RIGOL  Chapter 2 Front Panel Operations 
2-30  DG1000Z User’s Guide 
To Output Harmonic 
 
DG1000Z can be used as a harmonic generator to output harmonic with specified 
order, amplitude and phase. It is usually used in the test of harmonic detector device 
or harmonic filter device. This section introduces how to configure the generator to 
output harmonic. 
 
Overview 
 
According to Fourier transform, time domain waveform is the superposition of a 
series of sine waveforms as shown in the equation below:  
 
......)2sin()2sin()2sin()(
333222111
++++++=
ϕπϕπϕπ
tfAtfAtfAtf
 
 
Generally, component with 
 frequency is called fundamental waveform, 
 is 
fundamental waveform frequency, 
 is fundamental waveform amplitude, 
 is 
fundamental waveform phase. The frequencies  of the other components (called 
harmonics) are all integral multiples of the fundamental waveform frequency. 
Components whose frequencies are odd multiples of the fundamental waveform 
frequency are called odd harmonics and components whose frequencies are even 
multiples of the fundamental waveform frequency are called even harmonics.  
 
DG1000Z can output up to 8th harmonic. After selecting CH1 or CH2, press Sine  
Harm to select “On” and press Harmonic Para to enter the harmonic setting menu. 
You can set the type of harmonic, specify the highest order of harmonic and set the 
amplitude and phase of each order of harmonic.  If you want to set various 
parameters of fundamental waveform, please set the parameters of Sine. 
 
After finishing harmonic parameters setting, press Output1 and the backlight turns 
on, the instrument outputs the specified harmonic from the corresponding output 
terminal.