element14 Presents | Bald Engineer: James Lewis' VCP Profile | Workbench Wednesdays
Generating signals with a waveform, function, or arbitrary generator lets you test all kinds of circuits. Learn how to get a function generator to output a signal, the 3 types of waveforms you can create, and which controls matter. James, the Bald Engineer, explains the difference between analog and digital generators.
Supplemental Material:
- B&K 3010 Function Generator Schematics
- 25 common things you can do with an arbitrary function generator
- Analog Devices' All About DDS: https://www.analog.com/en/analog-dialogue/articles/all-about-direct-digital-synthesis.html
- Rohde & Schwarz RTB2K-COM4 Digital Oscilloscope - Review
Bill of Material:
| Product Name | Manufacturer | Quantity | Buy KitBuy Kit |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULTICOMP PRO ARBITRARY/FUNCTION GENERATOR, 1 CH, 5MHZ | MULTICOMP PRO | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| PC USB Oscilloscope, 2 Analogue, 1 Ext Trigger, 25 MHz, 100 MSPS, 5 kpts, 14 ns | MULTICOMP PRO | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| Analog Discovery 2 | Digilent | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
Image References
HP 200A light bulb picture under CC BY-SA 2.0:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hp200a-insides-crop.JPG
HP 200A Front Panel:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hp200a-front-panel.JPG
Timeline:
https://www.agilent.com/about/companyinfo/history/timeline_1930s.html
HP Museum:
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/museum/earlyinstruments/0002/0002front.html
Archives Inline:
https://garage.ext.hp.com/us/en/innovation/hp-heritagewerks-preserving-archives.html
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