3156B User Manual
WaveCAD 4-36
Racal Instrument © 2005
Figure 4-17 The Function Calls Reference List
The Wave
Composer
Being an arbitrary waveform generator, the 3156B has to be loaded
with waveform data before it can start generating waveforms. The
waveform generation and editing utility is part of WaveCAD and is
called – The Waveform Composer. This program gives you tools to
create definitions for arbitrary waveforms. It can also convert
coordinates from other products, such as, oscilloscopes and use them
directly as waveform data. The program is loaded with many features
and options so use the following paragraphs to learn how to create,
edit and download waveforms to the 3156B using the Waveform
Composer.
You can invoke the Waveform Composer program from two places:
On the Panels bar click on WAVE, or from the Arbitrary & Sequence
Panel click on “To Wave Composer”. Figure 4-18 shows an example
of the wave composer.
The Wave Composer has three sections: Commands bar, Toolbar and
Waveform screen. Refer to Figure 4-18 throughout the description of
these parts.
