform Select one of the options and click OK ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 49 Operating Basics Noise Wave Dialog Box File gt Standard Waveform Use this dialog box to create a noise waveform You can set the following parameters in the Standard Waveform dialog box The Noise waveform does not have any advanced options Table 3 32 Noise Wave options and their descriptions Option Settings Function Instrument Vertical Amp Offset Amplitude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Gaussian White Noise Pink Noise Sampling Rate Total Number of Points 50 Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Select this to create a Gaussian White Noise waveform Select this to create a Pink Noise waveform Ente
196. ts pane 2 Click Print from the menu 3 Click Print the selected heading and all subtopics and click OK Tip If topics include expanding or drop down hotspots click the hotspots to display the information before you print ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 5 Overview 6 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Getting Started Basic Operations ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool for Tektronix AWG AFG is a Windows based software with a graphical user interface that you can use to create edit and transfer standard waveforms to an Arbitrary Waveform Generator an Arbitrary Function Generator or an oscilloscope In this online help all menu selections are indicated as Menu name gt Menu options separated by gt You can access a command or a menu option in more than one way Several main menu options are available as toolbars that you can use instead of selecting the option from the main menu You can show or hide the toolbars and also create customized toolbars Shortcut menus which open with a right click are provided for waveform editing connecting to an instrument and transferring a waveform to an arbitrary waveform generator or an arbitrary function generator The Shortcut View on the left of the screen shows options that are available in the main menu or in the toolbars The Shortcut View provides the most commonly and frequently used commands Some dialog boxes
197. ts per cycle directly You can also change the number of cycles Ensure that the total points are a multiple of 8 Enter values so that with the given parameters when the waveform is generated it is within the total points Enter Delay and Pulse width so that it does not exceeds total points Ensure that the sum of rise time fall time and duty cycle does not exceed total points For phase range is between 0 360 Enter a value within this range For the Lorentz waveform enter a value for Half Width so that it does not exceed the delay 165 Reference Error code 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 1240 1241 1242 1243 166 Sampling rate should be at least twice than that of the highest frequency component Tone Spacing is greater than difference between the frequencies Total Range Total Points Sampling Rate Duration greater than total range End frequency should be greater than start frequency Value range 1 99 9 Cycles exceeds the maximum limit of the instrument Invalid amplitude change voltage entered Total Points Cycles Points per cycle Change cycles or points per cycle Invalid Frequency Frequency range supported is x mHz x MHz Total number of points XX Minimum number of points required is XXX Total Points less than the minimum points required Unable to generate this waveform This message appears when the end frequency the hig
198. ttings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 102 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Click the Send to Arb button transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 5 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing
199. tude Offset Max Min Maximum Minimum Full DAC Value Horizontal Sampling Rate Cycles Phase Total Number of Points Damp Factor Description Select a standard function from the list Select an instrument from the list Select Amp Offset to set the amplitude and offset for the selected waveform Enter the amplitude of the waveform in volts Enter the offset of the waveform in volts Select Max Min to set the amplitude voltage range for the selected waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Enter the sampling rate for the waveform Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Enter the phase in degrees Enter the total number of points in the waveform Enter the damp factor For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Total Number of Points and Damp Factor The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore th
200. u for the oscilloscope Select an oscilloscope and right click The shortcut menu displays three options Connect Disconnect and Properties Click Connect to connect to the oscilloscope and click Disconnect to disconnect the oscilloscope Click Properties to show the Instrument Model Connection Status Interface String and Bus Type Shortcut menu for each channel Select an oscilloscope channel and right click The shortcut menu is displayed showing the channel parameters that you can set This shortcut menu is available only when the oscilloscope is connected Table 4 18 Import from Scope shortcut menu options and their descriptions Option Run Mode Acquisition Mode Record Length Acquire 140 Description Displays the second level of menu with item Continuous and Single Sequence Continuous acquisition puts the oscilloscope in the Run mode Single Sequence acquisition stops the acquisition as soon as the oscilloscope acquires one full waveform Displays a submenu with the acquisition modes that ArbExpress supports The mode currently selected is checked To change the mode select it from the drop down list Displays the available record lengths for the connected instrument A check mark shows the currently selected record length If you are connected to a model other than the TDS1000 TPS2000 or TDS2000 series you can change the record length to any other value in the list Copies the waveform into ArbExpress applica
201. uence or continuous mode ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Operating Basics Directly transferring a waveform from the oscilloscope to a Waveform view You can acquire a waveform from the oscilloscope and open it in a Waveform view in a single action To do this you have to select a data source as described above Then click the Open in New Window button on the oscilloscope toolbar The file is transferred and saved to the current directory and then opened in a Waveform View You can close the Import from Scope dialog to work with the acquired waveform Note Closing the dialog box does not close the connection Set Pattern Dialog Box Display gt Marker Use this dialog box to create a marker pattern Right click within the marker display area and select Set Pattern from the shortcut menu Table 3 51 Set Pattern options and their descriptions Option Target Marker Marker2 Data Hex Binary Pattern Description Select Marker1 as the target to set the pattern for Marker1 Select Marker2 as the target to set the pattern for Marker2 Select Hexadecimal as the data type to set the pattern in hexadecimal Select Binary as the data type to set the pattern in binary Type the pattern Use characters 0 9 and A F to create a hexadecimal pattern and 0 and 1 to create a binary pattern ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 69 Operating Basics 70 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform
202. up Filter On Off Instrument Properties Connect Disconnect Refresh Instrument List Show Hide Instrument Control Help 130 Description Shows the file types to select from Toggles between the enable filter and disable filter modes Displays properties of the instrument selected from the Arb list Connects to a selected instrument Disconnects a selected instrument if it is connected Rereads the instrument file list and updates the Arb list Hides the instrument control panel Displays the help Arb list The instrument list shows a list of Tektronix waveform or function generator models that are supported by ArbExpress When you invoke AWG AFG File Transfer and Control ArbExpress automatically refreshes the Arb List and disables the Refresh icon in the toolbar Refresh is enabled once the Arb List is updated When no instruments are available to connect to either over LAN or over GPIB this view shows only AWG Ethernet and the IP address last used Expand the list to display the Visa resource string Select the Visa resource string and right click to display the shortcut menu ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Note It is recommended that you refresh the TekVisa instrument list by right clicking and selecting Refresh on the system tray TekVisa option to display an active list of instruments in the application s Arb List Shortcut menu for the instrument Select an instrument and right c
203. usType Parameters strResourceID A MATLAB string containing the resource name in the standard Visa format strBusType Communication bus used for connection Supported values are GPIB and TCPIP ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool How to Return values nSessionID A numeric variable that holds the session ID to be used in subsequent communication with the instrument strErrMsg Contains the error description if you fail to connect to the instrument When the connection is successful it contains a null string Note Before trying to connect to the instrument make sure that the instrument is accessible by TekVisa Resource manager Refer to the documentation of TekVisa s VisaRM for help on how to configure VisaRM to detect the instrument Example SessionID StatusMsg NewSession GPIBO 9 INSTR GPIB SessionID StatusMsg NewSession TCPIP 10 20 30 40 INSTR TCPIP SessionID StatusMsg NewSession USBO 0x0699 0x0343 JU010107 INSTR USB CloseSession Command Description This command closes the connection with instrument Syntax CloseSession nSessionID Parameters nSessionID A Numeric value of the session obtained when NewSession command was called Return values None Note You must have an active connection with an instrument before calling CloseSession Example CloseSession lt SessionID gt ArbExpress
204. veform padding options Table 4 2 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points 80 voltage to the waveform Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Waveform tab is disabled when invoked from the standard waveform dialog box 6 Click OK to display the waveform in a new or an existing window The window values are saved for this waveform type and the selected instrument Note To display the waveform in a new or an existing window select Multi waveform Properties in the Shortcut view
205. waveform ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 21 Operating Basics Table 3 6 Math menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Description Copy from Clipboard Performs an operation addition subtraction multiplication division on the selected waveform with points copied to the clipboard Scales the waveform signal value to a 1 0 range with 0 as the center Normalize Communication Menu File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Help i D HIX SB jlin 10 i B AWG AFG File Transfer Control i TT E 2 2 VY 2 E Equation Edito A Import from Scope i amp DA X A Clear All Interpolation Scope Acquisition Wizard ha Send Waveform to Arb Figure 3 9 Communication menu The Communication menu selections are Table 3 7 Communication menu options and their descriptions Menu selection Description AWG AFG File Transfer Connects and transfers files to and from an arbitrary waveform or function generator and allows you to change instrument parameters like clock frequency voltage offset and others of the instrument connected Import from Scope Connects and acquires a waveform from an oscilloscope Scope Acquisition Wizard Guides you through steps to acquire data from a connected oscilloscope Send Waveform to Arb Sends the waveform to a connected AWG AFG Window Menu File Edit View Display Waveform Math Communication Window Help D Huxa
206. waveform Enter the maximum amplitude or the waveform in volts Enter the minimum amplitude or the waveform in volts Select Full DAC Value to set the waveform values between 1 and 1 Enter the sampling rate for the waveform Enter the number of cycles in the waveform Enter the phase in degrees Enter the total number of points in the waveform Enter the damp factor For the AFG3xxx series of instruments type the Phase in degrees Cycles Total Number of Points and Damp Factor The Sampling Rate is a fixed value for the selected instrument The Sampling Rate depends on the total number of points For the AFG3101 and the AFG3102 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 1 GHz to 250 MHz For the AFG3251 and AFG3252 instruments if the total number of points exceeds 16 384 16 K points the sampling rate changes from 2 GHz to 250 MHz Click the Preview button to preview the waveform click the Default button to restore the default values for the waveform click the OK button to save your current values and create the waveform and click the Send to Arb button to send the waveform directly to an arbitrary waveform or function generator that is connected Send to Arb is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool 53 Operating Basics Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform pr
207. wer than the number of points supported by the instrument the following options appear Notes Maximum Points 32 400 000 Minimum Points 960 Total Paints 100 e Manually change Horizontal settings to reach minimum number of points C Add zeros to achieve minimum number of points C Add last vector to achieve minimum number of points Figure 4 21 Waveform padding options Table 4 6 Waveform padding options Option Description Manually change the Horizontal settings Select this and change the parameters to increase the total number of points in the to reach minimum number of points waveform to achieve the minimum number of points Add zeros to achieve minimum number Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points of zero of points voltage to the waveform Add last vector to achieve minimum Select this to achieve the minimum number of points by appending points with the number of points voltage value of the last point to the waveform Click the Default button to restore the default values for the parameters Click the Send to Arb button to transfer the waveform to an AWG or an AFG This button is enabled only when an instrument AWG or AFG is connected You can select the channel to send the waveform to Click the Multi Waveform Properties button to view or vary the waveform properties When you click the Multi Waveform Properties button the Waveform Properties dialog opens Note that the Active Wavef
208. xists in this folder Do you want to overwrite This edit operation would flush the draw points and you might loose the current draw points Do you want to proceed Total number of points in the waveform is less than minimum points required by the instrument Total number of points exceeds maximum memory supported by the instrument Total number of points is not a multiple of point step supported by the instrument This waveform can be loaded successfully into the instrument selected The application displays this message if you try to run ArbExpress when an instance is already open A file with the same name is found in the currently selected folder This message appears when user tries to do any edit operations in point draw mode This error message appears when the user tries to transfer the waveform or when user validates the waveform manually to a connected selected instrument and the total points is less than the minimum points supported by the instrument This error message appears when the user tries to transfer the waveform or when user validates the waveform manually to a connected selected instrument and the total points exceeds the maximum memory limit of the instrument This error message appears when the user tries to transfer the waveform or when user validates the waveform manually to a connected selected to instrument and the total points is not a multiple of the point step This erro
209. xpress are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Overview Configuration The minimum requirements for the ArbExpress AXW100 application are listed in Table 1 1 Table 1 1 Minimum system requirements OS supported Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 Windows 2000 Windows 98 Me Windows NT Service Pack 6a Minimum requirements Pentium III 800 MHz and higher 256 MB RAM 300 MB Free Disk Space Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 01 and higher NET Framework 1 1 Redistributable 800 X 600 Display Resolution The following table lists the conditions under which ArbExpress uses Tek Visa version 3 00 Table 1 2 ArbExpress and TekVisa AWG AFG Oscilloscope LAN TekVisa not required supported through raw sockets TekVisa required GPIB TekVisa required TekVisa required RS232 Not supported TekVisa required USB TekVisa required TekVisa required AFG and AWG2xxx series do not support LAN Only the AFG3xxx series instruments support USB ArbExpress supports file transfer and control from MATLAB version 6 1 release 12 1 To use this feature install TekVisa version 3 00 on the PC This section describes how to install the ArbExpress AXW100 application using the InstallShield Wizard The installation program setup exe installs the ArbExpress software Do the following to install the ArbExpress software Installation 1 2 3 2 Insert the ArbExpress CD ROM into the CD ROM drive If the in
210. y Phase Sampling Rate Points per cycle Amplitude Peak to peak Points Waveform gt Square Vertical offset Cycles Frequency Sampling Rate Points per cycle Phase Duty Cycle Rise Time Fall Time Rise Time Fall Time Type Waveform gt Triangle Amplitude Peak to peak Points Vertical offset Cycles Frequency Phase Sampling Rate Points per cycle ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Default Setting 2 1000 0 10 Maximum sampling rate Points per cycle 100 0 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument 100 2 1000 0 10 Maximum sampling rate Points per cycle 100 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument 100 0 50 Maximum sampling rate Points per cycle 100 0 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument 1000 177 Reference Parameter Default Setting Waveform gt Pulse 2 0 Maximum sampling rate Points per cycle 100 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument 0 Wavetorm gt DC 2 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument Waveform gt 2 Exponential Rise 4000 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument Waveform gt 2 Exponential Decay 1000 Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument 5 Waveform gt Noise 2 Gaussian White Noise Maximum sampling rate supported by the instrument 178 ArbExpress AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool Reference Parameter Waveform gt Sinc Wavefor

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