Keysight 81150A - 7 Tutorial

Tutorial
81150A and 81160A User’s Guide 599
7 Tutorial
Introduction
In order to achieve the best performance from the Keysight 81150A /
81160A, it may be helpful for you to gain a better understanding of the
internal operations of the instrument. This chapter describes basic signal-
generation concepts and gives specific details on the internal operations of
the 81150A / 81160A. This chapter explains the following:
 Direct Digital Synthesis
 Creating Arbitrary Waveforms
 Pulse Waveform Generation
 Pattern Generation
 Trigger Modes
 External In to Trigger Out Timing
 Signal Imperfections
 Output Amplitude Control
 Attributes of AC Signals
 Modulation
 Frequency Sweep
 Burst
 Channel Addition
 Coupling between Channels
You can use an arbitrary waveform generator in a variety of applications
where it might be otherwise difficult or impossible to generate complex
output waveforms. With an arbitrary waveform generator, signal
imperfections such as rise time, ringing, glitches, noise, and random timing
variations can be easily simulated in a controlled manner.
Physics, chemistry, biomedicine, electronics, mechanics, and other fields
can benefit from the versatility of an arbitrary waveform generator.
Wherever things vibrate, pump, pulse, bubble, burst, or change with time in
any way, there are possible applications – limited only by your ability to
specify the waveform data.