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AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual
When you load or create a waveform in the waveform memory, output does not
start until you push the RUN button on the front-panel. The RUN LED is on and
the instrument starts sweeping the waveform data in the waveform memory.
When the Waveform Generator is set to the Trigger mode, the Waveform
Generator waits for a trigger event to be generated by pushing the FORCE
TRIGGER button or by external trigger event signal. Refer to The Run Mode
Menu on page 3–37.
The current run state of the instrument is displayed in the status area at the upper
part of the screen. Refer to Table 3–6 for state messages.
Table 3-6: Instrument run state and state messages
State messages Descriptions
Stopped The output operation is currently stopped.
Waiting The instrument is waiting for a trigger.
Running The instrument is outputting waveform(s).
If waveforms are not present in any of the channels the Running or Waiting
message will be changed to the Stopped message. There will be no output when
you push the RUN button and the Stopped message will continue to be
displayed.
The RUN LED is on when the run state is Running or Waiting.
The line circuit from internal generator module to the output connector must be
closed to output waveform from the front-panel output connector.
Push the CH1 OUT button to connect or disconnect the instrument output to the
CH 1 connector. When you push the CH1 button, the CH1 LED goes on and a
waveform is output from the CH1 connector if the instrument is in the Running
state. When you push the CH1 button again, the signal output is disconnected
and the waveform output is stopped, even if the instrument is in the Running
state. If there is no waveform loaded into a channel, you cannot turn that channel
output on or off.
The CH1 LED automatically turns off when the waveform data in that channel
becomes invalid. For example, you attempt to load an incorrect file, and the
instrument deletes the current waveform from memory.
Starting and Stopping
Output
Turning Channel Output
On and Off