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Tektronix · Waveform generator

Tektronix AFG1000 series arbitrary/function generator

BenchMesh controls the Tektronix AFG1000 series arbitrary/function 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
AFG1022Awaiting confirmation
AFG1062Awaiting confirmation

What you can do from BenchMesh

Waveform generator panel 2 channels

Live readings

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

Settings you can change

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

Connections

USB-TMC
USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 0699). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click.

Sources

The definition was written from these documents (definition tek_afg1000 v0.1.0).

  • AFG1000 Series Programmer Manual 077-1129-02, pages 15 (*IDN?), 17-18 (OUTPut:IMPedance, OUTPut:STATe), 36 (FREQuency), 43 (FUNCtion:SHAPe), 44-45 (PHASe), 60-61 (VOLTage, OFFSet)

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.