Aktakom AWG-4151 User manual
USER MANUALS
Waveform Generator
AWG-4151
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Table of Contents
1.General Safety Requirements........................................................................................... 1
2.Safety Terms and Symbols ............................................................................................... 2
3.General Characteristics.................................................................................................... 3
4.Quick Start........................................................................................................................ 4
Front/Rear Panel and User Interface........................................................................................ 5
Front Panel ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................................ 6
User Interface ........................................................................................................................................... 7
General Inspection ...................................................................................................................... 7
Power-On Check ......................................................................................................................... 8
AC Power Input Setting ........................................................................................................................... 8
Power On.................................................................................................................................................. 8
5.Front Panel Operation..................................................................................................... 9
To set signals.............................................................................................................................. 10
To Output Sine Signals........................................................................................................................... 10
To Set the Frequency/Period..............................................................................................................................10
To Set the Amplitude.........................................................................................................................................11
To Set the Offset................................................................................................................................................11
To Set the High Level........................................................................................................................................11
To Set the Low Level.........................................................................................................................................11
To Output Square Signals....................................................................................................................... 11
To Set the Duty Cycle........................................................................................................................................12
To Output Ramp Signals ........................................................................................................................ 13
To Set the Symmetry .........................................................................................................................................13
To Output Pulse Signals ......................................................................................................................... 14
To Set the Pulse Width / Duty Cycle .................................................................................................................15
To Set the Edge Time ........................................................................................................................................15
To Output Noise Signals ........................................................................................................................ 16
To Output Arbitrary Signals................................................................................................................... 17
To Select the Built-in Waveform.......................................................................................................................17
The User-Definable Waveform..........................................................................................................................18
To Generate the Modulated Waveform .................................................................................. 19
AM (Amplitude Modulation) ................................................................................................................. 19
FM (Frequency Modulation) .................................................................................................................. 21
PM (Phase Modulation).......................................................................................................................... 22
FSK (Frequency Shift Keying)............................................................................................................... 23
PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)............................................................................................................ 24
To Generate Sweep ................................................................................................................... 25
To Generate Burst..................................................................................................................... 26
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Set the N-Cycle Burst............................................................................................................................. 27
Set the Gated Burst................................................................................................................................. 28
To Save and Recall.................................................................................................................... 28
To Use USB Storage .............................................................................................................................. 28
To Edit the File Name ............................................................................................................................ 29
To Set the Utility Function ....................................................................................................... 29
To Set Display Parameter....................................................................................................................... 29
To Set the Bright................................................................................................................................................29
To Set the Separator...........................................................................................................................................30
To Set the Screen Saver.....................................................................................................................................30
To Set Output Parameter ........................................................................................................................ 30
To Set the Output Load......................................................................................................................................30
To Set the Sync Output......................................................................................................................................31
To Set the DC Output ........................................................................................................................................32
To Set the I/O ......................................................................................................................................... 32
To Set the Baud Rate .........................................................................................................................................32
To Set the LAN..................................................................................................................................................32
To Set the System................................................................................................................................... 33
Language Setting ...............................................................................................................................................33
Power On Setting...............................................................................................................................................33
To Return to Default Setting..............................................................................................................................33
To Set the Beep..................................................................................................................................................33
View System Information..................................................................................................................................33
To Set the Clock Source ....................................................................................................................................33
To Use Built-in Help ................................................................................................................. 33
6.Communication with PC................................................................................................ 35
Using USB Port ......................................................................................................................... 35
Using LAN Port......................................................................................................................... 35
Using COM Port ....................................................................................................................... 38
7.Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................. 39
8.Technical Specifications................................................................................................. 40
9.Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 45
Appendix A: Enclosure............................................................................................................. 45
Appendix B: General Care and Cleaning ............................................................................... 45
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1. General Safety Requirements
Before any operations, please read the following safety precautions to avoid any
possible bodily injury and prevent this product or any other products connected
from damage. In order to avoid any contingent danger, this product is only used
within the range specified.
Only the qualified technicians can implement the maintenance.
To avoid Fire or Personal Injury:
Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord supplied with the product and
certified to use in your country.
Product Grounded. This instrument is grounded through the power cord grounding
conductor. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be grounded. The
product must be grounded properly before any connection with its input or output
terminal.
Check all Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, check all ratings and
markers of this product. Refer to the user's manual for more information about ratings
before connecting to the instrument.
Do not operate without covers. Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels
removed.
Use Proper Fuse. Use only the specified type and rating fuse for this instrument.
Avoid exposed circuit. Do not touch exposed junctions and components when the
instrument is powered.
Do not operate if in any doubt. If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have
it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations.
Use your instrument in a well-ventilated area. Make sure the instrument installed
with proper ventilation, refer to the user manual for more details.
Do not operate in wet conditions.
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Keep product surfaces clean and dry.
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2. Safety Terms and Symbols
Safety Terms
Terms in this Manual. The following terms may appear in this manual:
Warning: Warning indicates the conditions or practices that could result in
injury or loss of life.
Caution: Caution indicates the conditions or practices that could result in
damage to this product or other property.
Terms on the Product. The following terms may appear on this product:
Danger: It indicates an injury or hazard may immediately happen.
Warning: It indicates an injury or hazard may be accessible potentially.
Caution: It indicates a potential damage to the instrument or other property might occur.
Safety Symbols
Symbols on the Product. The following symbol may appear on the product:
Hazardous Voltage Refer to Manual
Protective Earth Terminal Chassis Ground
Test Ground
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3. General Characteristics
AWG product are multi-function generator which combine Arbitrary Waveform
Generation and Function Generation. The product introduces Direct Digital Synthesizer
(DDS) technology to provide stable, precise, pure and low distortion signal. The
user-friendly interface design and panel layout bring exceptional user experience.
Embedded USB Device, USB Host, provide more alternative solutions for users.
Features and benefits:
3.9 inch high resolution (480×320 pixels) TFT LCD display;
Advanced DDS technology, Max.150MHz frequency output;
Max. Sample rate: 400MSa/s, Frequency resolution: 32 bits;
Vertical resolution: 14 bits, up to 1M waveform record length;
Abundant waveform output: Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise, Sinc, Exponential rise,
Exponential fall, 32 channels digital waveform, DC and user defined arbitrary
waveform;
Abundant modulation functions: AM, FM, PM, FSK, PWM along with output
liner/logarithm sweep and pulse string waveform;
Standard interface: USB Device, USB Host, USB flash disk storage;
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4. Quick Start
This chapter will deal with the following topics mainly:
Front/Rear Panel Overview
User Interface Overview
How to Implement General Inspection
How to Implement Power-On Check
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Front/Rear Panel and User Interface
Front Panel
Figure 4-1 Front panel overview
① LCD Display the user interface
② Menu selection
buttons Include 5 buttons: F1～F5
③ Knob Change the parameter
④ Function key
area
Include 6 function keys:
Mod : Generate the Modulated waveforms
Sweep : Sweep Sine, Square or Ramp waveform
Burst : Generate burst for Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse and
Arbitrary waveform
Save : Store/recall waveform data and configure information
Utility : Set the auxiliary system function
Help : Read the build-in help information
⑤ Direction key Select menu or move the cursor of the focused parameter
⑥ Main output
terminal Output main signal
⑦ Sync output
terminal Output sync signal
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⑧ Trigger key Choose internal/external or manual Trigger
⑨ Output key Activate or deactivate the output signal
⑩ Number keys Input parameters, include: number, point and plus/minus sign
⑪ Waveform
selection buttons
Include: Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise and Arbitrary
waveform
⑫ Power button Turn on/off the instrument
Rear Panel
①② ③ ④⑤ ⑥
⑫⑪⑩⑨ ⑧
⑦
Figure 4-2 Rear panel overview
① 20MHz reference
output
② 20MHz reference
input
③ External
Trigger/FSK/Burst
External trigger, FSK or Burst can use this signal as
external signal source
④ Modulation In Modulation waveform input, use it as external signal source
⑤ RS232 port
⑥ Power socket AC input connector
⑦ Fuse Use the specified fuse according to the voltage scale
⑧ Power switch Switch between 110V and 220V
⑨ LAN port Network port
⑩ USB Host port Connect as a “host device”with an external USB device,
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such as connect a USB disk to the instrument.
⑪ USB Device port Connect as a “slave device” with an external USB device,
such as connect the instrument to a PC.
⑫ Digital output
User Interface
①
⑨
⑩
④
②
⑤
⑦
⑧
⑥
③
Figure 4-3 User interface (take Sine for instance)
① Parameter bar 1, display parameters and edit the focused parameter
② Load, High Z represents high resistance
③ Frequency/period, depends on the highlighted menu item on the right
④ Amplitude/high level, depends on the highlighted menu item on the right
⑤ Offset/low level, depends on the highlighted menu item on the right
⑥ Display current waveform
⑦ Parameter bar 2, display parameters and edit the focused parameter
⑧ Current signal type or mode
⑨ The setting menu of current signal or mode
⑩ Signal type
General Inspection
After you get a new AWG Waveform Generator, it is recommended that you should make
a check on the instrument according to the following steps:
1. Check whether there is any damage caused by transportation.
If it is found that the packaging carton or the foamed plastic protection cushion has
suffered serious damage, do not throw it away first till the complete device and its
accessories succeed in the electrical and mechanical property tests.
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