RIGOL Quick Guide DG1000Z Series Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator Aug. 2016 RIGOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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RIGOL Safety Requirement General Safety Summary Please review the following safety precautions carefully before putting the instrument into operation so as to avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument and any product connected to it. To prevent potential hazards, please follow the instructions specified in this manual to use the instrument properly. Use Proper Power Cord. Only the exclusive power cord designed for the instrument and authorized for use within the local country could be used.
RIGOL authorized personnel. Provide Adequate Ventilation. Inadequate ventilation may cause an increase of temperature in the instrument, which would cause damage to the instrument. So please keep the instrument well ventilated and inspect the air outlet and the fan regularly. Do Not Operate in Wet Conditions. To avoid short circuit inside the instrument or electric shock, never operate the instrument in a humid environment. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
RIGOL Safety Notices and Symbols Safety Notices in this Manual: WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or practice which, if not avoided, will result in serious injury or death. CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or practice which, if not avoided, could result in damage to the product or loss of important data. Safety Terms on the Product: DANGER WARNING CAUTION It calls attention to an operation, if not correctly performed, could result in injury or hazard immediately.
RIGOL Allgemeine Sicherheits Informationen Überprüfen Sie diefolgenden Sicherheitshinweise sorgfältigum PersonenschädenoderSchäden am Gerätundan damit verbundenen weiteren Gerätenzu vermeiden. Zur Vermeidung vonGefahren, nutzen Sie bitte das Gerät nur so, wiein diesem Handbuchangegeben. Um Feuer oder Verletzungen zu vermeiden, verwenden Sie ein ordnungsgemäßes Netzkabel. Verwenden Sie für dieses Gerät nur das für ihr Land zugelassene und genehmigte Netzkabel. Erden des Gerätes.
RIGOL betreiben, dass eine Untersuchung durch RIGOL autorisiertem Personal durchgeführt wird. Jedwede Wartung, Einstellarbeiten oder Austausch von Teilen am Gerät, sowie am Zubehör dürfen nur von RIGOL autorisiertem Personal durchgeführt werden. Belüftung sicherstellen. Unzureichende Belüftung kann zu Temperaturanstiegen und somit zu thermischen Schäden am Gerät führen. Stellen Sie deswegen die Belüftung sicher und kontrollieren regelmäßig Lüfter und Belüftungsöffnungen.
RIGOL Sicherheits Begriffe und Symbole Begriffe in diesem Guide: WARNING Die Kennzeichnung WARNING beschreibt Gefahrenquellen die leibliche Schäden oder den Tod von Personen zur Folge haben können. CAUTION Die Kennzeichnung Caution (Vorsicht) beschreibt Gefahrenquellen die Schäden am Gerät hervorrufen können. Begriffe auf dem Produkt: DANGER WARNING CAUTION weist auf eine Verletzung oder Gefährdung hin, die sofort geschehen kann.
RIGOL Care and Cleaning Care Do not store or leave the instrument where it may be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. Cleaning Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions. 1. Disconnect the instrument from all power sources. 2. Clean the external surfaces of the instrument with a soft cloth dampened with mild detergent or water. When cleaning the LCD, take care to avoid scarifying it. CAUTION To avoid damage to the instrument, do not expose it to caustic liquids.
RIGOL DG1000Z Quick Guide IX
RIGOL Document Overview Format Conventions in this Manual 1. Button: The key at the front panel is denoted by the format of “Text Box + Button Name (Bold)” in the manual, for example, Sine. 2. Menu: The menu is denoted by the format of “Character Shading + Menu Word (Bold)” in the manual, for example, Freq. 3. Connector: The connector at the front or rear panel is denoted by the format of “Square Brackets + Connector Name (Bold) in the manual, for example, [Counter]. 4.
RIGOL Content Guaranty and Declaration ................................................................................ I Safety Requirement ........................................................................................ II General Safety Summary .................................................................................. II Safety Notices and Symbols ............................................................................. IV Allgemeine Sicherheits Informationen ........................
RIGOL Quick Start General Inspection 1. Inspect the packaging If the packaging has been damaged, do not dispose the damaged packaging or cushioning materials until the shipment has been checked for completeness and has passed both electrical and mechanical tests. The consigner or carrier shall be liable for the damage to the instrument resulting from shipment. RIGOL would not be responsible for free maintenance/rework or replacement of the instrument. 2.
RIGOL To Adjust the Handle To adjust the handle position of the instrument, please grip the handle by sides and pull it outward. Then, rotate the handle to the desired position. The operating method is shown below.
RIGOL Appearance and Dimensions DG1000Z Quick Guide Front View Unit: mm Side View Unit: mm 3
RIGOL Front Panel Overview 16 1 15 14 2 3 13 4 12 5 Figure 1 Front Panel 6 7 11 8 10 9 1. Power Key The power key is used to turn the generator on or off. 2. USB Host Support FAT32 format Flash type USB storage device, RIGOL TMC digital oscilloscope (DS), power amplifier (PA) (Option) and USB to GPIB interface converter (Option).
RIGOL 4. Return to the Previous Menu Quit the current menu and return to the previous menu. 5. CH1 Output Connector BNC connector. The nominal output impedance is 50Ω. When the Output1 is enabled (the backlight goes on), this connector outputs the waveform based on the current settings of CH1. 6. CH2 Output Connector BNC connector. The nominal output impedance is 50Ω. When the Output2 is enabled (the backlight goes on), this connector outputs the waveform based on the current settings of CH2.
RIGOL Note To avoid damage to the instrument, the input signal voltage cannot exceed ±7Vac+dc. 9. Counter Used to turn the counter on or off. — Press this key to turn the counter on, the backlight goes on and the indicator at the left of Counter blinks. — Press this key again to turn the counter off and the backlight goes off. Note: the sync signal of CH2 will be disabled if the counter is turned on and it will be enabled after the counter is turned off. 10.
RIGOL Output Square with frequency from 1μHz to 25MHz and variable duty cycle. — The backlight goes on when this function is selected. — You can set the parameters for square waveform including Freq/Period, Ampl/HiLevel, Offset/LoLevel, Duty Cycle and Start Phase. Output Ramp with frequency from 1μHz to 1MHz and variable symmetry. — The backlight goes on when this function is selected.
RIGOL — The backlight goes on when this function is selected. Output Burst waveform for Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse and Arb (except DC). — 3 Burst types: NCycle, Infinite and Gated. — Noise can also be used to generate gated burst waveform. — 3 types of trigger sources: Internal, External and Manual. — The backlight goes on when this function is selected. Used to set the auxiliary function parameters and system parameters. The backlight goes on when this function is selected.
RIGOL Rear Panel Overview 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 2 Rear Panel 6 1. [CH1/Sync/Ext Mod/Trig/FSK] It is a BNC (female) connector which nominal impedance is 50Ω. The function of this connector is determined by the work mode of CH1. — Sync: when the output of CH1 is enabled, this connector output the corresponding sync signal. — Ext Mod: when AM, FM, PM or PWM of CH1 is enabled and external modulation source is selected, this connector accepts an external modulation signal.
RIGOL modulation source is selected, this connector accepts an external modulation signal. — FSK: when ASK, FSK or PSK of CH2 is enabled and external modulation source is selected, this connector accepts an external modulation signal which polarity can be set by users. — Trig In: when Sweep or Burst of CH2 is enabled and external trigger source is selected, this connector accepts an external trigger signal which polarity can be set by users.
RIGOL Power On and Inspection To Connect to Power Please connect the generator to AC power supply using the power cord supplied in the accessories as shown in the figure below. The AC power supply specification of this generator is 100-240V, 45-440Hz. The maximum input power of the instrument cannot exceed 30W.
RIGOL User Interface The user interface of DG1000Z provides three types of display modes: Dual Channels Parameters (default), Dual Channels Graph and Single Channel. This manual mainly introduces the user interface taking the first display mode as an example. Dual Channels Parameters Mode 6 5 4 3 7 8 9 10 1 2 Figure 4 User Interface (Dual Channels Parameters Mode) 1. Channel Output Configuration Status Bar Display the output configurations of the two channels.
RIGOL 2. Current Function and Page Up/Down Indicator Display the function name selected currently. For example, “Sine” is displayed when the sine is selected and “Edit” is displayed when the arbitrary waveform editing function is selected. Besides, the up and down arrows at the right of the function name are used to indicate whether page up/down is permitted now. 3. Menu Display the operation menu of the function selected currently. 4.
RIGOL Dual Channels Graph Mode Press Utility System Display DispMode to select “Dual Graph”, as shown in the figure below. Figure 5 User Interface (Dual Channels Graph Mode) Single Channel Mode Press Utility System Display DispMode to select “Single View”, as shown in the figure below.
RIGOL To Use the Built-in Help System The built-in help system of DG1000Z provides help information for each key and menu softkey at the front panel. Users can view the help of any key when operating the instrument. 1. Acquire the built-in help Press Help and the backlight goes on. Then press the desired key or menu softkey and the corresponding help information is displayed. 2.
RIGOL Basic Operations To Output Basic Waveform DG1000Z can output basic waveforms (Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse and Noise) from one of the channels separately or from the two channels at the same time. This section introduces how to output a sine waveform (Frequency: 20kHz, Amplitude: 2.5Vpp, DC Offset: 500mVDC, Start Phase: 90°) from the [CH1] connector. 1. To select output channel Press CH1|CH2 to select CH1. Now the boarder of the channel status bar is displayed in yellow. 2.
RIGOL 6. To set the start phase Press Start Phase, and then use the numeric keyboard to input 90. Then, select ° from the pop-up menu. The start phase ranges from 0° to 360°. 7. To enable the output Press Output1 to turn CH1 output on. At this point, the backlight goes on and the [CH1] connector outputs waveform with the specified parameters. 8. To observe the output waveform Connect the [CH1] connector to the oscilloscope using BNC cable. The waveform is as shown in the figure below.
RIGOL 3. To edit arbitrary waveform Press Arb Edit Wform to open the arbitrary waveform editing menu. 1) Press Mode to select “Sample Rate”. 2) Press HiLevel, use the numeric keyboard to input 4 and select V from the pop-up menu. 3) Press LoLevel, use the numeric keyboard to input -2 and select V from the pop-up menu. 4) Press Points, use the numeric keyboard to input 8 and press Sure. At this point, a -2V level line appears. 5) Press Edit Points to enter the points editing interface.
RIGOL To Output Harmonics DG1000Z can be used as a harmonic generator to output harmonic with specified order, amplitude and phase. This section introduces how to output the 2nd and 4th harmonics from the [CH1] connector (Harmonic Amplitude: 2Vpp and 1Vpp, Phase: 30° and 50°, Order: 5). 1. To select output channel Press CH1|CH2 to select CH1. Now the boarder of the channel status bar is displayed in yellow. 2.
RIGOL 6. To set harmonic amplitude Press Harmonic Ampl in the harmonic setting menu to set the amplitude of the 2nd and 4th harmonics. 1) Press SN, use the numeric keyboard to input 2 and press Sure. 2) Press Harmonic Ampl, use the numeric keyboard to input 2 and select Vpp from the pop-up menu. 3) Set the amplitude of the 4th harmonic to 1Vpp according to 1) and 2). 7. To set harmonic phase Press Harmonic Phase in the harmonic setting menu to set the phase of the 2nd and 4th harmonics.
RIGOL To Output AM Modulated Waveform For amplitude modulation (AM), the amplitude of the carrier waveform varies with the instantaneous voltage of the modulating waveform. This section introduces how to output AM modulated waveform from the [CH1] connector (the carrier is sine with 5kHz frequency and 5Vpp amplitude, the modulating waveform is sine with 200Hz frequency and the modulation depth is 80%). 1. To select output channel Press CH1|CH2 to select CH1.
RIGOL Figure 9 AM Modulated Waveform To Output FSK Modulated Waveform For FSK (Frequency Shift Keying) modulation, the generator “shifts” its output frequency between two preset frequencies (carrier frequency and hop frequency). This section introduces how to output FSK modulated waveform from the [CH1] connector (the carrier is sine with 3kHz frequency and 5Vpp amplitude, the hop frequency is 500Hz, the FSK rate is 100Hz and the modulating polarity is Pos). 1.
RIGOL 5. To set FSK rate Press FSK Rate, use the numeric keyboard to input 100 and select Hz from the pop-up menu. 6. To set modulating polarity Press Polarity to select the Pos polarity of the modulating waveform to control the output frequency. At this point, the generator would output the carrier frequency when the modulating waveform is logic low and output the hop frequency when the modulating waveform is logic high. 7. To enable the output Press Output1 to turn CH1 output on.
RIGOL 5. To set the start frequency and stop frequency 1) Start Frequency Press Start/Center to highlight “Start”, and then use the numeric keyboard to input “50”. Then, select Hz from the pop-up menu. 2) Stop Frequency Press Stop/Span to highlight “Stop”, and then use the numeric keyboard to input 1. Then, select Hz from the pop-up menu. 6. To set the sweep time Press Sweep Time to input 1 using the numeric keyboard and select sec from the pop-up menu. 7.
RIGOL When Burst is enabled, Mod or Sweep function will be automatically disabled (if currently enabled). Int and Burst will be displayed in the bottom of the screen. 4. To set the burst type and Cycles Press Type to select NCycle. At this point, the Cycles in the screen is highlighted and can be edited. Use the numeric keyboard to input 3 and press Sure. 5.
RIGOL Remote Control DG1000Z can communicate with PC through the USB, LAN or GPIB (option) interface to realize remote control on the basis of the SCPI commands (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments). This section introduces how to control the generator remotely by sending the SCPI commands using Ultra Sigma provided by RIGOL via the USB interface. For detailed information about the commands, please refer to the Programming Guide.
RIGOL Figure 11 To View USB Instrument Resource 5) Communication test Right-click the resource name DG1062Z (USB0::0x1AB1::0x0642::DG1ZA000000000::INSTR) and select SCPI Panel Control to open the remote command control panel through which you can send commands and read data.
RIGOL Troubleshooting The commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below. When you encounter those problems, please solve them following the corresponding steps. If the problem remains still, please contact RIGOL and provide your device information (Utility System Info). 1. The screen of the generator is still dark (no display) after pressing the power key: 1) Check whether the power is correctly connected. 2) Check whether the power key is really pressed.
RIGOL 4) If the USB storage device still cannot be used normally, please contact RIGOL. 6. How to set the amplitude of the waveform in dBm? 1) Press CH1|CH2 to select desired channel. 2) Check whether the setting in Utility Channel Set Output Set Imped is HighZ. If yes, you cannot set the amplitude in dBm. Please press Imped to select Load and use the numeric keyboard or knob to set the impedance to a proper value.
