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RIGOL DG800/DG900 series function/arbitrary waveform generator

BenchMesh controls the RIGOL DG800/DG900 series function/arbitrary waveform generator from your PC: live readings on a waveform generator panel, every setting within reach, and every value recordable on one timeline with the rest of your bench.

Models

ModelStatus
DG811Awaiting confirmation
DG812Awaiting confirmation
DG821Awaiting confirmation
DG822Awaiting confirmation
DG831Awaiting confirmation
DG832Awaiting confirmation
DG952Awaiting confirmation
DG972Awaiting confirmation
DG992Awaiting confirmation

What you can do from BenchMesh

Waveform generator panel 2 channels

Live readings

  • AMPL
  • FREQ
  • LOAD
  • OFFS
  • OUTPUT
  • PHASE
  • SHAPE
  • SYMM

Settings you can change

  • Amplitude
  • Frequency
  • Offset
  • Output
  • Phase
  • Shape
  • Symmetry

Connections

USB-TMC
USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 1ab1). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click.
LAN (SCPI socket)
TCP port 5555. Enter the instrument’s IP address.

Sources

The definition was written from these documents (definition rigol_dg800 v0.1.0).

  • DG800 Programming Guide PGB11100 (DG800_ProgrammingGuide_EN.pdf), pages 37 (*IDN?), 57-58 (OUTPut LOAD/STATe), 84 (FREQ), 95 (RAMP:SYMM), 101 (FUNC), 137 (PHAS), 152-155 (VOLT, OFFS, UNIT); Table 2-1 p64 (limits)
  • DG900 Programming Guide PGB10100 (DG900_ProgrammingGuide_EN.pdf), pages 35 (*IDN?), 52-53, 79, 90, 96, 132, 147-150; Table 2-1 p59

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.