Racal Instruments 3162A/B, User Manual

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User Manual 3162A/B
Using The Instrument 3-8
channels may be programmed from either path.
The query:
INSTrument:SELect?
queries the active channel and returns A or B.
Output Configuration
Commands
The output configuration commands control the output function, shape,
frequency, amplitude, filter and state. Optional modes are omitted from these
commands. The Output Instrument Control Panel from WaveCAD is shown
below as an example of high-level implementation of output control.
Figure 3-1, Output Control with a WaveCAD Panel
Selecting an Output
Function Type
Use the following command to select the output function type:
FUNCtion:MODE {FIXed | USER | SEQuence}
When “FIXed” is selected, the generator outputs the standard waveform
currently selected by the FUNC:SHAP command. When “USER” is selected,
the generator outputs the arbitrary waveform currently selected by the
TRAC:SEL command. When “SEQuence” is selected, the generator outputs
the sequence that is programmed using the SEQ:DEF command.
The query:
FUNCtion:MODE?
queries the output function type and returns FIX, USER or SEQ.