PicoScope 7 T&M Signal Generator / AWG completed!

 With the release of PicoScope 7 T&M Early Access version 7.0.90 – scheduled for next Tuesday, 18th January – the PicoScope 7 development team reached a significant milestone: completion of the Signal Generator / AWG editor function.

Most T&M PicoScope models are equipped with a Signal Generator that can deliver Sine, Square, Triangle, Ramp, Sin(x)/x, Gaussian, Half sine, White noise and PRBS waveforms. This is complemented with a sweep function that enables device testing to be performed over a predefined frequency range – perfect for testing filters, operational amplifiers etc., over their specified operating range.

More complex devices need to be tested using real-world waveforms, which is where an AWG (Arbitrary Waveform Generator) comes in handy. Many PicoScopes include an AWG, which can now be fully controlled from within the PicoScope 7 user interface.

Real-world waveforms captured with a PicoScope can be loaded into the AWG memory and replayed as needed for device testing and performance verification. Imagine, for example, a staged car crash with sensors set to record the impact characteristics. It’s an expensive test, so something that you’d only want to do once. But with the waveforms saved, they can subsequently be replayed as often as needed with the PicoScope AWG to aid development of an airbag deployment system and other safety related systems.

Furthermore, the original waveform can be modified with the AWG editor to stress the device under test, to see how it behaves at the extremes of its specification and with “known good” and “known bad” signals for Go/No go testing.

The latest versions of PicoScope 7 T&M Early Access for Windows, Linux and MacOS respectively are available here: https://oem.picotech.com/p7beta/download