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User Manual 3155
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The Waveform Composer Menu Bar ................................................................................ 3-29
File Menu............................................................................................................................... 3-30
Edit Menu .............................................................................................................................. 3-31
View Menu............................................................................................................................. 3-34
Wave Menu ........................................................................................................................... 3-35
System Menu ........................................................................................................................ 3-37
The WaveCAD Toolbar ..................................................................................................... 3-37
The Waveform Graph........................................................................................................ 3-40
The FM Composer.................................................................................................................... 3-41
The FM Wave Composer Menu Bar ................................................................................. 3-42
File Menu............................................................................................................................... 3-42
Edit Menu .............................................................................................................................. 3-44
Filter ............................................................................................................................... 3-44
Wave Menu ........................................................................................................................... 3-45
FM Settings ........................................................................................................................... 3-46
Wavelength .................................................................................................................... 3-46
Deviation ........................................................................................................................ 3-46
Marker Position .............................................................................................................. 3-46
Generating Waveforms Using the Equation Editor .................................................................. 3-48
Writing Equations .............................................................................................................. 3-49
Equation Conventions ...................................................................................................... 3-50
Typing Equations............................................................................................................... 3-51
Equation Samples ............................................................................................................. 3-52
Combining Waveforms...................................................................................................... 3-56
Chapter 4
PROGRAMMING REFERENCE ...................................................................................................... 4-1
What’s In This Chapter................................................................................................................... 4-1
What’s Required............................................................................................................................. 4-1
The RIComm.dll Functions ................................................................................................. 4-2
The 3155drv.dll Functions................................................................................................... 4-9
Introduction To SCPI................................................................................................................. 4-13
Command Format ............................................................................................................. 4-13
Command Separator......................................................................................................... 4-14
The MIN and MAX Parameters......................................................................................... 4-14
Querying Parameter Setting.............................................................................................. 4-15
Query Response Format................................................................................................... 4-15
SCPI Command Terminator.............................................................................................. 4-15
IEEE-STD-488.2 Common Commands............................................................................ 4-15