The 4050B Series Dual Channel Function/
Arbitrary Waveform Generators are capable
of generating stable and precise sine, square,
triangle, pulse, and arbitrary waveforms. With an
easy-to-read color display and intuitive user
interface with numeric keypad, these instruments
offer plenty of features including
linear/logarithmic sweep, built-in counter,
extensive modulation and triggering capabilities,
a continuously variable DC offset, and a high
performance 14-bit, 150 MSa/s arbitrary waveform
generator. CH1 and CH2 outputs can both be
varied from 0 to 10 Vpp into 50 ohms (up to 20
Vpp into open circuit). Easily create custom arbitrary waveforms using
the included waveform editing software or use any
of the 196 built-in predefined arbitrary waveforms.
More than 1000 user-defined 16k point arbitrary
waveforms can be saved to the instrument.
Additionally, the included LabVIEW™ drivers
allow users to conveniently load and save .csv or
.txt file data directly into the arb memory without
having to use waveform editing software. Extensive modulation capabilities include
amplitude and frequency modulation (AM/FM),
double sideband amplitude modulation (DSB
AM), amplitude and frequency shift keying (ASK/
FSK), phase modulation (PM), phase shift keying
(PSK), and pulse width modulation (PWM).
The standard external 10 MHz reference clock
input and output allows users to synchronize their
instrument with another generator. Additionally,
the generators offer powerful channel copy, track
and combine functionality and the phase of both
output channels can be synchronized conveniently
with the push of a button. These handy features
are typically not found in function generators at
this price point.
These versatile function/arbitrary waveform
generators are suitable for education and other
applications that require high signal fidelity, a
variety of modulation schemes, or arbitrary
waveform generation capabilities.