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Section 5: How to Generate Basic Pulses
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Figure 5-12
Triangle waveform (default settings)
Custom waveform
An example of a custom waveform is shown in
. The waveform for this example is
named CUSTOM1, but can be any name that is not already used in the Scratch Pad.
The voltage values for the waveform are retrieved from an imported file (
.txt
or
.csv
). After
creating a file (
.txt
or
.csv
) for the custom waveform, use
Import Filename
shown in
to import the file into the Waveform Generator.
After importing the file, click
Preview
to show the waveform. Clicking
Ok
places the waveform in
the Scratch Pad.
Figure 5-13
Custom waveform
Creating a file (.txt or .csv) for custom waveform
The waveform file is created using a text editor utility, such as Notepad.
To create the list of voltage points:
1. Open a text editor utility.
2. On the first line, type the number of voltage points in the waveform, and then type the list
(one per line) of values for the waveform:
•
.
txt file format
As shown in
, commas are not used to separate
values.
•
.csv file format
As shown in
, commas are used to separate values.
Only the first column of data is used for the waveform. Additional
columns are ignored.
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