M8198A Arbitrary Waveform Generator DUC

This topic applies to the following instrument model (in AWU application).

M8198A Arbitrary Waveform Generator in Digital Up-Converter (DUC) mode

Hardware Action Bar

This area comprises immediate, single-action controls common to most instruments.

Preset

Click this button to set the signal generator to a factory-defined or user-defined state.

Refer to the signal generator's user's guide for information on setting a user-defined state.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:PRESet
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:PRES
State Saved	No

Connect

Establishes a remote connection to the selected instrument.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:CONNect
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:CONN
State Saved	No

Hardware Configuration

When the Hardware node is selected in the left pane, common hardware configuration parameters appear here.

1. Configuration

Name

The product name/model of the instrument. The name appears as the instrument node in the left pane of the Hardware screen.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:NAME?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:NAME?
Preset
State Saved	Yes

Number of Hardware Channels

Enter the number of channels for a specific instrument model. For multiple channels, the first instrument listed will become the primary. The others will be secondary.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:CHANnel:COUNt <integer> [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:CHANnel:COUNt?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:CHAN:COUN 1 RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:CHAN:COUN?
Preset	1
State Saved	Yes
Min	1
Max	4

Address

Enter the instrument’s IP address or hostname.

This parameter is coupled with Address under instrument configuration. See that description for this SCPI command.

Connection State

Reports whether or not you have remote connection to the instrument.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:CONNect:STATe?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:CONN:STAT?
Preset	OFF
State Saved	Yes

Selected

Reports whether or not you have selected a particular instrument for remote control.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:SELected?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:SEL?
Preset	OFF
State Saved	Yes

Instrument Configuration

When an instrument model is selected in the left pane, configuration parameters pertaining to that instrument appear here.

1. Configuration

Address

Enter the instrument’s IP address or hostname.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:ADDRess <string> [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:ADDRess?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:ADDR "my_siggen" RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:ADDR?
Preset
State Saved	Yes

Instrument

Displays the instrument model.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:IDN?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:IDN?
Preset	"Instrument"
State Saved	Yes

System

Clock Generator Module Type

Sets the hardware module that provides clock signals to the M8198A instrument. This module can be the M8008A module or any other compatible RF Signal Generator.
SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CGMType M8008\|EXT [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CGMType?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CGMT EXT?
Preset	M8008
State Saved	Yes

M8008A Module

Sets the M8008A module for providing clock signals to the M8198A instrument. This setting is applicable only when you set M8008A as the Clock Generator Module Type.
SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:M8008A:MODUle <string> [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:M8008A:MODUle?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:M8008A:MODU?
Preset	"M1"
State Saved	Yes

Reference Source

Query only. Displays the reference source for the connected instrument.
SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:REFerence:SOURce?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:REF:SOUR?
Preset	INTernal
State Saved	Yes

Reference Frequency

Query only. Displays the reference frequency for the connected instrument.
SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:REFerence:FREQuency?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:REF:FREQ
Preset	1100M
State Saved	Yes

DAC Sample Frequency

Query only. Displays the DAC Sample Frequency for the connected instrument. The DAC Sample Frequency references to a clock.
SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:FREQuency:RASTer?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:FREQ:RAST?
Preset	129.6e9
State Saved	Yes
Min	100e9
Max	130e9

Channel

Sets the channel for the connected instrument.
SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:CHANnel <string> [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:CHANnel?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:CHAN?
Preset	M2.1
State Saved	Yes

Output Enable

Click the checkbox to enable (checkmarked) or disable the generated signal at the output.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:OUTPut[:STATe] ON\|OFF\|1\|0 [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:OUTPut[:STATe]?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:OUTP OFF RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:OUTP?
Preset	ON
State Saved	Yes

Amplitude

Enter a value to set the signal generator’s output amplitude in dBm.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:VOLT:AMPLitude <real> [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:VOLT:AMPLitude?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:VOLT:AMPL 0.3 RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:VOLT:AMPL?
Preset	0.5
State Saved	Yes
Min	0.075
Max	1

OSR for AWG

Enter a value to set the oversampling ratio (OSR) for the M8198A Arbitrary Waveform Generator DUC.
SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:OSRatio <real> [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:OSRatio?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:OSR 2049 RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:OSR?
Preset	2048
State Saved	Yes
Min	1
Max	5000

Carrier Frequency

Enter a value (in Hz) to set the carrier frequency. Use abbreviations for faster entry (example: 1g = 1.000000000000 GHz).

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:FREQuency <real> [:SOURce]:RADio:AWU:PLAYback:M8198DUC:INSTrument:CHANnel:FREQuency?
SCPI Example	RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:FREQ 1GHz RAD:AWU:PLAY:M8198DUC:INST:CHAN:FREQ?
Preset	6000000000
State Saved	Yes
Min	0
Max	128e9