signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary SigGen

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signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary SigGen

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PicoScope 3203D is under test.
Applying the same arbitrary defined Signal via .csv file, the measured Signal generated from the LabVIEW example (PicoScope3000aExampleAWG.vi) has obvious distortion.
While the measured Signal generated from Software PicoScope is OK.
Have you also noticed this?
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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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By applying the same .csv defined arbitrary Signal(AWG), waveform distortion of LV Example(PicoScope3000aExampleAWG.vi) is obvious.

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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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PickUp_30032017.csv
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the Measurement of PicoScope6 generated Signal with PicoScope and DAQ

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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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I am not sure as to what you are saying is the problem. The waveform shown in the first post, and data plotted from the csv file in the third post look very similar at first glance.

Do you have the file that you are loading into the waveform generator ?

Can you post a psdata file using this file and feeding it back into channel A, when using PicoScope 6.

Is the screen shot in your first post what you get when you use the waveform and feed it into a channel when using LabVIEW ?
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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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Signal generated by .csv file using Software Picoscope6 is as defined.
In the .csv file, 1024 Points are defined. Could the sample rate of LabVIEW example the root cause? How can it been changed?
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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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Those two waveforms look very similar to me, what do you believe is the issue with them ?

If you wish to improve the waveforms, rather than using just 1024 points I would increase this as the device has a 32kS awg waveform buffer.

If you right click on the display in PicoScope 6 and select View Properties a panel will open on the right showing exactly how the scope is set up.
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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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PicoScope6 generated Signal is waht I expect.
However the Signal generated using LabVIEW example"PicoScope3000aExampleAWG.vi" (second screenshot) has distortion.
Can I improve the LabVIEW example to generate the same Signal as PicoScope6 does?

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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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If you are referring to the screenshot in the second post, it may be that when you are using LabVIEW to generate the signal, you are setting the wrong frequency, and therefore it does not generate the full waveform, particularly if the horizontal time in the traces of post1 and post2 are the same.

Try changing the frequency setting and see if this has a positive effect.
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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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thank you for your indication.
I would like to generate the Signal with 25Hz frequency. I changed the Parameter in the LabVIEW Panel. The generated Signal remains unchanged. Have I done right?

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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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Can you post the psdata file from PicoScope 6 where the waveform is correctly generated. I can then look at the settings and advise on how to set up LabVIEW.
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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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Do you mean the .csv file? I defined 1024 Points in PicoScope6. I posted it in previous post.
I also tried the Signal with less Resolution to 128 Points.
The LabVIEW generated waveform is always not correct.

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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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No I meant the psdata file, File->SaveAs and save the current waveform, with the waveform already loaded and generating the correct signal.
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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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okay I see.
But the file ( > 5M) is too big to be posted here.
"The file is too big, maximum allowed size is 512 KiB."

I have just drawn the waveform in PicoScope6 exported as .csv file. Could you please import such a csv file to check?

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Re: signal distortion of LV Example by applying arbitrary Si

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You can send it in to support@picotech.com , the psdata file contains more information that would be useful to see.
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