Arbitrary Waveforms; Creating A New Waveform - Fluke 291 Getting Started Manual

Arbitrary Waveforms

Arbitrary waveforms are stored on the Compact Flash card
in their own directory as <filename>.WFM, where
<filename> has up to eight characters.
Within the file and within the instrument, waveforms are
represented as a series of values from -2048 to +2047,
corresponding to the peak to peak output voltage range;
the number of points in the series can be anything from 8
to 1,048,576. The default number of points for a new
waveform is 1024.
Waveforms can be defined using many different methods,
of which the easiest is to use is a waveform synthesis
program on a PC. The CD-ROM supplied with the
instrument includes applications for this purpose.
Waveforms can be moved between the PC and the
instrument using either a remote control interface (RS232,
USB or GPIB) or the Compact Flash card.
Waveforms can also be defined, edited, copied and
pasted using the front-panel controls, provided a Compact
Flash card is present.

Creating a New Waveform

In this exercise we will create a simple waveform as
shown below:
The waveform has 6 segments numbered 1 to 6 over a
period of 100 µs. The segments start and end at multiples
of 10 µs.
First, make sure the Compact Flash card is in its slot.
Then press the CREATE key.
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