Tektronix AFG31000 Series User Manual page 6

Table of Contents
Check and protect connectors ................................................................................................................... 28
Floating ground ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Protect your DUT ...................................................................................................................................... 30
Equivalent output circuits .......................................................................................................................... 31
Protection from overheating ...................................................................................................................... 31
Clean the instrument ................................................................................................................................. 32
Instrument interface ............................................................................................................................ 32
Front-panel overview ................................................................................................................................. 32
Shortcut keys (front panel) ........................................................................................................................ 33
Default setup ............................................................................................................................................. 35
Adjust waveform settings .......................................................................................................................... 36
Select waveform ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Basic function modes ................................................................................................................................ 40
Rear panel overview ................................................................................................................................. 41
USB interface ............................................................................................................................................ 42
Channel select .......................................................................................................................................... 42
Output on and off ...................................................................................................................................... 42
Remote communications options .............................................................................................................. 42
Operating basics ..................................................................................................................... 45
Power the instrument .......................................................................................................................... 45
Touchscreen interface......................................................................................................................... 46
Basic mode default screen ........................................................................................................................ 47
Advanced mode default screen ................................................................................................................. 48
ArbBuilder settings .................................................................................................................................... 49
Function introduction ............................................................................................................. 51
Basic mode ......................................................................................................................................... 51
Touchscreen swipe areas ......................................................................................................................... 51
Create a pulse waveform .......................................................................................................................... 53
Open or save arbitrary waveforms ............................................................................................................ 55
Create noise or DC ................................................................................................................................... 56
Create a burst waveform ........................................................................................................................... 56
Sweep a waveform .................................................................................................................................... 59
Modulate a waveform ................................................................................................................................ 61
Trigger out ................................................................................................................................................. 67
Align two-channel signals .......................................................................................................................... 68
Set up load impedance ............................................................................................................................. 70
Invert waveform polarity ............................................................................................................................ 71
Add noise .................................................................................................................................................. 73
Add an external signal ............................................................................................................................... 75
Create a differential signal......................................................................................................................... 76
External reference clock ............................................................................................................................ 77
Synchronize multiple instruments .............................................................................................................. 78
USB flash drive ......................................................................................................................................... 82
Save or recall instrument setup ................................................................................................................. 83
Save a screen image ................................................................................................................................ 83
Tutorials .............................................................................................................................................. 83
Tutorial: How to select a waveform and adjust settings ............................................................................ 84
Tutorial: How to create a sine waveform ................................................................................................... 85
InstaView overview ............................................................................................................................. 86
Tutorial: InstaView ..................................................................................................................................... 86
Changed settings ...................................................................................................................................... 95
Advanced mode .................................................................................................................................. 97
Advance output modes ............................................................................................................................. 98
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