Connecting to AWG70002A by Tektronix in Python

Instrument Card

The industry-leading AWG70000A Series arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) provides you with unparalleled performance at the cutting edge for sample rate, signal fidelity, and waveform memory. In order to engineer the world’s most complex data communications systems, the ability to create ideal, distorted and “real life” signals is essential. The AWG70000A Series of AWGs delivers this, giving you the industry’s best signal stimulus solution for ever-increasing measurement challenges. With up to 50 GS/s and 10-bit vertical resolution, it offers easy generation of very complex signals and complete control over signal characteristics.

Device Specification: here

Manufacturer card: TEKTRONIX

Tektronix, Inc., historically widely known as Tek, is an American company best known for manufacturing test and measurement devices such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and video and mobile test protocol equipment.

• Headquarters: USA
• Yearly Revenue (millions, USD): 5800
• Vendor Website: here

Connect to the AWG70002A in Python

Read our guide for turning Python scripts into Flojoy nodes.

Flojoy

PROTOCOLS > SCPI

📄 IDN

Query a device's identity through the universal *IDN? SCPI command.

📄 MEASURE VOLTAGE

Query an instrument's measured output voltage, such as a DMM or power supply.

📄 SCPI WRITE

Write a SCPI command to a connected bench-top instrument and return the result.

QCodes

Here is an example Python script that uses Qcodes to connect to a AWG70002A RF Signal Generator:

import qcodes as qc
from qcodes.instrument_drivers.tektronix.AWG70000A import AWG70000A

# Connect to the AWG70002A RF Signal Generator
awg = AWG70000A('awg', 'TCPIP0::192.168.1.1::inst0::INSTR')

# Print the instrument ID
print(awg.IDN())

# Set the sample rate
awg.sample_rate(1e9)

# Set the amplitude of channel 1
awg.channels.ch1.awg_amplitude(0.5)

# Set the frequency of channel 1
awg.channels.ch1.fgen_frequency(1e6)

# Play the waveform
awg.play()

# Disconnect from the AWG70002A RF Signal Generator
awg.close()

Note: Make sure to replace 'TCPIP0::192.168.1.1::inst0::INSTR' with the actual VISA resource name of your AWG70002A RF Signal Generator.