
Application examples
Motor speed control by pulse-width modulation
Pulse-width modulation is used for controlling the speed of a DC motor or the
luminance of an LED (Light Emitting Diode). Use the instrument PWM function
to control the DC motor speed.
1.
Connect the
instrument output
and a DUT using
a BNC-to-alligator
clip adapter.
2.
Push the
front-panel Pulse
button and the
Modulation button,
and then select
PWM as a
modulation type.
Set the frequency
to approximately
100 kHz.
3.
Connect the output
to an oscilloscope.
Con
fi
rm that
a pulse-width
modulation
waveform is
displayed on
the oscilloscope
screen.
Select Pulse Duty
and change the
duty rate. Observe
that the motor
speed changes if
you change the
duty rate.
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