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Selecting an Operating Mode................................................................................................. 3-16
Triggered Mode ..................................................................................................................... 3-17
Gated Mode ........................................................................................................................... 3-18
Burst Mode............................................................................................................................. 3-18
Selecting the Trigger Source ................................................................................................. 3-19
Using the Internal Trigger Generator ..................................................................................... 3-20
Selecting the Trigger Slope.................................................................................................... 3-20
Selecting the Trigger Level .................................................................................................... 3-20
Programming the Trigger’s Start Phase Offset....................................................................... 3-21
Using the Soft Trigger ............................................................................................................ 3-22
Enabling the SYNC Outputs ................................................................................................... 3-22
Assigning the Source For The SYNC Output ......................................................................... 3-22
Selecting the SYNC Position .................................................................................................. 3-23
Setting the SYNC Width ......................................................................................................... 3-23
Activating the Backplane ECLTRG and TTLTRG Lines ......................................................... 3-24
Using the Start and Stop inputs.............................................................................................. 3-24
Using the Built-In Standard Waveforms .................................................................................. 3-26
Generating Arbitrary Waveforms............................................................................................ 3-29
What Are Arbitrary Waveforms?............................................................................................. 3-29
Arbitrary Memory Management .............................................................................................. 3-31
Memory .................................................................................................................................. 3-31
Management .......................................................................................................................... 3-31
Commands............................................................................................................................. 3-31
Loading Arbitrary Waveforms................................................................................................. 3-32
Reversing Byte Order ............................................................................................................ 3-34
Using Shared Memory............................................................................................................ 3-34
16-Bit Shared Memory Download........................................................................................... 3-38
Fast Binary Segment Table Download ................................................................................... 3-43
Generating Sequenced Waveforms ........................................................................................... 3-45
What Are Sequenced Waveforms? ........................................................................................ 3-45
Sequence Commands............................................................................................................ 3-45
Fast Binary Sequence Table Download ................................................................................. 3-46
Sequence Advance Commands ............................................................................................. 3-48
Sequence Advance Source Commands................................................................................. 3-49
Synchronizing 2 or More Channels ........................................................................................ 3-50
Using the SCLK Dividers ........................................................................................................ 3-51
Adjusting Phase Between Channels....................................................................................... 3-51
System-Related Commands................................................................................................... 3-52
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