RIGOL Quick Guide DG5000 Series Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator Oct. 2010 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 injuries or damages to the instrument and any product connected to it. To prevent potential hazards, please use the instrument only specified by this manual. Use Proper Power Cord. Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by local country could be used. Ground The Instrument.
RIGOL Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel. Keep Well Ventilation. Inadequate ventilation may cause increasing of temperature or damages to the device. So please keep well ventilated and inspect the intake and fan regularly.
RIGOL Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in injures or loss of life. CAUTION Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product: DANGER indicates an injury or hazard may immediately happen.
RIGOL General Care and Cleaning General Care Do not leave or store the instrument exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. Cleaning Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps: 1. Disconnect the instrument from all power sources. 2. Clean the loose dust on the outside of the instrument with a lint- free cloth (with a mild detergent and water). When clean the LCD, take care to avoid scarifying it.
RIGOL Environmental Considerations The following symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. Product End-of-Life Handling The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health.
RIGOL Content Guaranty and Declaration .........................................................................I Safety Requirement ................................................................................ II General Safety Summary ........................................................................... II Safety Terms and Symbols ....................................................................... IV General Care and Cleaning ..................................................................
RIGOL Quick Start General Inspection 1. Inspect the shipping container for damage. If there are damages in the container or foam, keep them until the whole machine and the accessories passing the electrical and mechanical tests. If your instrument has damaged during shipping, please contact your shipper and carrier for compensation. RIGOL will provide no free repair or replacement. 2. Inspect the instrument.
RIGOL Handle Adjustment 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 Front Elevation Side Elevation Quick Guide for DG5000 Unit: mm Unit: mm 3
RIGOL Front Panel The manual illustrates the front panel of the instrument taking the dual-channel model for example. 2.USB Host 3.LCD 4.Display Switch 16.Burst 15.Sweep 14.Modulation 17.Store/Recall 18.Utility 19.Help 20.Knob 5.Sine 6.Square 7.Ramp 8.Pulse 9.Noise 10.Arb 11.User-defined Key 1.Power Key 13.Menu Softkey 12.Page Up/Down 21.Direction Keys 22.Numeric Keyboard 23.Channel Toggle 26.CH1 Output 27.CH2 Output 24.CH1 Output Control 25.
RIGOL 1. Power Key The power soft key is used to turn the generator on or off. 2. USB Host Support FAT file format USB flash device, RIGOL TMC digital oscilloscope (DS) and power amplifier (PA). USB flash device: Read the waveform or state files from the USB flash device, or store the current instrument state and edited waveform data into the USB flash device.
RIGOL Enable to change Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, Symmetry and Start Phase of the Ramp waveform. 8. Pulse Generate a Pulse waveform with frequency from 1 μHz to 50 MHz and variable pulse width and edge time. When the function is enabled, the backlight of the button turns on. Enable to change Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, Pulse Width/Duty Cycle, Leading Edge Time, Trailing Edge Time and Delay of the Pulse waveform. 9.
RIGOL 14. Modulation Generate modulated waveforms. Provide versatile common modulations and user defined IQ modulation. Common Modulations: Support internal and external modulations, generate AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK and PWM modulated signal. User Defined IQ Modulation: Support internal and external modulation, generate IQ modulated signal. 15. Sweep Generate the frequency sweeping signal of Sine, Square, Ramp and Arbitrary Waveforms (except DC). Support three sweep types: Linear, Log and Step.
RIGOL this key until it is illuminated and then press the desired key. 20. Knob Be used to increase (clockwise) or decrease (anticlockwise) the current highlighted number. Also can be used to select file location or switch the character of the soft keyboard when entering file name. 21. Direction Keys Be used to switch the digits of the number, the data page and the file locations. 22. Numeric Keyboard Consists of numbers (0~9), decimal point (.) and operators (+/-).
RIGOL impedance is 50 Ω. For dual-channel model: enable or disable waveform signals generated from [Output] connector corresponding to CH2. For single-channel model: output signals of the main channel. CAUTION Overvoltage protection of the output channel will take effect once any of the following conditions is met. Amplitude setting in the generator is greater than 2 Vpp; the input voltage is greater than ± 12.1 V (± 0.1 V) and frequency is lower than 10 kHz.
RIGOL Rear Panel The manual illustrates the rear panel of the instrument taking the dual-channel model for example. 1.Digital Output 5.CH2 Q Signal In 4.CH1 Q Signal In 3.CH2 Mod/I Signal In 2.CH1 Mod/I Signal In 14.GPIB 13.USB Device 12.LAN 15.USB Host 16.Lock Hole 9.CH2 ExtTrig In 8.CH1 ExtTrig In 7.CH2 Sync Out 6.CH1 Sync Out 10.10MHz In 11.10MHz Out 17.Power Switch 18.
RIGOL 1. DIGITAL OUTPUT Connect the generator with the “logic signal output module” DG-POD-A (optional). Then, configure specific sequence digital signal in the generator and output the signal through the digital module. 2. CH1 Mod/I Signal In (Mod/I1) This SMB connector accepts an external Analog modulation signal or In-Phase (I) baseband signal to be used in CH1’s modulation. The nominal input impedance is 10 kΩ. 3.
RIGOL 9. CH2 ExtTrig In (ExtTrig2) This SMB connector accepts an external TTL-compatible pulse as the trigger input of CH2. Besides, it can also be used as the trigger out in Sweep and Burst mode. 10. (11.)10MHz In/10MHz Out These two connectors are used to synchronize generators. The connector [10MHz In] accepts an external 10 MHz clock signal, and the connector [10MHz Out] can output a 10 MHz clock signal generated by the crystal inside the generator. 19.
RIGOL Power on the Generator Connect the generator to the AC supply by using the supplied power cord, and then perform the following steps. 1. Turn on the power of the instrument Turn on the power switch at the rear panel of the instrument. WARNING To avoid electric shock, make sure the instrument has been properly grounded. 2. Start-up the instrument Press down the power key at the front panel. The instrument starts and executes self-test and then enters the user interface.
RIGOL User Interface The user interface is usually shown in two modes which are “Parameter” and “Graphic”. The illustration given here will take the “Graphic” mode of the Dual-Channel Model for example. Parameter Mode Figure 11 User Interface (Parameter Mode) Graph Mode In parameter mode, toggle the “Display Switch” to switch to the Graphic Mode. at the upper right of the screen 1.Status Bar 3.Channel Label 4.Freq Disp 5.Ampl Disp 6.Wave Disp 2.Current Function 7.Output Cfg 8.
RIGOL 1. Status Bar Indicate system status. For example, an icon device has been detected. denotes that a USB flash 2. Current Function Show the current active function. For example, “Sine” denotes that sine wave has been selected at present. 3. Channel Label Bar Be divided into two parts which marks the display areas of CH1 and CH2 respectively. The currently selected channel label will be highlighted. 4. Frequency Display Display the current waveform frequency in each channel.
RIGOL To Rack Mount the Instrument This generator can be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack cabinet. Please disassemble the cushioning material and handle before the installation. Kit Parts List NO. Name Qty.
RIGOL 2-1 2-2 2-3 Installation Tool PH2 Phillips Screwdriver (recommended).
RIGOL Space Requirements for Installation The following requirements must be fulfilled by the machine cabinet in which the instrument is mounted. Dimension of the machine cabinet must be standard 19-inch. At least 3U (133.5 mm) space should be provided by the machine cabinet. The depth inside the machine cabinet should not be less than 530 mm. The dimension of the instrument after being mounted is shown below.
RIGOL Installation Procedures Only authorized operators can execute the installation operation. The instrument will be damaged or installed in rack incorrectly if the installation is not proper. 1. Remove the handle: please grip the handle by sides, pull it outward and then upward. 2. Install the right and left plates: align the detents of right and left plates with the openings on the support board and insert them into the support board respectively, then fix them with eight M4 screws.
RIGOL 3. Place the instrument: align the protection pads of the instrument with the corresponding holes and then place it on the Support Board. 4. Fixed the instrument: Fasten the instrument tightly on the Support Board with two Fixed Figures and fixed it with four M4 screws.
RIGOL 5. Install the Front Panel: aiming the instrument front panel at the opening of the Front Panel of the machine rack and fix them with four M4 screws. 6. Load into the machine cabinet: mount the rack fixed with instrument into a standard 19-inch machine cabinet with four M6 screws and square nuts. 7. Post-installation notice: The rack occupies a height of 3U. The holes pointed out by the arrows are the installation holes. Note that they are aligned while installing.
RIGOL To Use the Security Lock Use a security lock to lock your generator in a desired location. As shown in the picture below, align the lock with the lock hole on the generator and insert the lock. Turn the key clockwise to lock the instrument and then pull the key out.
RIGOL To Use the Built-In Help To get context help information about any front-panel key or menu softkey, press Help to illuminate the key and then press the desired key to get corresponding help. Pressing Help twice will get the following common help. 1. View the last displayed message. 2. View error queue of the remote commands. 3. Get the help information of a key. 4. Generate a basic waveform. 5. Generate an arbitrary waveform. 6. Generate a modulated waveform. 7. Generate a frequency Sweep. 8.
RIGOL Troubleshooting This chapter lists the commonly encountered failures and their solutions. When you encounter those problems, please solve them following the corresponding steps. If the problem persists, please contact RIGOL and provide your device information (Utility System Sys Info). 1. The screen is still dark (no display) after power on: (1) Check if the power is correctly connected. (2) Check if the power switch is really on. (3) Restart the instrument after finishing the above inspections.
