Rigol DG4062, DG4102, DG4162 User guide

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User’s Guide

DG4000 Series Function/Arbitrary

Waveform Generator

Sept. 2011

RIGOL Technologies, Inc.

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Guaranty and Declaration

Trademark Information

RIGOL is a registered trademark of RIGOL Technologies, Inc.

Publication Number

UGB04102-1110

Notices

RIGOL products are protected by patent law in and outside of P.R.C.

RIGOL reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the specifications and pricing policies at company’s sole decision.

Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding material.

RIGOL shall not be liable for losses caused by either incidental or consequential in connection with the furnishing, use or performance of this manual as well as any information contained.

Any part of this document is forbidden to be copied or photocopied or rearranged without prior written approval of RIGOL.

Product Certification

RIGOL guarantees this product conforms to the national and industrial standards in China. International standard conformance certification is in progress, e.g. ISO.

If you have any problem or requirement when using our products, please contact RIGOL or your local distributors, or visit: www.rigol.com

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Safety Requirement

General Safety Summary

Please review the following safety precautions carefully before putting the instrument into operation so as to avoid any personal injuries or damages to the instrument and any product connected to it. To prevent potential hazards, please use the instrument only specified by this manual.

Use Proper Power Cord.

Only the power cord designed for the instrument and authorized by local country could be used.

Ground The Instrument.

The instrument is grounded through the Protective Earth lead of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, it is essential to connect the earth terminal of power cord to the Protective Earth terminal before any inputs or outputs.

Observe All Terminal Ratings.

To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markers on the instrument and check your manual for more information about ratings before connecting.

Use Proper Overvoltage Protection.

Make sure that no overvoltage (such as that caused by a thunderstorm) can reach the product, or else the operator might expose to danger of electrical shock.

Change The Power Fuse.

If the power fuse needs to be changed, please return the instrument back to our factory and the RIGOL authorized operator will change it for you.

Do Not Operate Without Covers.

Do not operate the instrument with covers or panels removed.

Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposure.

Do not touch exposed junctions and components when the unit is powered.

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Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures.

If you suspect damage occurs to the instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before further operations. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to circuits or accessories must be performed by RIGOL authorized personnel.

Keep Well Ventilation.

Inadequate ventilation may cause increasing of temperature or damages to the device. So please keep well ventilated and inspect the intake and fan regularly.

Do Not Operate In Wet Conditions.

In order to avoid short circuiting to the interior of the device or electric shock, please do not operate in a humid environment.

Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.

In order to avoid damages to the device or personal injuries, it is important to operate the device away from an explosive atmosphere.

Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.

To avoid the influence of dust and/or moisture in air, please keep the surface of device clean and dry.

Electrostatic Prevention.

Operate in an electrostatic discharge protective area environment to avoid damages induced by static discharges. Always ground both the internal and external conductors of the cable to release static before connecting.

Handling Safety

Please handle with care during transportation to avoid damages to buttons, knob interfaces and other parts on the panels.

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Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual:

WARNING

Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in injures or loss of life.

CAUTION

Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.

Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates an injury or hazard may immediately happen. WARNING indicates an injury or hazard may be accessible potentially. CAUTION indicates a potential damage to the instrument or other property

might occur.

Symbols on the Product. These symbols may appear on the product:

Hazardous	Refer to	Protective	Chassis	Test
Voltage	Instructions	Earth	Ground	Ground
		Terminal

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General Care and Cleaning

General Care

Do not leave or store the instrument exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time.

Cleaning

Clean the instrument regularly according to its operating conditions. To clean the exterior surface, perform the following steps:

1.Disconnect the instrument from all power sources.

2.Clean the loose dust on the outside of the instrument with a lintfree cloth (with a mild detergent or water). When clean the LCD, take care to avoid scarifying it.

CAUTION

To avoid damages to the instrument, do not expose them to corrosive liquids.

WARNING

To avoid injury resulting from short circuit, make sure the instrument is completely dry before reconnecting it to power source.

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Environmental Considerations

The following symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries.

Product End-of-Life Handling

The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful to the environment or human health. In order to avoid releasing such substances into the environment and harming human health, we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled appropriately. Please contact your local authorities for disposal or recycling information.

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DG4000 Series Overview

DG4000 is a dual-channel economical, high-performance and multifunctional generator that combines many functions in one, including Function Generator, Arbitrary Waveform Generator, Pulse Generator, Harmonics Generator, Analog/Digital modulator and Counter.

Main Features:

Adopt the Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS) technology and provide stable, precise, pure and low distortion signals.

7 inches, 16M true color TFT LCD, displaying parameters and graphics of the two channels at the same time.

160MHz, 100MHz or 60MHz maximum output frequency (for Sine), 500MSa/s sample rate, 14bits vertical resolution.

Precisely adjust the phases of the two channels.

150 waveforms or functions: Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise, Sinc, Exponential Rise, Exponential Fall, ECG, Gauss, Haversine, Lorentz, Dual Tones, Harmonics, Video Signal, Radar Signal, DC etc.

Enable to edit 16kpts arbitrary waveform and support step-by-step output of arbitrary waveform.

Rise Time and Fall Time of the Pulse could be adjusted separately.

Enable to output harmonic with specified order and amplitude, enable to output up to 16th order of harmonic.

Support to superpose Gauss Noise onto basic waveforms.

Various modulation types: AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, BPSK, QPSK, 3FSK, 4FSK, OSK and PWM modulations.

Support frequency sweep and Burst output.

Dual channels can perform internal/external modulation and internal/external/manual trigger separately or at the same time.

Dual channels can output sync signal separately or at the same time.

Support to enable Frequency Coupling, Phase Coupling and Amplitude Coupling separately or at the same time.

Provide counter function; enable to measure various parameters of external signal such as frequency, period, duty cycle, positive pulse width and negative pulse width; provide statistic function of measurement results.

Support waveform copy and state copy between channels.

Enable to store and recall 10 arbitrary waveform data files and 10 instrument

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state files as well as recall Csv and Txt files stored in USB storage device.

Plenty of standard interfaces: USB Host, USB Device and LAN

Abundant I/O: waveform output, sync signal output, modulation input, 10MHz clock input/output, trigger input/output.

Support USB storage device using FAT file system.

Support remote control through 10/100M Ethernet web.

Conform to LXI-C instrument standards (Version 1.2).

Provide Chinese and English built-in help and input methods.

Provide powerful waveform editing PC software.

Provide security lock hole.

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Document Overview

Subjects in this Manual:

Chapter 1 Quick Start

This chapter introduces the front/rear panel, user interface and parameter setting method, as well as announcements during first use of the instrument.

Chapter 2 Basic Waveform Output

This chapter introduces how to output basic waveforms, e.g. Sine and Square.

Chapter 3 Arbitrary Waveform Output

This chapter introduces how to output built-in or user-defined waveforms.

Chapter 4 Harmonics Output

This chapter introduces how to output harmonics with specified order.

Chapter 5 Modulated Waveform Output

This chapter introduces how to output modulated waveforms, e.g. AM, FSK and PWM.

Chapter 6 Sweep

This chapter introduces how to generate a frequency Sweep.

Chapter 7 Burst

This chapter introduces how to generate a Burst waveform.

Chapter 8 Counter

This chapter introduces how to use the counter.

Chapter 9 Store and Recall

This chapter introduces how to store and recall the waveform data or the instrument state settings.

Chapter 10 Utility and System Settings

This chapter introduces some utility functions and setting methods of system parameters.

Chapter 11 Remote Control

This chapter introduces how to control the instrument remotely.

Chapter 12 Troubleshooting

This chapter lists commonly encountered failures that may appear during the use of the generator and their solutions.

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Chapter 13 Specifications

This chapter lists the performances and general specifications of the instrument.

Chapter 14 Appendix

This chapter provides the information about the options and accessories, as well as other points for attention.

Format Conventions in this Manual:

1.Buttons:

The function key at the front panel is denoted by the format of “Text Box + Button Name (Bold)” in the manual, for example, Sine.

2.Menu Softkey:

The menu softkey is denoted by the format of “Character Shading + Menu Word (Bold)” in the manual, for example, Freq.

3.Connector

The connector at the front or rear panel is denoted by the format of “Brackets+Connector Name (Bold)” in the manual, for example, [Sync].

4.Operation Steps:

The next step of the operation is denoted by an arrow “” in the manual. For example, Sine  Freq represents pressing the function key Sine at the front panel and then pressing the menu softkey Freq.

Content Conventions in this Manual:

DG4000 series cover the following models. This manual takes DG4162 as an example.

Model	Channels	Max. Frequency	Sample Rate

DG4062	2	60MHz	500MSa/s

DG4102	2	100MHz	500MSa/s

DG4162	2	160MHz	500MSa/s

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Contents
Guaranty and Declaration .........................................................................	I
Safety Requirement ................................................................................	II
General Safety Summary...........................................................................	II
Safety Terms and Symbols .......................................................................	IV
General Care and Cleaning ........................................................................	V
Environmental Considerations ............................................................	VI
DG4000 Series Overview.......................................................................	VII
Document Overview...............................................................................	IX
Chapter 1 Quick Start .........................................................................	1-1
General Inspection ................................................................................	1-2
To Adjust the Supporting Legs ................................................................	1-3
Dimensions...........................................................................................	1-4
Front Panel ...........................................................................................	1-6
Rear Panel ...........................................................................................	1-13
To Connect to Power.............................................................................	1-16
User Interface......................................................................................	1-17
Parameter Setting Method .....................................................................	1-20
Numeric Keyboard..........................................................................	1-20
Direction keys and Knob .................................................................	1-21
To Use the Built-In Help ........................................................................	1-22
To Use the Security Lock .......................................................................	1-23
To Use the Rack Mount Kit ....................................................................	1-24
Kit Parts List ..................................................................................	1-24
Installation Tool .............................................................................	1-25
Installation Space ..........................................................................	1-26
Installation Procedure ....................................................................	1-28
Chapter 2 Basic Waveform Output .....................................................	2-1
To Select Output Channel.......................................................................	2-2
To Select Basic Waveform.......................................................................	2-3
To Set Frequency ..................................................................................	2-4
To Set Amplitude...................................................................................	2-5

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To Set DC Offset Voltage.........................................................................	2-7
To Set Start Phase..................................................................................	2-8
Align Phase ...........................................................................................	2-9
To Set Duty Cycle.................................................................................	2-11
To Set Symmetry..................................................................................	2-12
To Set Parameters for Pulse ..................................................................	2-13
Pulse Width/Duty Cycle ..................................................................	2-13
Leading/Trailing Edge Time.............................................................	2-14
Delay ...........................................................................................	2-15
Recover Delay ...............................................................................	2-15
To Enable Output .................................................................................	2-17
Basic Waveform Output Example ...........................................................	2-18
Chapter 3 Arbitrary Waveform Output ...............................................	3-1
To Enable Arbitrary Waveform .................................................................	3-2
Step-By-Step Output Mode......................................................................	3-3
To Select Arbitrary Waveform ..................................................................	3-4
Built-In Waveform............................................................................	3-4
Stored Waveform.............................................................................	3-9
Volatile Waveform............................................................................	3-9
To Create New Arbitrary Waveform ........................................................	3-10
Example: Edit Points ......................................................................	3-13
Example: Edit Block .......................................................................	3-15
To Edit Arbitrary Waveform ...................................................................	3-17
Chapter 4 Harmonic Output ...............................................................	4-1
Overview...............................................................................................	4-2
To Set Fundamental Waveform Parameters ...............................................	4-2
To Set Harmonic Order ...........................................................................	4-3
To Select Harmonic Type.........................................................................	4-3
To Set Harmonic Amplitude .....................................................................	4-4
To Set Harmonic Phase ...........................................................................	4-4
Chapter 5 Modulated Waveform Output ............................................	5-1
AM .......................................................................................................	5-2
To Select AM Modulation ..................................................................	5-2
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape.....................................................	5-2
To Set Carrier Frequency ..................................................................	5-2
To Select Modulating Waveform Source..............................................	5-3

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To Set Modulating Waveform Frequency	............................................ 5-4
To Set Modulation Depth .................................................................	5-4
FM .......................................................................................................	5-5
To Select FM Modulation ..................................................................	5-5
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape ....................................................	5-5
To Set Carrier Frequency .................................................................	5-5
To Select Modulating Waveform Source.............................................	5-6
To Set Modulating Waveform Frequency............................................	5-7
To Set Frequency Deviation..............................................................	5-7
PM.......................................................................................................	5-8
To Select PM Modulation..................................................................	5-8
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape ....................................................	5-8
To Set Carrier Frequency .................................................................	5-8
To Select Modulating Waveform Source.............................................	5-9
To Set Modulating Waveform Frequency...........................................	5-10
To Set Phase Deviation ...................................................................	5-10
ASK.....................................................................................................	5-11
To Select ASK Modulation ...............................................................	5-11
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape ...................................................	5-11
To Set Carrier Amplitude.................................................................	5-11
To Select Modulating Waveform Source............................................	5-12
To Set ASK Rate.............................................................................	5-12
To Set Modulating Amplitude...........................................................	5-13
To Set Modulating Polarity ..............................................................	5-13
FSK.....................................................................................................	5-14
To Select FSK Modulation................................................................	5-14
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape ...................................................	5-14
To Set Carrier Frequency ................................................................	5-14
To Select Modulating Waveform Source............................................	5-15
To Set FSK Rate.............................................................................	5-16
To Set Hop Frequency ....................................................................	5-16
To Set Modulating Polarity ..............................................................	5-16
PSK.....................................................................................................	5-17
To Select PSK Modulation................................................................	5-17
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape ...................................................	5-17
To Set Carrier Phase.......................................................................	5-17
To Select Modulating Waveform Source............................................	5-18

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To Set PSK Rate ............................................................................	5-18
To Set PSK Phase...........................................................................	5-19
To Set Modulating Polarity ..............................................................	5-19
BPSK ..................................................................................................	5-20
To Select BPSK Modulation .............................................................	5-20
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape...................................................	5-20
To Set Carrier Phase ......................................................................	5-20
To Select Modulating Waveform Source............................................	5-21
To Set BPSK Rate...........................................................................	5-21
To Set BPSK Phase.........................................................................	5-22
QPSK ..................................................................................................	5-23
To Select QPSK Modulation .............................................................	5-23
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape...................................................	5-23
To Set Carrier Phase ......................................................................	5-23
To Select Modulating Waveform Source............................................	5-24
To Set QPSK Rate ..........................................................................	5-24
To Set QPSK Phases.......................................................................	5-24
3FSK...................................................................................................	5-25
To Select 3FSK Modulation..............................................................	5-25
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape...................................................	5-25
To Set Carrier Frequency ................................................................	5-25
Modulation Source .........................................................................	5-26
To Set 3FSK Rate...........................................................................	5-26
To Set Hop Frequencies..................................................................	5-26
4FSK...................................................................................................	5-27
To Select 4FSK Modulation..............................................................	5-27
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape...................................................	5-27
To Set Carrier Frequency ................................................................	5-27
Modulation Source .........................................................................	5-28
To Set 4FSK Rate...........................................................................	5-28
To Set Hop Frequencies..................................................................	5-28
OSK ....................................................................................................	5-29
To Select OSK Modulation...............................................................	5-29
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape...................................................	5-30
To Set Carrier Frequency ................................................................	5-30
To Select Modulating Waveform Source............................................	5-30
To Set OSK Rate ............................................................................	5-31

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To Set Oscillate Period ....................................................................		5-31
PWM ...................................................................................................		5-32
To Select PWM Modulation..............................................................		5-32
To Select Carrier Waveform Shape ...................................................		5-32
To Set Pulse Width/Duty Cycle ........................................................		5-32
To Select Modulating Waveform Source............................................		5-33
To Set Modulating Waveform Frequency...........................................		5-33
To Set Pulse Width/Duty Cycle Deviation ..........................................		5-34
Chapter 6	Sweep ................................................................................	6-1
To Enable Frequency Sweep...................................................................		6-2
Start Frequency and End Frequency ........................................................		6-2
Center Frequency and Frequency Span....................................................		6-3
Sweep Type ..........................................................................................		6-4
Linear Sweep..................................................................................		6-4
Log Sweep .....................................................................................		6-5
Step Sweep ....................................................................................		6-6
Sweep Time..........................................................................................		6-7
Return Time..........................................................................................		6-8
Mark Frequency ....................................................................................		6-8
Start Hold.............................................................................................		6-9
End Hold	.............................................................................................	6-10
Sweep Trigger Source ...........................................................................		6-10
Trigger Output Edge .............................................................................		6-11
Chapter 7	Burst ..................................................................................	7-1
To Enable Burst Mode ............................................................................		7-2
Burst Type ............................................................................................		7-2
N Cycle Burst..................................................................................		7-2
Infinite Burst ..................................................................................		7-3
Gated Burst....................................................................................		7-4
Burst Phase ..........................................................................................		7-6
Burst Period..........................................................................................		7-6
Gated Polarity .......................................................................................		7-6
Burst Delay...........................................................................................		7-7
Burst Trigger Source ..............................................................................		7-7
Trigger Output Edge ..............................................................................		7-8
Chapter 8	Counter ..............................................................................	8-1

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To Enable the Counter ............................................................................		8-2
To Set the Counter .................................................................................		8-3
Statistic.................................................................................................		8-5
Chapter 9 Store and Recall ................................................................		9-1
Storage System Overview .......................................................................		9-2
To Select File Type .................................................................................		9-4
To Select Browser Type...........................................................................		9-5
File Operation ........................................................................................		9-6
Save...............................................................................................		9-6
Recall .............................................................................................		9-8
Copy ..............................................................................................		9-9
Paste..............................................................................................		9-9
Delete ............................................................................................		9-9
New Directory ...............................................................................		9-10
Chapter 10	Utility and System Settings .......................................	10-1
Overview.............................................................................................		10-2
Channel Setting ...................................................................................		10-3
Sync.............................................................................................		10-3
Sync Polarity .................................................................................		10-4
Output Polarity ..............................................................................		10-5
Resistance Setting .........................................................................		10-5
Noise Setting.................................................................................		10-6
Noise Scale ...................................................................................		10-6
To Configure the Remote Interface ........................................................		10-7
LAN Setting...................................................................................		10-7
To Set USB Device Type ...............................................................		10-11
System Setting...................................................................................		10-12
Number Format ...........................................................................		10-12
Language ...................................................................................		10-13
Power On Setting.........................................................................		10-13
Power Setting..............................................................................		10-13
Brightness ..................................................................................		10-14
Beeper .......................................................................................		10-14
Screen Saver...............................................................................		10-14
Clock Source ...............................................................................		10-14
System Information .....................................................................		10-16

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Print..................................................................................................		10-17
Channel Coupling ...............................................................................		10-18
Channel Copy.....................................................................................		10-21
User-defined Waveform Key ................................................................		10-22
Restore Default ..................................................................................		10-24
Chapter 11	Remote Control..........................................................	11-1
Remote Control Overview......................................................................		11-2
Remote Control Mode ...........................................................................		11-3
User-defined Programming .............................................................		11-3
To Use PC Software........................................................................		11-7
Chapter 12	Troubleshooting.........................................................	12-1
Chapter 13	Specifications.............................................................	13-1
Chapter 14	Appendix....................................................................	14-1
Appendix A: Options and Accessories .....................................................		14-1
Appendix B: Warranty ...........................................................................		14-2
Appendix C: Any Comment or Question?.................................................		14-3
Index .......................................................................................................		1

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Chapter 1 Quick Start

This chapter introduces the front/rear panel, user interface and parameter setting method, as well as announcements during first use of the instrument.

Subjects in this chapter:

General Inspection

To Adjust the Supporting Legs

Dimensions

Front Panel

Rear Panel

To Connect to Power

User Interface

Parameter Setting Method

To Use the Built-In Help

To Use the Security Lock

To Use the Rack Mount Kit

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General Inspection

1.Inspect the shipping container for damage.

If there are damages in the container or foam, keep them until the whole machine and the accessories pass the electrical and mechanical tests.

If your instrument has damaged during shipping, please contact your shipper and carrier for compensation. RIGOL will provide no free repair or replacement.

2.Inspect the instrument.

In case of any mechanical damage or defect, or if the instrument does not operate properly or pass the electrical and mechanical tests, contact your local sales representative of RIGOL.

3.Check the Accessories

If the contents are incomplete or damaged, please contact your local sales representative of RIGOL.

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To Adjust the Supporting Legs

DG4000 allows users to unfold the supporting legs as stands to tilt the generator upwards for easier operation and observation during operation (as shown in Figure 1-1). Users can fold the supporting legs for easier storage or carry when the instrument is not in use (as shown in Figure 1-2).

Supporting Legs

Figure 1-1 Unfold the Supporting Legs

Figure 1-2 Fold the Supporting Legs

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Dimensions

The appearance and dimensions of DG4000 are as shown in Figure 1-3 and Figure 1-4 and the unit is mm.

Figure 1-3 Front View

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Figure 1-4 Side View

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Front Panel

The front panel of DG4000 is shown below.

17. Shortcuts/Utility

15. Modes

13. Direction

18. LCD

16. Return

14. Waveforms

12. Knob

Keys

10. Counter

1. Power Key 2. USB Host

3. Menu Softkey

5. CH1 Output

7. CH2 Output

11. Numeric

4. Page Up/Down 6. CH1 Sync Output

8. CH2 Sync Output

9. Channels Control

Keyboard

Figure 1-5 DG4000 Front Panel

1.Power Key

The power softkey is used to turn the generator on or off. When the power softkey is turned off, the generator is in standby mode and the generator is in power-off mode only when the power cable at the rear panel is pulled out.

Users can enable or disable the function of this softkey. When enabled, users need to press this softkey to start the instrument after power-on; when disabled, the instrument starts automatically after power-on.

2.USB Host

Support FAT file format USB storage device. Read the waveform or state files from the USB storage device, or store the current instrument state and edited waveform data into the USB storage device, or store the content currently displayed on the screen in specified picture format (.bmp) in USB storage device.

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3.Menu Softkey

Correspond to the left menus respectively. Press any softkey to activate the corresponding menu.

4.Page Up/Down

Open the previous or next page of the current function menu.

5.CH1 Output

BNC connector with 50Ω nominal output impedance.

When Output1 is enabled (the backlight turns on), this connector output waveform according to the current configuration of CH1.

6.CH1 Sync Output

BNC connector with 50Ωnominal output impedance.

When the sync output of CH1 is enabled, this connector outputs the sync signal corresponding to the current settings of CH1 (refer to the introduction in

Sync).

7.CH2 Output

BNC connector with 50Ωnominal output impedance.

When Output2 is enabled (the backlight turns on), this connector output waveform according to the current configuration of CH2.

8.CH2 Sync Output

BNC connector with 50Ωnominal output impedance.

When the sync output of CH2 is enabled, this connector outputs the sync signal corresponding to the current settings of CH2 (refer to the introduction in

Sync).

9.Channels Control

CH1: used to select CH1. When CH1 is selected (the backlight turns on), users can set the waveform and parameters of CH1.

CH2: used to select CH2. When CH2 is selected (the backlight turns on), users can set the waveform and parameters of CH2.

Trigger1: in sweep or burst mode, it is used to trigger CH1 to generate a

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sweep or burst output manually (only when Output1 is enabled).

Trigger2: in sweep or burst mode, it is used to trigger CH2 to generate a sweep or burst output manually (only when Output2 is enabled).

Output1: enable or disable the output of CH1.

Output2: enable or disable the output of CH2.

CH1CH2: execute channel copy (refer to the introductions in Channel Copy).

10.Counter

Press Counter to turn the counter on or off. When the counter is turned on, the backlight of the key is illuminated and the left indicator flickers. If the counter interface is currently displayed, press this key again to disable counter function; if the screen currently displays interfaces other than the counter interface, press this key again to switch to counter interface (refer to the introductions in Counter).

11.Numeric Keyboard

It is used to input parameters and consists of numbers (0 to 9), decimal point (.), operators (+/-) and buttons (“Enter”, “Cancel” and “Del”). If a negative is required, please input an operator “-” before the numbers. In addition, the decimal point “.” can be used to switch units quickly and the operators “+/-” can be used to switch between uppercase and lowercase (for the use method of the numeric keyboard, refer to the introduction in Parameter Setting Method).

12.Knob

During parameter setting, it is used to increase (clockwise) or decrease (counterclockwise) the current highlighted number.

It is used to select file storage location or select the file to be recalled when storing or recalling file.

It is used to switch the character in the soft keyboard when entering filename. It is used to select built-in waveform when defining the shortcut waveform of

User.

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13.Direction Keys

When using the knob and direction keys to set parameters, the direction keys are used to switch the digits of the number.

During filename input, they are used to move the cursor.

14.Waveforms Sine----Sine

Generate a Sine waveform with frequency from 1μHz to 160MHz.

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

Enable to change Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level and Start Phase of the Sine waveform.

Square----Square

Generate a Square waveform with frequency from 1μHz to 50MHz and variable duty cycle.

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

Enable to change Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, Duty Cycle and Start Phase of the Square waveform.

Ramp----Ramp

Generate a Ramp waveform with frequency from 1μHz to 4MHz and variable symmetry.

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

Enable to change Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, Symmetry and Start Phase of the Ramp waveform.

Pulse----Pulse

Generate a Pulse waveform with frequency from 1μHz to 40MHz and variable pulse width and edge time.

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

Enable to change Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level, Pulse Width/Duty Cycle, Leading Edge Time, Trailing Edge Time and Delay of the Pulse waveform.

Noise

----Noise

Generate a Gauss Noise with 120MHz bandwidth.

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

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Enable to change Amplitude/High Level and Offset/Low Level of the Noise.

Arb----Arbitrary Waveforms

Generate an arbitrary waveform with frequency from 1μHz to 40MHz.

Provide Step-by-Step output mode.

Generate 150 built-in waveforms: DC, Sinc, Exponential Rise, Exponential Fall, ECG, Gauss, Haversine, Lorentz, Pulse, Dual-Tone etc.; output arbitrary waveforms stored in USB storage device.

Generate arbitrary waveforms (16 kpts) edited from the front panel or through PC software and then downloaded to the instrument by the users.

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

Enable to change Frequency/Period, Amplitude/High Level, Offset/Low Level and Start Phase of the arbitrary waveform.

Harmonic——Harmonic

Generate harmonics with frequency from 1μHz to 80MHz.

Output up to 16th order of harmonic.

Users can set the harmonic “Order”, “Type”, “Ampl” and “Phase”.

User----User-defined Waveform Key

Users can define the built-in waveform frequently used as shortcut (Utility  UserKey). And then, in any operation interface, press User to quickly open the desired waveform and set its parameters.

15.Modes Mod----Modulation

Generate the modulated waveforms. Provide various analog modulation and digital modulation modes and can generate AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, BPSK, QPSK, 3FSK, 4FSK, OSK or PWM modulated signal.

 Support internal and external modulations.

Sweep----Sweep

Generate the frequency sweeping signal of Sine, Square, Ramp and Arbitrary Waveforms (except DC).

Support three sweep types: Linear, Log and Step.

Support three trigger sources: Internal, External and Manual.

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