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Owon DGE3000 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 DGE3000 Series Dual-Channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual For product support, visit:www.owon.com.hk/download...
  • Page 2 LILLIPUT Company. Fujian LILLIPUT Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. No. 19, Heming Road Lantian Industrial Zone, Zhangzhou 363005 P.R. China Tel: +86-596-2130430 Fax: +86-596-2109272 Web: www.owon.com E-mail: info@owon.com.cn...
  • Page 3 General Warranty We warrant that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 3 years from the date of purchase of the product by the original purchaser from our company. The warranty period for accessories such as probes, battery is 12 months.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1.General Safety Requirement ............1 2.Safety Terms and Symbols ............2 3.General Inspection ................ 3 4.Quick Start ..................4 Front Panel Overview ....................4 Rear Panel Overview ....................5 Power On ......................... 6 User Interface......................6 5.Panel Operation ................7 Channel Setting ......................
  • Page 5 DSB-AM (Double-Sideband AM)..............30 FM (Frequency Modulation)................32 PM (Phase Modulation) ................... 33 PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) ............... 34 ASK (Amplitude Shift Keying) ................35 PSK (Phase Shift Keying) ................37 FSK (Frequency Shift Keying) ................. 38 3FSK (3 Frequency Shift Keying) ..............39 4FSK (4 Frequency Shift Keying) ..............
  • Page 6 Appendix A: Accessories ..................63 Appendix B: General Care and Cleaning ..............63...

  • Page 7: General Safety Requirement

    1.General Safety Requirement 1. General Safety Requirement Before any operations, please read the following safety precautions to avoid any possible bodily injury and prevent this product or any other products connected from damage. In order to avoid any contingent danger, this product is only used within the range specified.

  • Page 8: Safety Terms And Symbols

    2.Safety Terms and Symbols 2. Safety Terms and Symbols Safety Terms Terms in this Manual. The following terms may appear in this manual: Warning: Warning indicates the conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. Caution: Caution indicates the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.

  • Page 9: General Inspection

    3.General Inspection 3. General Inspection After you get a new generator, it is recommended that you should make a check on the instrument according to the following steps: 1. Check whether there is any damage caused by transportation. If it is found that the packaging carton or the foamed plastic protection cushion has suffered serious damage, do not throw it away first till the complete device and its accessories succeed in the electrical and mechanical property tests.

  • Page 10: Quick Start

    4.Quick Start 4. Quick Start Front Panel Overview Figure 4-1: Front Panel overview Display the user interface Menu Includes 5 keys to activate the corresponding menu selection keys Operation Mode：output the modulated waveform keys Both：Display the editable parameters of both channels. Knob Change the currently selected value, also used to select the arbitrary waveform types and arb data file name.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel Overview

    4.Quick Start On/Off button Turns the output of the CH2 channel on or off. When the output is turned on, the backlight of the button lights up. 10 Out 2 Output CH2 signal 11 CH1/CH2 Switch channel displayed on the screen between CH1 and 12 Out 1 Output CH1 signal 13 On/Off button Turns the output of the CH1 channel on or off.

  • Page 12: Power On

    4.Quick Start Foot Stool Tilt the signal generator for easy operation USB interface Connect with external USB devices, e.g. USB stick USB Device interface Used to connect a USB type B controller. Can be connected with PC, the signal generator can be controlled by the host computer software Power On (1) Connect the instrument to an DC power source using the power cord...

  • Page 13: Panel Operation

    5.Panel Operation When the instrument detects the USB flash drive, it lights up the indicator Lights up the indicator when connected to the USB Host via the USB DEVICE interface. Buzzer Menu title Current waveform or mode setting menu Start phase Offset / low level, depending on the right highlighted menu item Amplitude / high level, depending on the right highlighted...

  • Page 14: Turn On/Off Channel Output

    5.Panel Operation Waveform Waveform Parameter 1 Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 Parameter 4 Figure 5-1: The User Interface of Both button Turn on/off channel output Press CH1 On/Off or CH2 On/Off on the front panel to turn on/off the corresponding channel output.

  • Page 15: Set The Frequency/Period

    5.Panel Operation Output Channel Load switch Current signal Period High low - level Setting menu of Sine signal Sine Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 Figure 5-2: Sine wave user interface Set the frequency/period ⚫ Press CH1/CH2 , Select Display CH1 channel. ⚫...

  • Page 16: Set The Amplitude

    5.Panel Operation Set the amplitude Press the Amplitude/High Level softkey to confirm whether the Amplitude menu item is highlighted; if not, press the Amplitude/High Level sofkey to switch to Amplitude. In Parameter 2 of Figure 5-2, a blinking cursor appears in the parameter value of amplitude.

  • Page 17: Output Ramp Wave

    5.Panel Operation Offset/Low Level, and Phase. To set the Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, Phase, please refer to Output Sine Wave on page 8. Output Channel Load switch Current signal Period High low - level Setting menu of Square Square signal Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3...

  • Page 18: Set The Symmetry

    5.Panel Operation Parameter 5 Figure 5-5: Ramp wave user interface Set the symmetry Press the Symmetry softkey, the Symmetry menu item is highlighted. In Parameter 5 of Figure 5-5, a blinking cursor appears in the parameter value of symmetry. Turn the knob to change the value directly, or use the numeric keypad to input the desired value and choose the unit.

  • Page 19: Set The Pulse Width/Duty Cycle

    5.Panel Operation Offset/Low Level, Phase, Pulse Width/Duty Cycle, Rising Time/Falling Time. To set the Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, Phase, please refer to Output Sine Wave on page 8. Output Channel Load switch Current signal Period High low - level Setting menu of Pulse signal Pulse...
  • Page 20 5.Panel Operation Figure 5-8: Set the pulse width...
  • Page 21 5.Panel Operation Glossary Pulse Width PW is an abbreviation for pulse width and is divided into positive pulse width and negative pulse width. The positive pulse width is the time interval from 50% of the rising edge to 50% of the adjacent falling edge. The negative pulse width is the time interval from 50% of the falling edge to 50% of the adjacent rising edge.

  • Page 22: Set The Rising/Falling Time

    5.Panel Operation Set the rising/falling time Press the Rise/Fall softkey, the chosen menu item is highlighted. Press the Rise/Fall softkey to switch between Rising Time and Falling Time. In Parameter 6 of Figure 5-7, a blinking cursor appears in the parameter value. Turn the knob to change the value directly, or use the numeric keypad to input the desired value and choose the unit.

  • Page 23: Select Build-In Wave (Including Dc)

    5.Panel Operation Output Channel Load switch Current signal Period High low - level Setting menu of Arbitrary signal Arbitrary Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 Figure 5-10: Arbitrary wave user interface Select build-in wave (including DC) There are 152 types of waveforms built in the generator, the number of waveform points is 8192 points, and the highest upper limit frequency is 15MHz.
  • Page 24 5.Panel Operation Name Description Common Direct current Absolute sine AbsSine Absolute half-sine AbsSineHalf AmpALT Gain oscillation curve AttALT Attenuation oscillation curve GaussPulse Gauss pulse NegRamp Negative ramp NPulse Negative pluse PPulse Positive pluse SineTra Sine-Tra wave SineVer Sine-Ver wave StairDn Stair downward StairUD Stair upward/downward...
  • Page 25 5.Panel Operation Bessely Type II Bessel function Cauchy Cauchy distribution Cubic function Error function Erfc Remnant error function ErfcInv Anti-complement error function ErfInv Inverse error function Dirichlet Dirichlet function ExpFall Exponential decline function ExpRise Exponential rise function Laguerre Four Laguerre polynomials Laplace Laplace distribution Legend...
  • Page 26 5.Panel Operation SecH Hyperbolic secant Sinc Sinc function SinH Hyperbolic sine Sqrt Square root function Tangent function TanH Hyperbolic tangent ACos Inverse cosine function ACosH Inverse hyperbolic cosine function ACot Anti-cotangent function ACotCon Inverse cotangent function ACotPro Raised inverse cotangent function ACotH Inverse hyperbolic cotangent function ACotHCon...
  • Page 27 5.Panel Operation Triang Triangle window, also call Fejer window TukeyWin Tukey window Engineering Window Butterworth Butterworth filter Combin Combined function CPulse C-Pulse signal CWPulse CW pulse signal RoundHalf Half-round wave BandLimited Band limited signal BlaseiWave Blasting vibration "time-vibration speed" curve Chebyshev1 Type I Chebyshev filter Chebyshev2...

  • Page 28: Store

    5.Panel Operation Store Supports communication with a computer via a USB port. Using the Waveform Editor software installed on the computer, the signal generator can be operated on the computer to control the output and write of the signal generator. The instrument settings can be saved as files in internal memory.
  • Page 29 5.Panel Operation Write and Recall waveform We can use the Line Draw, Hand Draw and Point Edit mode in the Waveform Editor to edit the required waveform, and save and display it on the instrument by writing. (1) Under Waveform Editor software interface, Click "Write waveform lcon "...

  • Page 30: Generate Sweep (Sweep)

    5.Panel Operation Generate Sweep (Sweep) In sweep mode, the generator varies its output from the start frequency to the stop frequency within the specified sweep time. Sweep can be generated by Sine, Square, Ramp or Arbitrary wave (except DC). Type Load Sweep time Sweep...

  • Page 31: Generate Burst (Burst)

    5.Panel Operation frequency to the stop frequency and then returns back to the start frequency. Press the StartFreq/CtrFreq softkey to hightlight StartFreq, note that StopFreq in StopFreq/FreqSpan is also highlighted, input the desired frequencies. You can also set the frequency boundaries of frequency sweep through center frequency and frequency span.

  • Page 32: Set N-Cycle Burst

    5.Panel Operation Glossary Burst: The set of pulses transmitted together is called a "burst". The various signal generators are commonly referred to as the BURST function. N cycle burst: Contains a specific number of waveform cycles, each of which is initiated by a trigger event.

  • Page 33: Set Gated Burst

    5.Panel Operation switch the channel user interface. (3) Press the N_Cycle/Gated softkey to hightlight N_Cycle. (4) Press the Cycles/Infinite softkey to hightlight Cycles, input the number of cycles, which is the number of waveform cycles to be output for each N-cycle pulse train.

  • Page 34: Output The Modulated Waves

    5.Panel Operation Pulse, Noise and Arbitrary waveforms (except DC). Type Load Polarity Burst signal Figure 5-13: Gated burst user interface (1) When the output signal is Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise or Arbitrary wave (except DC), press the front panel Mode function key ,then press the Burst to enter the burst mode.

  • Page 35: Am (Amplitude Modulation)

    5.Panel Operation (Frequency Modulation), PM (Phase Modulation), PWM (Pulse Width Modulation), ASK (Amplitude Shift Keying), PSK (Phase Shift Keying), FSK (Frequency Shift Keying), 3FSK (Ternary Frequency Shift Keying), 4FSK (Quadrature Frequency Shift Keying), BPSK (Biphase Phase Shift Keying), QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying), OSK (Oscillating Keying), SUM (Sum Modulation), DSB-AM (Double-Sideband Amplitude Modulation) , Sweep and Brust.

  • Page 36: Dsb-Am (Double-Sideband Am)

    5.Panel Operation Press the wave shap key of the selected carrier wave to display the waveform and parameters of the carrier wave. You can change the parameters of the carrier wave. Press Mode to return to the modulation mode interface. (4) Select modulating wave source: Press the Source softkey to select the modulating wave source.
  • Page 37 5.Panel Operation Type Load Carrier wave Modulating wave Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Figure 5-15: DSB-AM user interface How to set the parameters of DSB-AM (1) Press the Mode function key, then press the DSBAM softkey to enter DSB-AM user interface. (2) Select carrier wave shape: The carrier wave can be Sine, Square, or Ramp.

  • Page 38: Fm (Frequency Modulation)

    5.Panel Operation FM (Frequency Modulation) The modulated waveform consists of the carrier wave and the modulating wave. For FM, the frequency of the carrier wave varies with the instantaneous voltage of the modulating wave. The FM user interface is shown below. Type Load Carrier wave...

  • Page 39: Pm (Phase Modulation)

    5.Panel Operation Arb softkey to select the modulating wave. (6) Set modulating wave frequency: Press the Frequency softkey to set the modulating wave frequency. The range is 2 mHz – 1 MHz (for internal source only). (7) Set frequency deviation: Frequency deviation is the deviation of the modulating wave frequency relative to the carrier wave frequency.

  • Page 40: Pwm (Pulse Width Modulation)

    5.Panel Operation Press the wave shap key of the selected carrier wave to display the waveform and parameters of the carrier wave. You can change the parameters of the carrier wave. Press Mode to return to the modulation mode interface. (4) Select modulating wave shape: Press the Shape softkey, then press the Sine, Square, Ramp or Noise softkey to select the modulating wave.

  • Page 41: Ask (Amplitude Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation Press to set the carrier wave shap. (2) Press the Mode function key, press the NextPage softkey,then press the PWM softkey to enter PWM user interface. Note: If Pulse wave has not been selected, PWM in the menu is unavailable.
  • Page 42 5.Panel Operation Type Load Carrier wave Modulating wave Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Figure 5-19: ASK user interface How to set the parameters of ASK (1) Press the Mode function key, press the NextPage softkey,then press the ASK softkey to enter ASK user interface. (2) Select carrier wave shape: The carrier wave can be Sine, Square, Ramp, or Arbitrary wave (except DC).

  • Page 43: Psk (Phase Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation PSK (Phase Shift Keying) Phase Shift Keying modulation is a modulation technique that shifts the output signal phase between two phases: the carrier phase and modulating phase. Carrier wave phase shifts to the modulating phase with the specified PSK rate, and then returns to the original phase.

  • Page 44: Fsk (Frequency Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation which the output phase shifts between the carrier phase and the modulating phase is determined by PSK rate (for internal source only). The range is 2 mHz – 1 MHz. If you select External, use the Sync/Ext Mod/Trig/FSK connector at the rear panel to input the external modulating signal.

  • Page 45: 3Fsk (3 Frequency Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation mode interface. (4) Press the Rate softkey to set the FSK rate. The rate at which the output frequency shifts between the carrier frequency and the hop frequency is determined by FSK rate. The range is 2 mHz – 1 MHz. (5) Set hop frequency: Press the Hop Frequency softkey to set the hop frequency.

  • Page 46: 4Fsk (4 Frequency Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation Press the wave shap key of the selected carrier wave to display the waveform and parameters of the carrier wave. You can change the parameters of the carrier wave. Press Mode to return to the modulation mode interface. (4) Modulating wave source: 3FSK uses internal modulation source, and the modulating wave is set as a Square with 50% duty cycle.

  • Page 47: Bpsk (Binary Phase Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation then press the 4FSK softkey to enter 4FSK user interface. (2) Select carrier wave shape: The carrier wave can be Sine, Square, Ramp, or Arbitrary wave (except DC). Press , or to select a desired carrier wave shap. (3) Set carrier wave parameters: Press the wave shap key of the selected carrier wave to display the waveform and parameters of the carrier wave.
  • Page 48 5.Panel Operation Type Load Carrier wave Modulating wave Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Figure 5-24: BPSK user interface How to set the parameters of BPSK (1) Press the Mode function key,press the NextPage softkey three more times,then press the BPSK softkey to enter BPSK user interface. (2) Select carrier wave shape: The carrier wave can be Sine, Square, Ramp, or Arbitrary wave (except DC).

  • Page 49: Qpsk (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) Quadrature Phase Shift Keying modulation is a modulation technique that shifts the output signal phase among four preset phases: the carrier phase and three modulating phases. The shift frequency (QPSK rate) is determined by the internal signal level of the instrument.

  • Page 50: Osk (Oscillation Shift Keying)

    5.Panel Operation (5) Set the modulating phases: Press the Phase1, Phase2 and Phase3 softkey to set the modulating phases respectively. The range is 0° to 360° . OSK (Oscillation Shift Keying) Oscillation Shift Keying modulation is a modulation technique that the generator to output a sine signal with intermittent oscillation.

  • Page 51: Sum (Sum Modulation)

    5.Panel Operation (4) Select modulating wave source: OSK uses internal modulation source, and the modulating wave is set as a Square with 50% duty cycle. (5) Set OSK rate: Press the OSK Rate softkey to set the OSK rate. The intermittence time and oscillate time of the output signal is determined by OSK rate (for internal source).

  • Page 52: Utility Function Setting

    5.Panel Operation Press the wave shap key of the selected carrier wave to display the waveform and parameters of the carrier wave. You can change the parameters of the carrier wave. Press Mode to return to the modulation mode interface. (4) Select modulating wave source: Press the Source softkey to select the modulating wave source.

  • Page 53: Separator

    5.Panel Operation before entering the screen saver. (1) Press the front panel Utility function key, press the Display softkey. (2) Press the ScrSaver softkey to select On or Off. (3) At On status, you can set the screen saver time. Turn the knob to adjust the value on the current cursor, use the direction key to move cursor left or right, or use the numeric keypad to enter the parameter and...

  • Page 54: Load

    5.Panel Operation low relative to the 0V voltage (or DC offset value). ⚫ For arbitrary waveform, the sync signal is a square wave with a variable duty cycle. When the output waveform amplitude reaches a certain value, the sync signal is TTL high. ⚫...

  • Page 55: System Settings

    5.Panel Operation of two channel signals. System Settings Language (1) Press the front panel Utility function key, press the System softkey. (2) Press the Language softkey to switch the display language. Beeper When the beeper is turned on, the beeper sounds when users operate the front panel or when an error occurs.
  • Page 56 5.Panel Operation Amplitude/Offset 1 Vpp / 0 mVdc Basic Waveform Factory Setting Frequency 1 kHz Period 1 ms Amplitude 1 Vpp Offset High Level 500 mV Low Level -500 mV Phase 0° Ramp Wave Symmetry Pulse Width 200 us Pulse Duty Cycle Pulse Rising Time 1.953 us Pulse Falling Time...
  • Page 57 5.Panel Operation Modulating Waveform Sine PWM Frequency 100 Hz Duty Cycle Deviation Modulation Source Internal ASK Rate 100 Hz Modulating Amplitude 1 Vpp Modulation Source Internal PSK Rate 100 Hz PSK Phase Deviation 0° Modulation Source Internal FSK Rate 100 Hz Hop Frequency 100 Hz Modulation Source...

  • Page 58: Firmware Update

    5.Panel Operation Sweep Factory Setting Sweep Time Sweep Type Linear Start Frequency 100. Hz Stop Frequency 1 kHz Center Frequency 550 Hz Frequency Span 900 Hz Trigger Source Internal Burst Factory Setting Burst Period Burst Mode N_Cycle Number of Cycles Trigger Source Internal Slope...

  • Page 59: Counter

    6.Troubleshooting To update your instrument firmware, do the following: 1. Push the Utility button,press the Syster softkey,press NextPage to next page,press Upgrade ,the instrument weill have a prompt message. 2. Push the Ok button,the external disk icon is displayed on the PC . Visit the company's website on the PC and select the required instrument firmware upgrade package for the corresponding model.
  • Page 60 6.Troubleshooting ⚫ Check whether the fuse below the power connector meets the specified type and rating and in good condition (the cover can be pried open with a flat-blade screwdriver). ⚫ Restart the instrument after completing the above inspections. ⚫ If the problem still exists, please contact us for our service. 2.

  • Page 61: Specification

    7.Specification 7. Specification All technical specifications are guaranteed when the following conditions are met, unless otherwise stated. ⚫ The signal generator must be operated continuously for more than 30 minutes at the specified operating temperature (20° C to 30° C) to meet these specifications；...

  • Page 62: Amplitude Characteristics

    7.Specification Frequency stability ± 30 ppm at 0± 40℃ Frequency aging ± 30 ppm per year rate Amplitude Characteristics Amplitude Characteristics (not specifically labeled, the load defaults to 50Ω) 2mVpp ~ 20Vpp（≤ 10MHz）High Z 2mVpp ~ 10Vpp（≤ 30MHz）High Z DGE3032 1mVpp ~ 10Vpp（≤...

  • Page 63: Modulation Characteristics

    7.Specification Typical (0dBm) DC to 1MHz: <-65dBc DGE3062 1MHz to 35MHz: <-60dBc 35MHz to 60MHz: <-50dBc Total harmonic < 0.2 %, 10 Hz to 20 kHz, 1 Vpp distortion Typical (0dBm) Non-harmonic ≤10MHz: <-70dBc distortion >10MHz: <-70dBc + 6dB/ sound interval Typical (0dBm, 10kHz offset) Phase noise 10MHz: ≤...
  • Page 64 7.Specification Carrier Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, arbitrary wave (except DC) Modulated signal Internal or external source Internal modulation Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, white noise waveform Internal amplitude 2 mHz to 100 kHz modulation frequency Depth 0.0% to 100.0% DSB-AM Carrier Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave...
  • Page 65 7.Specification Internal phase 2 mHz to 1 MHz modulation frequency Offset 0% to Carrier pulse duty cycle Carrier Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, arbitrary wave Modulated signal Internal or external source Internal modulation 50% square wave waveform Internal modulation 0m Vpp ≤...

  • Page 66: Sweep Characteristics

    7.Specification BPSK Carrier Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, arbitrary wave Modulated signal Internal source Internal modulation 50% square wave waveform BPSK rate 2 mHz to 1MHz 0° ～360° Phase deviation range Data source 01patt, 10 patt, PN15,PN21 QPSK Carrier Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave Modulated signal Internal...

  • Page 67: Burst Characteristics

    7.Specification Burst Characteristics Burst Characteristics Sine wave, square wave, ramp wave, pulse wave and arbitrary Waveform wave (Except DC) Types N-cycle,Gated N-cycle trigger Internal, External, manual source 2 mHz ≤ Offset ≤ Maximum frequency of corresponding carrier /2 Carrier frequency 67 ns ～...
  • Page 68 7.Specification Display color 65536 colors, 16 bits, TFT Power Voltage 100- 240 VAC，50/60 Hz，CATⅡ Power consumption Less than 15W Fuse 250V，F2AL Environment Working temperature: 0 ° C to 40 ° C Temperature Storage temperature: -20 ° C to 60 ° C Less than 35°C: ≤...

  • Page 69: Appendix

    8.Appendix 8. Appendix Appendix A: Accessories ⚫ 1 × power cord that meets the standards of the country where you are located ⚫ 1 × Quick Guide ⚫ 1 × BNC/Q9 cable ⚫ 1 × BNC to alligator cable ⚫ 1 × USB communication cable Appendix B: General Care and Cleaning General Maintenance Do not store or leave the instrument where the liquid crystal display will be exposed to...

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