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AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual
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Capturing Waveforms
This section explains how to transfer waveforms from the instruments to the
AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator using the GPIB interfaces.
The AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator captures the waveform data
acquired in oscilloscopes and/or generated in generators over the GPIB interface
without control by an external controller. The waveforms captured are automati-
cally converted to waveforms that the AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator
can handle.
When you use this function, set the AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator
GPIB configuration to controller.
Possible Instruments
The Waveform Generator captures waveforms from following instruments:
H Tektronix TDS-Series oscilloscopes
H LeCroy DSO oscilloscope
Basic Concept on Communication for Capturing
Waveform data is transferred over the GPIB network. The AWG610 Arbitrary
Waveform Generator must be the controller and the other instrument(s) must be
in the Talk/Listen mode. All instruments including the AWG610 Arbitrary
Waveform Generator must have a unique GPIB address.
When you execute this function, the AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator
starts addressing the instruments that are connecting to the same GPIB network
from the lower to the higher GPIB address. When an addressed instrument
responds, the AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator stops addressing and
starts the negotiation for waveform data transfer.
The AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform Generator communicates with the first
instrument that responds (possibly the one that has the lowest GPIB address in
the same network) and the type that you specified.
You must set the GPIB address and Talk/Listen mode, but you do not need the
other settings in the source instrument. The AWG610 Arbitrary Waveform
Generator performs all settings to the source instrument necessary for waveform
transfer during negotiation.