A single PCIe card carries eight AWB channels and measures just 168 mm in length. The addition of the two new 8-channel-cards to Spectrum’s latest “65” series of PCIe Arbitrary waveform generators means that, using Spectrum’s Star-Hub, up to 80 channels can be fully synchronized in a single PC. As standard, all cards of the […]
User review: Tektronix AFG31000 arbitrary function generator
If you see the word “arbitrary” in conjunction with a function generator, it signifies the instrument’s capability to customize waveforms at the user’s discretion. The new Tektronix AFG31000 Series arbitrary function generator incorporates this technology on top of its traditional library of a dozen basic waveforms: sine, square, ramp, pulse, noise, sin (x)/x, dc, Gaussian, […]
User review: Connecting the Tektronix AFG 31000 AWG to the MDO3000 oscilloscope
The new Tektronix AFG 31000 Arbitrary Function Generator is noteworthy in that the Home screen, accessed by pressing the Home button on the front panel, permits the user to choose a Basic or Advanced mode. The Basic mode resembles a traditional AFG, with a library of internal waveforms and menus that permit the user to […]
AWGs offer fast PCIe x4 interface and up to 125 MS/sec
Six new Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWGs) are optimized for signal quality, size and cost. The new “65” series AWGs offer the latest 16-bit Digital-Analog-Converters, a fast PCIe x4 interface with up to 700 MByte/s streaming speed and a card length of only 168 mm to fit into nearly every PC. With 40 or 125 MS/sec […]
Basics of signal jamming
Discussions of signal jamming were once largely confined to electronic warfare forums. But with the rise of autonomous vehicle technology, jamming has become a mainstream topic. It now pays to know a few basics about both the test setups necessary to gauge resistance to jamming techniques and the principles of signal propagation. Many of the […]
First AWG with real-time precompensation
Real-time precompensation technology for the HDAWG arbitrary waveform generator minimizes effects of imperfections in the wiring and ensures that the signal applied to the device under test equals the signal designed on the HDAWG. Multiple filter types are available to correct for ac coupling, spurious inductances and capacitances, impedance mismatches, amplifier ringing, and others. This […]
Big waveform memory lets AWG handle EW testing, wireless comm apps
The AWG70000B Series Arbitrary Waveform Generator supports the testing of complex electronic warfare and wireless communications systems that require the ability to dynamically alter signal sequences during test scenarios. Those running complex test scenarios need to accurately recreate real-world signals and cycle through fast-changing signal tests quickly. To meet these requirements, Tektronix is bringing new […]
High-performance programmable 2-channel 40-240-MHz function/arbitrary generators create complex low-distortion waveforms
The AIM-TTi TGF4000 Series dual-channel arbitrary waveform generators include models to 240 MHz offering exceptionally low harmonic distortion and phase noise. The TGF4000 series features an audio-band total harmonic distortion of just 0.05%. The TGF4000’s pulse generator design provides an exceptional pulse width resolution of 100 psec over a period range from 10 nses to […]
The difference between waveform settings and output settings in Tektronix MDO3000 series oscilloscope internal AFGs
Most digital storage oscilloscopes include an internal arbitrary function generator (AFG). In the Tektronix MDO3000 instrument, there is a port on the back panel labeled AFG Out. To control the AFG and display its output, connect a BNC cable to this port and plug the other end into one of the analog channel inputs or […]
User review: the new Tektronix AFG31000 Series arbitrary function generators
In the consumer electronics boom following World War Two, a rapidly-growing number of homes contained analog CRT-based TVs, and repair shops soon appeared on every street. Technicians found these complex devices could best be serviced by injecting a synthesized signal at various points and accessing it downstream by means of an oscilloscope, thus isolating the […]
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