3156B User Manual
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The FM Composer.........................................................................................................................4-46
The Commands bar .......................................................................................................................4-46
File Commands..............................................................................................................................4-47
Wave Commands ..........................................................................................................................4-48
Generating Waveforms Using the Equation Editor ........................................................................4-50
Writing Equations...........................................................................................................................4-52
Equation Conventions....................................................................................................................4-52
Typing Equations ...........................................................................................................................4-53
Equation Samples..........................................................................................................................4-54
Combining Waveforms...................................................................................................................4-59
CHAPTER 5
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PROGRAMMING REFERENCE......................................................................................................5-1
What’s in This Chapter ....................................................................................................................5-1
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................5-1
Error and Status Information............................................................................................................5-1
How to Use This Document .............................................................................................................5-2
The Initialization Group..................................................................................................................5-13
The Common Control Functions Group .........................................................................................5-18
The Standard Waveforms Functions Group ..................................................................................5-38
The Arbitrary Waveforms Functions Group ...................................................................................5-71
The Sequenced Waveforms Functions Group...............................................................................5-83
The Modulated Waveforms Functions Group ................................................................................5-89
The Digital Patterns Functions Group..........................................................................................5-127
The Video Stroke Functions Group..............................................................................................5-135
The Trigger Functions Group.......................................................................................................5-148
The WaveCAD Support Functions Group....................................................................................5-161
The Utility Functions Group .........................................................................................................5-170