Specifications

301/302 User Manual
Long Term Storage or Repackaging For Shipment.................................................................................................. 14
Preparation For Use ................................................................................................................................. 15
Logical Address Selection ....................................................................................................................................... 15
Installation ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Bench Operation ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
Rack Mounting ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
USING The INSTRUMENT............................................................................................................17
Overview.................................................................................................................................................... 17
Inter-Channel Dependency ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Output Termination.................................................................................................................................................. 17
Input / Output
Protection ...........................................................................................................................................17
Power On/Reset Defaults......................................................................................................................................... 18
Programming the 301/302........................................................................................................................ 18
Controlling the 301/2 Using WaveWiz.................................................................................................... 20
Controlling Instrument Functions .......................................................................................................... 22
Using the APPLy Command.................................................................................................................................... 22
Selecting the Active Channel................................................................................................................................... 25
Enabling the Main Outputs ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Selecting an Output Type ........................................................................................................................................ 27
Selecting a Standard Function Shape....................................................................................................................... 28
Changing the Frequency and Sample Clock ............................................................................................................ 31
Selecting the External SCLK................................................................................................................................... 32
Programming the Output Amplitude and Offset ...................................................................................................... 33
Selecting the Filter Type.......................................................................................................................................... 34
Selecting an Operating Mode................................................................................................................................... 35
Enabling the SYNC Output ..................................................................................................................................... 40
Assigning the Source for the SYNC Output ............................................................................................................ 41
Selecting the SYNC Position................................................................................................................................... 42
Generating Arbitrary Waveforms........................................................................................................... 42
What Are Arbitrary Waveforms?............................................................................................................................. 43
Arbitrary Memory Management .............................................................................................................................. 44
Memory Management Commands........................................................................................................................... 44
Loading ArbitraryWaveforms.................................................................................................................................. 45
Reversing Byte Order ............................................................................................................................................ 457
Using the DMA ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
Using WaveWiz to Generate Arbitrary Waveforms ................................................................................................ 48
Using standard Waveforms to Generate Arbitrary Waveforms ............................................................................... 49
Using Waveform drawing and editing tools to generate arbitrary waveforms......................................................... 50
Using Equation Editor to Generate Arbitrary Waveforms ....................................................................................... 51
Using Previously Saved Waveforms to Generate Arbitrary Waveforms ................................................................. 56
Using Files From Other Applications to Generate Waveforms ............................................................................... 56
Sequenced Waveforms .............................................................................................................................58
What Are Sequenced Waveforms? .......................................................................................................................... 58
Sequence Commands............................................................................................................................................... 58
Fast Binary Sequence Table Download................................................................................................................... 61
Using WaveWiz to Generate Sequences .................................................................................................62
Downloading Segments ........................................................................................................................................... 62
Selecting Number of Sequences .............................................................................................................................. 62
Selecting active Sequence........................................................................................................................................ 63
Running Sequences Using WaveWiz .................................................................................................................... 64
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