NI SIgnal Generators Getting Started Guide
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Generating a Standard Waveform
To generate a standard waveform using the FGEN SFP, complete the
following steps:
1. Launch the FGEN SFP from
Start»All Programs» National
Instruments»NI-FGEN»FGEN Soft Front Panel
.
2. Verify that the device you installed appears on the FGEN SFP display,
shown in Figure 4, or select
Edit»Device Configuration
(Figure 5) to
choose a different signal generator device from the drop-down listbox.
Figure 5.
Device Configuration Dialog Box
3. Click the
Standard Function Mode
button show in the following figure:
4. Select the frequency, amplitude, offset, and type of waveform that you
want to generate.
5. Click the
Run
button shown in the following figure to initiate waveform
generation:
The FGEN SFP default settings instruct the signal generator to generate
a continuous sine wave at a frequency of 1 MHz, with a peak-to-peak
amplitude of 1 V into a 50
Ω
load, and no offset. For more information about
the FGEN SFP, select
Help»FGEN SFP Help
or
Help»Show Context Help
.
For device-specific help, select
Help»Hardware-Specific Help
.
