Radio Frequency Generator

Figure 1. Radio Frequency Generator (RFG)

RFG GUI

RFG GUI Description

RFG GUI Description

Table 1. GUI Description

RFG GUI Description

1 Company Name and Instrument Identification.
2 Top Functions Panel.
3 Control Panel.
4 Channel Function Parameters and Channel State View (One activated channels of two).
5 Sub-Control Menu for detailed settings.(At the moment no button is displayed)

Radio Frequency Generator Control Panel Overview
RFG CTL panel

System Panel

System Panel Button Function Button Function
System Panel Preset Button Resets the Radio Frequency Generator to their default values Utility Button some text here

Mode Panel

Mode panel Button Function Button Function
Mode Panel RF/LF Button Changes to the generator screen (see Table 40 on page 33 ) where the parameters of the selected waveform are configured and displayed. Modulation Button Switches to the modulation screen. (Disabled)
SWEEP Button Switches to the Sweep screen. (Disabled)

Universal Knob and Arrows

Universal Knob and Arrows Button Function Button Function
Universal Knob and Arrows Knob Increase or decrease any active numeric value on screen. Arrows For a more precise adjustment than the universal knob, you can increase or decrease the active numeric value displayed on the screen. The horizontal arrows shift the position from left to right, while the vertical arrows adjust the value up or down.

Numeric Keypad

numeric Enter the numerical value in the active configuration parameter on the screen.

Units Keypad

Units Keypad Button Function Button Function
Units Keypad GHz Button Gives the unit of Gigahertz to the entered numeric value. dBm Button Returns the decibel-millivolt unit to the entered numeric value.
MHz Button Gives the unit of megahertz to the entered numeric value. (Only if the parameter is frequency). dBu/ns Button Sets a decibel-microvolt unit if the active parameter receives amplitude values or nano-seconds unit if the active parameter corresponds to unit of time.
kHz Button Gives the unit of kilohertz to the entered numeric value. (Only if the parameter is frequency). mV/ms Button Sets a unit of millivolts if the active parameter receives voltage values or unit of milliseconds if the active parameter corresponds to unit of time.
Hz Button Gives the unit of Hertz to the entered numeric value. (Only if the parameter is frequency). uV/us Button Sets a unit of microvolts if the active parameter receives voltage values or unit of microseconds if the active parameter corresponds to unit of time.
%/0° Button Place as a percentage unit if the active parameter is in percentage, or degrees if the active parameter is expressed in degrees. V/s Button Sets a unit of Volts if the active parameter receives voltage values or unit of seconds if the active parameter corresponds to unit of time.

Channel Buttons

Channel Buttons Button Function Button Function
Channel Buttons Channel 1 Button Turns on, off and / or selects channel 1 output. Channel 2 Button Turns on, off and / or selects channel 2 output.

Frequency and Amplitude Buttons

Frequency and Amplitude Buttons Button Function Button Function
Frequency And Amplitude Buttons Frequency Button Selects the frequency parameter to edit. Amplitude Button Select the amplitude parameter to edit.
Screen Panel Overview
Table 2. Screen Panel Overview


1 Company name and instrument identification.
2 Channel 1 frequency and amplitude view.
3 Channel 2 frequency and amplitude view.
4 Modulation rate view.
5 Available options view.
6 Modulation parameters view.
7 Modulation and RF output state view.
8 Area where the corresponding function menu is displayed.

Radio Frequency Generator Functions

To Set Channels

Press Channel 1 Button or Channel 2 Button buttons toswitch the selected channel. To activate output of the channel is displayed with a led LED Mode Off / LED Mode ON ,onthe upper part of each channel, when a channel is selected the button is highlighted with the color of that channel Channel 1 Button Selected in that case the parameters of that channel can be selected and edited.

Detailed Instructions

  1. The amplitude parameter changes its value if one of the dBu/ns Button , mV/ms Button and dBm Button buttons is pressed.

Set Frequency and Amplitude Parameters

Press Frequency button or Amplitude Button on the control panel, the edit parameter for the selected channel in that moment, will change to the frequency or amplitude parameter respectively which can be edited with the numeric keyboard (see Table 43 on page 31) and the units keyboard (see Table 44 on page 31), the digit to be edited can be changed thought the arrows below the knob (see Table 42 on page 31) , with the knob it is also possible to change the selected digit in steps of one.
Table 3. Set Frequency and Amplitude Parameters

RFG function

1 Channel 1 frequency edit parameter. parameter.
2 Channel 1 amplitude edit parameter parameter.