92 Agilent N5181A/82A MXG Signal Generators User’s Guide
Basic Digital Operation (Option 651/652/654)
Using Waveform Markers
Viewing a Marker Pulse
When a waveform plays (page 77), you can detect a set and enabled marker’s pulse at the rear panel
event connector/Aux I/O pin that corresponds to that marker number. This example demonstrates
how to view a marker pulse generated by a waveform segment that has at least one marker point set
(page 89). The process is the same for a waveform sequence.
This example uses the factory- supplied segment, SINE_TEST_WFM in the dual ARB Player.
Factory- supplied segments have a marker point on the first sample point for all four markers, as
shown.
1. In the first Arb menu (page 69), press Select Waveform.
2. Highlight the SINE_TEST_WFM segment and press Select Waveform.
3. Press ARB Off On to On.
4. Connect the Agilent MXG’s rear- panel Q OUT output to the oscilloscope’s channel 1 input.
5. Connect the signal generator’s rear- panel EVENT 1 output to the oscilloscope’s channel 2 input.
When marker 1 is present, the Agilent MXG outputs a signal through EVENT 1 as shown in the
following example.
Marker points on
first sample point of
waveform segment
How to view markers is described on page 88
RF Output
Marker pulse on the Event 1 signal.