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Chapter 3  Features and Functions
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
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Modulating Waveform Shape 
The function generator will accept an internal or external modulation 
source for PWM.
• Modulating waveform shape (internal source): Sine, Square, Ramp, 
Negative Ramp, Triangle, Noise, or Arb waveform. 
The default is Sine.
• Square has 50% duty cycle.   
• Ramp has 100% symmetry.
• Triangle has 50% symmetry.   
• Negative ramp has 0% symmetry.  
• If you select an arbitrary waveform as the modulating waveshape, 
the waveform is automatically limited to 4K points. Extra waveform 
points are removed using decimation.
• Front-Panel Operation: After enabling PWM, press the Shape 
softkey.
• Remote Interface Operation: 
PWM:INTernal:FUNCtion {SINusoid|SQUare| 
TRIangle|NOISe|USER}
Modulating Waveform Frequency 
The function generator will accept an internal or external modulation 
source for PWM. 
• Modulating frequency (internal source): 2 mHz to 20 kHz. 
The default is 10 Hz
. 
•
Front-Panel Operation
: After enabling PWM, press the 
PWM Freq 
softkey.
• Remote Interface Operation: 
PWM:INTernal:FREQuency {<frequency>|MINimum|MAXimum} 
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