348 Keysight Signal Generators Programming Guide
Creating and Downloading User–Data Files 
Pattern RAM (PRAM) Data Downloads (E4438C and E8267D) 
As seen in Table 6-9, only four bits, shown in the following list, can change state:
•bit 0—data
•bit 2—bursting
• bit 6—EVENT 1 rear panel output
• bit 7—pattern reset
Because a PRAM byte has only four bits that can change states, there are only 15 possible byte 
patterns as shown in Table 6-10. The table also shows the decimal value for each pattern, which is 
needed for downloading data using the list format shown on page 352.
1 Reserved 0 Always 0
2 Burst 0/1 1 = RF on 
0 = RF off 
For non–bursted, non–TDMA systems, to have a continuous signal, set this bit to 1 for all 
bytes. For framed data, set this bit to 1 for on timeslots and 0 for off timeslots.
3 Reserved 0 Always 0
4 Reserved 1 Always 1
5 Reserved 0 Always 0
6EVENT1 
Output
0/1 To have the signal generator output a single pulse at the EVENT 1 connector, set this bit 
to 1. Use this output for functions such as a triggering external hardware to indicate when 
the data pattern begins and restarts, or creating a data–synchronous pulse train by 
toggling this bit in alternate bytes.
7 Pattern Reset 0/1 0 = continue to next sequential memory address.
1 = end of memory and restart memory playback.
This bit is set to 0 for all bytes except the last byte of PRAM. To restart the pattern, set 
the last byte of PRAM to 1.
Tab l e 6- 9 PR A M D a t a B y te
Bit Function Value Comments