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AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual 3-181
Capturing Waveforms
This section explains how to transfer waveforms from the instruments to the
AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator using the GPIB interfaces.
The AWG710&AWG710B 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
automatically converted to waveforms that the AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary
Waveform Generator can handle.
When you use this function, set the AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform
Generator GPIB configuration to controller.
Possible Instruments
The Waveform Generator captures waveforms from following instruments:
Tektronix TDS–Series oscilloscopes
LeCroy digital oscilloscopes
Basic Concept on Communication for Capturing
Waveform data is transferred over the GPIB network. The AWG710&AWG710B
Arbitrary Waveform Generator must be the controller and the other instrument(s)
must be in the Talk/Listen mode. All instruments including the
AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator must have a unique GPIB
address.
When you execute this function, the AWG710&AWG710B 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 AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator stops
addressing and starts the negotiation for waveform data transfer.
The AWG710&AWG710B 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 AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform
Generator performs all settings to the source instrument necessary for waveform
transfer during negotiation.