Waveform Generator 16
Agilent InfiniiVision 2000 X-Series Oscilloscopes User's Guide 213
 
To set up Frequency Modulation (FM)
In the Waveform Generator Modulation Menu (under [Wave Gen] > Settings > 
Modulation):
1 Press the Ty pe  softkey and turn the Entry knob to select Frequency 
Modulation (FM).
2 Press the Waveform softkey and turn the Entry knob to select the shape 
of the modulating signal:
• Sine
• Square
• Ramp
• Sine Cardinal
• Exponential Rise
• Exponential Fall
When the Ramp shape is selected, a Symmetry softkey appears so that 
you can specify the amount of time per cycle that the ramp waveform is 
rising.
3 Press the FM Freq softkey and turn the Entry knob to specify the 
frequency of the modulating signal.
4 Press the FM Dev softkey and turn the Entry knob to specify the 
frequency deviation from the original carrier signal frequency.
When the modulating signal is at its maximum amplitude, the output 
frequency is the carrier signal frequency plus the deviation amount, and 
when the modulating signal is at its minimum amplitude, the output 
frequency is the carrier signal frequency minus the deviation amount.
The frequency deviation cannot be greater than the original carrier 
signal frequency.
Also, the sum of the original carrier signal frequency and the frequency 
deviation must be less than or equal to the maximum frequency for the 
selected waveform generator function plus 100 kHz.
The following screen shows an FM modulation of a 100 kHz sine wave 
carrier signal.