Publication No. 980935 Rev. A
3152B User Manual
Tools Menu
The Tools menu lets you download pulse trains. You can also clear
the entire pulse waveform memory using the Clear memory
command.
Note
The Clear Memory command affects the entire waveform
memory of the 3152B. Be careful not to erase memory
segments that you need to use and that haven’t already
been backed up.
The Pulse Composer
Toolbar
The Pulse Composer toolbar (Figure 4-46) contains icons for editing
the waveform graph, icons for saving and loading waveforms, fields
for selecting an active channel, and more. The Toolbar is shown in
the figure below. The icons, from left to right, operate the following
functions: New waveform, Open an existing waveform file, Save
pulse train, Save pulse train As, Print the screen, and open the
Pulse Editor dialog box. Other icons select the current view on the
screen, clear the memory and download the displayed pulse train to
the active channel.
Figure 4-46, Pulse Composer Toolbar
Creating Pulses
As was mentioned above, creating pulses with the Pulse Composer
is simple, intuitive, and can save you time when non-trivial pulses
are needed. The Pulse Composer takes your design and processes
the information, determines the appropriate instrument settings, and
converts the pulse into a waveform for download to the instrument.
There are a number of terms that will be used throughout the
following description. Make yourself familiar with these terms before
attempting to use the Pulse Composer.
Pulse Editor
The Pulse Editor is the prime tool for creating pulses. To invoke the
Pulse Editor, point and click on the Pulse Editor icon on the Pulse
Composer toolbar. You can also invoke the editor by clicking on the
Section Number icon as will be shown later in this description. The
Pulse Editor dialog box is shown in Figure 4-44.
Pulse Train
The Pulse Train view exposes the entire pulse design. When
downloading the waveform to the instrument, the entire pulse train
is downloaded, regardless of the display mode
Pulse Section
A pulse train is constructed of 1 or more sections. If the pulse is
simple, it can be created using one section only. For more complex
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