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WHEN SET TO GENERATE A WAVEFORM, THE 2R4 INCH TFT COLOR LCD CONFIRMS THE
SETTINGS AND DISPLAYS THE SELECTED WAVEFORM.  IT ALSO SERVES AS THE READOUT
FOR THE MEASURING CAPABILITIES.  THE ENCLOSURE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 2R7 X
7R6 X 7 INCHES.  EACH CHANNEL HAS ITS OWN BNC OUTPUT PORT, AND A SEPARATE
BNC CONNECTOR ON THE PANEL HANDLES THE MEASURING FUNCTIONS.  SEVERAL
SIMILAR MODELS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS MANUFACTURER.  THEY DIFFER MOSTLY IN
THE MAXIMUM SINE WAVE FREQUENCY THAT CAN BE GENERATED 15, 30, OR 60 MHZ.
HOWEVER, ALL VERSIONS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MHZ FOR A SQUARE WAVE AND 6 MHZ FOR
DIGITAL WAVEFORMS.  SIMILAR UNITS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ONLINE VENDORS IN
DIFFERENT PACKAGES UNDER SEVERAL BRAND NAMES.  THE FREQUENCY ACCURACY IS
STATED AS 20 PPM PARTS PER MILLION AND THE FREQUENCY STABILITY AS 1 PPM
OVER 3 HOURS.  WAVEFORM LENGTH IS 2,048 POINTS TOTAL NUMBER OF PIECES A
WAVEFORM CAN BE SYNTHESIZED FROM AND THE SAMPLING RATE 266 MS/S MILLION
SAMPLES PER SECOND.  VERTICAL RESOLUTION IS 14 BITS 214 16,384.  IN THE BOX
THE UNIT COMES AS A COMPLETE KIT.  THE TWO OUTPUT PROBES, ONE FOR EACH
CHANNEL, HAVE BNC CONNECTORS ON ONE END, AND RED AND BLACK INSULATED
ALLIGATOR CLIPS ON THE OTHER.  A THIRD LEAD WITH BNC CONNECTORS ON BOTH
ENDS IS INCLUDED.  THE AC POWER SUPPLY IS A WALL CUBE.  A USB CABLE IS
SUPPLIED FOR CONNECTION TO A PC, AND A MINIATURE CD ROM CONTAINS THE
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