SIGLENT SDG800 Series User manual

Quick Start
SDG800 Series
Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator
2014 SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
QS02008-E02A

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General Safety Summary
Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid person injury and
prevent damage to the instrument and any products connected to it. To avoid
potential hazards, please use the instrument as specified.
Only qualified technician should perform service procedures
To Avoid Fire or Personal Injure
Use Proper Power Line
Use only the special power line of the instrument which approved by local
state.
Ground the Instrument
The instrument grounds through the protective terra conductor of the power
line. To avoid electric shock, the ground conductor must be connected to the
earth. Make sure the instrument is grounded correctly before connect its input
or output terminals.
Connect the Signal Wire Correctly
The potential of the signal wire is equal to the earth, so do not connect the
signal wire to a high voltage. Do not touch the exposed contacts or
components.
Look Over All Terminals’ Ratings
To avoid fire or electric shock, please look over all ratings and sign instruction
of the instrument. Before connecting the instrument, please read the manual
carefully to gain more information about the ratings.
Not Operate with Suspected Failures
If you suspect that there is a damage of the instrument, please let a qualified
service personnel check it.
Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposed Components Exposed
Do not touch exposed contacts or components when the power is on.
Do not operate in wet/damp conditions.
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Keep the surface of the instrument clean and dry.

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Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms used on the instrument. Terms may appear on the instrument:
DANGER: Indicates an injury or hazard that may be immediately happen.
WARNING: Indicates an injury or hazard that may be not immediately happen.
CAUTIO: Indicates that a potential damage to the instrument or other property
might occur.
Symbols used on the instrument. Symbols may appear on the instrument:
Hazardous Protective Warning Earth Ground Power
Voltage Earth Ground Switch

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Content
General Safety Summary.......................................................................................II
Adjustment Handle.................................................................................................. 1
The Front Panel ...................................................................................................... 2
Back Panel............................................................................................................... 6
User Interface.......................................................................................................... 7
Using In-line Help System...................................................................................... 9
Contact SIGLENT ................................................................................................. 10

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Adjustment Handle
When using the instrument, SDG800 permits users to adjust the handle to a
needed position which make it easier to operate and observe.
Adjustment Handle
Horizontal Position
Carrying Position

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The Front Panel
The picture below shows SDG800 front panel composition:
1. Power Key
This key is used to turn on/off the SDG800. When the power key is off, the
SDG800 is under power off state.
2. USB Host
SDG800 supports USB disk of FAT format. It’s used to read waveforms or
status files from a U disk or save current instrument status to a U disk.
3. LCD Display
SDG800 has a 320*240 TFT color LCD display, which can display current
function menu, parameter settings, system state, promptings and so forth.
4. Back Key
This key is used to return to the last opertion menu.
3. LCD Display
4. Back Key
6. Number Keys 数7. Knob
1. Power Key
12. Menu Keys
2. USB
Host
8. Arrow
Keys
9. Channel
Control/Output Port
10. Trigger
Control/Output Port
11. Mode/Utility
Function KeyS
5. Waveform Option Area

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5. Waveform Option Area
Sine ----Sine Waveform
Provide sine waveform output and its frequency ranges from 1μHz to
10MHz.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
 The “Frequency/Period”, “Amplitude/High level”, “Offset/Low level”,
“Phase” of the sine waveform can be adjusted.
Square ----Square Waveform
Provide square waveform output and its frequency ranges from 1μHz to
10MHz.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
 The “Frequency/Period”, “Amplitude/High level”, “Offset/Low level”,
“Phase” and “Duty” of the square waveform can be adjusted.
Ramp ----Ramp Waveform
Provide frequency ranges from 1μHz to 300KHz ramp waveform output.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
 The “Frequency/Period”, “Amplitude/High level”, “Offset/Low level”,
“Phase” and “Symmetry” of the ramp waveform can be adjusted.
Pulse ----Pulse Waveform
Provide frequency ranges from 500μHz to 5MHz pulse waveform output.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
 The “Frequency/Period”, “Amplitude/High level”, “Offset/Low level”,
“Pulse width/Duty” and “Rise/Fall” of the pulse waveform can be
adjusted.
Noise ----Noise Signal
Provide 10MHz bandwidth Gauss white noise output
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
 The “Variance” and “”Mean” of the noise signal can be adjusted.
Arb ----Arbitrary Waveform
Provide frequency ranges from 1μHz to 5MHz arbitrary waveform output.
 It can output 46 kinds of waveforms: Sinc, index rose, exponential
decline, tangent, cotangent, inverse trigonometric, Guass and so on.
Besides, it can output the arbitrary waveforms in the U disk.
 Users can on line edit (16Kpts) or edit through EsayWave arbitrary
waveform and down load them to the instrument.

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 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
 The “Frequency/Period”, “Amplitude/High level”, “Offset/Low level”,
“Phase” of the arbitrary waveform can be adjusted.
6. Number Keys
Those keys, including numbers from 0 to 9, radix points “.”, symbol keys
“+/-”, are used to input parameters. Pay attention: when you need to input
a negative, you should input a symbol “-” before you input the numbers.
7. Knob
It is used to increase (clockwise) or decrease (anticlockwise) current
outstanding numerical value when setting parameters.
8. Arrow Keys
When using knob to set parameters, it is used to switch the place of
numerical value.
When inputting a file name, it is used to move the position of cursor.
When saving or reading files, it is used to choose a position to save a file or
choose a file to be read.
9. Channel Control/Output Key
Output This key is used to turn on/off Channel output.
BNC connector and its nominal output impedance is 50Ω
When turn on Output (backlight is light), the connector output waveform
with current scheme.
10. Trigger Control/Output Key
Trigger This key is used to generate a manual trigger signal in the burst
mode.
This BNC connector is the Sweep/Burst trigger signal input port of external
trigger.
11. Mode/Utility Function Keys
Mod
This key is used to output modulated waveforms and provide several kinds
of mode modulate and digital modulate manners. It generates AM,
AM-DSB, FM, PM, ASK, FSK and PWM modulated signals.
 It supports Internal modulate source.
 The key backlight lights when the function key is being chosen.

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Sweep
 This key is used to generate “sine waveform”, “square waveform”,
“sawtooth waveform” and “arbitrary waveform” sweep signals.
 It supports “Linear” and “Log” two kinds of sweep manners.
 It supports “Internal” , “Manual” and “External” three kinds of trigger
source.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
Burst
This key is used to generate “sine waveform”, “square waveform”,
“sawtooth waveform” and “arbitrary waveform” burst output.
 It supports “NCycle”, “Gated” and “Infinite” three kinds of burst modes.
 Noises also can be used to generate gating burst.
 It supports “Internal” , “Manual” and “External” three kinds of trigger
source.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
Store/Recall
Through this key users can save/recall instrument state or arbitrary
waveform datum edited by users.
 As it supports file management system, users can do normal file
operations.
 Besides a nonvolatile memory (C disk) inside, a U disk (D disk) can
also be outside connected.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
Utility
This key is used to set some system parameters and check version
information.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
Help
Press this key to obtain build-in help information about the product.
 The backlight of the key lights when the key is being chosen.
12. Menu Keys
Those keys are corresponding one by one to the left menu, press any key to
activate corresponding menu.

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The Back Panel
1. AC Power Supply Input
SDG800 can input two different kinds of specification AC power supply.
AC power: 100—240V, 50/60 Hz or 100—127V, 50/60/440 Hz;
Fuse: 1.25AL, 250V
2. USB Device
Connect the instrument to a computer through the port, and use software
EasyWave to control the SDG800.
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User Interface
SDG800 can only display one channel’s parameters and waveform. The
picture below shows the interface when choosing sine waveform. The
interface will have some difference when current function is different.
1. Current Function
Display current function name. For example: “sine” shows that sine
waveform function is being chosen.
2. Waveform Display Area
It shows each channel’s current waveform.
3. Frequency
It shows each channel’s current waveform’s frequency. After press
corresponding Freq menu, use number keys or knob to change the
parameter value.
4. Amplitude
It shows each channel’s current waveform’s amplitude. After press
corresponding Ampl menu, use number keys or knob to change the
parameter value.
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5. Offset
It shows each channel’s current waveform’s DC offset. After press
corresponding Offset menu, use number keys or knob to change the
parameter value.
6. Phase
It shows each channel’s current waveform’s phase value. After press
corresponding Phase menu, use number keys or knob to change the
parameter value.
7. Load
It shows each channel’s load scheme.
High Resistance: display “Hi-Z” Load: display default “50Ω”
8. Menu
It shows the corresponding operation menu of the current function which is
being chosen. For example: the picture above shows the function menu of
“Sine” waveform.

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Using Built-In Help System
To obtain build-in help information of the product, please press Help key
first, then use arrow keys to choose the help item you want, last press Select
to obtain help information.
Press Help key to open the common help information below:
1. View the instrument information.
2. Basic waveform output.
3. Arbitrary waveform output.
4. Generate a modulated waveform.
5. Sweep output.
6. Burst output.
7. Storage management.
8. Generate a DC-only signal.
9. Synchronize multiple instruments.
10. Reset the instrument to its default state.
11. Technical support.

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Contact SIGLENT
SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
Address: 3/F, building NO.4, Antongda Industrial Zone, 3rd Liuxian
Road, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, China
Tel: [phone]
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