Appendix
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5 Error Messages.................................................................................................................................. 595
6 Application Programs ....................................................................................................................... 597
7 Tutorial ................................................................................................................................................ 599
7.1 Direct Digital Synthesis ....................................................................................................... 600
7.2 Creating Arbitrary Waveforms ............................................................................................ 604
7.3 Pulse Waveform Generation ............................................................................................... 607
7.4 Pattern Generation............................................................................................................... 609
7.4.1 Multi-Level Pattern Definitions .............................................................................. 610
7.4.2 Pattern Types and Sequencing Capabilities .......................................................... 612
7.4.3 Trigger Modes .......................................................................................................... 613
7.4.4 Defining the Shape of a Bit..................................................................................... 614
7.4.5 External Patterns ..................................................................................................... 618
7.5 Noise Generation ................................................................................................................. 620
7.5.1 Limitations of User-defined Noise Distributions .................................................. 622
7.6 Trigger Modes ...................................................................................................................... 624
7.7 External In to Trigger Out Timing ....................................................................................... 627
7.8 Signal Imperfections ............................................................................................................ 629
7.9 Output Amplitude Control ................................................................................................... 631
7.10 Attributes of AC Signals ...................................................................................................... 634
7.11 Modulation ........................................................................................................................... 637
7.12 Frequency Sweep ................................................................................................................. 644
7.13 Burst ...................................................................................................................................... 647
7.14 Channel Addition.................................................................................................................. 649
7.15 Coupling between Channels ............................................................................................... 651
A Appendix ............................................................................................................................................. 653
A.1 Coupled Parameters when channel coupling is on .......................................................... 653
A.2 Pulse Parameter Definitions ............................................................................................... 656
A.3 Keysight 81150A / 81160A in comparison with other Keysight instruments ................ 663
A.3.1 Keysight 81110A/81104A/81101A instrument family......................................... 663
A.3.2 Keysight 33220A ..................................................................................................... 665
A.4 Preparing a USB Flash Drive using Windows Vista
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