AFG_E1445A_Sink

Description: Agilent E1445A Arbitrary Function Generator
Library: Obsolete (not to be discontinued), Instruments
Class: SDFAFG_E1445A_Sink
Derived From: SDFInstrument

Parameters

Name	Description	Default	Unit	Type	Range
Interface	local/remote GPIB interface	lan[141.121.237.75]:gpib3		string
Address	address of instrument on GPIB bus	9		int
SecondaryAddress1	Secondary Address of Master E1445A	10		int
SecondaryAddress2	Secondary Address of Slave E1445A	11		int
Start	Starting sample of waveform capture	DefaultNumericStart		int
Stop	Last sample of waveform capture	DefaultNumericStop		int
Frequency	Frequency to which the ARB clock is set	1.0e6	Hz	real	(0, 21.47483648e6)
Max_Amp	Maximum Amplitude of output waveform	1.0		real	(0.16187, 5.11875)
Filter	Filter type (250KHz (0), 10MHz (1), or none(2)): filter_250K, filter_10M, no_filter	no_filter		enum
Impedence	Output impedence (50 Ohms (0) or 75 Ohms (1)): Ohms_50, Ohms_75	Ohms_50		enum
Data_Avg_Type	Data Averaging type ( No Average (0), 3 Point Average (1) or Hanning Window(2)): no_avg, three_pt_avg, hanning_avg	no_avg		enum

Pin Inputs

Pin	Name	Description	Signal Type
1	vin_i		real
2	vin_q		real

Notes/Equations

Note This component is obsolete for new designs. The component is available only for compatibility with designs created with ADS 1.3 or earlier. There are no plans to remove this component from future ADS releases; however, enhancements or fixes of any existing defects will not be made.

1. AFG_E1445A_Sink provides the interface for the ADS Ptolemy simulator and two of the VXI-based E1445A Arbitrary Function Generators (AFGs) coupled with the E1406A Command Module.
2. Prerequisites for using the AFG_E1445A_Sink component are:
   • VXI-based E1406A Command Module; for information, visit the website http://www.agilent.com/find/vxi select VxibusInterfaces > Vxislot 0 control & other Interfaces > E1406A VXI GPIB command module.
   • VXI-based E1445A Arbitrary Function Generators in master-slave configuration; for information, visit the website http://www.agilent.com/find/vxi select VxibusInterfaces > Vxi Hardware > E1445A Arbitrary Function Generators.
   • Supported method of connecting the instrument to your computer.
   • Configured SICL interface. SICL (Standard Instrument Control Library) is part of Agilent IO libraries.
     Download and install the latest version of the IO libraries from the website http://www.agilent.com/find/iolib.
     A list of GPIB interfaces supported by SICL as well as installation and configuration steps are provided in the GPIB Interfaces section of the Instrument Server manual.
3. The Interface and Address parameters correspond to that of the E1406A. The interface parameter is set according to whether you are connecting via a GPIB card or a GPIB/LAN gateway.
   If using a local GPIB interface like a GPIB card, set the Interface parameter to the SICL interface name, for example, gpib0.
   If using a remote GPIB interface like a GPIB/LAN gateway, set the Interface parameter in this format:
   lan[<hostname>]:<sicl-name>, where
   <hostname> is the DNS hostname or IP address and
   <sicl-name> is the remote SICL interface name
   of the GPIB/LAN gateway.

   Note This component does not support direct LAN instruments.

4. The default value of the Address parameter 9 is the factory set address of the E1406A. The SecondaryAddress1 and SecondaryAddress2 parameters are the logical addresses of the master and slave E1445As divided by 8.
5. The AFG contains a 13-bit D/A with enough memory to store 256K samples that can be loaded from ArbInterface.
6. The Filter parameter specifies the filter at the AFG output.
7. The Impedance parameter specifies the AFG output impedance.
8. The Max_Amp parameter specifies the maximum amplitude of the ARB output. The range for this parameter is 0.1V to 5.1V.
9. The Data_Avg_Type parameter specifies the method by which the sample points are to be averaged. Smoothing the data can help in mitigating the effects of any discontinuity between the first and last points in the data captured by AFG_E1445A_Sink.
10. The Frequency parameter specifies the clock of the master AFG, which is also used to clock out the data of the slave AFG.
11. Refer to Agilent EEsof Product Note E4600-9 (Lit No. 5965-8120E) for AFG_E1445A_Sink applications.