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  • Page 1 AWG7000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Quick Start User Manual www.tektronix.com 071-1851-01...
  • Page 2 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material.
  • Page 3 Warranty 2 Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Editing a Sequence ................AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 6 Index ....................75 AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 7: General Safety Summary

    Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 8 CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. ■ The following symbols may appear on the product: Protective Ground WARNING Earth Terminal Chassis Ground CAUTION Standby (Earth) Terminal High Voltage Refer to Manual AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 9: Environmental Considerations

    Restriction of Hazardous Substances This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment, and is outside the scope of the 2002/95/EC RoHS Directive. This product is known to contain lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 10 Environmental Considerations AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 11: Preface

    Preface Preface This manual describes the installation and operation of AWG7000 series instruments. Basic operations and concepts are presented in this manual. For more detailed information, see the online help on your instrument. The following instruments are supported by this manual: ■...

  • Page 12: Documentation

    Procedures cation procedure. The Technical Reference PDF file is on the Document CD. Conventions Used in this Manual The following icons are used throughout this manual. SVGA Connect Network Front panel power power viii AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 13: Install Your Instrument

    Install Your Instrument Unpack the instrument and check that you received all items listed as Standard Accessories. Recommended accessories and instrument options are listed in the online help. Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information. Standard Accessories...

  • Page 14: Operating Requirements

    2. Use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the instrument. Use an aqueous solution of 75% isopropyl alcohol for more efficient cleaning. CAUTION. To avoid damage to the surface of the arbitrary waveform generator, do not use any abrasive or chemical clean- ing agents. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 15: Powering On The Instrument

    -3 V to +5 V 100 mA DO NOT APPLY EXTERNAL SIGNAL 5V RMS 2. To completely remove power to the instrument, perform the shutdown just described, and then remove the power cord from the instrument. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 16: Windows Interface Guidelines

    Avoid changing the system Display Properties, such as the Background, Appearance, Effects, or Settings. Making such ■ changes can affect the usability of the instrument and the touch screen. Avoid making changes to the contents of the Windows folder or to the contents of the Program Files\Tektronix\AWG\ ■ System folder.

  • Page 17: Connecting To A Network

    If your PC has a larger screen, you can edit waveforms easily using your keyboard and mouse. You can also use a third party software installed on your PC to create a waveform and import it through a network. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 18: Offline Mode

    AWG7000 series application to your 2. Before using the offline mode, you must set up the instrument configuration. From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs > Tektronix > AWG > Config Utility. The Configuration Utility dialog box appears. 3. Select your instrument type.

  • Page 19: Inspect Your Instrument

    You can execute all items together or you can execute only the selected item(s). 4. Click Execute to start the diagnostics. Verify that the instrument passes all tests. If diagnostic failures occur, contact your local Tektronix service personnel. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 20: Self Calibration

    NOTE. Perform self calibration once a month to maintain the analog and marker output level accuracy. Failure to do so may result in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels for analog and marker output. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 21: Preventing Instrument Damage

    CAUTION. Always turn off the signal outputs when you connect or disconnect cables to/from the signal outputs connectors. If you connect a DUT while the instrument signal outputs are in the On state, it may cause damage to the instrument or DUT. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 22: Accessing Online Help

    NOTE. When you first open the Japanese user online help, a pop-up message is displayed to prompt you to install the Japanese language pack. Click Install to install the language pack. The programmer online help is displayed only in English. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 23: Front Panel

    CAUTION. Always turn off the signal outputs when you connect or disconnect cables to/from the signal outputs connectors. If you connect a DUT while the instrument signal outputs are in the On state, it may cause damage to the instrument or DUT. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 24: Rear Panel

    Use the COM1 serial port to connect to other devices through the serial port. 10. PS-2 connector Use the PS-2 connectors to connect a PS-2 keyboard or mouse to the instrument. 11. Removable HDD Removable hard disk drive to secure data 12. This connector is not supported. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 25: Control Panel

    CAUTION. Do not connect a DUT (Device Under Test) to the front-panel signal output connectors when the instrument signal outputs are on. Do not power on or off the DUT when the arbitrary waveform generator signal outputs are on. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 26 If you push the units prefix buttons for frequency, the units are interpreted as T (tera-), G (giga-), M (mega-), or k (kiro-). If you push the buttons for time, the units are interpreted as p (pico-), n (nano-), μ (micro-), or m (milli-). AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 27: To Lock/Unlock The Front Panel Controls

    The operating system is restored ■ The hard disk drive is exchanged ■ The touch screen is not responding correctly ■ Run the touch screen program from the shortcut on the Windows desktop to adjust the touch screen. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 28: Changing Control Settings

    Touch or click the keypad (or keyboard) icon to display the keypad (or keyboard). Quick Tip The pop-up keyboard and keypad are also called soft keyboard and soft keypad, respectively. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 29: Run State Control And Output On/Off

    (Channel) tab on the Settings window to enable the signal output. See page 26 for Settings Window. Quick Tips You can turn each channel’s output on/off independently. ■ Analog output and marker output are enabled or disabled simultaneously. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 30: Interface And Display

    This window is provided for quick access to the parameter settings. Window Tag. Click these tags to toggle display of corresponding windows on or off. Remote Command Bar. In this area, a remote command corresponding to current instrument operation is displayed. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 31: Basic Steps For Using The Arbitrary Waveform Generator

    The arbitrary waveform generator supports four types of Run mode. When Run mode is set to Continuous, Triggered, ■ or Gated, the state is called non-sequence mode. You can select one waveform as an output for each channel in the non-sequence mode. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 32: Accessing Menus And Control Windows

    4. You can right-click the mouse to gain quick access to associated menu commands. For example, right-click on the Wave- form List window to display the related Edit menu commands. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 33: Display/Hide Control Windows

    The arbitrary waveform generator displays four control windows by default. You can quickly hide or display each window using the window tag. 1. By default, four windows are displayed if the Run mode is Sequence. 2. Click the Waveform List tag. 3. The Waveform List window is hidden. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 34: Status Bar

    5. Force Event button Same function as the front-panel Force Event button. 6. All Outputs On/Off button Same function as the front-panel All Outputs On/Off button. 7. Run button Same function as the front-panel Run button. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 35: Waveform List Window

    If you right-click on this window, a pop-up menu is displayed. You can access the Edit commands, such as Delete, Copy, ■ and Paste. When you create a waveform, you cannot use the same name as a predefined waveform. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 36: Sequence Window

    Repeat. (Repeat count is set to 26 in this example.) Repeat (Infinite) Event Jump. (Jump target is set to index number 26 in this example.) Go To (Go To target is set to index number 26 in this example.) AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 37: Waveform Window

    To remove waveform data from the Waveform window, select Edit > Clear from the menu bar. You can select the vertical and horizontal units from the following using the Display Properties dialog box. ■ Vertical units – Voltage or Normalized Value ■ Horizontal units – Points or Time ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 38: Settings Window

    The Option 02 (Extended analog output bandwidth) and Option 06 (Interleave and wide bandwidth direct output) models do not have the control settings for Filter, Offset, and Direct Output. For Waveform Rotation, see page 62. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 39 You can set the Multiplier Rate when the Clock Source is set to Internal, the Reference Source is set to External, and ■ the External Reference Type is set to Variable. Refer to the online help for the range of each parameter in the Timing page. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 40 10 MS/s to 10 GS/s 1 to 32,400,000 points AWG7051 Option 01 Not available 10 MS/s to 5 GS/s 1 to 64,800,000 points AWG7051/AWG7052 Not available 10 MS/s to 5 GS/s 1 to 32,400,000 points AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 41 Gated – A waveform is output only when a gate signal is asserted. A continuous waveform is output while the gate ■ signal stays asserted. Sequence – Multiple waveforms can be output in the order specified in the sequence. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 42 Trigger parameters control the signal outputs of the instrument. Trigger parameters cannot be set if Continuous is selected in the Run Mode. You can also control the trigger by pushing the front-panel Force Trigger button in addition to specifying a signal as the ■ trigger source. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 43 1. The arbitrary waveform generator has four lines of DC output. The level of each output can be set independently. 2. The output state (On or Off) of the DC output is common to all DC output chan- nels. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 44: Default Setup

    3. User Default File – A specified setup file is always restored when the instrument is powered on. 4. Click the icon to display a dialog box to select the setup file. This icon is enabled when User Default File is selected. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 45: Using The File Menu

    When the power button is pushed, a dialog box asks you whether to save current setups. If you select Yes, the current setups are preserved and then the instrument will start the shutdown process. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 46: Saving An Instrument Setup

    (Real or Integer), refer to the online help. To change the waveform format in the Waveform, Waveform List, or Settings window, you can use the Waveform ■ Properties dialog box. See page 56. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 47: Recalling An Instrument Setup

    ■ NOTE. The AWG5000 series and AWG7000 series setup files are compatible each other. However, if the parameter value(s) of an instrument setup file are out of range, a warning message is displayed. In this case, out of range parameter values are set to the default values.

  • Page 48: Importing Waveform Data

    The arbitrary waveform generator supports the following file formats: ■ *.AWG file created by Tektronix AWG5000 series or AWG7000 series The following file formats created by Tektronix arbitrary waveform generators such as AWG400/500/600/700 series: ■ *.PAT ■...
  • Page 49 *.DTG, or *.TXT, a corresponding dialog box is displayed. When the import file format is other than *.AWG, *.DTG, or *.TXT, the selected file is imported and the waveform name(s) are listed in the Waveform List window. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 50 Using the File Menu 8. If the file format is Tektronix AWG5000 series or AWG7000 series, the AWG File Import dialog box is displayed. Select a waveform to import. 9. Click OK. The selected waveform is imported. You can select multiple waveforms.
  • Page 51 When creating a new waveform, the name of the imported file will be the name of created waveform. ■ ■ By executing the file import function, the existing waveform is changed to be the same length as the imported file. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 52: Exporting Waveform Data

    Text – Digital 8 bits (*.txt) ■ Text – Digital 10 bits (*.txt) ■ In the sequence mode, you can also open the dialog box from the pop-up menu displayed by right-clicking on a cell. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 53: Using The Edit Menu

    In the sequence, Copy causes an immediate action. 9. Select Paste to copy the content of clip- boad. 10. Opens various edit-related dialog boxes. 11. Opens the Marker related submenu. 12. Opens Waveform Properties dialog box. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 54: Creating A Standard Waveform

    ■ Sampling rate is not changed. You can select any two parameters from frequency, waveform length, and cycle. The remaining parameter will be calculated automatically. 5. A waveform is displayed on the Preview screen. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 55 Specified existing waveform data is overwritten. When you select Over- write, a waveform currently being loaded is displayed in the Target Waveform Name box. The Waveform Name box is disabled. 9. Click Execute to create a waveform. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 56: Using Cut, Copy, Paste And Delete (Waveform Window)

    Example of Cut (Waveform Window) You can execute Cut operation for both Graphic mode and Table mode in the Waveform window. 1. Select the item(s) you want to cut. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 57 Delete is the same as Cut except that Delete does not change the contents of the internal clipboard. ■ If all items are cut or deleted, the waveform length will be shortened accordingly. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 58: Defining A Sequence

    Sequence control parameters (Wait, Repeat, Event Jump To and Go To) ■ Sequence is executed in turn from the first element (Element Index = 1) to the last element. If an element has Jump To ■ or Go To, the sequencer follows that definition. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 59 NOTE. There are two sequencer modes in the arbitrary waveform generator to execute the created sequence: The hard- ware sequencer mode and the software sequencer mode. Refer to the online help for details about the difference between the hardware and software sequencer modes. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 60: Editing A Sequence

    NOTE. Cut data is placed in the clipboard. Deleted data is removed from the sequence and cannot be recovered. Quick Tip For more information on the edit commands for sequence, refer to the online help. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 61: Using Set Waveform And Insert Waveform

    Quick Tip You can select and drag a waveform from the Waveform List window to the Sequence window. This is an easier way ■ to set or insert a waveform to the Sequence window. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 62: Using Paste-Insert And Paste-Replace

    7. Select Edit > Paste-Insert to insert the copied data to the specified position on the Ch 1 waveform. Quick Tips Executing Paste-Insert will shift the existing data. ■ Executing Paste-Replace will not shift the existing data. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 63: Using Rename

    You can scale the specified range of analog data using Scale... from the Edit menu. 1. Vertical scale origin and scale factor can be set. The scale factor does not have the units. 2. For item and range, refer to page 44. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 64 Data values in the specified range can be inverted using Invert... from the Edit menu. 1. For item and range, refer to page 44. For analog data, a positive value will become negative. For marker data, low (0) becomes high (1). AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 65 You can set the specified range of marker data to high or low using Set High/Low... from the Edit > Marker/Digital menu. 1. Select High or Low. 2. For item and range, refer to page 44. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 66 The maximum length of a bit pattern is 1000. 2. For item and range, refer to page 44. If multiple items are specified as a target for Set Pattern, the same data will be filled in for all items. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 67 1. You can select the direction (Up counter or Down counter). The up counter begins from all 0, and the down counter begins from all 1. 2. For item and range, refer to page 44. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 68 Waveform List win- dow. 2. You can confirm or change the wave- form length. 3. You can confirm or change the wave- form data type (Real or Integer). AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 69: Using The View Menu

    2. You can select one of these zoom func- tions. See page 61. 3. Check to display these control windows and status bar. 4. Opens the Display Properties dialog box. 5. Check to display the Remote Command Bar. See page 18. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 70: Using Go To Dialog Box

    Time value in the Value field. 4. Click OK. The display will shift to the specified position. Quick Tip You can also use the Go To dialog box in the Waveform List window. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 71: Using Display Properties Dialog Box

    6. You can select displayed items for each channel in the Waveform window. 7. You can select the vertical units. 8. You can select the horizontal units. The vertical and horizontal units set- tings are common to all channels. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 72 Waveform Name). Quick Tip ■ When the DAC resolution of a channel is set to 10 bits, the marker data of the channel cannot be displayed. For setting the DAC resolution, see page 26. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 73: Using Zoom

    Use Fit to Window to fit the waveform in the window and restore the waveform to its state before the first zoom in. You can use Fit to Window only after the waveform is magnified. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 74: Using The Settings Menu

    ■ Analog Phase – Can be set by degree (°). ■ Analog Delay – Can be set by time or points. ■ The Waveform Rotation setting does not affect the Waveform window display. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 75: Channel Coupling

    Marker Delay ■ ■ Parameters that are not related to the output signal, such as marker display on/off NOTE. If your instrument is a single channel model, the channel coupling function is not supported. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 76: Using The Tools Menu

    If the length of two waveforms is not the same, the length of the result is the same as the length of the shorter waveform. ■ The beginning part of the longer waveform is used for the calculation. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 77: Normalize Option

    The waveform data is scaled relative to 0 (zero). 2. Fit to Full DAC Range Minimum value goes to -1.0 in normal- ized value and the maximum value goes to +1.0 in normalized value. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 78: Using The System Menu

    2. Adjusting the skew value will update the dialog box display. NOTE. If your instrument is a single channel model, the channel skew function is not supported. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 79: Using Force Jump To Dialog Box

    Force Jump is similar to Event Jump. In the case of Force Jump, you must specify the jump target explicitly by using ■ the Force Jump To dialog box. Force Jump is independent from Event Jump. Force Jump can be executed regardless of the Event Jump setting. ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 80: Setting Gpib/Lan

    ■ Changing size or name of waveform Converting the waveform format ■ Importing waveform data from the AWG5000 series and AWG7000 series setup (*.AWG) file ■ Importing a Tektronix DTG5000 series file (*.DTG) ■ Importing a Tektronix AWG400/500/600/700 series SEQ file ■...

  • Page 81: Setting The User Preferences

    5. Hold – Select which parameter is held when the effective waveform length is modified. Sampling Rate ■ Repetition Rate ■ 6. User Online Help Language – Select a language in which to display on the User Online Help. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 82: Option Installation

    Using the System Menu Option Installation Use the Option Installation dialog box to enable the upgrades that you purchased from Tektronix for your instrument. For the most current list of upgrades, go to www.tektronix.com or contact your local Tektronix representative.

  • Page 83: Tutorials

    “Ch1-Square” to the waveform. 6. Use the Standard Waveform dialog box to create the sine waveform shown below: Waveform Length: 1024 points ■ Cycles: 3 ■ Amplitude: 1.0 V ■ Offset: –0.5 V ■ AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 84 Ch 1 waveform. Use cursors to set the range. 11. Ch 1 and Ch 2 waveforms have the same waveform length. You can now output the signal. 12. Save the setup. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 85: Editing A Sequence

    Waveform Length: 960 points ■ Cycles: 5 ■ Amplitude: 1.0 V ■ Offset: 0.0 V ■ Waveform Name: Sine-1 ■ 6. Select the first element in the Sequence window. The selected cell is high- lighted. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 86 The anima- tion window next to the Run button will be activated when the instrument is in the running state. This screen image shows Table mode is selected in the Sequence window. AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

  • Page 87: Index

    Text file format 39 Sequence window 48 Factory Default Incoming inspection 7 Waveform window 25 Startup setting 32 Insert Waveform Clock Pattern Factory Default button Edit menu 49 Edit menu 55 Front panel 13 AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 88 Offset button Front panel 14 Online help 10 Timing page Operating requirements 2 Safety summary iii Settings window 27 Option Installation Sampling Rate button Tools menu 64 System menu 70 Front panel 13 Tooltip 24 AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 89 Waveform data format Saving an instrument setup 34 Waveform properties 56 Waveform List window 23 Screen interface 18 Waveform Properties Confirming waveform length 23 Edit menu 56 Waveform Rotation Settings Menu 62 Settings Window 26 AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
  • Page 90 Index AWG7000 Series Quick Start User Manual...

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