User's Manual

Interface and Display

AWG5000 Series Quick Start User Manual

Basic Steps for Using the Arbitrary Waveform Generator

After you have powered on the instrument, use the application’s menu bar or control windows to create and edit a wave-

form. For accessing menus and control windows, see page 20. Do the following steps to output a waveform or a sequence:

Quick Tips

■ The arbitrary waveform generator supports four types of Run mode. When Run mode is set to Continuous, Triggered,

or Gated, the state is called non-sequence mode.

■ You can select one waveform as an output for each channel in the non-sequence mode.

1. To create a new waveform, select Edit

> Standard Waveform.... The created

waveform is displayed in the Waveform

List window.

2. To use an existing waveform, select

File > Open File... to open a setup file,

and then select a waveform in the

Waveform List window.

3. Confirm the Run mode. Check that the

desired run mode is selected on the

Run Mode tab of the Settings window.

4. To generate a signal, push the

front-panel Run button or the Run

button on the Status Bar.

5. Use one of the following methods to set

the channel output On:

■ Front-panel Channel Output On

button or All Outputs On/Off button

■ Output On button of the Ch page of

Settings window