Tektronix MDO3000 Series Demonstration Guide

Exercise 6
Generating Waveforms with the
Integrated AFG
Arbitrary function generators (AFG) are useful in a number of
applications, including adding noise to signals to test noise
immunity in a system, emulating missing components in a
design, and sweeping frequencies or modulating signals for
characterization in time/frequency domains.
The MDO3000 Series oscilloscope with the 50 MHz integrated
AFG can easily replicate signals acquired by the oscilloscope
with added noise or other analog characteristics.
The MDO3000 also works in conjunction with ArbExpress
PC-based arbitrary waveform editing software to create even
more complex waveforms that can be generated by the AFG
in the oscilloscope.
This exercise shows how you can capture a waveform on the
oscilloscope, transfer it to the arbitrary function generator and
replicate it.
Note: You could purchase the MDO3AFG option to enable the
AFG functionality. For demonstration purposes MDO3AFG option is
enabled in MDO3000 demo units.
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MDO3000 Series Oscilloscope
Demonstration Guide

Tektronix MDO3000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	MDO3000 Series
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English