Advanced Waveform Utility

Waveform Settings

Waveform Name

Sample Rate

Waveform Length

Time Scale Factor

Mirror Spectrum

Export Waveform

Sample Rate Mode

Generate & Download

Generate

Add Carrier

Delete Carrier

Copy Carrier

Export Data

Export CSV Data

Carrier Repeat Mode

Waveform Header

User Defined Header

RMS Power

RF Occupied Bandwidth

 

Waveform Name

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:NAME

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:NAME?

SCPI Example

 

Notes

This setting defined the waveform file name in hardware catalog after downloading finished

Preset

Untitled

State Saved

Yes

Sample Rate

Sets the sample rate of waveform which will be downloaded into hardware.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:SRate? <real>

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:SRate?

SCPI Example

 

Notes

The max value is determined by the combined imported waveforms

Couplings

If Waveform has only one carrier, this setting will be coupled with original sample rate of imported waveform file and Resampling Ratio applied on imported waveform file.

If there are more than one carrier, this value is determined by the combination of imported waveforms.

Preset

100 MHz

State Saved

Yes

Min

1e3

Max

128e9

Resolution

1

Waveform Length

Specifies the waveform length. The max value is determined by the combined imported waveforms.

For this release, only one imported waveform file is supported. Therefore, the value is the Number of Samples of imported waveform file*Resampling Ratio.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:LENGth?

SCPI Example

 

Notes

The max value is determined by the combined imported waveforms, if only one imported waveform file is supported, so its value is Number of Samples of imported waveform file*Resampling Ratio

Couplings

Will be coupled with sample rate of imported waveform file and Resampling Ratio, waveform sample rate and repeated Number of every carrier.

Preset

10000 Sa

State Saved

Yes

Min

1

Max

1024*1024*1024

Resolution

1

Time Scale Factor

Set the Time Scale Factor of the sample rate.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:TSFactor <real>

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:TSFactor?

SCPI Example

 

State Saved

Yes

Min

0.001

Max

1000

Mirror Spectrum

Enables or disables the mirror spectrum for the waveform.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:MIRRor:SPECtrum ON|OFF|1|0

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:MIRRor:SPECtrum?

SCPI Example

 

Preset

Off

State Saved

Yes

Choices

On | Off

Export Waveform

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:EXPort <string>

SCPI Example

 

State Saved

Yes

Sample Rate Mode

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:SRATe:MODE AUTO|MANual

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:SRATe:MODE?

SCPI Example

 

Preset

AUTO

State Saved

Yes

Generate & Download

The Generate & Download button, generates waveform data and downloads it to the target instrument.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:GENerate

SCPI Example

 

State Saved

Yes

Generate

The Generate button, generates waveform data only, allowing you to view waveform characteristics in the graph view without downloading it to the target instrument.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:GENerate:DATA

SCPI Example

 

State Saved

Yes

Add Carrier

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:CCARrier:ADD

SCPI Example

 

State Saved

Yes

Delete Carrier

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:CCARrier:DELete <integer>

SCPI Example

 

State Saved

Yes

Copy Carrier

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:CCARrier:COPY <integer>

SCPI Example

 

State Saved

Yes

Export Data

Exports waveform data to a Big Endian (*.bin) or Little Endian (*.bin) format.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:DATA:EXPort <filename>, BIG|LITTle

SCPI Example

:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:DATA:EXPort 'c:/nr_b.bin', BIG

State Saved

Yes

Export CSV Data

Exports waveform data to a CSV (*.csv) format.

If you try to export waveform data from the waveform type Keysight Signal Studio (.wfm) to a CSV file, you get an error "Keysight Signal Studio .wfm cannot be exported into *.csv file".

SCPI Command

[SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:DATA:EXPort:CSV <filename>

SCPI Example

:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:DATA:EXPort:CSV "c:\temp\ts.csv"

State Saved

Yes

Carrier Repeat Mode

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:CCARrier:MIXing:REPeat:MODE AUTO|MANual

[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:WAVeform:CCARrier:MIXing:REPeat:MODE?

SCPI Example

 

Notes

This setting is used to set the carrier length rule when combining waveforms. See Length Adjustment.

Preset

AUTO

State Saved

Yes

Waveform Header

This section contains the settings to view/edit the waveform header information after the waveform generation.

When you generate a waveform, the RMS power and RF occupied bandwidth (OBW) will be measured and automatically shown in the Waveform Header > RMS Power and RF Occupied Bandwidth settings.

For WFM files which already contain the OBW setting in the waveform header, the corresponding data will be shown directly in the "Waveform Header" settings.
For WFM files without OBW settings (e.g. .bin, .csv files) or for multi-carrier / multi-segment, OBW will be calculated automatically as the spectrum range occupied above the threshold -10dB. A sample of such calculation is shown in the image below.

You also have the option to edit the RMS Power and OBW in the waveform header of the generated waveform. You set the User Defined Header to On to edit these settings after waveform generation.

User Defined Header

This setting is available after the waveform is generated.

When the User Defined Header is ON, you can edit the RMS and OBW settings based on the default values. Then the generated wfm header is updated with these user defined values.

SCPI Command

RADio:AWU:WAVeform:HEADer:STATe

SCPI Example

RADio:AWU:WAVeform:HEADer:STATe 0|1|OFF|ON

Choices

ON | OFF

Preset

OFF

State Saved

Yes

RMS Power

This setting is available after the waveform is generated.

When the User Defined Header is ON, you can edit the RMS Power setting. Then the generated wfm header is updated with this user defined value.

SCPI Command

RADio:AWU:WAVeform:HEADer:RMSPower

SCPI Example

RADio:AWU:WAVeform:HEADer:RMSPower 1

Couplings Available when the User Defined Header setting is ON

Preset

1
Min 0
Max sqrt(2)

State Saved

Yes

RF Occupied Bandwidth

This setting is available after the waveform is generated.

When the User Defined Header is ON, you can edit the RF OBW setting. Then the generated wfm header is updated with this user defined value.

SCPI Command

RADio:AWU:WAVeform:HEADer:OBW

SCPI Example

RADio:AWU:WAVeform:HEADer:OBW 100000000

Couplings Available when the User Defined Header setting is ON

Preset

1e8
Min 0
Max 128e9

State Saved

Yes

Welcome to AWU

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Segment Settings

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