Agilent Technologies Agilent 33500 Series Operating And Service Manual page 158

AM Subsystem
The AM subsystem allows you to add amplitude modulation (AM) to a carrier waveform.
Example
To generate an amplitude modulation (AM) waveform:
1. Configure carrier waveform: Use FUNCtion, FREQuency, VOLTage, and
waveform's function, frequency, amplitude, and offset.
2. Select mode of Amplitude Modulation:
3. Select modulation source (internal, external, CH1, or CH2): AM:SOURce. For an external source, you can
skip steps 4 and 5 below.
4. Select modulating waveform:
5. Set modulating frequency:
6. Set modulation depth:
7. Enable AM Modulation:AM:STATe:ON
[SOURce[1|2]:]AM[:DEPTh] {< depth_in_percent >|MINimum|MAXimum}
[SOURce[1|2]:]AM[:DEPTh]? [{MINimum|MAXimum}]
Sets internal modulation depth ("percent modulation") in percent.
Parameter
0 to 120, default 100
Set the internal modulation depth to 50%:
AM:DEPT 50
Set the internal modulation depth to 120%:
AM:DEPT MAX
Even at greater than 100% depth, the instrument will not exceed ±5 V peak on the output (into a 50 Ω load). To
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achieve modulation depth greater than 100%, output carrier amplitude may be reduced.
With AM:SOURce EXTernal, carrier waveform is modulated with an external waveform. The modulation depth is
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controlled by the ±5 V signal level on the rear-panel Modulation In connector. For example, if modulation depth
(AM[:DEPTh]) is 100%, then when the modulating signal is at +5 V, the output will be at the maximum ampli-
tude. Similarly, a -5 V modulating signal produces output at minimum amplitude.
[SOURce[1|2]:]AM:DSSC {ON|1|OFF|0}
[SOURce[1|2]:]AM:DSSC?
Selects Amplitude Modulation mode − Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier (ON) or AM modulated carrier with side-
bands (OFF).
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AM:DSSC
AM:INTernal:FUNCtion
AM:INTernal:FREQuency
AM[:DEPTh]
Typical Return
+5.000000000000000E+01
AM Subsystem
VOLTage:OFFSet to specify the carrier
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