Review the following safety precautions carefully before operating the instrument to
avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument or products connected to it.
To avoid the potential hazards, it is necessary to use the instrument in the manner
specified in this user guide.
The instrument should be serviced only by qualified personnel.
Avoid Fire or Personal Injury
Use proper power line. Only the special power line of the products approved by
the State should be used.
Insert or draw properly. Do not insert draw when the probe and the testing lead
are connected with the power.
Ground the instrument. This generator is grounded through the protective terra
conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must
be connected to the earth ground. Make sure that the instrument is properly grounded
before connecting the input or output terminals.
Observe All the Ratings of the Terminal. To avoid fire or shock, observe all the
ratings and symbols that marked on the instrument. Read the user guide carefully
before making connections to the instrument.
Do not operate without Covers. Do not operate your generator with covers or
panels removed.
Avoid Circuit or Wire exposed. Do not touch the exposed connections or
components when the power is on.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect there is damage with this
product, you have it inspected by qualified service personnel authorized by RIGOL
before further operations.
This manual covers the following four types of DG2000 Series Function/ Arbitrary
Waveform Generators: DG2041A、DG2021A.
RIGOL DG2000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator adopt the direct
digital synthesizer (DDS) technology, which can provide stable, high-precision, pure
and low distortion sine signal. It can also provide 40MHz square waveform with fast
rising and falling edges. Its combination of excellent system features, easiness in
usage and versatile functions makes this generator a perfect solution for your job now
and in the future.
DG2000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator have clear and simple
Front-Panel. The user-friendly panel layout and instructions, versatile terminals, direct
graph interface, built-in instructions and help system have greatly simplified the
operation process. Thus, users do not have to spend a great deal of time learning and
familiarizing the operation of the generator before they can use it proficiently. The
built-in AM, FM, PM, PWM and FSK modulating functions generate modulated
waveform at ease, without the help of a separate modulating source. The USB I/O,
LAN and GPIB are the standard configuration. Remote instructions meet the SCPI
specification requirements.
From the characteristics and specifications given below, you will understand how
DG2000 can satisfy your measurement requirements.
z16+2 channels digital output module (optional) together with the analogue
channel can rebuild the most commonly used mixed signal in daily practice.
z DDS technology provides precise, stable and low distortion output signal.
z 10 standard waveforms:
Pulse: 500µHz to 16MHz
White Noise: 20MHz bandwidth (-3dB)
Arbitrary waveform: 1μHz to 12MHz
zAmplitude range: 2mV
pp to 10Vpp (50 Ω)
pp to 20Vpp (High Z)
40mV
zAbundant modulation function, various modulated waveform: AM, FM, PM, PWM
and FSK.
z Linear, logarithm Sweep and Burst mode.
z Abundant I/O: External Modulation Source, External 10 MHz Reference Input,
External trigger source, waveform output, synchronous digital signal output,
Internal 10 MHz Reference output.
zSupport USB storage device; store and read waveform configure parameters or
the edited arbitrary waveform with USB devices. System Updating could also be
performed by using USB devices.
z Remote control is realized by using the LAN.
z Standard interface: USB Host & Device, RS-232, GPIB.
z Graph interface which shows the signal setting directly.
z Chinese/English user interface.
z Embedded Chinese/English Help System.
z Support Chinese/English Input.
Note:
All the specifications described in this guide are according to DG2041A, if you need to
know the particular specifications about the other type, please see “Specifications” in
Chapter 5.
When you get a new DG2000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator, you are
suggested to take the following steps to inspect the instrument.
1. Inspect the shipping container for damage.
If there are damages in the packing or foam, keep them until the whole machine
and the accessories passing the electric and mechanical testing.
2. Check the accessories.
Accessories supplied with the instrument are listed in chapter 6 "Appendix A:
DG2000 Series Accessories".
If the contents are incomplete or damaged, please contract the local selling
representative of RIGOL.
3. Inspect the instrument.
In case any mechanical damage or defect, or if the instrument does not operate
properly or pass performance tests, notify your RIGOL Sales Representative.
If the shipping container is damaged, or the cushioning materials show signs of
stress, notify the carrier of your RIGOL sales office. Keep the shipping materials
for the carrier’s inspection. RIGOL offices will arrange for repair or replacement
at RIGOL’s option without waiting for claim settlement.
To adjust the handle position of DG2000 Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator,
please grip the handle by the sides and pull it outward. Then, make the handle rotate
to the desired position. The operating methods are shown below in figure 1-1 and
figure 1-2.
Figure 1-1 The Method of Adjusting the Handle
Figure 1-2 The Viewing Positions and Carrying Position
When you get a new DG2000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator, first you
need to know how to operate the front/ rear panel correctly. This chapter will make a
brief introduction and description for the operation and functions of the Front/ Rear
Panel.
The Front Panel at a Glance
The DG2000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator has clear and simple
front panel. See figure 1-3 and figure 1-4. The Front Panel has a knob, functional keys
and menu buttons. The 6 grey buttons below the screen are menu buttons, with the
help of which, you can choose different options on the current menu. The rests are the
functional keys, with which you can enter different function menus or obtain specific
functional applications directly.
DG2000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator provides two display modes:
Menu and Graph. Under the Menu display mode, the display interface is divided into 4
parts: state, waveform icon, operation menu, and parameter display. See figure 1-7.
Under the Graph display mode, you can check the current waveform parameters in the
graphics. The display interface is also divided into 4 parts: state, parameter display,
display menu button and waveform display. See figure 1-8. The operation menu will
appear at the bottom of the screen when you press any menu button. These two
display modes can be switched to each other by pressing the /A button.
State
Waveform
Operation
Menu
Parameter
Figure 1-7 The Interface Instruction of Menu Mode
Display Menu
State
Parameters
button
Parameter
Display
Waveform
Display
Figure 1-8 The Interface Instruction of Graph Mode
Note:
The signs for the buttons in this manual are the same as the panel buttons. Please
note that the signs for the functional buttons on the operation panel are represented
by squared words, such as Sine, which represents the transparent functional key with
Sine on it on the front panel, while the menu buttons are represented by shadow
words such as Frequency , which means the “Frequency” option in the Sine menu.
At the left of the operation panel, there is a set of buttons with waveform icon. See
figure 1-9. The exercise below will help you familiarized with the waveform selection
settings. The instructions of the waveform setting are all carried out in the Menu
Display Mode.
Figure 1-9 The Waveform Selection Buttons
1. Press Sine button, and the waveform icon turns into Sine with a “Sine” typeface
in the state area. DG2000 Series Generator can generate Sine signal with
frequency from 1μHz to 40MHz. By setting Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High
Level, Offset/ Low level, the Sine signal with different parameters can be
generated.
Figure 1-10 The Sine Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in figure 1-10, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0
pp Amplitude and 0Vdc Offset.
V
2. Press Square button, and the waveform icon turns into Square with a “Square”
typeface in the state area. DG2000 Series Generator can generate Square signal
with frequency from 1μHz to 40MHz and variable duty cycle. By setting
Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, and Duty Cycle, the
Square signal with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-11 The Square Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in figure 1-11, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0
3. Press Ramp button, and the waveform icon turns into Ramp with a “Ramp”
typeface in the state area. DG2000 Series Generator can generate Ramp signal
with frequency from 1μHz to 400 kHz and variable Symmetry. By setting
Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, and Symmetry, the
Ramp signal with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-12 The Ramp Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in figure 1-12, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0
pp Amplitude, 0 Vdc Offset and 50% Symmetry.
V
4. Press Pulse button, and the waveform icon turns into Pulse with a “Pulse”
typeface in the state area. DG2000 Series Generator can generate Pulse signal
with frequency from 500μHz to 16MHz and variable Pulse Width and Edge Time.
By setting Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, Pulse
Width and Edge Time, the Pulse signal with different parameters can be
generated.
Figure 1-13 The Pulse Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in figure 1-13, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0
5. Press Noise button, and the waveform icon turns into Noise with a “Noise”
typeface in the state area. DG2000 Series Generator can generate Noise signal
with Band Width up to 20MHz. By setting Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level,
the Noise signal with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-14 The Noise Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in figure 1-14, the default signal parameters are: 5.0 V
dc Offset.
0 V
pp Amplitude and
6. Press Arb button, and the waveform icon turns into Arb with an “Arb” typeface in
the state area. DG2000 Series Generator can generate repeatable arbitrary
waveform signals with at most 512K points and 12MHz frequency. By setting
Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, arbitrary waveform
signals with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-15 The Arbitrary Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in figure 1-15, the default Exponential Rise Signal parameters are: 1kHz
Frequency, 5.0 V
pp Amplitude and 0 Vdc Offset.
7. Press Digital button, and enter the interface of Logic Signal Output Module. For
the detailed explanations, please refer to User’s Guide of DG2000 Logic Signal
Output Module.
As shown in figure 1-16, there are three buttons on the front panel, which are used for
Modulating, sweeping and bursting settings. The instructions below will help you
familiarize with the setting of these functions.
Figure 1-16 The Modulate/ Sweep/ Burst button
1. Press Mod button, and a Modulated waveforms will be generated.
Parameters are set by using the menu buttons. The modulated waveform can be
changed by changing the parameters such as Type, Internal/External Modulation,
Depth, Frequency, Waveform, etc.
DG2000 Series can modulate waveform by using AM, FM, PM, PWM and FSK. Sine,
Square, Ramp or Arbitrary waveforms can be modulated (Pulse, Noise and DC
cannot be modulated).
Figure 1-17 The Modulated Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
2. Press Sweep button, Sine, Square, Ramp or Arbitrary waveform can be swept
(Pulse, Noise and DC can not be swept).
In the Sweep Mode, DG2000 Series generate signal with variable frequencies.
Figure 1-18 The Sweep Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
3. Press Burst button, Burst for Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse or Arbitrary waveform can
be generated (Noise can only be used in the gated Burst).
Figure 1-19 The Burst Waveform in the Menu Display Mode
Term Explanation
Burst:Output Waveforms with set cycle times
Burst can last for certain times of waveform cycle (N-Cycle Burst) or be controlled by
external gated signals (Gated Burst). Burst applies to all kinds of waveforms, but
noise can only be used in gated burst. Generally it is called BURST function within
every Signal Generator.
As shown in figure 1-20, there are two buttons on the right side of the operation panel,
which are used to set Trigger and Output Control. The instruction below will help you
familiarize with these functions.
zThe default setting for Trigger is “Internal”. In this mode, when the Sweep or
Burst Mode is also selected, the Generator will continuously generate burst.
At this time, press Trigger button, the instrument will shift from the
“Automatic” Trigger mode into “Manual” Trigger mode.
zWhen the generator uses the” External” Trigger Mode, if the Sweep or the
Burst Mode is selected, the signal will be continuously generated. At this time,
press Trigger button, the instrument state will not change, and it will show
the information “The instrument has already been triggered”.
zEvery time you press the Trigger button, “Manual” Trigger will start a sweep
or generate a burst. Press the button again, and the generator will be
triggered again.
2. Press Output Button, activate or deactivate the output signal.
If an overload message is shown, disconnect the external equipment from the
output terminals and press Output button, reactivate the output terminal.
As shown in figure 1-21, there are two groups of buttons on the operation panel,
which are the direction button, the knob and the keypad. The instruction below will
help you familiarize with the Digital Input Function.
(1) Direction Key and the Knob (2) Keyboard
Figure 1-21 The Front Panel Digital Input
1. Use the Direction keys to move the cursor left or right. Rotate the knob to change
a digit (clockwise to increase 1), and the range of digit is 0~9.
2. Use the Keypad to set the parameters values of the waveforms, which can change
As shown in figure 1-22, there are three buttons on the operation panel, which are
used to call the store/recall, utility and help function. The instruction below will help
you familiarize with these Functions.
Figure 1-22 The Store/Recall, Utility and Help Button
1. The Store/Recall Button is used to store waveform data and configure
information.
2. The Utility Button is used to set the auxiliary system function, change the output
configure parameters, interface setting, system setting information or perform
the instrument self-test and read the calibration information, etc.
3. The Help Button is used to see the help information.
Operation Instruction
To get help:
To get help on any key of the front panel, press the key and last for 1 second, then
the help message will appear.
Up to now you have got a brief understanding of the front/rear panel, every function
control area and keys of DG2000 series. You should also know how to set your
function/arbitrary waveform generator. If you are not familiar with these operations,
please read Chapter 1 “Getting Started” again.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Menu/Graph Mode ( / A )
Setting Sine Signal ( Sine )
Setting Square Signal ( Square )
Setting Ramp Signal ( Ramp )
Setting Pulse Signal ( Pulse )
Setting Noise Signal ( Noise )
Setting Arb Signal ( Arb )
Settig Logic Signal Output ( Digital ) *
Output Modulated Signal ( Mod )
Output Sweep Signal ( Sweep )
Output Burst Signal ( Burst )
Trigger ( Trigger )
Store/Recall ( Store/Recall )
Utility Setting ( Utility )
Help System ( Help )
You are suggested to read this chapter carefully so as to understand
DG2000 Series Generator‘s versatile waveform setting Functions and the
other operation methods.
*Note: For the operation instruction of Logic Signal Output, please refer to User’s
Press / A to enter the Graph Mode. The name of the current selection parameter is
shown on the top left corner of the screen, and its value is shown in inverse color. See
figure 2-1.
Display Menu
Button
Figure 2-1 The Graph Mode Interface
To Select the Desired Parameter
To select the specific parameters, please press any menu button and the operation
menu will pop out. Press the corresponding button to set the parameter. For example,
if you want to change the frequency, press any menu button and select Freq menu.
The direction button will help you find your desired parameter and change its value
with the knob or the keypad, see figure 2-2. Under the Graph Mode, the parameters
will still switch at a second press on the button, such as Amp/HiLev .
Current
Parameter
Output
Frequency
Amp
Offset
Operation
Menu
Figure 2-2 Setting the parameters in the Graph Mode
To Quit the Graph Mode
To quit the Graph Mode, press the / A again and return the Menu Mode.
In the Menu Mode, press Sine button to call the Sine operation. The top left corner of
the screen will show the name of the current waveform, see figure 2-3. The output
Sine waveform parameters are set by using the Sine operation menu.
The parameters for Sine waveforms are: Frequency/ Period, Amplitude/ High Level,
Offset/ Low Level. Different Sine Signals are generated by setting these parameters. As
is shown in figure 2-4, select Freq in the operation menu and the frequency
parameter will show in the parameter area. then Users can change the frequency value
by using the direction button and the knob or the keypad.
Output
Waveform
Operation Menu:
Controlled and
Operated by
menu button
Figure 2-3 The Setting Interface of Sine Signal Parameter
Parameter
Current
Figure 2-4 The Operation Menu
Table 2-1 The Menu Explanations of Sine Signal
Function
Menu
Frequency/
Period
Amplitude/
High Level
Offset/Low
Level
Settings Explanation
Setting the signal frequency or period; the
current parameter will switch at a second press.
Setting the signal Amplitude or High Level; the
current parameter will switch at a second press.
Setting the signal Offset or Low Level; the current
parameter will switch at a second press
1. Press Sine Æ Freq/Period Æ Freq , to set the frequency parameter.
The frequency shown on the screen is the default value when the instrument is
powered or the set value beforehand. When setting the function, if the current
value is valid for the new waveform, it will be used sequentially. If you want to set
the period for the waveform, press Freq/Period button again, switch to the
Period parameter (The current operation is displayed in inverse color).
2. Input the Desired Frequency.
Use the keypad to input the parameter value directly, and press the corresponding
button to select the parameter unit. Or you can use the direction button to select
the digit you want to edit, and then use the knob to change its value.
Current
Parameter:
Frequency
Figure 2-5 Setting the Frequency
Instruction:
When using the keypad to enter the digit, you can use the Left direction button to
move the cursor backward and delete or change the value of the previous digit.
When using the knob to input, use the direction buttons to select the digit you
want to edit and rotate the knob to change its value.