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Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator

GX 1030

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Page 1: ...EN User s manual Function Arbitrary Waveform Generator GX 1030...

Page 2: ...ents taken at the source of low voltage installations Example power feeders meters and protection devices Measurement category III corresponds to measurements on building installations Example distrib...

Page 3: ...To Set Sweep Function 42 5 11 To Set Burst Function 45 6 TO STORE AND RECALL 48 6 1 Storage System 49 6 2 File Type 49 6 3 File Operation 50 7 TO SET UTILITY FUNCTION 52 7 1 System settings 53 7 2 Tes...

Page 4: ...ct the signal wire to a high voltage Do not touch the exposed contacts or components Use properly rated power line connections Use only the specified power line which has been approved by your local r...

Page 5: ...extension cord are compatible with the voltage current range and that the circuit capacity is sufficient Once the checks are done connect the cable firmly The mains power cord included in the package...

Page 6: ...USB Device USBTMC LAN VXI 11 LCD 4 3 display 480X272 points 2 2 OUTPUT CONNECTIONS The function generator output circuits operate as a voltage source with an impedance of 50 ohms At higher frequencie...

Page 7: ...t signals Turn the device on and set it to the default settings To do this press Utility then System then Set To Default 1 Connect the BNC output of CH1 green to an oscilloscope 2 Press the Output key...

Page 8: ...LE ADJUSTMENT To adjust the handle position of the GX 1030 please grip the handle by the sides and pull it outward Then rotate the handle to the desired position Figure 1 Viewing Position and Carrying...

Page 9: ...Panel GX 1030 has a clear and simple front panel which includes a 4 3 inch screen menu softkeys numeric keyboard knob function keys arrow keys and channel control area Figure 2 Front Panel of GX 1030...

Page 10: ...splays the load and output load as selected by the user Load Value of the output load as selected by the user Press Utility Output Load then use the softkeys number keys or knob to change the paramete...

Page 11: ...shows The example below will help familiarize with the waveform selection settings Figure 5 Waveform Selections 1 Press Waveforms key and then press Sine softkey The GX 1030 can generate sine waveform...

Page 12: ...metry a ramp waveform with different parameters can be generated Figure 8 Ramp Display Interface 4 Press Waveforms key and then press Pulse softkey The generator can generate pulse waveforms with freq...

Page 13: ...he generator can generate a DC signal with a level up to 10 V into a HighZ load or 5 V into a 50 load Figure 11 DC Display Interface 7 Press Waveforms key and then press Page 1 2 lastly press the Arb...

Page 14: ...B AM etc Pulse waveforms can only be modulated using PWM Noise and DC waveforms cannot be modulated Figure 14 Modulation Display Interface 2 Press Sweep the Sweep function will be enabled Sine square...

Page 15: ...onds to switch between High Impedance and 50 load Figure 17 Output Keys 4 4 TO USE NUMERIC INPUT As shown in Figure 18 Front Panel Digital Input There are three sets of keys on the front panel which a...

Page 16: ...s of basic waveforms directly 2 The Utility key is used to set the auxiliary system function such as output configurations interface setting system setting information performing the instrument self t...

Page 17: ...ignal offset or low level The current parameter will be switched with a second press Phase Set the phase of the signal Menu Explanations of Sine Waveform To Set the Frequency Period Frequency is one o...

Page 18: ...e parameter value directly and press the corresponding key to select the parameter unit Or use the arrow keys to select the digit to edit and then use the knob to change its value Figure 22 Setting th...

Page 19: ...the set value of last power down 2 Input the desired phase Use the numeric keyboard to input the parameter value directly and press the corresponding key to select the parameter unit Or use the arrow...

Page 20: ...vel Set the signal offset or low level The current parameter will be switched with a second press Phase Set the phase of the signal DutyCycle Set the duty cycle for square waveform Menu Explanations o...

Page 21: ...y menu select Symmetry The symmetry parameter area is highlighted in the parameter display window and users can set the symmetry value here Figure 27 Ramp Parameters Display Interface Function menu Ex...

Page 22: ...o change its value The generator will change the waveform immediately Figure 28 Setting Symmetry Note The methods of setting other parameters of ramp signal are similar to the sine waveform function 5...

Page 23: ...gure below The pulse width setting range is limited by the Minimum Pulse Width and Pulse Period setting For detailed information please refer to specifications The default value is 200 s Pulse duty cy...

Page 24: ...e desired rise edge Use the numeric keyboard to input the parameter value directly and press the corresponding key to select the parameter unit Or use the arrow keys to select the digit to edit and th...

Page 25: ...press the corresponding key to select the parameter unit Or use the arrow keys to select the digit to edit and then use the knob to change its value Figure 33 Setting the Stdev To Set the Mean 1 Pres...

Page 26: ...2 Arb The parameters include frequency period amplitude high level offset low level and phase Figure 36 Arb Parameters Display Interface DDS Function menu Explanations Frequency Period Set the signal...

Page 27: ...oose Waveforms Page 2 2 Arb Arb Type Buit in to enter the following interface as shown in Figure 37 Figure 37 Built in Arbitrary Waveforms Press Common Math Engine Window Trigo or other menus to switc...

Page 28: ...Airy function Besselj Bessel I function Bessely Bessel II function Dirichlet Dirichlet function Erf Error function Erfc Complementary error function ErfcInv Inverted complementary error function ErfIn...

Page 29: ...signal Surge Surge signal Radar Analog radar signal Ripple Ripple wave of battery Gamma Gamma signal StepResp Step response signal BandLimited Bandwidth limited signal CPulse C Pulse CWPulse CW pulse...

Page 30: ...cosine CosInt Integral cosine Coth Hyperbolic cotangent Csch Hyperbolic cosecant SecH Hyperbolic secant SinH Hyperbolic sine SinInt Integral sine TanH Hyperbolic tangent ACosH Arc hyperbolic cosine AS...

Page 31: ...uareDuty30 Square waveform with 30 duty SquareDuty32 Square waveform with 32 duty SquareDuty34 Square waveform with 34 duty SquareDuty36 Square waveform with 36 duty SquareDuty38 Square waveform with...

Page 32: ...Electromyogram Pulseilogram Pulseilogram ResSpeed Speed curve of the respiration ECG1 Electrocardiogram 1 ECG2 Electrocardiogram 2 ECG3 Electrocardiogram 3 ECG4 Electrocardiogram 4 ECG5 Electrocardio...

Page 33: ...phase According to the Fourier transform a periodic time domain waveform is the superposition of a series of sine waveforms as shown in the equation below Generally the component with f1 frequency is...

Page 34: ...e amplitude value and the select the desired unit from the pop up menu The units available are Vpp mVpp and dBc To select the Harmonic Phase After entering the harmonic setting menu press Harmonic Pha...

Page 35: ...signal from an internal or external modulation source Press Mod AM Source to select Internal or External modulation source The default is Internal 1 Internal Source When internal AM modulation source...

Page 36: ...level on the connector connected to the Aux In Out 6 V correspond to 100 depth When external modulation source is selected this menu is hidden To Set Modulation Frequency When internal modulation sou...

Page 37: ...Out connector at the rear panel Freq Dev Set the frequency deviation Shape Sine Choose the modulating waveform Square Triangle UpRamp DnRamp Noise Arb FM Freq Set the modulating waveform frequency Fr...

Page 38: ...e Aux In Out connector at the rear panel Phase Dev Phase deviation ranges from 0 360 Shape Sine Choose the modulating waveform Square Triangle UpRamp DnRamp Noise Arb PM Freq Set the modulating wavefo...

Page 39: ...press Key Freq to set the rate at which the output frequency shifts between carrier frequency and hop frequency Use the numeric keyboard or arrow keys and knob to input the desired value The key freq...

Page 40: ...tion only 1 mHz 50 kHz Table Menu Explanations of the ASK Parameters Note The methods for setting the parameters of ASK are similar to AM In addition the external modulating signal of ASK must be Squa...

Page 41: ...with the CMOS level specification 5 9 8 PWM In PWM Pulse Width Modulation the pulse width of the pulse varies with the instantaneous voltage of the modulating waveform The carrier can only be pulse Pr...

Page 42: ...ting Interface The width deviation cannot exceed the current pulse width The width deviation is limited by the minimum pulse width and current edge time setting 5 10 TO SET SWEEP FUNCTION In the sweep...

Page 43: ...type Linear Set the sweep with linear profile Log Set the sweep with logarithmic profile Direction Up Sweep upward Down Sweep downward Page 2 2 Return to the previous page Table Menu Explanations of...

Page 44: ...or manual The generator will generate a sweep output when a trigger signal is received and then wait for the next trigger source 1 Internal Trigger Choose Source Internal the generator outputs contin...

Page 45: ...ator will output waveform with a specified number of cycles after receiving the trigger signal Waveforms that support N Cycle burst include sine square ramp pulse and arbitrary Press Burst NCycle Cycl...

Page 46: ...pport infinite mode include sine square ramp pulse and arbitrary Press Burst NCycle Infinite and set the trigger source to external or manual The screen will display an infinite cycle burst as shown i...

Page 47: ...utting the specified number of cycles Cycles Infinite Set the number of waveform cycle in an N Cycle 1 to 50 000 or Infinite If Infinite is chosen then a continuous waveform will be generated once a t...

Page 48: ...Arbitrary waveform file Browse View the current directory Save Save the waveform to the specified path Recall Recall the waveform or setting information in the specific position of the memory Delete...

Page 49: ...e the knob to shift between the directories to choose Local C or USB Device 0 Choose Browse press the knob to open the current directory Use the knob to switch between folder and files under the curre...

Page 50: ...nt character Save Store the file with the current name Cancel Return to the Store Recall interface Table Menu Explanations of File Storage 4 Select the character Users can select the desired character...

Page 51: ...ept the generator will delete the currently selected file To Copy and Paste File GX 1030 supports the internal and external storage to copy files from each other For example copy an arbitrary wave fil...

Page 52: ...ounter setting Output Setup Set the output parameters of CH1 and CH2 CH Copy Coupling Set the track channel coupling or channel copy function Page 1 2 Go to the next page Table Menu Explanations of Ut...

Page 53: ...e language Chinese PowerOn Default All the settings return to default when power on Last All the settings return to the setting of the last power on User All the settings recall in xml file Set to Def...

Page 54: ...m Number Format to enter the following interface Figure 65 Set the Number Format Function Menu Settings Explanations Point Use dot to represent decimal point Use comma to represent decimal point Separ...

Page 55: ...the setting will be applied when the instrument is powered on This setting is stored in non volatile memory and will not be influenced by the Set To Default operation Last includes all system paramet...

Page 56: ...eep Time 1 s Trig Out Off Mode Linear Direction Burst Default Burst Period 10 ms Start Phase 0 Cycles 1 Cycle Trig Out Off Delay 521 ns Trigger Default Source Internal Table Factory Default Setting 5...

Page 57: ...omatically 5 Press Utility Page 1 2 Firmware Update Or press Store Recall directly 6 Select the configuration file CFG and choose Recall to update the configuration file 7 After the updating is finish...

Page 58: ...in help system There are 9 topics in the help list You can use the knob and or operation menus to select the help information that you want to read 7 2 TEST CAL Choose Utility Test Cal to enter the f...

Page 59: ...cator lights test program BoardTest Run hardware circuit self test program Cancel Return to the Test Cal menu Table Menu Explanations of Self Test 1 ScrTest Select ScrTest to enter the screen test int...

Page 60: ...isplay in blue color The top of the screen displays Please press 8 key three times to exit 3 LED Test Select LEDTest to enter the LED test interface the on screen white rectangle shapes represent the...

Page 61: ...Explanations State Off Turn off the counter On Turn on the counter Frequency Measured frequency Period Measured period PWidth Measured positive width NWidth Measured negative width RefFreq Set the ref...

Page 62: ...he pop up menu Or use the knob and arrow keys to change the parameter value 4 Coupling Mode Set the coupling model of the input signal to AC or DC The default is AC 5 HFR High Frequency Rejection can...

Page 63: ...two channels and enable the generator to output with specified frequency and start phase For two signals whose frequencies are the same or a multiple thereof this operation will align their phases Wa...

Page 64: ...tates of CH2 to CH1 Accept Perform the current selection and return to the Utility menu Return Give up the current selection and return to the Utility menu Table Menu Explanations of Channel Copy Note...

Page 65: ...lCH1 AmplDev Ratio the amplitude ratio of CH1 and CH2 The resulting signal is represented by AmplCH2 AmplCH1 AmplRatio Phase Coupling 1 To Enable Phase Coupling Function Press PhaseCoup to turn phase...

Page 66: ...the track function When the track function is enabled channel copy and coupling functions are disabled the user interface is switched to CH1 and cannot be switched to CH2 as shown in the following fi...

Page 67: ...and programming please refer to Remote Control Manual 2 PC Software Users can use the PC software Measurement Automation Explorer of NI National Instruments Corporation to send commands to control th...

Page 68: ...lick the Easy wave shortcut it will should below picture 2 Waiting for loading file and then proceed to the next step 3 Launch EasywaveX 4 Connection USB or LAN cable and select model 5 Select Wavefor...

Page 69: ...tware and using USB or Ethernet connection follow operating instructions in pdf file SX GENE allows Transfers of arbitrary signals GX 1030 The recovery of a signal from a METRIX oscilloscope curve TRC...

Page 70: ...when the generator is powered on the next time To Set Gateway The format of the gateway is nnn nnn nnn nnn and each nnn ranges from 0 to 255 It is recommended to acquire an available gateway from your...

Page 71: ...Waveforms Basic Waveform and Arbitrary Waveform 1 When the frequency of the waveform is less than or equal to 10 MHz the sync signal is a Pulse with about 50 ns pulse width and the same frequency as t...

Page 72: ...ization between two instruments Connect the 10 MHz In Out connector of generator A using internal clock to the 10 MHz In Out connector of generator B using external clock and set the output frequencie...

Page 73: ...following figure 90 Figure 90 Overvoltage Protection Interface If the state is set to ON overvoltage protection of CH1 and CH2 will take effect once any of the following conditions is met When overvo...

Page 74: ...30 minutes within specified operating temperature range 18 C 28 C 2 You must perform the Self Cal operation if the operating temperature changes by more than 5 All specifications are guaranteed excep...

Page 75: ...ON Pulse width 32 6 ns min resolution 1 ns Rise Fall time 10 90 typical value 1 kHz 1 Vpp 16 8 ns to 22 4 s Overshoot 3 Jitter 300 ps cycle 0 05 ppm of period 9 2 5 ARBITRARY WAVEFORM SPECIFICATION Wa...

Page 76: ...ise Arbitrary 1 mHz 20 kHz Frequency deviation 0 0 5 BW BW is the max output frequency limited by frequency setting 9 6 3 PM MODULATION Carrier Sine Square Ramp Arbitrary Source Internal External Modu...

Page 77: ...l trigger Trigger delay 100 s Trigger source Manual External or Internal 9 9 REFERENCE CLOCK INPUT OUTPUT 9 9 1 REFERENCE CLOCK INPUT Frequency 10 MHz Input impedance 5 k AC coupling Amplitude 1 4 Vpp...

Page 78: ...ntrinsic uncertainty plus the effects of variation of the quantities of influence supply voltage temperature interference etc as defined in standard IEC 61557 5 The uncertainties are expressed in of t...

Page 79: ...ARNING To avoid any damage to the surface of the instrument do not use any abrasive or chemical cleaning agents Daily Maintenance Do not store or leave the instrument in places where the display scree...

Page 80: ...warranty does not apply in the following cases Inappropriate use of the equipment or use with incompatible equipment Modifications made to the equipment without the explicit permission of the manufac...

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