OWON AG-F User Manual

Dual-Channel Arbitrary

Waveform Generator

 AG1012F
 AG1022F
 AG2052F
 AG2062F

User Manual

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Oct. 2014 edition V2.1

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General Warranty

Lilliput warrants that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship
for a period of 3 years (1 year for accessories) from the date of purchase of the product
by the original purchaser from the Lilliput Company. This warranty only applies to the
original purchaser and is not transferable to the third party. If the product proves
defective during the warranty period, Lilliput either will repair the defective product
without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the
defective product. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Lilliput for warranty
work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules
and products become the property of Lilliput.

In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Lilliput of the defect
before the expiration of the warranty period. Customer shall be responsible for
packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Lilliput,
and with a copy of customer proof of purchase.

This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or
improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Lilliput shall not be obligated to furnish
service under this warranty a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel
other than Lilliput representatives to install, repair or service the product; b) to repair
damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to
repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Lilliput supplies; or d) to
service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the
effect of such modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the
product.

Please contact the nearest Lilliput's Sales and Service Offices for services or a complete
copy of the warranty statement.

For better after-sales service, please visit www.owon.com.hk and register the purchased
product online.

Excepting the after-sales services provided in this summary or the applicable warranty statements,

Lilliput will not offer any guarantee for maintenance definitely declared or hinted, including but not

limited to the implied guarantee for marketability and special-purpose acceptability. Lilliput should

not take any responsibilities for any indirect, special or consequent damages.

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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 .............................................................................................................. 8

Foot Stool Adjustment ........................................................................................................ 8

Power-On Check ................................................................................................................. 9

AC Power Input Setting ............................................................................................................................ 9

Power On .................................................................................................................................................. 9

5.Front Panel Operation ............................................................................................ 10

To set channels .................................................................................................................. 11

To set signals ..................................................................................................................... 12

To Output Sine Signals ............................................................................................................................ 12

To Set the Frequency/Period ............................................................................................................................... 12

To Set the Amplitude ........................................................................................................................................... 13

To Set the Offset .................................................................................................................................................. 13

To Set the High Level ............................................................................................................................................ 13

To Set the Low Level ............................................................................................................................................ 13

To Output Square Signals ....................................................................................................................... 13

To Set the Duty Cycle ........................................................................................................................................... 14

To Output Ramp Signals ......................................................................................................................... 15

To Set the Symmetry ............................................................................................................................................ 15

To Output Pulse Signals .......................................................................................................................... 16

To Set the Pulse Width / Duty Cycle .................................................................................................................... 17

To Output Noise Signals ......................................................................................................................... 17

To Output Arbitrary Signals .................................................................................................................... 18

To Select the Built-in Waveform........................................................................................................................... 19

The User-Definable Waveform ............................................................................................................................. 20

To Output DC .......................................................................................................................................... 22

To recall wave file ................................................................................................................................... 22

Use SDS Series oscilloscope manufactured by OWON to cut wave: .................................................................... 22

Use waveform generators to recall wave: ............................................................................................................ 23

To Generate the Modulated Waveform .............................................................................. 24

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AM (Amplitude Modulation) .................................................................................................................. 25

FM (Frequency Modulation) .................................................................................................................. 26

PM (Phase Modulation) .......................................................................................................................... 27

FSK (Frequency Shift Keying) .................................................................................................................. 28

PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) (only in AG2052F and AG2062F) ........................................................ 29

To Generate Sweep ............................................................................................................ 29

To Generate Burst .............................................................................................................. 31

Set the N-Cycle Burst .............................................................................................................................. 31

Set the Gated Burst ................................................................................................................................ 32

To Save and Recall ............................................................................................................. 33

To Use USB Storage ................................................................................................................................ 33

To Edit the File Name ............................................................................................................................. 33

To Set the Utility Function .................................................................................................. 34

To Set Display Parameter ....................................................................................................................... 34

To Set the Bright .................................................................................................................................................. 34

To Set the Separator ............................................................................................................................................ 34

To Set the Screen Saver ........................................................................................................................................ 34

To Set the Counter ................................................................................................................................. 35

To Set Output Parameter ....................................................................................................................... 35

To Set the Output Load ........................................................................................................................................ 35

To Set the Phase Deviation .................................................................................................................................. 36

To Set the System ................................................................................................................................... 36

Language Setting.................................................................................................................................................. 36

Power On Setting ................................................................................................................................................. 36

To Return to Default Setting................................................................................................................................. 36

To Set the Beep .................................................................................................................................................... 38

View System Information .................................................................................................................................... 38

To Set the Clock Source ........................................................................................................................................ 38

To Use Built-in Help ........................................................................................................... 38

6.Communication with PC ......................................................................................... 39

7.SCPI ....................................................................................................................... 40

8.Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................... 40

9.Technical Specifications .......................................................................................... 41

10.Appendix ............................................................................................................... 47

Appendix A: Enclosure ....................................................................................................... 47

Appendix B: General Care and Cleaning .............................................................................. 47

1.General Safety Requirements

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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.

Check AC power input setting according to the standards in your own country (see page 9,
AC Power Input Setting).

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.

2.Safety Terms and Symbols

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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

Protective Earth Terminal

Test Ground

Refer to Manual

Chassis Ground

3.General Characteristics

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3. General Characteristics

These products are dual-channel multi-function generator which combines 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.
Support USB storage device. Provide more alternative solutions for users.

Features and benefits:

 3.9 inch high resolution (480 × 320 pixels) TFT LCD display;
 Advanced DDS technology, max. 60 MHz frequency output;
 Max. Sample rate: 250 MSa/s, Frequency resolution: 1 μHz;
 Vertical resolution: 14 bits, max. 1 M waveform record length;
 Abundant waveform output: 5 basic waveforms and 45 built-in arbitrary waveforms

output;

 Exponential rise, Exponential fall, Sin(x)/x, Staircase, etc. 45 built-in waveforms and

user defined arbitrary waveform;

 Abundant modulation functions along with output liner/logarithm sweep and pulse

string waveform;

 Standard interface: USB port, USB (type B) connector.

4.Quick Start

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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 Adjust the Foot Stools
 How to Implement Power-On Check

4.Quick Start

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①

②

③

④

⑥

⑱

⑬

⑮

⑭

⑯

⑲

⑩

⑪

⑦
⑧

⑨

⑫

⑤

⑰

LCD

Display the user interface

Menu selection
buttons

sign

Knob

Change the current highlighted number, also can be used to
select file location or switch the character of the soft

Cycle Burst, if you choose Source as

Copy menu.

Direction key

Move the cursor of the focused parameter or select the file
locations

Save button

Store/recall the user-defined arbitrary waveform data or
instrument state

Utility button

Set the auxiliary system function.

Help button

View the build-in help information

Front/Rear Panel and User Interface

Front Panel

Figure 4-1 Front panel overview (AG1022F shown)

①

②

Number keys Input parameters, include: number, point and plus/minus

③

④

⑤

Include 5 buttons: F1 - F5, activate the corresponding menu

keyboard when entering file name.
In Sweep and N­"Manual", every time you press this knob, the generator will
be triggered once.
In signal output interface, press this knob to enter Channel

⑥

⑦

⑧

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will be lighted

when CH2 is tuned on.

CH2 Output

Output signal of CH2

Foot stool

Make the instrument to be tilted for ease of operation

will be lighted

when CH1 is tuned on.

CH1 Output

Output signal of CH1

Switch channel displayed on the screen between CH1 and
CH2.

Modulation (Mod)

Generate the Modulated waveforms, Sweep and Burst; these
functions are only used for CH1.

Both button

function is enabled, the backlight of the button turns on.

USB port

Connect with an external USB device, such as connect a USB
device to the instrument.

Waveform selection

waveform is selected, the backlight of the button turns on.

Power button

Turn on/off the generator

①

⑤

④

③

②

⑥⑦

⑧

CH2 Output Control Turn on/off the output of CH2. The backlight

⑨

⑩

⑪

CH1 Output Control Turn on/off the output of CH1. The backlight

⑫

⑬

C H 1/2 button

⑭

⑮

⑯

⑰

⑱

buttons

⑲

Rear Panel

Display the editable parameters of both channels. When the

Include: Sine , Square , Ramp , Pulse ,

Noise and Arbitrary waveform. When a

Figure 4-2 Rear panel overview

4.Quick Start

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Power socket

AC input connector

Fuse

Use the specified fuse according to the voltage scale.

Power switch

Switch between 110 V and 220 V.

This can be used to connect a USB type B controller.

and controlled via PC software.

Ext Mod In
Connector

Ext Trig/Burst/Fsk
In connector

This signal can be used as external signal source in Sweep,
Burst and FSK mode.

Ref Clk/Counter In
connector

To accept an external clock signal, or to accept the input
signal of counter. (See page 38, To S e t t he Counter)

Clock Source)

④

⑨
⑧

③

⑦

②

①

⑥

⑤

⑩

⑪

Current channel

②

Parameter 1, display parameter and edit the focused parameter

③

Current signal type or mode

④

The setting menu of current signal or mode

①

②

③

USB (type B)

④

connector

⑤

⑥

⑦

Ref Clk Out

⑧

connector

User Interface

Connect with an external device, such as connected to a PC

External modulation input, use it as external signal source.

To synchronize generators. Output a clock signal generated
by the crystal inside the generator. (See page 38, To Set the

Figure 4-3 User interface (take Sine for instance)

①

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⑤

Parameter 3, display parameter and edit the focused parameter

⑥

Parameter 2, display parameter and edit the focused parameter

⑦

Display current waveform

⑧

Offset/low level, depends on the highlighted menu item on the right

⑨

Amplitude/high level, depends on the highlighted menu item on the right

⑩

Frequency/period, depends on the highlighted menu item on the right

⑪

Load, High Z represents high resistance

General Inspection

After you get a new 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.

2. Check the Accessories

The supplied accessories have been already described in the Appendix A: Enclosure
of this Manual. You can check whether there is any loss of accessories with reference
to this description. If it is found that there is any accessory lost or damaged, please
get in touch with the distributor of Lilliput responsible for this service or the Lilliput's
local offices.

3. Check the Complete Instrument

If it is found that there is damage to the appearance of the instrument, or the
instrument can not work normally, or fails in the performance test, please get in
touch with the Lilliput's distributor responsible for this business or the Lilliput's local
offices. If there is damage to the instrument caused by the transportation, please
keep the package. With the transportation department or the Lilliput's distributor
responsible for this business informed about it, a repairing or replacement of the
instrument will be arranged by the Lilliput.

Foot Stool Adjustment

Unfold the foot stools on the bottom of the generator, as ⑪ in Figure 4-1.

4.Quick Start

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110 V

125 V, F4AL

220 V

250 V, F2AL

Power-On Check

AC Power Input Setting

Adopt 100 - 110 VAC or 220 - 230 VAC power source. Users should regulate the voltage
scale of the Power Switch according to the standards in their own country (see Figure 4-2)
at the rear panel and use an appropriate fuse.

Voltage Fuse

To change the voltage scale of the instrument, do the following steps:

(1) Turn off the power button at the front panel and remove the power cord.
(2) Check if the fuse installed before leaving factory (250 V, F2AL) can match with the

selected voltage scale; if not, pry the cover open using a straight screwdriver (see ②
in Figure 4-2), change the fuse.

(3) Regulate the Power Switch to the desired voltage scale.

Power On

(1) Connect the instrument to the AC supply using the supplied power cord.

Warning:
To avoid electric shock, the instrument must be grounded properly.

(2) Press down the power button at the front panel, the screen shows the boot screen.

5.Front Panel Operation

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5. Front Panel Operation

This chapter will deal with the following topics mainly:

 How to Set Channels
 How to Output Sine Signals
 How to Output Square Signals
 How to Output Ramp Signals
 How to Output Pulse Signals
 How to Output Noise Signals
 How to Output Arbitrary Signals
 How to Output DC
 How to Generate the Modulated Waveform
 How to Generate Sweep
 How to Generate Burst
 How to Save and Recall
 How to Set the Utility Function
 How to Use Built-in Help

5.Front Panel Operation

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CH1

Waveform

Parameter 1

Parameter 4

CH2

Waveform

Parameter 1

Parameter

2

Parameter 3

Parameter 2

Parameter 3

To set channels

 To Switch Channels for Display

Press CH1/2 button to switch channel displayed on the screen between CH1 and CH2.

 To Display/Edit Both Channels

Press Both button to display the parameters of both channels.

To switch channel: Press CH1/2 to switch the editable channel.

To select waveform: Press Waveform selection buttons to select waveform of current

channel.

To select parameter: Press F2 - F5 to choose the Parameter 1 to Parameter 4;

Press it again to switch the current parameter such as Frequency/Period.

To edit parameter: Turn the knob to change the value of cursor position. Press /
direction key to move the cursor. (The number keys can not be used to input.)

Figure 5-1: The User Inter face of Both button

 To Turn On/Off Output of Channels

Press CH1 or CH2 to turn on/off output of the corresponding channel. The indicator will

be lighted when the corresponding channel is tuned on.

 Channel Copy

(1) In signal output interface, press the knob on the front panel to enter Channel Copy

menu.

(2) Press F1 to select From CH2 To CH1, or press F2 to select From CH1 To CH2.