Rigol DG1000 Series User manual

User’sGuide RIGOL
Publication number DG1-070518
May 2007
DG1000 Series Function/Arbitrary
Waveform Generator
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the specifications and pricing policies at company’s sole decision.
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Safety Notices
Review the following safety precautions carefully before operating the instrument to
avoid any personal injury or damage to the instrument or products connected to it.
To avoid potential hazards, use the instrument in the manner specified in this user’s
guide.
The instrument should be serviced only by qualified personnel.
To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury
Use proper power line. Only the special power line of the products approved by
the State should be used.
Insert or draw properly. Do not insert draw when the probe and the testing lead
are connected with the power.
Ground the instrument. This generator is grounded through the protective terra
conductor of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must
be connected to the earth ground. Make sure that the instrument is properly
grounded before connecting the input or output terminals.
Connect the probe properly. Connect the output terminal of the signal properly,
make sure that the potential difference between the output terminal of the signal’s
terra line and the earth is lower than 40V DC.
The probes’ ground terminals are at the same voltage level with the earth terminal of
the instrument. Do not connect the ground terminals to a high voltage.
Observe All the Ratings of the Terminal. To avoid fire or shock, observe all the
ratings and symbols that marked on the instrument. Read the user’s guide carefully
before making connections to the instrument.
Do not operate without Covers. Do not operate your generator without covers or
panels.

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Use Proper Fuse. Only use the fuse type and rating specified for this product.
Avoid Circuit or Wire exposed. Do not touch the exposed connections or
components when the power is turn-on.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect there is damage with
this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel authorized by RIGOL
before further operations.
Provide Proper Ventilation.
Do not operate in wet/damp conditions.
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Keep the product’s surfaces clean and dry.

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Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in This Guide. These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING: Warning statements indicate the conditions or practices that
could result in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION: Caution statements indicate the conditions or practices that
could result in damage to this product or other property.
Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury or hazard that may be immediately happen.
WARNING indicates an injury or hazard that may be not immediately happen.
CAUTION indicates that a potential damage to the instrument or other property
might occur.
Symbols on the Product. These symbols may appear on the Instrument:
!
Hazardous
Voltage Refer to the Instructions Protective earth terminal Test
Grounding
Terminal
Grounding
Terminal
of Chassis
!
!

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RIGOL DG1000 Generator at a Glance
This guide covers the following two types of DG1000 Series Function/ Arbitrary
Waveform Generators:
DG1021、DG1011
RIGOL DG1000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator adopt the DDS
technology, which can provide stable, high-precision, pure and low distortion sine
signal. It can also provide 5MHz square waveform with fast rising and falling edges.
Its combination of excellent system features, easiness in usage and versatile
functions makes this generator a perfect solution for your job now and in the future.
DG1000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator have clear and simple
Front-Panel. The user-friendly panel layout and instructions, versatile terminals,
direct graph interface, built-in instructions and help system have greatly simplified
the operation process, thus, users do not have to spend a great deal of time learning
and familiarizing the operation of the generator before they can use it proficiently.
The built-in AM, FM, PM and FSK modulating functions generate modulated
waveform at ease, without the help of a separate modulating source. The USB I/O is
the standard accessory.
From the characteristics and specifications given below, you will understand how
DG1000 can satisfy your measurement requirements.
zDDS technology provides precise, stable and low distortion output signal.
z10 standard waveforms:
Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise, Sinc, Exponential Rise, Exponential Fall,
Cardiac and DC.
z100MSa/s sampling rate, enable to edit arbitrary waveform with 14-bit, 4K
points.
zFrequency characteristics:
Sine: 1µHz to 20 MHz
Square: 1µHz to 5 MHz
Ramp: 1µHz to 150 kHz
Pulse: 500µHz to 3MHz
White Noise：5MHz bandwidth (-3dB)
Arbitrary waveform：1μHz to 5MHz

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zAmplitude range：2mVPP to 10VPP (50 Ω)
4mVPP to 20VPP (High Z)
zAbundant modulation function, various modulated waveform: AM, FM, PM and
FSK.
zLinear, logarithm Sweep and Burst mode.
zAbundant I/O: External Modulation Source, External 10 MHz Reference Input,
External trigger source, waveform output, synchronous digital signal output,
Internal 10 MHz Reference output.
zSupport USB storage device. Could store and read waveform configure
parameters or the edited arbitrary waveform with USB devices. System Updating
could also be performed by using USB devices.
zStandard interface: USB Host & Device
zGraph interface which shows the signal setting directly.
zMultilanguage user interface.
zEmbedded Chinese/ English Help System.
zSupport Chinese/ English Input.
Notice:
All the indexes described in this guide are according to DG1021, if you
need to know the particular specifications about the other type, please
look over “Appendix A” in Chapter 6.

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Content
Safety Notices ......................................................................................................................II
RIGOL DG1000 Generator at a Glance...........................................................................V
Chapter 1 Getting Started...................................................................................... 1-1
General Inspection ........................................................................................................... 1-2
Handle Adjustment........................................................................................................... 1-3
The Front/Rear Panel....................................................................................................... 1-4
The DG1000 User Interface ............................................................................................ 1-7
To Set a Waveform .......................................................................................................... 1-8
To Set Modulate/ Sweep/Burst..................................................................................... 1-11
To Set Trigger/Output ................................................................................................... 1-13
To Use Digital Input ....................................................................................................... 1-14
To Use Store/Utility/Help Function............................................................................... 1-15
Chapter 2 Operating Your Generator................................................................. 2-1
The Menu/Graph Mode.................................................................................................... 2-2
To Set Sine Signals........................................................................................................... 2-3
To Set Square Signals...................................................................................................... 2-7
To Set Ramp Signals ...................................................................................................... 2-10
To Set Pulse Signals....................................................................................................... 2-12
To Set Noise Signals....................................................................................................... 2-14
To Set Arbitrary Signals................................................................................................. 2-15
To Set Counter................................................................................................................ 2-27
To Generate the Modulated Waveform....................................................................... 2-32
To Generate Sweep........................................................................................................ 2-41
To Generate Burst .......................................................................................................... 2-44
To Store and Recall ........................................................................................................ 2-49
To Set the Utility Function............................................................................................. 2-56
How to Use the Built-in Help System........................................................................... 2-74
Chapter 3 Application & Examples ..................................................................... 3-1
Example 1: To Generate a Sine Wave ........................................................................... 3-1
Example 2: To generate a Square Wave....................................................................... 3-2
Example 3: To generate a Ramp Wave ......................................................................... 3-3
Example 4: To generate a Pulse Wave.......................................................................... 3-4
Example 5: To Generate a Noise Wave ......................................................................... 3-5

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Example 6: To generate Arbitrary Waveform ...............................................................3-6
Example 7: To Generate an Arbitrary Waveform ......................................................... 3-7
Example 8: To Generate an AM Waveform ...................................................................3-9
Example 9: To Generate an FSK Waveform................................................................ 3-11
Example 10: To generate a Linear Sweep Waveform................................................3-13
Example 11: To generate a Burst Waveform .............................................................. 3-15
Example 12: To measure the frequency...................................................................... 3-17
Chapter 4 Prompt messages & troubleshooting............................................4-1
Prompting Messages ........................................................................................................ 4-1
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................4-18
Chapter 5 Support & Service.................................................................................5-1
Chapter 6 Appendix..................................................................................................6-1
Appendix A Specifications................................................................................................6-1
Appendix B DG1000 Series Accessories ........................................................................6-9
Appendix C General Care and Cleaning.......................................................................6-10

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Chapter 1 Getting Started
This chapter covers the following topics:
General Inspection
To Adjust the Handl e
The Front/rear Panel of DG1000 Series
The User Interface of DG1000 Series
To Se t a Waveform
To Set Modulation/Sweep/Burst
To Set Trigger/Output and Counter
To Use Digital Input
To Use Store/Utility/Help Function

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General Inspection
When you get a new DG1000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator, you
are suggested to take the following steps to inspect the instrument.
1. Inspect the shipping container for damage.
If there are damages in the packing or foam, keep them until he whole machine
and the accessories passing the electric and mechanical testing.
2. Check the accessories.
Accessories supplied with the instrument are listed in chapter 6"Appendix B:
DG1000 Series Accessories". If the contents are incomplete or damaged, please
contract the local selling representative of RIGOL.
3. Inspect the instrument.
In case any mechanical damage or defect, or if the instrument does not operate
properly or pass performance tests, notify your RIGOL Sales Representative.
If the shipping container is damaged, or the cushioning materials show signs of
stress, notify the carrier of your RIGOL sales office. Keep the shipping materials
for the carrier’s inspection. RIGOL offices will arrange for repair or replacement
at RIGOL’s option without waiting for claim settlement.

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Handle Adjustment
To adjust the handle position of DG1000 Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator,
please grip the handle by the sides and pull it outward. Then, make the handle rotate
to the desired position. The operating methods are shown below in graphs 1-1 and
1-2.
Figure 1-1 The method of adjusting the handle
Figure 1-2 Adjustable Positions

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The Front/Rear Panel
When you get a new DG1000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator, first
you need to know how to operate the front/ Rear panel correctly. This chapter will
make a brief introduction and description for the operation and functions of the
Front/ Rear Panel.
The Front Panel at a Glance
DG1000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator has clear and simple front
panel. See Figure 1-3 and Figure 1-4. The Front Panel has a knob, functional keys
and menu buttons. The 6 grey buttons below the screen are menu buttons, by using
which you can choose different options on the current menu. The rests are the
functional keys, with which you can enter different function menus or obtain specific
functional applications directly.
Figure 1-3
Front Panel for DG1000 Series

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Figure 1-4
Front Panel Operation Instruction for DG1000 Series
The Rear Panel at a Glance
Figure 1-5
Rear Panel for DG1000 Series

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Figure 1-6
Rear Panel Operation Instruction for DG1000 Series

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The DG1000 User Interface
DG1000 Series Function/ Arbitrary Waveform Generator provide two Display modes:
Menu and Graph. Under the Menu Display mode, the display interface is divided into
4 parts: state, waveform icon, operation menu, and parameter display. See Figure
1-7. Under the Graph display mode, you can check the current waveform parameters
in the graphics. The display interface is also divided into 4 parts: state, parameter
display, display menu button and waveform display. See Figure 1-8. The operation
menu will appear at the bottom of the screen when you press any menu button.
These two display modes can be switched to each other by pressing the /A
button.
Figure 1-7
The menu Display Mode Interface Instruction
Figure 1-8
Graph Mode Display Interface Instruction
Note：
The signs for the buttons in this guide are the same as the panel buttons. Please note
that the signs for the functional buttons on the operation panel are represented by
squared words, such as Sine, which represents the transparent functional key with
Sine on it on the front panel, while the menu buttons are represented by shadow
words such as Freq, which means the “Frequency” option in the Sine menu.
State
Parameters
Display Menu
button
Waveform
Display
Parameter
Display
Waveform
State
Operation
Menu
Parameter

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To Set a Waveform
At the left of the operation panel, there is a set of buttons with waveform icon. See
Figure 1-9. The exercise below will help you to be familiar with the waveform
selection settings. The instructions of the waveform setting are all carried out in the
Menu Display Mode.
Figure 1-9
Waveform Selection Buttons
1. Press Sine button, and the waveform icon turns into Sine with a “Sine” typeface
in the state area. DG1000 Series Generator can generate Sine signal with
frequency from 1μHz to 20MHz. By setting Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High
Level, Offset/ Low level, sine signal with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-10
Sine Signal in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in Figure 1-10, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0 VPP
Amplitude and 0 VDC Offset.
2. Press Square button, and the waveform icon turns into Square with a “Square”
typeface in the state area. DG1000 Series Generator can generate Square signal
with frequency from 1μHz to 5MHz and variable duty cycle. By setting
Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, and Duty Cycle,
Square signal with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-11
Square Signal in the Menu Display Mode

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As shown in Figure 1-11, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0 VPP
Amplitude, 0 VDC Offset and 50% Duty Cycle.
3. Press Ramp button, and the waveform icon turns into Ramp with a “Ramp”
typeface in the state area. DG1000 Series Generator can generate Ramp signal
with frequency from 1μHz to 150 kHz and variable Symmetry. By setting
Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, and Symmetry,
Ramp signal with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-12
Ramp Signal in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in Figure 1-12, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0 VPP
Amplitude, 0 VDC Offset and 50% Symmetry.
4. Press Pulse button, and the waveform icon turns into Pulse with a “Pulse”
typeface in the state area. DG1000 Series Generator can generate Pulse signal
with frequency from 500μHz to 3MHz and variable Pulse Width. By setting
Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, Pulse Width and
Duty Cycle, Pulse signal with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-13
Pulse Signal in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in Figure 1-13, the default signal parameters are: 1kHz Frequency, 5.0 VPP
Amplitude, 0 VDC Offset, 200μs Pulse Width.
5. Press Noise button, and the waveform icon turns into Noise with a “Noise”
typeface in the state area. DG1000 Series Generator can generate Noise signal
with Band Width up to 5MHz. By setting Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level,
Noise signal with different parameters can be generated.

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Figure 1-14
Noise Signal in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in Figure 1-14, the default signal parameters are: 5.0 VPP Amplitude and 0
VDC Offset.
6. Press Arb button, and the waveform icon turns into Arb with an “Arb” typeface in
the state area. DG1000 Series Generator can generate repeatable arbitrary
waveform signals with at most 4K points and 3MHz frequency. By setting
Frequency/Period, Amplitude/ High Level, Offset/ Low level, arbitrary waveform
signals with different parameters can be generated.
Figure 1-15
Arbitrary waveform Signal in the Menu Display Mode
As shown in Figure 1-15, the default Exponential Rise Signal parameters are: 1kHz
Frequency, 5.0 VPP Amplitude and 0 VDC Offset.
7. Press Count button, and the waveform icon turns into Arb with an “Count”
typeface in the state area. Select “Freq”, “Period”, “PWidth”, “NWidth”, the screen
will display corresponding measure result. Select “Setup” to set the parameters
of input coupling method, sensitivity, trigger level and high frequency on/off.
Figure 1-16
General interface of the counter