GW Instek · Waveform generator
GW Instek AFG-3051 software
Remote control and data logging for the GW Instek AFG-3051 waveform generator, on Windows, Linux and macOS - with the same panel BenchMesh uses for every waveform generator.
Status
Very likely. Support for the GW Instek AFG-3051 was written from GW Instek’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real AFG-3051 yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
What you can do from BenchMesh
Waveform generator panel 1 channel
Live readings
- AMPL
- FREQ
- LOAD
- OFFS
- OUTPUT
- SHAPE
- SYMM
Settings you can change
- Amplitude
- Frequency
- Offset
- Output
- Shape
- Symmetry
Connections
- USB-serial / RS-232
- 115200 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port.
Sources
The definition was written from these documents (definition gwinstek_afg3000 v0.1.0).
- AFG-3000 Series User Manual vF, pages 183-185 (USB, RS-232 9600-115200, 8N1/7O1/7E1), 203 (SYST:LOC/REM), 211 (FUNCtion), 212-213 (FREQuency), 214 (AMPlitude), 215 (DCOffset), 217 (RAMP:SYMMetry), 218 (OUTPut, OUTPut:LOAD), 219 (VOLTage:UNIT)
Have one on your bench?
Connect it, press Detect, try the controls - then tell us how it went. Every confirmation moves a model from “Awaiting” to “Community-confirmed” for everyone.
Questions
- Does BenchMesh work with the GW Instek AFG-3051?
- Very likely. Support for the GW Instek AFG-3051 was written from GW Instek’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real AFG-3051 yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
- How do I connect the AFG-3051 to my PC?
- Over USB-serial / RS-232. 115200 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port. Then press Detect in BenchMesh: it identifies the waveform generator by its reply and adds it to the bench.
- What can I control on the AFG-3051?
- Waveform generator: set amplitude, frequency, offset, output, shape, symmetry; read ampl, freq, load, offs, output, shape, symm.
- Can I log AFG-3051 measurements to CSV?
- Yes. Right-click any reading to add it to a recording; every instrument on the bench is sampled on one shared timeline and exported as one CSV.
- Is BenchMesh free?
- Yes. BenchMesh is free and open source, for Windows, Linux and macOS, and works offline.