Agilent 33120A User's Guide

TutorialThe Agilent 33120A is capable of producing a variety of signalwaveshapes. In order to achieve the greatest performance from thefunction generator, it may be helpful if you learn more about the internaloperations of the instrument. This chapter describes basic signalgeneration concepts and gives specific details on the internal operationsof the function generator.œ Direct Digital Synthesis, starting on page 273œ Signal Imperfections, starting on page 276œ Creating Arbitrary Waveforms, starting on page 278œ Output Amplitude Control, starting on page 280œ Floating Signal Generators, on page 282œ Attributes of AC Signals, starting on page 283œ Modulation, starting on page 287You can use an arbitrary waveform generator in a variety ofapplications where it might be otherwise difficult or impossible togenerate complex output waveforms. With an arbitrary waveformgenerator, signal imperfections such as rise time, ringing, glitches,noise, and random timing variations can be easily simulated in acontrolled manner.Physics, chemistry, biomedicine, electronics, mechanics, and other fieldscan benefit from the versatility of an arbitrary waveform generator.Wherever things vibrate, pump, pulse, bubble, burst, or change withtime in any way, there are possible applications — limited only by yourability to provide waveform data.The Agilent IntuiLink Arb Waveform Generation Software forMicrosoft® Windows® is designed to make it easy to createand output arbitrary waveforms for the 33120A.272