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Using Keysight SD1 SFP Software

Keysight M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs, M3100A/M3102A PXIe Digitizers, and M3300A/M3302A PXIe AWG/Digitizer Combos can be operated as classical bench-top instruments using Keysight SD1 SFP software; no programming is required.

When SD1 SFP is opened, it identifies all Keysight PXIe hardware modules that are connected to the embedded controller or desktop computer and opens a corresponding soft front panel for each piece of hardware.

	SD1 SFP

Keysight SD1 SFP Software provides a fast and intuitive way of operating Keysight M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs, M3100A/M3102A PXIe Digitizers, and M3300A/M3302A PXIe AWG/Digitizer Combos.

Main Soft Front Panel Controls

The M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs soft front panel appears automatically when SD1 SFP is launched and the module is connected to the chassis. If there are no modules available, SD1 SFP will launch "Demo Offline" modules.

M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs Soft Front Panel Controls

When SD1 SFP is launched, the M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs soft front panel appears empty, waiting for the user to add ”Channels”, which are windows that control the channel operation. For maximum visualization flexibility, output channels can be added as new Panels or as Tabs within an existing Panel.

Signal Generation Controls

Signal generation controls are available for the M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs.

M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs signal generation control

Arbitrary Waveform Generation Controls

AWG dialogs and the workflow to generate arbitrary waveforms is available using the AWGs.

AWG Workflow:

1. (Optional) Configuration of the external AWG triggers: If external triggers are required, this dialog must be used to configure the source (external trigger connector, PXI trigger lines, etc.,) and the behavior (logic level high/low, rising/falling edge, etc.).
2. Waveforms loading: Waveforms must be transferred to the onboard RAM in order to put them in the AWG queue. This dialog allows the user to select the waveform files and to assign custom waveform names. The waveforms are transferred to the onboard RAM when the dialog is closed.

3. AWG queue configuration: The waveforms loaded into the onboard RAM can be pushed into the corresponding AWG queue. This dialog allows the user to select the AWG queue options.

Once the waveforms are queued in the corresponding AWG, they can be launched using the AWG control button.

Signal Modulation Controls

This tab configures the modulations.

M3201A/M3202A PXIe AWGs signal modulation control

As described in Working with Signal Modulation, the modulating signal for the modulators of one channel comes from the AWG corresponding to that particular channel. Therefore, the user must configure the AWG (See AWG workflow in SD1 SFP and the modulators). After this process, the user must run the AWG in the channel panel.

IQ modulators use both the amplitude modulator and the phase modulator. Therefore, the IQ modulator can be selected from any of the ”modulation type” combo boxes.