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Operating Basics

1-2 AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators Reference Manual

Front Panel Controls

This section introduces you to the front panel controls of the instrument and

provides a brief overview on how to use the front panel key controls.

Figure 1-2: Front panel controls

The AFG3000 Series Arbitrary/Function Generators front-panel key controls are

divided into the following categories:

 Action buttons

 Menu buttons

 State buttons

 Function buttons

 Shortcut buttons

Main Page

Default Chapter5
- Table of Contents5
General Safety Summary13
Accessories and Options15
Programming Examples15
General Care and Cleaning15
SCPI Conformance Information15
Default Setup15
Figure 1-1: Dual-Channel Model19
Operating Basics19
- Figure 1-2: Front Panel Controls20
- Figure 1-7: Run Mode Menu (Continuous)26
- Display Area and Screen Interface29
- Figure 1-12: Frequency/Period/Phase Menu32
- Figure 1-11: Default Display32
- Figure 1-13: Screen Display with Frequency Active33
- Figure 1-15: Screen Display with Frequency Active33
- Figure 1-14: Screen Display with Frequency Active33
- Figure 1-16: Screen Display with Frequency Active34
- Figure 1-17: Amplitude/Level Menu34
- Figure 1-18: PWM Sample Screen35
- Figure 1-19: PWM Parameter Menu (Freq Is Selected)35
- Figure 1-20: PWM Parameter Menu (Period Is Selected)36
- Rear Panel37
Figure 1-21: Rear Panel Connectors37
Reference41
- Menu System41
- Menu Structure42
- Table 2-1: Sine/Square Menu43
- Table 2-2: Ramp Menu44
- Table 2-3: Pulse Menu44
- Table 2-4: Arb Menu45
- Table 2-5: more Menu46
- Table 2-6: Modulation Parameter Menu47
- Figure 2-1: Sweep Type49
- Table 2-7: Sweep Parameter Menu49
- Figure 2-2: Frequency Sweep50
- Table 2-8: Burst Parameter Menu51
- Table 2-9: Output Menu52
- Table 2-10: Save/Recall Menu53
- Table 2-11: Edit Menu54
- Figure 2-3: Number of Points56
- Table 2-12: Operations Submenu57
- Figure 2-4: Using the Cursor (Line Edit)58
- Figure 2-6: Operation - Edit by Data Point59
- Figure 2-5: Line Edit Example59
- Figure 2-7: Cut Example60
- Figure 2-8: Paste at Beginning61
- Figure 2-9: Paste at End62
- Table 2-13: Utility Menu63
- File Operations68
Index68
Figure 2-10: Browse Waveform Files (USB Memory)68
Figure 2-11: Write as - Character Entry Box70
Figure 2-12: Recall Menu (Internal)71
Figure 2-13: Save as - Character Entry Box72
Syntax and Commands75
- Command Syntax75
- Table 3-1: BNF Notation75
- Table 3-2: Command Message Elements76
- Figure 3-1: Command Message Elements77
- Table 3-3: Query Response Examples77
- Figure 3-2: Example of SCPI Subsystem Hierarchy Tree78
- Table 3-4: Parameter Types Used in Syntax Descriptions79
- Figure 3-3: Example of Abbreviating a Command80
- Figure 3-5: Example of Omitting Root and Lower Level Nodes81
- Figure 3-4: Example of Chaining Commands and Queries81
- Command Groups83
- Table 3-7: Memory Commands83
- Table 3-5: Calibration and Diagnostic Commands83
- Table 3-6: Display Commands83
- Table 3-9: Output Commands84
- Table 3-8: Mass Memory Commands84
- Table 3-10: Source Commands84
- Table 3-11: Status Commands86
- Table 3-13: Synchronization Commands87
- Table 3-12: System Commands87
- Table 3-15: Trigger Commands88
- Table 3-14: Trace Commands88
- Table 3-16: AFG Control Command88
- Abort (no Query Form)89
- Command Descriptions89
- Afgcontrol:cscopy (no Query Form)90
- Cal?90
- Calibration[:All]91
- CLS (no Query Form)91
- Diagnostic[:All]92
- Display:contrast93
- Display:saver[:State]93
- Display[:Window]:Text:clear (no Query Form)94
- Display[:Window]:Text[:Data]94
- Esr?96
- Idn?96
- Memory:state:delete (no Query Form)97
- Memory:state:valid?97
- Memory:state:lock98
- Memory:state:recall:auto99
- Mmemory:catalog?100
- Mmemory:cdirectory101
- Mmemory:delete (no Query Form)101
- Mmemory:load:state (no Query Form)102
- Mmemory:load:trace (no Query Form)102
- Mmemory:lock[:State]103
- Mmemory:mdirectory (no Query Form)103
- Mmemory:store:state (no Query Form)104
- Mmemory:store:trace (no Query Form)104
- Opt?105
- Output[1|2]:Impedance106
- Output[1|2]:Polarity107
- Output[1|2][:State]107
- Output:trigger:mode108
- RCL (no Query Form)109
- RST (no Query Form)110
- SAV (no Query Form)110
- Source[1|2]]:Am[:Depth]111
- Source[1|2]]:Am:internal:frequency112
- Source[1|2]]:Am:internal:function113
- Source[1|2]]:Am:internal:function:efile114
- Source[1|2]]:Am:source114
- Source[1|2]]:Am:state115
- Source[1|2]]:Burst:mode115
- Source[1|2]]:Burst:ncycles116
- Source[1|2]]:Burst[:State]117
- Source[1|2]]:Burst:tdelay118
- Source[1|2]]:Combine:feed119
- Source[1|2]]:Fm:internal:frequency120
- Source[1|2]]:Fm[:Deviation]120
- Source[1|2]]:Fm:internal:function121
- Source[1|2]]:Fm:internal:function:efile122
- Source[1|2]]:Fm:source122
- Source[1|2]]:Fm:state123
- Source[1|2]]:Frequency:center123
- Source[1|2]]:Frequency:concurrent[:State]124
- Source[1|2]]:Frequency[:Cw|:Fixed]125
- Source[1|2]]:Frequency:mode126
- Source[1|2]]:Frequency:span127
- Source[1|2]]:Frequency:start128
- Source[1|2]]:Frequency:stop129
- Source[1|2]]:Fskey:internal:rate130
- Source[1|2]]:Fskey[:Frequency]130
- Source[1|2]]:Fskey:source131
- Source[1|2]]:Fskey:state131
- Source[1|2]]:Function:efile132
- Source[1|2]]:Function:ramp:symmetry132
- Source[1|2]]:Function[:Shape]133
- Source[1|2]]:Phase[:Adjust]134
- Source[1|2]]:Phase:initiate (no Query Form)135
- Source[1|2]]:Pm[:Deviation]135
- Source[1|2]]:Pm:internal:frequency136
- Source[1|2]]:Pm:internal:function137
- Source[1|2]]:Pm:internal:function:efile138
- Source[1|2]]:Pm:source138
- Source[1|2]]:Pm:state139
- Source<3|4>:Power[:Level][:Immediate][:Amplitude]140
- Source[1|2]]:Pulse:dcycle141
- Source[1|2]]:Pulse:delay142
- Source[1|2]]:Pulse:hold142
- Source[1|2]]:Pulse:period143
- Source[1|2]]:Pulse:transition[:Leading]143
- Source[1|2]]:Pulse:transition:trailing144
- Source[1|2]]:Pulse:width145
- Source[1|2]]:Pwm:internal:frequency146
- Source[1|2]]:Pwm:internal:function147
- Source[1|2]]:Pwm:internal:function:efile148
- Source[1|2]]:Pwm:source148
- Source[1|2]]:Pwm:state149
- Source[1|2]]:Pwm[:Deviation]:Dcycle150
- Source[1|2]]:Sweep:htime151
- Source]:Roscillator:source151
- Source[1|2]]:Sweep:mode152
- Source[1|2]]:Sweep:rtime153
- Source[1|2]]:Sweep:spacing153
- Source[1|2]]:Sweep:time154
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage:concurrent[:State]155
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage[:Level][:Immediate]:High156
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage[:Level][:Immediate]:Low157
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage[:Level][:Immediate]:Offset158
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage[:Level][:Immediate][:Amplitude]159
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage:limit:high160
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage:limit:low161
- Source[1|2]]:Voltage:unit162
- Status:operation:condition?164
- Status:operation:enable164
- Status:operation[:Event]?165
- Status:preset (no Query Form)165
- Status:questionable:condition?166
- Status:questionable:enable166
- Status:questionable[:Event]?167
- Stb?167
- System:beeper:state168
- System:beeper[:Immediate] (no Query Form)168
- System:error[:Next]?169
- System:kclick[:State]169
- System:klock[:State]170
- System:security:immediate (no Query Form)170
- System:ulanguage171
- System:version?171
- Trace|Data:catalog?172
- Trace|Data:copy (no Query Form)172
- Trace|Data[:Data]173
- Trace|Data[:Data]:Line (no Query Form)174
- Trace|Data[:Data]:Value175
- Trace|Data:define (no Query Form)176
- Trace|Data:delete[:Name] (no Query Form)177
- Trace|Data:lock[:State]177
- Trace|Data:points178
- TRG (no Query Form)178
- Trigger[:Sequence]:Slope179
- Trigger[:Sequence]:Source179
- Trigger[:Sequence]:Timer180
- Trigger[:Sequence][:Immediate] (no Query Form)180
- Tst?181
- WAI (no Query Form)181
Status and Events185
- Status Reporting Structure185
- Figure 4-1: Error and Event Handling Process186
- Registers188
- Table 4-1: SBR Bit Functions189
- Figure 4-3: the Standard Event Status Register (SESR)190
- Table 4-4: QCR Bit Functions192
- Figure 4-7: Service Request Enable Register (SRER)193
- Queues194
Table 4-5: Definition of Event Codes195
Table 4-6: Command Error Messages195
Table 4-7: Execution Error Messages197
Table 4-8: Device-Specific Error Messages199
Table 4-9: Query Errors199
Table 4-10: Power-On Events199
Table 4-11: User Request Events200
Table 4-12: Request Control Events200
Table 4-13: Operation Complete Events200
Table 4-14: Device Errors201
Programming Examples205
Table A-1: Options211
Table A-2: Standard Accessories212
Table A-3: Optional Accessories212
- Figure A-1: Fuse Adapter213
- General Care215
Table C-1: SCPI Conformance Information217
Table D-1: Default Settings221

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