Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100B - How to Manually Create a Waveform Using Tag File Format

Configuring the Internal Baseband Source
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The waveform is transmitted to the default directory of the R&S SMBV100B.
3. In the R&S SMBV100B, select "Baseband > ARB".
The dialog confirms that the ARB is enabled and plays the transmitted waveform.
3.6.4.5 How to Manually Create a Waveform Using Tag File Format
The provided example uses a sine function in the I channel and a cosine function in the
Q channel, each with 20 points. The example uses a short program written in the pro-
gramming language C to calculate the sine and cosine values (see Example "C-pro-
gram for creating a waveform file" on page 170). They are stored in the file
SICO.txt. The decimal values in SICO.txt are normalized such that they are
between –1.0 and +1.0. The data is converted into binary format. The appropriate man-
Using the Arbitrary Waveform Generator (ARB)