Trueform Arbs: Generating a Full Range of Signals for the Most Demanding Requirements
Trueform function / arbitrary waveform generators use a technology that plays every point in your signal exactly as you designed it. That means to test the robustness of your design, you can create a specific signal with noise, overshoots, spikes and dropouts just where you need them.
Standard deep memory
If you want to test your design with long, complex waveforms with a variety of anomalies, you need to make sure your waveform generator has sufficient memory. The 33500B and 33600A Series come standard with 1 M Samples and 4 M Samples deep memory respectively. Typical DDS generators offer only a fraction of that capacity. In addition to this, higher memory options up to 64 MSamples are available to handle your most complex waveforms.
Non aliasing
Define any waveform shape and any waveform length using the Trueform arbitrary waveform capability. Play your signals as defined, at your exact sample rate, without the chance of missing short-duration anomalies that are critical for testing device reliability.
While DDS technology may skip points at higher frequencies, Trueform never skips points and is always anti-aliased.