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The Setup Menu Screen
AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual
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The Run Mode Menu
Push the SETUP on the front-panel and the Run Mode bottom button to set the
waveform output run mode. The AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Series
instrument operates in response to trigger signals and/or event signals. The Run
Mode menu commands are Continuous, Triggered, Gated, and Enhanced.
To specify a run mode, push SETUP (front)!Run Mode (bottom)!Continu-
ous, Triggered, Gated, or Enhanced (side). The following text describes the
run modes in more detail.
This button sets the instrument to continuous output mode. When you push the
RUN button on the front-panel, the output begins immediately. This occurs
regardless of the state of the trigger signal and FORCE TRIGGER button on the
front-panel. The output starts at the head of the waveform or sequence, and
repeats until you push the RUN button again. The Status Indicator is displaying
Running while the waveform is being output, or Stopped when the output has
been stopped.
This button sets the instrument to triggered output mode. When you push the
RUN button on the front-panel, the instrument waits for a trigger signal from
either the rear-panel TRIG IN connector, the automatic trigger generator trigger
(set in the Trigger menu) or from the front-panel FORCE TRIGGER button.
When a trigger occurs, the instrument outputs the waveform and then waits for
another trigger.
This button sets the instrument to gated output mode. When you push the RUN
button on the front-panel, the instrument enters the state awaiting a trigger (the
status is Waiting). When the trigger signal goes true or you push the FORCE
TRIGGER button on the front-panel, the output begins at the start of the
waveform or sequence data (the status is Running).
While the trigger signal is at the true level or the FORCE TRIGGER button
remains pushed in, the waveform or sequence data is continuously output. When
the trigger signal goes false or you release the FORCE TRIGGER button on the
front-panel, the output stops and the instrument again enters the state awaiting a
trigger.
When the trigger source is Internal, the instrument ignores any automatically-
generated trigger signals while in the Gated mode.
Continuous
Triggered
Gated