Waveform Files - Sony Tektronix AWG2021 Service Manual

Waveform Files

AWG2021 Service Manual
H LOAD/SAVE Menu. Here are the functions for this menu:
H The LOAD menu loads files from the AWG2021 floppy disk drive or
nonvolatile internal memory into internal memory.
H The SAVE menu saves files from the AWG2021 internal memory onto a
floppy disk or into nonvolatile internal memory.
H UTILITY Menu. Use this menu to rename or delete files saved in the floppy
disk or internal nonvolatile memory, to set the parameters of GPIB or
RS-232-C, to set AWG2021 date and time, to change display brightness, to
set the catalog order, to set the system configure, to set the hardcopy port and
format, to check interface status, and to execute internal diagnosis and
calibration routines.
The AWG2021 generates waveform output from four different types of
waveform files:
H Waveform data file (filename.WFM). This is the basic waveform data file. It
contains the waveform data that the AWG2021 loads into memory and reads
when generating waveform output. The data in this kind of file can be
created using the waveform editor, generated from equations made using the
equation editor, transferred in over an interface, or directly transferred in
from certain Tektronix instruments. In addition, the waveform editor
displays the data in a waveform data file in three formats: graphical, table,
and timing.
H Waveform equation file (filename.EQU). The waveform equation file
contains equations that express waveform characteristics. Compilation of the
waveform equation file generates a waveform data file. The AWG2021
generates the waveform output from this file.
H Waveform sequence file (filename.SEQ). The waveform sequence file
specifies a series of waveform data files. When the AWG2021 executes a
waveform sequence file, it sequentially generates waveforms from each
waveform data file, in the order specified.
H Waveform autostep file (filename.AST). The waveform autostep file specifies
a series of waveform data files and/or waveform sequence files. When the
AWG2021 executes a waveform autostep file, it generates the waveform for
the first file specified. Then it waits for a trigger before generating from the
next specified file. The autostep file includes output conditions for each
channel.
Operating Instructions
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