68 Agilent N5181A/82A MXG Signal Generators User’s Guide
Basic Digital Operation (Option 651/652/654)
Waveform File Basics
Waveform File Basics
There are two types of waveform files:
•A segment is a waveform file that you download to the signal generator.
For information on creating and downloading waveform files, refer to the Programming Guide.
•A sequence is a file you create in the signal generator that contains pointers to one or more
waveform files (segments, other sequences, or both).
For information on creating sequences, see page 74.
Signal Generator Memory
The signal generator has two types of memory:
• Volatile memory, baseband generator (BBG) media, where waveform files are played from or
edited.
• Non- volatile memory, either internal (int) or external (USB) media, where waveform files are
stored.
Dual ARB Player
The dual ARB waveform player enables you to play, rename, delete, store, and load waveform files in
addition to building waveform sequences. The dual ARB waveform player also provides markers
(page 82), triggering (page 98), clipping (page 105), and scaling (page 114) capabilities.
Most procedures in this section start from the Dual ARB menu, shown below.