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- | ======Using the Pattern Generator====== | + | ======Using the Pattern Generator (Redirect) ====== |
- | This guide walks through the process of setting up WaveForms' | + | ~~NOSEMANTIC~~ |
- | ==== 1. Opening the Pattern Generator==== | + | ~~REDIRECT>test-and-measurement:guides: |
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- | === 1.1 === | + | |
- | Plug in your <test & measurement device>, then start WaveForms and make sure your device is connected. | + | |
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- | If no device is connected to the host computer when WaveForms launches, the **Device Manager** will launch automatically. | + | |
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- | Make sure that the device is plugged in and turned on, at which point it will appear in the Device Manager' | + | |
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- | **Note:** //The Device Manager can be reopened by clicking on the “Connected Device” button in the bottom right corner of the screen (3), or by selecting “Device Manager” from the “Settings” menu at the top of the screen.// | + | |
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- | === 1.2 === | + | |
- | Once the Welcome page loads, in the instrument panel at the left side of the window, click on the **Patterns** button to open the //Pattern Generator// instrument. | + | |
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- | === 1.3 === | + | |
- | Once the //Pattern Generator// instrument opens, the window contains the output plot (1), the configuration panel (2) to left of the plot, and the control toolbar (3) at the top of the window. | + | |
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- | ==== 2. Using the Pattern Generator==== | + | |
- | //This section walks through setting up the //Pattern Generator// to generate a signal on a single channel.// | + | |
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- | === 2.1 Software Setup === | + | |
- | On the left panel, select the "Click to Add channels" | + | |
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- | === 2.2 Generate Data === | + | |
- | In the //Pattern Generator// instrument, click the Run button ({{: | + | |
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- | ==== 3. Pattern Generator User Interface Overview ==== | + | |
- | //This section walks through the wide variety of controls and features available in the //Pattern Generator// instrument// | + | |
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- | === 3.1 Control Interface === | + | |
- | The bar near the top contains several options for controlling the pattern | + | |
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- | The //Trigger// dropdown allows for selection of trigger sources from other instruments. For more information, | + | |
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- | //Wait// allows for configuration of a delay after pressing Run (or the trigger event occurs). The value can be selected from the dropdown or typed in. If typing, be sure to enter a unit (ns, us, s, ms, ks, Ms) to avoid defaulting to the wrong order of magnitude. | + | |
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- | //Run// determines the period of time the pattern | + | |
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- | //Repeat// is available if the //Pattern Generator// is set to run for a finite amount of time, and will cause the instrument to generate the pattern the set number of times. In " | + | |
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