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PicoScope 6 User's Guide 133

7.7.4

Arbitrary Waveform Generator window

Location:

Signal Generator dialog > Arbitrary

Purpose:

allows you to import, edit, draw and export arbitrary waveforms to load

into your scope's arbitrary waveform generator. You can also import and

export the data in CSV format for use in other applications.

Once the desired waveform appears in the window, click OK or Apply to start using it.

Toolbar buttons

Import from channel. Opens the Import from Channel

dialog, which lets you copy a waveform from the scope into

the arbitrary waveform window.

Import. Displays an Open dialog to allow you to import an

arbitrary waveform from a text file.

Export. Displays a Save As dialog to allow you to save the

arbitrary waveform as a text file.

Freehand drawing. Enters freehand drawing mode. in

which you can draw any waveform shape using the mouse.

Straight-line drawing. Enters straight line mode, in which

you can click on the waveform to draw a straight line from

the previous point. To start a new series of lines, click the

button again.

Samples. The number of samples in the arbitrary

waveform. Each sample represents the signal value at a

given instant in time, and the samples are equally spaced in

time. For example, if there are 1024 samples and the

arbitrary waveform generator is set to play back at 1 kHz,

then each sample represents (1/1 kHz ÷ 1024) or about

0.98 microseconds.