Hello, all,
We've had a Tek AWG2041 Arbitrary Waveform Generator for some years. I have been the only person who could use it until recently, when I showed another guy. The menus are pretty difficult to use. My boss wondered if we could write a computer program to create waveform data and download it to the unit. I said "Sure" without doing any research.
Now, looking at the several hundred page User Manual, I can find out how to set the baud rate of the serial port, and that is just about IT! Yikes! There is absolutely no discussion I can find on what functions can be performed via serial port, or the protocol. They also say you can download waveforms off a DSO to the AWG using GPIB, but again, NO format or protocol info at all.
This sure was not what I expected from Tek! Is there another manual, maybe called a programmer's manual, for this? I wonder if Tek even has any manuals, since this is about a 20 year-old instrument, now.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Jon